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Mexico Missouri message., 1914-01-08
EAST END NOTES.

Nandalia, Mo, Jan. edwin
shannon left Saturday for Col
umbia to take a course III Agrl-
culture.
lack Lewellen and wife OF
Canada are visiting relatives and
friends in this part of the county.
Miss Ruby Weber of Lad
donia visited her brothers,
Grover and Edwin Weber, and
families last week.
The administrator sale of the
VIM. Sake estate last Tuesday
was well attended and stock
brought good prices.
Miss Margaret Million of Mex.
leo has been the guest of Miss
Maude Barbee.
j. F. Coontz of Vandalia is in
st. Louis for medical treatment
Leslie Barbee returned to Col
umbia Sunday to resume school
duties.
Mr.. Upton of Washington state
is visiting his daughter, Miss
Celia Upton, at the home of P.
Vanatta.
Mr.. Ernest Goodman of Pike
county and Miss Ruth Middle.
ton of this locality, were married
IN Mexico New Years day. The
groom is one of the most promi.
nent school teachers of the King.
dom of Pike while his bride is the
daughter of Mrs. Emma Middle,
ton and is one of the most popu.
lar young ladies of Eastern Au.
drain. The best wishes of their
many friends are extended them.
They will reside in Bowling
Green.
Many farmers are still having
serious trouble with sick horses.
Chas. Moore, John Arc and Chas.
Schultz each lost valuable draft
mare recently that would have
commanded prices equal to the
best in the country. C. W. Kisor.
Mrs. Emma Middleton and others
have lost good horses recently.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-01-08
Mr.. Metcalf Dead.

T. a. Metcalf died at the home
OF his mother, Mrs. A. NJ. Metcalf,
on West Love street, Tuesday
night, about II o clock. Mr.. Met
calf was born May 13, 1868. He
is survived by two children,
James Raymond Metcalf of Saga
nav, Mich, and Mrs. Vida Pitts
of this city. His wife died i'll East
st. Louis Is months ago, where
she was buried. He joined the
Christian church over u years
ago and remained faithful
Christian to the time of his death.
Deceased was member of Gothic
Lodge. No. $50, A. +. & A. NJ, of
East st. Louis, Ill. Ills funeral
was preached by the Rev. w. A.
Shullenberger at the home of his
mother this morning at 10
o'clock, after which the body was
laid to rest beside that of his
father in Elmwood cemetery, who
preceded him to the grave nearly
two years ago. The funeral was
with Masonic honors. The pail.
| hparerS were q l. Martin Hy
Llewellyn, f. +. Elliott, j. b. Ora.
ham. John Marshall, +. o. Morris
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-01-08
OAKLAND STOCK FARM

John l1oltkamp has come from
Canada to look after his mother S
farm for this year. His mother
fell about four months ago and
crippled her shoulder so she is
unable TO do hard work.
j. j. Quinlan and wife and
daughter, and son, Miss Mary
and Johnnie, took dinner last
Tuesday with F. 7. Harris and
family.
The electric car hauled out 20
bushels of corn for +. r. Harris
Saturday.
r. w. Powell and family visit
ed j. j. Quinlan and family Sat
urday.
Rev. Neighbors preached an ex-
cellent sermon Sunday morning
at Trinity church. Owing to the
bad condition of the roads there
was no service held at night.
C. A. Hopkins and wife and
daughter, Elicia, took dinner
with F. T. Harris and family
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Dyson
came home Saturday after a
month s visit with his brother-in.
law, Albert Selby.
Stanley Hopkins visited at Mrs
NJ. j. Graham Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-01-08
Notice Of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given to all credit
ors and others interested in'the estate
of Richmond Glover, deceased, that
the undersigned, administrator Of said
estate, intends to make final settle
ment thereof at the next term of the
Probate Court, in the county of Au-
drain, State of Missouri, to be holden
at the Court House, in the city of
Mexico, in said county, on the second
monday in February, 1914.
John w. Howell, Administrator.
First publication, Jan. /, 1914.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-01-08
Notice of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given to all cred
itors and others interested in the es-
tate of James b. Fowler, deceased,
that the undersigned admin
istratrix Of said estate intends to make
taal settlement thereof at the next
term of the Probate Court, in the
county OF Audrain, State of Missouri,
to be holden at the Court House, in
the City of Mexico, in said county, on
the second Monday in February, 1914.
Laura B. Fowler, Administrative.
Dec. Is, 1913.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-01-08

WANT ITEMS.

Old papers for sale at Message
office.
WANTED-Eggs for Matching.
Must be reasonably fertile. Will
take all you have at Acc per doz.
Diamond Poultry Farm, Bell
Phone 31F3.
FL. c. BLACK, Mgr.
While 1t Lasts.-Pioneer Stock
food at 7l-2 cents. Why pay
agents 10 cents9 Feed some and
save the horses and hogs.
Pete Erdel, Jr., Rush Hill, No.
For Sale.-Splendid $50 acre
farm, mile from Mexico Court
House. Can offer buyer extra
inducements. Address Mexico
Message.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-01-08
Mr.. Kelley Dead.

Mr.. "Shelt" Kelley, y years
old, uncle of T. S. Kelley and
Miss Laura Kelley of this city,
died at the Mexico Hospital Mon
day night of a complication of
diseases. The funeral was held
Tuesday conducted by Rev. A. A.
Wallace, burial in Elmwood. Mr..
Kelley was a native of Galloway
county and was the youngest of a
family of eight children.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-01-08

We notice that Father Phelan
Of St Louis is reported as de-
Tending the girls who dance the
tango. He talks about "crusty
old priests, j" and that he would
give more for the judgment of a
bevy Of innocent Catholic society
girls on such matters as the dance
than for the opinion of the Col
Iege of Cardinals. Joking, is he
Hear him further. Girls are adj
ylsed to show their ankles. 1t is
the duty of young women to
charm the men. Every curl is a
prayer, Look at me, Would |
not make nice little wife for
you?" 1t is hard to get husbands,
and 1t is necessary for girls .
keep on the firing line all the time.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-01-08
Notice Of FiAsi Settlement.

Notice is hereby given to ali credit.
oFs and others interested in the estate
OF Henry c. Crews, deceased, that the
undersigned eKecutriX of said es.
tate intends to make Gnal settlement
thereof at the next term of the Pro.
bate Court, in the county of Audrain,
State of Missouri, TO be holden at the
Court House, in the City of Mexico,
in said county, on the second Monday
in February, 1914.
Elizabeth G. Settle, Executrix.
Dec. Is, 1913.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-01-08

Hon. George Robertson who
has been in rather bad health
lately, has rendered his resigna-
ton to the County Court as chair
man of the Audrain County State
Highway Board. Mr.. Robertson
is an enthusiastic good roads man
not a better in the State. We
hope he may soon be restored to
good health and to his former &C
tivities.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-01-08

j. o. Tinsley declined to be
come a candidate for Mayor, and
j. W. Dry has been prevailed up
on to make the race. Mr.. Dry is
true blue; he is a successful bust
ness man, is for the moral uplift,
for strict law enforcement and for
a square deal all down the line.
He should be elected Mayor by
the largest vote ever given a can
didate for that place in the his
tory of the city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-01-08

The girls were sent into the
world TO get married and have
children, and to do that they IN st
keep well to the front. The Fat er
even goes so far as to say these
tango-dancing girls are engaged
in God S work. Now, is your mind
and what do you think
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-01-08

B. L. Frisbie, down near Wells
vile, paid the Message a pleasant
business call Monday. His son,
Lloyd, is attending Wellsville
High School Lloyd S chum, Ray
Lotion, is attending Laddonia
High School The Message pub
lished the pictures Of these two
boys last spring. They are enthu-
siasts in their studies. They II
get up in the world, see if they
don't.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-01-08
Why Don't
You Go
With Them?

Who? Those who make the
most of life.
Where? To California.
When? Now
Why? To spend the winter.
Obviously because they know
by experience, that in its I'M
equaled climate they will
avoid the ill effects of rig
orous weather, sudden
changes and constant menace
of catching cold.
You can live almost as
cheaply out there and much
more comfortably, Then
what stands between your en-
during the hardships Of winter
here or enjoying 1t in the
balmy breezes of the Golden
West? Nothing but a rail-
road journey, perhaps. A
bout the latter, | have some
thing real interesting and help
ful to tell you. Yop'will be
surprised at the low cost ct
the trip,
I'll. Marshall,
Ticket Agent. w. A. Lalor,
General Passenger Agent,
St. Louis.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-01-08

We hope many Audrain county
farmers will attend Farmers
Week Institute in Columbia
Partial program elsewhere in the
Message. Thirteen different
organizations will have confer
ences. Every farmer can learn
something at this meet.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-01-08

A fellow down in Connecticut
the other day dug up 1904 dol.
lar out of the earth where it had
evidently been buried for years,
and the Government pays him
$500 for it. Give Tangles a
rake-off like that and he'll take
vacation.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-01-08

The first number of the Mis-
souri, Stockman has been issued,
published by the Mexico Intelli-
gencer Pub. Co. 1t is newsy and
bright and should become a great
favorite with stockmen all over
the State. We wish it abundant
success.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-01-08
FROM THOMPSON
Mr.. Cant to Move to Omaha
Mrs. Ritter Entertains.

Thompson, Mo-, Jan. 6.-Jesse
Hoover is able to be up and
around after two weeks of the
grippe.
Ed. Beatty and Bingle Woolery
are on the sick list.
Miss Blanche Slonaker after a
week S visit with homefolks at
Long Branch has returned to re
sume her school duties at Daniel.
j. b. Nevins had three sick
horses this week but all are re
ported better.
Thomas Brenton sold 6 head of
hogs to Wheeler Cant at 800
per hundred pounds.
Ran Dennis and family are
moving to Mexico to reside.
George Pool and sister. Miss
Martha, Thos. Brenton and fam.
lily visited w. II. Dempsey and
family Sunday.
Joe Considine and wife have
returned to Elgin, Kan, after
spending the holidays at home
j. Y. Beatty delivered 81 hogs
to Wheeler Cant Saturday.
Earnest Monk has the mumps
Miss Ella Geary has returned
to her home in Mexico after a
weeks visit in Thompson and vi
cinity.
Homer Slonaker went to Ro-
wena Monday on business.
ii. Y. Cant, a prosperous stock
man, who has resided in Thomp-
son for a number of years, will
move his family to Omaha, Neb..
this week to reside. While he
will be greatly missed in this
community we wish him prosper
Iity in his new home.
j. L. Smith and family of near
Centralia visited their daughter.
Mrs. j. T. Beatty and family
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mac. Jones
entertained their children and
grandchildren during Christmas.
Miss Lena Ritter spent last
Friday with her teacher, Miss
lola Beal, in Mexico.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Ritter en-
tertained the following last Sun
day: Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Rit-
ter, Mr. Roy Ritter, Mr.. Ray Rit-
ter, Mr.. Orville Conner, of Adair,
ILL.,, and Mr.. Zell Fisher and Earl
Fisher.
Mrs. Zell Fisher returned We'd
nesday from a week s visit with
relatives in Indiana.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grimsley spent
Monday in Centralia. Mr.. GrimS-
ley is the operator for the C. & A.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-01-08
FARMERS WEEK.
A Subject for Each Member of
the Home and Family.

Something for everybody is the
keynote of the program for
Farmers Week at the University
of Missouri college of agriculture.
January 1916.
From four to six lectures and
demonstrations along different
lines of agriculture will go on at
all hours from 8 o'clock in the
morning until 5 o'clock in the
afternoon. The farmer interest
ed in alfalfa may attend lecture
on this subject, while his wife
may hear a talk on the daily
menu for the home, and the son
take part in a stock Judging con
test.
Special courses in animal hus-
bandry and agronomy have been
arranged for the boys. Indica-
tons are that 80 boys from coun-
ties in which there are farm adj
visers will come. 1t is planned to
have the boys all housed at one
place.
Talks on the problems of the
country will be made by men and
women who are specialists of
more than statewide note in their
line. What to do for the sons
and daughters, the country
church, rural organization,
things that make life in the coun-
try and other subjects will be
discussed.
Faculty members of the college
of agriculture will conduct the
farmers short course work. More
than 80 instructors will devote
their time to this one department
Specialists from many parts OF
the United States will speak al
the evening sessions in the uni
versity auditorium. Some of the
speakers are President r. A
Pierson of the Iowa Agricultural
College; B. f. Harris, Cham
paign, ILL.,, farmer, stock raiser
vice-president First National
Bank; E. H. Sheperd, Hood
River, Oregon, editor "Bettel
Fruit" Miss Irmia Matthews
the Rev. Matthew B. McNutt
| Glen Ellyn, Ill., field assistant fol
the Presbyterian board of home
missions Arthur Capper, Topeka
Kansas, publisher of agricultural
papers; Col. D. o. Shields, New
York, president League of Ameri
can Sportsman; o. II. Benson
Judge /. II. Thurman; +. o
Watts, st. Louis.
The weeks program will close
Friday evening with a banquet a
The Commons, the university
dining hall. Gov. Elliott W
Major will be present.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-01-08

The three railroads running
thru Audrain county, the c. & A.,
Wabash and Burlington, paid the
county in taxes for 1913, $29.
671.5S. This is $2,739.95 more
than the same roads paid the
county last year.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-01-08

Commission form of govern
ment for the municipalities is
coming, and it's coming fast. 1t
will do away with partisan
politics in these little home affairs.
By commission government we
can get the vote for the man in
stead of for the party.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-01-08

Under a law passed by the
Legislature last winter fruit
tree agents must secure cert.
fcates from the State Board of
Agriculture before they can sell
trees. Good law. Keeps out the
foreign fake.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-01-08

You can get Centralia from
Mexico over the Mutual Tele-
phone system now. Connections
were made few days ago. Now
for connections east, with Lad
donna, Farber and Vandalia.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-01-08

BY the way, what has become
of that talk to connect the Mexico
Mutual Telephone Exchange with
the line east, at Laddonio, Farber
and Nandalia2
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-01-08

VIM. NJ. Lock who owns valu-
able little &c acre farm south
west of Mexico has leased the
same and will move to Mexico in
a few days. He's a fine citizen
and Mexico is glad to have him.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-01-08

X. p. Ball says 1.-TWO advertise
ments in the Message sells place.
Take notice out" Try II want ad.
in this paper.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-01-08
THE MESSAG E
THURSDAY, JAN. S, 1914

BY next May Audrain county
will not have a pool room in If,
and we hope by that time it will
be lust as short on saloons also.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-01-08
THIS WINTER

Has two and one-half more cold
months. Now is the time to buy
a heating stove at a bargain
$1,000 stove at $3.50, a $500
stove at $3.50, and other stoves
in proportion.
Ferris & Cauthorn.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-01-08

A safe home for savings, North
Missouri Trust Co.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-01-08

Old papers for sale at Message
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-09-03
Outrageous Food Prices

FROM Tie view 1OTk WOrlO.
Famine prices for food throughout the
United States are arbitrarily speculative
and criminal. They have been imposed at
a time when the greatest crops ever
known are maturing and in the face of an
embargo upon foreign commerce that may
last long enough to glut our warehouses.
1t Is thus that the ~war-makers OF the
earth heap terror upon terror n d.
suffering to suffering, The worst Of their
offenses is not always to be seen upon
the field of battle. Savagery there has
some redeeming traits, such as courage,
devotion and sacrifice. In the market
place it is altogether sordid and calculat-
Ing. In conflict war kills and mains
strong men. In trade 1t staives the aged,
the young. the weak
The movement in congress to investigate
this outrageous increase In the prices Of
provisions may be useful in a way, but
it will not promptly reach the evil. What
is needed Is instant activity on the part
Of the department Of Justice. There can
be no such general and exorbitant mark
ing UP of food prices in the absence Of
combination and conspiracy.
All our laws against trusts, unfair bust
ness practices. ~monopolies. conspiracies
and combinations are so much blank pa
per II in a time like this. when American
granaries are bursting and there ia no
Immediate prospect Of an outlet elsewhere,
food can be cornered as 1t Is today.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-09-03
ECZEMA SPREAD OVER HANDS

101 S. Boots ST., Marion, Ind.-"Ffrst
the eczema started on my fingers, then
spread all over my hands. 1t broke
out in tiny blisters, then would get
dry and crack and swell so I could not
have my hands in warm water they
hurt me so badly. l could not do all
my work. The itching and burning
were terrible. The more I scratched
my hands the worse 1t made them.
They were so bad I could not help
scratching then and would walk the
door they annoyed me so. l could not
sleep, lost many nights Of rest on &C
count OF the eczema My hands were
not fit to be seen and 1 kept them
wrapped up and wore mittens that 1
made out Of old linen.
II was about one year using rene
dies, then saw an advertisement in
the paper saying that Cuticura Soap
and Ointment were good. I wrote at
once for a sample. Then I bought one
cake Of Cuticura Soap and one box
Of Cuticura Ointment Before the sec
ond box of Cuticura Ointment was
gone my hands were we'll and have
remained well vel since" (Signed)
Mrs. G. W. Sharp, Mar. FL, 1914.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free.with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post.
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston."-Adv.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-09-03
BY NO MEANS A STRANGER
Not the First Time Lawyer Had SIum-
bered With the Companion of
His Travels.

The new senator from Alabama,
Francis Shelly White, is a lawyer and
has a large practice in his state.
Sometimes his work takes him out
in the interior. and on one Of these
trips he was accompanied by his eli
ent, and client being a pious man, a
deacon in the church to which White
belonged.
1t was late at night when the darby
pulled up his span before the doors Of
the inn, which was presided ver by a
lady of generous heart and equal pro-
portions. When he went to the desk
to engage a room White was apollo
getically told that it was impossible,
on account Of the influx Of visitors, to
give him a separate chamber.
Il guess | a get a separate bed,
then" said he. But to this the reply
was the same.
May ! ask who is to be my bed
fellow" asked White, who did not
relish the idea of sharing his couch
with a stranger.
Why" replied the landlady, sit will
be the gentleman with whom you
came"
"Oh, that's all right then" said
White, with a sigh of relief. Gle
and l are both deacons in the same
church and have been sleeping togeth-
err during the II o'clock sermon in the
First Baptist church for 20 years.
Providence Journal.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-09-03
CANADA'S HUGE GRAIN BINS
Port Arthur Paper Is Peeved at the
Mention of Kansas City Elevators.

From the Port Arthur (Canada) Evening Chronicle
Kansas City gains the attention Of
the New York Evening Post and is
given five inches Of space in that ad-
mirable newspaper by reason of in
creasing the capacity of a grain ele-
vator there. The Evening Post says:
"When the additions and alterations
to it's huge grain elevator at Kansas
City now under way are completed the
Missouri Pacific-Iron Mountain rail
road will have one Of the largest
plants of it's kind in the world"
The present capacity of the Kansas
City product is one million bushels.
When it gains its promised stature
and becomes cone Of the largest in
the world" it will have a capacity Of
2.133,000 bushels.
At the mention Of grain elevators
the twin ports at the head of the lakes
prick up their ears and take notice.
The name Of Lloyd-George at a Tory
garden party, or Of President Wilson
at a bankers convention catches at
tention no quicker than the word "ele.
vator" in the hearing Of a Port Arthur
Fort William man. Toronto prides
itself on it's churches; Pittsburgh
%specializes on millionaires; Chicago
has it's pork and Boston It's pork and
beans-as for us, we rise to fame on
the bins of our elevators, and he who
says lone Of the largest" about my
old two-million-bushel outfit in Mis-
souri, must withdraw the statement or
name the place and weapons.
If the Evening Post had said zone
of the largest in Missouri" or in the
general but expressive American
phrase had said some elevator" we
wouldn't have minded it so much, but
when it describes this etunted Mis-
souri, receptacle as zone of the largest
grain elevators in the world" then 1t
is time to kick. Why, two-million-
bushel elevators are SO common here
abouts that the secretary of the board
of trade does not point them out to
distinguished visitors. Nothing could
show clearer than that what we think
Of two-million-bushel elevators.
When we have pointed to the $780,.
%000-bushel G. N. r. elevator and the
1890, 000-bushel G. P. r. elevator and
the $500, 000-bushel G. T. P. elevator;
then to the $500, 000-bushel Dominion
Government elevator which is only
the first unit Of what is to be a 80.
million-bushel plant, by that time the
air is so full Of millions that the
listener would be annoyed If we both.
cred him with mention of a mere two
million-bushel affair. So we just lump
the balance together and describe the
grand total Of 45-million-bushel capac
ity already standing at the head Of
the lakes.
Upon the basis Upon which Kansas
City got five inches Of space in the
Evening Post we claim a compliment
tary writeup Of at least three columns
and in the article we would state thai
in one respect we are like Kansas
City-when 1t Is a question Of big eae
vators we also are from Missouri