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The chronicle=news., 1913-12-22
TITLE To RICH
COAL LANDS
INVOLVED

The ownership Of several thousand
acrcs Of valuable coal land located
at the extreme southern boundary OF
Colorado. In Las Animas county. is
involved In a suit for possession and
damages brought by !. NJ John
against the Woottou Land J. Fuel Co
which case IL being heard In the dis.
trict court this afternoon by Judge
C.. c. HolbroDk. OF Alnmosa. sitting
for Judge A. W. McIIendric.
Attorney II :. Silvcrstcin. of Dem
YER. appeared for the defendants ami
Judge j. q. Northcutt for the plain
tiff. Among tho out OF town wit
ncsses is an associate counsel for the
defendant, W. y. Spanglcr, OF Den.
yer.
The plaintiff, !. NJ. John. seeks to
secure possession of certain land now
held by the defendant corporation, -
the rights of which plaintiff do
clarcs he was deprived by the defend
ants. Plaintiff seeks to secure pos
session of the land and damages to
the amount of $4,000.
The land in which Fishers peak il
located Is involved in the suit. All
of the land is valuable as coal land
The chronicle=news., 1913-12-22
Mexico City Bank Closes.

Mexico City. Mexico, Dec. 22.--
The Bank of London and Mexico
closed its doors today.
The bank was unable to get cur
rency with which to pay depositors
and therefor was forced to suspcnf
the management of the Bank of Lon
don and Mexico in the opinion that
the institution is solvent ana the
closing mny be only temporary. The
collateral.
The chronicle=news., 1913-12-22
HUNDREDS ARE
COMM 6 To
LOCAL COAL
FIELDS

it5Ia-sn tIso AMI sig huIaF-s,
tasn. nass, Of ih1tn .tp-Fi.n.s.l coal
laiHrrs troH the rrnsN lSan,s.. taai
ahs, aRa iiiiaGi, iI.ids. are oH ,heir
AaS to eater 'l~ mines oi ,h. strs-
district of southern Colorado, ii.s-
,.--a nsA ami Christmas day ,h.s.,
in-s- ani s-,sn0 from I.nn-ssc. ahi
Aiabansa siii L. "a, 4. -.r.. AMI.
irs"s'iins 10 the oE--raioIs sho arr
itnl"r'ins the msn. The sn,l.. .f
s"uth-ra Colorado .iii b. ot'-rsiins
IN illI aias, before ,h. urs, cay ~
January. Ih- siFisSptoas-f. age
r"sEius By sls.ciai trains anu 10 sg--
siai sars a'tash-i a. regular trains,
ThsT Atii ~ z,Noa military Tro,ns.
,iSs upoa arrival ii-,u--n 90. AMI
$50 m-a A1rr pu, Ia so.E Ia 'HB
saiue@ at this nsli las, seek.
The Tr"st--e, ns a s-,,i.in.ni of
~" coal strike api-1ars To '- as lar
r-tso'- ss !, vas sh-n the mia-Ts
'-st"u'is-si les the strike ssii oh s,-p-
'rtnhrr 80. iust tn,--, months ass.
Ih- Hiu-suaru bolw--n nov aHi
,hsH Ia tina, the rilrr1 mad. sa,ars
b. 'hSa tribe sr~ h-zin Iiisi az.
Tha s,rin- At ihts ,i,n- isaos .u,,,as
dove the rf".us,i"a Ia sny markell
decree. Tn" thousands .f coal ,nin.
rFp nn s,ri@" ar b-sinninE Ia rra.
ra..f
IL A"r-i-~s Tn- man ~Lo have dc.
s-r,-', ison the ten, colonies ha,.
Increased tho nun's-r of m.u AZ
u.ss
Tao or tnr-- .-~ inter niioaal os.
ssssIz~rs as sh. la,t.d Nln. W~krrs
-ss,sss. nsss ssst"<'iay. b.s th.r
aaro catered the field al a 'im'-.
Hh"a the situation 10 b-yoni the
rh.y can do nothing hu, carry
The i.v-p,i1n of tho leaders ~
las ~. strikers tiA, tn. opera. =
~'iIi -s-aIuaIIy ta-., .,h.ir a.ma, =
Much concerned ..'-r the situation
ir"In a ani" ns'anapCint tue orsah
iseTs ss- iosinE n-art Aai In,-rna.
'ionai Vic" i'r'sid.n, Frank J. Hayes
Ia reported 'o nave ron. back 10
eastern h"a iausft-rs
Frustrated hy punii, scniIm-n, In
their efforts 'o bring aD,u, a state
wide strike. the organization ts no.
engaged In .ii"ttA to bring about
the recall ~ Con crpor lannon's and
10 fore" til" r'sisn.t,o,s OF the com
mandins officer at the stat. m,It-
tia
Tn" military prisoners which 1oE.
By General 'nasc ri
iay have not !-' been given into tue
cuH,ouy "f ~, .,vii autIvri,is AMI
arc stiiI confined In the city iail un-
icr military guard. Robert unlich
alone uaE bC"n rc-nrrcSt"d.
The chronicle=news., 1913-12-22

Canon city. Colo. Dec. -:.--1hc
Royal Gorge Coal company. the only
large company to meet tho demands
of tho tinted Mine WorKcrr ~
America for recognition. has trokon
with the union after operating. for
less than three months under con
tract with the organization. Mining
operations are at a standstilI because
of a petty quarrel between ;nc union
Officials ard the operators and as a
result the union IA charged with a
violation OF contract ard the officials
arc determined to throw off the
Union yoke ana operate In the future
on the open shop basis or not at ait.
Trouble has existed from the first
moment the contract was signed.
Petty matters were made the occa-
sion OF numci Gus complaints ana the
mine was frequently tied up because
OF these controversies. The climax
came when a boy. employed at $3.50
a day for shovoIinE slack. was dis
charged for ineii,cicncy. The union
insisted that he he rcinstated. This
the officials refused to do and when
their final answer was received by
the men this morning they refused
to go to work.
Immediately upon RECEIVING the re-
mort OF the action taken by the union
The chronicle=news., 1913-12-22
"EbEL FORCES
UNITING SAYS.
VILLA

,EILsaku. .lIs. pee, - R-S. /
| eon,foi at t-i.sfaPn aIi railroad
ssn,Lauhi.~sia6. soa,h sai ~.s, al
shInushua ,aaaS HAD fess he'd a I-o,as
~h-g- .-a-ra, >iiis believes. e.
~.aia te SAT, ison anN sssssE ss
III. I-~ i.a-ssi troops rraasiasag ia
the aassh, Ns the si,,es III the T-t-
al TERRITORY az. oi'-s..sl Ga sS,n,anhi-
Gallon. General Niila D-ii.s-s the
rebel iofs--s at. issr. aims as.fu .isss-'-
~ uai'-si ani tha, s..sn the state oI
Soi.sss. rinai0a. i'iranss an. tat
haahua .ili tAes 20. ir,a. federal
.ossso..
AlthoasE i,syr i-a-rals .s Oiin-
4sa. oh tEs b-.Gi.F. .-f- r.l.st-i q.
b- PREPARING lot s"tiD.s 9.n-ss,
Villa b-isss-d tia, the. eoaid ts,
unari. to do more than a.s,rsS the
railroads H. a .amPaisH al guerrilla
Asst@s~s Vile said stliIaani4 ~ss
,un --ii fortified &. t-ar ss A,s..s
Ts- T-s.Es ,Has 's-a-sSi M.sesa.
Hss fled a. ssass tH- t,asa-r ~as ~
ss,'i-si h.t-s as ,n- D-sirails at t.r
ofsshins np oi ,As federal ,FAal.ss
ILis siN. n.ss ,s si.si.s-,. tH-
.aasi iEsss'"s's'., in the n"FtE ia Al
.sra- Of d-.4lsitaa. s-ry a.s.t-a ~ ia
isHs .iss- sna sass-lu. NJ <s.Aas
by III. r-l@'s Ne ssA~r issE- .s,y Ia
M-sis" !. taer. d-s,i,ut-
Tn. .i"rss. npu ssa,-i up against
m'tasr iop'ins. a'1 aiIi-~i nps
The litter II tis s.'--,s b-vas. si-l
haste ~ith ~hifh 'h- g-''.sai. soag
shs, 'h-i could .arry p-'ss- shrr
iisa. aai aiso the rsrssrn~.s ~In
which IN. srLris catered H.. shors
10 e.,aih ~ha, VAS i.n 81. f-.tl o.
clothing.
Tn. .l~-t. raw p--p .iss,-s-s
~,ti, aosie.~ laas crimes. SsuinariI.
ess..Jssvs ssissi All b. i''is .-h.s
with execution.
General villa. ~so Cla r.i,hcr
Rad NOR sri'-. -s.f,.s.i ali i.-i
functions ~ aN-rna.-u, ft.n, 'h~
state rari,"i
The chronicle=news., 1913-12-22

If-.idiiu. I~sas. s.ts uis-''
State. 'rn.is p.'r-iiur the t.ru-T
w-rr va,rsins ,~aay Tor General
saiyador M-fs.a". d-E"s-I '"m.
mp ,d.r ui thr N-Nt'an federal
,t"ops who VAS r-to";fd to ha.-
,rc.s.-I q" The Nin.rtln side iron,
Uiinasa. possibly with 81 view -
making hiA way ,o M.si'p CITY. u
wss not believed ii-r,ado ~""id Dr
arrested should me- b. fonn. ~ 'n,a
country. rs h- was s.,ih to have 'rav.
.icd ". . civilian.
General frIHcisSp Castro. via
succeeded Mcrtado. Lid NJ, cross lite
river from here until he hai ra,,-i
th- way through q series "f confer
cnc,s with General pasouaI Orosco
through intcr'I.diarics II was no.
known that he had been in rr--idiJ
until hu had crossed Ia" border.
The chronicle=news., 1913-12-22
CURRENCY BILL
READY FOR
SIGNATURE

NasA.as.oas ,Ar7 --.l,l-oass
.aLiihssssa1sVn iFa--ss IL sosssres
i-Li vsefs elliott sor a slAreos sp
if.ss. os .h. slr6-hss biii ,.iAF
sLss u i.sisLt i- hurried 4. ts.- wnl'e
noss~ ter i.g-sisrn. wiisoL sis.s-
sur S-ior- nisn,. a s-r-. o. a-iaAs :
d.s rios-i 10 Ea'ipsG ,n-ir lrosi-ss.
tnns.i sppi~s al ,h- F-psu a.s-
ials sosains nAl .a- psihi-ss ana
10. IsfitAsrresass .it.atisa ia bats
Ih- Ious8 ssa sn- ssasis sa-as.d To-
;ssos dSisa iAsEso1ais is sD4s
.so..s-s. he~-S-r. -7r- itslsas-a to
ash Toe ssse~as srsspssi oi the ais
lsiit-a Ioin.s sss.s.i oa By hoa.~ ansi
s~ha,- .osisr.os N.th the hDt~ os
setiias th- Sili oa, OF The -sI 10
sirss fss srS-;t.as wiis@s I. i-a,s
sss bic cstH sss S-ea,isa in Miss,s.
.isui tonsosFs
~ ~as el.oSss s~ros- abaHisn..ss.
soss-,s sss sts-a ia al. hss.s- Ia
ssss pr n~ spai-g-ns- FrI.st- ~
tact hUir iA- Ss.pss had .., D-sa
rsrx.Alel ami the i.sass. -<sso,s.t
~ i~ssi -. .r ,hs.-r nouis apSa,-
~h.n u did sons- In, As is- /kosss-
,sss, dtsp~Ns~ .t n tirsi. It's aEp-af.
ssr- In sh. ss.s.. -ss ns .sIre,sa
-sIsss late in a." iaI.
Cts-f ..isF. curse. t-s eth tI.r
:oa,ia. ~osE ~ "s-tarins III. rrpost
~ It's final sosfn ,"r SUBMISSION ..
the ho-,.~ isrth-T ups.' ,i,- plan. AZ
thr irSa~ss apa =, 1si" oricss .s
boss., ssd sesas- 10th s..r taafg i
:as lies- -sl 'Lv iat.as.as at stay
ias 10 ssss,os 1a,iI IN. lti ~ss ais
pess,i Of. rss>Its,s fev ie.s n,sri
seseioe -.us.i hr,sat
Ws>h,sktos. ik~. ..-rI. a.
snie,~srsl,rn ssss-~.t hiii ~ Is nu.
Al tesss s.s sspssse-i u tath s'ssss~>
os soHgv~As lvsss Ia hs~ rt,-n iat.s
lsN'. The snsspn~sS nf the 'eaies-
sp,s .oe,eiil~~ vhta isi,os~i uniiil
.iA~n thl. nosn,ns 'nr~ah,nx out
th- differ s.- r".s.su '.. tubl
hu.gs.s. presented perfected Ia.a>a
u. -is;.h toi,.~i -i"seiy tue iisrs
istL down ry fr-.id-n' wilson IN
III. d-,a.a-. ter euis.I,S r-I.r,a.
tn" a-nyta, Jrsirr afn"aE l-si.ia \
soss 4" s-t AVS. from Washington
for tie ChIi.tuss HOLIDAYS resulted
IN a program calculated u, i'"no- |
yrsii. ItA.,rF 4. place iu- NIL hc-
for the president ior his s,shaiur"
ionish, and to clear tue Way ior an
tu,m" lta,c tCccss.
The roufrrc,s agreed on rrat tu,rai-
Is all Of tho fundan'cniaia ~ the
m.ssur. a.. u parsed tn" senate. M
slu,!tns The r,ovisi0n that not less
than eight nor more thar twelve ~
ytpnal bank. should be created. The
reserve requirements for banks en-
tsr,nS tho systcm. which had been
sitshtiy let down by th, scnai" were
strengthened IN conference. an
.,mndm,nt allowing the use Of the
pr.scnt bsnk notes and The proposed
new federal reserve no'cs In BANK
reserves being s'rickcn out.
Tho last long gdrawn-out stiusg'c
ofths conf ,rcpcc resulted from Tn"
The chronicle=news., 1913-12-22

tSiays saspeAsioh .as not due 10
lack of assets bss Ia ,h. .~Ar.ity oi
snrsss.y, silver and gold has. bath
Ions b--n s~arss in the eouslsy ans.
ssesnsiy Stale hans bills has. B--n
refused except IL the states eh-T.
they we're issued.
The i>'adoa aad M-sl.s hank La.
s@-a embarrassed tnoF- than has-
other .oneefns because IL has fof a
long time s-sa accepting d.p..si,.
while the others have b--a refusing
them
The dspa.isias plb.ic. made n-r-
soas by III. s-asFai banking .at-
io-Dk. began ON Wednesday last so
Withdraw money
IL 10 sisisn-d today oH behalf of
the i>psaaa and NssiF. hank. that q,
rosiii m--I the d~hsnd Ly distribat-
ihs i,s reserve. bst this is inpEssI,s-
able b-esas~ IL sodii imp-rii the
standing of ,ts sot.s-
\ small crowd gathered ia from,
OF the bank soia, ba, -as orderly.
The chronicle=news., 1913-12-22
eu3a@@eaaAbA1uS
5 TO-DAY m CONGRESS 8
1upnaHeoaHA@u
!. Met az uh.sn

Conference rripft "u the a.iusinis,
rai,an .urr.a., bill! ;aS.n ur for APP
pIusai
The chronicle=news., 1913-12-22
ITO, -. Net q, nom

Conference s-poss mn th. siusiais.
'rsiioa .sfr.as, bill ,aA-a ap for at.
rroyyi --asn ss.s-i----. =
H-psvs~aisti,. Moor al l'.an-Si-
ssaia asxoi foreign anaiEs -omnii,.
'-~ ,n seek official iht.rmai lon
ssains, J-~s In Humaais
The chronicle=news., 1913-12-22

Vera Csus. M~sis.. I,~rs s:.=sis,
n.r csmLiasa. the Hr.iy a,lsols'-.'
italian minister Ia N-siss. arrive,
herr Today oa tho steamship .as.asa,
sssSeSespA - esns -
The chronicle=news., 1913-12-22

Nc. York. tAr~, According IL
Nr~ York hsskes. al. Dasin..s o'
the Hank of iInaass aai Mssi.a 49,.
chiefly of .ssnsEsiai character,
Il did not s-pFr.rst th. Mexican sos :
rfamrhs In the aa,trr Of leans Ia
aay ff-st -stsaI u .as rai-d as th-
s-saaa largest ts.s,sasioa .f the s.-
public. hasias AsrosaiHs ,s latest
available reports. asIa absa, Sac
r-.... deposits. It's capital ~as
al-,.,s Sss s.occ.s .sSc aaa ,ss Surplus
and profit a..aaas 1ts.vea. sos.
The chronicle=news., 1913-12-22

continued u" psH- g,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-11-13
Mrs. Ward Dead.

Mrs. Sarah Ward, 81 years old,
mother Of j. NJ. Ward Of Mexico,
died Iast Monday at Pittsfeld.
Ill.,, where she was visiting her
daughter, Mrs. 7. Britain. The
body was brought to Mexico for
burial. Funeral yesterday morn
ing at the Ward home conducted
by Rev. w. A. Shullenberger. Be
sides the two children mentioned
above the following other chil
dren survive: Mrs. !. Shaw OF
De Witt, Ark. Mrs. Harry Fry,
Edgewood, Mo. Mrs. Lucy Jones
st. Louis, and Mrs. Sam Woods,
st. Joseph.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-11-13
LEGAL NOTICE.

TO whom it may concern.
Notice is hereby given that the
Chicago & Alton r. r, Company
will sell at public auction to the
highest bidder At Mexico, Mis-
souri,, Saturday, Dec. 6, 1913, at
10 a IN, at the freight house Of
the Chicago & Alton H. r., the
following described property, to
satisfy our freight and other le-
gal charges, viz: 50 sacks Animal
rood, 3 boxes and cans Animal
Dip, originally consigned to the
Diamond Pharmacy Company,
Blue Springs, Missouri.
j. II. HOWARD, Freight Claim
Agent, Chicago & Alton, r. r. Co.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-11-13
How Often Have I'd
lhougt Of Californ]
as a Place to Spen
the Winter?

Some Of your friends ha
spent winters there and I'd,
you Of the wonderful sigh
and climate. Some are the
now to welcome you.
Now, to be real hond
with yourself, don't you OF
yourself the trip this .wintd
The lasting income frd
money ested in this vi
cannot be duplicated in al
other way. | have a none
saving proposition to make
you on this subject. Let i
tell you about it, No trout
at all to answer questions
that's a part Of Burlingt
service.
Ask for our folder. 1t
printed especially for and d
trlbnted free to people Ii
yor. 1t contains a fund
information about CaliforlI
and tells all about the Bu|
lington's Personally Condu|
ed Excursions
I'll. Marshall, Tick
Agent, Burlingtd
Route.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-11-13
Death of a Little Child

A t,,t..
AIR md T, pune uaughtel|
died No, ,o,o l. 81
month, =. ageo
tbo oo,,so ~, l t''er pe|
uor s,,.... Nv ''e', III,
= doliooto p,,, S0""s me was
homo or Gan -, 's"'enlng
soul tokirr ~. o;.. ,.''' "er II
Streou If p,,u S.,' "''oSS
aud su,ro,.;,,.. ",'''' SOFT :.
door oro. ',' "'N''o"h' l
yo,r do,., I.... ''>, ''o' grl'
Hre's cy.n,. ''''''' away II
rho h,rsh .rI
Cd win, L.. lug WIS oie
The bird Of ,.,n,. w. -. o...
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-11-13
Officers to Be Elected.

At the election a year henc,
Audrain county will choose the
following officers; For fou
yeHrs-Presiding Judge of the
County Court, Probate Judge
Circuit Clerk, Recorder Of Deeds
and Clerk of County Court. For
two years-two Judges of the
County Court, Prosecuting At.
torney and County Represents.
tive. A State Senator for this
district is also to be chosen.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-11-13
'''Fi'+f+'S'-t+S.4+4.+++-f+.ff+I.++f-FS
+ FARM AND LIVE STOCK. I

Edgar Sims of High lIill Dis
trict sold four fat hogs at 1925.
l.. l.. Spencer up Ccntralia way
sold fine hog last week for $50
to an Illinois man. He also sold
three gifts at $40 each
John Brewer of this city bought
26 head of small mules near Paris
last week, paying an average OF
$l3O per head.
George .Fenncwald of near
MartinSburg, had 81 big fat
steers, l43O-poWdcrs, on the st.
Louis market a few days ago
which sold at $3.50. They were
his own feeding.
j. T. Johnson had six ear loads
of 1900 pound cattle ON the Chi
.cago market few days ago, the
best bccvcs ever shipped out of
Mexico, If is said They sold at
5000.
Mrs. Luther Davidson of near
Mexico has a large flock OF tur.
keys. They are young fellows.
She weighed three of them the
other day. One balanced the
beam at II pounds, another at
Is IL and the other at 81. She will
put them on the market for
Christmas eating.
The Live Stock Reporter says :
The top of the cattle market Mon
day went to Audrain county, Mo.
y load of steers which were con-
signed by Lewis K Ford. the well
known feeders and shippers from
that county, that averaged 1,427
pounds and went to Morris & Co..
tor $3.50, which was the highest
price Of the day. The steers were
conditioned for the market by
James G. Ford, one of the most
prominent feeders in his county,
and also an auctioneer of note
They were bought here in Feb
ruary, at that time WEIGHING
around $50 pounds. During the
feeding process they developed a
gain of $50 pounds. The princi-
pal fattener was shellcd corn,
with cottonSeed meal and cake as
concentrates. They were in good
condition when received here.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-11-13
NORTH GALLOWAY.
Interesting Live Stock Items
Farmers, Drag the Roads.

Cooler weather, but not enough
rain to make stock wateN in
ponds, and if we have hard frozen
weather the water problem will
be serious. Everybody feeding
their stock like winter.
+. f. Kennon has a large barn
completed on his stock farm. Mr..
Kennon is feeding a nice bunch of
q head short yearling heifers.
: w. j. Woods shipped another
load of horses and mules to the
East st. Louis market last Mon
day.
Node Huddleston shipped out a
car load of horses to Southern
Arkansas last week. Mr.. Hud-
dleston will spend the winter in
the South.
Gilmore Brothers sold to Mr..
Huddleston two Southern horses.
j. w. Moseby and son sold to
W. j. Wood a pair of fat mules
last Saturday for 1915.
Miss Mary Cowles, one of Au-
drain s best teachers, was visiting
hOmefolks last Sunday and at
tended church at Auxvasse.
Ed. johnson and family of near
Columbia was visiting in North
Galloway last week and was in
Mexico Saturday on business.
George Crum is building large
cellar this week. Otto Byars of
Mexico is doing the work.
Will Gilmore sold to David
Hamilton good pair of mules
last Monday.
W. p. Porter sold to w. j.
Woods a good aged saddle mare
for $1,000.
{. II. Brown, postmaster ana
one Of AuXvasse s leading bust
ness men, died last Sunday night
of heart failure.
VIM. and Walter Gilmore are
feeding a car load of porkers that
will be ready for market this
month.
w. f. Boyd and son who are
feeding a nice bunch of two year
old beef cattle on the EdgewooC
Stock Farm, paid Finly Smith Il
cents per bushel for $50 bushels
of old corn last week.
Mr.. Fishburn and Mr.. Allen
have lately traded their farms fol-
farms in Wyoming and will move
out West in the spring.
Mike Stephens lost a gooC
driving horse last week.
John McPheeters rented hi.
farm out to Thomas jenkins o
near Fulton.
Brother Farmer, now is thu
time to get busy with your roaC
drags, and get the roads dragged
and packed down for the winter
Then we will have better roadt
all winter.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-11-13
COUNTY s. S. CONVENTION
Annual Meeting Held in Mexico
This Week.

The INSTRUMENTATION Au-
drain County Sunday School Con.
vention held a two days session
at the Mexico Presbyterian
church Tuesday and Wednesday
of this week. DR.. II. +. Trallc
called the meeting to order Tues.
day morning.
There Were four most practical
talks made Tuesday. All laymcn
+. +. Jones, superintendent at
Groves Chapel. southwest of Mex.
leo, one of the best Sunday
schools in the county j. c. De La
porte of Laddonia talked about
the Best Methods Have Used. q"
He has been superintendent of
the Christian Sunday School at
Laddonia for ~ years and the
best method he has ever used is
regularity of attendance himself,
getting there never behind time
but always ahead of time. He
could count on his fingers the
times OF absence from his post Of
duty IN y years. a. b. Hale. also
of Laddonia, talked about the or
ganized class. He teaches such a
class in the Baptist school at Lad
donna. He has a proud work. His
class is an independent organi2a-
ton from the rest of the school
has its own set of officers and
committees and is working a pow
er FOR good in the community.
y. 7. Cunningham. who teaches
the great Twentieth Century
class at the Mexico Christian
church, also talked ON methods
lie thoroly prepared each lesson
and uses class discussion. He said
the teacher must be sincere and
practical and full of the Christ
spirit.
Miss Edna Beard of st, Louis
and Mr.. Herman Bomar, secre-
tary Of the Missouri Sunday
School Association, were present
at each session and made most in
tercsting addresses.
The addresses Of Mr.. Bomar
and Miss Meade were features
proceedings thruout the session
chorus by Hardin College young
ladies. There were interesting
Tuesday night, also the song
yesterday, We failed to get the
Inst OF offers aud other reports.
About $40 was raised for the work
IN the county. We may be able to
give more complete report of the
convention next week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-11-13

The body of Rex Mcdonald
was wanted by the Missouri Col
lege of Agriculture for dissection
and study, but Mr., Middleton, the
owner, will bury the body in his
front yard and erect an appro-
pirate monument over it. Rex S
hide will be mounted and placed
in the lobby of the RingO Hotel.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-11-13
THE WEATHER.

It's fine. Don't know whether
the snow has melted off in the
Southern States, but there S
been no snow here-since local
option day High winds last Sat
urday, Sunday and Monday.
Clear, warm and balmy as the
Message goes to press.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-11-13

Buckner Harrison Of Mexico
attending Westminster College AZ
Fulton, has been chosen president
of the Triangular Debating As
ISOLATION, which includes West,
minister, Missouri Valley at Mar
shall and Central College at Fey
cite.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-11-13
MESSAGE FRIENDS.

The following are late new sub
scribers or renewals for the Mes
sage:
O. r. Triplett.
j. g. Shryock.
Horace Wilkerson.
f. r. Roberts.
j. r. Dahlem.
j. f. Hodge.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-11-13

The ladies of Liberty Christian
church will hold their annual oys-
ter fry on Thanksgiving evening
at the home of Mrs. James Sur
Der. Everybody come.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-11-13

The Cotton Lumber Co, plant
at Clarence, Mo, was destroyed
by fire last Saturday, Berry VIII.
lis, Ia charge Of the Cotton Lum-
Der Co. in Mexico, had charge OF
the Clarence yard before lie came
here.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-11-13

Mrs. Alma Heller and friend,
Miss Sharp, of the Santa Fe com
munity, paid the Message a pleas,
ant business call Tuesday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-11-13
Special Sale

Guerensey ware sale, Saturday
and Monday. Casserole, six Gus
tard cups, happy and mixing
bowl, 90c. =
Ferris & Cauthorn.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-11-13

Prof. Clyde C. Johnson and
family moved to Mexico this
week from the east end of the
county.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-11-13

l. C. McManamy of Laddonia
was the guest of j. w. Yeager
and family in Mexico last Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-11-13

+. Il. Lewis of near Farber was
in Mexico Tuesday to attend the
county Sunday school convention.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-11-13

Mrs. w. j. Black of near Lad
donia visited Mexico friends sew
eral days last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-11-13
Don't Be Fooled.

In the weather. This fine wealth,
er won't last. 1t is now time ia
buy the overcoat and stove. We
don t sell overcoats but stoves,
oh, myl
Ferris & Cauthorn.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-11-13

Mrs. +. W. Rusk and children
visited friends in Columbia last
week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-11-13

W. W. Pollock attended a bank
ers meeting in st. Louis this
week.