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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-05-06
THE ONLY WAY.
Many Grand Rapids Citizens Have Dis
covered it,


covered it.
Just what to do when the kidneyS'S
are affected, is question that con-
cernS both young and old. Weak kid
neys neglected in childhood lead to
lifelong suffering. People of advanced
years, with less vitality. suffer doubly.
In youth or age. lanquor, backache,
urinary irregularity,. dizziness and
nervousness make ife a burden.
There is Que remedy that acts di-
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troubles. Doan's Kidney Pills owe
tneir worldwide fame to the fact that
they cure sick kidneys and cure them
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will be convinced that this is so.
Louis Young, living at 1853 Twelfth
ST.. N, Grand Rapids, Wis, says:
"Doan's" Kidney Pills are the best
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My kidneys were very much diSordered,
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plant"
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-05-06
PITTSvlLLE

Mrs. Harry Meyers was called to
Milwaukee last week owing to the
illness of her sister, Miss Sarah
Baum.
Mrs Ralph Conner of Marshfield
was a business visitor at Milwaukee
last week.
We understand that Fred Nickel
has purchased the Maletzky place
on the South Side
Russell Lunday has recently re-
turned from Rockford, ILL.,
Edw. Langholff is on the sick
list this week.
John Meize1 of Jefferson has pur-
chased the Holmes Blacksmith shop
and residence recently and has
moved his family here.
F. P. Hiles has a crew of men
at work thing the Haskins Farm
which he purchased recently.
Supt. and Mrs. VIM. Haskins of
the County Poor Farm were visitors
in this city last Tuesday.
Miss Mary Runo was on the sick
list last week.
A deal was closed last week where
by Ole Dixon of Freeport, H., trad
ed his 200-acre farm, which is locat-
ed about two miles west of town,
to Chas. Heuer for the Kohls Block
which is occupied by the Salter
Department store.
DR.. G. A. Sinclair of New Lisbon
is doing dental work here this week.
Roy Pinney and family have moved
into the N. Arntz residence on the
South side.
Art Severns has recently returned
from the coast, where he has spent
the last year.
Edw. Clack is treating his resi-
dence to a fresh coat of paint
]. Grove of Edgerton is visiting at
the home of his nephew, Elmer
Grove.
Mrs. Anna Junkman was agree
ably surprised on Monday evening by
several of her lady friends, the oc-
casion being her birthday. A very
pleasant time is reported by those
present.
The late storm upset many cal
culations and things about here.
Among others the farmers, who ex-
pected to have been seeding and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-05-06
KELLNER

And still it's winter.
May baskets with flowers of snow
Quite a few small birds have lost
their lives during this winter weather
Agnes Eberhardt who has been
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-05-06

long suffering from cancer of the
stomach. The funeral was held Tues
day at the Lutheran church, Rev.
Krusche officiating, where a large
coneourse of people turned out to
pay their last respects.
Little Dorothy Johnson is on the
sick list.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-05-06

Mrs. A Sizer, who has been visit
ing at the home of F. Thornton for
the past week, departed Thursday
for her home in Bancroft.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-01-28
The ELECTRIC R. r.
What Is Doing Over in the King
dom Of Galloway.

The Fulton Gazette said last
week.
J. Shan Brown, on the north
Galloway line. is ont with a sub
scription paper asking farmers to
take stock in the proposed new
electric railway between Mexico
and Hereford, and early last week
had about $40, 900 on his list.
MIR. Brown and some of his
neighbors are determined that they
will not be isolated, as far as
railway facilities are concerned,
any longer than it is possible for
the Mexico Columbia line to be
gotten in travelling trim.
1t is the best chance folks up that
way have had TO get a railroad for
many a day, aud they are in dead
earnest about making good use of
the opportunity.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-01-28
Some Cash; Some News.

Charles Scott, southwest Of Lad.
donia, called and renewed for this
paper last Saturday. He spoke of
the steady advance Of the price of
land in this county. Says when
the price of dirt gets up to 800
an acre, which he looks for il to
do ere long, be will sell out and 60
somewhere else. But he THINKS
our farm lands are worth all they
are selling for.
Our good friend and former
shoolmate. Dick" Thomas, near
Rush Hill, got us to advance his
subscription Saturday.
A. b. Weidler a couple of weeks
since moved from near Rush Hill
to his new purchased farm Of 2l5
acres, south of Mexico. He was
in the other day and extended his
subscription date one year. He is
very proud of his new neigh6ors,
Jim billiard, George Dean. j. II.
wilkins, Lee Gregory .aud Messrs.
Hietz, Wolf, Crews. and others.
Had a hog killing tune at Mr..
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-01-28
MEXICO In BRITTANICA.
President Million Receives a Let
ter From the London
Times.

Prof j. W. Million, president
OF Hardin College, received the
following letter a few days ago:
London American Office. 29.35
West Thirty-Second ST., New
York, Jan. 20, 1905. President
Hardin College, Mexico, Mo-.
Dear SirA ! am enclosing a copy
of an article on Mexico, Mo-, which
has been prepared for new edi.
tion of the Encyclopedia Britain.
MICA, and am venturing TO ask that
yOu be so kind as to examine it
and return it to me with any cor
,rectiOns, suggestions, or additions
that may occur to you We wish,
of course, to have the article as
accurate aud adequele as possible
and we realize that errors may
have crept in and that facts of 10.
terest aud importance may have
been omitted. We shall greatly
appreciate any assistance that you
may give us and wish to thank you
in advance for your kindness.
Yours very truly,
c. c. Wbinery.
Mexico, a city aud the county.
seat of Audraiu County, Missouri,
U. S. A., n. E. of the centre Of
the state. Pop. (ls90), 4,7S9;
(1900), 5000; of whom 94S were
negroes and Ill were foreign born.
1t is served by the Chicago l. AL.
ton, the Chicago. Burlington &
Quincy. and the Wabash railway
systems. The site is elevated and
the city plan somewhat irregular.
Mexico is the seat of Hardin Col.
lege aud Conservatory of Music
Baptist, 1869, for young women
an institution founded and endow.
ed by Carries H, Hardin (ls20-92)
governor Of the state in 1921
A private military academy (1SS9)
is also here. Among the city's S
manufactures are -four, shoes and
brick. Mexico was laid out (as
New Msxico") in 1886, became
the county seat, under its present
mime, in 1887; was incorporated
ia town in 1858, and by the Al.
ton in 1872; and received a city
charter IN 1874.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-01-28
SON OF AN EARL?
Claims that WhiSkey Got Him In
to His Present Predic-
ament.

The correspondent from this
city to the ST. Louis Republic sent
that paper the following dispatch
few days ago;
Mexico, Mo, Jan. "a -Declar.
ing he is the oldest son of John
Campbell Gordon, Earl of Aber.
deen. a Bitish peer, l.. +. Leland,
a prisoner IN Audrain County Jail
here, held on charge of forgery
made a statement this evening in
which he blames dissipation for
his present predicameut.
Leland was arrested here Janu.
atty ., on a charge OF having pass
ed forged check on William $.
Rsgsdale, a harness maker, of this
place. lie gave his name as l.. +.
Leland, and claimed TO he from
Wyoming
In a statement this afternoon
Leland, or Gordon, said:
Ny father is John Campbell
Gordon, seventh Earl OF Aberdeen.
He is g. years old. | left home
eighteen years ago, aud came to
this country on account of trouble
in England. ! have been in Chy-
enne, Wy, a number of years, and
have gone under the name of Lyle
F. Leland"
Do you know that if what you
are telling is not true, it will be
found out, and as an imposter you
will not be accorded any leuiency
in COURT" he was asked.
Il have some honor left, any.
how, and one thing wont do is to
tell lie, Leland replied.
Leland is well educated and is
undoubtedly English. He has
won considerable sympathy of the
officials here on account of his ac-
ton at a recent attempted ont.
break OF two prisoners.
When Luther Anderson charged
with the murder Of August Wag-
ner, and his negro pal, William
johnson, planned to knock down
Sheriff Jack WooIery aud Mrs.
Woolery, Leland tipped off the
| plot to the Sheriff, who, with his
Deputies, went into the cage aud
seized the lead pipes which Auder.
son and the negro had wrenched
from the sanitary fixtures.
Leland, who is six feet tall aud
muscular, is a trained boxer and
landed on Anderson's jaw with
such effect as to knock him out.
He has been a model prisoner.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-01-28
WEDDING OF MISS LOCKE.
Society Lady Gives Friends a
Surprise.

Miss Byrd Locke, daughter of
Mr.. aud Mrs. z. +. Locke. and c.
G. Madison, of Independence, Mo.
were married at the home of the
brides parents on West Love street
at $3.50 p. m, Wednesday, Jan. 20.
The ceremony was performed in
the presence of only a few of the
most intimate relatives and friends
Rev. w. NJ. White officiating,
Miss Locke is one Mexico
most popular and talented young
ladies, and would have been pro.
fusely feted, dined and showered
according to the usual pleasing
custom had her friends been APP
prised Of her approaching nuptils.
Mr.. Madison is we'll known
attorney, member OF a law firm in
Kansas City, aud a prominent
member OF society. Mr.. aud Mrs.
Madison left Immediately after tha
ceremony for Chicago ou a bridal
trip. They will reside in Iude.
pendeuce.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-01-28
The Audrain County Fair.

The Moberly Democrat a few
days ago used the following item:
\. c. Dingle was in Mexico
yesterday attending a meeting of
the Central Missouri Fair circuit.
Various matters of importance to
this association were discussed at
the meeting but no definite action
was taken in anything. Mr.. Din
gle extended an invitation TO the
members to come to Moberly, which
invitation they accepted aud set
the date of the m citing for Japu-
AIRY 27. At that time every town
and city in the circuit will have will
a representative present and they
will decide upon the dates OF the
fairs, so on that day each town
know exactly what days its fair
aud races are to be held. Various
other matters will be disposed OF
at that meeting after which every
one will have some idea as 20 the
run of things.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-01-28
RAT NESTS.
And You Shouldn't Let the Cats
Sleep in the Prunes.

Columbia, Mo, Jan. o.
Clean upl Clean up!" says the
FortniRhtIy club to the grocers of
Columbia, who have been selling
dirty goods. The Fortnightly
club is composed of wives of the
members of the faculty of the
University Of Missouri, and the
women who belong TO the faculty.
They meet every two weeks and
discuss things pertaining to the
welfare Of the home. One of the
most active members is Mrs. Wal
ter MeNab Miller, who is actively
engaged in the national pure-foOd
movement.
They have come to the conclu-
sion that a COMMITTEES should inves-
tigate the grocers here aud advise
The members of the club to boy
cott those who let the cats sleep in
the prunes and the rats nest in
breakfast food.
The members will buy eatables
from those who keep their stores
ii q sanitary condition. aud will
nres the women of the town to
onit patronizing the dirty grocers
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-01-28

Mrs. Frost of the Vandalia
Leader. who attended the Busi.
dess Mems banquet last Thursday
says: The Mexico Business Men :
Association. may rightly be called
the biggest thing in town. Its
seventy.eignt members are work.
ing in perfect accord to make
Mexico a city. II has been fifteen
years since we transferred our
Lares aud Penates from that town
to Vandalia. Mexico was then a
country town. There was not a
foot Of paving street at that time.
She now has miles of paving. JET.
ferson Street is mile and half of
magnificent high way. With its fine
churches, its factories, its depart.
ment stores.its excellent papers, its
colleges, and its fine public schools,
its cordial people, and its metropol.
itan air, Mexico presents an ideal
plsce of residence. II is the aggres.
sive enterprise of its business men
that has developed Mexico TO this
point. In view OF the earnestness
of purpose dominating the Busi.
ness Mems Association. its swift,
yet solid progress is more than as.
sured.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-01-28

There's space for good 10 bloc m In
Every heart OF man or woman,
And however Wild OF human,
or however brlmmed with gall.
Never heart may beat without IL;
And the darkest heart TO doubt II
Has something good about IL
After all.
james Whltecomb Riley.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-01-28
"GIPSY" SMITH.
Unique Character; Holding Great
Meeting in St. Louis.

The visit of Gipsy Smith, the
noted English evangelist, is cou-
ducting a l6. day meeting in st.
Louis-to February sth, aud is
arousing widespread interest in
that city and out over the State.
a choir of 5000 voices is conduct
ing the singing. \ number OF
Mexico people expect to hear
him before the meeting closes.
IGNORANT AND LMTERATE.
Until the time he first began
preaching, when but sixteen years
of age, Gypsy Smith could neither
read nor write. He had attended
school but four weeks in his life.
and was totally ignorant of the
coaventiOnalities OF the world
Until this age he had never slept
in bed. He had never eaten at a
table nor did he know the use of a
knife or fork. \ napkin he had
never seen. His clothing was of
the gypsy type, and his manners
aud customs were in accord with
the surroundings in which he was
reared. But, Notwithstanding
these circumstances. he was not
what might bC termed a bad boy.
He had few OF the vices OF boys OF
his own age and Of similar or more
refined parentage.
For some time after he began to
preach (his first serm on was de-.
livered to a field of turnips) his
only books were the Bible and the
English dictionary. But the de-
sire to learn was strong within him
aud little by little, through the
slow process of studying without a
teacher and by keeping eyes aud
ears open, he acquired the knowl.
edge which today, at the age OF
torty-nine years, places him in the
foremost rank Of the worlds evan
gelists aud preachers.
1t is this knowledge combined
with his natural grace, pleading,
eloquent voice, tenderness aud siu-
cerity of manner that instinctively
draw TO him the thousands that
hear his words. Yes, Rodney
Smith is but gypsy, but gypsy
such as is rarely given the world.
\ gypsy who is endowed with the
wonderful gift of being able to
hold, to charm and convince those
who hear his words and who come
in close touch with his personality
1t is expected that many persons
from the surrounding country will
visit St. Louis. in order to hear
this noted man. and all such will
be welcomed. II will be the
chance OF a lifetime to many. as OF
course the gypsy will never have
time to visit any but the largest
cities, his time always being filled
many months ahead.
Out-ot town pastors desiring
platform tickets may secure them
by writing DR.. J. Layton Mauze,
Delmar and Clara avenues.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-01-28
A LITTLE SERMON.
Mexico and Perry Furnish the
Incidents for the Text.

The Perry Enterprise last week
commented as follows on the
effects of whisky:
a drunken father with three
small children were found in a
small two room house at Mexico
starving to death. The mother
had died a few months ago, leav-
ing a tiny baby. The baby was
wrapped up in pile of rags; a six
year old child sat in one corner of
the room munching a burnt corn
pone, n little boy sat by the baby
trying to mend a worn out shoe,
aud the gaunt form of the drunk
father lay on the floor. An
older girl had been run off by the
father. An old cooking stove
belched out smoke and ashes every
time the wind whipped across the
chimney above. This is the sight
lady of the Association of Chari.
ty found. The father was tiued by
the city for mistreating his chill
dren, aud the children were taken
aud cared for. Young man, young
lady, take notice what whskey
will do.
Temperance reader did you ever
step in a drug store and notice the
crowd, and how confused the
druggist would looki
Considerable drinking on Sun
day among certain parties Of late
in Perry.
Am | my brothers keeperl"
Well, let man of prominence get
drunk, and the whole fraternity Of
temperance and christian workers
suffer the consequence.
Saturday night. One object
down, and the sound; on, My!
On, My! One object quite slender
at times. and at times about twice
as large, and at times struggling
westward. This was witnessed
near the lumber yard Saturday
night. Was it a ghost!
A bottle tabled odd Rye, &c"
was seen a couple of Sundays ago
pushed in behind the wires hold.
ing the weather bulletin at the
POstoffice. When the bottle was
placed there is of no special con-
sequence, but who knows what the
contents of that bottle cost. 1t
might have cost the tears of some
mother or wife, and the aching of
their hearts; it might have depriv.
ed a wife aud children of food aud
medicine; it might have started
some boy on the downward road
TO fill a drunkard's grave;it NIGH I
have caused some druggist TO vio-
late the laws of the city, county
aud state. Who knows what
misery it might have cost
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-01-28

Rev. SIR. Reno. former Method
ist pastor at ysndaiia aud Lad
donia now at Griggsville, was a.
warded $500 by the DeliDeator for
the best sermon. dis subject was
.'The FIRST Child Rescue Mission. .
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-01-28

Centrslia citizens have contract.
ed with the Ridpsth Chautauqua
Bureau and centralla viii have
seven-days ChautauqTl this year.
The citizens guarantee 900 tickets
at $3.50.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-01-28

Mr.. aud Mrs. T. F. NJ. Troy of
Louisina will celebrate their 50lh
wedding anniversary Feb. 8.
They are parents Of Mrs. Rob't
Fry Of Perry.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-01-28

Presiding Elder Hanna, Mexico
district of the Methodist church,
viii hold quarterly meeting in
Sturgeon Jan. 30.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-01-28

MESSAGE be sent TO him at Holt
vile, Cali. He subscribes for the
paper to go TO Misses Susan and
Isabella Wilson at Santa Fe, Mo.
Mary E.Niles at New Burg, No,
renews for this paper.
Our auld lang syne friend G.. 7.
Fisher at Vandalia renews.
Pat Devauey at Rush Hill has
our thanks for a renewal favor.
G.. X. Mccall of Rush Hill re.
news.
X. l.. Mcclure, near Benton
City,renews. He says his brother,
Frank Mcclure, who went to Texas
some months ago for his health is
delighted with that country-likes
it well enough to remain there.
w. F. Kiudig, down near Mar.
tiusburg, paid US a pleasant call
last Saturday aud renewed for the
paper.
W. W. Braden, down on Middle
Lick Creek paid this Office a pleas
ant call the other day and handed
us dollar for a years subscrip-
ton for the MESSAGE to 90 to his
neighbor, K. A. Lewton. Mr..
Braden was here to attend a meet
ing of the directors of the Electric
Railway.
w. r. Sallee is home from a
business stay of two weeks in st.
Louis. He renews for the paper for
Mrs. NJ. Sallee, of st. Louis, and
gives us the new subscription of
Mrs. E. K. Douglass, also of st.
Louis, who was the wife Of the
late DR.. Douglass, for many years
a resident at Mart.nsburg.
w. l.. Corner subscribes for
this paber to go to his son, L. v.
Corner, at Spokane, Wash.
D. b. Douglass leaves a dollar
on our table to renew his subscrip-
ton.
Mrs. E. II. Skelly, at Pilot
Point, Texas, sends the where.
withal to renew for this paper.
+. VI. Beamer hands us two
subscriptions this week, one for
his brother, q. \. Beamer, at Mad.
ison and the other for his cousin,
Melvin Beamer at Rowena.
Misses Minnie aud Mary Staufer,
southeast of Benton City, made this
Office a pleasant call Monday and
renewed for the paper.
b. Hubbard is getting ready to
IN owe soon to his farm recently
purchased near this city. He call.
ed one day this week and pushes
up his subscription date a year.
J 7. Leeper has our thanks for
dollar on renewal.
c. |. Harrison renews for this
paper. AS will be seen by a notice
on another part of the MESSAGE
this week Mr.. Harrison is to have a
big mule sale at his farm six miles
south Of this city next Tuesday.
J. a. Farthing. the Vaudalis
blacksmith, paid this Office pleas
aut call one day this week. He
thinks a great deal of his town,
says it is the best town on earth.
He says that $4,000 worth OF
mules, horses, hogs and grain was
sold in Vandalia last week.
We are pleased to enroll John
w. Sharp Of Molino as a new
reader of this paper.
Mrs. G. w. Petty, at Higbee
reuews Tor this paper. She and
family are well and favoraly re-
membered in this county.
7. B. Hassier hands us a dOllar
on renewal. Mr.. Hassler is think
ing Of moving to Oklahoma. Says
there is a better chance down there
for the man with small means.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-01-28

l. p. Dyer spent last Saturday
and Sunday with friends in Cen
tralia.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-01-28

Now comes February with its
wealth of historic birthday ami.
versaries. Feb. L. this year will
be the centennial OF Lineoln's birth
aud is to be celebrated thruout the
United States. The central occas-
ion will be on the Kentucky farm
where Lincoln was born. Roose.
welt viii lay the corner stone of a
memorial built 20 preserve the old
log cabin.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-01-28

Miss Emma Hatton OF Laddonia
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Emma
Goodrich, at NOsmAn. oklahoma.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-01-28

Little William Thomas, the
grandson of J. \. Vaugn, is quite
Ill.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-01-28

The Mississippi is frozen over at
Louisiana and people are crossing
On the ice.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-01-28

David Petty visited relatives in
Wellsyill this week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-01-28

Miss Mayer Bradley has been
very sick.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-01-28

Lhevinue. the Russian pianoist,
was a drawing attraction at Han
nibal last Thursday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-01-28

We are indebted to Mrs. Z. II
Skelly of Pilot Point, Texas, for
renewal favors.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-01-28

Mrs. Jack Winscott while visit
ing at the home of j. D. Miller
last Friday took suddenly very i'll
and had TO be carried to her home.
Her condition was serious for a
while.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-01-28

b. d. Ferguson and wife Of
Stanberry, Mo-, visited their rela.
tives, Mr.. and Mrs. ). c. Lander,
near this city, last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-01-28

Mrs. ". K. Sallee has returned
from a pleasant visit with her par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney NJ. Sill.
yer, at Pilot Point. Texas. Mr..
and Mrs. Silver formerly resided
near Benton City.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-01-28

e. +. Lander of the National
Poultry x Egg Co., of Atchisou,
Kansas, returned home last week
after a two weeks visit to his
parents near this city, Mr.. and Mrs.
g. l.. Lander.