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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21
MISSOURI APPLE
CROP is LIGHT
Fine Berry Season and Peach
peet Betters.

Columbus. Mo-: Although aaFeral
months ago there was every reason q
believe that Missouri's fruit crop for
this year would be above the average,
present indications are that the crop
as a whole will not be so good as in
previous years. DIR. j. c. Written,
head Of the Department Of Horticul-
ture in Missouri University, discuss
ing the fruit prospects, said:
"The cold, wet weather and the late
spring seem to have been very unfa'
vorable 20 the apple in Missouri. Many
Of the apples dropped, and what re-
main are not developing to quite the
degree Of perfection usual at this sea-
son. The apple crop for the whole
State must necessarily be light. In a
few favored spots there will be a fair
crop, but there will not be a good crop
over any large area in the State. The
first apples should be ripening in the
southern part Of the State next week,
but Of course these early apples are
not grown commercially to any large
extent and probably very few OF the
first to ripen will find their way to
market.
"The peach crop Of Missouri is in
better condition now than few weeks
ago, and unless very unfavorable con
ditlons affect It later on, the crop will
be much larger than we expected
short while ago. In some sections the
crop will vary from almost a full crop
10 practically none. Where peaches
set in the spring they have held on
well and are developing well. At any
rate, they are developing we'll enough
that the crop will be better, judging
from present prospects, than was an
ticlpated a few weeks ago.
"The same conditions that have been
so unfavorable to the development Of
the apple and peach crops have been
favorable to the development Of all
kinds of berries grown in Missouri
The strawberry crop probably exceed
ed that of any previous year, and, al
though the rains in some sections re-
tarded the picking and made shipping
and handling of the crop rather diff
ficult, this year has been a banner one
for Missouri strawberry growers. Rasp'
berries we're all that could be desired,
and gooseberries are very plentiful. In
all parts of the State blackberTiss,
both the wild and cultivated, will De
very plentiful"
It is probable that the thousands Of
apple trees set out in Missouri in the
past Ave or six years will begin to bear
this year, although the first crop Will
be rather light,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21

that inasmuch as there was no OPP
position to himself or Mr.. Corral they
were elected by the people, subject
to the board of electors.
The electors announced to the re-
public and to the world that for six
years Porfirlo Diaz would be Presi-
dent and Ramon Corral vice presi-
dent. The election was received
with general satisfaction throughout
the country. The election is taken
to mean that Corral will, in the near
future, be the real President, for
President Diaz is aging rapidly and
is feeling the strain of office, and he
is going to retire in reality, though
he will nominally be the President.
In doing this he will be relieved of
the arduous duties of office and will
at the same time satisfy the people,
who love and honor him.
It is believed that Gov. Miguel A.
Ahumada of the state of Jalisco will
be selected as MIR. Corral's successor
as minister of the interior.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21
Aged Writer Dies at klrkwood.

Charles w. Murtfeldt, a newspaper
writer and an authority on agricul
tural subjects, died at his home at
Kirkwood, Mo, Wednesday, at the age
of 81 years. The funeral was con-
Quoted at the family residence at $3.50
o'clock Friday by Rev. Mr.. Janness,
pastor of the Kirkwood Presbyterian
church. The remains were shipped to
Rockford, ILL.,. for burial. The first
home of Mr.. Murtfeldt, after coming
to this country from Germany, was on
a farm near Rockford. While thus
engaged he wrote many articles for
agricultural publications, and later,
when Norman ]. Colman was made
secretary of agriculture by President
Cleveland, Mr.. Murtfeldt took charge
of Colmans Rural World as it's edi-
tor. He has also served as secretary
of the state board of agriculture of
Missouri. He bought a country home
at Kirkwood, where he has resided
since, and where he has devoted his
time to agricultural journalism. Six
children survive him, his wife having
died in 1883.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21
IMPROVEMENT IN CITY MEAT
Publication Of Bad Deliveries Brings
Good Results.

81. Louis: Following the publica-
ton Thursday of the fact that diseas-
ed meat had been furnished city in
situations by contractors, only the
best products were delivered to the
city Friday.
All meat inspectors were upon their
guard, but could not detect flaw.
Doctor Simon, who has been fighting
for more inspectors to perform the in
spection work of the city, received a
report from his four inspectors Fri
day showing that 10O,43s pounds OF
meat and $50 pounds of game and poul-
try had been condemned in st. Louis
in the month of June. This includes
oil meats condemned in the commits.
sion districts, the Worlds Fair
Grounds and at city institutions.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21
Missouri Doings
PLUMBING BILL is OPPOSED
Board Of Public improvements Does
Not Favor New Measure.

ST. Louis: A hearing set for the
ordinance recently introduced by
Councilman jeremiah Sheehan, which
calls for amendments to ordinances
relating to plumbing and the estab-
lishment of board OF examiners for
plumbers, was held in one OF the
Council committee chambers last
week and laid over for thirty days.
The ordinance, which is in the
hands OF the Committee on Municipal
Affairs, is likely to be opposed very
strongly by members of the Board OF
Public improvements, as II is claimed
by members OF the latter body that Il
will take the supervision OF the
Plumbing Department away from the
board.
The Board OF Examiners, according
to the ordinance, shall consist of one
master or employing plumber and one
journeyman plumber, and the super
visor Of City Plumbing, who is to act
as chairman of the body.
Councilman Sheehan, who intrOduc-
ed the bill, is heartily in favor Of the
measure. He states that II was in
troduced at the request OF all plumb
ers of the State to protect the craft.
At present anyone placing a bond Of
$1,000 with the city can enter the
plumbing business as a master. I'm
der the new ordinance, only practical
tTadesmen can engage in work. Mr.
Sheehan also claims that the new
board will not affect the workings Of
the Board of Public Improvements.
The measure was laid over to give
the City Counselor a chance to pass
upon the legality of the bill. After
that, board members will have
chance to state their grievances before
the committee.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21
TO APPORTIoN $1,2s5,5oo
AMONG MISSOURI SCHOOLS
Number Of School Children increased
over 10000 over Last Year.

Jefferson City, Mo-: State Superin-
tendent of Public Schools William 7.
Darlington will appOrtion $1,2S5,5 800 in
q few days to the several counties in
the state. This is the distribution of
school moneys. Six of the counties
have not yet made report to the SUI
perintendent Of their enumeration for
the year, but from such returns as
have been received in his department
enough is known to place the increase
of school children at 10000 over last
year There will be an increase per
child in the apportionment of nearly 3
cents. The amount per capita this
year will be between $1.29 and $1,30.
Prof. r. H. Emerson, for many
years superintendent OF the public
schools at Columbia, has accepted
place with State Superintendent Car.
rington. His work will be mainly in
specting and classifying high schools
under the law passed at the last ses.
sion OF the general assembly.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21
RICHER THAN HETTY GREEN.

Mary c. Pinkney, spinster, Of New
York, Has Much Money.
The richest spinster in New York
city is Mary G.. Pinkney. She is said
to have more money than Hetty
Green and certainly more than Helen
Gould. The reason that her name has
never been connected with matrimo-
NAL gossip is that she is 81 years old.
Miss Plnkney lives in New York in
the winter time, having fine apart
ments in the Hotel Buckingham, and
in the summer she goes to her farm
up in the Bronx This farm is worth
about 100000. She raises garden
truck and flowers, and is said to be
an excellent farmer. She does not go
in much for charity, but she is not
eccentric, nor parsimonious. Nearly
all her relatives Of the younger gener-
alton are socially prominent. Like
Russell Sage, she finds her chief pleas
ure in work.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21
suLtan b 10 proareeslve.

The sultan OF Morocco, though only
rs years old, is already quite portly
Notwithstanding the opposition Of his
subjects, he persists In his quasi
Japanese preference for everything
that is foreign and ultramodern. He
has formed a band OF over 100 musi-
clans and has plano, which had to
be transported from Larrash to Fec
on the back OF camel He even
prefers, 1t Is said, the members OF his
harem imported from Constantinople
10 the native beauties. His attempts
TO persuade his wives 70 wear coraets
and Partisan gowns have, however 30
81 laIIed.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21
Count casteIlane GROWING Fat.

Anna Gould's husband, Count Boni
De castellane, has come into the
limelight again, and this time for
most embarrassing cause For
good while foreign correspondents
resident In Paris have let him alone.
having been too busy with other and
perhaps more important lights to no-
tice the little man. but now be sud
denly hobs into view again. The
count has grown quite stout. In
deed, he Is fat, and his tailor IL In
despair. The depIorable fact IS com.
ing q for gleeful comment among
Parislen Writers
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21
indian Court Of Justiee.

A full-blooded Indian court Of three
justices sits every Saturday at White
Eagle, /. r., to hear misdemeanor
cases and punish offending members
OF the Ponca and Otoe tribes. The
court is authorized by the Indian de-
partment. Little Soldier is chief JUS
tice and he IS assisted by Justice
Big Goose and Justice Rough Face.
They never speak English while ON
the bench and they have high idea
OF the dignity which belongs TO their
posit,1n. Each IS paid $40 month.
II Is their unyarying practice to pun
ish offenders by the heaviest admis-
sable fines
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21
Franchise for Gas Company.

st. Louis: The st. Louis County Gas
Company, of which Paul d. Cable is
president, was granted franchise last
week by the Board Of Aldermen Of
Webster Groves to build mains for
the distribution Of gas in that town.
In consideration therefor the company
is to pay $500 to the street fund of the
city, to put a $4,000 indemnifying
bond and to turn the property over
TO the city at the expiration Of twenty
years. A similar franchise has been
asked for in Kirkwood, while one has
been granted by the st. Louis County
Court. The company is backed by the
Laclede Gas Light Company and will
connect with its mains at the city
limits.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21

joins lands already highly cultivated
for corn raising. The adjoining farm
land is selling now at prices ranging
from SIS to $35 an acre. In many in
stances recently as high as $40 an
acre has been offered for land touch
ing the reservation lines.
The government disposes of the
public lands at a nominal cost, in
easy payments-$1 per acre in cash,
rs cents per acre at the end of two.
years, 20 cents more per acre at the
end of the third and fourth years.,
and within six months after the ex-.
piration of the fifth year total OF
81 per acre.
Any citizen of the United States, 81
years of age or over, male or female.
and heads of families under 81 years
of age, are entitled to enter a home.
stead of 160 acres or less, while every
soldier of the civil war or the Span.
ish-American war secures the special
advantage of having his time of pub
lie service deducted from the Ave
years Of residence required on the
reservation land.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21
IN CHARGE OF LIFE WORK.

Rev. BIork Reelected Preslden. Of
Swedish Evangelical Mission Cow.
enant.
Rev. DR.. c. A. Bjork, who has been
reelected president of the Swedish
Evangelical Mission Covenant of
America, at it's twentieth annual con-
vention at Paxton, ILL.,, is a noted
churchman and missionary worker.
He organized the Covenant in 1885.
with few hundred members; now it.
has 10000 members and 1870 churches,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21
AS THE WORLD
REVOLVES
MORE LAND ron SETTLEMENT
Thousands Of Acres In South Dakota
to Be Made Productive.

Thousands Of Acres In South Dakota.
TO Be Made Productive.
Three hundred and eighty.two thou.
sand acres of the choicest Of Uncle
Sans unallotted lands are thrown
open for settlement Of American cit
liens on the 2Sth of July. This vast
acreage comprises a very large part
of the Rosebud Indian reservation in
southeastern South Dakota. The
land has been apportioned in 100
acre tracts, practically 2,40O quarter
sections in ALL Each successful
drawer will have one of these tracts
turned over to him, to be his without
condition at the expiration Of FIVE
years, If he meets all Of the national
governments requirements.
70 be more accurate in the matter
of location, the Rosebud reservation
lies in Gregory county, between the
Missouri and Niobrars rivers. 1t adj
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21
poekery FIlIa school Vacancy,

Jefferson City, Mo-. Gov. Dockery
has announced the appointment OF J.
+. saxton o. Platte City to be school
commissioner Of Platte county to an
the vacancy occasioned by the resig
nation Of >. r. owsiey.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21

Hereafter" says a contemporary,
.the average man win examine the
life RATS and life preseryers before be
trusts himself on an excursion steam
err Probably not The careful man
in1g 90 -, but The average man viii
|Ecuiinue - take things for granted.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21
ID Mlnlnn of col b lanan.

The value Of the coal mined IN
Japan is almost equal 70 that Of ali
the other minerals combined, It va
ries from the hardest anthracite TO
peat but the quality is usually infe-
rior TO that OF American coal Mod
ern machinery and methods have oeen
introduced in the operation Of many
mines.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21

Rear Admiral Sigsbee cabled from
San Domingo to the navy department
as follows: Revolution now ended"
He carelessly neglected, however, to
mention which one.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21

According TO the pure food suthori-
tiles, much Of the raspberry jam Of
commerce is composed OF syrup OF ap-
Iple cores, aniline dye and hayseed.
l1t is almost as base a deceiVer as
maple syrup.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21

legislation On ..er which trust monopoiies
are enabled 10 exact higher prices for
thelr manufactured products from our
own people than they sell them for
abroad
I'VE demand an enlargement Of tho
powers Of the Interstate commerce COM
mission 10 the end that the travelling
public and shippers Of this country may
have prompt and adequate relief for the
abuses they are now subjected 70 In the
matter OF transportation.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21

According TO London newspaper
nothing remains for KuropatlSin but
20 stake his all upon one last wild fling
OF the iron dice" Previous to writing
this the author must have taken one
last wild ding at a dope bottle.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21

The directors of the Yale library an
nounee that they have a fragment OF a
Most tragedy by Eschylus or Sophocles
in q package Of papyrus fragments
lately found in Egypt. More trouble
for the students.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21
Two erIbery TrIala CONTINUED.

st. Louis: In Judge Taylor's court
last week the cases Of T. Ed. Albright
and John A, Sheridan, who are charged
with bribery in the St Louis and Sub
urban railway Doodle deal, were con,
tinued until September ~.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21

When the liberty bell was in Min
neapolis the public schools we're dis
missed and the Rapid Transit COM
pany gave each of the $4,000 children
IL free ride to view the bell and return.
That was better than any lesson in
history that the children may have
missed.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21

We read with delight that Alfred
Austin anonymously sent a one-act
play 10 a London theater-manager a
while ago which the manager thought
vas capital and which he has accept.
ed ITS such pleasure to learn that
Alfred can write something.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21

One Of the amiable professors of
Chicago university announces that
hell is not a fact, merely a condition.
But when the condition is sizzling,
whats the odds about the fact?
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21

An esteeHed contemporary raises
the question Of how to distinguish be-
tween poison ivy and Virginia creep
Ter. one sure way is 10 rub the face
and hands thoroughly with the sus-
tpeet and note results.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21

The pounding OF the hammer and
the scrape Of the trowel and the clink
OF the riveter are the chief sounds
that now greet the ears Of visitors 10
Baltimore.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21

II the ministers of Cincinnati stick
10 their intention Of telling the truth
about the deceased in all cases, a
good many Of their fellow-citizens will
be afraid to die.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21

Perhaps in the scientific assertion
that a mans beard is the home and
haunt Of countless harmful microbes
there is some comfort for the youth
who is trying desperately to raise a
small mustaehe and can't
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21

Miss Carl's portrait Of Isl An makes
the dowager empress look quite young
and handsome. This shows how kind
hearted a girl the young American
artist Is.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21

Two New York amusement manag-
ers have Just signed a contract with
'Bdouard de Reszke for a tour of sixty
concerts IN this country next season,
just as II they had never heard Of
Patti.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21

There Is a great deal Of pretense in
the culture OF some people, They
carry an imitation gold case in a cha.
mois bag.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21

The newspaper correspondents in
the field with the Japanese army have
Submitted a round-robin protest to
1.-THE stan, and in all probability the
star knows precisely what to do with
e.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21

The Sultan of Turkey has received
another protest from the powers in re-
gard 70 the Armenian atrocities. Like
the other 41,144 protests, it has been
placed on file.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21

sonia. New York. It Is feared that
ne cannot recover. He has been III
for eleven days and his condition IS
ouch that the two physicians In at
tendance fear he cannot be brought
through the crisis.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21

They are passing around the doctor
uf letters degree more freely than
usual this season. II makes a very
pretty boutonniere.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21

It's a queer thing that champion
GENRES, after surviving all the perils
of championship prize fights, should
De disabled at baseball.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21

! ''Does your lawn mower need sharp
ening?" asks an advertiser, in big,
large type. OF course It does. All
lawn mowers always do.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21

Residents Of Port Arthur can prao-
ltice economy in one direction. They
ldO not need TO buy alarm clocks.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21

What fun Japan is storing up for
herself In Investigating" her heroes
after the war is overt
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21

Mr.. Carnegie declares that he has
prOspered because OF his ability to
employ men cleverer than himself.
Such modesty seems too good to be
true.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21

Among those who think a Derby
Isn't all they claim Il to be is the lady
whose beautiful train was stepped on.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21
Army ana Navy.

I'VE favor the reduction OF the army
and Of army expenditures TO the point his
tortcally demonstrated to be safe and
suffcient. We favor the maintenance and
liberal annual Increase OF the navy as our
best defense In our isolated continental
condition against n foreign foe, and a
source OF no possible danger to our liber-
ties as q people.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21

I'VE favor the maintenance OF the Mon
roe doctrine In It's full integrity.
we favor q liberal trade treaty with
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21
BEFORE THE
PUBLIC EYE
MExIoo AeAIN AoNoRs DIAz.
Veteran Statesman Reelected Presi-
dent Without Opposition

dent Without Opposition
Porhrio Diaz was, on July 1, for
mally elected President OF the re-
public Of Mexico. The formal cleo
tion OF Ramon Corral as vice presi-
dent Of the republic was also an
nounced by the electors.
The election took place two weeks
ago, and it remained simply TO an
nounce that the returns as to the two
candidates we're unopposed The
day following the election the PresI-
dent announced in a proclamation
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21
BerlIn's Population.

The present population Of Greater
Berlin exceeds $3.50 GOO Just two
millions more than Mpnich
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-21
F. H. PLArT CRITICALLY ILL.

Little Hope is Held Out for Son Of
New York Senator.
Frank H. Plat, son of Senator
Plat, is still very sick of typhoid
fever in his apartments in the An