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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-09-01

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Popular SeoshOre Excursions
atlantic City, Cape May, Ocean city,
SEA Isle City, ". j., Ocean City,
Nd, and RehOJoth Beach, DEL,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-09-01

That's it !" exclaimed Mrs. Hay
seed at the concert as the singers came
out again is response to an encore.
Make EN- do it over again until they
get the thing right"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-09-01
June 30, July 1e and %, Angus:
II and IS, and Septem-
Der 8, 1904.
ONLY $3.50 for ROUND TRIP
from Shenandoah Junction.

Tickets will be good returning I6 days. including
date of sale. Stopovers will be allowed on return
trip at Philadelphia and Washington within final
limit of ticket Ask tickle, agent for pamphlet giving
full information.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-09-01
StoneWaII jackson

moved in a mysterious way. So | do
myself So il you wish your shoes re-
paired, just call on me al the Weltz-
heimer Building, near the Graded
School. Cheap Repairing-and don't
forget II. Respectfully.
g W. YONTZ.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-09-01

Trains Nos. and 10 run daily between
HRgerstown and Harrisburg and No. fifteen
minutes late on Sundays.
Daily.
Daily except sunday.
Leave NO. NOS NOS MOI So.S NoI5, lcs.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-09-01
j. D. SWARTZ,
HagerstOwn, Md.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
10 the
WORLDS FAIR.
Very Low Rates.

Various forms OF excursion tickets TO st
Louis via Baltimore q hio Railroad nov
on sale from shenandoah Junction asIol
lows:
SEASON TICKETS, good TO return until De-
cember Is 1904 TO be sold daily at rate o
s33.2J roInd trip.
SIXTY DAY Excursion Tickets. final limit
not later tnan December Is, 1904, "a
be sold daily at rate Of $3.50 round trip.
FIFTEEN DAY Excursion Tickets, 10 be sold
daily at rate OF sZ2.55 round trip.
VARIABLE ROUTE EXCURSION TICK
ELS, either season or siXty days, Will be
sold going via enc direct route and re-
turning via,another direct route. full In.
formation concerning which can be OBJ
tained from Ticket Agent.
STOP OVERS not exceeding ten days al
each point will be allowed at Wasr ing
ton. Deer Park Mountain Lake PARK
Oakland, and Mitchell, Ind, (fDT French
Lick and West Baden Springs). within re-
turn limit, upon notice 10 conductor and
deposit ofticket with Depot Ticket Agent
Immediately upon arrival
STOP OVERS not exceeding ten days Will be
allowed at st. Louis on all ne-way lex
cept ColOnists' Tickets 10 the Pacific
Coast and Tound-trip tickets reading "a
points beyond st. Louis, upon deposit o
ticket with Validating Agent and pay
ment Office OF 81.
from New York. Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington via Parkersburg and
Cincinnati 10 81. Louis.
Three Solid Vestibul,d trains are run daily
from PItlsbuTg, Wheeling and Columbus
via Cincinnati 10 -. LOUIS
Magnificent coaches. sleeping cars observa-
ton cars aud uneXc-lled diuing car ser.
vice.
For Illustrated folder. time table and full in.
formation. call AT Ticket Office. Baltimore
q on o Railroad.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-09-01
THE
Farmers and the Public

who have wheat or corn 70 sell. will ind it
10 their advantage 70 get bids for same from
Hod ses. who Is always prepared 70 pay the
highest prices
be also keeps q large stock Of COAL OF all
kinds In his yards at Shr d. eTdstowu and
Kearneysyllle. which will be sold at the
lowest cash price.
Salt and blasting material at wholesale
and retail prices
@. T. HODGES.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-09-01

Cumberland Valley Railroad.
Time table in effect May ~. 1894.
Leave. no 2 sO.I SO.5 NOS SoIO 10 80.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-09-01

Various forms OF excursion tickets to st.
Louis via Baltimore & hio Railroad now
on sale from shenandoah Junction as FOL
lows:
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-05-16

Fulton S. White, industrial agent
of the Frisco, who attended the
meeting of the farmers institute
Saturday, was "A pleasant caller at
this office.
If you want boquet baskets for
commencement please place your
orders tomorrow, as l go to Dallas
Wednesday to make selections and
buy.-Ezra S. Fudge, Manager the
Nickel Store. 81
6. Nj. Kelley, kaufman contrae-
tor, was in the city Saturday to look
at the church being arected by the
Cumberland Presbyterians. The
Baptists of Terrell have awarded
contract for the erection of a new
church on the same plans, and Mr..
Kelley was here to secure points on
it's construction.
A. j. Curlee, OF the firm of Curlee
d Fleming, owners OF Judge Dunlap
and a number of fine jacks, said Sat
urday morning that the people of
Ellis county would raise more fine
stock this year than ever before.
Mr.. Curlee owns a three-year-old
colt, Ripping Brook, which paced a
mile in 2.l914 Friday afternoon at
the speedway. The last half of the
mile was paced in l.0724. Mr.. Cur
lee says this is the best record ever
made on a track in Waxahachie by
horse of that age.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-05-16
The heeiins.

The meeting at the Main Street
Christian church will continue for a
few days longer. There were two
good audiences yesterday who
listened to excellent sermons from
Evangelist Fannon. Two persons
united with the church yesterday.
Tonight Mr.. Fannon will answer a
question asked by lady: III hus-
band and wife are members
of different churches, should
the wife go with husband or the
husband with the wife7p You are
cordially invited to hear this prac-
tical sermon.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-05-16
A Sure Thing.

1t is said that nothing is sure ex-
cept death and taxes, but that is not
altogether true. DIR. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption is sure
cure for all lung and throat troubles.
Thousands can testify to that. Mrs.
G. b. Van Metre of Shepherdtown,
w. Va, says: II had q severe case
of Bronchitis and for a year tried
everything heard of, but got no re-
lief. One bottle of DR.. Kings New
Discovery thep cured. me absolute
ly." It's irtallibie for Group,
Whooping Co3gh, Grip, Pneumonia
and Consumb tion. Try 1t. It's
guaranteed 1y Thomas d Moore,
Druggists. Trial bottles free. Reg
ular sizes SOC. and $l.00.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-05-16
A starting Test.

To save life, DIR. +. q. Merritt.
of North MehOopAny, Pa, made q
startling test resulting in q wonder
full cure. He writes. "a patient was
attacked with violent hemorrhages
caused by liberation Of the stomach.
I had often found Electric Ritters
excellent for acute stomach and liver
troubles so prescribed them. The
patient gained from the first, and
has not had an attack In IA months. -
Electric Bitters are positively guar
auteed for Dyspepsia, Indigestion,
Constipation and Kidney troubles.
TRY them. Only SOC at Thomas a.
MooFe's. Druggists.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-05-16
Pc SO NAILS


@~@~e4 ssesess :
Lon Eagle went TO waco this
morning.
DR.. @. L. orr went to Dallas this
morning.
r. D. McCombs was . visitor to
Dallas today.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Chaska spent
yesterday In Ennis.
Ben Rose OF Fort Worth spent
yesterday in the city.
Mrs. II. Z. Lewis of Mariana,
Fla, lie q guest of Mrs T. ]. Bales.
d. r. Adkisson left Saturday for
st. Louis to attend the Worlds Fair.
Mrs. J. T. wilbanks is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Annie Briggs, at
Dallas.
J.W. Kendrick, the fruit tree man,
was at Maypearl Saturday and took
in the picnic.
s. T. Barton has returned from
Fort Worth and will be here two or
three months.
Mrs. y, Blaffer and daughter
spent yesterday in Dallas the guests
OF relatives and friends.
Congressman Jack Beall, wife
and little son arrived home Satur-
day night from Washington.
Mrs. X. A. Patterson or Dallas,
who has been visiting Mrs. r. ID. Nc
Combs, returned home this morning.
DISH. Watson ,Jr., has returned
from New Orleans where he gradu-
ated in medicine at Tulane Univer-
sity.
Roland Ownby OF Whitewright
passed through the city this morn
ing on his way home from a visit to
Ennis.
Prof. III. s. Parsons went TO Italy
this morning to attend meeting Of
the stockholders of the Italy Water
Company.
Mrs. Charles q. Barton, and son,
Nj ter Chas. Keller Barton, of
Decauter, are the guests of Mrs. w.
M. Barton.
Little Miss Marie Spalding re-
turned this morning from Dallas,
where she spent Saturday and sun
day with relatives.
h. Il. Sargent came la from Ennis
this morning to look after the work
on the residences Of Judge Temple
ton aud Mr.. Chaska.
G.. W. Frierson, wife aud children.
OF Denton, are guests of the
family Of +. j. Bales in East End.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Crisler and
Mr.. aud Mrs. e, f.. MeClain re-
turned yesterday from Corsicana
where they attended the Grand
Council of the United Commercial
Travellers.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-05-16

S~~e~~~ ~~~esNx
1.-THE Rivais.n Il
Farley Bros. will appreciate your
shoeing. 81
Cape Jasemines for every one.
Phone Mrs. Bird Forrest. Al
The biggest and best Sc and lOc
examination tablets to be had at
Deegan's Book Store. 50
For sale, from / to so pounds of
brick cheese at 25c per pound. Pete's
Place. 80
For Commencement flowers, tele-
phone Mrs. Bird Forrest. IL
"The Rivals" If
A good lunch-brick cheese, rye
bread and bottle of Frosty.
Pete's Place. 3S
The biggest and best Sc and lOc
| examination tablets to be had at
| Deegan's Book Store. IS
Cape Jasemines, just received,
on long and short stems, long 25c
per dozen and short zoe per dozen.
A, Gardeners. 81
Will Hamilton and Annie Sloan,
colored, were united in marriage
this morning by Judge Hawkins in
the county court room.
The biggest and best DC and l0c
examination tablets to be had at
Deegan's Book Store. IS
We call attention to the ad of B.
Baumgartner in this issue. He lost
his watch and any one finding it will
please return same to him.
Automatic watering trougbs for
poultry, keeps plenty of fresh water
at all times. Examine them at
Paul Bauder's Tin Shop opposite
Light office. 40p
l.. n. Lee was in Ferris Tuesday
making a new bond as postmaster
at TrumbuH, the name of the post
office - that place having recently
been changed from Clemmato Trum-
bull for convenience, the latter hav-
ing for some time been the name of
the station.-Ferris Wheel.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-05-16
Coach Excursion to worlds fair.

May l7th and 3lst, the Texas and
Pacific railway will sell special ex-
cursion tickets to st. Louis and re-
turn from all points on their line in
Texas, Arkanas and Louisiana north
OF, but not including Baton Rouge
Junction, at less than one way rate,
tickets good only in chair cars or
coaches. Final limit for return
seven days in addition to date Of
sale. See any Texas 4 Pacific ticket
agent. dwtf
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-05-16

Old Y Apers for sale I'd the Daily
Llsh oiiice. sc per hundred
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

to have been so delighted with the
So, 800 easy money which they re-
ceived that there were no regrets
for the larger amounts they had
failed to get The jury in the
Hartman case was out fifty-fye
minutes. The penalty was the
heaviest that had been inflicted up
to that time in the Doodle trials.
When Lehman was tried it took
the jury just seven minutes to de-
clare him guilty and fix his punish
ment at seven years in the peniten-
tiary. This is the limit or maxi
mum punishment for bribery.
Lehman and Hartman are Re.
publicans. Lehman served several
terms as delegate from the Nine
tecnth ward and was made famous
by 1.-THE campaign slogan of his
supporters: who pnt der lights
on der water towerl Yulius Leh
man did,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

tiers, Misses Nellie and Irene, took
their departure for Battle Greek,
Mich, Monday after ten days,
stay here.
Misses Alice and Sadie O'Brien
were visitors here Saturday en-
route home from st. Louis.
Mrs. Ben Franklin of Mexico
was here Tuesday.
Cy Clarke and John X. Brown
and daughter, Miss Hattie Of Mex
leo and r. H. Brown of this place
were pleasantly entertained by
Chas. Clark and wife Sunday.
Lee Banagat left for his home in
st. Louis Sunday.
Mrs. Engie Tinsley and daugh-
ter, Miss Lila, visited 10 Tinsley
in Centralia Sunday.
Jas. w. COgswell and wife of
Slater returned to their home Tues
day after a few days stay with J.
7. Cogswell and wife here.
Mrs. John Wisiman and Mrs.
futile of Centralia were recent
guests at &. Boons'.
A. s. Eads was here from Mex
leo Tuesday.
Mrs. Lizzie Spencer of Kansas
City visited Mrs. Tom Greasy re-
Gently.
G. E. Sims and wife are visiting
in st. Louis.
Mrs. NJ. jackson Of Mexico visit
ed Mrs. G. E. Sims last week.
Rufus DAVIS, Sid Gary, aud l..
Franklin spent Sunday in Mober-
| ly.
Robt. Humid Lansen was here
from st. Louis Friday.
Mrs. j. G. Fecht and children
were here from Cotton wood
Springs Sunday.
j. B. Wallace, travelling pas
senger agent for the C.&A.,
was here Tuesday and says that
Miss Higginsmith aud G. S.Cowles
are o. k. on the block system.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

in quite a number of their friends.
DR.. Bragg is having his yard
ornamented with many trees. He
will have a beautiful home in a
few years.
Most all have painted their
houses on South Clark avenue. w.
j. Rixey is making a nice house
out of the Cove property, on Sonth
jefferson street.
Mr.. Drake, the real estate man,
is a rustler and will sell land wet
or dry. l see in their Office wheat
over 5 feet high out of a field of
40 acres, all good.
Your scribe called to see Judge
Houston johnson at the Court
House the other day. He, too,
like Col. A. Hughes, is a Mont
gomery county boy. We could
but think of how Judge johnson
saved your scribe from getting a
licking over 40 years ago while he
and Prof. VIM. Pennington were
teaching in the high school of the
historic Truxton, now on the Bur-
lington r. r. Truxton as well as
Danville were famous school
towns during the war, and many
good men left their walls to be-
come public officers. Well, it was
on this wise; all the boys got into
a row at noon and some fought
just as some boys will hook big
red apples and watermelous. But
some how we were not in it.
The teachers lined up the whole
crowd and dressed them down af.
ter the sort that PrOfs. Cross and
Hale recommend in their schOo
journal. But the Judge SAID
This little white headed boy was
not in it." For these 40 year!
whenever we see the Judge some
how we feel like we wanted t.
shake. He is another of thest
men like the late Judge Hughes
and Pat Avery, who started ut the
lowest round Of the ladder anC
climbed up where there is plent!
Of room.
OBSERVER.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
spent Sunday with the latter's
t,rotherWalter EARLY.

spent Sunday with the latter's.
trotherRalter EARLY.
Uncle" John Spottswood of
Mexico was seen in his old haunts
along Salt River last week. Need
less to say he caught nice string
and some fair specimens of fish.
A colored man working for G.
p. Arnold sustained painful injur-
les while dragging. by the team be-
coming frightened and getting his
foot caught in the drag.
In a letter Felix Arnall at Man
itOu, Okla. states that that coun-
try was visited June Bird by a Sc
we're hailstorm which destroyed
hundreds of acres of growing
crops and even some house roofs
were ruined. Felix was just in
the edge Of the storm; only one
stone of any size fell at his place,
it measured 81 inches around.
r. r. Byars and daughter, Alice,
visited Mr.. b. IS sister, Mrs. Neal
Watts, south of Mexico, Sunday.
Mr.. Byar's mother accompanied
them home and will stay several
weeks.
Six days was the record for the
farmers last week, the first full
week this season, and very strenu-
ously did they labor, one boy be-
ing so overcome by his extra exer.
tons that he actually fell ont of
bed one night and never knew any
thing of it until next morning.
w. w. Mundy bought n load of
fat cattle from R. l.. Heller al
So. 10 per hundred and shipped
Sunday morning.
j. T.Swift delivered Z hogs to
Powell & Mundy at 81. 80 per hun
dred.
Conrad Schultz lost a fine mare
with collie, for which he paid $3.50
about a year ago.
Ernest Kennedy was on the
Greek Monday looking after Mr.
Carter's stock.
Now, Mrs. Moline, do you eal,
ly enjoy a degree of staleness in
your news, or were you merely
making sport" of an unfortunate
fellow scribe whom all parties con.
suited have said should occupy his
present condition, time without
limit7
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
.A0aaa.~...--O----.AaaaaA
YOUR NEIGHBORS

Miss Ethel Browning is visiting
Kansas City friends.
Miss Laura Coontz of Vandalia
is visiting Mexico friends.
Miss Ruth Jesse of this city
visited friends in Vandalia last
week.
Mrs. Caleb Berry aud Miss Polly
Powell visited friends in Rush Hill
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Harper are
entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. j. H.
Stone Of Huron, S. D.
b. A. Thornburgh a nd wife and
daughter, Miss Ethel, are sight
seeing at the Worlds Fair.
Miss Florence McCue is attend
ing the Worlds Fair and visiting
friends in st, Louis this week.
Mr.. Ralph Talbot and wife of
Denver have returned home af-
ter a visit to Mrs. C. II. Hardin in
Mexico.
Mrs. j. H. Minor aud daughter,
Mrs. Charles Graham, have re-
turned from a visit to friends in
Kansas City.
DR.. and Mrs. N. r.. Rodes have
for their guests little Miss Mary
Rodes and Master Thornton Will
son of Boulder, Colo.
Mrs. E. NJ. Ovens anu daughter
Miss Marguerite, and Mrs. VIM. A
Kincade, all of Bowling Green,
visited the family Of G. w. Adams
in Mexico several days this week.
Mrs. Stanley of Washington City
Mrs. Stearns of Kalamazoo, Mich,
! and Mrs. Garrett OF AuXYasse Wis
, tied the family of M. H, McCu'
and other friends north of Mexico
, the past week.
! Judge w. W. Bolts, George Rob
, ertson, j. o. Barrow, j. w. Wal
ker, Pres. Adkins aud Dave Rob
r ertson attended the Court OF
, Appeals nominating convention il
st. Louis this week.
The Misses FonvilIe entertaine,
t a number of their friends at
Hunting party" Tuesday. TIL
a real rural treat, boatride, etc, wa
: most enjoyable The hunter 0
honor was their cousin, Miss Fon
! vile Of Alabama.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

People are congratulating the
Salvation oyer the success of its
colonies. 1t seems they are prac-
teal, self-sustaining, and prosper
Gus. The object of them has been
to bring the landless man to the
mamless land, and set him to
work, with the hope of eventually
owning his own home. Business
has been divorced from sentiment,
and the result is satisfactory.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
SHADY DELL {,

Walter Wilson and Earl Carter
of Molino are buying cattle and
hogs.
Leb Dye sold 30 head Of hogs to
Mundy, price 81 %.
Tom Showers bought a bay mare
from S. P. Emmons, price 1925.
Marvin Emmons sold a car load
of cattle to Ed Mitchell, price
Sc cents.
Mr.. Ma ssey sold a bunch of
sheep at So 90 a head.
Mr.. Read sold some cattle at $l5
a head.
Marvin Emmons is putting in a
new telephone in his home.
Dunkin Wood from Galloway
county is visiting his GRANDPA ther,
DR.. Dunkin.
Leb Dye sold his 40 acre-farm
to Joe Dunkin; price per acre, 500.
Mrs. Flynt from Moline, also
Mrs. Flynt's mother from Mont
gomery City, are the guests OF
Mrs. Milt Roberts this week.
Four wagons from this neighbor-
hood went to Perry this week
after wool for s. p. Emmons.
Harry Vaught finished planting
corn Saturday.
Oats heading out and looking
fine.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

Audrain will build some gravel
or rock roads in the next year or
two. Mark the prediction. The
new corners into the county are
taking the matter up.
Miss Jean Bragg Of Mexico will
have charge of the department Of
music in Pike college the coming
term. Miss Bragg is talented
musician and her work will be a
success.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
THOMPSON.

Mrs. Chas. Clark was in Mexico
Monday.
E. F. Elliott and wife spent Sun
day in Centralia.
Mrs. E. G. Spence is home from
st. Louis.
Mrs. j. II. Reagen and daugh-
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

That war in Colorado is begin
ming to attract as much attention
rs the war in the Orient. They
seem TO have the laboring man
down in Colorado,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
TO PRISON.
Two of Folks Convictions
To Wear Stripes.

jefferson City, June l+.-Judge
CAN'T and Judge Burgess con-
Cured with Judge Fox today in
affirming the judgments Of the st.
Louis Court against julius Leh-
man and Emil Hartman for brib-
cry while members of the st. Louis
house of delegates. Lehman gets
seven years and Hartman six years
in the penitenhary. OF the twenty
one convictions in St. Louis Doodle
cases these two are the first to be
affirmed by the Supreme court.
The others have escaped by tech
nicalities which have given them
new trials.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

Too much whiskey drinking IN
Mexico on Sunday. Evidently
somebody is violating the law. a
young man was arrested for
drunkenness and fighting last Sun
day week. He rested in the cal
aboose over night aud next day a
fine was assessed against him.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

The Legislature must pass Il
general State primary election
law. Let's have it for all parties,
and all on the same day. 1t would
kill off the work OF the bosses and
prevent many embarrassing things.
Perennial elections thru the year
are not to be desired.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

Barnett for Judge Of this circuit
beat Woolfork 1900 to l 100 votes
in St. Charles county last Satur-
day. Barnett is practically the
nominee.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

The nominee for Representative
in Boone county gets his place
over his opponent by majority OF
but one vote. Here's the power
of one vote
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

gering the life ofevery living thing
that might have happened by and
touched said wires while so distur-
bed and disconnected.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16
THURSDAY. JUNE 1G, 1904

The MESSAGE is proud OF It's
rapidly frightening out subscrlp-
ton list.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

The young men who tore up
around Hardin College campus
commencement week came to grief.
1t is alesson they will not forget.
Pulling down electric wires was an
act little short of criminal, endan-
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-16

Both were members of the house
of delegates combine which re-
ceived $47, 500 for the passage Of
the city lighting bill. There were
nineteen members in the combine.
When the lighting bill was nitro
duced they saw something in it,.
They had conference and agreed to
get all they could for passing it.
A hacker of the bill agreed to pay
them $47, 800. They wanted more
and Hartman particularly insisted
that his vote was worth more than
81, 500, but they agreed that $1,000
apiece was better than nothing,
and passed the bill.
The same night, the night OF
November %, 1900, there was a
birthday party" at the home of
Julius Lehman in North StLouis
and the money, which had been
brought by Charles F. Kelly, was
divided and there was great re-
ioicing The members OF the
combine had at first insisted that
they ought 10 have 100000, and
Hartmann had held out for
SIS 900, but from all accounts OF
the birthday party given on the
witness stand, the delegates seem