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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

Appeal:
Every voter except one in the
Calls district in Woodlawn town.
ship recently signed a petition to
the County Court asking the
school district to be made a separ.
ate road district. They also pleged
themselves as follows: Those so
years old and under to pay SO in
cash or three days work in addi-
ton to the poll tax of SO cash or
three days work, and those not IL
able to the poll tax to give as much
in cash or work as the others. This
money and work, in addition to
the funds received by the regular
county levy, will enable the dis
trict to keep its thirteen miles of
roads and its culverts in good con-
dition. The County Court granted
the petition which was presented
and explained by Travis Hayden
and John Sanders. The voters
the district at recent meeting
elected Mat Grigsby president, w.
B. Landers and Travis Hayden
treasurer Of the district.
a practical good roads meeting
was held at Smizer school house
near Paris Monday might. Those
present pledged $50 worth Of
work towards graveling the
Bower lane leading into
Paris. They pledged them
selves to drag the roads after ey-
cry rain and to grade and otherwise
improve the roads.
1t is to be hoped that the good
roads movement will spread to ev-
cry district in the county. Reduc-
ing the size of the districts is a
move in the right direction.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
Dead in the Philippines.

The Saline Citizen, at Slater,
Mo-, publishes the following:
The sad story of Miss Kate r.
vine, who some months ago mar
ried a former Saline county boy
and went with him to the far East,
is one that fills every heart
with sorrow. Thousands of Sa-
line county people will remember
the young lady who so long clerk
ed in the Wright's dry goods
house.
She married Dick McGrath, Il
boy who had left Marshall some
years ago, and made a fortune as a
merchant in Manila.
Monday morning Charlie Irvine
received a cablegram from Manila
saying only, Katie seriously ill,
smallpox" ="
This came with a letter, written, +,
of course, some weeks before,
from the daughter, in which she
expressed cOntentment and happi-
ness in her far away home, but
was looking forward TO a visit
home after two years. The letter
stated that she and her husband
had abandonded contemplated
idea of moving to California and
planned to remain where business
matters were amassing a fortune.
Tuesday morning Il second mes
sage of two words, Katie Dead. !"
This death is a sad One.A young
bride in health and happiness. Far
from mother, father home and
friends, and then in the loathsome
form of smallpox. Countless
friends of the Irvine family, one of
the oldest and most respected in
the county, mourn with them in
this their hour of bereavement.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

The doctors in the little state of
Rhode Island have just held Il con
vention in Providence. Wishing
to keep mp with the procession, they
announce that Americans eat too
much. One of them said that Il
quarter of a pound of candy a day
is as much as a girls stomach can
dispose of to advantage. Another
pointed out that the human stom-
ach is reallyEery small At the
present price of food most people
will be forced to eat less. And ac-
cording to the doctors this will be
blessing.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

A story is current of a young
lady in Moberly who hirted with a
middle.aged travelling man on the
streets Tuesday evening. AS they
rambled along he questioned her
as to the location of her home,
which she showed him, but when
he asked her to take him in she re-
fused. He seized her by the arm
and forced her to the house. A
middle-aged lady answered the
call at the door. The stranger
asked if she were the mother of
the girl, and being answered in
the affirmative, he said: Madam,
your daughter flirted with me on
the steeet this evening and l have
brought her home to you. She
doesn't look like a bad girl, and
is altogether too young and pretty
to be on the streets. alone at night.
| have Il daughter Of my own
about her age and | would thank
amy man for doing as have done
tonight, and so would her mother" !"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
TROUBLE.
Cutting Affray by Two Men
at Centralia.

Alfred Freeman and Frank
Standifer became involved in an
angry dialogue here late Saturday
evening, which came near ending
fatally for both participants. Chal-
lenges were made on the streets
here and readily accepted; both
parties then repaired to quiet
place on the public highway about
one mile south and one.half mile
east of this city, and fought a hand
to hand conflict. 1t is alleged that
Standifer drew his knife and cut
Freeman in the side, inficting a
painful wuond, perpendicular, to
the ribs and touching the latter,
causing a profuse flow of blood. 1t
is said that Freeman then wrested
the knife from his antagonist and
stabbed him in the left breast,
making a Gaping wound about
four inches from the median line
and in close proximity to the up
per- portion of the lung.
Sta ndifer came to town Tuesday
morning and plead guilty before
Police Judge Bruton and was fined
SO 40, he then went over to Jus.
tice j. X. Boyd's office, plead gull
ty and paid an additional fine of
$50 and cost. Freeman came to
town, with his father, Wednesday
morning and employed Tydings &
Anderson who entered the plea of
not guilty for their client and will
contest both cases next Saturday,
June IL.
We understand that four or
five friends and neighbors of the
belligerents went along to see the
pugilistic encounter, one of which
Cicero Baker, came into Mr.. Boyd's S
Office and plead guilty to being an
accessory to the affair and was fin
ed 81 and cost. The others will he
arrested as soon as possible.
Frank Standifer is the eldest son
of Douglass Standifer, of South
east of town, while Frank Free
man is the son of j. II. Freeman
who lives ON the John Grafford
place east Of town.
The cause of the difficulty is
not known at this time.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
The Burlington Cutoff.

The Bellfower Telegram says:
Work is moving along some
now. The steel is within 2I miles
of Bellhower on the west and eight
miles on the east. The entire
grading is done with the exception
of about one mile on the contract
of Flick & Johnson between Bear
Greek and TruxtOn, but this one
mile contains large amount of
work. However, they will cut Il
space thru wide enough for the
track and then finish afterwards.
Mike Elmore has completed his
contract all but finishing"
The bridges over Elkhorn and
Wolf Creek, between Bellhower
aud Wellsville, have been put in.
The ballast has been put on,
fence built, telegraph poles and
mile posts put in from Mexico to
Elkhorn. AS soon as the ballast
work is completed to Buell., steel
will be laid from this place and on
to Bear Creek so they put in the
bridge at that place.
So we will not have to wait
much longer before we hear the
toot of the locomotive and smell
the coal smoke. And when they
get here the road will be in first
class shape between Bellflower and
Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
ELECTION CASES.
A Former Mexico Man the
Judge Making the
Decision.

1t seems that the Indians" who
interfered in the late Democratic
primaries in st. Louis are all to
go unpunished. Judge Hiram
Moore, formerly residing in Mexico
decided Il case the other day to
which the st. Louis Post Dispatch
refers as follows:
Taking the case of Tim LAWN
out of the hands of the jury and
dismissing it, Judge Moore, of the
Court of Criminal Correction, de-
cided that showing men out of line,
pushing and crowding them away
from the polls is not interference
with voters.
Judge Moore based this remark
able decision on the fact that the
law says nothing about the forma-
tiOn of line of voters, aud that
no direct assault was shown! Is
not crowding, pushing, showing a
voter out of line or away from the
polls interfering with him in the
casting of his ballot! Suppose ten
or twenty or fifty do the showing
and thus prevent any voters but
those they favor from getting to
the pOlls-would not this be in
reference with voters9
Does Judge Moore mean to init
mate that there is no interference
at the polls without free fight, a
deadly assault with club or reyol-
yer? Must the voter be slugged
before he can get protection under
the law' In this case JudgeMoore
would not permit witness to tes-
tify for facts which might inerim-
mate him. Under this extraordi-
nary ruling it would be impossible
to prosecute any boOdlers, and a
large percentage of the criminals
who are indicted would go free.
One can understand the JOY with
which Judge Moore's decision was
received by all the men indicted
for thuggery and dirty work at the
polls, It offers them safe har-
Dor from effective prosecution.
There have been series of coinei-
denees in Judge MOore's court IN
connection with the prosecution Of
men charged with election offenses
which indicate that the task Of
prosecuting such offenders there &
hopeless.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
Circuit Court DOlngs.

ID. Detiene VS.. l.. Detiene; dis
missed on defendants motion.
Spratt VS.. Lawson; order of f.
nal settlement.
The jury in the case of Lydia NJ
Cant VS.. j. w. Mackay; Jury fail
ed to agree, dismissed.
Sarah E. Little VS.. George
Bingham; jurY failed to agree.
UnderwOOdwood VS.. Reubling,
verdict for the defendant.
Brandon VS.. Mitchell, defend
ant files motion for new trial.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
STOCK AND TRANSFERS

Charlie Heizer, near Santa Fe,
sold 60 head of fat cattle last week
at So .25 to Myers & Hughes. They
are to go first of next month.
Sheep killing dogs are loose at
Thompson. w. NJ. Thompson,
near that place, lost about Is head
of sheep recently by a raid on his
flock by dogs. Kill the onery
ours.
Says the Perry Enterprise Thos.
Evans, of near Hutchison, con-
tracted 40 steer cattle and 40 hogs
to Cunningham & Hobsou, of
Laddonia, to go the first half of
July. Cattle at 5 cents and hogs at
$3.50. Sam Chinn sold a load of
Cattle to the same parties at same
price and to go the same time.
Quoted from the Fulton Ga
zette: Joe Considine, Of Thomp-
son, Audrain county, bought 40
stock hogs of Huddleston & Miller
of near Auxvasse, and E. l..
Clark, near Mexico, bought $50
of the same firm of traders. AS
Messrs. Huddleston Il Miller paid
~ and ~ cents for hogs to fill
the contract, they must have sold
along toward a nickel.
A Pike county farmer had A
sheep killed by a neighbor's dogs.
The owner of the dogs was noti-
fed, but the CANNES were permit
ted to live. The sheep owner
brought suit to recover the price
of the sheep and for damages for
each day the dogs were permitted
to live. The dog owner got scared
and submitted the case to disin-
tered parties to arbitrate.
Our Bean Creek correspondent
last week referred to the following
item, which we repeat from the
Farber Forum:
1t will be surprise to many
friends and customers of j. 5. In
low to learn that he has closed a
deal in which he trades his stock
of general merchandise and resi-
dence property in Farber to Mr..
Claude Bybee for the later's farm
of 240 acres, IL miles northwest
of Mexico. The farm in question
is in one of the best sections of Au-
drain county and is we'll improved, g,
the purchase price of the farm be-
ing $4,000. Mr.. Inlow's stock of
goods will run up to about 81 900,
his residence property being put in
at So, 500. Invoice of the goods
began Monday, Mr.. Bybee taking
immediate possession. This is one
of the biggest trades made re-
Gently in this section, A. f. Jen.
klns negotiating the trade in be-
half of Mr.. Inflow, and j. c. Nun
dy representing Mr.. Bybee. The
Forum welcomes Mr.. Bybee and
family here as citizens of our town
and we hope they will be pleased
with their new location. Mr.. In
low will not move to the farm this
season but expects to erect neat
cottage residence in Farber,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
BRIDGE CONTRACTS.
An Ohio Firm Gets Contract
for Work near
Vandalia.

The County Court last Friday
let the following contracts for
building and repairing bridges:
Building 70.foOt steel bridge
% and 12-foot approaches, IL
miles south of Vandalia. Contract
let to c. E. KoOns, representing
the V. Canton Bridge Co, of
Canton, o., $1,O19.
Building soft. cable in See. 81
50-7, 6 miles s-w of Martinsburg.
Contract to John Byars, $216.
Building 30-ft. cable, ec.7-52-
-, W, 4 miles NV of Sturgeon,
known as the Litrell bridge. Con
tract awarded to Peter Harper,
$3.50.
Building 36.foot trestle in Sec.
19-5O-S, 6 miles s.w of Mexico,
known as the Watts bridge. Con-
tract awarded to Byars, Sl45.
Building 24.ft. tre5tle in Sec.
81 and 80, 51-7 W, 3 miles north
east of Benton City, known as the
Hildebrand bridge. Contract
awarded to Byars, $63.
Building 24-ft. trestle in Sec.
16.52-9, 10 miles north of Mexico,
known as the johnson bridge.
Contract awarded to Byars, $40.
Repair cable bridge in See. 80
52-9, 9 miles northwest of Mexico,
known as Dahlem bridge. Contract
awarded to Byars, $40.
Repair bridge in See. 29.5l-10, 6
miles s-w of Thompson known as
Berrey bridge. Contract awarded
to Byars, SOS.
Repair cable bridge in Sec. s.
52-l0, Is miles NV Mexico, known
as Snidow bridge. Contract award
ed to Harper, $50.
Repair trestle in See. 2S.5l.l0,G
miles southwest of Thompson,
known as Daniel bridge. Con-
tract let to Byars, $l6O.
Repair cable bridge in See. $50
10, IL miles southwest of Mexico,
known as Jones bridge. Contract
awarded to Byars, 800.
Repair cable combination bridge
between Sec. "a and 35.53-9 W, IA
miles north of Mexico, known as
the Ellis bridge. Contract awarded
to Byars, $l15.
Repair trestle in See. 4-5l.S, Z
miles northeast of Mexico, known
as the Norris bridge. Contract
awarded to Byars, $3.50.
Cable bridge in See. ll-5l-S, to
be moved and two l2-ft. approaches
attached new, 3miles east of Rush
Hill, known as the Kreutel bridge
Contract awarded to Harper. 500.
Repair iron bridge in Sec, %
500, 8 miles southeast of Mexico,
known as the. Freeman bridge. Con-
taact let to Byars $50.
Repair trestle 4S-ft. long in See.
2S-2l-6, l6 miles east of Mexico,
known as the Oak bridge, Con.
tract let to Harper, $50,
Repair trestle Soft. in See. %.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

A Chicago club woman recently
gave to her club the following mot
to: There is much that is bad
in the best of us and so much that
is good in the worst of us that it
doesn't behooye any of us to say
thing about the rest Of us.'i
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

The Vandalia Leader says that
Frank Akridge was one of the
Grand Army men who attended the
Fair last week. He was very anx-
ious to see his new brothers the
different tribes of the Philippines.
He saw them studied them closely,
and can tell You anything you may
wish to know about their customs,
habits, etc. Like others, Mr.. Ak
ridge says the Fair too big to as
simulate iua day or week but you
always see something to justify
you in making the trip and the ex-
pense.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

The Perry Enterprise speaking Of
Jon (not John, as he spells it) w.
Stevens, who lives Just over the
Audrain line in Rails, says: He
has As acres of corn six inches
tall and 100 acres of oats 9 inches
high, has on hand 100 hogs, load
of cattle and l of sheep. He says
wheat looks we'll in his neighbor-
hood. He is one of the most sue
cessful farmers in this part OF that
country.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

Prof. w. NJ. Jones of Mexico
last week was unanimously elected
as president Of Pike College at
Bowling Green, The Hon, Champ
Clark is one of the board of di.
rectors of the school. Pike Col
lege is an important edu catiOnal
institution, aud Prof. Jones justly
feels proud to be elected to its
presidency. Prof. Jones will bend
every energy TO get the school
more aud more to the front, and
may he be abundantly successful.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

DR.. F. P. Wood, the osteopath
of Laddonia, was in Mexico on
business last Saturday. He is a
new reader of the MESSAGE. DR..
Wood owns a neat little farm out
near Molino.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

Frank Bush, attending school at
Dixon, ILL.,, writes home that he is
getting along nicely. Says Dixon
is a city of 10000 inhabitants, has
a half dozen factories employing
hundreds of workmen, and there is
life and hustle on every hand.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

Win Nutgrass, just over the line
in Rails from Audrain, was carry
ing a gun on his shoulder the 9th
er day and happened to touch the
trigger and the gun was discharg-
ed, shooting off one of his fingers.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

When Uncle Sam gets thru with
his land lotteries the coming sum
mer, new maps will have to be
made of several states, while the
farm value of the country will be
showed up several notches.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

The Boston Herald wants to
know what becomes of all the $40
gold coins the United States mint
turns out. You can search us. We
would like to know what becomes
of all the coin of all denominations
the mints turn out.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

Farber is becoming the greatest
coal town in the county. This item
from the Forum; Nine cars of
coal of ffty-ton capacity each were
standing on the side-track here
this week, most of which was
mined at Farber. This represents
1000, 900 pounds of fuel. The
coal is used at the railroad
chutes here, from 80 to 100 tons
daily.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

Miss Annie Mcclure who has
made her home at Hiram Walkers
near Sailing, for several years, has
retuned to her relatives in st.
Louis.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

The Forum says that a petition
for a"soon"in Farber has been cir
culated. 1t is a saloon, you mean,
Bro. Davault; and we agree with
you that that is bad enough.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

The G. G. Thompson Manufac-
turing Company has leased the Me-
Gully foundry in Mexico, and is
putting up a large new building
on the ground. They will manu-
facture machinery.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
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Mr.. J. j. Russell will teach the
Sailing school next term. He gets
$50 q month.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

Two men living southwest of
Thompson were tried last Friday
in the justice court at Thompson
on the charge of stealing some
ham and side meat, which was
hanging up in the hay NOW of a
neighbor. The accused were ac-
quilted,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

SIG, II miles east of Mexico known
as West Cuivre bridge. Contract
let to Harper, 800.
Building 36.foot cable, 2O.5O.7,
John Byars, $3.50.
Repair Oak Grove bridge, $75.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

A burglar entered the home Of
Rev. John Anderson in this city,
after midnight last Thursday
morning. Secured a small sum
of money.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

County Clerk E. II. Carter of
Mexico has a number of State Fair
catalogs for free distribution. Call
and get one.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

A North Missouri exchange re-
quests its delinquent subscribers
to pay up as follows;
We need the money, deed we do,
To buy our wife a dress or two.
Domestic storms are nearing us,
Please help avoid family fuss.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

Charlie Heizer moved from
Mexico to his fine farm near Santa
Fe this week. Mr.. Heizer is a
splendid citizen; wish we could
have kept him in Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

One day last week c. F. Dull's
team was stolen from the hitching
rack, northwest of the square in
Mexico. The team was re-
covered next day but the thief
escaped. Mr.. Dull lives near San
ia Fe.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

Miss Mary Karnes of Mexico was
one of the contestants for the 5000
piano at the Moberly saengerfest
last week. Miss Jean Bragg was
Miss Karnes' accompanist. Miss
Lier, of Monroe City, won the pi,
anO.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

A Kansas City woman who sued
for $4,000 damages was given
Judgment for one cent in the cir
cut court yesterday and the law
yer doubtless gets half of that.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

w. l.. Kent, farming down
near Worcester, says he has nearly
all those cockleburs on his farm
killed off and with that task done
he thinks he may move back to
Mexico for a season.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

Sidney James, late Deputy Sher-
if of Audrain, now has a fine po-
sition with n street car company at
Los Angeles, California.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

Miss Bertha Snidow of Mexico
has been elected to teach the Fox
school, near Thompson.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

Mrs. Il. M. Long and family of
Mexico have moved to their farm
near Sturgeon to spend the sum-
mer.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

Middletown is the bone of a wO :
man who shoots stray cats from
her window with a 22-caliber rifle
aud a shotgun.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

Work on the new round house
at st. Louis junction, just east
of Mexico, was commenced last
week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

Pat Graham, a blacksmith at
Skinner, this county, had a little
daughter, Sallie, living with a fam
lily at Bowling Green. Last week
he went after her, but it appears
that after he got on the train re-
turning home he began abusing
her-he was drunk. One of the
train men interfered, but Graham
protested against an interference
with his personal liberties. 4"
When the train arrived at Mexico
Graham was reported to an officer
and was put under arrest. The next
day he was fined for being drunk,
and for breaking the peace, the
tax against him being $27 .45. He
was put on the rock pile, A purse
Of oyer fve dollars was made up
for the little girl and she was re-
turned to Bowling Green "Our
son is u glntton and a drunkardi ]
he shall come to poverty, "
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

r. M. Poague of near Santa Fe
was in Mexico last Saturday and
called at MESSAGE Headquarters, re-
newing for his paper. He lives
near those good people, VIM.
Smiley and Charlie Heizer. Mr..
Poague is very hopeful that that
new gravel road from Mexico
north to the Monroe county line
will be built. He will come to
our town ofteuer to trade and so
will dozens of his neighbors. The
gravel road will run within three
miles of him.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
For Good Roads.

Notice this move in Monroe
cOuntyi we quote from the Paris
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

Prof. Arthur Lee and wife Of
Clinton, Mo, are in Mexico to
spend the summer.