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Mexico Missouri message., 1910-06-09
REFORM IN PLANTING CORN.
BY Spacing Kernels in Hills, the
Yield Can Be Increased.

Two more bushels of corn can
be grown on every acre of corn
ground, according to a bulletin
issued blythe Department of Agri-
culture, if a new method of kernel
spacing is followed by the farm
ers. The bulletin tells of several
years of experiments by the gov
ernment experts and the large in
creases in yields they obtained by
the new method.
Kernel spacing consists simply
in scattering out the kernels s,
that 4 or stalks grow in one cl Is
ter, in order that the corn should
grow to the greatest advantage the
government corn experts found
the stalks in the one hill should be
five inches apart.
"The disadvantage under which
two or more plants in a hill are
compelled to grow by the kernels
being punched together is so plain
that it is remarkable that we have
not long ago devised some method
of checking corn that gives each
plant room to form q normal plant
root system" the bulletin says.
The bulletin says that changes
in the present corn checkers will
be necessary before the corn can
be planted in hills so the stalks
will be a few inches apart, but
that the increase in yield will
more than repay the farmer for
the trouble. Tests showed that an
average increase of four per cent
was obtained by the new method
of seeding. About OneIhalf the
corn acreage of the United States
is checked or planted with
planters that drop the kernels
close together in a hill. The sub.
stitution of kernel spacing plant,
ers would add, at the least esti.
mate, fifty million bushels of corr
to the annual production in the
United States.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-06-09
County School Law Good.

Paris, Mo, June 5.-The first
fruits of the county school super
vision law were witnessed at Paris
yesterday when 200 pupils from
the district schools of Monroe Co.
were graduated and presented
with diplomas signifying they
were competent to take up High
School work. Assistant State
Superintendent Hall delivered the
address and County Superintend-
ent Garter presented the diplomas
The defamation contest was won
by Leo Delanyed and the reeita-
tion contest by Miss Evelyn Bates,
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-06-09
chautauqua Preparations.

President George Robertson, of
the Mexico Chautauqua Assembly
through Secretary Baskett has ap-
pointed Messrs. w. w. Pollock, j.
E. Durkee and John P. Kemp
members of the Committee on
Chautauqua Grounds. This com
mittee will make all necessary ar
rangementS for suitable grounds
to hold the Chautauqua on, pro-
cure tents and prepare for seats.
This is a very important commit
tee and it's work is necessarily
done sometime in advance.
The ladies of the Soliciting Com
mittee are meeting with success
and will have business meeting
with Mrs. Durkee in few days
and report on the. completeness of
their work. Citizens are sub
Iscribing literally for tickets. All
those who subscribed for tickets in
1909 for 1910 should pay Secre-
ltary Basket at their earliest con
venience as it will not be long till
funds will be needed. Tickets can
be procured from the Secretary
upstairs in the Llewellyn building
or in Llewellyn & Sons store
Other places will be selected later
where tickets will be on sale all
the time.
Everything pOrtends, even thii
far ahead, for a very successful
Chautauqua this year. The pro
gram-pamphlet will be ISSUED
about July /.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-06-09
JAS. G. FOREMAN.
Has Mysteriously Disappeared
From His Home in This +
County.

Jas. G. Foreman disappeared
from his farm out west of Rowena,
in this county, before Christmas
and nothing has been heard from
him since. L. f. Bagby, his nep-
hew, fears that he is dead. He
told Paris Appeal man the other
day that Mr.. Foreman was a
very. sick man a day or two before
leaving home, and had been in
poor health for several years. Bag
by lives on Mr.. Foreman's farm
but was not informed of his plans
when he went away. Mr.. Foreman
owns a section of land near STRAIT
ford, Sherman county, Texas, and
may be down there, though Bagby
fears he will never be heard from
again. Foreman, many think, is
.of unsOund mind. Until his wife
obtained big judgment against
him when she obtained a divorce,
he owned a large and very valu-
able tract of land. When he ig-
nored the judgment part of the
place was sold to satisfy it. Other
parts have been sold to satisfy
other judgments and executions
for various causes, and none Of
the suits or sales were opposed by
him. He still claims title to all th2
land. and the new owners find Il
hard to get any income from Their
part because fear of trouble with
Foreman makes people slow about
renting it.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-06-09
THE wH1sKEY SITUATION.
The APPALLING Conditions at Van
dalia and Bowling
Green.

The amount of drunkenness in
Vandalia is disgraceful. Worse, it
is appalling. Beer and whiskey
are shipped in here in unbe-
lievable quantities. Every Satur-
day night we understand wild
orgies are held just out of town
Every evening of the week drunk
men are seen on our streets.
Vandalia voted in local option
She voted it with a big major
ity.
Is there any legislation that can
cover the present situation?
They say there is not.
1t is disgraceful, say the men.
And the women weep AMI
wiring their hands.
And the vile stuff comes in on
every train.
Well, there You are.
Think about Vandalil
Leader.
1t seems that the saloon people
or the drinking element have
"turned loose TO help the Pro-
hibition cause. The same thing
exists here. \ man goes 10
Louisiana and brings back a lOal
some in boxes. some in baskets.
and one fellow last week was in
"A hurry to catch the automobile
and had four quart bottles in h
arms and a railroad tank full
his body. He said he heard Bow
ling Green was a dry town and
he wanted to irrigate "
But, what can be done? While
| il is true that the class that IS
being prepared to live drunkar,ls
is composed of almost finished pro-
duets, some good boy might b.
caught before he had time to ra-
alize his condition.
Something may "drap" hers
and then-what? Will it be a $40
fine? Don't do it! Make it $500
and the work will end.-B. G.
Times.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-06-09
BENTON CITY.

The cold weather continues.
Farmers are getting the blues.
The new switch board house IS
about completed. It is a neat,
three room residence.
Elmer johnson of Cape Bren-
ton, N. D., is the guest of home
folks here.
Mrs. Roy Wright attended the
wedding of her sister, Miss Mary
Howard, at Moberly, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson of Mont
gomery City were guests at Mrs
Abner's Sunday.
Miss Florence Bane of Venice
is visiting Mrs. l.. NJ. Owen this
week.
Mrs. II, r. Moore and daughter
Evelyn, visited in Mexico Satur-
day and Sunday
John Hilderbrandt is quite i'll
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Woodsor
of e, st, Louis were called here
Sunday on account of the seriou,
illness of the latter's father,
Uncle Walter Tratchel. He is still
no better.
Jno. Starkey and wife of Mex
leo visited at L. NJ. Ovens Sun
day, between trains.
JAS. Wylde is having a ney
residence erected on one of nj
lots just west of his home place
Miss Emma Bremen of Kansd
City on her way from Warrentol
College stopped off here and Sisi;
ed Mrs. olin CulbertsOn Ffida,
and Saturday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-06-09
Hoagland-Marson Wedding

Miss Vera Hoagland, daughter
of Mrs. Laura Hoagland, the latter
being principal of the South side
school in this city, was married in
Kansas City Wednesday of last
week to Mr.. Donald L. Marson of
Milton. Iowa. The bride is also !,
prominent teacher, and Mr.. Mar
son is a leading dry goods mer-
chant of Milton. Many friends
here extend best wishes for Their
future happiness and prosperity.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-06-09
Card From L. p. Crigler.

To the Democratic Voters of
Audrain county.
Gentlmen -
| have always been ambitious
enough to desire to be a member
of the Legislature from Audrain
county; but until now, I have
never had the courage to an
nounce myself as a candidate for
that high office.
If l am elected to that position
l will fully appreciate the homo,
and will give my best service foT
the welfare of the people of my
county. whom it will be my great
privilege to represent.
Yours sincerely,
l.. p. Crigler
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-06-09
Lee-Barkley Nuptials.

Mr.. Z. D. Lee, who is superil-
tendent of the New London public
schools and who is a son of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Lee of Mexico,
was married last Thursday morn
ing to Miss Bennetta Barkley,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. c.
Barkley of this city, the wedding
taking place at the home of the
bride, Rev. w. NJ. White of the
Christian church officiating. After
the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
left for a short visit in st. Louis
The Message extends them hearth
est congratulations.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-06-09
McDonough-Howard Nuptials.

Mr.. Robert f. McDonough. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ne
Donough of this city, was married
Wednesday Of last week to Miss
Mary Il. Howard, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. c. T. Howard OF
Moberly, the Howard family for
merly residing east Of Mexico. The
wedding took place at Moberly
the Rev. c. f. Miles officiating
After the wedding Mr.. and Mrs
McDonOugh left for a short trip
to st. Louis. Many friends in
Mexico join in extending The
happy couple congratulations an
wishes for future happiness an
prosperity.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-06-09
A TARIFF INJUSTICE.
But Lawyer Shows" the U, S.
Official.

Montgomery City, No, June 4.
The Rev. J. T. Neyins and At
torney Grant Barker of this
county. who have been travelling
in Canada. returned to Missouri
with a good story that shows up
the tariff which is fostered by the
Cannon-Aldrich faction of the Re
publican party.
Mr.. Barker, while in Winnepeg
purchased a wooden shawl for his
wife, paying - for the garment,
which the tariff would bring up 20
about $15 in the United States En-
route home, of course, they en-
countered the inevitable customs
officer, who ransacked their be-
longings,
He found the Canada shawl,
"all wool and a yard wide" and
he at once prOpounded the ques-
tion whether he bought it for his
own use or for someone else. Old
men having some years put away
the good old fashion of wearing
shawls, Mr.. Barker had to admit
that he purchased the garment for
his wife.
The custom officer promptly in
| formed him that the duty was $S,
which is the tariff rate. Mr.
Barker, being a lawyer and having
/ his wits with him, said:
cts my understanding that a
man aud wife, under the law
made by God and man, are one
at least they are so recognized in
the United States. "
The custom officer studied for
a moment and then agreed that
the Missourian had shown him.
He passed the gentleman without
receiving the $S,
Republican papers please copy,
I
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-06-09
THOMPSON.

Turner, Pulls and wife spent
Saturday night and Sunday here.
the guests Of their parents.
Miss Edna Cant spent a few
days with her grandparents near
Mexico.
Joe Considine was on the st.
Louis market Tuesday last with
an extra good car Of hogs.
II. T. Cant shipped a car Of fat
hogs Tuesday night to st. Louis.
Albert Coons returned to Halls
vile Saturday after working Tor
f. +. Elliott about 10 days.
Mrs. E. V. Boone entertained
her mother, Mrs. DR.. Varnon of
Mexico, last Thursday.
Miss Annie Tinsley has been
spending the past week with her
grandmother, Mrs. r. p. Tinsley.
Mrs. Homer Weellley of Halls
vile i the guest of her parents
here this week.
Mrs. Mary Creasey came home
Saturday after three weeks
visit to her brother and family.
Mr.. Daniel Long of Nevada, Mo.
Charlie Powell shipped a car Of
hogs Thursday to st. Louis.
Mrs. r. L. Davis and daughter,
Miss Mabel, left Sunday on Il visit
to Mrs. Davis daughter, Mrs
Ed Mayes of Edgar Mills, Phelps
county. They were accompanied
by Miss Myrtle MayeS of Cen
tralia.
Mr.. d. w. McKeehan, one of
our best school teachers, has been
emplOyed to teach the Jesse school
the coming winter at $50 per
month.
Mesdames Tinsley and Cogswell
are at home from a short visit in
Centralia.
Beverly Mayes and family were
down the last of the week, visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. r. l., Davis.
The Modern Woodmen of thi,
place will hold their first meet
ing this Saturday night, June II
in the New Hall, All mem
bers are urged to be present
Ed. W. j. Hardesty came Fri
day to fill his appointment d
7 Liberty. The good members an,
J Others prepared well-flled basket
4 for the occasions, both Saturda.
; and Sunday. On account Of ran
the crowds were not so large.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-06-09
THAT NEW ELEcTR1c.
It Comes to Laddonia and Should
Be Procured for
Mexico.
Montgomery. Mo, June 3.


The st. Louis, st. Charles and
Northern Traction Association
held it's first monthly meeting in
Middletown, this county. Repre-
sentatives from Olney, Marling,
Mt. Carmel and MiddIetOwn were
present. Some engineering has
already been done in st. Charles
and vicinity, and additional work
along that line will be put on foot
at or near Laddonia this week.
The proposed line was by vote de-
finitely located from st. Charles
by way Of st. Peters, Old Monroe,
Troy, Olney, Marling, MiddletOwn
and Mt. Carmel to Laddonia.
This road has nothing to do with
the proposed st. Louis and Kan
sas City Electric.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-06-09
POWELL FORD.
j. w. Million.

SO much rain it is hard to get
through planting corn.
Several from this vicinity at
tended Children's Day at Trinity
last Sunday and enjoyed it ever so
much.
Mrs. VIM. Berry and two
daughters, Misses Lorene and
Emma Lee, and son, William, and
Mrs. Milford Powell Berry, all of
Moorefield, KY, are expected to
arrive at Mexico Wednesday of
this week.
Dan billiard sold so goats 20
Mr.. Weilder, south of Mexico, de,
livered last Monday.
Miss Lola Powell, Of. Mexico
spent Sunday with Miss Pauline
| Powell.
Children S Day at Sun Rise 4tt
Sunday in this month.
Miss Bennetta billiard ol
Beaver Dam is the guest Of rela
tives in this vicinity.
Miss Nora Belle Mcdonald o
Duly neighborhood spent few
days last week with Miss Bennett.
in this locality
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-06-09
Open Letter to Hon. L. P. Crigler


Mexico. Mo-. June 3, 1910. Hon.
L. p. Crigler, Mexico, Mo. My
Dear Sir:-You are of course
aware that there is to be a vote Oh
a Constitutional Amendment at
the next general election in Mis-
souri, providing for Statewide
prohibition. Now in the event
the Statewide amendment does
not carry and in the event that
Audrain county gives a majority
against the liquor traffic and a
measure is introduced into the
State Legislature providing for
the county unit system for dealing
with the liquor traffic or to raise
the limit above 2500 in towns and
cities now having the privilege Of
a separate election from the
counties, will you, in case you are
the representative from Audra n
county, vote for or against such
measure? st.
We respectfully ask for an an
swer to the above question, pri-
vately or in the public press, on
or before Saturday, June 11th.
Yours truly,
j. w. Million.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-06-09

Marriage license was issued III
Mexico to Marion Moss of Van
dalia and Miss May Humphries
of Higbee.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-06-09
$2815

The consumer gets drunk, the
wife goes hungry, and the child
rem get rags. The man VINO votes
license gets whatg
xxx
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-06-09

Mr.. Estil McDonough and Miss
Mary Howard, who were quietly
married in Moberly last Wednes-
day morn, June 1st, and who have
been visiting relatives in st.
Louis for few days, were the
guests of the brides sister, Mrs.
Roy Wright, of near Benton City,
Saturday and Sunday They re
turned to Moberly Tuesday
where they viii make their future
home.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-06-09

w. G., Painter Of Wellsville,
father Of R. NJ. Painter of Mex
leo, is visiting a sister In Western
Kansas.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-06-09
LEwELLEN's BARN.
Make The Farms Smaller. T.
Fairbain's Good Land
Deal.

". IL. Brown, southwest of this
city, sold two cows, 1900 pounds
each, and a bull, 1900 pounds, at
5c., to Powell & Mundy.
Fegan & Randle, the second
hand store men, have bought F.
NJ. }Greenup's secondhand stock
and are moving the same to their
building on Washington street.
=. T.. Compton, north of Paris,
loSt a draft mare heavy with foal
last week. She became frighten-
eJ jumped a fence and died with
opt struggle,
W. H. Kessler, of Seed Tick
peighbOrhood, southeast of Mex
heo, says that crop conditions in
THAT locality, with the exception
( Of oats, all look very discouras-
ing.
Z. D. Webber, north of Lad
donia, says he has 40 acres of
wheat that will make half crop
he thinks-about 10 or II bushels
to the acre. Ed. thinks that viii
more than make his bread all
right.
j. Z. Fairbain sold 80 acres of
land recently in the Piddletown
neighborhood, northeast of Wor-
cester, to J. G. Moore and son for
$50 per acre. Mr.. Fairbain
bought this land three years ago
at $50 per acre.
Ed. Hamilton recently bought
sucking mare mule colt from B.
Morrell for which he paid $3.50.
The colt s sire is Price Bros.
great jack Jumbo and its mother.
is the fine show mare that took
premiums last year at a number
of county fairs over the State.
Wesley Winn, down south of
Mexico, the Auxvasse Review
Says, has added to his worldly
possession this spring six extra
good mule colts and eight of about
the best calves in his bailiwick.
They are Of his own breeding and
there is where he will make his
profits.
Rev. II. l. Cobb of this city re-
Gently visited in the Southern
States and in his "Circuit Rider"
4 few days ago he makes this OBJ
servation: The N. C. butcher
sells his customers beef for 3 cts.
Tess, per fb., than do our Mexico
butchers, and cuts it, in many in
stances, from Western cattle. Who
gets the extra three cents which
we payf The producer does not.
The Message sympathizes with
Jim Lewellyn of near Laddonia,
who lost his barn by lightning 4
few weeks since. 1t was one of
the finest structures of the kind
in the county and Mr.. Lewellen' 3
loss is about $4,000. He lost all
his farming tools and harness
saved practically nothing from
the blaze There was large
quantity of hay in the barn and
the lightning put the whole build
ing in flames in an instant, a.
most.
can eighty acre farm is bis
enough for any man, y said Estes
Bedford, a farmer who livoi
north of Columbia, to a Columbi,
Tribune reporter "There ar,
too many waste places on nearI!
every mans farm. / know tina
my farm could yield much NOR
than it does, if it were intensive
ly cultivated, in the way tina
eastern farms are handled
Nearly every farmer has troubl
getting hired help these days
There are too many opportunitie
in towns for the day laborer VIII
doesn't like to stay in the cous
try. That means that the farm
er has to do most of his own worl
The man with several hundre
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-06-09

v. A, GiImour, who is in the
real estate business at Pomona
Mo-, was in Mexico Monday and
made the Message a pleasant call
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-06-09
Mrs. Polly moore of this city
became very sick last week.

Mrs, E. A, Ellis returned last
Thursday from a visit to relatives
at Darlington, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-06-09

Miss Martha Tinsley has been
friends in Fulton,
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-06-09

Harold Robinson is visiting rel
atives in Chicago.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-06-09
From a Bushel of Corn.
L. p. Crigler

Laddonia, Mo, June 3, 10
Editor Message: l send you =
statement of the cost of a bushel
of corn-it is in whiskey after all
costs are settled:
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-22
UNITED STATES TRFArS
G. RMANY WITH FAIRNESS

Berlin. Jan. ga forecast Of the
reply of the United States TO Ger
many's recent tariff note, telegraphed
in advance indicates that Geunanys
position has been treated i'm a spirit OF
fairness and an agreement is likely
The question of the importation OF
American meats appears to offer no
further difficulties. The imperial min
lister of the interior, in anticipation
of the American reply. has prepared a
bill which will be submitted to the
federal council and the Reichstag for
approval before February Z, the date
upon which the general tariff will be
applied TO American imports, unless
an agreement is reached in the mean
time. The American note, with a
draft OF this bill. will be communicated
for it's acceptance or rejection to the
imperial consultative commercial
board, which is To meet on Monday.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-22

philadelphia, Pa, Jan. 22.-Colleges
today arc up-to-date if they are any
thing. only a few years since the air
ship was looked upon as a dream To-
day college students I'm Pennsylvania
as well as i'm Columbia, are expert
menting and il is not at all improb-
able that within the next two years an
airship race between these two uni
versities will be feature. along with
football, baseball and other sports.
I'm a few weeks the airship that the
students of the University of Pennsyl-
vania are building will be ready for
The students are making
for the initial flight to
take place in Falrmount park, and after
the try-out If all goes well "A challenge
will be issued to the student world to
meet In a flying contest as an innova-
tion i'm college competitions.
The University of Pennsylvania aero
plane which is being constructed i'm
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-22
MAY GET BOLD
TRAIN ROBBERS
Blood Hounds and Sheriff's Posse
on Trail Of Four Missou-
ri Bandits.
HELD UP The MISSOURI-PACIFIC
Daring Train Robbers Stop Fast Train,
Detach Mail and Express Cars
and Lesurely Rifle Mail
Bags Near ST. Louis.

st. Louis, Mo, Jan. 22.-With more
than "A hundred deputy sheriffs. con-
stables and special service men in pur-
suit il is believed the four men who
held up the Missouri-Pacific train No.
last night near Eureka, thirty miles
from this city will be caught today.
Blood hounds were put on the trail to-
day. 1t is believed the robbers are
hiding i'm the foothills near Eureka.
Just how much the men got from the
mail car is unknown Twenty-Five
sacks of mail were ripped open and
hundreds of letters rifed while many
other letters and packages are sup
posed to have been carried away. The
safe in the express car resisted all ef-
forts of the robbers To open IL with
jimmies and crowbars and they did not
attempt to use an explosive.
Two bandits boarded the train at
Pacific, nine miles west of Eureka and
the other two tagged the train a mile
east of Eureka at a lonely spot with
red lanterns. AS the train slowed down
the two on board slid over the tender
and covered the engineer and fireman.
The engine, mail coach and combina-
tion baggage and express cars were
cut off, after the express messengers
and mail clerks had been ordered from
the cars. Baggageman Keeton hesitat-
ed at leaving and bullet carried away
his hat and a lock Of hair. With one
of the robbers at the throttle Of the en-
gine the two ears were taken to Castle
wood six miles distant where the rob-
bers leisurely rifled the mail. The wa
ter was let out OF the boiler and the
engineer and fireman ordered to walk
east for fifteen minutes under a threat
of instant death. The quartette then
disappeared into the woods.
The three stranded passenger coach
es remained ON the main line until
o'clock this morning when they, to-
Cether with other portions OF the train
were brought into st. Louis by freight
train.