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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-01-05
Voght-Sitts Nuptials.

Last Thursday, Dee. %, Mr.
Bert Voght, of Dewey, ILL.,, was
married To Miss frankie !. Sits
at the home of the bride s parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Sits, who
live four miles south of Cant, Rev
II. |. Cobb officiating. Bro. Cobb
in his "The Circuit Rider" refers
to the wedding as follows:
Mr.. Bert Voght wanted him Il
wife,
And looked about for one whom
he might marry,
And Miss frankie Sits pleased
him mighty well;
For she was handsome and as cum
ming as a fairy.
SO we tied the knot that will
bind to Mr.. Voght
The partner whom for life he has
selected,
And we hope that every day a.
they journey on life's way
They may find each other .'ust
what was expected.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-01-05
Mr.. Flory's Funeral.

The funeral of Harry l.. Flory.
killed in the railroad wreck at
Farber last week, was held Thurs
day morning following at the
home of his grandmother in this
city, Mrs. Priscilla Hazard, Rev
A. A. Wallace officiating. lie was
a member of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen and Of the
Fraternal Order of Eagles, both
of which orders did him honor in
the burial. Quite a number OF
railroad men from Slater at.
tended the funeral.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-01-05
Crosswhite Chapman.

Mr.. James CrOsswhite and Miss
Elsie Chapman, two splendid
young people of the neighborhoo
of Skinner, were united in mar
riage in this city Wednesday al.
ternoOn, of last week, at the home
of the officiating minister, Rev
C.. \. Mitchell, May they live
long upon the earth and prosper
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-01-05
Finley-Hall Nuptials.

The Message contained some ac.
count last week of the wedding OF
Miss Ria Hall to Prof. X. b. Fin
ley, at the Methodist church We'd
nesday night The words that
made them man and wife were
said by Rev. Fielding Marvin, OF
Liberty, Mo. "a cousin of the bride
The house was beautifully decor,
ated. Mr.. Lyle Straight OF
Bloomington, H., sang two solos
Sweetest Song Ever Told" and
"All for You" Lohengrin :
wedding march was played by
Miss Maud Wallace. Messrs. Sam
Sharp, Earl Bledsoe, Ralph Buck
ner and Wash Adams acted a'
ushers. Mr.. Fred Llewellyn anC
Miss Ruby Gulick and Mr.. Lyit
Straight and Miss Lena .jOhnsol
were the attendants. After thu
ceremony a reception was give!
at the home of Mrs. S. NJ. E1
wards.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-01-05
The Electric R. R.

The Perry Enterprise makes
this mention:
Louis Hertz of Mexico visited
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Hertz
the first of the week. He has
charge of the power house of tie
Mexico, Santa Fe and Perry
Traction Co. He reports work
being pushed on the road each
way out Of Mexico. On the South
end about eight miles Of grading
has been completed and half OF
the distance track laid. On the
north end four miles of grading
and steel railing and ties being
scattered along for two miles Of
road.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-01-05
Will Rest Up a Bit.

The Centralia Courier thus re-
fers to a mighty good citizen who
lives up in that direction:
r. G. Harris owned one of the
best 100 acre farms in Audrain
Last week he sold it to that hust,
ling young farmer, Ernest Fagg
at $95 per acre. Squire Harris
has been great sufferer with
rheumatics this winter and will
move to Centralia and rest up 9
bit. We will be mighty glad tC
have him a citizen of the Prairie
Queen.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-01-05
IN MILK RACE.
Chief Josephine Straining Every
Nerve to Break Record.

Columbia. Mo-, Dee. 2S.-Un-
less Missouri Chief Josephine, the
prize cow of the College of Agri-
culture at the University of Mis-
souri,, does much better in the few
remaining days Of her years test
she will not make the worlds rec.
ord as a milk producer for one
years time.
For the last week she has been
giving from twenty-nine to thirty
five pounds of milk a day. To
break the record she would haV,
TO average about fifty pounds 4
day until the night OF January
10, the end of her years test.
a COW is just like everything
else, " said Superintendent Van
Norte to-day. Josephine has
been working hard all year, and
although she is in perfect health
she is just a little off in her
milk production. If I would give
any reason for her not making
the worlds record for a year,
would say that she is little toI
small to stand the strain so long
Colanhe ~ Johanna, the world 5
champion dairy COW, weighs l l,60'j
pounds. while Josephine weighs
but 1870.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-01-05
Mark Dill in Trouble.

Mark Dill, whose widowed
mother resides at Laddonia, this
county, was arrested about ten
days since by Sheriff }. b. Wool-
cry upon orders from Hyde cOun-
ty, S. ID. lie was held several
days and when a Dakota officer
did not appear his attorney, f. G.
Kennen. instituted habeas corpus
proceedings and he was released
but then another telegram was
sent to hold him and he was re-ar.
rested. The Dakota officer had
gone with his requisition TO lay
his ease before Gov. Hadley 1T
jefferson City. but Thursday he
appeared here and was given
charge of his prisoner.
1t seems that Dill is charge !
with checking for $75 from a
bank, where he had no deposit,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-01-05
Week of Prayer.

The week of Prayer is being oh
served by the Mexico churches
this week. The first service was
held Monday night at the Presby,
terian church. Next night at the
Baptist church.
! The program for tonight an
the rest of the week is as follows
Thursday night
Place. Christian Church. Leader
Rev. Ayscue. Topic, Foreign Mis-
sions.
Friday night
Place, Methodist church, Lead
er. Rev. Wallace. Topic, Fami!
les, Educational Establishments
and the Young.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-01-05
Married Last Week.

We quote this item from the
Laddonia Herald:
Chas. Mechlin and Miss Flora
Edison, two popular young peo'
pie south of town were married
Sunday at the home of the bride S
parents, Ed. Leonard, officiating
A reception was rendered the
young people at the home of the
groom's parents, Monday. They
are Industrious and popular
young people and the Herald eX.
tend congratulations.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-01-05
THOMPSON.

Henry Cant went to Omaha
Sunday night.
Mrs. NJ. Jones and Mr.. and Mrs
r :. Davis are on the sick list
this week.
Oscar Smith and Miss Flossit
Zook were united in marriage Oh
Wednesday, Dec. 20, 1910, at the
residence of the brides parents
near here. They are both highly
respected young people of this
community and we extend to then
our best wishes for happy ano
prosperous welded life.
Mr.. G.. B. Burkett of Edgar
Neb., who spent Christmas with
the family of Mr.. Kline near here
left for home Monday.
Mr.. r. ID. Rearick of Mildoy
Pa, is here, the guest of his uncle
NJ. j. Decker.
Mr.. W. A. Gauch and family o.
Moberly visited the family of Al
win Suffers during Christina
week. Mrs. Gauch is a sister o.
Mr.. Suffers.
Ed Brown loaded car Frida,
with his household goods an'
stock. Mr.. Brown recently had ;
sale and is moving to Stoddar.
county, near Dexter.
Fred Whitesides and family O
Columbia visited DR.. j. +. Jordan
and family during Christmas.
Guy Lyons of st. Louis who has
been at the bed side of his mothe
who has been seriously i'll, return
ed home Tuesday.
We are glad to report Mr.
Kline's baby who has bee
seriously i'll of pneumonia nue.
better.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Eliza
Robinson, on Dec. Goth, a boy.
Mrs. Lyons who has been sc
riously i'll for the past week, w
are glad to report on the road t
recovery.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-01-05
LADDONIA ITEMS.

This is an age Of reason. The times
do show it.
News for the prose writer, and
music for the poet.
Mankind is the same in every age.
Heroic, fortitude, tyranic, rage,
Boundless ambition, patriotic,
truth;
Hory treason, and untainted
youth
Have marked all periods and all
climes-
The noblest virtues and the dark
est crimes.--Addison on Man.
The gossips have hardly done
wagging their tongues about
Mark Dill getting free transporta-
ton to the Dakotas for the charge
of getting money under false pre-
tense.
There was a rucas on the
corner of Chestnut and Front
streets with Dad Eals' hired hand
who sleeps in the livery barn. We
interviewed him. Asked him how
the world was nsing him. His re
ply was, Pretty dang rough. Fri.
day night, about two o'clock, two
fellows drove up here and ordered
me to go over and call up the
restaurant folk, they wanted
something to eat. | went to the
back door. The restaurant folks
wouldn't get up. l went arounl
to the front to tell the two fellows
Piff, they took me; knocked me
down; kicked and cut the stuffiu
out of me" The hand looks about
as harmless as rabbit and inno-
cent as a o 'possum. The hand is a
stranger here, here only a few
weeks. The first clue was from the
night agent at the depot. He heard
the victim calling for help. Heard
feminine voice from an upper
window calling the pet name of
well known young man here. He
owned up and is now out on bond
to answer to the charge of assault
with intent to kill The other fell
low has skipped ont. They are
both members of good families.
John Greenberry, three miles
southeast of Laddonia, is getting
ready for the poultry business.
He is building a house, rat proof
granitoid floor.
Hogs are up some. Six anG a
half cents. See good many cat
tie being shipped from here.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-01-05
A Bit of History,

The Farber Forum uses the fol
lowing paragraph:
Il. \. Lewton called while in
town Saturday and had his sub
scription marked mp for another
year. Mr.. LewtOn is one of the
old settlers of this section, locat-
ing on the prairie between Far,
ber and Laddonia in 1879. Tom
and Charlie Gilliland were in the
dry goods business here then and
Clay Gilliland was running a drug
store. Wilder & Crawford wer'
IN business at Laddonia at tha'
time, also KenDen & Moore.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-01-05
The New County Officers.

Judge III. d. Risk, new County
Court Justice, was sworn in last
Monday. John b. Graham was
likewise sworn in as County Clerk
and his daughter, Miss Katherine
Graham, was sworn in as his
deputy. Eppa f. Elliott was sworn
in as Circuit Clerk, A, ii. Whitney
was sworn in as County Recorder
to succeed himself, and Judge W
w. Bolts was sworn in as PrObat,
Judge, also to succeed himself.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-01-05
HOGS STOLEN.
Charlie Shoup Sells His Farm =
Wilkersons Houdan
Chickens.

John y. Brown had two nice
hogs stolen from his feed lot II
few nights ago.
Henry Imam has leased the
Ralph Adams farm, near Molino
Edward Sharp and VIM. Hale
have leased the Joseph Kerr
farm. near Molino.
Ned Grange sold his l70 acre
farm northeast Of LaddOnia to
Mrs. Matilla Born of Wellsville
for 81 $50.
Earl Hopkins and Wesley VIM
returned home last week FROM
Florida in which State they both
invested in land Mr.. Hopkins
bought 90 acres and Mr.. Winn
bought section.
Charlie Shoup, five miles north
east of Mexnco, has traded his
$50 acre farm to T. E. Hook Ol
Mexico, the consideration being
$2l 900. Mr.. Shoup takes Mr.
Hooks residence in Mexico at
$4,000, Mr.. Hook gets possession
March lst. Mr.. Shoup owns the
G.. w. Adams l40 acre farm, fine
place it ia. too, two miles nearer
Mexico, to which he will most
likely move.
Centralia, Mo-, Dec. 29.-J. l..
Sappintong had l30 chickens
which were worth 800. The city
authorities of Centralia caused
drainage bitches to he dug with
the alleged result that Sapping-
tons chicken and stock lots were
submerged and the chickens were
drowned. Sappington is suing
for three thousand five hundre
dollars which he alleges, to be the
total amount of damages suffered
through loss of chickens anil
stock.
Paris Appeal: w. A. Delaney
east of StrOther, sold 500 bushels
of corn, shucked and penned
early in the season to Ben Nevins
at zoe; 500 bushels snapped ana
penned to G. w. Cowman at sac
$50 bushels to Moss Crow AMI 20(
to j. ID. Young, shucked and pen
ned, at 50c, and 250 bushels tC
Mitchell Simpson snapped ant
delivered.
w. Il. Wilkerson of Mexico
made a clean sweep OF prizes OF
his Houdan and White Crested
Black Polish chickens at the Cal
laway County Poultry Show hel.
at Fulton last week. Mr.. Will
kerson says the Houdan chicke'
has the worlds record as an eg;
! layer AMI they are also the fines
, for table foul, their meat mucl
resembling the pheasant. Th
, Houdan chicken is native o
France.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-01-05
Travellers Banquet and Eat.

Post l., Of the Travellers Pro
tective Association, held its an
nuai gathering at the Ringo Hote
last Saturday night. There wa,
STORYTELLING, mirth and othe,
pasttime and then big supper
roilowing this the following off
GERS We're elected:
President, G. II. CARPENTER
,ree1presidents, v, F. A. Pearl and }
W. Galiaher; secretary and treas
urer, Paul st. vrain.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-01-05
Smith-Zuck Nuptials.

Mr.. Oscar f. Smith of Sheridan
Lake, Colo, and Miss Jessie Zucli
of near Thompson this county
were united in marriage at tbc
brides home. at II o'clock, Wed
nesday Of last week. The happy
couple have many friends who ex
tend them warmest congratula
tionS and very best wishes.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-01-05
Little Child Dead.

The little son of Mr.. and Mrs
j. p. Albright, OF Midway church
neighborhood, died last Saturday
night of pneumonia. All join in
extending deepest sympathy to
the bereayed parents.
ID. A. Wilson has been in ill
health for several weeks.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-01-05
House Burned.

The residence of John Mccain
mon, at Cant, was destroyed by
IRE last Sunday morning. No one
was at home. The switchboard for
the Mutual telephone was in the
house and was also destroyed. w
U. Smith was in Mexico Monday t,
order new switch board. 1t is
not known how the fire originated
mere was some insurance.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-01-05
Married New Years Day.

Mr.. j. w. Gross, a prominent
farmer of near Thayer, Mo-, and
Miss Sylvia Stevens, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. Stevens of Lad
donia, were married in Mexico
last Sunday, Judge w. w. Bolts
officiating. Here's wishing Mr..
and Mrs. Groos long life and hap
piness.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-01-05
Debo-Mudd Nuptials.

Mr.. Grover j. DebO and Miss
Martha A. Mudd were joined in
marriage Wednesday of last
week, Father J. j. Dillon official.
ne. lie happy couple will rt
side in the Prairie Lea neighbor,
hood. northeast of Mexico. The
Message joins their many friends
in wishing them long life and hap
piness together.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-01-05
Giving "Airings' His Hobby

Henry Fields, high jumping
farmer of Slater, Mo-, has lately
been discussing his next fresh
air and exercise" campaign in
Northern Minnesota. Fields, who
has won a number of medals for
athletic feats of different natures
has for a number of years in
dulged in his favorite hobby O!
taking a party of young people to
some Northern state for recrs-
alton.
81 am a strict believer in plenty
of fresh air and more exercise, -
Fields says. "If our young peC-
pie were allowed to enjoy more
of both, the Nation as whole
would he mnch better physically
Every year | have been taking
parties to the North for a little
outing in the winter. They enjor
it and they come back healthier
and better able to enjoy life.
have whole host Of children beg
ging to 60 this winter. I'm won
dering how I'll arrange it,"
Fields takes the whole party n
his own expense He owns fou
farms in the vicinity of Slater
Mo. The rent goes into what n
calls the "fresh air" fund.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-01-05
Family Reunion.
The Vandalia Mail says:

Inc andallaMaM says:
Col. and Mrs. &. NJ. Utterbacli
were most agreeably surprised
Christmas morning by the arrival
of their daughter, Mrs. NJ. n
Nelson and her daughter, Mrs
David Dean, from Jacksonville.
A family reunion took place n
the home later when Price Utter
back and family, Will Daniel an.
family, Geo. Utterback, and Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Mckee, of Mexico
were gathered at the home.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-01-05
w. G. T. u. Gathering.

The mid-year Executive meet
ing of the W: c. T. u. will cor
venes in Mexico. Jan. II and Is
This is a meeting of the working
force of the State. About 30 N
40 delegates will be here, also ali
the State Officers and speakers.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-01-05
Ricknan-M Martin.

Mr.. French Hickman, and Miss
Susie Martin, both of near Mar.
tinsburg and who are prominent
in the community. were married
one day last week. The bride
was late teacher in the Crane
school. Many friends exten l
the happy couple best wishes
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-01-05
Spears Hostetter.

Miss Erna lIostetter. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. w. q. Hostetter
of near Farber, one of the most
lovable young women of that
community, was married We'd
ncSday, Of last week, TO Mr.. q. \.
Spears Of TaIlula, III.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-01-05
CANDY KILLS BABY.
infant Dies Before Physician
Could Arrive.

Montgomery City, Mo-, Jan. q
Tho 1S-months-old child OF Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Strain, living
north of this city, was Killed by
eating cheap candy
After eating quantity of the
colored sweets, it became very i'll
and died before a physician could
reach its side.
Doctor ID. o. Hudson has issued
a warning against cheap candy
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-01-05
RUSH HILL NEWS.

home spending the holidays, re-
turned to kirksvillc last Tuesday
Margaret aud Ethyl Maxwell,
of Greenburg, Kansas, were the
guests of Mr.. Il. w. Roberts and
family last week.
Born, to Mr.. Smallwood and
wife, a daughter, Dec. 81, 1910.
Clarence Feutz returned to
school in Columbia last Sunday
after spending a week with his
parents, Mr.. Alfred Feutz and
wife.
MIR. and Mrs. Alva Bethel Of
Grcensburg, Kansas, were here
last week visiting relatives.
Tony Muzzy, of Kansas City,
spent Christmas day with his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. T.
Paisley.
Mrs. Minnie Surhe has been
spending the last three weeks in
st. Louis with her son, Mr.. Will
Beckman.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Myers re.
turned home from Greenfield, ILL.,,
last Sunday.
Mr.. John Culver, of st. Louis
was the guest of his sister, Mrs
Harry Carnes, few days last
week.
Lila Stuart entertained a mum.
Der Of young people at her home
last Monday night.
Mrs. Willie Doolin was shop.
ping in Mexico last Saturday.
Prof. Edgar Lee and wife of
New London were the guests OF
Mr.. Lees parents during the
holidays.
Mr.. Louis Renech and mother
Mrs. William Sims, went to Mon
roe City last Thursday to see Mrs
John Pike and family.
Rev. Elmer Underwood ani
wife of Illinois spent the Christ
mas holidays with homefolks
Mr.. p. S. Underwood and daugh
ter, Miss Annie Russell.
Miss Eva Ackerman, of ST
Louis, returned home last Thurs
day for a few days.
Mrs. Bert Davis entertained
large crowd of young people a
her home on the night Of Dee. 29
Quite a number attended from
; Rush Hill. They all report a joll!
time.
The "Watch party" given b.
Miss Florence Underwood, on tn
evening of Dec. 81, was quite
$ success. A large crowd was pres
, ent.
Rev. Ball filed his regular ap
e pointment at the NJ. f. church las
Sunday evening.
l Beulah Cornett and Lila Stuar
visited Miss Margaret Rogers q
+ Columbia a few days last weeI
G returning home Sunday.
/ Mr.. Harry Mechlin, who ha
been spending Christmas wee
d with homefolks, returned to Go
e urnbia last Monday, where he
II attending school.
y Miss Sadie Devaney, Of Kans'
& City, who has been visiting b.
h parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Pat d
$ vaney, returned last Sunday.
II Mr.. Edi. Crooks shipped thr,
IS loads Of cattle TO st. Louis Su
= day night
'd Mrs. Mary Neal visited h
" mother, Mrs. John Luckey, in ;
III Louis last week,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-01-05

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Melon
aid, south of Mexico, returned
home last week from a visit TO
relatives at WynnewoOd, Okla
They report that it was quite
warm down there; the ground had
not yet frozen any this winter.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-01-05
Family Reunion.

Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Pearson of
this city enjoyed all their chill
dren coming back home last Tues
day, week, and there was joy
ful family reunion.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-01-05
SOME STORY TELLING.
Weidler Kills a Rabbit-A Lost
Watch Found-No Winter
This Winter.

There were 50 births in Mexico
during the old year just gone out.
and since last February there
have been II deaths. At that
dying rate" some of us will
know how TO bet better on the
figures for our next census.
Rev. J. ID. Greer beat all the
other preachers in the county in
the number of people he made
happy by marriage during 1910
he tied up 13 couples. That num-
ber sounds unlucky, but Ed
Greer is all right.
The Message stated three or four
weeks age that that young man
and young lady school teacher
secretly married here recently 10
not live in Mexico, and that ought
to settle the should quiet
the guessers that they cannot
guess who it is.
There was great eat fight in
the back yard the other night.
Cats, especially in the starved list
generally go after different scraps
from that-wait till spring for
their mix-ups. Fact is, this will
California weather has the eats
and the fishwOrms and few men
fooled, they think there is going to
be no winter this winter.
The boys, in their early teens
get beastly drunk down at Lad.
donia, some of them 80
they say. No, the beasts
don't get drunk at all Who in
vented that reflection on the dumt
beast creation, anyway
j. l.. Carnes, the lightning roo
man of Rush Hill, was in Mexico
a few days ago. lie is city ia,
collector of the Hill and he slylN
whispered that his path had no
all been strewn with coins an,
roses. But they've got tn
stamps" down there, Carnes i
optimistic, and he'll be all righ
when he gets started good an
well.
Miss Zola Beal found her gol,
watch which she lost four or fiv
weeks ago. She got it thru on
of MeXico's S jewelers., where tn
finder, if indeed he was the finder
was Offering to sell it for five dol
lars. Said he had had it six o
= seven years and it had a world
} record as time-keeper. WI
the finder was, if again, he wa
the finder, she does not know. Sh
was glad to get the watch agar
and was willing to let it go a
that
5 Our good friend, A. b. Weidle
4 was out hunting quail some TIM
! ago and he had one of these ole
q fashioned double-barrel shot gun
0 He sacked a number of quail an
e when he saw a rabbit, even if /
were big and fat, he passed hi
by for he did not want to carr
him. But just as he was turnin
4 in at home bunnie jumped up
IS front of him and he lost his re
n olution not to shoot. He raist
l. one hammer and fired, but, he sa,
l. mystery of mysteries-both la
Il rels went off at the same time IA
r. the old gun kicked him down al
: jumped clear out of his grasp al
Is he has had defective hearing ev
/ since. That shot plaques him
IS says. But he got the rabbit,
/. llord Davis says the story is
d good as the one we told on hi
= two or three years ago, about Il
4 lying fiat on the ground and shoe
le ing at IA squirrel in a tree and d
N gun kicked back and broke i
collar bone.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-01-05

Miss Susie Frank Of Fulton is
visiting her friend in this city.
Miss Grace Dugan.