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Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15
CALLAMAY COUNTY.

Stephens Store is to have a new
bank. The capital will he $lO,.
900.
A horse jockey at Fulton named
VIM. Bradbury was fined one dol
lar and costs for vending patent
medicine without license.
Miss Eva Edwards at Portland,
10 years old, crossed the railroad
track to rescue her dog and was
hit by an engine and killed instant
ly.
The Fulton Sun says; The
School Independent which has
been published at Mexico for sew
eral months past under the edito-
rial management of Prof. J. n.
Cross of Mexico and Prof. r. G..
Hale of Fulton, will again be pub
lished from this city. Prof. Hale
has again assumed full control.
The Independent is devoted to the
betterment of the public schools.
In August, 1871, Mr.. A. j.
Williamson, now a farmer living
near Guthrie, this county, made
Sam HerndOn a pair of boots, for
which Mr.. Herndon paid him $15,
says the Fulton Sun. Before de-
livering the boots to Mr.. Herndon,
Mr.. Williamson showed the boots
and took first premium at the Cal
laway fair. Sam HerndOn wore
the boots 16 years and then pre-
seuted them to his brother, John
Herndon who now has the boots.
They are in good shape and we'll
preserved and should be on exhi-
bition at the Louisiana Exposition.
AS coincidence it may be stated
that the boots were finished on the
second birthday of his son, Rev.
w. j. Williamson, who is now
pastor of the 3rd Baptist church in
st. Louis, with a membership of
over 1900, the largest Baptist
church in the entire west. Rev. w.
j. Williamson says that he sold
all the bootshe could make in
those days from $40 to $15 aud
that he could count over half a
dozen negroes on the streets of
Fulton any day in the week who
wore $l2 boots of his make.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15
MONROE COUNTY.

Hugh Kelley of near Stoutsville
grew 81 pound potato.
Vaccinating cattle against black
leg in some localities of Monroe.
Thomas N. Williams sold $3.50
worth of watermelons off three
acres of ground.
Prof. J. b Rodgers at Madison
draws outside pupils to his school
from all over Monroe county.
Miss Annie Western, according
to the Appeal, is teaching her
ninth term of school in Union
township.
James Kendrick, south of Paris,
sold 800 bushels of his 1903 corn
crop the other day at 55 cents a
bushel. He says his corn crop
last year averaged him an income
of $37 so an acre.
The Circuit Court granted FIVE
divorces few days ago-Henry
Wilt from Susan Wilt; Edward
Daugherty from Kate Daugherty;
Mary Gilbert from Chas. Gilbert;
Roxie Smell from Obe Smell; Mary
Lee Hinson from Andy Hinson.
The Appeal says that the Paris
saloons have installed city fixtures
big mirrors in which the thirsty
popuIace can contemplate its fea-
lures while getting on the outside
of a stimulating drink, and patent
dinguises for filling glasses so fast
that there need be no waits be-
tween drinks.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15
SURROUNDING COUNTIES.
PIKE COUNTY.


Little James Comfy fell from a
swing and broke his arm,
P. Mettler of near Louisiana is
a county patient at the asylum at
Fulton.
The Louisiana Press.Journal
heads its birth notices Infant
Items" 4"
Nancy G. Hendricks, before a
jury, was adjudged of unsound
mind and her guardian was ap-
pointed.
Arthur Sloan, a young negro of
Bowling Green, threw another ne
gro boy down aud robbed him of
SO. He was sentenced to ten days
ia Jail,
A new phase of stock raising
has been undertaken by jeff ID. Me
Cune of Pike county, who in 1902
bought in New Mexico 1856 head of
high grade Angora does and 4
fine billies and placed them on his
farm in March of that year, the
first Of any number ever brought
to Pike county. Mr.. McCune's s
prime object in bringing them to
this country is to take advantage
Of their qualities as land cleaners,
the animals showing a marked
preferanee in their diet for under
brush, including briars aud buck
bushes which grow on farms in
this part Of the state in great pro-
fusion, being hard to kill by ordi-
nary methods. The goats devour
them with relish, together with all
shrubs, bushes aud noxious weeds
that are not too large for them to
reach. Bluegrass follows the
goats on all lands on which they
have been pastured. They eat grass
only as tonic, or as a last resort
when Others fail
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15
Audraln Winners.

The following Audrain County
people won prizes in different con.
tests at the Ceutralia fair last
week:
Best harness stallion, any age,
2nd, j. w. Chriswell.
Best jack, any age, 1st, John
GrittOn.
Best Stallion and three of his
get, Butler Guthrie.
Best all purpose stallion, 2nd,
j. w. Criswell.
Best draft stallion, I. M. Will
liams & Son.
Best saddle stallion, 2nd, j. w.
Criswell.
Best cartilage team, 1st, Lee
Bros.
Finest horseS mare or gelding,
shown to halter, 1st, Lee Bros.
Best mare colt, 1st, G. H. Ba-
ker; End, Butler Guthrie.
Best colt, either sex, G. H. Ba-
ker.
Best harness mare, 3 and under
4, lst, Newt. Ess.
Best mare and spring colt by side
(2nd show), 1st, Butler Guthrie.
SWEETEST double turnout, 1st,
Lee Bros.
Humans silver cup for best
saddle stallion. Butler Guthrie.
Sweepstakes, $3.50 for the best
saddle horse, mare or gelding, no
horse in the world barred, 1st, Lee
Bros.
Best horse mule colt, 1st, S. j.
Bovine.
Best mare mule colt, 2nd, Chas,
Anderson.
Best pair of draft mares or geld
ings, 1st, John Gritton.
Best saddle gelding. Lee Bros.
Medium wool, best buck, l and
over, 1st. j. w. Boles; 2nd, j.
I. Beatty.
Best eve, / and over, LIST, j. T.
Beatty 2nd. j, w. Boles.
Best eve lamb, j. w. Boles.
Best eve, any breed, j. T. Beat
ty.
d. Wallace's premium for the
best buck, any breed, ]. w. Boles.
Geo.. Coy's premium for best
herd Of sheep, 1st. j. 7. Beatty.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

He also sold Williams & Sutherlin
% sheep at $5.25 each, and Mr..
Williams one sow and pigs for $50
and a lot Of shoats at So each. Mr..
Naylor has moved to Centralia and
is disposing of all of his stock.
Lafayette O'Mahoney, who was
injured about a month ago at the
Wabash depot, was awarded &c.
500 by the Wabash Company last
week. O'Mahoney was crushed
against the side of the station by a
truck that was standing too close
to the track and was struck by an
incoming train. 1t was found
necessary to amputate both legs
below the knees as a result of the
accident. O'Mahoney's contemplate
ed suit against the Wabash was
forestalled by the action on the
part of the road compromising
the matter.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15
BUYING A FARM.
The BaT9aln-An Honest
Man Most Import
ant.

A man writes to know what l
think about buying a farm, with
nothing to pay down. Quite "a Sc
rious problem, that / have thought
about it a great deal, aud, like the
old woman who had been puzzling
over some deep question, some
times l think, and again, / don't
know.
So much depends on the man
who is doing the buying, For in
stance, u man with good habits, i'm
dustrious, blessed with good
wife aud perhaps few stout
limbed and strong-hearted boys
aud girls might buy land, even if
he had little to pay down; / would
not be afraid to trust such man
with most anything / have. But
even 10 such a ease as that, some
thing miRht happen to make il up
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15
Buylne California DIrL.

The st. Louis Republic thus
tells of the request of Mexico
Mo-, lady:
Some strange requests have
been received by Worlds Fair Ex-
hibitors since the opening of the
Exposition. Many persons, Il ap.
pears, have an idea that the ex-
hibits will be worthless to the
owners after the Worlds Fair. and
already have their hands ont for
bargains.
Colvin B. Brown, of Stockton
CAL, who has charge of the San
Joaquin county exhibit in the Pal
ace of Agriculture, a few days ago
received letters which show the
unique side of some Of the requests
received by exhibitors.
From Mrs. Sarah J. Turner. Of
Mexico, Mo-, he received this let
ter.
What would fifty pounds of
the San Joaquin, California, soil.
which | see in the Republic is the
richest in the United States, cost
l want it to put in my flower pots.
Please let me know at once. "
Mr.. Brown says he is used to
selling the soil by the acre and
hardly knows what it would be
worth n pound. However, he will
ship fifty pounds to Mrs. Turner
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15
BOONE COUNTY.

Sturgeon street fair Friday of
this week.
Earl Ballew, of Murry, was
thrown from his horse and his
arm broken.
The Hon. w. j. Bryan is to
make, a speech in Centralia latter
part of this month.
The Courier wants somebody to
give the public library at Centra-
liza a thousand dollars.
The Centralia fair succeeds be-
cause the management makes the
agricultural exhibit the great fea-
ture.
DR.. J. f. Betz has sold his bus
iness to his partner, F.L.LaForce,
at Centralia aud will go to Colo
rado to reside. His health is 10 a
failing condition. DR.. Betz is a
son-in-law Of Mr.. J. N. Ball Of
Mexico.
The Columbia Herald says that
Geo. Naylor sold Joe Cason I6
mules last week at $l2O per head.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

Our friend Strother Underwood
of Worcester took a stroll out into
the southwest part Of the State re-
Gently. He visited in Nevada and
other cities. Says Mexico is the
cleanest town he saw, except our
men here will spit tobacco juice on
the granitoid sidewalks, Dry
weather in Southwest Missouri and
the crops are short.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

Mr.. A. Hutcherson of this city
was awakened the other night by a
burglar who was just entering his
window. Mr.. Hutoherson thought
it was one of the homefolks and
asked what was wanted. The bur-
glar replied, 'oh, Pam only look
lug around" Mr.. Huteherson
reched for his gun and said, .0Guess
Ill take a shot at YOU" but Mr.,
Burglar was gone in jiffy.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

The witnesses on Bean Creek
who went to see that wedding per-
formed at Tulip say they didn't
witness it. The vehicles were in
line in the road with the contract
ing parties in the front vehicle, and
the Squire stepped up and said
the words when nobody's lookin. =
The witnesses say they can't wit
ness there was = wedding, so the
laugh is on somebody.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

The MESSAGE committed an
oversight in the account of the re-
oeption given By Mr. and Mrs. B.,
r, Miller for the children and
grandchildren of Mr.. j. N. Ball.
These names were ommitted from
the list of those presents Mr.. and
Mrs. John Beta aud two children,
John aud Nina, OF CentraIia. We
are sorry the commission occurred.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

The Farber Forum remarks:
1t is stated that a Methodist minis
ter at Chillicothe told his congre-
CATION he would not serve them
long unless reduction of 5000 was
made in his salary. They might
send that man down here on the
Laddonia circuit.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

John T. Young and family of
Helena, Montana, are on a visit to
Mr.. Young's parents, southeast of
Mexico, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Young. John 7. Young was a pu-
pill of the MESSAGE editor at the
Neville school house in Rails coun-
ty % years ago. 4.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

Mr.. G. Harrison, aged 55, a
single man, died at his home in
Fulton the 7th inst. The remains
were brought to Mexico for burial
-interment being at Beaver Dam,
south Of here. Mr.. Harrison had
been in failing health for several
years.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

Elmer Underwood of near Wor-
cester, this county, is again pursu-
ing his theological studies at Can
ton, Mo. He orders the MESSAGE
to his address. Elmer is a bright
young man and will make his
mark in the world
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

The Fulton Telegraph says;
REV. H. E. Truck, of Mexico,
who is writing book Of the Bap-
lists Of Missouri, while here dur
ing the Sunday school institute,
obtained a picture Of the late The
odriek Boulware, which will en-
bellish the work"
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

r. l., COakley, of Pueblo. Colo
rado, after a months pleasant Wis
it with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. w. COakley, near Rush Hill, re-
turned to his home this week
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

dreadfully lacking in good common
sense. But we don't like TO be told
OF it, and so I think l will stop
saying anything about It. The
first | know some one win he
whispering in my ear that Imiabt
better look % home. .-VTNcFNT
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

Judge M. @. FlSnt Of near Cant
was in Mexico aud mentioned the
burning Wednesday night of the
old Christian church building at
Salt River. 1t had not been used
for several years-a new house
built near it. The fire is thought
to have been Of incendiary origin.
The house was erected nearly fifty
years ago
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

o. HI. Pattison aud wife aud two
children, Miss Terrissa and Mas
ter Floyd, Of Harrington, Kansas.
after visit to the Worlds Fair
are now guests OF George Bingham
and family, south Of Mexico. Mr..
Pattison is a brother Of Mrs Biue
hami they had not seen each other
for eighteen years.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

jeff Cornett has moved back to
Mexico from his farm near Mar
tinsburg. Mr.. Cornett has bought
additional ground on East Monroe
street and will build a new dwell
ing.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

Nora Bollman of Monroe coun-
ty has filed suit in the Audrain
County Circuit Court for $4,000
for alleged slander against Newton
Meals, also of Monroe county. Case
brought here on change of venue.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

Mr.. w. B. Williams, formerly
proprietor of the blacksmith shop
in this city now owned by T. B.
HassIer, was married the other
day to Miss Hulde Carvey of New
Florence. The bride is a sister of
Mrs. Samuel Washer of Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

Mitchell White of this city will
attend the Colorado University this
coming school year.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

Misses Irma and Minerva John.
son of this city will attend college
thru the coming year at Lynch
bnrg, Va.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

VIM. Watts. southeast Of Mex
leo, was hustling saw logs
short time since and was badly
bruised in one foot.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

E. D. Lee, near Rush Hill, has
returned to his studies at the State
University. He orders the MES
SAGE to follow him.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

Mrs. Henderson johnson is
home from visit with relatives in
Bates and Henry counties.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

w. D. Mason helped the Gilead
Baptist church building fund COM
mittee in a way that sent them on
their way rejoicing.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

Louis Hubert, on Bean Creek,
lost 400 bushels of wheat by fire
one day last week. How the fire
started is a mystery.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

Miss Florence Patton of this
city started last week on her re-
turn trip to Japan where she will
resume her work as missionary.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

Lucille Grubb, of near Thomp-
sou, this county, is staying with
his grandmother at Hallsville and
attending the district school.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

Ben Sims of Weleetka, Texas,
will be here in a few days on
visit to relatives and friends.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

Mrs. John Sims of Hazen, Ar.
kansas, is visiting Mexico rela-
tives and friends. Her husband
will meet her here next week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

John Guthrie, Jr., of Mexico,
will attend William Jewell Col
lege thru the coming year.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

j. w. Bailey, the Santa Fe mer-
chant, has just completed a fine
new dwelling house. Fred Rolf
ling of Mexico was the contractor.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

'Uncle Bob" Byars has engag-
ed to do the painting of the new
Gilead Baptist church, north of
Mexico. Ask him if he didn't.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

DR.. A. NJ. Underwood, born and
raised in Audrain county, is locat-
ed at Hoistein, Mo-, and has a fine
practice there.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15
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Frank Spottswood of Mexico is
building n telegraph line for the
Western Union from Hannibal to
Perry.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

Miss Laura johnson of near
Mexico is teacher in the Roberts
district near Hallsyille, in Boone
county.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

Cort Ingram and wife near Lad
donia visited Mexico relatives and
friends last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

Emmett Bolts, general passen-
ger.and freight agent for the Mex
leo s. Orient r. R. and Steamship
line connected Herewith. is the
guest of Mexico relatives and
friends.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

Miss Rob Baker of Mexico will
teach in the Higbee public schools
this winter.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

Mrs. John Humphries of Bards-
town, Ky, is visiting Mexico reIa-
tives. Mrs, Humphries is sister
Of DR.. Nj. E. Crawford and Mrs.
A. j, Wiuscott.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

Mrs. James Lewis of Rowena
has been suffering from an af-
Fiction of oak poisoning.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

hill business, he might be sick
himself or some of his family might
fail in health; then trouble would
come.
But it the man who intends to
buy is slipshod and easy going in
his methods, if his wife thinks
more Of dressing up and sitting in
the parlor, and if his boys would
rather spend their time down town
smoking cigarettes and letting
their father do the farm work, /
should hesitate to advise him to
buy a farm and run in debt.
You see it is not question of
money. The man tells the story.
If I had a thousand farms to sell, |
never would sell a single foot to
the man who is not honest and who
does not intend to do the fair
thing.
| know of more than one in
stance where men have sold farms
on a contract, receiving nothing
down except a scrap of paper bind
ing the purchaser some time in the
future to pay. | have seen the
purchaser take possession of the
farm, run it two or three years, rob
it of everything he could and then
move off, perhaps between two
days, paying the owner not one
cent for the use of the farm.
Right Nothing right about it.
No honest man could think of
pursuing such a course. 1t proves
to me that not all men who bear
the name of farmers are honest.
But l do believe that there is no
class of people more honest than
farmers. Still, as l said a while
ago, if | were selling a farm, l
would be sure to get something
down, if | could. Bargains are
slippery things. Make them as
tight as you can, and they may af-
ter all drop thru, especially if the
purchaser has no money interest
in his investment.
This makes me think that you
can not make men honest by get
ting their signatures to legal docu-
ments. A shiny harness never
broke kicking horse. You may
draw ~ our paper as strong as
you will, and if the man you are
doing business with is a rascal, he
will beat you in the end.
l have heard it said that You
could not make a law strong
enough so that there would not be
a weak spot in it; and it is for
these very weak spots that the dis
honest men go. LAWYERS are found
ready to help them.
| have taken a great deal of
comfort in the little story of the
old Scotchman who had been loan
ing some money to a neighbor. Af-
ter the money had been handed |
over, the neighbor asked the old
man if he wanted Il note to secure
its payment. Ma" was the decis-
i've answer, Gin your word is not
good, your bond would not be 4
either
There are more men in this
world whose word is as good as
their note than we are wont to
imagine; and yet, / wish there
were still more. 1t gives man a
comfortable feeling to do business
with one who is as honest as the
day is long, How the heart does
warm towards such a mani
1t is great thing to have a
trusting nature. l believe we
ought to have greater confidence
in our fellows than we do.
BY this / do not mean that we
are to believe everything we see
and hears the men who do that are
the ones who keen the rasnaIs in
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

j. S. Chapman and family NOV
cd from Mexico to Paris this week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

Audrain Circuit COurC couNeues
next Monday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-12-12
Mrs. Chadwick.

A claim that she was the illegitlmate
daughter of Andrew Carnegie was the
secret of Cassie l.. Chadwick success
as confidence swindler. This secret
was revealed yesterday by Iri Reynolds,
one of her ruined dupes. 1t WAS the
foundation of his faith ia her, just as 1t
was the basis of the hope of her other
avaricious and INSCRIPTIONS dupes, who,
for the liberal bonuses she paid, were
ready to wink at the blackmail she con-
fessed to be practicing. Mrs. Chadwick $
profits from her combination of black
mail aud confidence swindIing are
known to have been 81, 100, 900.
Losses sustained by others are many
times thai amount. Her creditors
will realize nothing. The story OF ho%
the woman spent her loot is incredible IN
the extent ofthe reckless prodigality and
extravaganza itreveals. - [Phila. North
American.
The Lorain county (O.) special grand
Jury on Saturday reported there was not
sufficient evidence to indict Mrs. Chad
wick
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-12-12
charged with Robbery.

Officers Smith, Nicholson and Fergu-
son late Saturday night arrested James
Dooms. Richard G. Cox and David
Thomson, members of the Forty-seventb
Company, Coast Artillery, stationed at
Fort Hunt, on complaint of Jesse Bat
tenfield. a member OF the same company.
II appeared that Thomson was not d.
rectiy involved, and he was released, but
Do,ms and Cox were locked up and
Battenfeld WAS held to appear against
them in the Police Court this morning
When the case was called Battentield
said the accused approached him IN the
ROYAL street station Saturday and told
him a member of the command had been
locked up in the station house, and that
he could be released by leaving So collat.
eral. The prisoner, they stated, had
hut "a, and Battenfeld gave them 81
He subsequently left the station house
with three men, two of whom ne claimed
took SO from him forcibly. DOOms and
Cox we're fined 800 each and sent to jail
for six months.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-12-12
Police Court.

CJustice II. B. Cation, presiding.
The following cases were disposed OF
this morning:
H. d. Gardner, arrested by Lieuten-
ant Smith charged with assaultIng
Clarence Russell aud with carrying
oistol forfeited his collateral by failing
TO app ar. - r.
James Doomes and Richard G. Cox,
arrested by Officers Smith, Nicholson
and Ferguson charged with robbing
Jesse Battenfeld, were fined 500 and
sent to Jail for six months.
Conrad Osten, arrested by Officer Fer
guson charged with disorderly conduct,
forfeited his collateral by failing to ap-
pear. o
John Jones, arrested by Conductor
Travers for disorderly conduct on an
electric train, forfeited his collateral by
failing to appear.
Silas Bellfeld, colored, who had been
arrested in connection with this case,
was dismissed. -.
George Carter, charged with robbIng
cars. was sent on to the grand jury.
Winter Crupper, arrested by Officers
Belts and Allen charged with being I'M
plicated in the robbery of cars, was DIS
missed for want of ;idence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-12-12
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Myron Wood, the o1e-year'old son Of
Mr. Janes F. Wood, died at his home,
on south Fayette street, last night
A freight car in the Washington
Southern Railway yards in this city
was broken open and robbed last nigh.
The police have been directed to
notify persons throughout the city to
have the snow cleared from their SIDE
walks.
A sleigh containing two men was up
set on King street yesterday morning
Neither of the occupants was seriously
hurt
The steam launch Doc Reh will be
sold by the U. s. Marshal tomorrow.
The sale will take place at Hammond's
wharf.
A colored man named Smith was
struck by south bound ele ctric train at
Arlington Junction about 1880 o'clock
last night, and his left leg was seriously
injured. Smith was brought to this city
and placed in the Alexandria Hospital.