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EXPENSES OF WAKE

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102 New York supplement, 633, de-
cided by the New York supreme
court, the majority of the court
held that a claim for wine, food,
cigars, liquors, etc, used in the
celebration Of wake, was a prop
er charge against decendent's es-
tate.
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ELDERLY MAN DISARMS AS
SAlLANT WHO TRIED TO
HOLD HIM UP ON STREET IN
DAYLIGHT,

E. W. Hays, of 308 Liberty av.,
was held up just after noon yes
terday by a masked thug who
brandished long bladed knife.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES

The following marriage licenses
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Viola Upton, both Of Medical
Lake; A. j. Queenier to Virla B.
Gordon, both of Occur d'Alene; Lee
Buche to Ruby Richardson, both of
Buckeye; John Henson of Chat
leroy, to Julia A. ,.oodford, of Spo-
lane.
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to certain springs of public favor
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above adopting and advocating La
Toilette suggestions. even before
the public was awake to the fact
that La Toilette had started the
idea.
La Foliett emulated Bryan dur.
ing the months congress stood ad
journed, and supplemented his sal
AIRY by the revenues of the Chan
tauqua lecture circuit
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REMBRANDT STUDIO

RE vi BRAND 5 UDTO
(Under New Management
Fourth Floor Nichols Block,
335 RIVERSIDE AVE.
Finest Portraits in the City.
Commercial Photography
Developing and Finishing for
Amateurs
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-04-11
MoLINo.

Weather most too cold to suit
the farmers, tho most Of them are
busy blowing for corn. Early gar
dens have taken back seat"
Uncle Wick Greed, who has
been an invalid for q great many
years, is lying at the point of
death.
DIR. Flynts children have the
chicken pox.
Mr.. Tom Stuart is on the sick
list.
John Cawthorn had a fine horse
cut on the wire last week.
Mrs. WIN. Weaver's health re.
mains about the same.
Rev. McQuie 1T Montgomery
City preached at Mt. Zion Sunday.
Prof. Will Cauthorn was elected
church clerk to all the vacancy oc.
casiOned by the 1eath of Miss Het-
tie Cawthorn.
The poultry business seems to
be the leading industry about
now. The huckster wagons are
kept busy hauling the eggs to
market, aud visions of new spring
hats fit before the happy farmers
wives as they take in dollars for
the same.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reed Massey en-.
tertained a number OF their neigh.
borhood friends Sunday. An ele-
CANT dinner was served, and ell
left feeling that it was good to
have been there.
Miss Susie Hansen of Mexico is
visiting the family Of John Wor.
ley.
DR.. Flynt claims to have the
champion mule colt of the season,
only two weeks old and has al.
ready been purchased by Walter
Wilson. Price, 500.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-04-11
FISH BRANCH

Born, to Geo. Burgess and wife,
April 8, an eleven pound boy.
VIM. Creasey, Jr., lost a mare
last week.
AT the Duly school meeting
Walker Pauliu was elected director
and an eight month school voted.
Berry Morrall was elected road
overseer, for Duly district. Miss
Goldeul Emerson was given the
next school term. paying her
$3.50 per month; she has given
good satisfaction.
Mrs. B. Morralls incubator
Matched last week getting 300
chickens. Her first trial, the in
cubator holds 400 eggs.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-04-11
BENTON ClTY.

Geo. Jones and wife, late of FIT.
Morgan. Colo. now of Montgom-
cry City, visited relatives here last
week.
Ed Northcutt and. Chas. Hide.
brandt visited the formers broth
err. Taylor Northcutt. at Centralia
Sunday.
Mrs. s. o. Wright visited rela-
tives in Columbia several days
last week.
Frank Pierce, Sr., 10 on the sick
list.
Miss Jessie Pearson began a
subscription school here Monday
with 20 pupils.
G. w. Russell spent Sunday
with T. w. Dews and family.
Mrs. j. G. Painter and children
Of East st. Louis are visiting here.
Mrs. Alderman of Martinsburg
spent Sunday here.
Born to Mr.. aud Mrs. Clarence
johnson, April 6, a daughter.
Miss Jessie Jones has returned
to her home at Montgomery City
after spending a few days with
Miss Anna johnson.
Misses Carrie aud Fannie Kel'
lerhal were shopping in Mexico
Thursday.
Mrs. James of Frankford. Mo-,
who spent the winter in Califor'
mia, is at present the guest of bel
son, O. A. James, and wife.
Mesdames Joe Jones aud An
drew Tratchel were shopping il
Mexico Saturday.
Mrs. Rebeeca Emo VI Guthrie
Okla, is the guest Of her sister
Mrs. Joe Kellerhal and other rela
tives here.
Alex Littrell aud wife hav,
moved TO the Beasley farm, for
merry the Brent Erisman place
Mr.. Littrell will farm for Mr.. B
this year.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-04-11
Special Election.

The Mexico School Board Mt a
meeting this week decided 10 hold
u special election on Saturday,
April q, TO vote again on the ex-
ira school levy wlirh wHs defeated
at the annual election.
They also decided to offer q
years tuition in the Mexico High
School to the boy and the girl in
the Rural schools who will make
the highest grade in an examina-
ton held by the County Board of
Education.
The winners will enter the Mex
leo schools the coming school year.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-04-11
NORTH LIBERTY.

stormy weather, wind blowing a
gale. snow flakes coming down.
April is paying March back in
cold cloudy days for her beautiful
sunshine.
Will 0wings has accepted a Job
as drayman with w. N. Boatman,
Of Mexico. Will move his family
there TO reside this week. Sorry
to lose him from our neighbor-
hood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will owings en-.
tertained Joe Fecht and family
Sunday.
Max Piper visited homefoIks
Sunday.
VIM. g. Sims gave a select
party Saturday night in honor OF
their son, Ben, it being his 2lst
birthday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-04-11

pose he must have taken in the
big combination salef Ask George
about il.
Jos. j. Bailey, wife and little
son Of Benton City are guests of
j. II, wilkins and wife this week
Flowing and housecleaniug are
keeping the farmers and their
good wives busy now.
We shall be getting uneasy
about the fruit, IL this cold weather
continues
Grandpa Metcalf is very poorly.
The doctor was called in to see
him this week.
Sunday school at Bethel is flour
ishing. Miss Jessie Bradley was
elected organist last Sunday to
take Miss Cleo Settles place, the
latter being away teaching.
Preaching at Bethel next Sunday
morning aud evening by the pas
tor, Rev. Smith.
Beaver Dam cemetery has a new
fence around it. It is a much
needed Improvement.
Mrs. Jas. Booth and her mother,
Mrs. John Harrison, were Mexico
visitors Saturday. They were
guests Of Mrs. Ed. Harrison.
Robt. Allison is attending
school at Chillicothe this spring.
We understand that Miss Hattie
Stevenson has been elected to
teach our school this winter. We
all welcome her back to our dis.
trict.
Cedar Grove voted an eight
months school for this winter.
The voters Of this district believe
in education.
Y. G.. Thomas was reelected
road overseer for this district.
Geo. Throckmorton was elected
school director to take Mr.. Set
ties place, whose time expired
this spring.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Jas. Turner were
the guests of Mr.. aud Mrs. Greer
Cant Friday night. Mrs. Turner
is Mrs. Giants twin sister.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-04-11
BEAVER DAM.

Sunday school organized Sun.
day with Cad Crockett as Supt.,
Hiram Threlkeld, Asst. Supt.;
Vernon 0ffutt. See. and Treas. :
Miss Josie Bradley, organist. Sun
day school meets every Sunday
morning at 10 a. m. Come.
L. G. Cant bought SO lO0.lb
hogs of Chas. Dean at 1915 per
cwt. and Z 75.lb. ones of ]. II.
wilkins for &c a 10.
j. H. Wilkins sold 4 young
jacks to Mr.. Finley of Marshall
for 500.
John F. Harrison is putting in
a new telephone. Will be on the
Beaver Dam line.
Quite a number of those inter,
ested in the cemetery here met
Tuesday aud pnt q new fence
around it 10 place OF the old one
sOmethinR that has been needed
for a long time.
At our school meeting Geo. L
Dean was reelected for threI
years, q six months school wa
voted. no teacher has been seIecte'
yet. We will have q new sehoo
house for next school Joe Cree,
was selected as rOadboss.
A. j. Fry. an old an highly re
spected citizen living Just south
west Of here on the county line
died at his hOme Last Friday an
was buried Saturday at Westmin
ster burying ground over in Gala
way county. He had been IN poo
health for some time.
Ralph Daan Is the earliest bin
around here. He has 90 neres Z
corn planted.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-04-11
POWELL FORD

Mrs. I. J. Powell is doing as
we'll as could be expected but is
confined to her room.
Dan billiard, sister and mother
and Mrs. JAS. Powell visited j. II.
billiard and family of Beaver Dam
neighborhood Tuesday.
Some potatoes and garden veg
etables have been nipped by the
freeze.
At our school meeting Dan Dill
lizard was elected as director and
Jas. Powell as road overseer.
Mrs. Alex Carter and Mrs. Jas.
Powell lead in turkey eggs, each
have over a hundred.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-04-11
WEST LICK.

Grandpa Renfro is reported
no better.
Mrs. Ed Ferris is suffering from
neuralgia Of the muscles. but is
much better now.
Mrs. Albina Hale Of Cuivre. is
spending a season with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. <. o. Snedeker.
Unity q. P. Sunday School re-
organized last Sunday Mt $3.50
O'Clock aud elected the following
officers: D. N. Price. Supt. /;
David Gregory, Asst Supt.i Leila
Dubray. secretary aud treasurer;
Mrs. John Dalton, Organist.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton KnipEel
visited at Il. o. Snedeker's Satur.
day and Sunday.
Some OF the farmers Of this vi.
entity are blowing for corn.
Mira. Gray Of Barry. H., is th'
guest Of Ed. Atchison's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Brandon
Of near Laddonia spent Saturday
aud Sunday at Roy Elam's.
Herbert Elan Of Hutchinson Wis
tied his brother. Roy Elan Sun
day.
g. w. McIntyre's spent SUNDAY
at @. q. Wooldridee'n.
Born. TO Mr.. aud Mrs. Waite
BFaahears. April End. a daughtes
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-04-11
Electric Railway.

The promoters oE the proposed
Perry. Mexico electric route were in
the city Yesterday ready to begin
operations. A meeting to elect a
board of directors to form a cor.
poratiop, etc., was held at the n.
Mo. Trust Co. Bank. Robinson,
of Illinois. w. w. Braden aud
others are on the field.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-04-11
HOLLENsvILLR.

Fruit crop is not quite killed.
Farmers have flnished sowing
cats.
j. Il, Love and family Of Cozad,
Neb., visited relatives here last
week. I'D sold his farm in Ne
braska aud cOntemplates locating
In Oklahoma.
H. 8. Braden was elected road
overseer and w. r. Wiley was
reelected director at the school
meeting at Gatewood.
Bryan district voted en- eight
months Eterm. and was lucky
enough to again secure the ser.
vices Of Mlsa CoskIy a. teacher
At their Meeting they also decided
to put g new roof on the houss
aud build q front porch.
Rude Maddox aud family spent
Sunday afternoon with N. 4
Cawthorne aud family.
Several az d. N. Elonaker'I
bachelor friends dinsd wish him
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-04-11
NHIGHDORHOOD LIT
TIERS TO THE MESSAGE
CANT

Miss Bessie Daniel is visiting at
Lee Miller's this week.
Price Cunningham is GONZALES
cent after a serious attack of la.
grippe and pleurisy.
The rain we had ilast Saturday
aud Sunday was beneficial ito the
gardens and oats coming up.
Mrs. Wilmot has no incubator
but has 1872 young chickens. Who
can beat that.
Many persons around Cant are,
by the use of ::drags, helping the
roads very much.
Miss Willie Robinson will teach
the Cant school this fall.
The comet did not appear aud
Cant is still on the face of the
earth.
Rumor has it that Buck Beatty
has decided to. take unto himself
bette-lhalf aud has purchased
the city property Of Mr.. Barnes.
Bob Barnes vacated his proper
ty, moving to the Wilcox farm
last week.
Mr.. Wilcox we understand con-
templates going to the Territory.
Quite a good many hogs are
feeding for the summer market in
this vicinity and corn from 80 to
40c a bushel.
Many incubators were sold in
the Cant neighborhood this spring
It is prophesied that before 1905
Cant will be the greatest chicken
raising center in Audrain.
The Cant school district met anG
elected T. Smith director and Mr.
MCGOWAN road overseer.
w. L. Pulls was elected director
aud Geo. Ferris road overseer Al
our neighboring school. High Hill
Sam Loren and family spent
Sunday at the home of vii
Broaddus.
Tom Broaddus spent Sunday
with the home folk.
Bro. Wright preached at Sal
River Sunday. All present en-
joyed his sermon very much.
JAS. Beatty is ia Columbia un'
der an eye specialist for treatment
OF an ulcer.
Services will be held at Ne v
Hope the Third Sunday in April
The congregation at New Hope
have not yet employed preacher
for the coming year.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-04-11
PRAIRIE LEA.

j. d. Holloway has returned
from Clark, Mo-, where he has
been assisting his father in invoic-
ing a stock Of merchandise.
School in this neighborhood
closed Saturday. Miss HUMPHREYS
has taught very successful term,
Chas. Leeper has built an add.
ton to his house--a new kitchen.
MIR. E. e. Shea. who has taught
several years at Bean Greek has
been elected to teach at Prairie
Lea next year.
Mrs. j. ID. Holloway and daugh-
ter visited in Mexico Tuesday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-04-11
CHAMP.

Surely March and April have
changed places this year,
Mrs. Will Armstrong is on the
sick list.
3. A. Boyd is at b. b. Syringe
for his health. We hope to see
him come home cured.
MIRA. McNeely OF Indian Terri.
tory returned home Tuesday after
. months visit to her mother and
brothers, Grhndms. Johas. lGeorgs,
and Ralph Dean and her sister,
Mas Laura.
Mr.. Settles il the proud owneI
OF a hne black geldIng We sup
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-04-11
Life Imprisonment.

Jefferson City. Mo-. April g.
Governor Folk this evening COM
muted the death penalty imposed
upon Mrs, Aggie Myers, convicted
Of killing her husband, and under
sentence to be hanged at Liberty.
April 10. to life imprisonment in
the Ponitentlary.
he also commuted the death
penalty imposed upon her para
mour. Frank Hoffman, to q like
sentence Ia the PenitentIary. Holt
man was to have been hanged
April 10th. also.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-04-11

The wedding of Mr.. Lewis Me-
Kee and Miss Una Nelson is an
nounced for April q, 1907. Miss
Una recently came from the home
of her father, Mr.. Mat Nelson, in
Florida, to visit her brother Nor
ton Nelson here at whose home the
wedding will take place. Mr.. Nc.
Kee is book-keeper at the Morris
Shoe Factory and both he and his
bride-to-be are prominent in Mex
ico's society of worthy people.
The MESSAGE extends hearty con-
gratulations.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-04-11
SKINNER

After a few weeks lay of will
venture to send another letter.
Since my last have been to the
far sunny south aud enjoyed the
balmy breeze and many fiue scenes
which that country affords. Also
stopped off at Muskogee, I. T.,
where JEFF. d. Ellis and excellent
family live aud enjoyed the sights
of that country for a day. Could
write you n great long letter about
my trip but win only add that the
trip was worth while and was
grand in the extreme.
At the Gatewood school meeting
last Tuesday w. T. Whitley was
reelected school director aud
levy of 65 cts on the 500 valua-
ton and a Z month term of school
was voted.
We learn that the closing exer.
cises of the Gatewood Seminary
was n grand success. One or two
dialogues required nearly an hour.
aud well were they rendered, too.
Miss Alma Keiser of Mexico
welded the birch there the past
term aud gave excellent satisfac-
ton.
T. j. Gatewood was in Kansas
City recently the guest of his
daughters.
Joseph Early and family Of
Kansas City moved to the Harve
Vance farm last Wednesday. Wei.
come them back to our midst.
Mason Pulls and bride are at
present domiciled on the Frank l..
Bruce farm. We certainly extend
them a hearty welcome.
Uncle All. Canterbury of near
Mexico was over to see his sons.
in.law and daughters, o. F. Ellis
aud j. w. Holloway last Thurs.
day.
Mrs. Clara ID. Suidow of Mexico
was here the past week the guest
of MIR. and Mrs. &. r. Squirting.
The school at Fox began last
Monday again. The former teach
err, Miss Pearl Tucker of Mexico,
will preside over the school this
term.
MISS Matte King started to her
school, the Starr district. Sunday
a week. This is the second tern
for Miss Matte at this place.
We met w. 7. Arnall on hi:
way to Manitou, Okla, recently
Tom was as gay as a lark and tool
with him the best wishes of all his
friends-uot only this but had the
last conversation of his best CIR
ljOtted down in black and white nc
wonder he felt so good. Tom il
certainly good fellow any way
you take him.
Sunday school was organized a
Bethlehem the first Sunday. I'm
able to attend so can't give full &C
count of the organization.
We are sorry to chronicle thu
accidental death of a neighbor',
brother who lives in Iowa. Mr.
Ehret, brother of our own f. A
Ehret.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-04-11

The ladies free rest room at the
court house is open and in charge
Of a lady manager. This is an
excellent place for tired shoppers
to spend an hour in rest. Ladies
from the country and nearby towns
in FOR q days. shopping should ZEN.
Joy this privilege.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-04-11

s. j. Bovine, Sr., living up near
Centralia, road overseer in this
county, who has a road case in the
Audrain Circuit Court, was re-
elected in his district last week over
all opposition. His name was not
on the ticket and he had advertised
that he was not candidate and
did not want the Office. Since the
Office has been thrust upon him he
has decided to serve. 1t is told of
him that he believes in strict en- :
forcement OF the road laws.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-04-11

There were snow furries and
cold northwest winds Monday OF
this week here aud with the heavy
frost it Is feared fruit will be con-
siderably damaged. A Six-inck
fall Of snow is reported ia the Mo-
hawk valley in New York. Nearly
q foot Of snow covered the ground
OF Grand Rapids. Iowa, Sunday,
Severe snow storms at Montreal,
Canada.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-04-11
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Daily Until April so, 1907.

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intermediate points.
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$24.90 Ogden aud Salt Lake
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S27.40 Spokane. Allensburg and
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$3.50 Portland. Ore. Taooma
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Mexico Missouri message., 1907-04-11

James M. Irvine OF st. Joseph
sup rintends Miss0uri's exhibit at
the jamestown exposition. He
entered on his duties this week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-04-11

Sunday and report an enjoyable
visit.
A few friends speI the evening
pleasantly with @. q. MCGEE and
wife last Tuesday. Forty.two
was played.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-04-11

State Supt. of Schools Il. A.
Gass was in Mexico Saturday en-
route from Kirksville where he at.
tended board meeting. Wonder
il he while here found u reason for
the late school levy defeatf
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-04-11

Mr.. e. d. Adams aud Miss Eu-
geniR Patton, both of Audraiu,
were married at che court house by
Judge Bolts Monday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-04-11

w. NJ. Watts thinks the MES
SAGE has been first. class this win.
ter-a little better than usual, es.
pecially thru January aud Febru.
airy, when the regular editor was
out of the city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-04-11

Services at the Baptist church
increasing in interest. Rev.
Blunt, the evangelist, is arousing
much interest.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-04-11

Rev. G. M. Aker is assisting in
revival services at Palmyra, Mo.
Rev. Marvin will occupy the pull
pit ut the Methodist church here
Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-04-11

Mrs. IRA Musick, of Colorado
Springs, who has been the guest
Of her cousin here, Mrs. John Beal,
left last week on a visit to a sister
in Indiana.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-04-11

Two attempts to wreck trains on
the Pennsylvania railroad have re-
Gently been made. Train crews
are afraid to take out trains.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-04-11

Cheerfulness keeps away wrin.
kles, WEAKNESS and often illness.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-04-11

Rev. 4. Reynolds Of Wand lia
occupied the pulpit of Rev. g. NJ.
Aker at the Mexico Methodist
church last Sunday morning.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-04-11
NJ HAPPENED AND HAPPENING. III
HERE AND THERE.

Gray Hook has been very i'll.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-13

as Bristol City. Arthur Muir
ply has been appointed postmas-
ter, with H. M. Joy as deputy,
and he has sent in his bond for
approval by the department. 1t
is expected that the postoffce
will be in good working order
within a short time. A tri-
weekly mail service will be es-
tablished.
Bristol proper has at present a
daily mail service operated by
the company. A motor cycle is
used, the trip being made to the
mines in one hour and forty
minutes and the return trip in
seventy minutes. The motor
cycle is capable of climbing the
grade at all points with ease.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-13

Manager Ellsworth and Cap
tain Fitzpatrick of the Phoebe
baseball nine, urge that all play
ers report on the ground for
practice, just as often as possi-
BILE. Practice games are being
had each evening and all the
leading players should report If
they intend to participate in the
game to be played with Caliente
on the oath inst. at Panaca. II
is anticipated that Caliente will
be represented with a strong
aggregation of ball twirlers and
the Phoebe nine should at least
get the benefit to be derived
from practice.