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Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27
AGAINST ROCK ROADS
Kendall Thinks Some
body Has an AK to
Grind-The Auto an
Issue.

EDITOR MESSAGE: We have had
the great Road Meeting, aud what
have we learnedl We can clearly
read between the lines, that some
of the advocates present, had an
ak to grind; from the bait that
they threw out to the dsar farmer,
they expected him to grab the
hook aud take cork, line aud all,
but from the size of the crowd, it
would seem that the farmers are
not so much interested in road
building as some other people are.
We see in the cities that the
owners of automobiles have organ
lied clubs, and are doing all that
they can to get the country roads
put in shape. This being true,
the farmers who oppose the run
nine of the red devils on the coun-
try roads are not encouraged very
much, as they would rather have
the mud, than to have the red
devil, ia fact, many of them,
only feel safe to go on the roads
when the mud is deep, and the
machine can't run.
From the following clipping
from the Post Dispatch, and many
other such eecapades, it would
seem but right for the country
people to object to the auto run
Mug on the country roads where
there is so much danger:
LEAPED IN RUNAWAY,
Four residents of Kirkwood,
riding in two-s seated open car
riage between Manchester and
Valley Park, were injured Sunday
afternoon when they jumped from
the vehicle after the team bad been
scared by all automobile and had
become unmanageable. George
Hays WINS driving aud Will A.
Hanna and Miss Pidgie Hanna
were with him. They all live al
KirkwOod
They were about Il mile North OF
Valley Park when they met a
large red touring car, going al
high speed. The horses plunged
forward aud broke the tongue
The occupants OF the carriage then
leuped out aud all were painfully
bruised, tho noue was seriously i'll
jured except Hays, whose left an
| kle was broken. The team TAI
half mile down the road anC
there was stopped.
The occupants of the auto diC
not stop and their identity is un
known.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27

Roosevelt did right in dismiss
ing those negro soldiers down in
Texas. Three or four of those
fellows are murderers and the rest
of the gang are shielding them.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27

The editors of this county will
hold meeting at the Hoxsey HO-
tel in Ibis city this afternoon with
the view of organizing.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27

Judge Kendall thinks the good
roads advOcates--at least some of
them-have an AK to grind The
auto is Que Of the big issues.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27

Perry seems to be having some
serious trouble in getting the right
of way for s. l.. Robinson's elec
trio railroad into that city. Mr..
Robinson says he will begin work
on the road in the spring.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27

New Sunday rates via The DULY
Way beginning Sunday, Jau 9Th,
1907. The Chicago & Alton r.,
R. viii sell Sunday round trip
tickets at all stations to all alta
tiOns within a distance % 100
miles at rate Of ons fare. Return
limited to date sold. For further
particulars address
p. f. MATHEWS.
Ticket Agent. Mexico No
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27


The State Poultry Show at Jack
sou, Mo, was the biggest in the
history of tbs .nssociatlnu. Repre-:
sentatives there llUm all parts of
the State. This paper last week
mentioned w. Ii. Turner's and
Joe Moore's prizes won on fine
birds shown there. We learn that
Mexico stands at the top notch to
get the. next show if a hall large
enough can be secured. We have
u chance TO get the show perma.
nently if certain condition are met.
The show is getting big and is go
lug to establish permanent meet
lug place. Let's get together and
make it Mexico. The poultry bus
mess in Que of the biggest things
extant; every farmer and house
wife is interested in it. Bring the
State Poultry show to Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27
THURSDAY, DEC. 81, 1906

Let's spend a million or SO for
good roads in Missouri A five
million dollar capitol building
eau wait.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27
MEXICO,
SEE US

Il You want to buy. sell, rent or
exchange your propertyi
If you want good and safe Fire
and Tornado Insurance;
II you want to borrow money
at a low rate of interest;
II you want a bargain'in Texas
lands of rich, productive. sandy
loan soil; good markets; excellent
r. r. facilities; low taxes; good
free schools; ideal climate; album
dance of pure, free stone water;
varied crops; fine churches; nat
ural resources.
Brset Building. Phone ISL
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27

Mr. aud Mrs. Scott Hamilton
entertained their children Christ.
mas day.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27

DIR. w. F. Traughber, Ostheop.
Othist, will be found in his Office,
east Of postoffice, every day ex-
Cept Monday and Friday after
moons. Treats acute and chronic
cases. Calls answered day or
night. Office hours 8 n. m. to 5
p. IN. Phone 355.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27

The newspapers should charge
legal rates for publications which
are required by law. The law fixes
these rates. They should not be
cut; the public official never cuts
his salary-the law fixes the sala
- ~ rate too. -
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27

The editors get no tickets
or passes over the railroads in
exchange for advertising here
after. Well, we're not griev-
ing over it much: the rail-
roads always got moue out Of
us anyway than we ever got
. out of them. 4. ." 80.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27
BENTON CITY.


Finley Johnson is in st. Louis.
John McElroy of Bowling
Green is visiting Frank aud Robt.
Mcclure.
Mrs. Edgar WoodsOu aud sou
returned to her home in East st.
Louis Friday.
MIR. aud Mrs. q. g. Thompso n
are now domiciled in their hand
some new residence.
Rene uildebraudt and family
have returned from Lawton, Okla.
homa. They seem glad to get
back to old Missouri.
Burn. to Mr.. aud Mrs Gro.
Precht TN Dee. 10th, a niue pound
daughter.
Johnson, DowelI u Rnmaus
shipped ii load of stock to st.
Louis Monday night.
Ernest Bane and wife are visit
ing the formers parents south of
town. Mr.. Bane will go West to
locate permanently.
Our public school will have a
tree aud entertainment Christmas
We night Admission will be at
the door for the benefit of the Ii
brary.
Miss Virginia Brockman of Cen.
iraliatia is spending the holidays
with Miss Nell Cohoon.
Mrs Jane Barnes is visiting hsl
daughter at MOberly.
Mrs. Ada Painter is visiting rel,
atiyes in ST. Louis.
Miss Carrie Kellrrhals aud sis
ter, Mrs. Bert Waddiuglon. ar,
visiting relatives in Illinois.
The ladies Of he Presbyterian
church will give II super herr
Thursday evening.
Misses Nell Cohoun. Virgimi,
Brockman aud Ella lIiliebraud
were shopping in Mrxiro Monday
Our public school realized $2I
10 out Of their tree aud entertain
ment Christmas eve.
Mrs. Alderman Of MartinsburI
is visiting here.
Mrs. John Watkins returne,
last week from St. Louis wher
she visited her brother who is i'll
There will be preaching at tn
Baptist church next Sunday.
/
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27
BruttBulldlnt.
Phone lsl

Money to loan on real estate Sc
curity.. j. w. Howell.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27
Wlntsr ToaFIsl 80

Winter Tourist Rates
During the winter season l0O6.
1907. the Chicago & Alton will
have N effect ioW round trip rates
70 Alabama Floridn Georgia.
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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-13
WELLS VALLEY.

Mrs. Owens, of Virginia, is Wis
itlng relatives and friends in this
place.
Will Haffly and wife, of Hope,
well, spent several days with the
latter's mother, Mrs. Rebecca
Horton, during the past week.
Harry Baumgardner has re.
turned home from Washington,
d. c., where he has spent the past
nine months IN the Bliss Electri.
cal school.
Quite a number of our people
attended the Sunday School Con.
ventlon at Hustontown last week.
Marjorie Sipe returned home
last Saturday from Rockhlll, Hunt.
lngdon county, where she had
b zen attending school.
A. S. Greenland, who has not
been able to walk for some time
on account of badly spralned
ankle, IS slowly improving.
Rev. H. X. Ash and family of
Three Springs, are spending a
couple of weeks among their par
ishoners in this community.
Children's day service at the
Pine Grove M. r. church on Sun
day evening, June 18th,
The Children's Day service al
the Presbyterian church on Sun
day evening last was very enter
tainlng, and reflected much credit
on the committee in charge.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-13

o'clock in the afternoon of the
same day in McConnellsburg. he
was installed pastor of the church
at that place.
DR.. West was installed as pas
tor of these two churches June
27, 1900, and served them until
the first of Decem Der, 1904. The
pastoral relation having been
dissolved at his own requ est, he
retired, and the churches were
served by supplies" during the
six months following. AT the
meeting in the spring, OF 1905,
presbytery was asked to send DR..
West as "stated supply" which
was done, and the same action
was taken in the fall of 1905.
In the spring of 1906, DR.. West,
through the earnest solicitation
of the respective congregations
consented to accept call to be.
come their regular pastor again,
and hence, he was installed the
second time IN these churches
last Saturday.
While the Reverend Doctor has
passed his fourscore years in life
and has been IN active ministerial
work more than half a century,
he is possessed of the mental and
physical vigor of one much young
er in years, and it is earnestly
hoped that his life and health may
be spared, and that he may serve
these congregations many years,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-13
NEEDMORE.

A very heavy wind storm pass
ed through here Sunday evening.
J. b. Runyan and son Russell,
of McConnellsburg, were the
guests of the formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Runyan, last
Sunday.
Ed. Arlie Garland, wife, and
little daughter Pearl, of Fort
Royal, Va, are visiting among
friends here.
Harvey Snyder attended a
meeting at Great Cacapon, w.
Va, last Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. A. Runyan, Mrs. j. D..
Mellott, and Mrs. A. It. Wink, are
all on the sick list
Wesley Mckee, wife, and son
Leonard, spent Sunday with the
family of Lew Skyles, on Pleas
ant Ridge.
S. L. Weagley, of Upton, Frank
lin county, left here asst Wednes
day with a bunch of very fine
COWS.
Grant Barnhart had the mis-
fortune last weeN to get badly
mashed foot by log rolling on it.
Orpha Snyder went to Harrl-
sonvllle last week to attend Prof.
Griffith S normal school.
DR., Mellott and family made
trip to McConnellsburg and the
Cove, last Saturday, and return
ed on Sunday.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-13
VETERANS PASSING AWAY.
Statistics Sh,w that They are Dying al
the Rapid Rae OF 100 Per Day.

Veterans of the Civil War are
dying at the rate If 100 a day, ac-
cording to the records which are
kept at the Uuited States Pension
Office. The monthly reports for
several months past have shown
the dcejh rate among the old sol
diers 80 be IN brc nelghborhood of
5000 Il month. a report issued
wv G Commissioner Warner shows
tlat during April the total mum
her of deaths If peusioned Civil
Var soldlersard sailors was 3. 1874.
Ftis is the highest death rate for
any month of the present fiscal
year.
Pension Office officials who have
followed the figures closely and
know the tendency of the death
rate are Of the opinion that the
lumber of Civil War pensioners
has reached the maximum ard
that her eafter each succeeding
month will show a decrease At
the end of last month there were
on the rolls 969,673 survivors, a
net decrease of 2,l36 from the
num Der for March.
The number of pensioners of
all classes on the rolls on April
3Oth last year was 967, 806, a de-
crease of ,, 1873 from the number
of the month previous. This rate
ofdecreaseis unusually high. The
total loss to the pension roll dur
ing the month was as follows BY
leath, 4,9l0; by romarriage, 78
minors by limitation, S6; by fail
ure to claim, 36; for other causes,
/ 80. Total, 5,189.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-13
Republican State Convention.

The Stalwart or Penrose wing
of the Republican party held
their State convention at Harris
burg, Wednesday of last week,
and placed the following ticket in
nomination
Governor-Ed WIN S. Stuart,
former mayor of Philadelphia.
Lieutenant Governor-Robert
S. Murphy. Of Johnstown Cam
brla county, who was originally a
candidate for governor.
Auditor General-Robert X.
Young, of WeIisboro, Tloga coun.
ty, a former mem ner of the state
house of representatives.
Secretary of Internal Affairs
Henry Houck, Ct Lebrnou, deputy
superintendent of public lnstruc.
Licn.
With the exception Of the nom-
nation for lieutenant governor,
tor which Murphy was the only
candidate, and was therefore un-
Anmously named, one ballot was
taken on each of the other noml-
nations. The convention was in
session a little less than ii e hours
and the programme as drawn up
by the leaders was carried out
without change and with little
or no friction.
These people have experienced
change of heart during the past
eighteen months, lor in their plat
form they now advocate legisla
ton giving trolley companies the
right to carry freight; favor two
cent passenger rate on steam rail
roads; call for a state commls
sion similar to the interstate com
merce commission, and deal al
great length with other state is
sues, favoring many reforms.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-13
Nuptials.

At four o'clock last Thursday,
June 9TH, q very pretty marriage
was solemnlzed by Rev. S j. Pit
tenger, in the M. e. parsonage,
at Harrisonville, Pa.
The contracting parties were
Oliver l.. Bard and Miss Ne,tie
Mellott, both OF Plea ant Ridge.
Thosepresent were M. @. Bard,
father of the groom; Sherman
Bard, brother; jessie Bard, sis
ter, and Mrs. S. j. Pittenger.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-13
Making Money From Bees.

The business Of bee keeping,
according to a writer in the New
Idea Woman's Magazine for July,
is 'lIght, fascinating and pleas
ant. +" Ia fact, as the bees do the
work. it seems that this occupa-
ton is the nearest that there is
to having a mum ber of good IN
vestments with certain dividends.
"The initial outlay says this
writcr, "ma. be very small; tif-
teen dollars Will secure modern
ne, a colony Of good Italian bees,
with a queen, and all Of the nee
'Ssary ACCESSORIES. AS soon as a
title experience has been gained,
the aplary may be built up by
adding nuclei "a few hundred
working bees) togethec with new
queens at intervals at the cost of
few dollars. The natural IN.
crease will then result in an aplary
Of fifty or me hundred &C lo1ies
in few years. "
Many good suggestions are
given to those desiring to add to
their income by this charming In
dustry. 1t appears that the time
to begin the business of bee.keep-
ing is during the summer months,
and "tbere will he little to do eX.
cept to watch the bees at their
work and become as familiar as
possible with Their habits. y One
duty Of the keeper, however, is to
protect the bees as far as posi-
BILE from their insect enemies,
brush away the SPIDERS web,
craftily woven near the hive en-
trance, as well as to drive off the
bold ant who is stantly rob-
bing the bee of her honey" Par.
ticularly for women, who desire
to earn a modest income for them
selves in the country, is bee keep
| ing recommended as an idea
out door occupation.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-13
A Wild Cat Chased.

Last Thursday evening, as Lu-
ther Grove was coming from Fort
Llttleton to Clear Ridge, between
Plum Hollow and Plney Hill, he
saw wild cat. Knowing that T.
E. Fleming always kept some
hunting hounds, Luther put his
horse under the whip, and soon
reached Flemlng's, but found no
one at home, but the two little
boys, Lloyd and David Fleming.
He told them what he had seen,
aud boys wasted no time IN ges-
ting the hunting dogs loosed, and
were soon on their way TO Plum
Hollow. AS the boys were of too
tender an age to venture far in
the woods after dark, they stop.
ped and asked ellison Kerlin to 60
along, which he did. Well, it is
not necessary to say that the
boys had very lively hunt The
dogs succeeded In killing one
wild cat, and gave another a hard
fight One of the dogs was pret
ty badly used up.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-13
Normal Commencement.

rhe com mmencement exercises
of the Cumberland Valley state
normal school at Shippensburg,
will be held during the week com
mencing Sunday, June "a. The
baccalaureate sermon before the
graduating class will be delivered
by the Rev. William l.. Laurie, ID.
d. LII. d., Bellefonte, on Sunday
evening, June "a, at 9 o'clock,
The address before the gradual
iug class, on commencement dcy
Wednesday, June 27, will be dc
hvered by DR.. Leon Prince, O
Dickinson College, Carlisle,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-13
Installation Of DR.. West.

AS was announced last week.
the committee appointed by pres.
bytery, composed of Rev. Fred
Diehl, of Welsh Run: Rev. James
G Rose, of Mercersburg, and
Rev. Waldo, of Cha bersburg,
came to ornellsburg last Fri.
day evening, and on Saturday
morning. wentto Greenhlll, where
they installed Rev. VIM. A. West,
D. D., pastor of the Greenhill
Presbyterian church, and at 9
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-13
The Railroads Big Stick.

In "The Way OF Railroad with
a Town" IN the June McClure's,
Mr.. Ray Stannard Baker shows
how a common carrier hold up an
entire section of country and says
whether this industry or that
shall prosper, or whether this
class or the other shall be utter
ly driven out of business. Mr..
Baker spent long time tudying
his material for this artlclein Dan
vile, Virginia, which is tapped by
only one railroad, the Southern,
and which on this account is quite
at the mercy of the rate makers.
A comparison is forcefully drawn
between the conditions here and
those in the city of Lynchburg,
slxty.six miles away, which has
plenty of railroad competition.
Mr.. Baker states facts which un-
less backed by statistics might
well arouse lncredulity. For in
stance, fertilizer is shipped from
Chicago to Danvllle at s.. 80 ton,
whereas if 1T went sixty-six miles
further to Lynchburg, the rate
would be only "a. 40. Horses ship
ped from the West can be deliver
ed at Richmond, 141 miles fur
ther, at so much less freight that
vllleshippers have been known
to book their stock all the way
through and then remove 1t by
stealth from the cars as they
stood in the Danville freight yard.
The tragedy of all this lies IN the
fact that Danville has contributed
hundreds of thousands OF dollars
to railroad companies for compe
titlon and is still paying interest
on part OF this money. Mr.. Ba
ker tells how the tobacco.growers
are barely able to struggle along
while certain favored exporters
are given rates which are like fine
iny money. The story of the con
test between the railroad and th,
anti'railroad parties IN tine tow
is OF absorbing interest. Ever,
one who wants to understand tn
Big Stick powers of the rallroa,
should read this sane and forcibl
article.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-13
SALUVlA.

Our farmers are busy cultivat-
ing the corn and ploughlng for
buckwheat.
S. S. Ham, of Webster Mills,
and James Ham, of Saltillo, were
called to Saluvia last week on ac-
count of the serious illness OF
their sister, Mrs. Joseph Everts
Mrs. Anderson, of Wells Val
ley, was a guest in the home OF
William Moore last Sunday.
Ned Mellott had the misfortune
to get his hand badly sawed
while saving shingles al VIM
Foreman's last week.
Roy M. Sires and wife visited
the family of Scott Kegarlse last
Sunday.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-13

Bad as the earthquake was, the
whole country ought to under
stand clearly that San Francisco's
chief disaster was due to the fire.
Thousands, if not millions, of peo-
pie have been asking whether or
not it was going to be at all safe
to rebuild San Francisco, IN view
OF It's liability to what the scienti-
tic men call Seismic disturb
auce." This is really something
like asking whether or not 1T is
worth while to build cities and
towns in Kansas, Iowa, Nebra ska,
and adjacent States, because de-
structive tornadoes from time to
time visit that general region and
do local violence. AS these pag-
es were closing for the press, I'm
mense forest fires were raging in
northern Michigan and IN sec.
tions Of Wisconsin. A number of
villages and towns were said to
have been burned, and the very
considerable city of Escanaba was
reported IN imminent danger.
Flood, drought, fire, earthquake,
volcano, epidemic, tornado, biz
zard, tidal wave, cyclone, mon
soon, hot wave-every section Of
the land, sooner or later, suffers
from some visitation Of nature
that departs so far from the nor
NAL as to cause great suffering
and loss. The powers of nature
are so profound, and the possibil-
ity of some exceptional scourge is
a thing so ever-present, that it is
very hazardous affair to be alive
at all on any square mile OF this
lovely but harassed planet of ours.
The prophet who claims to have
predicted San Franclsco's dlsas-
ter has now affixed the date for
the dreadful calamity that is to
overwhelm New York. The fact
is that California is probably as
safe State to live in as any 9th
er. It's equaole climate and gen.
eral salubrity gives it advantages
which most States do not possess
under the law of averages. OF
San Franclsco's financial los ses,
1t may be roughly guessed that
less than 3 per cent. are due to
the earthquake and more than 95
per cent. to the fire. From "1he
Progress of the World" in the
American Monthly Review of Re
views for June.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-13
James A. Diehl Hurt.

Mr.. James A. Diehl, of Whips
Cove was seriously injured few
days ago. Noticing one of the
big barn doors open, he went out
to close it, and in doing so, he
stepped off the bridge wall and
fell several feet. His back was so
severely spralned in the fall that
he has scarcely been able to move
himself in bed since.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-13
RECENT DEATHS.
John Cooper, of Ayr Township, and Nathan
B. Hanks, of Brush Creek Valley.
JOHN COOPER.

JOHN COOPER.
John Cooper, one of Ayr town
sbip's older. residents, died on
Wednesday OF last week, aged
about 81 years.
Mr.. Cooper was sitting on a
chair conversing with member
of the family, when he suddenly
became dizzy, and fell to the floor,
expiring almost instantly.
He was buried in Union ceme-
terry on Friday.
The deceased is survived by his
wife and the following children !;
Emanuel. George, Ida (wife of
Harry Llnn), Agnes (wife of Ar
thur Saville), and Sadie.
NATHAN b. HANKS.
Nathan B. Hanks, one of the
most widely known citizens of
Brush Greek Valley, this county,
died at his home near En- maville,
on Tuesday afternoon of last
week, after an illness of several
months duration.
The deceased was son of the
laUe William Hanks. He was born
in 1851, aud was aged 55 years.
HIS wife preceded him to the spir-
it world 9 years ago.
Mr.. Hanks was one of the fore
most men of his section, and took
an active part in business, relig-
ious, educational and social af
fairs. He was a progressive and
up-to date farmer and was pos
sessed of considerable means. He
was stockholder and director of
the FIRST National Bank, of Ever
EFT, and was interested in other
enterprises.
In the passing away of Mr..
Hanks, Fulton county loses one
of it's best citizens. He was a
wise counselor and good neigh.
Dor. He is survived by two sons
and two daughters, namely, Will
liam c., Clair. Jennie, and Mrs.
N. p. Barton,
The funeral service was held al
McKendree church Friday morn
ing, and interment made in the
graveyard there.