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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-05-14
With The Star and Times Men in Mexico

Every little bit OF Unce Sams men and ships
engaged with Mexico will be sought by you We are TAX
ing this means of bringing to your attention the map-
preached facilities of paper TO keep posted ON what
tanspres If it at night The Times will contain
truthful and full every morning while the happen
ngs of the day faithfully related in The Star This
gives opportunity of emphasizing the value of the 2hours
service rendered every subscriber to The Daily Star
Times and Sunday Star The Times will print the Associated
Press full night reports and The Star the entire day service
This to be supplemented by the work of staff writers and
special correspondents located at actual of operations
and at all distributing ceners
One subscription both editions Ono added charge
for the double daily servce and the subscription price OF
The Star Times and Sunday Starl3 issues week-pos
age prepaid, 81 80 year 10 cents Address:
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-05-14
The Kansas City Star
Kansas City, Mo.

Walter Beckley, on the old
Beal place, northwest of Lad
donia, lost a fine field of
wheat by the hail Sunday. W.
W. Braden, in the same neighbor-
hood, has lost his fruit crop pros
pect. Calhoun Bros, on the Lake
place northwest of Farber, suf-
fered heavy crop damages from
the hail also.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-05-14
SHERIFF"S SALE.

BY virtue and authority Of Fieri
Facias Execution issued from the Of
flee of the Clerk of the Circuit Court
of st. Louis City, Missouri, returnable
at the June term, 1914, of said Court.
and to me directed, in favor of II.
holman and e. V. Buchanan, partners
as Bollman d Buchanan, plaintiffs and
against Jennie Mckinney and Belle
Mckinney, Defendants. | have levied
upon and seized all the right, title,
interest and claim of the said Jennie
Mckinney and Belle Mckinney of, 10
and TO the following described real
estate, towit:
one hundred and twenty-six (l28)
acres in the northwest quarter IA
OF Section thirty 1907, in Township
ifty-twO 1927 Range eight (s), west.
known as the John Spottswood farm:
also eighty (S0) acres, the north half
~ of the southwest quarter u-4) of
Section sixteen (l6), in Township
fifty (5O), Range nine (9), west. All
lying and being in the County of Au-
drain, and State of Missouri. And |
will, on Tuesday, the 2nd day of June,
A. d. 1914, lit being the 2nd day of the
Circuit Court of said Audrain County.)
between the hours of nine O'Clock in
the forenoon and five O'Clock in the
afternoon Of that day, at the Court
House door, in the City of Mexico,
County OF Audrain aforesaid, sell the
same, or so much thereof as may be
required, at public vendue, to the
highest bidder, for cash in hand Sub
Iect to all prior liens and judgments) /,
to satisfy said Execution and costs.
j. w. Barnett,
Sheriff of Audrain County, Mo.
May I, 1914,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-05-14
NORTH MOLINO.

Miss Ardie Squires of near Mo
limo visited Misses Nellie and
Julia Lowery of near Mexico last
Saturday and Sunday Miss
Nellie has been quite sick lately.
Mrs. Barnaby of Mexico visit
ed Mrs. G. f. Maddox last week.
Went from there to her daugh-
ter's Mrs. Geo. Newgent, where
she will spend several days. Mrs.
Barnaby has many warm friends
here in her old neighborhood.
Mrs. Geo. Crigler and family
were Sunday guests of Mrs. Orig
ler's sister, Miss Fannie Edge,
Little Margie Crigler remained to
visit her Aunt Fannie for week
or more.
Miss Margaret Gahan enter
tanned a number of her friends
with Il lawn party last Thursday
in honor of her guest, Miss Mil
Ter, of Hannibal and Lucy Carter,
her cousin, who is in from Colo.
RADIO on a visit.
The two little daughters of Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Carter spent a few
days last week with their aunt
Mrs. S. p. Emmons, Jr., at Their
lovely home on Long Brancl
Stock Farm.
Most the farmers thru plantine
corn. Some who are plantin!
very large crops are not thru yet
Oscar Martin received a lettc
from his uncle, VIM. Richardson
of Mayesville. 1t stated tina
their grandfather, r. j. Ritchard
son, so well known about Lad
donia, as he lived there man,
years, had passed to the great be
yond from which none ever re
turn, and that Mrs. Richardson
who is the only sister of Mr.. ZacI
Doyle that is left, is very feeble
Rev. Hardesty, a minister o
the Primitive Baptist denomi
nation, will preach at Bere
church next Saturday and Sur
day, May 10th and nth. Sine
! Elder Sutton'S death they don
have preaching very often a
a Berea. We miss it so much.
, r, L. Miller has purchased a
organ for his daughter.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-05-14

We notice in the News and
Courier. published at Charleston,
$. c., a dispatch from Columbia,
$. c., giving account of the State
Socialist Convention held in the
latter city. A full State ticket
was nominated and there was "A
nominee for the L. 5. Senate, and
that nominee, as it happens, was
Hon. j. H. Roberts, a former cit
izen of Mexico, Mo. lie is a
brother of +. II. Roberts, south
east of here, and of Mrs. J. w
Younger. Mr.. Roberts is an able
fellow and during his campaign
he promises to give the South
Carolinians something to thinl
about.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-05-14

Rah for the Message. We
have become the official organ of
the city. The City Council so de-
creed at the Council meeting
Monday night. Our bid for the
city printing was - cents an
inch. The Weekly Ledger was
the only other bidder. their bid
was - cents.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-05-14
Church Directory

Christian Church. Bible School
at $3.50. Morning and evening
services at 10 as and s 100.
Holiness Services.
Sabbath school at $3.50 a. H.
Devotional services at II a. n
and 1880 p. m, except the second
and fourth Sabbaths there will be
preaching morning and evening
Prayer meeting Wednesday even
ing, at 1880, Services above Rick
etts & Emmons Dry Goods Store.
Baptist Church. Mems Glass
and Sunday School at $50. The
school is graded with classes for
all ages. Preaching services al
1870 and 800.
Methodist Church. SuudoyI
School at $50. Mems Glass 8
special feature. Preaching ser
vices every Sunday at 10 40 anal
s 100.
Church of Christ, Scientist Sun
day School at $50. Regular
church services at 10:45. Read
ing room adjoining the chlrch'
open daily from 2 to 5 p. m, Al,
welcome at the usual services anu
At the reading room.
Presbyterian Church. Sunda!
School at 80. Glasses for all
preaching service I"
l0:45.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-05-14
14TH ANNUAL MEETING.
Mexico, Ma, MAY u, 1914.

Mexico, Ma, May y, 1914
An election will be held on
Monday, June l, 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 Lawdcr Building, opposite
City Hall.
W. L. Kent, President.
W. L. FOwles, Secretary.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-05-14

Up at the KirksvilIe Normal
the other day the men students Of
the institution are reported to
have marched from the chapel in
body when the young lady stu
dents proposed singing their
auffragist song. A nice bunch Of
Youngsters indeed, and they were
led by one Of the professors, TOO.
Put the whole collection back in
d class where they can learn
something about chivalry and re-
spect for their sisters and moth
ers back home.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-05-14

Vandalia Civic Improvement
League will pay 10 cents pint
for flies killed within the city
limits. Let Mexico a fyswatting
also go.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-05-14

Charles Sims plead guilty to
violating the local option law last
week and was fined $500 and
costs. Take fellow a good part
Of the summer to pay out with a
fine the size of that.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-05-14

The Fulton Telegraph tells it
that certain Mexico men go over
to Fulton and fill up on booze and
then they are landed in the cooler
till they can cool off.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-05-14

Description Of a big battle
fought a few days ago at Tam
pico on another page Of the Mes.
sage. Other Mexican news also.
Miss Wilson married-that will
interest the ladies. Read every
inside page Of the Message this
week. We are publishing some
very timely stuff in recent
months.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-05-14

The Bull Moosers of Missouri
In their State Convention at Kan
sas City last week Endorsed the
County Unit Bill and votes foI
women. The Moosers are Oh the
right path in some things all
right.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-05-14
Wanted:

Wanted - Farmers come in
and list your farms with us. We
advertise over Iowa and Illinois,
and will sell some farms this fall.
Morris & Lyman, Mexico, Mo,
Office with Farmers Mutual ms.
Co. 81
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-05-14

The City Council is to donate
$50 for furnishing "A room at tie
Mexico Hospital when the money
is available.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-05-14

R. r. Buckner of this city has
bought 1000 shares of stock in
a gold mine in Old Mexico. 1t
yields him a dividend of $50 Il
month, so it is reported.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-05-14
Are You Going West?
| Can Save You Money

1on ought to know about
those cheap One-way colonist
tickets to places out west and
up the northwest.
You can go out there in Il
good warm chaircar-not Il
cent extra charge for that
and if you go on the G.. b. q
9. Railroad youwon't have to
make a lot of changes. You
can just travel easy, and
Great Scott! What Il lot
there is to see on the way.
Maybe | can help you a bit
that's what the railroad
pays me to do. If you want
some stuff about the country
and a free map, and all about
the cheap tickets and good
trains, why Just phone, write
or drop in when you are
going by and | will tell what
| know and be glad to do it.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-05-14

For Sale.-Rose Comb Brown
Leghorn eggs at $500 per 100
We have sold over $50 dozen eggs
this year from these hens. Mrs.
w. w. Cornett, Laddonia, Mo. At
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-05-14
OAKLAND STOCK FARM

OdJS, wheat ana corn growing
nicely. Farmers are rushing 81
their corn crop. Weather fine @.
planting.
Joe Quinlan was kicked by one
of his mules last Saturday ON the
side of his neck. We are glad 10
note ,he is improving.
Miss lilly Hendrix and Nh,
Susan Dyson spent "Wednesday
night and Thursday with +. r.
Harris and family.
Frank S. Summers came home
from Fayette the first of May and
spent from Saturday till Mon
day.
Airs. Theo. Selb got 1870 Brown
Leghorn chicks from 22O eggs.
Children's Day is the first Sun.
day in June.
Mrs. f. Y. Harris received
from Moberly just before Easter
a nice bouquet of pink carnations
and Saturday before Mothers
Day one from Sedalia of white
carnations.
Mrs. Frank Powell visited
home folks Sunday.
Frank Dudley, formerly Of this
city, was married recently TO Mis-,
Agnes Mcconnell of Canton
Ohio. Mr.. Dudley is a brother o.
Dan. d. Dudley and Mrs. J. T. |
McCue of this city. He is study
ing for the ministry. He and bis 7
young wife have both been stu.
dents in Moody Institute in Chi
cago.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-05-14
Revival Closes.

The revival meeting at the
Mexico Christian church closed
Sunday night. The meeting NIL.
a great success and resulted Ina
~ additions to the church. a, fail
lows:
Mr.. and Mrs. o. f. Wheeler
Mrs. Ray Pitts, Mrs. Annie NV.
ers, Miss Nan Cauthorn. Miss Sal
lie Van Deventer, II. r. South.
wick, Elmer Cantrell, j. f. Jeff.
colt, Geo. Ankrom, Mrs. G.. r.
l}lakey, Helen Blakey, Georgia
Fletcher, Chas. Machin. France,
Marshall, Mrs. Lizzie SCHNEIDER
Mrs. Odessa Harris, Dorothy Nor.
ris, Mrs. g. B. Quisenberry. Ruby
Chapman, Mrs. II. Il. SoutEwirE
Mrs. E. W. johnson, Mr.. and Mr.,
b. F. Goslih, Grace Goslin. Sadie
Myers, Clifford Strange, G. r.
johnson, o. j. Engle, Miss Rina
Cornell, Ralph Nicely. Ralph
Ward, Era Engle, Lloyd Euglc
IJ. c. Engle, Mr.. and Mrs. +. F..
Cantrell, Miss Jennie Cautrcl.
Olive Engle, Joe Engle, Virginia
| Harmon and Mrs. Mary CorrrIl
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-05-14
WANT ITEMS.

Notices under this head 3
cents per line per issue. Count 6
words to the line.)
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-05-14

Lost.-A valuable bar pin.
Finder leave at Message Office
and get reward.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-05-14

For Rent.-90 acres of blue.
grass pasture. Good grass,
plenty of water and shade.
Adams & Son, Phone 634.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-05-14

Old papers for sale at Message
Office
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-05-14

See Porter Bruce, north of
Thompson, for seed corn Boone
County White. IT
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-05-14

For Sale.-A Atom Fairbanks
scales for $50. w. w. Cornett,
Laddonia, Mo. Al
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-05-14

County Recorder
r. II. Bob Brown
j. w. Stephens
7. B. Ridgeway
Sam D. Byrns.
W. H. Coons.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-05-14

FOR SALE 1880 A few good
Poland China brood sows with
pigs. Enquire at this office. 3t
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-05-14

Judge Eastern District
j. w. Beagles.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-05-14
County Collector

Presiding Judge
Alex. Carter
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-04
NORTHWEST WILL FEED ONLY
HALF AS MANY BEEF AS USUAL

There are not more than half as
many cattle being fed in the north
west this winter as were fed last win
ter according TO men who are In close
touch with the situation and have in
formation from various sections where
feeding is commonly done
There is very noticeable falling off
in the number Of cattle being fed In
the west end OF this county. accord
ing TO Nate RaineS well known local
buyer. Last winter approximately
10000 head Of beef were fattened In
this county and upon Willow creek In
Morrow county. This year there are
in the neighborhood Of 1000 head
there for feeding and OF that number
1000 head belonging TO L. l. Cox are
for use in Alaska and hence will not
so into the Portland or Seattle mar
kets.
In other sections the same conditl,
on prevails. In Baker county this
year II Is said there are not more than
1000 head OF feeders IN sight whereas
in past years Baker has usually had
10000 90 1900 head. From the Big
Hole country. Montana. comes re-
port that this wear there are but TO-
600 head of feeders against 2l0O0
head foI last yeag ln The alfalfa dis
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-04
GIRL WHO ELOpED With AN
EX-CONVICT BROUGHT HOME
PRETTY PEARL RITTER. 4
YEARS OLD, Is FOUND AT
BAKER BY DEPUTY.

BAKER. Ore. Dec. 4.-Deputv
Sheriff Ike McCord located Pearl Rit-
ter the pretty l7-year-old daughter
Of Andrew Ritter. prominent Lower
Powder rancher and Curry Jones
an eN-convict who served term for
horse stealing, who eloped from the
Ritter ranch. They were found at
the Elks hotel on Main street at 3
O'Clock this morning where they ar
rived last night and took separate
rooms II was their intention. they
declared, to be married today in Ba-
ker. To this Mr.. Ritter opposed Sc
rious objections and took his daugh-
ter with him and forbade the marri-
age.
Jones was held in Jail pending in
vestigstion by District Attorney Cod
win of information that Jones left
on the eloping trip with a horse be-
longing to Clarence Love.
Jones was working on a neighbor-
ing ranch. the Clarence Love ranch.
and is said by the father to have met
his daughter secretly. Pearl is said
to have agreed to meet him no more
when parental objections were ex-
pressed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-04

some instances prove beneficial. Ar
ranging lambing time so as to miss
dangerous acid negotiations or chang
ing ranges will be the means Of pre-
venting the ailment.
"Bloat OF hoven is a name common
10 all shepherds and as the name ap-
plies is nothing more than the for
nation of fermenting gases and the
effects OF the poisonous toxins gem
Grated from the same. Alfalfa under
certain conditions, especially when
wet with dew or recent rains and
eaten hurriedly tends TO gas forma.
tion in the first stomach. TAPPING or
gaging the mouth open tends TO al
low the gases to escape and il great
numbers are stricken and a body Of
water is available, by driving the
band into the water, bloating may be
further prevented as the effects of
cold water on the surface of the ami
mails seem to allay fermentation.
infectious bacterial diseases Of
sheep are rare. The species may be
said to only be susceptible to two dis
cases at all possible to transmit to
man. Anthrax in the territory west
of the Missouri river Is practically
unheard of and Of no importance so
long as We are not brought in CON
tact with the by-products of tam
neries, none of which to my knowl-
edge now exists in the Pacific north
west. Rabies, a disease of all warm
blooded animals, and now somewhat
prevalent in our range districts. is the
other. However, the inoffensivenessI
of the ovine species is such that ev-
en- when infected with rabies he con-
tents himself with butting at trees
and his fellow flock members rather
than making any effort to spread the
through mouth inflicted
wounds.
"Other infectious diseases of sheep
may be confined to three or four
blood inolved ailments such as black
leg, hemorrhaglc septicemia, teatnus
diseases. all of small moment under
range conditions. Black leg can be
against by vaccination. as
man also the 'ailment hemorrhagic /
septicemia. Teatnus is seen chiefly
In old rams after castration, especial
ly when they are allowed to remain 1
about the winter-fouled corrals after
being unsexed
Foot rot and its losely allied mall
ldy, lip and leg disease (not to be
Nnn nfuead with fnnt and t,,nuth ,3ks
ease) never existent in oregon. is
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-04
STATE VETERINARIAN SPEAKS
BEFORE WOOLGROWERS MEETING
Dr. y Points Out Diseases to Which Animals Susceptible
Instructive Information Given Members Of Association Gathered
Here in Annual COngentOn-How Nature Protects the Sheep

Practically all OF the diseases to
which sheep are susceptible were
enumerated this morning before the
woolgrowers assembled here by DR.,
w. II Lytle, state veterinarian. and
the remedies and prophylactics for the
same were designated DR.. Lytle's
address was one OF great value to the
sheepmen and was listened to with
great interest.
Mature has provided the sheep
with more natural protection against
the ravages of disease due to exposure
t. the elements than any other ami
NAL" he said, I'm no other species
DO we find such an elaborate pro-
lection against both rain and chang
ing temperatures. We find the ovine
species not only supplied with an all
fleece wool mattress on which to lie,
but its overcover is equally well an
tlcipated in the thick fleece of the
back and wethers. Even a provision
in the form OF natural raincoat is
supplied in the laanalin that is Sc
creted and mixed with the fleece.
"These nature-furnlshed garments
has enabled the species to thrive un-
der an exclusively out t-of-door life
and we should not be surprised to find
the species resistant almost to the
extent OF total immunity to the one
great animal scourge, tuberculosis
In fact the most reliable STATISTICS
some l6 900, 900 post mortem inspec-
tions conducted at the numerous
packing plants having federal mea'
inspection failed to reveal single
carcass infected with any trace oil tu-
This Is indeed n wonder
ful showing. but 1t is in certain re-
spects closely approached by the spe-
cies' great resistance to the many
other ailments of an infectious nature
that many of our domestic ahirha's
fall victim. to. In the present cam
roiqn against foot and mouth disease
no sheep have been so far repor'eu
os infected. This holds largely true
of black leg, anthrax, hemorrhas,'
septicemla and other infectious All
ments. .,.,,
"Those few diseases or parasi'iN
ailments that sheep are susceptible
To are largely due to either one o'
two natural physiological or ana'o
mical causes The fleece being thlcN
and never changed but once year
nj shcartng time naturally becomes
infected with several SPECIES OF eN'er-
nal parasites, chief among them
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-04

tricts OF eastern Washington the story
Is much the same
Hay men are afraid 10 buy cattle
Tor feeding this year Last year they
bought feeders at high prices and AZ.
Ter feeding them good hay were abba
to realize almost nothing for their
trouble. This year range cattle may
be had for kuarter OF cent less
than year ago but offsetting this h
the fact the beef market is now more
than a half cent under prices that
prevailed at this time year ago. Con-
sequently the situation offers no en-.
couraging to intending feeders The
packers are said 10 be feeding very
few cattle save that one Seattle house
Is Interested In feeding at Big Hole.
Montana.
There Is plainly a shortage ia cat.
Tie but what effect that shortage viii
have on the beef market Is prublemat.
teal Advanced prices would seem a-.
sured yet IL is possible the packers
will be able % control affairs az ~
Keep prices down 40 fhn pfe4ant
time there Is an oycrabundance of
beef ready for market
There is no danger Canadian beef
VIII bee shipped IN as little beef ia fed
IN Canada and most ~ the r8na6l8B
beef finds q good market in Winnipeg