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Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-25
Died Last Friday.

Sam B. Fletcher. aged about a.
years, died at his home in this city
last Friday morning. He had been
i'll for several months. Deceased
leaves a wife aud three children to
mourn his death. The children
are; Gladys, Goldie aud Georgia,
all daughters, the oldest aged about
nine years. The funeral was held
at the home Saturday morning,
conducted by Ed. w. II. Hook.
Interment in the Mexico cemetery.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-25
Plant Catalpas.

X. b. Wilkerson who owns II
big nursery just southwest of Mex
leo and another at Santa Fe, in
Monroe county, said to the Paris
Appeal the other day:
Bud Yowell's big peach orchard
will have about one eighth of Il
crop. have 1000 apple trees big
enough to bear and will not have
"A bushel on them all. Cherries
hardly ever fail entirely and the
price is very high. which makes it
seem strange that people do not
give them more attention. But
the man who wants to get rich
should turn his attention to pears
and catalpas. Pears thrive fine
around here and command big
prices. One thousand catalpas
can be planted to the acre. In fif-
teen years they will average seven
posts to the tree, and at the low
price of ten cents each they would
bring in 800. From the stumps
another crop of trees would spring
up and in 10 years they could be
cut again. 1t is certain and easy
money for the man with land and
plenty Of patience. "
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-25

Maurice Griffin, who has a posi-
ton with the &. & A. at Francis,
returned recently from a visit to a
sister in Montana.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-25
See c. & A. Hand Bills

For particulars of the 500 ex'
cursiou to Kansas City aud return,
Saturday June 81, 1908.
T.. +. Mathews.
TIKI Ag't, &. & A. R.R.
Mexico. Mo
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-25
Coming and Going $500.

This is the "Alton's" rate to
Kansas City and return, Saturday
June ~. 1908. For particulars
apply to
+. +. Mathews,
Tk't Ag't, c. 4 4. R.R.
Mexico, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-25
New Meat Market.

Conducted by Owen 4 Garter,
3 doors north PostofIice phone 4lj,
Dealers in fresh and cured meats
Poultry in season.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-25

Little Louise WoOlery. daugh.
ter Of ]. b. WOolery, near Beaver
Dam. took yey sick last week and
her grandmother. Mrs. NJ. A. Nc
Clrllau. of Fulton came to be at
her bedside.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-25

The Wabash depot at Mexico
during the Flower Parade last Fri.
day afternoon was robbed of 500.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-25

Misses Hollie and Eva Sipple OF
Fayette, Mo-, arrived in this city
last week on visit to the family
Of A. II. Moore.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-25

C. 4. Stokes of Kansas City was
here last week pushing prepare.
tions for the Mexico Chautauqua.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-25

Rev. g. A. Mitchell will not
mt We away from Mexico, as an
nOunced in the papers several weeks
0go.l
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kent IRE re.
jOicing over the arrival of II new
born son IN their home.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-25

The Farber Bank declared div.
idend Of seven per cent to the
stockholders, and placed $500 to
the surplus fund. NJ Il. X. Biggs
is the president of the bank, J. ID,
sutton. cashier, aud c. w. May,
Asst. cashier. Chas. w. Tanner
is one of the directors.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-25

The Mexico Chautauqua will be
held on the same grounds as last
wear.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-25

MEXICO CAMP, No, 9Hi. MODERN
WooDMEN OF AMERICA, meets the
cd and 9Th Tuesday night OF each
pogth; waiting aelghboTs are cordially
Hall, corner Clark ave. and Prom. ST.
D.A.Murphy,V.c. J.w.Plnnkett. Clerk
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-25

Miss Nina Beiz of Centralia was
the guest of b. + Miller and fam.
lily here last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-25

The Fulton base ball team came
over to Mexico Friday aud met
the Athletics here in game on
Cauthorn Hill Mexico won 10 to
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Craig are en-.
tertaining a new born son in their
home.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-25

John T. Crews of this city en-
joyed a visit last week from his
brother, p. e. Crews. of Browns
Station.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-25

Miss Annie Machin of Farber is
pursuing n course of study this
summer in Hills Business College
at Sednlia. The course was award
ed her for the best scholarship in
the graduating class of the Far.
Der public school.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-25

Ed W. II. Hook and wife are
visiting at Princeton, H.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-25

Mrs. W. +. Rowland aud Mrs.
Carrie Rothwell attended the Home
Mission Society meeting of the
Methodist church held at Lawson,
Mo. last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-25
WABASH RAILROAD.
ME- %ISO.

un ernct 1901 a. IN. Mar II, 1905,
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-03-06
SEE tn SOulRn.

The True Democrats response to the
Pensacola News demand" for the
NAMES of the "straight-Out" machine
leaders sure hit 'em on the raw.
The News throws a fit, and can think
Of It ever does such a thing as think)
Of nothing to say but you're a liar y
the last resort of the exposed. The
News also .sdemsnds" to be told who
we thin = The answer is
easy
~ aaion was apparently too Sc.
ri b be handled by the local editor
Of the Clay County Times, so the Talla-
hassee editor of that paper took it up,
and-wonder of wonders !-gives the
whole thing dead away by boldly ac-
knowledging that there is a machine,
and claims that it is good thing" So
it is, for its pets and hangers-on, and
the "pee-wees" that sing the praises Of
its leaders and managers. Of course,
the Times had to abuse the former
leaders of the Florida Democracy
such men as DR.. Crawford, BlOxham,
Dyke, Drew, Mitchell, Fleming, Gwynn,
Henry D'Ehgle, and a score of others
who, if living, are not now known in
the Democratic organization. And it
also had to ring in a lot of fulsome bal
derdash about the great (?) things Jen-
nings has done.
Yes, Jennings has done some big
things. Instigated and inspired by the
"Straight-out" machine, he has done
his little best to disrupt and destroy all
that was decent and orderly and square
in the Florida Democratic organization.
We shall hear more from the other
pee-wees, but we will bet dollar to a
dime that not one will follow the Times
lead in confessing that there is a ma
chine.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-03-06
HARD TO PLEASE.

The Tallahassee True Democrat rails
in its duties as a newspaper when it
suppresses the facts about the alleged
"deplOrable Occurance" at the capitol.
The people Of Florida are entitled to all
the information obtainable about things
that transpire in their public Offices
This is the second mysterious affair that
has occurred at Tallahassee recently,
and the press of that city has not yet
enlightened its readers. Tampa Evng.
News, Feb. q.
Now, you have gone and said some
thing sure enough; but pray, why go
for US Tallahassee newspapers in such
manner for failing short" on such &C.
casions, when the Jacksonville, the
Tampa, the Pensacola, and other daily
newspapers have right in the capitol
building, paid men or women to keep
them posted, who also "failed in these
duties" The True Democrat pleads
guilty in having done wrong in simply
abiding to them, and we are truly sOr-
~ we did, and when we make such ad-
mission, or apology for it, if you please,
it goes that we will not be so guilty
again But pray. dear brethren of the
daily press, you who thus throw little
stones at US; why do you not have your
hired people at Tallahassee send you
these kind Of occurrences just as they
send you out the other kind. Only last
week a daily at Key West objected to
our sending to him a true statement,
which we paid telegraphic charges on,
too, to the effect that two cabinet Off
GERS were determined to save to the
school children of this state near, If not
quite, q million dollars. Truly you
daily newspaper men are hard to
please.
Tampa Evening News, later date,
March g:
The Tallahassee TrueDemOcrat vouch-
safes the enlightening, information that
the "deplOrable incident" in the State
Capitol which it recently mentioned,
was between 1.-TWO gentlemen. The
True Democrat would have proved it.
self better newspaper by refraining
from any allusion to the incident if it
was 80 situated or entangled that it
could not give the full particulars. The
state press has been regarding the
True Democrat as the one Independent
and fearless newspaper Of Tallahassee
and has been depending upon it to tell
the truth about what goes on there,
without fear or favor. Editor Collins
should endeavOr to maintain this repu-
tation.
We will in the future, even though
the heaYens fall! but, kind brother, we
desire to assure you, most emphatically,
we have no "entanglements or situa-
tions" here that can possibly prevent
our saying anything we please at any
time, and we will do it.
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The Breeze of DeFuniak assures US
that the governor has good reasons to
offer for his conduct in the Cooper
matter and that these are entirely sat
isfactory to his friends; we arc warned
that when these are put before the
public some will be knocked down.
Our esteemed contemporary forgets
that the duty Of publicity Is binding
on the governor-that he is not our
master but our agent, and that he
owes Us an accounting. Current Com
ment, Times Union.
This may all be very well, but would
it not be more seemly and timely to
hand out some Of these REASONS TO ell
of the dear people"
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-03-06

Hon. C. j. Compton Of Lake City,
who announced his candidacy for state
superintendent of schools, has been adj
vised by his physician, owing to the con-
dirion of his health, not to make the
race. Exchange.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-03-06
Subscribe to your home newspaper.

New novel by Georgia author 1.-THE
Express Messengers Temptation, or
Alone with a Carload of Jugs. At
lanta Journal. Do they suck it through
q straw, or pull it through the cork?
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-03-06

Note the fact. that every man who
holds an administrative department Of
fee, first secured it under the appoint
ment of William Sherman jennings, the
figure head Of the machine. except Hons.
B. E. McLin and w. M. Holloway, who
both went into Office by election the
first time, and wonderful to behold, too,
the State democratic executive commit
tee that time run an indepent candidate
against the regular nominee, Mr.. Hol-
loway. No, there is no dirty political
machine in Florida. Scatl
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-03-06

The True Democrat offers TO its breth-
rem of the State press for their consid-
GRAFTON the name Of Hon. I. ]. Apple
yard, Of Lake City, for the position of
State Comptroller. Like other news
paper men Of Florida, he has givencon-
cradle Of his time and his limited means
TO those things that tend to the devel-
Opment Of the State. His recent ex-
hibit at the State Fair at Tampa of the
resources CT the northern section Of the
State, in placing his own county's re-
sources on exhibition, should give him
the support Of every man. Politically,
during public life Of over twenty
years. he has been clean and upright.
No man can point to q disbonOrable act
Of his. He would Dc q strong man, and
would make a good officer. What say
our brethren Of the State pressf Who
seconds the motion Of the True Demo
craft
Subscribe for the True Democrat.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-03-06

Poor old Kentucky has the very deep
est sympathy of Democrats all over
this country in the deep huniliatiOn and
disgrace, in Democrats deserving their
party and joining with Republicans to
elect Bradley to the U. S. Senate, in
stead of Beckham, Democrat, the reg
ular Democratic nominee.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-03-06

The Tallahassee True Democrat will
not come out with the facts about that
"deplorable" incident which it said oc-
CURED at the Capital any further than
to declare il was a personal agreement
between two gentlemen" in the Capt.
t0l building. Strange, surprising strange
We thought those gentlemen in the
Capitol building" were like 'sOuls with
but a single thought, etc. "-Tampa
Tribune.
We have had our little say on this
subjectl
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-03-06

One good farm hand. Regular work
and good wages. g. G. Gibbs. 5O-4t
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-03-06

We with pleasure add to cur ex-
change list The Real Estate and Bank
ers Review, a very neat and clean
monthly in magazine style, published
at Live Oak. 1t is very interesting,
and will be valuable and splendid adj
dition to everybody's collection of
reading matter. Get a sample copy
of it and read it.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-03-06

Hon. w. M. Holloway, state super.
intendent of public instruction, is hot
after that million dollars the /. l. Fund
owes to the State school fund. He is
going to get it.--Florida Index.
Of course he is, if there is or will
be enough of that fund left to pay it.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-03-06

In their enthusiasm over the prospect
Of the schools securing that million
dollars, certain papers have seemingly
forgotten that Governor Broward plays
a conspicuous part in the premises. -
Palatka Times-Herald.
Nay for the slice is big enough to
give him full credit for tall he, too, is
entitled to, and we will go still further
and admit that he did say, and contin-
ues to say the schools are entitled to il.
BUT, you administration people must
remember, he wishes to continue spend
ing those same school monies in drain
age operations, and as we have every
reason to believe after spending every
dollar that way, and after every acre
has been disposed Of, it would take at
least a million dollars, and may be
more, to continue to drain the Ever
/ glades, where would the schools share
come from? The difference is as to
the time and way to settle up. That's
all
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-03-06

Ns-whisly advertisements are Dof accopted
and inserted in this newspaper at price or
under any conditions or circumstt Not q
single one has ever appeared In il.
Subscribe to your home newspaper.
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New novel by Georgia author ''The
Express Messengers Temptation, or
Alone with a Carload of Jugs. At
lanta Journal. Do they suck it through
a straw, or pull it through the cork?
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Hon. c. j. Compton Of Lake City,
who announced his candidacy for state
superintendent of schools, has been ad-
vised by his physician, owing to the con-
dirion of his health, not TO make the
race. Exchange.
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Poor old Kentucky has the very deep
est sympathy of Democrats all over
this country in the deep humiliation and
disgrace, in Democrats deserving their
party and joining with Republicans to
elect Bradley to the u. S. Senate, in
stead of Beckham, Democrat, the reg
ular Democratic nominee.
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The True Democrat return thanks to
Senator James P. Taliaferro for a COPY
Of Statistical Record Of the Progress
of the United States, IeOO-19O7, and
Commercial and Financial Statistics of
Foreign Countries, from the Depart
ment Of Commerce and Labor. II is a
valuable and interesting document, well
worth filing and keeping in a printing
Office.
When politician starts out under the
pretense Of playing politics in a relig-
iOus way, the chances are thousand to
one that he is hypOcrite and fraud
Greeneville Sun. Ard vet some preach
ers in this State at getting into the
present political game "on a rush. A."
We have letters from more than one of
them asking for support Of candidates.
Sorry it is so, too!
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General Albert w. Gilchrist, a lead
ing candidate for Governor, spent last
Saturday in Tallahassee, returning to
Jacksonville after a very pleasing and
profitable visit in West Florida. He
reports prospects for his election the
most promising from every section Wis
tied, and says he is becoming more and
more satisfied each day. While here
he met many of our citizens personally,
and becsms acquainted with many he
did not know before, and "a hosts of
Old-time friends were del ted to see
him again snd pledge hiN support.
General Gilchrist will get 4 rood safe
majority in Leon we feel quite sure.
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For some time the friends Of Wal
lace w. STRIPPING have been urging him
TO make the race for Comptroller. Mr..
STRIPPING would make an ideaI man for
the place. He is equipped for the
duties Of the Office in every particular.
Therecord especially would like TO see
Wallace STRIPPING enter the race; we
were boys together and the editor
knows his real worth and how well he
would fill the Comptre1er's office, and
we,sincerely trust he vim decide to en-
ter the race. Mr.. Stripping Is known
from one end of the State to the other,
and his thousands Of friends declare
him a winner if he enters the race
Manatee Record.
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The True Democrat offers to it's breth-
rem of the State press for their consid-
GRAFTON the name Of Hon. I. ]. Apple
yard, Of Lake City, for the position of
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-03-06
THE TRUE DEMOCRAT Will DO IN.

News comes from Tallahassee that
the State Pardoning Board was again
in operation last Friday and that MANY
convicts were released, one of the num-
Der being Harry Bomford, Of Tampa, a
plumber, who shot Capt. Park and was
sent to prison seven months ago for q
year. /. is probable that no publicity
will be made as to the others pardoned.
If the True Democrat, of Tallahassee.
really wishes to smash 1.-THE Tallahas-
see machine" the publicat ton of the
list Of pardons granted and denied and
other particulars connected thereW II
would help materially. It is no unci q
mon thing to hear men say they win.
never vote for any member Of that
board again. j jacksonville Metropolis. '
But, you must know there are 40
candidates coming out against any Of,
of them, so far, and the primaries are
creeping up on US fast.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-03-06

1t is really amazing to note some Of
the lame attempts Of the ring organs in,
trying to stem the tide of popular pub
lie approval that Hon. Albert Gil
christ is winning throughout the State.
Hon. Albert Gilchrist has a record for
honesty and faithfulness that cannot be
faxed by these punny attacks. He's
booked for the Governors chair and
the ring organs know it even at this
early stage Of the game. Lake Butler
Star.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-03-06

The Laurel Hill Home pays Hon..
Royal C. Dunn, Secretary Of the Rail-
road Commission, the following compi-
ment: eff Mr. Morgan is to retire at
the end Of his present term as Railroad
Commissioner, we are of the opinion
that there could be no better material
found in the State to take the place
than Is Mr.. r. G. Dunn. He has had
more than-76ye years as Secretary Of
the Commission, which naturally makes
him thoroughly familiar with the duties
Of the Office, and besides he is natur-
ally a good man, one whom we believe,
viii serve both sides Of the question.
fairly and squarely."
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-03-06

Hon. D. H. Mays, of Monticello, can
didate for Congress. was in the city
Wednesday and made the True Demo
crat pleasant visit. He reports af-
fairs very satisfactory to himself and
feels sure of being one Of the highest in
the first primary.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-03-06
TAXES HAVE INCREASED.

One of the penalties of being rich and
prosperous is heavy taxation. NOtwith-
standing it does seem passing strange
to US that as our own beloved Florida
grows richer and more prosperous and
valuations increase each year, the rate
of taxation should increase along with
it. A slight investigation along these
lines will convince the most skeptical
that taxes are about as high as during
reconstruction days while taxable val
ues have increased amazingly. Where
is the remedy? We think we know it,
but we are going to permit whoever
will to answer for US. Madison New
Era.
The remedy is easy, see that politics
is not played any longer into all public
affairs, that men who use the public
business to build up and strengthen
political machinery is defeated at the
polls, Again, these matters began to
get so under q democratic carpet-bag-
ger, who accidentally became Governor
of Florida.
The insihuation that there has been
another scandal at the state house
is without the least foundation. Pen
sacola Evening News.
From which we must infer that there
has been ONE. Will the News tell US
if our surmise is correct? If so, when
was it; and what was it?-Lake City
Index.
If there is a lie out this newspaper
never told it. No one from Tallahassee
has ever said it was a scandal. "
There was a good hard face-punching
and scrap in an executive Office, clerk
punching a cabinet officer, all the same.
Now let the Pensacola News, and other
papers, get statements of facts just as
they were and give them to the world,
we gave both parties to understand, at
the time, we were ready to publish
their statements of it.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-03-06

Editor Thos. ]. Appleyard carried his
county to the state fair in good shape,
secured much prominence for his home
county, and captured valuable premiums.
Such men are worth much to a COM
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-03-06

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