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Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-08
]. v. WILLIAMS DEAD.
A Useful Citizen Gone From Our
Midst.

This community was indeed sad
dened last Saturday morning to
hear of the death 4of one of its
honored citizens, John Virgil
Williams. He had been unwell
for some time, but it was not
thought that his sickness would
prove fatal. His disease was
dropsy of the lungs.
Mr.. Williams was born in Paris.
Monroe county, Sept. %, 1S42.
He had been a resident of this
city for nearly 40 years. He was
at one time City Clerk of Me;:cn
and for eight years served as
County Clerk. of the county. "
The wife and seven children
survive him. The children are !:
Mrs. j. II. RodeS, and Virgil
Williams, of Sedalia; Mrs. F. r.
Jessee and Mrs. James Jesse, Miss
Alma and w. w. and Ed.
Williams, all of, Mexico.
Mr. Williams was an enthu-
siastic churchman and Bible
school man-his brethren will
miss him in their work in Mexico
The funeral was held at the
Christian church Sunday after
noon, with Masonic honors, Rev.
w. NJ. White preaching the
sermon. 1t was one of the largest
funerals ever held in the city,
showing the esteem in which he
was held by his neighbors.
Brother Williams, farewell,
Until we meet again"
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-08
w. II. NORRIS

According to the clipping
above referred to Anderson ship
ped out 1888 crates of straw
berries this, season, the receipts
for which were $57, ,26O.61. Some
of the growers at Anderson re-
ceived as high as $3.50 an acre
for their crop, and the crop there,
taking season after season has
averaged 500 an acre; there is
something to that kind of pro-
ductiOn. But, as Mr.. Norris says,
if you go down there expecting
to make that and to do it with
out labor you will find yourself
mistaken.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-08
THOMPSON.

j. X. Graves went to st. Louis
with ear of lambs Thursday.
Gorden Edkards, after visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. II. T. Squirting, re-
turned home Friday.
Mrs. II. T. Cant and daughter,
Mary, are in Joplin, visiting Mrs.
Gant's sister, Mrs. Lane.
There has been a great sale of
binder twine at this place. L. F.
Elliott will sell over 10000 lbs
Mrs. Kiziah NOrthcutt and
daughter, Miss Ina, after an TX.
tended visit to l.. A. and w. 7
Northcutt, have returned to tEeii
home in Columbia.
Daniel Long and daughter, Miss
Hattie, are the guests this week
of Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Creasey.
Miss Bette Mae Considine,
after a two weeks visit to friends
in Milwaukee, is at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Ferguson
of st. Louis, after a visit to Mr.,
and Mrs. Joe COnsidine, have re.
turned home.
The Thompson Reds defeated
the Centralia White SOx Sunday
at the Centralia Fair Grounds,
Score, 6 to 5. Our boys are doing
fine playing now.
The Cant ball nine defeated
MolinO at this place Saturday
Score 8 to 8.
Joe Considine shipped Monday
night two cars of extra good fat
cattle to st. Louis and one car OF
sheep.
II. T. Cant shipped one car OF
hogs Sunday night and one Mon
day night to st. Louis, the stock
bringing him 8 cents.
W. II. Blythe got out one cal
of hogs for st. Louis last We'd
nesday,
Rufus Underwood and wife
after a months sojourn in Cali
fornia, came home Friday.
Mrs. Mary Creasey arrived
home Friday from visit il
Texas.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-08
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.
A Mexico Man Finds It Is a Place
You Cant Live Without
Labor.
Anderson, Mo, July 5, 1909.

Anderson, Mo-, July D, 1909.
Editor Message Enclosed |
send you a statement of the
strawberry business in Mcdonald
county this season.
Prospects are good for all kinds
of crops here. Rains just enough
to keep them growing.
Much of the land is rough and
stony, but this is the best for
Strawberries. l only have 4 acres
in berries; the flood in April
washed out about an acre which
1 planted to beans. / am working
every day. My health is good and
| carry my appetite with me.
If anyone wants to make a liv-
ing without labor this is a poor
part of Missouri for him to come.
Land is cheap; roads dry and
rough and society mixed.
w. II. NORRIS.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-08
Twas, a Dogs Kiss.

A popular music teacher of
Mexico, while in this city Thurs
day night was quietly enjoying a
peaceful slumber in a hammock,
says the Laddonia Herald. Sud
denly she felt the gentle touch of
soft lips pressed to hers and inn
mediately went into ecstacies. But
imagine her shock, when she open
ed her eyes and saw it was the
family's little house dog,
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-08
vANDALrA FOURTH.
An Example Of Missouri Hospi-
tality-That Towns Coal
Interests.

Vandalia celebrated the
Glorious Fourth last Saturday.
The Message editor was among
the hundreds and scores who were
in that beautiful little city that
day.
Vandalia is the second best
town in Audrain cOunty-it is
the first town in the county when
you count coal interests. And
when you speak of coal interests
you mean advantages as to fuel.
Vandalia as a coal center of the
county means that she can offer
inducements to manufacturers
over any other town in the
county. Here's where we must
admit she has an advantage over
Mexico. Watch Vandalia. She
has a future coming.
But we started to speak of the
celebration. By eight o'clock in
the morning the people began to
come into town, and thus it con-
tinued until late in the afternoon.
1t was a good-humored crowd and
everybody had a jolly good time.
Talk about hospitality, we
never were in a place where the
glad hand was any more eagerly
extended. Everybody was given
his dinner. Now what do you
know about that7 Families join
ed with families and spread their
good things together and every
body was urged to come and eat
strangers and all. 1t reminded
us of "hOw good and how pleas
ant it is for brethren to dwell to-
gether in unity" Vandalia has
not forgotten Old-time, genuine
Missouri hospitality.
There was speech making, band
music, games and foot races, etc
To everybOdy's joy the frecrack-
er, the anvil and other noise
making devices were but little in
evidence-were suppressed. II
was a sane and sensible regula,
tion.
Of course we visited the print
ing offices while there, the Leader
and the Mail, two of the very best
county papers in the whole wide
State.
For special cOurtesies extended
the Message is indebted to J. B
Clark, DR.. j. o. Terrill, Hon. E
IC. Waters, DR.. r. L. Afford
George Laird, Judge Guy Me.
Cune, Rush Harmon, F. L. Shinr
and others.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-08
DoUBLY MARRIED.
Joseph Fox of This City Finds
He Has Another Mans
Wife.

Joseph Fox of Mexico, a deaf
mute, was married a few weeks
ago to a Mrs. Piasky of st. Louis,
who is also a mute. Mrs. Piasliy
had two or three small children ;
Fox married her on a short ac-
quaintance. Last week Mrs,
Piasky's husband, whom she
claimed she thought was dead,
came and claimed her, and she
went with him. They took a train
for Fulton. But on their going
they took a quantity of clothing
and other things belonging to Mr.
Fox and he sent an officer after
them and had them brought back
Mr.. Piasky rested one night in
Jail. Friday they fixed things up
returning Fox his goods, and then
they were ordered to leave town
We understand there will be nc
further prosecutions.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-08
Shocked by Lightning.

Tuesday afternoon during Il
rain storm, remarks the LaddOnia
Herald, Mrs. Arthur Stewart, who
lives on Field Akridge's farm
northwest of Laddonia; was out
getting up her chickens, and was
shocked by a bolt of lightning
and knocked uncoHSci8tls. In the
fall she struck some sharp sub
stance and a cash was cut over
the right eye and her shoulder
badly bruised. A pair of rubber
boots worn by the lady were off.
She does not know if she pulled
them off or whether the shock
knocked them off. No one was
at home with her and how long
she lay on the ground she does
not know. When she regained
consciousness she crawled to the
house and rang the telephone, and
when central answered she could
not speak, She went to the din
ner bell and Mrs. Note Coil heard
same and went to her. The lady
could not speak or raise her head
only with her hands. .
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-08
STOCK AND THE FARM.


j. P. Harper Of Rush Hill sold
140 hogs to Lutte Diggs at $6.25.
w. p. johnson, south of Van
dalia, lost his barn by lightning
last week.
A. J. Mabry, near Vandalia,
lost q team of mules last week,
killed by lightning.
Will Morris, near Worcester,
has a so acre field of wheat. He
thinks it will yield 1000 bushels
and he has been offered $1.10 per
bushel.
]. r. Bell, on Ortiz Fruit Farm,
expects to have public sale of sur
plus stock July 10Th and in order
to enlarge sale will receive con-
signments of stock from bona fide
sellers. Please notify him at
once if you wish to contribute Of
ferings. Phone, Elm 90.
Ira johnson of Pike county sold
DIR. F. E. Walters fancy bred
horse last week for 100000,
bred by Baron Wilkes, dam by
Axtell. 1t is said to be the best
bred horse in Pike county. He
sold his 3-year-old pacing mare,
Bessie Williams, to DIR. Lumberg,
of Blackwell, Okla, for $4,000.
James Givens, of Louisiana,
bought 10 ears of Washington
horses from jeff Gates recently.
There are 525 head in the lot.
They have been on jeff d. Nc
Cune's pasture near Spencerburg.
Mr.. Givens will take them to a
farm near Louisiana and put them
in condition for big sale to take
place in East st. Louis.
The Fulton Gazette says that
Wesley Winn, of Audrain county,
made an offer the first of the
week of z IL cents a pound for
two loads of dry-fed hogs which
w. S. ViviOn and T. p. Harrison
are feeding, but didn't get them.
Messrs. Vivion and Harrison have
three loads of dry-fed cattle in
their pens also, and all of the
stuff will do to. go most. any time
now.
James H. Ware, west of Wor-
cester, has 130 acres of corn said
to be the best in all this section
of the country. 1t is on sod which
had been pastured for years and
was never broken until. this year.
The corn is tasseling and silking
and some of the stalks have six
and eight "shoots" on them. His
neighbOrs say if anybody has 100
bushels to the acre corn this year,
Mr.. Ware will be one of them.
Several valuable steers belong
ing to Charlie HOar, near Clap
per, Monroe county, were killed
by lightning one day last week.
Four others were so badly hurt
they will probably die. There
were 2l steers in the pasture.
They were huddled together when
the bolt struck. They would aver
age about 1900 lbs. in weight and
were easily worth SIS per head.
1t was heavy loss on, first.
class citizen. He carried no in
suranee.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-08
MISS MARY EMMONS
and KR. YATES.
A MOST BEAUTIFUL WE'D
DING CEREMONY AT THE
METHODIST CHURCH.
Mexico Young Couple Join
Fortunes And Will Live in
the Southwest.

One of the most impressive
weddings of the season was that
on Wednesday, June 30, of Miss
Mary Emmons of Mexico and Mr..
Martin Yates, Jr., of ArteSia, New
Mexico.
The Methodist church. of which
the Emmons family are active
members, was elaborately decora-
ted for the occasion.
The Philathea clasr leant heart
and hand to carrying out the
scheme of decorations, planned by
st. Clair Emmons and Mrs. W., L.
Reed. The chancel formed a
solid mass of green, back of which
were three arches with pink and
white flowers on a back ground
of green. The wedding bell was
six feet in diameter and of pink
and white roses.
Miss Maude Wallace played
three selections On the pipe organ
and Miss Dorothy Hatch, cousin
of the bride, played a violin piece
by Bartlett, GA Dream. " The
bridal party entered to the strains
of the wedding march from
LOhengrin. Miss Frances Guthrie,
Miss Elizabeth Novel;, of Col
oumbia, and Miss Elsie Baker,
entered from the east isle, while
w. II. Emmons, Mr.. John Rice, Of
Fulton, and Mr.. st. Clair EN-
mons entered from the west aisle.
Then came Miss Vera Hougland,
the maid of honor. The flower
girls, Emily Patterson of KeOkuk,
Ia, and Virginia Futt, of Buncc-
ton, Ia, strewcd flowers in the
path Of the bride elect, who was
accompanied by her father and
followed by the little pages,
Peyton Emmons and Giles Math-
ews. Mr.. Yates entered from the
south door, escorted by his
1 brother, Mr.. John Yates, Of
Fulton. The pastor, Rev. C. NJ.
4 Aker, performed the ceremony
with the beautiful and impressive
ring service, at the conclusion of
which the bridal party quietly
passed out to" the STRAINS Of the
Mendelsohn wedding march.
The reception at the home, I'M
mediately after, was attended by
a large number of friends and
relatives. In the receiving line
with the bridal party were Mr..
and Mrs. S, P. Emmons, and DR.,
Martin Yates, of Fulton. Decor
ations and refreshments carried
out the color scheme of pink and
white. Ice cream in heart shape
with cake and mints were served
Mr.. and Mrs. Yates left AT
! eleyen o'clock for a trip through
: the East, after which they will go
to their home at krtesia, New
. Mexico
: Mrs. Yates was one of Mexico ;
most loyable and intelligent
! young ladies, and, Mr.. Yates is
, well known as talented and sue
! eessful young, business man. The
+, best wishes of, scores of Mexic'
. friends follow them to their new
home.
|
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-08

A dispatch from St. Louis says:
When George Scott, 81 years old,
reached this city four days ago, he
enjoyed good health, wore a splan-
did gray mustache, had on a good
suit Of clothes, a grip of clothing
and a fair amount of money. His
first act was to pose on the chauf-
feur's seat of one of those "See-
ing St.,Louis" automobile things
and have his picture taken. lie
secured several copies of the pho
tograph, that he might send them
back to the folks of New London,
Rails county, Mo, where he said
he belonged. His object in com
ing here was to see things. The
crops were up, most Of the cult
waiting attended to-. and he had
two weeks before the threshing
season. Also, he admitted, if he
saw a chance for a good job or
an investment he would "catch
on.
Thursday evening Scott came
staggering into Central Station.
The only signs of his prosperity
were couple of copies of the
photographs. His mustache was
gone, his hair clipped close, his
face scratched, clothes bedrag-
gled, grip gone and money gone.
"For the love of, Heaven, if
you have any heart, gimme the
price Of bed and put me in it, y
he told Sergeant McNamee and
Captain Young.
What the matter?" both
asked, surveying the wreck
"Drink, | don't know where /
went to or how l landed. All /
do know is that I've got to have
a bed. l aint slept a wink since
I've been here. I've been on one
outlandish tear"
The police looked over the pict-
urc. They grinned.
you started out WELL" said
the Captain.
"Of course 1 did. The folks
svouldn't know me now, would
they?"
The Captain confessed. the mega.
tive. He questioned Scott. The
latter could not tell where he
had lost his mustache, which he
said had been his pride. He did
not know who had cut his hair
what it had cost, where his grip
money or clothing were, or in fact
anything of what had befallen him
here.
Captain Young gave him the
bed. When he. hads rested and
sobered up he was released, say
ing he was willing to walk home
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-08

The Bowling Green Times says
Geo. Laird and wife, of Vandalia,
visited Waller Sanderson and
family last week. Mr.. Laird is
being urged by friends to make
the race for county clerk of
Audrain. If the Times could elect
him he would certainly get the
place. The country has no bet
ter man than Geo. Laird.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-08

The infant child Of Mr.. and
Mrs. b. j. Lubke, north of this
city, died last Friday night. Rev,
"a. A. Wallace conducted funeral
service Saturday morning.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-08

Henry Kemper. out Bean Creek
way, has leased his farm to John
Blum for five years for u ,250.OO.
we are told, and this fail win
move to Alton, III.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-08

Miss Mary Allen Of Columbia,
formerly Of Mexico, was thru here
last Saturday on her way to the
Vandalia celebration.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-08

The baggage and express de-
partments Of the Chicago & Alton
passenger station in Mexico are
soon to be enlarged
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-08
lost His WHISPERS
and HIS MONEY.
THRESHER SETS FIRE TO A
CHURCH LIVING IN A
TENT.
Girl Runs Away From Home to go
to School-Lost His Mus
tache-The Auxvasse
Bridge.

Station in Pike county was burn
ed recently. A traction engine
was being used to grade the
streets and it is thought spark
set fire to the roof. No ladder be-
ing near at hand it was burned
before one could be secured.
There was no insurance. 1t is
heavy loss to that community.
A Mr.: Wallace, of Clarksville,
finding his wife was in bad health,
secured a tent and moved her to
the pinnacle" near that city and
she is getting along nicely. Many
women kill themselves excepting
the house clean" Try the Wal
lace cure. 1t will do you no harm !;
costs little and saves much.
The statement has gone forth
that the reason the Ringing
Bros. cancelled the date for
their show at Fulton was that
they were afraid the railroad
bridge over AuYvasse creek
would be unsafe to haul the ele-
phant cars over it. Well, the
"Only Way better fix that
bridge.
Thursday and Friday, August
II and 13, have ben selected as the
days for the annual reunion of
Confederate veterans of Callaway
and adjoining counties. The re
union will be held at the usual
place, the club house on the Aux-
vase at the Fulton and Mexico
ford.
A desire for education led Miss
Nellie Glover, 16 years old, to run
away from her Galloway county
home and to seek work in Colum-
bia. Her father, j. M. Glover,
with the aid Of Columbia police,
located her and took her back
to their home on a farm five miles
from Fulton. Miss Glover object.
ed to returning until her father
promised to send her to school
next year. Miss Glover completed
the course in the district school
last April.
Merit Holman, negro, was last
week convicted of attacking the
14-year-old daughter of Charles
Flowers, of McCune Station, Pike
county, and sentenced to be hang
ed. This is the first death sen
tence inflicted in Pike county
since 1885. Mob violence ha'
been threatened ever since the ar
rest of Holman. According t.
the testimony, Holman was aided
in his crime by Marcellus Butler
another negro. The pair held tn,
girl at bay with a razor. Thel
they dragged her two miles. Bot
negroes fed after the crime.
The other day a negro boy o
II was up before Judge Pat Dye
for breaking into a post office i
Pike county, says the Macon Re
fenced to three months in jai
three months awaiting tria
When the circumstances wer
narrated, Judge Dyer said
Erastus, you are hereby ser
fenced to three month sin jai
and will be given credit for tn
time you have already serveC
The next time you break into
post Office l will have you hung.
The United States attorney wS
on his feet protesting against th
light sentence, He said that til
boy was a good for nothin
character and would not worI
ooh, wen, said Judge Dyer, il
diligently, "if we'd send 'em a
to Jail for not working, we'd hsN
half Of Pike county behioi Il
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-08

Walter Fritz of st. Louis, visit
ed his parents here and attended
the Mexico celebration.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-08

Miss Rose Jesse, who has been
visiting her uncle, DR.. Jesee, at
Santa Rosa, Cali, expects to re
turn home first of next month,
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-08

Miss Margaret Cunningham re-
turned recently from a visit to
her sister in Milwaukee, Wis.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-08

Mrs. Lee Davis and son, Carl,
of st. Louis, were the guests of
Mrs. Davis sister-in-law here,
J. w. Moore.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-08

Mrs. J. w. Montague and
daughter, Miss Mary, are visiting
Mrs. A. X. .LucRie.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-08

Miss Anna Patton, missionary
from the Mexico Presbyterian
church to Japan, is home on a
visit.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-08

Mrs. w. L, Kent has been visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Frank
Clark, in Chicago.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-08

Miss Urath Mccall of Fulton
has been visiting Mrs. John Greg
Ory here.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-08

Mrs. Bessie Winscott has been
visiting in Kansas City.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-08

That electric railway is a com
ing reality,
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-08

Mrs, j. c. Wilkins and son,
Clarence, Of Austin, Texas, are
here to spend the summer with
relatives.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-08

See the Message subscription
list grow.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-06-04
Sponsor Is Named.

General Brant H. Kirk, commander
Sons of Confederate veterans for Ok
lahoma, announces the appointment
of Miss Estella Gibson of Ell Reno,
sponsor, and Miss Mamie Maud Mat
thews, Weatherford, chief maid OF
honor, for the state division, at the
annual reunion at Memphis, Tenn,
June 1910.
Commander Kirk also urges all
camps in his division who have not
paid their annual dues to do so al
once if they want their delegates seat
ed in the convention. He also desires
every member of his staff to attend,
also the various brigadier command
ers and their staffs Headquarters
will be at the Gayoso Hotel where
official badges will be furnished
which will permit the wearer to all
privileges of the reunion, including en-
tertainments.
The special train bearing the Off
Gals and their staffs will leave Ok
lahoma City over then Rock Island
June Z at p. m. Reservations FOR
berths on this train must be secured
from General Kirk at least one week
in advance of the above date. Okla
homa City will be candidate for the
reunion next year and it is desired
that a large delegation go from this
state.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-06-04

A writer in the New York Sun pro-
tests vigorously against the attack
upon the split infinitive"-this put
ting an adverb between the sign ito"
and the verb. All the grammars are,
of course, against it, but practice,
which makes grammar, is quite the
other way. Nearly everybody uses the
split infinitive," and though Byron is
charged with being the originator of it
Ito slowly trace the forests shady
scene"-still Macaulay, Ruskin, Burns,
Johnson, Lamb, Burke, and even that
literary worthy, Shakespeare, seem, at
some time or other, to have fallen into
the same careless habit; if so it may
be called. The fact about this I'M
grammatical form Of expression is,
that it SENS to be very natural and
effective way of arranging ones words,
says the Ohio State Journal. 1t seems
almost as natural to place the adverb
before the verb it modifies as to place
an adjective before the noun. 1t seems
to make the modification more exact
and emphatic. So it is late in the day
to be kicking against the split infini-
tive.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-06-04

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