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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-10-15

Eleven years ago it was preached
all over this country that il Bryan
were elected President wage earned
would be paid in 80 cent dollars.
But Bryan was not elected however
the purchasing power OF
the dollar has been
gong down ever since. How
much above 90 cent dollar is it
now, even under a Republican ad-
inistrationi
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-10-15

The Paris Appeal says: Here
4 hint about the senatorial vote IN
Monroe County. Folk will have a
majority of at least 1000 over
Stone. Many of his friends place
it at 800. Folk has made good
The people are with him. though
practically every politician is a.
gainst him. He stands for all that
is best in citizenship and is the
only Missouri governor who had
the courage to defy the liquor and
gambling interests of the big cities
aud force them to obey the laws.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-10-15
MS. Poorman Dead.

Mrs. Annie Poorman. SO years
Of age, died at her home in Rush
Hill at midnight monday night.
She fell and broke one Of Der limbs
last spring and from that tiYe che
began to DECLINE in Der vitality
and health.
The funeral win be held at Lad.
dOnia today at 2 p. N.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-10-15
woMAM'S HOME MISSION
Conference, Mexico District, Oct.
2l-22, 1908, sturgeon,
Missouri.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

"WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
$3.50. Devotional, led by Mrs Porter
Gregory.
Enrolment Of delegates.
appointment OF committees.
Address Of welcome, by Mrs. Omar
Gray.
Response, by Mrs. j. NJ. Bone.
The institutional Church, Mrs. Z.
ID. Graham.
Music and adjournment.
1850. Song service.
Sermon by Rev. II. ID. Thompson,
OF Montgomery City.
Adjournment.
TUESDAY MORNING.
300. Devotional. led by Rev. j. NJ. Ma
jor.
o;l5. Reports from the auxillaries.
m;Oo. Our UnInterostlng Monthly Meet
Ing, Mrs. G. u. Clapper, OF Mo-
berly.
1880. Talk by Mrs. Matte Palmer.
ll:OO. Juvenile Work, Mrs. Martin OF
Mexico.
Mrs. DIR. Davis, Of Mokane.
Adjournment.
$500 Memorial service led by Mrs. Hop
kIns
$3.50 Reports from the auxIlIarlcs
200. Why DO We HaveR II. NJ. Society
Mrs. L. l.. Wade, OF Moberly.
Baby Roll, Mrs; DIR. Rothwell.
500 Our Heritage and Our Legacy,
81. Mrs. y. r. Emmons.
Report Of Committee.
Adjourned.
THURSDAY EVENING
1880 Song service.
Sermon by Rev. C. C. selecman.
Music
Song. Blest he The Ties That
Bind Us.
Adjournment
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-10-15

w. j. Bryan says: Why not
make the depositors securei The
United States government requires
the deposit of specific security
when it entrusts money to Il ma.
tional bank, although it can exam.
Inc the bank at any time: the state
requires security when it deposits
money in a bank; the county re.
quires security and the banks re.
Quire it; even the banks require
security from the officials who han.
die money. Why should the de-
positor be left to take the chancesi
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-10-15

The street and alley committe
has been ordered to remove certain
trees on East Monroe street or see
that they are properly trimmed.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-10-15

A mass meeting Of citizens is to
be held soon at Flynt school house
near Cant, to further the interests
Of the electric railway which is to
run thru that neighborhood from
Mexico to Columbia.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-10-15

Superintendent of st. Louis City
Mission, ST. Louis, who will preach
ut the Mexico Methodist church
next Sunday night. He is one of
the greatest Christian workers In
America.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-10-15

Hon. Ruben Roy. candidate for
Congress against Hon. Champ
Clark in this district, ad-
dressed a large audience at the
Mexico court house Monday night.
De was introduced by Ca. Barnes.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-10-15

The WOmen's Missionary Union
Of The Presbytsry Of Missouri is
in session az the Presbyterian
church in this city. Mrs. +. Nil.
Ter Of Benton City aud Mrs. W W.
Bolts, Miss Mildred Wallace and
iklse Marie Rose Of Mexico have
places on the program.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-10-15

Hon. w. s. Cowherd. candidate
for Governor, speaks at Auxvasse
next Saturday at 10 a. m. aud at
Fulton at ppm. He will drive to
Mexico in an auto aud take a
Wabash train for Montgomery
City where he viii speak Saturday
night.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-10-15

Mrs. Ardinia Chrismer. 81 years
of age, mother of Mrs. Hutcherson
of this city, died at her home at
Warrentou last Sunday night.
She was found dead in bed.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-10-15

Mrs. Albert Grippe of st. Louis
is visiting her parents in this city,
Mr.. aud Mrs. W.P. Rowland.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-10-15

7. b. Ridgeway, G. T. Jesse aud
Homer Wigham are down in Tex
as on business.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-10-15

Grandma" Shoup is reported
quito sick at the home of her son,
Frank Shoup, near Rush Hill.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-10-15

Martinsburg Democratic picnic
today. Ex-Attorney General Grow
will be one of the speakers.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-10-15

Father j. j. Dillon is attending
a meeting of tho Catholic clergy
at Moberly.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-10-15

Charlie Hall, Of near Thompson.
who was slugged in Lamar, Colo,
recently, was brought home a short
time since. He Is reported as re.
covering all right. He has no idea
why he was attacked. The mon.
ey on bis pc IN was undistul bed.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-10-15

l.. L. Winans has resigned as
city Engineer aud Z. F. Ketter
has been appointed in his place.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-10-15

Mrs. E. NJ. Rowland of this city
is attending as a DELEGATE, the
State Wet. U. convention at
California, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-10-15

\ new son was born into the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Flittner the 18th inst.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-10-15

Invitations have been Issued for
the wedding of Mr.. X. P. Whitley
Of st. Louis aud Miss Rosamond
Guthrie Of this city, which is to
take place at the Mexico Baptist
church at $3.50, the evening of Oct.
18th. There will be a reception at
the home Of the bride, Judge and
Mrs. j. A. Guthrie, Immediately
after the ceremony.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-10-15

The Academy foot ball team
played the Columbia high school
team here Monday. The soldiers
beat the visiting boys SO too.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-10-15

Clip" Mildred of Fort Collins.
Colo. lis here on a visit to relatives.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-10-15

The Wabash is paving their
right of way at jefferson st rect
crossing.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-10-15

Mrs. Rolla Mcintyre is reported
vary i'll with typhoid fever.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-10-15

The case ofC. F. Clark VS.. City
of Mexico in the Circuit Court last
week, was decided in favor Of the
city.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-10-15

b. A. Powell of this city is up
at Kirksville carrying out $3S, 900
paving contract he has with that
city.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-10-15

Box social at Cedar Grove
school house Saturday uight, Oct.
18th. All invited.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-10-15

s. p. Cunningham is attending
the State Anti.Horse Theft Asso.
citation meeting at Joplin, of which
be is president.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-10-15

Miss Florence Smock gets the
MESSAGE at Fulton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-30

Burton was raving at the actions of
the leaders of the teachers associa-
ton. She said that four-fifths of the
association were women and they did
not have any voice whatever in the
doings of the conventiOn-that the
convention was under the hands of a
select bunch of officers who were able
to say what they wanted to and then
do it. Mrs. Burton talked with sew
eral of the prominent members of the
convention afterwards and they were
astonished at the manner in which the
report had touched" the real refer
ence to the text book commission.
Mrs. Burton made some very SEN
sational charges this morning. She
said in part;
81 know that the present educa-
tional commission is being ruled by
the trusts. 1t is a branch from the
grating in Kansas ever since the big
exposure in 1901. There are men in
that commission who have changed
their views a number of times with
the trusts and all those who were de-
feated in the other elections are the
men who would not stand up with the
book trust"
Risdon Will Win.
At a late hour this afternoon the
nominating committee of the Kansas
State Teachers association was elected
and tonight they will elect the officers
of the association. The following dele
gates were elected:
First district-Prof Fought of Mid
land college, Atchison.
Second-Supt. I. w. Mayberry, lola.
Third-Supt. F. L. Pinet, Erie
Fourth-Prof ]. NJ. Rhodes, Emporia
Fffth-Supt, Frank Gray, Clay Center
SiXth-Supt. F. w. Simmons, Manka-
to.
Seventh-Prof. Allen of Wichita.
There are five members of the nomi-
mating committee of the teachers as
ISOLATION pledged to Superintendent c.
S. Risdon of Independence and his cleo
ton as president is practically assured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-30

neighborhood, who claim that the hos
pital is a public nuisance" because 1t
treats cases of nervous disorder and
drug habitues.
The defendants named are DR. w. 5.
Lindsay. DR.. J. c.. McClintock, Dean
Kaye and Bishop Millspaugh. The
medical defendants are prominent
physicians connected with the hospital,
and the clerical defendants are the
dean and bishop of the Episcopal
church. which conducts the hospital as
a semibenevolent institution
Several months ago some OF the
residents in the neighborhood COM
planned to the county officers because
a man who was being treated for the
drug habit by DR.. Lindsay. shouted ana
screamed in the nighttime That was
during the summer months, when the
windows of the auxiliary hospital, IN
which this patient was treated, We're
left open. The present complaint Is
brief and cites no special occurrenceS'
simply charging the defendants Win
maintaining a private insane asylum
within a certain distance from prlVaIe
dwelling houses An injunction Is
asked for by the plaintiffs, to force Lne
defendants to cease from keeping Pc
tents troubled with nervous or nleii's'
disorders
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-30
ACADEMY OF SCIENCE.
Annual Meeting Will Begin in Topeka
on Thursday.

The Kansas Academy of Science
opens it's annual session tomorrow
Thursday evening at representative
hall, where Professor Miller of the
memorative of the late DIR. Francis
Huntington Snow: 1t is peculiarly fit
ting that Professor Miller should speak
before the academy of DR.. Snow.
They were for more than quarter of
a century associates in the university
faculty, and in the academy of which
DR.. Snow was one of the founders.
We give below the programme of
this meeting, which promises to be of
unusual interest, and the public are
invited to all its sessions:
Thursday, December 81, 1880 D. m.
Representative hall.
Business meeting. Secretary'S re-
port. Treasurer's report.
Appointment by the president of
standing committees on nominations,
resolutions, membership, programme,
neurology, publication and place and
time for next meeting.
Memorial exercises in honor of DR..
Snow, one of the founders of the
academy. Principal address by Prof.
E. Miller, followed by short talks and
papers from other members.
Announcements.
Friday, January 4, a. m.
Supreme court room, state house.
Secretary's minutes. Reports of
committees.
Reading of papers-Discussion.
Adjournment till p. m.
FRIDAY, 2 P. NJ.
Reports of committees.
Reading of papers-Discussion
Adjournment to Carnegie library, at
Wash burn college.
FRIDAY, 1880 P. NJ.
Carnegie library.
Papers, illustrated by stereopticon:
''Some Glimpses of Tahiti c. F. Ed
mondson; Notes of Photography of
Wild Birds" J. B. Parker.
Adjournment for social hour.
Saturday january 2, a. m.
Supreme court room
Secretary's minutes. Reports of
committees.
Address of retiring president, E. Ha-
worth. Subject, 1.-The Life History of
a River" sr
Reading and discussion of papers.
Report of nominationg committee.
Election of officers.
Adjournment till 2 p. m.
SATURDAY, 2 P. M.
Reports of committees. Reading
and discussion of papers.
Minutes of secretary. Adjournment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-30
BRETT GETS The CUP.
Major Harvey, However, Carried OF
High Honors in Chess Match.

The seventh annual tournament of
the Kansas Chess club ended late last
evening and Major A. NJ. Harvey of
Topeka for the fourth successive time
landed the title of state champion
chess player. He had a close second
in o. c. Brett of Humboldt, to whom
the silver cup will be awarded as
champion, Major Harvey being dis
qualified from receiving the trophy on
account of having held it in the past
There were ten contestants in the
match, each of whom played nine
games, meeting each of the other nine
players during one game. The decid-
ing game between Major Harvey and
Mr.. Brett was played Tuesday after
noon and was won by Major Harvey
after several hours contest in which
it appeared many times that the game
would at least be played to a draw.
Realizing that the loss of the game
would mean his defeat, even though
the game was played to a draw Mr.
Brett refused to play for a draw and
in his eagerness to win, lost to Major
Harvey who played a defensive game
until he had won a decided advantage
during the later stage of the game
The third highest score was made by
Prof. F. H. Lane of Washburn, who is
a recent acquisition to the ranks of
the chess players of the state.
The following are the final scores of
rho contestants.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-30
LOCAL MENTION.

Terooie Osteopath. 735 Kansas
ave. Ind. 1912 Res. STA. Bell 1850.
Dr f A. Burnam, of Boston, is IN
Topeka. as the guest of Judge a; w
Dana. of the district court Dr. 6.Ir
nam. who is accompanied by MIS- 9ou
nan has spent several weeks IN can
fornia and the Northwest, and wall WISH
for a few days with Judge Dana Oe-
fore his return to the east
The giver of your Christmas picture
will be disappointed II you 40 no no.
have il framed. Let US show you the
correct way. Prices very low. Coe
Bros. Cut Rate Art Co., SIS Kansas
avenue.
w. c. Lansdon. general manager OF
athletics at Kansas university, is IN
Toneka attending the State Teachers
association. Before going to K. u, MT
T,ansdon was for many years superln-
tendent of the Fort Scott schools.
w B. Games, of DelphOs. former
member of board of directors OF tne
Farmers Union and member OF hoT9-
cultural society, IS d 1oPeA' 'iSeO
week.
Mrs. E. NJ. Rodgers and children are
visiting in Burlingame this week
Every one is invited to the New
Years turkey dinner at the tlrst
Christian church Thursday at p. m.
Price, rs cents.
RI YOUR wife objects to your smok-
Ing at home. Just get a box of Eagles
Rose Tint five cent cigars and she'll
enjoy your smoking with you.
The members of the Home Mission
association of Topeka desire to public
lv thank the residents of Topeka who
assisted in providing Christmas DIN
ner for the poor of the city The pro-
visions made for the affair We're ample
and every one who applied were cared
for. by the association. Following the
dinner numerous valuable presents IN
the form of clothing, shoes and wearing
apparel were distributed as well as
loads of toys and presents for the chill
dren.
Mrs. L. Beard has gone to Baldwin
to attend the funeral of Mrs. c. E.
Bloom, mother of Lynn w. Bloom, OF
the Topeka State Journal
The first accident as a result of the
careless distribution of fire arms by
Santa Claus last week was reported late
last night Warren Owens, who is en-
ployed by the Merchants Transfer com
pany was transferring a car of sacked
cement from one car to another in the
Union Pacific railroad yards when he
received a bullet in the leg. Several
small boys were out exercising new
% rife which one of them had receiV-
ed as a Christmas present and had
placed a target on one of the cars.
Their aim was bad
Don't be without an Independent
phone in your home. The color system
makes service perfect, and the cost is
very low.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-30
FIFTY BURIED ALIVE.
Little Chance That Any Will Be Saved
at Lick Branch Mine.

Ennis, w. Va, Dec SO.-The
fatalities in the Lick Branch mine as
the result of an explosion yesterday
afternoon will probably reach SO. Up
to o'clock IL bodies had been taken
out. According to a mine foreman
there are 3S men in the mine, with
little chance of their recovery alive
The cause of the explosion is un-
known. State Mine Inspectors
Phillips, Warner, Henry and Grady,
who were not far away when the
accident occurred imm ediately came
here and all night directed the work
of rescue.
There is no excitement at the mines.
Practically all the women and chill
dren of the victims are bearing their
grief in silence at their homes on the
mountain side.
All the bodies are expected to be
recovered today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-30
EXPLO DED A BOMB
Mrs. Burton Makes Charges in
Teachers Association.
Asserted That Educational Com
mission Is Dominated by Trust.

Is the Kansas educational commits
sion tool of the text book trust? Is
the Kansas educational commission
guilty of ''railroading'' the text book
arrangements as were adopted by the
last text book commission? In other
words-is the educational commission
a graft?
This is the question that has been
suggested since the exciting six min
ute fight at the meeting of the Kan
sas State Teachers association at the
state house this morning. The Kansas
educational commission as appointed
by Governor Hoch got out report
and handed it to the teachers of the
state of Kansas not long ago. At the
meeting of the teachers association
today it was brought before the
organization and after six minute
objection from Mrs. G. G.. Burton, who
is the defeated Democratic candidate
for state superintendent of public in
struction, the association voted TO
have the matter in the report adopted
and the records were sealed. Mrs.
burton in an interview with a State
Journal reporter few minutes after
the fight made some sensational
charges that will place the commits
sion in a very embarrassing position II
they are true.
During the meeting when the re-
mort was brought before the conven-
ton Mrs Burton jumped to her feet
and said that the report should be
taken piece at time and not adopted
as a whole. She said that three min
1Ites was too short a time to become
acquainted with the contents of the
report and she moved that the matter
he given more consideration Then
Mrs. Burton went on to tell the teach
ers of the state that they were being
''railroaded" into the adoption of the
report and if they would go over 1t
carefully, especially in the Al, AZ, 43
and "A pages they would find where
an endorsement of the old text book
commission is actually made, but 1t is
surrounded with a language that puts
the reader off guard. At this point
the chairman called Mrs. Burton
down. But the convention would not
stand for it and they demanded that
Mrs Burton be given more time She
was given another three minutes and
was in the act of making her charges
when she was called down for good
bv the chairmanH Then as quick as
a flash Mr.. A. J. Stanley, a member
of the commission, rose and moved
that the adoption of the report as
whole be made. His motion was
taken up by a chorus of male voices
and the helpless lady teachers sat
back in their chairs while the report
of the educational commission was
carried through
In an interview afterwards Mrs. |
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-30
CRANE AND COMPANY SUE.
Charge the American Book Company
With Breaking Contract

Crane & Co, the Topeka publishers
brought suit today against the Ameri-
can Book company, a foreign corpora
ton, for $2,0S5.92. The petition cites
that the plaintiff Crane & Co., was
named as agent for Kansas of the de-
PENDANT company, and entered into an
agreement to sell and deliver school
books within the state for 10 per cent
commission. The defendant American
Book company was to pay all pack
ing and shipping costs. The plaintiffs
Crane & Co, cite further that it hired
two agents to sell these school books
and paid them real money, but the
defendant company refuses to divide
for any per cent. and has the nerve to
charge the plaintiff with S207 worth
of books which were lost in shipping
for which the plaintiff was in no way
resi- OnSibIe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-30
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mary Jane Woodcock, SO years of
age, died at her home seven miles
south of Topeka on the BurIingame
road this morning as the result of a
stroke of apoplexy. Mrs. Woodcock
was born in Westmoreland county
Pennsylvania in 1858 and 20 years lat
err came to Kansas and settled on the
farm which has been her home aince
that time. The funeral will be held
from the family home Thursday after
noon at 1 o'clock and will be followed
by interment in the Linn Creek ceme-
terry.
Charles c. Powell died at his home.
sos East First street this morning.
The body will be sent to Usage City
for interment
Word has been received here that
w. D. Noble. an old resident of High
land, Kan, who lived on the farm he
pre-empted In 1854, is dead. Noble was
a brother-in-law of John Wilkerson,
sheriff. Mr.. Noble came to Kansas
with team of oxen and $40. and died
wealthy. He left a large family OF
grown sons. all of whom are well-to-
do farmers in the vicinity of High
land.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-30
BRIDEGROOM A SUICIDE.
Married Christmas Eve; Dies Today
by His Own Hand.

Kansas City, Mo, Dec. 30.-A. w.
Troutman, an employee of a local pro-
duce company committed suicide here
today after confessing that he had
embezzled $3.50 of the firms money.
Troutman was married on Christmas
eve and he said he had used the mon
ey to buy clothing and Christmas
presents William Troutman of Los
Angeles and Herman and Felix Trout
man. both of Chicago, were brothers
of the decedent. Shortly before kill
ing himself Troutman told his en-
ployers that his three brothers would
repay the stolen money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-30

doused him with can of water, throw
ing the can and all into the room. War
rants will be issued for the boys today
if the old man does not weaken and the
tin can will be introduced as evidence
of their guilt.
Dick Johnson, Geo. Dupree, and Jas.
Miller, all of whom appealed from their
sentence in the police court for keeping
nuisances have lost in the district court
and are now in the city prison to serve
80 days, pay 800 fine and costs. Dupree
was convicted on two different counts
and must serve the full sentence for
each, which will be so days. 5000 fine
and $94.55 costs.
AS the Rock Island special came in
at o'clock this morning and stopped
at the water tank. a man went in and
took the conductors grip and went
south on Western avenue. The grip
was a tan colored new grip and opened
on the side. The police have been I'M
able to locate the man as yet.