Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-02-04
MEXICO ACTIVITIES
That Earthquake-A Father De-
sertS His Chidren-BreaCh
OF Promise Case.

The late grand jury was good
one. They went after evil. doers
in dead earnest. Some of the ac.
cused are going to feel the force OF
the law too and it is possible that
other undesirable citizens will
skip the country.
Last Thursday was the most
blizzardy day ever witnessed boy
the oldest inhabitaut. We heard
one citizen say be had been here
60 years and be said he never wit.
messed the like before. Guess
Mexico folks now know bow better
to sympnthize with our Nebraska
and Dakota ueighbors aud Others
up iu the colder regions.
The north bound passenger train
from jefferson City to Mexico ran
into snow drift just this side OF
Fulton last Friday night aud was
unable to make its way further.
The train was backed iuto Fulton
where the passengers remained
over night. a relief train was
sent down from this city next day
Did the shake.up by the grand
jury cause that ourthquake' Two
of the jury told D. d. Miller that
they felt the vibration and felt one
of the court house walls move. The
plasteriug on either side OF the
north door entrance to the court
house is cracked from the floor 10
ceiling. and the cracks We're not
there n week ago. There are
other folks who say they felt "A
quake, but it was during Friday
night, so really, did We have II
quake at ALL
Little Miss Katherine Adam s
celebrated her 11th birthday the
I 27th ult. About 10 of her little
/ friends enjoyed the day with her.
Miss katherine cut a big cake and
that was the most fun of all
DR.. Paul Pritchett, formerly of
this city, was arrested in st. Louis
last Friday on an indictment
charging him with manslaughter
/ in connection with the death Of his
bride. DR.. Pritchett and Bertha
Holt went to st Louis from
Lebanon the 22nd ot last Move m
ber. They were married tue fol-
lowing day and three days later
Mrs. Pritchett became i'll aud died
under circumstances that caused an
investigation by the coroner, but
Pritchett was exonerated. Recent
ly the grand jury took the case mp,
with the result us above.
5. w. Daniels, a widower, has
deserted his four children in this
city. There is n baby six months
old aud the other three children
range in age from six years to II
years. The latter was arrested at
Francis last week for stealing a
lantern. The father was dissipat-
ed and recently was sentenced to
| 100 days in Jail on charge of dis
turbing the peace, and then he
leaves the country. Miss Martha
Frost, of the Associated Charalies
has been caring for the children.
He that provideth not for his
household is worse than an inf
del" But, evidently, Daniel would
not have done as he has il it had
not been for booze.
The breach of promise suit for
So, 600, brought by Mis-, Kate
Clements, of this city, against
Max Elsie, "a farmer residing near
Centralia. tried in the Circuit Court
here last Thursday, resulted in a
verdict for the defendant. The
case attracted a great deal of at
tention. Mr.. Elsie is a German
and his broken English made a
great deal OF fun for the lawyers
aud the spectators. He is about
60 years of age, Last June he
aud Mrs. Matte Waddiugton OF
Benton City were married here,