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The Sentinel=record., 1912-06-29

FOR EXCHANGE Improved St Louis
 property, modern two houses, and rooms each Income $600 year. Price $5,000 owner will trade for Hot Springs property What hove you to offerg Ad- dress xX this office e-23-im
The Sentinel=record., 1912-06-29

Outside lands very close to city 40 acres and % acres. The land in front and very near the above has been laid out with lots, additions to the city.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25
Never Changes Hi. Mind.

"wouid you cali Senator La Toilette
a pugnecious man?'
II suppose you mean quarrelsome
man. one who waikh around with q chip
on he shoulder. No. he h not While
he never looks for a 1shi. hs win taae
OF hln coat and roll up his sleeves if ne
thinks . hsht h unavoidable or nscss.
sarr Vet. ! am bound 20 aay he h =
dsiormined nan. Hs wlil Wort for
weeks and nlenshs 90 lnfofm himself
nhuln . runiIr qurNll5n. hnuWlnG al
lha facts. b. fTnsfis nHa rsaFlIrs = nasi
ar''i.'on so 4 y aasl ! hags hsd
ststs uunIsstuties via hln ~ 1lIf w
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25
MOCK MONSIGNOR
STARTLES FRANCE
Extraordinary Adventures Of Al
legged Favored Papal Prelate
Fill Newspapers of Paris.

Rome, Feb. 2L.The adventures OF a
mock monsignor and alleged favorite
prelate in the Pope's encourage are now
filing the papers. He is now in the
central prison. Rome. with the common
criminals.
This mans career has been extraordJ-
nary. He was born in Turin and was
valet TO q marquis. whose name he took.
He was for a time. novice in a monas-
terry. Afterward he Joined the army and
deserted at Turin. Then he posed as a
fashionable priest in France. and went
in England. where II is said that he
sWindled many eccIesiastics and nuns.
He came recently to Rome, and led a
somewhat disorderly life.
Such are the details in the papers, but
down to the present nothing has. been
definitely proved in the way of fraud
against this strange adventurer. In
manners and appearance, he is unusually
fascinating, and one paper relates that
he gave every assistance to the police
when they were photographing him II
have never had my photograph taken
before" he said. 'tfor have a nose
which Is easily recognized, and II would
he a dangerous thing for a man who
lives on his wits like me TO do"
Charges Of various kinds are pending
against the 'monsignor." but until
something more definite is known the
numerous stories told about him must be
accepted with some reverse.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25

name OF his old schoolmate and learned
all about the murder and its sequel.
TWO or more brothers named Olive
drove a large herd OF cattle up from
Texas into Nebraska, trampling down the
growing crops OF the settlers whose fields
had no fences. There was some friction,
naturally. While Prentiss Ketchum was
on the ground tying a steer to his wagon,
a group of cowpunchers in the employ
of the Olive brothers galloped up and
opened IRE on him and a man named
Mitchell. Ketchum was hit. but he was
enabled to get his rife and return the
FIRE. One of the cowboys went down. but
his companions took him along when they
rode away.
'Prentiss Ketchum and Mitchell went
to the nearest settlement and surrendered
to a deputy sheriff. They were immedi-
atty disarmed. though Ketchum protest.
ed, and were started toward the county
seat, forty-five miles distant That night
the cowboys overlook the deputy sheriff
and his prisoners. After tying Ketchum
to a wagon. they cut of his ears and
fingers and otherwise hideously mutiIated
him.
The country was in terror, and no ef-
forts were made by the regular officers
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25

OF the law to arrest the murderers. Law
renee Ketchum. however. appeared on
the scene, organized a posse. and brought
them In. The trials were held separate
ly. The turies disagreed. the cases were
put over from time TO time. and witnesses
vanished from the scene. In the end. all
of the murderers went free. Then Law
away from home for two years. Suddenly
he returned. After he got back II was
learned piecemeal that the cowboys in
voived In the murder OF his brother had
come to tragic fate one by one The
last Of the ruffians fell of his horse while
fording the Missouri River and was
drowned. No one seemed TO know what
made him topple from his saddle into
the water below.
"a reception was held after La Fol-
iette was sworn In as governor the first
time. In the line was a harmless look
tag little man. DO you remember me,
Bob!' he asked. as he extended his hand.
II was Lawrence Ketchum. He was an
expert mechanic, and so La Toilette put
him In charge Of the boilers, engine. and
machinery at the statehouse in Madison
IF friend calls at the La Toilette
home In the evening. Bob may read some
striking or interesting passage to him
from a book, or he may describe an In
company of his intimates saw the we'd
ding Of his daughter a short while ago.
II didn't seem like a marriage; II was
more like a social evening among COM
rades. Presently we saw the birdie at
one end of the room. The groom left
us and went to her side. In a few min
utes they were man and wife. Then the
bride, who is a fine elocutionist. en-
tertained US with recitations and Charles
F. Crane. OF Chicago, told Us some quaint
stories OF the East.
AN old man. he said, saw a pump
kin on a little vine and an acorn on a
large tree. How ridiculous" he ex-
claimed. ''The pumpkin should be on the
tree and the acorn on the ground" Just
than an acorn fell and lift him on the
head. "oh, I guess not" the old man
said and passed on
CcowriEht. l0ls. by James B. MOrrU~)
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25
SOMETHING TURNED UP.
Mr.. Mieawber Makes . Few Re-
marI<s Prior to MigratinE.

marks Prior to MiEratins.
From Dieksns' David coppeTheld"
my dear Copperfeld." said Mr.. NJ
cawber. rising with one OF his thumbs
In each Of his waistcoat pockets. 'the
companion Of my youth-if may be al
lowed the expression-and my esteemed
friend. Traddles-lf may be permitted
to call him so-wiIl allow me, on the
part Of Mrs Micawber. myself. and our
offspring o.thank them In the warmest
and most incorporating terms for
their good wishes. II may be expected
that on the eve OF q migration which
viii consign us to a perfectly new ex-
istence"-Mr. Micawber spoke as II they
were going i've hundred thousand miles
II should offer q few vaisdictory ~
marks to two such friends as I see be-
fore me. But all have 10 say IN this
way, 4 k@ye said. Whatever station IN
nfe may attain. through tho medium
Of the learned profession Of which I am
about to become an unworthy member.
shall endeavor not to disgrace and
Mrs Micawber win be safe 20 adorn.
Under the temporary pressure Of Pc
cuniary liabilities. contracted with q
view TO their immediate iiquidation. but
remaining -unliquidated through q CON-
binatlon of oircumstanceA ! have hesn
under the necessity Of assuming q Earh
from which my natural instincts rsccIl
II aiiude 20 spectacles-and possessing
myself % q coEnomen 70 which I can go
tabiish no legitimate pFetanaiona An
have % say On that score q that tks
cloud has paased from the arearr scsnr.
ana ths ood of Day 4 ence moFs hi1h
upon the mountain ioua On Non1ar
merit. on ths arrival ~ ne e'einca az.
shall - en ny native hsafh-iny name
Miea rVhar"
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25

he has never yielded as yet. In most
cases. I must acknowledge, he has been
right"
rs he rich?"
mo. no, no. he is distressingly poor.
He has always been poor. though he
might have been rich. The $4,000 he
received for writing his autobiography
were published. He can make 500 a day
by lecturing. but has earned no money
that way for two years"
He told me in 1901" said, that
there was a Sl4.500 mortgage on his
sixty-acre farm, but that he expected to
pay IT by a tour over the Chautauqua
circuit
THE circuit was Travelled all right
and he got the money. but he didn't meet
the debt That same old mortgage is very
much alive to-day. Bob paid $4,000 for
the farm. It is a valuable piece Of
property, being near TO Madison and on
the shore OF a beautiful lake. La Fol-
lette cultivates II himself at a loss and
pays the interest on the mortgage out OF
his own pocket. Why, our Wisconsin
machine, as II is named, has often been
too poor TO buy postage stamps for lit
erature all ready for the malls. When
look back. sometimes wonder how We
got through the fight"
Does Mr.. La Toilette still live IN
vegetables, milk, nuts and grated cheese
because the doctors will not let him
have meat?"
'Oh, no; he eats everything now" Mr..
Houser quickly answered. He is a
remarkably strong man. At the time he
was restricted TO a vegetable and fruit
diet he could campaign all day on foot,
with a team, on horseback. or in an
automobile, and wear out all those who
accompanied him"
Stories from His own Life.
rs he given to telling stories?"
Not in his public addresses, nor, come
TO think OF II, in his conversation among
men. His speeches are on dry subjects
but he makes them interesting by his
power of expression and his oratoricai
style. Some critics say he talks too
much. I would say that, being so full
OF his subjects. he leaves nothing to be
worked out by his audiences. Privately,
he is one OF the best OF companions
but he never tells story Just because
II is humorous. His anecdotes relate TO
men and things that have come within
his own experiences. For instance, while
he and were at dinner one day he
spoke of the Ketchum boys-Lawrence
and Prentiss-who were his schoolmates
in Primrose Township. He lost sight of
them after ne moved to Madison to at
tend the university. Several years be-
fore he was elected governor Of the State
he read about a terrible murder in Ne
braska- Prentiss Ketchun, so the story
ran, had been tortured to death by
number Of cowboys. Bob recognized the
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25

n h easily seen how outfits - ekcei-
ientiy organized wcuia require aniy % bs
expanded In order 10 provide for ths uts
most pessihie demands u the inanle ~
tFans-isthmisn canal ~ fali nperafion
o. admirably has the auppip nuslnaEs
befn deveiuped that special pfofislon =
mnds Cor aatiafyfnn lhs pu1ullaf Eaa.
naliuna. Thnn. luF eHsmnIH. ne fnInm|aI
Eafr d1fHfimant - lnn N14e 4 aI 81
times rTtpafsf fe furnish ~ Nrsaiala
With "lfiIniE4' and faTnaeE47 ~ IisI
lan rith 'rer'edafn snd -nres1at ~
'.e Wet inalsa si.s fsma aas n.sisa
nsh
~ fsasns hsIas gfssllT - hfn1
1nafisIa ~ faill taaa - lafa eNslifI4
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25
nee 81 A.ssi.

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~ ihs unliaa nlalsa laTlH y Ina ransl
1Isa FaflIamsHi 81 prpasi'>.4 m4MlsI
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ulnf - lNa aH1alInf 's4 : a|ENI I|4I
sesls asaf asssls sssf so s1ts.-ss
ll.a Fssnt on,sf Nhe - 49, mn.
isllI. a - lsl1IINF I4+I'I4l 80 -
n.asi a1'.4elas. Na|n1s..
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25
PEIaasE. naIlss. % I.awter.

n Nas a. River FsIia. . hamlet on
the western bsFdeF, and uhen piayins
4 dFama rrFfurmed ~ the students ~
ihr ara1lnlF ln that place that Neusof
atlFafIsf lhe nnllfe ~ Ai.Hef aafss
uha eaa = hWItI nnd 80 eliiaf fhua
tflInI HHanIEl uafn ~ fuufh = fuFn
lsaa tls1aI,1eIh aaa AhafI nslss g.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25

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Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-05
AUDRAIN BOY;
GOOD ROADS
DELEGATES TO A CONGRESS
IN NEW JERSEY.
Son Of the Late Judge s. z. Ken.
dali Of Mexico.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Sept. 2.
-Oklahomas delegates to the
American Roads Congress at At.
lantic City, n. j., in September
are agreed upon one vital point
the need of more good roads.
They differ slightly in the meth
DDS by which these are to be oh.
tanned, but as to adequate high
ways they are in unison.
The delegates are DR.. w. r.
Kelly, Watonga; V. +. Kendall,
formerly of Mexico, Mo, Durant;
DIR. J. W. McClendon, Atoka, and
Cad Adard, of ChecOtah.
A system of taxation whereby
every voter in the county would
be compelled TO pay So into road
fund is advocated by Mr.. Kendall.
1T is useless to say that legisla-
tion ism I necessary" he says" and
1T behoOves MS to formulate our
plans for getting together some
practical system and going to
work.
1.-The Township Road Overseer
is joke and in my estimation we
will never have any satisfactory
results until all road work is I'M
der the supervision of a compe-
tent appointed county or District
Superintendent.
"A concentration of effort and
funds will build us good roads at
a less cost than we are now pay
ing for roads that are even worse
than cow trails. Agitation will
bring about mighty good results. "
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-05
MRS. ARMSTRONG DEAD.
A Native Of Ohio; Came to
Audrain 81 Years Ago.

Mrs. Sarah f. Armstrong, 60
years, two months and seven days
old, died at her home, on East
Jackson street. this city, at 4 :15,
Wednesday morning, of last week.
Tier death was caused from CON
gestiOn of the stomach.
Mrs. Armstrong was native of
Mt. Blanchard, Ohio. With her
husband and children she moved
to Audrain county in 1881. The
husband, David Armstrong, died
eight years ago. Seven children
survive her, az follows: Mrs. l.. r.
Larkin, south of Mexico; VIM. S.
Armstrong, Aldemere, b. c.;
Lovella ID. Armstrong, Helea,
Mont; Frank +. Armstrong, of
this city; Mrs. f. j. Winter, south
of Mexico; Miss Alberta D. Arm
strong, oil this city, and John G.
Armstrong, of Kansas City.
Mrs. Armstrong was splen-
did Christian woman and a highly
devoted mother and will be
greatly missed in the home. We
deeply sympathize with the be.
reaved children.
The funeral was held at the
home Saturday afternoon, at 2 30,
conducted by Rev. j, +. Ayscue,
assisted by Rev. w. A. Shullen-
berger intermcnt in Elmwood.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-05
MISS PEARSON MARRIED.
Popular Mexico Girl Springs {
Surprise on Her Friends.

Miss Minerva Pearson, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Pear
son, and Mr.. j. o. Coffin, of Lex.
ington, Mo-, We're married at the
Mexico Methodist church last
Sunday afternoon, at 2 80 o clock
Rev. j. G. Handy officiating. The
wedding was in the presence OF
Miss Pearson Sunday school
class and a few other friends. The
event was a complete surprise to
all. After the ceremony the
groom and bride took a train foi
st. Louis on a short honeymoon
trip, thence they will go to theil
future home at Lexington. Mis-:
Pearson was one of Mexico 5
brightest girls, popular and ac
complished. Mr.. Coffin is 6
photographer and one of Lexing
tons hustling young business
men. Scores of friends here wisl
Mr.. and Mrs. Coffin happiness
long life and prosperity.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-05
PIKE COUNTY MAN.
Found in a Demented Condition
in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Aug. 30.
Recognizing j. j. Burnett as
her uncle, Miss Lola Hendricks, a
clerk In a store, today established
the identity Of the man recently
picked up in demented condi-
tion on the street here.
She states that her uncle was
on his way to Dallas, Texas, to
visit Mrs. Jack Southy, a sister,
but is unable to throw any light
on how he came to be in OklahO-
ma City bereft of his senses.
The niece confirmed the state
ments made by Burnett in lucid
interview Friday morning as to
his residence and property. She
says he lives in Curryville, Mo,
is in the hotel business and that
he owns property in Bowling
Green, Pike county, Mo-, in the
block adjacent to the home o.
Champ Clark.
She says he also has a brothe'
in st. Louis, Mo, who is superin
tendent of the Gravity Hinge
Company there, and that another
brother in Emporium, Pa, is su
peFintendent of the Keystone
Powder Company of that city.
Eugene Mayhall Of sos Easj
Fifth street, this city, also identi
fed the man as being an old ac
quaintance and is making every
effort to get in communication
with the Missouri relatives.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-05
HoLLENSVILLK NEWS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert McClin'ic
of St, Louis are the guests of Mrs
Met Clintic's parents, Mr., ami Mrs
J. 7, Leeper.
Forrest Berrey is building Il
new house.
&, G. McGee is visiting rela
tiveS is Chanute, Kansas.
f, @. Melee and family attend
ed the county convention at Ben
ton City Tuesday.
Miss Mary Miller, of Columbia
is spending her vacation with heI
parents here, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. W
Miller.
John Harry Rudasil and Miss
Elsie Echart were married al
Paris, Mo-, last Saturday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-05

more than 'wcnty blocks of our
streets, and vet we made hard
fight the past year to pave
only hall dozen blocks, or 80.
and we We're prevented from
doing that by the saloon men
and the men back OF them
arraying themselves against
the proposition.
We organize commercial
clubs and talk of improving our
town, of making it II bigger and
buster city, but how can we do
it so long as we continue to
spend so great n portion of our
means for that which only de-
grades and demoralizes us'
These conditions have been
so plain to me that il is IL
mystery to me why we have tol-
Grated them so long. And it is
only from a business standpoint
practically that the question has
been considered. But even
from this point of view, to say
nothing of the moral side of the
question, which is the greater
side of it to many people, our
loss from this traffic has surely
reached the point where we must
call a halt.
No, we don't need any more
experience. The community OF
city that can't build a modern
school house, or build a decent
court house, or that can't pave
a few blocks of it's main business
streets, or in which a modern
factory cannot be successfully
operated, but whose people
spend over three hundred thous.
and dollars each year in the
saloons, and whose town is
overrun with gambling and
other worse resorls, no, that
kind of town does not need
any more experience. 1t needs
action. 1t needs u few men
with enough backbone, genuine
manhood and good hoss sense
to do the right thing as tru,
citizens.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-05
SKINNER ITEMS.
Live Stock News-Two Births
Personal Mention.

UdineS Cudpihdu SnipPeu Ino
car loads of well fatted cattle, his
own feeding, to the st. Louis
market last week. They were
beauties, weighed 1900 pounds
net and brought $1,000 per cwt.
James Robinson, and wife of
st. Louis, were here first of the
week, the guests of our hustling
merchants and families.
Judge and Mrs. II. II. Squirting
visited relatives in Columbia and
other Boone county points last
week.
Quite a good acreage of wheat
will be sown this fall in our vici-
nifty. There will probably be 3-4
as much as last year.
Marshall Goulan, owner of C.. l..
Bruce's old farm, of Illinois, was
here the past week looking after
his interest. He is planning to
build a new barn.
Mrs. Mahan of Thompson be-
gan school at Fox school
house Monday, Sept. 2nd. She
comes well recommended and
with a good school great things
are expected over there this time.
Born, to the wife of Mason
Pulls, Aug. 81, a girl.
Born, to the wife of Charley
Jones, recently, a bouncing girl
The toot of the thresher has de.
parted for other parts. All grain
except a few timothy crops are
out in this vicinity. Oots where
well shocked weren't damaged
but little.
W. III. DeJarnett contracted
hogs to go first half this month
at 8 IL cents per pound. Powell
& Mundy were the contractors
p. T. Bruce sold % at the same
figure.
| The Mssons of Central Lodge
held a barbecue over in Moore I
pasture Aug. 9th. A big crowd
a big day, big barbecuing Of
mutton were features of tn,
days enjoyment. Several speak
ers were also present, we under
stand.
Many of our people are availine
themselves of the splendid oppor
tunity of enlightenment by at
tending the Centralia and Mexic,
| Chautauquas.
The meeting at Midway hai
been going on two weeks. A goot
interest prevails and several ad
ditions.
! The two weeks meeting a
Bethlehem closed with three ad
ditiOns to the church.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-05

Supreme Court from the decision
of the lower court, which allowed
the Fruin- -Bambrick Construction
Co. to take lien on the line for
SAT, 300, and then organize local
company to pay the lien, take
charge of the road and reorganize
for the purpose of extending and
placing the line on a safe basis.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-05

c. f. Dillard and wife and two
children, Mary Emma and Morris
left this week for Kansas City
where they will reside in the fu.
turo, Mr.. billiard has a position
in grocery store in the city on
the Kaw. Sorry to see these good
people leave us, but wish them
every good fortune in their new
home.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-05

Ed. Summers, of Prosser, Neb.,
arrived in Mexico Monday on his
way to see his mother at Lad
donia, who has been very i'll for
some time. Mr.. Summers says
they are having very dry weather
in his part of Nebraska. The corn
is burning up and farmers are
getting ready to cut and shock it.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-05

VIM. Hesterburg: How s
things on the farm? Fine, ! tell
You. | live eight miles north OF
Mexico. ! had 80 acres of wheat
that averaged l6 bushels to the
acre; II acres of my oats yielded
63 bushels TO the acre, the best
oats of anybody in my neighbor.
hood. ! have 65 acres of corn
and its promise is as good as any
prospect have seen.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-05
SOME INTERVIEWS.
The Founder Of Rush Hiil-R. A,
Kemp 10 n1o,e-Sp oiling the
l,ubbins.

X. A. Kemp: am going to the
Methodist conference at Shelbina
this week. The conference has
promised me work and in that
case may mo,c from Mexico
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-05

Miss Anna Kirkpatrick left a
few days ago for Ogden, Utah,
where for several years she has
been teacher in the School for
the Deaf. Her sister, Miss Flor
ence Kirkpatrick, teaches in the
Farber schools. She resumed her
duties this week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-05

City Attorney David Ii. Robert
son: David Preston Hill, you We
heard considerably of him lately.
He's one of the fathers of the
present Single Tax movement in
Missouri. Ever hear of him in Au.
drain county beforeY As the wag
would say, he's the guy who put
the hill in Rush Hill-One of the
founders of the Audrain county
town.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-05

Everett Mcdonald: Mr.. Editor,
the new squirrel crop Ia ripe.
Come out. Id be glad to give
you a chase. could run you
down whether | could run in the
squirrels or not.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-05

Bryan Atehison, son of Harry
Atchison OF this city, has been
visiting his uncle, Ed. Atchison
near Worcester, Last Thursday
a team of mules he was driving
ran away with him and he suffer
ed big shake-up and several
severe bruises,