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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-11-04
The Sign on the Bottle.

Maggie is willing but rather stupid
domestic in Chicago family. She
suffered from toothache for some time.
and, the creosote that had been pre-
scribbed proving Intellectual, her mis-
tress procured another remedy at the
drug store. Thinking to impress the
girl with the necessity of being careful
in the use of 1t. she said: Now, Mag
gle. do you see the skull and cross
bones on this label? Do you know
what they mean?'
'Yes. ma'am," Maggie promptly re-
piled: they mean that the medicine
is good for the teeth.''
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-11-04
Twenty Teachers Injured.

Westchester, Pa, Nov 4-About
twenty public school teachers and sew.
eral school directors were injured as
they were leaving the Westchestel
high school after attending meeting
of county teachers. The concrete floor
of the vestibule of the building gave
way and all upon it fell ten feet into
the cellar The rotting of wooden
joists supporting the floor caused tbs
accident
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-11-04

highest class of the st. Gregory order,
to which there are four degrees. Mr..
Penheld is we'll known authority on
diplomacy, modern Egypt and inter
national policies
He spent four years in Egypt as
minister resident from the United
States and has held other diplomatic
naSitiOns
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-11-04
A Harder Task.

Il can twist N! husband around my
little finger" said the Circassian
beauty.
That's all right" replied the fat
lady, ''but if you had married the os-
sifed man instead Of the contortionist
you'd find him a harder customer to
deal with."-Chicago Record-Herald.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-11-04

If you suffer from Dyspepsia Indigestion
and their resulting conditions such as Ner-
vousness, Constipation, Biliousness, Gas
in the Stomach, Bloating, Heartburn, ETC.,
write 20 me and l will send you free of
cost a package of my Stomach Tablets
which will relieve you at once Address !:
John A. Smith, Dept, 81, Smith Bldg,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-11-04
POPE Plus HONORS PENFIELD

confers Order Of st. Gregory on New
York Man.
New York, Nov 4.-Word has reach
ed this city from Rome that the pope
has conferred upon Frederic Court
land Penfeld of this city the grand
cross OF the order of St Gregory, in
recognition of his benefactions to
Catholic educational institutions. He
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-04-20
The Largest M. w. A. Camp.

Vandalia, Mo-, April 13, 1911.
Editor Message =
| notice in today's Message you
state that the largest WoOdmen
Camp in the county, outside of
Mexico, is located at Rush Hill,
having a membership of 100. AL
low me to correct you in this, as
both Farber and Vandalia have
larger Camps than Rush Hill. l
do not know the exact membership
of the Farber Camp, but it is
about 125 or 130, while the Camp
here at Vandalia, of which | am
Clerk, numbers 166, with several
candidates on the road. So you
see we have Rush Hill beat mile.
Yours,
+. B. Johnson, Clerk,
Vandalia Camp No. 2076.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-04-20
Mrs. Petty Dead.

Mrs. Guy Petty, who before her
marriage was Miss Carrie Hunter
of this city, died at her home in
Greeley, Colo, one day last week,
The remains were brought to
Mexico for burial. The funeral
was held at the Baptist church
Saturday afternoon, conducted by
Rev. j. E. Ayscue, interment in
Elmwood cemetery. The pail
bearers were: Frank Cawthorn,
of Thompson; Robert Crews, John
Graham, Howard Haggard, Fred
Gardner and Mr.. Cawthorn of
Littleby.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-04-20
MIR. MOODY DEAD.
One of the County's Best Citizens
Passes Away.

L. S. Moody, one of the oldest
residents of Washington school
district. died at his late home,
lust south of Hardin College, last
Friday morning. He had been in
declining health for year or
more.
Mr.. Moody was a native of
North Carolina, born Jan. 30.
1852. In his early manhood he
went TO Tennessee, then later he
settled in Boone county, Mo-,
lastly settling in this county, where
he remained to his death.
Mr.. Moody was twice married.
To the first union two children
were born; they are now Mrs.
Katie Thornton and Mrs. Minnie
Tierny, both of this city. His
second wife was Miss Ollie Me
Cowan, who survives him.
To this latter union three chill
dren were born. Mrs. Nora Dudley
and Clarence and Clark Moody.
The children all survive him.
Mr.. Moody professed religion
at the age Of 1Syears. His was a
noble Christian life. He was rug
gedly honest which is the main
characteristic of Christianity.
The funeral was held at the home
Sunday afternoon, at one o'clock,
and scores of his neighbors and
friends gathered to pay their last
respects. The funeral discourse
was preached by Rev. John E.
Ayscue of the Baptist church. 1t
was on Easter Day, and the
preachers talk was tender, and
pointed much consolation and
hope for the future life, and for
that time when the faithful "shall
be caught up with Christ in the
skies"
The burial was in Elmwood
cemetery, the following serving as
pail bearers: j. b. Botkins, W..
f. Newkirk, Elzea Harrison,
George LaForce, John Wood and
f. Il. Crosby.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-04-20
MEXICO ACTIVITIES.
John McIntyre's Will-Miss Nc
Allister to the PHILIPPINES
to Wed,

George McLoney exhibited his
flying machine free to the public
last Saturday.
Miss Zella McAlilster of this
city left last week for Manila, p.
l., where she is to be married to
Mr.. Harry Thompson, next month.
}. c. Bassford is visiting his son,
Wallace BaSsford, at Washington,
d. C.. Wallace Bassford is priv
ate secretary to Speaker Champ
Clark.
Mrs. Dea Carr Smith, art
teacher in Hardin College, will
resign that place and next year
will open an art studio in Okla
homa City, Okla.
Charles Foster, colored, charged
with slashing Pearl Minor, an
other negro, with a razor one day
last week, was fined $50 therefor
in the police court.
Mrs. NJ. +. ,Rulof' of this city
celebrated her S7th birthday last
Friday. She was the recipient
of a large number of Easter post
cards from friends.
Misses Lucy Jesse and May
Jackson of the South Side school
gave their pupils a free trolley
ride out to Sun Rise church neigh
borhood last Thursday.
Mrs. Walter Squires has been
chosen delegate from Washington
Hive, Lady Maccabees, to the
State meeting to be held at
Springfield, Mo-, May Is and 10.
Mrs. 7. f. Roden was chosen alter
nate.
John A. McIntyre's will was
fled for probate last week. The
estate is valued at about $25, 600
The three children are bequeathed
$4,000. the sum to each child to
be held in trust till each is 23
years of age. The wife gets $12,-
000.' A monument at Mr.. McIn.
tyres grave is to be erected not
to cost over $3.50.
w. II. Miller of near Thompson
is out in Kansas looking after his
,arm there and making arrange
ments to move to that State.
Drville Miller, son, is home from
Gem Ciy Business College and he
and his mother and the remainder
of the family have temporary
quarters on East jackson street
in this city until all their arrange.
ncnts are made to move. We arc
sorry to lose this good family
rom our county.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-04-20
Mr.. Parsons Dead.

T. NJ. Parsons on the old Tuttle
farm, northwest of Mexico, died
last Sunday morning, after an i'll
ness of several months duration.
He was 60 years old. He came to
this county from Montgomery
county about Is months ago. The
wife and two children survive
him. The children are, Ward
Parsons, residing at home, and
Mrs. w. A. Umbarger Of Mont
gomery county. The remains were
taken to New Florence for inter
ment.
Mr.. Parsons was a good citizen,
and a kind husband and father.
We extend sympathy to the be-
reaved family.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-04-20
TALKS WITH PEOPLE.

Charles c. Lucas was here from
Santa Fe Monday, coming in from
Molino on the electric car. "Oh,
he says, "but it does beat riding
in big wagon too bad. ."
A. Nichols is a new resident out
in Washington school district.
lie moved here recently from
Wayne county, Mo. He tells us
that he is well pleased with Aud
rain county and her people. The
Message is glad - welcome him to
our midst.
Thomas Dudley says they had
so many good things to eat left
over at the Washington school
closing the other day that he
wanted the teacher to leave the
table still "set" with the "12
JasketSful" on it and lock the
school house door and give him the
key that he might come back and
eat and eat, as he pleased-to his
fill.
j, b. Botkin tells us that Just 40
years ago Monday of this week
while on his way to Kansas from
Ohio he stopped off in Mexico to
visit 7. j. Roberts here and he
never got away. settled here, mar
ried here and has resided here
ever since. T. j. Roberts now
lives at Rush Hill. He and Mr..
Botkins were army chums to-
gether for four years. eff you
are hunting an honest man." says
Mr.. Botkin, "there you have him
in Mr.. Roberts. ] saw him tried
four years and he's as true as
steel" "
X. r. Elliott, the Mexico stove
lining manufacturer, says he
likes fresh air and Paul S doctrine
OF temperature in all things. "
Mr.. Elliott is past three score and
ten but he doesn t look day over
6O-is still a young man. He
never overeats, or partakes of
those things. whether. meat or
drink, that natures laws forbid
lie is a native of England, but he
says he is a German in some OF
likes; the Englinshman likes the
parks, the Partisan the boule,
wards and the German the
woods THE latter for me, -
says Mr.. Elliott.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-04-20
A TRHEE- E-CoRNERED DEBATE
Poole Harrison, of This City, Is to
Have a Hand.

" Resolved, That United States
Senators should be elected by
popular vote" will be the theme
and three-cornered debate be-
tween Westminster College, of
Fulton, Missouri Valley Of Mar
shall. and Central College Of Fay
Ute, on the night Of April "a, for
which Westminster has just
'hosen the following teams: At
irmativc-J. c. Bond, leader; A,
=. Walker and j. l.. Boyer. Neg
ative-W. T. Armstrong, leader,
Poole Harrison and Frank p.
Baker.
Debates will be held in each of
the three cities, Westminster af-
,irmatives meeting Central mega
tives in Fulton and the Westmin-
ster negatives meeting the op-
poSite team from Missouri Valley
at Marshall. The same evening
Missouri Valley and Central col
leges will debate at Fayette, Mis-
souri, Valley taking the negative
side of tho aueStinn Thru this
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-04-20
THOMPSON ITEMS.
American Yeoman Lodge Organ.
iSed-Little People Enjoy
Easter Party
Personals.


Thompson Saturday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Cant of st.
Louis were the pleasant guests Of
his brother, Henry and family,
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. SkaggS and daughters of
Nolerly were the guests of Joe
Considine and family several days
last week.
Kelly Weldon of Sturgeon Wis
tied his best girl here Sunday.
Mrs. Sallie Shock of Woodland
vile, Boone county, is visiting her
daughter. Mrs. DR.. Jordan, this
week.
The friends of Mrs. Robt. Davis
will be glad to hear she has about
recovered from her recent severe
illness.
DIR. Jordan and family were
called to Columbia Monday on ac-
count of the death Of his brother,
Clarence.
John Haley visited friends in
Centraha Sunday.
Mrs. ConSidine of Moberly rs
visiting her son, Joe and family,
this week.
w. c. Allen, district deputy of
the American Yeoman, was called
to Des Moines, Iowa, Saturday
night on business. He will return
the last of this week.
The American Yeoman, fra
ternal beneficiary order, was or
ganized in the hall in Thompson
on the night Of April 1lth. A
strong lodge has been organized,
there being something like 3j
members to date, and a prospect
Of 80 or IS.
Operator Powell, formerly sec.
ond trick operator here on the
Wabash, was transferrd to Stur,
geon, and operator Davis Of Stur,
geon was sent here.
Frank Wales visited home folks
in Mexico Saturday night.
Miss Bette May Considine gave
the little folks of Thompson and
vicinity an Easter party on Satur
day evening, from 2 to ;. Hazel
Cant won the prize for being the
most successful in the search for
eggs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe COnsidine en-
tertained the Cant Lodge of
Knights and Ladies of Security
with an oyster supper on Wednes,
day night, April 18th.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-04-20
Dur Census by War as.

The eehS X Il, par:ment al Wash
ington ,ity last H.ek gave ou. the
ropLlatf" Of ttSico by wards
as follows Frtward, l $50; sec
ond ward, 1920; Third ward,
1865 and Fourth ward, l,494.
Total population, as given out
some time ago, 5,939.
Laddonia has GA population
Farber, 3O5; Rush Hill, 1853; Ben
ton City, 235; Centralia, 2,116,
and Wellsville, 1894.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-04-20
THE HORSE.
Robert Hook, a Mexico High
School Boy, Writes as Below.

The Arabian horse has had a
wide influence on all of the pres
ent day breeds of horses of much
Importance. 1t also represents
perhapsthemost ancient breed and
because of the care shown in
early history to keep the breed
pure. Authentic ancestry may be
found tracing back TO the days Of
Abraham. His, son, lshmael, in
uor+ed a beautiful horse. Five
famous mares from this horse were
owned by Solomon. The Quezah
tribe descended in a direct line
from lshmael and owned the
purest breed of the Arabian horse
coming from the mares of Sol
omon.
They began to import Arabian
horses to America about 1760. In
1865, an Arabian stallion ranger
was imported whose son, half
breed gray son, was used by Gen.
Washington in the Revolutionary
War.
As to the characteristics of the
Arabian horse: The head repre-
sents superior character and in
telligence, small, lean, tapering to
the nose more than other horses,
the eyes and nostrils very prom
inent, the ears small and pointing
inward. The neck is of medium
length and supports the head most
gracefully.
The body on the whole is rather
short and stout built; the tail, high
and carried with style; very super
ior feet. For his size, the Arab
ian horse is remarkably strong.
The use Of the Arabian horse in
the pure blood directly is not
great. 1t has always been used
under the saddle and in battles
with little feed and very irreg-
ularly fed. So, if the Arab horse
is kept up in a stall and fed regu-
larly, he becomes too fat and even
his form changes.
The most important use in the
Arabian horse is in cross-b breed
ing. He finds his place in the
blood of the thoroughbred, the
coach, the trotter, the saddler and
the draft horse. He is valuable in
crOss-breeding because of his
transmission of his best qualities
In the thoroubhbred he transmits
speed and especially endurance, a
good and strong bone in the light
harness horses especially. 1t is
true that the thoroughbred of
America is an improvement over
the Orient thoroughbreds as to
speed in sprinting, but they are
becoming less enduring and should
have new infusion Of the Arab.
ial or Turk.
In the draft horse he transmits
endurance, docile disposition ex.
treme strength and especially life,
making the lazy. drow wsy horse OF
Flanders the active draft, perhaps
the Percheron anu Belgian.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-04-20
Knights Templar Service.

The Crusade COmmandery
Knights Templar Easter service
given at the Baptist church last
Sunday afternoon was one of the
most impressive and classic of
its nature ever given in the city.
Fifty Knights were in line, attired
in their uniforms and plumed
chapeaus. All the protestant
ministers in the city had part.
Rev. +. S. Gibbs had the part of
Rev. Willis Carlisle, who was i'll,
A congregation Of between 500
and 1000 persons was present.
Rev. John +. Ayscue, pastor of the
Baptist church, delivered the ser
mon 1t was a masterful effort.
There were vocal solos, quartets
and anthems by the choir. All
was to bring to mind the certainty
and glory Of the Resurrection.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-04-20
SURROUNDING AUDRAIN.
A Perjury Indictment in Boone
Miss Lemon at Fulton-Rol-
ler Skating Condemned.

A boy of Frankford is about to
lose a leg from roller skating and
an ordinance has been passed for
bidding any more skating.
A Wellsville colored boy, Ollie
Thompson, has enlisted in the U.
s. Army. He belongs to the 9th
aEalry and is now stationed at
San Antonia, Texas.
Miss Lucy Lemon, of Fulton, is
back of a movement to organize a
humane society in that city. Miss
Lemon is the granddaughter Of
Uncle" Rufus Pearson of Mex
leo.
Capt. Robert Berry of Williams
burg, Galloway county, celebrated
his 93rd birthday last Thursday.
His natural strength is consider
ably abated yet he is healthy and
active for one of his age.
The Sturgeon Leader man
warns his readers of a wedding to
take place in Sturgeon real soon.
The couple will reside in Sturgeon,
and they are further described as
mighty good young folks"
That old rolling pin joke was
no laughing matter for William
Thomas, of Alexandria, Mo, whose
wife hit him over the head with
that famous weapon and killed
him outright. Mrs. Thomas has
no Mr.. Thomas now.
Mrs. Pearl Roppel, widow of
Herman Roppel, who accidentally
shot himself at his farm in Mont
gomery county, has instituted suit
for $1,000 life insurance against
the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany. The company refused to
pay the policy.
Probate Judge j. w. Tincher Of
Galloway county and Miss Joanna
Jolly, also of Galloway county,
were married one day last week.
Judge Tincher is brother of DR..
T.. IT, Tincher of Mexico and Mrs
Tincher is a cousin of Miss Bette
Jolly, Mrs. Jennie Phillips and
Mr.. Robt. Jolly, all of Mexico.
VIM. Berry of Fulton said he
could beat any man in Boone, Cal
laway or Audrain counties play
ing checkers, but forgot about
Cooper county. Some people over
there can play, too. He said he
was a MiSsourian, and Mr.. Givens,
of Cooper, "showed him" Every
body in Audrain is too busy for
as slow a game as checkers.
The Christian Church Sunday
| School at Center has received a
challenge from the Sunday school
at LaddOnia TO enter a contest to
last six monhs, the test of victory
to be the largest attendance and
contribution The Center Sunday
school has accepted the challenge
and will get to work Immediately.
A postal card will be exchanged
each Monday.
Among the indictments re
turned by the grand jury in ses-
sion at Columbia last week was
one against Henry Thornton, who
is said to have bought whiskey
from II. |. Woodward, druggist,
on March IS, paying one dollar
for same. Thornton is said to
have a treacherous memory about
the transaction. This is the first
perjury indictment returned for
ten years by a Boone county
grand jury.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-04-20
FROM KANSAS.
Former Mexico Girl Writes a Most
Interesting Letter.

Dear Editor -
wonder if you would be sur
prised to get letter from me, or
would any of my friends and
schoolmates be surprised to hear
from me through the Message
| am II years old, but have never
written anything for print before,
| (Should this be in print. l am
always so glad to get the Message,
the old home paper, and eagerly
scan each column, and with much
interest hunt up the several coun-
try correspondents, that | may
hear from old friends and rel
atives.
Last week ] saw an account of
the closing of Post Oak School,
where | have always attended,
until this last year, so will say a
few words in regard to Ash Grove
school, where l attended this last
term. Ash Grove is in Finney
Co., Kan, 3 IL miles west of Hol-
comb, . 1-2 miles east of Deer
field, and 10 miles west of Garden
City, on the Santa Fe trail. Our
school is small now but was form
erly twice as large but the district
was divided by the Santa Fe rail
road. Have a nice room, furn-
ished with all the equipment that
most any of the country schools
have; has a nice organ. which
some do not have. Had a Mich
igan lady for a teacher. We
have lady Superintendent. Bro.
Theodore and myself attended the
seven months term without mis-
sing a day, and only tardy once.
Sister Susie missed two days on
account of sickness. / finished
the 7th grade. School closed
April 1st with a big dinner.
l hope to be back at Mexico by
the time l am ready for high
school.
| must tell you about the Garden
City National bank sending out
calendars in January to each dis
trict in Finney County, which had
on them a picture of Washing
ton in Time of Peace" requesting
the pupils to write essays on that
subject and offering prizes to
those who might have the best es-
says. 1 received the prize in our
district.
We are having pretty good
health since We have been in the
West, but most as sleepy and hun
CRY as ever. Have the finest
water, and saying nothing about
the wind, Kansas would not be a
bad place to live in if one had a
nice bank account readily at hand
| attend Sunday school and
church at Deerfeld. We have a
nice church and a new
preacher, Bro. Newcomb. We
have conference in the spring.
haven't attended church mucl
since March 1st, on account of bat
weather. We organized a Junior
class at our school house.
Our town, Holcomb, is improv
ing rapidly. They have a new
creamery building just completed
and are putting in the new
machinery.
Misses frankie and Winnie Har
rison, formerly of Mexico, vii
close a very successful s months
term of school at Holcomb Apri
2lst, with large programme a.
night.
1 will bring this writing to
close, hoping to be remembered by
all my good friends and near rel
atives in Audrain. While speak
ing of friends, will mention som,
OF them, in particular: Bro. {. p
EmmOns, my rlG home s. s. Sup
erintendent, Miss Emma L. Bar
rett, my first s. S. teacher; Dr.. 7
= II. Winans. NJ. = II. Parker aut
, family aud last bat not Least, tn
c|itor Of thr Message.
YpCf Friend
Ro>alie Showers
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-04-20

Carter Taylor, attending school
in Columbia, spent Easter with
homefolks in this city.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-04-20

Miss Esley Campbell left last
week for a visit to relatives at
Nevada, Mo-, and at Decatur,
Ark. -,