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Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12
Is Proud of Missouri.


II thank God ever y day of my
life that I'm a Missourian, and the
more l see of the old State and
her people the stronger becomes
my gratitude" "
The speaker was Rollins Bing-
ham, Circuit Rider" of the Kan
sas City Star, who for several
months past has been developing
some interesting information about
Missouri for the Star readers. Mr.
Bingham was in Macon last week,
looking over the field and inter-
viewing the citizens of the county
regarding political and general
business conditions, says a Macon
paper. Continuing Mr.. Bingham
said:
when the floods came last
year, and the Kaw got out of its
banks, the Kansans sent up wall
Of despair that reached the old
world, and elected sympathy there.
From all parts of the nation mon
ey was Sc mt for the relief of the
Kansas food sufferers. Among
the contributors were m any Mis-
sourians, who were shocked by the
appalling grief and dependency
across the line. About the same
time the big Missouri river was on
rampage, and te airing up thOus-
ands of dollars wor tn of crops,
fencing and building for the far
mers. AS compared to loss of
Misso uri farmers was ten to one.
Out siders heard mighty little about
it, except the ordinary news re-
ports that folio W any great flood.
They didn't read of the terror
striken, hopeless farmers running
up an d down the land wringing
their hands and begging for aid.
An incident from Saline county
illustrates the Missouri spirit in
time of calamity. Jesse Poindex-
ter, aged fifty, was a tenant far
mer on the Missouri bottoms. AS
the fruits of several years labor he
had little home, a few head Of
stock, a couple of hundred dollars
worth of grain, cribs, barns and
fencingi not princely estate, but
a fair one, and it was all his by
right of honest effort. Missouri
river floods are uudiseriminating
aud entirely without pity. With a
wicked rush they swallowed up ev-
erthiug Poindexter had on earth
bnt his little family, and they had
70 scamper out Of the right-o f-way
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12
Stole Mail Pouch.

'Centralia, Mo-, May ga mail
pouch containing over $4,000 in
drafts and other valuable papers
was stolen from the platform of
the Wabash depot here a few days
ago. 1t was found at the fair
grounds near this city. All the
letters had been opened aud most
of the money extracted. There is
no clew.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12

Chas. Ruenzi and P. B. Burch,
the bucket shop operators who
were convicted and fined So, 400
each at Montgomery City recently,
were placed in the county Jail.
For two years before the prosecu-
tiOns began they were engaged in
alleged commission business, rep
resenting a st. Louis firm. The
prisoners asked for parole but
failed to get it.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12


their lives. After the waters went
down the old man came around to
see us in regard to renting some
land we had that was higher up.
He would put in a crop
and pay us our part as soon
as it matured.
What have you got to start
with, JesseY" l asked.
These
He held up his sturdy arms,
which we took as ample security.
And he made good, too. To have
offered that farmer money would
haye been an insult. There are
many other Saline county families
in the same fix, and yet altho con-
siderable money was sent out of
Saline county for the benefit of the
Kansas food victims,I don't know
of man in my county that begged
or asked for a cent as gratuity.
I'VE hear much about good, old
fashioned hospitality-and 1 take
off my hat to it, because it is of
the genuine-but Missouri has
quite as good a brand, and I've
tried both. In the country the av-
erage farmer would resent the Of
fer of money for a dinner to u
traveller. If You are fairly socia-
BILE fellow and can interest the
folks of the house a little, nothing
is too good for you, and yet you
have been an entire stranger to
the family a half a day before. One
of these days Missouri is going to
become recognized in the east for
what she really is, and then ma
tive can go there without being
asked concerning the latest train
and bank robbery campaign.
The normal Missourlan, next
to his Creator, and family is in
terested in land values, and is a
most discriminating judge. A
guide was showing a Boone coun-
ty man where Napoleon crossed
the Alps, the spectacle being view
ed from the French side.
" Good country over there?, ,
asked the MissOurian.
Middlin' fair
Beats this l guess7'
Well, no. This is the most
productive soil in Europe
Guess it's better for stock
raising across the hills2"
" No, they raise the best stock
over here
Good timber over there7
Not a tree in sight
" Mr.. Napoleon knew that''
20, l guess so. 1 never asked
him.
" Well, my friend said the
Missourian, will you please tell
me what the devil he wanted to
cross the Alps for2' "
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12

AS reported in the Auxyasse Re-
view: Dutch Rohu, of Fulton,
passed thru Auxvasse Tuesday on
his way to Mexico, with a pair of
harness mares which we're sold by
Muir & Threlkeld to r. A. Eaton,
Minneapolis, Indiana, for $3.50.
They we're shipped from Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12

The Kansas City Star makes
this humorous hit; An Audrain
county paper whose editorial col
umn has heretofore usually been
headed with strong anti-Folk ed
itOrial came out this week with
that column starting off with Il
story which began, Deafness
cannot be cured by local applica-
tiOn.n
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12
NUMBER 2s

tlff, and after hearing the evidence
Judge Waller rendered Judgment
for plaintiff for 81, 900. The testi-
mony was to the effect that the de-
tendant was worth only about
80, 900, so he gave her Judgment
for one-third of it ,remarking when
he did so that ordinarily that is
more than any man is worth to a
woman.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12

The mayor of Jamesport has is
sued the following notice to the
boys and some of the men of that
city who are in the habit of killing
birds just for fun, and it would
not be out of place for the mayors
of other towns to issue sim
liar notices; ITO some Of the
boys and a few of the men: L
have carefully looked over the en-
tire territory occupied by the city
of Jamesport aud find nowhere
within the corporate limits any ele-
plants, bear, panther, deer, tur-
key, prairie chicken, quail or 9TH
er game which would be worth
your while to hunt aud kin. There.
fore, l can see no occasion for you
to carry or operate a nigger shoot
er, air gun, or target guns and
there is a state law aud city Ordi-
nance against you doing so. Please
think it over and see whether it is
profitable to continue the practice,
Have all the fun you can, but don't
kill things to see them fall and
1ia
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12

Prof. j. w. Million Of Hardin
College has been invited
to deliver the address before the
graduating class of Pike College
Wednesday night, May 25th.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12

W. H. Wilson Of MolinO made
this Office a pleasant business call
recently. Mr.. Wilson is secretary
of the M. w. A. lodge at MolinO
and says the boys keep him quite
busy about the first of each month
marking each fellow up on the
books. He thinks Molino camp
one of the best in the county.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12

Hon. j. A. Potts of this city
and County Clerk E. II. Carter,
appointed by Gov. Dockery, will
be two of ten delegates to repre-
sent Missouri at the sGood Roads
National Convention in st. Louis
next week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12

Every dwelling house in Farber
is occupied says the Forum; those
who desire employment at the
mines are unable to get place for
their families"
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12
When you find you cannot win,

When you find you cannot win,
Let go, friend, and run.
Take your setback with a grin,
Let go, friend, and run,
just as long as hope is there,
Keep a iightln', iightin' fair,
But when you are beaten square
Let go, friend, and run.
If you cannot master it,
Let go friend, aud run.
To confess defeat shows grit,
Let go, friend, aud run.
stieling, you viii find, viii pay
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12
Suit for Breach of Promise

One of the recent suits tried at
Sturgeon Court of Common Pleas,
says the Moberly Democrat, was
that of Mary E. LafOrce against
VIM. H. Carter. Mrs. Laforce is a
widow, living at Centralia, Mo.
She is about 65 years of age. w.
H. Carter, the defendant, lives or
did live in Monroe county, Mo. He
is a widower, aged oyer 20. In
June, 1903, Mr.. Carter was on the
hunt of a wife and coming over to
Centralia, he chanced to meet the
widow Laforce, and they soon
struck up a trade. They hied
themselves to Brown Station, and
on the 22nd day of June, 1908, ,en-
tered into a marriage contract,
written and acknowledged by
Wallace Frazier, justice of the
peace. This contract is a marvel
of legal nomenclature. 1t provides
that the parties have agreed to
marry each other and that each re-
linQuishes all right to the property
Of the other, except that Mr.. Carter
is to give Mrs. Laforce $1,000 mp
on their marriage, to have in her
own right and to do as she pleases
with" as stated in the contract.
The marriage was to take place in
two weeks after the making of the
contract, but Mr.. Carter has sew
eral grown children and as soon as
they heard of the proposed mar
riOge of their father, they kicked,
and it appears, induced the old
man to go back on his promise and
the marriage never took place, hence
the suit. Ii. S, Booth and Thos
S. Carter were attorneys for plain
According to the Centralia Cou'
rier, j. N,Todd of Galloway county
brags that he was once hanged and
has been in three penitentiariss
The penitentiaries of Missouri, Ne
braska and Arkansas which he Wis,
lied. The hanging was real, how,
ever. During the civil war some
soldiers tried to make young Todd
tell where his father had buried
some money on the Todd farm in
Carroll county and when he saiG
he knew nothing about the treas
ure he was strung up until he was
unconscious. When the soldiers
had left him for dead he revived
aud was little the worse for hi.
rough experience
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12

Bailey Mcdonald of Sailing is re-
covering from a serious attack of
pneumonia.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12

We have been placed under OBJ
lig ations to F. N. Parker, former
ly of Skinner neighborhood, this
county, for late Wagner, l. T.,
papers.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12
The People Aroused.

The People Aroused.
The great contest in which this
country is now involved, the con-
test of the plain people against the
trusts, the bond syndicates and the
interference of corporations in
American politics, is having some
very instructive illustrations in
Iowa, says the Chicago American.
In Iowa the railroad companies
and other corporations have long
been accustomed to dominate State
affairs. Gradually they have con-
structed an elaborate organization
covering practically every county
in the State and designed to con-
troll political action, manage con-
ventions and steer Legislatures
and municipal bodies. No politi-
cal party has ever had a more per.
rect, eflclent system.
This organization has been so
directed as to control or influence
both parties, there being pretended
Democratic agents for Democra tic
communities and Republican
agents for Republican communi-
ties.
In one recent State convention,
for instance, were counted one
hundred and twenty-seven we'll
known railroad lobbyists seated as
delegates.
Tie Hearst movement brought
out all these influences in most
powerful and active opposition.
The peculiar sympathy that brings
into harmony all the powers of
great corporations wherever their
domination is attacked was in full
play. All the corporation attor-
neys and all the railroad agents
worked together with hearty CO.
operation to beat Hearst. Mr.. j.
j. Hill took a vivid personal inter
est in the fight, and as he controls
one Of the most powerful railroads
in the State his work was very eff
fective.
In almost every county in the
State the trust combination was in
great force. Naturally it expected
to have its own way But there was
one factor it had not counted up
on. 1t had overlooked the fact
: that the people were taking a very
strong but quiet interest in the pro-
, ceedings. Everything was neatly
arranged for trust victory. But the
people turned out at the primaries
that was what raised the mischief
: and kicked the trust programme to
bits.
Scott county was a typical illus
tratiOn and the result there seems
to have full of acute interest to the
trust influences. The story of the
attempt to overturn the verdict of
6 the people in Scott county con.
. conventions seems to show ON the
part of the trust in politics read,
mess to resort to revolutionary
methods of which the country may
we'll take serious note.
But the main thing for all of ui
to learn is that the people are be
coming aroused against the SIMS.
ter pow er of the trusts in public
affairs and are getting into a mOot
in which they will endure no more
That all politicians will do we'll
to hold with the utmost care. They
should take to heart the lesson ot
Iowa. 1t is typical of the attitude
of the masses Of American people
who are getting tired of being
bOssed and plundered.
5 When you find you cannot win,
= Let go, friend, and run.
| Inkn Nnmr saLhAck with a grin
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12

Quoted from the Farber Forum:
DR.. Domnitz, of Mexico, was here
first of the week to pass upon the
case of John Shultz, who is afiict-
ed in one of his feet. DR.. Dom
nitz's decision is that amputation
OF the foot is necessary, form of
blood poisoning having set in. If
the family agrees to this, the doc
tor will probably be back in few
days to perform the operation.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12

Rev. Don w. Nichols and wife
and two children have arrived in
Pike county, the home of Mrs Me
hols, from Nanking, China, where
Mr.. Nichols has been doing mis-
sionary work since 1888. Mr.. Me
hols was pastor of several churches
in Audrain county before going to
China. His home was at Laddo-
mia. He has preached at Mexico a
number of times, also at Centralia.
Mr.. Nichols and family left Pekin
February l6 and came by way of
the Mediterranean sea and visited
Port Said, the island of Crete, Par
is and London. They sailed from
southampton and came home by
way of New York, having travelled
10, 900 miles. MIR. Nichols is now
in attendance upon the general
conference of the NJ. E. church at
Los Angeles, California.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12

Oscar Nickels and family have
moved from here to Montgomery
City.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12

One brilliant star, according to
a writer in the St. Louis Republic,
glows in these days of commercial
strife and war. 1T is the statue
of Jesus Christ that has
been built by the joint govern
ments Of Argentine and Chile up
on the boundary line separating
those countries. This statue of the
Prince ofPeace stands for CONNER
cial and physical happiness and
prosperity of the Argentine and
Chilean people. The Nazerine was
himself for peace among nations
and individuals. His teachings
were all for peace, for the love of
one for another and for the better
ment of the world. How far man
kind has wandered away from these
teachings is apparent in many Sec
tiOns Of the earth. Nations and
races and individuals fiercely strug
gle for military conquest or for
commercial supremacy. The Bible
is often forgotten when the sword
is taken up. Christianity is by
men and mOnarchs garbed in sell
ishness and blood. In the midst
of wars and competitions stands
the statute on the boundary line
of Argentville and Chile, two coun-
tries which have been ravaged by
contending armies time and again.
where revolutions have been fire.
quent and where individuals have
fought and struggled on bloody
fields for conquest and self agran-
dizement. 1t is a brilliant star, not
in that section only, but in the
world. 1t is an incentive to the
people of Argentville and Chile to
follow their everyday pursuits in
the firm conviction that the statue
means peace and happiness and
that the sword was laid away to
eat itself out with rust.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12

Probate Court is in session this
week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12

nelghb0rh0od, THIS county, mas
been seriously afflicted with appen-
dicitis.
George Williams Of Mt. Carmel,
this county, was bitten recently on
the hand by cat. He has been a
great sufferer from the wound.
Vandalia is arranging to estab-
lish a water works system. The
plant will be operated by the pow
er from the electric light plant.
They still enjoy charivari out
at Rowena occasionally. But did
Aubrey Boyd enjoy the one given
him recentlyi
J. 7. Martin, G. & A. bridge in
spector, has moved his Office here
from Slater. Frank Pitts, Mr..
Martins chief clerk, also moves
here from Slater.
Burlington trains will begin to
pass thru Mexico over the G. &
A. after June 1st. They will go
to Louisiana, thence to st. Louis,
until the new cutoff from Mexico
to o Id Monroe is completed.
A. Hughes has brought suit
against the q. & A. railroad for
S., 900, alleged damages for a rib
broken by being thrown violently
from his seat while on train at
Farber, this county.
County Recorder S. d. Kendall
entertained the county officials
with a smoker last Friday night. 1t
was an enjoyable occasion. Judge
Kendall threw in some old-time
music aud "reminiscences, which al
so helped enliven the hour.
Miss Mary Cross, daughter of
School Com missioner j. N. Cross
of this city, has been elected to a
position in the Perry schools. Miss
Mary is a successful teacher, and
we congratula te the Perry school
board in her selection; we are sat
isfed she will teach them a splen-
did school.
Capt. j. w. Plunkett of this
city, at the head of a delegation of
Knights of Pythias, went up to
Centralia last Thursday night to
break in a new goat. All went
we'll they say, until that severe
storm came mp and then the goat
broke away and has not been cap
tured yet.
The Goode 6 Co. mule sale in
Mexico last Friday was called off.
The company did not like the
prices. Two or three spans were
sold; one brought $171 and an
other $1OO. The stock is said to
have not been in good condition,
County Treasurer w. H. Tur-
ner settled. with fine CoUatV
Court last week. The balance in
the treasury the first of this month
was $12, ,534 80; balance in gen
eral road fund, $2,013.S9. The
county is out of debt and every
thing is prospering in these ends
of the earth,
Here is an item from the Cen
tralia Courier that will interest a
few Audrain people not little;
The controversy Of Cy. Faires for
the possession Of his child has
been settled out Of court by the
mother signing her right to the
child over to Mr.. and Mrs. d. II.
Faires in consideration of the
father not taking the matter into
court. The baby is now with Mr.,
aud Mrs. ID. H. Faires at Council,
Idaho-in the very best hands pos
sible for its own good.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12
SOME LOCAL AND COUNTY NEWS IN PELLET FORM
- S39S9SS9S S9SS9S -

Ed. Pearl is the new day bag
gageman at the Mexico passenger
depot, G. M. Null resigned.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12

W H Stuart, at Rush Hill, has
entered suit against The Q. 3 a.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12

Orville Parker of Hickory Grove
neighborhood, this county, has
been seriously afflicted with appen-
dicitis.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12

George Williams of Mt. Carmel,
this county, was bitten recently on
the hand by a cat. He has. been a
great sufferer from the wound.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12

Vandalia is arranging to estab-
lish water works system. The
plant will be operated by the pow
er from the electric light plant.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12

Lysander Beal, of BrOckton,
Mass, travelling for the Crawford
Shoe Co., territory Missouri and
Kansas, called on his cousin here,
John Beal of the MESSAGE, a short
while last Saturday. The Massa.
chussetts Beal is out learning more
of the bigness of the world and
picking up some good dollars be-
sides. he says he finds the Wes-
tern people more sOciable and cor
dial than the Eastern folks.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12

Alice Spurs and Nettie Crockett,
both colored, one armed with a
beer bottle, a bucket aud a knife,
had a vicious fight near Kemper's S
saloon, on Jackson street, Satur-
day afternoon. They were from
the dancing hall oyer Kempers
billiard room. 'Razzors were
flyin' in de air" for a time, but of
fieers interfered before anybody
was hurt.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12


Harvey EmmOns, son of s. p.
Emmons of this city, has been qp-
pointed on the U. S. Geological
Survey, with headquarters in
Washington City. Mr. Emmons
won the position over twen ty com
petitors. Hard to down an Au-
drain boy in any contest.
Mrs. w. P. Rowland is home
from an extended visit at Memphis
and other cities Of the South. She
has three sons residing at Memphis,
Her husband will arrive home
shortly. Mrs. Rowland says she
has visited all sections of this
county, from ocean to ocean, but
she likes grand old Missouri best
Of all
The Farber Forum prints these
headlines at the top of double
column article: Mining coal by
electricity. Preparing to mine
coal at Farber on a gigantic scale
Lawder & Peterson put in motor
power aud other expensive machin-
cry, involving the expenditure of
over $15, 600. Machinery oper-
ates like a charm and management
we'll pleased. Engine roomslighted
by electricity The Forum fur
ther says that about 75 men will
soon be in regular employ of the
mines, which will mean a MONTH,
payroll of from $4,000 to $4,000.
And the MESSAGE mentions that
an this will be a great thing fOl
Farber
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12

Capt. j. w. Plunkett of this
city, at the head of a delegation of
Knights of Pythias, went up to
Centralia last Thursday night to
break in a new goat. All went
we'll they say, until that severe
storm came mp and then the goat
broke away and has not been cap.
tured yet.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12

Miss Mary Cross, daughter OF
School Com missioner j. n Cross
of this city, has been elected to a
position in the Perry schools. Miss
Mary is a successful teacher, and
we congratula te the Perry school
board in her selections we are sat
isfed she will teach them a splen-
did school.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12

County Treasurer w. h. Tur-
ner settled. with the County
Court last week. The balance in
the treasury the first of this month
was $12, ,534 80; balance in gen
eral road fund, $2,013.S9. The
county is out Of debt and every
thing is prospering in these ends
of the earth.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12

The Goode & Co. mule sale in
Mexico last Friday was called off.
The company did not like the
prices. Two or three spans were
sold; one brought $171 and an
other 500. The stock is said to
have not been in good condition.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12

They still enjoy a charivari out
at Rowena occasionally. But did
Aubrey Boyd enjoy the one given
him recentlyl
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12

A. Hughes has brought suit
against the q. & A. railroad for
$1,000, alleged damages for a rib
broken by being thrown violently
from his seat while on a train at
Farber, this county.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12

County Recorder S. d. Kendall
entertained the county officials
with a smoker last Friday night. 1t
was an enjoyable occasion. Judge
Kendall threw in some old-time
music aud "reminiscences, which al
so helped enliven the hour.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12

]. I. Martin, G. & A. bridge in
spector, has moved his Office here
from Slater. Frank Pitts, Mr..
Martins chief clerk, also moves
here from Slater.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-05-12

Burlington trains will begin to
pass thru Mexico over the G. &
A. after June 1st. They will go
to Louisiana, thence to st. Louis,
until the new cutoff from Mexico
to Old Monroe is completed.