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Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05
Fraser Hodges.

Mr.. Walter j. Fraser and Miss
Viola Hodges were married at the
home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Wallace Hodges, in this
city last Thursday. Rev. E. S.
Gibbs officiating. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frssier will reside in Mexico. We
extend them best wishes.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

The County Court convened in
regular session Monday. The first
important matter brought up was
the application of certain citizens
in the west part of the county to
change the road at Applemau s
Chapel, as it is alleged that it
passes over a portion of the grave
yard. The court refused the ap-
plication. The ease had been un-
der consideration in the county
court for several months.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

Judge ID. A. Murphy left last
Saturday as a delegate from Mex
leo to the knights of Columbus
convention assembled this week
at Mobile, Alabama. Five other
delegates from Missouri are also in
the conyention-Dr, Il. +. Kavc,
John S. Lehey and DR.. d. C..
Cooney, of st, Louis; John NJ
Cleary. Kansas City, and s. L..
Moore, of Pennington.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05
Little Child Dead.

The little six weeks old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Alexander,
east of this city, died from stom-
ach trouble last Thursday night.
Rev. II. f. Truck of Mexico held
funeral service Friday afternoon
intcrment at Benton City.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

The coming marriage of Miss
Alma Gass of jefferson City to
Mr., John NJ. Miller of Kansas
City, is announced, to take place
next month. The bride-to-be is a
daughter of Prof Howard A,
Gass, State Superintendent of
Schools.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

Mrs. Elizabeth Roberts. of near
Hallsvillc, who was injured by ii
fall about a year ago, has broken
up housekeeping and has moved
to Mexico and will make h'r
home with her sister here. Mrs.
w. c. IIapc.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

Miss Bessie Hopkins of this
city, who has been teaching fol
several terms in the Centralio
public school, will teach thru the
coming year at ElReno, Okla.
Miss Hopkins is a very bright and
successful teacher.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

Constable VIII Barnett and
Clarence Ecton were subponaed
to Tulsa, Okla. last week to idcn-
tify a man there thought to be
one Of the men who indulged in
the shooting at the airdome in
Mexico several weeks ago, but he
proved not to be the man.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

Mr.. and Mrs. p. II. Derrick,
Mrs. II. G. Sipple and Misses
Emmant and Lydia Hatton were
among the Laddonia visitors to
the Mexico Chautauqua last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

Repeated from the Troy Free
Press Mrs. Will Mccoy and niece,
Miss Birdie Mccoy, from Lad
donia, Mo, have been visiting
at the home of Lota Groshong
and other relatives for the last
week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

Benjamin Bliss, horse trainer
ut the Fair Grounds. lost two fine
Jersey cows last Friday night by
the animals Straying onto the
Chicago & Alton railroad right of
way and being run over by the
cars.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

Miss Maenctte Coons of Nun
Gle, Indiana, is visiting the family
Of her uncle here, Rev. w. A.
Hanna.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

Joseph Barth and family Of
this city attended the funeral of
Gus Barth in st. Louis last week.
Deceased died at Columbia and
was well known in Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Turner and
children of Slater visited rela-
tives here last week and attended
the Chautauqua last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

The Troy Free Press says J
Misses Yea and Jessie Guthrie
went to Mexico last Saturday to
spend a few days with the family
of Thurston Elliott and other rel
atiyes, and win go from there TO
Louisiana.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

c. VI. Clark of Perry. made
regular trips between Mexico and
Perry during the Mexico Chautau-
qua carrying passengers in his
automobile.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05
Oil House Burned.

The oil house at Francis, just
east Of Mexico, burned late
Saturday evening. The loss was
in the neighborhood of $500.
Ten barrels of oil and quantity
of waste were consumed.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

Mrs. Willie Smith Walker and
Miss Julia Chinn, of Vandalia,
attended the Mexico Chautauqua
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

The newly elected officers Of
the Odd Fellows Lodge at Row.
ena are Frank Donaldson, N. Il. P;
j. w. Vandlandingham, V. G.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

"DOl." Hanger was here from
Santa Fe on business Monday. He
says the people over that way are
longing and wishing for that
electric railway.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

+. c. Smith and wife and chill
dren, of near Laddonia, visited
the Mexico Chautauqua Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

Rev. II. Il. Truck returned last
week from an outing at Arcadia
Heights.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

Miss Anna kirkpatrick, who is
spending the summer here wirh
her sister. Mrs. A. G. Smith, will
teach in Utah, thru the coming
school year. Miss Kirkpatrick has
been teAching in the Omaha
schools for several years.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

A. II. Biggers completed a big
job of plastering for Il. E. Piere !
near MolinO, last week,
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

Mrs. C. C. Thompson of Benton
City attended the Mexico Chau-
tauqua Monday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

Mr.. Frank Edwards and
daughters, Misses Carrie and
Kate, Of Long Branch vicinity
are planning a visit to the Seattle
Exposition.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

Miss Louise Hunter, of Fort
Worth, Texas, who has been visit
ing Mrs. c. r. Graham here. is
now spending a few days with
friends at McCredie.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Smith,
Of Center, Rails county, were here
Tuesday to visit their daughter,
Mrs. S. A. Weaver.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

Rev. f. S. Gibbs and daughters
Misses Winnie and Eula. visited
Mr.. Gibbs brother. Il. T. Gibbs.
near Wellsville, this week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

Mr.. and Mrs. II. l., Mcclure
southeast of this city, are plam-
ing visit to Frank Mcclure and
family at IIeadley, Texas.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

a. r. Crigler of Laddonia has
been doing some house painting
for w. w. Mundy and Ed Low
cry at MOlinO.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

Mrs. Lizzie Mathews of Benton
City is reported very i'll with
,lropsy.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

Circuit Clerk w. II. Morris and
family left this week for a visit
to relatives in California.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

Her daughter-in-law Mrs. James
Faires Of Laddonia, came Mon
day to assist in nursing her.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

V. Victor of Jefferson City was
shaking hands with friends here
this week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Wilkins, of
the firm Of Fredendall & Wilkins
are spending two weeks vaca-
tion in New York.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

Mrs. E. b. Talbot of Moberly,
visited relatives here this week
and attended the Chautauqua.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

Miss Lucille Tanner of this city
visited her friend Miss Minnie
Anderson in Wellsville last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

Mr.. and Mrs. f. Marvin, south
west of Benton City, enjoyed the
Mexico Chautauqua last Friday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05
FIRST CoLoRED JURY.
Boy Sticks Knife in His Eye
Would Take Spoon and Eat
His Girl.


made a speech at the NJ. w. A..
picnic at AuXvasse a few days
ago, secured verdict for 81 800
damages recently from the Kan
sas City Post for publishing an
article a year ago charging that
he had attempted to bribe a city
official, and that he had made
false reports concerning the
money expanded by the Gil
League of that city.
John Burgett, of near Florida,
Monroe county, fell from a hay
stack recently and broke his
breast bone and two ribs.
Rails county will have a corn
carnival at New London. October
1915. Apropos to this the Louis
lana Press says that Louisiana
had a corn-juice carnival Monday
in which IA negro man beat and
cut his wife almost TO pieces.
The Clarksville Piker thus des-
crib&s IA novel accident: While the
threshing crew was at work in
j. f. Bryant s field Friday a
load of bundle wheat became
ignited by a spark from the en-
ginc and was entirely destroyed.
The men upset the load Of wheat
thereby saving the wagon but the
hay frame was considerably burn
ed.
The first colored jury that ever
sat in st. Charles city heard the
case of the State VS.. Frank Harris,
colored, Saturday in Justice
Burns court. Harris was tried
on two charges, that of keeping
a gambling house and also on the
charge of gambling. Attorney j.
b. CARRIER represented the de
fendant and Mr.. Braere appeared
for the State. After being out for
twenty minutes the jury returned
a verdict of guilty on the first
count, and not guilty on the see
ond, and sentenced him to thirty
days in the county Jail.
Il. Il. Major filed a petition for
a saloon in Paris, Monroe county,
last week and the Appeal says the
canvas Of the petition shows the
following statistics: White sign
erS-male, 175; female, IS; negro
signers-106. White signers from
the Christian church, As; from
the Baptist Church, II; Metho-
dists,3; Presbyterians, 3. The
Baptist pastor, Rev. Beville, has
brought the matter before his
congregation and proposes to
withdraw fellowship from mem
bers Of his flock who sign saloon
petitions. The other pastors of
the town are expected to do like
wise.
The Montgomery county Old
Settlersi reunion will be held at
New Florence on Saturday, Aug.
7th. This is usually one Of the
biggest picnics held in Missouri,
Little Everett Straube, son of
G. M. Straube of Wellsville, acci-
IDENTIFY stuck the point of a knife
blade in his right eye a few days
ago and the little fellow was
taken to an eye specialist in ST.
Louis for treatment,
The story is going the rounds
that a wool-buying firm at Madi-
son detected an offensive odor
coming from their warehouse
and an examination revealed a
dead sheep in a big sack stuffed
with wool. 1t weighed about 15C
pounds and had cost them close
around $50
The editor of the Bowling
Green married man, too! =
says this: "When a young and
pretty girl appears in a white
dress and blue sash on a summer
evening, a man feels like taking
spoon and eating her.
Centralia citizens have raised
40 EnA - IN 81 - AEnnn
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

Mrs. Davis of this city visited
her daughter, Mrs, w, w. Braden,
near Laddonia, last week,
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Pritchett Humes
are visiting relatives at Santa Fe.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

Thomas Hughlett of Vandalia
has been taken to Maplcwood
Sanitarium for treatment for his
health.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

Mrs. Hugh Donnelly, who has
been quite i'll, is improving.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

Miss Emma Wentzel is Wis lin"
at Martinsburg.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05

Albert Muir is i'll with malarial
fever.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18

and notified that their services were
needed. All of them responded and
the 1orce at each office was doubled
an nour or SO before noon
AT the Independent office girls
We're stationed behind the regular
operators to relieve them in answering
cans and practically the same tactics
were employed at the Bell central Of
nee. The force at the latter office
worked under difficulties as nearly
every one of the operators were
Vacclnated a few days before.
A number OF the girls were sent
TOT ana failed to respond on account
or the condition of their arms and it
was necessary to summon operators
VINO mad left the service and married
and many of the girls who answered
the BEL calls were married women
VINO left their babies with their hus-
bands.
statements We're made to the opera
tors at the telephone offices early in
the day by the gas company officials
and information was given out by the
operators without the formality of
calIlng the gas office. At each of the
telephone offices the operators un-
com p!ainingly worked overtime
reallzlng the necessity of keeping the
pubhc informed as to the conditions.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS.

New York, Jan. 1S.-WHEAT-Despite
the bearish character of weekly statistics,
the wheat market today was firm, owing
to moderate support by bull leaders. The
demand was based chiefly on liberal de-
creases in stocks of wheat at important
grain centers in this country, and on the
Improvement in demand for the cash
grain Worlds shipments were fairly lib
eral, being 100000 bushels for the week,
compared with g, 900 bushels the prev
ious week and the amount on passage IN
creased 100000 bushels. Prices at the
start were @c to 14c to AQ2sc higher. May
81 06A May advanced to $1.06Ss.
The market held firm all day, the high
point for May being reached at $1.06S4. The
close was firm with May up A@3sc at
81 .063A
CORN-An official forecast of unsettled
weather for the corn belt caused moderate
strength in the corn market The fact
that local receipts were less than had been
estimated also had a bullish effect. May
opened a shade to &c higher at SIC to
6I6611sc and sold at 61Hc.
The market was steady the remainder of
days close. The close was firm with May
ls@4c higher at, 611sc.
OATS-AIthough trade in the oats mar
ket was quiet, firm tone prevailed owing
to the strength of wheat. May opened
shade lower at 51Ac and advanced to 511ac.
PROVISIONS-Provi were strong
on buying credited to local packers. The
demand was based on smaller receipts OF
live hogs here and on decrease in average
weight of the arrivals. Prices at the start
were sc to 10c higher:
RYE-CaSh: TIC; May, nc
ARLEY-Cash: 6012G6Tc.
TIMOTHY-March, A,OS.
CLOVER-March, $3.50.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18
MOYER LOSES HIS CASE.
Suit Against Gov. Peabody Decided by
Supreme Court.

Washington. Jan. 1S.-The supreme
court of the United States today de-
cided against former President Meyer
of the Western Federation of Miners
in the damage suit brought by him
against former Governor Peabody of
Colorado on account of Meyers i'm
prisonment on the governors order
because of his alleged connection with
riots at Telluride, Colo. in 1904.
Former Adjutant General Sherman
Bell of Colorado also was named as a
defendant. There was strike of the
miners employed in that vicinity and
the militia was sent to Telluride to
Quell what the governor and General
Bell claimed was an insurrection.
Meyer was an active factor in the agi-
tation and was arrested and imprison-
ed on the charge OF fomenting trou-
BILE. He applied to the state courts
for writ of habeas corpus and when
this was refused brought suit in the
United States court for the district
court of Colorado for DANA ges on the
ground that there had been no auth
ority for his detention. His petition
was dismissed for the reason that
Judge Lewis sitting in the federal
court held that he was without juris-
diction. Meyer then appealed to the
supreme court which in an opinion
delivered by Justice Holmes of that
court today affirmed the ruling of the
circuit court
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18

-
manent repair being effected by
night"
The Latest About the Gas.
Since the above statement Mr.. Ire
leaven said:
"Advices which have just received
from Ottawa state that it will in all
probability not be necessary to cut off
ent pressure will be maintained. 1t
will be no better nor no worse. The
repairs will not be completed until
well along in the afternoon
At This Office.
At the State Journal office the build
ing was thoroughly warmed during the
night and the earlier hours, but the gas
pressure this morning was SO weak that
pine wood was substituted for gas un-
der the stereotype furnaces and
boilers and arrangements were
made to substitute on short notice
coal oil burners under the linotype ma
chimes, should the gas fail under the
melting pots. This latter was made
possible by the courtesy of the Kansa S
City Journal and Mr.. GUSTAV Wallin,
linotype machinist in charge of the
Smith -Grieves Companys plant, COM
ing to Topeka with a supply of spec
ial oil burners not available in To-
peka.
Coal for Emergencies.
The consumers of Topeka should
gas supply Sunday. Manager Ire
leaven of the gas company has at vari
Gus times through the press and other
wise warned the people of the uncer-
tainties of the local supply. There are
many chances of an entire failure
owing to the distance from which the
gas is piped. The State Journal re-
peatedly has called attention to this
and has advised having on hand some
reserve supply of other fuel. Manager
Treleaven states that he has a furnace
in his own home, in which he can
burn coal, and that he has frequently
done so when the conditions warranted
it. The gas company in the contracts
with the individual consumers contains
a clause which provides that the gas
company shall not be responsible for
any failure of the service. No one
realizes the uncertainty of the supply
more than the officials of the company
and they have no reserve
in imparting this information to the
public.
Schools Are Dismissed.
The low pressure of gas today is re-
sponsible for some of the school chill
dren being dismissed from the cold
rooms. All the pupils in the old
building at Clay school and the Gar
field school children were dismissed for
the day this morning.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18
New York stock Market.

Wall St, New York, Jan. 1S.-STOCKS-
Opening prices of stocks showed num-
Der of striking gains which were most
amongst stocks not of the greatest prom
inence. Norfolk and Western advanced
11L New York Central and American Cot
ron OIL 11s Kansas City Southern 1. and
Wabash preferred Third Avenue, Colo
RADIO Fuel and Sloss Sheffield Steel large
fra ctions. Amalgamated Copper declined
Opening gains were reduced when the
traders sold to realize. Some of the strong
low priced stocks fell below Saturday
closing. Later support of the general mar
ket and a brisk advance in New York Cen
figures New York Central advanced 2ls.
Northwestern and Iowa Central preferred
1ss, and Hide and Leather preferred !. The
Wisconsin Central stocks. Amalgamated
Copper and InterborouSh Metropolitan
preferred fell Ito IA.
For time United States Steel was in
large demand but at 53 offerings were in
excess, prices fell back. a fraction all
around. Western Maryland rose ,, Cleve-
land C. c. and St. l.. IA and st. Louis
Southw estern preferred 1. Chesapeake and
Ohio. Atchison and American Agricultural
Chemical declined l, and Consolidated Gas
and New Haven ,
Bonds were firm.
borough Metropolitan preferred losing 21s,
American Agricultural Chemical ?. Wis
consin Central Ia and Reading, Ontario
and Western, Toledo, St. Louis and West
ern Virglnia-C Carolina Chemical and Utah
Copper l. United States Realty rose 1@
and Brooklyn Rapid Transit and United
States Rubber /.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18

Nespasian calmly devoted to secur-
ing as good government as tendencies
Will permit, is change to be as de-
voutly welcomed by us as by the
ancient Romans.
Several times in the course of Mr.
Willett's remarks he was called to or
der by Mr.. Hughes of West Virginia.
Il call him to order, Mr..
Hughes exclaimed. He is going
ahead with a lot of rot that neither
the house nor the country is interested
in
Mr.. Butler, of Pennsylvania, in the
chair. ruled that Mr.. Willett was
speaking under license of general de-
bate and that he was not called upon
to indicate in advance the subject of
his remarks. Mr.. Willett then pro-
ceeded and frequently ELECTED ap-
plause from his Democratic col
leagues.
Mr.. Willet's reference to the de-
famation of Admiral Schley, caused
Mr. Gardiner, of Massachusetts, to OBJ
ject. After a good deal of sparring
the chair ruled that the words were
offensive.
furore Above the bable of voices
Mr.. Gardiner was heard to make the
point that a member having been
found out of order in debate, he was
no longer entitled to the floor.
MessrS. Hepburn of Iowa, and Mann
of Illinois, with copies of the rules in
their hands, appealed for recognition
Mr.. Hepburn insisted that Mr. Willett
should take his seat, Mr.. Mann in the
meantime reading some rules on the
case. The chair directed Mr. WiIlett
to take his seat which he reluctantly
did.
Before the chair passed on the points
of MesSrS. Mann and Hepburn, Mr..
Candle of Mississippi moved that Mr..
Willett be allowed to proceed in or
der"
On that motion. vote was taken
with the result that by a party vote of
.7S to 126, the house refused further to
hear the New York member.
In vain Mr.. Fitzgerald of New York
sought to have the chair construe the
rules so that Mr.. Willett might pro-
coed. Mr.. Willett had practically con-
cluded his remarks and he received the
verdict of the house with a smile.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18
WRECKS DEAD q.
More Than Thirty-Five Injured in the
Colorado Crash.

Glenwood Springs, Col. jan 18.-
Early reports of the wreck on the Den
Yer & Rio Grande railway twenty miles
from here Friday night considerably
exaggerated the number of dead. The
best information Is that twenty-one
persons are dead and about thirty-five
injured. A number of the latter may
die
The injured are being cared for in 10
cal hospitals and hotels.
While nothing official has been given
out as to the cause of the wreck, it is
said to have been due to misunder-
standing of orders on the part of En-
gtneer Gustaf Olson of the passenger
train. olson, however claims he un-
derstood his Instructions perfectly. but
that he mfsread his watch, thus en-
croaching on the time of the freight
train which was being drawn by the
two locomotives, the first of which was
in charge of his brother
The identified dead:
]. d. MAHON, Princeton, Ind
A. A. HAMILTON, Polo, Ill.
w. c. KETTLE, Ashton, Neb.
MRS. MATTE KETTLE, Ashton,
MRS. MATTE EzELL, williston,
N. D.
G: w: oLEsoN. St. Louis,
DIR. ARvILLA A. OLESON. either
THE REV. r. L. MELLEY, either
from Brooklyn. N. Y. or Mechanics
burg, Pa.
ton.
JOHN WILLIAMS. Clarks. Neb.
]. c. DAVIS of Davis -Brideham
Drug company, Denver.
HENRY DUNN. ST. Louis.
ARTHUR WILLIAMS, Des Moines,
All unidentified dead are women or
children and bodies are bady mangled.
List of Injured.
The injured are: John Rosso,
laborer, Cleveland, o.; Thomas Elliott,
Pendleton, Ia; W. A. Dair, Ravenna,
O.: T. B. Miller, Denver: Mrs. E.
Anthony, Kan; ]. H. Hayden and
child, Buffalo. Ok; Fred Jensen, Iowa
Falls. Ia; Mrs. Nellie J. Morton,
Standish, Cal; Mrs. A. w. McCauley
and child, Los Angeles, Cal; ]. B.
Bookens, S. D.; F.. Chand-
Ter, Denver; clyde E. McCown, Pull
man conductor; Charles M Wilson,
Denver, badly injured about the head;
w. o. Vinack, Omaha, in dangerous
condition: Philip Peters, jr., express
Denver, badly bruised; Clarence
NASSAU. Middlebury, VT, cracked knee
cap and badly bruised; w. H. JEFF
ferries. engineer on freight train:
broken leg; ii. u. Scnuler, cnleI OF
police, Covington, Ky; S. j. Martin,
sergeant of police, badly bruised and
cut about head. will be blind: L. ].
Ezall, Williston, n. D., Margaret
Ezall, Williston, n. D., legs badly cut;
Lillian Mahon. Princeton, Ind. dan
gerous condition, says her husband
was killed; Gus Olson, engineer on
passenger train badly bruised about
head; v. N Wheeler, fireman, head
and shoulders bruised: Harvey Mitch
ell, Salida, Col, dis1ocated hip and
badly bruised; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
P. Nance, Rockland, Cal. both injured
Arecris Rentocianius, Fort
Worth Tex, badly injured; Aris
Fort Worth, Tex, badly
bruised: D. F. Robinson. Denver,
badly cut and bruised; c. S. Bennett,
Wash, slightly injured;
TIL homas Cadwallader, vice president
and general salesman of Illinois Ex
press company, Joliet, ILL.,; Charles
Joliet. Ill.