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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02

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Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-12
OLD KEENAN,
HOME BURNED
Mr.. Holt and Wife and Child Have
Narrow Escape.

The residence of Ned Holt, on
North jefferson street, was dis
covered to bc on fire Just after
midnight last Thursday night.
Pearl Chapman walked the family.
The house was on fire from front
To back. MIR. Holt had no time to
save anything, not even his cloth
ing-no time to dress. He car
ried his wife and baby across the
street to a neigbor's and returned
to help fight the fire. But it was
Il vain contest, and the building
crumblcd to ashes. No one was
able to enter the house. Every
piece of furniture was lost, the
piano included and fine gold
watch.
Mr.. Holt had about $4,000 in
surance. The house had been
built many years and was occu-
pied for long time by the late
Gen. w. II. Kennan and his
family.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-12
FARM CORPORA
TON ORGANIZED
Hsodouarters in Mexico; Land in
Pike County.

Incorporation papers were isSu-
ed last Friday by Secretary OF
State Roach at jefferson City for
tho Riyerland Farms Co. of Mex
loo Mo. The capital is 500, 600
ord the stockholders are j. Robert
Boatman of Belize, British Hon
duras. w. n. Boatman, Q. W.
Boatman. Mrs. Bertha M. Carter,
and f. S. Wilson, all of this city,
The land is in Pike county, Mo-,
inst above Louisiana. The tract
consists of about 5000 acres
The purchase was referred to by
the MESSAGE last week and two
weeks ago. The company intends
r claiming the land, building levies
and generally improving the prop
erty.
The company will have head
quarters in Mexico. They have
elected the following officers, D..
Robt. Boatman, president: W. n.
Boatman, vice-president: h. >.
Wilson. secretary and treasurer.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-12
HIGH HILL DISTRICT.
Dogs Kill Sheep-Mr. Edwards
and Miss Wilmott Married.

High Hill District, Mo-, Feb. 9.
We certainly have had a cold
snap. The ground hog has gone
back for 40 days | guess.
c. f. Sellers sold 16 head of fat
hogs to Lewis Anthony at 1925,
weight, $50 pounds.
b. f. Pulls has a sick COW.
Several cows have died in this To-
cality.
Mrs. Geo. Freeman visited at j.
l.. Smith S Thursday.
John Beatty, near Cant, has
had quite a bit of bad luck. The
neighborhood dogs got into "A
nerd of sheep Saturday night and
killed and crippled 33 of his fine
sheep. This, indeed, is a great
loss.
j. Il. Lanham made trip to
Ten Mile, south of Columbia,
distance of 30 miles Wednesday
and back Thursday. He will move
the rest next week if the roads
and weather permit. We regret
to give them up, but wish for
them prosperity in their new
home.
Mr.. Sticknew has moved to the
John Woods farm in High Hill
District.
b. l.. Imam and family visited
1T w. II. Pulls Sunday.
Mrs. Julia Pruitt of East ST.
Louis visited her aunt, Mrs. l.. L..
Spencer recently.
Virgil Dixon has moved to the
| Tom Bratton farm near Flynt
school house.
b. f. Pulls and wife visited
their son, Rev. w. d. Pulls, and
family in Centralia Thursday.
w. E. Edwards and Artie Oplc
Wilmott were united in marriage
at the home of the bride S parents
by Rev. Paisley of Columbia Oh
the fourth of this month. These
are excellent young people. The
High Hillites join in wishing then
the best of life's blessings and &
prosperous journey to the end.
j. II. Turner went to Cen
tralia Monday after feed.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-12
French Strother.
Mrs. King Dead.

Mrs. NJ. j, King, "a years old
died last Sunday afternoon at the
home of her son in this city, j. {,
King. She had been in failing
health for a number of months,
The funeral was held at the
Methodist church Monday after
noon, conducted by her pastor
Rev. S. W. Hayne. Mrs. King
was' native of Tennessee, but
settled near New Bloomfield, Cal
laway county, in her young years
She became a Christian at 9 years
OF age, under the instruction o
her grandfather, Rev, Ezekia
Day, a pioneer preacher. Mrs
Day leaves the following chill
dren; w. F. White, of Joplin
Mrs. Sarah E. Stevenson, of Tex
as; G. K. King, of California, an,
y. {, King, of this city. She wa
a beautiful Christian characte
and has been but called up higt
er.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-12
Hughes -SChopp Wedding

Mr.. James Hughes, a promin-
ent young farmer of Smith Center,
Kan. and Miss Nita Schopp, the
talented and accomplished daugh-
ter Of Mr.. Charles Schopp, north
Of this city, were married at the
brides home Wednesday night of
last week, Rev. 5. w. Hayne of
ficiating. The Message extends
the happy couple congratulations
and best wishes.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-12
Prof. Strother's S Diary.

Blue Grass Farm, Mexico, Mo.
Feb. 4, 1914.
Friend Beal: | send you leaf
from one of my diaries. | have
been keeping a diary for years. |
will copy what | wrote in the 1913
diary, about how | spent my 1913
birthday and also what | wrote
about how | spent this year s
birthday of 1914.
Exact copy from diary
1913, Jan. 14th. | spent my
SSth birthday in making school
children happy. | treated 30 OF
40 school children, and not only
them but also some grown people.
| have treated these children of
the Union Hall School, Virginia,
time and again, and a number OF
them also at their homes during
Christmas of 1912. ! have not
only treated many children in
Virginia but also in Alabama and
Missouri, especially at Strother
Mo-, which place, and also a
school district, are named after
me. To be happy we must make
others happy.
1914, Jan. 14th. | spent nay
S9th birthday at Mr.. james
Dowell's, in Audrain County
Mo-, near Benton City. 1t wa.
Mrs DIS. birthday, and also thu
Kings Daughters met there tha
day. They pay 800 every yea
to the Old Lady's Home in Mex
leo.
French Strother.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-12
Commercial Club Officers.

At their luncheon last Friday
the Commercial Club elected the
following officers: Fred A
Pitcher, president; /. B. Haw
thorne vice-president, and H. d
Llewellyn, treasurer. New di-
rectors: F. A. Morris, w. A
Sharp and Nate Phillip.
The Club S annual banquet viii
be held at the Hoxsey Hotel the
evening of Feb. Goth. Gov. f. w
Major will be the principa
speaker.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-12

phone Co., at Mexico, or shall
they pay the fare while others
ride free2 Are they right or are
they wrongY
Yours, for the best interest of
Mutuals.
Noble Barnes.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-12
SOME INTERVIEWS.

r. J. Atkins: Mr.. Editor, I'm
going to move to Hale, Mo, and
will farm near that place. Re
gret to leave good old Audrain
but I'm hunting something ,bdt-
ter if can find it. Good country
up where I'm going.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-12
Commission Officers.

The Mexico Eight-Mile Road
District Commission has elected
the following officers; f. l.
Johnson, president; Ms Myers,
clerk; C. P. Arnold, treasurer; f,
X. Hulen, overseer; Miss Tine
Houston, bOokkeeper.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-12
SKINNER ITEMS.
Mr.. O'Brien Coming Back-In-
teresting Live Stock News.

Skinner, Mo, Feb. .9.-Somc
zero weather at this writing
from five to ten degrees below
zero Saturday and Sunday.
Harry Day has rented Joe
Duncan place just west of Lib
erty church.
Thurman Chapman will occupy
the Geo. Brock place another
year.
Elmer Chapman has leased the
Cliff McGinnis farm just west of
here for the ensuing year.
Bob Brooks has rented the old
Shoush farm for this season.
On account of the cold weather
Sunday not a very big crowd was
out at the regular service at Beth
lehem.
j. D. Pulls is back on the mail
route again after recovering from
the effects of a hard fall recently.
James O'Brien is coming back
to Aidrain to live from Colo
RADIO where he went several
years ago. He has half a section
of land there, as also his wife,
whom he met after going to Colo
RADIO.
Tanner & Day invoiced last
week whereby Mr.. Tanner be
came the sole owner of the store
The stock was greatly. reduced
and only footed up 100000
VIM. Wisdom's family were
quarantined for smallpox last
, week. They are convalescent, we
are glad to state.
A mistake in our last items that
, w. H. Mallory's were quaran-
tined.
John F. VIM sale footed up
something over $5,00000 Pair
big mules sold to Sam Brown for
$3.50; pair smaller mare mules at
$40; one big mare mule, blemish-
ed, at $142.50; two white faced
cows at 1925 each, bot by Hern-
t don from the west end of the
county. Shoats $500 per hun
dred pounds; oats, SOC to sic per
busheI. Everything else sold
equally as well. Our people arc
, sorry to lose this excellent family
from our midst, but most of them
believe Wen number them again
q at no distant date.
o l.. R. Torreysou traded his
farm recently for land near Par
. sons, Kansas. Things at his salt
y recently brot only fair prices. Al
4 our people regret to see Mr.. Tor
y reyson and family leave on
=. midst.
H. T. Squirting suffered tn
misfortune of getting one of hi
- ankles strained last Friday. H
is convalescent.
y Charley Jones and family lef
y, last week for Montana where h
,t has a job as manager of a farr
, at 500 or better per month an
~ board furnished. Sorry indeed t
- see them leave our midst.
EnOch Kings (deceased) sal
4 will be on February 18th. II
.r had good stock, too.
ne Mr.. Chapman and II. T. Spur
is ing bought a carload of corn eac
NJ recently at 60 cents.
Pc Mr.. and Mrs, Thomas Bake
,r, are both dangerously i'll. Nc
~ expected to live. Both are at
ripe age, up in the eighties.
tx Geo. Key will have a sale MOI
ll- day, Feby. 10Th, The Bethlehel
in ladies will serve dinner
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-12
HIGH SCHOOL OR BANK
Thompson Young Woman Pre-
sents an Argument.

Miss Lena Ritter of the Thomp-
son public school debated the fol-
lowing question a few days ago
before the literary society of her
school:
Resolved, That a high school
would be more beneficial to
Thompson than n bank. "
She spoke as follows
If there were a high school in
Thompson all the children would
have a better chance to get a
good education. Education counts
for everything i'll the business
world. If a boy wanted to work
in am Office he would more likely
rise in his work if he were pro
ficient.
If high school were establish
ed at Thompson the town would
be enlarged and would grow. Peo-
pie say a good education doesn t
amount to everything, yet if you
were running a big business you
would be much more likely to
hire a boy or girl who could write
neatly, was quick in mathematics
and trained in other lines that
make for success.
/ If there were a high school in
Thompson the community would
get thirst for knowledge that
would help root out many evils,
and there would be very little
meanness in Thompson. All the
boys and girls would be in high
school, and it would be free for
all.
If money were invested in a
high school instead of a banl;
more real good would come of II
than if it were in a bank. Knowl
edge is power, as we all know. !
a person has trained mind anC
a good education he will be in
formed and will not commit crime
in ignorance.
Therefore, we of the affirma.
tive, believe high school would
be more beneficial to Thompson
than a bank. First. Everyone
would have a chance to get good
education. Second. 1t would en-
large the borders of the town
Third. 1t would encourage right
doing and better living
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-12

The officers of the school So
ciety are as follows: Earl Fish
er, president; Turner Barnes.
vice e-president Katie Hoover, sec
Rotary; Lena Ritter, treasurer
Hester Tompson, sargeant; Win
ME TompsOn. critic.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-12

The implement dealers of this
section of the State are to hold a
meeting in Mexico on Feb. 18th,
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-12
THE MUTUAL TELEPHONE
Noble Barnes Comes Back at MIR.
Freyer and Mr. Parker.

saying that Mexico had cut them
out of telephone service to Mex
leo because they refused to pay
$340 a year, and that they would
not pay for our service and give
theirs free. Also j. +. Parker. in
last week s Message says that he
can hear the rOOsters growing up
at Mexico "but they won t give us
exchange" :" and that the East
End had had hard time to build
and maintain their system, there
fore couldn't meet Mexico s de-
mands.
Now all this, like most other
subject, has two sides. I shall at
tempt TO give ii as the owners of
the Audraiu Mutual Telephone
Company see it.
The Laddonia, Rush Hill G.
Mexico Mutual Telephone Co,
after taxing themselves $12 per
box per year for several years, to
maintain trunk line from Lad
donia to Mexico and two switch
boards, and give free exchange,
found they could not meet cur
rent expenses, much less pay
their Indebtedness. SO in the
early part of 1913, having de
termined to sell the Mexico end
of this system, an invitation was
issued to the Mutuals Of the coun-
ty TO meet at Mexico and agree to
buy it and maintain a Mutual ex-
change at the county seat. The
East End was represented at all
the meetings held and so had an
equal show to say whether they
wanted Mutual exchange at the
county seat or not. After several
attempts to get together on buy
ing the system had failed the
delegate from Benton City
pledged his system for $1,000. So
each delegate was asked what he
would pledge for his sys-
tenn. Auxvasse came forward
with a pledge of $500; Worcester,
$S5; Molno, 1920; Rush Hill,
1880; Martinsburg, $75; South
Line, $75; the three Beaver Dam
lines, $3.50. These are the roosters
that own and control The Au.
drain Mutual Telephone Co. at
| Mexico.
Molino, Rush Hill, Benton City
and AuXvasse all own the trunk
lines from their respective board,
to Mexico, and not one of them
has refused you free exchange
But when you ask them to give
you free exchange at Mexico, ;
thing that they do not get, as the
above pledged amounts show
they think you are asking to,
much Why. that $120 a yea
asked of Laddonia-it woul,
take you more than eight years t,
pay as much as Benton Cit,
! pledged to put up, on the start.
Since these, like you, hav
given their time and spent thei
money to build and maintai
their phone systems, is that an
reason that they should also bu
and maintain another system q
'' the county seattle most eXper
+ sive place in the county to mair
q tain a phone system-and giy
3 free exchanged
= Now, friend in the East Enc
t Just as soon as you can get oyC
- that erroneous notion that Il
n Audrain Mutual Telephone Co.
IS q local system, asking you to pa
v its bills for free exchange, II
o sooner we will be linked togethe
If not only by wire but by a stron
.e tie of good will and friendship
-e In conclusion, all that these $
le switchboards who own practice
q ly all the stock in the Audra
re Mutual Telephone Co. ask or ha-
as asked ie that the otier Mutu
as phone systems of the county co
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-12

The public schools opened
Tuesday after a shutdown of
three weeks on account of the
smallpox scare.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-12

Born, cn the 9th inst, to Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Stoneberger of
this city, a 10 pound son.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-12

W III lNi li hNti '''"' i''"N''
gret to leave good old Audrain
but I'm hunting something ,bdt-
ter if ! can find it. Good country
up where I'm going.
Geo. w. Wood: | have been
farming 35 years and | am in my
10th year and | never before had
an empty corn crib. The chinch
bug year of 1881 paid 63 cents
for corn in Mexico. In 1901 J
bou ght $45 worth Of feed. Now
| am paying 20 cents for corn and
$16 a ton for hay. The farmers
arc giving up all they made year
before last for feed this winter. |
feed no fodder and have had NO
sick horses. There s a better day
coming. Wen raise good crops
this next season.
w. T. Keath: | have written
VIM. Frazier down at St. Cloud,
Fla, that he better come hor,c.
He used to be able to tell the
truth, but his letter TO the Mes
sage two weeks since shows that
he is falling from grace; | think
we can't trust him so far from
home. The ground hog has play
ed smash with things, mercury
went down to below zero last
Friday night, and there's more
evidence that we need William
back here. We need his good
nature, sympathy and encourage
ment.
Tobe Dubray: How's every
thing down on Lick Creek! It's
all right. think we'll get thru
to grass and green's safely,
mid all the complaints you hear.
j. T. Jerman: My father lives
up beyond Thompson from Mex,
leo. formerly lived near Lad
donia, but now reside south OF
Vandalia. No smallpox in our
neighborhood. Our live stock is
getting thru the winter, but we'll
all be mighty glad when the grass
comes again.
+. ID. Weber: I'm gooG
roads enthusiast and am much in
terested in the breeding of fine
cattle. | changed the name OF
my farm, seven miles north OF
Laddonia, to Pleasant View
ShOrthorn Stock Farm. | drag
three miles of road regularly
which border on my farm, and |
have good roads, too. Neighbors.
let s all get in the habit.
S. S. Coons: Everything quiet
on the Potomic, " down north OF
Farber, where | live. Do | ever
hear anything Of Jesse Asher anc
family, formerly of this county
Yes, they are at Eugene, Oregon
One of their daughters is teach
ing school at $50 a month anC
another daughter is clerk in 1
store. They seem to be gettinl
along all right. It's been a Ions
time since they were back in Au
drain. Tell all the old forme
Audrainites to write the Messag
occasionally. like the letters yo
publish now and then from thos
who used to dwell here among Ii:
j. p. Newman; | live on
southeast of Mexico. | came t
the county from Virginia ]
years ago. My father, Ace New
) man, 102 years old at his neS
birthday, still lives back there
in Franklin county. He ca
swing an ak yet about as well {
p anybody He was struck b
lightning a number of years ag
: and The same stroke killed two {
/ his children. He was in IL
S Union army and confedera
" minnie ball took off part of Il
l. top of his head and he wears
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-05
Household Hints

s-r--f<~~s*-~- s*<*e@-+s-*..O
ID LOCK letters for initials and for
I'D monograms on personal or house
hold belongings are particularly fashion
able Just now. They servo the primary
purpose of mark for Identification with
out being unduly ornate. More than this
they are simple TO embro;der, and MT =
be done quickly. Two new block letter
arrangements are shown on this pare
{1452S), being part of the group Of
1915 transfers of single letter in VI
riety of styles and sizes. For three lot
ter monograms, three patterns are need
ed. The block letters are frequently ar
ranged in the form Of diamond, when
used on dinner or tea napkins, and on
pocket handkerchiefs. The price OF The
pattern is 10 cents.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-05
Care of Oriental Rugs

Oriental rugs will last an ordinary life
time, when handled with care. but they
will grow soiisd ana unsi=htly unless
properly cleaned. They can and should
be scrubbed and secured. The process.
which professional cleaners use. is plain
scrubbing with soap. water and brush,
and thorough drying in the open air. ar
Ter rinsing. In the case Of small rugs,
thoy may be scrubbed at home in tub.
AID rinsed will hose. The process of
professional rug renoyators begins with
removing the dust BY the yacuurn method.
The ru,, is turned face down and scrubbed
then rinsed, rolled and dried
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-05

ER0M caterer, who introduced a
i novel way of serving apple sauce
ia apple cups, to accompany a boars
head feast OF Elizabethan origin. there
comes suggestion for the home fable.
Cut out the stem and little fruit around
it. like a cork. from as many apples as
there will be persons to serve. Remove
the core. and scoop out tho inside. leav-
ing bright red shell, in which to put
apple sauce. Replace the top and chill
the fruit before serving with course of
roast pork or duck. Glossy red apples
add to the effect of this dish upon the eye
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-05

EMBROIDERED pin cushions are a
IL fashionable furnishing of bureaus and
d>s-ins tables. They are made 10 hu.-
ton or tie orer the cushion, making it
easy TO lsundcr them. and keep them i'm
maculate. Tho above design, 1910, is
a very dainty one for a cushion. 9ls
by 1S inches. The decoration is done in
a combination of solid stitch and cyelets
in French embroidery and the edge is
scalloped. The pattern includes trans
fers for top aud bottom. A stuffed cush-
ion, . inches wide and 10 long. can be
used and the covers may be laced to-
gether over it. by means of ribbon run
through, buttonholes. 10 cents.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-05
French Egg Toast

\ pleasing and wholesome dish for
homo luncheon is French egg toast. To
make it. take half dozen slices of bread
and toast thom delicate brown. Chop
OK slice ihinly the whites of three hard
boiled eggs and mix them in sauce
made of a pint Of milk one teaspoonful
Of -four. one tablespoonful of butter, salt
and peppe-. Pour this when hot, over
the slices OF toast; and crate the yolks
Of ihe c=-s over each portion. Add
garnish Of parsley and serve very hot.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-05

fYAiS couturiers have programme for anr sea-
bS45 oil styles, featuring cvouops lin
llval OF Umpire modes formal vcuf,,
80 lar who Room
abreast OF the styles and ideals OF what Is
bons and suitable for the well to-day it is gratifying
10 earn % sEir are growing fuller that plated coming 10 e
hd mat ur1pere and rus, peculiarly feminine
evidence and more graceful than thc long past
ianeu trd presumably for
skirt OF which report has Prect opening weeks
ao IN Paris Some cnone skirts
Ianaete ankles in
silhouette takes the
rounded or'pointcd
in silks notably Teta some voou -
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-05

quire. If one is dressed as she knows she
should be. The figure at the lower lef; cor
ner Of the page (blouse S19G. skirt Sll7l
has on rich gown Of cream color Eryp-
tian silk crepe, silk material. with .
crinkled effect, strong. serviceahle. and
not readily mussed. 1t comes in wide
widths and in many light aad dark
shades. at about SO per yard. One and
one-half yards Of this would cut the short
tunic and the overbodice. The founda-
iion skirt is of black satin. matching the
underblouse. Cream lace forms a ruirs
under the tunic. which is setof with
fringe Of gold balls. The idea of this Co.'S
tune is one adaptable for many combina-
lions OF dark or light materials: and IL
will be found equally as suggestive and
practical for making over q dress of last
season. The ease with which many sum
accurate patterns Of the variety Of mo-.
els which the department stores VIII
bring 10 notice from now on, win inr--
est those who do their own sewing 70
the point Of beginning the task at once.
A dainty 1owered cotton crepe Is rAr
material Of the gown on the left at the
top of this page (bLonse 1857. skir'
S23T). This skirt is one % the laics.
designs. II appears only rs a plain fonn-
dation; but in reality has 4 box-plaitcd
panel back The circular tunic extends
only to it. and is bordered with frill OF
black plated net.
The waist and the skirt pattern of the
numbers given are Is cents each.