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Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-09
Mexico Man Hurt.

This item from Colman's Rural
World:
A terrible railroad wreck oc-
Cured in East st. Louis June 10.
Mr.. w. o. FoOte, who formerly
lived at Mexico, Mo-, and later
removed to Texas, was on his way
to Pekin, ILL.,, with his fast trot-
ting and pacing horses, and while
on the eastern end of Eads bridge
the train was run into from the
rear and Mr.. j. Co dge, of Dallas,
Texas, was killed, and the great
mare, Rilma, 200, and LouVaughn
2:00I, were killed and all of the
horses more or less injured. Mr..
Foote'S left leg suffered a com
pound fracture and he was other
wise much injured aud is lying in
Henrietta hospital, but is expected
to recover. This is a terrible loss
to Mr.. Foote, and to other owners
of horses that were injured. Nut
bearer 2;09 "a, was one of the
horses that was badly hurt, but it
is thought he will recover. The
accident was undoubtedly the re-
suit of the congested condition of
the railroads caused by the great
food. Of course in dollar and
cent point of view the railroad will
have to pay the losses, but no
money can pay for the suffering
| that has been caused.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-09
-FOUR ARREsTs.
But the Two Girls Do Not
Belong IN Audrain.

The following dispatch appeared
in a st. Louis paper this week;
Paris, Mo-, July 3.-Ernest
Harbitt and John Allison are un-
der arrest charged with inveigling
Cora Hackney, Is, and her sister
Nora, IA; from their homes in Au-
drain county aud then abandoning
them. The girls are also under
arrest.
The MESSAGE understands that
the two women referred to belong
at Joplin, Mo. They-were arrest
ed in the vicinity of Long Branch
Store, and have made a visit or
two over to Mexico as we'll
as to Paris.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-09
CENTRALLINN.

The binders are in the oats fields
but that cropis not very good.
This neighborhood was well rep
resented in Mexico July 4.
Bertha Dye of near Rush Hill is
visiting her grandfather, near
Vandalia.
Some of this neighbOrhoOd at
tended church at Benton City Sun
day.
Mrs. Woodward of Rush Hill
visited her daughter, Mrs. Scott,
Sunday.
Bro. Chinn preached at Rush
Hill Church Sunday morning and
evening. Both sermons were fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Grey of near
Farber visited their parents here
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. George Kellerhal, our new
road boss, is being highly eompli-
mented on his work on the road at
the old Walker place. He certain
ly Justly deserves praise on that
piece of work, for the road was al
most impossible and now it is one
of the incest roads anywhere.
Misses Laura Travis and Corde-
liza McGaffin attended church at
Rush Hill Sunday morning.
Little Gertie Hudson is visiting
her grandparents near Benton
City.
Ed. Hicks of Louisville, KY,
who has been visiting his mother,
Mrs. Jake Berry, has returned to
resume his medical studies which
he will finish in a short time.
Judging from his looks the Blue
grass State must agree with him.
The Union Sunday School of
Rush Hill will have children'S
day exercises next Sunday night
at the Methodist church.
The ladies of the Rush Hill
Christian church will have an lee
cream supper next Saturday night.
Everyone invited to come hungry
and bring theil cash books.
Harve Paisley, the agent at Rush
Hill, has a lay off on account of a
sore hand, caused by block OF
ice falling on it while unloading.
Pope Leo XII, at the vatican
in Rome, is thought to be dying,
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-09

The following dispatch was sent
out from this city to the st. Louis
papers this week: -Gottlieb Win
ger, who has gained a statewide
in his effort to find
wife satisfactory to his stringent
requirements, has checked off an
other name on the list of possibili-
ties, and is still hunting for his
affinity, The latest rejection is
Mrs. NJ. Haun of st. Louis, who
has been here a week on trial.
Winner says that she is two much
inclined to poor health, aud says
that he did not advertise for a
drugstore. Mrs. Hauu returned
to her home the first of the week.
The report that Winner sent her
back is Winners end of the story,
but it may have some bearing on
the next application that Winner,
Immediately after the return of
the widow" bought a consider
able amount Of soap aud I've aud
returned TO his farm. It is said
that these accessories to cleanli-
ness could be used with satisfying
results around the old Germans
home Winzer's last rejection
but one was because the prospec-
tive bride could not milk to suit
him. She was from Kansas
City
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-09

Robert Rowland, of near Gen.
tralia, will teach in the Good
water district next winter, near
Rowena.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-09

Ed. w. H. Hook preached at
Red Top church last Sunday.
Says 1000 people were on the
ground. Three additions to the
church.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-09

Lost, on the 4th of July, be-
tween Long Branch Store and
Mexico, pocketbook containing
a five dollar bill, a two dollar bill,
two silver dollars and some small
change. Leave at Message Office
and receive reward.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-09

A special circuit judge win be
called to pass on the motion for a
change of venue in the case of the
State VS.. G. A. Barnes.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-09

{ Charlie Kimbal and bride, mar
ried at Centralia a few days ago.
left this week for their future home
in Washington State.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-09

st. Clair Emmons of this city
is now connected with the Call
published at Excelsior Springs.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-09

Charles T. Davis and Miss May
Childress both of near Thompson,
were granted marriage license by
Recorder Kendall Yesterday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-09

The Mexico Savings Bank has
reduced the number of directors
from nine to seven. The follow
ing is the new board: s. M. Locke,
w. w. Fry, G. A. Witherspoon,
Fred Morris, A. G. Barnes, w. j.
Bolts and w. f. Atkinson.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-09

Mrs. Mary Wilson of Vandalia
is here for treatment at the Mexico
Osteopathic Sanitarium.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-09
NelehborIy Nelehbors

Mrs. @. F. Clark and daughter,
Miss Frances, are home from
Eureka Springs.
Robert Walter, near Rush Hill,
paid this Office a pleasant business
call last Saturday.
Harry Atchison and family have
been spending a few days with
relatives near Santa Fe.
Mr.. Pulliam of Columbia spent
the Fourth here. He is now Wis
iting relatives at Rush Hill.
Hugh Logan and family of
Laddonia spent Saturday and
Sunday with Mexico friends.
Miss Barnett of Columbia visit
ed friends in Mexico last week
and incidently celebrated with us.
Lockridge Steele of st. Louis
visited his sister here, Miss Loua
Steele, last Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Homer Bassford and chill
dren are here from st. Louis to
spend the summer, the guests of j.
G. Bassford.
Prof. Bayard, instructor in
Latin at the State University, was
over from Columbia Saturday to
attend the celebration.
Miss Pearl Stewart Of Louisiana
visited her cousin, Mrs. John Beal,
Saturday and Sunday and attend
ed Mexico's celebration.
Frank billiard of st. Louis and
Mr.. Mckee of Columbia were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Dill
lard Saturday aud Sunday.
II. l.. Beal, of Parsons, Kansas,
travelling for an Iowa hardware
firm, spent the Fourth with his
cousin here, the MESSAGE editor.
Miss Ida Clendenin, a teacher
in the schools of Brooklyn, N. Y,
is here to spend the summer with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 7. j.
Clendenin.
Misses Vernie Leet, Bernice
Bruton, Grace Burns and Verlie
McCubbin of Laddonia were
guests of their little friends here
this week.
The Jenkins family held a re-
union here on the Fourth, at the
home of Al Jenkins. Ned Grange
and wife of Laddonia also joined
the company.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. G. Martin
and two little sons of Vandalia
visited our celebration Saturday
and also ran up and made a call
on relatives at Sturgeon.
Mr.. and Mrs. 2. T. Burch OF
Laddonia spent the Fourth in Mex
leo and visited their son Walter
here who is one of Mexico's most
promising young lawyers.
Prof. Floyd futile, director of
physical culture at the Columbia
University, was here to visit his un'
Gle who lives near Mexico. He
stayed over and enjoyed the 4tt
I with us.
Miss Bennetta ThOrnburgh is
visiting her uncle, DR.. TibbittE
at Highland, Ill. Before returning
home she will visit relatives al
Smithborough, Alhambra anG
Effingham, in that state.
Misses Kate Lasher and Mary
Corner, both of Laddonia wert
visiting the family of E.E. Kunke
here. Miss Lasher returned Mon
day. Miss Corner will visit friends
and relatives here for few weeks
yet.
Says the Perry Enterprise: Mrs
7. J. Clendenin, of Mexico, re,
turned home Friday after visiting
H. p, Moore and wife. She was
accompanied as far as Laddonia by
Mesdames H. p. Moore and j. L
Fairbain and daughter, Leta, whC
were the guests of Mrs. Arthur
Corner, while in LaddOnia.
The following were guests of thu
family of w. N. Boatman and fam
lily in this city ON the Fourth; J
d. Boatman, Dallas, Texas; Mr.
aud Mrs. Everett Johnston anC
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-09

The County Court at its August
meeting will fill the vacancy for
County Coroner, caused by the
resignation of DIR. w. w. Mac
farlane.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-09

Hon. q. F. Clark has bought
the w. j. Rixey property in South
Mexico, paying $4,000.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-09

Ernest Can't, attorney Of this
city, has brought suit for $4,000
against G. C.. Copeland, the Wa
bash conductor of Wellsville who
won $4,000 in his suit against
the Wabash for injuries receiv ed
in the wreck at Missouri City i'll
1897. Mr., CAN'T was attorney for
Copeland and alleges that the
Sc, 900 is owed him as fees.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-09

Vera Margaret Dempsy won
first prize in the Ledger baby show
on the Fourth, Mary Kathryn
Holloway winning second.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-09

What is it they are telling on
that mail carrier to Long Branch
who gets his beef cooked before he
starts from townP
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-09

Master Charlie Roberts of Mo
berly, Z years of age, got lost from
his parents here in the big crowd
Saturday night. He fell into the
hands of the city authorities who
turned him over TO his pa pa and
mamma at the depot near mid
night.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-09

9. s. Campbell has moved his
family back to Mexico from St.
Louis. Mr.. Campbell is with
Fred Morris, the grocer.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-09

Judge James B. CAN'T is to be
one of the speakers at the ex-Con-
federate reunion to be held at
Auxvasse August 10 and ID.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-09

MIR. s. A. Jones and Miss Bessie
G. Miles, both of Farber, were
married last week, Rev. G., M. c..
Okes officiating.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-09

Found, near the Southern Bank
in Mexico, pair gold trimmed eye
glasses. Fully describe same, pay
for this notice and get your prop
erty.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-09

DIR. A. M. Patterson has been
on the sick list for two weeks.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-09
II HAPPENED AND HAPPENING. y

Farber sent up a nice delegation
to attend the celebration.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-09

Misses Susie and Fannie Logan
Of Laddonia, guests of lola Beal
on the 4th, returned home Monday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-09

The ladies of the Christian
church at Rush Hill will give an
ice-cream supper Saturday night,
July IL. All invited to attend.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-09
!. 0. 0. F. Installation.

Grant Beal, District Deputy
Grand Master, installed the fol
lowing officers last Thursday nigh
for the Mexico Odd Fellows:
II. l.. Precht, N. G..
Albert Q. Hulen, V. G.
"A. G. Whitson, Rec. Sec.
j. w. Pratt, r. S. n. G..
l.. r. Larkin. L. S. N. G.
w. w. Jackman, R. S. S.
M, 9. Owen, l.. S. S.
j. d. Pratt, Con.
S. j. Sanford, w.
j. D. Miller, R. s. V. G.
j. N. Cross, L. S. V. G.
j. w. Trimble, Chaplain.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-09

Mr.. Vaughn Crawford and wife,
of Pacific, Mo-, are here as the
guests of Mr.. Crawford's parents,
DIR. and Mrs. NJ. E. Crawford.
Vaughn is a newly married man ;
his bride was Miss Nellie Sibley;
They were married at Iberia, Miller
county, 18th of last May. The
marriage was a surprise to Mr.,
Crawford's friends here.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-09

Pope Leo XII, at the vatican
in Rome, is thought to be dying.
He is SO years of age.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-09

G. g. Copeland, the Wabash
conductor who was nearly killedin
the wreck at Missouri City in 1897
when eight persons were killed,
came to Mexico from Wellsville
this week and was paid by the
railroad SIS, 022. SO for the damage.
He sued for $50 900, but got judg-
ment for $4,000 The railroad
fought the case through the courts
but at last was compelled to settle.
The interest on the $4,000
amounted TO es,o22 So
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-09

The Democrat tells of a Mo-
berly woman who tapped her hus-
band gently with her fan on the
street the other day and said,
"Love, it's growing late, | think
we'd better go home" After they
reached their home she shook her
fist under his chin and said ,rYou
old scoundrel, if you ever look al
that mean, elaborated. maekerel.
eyed thing you saw tonight again
I'll bust your head wide open"
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-07-09

THURSDAY, JULY o, 1908
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u HAPPENED AND HAPPENING. y
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Farber sent up a nice delegation
to attend the celebration.
DIR. A. NJ. Patterson has been
on the sick list for two weeks.
Hon. q. F. Clark has bought
the w. j. Rixey property in South
Mexico, paying $4,000.
Mrs. Mary Wilson of vandalia
is here for treatment at the Mexico
0steopathic Sanitarium.
st. Clair Emmons of this city
is now connected with the Call
published at Excelsior Springs.
Robert Rowland, of near Gen.
tralia, will teach in the Good
water district next winter, near
Rowena.
What is it they are telling on
that mail carrier to Long Branch
who gets his beef cooked before he
starts from town.
8 LCharlie Kimbal and bride, mar
ried at Centralia a few days ago,
left this week for their future home
in Washington State.
A special circuit judge will be
called to pass on the motion for a
change of venue in the case of the
State VS.. G. A. Barnes.
9. s. Campbell has moved his
family back to Mexico from st.
Louis. Mr.. Campbell is with
Fred Morris, the grocer.
Vera Margaret Dempsy won
first prize in the Ledger baby show
on the Fourth, Mary Kathryn
Holloway winning second.
Charles 7. Davis and Miss May
Childress both of near Thompson,
were granted marriage license by
Recorder Kendall yesterday.
Judge James B. CAN'T is to be
one of the speakers at the ex-Con-
federate reunion to be held at
Auxvasse August 13 and IA.
Ed. w. H. Hook preached at
Red Top church last Sunday.
Says 1000 people were on the
ground. Three additions to the
church.
The County Court at its August
meeting will fill the vacancy fol-
County Coroner, caused by the
resignation of DR.. w. w. Mac
farlane.
The Mexico Savings Bank has
reduced the number of directors
from nine to seven. The follow
ing is the new board: s. M. Locke,
w. w. Fry, G. A. Witherspoon,
Fred Morris, A. G. Barnes, w. j.
Bolts and w. F. Atkinson.
Master Charlie Roberts of Mo.
berly, Z years of age, got lost from
his parents here in the big crowC
Saturday night. He fell into th'
hands of the city authorities who
turned him over TO his pa pa an(
mamma at the depot near mid
night.
Mr.. Vaughn Crawford and wife
of Pacific, Mo-, are here as thu
guests of Mr.. Crawford's parents,
DR.. and Mrs. M. E. Crawford
Vaughn is newly married man
his bride was Miss Nellie Sibley;
They were married at Iberia, Mile
county, 18th of last May. The
marriage was a surprise to Mr.
Crawford's friends here.
The Democrat tells of a Mo
berly woman who tapped her hus
band gently with her fan on tn
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-10

special privilege is thereby enabled
to fix a charge upon the entire pub
lie, to compel every man, woman and
child in that city who must travel ON
its line, to pay a price for the ser
vice 62h per cent more than could
be done by a business enterprise
which was compelled to meet compe-
tition. To carry it farther: if the
city of New Orleans owned it's sys-
tenn of street railways it could serve
the public at a cost to it 6272 per
cent under what now the people are
compelled to pay and still make a
fair return upon the investment
made, which, instead of filing the
Golfers of the already rich monopolist
would be used to improve and extend
the service.
This is a hasty and imperfect out
line of an important economic situa-
ton, n found not only in New Or
leans, but wherever public utilities
are in the hands of private monopoly.
It illustrates perfectly the meaning
of special privilege and its power to
rob the people. Why do we permit
so unjust a condition to continued
Chicago Rural-Voice.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-10
Deafness Cannot be Cured

b. local applications, as they cannot FeachthO
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
Way to cure Deafness, and that is by constitu.
tiSnalr remedies. Deafness is caused by an in.
6amed condition Of the mucous lining Of the
Eustaehian Tube. When this tube getsinfamed
Won have q rumbling sound or imperfect hear
ing, and when it is entirely closed Deafness is
The result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken ont and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out Of ten are caused by catarrh,
which IS nothing but In nfamed condition OF
the mucous surfaces.
we will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case Of Deafness (caused by catarCh) that can.
not be cured By Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for
u. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
MID bV Druggists. Csc.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-10
MORE RIOTS.

Disturbances of strikers are not
nearly as grave as an individual dis
order of the system. Overwork, loss
of sleep, nervous tension will be fol-
lowed by utter collapse, unless a re-
liable remedy is Immediately m
ployed. There's nothing so efficient
to cure disorders of the Liver or Kid
neys as Electric Bitters. It's won
derful tonic, and effective nervine
and the greatest all around medicine
for run down systems. It dispels
Nervousness, Rheumatism and Neu>
ralgla and expels Malaria germs.
Only fifty cents, and satisfaction
guaranteed by all druggists.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-10
CAUSTIC BALSAM URE
SWEENY.

Norwalk, Cal, Sept. 20, 1901.
The lawrence Williams Co., Cleve-
land, O.:
Please send me descriptive circu-
lar. Used GOMBAULTS CAUS-
TIC BALSAM on a sweeny on fore
shoulder of horse, that was so bad
that a mans hand laid on it did not
nea fill it up even, and can't tell the
horse ever had a sweeny now. Will
the liniment cure a sweeny of several
years standing in an old horse?
(Yes. L-W. Co..
FRANK M. WARNER,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-10
h the Value Lies.

The street railway strikes in New
Orleans has developed the fact that
the railroad company's plant is a
tually worth less than thirty millions
while the company, a New Jersey
corporation, is capitalized at eighty
millions. The difference of fifty mil
lions represents the right of way in
the streets,-a neat little present
which the citizens of New Orleans
have given to this corporation.-The
American C~o-operator.
That little paragraph, it appears
to us, calls for amplifcation. It is
of interest to know wherein lies the
value of that franchise. "Fifty mil
lions represents the right of way In
the Streets" says contemporary.
But why? Is it because of the value
of the soil for agricultural purposes,
or because of the buildings which line
either side of the streets? Certainly
it is neither of these; an acre of the
streets would produce no more than
any other acre in that city, and if
half the buildings were destroyed by
fire the franchise would not lose one
penny of it's value. What then is it
that gives to that right of way the
~incalculable value of $5O,OOO,OOO?
Let US suppose there were no peo-
pie there; that those splendid build
ings which rise above the street rail
way tracks were empty and their
former occupants gone, and that
away from the city busy center
stretched highways that passed
through deserted and vacant home
steads. How much would that right
of way be worth? Then is it the peo-
pie that make that franchise so val
liable? Partly right, for if there
were no people there would be nc
value; but hal doesn't tell the whole
story. No; for when the citizens of
New Orleans made that neat little
present to the street railway corpo-
ration, they not only gave it the right
of way through certain streets, but
that gift carried with it to the rail
way company the right to exploit all
the people in it's own interests-the
right of way into the pockets of the
people-the right to charge a rate
for service during the entire life of
the franchise sufficiently above the
normal to pay dividends upon $780,
100000 of stock for which there is
no possible equivalent in railway or
in rolling stock or in any tangible
property whatsoever.
In other words, the right to force
the people to pay these exorbitant
charges is an asset twice as valuable
to the company as it's roadbed and
equipment, or to put it in another
way, this corporation, enjoying this
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-10
Bonds for Building Roads.

will make some people shiver away
down in their shoes.
1t will make their teeth Chatter a
tune like that emanatipg from the
Western Union Telegraph Office in
Charlotte and cause the entire geo.
graphical area of their bodies to stiff
fen with goose bumps until it is
rough enough to rasp corn off the
cob.
It is the suggestion that the coun-
ty be bonded for 100000 to build
macadam roads with.
Looks like a pretty raw thought.
But it isn't.
Which is better, to pay for a COM
plete system of macadam roads and
have them, or to pay for the system
and not have them?
CASTOR County is now face to face
with hat problem. The board of
county commissioners and this very
question are looking each other in
the eye sullenly and fercely like mad
bulls glaring at each other through
a triple-woven barbed-wire fence.
Yes, sir!
The county is paying for macadam
roads-and hasn't got them, when
under existing conditions it is just
as easy to have macadam roads as
not.
Let's see.
The people of CASTOR County are
paying a road tax of $4,000 a year
more in silver than the McAden-
vile dump mule could pull over the
average dirt road.
Suppose the county were to issue
bonds for 100000 at four per cent.
This money, says our Lucia CORE
spondent, would build the county a
good system of roads.
Would it? It ought to.
The Carolina and Northwestern
Railroad has a fraction less han 90
miles of road in CASTOR; the South
ern has ever. % miles.
If the county were similarly cross
ed with macadam roads from north
to south and from east to west, there
would be a total road-length of 43
miles. Now suppose the county were
again i~ntersected, this time from cor
ner to corner from the four corners;
this would add a little less than 60
miles, making with the 43 miles just
mentioned, a total road-length of 1O3
miles.
An hundred miles properly planned
and surveyed would give CASTOR
County an admirable road system.
Thus the bond issue of 100000
sold even at par would allow $4,000
to build a mile of road. Good road
experts say the system can be built
for an average of $4,000 a mile.
Now the interest on these bonds at
four per cent would be $4,000 a
year. The $4,000 we now raise
would pay this interest and leave
$4,000 a year to apply to the sinking
fund.
This $4,000 a year placed at 6 per
cent simple interest would liquidate
the 5000 OOO in ohO1+ % voo-c WAL