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The Washington herald., 1913-10-18
FAINTS AS SHE
TELLSOF DEATH
Mrs. Eaton's Aged Mother
cOIIapses While Rehearsing
AdmiraPs Last Hours.
SANITY TEST IS LIKELY
Trial May Be Halted Pending Exami-
nation Of Naval Officers Accused
Widow by AHenists.

Plymouth, Mass, Oct T7.-Mrs. vir-
Einia Harrison. the sixty-nine-year-oid
mother of Mrs. Jennie May Eaton. on
friai here for the murder OF her hus-
band, Rear Admiral Joseph G. Eaton
collapsed on the witness stand today
while rehearsing the scene of her SON.
in-law's death.
Mrs. Harrison had been on the stand an
hour, and as she was testifying to the
delirium which the admiral was suffer-
ing a short time before he died. the
witness fell forward in her chair ana
would have slipped to the floor had not
Assistant District Attorney Katzmenn
caught her. After a short rest MIS-.
Harrison said she was able TO resume
her testimony, but before she could re-
count the final events in the admirars
life the court was adjourned.
Counsel for the prosecution and de-
tense held a midnight conference last
night, and today 1t was reported the
trial would be jhaited while an examina-
ton to deterrhine Mrs. Eaton's sanity
is made. Dorothy Ainsworth Eaton, Mrs.
Eaton's younger daughter, and FroI.)
Whitney, of Harvard, who mace the
analysis of Admiral Eaton's stomach,
were summoned to the conference. Inc
heIief is general here that even should
the State prove Mrs. Eaton guilty OF
poisoning her husband, she VIII De oe-
clared not guilty on the ground OF IN
sanity.
Dorothy Eaton. the sixteen-year-old
daughter OF Mrs. Eaton was called 10
the stand this morning TO resume her
testimony begun yesterday
Called Eaton "Lunatic."
The girl told a touching story Of her
stepfather's last hours. how he had tried
to help her, as he imagined in his de-
lirium. to solve her algebra problem.
District Attorney Barker secured an ad-
mission that her mother had on many
occasions called the admiral 'lunauc-
II have often heard mother accuse the
admiral of taking drugs, and also say
she was afraid he would poison all OF
us. once she came to me ana sa'o
father had injected a drug In her arm
She showed me some scratches. but they
Looked inst like ordinary scratches to
me-"
After considerable opposition from
William A. Morse. counsel for Mrs.
Eaton. the State succeeded in having
admitted questions bearing on a certain
piece of paper found in a typewriter in
the Eaton home the day after the ad-
miraI died Dorothy admitted that she
hndf her mother were the only persons
IN the household who knew how to run
the machine. The paper will be intro
duced later. In connection with this, the
prosecution will attempt to show Mrs.
Eaton's friendship for a Chicago man.
The prosecution will allege that one
motive for the crime was that this man
repeatedly urged Mrs. Eaton to separate
from her husband and live with him.
In the event that Mrs. Eaton is proven
sane, the chief line of the defense will
be that Admiral Eaton was addicted to
the use of drugs, especially arsenic, and
died from an overdose, administered. by
himself.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08
MoLINo ITEMS.
Personal Mention-Those Coming
and Going.

Mrs Noble Barnes of south of
Mexico visited relatives near
here several days last week.
Ed Bybee and family visited
his father, Tom Bybee and family
of Mexico, last Wednesday.
j. w. Weaver and wife of Mex
leo were the guests of relatives in
this vicinity last week.
Miss Amy Cowherd Of Mexico
was the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Porter Cauthorn, from Friday till
Monday.
Miss Leota Weaver was the
guest of her aunt, Mrs. w. b.
Marshall of Mexico, Thursday
night. Mrs. Marshall ac-
companied her home Friday and
remained her guest until Mon
day.
Dode Barnes and family enter
tanned Mrs. Barnes parents,
John Woods and wife, of Mexico,
Saturday night and Sunday.
Ed. Bybee and family were the
dinner guests of Carl Wilson and
wife, Sunday.
Misses Laura and Byrd Barnett
of Mexico were the guests of Will
Heller and wife Sunday and Sun
day night and attended church at
Mt. Zion.
r. II. Dudley of Mexico attend
ed church at Mt. Zion Sunday
and took dinner with his brother,
James Dudley and wife,
The Rev. II. NJ. Grimmett of
Fulton filled his regular appoint
ment at Mt. Zion Saturday and
Sunday.
Misses Marian johnson. Lucille
Beagles and Miss Fields were the
Sunday guests of Miss Ruth
Woods.
j. Il. Blum and wife and Miss
Annie Heller were the guests or
R. L. Heizer and family Sunday.
Harve Robinson and family, of
Duly, were the guests of r. L.
Robinson and family Sunday.
j. Il. Berrcy and wife of near
CAN'T were guests of relatives
here Sunday and Monday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08
sTRoTHER ITEMS.

Nice shower both Saturday
and Sunday night.
Mrs. Ada Smiley and Miss
Annie Cleary were shopping In
Paris last Wednesday.
Miss Ruth Neirns entertained a
number of her friends at flower
gathering last Sunday evening.
Mr.. Reid made a business trip
to Paris Wednesday, taking a
load of eggs and bringing back a
load of freight.
Strother school has the honor,
this year, of everyone of her
pupils who took the rural ex-
aminations of passing. Those
from the eighth grade were Leta
Bright, Eugene Guthrie, Frank
Belmer, Stockwell Smithey, Mary
Harrison, Hugh Smiley, Drake
Smiley, Ruth Neirns, Rubey
Skeen, Clara Crigler, Jack Green
up, Iva Wren, Viola Steinmiller
The ninth, Harold Guthrie, Scott
Holland, Bloyse Vaughn, Annie
Cleary, Annie Lee Ried, Annie
Smithey and Bertha Skeen.
The young people of New Hope
have organized a Christian En-.
deavor, Mack Diversion acting as
president.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rudasil
are entertaining a new daughter
Miss Henrietta Pearl.
Roy Reid and family left
Strother Saturday to farm his
mother-in-law' farm.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08
HIGH HILL DISTRICT.
Frying Chickens Sell at 80 Cents
MIR. Edwards, Hurt in
Runaway.

Planting corn is the order OF
the day, but we are getting dry
Mrs. Music and little girl
Alice, also Mrs. Miller and daugh-
ter and Mrs. Zehr visited at b. +,
Pulls Tuesday.
Frank Edwards who got hurt
in runaway is doing as well as
could be expected.
Those on the sick list are Mrs.
Hattie Vance, and Lena Jerman,
and little Ralph Botkin is threat
ened with Group.
w. d. Pulls and family have
moved back to Centralia.
Uncle Ely Lanham has gone
back to his home in Boone county.
Mrs. Jim Lanham went home with
him and made a visit with him
and other relatives there and near
Ashland.
Elbert Craighead, south of Cen
tralia, had a runaway last week
but glad to say no one hurt.
b. f. Pulls made a business
trip near Hatton Wednesday.
Miss Grace Smith and Lena
Sellers are visiting in Columbia.
Philip Dalby bought cow and
calf of B. L. Imam for $65.
Mrs. L. L. Spencer has sold
some frying chickens at 30 cents
a pound.
w. d. Pulls and children visited
B. F. Pulls and wife and Mrs,
at Elmer Pulls near Hallsville
Sunday.
l.. l.. Spencer delivered a
wagon load of hogs at Centralia
last week at $500
j. Z. Lanham and wife visited
at Mrs. Lanham' 8 fathers, j. w
Roberts, south of Centralia, Sun
day:
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08
MARTINSBURG ITEMS.

II. p. French was in st. Louis
on business Wednesday.
Mrs. S. B. Ham and little son
visited relatives in Fulton last
week.
Mrs. John Mcintyre and daugh-
ter, Miss Helen, of Mexico, were
in Martinsburg Tuesday.
Miss Mamie Fennewald was in
Mexico Tuesday.
Miss Blanche Taylor made a
business trip to Thompson Tues
day.
Mrs. NJ. Hall who has been in
Virginia FOR several months re-
turned home last week.
Miss Ella Black of Wellsville
visited friends here Thursday.
Sam Moser and Leslie Stephens
went to st. Louis Friday.
DR.. l.. n. Carr's father is visit
ing him this week.
The Ladies Aid of the Baptist
church met with Mrs. n. NJ.
Friedman Thursday.
Miss Matte Matthews spent
Sunday in Wellsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Blattner of
Wellsville spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Il. J.. Horton.
Mrs. M. S. johnson and Alleta
French were in Mexico Monday.
DIR. j. G.. Blain of Wellsvile was
here OH business Monday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08
Seven Audrain Graduates.

Seven Audrain county boys and
girls will graduate from various
departments in the Missouri Uni
versity this spring as follows:
In Law, Chalmers Irwin Hen
derson, of Molino; B. S. in Civil
Engineering, JAS. Ralph Han
cock, Laddonia; B. S. in Electri-
cal Engineering, Carter Harris
Taylor, Mexico; A. B. in College
of Arts and Science, Misses Mar
tha Chinn, Vandalia; Frances
Glandon and Clara Haggard, of
Mexico, and Howard Williamson,
of Mexico. Misses Glandon, Chinn
and Haggard will also receive a
degree from the School of Educa-
ton.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08
HAZEL DISTRICT.

Farmers very busy planting
corn. Rain is needed.
B. F. Mayes and family visited
near Molino Sunday afternoon.
Miss Emma Williamshorst Wis
tied homefolks last week.
Blume Bros. have 20 acres of
corn planted.
Mr.. WilliamshorsA and family
attended church at Laddonia last
Sunday.
The oats do not look well. Need
rain. The wheat looks fine.
B. f. Mayes sold two sows and
pigs last week.
Mrs. b. +. Mayes has 120 little
chickens.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08
POWELL FORD.

Several are planting corn in
this neighbOrhood.
All are planning for Home
Coming Day at Rising Sun
church fourth Sunday in May.
RALPH McMurtry in loading a
toy pistol happened to let the
cartridge explode in his hand.
He was put in the Doctors care
Immediately. His many friends
are glad to know that he is get
ting along nicely.
Milford Berry purchased new
buggy recently.
Some have sheared sheep in this
vicinity.
Miss Mary Cordelia Mason is
visiting relatives in Mexico.
Robert Allen sold nice young
horse to John Carroll Of Mexico
for $40.
Oscar Lewis hauled a load OF
sheep to Mexico Monday for j
H. billiard.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08
Hurt in Runaway.

j. Frank Edwards, southeast of
Centralia, Tuesday of last week,
was driving a four-horse team to
stalk cutter when the team be-
came frightened and ran away.
Mr., Edwards was thrown in
front of the cutter and his right
arm was broken in two places, his
lett ankle dislocated besides he
suffered a number of deep flesh
wounds, requiring about &c
stitches to close them. His condi.
uon was regarded as quite criti
cal Tor a time, but we are glad tc
report that he is reported as re
covering all right.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08
Laddonia High School.

Rev. b. G. Reavis of Mexico
preached the baccalaureate SER
mon before the senior class of the
Laddonia High School last Sun
day. The services were held at
the Laddonia Baptist church, The
graduates this year will be
Misses Iona Alexander, Ruby
Webber, Marie Torreyson, Alpha
Hoyt and Everett Alexander
and Messrs. Tom De Laporte, Eu
gene Summers, Howard Smith
and Wallace Crandalf. 1t is &
very bright and intelligent grouI
of young men and young women
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08
ROBBED OF $3.50.
Thugs Get Mexico Train Man at
Louisiana.

Louisiana, Mo-, May 5.-Thos.
Creamer of Mexico, Mo-, fireman
on one of the Burlington-Alton
fast trains out of Francis, was
sandbagged here early today and
robbed of $3.50 in cash. He ar
rived here on freight and start
ed thru the Alton yards to take "A
short cut to his brothers home
when accosted by two thugs. He
knocked down the smaller of the
two men, but was knocked un-
conscious by the other, who rob
bed him and got away.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08
TALKING ABOUT MEXICO.
Her Fine Horse Sale-That Big
Stake at the County Fair.

Fulton, Mo-, May 3.--More big
premiums will be offered at the
annual county fairs in North Cen
tral Missouri this fall than. ever
before in the history of the State.
Some of the smallest fairs are Of
fering purses of $1,000 and ST.
500 for feature events, whereas in
former years the limit has been
about $500.
The announcement Of these val
liable premiums, it is believed,
will result in bringing some of the
finest horsefiesh in the country to
the fairs. Even with the rather
modest purses in the past the
showing has been exceptionally
high class, and, combined with
the great development of the
State as a fine-horse center, will
assure a great showing of thor
oughbreds at the fairs.
Recently in Mexico more than
$4,000 worth of blooded horses
were sold at public auction by
the Missouri Sales Association.
Horses were sent from all parts of
the country, and buyers were
present from all parts of the Uni
ted States to participate in the
sales. A train load of animals left
Mexico at the conclusion of the
two days sale, and at Moberly
were routed to all parts of the
country.
Announcements already have
been made of special premiums
that will be offered by fair asso-
Citations, most prominent among
which are the special premiums
for the best five-gaited saddle
horse, mare or gelding. Premiums
definitely decided upon are as fol-
lows in this class: Galloway
County Fair at New Bloomfield,
August 10 to %, $1,000; Audrain
County Fair, at Mexico, August
IL to Is, 1900; Boone County
Fair, at Columbia, August 4 to s,
$1,000; Sturgeon Fair, August 25
to 2S, $1,000; Montgomery Coun-
ty Fair, at Montgomery City,
August 25 to 2S, $500.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08
Barely Got There.

The County Court granted VIM.
Kemper saloon license this week
1t was the first time the two
thirds rule" was put in force and
Mr.. Kemper got his license by
just one name above the required
two-thirds of the taxpayers in the
block after the court had dis
qualified and stricken off q
names on the petition.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08

DIR. w. p. Cutler was in Mex
leo again last week inspecting the
dairy cows of Z. C. S. Miller, Geo.
E. La Force, l. 7. Van Note and
Henry Showers. DR.. Cutler thinks
milk is cheap in Mexico. He says
figure it out yourself. A quart of
milk selling here for seven cents
is equal in nutrition to eight eggs
selling for about 90 cents, or a
pound of stake selling for %
cents. Why, a quart of milk and
some bread is good enough ra
tons for a man TO labor on at
plowing all day. And we might
add that if all of us would live on
this kind of diet little more ,leav,
ing out the other specials, we
might cut the high cost of living
and be just as healthy besides.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08
Audrain County Teachers.

County Superintendent oi
Schools j. L. Shobe hands us the
following:
Rural Teachers Re-employed -
New Michigan, Pearle Parker
$50; East Lick, Ella Criswell
Burnham, Janette White, $75
Highland, Mabel Kilgore; Hedge
dale, Mabel Cook; Prairie Lea
Abbie Sullivan, $50; Walker, Geo
d. Coakley; Black, Gladys G
Furber, $50; Hall, Anna Maskey
Sunrise, Elizabeth O'Brien; Cant
c. W. Sansberry, $50; Flynt, An
ME Marshall.
New Teachers Employed
Bear Slough, Yea Smith; Dye
Etie Bryson; Molino, E. E. Shay
500; Fox, Blanche Taylor, $50
Pine, Frances Sappington, $55
hurdle, Mrs. Nellie McKeenan
Sims, Zola Beal, $55; Prairi,
Chapel, Zella Brown; Jackson
Myrtle Duncan, $50; Ceda
Grove, Esther Harrison; Beave
Dam, Blanche White, 500; Hisey
Miss Smith, $55; Burke, Edd c
Offutt.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08

Walter Morris and Clifton
Blattner have formed a partner
ship and will open an ice cream
parlor and confectionery store in
the new Masonic building. They
are installing their fixtures this
week Messrs. Morris & Blattner
are hustlers and we predict they
will have a fine business from the
start.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08

The annual Missionary Conven,
ton of the Christian Churches in
the Sixth (Mo.) District is to be
held at Macon Mo-, May ~ and
13. We notice that Rev. w. A.
Shullenberger Rev. j. ID. Greer
and Mrs. Dan Cauthorn, of Mex.
leo; G. H. Swift, of Centralia
Mrs. F. P. Dye and j. P. Rowlin,
son, of Vandalia, have places on
the program.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08
Three Graduates.

There are three members of the
class of 1913 of the Missouri Mill
tary Academy that graduate this
spring. They are Bryant Parrott
of Keosaquah, Iowa; James Ray
of Edna, Kansas, and Floyd Fuel
of Lection, Mo. The Academy
will hold its baccalaureate SER
vices this year with those at Har
din College.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08

Royal Jesse: | celebrated my
S2nd birthday the 9th ult. Two
of my daughters get your Message
Mrs. Melissa Rodhouse at Col
umbia and Mrs. Lotta Cullers of
Iowa. was here on the site of
Mexico when there was no Mexico.
Audrain was then part of Gala
way county. enjoy "The Old
Time Religion" Seems to me
they do not get the brand of
Christianity they used to. The
plea for repentance used to be en-
phasized, now it is believe. But
enough about that. / am happy
in my lingering days, sleep like a
child and feel that l have a con-
science void of offense before God
and man.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08
SOME INTERVIEWS.

: j. +. Green: This is Saturday
| am talking to you. My help on
my farm south of Mexico finished
planting "a acres of corn today.
But last Sunday / met II streak of
bad luck; lost a fine mare and
young colt. would not have
parted with them for 5000. The
colt was by one of Hamilton Bros.
fine saddle horses. Such loss
makes Uncle jim" feel just lit
tie blue.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08

Mrs. w. j. Bolts gave her hus.
band a surprise party last Thurs,
day, it being his birthday. A
number of Mr.. Bolts gentlemen
friends were in and all wished
him many returns of the day. All
Mr.. Bolts is but 55.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08

The following relatives from a
distance attended the funeral OF
Allen Stallings in Mexico last
week: Three borthers, w. H., of
Alhambra, H.; Thomas, Of Gran
ite City, ILL.,, and Andrew, of New
Douglass, HI; one sister, Mrs.
Rose Dixon, of Greenville, H.; IA
cousin, Wardie Stallings, of
Alton, ILL.,, and Eugene Revelle,
another cousin, of Edwardsville,
Ill.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08
CUIvRE ITEMS.
Nick Lemon Loses Leg-Little
Child Is Operated on.

Mrs. Clarence Bates and three
children left Monday for Il
month s visit with relatives in
the northern part of the State.
She will visit at several points be-
fore her return home.
DR.. Moore of Mexico was call
ed to assist DR.. Mccall of Lad
donia in operating on little Gar.
nett Rocky who has been sick for
some time. An abscess on heI
left lung was drained and she is
now in a fair way for recovery.
Mrs. S. V. Montague spent sew
eral days at the bedside of her
brother, Nick Lemon, of Vandalia,
last week. Mr.. Lemon had the
misfortune to break a leg in
March and had to have it ampu.
tated last week. His condition
was quite critical at the time but
the operation was a success and
he seems much improved sine,
then.
Charlie Brace has the very
latest arrival in new buggies anc
it is dandy.
Mrs. Ethel Chapman and TIVE
little children Of Mexico returned
to their home Saturday after {
weeks visit with relatives neal
Laddonia.
Miss Inez Lotion was a guest
at the home of Jas. Hall Sunday
Tobe Dubray and family spen'
Sunday with his daughter, Mrs
Arthur Barnes north of Laddonia
Little Miss Oneita Gray spen'
last week with relatives in Lad
donia.
Henry Oaks made a flying triI
to Moberly Saturday.
A. E. Brace and family wer,
the guests of his son, George
Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08

Somebody took F. L. Crosby s
horse and buggy from the hitch
racks in Mexico Saturday night
and drove it into the country and
turned it loose. The horse headed
toward home but got frightened
and ran away and tore the buggy
to pieces.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08

C. l.. Stewart: Not much to it
yet-that talk for consolidating
the Rush Hill, Walker, McClintic
and Hedgedale school districts,
Two or three here at Rush Hill
started the agitation. There'll be
nothing doing this year, but next
year the proposition may be sub
mitted to the voters of the dis
tricts concerned.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08

j. S. Wilson, of Mason City,
Iowa, who has been building
new dwelling on his farm near
Rush Hill, returned home last
Saturday. His farm is adjoining
Rush Hill on the northwest. Tho
new house was to take the place
of the one burned a couple of
months ago.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08

Tom Reighley: | have lived at
Farber for long time. My wife
was Miss Anderson. John
Reighley, my brother, lives over
at Wellsville and have two other
brothers in Canada. Well do /
recall the days when / used to
meet the now editor of the Mes
sage and other Lick Greek boys
at the picnics and other doings in
the east part of the county. But
I'm little broken in health now;
can't go the gaits like / used to
but it's good philosophy to keep
as sweet and optimistic as posi-
BILE.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08

A firm that WHOLESALERS and re-
tails ice cream over at Paris re-
ceived a 20-ton shipment of rock
salt the other day from Lyons,
Kan, and the freight cost them
twice as much as the salt.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08

Harrison Culbertson, son OF
Rev. and Mrs. A. B. Culbertson of
this city, has been very ill OF
mumps at Fayette where he is at
tending college. His mother went
to his bedside first of the week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08

Thos. r. Harlow: l spend most
of my time caring for my aged fa-
ther, f. r. Harlow. We live in
Benton City. My father is Y
and has been helpless for a year
and never can get we'll. l believe
in the children keeping the Fifth
Commandment, Honor thy fa-
ther and thy mother"
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08

VIM. G. Pike is surely to be the
new postmaster at Martinsburg
His appointment has been con-
firmed by the powers that be at
Washington.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08

Miss Ruth Cauthorn OF this city
is an enthusiastic Sunday school
girl. She attends at the Mexico
Christian church and has had an
unbroken attendance in her Sun.
day school class for five years.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08

Il. T. Coyle, a hog cholera
doctor, formerly residing in this
city, is reported to have been
killed last week at Ardmore,
Okla, by his wife's first husband,
from whom she was divorced.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08

Miss Kitty Turley of Mexico,
who has been teaching at Wash
ington, Mo, for two or three
years, has been promoted and
now takes a place in the high
school of that city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08

Boulevard Place is a new addi-
ton to Mexico, composed of "a
lots, lying west of the Kings
Daughters Home for Aged
Women. Fred Llewellyn is the
owner.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08

Prof. j. w. Million, Rev. w. A.
Shullenberger, VIM. Pollock and
Rolla Mcintyre attended the
Peace Congress in st. Louis last
week as delegates from the Mex
leo Commercial Club.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08

p. NJ. Morris and son, Will II.
Morris, of California, are arrang-
ing to visit old friends in Mexico
this summer.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08

NJ. S. Carter has sold his
Broken Dollar Store at Centralia
to Carter w. Atkins. Mr.. Atkins
is IA son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Press At
lins of near Centralia. Mr.. Car
ter formerly lived in Mexico. He
married Miss Birdie Boatman Of
this city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08

Joseph Darr, of Palmyra, Mo-,
nephew of Mrs. N. Spencer of
near Rush Hill, was killed re-
Gently in an automobile accident
in Chicago.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08

Capt. N. Dix, Justice of the
Peace at Martinsburg, resigned
his office this week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08

Earl G.. Let's of Iowa has
bought S. C. Thompson's IS airdome
in Mexico, paying $1,000.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08

Miss Esther Hardine is the new
bookkeeper at the Crown Laun'
dry. Miss Bessie Denton is now
bookkeeper for w. F. Atkinson.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08

G.. r. Mccall: | have fattened
up steadily since l have returned
from my year or two's residence
in Oklahoma. Been suffering
lately, however, with rheumatism.
BY the way, Mr.. Editor, did you
ever hear the darkey's definition
of rheumatism as compared with
neuralgia! You know the doctors
don't know what either of them
is, but the darkey knew. He said:
go down to de blacksmith's shop,
put your thum' in dat wise, turn
de wise on your thum', and squeeze
it till you can't stan it no mo-.
OATS rheumatism. Den give de
wise another big turn - dat:
neuralgia" The darkey knew
that neuralgia hurts the worst,
didn't heg
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-08

George Marshall is afflicted
with the mumps.