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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-10
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Especial 10 Th. Times dispatch
Vera cruz Mexico. April ..-The
american consulat" has received word
from the consular agent at Tuxpan that
grave rutuorS are CURRENT there that
Tampico has fallen. While there Is no
confirmation Of this. f. Is known that
there has been serious iirhting between
Fed.rals and rebels around that port
The British steamer LcesdaIe. from
st Tanpico, has bc"u unable To dis
charge her cargo. and asked permits
sion hy wireless u conc here.
Late reports from Tampico say the
Mexican gunhoats are successfully de-
Tending the town. but are doing much
GHn,ase hy bad msTamanshin Th9
Arbol Grande VAS set on fire. and
many other tanks We're hit large guam
"Mi sbals Gi noTtng rom Ih ih,o s,dn iMs Iiyey
ships Vera cruz and Zaraaoza have
Gallon near the. American war vessels
in the river The 'cdcrals arc report
ed 10 be 50 hard pressed that all the
jcfc politics throuEhout the country
Rave been ordered To force cnlistmeuts
Report From NInyo.
Rear Admiral Mayo IN report filed
~ 10 o'clock this morning from Tam
p,co. says tho lighting continued. but
that the fierce advance OF the rebels
was checked by the strong firc from
the Znragoln and Vera Cruz. one ot
lime. i'm 0'' ''''"s WIS '"' '''''7 '''''
siztE American ,.cI.2 wonen Yer, were on on
board the United states WarShlpS' anu
the German cruiser Dresden had gone
further up river 10 rescue others.
The battIeship Utah loft here for
Tampico tonight. Norman Lind. son
OF John Lind. was aboard.
The gunboat Bravo is preparing TO
sail from here TO Tampico with 300
troops and ammunition.
The warehouse OF tho Aguila oil
Company was destroyed IN the lighting
at Tampico. according TO wireless
dispatch received here to-nisht. II
caught fire from tile shells of the cara
,sosa The loss is estimated at SlOO,-
oC1.
''ampico is reported to be enveloped
I. '-7o'.c from the burning oil tanks.
tivlH s.u Mas. commander ut Vera
Gu hae received an urgent call for
no Bravo aud Annunciation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-10

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-10

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Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28
Audrain Graduating Class.

The following from Audraiu
county will graduate from the
Missouri State University this
year; Miss Martha Chinn, Van.
daIia, bachelor of arts; f. II. Dea.
ton, Nandalia, bachelor Of arts;
Miss Margaret McCune, Van
dalia, bachelor of arts; c. Il.
Hanger, Laddouia, bachelor of
laws; j. Harrison Brown, Mex.
leo, bachelor of journalism; Je.
scphine Y, Evans, Vaudalia.
bachelor of science in education
with life certificate to teach
Frances Il. Logan, Laddonia, GER
titicato to teach two years.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28
The Farmers State
Mutual HailStOrm
Insurance Co.
Mexico, Missouri
THIRD YEAR

On May fourth there was a
terrific hail-storm thru Audram
county, doing immense damage
to wheat and fruit and other
things, entailiug hundreds of dol
ars i'll loss, which falls heavily
on those who were unfortunate
enough to be in the path of the
storm and had no hail insurance.
If people would form the habit
of being insured against loss by
hail as well as by tornado, fire
and lightning, these losses would
be distributed amongst the many
and the losers would be REIN
bursed. No one need pay but
small part for these large losses
and nobody would be badly hurt
financially.
This you should do at once and
this is the way you do it. You
are to pay $500 for membership
nd advertising. This is all that
will be needed until the losses
are to be paid in the fall. The
init that anybody will pay then
$ $500 on the $4,000 of his in
surance.
If you take a sheet Of paper
and write your address and r. f.
d. and the section Of your land,
then say, l have so many acres of
wheat worth so much per acre, so
hnany acres of oats worth so
much per acre, so many acres of
corn worth so much per acre, or
meadow or millet. 1.-THE company
will write from $500 to $500
)er acre.) ..,.
Then sign your name carefully
so we can make it out, then ad-
dress your letter to the above
company, put in two $4,000 dol
lars. This will pay your member
ship and all the expenses.
On receipt of your letter and
heck the company will send you
a policy covering on your crop as
you have written it.
If you have loss or damage by
hail, report it to the company,
If you take insurance now, you
are not liable for losses occurring
before you were insured.
w. L. FOWLES, Pres.
f. B. West. Sec 'y.
Reference First National Bank
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28
Trustee s Sale.

Whereas, w. c. IIagans and Lutte
L. HaganS, his wife, 10y their certain
deed OF trust, dated the 9th day of
March, 1911, and recorded in the
Recorders olice of Audrain County
Missouri, in deed Of trust book 81, at
page 239 conveyed to c. II. Early
trustee, the following described real
estate, situated in Audrain County
State of Missouri, to-wit;
The northwest quarter ll-l) of the
northeast quarter U-4) OF section
twenty-three (13), township dfty-one
(5l), range 10, which said conveyance
was made in trust to secure the pay
ment of n certain promissory note in
said deed of trust therein described,
and whereas said note in said deed
of trust remains due and unpaid, now,
therefore, at the request of the legal
holder of said note and by the authority
of the provisions of said deed of trust
aforesaid, Twill, on Friday, the 9Th day
of June, a. D., 1914, at the east front
door of the court house in the City
of Mexico, in said Audrain county,
Missouri, between the hours of nine
O'Clock in the forenoon and five o'clock
in the afternoon of said day, sell the
above described real estate at public
vendue to the highest bidder for cash,
to satisfy said debt, and the expense
of executing said trust.
G. II, Early, Trustee,
First insertion May ii, 1914.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28
14TH ANNUAL MEETING.
Mexico, Ma, May Il, WI

Mexico, Ma, May Is, I9I4'
An election will be held on
Monday, June /, 1914, (the first
Monday for the election of seven
directors to serve the Farmers
Town Mutual Fire Insurance
Company, of Mexico, Mo, for one
year. To be held at their office,
in Lawder Building, opposite
City Hall.
w. L. Kent, President.
W. L. Fowles, Secretary.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28

Our venerable friend, L. T..
Paisley, of Rush Hill, was in Mex
leo Monday, Mr.. Paisley has been
afflicted with rheumatism for
five months past.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28
AT COLUMBIA.
Journalism Week "A Great
and Growing City.

Columbia, Mo, the seat of the
STATE University, is verify great
.,oJ town. The editor of the
Message spent three days in that
rity last week. 1t was journal
ism Week" There were news,
paper men there from Is differ
emit States.
Columbia has doubled III popu-
Iotiou in six years. In that time
cha has spent over million dol
lars in public improvements. Six
roors ago she didn't have mile
Of paved streets, but now she has
go miles of such streets. Column
hin has a white way" She's a
CITY of beautiful homes, schools
and churches, and her business
.rrtion is not eXcelled in any
town Of her size in our common
lbN ~ W.
wealth
While in the city the editor
and daughter, Miss Zola Beal,
were the guests of Mrs. f. A. Col.
Inns and Prof. r. j. ROdhouse and
family all as fine people as live
pnon this earth anywhere. Mrs.
Collms is connected with
Stephens College and with her
husband formerly taught at Rush
Hill and Laddonia, this county.
Prof. Rodhouse has relatives in
Mexico. He is a teacher i'll the
Engineering Department Of the
University. His wife was the
daughter of the late Rev Royal
Jesse of Mexico.
Another former Audrain coun-
ty man we met was VIM. ii. Van
deyenter, who is a licensed EN-
balmer, and is associated with
Parker Furniture Co., one of the
big prosperous business firms of
that city.
DR.. c. NJ. Sneed, well remem-
bcred in Mexico, is now located
in Columbia. The Doctor spent
last year in Europe. He's
mighty good fellow, as we all
know down this way He asks
THAT bis old Auhain county
friends hunt him up when they
happen in Columbia.
Harrison Brown, editor of the
University Alissourian, a son of
Il. H. Brown of Mexico, also ex-
tended us special courtesies, for
which he has our sincere thanks.
lIawisOn is a bright boy and is
makalng good. lie graduates
soon and will be in Mexico on
the occasion Of the High School
Alumni Banquet when he serves
as POSTMASTER.
We saw other former Audrain
county people, but here we close
with Just this further observa-
ton We said Columbia is pros
pering. Mark this, that prosper
ity began at the time they put
saloons out of Columbia. The
vets preached dire calamity
everything would go to the dogs,
and, indeed, dog-fennel would
take the streets. Let's have
calamity like hers strike Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28

Rev, j. G.. Hooper, superin-
tendent of the Missouri Anti-Sa-
loon League, who has been To-
Gated in Mexico for some time,
VIII give up his work with the
League and become pastor of the
Baptist church at Mokane, Mo,
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28

Miss Lillian Woolery, south
west Of Mexico, will attend the
Kirksyille Normal this summer,
She will teach in Beaver Dam dis
trict next term.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28

Miss Blanche White, one of the
county S most successful teach
ers will have charge of Fox dis
trict next fall and winter.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28

Luke Edwards southeast OF
Mexico visited his sister, Mrs. W
d. Pulls at Centralia, Saturday
night, and Sunday visited rela-
tives in Columbia, returning
home Monday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28

Master Theodore Pearl, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. V. w. Pearl, is
home from st. Louis where he
took treatment in hospital for
several months. He is improved
IN health.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28

Mrs. Harry Goodman and
small daughter, Ruth, of Holton,
Kan, returned home this week
after pleasant visit here to Mrs.
Goodman parents, Mr. and Mrs.
II. 4. Elliott.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28

Born, May Dist, to Mr.. and
Mrs. W. A. Vaughn, of Kansas
City, Mo-, a nine pound son. Mr..
Vaughn is the son of j. a
Vaughn of this city, and form.
erly resided here.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28

Miss Helen Graham Of this
city will teach in Union district,
south of Mexico, next fall and
winter.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28

Mrs. j. w. Million of Mexico
was reelected recording secrc-
tary of the Missouri Suffrage As
ISOLATION at the meeting held in
Columbia last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28

I. A. Threlkeld of Mexico has
traded for the Asbury stock of
general merchandise in Thomp-
son,
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28

Meinhardt Sannebeck is going
ION the road" for the Beaver
Soap Co., of Dayton, Ohio. His
field will be Missouri and Kansas.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28

Miss TheodoSia Moore, Of Van
dalia, will teach in Hazel district.
northeast Of Mexico, next term.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28

Mrs Louis Boeger, down Rush
Hill way, in the last 60 days, has
sold over 800 worth of eggs.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Barnes Of
Laddonia visited Mr.. and Mrs. A.
q. Azdell in Mexico Saturday
and Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28

Miss Elva Roberts OF this city
is attending the State Normal at
Kirksville.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28

Mrs, +. Z. shay OF this city t.
relatives in the neighbor-
hood Of Hatton, Galloway county.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28

Born, last Friday, TO Mr., and
Mrs. Al Robinson, southeast Of
Mexico, a son.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28

Mrs. w, f. Settle, 926 S. Cal
houn St, this city, has malarial
fever.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28

L. f. Kunkel of the Mexico
postof1ice, is taking his annual
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28

Lee Stuart of near Laddonia
has $50 acres of corn planted.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28

Miss Edna James will teach in
Washington district, south of,
Mexico, next term.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28
Reference First National Bank

James Wilson, from Benton
county, Mo-, is visiting his broth
err, S. D. Wilson, southeast of
Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28

f. f. Shay of Mexico will teach
in the Sims district next fall and
winter.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28

Lee Stuart, in the east part OF
the county, has $50 acres of corn
planted.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28

Miss Bessie Day will teach in
Duly district next fall and win.
ter.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28

Gavin Crandall will teach in
the Cornett district next term.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28
Lot 9--DRESS SKIRTS

80 Dress skirts, all wool, Il
$500 quality, sale price $3.50
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28
Lot S-SHIRTS

Men plain blue, cream white,
and pure white, everyday
shirts, sale price 45c
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28
Lot ll-UNBLEACHED MUSLIN
Lot II -T0WELING

One lot Of ali linen toweling,
bIcachcd and unbleached, sale
prlcc, per yard DC
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28
Lot s-HOUSE DRESSES

New line of ladies house
dresses in both dark and
light patterns. Made right
to fit. $3.50 quality, sale
price $l.19
$1.25 quality, sale price
81. 10
$1.00 quality, sale price SOC
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28
Lot l-EMBROIDERIES

Overstocked on dainty
elnbroideries for summer
frocks. The very choicest
of this seasons productions
at about soc on the dollar.
45in. flouncings, crepes, and
voiles with bands to match
rs quality, sale price 45c
81 & SIPS quality, sale
price 73c
$1.75 and $3.50 quality
sale price $1.15
All-over embroidery so and
81. so quality, sale price
S1.4
A special discount of 20 per
cent on all other embroidery
in the house.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28
Dependable Merchandise
Lot lO-LADIES' SUITS 6 COATS

Lot 1O-LADIES' SUITS & COATS
All "Style Craft garments.
The name "Style Craft"
guarantees fit and satisfaction.
$22.50 suit, sale price $l4.9S
1910 suit, sale price 14.50
1850 suit, sale price 1880
All spring coats so per cent
off of regular price.
Lot ll-UNBLEACHED MUSLIN
just received, Il case lot of
500 yards, good quality UNI
bIeached muslin, sale price,
per yard I LIE
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-28

A full line of chiIdren's play
suits and romper dresses,
sale price 45c
The Washington herald., 1914-10-16
Wealth frOm the Soil.

At time when there is such enormous waste in
all forms of production it is peculiarly gratifying to
such substantial gains in food and feed crops
While values are high, and therefore money value
great, the amount of eonsumable goods is of still
greater interest. 1t means abundance of food to
this country with much to spare to others less for
tunately situated Our wheat and corn CROP with
what other countries furnish should supply Eu-
ropes needs until the Southern continent places
crop on the market
Corn is showing up wonderfully and made hand
some improvement in September. Private estimates
of final yield of zSoooooooo bushels promise full
flment This is badly needed after the short yield
of last year, and releases wheat for export which
otherwise might be needed for feeding stock 1t also
makes it possible to export some oats. Exchange
bills that wheat and oats will give the country should
approximate $3oooooooo in the year. This is about
90 per cent of what cotton did last season. ss
The crops are not all harvested and marketed vet
and estimates of value may be premature. But on
the basis of the government estimate of yields and
present Chicago prices estimate ranging from
A5oooooooo to $sooooooooo, exclusive of cotton. is
not extravagant When TO this are added the animal
products and the increase of ocks and herds total
sum will be reached for new wealth that gives this
country most substantial guarantee against inevitable
war losses.-Wall Street Journal.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-16

Purifanr of Boston and of Salem. found
that he was an admirer Of Sir HAIRY
vahe. He was able 70 place Tie fonda
mental distinction between the gentle
God-fearing Pilgrims who established q
tans who. founded the MASSACHUSETTS
colony 81 -.
/, @Now, N nS conversation with Gen.
Butler. speedily forsol all that had
heard said against him i found him q
man OF singular gehtfeness. His manner
was extraordinarily sttractiye. He pos
sessed an unusual amount OF courtesy.
He had profound apprecistIon Tor the
qualities Of the Pilgrims and he ex-
pressed thar appreciation IN terms
charGed with kindly sentiment. sympathy
and Admiration. His voice was singular
ly soft and gentle. accentuated.
thought, by slight lisp,
Il didAnot believe Il would be possible
for me, IN the course of an afternoon's .
conversation with any man 30 complete
ly to modify my opinion Of that man as
was ne case with me after my meetins
with Gen. Butler In thinking II over
after We parted. came 70 the conclusion
that Gen. Butler had two sides to his
character, and that one was as charm
ing and delightful as the other was re-
pugpantto 50 many people with whom he
found himself In opposition"
tcoDrght 1919. by z, J. Edwirdz An riEhts ~
Tomorrow Or. Edwards will tell How
Senator Hoar Came to the Rescue"
The Washington herald., 1914-10-16
HISTORY BUILDERS.
fwhstsu Esr.ssiy for ne Henn.f
BY DIR. E. J. EDWARDS.


wiIIIsm T. Davis. who was for. his en-
tirs seventy years of life citizsn or Ply
mouth, Mass. was always jealous and
enthtsiastic student Of the history Of the
Pilgrims and OF the Plymouth colony
which they established. It was due in
part to his labcrs that the excellent Pil-
grims' Museum was established. Al
though he was a banker BY vocation, yet
he possessed an attractive literary style
which he was able 10 use In his descrip-
tive narrative OF Plymouth and in hln
"reminiscences OF some Of the men Of
distinction OF HIS time with whom he
had the good fortune to be In assoeia-
tion, notably Daniel Webster.
Mr.. Davis for many years looked upon
Gen. Beniamn F. Butler as man who
fully deserved the criticism and some OF
the scorn which Il was Buffers lot to
meet with during his long and very ac-
tive career aR a lawyer, az politician
and public man and as an officer In the
Union army.
But there came time when Mr. Davis
changed his opinion. or rather modified
It. He was speaking Of Gen. Butler to
a group Of friends. one OF whom mar
rated to me the incident. and ne began
his aneedote by saying:
i learned tuAN IneFe were Two blQe1
to Ben Butler. For years had known
only one side. knew him as the
lbrusque. almost brutal. lawyer and sol
dier. apparently having not the slightest
respect for the feelings OF any man
looked upon him as something Of swag-
gerer and was among those who thought
that he owed almost all his notoriety TO
audacious self-assertion. although / had
no doubt that he was a man OF brilliant
Intellectual gifts.
There came time. when I was
brought into touch with Gen. Butler. To
my surprise I found him no ogre He
was intensely interested in the history OF
the Pilgrims and discovered that he had
made q thorough study not only OF the
facts and historical events, but also OF
the principles which were characteristic
Of the Pilgrims establishment OF Ply.
mouth colony,
Il found. also, that Gen Butler was
one OF the few men who were able TO
make the important distinction between
the Pilgrims Of Plymouth colony and the
The Washington herald., 1914-10-16

| rest Is change Of occupation, ana even a
change Of attitude Is a great rest to
those who have to work at desks.
he described the anxieties Of the
washington government on account Of
threatened disloyalty in the North. Fl
nally. as the vessel neared its destination.
Gen Sheridan's name was mentioned by
stanton Whereupon Grant broke in:
Sheridan is an Improvement upon
some of his predecessors in the Valley
OF Virginia They demonstrated the
truth of the military principle that a
commander can generally retreat sue
cessfully from almost any position-if
ne only starts in time" At which the
Secretary of War laughed heartily.
At Aikens Landing Gen. Butler
Joined the party and acted as guide In
trip along his lines He pointed out
various objects OF interest to the Sec
retary and explained the nature of
some of the movements that had been
made since his army landed at Ber-
muda Hundred.
On the Petersburg Lines.
That night the visitors remained at
Grants headquarters at City Point, and
the next day proceeded by train to the
Army OF the Potomac, in front Of Pc
tersburg. where they were greeted by
Gen Meade.
The day was pleasantly spent, all of
the party being interested in the great
extent Of the Federal siege works
They were conducted into several Of
the principal works, within a few hun
dred yards OF the Confederate lines,
and expressed considerable surprise
at the peaceful attitude Of affairs. Ex-
cepting along parts OF the lines there
was little or no firing save by the ar
! tillery. Even the gunners were ex-
tremely deliberate, and in most cases
the batteries were altogether idle.
Many of the Federal comanders had
issued orders to keep the batteries si-
lent so that the enemy's fire should not
be drawn while the distinguished Wis
| itors were at the front.
Late in the afternoon the party re-
turned to City Point. Gen. Meade ac-
| companying them. Thence they re-
turned to Washington, greatly pleased
with their weekend visit for in 1864
October 1s was Sunday.
At City Point Gen. Meade met Ad-
miral d. d. Porter, who. recently had
taken command Of the North Atlantic
Blockading Squadron, and who, with
James N. Frailey. had come to see
Grant. AS the two women were anx-
| ious to 60 to the front to see some real
Confederates, Gen. Meade invited them
and their husbands to accompany him
back to the army at Petersburg.
| Gen. Meade and his guests disem-
barked near Gen. Hancock's headquar-
ters, where they inspected the lines,
got a near View of the Confederate
| defenses as well as some OF, the Con-
federate troops, and then had a com
Portable supper" so Gen. Meade wrote
to his wife. with Hancock.
In order to entertain his women
guests Gen. Meade arranged for an
| evening bombardment Of the enemys
lines. When IL was. fairly dark Gen.
Hancock's mortars and heavy guns
opened fire and sent stream of shells
into the air. The women seemed
greatly delighted" writes Meade. and
after witnessing several hours of gun
fire, returned to City Point about 10
p. m.
tCopsrisht, rSH)
TOmorrow-Life In the trenches
at PetersburE.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-16
BeIgium's Neutrality.

Great Britain, through her Ambassador, makes
formal denial of the German assertion that an agree
ment entered into as long ago 1906 between
Great Britain and Belgium, providing for the landing
of British troops in Belgium in the event of an in
vasion of the latter country by the armed forces of
another power. There is not much to be gained
by establishing the existence of such an agree
rnent, and there appears to be no good reason why
England should not admit it if it is true. All the
crcumstantial details, however, give weight to her
denial The public will however no doubt await
with interest the promised publication of documents
alleged to have been found in Brussels and which
are said to furnish proof of the existence of the
agreement