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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-07-16
MISS BYiNGToN coNFESsEs TO
HAVE STOLEN FROM MRS.
MARGARET ARMOUR.
HAD ACCESS TO MONEY
Financial Affairs and Her Love for
Luxury Evidently Got the Best of
Her--civiI Suit Only Is Filed by
Employer.

Kansas city, July i5,-Mrs. Marga-
ret KIock Armour. widow Of Simon u.
Armour, the packer. filed suit In tho
circuit court here today for $4,000
against Miss Harriet Byingtop to
cover peeulatlons alleged to have been
made by Miss Bylngton while serving
as companion and housekeeper TO Mrs.
Armour.
The first intlma,ion the public re-
ceived concerning populations against
Mrs Armour came about three months
ago. when local newspapers published
stories saying that $4,000 i'll bonds
and securities had disappeared from
Mrs. Armour's safety deposit box at
the New England National Bank of
this city. The fact that the majority
or the business of Mrs. Artnours
household was conducted by Mrs. Ar
mours companion, nurse and houses
keeper, and the fact that this COM
panlop had the keys to Mrs. Armour's
safety deposit box was mentioned, but
the name of the companion was Kept
secret. Mrs. Armour refused TO bring
any charges of dishonesty against Miss
Byington. Meanwhile new discover
les increased the amount of missing
securities until the Armour attorneys
placed II at s15o,ooo.
Woman cenfsssss.
Under pressure brought To bear by
friends of Mrs. Armour and despite
the expressed confidence Of her EN-
ployer. Miss Byington several days
after the discovery of the populations
confessed that during the three years
she had been In Mrs. Armours employ
she had from time to time abstraeted
securities from the safe deposit box
and sold them to brokers on the pre-
tense that she was doing 1t for Mrs.
Armour. who desired the money Tor
private charities
Miss Byington then directed inVes-
tigators TO a dog kennel at the Armour
home. where about $4,000 of the Sc.
curlties were found buried In cor
ner. She promised to restore the re-
mander. II developed that thousands
of dollars had been spent by Miss
Byington for fine jewelry and works
Of art, for which she had paid fabu-
lous prices In some cases apparently
with the use of little Judgment. From
storage houses In this city, under Miss
Byington's direction, Mrs. Armours
representatives recovered Slo,VpO
worth of jewelry bought from one firm
I'm Is months, $4,000 worth of Oriental
rugs and $4,000 worth of mezzo-tints
purchased from local art dealer.
Other geegaws and flashy art works
were found In Miss Byington's apart
ment at the Armour home,
Miss Byington came to Kansas CITY
from Rochester, y. T., and entered
Mrs. Armours employ about three
years ago. Mrs. Armour is 10 years
old. Generally she came to lean more
and more upon her companion until
eventually she gave her large part
of the control OF the financial man
agement Of the household.
When told by her attorneys OF tho
disappearanc of the securities, Mrs.
| Armour refused to take any action
against Miss Byington and for weeks
afterward kept her In her employ.
The amount named In the suit IL
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-07-16
Dickinson Too.

Delegate Wiekershnm of Alaska to-
day declared that former Secretary Of
War Dickinson had been furnished
with the same evidence concerning
Alaskan frauds as was furnished At
torney General Wickersham In 1910,
and that he never acknowledged re-
ceipt of the documents. He had this
statement placed In the records of the
hearings of the Judiciary committee.
Coupled with IL was the further
statement that Delegate Wickersham
submitted to the attorney general more
than year ago evidence of an al
legged bribing of a United States dis
trict attorney by the Katalla company,
one of the organizations In the syndi-
cate.
Il have no evidence" declared Dele
gate Wickersham. that $4,000 was
used to bribe n deputy district attor-
ney. This Is the kind of matter
have been vainly trying to get this
government to investigate and prose-
cute"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-07-16

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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-07-16

Has to sell quickly. Read
the class ads every day.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-07-16
Class Ad History

FoUND-PURsE CONTAINING Ex-
press receipt and check. Owner
call at Missoulian office, prove and
claim articles.
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Mexico Missouri message., 1911-02-09
LIBERTY ITEMS.

The weather continues fine.
Roads are improving somewhat.
Bob Bice, living near Liberty
school house, departed with his
family Thursday for Princeton,
H., to farm this year.
Mr.. Williamson, living near
Liberty school, while cuttin"
sprouts was overcome with heat
and was carried to the house by
some Of his family. lie is getting
along very well at this writing.
Bennie Newberry and wife had
the misfortune to lose their little
child Thursday night.
Carl McCOwin and wife of near
Stephens Store and Sid Lyons
and wife Of the same neighbor-
hood spent a few days last week
with Will Wolf and family.
Il. A. White sports a new banjo.
Guess he will help the birds sing
this summer.
Will Ravenscraft who was hurt
a while back by his horse falling
on his ankle is yet unable to get
about.
r. A. White had the misfortune
to lose a fine Jersey COW and calf
the other day.
j. II. Allen spent a few days
with his son, T. +. Allen, near
IIallsyille.
Will Wolf and family, south Of
Mexico, spent the day Sunday
with ]. r. Allen and family, near
Renton City.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-02-09
WAS 1T SUICIDE?
A Vandalia Man Gets His Death
in a St. Louis Hotel.

Victor l.. Olebar of Naudalia
died in the st Louis llospitai
Wednesday of last week. the
coroner's inquest finding that il
was from taking carbolic acld
But Olebar'S friends think that he
was murdered.
Their belief, according to a dis
patch to the Post Dispatch. is
based on an examination OF the
body made by Drs. j. f. HollingS-
worth and w. w. Bland, after it
reached Vandalia.
The physicians said the front
bones of the neck were broken.
and that there were distinct finger
prints on the skin about the
throat.
Olebar came to st. Louis with
Geo. Cassidy, of Vandalia. Before
starting he drew 1925 from a
Nandalia bank. Cassidy says he
drank heavily after reaching st.
Louis.
Olebar's Vandalia friends be
lieve he was robbed and
Strangled. lie carried $1,000 liz"
insurance in the Modern Wood
men Of America, and members of
that order are asking an investiga.
tion of his death.
Geo. w. Ricketts,, clerk at th5
hotel, says no one but himself was
near Olebar's room. and that
there was no disturbance. lie Sus
pected an intention Of suicide, he
says, and went to the room Just
after Olebar had taken the hall
ounce of carbolic acid obtained
from Penny's drug store.
Suicide by carbolic acid poison
ing was the verdict of the st
Louis coroner's inquest held FIR,
day.
Frank Hetlage, the undertaken
who prepared the body for ship
ment, testified there was no mari
of violence on the body. He sug
gested that, if finger marks wcr
on the throat, they might hay,
been from the hands of the barrie
who shaved him.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-02-09
ISLANDER SUIT.
Mrs. Anna Boyd Asks $4,000
From DR.. w. B. Ellis.

a sensational suit is set for trial
at the February term of the Gala
way county circuit court. says the
Fulton Telegraph.
1t is the suit brought by Mrs.
Anna Boyd against DR.. w. b.
Ellis, of Concord, asking $4,000
damages for alleged slanderous
uttcrances Of the Doctor, which
the plaintiff claims damaged her
reputation to the extent that she
thinks she is entitled to recover
that amount. The petition al
leges that the Doctor had made
certain statements about her and
man of that vicinity to others
and when approached by her in
regard to the matter, reiterated
the charges. Dispositions have
been taken in the case in st. Louis
and if it goes to trial it will be
spicy case.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-02-09
He Smote the Snake.

Louisiana, Mo-, Feb. 2-The
first snake. if not the first snake
story Of 1911, is alIedged to have
made its appearance here few
days ago and was Stunning itseii
ON Seventh street when spied by
the Irish eye of Nathan kilhy.
Kilby "rubbered" at the snake a
moment then assassinated it m
true Celtic fashion, Ills moment
airy inspection proved his down
fall for it is now insisted that the
snake was rubber itself and that
II most naturally "rubbered' bach
at Uncle Nathan who at the con
clusion of the combat had only
scraps and fragments to offer a
evidence,
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-02-09
MIR. Pindall's Funeral.

Xenophan Pindall. who died III
Kansas City last week, was
brought to Mexico Friday for
burial. Rev. A. A. Wallace held
religious service. The following
served as pail bearers: Norton
Nelson, Sam Sharp, Dave owen,
w. w. Fry, Jr., Gipson Wood
ward and Sam Wallace.
Mr.. Pindall died of typhoid
fever. lie was born at Watson,
Ark. in 1882; was the son of
Judge and Mrs. Y. =. Pindall.
The family later moved to Mexico.
Xenophen attended the Mexico
schools and in 1905 was married
to Miss Sadie Claybough, who
with little son survive him. His
twin brother, Lehbens \ Pndall,
of Arkansas City, Ark, and two
sisters, Mrs. w, y. Adams, of Kan.
kaIiee. H., and Mrs. j. f. MilIeken
of Kansas City, also survive him.
Deceased was one of nature
noblrmen. Il splendid Christian
gentleman and citizen.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-02-09
Farmers Sowing Oats.

Fulton, Mo, Feb. 2.-ThomaS
Il. Blackburn. "A farmer near Ful-
ton. has sown oats on forty-fVa
acres, finishing the work yester.
day. 1t is the first time in the
history of the Kingdom" thai
this cereal has been sown at such
an early date.
Reports have been received
from all over Galloway County Of
farmers starting in Oh Their
spring plowing. The frost is out
of the ground and the land has
been breaking mp in great shape.
The thermometer registered IS
in the shade yesterday and many
agriculturiSts feared that con
tinuation of that kind of weather
would start the fruit trees to
blooming.
Freezing weather prevailed 20
day and it is believed the danger
has been passed temporarily,
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-02-09
MARTINSBURG NEWS.

There was preaching in the
morning at the Methodist church
by Pastor Ball last Sunday. Also
at the Christian church, both
and evening, by Pastor
Hurndon.
The Baptist church has called
a pastor by the name of c. Gala
way of Shelbina, Mo, who will be
gin work here on the fourth Sun.
day He will preach here half
time on second and fourth Sun
days hereafter. lie cannot get
here next Sunday.
DR.. j. w. Martin of st. Louis
came up Sunday to visit his
mother who is much better, is now
sitting up. lie returned to his
school Monday morning.
Miss Rachel Nickols who form
erly lived near here died in Fulton
and was brought here for burial
last Friday.
Taylor Mullens is quite sick.
Grandma Kleinsorge fell and
hurt herself.
Carpenters began work Satur-
! IL L
Miss Minnie Pike entertained
few of her friends Friday night.
All report a joyous time.
Miss Minnie Anderson Of
| WeIlsville visited relatives here
last week.
Miss Vera Friedman visited
Miss Irene Galispie over Sunday.
Mrs. Newkirk came down from
Mexico one day last week to visit
her daughter, Mrs. j. w. Martin
j. r. Lansing and family spent
Sunday with his brother in Wells
vile.
Mrs. Elmer Bowman and sister
Of Moberly spent Monday with
their aunt, Mrs. Warren Smith.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-02-09
Mrs. Harper Dead.

Mrs. Lena Harper. wife of the
late w. l.. Harper of Mexico. die |
at the home Of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. o. Il. Waite. in Kansas
City, last Thursday. The body
was brought here for burial and
funeral service was held at the
home Of her brother-in-law, +, +.
Kelso, Saturday afternoon, cou-
Quoted by Revs. J. o. Edmonston
and w. a. Shullcnberger.
Mrs. Harper was born in Mexico
IS years ago. Her husband died
last year. She had been in iai,-
ing health for some time.
The pail bearers at the funeral
were: George Lee, Clarence A
Barnes. Frank Sanford, VIM
CoOns. James Bledsoe and Charlct
ClaybrOok.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-02-09
Home Missionary Society.

The Ladies Home Mission
Society Of the Methodist church
elected the following officers AT
their meeting Thursday, Feb. 2;
Mrs. S. p. Emmons, president ;
Mrs. Jas. Roy, first yice-presidcnt ;
Mrs. f.. ID. Graham, second vice
president; Mrs. w. p. ROWAN !,
third vice-president; Mrs. Frank
Sanford, treasurer; Mrs. John
Heal. corresponding secretary, an !
Mrs. o. l.. Martin, recording sec.
retary
\ committee was appointed to
confer with the ladies' societies of
the other churches of the city with
a view to organizing for the sup
port Of Miss Martha Frost as city
missionary.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-02-09
EMBASSY MEASURE.
Is Endorsed by The Mexico Bus
mess Mems Association.

George Robertson. President Of
the Mexico Business Mems Asso-
citation, has written the American
Embassy Association the following
letter:
The attention of the Business
Men s Association of this place
has been called to the efforts Of
your Association to promote and
encourage the acquisition by the
United STATES Of permanent homes
for its ambassadors in foreign
capitals. This is in acknowledge
ment of the request Of Mr.. c. \.
Barnes of this place, a member OF
the National Advisory Committee,
that this Association indicates its
attitude on the purpose Of your
Association.
As President of that ASSocia
ton, | assure you Of its cordial
support in all efforts to be mace
in the way of securing the pas,
sage of any bill before Congres,
looking to the acquisition of per
manent homes in foreign coun
tries for all of the representative
of the United States sent abroaC
in their respective official cap
acities.
Most of the foreign nations com
fortably house their representa-
tives located at our capital. VIII,
should not we do the same for on
representatives in foreign cap
itals
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-02-09
LIVE STOCK BREEDERS.
Is Your Name Written Here-Sea
to 1t If It Is Not.

Stock breeders Of this county
who will he represented in the
Missouri Live Stock Breeders
Directory, to be issued from the
office of T. G.. Wilson, secretary of
the Missouri State Board of Agri.
culture, Columbia, Mo, are here
shown. These are all who have
reported up TO date. Any others
who care to have their names in.
serted must notify Mr.. Wilson at
once, giving name and address o.
owner, the name of each breed OF
horses, cattle, sheep or hogs. ami
the number of animals of each
breed that are registered and the
number that are entitled to be re-
glStered. 1t costs you nothing
more than postage. This directory
will be a valuable advertising
medium for the owner and for the
county and the state.
The list to date only shows the
following: If your name belongs
on the list and does not appear
there the fault will be yours.
Theodore Barnes, Mexico; j. Il.
Bell, Mexico; \. c. Brockman.
Centralia; T. b. Brown, Farber
d. p. Daniel & Son, Vandalia; $
p. Emmons & Son. Mexico; s. c.
Groves, Mexico; Leslie McCor-
mick, Laddonia, b. r.. Middleton
ParkdaIe Farm, Nandalia. j. NJ.
Price, Nandalia; w. q. Smith
Thompson; g. b. Showers, Cen.
tralia; Turner Bros, Centralia ; $
NJ. Yager, Rowena; Andrew
Nafzinger, Centralia and Jno. II
Wayne, Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-02-09
Mr.. Whitamore Dead.

New London, Mo, Feb. T.
Ladia Whitamore, SO years OLD,
died here today. Mr.. Whitamore
was "a native Of this county and
when young man joined the Con
federate Army and was under the
command Of General f. VI. Cock
rell to the end of the war He was
Sheriff Of Rails county for four
years, Deputy Sheriff, City Mar
ShaI and Constable here for more
than twenty years. His widow
and several children survive. His
first wife was the granddaughter
Of Daniel Rails, for whom this
county was named.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-02-09

dumped on the market, the foo u
!iuSt having decided to loosen ur.
~ Il gentleman 5 agreement -
and control Of u large portion q.
the country's cold storage capar-
ity, accumulation has of late yeal
been holding up the consumers,
especially in cities, putting all sur.
plus into storage t. keep control
of prices. 1t is thought that
prices on these things will be
materially lowered for a time.
a Galloway county horse jockey
story is told out on Mays Prairie.
Here in 1870 Harry May built il
horse mill and opened a track.
This race track became II place of
note in early days; many races
were run on it. On certain or-
caSiOn the Willinghams and Kill
cores Of Audrain county, accord
ing to the story, borrowed San
ford Jameson s fine race horse.
Janus, filled her mare and tail full
Of sheep burrs and took her to
Nays race track to run against a
crack pony known as Nick Bidd!c
who had been brought from Ken
tucky by the Sheehan brothers.
The mare presented such Il poor
appearance with the 'burrS in her
name and tail that the bets were
all in favor Of the pony, and
nearly all present staked some
money on the favorite. Colonel
jeff Jones. former Callawegian.
bet - on the pony. When the
race came off the mare beat thu
pony 2jO yards in run Of GOO
yards and there were some pretty
long faces in the crowd in conse
quence. jameson afterwards SolJ
the mare for a large sum anI
much money was won upon her ii
races through the Southern
/ states.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-02-09
Mexico Fair August 22-25.

Bowling Green, Mo, Feb. Il
The Missouri short ship fair cir
cult met here yesterday afternoon
and elected Doctor a. r. Me
Comas of Sturgeon president; w.
d. Lee, of Mexico, vice-presidert
and Doctor NJ, o. Biggs, of this
city, circuit secretary. The frs;
meeting is in Sturgeon, August
to II; Bowling Green, August Il
to IS; Mexico, August % to %.
The stakes are uniform, $500
thorough out.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-02-09
Children Get Home.

The two children of Mr.. AMI
Mrs. Fred Woods, Leo and Nora
were given transportation to Yale
Okla, last Monday by the County
Court, where they will make their
home with an aunt. The mother
of the children is in the State
Hospital for the insane at Fulton
and the father is said to be-
afflicted with consumption.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-02-09
A Double Wedding.

Wednesday evening Of last wees
Rev. j. +. Ayscue united i'll mar
riage Mr.. $. +. Collcgan of 81.
Louis and Miss Margaret Adams
of this city, and Mr.. Andre"
IIuntsaker and Miss Vera Bishop,
both of this city. The brides wer"
old time friends. Mr.. and Mrs
Collegan will reside in st. Louis
and Mr.. and Mrs. Huntsaker will
reside in Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-02-09
Mr.. Pulls Files Bond.

S. A. Pulls, County Collector
elect, filed his bond with tile
County Court this week. 1t is 70,
$4,000 and is signed by the fol
lowing: w. r. Pulls, w. II. vii
mot, j. +. Edwards, s. II. Craig.
head, y. d. Jackson. j. a. Guthrie
{, f. Clark, w. w. Harper, }. 7
johnson and c. w. Lewis
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-02-09
HIGH HILL DISTRICT.
Centralia -Thompson-M Mexico Telo.
phone Line-0ther
Mentions.

We are having some more
Slccty weather, and there is still
much sickness in the ncighbor-
hood.
Joe Rodgers sale was well at,
tended and stock sold high.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milt Riggs spent
the day at b. +. Pulls the 3lst.
Elmer Shock has rented his
farm to Jim Lanham for this year.
Miss Sophia Owen was married
to Mr.. Glenn Sublett the 10Th Of
Jan, both well known and OF
near Hallsville.
Mr.. McCammon's ncighbors
helped him haul the lumber last
week to build his new house.
b. f. Pulls has refused y 1-2
cents a lb. for a bunch of 80 lb .
shoats.
Virgil Dixon has rented farm
6 miles northwest of Centralia. 1t
was a mistake that he was going
to stay at the same place.
Mrs. Parker Denham visited at
Mr.. Ollie Sims last Monday.
Mrs. Blaake's mother of Illinoi
is here visiting her.
John Rediger has bought a nice
horse, price not known.
$. A. Pulls of Mexico was in
our district last Thursday.
John Botllin bought mare at
Joe Rodgers sale for $50.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Huff, a
girl, on Feb. 4th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blake's little boy
is very sick.
John and Joe Rodgers brother
from Illinois has been visitins
them the past week.
Charles Erb sold a mare fo
$24O.
Rev. w. ID. Pulls has gone t,
his appointments near NorbOrne
Mo-. to be gone IA week. His wifi
and daughter, little Mary Alice
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. b. +
Pulls while he is gone.
e. +. Sellers brother of lllin0i
was here to see him while he wa
sick. c. L. is improving slowly
John Rodgers son, Chester
has been sick of the measles, bu
is getting along nicely.
The directors of the Centrali
Mutual Telephone Co. have ap
pointed a committee to confe
with Mexico to see about running
trunk line from Centralia t.
Mexico by way of Thompson. W
are anxious to see this go and W
want Mexico to meet us half way
as it would be of much benefit t
all
Little Ralph and EIizabet
Beatty have been visiting thei
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs J, |
Smith, the past week.