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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28
Cen. w. II. Kennan.
Calls up Some Old Memories...A Few Facts OF
Civil War History.

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after, 81 quickly was the change per-
g ptlblc, IT, be controlled only by tile
kihdesI aud gent!est persuasion The
Texans and the Nrkansans, a man,
withuuL orders or leave, with their
guns AID what they could gather from
tie ord auce stores and tue depleted
cOmmisSary, left hurridly for their
homes, which were not far away.
Many of Johnson's soldiers
from east of the river and officers
Of the COnfederacy from Richmond
passed thru Shreveport on their
way to their homes in Texas.
Among this number was the ven
cradle Texas statesman, Hon John
H. Reagan, Postmaster General of
of Mr.. Davis cabinet.
He came to the headquarters of my
battalion in the Court House and
said he had ridden across the coun-
try on a rough riding mule; that he
was tired and hungry. His looks
plainly indicated the truth of his
statement. l set out to him the
best I had in my messbox, which was
baked corn pOne, made with water
and salt, and fat side meat, which
he ate with hearty relish.
III had met General Reagan be-
fore. l had ridden on the cars
with him in the fall of 1862 from
Mobile, Alabama, to Meridian,
Mississippi, in company with Sem
ator Brown of Mississippi, who
was the colleague of Jefferson Da-
Wis, in the United States Senate in
1861, from which both were ex-
PEELED. General Reagan is plain,
every day man. He is easily ap-
preached and is very cOmmunica-
tive.
"There is no American statesman
who has better record for a long
and faithful public service. l am
glad he still lives aud pray that
many years may be added to his
to his long ard useful life.
Remaining was an army Of several
.hnuSaud MlSSnurians including the
commands uI General Shelby and Gen
erai 'lar dukv. whu we're now gath
,ring In aud about shreveport, s0C
miles from their homes. The ueaeeSI
FEEDER military p. st wa more thar
, hi dred miles away and he Ton
iudcraieS re without supplies Il
su 1>isL tu,m for Jwvnty.iUur hours
without money uf an, value, Mithnu
creuib: in short, without any wa d
obtaining subsistence other than BY
furce General E Kirby Smith, com
mander Uf the department., was ab
sent, where nOne knew, although OI
April 2l, 1865 ne issued high-Suuud
ing general Order urging thI
! 50 diers To stand by their color
and maintain their discipline. Wha
was TO be done was the burning ques
UiOn Of the hour, earnestly asked b
both officers and the gallant men Il
the line,
PLAN TO SELL COTTON.
General Price, in company Wit
/ General Simon BOliver BucAneT, lC
quested they did not command, fu
I all that was left of the officer was tn
I insignia Of rank ON the collar Of Lh
r cOat- the soldiers TO assemble In a
: abandoned cotton field lying adjicen
to the camp The soldiers aud Oficel
9 quickly responded and the two ger
{ erals appeared among tuem mOunIe
4 and said; If you will march una,
2 our leadership to and cr,Ns he r
; Grande into Old Mexlcu, taking vii
II you your arms, artillery ordnance, baI
4 gage and wagons shd gather up all
L the cOttOn found alOug the maFC
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28

"Be it said to th everlasting credit
OF these brave MlssOurian, who for
two long weeks unrestrained by either
law or force, that in no single instance
was any one Of them guilty of an un-
gallant act ur the utterance Of an in.
decent word towards or in the pres
ence of lady.
GENERAL PRICES RETURN.
'Wnen General Price returned from
Ne@ Orleans he came into camp
mounted on his favorite sJrrel horse,
a present TO him from Doctor Black
Ourn. Of Kentucky, afterwards Cover
nor Of that State. The snldiers gath
rred clo ely aruund their leader like
children around a faith r. AMI listened
To what he had To say He told the
men the term> uf th- sur eudrr nd
Then SAID:
soldiers, if could Gail hack
twenty Years, would get int. NJ ad-
die aud lie td III iuu tn hear f tt,
,Ou / aud demand such terms thai re
lue you
Co UO y 'ur homes in Missouri and
b cume good ci IL ms | have ne
lSKed b, he rederaI anthntitie, re-
urn ~ Missouri with you aud am
Promised perfect immunit, from AL
narm II L will do So He Shruk his
head, SIN led and said, You cant put
hat in my eye, Bette Martin, / am
going tu Old M-xtco' He turn. nl>
horse and with bowed head ride
slowly away. The soldiers, in silence
with tears in their eyes, toUk their last
iuuk at their brave leader, who had
been for + ur long years of trials aud
suffering, true to them in ever par
Licuidr, under many trying crrcum-
stances
Shortly afterwards the tro ,pS were
furnished transportation u their
homes in Miss 'uri, where they arrived
safely, with the exception OF Those
who embarked ON the Inflated Ken
lucky, which sank in Red River with
PIndall'S lST Missouri Sharp Shooters,
however euJailing only a slight loss of
life.
w. F. Switzler, the oldest liv-
ing editor in Missouri and author
of Switzler's History of Missouri,
has the following to say in the
Missouri Statesman of the article
of General w. Fl. Kennan on Gen
eral Price surrender:
WIN. H. Kennau of Mexico,
who is a native of Boone county, a
we'll known lawyer and one of the
board of managers of the ex-COn-
federate Home at Higginsville and
better than ala genuine gem
tleman, publishes in the Sunday
Republic a very we'll written and
interesting account of the surren-
der of Prices army at Shreveport,
3 Louisiana, the latter part of May,
1865. 1t is a full and only correct
narrative of the surrender WE have
seen"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28
Sheriff Sales.

George Adams sold the follow
ing property in partition at the
Mexico Court House last Friday:
Forty acres in Cdivre Township
to s. T. West at $19 an acre.
Lot in Martinsburg to WV.
COrnett for $574.
One hundred and twenty acres
near Youngs Greek to II. L. Berry
at $50 an acre.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28

A Wellsville young man told a
young girl the other night that if
she didu't marry him he'd get a
rope and hang himself in front Of
her home. PLEASE don't do ii,
Henry" she said, lyon know
father don't want You hanging
around here"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28

Mrs. Henry Robinson, nee Wea-
yer, born and raised in Audrain
county, died at her home in st.
Louis last Saturday, She had been
in FOR some time. She With her
family moved to 81. Louis about
three years ago. The husband
survives her with the following
children; James, Henrietta Stella
and Mrs. Mary Drogau, all resid-
ing in st. Louis. Three brothers
and three sisters reside Ia this
county,. b., J VI, and Henry
Weaver, and Mrs w. B. Mar.
shall. Mrs. Lon Heizer and Mrs.
E. u Tanner The remains were
brought to Mexico for iitsrment.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28

viii Fike, who was sentenced
to the penitentiary by a Hannibal
judge the other day for stealing
chickens, Acknowledges that he is
thief, but he will not lie. Altho
he has been arrested several times,
the officers never knew him to tell
a falsehood. When the prosecut-
ing attorney read the information
in Fiee's case the other day he
said, For stealing ten chickens,
Fike interrupted him and said;
Mr.. Nelson, | stole twenty chick
ems. Get that right, please.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28

A Columbia barber was fined
$25 and costs, amounting to $40,
the other day for breaking into a
trunk aud stealing $40. While he
was at it perhaps it might have
been wise for him to break into
two trunks and come out even.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28

George Fisher, formerly of Mex
leo, visited friends here last week.
He is located at ArmOurdale, Kan. /,
and was a heavy loser in the great
food there last spring. BE was in
the grocery business, but is again
getting on his feet again in good
shape.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28
Circuit COnrt Notes.

j. W. Powell VS.. G. & A. Ry.
CO.. defendant files application
for change of venue.
Rush Hill VS.. G. & A.; same.
Ed Henderson VS.. G. & A.;
same.
Eliza Staples VS.. Wabash; plain
tiff files motion to sue as poor per-
son.
Franklin Life Ins. Co. VS.. s. H.
Jerman; verdict for defendant.
Nettie Vaughn VS.. Alonzo
Vaughn; divorce granted.
State VS.. Clarence Williams; de-
fendant paroled.
II. A. Ricketts, VS.. Wabash;
change of venue allowed.
H. A. Ricketts, VS.. Wabash r.
R.; defendant files application for
change of venue.
Fairbanks, Morse & Co. VS.. G..
NJ. Basket; for good and sufi-
cient reason to court appearing
time for plaintiff to file bill of ex-
ceptions to, on or before 2nd day
of next term.
Jos. H. Wayne VS.. Gladdis T.
Wayne: vhitsou appointed guar,
dian ad litem for minor defend
ant.
State vs.. VIM. Douglass; H. l.
Buckley, files information charg
ing grand larceny.
State VS. Sam Henson; II. l.
Buckley files information charging
forgery, Offering to sell a forgeC
check, having forged check in pos
session.
State VS.. Noah CrOSley; II. L
Buckley files information charging
rape.
Ed D. Henderson vs.. G. & A
Ry. Col plaintiff files motion t.
sue as poor yerson.
R. L. McFaddin VS.. estate VIM
johnson; plaintiff files motion t.
dismiss appeal.
j. W. Powell VS.. G. & A. Ry.
petition and bond for remova
filed.
Caldwell VS. suidowi plaintiff
files cost bond.
City of Laddonia VS. VIM. Hal
ris; defendant files motion to dis
miss; reset Feb. l.
e. P. Burns VS.. Richmond Pear
sons title perfected by limitation.
j. Il. Roberts of Sturgeon, ha
brought suit against the Wabas
railroad for $64 damages sustaine
( by the loss of a gray mare, whic
a was run over and killeO by a WI
{ bash train in Sturgeon, Decemb'
!, is, 1908. The case was tried
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28
Petit Jurors.

Circuit Court is grinding away
this week. The following are
serving on the petit jury;
Alex Hanna
q H Brown
j w Walker
Alex Carter
K L Trachel
l. NLuokett
CT Clark
EFT Williams
JE Mundy
A p Johnson
q A Wilson
Frank Kmbull
RObt Dye
M l. Travis
WI Baker
Chas Crane
il Williams
John Ed wards
John Elzea
w NJ Butts
ES Gibbs
j P Powell
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28
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W SOME LOCAL COUNTY NEWS IN PELLET FORM ~
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SOME LOCAL AND COUNTY NEWS IN PELLET FORM

- SSSS2SSSTV
John Jones is the Worcester
blacksmith,
See change in Wabash tim table
ut Mexico station.
G. W. Peck, west OF Mexico, has
been wrestling with a had afiic-
tiou of the grip.
Mrs. A. D.HickersOn, of Sailing,
is recovering aftera long illness
with rheumatism.
Mrs. A. l.. Jenkins Of Mexico,
the cancer specialist, is treating a.
Mrs. Baehr at Rush Hill.
MIR. Earl johnson and wife,
northwest of Mexico, are the
proud parents Of new daughter.
VIM. Hirth, formerly of Rush
Hill, this county, has asked for ad-
mission to the Boone county bar.
Farber FOrum:. Mrs. FOunt
Davis returned home Saturday
from a visit with Escue Brandon
and family at Mexico.
| --
J. G. Maxwell sold some real es-
tate property recently in Rush Hill
to William Coleman, the latter
home lately from Kansas.
w. H. Turner, County Treas
urer, turned into the county rev.
enue fund last week $81 80, being
the amount in his hands at this
time of unclaimed court fees.
B. F. Miller of Mexico shipped
in four Chester White sows FROM
j. P. Canaday, Bogard. Carroll
county, Mo-, this week. Mr.. Mil
Ter now has IA head in his Chester
White herd-are fine fellows.
Thomas Morris at Rush Hill has
a fine Jersey COW. The other
night be found her in a neighbor's s
we'll. He helped her out and since
then she has not been so we'll. But
she will get we'll. Lucky for you,
Thomas.
Said by the Vandalia Leader:
Probate Judge w. W. Bolts per-
formed 16 marriage ceremonies
during his first year in office. He
secured, on an average, SIS tOl
each marriage, all which he gave
to his wife.
Mr.. Thomas b. Harris died a
, his home in Fayette last Friday
! aged SO years. He was the father
of Mrs. j. N. Cross OF this cit!
5 and formerly lived here. Mr.. anC
? Mrs. Cross aud son. Willie, at
tended the funeral.
DR.. j. R. Crawford, located a
( Old Monroe--down where the ney
{ cut of railroad from Mexico ex
tends, was in Mexico last Satur
| day. He remarked the great i'm
provement and change around thu
Mexico Court House square.
knights and Ladies' Secur
!. lty.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28

Stephen Woodbridge at Benton
City has been wrestling with the
measles.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28

Rush Hill buyers have been pay
ing 35 cents bushel for corn.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28

Miss Susie Martin, of Martins
burg, is attending the Normal in
Columbia.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28

The following from Mexico went
up to Ceutralia last Friday night
to'hear the speech Of Harry b.
Hawes: A. H. Whitney, Samuel
Byrns, @. M. Basket, DR.. G. A..
Rothwell, R. D. Rodgers, R. R.
Arnold, Jr., aud B, R. Middleton.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28

Miss Mary Cross Of this city is a
student at the Warrensburg Nor
NAL.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28

Mr.. Joseph Atkinson and Miss
Sadie Morris, lately married, will
reside on the groom's farm. north
west of Worcester.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28

ASSS33S3S3 -:
Rush Hill buyers have been pay
ing 35 cents Il bushel for corn.
Miss Mary Gross of this city is
student at the Warrensburg Nor
NAL.
Stephen Woodbridge at Benton
City has been wrestling with the
measles.
Miss Susie Martin, Of Martins
burg, is attending the Normal in
Columbia.
Mr.. Joseph Atkinson aud Miss
Sadie Morris, lately married, will
reside on the groom's farm. north
west of Worcester.
Miss Lolita CLARK Of Oak Park,
H., has been elected to take the
place of Miss Mary Houston in the
Mexico public schools, Miss Hous-
ton resigned.
The dwelling of Mrs. Tudie
Cauthorn in west part of Mexico
cought fire last Saturday. Small
damage-flames extinguished be-
fore fire company arrived.
R. F. Gulick, west of Mexico,
has rented his farm for year to a
Moberly man. Mr.. Gulick will
have charge of the Thomas Board
farm, south of Mexico, this year.
The Martinsburg Enterprise
says j. N. Stephens is mentioned
as a probable candidate for Repre-
sentative. The Enterprise adds;
He would make a good one.
Mrs. Rebecca Shearer of Mexico
while waiting for a train to visit a
daughter in Illinois last Thursday
night was stricken with paralysis.
She was taken home in "A serious
condition.
Clarence Williams, charged with
petty larceny, was paroled by
Judge H. w. johnson last week.
Williams is young and this being
his first offence, leniency was dis
played by the court.
James D. Boatman, son of Mr.
and Mrs. w. N. BOatman Of this
city, now located at Dallas, Texas
visited in Mexico last week. Mr.
Boatman is connected with large
implement firm at Dallas.
The Skull Lick school building
four miles northwest of Thompson
was destroyed by fire about ter
days since. Arthur Kanatzar wal
the teacher in that district. W.
understand no arrangements hav'
been made to continue the school.
The following from Mexico wen
up to Centralia last Friday nigh
to'hear the speech Of Harry B
Hawes. A. H. Whitney, Samue
Byrns, @. M. Basket, DR.. G. A
Rothwell, r. D. Rodgers, R. R
Arnold, Jr., and B R. Middleton
George Fisher, formerly of Mex
leo, visited friends here last week
Hei is located at Armourdale, Kan.
and was a heavy loser in the grea
food there last spring. BE was j
the grocery business, but is agai
getting on his feet again in goo
shape.
Mrs. Henry Robinson, nee WeG
yer, born and raised in Audrai
county, died at her home in s.
Louis last Saturday, She had bee
i'll FOR some time. She With he
family moved to 81. Louis abOr
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28

Miss Lolita CLARK Of Oak Park,
ILL.,, has been elected to take the
place of Miss Mary Houston in the
Mexico public schools, Miss Hous-
ton resigned.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28

DR.. J. R. Crawford, located at
Old Monroe--dOwn where the new
cutoff railroad from Mexico ex-
tends, was in Mexico last Satur-
day. He remarked the great inn
provement and change around the
Mexico Court House square,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28

G.. W. Peck, west OF Mexico, has
been wrestling with a had affiic-
tiOu of the grip.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28

Mrs. Rebecca Shearer of Mexico
while waiting for a train to visit a
daughter in Illinois last Thursday
night was stricken with paralysis.
She was taken home in a serious
condition.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28

j. Il. Roberts of Sturgeon, has
brought suit against the Wabash
railroad for $64 damages sustained
by the loss of a gray mare, which
was run over and killeO by a Wa
bash train in Sturgeon, December
l6, 1908. The case was tried in
the Sturgeon justice of the peace
court and damages awarded. Rob-
erts now asks that the Judgment Of
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28

Mrs. A. l.. Jenkins Of Mexico,
the cancer specialist, is treating a
Mrs. Baehr at Rush Hill.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28

The Skull Lick school building,
four miles northwest of Thompson
was destroyed by fire about ten
days since. Arthur Kanatzar was
the teacher in that district. We
understand no arrangements have
been made to continue the school.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28

Mrs. A. D. HickersOn, of Sailing,
is recovering aftera long illness
with rheumatism.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28

The Martinsburg Enterprise
says j. N. Stephens is mentioned
as a probable candidate for Repre-
sentative. The Enterprise adds;
He would make a good one.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28

James D. Boatman, son of Mr..
and Mrs. W. N. BOatman Of this
city, now located at Dallas, Texas,
visited in Mexico last week. Mr..
Boatman is connected with large
implement firm at Dallas.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28

Mr.. Earl johnson and wife,
northwest of Mexico, are the
proud parents Of new daughter.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28

Clarence Williams, charged with
petty larceny, was parOled by
Judge H. w. johnson last week.
Williams is young and this being
his first offence, leniency was dis
played by the court,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28

The dwelling of Mrs. Tudie
Cauthorn in west part Of Mexico
cought fire last Saturday. Small
damage-Aames extinguished be-
fore fire company arrived.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28

See change in Wabash tim table
Mt Mexico station.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28

John Jones is the Worcester
blacksmith,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28

R. F. Gulick, west Of Mexico,
has rented his farm for a year to a
Moberly man. Mr.. Gulick will
have charge of the Thomas Board
farm, south of Mexico, this year.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28

Mr.. Thomas b. Harris died ut
his home in Fayette last Friday,
aged SO years. He was the father
of Mrs. j. N. Cross of this city
and formerly lived here. Mr.. and
Mrs. Cross and son. Willie, at
tended the funeral.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28

VIM. Hirth, formerly Of Rush
Hill, this county, has asked for ad-
mission to the Boone county bar.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28

Said by the Vandalia Leader:
Probate Judge w. W. Bolts per-
formed 16 marriage ceremonies
during his first year in Office. He
secured, on an average, SIS tOl
each marriage, all which he gave
to his wife.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-24
THE COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK March 2s.-The cotton market
opened easy at a decline OF to Il points under
liquidation with May selling down from 1850
to 1880 on the call. in spite of better cables
than expected
There seemed TO be considerable selling. thought
to be for the account OF a Wal-street contingent.
and at first fluctuations. while irregular
indicative of lack Of confidence and nervous.
The fact. however, that the call had passed over
without further difficulties helped the market,
and the statement given out by the president OF
suiting from the Sully failure fell upon the
strongest and most conservative houses in the
trade wa-ranting further apprehensions.
tended 10 increase confidence and IL be-
came evident that the market meeting with
good support
May advanced TO 10. CSC and July TO 575c. net
gains OF about 20 points when rumors that the
New Orleans bulls were in dihiculties caused
renewal of apprehenslons The room sold out.
There was another bear drive. and prices broke
down TO about the low level.
Then the light estimate for to-morrow's re-
ceipts at Galveston helped the market, and there
was half-hearted rally to about the closing
prices of yesterday. At this point business be-
came less active, and the afternoon wore
away apprehensions were felt as TO the develop
ments on the afternoon call.
This point safely passed. however. and
Immediately afterward il seemed that the trade
became still more confident. There was an active
buying movement by shorts and room operators
with the highest price OF the day I'm the late
trading, when May reached Is. S5c and July l4O5c.
The close at the top and firm. with the net
advance a matter Of % TO - points. Sales were
estimated al ZOO bales.