Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-01-06
BEN SMITH DEAD;
CHAS. McPIKE'S SUIT.
FRANK QUIGGs TURNS BAN.
DIT-MIss JOHNSON, SONG
WRITER.
Mr.. Willingham Quits Manage
ment of the County Farm.

the return from their wedding trip
last Thursday were presented with
a handsome rocking chair by the
Neighbors Of the Modern Wood
man camp in this city. Mr.. Kun
kel has been one of the faithful
officials of this camp for over 13
years.
R. M. Painter returned home
from Artesia, N, NJ, last week. He
thinks five times better of Mis-
souri, than ever. He did not invest
in New Mexico, but he says he
almost had to come away
between two suns to get out of the
clutches of real estate agents.
Henry Boeger, near Molino, was
operated on for appendicitis last
Saturday. He took i'll the Sunday
before. We learn that he is re-
covering nicely.
Mrs. French Strother, step
mother of Mrs. H. P. Warden Of
Mexico, died at her home in Union
Hall, Va, few days ago. Prof,
French Strother, the husband, is
well remembered in Mexico, at one
time serving as School Commits
sioner of this county.
Miss Dennie Kelso, daughter nf
County Assessor 7. j. Kelso, won
a $400 piano in the st. Louis Times
icirculation contest which closed
last week. Miss Kelso is receiving
the congratulations of her many
| friends over her success.
h w. s. Hamilton is to be the new
manager of the County Poor
Farm. VIM A. Willingham, who
now has charge, will vacate about
March 1st and will take charge oi
the J. E. Seitz place, southeast Of
Mexico.
Miss Pauline johnson, of vii
II Jamestown, KY, who is a sister ot
VIM. G. johnson of this city, i.
winning honors as a poem writer
and composer of music. Her lates
: effort is song entitled, "Here'
Hoping Fortune May Smile on
5 You"
Frank Quigg, who Is years ag'
. was a base ball player in Mexico
! drifted down into Oklahoma an,
] a few days ago with two othe
Y men undertook to rob the bank a
!. Harris, Okla. The officers got a til
' on the plot and when the robber
: appeared they were ordered t
3 surrender, but they started to ru,
: and the officers fred upon ther
Y and Quiggs fell mortally wounded
a One of the other robbers wa
wounded and captured and tn
third man made his escape.
John S. Gatson and E. S. Gan
. attorneys, have filed suit in tn
u Circuit Court to recover 400 acra
u of land and other property, value
s at near $4,000, in and adjoinin
u Vandalia. The suit is in the nam
II of Charles Hardin McPike againi
Sarah A, Chamberlain, widow {
le John w. Chamberlain, deceased
IS Susie Chamberlain, Willial
e Chamberlain andIda Chamberlain
Z his wife; James A. Chamberlai
e and Ethel Chamberlain, his wifi,
Famine Lyter and c. A. Lyter, h,
! husband; Sarah A. Chamberlai
! exeeutrix of the estate Of John v
Chamberlain, and Chas. G. DAME
{ Plaintiff claims that the appoin
l. ment of Trustee Daniel was illeg
and that he has been acting wit
out authority and the court is as
ut ed to appoint trustee to deed Il
a property to the plaintiff, as it w
m to be decided to him, as appea
ID in the petition, when he became
tn years of age,
d, b. j. 3. Smith, about 6S yea
ne of age, died at the home of h
n, brother, /. j. N, Smith, north
r. Laddonia last Friday morning. ]
y, was a native Of Hardin couni
Ky, and came to Audrain coun