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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-10-08
BIG FARMING IN
ST. CHARLES
Ex-Vice President Fairbanks Likes
Missouri Lands Rev. H. |. Cobb
Writes The Message.

| Most people are i'll the habit of
associating big farming opera
tons with the regions further
west, but we have farm in st.
Charles county of no mean
proportions: 1t contains 5000
acres and is owned by Ex-Vico
President Fairbanks.
| spent the night recently with
Mr.. Charles Eads, who runs the
west half of this great farm. lie
keeps 30 head of first-class work
mules besides a number of .hor-
ses which are used for farm
work, but one of the chief factors
In breaking the land is II 20
horsepower traction engine which
pulls 10 gang plows and breaks
on an average 20 acres per day.
Mr.. Eads is sowing 965 acres
to wheat Oh his end of the farm,
while the other end is farmed on
about the same scale.
A Mr.. Baldwin bought this
splendid Mississippi bottom
land IA number Of years ago for
Sl4 per acre, made good money
on 1t every year and sold it to
Mr.. Fairbanks for little over
800 per acre.
Mr.. Eads told me that a few
years ago when they made their
largest crop they shipped out ST.
JOO bushels of wheat, some of the
and making more than so bush
els per acre.
This Mr.. Baldwin who former
~ owned this farm is an Illinois
an but believes in Missouri dirt,
is he still owns 1900 acres of
liver bottom near Norbon, Mo.
and a couple of thousand over in
Pike. Too much land for any one
man to own here in civilized
country and there should be
law to tax the profits off of such
holdings.
Sincerely, your friend,
ii. |. Cobb.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-10-08
MARRIED IN CHICAGO

A wedding of no little interest
to many Mexico and Audrair
county people took place in West
Chicago, ILL.,, at the home of the
BRIDE s parents, Wednesday
afternoon, Sept. 30, when Mr..
August III. Schultz, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Conrad Schultz of
Rush Hill, Mo-, was married to
Miss Lydia G. Kronecke, daugh-
ter Of Rev. and Mrs. L.
kronecke. The service was read
by the brides father. Mr.. and
Mrs. Schultz will make their
home at 3419 Beach Ave, Chi
cago. The bride and groom are
well known in Rush Hill commu-
nifty, where they formely lived.
They are popular and highly re-
spected. May joy and pros
perity follow them all thru the
coming years of their married
life.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-10-08
SUPPER AT JESSE

The supper at Jesse school
house last Friday night was
quite a success. John Fecht
served as auctioneer for the oc-
casion. There were 80 boxes and
nice cake sold. The receipts
totaled $29.25. The proceeds are
to be used in buying equipment
for the school. 1t is the ambition
of this school to get on the APP
proved list in the near future.
The prize of one dollar for the
prettiest box was awarded to
Miss Nora Mcdonald. The house
was crowded with spectators and
all had most enjoyable time.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-10-08
MELVIN -PAULIN

Mr.. ii. Ii. Melvin of Weldon,
ILL.,, and Mrs. Grace Paullin Of
Mexico were married in this city
last Thursday, Rev. b. G. Reavis
officiating. Mr.. Melvin is a
prosperous farmer at Weldon,
and he gets one of Mexico S most
cultured young women as a wife.
We wish them long life and hap
piness.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-10-08

Conductor Clampit and Engi-
neer Blackburn who have charge
OF the passenger train between
Mexico and Cedar City narrowly
escaped serious trouble the other
day when near Fulton. A boy
named Williams found two
broken cross bars and two
broken ties and tagged the train
and saved a wreck. They owe
that boy a medal.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-10-08
Some Views @and and Interviews

II. L. RObinson: | live just
little over mile southwest o
Thompson. l have a public sal,
the 18th. No, didn't say | wal
lquitting the farm.
| G. A. Barnes: DIR. Rodes' bab,
dress, which he wore II years
ago, and jeff Davis trunk arc
two interesting curios on exhibi
ton for Hardin Alumnae Pageant.
The Davis trunk is covered with
thick sole leather. Its history in
detail would be mighty inter
estin' readin' " indeed.
Ben Adams: / am going to
have public sale at my place
southeast of Mexico next Mon
day. My health failing Pm COM
ing to town and leave the boys to
look after my POO acre farm.
John Abbay: A farmer was
reciting to w. Clyde johnson that
if Audrain County has 100000
acres of grass and pasture land; as
they claim. and each acre pro-
duccs as much as n pound of hay
a day that would equal 100 tons q
day for the county. Quite bunch
of hay thought, and l thought
again would it grow that much
some of the dry hot days we had
last summerl
w. III. Pruesner: | have sold
my farm north of Mexico and
some time after my public sale
next Thursday shall move to my
little farm south of Mexico, near
the Water Works Lake. No, ]
am MT going to quit the farm,
just trying to get closer to the
good farm of Mexico.
G.. L. Denham: My family has
moved back 10 the farm near Cen.
tralia, and l am going soon as ]
am relieved as secretary of the
Farmers Insurance Co. I'm tick
led to get back to the old farm
again.
Phil Shute: / have traded my
farm near Molino for 26O acre
farm in Mississippi county and
will move after awhile. Will be
within a mile or two of Zell Fish
er who recently moved to that
county from near Thompson.
Mrs. +. ID. Graham: / had
two barns at my home place 10
town. 1t was too many. / fell
out with them and moved them
to Woodlawn and made them into
two nice bungalos. Don't you
think that was betterl
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-10-08

Fletcher to get this chool start
ed. They are offering the
parents and their boys and girls
very fine opportunity and sure
ly more will take advantage of it.
Mr.. Branstetter and Mr.. Fletcher
had kept their girls in school at
Vandalia for a month and were
plenty able to have kept them
there until graduation. But they
want to benefit their community,
and there are several girls in the
community who could not go to
Vandalia. | am> sure that much
good will come of this rural
school.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-10-08

A surprise party was given at
the home of Mr.. VIM. Precht last
Friday night, near Maple Grove
school house-a birthday and
wedding anniversary. About 100
guests present. A basket lunch
was enjoyed at midnight. The
light fantastic was INDUCED in
on the floor Of Mr.. Precht's fine
new barn.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-10-08
BEREA ITEMS.
MIR. Ellis Feeding Oil Cake-Miss
Peake III in Kansas

Berea, Mo-, Oct. 5.-Miss Beu-
lah Wright of Columbia spent
last week with her sister, Mrs.
Joe Jones.
On last Wednesday c. w. Ellis
hauled out eleven loads of oil
cake from Mexico to be used in
finishing a large bunch of cattle
he is feeding for market.
James wager and wife and
daughters of west of Long
Branch were Sunday guests of r.
l.. Miller and family. The ladies
of Mt. Zion church cleared $27.75
at their supper Friday evening.
Everett Mcintosh of Mexico
spent the week end with Marion
Barnes. Prof. Van and wife,
Frances Crigler, and Mrs. G. f.
Maddox and daughter, Miss Al
lie, attended the teachers meet
ing at Peake school house Satur-
day.
j. Ii. Baker and wife had as
guests Sunday Joe Jennings and
wife of Wellsville, and j. V.
Baker and wife of Laddonia.
Miss Ethel Payton left Monday
for Chilliocthe where she will
enter school. In appreciation OF
her efforts to secure an education
the Bethel; Sun Rise and Mt.
Zion Sunday schools assisted in
defraying her expenses.
Rev. Arvin, pastor of Mt. Zion
church, will deliver a series of |
sermons at Long Branch church |
beginning Monday evening, Oct. |
II. He will also preach at Gil
cad Nov. l, at 3 p. m. 4
Don't forget Judge Carter 5
lecture at Mt. Zion Sunday after
noon, at 3 80.
Mrs. Mary Peake was called to |
the bedside of her daughter, Miss
Nellie, who is visiting relatives
in Kansas, Saturday. Miss
Nellie is suffering from an attack
Of typhoid fever.
Mrs. Lon Winterhalter and
Winterhalter and wife
and son of near Rush Hill came
up to attend the supper at Mo
limo. Mrs. Arleigh Winterhal-
Ter remained for a few days to
assist her sister, Miss Ruth
Woods, in getting ready for
their sale, which will be October
18th. Emmett Winterhalter and
family moved last week into Her
nan Worley's residence at Mo
ino, Monroe Gorrell and wife
will leave Wednesday for visit
10 Mr.. Gorrell's parents and
brother in Texas and Pulaski
counties. They will be joined at
Mexico by Mrs. Dunavant of Full
on who will accompany them.
Mrs. Roy Peake who under
vent an operation for gall stones
It hospital in Rochester, Mimi,
'ecently, expects to be able to
'eturn home this week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-10-08

The case of Willie Douglass
against j. f. Story, brought here
on change of venue from Pike
county, after it had been on trial
three days in the Audrain Coun-
ty Circuit Court, was settled last
Thursday morning for $11, 500.
The Message gave somewhat the
history of the case last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-10-08
PTOMAINE POISONING.

j. NJ. Reach, of Rails county,
who was in Mexico last week as
a witness in a matter before the
Circuit Court, took i'll while here
and was taken home where he
died Friday. His death resulted
from ptomaine poisoning, it is
said. He was SO years old.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-10-08
PATTERSON oN-CUNNINGHAM

Mr.. Fred Patterson of Monroe
county and Miss Bertha Gun,
ningham of Pike county were
married last week. They have
gone to housekeeping OH the
groom s farm north of Molino.
The couple both formerly lived
in Mexico. Mr. Patterson at one
time was motorman on the cleo
tric road from Mexico to Molino.
Both are popular and have many
friends. Our best wishes ex-
tended them.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-10-08
ALIVE RURAL
HIGH SCHOOL
At Mt. Carmel, This County Moth
er Cultivates Garden-.A Stove
with a Wooden Leg.

of the schools that | visite'
tbe past week Stauffer, Liberty
Crane and Boyd have the mos
bomelike APPEARANCE, writes W
Clyde johnson. Stauf1er hAe'
their house in good shape las
wear However, they cleaned tn
well and hauled water, just a
they do every year, also scrub
he'd the house and cleaned th'
outbuildings. Liberty looks wei
in new coat of paint inside ant
outside, the outside buildings too
were painted, and lime Is being
used in them for sanitation. LIB
erty is getting ready for ap
proval. They had a supper ano
entertainment Friday night and
will use the money made for this
purpose. Boyd has a fine new
system of heating and ventilat'
ing, and have painted the build
ING inside, and outside. Mr.
Llewellyn and the pupils have
eut the weeds and are working to
meet the requirements for ap'
proval.
Crane has a new coat OF pant
outside and new paper inside,
and the outbuildings have been
repaired and painted. A new
concrete top is on the well and a
block, before the door. A new
jscke( is around the stove and a
new chart adds much to equip
ment and efficiency of the school.
They have screens in the win
dow. With screen door now
they could boast of real home.
Yes, they even have a garden, the
only one have seen, and they
have radishes and turnips big
enough to eat.
Cedar Grove and Culwell have
very dirty and dingy walls and
ceilings. Buildings need paint
badly. Outbuildings are III a bad
condition, as are also those OF
Walker, Jesse, Prairie Chapel
Boyd and Farber. In some OF
these the filth and stencil is aw-
full, such that one with delicate
nose could scarcely endure. Are
such conditions good for the
moral and physical development
of tender boys and girlsi
Lawder and Prairie Mound
each have new heating and
ventilating system and are about
ready for approval.
Hedgedale has new books for
their library "a new coal house
with concrete floor and a clean
house and outbuildings.
Martinsburg has oiled the
floors, has new curtains for the
windows and has put a new roof
On part Of the building.
Edwards has a new floor; their
stove has one wooden (blockl
leg Miss Underwood had a sup
per Saturday night and will use
The money to meet the require
Ments for approval.
South Carter has a new porch
win concrete floor, a solid roun,
uanon, and is being painted out
Side' 1t is to be hoped the in
SIDE will receive its share of
paint also.
mad the pleasure of visiting
School that is a real home. 1t
- neld In F. M. Branstetter S
beautiful home near Mt. Carmel.
Is rural high school with
lOur studious girls doing the 9th
s'aue work. The teacher, Miss
a"sran' of Centralia, is highly
I"a'il'ed in scholastic attain
H'S' an IN experience, in fact, in
m tue qualifications that go to
l Ae real teacher. She is
Ae'plng Mr.. Branstetter and Mr..
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-10-08

George Kabrich left this week
for Jacksonville, Fla, where he
will spend the winter.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-10-08

F, R. Jesse, formerly of Mex
leo, was elected Deputy Grand
Master of the Grand Lodge of
Missouri Masons at the State
meeting held at Kansas City last
week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-10-08

Roy Creasey underwent a sue
cessful operation for rupture at
the hospital here Monday. His
friends expect a speedy recovery.
The Detroit times., 1914-04-17

his nervousness becoming more man
ifest. He knows my name! He may
be some crank who
My dear sir" This time there was
a touch OF impotence IN the words.
Gentlemen OF your Importance must
expect their names 10 become house
hold words II you'll feel easier, step
inside while / attend TO this Peeping
Tom"
The philanthropist. still insensible
lit seemed-to the thinly yelled inso-
lence, accepted the suggestion.
Now then" Henley demanded
sharply, what do you want here? You
don't look like sneakthiei
Il brought letter TO YOU.
who from"
Doctor Richard Courtney"
who's he%
He's our preacher in Bethel
Bethel? Elucidate Bethel.
Mark defined the village geographic
cally.
"Humph, Let me see the letter.
Mark gave the missive 20 him, and
Henley, opening IL. began the perusal.
Hmm, Young man OF parts. -
good friends with work NOSE for
money'-hmm, He looked up sudden
~. fixing u keen scrutiny upon Mark.
What is your definition OF sugar
plums?"
Marks grin was confession. I'D
like some.
The Detroit times., 1914-04-17

man, thus presented. would have been
repulsive. Yet from Henley radiated
tremendous vitality that made him
magnetic or compelling as he chose
the dynamic quality that could gal.
yanize a man or a regiment 10 the
mad effort he demanded After the
first glance Mark looked no more upon
Quinby, ne understood why the phfi-
anthropist had SO meekly swallowed.
the insOlence.
This. he thought, is man.
Hxlsy charged upon him, gripping
his arm
what the devil. ne repeated. are
you doing Eere?'
looking into the window
What are YOU doing that FORE
Because. Mark answered simply,
Il never saw anything like il before.
probably" the philanthropist-to be
suggested, neryously. backing away,
he IS some sneak-thief Perhaps
you'd better hold him while + get
help"
-Oh. don't be frightened" Henley
replied protectingly 4 won't let him
bite YOU"
The sardonic note was again upper
most Mark, looking down at Henley
he had the advantage OF his captor
by halt a head-grinned involuntarily,
and was himself led into impudence.
NO. I won't bite you, Mr. Quinby'
Quinby took another step backward.
The Detroit times., 1914-04-17

Mark Truitt looked upon the two men
IN whose lsgions he was 20 conquer,
Who has not in fancys gallery a por-
trait OF Jeremiah Quinby, taken from
the prints OF the dan when MS star
swept SO brilliant through the sky
His great rival and pattern IN bench
Cence Iejoices in an outward likeness
10 the popular notion OF santa Claus'
Quinby seems phllanthrOpy i'm the
flesh The lofty brow seems 20 shell
ter very ferment OF noble projects
The grave eyes and mouth speak 10
Us OF q great soul angulshed by the
sight OF suffering humauitys needs,
which be Is b8yely. seliefaciusly
seeking 20 relieve His tall form Is
clothed On that princcly manner we
expect from giyers OF royal gifts.
The portrait fingers undimmed. For
though il came 10 an untimely pause,
the inspired enterprise that night di-
yuleed was not wholly IN vain. While
paleontology lives. SO long shall the
fame of Qufnby endure proof against
the tbrusts OF cheap satirlsts and IL
lustrated by many photographs.
Photography has been less kind TO
Thomas Henley No philanthropy has
claimed him as its apostle And then
be was a less promising subject for
the art His body was squat and
heavy his face was bOny and ugly
and arrogant. often still further mar
red by cold cynical sheer a lesser
The Detroit times., 1914-04-17

u TTTrFTrx III II 7N.IIT
'Humph 60 ydRve lead It. How
many letters Like this DO you suppose
get every day?"
"A good many, expect
Dozens" Henley snapped. Dos
ems Enough. II / gave 'em all Jobs.
TO cover the Quinby mills three deep
with incompetents in a year"
lie completed the Derusal OF the
letter
We'll" he sneered you who peep
through windows and read other PEG
pies letters, | suppose as a young man
OF parts you want nice fat job you're
not fit TO fill? They all want that"
Suddenly Mark felt anger, hot an
ger, at this arrogant young man. not
so many years his senior, who baited
philanthropists with as faint scrupling
as he rough-handled the seeker OF
work. Henley saw him stiffen
mo. don't Mark cried holly. i
only want a chance 10 work. A chance
TO show what I'm good for"
III that's all you went--What are
you good for?"
I'm blacksmith, but can do any
thing
"Humph, We can use fellows who
can do anything-to swing pick ana
shovel. Do you know where were
building our new plant?"
81 can find out'\
(continued.)
The Detroit times., 1914-04-17
BY
Henry Russell Miller
Copyright 1913.
The Hobbs Merrill co.

before / lay aside the project a
branch institution in each of the larg.
est cities OF the nation The voice
trembled with emotion
There was a sound as of two hands
sharply meeting. GOOD ! see Let
the Scotcbman look 20 his laurols'
MacGreeor may build his Libraries, but
Quinby shall have his archaeological
Institutes"
Mark wondered al the patience Of
the answer 'Ah, You are pleased
TO jest But the project j, new 20 YOU.
And. sighingly "thc youus think only
OF wealth and power
"AIy-Grar Mr. Quinby the other
purred mo man In his senses could
lest at paleontology What the
devil"
The speakers had turned the corner
OF the yeranda and come upon the
eavesdropper Thus for the ttst time
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-06-25
NO MODEST CROW
COULD STAY THERE
Fancy Woman's Figure, Modernly
ALFRED, in Corn Field.

Marinette, Wis, June 25.-Crows
had been working great havoc with
the newly planted corn fields Of How
ard Smithson, young farmer, until he
went to Milwaukee and got an idea
from the fashions disported by women.
He went back and made a trans
formation OF male scarecrow with
which the crows had become so friend
ly that they perched on its mimic gun.
The upper part Of the figure he
dressed with a low necked garment
and the lower part with a slit skirt.
He fashioned the hair low over the
forehead, hiding the ears, and upon
the head he set waving plume.
Soon after a flock of crows came
lowering over the field. They we're
just preparing to alight when they be-
held such a figure as had never before
met their gaze. With one mighty cav
they flew away.
If you don't believe it, ask Smith
son.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-06-25
THESE ARE KITTENS
OF VERY HIGH BIRTH
Mrs. Tabhy Gives Them Chance To
Start up in World.

New York, June ESQ that a lit
tie, joy might shed its sunshine on
much troubled Tarrytown, along came
a black cat named Mary to supply
news from the Sleepy Hollow country.
The cat is owned by Morris New
man of Washington street, Tarrytown.
He heard kittens meowing above his
porch Sunday, but could not find them
until a kitten fell from the tree to the
ground. 1t may have lost one of its
nine lives but it was able to stand up
on the other eight.
"Brand-new kittens don't grow on
trees" said Newman. So, getting a
ladder, he climbed up. In crotch of
the tree, snuggled under the mother,
he found six other kittens. The cat
had climbed the tree in the night to
bring her seven babies into the world.
Newman got basket, put cat and kit
tens in it and brought them down.
No; the kittens will not be drowned
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-06-25
DEATHe AND FUNERALS.
Robert c. oliver.

Many friends in Hattiesburg will
learn with sorrow of the death Of R.
c. Oliver, which occurred at his home
at Slidell, La, Saturday. The funeral
took place at Columbia, Miss.
Mr.. oliver was a citizen of Hatties-
burg for about ten years He moved
to Slidell about a year ago, but was
here for several weeks not long before
his death. He had been a sufferer
from Bright's disease and heart trouble
for three years.
Mr.. Oliver at one time was a promi-
nent merchant of this city. He was
connected with Hawkins & Co., and
later organized the firm of Hawkins,
Carr & oliver. which occupied the
store now occupied by The Davidson
Co.
Mr.. Oliver about twenty-five years
ago was united in marriage to Miss
Bette Cook, Of Jasper county.
He is survived by his widow, two
sons, two daughters, two sisters and
one brother. Mrs. P. A. Carter, Of Hat
tiesburg, is one of the sisters.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-06-25
COTTON BELT GETS
Continued From Page One.)

later got the appropriation doubled,
Intended the clause making the appro-
priotion to read only sugar cane dis
trict." Their plea was that the fellow
members of their party had forced
through a tariff bill putting sugar on
the free list, which would put quite
crimp into the solidly Democratic
state of Louisiana. In reparation, they
urged that the government should do
something with view to building
up some profitable industry to take
the place of the one it was DESTROYING
to the end that all of the people of
the country might have cheap sugar.
This was not all that was done for
the cotton states, however, for there
was an appropriation put into the bill
in the House for $S0,5SO for investi-
cation of the ginning, handling, grad
ing, baling, gin COMPRISING and wrap.
ping of cotton, and for the establish.
ment and demonstration Of standards
for the different grades of cotton.
When the bill got to the Senate,
Senator Smith of South Carolina, had
added to it one extra 100000 so that
a set of samples as standardized by
the government could be furnished
the markets of the cotton growing
states. His idea was that when the
farmers came into the market cities
to sell their cotton, they could look
at the government samples on exhi
bition, and they would then know Just
what grade of the staple they were
selling, and it would be impossible
for the dealers to rob them. Thes
samples are also of the bleached yarns
made from the different grades sh 1r5-
ing the waste, tensile strength anG
bleaching quality.
An item of 800 for the feeding
and breeding of ostriches, and for the
study of the ostrich industry could
not be charged entirely against the
South, as there has been some inter