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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-02-20
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With Is Appreciated

With Is Appreciated
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fund Your money
n Continuance of your trade is
solicited, with the assurance
that You Cannot Find Better
Stocks, More Satisfactory Ser
vice, or Lower Prices than are at
your command in any one of our
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Cameron Pictou and Wasen in Huerfauo County,
Colorado.
B1ookside Calcite Coal Creek, Nonac and Rockvae, in
Fremont County Colorado.
Crested Butte and Floresa, in Gunnison County, Colo
Cardiff i'll Garfield County, Colorado.
Coal Basn Redstone and Spring Gulch in Ptkn County
Colorado.
Pueblo, in Pueblo County, Colorado.
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Notice or Application For U. S, Patent.
Survey No. 1880 Garfield Land District.
U. S. Land Office, Gleuwood Springs, Colo.
December 10 1901
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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-05
License and no License.

Citizens of Macon County drew
their own conclusions on the ques-
tiOn aud voted accordingly 2,055
against saloons.
LA Plata has not had a licensed
saloon since 1880. except for four
months in the fall of 1887. When
saloon license was refused in La
Plata in 1880 three saloons were
closed. The population of the
town was about 500 and the town
was about $500 in debt. While
now-'February lst, 1908, the city
has not one dollar outstanding in
dehtness, no saloons, aud between
81 800 aud 81 900 in the city treas.
ury. Aud we have good sidewalks,
electric lights on every corner and
a happy and prosperous people
Not a murder has been committed
here since the closing of the sa,
looms.
Bevier has had licensed saloons
nearly all the time. There we FIND
nearly $500 population. aud ivI
licensed saloons which pay into
the city treasury $500 per year
Bevier city has an indebtedness OF
about 81, 900 with only about $S0C
iu the treasury. Bevier has NJ
street lights OF any kind, and ther,
since May l. 1907, ave men have
lost their lives as a direct result Of
intoxicauts. Bevier receives 81,
500 per year.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-05
Made Several Surveys.

This item is from the Centralia
Guard;
r. s. Mckinney, county sur
veyor OF Audrain county, was in
the territory north of here last
Friday, and at the orders OF the
county court of Audrain, made
several surveys, We are inform
cd that the survey takes a strip of
land OF John SextOn's farm from
5 feet TO 32 feet, and 2% miles in
length, and 40 feet of b. j. Ap-
pleman' farm a half mile in length,
Part of this land is taken up by
the public road and the balancC
goes TO the owner of the land across
the road.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-05
MEXICO CHAUTAUQUA.
A Partial List Of the Attractions
Tillman on the Pro-
gram.

Kansas City. Mo, Feb. %, 'OS.
My Dear Sir: | herewith give you
list of some of the talent and at
fractions that | have secured for
our Chautauqua.
First, we mention the old favor.
ite, Col. Geo. w. Balm, who is too
we'll known aud too popular for it
to be necessary to speak of him
further.
Then we have the Markee Family
Band which made such a hit at the
Fair last year.
Next as a special attraction is
Pamahasika aud his trained pets,
dogs aud birds, one Of the most
interesting features of many chau-
tauqua programs. His collection
of canaries alone he values at SO,
600. There is no doubt about
this being a popular number on
our program.
Geo. r. Vending, the peerless
orator, and whom everybody knows
or knows Of.
Edmund Vance Cook, the natur.
al born poet, actor and humorist.
Rev. Richard Wilkersou, d. D.,
of Augusta, Georgia. The great
southern orator.
Booth Lowry, as conductor o.
the Bible hour and other interest
ing features of the program. is a
most excellent man.
Then we have the Dixie Jubilee
singers, one of the best jubilee
companies on the road.
Senator Tillmau will also be
with us.
There are some places in the pro-
gram to be filed yet. aud several
special features to be announced
later. We are also expecting to
have Mrs. Haskell for part of the
time aud Prof. Elder for the Seton.
Indian work.
We are trying to make the Mex,
leo Chautauqua different from al
others in this part of the state aud
we believe we are going to do that
Yours Truly,
CHAs. E. STOKES, Manager.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-05
"SAVED BY PRAYER. "
School Children Make Narrow
Escape by Collapse Of
Stairway.

Montgomery City, Mo-, Feb. %.
Only one of sixty pupils was SER
iously injured this afternoon when
the temporary stairway in the East
Side public school collapsed, pre-
cipitatiug the children with their
teacher to the floor below.
The teacher Immediately gather
ed the pupils about her in prayer
aud told them that she attributed
their miraculous deliverauce to the
afct that she never failed to begin
classes each day with morning
prayer. You were saved by
prayer" she said.
At the time of the accident the
children had gathered on the stair.
way preparatory to rehearsiug for
a local entertainment.
Calvin Ellis was seriously iujur-
ed by jumping, but the others fell
upon one another.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-05

was not Is; "and" says the affl-
davit, "he swore to these facts
knowing their falsity." After the
license had been issued on Alder
sons affidavit, the father of the
young woman learned of his daugh-
ter's intention and set his parental
foot down on the proposed match
with much firmness. In a few
days license was granted for the
marriage of Miss Wheeler to an
other gentleman, Squire o. Rob-
erts, which union met the approval
of the parents. The defeated suit
or then displayed the unused IL
cense on a fence stake near the
home Of his intended father n-law,
who took it down and has put on
foot this prosecution. AS the PEN
atty of false swearing is six months
in the county Jail or fine of $500
the grand jury may make an exam
pie Of the would-be groom, whose
zeal outran his Judgment.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-05
Married Last Week.

Mr.. James L. Harper, a young
building contractor at Rush Hill,
and Miss Margaret Mudd, daugh-
Ter Of Mr.. aud Mrs. Frank Mudd
Of near Mexico. were united in the
holy bonds Of matrimOny by Faith.
er j. ]. Dillon Of this city last
Thursday afternoon. The Mes.
SAGE joins the many friends Of
this young couple in wishing them
prosperity aud q bright aud Joy
ous future.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-05

Hicks. the weather prophet, says
that the northern section OF the
United States should not be sur
prised il one of the" greatest snow
blOckades Of the winter" should
strike it on the 18th, 18th and 10Th
Of this month. By the way. do
you want copy Of Hicks almanac
at 20 centsi The MESSAGE still
has a supply left, but you better
speak for one before they are all
gone.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-05
Wants Mother Divorce.

Last weeks Hauuibal Journal
contained the following item:
Z. G. Matsou, Jr., has brought
suit in the Rails county circuit
court for divorce from his wife,
Myrtle Matson. The charges pre-.
ferred are indignities. Mr.. Mat.
son secured divorce from his
former wife, Myrtle Matsou, at
Mexico, Mo-, lsat summer and the
day after the divorce was granted
was married 20 Miss Myrtle
Shores. of Frankford. Mo-. the
wife from whom he is now seeking
divorce.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-05
Along the Firing Line.
Hurrah for Missouri!

Audrain will have the best Of
company to line up with March IA.
Local option 10 not all we need
nor all we will have. but it's a long
step in the right way.
The liquor people we'll know
that the Anti-Saloou League, the
united church in action against the
saloon, is non. partisan. 1t is the
crystalized. centralized sentiment
OF all parties. orders, aud christian
institutions against the liquor
traffic.
Men aud Fathers of Audrain, on
which side will you stand March IA.
Against Intoxicating Liquors,
For Intoxicating Liquors"
This Giant Gin Mill must have
boys. Will it be yours or minei
One hundred thousand boys are
necessary to take the place Of dy-
ing drunkards. The saloon is
driving business. 1t drives the
dagger to many a mothers heart.
The deathbed repentance of the
Baron Brewers" and wholesale
liquor dealers comes too late, our
enemies being our judges. Five
years ago a united industry might
have kept back the conditions that
now confront us, but today it is
too late. We might as we'll try to
dip out the Hudson River with a
whisk broom" This is an ex.
tract from Beverages" the Ma.
tional organ of the liquor league.
On the 14th of March, Old Au-
drain will drive another nail, the
Coffin Lid" Of which Father Cof-
fey speaks in st. Louis, Jan, %,
as follows: The liquor element has
repented too late, 1t wants to be
regulated now. The brewers have
brought about the evil. To them
is the responsibility for the wine
rooms and all the other evils. They
have driven the independent sa-
saloons out of business. Now il
is the coffin lid for. the liquor trade.
II it is a bad thing to be a drunk
ard, is it good thing to license
men to make drunkardsi
Hon Champ Clark was asked by
a prominent congressman not long
long ago why he was opposed tC
the saloon. He said, Il have boy
who is Is years of age and he be.
lieves everything his father says
and does is just right"
Fathers and citizens of Audrair
county, can You afford to line NJ
with licensed saloonsi
Are you willing to have your
boy follow that sort of an ex
amplei
This is the sort Of sentiment
that is making the Southland dry;
Gov. Hoke Smith; 1T is abso
lutely impossible to have a perma
nent, decent government where tn,
saloon dominates local municipa
politics. The elimination of th'
saloon will help municipal politics
everywhere, even in those places
where the saloon does not dominat,
municipal politics.
A hot shot from Oklahoma
Five hundred aud sixty sa
looms were closed in Oklahoma
and the first blind-pigger convictet
under the Oklahoma law was sen
q fenced to pay fine Of $50 ant
30 days in the county Jail. TIL
:. law prohibits the sale of paten
n medicines which contain more tina
Il two per cent. of alcohol. Th
q Daily OklahOman has discontinue,
G all liquor advertising, includin
!. outside brewery and distiller
{ publicity" *A
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-05
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SURROUNDING AUDRAIN

Dogs killed seven sheep and
crippled % more for ID. l.. Owen,
near Hallsvillc.
Miss Elua Stewert of Shamrock
will teach a term of school near
Vandalia this spring.
Rev. II. n. Quisenberry of In.
dianapolis, Ind, is to be the new
pastor of the Baptist church at
Fulton.
Ed. \. w. Kokendoffer of
Mexico will ofiiciate at the ordina-
ton Of eleven deacons at the Paris
Christian Church, Sunday, March
8.
The "Five.mile Law" at Col.
umbia has been declared uncon-
stitutional, and now the vets"
will contest the late local option
election held in that city, claim
ing that about IS students, who
had no right to vote, voted dry. "
a correspondent in the Contra
liza Courier writing from Hallsville
says; John Barclay, who is max
ing a good salesman for the Barth
Clothing Co. at Mexico, came
home over Sunday to visit his
parents. a. c. Barclay and wife.
\ valuable hog known as Star
Masterpiece and for which the
owners, Still & Laughlin, paid
S., 500, died at Kirksville one day
last week. At recent Berkshire
sale on their Kinloch farms the
owners steadily refused an insist
ent offer of $4,000 for the hog.
An item in the Fulton Sun says:
A letter from Mr.. s. l.. Robson,
President Of the company that is
building the Mexico Santa Fe &
Perry Electric line, to the com.
mercial club at Fulton, states that
he has plan for the extension of
the road to Fulton and be wants
to meet the Commercial Club here
soon.
The Middletown Chips says that
Tom league was helping his broth
ers get some wood Saturday after
noon. One tree which they were
trying to fell became lodged be-
tween the branches of another.
Tom climbed the tree to cut off
the branches so as to dislOdge the
other tree. The tree fell with such
force as to sway the branch ON
which he was standing, and threw
him to the ground, breaking his
right arm and hurting his back
severly.
A correspondent in the Troy
Free Press says: The Brown school
closed Friday after successful
term of six months with Miss Bes
sic Il. Barton, of Laddonia, teach
er. Myrtle Witt attended the six
months without missing IA day ol
being tardy. Annie May Marti
mex, Susie Douglass and Marvin
Boyse received prizes for having
the most headmarks in their diff
ferent spelling classes. The houS,
was beautifully decorated with ce
dar and the patrons Of the district
came in with their well-flled bas
kets and spread sumptuous re
past of which all partook. Sever
al of the pupils spoke and sang
after which the pupils all receive,
IA bOuntiful treat,
Frank A. Wheeler, of Centralia
recently appeared before Don Z
Carter, notary, and made oath I
facts which brings to light
J thwarted love, because of parent
al displeasure, says the COlumbi
Statesman, According to MI
: Wheeler's statement, one Louis I
! Anderson, wishing TO marry Mis-
! Nora May Wheeler, went befol
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-05
MONROE COUNTY.
Citizens Express Themselves as
to Local Option.


ems to go dry too The Paris Ap-
peal published the following inter.
esting article last week regarding
the situation over that way;
A large and representative crowd
of citizens responded to The call
for a mass meeting at Paris, Mon.
day, to consider the advisability
of an immediate campaign for To-
cal option. James b. Davis was
elected chairman and John T.
Grigsby secretary. The meeting
was opened and closed with earnest
prayers for the success of the
cause.
The sentiment was practically uu-
animous for an immediate campaign
Reports from various quarters re-
ported the sentiment very strong
for local option.
A county organization was ef-
fected. James b. Davis was elect
ed president. with vice presidents
as follows:
S B. Gray, Monroe; q. p.
Grimes, Marion; Louis Flemming,
South Fork; Merit Vincent, JEFF.
ferson; John Haley, Union; Thos.
Overfelt, Woodlawn; j. s. Austin,
Clay; Monroe Keith, Washington;
c. c. Lewis, Indian Creek; j. T.
Grisby, Jackson.
In response to a call for expires
sions in regard to the sentiment
for the measure, The following re-
sponded:
G, p. Grimes: II presented my
petition to 80 men one day last
week. Only seven of them refus.
ed to sign it. Over in Union it
has been dry for years and the
sentiment is for local option"
Roger Hunt; South Fork is al.
ready in line. We have a working
organization of thirty members
ready for the fray"
r. T. McCreedy: III believe JEFF
ferson will do the right thing.
Stoutsville will vote dry"
Rev. j. w. Galloway: Wood
lawn is in line. Men who former.
ly voted wet say they will vote
dry. Madison is already dry but
some of her citizens persist in get
ting wet at Paris aud Moberly. "
Rev. Rocker: Il preach at Lees.
burg. It was about the only town
in the county to vote dry last time.
The dry vote is even stronger
now"
q. e. Hewitt: Il think we can
count safely on a majority in the
Jackson Chapel neighborhood. "
c. II. Davis: THE sentiment is
strong in my vicinity. We debat.
ed the question at Marr school
house and the dry side won. The
, crowd was with them, too"
Rev. Laughlin: I'VE must fight
at Monroe City I think it is
) about half whisky and half water
down there"
, With. Meyers; The iron is hot
aud now is the time to strike. Pub.
lie sentiment is for local option. "
jasper Henderson: Sentiment
is strong for the measure around
! Monroe City. l believe our Catho
= lie brethren will be with us. On,
Of them told me the Monroe priest
2 and the priest at Indian Greek were
{ both for il. Indian Greek town
D ship cast only one dry vote the las
G time. We will carry it this time. ,
j. T. Grisby; The south eut
9 Of Jackson township. l am inform
y ed. is almost dry enough 10 burn.
Rev. II. L. Taylor: II preacl
at Salem, Long Branch. Goss ant
Mt. Prairie. The sentiment is 70
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-05

A little daughter of w. Il. Max.
we'll Of near Thompson has been
very III for several weeks, DIR. r.
w. Berry OF Mexico il looking af,
ter the little sufferer.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-05

Frank A. Wheeler, of Centralia,
recently appeared before Don e.
Carter, notary, and made oath to
facts which brings to light a
thwarted love, because of parent
al displeasure, says the Columbia
Statesman, According to Mr.,
Wheeler's statement, one Louis T
Anderson, wishing TO marry Mis-:
Nora May Wheeler, went before
Justice Harris, of Bourbon town,
ship, ON January %, and swOr'
that he was % years old, and tina
Miss Wheeler was 20 years old
when in fact Louis t. Anderson
was not q and Nora May Wheele
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-05
CIRCUIT COURT.
Two Penitentiary Sentences
That Automobile Case.

Asa Hall, Is years old, plead
guilty to charge of burglary Sat-
urday afternoon and was senteuc-
ed to three years in States prison.
He robbed the grocery store OF
Cant & Rowland a couple of weeks
since.
James Tanner plead guilty to
charge of grand lacery and was
given two years in prison. A
charge of lacery standing against
him was dismissed.
The matter of Hawkins VS.. Rob
ertson had the attention of the
court most of Friday aud Saturday.
Mrs. Hawkins sued for alleged
personal damages on account of AN
automobile accident which occure d
last summer. The verdict was for
the defendant.
j. w. Sexton, mp north of Cen
tralia, has filed a petition for a
second injunction against $. j.
Bovine to restrain the latter from
entering the Sexton premises for
the purpose of cutting hedge or
ditchiug the property to drain the
public road.
Court adjourned Saturday after
noon for the regular term in June.
However there will be a short term
/ April ~, when Judge Samuel Da-
Wis of Marshall will preside
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-05

Drs. w. l.. Reed. j. F. McWil.
liams, Carl Pasqueth aud Digges
attended the dentists meeting in
M6berly last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-05
MOUNTING UP.
Late New Subscribers and Re-
newals to the Message.

ANV SAAS W eAAs hNASo9ohte
Since our last report the follow
ing are new subscribers for th
MESSAGE, or are renewals. 1t
a great list. Don't you think so
Please examine the date aftC
your name printed on the pap,
or on the wrapper, and if you o.
In arrears kindly look after it a
once.
But about three persons hay
discontinued the paper since Il
hrst Of the year. They are pa!
ing up and say, Keep 'er coming
The MESSAGE has a splendid lii
of subscribers. and we want to r
tain every one Of you. But pleas
"flx" that date il it is not right.
Now look on the following;
Gala l.. Green
Il. j. DUNCAN
w. NJ. Lander
]. s. Wilson
j. 9. Bassford
g. N. Turpin
Dan Cauthorn
John r. Scott
Il. P. Middleton
VIM. Machiu
j. r. Shook
w. w. Bolts
VIM. P. Mollet
John s. Bybee
A. j. Deichm man
W. F. kindly
s. b. Reighley
Perry D. Riggs
Leo. Sullivan
Joseph Springer
j. F. Ruse
G.. w. Stauffer
F. P. Jacobs
g. w. Bingham
Arthur Wright
g. E. Hickerson
r. Mcmahon
w. N. Maxwell
E. E. Shay
G. T. Howard
Henry Cant
E. P. Burns
r, NJ. Poage
Mrs. BERTHE Riney
M. II. Faddis
w. s. Jones
j. +. Bozarth
T. j. Bybee
Walter Allen
b. w. Hale
j. G. King
j. A. Childers
Virgil Marvin
j. J. Johnston
T. ]. Ecton
A. VI. Worsham
Judge Baker Barnes
Ben Phears
Mrs. Rachel Barton
w r Goodsou
EO Snedeker
g. A. Mollet
Mrs. II. c. Beckman
JH billiard
CT Harrison
A II Dicus
Mrs Mary j Pierce
w w Dowell
w. s. Ragsdale
James s. Chapman
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-05

Mrs. John Cowsn has been visit
ing her son, Sam Ccwan, Of Van
dalia.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-05

Mrs. Fred Reed OF Macon has
returned home after pleasant
visit to Mrs. w. l.. Reed OF this
city.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-24
Strive to Know Self

So each man should strive to know
himself as God knows him, and to cease
thinking otherwise. Only of an un.
demonstrated sense of truth can 1t be
said that it hath been so long without
fruit" Declared truth transforms the
human deserts into gardens of glad
ness, and the wilderness way broadens
into great fields of plenty.
To the genuine Christian Scientist
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-24

NJ situation is so severe that the Word
of God cannot be uttered therein.
Pressed into the very corner of adver-
sity, hemmed in upon every side by the
threats of evil, overwhelmed by the
weight of fear or failure, or sorrow,
he has always one refuge-he can think
truth, and in that thinking he can so
reject the suggestions of evil. he can so
declare the power and presence of God,
that his very persistence must exter-
nalize itself in the Transforming of the
situation and In the ultimate triumph
of good.
Christian Science commands its stu
dent to work, to cease lettering, COM
planning, and doubling. and to bring the
saving declarations of the truth into
active duty every hour of the day. If
but one thought of Truth has been
CLEANED from study, that one thought
must be cherished as dear companion,
and declared again and again. Such
right mental activity will put to flight
armies of evil suggestions, with all their
attendant WEAKNESS and pain. The
knowledge of Moses commandments,
declared from generation to generation.
has uplifted the moral standard of
thousands of men, and saved them
from the sins of a lower mental level.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-24
Ncodemu Oil Company Delta Building 426 Spring Street.

The knowledge of the New Testament
teachings, declared to the world through
centuriessof Christian effort, has quick
ened the spirituality which would have
lain dormant without such persistent
repetition. And to this century, through
the life of one holy woman, there has
come a declaration of Truth which so
clarifies the understanding Of both Old
and New Testament that its utterance
does indeed put out evil. quench deceit,
overcome corruption, and cause faith to
flourish. Mrs. Eddy has set her mess
age before the world. To those who re-
declare it in their own lives, 1t opens a
highway of salvation, wherein they
walk to the possession of that abur-
dant understanding which follows faith
full declaration. Internationally these
are the ways of deliverance, and sin
and pain and death must yield to the
"peaceable fruit of righteousness" -
Christian Science Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-24

If want ad. fails-well, there
isn't much else to suggest. But,
if the task and the quest are
FEASIBLE, the want ad. will
not fail!
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-24
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