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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04


Court House he would pull even if
he knew he couldn't move it.
Rather a homely illustration, but
the willing workers" accept the
compliment all the same.
Charlie Shoup and Charlie Du'y,
down northeast of Mexico, were
fooled by the weather and their
thermometer the other morning.
The weather seemed about zero and
that was what their thermometer
indicated. They took off their coats
and went into some hard work.
They would have lived in great
cOntentmeut aud bliss that whole
day if somebody had MT come along
little later and said that up
at town the mercury WAS down to
fifteen below. Then they felt the
cold keener than they had the
whole morning and rushed into
their coats and if they had had that
home thermometer at hand, they
would have smashed it.
l see that Bishop Charles B Gal
loway, of jackson, Miss, who pre-
sided over the accent annual con.
ference of the Me-. Church, South,
held in this city, declares himself
very forcibly in favor of the union
of the two great Methodisms Of
America. He thinks there is a
genius in forgetting some things.
We may cherish the love of prin-
ciples, but-the memories of pas
sion ought to die forever. If a
late hOnOred President OF this
great republic could suggest that
the government should tpuderly
care for the graves of the Confrd-
crate dead, surely we. as Chris
tian brethren and Methodists, ought
to be ashamed to stir afresh the
dying embers of strife. Ii the
men Of the deadly field have ceas-
ed to fight, the sons Of the gospel
Of peaee ougN "a not to be drawing
swords or /Weilding blndgrons 2
ANY man, Interested or disinter-
ested, will say the Bishop is right.
The Methodists ought to get to-
gether-the Presbyterians are get
ting to gether The least that eau
be said is that for them to remain
apart is a continued waste of
means aud euergy,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04
JERRY F. GELvIN.
Brings Serious Trouble Up
on Himself.

The MESSAGE was sorry last
week to note the following from
the Macon Times. Democrat;
An action new in this section
was brought against Jerry F. Gel
vim, of Mexico, Mo-, to square u
board bill for himself and woman
who was presumably his wife The
couple had been staying at the
Miller House, b. II. Hardy, pro-
prieter, for some lime. Gelvin told
Hardy that he had property in
Mexico aud in Mulberry, and that
he was getting salary Of $3.50
mouth while travelling for a whole
sale spice house.
Hardy suggested payment from
time to time, aud at last became
satified that his boarders didn't
have any money to pay with. When
then the bill footed up to $75 aud
Gelvin couldn't pay Hardy had
him arrested. Information was
fled under section 1880, which
makes it miSdemeanor to obtain
board under false pretense, pro-
vided the landlord has cOnspicu-
ously posted in each of his rooms
a printed copy of sections 1880 aud
1881, in reference to beating board
bills. Hardy had such notices
posted. Gelvin plead guilty.
When Hardy became suspicious
about Gelvin's account he got Mar
shall Woods to telephone to Mexico
and Moberly in regard to the prop
erty Gelvin spoke Of. 1t was then
learned that Gelvin had wife aud
two children at Mexico. OF course
this settled the case, and proceed
iugs were Immediately instituted.
Joseph Gelvin, father Of the
young man, came to Macon Mon
day to see about getting his son
out of trouble. He said it was
the first time he had known of his
boy going wrong, and that he
would make him promise that il
would be the last. He said Jerry's
wife was one of the incest women
in Mexico, a regular lady, ,and that
his son seemed to worship her and
their two pretty little children. He
said his infatuation for tht
girl he had brought here an6
passed off as his wife was iuex
/ plainable, but that he would Sc,
that their relations were severed
and for all time. Gelvin said tina
he would settle the board bill anC
court costs. When that is don,
there will be another charge t
consider, but no decision has ye
been reached as whether or no
it will be prosecuted.
The girl who has been living
with Gelvin here plead guilty to
9 statutory charge sentenced to jai
q for 90 days, but was parOled b
. Judge Shelton aud went home tC
MexieO Saturday night.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04

Franklin Life Insurance Co. VS..
s. II. Jermau; appeal allowed.
D.Detienne vs.. Leone Detienne;
continued.
Hanna Jackson VS.. Boeger ct al; ;
Judgment by defendant for $657..
IL.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04

Mrs. q. T. Smith died at her
home In this city last Thursday
afternoon after a prolonged illness.
The husband survives her with
four children-Mrs. James Mar
shall aud Robert Smith OF Mexic o;
Mrs, G. ". Peterson Of Vapdslia,
aud Mrs. w. o. Wallace at Full
ton. Mrs. Smith was a native oi
Galloway county afd was aged SO
years. Her maiden name was
Miss Sallie Baker, and she was
married to Mr.. E. T. Smith in
1857. With her husband aud
family she moved ia Mexico Il
years ago, She was q noble Chris
tian woman Was a member o
the Presbyterian ohaVOh. The
funeral was from the Presbyterian
church in Mexico Friday, conduct
ed by Rev. A. A. Wallace. w
join with SCORES Of friends in ex
tending sympathy to the bereaye.
ones
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04

Miss Russie Douglass closed a
very successful term Of school at
Venice few days ago. Miss
Douglass goes to Kirksville this
week to attend the Normal.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04

A strange hog disease is raging
in southwestern Audrain. 1t is
called muscle worm" A para
site gets into the muscle of the an
imal, and the hog always dies. The
hogs lose the use of their hind
legs.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04

j. Il. Canada, mean CentralIa,
sold four cars of Mexican lambs III
st. Louis recently, the stock
bringing him $500.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04

Six or eight negro crap shoot
ers were arrested in Flat Rock one
day last week, Several are board
ing in the city bastle.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04

Blind Boone is to give an enter
taimment at the Christian church
in Mexico March 2ud.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04

Aunt" Hannah Winsor, col
ored, died in this city last week.
She possessed considerable proper
ty aud was quite aged; some claim
she was over one hundred years
old.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04

The Enterprise states that Prof.
F. G. Douglass, principal of the
Martinsburg schools, has been in
poor health for some time. Sorry
to hear this. Prof. Douglass is
the son of Mr.. w, A. Douglass OF
Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04
Sturgeon is to have it's first free
rural mail route.

j. j. Steele leaves this week for
a business trip to Texas.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04

Miss Mary Garrett of this city
is attending school in Chicago.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04
To hang March IS.

Paris, Mo. Jan. 81 The ar
gument for a new trial in the
Dawson case was heard today by
Judge Eby. and a new trial was
refused. Judge Eby then called
for the prisoner and sentenced
him to hang, fixing March 1S as
the date.
The case has been appealed, the
defense stalking its hope tor re-
versal on the alteration Of the
original information in Prosecuting
Attorney BoSd's ofis,, aft,r the
prisoner had been arraignrd for
trial. Judge Eby ignored this
phase of the case altogether
The E. vprth L'lgtl glv. / 80
"ial ut IN VI q. church, South,
last Faidtv night. Tl.rs WIS a
solo by Mr. Ed Williams; r,ei-
tatiun }. VI ;, lrnt JphnDr; IL
solo by Miss Ethel Plunkett, and
short ailresScs by Misses Blanche
Elliott aud Mamie Waight and by
h. L. Turner aud John Beal r.
freshments were served.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04

The Farber Forum understands
that the big pile of slack at the coal
mines in that place will be used to
ballast the track of the Burl ington
cutoff now building out from Mex
leo.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04

The Mexico district conference
of the NJ. E. church, South is to
be held IN Centralia, beginning
April 9th.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04

Mrs. .. G. Hall has returned
from a visit to Old Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04

Ed. Atehison, the auctioneer. at
Worcester, has been ON the sick
list,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04

Quoted from the Farber Forum:
Senator VI. R. z. Bigys has Civ
EN- the Forum permission to make
authoritive statement that he will
not under any circumstances be a
candidate to succeed himself as
Senator of the Eleventh Senatorial
District. Alr. Biggs has received
communications from Pike and
Lincoln counties assuring support
If he desired denomination. The
district is composed Of the counties
Of Andraiu, Pike and Lincoln and
it has been the custom to rotate the
office from one comfy to another,
aud Mr. Biggs does not desire to in
terfere with the established preced,
ent. II will now be LincOln's time
to say who the next Senator shall be
and whoever the Democrats of that
county may agree upon will
receive the unanimous support OF
the other two counties in the dis
trict senatorial convention, A, E
Jenkins-Of Farber is chairman 81
the senatorial committee and
will issue call for the convention
at the proper time.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04

Joe Considine at Thompson has
a big public sale Feb. 5th. See
what he offers in another column
of the MESSAGE.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04

Father j. Dillon attended the fu.
eral of father Heuues in Muberly
last Friday. The body was taken
to Milwaukee for burial.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04

Prof. Basil Brewer, of the Mex
leo public schools, was Il Judge in
the oratorieal contest held at Aux
vase last Saturday night.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04

Rev. F. NJ. ShOush of Mexico
preached at the Baptist church in
Benton City last Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04

There will be a double track
built by the g. & A. between their
switching yards in Mexico running
to the new round house to be built
at st. Lnuis Junction, just east Of
Mexico As we have mentioned
before, this will require a new
bridge over Salt River
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04

The Christmas church building
in this city has been sold to the
local Odd Fellows lodge. 1t will be
used for a hall. The Christian
church people expect to have their
new building ready for use some
time next fall.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04

MISS Lulu McVry, of Ladd0nia
visited her father at Fulton thin
week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04

The Kansas City Star comments;
A Vandalia man who tastes
everything that looks good iii
stores got hold of a moth ball
Monday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04

The City Council Of Mexico has
passed au ordinance for a gas
franchise. The people will vote
upon the matter April 5th.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04
Miss Charlotte Jesse is teaching

George Lewis fne beef Miss Charlotte Jesse 'a'ut
steer in Salt other day very successful Sc" Il" AP
animal broke thru the ice aud was son
drowned Miss Lulu MrVry of Ladd0na
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04

The j. A. Potts farm, northwest
of Mexico, has been sold to John
K. Teare of Monmouth, ILL.,, for
100000.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04

The dwelling of j. w, Patton in
south Mexico was partially de-
stroyed by fire one day last week.
Mason Greasy, chief of the fire de-
partment, was struck on the head
by a falling brick from a chimney
Z and severely hurt.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04

Mrs. q. R. Drown, of the vicin-
ity of Cant. died last Friday. She
leaves a husband and infant child.
The burial was at Salt River
church, funeral by Rev. G. B.
Smith.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04

T.W. Smith of Iowa takes poss-
ession of farm be traded for
near Thompson. his county.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04

Lee Craighead, south of Benton
City, has sold his farm to Richard
Roberts and thinks of moving to
Texas.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04

A verdict last week was return
ed in the circuit court for the de-
fendant in the suit of Maggie E.
Caldwell for 81 600 against Miss
Stella Snidow of this city, The
plaintiff received a whipping at the
hands Of Miss Suidow last fall,
Miss Snidow being her teacher at
Seed Tick school, southeast OF
Mexico. The plaintiff claimed
that the punishment was excessive
and unmercifql.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04

Edward Ruebling, lately moved
from Rush Hill to near Wellsville,
is new reader of the MESSAGE.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04
SOME LOCAL AND COUNTY NEWS IN PELLET FORM
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Genrge A Lewis lost a fine beef
steer in Salt River the other day
animal broke thru the Ice aud was
drowned.
j. II. Canada, mean Centralla,
sold four cara of Mexican lambs III
st. Louis recently, the stock
bringing him $500.
Six or eight negro crap shoot
ers were arrested in Flat Rock one
day last week. Several are board
ing in the city bastile.
Miss Russie Douglass closed
very successful term Of school ut
Venice few days ago. Miss
Douglass goes to Kirksville this
week to attend the Normal.
Aunt" Hannah Winsor, col
ored, died in this city last week.
She possessed considerable proper
ty aud was quite aged; some claim
she was over one hundred years
old.
A strange hog disease is raging
in southwestern Audrain. 1t is
called muscle worm" A para
site gets into the muscle of the an
imal, and the hog always dies. The
hogs lose the use of their hind
legs.
The Enterprise states that Prof.
F. e. Douglass, principal of the
Martinsburg schools, has been in
poor health for some time. Sorry
to hear this. Prof. Douglass is
the son of Mr.. w. A. Douglass of
Mexico.
The Christmas church building
in this city has been sold to the
local Odd Fellows lodge. 1t will be
used for hall. The Christian
church people expect to have their
new building ready for use some
time next fall.
The dwelling of j. w, Patton in
south Mexico was partially de-
stroyed by fire one day last week.
Mason Greasy. chief of the fire de-
partment, was struck on the head
by falling brick from chimney
n and severely hurt.
="
Richard d. Poag, aged, S7years,
a retired capitalist, died at his
home in Centralia last week. Fhe
intermeut was under the auspices
of the Masonic Lodge. The funer-
al was preached by Rev. Mr.Bur-
ton, pastor of the Baptist church.
Mr.. Claud Thomas and Miss
Pearl Weaver, daughter of Mr.. j.
B. Weaver. northeast of Mexico,
were married at the BRIDES home
last Wednesday, Rev. y. G.. Hill
officiating. Here's wishing th'
young couple long life and pros
perity.
Clipped from the Live STOCK
Reporter: Hayes s. Hodge, regu
lar shippers from Audrain county
Mo-, had in 2ss head Of thI
''starri' Mexican yearliugs tina
averaged 10 lbs. aud sold at $5. 80
-. w. Dowell, Of Andrain conn
ty. Mo-. marketed load Of 238
ID. hogs at S5.15.-J.D. Lewellen
Of Audrain county, Mo-, had cat
tls on the market "Wednesday.
As said by the Perry Enterprise
Mrs. Jephtha Lake, of Laddoni
died atl2;15 O'Clock after IInger.
ing illness Of 10 weeks with tn
dropsy. The funeral took place a
Laddonia on I uesday after whic
the burial took place at Farbel
Mesgrs Rogers and Jesse aoadqe
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04

s. s. Pulls, near Thompson, is
being urged by his friends to en-
ter the race for county assessor.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04

Richard d. Poag, aged, S7years,
a retired capitalist, died at his
home in Cenralia last week. The
intermeut was under the auspices
Of the Masonic Lodge. The funer-
al was preached by Rev. Mr.. Bur-
ton, pastor of the Baptist church.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04

This little joke by the Pike Co.
News; There is said to be a drum
mer residing at Mexico who has
been on the road so long that
when be is at home and his wife
passes him the biscuits at the din
uer table he tries to fiirt with her.
Mrs. Mary Robinson, in her 84th
year, died last week at the home
Of her daughter, Mrs. j. Hord Da'
Wis, west of Mexico. Three chill
dren survive her: Mrs. Davis,
Mrs. Ed Kaw Of Centralia aud N,
A. Robinson of Marceline Funer'
al was held Thursday and inter
ment in Mexico cemetery.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04

Mr.. Claud Thomas and Miss
Pearl Weaver, daughter of Mr.. j..
B. Weaver. northeast of Mexico,
were married at the BRIDES home
last Wednesday, Rev. y. g. Hill
Officiating. Here's wishing the
young couple long life and pros
perity.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04

As said by the Berry Enterprises
Mrs. Jephtha Lake, of Laddonia
died atl2;15 O'Clock after Ilnger-
ing illness Of 10 weeks with the
dropsy. The funeral took place at
Laddonia on I uesday after which
the burial took place at Farber,
Messrs. Rogers and Jesse Go9d4ef-
cd the funeral services. The de-
ceased was 7d yearsapd one month
old; her surviving husband being
SO years old aud IN very feeble
health. William Lake Of this city
is their son, and was present a
the funeral and burial We sym
pathize With the bereayed.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-05-05

It is not likely that Senator Quay will be able to take an active part in the campaign this year, if indeed his career as public man is not already ended. The effect of his sojourn at Atlantic City was disappointing. He failed entirely to secure relief from the insomnia, with which he suffered all winter, and, if anything, he has lost instead of gained. Since his return to Washington he has denied himself to all callers, even to his intimate friends.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-05-05

Notwithstanding the shut-d)W of the Common alth mine, the Pearce country is doing a great deal of min. ing, says the Review. The Black Dia- mond is steadily producing copper, and in greater q lantities than ever be- fore. The Middlemarch is also doing good work aud employing a force of over fifty men, while at Gl39sOn the reduction works of the Copper Belle are soon to be started up Besides these some new and very rich discoveries have been recently made near Pearce which are attracting much attenti on.
 The management eXpectst to increase the Shannon's output of copper to l, 400, 900 pounds monthly immediately and to produce an average of l.500. 900 pounds monthly during the last half of the present calendar year, or at the rate of 1s,OO0,O 900 pounds annually. With this increase in output an1 re- duced costs, it is expected that Shan- non, on l3.cent copper, will be able to continue paying off S60,OU0 of its bonded indebtedness annually, togeth- CT with interest, and show net earn ings in addition which will warrant dividends of g. per share yearly on it's 300, coo shares of stock. The company has s540,0CO honds outstanding, hBv- ing paid of s60,000 last year.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-05-05

It would be interesting to ascertain just how much has been paid out from the Fair estate, first and last, in the form of blood money and for other quieting purposes. The latest payment reported is S75o, 900 to the family of the woman whom the son married and who met her death with her husband in the automobile accident in France. There are still good many millions left for the legitimate heirs. and the sooner the residue is divided up among them and the estate finally settled the sooner the long and expensive troubles that have followed the death of the bonanza miner many years ago will cease. They have been legion.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-05-05
SOUTH BISBeE CONTEST
Local Stockholders Refuse Checks
 Rendered in Final Payment

At noon today the total amount of dividend checks issued by the South Bisbee directors and refused in Bsbee had reached about $100,00O. These checks, which are intended to repre- sent the final payment to the stock. holders for their share of the stock. are being sent back in punches to the directors in Los Angeles.
 Today the largest check of all was placed in the hands of Cashier M. J. Cunningham for return to the compa- ny, and he will lose no time in send ing 1t pack. James Lets0n, ex-alder- man, last evening received a check from the company for $22, 702 20, which was tendered for stock he owns in the company. LetsOn looked at the check just once, and after deciding that he should have about twice that amount. If the companys directors had acted squarely, he made up his mind to re. turn it to them.
 Mrs. James Letson also received A check from the company, amounting to $5,5l6, which represents her hold. ings in the company. After examining the check, she too decided to return it to the directors.
 Many others in Bisbee have taken exactly the same action as that of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Letson, and have placed their checks in the hands of those who will return them at once.
 The local stockholders in the comma ny believe that when the present liti- gation Is ended they will receive near. CT 90 cents per share for their hold ings than 22 cents. .-Bisbee Miner,