Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-23
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Lincoln county is ARA nging to
issue $35, 600 in bonds for new
buildings on the county poor farm.
Virgil Tnr""r had a couple Of
1900 parkugts handed him by
Judge stockton in Columbia Thurs
day for violating the local option
law.
Jesse Rosenstigel Of Rails couu-
ty killed two spreadhead snakes
the other day. lie is sure they
were not the kind of snakes that
get into your boots.
The Middletown Chips says that
Elmer Dunn left on Monday for
Mexico, where he has been engag.
ed by the county authorities to get
up a map of the county showing
the road districts. II is no easy
job, and requires no small amount
of talent to accomplish it.
Dan Calvin, near Elsberry, was
burning stumps in a field the 9TH
er day and was killed by the pre-
mature explosion of fourteen sticks
Of dynamite. Both hands and
legs were blown off aud Calvin's
heart was blown out by the explo-
sion. One hand was hurled fifty
yards.
The Fulton Telegraph remarks
that George Dean, of Audrain
county, bought a pair of horses,
Monday, in Fulton, for $275, and
before the day was gone sold them
to another Audrain man for 1878.
The question is, did George make
the hundred dollars off the Audrain
man or the Galloway man.
\ deed of trust for $3.50 600
with the Carnegie Trust Company
Of New York as trustee was filed
with Circuit Clerk Dry at Paris
last week to secure the 6 per cent
gold bonds the Santa Fe, Perry Il
Mexico electric road is preparing to
issue. Work on the right-of-way
continues all along the line.
The Louisiana Light. Power and
I Traction Company will build an
electric line between Louisiana
and Bowling GIeen, probably this
summer. It will be eleven mile s
long. Capital stock. 500, 900.
Power. house aud repair shop will
he located at Louisiana. d. Turn
bolt is president aud general man.
ager, and E. Z. Murray, of LOuisl-
ana, secretary.
Last week was death week in
Centralia. Six deaths were re.
ported, more than at any one time
in four years. The deaths were:
Giles Adams. aged o.. a pioneer
citizen; Mrs. Annie Davis. wife
of a prominent farmer near Cen.
tralia; Mrs. Fred Shatzer, Russell
Porter, Uncle Joe Pickett and Mrs.
F. NJ. Rhodes The funeral of
the last four were held on the
same day, Wednesday.
Perry Enterprise: Mrs. VIM.
Cullen, of this city, received a
message few days ago that the
government would ship the body
of her husband from Cuba to Per.
ry for burial. II will be remem.
bered that Prof. VIM. Cullen was
in the governments employ ut
Cuba. and died a year ago last
Christmas. The body is expected
here this evening or to. morrow
evening, aud will be buried at the
Underwood burial ground, west OF
Perry
This lie is going the rounds, aud
we put in on an old colored woman
of Louisiana who has large nun
ber of children aud takes in wash
ing aud works like a slave. Dur.
ing a smallpox excitement she was
visited by a doctor aud told thai
. she must be vaccinated. The Ole
colored woman was good aud mad
She said she had no time to stoJ
aud be sick with vaccination. an,
besides could not spare one of he
arms; that the children wOul,
starve aud freeze il she could no
do her laundry work. Then tn
doctor said; We'll. auntie. vii
vaeciuate you on one of your low
, er limbs" Il can't spare one O
my legs. either" Then the doe
tor said kindly; We'll. wha
3 spot could you spare. because yol
{ must DO vaccinated. The oil
eolored woman thought an
thought. aud finally said slowly
well. Lord knows. | don't nevs
= get no chance to set down..