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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-20
OCEAN, BAR.
BAY, DOCK
AND RIVER

The steamship Rose City reached
this port from Portland nearly Il
hours behind her schedule. She was
caught in the heavy fog that has over
hung the Columbia about the mouth
Of the Willamette for the past 40
hours, and had the bad luck to get in
the mud at the mouth Of Bachelors
Slough, from which position she Lur-
line endeavored to haul her at 10
o'elock yesterday morning, but un-
successfully. She found release on the
Aood tide and came on down reaching
her dock here little before 4 o'clock.
She had over 300 passengers on
board and was loaded deep with a
general cargo Among those to board
her here, in addition to those named
h these columns yesterday morning,
were Charles Darragh, an employe on
the dredger w. S. Ladd, who goes
home to visit his parents, Captain and
Mrs Darragh, of San Francisco, for
the holidays; and Mrs. George Haigh,
the wife of the popular singer at the
Jewel and their beautiful baby
daughter, also on Christmas home
"Trip.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-20
lLWAcO

i. +. Loomis Of Nahcotta spent ;
few hours in Ilwaco Thursday Of
business,
Mrs. T. L. Fraser was visitor tC
Astoria the first Of the week wher,
she did some Xmas shopping.
Mrs. Hoffman, who has been assist.
ing in the care Of her Invalid ;ather
James Howerton, returned to her
home in South Bend, Thursday.
Mr.. Buck, travelling salesman for
the Portland FIGURING Mills, and A.
J. Taylor, travelih., FOR Pearson, Page
& Company, Of Portland, were in II
waco the latter part Of the week, so,
Letting orders among the local mer-
chants.
Kenneth Coulter was a visitor to
Astoria the first Of the week,
Mr.. Cunningham OF McCowen, was
in Ilwaco Wednesday for short
time
r. A. Hawkins returned the latter
part Of the week from short bust
ness trip TO Portland.
w. A. Fowler spent Tuesday in
Astoria comforting with the lumber
man, Geo. L. colwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford Butts Of
Goble, Or arrived the last Of the
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-20
AN OLD METHODIST.

NEW YORK, Dec, lo.--Mrs. Mary
f. Farrell, who Is said to be the old.
est member Of the Methodist church
in the United States, celebrates her
lOSth birthday today at her home at
Midland Park, N ], The aged woman
retains all her faculties and il in good
health, although she suffers consider
ably from rheumatism, Three sons
and three daughters, the eldest 81
whom Is 50, are alive out Of family
Of 10, to see thir mother five years
past the century mark The mother
has lived ali her fife IN New Jersey.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-20
CELEBRATED MISSIONARY.

HNooLULU, Dec. lo-Rev w. S
Ament, the celebrated missionary has
arrived here on his way from China
to New York where he is going -
be treated by specialist for blood
clot on his brain. The blood clot is
the result Of an accident suffered BY
the noted missionary. During the
graeter part Of the voyage here DR..
Ament has lain unconscious in his
stateroom on the Nippon Maru on
which steamer he viii continue to San
Francisco.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-20
for the Bay City with lumber.

The Sou.h Bay got down from the
metro?o'!s at 6 o'clock last evening,
lumber laden for San Francisco, and
will get away over the bar this morn
ing.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-20

lisetd She hailed him for a pull as
he passed but it was too foggy for
him at that time, $50 yesterday
morning, and he kept on his way It
lis presumed that the Argo got off At
high tide about II a. m. and that she
will be down tonight if all goes well
with her.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-20

business of all kinds and left back at
2 o'clock, with the following named
people on her register: Theo. Jacob
son, DR.. Munsell, Charles Warmsley,
Mrs. Foard, Miss N. Smith, C. Ken
yon, ]. R. Wright and w. L, Pellanda.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-20

Captain McCuliy, of the Luline, re-
ported last evening that the steamer
Argo was on the mud-hats near Gil
&han's, IN the Willamette, and badly
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-20

The steamship Roanoke was anoth-
er Of the overdues from Portland, and
she did not reach the Calender dock
here until after 6 o'clock last evening,
having been delayed in both rivers by
dense fogs. She was due to leave
here for the California coast at
o'clock on Friday morning. She had
a big list of people and plenty Of
freight; and went to the lower har-
Dor at 5 o'clock.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-20

The steamer Sue H. Elmore left
Portland at S o'clock last evening on
her way to this port and will sail this
evening for Tillamook Bay points
with full cargo of general merchan-
disc.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-20

The Calender Navigation Company
has received word that the Coos bar
is too rough to permit the steamship
Breakwater to bring the hull Of the
Myrtle this trip. The company has
about 10000 feet of fine cedar slowed
in the hull and hardly know which is
wanted most, the vessel or the lum-
Der.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-20

The steamer Tamalpais was anoth-
er of the fog-bound feet to get down
here late last night. She is bound
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-20

The French ship Cril1on, Captain
Betrho, commanding, IA days out
from Liverpool, entered port yester-
day morning and is now in the lowes
channel awaiting towage to Portland.
She is under consignment to the
Portland FIGURING Mills Company,
and will take grain to Europe. Her
trip out was entirely uneventful.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-20

The Astorian advertisements catch
the Christmas business.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-20

The oil tank steamer Asuncion ar.
rived down last evening about
o'clock after being delayed up river in
the fog for IS hours. She went to
the lower harbor and will leave out
on this mornings food for the Cali
fornia coast.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-20

The steamer Homer arrived in
from San Francisco last evening and
went to the Calender dock where she
discharged a lot Of local freight before
going on up the river.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-20

The Lurline came down in good
season last evening with plenty Of
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-20

The Armeria, the flagship Of the
lighthouse feet in this district, Cap
tain William Gregory, commanding,
took a flyer to the Tillamook Rock
yesterday, and to the lightship No. 81
Ion her way back to port.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-20

The big spreckles tug Navigator ar
rived in from San Francisco yesterday
with the oil barge Monterey on her
tow lines. The latter will go on to
Portland this morning.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-20

! The fine Hammond liner Geo. w.
Finwick is due in this port tomorrow
from the lower California coast.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-20

Every woman who takes pride in her
home to some extent sews, knits, does fancy
work or crochets.
Gentlemen:
We have just what you are looking
for, an artistic and complete line Of Sewing
Baskets made Of selected reed with shellac
finish. The most useful present you can
give your wife or mother. On display in
our windows.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-20

We carry the :Globe Wer-
nicke sectional or elastic Book
cases. Nothing better for a
Christmas gift.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-02-20

ember 1898. When he was a small
child his parents moved to this
county, settling on the present
site of Mexico, his father building
the first house of the city. His
brother, Peyton Morris, was the
first child born in the town.
Deceased grew to manhood here
and in lS40 made trip to Cali
fornia, returning seven years later.
In 1858 he was married to Miss
Martha L. Cauthorn of this city.
The wife preceded him to the grave
less than two years since. The
following children survive: l.. b.
Morris Of st. Louis; Mrs. Robert
Morris of Blythesville, Ark; Luke
Morris of San Angelo. Texas; Miss
Julia Morris of this city; DR.. Ell
Morris of Derby, Conn, and Mrs
Emma Holt of this city.
Mr.. Morris followed merchandise
ing in Mexico for over so years
OF late years he was associated
with J. A. Abbay, of the firm ot
Morris and Abbay.
tie was a Mason, an A. o. wv
and member of the Christian
church. The funeral was preach
ed at the Christian church Monda!
afternoon at , o'clock by his pas
tor. Rev. A. w. KOkendoffer.
The following old friends ant
neighbors served as pallbearers;
j. d. Mckee, j. A. Abbay, J
q. wilkins, Sam Locke, VIM. Coon
j. N. Basket.
At the hour for the funeral tn
court house bell tOlled and tn
business houses of the city close
in memory of the honOred dead.
THE steps of u good man N
ordered of the Lord"
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-02-20
A GOOD PLATFORM.
Judge W. H. Wallace Is a Can
didate for Governor.

Judge Wallace of Kansas City,
who is brother of Rev a. A.
Wallace of Mexico. is in the race
for the nomination for Governor
We like his platform. II contains
these characteristics statements;
THE preservation of the Sab
bath is one nf the greatest moral
problems in the life Of the Repub-
lie. The laborer longs for one day
in seven as Il day of rest as he
longs for Immortality in the great
beyond. And this rest is an in.
alienable right which no one should
ever permit to be wrested from
him.
THE Sunday tn eater is AS demor-
alizing as the Sunday saloon, and
should be suppressed. If | am
elected, by the plenary powers of
the governorship our Sunday laws
shall be enforced throughout the
State, but with due ragard to the
necessities of the advanced civili-
zation of our times,
"Intemperance is the greatest
single enemy of the human race.
That every murder tried so far
since | have occupied the criminal
bench has been traceable to intOxi.
cants, and that more than IS pei
cent of other crimes had been
due to the same cause, has put mt
inexorably against the open saloon
Il am heartily in favor of local
option and if elected will urge the
passage of n law extending it to-
. ward cities.
The next Legislature SHOULD
submit for the peoples suffrage /
cOnst tutiOnal amendment fol
Statewide prohibition. If it be
comes a law, during my admins
tration it will be enforced"
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-02-20
Brother, Keep Sweet.

The Middletown Chips publish
ed an item two weeks ago. which
was extensively copied in the pa
pers, headed, Their troubles
about ended-after several at
tempts young man obtains posses
sion of his wife" Chips had at.
toruey p. II. Cullen of Mexico in
tereste1 in the case. Last week
Chips took the story all back -
about everything it had told con-
cerning the matter was wrong.
The young married couple are liv
ing together and everything is
fixed. Mexico MESSAGE.
Chips didn't take it all hack
The only error made was in Cul'
lens connection with the case, and
that was given just as told to US.
The MESSAGE had to exaggerate in
au attempt to make the above item
funny or cutting. Stick as neal
I to the truth as You can, brother
/ Middletown Chips.
Brother, il what we said of wha
you said was not just right,it wal
because we misunderstood your
language. You advised us, nov
this little tip to yOr-Let not thu
sun 90 down upon thy wrath, evel
if we did 60 wrong little, MS yOl
view L. Keep sweet.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-02-20
Editors Talk Shop.

The editors of the county met in
Mexico last Friday. Talked busi-
ness two or three hours and com.
pared ideas along various lines of
interest to the craft. Later the
editors and their wives were the
guests of II. NJ. White at "A I
O'Clock dinner at Hotel HOxsey.
Those present were; l.. A Bird
and wife of the Vandalia Mail
Mrs. Frank Frost and Mrs. Reed
of the Vandalia Leader; G. A
Davault and wife of the Farbel
Forum; c. Il. Mayhall and wifi,
of the Laddonia Herald; j. B
Deyault of the Martinsburg Sun
beam; II, NJ. White and wife o
the Mexico Ledger; John Beal ant
wife Of the Mexico MESSAGE, an'
o. D.. Gray and wife of the Stur
geOn Leader.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-02-20
Brewers Get Busy.

The Farber Forum prints the
following statement:
As soou as the announcement
was made that a local option elee-
ton was to be held in Audraiu the
brewers commenced to food the
county with literature. The Fo'
rum got its first bacth in Saturdays
mail. Printed in bold black letters
was the statement that prohibition
encourages intemperauce. II is
about the biggest lie they ever told.
II that were so, they would want
prohibition in every State. The
people of Audrain County are too
intelligent to be fooled by such
stuff.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-02-20
Big Land Trade.

T. b. Ridgeway came back from
Texas n few days ago. He has
traded his 252H acre farm, just
east of Thompson, to II Mr.. Eli
Dunlap for GOO acre farm near
Hereford, Texas.
Only nine years since the first
house was built in Hereford, but
now the town has Il population of
1000. II has three banks, four
churches, fine court house, an
opera house, and no saloons-a
booming place.
A son of Mr.. Dunlap will live
on the Ridgeway farm here but
Mr.. Ridgeway does not give pos
session until August LIST. Viii
be sorry to lose Mr.. Ridgeway and
his good family, but we are GLAD
to have Mr.. Dunlap come among
us. He is a prominent stock man
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-02-20

Gentry n citizen of honor and in
tegrity, and a lawyer of profound
learning, one whose record of sue
cessful achievement at the bar
shows him to be fully qualified for
the Office of Attorney General Of
Missouri, we commend his candi-
dacy as the immediate successor of
Attorney General Hadley.
Recognizin~ in Hon. Norman 4.
Mozley a lawyer of ability and pos
sessing "A highly trained judicial
temperament, we commend his can
didacy as Judge of the st. Louis
Court of Appeals.
We also sincerely commend the
candidacy of Hon. Reuben +. Roy
as congressman from the 9th Con-
gressional District of Missouri, re-
cognizing in Judge Roy one emf
nently qualified to represent the
district, and hereby pledge him
our support.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-02-20
MISSIONARY RALLY.
A Great Day at the Mexico Chris
tian Church Last
Thursday.

The Foreign Missionary Rally
was held at the Christian Church
February l3. when a large crowd
of interested workers assembled to
hear the report of the work done
by those in the foreign fields.
DR.. Royal J DYE, from that
wonderful mission at Bale nge,
Africa, gave very interesting
talk at the morning session on,
The Beginning of Missionary
work in Africa" At the after
noon session he spoke of the man.
ners and customs of the Africans,
illustrated with his large collection
Of curious, maps and charts.
Stephens J. Corey, of Cincinna.
ii, o., also spoke at the morning
session on the Missionary Pro
gress in the field"
f. K. Hagan, returned mission
airy from Japan, gave a good tail
on the great progress in that land
The remainder of the program
was as follows:
J. d. Greer, Laddouia, Mis-,
sions Indispensable. "
J. b. Corwin, New London
Work on the Field Last Year.
Frank w. Allen, Paris. "A Lit
tie Sermon on Coin"
e. w. Comstock, Huntsville
The Missionary Spirit How Pro
NOTED"
w. b Taylor, MoberIy, Mis-
sionary Knowledge.'
E. q Merrill, Moberly, "Th
Univei salty OF Jesus
c. IL. Swift. Auxvasse, "Th,
New Testament Missionary Vol
ume."
w. A. FIte, Fulton, Missions
the Main Work of the Church "
+. j. Lampson, Louisiana. "Th
Double Danger of Inaction."
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-02-20

1908, apparently in good health
and certainly in the same good
social genial frame of mind which
had always made him source of
pleasure to all he met. a few of
his friends who happened to he
near, and his family physician, DIR.
T. s Cave, rendered what assistance
they could at the store and took
him to his old homestead where he
passed peacefully and painlessly
into that realm from which no
traveller returns" surrounded by
those of his devoted family who
made their home with him.
Governors, senators and other
great public men at death have the
eulogies of the. trained tongue of
oratoiy pronounced upon their
lives, but here in IA casket covered
and surrounded bv floral tributes
from every rank Of society, lay the
plain man who was every day and
to everybody the same, who never
held an Office or catered to public
favor, who had the genuine tribute
of tears aud sobs from hundreds of
strong nen as they took the last
look at the peaceful face of the
man whom they could always
trust and whose word they never
doubted. His pastor, Elder A. w
Kokendoffer, very truthfully said
in his funeral sermon:
If every man, woman aud
child in Audrain county who knew
and honOred Brother Morris could
pass by this bier aud drop one
flower. this pulpit and casket would
be covered out OF sight beneath
their floral tribute of respect. "
That funeral demonstrated that
this busy world of ours is still
ready to stop its commercialism
aud with uncovered head bow tC
an honest, upright character. who
though but private citizen. was
honored. by rich and poor. white and
black alike. He was ready for tht
sudden call and with an unfalterinG
faith entered doubtless into th,
spirit world we'll prepared for tn,
coming judgment. May we heet
the awful warning. BE ye alsC
ready"
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-02-20
Planning New Poor House.

The following is a late dispatch
from Marshall; it may furnish
some suggestions for action by Au'
drain County;
Contractors have been in confer
euce with the Judges of the Saline
County Court, regarding plans
aud the probable cost for the erec'
ton of a new county home for the
poor. The estimated cost OF a
modern brick building is $3.50
This is likely to be raised by a levy
on the tax payers of the county,
and it is estimated that a lO'cen'
levy will provide $l3, 900 a year,
paying for the building in three
years. An election will he called
to decide upon the proposition.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-02-20
DIES SUDDENLY.
]. d. Morris, One Our Best Citi-
zens, Quietly Passes
Away.

This community was greatly
shocked last Friday to learn of the
death of j. ID. Morris. He came
to his store Friday morning ap-
parently in his usual health, but
about 10 o'clock he fell from u
stroke of apopleXy, He was re.
moved to his home where about an
hour later he passed to the world
beyond.
The writer had known Joe Nor
ris since we were n child. Our
parents traded with him in his store
for years. He was an honest man
the nOblest work of God. What
more could be said! He was kind,
courteous and faithful, and had a
friend in every acquaintance. This
community is the poorer that he is
gone.
MIR. Morris was a native of Cal
laway county. Mo-, born in Nov
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-02-20
From California.

j. d. Lott, formerly uf this
county, writing to this paper from
Holtville, Cali, under date of Feb.
9th, says:
Bright and sunny this morniug;
birds singing, as in the beautiful
spring time back in Missouri.
Crops looking we'll aud our couu.
try on the boom. This town has
thribbled itself in population since
| came here back from Audrain
county last fall,
They claim this section is going
to make one OF the greatest garden
aud fruit countries in the world. A
company here putting ia 800 acres
of grapes in one tract. A mar
and four mules get 81 lay for !
hours work. So you see the panic
didn't hurt US so bad after all.
don't get the MESSAGE regu
larly. What's the matteri Can
do without the paper. Knocks vi
all out when We fail to get it.
\ lGOes regularly every weel
brother. Can't understand VIII.
Won do not get it.-EditOr
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-02-20
Mr.. Fennewald Dead.

Joseph Fennewald of near Mar
tinsburg died last Friday night.
He was a highly respected man
and will be greatly missed in that
community.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-02-20
A FRIENp,s TRInuTE.

j. d. Morris, for half a century
a business man in Mexico,
closed his ledger forever early
Saturday morning, February 10,
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-02-20
REPUBLICANS GATHER.
Held Mass Convention in Mexico
Last Friday.

Utlu Dhbs COlNPUIlOU ~ tue NIX
leo court honsp last Friday after
noon, for the purpose OF eIecting
five delegates and five alt ruHtrs to
the Ninth Congressional Conven.
ton to be held in st. Charles on
February Is, and five delegates
and five alternates to the State
Convention to be held in st. Louis,
February %, 1908.
c. A. Barnes, Chairman OF the
County Central Committee, called
the meeting to order and named
the following as temporary officers:
John s. Galson, of Vaudalia,
chairman; Walter s. Boyd. of
Cuivfe, and Chester &. Starr, of
Sailing, secretaries.
The chair appointed the follow.
ing committees;
On resolutions-John Y. Brown,
c. A. Smith, Ed Pritchett, ID. Nj.
Roberts and Dave Nation.
On rules and order-'W.T. keath
Matthias Crum, Z. b. Norris, FL.
Crosby and Mr.. Prother.
On permanent organization -
w. s. Halfway, Ralph Dean,J. c.
Parrish, Il. G. Kenuen aud Mr.
Allison.
While these committees were
preparing their reports Judge
Reuben f. Roy, of Rails county,
prospective candidate for Congress
against the Hon. Champ Clark
was called upon aud made a speech
discussing the tariff aud other is.
sues dividing the Republican and
Democratic parties. In his open
ing remarks he paid Il high compli.
ment 10 the good citizenship OF
Audrain county aud made this
reference to Mexico: She is d
nursery of mora.s, intellect, thought
and culture "
The temporary officers of tho
convention were made permanent
The following delegates were
then elected:
To st. Louis convention, Feb
| GA. c. Barnes, w. S. Hatha
way, E, G. Kennen, w. 7. Keath
VIM. Ross.
To Congressional Convention a
St. Charles. Feb. lS-John Gatson
John y. Brown, l.. w. Roberts
Charles Householder, q. w Pigg
Delegates uninstructed and t,
choose their own alternates.
The following resolutions wer
unanimously adopted:
We, the Republicans of Audrail
County, Missouri, in Mass Conveu
ton assembled, take this Oppor
tunity of expressing our approba
tion of the masterful way in whic
President Roosevelt has execute
the trust the Nation has repose
in him. We gratefully acknOwl
edge the visit of Vice Presiden
Fairbanks to our midst. We agai
proclaim ourallegiance to the grea
, fundamental principles of the RI
, publican Party. and the policies {
! their administration.
We heartily endorse the eficier
aid rendered the Administration b
our able and distinguished frienC
h Senator William Warner.
|, We are exceedingly proud of Il
unceasing, conscientious and p
triotic work of the ablest Attorn,
!. General the State of Missouri ev
e had. We especially cOmmend.h h
a broad learning and scholarly a
!. tainments, his sterling manho'
e and pure patriotism, and his und
a ing devotion 10 duty to the gre
D. citizenship Of Missouri as the los
" cal Governor of the commonweal
?. "a Governor of the people.
II Further, we hereby instruct t
r. delegates to the State Conventi
q to votefo William Warner a
a Herbert S. Hadley as Delegates
large 10 the National ConventiO
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-02-20

J. 8. Wilson of Grinnell, Iowa
arrived last week to look after bis
big farm IN the neighbOrhOUd of
Rush Hill.