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Mexico Missouri message., 1903-03-26

An Irishmau was once at work
on a stone quarry, pulling up
loads of broken rock out of a
shaft with a windlass. The wind
lass was exposed to the sun, and
the labor was very hard; but the
man had on his head straw hat
from which the crown had been
torn. "Look here" said a visitor
to the Irishman, "aren't you afraid
the sun will injure your brain?"
Pat paused in his work and looked
steadily and wonderingly at his
questioner. brain" he said, tine
brains, is it! An do you think
that if l had any brains I'd be
turning this windlass9"
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-03-26

The State senate, like the house,
defeated the bill proposing the
separation of State and local rev
enues. The bill was known as the
Clay amendment.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-03-26

As the MESSAGE has noted be-
fore Centralia is to have new
Catholic church this summer. 1t is
stated that Chicago lady has
decided two lots for that
purpose.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-03-26

Steve Roberts, the Cant black
smith, is erecting a new shop.
The "Whizzer telephone" con
meets Cant with the rest Of the
world.
Little zena Reid out at Cant is
the possessor Of Shetland pony,
present from her father.
Mrs MI .Ringo, of this city, fell
the other day and broke her arm
in three places. She is "a years of
age.
Miss Minnie Boaz, who has been
attending school in Mexico has re-
turned to her home near Hutchi-
son, Rails county.
The Fulton Sun states that
John Connell of Hatton locality
has bought a farm in Audrain
county, paying $82 an acre for it.
Did the editor of the Vandalia
Leader get clicked" the other day2
An item in his paper intimates
that either he or the other fellow
got licked
! d. M. Slonaker, south of Mex
leo. is home from Idaho, where he
taught this winter. He is bet
ter than ever satisfied that the
best place on earth is Audrain Co.
Mo.
Fl. B. Green of this city, who
lately moved here from Iowa, says
Audrain county and Missouri are
all right. He thinks poultry rails
ing one of the best occupations
for our farmers and tie house
wives.
Pike County News: Fifteen cal
loads of household goods, stock ant
farming impleme nts arrived il
Mexico the first of the month, ship
ped by Iowa and Illinois people
who have come to Missouri tc
grow up with the State. They
have done well.
Says the Auxvasse Review; j,
w. Boles, one of Jackson town,
ships leading farmers and thoro
bred hog raisers, last Saturday
purchased a dwelling house and
four lots known as the Tomlinsor
property, near Hardin College, foI
which he paid 81, 450.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-03-26

The New Jersey preacher who
tried to show that st. Patrick was
a Baptist doubtless got his Jersey
water and snakes mixed.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-03-26
some Local end Comfy New, In Poust Farm
S99SSS99 - 9999S3s

Rev. Beale OF Kansas City is to
be the new pastor of Bethel church
near Mollno
The Dye school, south of Wor-
cester closed last Friday. Miss
Nellie Shell was the teacher.
T. D. Powell, late of Benton
City but now of Hazen, Ark, or
ders the MESSAGE to his address.
VIM. q hilders of Benton City
who settled in Montana about a
year since is back in old Audrain
to STAY,
Will Franklin of Laddonia has
located at Fresno, California.
Wish him good health and much
prosperity out there
Will Lake, late of this county,
who bought farm near Perry, has
leased the farm ont and has moved
his family into Perry.
Miss Alberta Kennen of this
city is teaching three music classes;
one in Mexico, one at Laddonia
and another at Farber.
Harvey Emmons, son of S. p,
Emmons, of this city, has been
J. appointed research assistant to DIR.
Chamberlain of the Chicago Uni
versity.
Wellsville is enthusiastic over
the prospects of a $4,000 brick
works plant at that place. W. e.
Blattner, formerly of Mexico, is
one of the men pushing the enter
prise.
The fish commission of the
Worlds Fair has offered prize of
800 for the biggest catfish caught
in Missouri waters. We live on the
banks of Salt River-chance for
the anglers Of Mexico.
DR.. and Mrs. D. l.. S. Bland of
Vandalia celebrated the 34th ami
versary of their marriage few
days ago. They were married at
New Harmony, Pike county, aud
Mrs. B. was Miss Sallie Duncan.
The principal of the Farber pub
lie schools publishes the names of
pupils who quit school to farm or
who may be absent a day or two.
That something like publishing a
tax list; how does it work, Bro.
Rogers 2
j. D. Atkins and family. near
Worcester, have moved to farm
they purchased near Lebanon,
Crawford county, Mo. They are
most excellent people and the Mes
SAGE commends them to all the
good citizens of Crawford and sur
rounding counties.
The Wellsville Record says;
While in Mexico Saturday Col. G,
G.. Gaker met prominent Bur
lington official, who told him the
road would be built from Mexico
to Alton, that the people need not
be uneasy for he knew what he
was talking about We trust h'
does.
The Middletown Chips, cas-
down but not discouraged, goes OF
publishing railroad news and IN
mors. Here is its latest: The on
ly railroad news the past week wal
the dispatch from Bloomington
III, to the daily papers to the eff
feet that the Burlington and Altol
roads were considering a joint us,
Of tracks between ST Louis ant
Kansas City, the Burlington Il
buildthe eut-ofB from Mexico Il
Cuiyre Junction, to be used b.
both roads, and both lines to rui
on the Alton tracks from Mckee
to Kansas City This would be
good thing for both lines, shorten
ing the distance between the twC
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-03-26

Steve Roberts, the Cant black
smith, is erecting a new shop.
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-25
NEW MEN IN
 AN OLD FIRM
Herbert Spencer and Henderson Smith Succeed to Business
 of Geo. L. Fish {, Co.

Geo. l.. Fish, the well-known mer- chant, who has been in business in Nome since the spring of 1900, has re- tired permanently from active busi- ness, and with Mrs. Fish and her sister, Miss Smith, will sail on the St. Paul for San Francisco, where Mr. Fish has large property interests, to whose care his time will hereafter be devoted
 Nome has had no more en,erprising and public-spirited citizen than Mr. Fish. He knows Alaska thoroughly. and may always be depended upon as firm friend of the territory.
 While Mr. Fish has retired from active business. the well-known firm of Geo. l.. Fish X Co. will be continued in the persons of Herbert Spencer and Henderson Smith, who succeed to the fine business which has been built up. Both these young men are well and favOrably known. MT. Spencer, up to the time that the N. C. Co. withdrew from business at this point, only q few weeks ago, was store manager of the company. As such he made many friends, by his strict integrity and up- rightness in dealing with the public. He has a large acquaintance all over this section and, as has been said, his friends are legion.
 Henderson Smith, who is brother in-law of MT. Fish, is also well known. He has been connected with Geo. l.. Fish x Co. for the past three years. He is q young business man of ability, and ie thoroughly acquainted with the minutest details of the business.
 The new firm will always have the counsel and guiding hand of Mr. Fish. confessedly one of the very best gro- cery and business men of the Pacific coast, and that with their large &C., quaintance and well known business abilities they will achieve success goes without saying.
 The retirement Of Mir. Fish from the business circles Of Nome will be dis tinct loss, but the best wishes of the community will accompany him and his estfrnable wife and sister, who have always been great favorites in Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-25
Lone Highwayman Gets
 fifty.Eight Dollars
ARRESTED
Thomas Shields, John Edwards and Con Sheehan Held
 On Suspicion.

A masked man, large and quite stout, with blue sweater pulled over his head as mask, and a gun in his hand, entered the Lobby sa- loon on Steadman avenue about o'clock yesterday morning. and after holding up the night bartender. Wm. F. Pierce, and taking a dollar from his trousers pocket opened the cash regis ter and secured $57 in silver, bills and gold
 The story of the robbery as told by Pierce is substantially as follows: ''I was alone in the saloon and was sweep ing the floor, when a man with a blue sweater drawn up over his head. entered from the side door " hich leads from the hall.
 Drop that broom and hold up your hands, the fellow said in a cheerful sort of way. said, I'll do anything you want me to, and I shot out my arms. Then the fellow went through one of my pockets and got a dollar. In the other had some more change and B pair o
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-25
gold cuff buttons, but these he over-

looked.
 "The robber then placed a chair on the table in the middle of the room and said get up there you - and stay there.' There was only one thing for me to do, and that was to blow up on that table, and I did; didn't have gun, so l sat down on the chair and watched him. The fellow then hiked around the bar and tapped the till of the cash register, and got about $57. He was deliberate in his work. When he got through with the register he took bar glass and poured about two drinks of whisky in it. Then he seemed to remember that he couldn't drink the booze without pulling down his sweater which covered his face. He sat the glass down, saying: I don't want the d-d stuff anyway and disappeared through the door by which he had entered.
 'I jumped down from the table and the street, but l saw no one. Then l went to the federal jail and told the guards, afterwards going to MT. Jour den's house and telling him of the rob bery. The robber wore black Fedora hat, black coat, in the left shoulder of which there was break. The sweater had two holes in it, either cut or torn, which the fellow looked through while doing his work"
 Chief of Police Waliingford got de- scription of the man, and few hours later he had rounded up Thos. Shields, John Edwards and Con Sheehan, the man who recently had his jaw broken by Jim Riley, in boxing contest. Ed wards, il is said, had Sl05in his pockets, Sheehan, $7 and Shields, nothing. but while being "trailed," Shields was seen to pass something to Edwards, who put it in his pocket. The men were arrest ed by Deputy Marshal Cody aud locked up in the federal iail.
 The preliminary examination of Shields. Sheehan and Edwards, the men arrested on suspicion of being inn plicated in the robbery. was begun this morning, and it resulted in the men being discharged, no evidence having been adduced to duplicate them in the holdup.
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-25
No Radical Change, Ac.
 COrding to Reports.
BRAVE OLD PATIENT
Doctors Say That See.Saw Re. tween Life and Death May
 Continue Fifteen Days.

Rome. July 1.-The Pope continuesto hold his own. A slight improvement is manifest in the primary ailment, but the condition of the kidneys now give cause for a renewal of anxiety. This is increased by the danger of the Pontif's heart giving out at any moment. In general way, however, the brave old patient may be said to be more comfort able than for several days.
 The doctors say they would scarcely be surprised if the see-saw betweenlife and death continues for another fifteen days. This afternnon the extraordi. nary nOnogenarian received in audience three cardinals, one belonging to the Order of Bishops, one to the Order of Priests and one to the Order of Dea- cons, in the private chapel of the POn- tiiical apartments.
 A triduam for the pope's recovery was commenced today and will continue unceasingly until Monday night. Pray CTS will be said and chanted in Pope Leo's behalf, and the expenses of tho services will be borne by the ancient body known as the 'Pope's Famil. jars"
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-25
A Native Dauvhter.

Miss Margaret Alaska Young, aaush- ter of Rev. Dr. Young, superintendent of Presbyterian missions fin Alaska, who is M town with her father, is a native daughter of Alaska, having been born in Wangel. Miss Young is an accomplished vielini.t, and during her receht trip down the Yukon gave a number of delightful entertainments, and it is probable that Miss Y8uAe will give the music.leviAg people of Nome an opportunity to hear her in the near future. DF. anu Miss Y6uhs have taken d house Oh Third street, opposite the school house. Dr. Yenhs will sail on the Thetis feR Poiht Bar. TOW, and he will probably spehd the winter in Council City.
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-25
FIGHT IN A
 WhALEb0AT
Drunken Negro Sailors Scrap Out in the Sea--One Cut Badly
 About the Face.

A number of drunken negro sailors from the whaler Thrasher had a free for all fight yesterday afternoon in whale boat out in the sea, near the Sesnon Co.'s buoy. One man was knocked overheard, but was rescued by his con- panions. w. E Wagner, of the Union boat house, went out to render assis- tance, and took off two native children, and Geo. P. Taylor kindly took them in charge and returned them to the whaler. One of the negroes was cut about the face during the melee. The sailors returned to the whaler.
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-25
5. II. Stevens Punched by
 Indignant Citizens.
TWO ENGAGEMENTS
The First Was With Attorney A. Fink, the Other With j. D.
 JOurden..ArreSts Made.

Because of number of scurrilous articles which have appeared in Ihe Gold Digger, B. NJ. Stevens, the re- puted editor, on Thursday evening had a couple of encounters with men whom it is alleged he had maligned without cause.
 Bout number one was with Attorney Albert Fink, who met Stevens about To o'clock in the evening on Front street and swatteG him on the face. but with out doing any visible damage. Just then Chief of Police Wallingford came along and placed both under arrest, although Stevens is himself police man by virtue of a resolution of the city council, which makes all council men police officers. Each deposited S20 cash bail and were released until the next morning.
 Stevens barely had time to recover his wind before ]. D. Jourlcn came along and found Stevens On the side walk in front of the Second Class, Jourden has no use for Stevens, and after an exchange of words Jourden, ho is a small man and has only one hand, landed on Stevens jaw. Stevens doubled up, say the bystanders, and flung his hands not at Jourden but in the air, thus giving the iiltle man another opportunity to land on Stevens jaw, which was supplemented by poke in the ribs from Jourjens bum mitt, " Stevens was dazed. and just then Coun- cilman J. NJ. Calvin separated the com batants and ,Jourden retired, while Stevens was taken away for repairs. No arrests were then made in this case as police officer did not show up.
 Yesterday morning, on motion of City Attorney Bell, the case against Stevens was dismissed. Stevens was anxious to try it, having as his attorney John McGinn, and it took some time to explain to him that the charge had been withdrawn, and the twenty that "S ""o put "p ioi hio appearance was returned to him. Fink was not present and although McGinn was anxious that a bench warrant should be issued for his arrest, the magistrate postponed the case until To o'clock this morning.
 This morning Attorney Cousby app peared in the municipal court for Mr. Fink and entered plea of guilty. City Attorney Bell acquieSced in the plea. Stevens was rn hand with hls attrrney, McGinn, who was anxious for some req son or other to introduce testimony. The court told him that, plea of guilty having been entered, no evi- dence was necessary, and the magis- trate then imposed fine of S25, which was paid, McGinn in the meantime de. livering lecture because the chief of police had accepted cash bail of s20.
 J. D. Jourden was arrested yesterday afternoon on a complaint sworn out by Stevens, charging him with assault with dangerous weapon, the danger ous weapon being Mr. Jourlen's arm. Bail was furnished in $l,000. Tho pre-. liminary examination Is set for Tues. day.
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-25
NEWS NUGGETS.

X six and a-half pound baby girl ar rived at the home of MT. and Mrs. Frank Mielke on the evening of July IS.
 A big hall in South Seattle, Wash, owned by Iafe Hamilton, a resident of Nome in 1900, and a partner of Bill McPhee, was burned July ,, entailing a loss of S2o, ,OOO.
 w. A. Barrieau and Walter Pilgrim will open d saloon on August l in the building adjoining the J. J. Sesnon O. s new office. It will be called the Riche- lieu. Both gentlemen are well known old-timors and will, no doubt, command fair share Of business.
 Finley Mcintosh and R. E. Wilkins were tried yesterday in Judge Reeds court on q charge of criminally tres passing on claim No. 10, Hastings creek. After hearing the evidence the defendants were discharged by the court.
 Mr. F.. $. Harrison has in press Handbook Of Seward Peninsula and Directory of Nome" The book has been carefully arranged and will be of value to everybody. It is entirely a home production.
 William Marcus, Axel Memmen, Fred Teller and Columbus Duffy were ar rested on charge Of selling liquor to natives. Marcus and Teller pleaded guilty. The cases will be disposed of on Tuesday.
 NJ. F. Mason reached Nome on the St. Paul with the Unalaska marine hospital outfit. It is being placed in the old city hospital, which will be ready for occupancy in about ten days.
 Out or Basin creek the x. 4. T. & T. Co. have two elevators at work a Handy and an Adams. The claims, it is said are showing up well.
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-25
bon. This was three days ago.
 Capt. O. J. Humphrey. general man.

bon. This was three days ago
 Capt. O. J. Humphrey. general man. ager of the N. A. T. x T. Co. at St Michael, wired Capt. Holscher, of the company's steamer John J. Healy, which was on her way down the river, to stop at Nulato and await the arrival of the senators and bring them to St. Michael. In letter to Mayor Rust gard, Capt. Humphrey says that the Van Vliet would probably reach "Nu- lato on the evening of July 23, and should reach St. Michael on the Healy on Sunday morning, July 26."
 Arrangements for the reception and entertainment of the party in Nome are well in hand. On arrival they will be met by citizens and band on the beach, and they will be taken to the Hotel Lawrence. Should they arrive in the morning, reception will be held in the court house in the after noon, and the ladies of the Kegoayah Kozga will give a dance in the even- ing. The mines will be visited next day, and banquet will follow the same evening, at which Col. w. T. Perkins will act as toastmaster. Mayor Rustgard will deliver the address of welcome: "The Resources of Alaska" will probably be responded to by N. B. Lolner, if he can be prevailed upon to do so, and Judge Hannum will talk of ''The Needs of Alaska" The rest of the speechnaking will be done by the visitors. Of course, the carrying out of the above program depends largely upon the wishes of the visitors in the matter, and it is possible that it may be materially changed.
 A meeting Of the general committee having in charge ihe reception and en- teriainment of the distinguished visit ors will be held tonight at 8 o'clock al A. B. hall.
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-25
Senatorial Party Is Ex.
 pected That Day.
STUCK ON SAND BAR
In the Yukon and a Boat Sent to Their ReIief-.WiIl Be We'll
 Entertained.

The senatorial committee are expect ed to reach Nome next Monday evening or Tuesday morning on the revenue cutter McCulloch, now at St. Michael.
 From information that has reached Nome the senatorial party left Dawson on the United States government steamer Jeff Davis. Some miles above Fort Gibbon the Davis was hung up on a sand bar, and Gen. Funston, who was at Fort Gibbon, sent the government steamer Van Vliet to their rescue, with orders to bring the party to Fort Gib-
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-25
Bishop Rowe Arrives.

Right Reverend P. Y. Rowe, Episco- pal bishop for the diocese of Alaska, arrived in Nome Thursday morning from St. Michael, accompanied by Mrs. Rowe and their son Leo. They came down the Yukon from Dawson stopping, en route at several places along the river. The bishop will be passenger on the Tbetis to Point Barrow, and will then return to Nome. Tomorrow he will officiate morning and evening at St. Mary's.
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-25
Good Pay Is Found on
 Number Eleven.

Adolf Johnson and Nelson Bros., who have opeaed No. II, Hastings creek, have lately run into the richest ray. streak ever found in that section. The gold is coarse and appears to be river deposit, instead of beach gold, as was at first supposed They have installed an engine and pump that raises the water Ji feet to the bench, where the pay is found.
 Pay has also been found ty w. II. Johnson about mile and half up the creek, the extent of which has not as vet been determined.
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-25
UO on Gold Run,

H. A. Ring, enc of the earliest dis cOverers of Gold Run, in 1900, is in town. MT. Ring states that no new claims have been opened up on that creek since 1900, and not much more is known of that section than there was in the fall of that year. The gold is there. he says, but it cannot be taken out without intelligent development work.
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-25
Wedding at Council.

Among the St. paors passengers was Miss Helen Richardson. of san Fran. cisco. Miss Richardson left for Cpun- Cil Thursday evening, accompanied by Mrs, Gustav SleIfert. Mrs. r, Q. Hanks aud Rev. Dr. Bloor Upon her arrival there she win he married to Df. F. $. Il well.known pioneer phSsi- elan of this section, and cousin of District Attorney Col Grigsby.
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-25
From Ophir Creek.

on Ophir creek, and is now working a of mem on the claim. Mr. Price,
 who came over from Ophfr this week, says that the outlook is good. ''Every Sinae yoW put pick into the placer ground Of shis sectiont it is frmorovecl,' ''
 snid Mf. Price. ''lt is certainly a great
 placer epWntfy."
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-25
On fOlyoke Greek.

OAs on No. 2, Holyoke creek, Britt & Peterson have eight mSu ct work, as we'll ss | team engaged in scraping. Ire results gre entirely satisfactory. Last yesr Britt X Peterson sIuiced 125 dsys. This year they began sluicipg on June 23.
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-25
ON HAS T|NGS DID NOT 60
0. p. Hine Turned Back
 at St. Michael.

O. r. Hine, a Colorado mining man, is in town, and will investigate the min eral resources of Seward peninsula, vo. ing first to the kotzebue sound country.
 Mir. Hine started for the Tauana, but only got as far as St. Michael. Authen. tic information concerning the Cinema section changed Mir. Hines plans and he concluded to come to Nome, Mir. aine Is a thorough miuinv man and Is well equipped to engage ia mining.
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-25
Prof. Douglas, PalmiSt.

Prof, Douglas, the wonderful scien, tifc palmist, is in Nome for a few days longer, Special readings this week, $l and &. ralmisty taught; lessons given. Reading for children, 90 cents, Hindco charm for luck and love, 3l8 Front street, above Nalhalla saloon.
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-25
Notice.

The firm of Howe 6; Knuppe has dis solved partnership, and the business hencefOrih will be conducted under the name of W. r. Howe.
 Nome, July 26, 1903.
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-25

A large consignment of fresh fruits and vegetables of all kinds received on late steamers at Bayles X Co. s, 3o4 Front Street.
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-25

Largest lines Of beer, liquors and cigars ever brought to Alaska at T. J. Nestor's, A. c. Co.'S warehouse Front c root
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-25

Our meats are strictly first class: big stocks jus received. Pacihc Cold StOr- age company.
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-25

Boys and childreb,s clothing at out side prices at Gus Browns, 2sg Front street..
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-25

Fresh lemons only are used at the Board of Trade.
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-25

SilverWare dishes fer restaurant use for sale al r. S. Lang Co.
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-25

Boys and childrea's clothing at out. side prices at Gus Browns, gs9 Front street.
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-25

Out or Basin creek the N. A. T. & T. Co. have two elevators at work a Handy and an Adams. The claims, ii is said are showing up well.