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Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12
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/ FARM AND LIVE STOCK. I

Geo. w. Green, of West Lick,
sold w. Il. Beckley a milk cow for
$50.
Joe Considine holds his big an
nual sale of live stock at Thomp-
son Sept. 26.
j. r. Thomas, near Rush Hill,
bought three steer calves of Will
Der Shoup at $22 per head.
Y. j. Rowe, of Hollensville
neighborhood, sold a span of
mules to j. G. Crawford for $430,
and a span to Milt Householder
for $400.
|. II. Van Note bought j. ID.
NIiller's fine jersey COW last week,
paying 800. The COW gives over
four gallons of milk a day and at
her best she does far better than
that.
The Auxvasse Review says
James NJ. Overfelt, the well
known Auxvasse farmer and
trader, received a ear containing
twenty-six Shorthorn bulls from
st. Louis Wednesday morning.
They were driven to his farm,
northeast of Auxvasse, the same
morning.
The Fulton Gazette says: Her.
bert Patterson, who left Galloway
last year and moved to the Ortiz
neighborhood, in Audrain county
has been buying up some cotton
mules lately. He got three from
his brother-in-law, Edgar Lock
ridge, two fve-year-olds and ON,
two-year-Old. Mr.. Patterson al
ready had six two-year-olds in hi
barn. lie reports fine crops in hi'
vicinity and said that he has Il
acres of very promising COW pea
on his place.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12
LADDONIA ITEMS.
Two Deaths--Mrs. Pierce Para
lyzed-other Mention.

Mrs. 0nie Beal and son, Clark,
leave this week to make their
home with her son, Garth, at
Odessa. We regret to lose this
good woman from our town. She
spent Monday with relatives and
friends at Mexico.
Carl Fegan is in Iowa on bust
ness.
Mrs. Jane Summers died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Geo.
Menefee, Friday evening, at 6
o clock. Funeral was preached
at the Baptist church Sunday
afternoon, at 2 o'clock, by Rev.
Kirtley of Vandalia. The body
was laid to rest in the Laddonia
cemetery. Mrs. Summers had
been a sufferer for several years
and before her death had been
confined to her bed nearly
three months. She was a splen-
did woman and good neighbor.
Silas Landrum died at 3 100 a. m.
Sunday after an illness of six
weeks. He was one OF our Oldest
citizens, having come here from
Illinois i'll October, 1869, and set
tied on farm near town. Moved
to Laddonia 13 years ago. He
leaves a good wife and three sons
to mourn his loss. Harry Ian
drum of Columbia was faithful
to him thru his sickness; Reube OF
Clarksdale, Mo, was unable
to come before the funeral on ac
count of not being able to get re
lieved from his work. He is opera
tor at Clarksdale and with hi,
family came Monday to attend
the funeral.
Mrs. p. |. Pierce is in a serious
condition. She is paralyzed. Hel
son, James of Mexico, is with her
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

Often an editor has items
sent to him from which the
sender expects to reap benefit,
with the statement that ut
helps to fill up" 1t may help
fill the columns. but it falls
short of helping to fill another
place-just under the belt of the
editor Do you catch the idea!
If you don't butt a board fence
with your head
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12
THOMPSON ITEMS.
Mr.. Nevins Very Ill-Knights and
Ladies of Security Election.


thompson MO, sept sum
her laws started 10 olouuaru
county tuesday morning TO Vlsit
ms lather-lh-laW ana accompany
ms wife nome VINO mas been VISIT
ing her parents there Tor the last
month
Edward Crawford and vile are
entertaining ms mother from
Oklahoma.
Baker Barnes bought SIN head
OF yearIing steers from Ben Spen-
Ger at b cents per pound.
Edward Morris bought two
steer calves from Il. +, Davis Tor
Tl2,oO,
j. b. Nevins and wife have
again been called to the bedside
of his father, who is not expected
TO I'VE,
the Salt River meeting closed
Sunday night with four additions
to the church.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12
EAST END NOTES.

Farmers busy preparing ground
for sowing wheat.
Frank Bick has returned to his
home in st. Louis after spending
the summer with his cousin here
Grover Weber.
Yes, Vandalia decided at once
that the Chautauqua was a real
necessity for next year.
Miss Grace Herlinger returned
last week to California to resume
school work.
Pleasant Plains school opened
Sept. 2nd with Warren Lewellen
teacher.
Mrs. Clara Keithley of O'Fallol
is making an extended visit to her
nephew, w. S. Barbee and family
The semi-annual session of the
Salt River Presbytery was held al
Mt. Olivet church last week.
c.. w. Kindred returned from
Jacksonville, Hi, Saturday where
he had been to see his mother who
is in IA critical condition at tn,
hospital
Miss Maud Barbee and brother
Leslie, left Monday to attend col
lcgc. The former to Hardin ant
the latter to William Jewel. Mis-
Lena Shannon will attend tn,
University this year.
The revival meeting at PleasaE
Plains Baptist church closeC
Thursday night with seven add
tons, four by letter and three b.
conversion, also four other. con
ersions who go to other churches
Revs. Dew and Rogers are nov
assisting Rev. Kirtley in a meet
ing at Farber.
j. ID. Lewellen and family at
tended the Chautauqua in Mexic
Saturday.
lack Bondurant was over nea
Hutchinson Sunday attending
basket meeting and shaking hand
with old time friends.
Mrs. Luke Staples has been COZ
fined to her bed for two or tnre
weeks with inhammatory rheuma
tism.
Joe Early Of this city attende
the funeral of his aunt, Mrs. MAI
ME Gentry, who died in Kansa
City this week.
Prof. Guy c. Motley, teacher i
Hardin College, was married j
Sturgeon last Saturday to Mis-
! Blanche Green of that city.
See Craddock for your schoC
books and, supplies. SchoC
books bought, sold and e,
changed.
Rev. w. c, Rice Of this city
few days ago united in marriag
Mr.. Irwin Crockett, south of Me-
leo, and Miss Beulah Adams, {
MartinSbuIg.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

j. b. Schroll, of Fitzgerald, Ga,
visited Mexico friends this week.
Mr.. Schroll for a number of years
was located at Farbcr, this cOun-
ty.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

Miss Mary Neal, west of Rush
Hill, has been suffering greatly of
late from blood-poisoning. The
trouble started from Il small
scratch on one of her fingers. Had
her arm lGnced few days ago.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Minor,
living near Benton City, lost their
little eight-months-old son, Char
lie, last Monday Of cholera mfan
tum. The community extends
deepest sympathy to the bercaved
parents.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

We think Missouri from this
%ctlon Of the State should quit
gong across the Mississippi to
Sce a Fair-we have the biggest
one west of the Father of Waters
az Sedalia, Mo-, Sept. % Oct. 4.
Hee advertisement of the same in
ms issue of the Message. The
state Fair at Sedalia is the fail
You should attend.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

D, {. King has sold his fine 157
acre farm near Molino to John III.
laIIey of Idaho. The price re-
celyed for the farm was $40 per
acre Mr.. Talley will put his
daughter in school here. Mr.. King
Will move back to Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

Miss Mary billiard visited the
family Of Rev. John Sneed at
Paris recently. Miss billiard at
tended every session of the Paris
Vhautauqua and enjoyed it all SUI
premely.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

| have a limited number Of ex-
ira good second hand and slight
Iy used school books as good as
new at big saving in price.
Craddock s.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

Miss Bertha Waters of Lad
donia has been the guest here this
week of her friend, Miss Margaret
Cunningham.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

Mrs. NJ. S, Carter, of Centralia,
the funeral of Mrs. Clay
White in this city Monday,
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

Rev. A. d. Culbertson will b.
the new Presiding Elder for tho
Methodists of the Mexico district
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

Games II. Quinlan, northeast OF
Mexico, and Fred jacob, of
Sartlnsburg, left this week for
~ Narys, Kan, where they will
re'enter st. Mary's College.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12
Only 4 Short Time

Now until my demonstra-
ton of the Malleable range
begins. Don't forget the
date, September 3Oth
to October 5th. Some
thing new, something differ
emf in the way of cooking
utensils to be given with every
range sold during demonstra-
ton. Several nice pieces of
aluminium ware added to
assortment this year. The
range is better, the price is
the same. Buy the best, it's
cheaper.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

Mrs. T. G. Holmes, Of Wichita
Kansas, is the guest Of her fathe,
and mother, Mr., and Mrs. W. f
Settle, Of this city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

Mrs R. C. Strobe is enjoying a
i, from Misses Agnes and Mar
,,rot Hayes of Hannibal.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

Our Undertaking Department
is hgh-class, and gives salts
factory service. i. w. Roberts.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

R. 7. Baker, A. j. Landrum,
Russell Squirting, Frank Eckler
and George Baehr renew for the
Message.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

Mrs. ID. p. Moore, of st. Louis
is visiting Mrs. Clarence A
Barnes and other friends of this
city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

Mrs. Walter Allen, of Rush
Hill, is still in declining health,
we are sorry to report.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

Ex-PoStmaster George Kunkel
has his old position with Fred A,
Morris, the grocer.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

School books and school sup
plies of every description. Low
s,t prices at Craddock s.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

clam Brakeman of this city
..,od his father at Laddonia last
rock. j. T. Brakeman.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

Claude Fowles is home from
Illinois. He has been touring
lately with the Texas exhibit can
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

Miss Kitty Turley has return
cd to Washington, Mo-, where she
!, teacher in the public schools.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

Marriage license was issued
here Monday to Mr.. Presley
Caution, of Maurice, Okla, and
Miss LYDIA Hudson of this county.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

Miss Addie Hale, of near Lad
dOnia, has been the guest Of Mrs
G. NJ Null during the Chau
tauqua.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

Mrs Matte Sumner, of near
worcester, is enjoying a visit
tom Mrs. Walters Of st. Louis.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

Miss Willie Hook left this weel,
tor Shadwick, ILL.,, where she will
he q teacher in the public school
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

r.. and Mrs. George F. Clark
-. in Quincy, ILL.,, to attend a
,ldiers reunion.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

Have you seen my fine line of
full value rugsY They are money
saving bargains. l.. W. Roberts.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

Mrs. II. -. Banks of this city is
epiOying a visit from her sister,
Mrs. P. f. Lamkpin, of Clinton,
No.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

If is new, up-to-date furni-
mre you are looking for, call on
L. W. Roberts.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

, MAJ j. c. johnson, U. S. Army,
headquarters at San Francisco
WIN his daughter is spending sew
''al weeks visiting relatives in
Tins county.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

School books bought, sold and
exchanged at Craddock's Book
Store.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

There is said to be near $4,000
available for building permanent
good roads in the Mexico eight
mile road district.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

rroddock's Book Store has all
.,s new adopted school books.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

Mrs. Frank Paris, of Rush Hill,
who has been an invalid SO long, i,
now seriously ill.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

,omplete line Of up-to-date
.,,;,ure, L. w. Roberts.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

Beautiful line of Pipes al
Wren S Pharmacy.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

We furnish your home without
.r,oesiye cost. L. w. Roberts.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

Furniture Of quality at right
rroes at L. w. Roberts.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

Miss Robnett is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Robnett, of
near Martinsburg, this county.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12

Visit the Soda Fountain at
Wren's Pharmacy,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-13
\ PARDONABLE STEP.

There are many patriotic people
who look with disfavor on the i'm
peralistic idea and do not want Uncle
Sam to go too strong in the role of
policeman of the western hemisphere.
l. is role that may bring on much
trouble and expense.
Few will object, however, to the
use by our government of its mora,
influence towards inducing South
American governments to clean up
their cities so as to stop disease. Not
long ago an American naval officer
died at Guayaquil from the effects of
yellow fever contracted while his
gunboat was down there protecting
American interests during a revolu-
ton.
Soon after the Washington author
tiles had been notified of the occur
renee and the conditions down there
a cablegram was sent to Ecuador
saying that unless the port was
cleaned up a quarantine would be
established against it. 1t was set
forth that such a step would be ne
cessary for the protection of the
forces working on the Panama canal
who are kept free from disease only
by means of the most rigid sanitary
regulations.
This government has no call to mix
up in the internal affairs of sister
republics of the western hemisphere
but it does have an unbounded right
to stop commerce between this coun-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-13
BREAKING INTO GOOD SOCIETY

The old lady who after reading DR..
Johnson's dictionary from title page
to colophon found it very interest
ing book but lacking in continuity and
connection, stated the character of
dictionaries in general. Still she was
doubtless wiser at the finish than at
the start and in most cases a similar
course of reading would produce a
like result To a rather undue eX-
tent people appropriate their vocab-
ularies from the speech of others or
from desultory reading. This is a
rather haphazard way of acquiring the
proper methods or terms of express
sion, to say nothing of the formation
of style. 1t is dangerous unless care
fully balanced and steadied by author
ity.
The dictionary is not only a very
interesting book, but next to the Bible
it should be the one in the library
most frequently consulted. Like the
Bible, it is usually the one that re-
ceives the least attention. In these
days when modern teaching methods
turn out so many poor speliers it no
doubt invites frequent reference for
the correction of orothographical de-
ficiencies but that is only one and
the slightest of its functions. 1t be-
Titles its dignity to make it take the
place of the old spelling book. Many
mines of learning have been explor-
ed and exploited to furnish the infor-
nation that it has to give.
How grudgingly some words are
admitted into good verbal society.
But if they possess inherent useful
ness they will in good time win their
way. Take the verb "to swipe," for
instance. 1t has had an unquestioned
place and an accepted meaning for a
long time, but only the very latest
editions recognize its most recent and
best application, and that apologet-
ically by following it with "slang" in
brackets. Yet there is perhaps no
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-13

y. Y. The Evening Telegram of
Portland offers the follow ,ng COM
ment upon the way the little New
York town has buckled on the armor
OF municipal reform:
The newly elected mayor of Sche-
nectady has taken matters into his
own hands to a great extent, and fol-
lowing, in a way, the Lockport plan
OF city government, he is proceeding
II fill the offices which require
technical ability with the best men
he can hire for the salary which the
city pays. The prime requisite is that
the men employed shall be efficient,
shall be expert, if experts can be pro-
cured for the price If such men
happen to reside in Schenectady. all
well and good; if they do not, that is
no bar The best man for the place
is the principle adhered to. 1t is a
business principle, and the people of
that York-State city expect that it
will give them business results.
Schenectady is not a large nor an
important city, but the value of the
experiment it is trying is not to be
discounted because of that. The
primary principles of mechanics are
operative in the complex as they are
in the simpler mechanics. That
principle also applies to the machin-
cry of municipal government Re-
suits good and efficient results are
what are desired in municipal admin
istration. To get the best results the
best men must be employed. lust ms
| one expects to get the best results
from his business by identicallv the
seme policy. The Schenectady OK.
pertinent is the farthest step in city
management, and its working Out
will be a matter of interest in the
cause of better municipal government
throughout the country.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-13
DO THE WORK WELL.

Quite naturally those who buy an
improvement have the privilege of
selecting what they desire. If the
people of Jackson street want to i'm
prove their thoroughfare with ma
cadam it is their business more than
that of anyone else.
But before they buy it might be
well for the north siders to look
about a little. They might take a
look at East Court and West Alta
streets which are macadamized. They
might ascertain if the floods that
come down onto Jackson street every
winter would not wash out a ma
cadam street. 1t might be we'll for
them to see what is being done in
other progressive towns where street
work is being done. 1t would be well
for them to get prices on both ma
cadam and a hard surface street so
as to see how they compare when
durability is considered. If they
take macadam merely because it is
cheap they may become sorry of their
bargain. The macadam streets we
have are not good in the winter time.
1t is the belief of the East Ore
gonian that Mayor Matlock's sug-
gestion for a hard surface street
with wide parking is a good one for
north siders to take up with. The
mayor has had occasion to learn
much regarding the subject Of street
Improvements. He has travelled ex-
tensively and observed what has been
done elsewhere and the results Sc
cured. AS a property owner he has
given pretty close attention to the
subject of street Improvement and
he will be the man most heavily
taxed if his plan for a hard surface
driveway on the north side is carried
out. He should be safe adviser in
this instance.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-13
KEEP THE CITY FREE.

The city should not tie itself up
by making long contracts with the
Pacific Power & Light company
Private patrons of the. company do
rot have to make long contracts in
order to get electricity. Neither
should the city be required to do so
The city uses almost $4,000 worth OF
electricity year. 1t is a good custo-
mer and should be9treated with much
consideration by the electric corpor-
alton. 1t should be able to get cleo
tricity without obligating itself for q
long period. 1t is possible that Doug
las Belts, Fred Walters or someone
else may want to negotiate with the
city within a year or so and Pendle-
ton should keep itself free to welcome
competition should it come.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-13

Official City and Count, Paper.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-13
EFFICIENCY FIRST.

This paper has often set forth the
idea that in the selection of public
officials requiring technical fitness,
efficiency should count for more than
geography. 1t seems this idea now
prevails in the city Of Schenectady,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-13

Should Jackson street be given
hard surface paving with parking on
each side there would be an end to
the dust tornadoes that arise on the
north side every time an auto scoots
along that thoroughfare in the dry
season.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-13

other word in the language that seems
to so perfectly describe theft by
snatching and sneaking. Ten years
hence the slang" and the brackets
will disappear. In the class due to
sloveliness is replica" 1t means the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-13

Pendleton has an immense amount
o. building work on hand for the
coming summer and this fact together
with the indications for a good crop
make the local outlook bright in
deed. Considering the fact general
business conditions over the country
are quiet Pendleton is in a splendid
condition.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-13

try and port that is so poorly gov
erned as to become plague spot
and a source of danger to others.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-13
\ GOOD OLD POEM.

. If you have a friend worth low Z
. ing, Z
. Love him. Yes. and let him Z
q know
= That you love him, ere life's 4
= evening
. Tinge his brow with sunset 4
. glow. 4
. Why should good words ne'er be 4
o said
= OF friend till he is dead? 4
. If you hear a song that thrills 4
. you,
= Sung by any child of song, 4
= Praise it. Do not let the sing 4
. Wait deserved praise long. 4
. Why should one who thrills 4
= your heart
= Lack the joy you may impart?
. If you hear a prayer that moves 4
. you,
= BY its humble, pleading tone, 4
. Join it. Do not let the seeker I
. Bow before his God alone.
. Why should not your brother 4
. share
. The strength of two or three 4
in prayer?
= If you see the hot tears falling
. From a brothers weeping 4
y eyes,
= Share them. And by kindly 4
. sharing
. Own your kinship with the 4
. skies.
= Why should any one be glad
. When a brothers heart is sad? 4
. If a silvery laugh goes ripping 4
= Through the sunshine on his 4
= face,
. Spare it. 'Tis the wise mans
. saying
= For both grief and joy a 4
. place, 4
. There's health and goodness in 4
q the mirth
. In which an honest laugh has
= birth. Selected.
u u a a Il u n a n n u - u u u a 4
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-13

exact reproduction by an artist or ar
tisan of piece of work which he has
produced before.-Boston Traveller.
You should have the Melrose Sys-
tenn.