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Mexico Missouri message., 1912-02-08
HIGH HILL DISTRICT.

We have had quite a blizzard.
The snow commenced Friday
night and it showed and drifted
all day Saturday, and we are hav-
ing very cold weather. The east
and west lanes are almost
blockaded with drifts.
j. L. Smith and wife returned
home last Thursday. He left his
brother still in a critical condi-
ton, no better.
j. c. Loren and family have
moved to Texas. We are sorry to
lose these good people from our
midst, but wish them happiness
and success in their Texas home.
Our loss is Texas gain.
Louis and Carl Botkin visited
at B. F. Pulls Sunday.
The Centralia Mutual is plan
ming to make a trunk line from
Centralia to Mexico. We have no
direct connection and we need it
badly. A good many of us live in
Audrain and Mexico is our home
town. We have trunk lines to all
the other towns, and why not have
one to Mexico? We are growing
all the time. We have now about
$50 phones in the Centralia sys-
ten. Mexico, please get busy. We
are aiming to meet you half way.
Jimmie Beatty and Bessie Lee
Daniel were married at the resi-
dence of the brides father, Brish
Daniel on the evening of the 3lst
ult!, Rev. Helser officiating. This
is a worthy young couple and we
wish for them happy and sue
cessful voyage thru life.
Crockett Campbell is going to
move near Thompson, on the
Baker Barnes place, and work for
Mr.. Barnes.
British Daniel was elected presi-
dent of the Centralia Mutual Tele-
phone system for the year 1912.
John Rediger brought in a fine
horse few evenings ago. Price
not learned.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-02-08
DR.. FRITTS DEAD.

DR.. J. Rule Fritts, who had been
a practitioner of medicine in Mex
leo for many years, died very un-
expectedly at his home last
Thursday night. He had been up
town in the afternoon. He had
been in declining health for a year
or more.
DR.. Fritts came to Mexico
shortly after the Civil War. He
was a soldier, served as a sur
geon on Gen. W. T. Sherman S
staff III the Union Army. He was
a native of Kentucky.
The wife and six children sur
vive him. The children are; Mrs.
w. G. Hutton and Frank FIitts,
of st. Louis; Mrs. May Bacon, of
Lexington, Ky; w. R. Fritts, of
Richmond, Mo-, and Mrs. A. G.
Caldwell and Walter Fritts, of
this city. The funeral was con-
Quoted from the home Sunday
afternoon by Rev. w. A. Shullen-
berger.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-02-08
Henry Clay Morgan's Death.

Henry Clay Morgan died at his
home, north of Molino, Feb. /,
1912, aged l6 years, 4 months and
6 days. The remains were laid to
rest in the Santa Fe cemetery
Feb. 2, 1912. He was a member Of
the Christian church. His pass
ing away is mourned by a host of
friends. He leaves father, mother,
two sisters and two brothers to
mourn his death. He was faith
full to his parents and was a
gentleman of high type. His
death was caused from the
measles. xxx
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-02-08
FOR $4,000;
LOSS OF EYE.
Champ Phillips VS.. The
Columbia Shoe Co.

The case of Champ Phillips
against the Hamilton Brown Shoe
Co, of Columbia, which came up
again in the Boone county circuit
court, last week, resulted in the
refusal to grant a new trial. Judge
Harris announced, however, that
unless the attorneys for Phillips,
Harris and Finley, of Columbia,
and r. ID. Rodgers, of Mexico, vol
UNFAIRLY relinquished or RENTED
a. 900 of the judgment of 10000
he would grant new trial. They
RENTED the sum stated and the
attorneys for the Shoe Co. took an
appeal in the Supreme Court.
Phillips lives in Mexico and lost
an eye while working at the Col
umbia Shoe Factory last summer.
He sued and was given a judg-
ment for $4,000 at the January
Term of the Boone county court.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-02-08
MISS RICKETTS, DEAD.
Passes Away on a Train While
En- Route Home From
Denver.

Miss Orclia Ricketts,. daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Ricketts,
of this city, died at six o'clock
last Sunday morning while on a
train home from Denver, just be-
fore the train reached the Kansas
line. The body was taken off at
Cheyenne Wells, Colo, and pre-
pared for burial. The parents
were with the daughter and ar
rived here with the body over the
Wabash at 3:10 Monday after
noon.
Miss Ricketts, death was sad
news for her many friends in
Mexico. Tuberculosis of the lungs
is given as the cause of her death.
She first became i'll over year
ago and spent last winter in Tex
as with the hopes Of building up
her health and last fall with her
mother she went to Boulder, Colo,
with the same hopes. But her
strength all the while gradually
declined.
She was a noble girl, q years
of age, just entering into woman
hood. In 1908 she graduated
from the Mexico High School and
later studied Music at Hardin
College. In all her ways she was
faithful and good and kind, Her
life will be missed in Mexico.
Besides the father and mother,
one brother, Joe Ricketts,, of this
city, survives her. Funeral ser
vice was held at the home Tues
day afternoon, conducted by Rev.
John E. Ayscue, of the Baptist
church. burial in Elmwood.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-02-08
SUES FOR $1,000.

Andrew Belts south of Van
dalia, has instituted suit in the
Circuit Court at Mexico against
j. F. Turner and his daughter,
Miss Ruby Turner, for $1,000
alleged damages, which he says
he sustained last September when
his mules became frightened at
Turner's automobile and threw
him out of his wagon. Belts was
injured and he alleges that the
Turner's failed to stop their ma
chine when plaintiffs team be-
came frightened. Miss Turner
was driving the automobile.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-02-08
THE FORWARD MOVEMENT.
The Mems Religious Gatherings
in Mexico Last Week.

The Men and Religion Forward
Movement three days meeting IN
this city last week stirred up a
fine interest, and the different
session were all largely attended
in spite of the cold weather.
Mayor Willard Potts delivered
the address of welcome at the
first meeting held at the Baptist
church.
Meetings were held Saturday
for the benefit of the workers at
both the Shoe Factory and the
Brick Plant. The visiting
workers held services at each of
the protestant churches Sunday
morning. In the afternoon a
special meeting for the men was
held at the Presbyterian church
and another at the same hour for
the boys of the town al the Bap-
fist church.
Among the visitors from St.
Louis were: Rev. f. w. Ewing. SUI
perintendent of the Baptist City
Missions; Prof. Maynard n. Hart
of Mckinley High School; VIM.
II. Danforth, president of the
Purina Mills; George B. Mangold
of the st. Louis School of Social
Economy, DR.. S. H. Wainwright
and George Y. Coxhead, general
secretary Y. NJ. G. A.
Laddonia, Vandalia and other
communities of the county are
soon TO hold such meetings as
above, we understand, and Mexico
church workers are to give them
assistance.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-02-08
CRAZED BY MISFORTUNE.
A Galloway County Man Commits
Suicide.

Fulton, Mo, Feb, 1.-Crazed by
misfortune, Nathan Y. Caring
ton, farmer, 81 years old, east of
Fulton, drank carbolic acid this
week and died Wednesday.
Recently a daughter was found
dead in bed in her rooming-house
IN Kansas City, Some years ago q
child of the family met death by
falling into "A boiling vat of mo-
lasscs A few weeks ago a son
was arrested on a forgery charge.
Mr.. Darlington was released
last year from the Fulton State
hospital.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-02-08
DEAD IN FLAMES.
Barn Burns and Nine Head Of
Stock Incinerated.

Last Saturday night barn on
the George A. Morris farm, Just
south of Mexico, was burned to
the ground, nothing of its con-
tents saved The Freeman Bros.
lost two mules, two horses and
cow and calf, John Dyke lost
horse and COW and Lloyd Qualls
lost colt. How the fire caught
is not known. No insurance on
the live stock. Barn insured for
$4,000.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-02-08
Gets More Land.

Henry Schleeter, just south of
Mexico, has made another land
purchase, The following para
graph from the Farber Forum;
E. p. Creme has sold his 80
acres of unimproved land just
east of Farber to Henry Schleeter
for $40 per acre. Mr.. Schleeter
recently purchased the Crosby
farm of 800 acres and the 80 acre
Husmann tract just east, so this
gives him body of 480 acres of
the best land in Audrain county.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-02-08
NOTHING DOM YET
COLUMBIA COMPANY FAILS
TO MAKE GOOD.
Could Not Meet Promises to Buy
the Mexico Electric r. r.

The board of directors of the
Mexico Santa Fc & Perry Trac-
ton Co. held a meeting last
Thursday and cut negotiations to
sell the south end of the road to
G. Porter Johnson, the Columbia
promoter, who failed to put up
the $50, 900 he had promised.
Mike Murry, w. w. Bolts,
Matthias Crum, jeff Bates and S.
l.. Robson were appointed as
committee to negotiate with other
persons or concerns with a view of
financing the road. They will re-
ceive propositions from any per-
son or concern desiring to take up
the matter of financing either
part or all of the proposed system.
1t is contemplated to interest
local capital between Mexico, Col
umbia, Fulton and jefferson City
and try TO build the line south.
Judge w. w. Bolts says: "I
believe now that there is better
chance to build between Mexico,
Columbia, Fulton and Jefferson
City than ever. This can be ac-
complished without any outside or
foreign assistance. Sometimes a
road can be built for what it costs
to get it financed.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-02-08
AUDRAIN BOY WINNER.
Gets Valuable Tract of Land in
New Mexico.

Everybody in Audrain county
will be- Interested in reading the
following, clipped from the
PecoS Valley News of New Mex
leo. The b. w. Hale referred to
was former Audrain county boy
and his wife, too, was former
Audrain county girl, is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Rush Harmon,
who lives south of Nandalia.
The early bird generally gets
the worm, but there is such
thing as being too early, as Jno.
A. Daley of Lake Arthur has
found out to his sorrow. The
local land office at Roswell has
just rendered decision in favor
of B. W. Hale in his contest
against Daley for a valuable
homestead on Cottonwood. While
the oil reserve was i'll effect sew
cral valuable tracts out that way
went back to the government by
reason of failure of entrymen to
make yearly proof. Several par
ties got their eyes on this par
ticular tract, but b. w. Hale beat
them all to it by moving house
on the land August Goth, but the
next day John A. Daley of Lake
Arthur concluded to take a hand
in the game and moved a shack
on the land also. Now Uncle Sam
had decreed that no settlement
should be made on land embraced
in the oil reserve until September
10. Daley disregarded this de-
cree and began living on the land
soon after moving his shack on.
Hale made no attempt to estab-
lish residence until the appointed
time, but at midnight of the 18th
of September he moved across the
line with his wagon load of goods
and his wife and babies at II :01
a. m, Sept. 10Th, he established
his residence on the land. Both
parties continued to reside on the
land until Oct. 10TH the time ap-
lpointed by the government when
filings should be accepted, then
both sent in homestead filings.
Daley s happened to be picked up
first, consequently was accepted
and went on record. Hale s filing
was rejected. Hale Immediately
brought contest against Daley,
alleging that he, Hale, was the
prior settler on the lana. A
hearing Of the case was filed De-
cember 22nd, before the land
Office at Roswell. The facts as
cited above were brought out, al
so the fact that Hale posted the
land declaring himself the prior
settler and did much more in the
way of improvements than did
Daley. He also resided on the
land continuously with his family,
while Daley was only an occa-
sional visitor to his shack.
These facts, together with the
fact that he was a "sooner" Oh
the land, lost Daley the case.
Mr. Hale is to be congratulated
on winning so valuable a tract of
land. 1t is in the strong artesian
water belt and is as pretty a tract
as one could ask for. He expects
to put down a well and improve
the place as rapidly as possible,
and make it his permanent home.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-02-08
Barton-Hubbard Npptials.

Mr. Roe Barton, one of the tele-
graph operators for "The Only
Way" in Mexico, and Miss Amy
Butler, the charming daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. d. ". Butler of this
city, were married last Thursday
evening, at I 80 o'clock, Rev. A.
A. Wallace officiating. We ex-
tend the happy couple our corr
gratulations and best wishes.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-02-08
His Other Eye, Too.

Fulton, Mo, Feb. 2.-Ned Vim
cent became blind this morning
when a splinter pierced one of his
eyes while chopping kindling.
Seven years ago he lost his other
eye when cap on a gle-barrel
shotgun exploded and the back
fire lodged in the eye. Vincent s
back was broken in an accident in
his youth.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-02-08
BEAVER DAM.
Our Correspondent Talks News
and Good Roads But Beats
Against Women Voting.

Lakeland & Barnes have about
completed their new dwelling on
their farm known as the William
Calhoun place.
Clyde and Frank Harrison have
rented the Victor Wayne farm.
Now, boys, remember this is
leap year, keep an eye open.
William White of Iowa has
been visiting his sister and
brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar White.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter High
lands little daughter has been
quite sick for some time but is
now reported better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reidow little
girl has been very sick for the
past week but is better now.
Born, to James Beasley and
wife, Feb. 3rd, a son.
Luther Atkins, while driving
team few days ago, slipped and
fell as the team started up to
running, hurting his back and
side, which has been giving him
much pain. Hope he may soon be
out again.
J. II. Martin rented the Mitch
ell farm, occupied by Toney Nc
Cune last year, and will move
the first of March.
When asked the question what
would make Mexico a city our re-
ply was, good roads. At least
four main roads extending to
county lines, regardless as to dis
tance, with high-grade steel
bridges and concrete culverts, all
of mans time employed the
year around to drag these roads
whenever in condition for work,
then Mexico would draw a trade
from a distance that our neigh.
boring towns are getting because
of their better roads. If posi-
bic have more factories, en-
courage such, not only by word
but with money, then Mexico and
the county would wake up from
slumber and see a city.
We noticed a few days ago a
press dispatch from Los Angeles,
Cali, which said that Vernon,
near there, the only incorporated
city in the United States having
no church, voted for wet Sundays.
Fifty women voted, and most of
them voted wet. II also said,
|" Lord, save MS if the dear things
are going to carry on like that. "
That does not look like skuldug-
gerry in politics would cease and
purity reign supreme forever and
forever, by the purifying in
fuence of women. Thus far the
publication does not seem visible
to the naked eye. Mother is the
word of the greatest meaning,
but home and harmony are also
important Logically we would
like to know what difference il
would make in the ballot if all
the women would vote and vote
like their husbands. 1t would
bring no reformation, no. Har.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-02-08
Little Child Dead.

Charles William, the two
old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. j. Wright of this city, died last
Sunday night, The child died Of
heart disease. Funeral held
Tuesday morning, burial in Elm
wood.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-02-08
Sent 10 the Pen

Charles Townsley and Fred
Hawkins, both colored, were SEN
fenced in the Circuit Court this
week to two years in the peniten-
tiary on the charge of grand
larceny.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-02-08

Mrs. Matilda Davis, mother of
Mrs. L. f. Austin Of this city, who
was paralyzed on one side re-
Gently, remains in quite a serious
condition.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-02-08
Beatty. Daniels Nuptials.

Mr.. James E. Beatty and Miss
Bessie Lee Daniel, both of the
neighborhood of CANT, were mar
ried at the brides home on the
3lst ult. A splendid young
couple. Our best wishes extended
them.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-02-08
WOODMEN RATES.
THE ORDER HAS A LARGE
MEMBERSHIP IN
AUDRAIN.
Your Insurance to Cost Double or
Treble, According to Your
Age.

The Modern Woodmen Head
Camp. which held an adjourned
meeting in Chicago, recently,
voted a radical increase in rates.
The new regime takes place the
first of January, 1913. Val Erdel,
of Rush Hill, represented the Au-
drain county camps i'll the Chica-
90 meeting The order has a
large membership in this section
of the state. The Mexico camp
has about 300 members. j. W.
Plunkett. clerk of the Mexico
camp, favors the increase of rates,
and if any of the boys are think
ing of Withdrawing he advises
against hasty action and calls at
tention to the fact that all poll
cies will remain in force at the
present low rate until the end of
this year, so the member will
have everything to lose and moth
ing to gain by allowing his in
surance to lapse before the in
crease becomes effective.
Members q to 25 years old who
now pay SOC per month per
$1,000 will pay 90c to 81 after this
year; those 25 to 80 years, $1.15
instead Of 55c; those 35 years old,
$l.35 instead of 75c; 40 years old,
$l.65 instead of 90c; so years old,
$3.50. When a member becomes
"a years old his rate So per month
on the $1,000. Twelve assess
ments will be made every year.
Those already members and
those who wish to become mem
bers are given three options on
term insurance" The first is a
policy which expires when they
become 80 years old. The second
expires when they reach the age
of GO and the third when they are
10 years old. Those 20 to 25
years old can get the first at 45c
per month per $1,000; the second
at SOC per month and the third at
Doc per month. Those 25 to 80
years of age, SOC 6Oc, 7Uc per
month per 81 900; 30 to 35 years,
35c, 65c, 75c; 35 to 40 years, 60c,
zoe, soc; 40 to 45 years, 65c, 75c.
Sjc.
If You are 2l years old your new
rate on the policy you now carry
will be 9Oc per month per $1,000;
% years, Csc; 25 years, ST.; 81
years, $1.05; 80 years, $1.10; 80
years, $l.15; 81 years, $1.2O; 80
years, 1925; "a years, $1.90; 35
years, $l.35; 36, $1.40; 81, $1.45;
3S, $1.55; 80, $1.6O; 40, $1.65; Al,
Sl7O; AZ, $1.s0; 43, $1.s5; A,
$l,95; As, So; 46, $2.1O; Al, 1920;
as, $3.50; 40, $2,4O; so, $3.50; 81,
$3.50; so, $2.75; SO, $3.50; 54, So.
The highest rate now paid is 81
per month per $1,000. That is a
very low rate, and the Message
advises, too, that you think twice
before you withdraw from the
order because of this increase,
winch said increase the Head
camp seems to have thought alb
Soiutely necessary to insure the
lotnre perpetuity of the order
The convention at Chicago was
followed with interest by the pub
nc at large not only because the
Modem Woodmen have the
largest fraternal beneficiary or
ganlzation in the world. but also
because they are the first of $50
'raternal orders to revise rates in
AT effort to adopt the safety plan
OF the insurance commissioners of
various states as proposed at the
mobile, Ala, convention in 1910.
ne Mobile bill compelling higher
'raternal insurance rates and
sreater reserves has been adopted
oy sixteen states, and is now pend
ing in six others.
EStll McDOnonDh q fauy ,raoly,
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-02-08

Estil McDonough a few weeks
since moved back to Mexico from
No6erly. The Message is glad
10 welcome them. Mr.. Nc
Donough is a carpenter.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-02-08

! wy NHSNA'idi ~ tlAC hCAA DCAuS
and happiness Of every home and
family, but if the husband votes
one way and the wife another,
will there be harmony Would
they not become abusive? Vote
differently would but make home
more a home of perdi-
ton perhaps than ever before.
Napoleon once said the future
destiny of the child is always the
work of the mother. We have
often heard it said that some Of
our Lawmakers have defects Of
character and we stand amazed,
looking afar off toward the
Golden State and wonder what
next,
Mr.. Hill and Co. are now drill
ing well for Ben. Brown. Mr..
Brown thinks, Judging from his
location, he win strike an
abundance of water at a depth of
$50 feet.
Hiram Threlkeld was much de-
lighted with his trip to Columbia
a few weeks ago where he took a
short course in Agricultural
Science. He says Columbia is the
place to get scientific and prac-
teal knowledge, and no man is
too old to learn. That is our
views, Hiram, and we will go with
you next time, sure.
A. Jayhawker says this is leap
year but what is the difference? A
girl always picks out the fellow
she wants and marries him, any
way.
Some people don't believe in
farmers getting together, even in
the study of their own interests,
but this is certain, united we
stand, divided we are all un-
noticed and never heard of, es.
pecially after am election is over.
The Valley farmer says it is
also true that no other class of
American citizens has less to say
about it's affairs than the farmer
class.
If the farmers would get behind
single issue and push it then
their strength would be known to
the country. A power rightly
used for the general good, an OBJ
ject lesson could be taught, by CO.
operation.
Our papers often give predic-
tiOns of fouler or fairer weather
when the moon changes. That
keeps us fellows posted. The moon
is changing all the time.
Thru return cards sent out by
the Kansas City Star to vote your
choice for president, on rural
route No. one, out of Mexico, it
was almost unanimous for Rose
welt.
A few days ago when an
auctioneer announced the terms Of
a sale he said he was proud to
see such a large crowd present
and so many familiar faces from a
distance. "Why is this, breth-
rem? he said, and the reply came
forth, Read the advertisement
in the Mexico Message"
Yes, sir, we are anxious for the
good roads movement. Whoop-
er-up, Mr.. Editor. Even one good
road thru a county would be
worth more than a dozen frothy
mossy politicians. Hurrah for
good roads, and in our meetings
business will count much more
than feelings.
Let us all remember the
Armenian Proverb, that the goat
Iprefers one goat to a whole heard
Of sheep. Dogs quarrel among
themselves but against wolves
they are all united. SO let us all
be united on good roads and the
result will be we will have them.
/ Yes. you know equal rights to all
and special privileges to none is a
mighty good gospel, provided it
is well practiced
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Mexico Missouri message., 1912-02-08
Attorney Clarence Barnes was
in St Louis on business this week.

Amarriage license was granted
few days ago to Mr.. John H.
Showers and Miss Rosa Scott,
both of near Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-02-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Y. S, Kelley are
in Texas.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-02-08
Married in Columbia.

Mr.. Clarence Parks and Miss
Hazel Adair, both Of Mexico.
went over to Columbia one day
last week and procured marriage
license and We're welded, Rev. A.
NJ. Paisley officiating,
Mr.. and Ms. Ned Turner of
Slater arrived here first of tie
week on visit to relatives.