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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-01
MRS. WOODS DEAD.
Aged Citizen of the County Passed
Away Thursday.

Mrs. John Woods, 81 years old,
died at her home in this city Thurs
day of pneumonia. She was born
Jan. rs, 1852, on what is known as
the Ortiz Fruit farm, south Of Mex
leo. She was Miss Laura Green be-
fore her marriage. The husband
survives her besides the following
children: Mrs Theo Barnes of Mexico,
David w. Woods of st. Louis, John
Woods of Paris, Miss Bessie Woods
and Mrs. Robert Crews of Mexico,
and Mrs. Dora Matthews of Kansas
City. She leaves four step-children.
Samuel and Benjamin Woods Of st.
Louis, Mrs. James Ward of Mexico,
and Mrs. F. w. Brand of Columbia.
She also leaves the following broth
ers and sisters: Mrs. Thomas Bar
nett, Giles and Paschal Green, Mrs.
Tez Johnson, and Mrs. John Pulls.
The funeral was held at the home
Friday afternoon, conducted by
Revs. Shulenberger and Turnage.
The pallbearers were ]. D. Greer, j.
w. Howell, A. G. Barnes, c. H. Ham
lltoh, w. S. Eller and ]. t. Crews.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-01
POWELL FORD.
IL enjoying the sunshine.

All enjoying the sunshine.
Mr.. Pulls and others dragged the
roads north of Powell Ford satur-
day and they are fine.
Several are sowing otis and some
have made early garden
Milford Berry is having a bath
room and other improvements added
to his dwelling
Mrs. Jake Gardner of this neigh
borhood spent Saturday with her
brother, Mike Shire, and family of
Mexico. She said they have 1850
little chickens and have frying size
chickens now.
Mrs. VIM, Mason spent Saturday,
night in Mexico guest of relatives and
Mrs. Milford Berry spent Saturday
night with Mr.. ]. D. Greer.
arl Carter purchased two nee
horses from M. N. Powell recently.
Mr. Jake Newberry spent Friday
at Benton City.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-01

Prof. ]. w. Million, Rufus Jack
son, L. M. White, r. z. Race and
John Beal attended the banquet CIV
en- by the Commercial Club at Cen
tralia Friday night. 1t was a de-
lightful occasion. Mr.. Million and
VIM. Hirth of Columbia delivered
addresses. The Centralia folks re-
alize thoroly that their town must
have no city limits-that their ter
ritory includes every home as far
out as they may be able to draw
trade, and that the townsman and
the farmer must get together and
cooperate for the prosperity and
good of ALI Men, that's the correct
kind of preaching.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-01

VIM. Hirth of Columbia in his
speech at Centralia Friday night
declared that the Missouri Legisla-
ture should be abolished: indeed
the time is coming when it will be
abolished. A standing commission
should take its place, which could
meet any time for a day or two or
longer and settle matters as they
come up. Some things become worn
and out-of-date. The Legislature
is becoming a by-word in all the
States.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-01
KENT-EWING NUPTIALs.
Former Mexico Young Couple Mar
ried in Kansas.

Mr.. Eugene Kent, son of Mr.. w. L.
Kent of Mexico, and Miss Mary Ew-
ing of Topeka, Kansas, were mar
ried at the home of the brides pa
rents the goth inst.
The groom was reared here and
the bride also once lived here. Both
are very popular and have large
circle of friends. Mr.. Kent has a
very responsible position with the
X. c. S. r. r. Co. in Kansas City.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-01
The Message receives a letter reg

The Message receives a letter reg
ularly every week postmarked Cincin-
natl, Ohio, and down in the corner
on the envelope is printed, Rush!
News Matter" 1t is sent out by the
brewers to the newspapers of the
country. The fellows are scared for
fear they have been mistaken for
years in their claim that prohibition
does not prohibit, and they are try
ing to undo things. The booze crowd
is on the run, and don't you forget
it.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-01
1sO+~*~+~+1-s~F~4-~+H+~+~4~+
PREFERS THE MESSAGE.
Troy, Mo-, March Is, 191

Troy, Mo-, March 25, 1916.
Mr.. John Beal. Dear Sir:-En-
closed find check for renewal of the
Message. 1 am taking three county
papers but from some cause always
look for the Message first.I lived 13
years of the best part of my life in
Audrain county and 1 am always glad
to meet people from there, as 1 often
do. 1 Will say hello to all of my
friends thru the Message.
Your friend,
T. j. DWYER.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-01

Elliot Major, Jr., son of the Gov
ernor, is making himself useful in
the COW barn at the Fulton State
Hospital. That's right, Elliott, we
delight to see a young fellow get
down to good honest toll.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-01

Mrs. Louis Mckee and small child
are home from visit to Mrs. Nc
KEGS parents, at Jacksonville, Fla,
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Nelson.
Mrs. B. F. VIM, out toward Skin
ner, was IS years old the 18th inst.
and her many lady friends delight
ed her with apost card shower.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-01

Centralia has but three churches,
while we know one town not as
large as she which has eight
churches. Three churches are
enough, more than that itisall wrong
1t looks bad to the sinner outside an
is waste of means and energy.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-01

The farmers in every community
of Audrain county should get to-
gether at regular times"and talk
matters over" 1t would have good
results.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-01

The beterment of agriculture,
and what will help the farmer to bet
ter success in his farm operations,
is the great question of this day and
time.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-01
NIB. GASES OPINION.
A School OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES if
You Have The Right View.

Mr.. H. P. Warden of near Mexico
recently wrote the following letter
to Hon. Howard A.Gass, State Super
intendent of Schools,at JeffersonI
City:
Dear Mr.. Gass:-For some years
past there has been something of a.
discussion at my school district as to
the proper procedure under the
first paragraph of section 10845 Re-
vised Statutes of Missouri, 1909, in
regard to annual school meetings,
which reads as follows:
First: To organize by the cleo
ton of chairman and a secretary
who shall keep an accurate record
of the proceedings or the meeting,
which, when duly approved and at
tested by the signature of the chair
man, the clerk shall enter upon the
record of the district"
In some of the annual meetings
which have attended in my district
the chairman would call for the
readingof the minutes of the last an
nual meetingwhich had been held 10
months before, and would proceed
to have the minutes of the proceed
ing annual meeting approved at the
present meeting. would like to in
quire if this procedure is in accord
ance with the law of the State of Mis-
surf? If not, would be pleased to
haveyou give the proper time under
the law for approving the minutes of
an annual meeting. My idea is that
the minutes of an annual school
meeting areintended to set out clear
ly and correctly in a written record
the businesstransactions that take
place at the annual meeting, and as
business of the district during the
~ months are largely the carrying
out of the matters adopted at the
mountaineering, the correct record of
the actions of the meeting is a mat
ter of Importance, and my under
standing is the minutes should be
approved at the close of the meeting
and then attested by the signature
of the chairman.
A letter from you in reference to
the foregoing would be very much
appreciated.
H. p. WARDEN.
Mr.. Gass replied as follows:
Dear Mr.. rden:--Replyng to
your letter of March gard, will say
that / think you are right in your
assumption that it is unnecessary to
read the minutes of the annual meet
ing at the next annual meeting, The
law contemplates that at the close
of the annual meeting they shall be
duly approved and attested by the
signature of the chairman and that
the clerk shall then enter them up
on the record of the district. These
minutes are TO be guide to the
school directors OF the district in SO
far as they apply to the questions on
which the voters of the district have
authority, and to have them read at
the following annual meeting would
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-01

be superfluous, inasmuch as they
have already answered their pur-
pose and the deeds authorized there
in have been done.
HOWARD A. GASS.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-01
OFFICE--lI3 East Jsek,on Street. Three
DoOn East Of Saving Bank.

Under a new law towns the size of
Mexico may have women police If
they so choose. Well, now, that's all
right.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-01

DR.. Wiley says that old age is the
only disease respectable person
dies of Then there have been lot of
dis respectable people in the world.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-01

Vote solidly for the school levy.
Taxes come high but the schools
must be maintained at all hazards.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-01

Frank vedder kindly remember
ed the Message last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-01

Entered at the Po,i Office at Mexico: Missouri
a. Second Class Matter.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-01
SOME VIEWS AND INTERVIEWS.

l.. H. Japer: All, Mr.. Editor, I'm
leaving you; will move to my farm at
Roosevelt, Okla. 1 have 400 acres
down there must look after. But
am hoping / may be able to return
to Old Audran again some time.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-01

Milt Householder bought a fine
horse recently from Chal Blum.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-01

Ed H, Blase called on the Message
Friday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-01
Observation-Disclosures
His
Love. Story
By Marie Van Worst

rs a story Of love and adven-
ture centering about the
loveaffair of ayoungcaptain
of the French army and a
beautiful American girl. They
fall in love at first sight; the
young officer is whiSked away
to active service in Algiers be-
fore he can declare himself,
goes through skirmish and
battle. How he is left for dead
in the desert sands, is miracu-
lousy saved, and finally re-
stored to the girl he loves,
makes mighty interesting
reading.
You'll Like This New Serial
Because It's Good All
the Way Through!
DON'T MISS 1T!
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-01

S. l.. Robson; / have sometimes
thought the Mexico public does not
fully appreciate President John w.
Million. He is the great leader in the
work at Hardin College, and he is
foremost In every movement for the
betterment and uplift of the com
munity. John Million is one of the
brainiest ana best men this State
affords.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-01

S. D. Wilson: / own the old Ike
Dyer place, southeast of Mexico. /
like that community: fine neigh
bors. Yes, hear from Mr.. Dyer oc-
casionally. He's down in South Mis-
souri, now, as you know.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-01

PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
JOHN BBAL, Editor and Proprietor
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-01

j. B. Slavens: Rev. A. e. Burch
often uses the word daddy" in his
addresses. Why, that's all proper.
Bennett Clark uses the same
word when he refers to his distin-
guished father, GeneVieye follows
suit, and Daddy Clark likes it. The
word is classic all right.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-01

Elisha Hedden: live near Long
Branch Store. We're stirring farm
work out our way. Not much oats
sown. Weather's been two unfavor-
able and seed too high.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-01

w. H Ray: When are you coming
out to Littleby to eat agan, Mr.. Ed
itor? All, tell you that man Shook
is fine worker for the moral uplift
of the community, isn't he? 1 wish
we had many more such men.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-01

Jesse L. Fike: Some religionists
are queer, aren't they? Nothing do
ing without all the honors swing
toward their particular church. ALI
profess to be going to the same eter-
nal home, so what's the difference. l
believe church folks should co-ope-
rate and work together. Be one,
even as Christ and the Faher are
one.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-01

COHORTS: am here from Sa-
pulpa, Okl., for short time. Your
Pate Morris here is my father. We
like it quite we'll down in Oklahoma
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-01

$I.oo Per Year IN Advance
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-01

Prof. Motley: In reference to the
Y. M. c. A. proposition, let's hit the
ball.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-01

A. ]. Deichmann: 1 live on the new
gravel road between Wellsville and
Middletown. The road is ten miles
long and is all in Montgomery Coun-
ty. The road is a fine thing for the
farmers along the line. 1t is pro-
posed to establish toll gates to raise
the necessary funds to keep it in re-
pair but am afraid many will drive
a mile around to dodge the toll.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-06-05

Zee the Mystic Ring on EIaine's Finger.
and were endeavoring to revive him
Someone had already sent for a doc
tor, but the aconite was working
quickly on its victim.
scarcely waited for the car to
stop in front of the house. opened
the door and rushed in.
Without word / thrust the anti
dote and the syringe into the hands
of the doctor and he went to work
Immediately. We watched with anx-
iety. Finally Kennedy's eyes opened
and gradually his breathing seemed
to become more normal
The antidote had been given in time.
Kennedy was considerably broken
up by the narrow escape which he
had had, and, naturally, even the next
morning, did not feel like himself.
In the excitement of leaving
Elaine's we had forgotten the bottle
of digitalin.
Kennedy looked rather wan and
peaked, but insisted ON going to the
laboratory as usual
DO you remember what became Of
the bottle of digitalin?" he asked,
fumbling in the closet.
Mechanically | felt In my own peck.
cts; 1t was not there. | shook my
head.
Il don't seem to remember what be-
came of it-perhaps we left 1t there.
In fact, we must have left 1t there"
Il don't like to have such things
lying around loose" remarked Ken
nedy, taking up his hat and coat with
forced energy. II think we had better
get it."
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-06-05

SYNOPSIS.

The New York police are mystihed by a
series of murders and other crimes. The
principal clue to the criminal Is the warn
Ing letter which Is sent to the victims,
signed with "clutching hand" The lat
est victim of the mysterious assassin is
Taylor Dodge, the insurance president
His daughter, Elaine, employs Craig Ken
needy, the famous scientific detective, to
try to unravel the mystery. What Ken
nedy accomplishes is told by his friend
Jameson, newspaper man. After many
fruitless attempts to put Elaine and Craig
Kennedy out of the way the Clutching
Hand is at last found to be none other
than Perry Bennett, Elalne's lawyer and
the man she Is engaged to marry. Ben
nett fees to the den of one of his Chi
nese criminals. The Chinaman forces
from Bennett the secret Of the where
abouts of 100000. Then he gives the
lawyer a potion which will suspend AMI
nation for months. Kennedy reaches Ben
nett's side just after he has lost con-
seriousness and supposes him dead.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-06-05

The Two Cinnamon. Are Surprised to
lations of the guests. Just then a wait
er passed through with ices on tray.
| called to him and he stopped
A moment later Long Sin himself
took an ice from the tray and retreat
ed back of the portieres. No one was
about, and he hastily drew a bottle
from his pocket, On the bottle was a
Chinese label. He palmed the bottle,
and anyone who had CHANGED to see
him would have noticed that he passed
1t two or three times over the ice, then,
lifting the portieres, entered the draw
ing room again.
He had made the circuit of the
rooms in such way as to bring him
self out directly in my path. With
smile he stopped before me, rubbing
both hands together.
1T is for Miss Elaine?" he asked.
/ nodded.
By this time several of the guests
who were fascinated with Long Sin
gathered about us. Long Sin fluttered
open Chinese fan which he had used
in his tricks, passed it over my hand,
and in some incomprehensibe way l
felt the plate with the ice literally dis
appear from my grasp. My face must
have shown my surprise. A burst of
laughter from the other guests greeted
me. looked at Long Sin, half angry,
yet unable to say anything, for the
joke was plainly on me. He smiled,
made another pass with the fan, and
the plate with the ice was
back in my hand.
Meanwhile Kennedy had been NOV
Ing from one to another of the guests
seeking Elaine. He had already taken
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-06-05

an ice from the waiter and was going
In the direction of the conservatory
There he found her.
Wont you take this ice?" he asked
handing 1t to her.
1T is very kind of YOU" she said,
but l have already sent Walter fol-
one"
Kennedy insisted and she took 1t.
She had already started to eat 1t
when appeared in the doorway.
Kennedy laughed, rather pleased at
having beaten me.
Never mind, Walter" he said with
a smile, "Ill take it. And er-I don't
think that Elaine will object If you
play the host for little while with
Aunt Josephine" he limited.
Kennedy, however, was not alone.
Back in the palms in the conservatory
two beady black eyes were eagerly
watching.
Chatting with animation, Kennedy
tasted the ice. He had taken only a
couple of spoonfuls when look of
wonder and horror seemed to spread
over his face.
He rose quickly. A cold sweat
seemed to break out all over him. His
nerves almost refused to respond.
He took only few steps, began to
stagger, and finally sank down on the
floor.
Elaine screamed.
We rushed In from the library and
drawing room.
He had fallen near the fountain and
one hand dropped over into the water.
AS he fell back he seemed to have
only just enough strength to withdraw
his hand from the fountain. On the
stone coping, slowly and laboriously,
he moved his finger.
whats the matter, old MANI" I
asked, bending over him.
There was no answer, but he man.
aged to turn his head, and followed
the direction of his eyes.
With trembling finger he was trac-
ing out, one by one, some letters. l
looked and it flashed over me what he
meant. He had written with the water:
Digitalin-lab"-
I jumped up and almost without
word dashed out of the conservatory,
down the hall and into the first car
waiting outside
ITO the laboratory" l directed, CIV
ing the driver the directions, "and
drive like the deuce!"
Fortunately there was no one to
stop us, and | know we broke all the
speed laws Of New York. | dashed
nto the laboratory, almost broke
open the cabinet, and seized the bot
lie of digitalin and a hypodermic
syringe, then rushed madly out again
md into the car.
Meanwhile some of the guests had
fitted up Kennedy, too excited to no.
ice Long Sin in his hiding place.
they had laid Craig down on couch
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-06-05

name Chong Wah Tong, thinking of
the investigation which the coroner
had asked him to make into the muir
der. He and Long Sin moved a few
steps away, discussing the affair.
Elaine and were still talking over
the entertainment.
She happened to place her hand on
the desk near Long Sin. My back was
toward him and did not see him start
suddenly and look at her hand. On it
was the ringAthe ring which, un-
known to us, Long Sin had found in
the passageway under Aunt Tabbys
garden, Of which he had been robbed,
Long Sin decided to recover the ring
by stealth.
Elaine was still talking enthusiast
tically about her party, when Long Sin
turned from Kennedy and moved to-
ward us with bow
1.-THE lady speaks of an Oriental re-
ception," he remarked. Would she
care to engage a magician?"
Elaine turned to him surprised. do
you mean that you are magician?"
she asked, puzzled
Long Sin smiled quietly. He reached
over and took small bottle from Ken
nedys laboratory table. Holding it in
his hand almost directly before us, he
made few sllght-of-hand passes and,
presto! the bottle had disappeared. A
few more passes, and test tube APP
.peared in its place. Before we knew it
he had caused the test tube to disap-
pear and the bottle to reappear. We
all applauded enthusiastically
Il don't think that is such bad
idea after ALL" nodded Kennedy to
Elaine.
1t was the night of the reception.
The Dodge library was transformed.
The Oriental hangings which Elaine
and Kennedy had purchased seemed
to breathe mysticism. At the far end
Of the room a platform had been ar
ranged to form stage on which Long
Sin was to perform his sleight of hand
Almost everybody had arrived when
Elaine turned to the guests and intro
duced Long Sin with little speech.
shall not attempt to describe the
series of tricks which he per-
formed. His hands and fingers seemed |
TO move like lighting.
He had finished and every one
crowded about him to congratulate
him on his skill. His only answer,
however, was his inscrutable smile.
"This is wonderful, wonderful" |
as happened to meet Elaine I
alone. We walked into the conserva-
.ory while the guests we're crowding
around Long Sin. She seated herself
or the first time during the evening.
May get you an ice?" suggested
She thanked me, and | hurried Off
As | passed through the drawing room
did not notice that Long Sin had
managed to escape further congratu-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-05
TO HEAR REPORT
ON BIBLE STUDY
Committee to Report Monday To- Min
isterial Association ON Teaching
Book I'm High School.

Next Monday morning the Minis
-terial association of South Bend and
Mishawaka Will devote the entire hour
TO discussion Of the report made by
the committee on teaching the Bible
IN the public schools The committee
has made a careful and thorough
study OF the subject, and has investl-
gated methods tried or in operation in
other cities and is now ready TO re-
port its findings and make recon-
mendations.
II viii greatly facilitate matters if
every pastor in Mishawaka and South
Bend will make it a point to be pres
ent and, II possible, TO report for his
church whether or not it will cooper
ate with the other churches in fur
nishing the pupils Of the high school
a course Of instruction in Bible study,
and IL il will assume its share OF the
expense OF employing a competent in
structor in proportion 10 the number
OF high school pupils in it's Sunday
school 1t Will help also in determine
ing the cost u each church If each
pastor can report the number Of high
school pupils in his school.
The unanimity among the pastors
OF the conference in the discussions
ca this important subject gives prom
ise OF providing the pupils Of the
South Bend high school a course in
Bible study. for which they will re-
ceive credits as for any other sub
1ect taken