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Mexico Missouri message., 1914-09-03
FROM ODESSA
Rev. Petty Writes an Interesting
Letter.
Odessa, Mo-, Aug. 2S.


Brother Beal II have been
thinking for some time of writ
ing you a short letter, and will
do so now. We have been need
ing rain for the past six weeks OF
two months, but are having plen
ty at last. Our pastures are get
ting good again, for which we
are very thankful. Notwith-
standing the drOuth we have fine
corn, some of which will make 81
bushels per acre. We have a fine
country and happy people.
Nolan Hodge, of near Lad
donia, bought farm Of lGC
acres in two miles of my place.
of which he is justly proud. He
could get a nice sum i'll advance
of the price he paid if he wanted
to sell. / met him on the train
last Monday on his way from
Rush Hill to Odessa. He said to
me, Don t this corn look fine
Nolan is "A fine fellow, and we
are glad to have him with us.
Brother Beal, | inclose you Il
clipping from one of our religious
papers concerning camp meet
ing at Little Blue church, near
Blue Springs, where i am pastor
The church is eight miles east OF
independence, Mo. This was
the first camp meeting they ever
attended. They had us promise
to come with another next year
if we are living. During the
meeting while on the streets OF
Blue Springs one day "a fat man
stepped up to me and shook
hands with me. | was surprised
when ! saw it was DR.. Bob Craw-
ford, once of Rush Hill. He has
n good practice here. He looks
well. He has been at Blue
Springs almost one year. | don I
see why | did not meet him be
bore this. Our church is Just
five miles north of the town. Our
meeting began August 2nd and
closed the 10Th.
What has become of the home
coming our old friend Aleck
johnson of Salisbury spoke of in
the Message some time ago at
the Reed Springs, some three
miles west of Martinsburg? | had
thought of trying to be at that
meeting if it materialized.
Wishing you great success, I
am your true friend.
Geo. W. Petty.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-09-03
CIRCUIT COURT
COURT DOCKET
SeDtember Term Opens Next Mon
day. Ten Divorce Cases and
1863 Other Matters

First Day, Monday, September
State of Missouri VS..
Ford Poague, Barney Greenman,
John Crawley, Louis Young, Hy.
Shawnee. Robert Bannlster, Ira
Ellis Atha johnson, Allie john
SON. Elijah Watts, Clip Hutcher-
son Il, 2, and -, Charles Robin
son. james Tully, Robert Lue,
Engene Carter, Vim. Thomas, IT,
NJ Monroe q, 3, 4, 5, and g., Joe
Cosby. George Griffin, Thomas
Cook a.. and . John Kemp, q.
Nelson, Lon Qualls, Johnnie
Hart, I'd. Neal, Harry Drebing,
+. X. Vomund, Frank Meyer
peter; City of Mexico VS.. Mar
garet f. Cave,
Second Day, Tuesday, Sept. 8,
Baxter Guthrie, Admr. VS.
c. & A. r. r. Co., Susie Knight vs.
W. ID. Lyons, Geo. SAKE VS.. Joe
SAKE, Y. l.. Riney VS. c. Riney,
SAKE, r. Il. Riney ct al VS.. Claude
Rncy ct AL, Big Four Transfer
Co. Northern Assurance Co., Big
-Four Transfer Co. VS. Standard
Fire lns. Co., Hartford, Conn,
Big Four Transfer Co. VS.. Proyi-
dcnce- Washington lns. Co., Big
-Four Transfer Co. VS.. Springfield
Fire & Marine Ins. Co., Big -Four
Transfer Co. VS. New Hampshire
Fire Nps. Co., Big Four Transfer
Co. VS. The Farmers Fire Ins. Co.
of York, Pa, Big Four Transfer
Co. VS. Dixie Fire Ins. Co., Greens
borO, North Carolina, Big -Four
Transfer Co. VS. Westchester
Fire Ins. Co. of New York City,
Big Four Transfer Co. VS. Niagara
Fire Ins. Co. of New York, Ii.
Walker VS. Kay Spence, j. b.
Hawkins VS.. II. c. Creed, Lessie
Smith VS.. Carl Y. Smith, True
Hamilton VS.. Guy Hamilton,
Sarah w. Alderman VS.. Frederic
A, Delano ct al, Leila Anna Cor
coran VS.. VIM. ID. Corcoran, J.
johnson q Co. VS. j. w. Wool
bridge, Mrs. II. A. Thompson vs.
The Estate of Annie +. McCune,
James A. Clayton, Admr,
Third Day, Wednesday, Sept,
9.-John T. Ricketts, ct al
VS. Addie Il. Stuart, j. Deck
Smith VS. C. & A. II. Il. CO., Nam
mie Lillard VS. G. & A. r. II. Co.,
John Brewer VS. c. & A. r. r. Co.,
IL. +. Henderson VS. G.. & A. r. r.
Co., Lutte Diggs VS. c. & A. r. r.
Co., Charles Powell ct al VS. c. &
4. r. r., st. Louis Union Trust
Go. ct al VS. Evans-Snider-Buel
Co., Meletio Fish & Oyster Co, VS.
d, E. Sterner, Wallace F. Feutz
ct al VS. Charles Holt ct al, Chica-
go, Wilmington & Vermillion Coal
20. VS. Charles II. Holt, Charles
Holt VS. L, j, Hurst, Lizzie Dye,
Guardian of Floyd Dye VS. Chica-
go q Alton R. R. Co., w. A. Ben
DOW, Admr. VS. c. & A. r. r. Co.,
'harles II. Holt VS. Bank of Rush
Hill, Charles Dawns, Admr. VS. C,
y A. r. R, Co., Com. p. Storts ct
Concluded on Sth page. y
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-09-03

The Laddonia Herald says:
Lloyd Smith and family will move
to Mexico about September first,
whore he will engage in the brok-
erage business. He is a first class
business man and we hope he sue
ceeds. We commend his good
family to the people of that city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-09-03

Miss Edna McMurtry returned
home last week after a pleasant
visit with her uncle at Moberly,
Mr.. Robert McPheeters.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-09-03
BEAVER DAM DEBATE.

The debate at Beaver Dam last
Saturday night on the woman S
suffrage question drew an i'm
mense crowd. Levi Winn and
Basil Smith spoke for the women
and +. II. Dicus and Thomas
Wright opposed. The women,
by unanimous decision of the
judges, lost. The judges were J..
B. Woolery, James Booth and
w. A. Shrout.
Mrs. Ollie Moody and son, Clark
visited Mrs. b. f. Thornton, and
family, near Thompson, recently.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-09-03

The Commercial Club is to file
formal complaint with the State
Public Service Commission be-
cause of the inability to secure
mutual telephone connections thru
Rush Hill and other points in the
county east. This is matter
the Message has thought for some
time should be looked into.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-09-03
STRANGER DIES HERE.

H. C. Riddle, 40 years old,
whose home was in Hannibal,
o''d at the home of his sister,
'r'' Fred Brakeman, in this city,
,a.t Friday. His wife was at his
oeaslde. The body was taken to
Hannibal for burial.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-09-03

pr. j. b. Hawkins and George
Naorlch, both with the vigor Of
youth, had a land trade this
week The former let go a farm
III Kansas for nice suburban
nome IN Muskogee, Okla.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-09-03

Miss Althea, daughter of DR..
Arthur Steele of Havana, Ill.,,
has returned home after delight
full two weeks visit with her aunt
in Mexico, Miss Ethel Thornberg.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-09-03
Some Views and Interviews
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Walter Allen: We didn't get
as much rain Monday at Rush
Hill as fell at Mexico. Our farm
crs are getting ready to put in a
large acreage of wheat. viii
SOW 80 acres.
John Vaughn: am arrang-
ing to move to Kansas City. Have
lived in Mexico ~ years and
dearly love the old town-and |
may come back.
DE Roy Cobb: L am breaking
ground for planting next year.
The rains have put the soil in
fine condition. The late corn
looks the grecner, for the rain.
and, mark me, there is going to
be lots of corn raised.
Tom Hook: The late rains
were glorious. My only protest
is they should have come Il month
ago.
Joe Billie Stephens: am ar
ranging to move to Mexico at
once. | will be good and ready
for my official duties in the Court
House in January.
ID. NJ. Roberts: liked all the
lectures at the Chautauqua, but
the music, some of it at least, all,
me! guess it was me-Id
rather have been at home 40
miles away.
Miss Tine Houston: read the
Literary Digest which we have al
the Library, to get the world
news. 1t is reliable, in the best
of language and condensed form.
1t is waste of time to read the
metropolitan dailies for the war
news; too much chafl for little
wheat and nothing positive or
sure.
r. l.. Davis: am at 279 Efie
Street, Fresno, Cali. Was 81
years old March "a, 1914. Born
in Audrain County, Mo. and lived
on same farm, near Thompson,
81 years. Am sending you a pic
ture of myself and horse, taken
inside Dead Monarch, a big
redwood tree in Gen. Grant Park,
in the Sierra forest, 81 miles from
here. A part of this tree has
.crumbled away, but enough is
left that we rode thru 12O feet of
it on our horses. Some grand old
trees up there in the mountains.
A fine place for Il vacation and to
tone up the appetite. All my folks
are well: we hope Audrain friends
are prospering and that the
drouth is broken.
The annual reunion of COnfed-
crate veterans was held at Camp
jackson, south of AuXvaSse, last
week, Secretary Of State Corne-
Illus Roach of jefferson City was
one of the speakers. Capt. WI.
Gooldy of AuXvasse was elected
president for the ensuing year.
He has served in that position for
the last nine years. The other
officers are:
j. II. Minor, Mexico, general
vicc-pres.; I. NJ Ford, Auxvasse.
vice-president for Galloway coun-
ty; b. f. White, Mexico, vice
pres. for Audrain; Henry Maughs,
vice pres. for Montgomery coun-
ty; j. l.. Henry, Columbia, vice
pres. for Boone county: Rs. Nc
Kinney, secretary; S. S. McCue,
Auxvasse, Treasurer, and John
Davis, Fulton, chaplaia.
The Commercial Club is to file
formal complaint with the State
Public Service Commission be-
cause of the inability to secure
mutual telephone connections thru
Rush Hill and other points in the
county east. This is a matter
the Message has thought for some
time should be looked into.
Miss Althea. daughter of DIR.
Arizona republican., 1914-04-02
Great truths are portions of the soul of man; great souls are DOT tiOns of eternity.
 James Russell Lowell.
The Way Happily Cleared

The last obstacle if obstacle may be said to have existed the entrance of the Tueson, Phoenix & Tdewater railroad to Phoenix and passage through it, vanished when the council last night granted rght-ofway which combines the greatest fence to citizens.
 The company very naturally desired right way Madison street. for the that property on that had been acquired some time ago by gentlemen connected with the company and of which it desired to make use for railroad purposes. But when it made clear to the company that such a right way would occasion serious hardship to many home owners, it cheerfully accepted right of-way Jackson, already railroad street, with such additional privileges as would enable it to make use of it's Madison street holdings.
 This attitude of the company character istic of the Fl Paso & Southwestern people who entering towns, have sought at the the operation and good will of their people We think the city has been liberal in granting this franchise so perhaps, than it would have been if it had had under consideration application from men associated with a company whose good reputation had not long ago preceded it.
 For this early and happy ending of what, in other circumstances might have developed into prolonged and bitter dispute great credit must be given the joint committee of the board of trade and the Mer chants and Manufacturers Association
 The people of Phoenix-that is, those most in- terested in the question of the right way by reason of their proximity to t-are also be graduated the broad view they have taken of the matter
Arizona republican., 1914-04-02
APPREHENSION OF ARMY DEsERTERs

The reward of $50 that is paid by the army for the return of deserter occasionally leads to some of the lowest depths of sordid vlainy that can be conceived And the army court martial complacent- ly backs it up A young soldier in the coast arti- lery went a little self authorized vacation down south He deliberately going absent without leave" for the limit of ten days-and then take the punishment for that offense, s10 fine and ten days in the guardhouse.
 He stopped around Greenville, S. G. for the first few days, and while there sheriff con- stable became nquisitive The soldier said he was going be absent without leave for few days and then would go back The sheriff constable locked him up for five days in the town jail that he would be absent more than the ten days of ab without leave and the reward for deserter could then be collected. The record shows that the eleventh day the soldier returned by the civil authorities
 Before the court martial the soldier to the sheriff explaining the seriousness of his situa ton. He received no reply For six months he held awaiting trial for assertion, and then the court martial gave him year in prison hard labor and the usual dishonorable discharge and feitures.
 In the leading biographical department of pro- minent magazine recently displayed the figure of Colonel Charles H. Haskell of Missouri high ly laudatory notice foowe This Colonel Haskell
Arizona republican., 1914-04-02
Joy On the Farm
By WALT MASON

I'd like to be granger, when Spring is at the door, and fill the horses manager with cheap excel sior. I'd gambo like the dickens fleet and tire less limb I'd gladly feed the chickens and teach the ducks to swim. I'd heed the shreking porkers, and carry them their swill the ealves-and calves corkers-would have of milk their fill I'd work to beat the tinkers without sigh groan; the mules-and mules cinkers-fd rub down till they shone. I'd toll while I was able to navigate my legs and underneath the stable I'd crawl to get the eggs. But we who live in cities sprngtihe pleasures know it is thousand pities and yet, alas! 'tis so! For here do sowing, except in crowded lots; do not things growing unless they grow in pots. We do not hear the cackle of hens upon the lawn; do not have to tackle the milking job at dawn. We do not see the daybreak, refreshing calm and cool; do not the jay break his club upon mule. Among weary neighbors, penned in by lofty walls we do our round of labors, and in gloomy stalls.
Arizona republican., 1914-04-02
FAMOUS SHORT POEMS
Printed in connection with the work done in the
 English department of the Phoenix Union , High School-Conducted by Prof. l. Colodny
"HLEssED ARE THEY THAT MOURN"

Oh, deem not they blest alone Whose lives a peaceful tenor keep; The power who pities man has shown A blessing for the eyes that weep. The light of smiles shall fill again The lids that overflow with tears; And weary hours of woe and pain Are promises of happier years. There is day of sunny rest
 For every dark and troubled night; And grief may bide an evening guest, But joy shall come with early light. And thou. who OCT thy friends low bier Sheddest the little drops of rain, Hope that brighter happier sphere Will give him to thy arms again. Now let the good mans trust depart Though life it's common gifts deny, Though with a pierced and bleeding heart, And spurned of men, he goes to die. For God hath marked each sorroWng day, And numbered every secret tear And heavens long age of bliss shall pay For all his children suffer here.
 William Cullen Bryant
Arizona republican., 1914-04-02
A Beuuest to a Doc

Hath dog money? Is it possible lend three thousand ducats?" asked Shylock. To these interrogatories which have been made famous by Shakespeare, would add Is it possible a dog improper influence in his favor upon man about to make will? This question seems to have been raised in the contest by relatives of the last will and testament of a Boston man who provided for the maintenance his dog at the rate of s1200 year while the relatives were cut off without shilling. In the contest proceeding the relatives alleged undue influence
 We can understand how a dog may mix him. self up in the heart strings of a man. That is matter of every day observation. It natural The dog has improper or selfish motives He is ex- pecting future reward. His love for his master is pure and his faithfulness is unpurchasabIe As much cannot always be said for a mans relatives for though blood is thicker than water the motives of the relatives rich man are often questionable
 Twelve hundred dollars a year. though seems larger than is necessary for the 'upkeep' and maintenance of dog It must be embarrassing to the dog It is enough for and family; more than many earn in year at hard work ing provision for the future of his dog and not without knowledge of his relations with the contestants, blame him for ignoring them in his will But think large part of this bequest ference with the happiness of the dog.
Arizona republican., 1914-04-02
l@ Arizona Republicans Editorial Page GE

it impossible to engage in the manufacture except large and expensive scale
 Alcohol could be made from stalks refuse potatoes and hundreds of articles that could be put to other As the bill first presented there restrictions placed upon the tions being proposed that the government would be protected against fraud in the manufacture.
 Any farmer might engage in the business of making denatured alcohol from materials hand timated that the of manufacture would not exceed six gallon. A gallon of alcohol is of considerably value for lighting fuel than a gallon of gasoline and it expected that de-
 The subsequent amendments made to the bill suspected of having been made at the instance of the Standard Oil company and manufacturers of machinery which consumes gasoline under would make revolution necessary.
 Though the of denatured alcohol has there fore fallen short of expectations about 10000 gal Ions used in this country annually a de- ing it fuel in the place of high priced gasoline In Germany where the manufacture of de- natured alcohol has been an important industry for many years under government encouragement 5O,- O0O0O0 gallons manufactured annually. France uses about 1S.OO0oOO gallons every year.
Arizona republican., 1914-04-02
Where Commission Government Failed

The Republican has often said that the mission or the commissions manager form of gov ernment does not give assurance of good govern ment It only better of securing good government. A good government instituted under it may easily be turned into a bad government. Whether the government is good not depends upon the people in the first instance and in the second and subsequent instances upon the continued vigilance of the people.
 Two years ago the people of Springfield, Illinois adopted the commission form. The second election under this form will take place next Tuesday when the people hope to be able to rectify a mistake they made at the first election as result of which they have had notorously bad government. former mayor and politician reelected The commission consisted of two good men and two weak men. The mayor obtained ascendancy over the latter and the commission form of government in Springfield has been only continuation of the old, corrupt form in which there an open dis regard of state as well as city laws.
 Springfield has population of 6O.Oo0 5000. It has 225 saloons There is law closing the sa- looms Sunday and at midnight on week days, but the saloons do not close at all There are state and city laws against gambling. but they are not enforced. The people have found that charter may be empty law may be and it is just as likely be, if insufficient attention is paid to it.
 It is understood that the people of Springfield will try next Tuesday to give themselves good government since it has been demonstrated that the unaided charter is powerless to do Since the last municipal election the women of Illinois have been given by statute the privilege of voting supreme court decision has held that that privi- lege extends only voting for candidates for of fees have been created by the constitution But that decision leaves them the privilege of par tcipatng in city affairs. Ten thousand women have registered for the election next Tuesday and it is believed that their vote, added to the decent male vote will make the commission government of Springfield good government.
Arizona republican., 1914-04-02
Child Latin

Dr. H. w. Wiley, the pure food expert. astounds us by telling us that his 23months- old talks fluently in Latin in English and takes great de- light in his daily Latin lessons. This is a ment which cannot receive unqualifiedly not withstandng the babes linguistic ancestry for the father was at time professor of Greek and Latin at Butler college. We suspect, rather, that the fond father is much like many fond have met and with whom have spent many a bad half hour listening to their interpretation into understandable English of goo -gooing of their pulling infants.
 There is fanclful belief in many parts of the country that the earliest vocal sound of the babe means something that it it intelligent expres- sion in Hebrew with speaking acquaintance with which all born babies endowed. This belief is based upon the supposition that Hebrew the language God gave But these fond mothers of whom have spoken, understood clearly the the oraons of their babies pure English with the slightest foreign accent
 Probably there is another Latin scholar in the world who could understand the Latin of the Wiley offspring. Under the old English system both Latin Greek were successfully taught chil- dren but mere babies. Ia was memorizing process in which the time attempt made impart a knowledge of construction That came later with the teaching of the grammar the lang uages just teach English-speakng children English grammar after they have learned speak and read English Bishop Thrwal at the age of five could read the Greek Latin classics with but he reckoned prodigy.
 The babe of twenty three months is not much of taker in any language. He might, of course, be thrown among people who speak Latin exclusive ly and would then pick. up words and sentences and  feeby express his thoughts by the only vehicle hand But the Wiley babe could not have been so surrounded and reduced to such necessity His father has been his only associate The activ- ties of Dr. Wiley have taken him much the country The child has probably seen little of him. His brief development period has been spent among those who speak English
Arizona republican., 1914-04-02
Denatured Alcohol

A proposed constitutional amendment framed by the recently formed state temperance federation in which denatured alcohol is exempted from the prescription of the sale manufacture and importa- tion of alcohol recalls the great interest that was felt in this country eight years ago in what it was expected would become gigantic and widespread industry Legislation was then pending in con
 gress for the encouragement of the manufacture of denatured alcohol and bill was finally passed but with so many unnecessary restrictions to make
Arizona republican., 1914-04-02
Farm Notes
BY HOWARD L-RANN

The high price of meat is driving many fam more filling than rice unless it dried apples and ice water After man has lined his stomach with a couple of pounds of Honduras rice, his digestive apparatus will look porterhouse steak in the face with a cold and stony Rice should always be- hulled before serving otherwise the huls lia- to peek through the pores and make a fan nel shirt look like coffee sieve
 Genevieve wants to know if a luminous mole the bar to marriage It would be with but tastes differ. In oden times the mole sidered a badge of honor Mary, Queen of Scots on her left ear, and her last words to the headsman were, "Woodman, spare that mole. Sir Walter Raleigh had mole his upper lip that looked like butter bean but unfortunately, while trying out new brand of tobacco he set it on fire and it consumed ashes right under his eyes. The historian Bancroft relates that Lady rejoiced thereat for she said she would as to go up against that brthmark. It the most poignant of Lord Byron's life that he could never low neck and short sleeves on account of picture gallery of spotted moles bequeathed by ancestor who died of the hives.
 In filling the icehouse be careful to pick out pair of ice.tongs with firm teeth A neighDor of experimenting job of this kind last winter, and standing directly underneath chunk of Ice that weighed 200 pounds, when the ice tongs emitted yawn and made his cocoanut look like the greatest common dvisor. If you have ever had new stiff hat rammed down your ears by block of chan nel ice, you will know it feels to be anaesthet- zed by pile driver
Arizona republican., 1914-04-02


 Easter coming and with it the pretty custom growing stronger giving children little chicks rabbits. dkngs suitable The children regard Easter something
Arizona republican., 1914-04-02
AN EVEN BREAK

I'll bet you dollar you don't remember me" exclaimed the seedy-looking stranger, he extend ed his hand.
 You win," replied the business man. Heres your dollar. Beat it."-Cincnnati Enquirer