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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20
Traction Companies Assessed

Columbus, O., September 19-Electric properties throughout the state, including railway, light and power companies, have leen given an aggregate total on valua- ton of ss5.090. 300 by the state tax commis- sion which completed it's work of ap- Traising the properties and announced a grand total valuation for all such prop critics in Ohio of sl15. 4s2,227 today. The grand total valuation as shown on tax duplicates in 1910 for these same prop critics was sS0,3s2927.
 The largest increase was on the prop eity of the Cincinnati Traction company, which was increased from s2,ss3,oo0 to sls,- 123,ilG.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20
O'NEAL HAS AROUSED
 IRE OF FALKVILLE
Citizens Accuse Him of Trying to In- fluence Voters in Local Op-
 ton Election

Decatur. September 19.-(Special.) )-Many of the prohibitionists of the little town of Falkvile. this county, are quite in dlgnant with Gov. Emmet O'Neal, &C., cusing him of trying to influence the voters of that precinct to vote wet tick ct, in the recent local option election held in this county. They accuse the governor of sending the following telegram to leaders of the vets:
 "If the Morgan county election goes wet, l will not appoint excise commits sioners for the little town of Falkville unless petitioned to do so by majority of the citizens. I understand that iL is small rural community without police protection. (Signed)
 ''EMMET O'NEAL, Governor"
 Falkyille gave q dry majority, the vote being, prohibition 106. saloons 56. It is an incorporated town and has . mayor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20
Pullman Porter Sues

New Orleans September 19-Thirty dol lars per month salary and s10O in tips make up the pittance accumulated every 30 days by Pullman car porter. accord ing to allegations in a suit for the recov- cry of s5o0O damages filed yesterday against the sleeping car company by Wil- liam Morris Morris alleges he was hurt when his car was derailed. A pauper's oath accompanied the suit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20
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Local Data
Weather Conditions

Birmingham, September 19.-G D. m.l The area of high pressure now cover ing nearly all of the United States has caused clear weather with seasonable temperatures over the entire country. Light rains are general from the Mis- sissippi river to the Appalachian moun- tains and from the gulf to the lakes
 The weather has been cooler in the cotton belt during the past 24 hours and light rains are reported in Ala bama and Georgia The cool weat:ier will continue during the next 24 hours throughout the cotton belt in general
 Summary of observations made at United States weather bureau stations, September 19. 1911:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20
Eats Poisoned Sandwiches

San Francisco September 19.-Destitute and hungry, William Murphy entered a grocery last night. hoping to purloln something to eat. The proprietor was called to wait on customer and Mur- Thy seized the opportunity to gobble two sandwiches he saw on the counter He was seized with convulsions few min rtes later and taken to the Emergency hospital. where it was found he was suf- ferng from arsenic poison. The sand wiches he had eaten had been prepared to bait rat trap. Murphy will prob- ably recover
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20
and board of aldermen and police protec

and board of aldermen and police protec- ton. 9 The prohibitionists of the place, boiling over with indignation for the governor, telegraphed the governor the following: 2 ''The good people of Falkyille resent your attempt to interfere in our local option, election, and judging by the Vote cast here our people have no morezconfi- dence in your promise now than we had before your election. (Si6nedla V 2, e
 "A G. PATTERSON, Together With One Hundred Otheo Citi- zens of Falkville." 4e 4 Y 5 It is claimed that Governor. O'Neals telegram was sent before the local option election and was intended to influence the people to vote wet s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20
Bloodhounds on Trail

Danville. 1lI., September 19.-Blood- hounds were sent today to Crescent City, lii. where late yesterday bandits killed Melville Braderick and seriously weuI@r ed his brother, Robert. The hour4s picked up the trail five miles northwest Of Crescent City and went into a corn field which Is surrounded by heavily armed men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20
Preachers Protest

Knoxville, Tenn. September 19-At a meeting of the Knoxville Federation of Churches yesterday President Heber D
 Ketchum was instructed 10 prepare and send to President Taft and to Secretary of Agriculture Wilson letter protest ing against Secretary Wilson acting as honorary president of the International Congress of BrewcFs, which meets in Chi Gego in October. \ "A .t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20
Weather Forecast

Washington, September, 19.-Forecast for Alabama and ssissippi-Overcast with probable showers in south Wednesday and on the coast Thursday; moderate variable winds.
 Tennessee-Generally fair Wednes- day and Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20
Consols Falling

London, September 19.-Consols fell to- cay to the unprecedented low record of 7C5s, and further fall is predicted. The biz holders who are quietly unloading are compelled to scale prices in order to find purchasers, as no one wishes consos while so many better yields are obtain able among other securities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20
Mail Carriers in Session

Milwaukee. September l9-Rural mail carriers to the number of about 150, and representing membership of 420O0, opened four days meeting in Milwau- kee today. The subject of good roads is the most important matter to come be- fore the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20
Need of Education

''Is it more profitable to the people of this republic that our government con- serve the minerals of Alaska, the water power of our numerous streams, the arid lands of the west, the timbers of our forests while it makes no effort to con- serve the vast amount of revenue produc- ing property in every hamlet. town and city in America that has already been developed, is already built up, and is daily being utilized; that is being swept away and rrevocably lost at the rate of s3O,- OOc per hour for every hour in the year ,
 "Amerca's desire and foresight to pre- vent waste of life and property through war has caused her to formulate an in- ternational peace agreement with the foremost world powers. If she can lead the civilized nations of the earth in say ing the lives of her citizens from bloody butchery in battle, why should she not lead the nations of the earth in devising way to save the property of her own people from needless destruction? Ii is the accumulation of property that gives men freedom from grinding toll. that gives men the opportunity for individual achievement in broader fields of endeavor This makes for national progress on a broader and grander scale,
 "The Panama canal promises to be a netoral achievement of which every Anericn feels proud; 1t is an evidence oi the possibilities of our national wealth The wealth of nation is but the com posites of the wealth of the individual citizens: the stronger and more powerful in finance the individuals of the com n.unty, the greater the possibilities of that community. So it is with the nation the financial power of this republic IS given 1t by the accumulated property of it's people Save this property from fire loss and you go far to insure peace, r,erty and prosperity 10 the country.
 TThe most skilled experts of this re- pQblic are being called into the service of the government. to devise ways for rrknoting the prosperity of the peo-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20

Observations taken ats fifth meridian tms
 isoBARs or continuous nes of W -
 IsorHERMs dotted through points equal tenn. peature; they will be drawn only SYMBOLS indicate state of weather: clear; D partly cloudy . cloudy; @ rain @ snow; Q1 report missing Arows ay with the wind First figure maximum temperaure shird. wind velocity of l0 miles per hour
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20

I
 Oklahoma, cloudy .......... 6S lestine, partly cloudy ss Parry Sound ,...... ..asa- Phoenix, clear .......... 9i [ Pittsburg, clear ............ 66 6 Portland, Ore. partly cloudy Ct I Raleigh cloudy, ......s. .S... iS Rapid City, partly cloudy ,66 6na I Roseburg, clear .....f. ....s. i2 N ROSWell ..'. (" Salt Lake City ..........t... | San Diego, clear ........s.s 70 , San Francisco. clear ...... 56 Sault Ste. Marie, clear -. 52 }
 Seattle, cloudy -........ 62i sfct
 Sheridan, partly cloudy .... 62 5 Shreveport, clear ........., S2 ' Spokane. partly cloudy ...s ,6S 1 St. Louis, clear ..... es '' St. Paul, clear ............ 64 1 Swift Current, partly cloudy 56 , Tampa, clear .............- 1S
 Toledo. clear ..........,. 6S 6 Washington. partly cloudy 70 , Williston, clear ......... 62 I Winnemucca. clear ......f'. 70 ? Winnipeg, cloudy 56, 1
 E. c. HORTON, Local Forecaster.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20

pie in every line of human endeavor. These experts are not only engaged in conserving our national resources, but are delving deep into the living condi- lions of our laboring classes, and com piling statistics for the purpose of ad- Nancipg their welfare.
 ''The government is seeking to give better social and economic conditions in regulating the great corporate inter- ests, the great trusts that combine the capital of the country in industrial enterprises. and it Is equally important that our government lend a helping hand in formulating and applying some practical methods of preventing $500 worth of property of its people being reduced to ashes every minute of the day.
 All law, literature, science, inven- ton, discovery are but the props, the scaffoldings, by and rnrough which we rear a better citizenship. That coun- try which best preserves the property of it's people best promotes the general and moral advancement of It's people. Hence 1t is a wise policy for the gov ernment to lend it's aid in deyising ways to reduce to the minimum losses by fire The greatest possible good that could come to our people would be in educating them to the fact that our insurance bill is the measure of our fire loss.
 There could be no wiser economy inaugurated for the protection of life and property throughout our country than to establish a department for fire prevention at our national capital, to act in concert with such department in each state capital and in each mu- nicipality, headed by the best experts that the country affords, to compile facts and data concerning every fire reported, giving the cause of origin, the value and character of property destroyed, with suggestions as to how such fires could have been prevented This information. classified and pub. lished, and so thoroughly distributed that 1t would reach every home. for the education of it's inmates, would be QOdsend tO Our country.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-06-29
CHAMP CHIMES.

Oats harvest in full blast.
Much of the straw is very short.
making it impossible to save t. m
all.
We had a fine shower last Sat
urday but it did not extend more
than mile south or west of
Champ.
Mr.. Shrout is building an addi-
ton to his barn; he is one of our
neatcst farmers.
Elmer Dicns hauled a car load
of hogs to Mexico last Monday.
lie sold them to Mr.. Mundy on
Monday. But we did not learn
how much Mr.. Mundy paid Mon
day.
Rev. Ii. l. Cobb says the fellow
who unloaded that buggy load of
eats on him the other Tuesday
had better come and get his prop
erty or find another road to town.
or there will be blood on the
moon.
We hear some talk of lawn
party, but would suggest a wait
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-06-29
A MISSIONARY PICNIC.

The Ladies Missionary Society
of the NJ. +. Church of Santa Fe
was very pleasantly entertained
last Thursday by Mrs. Charles
COwman, of Victor. Each lady
took her lunch with her and all
drove to beautiful grove on the
banks of Brush Creek, near Mrs.
Cowman s home. About noon
the luncheon, which consisted of
fried chicken, country ham, icecd
tea, cake and ice-cream, and
many other good things, was Serv-
ed under the trees.
After luncheon they drove over
to Mr.. J. d. Young's lawn and
spent the afternoon in boating
and games until about five o clock
when all started for home, hoping,
sometime in the future to spend
another such pleasant day.
There were about 30 present,
including some most welcome Wis
itorS, The Society is indebted to
Mrs. Cowman for a very pleasant
outing, and extends to her its
most sincere thanks.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-06-29
FARBER ITEMS.

III IS very warm and drv, down
at Farber, and we are needing
rain very badly.
Rev, Roberts of Laddonia filled
his regular appointment at the
Methodist church Sunday.
Ed Machine of Martinsburg
visited friends in Farber Thurs
day.
ID. d. Tanner and wife and
Misses Alice and Efie Tanner
were shopping in Vandalia We'd
nesday.
d. n. Athey and Efiie and
Harry Turpn are building large
barn for Tom Kirk, near Mt. Car
mel.
F. f. Scrogin shipped a load
of hogs from Farber Thursday.
Miss Ina Bank and brother. of
Caberly, Illinois, have been visit
ing Farber friends the past week
Mrs. Amidon has been on the
sick list the past week but is bet
ter at this writing.
Ira Charles is harvesting wheat
in Kansas.
A bunch of Gypsies visited this
place Tuesday. They went over
town telling fortunes but did
not tarry long.
Artic Howard visited home
folks here first of the week.
j. ID. Worley renews for the
Message for his son, Harry E.
Worley, at Sapulpa, Okla. Harry
is getting along fine down there.
G. Il. EmmOns renews for the
Message.
f, w. Beamer drops a dollar in
our hand for the Message.
c. l.. Stewart renews for the
Message.
A. w. Powell hands us a dollar
on renewal. He says his Son-in
law, F. l.. Bruce, and family, of
Kansas City are to be here on a
visit first of next month.
A. c. Powell has on rthanks for
renewal favor.
c. |. Harrison made us glad
with renewal favor last Friday.
Mrs. j. n. Mayes at Diamond,
Mo-, writes MS and says: "Find
here enclosed one dollar to keep
the Message coming to my ad-
dress"
Wallace DOwell called and re-
newed for the Message a few days
ago.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-06-29
NO. 81

The Mexico Elks had wagon
loads of fun with their wild
Man" whom they took with them
to the. State Convention at Macon
City. Rafting with shackels and
huge log chain about his waist
when the delegation reached Mo.
berly the wild Man" broke
away, ran thru the ladies' waiting
room at the union station and
then up the main street of the
town. Women quailed and al
most tainted and strong men for
got their strength. But after a
chase the wild Man" was
brought into captivity again and
the delegation boarded another
train for Macon. The play work
ed splendidly. Ran Kendall was
just tall enough and big enough,
with the necessary rigging-and
played the Wild Man and NADIA
gascar Giant to n fare-you-well.
Prof. G. A. Ross and wife of
Washington, d. c., are here to
spend the summer with Mrs. Ross
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. S.
Halfway.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-06-29
MISSIONARY MEETING.
Audrain Association Holds Inter.
esting Session at Benton
City.

The third Quarterly Meeting of
the Woman s Baptist Missionary
Union of Audrain county was
held in Benton City, Tuesday of
this week. The following inter.
ing program was carried out:
9 a. m.-Devotional exercises BY
President.
Roll call Of Churches.
ASsociational Work.
Review of "South America -
Mexico Y. j.. NJ. c.
Review of "Aliens or Ameri.
cans Mexico Junior NJ. c.
Five Little Hcathen Maidens'
Mexico Sunbeams.
? p. INSTRUMENTATION m.
Society.
"Where the Money Goes -
Round Table-Beuton City SO.
ciety,
Mission Study Glass, conducted
by Mrs. Afford, Vandalia Society
Song, "The Lord is My Shep.
herd THE Four Leaf Glover
Quartette.
Address, Mountain School
Work k'-Miss Martha Sullinger.
80 p. m.-MuSical.
Address, Rev. J. f. Ayscue.
President, Mrs. Ian Jones.
Vice President, Mrs. Frazier
Rose.
Secretary, Mrs. !. A. Guthrie.
Treasurer, Mrs. C. A. Torreyson.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-06-29
Teachers Examined.

County Superintendent l.. J
ShObe held examination for teach
erS certificates in Mexico las
Friday and Saturday. The fol
owing were among those who tool
the test
Eva Hannay, Laddonia.
Ruby Weber, Laddonia.
Bertha Fuqua, Laddonia.
Ambia Quinn, Laddonia.
Matte Talley, Laddonia.
Beulah Hagan, Laddonia.
G. w. Rawling, Centralia.
Belle Ehret, Thompson.
Edna Cant, Thompson.
Ray Ferguson, Vandalia.
Grace l.. Ridgeway, Centralia.
Katie SieverS, Centralia.
Frances Sappington, Centralia.
Marine Cowherd, Perry.
Willie Hook, Mexico.
Hermie Gibbs, Mexico.
Agatha Copeman, Mexico.
Anna Byrns, Mexico.
Mary Stallings, Mexico.
Minnie Stallings, Mexico.
Ruth Cook, Mexico.
Mabel Cook, Mexico.
Lillian Crawford, Mexico.
Lucy Lewis, Mexico.
Nola Athey Hatcher, Mexico.
Eula Brenton, Mexico.
Pauline Powell Mexico.
Lille Lower, Rush Hill.
Gertrude Nogal, Rush Hill.
Anna l.. Miller, Rush Hill.
Alma Brown, Benton City.
Hella Brown, Benton City.
Bessie Hartley. Clark.
Sallie Crane, Martinsburg.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-06-29

The Montgomery City Standard
says; AT a voting contest hc'n in
Minneola last Tuesday, Miss Lutte
Vaughn was elected the most
popular lady at the Springs. Miss
Vaughn is niece of VIM. A.
Graham. and is teacher Of art at
Hardin College. Mexico. No. She
has heen a visitor at the Springs
for several seasons.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-06-29

"Phil Shire, an Audrain county
farmer, is about to be mobbed,"
according TO the Clark Chronicle.
His neighbors," says the Chron-
icle, "are preparing to ask the
county court to place a restric-
ton upon Shire's wholesale frog
farm. Since water has been
scarce it is reported that Shire's
frogs have been eating chickens
that have been going to the pond
to drink. Shire says the frog
harvest this year promises to be
the largest in years. He is ferti1-
izing them with hops and says
that he has several already that
can 60 thirty feet high in one
leap"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-06-29

Harry Weatherford, formerly
of Laddonia and Mexico, who has
been i'll a Kansas City hosritd'
for three months with a broken
limb has had the limb re-brol;rn
and will be compelled t. remain
for some months longer at that
place.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-06-29

w. II. Morgan, southeast Of
Mexico, was in town Tuesday.
He tells us of the serious afflic-
tion in g. f. Younger family.
Four of the children have typhoid
fever, The Youngest child is
very sick and may not recover.
The neighbors are doing all they
can to aid the afflicted family.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-06-29

the long cared animals.
Forest j. Weaver is called one
of the neatest farmers oil the com
munity.
Martson w. Beamer, off north.
east of Molino, is good farmer
and one of the community's best
citizens.
w. ii. Adams, Il. B. Kerr, G. A.
Elliott, Dode Cauthorn and
Thomas G. Bolts are a bunch of
good farmers and stockmen. each
one with a fine farm, every one of
them proSpering, all making
money.
F. S. Sappington is rather a
new man in the community. a year
or so ago coming from Centralia
He farms, is a good churchhan
and takes an interest in all public
affairs.
w. w. Mundy is another promi-
nent farmer and stockman we
would not overlook.
r. III. and j. +. Dudley, 4. c.
Henderson and \. G. Morgan are
four other mighty good farmers.
Mrs. Mary Cauthorn has a good
farm north of Molino. Her son,
w. f. Cauthorn, one of the
county's best school teachers, and
daughter, Miss Mary Cauthorn,
make their home with her.
G. II. Massey has a very desir-
able so acre farm just north of
Molino.
Il. j. Bybee owns the old Josiah
Martin place, near Molino, a good
piece of ground.
VIM. II. Wilson, is helping
Clyde Ellis to look after the old
John Ellis place. Clyde owns
this farm, one of the best farms
in the county Congratulations
to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Ellis. an
eight pound daughter was born
to them on June %, 1911.
Clyde Hendrix is on the Bill
Mundy place.
Clyde and John Ellis cut 80
acres of oats with mower one
day last week-too short to get
hold of it with a reaper.
They have stored it away in
the barn for their stock next
winter.
John j. Heizer has a good farm
three-fourths of a mile east of
Molino.
Andrew G.. Morgan, SO years
old, and his wife 81 years old,
have lived on their present farm
near MOlino % years.
George Gardner is on the w,
w. johnson farm, west of Molino.
lie had a big rain Friday evening !;
too wet for him to plow next day.
Joe Wilson, little son of Walter
Wilson, rides a Shetland pony.
James Lipp, son of A. l.. Lipp,
also had a Shetland.
We shook the hand of Charlie
Adams and C. w. Smith and
many other good citizens whose
names we are not able to give in
this report.
Molino needs a livery and feed
stable, needs it seriously, espec-
tally if the electric railway shall
he completed on to Santa Fe and
Perry.
MOlinO is fine community
and we are glad to know that the
Message has so many friends out
that way, too.
The Message is standing by Mo-
limo, and we are going to do our
best to get progress on the eXten-
sion of the electric railroad 10
Santa Fe and Perry for them,
which they are clamOring for so
earnestly.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-06-29
Coal. Coal, Coal.

Get your thrcShing q. al at the
IIafner bank. We have 1000 bu.
IN hand at ten cents per bu.
VIM. Drake.