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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-02-18

w .Hdt Ills TedSOu IlDT uTlUg
ing M such questions W a q
that Governor Taft had op
posed the acquisition Of the
Philippines in the beginning
But now" said the Spcre
tary, I'VE face the status quo
the prevailing conditions,
and it is only with them that
| ear deal Ihave disengnged
mvseIf from merchants, pro-
motors and editors in h q
Philippines who believed that
affairs there should be- admin
istered primarily for the prof
it OF the A mprirans, and now
] come home and find myself
confronted with the anti
impprislists. ls this fair?"
Your correspondent inquir
pd how far the hostility Of
these promoters went in Op
position to his humane shib-
bolpth. The Philippines 70 r
the Filipinos."
They delay thetr,nmph Of
prosperity and justice in the
Philippines" he answered.
"Thpy want to get rich inme
diatply. Some of them insist
that, as the archipelago be-
longs to the Americans. the
feelings, ambitions, and wish
es Of the natives should not
be at all regarded or respect
ed. They hespise them, and
frequently insult and abuse
them. Unless their rancOr
can be allayed and the hOstil
ity of commercial adventur.
prs in the United Sta tes di-
minished, the solution of the
problem will long be della we'd.
The doctrine which we have
announced an ! striven to re-
allze is McKinley's; it in
wolves II high moral ptinci-
pie which this nation is hound
to enforce IN spite of all obs
stacIps. Every law and every
measure must be construed
in the light Of it. II it will
help the Filipinos, it must be
adopted and executed; il it
tends to the injury OF the Fill
ipino, it must be discarded
and defeated. xhOmsoever
Else it profits. You have call
ed this a humane policy. 1t
is much more than that. Ii
ia a commercially wise policy.
We will never get much prof
it ont Of those rich dependen
ries unless we make ourselves
the friends of their people
and abide bv their princi :
Piles Of justice. Avarlce with-
out justice will he our ruin,
and if we are not just, our
administration in those is.
lands will he a failure. But |
do not expect this. | expect
that, under Governos Luke
Wright all schemes for loot
will be abandoned and JUS
tica will he so firmly estab
lished and dispensed that the
peotIe will unanimously re-,
quest our continued prOiec-
tion ana prefer our govern
ment to their own.
"Ytu ask about sanitary
conditions; | am a living tes
tinoDial to tie healthfnInoss
OF the Philippines" With a
comprehensive gesture he diH
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-02-18

1t is a poor way to save
money by eating 50 m u C h
free lunch chat it makes yon
sick.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-02-18

1t is better to be on time
by a waterbury watch than
hall an hour late by a tour
teen jeweled movement.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-02-18

SCuililcnt OF Sts
tling indicates an
unhealthy condi-
tion Of the kid
neys; II It stains
your linen Il Is
evidence Of kid
ney trouble; too
frequent desire to
pass It or pain In
the back Is also
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-02-18
kodol Dyspepsia Cure
Digosts what you eat,

A disastrous hurricane has
swept over the Fiji Islands,
carrying destruction in it's
path.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-02-18
His Greatest Temptation.

is bank was entertaining ball
a doZan OF his friends nt ,lin~'
ner, among hem two clergy
men. Their talk had turned
on business honesty and the
temptation that every husi-
ness man met to strain his
c0liscienrp.
THE strongest temptation
| eyer had said the host.
"enne To me when | was II
clerk in the bank whore | first
began business. The bank
people had the most supreme
confidence in the cashiers in
tpgrity and honesty, and Onp
dav. when a disappeared with
out a word to any one, he
whole place was thrown into
CONSERVATION. ,igation
was at once made OF his ar>
counts, and though t h q
books were found to be cor~
rect. a sum IN cash. aggraga
ting something oyer 81 90, >.
900 was missing from t he
sale.
Three days later the even
ing papers Aared out with
The story of the suicide OF I he
missing cashier, which occurs
red during the day in an OBJ
srure boarding house.
Il had a room on the
ground floor of small board
ing house which looked ont
on the street, and was sepa>
rated from the sidewalk by
about four feet OF archway
leading to the basement. 1t
was summer time, and | kept
the two windows bali open
froni the top for yentila ton.
"On the night of the sui
eide when | returned to my
room | stumbled Uvera pack
age that was lying on h q
floor. oyenpd it and found
Il letter from tie cashier who
had killed himself that after
noon. in which | was inform
ed that he had stolen t h q
money [ would find enclosed,
amounting to over $lOO,> :
900. and had no use Tor it.
as he was going to kill him
self.
"Gpntlpmen," continued the
host, Il can feel the pprspira
tion oOZp out OF me, even al
Ter all these years, when |
think OF how | felt at that
moment. | not only wanted
money. but | needed 1t badly
and here it was in such an
amount as / might not have,
after years of struggle, and
no one on earth to know how
| got it, or, in fact, to know
/
thai | had it at all.
At last | pulled myself to-
gethpf. chucked the package
in a small handbag and went
on q run to the presidents
house. He haG just got home
from the tank, and | bolted
right in on him with my bag
in hand. | could hardly tell
him what | had come Tor,
but | managed it somehow
and when my story was toll
was IN such a state of eol>.
lapse he made me stay at tlis
honse till morning.
IL have experienced temp
tatinns since then, as every
business man must and does.
but nayel one like that, with
my fortune in my hands rem
dy made and nothing to do
exceot to take it. | believe !
could do it again, bat | nm
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-02-18
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know It.
How To Find Out.

FIJI bottle or common glass with your
water and let II stand twenty-four hours; O.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22

tracted services at the above place
will begin Monday night after the
End Sunday in November.
The protracted meeting at Beth
lehem is to begin Tuesday night,
Sept. Goth. Rev. Mitchell, our
pastor, of Mexico, will do the
preaching and Rev. Westbrook of
Louisville will lead the song SER
vice. A good meeting expected
with these men at the helm. Ev-
erybody interested in the redemp-
ton of souls is very cordially in
vited.
The delegates selected to repre-
sent Bethlehem at the Audrain
Baptist Association which con-
venes at Mt. Airy the 9th inst. are
as follows: Mr.. aud Mrs. George
carson, Mrs. j. r. Dickerson and
p. T. Bruce.
John Weaver and family of Mo-
limo visited j. B. Stephen and
family Saturday and Sunday.
Willard Stephen is moving to
near Fulton. Sorry to lose him
and fumily from our midst but
hope them much success in their
new abode.
Estil Bruce of CarrOlltOn, Car
roll Co., is here to make his home
with his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. X. Bruce.
Octave Ellis and wife and son,
Arthur, Mrs. jeff d. Ellis and
son, ALI, of Muskogee, l. T., are
at the Worlds Fair.
VIM. Sharp sold a cotton mule
the other day for S105.
Crockett Harrison sold Z head of
mules to Cliff McGinnis recently
for $500. Cliff shipped them to Hi
nOis.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
POWELL FORD.

Mrs. Peace of st. Louis is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. j. o. Dow
ell.
Quite a number from Mexico at
tended the meeting at Sun Rise
Sunday.
Miss Grace Collins, west of
Mexico, spent Saturday and Sun
day with Miss Pauline Powell.
Miss Iona Dowell who has
spent several weeks at the Worlds
Fair arrived home last Sunday.
Miss Stella Black of Mexico is
the guest of Miss Minnie Powell.
Mrs. Smith and two daughters
of Worcester spent Sunday with
MIR. and Mrs. j. II. billiard.
The protracted meeting is still
in progress at Sun Rise. Services
begin at 1870 O'Clock each evening.
Elder Henson is preaching some
excellent sermons to very attentive
audiences.
Miss Ida Powell spent Satur-
day with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. j. Powell.
AID DOwell of st. Louis was the
guest of his parents, Mira Mrs.
J. o. Dowell.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22

Miss Maggie Freeman of Contra.
liza was recent guest of Mis-
Daisy Boone.
Louis Davis and family of Edi-
ma visited at j. D. Davis this
week.
Mrs. B. D. Brown and little
daughter, Ella,o Sweetwater, Tex
as, are guests of Mrs. r. H.
Brown.
Mrs. John O'Brien and son,
Sylvester, returned. from a weeks
visit to the Worlds Fair.
Misses Mabel Randall and Frances
Pearl of Mexico were recent guests
of Mrs. Chas. Clark.
Misses Julia and Sue Summers
of McCredie and Misses Alys Hay
den and Mae Rutter of Mexico Wis
tied Miss Julia Callaghan Tues
day.
Miss Clara Vanderford has rec
turned from a few days stay at
Centralia and is the guest of Mrs.
E. F. Elliott this week.
Joe Considine and family and
Miss Sadie Bonsil left for a visit
to st. Louis Tuesday.
E, F. Elliott and wife attended
the reunion at John Elliott's at
Hallsville Friday.
Mrs. J. D. Davis visited in Cen
tralia Tuesday.
Mrs. g. NJ. Meyer and children
spent Saturday and Sunday in
Centralia.
Clyde VIM of Slater was here
on business Tuesday.
G. Rupp of st. Louis was here
the first of the week.
Will Cawthorne of Moline is a
student in the c. & A. depot here.
Jas. B. Elliott of Rutherford,
CAL, Mrs. Mollie johnson and
Miss Alys johnson of Danville, ILL.,,
and DR.. E. f. Elliott of Hallsville,
Mo-, were pleasantly entertained
at the home of E. F.. Elliott sever
al days recently.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
SKINNER.

j. w. HOIloway's new house is
about complete.
Messrs. Morgan near Tulip,
Monroe county, were the recent
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H. Vance.
Octave Ellis has just completed
painting his new barn to coat of
red paint and striped with white.
Also he has just finished putting
up a new yard fence which is a
thing of beauty and no doubt will
be a joy to them forever.
Mr.. Powell has just recovered
his dOmicile.
Uncle r. Fletcher is here Wis
iting his daughter, Mrs. W. A.
Powell. John Sallee and wife of
st. Louis are visiting at the same
place.
F. NJ. Patton of Chicago, owner
of the Q. l.. Bruce place, was here
a few days last week, laying plans
for the erection of a new barn.
John Blum's new house is a
beauty and will be JOY forever
for him and his future intended.
j. L. Carpenter and family en-
tanned their brother-in-law and
family last week.
G. l. HarrisOn's little child is
dangerously i'll of the fever.
John Blum weighed up two
loads of cattle to Gray & McGinnis
last Saturday at sac a ID. They
tipped the beam at a little over
400 pounds each.
Jim Squirting recently sold Gray
& McGinnis a load of good fat cat
tie at $3.50 per hundred, We uu-
derstaud the cattle sold 1915 on
Chicago market.
James Roy of Mexico weighed
up so head of bovines Of H. T.
Squirting on the 10th inst thai
weighed 1896. They were con
tracted three months before al
So .25 per cwt.
Our efficient R. F. D. mail car
rier, E, G.. Spence, has made thu
rounds every morning since tn,
10Th inst.
Rev. DR.. Moore Of Columbia
filled his regular appointment a
Liberty last Sunday and Snnda.
evening at 1880 o'clock, The pro
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
Aanna...-.I1.....naaaA
NEIGHBoRHooD NEWS
- ~ ---'uaZ
EAST LICK

The weather reminds us of the
good old autumn days.
Earl Bell, a promising young
man of this vicinity, departed re-
Gently for Quincy, ILL.,, where he
will attend school.
A number of young folks of this
vicinity attended a lawn social at
James Thomas last Thursday
night. They report an enjoyable
time.
F. p. jacobs and wife have re-
turned from a visit to relatives in
Oklahoma. They were favorably
impressed with that country.
Jack Calhoun attended the
Worlds Fair recently. He re-
ports it all o. X.
John Eddleman and wife depart
ed for the Fair last Thursday ev-
ening. After seeing the Fair
John will go to Arkansas on a
prospecting tour. If he likes that
country he will move there soon.
Joe Eddleman of Illinois is Wis
ting in this community at present.
Miss Pearl Shinn of Vandalia
visited friends in this vicinity last
week.
Alfred Montague of Boone coun-
ty visited his nephew, Dat Monta-
que last week.
Ira Rhodes of Galloway Co. Wis
tied friends in this vicinity last
week.
Socials and dances seem to be
the order of the day now. A little
fun now and then is relished by
the best of men.
Miss Susan Biggs has taken
charge of the East Lick school.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22

last week.
j Martin, Arkansas real es-
tate agent, is again in Laddonia.
The following spent last week
at the Worlds Fair; J w. Ste
vens and wife, s, l.. Fuqua and
wife, G. w. Hoyt and wife, JAS.
Montague, Rosco Mcdaniel, Zoda
Welch, Birdie Pierce, John Wise
and A. H. Robertson.
G. E. Ferris is still a very sick
man.
Miss Sally VanDeventer left
Monday to enter Christian College
at Columbia.
E. d. Webber and wife are
spending the latter part of the
week at the st. Louis Exposition.
Miss Maud Azdell visited in
Worcester the early part of the
week.
'Jerusha Dow's Family Album"
will be presented at Kirklaud's
Hall Friday night by Miss Jo-
sephine Jayne, elecutionist, assist
ed by a number of Laddonia young
people for the benefit of the
Christian church. a very laugha-
BILE entertainment is promised.
These recent tranfers in and
near Laddonia are reported; Mirt
Barnes to Frank Barnes, the for
mer's farm north of LaddOnia;
Y. j. Harrington to j. T. Blake
man, property in North Laddonia;
Fred Caraway is also reported to
have purchased the lower room of
the west half of the Kirkland
Hall.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
SALT GREEK.

Mr.. VIM is rebuilding his
home this week.
j. w. Young returned from the
Worlds Fair Saturday.
A very heavy rain fell in this
vicinity Sunday and Monday
lights.
A number of the farmers in this
neighborhood have begun corn
cutting.
It being a bright day Sunday, a
good congregation attended the
Presbyterian church in our neigh
borhood
e. J Hall sold load of fine
sheep last week. Part of them he
sold to Chas. Icenogle.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
DULY

We are having fine rains; MAX
ing fall pastures good.
Quite good protracted meeting
is in progress at Sun Rise church.
Everything brought good prices
at David Sneed's sale the 18th
inst.
Theo. Miller returned home
Friday after an extended visit to
friends in Iowa.
Misses Edyth and Ardine Lam
bert returned home from the Fair
Friday. They were accompanied
by their grandmother, Mrs. G..
Lambert, of Nevada, Mo, and an
uncle, E. j. Lambert, of Coato,
Kansas, and Mr.. Owen of Beaver
county, Okla.
Frank SpOttswOod who is now
located at Moberly, visited Il. w.
Powell Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Victor and
family of Mexico were the guests
of Moline friends last Sunday.
Quite a number from this vicin-
ity attended the Republican meet
ing in Mexico Tuesday.
Mrs. VIM. Greasy and Mrs. Jas.
O'Brien were married last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
CANT.

Mrs. j. H. Shock has returned
to her home in Centralia after Wis
iting relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. IL. Miller are
visiting their son in Morgan Co.
Leonard Brown of Centralia is
visiting relatives in this vicinity.
Lewis West of Idaho visited at
DR.. Wallace's Sunday.
George Woolery is remOdeling
his house.
o. w. Smith is building a new
barn.
B. A. Brown and wife and ElvO
Sims are visiting the Worlds Fair
this week.
Mrs. E. j. Sims and daughter
visited her parents, Mr., and Mrs.
Cox, of Boone county last week,
VIM. ofitt visited the Worlds
Fair last week.
John Vance and wife visited al
their uncle's, MIR. John Boulware,
Of Centralia, last week,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
BENTON CITY.

Mrs. Jake johnson and uncle,
Henry Howe, Of Boston, are the
guests of Mrs. VIM. Johnson and
family.
Miss Mary WaddingtOn has re-
turned from Colorado.
Mrs. VIM. Read and daughter of
Mexico were the guests of Mrs.
Jane Hamilton Saturday and Sun
day.
Chas. Pierce and wife have re-
turned to Eaton, Colo, after a
weeks visit to the Worlds Fair.
o. Kimler and wife were shop
ping in Mexico Friday.
Mrs. Brent Erisman and Frank
Pierce, Jr., and wife returned
from the Worlds Fair Tuesday.
Chas. Hildebrandt and family
are in the Worlds Fair City.
Miss Nina Carver left Tuesday
for Illinois to attend school.
Miss Jalie Douglass of Texas
was visiting relatives here Tues
day.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
THE WHOLE HOUSE
Ablaze With Bargains. Nine
Days More of Red Hot
Selling!

The big unloading sale inaugu-
rated here for the masses Sept. Bird
for thirty days which winds up at
midnight, Monday, Oct. Bird, has
been one of the most successful
sales ever attempted in Mexico.
We have gone through the en-
tire stock and marked every item
in the store nearer the giving-away
point than eyer before. A chance
Of your lifetime to buy the neces-
saries of life at the most rninous
prices you ever saw.
One hundred pieces OF Foreign
aud Domestic Dress Goods in the
newest weaves and colorings. New
Blankets, Women's and Men s
Furnishing Goods, Shoes and
Clothing. twenty-five Thousand
yards Of mile ends. Manufactured
short lengths ON sale. Saturday al
$3.50 a. IN, sharp as long as they
last there will be number Of
pieces in this lot ten yards for Il
cents. Think 9g ii, good wasl
goods a cent a yardl Other piece,
will be 10 for 25c, 10 yards for
39c and so on up,
0uly nine more days and Turne
8 jackson viii wind mp the greaI
sale, at midnight, Monday, octo
Der Ord.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
CircultC Court.

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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22

Our childhood friend UUnclen
Jacob Schroll, formerly of Farber,
this county, now of Fitzgerald,
Georgia, called on us yesterday.
He had been over to visit his
granddaughter, Mrs. Glenn Thorn
as, of Auxvasse, who was formely
Miss Josephine Gillilland. daughter
Of @. M,Gillilland, at Farber. Mr..
Sehroll appears as hearty as Of
yOre, and says he enjoys living in
Georgia, He is a delegate to the
National Association Congress Of
the Blue and Gray at the Worlds
Fair and will attend that meeting
next week, Says the vYankeesn
and the eJohnieso are an friends
in the South, as they grow older
aud understand each other better.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22

families Saturday and Sunday, re-
turning Monday.
AS school is in progress our day
meetings are conducted at private
houses and are very interesting
and uplifting to those who attend.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
LAppoNlA.

Misses Della Quisenberry and
Matte Glass returned last week
from an extended visit in Boone
county.
Misses Alma and Emma Ahl-
Eeldt Of Dighton, Kansas, visited
relatives and friends in Laddonia
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
BEAN GREEK.

-FN SEh--Ns
Emma Green of South Salt
RIVER is spending the week with
her uncle, r. T. Byars.
Mrs. Paulina Robinson and
Anna Jones of Mexico are visiting
G. Il. Dickey's family.
Shannon Willingham and wife
and sister, Leila, spent Saturday
and Sunday with his wife's father,
James Hickerson, Monroe county.
Mr.. McCaslin and Nellie Kicker
son accompanied them home.
John Sympleson of Tulip, whose
genial disposition makes every one
near him happy, is in the neigh
borhood for a few days.
Grandma" Goddard was able
to come out to church Sunday.
This "old mother in Israel" is
over so yeaas old and has often
gone thru the valley of despond-
ency yet she wears a serene and
happy smile which tells of sus-
tanning power the world knows
not of.
The meeting continues and we
are made to feel the need of our
new edifice now under construc-
ton as the school house is far too
small to accommodate the crowd.
Bro. Rice preached an excellent
sermon Sunday text, Mark ll;l3.
Leading thought, so many profess
sOrs seem satisfied to rest in the
balmy shade Of church mem
bership which is nothing but
leaves.
Geo. Randle and wife Of Wor-
cester worshipped with us Sunday,
and broke bread with G. B. Will
lingham's family.
Mrs. Mollie Heller and family
were in attendance Saturday night.
Pastor MeQuie supplied for
Rev. FL. b. Rice at Mt. Pearl,
Monroe county. The good breth-
ern of that place sent us a liberal
contribution to our building fund.
Rev. Noah Mitchell supplied for
Rev. Luke Kirtley at COrinth,
north of Laddonia.
In company with Rev. Rice we
enjoyed the royal hospitality of
M. S. Willingham, whose very es-
unable helpmeet informed us she
had canned 81 gallons of fruit for
winter use. No intimation of
hard times there.
Clarence Sharp with his broth
er's family, all of Skinner, were in
this vicinity Saturday. Clarence
aspires to the ownership of farm
on Bean Creek, The place where
there is always something doing.
We wish him success aud extend
our heartiest welcome.
/ Well, we are "thrashed" and
in the most pleasant up-to,
the.minute style by that best Of
all threshers, Philip Shire.
The carpenters, j t. Ford anj
Richard Campbell, visited theil
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22

There was a reunion of the Jas.
IL. Wayne family south of Mexico,
a few days ago, held at the home Of
John I. Wayne. There was a big
dinner, base ball game in the
afternoon, and withal it was gala
day for all present.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
THOMPSON.

Mrs. j. T. Cogswell visited her
daughter, Mrs. j, G. Daniel, at
Centralia recently.
Mrs. r. H. Mcdonnell returned
from a visit to Mexico Tuesday
eve.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22

Misses Kate Varnon, Eva Blythe
and Virginia Yancey of Mexico
are students at the State Univer-
sity.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22

Miss Minnie Woolery, of south
west Mexico, gave a delightful re.
ception to about twenty of her
young friends Monday. All enjoy
ed a regular picnic at Cottonwoods
Springs.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
Martlnsbur6 Schools.

The second week of the Mar
tinsburg schools closed Friday ev.
ening, Sept. 10th. The school is
progressing nicely under the care
Of Prof. Luther q. Mccall, princi-
pal, Miss Blanche Taylor, No. 9
and Miss Margaret Torreysou No.
l.
The high school has the largest
enrolment in recent years. The
enrolment is: No. l, "a; No. 2,
81; No. 3, 30.
The attendance has been good.
All the rooms are working ear.
nestly for the banner and the
quarter holiday at the end of the
month.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22

A beef club has been organized
at Rowena' The farmers kill a
beef and divide it out among them
selves.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22

Miss Maggie Walker of Rowena
is attending Stephens College at
Columbia.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22

Hardin Fields horse fell with
him last Saturday, aud Hardin is
now nursing broken ankle.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22

John Richardson of Youngs
Greek lost two horses, killed by
lightning, Monday night.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22

j. 7. Turpin and family and r.
T. Turpin and family Of near Lad
donia have moved to Fort Collins,
Colorado.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22

VIM. Peck on Youngs Greek dug
so feet for water and struck it.