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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-19

out was our nervousness We had
agreed to censor that portion on
our way home. We were getting
to be quite heroes. We had seen a
real live steam engine, and our
auditors hadn't. The sweets of
glory were coming our way, when
a lank pilgrim from Bear creek
dropped in an asked how big our
steam injun' was. We said it
was bigger'n three yoke of oxen.
"HubT" he said, II come up
from st. Louis onct on the Diver
non, l did, an its bigger'n a court
house.
Then he told of the DivernOn's
race up the Mississippi with the
Bald Eagle, and how he helped
pass bacon and side meat to the
stokers. He said the boilers were
red hot and broad sheats of flame
roared out from the chimneys, and
the boat rocked so under it's terri
BILE impetus of steam that several
passengers fell overheard.
The boat didn't stop to hunt'em
because it had to beat the Bald
Eagle into Hannibal, which it did
by six inches. He was a plausible
liar and we soon left in disgust.
Our little dinky engine didn't
stand any show with a steamboat
race where niggers are roosting on
the safety valves and the cabin
furniture was broken up to make a
dainty dish to tempt the appetite
of the furneces.
Il resolved then and there if
Providence spared me to be a man
l would either take a trip on the
Diveron or be president of the
United States. And it's gratifying
to run back thru the years and re-
call that at least one of my
youthful ambitions was realized.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-19
Young Man, Study Agriculture.

President Jesse of Missouri Uni
versity thinks that young men
ought to study agriculture in pref
erence to law or medicine. In a re-
cent publication he says;
UNLESS boy has Il deep seated
preference for some other profess
sion it does not seem to me wise
for him to ignore the great oppor-
tunities that agriculture offers
whether he was born in the coun-
try or in the city. In my opinion
no other occupation offers so rich
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-19
The Judge Was From Missouri.

A little incident occurred the
other day in the Montana Su-
preme Court which illustrates the
indissoluble bond that binds Mis-
souri, men to Missouri institutions.
Tommy Marlow, Norborne,
Mo-, boy, was presented to the
Supreme Court of Montana for a
license that would entitle him to
appear before that honorable body
in the capacity of a practicing at
torney.
From what school did you
graduatel" asked Judge Milburn.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-19

He resides on the Hickory Park
Stock Farm, two miles sonth of
Mexico, Mo. He deals in choice
Poland China hogs, aud ships to
Tennessee, Arkansas, Indian Ter
ritOry, Nebraska, Kentucky, Illi-
nois and Oklahoma--to all these
places in the last twelve months.
Mr., Bingham has resided in the
county less than two years; came
here from Iowa. Says he regrets to
ship so much of his fine stock out
of Audrain, but he must sell to
those who want to buy, and he
never has had a dissatisfied eusto-
mer.
Anyone having dealings with
Mr.. Bingham will find him a gen.
ial aud fair.minded gentleman,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-19

rewards, all things considered, as
agriculture offers to those who are
willing to train themselves for it
as earnestly and intelligently as
they would train themselves for
law or medicine. If boy will
put the same amount Of time and
study into his training for agricul-
ture that he would put into his
training for law or medicine he
will in the great majority of cases
make more money, enjoy greater
freedom, better health, and devel-
ope stronger character"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-19

A good one on Milo, as told by
the AuXvasse Review: When the
branch passenger train pulled out
from Mexico one afternoon this
week there was an elderly lady on
board, who asked the accommodate
ing conductor to let her know
when the train reached Bryan
Station. Milo said, "All right,
madam, l will remember you" But
Mr.. Keyes got bnsy and forgot the
old lady, and on passing thru the
car the lady said to the con,
Haven't we reached Bryan, ,yet?'
Yes, yes" said Milo, Il forgot
all about you and we have passed
the station, but l will stop the
train and back up for you" This
being done and the car standing
beside the platform, Keyes gently
reminded the lady to hurry up and
get off, that this was Bryan Sta
ton. mo, no, said the passenger,
Il do not want to get off, but the
doctor told me that when reached
this point that I must take a pill.
I'm much obliged to you for your
kindness" The laugh was on
Keyes and he went about his work
muttering something that be un-
derstood and is only to be guessed
at. Verify the way of the railroad
conductor is hard.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-19

The Methodist conference in ses-
sion at Los Angeles thinks the
evils of the times are political cor
ruption, the liquor traffic, tyranny
of trades uniuoism, greed of uu-
scrupulOus employees, lynching,
the negro question and Mormon
ism, To sum the whole matter up
there appears to be a general de-
moralization, much intemperance
aud a lack of confidence between
men as a result of our bOasted
commercial progress, expansion
and general smartness. Possibly
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-19
Wellsville, Mo.

The danger of inhaling the dust
of the street has been brought
vividly to the attention of the pub
lie from the fact that 90 per cent
of the street sweepers in New
York have tuberculosis as a result
of their occupation, Owing to the
dust aud dirt in Baltimore, since
the great fire, the disease known
as pink eye has appeared.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-19

From the University of Mis-
souri, and from Yale"
yale is good enough for me, F"
replied Judge Mllburn, who is a
Yale man.
Pm from Missouri" said JUS
tice Holloway, land I graduated
from the same school,"
/ seem to be in the minority
here" observed Chief Justice
Brantly, but since Justice Hollo-
way vouches for you, I'll concur
in the opinion. l guess you will
do"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-19
ConstabIes dominated.

The following were voted for as
Constables at the late primary held
in this county, the first named IN
each case being the nominee:
Loutre-T. G. Hicks, 234.
Linn-L. o. Paisley, rs; L. D..
Uzzle, 60.
Prairie. s. Dalton, 298.
Cuivre-J. w. Reiney, 40G.
Wilson G. G. Wilson, 392.
Saling-F. H. Crosswhite, 81;
Fl. L. Krippendorf, 42: Newt Ma
han, IL; E. L. German, Al c. H.
Brooks, 49, B. II. Todd, l.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-19
"BUSY Boy"
Inquiries If Nature Does Not
Make Mistakes.

Editor Rural World: When
looking out, on the morning of
April 20, to see the snow flying
across the country equal to a fine
January day, we were wont to ask
ourselves, does not nature make
mistakes7 Itseems wrong that
such an unreasonable blizzard
should take the place of the gen.
tie zephyrs of a beautiful spring
morn, with its fragrance of flow
ers, its songs of birds and hum of
bees, when the fruit buds are
bursting, assuring us that we may
expect an abundant harvest of that
necessary class of food fruit. We
feel sickened when we see the
leaves of the forest trees blackened
by this awful blight, the frost. Do
they not suffer from this injury?
When we plant seeds of plants
that are not hardy and they are
killed by a late freeze, we can
blame ourselves for their prema-
ture end. But when the very
things that one produced sponta-
neOusly are killed by these ex-
tremes who can say that nature
has made no mistakes7
At the time when birds and
beasts produce their young the in
nocents have to battle with those
extremes of cold and are often de-
feated, bringing disappointment.
We attend to our fowls, ami
mails, orchards, etc., as best we
know how, after the study of sue
cess and failure Of others, expecting
to reap in part, at least, what we
have so earnestly attended and eX-
pected splendid results from. We
can even see the buds opening on
the trees. The young fowls are
just hatched, then the clouds grow
black, the wind shifts around to
the cold place, the temperature be-
gins to fall, and when we see day
light again an awful picture meets
Gus gaze. We see the work of
months or a whole year ruined by
the silent work of a single nights
freeze, and we ask: Can any good
come out of this!
We are disheartened and feel
like we want to give up the farm
or go to a better climate. But where
can a better situation be found for
all around happiness than a Mis-
souri, farm? We have failures,
but do not our successes outweigh
them? We have gains, but do not
our gains exceed them? Our coun-
ty has so many resources that if
we fail in one crop, we have others
to depend on. If peaches fail, may
be plums will be in abundance. We
are like the preacher | heard say,
if he couldn't make a living
preaching, he could practice law,
if he failed in that, he could farm,
and if that was not success, he'd
carry the hod. Every cloud has a
silver lining" is easier to apply
to others than to ourselves.
Busy Boy.
Wellsville, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-19

Jack: How old did you say
Miss Smith vast" Tom. ''She
told me she was twenty-three her
last birthday F." Jack: When
was her last birthday, ten yeaFs
agoio
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-19
,oMe LOCAL AND COUNTY NEWS IN PELLET FORM


Rowena parties are hauling their
hay to Centralia, getting $500 a
ton.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-19

Mike; Are We much hurted,
Patti Do ye want doctori" "Af-
ter bein' run over by a throlley
cart What Oi want is a lawyer .
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-19

The infant child of DR.. g. W.
Austene ofRowena has been afflict-
ed with the measles.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-19

Are these words well taken, Mr..
Peers as published against you
by The st, Louis POst-Dispatch:
One of the most astonishing pOlit-
ical incidents in this day of grace
and anti-lObby reform in Missouri
is the appearance of ex-senator
Chas. Il. Peers as candidate for
the Court of Appeals. In his one
term in the state senate-the only
one he was permitted to serve by
his constituents-Peers was the
right-hand man of the railroad lob
by. He was the leader of the lob
by forces in their efforts to defeat
the fellow servant bill, and his
course was so obnoxious to the peo-
pie that he himself recognized the
wisdom of retiring and publicly
declared his resolution never to 90
into politics again. 1t is a wretch
ed mistake, on his part, to resciud
this wise resolution, particularly
with respect to so important an
Office as a Judgeship on the bench
of the Court of Appeals. The Dem
ocrats Of the Eastern Judicial Dis
trict should impress his mistake
upon bis mind,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-19

VIM. Brice of East Lick this
county is in Mexico under medical
treatment.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-19

Some people think that an ambi-
tious man who parts both his hair
and his pocketbook in the middle
is entitled to all he can get.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-19

j. w. McCubbin, at Laddonia,
has sold his drug store at that
place to j. X. Brown of Perry.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-19

Miss Ethel Bybee, of near this
city, has been elected to teach
again in the Peak district, near
Santa Fe.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-19

Little Miss Dorothy Hume and
brother, Joseph, of Vandalia will
spend the summer with relatives at
AnXYasse.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-19

The work on the new Alton and
Burlington passenger depot in
Mexico is soon to be begun.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-19

it might be a good thing to go
slower and cultivate little more
old fashioned honesty, integrity
and frugality.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-19
FIRST ENGINE.
Thought 1t a Kettle Running
thru the Woods.

itor remembers it very distinctly.
1t was out on Salt River, just east
of Mexico, northeast of where the
military academy now stands. 1t
was just after the civil war and
father and l had driven to town
from the old home down on Lick
Creek. AS we came out of the
woods towards town father said,
Stand up, John, see that engineY"
We said, Yes, what is that, a
kettle7" you remember the
large smokestacks of locomotives
thirty years ago. 1t was an engine
pulling a train on the old North
Missouri railroad, now the Wa
bash.
Now read another Mexico mans
experience as told in the Macon
Republican a few days ago:
Il expect I'll join the process
sion to view the wonders at the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition la
ter on, !" remarked J. V. Williams
of Mexico, Mo, who was here this
week, but l don't have the slight
est idea that the combined skill of
the world as displayed there will
astOnish me half as much as a tiny
locomotive did half a century ago.
In 1859 / was a boy of twelve, ,liv-
ing at Palmyra, Marion county,
Mo. South River, as a small
stream was called, ran three miles
east of town. Bob Steward had
finished the Hannibal and st. Joe
railroad from Hannibal to South
river, and the bridge was nearly
completed. l got my fathers per-
mission to go over to the river one
Saturday, along with several boys
in the neighbOrhOod to see the en-
gine come in with a load of mate
rial. Not one of us had ever seen a
lOcomtive, and our notions con-
cerning one we're about as extrav-
giant as a landsman's ideas of a
battleship.
Boys were not as precocious in
those days and their world was
their immediate neighborhood. 1t
was quite a frolic to get three miles
from home. When we reached the
river we found this side of the
bank crowded with spectators. On
ly one or two of them had the
faintest idea of what a steam en-
gine on wheels looked like.
AT last we saw a great cloud
of smoke down the track, and in
an incredibly short time the iron
horse was up to the river bank,
sputtering steam from Il thousand
pOres-it seemed-and arranging
for a blOw-up that would shake
the, earth. At least we kOys
thought so, and Notwithstanding
the broad creek flowed between us
aud the disaster, we ran like good
fellows and hid behind trees several
hundred feet away from the bank.
We wouldn't have felt greater un-
easiness if a battery had unlimber-
ed on the other side and commenc.
shelling the woods. And there
were big men as badly frightened
as we were. By and by some dare
devil spirit would creep cautiously
up toward the steam for better
view. Then the engineer would
observe him and turned something
loose that made a noise, and the
'nervy' ones would scamper back
to the Notifications We spent a
most delightfully."- uneasy time till
the engine discharged its freight
and steamed back tC Hannibal.
Then we crossed the stream and
looked around where it had been.
Maybe we didn't have some
thing to talk about at the store
that night The town boys who
hadn't gone out, and the patriarchs
who had been unable to make the
trip, assembled to hear our tales,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-19

Those newspapers which an
nOunced a week or two ago that
the William r. Hearst boom was
dead and buried have since heard
the resurrection trumpets blown in
Illinois, Iowa, Connecticut, and
Washington. 1t isn't so much the
personality of Mr.. Hearst which
keeps his name before the public;
it is existing conditions.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-19

Marriage license last Thursday
was issued to Mr.. Albert Bur CESS
and Miss Maud Plybon, both of
this county.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-19

Children's Day service at Mt.
Olivet church, this county, the
second Saturday in June.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-19

That was another delightful ev-
ening at Hardin last Thursday, the
piano and vocal recital by pupils of
Prof. Guerne and Miss Roberts in
piano and of Miss Read in vocal
music.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-19

Postmaster George Kunkel ship
ped a litter of young foxes to a
party at Kirksville last week. They
were caught in An udrain. Don't
know what Adair county wants
with them.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-19

Alf Barnes of this city has pur-
chased a half interest i'll that big
big Galloway mule, mentioned by
the MESSAGE a short time ago.
The mule is to be put on exhibi-
ton.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-19

B. R. Middleton at trustees sale
last Friday bought the Conrad
Sannebeck dwelling and two lots
in Mexico for $3.50.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-19

j. Wilson's children, near San
ia Fe, have been seriously afflicted
with the measles.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-19

Miss Alberta Kennan of this city
has been quite sick with measles
for two or three weeks. Was OBJ
liged to dissapOint her music
classes at Farber and Laddonia.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-19

Attorney A. G. Whitson and
Miss Anna Kidd, both of Mexico,
were married at the brides home,
May 11th, at 2 p. M, Rev. John
Anderson officiating, They left
Immediately to spend their honey
moon at the Worlds Fair city.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-19

j. Wilson's children, near San
ia Fe, have been seriously afflicted
with the measles.
Children's Day service at Mt.
Olivet church, this county, the
second Saturday in June.
j. w. McCubbin, OF Laddonia,
has sold his drug store at that
place to j. X. Brown of Perry.
Miss Alberta Kennan of this city
has been quite sick with measles
for two or three weeks. Was OBJ
liged to dissapOint her music
classes at Farber and Laddonia.
The Laddonia school board has
elected the following teachers for
next term: Mrs. Verdia Bow
man, Room No. /; Miss Mary
Hatton, No. 2; Miss Ida Powell,
No. 3; S. L. Mapes, No. 4. The
principal has net yet been chosen.
Mrs. Carrie Nation, the woman
who smashed saloons in Kansas
with a hatchet, was at the Mexico
depot last Friday on her way to
Fulton where she lectured at Will
liam Woods College. While at
the depot here she broke into a
little spasm over an advertisement
for Cowboy" playing cards, she
saw hanging on the wall. She told
Station Agents Richards that the
cards were indecent. .@
The Mexico opera house was
packed to the doors last Wednes-
day night account the annual gold
medal contest of the literary So
ciety of the high school. The high
school orchestra furnished excel
lent music. The soldier drill. by
a dozen little men from the north
side school, was highly entertain
ing to all. "The News Boys of
the Louisiana Purchase" was an
other "extra" that every body en-
joyed. The boys seemed true
characters with their slouch hats,
dirt and patches, and gave their
yell with a vim. The Daily Intell-
igencer and Daily Ledger were re-
presented. Orlando Worrell yelled
at intervals, "The MESSAGE can't be
beat" Those engaged in the med.
al contest were: Miss Leta Cow
ington, Miss Grace Hawkins, Miss
Ella Threlkeld, Miss Margaret
Clark, and Miss Mary Day.
The medal was awarded to Miss
Threlkeld, her subject being ivan.
essa."
The Martinsburg Enterprise
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-19

The Martinsburg Enterprise
man was in Mexico for the first
time one day last week. He re-
Gently moved here from Indiana In
the following words he tells Of his
impressions of our city: The edi-
tor made a trip to the county seat
Saturday, and was agreeably sur
prised at the splendid city Of Mex
leo. The first impression upon a
stranger is the large number of
business houses, substantially
built of brick aud stone. The
paved streets kept clean aud the
absence of hitching racks around
the public square. The city has a
prosperous look aud the stores,
modern architecture, aud up-to-
date in stock shows, a wide-awake,
progressive people. Its streets are
we'll lighted, electrically. The city
has several frst-class hotels. The
court house is the only building
that shows contrast to the other
modern structures, aud we are in
favor of a new one, up-to-date in
every particular and suitable for
the needs of the splendid county OF
Audrain. The people Of Mexico
are friendly and everyone, tho
a stranger, feels at home in the
city. Its newspapers are furnish
ed with best equipment and their
columns are ably edited. In fact,
Mexico is a splendid little city and
We are proud Of our county seat.