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Mexico Missouri message., 1910-02-10

Misses King, Sullivan and
Wyckoff, teachers in the Rush
Hill school, attended the teachers
institute in Vandalia last Satur-
day, A patron of the Rush Hill
school writes the Message that
that district now boasts of three
of the best teachers in the county.
He thinks that a few dollars on
salary should not cut any figure
when such teachers can be pro-
cured, He closes his note by say
ing: "Hurrah for Rush Hill
School!"
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-02-10
AGED WOMAN DEAD.
Mrs. Permelia Holloway Peace
fully Passes Away.

AT three o'clock, last Friday
morning, the 4th inst, Mrs. Per-
melia Holloway, perhaps the old
est woman in Mexico, peacefully
passed away at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. j. D. Miller, in
this city. She had been very i'll
for several months and for days
her death had been hourly ex-
pqcted. The funeral was held a.
the Miller home Sunday after
ndon at $50, conducted by her
pastor, the Rev. w. M. White.
She joined the Christian church
near 20 years ago and remained
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-02-10
REV. WATSON RESIGNS.
A Barn Burned-Three Funerals
for Rev. Mitchell-When
Eggs Were So q Dozen.

Rev. j. D. Watson of Mexico
who has been pastor for six years
of Indian Creek Baptist church
in Pike county, has resigned the
charge. He is succeeded by Rev.
Barbee for the present.
The Board Of Education of the
Louisiana, Mo-, public school, is
contemplating the addition Of
domestic science and manuel
training on a small scale to the
course Of study for the benefit
of the smaller pupils. These two
studies are very valuable and
should be added to the course of
study in every school.
Bowling Green Times: Mrs.
Arthur Odgen was operated on
by DIR. J. B. Hawkins of Mexico
last week and is getting along
nicely.
AT the State Industrial meet
ing in Hannibal last week w. H.
Logan, of the Farmers Bank az
Uaddonia, and j. G.. Wagner,
of Centralia, joined Mayor
Graham, T. j. Williams, L. NJ.
White and others of this city to
bring the next annual meeting to
Mexico.
A barn belonging to Mrs. Kate
Burkeye, north of Sturgeon, burn
ed Wednesday of last week. In
the barn were six head of horses
and four mules and these were
burned. The total loss, including
so barrels of corn, was about
$2250. A small amount of insur-
ance was carried on the barn.
The Wellsville Star says: Re-.
c. A. Mitchell, of Mexico, pastor OF
the Wellsville Baptist church, was
called here Monday to preach the
funeral of Earnest Bunch. This
is the third funeral Rev. Mitchell
has conducted over the remains
of members of the Bunch family
in ten days. r
The Kansas City Star said
few days ago: Rufus Pearson, an
old resident of Mexico, says thai
in 1910 eggs were three cents
a dozen, and nobody willing to
part with the three cents. But in
1865, on Christmas day, there
were only two eggs in the county
and the quotation was So a dozen
but nobody could furnish the
dozen. A wealthy citizen bought
the two eggs for fifty cents and
made egg nOg.
VIM. Smiley, one of Santa Fe's
very best citizens, was stricken
with palalysis about ten days
since. For several days he was in
a precarious condition.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-02-10

Fred Hunter, colored, plead
guilty in the Circuit Court Mon
day to stealing seven revolvers
from G. w. RobertsOn's Hard
ware store and was sentenced to
five years in the penitentiary.
Hunter is not a stranger at the
State prison, this is his third term
there.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-02-10

Permelia S. Gibbs was born in
Bedford Co., Va, June 6, 1917.
At the age Of six she moved with
her parents to Madison county,
KY. There she grew to woman
hood and on June 26, 1889, she
was married to John M. Watts.
About a year later they moved
to Howard county, Mo-, and
about six years later to Monroe
county, Mo, Nine children Were
born to this union, four of whom
survive: Mrs. j. D. Miller, Mrs.
w. N. Boatman, James H. Watts
all of this city, and Roland p,
Watts, of Rothville, Mo.
Mr.. Watts died Sept. 10, 1856,
and on Aug. IA, 1861, she married
John A. Holloway. His death
occurred Dec. 5, 1887. After his
death of Mrs. Holloway broke up
housekeeping and spent about
Is years helping care for her
motherless grandchildren. About
eight years ago, her health fai,-
ing, she moved to Mexico and has
lived with her daughters Mrs,
Miller and Mrs BOatman. Besides
her four children she leaves p
grand children, 27 great grand
children and 8 great, great grand
children.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-02-10

Reader Davis, a cousin of Mrs,
w. H, Wallace of Mexico. died
at his home in California, one day
last week. Clarence Menefee, for.
merly of Mexico, nephew of de
ceased, brought the remains to
Fulton For burial,
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-02-10

ever loyal to her church and her
God. Hers was beautiful Chris
tian, life, one ever worthy of
emulation. Blessed are the dead
who die in the Lord, for their
works do follow them.
The following from out of town
attended The funeral Hilbry
Bush and James Gibbs, Of Col
umbia; Mrs. w. w. Boatman and
daughter of Centralia; Mrs. Mag
gle Jackson of Moberly; James
Holloway and wife, of Rowena !;
Mrs. Susan Shock, of Hallsville /;
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Sproul, of
Paris; Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Mil
Ter, of Excelsior Springs; j. &.
Cox, of Fulton; Mrs. c. C. CO.
hoon, of Cordel, Okla; Roland
Watts, of Rothyille; John Zern,
of Stevens Store, and Mr.. and
Mrs. James Robert Boat
man, of British Honduras, here
the day before the death of their
grandmother, but obliged TO
leave.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-02-10

Mr., and Mrs Albert LeAnen
have moved from lWellsville to
Mlartinsbnrg. ME, Lehen viii buy
grain. and stock and ship from
Mqrtipsburg. ,l'sa
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-02-10

Bishop E. r. Hendrix, one of
the great church men of America
preached at the Mexico Metho-
dist church last Sunday morning
and Sunday night.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-02-10

Lockfidge Creigh, of the
vicinity of Santa Fe, was thrown
from his horse a few days aga
and was badly bruised and
" stove up" but is recovering all
right.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-02-10

George Mcclure, of Roosevelt,
N. NJ, is visiting among rela-
tives at Rush Hill. George says
his claim of 16O acres is grow
ing in value every day.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-02-10

Edward Sharp, of near Molino,
was reported Monday as being
dangerously ill with congestion
of the liver. He is over 10 years
of age.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-02-10

C. E. Morris and family, who
formerly lived on a farm south
west of Mexico. have moved to
Quincy, Ill. Mr. Morris is 4
brother of C. O. Morris here. He
says he is coming back to Mexico
in year or two to make his home.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-02-10

Our young friend Arthur Wor-
ley came back a few weeks ago
from Oklahoma. He thought to
locate down there, but he likes
the country of father and mother
back in Audrain better and that 5
why he's here again.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-02-10

Miss Mabel Baker, teacher in
the Benton City school, resigned
last week and Miss Jessie Allissn
of Mexico was elected to take her
place.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-02-10

Mrs. A, L. Bruton and Mrs.
w. H.. Logan of ,Laddonia, visited
their daughters this wsek who
are students, at the State SCJniver-
sity, . c.,4,
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-02-10

Mrs, Barbara ShoIp, the mother
of Mrs. E. B. Norris, has been
very i'll for several days. Mrs
shoup is quite aged. "a
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-02-10
LICK CREEK HISTORY.
More About That First .4th of
July Celebration Mother
Grimes in Song.
(Chapter 81

Oh INC CtltuTdJlUH ullucE lS lOuH
since dead. He was married
four times and lived many years
on the farm half mile east OF
Oak Grove school house. A son
survives him, MINUS Hoffman,
now living in the vicinity of
Shamrock, Galloway county.
Another son, Mercer Hoffman,
with Jim Smith, a neighbor, and
another named jackson, was kill
ed by Union soldiers about two
miles northwest of Farber near
the site of East Lick school house.
But to get back to the celebra-
ton. After the big dinner the
men discussed crop prospects, the
women exchanged friendly greet
ings and the young men and
women prepared to trip the light
fantastic on sawdust floor.
But about this time the speaker
of the day appeared, Hon. Nor
timer McIlhaney. His speech was
after the following fashion:
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and
Gentlemen: l am glad to meet You
on this occasion. l would not
descrate this day by making a
political speech, tho a candidate
to represent the people of this
county in the Legislature. |
would have enjoyed being with
you in the early part of the day.
l look upon this day as being
sacred to the heart of every
American, the day on which our
fore-fathers declared their in
dependence from the tyranny of
Great Britain. They supported the
declaration with heart and mind
and strength. For seven years
and eight months the struggle
went on, till at last the King and
his advisers decided to let them
have their own way. From 13
colonies, bordering on the
Atlantic, our territory now
stretches to the Pacific. The en-
ergy, enterprise and industry of
our people has stripped the wild
erness of its rude attire, and
splendid cities and homes now
cheer the dreary desert. We arc
now one of the greatest nations
on the globe. Ladies, thank yoI
for your kind attention, and
gentlemen, l will thank you for
your votes.
1t is said that McIlhaney got
the vote of every man present.
Late in the afternoon an aged
darkey appeared on the ground
and soon there were low whis-
perings among certain ones of
the men. and later different ones
were seen vending their way to
IA thick patch of underbrush.
When the crowd broke up several
were seemingly very happy. They
liked a little booze in those days
as well as now.
Some months after Mr.. Gillil-
land, tho it is now nearly 80 years
ago, was summOnsed before the
grand jury in Mexico. He was
asked who that darkey was, Mr..
Gillilland told the writer with
his own mouth that he told IA
huge joke to get out of his trou-
BILE. He was know-nothing be-
fore the grand jury. When he
would not say positively who the
darky was he was asked who he
supposed he was. His answer
was, his given name was Isaac,
and l suppose his full name was
Isaac -, because when
Uncle Billy got enough at the
picnic to make him happy, and
his tongue had lOosed sufficiently,
he said to the darkey, "YOu are
my brother. !" The members of the
grand jury, after a hearty laugh,
told Mr., Gililuland he might go,
He made the grand jury under
stand who Uncle Billy was all
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-02-10

Miss Bessie Powell IS at Little
Rock, Ark, where she win spend
the remainder Of the winter with
friends.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-02-10

Miss Anna Crawford of Cam
den, Mo-, is thes guest Of Mexico
friends,
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-02-10

Mrs. n. S. Johnston of Wor-
cester visited her daughter, Mrs,
DR.. p, E. Coil, in Mexico, last
week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-02-10

Mrs. T. j. Bybee has been quite
i'll with heart trouble, but is re-
ported better.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-02-10
$87I.36

Total ...... .........$3II.36
Respectfully,
Mrs. F. Hofriehter.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-02-10

The health of Judge S. NJ. Ed
wards does nbt improve.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-04-01
ANTILLA CASE IN COURT.
Charged With InfIictins Great Bodily
Harm Less Than Crime Murder.

The case of Peter Antilla, charged
with inficting great bodily harm less
than the crime of murder on the per-
son of Lena Ola. said to be a married
woman, was taken up i'm Justice Fish
cr's court today. Several woman witt
nesses told of how they sat i'm the
home of one of the women on Pine
street on Nov. 20, with Peter Antilla,
and that they consumed several bot
ties of beer and a pint of whiskey. One
OF the women, the owner of the home,
testified that she saw Antilla pulling
the woman Ola by her hair and that
after he released her she noticed that
the womans eye was swollen and
blackened. The Ola woman stated that
she did not lose sight of --the eye inn
mediately. but that later II gradually
grew worse. and finally the sight was
destroyed. She alleges that Antilla
was the cause of IT, Attorney w. j,
Galbraith is looking after the interests
of the defendant, and Prosecuting At
torney Macdonald has charge of the
case for the people. The examination
will be concluded this afternoon.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-04-01
SOUTHERN REPUBLICANS
MAY NOT ENDORSE TAFT

Asheville. N. c. April 1.-Numer-
Gus delegates have arrived here for
the republican congressional conven-
tion tomorrow OF the Tenth district.
The Tenth Is one Of the three repub-
lican districts of North Carolina and
the party leaders purpose to make the
feast to mark the formal opening of
feast to mark the formal opening OF
the congressional campaign. To this
end several republican leaders of ma
tional prominence have been invited to
address the gathering, among them
Representatives Duncan f. Mckinley
of California and Adha r. Johnson
of Ohio.
All indications point to the re-
nomination OF Representative John G..
Grant without opposition. The adop-
ton Of resolutions, however. may be
the signal for a spirited debate in the
convention. While perhaps the ma
jority of the delegates look upon the
Endorsement of the Taft administra-
ton as n matter of course. there are
some who are outspoken in their OPP
position to such an Endorsement. The
opposition arises almost wholly from
the action of President Taft In giving
preference to some Democrats over
Republicans in his appointments TO
federal positions in this state.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-04-01
LEAVES TO INVESTIGATE
THE AFRICAN MISSIONS

Chicago, April 1.-The Rev. John
stone Myers of this city. one OF the
best known Baptist clergymen OF Am-
erica, started today on journey that
has the heart of Africa as its OBJ
jective point. DIR. Myers has been ap-
pointed as head of a commission of
three which Is TO investigate the sta
tus and work of the Baptist missions
in the Dark Continent. The other
members of the commission are Jo-
seph Clark, the missionary who attain
ed prominence through his contro-
versy with Frederick Starr over con-
ditions i'm the Congo, and Mr.. E. A.
Ferguson. an Englishman who has
long been prominent in the work of
the Baptist Missionary Union. wheth-
er or not the Baptist church will
withdraw it's missionaries from Af-
rica. question which has been un-
der consideration for some time, will
be definitely determined by the results
of the commissions investigation.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-04-01
CLAIMS STEAMER AGENTS
IMPOSE UPON IMMIGRANTS
Induce Them to Come to America
BY False Tales of Prosperity
and Wealth.
VICTIMS FAVE NO RECOURSE

Washington, Apr. IA woman re-
lated today before the house commit
tee on immigration graphic story of
how thousands of poor immigrants
were brought to this country from con-
tinental Europe by the steamship COM
panies who. II is alleged, induce them
by means of false promises. to leave
their European homes and come TO
America i'm quest OF almost fabulous
wealth. only to be thrown upon the
charity of a strange country. poverty
stricken. homeless, and frequently
forced into absolute peonage.
The statements were those OF Mrs
Mary Quackenboss. an attorney OF New
York and former employe of the de-
partment of justice. i'm which capacity
she investigated alleged peonage cases
in the south. For a year she has been
abroad travelling through Spain, Por-
tugal. Italy, Greece and other countries
at her own expense, studying immi-
grafton questions.
Mrs. Quackenboss declared that al
most every village and hamlet of Eu-
rope had it's steamship agent. who was
frequently the village barber or store
keeper. who induced the poorer classes
to buy passage TO America. where IL
was represented they would be able TO
practically pick up dollars in the
streets. Lured by these tales. they
embarked for America, she said. only
to find that they have been hopelessly
defrauded. They were confronted here
with a life of hardship and poverty.
Even the fellow countrymen of these
people who have been in this country
q few years and are versed in it's ways.
frequently take advantage of the if
norance of immigrants and virtually
sell them into peonage, by taking their
money and shipping them 10 contract
ors in other parts of the country, where
they were put TO work at barely
enough wages to sustain life. said Mrs.
Quackenboss. The contractors pay
commissions also to these agents To-
Gated in New York and elsewhere for
the furnishing of foreign labor.
The way to stop the great food OF
ignorant and penniless immigrants 10
this country, Mrs. Quackepboss told
the committee. was to enact laws that
would reach the steamship companies
and their agents engaged i'm the work
of inducing undesirable immigrants to
come here. for the sake of getting the
passage money.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-04-01
TO COMBAT DRUG TRUST.
Chicago Retailers Organize to Make
War on "Chain" of Stores.

Chicago. April Ito prevent n
combination said to be backed by
Standard oil capital from securing
control of the retail trade by the es-
tablishment of n "chain" of drug stores
throughout the country Chicago re-
tail druggists to the number of nearly
500 today pledged themselves to enter
into a syndicate enterprise TO fight
the chain system. The so-called re-
tail drug trust is already in contror
of several hundred stores in New York
City, Boston and throughout New
England. With firm grasp on the
control of the retail trade in that Sec
tion of the country the syndicate IS
said to be planning for an invasion OF
the Western territory. The Chicak,
retail druggists propose 10 fight the
syndicate by forming a counter organ
ization on cooperative principles
Among those pledged to support the
movement are heads OF the largest
drug stores in the city.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-04-01
WON'T
BE UNANIMOUS
Ballinger- Pinchot Congressional
Investigating Committee
Badly Split.
PARTY POLITICS CONSIDERED
Democrats Have Notified Their Repub-
Iiean Colleagues They Intend to
Announce Their Contentious
IN Public Sittings.

Washington, Apr. 1.-The Balllnger-
Pinchot hearing went on today with
Secretary Ballinger's counsel in charge
of the presentation of evidence.
AS the hearing progresses indica-
tions multiply that the congressional
committee is so seriously split along
party lines that unanimous report Is
beyond the bounds OF possibility.
The Democratic members have noti-
fled their Republican colleagues they
will participate i'm the executive ses-
sions of the committee only upon the
understanding they shall be free to an
nounce their votes and contentious
during public sittings. The executive
sessions have not been very harmon
ious
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-04-01
Miners ON EVE
OF Big STRIKE
Three Hundred thousand Coal
Miners Ask Increase Of 5.55
Percent Ton.
MAY Be OF LONG DURATION
Indiana and Iowa Operators Agree to
Raise Wages But in Illinois and
Western Pennsylvania Men
Will Strike.

Indianapolis. Ind, April 1.--Cele-
institution OF the eight-hour day, 3O0.
900 bituminous coal miners faced an
enforced holiday OF far greater dura-
tion. In many states the miners two
year wage contracts with the operat-
ors expired at midnight and the men
their new contracts must provide for
n wage increase of 5.55 per cent a
ton on screened coal and an equiv
alent increase on the run of the
mine" coal. The adjustment of the
difficulty may be a matter of weeks or
days.
In the Brazil block coal district of
Indiana, there will be no suspension
of work, for late yesterday the opera
tors conceded to the higher wage de-
mands OF the miners on the other
hand In Illinois and Western Pennsyl-
vania, where the powder question and
which side shall pay the shot firers
enter into the controversy. there viii
probably be prolonged contest.
In hundreds OF meetings i'm miners
communities. where the people are
dependent on the industry they as
sembled to listen to the speeches Of
their union leaders. "Strike"was the
sole subject of discussion today.
President Lewis spoke at Belleville,
Illinois. this afternoon and will visit
various points in the affected terri
tory. Secretary Treasurer Perry to-
day went to Des Moines to participate
i'm the joint conference of the Iowa
winers and operators.
Iowa Miners Get Increase.
Des Moines, Iowa. April 1.-The
Iowa mine. worIcrs claim victory as
the result OF the first joint wage con-
ference at which the operators agreed
to pay an increase Of 5.55. The joint
conference adjourned until April IL
The old officers of Mine Workers
were today reelected with the ex-
ception of Auditor Harry Howe OF
Hiteman, who Is succeeded by Harry
Barber of Everist
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-04-01
RAILROAD men
TO HEAR TAFT
will be Principal Speaker at Big
Convention at Worcester,
Massachusetts.
NO BUSINESS WILL COME UP
ESTIMATED that 10000 Visitors From
United States, Canada and Mexi-
CO Will Attend Big conven-
tion Lasting Three Days.

Worcester, Mass, April with
President Taft heading the list OF
speakers and with an estimated atten-
dance Of 10000 visitors, the general
convention of railroad men OF the
United States. Canada and Mexico,
which is TO begin three days ses-
sion in this city tomorrow, promises
to be the most notable gathering OF
employers and employees ever held i'm
America. The gathering will be unique
in that no business whatever Is TO
be transacted The convention will be
purely of a social nature and the
three days will be given up to a good
time and an exchange of courtesies
and greetings between the executive
officers OF the big railroad systems
and the men who run the trains.
The convention will be opened to-
morrow with the reception OF the Wis
itors and a big welcome demonstration
in the evening. Sunday is to be the
big day OF the convention, with Pres
ident Taft as the guest o fhonor and
principal speaker. The President will
be met by reception committee upon
his arrival in the city and escorted
by five companies of the local militia
10 Mechanics Hall. where he is 70
speak at the afternoon mass meeting.
The program for the afternoon meet
ing provides for addresses Of welcome
by Mayor Logan of Worcester and
Governor Draper OF Massachusetts.
In addition to the President the
speakers will include Presidents will
liam c. Brown of the New York Cen
trail Railroad, Charles S. Mellen of the
New York. New Haven and Hartford
Railroad and Lucius Tuttie OF the
Boston and Maine.
At the Sunday evening meeting the
speakers viii be w. S. Stone of clevs-
lsrd, Grand Chief Engineer OF the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engin-
eers; A. B. Garretson Of Cedar Rap
ids. Iowa Grand President OF the Or
der of Railway Conductors; w. s.
Carter o. Peoria, ILL.,. International
President of the Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Firemen and Einginemen; w.
G. Lee of Cleveland. Grand Master OF
the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men. and p. II. Morrissey. president of
the American Railway Employees In
vestment Association.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-04-01
MANY COMING TO CALUMET.
Special Trains and Street Cars to Car
nv OratoricaI Contest Crowds.

Many Houghton people are planning
to attend the oratorical contest to be
held at the Calumet high school to-
night. James Mccarthy of the Hough-
ton high school will be one of the con-
testants and large delegation of his
friends from the village are expected
to be present to encourage the young
orator.
The Copper Range will run special
train. leaving Houghton at $3.50 and
this will stop at Hancock. Dollar Bay
and Lake Linden, each of which towns
Is interested in the contest from which
the best high school orator of this sec
tion will be picked to meet the orators
OF other high schools in the upper PEN
insula. The street car company will
also put on extra cars TO care for the
increased traffic the meet will cause.