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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-10-19

gave to her quite "a shock.
Educated chickens, she said,
would demand a big sum,
With the money she could buy
anything under the sun.
Automobiles and flying machines
and things like that,
\ new frock and coat and new
fall hat.
Alas! the chickens are gone,
and It's shame,
For Miss Frances they might
have won much fame.
We sympathize with her, we do,
we do,
But that can't the work of the
thieves undo, adieu.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-10-19

There will be box supper at
Earsman school house, east of
Mexico, tomorrow night (Friday,)
proceeds for the benefit of the
school library Come out and have
a good time and at the same time
assist worthy cause. Miss Josie
Davis is pushing the interests of
the Erisman school this fall and
winter.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-10-19

Bud" Kicks, late of Perry,
formerly Of Laddonia, with his
family and six children went to
Darlington, Okla, about a year
since, settling near Josiah Martin,
also formerly of this county. Mr..
Kicks, We understand, went up in.
TO Kansas to follow his trade,
paper hanging, and there took i'll
and We are told that he is now in
the State Hospital, at Fulton, Mo
for treatment. If this is true, sor.
ry TO hear of his affection.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-10-19

We are sorry to notice that De-
Witt Masters of the Perry Enter
prise has broken down in health
is about out, he says,-and has
been compelled to leave his work
and go to the springs. Dewitt
Masters is a manly man, a jewel
in the newspaper profession.
journalism in this section of the
State needs him, and we sincerely
hope he may rapidly recover his
health. In his absence his good
wife has editorial charge Of the
Enterprise. She is able and quail
fed, too, and the brother should
not worry that the work will not
be well done while he is gone.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-10-19

The financing and completion of
the electric railway and perma-
nent good roads leading out of
Mexico in the four cardinal direc-
tons are the two important issues
before the Mexico public at pres
ent, and all the other issues should
rest until these two are settled
and settled right.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-10-19

The Mexico Baptist church
ladies are arranging to give "The
Skule Beginment" at the
Ferris Grand Opera House on
Nov. %. The play is said to be
composed of pure, clean and
fun turnout.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-10-19

Miss Mary Harrison of Aux
vase, a teacher in the Fulton
schools, is reported very i'll in a
hospital in st. Louis where she
went last week for treatment. DR..
j. f. Harrison of Mexico accomp-
anied her to st. Louis.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-10-19

There will be box supper
given at Washington school house.
southeast of Mexico, tomorrow
night, proceeds for the benefit of
the school library. Miss Hermie
Gibbs is the efficient teacher.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-10-19

DR.. j. B. Hawkins was down in
Pike county last week "on q land
trade" He brough home several
sprigs of very fine apples, three on
a sprig, and Saturday he exhibited
them at the Message office. Old
Pike can sure grow big red apples
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-10-19

The Laddonia, Rush Hill g. Mex
leo Union Telephone Co. is to be
connected at Mexico by a new line
which is to be built from Aux
vase to Mexico, arrangements for
the building thereof now already
under Roadway.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-10-19

Clarence Atkinson is home from
Alaska. He left here last March.
He will spend the winter here and
return in the spring.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-10-19

Settle the electric railway ques-
ton and the question of perma-
nent good roads in the eight mile
district. and we will then indeed
be getting "out Of the woods -
and out of the mud.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-10-19

j. +. VIM and Elmer Powell of
this county returned home last
week from a two weeks tour thru
Arkansas. They come back better
satisfied than ever with old Au-
drain.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-10-19

Mrs. Eugene Tomlinson of this
city left last week for Kansas City
where she will make her home
with her daughter, Mrs. Claggett
Offutt.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-10-19
COAL HoD SPECIAL

On Monday. Oct. %, 10 a.
m, and as long as 6 dozen
last rs inch Japannied coal
hods, Zoe. only 1 to a GUS
toner. Don't forget the date
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-10-19

plaintin alleges in said petit,o, o.
SAID unknown defendants no. l"al
them have been in the possession' V,
said lands OF paid any taxes ,Ll Oi
Tor the last 30 years prior TO the ann
OF his said petition. '"e ming
Plaintin prays the court a.,
order judgment vesting the ,iT. ah
sald lands In plaintiff, In fee sim,,l, W.
limitation as provided by law In e.,
cases, ana divestlng the said unLnn,..
defendants, OF said Peter Brooke wv
mat the deed from said Peter Rev I'N
to said, Enoch Hooton, be correc,oS
express the Intention of the nar,,,,
thereto and for such other and E,r,I,ss
relief as the Court may seem inst an5
proper, al"
+. r. Jesse
Atty for plaiptin
State OF Missouri,
County of Audrain
F. X. Jesse, agent and atty on ha
half OF the plaintiff, being sworn ~.
his oath states that this is an actio, -,
perfect the title to the lands horat,'
described under and by virtue Of son'
ton 1884. chapter 81, article Of M,
Revised Statutes of 1909 by limitatior
that the defendants, are unknowr ~
him and that the residence of the d.
PENDANTS, are unknown to him 90 n'a.
the ordinary process of law canno, H.,
served upon them and that the fac,.
set forth In the foregoing petition ara
true according to his knowledge. inrnr.
nation and belief.
F. r. Jesse.
| Subscribed and sworn to before ,,,,
this 9th day of October 1911
(SEAL) r. +. Elliott
Circuit Clnrk
II is therefore ordered by the cIorr
OF said Court In vacation that notice n,
the tendency Of said proceeding no
given by publication, that a copy hsro
| OF be published in The Mexico Nig
souri, Message, a weekly newsstand
! printed and published in said Audrair
county Missouri, for four weeks success
sively the last insertion to be at least
10 days before the first day OF said
term Of court.
You are further notified that said
action is returnable to the November
term, 1911. of said court, to be begun
and held at the court house in the
City of Mexico in Audrain County Ns-
souri,, on the Fourth Monday in No
vember, 1911, when and where you
may appear and defend said action
otherwise plaintiffs petition will he
taken as confessed and judgment reDd-
cred accordingly.
CSEAL) f. F. Elliott
Clerk Audrain Circuit Court
A true copy from the record.
Attest, K. F. Elliott Clerk
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-10-19
I HE M ESSAGE
THURSDAY, OCT. ~. 1911.

Prof. S. T. Davis, east of Mex
leo, is still confined to his room by
illness. He is having a long siege
of it. We hope to see him out soon.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-10-19

Herbert Plunkett and Robert
Berry, an employee at the Wab-
ash depot, left Monday night for
South Dakota where they will
register for a land drawing in
the Rosebud Indian Reservation.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-10-19

II. S. CAN'T, Attorney and agent Tor ,n
plaintim George r. Gibson. ana ON n.
half of said George X. Gibson be,Ut .s. d
duiy sworn upon mis- oath says that ll'1
an action to remove cloud on the uu" %
plaintiff herein and that platinum j. ,i,,
titled 10 have his title perfected an" ,,to,
the facts set forth I'm the above pgiIl.,
are true according to his best kn""i''-
information and belief. ,.,,,,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-01
MEL SHEPPARD IN
TROUBLE ONCE MORE
Champion Athlete Loses His
Standing as a Soldier, Being
DishonorabIy Discharged.

NEW YORK. November I-Melyin w
Sheppard. the worlds greatest middle dis
lance ruTner vas d.Shonorab'y DIS
charged from the I'D Regiment, where he
had been a soldier for nearly four ears
! Col. Hotchlliss notified the runner of his
discharge and Immediately forwarded the
necessary papers to the governor at Al
bany. \ notice of his disc.large was also
posted the bulletin board at the ar
mory. The cause of Sherpard's trouble
was his failure TO attend TO his military
duty. missing drills and failure to pay
| fines.
For more than a year the champion
athlete has been in trouble with the offi-
GERS of the regiment. Time and again he
has been court-maItialed. and on practi-
cally every occasion he has been fined.
Always they We're paid, but never By him,
and until yesterday II was mystery as
to who had advanced the money. Yester-
day il was learned that the captain and
members of his company subscribed to n
fund TO pay the amount imposed on their
champion.
The final crash came Two weeks ago.
y hen Sheppard VAS notified 10 appear be
fore the ,clinquenc.. court and answer -
charge Of missing dlsis. lie was heaN-
liz fined ar3 AZ INett Of Ire In
uY.nsv board recoI.!tncLasd his uiscia, ~.
In exclamation Of his failure 10 attend
his military duty. Sheppard said: MN
work made il Impossible for ne 10 attend
the drills ! often was compelled 10 work
late Al night
wtu have upou ms athletic standing ~
u.l Eu0An Nlulc il vii not interfere
Ntg NJ tandine ln tnls country, there y
a doubt lt - Whether ~ not = Ntll IRE
esni him from b'Ang elected fai ths neat
American team Viii q V1ll contrett iu Inc
atNmpi champions - ~ St"ckholn nest
Year
jaime r Sullivan ~ ,he Amateur An
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-01
.LAUREL'S SEASON
ASUCCESSFUL ONE
Horsemen and Patrons Have
Expressed Themselves Well
Pleased With New Track.

The Maryland State Far race meet.
which began October > and furnished
twcnty-sx days Of racing at Laurel.
closed yesterday From doubt as to the
possibility OF getting the course ready
n time the question turned TO doubt
about the horses and then as to the sue
cess or Ia lure of the meeting. All these
We're dispelled.
During the races yesterday horse own
erS "a led upon II. l.. Brown. who ran
the meeting, ana c&teudcd 70 him the
glad hand. conglatu.atinG him On the
Ny liz. meeting WaS conducted and IS
pccially on his method Of not reducing
the purses when there was 80 othe.
held for the horses T. 20 L..
During the twcnty-SN daNs the1e vas
slpt.co distributed among tho horse
owners H. tn shape ~ stake ard purse
innings.
only thirtN -one purses Mere ~ loss
value than S5to IN others were ~ S5tu
Uf more
when ~, meeting started tbcte Wei.
sixteen boakmakcrs dolug hu~tnCss Ill
toe Last twelve daNr. tbttr We're thirt,
'fhr average uumbat fni ths msrtiug Ma
fWtnt3 .tt0a dAN
II T. noWn tIE gst5la bls ultt stan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-01

which numbers fourteen. He also will
retain fourteen gatemen and minor Off
Gals. whom he had working at Laurel
The manager will spend today and to
morrow at Laurel arrang ne matters ana
acco.npali. cd by the tWenty-eicht en-
ploycs will sail from New York f"r
Havana Friday.
Track Superi,i entient Wilson Eas gone
10 cuha, taking sixty artisans With him
lie viii condition the Havana track fol
the meeting To be held there this " inter-
The old Pay Line and the Chesapeake
Lin. Of steamers for Norfolk had ban
rer passenger lists last night. State
rooms had bean> engaged many days
ahead by far-seeinS horscnlnn. who were
going to the Jamestown meeting. There
was more than rush after the last race
AT Laurel yesterday 81 the hundreds who
We're going to Norfolk.
! Among the many PASSENGERS booked for
Norfolk was the well known turf writer
". J. Morrison. who was - be accom-
panied by his wife and child. just before
the racing began at Laurel yesterday MIR
Morrison received a telegram informing
him that his brother. Ielrose. twenty
! four years of age, had died in Montreal
Mr.. Morrison left Immediately for can
ada lie had received a cheerful letter
from his brother, VII" was the only Other
living member OF his family. two DAYS
ago.
Several horses changed hands at the
, close OF the Laurel meeting The. Were
sim Louis bouSht tia thoroughbred
| I>eenc stable. lie also bought two two
,tar-uldS from Billy Garth Onc Of thcs.
IS BY Lord f,sterins and til" other by
The Commoncr.
James +. Holland bought Hilarious from
James Il. kern"'s stable. lto,l@ud ais
claimed Republican out Of tn iifst race
run YESTERDAY
/ = : =. Randolph bou II thc good u,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-01
TASKS BRUSH'S AID
IN TICKET SCANDAL
American League President
Desires Giants Owner to In
vestigate Separately.

CHICAGO November 1.-The national
base bail commission will meet i'm Gin
cinnati November II to begin an inveSti-
cation into alleged ticket scalpinS in
connection with the recent worlds series.
This was announced last night by b. T..
Johnson president of the American
League and q member of the national
commission.
President Johnson also announced that
today he would answer a letter written
him recently by John T. Brush, president
Of the New York National League club.
urging johnson TO make use of informa-
ton he had said he possessed about ir-
regular sales OF tickets, and asking him
to induce the commission to make an in
~estisaticn.
Mr. Johnson said, however, that PreSi-
cent Brush was the person who should
make the investigation, and in his letter
will ask that official to investigate Sepa-
rately from the commission and give
what information he might acquire to
that organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-01
MUIR Ray.
GRIFFITH WILL NOT REPORT
FOR DUTY UNTIL DECEMBER
Will Spend Month on His Ranch in Mon
tana Before Taking Up Work
Latest Base Ball Gossip.


but Esmond. 4 youngstcr who seemed
TO come overnight. finally made good
during the closing weeks of the season.
After his experience III Cincinnati hrif-
fifth is going 10 do lot of thinking be-
fore he will consent to make any trade
which will involve George Mcbride. \
team even though it be- weak STANDS y
better chance of being improved if it has
a competent shoitstop than when any
other position is we'll filed.
I,, 1, 49,, I ,,o,.a, ,.l,o
No.. ',,.,, - 49, - -, - - ut IN
80. 80, - -. htm,,i E,i,,,ai 800
-; 49, ~ 49, NJ,
,., it an " .iupS sas9 ~. Nv
" en-. ii!S pai' ,o5l''i5, III 80, -
,,; - 80 80. ; -, $50,
lian ahs - ip..s 49,. ~.
hiahi,S ~ w, - 'i'''i .'io.,saip ~.
he f,ra Erad ,.lar.e ~ 10 p;r.,ts. rada
- 80 Coo q - ~. 49, ~ 80, I
lMo no.lsls ~ Iva asai'ls' 'i',. 49,,
ana =, .iie ~ d. :. ~
,ena ~ p"i' e''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-01
BY j. ED GRILLO.

The contemplated rule barring ball
players from doing newspaper work or
appearing on tine stage during the off
season as suggested by Chairman Herr
mann Of the national commission, IS per
haps borrowing unnecessary trouble.
So far as the efforts OF the players to
break into the newspaper game are con
cerned there has never been amy danger
Of their making any serious inroads.
This thing of having players names
appear over articles Is Il mere fad In
hardly more than per cent Of cases does
the PLAYER write his own matter. and
when he does il will be hard for him TO
recognize by the time ii breaks into print.
The average bali player cannot stand
criticism, and Yet when he is given the
opportunity to express his opinions in cold
type he seldom hcsiiates 10 get himself
III bad favor BY criticising some Of the
players who are engaged in contest.
iial Chase for instance, did not gain
any friends when he tool. a wallop at
Merkle and SnoagTaSs during the world ;
sci les. He accused the former OF making
bone headed plays and then !iaNed the
| latter fer attempting 70 SPIKE Baker ne
commits sion is toing To extremes Whe:l
il tries to control the action of ball play
en-; G,irin:. the off season, and there would
be 10 occasion tor n:.ssInS any rules
governing their action 50 far as the news
Paper game or the stage i concerned,
Tor the players acting in such capacity
are only satisfying a temporary Iad
which has not long 10 exist.
While no one seems to believe that it
viii be possible Tor the Athletes to be
tcatou in the next p,nnan; race. fcH
share tie opinion that the Giants vii
/ rtl,,at 'rlc failure of HIt.faW : team III
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-01
BY J. ED GRILLO.

Clark Griffith will not he here 10 take
charge of the Washington clubs affairs
until early in December. Griffith lett
Cincinnati today for a visit to his ranch
in Montana. and lie intends TO remain
there until early next month. when he
will come here and make this his perma-
nent home. This information reached
here in the following telegram:
Cincinnati November l.
y. T.. Grillo Sporting Editor Star:
.Nill go west TO-DAY. BE in Washing
ton to stay about December !.
CLARK GRIFFITH"
Griffith proposes to open an office here
just as soon he takes hold Of the club.
1t Is his intention to attend to the sign
ing of his players himself: i'll fact. all
club affairs are to go through his hands.
1t is not Likely that Griffith will make
any trades deals during the winter.
In several instances he will have to rely
on the judgment Of some one else regard
ing the value of his players. whom he has
not seen in action, and will not see until
the spring practice begins. Nothing def
nitc is known as to Grifhth'S plans. as he
has not been in touch with any one con-
nected with the club since being APP
pointed but the chances are that he Will
be in position TO tell what he intends
to do when he reports here in December.
Ball players VINO nave Eeen loyal 70
the American League are being well
taken care Of With Harry Davis in
charge of Cleveland, Griffith at the helm
here and Callahan piloinc the White
Sox not to speak Of making McAleer a
cluI, owner. the veterans nave been well
cared for 1t is understood that George
Stovall may b. given charge Of the It.
Louis Browns. though should NcAieer. ;
eff orts to close with Jake Stlhl fail it is
no, unlikely that the former Cleveland
manager will be found holding down hrst
base for the Boston Red Sox.
No man allies the value Of a good
fielding ShortStop more than Clark Grit
fifth who attributes the failure of his
team at Cincinnati to the fact that he
did not have a good fielder in that posi-
ton. Ever since Griffith took charge OF
that team he has had to experiment WITH
a shortstop. and until late in the cam
paign none of them proved satisfactory.
Dave A1tiZer and many others We're used,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-01

Pr.-ident Russell ~ the Boston Ma
ttoraiS f. not worried IN ~" reported
declaration % John klins That ne VII noi
PLAY with Boston u"Nt YEAR unless H. j.
made manager. Russell says Tennty Will
continue to handle the team, Looks like
king h pFepur ~ Tor his annual hnldout
fHs Northwestern tshrUr uast ht ga
ms 40 take i winter uhlt u bSs IN
.ttus.f e,t president Ira Fem pugdtlr -
ho@ tut fufniJurt ana HbNudou the league
~. e. bnt pag,A Is wr|tte tbat II VIII -
r4tt tr 5m y us sttou utnu far ttr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-01
OLDSMOBILE

Ietic Union said last night that he MAS
unable 10 answer that question ofhand
- shall submit the matter To the Olympic
committee. which viii take II mp al 80
next meeting in the meantime. I shall
AN for to particulars I'm the case ~
often happens that man - dlshonorahl6
discharged FROM regiment for = causa
that k - ttlt tat w the minds - -" pui,
H.. Unt II wnula te unjust fur the Alnh
49, Nthleti l'ninn lo ADD - hie hHtd.
shu.e Nbru U.s. tff lll thf fnfia 80
al,nlpa, tuntmitir VHl hts4at Whtther
a aut II riii - frtf ia Go tar team
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-01
ALEXANDER WILL SIGN.
Phillies' Star Pitcher Notifies Club
he Will Not BE Hold-Out.

PHIIApELPHIA November There
fiji - no difficulty IN signing Grover
Cleveland Alexander. star pitcher Of tie
II ll 80 tan t. i contract Tor next sea
sog Nj handler has written T. lei TO
clHb fr"m ~ horne ~ Nebra Ia &C.
slarn2 thaU be HIS 10 kick roiniuS
AGAINST tne club ~ the treatment az re-
seieel last yea. aud that b" Wa ready
10 Sign 4 contract right nov.
IN fhc CLOSING day II the past season
tfsNanaer wa said 10 have declared I, al
He would no Join tNe Fhil'ics next sPtng
Hn1esa given u big bnost IN salary. THIS
repuff Wa tur result % a taik AleNander
RI 8lth "A f1Fmet scout ot the Phlltiss,
who ID Is said. War luuktug fut a bit
~ Fla taIet U wataiA AleNhndsr Wts 90
receive TUr tfaek utChrt Wa hand
sonnet rrcatsi hN ths ttiiit"e A-t 80
Nstp 80 tat 4~ aa}arK Is euuteEarIt utttt
u54tt Ittftpf ~ thv httet esfs. faH H
..utDasI Wal 'rt ut tauth1 tu sler
.slla kuuNe tu1 baA MH0sM t9fnt8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-01

Euhf Is. 'utau Spence. secured bA the
NHtfouHlf trom tHr Rorhr tter club 81 IL.
takttFn League, hat never brnn snrinits.
lt considered ~ = lpcal tp~ ihiiitN einn,
the par, h4af. and Nci There are u unIu-
hrt - auod Judges Nho have watched
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-01
PLAYERS CAN'T BE
SCRIBES OR ACTORS

CINCINNATI, Ohio, November
1.--Base ball players in the
major leagues will not bc per-
mitted to go into vaudeville dur
ing tho of season. neither Will
the. bc nllowes! to do news paper
work on world series base ball
games. il n resolution prepared
by August HERMANN, chairman
of the national commission,
passes that body.
At the next meeting of the
commission he will Introduce the
resolution. lie believes that
criticism by feIlOw-players for
newspapers has bad effect ON
the game, because OF the ill feel
ing aroused by such criticism.