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Sharp County record., 1904-01-29

-"Grandms'' Haney has been
indisposed several days.
DR.. F. M. Cox Of Ash Flat
was in the city Thursday.
Hon. Sam H. Davidson re-
turned Monday from the Poca-
hontas court.
L. j. Worel of The state of
Richwoods was doing business
here Wednesday.
W. A. Edwards shipped a
carload of cattle and carload
of hogs to st, Louis this week.
S. M. Davidson Of near
Hardy was an agreeable caller
Wednesday. He is erecting a
new residence on his farm.
w. A. Franks bid his Balboa
friends goodbye Wednesday and
started for Green Forest, Carol
county, where he will in future
reside.
81 was much afflicted with sciatl>
ca" writes Ed G. Md, IowaylIle,
Sedgwick Co.. Kan, "going about
on crutches and suffering deal of
pain, was Induced to try Billiards.
Snow Llnlment which relieved me.
used three soc bottles. 1t is the
greatest llniment I ever used; have
recommended it to a number of per
sons, all express themselves as beng
benefited by II. now walk with
out crutches. able to perform a great
deal of light labor on the farm"
25c, soc, Sl.00. w. A. Edwards.
Quite a number of the coun-
ty candidates are with the tax
collector in his rounds, feeling
the public pulse and having a
merry time in general.
M. L. Haney, a formidable
candidate for sheriff and collect
or, has been out among the vo-
tiers some this week, meeting the
lax collector at several points.
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W. F. Stewart of Center was

W. F. Stewart of Center was
here Thursday.
The vicinity Of Ham is un-
dergoing a siege of measles.
shelby Justus left Monday
morning for Guion, where he has
a position in Cochran & Ritchie's
mercantile establishment.
George W. Mcknight, a
good citizen of Strawberry town.
ship, was doing business in town
Thursday. We notice he wears
a Wood button.
w. d. Cochran, all account
Of whose illness was given in
these columns last week, is very
much improved, and there is
every hope Of his recovery.
The clerk has issued no mar
riage permits this week. 1t is
not often there is a lull Of a
weeks duration in the matri-
monial trade in the Southern
District.
Mrs. Edward Cole died at
her home in Sullivan township
last Sunday of consumption.
She was about thirty years of
age, and leaves a husband and
six children.
Tho mails, travel and trans
portation were delayed several
days last week by the swollen
condition of Strawberry river.
A bridge over this stream is q
crying need.
"A Jeff Davis club has been
organized in Strawberry town
ship with Allen Gay as president,
and W. T. Campbell secretary.
The Record has been unable to
ascertain the number Of members
the organization has.
The series of meetings began
at the Methodist church last
week is still in progress, and
some interesting and instructive
services are being held. On
Wednesday and Thursday at 8
o'clock in the afternoon special
services for the children were
conducted by Rev. Wilson.
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Comm SSiQnGr'S Sale.

! Notice is hel cby given that In pursuance of the
aa'huriii AID directions contained in the de
crelai order Of the enarp chancery court made
u It entered on IN" third day of Nov mber, A, D.
1915, IN II crtlain CAUSE go, 81 then pending
thcre between d. l. King, 1t al; complain
aals, and James Anderson, defendant, the I'M
designed. ~ commissioner OF said court, will
Oner Tor sale at public cutlery 10 the highest bid
der, at IT, uth front door Of The court house IN
which sald count is held, in the town of Evening
shade, sharp county, Arkansas, within the
hours rescribed by law for judicial sales, on
hlUnday, the 18th ay of January, A u. 1901,
the following described real estate, to-wit.
The east hull of the MOI theast quarter Of SEQ
ton thirty Three, In {. wnshlp sixteen north,
range four wesi, situated in The Southern District
OF sharp county, Arkansas.
lcrns VI Sal.: oh u credit Of three months
the pun chased being required 10 execute note
with approved security, bearing interest at the
laie Ol ten per ceut per aDnuID from date OF sale
until yald, anu lien being retained ON the land
sold to secure the payment Of the purchase
money,
Glyen under my ha nd.this 9th day Of ,Decem.
Der, 1903.
&. ID. RITcnIE,
Commissioner in Chancery.
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COME To SEE U.s..

After the list of Feb. 1904, we
will have a good supply of good,
young mules and mares, native
stock, work animals. We will
sell for cash or good notes, or will
trade for any good young stock.
We hunt for bargains and trade
for a small profit.
Very Respectfully,
ARM BROS.
Sidney, Ark.
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ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
LOCAL NE WIS.

Seeeo csoecS
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Domestic Troubles.

It's exceptional 10 find family
where there are no domestic rup-
lures occasionally, but these can be
Iessened by having DR.. Kings New
Life Pills around. Much trouble
they save by their great work in
stomach and Liver troubles. They
not only relieve you. but cure, 25c
at Shows drug store. =
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COUGHING CAUSED DEATH.

"Harry blackwell, aged % years ,
choked TO death early yesterday
morning at his home. m the presence
of his wife and child. He contracts
ed slight cold few days age and
paid but little attention to it, Yes.
terday morning he was seized with a
fit of coughing which continued for
some time. His wife sent for ply
slclan but before he could arrive,
another coughing spell came on and
Duckwell died from suffocation.--
ST. Louis G'o5e> Democrat, Dec. !,
1901" Ballard's Horehound Syrup
would have saved him. Csc, SOC
and $l.OO, w. A, Edwards. .
"A dispatch to the Arkansas
Gazette from Pocahontas last
week read: "Cols. Maxey, FL
more and Herrn, candidates for
prosecuting attorney of this dis
trict, addressed a large audience
at the court house Monday af-
ternoon. Messrs. Maxey and
Elmore INDUCED in pyrotechnics,
and made the air blue with ac-
cusations and denials straight
from the shoulder"
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Notice For Publication. 49,.
Land Office at Little Rock, Ark. }
January Ii, I!NO4. (

Land Office at Little Rock, Ark,
January Ii, 1904.
Notice IS hereby given that the following
named settler has 1lcd notice of hi intention 10
make final proof IN support Of her claim and
that said proof will be made before the Clerk Of
sharp county ut evening shade, ARK. ON
February q, 1901, VIZ! -
Hilary Lock
H. h. No. 230s9 for the southwest quarter
northwest quarter section Is township 1. nerth
range 1 west and southeast quarter northeast
quarter "hu norm hal' aoulhea't quarter secton
Is tUwnsnIpI7 north rInge west
lie hainrs the fplOWluS Witnesses to prove
his conlnuou' residence upon and cultivation
ol SAID iand VIZ;
j, Il. liu'ctI, ". X Goings, j. n. Green md
j. l. Loci, all OF center, arkansas.
II, Al MYERS, Register.
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Notice for Publication.
Land ONCE ut Little Rock, Ark. }
Dec. 2b. iNIl I

LaHu UTHUt Ut LllLIe Rock, Ark
Dec. rs, 1903, (
M Office Is hereby given that the following
y named settler mas filed notice OF his In.
t,hllon to make final proof IN support OF his
claim amt that SAM proof will be made before
tie Glerk oil sharp county, Ark. ~ Evening
shade, Ark. on Feb 9, 1874, VIZ;
Ih0s. j. stephens
H. f, No 22JGi for the north half northwest
quarter, section II, township II, north range 6
iwest.
lie names the following witnesses to prove
MS continuous Residence upOA and cultivation
Of said land viz:
>. I. Welsh, 6. W. Moser, G. A. Williams
anu +. L snal!oy, all Of EveHng Shade, Ark.
n. II MYsks, Register.
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CURED PARALYSIS.

w. S. Bally, P. o. True, Texas,
whites. 4''My wife had been suffer.
my five years with paralysis i'll her
arm, when | was persuaded to use
BalIardPs Snow Linimpnt, which
cured her all right. ! have also used
it for old sores, Prostitutes aud SKIN
erpptlons 1t does the work. 25c,.
SOC, 500. w. A. Edwards.
Sharp County record., 1904-01-29

r. P. Stokes of Ham, lizard
county, was a pleasant caller
Saturday. He says cholera is
still killing hogs in his neighbour
hood. "
- W. M. Jackson, one of the
board Of commissioners of &C.
counts, spent several days this
week at Hardy checking up the
county affairs in the Northern
District office of the clerk. "a,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13

young man about 81 feet high.
Jasper Cash has often heard John
Corum relate how he found him
and how frightened he was. A
knife was taken from his pockets
and two silk handkerchiefs; one
was white with a blue border.
These were washed and carefully
kept many years by Mrs. Wallace
Mefford.
Peter Arnett of Frankfort re.
members the discovery well. lie
was then living at the bridge, two
miles below. His account corrObo-
rates the story told by the others.
Mrs. Lou Ayres, now of Ashburn,
then lived in half a mile of the
place, across the river. Her testi-
mony harmOnizes with the others.
Hiram Hardwick lived two miles
further, toward Frankfort. He
lives at frankfort now and is
thoroly familiar with the above
facts. Mrs. MeffOrd is now 81
years old and possesses an excellent
memory. She moved four years
ago to California, but not until
she told Asel. A. Gates the whole
story. She and Nathan Mefford,
her husband, live at 2619 p street,
Sacramento, Cal. 1t is fifty-five
miles from Bee Branch to the
Ashburn ford.
j. G. Hoffman, a Pinkerton de-
tectiye, made a thoro investigation
of the history of Salt river aud its
tributaries, aud he declared that
in forty years previous to the Jes-
ter trial at New London nobody
had been drowned or lost In these
streams who had not been recov-
cred.
II was suggested to the elder
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13
BRIDES OF THE COUNTRY.
Girls of the City Are Not GIN 1t" with
Them as Regards Being
Certain.

The Southdown drummer had
just returned to the city and was,
as usual, in his talkatiYe mood,
says the Chicago Inter Ocean.
"Say, you fellows may boot at
the country people," he said, "but
let me tell you that if l were a
young woman I'd ten times rather
live in the country than in Chicago.
Pye just returned from my swing
around the cOrnbelt, and PYe
learned that the crop of June
brides is going to be something
enormous.
"The country girl has four times
as many opportunities to marry as
does her city cousin, even though
she may not be half so we'll up on
clothes and vaudeville and horse
racing and all that. You hardly
ever see an old maid in the coun-
try. In the farming districts the
girls don't worry about getting
married. They know the man will
come along at the right time. The
young women on the farms don't
marry at any younger age thanth
girls do here in the city, but they
are much more certain of getting
married"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13
BRYAN AT CENTRALIA.
Also Makes a Short Speech
to a Mexico Gath
eTlng.

The editor of the MESSAGE and
many people of Mexico and Au-
drain county heard that great
commoner, the Hon. w. j. Bryan,
at the Democratic rally at Contra
liza last Tuesday. Mr.. Bryan had
a magnificent audience and a splen
did hearing. People rested on his
words and were swayed by his elo-
quenee. lie had not time to say
all he wanted to say, between trains.
His speech was much the same as
his effort the same day at Macon
City and day or two before at
st. Joseph.
de talked for q few minutes to q
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13

Gates that he dig for the bones and
recover them. At that time the
verdict was in the future. Mr..
Gates said that if there should be
il hung jury he would secure the
bones at whatever cost. He said if
he had known these facts before
the case went to the jury the skel-
etOn would have been offered in
evidence in court. Now" said
he after the acquittal, there could
be no purpose served by digging
up the remains of my son. | have
erected a monument to his mem
DRY in the little cemetery at home
and l shall rest with that. "When he
left home he sent photos of him
self and wife and letters of
thanks and appreciation to Jasper
Cash, Sr. These mementoes
Uncle Jep" highly prizes.
Mrs. Cash, Mr.. Gates, Mr.. Stew.
ems and many other equally reput-
able believe the bones of Gilbert
Gates lie at the foot of the bluff
above the Ashburn ford on Salt
river, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13

YOUR NEIGHBORS

E. P. Wade is here from Linn
Greek, Mo-, where is engaged in
the real estate business.
John Cobb of Montana is in
Mexico on visit to his sister,
Mrs. ote McGee. Mr.. Cobb for
merly lived here,
Mrs. Porter Gregory, Mrs, S.
P. Emmons and Mrs. DR.. Both
well, from the Mexico M. e.
church, South, attended confer
euce Of missionary workers held at
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13

guests of the latter's parents
Thursday.
j. H. Beemon sold one mule to
Walter Wilson for $50 and one to
Pate Cauthorn for $37. so.
Charlie Smithey aud wife and
Mrs. Clarence Stuart attended the
Fair last week.
Walter Beam and wife spent
Saturday and Sunday at Santa Fe,
the guests of Charley Crump and
wife.
James Bledsoe was called to
Mexico Monday by the death of
his brother, Abner.
VIM. Kindred and family re-
turned home Wednesday after a
visit with friends near Paris.
s. J. Elliott sold his 100 acre
farm to VIM. Smithey at $42. so
per acre. Mr.. Elliott and family
will move to California in the near
future.
VIM. Reid sold a mule to Mrs.
Simpson for $50.
Messrs, Clyde McGee, Walter
Bridgford, Joe Wills and Frank
Delaney left Monday for the Fair.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13
Excelsior Springs this week.

Excelsior Springs this week.
Maurice Philip of st. Joseph is
visiting Mexico relatives.
e. w. Hughes of oklahoma is
visiting his brother here, Mr.. E.
Hughes.
Judge s. E. Kendall and wife
are visiting their daughter at
frankfort.
Miss Lebbia Ball has returned
to her school work at Dumas,
Arkansas.
G. G. Lucas and family of near
Santa Fe are seeing the World s
Fair this week.
Walter Campbell and family re-
turned this week from a visit to
the Worlds Fair.
Mrs. j. w. Bell and chill
dren of st. Louis are visiting Mrs.
Bells sister here, Mrs. John Beal
Mrs. P. G. Ackerman's father,
Mr.. Henry Hesterburg, and
her sister and brother
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rein
hart, all of Sylvan Grove, Kansas,
have been visiting her. Mrs. Ack-
erman and her company returned
Tuesday from a visit to the
Worlds Fair.
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sTRoTHFR,
Mrs. John Dye is no better.

Mrs. John Dye is no better.
S. H. Crigler returned to his
home in Salem Monday after a
visit with relatives here.
Miss Elsie Reid spent last week
at the Fair,
Harry Story will soon erect a
new barn.
Lee Turner and wife were the
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13


tralia. Some of the things he
said in Centralia and repeated in
Mexico were as follows:
II did not get all that | wanted
in the convention in st. Louis.
Some things that ] would were
done were left undone, and some
things that were done /
would were not done. / did not
get the nomination of the man
whose nomination seconded, and
| would today that old man Cock
rell were our nominee. Some who
think as ! do on economic ques-
tionAhaye not made up their minds
how to vote. l know that Parker is
for the gold standard, but is not
Roosevelt for the gold standard
alsoH AS for me | have not hest
tated in deciding that would sup
port Parker if l would get the best
that is possible for the American
people under the present circum-
stances.
ri did the best that / could at
st. Louis. / began the fight early
and fought hard, aud if any man
laid down after | did, l did not
see him do it. If you can't get
what you want, get the best you
can under the circumstances. Ev-
cry criticism you can make of
Judge Parker is true of Roosevelt,
and the worst you can say Of Park
err is that he agrees with Roose-
welt.
IL want to urge you to vote for
Folk. Now Folks nomination
presents state issues of vital i'm
portance. He was nominated on
account of the record he has made.
He is known as the champion of
purity in politics and as the mex
plicable foe of corruption, as far
as the fame of Missouri. He who
knows not Folk'sreputation confess
ses thereby that he knows little Of
American politics to-day, All
Democrats ought to vote for him.
And / am going to believe that
there are enough fearless men who
have the courage to stand for their
among the rank and
file of the Republican party in
Missouri to make his majority SO
large as to shame corruption from
the state.
81 cannot conceive how any
Democrat can try to defeat him
unless that Democrat is opposed to
the prosecution of boodlers. And
if there be such, II believe that
the Democratic party can better
afford to lose than the Republican
party can afford to gain his sup
port | have had the pleasure of
KIN owing Mr.. Cook. 1 have known
Of his splendid fighting qualities
knew him before the PertleSprings
conventional know that he is
still capable Of great service to his
party. | hope you will not only
elect Folk, but that you will elect
Cook, and all of Folks helpers on
the ticket. They have all Endorsed
the same platform. They each and
all of them stand for the same
principles.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13

The Democrats will rally at
Mexico Saturday, Nov. 9th. A
number of the best speakers will
be here.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13

Here's something significant, a
Kansas City paper published a dis
patch from st. Louis with this
heading: "Butler has his inning.
Ex-Democratic boss ruled the St.
Louis Republican convention.
Three men placed on the ticket are
favorites of the Butler element.
Neidringhaus and Atkins made a
losing fight" Now draw your own
conclusions as to who old Ed But
Ter is supporting in this campaign.
nnUAH rENTDAIVA
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13

Gov. Dockery will make a speech
at the Mexico court house next
Tuesday afternoon. at ] o'clock.
You should hear him.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13

The Globe-Democrat claims that
the Republicans originated and
are fatheriug that proposed constl-
tutional amendment favoring free
text books.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13

That was a great day, the rally
at Centralia last Tuesday. Cen
tralia always knows how to sue
coed with such occasions.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13

J. w. Folk will speak in Van
dalia next Wednesday night, at
1880. Mexico will send down a
large delegation.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13

Yesterday was Hardin College
Day at the Worlds Fair.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13

Have you made up your mind
how you will vote on those
Eve proposed amendments to the
State Constitution Only till No
vember Sth TO study about it.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13

Mexico needs more residences
for the new citizenship who desire
to come here. But we couldn't
build the houses now if we wanted
to-carpenters have all they can
do for weeks and months ahead.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13
Help Wanted!

At packing houses, Louisiana,
Mo. Men $l.35, boys from 65 cts.
to 81 % per day, as to age, Steady
work until cold weather.
Stark Bios. Nurseries & Orchards Co.
Cards were issued this week an
nouncing Mr.. W. W. Jackman
and Miss Althea Whaley, both Of
this city, married Oct. IL, 1904"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13
GATES AGAIN.
Old Man Jester Brought to
Mind Also.

'''iJ nus JUST bVFu maui puDllC Wy
Rev. Crayton S. Brooks of Jeffcr-
son City regarding the finding Of
what was supposed to have been
the body of Gilbert w. Gates,
brother of the multimillionaire,
who was supposed to have been
murdered by Alexander Jester. 1t
was said that the absence of the
corpus deficit was the missing
link at the famous trial. Elder
Brooks story of the developments
is as follows:
On July % the instructions of
Judge Eby had been read, all the
testimony was in and the lawyers
had the great case. The speaker
was that noted criminal lawyer,
Charles Z. Johnson, who, by the
magic of his eloquence, is said to
have aided many a guilty man to
escape justice. This time he
pleads for the prosecution. As he
spoke he was heard with rapt at
tentiOn by a rugged farmer from
Pike, Mr.. Jasper Cash, Sr., who
had driven over from frankfort,
eight miles away, to hear the great
lawyer.
While johnson spoke Mr.. Cash
recalled having heard, first hand,
of the recovery of body from
Salt river years ago. lie sought
out the elder Mr.. Gates, Gilbert's
father, and told what he knew. On
the following day Mr.. Gates, ac.
companied by n. w. Potter, a
farmer living near Frankford, Wis
tied the place where the body was
discovered IN the river and also
where it was buried. The follow
ing account of the finding and
burial of the body is give n by Mr.
Samuel Stevens, now postmaster
at Ashburn, Mo:
| remember the incident very
well. | was then 26 years old.
Martin Corum, John Corum and
Wallace MeifOrd took the body
out of the river. 1t was late in
March or early in April, 1871. The
body was greatly decomposed. The
flesh was beginning to slongh off
and the hair also beginning to
slip. 1t was the body of IA young
man. No inquest was held. He
had on few clothes, no hat, no
coat. no vest, no shoes. John
Corum saw HIM first lodged in
some driftwOOd, and was terribly
frightened. Above the Ashburn
ford one half mile, on the east
side of the river, these three men
buried the body later, near the
spot where they found it. The
grave was perhaps so feet from the
eastern bank. No one claimed or
identified the body. No one was
ever lost or drowned in the river
and not reco vered that l ever heard
Of, and l have spent my life on
Salt river. No money or valuables
were found on his body. | saw it
with my own eyes, and Know all
the men and all the facts in the
case"
John Corum is dead, Martin
COrum moved from this commu-
nifty to Bowling Green and later
to Joplin, where 1t is supposed by
his former friends he is now liv-
ing. The old settlers say that
Nathan Mefford, son of Wallace
Mefford, also helped bury the
youn g man. Mrs. Nathan Mef-
ford, who is the daughter of AL
exander Myers, is familiar with
all the circumstances, aud told
Jasper Cash and Asel A. Gates
what she knew, They took her to
the louely burial place, then a will
derness of wood, now Il cornfeld,
aud she showed them where the
grave is, locating it within a few
feet, she said, by means of GER
tain bluff and the remains of a
path that led to little country
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13

Bryan remains the greatest
Democrat of them all.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13

Do you favor free text books
for the schoolsl The Globe.Dem-
ocrat favors such a law. Has the
G. d. ever stopped to think that
such a law is a great step towards
socialism But maybe the q. D..
thinks a little socialism wOuldn t
hurt. and maybe it wouldn't.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13

Do you favor the initiatiative
aud referendum Then you will
certainly vote yes on that second
proposed amendment TO the State
Constitution. The MESSAGE will
vote yes on said proposed amend
ment, if we have to skip all the
other things proposed on the bal
lot. Direct legislation, or the ini-
tiative and referendum, will go n
long way towards helping to puri-
fly legislation.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13

This county loses a manly man
in the death of A. d. Bledsoe.
Since we were small boy this
writer has known him. lie was
always cheerful and hopeful, wide
awake in business, and upright
a thoro gentleman. Would that
this world had more such men,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13

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