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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-08-08
STRoTHER NEWS.

Weather very chilly for
August. Almost cold enough to
frost Sunday morning.
The two most important Incl.
dents at the Paris Fair were
wedding and negro from the
poor farm riding a stick horse
took the blue ribbon, too.
Mrs. ID. P. Arnold returned
home Sunday after a week s visit
with her daughter, Mrs. Maggie
Crigler.
The cattle which the Nevens
Bros. had on pasture for judge
Vaughn were delivered last Wed.
nesday. 1t is said they were the
prettiest bunch ever drove to the
market from this part of the coun-
ty.
Miss Genevieve Guthrie and
Cavet f. Smithey were married
last Wednesday, July 81, at the
Fair. Rev. Richmond said the
magic words that tied the knot,
The bride is daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. NJ. B. Guthrie. The
groom was the widow Smithey'S
only single child. Here is wishing
them long and happy life in this
world together.
Geo. Crigler's entertained vii
lie Crigler and family and Ell
Level and family Sunday.
Crock Harrison has been enter
tanning his brother from near Full.
ton.
Miss Humble arrived at Mrs. q.
c. Mason s last Saturday night,
intending to begin an eight
months school Monday morning
at Strother.
Mr.. Lyod Mason and family are
in on visit from Montana. He IS
spending this week with his
brother, Osley.
Mr., and Mrs. Roy Reid enter,
tanned a large number of relatives
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Helm who
were quite sick few days ago
decided il best to call doctor
When he came he pronounced the
case fever. They are both very
sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Key spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
Frank Elliott's family,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-08-08
RUSH HILL.
Personal Mention and other I'm
portant Chroniclings.

Mrs. Will Reese, who has been
quite sick, is rapidly improving,
we are glad to report.
Mrs. McManamy of Laddonia
visited her son, Robert and fam
lily, several days last week.
Miss Lila Green, of Columbia,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Mabel
Conley.
Geo. Stuart and wife and babies
are visiting relatives in Columbia.
The Ladies A. and NJ. Society
met in regular session with Miss
Anna Miller last week. A most
enjoyable afternoon was spent by
all present.
Mrs. Cora Hickman, nee, Craw-
ford, formerly of Rush Hill, nov;
of Columbia, is visiting friends
and relatives in this vicinity. She
is accompanied by her son, Har-
old, a bright little lad of three
years.
Quite a number of the school
children who were formerly Miss
Sullivan's pupils. took their lunch
and went up to Miss Sullivan s
home last Sunday and they all
enjoyed a picnic together. The
girls had prepared a delightful
lunch consisting of fried chicken,
cheese, pickles, bread, jelly and
all kinds of sandwiches, cookies,
pies, and cakes. The boys took a
number of large water melons
and Miss Sullivan treated them to
ice cream and cake. A large hay
frame with the following children
made up the crowd: Maud and
Willie Cornett, Emma Mae Bar
ney, Ruth McManamy, Maud and
Macie Hearn, Grace Melahn, Net.
tie Mudd, Ruth Stuart. Alice and
Roy Hodge, Mary Stewart, Leitha
Coleman, Tom Sneed, Elmer Wal.
ter, Owen Maxwell, Pete Baehr
Otha Bradley. Herber Myers, and
Adric Carnes. The children were
chaperoned by Miss Clara Walter
and Mrs. Harry Carnes. All re
port a delightful time.
The ladies of the Christian
church will have an ice cream
supper and a bazaar Saturday
night, August 18th. The quill
will be given to the one holding
the lucky number. All those hav
ing numbers on the quilt SHOULD
be present. Every one is most
cordially invited to attend.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-08-08
NORTH CALLAWAY.

Still continues dry. Growing
corn crops needing rain very bad.
ly. The wheat and oats are being
threshed and are turning out
good. Wheat is making near %
bushels to the acre and oats about
40. and some oats are running as
high as 60 bushels to the acre.
W. j. Wood, North Galloway S
hustling shipper, sent out one car
of horses last Saturday to the
East st. Louis market.
Quite number of North Gala
way farmers will attend the big
Mexico Fair this week.
j. S. Porter and son sold to Jim
Dunkin of South Audrain, Z tons
of baled hay at IS per ton
just about three weeks to the
big Chautauqua at Mexico and we
hear quite a goodly number of
North Callaway's people say they
are going toattend. That right
farmers, take a few days off and
see and hear something good.
Mrs. Tiny Mcdonald Of near
Mexico is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Gilmore, and other friends
in North Galloway.
Ned Holt has lately purchased
an extra good touring car.
Charley Hoffman is feeding a
nice bunch Of extra porkers. Mr..
Hoffman has them sold to 90 the
first of September at 8 cents.
DIR. W. II. Richardson has been
holding n series of meetings at
Concord Presbyterian church. IT,
had large audiences. The meet
ings closed last Tuesday night.
DIR. Richardson goes to Laddonia
to hold a meeting
L. S. Smith and son are shovel.
ing corn TO n car load of extra
porkers for the September
market.
L. S. Smith and son sold their
wheat crop to the Auxvasse Mill
ing Co. at $1.00 per bushel. Mr..
Smith had $40 bushels.
The patrons of the Fry school
district are building a new school
house in their district.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-08-08
WORCESTER NEWS.

Threshing is under full sway.
The whistle can be heard on every
side. Oats making from 80 to so
bushels per acre. Everyone anx-
ious to thresh. Suppose all want
to go to the Fair on big Thursday.
Mrs. II. F. Dudgeon has been
entertaining her two nephews
from near Bowling Green the past
week.
Miss Mollie Jones has been en-
PERTAINING her young lady friends
from Stoutsville. They returned
home Monday afternoon.
The basket dinner was well at
tended at Rock Hill Sunday, and
everyone there sure enjoyed the
fine dinner, also two splendid ser
mons, one in the morning and one
at night. The meeting will con-
tinue this week and next.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hickman and lit
tie son of Columbia are visiting
Will Azdell and family in Worces-
ter. Mrs. Hickman was formerly
Miss Cora Crawford.
Born, Aug. 4, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilmer Anderson, a fine, large
boy baby. Mother and child do
ing well and we trust with care
full nursing Wilmer will speedily
recover.
Littleby Baptist S. s. is being
well attended by the boys. The
girls are only two ahead now. So
hurry up, boys, be there on next
Sunday morning, no matter how
hard you work threshing this
week. We're wishing good luck
to the boys, and then just think
how nice the young ladies will en-
terrain you at the close of the Red
and Blue contest with delicious
cakes, etc.
We understand E. M. Crooks
shipped his "white faced" beeves
to the market Sunday. Didn't
learn the price, but they were
beauties. Ed is a hustler, let it bt
feeding calves or threshing, either
one.
Joseph Cater and beautiful
little bride attended church al
Rock Hill Sunday and received
many congratulations.
Miss Lillian Crawford is visit
ing her sister, Miss Beulah, il
Laddonia this week.
Joseph Wilkerson of Kansas
City, Kansas, is visiting his sister
Mrs. Atkins, also Mrs. Wilkerson
of Worcester. He will visit rela
tives in Mexico and attend the
Fair.
Only four more weeks till the
big Chautauqua. For a great, big
jolly, restful, genuinely good
time, attend the Chautauqua.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-08-08

A. c. Corner, aged about 70
years, died at Laddonia one day
last week. Master Frank Kunkel
of Mexico attended the funeral.
Mr. Corner leaves a wife and sew
eral children. He was one of the
early settlers of the county. The
Message had hoped to print a
sketch of his life this week, but
we were disappointed in not get
ting the copy.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-08-08
COUNTY INSTITUTE.
Teachers to Meet In Mexico the 18th and
In Of This Month.
Friday, August 10.

Friday, August 10.
$50 Devotional Exercises.
O:45 Educational Conditions in the
County. J. l.. Shobe.
1000 Teaching of Writing. j. ID.
Preston. Discussions and Que
lies.
1880 Teaching Of Drawing. Discus.
sion.
l0:45 Reading Circle Session. Dis.
cussion.
| LOO Address. Representative OF
Kirksville Normal.
l:30 Teaching of Geography in til,
Third and Fourth Grades. Anna
l.. Miller, Blanche Taylor. Dis.
cussiOn.
200 Teaching of Language and
Grammar. Luther Harlaway
Discussion.
300 The Township High School and
The Good Roads Movement
Pres. John w. Million.
800 Some Mistakes. Supt. W. f.
Hupe.
100 Note Book Work. f. T.. Shay
Saturday, August ~.
800 Devotional Exercises.
9:lj Teachers Report.
$3.50 School Recreation and Play
Supt. II. Nj. Hogan, Supt. +. l.
Horton. Discussion.
1000 Address. DIR. Henry S. Hart
zog.
lO;4O The Teachers Daily Prepa
ration. Commilla Garrett, Jan
cite X. White, Jas. Nj. Barnes
Discussion.
ll:OO Address. |. n. Everard.
, l:3O Teaching of Reading. DR.. Henri,
$. Hartzog. Discussion ant
Queries.
$50 What Can Teachers Do to I'm
prove Themselves. Supt. Her
bert Pryor.
3:l5 The Mill Tax Amendment. Dis
cussion.
$3.50 Outline for the Course of Stud,
and Future Plans.
400 Adjournment.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-08-08

mule Sunday morning and rem
dered unconscious for a while, but
in a short time was able to call TO
the family for assistance. a
physician was called and no bones
were broken but he was quite
badly bruised and has but little
use of his limbs. We are glad,
however, to report him getting
along as well as could be expect
ed.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-08-08
To Give a Carnival.

The L. A. C. Missionary Girls
of Rising Sun church will give a
carnival at Molino Thursday eve,
August 10. You are urged to be
present. The electric car will ac-
commodate all who may wish to
attend from Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-08-08

The Comemrcial Club has de-
cided to postpone Homecoming
Week till the fall Of 1913. Not
time enough TO get ready for the
event this year.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-08-08
BEREA NEWS.
Mrs. Guthrie Very 1.-two
Families Hurt in Runaway.

There will be fine crop of
timothy threshed in this neigh
borhood.
j. S. Creed has not succeeded
yet in locating a SOW and shoats
that disappeared from his pasture.
Mrs. w. n. Boatman of Mexico
was the guest of Mrs. Henry
Fisher part of last week.
Geo. Duncan and wife and
daughter drove out in their car
Sunday and spent the day with
their uncle, DR.. Edw. Duncan and
family.
Miss Rebecca Fisher returned
Sunday from a few days visit
with her aunt, Mrs. Mollie Han.
nah of the South Fork neighbor.
hood.
Little Miss Frances Umstead of
Long Branch is very ill of typhoid
fever.
Joe Jones and wife have new
son, born July %.
Almer Mundy and wife are the
happy parents of son, born Aug.
9Th.
The protracted meeting at Mid
way begins Monday evening,
Aug. 10.
The lecture by Mrs. A. G. Zeh-
ner, of Texas, a suffragette, on
American Ideals" should be
quite interesting. Hear her at the
Mexico Chautauqua.
Will Cawthorn and wife OF
Booth are the guests of p. R. Cav
thorn and family. Will has been
quite i'll Of fever and has come
home to temperate.
Almer Mundy and sisters at
tended fish fry over on E!ks
Fork on Wednesday of last week.
They report fine time.
Mrs. Elgin Jung and son, Carl,
Of Mexico spent Saturday with 7.
j. Bybee and family.
Misses Goldie Bybee and Edith
Turner went to Mexico Monday
afternoon for short visit to rel.
atives.
The friends here of Mrs. Henri
eta Patterson of West Texas
were very much disappointed
when she failed to arrive here
Saturday as expected. Mrs. Pat
terson was forced to postpone her
visit on account of illness.
Mrs, II. c. Berrey received
word last week that her daughter,
Mrs. r. o. Guthrie of near Wells
vile, was quite ill. We are glad
to learn that she is much i'm
proved at this writing.
Joe Beagles, who was reared
near Moline, was back among old
friends at Mt. Zion Sunday after
an absence of SO years.
We regretted to hear of Messrs.
Bridgford and Lewton and their
families getting so badly hurt at
Santa Fe last week.
Rev. Reavis of Bellfower filled
his regular appointment at Mt.
Zion Saturday and Sunday.
Felix Martin will go down to
Vandalia the last of the week
where he will, as administrator Oh
the estate of Mrs. Mamie Doyle,
hold sale of her household and
kitchen furniture on Friday after
noon,
Santa Fee, don't fail to give us
the date of your big picnic.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-08-08

Sterling Carter, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. P. Carter, north of Mex
ico' is at the Jewish Hospital in
st. Louis where he underwent an
operation on one of his eyes This
week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-08-08

The election table in the Mes
sage this week will interest you.
Study it if you wish to see how
different candidates rounded up
in the primary, Tuesday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-08-08

Excuse Me"-have you been
keeping up with the story? On
another page of this paper. 1t s
a good one.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-08-08

Mr.. VIM. Edwards of this city
and Miss Pearl Geetings, of near
this city, were united IN marriage
at five o'clock last Saturday after
noon, DIR. j. B. Hawkins officiat-
ing.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-08-08

The big Santa Fe picnic will be
held on Thursday, August %.
Mexico will be there in large
force.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-08-08

Children in the Audrain county
schools are on the decrease. The
annual report shows "A less than
last year.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-08-08

That Prairie Lea correspondent
is a funny fellow. Read his items
elsewhere in this paper.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-08-08

Study the election table in this
issue and you'll see who the
lucky men are for county Office.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-08-08

DR.. w. III. Hickman, Ostco,
pathic Physician, Pasqueth Bldg.
If.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-08-08

Look out for pickpockets. They
follow the fairs around.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-09-27
FARMER GETS LESS, BUT
He Has to Pay More For What HIS
Doesn't Raise.

He Has to Pay More For What Hs
Doesn't Raise.
The United States department of
agriculture has just announced that
Notwithstanding the increased cost OF
living among the people as a whole
there was a greater decline in the
prices paid to farmers from Aug to
Sept ! this year than there was last
year
The average farm prices Of the i'm
portant crops corn. wheat. oats, bar
ley, rye, faxseed, potatoes tobacco,
cotton and hay, which represent
about three-fourths of the value of all
the country's crops declined per
cent during the month. while in that
time last year they declined in price
only "A per cent, and during the last
four years the decline in price aver
aged 3.S per cent, The average Of
farm prices on Sept. was % per
cent lower than on that date last
year.
Prices paid to farmers on Sept. !
this year, with comparison Of prices
paid on the same date last year. fol
low.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-09-27
SURELY SETTLES
UPSET STOMACHS
"PAPE'S DIAPEPsIN" ENDS INDI.
eEsTlON, GAS, soURNEsS
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A large fifty-cent case of Pape's Di-
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It's worth its weight in gold to men
md women who can't get their stom-
achs regulated. 1t belongs in your
always be kept handy in
case of a sick, sour, upset stomach
Turing the day or at night. It's the
quickest, surest and most harmless
stomach doctor in the world.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-09-27
NOTICE.

district Court Of the United States
Eastern Division, Southern District
Of Georgia.-In Bankruptcy
Notice of Application for Discharge
in Bankruptcy.
In the matter of M. N. Mccullough
bankrupt, County of Glynn, Georgia.
TO the creditors Of the above named
bankrupt: You are hereby notified
that the above mentioned bankrupt
has filed his application for dis
charge from all the debts provable in
bankruptcy against the said M. N.
Mccullough.
The said application will be heard
by the Hon. Emory Speer, judge OF
the United States district court 70.
said division and district. at tho Uni
ted States courthouse, at Savannah
On the Goth day of October, 1912
All creditors of said bankrupt are
notified to appear at the time anC
place stated, and show cause, if an!
they can, why the prayer contained
in said petition should not be grant.
ed.
Dated at Savannah, Ca, this 25tl
Y Of September, 1912.
Cook Clayton, Clerk.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-09-27

But the prices on tariff nurture
articles of manufacture which ii
farmer has to buy continue to soar
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-09-27

\ modern sewing ma2nina wotoi
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from your machine to install this
motor. 500 installed.
MUTUAL LIGHT G. WATER CO
1925 Grant Street. Phone I
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-09-27

wick Smoker Mfg. 60
The EIegantes takes the lead every
where. RAD exclusively by Bruins
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-17
CHAS, v, CLAY
FOR REGISTER
IF ELECTED, HE HOPES TO USE
MORE CLERKS AND GIVES HIS
REASONS.
To the Voters of Carter County:

To the Voters of Carter County:
| hereby announce as a candidate
for the democratic nomination for the
Office of Register of Deeds. know
that | am capable of doing the work
accurately. ami promise faithful ser
vice, also an all day open office for
the accommodation of the country
people.
| Shall not presume to promise, if
elected, to reduce. the taxes, as most
all the voters know that the office OF
Register of Deeds has been j rev
enne producer to assist in paying
some of the other county expenses
neither DO | presume to Judge wheth-
er there has heretofore been too many
clerks employed, but do hope and
trust that during the next two years
We shall have such abundant crops
that will not only stimulate building
enterprises in the city and country
TO such an extent that not only every
horny handed son of toll" in Carter
county will be enabled to procure
him a home, but will also cause ten
Thousand new immigrants to settle in
the county, purchasing themselves
homes and developing our wild lands,
and multiplying our agricultural re-
sources to such an extent that it will
be a necessity to employ five clerks
instead of two. thus turning more rev
enue into the county treasury 20 help
pay other county expenses, as We
have open lands enough, and more.
to do this but unless we have better
crops during the next three years
than we did the past year, the Regis
ter VIII be able 10 do the work him
self and then have ample time to
spend one-half of the day PLAYING
knucks with the country boys who
happen TO come to town to see if the
town cousins have anything 10 eat.
| am not calamity howler, neither
do ! fear if you do not elect me the
county will fail. But the office is
yours; YOU have the right to give il
away AMI as 4 suppliaht | ask you
to give It to me. | have had 20 years
experience as a practical surveyorI
and | can check your deeds" and
readily tell whether you are getting
the pa"cel of land you have purchas-
ed, >or another piece which you did
not intend to purchase or one you
have never seen.
You!s most respectfully.
CHAS. w. Clay.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-17

some other the work of using the
assassin's dagger.
For days and weeks he who would
betray "a friend and master, as did
Judas lscariot, or country as did
Benedict Arnold, or a political party
as has Theodore Roosevelt, plots and
plans and maps out the campaign of
treachery. Plots and plans in cold
blood.
They all belong in the same class
the man who betrayed the Son of
God for the thirty pieces of silver,
the man who betrayed the cause of
American Independence because he
wished revenge for fancied personal
wrongs and the man who has be-
trayed the party political in order
that his ambitions may be gratified
Look at the matter as we VIII,
study the matter from every conceiy-
able view point and the answer can
be but one. They who betray
friend, country or political tie all
stand in the same class-all are
members of the same great society
Of ingrates of which Judas was the
founder, the first Grand Master.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-17

aisins. he has made success OF
lis own business ana mis- standine
with the democratic party was shown
IL the lact that every precinct com
mitteeman indorsed him for appoint
mcnt ds tax assessor. One of the
great pieces of work he has done for
the county is to uncover something
like Sl5O,OO0 worth OF lands and
placed them on the TAX rolls that
have heretofore gone untaXed This
amount of property together with the
reduction in expenses made by the
board OF county commissioners Uncle
'om says will make the tax rae
fully as low and probably lower than
it was last year.
Mr.. Pollock states that generally
the people are fair in rendering their
property for taxation but every man
desires that he be not Disseminated
against and his records in office and
his reputation as goodman is suf-
flcient evidence that Mr.. Pollock will
treat all persons alike. He has no
friends and no enemies in an officia,
way and will run on a platform of IA
square deal to all property owners
alike. In case of his election at the
nands of the democratic party there
will be no fault 10 be found with his
administration except some one who
might desire to snirk his fair proper
tion of the taxes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-17
TOM j, POLLOCK
FOR ASSESSOR
HAS HELD OFFICE BUT ONE YEAR
AND HAS MADE A MOST Ex.
CELLFNT RECORD.

Tom j. Pollock makes public today
his announcement for the Office of
tax assessor and his many friends il
Carter county will be glad to learn
that he will allow his name to be
used on the ticket for this office. Mr..
Pollock Was appointed to the Office
by Governor Cruce and was named
for the office for his peculiar fitness
for the position, coupled with his
knowledge of values, his unimpeach
able nonor and his interest in the
county as one of its old time and
best known citiges.
The Office of tax assessor is one
of much Importance TO the people.
1t needs to occupy il one of the firm
est and best men in the county. MIR.
Pollock has held the place one year,
upon his shoulders has fallen the
stupendous task of making up the
first tax rolls of the county, il mas
required n great deal of painstaking,
patient and efficient work to open
this new set of books and his records
will make the work somewhat easier
after the first years labor has been
dCne. He is now finishing his work
V ith the equalization board and viii
have some time to spare from his
public duties to devote to iisA cam
lalgn. Mr.. Pollock needs no INTRO
duction to the people of Carter conn-
ty, he has lived here for the past
fourteen years, lie is one of the sub.
stantial citizens of the county, he
has becn engaged during the time of
his residence in farming and stock