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Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
Sudden Death,

Another Mexico citizen was
called hence unexpectedly to his
friends last Wednesday, the 9Th
inst. A. D. Bledsoe is no more.
He had been in declining health
for a year or two; but that morn
ing was up aud around in the
yard, as usual. In the afternoon
he took to his bed and about FIVE
O'Clock his life passed out.
Mr.. Bledsoe was a native of
Kentucky. Came to Monroe coun-
ty, this State, in 1916. Was mar
ried to Miss Mamie Wallace, a
sister of w. H. Wallace of Mex
leo, in 1872. Owned a large farm
ten miles north of Mexico, where
he resided, except a couple of
years spent in California, from the
time of his marriage to about two
years ago when he moved to this
city. He was near 60 years old.
Besides the wife four children
servive him, Mrs. Peyton Elliott,
residing near Santa Fe; Charles,
Earl and James, of this city.
Three brOthers-Willis, of Mo
desto, CAL; James, of this county,
and DR.. Bledsoe of Perry, aud one
sister, Mrs. Vance, of this coun nty,
also survive.
Alb Bledsoe was a man of the
highest moral worth, and he count.
ed every man his friend.
The funeral was conducted from
the home Friday morning by Rev.
G. c. Selecman. The following
warm friends of deceased served as
pail bearers: S. p. Emmons, w,
j. Bolts, J. G.. Ware, w. A.
Sharp, R. H. Edmunds and j. NJ.
Pollard. The honorary pail bear
ers were j. A. Abbay, j. 7. John
son, William Wilkins, George
Robertson, DR.. McWilliams and
Charles Claybrook.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
1924 DAMAGES.
Verdict for Mrs. Pate-Oth-
eT Court Matters.

Mrs. Elizabeth Pate of Laddo-
MIA fell on 8 defective sidewalk in
that city on December 10Th, last,
and brought suit against the town
for So, 900 alleged damages. The
case came up in the Circuit Court
in Mexico Wednesday of last week
and occupied the attention of the
Court two days. Friday morning
at 10 o'clock the jury brought in a
verdict for $625 in favor of plain
tiff.
1t was a hard fought case. Wal
ter Burch, r. d. Rodgers and w.
w. Fry were the attorneys for
plaintiff and P. H. Cullen, E. G..
Kennen and w. H. Logan repre-
sented the defense. A large num-
ber of witnesses were examined on
both sides. Pictures were shown
of the street and ground where
Mrs. Pate isialleged to have fallen.
Mrs. 'Pate's testimony was that
her foot vent thru a hole in the
sidewalk.
Ten of the twelve jurymen
agreed to the verdict, one dis
senting; the other was sick and by
consent the case was left with the
eleven. Laddonia will appeal the
case.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
MONROE COUNTY,

Madison's street fair Oct. 81
and %.
S. S. Elliott sold his 105-acre
farm near Strother at $42,5O an
acre.
Paris has a rock crusher, and
they have it at work turning out
road material.
G. w. owings at Madison while
working on a house fell off aud
broke his collar bone and two ribs.
George Head of near Welch, says
the Paris Appeal, horsewhipped a
negro corn doctor a few days ago,
The negro came to Mr.. Heads
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

My homeless friend with the
chromatic nose, while you are stir
ring up the sugar in your ten cent
glass of gin, let me give you a
fact to wash down with it. You
may say you have longed for
years for the free Independent life
of farmer, but you have never
been able to get enough money to
buy a farm. But there is where
you are mistaken. For some years
you have been drinking a good
improved farm at the rate of 100
square feet at a gulp. 1t you doubt
this statement figure this out for
yourself.An acre of land contains
43, $50 square feet. Estimating for
convenience the land at $43. sc an
acre, you will see that it brings
the land just one mill per square
foot. Now pour down the fiery
dose and imagine you are swallow
ing a strawberry patch. Call ia
five of your friends and have them
help you gulp down that 500 foot
garden, Get on a prolonged spree
and see how long it will take to
swallow pasture land to feed
COW. Put down that glass Of GIN,
there is dirt in it-three handred
feet Of good rich dirt worth 1856
Per acre
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
SURROUNDING COUNTIES.
PIKE COUNTY.

Charlie Barnum, a saloon keep
er of Louisiana, sold a negro n
bottls of whisky on Sunday and
was compelled to pay a fine of $50
and costs.
Ed. j. Rice, formerly of Louis
lana, committed suicide at Spring
field, ILL.,, on account of i'll health.
He was a cigar maker. Body was
found dead in a barn loft.
The itch has made its appear
ance at Elsberry, and the Demo
crat says that if you see a lady
wearing chamois skin gloves, say
nothing about it. The itch has
been an epidemic in Pike county
for one hundred years, but it af-
fected only the men. 1t is the itch
for office.
Harry Lacy, aged II, of Eolia,
was visiting friends at Pearl, Ill.
Lacy, with a number of other boys
were in the Chicago & Alton r. r.
yard and they were jumping and
riding on the cars that were being
switched at the time. Lacy in
some way fell under the cars and
was run oyer, being so badly in
jured that Ire died shortly after
wards.
Four people-two men and two
wOmen-calling themselves repre-
sentatives of the House of David,
Benton Harbor, Mich. preached in
Mexico and since have been preach.
ing on the streets in Louisiana.
They say that they are Israelites
and teach the immortal life of the
mortal body and claim to prove by
the scriptures that we are living in
the time during which the IL tribes
will be gathered again.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
OTHER COURT ACTIONS.

Jeffries VS.. Wabash; contin-
ued.
wager VS.. Bruce; continued.
Hooton VS.. Wabash; Judgment
by consent for 800.
Pratt & Co. vs.. Ragsdale; con-
tinued.
Hathaway VS.. Mccormick; con-
tinued.
Joseph H. Wayne VS.. G. T.
Wayne; continued.
Glass VS.. Daniel; continued.
Bolts VS.. Wabash; continued.
Mongler VS.. Wabash; coutin-
ued.
Davis VS.. Wabash: continued.
jackson VS.. Wabash; continued.
Middleton VS.. Wabash; contin-
ued.
Jeffries VS.. Wabash; continued.
Johnson VS.. Wabash; continued.
Carter VS.. Yager; case dismiss
ed.
McGee VS.. MOtsick; continued.
Daniels vs.Stubbs- Flick, johnson
Construction eompanyi dismissed.
Starr VS.. Toalson; continued.
Whitson VS.. Clement; Judgment
as prayed for.
Elliott VS.. Clement; judgment
as prayed for.
Green VS.. Duncan; dismissed.
COnsidine VS.. Scaggs ct al;
Judgement by default.
Anthony VS.. Beal; judgment for
cOunterplea, commissioners ap-
pointed.
Court was adjourned until
Dec. 10Th.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

VIM. M. Freels, a son of j. J..
Freels of near Laddonia, this coun-
ty, lived at Hannibal for several
years but recently he and his fam
lily moved to Seattle, Wash. The
wife and children preceded him to
Washington, Mr.. Freels coming
later and by request of his little
son bringing with him their
shepherd dog, Ben, as the boy
and the family were greatly at
tached to the dog. But the dog.
according to the story in the Han
nibal journal, didn like Wash
ington and slipped away and foot
ed it all the way back home. Ben
subsisted on what he could fud in
the streets and alleys of the cities
and towns he passed thru. When
he arrived in Hannibal he was
poor aud gaunt and his toe nails
worn off and his feet so sore he
could hardly walk, but he was
'tickled to death" to get back,
Now there's dog with dog sense
lor Won
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

Says the Vaudalia Leader: VIM,
McMahan and wife and daughter,
of Troy, Mo-, aud Mrs. Bickle, of
Centralia, Mo-, aud Mrs. Hunt
ley, of Washington, are guests of
w. b. Langford, south of town.
Mrs. McMahan, Mrs. Bickle and Mrs.
Huntley are sisters Of Mr.. Lang
ford. The meeting was in the ma
ture Of family reunion. Many Of
those present had not seen each
other for years.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

Charlie Gilliland, after a busi.
ness career in Farber since 1872.
has traded his store at that place
to j. L. Bentley for the latter's
farm in Shelby county. The Fo-
rum says Mr.. Gilliland leaves Far
Der without personal enemy-the
highest compliment that could be
paid any man. His successor, Mr..
Bentley, comes highly recommend
ed and all that section of Audrain
joins in welcoming him and his
family to the county.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

Says the Warrenton Herald:
Cassius, NJ. Clay, son-in-law of
Hon. S. B. Cook came down from
Mexico, Mo-, in his automobile
last Friday. Howard Cook, son
of Mr.. Cook, accompanied him on
the trip. His wife formerly Miss
Frances Cook came down on the
train, arriving here Saturday af-
ternoOn. Mr.. and Mrs. Clay re-
mained here the guests of Mrs.
Frances Howard, Mrs. Claws
grandmother, until Saturday
morning when they started to st.
Louis in their automobile. After
spending a few days in theWorld's
Fair city they will ship their ma
chine to Memphis and make the re-
turn trip home by rail.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
CALLAwAY COUNTY.

The star route mail carrier SER
vice between Fulton and Millers-
burg has been discontinued.
The Review says that a move is
under considerable headway to or
ganize a fair association at Aux
vase.
Galloway county housewives are
contracting turkeys to be delivered
to buyers December 20 at IA cents a
pound.
While sitting on a counter in
the store at Hereford, ,ShelIyMoore,
81 years of age, fell over dead. He
uttered no word nor gave any sign
of deaths approach.
John Worsham, q Darlington
neighborhood farmer, lost seven
ewes out of his flock of sheep, last
Thursday, owing to the depreda-
tions of the dogs. The worthless
ours killed one outright and so
mutilated six that they died soon
afterwards.
John w. Greed, of Hattou
neighborhood, sold John Bailey
loads Of /, 1850 pound steers, last
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

l.. G. Curtis, of Omaha, Neb. .,
is visiting his uncle, E. P. Burns,
just northeast of Mexico. Mr.. Cur
tis was a resident of Custer county,
Neb.. from 1884 to 1894, leaving
during the great drouth. He was a
neighbOr to e. l.. and q. w. Beal
in Nebraska, who were born and
raised in Audrain county.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
RAILS COUNTY.

Daniel Wike has been taken to
the asylum at Fulton.
Ezekial Caldwell of Center is in
a critical condition from an afllic.
ton of paralysis.
A Perry negro is serving out a
fifty dollar fine in the New London
Jail for gambling.
The New London Times says:
Glen Carroll, of Jasper township,
was here Tuesday. He will go to
Mexico in a few days to make his
future home.
The Record advises Rails cOun-
ty farmers as follows: Leave your
movers, binders and plows out in
the fields. The rains and SHOWS of
winter will keep them from rust
ing, and in the coming Spring you
will be compelled to put brakes ION
them, they'll run so eusyl The
binder trust does not care. Leave
your farm implements outdoors
aud PierpOnt Morgan will give an
other million dollar lunch at Del
monico'sl It's too much trouble
to put them under shelter.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

The newly selected executive
committee of the Mexico Demo.
cratic Club are r. NJ. White, C.M.
Basket, @. F, Clark, A. Il. Whit.
ney and D. A. Murphy. They will
work in conjunction with the exec
utive committee of the County
Democratic Central Committee in
arranging for speakers and meet,
ings over the county and hustling
the work Of the eampaign.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

The members of'Audrain Coun-
ty Court know how to raise good
stock-especially may this be said
of two members of the court. The
Live Stock Reporter says: Judge
j. E. Sims, Heading stockman of
Audrain county, Mo-, was here to-
day with load of yearIing
steers that topped the market, the
u averaging ITO pounds aud
sold at $3.50. They were fed by
his son, j. II. Sims, and their
condition and weight show that he
knows how to feed to get the best
results, not only in gain, but price
as well. Judge j. a. Lewis, a
prominent feeder of Audrain
county, Mo-, was here to-day with
a load of good steers of his own
feeding, and II head averaging
l46l pounds, and selling at $685.,
next to the top price on to-day's
market.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

Says the Moberly Monitor: Geo.
Baxter, formerly stenographer in
the union station, but recently do
ing the work of chief clerk for
Trainmaster Danley's office, has
sent in his resignation and ac-
cepted a position with the Pollock
Mills at Mexico. He leaves Mon
day night to begin his work of
stenograpber aud clerk FOR the
Pollock Milling Go, The Monitor
wishes him success in his new
field.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

Says the Laddonia Herald: ia
cob Barnes was agreeabIy sur
prised last Thursday and Friday
by a visit from his old comrade,
Austin Williams, of Rogers, Ohio.
Mr., Williams is a brother of Mrs.
George Azdell, of Mexico, to
whom he paid visit. He and Mr..
Barnes had not met before in 81
years, They were members Of the
same company in the Civil War.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

j. w. Rouse Of Mexico attended
the State and National Bee Keep
ers gathering at the Worlds Fair
In st. Louis recently. Says there
were delegates there from Maine to
California, Canada, Cuba, Austria
and Ireland were also represented
by delegates. Mr.. Rouse was hon
ored with re- election as president
Of the Missouri Bee Keepers Assoc
citation. This is an honor well
bestowed; Mr. Rouse knSws mighty
near all about bees nd bee keep
ing,
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

Thomas GOWN, of Rowena vi
cinity, was run over by a wagon
the 3rd inst, and died the next
day. The accident and death was
a great shock to that community.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

L. w. Morris, Of near Benton
City, who located at Fort Collins,
Colorado, a few months ago, is
getting along the best in the
world" He had poor health here,
weighed but about 127 pounds
when he left, but now weighs over
$50. His many friends here will
be glad to hear this good news.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

The following Mexico people are
stockholders in the new bank
organized at Bellfiower in Mont
gomery county, on the Burlington
"cut-off." w. w. Pollock, j. @.
Mundy, j. F. Llewellyn and T. j.
Williams. The bank will have a
capital stock of $15, 900.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

MIR. and Mrs. James Turner of
Mineral Springs, Oregon, are Wis.
ltlng their childhood home here.
They have been away from Mex
leo for 40 years.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

Excepting the paper printed at
Laddonia, the MESSAGE has a
larger subscription list at that post
Office than all of the other papers
of the county combined.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

A Vandalia man has so much
company that a bunch comes in on
the same train that another bunch
goes home on. And he acts like
he was honestly glad to see every
one of them, too.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

Mrs. Henry Smith of Vandalia
while in attendance upon the
Worlds Fair in alighting from a
street car fell to the ground and
sustained a broken wrist.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

The Enterprise says that the
new proposed telephone line from
Martinsburg to Rush Hill is' a
go" 1t will connect with Mex
leo aud along down the railroad as
far as Curryville.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

Little Miss Lizzie Mclean is
visiting her parents at Centralia.
Miss Mclean makes her home with
her grandmother in Mexico, Mrs.
E. A. Ellis.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

The MESSAGE is reliably in
formed that Mr.. Frank CawthOrn
and Miss Sallie Tanner will be
married the 18th inst. They were
both raised near Molino but will
reside at Thompson. We venture
congratulations in advance.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

The Bankers convention in
Mexico last week was a successful
event. The closing feature was
six O'Clock dinner at the RingO
Hotel.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

Invitations are out announcing
the coming marriage of Mr.. James
Galloway Of Mexico, to Miss Bessie
Ella Stocking, of Independence,
Mo. The wedding is to be at the
brides home in Independence Oct.
20.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

7. T. Turpin and q. w. Nor
ris, southeast of Mexico, will have
a joint public sale Oct. II. They
expect to move to Fl. Collins. Ft.
Collins is catching goodly num-
Der of Audrain county people.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

Emmett Bolts, connected with
the Mexican railway, headquarters
at Topolobanto, Old Mexico, has
returned to his post of duty after
a visit to relatives here. He gets
his pay down there always in gold.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

John D. Orear, Democratic nom
inee for prosecuting attorney of
A u d n, accompanied Hon.
Champ Clark to MOlinO last Thurs
day night where they both address
ed the Democrats of that locality.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

NJ. B. Campbell, who has had
charge of the Mexico Creamery
for several years, takes charge of a
creamery at KansasCity and moves
to that place shortly.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

r. A. Holmes, south of Mexico,
won u $40 prize offered by the
threshing men for the neatest
stack yard of the season.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

A military band was recently
organized in Mexico. There are
sixteen members. Prof. G. w.
Davis is the teacher.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
OR EXPECTED TO HAPPEN

Little Carl ShOtwell at Farber
fell from a horse, and his arm was
broken above the wrist.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

The Adams Express Company,
which operates over the Burling-
ton, has opened an office in Mex
leo. VIM. Jackman has charge.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

w. G. Gamble, rural mail car
rier, fell from step ladder the
other day and sustained a broken
rib.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

DIR. II. A. Greer, north Of Mex
leo, recently sold to p. s. Smell of
Texas four fine hogs for 5000.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

This new Russian commander
General Grippenberg, whom the
Gar is sending to the front
hasn't he an ice name to begin the
winter with.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
NUMBER so

Lee Fisher of Elgin, Oregon, is
friends in Mexico and To-
cality.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

Born, last Thursday, to Mr..
and Mrs. G. r. Brown, who live
west of Mexico, a daughter.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

Mr.. and Mrs. John Howard of
Great Falls, Mont, are visiting
S. S. Howard and family here.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-09-29
Pearl Buttons DESTROYED.

American destroys annually IT,
100000 gross of pearl buttons" said
J. II. Robinson of Omaha, Neb., who
is engaged In the manufacture of that
article Of commerce. There are in
the United States about fifty factories
that turn out daily 1000 gross of but
tons at least. should not be sur
prised If the average is larger than
that, but | am sure the figure is the
inside What becomes Of them is an
other question. Some people save but
tons with the same zeal that a miser
saves coins, and so the consumption of
17500,O00 year must arise from the
careless classes who lose or throw
them away when they come off their
garments. The industry is rapidly
growing, and the demand for the prod
uct Is such that all the manufacturers
are kept busy with their orders. 1t
is within the last dozen years that the
industry Of making pearl buttons from
mussel shells has become prominent
among the enterprises of the inland
rivers, but at coast cities the process
Is an old one. The increase in the
number Of ready-made garments that
are sold is partly responsible for the
increase In the button industry. When
shirts and other garments are bought
ready made there is little use to save
the buttons, but In the olden days,
when the articles were made at home,
1t meant something to save the but
tons from the old clothes. louisville
Courier journal.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-09-29
Complied with the Law.

In Chicago are certain boulevards
set apart for the use of pleasure We
hicles only, from which all wheeled
appliances which appear to be used for
toll or profit are strictly excluded. At
the intersection of two such driveways
one sunny afternoon stood a dapper
little park policeman In a new spring
uniform. He twirled a slender switch
Idly in his white-gloved hands, and
appeared to be making up by an as.
sumption of Importance all that he
lacked In size.
Suddenly, as II he had bobbed up
out of the ground, appeared a gigantic
laborer trundllng a plebeian wheel
barrow. 1t was an empty wheelbar-
row, to be sure, but a wheelbarrow
none the less, which had been used
many time In carrying brick and 9TH
er common things. For a moment the
park policeman was stiff with horror
at this desecraton Of the boulevard.
Then with lordly tread he stepped out
and tapped the workman easily with
the switch
Here, now, my man." he said
None Of that yon know. Only pleas
ure vehicles allowed on the drive
You'll have to go down to the next
street with that barrow"
The workman hesitated q moment
and then grinned broadly.
Pleasure vehicles, ehT' he repeated.
"Well, there" and as easily as a cat
would pick up mouse, he picked up
the policeman and deposited him in the
barrow, "slt you there, then, my boy,
and we'll have a pleasure vehicle all
our own"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-09-29
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.


hOOD hlN EN-.
The postofiice is open daily between a m.
al d p. m; Sunday rom II to O'Clock. Mails
for the East close at IL 10 a. m. $40 p. m and
p. IN. for the West at 2: 40 p. m. ana 9 pm.
ne carriers on r. F. d. routes No. l and No.
leave the postoffice at $3.50 daily Mail leaves
For Mt. Hood, daily at 1900 M; arrives,
l0:2b q. m,
For Chenoweth, Wash, at 7:9O a. m. Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays; arrives same
days at 6p. m.
For Underwood, Wash, at 7:SO a. m. Tues
days Thursdays and Saturdays; arrives same
days at p. m.
For White Salmon, Wash, daily at 2:45 p, m; 1;
arrives at II a. m.
WHITE SALMON.
For Hood River daily at 9 a. M; arrives at
4:45 JPN,
For Husum, Trout Lake and euler, Wash,
daily at 1880 a. m. arrives at II IN.
For Glenwood, Gilmer and Fulda, Wash,
daily at 1880 a. m; arrives at p. m.
For Pinefat and Snowden, Wash, at 1880
q. m. Tuesdays and Saturdays; arrives same
days, l0:30 q. m.
For Bineen, Wash, daily at 4:45 p. M; ar
rives at 8:45 a. m.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-09-29
Judges Pupil Proved Too Apt

A prominent Judge and young law
yer were taking holiday jaunt to-
gether, and having a very jolly time of
1t. One day the younger man said to
his companions:
Judge l wish you would tell me
what 1t is to which you attribute your
very unusual success in the law"
well, don't mind doing so, but 1t
must be on one condition, and that is,
that you agree to pay the rest of my
travelling expenses on this trip"
To an ambitious young fellow of
considerable inherited fortune that
was not too much to do, and so he
agreed.
1T is simply this" said the judge;
Il always make 1t my rule to deny
everything and insist upon proof"
His friend acknowledged the remark
with simple "thank you," and moth
ing further was said about the matter.
The Judge did not limit himself in
his wines and other expenses, and was
running up a pretty bill. When their
stay at that hotel was ended, and they
went to the desk for their accounts,
the judge received his and passed it
along to the younger man with a twin.
kle in his eye.
"Why, what does this meant" he
asked.
"Meanp said the Judge; sit simply
means that you agreed to pay all my
expenses on this trip, and here's my
bill"
Judge" said the other, Il deny ev.
erything and insist upon proof. f."-Phll-
adelphia Ledger.