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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-13
NEWS BY WIRE
TRAIN CREW STOPPED ON TIME.

Potsvle, Pa-The railroad law prescribing
WORK Tor railroad which
taken advantage of by train here when
freight train stopped the main while
town because the had been sixteen
engine etracked the train where remained
the crew had secured their
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-13
To Maintain Naval sunremacy.

The subject of general disarma-
ment being broached in the British
parliament, Mr.. Asquith said the
Government believes it to be its duty
to maintain the two-power standard
in naval strength.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-13
CHARGES AGAINST DAY.
Chancellor Detained the Presidents
Character, Says Vermontcr.

Character, Says Vermontcr.
Brandon. Vt.-Charges have been
preferred by the Rev. George A.
Cooke, pastor of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, in Brandon, against the
Rev. DR.. James r. Day, Chancellor
of Syracuse University. on the ground
that DR.. Day DETAINED the character
of President Roosevelt The charges
have been presented to the Rev. DR..
Waters, presiding elder of the New
York Conference of the Methodist
Church, to which Chancellor Day is
enthusiastically attached.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-13
Target Practice For Crew.

San Francisco.-The cruiser South
Dakota sailed for Magdalena Bay,
where the crew will engage in it's
first target practice. The South Da-
kota is carrying supplies for the bat
tleship fleet.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-13
Cheaper Ice Coming.

Stroudsburg, Pa.-The ice harvest
on the Pocono Mountains is nearing
completion, and nearly 100000
tons of twelve and thirteen inch ice
have been stored to supply the mar
kets OF New York City and Philadel-
phia. 1t is believed that the present
conditions will warrant a decrease in
price next summer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-13
Fast Work on Canal.

Panama.-The newspapers here
comment favorably upon the extra
ordinary amount of canal excavation
for the month of February, which, if
continued upon the same scale, would
make possible the opening of the
canal before 1912.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-13
Court Theatre Burned.
British Minister to Peru Dead.
China Alarmed.

Shangc2i.-General fear prevails
in China that Japan is seeking to
pick quarrel with China over the
seizure of the Tatsu Maru.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-13

Thomas Moore never made more
than $4,000 a year from his work.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-13
America Forces Leopold to Conced,

The sweeping concessions made by
King Leopold regarding the new
treaty of annexation of the Congo
were due. according to a dispatch from
Brussels, to fear of Great Britain's
Intervention, backed by America.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-13
FIRST GUNS OF PRESIDENTIAL CANPAIGN FIRED
Ohio Outlines Platform on Which
Taft viii Run If Nominated
by the Republicans.

William H. Taft was pledged
OhiO's support in the Republican
State Convention at Columbus
and President Roosevelt's poll
cies were Endorsed enthusiastic
cally and unanimously.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-13
"Prosperity Convention Ends.

Toronto. Ont.-Notice was given in
the Ontario Legislature of a bill,
which, when it becomes law, will vir-
tually mean the closing down of Fort
Erie as racing resort during the
greater part of the season.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-13
To Tax Stock sneculot;on.

A bill to tax the sale and transfer
OF stocks was introduced in the House
by Representative Hepburn.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-13
Calls Patent Office Rotten.

Washington in the Patent
Office, involving property rights
worth millions, patents have been
wrongly granted and that it has de-
generated into postgraduate school.
where employees work only to perfect
technical education, is charged by
Chairman Currier, of the House Com
mittee on Patents.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-13
Crane Begins Work.

Boston.-Senator Crane has taken
personal charge of the Hughes move
ment in Massachusetts.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-13

Chilled Plow Inventor Dead.
James Oliver, millionaire pillow
manufacturer. died at South Bend,
ind.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-13
Rockefeller Buys Georgia Home.

Augusta, Ga.-John D. Rockefeller
likes Augusta so well that he has de-
cided to make his home here for the
three winter months each year. With
that end in view he purchased the
Warner property.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-13
Gets $25,OOO For His Leg.

New York City.-A jury in the
case of Hendrick l.. Petersen against
the j. B. & j. NJ. Cornell Company,
on trial before Justice Burr in the
Supreme Court. Brooklyn, has found
for the plaintiff verdict for $4,000,
the full amount claimed.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-13
Loss Placed at $50.

Cleveland. - From the burned
school building at Collinwood 161
bodies have been recovered, and it is
believed the total loss of life was $50.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-13
Pcnology in Illinois.

Lincoln, Ill.-To the Legislative
asylum investigating committee Mrs.
Louis EbbiIger, for sly years
matron at the asylum A.. feeble
minded children, told how attendants
endeavored to solve the punishment
problem. Her method" she said,
was to hold small boy while large
one beat him.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-13
Lieut. Gov. Sherman Marries.

Chicago, ll.-Lieutenant-G Governor
Lawrence Y. Sherman was married in
Montrose to Miss Mary Estelle Spit
Ter. whom he has konwn since she
was child, he being twenty-seven
years her senior.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-12
How and Where to Vote.

Let every voter who desires to
have his vote count at Saturdays 5
local option election be on his
guard as to where and how to vote
To be a legal voter in this election
a man must have resided in Au.
drain County aud outside the city
limits of Mexico sixty days prior
to the day Of election, aud must
vote in the township in which he
resides, but may have some choice
as to precints. where there is more
than one voting place in his town
ship, but should vote at his usual
place of voting when general elect.
lons are held. For example, IA
man living in Salt River Township
may vote at Molino, Union School
House, "Y one of the precincts III
Mexico, provided he lives outside
the city limits of Mexico.
On the ballots furnished for this
election will be printed:
Against the sale of Intoxicating
Liquors"
For the sale of Intoxicating Lii.
quors."
II you are against the saloon,
aud want to vote "dry," leave Me
line which reads. Against the
sale of intoxicating liquors" aud
scratch out For the sale of intox,
liquors"
Names of the voting places fol
Saturdays election appear else
where in this paper.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-12
"Wet" Excuses.
lst. 1t doesn't prohibit.

lsI'-ll uOtSu Z pTOnlDlb.
IL by that you meaa that i
doesn't 't..entirely stop he sale, right.
II you say that it doesn't reduce
the sale, wrong. W. have the
durance from the whole whisky
fraternity in the United States who
are using every effort to prevent
it.
2nd. Cxcuse. I'VE would vote
dry but Mexico won't" The
drys of Mexico are as much in ear.
nest to carry the city as ever, aud
we have not given it up. We
don't want to be the only plague
spot in this part of the State,
yet if we lose aud the county will
roll mp large dry majority, when
you elect States Attorney you eau
get one of your choice, and it will
help to enforce the laws.
3rd.-"We would vote dry if
the law would be enforced, if the
Nation aud State would help us
out" Now my notion is that tn G
only way to let your representa-.
tives know that you want them to
help you out is to say so by com.
mencing at the bottom of the lad
der, aud voting local option.
County first, State and Nation will
follow in line when politicians see
that it is popular. See what they
are doing in the Southland.
Governors, Senators, Representa-.
tives, all falling off on the dry side
of the fence. 1t seems to me that
now is the time to record vote
that will influence for law, order
and sobriety.
If have said one word that will
arouse some voter to action | shall
feel that this article is not in vain.
Kindly Yours.
L. Is. NORRIS.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-12
Brockman's Fine Hog.

The Centralia Courier last week
contained the following interest.
ing it EN-;
"A. G. Brockman got in from
Baxter, H., last week what is pro,
badly the finest aud best bred
male hog in West Audraiu. II
is not only a splendid pig individ.
ually, but is bred by the pictures,
being sired by the famous Buda
X. 4th, the celebrated $J025 hog
The pig has everything that a hog
should have aud will be a great
top 10 Mr.. Brockman's herd he
bought him of Ed. A. Baxter and
paid fancy price"
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-12
Mrs. Bosard Writes.

We take the following paragraph
from the Laddonia Herald:
Mrs. Anna NJ. Vannoy, former.
ly Mrs. Bosard, of California.
writes in letter to a friend here:
Il like living on a ranch fine aud
where l am living is a beautiful
place. like the California eli.
mate, but for genuine hospitality
give me old "Mizzo." never en-
ioyed better health than now. I'll
never forget my Laddonia friends,
and the Herald is always my first
paper to read aud the MESSAGE
next"
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-12
BIG DOINGS.
Program for Drummers' Annual
Convention in Mexico.

There are big doings ahead for
June Is, 10 and 20 in Mexico.
The Missouri Drummers Associa-
tion will hold its annual meeting
here at that time. II promises to
be one of the biggest events ever
held in the town. Poeping's Band
of st. Louis, the best in the State,
will furnish music for the enter
tainments. Other bands will also
assist in the music making.
The following plan of entertain
ment has been decided upon;
Thursday morning, June Is,
1908, . am. Reception of Missouri
Drummers and their wives and ad-
dress of welcome by Mayor Z. d.
Graham.
Response by the President of M. .
D. A.
Thursday afternoon, 2 p. m,
Mardi Gras parade.
Thursday evening, Minstrel and
Vaudeville entertainment.
One Of the features of the three
days entertainment will be Di-
rigible balloon ascension, also BIZ
cycle rider on tight wire.
Friday morning, June 10, Gam.
Band Concert.
Friday afternoon, 2 pm, Flow
er Parade escorted by Missouri
Drummers in uniform.
Friday evening, grand ball after
concert.
Mrs. II. NJ. White has been ap-
pointed chairman of the flower
parade committee, she to appoint
her assistants.
Saturday, June 20, 9 am. Busi-
ness meeting and election of Of
ficers. ii u. m, horse show, 100
ladies on horseback wearing tn g
M. D. A. colors.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-12
To the Voters Of Audrain.

Precious friends: You upon
whom so much OF this work rests,
will you not pray, work, and hope
for the wisdom on the part of our
people, for the time to come when
the people will consider the licrus.
ed saloon as bad as human slavery.
Let us bury this traffic forever and
make of this nation light for the
world. Retaining the liquor traf-
fic for the sake of the revenue it
produces is a political method that
is simply Infamous.
The school houses we erect, the
streets we pave and the water works
we build with this money, that drips
with the very hearts blood of the
helpless, will be looked upon by
the coming generations as a monu-
ment of the nations chief sin and
shame, the cruelty Of half.civi.
lized people.
Woe to him that buildeth a
town with blood and establishth a
city by iniquity."
We are told that this traffic
should aid in bearing the burden
of its own ravages. OH Chris.
tian friends, how can it do thisi
How can it bear the burdens Of the
father and the mother when the
son is brought home drunk or shot,
or perhaps worse still himself a
murderer How can it bear the
burdens of the wife when her hus-
band, who at the altar pledged his
sacred vows that made them one,
has become cruel, sodden aud i'm
bruted and in whom every tender
word, look and act has been effac-
edf How eau it bear the burdens
of childhood, starved, frozen, aud
unlovedi How can a few tainted
dollars bear the burdens of the
stricken onesf
Now in the name of suffering
womanhood and childhood, in the
name of enslaved manhood of God
and country, let US down the sa-
looms. Let us press forward in
hope and put our trust in God.
Our victory is in sight, if we do
our part now. l pray that you
will see the need of earnestness,
that may never have appeared un.
to you before. There is enough in
this victory for you and me if there
were not more than one hundred
million more to be blessed. Vic
tory, for all we know, at the last
may be achieved by the part that
you and 1 have done. The thing
for us to know is that we have
done our part. Aud when we have
done this we may leave the rest
with God.
Yours with Christian Love,
Mrs. ELLA SHoUP WILLIS.
Rnntnn CITY Mo
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-12
FOR GOD, AND HOME, AND NATIVE LAND"
BY E. Forrest. Contributed by
e. F. Moore, Martinsbnrg. Mo-


e. F. Moore, Martinsbnrg, Mo. ]
When the Robin Red breast comes back
and the SNOW bird has gone North,
And you hear the Plover whistle In the
meadow and the grass;
In the early days Of sprlng-tIme, as the
ldes OF March draw nigh,
Local option wins Victory, and AudrIn
cOunty's dry.
From Nodaway TO Pemlscot, from Worth
TO Oregon
The local option banner spreads Its folds
70 storm AID sun.
Gods hosts have won the battle, aud the
white flag waves on high.
Soon 1T. Louis, Kansas City, SedalIa and
st. Joe
VIII buckle on the HrmOr aud strike a
telling blow
For God, and Home and Native Land,
then hear the welkIns cry,
"Missouri's Joined tho South, and every
eounty's dry"
When the frost ls on the Upas- Busch
and SchlItz Is 10 the stew,
Milwaukee will no longer be Infamous for
her brew.
Awakened public conscience will demand
that Congress iy
The Prohibition banner, and our whole
land will be dry.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-12

The editor of the MEssGGE Ell.
ioyed a visit in Benton City last
Thursday afternoon. We heard
local option speech at the Baptist
church by Rev. A. A. Wallace OF
Mexico at night. Rev. j. w.
Keltner presided at the meeting
aud at the close asked all who ia.
vored the county's going dry to
rise to their feet. The vote was
practically unanimous. Miss Dora
Sellard and four other young lady
friends from Hardin College fur
nished some Gne violin music for
the occasion. While in the little
city we enjoyed the hospitality of
Mrs. VIM. johnson and daughters,
Misses Anna aud Clara. We thank
them sincerely for kindly courtesies
extended. Mrs. johnson is the
mother Of Lieut.. Jacob johnson
who married Miss Frances Howe
of Mexico aud who are now located
at Fort Monroe. Another son. j.
j. F. johnson. is a grain merchant
in Benton and owns u Hne farm
| 3% miles southeast of thar town
Benton City is prosperous it'll,
place aud is called one of the besI
towns morally in the county.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-12

A. p. Mcconnell, at Edwall,
WASH, who formerly lived near
Santa Fe, writes; Il see from the
date after my name on the Mes.
SAGE that my subscription expired
Dec. o, 1907. l thank you very
much for sending the paper on,
however. l should miss it yery
much IL / should fail to get II az it
contains so much news. Find the
wherewithal enclosed to push my
date mp to Dec. 6. 1909. Wha
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-12

Mrs. Linnie West, widow of the
late John A. West of this city, died
in st Louis last Saturday. Mrs.
west was an aunt of John Leniton
Of Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-12

Mr.. A. NJ. Trimble aud Mrs. w.
l.. Woodward, both of this city,
went to Kahoka. Mo-, last week
aud were united in marriage. Mrs.
Woodward came to this city from
st. Louis about 8 months since.
Mr.. Trimble keeps a second. hand
store and is proprietor of the City
Hotel 10 Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-12
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Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-12

Quoted from the Perry Enter
prise: Miss Dolly Griggsby, of
Vandalia, returned home yesterday
after Il visit with her sisters, Mes
danes VIM. Lake and Chas. Me-
Coy.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-12

Dan Cauthorn has been appoint.
ed administrator Of that part of
the estate of the late j. d. Morris
outside the merchandise business
of Morris & Abbay, j. A. Abbay
being appointed administrator for
the Inter.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-12

The Beaver Dam debating So
ciety has adjourned for the spring
and summer months. At the
meeting last week Miss Jesse Alli-
son, the secretary, read u very
interesting report of all questions
discussed during the winter.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-12

Miss Blanche White OF near Ben.
ton City will teach in the Hickory
Grove district. south of Farber,
this spring.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-12

Miss Alberta Armstrong will
open a millinery parlOr in the
Bragg bailding, just south of the
City Hall.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-12
Along the Firing Line.

Go to the polls early. No mat
ter about the weather.
A Mexico wet to an Audrain
County Dry"
Wet-"How is your commu.
nityH"
Dry-"About seven to one.
Wet-"Why, are the people
losing their sensesi"
Dry-"No, just coming to their
senses"
An Audraiu county farmer said
to the writer: ri like my drink,
but | don't want my hoy to become
a drunkard, and can't afford to
vote wet"
Two lines will form on the 14th
in Audrain county.
One standing for the highest
interest of the home, church and
country The other against the
best interests of the community,
church and State. Fathers, (the
mothers are not permitted to
speak, citizens of grand old Au-
drain county, in which line will
you marchl
OLD JOINTS ARE now STORES.
The Kansas City Star contained
the following editorial Saturday
of last week:
The brewers of the country could
hardly have made more unfortu.
nate selection for their horrible
example of the results of prohi-
bition in relation to the prosperity
of a city than that OF Kansas City,
Kansas. The enforcement of the
prohibitory law there has resulted
in disaster to but one interest
the liquor interest. Ii has worked
a hardship upon one class of citi.
zeus only-the beer sellers. In all
other respects prohibition has COM
mended itself to social, commercial
aud political Interests OF Kansas
City, Kansas. Enforcement Of
prohibition was literally forced up
on the city by Attorney General
jackson at time when public SEN
timent seemed to be favorable to
the saloon policy. In the short
time that has elapsed, the success
OF the prohibition plan has been
demonstrated to such a remarka-
ble degree that public sentiment
has been completely reversed. 1t
would be an impossibility To force
:he saloon and the joint on that
city now Every business man on
the Kansas side is in favor of pro-
hiDition; the property owners are
practically united in support of the
law, and the citizens generally are
delighted with present conditions.
The success OF prohibition is not
limited, either, to Kansas City,
Kansas, in its application to the
cities of Kansas. Leavenworth
aud Wichita were numbered among
the wide open communities
where the hostility to the law was
strong enough tn make state inter
ference necessary. The results
have been identical in both cities
with the experience of Kansas
City, Kas The chief concern of
the people in Kansas City, Kas.,
in Leavenworlh aud in Wichita
now is that the brewers shall not
be allowed under any circumstances
to regain their old standing.
The policy which the liquor in.
terests are advertising in the Eas.
tern papers as ruinous" to Kan
sas City, Kas., has been in opera.
ton for tweuty.Oue months. aud,
unfortunately for the brewers, il
has been the most prosperous per.
iod within the entire history of
the city,
The Rpaypr Dam debating so-
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-12

Mrs. L. b. Hawthorn of Wingy,
Indianais, visiting the family of
her son here, Prof. l.. b. Haw-
thorne.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-12

r. A. Lake purchased 240 acre
farm seven miles north of Wanda.
liza last fall aud now occupies the
same. he formerly lived near
Farber. The Forum speaks of him
as lone of the best citizens that
ever left that community"
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-12

VIM. Biggers, prominent real
estate man of Moberly. and his
dsnghter, Miss Goldie, visited l.
Il. Biggers and family here last
week. The Messrs. Biggers are
brothers and together they hon.
ored the MESSAGE with a call last
Saturday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-12

The Perry Enterprise comments
that Frank Snyder, a jolly bachelor
who is in the meat market busi-
ness at Santa Fe, says he is also
in the market for some good wo-
man to share her lot with him. The
Enterprise thinks if Frank will
supply the meat and the lady will
furnish the bread they ought to
strike up a bargain on short order.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-12

The Laymen's Missionary Move
ment Conference for Missouri will
be held at the Mexico Presbyterian
church March II, Is aud 10. 1t
will be one of the biggest events
of the kind ever held in our city.
Distinguished speakers will be here
from different parts of our own
country and from the mission
fields abroad. Some of our near
er home men who will speak are
Pres. J. w. Million, Of Mexico;
Walter Williams of Columbia; ;
Perry s. RAIDER, Of jefferson City,
aud Judge Samuel Davis, of Mar
shall.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-12

The Laddonia Herald comments
as follows: Hon. Pat Cullen and
wife of Mexico entertained sever
al young ladies last week. Dur
ing the evening Pat made the pro.
position to the young ladies that
he would pay the preachers fee
for each of the young ladies who
would marry during Leap Year.
OF course Pat is not standing in
with the ministers.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-12

The Farber Forum says: j. A.
Quick's little girl at Laddonia
found pearl in eating oysters the
other day. .Jeweler Moore Of
Vandalia says if it had not been
cooked, it would be valuable.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-12

The Farber Forum remarks:
Frank James, a peacable citizen of
near Mexico, is a candidate for
sheriff of Audrain. There was a
time when Frank James got about
everything he went after.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-12

President S. l.. Robinson aud
G. o. Thon. chef engineer of the
Mexico, Santa Fe & Perry Tract
ion Co., made n tour OF inspection
Of the proposed line for the road
last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-12

A valued friend of the MESSAGE
at Santa Fe, in renewing for the
paper, writes: II am a charter
member Of the paper. love to
read it; can't do without it, would
not if l could"
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-12

Z. w. Cheseboro Of Saunemin,
ILL.,, has bought the At Brown
15l acre farm east of Mexico, pay
ing $40 per acre. Mr.. Cheseboro
will move to the farm.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-12

VIM. BigGers of Moherly was
here last week looking after re.
pairs on his residence property on
Liberty street, occupied by r. C..
Paul.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-12

j. w. Coleman Of Rush Hill
says he will be a candidate for
Constable Of Linn township, sub.
ject to the action of the Republi-
can party.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-12

Mr.. Stephen Watkins of Column
bia and Miss Nora Geeting of
Rush Hill were united in marriage
by Judge w. w. Bolts in this city
the 4th inst.