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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-09
Order Of Publication,
In Vacation.
State of Missouri, : In the Circui4 Court
Cou1ty OF Audraln June Term, A D.10O3
j. s. Dillon, Plaintiff.
Motto NJ. Dillon Defendant

Nettie M. Dillon Defendant
Now on this day March 18th, 1908,
comes plaintiff with his Attorney, and
from tho return OF the Sheriff, and
from affidavit of plaintiff, this day filed,
In this cause, shows 20 the Clerk Of this
Court, In vacation, that the defendant
Nettle NJ. Dilion.has absented herself
from her usual place Of abode In this
state, and has concealed herself so that
the ordinary process Of law cannot BE-
served upon her
II is therefore ordered by the Clerk
of this Court in vacation that publication
be made notifying the said NONRESIDENT
defendant, Nettie NJ! Dillon, thata suit
has been commenced against her in this
Court, tho object and general nature OF
which is to obtain decree OF divorce
from the bonds of matrimony contracted
between plaintiff and defendant, and for
such other and further orders and de-
crees as the court may deem just and
proper.
Now, therefore, you said non-resi-
dent defendant Nettie NJ. Dillon, are
hereby notified of the filing of the suit.
and unless you be and appear at the
next regular term of this Court, to be be-
gun and held at the Court House, In the
city of Mexico, County and State afore-
said, on the first Monday in June A. D..
1903, and on or before the first day of said
term answer or otherwise plead to plain
tiff's petition herein, the cause will be
heard and judgment rendered in accord
ance with the prayer thereof
1t is further ordered by the clerk
that a copy hereof be published in tho
Mexico Missouri Message weekly news
paper published in Audrain county, Mis-
souri,, for four weeks successfully, the
last insertion being at least fifteen days
before the commencement of said next
term of this court.
State of Missouri. IS
county of Audrain,
/, w. II. Morris, clerk of the circuit
court within and for the county and
state aforesaid, do hereby certify that
the foregoing is a full, true and complete
copy of the order of publication in the
above entitled cause as full as the same
now remains on file and of record in my
Office.
Witness my hand and official seal.
Done at Office in the city of Mexico,
county and State aforesaid this 3Oth day
of March, A. d. 1903.
[Seal] w. II. NORRIS, Clerk.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-09
BLINDNESS CUREDBY
WONDERFUL LENSES.
DR.. A. c. White, Emil
nent Mexico Eye Spe-
Cia1ist, Performing
Wonderful Cures of
Eye Affections With
His Magnetic Lenses.

While Mexico has produced
many noted doctors, none have
had more brilliant career than
Dir. A. c. White, who has created
such sensation in the scientific
world by introducing the Magnetic
Lenses for curing Affections of the
optic nerve, failing eyesight, weak
eyes, near sightedness, far sight
edness, astigma-ism, and other
eye Affections.
DR.. White has been performing
wonderful cures right here in Mex
leo for a number of years, which
has given him more than n nation
al reputation. He has had years
of experience, and patients have
visited him from many other states
;all return to their homes with the
same glad news that "Dr. White
has improved my eyes thousand
per cent in a few days"
This is rapidly making him
world wide fame. He has i'm
proved the sight of over five thous-
and eyes with his Magnetic Lenses.
His elegant Office is over Morris
& Abbay's store. It consists of a
large and elegantly furnished re-
ception room and another room es-
pecially equipped for his work.
DIR. White not only has the
largest practice Of any specialist in
Mexico but probably no other
specialist in this part Of the state
treats as many patients daily as he
does. Every one who calls sees
Dr. White personally
He will give his free consulta-
ton and his professional opinion
to an who call Steel frames 81
aud up; Gold So and up.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-09
Order of Publication.
In Vacation.
STATE OF MISSOURI, 60
COUNTY OF AUDRAN. -
In the Circuit Court June term, A. d.
1903.
Minnie A. Murphy, Plaintiff,
Va.
John b. Murphy, Defendant.

Now on this day, March ~, A. ID. 1903,
comes the plaintiff. by her attorney, and
files herein her petition for divorce, duly
verified by affidavit, with the clerk Of this
court, IN vacation, stating, among other
things, that the said defendant Is q nom
resident of the State OF Missouri, and that
the ordinary process Of law cannot be-
served upon him.
II Is. therefore, ordered by the clerk OF
this court, In vacation, that publication
be made notifying the said nonresident
defendant, John Il. Murphy, that q suit
has been commenced against him In this
court, the object and general nature of
which Is TO obtain decree of divorce
from the bonds Of matTimOny contracted
between plaintiff and defendant. for the
care and custody of their infant child, and
for such other orders and judgments as
to the court may seem just and proper.
Now, therefore, you, nonresident De-
PENDANT John Il. Murphy, are hereby no.
titled of the filing of this suit, and unless
you be and appear at the next regular
term Of this court, 20 be begun and held
at the court house in the City Of Mexico,
Audrain County, Missouri, on the first
Monday In June, 1908, and on or before
the first day of said term answer, or 9TH
erwise plead, to plaintiffs petition herein,
rendered In accordance with the prayer of
the plaintiff herein.
1t is further ordered by the clerk that
a copy hereof be published In the Mexico
Missouri MESSAGE, a weekly newspaper
published i'm Audrain county, Missouri,
for four weeks, successfully, the last in
sertion to be at least fifteen days before
the commencement Of said next term of
this court.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-09
State of Missouri, !
County of Audrain. (

l, w. H. Morris, clerk OF the Circuit
Court within and for the county and state
aforesaid, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is a full, true and
perfect copy of The Order of Publication
In the above entitled cause as fully as the
same appears of record in my Office.
Witness my hand and official seal, done
at Office in the City of Mexico, county and
[sEAL] state aforesaid, this Thirteenth
Day of March, A. ID. 1908
w. II. MORRIS,
Clerk Circuit Court
II. s. Booth, Attorney for Plaintiff.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-09
State OF Missouri, 90
County of Audrain. 90

], w. II; Morris, clerk of the circuit
court within and for the county and state
aforesaid, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is full, true and
perfect copy of the Order of Publication
In the above entitled cause, as fully as
the same appears of record in my office.
Witness my hand and official seal, done
----- at office in the City of Mexico,
SEAL. county and state aforesaid,
- this Thirteenth Day of March,
A. d. 1903. w. II. MORRIS,
Clerk Circuit Court.
d. A. Murphy, Attorney for Plaintiff.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-09
Low Rate Excursion to California and
Northwest via the Wabash.

March 20 to June 10 the Wa
bash will sell ex cursion tickets to
points in California and the north
west at very low rates For full
particulars, call on or address
/. Nj. Richards,
Ticket Agent.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-09
NQtiCa Of Email Statement

All crditors and others interested in
the estate of Ancrete Shell, deceased. are
hereby notified that the undersigned,
administrator Of said estate, intends to
make final settlement OF said estate at
the next term of the Probate Court of Au-
drain county, to be holden at Mexico, in
said county, on the first Monday in May,
1908. J. R. SHE'LL,
Administrator.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-09
Of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given that at the
May term, 1903, Of the Probate
Court Of Audrain County, Mis-
souri,, / win make final settlement
Of my administration Of the estate
Of r. a DUNCAN, deceased.
Fl. j DUNCAN,
Administrator.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-09
Notice OfFlnaI Settlement.

Notice is hereby given that at the May
term. 1903, of the Probate Court Of Au-
drain county, Missouri, will make final
settlement Of my administration Of the
estate Of Lovey Kearney, deceased.
MARGARET j. GRAHAM,
Administrators
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-09
Low Rate Excursion to California 40,
Northwest via the c. ga

April It'll, 9th: May 9Th, 18th
and June 2nd, 18th the Chica-
go g Alton win sell one way ex-
eursion tickets to points in Cali
fornia and the northwest at very
low rates For full particulars,
call on or address
l. M. Richards,
Ticket Agent.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-09
BIG FIRE.
Fourteen Head of Stock De-
stroyed-A Heavy
Loss.

We clip the following item from
the Fulton Daily Sun:
4 serious conhagration, in
which property to the amount of
approximately 81 900, occurred on
the farm of Mrs. II. A. Hamilton,
widowed lady, living five miles
east Of Auxyasse, at 2 o'clock
Thursday morning. The fire origi-
mated in the commodious barn,
which contained one jack, two jen-
nets, two mules and nine head of
horses, l 900 bushels of corn, hay
aud other feed, all of which was
completely wiped out of existence
by the destroying element.
Mrs. Hamilton first discovered
the fire, the light upon the win
dow of her room having awak-
ened her from her slumbers. She
Immediately aroused the household
and her sons, George and Guy,
FASTENED to the scene, but the
flames were too far advanced to be
subdued by the means at hand, or
even to admit Of saving stock or
other contents of the structure.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
At Lafon has bought the Tony
Buckncr residence on South JEFF
Farcou stant fo,, do 5OO
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-09

The officials of Rails county have
hit upon a scheme for making all
the negroes whom they arrest pay
their fines, if they have or can
raise money enough Jesse John
son, a negro murderer, was taken
from the Rails county Jail few
months ago and lynched. The
sheriff has put in circulation Il
story that his ghost haunts the
jail, coming back every night be-
tween II and II o'clock. The To-
cal negroes now live in deadly
terror of the Jail. Fear of the
ghost is keeping them good.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-09
Order of Publication.
In Vacation.
STATE Of Missouri, In the Circuit Court
County of Audrain. June Term, A. d. 1908
Dodd E. Elder, Plaintiff,


Peter j. Sewers, or his Unknown Heirs,
Defendants.
Now OH this day February 9Th,
1908, comes Plaintiff and files with the
Clerk of this Court, in vacation, his Pc
tition herein, duly verified by affidavit,
stating among other things that he is
the owner and has been in the exclusive
and undisturbed possession for more than
one year last past of the following lands
in Audrain County, Missouri, viz: The
South half of Lot No. Two t2) of the
Southwest quarter of Section IS in Town
ship 81, r, West. That the title there
to has emanated from the United States
Government for more than ten years.
That he and those under whom he
claims have been in the open notorious
and undisputed possession thereof for
more than thirty years. That the de-
PENDANT If living or If dead his heirs
appear to have claim or interest of
record thereto. That the interest of
said parties cannot be stated other than
as heirs of said P. j. Sewers, If he be
dead. That their names are unknown
to plaintiff. That said defendants nor
anyone under whom they claim have
been in possession of said land nor paid
any taxes thereon for more than thirty
years.
Now, therefore, you, the said Peter
j. Sewers, or his unknown heirs, are
hereby notified of the filing of this suit,
the object and general nature of which
is to obtain Decree of Circuit Court
divesting defendants Of all title in or to
the lands above described and vestlng
same fully in the plaintiff in this cause;
and unless you be and appear at the next
regular term of this Court to- be begun
and held at the curt House in the City
of Mexico, ounty and State aforesaid,
on the first Monday in June, A. d. 1903,
and on or before the first day thereof
answer or otherwise plead to plaintiff s
petition, the same will be taken as con-
fessed and judgment rendered in accord
ance with the prayer of tho plaintiff.
And 1t is further ordered by the
Clerk Of this Court, that o copy hereof be
published In the Mexico Missouri Mes
sage, weekly newspaper published in
Audrain County, Missouri, for four
weeks successfully, the last insertion to
be at least fifteen days before the COM
mencement of the next term Of this
Court.
State of Missouri,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-09
State of Missouri,
Comfy Of Audrain.

Comfy OF Audrain.
1, W. H. Morris, Clerk of the Circuit
Court within and for the County and
State aforesaid, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is full, true
and perfect copy Of the Order Of Publi-
cation in the above entitled cause as
fully as the same appears of record In
my Office
Witness my hand and official seal.
Done at office in the City of Mexico,
County and State aforesaid, this eth
day Of February, A. d. 1903
lsEAl.l w. H. MORRIS,
Clerk Circuit Court,
S. M. Edwards, Attorney for Plaintiff.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-09

At Lafon has bought the Tony
Buckncr residence on South JEFF
ferson steet for 81, 800.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-01-23
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Although the author of book on
the finances of Turkey has been dec
GRATED by the sultan for his work, the
Turkish press censor has prohibited
the sale of the volume in Turkey.
Until the appointment of rs. Jack
Leslie to the post of lady-in-waiting
TO the duchess of Connaught no Amer
lean woman has ever been admitted
to this degree of intimacy by British
royalty or at any of the courts of the
old world.
Sir LANG Chen Tang, the new Chi
nese minister to the United States, was
once the star pitcher in the Phillips
academy baseball team when it was
regarded as the best organization of
its kind in Massachusetts. This was
20 years ago.
In answer to the academy's annual
question to eminent Englishmen as to
the new books they have read with
the most pleasure the past year Her
bert Spencer writes that he has not
read any new books, while Prof. Skeat,
of Cambridge university, says that
he has read none, having quite enough
to do to read the old ones"
1t is common belief that Huckle-
berry Finn is Mark Twain himself.
Even Punch published some verses not
long since which were founded on this
idea. But it is not so. Mark Twain's
original in his books is Tom Sawyer,
not Huck Finn, and Mr.. Clemens him.
self is the authority for this statement.
One of the largest genealogies ever
undertaken has been partly completed
at Oxford in the history of the Smith
family. The Investigations have not
been carried beyond the fourteenth
century, although Prof. Mahaffy dis
covered a record of a brewer named
Smith in Pertrie papyrus dated two
centuries before the Christian era.
Paul Kruger in his memoirs tells the
story of secretary whom he punished
for being drunk by tying him to a
wagon wheel. During the night 5000
Kaffirs and about 1000 Zulus attacked
the Boer camp and were not driven off
till daybreak. The secretary slept
SO soundly that he noticed nothing of
the fight, and the next day, when he
at last awoke, he looked around in
establishment and asked: "Have you
people been fighting during the
night?"
According to French resident of
Boston who has taken great care in
tracing the descent of the royal houses
of Europe, the crowned heads are mon
grel monarchs and possess few claims
to race relationship with the people
whom they govern. For instance,
King Alfonso of Spain is four-tifths
Austrian, King Victor Emmanuel is
more Austrian than italian, Emperor
Francis Joseph and his presumptive
heir are for large part Bavarian and
Italian, the king of Sweden and Nor
way is of Bearnaise and French source,
the king of Greece is Dane, the king
of Servia is half Russian, the prince of
Bulgaria has no Bulgarian blood in
him, the emperor of Russia is very
much Danish or German, the king of
the Belgians has no Belgian blood in
him, the king of England is Saxe-Co-
burg-Hanover, Norman and French.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-01-23
County Commissioners.

The County Commissioners at
their regular meeting last week
opened the bids for the proposed
new bridge at North East, there
being twelve in all, ranging from
$3.50, that of William H. Gulick
which was the highest, to $7,24S,
by the York Bridge Co. There
were two proposals for the masonry
work, NJ. +. Mcdowell and Henry
Watson, both bidding S7.45 per
yard. The York Bridge Company
being the lowest bidder was award
ed the contract for the bridge.
William J. SINNERS appeared
before the Board in reference to a
new road in the Ninth district. 1t
was decided to appoint examiners
on this road.
H. NJ. Mccullough and w. A.
Mitchell appeared before the Board
in regard to waterway at the mill
in the town of Elkton. No action
taken and matter continued until
February meeting.
An outpension of Sc was granted
to Mary Ellen Shippers, payable to
S. E. Dennison, Bank.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-01-23
DANGERS OF POSTAL SERVICE.
There Are Many Risks Run by the
Men Who Are Engaged in
Handling Mails.

One clerk was busy throwing mail
in combination smoker and baggage
car, when suddenly, without an in
stant's warning, he felt the car leap
from the track and heard terrific
crash, writes Forrest Crissey in the
Worlds Work. When he regained con-
seriousness the wreck presented this
chaotic condition: The two forward
cars had been plunged down 70-foot
embankment; the combination car
landed in an upright position with the
rear. trucks on the roof, every seat
in the smoking compartment being
utterly demolished, while ON the floor
of the mail compartment was huge,
angular stone weighing not less than
half ton. How the mail clerk escaped
unhurt will always be mystery.
There is probably no department of
the government service in which
higher standard of devotion to duty
is maintained than in this. During a
heavy freshet on the Susquehanna
river, in 1890, all bridges were swept
away and the railroad tracks along the
banks practically destroyed. Four
mail clerks remained in their car un.
til the water rising and flowing
through the doors compelled them to
take to an improvised raft which con-
sisted of pieces of floating sidewalks
and other debris of the inundation
dashed together. On this frail craft
they put their pouches, and carefully
propelling by poles along with the cur
rent, gained the post office, mile
away. They found this abandoned,
with eight feet of water in the street
at that point. They were almost ex-
hausted and their condition was pre-
carious. Finally, however, they were
rescued by boats and taken into houses
through the second-story windows.
The letter mail was all intact and in
fairly good condition.
Some time ago the run" on a west.
ern road was "short" clerk because
of sickness. An official of the service
happened to be ON the train and vol
unteered his services. For Is hours he
stuck to his work at the letter case.
In the journey of more than 500 miles
he had only sandwich or two for food.
and stood on his feet without relief.
There are other instances on record
where entire crews have stood to the
work without food for "a hours.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-01-23
stockings with White Feet.

A Washington physician, in a pub
lished interview, urges that the wear
ing of stockings with white feet will
do more to promote ease in walking
and relieve foothills than anything to
be suggested. Socks or stockings OF
cotton or Isle thread in black bind
the feet and make them swell, he
says, no matter how fine and open
they may be. The black dye with
the hard thread of the Isle variety
is combination that is particularly
torturing to tender feet. Thin un.
bleached balbriggan he recommends
Preferably the whole sock or stock
ing may be white, but at least the
foot should be. A further caution IS
added that new cotton hose, as well
as all new cotton undergarments
should be washed before being worn
to wash out the sizing used by manu-
facturers.-N. Y. Post.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-01-23
WHAT WE SHOULD READ.
Buy a Few Books Each Year and BE
Sure That They Are Good
Ones,

1t seems sometimes that the posi-
bility of procuring reading matter so
cheap, as the paper books are sold
nowadays, causes our library sub
scriptions to be neglected. Many peo-
pie will occasionally buy ten-cent
volume, perhaps of not too high a
standard, either, with the excuse that
a dollar year for circulating library
Is too much of an outlay. 1t is very
poor economy in the end, as a little
reckoning would show. We all want
to own books, of course, and should
endeavor to buy few good ones each
year; but we should also consider the
great advantage of a library subscrip-
ton, both for its books and it's maya
ziens. There is no objection to an oc-
casional light novel, in fact just such
books often give needed mental rest
that is most desirable; but the ease
with which such books can be OBJ
tanned is often an unfortunate thing
for us, says the Home Magazine.
In these days of many magazines
city people especially are in great
danger of spelling real love for books
by incessant dabbling. After a few
years or even months of quantities of
such reading, used exclusively, the
idea of taking up good long book
seems too much of a task. Our con-
ditions of life at the present time call
for condensation. We want every
thing made easy for us even to COM
pressing our reading matter. We cry
for facts, not literature, and want
them served up to us red hot from the
press, with no trimmings. Our news
papers, too, are often a means of
causing our taste for good reading to
gradually deteriorate.
We must have our papers and maya
zines-they fill a great need-but let
us take heed lest we give them too i'm
portant a place in our reading matter.
How many of our young people read
such book as LES Miserables," for
instance. It's very bulk alarms them,
and yet there is probably no other
story in the world of such absorbing
interest and at the same time such
fine diction. Now that the long winter
evenings are before us, let some such
books have a place in our time. In
most families there is some one who
can read aloud we'll; and others who
could learn to do so. An hour or even
less each evening could be spent de-
lightfully in this way.