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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-07-23
To Cut Down Hill.

q. p. Arnold. north of Mexico,
has raised a subscription of over
$3.50 among his neighbors which
will he used in connection with a
like sum to be asked from the
County Court to bear the expense
OF cutting down the big hill at the
north end of jefferson street, just
outside the city limits of Mexico.
II win be a great Improvement OF
that roadway.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-07-23
$3.50 to Dallas, Texas, and
Return via the Wabash.

Account Grand Lodge BensvO.
lent Protective Order of Elks.
Dates of sale July 9th to 18th in
elusive. Final return limit. leav-
ing Dallas, Texas, not later than
Aug Sth, 1905. Stop, overs at
aud south of Kansas City.
/. NJ. Richards. Agent Wabash
Il. II. Co.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-07-23
Ag't Wabash r. Il. Co.
Excursion Fares via the Wabash

$l9.7j to Cleveland Ohio and
return on sale July 9th 7th., and
Sth., 1905. $l9.Ij to Columbus,
Ohio, and return on sale July 9th
to 18th. 1908. $l4.OO to Indian
apolis. Ind, aud return on sale
July 18th. to 10TH. 1908. |. NJ.
Richards, agent Wabash Il. X. Co.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-07-23
Low E,.u,isa Rats |. ssAsa nd E.tvra
Ag't Wabash II. X. Co.

Via Chicago & Alton Railroad,
account Supreme Lodge Knights
Of Pythias. The above fare open
to the public. Tickets sold July
20, 30 81. Aug |, 9, 3; return linn
it, Aug. l6. but extensions privil.
eye to Sept. l6. 1908 upon pay.
ment of nominal extra amount.
Stopover privileges; optional routes
includin z rail or boat. For COM
plete particulars call upon or I'D
dress EFF. Mathews
Tiki. Agt. G. "a. RR,
Mexico, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-07-23
$3.50 to St. Paul and Return Via
the Wabash.

1924 to Denver, Colorado
Springs aud Pueblo and return
On sale daily until Sept. 30th. Re.
turn limit Oct. 81, 1908. Stopov.
ers allowed.
|. NJ. Richards, Ag't
Wabash II. r. Co.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-07-23

MEXICO CAMP. No, $3.50, MODERN
WOoDMEN or AMERICA, meets the
I'd and 9Th Tuesday. night OF each
invited 10 attend. Meets at |. o. o. u.
Hall, corner Clark ave. and Prom. st.
D.A.Murphy,V.C. W.Plnnkett, Clerk
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-07-23

You should vote for j l.. Brad
ley for State Auditor, because his
record of public service is absolute
ly without a flaw or stain and his
Democracy the purest Missouri
Sharpshooter. (Rollal.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-07-23
The Paris Appeal comments
j. b. WooLERY

The Paris Appeal comments as
follows:
Gov. Folk received the greatest
ovation accorded any orator at the
national convention last week
When he arose to second the nom
ination of Kern for vice. president
delegation after delegation sprang
to their feet and for eight minutes
he was unable to begin his speech
because of the applause. The
Missouri delegation, be it said to
their everlasting contempt, remain.
ed in its seat and refused to Join
in the hOnOrs that were being heap,
ed upon its distinguished governor.
Reed, Francis, Cook, DOckery and
the rest of them are said to hav,
been piqued because their efforts
to keep Folk in the background
had been thwarted by the FlOridl
and Indiana delegations, which in,
vited him to second Kern's nomiu
alton. 1t is "A strange thing tina
these dehOrned politicians cannot
see that such petty tactics Onl,
advertise their own littleness anC
exalt the governors rare virtues
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-07-23

Senator j. l.. Bradley, candidate
for State Auditor. has a six years
senatorial record for fighting every
Doodle bill aud graft proposition
that came mp in the Senate. There
are no corporation strings on Sen.
ator Bradley. He is a plain
man of the people. Missouri
SbarpshOoter.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-07-23

X. +. Whitley of 81. Louis
visited Mexico friends this week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-07-23
$3.50 to St. Paul and Return Via thu
Wabash.

$22.40 to Denver, Colorado
Springs and Pueblo and return.
On sale daily until Sept. 30th. Re-
turn limit Oct. 81 1908. StOpov.
ers allowed.
|. NJ. Richards,
Ag't Wabash X. X. Co.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-07-23

Mrs, p. Il. Locke has been
entertaining Mira. Alice MacfnrIane
Of Columbia.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-07-23

Miss Aliene Cauthorn is visiting
friends in Norborne. Mo.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-07-23
Notice Of Sale Under Deed OF Trus

Notice Of Sale Under Deed OF Trust.
Whereas, Jacob Redden and Eliza
tain deed OF trust dated April 18th,
One Thousand Nine Hundred and
Seven, duly acknowledged and re-
corded in the deed OF trust records
within and for the County of Audrain
and State OF Missouri, in Book 81"
at pages 457 and 45S. conveyed to
the undersigned trustee the following
described real estate situate, lying
and being in the county OF Audrain
and state OF Missouri, to-wlt: The
South one-half OF the Northwest
quarter and the North one-half OF
the Southwest quarter: all of Sec
ton (l7 seventeen. twOnship CD
hfty-one, range ca seven, West, con-
tanning l6s acres. more or less.
Which said conveyance was made in
trust TO secure the payment of a
certain promissory note, together
with the interest thereon and in said
deed Of trust fully described.
| And, Whereas. said deed OF trust
provides that should default be made
In the payment OF said debt, or the
said interest, or any part thereof,
when the same, or any part thereof,
shall become due and payable ao-
cording TO the true tenor, date and
effect thereof. then the whole OF said
debt shall become due and payable
And, Whereas. the annual Interest
on said promissory note SO secured
by said deed OF trust. Is past due and
remains unpaid.
Now, Therefore. /. John T. Rick
etts, the trustee named In said deed
OF trust, at the request OF the legal
holder OF said promissory note, will
on Friday, the 14th day OF August,
A. d.. 1908, proceed TO sell the real
estate above described, at public
vendue, TO the highest bidder. at the
Court House door. in the town OF
Mexico, Audrain County. Missouri
for cash; 10 pay said debt and the
costs and expenses Of executing thll
trust.
JOHN T. RICKETTS,. Trustee.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-07-23

State Senator John l.. Bradley
OF the 10Th district, candidate for
democratic nomination for State
Auditor, was in Puxico Tuesday
night. Senator Bradley has a
splendid record as legislator
during eight or ten years of service
in the house aud senate. He has
proven himself to be the friend Of
laboring men. Nearly all the labor
laws recently enacted are products
of his Legislative efforts, and labor
organizations all over the state are
friendly to him. Should he be the
nominee, he will add strength to
the ticket PuxicO Index.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-07-23
WABASH RAILROAD.
MEXICO.

In effect 1901 a. m. Mar II, l0Os.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-03
HUGE REPTILE ESCAPES:
PEOPLE FLEE IN PANIC
Largest Python i'm America
Breaks Loose in Park, but
Is Bagged by Keeper
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALI

NEW YORK, Aug. 2-The huge East
Indian python which arrived in New
York last week escaped while being
transferred from box to pit at Hillside
park, Belleville, N. J., Saturday evening.
The reptile, said to be the largest
ever brought to this country, is 35 feet
long and weighs 400 pounds When It
got free shrieking women and men. too.
fed in all directions and scared chill
dren fell over one another and the park
benches as they ran
Frank Gleason. a keeper, grabbed a
big, stout bag and cautiously approach
ed the python's head. The snake struck
at Gleason, missed him and thrust its
head clear through a sheet of canvas
10 the pits side. But Gleason bagged
the python's head and at his bidding
Policeman Gorham and a score of the
bravest men around seized the snakes s
tail and body so 1t could not coil around
tree or electric light pole.
The python easily tossed them Off
singly, but at last they all grabbed ~
at once and. blinded by the bag but
squirming and struggling still, the rem
tile was dropped in the pit, where n
will remain as an added attraction at
the park
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-03
WORKINGMAN SHOT
ON OWN DOORSTEP
Highwayman Stays Thomas
Waters on His Refusal to
Throw Up Hands

Within a block. of his own doorstep
at 222 Filbert street Thomas Waters,
young yorkingman, was shot twice
and fatally wounded at 80 o'clock last
night by highwayman supposed to
have been negro, who fred on Wal
ters' refusal to obey his command of
throw up your hands"
Waters, who works as a bar tender
IN the saloon Of his uncle, T. Thorn
ton, at 10 Clay street. was on his way
home. Walking along SansOme street
between Union and FiIbert a man
jumped at him from the~darkness with
revolver in his hand Needless of his
commands, Waters pluckily sprang at
his throat but the next instant fell dv-
ing with a bullet through his chest and
another in his abdomen, either Of them
fatal wound.
A Brown, who happened to be Wa
ters' special chun, was just entering
when he heard the shots and ran to the
place to find his friend bleeding on the
sidewalk. He notified the police and
Detectives Regan and O'Connell re-
sponded. At the central emergency hos
pital Waters made a dying statement 10
Assistant District Attorney Roche.
Waters said that in the darkness he
could not see clearly, but believed his
assailant was negro. He described
him as about feet inches tail, smooth
shaven. square jawed and inclined to
be lanky in build. Waters. who is the
only support of two sisters, is ex-
pected to die before daylight
The police threw a Gordon Of officers
around the place. and are guarding
every point OF exit.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-03
UNIVERSITY REGENT
is ROBBED ON TRAIN
J. w. Mckinley Loses Wallet
Containing Valuable Papers
and $500

While travelling from Los Angeles on
the coast line Friday night ]. ". Nc
Kinley, regent Of the University of
California and prominent attorney of
the southern city. was robbed of a
wallet containing $500 and some valu-
able papers Mckinley occupied a
drawing room with his wife and SON.
When the money was stolen and how
the theft was peTpetrated is q mystery.
Mckinley left Los Angeles Thursday
night According to his story he left
his purse in his clothes on retiring. He
does not blame any OF the attendants
Of the railroad company, but has taken
the precaution of reporting the theft to
the railroad officials
Mckinley registered at the Fairmont
on Saturday. He said that he was un-
able TO account for the disappearance
of the money. That it was taken while
he was en- route from Los Angeles TO
this city he was quite sure. OF more
Importance than the monetary loss was
the stealing Of the private papers Nc
Kinley left for Los Angeles last night
and has left the matter in the hands
OK the railroad officials and the police.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-03
BIG FISH NEARLY TAKES
MAN TO WATERY GRAVE
Excited Companion Heaves An
Choir to Swimmer in Lieu
of Life Preseryer

ing party aboard the launch Prosit. got
such a big fish on his line yesterday
out near the Golden gate that he was
dragged overheard and nearly drowned
before C. j. Martin dropped over the
side OF the launch and rescued him
after a tussle with the waves
In the excitement one of the marty
grabbed the 200 pound cast iron an
chor and hove IL at Henrfcksen in lieu
OF ne preserver. He managed to
dodge 1t In time. Hendricksen was a
good swimmer. but he was unable to
get close enough to the launch TO clam
Der ABOARD and was nearly exhausted
when Martin went TO bis aid,
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-03
ASSERT RFvALk
LOVED GIRL WHO
WE'D WINCFIF[D
Students Tragic End Follows
Marriage of Girl Who
Spurned Him
Announcement of Engagement
Starts Youth on Down
ward Path of Drink
Friends Say Boy Was Long a
Silent Suitor for Maid Who
Married Rich Miner

That an unrequited love for Miss
Maude Murdoch, who married
George Wingheld last Thursday,
drove Vernal Revalk, the 1s year old
student, to suicide, was the theory
advanced yesterday by those most
familiar with the case. Miss Muir
doch, it is said, had been an old time
sweetheart. Hearing of her wedding
to the mining millionaire the boy,
emotional and romantic, is believed to
have given way to an intense hope
lessness and swallowed the poison.
The two met each other four years
ago at Pacific Grove, and there the
boy and girl romance commenced. Re-
walk did not speak of this attachment.
visited. went to parties and showed in
different attention TO a dozen girls, but
for Miss Maud Murdoch he is said to
have shown a decided preference.
When recently he came to learn that
the dreams OF youth were to come to
an end and the fancies of boyhood to
be brutally toppled he tucked his sor-
row away within himself and made a
brave effort TO face the music.
ASKS TO GO AWAY
He pleaded with his father to allow
him to travel. to get away. The father
objected, telling his he was too young,
but so insistent was the lad that Re-
walk senior finally consented and Sc
cured a position for him in Manila.
He kept UP to the last, but when
there came the sudden news of the
approaching wedding he seemed TO have
lost heart and In his youthful ignor-
ance turned to drink and sought for
getfulness in absinthe. For the next
few days he drank with the same in
tensity with which he loved.
TAKES TO DRINK
The boy who had led a clean, straight
life surprised his friends with the aban-
don of his carousals. And he inyaria-
bly, drank absinthe. Under the infiu-
ence of this drink he would appear
cheerful and bright leading the gath
erings with his laughter and jollity. No
one saw the after effects.
The day after the wedding of Miss
Murdoch he went the pace to the ex-
treme. When the remainder of the
party had sought their beds he walked
the streets. lighting his fight. unknow
ing and sick at heart. There was no
sleep for him that night. He called up
his friends and when they excused
themselves he walked into the Hague
cafe and ordered a frozen absinthe.
There he wrote his final messages and
then, with the coming of dawn and de-
spondency. quietly gave up the strug-
gle
or the letters he wrote none were
made public yesterday. His friends
and classmates made a futile endeavor
TO preserve secrecy, and at first said
nothing of his absinthe drinking The
secret was. however. finally forced out
Of them and there was laid bare the
whole tangle.
Leland Sparks. to whom he wrote,
received the letter at Reno yesterday
and left for San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-03
VOLCANO IS FORMED
IN BURNING OIL FIELD
Terrific Blowout Throws Debris
High in Air; Tropical For
ests Are Menaced
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

TAMPICO. Mex. Aug. 2.-The furious
oil IRE IN the San Geronimo oil fields
IS miles southwest OF Tampico, has as
sumed an unexpected and startling
aspect The work on the tunnel that
was TO be dug with the view of divert
ing the aow OF the oil had begun when
q terrific blowout Of the burning well
occurred.
Earth and ROCKS were shot into the
air for hundreds Of feet and q reritable
volcano was formed in a few minutes
The crater OF this volcano is about I5e
feet across The newly created minia-
ture mountain is about 100 feet high
and OF conical shape
The burning oil is now running down
the side OF the volcano, increasing the
danger TO tropical forestG
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-03
CHILD cRusHEp rN RuxAwAY

SAN JOSE, Aug. 2.-Muriel McCulIom.
the year old daughter of ]. Mccul-
lom. driver for local ice company,
was perhaps fatally crushed today in
runaway accident Her right arm
was badly broken and shs was Injured
internally
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-03
LAND FRAUD CASES LOST

PORTLAND. Ore, Aug. 2-Ex-Sena-
tor r. A Booth OF Eugene. his brother.
James H. Booth, ex-receiver Of the land
ofice at Roseburg. and Thomas Z. Sin
gleton, who have been on trial for sew
eral days In the United States district
court on charge of conspiracy 10 de-
fraud the government Of 100 acres of
public land In. Douglas county. uera
acquitted By the jury today
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-03
WILL Go AFTER RECORD
LoRD ROBERTS CANCELS ToUR

MONTREAL. Aug. 2-Lord Roberts.
who had suficientiv recovered to leave
here today for Ottawa. viii be Obliged
to cancel his projected Canadian tour
and Will sail for home next Friday. He
is acting on the advice of mis- physician
in England, with whom he has been
In cable communication
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-03
FLIES HALF MILE
IN HALF MINUTE
Henri Farman Gives First Pub
lie Exhibition With His
Aeroplane
SPECIAL p1spATcH TO THE CALL

NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-Henri Farman
made his first public fight in this
country at Brighton Beach racetrack
this evening. In his aeroplane, which
weighs 1,100 pounds, he flew about half
mile in about 35 seconds, at an aver
age height of IL or II feet About
200 persons saw the flight and loudly
applauded.
At a spot directly in front OF the
clubhouse the aeroplane was faced TO
the west and by ladder its inventor
mounted it. He started the motor, the
two Insignificant looking propeller
blades whirred about, the machine rat
tied and trembled like an impatient
automobile Then it moved slowly for
ward on its four bicycle wheels.
Perhaps 100 feet had been covered
with an uprise so gradual that the point
where it left the ground could not be
determined at few yards distant when
the bird found its wings. 1t reared 20
feet, then dropped a few feet and sped
in a bee line without a tremor. With
its supports and wheels looking like
dangling legs and clutched claws the
aeroplane suggested frightful Great
ure of the air Nearing the lower turn
of the track 1t slowed down and settled
to che ground as gently as its living
model might cover nest OF eggs.
WILL GO AFTER RECORD
DENVER, Aug. Roy Knabenshue
the aeronaut of Toledo. O.. who will be
in Denver the second week in Septem-
Der to exhibit his new passenger carry
ing airship at the Colorado interstate
fair and exposition. will attempt to
lower the worlds record fer dfrigibIe
airship before returning to Toledo.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-03

The Modern House Keepers Page ap-
Peared for the first time yesterday. Il
made hit. Many house keepers will Try
for the cash prizes. See the next one II
THE SUNDAY CALL
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-03
500 Dead; 10000 Homeless; $2OOOOOOO Lost in Flames
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE KEARNY Sc
MONDAY. AUGUST 3, 1905
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TO-DAY

YESTERDAE-Clear; west wind; maximum
temperature. G.; minimum. 5e.
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-Fair; fresh west
wind. Page :
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-21
BOARD OF EDUCATION
WILL RETAIN OLD SCHOOL
Pasadena Will Erect Several New
Buildings to Care for the
Increasing Youthful
Population


Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Aug. 20-When the
board of education meets next Tuesday
evening it will probably decide to re-
tain possession of the old Garfield
school building, wreck it and utilize
the material in the construction of
some of it's new schools
Several weeks ago bids for the build
ing were received, but all refused, as
the highest was but little more than
$500. Some members of the council
have criticised the board for not re-
pairing the building instead of selling
it, but it is stated that this is out of
the question.
Bids will be opened for the eonstruc-
ton of a new building on the Garfield
grounds, to house the kindergarten, do
mestic science and manual training de-
partments, and it is likely that the
lumber could be used in this work.
Bids will at the same time be opened
for three new kindergartens, to be
built in conjunction with the Roose-
Welt. Madison and Mckinley schools.
AS the board Is hard up for ready
money it has decided to ask for bids
on one of the cottages on the land
which it has just bought adjoining the
Washington school. The one-story
frame house facing Raymond avenue
is the one offered for sale, the board
having decided to keep a second house
or the property in the hope that it
may prove useful some time in the
future.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-21
PASADENA
,. H. Broadway, ACT.
Home phone ssss, Sunset 274o.
! NTINGTON INSISTS
N GENEROUS BONUS
III or FRANCHISE MAKES
1T NECESSARY
alaIns That Legislation Restricting
Term Of Grant Makes It lmpera-
tive to Charge Exceptionally
High Price

5eatai to The Herald
PASADENA, Aug. 20.-Because the
.ty charter will only allow the grant OF
M-year franchise, H. e. Huntington
: charging the residents of Lincoln
iWenue $4,000 for the car line they
kant. This was the admission this
norning of william Easterbrook, presi-
dent of the South Lincoln Avenue I'M
,Drovement association, who secured the
proposal from Huntington.
Although residents of the territory
t5enefited have started enthusiastically
!, work to raise the bonus required, its
size came as a surprise to everyone con-
5cerned. The limit previously estimated
Irsor a bonus had been $4,000, and the
larger figure staggered the promoters
sDf the enterprise. They knew Hunting
ron did not want to build the line, and
sthey thought he was trying to kill the
scheme.
huntington then explained that the
road would not do more in twenty-one
,vears than begin to pay expenses. IL
@would be a losing proposition. II he
should secure a franshise for forty years,
he said, he would modify his figures
materially.
The question of securing an amend
rnanf to the charter, permitting longer
4tfrae limit on municipal franchises, has
f,een widely discussed, but, on account
@pf the necessity of getting the state
legislature to act in the matter 1t was
Thought wiser to start in at once and
raise the $4,000 asked. This the pro-
lmofers are confident they can do.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-21
POLICE CLOSING UP
DISORDERLY HOUSES
Appeals for clemency Prove Vain and
Order VIII Be Strictly Enforced
Pending Further Settlement
of Problem

Acting under the direction of Mayor
Harper, Chief of Police Kern last night
ordered the closing of every disreputa-
BILE house in the so-called red light dis
trict, and Sergeant Redmond and a
squad of officers were busy the greater
part of the night executing the orders.
Commencing at 8 o'clock, Sergeant
Redmond and his officers made the
rounds of the district and ordered the
landladies of every one of the houses
to close their doors and permit no more
visitors.
The order spread CONSERVATION
throughout the district, and there was
a hurrying and scurrying to bring in
fiuence to bear and secure a modifica-
ton of the order, or its revocation.
They were informed that no influence
could secure a change of the order, and
threats to arrest and put in jail every
landlady and inmate who did not obey
the order soon brought darkness where
garish light had held sway.
The order is said to be permanent
one. and will be strictly enforced until
some decision is made of the problem
by the mayor and the newly organized
police commission.
The house includes every house of
the character in the city, and not the
cribs along San Pedro and Commercial
streets alone.