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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-22
2ui. sSNtl.

The.oa& IS n h~tni, wood IS carly
as TIE cfeYeHtl5 an!ney il became the
faV~tte Wea1 Of civilized Eaeope. and
specimens Of e1tf'f4 aHd interior
0Ht-lahaA-e COMO de1Na s9 Us 'rom that
early daF, thejf pei>t.m beauty en-
htaeed " Tie su0tniin4 fnger Of timr
Ehe early eo,ouists hron2ht with thrm
10 the shoH'S uI Nmar.ea thrir love for
this WI a..d here. tee the oak ac
Qured historical Interests
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-22
ecOPL ( WE KNOW.
yhey Are Pine BLUFF People and What

They Are Pine BLUFF People and What
Thcy say is OF Local Interest.
When an incident like this occurs
rlshj here at home il is bound to carry
weight Witl cur reaaers. So many
stgause occurrences so the rounds of
lhe press. age published as facts. peo-
pie 6eeome sAepGeal On oue subject
skeatieiam is rapidly d5sappearlnga
This is due to the actual experiences
Of oHe e4taaeg4, 9nl thetr public Mt
seF9aes gesaeaiua them The public
slatcmoNt af a reputable ejfizen liz
as yiabt hove nj home. one whom you
eau see pYeGy day. teayes ao srauad for
tn aGapGe.t0 stand on,
" 4 EeuiaameJ. tailor Of 2se i
oyer Gta1ea@ Sank SAYS "Undoubtod
Indications - lidae, trouhte. annoyed
ne tor some Hme. ANXIOUS to check
lhtm n their ineipient stages, when |
Glanced to read an AZ, d,artaemcnt about
poans Kidney Pills i struck mo that
they might be depended unon to do the
work as the treatment Was for the kid
neys and for the Kidneys only. This
influenced NE To gali at the Mann Tan
&ersley Drug COS store for box.
After completing a course Of the treat
ment | unhesitatingly say that ! de
rived great deal Of benefit At the
present time l have not the slightest
symptom of either excited or inactive
Kidneys | am pleased to endorse
Doan's Kidney Pills"
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
@ects Foster Milhurn CO. Buffalo. \.
81, soie agents for the Uniteo states.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-22
Gra aphic's Dali Y Story

firm and kept clear Of my further quar-
rels Dur craft Had no accommodation
Whatever for passengers mud y"u can
imagine the mess W." Nerc in when
that crowd wa< ta&"n aboard l'b"
captain moi only e.uh. refused {" tah'
charge of the Elyj4at.on. bltt would
have net}}.....zz..= ,z'.f..z - aftb IL
uufnri0mde.s 81 ra#5' Law slrter"f!
many @9Maa anl eHlilts.a IA Tic eaiId
but not CO., tossed. ,4et.ss#a9'4re =iuNifsi
10 0alsp= ~ eJ Il h&rtsa5eaX 9bo4r5
lad IL b. roa ell short allowance al
once aHd stuft was mado# whereby
tie #Wor@sal and rtildrrn Wefe At loas'
sheltered
Afser Il aaa fst consultation il WI
lpci1a1 II asai,e for the Eorml'''as, aud
9H e#tonlE d2N aftor taking the bee
pl.s o.. =,5s ,.a.rl, We st4hted an AmnJ'
te.m z,P st,al secured From her Il f9i'
upaty ols Nater and 4 quantity OF tlo1'
ld Biscuits il WaS 4 llln of SoYeH
IayS mot" 70 t4e tSt1uds. and eurin4
TIE !a@t ta'sr day 10 admit had foeA
9es. i u aseii down tla' plIlGs of h1!n
:rr E5li=zef IS 'Htlie4e! dat we enfIA
~ r'iu'stcF1 70 fakia@ the SIP o9t
itse ca t.tin. : fan&s To eve h.mHn life
;g,d all @.1c We We'tl& n"t haYe been
ua;i1ied a.t,l b0 fe toe presence Of .
ErjtsI, man ef wae in port Us so9p
~ our captain could board the erftfi
nd repost al of Us were arrested al
Gun nta pm = aNait the action of
tho law never found out lust whore
thev Intended Il salnl lis for trial. but
presume il was Bremen.
For some reason or other there was
II lon% delay. and ~ length matters
We're eulHpltat"d ~ eur being claimed
IA deSert"r>; from an American man-of
war Fhc people whom we bad saved
were grateful enough. tD he sure. but
all others looked uFon Us rs lot of
pirates who oueht TO have hcen hung
rs soon ~ captured. When we had
been in Jail five months we got word
from"nn American who WAS pretty
thoroughly posted ON the caSe that ""
should soon be sent away for trjal and
that we might expect III least tive
years impri>onAlcnt apiece.
This news decided us to make an at
tempt to hreNl, i,it,, AMI Cne u:-,.t y
week later, using tools which Il guard
had hren hrihcd 10 pass III To us. we
sawed away the bars of window and
gained our liberty. Proceeding to the
harhnr. we found an American vessel
ready TO sail and before our escape
WAS discovered We were miles ut sea /
Five of us afterWard surrendered to
the naval authorities as dcserters and
took eur punishment, but what be,"'lnr
of the others do net know
To save the lives of almost geo fell
leM I u"> Ne Worr ,t:'.,.'! &, ~. :
tiny on th" hi@h SoaS and while it
would seem 10 have Eoen both II noble
and heroic action. and eite that we
~houid have received credit Tor. moth |
iu1 iat miao53@{e 5ud 'if>.s''se"= .s9eAv
,9f f i; ee eenlenHtihle action of
our cautlfn avejt found eXeuSer>
t5oe&' +, ,eyS p'af9 taHt had he Lad :
his MY II w~erl4 ,valta lave taken t
every soul ~ the hot5a VIII her
0}ssD
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-22
A RI = sS.sCUE AT
s; f, a
feenvr.eht 1861. by G Z. Lewis.I l

The brig lsuaat. bound from Liver-
pool 20 tte w ladies' and having on
board 2aa l2neH5a r}HierantS h9a been
for touf ,Etzs drifting @feel, Wien
sighted #in f6s Dolphin oil Rtgmta t,
SO haP.5=fstd ri ~ American m:n.
Of war 70 which bei6asad - IN ea
LISTED MN put into that PORT for somr
slight PAIRS 1nd tWc!y" of us desert
ed 10 - aboard OF thr Dolphin Il
does Hui eNtuSls cur action to say thai
the captain hfaH4ld This hrscr,un
about b. tie Hpsaasr Of high wages
lie wanted efoW stnd did not cat
how the mon ca'ie Ia i.iIa.
We had BEEN twelve days out whc.
We sighted tbe Foam rs slH, lay wa!
lowing in The trough Of Tie sea, :; eoln
pl'tc t,eb ,lleft After Il brief looh
Mt hcl through ll,c glass tine captait
begun etliHin4 his i'll ltct Is Il HI;
ter al f;,et. We had neither room, water
nor prov isioas 10 spare, aad the Sfle
WAS loaded down "a GJs mark witt
cargo. hui when we heard our otiiects
prorcse 10 uASs> ttte Wi.rck without no
tiec every tuul= OF the twelve va
ready iol' E,uiny We demanded HAT
communication be openrd with tlie IN
fortinat" people, anf! ;tfha. good deal
of grow lnss Che l'olpliu ran down lG
the wreck and sent boat 70 her
=, 4 .l,,,, L.
turned WAS to the effect that the peo
pie We're on quarter allowance. with
much sickness among the women and
children, and that il"y desired to aban
don the wreck ailu he taken aboard of
the ship We had spare spurs aboard
and the c;tptan offered to sell three OF
four sticks for about three times theiI
value, the payment To be made i'll gold
ON delivery. The brig declined this
"Seuerous' offer, rs tl.r crew was SIT
islied that thc shattered hulk could
never i've W arlal !ato port, even il
tully pruNi%Iouod beStl,,&.
Our captain VS. hojdi0@ eft not
wishing to take Tie llufortun4:tS and
YET afraid of rs. when a S4uall canu
on, and he attempted 10 SAL away
The NlIole crow Including the second
mate. nj once refused duly. II esp
cain and first Hl;,te tl!cn declared they
authority at end ani Wcat below. M4t
we ,,eve not to he hiu!icd. The second
mate Mis- installed rs captain. and TIVE
hours lateg all the people on the Wfrr%l
had been Transferred. 1t was III good
time, too. as Il sale came on hat EIslcd
Tor three days and must have sent the
brig to the bottom
We had mtinted and taken posses
sion Of the ship. but We felt that cit
justified ii. Neither insults
nor harm Wa@ offered he two otlitets
They u9ae many threats aS "a HE
punishment we should receive when
the sain arrived in noi.t but We $.eod
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-22
Remember the name -peau sand
take no substitutes.
Divorce IN owtt<e,t4tlli.

Geneva has the highaat divorce rate
of all the Swiss towns There is one
divorce TO every fourleen marriages.
IN tha other cities ahe rate averages
one III twenty five, Yhe rate is not SO
tisA in catholic towns. II is easy to
obtain a decree OF divorce. \ ia@Eer
S not ueccssary. but When one IS en-.
ptoyed the usual Zee is - l@@@cs i$3A
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-22
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TAX.
ING

N,.en you take Groves Tasteless Chill
Tonic, because the formula is plainly
printed on every bottle, showing that
it 5 simply iron and quinine in taste
!.ss form No cure no pay. soc.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-22
The Md y7.,uoD.I:&t

rs is generally known the cuckoo
LAYS is EGGS ia The nrsjS OF other 9ds.
leaNiAs tllem ia hs atched and fha
Nouae enc91ooS feaae3 h 4heif foster
parents fho Nnln@ cuckoo fl"oWs the
other bltdS e1t ol .)e4 nest iti}d %ets I'll
die earr bst7f Nt,9r aar!rfn@ is
foster h"otlWrs and @lsf7,S IN tine nte-#t
Deliberate and cajlau~ Way ii Is fhao.n-
6seUt lena,d N4fh 'l.3 @re5t7S, deeo-
tou r@ AFTER fe le.S rf' alf, vest
Aae 4eeat h5t4f aWa0nfF ttz= ennHsA
- 81 is essen lIs#24 aaa m5a> gaacs
larger thaN lis t"s5er Paffaes is fol
lowed about ara ~. n e titv
same caro- IL " hon NJ Tin. H- -.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-22
Impudent Mnsculine \ssu,,ption

Mr.. Ferguson Whose character We're
You and Mrs. Tarrup discussing when
| came in:
Mrs. Ferguson What made yon
think we We're discussing anybodys
character?
Mr. Ferguson-I noticed you were
busily talkin.-that's a!l.-Exchange.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-22
WILLING Sacrifice,

viii Change-l'm thinking OF tax
ine wife.
Henry Peck--Ycu car take mine
a4d welcome.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24
Long Branch School.
IN SPOONS, SUGAR SHELLS. Butter KNIVES, Etc.

The following are some Of the
grades made in the last quarterly
examination by the pupils of Long
Branch school The school is pro-
crossing nicely and the under
signed is well satisfied with the
work that is being accomplished.
Homer Baker. 81.
Leta Ruda,ill, 81.
Olney Berrpy, 90.
Harvey RudasiIl, "a.
Willie Pledge. 50.
Lloyd Engle, SO.
Jesse McGinnis, Sc.
Ada Reed, 90.
Eva Reed, 90
Mary Showers, 90.
Colby Bybee, 90.
Essie Jones, 90.
Elmer Engle, 81.
Maud MEG inuis, SO.
Clara Berrey, SO.
r II. SHADwELL.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24
GETS $4,000.
Miss Eu9enla StO tiers
Case Against the
G. & A.

The suit Of Eugenia Stotler
against the G. & A. railroad for
$35, 900 damages, for injuries re-
ceived in an accident at a crossing
in Laddonia last spring, on change
of venue from Audrain county.
was tried in Fulton last Friday
aud Saturday. The case was
ready for the jury Saturday night.
But court was adjourned till on
Monday. AT noon, Monday, a
verdict was brought in giving
plaintiff $4,000.
MESSAGE readers will remember
that Miss St0tler's mother, Mrs.
Phebe Stotler, was killed in the
same accident. The children have
brought suit against the railroad
for So, 900 damages for the death
of their mother. This case will
come up at the next term Of Cir
cult Court at Fulton.
In both these suits w. H. Lo-
gan, of Laddonia, and P. H. Gull
len aud Walter Burch, of Mexico,
are attorneys for the plaintiffs.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24
Order of Publication
In Vacation.

State of Missouri In the Circuit court
County of Audrain January term, 1904.
Charles Cassell Plaintiff
Annie Cassell Defendant
Now on this day December 5th 1908,
comes plaintiff by his attorney and tiles
with the Clerk of this court in vacation,
petition duly verified by affidavit of
plaintiff wherein among other things
plaintiff alleges that the defendant An
ME Cassell has absconded from her usual
place Of abode in this state and that the
ordinary process Of law cannot be served
upon her
1t is now therefore ordered by the
clerk of this court in vacation, that publ
cation be made notifying said defenda Mt,
I Annie Cassell. that suit has been COM
menced against her in the Circuit Court
of Audrain county, Missouri, the obiec
and general natGrc Of which is to obtain
decree of divorce from said defendant.
Now therefore you said defendant. Annie
Cassell are hereby notified Of the filing of
this suit and unless you be and appear at
the next regular term Of this court, to be
| begun and held at the court house in the
city Of Mexico .Audrain county, Missouri
on the 3rd Monday in January 1904. and
on or before the first day of said term an
swer or otherwise plead to plaintiffs petit
tion the same will be taken as confessed
and decree granted as prayed in said pc
titiOn.
| And it is further ordered by the clerk
that copy hereof be published in the
/ Mexico Missouri Message, weekly
newspaper published in Audrain county
| Missouri, for four weeks successfully,
/ the last insertion to be at least fifteen
days before the commencement of said
next term of 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 tnat
the foregoing is a full. true aud complete
copy Of the order Of publication in above
entitled cause as full US the same now re-
mains OF record in my office.
SEAL Witness my hand and Off
cial seal. Done at Office in the City of
Mexico, county and State aforesaid, this
nth day Of december A. d. 1903.
w, IL. MORRIS, Clerk circuit court
Allen Stallings, Atty for plaintiff
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24

Taxes are levied in Sweden ac-
cording to a mans weight. A man
weighing $50 lbs. pays a greater
tax than one weighing only 124.
Same way with Leslie Ferris Steel
Ranges and Cook Stoves, a big
heavy range is worth, say, $40,
while n lighter one may be only
$500. Leslie has all kinds.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24
Order of Publication
In Vacation.

STATE OF MISSOURI In the circuit court
COUNTY OF AUDRA1N. January term, 1904.
Hester M. House and Laura p. House,
Bradford House and Dora House by Allen
Stallings, curator, Plaintiffs.
VS..
JohnC. McGowcn, James T. McGowen,
Lizzie Boyd, William McGowen, Joseph
e. Sharp, William sharp, Jacob Sharp,
Charles Sharp, Jane Sharp Trlplett, Ruth
Humphreys, Sarah C. Charlton, Florence
Stewart, and T. Irwin Stewart, Defend
ants.
Now on this day December 1st A. d.
1903, comes plaintiffs herein by their At
torneys and file petition. and affidavit, In
above cause, with the Clerk of this Court,
in vacation, wherein among other things
Plaintiffs state that John c. McGowen.
James T. McGowen, VIM McGowen, Lizzie
Boyd, Jane Sharp Tripett, and Florence
Stewart are non-rcsldents of the State
of Missouri.
1t is therefore ordered by the Clerk I'm
vaca ton. that publication be made noti-
flying said resident defendants that
suit has been commenced against them,
with the other defendants herein, in the
Circuit Court OF Audrain County, Missou-
ri. the object and general nature of
which Is, that an issue be made up
whether the win admitted to Probate
by the Probate Court of Audrain County,
Missouri, be the will of the late John b.
Charlton, and to have said will rejected.
set aside am Tor ndughJ held.
Now, therefore, you said NON
resident defendants John {. McGUwen,
James T. McGOwen, VIM. McGowen,
LizzleBoyd, Jane Sharp Trlplett and
Florence Stewart are hereby notified Of
the filing of this suit, and unless you be
and appear at the next regular term OF
this Court to be begun and held at the
Court House in the City of Mexico, Au-
drain County, Missouri, on the Ord Mon
day in January, 1904, and on or before
the first day of said term, answer or 9TH
erwise plead to plaintiffs petition the
same will be taken as confessed by you
and judgment rendered in accordance
with the prayer of plaintiffs.
And it is further ordered that copy
ubIeOl DB puUllSu6u Ill Ine MeAlCO Mis-
| souri, MESSAGE, a newspaper published
weekly in Audrain County, Missouri,
for four weeks successfully the last in
sertiOn to be at least IL days before the
lst day next term of Court.
State of Missouri.
County of Audrain.
/, w. II. Morris, Clerk of the Circuit
Court Of Audrain County, Missouri, do
hereby certify that the above and fore.
going Is full, true and complete copy of
Order of Publication in the above en-
titled cause, as fully as the same appears
of record in my office.
SEAL. Witness my hand and Of
fetal seal. Done at Office in Mexico, Au-
drain County, Missouri, this December
LIST, A. ID. 1903.
w. II. MORRIS,
Clerk Circuit Court
Z. S. CAN'T and p. IL. CULLEN,
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24
NeiehborIy NelehbOrs

Ran Kendall is home from South
Carolina.
G. A. Barnes is absent in Iowa
on legal business.
Miss Lucy Meade Allen is at
Petersburg, Va, on a visit.
DR.. Will Potts of Shreveport,
La, is here to visit relatives.
John Rudasil of nong Branch is
visiting his children in Indian Ter
ritory.
Mrs. John Beal spent several
days last week with relatives in
st. Louis.
Mrs. w. w. Bolts and little
daughter, Marie, are visiting Van
dalia friends.
Pearl Via of Eldon, Mo-, is Wis.,
iting his sister, Mrs.Sam Bellamy,
at Laddonia.
James Speers, the Mexico poul-
tryman, spent a few days over at
Fulton last week.
Miss Madge Kent, attending a
school Of oratory in Chicago, is
home to spend the holidays.
Miss Mary Minor has been visit
ing her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jeptha Lake, at Laddo-
mia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Turner are
quartered at the New Globe, where
they will be pleased to meet their
friends.
BENZ. W. Canterbury, formerly
a resident of this county, now of
SegundO. Colorado, is visiting in
Mexico.
Mr.. Everett Hill and daughter,
Miss Iva, and Sidney Hill, of Bel
frey, Kan, are visiting Mexico
relatives.
Will Williams of Chicago is
spending the holidays with
his parents here. Mr.. and Mrs. j.
V. Williams
Mrs. Lon Heller of Moline, after
a two weeks visit to her daughter,
Mrs. Mamie Montgomery, at Cen
tralia, returned home last week,
TIT Turley, attending the school
of osteopathy at Kirksville, is here
to spend the holidays with bis par
ents, MIR. and Mrs. 7. 7. Turley.
I, j. w. Jones of near BentonCity
looked in upon the MESSAGE las
Saturday. Says the big rain that
, day was a fine thing for many Of
the farmers who have stock-watel
getting low.
Frank Rouse of Omaha, Neb., il
! visiting his parents here, Mr.. anC
Mrs. j. w. Rouse. The fathe
and son will visit relatives at Shor
Bend, Dent county, Mo-, mex
week.
Noah Beagles and family, o
Missoula, Montana, who hay
been visiting relatives in this coun
ty for a couple of months. re
j turned home this week. Mr.. Bea
/, giles while here had the offer of tn
, superintendeucy of the Montan
t building at the Worlds Fair Blu
5 he had a better place at Missoula
hence returns. Wish we coul,
have kept them in Missouri, bu
see we couldn't.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24
cupld's Captures

Mr.. Jacob Dillon, the barber at
Santa Fe, and Miss Sallie Stuart
of Rush Hill were married a short
time since.
Justice w. r. Dudley of Mex
leo united in marriage last week
Mr.. John d. Sullivan and Miss
Manda Maulie. both of Rails coun-
ty.
Mr.. j. H. Mosier aud Mrs. Bes-
sic Howe, both of this city, were
married last Thursday Mr.. Mo-
sier is connected with the Mexico
Electric Light Co.
Mr.. w. E. Christel and Miss
Mabel Simons, both of Paxton,
ILL.,, were united in marriage by
Judge w. w. Bolts at the Mexico
Court House Tuesday.
Miss Josie Hamilton, formerly
Of Mexico, now a teacher in the
Kansas City schools, is to be mar
next week to Mr.. WE. Buchanan,
prominent attorney Of Indian
Territory.
Miss Gabrielle Pate, daughter of
Mr.. aud Mrs. john Pate of near
LaddOnia, was married last week
in Kansas City to MIR. Greenfield
Walter of New Mexico. Miss Pate
is quite well remembered in this
city where she had employment
two years ago.
This Christmas eve Miss Ger
trude Lewellen, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. James w. Lewellen, of
Van dalia, is to be married to Mr..
VIM. r. Biggs, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. S. Biggs of Farber. The
MESSAGE joins their many friends
in hearty congratulations.
Judge w. w. Bolts is marrying
people again. Two cases Monday:
Mr.. Jesse Chick of Boone county
and Miss Fannie Fouts of near
Thompson; Mr.. Archie Gregory
and Miss Della Peoples, both Of
Audrain. Judge Bolts knows how
to tie the nuptial knot all right.
Mr.. Homer Mundy and Miss Luz
la Eubanks were united in mar
riage by Ed. w. Hook at the lat
ter's home in this city yesterday at
2 p. m. The wedding is mention
ed by our Bean Creek correspon-
dent. Here's wishing the happy
couple joy and happiness thru
life.
Miss Blanche Collins of Mexico
and Mr.. j. F. Groves Of Kansas
City were united in marriage here
last Thurday at IL: 30 at the home
of the BRIDES uncle, DR.. M. E.
Crawford. The nuptial knot wa
tied by Rev. H. M. Hale of Eas
st. Louis, cousin of the bride
The happy couple left for their fu
tnre home in the city on the Kaw
Here's wishing them perennial jo!
and much prosperity.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24
DUW U VI VI T0oVUIT1
County of Audrain.

Born, to DR.. and Mrs. Hale De-
Jarnett, of Centralia. a daughter.
Mrs. DeJarnett was formerly Miss
Lille Berrey, Of near Youugs
Greek.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24

R. A. Martin and wife(th lat
ter formerly Miss Ella Canterbury
of this county, who two years
since moved to Segundo, Colorado,
came back to Audrain recently on
a visit to relatives and friends.
They visited at Vandalia, Wells.
vile and this week are on a visit
to relatives at Moline. They are
pleased with Colorado; good wages
out there, and the climate is al
right. but they are delighted to
see old familiar faces in Audrain
again. Both are enjoying the
best Of health, The MESSAGE was
honored with call by Mr.. and
Mrs, Martin last Friday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24

S. Morton Roberts, late of Rush
Hill, this county, we hear is doing
a fine business with a laundry
plant at Denton, Tex. However,
the other day fire came near get
ting his building. Be careful, s.
\ ort IN.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24

Beaver Dam, south of Mexico,
has a hunting club. They divided
into two teams, Royal Hodges in
charge of one and Andy Hood in
charge Of the other. They had
their big annual hunt last week.
They have a big supper next We'd
nesday night at the expense of one
Of the teams.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24

Miss Cecile Weimer of this city
had a narrow escape a few days
ago. Her dress caught fire from
a gasoline lamp. A neighbor girl,
Miss Eugenia Crockett was pres
emit, aud with rare presence Of
mind seized bed quilts and threw
around Miss Weimer, successfully
smothering the flames.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24
Furs Wanted.

/ want your furs at highest price.
l live 2 miles south Of Worcester.
Write me, or bring them to me.
Pete Erdel, Jr., Mexico, Mo. 81
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24

See advertisement in this paper
of George Bingham, breeder Of
Poland China hogs, at Hickory
Park Stock Farm, , miles south of
Mexico, Mo. If
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24

j. T. Leeper of near Youngs
Greek brought five head Of turkeys
to the Mexico market last Satur-
day for which he was paid $40. 10.
Turkeys selling that day at 16
cents a pound.