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Osage County Volksblatt. (Westphalia, Mo.) 1896-1917, 1906-12-21

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Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-12
CANT

Some oats sown in this locality.
James Ried has returned from
Mississippi where he spent the
winter improving his farm.
E. j. Sims came in from Arkan-
sas Monday with two car loads of
stock hogs.
John w. Lloyd who has been
confined to his bed for the past
three weeks is convalesce mt.
Mrs. Effie Rosebaugh of Colo
RADIO and Mrs. Stella DAVIS of
Kansas are visiting their father,
W. H. Triplett.
James Loren entertained several
of his young friends with an Oys-
ter supper Saturday night.
j. H. and V. H. Dempsey and
families will not go to Colorado
until August.
Noel aud Mary Edwards who
are attending school in Columbia
visited their parents, MIR, and Mrs,
j. F. Edwards, over Sunday.
A new telephone line running
south from this place is completed
Miss Henrietta Jesse Of OhamI
visited her sister, Mrs. Lizzie
Beatty, Sunday
The friends of Rev. j. g. Crea
sou will regret very much to heal
that be is still in a very serious
condition. He has been confined
to his bed for the past eight weel
at his home in Lathrop, Mo.
Dragging the roads has been tn,
order Of the day, Some few We
have not drug the road along theil
farms but it is hoped that thel
will soon get busy"
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-12
POWELL FORD

People are getting restless on
account of the late spring. No
one has been able to pillow for
oats. Some have made a little
garden.
Miss Kathryn Cook began a
spring term of school in the Sneed
district, last Monday week,
Miss Iona DOwell is guest of
her brother, Jas. DoweIl, aud fam
lily near Benton City.
Miss Pauline Powell spent Sat
urday and Sunday with her cousin,
Velma johnson, of Mexico.
Miss Lena Hamilton of Mexico
was the guest of relatives in thus
vicinity Sunday.
John Sullivan aud family moved
to Mrs. Adams place Monday.
Ed. R. D. Chiun, after an ab.
sence of several months in the
South, will fill his appointment al
Sun Rise next Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-12
MOLINO.

Ed Sharp who has been very i'll
for the last two months is thought
to be some better.
The farmers are getting rather
blue as to getting their oats sown.
Only few have sown, who have
very rolling ground.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clay made a short
visit with DR.. and Mrs. Drake at
Santa Fe Sunday.
The Baptist missionary and aid
society sewed for Mrs. DR.. Flynt
last Saturday. There were about
30 pieces made. They are very
thankful to the friends who came
in and helped them.
The Moline school opened for
the spring term the 2nd of April
with Miss Mary Coakley as teach
err.
Mrs. Theodore Barnes who has
been at the bedside of her brother
near Paris, is home again.
Mrs. Lea Barnes is visiting
friends in Mexico. Will soon start
to Colorado where she will remain
for some time for her health.
Much stock died near here this
winter. The heaviest losers in
sheep and lambs we know of are
Frank DoweIl, James Gilbert anG
John Baker. John Baker 4 heaC
of cattle. 1t is thought they fec
the stock too much wet fodder.
There are four old ladies who
are very ill, all within a short dis,
tance of each other, namely: Mrs
holly of near Long Branch, Mrs
Peck, Mrs Miller and Mrs. Will.
liams. They have all been very
poorly for some time. 1t was hoped
that they would get better as
spring opened, but they remain
unimDroyed.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-12
BEAVER DAM.

Mr.. Bell of Marshall was here
last week aud bought stallion
from Jim Crockett for 1926 aud
one from j. H. Wilkins for $500.
Clay Bruce of Sedalia was here
this week and bought a stallion of
j. H. Wilkins for 5000 and a jack
for $500.
Jim Hickman sold a pair of
mules to G. Fl. Dean for $500.
Hiram Threlkeld is our new road
boss, He will make a good one.
At our school meeting j. II.
billiard was chosen for school di-
rector, and an 8 months school
ordered. The board is Geo. Dean,
VIM. Mcdonald and j. H. billiard
Charley Crockett was on the
sick list last week.
Victor Wayne is just getting
over the measles.
Our Sunday school at Beaver
Dam will be recognized next Sun.
day morning, 18th. You are in.
vited to come and join us.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-12

NEIGHB0RH00D NEWS
SKINNER

A few Of our farmers sowed oats
last week. With such a late sea-
son only a small acreage will be
sown.
w. A, Powell lost valuable
mule colt one day last week.
W. II. DeJarnett lost seven
breeding ewes lately, extra good
natives at that.
.. F. Ellis lost a valuable mare
recently. Got kicked onto a gang
pillow by another horse Was Sc
verely cut about the legs which re-
suited in the death of the animal.
At the annual school meeting at
Lakewood j. w. Holloway was
elected director. A 65c levy on
500 valuation was voted for main.
tenance of school. Also a seven
month term voted.
Tom Showers was elected road
boss in the Gatewood Central Road
District. This district will likely
buy new grader.
Regular meeting at Bethlehem
last Sunday. The pastor, Rev. G.
9. Long of the State University,
was in the pulpit, but on ac.
count of bad roads and inclement
weather no meeting at night.
Here's extending to Russell
Squirting and Miss Bertha Snidow
our best wishes and congratula-
tions. On Wednesday, the 18th,
they will be married. The bride
elect is a school teacher of unusual
talents and is a daughter of Mrs.
Clara D. Snidow, while the groom
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Il. r.
Squirting and a hustling and ex-
emplary young man of many noble
traits. He will continue the pur.
suit Of farming and stock raising.
Glad to state that Thurman
Chapman, son of James Chapman,
is convalescing after severe spell
of appendicitis.
A circulating library is being
consulted and regularly used by
several of the young men and la
dies on Youngs Greek, just north of
here, among whom we mention as
follows: Misses Belle and Mary
McGee, Lutte HALEY and Minnie
Berrey and Messrs. Jim Crawford,
F. l.. McGee and DR.. Bradshaw
and others.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-12
A SERIOUS CHARGE.
A WOman's Dying Statement
Gets DR.. McFall In Deep Trouble.

Mrs. Bertha w. Byars, aged
20 years, died at the home of her
brOther.in.law, @. Byars, south of
Benton City, last Friday morning
She made a dying statement,
accusing DR.. II C.MeFall Of Mex.
leo Of performing an illegal oper-
alton upon her. The statement
was made to her father, Mark l..
Waters, and to DR.. John Stuart,
both of Benton City. Post norton
examination was made Friday af-
ternoon. Mrs. Byars alleged that
in company with her husband, Clar-
ence Byars, they came to this city
March % and went to the Office of
DR.. McFall, where he performed
the operation. She was unable to
complete her journey home and
stopped at the home of her broth
er.in-law, where she died one week
later.
Coroner Paul E. Coil was sum.
moned aud in company with DIR.
E. s. Cave of this city and DR..
Stuart Of Benton City, held a post
norton examination before a jury,
whose verdict was that Mrs.
Clarence Byars came to her death
by an operation to produce an alb
ortion, performed by DR.. H. G.
McFall of Mexico, Mo-" The evil
dence was the dying statement of
Mrs. Byars and testimony by DR..
Stuart, Mark L. Waters, father of
the deceased aud Clarence Byars,
her husband.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-12
BEAN GREEK.

Prof. E, E. Shay has been en-
gagged to teach here again next
winter, which will be his seventh
8-mOnth term at this place. Has
boarded at the Misses GOddard's
all the time, one mile from the
school house. Up to the present
time he has taught 48 months, or
900 days, and has walked a dis
lance of 1920 miles to and from
the school house.
Miss Gertrude Dunkin who has
her 4th term at Hedgedale, Miss
Myrtle Dunkin her 2nd at Dye
both adjoining Bean Creek-and
s. S. Shay who has been offered
his Ord term at jackson, South of
Mexico, have all been pupils at
this school and began teaching on
leaving it. Prof. Shay has won
for himself a warm place in the
hearts of the people here.
II. A. Grier bought a span of
mules Of ]. w Brewer for $3.50,
M. S. Willingham is our newly
elected road overseer, G, E. Rob.
inson having filled the Office with
credit to himself turns it over,
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-12
HigO Prince!

Measuring 16% hands and
weighing about 1900 pounds, is a
seal brown horse of extraordinary
speed, power and substance In
harness he is a prince of princes
aud everywhere he is perfectly
kind and tractable. AS he inner
its all the grand qualities of his
ancestors back to the fourth gen.
Grafton, he transmits them with
marked uniformity to all foals. If
you want speed aud fine action,
with the size, style, finish and
good manners which make the
roadster or the cOaeher that de-
mands the high dollar in every
market, breed to Higo Prince,
See large bills for pedigree.
HigO Prince will serve at the
same barn as above at $12 to in
sure living colt or $40 for the sea.
son.
Call at our harm any time and
see this stock. viii be glad to
show you.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-12
everything IN good order.

everything I'D good order.
II was "ur privilege, Sunday, to
rnjo, the h pitahty of G w.
Woods, ont in the Sueed district
Mrs. Woods is well up in the cul.
mary art, and we enjoyed feast,
indeed.
Mrs A, Worsham is successful
~ operating an incubator this sea-
son, having secured a hatch of 95
chicks from the first setting. She
now has the "old hen" set on l3C
eggs.
The same warm sun that melted
the snow and caused the Creek to
raise brought Prairie Lea" from
his long winter slumbers. Sorry
the poetical inspiration did not es-
cape the EDITORS blue pencil, -
but, we are thankful for the sun.
shine.
G. H. Dickey and family, from
near Thompson, and Chas. Robin
son and family were the happy
guests of B. w. Robinson.
Geo. Gardner has a very fine
horse quite sick with catarrhal
pneumonia.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-12
Trustees Sale.

Whereas, E. F. Humphrey and Ethel
Humphrey, his wife, by their certain
deed Of trust, dated Feb. 90, 1904, and re-
corded in Book %, at page 5l2 of the
deed records of Audrain county, Mis-
souri,, conveyed to John T. Ricketts,. the
undersigned trustee. the following de-
scribed real estate situated in Audrain
county, Missouri, that is to say:
All of the north half of the northwest
quarter of section eight 81, township tif-
ty (jO), range seven 60 west of the 5th
p. NJ, containing eighty acres, more or
less, in Audrain county, Mo-, as the same
appears now on file and of record in the
Office of the recorder of deeds within and
for Audrain county, Mo.
Which said conveyance was made in
trust to secure the payment OF certain
promiSsory notes therein mentioned and
described, and whereas default has been
made in the payment of one of said
notes now therefore in accordance with
the powers conferred upon me in and
by said deed of trust and at the request
Of the legal owner and holder of said
notes, |, the undersigned trustee, will
expose for sale and will sell the real es-
tate above described, at public sale
to the highest bidder for cash in hand on
FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1906,
between the hours of o'clock in the
forenoon and . o'clock in the afternoon
of said day at the east front door of the
court house in the city of Mexico, county
of Audrain, state of Missouri, for the pur-
pose of satisfying the debt as evidenced
by said notes and the cost and expense
OF this sale.
John I. Ricketts,,
March Is, 'OG. Trustee.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-12

Texas is fast forging to the
front and the Pan Handle of Texas
is now the best portion Of that
great State in which to buy land
See Lakenan s. Barnes and let
them tell you about the country
near Amarillo and Hereford.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-12

The jury was composed of E. R.
Carter, j. V. Willis, John Der
mody, Howard Imam, Albert Har-
rison and VIM. Day.
DR.. McFall was in a similar
trouble some time ago and his Ii
cense was revoked, but by some
manner he managed to have it re-
stored.
McFall was arrested Saturday
morning by Sheriff A. P. Johnson.
He was placed under $4,000
bond which was signed by himself,
his wife and j. w. Lee.
His offense if proven guilty will
be murder in the second degree.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-12
Pike County Man Insane

San Antonio, Texas, April c.
Clarence NJ. Stark, the wealthy
nurseryman of Louisiana, No.
was today adjudged insane by the
Probate Court here and sent to a
sauitarium tG be confined.
Stark disappeared Sunday and
was found Wednesday evening in
a private residence, where he had
taken refuge in the hope of es-
Gaping from the sanitarium where
he has been confined all winter,
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-12

The revival meeting at the Mex
leo Methodist church will be begun
May 9TH. AS the MESSAGE has
stated before a st. Louis pastor
will assist.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-12

The Mexico public schools close
Saturday, May &c. There will be
20 graduates, and only FIVE boys
in the lot.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-12

Rev. G. G. Selecman of this city
will address the graduating class
of the New London public school
May LIST.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-12
Go to ]. ]. McculTy

for your Foundry and Machine
work, New Wagons, self.oiling
dust proof Mine Cars and your
general repair work in Iron, Wood
aud Painting, Call and You will
see why 1t is to your interest.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-12

rne district parsonage of the
NJ. e. church, South, is to be To-
Gated in Mexico. Rev. A. G.
Browning has the matter in hand.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-12

Miss Callie Rosser of Rush Hill
has a business position at Okla
homa City, Oklahoma.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-12

G. T. Peyton thru the MESSAGE
extends his earnest thanks to his
friends who so heartily supported
him in the primary, and says to
one and all, There are no sore
spots on me-"
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-12

E. W. Morris at Modesto, Cali
fornia, reads the MESSAGE for a
year. He is a son of P. NJ. Nor
ris of Mexico and Mrs. Morris was
formerly Miss Lulu Cross of this
city,
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-12
~ HAPPENED AND HAPPENING. %
Mrs. Joseph Stephens of Hattou
moved to Mexico this week.

r. Il. Brown will open his new
grocery in the Bragg building this
week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-12

The Laddonia, Rush Hill and
Mexico Union Telephone Co. ac-
cepted the franchise granted it by
the city Of Mexico and has filled
the required bond and now is ready
for the extension of its lines aud
business in the county seat.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-12

A Mexico friend sends the Mes
SAGE to P. A. Lundy at Rock Is
land, Texas. Mr.. Lundy former
ly lived south of Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-12
Trustees Sale.

Whereas. j. c. Robinson and Margaret
H. Robinson, his wife, Elmer Robinson
and Stella Robinson, his wife, Frank
Boone and Laura NJ. Boone, his wife,
Robert Stevenson, single, and J, Steven
son, single, by their certain deed Of trust,
dated March 9, 1903 and recorded in
Book "a, at page so, of the deed rec
Ords of Audrain county, Missouri, con-
veyed to Il. II. EdmOnds, the under
signed trustee, the following described
real estate and situated in Audrain
county Missouri, that is to say:
All of the west half Of section FIVE,
township fifty, range seven west of the 5th
Pm.
Which said conveyance was made in
trust to secure the payment Of certain
promissory note therein mentioned and
described, and whereas, default has been
made in the payment of said note, and
the interest thereon, now, therefore, In
accordance with the powers conferred
upon me in and by said deed of trust, and
at the request OF the legal owner and
holder of said note, l, the undersigned
trustee, will expose for sale and Will sell
the real estate above described at public
sale TO the highest bidder for cash In
hand on
FRIDAY, APRIL 90, 1906,
between the hours Of Q O'Clock in the
forenoon and five o'clock In the after
noon OF said day at the east front door OF
the court house In the City OF Mexico,
county Of AudraIn, State OF Missouri, for
tho purpose of satisfying the debt as evil
Clenced by said note and the costs and
expense OF this sale.
II. II. Edmunds,
March Is, 90. Trustee.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-12

Noble Barnes killed thirteen
snakes while footing it up the rail.
road track from Farber to Laddo'
MIA last Saturday. He says the
14th snake got away. Laddonians
enjoy the story as rather a joke on
Farber, aud Barnes even dared tC
tell it before he got that big vote
in the primary.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-12

A local Chapter of the Daugh-
ters Of t he A me r.
ican Revolution was organized in
Mexico last week. The officers
are: Miss Linuie Allison, Regent;
Mrs. Frank Robertson, Vice Re-
genti Mrs. Fred Morris, Treas.
urer. There were II charter
members.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-12

Out in Cedar Grove neighbor-
hood. south of Mexico, there seems
10 be an organized gang Of chick
en- thieves. Within the past year
different ones have lost chickens
from two or three up to the doz.
ems. The neighbors are raising a
purse of $50 aud will offer it as a
reward for the capture aud cOnvic.
ton Of any of the thieves.
$1.75 to st. Louis aud Return Via
the Wabash r. R. April IA aud
Is.
Good on all regular trains. Re-
turning, good on all trains mp to
and including Monday, April 10th.
Remember the Wabash. All
trains arrive aud depart from JEFF
fsrson Street Station.
I'M. RICHARDS.
Agent Wabash r. r.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-12

Mrs. Eta Crawford of Decatur,
ILL.,, is visiting relatives and
friends in Mexico. She recently
returned from a visit in California
where some months ago she was
seriously hurt in a street car acci-
dent. She yet goes on crutches.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-12

Some friend at Sullivan, Frank
lin county, Mo-, sends the MES.
SAGE copies of the Sullivan Sun"
and Sullivan Sentinel" Sulli'
van has a population of about
1900 people and is located on the
Frisco R. r., SO miles from st.
Louis.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-04-12

White WyandOtteSa Eggs
for Matching from high'scoring
birds 100 per 10. Order now.
Phone or write Mrs B, w. Hale,
Laddonia, No. t8m