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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14
sANTA "a

g. w. Sterrett and daughter,
Miss Eva, visited G. S. Trimble
and family a couple of days last
week.
Rev. j. E. Latham, formerly
pastor of South Fork church, but
now working in the interest of
Home Missions, mingled with
friends here a day or two last
week.
Lewis Trlmble who has been at
tending college at Fulton spent a
few days with his parents here
last week.
Mrs. N. A. Dull and daughter,
Mrs. Eva Featherstone of Hanni-
bal, visited friends and relatives
here from Saturday until Monday
Quite a number attended quar-
terly meeting at Victor, Saturday
and Sunday.
Miss Bette Lucas aud Mrs. Jen-
ME Splitter of Virginia have ar
rived and will make an extended
visit with relatives at this place.
Services were we'll attended at
the Christian church last Sunday,
morning and evening. Bro. Rea-
Wis preached two able sermons.
j. E. Fairbain and wife and
baby visited home folks Sunday
and attended preaching. We like
to have Emmett come back, for it
reminds us of the many times we
used to roam oyer the hills and
thru the forests as boys together.
Those were happy days, for we
were free from cares that come
in later years. Wish we could al.
ways be boys together.
Miss Bessie Paris of Hutchinson
visited the family of r. M. Poage
here Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Bailey of Shelbina,
accompanied by her sister, Mrs.
Blanche Culbertson, are visiting
their parents, Uncle" Phil Outs.
enberry and wife.
Preaching at the Methodist
church next Sunday by the pastor
Rev. r. w. Howerton.
The rain that was so eagerly
longed for came in abundance, and
vegetation that seemed so with
cred on account of the drought
has taken on new'life and every
thing promises an abundant har-
vest. Well might we exclaim,
Surely the Lord is good.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14
REREA.

Quite hail storm fell here on Tues
day of last week. Some OF the
stones were as large as hulled wal
nuts. A great damage was done
to the fruit crop.
P. r. Cawthorn has had one
horse very sick of lung fever, but
we are glad to learn that it is much
better.
Will Cawthorn recently made a
short visit to his folks. Being
night operator he doesn't get many
occasions.
Mrs. Marshall who is suffering
from injuries received from fall
is some better. She is at the home
Of her son, Edgar.
In the ball game Saturday be-
tween Long Branch aud Shady
Dell on the latters grounds, Long
Branch was victorious.
We learn that there is going to
be supper at G.. d. Massey's
next Saturday for the benefit of
the Shady Dell nine.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14

Mr.. Stinson's daughter Of Vir-
ginia is here visiting him.
Barton Imam bought several load
of corn from e. l. Cox last week.
Our mail carrier, Chas. Rutter,
had a runaway a few days ago.
However there was no serious re-
suits. Drive them a little harder,
Charlie.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14
SUN RISE

Miss Lena Lowder returned
home for the summer. last Wed
nesday.
Sun Rise school closed Friday
and Miss Carry Baker entertained
her pupils aud five girl friends with
picnic Saturday. Everyone pro.
uunced it a delightful day.
Rev, A. w. Kokendoffer filled
DR.. MOOre's pulpit at Unity, Sun,
day mOrning aud evening, having
IA we'll filled house at both services
MIR. and Mrs. Albert Harrison
visited her people at Montgomery
City over Sunday.
Mrs. Willis secured l25 ehickI
Tout Of her two hundred sgg eapae
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14
MOLINo.

All very much encouraged since
the nice rain.
Oats will be very short. Some
fields beginning to head and are
only 4 or 8 inches high, but other
crops growing fine.
Geo. Baker and sister, Miss
Anna, were guests of Mrs. Felix
Martin Sunday.
Mrs. Rice and two little daugh-
tiers accompanied her husband,
Rev. II. b, Rice, to his appoint.
ment at Mt. Zion at the last meet
ing.
I. j. Dowell delivered a nice
bunch of fat cattle to VIM. Mundy
at Mexico Monday.
Leb Dye sold aud delivered a
nice lot Of fat hogs to VIM. Mundy
Tuesday
In recent letter from j. r,
Shells family in Canada they state
some very discouraging things,
we think. Said it had very recent,
| ~ been showing; again, he could
not use his big steam pillow as be
had expected aud has fallen bach
to the good old way breaking th,
ground with OK teams.
Mt Zion viii have nice lot o
new singing books by next SUNDAY
aud everybody come and hell
learn the new songs.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14
LADD0NIA.

G. A. Wilder has been elected
treasurer of the school board and
j. G. DeLaporte clerk.
j. A. Quick of Farber has NOV
ed his drug stock here and is open
ing up in the Kennen building.
Prof A. s, Faulkner of Wells.
vile is on our streets.
LaddOnia win celebrate the
Glorious Fourth with bigger prep.
aratiOns than ever. We invite
Mexico and the whole county 10
be with as.
The school board has arranged
for lecture course next winter
The programme will be furnished
by the Chicago Lycemu 90.
Capt. r. B. Swift and Theron
Leet are attending the State Prohi.
bition convention 10 session a
CamerOn.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14

j. M. Morris tells the MESSAGE
that he has visited in eight coun-
ties adjoining Audrain recently
and the best crop prospects he saw
were in the vicinity of Ashland,
Boone county. But, Brother,
since the late rain, see the pros
poets brighten in old Audrain.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14

At the Epworth League district
convention held at Montgomery
City last week c. Il. Penn of Mo-
berly was elected president, R. o.
.Triplett of Readsville vice.presi-
dent, Miss Irma johnson of Mex.
leo secretary, and Miss Jessie Fer.
guson of Mokane treasurer. The
next annual meeting will be held
at Wellsville.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14

Joseph Reynolds, northwest of
Mexico, suffered two strokes of
paralysis while in Mexico last Sun
day afternoon. The strokes were
very severe and the second came
near resulting fatally. Later he
was able to be removed to his
home.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14

extremely interesting, so much SO
that the leading agriculturalist Of
Prairie Lea got about half way
home before thinking of his horse
which he had left tied 10 the hitch
LOT.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14
POWELL EoRp

Miss Iona Dowell is home from
her school work.
Robt. Randall and Chas. Powell
sold some fat hogs to Powell and
Mundy at $500.
Mrs. Ellen Mason aud
daughter, Miss Alicia, I. j. Pow
ell and daughter, Miss Ida, aud
granddaughter, Miss Pauline
Powell, left for Kentucky Tuesday
VIM. Mason is in Illinois on
business.
Preaching next Sunday at Sun
Rise, Lunch on the ground.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14

Miss Gladys Doty, daughter of
Thomas Doty, formerly of this
city, won the Washington Uni
versity scholarship at st. Louis
high school lately. She is IL
years of age. The honor she has
won is worth being proud Of.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14

Prof. P. V. Olker, of illinois, is
to lead the band at the M. NJ. A.
next term. The band expects to
give entertainments on the public
square at regular intervals thru the
year.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14

In.the Circuit Court this week
the Prosecuting Attorney filed
amended information in the case
of the State VS.. McFall. charging
murder by producing abortion.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14

Our venerable friend j. v.
FAIRIES celebrated his seth birthday
last Monday. He says he is not
quite as supple as he used to be
and can't jump quite as high. but
he is healthy and hearty, as he has
always been. Mr.. FAIRIES has al
ways been very temperate in his
habits, endeavoring to make his
body a fit dwelling place for the
Good Spirit, as teach the Scrip
lures.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14

New homegrown Irish potatoes
are on the market.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14

Work on the new amphithea ter
at the Fair grounds began this
week. Work on the floral hall, fer
farm products and other displays,
will begin later.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14

Old papers for sale at this Office
Eld. W, Il. Hook Of Mexico Wi
preach at the Christian church IN
Rush Hill at l1o'clock next Sun
day morning
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14

Louis Hubert, of Bean Creek,
called on the MESSAGE Saturday.
He says the timothy and oats
crops in his locality will be the
full average. He has 40 acres of
wheat that he thinks will average
Is or 20 bushels to the acre. Mr..
Hubert has lived in the county "a
years and says he never saw better
crop prospects than the farmers
have in his portion of the county.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14

Farber Bank VS. Q. b. Carroll ct
al, in the Circuit Court. Defend
ants called and in default, judg-
ment for plaintiff for So, TIA ga al
z per cent interest.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14

The County Court holds an ad-
journed term. beginning today.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14
!. F. Matthews, c. & A
Agent, Mexico, Mo.
WABASH RAILROAD.
MEXICO.
Goinn Eaaf.

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No IA Atlantic Exp. 41Oa m
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No 81 Moberly Accom- Sunday
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No 8, K. G. Mail and st. Paul
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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14

ity incubator Matched, last week.
Very good for the first trial.
John Baker and sister attended
Sunday school at Liberty school
house Sunday afternoon.
MIR. and Mrs. Walker Wool.
bridge and Mrs. Chas. Williams
OF Martinsburg were guests of Mr..
John Hofsess aud family recently.
LAnnnMlA
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14

John Fechter, out at Ro wena,
shelled his corn lately aud is SELL
ing it at Centralia at so cents per
bushel.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14

Rev. s. A. Steele, the great
Southern preacher aud former ed
itor of the Epworth Era, preached
at the Mexico Methodist church
last night.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14

Hon. Champ Clark is to lecture
at the Christian church in Mex
leo some evening next month.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14

Miss BERTHE Cordner of Mexico
won a prize in the st. Louis Re.
public's voting contest. The pa.
per published Miss Cordner's pic
ture.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14

r. s. Braden now gets his
MESSAGE by way of Thompson,
r. f. D. No. 1, instead of at Long
Branch, as formerly.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14

The Masons will hold their
tenth annual picnic at New Flor
ence Saturday, June 23rd.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14

Leslie Reid in the Circuit Court
this week plead guilty to the
charge of rape and was sentenced
to two years in the penitentiary.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14

Tie Mexico new fire department
building is to be extended another
story, the extra cost being $765.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14

Mrs. M. A. Poague Of Moberly,
who has relatives in Mexico, is re-
covering from a very severe illness.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14

DIR. Fred Domnitz Of Mexico has
accepted position to lecture in a
medical college in st. Louis this
summer for apost graduate term.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14

P. D. Wilkins, southeast of
Mexico, became very seriously ill
from neuralgia of the stomach last
week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14

John Guthrie is hon' from his
school duties at William Jewell
College.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14

w. H. Fuhrer's team. hitched
to a spring wagon, got away
from him in front Of
Norris & Abbay's store last Fri.
day afternoon aud took a swing at
a furious rate of speed around the
square. The team ran into a
buggy at the hitchrack, smashing
three wheels of the buggy and us
ing it up generally. Nobody in
jured. Mr.. Fuhrer paid for the
smashed-up buggy.
Mr.. E. nj. Hawthorne of Ohio
was here this week to attend the
wedding service of his brother,
Prof. l.. B. Hawthorne, to Miss
Mary Ricketts,. This visiting
brother was a student few years
ago at Perdue University aud was
a member of the foot ball team
The team and a large company Of
spectators took train on the Big
Four one day for neighboriue
city aud their coach was smashed
by fast passenger train, thru o
misunderstanding Of orders. EIev.
en- Of the twelve of the boys were
killed and Mr.. Hawthorne was the
boy to escape. His only mishaI
was a mashed foot. Mr.. Haw.
thoFne is now civil engineer il
Pennsylvania.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14

Mrs. Virginia Bolts, who has
been quite i'll. has about recovered
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-06-14


ence Saturday, June 23rd.
-----------------
Hon. Champ Clark is to lecture
at the Christian church in Mex
leo some evening next month.
Tie Mexico new fire department
building is to be extended another
story, the extra cost being $765.
Mrs, M. A. Poague of Moberly,
who has relatives in Mexico, is re-
covering from very severe illness.
P. D. wilkins, southeast of
Mexico, became very seriously ill
from neuralgia of the stomach last
week.
John Fechter, out at Ro wena.
shelled his corn lately and is SELL
ing it at Centralia at so cents per
bushel.
r. s. Braden now gets his
MESSAGE by way of Thompson,
r. f. D. No. /, instead of at Long
Branch, as formerly.
DIR. Fred Domnitz Of Mexico has
accepted position to lecture in a
medical college in st. Louis this
summer for apost graduate term.
Leslie Reid in the Circuit Court
this week plead guilty to the
charge of rape and was sentenced
to two years in the penitentiary.
Miss BERTHE Cordner of Mexico
won prize in the st. Louis Re-
public's voting contest. The pa
per published Miss Cordner's pic
ture.
Rev. >. A. Steele, the great
Southern preacher aud former ed
itor of the Epworth Era, preached
at the Mexico Methodist church
last night.
Work on the new amphithea ter
at the Fair grounds began this
week. Work on the floral hall, fer
farm products and other displays,
will begin later.
Farber Bank VS. Q. b. Carroll ct
al, in the Circuit Court. Defend
ants called and in default, judg-
ment for plaintiff for So, 774. "a al
z per cent interest.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-10-24

missionary from Livingstonia say
Fifteen years ago the people lived
massed together in stockaded vii
lagos amid filth, clad in skins. not
venturing outside the stockade with
out weapons. Poverty, misery and
slavery were rampant. Last Au-
gust | found there a large brick
church, hospital, workshops and
missionaries homes. The people were
clothed and guns and spears had
vanished" Mrs. ]. B. Robinson
contributed a splendid paper en-
titled "a Mirror of Missions" The
press report for the year was given
and commended. Mrs. Gold spoke
OF the general interest aroused by
the missionary news in the papers,
and said she had received letters
from other states commenting on
the work done here and asking for
further particulars. A rising vote
of thanks was given to THE GAZETTE
and Reveille, and also one to Mrs.
Lusk for her work as reporter. The
adjourned and coffee,
doughnuts and fruit were served.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-10-24
T II = oITY
SHORT ITEMS GAzETTED.

Frank Davidson, the Morgan real
estate rustler, was in the city last
Thursday.
The Granite high school foot ball
team is quoted by the Tribune as
reporting that the Redwood boys
''beat them ALP as entertainers.
Hon. Frank Clague and Attorney
Owens have an appointment at Re-
we're next Saturday night, where
they will address a Republican rally.
Mrs. Moses Sears, a former resi-
dent of this city who has been living
with her daughter at Emmetsburg,
Iowa, Of late, is visiting old friends
here.
Albert Melges was in the city the
early part of last week, having come
down to attend to business matters.
He reported all we'll, and insists
Bemidji is good town for business.
Licenses were issued the past
week for the merging of the for
tunes of Edward A. Gluth and
Helen Goode Of Morgan, and of R.
Sampson and Olivia Kruse of Bel
view.
Fl. M. Isham, who recently re-
turned from a trip to Willmar, re-
ports that the vote on governor is
sure to badly split up on national
ity lines up there, but that on secre-
tary of state the Republican candi-
date will get a big vote.
Mrs. Nancy Mckay, the aged
sister-in-law of Mrs. Gilbert Mckay
of this city, died on the 18th inst,
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Thos. fitzpatrick, in Minneapolis.
Mrs. Mckay was SO pears old, and
was the widow of DIR. J. M. Mckay,
elder brother of the late Gilbert
Mckay Of this city.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-10-24

The GAZETTE three months for 25(
Everybody who could spare tn
time the past week has been due
hunting. The game is UNUSUAL
plentiful in this vicinity.
Edgar D. Stewart, tenant O
one of the Gilfillan farms, died O
the 18th inst and was buried at til
Morton cemetery the Sunday TO
lowing. He left a widow and tw
children.
C. Fred. Thompson will introduc
a scheme for lighting the basemer
of his new store that will be ne
in this city at least. The entil
frontage on Washington street w
be lighted by prismatic glass, e.,
tending inward about five feet, on
level with the pavement. There wi
be lights of the same kind on tn
south and west sides of the building
and c. Fred. declares that if tn
does not give the basement as muc
daylight as the store above he hi
means of further increasing tt
supply. 1t will certainly be the be-
basement location in the city.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-10-24

c.. T. and Mrs. Howard Grove tt
Wabasso last Wednesday, where the
former had a professional engage
ment.
Property owners who have hao
new pavement put in this year will
! be interested in the assessment no.
tees published elsewhere for the
city.
Judge Evansswas called upon last
Wednesday to tie the matrimonial
knot uniting Miss Tena Holznagel OF
Charlestown to- John Schaffer OF
Wanda.
Eggs were selling in the Mime
apolis market last week at 81 cents
per dozen, with the prospect of
higher soarings as the season pro-
crosses.
A decree sof divorce was granted
to Henrietta Schroeder of New Avon
one day last week. The application
was broughtsSfor divorce from Carl
Schroeder on the ground of cruel
and inhuman treatment.
G.. e. Mckay and wife went to
Minneapolis last Saturday, G. E.
having been drawn to serve on the
special grand jury of the U. S.
court. Mrs. Mckay will visit with
her daughter, Mrs. Joe Corbett.
M. w, Hingley and wife were
very pleasantly remembered on the
occasion of their third wedding an
niversarysrecently, at a pleasant little
gathering of relatives and friends.
Misses Rose and Emma Carmichael,
of Valparaiso, tInd,, Mrs. Dickinson
and Miss .. Mate Dickinson were
among the guests who contributed
to the enjoyment of the evening.
Peter Richard of this city settled
with Henry Schmidt of Flora town.
ship last Wednesday, for the steer
sold him some time ago by Jennie
Gates. Richard paid Schmidt S25
for the animal, thus recognizing Mr..
Schmidt's ownership, notwithstand-
ing the finding of the court as here
tofore stated in this paper. This
probably ends the controversy as
we'll as the steer.
Bird Island Union: A gentleman
from Redwoodsscounty has been here
the past week selling county rights
for a cement water tank. He sue
ceeded in disposing of Renville
county to Otto Dobberstein for 5000,
and later sold Kandiyohi and Meek
err counties to the same party for
$500. A sample of the tank has been
made and is on exhibition in the
rear of the Bank of Bird Island.
It looks good, but any farmer could
build one if he was SO disposed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-10-24
SUNDAY TRAIN.

SUNDAY TRAIN.
Leave Sleepy Eye Arrive Redwood Falls
1:4Op.m 1882 D. m.
Leave Redwood Falls Arrive Sleepy Eye
2;37 p. m $3.50 p. m.
DEPARTURES OF TRAINS.
No. 80, daily except Sunday 49,. 11:5O a. m.
For Chicago, ST. Paul Minneapolis, Winona,
and east; also for Tracy Marshall, Water
town, Huron and Pierre. Parlor car, Kasota
to st. Paul and Minneapolis. Sleeper Man
kato to Chicago
No. "a, daily except Sunday 49,. 500 p, m.
Connects at Sleepy Eye with trains east and
west between Waseca and Tracy. Makes
connection with Omaha at Kasota for Sioux
City and Omaha.
ARRIVAL OF TRAINS.
No 81, daily except Sunday -. 11:20 a. m
Connects with new train, No. 5, from east.
No, So, daily except Sunday ...... 4:4O p. m.
FROM Chicago ST. Paul Minneapolis, Winona
and all points east and west.
W. B. KNIsKERN, A. G. JOHNSON,
Gen. Pass. and Ticket Agt, Ger. Agent,
Chicago. Winona, Mimi
w. 8. BRAMMER. Agent. Redwood Falls, MINI