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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-06-17
MISS JOANNA P. MOORE HERE.

In connection with the reunion
which was held at the Fireside School
last week, nice little home recep-
tion was given to Miss Moore, the
founder of the school and the home.
Miss Moore has been away from
Nashville for quite while, during
which time she visited the principal
cities in the East and New England.
Miss Moore is no doubt the best
known worker among the Negroes in
the South to-day, and although adj
vanced in age, she is as active and en-
thusiastic in her work as she was
twenty-five years ago. She spent
last week in making her rounds, Wis
iting her old acquaintances and
fYipOdS -
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-14
New Mail Route Wanted.

w. W. Pollock and Others are
interested in a new rural mail
route out of Mexico to the north
east. Postmaster Kunkel thinks
the service proposed is much need
ed. Among those out that way
who have no rural route service at
present, being compelled to come
to Mexico, are the following :
Walker Pollock, Cortez EdmOn-
stOn, Ed Moore, VIM. Mansfield,
Francis Station, Tandy Jones, Joe
Fecht, VIM. Kluesman, Louis Ber-
ger, Rob't. Luckie and L. c..
Byrd.
The above, of course, are very
anxious for the service. The fol-
lowing who are now on the Ben
ton City route would be put Oh
this new route: j. II. Fairshild.
James Doolin, Dittleby Station,
C. w. Givens, Mark Givens. Joe
Bailey and S. T. Davis.
The following would be taken
off route 1, Mexico, and put on
the new route: j. b. Weaver, j.
II. Davis, c. II. Shoup, Jack Stu
are, Mrs. J. A. Sullivan, Paul
Hudson, j. II. Wheeler, d. F.
Clark and j. Bartell.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-14
Academy Medals Won.

Mr.. Clyde Shoup, son of II. w.
Shoup, near Rush Hill, has re-
ceived the Shaw Gold Medal as
the Missouri Military Academy,
offered by Col. Shaw Of Kansas
City. 1t was for Courtesy, In-
dustry and Integrity. 1t was one
of the best medals offered by the
school. Clyde is bright boy. We
are pleased to learn that he will
attend the Academy again next
year.
Another gold medal was offered
by r. d. Worrell for most mer-
torious conduct, won by c. T..
Gates of TiptOnville, Tenn.
Another medal was offered for
the neatest kept room, won by
William Sutton of Carthage, Mo.
The medal for highest scholar
ship was won by Donald Cruise OF
Kansas City.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-14
Circuit Court.

In the matter of Holmes vs..
Hammett, the race horse case, the
verdict was for the paintiff, the
amount of recovery being fixed at
$40 on two counts and $40 on
another.
Divorce was granted Gertrude
Biggs VS.. w. R. Biggs. Plaintiff
was also granted the custody of
the children and given decree OF
so per month for support of thu
children.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-14
Change of Route.

There is talk of changing the
route for the electric railway near
Champ. south of Mexico, from III"
first plans. The settled sur, cy
was to run about one-fourth 0 Il
mile west of Champ. going acl ,Sa
part Of Mr.. ParadiSe's land, put
Mr.. Paradise offers free right ol
way on his east line, when
would take the road directly thru
the little hamlet. If this is don"
station and stock pens will De
built ON the corner Of Elmer
Dicus' farm, near the school
hOus;.
The railroad is now completed
from Mexico to within about one
mile and a half of Champ.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-14
Mexico, Mo.
HIGH HILL DISTRICT.
Mary Ecton.

A glorious good rain Saturday
evening.
Everybody is busy harvesting.
c. f. Sellers bought two calves
of Joe Rediger for $475O.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pink Parks of ST.
Louis are visiting relatives and
friends in and around Centralil.
Aunt Margaret Pulls is on the
sick list.
V. T. Cox shipped one car of fat
cattle Sunday night, also Bill
Sims one and Egbert Sims two.
Parker Denham made hying
trip to Oklahoma last week. His
daughter and Son-in-law, Jeff Jcr-
man and wife accompanied him
home.
Jesse Pulls who took the
mumps last week is getting along
fine.
J. l.. Smith and wife attended
church at Salt River Sunday.
The little daughter Of Henry
WilmOtt has been sick the past
week but is better.
w. ID. Pulls has gone TO Weir.
Kansas, to investigate the pros
poets for work and look over the
field, as he was called there.
The wind storm Saturday eve.
ming mcapped and blew down los
of Oat shocks.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-14
Officers Installed.

The local lodge of Knights ,E
the MaccabeeS gave a public III,
stallation of officers last Friday
night. r. b. Anderson, of St,
Louis, Great Commander made an
address.
The following officers were in
stalled: Commander, r. f. Smith
Lieut.. Com, NJ. s. Carter; Chap,
lain, w. G.. White; Sergeant. j. Il
TOwson; Master at Arms. Fred
SteffenS; Second Master oI
Guards, Edward Sweeny; Senti
mel, f. r. Varney.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-14
Harry Stocks Hurt.

Harry ID. Stocks. son of S. D.
Stocks of this city, came near
getting seriously hurt one night
last week at Centralia while rid
ing with his young friends Earl
and James BledsOe in the BledSoc
automobile, which went into 4
ditch. 1t was thought at frSr
that Mr.. Stocks had broken his
arm but Later it proved only a bad
bruise. The auto was damaged
but little.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-14

Eddie Johnston, who has been
visiting his parents near Santa F.
and other relatives in Mexico, lett
Monday night for Canada to look
afteg a chicle drying mill plant
there owned by his uncle, Rober'
Boatman. Mr.. Johnston, after Il
two or three weeks stay in Cana,
da, then goes to Belize, British
Honduras, where he has beer
stationed for two years past.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-14
The Handkerchief Funeral.

The following were among
those from Mexico who attended
the funeral of DR.. f. d. Vande-
venter in Laidonia last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Clark. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Y. Brown. Mr.. and Mrs,
j. f. Martin, Judge S. +. Ken
dali, J. b. Owen. James \. Pierce,
Mrs. Robert Painter, f. r. jesse
Judge Alex Carter. Col. Greco
Clay, S. d. Stocks. Price Cunning,
ham, Henry Lee, Ed. j. d, Greer
r. NJ. White and John Beal.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-14
Breaks Her Arm.

Miss Laura Carter. daughter nt
Judge and Mrs. Alex. Carter, Sul,
fered broken arm last Frida,
while visiting at the home of h"g
aunt. Mrs Ellen Mason. in Mex
leo. She is getting along rs nice
ly from the hurt as could h.
hoped.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-14
Big Mortgage Filed.

The Chicago & Alton railroa I
filed mortgage for $1S,000,000 in
bonds with the Audrain County
Recorder last Saturday. The mort
gage was in favor of the L. :.
Mortgage & Trust Co. "The On y
Way" is going after some big i'll
prOvementS somewhere.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-14
Divorce Cases Filed.

The following cases for divorce
have been filed for trial at the
September term of the Audrain
County Circuit Court:
&. a. Barnes VS.. Kate Barnes,
plaintiff charging desertion.
Laura J. McNair VS.. Reuben Nc
Nair. plaintiff charging non-SuP-
port.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-14
County Inmates Dead.

Richard Cornwell, about SO
years of age. a tramp. who was
sent to the County Poor Farm,
died last Friday. The body was
buried by the county the follow
ing day.
Wesley kilgorc. who had bean
an inmate for "A dozen years r
more, also died last week. Buried
at the cost of the county.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-14
Struck in the Eye.

Claude Powell was struck in
the eye with a small piece of steel
one day last week. He was com
PEELED to go to st. Louis to get
the use of large magnet for its
removal. He is now recovering
from the hurt all right.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-14

w. II. Vandeventer of COlum-
bia was here last week to attend
the funeral of his cousin, DIR. T.,
d. Vanieventer, at LaddOnia, but
missed train connections at Cen,
tralia and did not get here until
after the burial, lie paid the
Message a pleasant call while in
Mexico,
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-14

State Game Warden w. i.
Keath, of Mexico, went up to
Sturgeon a few days ago and
swooped down upon a number Of
fellows guilty of "rock fishing" "
catching fish with the hand whila
under the rocks spawning. He will
lay the names of the guilty parties
before the Boone county grand
jury.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-14
Our North Molino correspond

Our North Molino correspond
ent offers the following regarding
the recent death of Mrs. Jack
Brown, of near Laddonia: "We
are panied to hear that Ella
Brown was called hence so early
in life She will be greatly missed
in the home, in the neighborhood
and in the church. We extend our
sympathy to the bereaved
family" "
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-14
A Big Rhubarb Leaf.

Editor of Message, Dear SIR
| read in the Message some
weeks ago of some one reporting
a rhubarb leaf which measured .
feet wide. | can beat that some.
We have one which measures 2
feet and and 1-2 inches. My pa
pa takes the Message and we all
like to read it.
Respectfully,
Mary Ecton.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-14
A Crippled Foot.

Carter Crockett. Of near Mex
leo. son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. c.
Crockett, stepped on hedge
thorn one day last week, running
it deeply into his foot, and the
wound has been giving him :
great deal Of pain.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-14

Rev. J. o. Coppedge, pastor Of
the AuXvasse NJ. f. church, South,
is making a tour OF England and
Scotland and Continental Euorpe.
He writes a letter to Rev. II. /.
Cobb of this city from London,
ssying that he was con the way"
and enjoying himself
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-14

w, f, Veerkamp, formerly a
teacher in Audrain county, has
been reelected superintendent Of
the public schools at Neosho, Mo
Misses Tressie and Clara Stotter
Of Laddonia visited Mexico
friends last week,
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-14
DR.. CAVE DEAD.
One of Mexico's Most Popular
Physicians Passes Away.

VI nNNNlu ul hNOho lllt NltSSdR
has been reporting the serious il!
ness of DR.. f. S. Cave. Som,
months ago he discovered that II,
must give up his profession anc
he went away to the southwest
part of the State on visit. Sev.
eral weeks ago he returned but
his health was gradually and sure
ly giving way. He then went to 4
hOspitl in st. Louis for treatment
But there was no help. Bright ,,
Disease had laid hold on him. and
there were no hopes for his life
Later his eyes became affected
and he lost his sight. His faithful
wife remained at his bedside. anj
on the 7th Of this month, his 54th
birthday, his children were sent
for, to celebrate the birthday 10.
gether with him for the last time
Last Friday night he was brought
home, and there Sunday after.
noon, at 2 o'clock, his life went
out forever.
lie was a native Of Boone ounty
born, it is said, on the ground
where the city Of Columbia now
stands. His parents were hardy
IpiOneer settlers. The father and
mother are both dead, but the fol
lowing brothers and sisters SUI.
vive him: w. II. Cave of Ward.
vile, Okla; Charles Cave, Copper
Hill, Arizona; Mrs. j. II. Johnson
Mexico, Mo-; Mrs. H. b. Cole, Sc.
dalia, Mo-. and John S. Cave, Ce-
dar Rapids, Iowa. The wife. whl
is a sister Of Mrs. j. f. Durkee OF
this city. survives him and the fol.
lowing children: Margaret, Julia,
Helen and Edwin.
DIR. Cave was educated in the
country schools of Boone county
and in 1871, when the family
moved to this county, he attend.
ed private school in Martins,
burg, later graduating from II. NJ
Hamill's private school in Mexico
He then attended the State Tn.
versity, later graduating for hi,
profession from Missouri Medical
College in st. Louis. He began
medical practice in Mexico in
1884. Later was elected Coroner
Of Audrain county. For some time
he served as chairman of the
! Democratic central committee OF
Audrain. He was a member oI
the Mexico School Board, Secra
tary Of the Executive Committa,
of Missouri Medical Association
r and director in the North Missouri
, Trust Co. He was also a Masor
, of high standing.
DR.. Cave was a manly man. n,
trust confided to him was eve
violated. He believed in taking hi
: religion into his politics ana int
all the engagements of life. II
p was a citizen and patriot wei
worth while. The Message join
5 with his family and hundreds q
friends in deeply mourning hi
$ death.
: The funeral was held at tn
q home yesterday afternoon, =
e 2 80, conducted by Revs. w. \
$ Hanna, II. f. Truck and j. y
o Headingt m. The pail bearer
n whom h. chose two weeks befOr
@ his death, were the following
q George Robertson, r. NJ. Whit,
$ w. w. Johnson, j. T. Marshal
d r. d. Worrell, F. r. Jesse, j. I
) Abbay and Henry Llewellyn. Til
burial was with the honOrs Of I'll
Blue Lodge of MasOns an
Knights Templar
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-14
Gets Verdict for $4,000.

The Misses Sallie and Sabina
Hartley, who sued their father 5
estate, VIM. Hartley, for $4,320,
got verdict in the Audralh
county circuit court last week for
$4,000.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-14

Mrs. Porter Tinsley of Thomp-
son became critically i'll last
week, She is the mother of J. o.
and f, NJ Tinsley and Mrs. Ben
Franklin of Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-14
Married Last Saturday.

Mr.. Arthur Sewers and Miss
Mayme Newberry. both of Ben,
ton City, came to Mexico last Sat,
urday and were united in mar,
riage, Justice Allen Stallings off
ciating.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-14

j. b. Rutter, out toward Cant.
this county, has "laid by" 2OO
acres of corn; his prospects for q
big corn yield is most excellent.
A big rain fell last Saturday
night over this section of Mi s.
souri,. 1t has put the corn cron
prospects in most excellent shape.
The J. S. Chaudoin residence IN
Waddingham Park was sold last
Saturday under deed of trust for
s., 900, w. w. Fry being the pur-
chaser.
DIR. R. r. Robinson, is RAISING
100 mallard ducks on his farm
near Friendship, this county. It's
new idea but we believe the
Doctor could raise the old time
blue headed drake and his pare!
just as easy.
T. j. Bates has traded a house
and lot and four other lots in
Bates Addition for 100 acre
farm south Of Montgomery City.
We'd rather have the farm, TOO.
Get some land at your first chance
and hang onto it.
Alex Seymour, who recently
sold the old Bob Graham farm.
south of Mexico. as the Message
reported last week. has bought
another farm near Montgomery
City. He may go to his Mont
gOmery farm some time this fail.
He is good citizen and we are
sorry that Audrain must lose HIM.
W. n. Maxwell, late of Thomp-
son, this county, is still killing
snakes down at Rayville, Mo. He
sent the Message the rattle from IA
big rattler this weck-"a small
pocket piece" " he calls it. Some
of his friends at Thompson have
also received pocket pieces of like
nature. Mr.. Maxwell says his crop
prospects are fine.
f. C. S. Miller, who has a fine
little farm in the west suburbs OF
Mexico, who moved to Audrain
county from Iowa several years
ago. believes in intensive farming.
in farming so as not to impover-
iSh the ground. He thinks that
clover is highly beneficial to land
but that, for the same purposes,
cow peas are better. He has eight
acres planted to cow peas this
season and they are doing fine.
Audrain county needs more small
er farms, and better and more
thorO farming, and such men as
Mr.. Miller are the ones to lead the
way in these better things.
The Message has a New Mexico
paper from the Pecos Valley
country, which speaks of the
farming ventures of b. w. Hale
formerly of Laddonia, this county
lie has 100 acres of alfalfa tLat Is
worth a long trip to see. IIe be
gan cutting hay the first Of May
and by the time he had lin,shc,
cutting the first crop he had to be
gin all over again. The editor o.
the paper referred to further say
that Mr.. Hale says there is bu
one drawback, and that is hi
work is never done, and he is no
sure but what he will get NOR,
4, than he bargained for before h
goes over the field five times thi
year. However he is willing T.
endure much for the remuneration
he is receiving, Later Mr.. Hal
plans to turn an imported fin
stock of hogs on his alfalfa field
and he estimates that his groun
' will yield him a profit of $l3
per acre.
w IL NnndnNnntnr nf Cnlnn
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-14
James Tanner Wounded.

James Tanner accidently re-
ceived a gun shot wound in his
right foot one day last week, He
is recovering all right but the
wound was a very painful one.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-14
Two Births.

An eight pound son was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey West,
July 10th. Born, the same date 10
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Towson, Il
daughter.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-14
THE GooDLY TOAD.
Don't Kill Him-Lightning Hits
Felix Martins Granary-
The Cow Pea.

=
close to Felix Martin, near Mo-
limo, a couple of times recently.
. The first time it struck a gate
post, splitting it open, fixing it for
kindling. Then it struck his
granary, damaging the building
some, killing a fine hog that was
near and shocking several Others
till it is thought they will die and
killing a hen that was under the
granary.
The Louisiana Press remarks
that the National Live Stock Re-
porter published at National
Stock Yards, Illinois. has added a
new Goss perfecting press to its
establishment and installed elec-
+ tric motors to run its machinery.
. The Reporter is one of our most
valued beef exchanges and al
though the price of meat has got
: beyond the country editor, yet we
enjoy reading about the high do
ings of the cattle and hogs.
Leon Heller, Porter CauthOrn.
Clyde Ellis ana Almer Mundy, all
of near Molino, each sold bunch
of lambs to Powell & Munday last
week.
Billy Coil at Laddonia has one
Of the best improved farms in that
part Of the county. He has put in
at his large new barn a u horse
power gasoline engine, which is
a great saving of muscle and time.
If we had Billy's farm we would
not take $3.50 an acre for it. His
neighbor, George Ramey, was
ready to set the dogs on any buy
er who would offer him (Ramey)
800 an acre for his farm three
years ago, and now perhaps
Ramey's farm is worth nearly as
much as Coils. Audrain county
dirt is all right, and a coming, see :?
The Farmers Home journal
says: "Train loads of tobacco
are now being fed to sheep AMI
lambs 1t is no longer will to-
bacco prevent and cure stomach
worms and is it safe to feed?' Let
the educators and experimental
lists say what they will, the to-
baccO treatment is doing the work
all over this land. Tobacco, either
in the proprietary medicines and
foods or fed alone with salt, is saw
ing hundreds of thousands of the
hockmen who had almost given NJ
in despair in their fight as Inst
the stomach and intestinal pests
Don't be afraid Of tobacco Feed
it three times a week. Give it to
your horses and colts and hogs. II
they are wormy or out of condi
tion, you will note a radico
change in three weeks" "
C. w. Gather, C. w. Strait
and D. C. Haskell have sold thu
Missouri Packing Co. plant here
to Holse Bros, of Stewartson, III
Mr.. C. w. Strain has been retain
ed as manager for the new firm
AS high as $l5 hundred i
sometimes paid for live toads b!
English and French gardeners
The toad is a highly appreciate
parsonage in. foreign gardens
Shelters are made for the tOads-
shallow holes in( ground Gov
cred wit fiat stones or cards. Tn
toads will retire into theSCsin tn
daytime and come forth at dusl
for their nightly insect forays
Professor Hodge of Clark Uni
versity estimated that every tim
the farmers boy killed a toad h
was destroying 800 worth Of stoc
on the farm.
Colman's Rural World of 81
Louis has this note June 25th W
looked over a three-year-old blac
saddle colt by Artist Rose, son o
Rex Mcdonald, that has ju'
graduated from the Tom BaS
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-14
KIDNAPPED HIS CHILDREN.
Open Air Sleeping Room
Who's Dat Wastin' All
Dat Good Liquor?"

Fred Walkenhorst sexton Cf
the st. Charles cemetery, is now
the father of twenty-five children,
sixteen of whom are living and
thirteen still at home. The stork
left twins at the cemetery last
week. That's live-real live
cemetery Walkenhorst keeps, ELI 4?
Miss Hazel Hite at Paynesvilln
has had constructed a portable,
open air sleeping room. The room
is 8X5 feet, D IL feet high, with
one door in the side, and is mlG
of screen wire. 1t will be covered
with heavy canvas or rubberOid.
and will have canvas curtains on
all sides to protect against wind
or rain. Miss IIite expects to
place the door of her tent room
to the door opening out of the
house. and it will be admirably
convenient. These open-air rooms
are fine and maybe everybody
ought to have one Of some de-
scription. As prevention is BET
ter than cure, these tuberculOc1s
fighters might here get a pointer.
Lee Thurman of Pike county is
now drawing $S5 month as an
engineer ON steam pIow in Ida
hO. He runs the plow for w. L..
Shattuck.
John j. Haley Of Pike county is
slowly recovering from the effects
of a tumor on his left eye which
has troubled him the past eight
weeks. For four weeks he was
totally blind in that eye.
According to the Liberty Trib-
une "A number from that city went
over to Kansas City to celebrate
the gloriour 4h, and when they
returned at night, some. were
more full of other things than pat
riotism, and when they went to
alight from the train a white MAJ!
concluded he would avengr
Jetfrie'S knockout by knocking Il
negro in the head with a bottle nf
booze. SO without preliminarieS
he came down with great force on
a negroes head who was on the
step below him, The bits Of
glass and booze flew in all direc-
tions and when the negro SmelIed
the booze , nd felt it running
down his face ne said, "Who is
dat waStin al dat good liquor .
Elmer Fields kidnapped two
children from his divorced wife
and started west from Paris, Mon
roe county, with them at noon
Wednesday. of last week. accord
ing to the Appeal. Mrs. Fields
laid the matter before Prosecuting
Attorney Fuller at 4 o'clock that
afternoon and the chief of police at
Kansas City was at once notified
to intercept them Fields had
taken a different route, however,
and is probably now in the state
of Washington, where he intended
going. Mrs. Fields chances for
Iregaining custody of the children
are rather meagcr Public &ympl.
| thy is with her.
Fields and his wife separated il
Colorado last year. Mrs. Fiel |,
came back to Shelbina, her former
home. Fields at once filed suit fo'
divorce out there and Mrs. Fieidt
filed a similar suit in Missouri
Each, it is claimed, secured a de
cree, and each, it is said. wa
given custody of the children
Mrs. Fields decree, however. wa
granted first because less notice i
required in Missouri than in Coio
rado. Fields came back about tw,
weeks ago. He met his wife an,
children at the home of Charlie.
Painter on Tuesday and was give
PERMISSION to bring the little girls
: one aged 3 and the other aged !
when he came to town to marke
!
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-14

Police Judge w. w, Fry is at
Excelsior Springs for an outing,
Justice L. N. Bass is Police Judge
protein.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-14

Mrs. w, ]. Truby ani children
of st. Louis arrived here last
week on a visit to the family oe
s. C. TRULY.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-14

orado decree because she had not
been a resident of Missouri the re-
quired time before asking for a di-
vorce.