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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-08
Francis Itinerary.

ID. R. Francis, candidate for the
U. S. Senate, is to make swing
thru this county. The following
is his itinerary:
At Vandalia the afternoon of
Sept. 14th. Leave by automobile
morning of the 18th, at Farber
9 80 a. m.
Laddonia, 10 80 a. m.
Martinsburg, will take dinner at
IL m.
Benton City, at 8 p. m.
Rush Hill, 4:30 p. m.
Mexico, will speak at Court
House at 8 p. m. the evening OF
the 10Th.
The next morning, Sept. 10Th.
by automobile to Thompson 9 a. m.
Thence to Skinner, 10, a. m.
Thence to Rowena at II a. m.
Thence to Centralia where he
will speak the afternoon of the
18th.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-08
LADDoNIA ITEMS.

Mrs. j. a. Crews of Renick. Mo.
and Mrs. Tom Hit Of Clark. are
visiting their parents here, Mr..
and Mrs. G. w. Ferguson.
Miss Beatrict Watkins Of
Martinsburg visited Darline Bel
lamy several days last week.
Miss Byrde Mccoy and Marie
TorreysOn returned home from
Vandalia Tuesday.
Miss Margaret Scobee of Mex.
leo and Misses Marguerite AMI
Grace Greer visited Miss Marie
Torreyson last week.
Miss Floy Whitney of Mexico
visited Mrs. Tom Pearson last
week.
The heaviest rain of the season
fell Saturday and Sunday nights
E. c. Mayhall who has been
quite sick is able to be at work
again.
Miss Lucille Miner of Mexico
visited Miss Ida Lake part of last
week.
Mrs. Luke Simpson who has
been sick with typhoid fever was
able to go to town Saturday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-08
BEAVER DAM.

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The long needed rain has come.
We have an abundance of water
now. just think of the big corn
crops we will have.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse have the
sympathy of the community in IT,.
loss of their little babe. AS statsI
last week, they were visiting Mr..
Jesse s father in Galloway county.
The child died and was buried
there.
Hiram Threlkeld and relatives
enjoyed a barbecue and reunion 1T
the Atkinson woods last Saturday.
All had a delightful time, visiting
and eating, and were sorry the
day was so short.
Mesdames billiard and Weidler
entertained their mother, Mrs.
Mamie Smith of Mexico. their Sis
ter, Mrs. VIM. Shelley and two
children of st. Louis, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Alb billiard of Laddonia,
Saturday ana Sunday.
Mrs. G. w. Bailey and Miss
Gladys Ernst, of Mexico, spent
last week with Mrs. j. II. Wilkins.
j. T. Crews, Leslie Crews, j. II.
billiard, Hiram Threlkeld AMI
several others attended the stock
sale at Fulton Monday
j. II. Wilkins and wife went tC
Mexico Saturday to help their
father, G. w. Bailey, celebrate his
18th birthday.
j. 7. Crews sold horse 10
Loren Smith last week for $3.50
ana brought one of Earl Taylor
for 1920. He sold a mule colt for
800.
Hiram Threlkeld has purchased
nice bunch of native ewes.
Mrs. Martin is entertaining her
sister, Mrs. Willis, of Holt Sum-
NIT.
Loren Smith has purchased Il
half interest in John Lylis saw
mill and has moved out on Beaver
Dam again. We welcome Mr.. and
Mrs. Smith into our midst.
Miss Bessie Crockett and Crock
EFT Woolery attended the Cen
tralia Fair last week.
Henry Crews expects to start to
Virginia tomorrow Tuesday, to
visit relatives.
Mrs. Harding and Clarence love
returned Tuesday from a visit to
relatives and friends in Indiana.
Mr.. Harding wears smile now.
John w. Wayne sold a mare last
week to N. MCGOWAN for $175.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-08
Live Stock Matters.

National Stock Yards, Ill.,, Sept
5000 cattle on sale today. re,
ceiptS consisting mostly of mediun
TO fair kinds. Very few good, fat
cattle on sale. Market steady t.
strong with top of $3.50. Tor
heifers $3.50. Top cows $3.50 for
fancy 1900 hogs. Market 10 cts
higher. Top $1,000. Heavies get,
ting closer to the top all the time
1000 sheep. Market steady. with
top lambs $6.75. Top sheep 81 9"
Bright Live Stock Com. Co.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-08
High School Pupils.

The following are among those
outside of Mexico who have en-,
rolled as pupils in the Mcmillan
High School:
a. j. Snedeker, Laddonia.
Nellie c. Noll, Martinsburg.
Mary and Ross Cant ana Sterl.
ing Carter, Thompson.
Russell and Margaret Rosser
Rush Hill.
Thomas Rowe, Rowena.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-08
EAST END NOTES.


Miss Hannah Coughenour OF
Vandalia is the guest of her sister
Mrs. VI. d. Porter.
w. ID. Hutchinson has returned
from a visit with his mother n.
Clarence. No.
w. y. Lewellcn returned Satur.
day with his family from Kansas
City where they have been visit
ing the family of c. +. Fuller.
Mrs. Fred Bishop and two chill
lrcn. Miss Edna and Master
Clarence, have gone for a visit to
their old home near Piper City, III.
+. VI Branstettcr gave his an
nual colt show and picnic last Fri.
day. Some splendid colts were
exhibited in the different rings.
but we are not able to give a list
# the prize winners.
The Mt. Olivet and Central
Union congregations each just re.
Gently closed revival meetings
with good results. Rev. Luke
Kirtly assisted by Rev. Abe Jones
began series of meetings at
Pleasant Plains church Monday
night.
Mrs. w. II. Stroker who has
typhoid fever still remains very
low.
Miss Maud Barbee will attend
Hardin College and take music
this winter.
Richard Shannon and sister.
Miss Anna, will attend the State
University.
Miss Maggie Webber bought a
fine 4-year-old driving mare for
$4,000.
j. d. Lewellen bought of
Earnest Lcwellen 40 acres of land
at $4,000 per acre.
Nerlc Lewellen bought of Mrs.
Gertrude Biggs 40 acres of land
at 5000 per acre. The land above
mentioned is part of the estate Of
the late j. w. Lewellen.
VI. D. Porter sold four fine
Poland China hogs to different
parties at fancy prices last week.
Z. d. Weber was over last
week and bought eleven head of
stock cattle from his son. Grover.
at a 30 per hundred.
Rumor has it, there will be a
wedding in these parts soon that
has been long expected.
During the storm Sunday night
lightning struck one of Grover
Webber'S barns and shocked Mr..
Weber considerably, but no
serious damage was done.
Lightning also killed a $4,000
horse for David FouSer during the
same storm.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-08
Slavens-Azdell Nuptials.

Mr.. w. H. Slavens, manager of
the Lacrosse Lumber yard at Lad
donia, and Miss Mary D. Azdell,
of the same city, were united in
marriage yesterday afternoon in
Mexico, Rev. w. A. Hanna officiat-
ing. 1t is a splendid young couple
and we extend them our very best
wishes. They were attended Ivy
Mr.. Clarence Denmark and Miss
Bertha Slavens. The groom is a
brother of Messrs. Ole and J. b.
Slavens of Mexico.
l.. P. Crigler and family are az
ranging to move back to st. Louis.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-08

The Rush Hill school opened
last Monday, Sept. ), with Miss
Lottie King as>principal. Mis- Alb
bic Sullivan, intermediate, and
Miss Ina Wykoff. primary teacher
The school cnrolls 10 new tuition
pupils. which certainly speaks well
for the teachers and the 'reputa-
ton of the district. Rush Hill is
justly proud of her public school.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-08

\ big picnic is announced to be
held in Claude Bybee's Pasture
near Moline. on Saturday, Sept.
II. James 4. Reed and David R.
Francis will be two of the speak
erS. If the rains let up and the
roads get settled. the picnic will
be attended by an immense
crowd.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-08

Roy Heller, son of R. L. Heller
at Moline, is rapidly recovering
we are glad TO report, from tbs
operation he recently underwent
for appendicitis. Roy is but u
years old but he is a brave boy
and stood his ordeal with all
patience.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-08

Park Sellard. who suffered a
broken leg last week in a runa.
way, is not improving as rapidly
as could be hoped. we are told
But we hope to hear of his getting
along better in a few days.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-08

Mrs. James Wilson and son
George, of Washington, Penn, are
here on visit to s. NJ. Baare in
Mexico and Thomas Baare of near
Benton City.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-08
Little Child Dead,

The three weeks old child Of Mr..
and Mrs. Alex Qualls of this city
died last Tuesday morning of sum-
mer complaint. The funeral was
held Tuesday afternoon and
burial at Thompson. Sympathy is
extended the bereaved parents.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-08

Mrs. Emil Feutz of Rush Hill
left for st. Louis yesterday. Her
husband will follow in a month or
two. They expect to make that
city their future home. Mr.. Feutz
renewS for the Message.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-08
HoLLENsVmLE.

A heavy rain fell here the last
three days.
Col. J. w. Peck sold a mule colt
to Judge Carter for $4,000.
J. w. Sharp sold II 240 lb. hogs
to Powell and Mundy at 50 per
cwt.
/ County Superintendent J. l..
Shobc of Mexico and Prof. G. ID.
Coakley of Laddonia last week
visited Central school. Mr.
iCoakley was a former teacher of
Central, and while hore called up
on number of his friends and
visited his sister. Mrs. F. L. Me-
Gee.
Leslie Pierce returned last week
frsm Shelbyville. ILL.,. where he
spent few weeks at his old home.
visiting relatives and friends.
Misses Emma and Mamie Din
widdie Of Knoxville. Tenn. re-
turned home last week after a six
weeks visit with the family of ID.
VI. Slonaker.
Milton Householder bought a
good saddle horse of J. F. Barnaby
for 1925.
Col. j. G. Crawford spent few
days last week with DIR. j. b.
Scholl at Eldorado Springs and
was accompanied home by his
mother, Mrs. Fannie Crawford.
and Minnie Reed who had spent
three weeks with the Dr's. family.
McGee Bros. sold Milton House.
holder l2j bushels of corn at 65c
per bushel.
Misses Frances and Mary Will
fey will go to Mexico this week
to attend Mexico High School this
winter.
Miss Lena Galloway spent Sur
day with her grandmother, Mrs.
Fannie Crawford.
At. j. w. Blum 5 colt show Say
urday. Judges j. T. Leeper, J. E.
Mundy and c. VI. Fox awarded
first premium to Marvin Carter s
colt and second to o. r. Shep-
ards. A fine bunch of colts were
shown.
Moses Crawford came down
from Moberly last Thursday TO
visit his cousin. Warren II. Gala
way.
Schools in this section of the
country have begun. Miss Leta
Rudasill last week began at Long
Branch, Miss Ida Bolts at Bryan
and Miss Katie Sievers at Gate
wood. this week.
o. T. Cawthorn has the founda.
ton for his new house ready for
Platte Bros. to begin building.
j. H. Berrey traded good draft
gelding to Mr.. Young, on the S.
ID. Wilson farm. for some corn in
the field. The corn was valued at
$1,000 per acre.
b. c. Berrey sold a calf to En-
NETT Mundy for $25 and T. n.
Berrey sold one to same party at
$500 per cwt.
j. w. Blum lost three good
horses Sunday night by lightning.
One was Byrd, the mother of Rex
Blum, for which Mr.. Blum would
not have taken $500. The loss was
partly covered by insurance.
The heavy rains Sunday MORN
ing and evening prevented the
country preachers from filling
their appointments Sunday.
Mrs. Wesley Blankenship of
Martinsburg spent last week with
the families of her brothers, Chas.
and Hugh Threlkeld.
Hugh Threlkeld is moving to
the Jas. Baker place.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-08

]. F. Llewellyn, the L. S. Gov
eminent weather man Of Mexico,
tells the Message that 6 1-2 inches
of rain has fallen in this locality
in the past six days and prospect
for moro.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-08

The Mexico public schools
opened Tuesday. Largest enroll.
ment ever, it is said. Many boys
and girls from the country are
joining the High School classes.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-08
FOR 80 acre farm.

FOR 80 acre farm.
For terms, see large bills. Lunch
on the ground.
II. p! WARDEN.
j. T. johnson, AuctiOneer, B. +.
James, Clerk.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-08

c. a. Candy was in to see the
Message a few days ago, to push
his subscription date up a notch
Mr.. Candy is just recovering from
a hard tussle with blood poisoning
on one of his hands. He was laid
up 10 weeks with the affection.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-08

w. w. Pollock and Mrs. Cleve'
land johnson and two sons are
home from a visit in Michigan.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-08

The Message acknowledges a
call from Fred Davenport. of near
Rush Hill. He is a splendid fell
low, ana Of course he joins the
Message subscription list
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-08

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. j. w
Pennington, of Greensburg, Kan
sas, Monday, Sept. 5, a girl. Mrs
Pennington was formerly Miss
Laura Maxwell of Rush Hill, Mo
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-08

c. w. Pease, just southwest of
Mexico, is feeding 500 lambs and
wethers on his farm this fall.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-08

Gray Wilson, of near Moline
had a car of 1850 lb. steers on the
st. Louis market Tuesday of this
week. They sold at $6.75.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-08

Mrs. Anna Miller, late of Mex
leo, directs that the Message be
sent to her in st. Louis.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-08
SKINNER NEWS.

past.
Threshing is done. Not so many
oats being marketed as there was
a month ago. The price doesn t
justify the farmer in selling them.
hence they are keeping them and
will feed them largely.
o. +. Ellis marketed 81 265
pound hogs to w. T. Hodge Mon
day at $500 per ewt.
j. W. Holloway has been i'll the
past few days.
Misses Mary and Frances Will
fey and Fletcher Powell left Mon
day to attend Mexico High School.
o. f. Ellis and p. T. Bruce re.
Gently purchased a new Linstroth
wagon.
II. T. Squirting and James Chap
man purshased a new Superior
wheat drill with fertilizer attach
ment of j. w. Dry for $1O5. A
large acreage of wheat will be
sown this fall.
n ten days meeting at Bethle.
hem closed Sunday. a week ago,
with two additions. Rev. Powell
of Minneola, greatly endeared
himself to our people. The last
night the brethren gave their pas.
tor, Rev. Upton, a pounding and
canning-the men bringing a can
of something and the ladies a
pound of something. A spring
wagon load was donated, includ.
ing a pair of shoes. Upton was
greatly delighted and could
scarcely express his appreciation
of same as it came on him so un,
expectedly.
John F. Winn is home from the
cane breaks of Arkansas. We
haven't heard his report but sus.
pect it something like this,-pret.
| ty good looking down there but
Audrain is good enough for me.
Curtis Ehret of Iowa was here
the past week, visiting his broth.
er's family, F. A. Ehret, and one
of his best girls, Miss.
Cyrus Russell Squirting is ill at
present of appendicitis. Here S
hoping for his early recovery.
p. 7. Bruce got in. a double deck
of wethers two weeks ago, at $50
per cwt.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
Elsie, on Aug. 81, bouncing girl
baby.
Miss Ethyl Baker began he!
school at Naylor Monday. A sue
cessful school predicted.
Miss Katie Sewers began her
school at GatewOod Monday. A
small school here and good one
expected.
Harry Householder built a good
granary on his valuable GAO acre
granery on his valuable $40 acre
farm recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Powell, of
West of Mexico, were the guests
of j. F Winn last Sunday, a week,
j. G. Crawford will begin the
erection of a large barn soon on
his valuable farm.
Roy Bruce now sports a new
buggy and harness.
Rich McGowan was home from
Gem City Business College last
week, attending the Centralia
Fair.
John w, Blum was a heavy
loser Sunday evening, the con-
sequence of the electrical storm.
He lost one good work mule AMI
gelding and an extra good brood
mare, the dam of his great horse,
Rex Blum. Covered partially
by insurance.
James G. Crawford lost a good
mare Sunday night, killed by
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-08

Miss Meta Woods of Galloway
county is visiting Miss Bessie Me
Pheeters Of this city.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-08
A Coffee Demonstration

We most cordially extend to
our friends, patrons and the
coffee drinking public an invi-
tation to call at our store on
Friday and Saturday, Sept. 8 and 10
to drink a cup of
FOlser's Golden Gate Coffee.
Everyone is nest Cordially Invited.
F. A. SANNEBECK.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-12

Macmillan Harding have returned from q
trip abroad. Miss Carolyn Harding who
attends Vassar, returned home with them.
Miss Ruth Harding, who graduated last
week at Vassar has gone to Kansas City
to attend the wedding of her roommate,
Miss Young, which takes place next We'd
nesday.
Misses Elizabeth Anna and Alice Fry,
daughters OF Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Fry,
leave Tuesday for Quebec, from which city
they expect to sail June II on S. Empress
of Ireland for three months tour of Eu-
rope. Their program includes visits in
eight of the leading countries and also at
tendance upon the Passion Play at Ober-
ammergau, July o. They will return 70
New York the middle OF September.
Among the cabin passengers sailing for
Europe yesterday on the Hamburg Ameri-
can line steamer Cincinnati, are Miss
Clara Hermanson, Miss Edna Steven OF
Kearney, Neb; Miss Eleanor Rentz, Miss
Marie Won Dulsburg Mr. and Mrs e. w.
Gunther, Master Clarence A. Gunther,
Mrs. Hattie Pittenger, Omaha, Neb. Mrs.
William Bischop, Mr. Fred Bischop, Mas
ter Harry Bischop Of Nebraska City, Neb
Mr.. Warren S, Blackwell, accompanied by
his mother Mrs. Martha Blackwell and
daughter, Miss Margaret Blackwell left
yesterday for Quebec. and VIII sail from
there this week for London, England
where they will join Miss Blackwell, who
has been visiting friends and relatives there
for some time. They will remain in Lon
don few weeks, but win spend about four
months travelling through the European
countries. They viii also attend the Pas
sion play at Oberammergau.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-12
WHISPERING WOMEN or HAREM
Vivid Picture of Life behind the
walls of Homes in
Tunis.

Life in a Mohammedan harem is wildly
described in the May Travel Magazine by
the first American woman ever admitted
into one of the most exclusive homes in
Tunis. She writes:
I'VE were received In the bridal chamber,
which proved more interesting as a place
Of haphazard charm, than for it's native
character, to our regret. A high mouch-
arabia screeIi>and some odd sitting cushions
were the chief native furnishings. pair
of European beds, carved and richly inlaid
with nacre, faced each other across the
ROOM while elsewhere. noble brass bound
Golfers and a crystal-framed mirror,
handed down from the Doges of Venice,
corsair spoils and tall Tunlsian wedding
candle sticks. thick as your arm holding
gilded bougies, made part of the motley
OF course. everything was to the taste of
the husband, which was decidedly pro-
gressive. The brides of Tunis bring only
their dowry and the trousseau, all the rest
the man supplies-contracting in some
cases, debts that even the dowry fails TO
cancel
AT first the girl bride. to whom we
we're introduced, appeared suIky but under
the fire OF our eager interest all her bar
riers went down she broke into laughter
and gave me her warm little hand to hold.
The laugh was the empty laugh of a child,
but her touch ran like flame In my blood.
Presently we were all somehow chatterlng
happily together
AN air of perfect amity pervaded the
strange little trio, as of two big children
with their father. Topics Of conversation
being rather restricted, however, the hus-
band, who had performed the introductions,
directed Zabellan, the bride, to display her
wedding costume Most worthy, we found
1t, of the only daughter of the rich mer-
chant, Ahmed EnifaT. The vast white satin
trousers merely served as background for
their encrusting embi olderies while the
Uleeveless jacket was a stiff casaquo of
gold work upon its satin lining, where
flowers of pearl and cloudy moonstones
cleaned through the sumptuous pattern
Most interesting of all to us was the pur-
pie silk vell-the rlfla, wrought in silver
on the hem with sentences from the Koran.
Questions now dubbed forth-questions
until now forbidden by Arab etiquette
Had the sid never really seen label
lah face TO face. before the moment when
he lifted that veil? Never And yet he had
known that he would find her beautiful
Yes. he replied. and explained how her
cousin had described her to him. And
besides" the Arab concluded her brother
her own brother, as beautiful as tho
moon!" Delightful classic phrase! On a
bracket l noticed the photograph OF our
host. Its history? II was taken 20 send to
milady when the match was arranged. and
during their twelve-month engagement had
had invited her affections
The lady had some advantages, II seems.
Eo had taken her without dowTy We
learned, and the engagement was shorter
than most, which often run three years.
II Is during these long betrothal periods
that the Arab girls embroider their gar
ments. and In some communities they begin
to weave the rugs for their homes"