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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-02-13
ATTORNEY GENERAL. WICKER.
SHAME ANNOUNCES AGREE.
MEN OF TWO ROADS.
END OF MONOPOLY IN SIGHT
Declares Compliance With Supreme
Court order viii Restore Railway
Competition Between East
and Pacific Coast

Washington, u. C.--Attorucy Gen.
Cral Wickersham announced that he
had reached an agreement with the
representatives of the Union Pacific
and Southern Pacific railroads for the
dissolution of the great Hartman mor
ger as decreed by the supreme court.
The Union Pacific agrees to sell its
1,266,5 shares of Southern Pacific
stock to its own stockholders, and
those of the Southern Pacific I'm what
the government regards as safe pro
portion. The Union Pacific will nc
quire the Central Pacific from the
Southern Pacific, giving it an extern
sion from Ogden to the Pacific coast,
Similar to Roads Plans.
The plan essentially is the same as
that made public a few days ago by
the two roads when they reached an
agreement satisfactory to themselves
dissolving the merger.
The attorney general in a public
statement goes into greater detail,
however, and declares that competi.
ton will supplant monopoly under
the agreed scheme of separation. lie
gives it his unqualified approval
The various contracts necessary fol
the carrying out out of the agreement
authorized by the boards of directors
of the railroad companies have been
completed and the effectiveness of the
plan is conditioned upon its approval
by the United States district court &c
which it will be presented at an early
date.
Foresees Ideal Competition.
In his statement, the attorney gen
eral said:
The result of the whole transNc.
ton will be to create ideal competi,
tive conditions between the Union Pa
cifc and the Southern Pacific foi
transcontinental business between
Eastern points and Portland and SaI
| Francisco, and to relieve the states
| of California and Oregon of the mo
/ Dopoly of railroad control which has
been the occasion of such widespread
! public dissatisfaction in the past"
The attorney general feels that tht
! approval and the carrying out OF thi
plan will accomplish results of inesti
mable benefit TO the public, and re
suits far more satisfactory than Their,
was any reason to anticipate coulC
have been secured.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-02-13
Admits KilIino Father.

Chillicothe, Mo.-After remaining 6
mystery since the night of Nov. 20
1911, the murder of Edward S. Hoyt
a wealthy stockman and farmer of Liv
ingston county, was solved by the con
fession of Lee Hoyt, 10 years old. SOL
of the murdered man. Immediately
after finding the body of Hoyt with
his head almost beaten to a pulp, a
grand jury jury examined more thar
100 witnesses without success.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-02-13
Major Revokes Hadley Parole.

Jefferson City.-Gov Major revoked
the parole granted by Gov. Hadley in
October, 1910, to Moses Smith of Kan
sas City. Smith was serving a three
year sentence to the penitentiary for
burglary. In April, 1911, he was con-
victed in Jackson county of grand lar
ceny and sentenced to two years in
the penitentiary. He has one year
and seven days now of his first term
and two years of his second term to
serve.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-02-13
Zero Chill Fine for frees,

Columbia.-The recent zero weather
will not add to the high cost Of living,
declares w. II. Chandler, associate
professor of horticulture at the Uni
versity of Missouri. The frosts did
not hurt the peach buds IN this part
of the state. Even with 80 per cent
of the buds killed." he says, I'VE
could still raise a full crop. The pres
ent weather is fine for the fruit
trees"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-02-13
Woman Chicken Thief Convicted.

Montgomery.-Mrs. Addie Pate was
sentenced to two years in the peniten-
tiary in the circuit court at Montgom-
cry on a charge Of stealing chickens,
She was charged with sending two
girls after the fowls. After their ar
rest they made a confession. Judge
Barnett paroled the girls, but refused
to parole the woman, who is probably
the first woman to go to the state
prison on charge of stealing chick
ems.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-02-13
Hold Hearing on stock Yards Bills

Jefferson City.--Two bills affecting
the stock yards business In Missouri
were given a hearing by the house and
senate committees on agriculture
one, by Mr.. Swiers of Christian coun-
ty, proposes to regulate charges for
feeding, watering, driving, weighing,
etc The other, by MIR. Tuggle of Da-
vies, creates the Office of state stock
yards inspector. G. c. Starr of Cen
tralia and s. p. Huston of Malta
Bend, representing the Missouri Cat
tie, Sheep and Swine Breeders asso-
citation, appeared in behalf of the bills.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-02-13
Insurnent Plot lie Rared

Washington, d. C.-Definite infor.
nation of a triple conspiracy to form
a Central American republic. embrac
ing Honduras, Guatemala, Salvador
Nicaragua and Colombia is in the
hands of the state department and
this information, it was said, caused
President Taft's hurried order dis
patching four warships to Contra
American waters.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-02-13
Ill. D. Rlevlns Of linton Dies.

Tipton-J. l.. ID. Blevins, ID. d., M.
d., rs years old, died in Upton. DR..
Blevins at the age of 10 began prac-
ticing medicine, and later was presld-
ing elder of the Southwest Missouri
conference Of the M. Il. church, south.
lie was a Portrait painter of note.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-02-13
Kills Children and Self.

Lebanon.-Mrs. Guy Reichtmeyer Of
Lead Mine, Dallas county, shot and
killed her two children and then shot
herself to death at her home. Her
husband, who was merchant at Lead
Mine, died about a month ago, and
Mrs. Reichtmeyer left a note saying
that her sorrows were more than she
could bear. One of the children was
TWO months old and the other years.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-02-13
Kills Three Neuroes,

Evansville, Ind.-Allen Won Behren,
aged %, son of b. f. Won Behren,
millionaire manufacturer OF Evans
vile, hot and killed three negroes al
the woodworking plant of the Won
Behren Manufacturing company. He
told the police the negroes we're try.
ing to run the plant, but it is believed
he has suddenly gone insane
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-02-13
Mail Carriers for Census.

Washington. - That Uncle Sam
should use the mail carriers for the
gatheing of the census is the recon-
mendation made by Census Director
Durand, in his annual report to the
secretary of commerce and labor.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-02-13
Neqro NANNY" 1903, Dies.

Mexico.-"Aunt" Rachel Pearson, a
negro NANNY" died here at the age
of 1OS years. She was a nurse in
many of Mexicos families in the ear
ly days
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-02-13
Connolsseur.

Mother is father in the fruit bust
ness?"
mo. son. What put that idea into
your head"
Well, when he took me for walk
the other day he met Mr.. Jones, and
all they talked about was peaches.
pippins and dates. Judge.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-02-13
MIsaourl COMBINATIONS Show cain.

Jefferson City.-Missouri corpora
lions, foreign and domestic, are capt.
talized at $1,O3l, G71 1856, have personal
property worth S475,95S,542 and real
estate valued at S353,SSO, 292, accord
ing to the annual report of the secre-
tary OF state,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-02-13
stork Visits Five in One Family.

Fort Smith, Ark-Within five hours
G. w. Rainwater, a farmer of Grover
township, Franklin county, was made
a grandfather five times. Three daugh
tiers gave birth to sons and two daugh
ters-in-law gave birth to girls.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-02-13
sIaps Cook: Finds Stolen Goods,

Chicago-The house detective
slapped fat cook of the Hotel Black.
stone on the stomach. The fat cooA
was fatter than usual. Under his
shirt were bacon, a dozen eggs and
pound of butter. He was arrested.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-02-13
Hounds Run Down Suspects.

Hannibal--BloodhOu led to the
capture of three men who are alleged
to have attempted burglary at Ilasco,
Mo, south of Hannibal The dogs
trailed the men to the Burlington de-
pot, where they were arrested.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-02-13
Family Living in Sewer.

Paris.-Paul Hatin, his wife, sister
and five little children were evicted
from their home for non-payment of
rent and they moved their belongings
into one of the main sewers In the
heart of Paris
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-02-13

James Mcneil, a pros
porous young merchant
and farmer of the place,
had won her affections.
She was only II when
this occurred. and the
family council therefore
agreed that, for a time
at least, the marriage
could wait. This was
the state of affairs when
lincoln came to the Rut-
ledge house to board.
Mcneil had accumu.
lated $4,000 in New Sa.
lem and his prospects
were still bright; but in
1883 he began to display
q strong desire for a
change. He wanted to
go back east, he said,
to New York state, to
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-02-13
Alton Man convIeted Of Murder.

AIton.--A jury in circuit court. in
Alton returned a verdict of guilty
against f. NJ. Douglas. accused OF
killins John Burnett last August.
Douglas penalty was fixed at twelve
years. An appeal was granted.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-02-13
The Third Affair.

1t was in 1889 or 1910 that Lincoln met Miss
Mary Todd of Lexington, KY, whom he afterward
married Their courtship was interesting and
rather animated One of its incidents was a
broken engagement, and that according to one
authority, on the very day set for the wedding
Lincoln was thirty or thirty-one when Miss
Todd came to Springfield and had been practic-
ing law in that place for some three or four years
The lady was the daughter of Robert s. Todd
prominent Kentuckian and was living. when
Lincoln made her acquaintance, with her sister,
Mrs Ninian w. Edwards, the wife Of one of the
notables of Springfield. She was handsome,
stylish witty and spirited, and soon after her
arrival in the Illinois capital began to out fig
ure in it's society and to draw in her train the
more prominent beaux of the town, among others
who afterward rose to distinction besides Lin
coin Stephen A. Douglas, the Little Giant lat
er of the stump and senate, and Shields, hero of
the Mexican war, and one OF the most pictur-
esque figures in American life.
Ere long 1t began to be apparent that among
these suitors and frequenters Of the Edwards
mansion Lincoln her favorite. AS the init.
macy with him grew her relations protested he
was not OF their sort; they were wealthy and
welLbred, and looked him OF the plebean
cast as one socially inferior He of the
bumbest origin, crude and unpublished in man
ners and, worst Of all, was poor. Miss Todd,
however, was unmoved by their objections She
loved him, believed in him. seems to have d.
vined his quality and had faith in his future
In 1910 they engaged to marry.
But as the proverb has IT, THE course of true
love never did run smooth" So at least, It turn
ed out in their case. II is not perhaps strange
considering the difference I'm their tastes, their
ideals and breeding that they did fall out
Miss Todd exacting sweetheart; Mr. Lin
coin carelesa
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-02-13

corrects constipation. Munyon's pav-Paw
Pills are a tonic to the stomach liver and
nerves. They invigoratc instead Of weaken;
they enrich the blood instead OF impover-
shug it, they enable the stomach to get all
the nourishment from food tha, is put into
II. Price IS cents. All Druggist.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-02-13
AudraIn Gets Farm Advisor.

Mexco.--E w Rusk will become
farm advisor in Audrain county Mr..
Rusk has been managing the \. s.
Barr estate OF 1900 acres at Bement.
III.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-02-13
Sentenced to Hour in Penltentiary.

McAlester, Ok.-One hour in the
penitentiary was the verdict rendered
in district court in the case of Thorn
as Hall, convicted of padding a Rock
Island Railway payroll.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-02-13

The Second Affair
In the fall of
the " ar 1888,
W h g n Lincoln
was 20, a woman
of Lincoln's ac-
Quaintance who
was going to
Kentucky on a
visit, proposed,
in a spirit OF
fun. to bring back
a sister of hers,
Miss NJ a y
owens, for him
to marry. Lin
coin laughingly
accepted the pro-
posal. Time pass
ed; the lady duly
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-02-13
CON STIPkTlON

Munyon's Paw Paw
Pills are unlikeall 9TH
er laxatives or cathar-
tics They coax the
liver into activity by
gentle methods, they
do not soour thcy do
not gripe they do not
weaken but they do
start ali no -rerons
Of the liver and stom-
ach way that soon
puts these Organs N a
healthy condition and
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-02-13

made the Journey and duly returned sister III
company sure enough Lincoln was aston
ished The bride proposed appeared to MIN d
triae too willing, but he gave her the penent
of the doubt
There were other objections to her; lot one
thing that while her face was attractive sne
had no lgure--she was uncommonly Stout
For another his own financial condition he
had settled at Springfield capital of the state
and began here the practice of law, without
however substantial result as yet. But ne
had told her sister he says in letters quoted
nv Miss Tarbeli that he would take the LADY
for better or worse, and this he must do since
II was a point of honor with him TO SUCK 10
his word particularly where, as In thls case
others had been induced to act upon 1t.
He correspondent with this lady, ana was
firm in his resolution to marry her and even
MANNED how he might get along after the
marriage He took the precaution to write
,er from Springfield and gave her strong mint
~ the poverty Of his resources, asking her at the
anne time to deliberate maturely." AS this
,owaver. drew from her no decision, after walt
ne three months he wrote again, putting the
natter between them squarely up to her What
wish" said he SIS that our further acqualnt-
ance should depend upon yourself"
Miss Owens had the discernment to perceive
,is feelings She answered, declining his offer OF
marriage. She found him, she said, deficient In
hose little links which go to make up the chain
Of woman's happiness" Lincoln was "morti-
led" so he wrote a friend; his vanity wounded
by the reflection that he had been too stupid to
understand her, while, at the same time never
doubling that he understood her perfectly.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-02-13

vacuum cleaner for mother
Maud-How thoughtful!
Ruth-Yes. Mother is little stiff
fened up with rheumatism, you know,
and used to feel so sorry to see her
trying to use the broom that l always
left home on sweeping day.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-02-13

proved true. He
made no eXplana-
ton for his long
silence. And he
did not sorrow
long. Within a
year he married.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-12
YOUNG MAN KILLED.;
GIRL FATALLY HURT
Auto Victim Son Of Former Lieu.
tenant Governor COnnOr.

Fremont, Wis, June 12.-Donald
Connor, twenty-four years old, Oldest
son of former Lieutenant Governor
William ID. Connor of Marshfield. n
graduate of the University of Wiscon.
sin and Ripon college, was killed, and
Miss Nora Braun, twenty years old, OF
Oshkosh, was perhaps fatally injured
in spectacular automobile acciden
near this village
The automobile in which the young
couple were riding, a new six-cylinder
high powered roadster, shot into the
air at sharp turn, turned over twice
and landed on its side.
Connor was thrown from the ma.
chine to a height of sixty feet and was
caught under the heavy machine as it
struck the ground. The young woman
remained in the machine during it's
thrilling gyrations.
COnnor was crushed to death. His
ribs were broken and there were many
internal injuries. He was dying when
two men who witnessed the accident
reached his side The men hurried to
the injured girl and found her uncon-
scious. Three physicians were sum.
moned and an examination proved
that the young woman was perhaps
fatally injured.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-12
SACK OF FLOUR JUST
MISSES ASQUITH
Hurled From Gallery in the
House OF Commons.

London, June 12.-Cabinet minis.
ters were thrown into a panic in the
house of commons when Lawrence
Mervin, a male suffragette, hurled a
bag of -four at Premier Asquith while
he was making a speech.
The bag missed the prime minister
only by a matter of inches and, burst
ing, covered his clothing with flour.
The fact that Mervin got into the
visitors gallery with his bag of -four
and the ease and precision with which
he threw surprised the ministers by
showing their vulnerability to posi-
BILE bomb throwers.
The flour spread over the minis.
terial benches, almost smothering the
cabinet members who were there.
Mervin also showered suffragette
pamphlets on the members sitting
below, shouting incoherently and
wildly about the death of Miss Emily
Dawson. He was finally subdued and
arrested amid great excitement.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-12
SLIGHT FRICTION
SAID TO EXIST
Little Likelihood Attorney
General Will Resign.
CAN ADJUST DIFFERENCES

President Wilson Desires to BE Con
suited on All important Policies Of
the Administration, but MIR. Nc
Reynolds Has a Determined Per-
sonaIty of His Own.
Washington, June 12.-Friction
which has arisen between President
Wilson and ATTORNEY General Nc
Reynolds has given rise to specula-
ton as to the length of time the lat
ter will remain in the cabinet
A report was current that Mr.. Nc
Reynolds was about to resign This
report is without foundation, nor is
there any reason to believe it will be
true soon. In the end, as a result of
the frequent consultations of Mr. Nc
Reynolds with his chief, it may be
the two men will adjust themselves
and that Mr. McReynolds will remain
In his office.
1t is denied there is any trouble
bSlNttu tue bItSluell anu MI. NN-
Reynolds Those in a position TO
know, however, say the two officials
have had some serious differences of
opinion, due in part to tempermental
characteristics.
President Wilson has made it clear
he intends to be the administration
and that no important policy shall be
announced by one of his cabinet sup
porters without his express approval.
Secretary Pryan has respected the
authority of the president and has re-
fused to take any action without his
sanction.
Mr.. McReynolds. however, has a de-
termined personality and feels that as
attorney general he has a RESPONSE
bility to himself as well as to the
president.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-12
INSECT PEST is REMOVED
Optimistic Reports Received From
Grasshopper Infested Districts.

Sacramento, Cal, June 12.-Optimis
tic reports from various sections which
a week ago were overrun with grass
hoppers has led the state horticultur
lists office to believe that farmers and
orchardists are successfully combat
ting the pest No reports of damaged
crops or orchards have come to the
notice of the horticulturist's Office in
the last two days.
In some instances farmers have re
ported that by burning the dry stub
BILE adjoining their orchards or alfal
IA fields ant through the agency of the
hopper dozer" danger has been elm
mated.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-12
TO CHECK INFLUX OF CITIES
steenerson Proposes Creation of
Country Life institute.

Washington, June 12.-Creation Of
a country life institute to inquire into
country life with a view to making
farming more efficient and attractive
and also to check the influx to the
cities is the object of a bill intro
duced by Representative Steenerson
of Minnesota. A permanent commits
sion of five members IS proposed and
provision also IS -~ase FOR the en-
largement of the commission by pri
vate philanthropy should il become
necessary.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-12
BULGARIA WILL ARBlTRATE
Replies in Affirmative to Request of
Emperor Of Russia.

Vienna June 12.-The Neues Abend.
blatt states that Bulgaria replied in
the affirmative to the telegram from
the emperor OF Russia asking the Bul.
garian government to submit its dis
pute with Servia to arbitration.
According to the Reichpost the en-
peror of Russia's telegram, urging ar.
bitration on Bulgaria and Servia, also
requested that the two countries
should demobilize their armies.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-12

ness. when they are victims of that
most common of all children's all
meuts-worms. Peevish. ill-tempered.
fretful children, who toss and grind
their teeth, with bad breath and
colicky pains. have all the symptoms
of having worms. and should be given
Kickspoo Worm Killer, pleasant
candy lozenge. which expels worms,
regulates the bowels. tones up the
system, and makes children well and
happy. Kickapoo Worm Killer ia
guaranteed. All druggists. or by mail
Price 25c. Kickapoo Indian Medicine
Co.. Philadelphia and st. Louis. ADV.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-12
Shippers Who Paid Duties to Agui-
naIdo May Sue Government.

Washington, June 12.-Exporters
who paid customs duties to Agui-
naldo's government in the Philippines
after the American occupation but be-
fore the ratifications of the treaty of
peace with Spain have been advised
that they need not pay duties to the
American government under a deci-
sion by the supreme court
The right is upheld of a British
firm, Macleod & Co., which imported
control, to sue the government for
the recovery of an equal sum paid as
duties on the same cargo to the
American government.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-12
Mrs. Roosevelt Sails for Italy.

New York, June 12.-Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt has sailed for Cherbourg,
whence she will go to Porto Maurizio,
Italy where her sister, Miss Carow
lives in her villa. Miss Carow is i'll
and Mrs. Roosevelt will probably re-
main with her all summer. Colonel
Roosevelt, with Quentin and Archie,
plans to 20 West July for a trip in
the open.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-12
MANY APE INJURED IN RIOT
Pitched Battle Between Police and
Silk Strikers.

New London, Conn, June I'm a
pitched battle between police and
rioters twenty disturbers were hurt
and several policemen injured.
The trouble occurred near the
Brainerd and Armstrong silk mill,
where a body of striking weavers had
congregated, when informed by the
company that they had been dis
charged. They were ordered by the
police to dispense, but instead they
attacked the latter with stones.
The police used their clubs freely
and when order was restored many OF
the disturbers lay in the streets.
while others, bruised and bleeding,
were carried away in the patrol wag-
on to police headquarters.