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Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-04
POSTMASTER IS
GIVEN ADVICE
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nervous letters and petitions from
the general public and by the COM
ments of the press. In a large
number of Offices the department has
authorized the discontinuance OF
Sunday service where the sentiment
was favorable and seemed to Justify
such action. It Is believed, there
fore, that the discontinuance of the
Sunday delivery through the car
riers' windows at least can be eff
fected without inconvenience to the
public and with great benefit to the
officers and employees OF the post Of
flee under the following conditions:
The General Delivery window
should be kept open a sufficient
length of time to accommodate the
travelling public and those patrons
of the office who call for urgent per-
sonal mail.
Mails should be received and dis
patched as usual and distributed to
boxes, enough clerks being detailed
for deputy ON Sunday to carry this
plan into effect; such clerks should
be allowed compensatory time off
during the week. Business men who
desire their mail regularly on Sun
days should be allowed to rent boxes
tat the full ratel even though their
mail is delivered by carriers on the
other days of the week.
The department realizes that a
search of the carriers cases by the
general delivery clerk would CON
sumo little time, but it is anticipated
that patrons will refrain from call
ing for mail on Sundays unless the
occasion is urgent and that under
such circumstances they would be
willing to wait. Any patron desir-
ing an important personal communi-
cation delivered to him on Sunday
pay.
n.vat oI CAB prescribed fee for spe-
cial delivery service.
To prevent any delay in the first
delivery Monday morning, carriers
should be required to report a little
earlier on that day to route their
mail. The only alternative in the
case OF carriers falling to route
their mail within the prescribed
time on Monday morning, would be
to require such carriers to serve a
sufficient time on Sunday to perform
this work. AS this innovation Is
devised for their particular bene-
fit, however, 1t is believed that most
and perhaps all of the carriers
would aeeede in this re-
quest and would take pride In exert
ing a little extra effort to complete
their schedules during the week
within the forty-eight hours pre-
scribed by law. The Sunday collec-
ton from street boxes should not be
discontinued. II schedules cannot
be r~earranged SO as to give carriers
time off during the week to compen-
safe for the Sunday collection SER
vice, 1t Is requested that you report
what allowance would be necessary
for the payment of substitute or aux
Hilary carriers.
The Department requests your
earnest cooperation to bring about
this Sunday closing, and suggests
that If you have any doubt as to the
attitude of the public on the subject,
you take the matter up with the
press of your city, with the minis
ters and religious associations, and
with commercial bodies and that you
report to the department the result,
and whether the plan outlined in
this letter cannot be put into effect
Immediately.
Yours very truly,
(Signed) C. P. GRANFIELD,
First Asst. Postmaster General.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-04
FENCES URGED
AT RAILROADS
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plant. 1t will be given them with the
usual understanding that they bear the
cost of installation. It's number will
be in tie ifties. II is now planned to
make all the boxes out State street in
the fifties and working under this plan,
box "a, 1t Maurer, viii be changed
to box SO at Johnstone and Neville
streets. which win be box "a hereafter.
New Pnernen Approved.
Exempt fiFemeB' 3 certificate was re-
q~uesteI last night for William Cleary,
of Mcclellan Engine Company. The
request, as usual, was referred to the
fire committee. The fire committee APP
proved the following 5 new members
4. Lincoln Engine Company. Charles
y. Moore, George Schenck, Percy Pal
ner, James Il. Ander.
The Eagle Hose Company had the
following approved IS new members:
William Poulsen and Hans Petersen.
Routine Matters.
The First National Bank was again
selected as the depository for city
fupds during the coming year.
Hugh C. Reilly and Jacob Goldberger
protested to the Board of Aldermen the
assessment of the asphalt block paving
Of Street street, laid three years ago.
They stated that the Commissioners of
Assessments of Street improvements
fixed the assessment without properly
notifying the property owners. The
matter was referred TO the committees
on sSreets although the board of alder
mss think that they can do little in the
Ills er as the assessment commissioner
are appointed by the courts.
Members present at last night g
meeting were. AIderman-at-Large
Voorhees, and Aldermen Sandbeck, Lar
son, Dalton and Calvin.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-04
SURPRISE SPRUNG IN
METUCHEh SCHOOL BID.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
Metuchen, April "A surprise was
sprung on the TAFT faction Of the
school board at the organization meet
ing last night. The board consists of
nine members and previous to the meet
ing it had been given out that Edward
c. Potter and ThorfH TAFT were oppos-
ing candidates for the presidency. Then
the latest report from the elmer cir
cle'' had it that TAFT had corralled five
of the nine votes and would land. TAFT 5
friends spoke rather freely of this on
the trains, but the plans somewhat mis-
carried and a dark horse, S. Francis
Hay. was elected by a majority vote.
There have been fractional differences
in the board, it is said, but it is ex-
pected that things will run more
smoothly hereafter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-04
Man Ont In BraMI.

A lively brawl ensued in front of
John N~ickodem's saloon at Chauueey
and State streets last night. Patrol
man Durham Investigated and the
crowd dispersed, but not until he
had captured John Ludwisky, of As
Chauncey street. The mar had a cut
In the back of his head which was
dressed by City Physician Meinzer.
Before Recorder Kehoe the man was
$40.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-04

Some of the news OF your imme-
date neighborhood may be found IN
the want ads. today.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-09-14
NEW COURSE OFFERED.
Religious Pedagogy at Hardin
COllege-Prof. Tralle to
Have Charge.

Prof. II. f.. Trallc will take
charge of a course i'm religions
pedagogy at Hardin College.
This is the first course of its
kind ever in girls school in
this state. The course may bc
taught SO that all beliefs may
study tit will bo absolutely
nou-scctariau.
Prof. Million will likely have
an evening class for men and
women from the city who desire
this work. 1t will be of special
benefit to Sunday School teach
CrS.
Hardin College offers three
courses in religious pedagogy,
namely, D, First Standard
Course, two hours a week for
one year; t2) Advanced Stan
dard Course, three hours Il
week for a year, and GU Adj
vanccd Students Course, two
hours II week for one year.
The studies of the pupil will
involve the practical results Of
tl, l...t 4l,..,,.l.t -. .,,.,.1,..1
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-09-14
OAKLAND STOCK FARM.

Some mud after the fine rain.
Grass is beginning to grow nicely.
Silos are becoming the style in
this vicinity. j. T. johnson is
putting up a very large one. A.
\. Day a second size and f. T.
Harris a third size. A part of Mr.
Johnson'S blew down Monday
morning.
Earl Honkins. brother TO
Clarence Hopkins of Mexico. who
purchased some land in Florida
some months ago, has been quite
sick for more than a month.
Carl billiard and wife and
babies Of Thompson and Eugene
Dyson and wife of Mexico spent
Sunday with F.. Y. Harris.
Otto Hopkins broke a colt for
frank Summers last Saturday.
Joe Qulnlln is furnishing the
power for A, n. Days silo cutter
Mr.. Day finished filling his silo
Thursday evening.
There is a steam plow on j. J.
luinlin's farm, to show the peo.
pie how rapidly ground can be
turned over without horses.
Preachers have returned from
conference and are now hurrying
on to their work. One by the name
of Harry Staid Thursday nigh
with f. T. Harris. He was from
Spokane, Galloway county, and OF
his way to Novelty, Mo-, Knol
county.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-09-14
Mrs. Vandeventer Gets Verdict.

The case of Lucy b. Vande-
venter VS.. the c. & A. railroad
had its second trial in the Circuit
Court last week. 1t resulted in a
verdict for Mrs. Vandeventer for
$4,000. She sued for $4,000.
There was a mistrial of the same
case at the June term of court,
last spring.
The case was for damages for
the death of Mrs. Vandeventer' s
husband, DR.. f. d. Vandeventer
who was killed by the G. & AS
Red Hummer at Laddonia on
the night of July 4, 1910.
The trial last week was before
the following jury: w. A, Price
j. B, Wilson, j. II. Minor, G. II
Fennewald, S. c. Foster, w. p
johnson, j. R. Dorgan, L. R
Ridgway, ]. D. Beatty, j. T
Wayne, Thurston Elliott and j. II
Claybrook.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-09-14
POWELL FORD.
Rising Sun Church How Did
1t Get The Name?

Plenty of rain; fall pastures
good.
The peach crop in this vicinity
has been extra good, considering
the dry weather.
At the convention week before
last someone asked the name
given the church then organized.
Only two charter members are liv-
ing, Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Powell,
and they were present. The name
given the church was Rising Sun.
We don't know how it started to
be called Sun Rise. We will try
to say Rising Sun hereafter. We
have heard several say the county
meeting was the best they ever at
tended.
Misses Mary and Laura Carter
left Monday for Columbia to at
tend the University, and Miss Nil.
dred johnson will attend Hardin
College. They will be missed in
this community. Our best wishes
for them.
Miss Annie June Bledsoc Of
Mexico left Monday for Kirksvillc
to attend the State Normal
Misses Edna and Annie Nc
Murtry, Martha johnson and Mil
dred Cook are attending McMil-
Ian High School from this neiph
borhood. We wish them success.
Most all are thru sowing wheat
and corn cutting is now in
progress.
James Powell purchased a nice
Jersey COW last Saturday in Mex
leo.
Several in this vicinity pro.
nounced the Mexico Chautauous
a great success.
Mrs. T. J. Powell celebrated her
74th birthday last Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-09-14
Land Sold For $48, ,627. so.

!. r. johnson. of Mexico. tn,
noted auctioneer. cried a big land
sale at Moberly the 9th inst, the
Hamilton estate, 727 10 acres
four miles south of Moberly-a
nice tract Of land all lying in a
body except that 400 acres is di.
vided from the rest by a county
road.
There were nine tracts and six
sets of Improvements.
The improved tracts sold as
follows: so at 800 per acre; SO
at $4,000; so at $685.; 60 10 at
S65; 104 at $75; so at $50.
The other tracts sold as fol
lows; so acres at $59.75 per acre
so at $60.5O. and so at $65.75.
The land brought $5 more on
the acre than those conducting the
sale had anticipated But Mr.
Johnson knows how to make land
or anything else, bring what it is
worth.
This lard was improved a mum.
ber Of years ago. about when An
drain began to improve. Some Of
the old pioneer settlers are still
residing in the community. Mr.
Johnson heard one of these old
fellows making little sric'
about those early days. Said
when he HrSt settled near Mo
herlv he had to fight the wild
turkeys out Of his hog pens anC
the deer c"t Of his corn fields
eating mp his feed and his crop,
70 his loss.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-09-14
Anti-Horse- Thief Association.

At Hedge Dale school house
Rush Hill, Mo.
Sub. Order No. 1S1, A. II. T. A.,
elected the following officers for
the ensuing year:
d. L. Rodgers, w. Pres; Val.
Erdel, Jr., r. Secy.; Mark Givens.
Fin See "; Mark Pierce, Treas.
R. Miller, Marshal and Jas Geet-
ing, Guard.
d. L. Rogers was elected dele
gate to the State meeting which is
to he held in Upton, Mo, Oct. II,
This order is in a fourishing
condition, having increased in
membership in the last year.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-09-14
EAST END NOTES.

Miss Maud Barbee resumed
school duties at Hardin College
Tuesday.
Mrs. Nuckles returned to Mid
dletown Saturday from a visit to
her son, R. S. Nuckles, and family
The meeting at Pleasant Plains
Baptist church is being conducted
by the pastor, Rev. Kirtley, Rev
Thomas returned to his home at
Sedalia Sunday.
Mrs. w. d. Hutchison has been
quite i'll for several days of very
peculiar sore throat.
Several pupils of this locality
entered upon their school duties
at the Vandalia High school last
week.
Grandpa Grundy Branstetter al
the home of his son, F. NJ. Bran
Stetter, near Mt. Carmel, is quit
sick and his recovery is doubtful
Mr.. and Mrs. r. s. Nuckles re
turned last week from a visit t,
their aunt who lis in i'll health a
her home in Iowa.
Rev. II. E. PinkertOn is tn,
new pastor for the LaddOnia cir
cult, which included the pleaSan
Plains appointment.
F. NJ. Branstetter' colt show
and picnic was held last Thurs
day. Each ring showed a numbe
of good colts and a good day wa
had by all present. however W
failed to get a list of the prem
iums awarded.
r. P. Keath and A. 7, Colwel
left Monday for Kansas City o
business.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-09-14
HIGH HILL DISTRICT.
A Birthday Celebrated-The Mil.
Ter Estate Appraised-Other
Notes.

Plenty of rain. The first time
we could say this since the first of
May.
G.. f. Sellers sold three mule
colts for $3.50.
Mrs. John Rodgers father,
Mr.. Rich of Illinois, has returned
home.
V. Y. Cox sold Lakenan &
Barnes two mule colts at 800
each.
Rev. Ieerh returned home from
Indiana where he attended the
conference of his denomination.
w. d. Barnes bought COW at
the Newt. EsS sale for $53.
There were thirty three of the
old neighbors and kinfolks gath
cred at j. S. Barnes deceased,
home to celebrate the 34th birth
day of Monta Barnes Duniway
who is here visiting friends. Mrs.
Laura Barnes, the mother of Mrs.
Duniway, is here also. On ac-
'ount of the rain those at a dis
tance did not get there. All had
a good time and lots of good
things to eat. All left wishing
Monta many more happy birth
'ays and hope she and her mother
ill he spared to visit Missouri
again in the near future. They
will return to their home in Texas
this week.
Aunt Amanda Mitter of Mex
leo who has been visiting in and
around High Hill for some time
will return to her home soon
Come again. Aunt Amanda, we
are always glad to have you.
Sam Music sold two mule colts
70 Iakenan & Barnes at $685.
each.
Mrs. J. f. Lanham returned
from near Ashland where she had
been visiting Mr.. Lanham's father
and mother. and canning fruit.
Curtis Smith has returned
home after spending a week will
his parents and friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Botkin Wis
tied his home folks in Centralia
last week.
Perry Miller of Columbia was
here the first of the week on bust
ness He will administer on hi;
fathers estate. The appraiser:
were c. f. Sellers, Thomas For
acre and B. F. Pulls.
| c. f. Sellers bought a fine draf
mare of Paul Brown for 5000.
| The young ladies of Grove'
Chapel Sunday school will serv,
ice cream and cake at Charlie
lSellers' place Saturday night
Sept. 16. All are invited.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-09-14
ADAIR IS TALKS.
The High Cost Of Living-The
Taxing of Land Values.
The High Cost of Living

| me High Cost OF InVlng--
One of the very interesting and
instructive speakers at the Chau-
tauqua was Mr.. Charles r. Adair
One of his talks was on the high
cost of living. He said that where
there is a general movement in
prices either up or down, it must
have a general cause. A combina-
tion of retail grocers in an
American city will not advance
the cost Of living in a provincial
town of France. The eXtrava-
gance of the American housewife,
as some contend, is not the cause
Of the rise in the price of wheat
all over the world.
The advance in prices is not
caused by an increase of popula-
ton faster than an increase in the
production of food products
While the population of the
country had increased 81 per cent
since 1896 the wheat yield has in
creased As per cent and corn has
increased SO per cent, yet the
prices of these two chief food
grains had about doubled in the
same length of time. Cotton has
increased in production to the ex-
tent of 81 per cent in the same
time and has increased in price
practically 100 per cent.
The value of products is meas
urod by the value of gold. The
value of gold is determined by the
amount Of gold in the world and
this amount has increased 224 per
cent in the past IA years. It
takes less products to get a given
amount of gold each year but the
gold will coin just as much money
as it ever did, hence prices keep
steadily advancing.
Twentieth century statesman
ship has not yet grappIed with Tho
money question and will not
consider it until conditions he
come much worse than. they are
now.
Another of his lectures was de-
voted to a study of the growth Of
industry and the remedy that the
socialists are advocating. The
ownership of the tools of indus
try is not thought desirable where
they can be used Independent of a
certain location, but where the
privilege of using a certain tract
of ground or strip of ground
thru and among great centers OF
population government and mum
cipal ownership was the remedy
advocated and the remedy for tn,
Capitalization of great property
holdings is the taxing of lant
values, such as is now being don,
in England and Germany. TIL,
social conditions prevailing il
this country are just beginning t,
he studied and it is thought tina
it will not be long until far reach
ing social and economic reform
will be secured.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-09-14
MIR, Scanland Hurt.

w. II. Scanland, the faithful c.
& A. station agent at Norton, Mo,
is reported in a serious condition
at the hospital in Kansas City, as
the result of an injury received
some time ago by striking the
back of his head against a pro-
lection while at work in a car. He
paid but little attention to the
wound at the time but inflammation
set up and DR.. Howard advised
him to go to the hospital at once
as the indications were that blood
poison might be the result. Mr..
Scanland is a brother of Mrs. A.
l.. BrutOn Of Laddonia, this
county, and formerly lived at Lad
donia. He has been located at
Norton for more than a dozen
years.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-09-14
The Road Commissioners.

The commissioners for the Mex.
leo Special Road District held a
meeting in Robertson & Robert
sons law Office last Saturday
afternoon. f. A. Morris was
elected president Geo, Robertson,
treasurer and clerk. The bond
for treasurer was fixed at $4,000
to be increased by commissioners
hereafter, depending upon the
amount of funds coming into his
hands. The president was in
Structed to procure suitable maps
for district. The monthly meet
ing of the Board will be the sec
ond Tuesday of each month at 9
O'Clock in the morning at the
office of the county clerk.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-09-14
Rush Hills First Agent.

Mrs. G. w. Culver and children
of Fort Worth, Texas. are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. II. C. Carnes at
Rush Hill. Mrs. Culver'S husband
was the first ticket agent and
telegraph operator for the c. & A,
at Rush Hill some years ago.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-09-14
Beer Guzzlers Arrested.

The police arrested eleven ne
groes last Sunday afternoon. three
men and eight womer, at rhe
home of Bill Jones, colored. in the
east part of town. TIE char ve
was disturbing the peace of the
neighborhood. The fires ranged
from 30 cents each mp to $27.3O. A
keg of beer was the inspiration
for the carousers. 4
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-09-14
Vandalia Couple to Marry.

Father j. J. Dillon of Mexico is
to unite in marriage in Vandalia
this morning Mr.. Varnm A.
Paris of Momence, H., and Miss
Frances Cordelia CoOntz, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Coontz
of Vandalia. Miss CoOntz is one
of Vandalia s most popular and
talented young women. Mr.. Paris
is prominent attorney of his
home city. Our best wishes ex.
tended them.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-09-14
Mexico Horse Wins.

Thomas Bass of Mexico had his
Rex Chief A" fine sorrel stallion
on exhibition at the fair at St,
st. Paul, Mimi, last week and the
Mexico horse won the champion
ship in the saddle horse ring. A
st. Paul paper highly compli-
mented Rex Chief A.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-09-14
Died in California

VIM, A, Lewis, 81 years old, an
uncle of C. w. Lewis of this city
died at his home in Petaluma
Cali, a few days ago. He was
born in st. Louis and went to the
Golden State in 1852.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-09-14
Mrs. Cox Dead.

Mrs. Eliza Cox, G8 years old,
whose home was south of Cant,
died one day last week. The
burial was at Hickory Grove
church, Rev. Mr.. NARROW conduct
ing the funeral service.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-09-14
THREE ROADS.
Automobile Tax Will Help in the
Building.

!
Jefferson CITY. Mo. Sent. +.
The three connecting cross
State highways have less than
one month left i'm which to show
the Board of Aoriculturc what
Ithov have ACCOMPLISHED since
the good-roads move became
n mattor of So much nuhlic CON
sequence and what thrv can ac-
complish i'm fine future.
New features aro continually
being devclopcd i'm boosting
these highwovs One is tho
animositv i'm n few sections in
rural districts arpipst ANTONIO
Ibilps. Gascouadc Comfy. ac-
rordiup to statement from
| ICircuit judge Brcucr. of Her
mann. * y loculitv i'm poiut and
tends to show inst what fine
moro progressive pconIc infer
csted in improvcd highwavs.
must overcome I'm II part oG
IGosconodo countv untitiouS
have hoen circulotod and be-
tween 1OO and 900 sionaturc,
obtained nrotostino oooinst fine
roadway Mdoo Rrnunr said
this saarino nraiudire AGAINST
tba b;obvov ,v,s due IN - mis-.
concontiou of focts and to fine
nraird;co of ono man who has
srocoodod IN oonvinc;nc 81 loro,
nur,ba,. of ,,orsors tbot - cross.
S+o+o HIGHWAY. would only h,
Iusad hv raeiden+e of cities who
Town automobiles
Tn en,to of tbo rouonstronro,
Jndoo Prouor hoe o;von oeeur
orooe tboro ,ro ououob nnonI,
in Goeconodo Countv who an
n,aciota tho odvonto~ns of 600,
roads and ore not nreiudicc,
oooinet automobiles whom law
fnllv onorotad to construct th,
soutbn,n routo to thn lines O
Franklin Countv ON tbc cast an,
Osooe ON fine vast
# is in evidence that in pInc,
of tbe automobiles nrovium m
ini,,v to tba n,,ea Of norman.
Iantlv imurovod HIGHWAYS in
Ithis STATE tbov will contributt
IIaroalv to tha cause Report,
from daoIars show that % OOC
automobiles Lova Leen sold in
Missouri and oIthouoh ouitc q
uumher Of these have NOT paiC
= State license all will he com
nalled to do so and all the rey
rn1p derived from this source
will po directlv to fine oood
roads fund and will nrrsentl,
ha available Inv fine couutie,
that have constructed uorma
? mont biobwovs This will no
t nav tbe rro.ant cost of con
! str,c+;on lint fine finds will h,
I available in the fnt,,re for sucI
< connties as have taken hold O
tbis matter and usod tboir owr
ravannae for tba nnrnoso
Indications oro tbat all tbro
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-09-14

Miss Ruth Averitt left last
week for Shawneetown, ILL.,,
where she will teach this fall and
winter.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-09-14

"Grandma Fisher. near
Molino, visited Will Talley and
family near Worcester recently.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-09-14

John COgswell at Thompson is
reported very ill.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-09-14

j. G. Shryock is new Message
subscriber.