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Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08
BOLD ROBBERY.
Man Loses His Money at
Louisiana.

The Louisiana Times Tues
day gives the following account
Of a robbery in that city, which
is briefly mentioned on another
page Of the Message:
Thomas Dreamer, of Mexico
and a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Mike
Creamer of this city, decided Sun
day afternoon to visit his rela-
tiveS and pay some small debts he
owed here. Being a fireman on
one of the Alton $ fast trains out
of Francis, he decided to ride
down on the locomotive pulling
No. Sc, fast freight, which ar
rived here at . a. IN. yesterday
morning.
When the engine stopped at the
water tank he dropped off and
started back up the yards toward
the Alton roundhouse, expecting
to cut across the Fritz Addition
to the home of his brother, Mail
Carrier Mike Dreamer, who lives
on the corner of 18th and South
Carolina streets. As he neared
the roundhouse someone remark
ed at his side, "you re our man,
and as Tom turned he was struck
by heavy blow on the side of
the head with a sack filled with
sand. As he reeled back he was
dealt another blow on the other
side of the head, which stunned
him, but he put up game fight,
knocking down one of his adver-
saries, but the other dealt him
blow on the head that knocked
him unconscious.
When he came to, the thugs
had disappeared as had also $3.50
in cash which he had in his peck
ct. He called for assistance at
the roundhouse and Capt. Ran
som and Harry Dougherty came
to his assistance and sent for the
officers, who soon rounded I'D Il
bunch of buns, seven in all.
but no evidence against them, as
Tom could not identify his assail-
ants. But the officers continued
to keep busy on the trail and
think that the robbers went west
on a freight and left it at Farber,
about daylight.
Tom was badly bruised up
about the head and the body, but
fortunately, not seriously, and he
was able to come down town and
return to his home in Mexico. He
was unconscious for only a short
time, after he was struck a heavy
blow on the head. 1t was the first
thought that someone knowing
that he had the money had fol-
lowed him, but he does not think
this probable that any one knew
he was coming to this city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08
GET A HOMESTEAD
A Man and His Wife Can Take Up
A Full Section, $40 Acres Of
Land in the Sunshine State

Good land too. Worth when
developed 800 to $3.50 per acre.
We have made a special study of
the cheap land situation here and
can get you a claim for $3.50 per
quarter section. Nice level prairie
land and of water easily developed,
deep rich soil capable of produc-
ing immense crops of everything.
Delightful climate. Fine for all
kinds of stock.
Do Not Delay, Investigate at Once
For further particulars address
B. W. HALE,
Artesia, New Mexico
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08
FARM HOUSE BURNS.
New School House to Be Built
Farmers Building Silos.

Skinner, Mo-, May GA
special school meeting was called
at Gatewood on the Goth of
April for the purpose to vote
bonds to build a new school
house. All present east un-
animous vote to build new
structure, 2Ox32 feet. This is six
feet longer than the old one and
same width. II will be built
shortly.
o. f. Ellis residence and other
outbuilidngs in the yard burned
to the ground Wednesday even
ing, April 30. The fire started at
the f1ue in the kitchen, at 1880 p
IN. Perhaps about half of the
furniture of the house was saved.
The smoke house and all its con.
tents went up in smoke and ashes
The hen house burned but nearly
all the chickens were saved. De.
tave carried 800 insurance OH
the house and $500 on contents
The outbuildings We're not in.
sured. He received $1,160 of the
insurance. 1t was fierce fire
and all the neighbors were pres
ent to lend a helping hand. E
b. Morris was here Thursday and
settled the insurance. Mr.. Morris
represents The Farmers and La
borers Mutual Fire Insurance
Company of Audrain county.
j. Watt Woodbridge and Mr.
Fry were business visitors her,
recently.
Judge H. T. Squirting and Jno
F. Baker are now the PROUD
owners of a new Ford-20, bought
last week. We see the glitter O.
the new machine quite often.
I John f. Baker, Jno. w. Blum
and Frank j. Weinan each
bought an 1896 foot silo. They
bought the kind James G. Craw
ford and Milt Householder
handled. They came at the tun,
of $470 apiece.
Milton Householder shipped {
load of his two loads of cattl,
that he has fed on silage sine,
january, 1913.
p. I. Bruce states he has ;
small amount of fancy selecte,
Boone county white seed corn
Bruce has sold considerable corn
The biggest individual sale was
to H. T. Cant and sons, 80 bush
els. If you want seed corn better
come early and avoid the rush.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08
UNITY OF TOWN AND
COUNTY.

COUNTY.
Mexico wants unity of town
and county, and outside the lin
its of Mexico the unity of county
and town should be desired also
In other words, if Mexico
wants to break down a lot of
prejudice out in the rural dis
tricts of Audrain county--and
there is well founded excuse for
some of it too-she should get
ready to shut out the licensed sa-
loon in Mexico. Mr. Mexico Citi-
zen, when that petition comes
along proposing to submit the
Unit Law to the referendum, don t
sign the petition; don t sign it,
especially if you are dry"
In line with these observations
study the following from a late
issue of the Kansas City Star:
The County Unit Local Option
Bill passed by the late Missouri
Legislature recognizes simply
that there is no wall around a
town or city separating it from
the rural communities. The life
of city and country are very
closely intermingled and the in
terdependence is becoming closer
all the time.
1t is a matter of general con
Germ TO q county whether liquor
shall be sold in the towns.
Country bred youths and girls
come to the town or city. The
farmers and their families spend
much of their time in the cities
Many parents of the farms move
10 the towns when their children
are OF high school age The poll
ties of city and rural districts are
intermingled. The influence of the
saloons III the centers of popula-
ton affects the primaries and the
elections affect the legislation of
the entire state.
With the betterment OF roads,
the increased use of motor cars,
the spread Of interurban trolley
service, most farm lands become
suburbs of the cities and towns
From the cities 60 out the in
fuences that protect the blind
tigers and the whisky selling
drug stores of the rural villages.
So the County Unit Bill ex.
pressed popular need and a
popular demand. This is proved
by the very fact that the brewery
and other liquor interests fear TO
have the local option issue for the
towns participated in by the
whole people.
1t would be consequently
mockery of the very spirit of the
referendum if it should be in
vOked to hold up the County Unit
Bill until after November, 1914.
Yet, as The Star has pointed out
before, that mockery will not
hurt the referendum. II will hurt
Old Man Rum. 1t will hurt beer.
1t will confirm the County Unit
Bill and be a long step toward
making the entire State Of Mis-
souri, dry.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08

Next Monday will be annual
cleanup day for Mexico. Gather
up your old rubbish and pile it at
a convenient place and the street
department wagons will haul it
away and dump it for you with
out cost.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08

Holiness Church. - holiness
Sunday school, $3.50 a. m; dc.
votional services at IL a. m. ana
1880 p. m. every Sunday. Prayer
meeting at 80 p. m. every We'd
nesday evening. First floor over
Ricketts, & Emmons Dry Goods
Company's store.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08
q.
DRY'S HARDWARE.
Mutual Phone, So; Bell Phone,
400. Phone your wants.

Milt Householder has been
feeding three cars of steers since
the holidays, giving them a ra-
ton of ensilage, cotton cake and
corn, and the cattle have been
putting on 80 pounds month.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08

A new serial story soon to be-
gin running in the Message
1.-THE Lady of the Mount. " See
advertisement Of the story in this
issue of the Message
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08

Get ready for a new continued
story soon to begin in the Mes
sage-''The Lady of the Mount. "
"The Lady Of the Mount -
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08
GET A HOME In COLORADO
Rich Soil. Abundant Water. Delightful Climate
$4,000 in One County just Opened to Irrigation.
Raise Fruit Raise Grain. Raise Stock
Now is the time, before values double


H1Ie F1Ie oUWt Ut INC opportunities IN Locality.
Rich Farm Lands opened under Irrigation Systems
Every nducement offered responsible parties with teams and n
sources for development Men veed the Poultry Business will
md uneuaed opportunity The market for Broers SQUADS
splendid, the prices good.
Practical inducements offered Creamery Company and
Canning Factory for vegetables Market Gardeners to raise small
fruits and vegetables for several large hotels Mountain Park also
for city market.
For information about the State of Colorado its emporium
es address the undersigned the Greater Bureau of
Denver Chamber of Commerce
have nothing to SELL neither has the Colorado Bureau
"hh composed OF public paited from all parts the state
to give accurate information every courtesy IN
seekers and investors, Can help youl
d. GLEN DEAVER
immigration Agent, Burlington Route
Room 359 Q Building, Omaha, Nebraska
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08

Craddock is selling all fine new
wall paper-all grades, cheapest
to the finest at IA less than regu-
lar price. Wall paper from 8 3-4c
roll to $1.Ss per roll.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08

w. G. Barley, on the corner of
Maple and North Olive streets,
lost his smokehouse by fire Tues
day morning.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08
Many People

Put off putting up screens to
the last minute. We have the
ready-made kind-easy to adjust.
Ferris & Cauthorn.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08
WANT ITEMS.
t++++++++%*++++*S.+f+4.@.

Buy your coal of the Independ-
ent Coal Mine. w. T. Wilkerson.
For sale.-A Browns corn
disc, good as new. Cash or note.
See W. F. Settle, South Clark
Ave-, Mexico, Mo. ct.
Wanted.-14 head of stock to
Craze for the whole season. Ad-
dress w. W. Cornett, Laddonia,
Mo. At
Buy your coal of the Independ,
ent Coal Mine. w. T. Wilkerson.
Strayed.- One white sow,
weigh about 300 lbs, from the
Jim Robinson Farm, 10 miles
northwest of Mexico. Notify AL
bert Burgess.
Seed Corn for Sale Fancy
Selected Boone County White,
pure bred, at $1.75 per bushel.
P. t. Bruce, Thompson, Mo-, r. l.
'lW. Chance phone. 4w
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-04-18

bulletin-board, returned to the win
dows and watched the feluccas sail
past as the great bridge opened; and
during all these aimless occupations
but single thought busied her nina:
what could a man like Horace see IN
chit like Fortune?
1t was an hour and half before
the Major put in an appearance. he
was out Of breath and temper
Come up to the room" Once there
he sat down and babe her do likewise.
There's the devil to pay. You heard
Hoddy speak Of the niger who guard
ed the Holy Yhiordes, and that he
wanted to get out Of Cairo before he
turned up? Well, he turned up. He
fooled Hoddy to the top Of his bent.
So far as | could learn, Fortune and
Hoddy and Jones are all In the same
boat, kidnapped by the Mahomed. and
carried out into the desert, headed,
God knows where! Now. don't get ex'
cited. Take 1t easy. Luck Is with
us, for Hoddy left all the diagrams
with me. We need him, but not so
much that we can't go on without him.
You see, these Arabs are like the Hin.
dus; touch anything that concerns
their religion. and they'll have your
hair of. How Fortune got into It l
can't imagine, unless Mahomed saw
her with Hoddy and Jumped to the
conclusion that they were lovers. All
this Mahomed wants Is the rug: and
he is going to hold them till he gets
1t. No use notifying the police. No
one would know where to find him.
None OF them will come to actual
harm. Anyhow, the coast is clear.
Kate. there's big thing In front No
nerves. We've got to 90 to-day. Time
Is everything. Our butler and first
man cabled this morning that they
had Just started In. and that every
thing was running like clock-work.
Well get into New York in time for
the coup. Remember. I was against
the whole business at the start, but
now I'm going to see 1t off,"
FeverishIy Mrs. Chedsoye prepared
for the Journey. She was irritable to
Celeste, she was unbearable to her
brother, who took seat in a forward
compartment to be rid Of her. 1t was
only when they went aboard the
steamer that night that she became
reconciled to the inevitable At any
rate, the presence Of Jones would
counteract any influence Horace
might have gained over Fortune. That
the three of them might suffer w.
heard-of miseries never formed
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-04-18

as the nimble fingers of the maid flew
over her. THE silly little fool; and
at a time like this!" Not that re-
morse OF any kind stirred Mrs. Ched
soyes conscience; she was simply ex.
tremeiy annoyed.
She hastened out into the corridor
and knocked at the door of her broth.
ers room. No answer. She few
downstairs, and there she saw him
coming In from the street. He greet
ed her cheerily.
Its all right, Kate; plenty Of room
on the Ludwig. We shall take the aft
ernoon train for Port Said. She sails
at dawn tomorrow instead of to-
night. What's up?" suddenly
noticing his sisters face.
Fortune did not return to her room
last night"
What? Where do you suppose the
little fool went, them"
They both seemed to look upon For
! tune as little 1901.
Yesterday she threatened to run
away"
Run away? Kate. be sensible.
How the deuce could she run away?
She hasn't penny. 1t takes money
to 60 anywhere over here. She has
probably found some girl friend, and
has spent the night with her. Well
soon find out where she is." The Ma
jor wasn't worried.
Have you seen Horaoe?" with dis
cernible anxiety.
mo. didn't wait up for him. He's
sleeping of a night Of 1t. You know
his falling"
Find out II he 10 in his room. Go
to the porter's bureau and inquire for
both him and Jones'"
The Major, perceiving that his sister
was genuinely alarmed. rushed over
to the bureau. No, neither Mr.. Ry-
anne nor Mr.. Jones had been In the
hotel since yesterday. Would the por-
ter send some one up to the rooms
Of those gentlemen to make sure? Ger.
tainly. No; there was no one In the
rooms. The Major was now himself
perturbed. He went back to Mrs.
Chedsoye.
Kate, neither has been in his room
since yesterday. II you want my
opinion, 1t Is this: Hoddy has seques-
tered Jones all right. and is some.
where In town. sleeping off the effects
Of night Of It,"
"He has run away with Fortune!"
she cried. Her expression was tragic.
She couldn't have told whether 1t was
due to her daughters disappearance
or to Horace's detection. did he not
threaten?"
Ssh! not so loud, Kate"
1.-THE little simpleton defied me yes.
terday. and declared she would leave
me-"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-04-18

Il have known him for years." said
Mrs. Chedsoye sweetly. 1T was at
his own suggestion that we take the
house over for the month. He really
insisted that we should pay him moth
Ing; but, Of course. such an arrange
ment could not be thought Of. Oh.
good-by, Mr.. Wallace" tolerantly.
I'VE hope to see you again some
day"
Wallace. taking up his role once
more, tipped his hat and rushed away
for one Of his favorite haunts.
"Bounder!" growled the Major.
well. we'll; ships deck is always
Lberty-Hall."
"You have turned your belongings
over to an expressman" asked the
agent. These were charming people;
and any doubts he might have enter
tanned were dissipated. And why
should he have any doubts? Jones
was an eccentric young chap, anyhow.
An explanatory letter written by the
Major In Jones careless hand),
backed up by a cable. was enough
authority for any reasonable man.
Everything is out of the way" said
the Major.
Then, II you wish. can take you
right up to the house In my car. Your
butler said that he would have lunch
ready when you arrived
VERY kind Of you. How noisy New
York is! You can take our handling
gage!" Mrs. Chedsoye would have
made st. Anthony uneasy Of mind;
Reynolds. young. alive, metaphorically
fell at her feet.
Plenty Of room for It."
II am glad Of that. You see, MIR.
Jones Entrusted q fine old rug to US
to bring home for him; and shouldn't
want anything to happen to It,"
The Major looked up at the roof Of
the dlngy shed. He did not care to
have Reynolds note the flicker Of ad-
miration in his eyes. The cleverest
woman OF them all! The positive
And he would not have thought Of it
touch to the whole daredevil affair!
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-04-18

could turn the trick without Hoddy,s
assistance; only, it seemed rather
nara 1or him not to be in the sport.
he told me that nothing would give
MIN greater pleasure than to stick his
nst IN the first bag Of yellow.boys.
ihere was something mysterious In
the way ne used to chuckle over the
thing when first sprung 1t on him.
He saw a joke somewhere. Let's 20
into the smoke-room for q peg. It
won't hurt either of US. And that
poor little girl! It's hell of a world,
eh?"
The Major admitted that 1t was;
but ne did not add that Fortunes well
fare or ill-fare was of little or no con-
Germ OF his. The little spitfre had
always openly despised him.
They were drinking silently and mo.
rosely, when Mrs. Chedsoye, pale and
anxious, appeared in the companion.
way. She beckoned them to follow
her down to her cabin. Had Fortune
arrived? Had Ryanne? She did not
answer. Arriving at her cabin she
pushed the two wondering men inside,
and pointed at the floor. A large
steamer-roll lay unstrapped. spread
out.
Il only just opened It," she said.
Il never thought Of looking into 1t
at Cairo. Here, 1t looked so bulky
that I was curious"
why, it's that damned Yhiordes!"
exclaimed the Major wrathfully,
}" What the devil is 1t doing in For
tunes steamer-roll?"
THAT Is what l should like to
know. II they have been kidnapped In
order to recover the rug. whatever
will become of them" And Mrs.
Chedsoye touched the rug with her
foot, absently. She was repeating in
her mind that childish appeal: You
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-04-18

don't know how loyal should have
been!"
They took the first good sailing out
Of Naples. Twelve days later they
landed at the foot Of Fourteenth
Street. There was some trifling diff
Guilty over the rug. 1t had been de-
clared; but as Mrs. Chedsoye and her
brother always declared foreign resi-
dence, there was question as to
whether 1t was dutiable or not. Being
a copy, It was not an original work
Of art, therefore not exempt, and so
forth and so on. 1t was finally decid-
ed that Mrs. Chedsoye must pay a
duty. The Major paid grumblingly,
very cleverly assuming an irritability
well known to the inspectors. The
way the United States government
mulcted her citizens for the benefit Of
the few was a scandal Of the nations.
A smooth-faced young man ap-
preached them from out the crowd.
"Is this Major Callahan"
"Yes. This must be Mr.. Reynolds,
the agent"
eyes. Everything is ready for your
occupancy. Your butler and first man
have everything ship-shape. ! could
have turned over to you Mr.. Jones'"
"Not at all, not at ALL" said the Ma
for. "They would have been strangers
to us and we to them. Our own serv'
ants are best"
"You must be very good friends OF
my cljentf"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-04-18

had he lived to be a thousand. "One
might as well disembark In a stable, "
he said aloud. "Ah! We are ready to
go, them"
They entered the limousine and
went off buzzing and zigzagging
among the numbering trucks. The
agent drove the car himself.
Where Is Jones now" he asked
the Major, who sat at his left.
Haven't had line from him for a
month"
Gust before We sailed" said Mrs.
Chedsoye through the window, over
the Majors shoulder, "he went into
the desert for fortnight or 80; with
a caravan. He had heard OF some fab
ulous carpet"
Touch number two The Major
grinned. Jones is one Of the best
Judges l have ever met. He was of
at a bound. | only hope he will get
back before We leave for California. :"
The Major drew up his collar. 1t was
a cold, blustry day.
The agent was delighted. What luck
a fellow like Jones had! To wander
all over creation and to meet charm
ing people! And when they invited
him to remain for luncheon, the VIC
torv WAS tOmplete,
Mrs. Chedsoye stroIled in and out
of the beautifully appointed rooms.
Never had she seen more excellent
taste. Not too much; everything per-
fectly placed. ono object nicely bal.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-04-18
SYNOPSIS.

r. ae,oEge Percival Algernon Jones, vice.
president Of the Metropolitan Orisntal
tug company Of New York, thirsting for
tQmance, Is IN Cairo on a business tr,n
Gnorace Ryanne arrives at the hotel IN
SSairo with carefully guarded bundle.
Hyanne sells Jones the famous holy Yhi-
ordes rug which he admits havtny stniar
from pasha at Bagdad. Jones meets
MAJOR Callahan and later is introduced to
fortune ChedSoye by a woman To whom
ne mao loaned $50 pounds at Monte Carlo
some months previously, and who turns
~. 10 De fortunes mother. Jones takes
MS. Chedsoye and Fortune TO a polo
game. Fortune returns to Jones the
money borrowed by her mother, Mrs,
Sneosoye appears to engaged in some
MEysterlous enterprise unknown to the
d9aughter; Ryanne interests Jones in the
United Romance and Adventure com
pany, a concern which for a price will
arrange any kind Of an adventure TO or
Ger; Mrs. Chedsoye, her brother Major
callahan. Wallace and Ryanne, az thu
united Romance and Adventure company,
plan risky enterprise involving Jones.
t nyanne makes known to Mrs. Chedsoye
Shedsoye declares she will not permit It.
Plans are laid to prevent Jones sailing
Tor home. Ryanne steals Jones' letters
and cable dispatches. He wires agent in
New York. in Jones name, that he Is
AOhtAS lpuSc III view 1Ork 10 some
friends. Mahomed. keeper Of the holy
carpet, Is on Ryanne's trail. Ryanne
promises Fortune that he will see that
Jones comes to no harm as a result Of his
purchase Of the rug. Mahomed accosts
Hyanne and demands the Yhiordes rug.
Ryanne tells him Jones has the rug and
suggests the abduction Of the New York
merchant as a means of securing it's re-
turn. The rug disappears from Jones'
room. Fortune Quarrels with her mother
when the latter refuses to explain her
mysterious actions. Fortune gets mes
sage purport'ng to be from Ryanne ask
ing her to meet him in a secluded place
that evening. Jones receives a message
esking him td meet Ryanne at the English
Bar the same evening. Jones Is carried
off into the desert by Mahomed and his
accomplices after a desperate fight. He
discovers that Ryanne and Fortune also
are captives. the former is badly battered
and unconscious. Ryanne RECEIVERS con-
seriousness and the sight Of Fortune in
captivity reveals to him the fact that
Mahomed intends to get vengeance on
him through the girl. Fortune acknowl-
slges that she stole the rug from jones'
room. She offers to return 1t to Mahomed
& he will free all three of them. Ma
Of the men In return for the rug. A cour-
fer Is sent to Cairo for the rug. but re-
turns with the information that Mrs.
Chedsoye and her brother have sailed for
New York. Fortune spurns offered free
dom which does not include her two COM
panions. The caravan continues the jour
ney toward Bagdad. Ryanne tells Jones
emuggler Of the age. and Is overheard by
Fortune. The three captves are rescued
by Henry Ackermann, who is In charge
OF q Garnet caravan Mahomed escapes.