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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-09

The following young people of
this city enjoyed luncheon and
had ulots of fun" at the lake east Of
town Tuesday evening, chaperoned
by MIR. and Mrs. Vaughn Craw-
ford: Misses May Head, Minna
Steppleman, Sylvia Steppreman,
EVA Steppleman, Eugenia Crock
EFT, Eta Crawford, Cecil Weimer,
Mary Corner, and Messrs. Ralph
Head, Frank Haggard, Oliver
Steele, Fred Garner, Roy Boatman,
Fred Kent, Harry Stocks, Mark
Crawford and Carl Elder.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-09
VANDALIA.

Misses Lila Frances Culbertson
and Web Cox spent several days
last week the guests of Jno. Bird
and family south of town.
win Caldwell, attending school
at Quincy, spent the 4th with home
folks here.
Ed. t. A Mayhall and wife and
son John of SC Louis came in
Saturday to visit his aunt, Mrs,
F. M. Dodge. He returned to st.
Louis Sunday night. Mrs. M. will
visit in New London before re-
turning home.
Jno. L. Anderson and wife and
Miss Fife Daniel are on an extend
ed trip in Colorado.
Restora Hughlett Of ST. Louis
is visiting Mrs nellie Cunningham
Jim MOseby and daughter, Mrs.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-09

Wells, of st. Louis, are tine
guests Of his sister, Mrs. JAS
Farthing.
Jno. Hetzler Of Columbia spent
Sunday here.
The infant child of Louis Coons
and wife died Sunday.
Mrs. s. E. Kendall of Mexico
and daughter, Mrs. Ed Tucker, Of
frankfort spent the 4th here.
Everett Smith and Lila gilbert
son, Mary johnson and Sadie
Neal, Bearl Brown, Frances
Culbertson and Meribah Cox
attended the ice-cream supper at
Pleasant Plains.
w. T. Nardin of Columbia spent
the 4th with his parents here. He
was accompanied by little Miss
Sarah Wright.
Misses Nettie Neal and May
Boyd left Tuesday for months
visit in Colorado.
Miss Beulah Farthing is visit
ing her friend, Miss Clinnie Rule,
at Louisiana.
Spence Mccoy and children of
Forristel are the guests of friends
here.
The remains of Rosa Bell
formerly of this place, were brought
in from st. Louis last Friday and
buried at New Harmony. She
was a niece of Mrs. F. P. Dye.
One of the saddest accidents
ever happened in Vandalia was
the killing of Robert Ralston, run
over by the train last Wednesday.
He was a young man of "a years.
The remains were taken to Wells
vile. The bereaved family has
the sympathy of all.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-09
WORCESTER.

Corn looks fine; meadows are in
bloom; farmers are gay-summer
time.
Rev. N. S. Johnston will preach
on every first Sunday at Littleby
Baptist church. This means two
preachings per month, the first
and third Sundays. Don't forget.
Vera, the little daughter of O..
F. Hafner, fell into a pan of hot
water and was seriously scalded.
Young & Ware of Laddonia
bought up most of the lambs in
this vicinity last week, paying &c.
Barnes & Scherer gave a fine
display of fireworks on the night
of the Fourth, witnessed by a
large crowd.
The following gentlemen and
their ladies', on the Glorious
Fourth, went to the sunny banks
of Salt River, near Santa Fe,
where in romantic nook they
stretched their tent and immensely
enjoyed a fish fry; w. Atkins,
r. Bolts, T. and E. Crawford,
c. S. Clutter, H. and G. Elliott,
o. F. Hafner, George Randall and
Joe Ware.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-09
LADDONIA.

Judge" Quisenberry and wife
returned from visit Monday tC
Pike county friends.
j. w. Hancock engaged John
Hoffman to build his fine dwelling
and the work has been commenced.
Post Office building receiving a
coat of paint. Improves its ap.
pearance.
The Universalist church is near
ing completion. Neat structure.
Christian Citizenship" was the
subject at the @. E. meeting Sun
day night. The fact that Chris
tian people do not interest them
selves as to their duty as citizens
and exercise the right of suffrage
is largely the cause of the corrup-
ton developed in our State.
Shame Shamel The standard for
honesty should be raised.
Clark Ward, son of HI. Ward,
just south Of town, had his leg
broken Tuesday while raking hay
with a long tooth rake for Geo.
Ramey.
John Vandeventer returned from
a visit to Salisbury.
Miss Eta McGhee visited rela-
tives at Wellsville last week.
Miss Birdie Pierce is hello girl at
telephone exchange now. Miss
Lena True is off for vacation Of
few months.
Frank Smart was among those
who celebrated the 4th at Mexico.
Miss Margaret DeLaporte has
accepted the position as teacher in
the Rush Hill schools.
Mrs. A. L. Bruton and Master
Harold and Mrs. S. Wilder, are
visiting in Chicago and Sycamore,
Ill.
The telephone switch board at
Cuivre is disabled aud they have
contracted with j. G. DeLaporte
for a new one.
Ferguson & Greening have dis
solved partnership. Mr.. Greeniug
will build on. the lot just east of
McCubbin's drug store, Former
will continue at the old stand.
Farmers began the oats harvest
Monday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-09

Anyone finding a scoop between
the Cliff Black place and skinner
will please return to r. Bruce.
Scoop was lost on evening of July
%.
Children's day exercises will be
held at Olivet next Sunday night.
A mad dog in our midst first of
last week. T. j. Gatewood's dog;
bit his mistress on the hand. Mad
stone was applied but wouldn't
adhere.
On the 4th Saturday in July the
Bethlehem people will call a pas
tor for the remainder of this year.
Miss Artie Crockett of Centralia
is the guest Of MissUrithHarrison.
Miss Lee of Moberly is the guest
of her cousin, Miss Carrie Moore.
The basket dinner at Liberty
last Sunday was a great success.
A big day for the old Baptist.
We note that Elmer chatham
and wife are back in our midst
again.
Commodore Johnson returned
from Pettis county a few day ago.
He thought of going back to his
old home in Virginia recently but
instead went to Pettis.
VIM. Butler is back after being
in Kansas City while.
Several new Osborne binders
are seen running in the fields of
our neighbors.
Rev. G. A. Westbrook will sup
ply the pulpit at Bethlehem next
Sunday the 18th.
The ice-cream supper which the
ladies of Bethlehem gave in Mrs.
Susie Faddis' yard on the evening
of July was a grand success. A
large crowd, a good time. and.$28.
70 cleared at which time all the
eatables were exhausted.
Jim Stephens and family near
Union neighborhood was here last
week the guest of relatives.
A new blacksmith is on our
streets in Skinner. Tom Morley
is the gentleman's name, and we
he is an excellent
workmani any kind of work, wood
or iron.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-09

Quite a number from here cele-
brated the 4th in Mexico Satur-
day.
Miss Sax of Mt. Carmel is the
guest of Mrs. John Back.
Mrs. Charlie Crump visited rela-
tives in Farber a few days last
week.
James Camplin and wife aud
daughter, Miss Alma, and Misses
Oracle Camplin and Ida Dull at
tended preaching at Midway Sun
day.
Mrs. John Back visited friends
and relatives near Mt. Carmel last
week.
Miss Maude Sterett returned
home from a visit with relatives in
Monroe City.
Misses Bessie Crump and Eva
Kicks were the guests of Strother
friends several days last week.
John Capps and family were the
guess of relatives on Long Branch
several days last week.
Mrs. Smell Of st. Louis is the
guest of relatives here.
g. A. Beamer and family visit
ed relatives near Moline Sunday.
Dennis Tanner and wife of Far
Der visited relatives here several
days last week.
Misses Alma Oamplin and Media
Beamep were in Paris Tuesday.
Mrs. Nola Wilson and little
daughter of Monroe City are the
guests of Mrs. Lou Sterett and
family.
Miss Ocie Tanner returned to
Moline Saturday after a visit with
Santa Fe relatives.
Mary Wilson is the guest Of
Paris friends.
Preaching next Sunday morning
aud evening at the Methodist
church.
Miss Maude Crigler attended the
picnic at Hutchinson Saturday.
Misses Stella and Altye Beemon
of strother, and guest, Miss Dora
Britt, Of Fulton were here Mon.
day Miss Britt expects to return
home Tuesday she made many
friends while ia this neighborhood
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-09
MARTINSRuRG.

S. T. McGrew and T. G. Noel
attended the funeral of Judge
Hughes at Montgomery City
Thursday.
L. Mcdowell is slowly recover
ing.
Tom Noeps hen house was
burned one day last week.
Miss Lille Flintenfeldt of Chi
cago is visiting her uncle, N. NJ.
Friedman.
Clyde Crisman of st. Louis Wis.
home folks here a few days last
week.
Miss M. Rogers visited at Mr. n.
Il. Barker's Sunday.
Martinsburg had fire works on
almost every corner the evening
of the 9TH.
Elder Long preached Saturday
and Sunday Had a full house.
Nearly all regret to give him up.
We learn It was his farewell SER
mon. May Gods richest bles-
sings ever be upon him and those
he is leaving.
Miss Annie Precht and Mrs.
Butler returned Friday from a
weeks visit at Middletown.
Mrs. VIM. Freeman and daugh-
tiers Of Bachelor visited M. p.
Rogers Monday
Mr. aud Mrs. Mike Brandon vis-
tied homefolks in Laddonia and
also took in the picnic at mexico.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-09

The only objection, real obiec-
ton, that we see urged against Joe
Folk for governor is that the Ed.
Butler gang in st. Louis would be
against him.. Good Lord, is the
Democratic party in Missouri get
ting down so low and so small
that it must depend upon the baser
element in the State to boost it in
to poweri DE gang is just the
kind Of opposition we shonld
court. If thai is all you can put
up against Folk, it is as good a
thing as the patriotic voters of the
State could hope to hear. The
people are getting aroused on this
question and they are going to
See that from this time forth
the gang and boodlers shall not
rule Missouri
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-09

The Missouri Club" with 60
members was organized recently at
Portland, Oregon, to honor and
entertain Champ Clark on his
Pacific lecture tour. OF their
organization and its intended
doin's the Portland Oregonian
remarks; The next meeting of
the Missouri Club was set for July
Z. Congressman Champ Clark
will speak at the Gladstone Park
Chautauqus, July 24-25. The
Missouri Club will see to his en-
tertainment while in Oregon, and
will make him remember that,
though far from their native corn
pone and 'lasses, the Missourians
still hold their mother state and its
distinguished citizens in high
regard.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-09

Lon V. Stephens, Ex-Governor,
told Circuit Attorney Folk in st.
Louis this week that Col. Ed. But
Ter offered him $40, 900 if he (Steph-
ens) would appoint his son, Jim
Butler, to the Office of Excise Com
missioner of St.LOuis. Now, Lon,
why didn't you tell this some time
ago!
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-09

The Fourth of July celebration
in this city last Saturday was a
great success as a reunion of for
mer acquaintance and neighbors.
There was a vast crowd here, and
we heard nothing to mar their en-
joyment except the din and noise.
That will have to be looked after
another wear.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-09

Col. w. d. Forville has bought
the interest of the late A. K.
Yacny in the Missouri Military
Academy located here. The school
has bright prospects for the COM
ing year, more students promised
for next term than have attended
in any year of the schools his
tory.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-09

A foreign attorney will some
times come to town and take a
case in law and he soon knows
more about the matter in hand
than all the witnesses pro or con.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-09
@. M. Faithful Of Liberty and ]

G. M.Faithful of Liberty and J /.
w Keltner Of Webb City, canvas
sers for Hardin College, are here.
Round table eonYenes at the Col
lege for three days previous TO their
going into the field Profs. >. W.
and r. A, Barley, G.. A Ross and
g Il. Garnett will also represent
the institution abroad this summer.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-09

The Louisiana Press says that
Sam Cook has usually been consid-
cred pretty smooth but lately he
has several corrugations on his
slippery place.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-09

The editor of The Centralia
Guard, Adam Rodemeyer, follows
the MESSAGE in the nomination of
Joseph Folk for governor.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-09

See Paul Pritchett of this city
if you wish to attend the Worlds
Fair at a small cost. He has a
plan that should take.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-09

A number of arrests and much
red liquor consumed by the overly
patriotic here last Saturday. Mon
day morning the officers assembled
quite an audience before the Po-
lice Judge: some paid fines and
others were sent wandering where
the wicked roll cigarettes and
play cinch the livelong day."
Nothing like reaping what you
SOW.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-09

The Centralia Guard calls Jo-
seph w. Folk the foremost man in
Missouri.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-09

The "Iowa idea" is growing
among the Republicans; even the
whole administration at Washing
ton is not able to keep the move
down.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-09

Mrs. S. P. Emmons gives a linen
shower to the young ladies today
in honor of Miss Mona Foster who,
in few days, win be married to
DR.. Brown of Fulton.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-09

The Hon. E. M. Richmond in
his Fourth of July speech here
made the assertion that u certain
man who has a controlling inter-
est in the Transit Co. of st. Louis
the politicians are about to boom
for the highest Office in the gov
eminent. The Transit Company
with other corporations has rather
a bad rep. as to developing hood
lers, and the people will be inter
ested in watching events to learn
just who this chap the politicians
are grooming may be.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-09


Hon. E. M. Richmond, of Fay
cite, who ran for Congress against
Mr.. Lloyd, made one of the most
fOrcible speeches in Mexico on the
Fourth we have listened to for
many a day. Mr.. Richmond is a
minister in the Christian church
and one of the most able preachers
Of that denomination in the State.
He plead for a more intelligent
and better citizenship. The heart
and conscience of the people needs
an awakening. We build our
great institutions and educate the
mind, but moral obligation and
duty is left too much to the
churches. Greed, he said, and d e.
sire for that which belongs to an
other was the cause of Belshazzar' s
fall, also the Darius kingdom, Al
exandrian, Roman, and so on
down. Our forefathers fought
for the right of trial by jury, but
in orr new possessions we deny the
people that right. He did not say
he thought our country was going
to the bad; he thought tho that
we can only get ourselves right on
some questions by sincere repen-
lance and by getting back to first
principles, He gave boodling in
Missouri a little touch and thinks
the leaders in both the old parties
of the State are corrupt.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-09

Drive the money changers and
boodlers from Missouri's capitol.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-09

The referendum is the only plan
that gives promise of putting a
stop to boodling. No corporation
or any one else would pay to have
a bill passed if it might have to go
before the people, or pay to de-
feat a bill if the people might
take it up and pass it anyway.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-09

Maybe Mr.. Dockery wants to be
United States Senator from Mis-
souri,. But if he does he must
get his administration after the
boodlers without much further de-
lay. We give him warning that
the people are taking notes on
him. He has done nothing so
far and if he continues thus to the
end, as another expresses it, Mr..
Doekery, Dickery, Dock, a stunt"
like that will simply fix your clock
fix it good and plenty.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-09
Judge Rodgerg. howdyl

Judge Cant, you can't; the
folks want Folk.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-09

Forty-two young men have en-
rolled their names as members of
the military company to be organ
lied in this city.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-09

Gov. A. NJ. Dockery Tuesday
of this week appointed r. d. Rodg-
ers of this city to the unexpired
term of the late Judge E. NJ.
Hughes, on the Eleventh Judicial
Circuit, composed of Audrain,
Lincoln, Warren, Montgomery
and st. Charles counties. Judge
Rodgers was born in this county
and is about 40 years of age. Has
served two terms as prosecuting
attorney of Audrain and is recog-
nized as Il lawyer of dignity and
ability. The members of the bar
and his friends in every part of
the district join in extending
him congratulations.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-09
SkINNER.

Good deal Of corn laid by.
sickIes are laying the grain
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-09
CHICAGo&a A1ToN RY.
T1METa5ATABLE
Sfandard rime.

Stah0aFo IIEn0s
WEST-Bound Trains Leave
No. z Colo. Cal. Limited. 80. $3.50 "a m
No. II Kansas City Express. H.. .0:O5 a m
No. IS Missouri State Express. .1:4s D m
'No.ll5 Way Freight. ............ 10: 4Oa m
EAST-Bound Trains Leave
No. IL St.Louis Limited Express :5s a m
No. ID Missouri State Express. 1:lO p m
No. 10 Cal. Colo. Limited :15p m
mo. ia Way Freight. ...... 1901 a m
JEFFERSON CITY ssAECE,
SOUTH Bound Trains Leave
1No'2ll Fulton Accommodation. O:95 m
@No.9l5 Jefferson City Mail 49,. 9:Iop m
@No.2l3 Way Freight. 7:soam
NORTH Bound Trains Arrive
SNo.2lO Jefferson City.BIail j.. s:5Oa m
.No.2l4 Fulton Accommodation. 1865 D m
*No.2ls Way Freight. $500. 64opm
*Daily Except Sunday.
!. NJ. RICHARDS,
Passenger and Ticket Act.
GEO. J"CHARLTON,
Gen. Passenger Agt., C.&A. R.R. Chicago
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-09
SANTA FEE
or iron.

Quite a number from here cele-
brated the 4th in Mexico Satur-
day.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-09

Published Every Thursday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-13
CARE FOR BRUTE W1IFS.
Prominent Washington People in
Society for Homeless Dogs.
TFGoM TIE TRIBUNE BUEEAU.I

Washington Sept. 12-The Countess Of Var
mouth proved a Lady BOuntifuI to the Wash
ington ''strays" that were sheltered this summer
BY the Society for Homeless Dogs Just before
her marriage to the British earl Miss Alice
Thaw sent n hundred-dolIar bill to the secretary
of the society with the simple explanation that
she loved animals and would like to feel that
she helping the homeless dogs Of the city in
even so small way.
Her friends were not surprised at the gift
though it was made when Miss Thaw was buy
ing her trousseau-a time wnen the average girl
no matter how rich she might be- would not be
giving away her money. The Society for Home
less Dogs, which is entirely dependent upon the
annual fees and voluntary contributions of its
members organized in 1902 by Miss Anna
Provost Thomas. daughter of the late General
George c. Thomas. u. 5. A. who has worked
increasingly to bring the charity to its present
success.
Mrs Nelson A. Miles is president Of the So
ciety and among the officers and charter mem
bers are the Countess Marguerite Cassi1i.
adopted daughter of the Russian Ambassador;
Mrs stephen E. EIkins the Bishop Coadjutor
Of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Mackay Smith Mrs. AMI
L. Barber, Mrs. A. c. Barney and Miss Eliza
beth Kean. sister OF Senator Kean. Of New
Jersey. The late Lord Pauncefo;e and the
women Of the British Embassy were actively
interested in the welfare OF the society. The
latter were liberal contributors up to the time
OF their departure for England. and Lady
Pauncefote on several occasions when riding
picked up street dogs and took them to the
home.
Another sympathetic patron OF the home was
the late Mrs r NJ G. Brown. daughter OF ex-
Senator Davis, OF West Virginia, who died
about a year ago. In addition to liberal gifts
she kept q lookout for frendless dogs. and. II
necessary. had them taken 10 her own home
until the agent OF the home cOuIl call and get
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-13

Eight young birds-novices-were taking a les
son in the phrase. Pretty Poll" They were
alone The older pupils, lest they interrupt, had
been excluded from the room. A photograph
stood before the class, and the Machine was
grinding out Pretty PoHr' Pretty POlr
monotonousy. The parrots listened. and now
and then one of them would stammer:
Pre- Pah Pree Pah."
That" said the dealers wife. lis how they
learn. The Asten to 4 phrase then they try
to repeat it. 1t is evident that they watch
themselves closely, for they are not content with
faulty repetition: they keep on. correcting
themselves until they are able to echo the
monographs words with perfect accuracy"
In a room by himself the star pupil of the
school was learning what is believed to be the
longest speech ever mastered by a parrot This
was
Yankee Doodle went to town
A-riding on pony"
over and over again the phonorranb ground
out these words. and over and over again the
parrot tried to say them.
Yankee Doodle went to town.
Ariding'-
He would begin, and then. stuck. he would
pause listen intently for moment and re-
sumo:
Yankee Doodle went to town.
-&riding on
This little bird" said the dealers wife. els
the best taiker l ever had. His name is Dewey
and he can speak three Ianguages-F,uglisb
German and French. His accomplishments are
altogether due to the phonOgraph. He Is alto
gether n machine taught parrot. Notice how
young ne is; a little. plain chap. not much to
look at; but at age when other parrots are
learning 10 talk he already has huge yocabu-
larry.
Il use cylinders of extra large size, and since
/ have n number OF monographs. I can n I
wish. keep one phrase Dining in a parrots ca
all day long. ! rarely DO that, though, for IL
makes a bird irritable and nervous. and Ia es
its appetite away. As rule, the lessons last
thirty minutes day. and n week is given to
the learning OF one phrase"