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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-13

A Trenton paper tells of a small
boy who walked into a grocery
store the other day on his way to
summer school and, as the grocer
drew the order book towards him,
said. HI want three and half
pounds of sugar. It's six cents
a pound, amt itl And rice is
eight / want two aud a quarter
pounds of that. And a quarter
pound of your seventy-eent tea,
and two and a fifth pounds of
thirty-five cent coffee, and three
pints of milk. That's eight cents
quart amt ito And please give
me the bill,p he ended breathless-
ny, "for | have to get to school. y
The grocer made out the bin and
handed it to the boy, asking as he
did so; vDid your mother send
the money, or does she want the
goods ehargedip The boy seized
the bin and said, with Sigh oI
satisfaction, MIA didn't send ms
at all It's my arithmetic lesson
and ! had 70 get il done somehow.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-13
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Born, toMr. and Mrs. Nat Nor
ris, a son.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-13

A new telephone switch board
has been put in at Cuivre, this
county; no farmers line switch
board in this part of the State that
equals it.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-13

Lakenan & Barnes bought Is
acres of ground north of the old
Military Academy site in south
Mexico for $4,000.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-13

ris, a son.
Susan Dicus is the new owner of
the Shepherd residence, in north
Mexico, paying $3.50.
Alex Carter's family in this city
has been quite seriously afflicted
for two weeks with the measles.
Misses Grace Quisenberry and
Matte Bishop, of Laddonia, Wis
tied Miss Ethel LaForce at Centra-
liza last week.
Lakenan & Barnes bought Is
acres of ground north of the old
Military Academy site in south
Mexico for $4,000.
Allen Stallings, lawyer and real
estate agent, is still at the old
stand of Stallings & Holloway,
north side square.
DR.. 4. s. Manning of Vandalia
was fined 800 aud costs in the
Audrain Circuit Court on the
charge of illegal selling of whisky.
He has appealed.
Judge Stevens of this city ad-
dressed the people of Huntsdale,
Boone county, last Friday night
op Modern Woodcraft. There
was a reorganization of the NV.
A. camp at that place.
w. II. Dempsey, south OF
Thompson, is considered the cham
pion molasses maker of Audrain
county. He ships molasses every
fall to different parts of the State
and to Illinois. He grows his own
cane; has a Is acre crop this
season.
Leta Greer is suing her husband,
j. P. Greer, for divorce in the Au-
drain Circuit Court. She accuses
the husband of non-support, and
also states that he was given to
drinking and gambling. There is
one child and the wife asks for its
custody.
The Kansas City Star said o few
days ago; In an Audrain county
graveyard is a tombstone bearing
this inscription: Here Lies jim
Pitts. He IS All In. And again
the Star said: If Stone of Mexico
was after time when he stole Mrs
r. S. Orear's watch recently, h'
got it. He is now doing" nine
ty days.
The State Of Missouri vs.. Q. A
Barnes on application of change o.
venue will be heard in tie AudraiI
Circuit Court on Monday, Angus
"a. Judge Rodgers was an attor
new in the case and is therefort
DISQUALIFIED to hear the motion
Judge samuel Davis of Salin,
county will hear the testimony anC
arguments in the case.
Certain newspapers over tn
State are beginning to shout tina
Rev. Creighton S, Brooks Of JET
ferson City started this whole thing
of hoisting the boodlers. No, 10
Folk was already busy in st. Loui
cleaning out the nest of thieves il
the City Hall. A Mexico news
paper correspondent, friend 0
Mr.. Brooks, went over to witnes
the opening of the Legislature an
he soon saw that there was boodl
in the air and went and toll
Brooks. Brooks, after some in
vestigatiOn, began exposing IN
situation from his pulpit, denoun
ced it on the street corners, an
finally a Legislative committee wa
appointed to investigate his chare
es, before which the preacher CAV
valuable information Then 10
Folk had occasion to call certai
,,boodlersp before the st. Loui
grand jury, and the exterminatio
began. But for the Mexico news
paper correspondent Bro, Brook
perhaps, just at that lime, wopl
have beeu none the wiser.
Prof. w, N. Jones, late Of Il
Iiaddonia Institute and Bushes
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-13

1t is reported that the wheat
fields of the west are not yielding
according to promise. This is an
other way of saying that the wheat
prospects went republican.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-13

By the way, if every man in the
east is employed at good wages.
where did those $4,000 eastern
men come from who went to the
Kansas and Nebraska wheat fields,
and why did they goi
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-13
IN AUSTRALIA.
The Other Serving Time in
the Missouri Pen.

Following item is taken from
the Hannibal Courier Post:
William Baur of Hannibal who
escaped from the Pike county Jail
at Bowling Green several years
ago while under arrest charged
with the murder of JacObCastatOr,
tOllgate keeper at Salt River on
the Hannibal and New London
gravel road is in Australia,
half way round the world from
home.
Fred Vaughn, cOlored, who is in
Hannibal spending a few days,
saw him in Sydney, Australia,
while there last winter. They had
known each other when boys, and
instantly recognized each other.
Vaughn knew nothing of the trOu-
BILE of Baur at the time, and NO
reference was made to it by the
latter.
The robbery of Mr.. CastatOr
for which Baur was arrested was q
daring one. Two men visited the
Castator home one night about
six or seven years ago, thinking
there was money hidden away in
the place, and took candles and
burned the feet and limbs of MIR
CastatOr and his wife, after which
they obtained about ST., all the
money there was ON the place.
Morgan Maddox, who was ar
rested charged with being impli
Gated in the robbery, was convict
ed in the Rails county circuit cour
at New London and given a sen
tence of % years in the peniten
tiary. Baur was tried at Bowling
Green but escaped immediatel,
following the trial.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-13

DIR. G. T. VarnOn is the new
coroner of Audrain county.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-13

The Kansas City Star said o few
days ago: In an Audrain county
graveyard is a tombstone bearing
this inscription: Here Lies Jim
Pitts. He $ All In" And again
the Star said: If Stone of Mexico
was after time when he stole Mrs.
r. S. Orear's watch recently, he
got it. He is now doing" nine
ty days.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-13

DR.. 4. s. Manning of Vandalia
was fined 800 aud costs in the
Audrain Circuit Court on the
charge of illegal selling of whisky.
He has appealed.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-13

Allen Stallings, lawyer and real
estate agent, is still at the old
stand of Stallings & Holloway
north side square.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-13

Some children in Fulton last
Thursday were playing at an old
cistern, trying to jump over it,and
the five year old son of E. w,
Herndon slipped in and was
drowned. Mrs. Lewis Hord OF
this city attended the funeral.
The excavating for the Old La
dies Home building is progressing
The building will stand on the
boulevard in south Mexico. The
Kings Daughters are the promo
ters Of the enterprise. They re.
ceived a contribution Of fifty dol.
lars from a Chicago party few
days ago. The enterprise is a
sure go.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-13

Leta Greer is suing her husband,
j. P. Greer, for divorce in the Au-
drain Circuit Court. She accuses
the husband of non-support, and
also states that he was given to
drinking and gambling. There is
one child and the wife asks for its
custody.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-13

Judge Stevens of this city ad-
dressed the people of Huntsdale,
Boone county, last Friday night
Oh Modern Woodcraft. There
was a reorganization of the NV.
A. camp at that place.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-13

Misses Francis and Fern Veer-
kamp, of Nevada, Mo-, have re-
turned home after visit With the
families of Louis Steppleman, and
E. FL. Shook of this county.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-13

w. II. Dempsey, south OF
Thompson, is considered the cham
pion molasses maker of Audrain
county. He ships molasses every
fall to different parts of the State
and to Illinois. He grows his own
cane; has a Is acre crop this
season.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-13

The State Of Missouri vs.. Q. A.
Barnes on application of change OF
venue will be heard in tie Audrain
Circuit Court on Monday, August
"a. Judge Rodgers was an attor-
new in the case and is therefore
DISQUALIFIED to hear the motion.
Judge samuel Davis of Saline
county will hear the testimony and
arguments in the case.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-13

The following hOres won prizes
at the Centralia fair: Tom Bass,
with Richmond Squirrel, first in
the saddle sweepstakes; "Splint'
Barnett, with the Mexican, second,
Barnett also won, with the Men.
dan, for the best horse to the hal
ter, also won in the ring for bes
saddle mare or gelding.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-13

Prof. w. NJ. Jones, late Of the
I.addonia Institute and Business
College, has moved his family 70
Mexico
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-13

Rush Ball, of near Laddonia,
has bought a fine SO.acre farm
jutting into the suburbs of Troy
and moves to it first of next March.
Sorry to lose Mr.. Ball from An
drain; he is one of our very best
citizens.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-13

/, ". II. motifs, clerk of the
circuit court of Audrain county,
Missouri, do hereby certify that the
above aud foregoing is a full and
complete copy OF the Order Of Pub
lication in the above 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, Andrain county. Missouri,
this July 28th, A. d., 1903.
LsEAI.l w. II. NORRIS,
Clerk CiFenit Court.
II. ), Booth, Attorney for Plain
tits.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-08-13

The funeral over the remains of
Uncle" Charlie Armstrong was
held last Thursday at the home of
j. B. Weaver, northeast of Mex
leo, conducted by Rev. w. B. Hill.
The interment was in this city, the
Odd Fellows conducting services
at the grave.
Cañon City record., 1903-12-24
In Honor Of Miss Flint

Last Friday evening the Misses Kerr
Harrison and F.ires entertained com.
pany Of sixteen young people in honor
of Miss Flint at the home Of Miss
Blanche Kerr, $50 Main street.
The rooms were beautifully decor
ated with the national coiors, Military
Finch being one OF the pleasing fea-
lures of the evening. The honors
were won by Fort Sumpter.
At the conclusion Of the contest de-
lightful refreshments, consisting OF
ice-cream. cake, chocolate and waters,
were served.
Those responding to invitation were
the Misses Flint, Russell, Robson,
White, FAIRIES. Bunten, Miss Grace
Fsires, Kerr. Harrison and Mrs. A. H.
White and Aessrs, Baird, Glass, Rob
ison, Broughton, White and Collins.
Cañon City record., 1903-12-24
To Be Held In January.

The time for holding the Fremont
County Farmers Institute has been
fixed by the executive committee for
the 18th and l4th OF rs@s nionth.
The committees appointed by the
horticultural society acouple Of weeks
ago to arrange for the coming institute
are enthusiastic over the outlook and
confidently predict one Of the most in
teresting and successful meetings of
the kind ever held in this city. Several
members of the faculty of ~ state
agricultural college at fort Collins
will be present. a. we'll ~ Hon. J. W.
Crowley of Rocky Ford, all Of whom
will address the institute On matters
Of interest to tillers Of the soil. IL 10
expected that . fine exhibit of fsait
and agricultural predusts ~ill b mad .
Cañon City record., 1903-12-24
Knight Templar Officers.

Canon City Commandery, No. Q
Knights Templar, elected officers las,
Thursday night as follows:
Sir Geo. w. Bethel, E. @.
Sir Jas. P. Chapman, G.
Sir VIM. II. Trout, O. G.
Sir Frank N. Carrier, S. N.
Sir Austin L. Hatch, J. N.
Sir Jas. H. Peabody, Treas.
Sir H. M. Mingay, SEQ.
Sir G. H. Killenbergsr, St. B.
Sir w. L. Hawkins, Sw. b.
Sir w. J. Davis, War.
Dir jos. T. Little, Sent.
Cañon City record., 1903-12-24

II 10 quite the thing this year for
newsps pers 70 publish long lists Of let
ters to Santa Claus from the little folks
Of the community.
The RECORD 10 always anxious to
please it's little friends and regrets that
we did not think Of the Santa Claus
letter business little earlier.
Last week after the RscoRD was is
sued . reporter told !, about the
streets that we would publish all the
letters 70 Santa Claus sent in and
here they are.
We would undoubtedly have had
more il the plan had been announced
earlier, but here is a good showing.
We hope no one will feel slighied IL
they failed to learn that we wanted to
publish their letters. OF course We
couidn't go around and veil everybody
in town, but we had to take just those
that came.
Another year we will begin earlier
and give rybody chance
Dear Santa.
l could use good streak Of light
ming. Something that would make a
good picture for new calendar.
George Pedley.
Mr.. Santa Claus:
now take my pen in hand to write
you few lines and tell you / am not
very well and hope you are the same.
Please bring me n new suit OF clothes
for Christmas Please put in all the
pockets you have on hand, as can use
them. frankie McGillicuddy.
Dear Santa:
am student and lernin boks.
don't play with no toys. l want boks.
Eny kind of boks yu think gud for .
boy my age-story boks and skule boks
both. Yours truely,
George Colgate.
P.S. Please send me = dickshunairy.
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Dear Santa CLAUS.
am a good boy and deserve pres
ent. Please bring me clothes line
and tub and wash board. IwAnt some
thing useful. Jimmie Lantz.
Dear Santa:
Say, I'm the kind of chap you like.
l 90 to Sunday-school and have more
reward cards than any boy on our
street. / don't think its wrong to go
to the theatre, though. Do your
Please bring me little opera house
with nice bunch OF gaily dressed
girls. Willie T. Bridwell.
Dear Santa:
Bring your feet to Galley's for shoes.
W. E. G.
Dear Santa:
/ will write and tell you what want.
l want nice piano-a real one that
you can play on. @. H. Kistler.
Dear Old Boy:
/ take my pom in hand to let you
know that am still here and expect
ing call from you tomorrow night.
I don't care for many toys this yeaF-I
can buy them. Bat plsass al one
Cañon City record., 1903-12-24

presents itself will leave its mysticism
to some other fellow that has sufficient
stock Of skepticism to enable him TO
enter upon its dutie>".
The trackwalker l. no longer in the
pay OF the D. d R. 6 company. having
some months ago found employment
Cañon City record., 1903-12-24

more congenial to his nature than in
speciing the railroad track in the
Royal Gorge at the hour of midnight
when ''graveyards yawu" and the
spirites and goblins of the neither would
come forth as though realeased from
Pandora's box.
Cañon City record., 1903-12-24


and let me drink it would be the best
boy in Canon City for a whole year.
Archie White.
Dear Mr.. Santa Claus:
Ny name is George. l want a fire.
wagon, and hose cart and anything else
you have for a good boy.
George Csssedy.
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Dear Santa Clans:
Please bring me lantern ! want
to look for an honest man who pays
his bills. d. W. Ross.
Ny Dear Mr. Santa Claus:
If you would just as lsave-I don't
need any toys but you might fill my
stocking with good red juicy apples.
Benjamin F. Rockafellow.
Dear Santa:
Please send me a new story-one e
that can tell in lodge.
Tommie Parker.
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Dear Old Fellow:
Same furniture and dishes and any
old thing to help out in furnishing up
. home would suit me fine Please
send the best. @. H. Swanton.
Dear Santa:
Iweuld like . bicycle. Twas goi ng
to ask for little automobile hut pa
said that was too much to expect you
70 send SO / guess . bike will do.
Yours, ETC.,
frankie Thomas.
Dear Mr.. Claus:
l would like some candy if you
please-I like candy awfully well-bet-
ter than anything in the world.
want the kind that's fresh, you know.
R. G. Miller.
Dear Old Santa:
Please bring me . little horse and
buggy. I had one but it got smashed
up and we threw it in the river. l
want another very much.
George Bethel.
Dear Mr.. Santa Claus:
Please send me bunch Of good ads
enough for whole year. hate to
write ada. Charlie Tanner.
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Dear Santa:
Please bring me little iron bank
one that will hold all can put in it.
Fred A. Reynolds. :
My Dear Santa Claus;
could use another pair of slippers
leather preferred. H. B. Cook.
To Santa:
would like little wagon and tin
horses. Charlie Swanson.
Mr. Santa Claus:
Kind Friend: l would like train of
choo-choo cars-the real thing-those
that run. Jesse Waters.
P s. Please don't put any receivers
on the train. J. W.
Dear Old Santa Clans:
l am good boy and / think you
ought to bring me stamp album in
which can put a collection OF new
United States envelope stamps l have
been cutting out. James Turnbuli.
. .
Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me nice new doll
one that walks, and talks, and sleeps.
j. F. MARI
Cañon City record., 1903-12-24
Some Letters to Santa Claus
From Canon City Young Folks

stocking full Of coal and the other full
Of ice-if you can afford it.
Percy Fleishel.
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Dear Santa Claus:
will write you few lines to les
you know am we'll and want you 10
bring me go-cart for Christmas. Ny
nice little doll is getting too big for .
buggy and wants . real go-eart.
VS. George RockAfeiiow
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Mr.. Santa Claus:
This is my first letter. Please bring
me a pair Of pliers. want to prac-
tice on the boys want to be 4 dent
list some day. T. A. Twitchell.
Dear Santa Claus:
will write you what / want for
Christmas. / want q lot Of soldiers,
the kind that won't always be falling
down and getting into trouble.
James H. Peabody.
P. S. Please don't put in too many
officers
Dear Santa:
read sporting books and know lots
about hunting and shooting and camp
Ing out. want an air gun and some
caps for my old pistol.
Dali Deweese.
r + r
Dear Santa Claus:
You ought to know what want but
I will write and tell you anyway.
Send me big shaggy Black Wolf-the
one you read about.
Henry Beecher.
P.S. Please put in the Trail, tso.
Dear Mr. Santa Claus:
Iwish you would bring me a nice
little romance. One that / won't get
tired Of. G. H. Kellenberger.
Dear Santa Claus:
Iwant racing track and some tin
horses that 60 round and round with
jockeys painted red and blue. am
going to run q racing association when
l get big. Willie Peabody
Dear Santa:
am writing you this little letter to
tell you what want for Christmas.
want n tin horse, one that will
stand hitched and won't run away, and
rubber buggy, one that won't get
broken up IL the tin horse does run
of. Wilber T. Little.
. . .
Dear Santa Claus:
aint very particular but il you can,
please, bring me anything that tastes
rs good As chew of tobacco after you
haven { had one for long time. You
know how it is. Ned Craven.
Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me box Of prunes.
think prunes the bestest fruit that
grows. H. F. Biersmith.
Dear Santa:
doa't want none Of your old toys-
I'm too big for them now. But II you
would send me psekase OF real cotles
made up TO look like Postum Csfai %
Cañon City record., 1903-12-24

Dear SANTA CIaus:
aint very particular but IL you can,
please, bring me nything that tastes
Is good as chew of tobacco after you
haven't had one for long time. You
know how it is. Ned Craven.
Cañon City record., 1903-12-24

Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me box Of prunes.
think prunes the bestest fruit that
grows. II. f. Biersmith.
Cañon City record., 1903-12-24
Dear Santa:

Deaf SAutAs
don't want none Of your old toys-
I'm too big for them now. But II you
would send me psekase Of real eo1es
made up TO look like Postum Csrai %
Cañon City record., 1903-12-24

that Ma. wouldn't know the difference
and let me drink it 1 would be the best
boy in Canon City for whole year.
Archie White.
Cañon City record., 1903-12-24

Dear Santa:
am writing you this little letter t.
tell you what want for Christmas.
want a tin horse, one that viii
stand hitched and won't run away, and
rubber buggy, one that won't gel
broken up il the tin horse does rur
off. Wilber I. Little.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-13
SCHOOL TEACHER TELLS
HOW HE WAS BUNK0ED
Preliminary Examination of ]. p.
Johnson and James Johnson
Ts Commenced.

A J. Sheridan. teacher. Paxton Neb.,
told in Police Judge Fritz's court yes
terday the story of how he was bunkoed
out of checks aggregating $1193 in a room
at $50 Mission street on Sunday. January
A. He told his story at the preliminary
examination of J. p. Johnson and his
brother. James Johnson, on a charge of
grand larceny
Sheridan explained how he met "Mr.
Palm" who escorted him to the room
and induced him to sit at a table and
take a hand in game of poker. He
drew two pairs, and Palm induced him
to indorse the checks as he was sure to
win. but the Judge" who is said TO be
the father of the two defendants held
three sevens and took possession Of the
checks In cross-eXamination Sheridan
said he must have been hypnotized by
Mr.. Palm otherwise he would not have
indorsed the checks. He came out of
his hypnotic state when he realized he
had lost the checks.
After Sheridan had given his testimony
the hearing was continued till Thursday.