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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-09-26
TO BUILD SOUTHWEST.
Electric Railway to Be Extended
Toward Hereford.

Plans are on now to extend the
electric railway, southwest from
Mexico, from the point where it is
already finished, to opposite the
Rev. II. !. Cobb farm, four miles
out on toward Cant and then
later of course on to Hereford.
The contract for this extension
is as follows:
For the purpose of aiding the
Mexico, Santa Fe & Perry Trac-
tion Co. in extending its railroad
southwesterly from Mexico, |
hereby promise to pay to said
Company or to its order. ....
dollars, three-fourths of said sum
when the track is laid to Prairie
View church, and the remainder
when the said track is laid to the
corner near the residence of
Judge S. c. Groves, so that cars
can run thereon from Mexico to
said point.
1t is agreed that said sum and
fer the partial payments hereto
fore made by me for bonds | am tc
have credit on the books of the
Company, and to receive therefor
bonds of the said Company at pal
as soon as they can be allotted tc
me. 1t being understood that nj
, bonds can be distributed by saiC
Company until the Fruin-Bam
brick judgment is settled.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-09-26
GREAT COON HUNTER.
Centralia Man Runs in 16 Ring
tails This Season.

j. l.. Sappington of Centralia
will be protected from the cold
his winter by coonskin over
,oat made from hides of coons
which he himself caught with his
famous coon dog, Buck, whose
ceputation as a finder and killer
of cOons is by no means confined
to Boone county.
Sappington has been offered
800 for Buck, but says he is not
for sale at any price. Sapping-
ton s coat was made from the
skins of thirty of the 1872 of the
ring-tailed species which he and
his past master canine have cap
tured in the last three years.
Three years ago Sappington
bagged fifty-two coons; two years
ago he captured forty-eight last
year but sixteen, and so far this
year he has sixteen to the credit
of himself and Buck. The scaSOH
ism t over and he thinks he will
probably equal his record Of fifty
two, if hunting conditions are
| favorable
Besides being one of the largcs
dealers in jacks in the country
and the champion coon hunter
%appington is the owner of on,
IF the three deer parks in Boon,
county.
Sappington's deer park in
rludes thirteen acres at Centralia
lie only has five deer nov, bu
usually has about fifteen o.
twenty.
In addition to the deer, Sap
pington has also domeSticated ,
number of wild fowls. In tn,
deer park are to be seen MallarC
ducks, phcasants, wild turkey
and wild geese, which still retain
their wild appearance, although
thoroughly domcsticatcd,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-09-26
HIGH HILL DISTRICT.
A Canning Factory Scheme
Some Live Stock Sales.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Lanham at
tended church at Union, south Of
Centralia, last Sunday.
Elmer Pulls and family visited
at his fathers B. F. Pulls, last
Sunday.
John Botkins has a canning
outfit and has been having good
success with his canning. He has
canned near 1000 quarts of to-
matoes and is not through yet.
Hill e. Co. lately drilled well
for Luke Spencer and struck All
abundance Of water at 100 feet.
The water comes in at the rate OF
10 gallons per minute.
Lillian Lanham visited her
aunt, Mrs. Henry Adams, the past
two weeks, south of Centralia,
and attended the protracted meet
ing at Union church.
Chas. Sellers bought % head of
stock-hogs from Oscar Settles at
9 cents.
The residence of w. +. Barnes,
in north Centralia, caught fire,
about 2 30 Tuesday morning and
burned to the ground. The fam
lily was not at home at the time
and the origin of the fire is not
known. Only two or three pieces
of furniture were saved.
Urby Uanham has been working
for Ed. Roberts, of south of Cen.
tralia. Last week they drill.
ed a well for man north of Cen.
tralia. Ed gets plenty of this
work to do.
Chas. Sellers sold one sow anc
pigs to Manuel Rediger for $42.5O
Ora Miller is visiting her sister
Mrs. Bruce Spiva, in South Dako
ia.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. f. Pulls visited
Mrs. Pulls brother, John ID. Pulls
at Thompson, last Sunday and at
tended church at Hopcwcll.
John Rediger is entertaining
his brother and family from Iowa
this week.
j. L. Lanham is entertaining
his Aunt Sallie L11ham, of soutl
of Columbia this week.
| Chas. Sellers sold one hog t.
Homer Roberts of Centralia at
cents a pound. weight 135 pounds
Luke Spencer sold Chas. Sci
lers s hogs Mt @ cents n pound.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-09-26

the big cities of the State are for
the single tax. Watch 'em, spot
'em. These fellows, when they
vote for the single tax, vote
against the interest of the farmer
every time.
Judge Wallace closed with ar
guments that were unanswerable,
showing that the single tax is in
famous and would result in chaos,
ruin and destruction.
Mr.. Farmer, vote "No" on
amendemnts Nos. 6 and 7, the sin
gle tax, but vote Eyes" on
amendment No. 8, for pure elec-
tions.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-09-26

proven himself a master. He has
aroused a school spirit of the
highest pitch and worth, and of
course there is promise that the
Mexico schools will 90 further
and further to the front during
the coming year.
There are 275 enrolled in the
High School and it is expected
that 80 more will be enrolled dur
ing the next few r,onths, The
High School is badly crowded
and the new third story of McAlil-
Ian High will have to be com
pleted and equipped if the re
quirementS are to be met for next
year.
Mr.. Pryor established prece
dent last week, which is giving
him note thruout the State, a pre-
cedent which rids Mcmillan High
School of secret fraternities,
which have menaced discipline
and school work here several
years. Members of the "E. A
d., high school fraternity So
ciety, having branches i'll many
high schools of the country, met
the superintendent in his Office
and signed pledge renouncing
their allegierce to the secret So
ciety, afterward burning their
constitution and bylaws on the
school steps. Passers-by saw four
or five boys quietly and unostenta-
tiously tanning the blazes and
wondered what it meant. Patrons
of the school are enthusiastic il
their commendation ofthe boys fOi
this voluntary surrender. II
promises better things for every
boy who was concerned. Mr.
Pryor will organize honor so
cieties. in which all the student
will participate or an equal foot
ing.
Tuesday morning the Higl
School students jammed into tn,
study rOom-seats all full anC
many standing, not able to &c
seats, and Prof Pryor made then
4 happy little speech. lie an
nounced that the School BoarC
had just appropriated 5000 for =
gymnasium equipment. Tn
Board had also authorized an es
innate of cost for uilding a bal
cony in the gymnasium. Thes
announcements met with heart,
applause from the students. Tn
editor was a visitor and w
caught these further remark
} made by Mr. Pryor:
The Board and patrons Of Mex
leo are willing to give you wha
you need, if you do your wor
well. If you continue TO show tn
: same fine spirit you have show
a during the past two weeks,
predict that everything neede
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-09-26

Will w. Johnson; Plague
take it, I've been having the old
fashioned chills lately. Don't get
in with my style for I'm sure you
wouldn { enjoy it.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-09-26
EVERYBODY TALKING THE
SINGLE TAX QUESTION.
Out on the Farm and Among the
Things of Nature.
And all over upland and mead
ow
The charm of the golden rod
Some of us call it Autumn
And others call il God. -


The editor goes back to his old
home town of Laddonia OCCASION
ally and there he always meets
neighbors and friends of other
days. We were in that splendid
little city a few hours last Satur-
day One of the good mothers in
Israel, Mrs. Peter |. Pierce, whom
we had known many years, had
passed from her labors here be-
low to her reward in the world
beyond, and we attended the
funeral.
We visited the outskirts of
town, trampcd among the "blue-
stem, the "tickIcgrass" and
the golden rod and breathed an
ozone that we imagined was purcr
than back in the more or less
crowded streets.
Nevertheless we were soon back
again TO the streets.
We called on Mrs. J. II. Con
nell who has been i'll so long, to
speak a word of cheer if possible.
Frank Hendrix, who might call
himself a kind of rcclusc, looked
from his door and said "howdy"
and urged us in.
John DeLaportc, Nick Smith,
I'D. G. Hatton, Will Bradcn, Char
lie Torreyson, G. w. Hampton,
Bud - Kendall, r. II. Slavens, j.
r. Hodge, Horace Mccoy, bib"
Landrum, John Summers, Arthur
Wilder, Fred Hamilton, George
Barton, and dozen others gave
us warm greetings. Albert Hale,
Editor G. +. Mayhall Of the Her
aid, Doctor Hancock and as many
more saluted us also and then has
tened on with the activities Of the
day.
Everybody else was talking
single tax, or rather anti-single
tax.
Henry Kochs, of Laddonia, it
was jokingly said, thinks he
started all this single tax agita-
tiOn in the State. lie has been
talking single tax in Laddonia for
20 years and has two or three fol-
lowers in the town, it is said.
f. c. Kcnnen says, answer one
question: The singletaxer, argue
for "full rental value" What
> does he mean? That the tax shall
" be for all the land will rent for
If so, how absurd his position.
V j. w. Stevens is so much dis
gusted and impatient with the un
y reasonablencSs and mfairneSs o
= the singletaX idea that he caI
) scarcely find words to express
) himself.
j. ii. Jenkins sometimes Jokes
!" He says they are bad against tn
Z single tax in Laddonia, but he I'm
u derstands we are so mad abou
u the tax in Mexico that we woulC
mob fellow if he should an
" nounce that he favored the tax.
I Well, we enjoyed our visi
among the people, as we Away
do. Our experiences thru tn
short day were varied, and that :
i the way Of the world as the day
= and years come and go.
# Miss Freda Schultz sends th
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-09-26
SECRET ''FRATS"
ARE REPLACED
HONOR soCIETIEs-ALL PU-
Pills ON EQUAL FOOTING.
Superintendent Pryor Has Set a
Precedent.

Prof. Herbert Pryor, superin
tendent of the Mexico public
schools, in his management and
general grasp of the school situa-
ton, tho he has been at the helm
but two weeks, has already
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-09-26

Frank Brcnton: | live down
on Littleby. Moved there some
ago from Washington dis
trict. Crops good in the Littlcby
Creek country this season.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-09-26
ANTI-SINCLE
"'' TAX CLUB
nncE CARTER Is PRESI-
DENT OF COUNTY CLUB.
,rdOe Wallace Delivers a Most
Telling Speech.

The Audrain County Anti
Single Tax Club was organized in
Mexico last Saturday. The court
bonse was crowded with an eager.
interested throng OF people.
W W. Pollock called the meet
inc 70 order. s. d. Stocks was
elected temporary chairman and
R f. Race, acted as secretary.
Three committees were named,
Of seven members each, one from
township. They were:
Permanent Organization Ru.
fns Jackson, Geo. Coakley, Finley
Johnson, c. G. Bledsoe, Senator
Mr.. X. Biggs, Frank Canada.
Finance. +. Clark, Finley
Johnson, Val Erdel, j. S. Brown,
Tom Crawford, T. b. DeTiene,
Curt Smith.
Resolutions e. A. Shannon,
Geo. Kellerhals, j b. Devault,
Geo. Pool, Judge j. W. Beagles,
C. G. Daniel and Willis Angel.
Judge Alex. Carter was
elected chairman, of the
county organization, r. f.
Race secretary and Rufus
Jackson treasurer. An executive
committee composed of Judge c.
? Bledsoe, j. w. Dowell, George
Kcilerhals, John Johnston, Oscar
Smith and Robert Loclxridge
nom each township was selected
The club adopted a resolution
to mstruct its Congressional
Committeeman to investigate the
report that several professors al
The State institution i'll Columbia
are supporting the single-ta
amendment. The resolution cites
these professors are drawing
money supplied by the taxpayers
of Missouri and have no right t,
work against the interest of tn,
tax-paying class.
AT the close of the above pro
ceedings Prof. j. w. Million intro
dnced Judge w. H. Wallace o
Kansas iCty, one of the leading
juriSts of the State, who delivere,
atelling address in support of tn
honest election" amendment
No. s, and against the single ia,
amendments, Nos. 6 and 7. Th
speech was one of the most fore
Die, on any subject, heard in tn
Mexico court house in a lon
time.
In the first place Judg
Wallace plead that yo
should not vote no on a
the amendments simply becaus
You want to be sure to kill
certain one of the amendment
That would be a reflection c
your intelligence. You shoul
! vote yes on amendment No. 8, f
1t is to open ballot boxes of Il
States in cases of fraud-it's
provision to catch electiC
thieves.
If YOU don't fix the law to NAL
The elections pure in the big citi
they may vote the single tax
you or impose any other infamo
law upon You they may want.
AS to the single tax, it
against all natural, common al
divine laws and its object is
put the ownership of all lands
The State. The practical opel
uon of the single tax would e
IN the confscation of all lar
or If you are able to hold on
Your land you will have to ha
t~ice the returns from it you {
now; the renter, if he rents, W
nave to pay twice what he pa
now, and that he cannot stand.
All the big breweries in
Louis and all the saloonkeep
are for the single tax. The sin
TAX would abolish saloon licens
a whole lot of other people
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-09-26

Neal Watts: I'm proud of my
good little 40 acre farm in "Mud-
dauber school district. Happy
people out our way. Crops good,
everybody against the single tax
and for Democratic success in
November.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-09-26
Mr.. and Mrs. w. X. Roberts

Mr.. and Mrs. w. X. Roberts
and family, of Sunnyvale, Cali,
are here on "A visit to Mr.. Roberts
mother, Mrs. Fannie Roberts,
southeast Of Mexico. Mr.. Roberts
is a prominent newspaper man at
Sunnyvale.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-09-26

Miss Freda Schultz sends the
Message to her sister, Mrs. James
Morey, at Evanston, III.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-09-26

George Laird: | am travelling
man ont Of Vandalia, as you
know. | made a trip up thru Iowa
recently. They have fine corn
crops up there and everybody is
for Wilson or Taft. Teddy will
not be in it much.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-09-26
From Montana.

Farley CAMPBELL, at Creston,
Mont, in rcmitting for the Mes
sage says that he is prospecting up
in that country, Fine crops, but
II little too much rain lately.
Threshing is on--some beginning
and some just finished. This sen
tence to close, Here's hoping
You II get the dollar and the
Message for another II months.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-09-26
SOME INTERVIEWS.
Tom Roden's Barn-Will John
sons New Style of the
"Chills.

sons New Style of the
"Chills.
Frank Brenton: | live down
on Littleby. Moved there some
ago from Washington dis
trict. Crops good in the Littleby
Creek country this season.
Will w. Johnson: Plague
take it, I've been having the old
fashioned chillS lately. Don't get
in with my style for IN sure you
wouldn t enjoy it,
Neal Watts; I'm proud of my
good little 40 acre farm in "NIud-
dauber" school district. Happy
people out our way. Crops good,
everybody against the single tax
and for Democratic success in
November.
George Laird | am n travelling
man ont Of Nandalia, as you
know. | made a trip up thru Iowa
recently. They have fine corn
crops up there and everybody is
for Wilson or Taft. Teddy will
not be in it much.
Wilbur Shoup: | belong to Il
family of eight brothers and | sus-
pect ven everyone vote to kill
the single tax. I'm against it. !
have a little land and I'd like to
have some more, yes, even if we
should happen to get the single
tax.
+. V, Shryock: ] and my son,
j, C. Shryock, are here from our
Illinois home looking after our
two Audrain county farms. One
is four miles northeast of Mexico
and the other near Farber. We
think great deal of this Audrain
county country.
G. w. Peek: Tom Roden is
building ii large new barn on his
farm, southeast of Mexico. Why
didn t he locate it little further
west, OH the steep hillside, and
put basement under it? Tom, il
would have been cooler for your
stock in summer and warmer in
winter and saved you lumber in
building besides.
Tom Dudley: live on the old
Roe" Mcintyre place, south OF
Mexico The house is the seconC
oldest building in that neighbor
hood. II s been there a long time
but it's a good old house yet
built when they didn't know any
better than to build house right
| have a fine corn crop this year
all my crops have been good.
w. p. Ball: My wife and littl
daughter, Willie, and myself, ar
here from our home in Pueblo
Colo, on a visit to my wife
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Coal
ley, at Rush Hill, and Mrs. Y.
g. EctOn, of Mexico, Mrs. +. l.. NJ,
Gee, of near Molino, and m
sister, Mrs. II. b. Ric
of La d d donia, and III
: brother, crush" Ball, and m
i, father, B. +. Ball, both at TrO,
e Father will be 93 years old tn
Z next month. He had whOOpin
cough this summer and it wei
p hard with him. | used to live nc3
. Rush Hill. Left Audrain II yea
I ago. My wife was Miss Id
r Coakley, We like our home in I'll
West all right,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-09-26

c. f. Bush and daughter, Miss
Grace, northwest of Mexico, visit,
ed in Columbia this week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-09-26

Wilbur Shoup: belong to II
family of eight brothers and | sus-
pect Wen everyone vote to kill
the single tax. I'm against it.
have a little land and I'd like to
have some more, yes, even if we
should happen to get the single
tax.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-09-26

+. V, Shryock: and my son,
j. c. Shryock, are here from our
Illinois home looking after our
two Audrain county farms. One
is four miles northeast of Mexico
and the other near Farber. We
think a great deal of this Audrain
county country.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-10
PLAN Big BENEFIT
FOR OLD ATHLETE
Basketball Game Booked Be-
tween Crack Teams.

On January 2 the Georgetown Univer-
sity basketball team will line up against
an all-star team, composed OF the best
basketball players obtainAble. Between
the halves OF the basketball game Joe
Grant will wrestle Frank Lockhead. The
National Guard has generously given the
use Of the National Guard gym free for
the occasion, and the entire proceeds viii
go to ''stokey'' Thompson. one Of the best
basketball players ever developed in the
District.
This popular boy met with an accident
five years ago. and has been in the hos
pital ever since. He has not been for
gotten by his old team mates. however.
and the boy who helped make basket
ball history for Carroll Institute, the
Oraways. Y. NJ. c. A, and other clubs
is to be remembered by monster bene-
III. and It is hoped that every person in
the city who is a lover Of good. clean
sportsmanship will lend a helping hand
to this most worthy enterprise.
Croghan. Rice, Walsh, and Beaulac have
already been approached and have sig
nified their willingness to play on this
occasion. and with this nucleus the pro-
mOters will have little trouble in getting
a team that will make Georgetown go
the limit. Remember the date. Jsnu-
ary =
The Washington herald., 1912-01-10

CARROLLS DEFEAT
Y.M.G.A.STALWARTS
Martin and Croghan Star in
Basketball Game.

Greatly strengthened by the addition
Of Jack Martin. the former star Of the
Georgetown University basketball team.
the Carroll Institute quint handed the
Z. NJ c. A. stalwarts a 30 to 2 defeat
last night in Carroll gymnasium
Martin and croghan easily played the
feature games OF the evening, although
Altman and Hnnsche did good work for
the association lads.
Shalin, who is a newcomer In local bas-
ket-bal circles, put up a great game, al
though taking care OF a guard position
This lad gives promise OF making one OF
the best goal shooters in the District
Beaulac and Duncon. who worked in the
second half. did creditable work.
Lineup and summary:
Y. NJ O. A. srAL. CARROLL INSTITUTE.
Csofman, l. y crouhan 4. =
Alnan. R r. Martin R r.
Hunscne, Q. DOWney Q.
Helmuth, r. G.. Shaiin r. G.
Eiiason, L. O. ODwyer l. q
One point awarded StalwartS by referee for rouEh
playing BY Carroll. Substitntes-Duncon for DoWpey
Beanlae for 0'DwypT. GoAls-Gorman 60, Alman
o.. Helmuth, Elas0u. Martin t9. CruEhan co..
Downey Cg, Duncou 81. shalin 90. Free tosses-
Hunsche dl. Refereo-Afr. Hughes Time q halves
N minutes
The Washington herald., 1912-01-10
SPORTING
SIDELIGHTS
ny BILL BAILEY.

Buck Becker is within the fold.
Walter Johnson's extra weight will
not bother him much. The hot weather
will soon take II on.
Doom and Fogel may not turn out a
winning ball club for the Phillies this
season. but they have thus far demon
strated extraordinary ability in getting
columns OF free advertising.
J. A. Davis, Of 250l Fourteenth street.
sends in the following "Dippy Dope:"
IF gas is light, is Joe letter."
It's sIipping-the water wagon.
We never said what you said we said
about Tony Sousa.
Jim Rose came around last night, so
all is forgiven. Rose declares the Wash
ingtOn Cricket Club will be stronger
than ever next season, as he expects TO
enlist the services of Frank Miller, a
bowler Of some note.
As is usually the case with a newly
formed league, the one now in process
Of formation has plenty of financial
backing"
Watch Sundays Bowling Page. There
will be something of vital interest to
Washington pin knights.
Says the Chicago Post: Hughie Jen-
nings has just been elected a director
OF the Traders National Bank of De-
troit. There is something about the
name Traders" that would get any
baseball manager.
n Cincinnati paragrapher had the
nerve to slip over the following on the
unsuspecting public: Connie Mack was
shoemaker until he was twenty years
old. It's good thing for the national
game that Connie did not stick to the
last"
They all talked about the Intercity
League yesterday. Charlie Graf says
that the new circuit will be a success.
Let us hope so.
Has the famous bug. rs it showing
out? been around?
That basketball game tonight in
Carroll Institute gymnasium should be
some battle. The Y. NJ. C. A. Regulars
are hot after the Tenth street agEreEa-
ton, and the fur is bound to fly. Better |
drop around to see the fun.
Somebody asked US last night IL the |
Catholic University has a basketball !
team. Not after Saturday. But thereI
is still hope.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-10
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDrNG cHAPrERsl


|. me seIrtA q the United States arr being uys-
teriousy stolen b. ether countries and oFeEy mes
ags a 49, importance b being seen and tbs
eontents deciphered 10 foreign interestA Chief
wilkins has called Mr.. PinkWelI head q the IA
nous 1etectiFe agency of that name Into his Ohce.
ana NE two nleuths are uufking on the eAse-
several different ciphen had been arranged b.
eAp1A but agents of foreign countries always
msnaged TO Ind out heir euntenfs
haf1y broekett a eierk IN Chief wilkins ofheR.
elminoned By the ehief trivial mattcr. and
- ne y about 10 leave the odicc several papers
utop out q his pocket Mr. PinkWeIl picks them
up and IN hooking them OFrr hndi that they con
nin cipher Chief wilkins asked Harry 10 take
oy~n . short message In the cipher and he does
- ~ HarIy Is leaving the once Mr. PinkWell
ASKS him the name u the eirheF and Harry tells
him u 1. the Diamond Ciuher
iotmg Brockett has his usticins aroused By
ehsnce meeting With Miss Lawson. the chiefs Ste-
nosr1pher, who Is seen passing a mystsriOus paper
TO japanese
Brocketts cipher Earns him a chance TO render
10 an important diplomatic eTand