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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-26
COOK OR MITCHELL.

We cant help it if the Audrain
Democracy did go heavily for S.B.
Cook for Secretary of State, he may
he defeated. It is in the air; we
have been looking for it. Dozens
of Democratic papers over the State
have taken up the fight against him.
The MESSAGE has said nothing
lately. When the majority of Au-
drain speaks, then we keep silence.
We are saying nothing now, but if
you want the news aud desire a
glimpse at what is in the air, guess
we can at least refer to what others
are saying We. might quote from
several Of our exchanges, but the
following is the latest, from las t
Mondays st. Louis Republic:
Congre ssman Vandiver took the
first pronounced step against the
Of Secretary of State
Sam B. Cook yesterday afternoon
when he declared himself for the
of Il. w. Mitchell of
Nevada.
He also declared himself in ia
vor of the nomination of James
Cowgirl of Kansas City. Both men
are generally recognized as favora.
BILE to the Folk candidacy for Gov
arnOr.
In his interview Mr.. Vandiver
ntimates that Mr.. Folk would re-
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-26

title thereto: and unless you said de-
PENDANT be and appear at tile next regu-
lar term of this Court to be begun and
held at the Court House in Mexico, Au-
drain County, Missouri, on the first
Monday in June, A. d. 1904, and ON or
before the first day Of said term answer
or otherwise plead to Plaintiffs petition
the same will be taken as confessed and
judgment rendered accordingly.
1t is further ordered that a CODY
hereof be published in the Mexico Mis-
souri, Message, newspaper published
weekly in Audrain County, Missouri, for
four weeks successfully, the last insertion
to be at least - days before the first day
of said next term of this Court
STATE OF MISSOURI,
County of Audrain.
l, w. II. Morris, Clerk of the Circuit
Court within and for, the County and
State aforesaid, do hereby certify that
the foregoing is full, true and complete
copy of the Order of Publication in case
of o. l.. Ellars VS. Mamie ii. McClelland.
G I al, as full as the same now remains on
file and OF record in my office.
(CEAT Witness my hand and Off
cial seal. Done at office in
the City of Mexico, County and State
aforesaid, this 18th day of April, A. d.
1904.
w. II. NORRIS, Clerk.
STALLINGS & SHARPLESS
Attys. for Plaintiff.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-26
Elks Organize.

A lodge of Elks, fifty strong,
was organized in Mexico Monday
with these officers: Exalted ruler,
D. a. Mcmillan; esteemed loyal
knight, r. D. Rodgers; esteemed
loyal knight, J, 7. Ricketts,; es-
teemed lecturing knight, G.. A.
Ross; secretary, A. II. Whitney;
treasurer, j r. Jesse; tyler, CIV.
Digges; trustees, j. w. Wool
bridge, r. H. Edmonds, George
Robertson,
Visiting Elks were here to the in
stallation from Fulton, Columbia,
Jefferson City, Fayette, Louisiana,
st, Charles and other points. G.
C. Clendenin Of Mexico deserves
the largest part of the credit for
the organization of the lodge here,
he talked it up and organized the
move,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-26

fuse the gubernatorial nomination
under certain conditions. Mr..
Folk has repeatedly" said Mr..
Vandiver, in public utterances
and in public speeches, urged the
Importance OF putting clean men
on the ticket and that every man
nominated should be in hearty
sympathy with the principle for
which this battle was fought,
We have been fighting every.
thing that smacks bossism, and, Of
course, we cannot be expected
now to establish another system of
bOssism, but it is not at all improp.
er to call the attention of the peo-
pie to the necessity of n clean
ticket. Those who urge that the
Folk organization should be used
for or against some particular can
didate for another place on the
ticket forget that an organization
formed for one purpose cannot be
used. Anyone familiar with poll
tics understands this. An organ
izatiou for a particular man for
Governor cannot be used effective
ly for or against candidates for
other places.
This fight has been made for a
principle. There has been and
there will be no compromise of
any nature, character or descrip.
tion with any of the opposition.
Any report of combination or com;
promise is absolutely false. Mr..
Folk has said that he would re-
fuse the nomination rather than
eompromise.,any principle.for which
we have been contending.
Speaking for myself, person
ally" said Mr.. Vandiver, in reply
to the question as to his attitude
in reference to the nomination fol
Secretary of State, Il have no
hesitation in saying that | have
never turned my back on a friend
in order to curry favor with an en-.
envy. When was campaigning in
vernon county for Mr.. Folk and
needed help, R. w. Mitchell came
to our assistance with his paper
and his friends. Without him W,
eOuldlnotIhaye carried the county
while Mr. Cooks Bank Examiner
/ Who lives il that county was thefl
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-26
nm
THE GRIM REAPER

Z. w. Wood, 80 years of age,
died at his home near Auxvasse
last Saturday.
Miss Lena Brooks, aged 81, died
at her home in Uentralia Wednes-
day of last week.
Judge W. Stanley Boulware
died at his home in Moberly last
Saturday, aged 6S years. Judge
Boulware lived in Mexico for
number of years. Was the first
clerk at the Ringo Hotel after it
was built, serving under Col. Tho
mas as proprietor. Moving from
here to Moberly, he was elected
Police Judge of that city, serving
in this capacity for several terms.
Judge Boulware was an ex-cOn-
federate, we'll known all over the
State. He was a great lover of
wild game, aud at the time of his
death was a game warden by APP
pomtment of the Governor.
Mrs. Francis Morrison, aged 40
years, died at her home in this city
last Thursday Of measles and con
sumption. Was native Of Clark
county, Mo-, aud her maiden
name vas Alcinde Ann Lorep she
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-26
"OBSERVER"
Seeing Things In the East
End and Elsewhere.

Well, Mr. Editor, we will give
you some observations in the east
end where the neighbors are most
ly newcomers. How they are go.
ing to take" this unusually cold,
wet spring is a question. If you
we're old enough you could remem-
Der that 1876 and 1883 were just
such springs as this, and we had
splendid crops each Of those years.
We believe Ne win have a good
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-26

with her husbend moved to this
county about twenty years ago.
The husband and eight children
survive her. The children are =
Walter, Arthur, Charlie, Minnie,
Mary, Virgil, Price and Roy. De-
ceased was a faithful member of
the Christian church. The funeral
was held at Salt River church, near
her former home. Saturday morn
ing, conducted by Rev. a. W.Ko-
kendoffer. Scores of friends mourn
her death.
Capt. j. G. Buckner, former
Circuit Clerk of this coun-
ty, after an illness extending over
an interval of eight weeks, during
most of which time he was uncon-
scious, died last Friday afternoon.
lie was in his 61st year and was
the eldest son of the late Congress
man A. II. Buckner. He was born
in Pike county. Mo-, near Louisi-
ana. When the civil war came on
Mr.. Buckner joined the Southern
forces. He was captured by the
Federal troops at one time and was
started as a prisoner to Chicago.
He escaped thru a ear window
while the train was in full motion,
without any serious hurt, and re-
turned to his old home in Pike
county. Again he hied away to
the Confederate forces. In Virginia
with a body of Confederates, he
was fired upon by some Union
Mountaineers and Capt. Buckner
was dangerously wounded thru the
thigh, his horse being killed from
under him. He managed to crawl
to a hiding place aud Union SYM
pathizers in the neighborhood took
care of him till he got we'll. He
again joined the forces at Shreve-
port, Louisiana, where he remain
ed until the South surrendered. At
Shreveport in 1868 he was married
to Miss Mamie Hyde, who, with
a daughter, Mrs. j. G. Trimble of
Kansas City, survives him. Mr..
Buckner returned to Missouri in
1872. In 1881 he moved to Mex
leo. He was employed here as trav-
cling salesman for harness
house. He gave up this place to
run for he Office of Circuit Clerk
in 1898, and was successful. After
retiring from that office he en-
gagged in the life insurance bust
ness. His mother, Mrs. A. II.
Buckner, resides in this city; also
two brothers, c. A. and S. j.
Buckner, and one sister, Mrs. A.
H. Whitney. The funeral service
was held Sunday at the home, con-
Quoted by Rev. A.A. Wallace. The
following served as pail bearers:
]. A. Abbay, J. H. Sallee, w. A.
Morris, j. A. Glandon, S. B.
Cook, A. S. Houston. Mr.. Buck
ner was man we'll liked and his
dnnth 10 i.nn,rnttnl h,, oil
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-26

fried chicken will be a little shy.
Well down here where the primary
bets were all paid in full the boys
can ship in the common luxuries.
Your scribe was spending the time
in these parts when the report
came that there was Doodle in the
air. But we failed to land any of
the stuff"
While out north of Rush Hill
we called at the home Of Geo. Mil
Ter. Met Miss Anna who is now
teaching her first term of school,
she having gone thru our Mexico
High School with three of the
children of this scribe. Glad were
we when Miss Anna told us she
had secured a school for the next
term. We also met Mr.. J d. An
dersOn and Reuben Brown, two
good men and good farmers, who
live about 4 miles north of Rush
Hill. Reube has gotten to be
quite a stock man and we. see that
he tops the market frequently
when he ships his own feeding. We
failed to see WI. Brown, another
one of our old Montgomery county
boys. You just watch these Mont
gOmery county fellows, they will
get rich or into some good Office if
you give them n half chance. Au-
drain has scores of good fellows
like them in the east end, and if
you find one of them who had any
money up on the primary let your
scribe know and we will see to it
at once.
We also stopped at the home of
A. G. Rose, one of our new neigh
bors who was improving his house
and appeared to be fixing to stay
and make his permanent home. He
is a nice Christian gentleman of
the NJ. E. church; two grown
sons and two young lady daugh-
tiers; six in the family. They gave
us a nice dinner aud we came away
happy again.
OF course, Mr., Editor, we came
in to see the close of Hardin Col
lege Sunday. The day was all we
could ask for the Baccalaureate.
The long, cold, wet weather had
kept the young ladies indoors, but
they all came out with their beau
tiful new white dresses and hats,
which was quite a change in APP
pearance from their long black
robes and college hats. We also
observed that the campus was neat
ly NOV n; the adjacent yards also
were in the best of order, present
ing a most spring-like effect. We
also observed that the streets on
all sides of the College are too
narrow, when Capt. Mcintyre
lined up the Academy boys.
The Prohibition party in Au-
drain County composed of IL. g.
Turner and j. w. Rouse) is divid-
ed on the Goyernorship and their
prospects of success are not very
good this year. Col. Turner, the
president of the county committee,
is for Folk and Bro. Rouse against
him. This insures the Democrats
in this county of success this year.
OF course w, II. Fox may come
back from Colorado and stir up
the Prohibs yet.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-26

1t is reported of the Younger Mr.
Rockefeller that when some of his
Bible class members recently sug-
gested that certain modern meth
DDS Of getting great fortunes could
not be consistently practiced by
Christians, he asked if the manner
in which these men disposed of
their wealth did not count for
something to their advantage. This
is the new doctrine of Christian
plutOcracy. Most of the velvety
clergymen are preaching it. Not
how you get your wealth, but what
you do with it, is the test they are
fond of applying. The doctrine is
not new. 1t was practiced long
ago by Jonathan Wild, Sixteen.
String Jack and Jack Sheppard.
Perhaps the excellent Mr.. Rookie
Teller doesn't know who these wor-
thies were, being unfamiliar with
low bred literature Let him under
stand, then, that they were high
waymen. who soothed their con,
sciences for their mn. Christian
modes of getting wealth from its
owners By their Christian habitso o.
sioinR f ppon others
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-26

The Illinois Republican State
convention, after ballotlng IS
rounds for Governor, failed to
nominate aud adjourned for eleven
days. \ primary election would
have avoided all this turmoil How
ever, the situation makes the Dem
ocratS smile; there is such a feel
ing among the Republicausin Hi
nOis over the contest that the
State may fall into the Dem ocratic
column this fall.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-26

Dr. f. Il. Craighead's address
before the Mexico High School
graduates last Thursday night was
one of the most scholarly We have
listened to in many a day. The
topic was the Greeks in history.
He compared the Greek nation
with our own nation. He declared
that America d es not stand for
high things us did the Greeks. Our
besetting sin is the material, We
are not great because our works
are great. We can get IA lesson
from the ancicnts-learn to
stand for higher things, in learn.
ing and morals; stand less for
the guileful gain Of greed"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-26

Old Man Alexander Jester would
better stay in his tent down in In
dian Territory.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-26

J.W. Folk now has 800 instruct
ed delegates, l3 more than enough
TO nominate.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-26

Public funds for public pur-
poses only. The boodlcr and
the CRATER doesn't care whether it
is a public fund, or a corporation
fund, or a private fund, or what
not, inst so he can find it,"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-26
lighting us with all his might.

fighting us with all his might.
In nearly every county where a
convention has been held Cook S
friends have been lined up with
the opposition and have fought us
bitterly.
II feel grateful to Mr.. Mitchell
and his friends for their assistance
and, besides this, he is a clever
gentleman, and there would be no
explanations nor apologies neces-
sary if his name is put on the tick
ct as the nominee for Secretary of
State. For similar reasons l feel
friendly to Judge Cowgirl as a
candidate for Treasurer.
Asked as to the delegates at
large to the National convention,
Mr.. Vandiver said:
Il am for Champ Clark for one
of the big four because he is a
national character, recognized thru
out the country as one of the big
gest men in Missouri; secondly, by
his tongue and pen he has done
more than any other man to push
the candidacy of Senator Cockrell;
and thirdly, because he had to
take a good deal of abuse for com
ing ont squarely for Folk for Gov
ernor, which he did last summer,
thus proving that he stands with
the people, as usual"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-26

The trusts control the railroads.
If you own an oil well, can you
compete with Mr., Rockefeller who
is at the head of the Standard Oil
Trust! If he says to the railroads
they must not ship your oil, can
you wheel it to the market? If you
own a coal mine, can you compete
with the coal trust! Did the rail
roads ship coal out of Chicago and
st, Louis, where it was Quartered
in thousands of cars, two years
ago during the coal famine?' The
railroads are controlled 10y the
trusts. The government
must control the railroads if it
would g-t the key TO the trust sit
uation and would help the people
against the trusts.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-26

By the nomination of Mr.. Folk
for governor, the people have in
tended to uphold honesty, courage
and efficiency in office, and we
cant believe they want any man
put on the State ticket who is not
pure in his public and private life
and in perfect harmony with all
that Folk stands for and has been
fighting for.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-26

Hardin college and the Mexico
electric light company offer rewards
aggregating 500 for the arrest
and conviction of vandals who cut
the electric light wires at Hardin
college Saturday night during the
annual art reception, throwing the
building in darkness. 1t was not
a smart trick at all.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-26

The matter of enacting a general
primary law, at which all parties
will hold such an election on the
same day, will be among other bits
of new Legislation brought before
the next general assembly. Such
a bill was introduced in the last
house by Mr.. Locker of Pulaski,
but was defeated. The efforts to
secure the passage of a bill of that
nature will be renewed.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-26

The Rails Co. Record Remarks;
The party must not be hampered
with the name of any man upon
whom the least suspicion centers.
We are on the threshold of great
things for Democracy and for Mis-
souri,, if we see that none but men
of known honesty and integrity
are placed on the state ticket. There
must be no compromise with the
element whose public PROFICIENCY
have brought shame to the party
and to the state.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-26

The Hon. Champ Clark is on the
for a speech on Memorial
Day at Laddonia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-07
RESULTS AT OAKLAND.

San Francisco, Dec 6.-First race six fIlrlonxs,-
Motto III lF<naPp). 80 10 !. Emma ReuboId iO7
t4FaVers 10 70 l. second CanonIcUs IO7 CW Dalv) 4
to J. third Time, i5l6 Tarragon. Majestic La Figaro
Aonla. Ila-ksome Serenity and Isabute also ran.
Second zone r.e)-ScotsTaau, lO7 Aiicbaes1 .,
/ Colonel IO2 Sullivan to g. second cold
tlrder- lu2 Sherwood. 20 q l. third. Time 43I.
Eulea!n Lady Kent. Miss Culver. Mestersnger and
Third race six ongs)-SoI Lchenstein lO9 GEege-
SEN. - 3. won. DR. Sherman. 1o4 Davis. 10 to /
second, Mmo. le4 CTravers). !, third. Time ia
Bard Burns, Gle2arvon. Troy, FIaunt Profitable Budd
Wade. IdOgc Doubiet Sterling Towers also ran
Fourth race handicap; SIX and onehaf furlongsl-Le
tola l04 Davis. even. Military Man, (EIege-
sem. second: Judge, 100 AIchae!s 10 10 l. third
Time, l-2)ls. Corn Blossom, Venator Voyage
ran
Fifth race six furlongs)-Pe,hau. 100 CHunz) even
won; Sea Air lO3 Davis, 10 l. second. Yada JOG
anderson. 10 to J. third Time. 1:l6; Hooligan The
Mist. Tennyburn. storma and Royal Red also ran.
and fifty ysrdsl-The Fretter
tdinder). 10 O won: Bronze Wing % CTountanl. :
2. second; Isabsllits l03 Davis. .
AZ Black Thorn, Major Tenny. Constable,
and Instrument also ran.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-07
TR0TTING DOESN'T PAY.
Scott Hudson Says No Big Stable
Made Money on Grand Circuit.

In spite OF $4,000 purses not ore Of the big har-
ness racing stables made money on the Grand
Circuit last season. and few Of the smaller owners
came out ahead according 10 Scott Hudson the
Wen known professional driver He spokesman
Tor delegation from the Professional Drivers
Association that appeared before the board of re-
view yesterday afternoon at the opening days
sion of its semi-annual meeting. The drivers pre-
pared a numter Of changes in the rules governing
racing on the Grand Circuit
hudson declared that the outlook for the large
morse owners was gloomy unless some changes in
the rules we're made. Among the reforms that he
proposed was to limit the number of heats IN a
race 10 nve and to divide the purse the end OF
me summaries as the horses appear at the end Of
'he NTH heat He urged single entry rule on the
ground that the present rule of compelling an own
er VINO enters more than one horse in a stake race
10 pay full entry fe for each horse. though
allowed TO race only was unfair.
Ihere ought also, he said. TO be limit to
Inc number OF horses that should be allowed to
start in any race. He said that it was dangerous
for the driver and the horse to have eighteen and
on the circuit and proposed twelve horses as
reasonable limit. Heretofore he said, the men
VINO furnish the horses for the actual racing have
had very little in the formulation of the rules
consideration.
The Geers stable isn't even on the year and
tel you what II was" he said The horsemen are
bearing the greater part of the expense at all the
tracks. and in the meetings held in New York
purses"
President Johnson Of the board after some dis
cussion' said that the board Of review had jurs
ing rules, but it did have the power of constituting
the rules they existed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-07
BRIDGMAN WITHDRAWs CHARGE.
Major Had Accused Man of Grand Larceny
Fears Notoriety-Prisoner Discharged.

William Fox a stone mason. living at No. e23
East Fifty-ninth-st-, and employed by a con-
tractor Buckley. who is making repairs 10 the
armory Of Squadron \, At Madson-ave. and Ninety
fourth-st. was before Magistrate Crane. in the
Harlem court yesterday on a charge OF grand
larceny II was alleged that he had stolen three
revolvers valued at SOL from case in the armory
on last Friday. The arrest was made yesterday
at the armOrY.
When Fox was arraigned Albert E. Braithwaite.
tanitor OF the armory, told the magistrate that
under orders from Major Oliver B. Br!dgman, he
was present TO withdraw the complaint, the
officer did not want any notoriety. One revolver
had been found lie said. in 4 Second-ave pawn
shop, where II had been pledged for so cents, and
the man had promised TO tell where the others
Magistrate Crane objected 70 the withdrawal %
the complaint, saying that II the prisoner was
guilty he should be punished.
Braithwate replied that his instructions were
positive Buckley then said that he wished 10
press the complaint. he would be held responsl,
bic for the property. This Magistrate Crane would
not allow He also said that he did not see noW
the contractor could be held responsible FOX was
then DISCHARGED
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-07
FIRE RISK FROM ELECTRICITY.
c. J. H Woodbury. Declares 1t Is Reduced
to a Minimum

In paper on The Electrical Fire Hazard" read
by c. J. H Woodbury., Of Boston before the Brook
lyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, last night. the
writer mentions some OF the advantages of the APP
pl!caton Of electricity. He does not say, however,
that electric lighting is free from risk of fire, but
he says that it has been noted that the hazards
could be minimized.
He declared that tie feature of divesting p-o
Of its dangerous elements initiated new principle
IN fire insurance. which has been widely extended
in the technical treatment Of various hazards par
tiCuiarlv those Of manufacturing processes Mr..
Wood Jlry toned the code prepared in IS by the
National Conference Standard Electrical Rules.
and discussed the distances which needed be-
tween aerial lines He then talked about the under
ground wires and said that in the single trolley
railroad system some of the electricity makes chem
zeal change In the earth times, to the detrmeat
of pipes and electric cables.
II Speaking Of fire alarms. he SAYS that every
telephone is a fir alarm by VIII Oh the unsk lied can
at once state to the Fire Depar uent the details OF
place and condition Of the occurrence The Ma
tional Board Of Fire Underwriters has testn
laboratory which contains facilities for making
necessary Investigations in the study OF things re-
lating 10 the fire hazard.
Mr.. Woodbury. says that the risk from electricity
is less than that from other methods OF lighting
and power transmission although he admits there
is hazard in its use. Adequate conductlylty
and efficient insulation have reduced this hazard TO
q minimum.