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Mexico Missouri message., 1911-04-27
Administrators Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters of
administration upon the estate of w. O.
Wilkerson, late of Audrain County,
Mo-, deceased, have been granted the
undersigned by the Probate Court OF
said Audrain County, bearing date the
3ist day of March, 1911. All persons
having claims against said estate are
required to exhibit them to me for al
lowance, within one year after date Of
said letters, or they may be precludod
from benefits of said estate; and if such
claims are not exhibited within two
years from the time of the publication
of this notice. they will be forever bar
red.
o. F. HAFNER,
Administrator.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-04-27

Took first premium at the State
Fair in 1908; he is a beautiful
black and hind pastern white; 10
hands high, foaled April II, 1906,
a model in form and finish. Was
sired by Ortiz Rose No. l705, he
by Montrose No. LOG. First dam
Gertrude r. No. 4051, by Big Ike
No. 72S. Second dam by King
Artist No. 2S7. Third dam by
Royal Golddust. He has proved
himself a sure foal-getter. Terms A:
$500 to insure a living colt.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-04-27
MIR. Moody's Will.

We reported the probating of
the will of the late Levi S. Moody
last week. The greater part of
the estate goes TO Mrs. Moody and
Nlrs. Ionic Dudley, a daughter,
and to Clark and Clarence Moody.
Mrs Minnie Turney, a daughter,
received $500 in cash, having re.
ceived money prior to her fathers
death, and Mrs, Kate Thornton
receives 81 500 The estate is
worth about $4,000.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-04-27
EAST LICK.
list now

Ideal weather just now.
The chatteriug birds. the bloom
ing peach trees amid the melod-
ious songs OF spring time makes
us rejoice and be exceedingly glad.
The Calhoun Bros. treated
their new residence to a coat OF
paint last week.
Flowing for corn is the order of
the day at this writing.
A small acreage Of corn will be
planted this week, they say.
Several of this vicinity attended
Easter services at Farber. Rev.
J. l.. Roberts delivered the bac-
calaureate sermon to a large aud
fence.
The oats are looking fine, which
is more than we expected few
days ago.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-04-27
Jas. w. Gallaher.

The Perry Enterprise contained
this good notice last week:
Jas. W. Gallaher, of Mexico, a
former Perry boy, was elec ted
president of the Missouri Retail
Monument Dealer Association.
This will be good news to jim S
many Perry friends. There is
always room at the top when a boy
is persistent in trying to do what
is right. Success is sure to crown
his efforts.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-04-27

Rush Hill Camp, Modern Wood
men Of America, is getting some
good advertising over the state
ment made by the Message three
weeks ago when we said it had the
largest membership in the county,
the enrolment being about 100.
The Martinsburg Oracle talks
back to us and says: you We
got another guess coming, brother
-MartinSburg Camp has l2O
members"
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-04-27

B. F. Pulls of near Centralia
recently paid the Message a much
appreciated visit. He is much
interested in the agitation favor
ing the proposed new Mutual
telephone trunk line from Cen
tralia toward Mexico. A line
will also be built from Centralia
to Tulip, which is to connect with
Madison. There is talk of con-
Meeting this system with the Lad
donia, Rush Hill and Mexico Mu.
tual. Subscribers would then
have free service with a half dozen
counties, east, north and west.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-04-27
Notice of Sale of County Bond
o. F. HAFNER,
Administrator.

Notice OF Sale of County Bond
Whereas an election was duI
and legally held in Audrain Com
ty, Missouri, on the 10th day Of
March, 1911. under the provision
of Article V, of Chapter Is, of thu
Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1870.
submitting to the qualified vote
of Audrain county, Missouri, Il.
proposition to issue bonds for a.
Indebtedness in the sum of Fl
teen Thousand ($15, 000) Dollar.
to furnish bonds for the purpo/
of erecting buildings on the cou
ty farm of Audrain county, Nj.
souri,. and,
Whereas it appears from the
returns that a majority of two
thirds (2-3) of the qualified voter
Of said county voted at said eler
ton and voted in favor of incur
ring said Indebtedness and H..
County Court of said county hay
ing made an order reciting Tie
election and the result of the vote
for and against the proposed il
debtedness, and said order havira
directed an issue Of bonds in IL.
sum of Fifteen Thousand (Sl5
000) Dollars to be of the demon
nation Of Five Hundred $500
Dollars and to bear five (5) pc
cent interest, and to become dJ.
and payable in one, two, three
four and five years, and,
Now, therefore, notice is hercby%
given that I will by authority of
Section 1867 of Article V of Chap
ter Is Of Revised Statutes of N.--
souri,, 1909, and under the diro"
ton of the County Court, receive
sealed proposals for the pr..a,
Of all or a part of said bonds al
my office in the Court Ho1-. "
Mexico, Audrain county Mis-
souri,, until noon on SATURDAY. The
10th day of May, 1911, AMI III.
light to reject any or all BID,
he purchase of said bonds +,
~ reserved.
NOBLE BARNES, treasure -
Audrain County, Missouri
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-04-27

The editor Of the Message spent
day or two at Editors Week "
at Columbia last week. Columbia
is great and growing town.
Walter Williams says she has 10
miles Of paved streets and % miles
more that-ought to be paved.
But we think she is doing well to
have even the Is. That's away
ahead Of Mexico. Columbia is
sober, wide-awake and progress
siye; one Of the very best towns
in the whole state.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-04-27

Merritt Llewellyn of this city
graduated last week from the St
Louis School Of Pharmacy. Mer-
rift won second honors in class
Of AS members. He won the j. S.
Merrill scholarship in this school
a year ago. If they get ahead of
Merritt they will have to 90 some.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-04-27
Agent Wabash r. r. Co., Mexico.
Round Trip Excursion Fares Via
The Wabash.

S6S.20 to Los Angeles. San
Diego, or San Francisco. Tickets
sold April Is, 10 and 20. Return
limit June 80, 1911; also on sale
May u, 13 and IA. Return limit
July 81, 1911. $6S.20 to Portland,
Ore, Seattle and Tacoma, Wash,
on sale May %, 80 and 81. Return
limit July 81, 1911. Electric
lighted sleepers from Mexico thru
to California. For further par
ticulars call or address,
|. NJ. RICHARDS.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-04-27
Oh, His Back!

The Farber Forum told this one
last week:
\ little Farber girl came in the
office Saturday and wrote a poem.
This is what she left on the desk
Uncle Joe broke his toe
On the way to Mexico.
On the way back he broke his
back,
Sliding on the railroad track.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-04-27

John Donnelly. son of VI. Don
nelly OF near Mexico, who has been
located at d Harris, Texas, for the
benefit Of his health since the first
of March. comes home this week
entirely restored to his former
strength and good health. He is
a happy boy all right tho his doe
tor says he may have to return to
Texas thru the winter season.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-04-27

W. II. Norris, ex-Circuit Clerk,
left last Friday for his new home
at Stockton, Cali. His family
will follow later and viii be ac-
companied by Miss Ruth Mason,
a sister Of Mrs. Morris, who will
visit in the West for a season. As
We have said before, We regret to
have these good people leave us,
but may happiness, good fortune
and prosperity follow them.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-04-27

The Louisiana Press remarks /:
Adolphus Busch has given 81 900
to the Dunbar Agricultural Col
lege for Negroes to be built near
Jonesburg. Dolph can afford it.
Negroes as well as white folks are
engaged in canning his beer.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-04-27

BY a late act Of the Legislature
this judicial circuit, the llth, is
now composed of Audrain, Mont
gomery and Warren counties with
four terms per year.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-04-27

The City Council is getting
ready to announce Clean up
Day" in Mexico. Get ready to
pile up the old rubbish from your
front yard and from your back
yard.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-04-27

Our Oakland Stock Farm CORE.
spondent is asking some straight
questions as to why the building
of the electric railway does not
proceed
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-04-27

Otto Neidcrschulte, of near this
city, recently completed a two
years course in German at
Weutzyille. Otto is one Of the
county's brightest young men.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-04-27

Under that late new law four
terms of Circuit Court will be held
annually in Audrain county in.
stead of three terms as heretofore.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-04-27

Illinois does not haze probihi-
bition, but her Legislature re
Gently passed a mighty good anti
booze law for the railroads. Any
person who shall drink any intoX-
icating liquor,or who shall be in
toXicated in or upon any railroad
smoking car, parlor ear, day coach
in use for the transportation OF
passengers, or in or about any
railroad station, upon conviction
thereof, shall be fined not less than
$50 nor more than 800 or by
imprisonment in the county Jail
not less than 30 days. Conduc-
tors shall arrest such persons, and
may do so without process, and
the conductor himself is also
liable if he fails, or refuses, to
make such arrest. All, Mr..
Boozer, hide yourself in a back
alley or crawl into hole and pull
the hole in with you.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-04-27
THE M ESS ACE
THURSDAY, APRIL q, 1911.

George McIoney is getting his
flying machine ready for q fly at
the Fair Grounds in about two
weeks.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-04-27

Mrs. Tom Morris of Hunnewell
was here this week to see her
mother, Mrs. Pate Morris, who re.
mains in very poor health.
The evening world., 1911-10-13

Stern Brothers
are now showing unusually large asutments of later styles Of
Kisses, Juniors & Girls Apparel
including many adaptations from recently imported foreign models, in
Reception and Street Frocks, Tailored Suits and
Coats for Street and Evening Wear.
Also the following
Special Values for Tomorrow:
Misses Suits,
New Mode, Of diagonal cheviot, in all So nm
desirable street corinss IA. 10 and is years, at NV
DemI.tanored. Of superior quality Imported Corduroy
in black, navy, taupe and brown. coat lined with heavy AZ mn
satin girdle skirt; sizes ~, 10 and 1s years at WV
Juniors Suits,
In two and three piece style, Of rough dlasonals ~ I'm
and mixtures; sizes IS. IS and II years, at |'S
Misses Dresses,
Of Mems Wear Serge; In navy and black. hercules nO 7E
braided and Irish lace collar; ~. IS and 1s years, at n>'|N
for Reception and Matinee Wear Of chiffon marqui. % en-
settle and veiveteen; sizes ~, 16 and 1s years, at <o'1V
Misses Coats.
New Model Of double faced cloth; 80 E
sizzs. IA, 10 and IS years. at AS'>N
Girls Coats
Of Chinehiha. full length. high buttoned front: N En-
lined with scarlet flannel; sizes, 6 to - years. at >sNV
The evening world., 1911-10-13
ONCE IN THE DEATH HOUSE,
NOW GETS A2O.YEAR TERM,
Edward F. McGrath Sentenced To.
Day, but Is Likely to
Appeal Again.

Edward +. McGrath. who was con.
vfcted nearly " years ago OF murder
IN the second degree, got a new trial.
was then convicted Of murder In the
first degree and spent twenty months
in the Sing Sing death house unit the
Court OF Appeals sets aside the first
degree conviction a few days ago. was
arraigned to-day before Justice Gofi for
sentence on the second degree convict
Ion. The sentence OF the Court was that
McGrath serve from twenty years up
The evening world., 1911-10-13
Use Gold Dust Instead Of Soap

You really don't need soap In ths
house. except for toilet and bath. and
possibly a little for your fine laces
and lingerie. With Gold Dust-the
all round cleanser-you can do all
your household cleaning more quickly
-essily-economically than you can
with soap or any other cleanser.
Gold Dust does the work better.
too. Soap only cleans of the sur
face; Gold Dust goes into every cor.
ner cleaning and Notwithstanding
out the germs as well as the dirt.
Best of all. you don't need any elbow
grease with Gold Dust-it does the
work itself.
The evening world., 1911-10-13
ffieldIFalrtml1,ss. T \
"The Creamy Kind

~ Kind"
you from farms where hyglenie
conditions are Ideal. In all Its
handllng-irom the farm to you
Its purity Is carefully guarded,
Real Dehcacies for tie liable
Our products embrace some de-
llghtiul table dalntles-all worthy
OF your trial. They arei
1. OUR REGULAR HOUSEHOLD
MILK. In auarts( Zoe. )and pints(Sc),
,. PERFECTLY PASTEURlZED
MILK, In quarts (ioc.).
3, CERTIFIED MILK, Certified
Ivy the County Medical Society of
New York City, Bottled at the
farms and delivered In unbroken
packages In quarts QSc,),
4. CREAM, The finest in Della
ware County, In pints (24c,) and
halt pints Uac.),
5, BUTTER, Our own make,
Saited and unsaltei Made from our
best cream, In half pound prints
D. STRICTLY FRESH EGGS.
7, Condensed MILK (unsweet-
ened), Our own make,
opinion OF Sheffield Milk from the
OF It, Phone for us to deliver a
The evening world., 1911-10-13
DIVORCED IN FAR WEST,
SUES AS RICH MANS WIDOW
Mrs. Chase No. | Contends Decree
Was Illegal and Wants Hus-
bands S25O,OOo Estate.

DANN1LLE, Ill. oct. l3-Uenry T..
Chase and Anna J.. Chase OF Danville
apparently had lived happily together
for forty-one years until 1907, when
chase went to Chamberlain, 3. DaS.
and procured q divorce On the ground
OF incompatsbility. hen he returned
to tho suburb OF %Iiooperton and mar
ricd Mi.s Fannie Armstrong, young
and wealthy. A few months ago Chase
died. lie willei his estate, worth
100000. to his secOnd wife.
Mrs. Anna u. Chase. who lives IN
Newport. II. l.. has filed a suit ask
ing for n partition OF the estate. alleg-
Ing that COLOMBIA ion for the purpose
Of seeking n divorce Is Illegal. and that
shs has not been divorced and IL
therefore entitled to the estate. simi-
The evening world., 1911-10-13

lar suits will be Hled In Indiana. Iowa.
Michigan and Jew York. where Chase
owned property.
II the plaintiff should win. the case
would have a far reaching effect on
the property OF all those who have got
Reno and South Dakota divorces.
The evening world., 1911-10-13

WASHINGTON. oct. i3-Ml y Joseph
Wheeler jr., son OF the late MaJor-Gch.
Joseph Wheeler. the Confederate lead
or. has been ordered to the Walter Reed
Hospital IN Washington FOR observation
and treatment on account Of o%vcrwOfk.
Re IL In the Coast Artillery Corps. sta
TONED at Fort Hancock. y. j.
The evening world., 1911-10-13
Botty for Municipal Court.

Henry &. Botty. u former CITY Court
Justice, who lives al 80 i59 East ono
Hundred and Thirty-uinth street. was
nominated last night as the Republican
candidate for Justice Of tho Municipal
Court, OF the Second District of the
Bronx after i've ballots had been taken.
The evening world., 1911-10-13

TO the end OF his llfc in Sing Sing
prison.
Col Robert !. Hare. on behalf of
McGrath, moved the discharge Of the
defendant on five different grounds.
This Indicates that another appeal viii
be taken In this unusual case,
The evening world., 1911-10-13
Bows School & Dress s

Button and Lace Shoes Of Tan and Black Russia Cali, Patent Leather
and Wei Kid, in copies Of the newest shapes worn by men and
in lasts that promote the comfort Of growing feet.
LITTLE MEMS. Sizes 9 to 1915 at SIPS to 2.75
BOYS, Sizes l to 8 ESQ to 4 400
YOUNG MEMS Sizes 81 to 81. $50, 400
Complete ines of Dancing Pumps and House Slippers.
The evening world., 1911-10-13


"Buy clean milk, but bottled
milk, but cold milk" So says
the New York MIX Committee In
a public statement. Hence we say,
Buy Sheffield Farms MIX" fresh
from the farm to you-with It's
captivating countryside flavor, It's
crear,lness. Its wholesomeness.
Try 4 bottle or two, II you
Ike plenty OF cream on your MIX
III you are dissatisfied with the
milk you now get, or with the
amount OF cream to the bottle
Sheffield MIX will delight you,
Just look At the cream lire"
In anv Sheffield MIX bottle. SOS
how deep Il Is, How far down
from the meek O, the notte,
Notice especially tbs cleanliness
how clean is the bottom OF tho
bottle, You should know the
pleasure In drinking this CREAMY
milk. with It's captivating flavor
OF the country-S!ds, 10 pure,
htaithful qualities,
Sheffield Farms MN comes to
We urge you 10 form your ov
milk itself. Maks A personal tfil
The evening world., 1911-10-13
Williamsburg Man, Infatuated
by Summons, Siashes Woman
Till Police Break in Door.
CHILDREN SEE ATTACK.
Buttonhole Maker a Terror to
Household Over Prospect OF
Increase in Family.

Mrs. Annie Zackeraus served on her
husband. Vincent, at their home. No.
SIS briggs avenue. Williamsburg, to-
day. a commanding him to
appear in Manhattan Avenue Police
Court. zackeraus was in the police
court within an hour, but not In answer
to the summons.
lilo was charged with felonious as
saul; on his wife. and was held with
out bail TO await the result OF her IN
juries. For Zackeraus, Infatuated at
the sight OF the summons. had tried to
cut the woman to pieces with a razor.
Mrs. Zackeraus II In Eastern District
Hospital. The doctors say the chances
are against inca recovery. Her condition
IL rendered the moro critical by the fact
that she was soon TO have added an
other TO her family OF four children.
The four little ones range In age from
three to seven years. Hackeraus. the
husband, n b%uttonholc maker and a
man OF surly disposition. thought four
children enough. When he found. some
time since. that there were prospects of
another he began to abuse and revlle
his wife.
The evening world., 1911-10-13
CHILDREN WOULD RUN IN TER.
ROR FROM HIM.

Day In and day out Lacke.aus, MS
resentment growing while he was at
work. would heap abuse upon his wife.
The children. t%errorized. would run and
hide at his approach. Mrs. Zackeraus.
whoso plight was known to all her
neighbors. took their advice Wednesday
morning and lodged a complaint against
her husband with Magistrate Dodd In
Manhattan Avenue Police Court. ihe
Magistrate made on, a and
told her to serve II herself.
She was afraid to serve II until this
morning, when Zackeraus. after his
breakfast, appeared to he almost jovial.
Trembllngly, the abused wife handed
him the document. lie glanced at II.
understood It's purport. and became wild
with rage
A razor with a wide blade lay on a
shelf near at hand. Zackeraus grabbed
II and whipped It open. His wife turned
to run. lie made a wage lunge AZ
her and cut her down the back. along
side the spine. from the neck almost
20 the waist line.
STILL slAShiN0 WHEN THE
POLICE ARRIVE.
Then. while the woman and the chill
dren screamed and tenants In the build
ing stormed at the doors. Zackeraus
welded the razor with maniacal fury.
He was still stabbing and cutting nj his
wife when Sergt. Cassidy and Patrolman
Polsky broke in the door. rushed at him
and overpowered him.
All DR.. Magido could do when he ar.
rived from the hospital was to wrap IN,
wounded woman In a blanket and hurry
her to the operating table, The foui
children were taken by a policeman from
the blood-bes pattered fiat and turned
over 10 the Brooklyn Children's 30
clety.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-01
The particolored Bear.

The partlcolored bear tAeluropus
melanoleucusl Is so rare an animal
that 1t deserves more than passing no
tice. This particular specimen was
acquired by w, N Ferguson. d mis-
sionary In Szethuen. from a Tibetan
hunter. Its habitat Is the dwarf bani-
boo and rhododendron forests which
clothe the hills at an altitude Of from
5000 to 1900 feet In this part ofI
China. II is a vegetable feeder. The
soles Of the feet are hairy. and.
though very bearlike in appearance.
II has been named the great panda by
Sir Ray LaRlsester. as. the structure oc
the slallls and skeleton shows Il to be
closely related TO the Himilayan pam
dagor wah. II has never been obtain
cd by European sportsman and was
originally discovered IN 1860 by Pere
David 10 the mountains OF east Tibet.
The panda, a very handsomely colored
little beast, is the only old world rep
resentatiye Of the raccoon. 2
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-01
A Queer African Town.

The town OF Abu Hamed is located
where caravans quit the river Nile
and begin their journey across the
desert. Merchants leave their mer-
chandise there and load up again with
goods that other merchants have left
there for them, There il nothing un-
usual in this, the strange part being
that no stoehouses or depots are used
for the protection of these goods. often
Of priceless value. The curious story
about Ahu Hamed is that goods left
under the monument dedicated to ST.
Abu Hamed are safe. Here they re-
main in the sand beneath the monu-
ment for months or years. No one will
modest them, They are considered to
be under the protection Of the saint
himself. There has never been known
an instance OF loss or theft OF any
goods. ~ 9}E 1A sA1 v*as
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-01

The 1.-TWO graces'' that Is what New
York society calls the Misses katherine
ana Madeleine Talmuge Force. the two
lovely daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam H. Force. The younger of the
two, Miss Madeleine. has received so
much attention from Colonel John la
cob Ast0r that gossip hints ut the proc.
ability Of IN engagement. Mr.. Astors
former Wife, Mrs. Ava Willing Astor.
who obtained decree of divorce from
him In November. 1909. now resides
In England with their nine-year-o.d
daughter Muriel. Their son, Victor
WHO Is about twenty. lives with his
fatiIer. should Miss Force. who II
also twenty years old. wed Mr. Aston
she will succeed To the leadership ~
New York society, which the Aston
women have always held. and To The
splendid Astor collection Of jewels
Besides, she viii lie mistress Of the
Fifth avenue mansion, the Newport
villa and the splendid country house
at Rhineclff on the Hudson, where Mr.
|, Astor built half million dollar gym
nasium for his former wife. The
Forces are Interested in yachting and
all forms of outdoor sport Their home
| is at 81 East Fofty-ninth street, New
yerk william II. Fierce. the father Of
the two beautiful girls, is Il member
Of the New York chamber Of commerce
and Is prominent in the business world.
Their mother was Miss Katherine Tai
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-01
Dauahter 10 Be His Secretary.

Few government employees III Wash
ington work harder than Elizabeth G..
Harris, daughter of the representative
from Massachusetts who succeeds
Governor Foss in congress She Is nm
expert bookkeeper, stenoEropher ana
tynist and will act as her fathers see
retnry. Many members have their
wives and daughters as secretaries
but usually they also have practical
stenographers TO take up the burden
Mrs. Humphreys OF the state Of Wash.
ington acts as her husbands secretary
but she in turn has n secretary VINO
copies letters and addresses envelopes
and attends to routine work, Miss
Harris win do everything herself and
take course In law at the same time.
Dolly Curtis. sister of the senator from
Kansas. has been his business mana
ger for years. aud she Is accounted
one of the keenest political managers
of the country.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-01
On The Cars.

Here is something that may amuse
you some time when you are In the
trolley car or elevated train and are
beginning to feel tiEed. Compare the
ADVERTISEMENT In the car with the peo-
Rle who are sitting beneath them. The
Contrast Ii often very funny. For in
stance, you may see an elderly gentle
man below an advertisement for ba-
bies food, or baby beneath a shaw
ing soap advertisement, or very bald
person sitting unconsciously beneath a
hair tonic sign, or a tramp beneath "a,
soap advertisement. 1t is fun, too, 10
read from one advertisement on to the
next, as though they belonged togeth-
er, You may read, for instance. that
certain breakfast food is excellent tor
the hair or that condensed soup fire.
quently applied viii make your gar-
ments look like new.