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Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22
EAST END NOTES.

Plenty of rain, hot sunshine and
corn growing rapidly.
Hay harvest is here and the
farmers are all busy with their
moving machines.
The Pleasant Plains Baptist
church people have just recently
installed a new system of gas
lights in their church md nave
announced a series of meetings 70
begin the first Sunday in August,
Rev. j. S. Conner will assist the
pastor, Bro. Kirtley, in the meet,
ing.
A wind storm last Monday did
considerable damage to crops in
this vicinity, blowing down corn
and scattering oats and wheat
shocks very badly.
We are sorry to lose from om
midst Mr.. and Mrs. John Graffart
who have moved to Vandala tC
make their home.
Wheat threshing has begun with
good yield. Sam Culwell has
80 acres that made 36 bushels tC
the acre; j. d. Hamlet, Is acre,
that made 20 bushels per acre.
Vandalia price, $1.0O per bushel
w. S. Barbee sold 10 hogs tt
Vandalia buyers last week a
| $40. T. c. Scholl also sold 4
head of 255 pound hogs on som,
market at $3.50, The latter ais,
bought 40 head of stock hogs ?
800.
G, B. Moore sold 16 head Of 81
pound spring lambs at $500 pc
hundred.
Thomas Duty is reported quit
i'm.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22
ANOTHER SAD CASE.
How a Missouri Town Was Killed
BY Local Option.

The Slater Rustler said few
days ago:
1t was a year ago last Sunday
since the local option law went in.
to effect in Slater, and thinking
that a comparison of the record
of the past year and the year
previous might be of interest, we
called at the mayor s office and re
quested a comparative statement
as to the number of arro f. for
drunkenness.
During the past year, from r lly
4, 1908, to July 4, 1909, ACCORDING
to the mayors docket, there We're
% arrests for drunkenness, I
colorcd and Is white. During the
previous year there were 70 ar,
rests for drunkenness. 81 colored
and 30 white.
The mayor informs us that not
withstanding the fac: that more
public improvement has been done
during the past year than the
previous year, the finances of the
city are in Il better condition than
they were a year ago. "Tf we were
to have another local option
election. | would be more enthusi.
astic for it than / was year
ago" said the mayor.
As TO the general business Of
the town there is no doubt that
it is as good or better than it was
during the previous year. This
view seems to be substantiated
by the fact that we have fewer
vacant buildings and larger de
posits in our banks.
The percentage of the decrease
in drunkenness is not fully re-
hected in the figures given above,
as men are arrested on less pro-
vocation than before the new law
went into effect. Under the old
law men unable to walk were fire.
quently loaded into a conveyance
and sent out &C town.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22
Willie Gross Honored.

Willie T. Cross, a son of Mr..
and Mrs. j. N. Cross, and who
was born and raised in Mexico,
was elected secretary Of the State
Board of Charities and Correction
at Columbia last Saturday. He
is a graduate of the State Uni
versity and also of the st. Louis
School of Philanthropy and for
some time has had charge Of the
Sage Research Fund. In his new
Office he will get $1,000 per year.
Willie Cross is all right and will
make good anywhere you put him.
We congratulate him upon his
promotion.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22
RUSH HILL.
promotion

Several crops of wheat have
been threshed, brought to town
and sold at $1.03 per bushel.
Wheat is averaging about % -
bushels per acre and good quality.
On a recent trip through Il por-
ton Of Monroe county, we saw
hundreds of acres of corn not
over a foot high and very yellow,
with water standing all over the
field. While the broken, hilly
land near Perry shows a fine pros
pect for a crop Of corn.
Sorry the ladies of the German
church had such a bad night for
their supper. They did not realize
any great amount of money.
Carl Pagan who has been lntk-
ing his home near Waverly, Iowa,
for nine years, came home TO see
his mother who is reported vetv
sick.
The wife and three children Of
Frank Casper. a brother Of C. +.
Casper, of Birmingham, n. Y.
after visiting c.. 4. and wife for
some three weeks, left Sunday to
visit relatives in Kansas City BE-
fore departing for their Eastern
home.
Mrs. Tom Maxwell entertained
about thirty-fivc of Rush Hill 5
most bewitchingly pretty little
girls Saturday evening, the 17th
After enjoying social amuSemcnts
FOR awhile the young ladies were
served with ice cream, cake. and
other delicacies. All went home
well pleased with their entertain,
ment and all praise Mrs. Maxwell
as the friend and benefactor of
little girls. Mrs. Maxwell was aj!Y
assisted by Miss Laura Maxwell!
in having all the little girls en-
JOY to the fullest extent the three
of four hours they were together
Elder Harboard will preach
here next Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22
Little Olive Bafford Dead.

The six year old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bafford Of
West Plains, Mo-, died last Sun
day morning at the home Of the
child's grandfather, VIM. Bafford.
The child and it's mother had come
here few days befOre-tO attend
the funeral of Latte Carleton,
who died here last week and who
was a half brother to the little
one. On account of the high
waters they did not get here un-
til after young Carleton had been
buried. The child was i'll when
she arrived here and died with
typhoid fever. Rev. G. M. Aker
held funeral service Tuesday
afternoon. The double affection
bears hard upon the parents.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22
MIR. johnson Dead.

Ben C. johnson died at his
home in Moberly last week. The
body was brought here FOR bur
ial Friday, the Masonic order
having charge. Mr.. johnson was
n former citizen Of Mexico. was
mayor of the town at one time
and was Circuit Clerk of Audrain
some years ago. He is well re-
mcmbered by the early settlers Of
this county.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22
Mrs. Cochran Dead.

Mrs. Flora Cochran, wife of
Frank Cochran, died in st. Louis
last Thursday. Her disease was
consumption. She was 81 years
of age.
Deceased was the daughter OF
j. T. Foster of Mexico and the re.
mains was brought here for buri,
al, Rev. w. NJ. White preaching
the funeral discourse Sunday
afternoon. The interment was in
Rest Haven.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22
Mrs. Pierce Dead.

Mrs. Frank Pierce, Jr., near
Benton City, 80 years of age,
after an illness of several weeks
duration, died last Saturday
morning. Her disease was typ
hold fever. Rev. A. A. Wallace of
Mexico preached the funeral at
the Benton City Presbyterian
church Sunday afternoon. The
husband and one child survive
her.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22
NORTH LIBERTY.

Miss Anna Miller of Rush Hill
visited Miss Laura johnson last
week.
The i. Is. G. Club met with
Misses Blanche and Elsie White
last Wednesday afternoon. An
enjoyable afternoon was spent in
conversation and games. \ de
lightful two course lunch was
served and at 6 p. m. the guests
departed, all declaring the Misses
Whites to be charming enter
tainerS. The next meeting viii be
with Miss Callie Kunkel.
Misses nellie johnson and Fanny
Hicks spent Sunday in Mont
gomery City, the guests of the
Misses Blues.
Mrs. Tom Hamilton entertained
Mrs. Frank James, and daughter
Miss Edna, Monday.
Miss lucille kunkel of Mexico
is visiting Mrs. Monia Edwards
and other relatives here this week.
Mrs. Will Owings and daughter
Permelia. of Mexico, will leay
Wednesday for Louisiana where
her husband is at work.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22
DISEASED CATTLE.
Many Infected Animals Shipped
Here From Other States.

Columbia, Mo-, July 14.-"Tu-
berculosis among cattle and hogs
in this state has about doubled
during the year." said DIR. d. F.
Luckey, state veterinarian, who
has headquarters in Columbia, to-
day.
"I am just in receipt of reports
to the effect that twelve lots of
tuberculosis hogs have been re-
ceived at public markets from
points in Missouri during the
month of June. One report, from
Albany, Mo-, states that tubercu-
losis has developed among milch
cows out of car load shipped
from New York State and sold
promiscuously in that neighbor-
hood. Two prominent breeders
Of registered cattle have recently
discovered tuberculosis among
some fine cattle which they had
shipped in from Illinois. The
authorities at the State Farm,
which is owned by the Agri-
cultural College, now have a tu-
berculosis shorthOrn heifer on
their hands, which they bought at
Carthage, Mo-, thinking she was
sound.
"Tuberculous breeding and
dairy cattle are not only being
shipped in to this State fro o. her
states, but they are being sold and
scattered from one place TO
another inside of the State. 1t is
no longer safe for any one to buy
cattle for breeding purposes with
out a guarantee from responsible
parties that the cattle are sound,
To verify the guarantee such
cattle ought TO be tuberculin test
ed before being added to any per.
manent herd.
"The tuberculin test, by which
it can be accurately told whether
or not COW is tuberculOus, is
simple, harmless and inexpensive
The only reason for objection on
the part of the seller to guarantee.
ing his cattle to be free from tn,
berculosis and selling them sub.
iect to this test is a desire to sell
diseased stuff. l might add thai
some of those who have been sell
ing tuberculosis cattle, and con
cerning whom l have proof, ar
the most strenuous in their OBJ
lection to this tuberculin test"
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22

The Mexico delegates of the
State Epworth League convention
at Pertle Springs returned homo
last Saturday Messrs. Tom
Bruce, Frank Dudley, Roy Briarly
and Misses Maud Wallace, Zola
Beal and Nina Stallings. Mrs. "A.
b. Smith had them for her guests
at a six O'Clock dinner Sunday.
They report the convention a
great success. Many conversions
resulted at the meeting.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22

Frank Shoup, six miles north
east Of Mexico, has the Message
under obligations to him indeed.
good and strong. He brought us
in a basket of big ripe peaches
the other day, his own raising,
the finest samples we have seen
this year. Mr.. Shoup knows how
TO farm and how to raise frui:
too.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22

spending her money recklessly.
Judge Thurmond refused the de.
cree and lectured the husband.
81 shall not grant you a di-
vorce," said he. "You are still
husband and wife. Go home, beg
your wife S pardon, patch up your
differences and live together for
the sake of your family and your
selves" ="
With negro applicants Judge
Thurmond talks a little different.
To Madison Gray, who sued his
wife, Susan, for divorce, he said 4:
"Take your wife some candy and
make love to her again"
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22

The Message got names mixed
as to who preached the funeral
of Mrs. Thomas Hickman, buried
in the Hickman cemetery, solth
OF Mexico, last week. Rev. F. NJ
Shonsh preached the funeral. Mrs
Hickman was a faithful member
cf the Auxvasse Baptist church
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22
Accused of Working.

The AuXvasse Review throws
us the following boquet:
Editor John Beal, of the Mex
leo Message, who is putting out
one of the best weekly papers in
Missouri, has our thanks for
favOrs. Beal is a hard worker and
deserves to succeed.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22

Bert Sims, formerly of this city,
who has been farming near Roche
port, was here this week, His
crop was totally destroyed by the
late floods.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22

The Troy Free Press says
Misses Mildred Pearl of Mexico,
No, and Pearl Tibnetr of ILL.,,
who spent last week with their
aunt, Mrs. Dan Howell near town
have returned 20 their homes.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22

Constable VIM. Barnett had
Mexico thoroughly policed circus
day, and the crooks and light.
fingered gentry were not able TO
get in the usual work ON such
occasions.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22

Thieves entered the residence
of p. +. Locke on show day, in
the absence of the family down
town. They got no valuables.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22

Vandalia is considering tie
proposition of investing $4,000
in a waterwOrks plant.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22
Chairman Anti-Saloon Asso n

Master Orville Davis Austin of
this city is visiting relatives near
LaddOnia.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22

Lightning struck j. G. Max
wells barn in Rush Hill one day
last week. II made the shingles
fly, but did little damage.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22

Isadore Taylor, Il native Of
Russia, matchmaker for the PiI-
cher Jewely Co. here, took out
naturalization papers this week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22

Rev, and Mrs. J)hn 7. Mason
visited friends in Lincoln county
last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22
STOCK AND THE FARM.

ory's 163 acre farm south of Mex
leo and will move back to Audrain
county. We understand Mr..
Hindland pays $3.50 an acre for
the Gregory farm.
H. f. and j. A. Price, southwest
of Mexico, bought 81 head of two
year old heifers on the Kansas
City market about ten days since.
The c. & A. was not able to get
them here on account Of the high
waters and the cattle were put
on bluegrass pasture near Glas-
gov at the expense of the railroad.
The LaddOnia Herald says: Mr..
Frank Powell and w. A. Powell
his son from the Mount Carmel
neighborhood purchased the
Rudolph Fendrick farm 11-2
miles North of this place paying
S62.5O per acre and Leslie H.
Bell bought the Gallaspie farm
Of 81 acres one mile east of town
for 800 per acre. The purchases
are both by home men and show
that those that know our farm
lands best are the ones that are
now ready to invest in them.
We understand that b. w.
Hale has sold his fine 100 acre
farm, three miles south of Lad
donia, for $4,000. He has bought
$50 acres of land near Artesia,
New Mexico. He is proud of his
purchase in New Mexico, as it
is in an irrigated district and
the ground will grow most any
thing. Mr. Hale will remain in
Audrain, we are glad to state,
will continue to make his home
in Ladodnia, and will continue
to travel as representative of that
splendid farm journal, The Rur,
alist, published in Sedalia, Mo.
Jack Brown north Of Rush Hill
shipped hogs to st. Louis last
week.
The public sale of J. R. Bell, on
the Ortiz Fruit Farm, last Nom
day, was not largely attended,
everybody too busy threshing
grain. One gray horse, two years
old. Percheron. sold to Henry
Schleeter for $3.50. Young bay
horse to w. w. Pollock for 1920.
| Twelve year old mare to w. 0.
Edmonston for 1925. Fourteen
sheep to w. w. Pollock for sos.
4 Two young sows to w. w. Pollock
for $l5. Sow and three pigs, reg
istered, w. w. Pollock, $1S. Black
boar. Henry Schleeter. $12. Red
COW, Eliza Harrison, $35. Jersey
cow, J. T. Johnson, 500. Jersey
cow, Eliza Harrison, $3.50. Short
horn, four-year-old COW, calf in
December. Alex. Seymour. $32.
Jersey heifer calf, Henry
Schleeter.
This year a very considerable
number Of cattle have been killed
along the fences and in fence cor
ners during severe thunder storms,
all of which might be spared by
very trifing expense and a little
trouble. When lightning strikes
a wire fence it stays until it finds
place at which it can be con
Quoted to the ground, for ex-
, ample, a broken wire. All that is
needed, therefore, to protect Get
tie along a wire fenced pasture is
to provide a way for the electrici-
ty to reach the ground. This can
be done most conveniently by
taking No. 9 wire and stapling
it up and down a post over each
wire in the fence, or in the case
f of woven wire, at intervals, and
then seeing that the wire goes
: down into the ground to moist
earth.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Showers
and daughter left last week to
visit the Exposition at Portland,
Oregon.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22
Temperance Mass Meeting

There will be a temperance mass
meeting at the Baptist church next
Thursday evening, July %, at s
o'clock to consider plans for a
state wide campaign in 1910,
Everybody invited.
j. w. MILLION,
Chairman Anti-Saloon AssO n.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22

Mrs. Mary Paris of Rush Hill,
is visiting relatives in Mexico.
Mrs. Paris is 80 years of age, but
is enjoying good health,
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22

Little Miss Mary McCann Of
Farber has been visiting her
aunt here, Mrs. Albert Kenncn.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22

Judge J. !. Alexander of Lac
donia is down in Texas looking
around.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22

Mrs. S NJ. Gilbert of This city
is visiting friends in Bowling
Green,
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22

Miss Alice Lewton, of near Lad
donia, who has been visiting near
Granite City, has returned home.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22
Big NJ. ". A. PICNIC
At AUXVASSB.
ORDERED TO BUY HIS WIFE
SOME CANDY AND MAKE
LOVE TO HER AGAIN
Paid Two Dollars for Branch
Water Colored With Lamp
Black.

Big picnic at Auxvasse next
Saturday. Under the auspices of
the NJ. w. A.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22

Floyd Galloway of Lincoln
county received returns from his
first car of wheat last week. 1t
graded No. ! red and he received
$1.18 per bushel for it. The car
weighed go bushels more in st.
Louis than machine measurement.
Thirty-four acres of Mr.. Gallo
ways wheat averaged Al bushels
to the acre.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22

Carl billiard and wife of Bowl
ing Green visited relatives in
Mexico last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22

The Paris Appeal inquiries
Who would get the prize if you
had one to award to the greatest
man in Monroe county? While
your mind is running over list
Of men of means, men Of promin.
ence, men of ambition and men of
intellectual attainments, we will
tell you who we would hand it
over to. To begin with he is a
bachelor. That is bad enough.
heaven knows-but wait lie is a
humble renter out on a farm. lie
is big in body and big in heart.
He loves little children and proves
it by his works. Seven homeless
orphans have been reared by this
mpretentious man, aided by his
sister and widowed cousin. He
fed them, clothed them, educated
them. All are now married save
one, and have homes of their own
and every one Of these homes is a
monument to the practical phil
anthropy of this industrious, big
hearted, jolly-faced bachelor. His
name is Elliott-S. X. Elliott. He
lives out Strother way. What
statesman, capitalist, teacher OF
leader in all the county has done
greater service to helpless hu,
manity? If Elliott ever gets a
crown and if he doesn't the
chances for the rest of us will be
rather slim-theSe seven orphans
will be stars that will shine bright.
er and glitter more gloriously
than gold or silver or precious
stones.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22

Mrs. j. b. Williams is Fulton s
first woman autoist and is an
efficient driver OF her husband s
handsome little runabOut.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22

A doe in the deer park owned
by Nose Paris, near Monroe City,
recently gave birth to three fawns.
Mr. Paris has been raising deer
for Is years, and this is the first
set of triplets brought by any of
his herd. He must get permission
from the State game warden be-
fore he can legally sell the animals
he annually slaughters for market.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22

Misses Stella and Flemma Sni-
dow are visiting Moberly friends.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22

Vandalia will hold three
days corn carnival, October 5,
6, and 7.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22

Virgil Pearl and family are
in Troy.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22

Miss Martha Denser is visiting
her brother here, John Denscr
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22

Fifty car loads of Galloway
county ties will be used in rebuild
ing the Chicago and Alton tracks
at Glasgow that were washed
away by the food.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22

Lin Brown, Of Bowling Green,
found two old coins in his front
yard last week. One was a
Spanish coin bearing the date of
1882, having been coined 127
years ago.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22

The annual convention of the
Christian churches of Galloway
county will be held at Liberty
church, near Shamrock, on Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday,
Aug. 3, 4 and 5.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22

a Montgomery county, Mis-
souri,, farmer raised 40 bushels Of
wheat per acre, selling his pro-
duct for $1.10 per bushel. He is
not contemplating a removal to
Oklahoma.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22

James w. Moore of Rails
county, well known in the Lick
Creek country, near Laddonia,
this county, suffered a stroke of
paralysis one day last week. At
last reports he was conscious and
his many friends are hopeful that
he is not in a serious condition.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22

Somebody told the Filosofer of
the Louisiana Press the other day
that there was a fight at the post
Office and after rushing out there
in the hot sun he found that Mark
Stewart had licked a stamp.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22

A fellow down in Lincoln
county has been selling at two
dollars a gallon a wash guaran-
teed to cure pear blight. He sold
out the last he had at one place,
and then turned up at a neighbor-
ing house with another tank of
the stuff. The resident of the
latter place bought two gallons,
and he now believes that he paid
So for that amount of branch
water colored with lamp black.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-22

Columbia, Mo, July 17.-Judge
N. d. Thurmond, who is presiding
at the Boone County Circuit
Court, is opposed to divorces and
refuses to grant one when the law
viii permit him to refuse.
Mrs. Mary A. Coats charged her
husband, James A. Coats, with
nonsupport and accused him Of
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-28
Visit the Cudahy Ranch
Sunday.
Facts About the Cudahy
Ranch Water Supply.

Suppose you were offered ten acres of land,
which included a deep well, fully equipped
with a modern gasoline engine. compressor
and storage tank Would you not consider that
the proposition. so far as the water was con-
cerned was quite ideal? Would you not reallze
that the actual cost of lifting that water would
be as nothing compared to what you would pay
to a water company selling water Tor proht:
This is what we are offering you on the
Cudahy ranch ONLY LITTLE BIT BEL
TER Instead of each man having his own
well, engine and tank, each man becomes
partner in ONE LARGE SYSTEM of wells
and merely PAYS HIS SHARE OF THE COST
OF PRODUCING THE WATER, for which he
receives his share.
To date the owners OF the Cudahy Ranch
acres have paid so cents month per acre be-
tween July and December and So cents month
per acre for January, February ana March
This entitled them TO 1900 gallons OF water per
month per acre, which Is the relative amount
of water YOU would have If you owned five
acres Of land and had one full miners inch'
which is considered by all large rancners as a
bountiful supply. REALlAE IdAI Ills
ALSO INCLUDED THE DOMESTIC WATER
Now make the comparison. suppose you
buy land where they charge you 81 per month
for domestic water and then sell you water Tor
rrigating purposes at the rate of ONE CENT
PER INCH PER HOUR, which is quite the
prevailing rate. The difference Is fully FOUR
TIMES what you pay on the cudany haneh'
to say nothing OF the fact that the probabili-
ties are you would be compelled TO take your
rrigating water at certain hours. which might
be a source Of great inconvenience.
THE water situation the Cudahy Ranch Is
NOT ONLY SOLVED but l doubt whether
there is a supply in ths county AS CHEAP
Take the advice of old Californans and con-
slider that in purchasing land the hrst thing
that should be settled in your mind Is the
water situation. There is land in Southern
California that you can buy for $40 an acre
that, so far as the soil is concerned, is equally
as good in quality and productiyeness as that
for which you pay $1,000 an acre. but 1t mas no
water.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-28

These are but few of the splendid
bargains we have. Houses, cottages ana
bungalows in fine locations on good lots,
at prices that will surprise you. IL you
are looking for home, Investment, ex-
change, see the people who will treat you
right, or, in short. see GEO. SILVER &
co. Our best advertisement is that
every one we have ever sold to or sold
for is not only our friend. Tut entrusts
all sales or exchanges to us. good
record. isn't it? For a home or invest
ment see the people who will treat you
right. That's u.s."