Mexico Missouri message., 1908-05-14
SURROUNDING AUDRAIN

In Galloway county last week
lightning struck dog on the
porch of George Halls house aud
sent him (the dog) to dogdoE in
quick order.
I. T. Barnes, near Tulip, lost
his barn by fire one day last week.
He had 5000 worth of corn in the
building, some farming implements
and II sitting hens.
During the local option cam
paign in Monroe County a woman
complained to the editor of the
Paris Appeal that the paper was
so wet she couldn't start a fire with
it.
Edgar Moore of Perry, thru Z.
Il. Cullen of Mexico. has brought
suit against the Burlington X. X.
for $4,000 damages for injuries
received last summer at Old Mon
res near st. Louis. Mr.. Moore's
skull was broken.
w. II. Miller has traded his 2j2
acre farm near Bellflower for n
furniture stock at Centralia. Mr..
Miller is nephew of +. g. s. Mil.
Ter Of Mexico and formerly lived
here He at one time owned IL
large farm six miles northeast of
Mexico.
Bowling Green Times; George
Harvey of Mexico and j d. Layue
of Bowling Green were in town
Monday calling on our merchants.
Both of them are travelling all over
| the state aud both visit local OPP
ton towns. aud both say that bus
mess has not been hurt by the ban
ishment of saloons from their
midst.
Pure fruit cider, regardless of
the amount af alcohol it may con.
tain, is not an intoxicating liquor
within the meaning of the dram
shop aud local option laws of Mis-
souri, is, in effect, the decision Of
Judge K. S. Ryers, of Usage Coun-
ty, sitting as a special Judge in the
Galloway County Circuit Court
last week.
II. p. Riney, formerly a mer-
chant OF Vandalia. was tried ia
Warren county a short time ago
for assault with intent to kill a
German, they having had some
trouble about a place. In the
middle Rlney shot merely to scare
the German but stray shot hit
Tim in the heel. hence the suit.
The jury found for the State, as
sessing Riuey 500
They have something" down
about Middletowu. This para
graph is from the Chips: Poor
people; | don't see what will he.
come of this country. Ii anyone
has the headache. it is smallpox;
if YOU have the hives. il is small
pOx. even If baby has the thrash, il
is smallpox. They can't complain
no shape or form; il they do, they
; will put up flag and tell yon that
you have smallpox.
\ sensation was sprung at New
, London, Rails county, the other
day when James McCuue. prom
inrut and wealthy farmer, met
Prof Holland. principal ut the
public schools. on the street aud
gave him sound thrashiUg. The al.
fair was the result of the expulsion
by Prof Holland OF Miss Nellie
McCuue. the daughter of James
McCuue, aud IA girl highly popu.
c lar among her schoolnates and all
who know her. The reason given
by Prof Holland for sending the
: glrl home from school is not known
i but evidently it was not considered
by the father sufficient 10 justify
the act and the thrashing followed.
:, Says the Perry Enterprise: J
X. Smiley aud most estimable bet
ter half, of near Santa Fe, spenI
II Friday at Hannibal. Mrs. SMILEY
has been battered with her ewes
and had them treated while in ihl
city. Mr.. Smiley came TO .owl
last Thursday sleepy eyed, an,
?. looked like he was about all in
t He says, | tell you what's fac
T have not had my clothes of "a
three nights. and have only sleE
few hours, on account of keepin
- mp a fire aud smoke around my ol
chard Burnt up all the wood
II could hnd in sight, even made
m raid ON some millet hay | ha
stacked up in the chicken yard Il
my wife's chiekeus To feed on
5 They tell il ON Mr.. Smiley wh
~ he was firing one end ~ a loo ~,