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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10

The Lawson Review has so far re-
pented as to nominate Harry Halves
for governor In 1908, and the Rich.
mond Conservator mentions the fact
with apparent approval.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10

1t is reported from Washington
that Major William Warner has been
offered the commissioners Of pen
sion aod has declined.
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Cured Paralysis.

". 8 Baily. p o. True. Texas.
writes: my wife had been suffer-
ing i've years with paralysis in her
arm. when ! WAS persuaded to use
Ballads Snow Liniment. which
cured her all right. have also
used 1t for old sores. frostbites and
skin eruptions. 1t does the work. ="
csc, 500, q. 90. For sale by The
Florence Palace Pharmacy g. A. A.
Hull.
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Mrs. DR.. 8. e. Lee, Osteopsthic
physician, ia Santa Fe ave.. success
fully treats all chronic and nervous
complaints, deafness, fevers. etc.
Female Complaints speciality. Phone
8Ol Black. 65.tf
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Rev. Ward Russell has taken rooms
in the Andrews block. He got fitted
mp in his new quarters yesterday.
He will continue to take his meals
" ith DR.. Edwards. His friends may
find him at room l6 or by calling
phone Red 1852.
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Xmas photos-the best t2.5o doz.
Six kinds Of medallions; photo pins.
watch charms. Stamp pictures l5c
don. Masters, West Main. $3.50
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Mrs. H. J. Owens entertained the
Columbine club Thursday Afternoon.
Mrs. Calhoun secured tho prize.
Light refreshments were served.
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H. J. Pouder will occupy the Nun.
son building Jan. which contains
less floor space than present location.
Must reduce stock before moving.
Prices that appeal to the public.
SS-tf
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Big tafty pull in the show window
at Hon mans Saturday. Tafiy thia
day only IS cents per pound. 8S.85
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The 4S-hour suoozer 10 now coming
to the front - . poetical genius.
Great man. that Moore-in his own
estimation.
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=. Pwelv Perseeal /.
J. J. Little returned from orit

j. J. Little returned from Grip
pie Crsek yesterday.
p. II French Of the Rio Grande
Sampler. Victor. va In town today.
-Mrs. /. W. King bss gone to
Pueblo on account OF the illness OF
sister.
Mn Ailliken and Mia Ethel
went to Portland today to visit Mrs.
Gregory.
james W Mill. representing the
International Correspondence Schools.
Scranton. Pa. wss In the city today
arranging for window display to be
given here shortly after the new year.
%. A. Moon. travelling freight
agent of the Rock Island Ry.. was in
the city yesterday looking after bust
ness.
DIR. N. B. Cushman Of Chicago,
10 in tho city the guest of DR.. and
Mrs. V. A. Hutton. The lady is
looking up . location in Color ado for
the purpose Of removing to the state
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...reeaI nevs...

Twenty Sanitary Oouches to close
out 1t "a each. H. J. Ponder.
8S .S5
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Don't be misled by circulars. We
will duplicate any furniture prices
made. Steel couches and mattress for
g. 90. Carmody & Son. S2.tf
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Mrs. Profit gave . progressive
finch party last night in honor Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hadley Corning OF
this city and Miss Agnes Campbell
of Pennsy lvania. Tho evening WAS
highly enjoyed by those present.
Dainty refreshments were served.
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Big tany pull In the show window
at Honman's Saturday. TAfy this
day only Is cents per pound. 1885
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ENOR SALE CHEAP-New household goods.
T. large dresser (oval mirror) a dandy
iron beds complete, with mattress and
springs, and pillows
swell dining room table and chairs
kitchen table and two chairs,
1 floor rugs
IS yrds tnew pattern) linoleum
rocking chair.
l pair poItiers
1 cook stove and also an oil heating stove "a
dandy
refrigerator
carpet sweeper
lot of miscellaneous articles
Call at 500 Z. 2nd street, between the hours of
10 and IL a. m. and to- p. m each day this
week and see the goods which are a. good as
new. They have only been used two months
and we're all new when purchased. Hero is a
chance to buy your wife a good suitable Christ
mas present cheaply. The early bird catches
the worm. 8O-S5s
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Sheriff Esser has appointed John
Chetelat a. under sheriff. The sslec-
tion suits the majority Of the demo-
ornta
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Lemon tatfy at HoffmAn's Saturday.
1So per pound. 1896
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ALI the late Christmas Books at
Frueauff's Bros S1-tf
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EOR SALE OR TRADE-Ahout % acres Of
G nice farming land near Portland Cement
Work. under the new Portland ditch. for sale
cheap or to trade for improved city property.
James A. AcCandless.
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Rev. ". T. Jordan of Denver will
preaci, In the Baptist church tomor-
row. Morning topic. "a Lost
Grace;'' evening. Salvation by
Grace"
The daily tribune., 1904-12-10

Straw berry taffy At HofYman's Sat.
urday. Is cents per pound. SS IS
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Rockers -dressers and ranges must
be sold ~ have to vacate Jan. LIST.
8i-tf H. J. Pouder.
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FOR SALE

DOR sALE-Household furniture cheap.
Must DO sold at once Call at 107 ". 4th
st, $500
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Full line Of dishes selling fast .,
Pouders. Sl-tf
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VNANTED..-A waitress and a woman for
w chamber work. Apply at Lennox Hotel
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California Theatre.
(vaudeviik.)

tvaudeviils.
Especially for women and children.
Two shows every night-7:3O-8:30. Ma
tinec Saturdays 3 p. nj. new people every
Monday; change program Thursdays ono
big show Sunday 7:0p. m.
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NIANTED-At Miller house over Hoffmans
w bakery, board and roomers, steam baat
bath, electric light. 7S-lmo
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Classified Advertisements
WANTED

WYANTkD--Party who EXCHANGED black
w plush capc BY mistake at Rod Mems n ask
ball to leave at Norris jewelry store and get
their own IS 90
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MISCELLANEOUS

g H. ANDREWS. lI6 Santa Re avenue is ready
. to receive patients for the Tobacco Cure.
either smoking or chewing. Warranted, also
tor the cure OF intemperance; parties can be
treated and cured right here in Florence and
not miss meal. Correspondence solicited.
All cases confidential. S5-1mo
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TO r EN- I

WIANTED-Hair, Noes and wool mattresses
w made over or to order. N. P. NelAon, l15
east Front street s8-tf
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FINO RENT-A three room frame house, In
L Quire at Deibert's furniture store. Sit
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ISL :::s.s.' es.'::: /
Twenty Sanitary Oouches to close
ont 1t q each. n. J. Ponder.
IS. IS
Mrs. H. J. Owens entertained the
club Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Calhoun secured tho prize.
Light refreshments we're served.
Big tany pull In the show window
at HofYman's Saturday. TAffy this
day only Is oents per pound. 1885
The 48-hour snoozer 10 now coming
10 the front - . poesiosl genius.
Great man. that Moore-in his own
Lemon tany at HohmAn's Saturday.
lSo per pound. 1896
Full line Of dishes selling fast at
Pouders. Sl-tf
Rev. ". T. Jordan Of Denver will
preaci In tho Baptist church tomor-
row. Morning topic. "a Lost
evening. Salvation by
Grace"
Rockers -dressers and ranges must
be sold ~ I have to vacate Jan. LIST.
8l-tf H. J. Pouder.
Strawberry taffy At HofYman's Sat-
urday. Is cents per pound. ss IS
Sheriff Esser has appointed John
Chetelat a. under sheriff. The sslec-
tion suits the majority Of the demo-
,rsts.
Don't be misled BY circulArs. We
will duplicate any furniture prices
made. Steel oouches and mattress for
q. 90. Carmody g. Son. 82.tf
Rev. Ward Russell has taken rooms
in the Andrews block. he got fitted
mp in his new quarters yesterday.
He will continue to take his meals
v ith DR.. Edwards. His friends may
find him at room 16 or by calling
phone Red 1852.
Big taffy pull in the show window
at Hoff mans Saturday. Tafy this
day only Is cents per pound. 1886
H. ]. Pouder will occupy tho Nun.
son building Jan. which contains
less floor space than present location.
Must reduce stock before moving.
Prices that appeal to the public.
8S-tf
ALI the late Christmas Books At
Frueauff's Bros S1-tf
Mrs. Profit gave = progressive
finch party last night in honor Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hadley Corning OF
this city and Miss Agnes Campbell
of Pennsy lvania. The evening WAS
highly enjoyed by those present.
Dainty refreshments were served.
Miss Estella Thill gavs'a . party to .
few friends last night ut her home on
Fourth street and Petroleum avenue.
There were about two dozen present.
Parlor games and music were the
order Of she evening. Nice refresh.
ments we're also served.
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ITO RENT S room brick house furnished,
i with plane, good location. Apply 4Os W.
Main $500
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THO RENT Two nicely furnished rooms, 1
i front for 2 or I gsntlemen-a snap Gas,
electric lights and bath. Call at Fair. s5-9C
The daily tribune., 1904-12-10

0NO RENT-A few nicely furnished rooms in
i the Daniels block with steam heat, bath.
plenty Of light and good ventilation. Inquire
Of w. J. Daniels. 29-tf
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Julius McCandIess
The Hardware Merchant

Hundreds of useful household
and kitchen articles that women
appreciate. Call and SEQ the
stock and let him suggest a pre-
sent that would be appreciated.
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Substantial
Presents

Those who may desire to pur-
chase a present that is substantial
and one that will be appreciated,
can find just the thing they de-
sire at
The daily tribune., 1904-12-10

ITO Rents or 10 nice rooms over tho Big
Apply at Big Store 33-tf
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-09

Chas. Martien sold a COW and
calf to w. w. Mundy for $35.
Dickey & Wilson are moving
their sawmill from near Thompson
to w. II. Wilson's place.
Josie Martien is rusticaticating
among relatives in Monroe county.
G. G. Bybee has sold his farm
of $50 acres at $3.50 per acre,
taking a stock of general merchau-
disc, at Farber, Mo-, on the trade.
Claude is there this week invOic-
ing the goods.
Anyone having au effective rem
edy for cholera or roup in chick
ems will confer favor to this
neighborhood by publishing same.
We are sorry to hear that Mrs.
Sarah Robinson, of Moline, is af-
flicted with pulmonary trouble.
G. II. Martien visited his father
in-law, Richard Campbell, of Mon
roe, whose family is down with the
measles.
VIM. Terrill rode the goat thru
the Molino camp NJ. w. A. Satur-
day night and proved himself eli
gible to seat in the council of the
mystic order.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-09
EAST LINN

James Mills of Wellsville visited
relatives in this vicinity last week
Joe Crews and wife are the proud
parents of a young son.
Miss Clara Klarenbach is the
guest of her sisters, Mrs. w, p,
Kennedy and Mrs. VIM. Freyer.
Irving Matthews sold span Of
two year old mules for 5000.
Mrs. Geseker and daughter
Minnie, are going to the World s
Fair in st. Louis soon.
Mrs. Long and little daughter
of st. Louis are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Crews.
Quite a large crowd attended the
dance at Mrs. Geseker Saturday
evening; forty numbers were sold
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-09
SANTA FEE

Miss Bessie Crump entertained
a few of her friends Saturday
night.
Rev. Hess preached Sunday
morning and night.
Otis Holman and wife left last
week for Kansas where they will
make their future home.
Mrs. Love Crigler and little son
have returned to their home in Ok.
lahoma after several months visit
with relatives here.
Messrs. Tom Fagen and Clarence
Atchison and best girls"of Wes-
ley Chapel attended preaching
here Sunday night.
Rev. Reavis will fill his. appoint.
ment here Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-09

a brother. in-law of A. H. Moore
with Ferris & Cauthorn hardware
firm here, died last Monday from
cancer OF the stomach. He was
aged 63 years and leaves a wife aud
the following children; Edward Of
Denver, Colo. Lowe and Wilburn
of Washington; Charles, Arthur,
Robert, Jennie and Grace of Au-
drain. The burial was at Pleasant
Grove church Tuesday afternoon,
Rev. John Anderson of Mexico,
assisted by Rev, Lewellyn Of Aux
vase, conducted the funeral.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-09
POWELL FORD.

The heavy rain Of last Friday
and Friday night brought old Salt
River even with her banks and
sent the farmers from the corn
fields.
The strawberry crop is light in
this locality.
]. H. billiard has caught some
nice fish lately.
VIM. Mason and Erie Carter sold
some cattle for 5 cents per pound
last week.
The thermometer registers 800 in
the house, at this writing, and we
feel that summer has surely come
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-09
LIBERTY.

One of your trash-movers and
root soakers and washers fell
last Friday night.
j. b. Botkin had a good mare
badly cut on wire fence a few days
ago.
MIR. and Mrs. c. M. Roberts OF
Centralia and Mrs. Fred Temp
kins of Middletown visited b. F.
James and family first of the week,
Uncle James DUNCAN of Seed
Tick visited his son, j. T., Sun
day.
Miss Emma Freeman visited
Hattie Edwards Sunday.
H. P. Warden and family of
Mexico spent Sunday eye at j, 7
Dungan's.
Mrs. H. Kunkel and little son
Ernest, are home from the World
Fair City.
Lotto Kunkel who has haC
some years experience in nursery
work is pruning a thirty acre or
chard for Adam Weimer, South o.
Benton City.
Miss Ella Watts who has beer
in Colorado for the last eighteen
months for her health returned
home last Saturday mucl
improved.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-09
HEAVILY FINED.
Two Centralia Farmers in
Trouble.

The trial of Douglass Stamford
and Sing Cassidy in Mexico last
Saturday before Justice l.. N.
Bass resulted in the former being
fined $159 and the latter 1888.
They live southeast Of Ceutralia
in Audrain county. They were
charged with malicious trespass
and of disturbing the peace of
Curtis Sims. Mr.. and Mrs. Sims
testified that the defendants came
to their home intoxicated and
frightened Mrs. Sims so that she
ran to the house of a colOred man
nearby and with her baby stayed
all night. They stated that the de-
PENDANTS conversation was indie.
cent and that they also soiled the
the property in the room where
they stayed and made it necessary
for Mr.. Sims to stay up all night
and his wife to stay a way from
home. The defendants deny the
allegation. They admit, however
that they stayed at Mr.. Sims home
that night, but deny that they
were indecent and that they de.
stroyed Mr.. Sims property.
1t is understood that the matter
will be carried to the CircuitCourt
The jury trying the case wa:
composed of the following: j, L.
Ware, Earl Cunningham, j. W
Creasey, w. J. Rixey, j. A. Guth
RE and A. w. Wagner.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-09
CANT.

Another big rain Friday night.
Thos. Daily and family are home
from Tex as where they went for
the benefit of Toms health, which
has not improved we regret to
state.
S. s. Roberts had a horse badly
cut by the wire Friday night.
Rhett Robinson is visiting in
this neighborhoOd.
Woodford Settles family have
the measles.
Uncle Braxton Brown is still
very sick.
Mrs. j. A. Miller is GONZALES
cling.
Jim Sims (junior) has been very
sick with appendicitis, but is inn
proving at this writing.
Judge NJ. c. Flynt is in Mexico
attending court,
+. f. Beatty and wife visited
their son, Joe Beatty, Monday.
Miss Hattie Hays, of Centralia
is visiting her grandmother, Mrs.
Brooddus, this week.
Mrs. Smith and daughter, Alma
were shopping in CentrOlia Mon.
day.
j. w. Brooddus was in Cen
tralia Monday ON business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Wick man o
Beaver Dam visited at j. d. Eau,
cett's Sunday.
Elder Show filled his regular ap
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-09
LITTLEBY.

The W. F. NJ. Society met with
Mrs. j. r. Shook Thursday after
noon. The next meeting will be
with Mrs. Tillman.
Miss Orbie Canterbury enter
tanned about twenty-One of her
young friends Saturday eve, it be,
ing her thirteenth birthday.
D. l.. Rodgers took advantage
of the excursion to st. Louis
Thursday.
l. c. McManamy of Laddonia
and cousin, Mr.. Hartley, from
Pennsylvania visited in this neigh
borhood recently.
j. r. Shook and Frank Sicily
sold twenty head of fat hogs to G.
E. Casper Saturday.
The attendance at SuudaySchooI
was not so good Sunday as usual.
Lewis Smith had the misfortune
to lose one of his best work mules
a few days ago.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-09

Mrs. r. G. Dudgeon and chill
dren were guests of her brother,
John James. Sunday.
The young Mr.. Sullivans were
the guests of John Peyton last
Sunday.
Miss Ida May Dudgeon was
a guest of her sister Mrs. Fal La
rue, Sunday.
The young people engaged in a
nice little social at Glenn McIn-
tires last Wednesday night. A
happy time is reported.
Born, to John FAIRIES and wife
of Endicott, Washington, May 90,
a daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Beagles
were guests of G. c. Ragsdale's of
Rails last Sunday.
Joe FAIRIES and sister, Miss Jul
liza, of EndicOtt, Wash, were the
guests of the Misses Shell Sunday.
Miss Ida Galloway is visiting
Mrs. d. M. Price.
George Baker was Il caller at
our sanctum Sunday. George says
he is riding a slow horse this year
1t is consoling to know he has
company.
Some farmers are thru, some
half thru, some cleverly cOmmenc-
ed planting corn. They usually
report a good stand.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Paige, June 4th, a son. Mother
and child doing well, and as fol
Frank, he is doing well under the
circumstances.
George Brown of Montgomery
visited his parents and brothers
here last week. Jack and he strucl
up a mule trade, his team being
too small for the business he ex-
poets to engage in which is grad
ing on the Burlington cutoff.
Master Charlie Brown accompanied
his uncle home for a months visit
Leslie Brown who has beer
spending several weeks with his
uncle in st. Louis and taking in
the sights at the Worlds Fair ha
returned home.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-09
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NETGHBORH0OD NEWS
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MOLINo

Mrs. j. d. Worley who has
been seriously i'll is better at this
writing.
Mrs. Mamie Montgomery of Cen
tralia is the guest of her parents
here, Mr.. and Mrs. R. l.. Heller.
Rev. Bib filled his appointment
at Mt. Zion last Saturday and
Sunday. There was a Scripture
reading at II a, m. Sunday; 43
passages of Scripture read by the
audience, and Rev. Bibb gave an
explanation on each one, which
made it very interesting.
Arthur Worley is on the sick
list.
Forest Berry and wife visited
Mrs. Berry's mother last Sunday
and attended preaching at Mt.
Zion. Glad to see them back in
our midst.
AS Mrs. Montgomery and her
cousin were coming from Contra
liza, the buggy struck a mud hole
and Maud, who was carrying Mrs.
Montgomery's baby, fell out Of the
buggy, but neither one was hurt,
Well, Bean Creek, we thought
that wedding belonged to your
scribbling. But if we are rightly
informed You will soon have help
to write your items. Of course,
you didn't want to tell it yourself
There has been so much rain
the farmers are discouraged. We
don't know of any who is thru
planting and several have scarcely
begun.
Oats is looming the last few
days.
Mr.. P. r.. Cauthorn has beer
very sick with pneumonia and 9th
er trouble. Is very little better a
this writing.
Miss Ora Olsen who is visiting
home folks is expected to return
soon.
Miss Mary McCan of Centrali
is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Ed
Sharp.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-09
WEST LICK.

Mark Dill, who is clerking for
Walt Hoyt, was around cha tting
with his old friends Sunday.
Mr.. Editor, this being a cold,
backward spring and very unfav'
orable to the growth of vegetation
we feel like mentioning some sam
pies of bluegrass grown on differ
ent farmes and plucked the LIST of
June; j. V. Thomas, sample 5ft.,
3 in; Glenn McIntire, and S. P
Dubray, 5 it,, , iu.i d. NJ. Price
5 it,, ~ in; E. o. Snedeker,
IT,, II in.
Mr.. and Mrs, f. o. Snedeker
attended the family reunion which
was held at Mrs. Albina Hale's
south of Laddonia, Sunday. There
were q guests present, one siste
living in Illinois being absent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reube Brown call,
ed on MIR. and Mrs. S. P. Dubray
Sunday evening,
Mrs, Joel Moomaw anticipated
birthday dinner June 4th, in com
memomtiOn of her 18th birthday
but the rain prevented. Mrs. M.
is holding her age quite well.
Jas. Anderson lost a fine col
night of the rain, Either kicke,
or struck by lightning,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fest CauthOr
were guests of Mrs. Cauthorn'
mother, Mrs, E. Feagan, Sunday
Jas. Feagan and son, Roscoe
were also guests Of Mrs. Feagan.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-09
BEAN GREEK.

VIM. Hesterberg is a wide-awake
farmer. Was not slow to recog-
nize the profits in poultry. Has
Just completed one Of the most up
to.date house aud feed pens FOR
young chickens at cost of SIG.
j. M. Hunter, v. s., made a
professional call at J. A, Reign.
ley's Friday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-09
TELEPHONE FRANCHISE.
The LaddOnia, Rush Hill
and Mexico Line.

The City Council Monday night
granted a 20 year franchise to the
LaddOnia, Rush Hill and Mexico
Telephane Go. to enter this city.
There was a spirited contest over
several points and the council was
in session several hours. j. n.
Rosser, j, w. Coakley, b. G. Tor
bert, Earl Cunningham and bro
Their, and several other out of town
people were present in the interest
of the franchise.
The franchise at first offered
was modified by a half dozen a
mendments.
Except written consent from the
street and alley committee, only
alleys are to be used for the lines.
The company is to use insu-.
lated wires in the corporate limits.
The poles are to be good APP
pearing and smooth, set . feet in
the ground and to stand 80 feet
high.
The wires must be % feet above
the travelled surface of the streets
and not closer than three feet to
other telephone, electric or tele-
graph wires.
The company shall forfeit their
franchise if they fail to comply
with all requirements, the council
being the judge. The company
must accept the franchise in 20
days.
! The company must pay to this
city 20 per cent of the gross re-
ceipts and must keep the central
open during the day and until 90
clock at night when 60 boxes
have been placed in the city limits
a continuous service will be main
tanned, and if for any reason ex-
cept the act of God or the public
enemy" the company fails to op
crate for ten days, the franchise
shall be forfeited.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-09

Fred Schultz, near BentonCity,
has 40 acres of corn planted and it
is up and part of it he has cultivat-
ed. He is ahead of nearly every
body else we have heard of. Too
much wet weather.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-09

Sd. Buckner and j. II .Sallee are
two newly elected directors of the
Farmers Town Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Co. of Mexico. .... ..
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-09

A Cedar City merchant put 5000
under his pillow last Monday night
and next morning the money was
gone. At last accounts the rObber
had not been captured.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-09

Clyde Gelvin, day clerk at the
Windsor Hotel, left this week to
take a like position at the Ameri-
can Inn in st. Louis.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-09

st. Luke's Chapel, Mexico col
ored church, is rejoicing to lately
get cut of debt. Over 1896 was
raised in two months.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-09

The Burlington will ship 25O,-
600 brick from Mexico to Bell
flower, over the new cutoff rail
road.