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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08

Mr.. and Mrs. D. NJ. Price of
this county received lengthy LETT
ter from their old friend, j. E..
Hixon OF Wellington, Ohio, a
short time ago which was duly
appreciated. j. E., with his son,
j. L., were former residents of
Audrain county. Mr.. Price thus
comments on the letter to the Mes
sage. oOur old friend and neigh
Dor is very anxious to locate some
of his friends Of Audrain in that
part of Ohio. AS far as we are
individually concerned Missouri is
good enough for us. Although
born and raised in Ohio, we DOM
mean to kick our natiYe state.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08

The family of j. j. Atkins, re.
siding southwest of Millersburg, is
the largest in Galloway
county, according to the Fulton
Gazette. Mr.. and Mrs. Atkins
are the parents of seventeen chill
dren, fifteen of whom are living.
Ten of the children are yet at
home and five are married, The
youngest is a boy two months old.
During the fall, typhoid fever at
tackled nine members of the fam
lily, seven being sick at one time,
but with careful nursing all re.
covered. Mr.. Atkins is sixty five
years old and Mrs. Atkins is 70 l
ty-nine.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08
FROM OKLAHOMA.
Well Impressed With the Country
Observations on the Way.
Kaw. Oliln.. Jan. 20. 19O6.

Kaw, Okla, Jan. 20, 1906.
EDITOR MESSAGE: Will give a
short sketch of my trip to Oklabo.
ma. left Mexico on the 5:15
Wabash the 1st inst. Got along
fiue until we reached a little place
in Carroll county, l believe they
called it Wakenda. There we were
delayed 30 minutes to wait for the
depot to finish burning. Went on
our way. Arrived at Kansas City
just in time to catch our train.
AS it was night l could not see
much of the city nor the country.
My nephew, Mr.. Denham, took the
Rock Island R. r. and 1 was in a
strange land and people. Arrived
at Kaw about one O'Clock in the
day. My introduction to the place
was five drunk Indians. Mr.. Meier
Shattuck and his daughter, Emma,
met me.
After l left K. G. it was night
until we reached Newton, Kansas.
There we breakfasted and it was
getting light and l could see the
country and the fine wheat fields,
which in places extended as far as
the eye could reach. l saw at n
distance Chilocco, the Indian
school, which was a beautiful
place. l like this country fine.
The principal products are corn,
cattle and hogs. Corn is 30cts,
hogs 81 90. Cattle and hogs are
high. believe, too, Mr.. S. did
say there was field of 1900 acres
of wheat about five miles from
here. Wheat is worth 80 cents,
We have had three days cold
enough to freeze here, and since
then it is like spring and some art
ploughing.
Mr.. Shattuck is some older il
years but his fingers are nimble OIL
the violin and my sister, Carrie
Carrie Sumner as she used to bo
= known in Audrain-or thei
daughter, Emma, one, plays oil
the organ. All of us went to
musical entertainment at one o
the neighbours one eve. They ha,
two violins and an organ, and i
was just grand. As the old SOM
says, it made me think of the goOl
old times before my hair was gray
Saw one field of 400 acres o
, corn in the shock. Saw 500
= bushels of shocked corn piled o
: the ground in one field.
have not met any MissourianS
Very resp,
: MRS. l. P. DYER.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08

The binder twine plant at JEFF
ferson City is State ownership Of a
public utility, did it ever occur to
you just that wayi But no differ
ence, it seems to be proving a
great success. Senator M. r. K
BiRgs Of Farber, this county, was
the author of the bill in
the Legislature that established
the binder twine plant. Speaking
Of what the binder twine plant is
doing the Republican. Review says;
Forty eonvicts are employed in the
manufacture Of this twine, and the
only cost, added TO the cost Of
manufacturing the twine, is the
keep of the eonvicts. Warden
Hall claims that next yeal
this plant should furnish half Of
the twiue used in the State.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08

The Y. M. G. U. of Mexico met
tor the first time in their reading
room last Thursday night. Twenty
six new members were received. A
resolution was laid on the table to
organize into a Young Mems
Christian Association, pending the
application for a charter. This
company of young men had very
humble beginning about a year
ago, hut it's membership is now
near 100. They are having rooms
fitted up for gymnasium, reading
room and bath room, AT the next
regular meeting it is expected to
form the new organization. The
Mexico Y. M. c. A. has a great
future and great opportunities be-
fore it.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08

BY the way, a little morallzlng
right here may not be out of the
way. Not every fellow given
chance, as was Anderson, will take
it. They either haven't the will
or are determined to go hellward,
no difference what happens.
But we like this idea of Judge
Barnett's--of paroling prisoners,
giving them a chance to get up in
the world again. They all won't
break the parole.
1t is going a little from home" F"
but we conclude here by quoting
the following from recent issue
of the New York Herald; it is
about Missouri and Missourians
and should interest all our read
ers:
Out in Missouri~the Governor OF
the State, a police court Judge and
a Grand Jury investigator are re-
forming hundreds of drunkards ev-
cry day by compelling them to
sign temperance pledges backed by
the authority of the law to punish
them with prison sentences if they
violate their obligations to keep
sober.
Men have been liberated from
the penitentiary on the condition
that they abstain from drink; po
lice court defendants have beer
permitted to retain their libert!
without the blemish of conviction
upon signing a temperance pledge
and the grand juries have refused
to return indictments against mel
who bind themselves to drink NJ
more. The experiment of politi
cal reform which started less thai
four years ago has taken sucl
deep root and its practical benefit
have been so far reaching that di;
cerning men have reached the con
clusion that if a State can be re
? formed thru the influences of law
! bibulous individual may be save
from himself and for his family b
I the same agency.
The Sunday "Gd'' has decrease
the total of crime twenty per Gel
: in the three principal cities {
/, Missouri. The records of the pr
+ lice courts of st. Louis for the fl
cal year ending prior to the el
foreement of Sunday closing shov
that more than twelve thousar
u persons were arrested for beir
drunk aud disorderly and eausir
i disturbances in the streets. Car
a fully complied statistics prove th
y eighty per cent of the conyicts
!, the Missouri penitentiary owe the
u downfall directly or indirectly
Is drink.
Two years and a half ago Jud
William jefferson Pollard was a
- pointed police magistrate by May
~ Rolla Wells for the Second distri
70 of the city of st, Louis. Day {
- S ter day his docket was filled wi
"a the names of defendants who h
It been arrested for intoxication a
!" petty crimes they had commit
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08
WITHOUT MONEY.
The C. s. A. Interested in Good
Dirt Roads as Well as Railroads

The MESSAGE prints the follow
ing, which will be of interest to
any farmer of Audrain county:
The list of stops for the Only
Way" Good Roads Special aud the
dates scheduled for the addresses
by Mr.. ID. Ward King has been
made up. 1t will adhere to the
following schedule. barring unfore.
seen occurrences:
February %, Mexico, Mo; Feb,
%, Marshall; February "a, Hig-
ginsville.
It is a source of deep regret that
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08

o. F. Clark has withdrawn the
suit for divorce against his wife.
The wife has returned from Kan
sas City and the couple are living
together again.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08

j. r. Marshall has been ap'
pointed by the Mexico City Coun-
Gil to fill out the unexpired time Of
night watch j. D. Sims who re-
signed to take a place as guard at
the State prison.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08

Rev. Leroy Hatchett o. Martins
burg, who is quite old, was injured
by the cars at Louisiana and sued
the railroad for damages. He was
given judgment by consent in the
Circuit Court for $135, the rail-
road also paying the costs.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08

The new $4,000 hotel at Van
dalia was opened for public busi-
ness last Thursday night, A. Guy,
formerly of this city, is proprie-
tor. Mrs. W. D. Campbell and
children, Irene and Floyd, Of
Mexico, attended the banquet.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08

Bishop e. R. Hendrix will de-
liver an address at the Mexico
Methodist church Feb. 25th. He
is one of the best orators
in the United States and all
should make arrangements to hear
him.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08

Fred TCmpkins was here from
Middletown this week. He says
his father, Uncle" John Tomp-
kins, who was stricken with pa
ralysis a few weeks ago, is much
better-has good health in other
respects.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08

The MESSAGE editor is in re-
ceipt of a pair of jack rabbit ears,
sent us thru Mrs. 1. P. Dyer by
our old friend Of other days, Mr..
Meier Shattuck, of Kaw City,
Oklahoma. Meier Shattuck is
we'll remembered by the old set
lers of Audrain; he used to play
the fiddle at all the country
dances. He still plays and is as
young hearted as of yore.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08

J.J. Steele and wife of Mexico
went over to Granville, Monroe
county, to be at the bedside Of Ed
gar Steele, who was seriously i'll.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08

Lon GOWN aud sister, Mrs. Jas.
Pitt, of Apache, Oklahoma, after
visiting relatives at Mexico aud
Farber, have returned home. They
were called here by the recent
death of their father, Mr.. ]. c.
GOWN.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08

Rev. 4. j. Ferrell, "a years of
age, a we'll known Methodist
preacher, formerly located at
Wellsville, died at Kansas City
last week of pneumonia.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08

Sims, the little son Of Hardin
Rixey, was afflicted with the
whooping cough aud last week he
took with typhoid fever.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08

w. Allen Of Rush Hill paid this
Office a pleasant call last Saturday.
He gets the MESSAGE in his home.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08

Julia Lee was granted divorce
from her husband, Luther Lee.
She charged cruelty and desertion.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08

In the Circuit Court, Wilburn
vs. Wabash r. r.; verdict for
plaintiff for $215.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08

R. R. Arnold went over to Paris
last week to attend the funeral of
Judge D. II. Moss.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08

Ray Landrum, Of Laddonia,
thinks Of locating in Auxvasse to
follow his trade Of painting.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08

James Canada, western part Of
the eOrnty. iS at bot Springs for
the benefit Of his health.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-02-08
GETS TWO YEARS.
Accused of Stealing Fowls, Goes to
the Pen.

Jefferson City, Jan. 3l.-Jack
Mcclure of Audrain county is to
serve two years in the penitentiary
for stealing one turkey and twen-
ty-fiye chickens. The case was
filed in Audrain county where the
defendant was convicted and SEN
fenced to two years in the peniten-
tiary. On appeal the supreme
court today affirmed that sentence.
Mcclure was taken to the peni-
tentiary last Thursday. He has
been lying in the Mexico Jail since
his trial about a year ago. 1t will
be remembered that Mcclure was
suspicioned of going to Lee Stew
arts hen house, on his farm east
of Mexico, and carrying away some
chickens and turkeys. There had
been a light snow that night aud
McGuire was tracked from the
chicken house part of the way tC
Mexico.
The Washington times., 1906-12-14
SHAW
ACCUSES BANKS
Of BEING JEALOUS
Tells House Committee
Defects of Plan to Re-
form Currency.

Leslie NJ. Shaw, Secretary OF the
Treasury. took Out his little pad and
pencil and put on his glasses this morn
ing and told the House Committee on
Banking and Currency a lot OF interest
ing things about the American Bankers
Associations plan FOR elastic and credit
-currency, now before the committee.
This plan is all right in it's way"
said Mr.. Shaw, but IL doesn't 20 far
enough 1t is in many respects made
quate. If the committee cannot hit on
any other plan. however, Il would be
Well 10 adopt this II viii help some.
THE great objection is that 1t is in
adequate. Why. I. as Secretary OF the
Treasury working overnight without
anybody knowing about IL, can do more
contracting than this does"
After pointing out various technical
defects in the plan. Mr.. Shaw said the
lack of cooperation among the banks
OF this country is most deplorable. and
agreed with the sentiment that there Is
more jealousy among the New York
banks than IN any other place IN this
country.
MANY have urged" " he said. s.the ad-
visibility of one great central bank con
rOIllng all the other national banks
But for this central bank you would
have 70 have a board OF directors who
would want TO sit around the table and
give edVica
advice. by the way, is easy to get
Plenty OF IL. and OF the best. is forced
on me frequently
Now. these directors would have ONT
siue interests, and 1 would rather have
tne matter intrusted TO a Secretary OF
the Treasury, even II he was an ass
Inan 70 such bOaEd Of directors with
other interests"
The Washington times., 1906-12-14
CARNEGIE'S BOSS
IS LAID TO REST
Funeral Services for Man
Whom IronmaSter Served
as Messenger.

Funeral services for John Howard
Larcombe. the retired Pension Office
clerk who died Wednesday night In his
home at Beltsvilie, Md. We're held at
il o'clock this morning IN his home and
at o'clock this afternoon in Rock Creek
Parish Hall
Mr.. Larcombe was eighty-six years
old. Andrew Carnegie was once his
messenger. This was many years ago,
when Mr.. LaTcombe was an operator In
a Pittsburg telegraph office.
When Mr.. Larcombe's salary was -e-
duced to $500 because OF his advanced
age and Prof J. Fraise Richards. q
friend OF Mr.. Lareorabe. wrote TO Mr.
Carnegie that his ''Old boss had been
reduced. Mr.. Carnegie wrote back tnat
when Mr.. L.arcombe could no longer
work MS former messenger would pro
vide for him.
When Mr.. LarcOmbe retired Mr. Car
negie furnished fund equal 10 that
OF the salary the veteran clerk was then
receiving. and Mr.. Larcombe lived COM
fOrtably at home until his death
The Washington times., 1906-12-14
MEDlCOS IN SESSION
TALK ON ARMY BILL

The second session Of the committee
on medical legislation and the national
legislative council OF the American Med
teal Association was held this morning
In the New Willard. Senator Hepburn
Representative Samuels. Representative
Barchfeld and DR.. Burton, representa-
tive-at-large for Delaware. were the
principal speakers. Representative Long
worth, who was 70 have addressed the
meeting. did not attend.
Twenty-siX States were represented IN
the meeting this morning
The council viii formally call upon
Speaker Cannon this afternoon to ask
an early hearing for the army medical
bill.
The Washington times., 1906-12-14
Mass of Flame
EnVelOpS Body
After Explosion

One man was killed and another
painfully injured as the result Of
throwing gasolene on a wood fire In a
house at Brick Haven, Va. early this
morning
With almost every inch OF flesh on
his body burned and charred, Edward
III. Redman. forty-fiVe years old. was
brought 10 the Emergency Hospital IN
a wagon this morning. where ne died
shortly before l O'Clock. Wiley Gaines.
colOred, was brought 20 the hospital
shortly afterward suffering from painful
burns 10 his right leg and foot.
The two men were building a fire in
stove at Gaines home. The wood
was green. and instead OF burning only
siZzied and smoked. Taking a can OF
g1so'ene. Redman threw the contents on
the fire. There was an explosion, and
Redman found that his clothing was a
mas5 OF flame. Before the blaze was
extinruished his clothes had been
burned from his person. and his body
charred.
The building caught fire. and in smoth-
ering the flames Gaines clothes also
took fire. He was not seriously burned.
Times Want Ads Bring Results.
The Washington times., 1906-12-14
COMMANDER BROWN
DIES IN HOSPITAL

Commander Robert NJ. G. Brown, u.
5 N, retired, one of the best known
and most popular naval officers resid-
ing in this city. died at $50 O'Clock this
morning at Garfield Hospital, after a
lingering illness.
He had resided at Stoneleigh Court for
some time with Mrs. Brown. who Is a
daughter OF Former Senator Henry c.
Davis OF West Virginia. and had been
in poor health for a year or more. He
had been at the hospital since early In
September. and the last few weeks he
had gradually declined till death be-
came imminent For two days death
had been expected at almost any mo-
ment.
Commander Brown became disttng-
uished particularly because OF his ex-
perience in the terrible hurricane that
swept over Samoa. IN 1889. He barely
escaped destruction when his ship, the
Trenton. went down with several other
ships. He served as a volunteer officer
in the Spanish-AmeTicaE war. after
having been placed on the retired list
Commander Brown was born at King
wood. W Va. December g. iS47, and
was appointed a midshipman in the
Navy from that State. July z 1864 He
was promoted to ensign In April, 1853;
master. July. 1870: lieutenant, December,
1879; lieutenant commander, April, 1893,
and transferred 10 the retired list, De-
cember 6, 1884. During the Spanish
American war. he served at the Nor
folk Navy Yard. from April 3. 1888. to
October II. OF that year. He was COM
missioned a commander on the retired
list or the Navy from March 90 1902,
since which time he resided principally
in this city, although he spent most OF
his summers In West Virginia,
The Washington times., 1906-12-14
INCREASED PAY
FOR SPEAKER AND
VICE PRESIDENT

Representative Littauer began this
afternoon TO offer his amendments 10
the legislative, executive. and judicial
appropriation bill, raising the salaries
Of the Speaker or the House. the Vice
President. the Senators. and the Repre-
sentatiVes.
His first amendment was 70 increase
the pay OF the Speaker or the House
and the Vice President from 5000 to
Sl[VO9 per annum. which was adopted by
a standing vote Of 2l4 ayes to 81 NAYS
The Washington times., 1906-12-14
EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES
CLOSE THEIR EVIDENCE

With the hearing of Susie White, OF
II47 Oregon avenue. an employment
agent whose license has been held up
pending an Inquiry into her general
character, the District Commissioners
practically completed the taking Of de-
fensive statements from TIE employ
ment agents who Were charged with
procuring young women for disorderly
houses. and viii probably decide def
niteiy tomorrow upon the number OF
employment agency licenses TO be
granted.
The Washington times., 1906-12-14
HEAR EXPERT TESTIMONY
ON WHISKY MAKING

Expect testimony on whisky and its
manufacture Is being introduced in the
Police Court today In the case Of the
United states against the Elias Ran
Liquor Company for an alleged VIOLA
ton or the trademark and label laws
The complainant I'm the case is the
wilson Distllling Company, which
claims that Ran has been selling =
compound OF spirits under the name Of
the whisky manufactured by the former
The Washington times., 1906-12-14
DAVID ]. EVANS BURIED
IN ARLINGTON CEMETERY

The funeral OF David j. Evans. a clerk
in the Navy Deartment, who died yes
terday at the George Washington Uni
versity Hospital. was held at 1880 O'Clock
this afternoon from the undertaking
establishment OF J. R Wright 1887
Tenth street northwest. The services
were under the auspices OF the Grand
Army OF the Republic Iuterment was
In Arlington Cemetery
A wife, living In this city, and two
daughters. living in Philadelphia, sur
vive him.
The Washington times., 1906-12-14

William left her lying on the floor
and went 10 notify her husband. When
he arrived the woman had closed the
bathroom door. and turned on the gas.
1t was the third attempt she had made
10 end her life in this manner within
few weeks.
When her husband arrived he immed-
lately summoned a physician. but medi-
cal assistance was not necessary.
The Washington times., 1906-12-14
Woman Tries Suicide,
Using Rope and Gas

Annie Marcus, colored. twenty-one
years old. wife OF the janitor at the
Darlington apartments, 149 A street
northeast, was found hanging this morn
ing with rope around her neck from
steam pipe In the bath room IN the
basement. She was found by her BROTH
er-in-law, William Marcus. who cut her
down before she had become uncOn-
sicous.
The Washington times., 1906-12-14
TOM WATSON ISSUES
HIS OWN MAGAZINE

NEW YORK. Dec. 1a.-Tom Watson Is
ont with a new magazine. IL is called
Watson's Jefferst nian Magazine
There Is another publication bearing
the Populist leaders name. 1t is Tom
Watson's Magazine, but IL has nothing
OF Tom WRtscn's but his name.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-02
CHAUFFEURS STILL
 IN HOSTILE MOOD
ELECTRIC VEHICLES ARE AT PACKED IN NEW YORK AND IN SOME CASES POLICE HAVE TO BE VIGOROUS.

New York, November 1.-rhere is no settlement in sight of the trouble be- tween the New York Transportation com pany and It's striking chauneurs and prac- tically all the companys automobiles are still tied up.
 Strike sympathizers surrounded an elec- tric vehicle in front of the Women's Pro fessional league, on West Forty-nnth street, this afternoon and stoned the chauffeur, in the belief that he was U strikebreaker. In the cab at the time was Miss Bessie Glenn Buchanan a writer of Pittsburg.
 Among those in the crowd was Ar mold Daly, the actor. He pushed his way through the crowd and begged the men throwing stones to desist. as there was a woman In the cab. They at once as- sumed an apoogetic air, and scattered when policeman appeared.
 A riot in which about 500 striking ehauf- feurs and persons who sympathize with their cause, participated, occurred at Eighth avenue and Thirty-sixth street tonight About a hundred policemen were required to quell it. Many of the police men had their helmets and uniforms ruined Roundsman Dunn was struck on the head by stones hurled by rioters and seriously injured.
 The police declare that the trouble was started by q young woman, who urged the crowd standing in the street 10 break up the police protection of passing automobile. belonging to the New York Transportation companq. By viz orous use of their night sticks the police finally drove the rioters from the neigh lnrhnnd
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-02
FOUR KILLED IN
 PITCHED BATTLE
TWO OFFICERS, A MEMBER OF THE POSSE AND ONE ROBBER MEET DEATH IN ENCOUNTER IN WASHINGTON STATE.

Spokane. Wash. November 1.-Four men are dead as a t4a.a of a battle late yesterday near Kennewiek Washington between officers and two men who had robbed two stores in Kennewick.
 The dead:
 Michael Glover, marshal of Iennewick, killed instantly.
 Jacob Lake, ex-convict, instantly killed.
 Joe Holzer deputy sheriff.
 Frank Perry, member of posse, ac cidentaly shot in stomach by a deputy sheriff.
 The remaining robber is a youth of IS years, giving his name as Robert Layton. Marshal Glover and Lake, the ex-convict. were killed during the battle. Holzer and Perry died today. Holzer and McNeil were both shot by the young bandit now under arrest who fired four times at close range at Harris Roseman, citizen. but missed the latter.