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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-02-18

smile that wont rub of. He IN
entertaining nine pound son in Z
his home.
Mrs. Stella McCarty of near
Centralia is the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Foddy.
The Angel Of Death entered
the home Of Mr.. j. l.. Ware Mon
day morning and carried away
the wife and mother. Mrs. Ware
had been very poorly Of late with
heart trouble and her death was
not unexpected. Funeral servi-
ces were held at the Baptist
church in Mexico Wednesday
morning at 10 80 by Rev. Long of
Centralia after which the remains
were inferred in the city ceme-
tary. Mrs. Ware was a noble
Christian woman and her death
has cast a gloom over all. The
sorrowing ones. have the sympa-
thy Of the community.
Homer Robertson will have a
large sale at his mothers farm
west of here, Thursday. Homer
has good stock and things will!
sell well. He will leave shortly
for Texas to reside.
Death again entered our COM
munity Sunday evening and car
ried away as his victim Rev.
Elmer Bradley. Elmer was a
bright young man and a noble
character, who had devoted his
life to the uplifting of mankind.
He was the pastor Of Beaver Dam
Baptist church for several years,
hut of late years had not been
able to preach. He had been con-
fined to his room for months, and
. though his death was not a sur
prise to his many friends, they
/, had hoped he might recover his
health and go on with his noble
work. But God had a higher
place for him to fill and so called
him home. He leaves a wife and
: one babe, besides a father, moth
err, three sisters and one brother
to mourn his death, all of whom
have the heartfelt sympathy OF
the community. Funeral services
were conducted at Beaver Dam
> Tuesday morning by Rev. Truck
= of Mexico, after which the re-
mains were laid to rest in the
> cemetary at that place.
Elmer, loved ones laid thee
. In the peaceful graves embrace
" But thy memory will be cherished
Till we see thy heavenly face.
w. f. Settle bought the Tom
Atkins farm of 100 acres just
north Of Prairie View church
= !. Monday for $6.250.OO. He will
" move to 1t in the near future.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-02-18

Fighting Bob" Evans passed
thru Mexico last Friday and made
a short speech from the rear of
his car to q number Of our citizens
who gathered TO do him honor.
The Military Academy boys were
there in a body. The Admiral
advised the boys always to fight
square and never strike the other
fellow when he is down or punch
your finger in his eye. Respect
your flag and your women and
whip anyone that doesn't" he
said in parting. ''and il you CAM
whip him, never stop fighting. "
An electric railroad company
was recently organized over at
Columbia and it is butting in
against the Mexico, Santa Fe 8
Perry Co. building from here to
Columbia. The Columbia move
looks very unfair 70 US. Is il a
suAeme to kill itself and the pther
toof Coluimbia. come
oE
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-02-18

friends and relatives in Alhambra,
Ill.
Abraham Zimmerman went 10
Illinois TO attend the funeral of
his son, last week.
A week ago Tuesday, the cold,
stormy day, Mrs. Snyder, while
out in the yard, a door of an out
building blew against her, and
caused her to fall. Her wrist was
broken and her hip dislocated.
Being an old lady, she is in a very
poor condition.
Born, to Henry Rhodes and
wife, a son, Feb. -, '09.
Mr.. Solomon Fox of Rush Hill
and Mrs. Anderson OF Mexico
were married in Mexico last week.
Mr.. Carl Farrah of Mexico at
tended the Valentine party"
last Saturday night.
Mrs. James Doolin Of Littleby
Station visited Mrs. Hardy Doolin
last Friday and Saturday. =
Quincy James and wife are the
proud parents of a baby girl, Feb.
IA, 90.
Quite a number are sick with
lagrippe, on account of such
changeable weather. We had a
severe snow storm Monday.
DOran Baker of st. Louis is the
guest of Louia Knoble and family
this week.
Recently LOuia Knoble pur.
chased the town property OF
Quincy James. Mr.. James will
move to Mexico in the neal
future, to educate his daughter
Robert Pittman bought a spar
of mules from Cornett and Rob
crts for $350.00.
Doolin- Woodward Mere. Co
will open their new store in Rusl
, Hill, February 20, 90.
Jack Beahr made his regula
"trip to Laddonia last Sunday.
! The Sheriff was in Rush Hill
. Monday and caused a number o
: our best citizens to attend cour
Tuesday.
! ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.
5 Born to the wife of Quinc,
5 james, on Valentine day, a daugh
s ter.
Born, to Mrs. Henry Rhoad,
e Sat, the 18th, son.
vi We need more tenant houses i
y Rush Hill. Several families ar
S compelled to move and have n
( house to go to.
r The snow is drifted badly, bu
l. not enough to stop our Ruri
Rout boys.
e DIR. Ed. COrnet is called out q
/. all times, day and night, sine
0 this bad weather set in. II
# mashes down a buggy about one
# a week. He reports no patient
d in a dangerous condition, br
# sickness on the increase.
George Miller bought 40 acre
e. Of land of j. p. Harper at $500
k per acre, no improvements.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-02-18

Read Roosevelt's message to
Congress on another page Of this
paper of the Nations duty to the
children. "And little child
shall lead them
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-02-18

School girls have been playing
hockey lately and using the Rest
Room at the court house as a
rendezvous. In this matter the
girls are scoring one ahead of the
boys in Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-02-18

Prof. j. w. Million delivered an
address at the Presbyterian
church last Sunday night on the
subject, "The Place for the De
nominational College. " lie made
n strong plea.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-02-18

The friends of former Gov. j.
w. Folk are to give him a big
banquet in st. Louis the evening
of February Goth. 1t is recog-
milton of the services of Mr.. Folk
in his endeavors while Governor
to protect the policies which have
been summed up in the words,
"The Missouri Idea" Say what
you will for or against Folk, the
people at large are determined he
shall not go into obscurity.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-02-18

Judge j. w. Smith, we under
stand, has decided not to move to
his farm recently purchased in
Oaklahoma but will remain in
Audrain. His many frinds over
the county will be glad TO hear
that he is to remain with us.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-02-18

A bill has been introduced in
the Legislature to abolish the in
heritance tax that now goes into
the nav of the State University,
and to require the University to
have each student pay a tuition
fee of 81 per month, as was the
rule some years ago. We can see
nothing Objectionable in the idea.
There is no justice in the tax
payers of Missouri paying the
tuition of several hundred stu
dents from other States and for
eign countries who are attending
the University at present.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-02-18

w. MI "NoNNA PAShooNN
span of six year old mules at Lee
Shocks sale for $505.00.
w. b. Hill, wife and son Willie
have all been sufferers of the
grip the past few weeks. Mrs.
Hill is up and o. X. now, but
Willie and his father are only
some better, which we are glad
to state.
Mrs. Chapman is suffering from
a severe attack of the asthma the
past two weeks. Mr.. Chapman
we also hear is confined TO his
room the past few days. We are
are unaware whether they are
better or not. We hope however
for their speedy recovery.
Judge Spaulding suffered a bad
mishap a week ago by losing two
eyes. The Judge has had a bad
time of it since he knocked out
one of his good eyes several years
ago by trying to drive a nail into
n hard board plank when the
nail few and struck him in the
eye, knocking it out and finally
nearly losing both of them. Glad
TO state it's glass eyes he lost.
He had just received a new one
when he accidentally broke the
old one. He used the new one
only few times when he dropped
it, being so much smaller than the
old one it slipped away from him
easily onto the marble topped
dresser and into a thousand pices
it went. He ordered another
Immediately.
Anyone desiring a good team
of three or four year old mules
or good 1900 pound team of seven
year old horses will do well to see
p. r. Bruce's lot before they pur
chase.
Mr.. Swortzendruber purchased
100 acres of the Lakenan
Barnes farm at $45 per acre. Thil
land lays on back part of farm.
John Fechter purchased a gooC
$50 acres of Lakenan & Barnes
for $45 per acre. This land lay
on back part of farm and touches
no road.
We understand Joe Consadin
has made a deal PROVISIONAL.
with Mr.. 0'Connor of Illinois b,
which COnsadine leases 800 acre
of meadow land one mile west o
Skinner for 8 years at $3.50 pc
acre. The provision is if he, Con
sabine can sub-rent it.
Harvey Householder is reachin
out for more of the Audrain dirt
He offered Mr.. 0'COnner $3.50
per acre for the 800 acres O
meadow land one mile west q
Skinner. Mr.. 0'COnner aske
60. 1t was bought by 0'Conne
a year ago in a trade for $3.50.
No parties around here of lat,
Our young people seem to thin
it the wise thing to do to stay Q
home in such bad changeabl
weather. But it's certainly
"sin" the way the phones do g
sometimes.
John Rosenthal has hired
Ralph King for the present SCI
son.
j. l., Carpenters family, fir
one then the other, have bee
) sick nearly all time since Chris
mas. Mrs. Carpenter, howev'
> escaping.
! Hume Smith of st. Louis Wa
here Sunday to see his best girl.
Mr.. SideDstricker purchased
pair Of three year old mules I
Frank Edwards sale. payin
$325.00.
! Roy Bruce was out from MexiG
! Business College, the guest Of b
parents.
Willie Faddis came home Sw
day sick. Can't say as to his col
! dition right now.
Rush Hin.
The Valentine party" at Il
: lhonae NJ Mrs. Tom Maxwall
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-02-18

a bill has been introduced in
the Legislature intended to doom
the cigarette in Missouri. BY the
provision of the bill You can I
make, sell, give away or have a
"coffin nail" about your person
or premises without incurring Sc
we're penalties. IL will hit the
Tobacco Trust good and hard.
Amen, say we.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-02-18

The ugly, mean valentine has
seen its day-sent as it often was
to give some enemy n dig. None
such were sold in Mexico this
year Love your enemies, do
good to them that hate you and
prosecute you, is becoming more
and more the policy of the world.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-02-18

All about the doings in the
Legislature at jefferson City on
another page of this paper.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-02-18

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Sykes, well
remembered Is or 20 years ago in
this county, are now inmates Of
the Bethesda Home for old folks
in st. Louis.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-02-18

two other mules for 1915.
Edward Stuart is to be our
next road overseer. Help him in
the good work Of improving the
roads.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-02-18

tegH bAAlt hloAN NAiNSI NNaAh-
nr, and all kinds we are certain
Iy having.
Payton Roberts moved to the
Widow Grant Squirting farm,
located on range line road, the
last of the week. Pate swarm
ing his shins now and saying what
a wise guy am |. We certainly
regretted TO have them move from
our midst.
And still the grip has a grip on
a number of our people. Won't
let loose, either, seems like. Hope
he'll soon go into summer
quarters and leave our people
alone.
w. II. DeJarnatt and family
and James Spurling's family
Fridayed with Walter Holloway
and family.
Hazel Holloway while at school
recently playing "blind mans
buff" ran against the stove and
burned her chin and hands con-
siderably. The old stove hurriedly
told her TO get away from there,
which she hastily did. Glad to
state the wounds have recovered.
James Holloway purchased all
ii. T. Williams spare corn last
Thursday. Price not learned, tho
would judge about SO cents.
Doan Weaver sold his last
years corn crop to John Rich
ardson about Christmas for 50 1-2
cents in pen.
At Lee Shocks sale everything
brought fair to good price. Auct-
ioneer Brown got all that was
coming TO him that day as the
big sale worsted his lung force.
Rev. w. w. Brown of Louisi
ana, Mo-, preached for the Beth
lehem people Sunday last. The
bad weather cOuldn't scare all the
people away as "A good sizeC
crowd was out. He preached OF
Faith, and well he did it. III
was gladly received and he liket
us well, too. On the fourth Sat
urday and Sunday he will be will
us again. The pulpit eommitte,
especially urges all our people I,
come and hear him and let hin
get acquainted with us. Sal,
he'd preach a week for us if W
so desired. Rev, Brown was il
the Louisiana R.R. wreck last Sat
week and was hurled around con
siderable. His nerves were rack
ed considerably and he hash
nearly recovered yet.
Hugh Eisele moved to MI
Williams farm two and hal
miles north of Centralia. We ar
sorry indeed to lose Hugh an
wife from our immediate midst
Mary, daughter of Mr.. and Mr.
VIM. f. Whitley who has bee
attending North Side Publ
school of Mexico this season, ha
been sick of the lagrippe an
turned into pneumonia for tn
past three weeks. Glad to stat
that she is better now. He
: mother nursed her through he
entire sickness.
, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Candy an
} Mr.. Candy's mother have all bee
sick during a part or half of las
three weeks with grip. Seem
like the old fellow when he get
q good hold just won't let up, n
matter sometimes how niue
percaution we use, he persists fC
his rights.
Mrs. John +. Baker has r,
covered entirely from a spell {
the grip of a few weeks back.
We are automatically informe
: that our former good friends an
{ neighbOrs c. T. Jesse and To-
! Ridgeway have formed a rel
estate company in Hereford, TIE,
E Their single now graees a frOr
door in that city. Good for thei
t gents. Believe they'll make goo
r in their line of work.
! All time DreaehinQ Ia an asau
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-02-18

Are you reading "Mr. Prattf"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-02-18

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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-13
WHAT 1T COSTS TO RUN STATE.
State Auditor Bleakley Gives Figures
For First Six Months of Year.

SOME idea of the vast outlay Of
money required TO run the state of
Iowa is obtainable from a perusal
of the list of warrants issued by State
Auditor Bleakley during the first half
Of the present year, or from January
/ to June 80, inclusive. In that
space of time he issued warrants in
the sum of $t,927,S33.76.
Included in that amount are the
variants issLed to cover the expenses
of the last meeting of the state legis-
lature, an expense which occurs but
once every two years. This expense
last winter was $1S5,779.24. De-
Quoting this amount frorl the sam
total given above it is fouad that the
expense of running Iowa for the first
half of the present year, exclusive of
the legislative session. was $1,792,-
054.52. Multiplying this sum by
two, the approximate cost of running
Iowa for the year 1909 is shown to
be $3,5S4, ,1O9.O4. This sum can be
taken as a fair estimate of the cost
per annum of government in Iowa
when the legislature is not in ses-
sion. OF course, it will vary some
what each year, but the figures pre-
sented give fair idea of what the
taxpayers of Iowa are paying per
year for their magnificent system of
state government.
That State Auditor Bleakley and
his corps of capable assistants ham
died these warrants without so much
as single bull reflects great Gre
dit on the efficiency with which the
state auditors Office is at present be-
ing managed.
The expense of the last legislature,
may be taken as fair estimate of
the cost of each session of the legis-
lature, divided as follows:
Salary of senators. $27,271.31;
salary OF representatives. $50, 400;
mileage of senators, $672.65; mile
age of representatives, 81, ,457.S so;
salaries of senate employees, S2o.-
So g.; salaries of house employees,
s21,5s600; miscellaneous expenses,
s44, $3.50; total cost of legislature,
$I35. 1924
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-13
SELECTING SEED CORN.
Some Suggestions OF Value to the
Farmer in Picking Out His
Seed Corn.

Within the last three or four years
it has become generally understood
that the real first class up-to-date
farmer picks his seed corn in the
field before husking.
1t goes without saying that the
ear selected should be mature and
sound. The question is whether you
are to pick for show ears and good
looking ears, whether you shall con-
slider the ear apart from the stalk,
or the stalk as we'll as the ear. While
the corn gospel has been a tremen-
dous educational factor. and we can
not well have too much of it, we
fear that farmers in selecting corn,
while not giving too much attention
to the ear, have given too little at
tention TO the stalk on which it
grows. The location of the ear
on the stalk, the length of
the shank, even the way the
husks cling to the ear, are
all important matters to consider.
The vitality of the stalk, sturdiness,
general appearance of robustness
are points that need careful consid-
GRAFTON. In short, in preparing to
pick seed corn it is we'll to study
the entire plant as it grows in the
field.
In picking for show ears you must
of course select show ears, good
looking with straight rows, we'll fill
ed out at butt and tip. In planting
these you will no doubt have O.
goodly proportion of show ears in
the progeny. The general farmer,
however, is not going to raise corn
for show. He grows it for the great
est number of bushels of sound corn
per acre. Therefore, Yigor of stalk
is matter of more Importance to
him than whether the rows are
straight, whether it is filled out at
butt or tip. or even Its particular
shade or color. Make up your mind
before you begin to pick your seed
corn j':st what kind of stalk YOU
want. to grow, where you want the
eayltcated on the stalk, and num-
ber Of these minor considerations,
but which are in our judgment ma
jor considerations to a man who is
aiming to get the greatest number
oil bushels of soun. corn Per acre -
Wallace's Farmer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-13
A Paying Industry.

With 12S tomato plants on eight
square rods of ground, Rev. j. r.
Faus OF this city, who raises the best
and earliest tomatoes hereabouts, has
demonstrated that an acre of ground
will produce s1,700 worth of toma-
toes. He this year marketed SIS
worth from mis- patch, which is at
the rate of SLIGO per acre. Besides
what he sold. he took from the vines
all he and his wife used. He got
from five 20 eight cents per pound
for the crop. He planted the vines
forty-four inches apart and they
were so loaded with tomatoes that
the weight broke off some of the
branches. City Journal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-13

Penlmican is the Substance that
both Cook and Peary lived on while
hunting the North Pole. The name
comes from the Cree Indians, who
invented the food. 1t consists of
the dried lean meat of the buffalo.
deer or beef. pounded to powder
and literally mixed with boiling fat,
which is poured over it, II is then
pressed into cakes and packed in
oil-paper packages until needed
Berries are frequently pounded up
and mixed with the meat. This food
is rich in nutriment, and when pre-
pared will keep indefinitely il 1t is
tept dry 1t is made by the Cree and
Red River half-breeds, and Is the
staple food of all travellers in arctic
regions.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-13
Wild Rice to Attract Ducks.

Some of the men of the city who
are especially fond of hunting have
arranged for the securing of quaint
ity of wild rice, which will be sown
in the shallow water formed by the
backing up Of the water at Lake
Oneota, the site of the electric pow
er house. This is splendid place
for wild rice to grow, and this is a
delicacy which ducks prize greatly.
They will fly long distances to get to
it, and will remain about it all sum-
mer. Tne rice is gathered by the
Indians in northern Minnesota and
is kept moist from the time it is
gathered until it reaches its destina-
lion, being shipped in wet moss.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-13
THE HARVEST SEASON.

The final results of the years
crops appear to average considerably
ahead of the ordinary year, in spite
of the big disappointment on the cot
ton crop. This cannot be due wholly
to increase of population on western
farms. - must be still more the re-
suit of gradual adoption of scientific
methods.
A few years ago the farmers were
laughing at agricultural colleges and
at farming by professors. They had
the only correct method of agricul-
ture handed down by their grand
fathers and 10 one could add to or
subtract from this sum of know
ledge.
Better farming. specia! training,
and the patient work Of experimental
stations have shown the farmer that
he was wrong. The one great thing
still needed is more system. The
majority of farmers still lay out
their work in haphazard fashion.
They do not have regular time ta-
BILE for their operations. There is
general failure to keep strict ac-
counts of profits and losses in indi-
vidual animals and properties. But
nevertheless, the farmer is fast ac-
quiring these business methods.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-13
DecCrah Also Stung.

Adjutant Swanson, with creden-
tials from the Salvation Army, was
in town Monday and took occasion
to denounce as humbugs and impost-
ors the two street revivalists who
were here two weeks ago. The ad-
jutant appears to know what she is
talking about and 1t might De we'll
for our sister towns who may be
favored by their presence to look up
the credentials of these people-the
reformed cowboy" the reformed
editor" the Indian wife" and the
founding child" 1t is too late for
West Union to do anything; we've
been stung.-West Union Gazette.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-13
OCTOBER.

To many people there is a pathos
about the present season. 1t marks
elimination in the order of life.
Heretofore, natures processes have
been those of growth. There has
Geen constant expectation With
the sowing of the seed there was the
promise of the bud When the bud
came, the gardener and husbandman
looked forward to the flower, and
the beauty of the flower brought the
cich promise of the fruit. When the
fruit comes and goes, there is MOTH
ing to look forward to but the chill
and destruction Of the frost, and the
cessation OF the activity of nature
until spring tide shall turn it to life
again.
And yet after all, in spite of such
melancholy reflections, we are now
at the very climax of the year. The
scorching suns of midsummer have
passed and left the air tingling with
the very wine of life. Why cannot
our poor human nature enjoy the
lay for it's own beauty and inspira-
ton with less thought for the NOR
row? After all it is winter that es-
tablishes life on firm foundation
rather than summer. Summer puts
forth an experimental growth, win
ter brings a tonic to the blood that
makes this growth permanent.