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Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-07
BEAVER DAM.

Chas Kemp Is moving to the
Tom Smith place, south Of Con.
cord.
Arthur Deus is building a new
house on the land he recently
bought.
Mr.. Scheiver of Illinois is NOV.
ing to the Goodrich place which he
bought q few months ago.
Mrs. Ralph Dear spent Saturday
aud Sunday with her mother. Mrs.
DIR. Reese, ia Columbia.
Miss Blanche Taylor OF Martins
burg spent Saturday and Sunday
with Miss Jessie Allison. They
are associate teachers 10 the Ben.
ton City school.
Mrs. Geo. Dean has 100 little
chickens. oh. my! won't fried
chicken be good soon.
Sieve Allison sold his place Of
20 ceres to Mrs. McLain for $1,000.
Arthur Wright bought 100 acres
OF land Of Jas. Quinlan. 3 miles
south Of Benton City.
Mrs. Geo. Green aud children
Edna and Rudolph are visiting
relatives near Clark. Mo.
Joe Crews, Hiram Threlksld
Geo. Green. Henry Crews. Cha,
Crews. T. ] Hutts, I'D. Harding
]. 3. Green. Perry RIggs. JOhI
Davis aud Mr.. Trick aud son &C
companied the Seed and Soil Spec
iaI from Ortiz to Auxvasse Tues
day aud heard the lectures. The!
were free and they were good.
The writer had tho pleasure o
taking an overland trip from Aux
vasse 10 miles east the roads Wer
simply awful. En route we stoppel
over night with orr good friend
Albert Williams. who 10 a spIendi
| ali round good fellow. His faiths
Hugh Williams lives with him. Il
he rs years old and hale an
hearty.
/ Last Tuesday night the Isjn
hsy barn % William Days fisI
vas baFnaa % tie s,epHt VII
ssvsfaI tons q bay Il wa y
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-07
LADDONIA,

A very sad death occurred here
last Wednesday morning. Mrs.
Sallie Greening retired on Thurs.
day night feeling in her usual
health. Awoke Wednesday morning
feeling i'll and in less than an hour
was dead. Mrs. Greening lived
with her daughter. Mrs. J. j. AL.
exander. or as Elder Chinn who
preached her funeral expressed it.
MIR. aud Mrs. Alexander aud
family lived with Mrs. Greening."
The great reason for stating it
this way be said was because they
all went to her for counsel, for
sympathy aud love. She was in.
deed lovely woman. She was
buried in the Vandalia cemetery
on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brakeman vacate
the Southern Hotel this morning
and Bob Grange and family take
possession The Hotel will not
seem natural without Mr.. aud Mrs.
Brakeman, they have been there
So long.
Mr.. Britt Slavens and Miss Ada
Rinaman went to Keokuk last
week and were happily married.
Mr.. Slavens has many friends in
and around Laddonia who wish
him and his bride great success.
w. +. Shields who has been
visiting in Darby. Montana, dur
ing the past two months, returned
home last Saturday. His sister,
Mrs. Virginia Galloway, came
home with him to visit here.
Laddonia milliners have re.
turned home from the cities. Miss
Lillian Wood from st. Louis.
where she spent week and Miss
Alice Oliver from Quincy.
Miss Flemma Snidow visited her
home from Saturday to NJ ondsy.
Miss Matte Butler visited her
homefolks Sunday and Monday.
Mrs. Rube Bellamy is suffering
with a sprained ankle.
Mrs. E. d. Vandeventer visited
in Vandalia part of last week.
DR.. Wood was in Fulton Satur-
day and Sunday.
Homer Moore left here last FRI.
day for Seattle. Wash.
John Eddleman and family lef:
last Saturday for their new home
in Oklahoma.
Lee Denmark of Wellsvile came
over Sunday.
Miss Lizzie Furgerson came
down from Mexico Saturday to
visit homeEolks.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-07
HIGH HILL DISTRICT.

Still have plenty of mud around
here.
Mr.. Oyer sold a team of mares
for $3.50. also a horse for $165.
Rev. w. d. Pulls preached in
Pike county the 4th Sunday and
also filed his appointment at
Spring Garden, Miller county, the
first Sunday.
Charlie Sellars bought of Levi
VIM a good mare for $3.50.
Miss Grace Smith who is attend
ing school in Columbia, spent Sat-
nrday and Sunday with her par.
ents here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Dalbey aud
MIR. and Mrs. lee Mayes spent
Sunday at the home of b. r.
Pulls.
Charley Sellers engaged 125 fat
hogs to Sam Craighead to be de-
livered during spring and summer
but decided he could buy off and
then make money so he made
trade to that effect, paying Mr..
Craighead $50 to release him from
the contract.
Eugene Patton spent Saturday
night aud Sunday with Aunt Su-
san Parks and Miss Elsie Adams.
S. A. Pulls and family passed
thru the district last week moving
to the Tom Bratton farm near
Flynt school house.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-07
FISH BRANCH

Henry Plate sold Sam Brown
good horse for 800.
Mr.. Sidenstricken moved to the
house just vacated by Ray Mudd.
Ben Holtcamp has moved to
Prairie Lea neighborhood.
T. j. Brenton has moved to
what is known as the Jim MCGEE
place.
Hugo Platte is some better.
Mrs. Bruce's many friends and
neighbours in this vicinity sincerely
sympathize with her in the loss Of
her daughter. Miss Ef1ie taught
three terms of school here and was
known and loved by many.
John Quinlan and F. T. Harris
are making a new road drag
which will be q dandy. Hurrah
for good roads.
Mrs. Geo. Burgess cousin,
Charlie Bowen Of Lexington, Ky,
is here on a visit.
Some people are losing sheep in
this vicinity from feeding too
much corn.
The Widow Bruce is the guest
of her daughter. Mrs. Nell Fox.
Miss Charlie Clapper is on the
sick list.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-07
SUN RISE

Will Culver went to Iowa last
Friday to be gone about a week
on business. Hazel and Ethel
Willis are staying with Mrs. Cul.
yer.
Will Pryor moved Monday to
the Callahan place. which he has
leased for FIVE years.
Howard Iman moved last week
to the Shelf Douglass place. where
he will leave this year.
Bud Campbell killed hogs Tues
day.
Mrs. Baker visited Mrs. Alb
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-07
HoLLENSvILLE.

From present prospects Holleas-
vile will be only a name. Our en-
terprisiug merchant. Hugh Hol-
lenshead. and Mr.. Spratt. of Gen.
tralia. have bought a grocery store
in that city. Hugh will 10 a few
days move his present stock Of
groceries up there. People of this
vicinity are sorry 70 lose the store
aud also these good neighbors.
Success to them in their new
home.
NJ. s. Guthrie Of Paris spent
several days with relatives and
friends in this vicinity the first Of
the week.
r. L. and 9. O. MeGee built y
mile OF telephone line last week
and Clauds put in E new phone.
J r. Rndasil and son delivered
hogs at Thompson 10 Robert Peek
/ last week. These wera contracted
hogs. Price 1925. TN. Berry
nlRo delivered hogs tn Tao same
parts AZ same time.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-07
YouNGs CREEK.

Madge and Harry Householder
have been quite sick, but are i'm
proving 49,, "a, -.
Miss Mary Coakley aud Mr.. F..
l.. McGee took dinner with Miss
Carrie Bloom Sunday.
C.}L. Emnons has been visiting
bis brother-ip-law. j.. T.. .Leeper;
he will soon 20 to his home in
Galloway Co. ..,.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. NJ. Dowell have
moved to their beautiful new home
near YOungs Greek, where the
neighbors give them a hearty well
come.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-07

Miss Melia Rogers Of Martinss
burg was visiting Mrs.J. l.. Pierce
and family last week. She went
from here to Vandalia to visit
Mrs. w. r. Moore.
c. F. Chapel Of Morrisonville,
ILL.,, visited his uncle, DIR. E. A.
Lotion, last week. He went from
here to Mexico to visit DIR. Fred
Griffin.
Pear Hodge who is attending
the Kirksville Normal. visited his
parents aud other friends Sunday
and Monday.
DR.. J. j. Kennedy of Perry was
here first of the week. He came
to meet his daughter. Miss Celia.
who is attending Hardin College.
at Mexico. She is here at her
grandfather's, DR.. s. WEIGH. for a
short visit.
Mrs. Lucy Sherman of FSrber,
but who has spent the past year in
travelling. visited her uncle, Mr..
George Ferris aud family last
week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-07
Harrison Saturday.

Harrison Saturday.
Mrs. NJ. q. Billiard enjoyed a
birthday dinner Sunday. Bad
roads prevented some Of her
friends enjoying it with her. We
wish her many happy returns of
the day.
Everett Kettle went to Fulton TO
stock sales Monday. The freight
train on which be went over left
the track causing quite a wreck
aud Ave hours delay; no one in
jured.
Mrs. DermUdy has a new hen
house.
Mr.. Armstrong of Iowa. has
moved his family down aud taken
possession of the farm here.
Mrs. John Clark has twenty lit
tie chickens, frst 10 the neighbor-
hood. She is leader in the poul-
try business. She is now gather
ing about so eggs a day.
Miss Ida L0wder visited the
Misses McMahan Sunday.
Mrs. Dayis is confined to her
bed. suffering from a fall she had
on the sleet over q week ago.
Mr.. Kettle who has been i'll TO,
sometime is able to be ont again
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-07

Since our jefferson City letter
was put in type two other persons
over there have died very suddenly
--DeputySSWarden See Of the peni-
Tertiary and Representative De-
puy in the Legislature from fancy
county. There is a rumOr in the
capital city that it is formaldehyde,
a drug that the overzealous have
been using very freely as a precau.
ton against smallpox. Possibly
there is something in it.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-07
EEIdRRok HOOD NEWS
SKINNER

w. Il. Wiley and family have
been i'll with grip.
Octave Ellis lost q valuable mare
recentls.
At Walter Beavers sale things
brought very good prices.
Ira Squirting and Miss Alice
0'Brien were married and started
Immediately for Wray, Colo,
where Ira entered a claim. Jim
O'Brien and Price Simeoe went
out to prove up their..claims also.
Chas. Blsdsoe bought Of II. T.
Squirting IL head OF steer calves,
averaging asa pounds al 4Ic.
Hon. q. r. Clark has q large
new stock barn on his GAO acre
farm here.
P. T. Bruce left Tuesday on q
prospecting tour thru Texas.
Gatewood school will close Fri
day Meh. 10 with a program. Miss
Alma Keiser has given excellent
satisfaction this term.
Bethlehem church excluded 4
a csll 10 Ed. Chas. King OF Els
bury to be their pastor till Jan. l,
1908.
A number from hers attende.
the funeral Of John Ella. held q
Berea Saturday.
Born. to A.. Snow and wife
Friday. Meh /. . girl.
Bob Skinner expects to spenl
the summer at his old home i
Kentucky.
Several from hers attended ID
funeral Of Miss Enc Bruce {
Mexioo Sunday. The text waa
II plesnefh the Lord to take hem
hia sainls. = Iendefaal sympsih
axteudsd tbs beteared onea.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-07
Talbot Of Moberly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Keiser Of
west Monroe have a new daughter.

The d. A. r. held an interesting
meeting at the home of Mrs. W.
X. Rodes Saturday. The ladies
hope to be able to employ = ma
iron to take charge of rest room.
g. l. Poultner. the smallest Tin
stature) reader and impersonator
in America will be at the Metho-
dist church in Mexico March 16.
He has gathered the best things
from Mark Twain. Riley. Field.
Carleton, etc. His dialects in.
clude Yankee, Irish, Dutch Negro.
Mr.. Poultner is a little over three
feet tall, but large in ability.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-07

work OF au incendiary who was
tracked to the railroad. II was in.
sured.
s. p. Carter sold the Ches
Howard place OF 20 acres to s. w.
Daniel.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-07

The Alton Seed and Soil Spec
ial was well attended here Monday
and is receiving enthusiastic at
tention turnout the route. Some
farmers were, 80 enthusiastic as to
go with the lecturers to be able to
hear them more than once.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-07

, Miss Fife Bruce, daughter Of
Mrs. M. A. Bruce, died at her
home on east Liberty in Mexico at
noon Saturday. Miss Efie was
forced last year to resign her posi-
ton as teacher in Rush Hill school
on account of illness and spent
some time in Colorado, She is a
sister Of Mrs. G. NJ. Fox and Mr..
Tom Bruce, of the Barth Co. Miss
Bruce was young lady ola bright
intellect and spent much time
in study and writing. At the fun
eral services at the Christian
church Sunday at $3.50 conducted
by Eds. Kokendoffer and Chinn
extracts from a book she had writ
ten formed large part Of the ser.
vice. Among the floral offerings
was one, Of the Epworth Leagne, Of
which Tom Bruce is, president.
Miss Effie's friends will miss sadly
her gentle. kindly presence, tho tn
that inner circle Of home, OF which
she was the light and center, she
has left a priceless legacy of 4
life of love and tenderness.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-07

p. D. wilkins, aged 70, whose
home is south of this city, died at
the State Hospital Tuesday,
March 4. He had been under the
care Of physicians three weeks.
He leaves a wife and four sons.
The remains were inferred in New
Hope cemetery.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-07

Mr.. j. F. Heathman aud Miss
Matte Lewis of Laddonia are
granted license to wed.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-07
THE MESSAGE


Miss Mamie White Of the north
side school Is very i'll, Miss Betha
HUMPHREYS il in charge Of her de-
partnent at school.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-07

Mr.. aud Mrs. J. N. Rigg enter
tanned Ia few friends at dinner
Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-07

Mitchell White Of the Ledger,
was over at jefferson City this
week.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-21
Coming OF the GREAT
Fleet OF Fighting Ships

coming of the fleet to the Pacific is
doubtless intended to affect our relations
with that country. 1t Is notice to Japan
that this nation is not to be caught nap
ping In the event of any sudden outbreak
of hostilities, for with these sixteen bat
tleships under the command of Admiral
Evans our naval strength in the Pacific
will materially exceed that of Japan.
OF course, no one wants war with Japan
and that country could not well afford to
engage in a conflict with the United
States, even under conditions that would
give her an immense initial advantage
over us, as would be the case were the
Evans fleet to remain in the Atlantic.
But yet war is often preclpitated by mere
il-feeling, excited by some unlooked-for
incident in itself of no Importance. And
it is undeniable that the Japanese are
very touchy in their relations with this
country over such questions as in1migra-
tion and citizenship, have been very much
puffed up by their victory over Russia
and regard their nation as wellnigh in
vincible.
However this may be. the coming of
the fleet naturally arouses enthusiasm on
the Pacific coast and California will give
1t a splendid welcome when it enters the
Golden Gate. 1t will be worth going many
miles to see, and thousands of people will
journey from the interior to view the inn
posing spectacle of the great double
squadron riding at anchor in the bay of
San Francisco.-Sacramen Bee.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-21
Pays High Compliment TO
Progressive Los Angeles

to us and your innate impulse shall go
unbridled; eat, drink and carouse while
you live, for you will be long time
dead"
The rational world is learning a better
way than either. The church is relenting
and the saloon and the theater are here
and there submitting to reasonable regu-
laton. What promises still better, sober
minded lovers of their kind are striving
to substitute wholesome amusement for
that which is unwholesome clean loating
places df one pleases to call them such)
for dirty, and a regulated recreation for
the wide swath that leads to destruction.
At joint meeting of the Physicians
club and Law club at Chicago an even
ing was spent in considering the prob
lem of criminality. The consensus of
opinion seemed to be that the child Is a
savage; that 1t fights to outgrow savage
tendencies until S0 that morality Is an
arrest--not a stifling-of instincts by intel
lect and understanding; that the one hope
of relieving society from the parasite
of criminality is in the prevention of
criminality through wholesome regulation
and direction of inborn instincts, which
up to 80 demand diversion, activity, hu-
man society. After 80 there is nothing to
do with the habitual criminal except to
sequester him permanently or kill him.
year to fight common crinrinality. 1t is be-
ginning to dawn upon discerning minds
that If half that sum were expended in
preventive measures the other half might
prove more than sufficient to bear the
cost of fighting criminals.
Suppose that the cities and towns Of
America were to expend 100000 year
In creating and maintaing municipal rec
reation centers, Fairgrounds, clean the
atricals and in cooperative social work
now being somewhat lamely carried on
by straitened but right-hearted philan-
thropy! What a splendid harvest of USE
full manhood and womanhood might we
not look forward to, to be fashioned from
material now spoiled in the making! All
honor to Los Angeles for the new step it
is taking! Verify it's tall citizens are able
to see over the milled edge of the Ameri-
can dollar and to discover something
worth while outside.-Sacramento Union.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-21

HNHE voyage Of the battleship fleet to
the Pacific is an event of great inter-
II est in more ways than one. But pri-
marily it draws the attention of all the
world to the growth in wealth and i'm
portance of the Pacific coast of the United
States, as recognized and expressed by
President Roosevelt in numerous public
statements regarding the cruise of this
formidable collection of fighting ships.
The order for the dispatch of the fleet
TO the Pacific was made and adhered to
in the face of most extraordinary storm
of protest from New York and other cities
of the Atlantic coast. The New York pa
pers, in particular, denounced it In the
most unmeasured terms, and appeared
panic stricken at the idea of leaving the
eastern shores of the United States de
fenseless." A weak man in the White
House would never have made such an
order, or, having made it, would speed
lily have rescinded it, under the rapid fire
of the press of the east. Bat Roosevelt,
with characteristic resolution and inde-
pendence, snubbed New York with vigor-
GUS remarks to the effect that there were
two sides to the Union, and in his recent
message to congress he strongly advo-
Gated the policy Of keeping the battleships
together as fighting unit, alternately in
the Atlantic and the Pacific.
Despite all polite diplomatic disclaim-
ers and repeated assurances from Wash
ington of friendliness toward Japan. the
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-21
A FOUNDATION

TIME plans of the board of public
works are understood to contem-
IL plate one of the finest systems OF
paved streets in the world. Approx
lnately fifty miles of streets were inn
proved on scientific lines during tha
year about to close. Next year, if the
plans of the board are carried out, the
mileage will be still greater.
To one unfamiliar with the amount
of work done and the wonderful ex-
pansion of the city 1t may appear that
more should be accomplished; but
when we come to consider the phenom-
enal growth of the city and the
financial difficulties with which the
street department, in common with
other departments of municipal gov
ernlnent. has had to contend, on ac-
count OF the totally unanticipated de-
inands made upon the city exchequer.
the labor performed becomes a matter
for profound congratulation.
with hundreds OF miles Of finely and
durabIy paved streets, the most artistic
scheme Of street illumination in the
world. as many travellers agree, an ex-
tension Of the park system and other
improvements In hand. Los Angeles
win be in a fair way to lay claim,
with justice. to having prepared the
foundation for real City Beautiful.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-21
A PAT ON THE BACK

T HE moral to be found appended
to the historical narrative of the
Il jamestown Fizzle has not been
lost upon the promoters of the Alaska
Yukon-Pacific exposition at Seattle.
Instead of hanging their heads in
despair or calling a caucus of directors
and stockholders for the purpose of
devising ways and means by which
they could get out before history re-
peats itself, they have put on paint
and feathers and are making the
welkin ring.
You can't keep those Seattle boosters
down. But, then, why should anybody
expect them to "lie down on their
job?" Seattle is a city of the Pacific
coast, not of a munhnified state east
of the Alleghenies. The atmosphere
from Puget sound to San Diego bay
is full of vigor and vim, and that
which to some eastern communities
would feel like knockout blow is ac-
cepted by the inhabitants of this glor-
ious land of hustle as pat on the
back. This is probably why Seattle is
more determined than ever to make
her coming exposition one of the most
fascinating and financially successful
in the history of so-called worlds
fairs
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-21
sPINELEss CITIZENS.

TN the opinion of the Sacramento
Bee the spineless cactus bred by
IL Luther Burbank is not nearly so
valuable an addition to the resources
of California as the elimination of
spineless citizenship would be. Says
the Bee:
zone Francis J. Heney is worth more
to the state than 10000 respectable
citizens who 'deplore' graft and boss
rule but haven't backbone enough to
get out and fight for good govern
nlent. There was never a time when
this country needed fighting men more
than now. But the present need is not
men to shoot or hack with swords. but
men ready and willing to grapple with
the giant forces Of corruption that arc
undermining the very foundations Of
the republic"
Truly said. Never before in the his
tory of California has this state stood
in more dire need of lighting men than
now. Never before has there been
such need of rigid spines among our
citizenry. Never before has the strong
hand of our Heneys and Spreckelses
and Jasobses needed support. Never
before has there been a need for 'men
ready and willing to grapple with the
giant forces of corruption" that are
undermining the state and the nation.
The moral coward, the spineless citi-
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-21
The ub.ic Letter Box
MAKES APPEAL TO PUBLIC
FOR IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2O.-[Editor Her
aldJ: AS result of the pressing financial
conditions large numbers of Mexicans
and others have lost their jobs, and now
their families are near a time of suffer-
ing. Without hape of employment for
weeks and perhaps months to come we
do not see how these Mexican families
especially can be kept from starvation.
We hope that work of some kind, even
at small wages, can be secured so as to
avoid this.
Meanwhile we do not wish to make
out labor, yet at this Christmas time
relief can be given in the form of a
Christmas gift and not injure the re-
cipient We wish to take this opportunity
of relieving some of the most pressing
wants and will gladly act as the dis
tributors of food supplies to the very
needy. We appeal to the public to send
to us at Bethlehem supplies of food, such
as flour, lard, meal. potatoes, beans and
other substantials Those desiring to
send Christmas basket to some family
may send it to us and we will deliver 1t,
or we will furnish names to those who
wish to make personal delivery. What
ever is done we hope may be done before
Christmas day. although that which
comes after that will be placed at once,
as the need will be growing greater daily.
Packages should be addressed to Beth
Iehem, 80 Vignes street
DANA w. BARTLETT.
Superintendent Bethlehem institutions.
DOMINGO MATA,
Pastor Spanish Presbyterian church.