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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-10
New Circuit Court Gases.

John j. Kircher, Jr., of st.
Louis, is plaintiff in seven suits
against insurance companies filed
in the Circuit Court here to recov.
er $4,000 on policies to cover al.
legged damages by fire to a stock
of merchandise in st. Louis.
c. A. Wescott, of North Dakota
has instituted replevin proceed
ings to recover five head of horses
from Thomas Moss, Fay Utter
back and Clarence Klein. Wes-
colt alleges he owned the horses,
which were stolen and shipped to
Vandalia, Mo-, where they were
sold to the persons made defend
ants to this suit. The defendants
bought the horses not knowing of
the alleged theft
Dena Kelso VS.. C. w. Strain, on
note.
Ed Corder VS.. Maggie Corder,
divorce.
Edgar Threlkeld VS.. +. w. Mar
tin, appeal j. p, Court.
City of Mexico VS.. John ConlOn.
condemnation proceedings.
City of Mexico VS.. Fred A. Nor
ris, ct al, the same.
Geo. w. Perry VS.. Ed. E. Turn
er, on account.
Kroeger-Amos James Gro. Co..
VS.. Lasher & Denmark, appeal j.
P. Court.
American Luxfer Prism Co., VS..
III. II. Meyer, on account.
Pickel Marble & Granite Co..
VS.. II. III. Meyer, on account.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-10
FARMER RUSK.
His Visit Big Sales Day at
Martinsburg.

j. b. De Vault published the
following in his Martinsburg
Oracle last week;
Dear Mr.. DeVault: Your Sale
Day is certainly a great thing for
your community, Judging from
what | saw last Saturday. Such
an enterprise is valuable from
several standpoints not least
among which is the good to be de
rived from the association of
farmers one with another and
with the business men in town.
II was a pleasure to meet SO
many of your live, hustling farm
en- sand stockmen 1t was also
gratifying to note the interest
manifested among these men in
the Audrain Co. Agricultural
Bureau and in the work which it
is hoped may be accomplished
through this organization, When
the bureau is permanently OF.
ganized in the near future, !
believe that the farmers Of your
community will show up strong in
the membership. All indications
point TO the fact that the farmers
of Martinsburg and vicinity are
the sort that will get right into
the band wagon of better farm
ing and we will all cooperate to
make Audrain county a better
county jn which to live.
Thanking you and your people
for the hospitality shown me, !
am,
Sincerely yours,
Farmer" RuSk.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-10
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINA-
TION.

An examination for clerk and
carrier will be held at the post
Office in this city on April &c,
1918.
Age limit, IS to As years, on
the date of the examination.
Married women will not be adj
mitted to the examination. This
prohibition, however, does not ap-
ply to women who are divorced
or those who are separated from
their husbands and support them
selves, but they are eligible for
appointment only as clerk.
Applicants must be physically
'ound, and male applicants must
be not less than ) feet 1 inches in
height without boots or shoes. and
weigh not less than 125 pounds
without overcoat or hat.
For application blanks and for
full information relative to the
examination, qualifications, du-
ties, salaries, vacations, promo
tons, etc, address Immediately
HENRY NJ. BARTELS,
Secretary, Board of Civil Service
examiners.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-10
HIGH HILL DISTRICT.

We have been having lots of
rain and some bad lightning but
no damage done here, but the
community here and at Centralia
were saddened to know of the cy-
clone at and around Sturgeon. 1t
is said three people were killed
and many houses torn to pieces
and blown away, and some stock
killed.
Chas. Sellers sold 25 hogs to
Tom Hodge at 1910.
Oliver Sims and family and j..
II. Turner and wife spent Sunday
with Edgar Sims and wife,
l.. l.. Spencer had the mis-
fortune to lose a $50 hog. 1t got
hurt and died Saturday night.
Mrs. jim Lanham returned
home Sunday afte ra few days
stay with her mother who has
been real sick but is better.
w. ID. Pulls and family and B.
f. Pulls and wife visited at Philip
Dalby's Sunday.
John Botkin and wife visited
Mrs. Amy Turner and children
Sunday.
Mrs. Jesse Carter is very sick
and they telegraphed for the
children, but she was some better
at last report.
L. L. Spencer sold to Tom
Hodge a wagon load Of hogs at
500 per cwt.
Mrs. Crockett Campbell, form
erly of this district, has been at
the bedside Of her sister, Mrs. Al
bert Freeman, and visited her
brother and mother in this neigh
borhood on her way home
1t is reported that V. Y. Cox
has purchased a new automobile.
L. L. Spencer and wife attend
ed the funeral of Mrs. Hulen in
Centralia Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-10
POWELL FORD.

Only a few met at the annual
school meeting in this district,
VIM Mason's time expired as di-
rector, but he was chosen again
for three years.
Miss Mabel Cook, who taught
at Hedge Dale last term, has been
employed to teach the same school
again next term.
j. 7. johnson purchased steers
from Milford Berry.
Misses Elizabeth, Earl and
Carolyn Carter, daughters of Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Carter of this vi
>cinity, spent last week with Judge
Carter and family.
Reed Massey purchased some
hay of the Dowell Bros, delivered
last week. Mr.. McMurtry sold
some hay at $12 ton.
Thursday of last week the big
gest rain of the season.
No oats has been sown as yet.
The Willing Workers of Rising
Sun church will serve dinner at
Mr.. Dakins' sale April 18th.
Mr., Newberry of this vicinity
entertained his brother last Sun
day.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-10
VOL. IA
FROM CENTRALIA.

r. j. Farrinton has completed
new barn.
Miss Frances Sappington is
teaching school near Laddonia
and is an excellent teacher.
Miss Mary Harrington is visit
ing relatives near Laddonia.
The funeral Of Mrs. Claude
Hulen was conducted Sunday
afternoon at the Christian church
by Ed. C. II. Swift. Mrs. Hulen
died in a hospital in st. Louis
Thursday. She leaves husband
and five children.
Mrs. Frank McCally, aged As
years, died Sunday morning at
her home in West Centralia. Bur
ial Tuesday at Maple Grove Meth
odist church at Rowena. She and
her husband were for many years
residents of the Rowena neighbor-
hood.
The funeral Of Mrs. Nellie
Jones was conducted at the Bap-
tist church Monday afternoon by
Rev. c. G. Long of st. Louis.
II. L. Booth made business
trip to Kansas City Friday.
Rev. G. A. Shadwick, pastor of
the M. Il. Church S. here, will de-
vote all his time after September
to evangelistic work.
Centralia has a live CONNER
cial Club.
The ladies Missionary Societies
of the Baptist churches Of Boone
and Callaway counties held an
all-day session Thursday at the
Baptist church here. Dinner was
served in the basement of the
church.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-10
EAST END NOTES

Vandalia, Mo, April Mrs.
Amanda Barbce went to Pike
county recently for an extended
visit with her daughter.
DIR. Leland Moore and wife
have returned home from Daven-
port, Iowa.
Rev. w. +. Akers filled his REG.
ular appointment at the Pleasant
Plains Methodist church Sunday
morning, but called in his an.
pointment Sunday night and re.
turned to the revival meeting in
Laddonia.
c. w. Risar was reelected as
school director in the Pleasant
Plains district and the usual eight
month school term was voted.
Quite severe windstorm pass
ed over this locality recently.
wrecking several hen houses and
other small buildings and blew
down the windmill on Judge j. $.
Gatson s farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Schor of
Vandalia attended church at the
Methodist church Sunday and
took dinner with Mr.. and Mrs w
S. Barbee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Webber
visited relatives near Laddonia
Sunday.
The j. n. Rosser sale of cows in
Vandalia, March Doth, was large
ly attended and COWS sold from
$50 TO $102. Some of the pur-
ehasers were: Ernest johnson.
one cow, $72; Il. $. Nuckles. two
cows and calves, $92 each: Chas.
Beshears, one cow $lO2; Me
Daniel, one COW, $40; Z. r. Bon
durant one cow, $50.
Ray Hamlet, a very prominent
and highly respected young man
of Vandalia and "A partner in the
firm OF Hamlet Bros, grocery
store, died Saturday night after
a severe illness of few days. The
cause Of his death seems to have
been complication of diseases
and does not seem to be under
stood. The death of this splendid
young man is very sad blow to
our community.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-10
EAST HALLSVILLE.

Weather a little cooler. Quite
a lot of rain. Not many oats
sowed yet.
Miss Gertrude Wolfork who
was very badly burned recently
is able 20 be out again.
Uncle Jack West has been suf-
fering quite a good deal, but is a
little better at this writing.
Mrs. j. T. Allen of Benton City
is visiting her son, 7, f. Allen
and family of this vicinity.
Mary Lee Durk is very i'll
again.
r. L, Allen and family, Otis
Allen and family and Omer Allen
of Youngers visited at T. E. AL
lens Sunday.
Roy West of Centralia visited
his grandfather, Uncle Jack
West, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edd Tanner and
Mrs. W. l.. Long spent Sunday
with w. B. White and family.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-10
TO CALIFORNIA.
A Former Mexico Man Goes West

Montgomery City, Mo, April 8.
Il. Stokes, chairman Of
the State Prohibition party, and
candidate of his party for Cover
nor in the last Campaign, who is
the father of Mrs. Joe Moore of
Mexico, Mo, announces he will
sever his connection with the
party in Missouri this month, and
will 90 to California, where he
has accepted the position of see
retary of the Executive Commit
tee Of the State Prohibition party
of California. He also states The
Kansas City Leader, of which he
is the official editor, will discon-
tinue publication for the present.
Stokes has been head of the
State Prohibition party in this
State for nearly twenty years,
and twice has been its candidate
for Governor.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-10

The will of the late Mrs. NJ. F.
Hopkins was filed for probate II
few days ago. j. G. Lakenan is
named as the executor. Among
the bequests were the following
5000 in trust for the Methodist
Episcopal church, South, of thla
city; 800 in trust for the Wo.
mems Missionary Society of the
same church and 800 for the
Foreign Missionary Society of the
church, to be expended as the so.
ciety deems best; 5000 in trust
for Mt. Zion Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, in Boone county.
The remainder of the estate is di-
vided in different proportions
among relatives and the children
Of the late r. p, Hopkins.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-10
Freeman-Sanford NuptiaIs.

Mr.. Charles Freeman and Miss
Lena Sanford were married Sat
urday evening, April 9Th, at the
residence of DR.. j. B. Hawkins,
Rev. Hawkins officiating. Those
IN attendance were: Pauline Jeri-
chow, Oma Sanford, Wink Smith,
Everett Jinkins, The Message ex.
tends congratulations to this hap.
py young couple, wishing them q
long life and much happiness.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-10
Swat the Peach Crop Killioy.

The st. Louis Republic iollies
us as follows:
The Mexico Message says
everybody in that vicinity is pre-
dieting a fine peach crop this
year. There is nothing better
than this sort of optimism to
bring about a bumper yield.
Usually when there is nothing
else to talk about in the rural
communities some calamity howl
ar Is bound to hop up and wire in
10 the nearest editor that the
peach promise is going to be a
fizzle.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-10

The Young Peoples Missionary
Society of the Methodist church
of this city has elected Misses
Zola Beal and Esther Hardine as
delegates to the State Missionary
Conference which meets at Rich
mOnd next month.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-10

Virginia, the little daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. f. Horton Of
this city, while at play last Fri
day, fell violently ON the grant
told sidewalk and suffered a deep
cash on her forehead. In the
dressing the wound required two
stitches.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-10

Howrd Craig, 13 years old,
while playing at the North Cen
tral School last Saturday was
struck in the eye by ball and
then he ran against a tree and fell
unconscious, He is recovering
from the hurt all right.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-10

kobt. McPheeters and Homer
Azdell, lately in the furniture
business at Laddonia, are arrang-
ing to open furniture establish
lnent in Moberly soon. Mr. Me
lheeters was formerly with Nc
l'heeters Bros. in Mexico in the
furniture business.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-10

The Epworth League will hold
at the Methodist church here OH
Monday evening, April 14th, Il
contest for the Angel Prize, a
sterling silver medal, offered by
the American Humane Society,
for oratory Oh any subject bear
ing on kindness, Justice and mcr-
cy. There are six contestants and
interest in the event is lively.
Music will be interspersed be-
tween the speeches. The Leaguers
expect large audience.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-10

B. o. Davis: | live ont in the
Jesse school district, southwest of
Mexico. Own a $50 acre farm in
that neighborhood. l have 26
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-10

Noah Clark of this city was op-
Grated on in a St. Louis hospital
last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-10

A. D. Beamer, a wealthy citizen
Of Barton county, Mo, has bought
the Green Clay home in this city.
paying $4,000. He will move
here and make Mexico his home.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-10
FROM INDIANA.
Tells of the High Waters and
Floods.

raised at Louisiana, Mo, who is
a cousin Of Mrs. John Beal of
Mexico and who has visited here,
writes the Message as follows;
NincenneS, Ind, March 81
Mr.. John Beal: No doubt you
have read an account OF our high
water. | understand that the pa
perS have us washed pretty clean.
Nincennes, however, did have a
narrow escape. We were for SIX
hours completely surrounded by
water rushing in at a terrible rate
ON the lowest portions of the
town, until the levees across and
below us broke which saved us,
no doubt, from being all under
water.
Yesterday was up in the high
est lookout in Vmcenncs and
across on the Illinois side the
water is as high on one side Of
the levee as the other, the levee
looking like a mere black line OH
the water as far almost as one can
see. We could see Lawrcncevlllc
in the distance, which is six miles,
and the water reached to there.
They were having boat service
to that place, the railroad having
washed out for four or five miles.
| sent mother, at Louisiana. let
ter via boat to Lawrencevillc, ILL.,,
to be mailed there. | had little
food experience Friday. After
school my daughter, Louise, aud
|, started out to view the high
water, which since o'clock was
raising at n rapid rate. We live
I blocks from the river, and at
that time it was all up over the
street in the first block. Having
friend sick, we thought to call
upon her, who lived a few blocks
farther north. While there, IN
less than on hour a temporary
dam, which they were throwing
up to protect the north part of
town, broke and the waters rush
ed down and soon surrounded us
wo and three feet deep. 1t came
10 the steps in the front yard
While the sidewalk was floating IN
the back yard. We sent our
friend to higher ground and one
hour later we were taken home,
our place being a little higher,
md then the water was backing
up along the curbing next door.
The people were frantic, every
one talking over the phone at the
anne time, Town in total dark
.nese. Gas out no water to drink
(and plenty too.
Then the levees gave way and
by IL o'clock water began to go
down on our street and by morn
ing it was off.
People were repeatedly warned
and they expected it for days, so
no lives were lost in town or sur
rounding country that we know
of.
Two men on the Illinois side
were in a barn loft for 36 hour,
and they cut a hole in the root,
hoisted n flag, and were saveu.
Many like instances could re-
late.
The water is up to the roof in
Mr.. Fullen's place, eight miles
above here.
River highest on record. No
lives lost, but devastation plenty.
The greatest calamity, however,
is that the smallpox in the Okla
homa District may cause an cpl
demic of the disease, as it was al
most impossible to maintain a
quarantine, and nearly every per-
son in that end of town has been |
exposed.
| think there is about $1,000 |
600 Dropertv loss i'm this vicinitv |
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-10

young lambs on hands. | losl
two others. But the remainder
are doing fine. Everything's a
little slow on the farm this sea
son, especially oats sowing.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-10

Ray Hallett, of Vandalia, &c
years old, died a few days ago and
the doctors have been puzzled as
to what allied him. He was sick
week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-10

j. j. Staples: was born and
reared in Union church neighbor-
hood, southeast of Mexico. Re
side with my mother on farm
northwest Of that church. We
are an earnest church people out
our way, especially are our young
people most jealous. We have a
B. Y. P. U. organization, over so
in membership, and they tell me
we are doing a work equal to the
efforts in some of the cities.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-10

little slow on the farm this sea
son, especially oats sowing.
w. Ii. Hollingsworth: l came
here from Labette county, Kan
sas, last year. | own the Joe
Ware 200 acre farm, in the neigh
borhood west of Worcester. |
like Audrain county and think
am here to stay.
j. T. Leeper: l was sorry to
hear of Jack Davis, near me,
north of Long Branch, being kill
ed by lightning last Thursday. He
was on his horse and was going to
ride over to Paris. The horse
was killed also. Mr.. Davis was a
fine man. / had known him for
20 years.
f. A. Morgan: live i'll Mex
leo. My good old father, A. G..
Morgan, northeast of Molino, eel
ebrated his 83rd birthday Mon
day of last week. Two children
beside myself were present G..
w. Morgan and family and j. A.
Morgan and family, of the home
neighborhood. Ernest Sylvester
and family were also present.
Two other brother swere not able
to be present, w. II. Morgan,
southeast of Mexico, and Jas. A.
Morgan, Of Brown county, Ill.
Father was given a big dinner,
and there was also music and
other past-time. He has tolerable
good health. My mother is six
months his junior. She has good
health.
DR.. Harvey Welch: | live at
Rockport, Ill. Was raised down
here at Laddonia, as you know.
My parents still reside there. [
have been away from Audrain %
years. Mexico does not look like
herself, there have been so many
changes. l own 500 acres of bot
tom land near Rockport. A great
country over there, and / am do
ing well. My sister, Annie Welch,
married DR.. Joe Kennedy. They
were located at Perry for a NUM-
ber of years. Their daughter;
Miss Cecilia, was here in Hardin
College a number of terms. Mrs.
Kennedy died a year or two since
and the Doctor has been in Birm-
ingham, Alabama, for several
months. His health has failed. I
am going down to bring him
home and will put him in a hos
pital and give him treatment.
Mrs. w. G. Bailey, west of Lad
donia, is sister of mine.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-10

A. W. Powell: Talking of cy-
clones, I shall never forget the
one that passed thru this county
on May 20, 1892. I had little
experience with it. I owned the
place where Earl Carter, north of
Mexico, now lives. I had Just
finished repairing my house the
day before and along came this
twister. My family saw its ap-
proach from the west and we got
away from that place. My boy
and / went south, to get into low
grounds. We went over double
staked and rider fence. | don T
know how we got over it, but I
know how we got back-the fence
had been moved. Only one wall
of my house was left standing.
The floor was also left and the
kitchen table was not disturbed.
There was a setting of turkey
eggs on the table. They seemed
not injured, but they were set
and we did not get turkey-they
would not hatch. Sure | do not
want to see another cvclone.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-10

j. w. Bovine, Jr. : l joined the
commercial club at Centralia the
other night. We re after the right
of way down the railroad from
Centralia to Thompson for the
State Highway We've secured it
all but quarter of a mile and
will get that one way or another.
There'l not be many bridges and
none of them will be costly. I'm
road overseer in my district. We
want 20 or 25 permanent bridges
in our district this year. We do
the work and the county donates
the cement. ! don't think there
can be any better spent money
than that that is put into road i'm
provements.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-10

X. B. Wilkerson: DIR. Como
way and ] are still knocking the
hog cholera. ] bought two droves
affected with cholera and after
giving the serum have lost none
to speak of. If Farmer Rusk can
assist us in stamping out hog
cholera in this county he will
have earned his first years salary
four times over.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-10
SOME INTERVIEWS.
j. j. Staples, Young Churchman
"A. G. Morgan Celebrates
Birthday.

W. *. Gass and George Fritch
We live down Laddonia way, in
one of the best localities in crea-
ton. Nobody has sown any oats
yet to speak of. The wheat fields
look fine. Don't think there will
be any chinch bugs this year to
hurt. Everything is roseate with
us and the world wags on.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-10

j. S. Bradley: ] lived out in
Beaver Dam neighborhood. Been
there all my natural days-and
IN not say how long that's been.
| used to know Joe Morris, and
Charlie Morris, and Will Morris
and many of the first merchants
here in Mexico. The three fel-
lows | have named were a no
6ility; no man ever had a better
friend than Joe ID. Morris. He
was great for a good joke, and
did he ever have evil to say
against his neighbor? Never a
word, never.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-18
DO NOT NEGLECT
 THE HALL

Too many people are too willing to let the hall of the house take care of itself the idea of appropriate fur nishings for it receives but scant attention which is wrong of course since of all places the hall should ex- tend a warm and courteous welcome.
 Our new stocks reveal a wealth of pleasing surprises in furniture of this descrip- ton. A few minutes of your time will perhaps decide the perplexing question of just what is needed to impart an air of greater hospitality to the entrance hall of your home. xaf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-18
BicycIe Tires.

baseball goods, mosquito netting and wire for spring have arrived at Rad ford B. Smiths. These together with many other goods will be on sale Sat llrday at bargain prices.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-18
DIED.

CROFOOT.-In New Canaan, April 16, Cora A., wife of Seymour V. D.. Crofoot, in her 5Sth year. PROKOPY.-In Danbury, April 16, Samuel Prokopy, aged 55 years. ELLIGETT.-In Danbury, April 16, John El1igett. WATERBURY.-In Noroton April 16, Mary E., widow of Jonathan Waterbury, in her 18th year. NTGUINNESS.-In Brookield, April IA Eaux McGuinness.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-18
CLEAN COAL

When you are buying Coal you should consider quality and quantity We guaran- tee both, also thoroughly screened Coal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-18

Girl Wanted? Read the Farmer Want Ads.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-18

Mems rubberized waterproof English SIipons in the Correct tan dsO nR
 shades with fancy plaid SZYA