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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-29
THE COUNTY FAIR.
Mexico High School Pupils Make
It a Howling Success.

The County Fair last Saturday
given by the pupils of the Mexico
public schools was one of the big
gest things in its line ever given
in the city. It's great success is
the comment of every mind Over
1880 two and a half cents
tickets were sold and $435 in
money was taken in from all
sources.
The parade, over a mile in
length, made fun and laughter all
down the line. The band played
in true circus style, the clowns
and spielers made sport at every
turn, a four-tined pitchfork car
ried by guard kept the wild man
from eating every "kid" who
came within his reaeh-the
parade, on a whole, was one Of
the best burlesques you will meet
with in many day.
The big circus under the tent
was great, and there were per-
formances in the afternoon and ut
night. The minstrel show was
one Of the great attractions. A
dozen other "side shows" drew
the crowds and took in the
pennies and dimes.
About $3.50 will be cleared, TO
be used in building up the
libraries for the High School and
the North and South Side schools
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-29
Miller Morris Warned.

Some time ago DR.. Patterson
told the story that jim Garrett
threw n dog over the court house
and Bob Cauthurn caught the dog
on the other side. DR.. r. w.
Bourne here has always refused
to believe any such thing. Now
comes Uncle Jim Green who asks
the Message to warn p. NJ. Morris
lat Stockton. Cali. not to make
those fish stories too big or DIR.
Bourne will get into Doubling
Castle again.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-29
An Elopement.

Mr.. "Jake" Holland, the noted
hOrseman of Galloway county,
who sold Galloway Belle at the
horse sale in Mexico recently to
an Iowa man for Sl.075, took
determined notion ne would get
married last Sunday. lie per-
suaded Miss Katie Carlyle of
AuXvasse, to be his wife, but
Father Carlyle objected. They
managed to get marriage
license, however, and Rev. c. II.
Swift said the words that made
them one. After the marriage
they skipped in a surrey toward
Mexico and the officers here were
wired 10 arrest them, but the
officers were foiled-the couple
never came, they went elsewhere.
Mr.. Carlyle threatens vengeance
on somebody for representing that
his daughter was Is years Of age.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-29
The Erisman School.

Miss Laura Johnson closed a
very successful term Of school at
Erisman last Friday. This was
her second year at this place, and
her labors to raise the school to a
high standard have not been in
vain, for she has won the esteem
and confide9ee of pupils and pat
rOns.
On account of poor health Miss
johnson declined a third term. II
is hoped that after a much need
ed rest she may be able TO resume
school duties again.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-29
Stock and Exchange.
rank Winans sold w. w. Nun.

Frank Winans sold w. w. Mum
dy so head of hogs at 81.
Price Bros, sold to VIM. Black
of Concord one mule for 1925.
Homer Mundy bought l3
shoats Of John Morgan for 500.
C. r. Massey sold w. E. eau
thorn a sow and pigs for $22.50,
Charir3 Wilkins bought OF
Price Bros. one bay mare for 1925.
Charles Wilkins sold to DR.. w.
T. Dodd one sorrel mare for 800.
Ed. j. ID. Greer has bought
Mrs. Sarah Cauthorn s residence
on North Wade street this city.
Carter johnson Of this city has
bought an interest in the livery
business Of s. b. Mccormick at
Centralia.
j. ]. Wood, late Of Bakersfield
Cali, has bought X. P. Balls IN.
terest in the store BUSINESS of Bal
& Miller, near the Shoe Factory
j. Il. Goodrich sold his home
in southwest Mexico TO P. L. Nor
ris for $3.50. Mr.. Goodrich bought
one acre Of ground for $3.50 neal
the waterworks and erected I
new dwelling thereon and moved
in last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-29
DOL HANGER.
Ladies Put Him on a Job Where
He Would be Out of Sight and
Hearing"

A Rebeka lodge with AS charter
members was organized among
the wives, sisters and daughters
of Odd Fellows at Santa Fe re-
Gently, says the Paris Appeal The
work was in charge of Miss Kane,
of Hannibal, assisted by the Re
beka organization at Perry. Miss
Effie Drake was elected Noble
Grand; Mrs. Fred glastonbury,
Vice Grand; Miss Matte Bess
Sherman, recording secretary; I;
Miss Mayme Crigler, financial Sec
retary; Mrs. Fred Rich, treasurer; ;
Mrs. Dol Hanger, Mrs. Walter
Beam, Mrs. Sinclair and Miss Bess
Paris, supporters; Lula Heckort,
inside guardian; Miss May Hen
dirk, warden; Miss Beulah
Painter, inside conductor; Mrs. II.
T. Painter, chaplain.
Only one man got recognition
from this female organization.
That man was Constable Hanger,
and he was assigned to the job of
outside guardian where he would
be out Of sight and hearing.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-29
A pay spent in House Cars.

You have heard of house
parties, but did you ever hear of
a ear party9 Such was given at
the car home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. s. Doolin of Littleby Station,
Mo-, Mr.. Doolin being Agt. for
the c. & A. at that place.
Those present were Mrs. Thos.
G. johnson and daughter, Miss
Bunch; Miss Margaret johnson,
daughter of Mike johnson of
Bowling Green, Mo-; Mrs. A. L.
Bailey and attractive little
daughter, Lula Dana, of Frank
ford, Mo-; Mrs. J. 7. Bland and
son, William, of Vandalia, Mo.
Mr.. b. Z. Schroeder, Agt. for
"The Only Way" at Watson, Mo
Mr.. and Mrs. Hardy Doolin, Mr.
and Mrs. w. S. Doolin, Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. p. Woodward and baby
and Master Tommie Sneed, all OF
Rush Hill, Mo.
A pleasant day was spent in
music and social conversation.
One Who Was There.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-29
Kendall Comes Back at Morris.

Mexico, Mo-, April "a, 1909.
Editor Message:
/ read a letter in the Message
of recent date writtsL Nv my ola
friend p. NJ. Morris of Modesto,
California. l want to say that ]
and all of his old friends here are
glad to hear from him after his
long silence. ! am especially glad
to hear that he has learned how
to catch fish.
His letter seems like receiving
a letter from home, as l well
remember the plsce where he
fished, as / with several others
camped there about ten days. But
when we were there we were not
supplied with shad nets, or little
brown jug, or saloon coffee, nor
an auto, they all seem to have
been a necessary adjunct to his
fishing outfit.
Bro. Morris in writing his fish
stories seems to always have it in
for me, and this last letter is no
exception, as he still has the chip
on his shoulder, looking for a
scrap. l don't know why he
singles me out, as I never pre-
tended to have any superior
knowledge in the art of fishing,
altho / am very fond of the sport.
He knows that fish stories as a
general thing are read with a
grain Of allowance, but il. is easy
to see why he caught so many
fish. A red auto standing on the
river bank and a little brown jug
with what he called w. w. water,
1--WE in Missouri used to call il
snake medicine) and besides these
khe had saloon coffee. Such bait
would lure the fish up from the
depths of the ocean. l don't
wonder that the shad went zig
gag.
Bro. Neut Cross seems to have
been a kind of a handy Andy
around camp. We are glad t.
hear that he is enjoying life. A.
: / am not a prohibitionist, il / hat
come along while he was keeping
saloon l would have been temple,
to go and get a drink. (0h, wha
will Carrie Nation say.)
In conclusion Bro. Morris aske'
= what Judge Kendall would sa,
about this. Ny answer is I eS
peet to make a visit to the scene
Of my early life during the eomin
! summer or fall and win be sur
to stop and see Bros. Morris an
Cross, and il they invite me to g
4 fishing in an auto I viii tell ther
4 that ] would prefer a hoss.
!. With best wishes to all my ol
friends, | am yours, respectful.
ii s, Rd. Kendall.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-29

The Orchestra Of the Mexico
High School furnished music for
the High School play at Laddonia
Monday night of this week, The
Laddonia seniors had tho same
play 'The Professor THAT the
Mexico seniors win have at their
commencement.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-29
Some Cash: Some News.

- 80 aAaNa ANhS"a 80 NAAttf
paper.
DIR. ]. w. Settle, at Molino, is
a new Message reader.
Thomas Woodward of this city
renews for the Message.
Mrs. Charley Schneider of Rush
Hill subscribes for the Message.
c. l.. Caldwell, route three,
Mexico, enrolls as a new subscrib-
er for the Message.
L. w. Mccoy, the poultryman
Of Laddonia, hands as a dollar on
subscription renewal.
w. Il. Thompson of nea~ Lad
donia has our thanks Tor Message
subscription renewal.
G. w. Wilson. near Thompson,
lost a fine Big Ike colt this week
animal smothered to death.
j. II. Faucet of Amarillo,
Texas, sends us a dollar and says,
"Please continue the Message to
my address,"
Our old friend Capt. w. T..
Lott, near Venice, renews and
writes this note. 1--WE can't get
along without the Message"
Egbert Sims tickles our palm
with a dollar on renewal. Mr..
Sims returned last week from
Ravcnsdam, Ark. where he went
to buy hogs.
John S. McCune. cashier Of
Laddonia Bank, renews for the
Message. Mr.. McCune says he is
not going to move To Vandalia,
as the newspapers reported. He
is a fixture in Laddonia, lone of
the best communities to be folnd
on earth" "
Rudolph Miller of near Ben.
ton City called and renewed for
the Message a few days ago. He
says that big rain we had last
Sunday week will cause many
farmers who did fall and winter
plowing to have to break the
ground over.
Mrs. S. L. Mayer, at Diamond
Mo-, sends a dollar for the Mes.
sage and adds this note: Cant
get along without your paper
Quite a few here who are thru
planting corn. Wheat looks fine
farming here is much earlier thar
in North Missouri.
| Val Erdcl, Jr.. was in 10 see tn,
Message the other day and re
newed for the paper. He is an
enthusiastic member of the Anti
Horse Thief Association, belong
ling at Worcester, the only sub
ordinate lodge in the county. Mr.
Erdel says the lodge at WorcesteI
is on a boom in membership sine,
Ithe A. II. 7. a. caught Luthe.
Henderson.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-29

One would infer from the aetivi-
~ Of late Of the breweries, saloon
keepers and certain business
organizations Of st. Louis that
profit tho almighty dollar alone
lis the supreme test Of right and
policy in Missouri.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-29

We desire TO thank our neigh
bors and friends for the kindness
they showed toward US in our
recent bereavement.
Mrs. Roy NJ. Buzard,
sIr. and Mrs w. J Young,
Rush Hin, No.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-29

j. Il. Ware. near Thompson,
who was operated upon at
Columbia a short time since, is
reported in a critical condition.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-29

Miss Flemma Snidow returned
from Bowling Green last week
whore she was a teacher in the
public school, The school closed
FrIday
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-29

DIR. j. o. Terrill of vandalia is
sporting new automobile, bought
this week of Fred A. Morris Of
Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-29

i G. Lakenan Of Amarillo,
Texas, arrived here ON a two
weeks visit last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-29

Mrs. j. w. Trimble Of near
Santa Fe visited her parents at
Montgomery City last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-29

J. A. Glandcn of this city has
been reelected clerk Of the speed
ring for the State Fair at Sedalia.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-29

Miss Golden Emerson, a promi-
nent teacher of the county, has
been quite i'll.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-29

Mrs. Ian Jones is entertaining
her niece, Mrs. Carrie Mosley. Of
Fort Worth, Texas.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-29

Robert Pearson and family of
Omaha, Neb., are visiting relatives
in this city.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-29

Miss Nora Mumphries visited
her sister, Mrs. j. Z. Bozarth, of
near Perry last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-29

Mrs. Ross Clark of San Fran
cisco, is visiting her mother here,
Mrs. Sophia Kidd.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-29

Shelf G. Bybee Of Garnett, Kan,
is visiting Audrain county rela-
tives.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-29

Wm. Steele Of Bonneville arriy-
ed here ON . visit to relatives last
week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-29

The infant child Of DIR. and Mrs.
Braxton james died the 2srd inst.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-29

Mrs. w. A. Sharp Of this city
visited her mother, Mrs. H. S.
MeCane, at Auxvassc last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-29

The little child Of sIr. and Mrs
James sipple at T4addonia has
been very sick; whooping cough
and stomach trouble.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-29

Miss Elizabeth O'Brisn mas
been very i'll with pneumonia.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-29

Mrs. A. X. Yancy is visiting
friends at Leavenworth, Kansas.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-29

Mrs. j. NJ. woltz Of Oklahoma
City is visiting relatives at Rush
Hill.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-29

Mrs. j. r. Brown of Centralia
visited her mother, Mrs. John
Wilkins, at Laddonia last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-29

Willard Potts has been confn-
ed to his home by illness Of late.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-29

Miss Vera Houghland of this
city has music class at Rush
Hill.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-29

Charles Peterson has returned
from a business trip to Oklahoma.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-29

A. B. Hale moved from here
back to Laddonia Monday.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-12-17
|Short Farm Talks
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE

The fullss program of the Tri-
State Grain Growers Convention
to meet in Fargo Jan. Is to q. is
too long to print here, so only
hint of the many good things can
be given.
The sessions will lie better than
ever before. There will be the
corn show, and if you have some
good corn, be sure to send it, care
of G. w. Randlett, to that show at
least ten days prior to the meeting.
Send ten good seed ears. we'll pack
ed. There will be the poultry
show, larger and better than ever
before. The horticultural society
will have a splendid exhibit.
And the Main Show will be the
Real Thing. Here is hint of it:
First day-Supt. Hoverstad and
Dean Shepherd will discuss the
manure spreader and winter wheat.
Speakers from outside the state
will be Prof. Boss of Minnesota
and w. ]. Spillman Of Washing
ton.
Second day-will be stock day.
Dairying will hold the floor in
the morning; horses, hogs, cattle
and sheep in the afternoon. The
evening session will continue the
afternoon discussions. Some of
the best stockmen in the west
will be on the platform on the
10Th.
Third day. Horticulture will
take the morning, and Senator
McCumber will speak in the after
noon. This session will be in
charge of the Society of Equity.
In the evening there will be
band concert. and address by Miss
Hoover, Dean of Women at the
A.. C. and an address on 'The
Grange and it's Mission to the
Farming Community" by N. ].
Bachelor, Editor of the National
Grange.
The fourth and last day M. F.
Greelef Of the Dakota Farmer, and
James j. Hill will be among the
speakers who will make it the best
day of the entire convention, hold
ing the interest until the last
speech is over.
Make your plans now to take
in this convention, bring along
the wife and one or more of the
children, and have the best time
ever.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-12-17

A sprained ankle will usually
disable the injured person for
three or four weeks. This is due to
lack Of proper treatment. When
Chamberlain's Liniment is applied
a cure may be effected in three or
four days. This liniment is one
Of the best and most remarkable
preparations in use. Sold by P.
H. Lee.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-12-17
Marmarth Correspondence

From regular Marmarth cores
pondent. The Milwaukee COM
pany recently completed the erec-
tion of large water tank at the
stockyards west Of town.
Marmarth has installed water
department. hose and ladder trucks,
and if cold weather does not in
terfere, the laying Of the water
main will soon be completed,
which will insure them a good sys-
tenn against a repetition of last
springs destructive fires.
The swell affair of the season
was the Thanksgiving dance and
banquet in the new Barber block.
AS social affair it was a hum
dinger.
Hegard & Lenton recently
moved their barber fixtures to
the basement under the new bank
building and are conducting one
Of the most spacious and up-to-date
tonsorial parlors west of the big
Missouri. 1t is equipped with a
frst-class water. light and heat
ing system and has in connection
three modern equipped bath rooms.
Mrs. Crane and Miss A. Aase-
rud returned last Saturday from
a short visit with Mrs. C. N.
Vincent of Rhame.
Charley Vincent invested in real
estate recently by becoming the
possessor of Bert Barnett's home-
stead.
The mild weather of the first
day of December induced some of
the farmers to bring out their
plows and the way the sod turned
over a fellow might we'll imagine
it as the first Of September.
Will Mr.. Bieseker consent to be
a candidate for the gubernatorial
chair? T. L. is widely known
and shrewd business man, as his
numerous banking installations
and extensive land holdings amply
testify.
Who is Nehemiah Davis? We
do not remember Of reading about
him in the testament.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-12-17

/ will loan you money to pay for
your house and you can pay it
back. interest and principal, by
the month same as paying rent
j. R. Waters. 4ltf
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-19
SENATOR ISAAC sTEPHENs6N

SENATOR ISAAC STEPHENSON.
ing the campaign. The money, he said,
was spent through his agents. who
called upon him whenever they needed
money. Stacks Of paid checks were
placed in evidence.
Checks for sums totaling over $780,
COO were issued to ]. A. Van Cleve of
Marinette, one of his managers, and
$4,000 was placed in a Milwaukee
bank for the use of his manager. Pay
ments by checks for various other
small amounts were acknowledged by
the senator "for work DONE"
Many of the expenditures were be-
Titled by the senator. He did not
keep a memoranda of everything he
spent saying, II keep them in my
head"
Mr.. Stephenson said that the state
mcnt of expenditures was prepared by
his managers, and he signed it,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-19
VENEZUELA SIGNS PROTOCOL.
President Gomez Embraces United
States Commissioner Buchanan.

states commissioner buchanan.
Caracas. Feb. 1.-THE signing of the
protocol in settlement of the matters
in dispute between the United States
and Venezuela by President Gomez
and William l. Buchanan, the special
commissioner representingTthe United
States. was attended by an impressive
ceremonial.
President Gomez, with the members
of his cabinet, received Commissioner
Buchanan at the palace, where the
signatures were affixed. After this
was done the president embraced the
American representative, saying. AS
this question has been solved happily
and honornbly so both countries, we
should seal II with an embrace"
The protocol stlpulates that within
six months each government must
name one arbitrator. Within two
months after that the cases will he
presented. and the two arbiIrators
allowed for the preparation and pres
entatlon of counter claims. and the tri-
bunal will then meet to hear argu-
ments. 1t is expected that two months
will be occupied in this hearing, and
two months will be given up to the
formulating of decision. The proto-
col recommends the arrangement of n
general arbitration treaty.
Commissioner Buchanan will sail
hence today for Cuba on board the
cruiser Des Moines.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-19
SUICIDE LEAGUE IN RUSSIA
Epidemic Of Self Destruction Among
st. Petersburg Society.

0t' ToteTSpuTH OoCiety'
st. Petersburg, Feb. 17.-Neurasthe-
mia is claiming an ever increasing num-
ber Of victims in all sections of st.
Petersburg society. A surprising num-
ber of people, tired of life, seek death
by various methods.
Persons Of fashionable society jour-
ney to Finland and fling themselves
into the romantic Imatra rapids.
Strange clubs and societies are in ex-
istence. One of these is styled "Tiger
and Hunter" Two members draw
lots to decide who will be the tiger
and who the hunter. A silver bell is
hung around the tigers neck, and the
hunter is given a loaded revolver.
Both enter large darkened rooms, and
the spectators take refuge in safe cor
ncrs.
The hunt begins. The hunters eyes
are bound. He is allowed six shots,
guided by the sound Of the bell. II
he fails to hit the tiger the roles are
reversed. and the hunter becomes the
tiger. This continues until blood
flows.
Another society has champagne
evenings" where one among twenty
bottles is drugged with morphia.
Sometimes in single night there are
numerous secret suicides, for which
there is no plausible explanation, Civ.
ing rise to the suspicion that the vic.
tins belong to the same league Of self
destruction.