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Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18
WEST LICK.

Mrs. Chales league is quite sick
with quinsy. Mrs. Bud Anderson
is also on the sick list.
Forney Dudgeon and wife of Wor-
cester and Cliff Dudgeon and family
spent Sunday at Wilmer Anderson's.
Ed. Ferris and wife spent Sunday
with Jesse Garrett and mother.
Reube and Jack Brown and Joe
Beagles attended the Johnson sale
near Mexico last Thursday.
Wilbur Shoup and wife spent Sun
day at E. o. Snedeker's.
Charles league and wife were
business visitors in Mexico last
Friday.
Mrs. ]. w. Beagles visited her
daughter, Villa, in Mexico last
Sunday remaining till Tuesday.
r. p. Brownies in Kansas City
the first of the week and bought
cattle.
ID. NJ. Price and wife spent Sun
day at R. P. Browns.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18

WANT ITEMS.

For Sale.-Full-blood S. 9.
Buff Orpington cockerels and eggs
for setting. Prices reasonable.
j. D. Greer, Mexico, Mo. If
CHOICE FARM FOR SALE
320 acres in Washita county,
Oklahoma. The banner county of
the state. 220 acres in cultivation.
All tilable- - fenced and cross
fenced with woven wire. Highly
improved. Good buildings.
100 acres growing wheat, 30
acres alfalfa, 10 acres young bear
ing orchard. Located six miles
from Cordell, Okla. the County
seat. Good roads. This County
has a population of about $4,000
of the best class of citizens, many
of whom are Germans. Price,
$4,000 per acre. Will give terms.
Fl. G. Dorney, Cordell, Oklahoma.
Old papers for sale at Message
Office.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18
In All The
World No Trip
Like This

It's almost mans duty as an
educational process, to take his
family, while the railroad fares
to California have been cut in two
and visit the great Expositions at
San Francisco and San Diego;
seeing on the way out the marvel
Gus Mountain Scenery of Colo
rado-Denver, Color ado Springs,
Pixies Peak, Pueblo, the stipend
Gus and world famous Royal Gorge
and Salt Lake City. Then you
should return by way of the
North Pacific Coast and see either
Glacier or Yellowstone National
Park. You will never have the
same opportunity and if you use
the through pullman service of
the Burlington Route 70. B. & OF
r. r. or join one of those COM
Portable, economical and care-free
Personally Conducted Excursions,
you con see the wonders of Colo
RADIO without extra cost, for you
will pass all those most interesting
points by daylight. Don't forget
that.
Here's the idea! Sit right down
and write or come in and tell me
how many expect to make the
trip, just when you want to go.
the points you want to visit, how
long you expect to stay, and will
plan a trip especially fitted to
your time and needs-then you
will know all about it. If you
decide to go, | will make arrange
ments for your complete trip when
the time comes for you to start.
Do it today-before you forget it,.
IT. L. Marshal,
Ticket Agent, c., B. & Q. R. R.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18
FROM CENTRALIA
A High School Pupil Dies.--Judge
Stocton's Home Burns.

Centralia, Mo-, March 16.-I
Miss Kittie Salder of Renick
spent Sunday here with her sis-er,
Mrs. Anna B. Willis.
Jesse Lyons,Jr., spent Sunday
with friends at Moberly.
DR.. r. o. Woods of Clark was
here last week on business.
The home of Judge j. A. Stoc-
ton, two miles south of town,
burned early Saturday morning.
The house and goods were a total
loss, covered by insurance. 1t will
be remembered that Mr.. Stocton
traded his Columbia property last
fall for the farm and had moved to
it early in the winter. He will
probably rebuild in the spring.
Miss Daisy simcoe, aged 10 years,
died on Saturday evening of pneu-
monia. She had been i'll only about
week or ten days. She was a
student at the High School and
would have graduated this spring.
Funeral services held at the Chris
tian Church Monday.
w.B.Sappington and wife of Mex
leo spent Sunday here with rel
atives.
John Duncan spent Sunday with
his parents at Mexico.
Mrs. Lem Evans is in Kansas
City visiting relatives.
DR.. w. G. Chappell is in st. Louis.
]. H. Lightner of Sturgeon was
here this week on business.
d. B. Carpenter of Hallsville
spent Sunday here with his parents
| ]. j. Doom was in Columbia last
week on business.
John Rutter of Mexico was 9
visitor here Sunday.
M. e. Barnhill of Marshall was
here Sunday. E. G. Anderson Of
Columbia was here this week OF
business. H. S. Booth was in CLARK
last week on business. Ray White
and Charles Waller were Columbis
visitors last week on business.
Miss Anna B. Willis spent tho
past week with her sister at For
estell. Mo.
r, p. Price and wife we're Co
} lumbia visitors last week.
Miss Hattie zaugg spent sunda,
} Sunday in Mexico.
Alma Victor of Columbia yisite,
j with her sister Mr.. and Mrs. Ro
Bowen were visitors at Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18

The Auxvasse Review says:
Wesley VIM, of near Mexico,
one of the thriving farmers and
stockmen of Audrain county, was
here visiting his sisters, Mrs. CIR.
Craghead and Mrs Wade Jewell,
from Saturday until Monday. Mr..
VIM was serving on the Audrain
petit jury and came over to spend
his off time. He was represented
on the St. Louis market last week
with 103 head of choice heifers OF
his own conditioning that weighed
724 pounds on the market and
sold at 81 per hundred.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18

]. II. Johnson's sale Thursday to-
tailed 12,577.50. Among the large
consignments were: Span mules to
]. w. DowelI $500; span horse mules
w. d. Mason, $3.50 span mare mules
A. P. Johnson, $500; span mare
mules Judge Alex Carter $427.50;
mule Roy Knipp, $217.50; span
horse mules, Earl Carter, $160;
mare mule, N. T. Python, $50; span
mare mule, w. d. Mason, $185; span
horse mules, Geo. r. Johnson, $500;
span horse mules, o. H. Brown,
1855; span maremules, ]. w. Nc
Corey, $40O;span mules, l. T. Van
Note, $3.50; mare mules, Bob
Grange, 1865; span mules, w. D.
Lee, $232.5O; span mules, Fount-
ain Bros. $277.5O; mare mules,
Ed Python, $340; brown mare mule
B. r. Middleton, $40; mare mule,
Bob Grange, $40; mare mules, Earl
Carter 1866; span horse mules, Roy
Knipp, $50; span horse mules,
Charles Green, 1870.
Dan Quinlan bought the old John
Spottswood 1875 acre farm, north
east of Mexico, last week. The pur.
chase was from Mrs. Jennie Nc
Clintic of st. Louis.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18
MIR. DAVIS DEAD.
Was Son Of Mrs. r.. s. Spottswood
of This City.

Mr.. Charles Davis, 30 years old,
until year or two ago employed
in the car hsops of st. Louis, died
at Moline Friday night. The wife
survives him besides two children,
two little girls. He was born in
Mexico and was the son of Mrs.R.
S. Spottswood of this city. He was
good man; became a member of
the Baptist Church in early life.
The body was brought to Mexico
for burial Sunday, funeral at the
home of r. S. Spottswood con-
Quoted by Rev. A. A. Wallace. We
extend sympathy to the bereaved
family and relatives.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18

The story is going the rounds that
a Vandalia farmer was recently of
fered SIS for a hog, but he consid-
cred this price too low and decided
to butcher the hog for his own use.
He kept account of the weight and
prices for the various parts of the
hog and found that it brought him
$S1, which was a difference of $1S
above the price he was offered.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18

Miss Mary Louise Hawthorne was
the little hostess to a number of her
neighbor girl friends Friday after
noon in honor of her eighth birth
day. The guests were dressed as
"grown-ups" and appeared in the
latest fashions of the day. A de-
licious lunch was served at five
O'Clock,
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18

Mr.. and Mrs. o. C. Epson of this
city attended the funeral of Mr..
Upson's father at Troy this week.
The father was 81 years old.
The pipe line layers, about so men
in all, are now camped just north of
Mexico. The pipe line passes thru
the farms Of ]. T. johnson, VIM.
Floyd and Adolph sohopp north OF
here.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18

Seventy parents and patrons Wis
tied Fisher school near Molino
Monday. Miss Ruth Cook is the eff
cient teacher. The pupils carried
out splendid program. e, w.
Rusk, Farm Advisor. and w. Clyde
Johnson, County Superintendent
OF schools, we're present and made
speeches. Grant Morthland and
others made talks Miss Cook stirs
up her patrons to visit the school.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18

A respondent deaf and dumb
girl of Fulton came to Mexico
Monday and tried to get carbolic
acid and chloroform at the drug
stores with which to kill herself. A.
physician pursuaded her to go back
home and make no further efforts
to take her own life.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18

Miss Pauline Flynt of Moline,
who teaches a. Sunday School class
at Mt. Zion church, has sent in a
sum of money for the Mexico Bell
gian Relief Committee. The con-
tribution comes from Miss Flynt's
class.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18

I Miss Florence Kirkpatrick, who
Us teaching in the Farber public
school, visited Mexico relatives last
Saturday and Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18

E. M. Morris, Dave Armstrong
and Henderson Johnson, three
paid their respects to the Message
last Saturday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18

E. e. Napier, who teaches at Van
dalia, is to be tried in the Circuit
Court in Mexico on March % on
the charge of severely chastising
a pupil.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18

Mr.. Brdley Byron Huff, formerly
of Mexico, who writes funny stuff"
for the Globe Democrat, is to be
married today to Miss Madge
Ethel Elkins of st. Louis.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18
C.. e. x O.
Railroad.

Train East Bound Leave
No. "a, For st. Louis daily sos am.
No. D, For St, Louis daily sop. m.
Train West Bound Leave
No. %, From St. Louis daily 80 a. IN.
No. n, FromSt. Louis daily l2 40 pm.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18

Or. r. c. Strobe attended the
wedding of Miss Bess Conn, his sis
ter-ip-law, in New London Thurs
day.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18

"Grapdma" Mary slaughter /. OF
near Worcester, who is 81 years
old, has been very feeble athis
winter.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18

Charlie Dobyns is on the sick list.
The ladies OF the Methodist w. M.
8. are making preparations for their
Easter bazaar.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18

Mrs. McCabe Howe and small
daughter of Kansas City are visiting
Mrs. Howe's parents of this city,
Mr., and Mrs. A. G. Barnes.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18
he Methodiet piatrict q

The Methodist District Confer
ence is in session at Centralia this
week. Revs. A. B. Culbertson, S.
w. Hayne and Henry Neighbors
and a number of the laymen are
present from Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18

Jesse Lotion. down on Cuivre,
near wellsville, visited his brother
IN Mexico last week, DR.. E. A..
Lotion.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18

]. T., Johnson sold 81 fine cattle
on the Chicago market which
brought him $8.15 per hundred
pounds.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18

Ed Lawrence of Burke neighbor-
hood sold Samuel Carr a hog for
$3.50.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18
FOR SALE

Work mule, 16 hands high,
three-year-old this spring. Ad-
dress w. W. Cornett, Laddo-
mia, Mo. ct
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18

Mrs. Harrison of Bunceton is the
guest OF her daughter, Mrs. George
Will Robertson.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18

Miss Addie Hale of near Laddonia
81 visiting Mrs. c. M. Null of Mex
leo.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18

VIM. Doeblin, northeast Of Next
co. has so acres of sod ground
broken for corn.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18

John Young, near Worcester,
bought a span of three-year-old
mules at George Trimble's sale
for 5000.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18

Captain D. S. Burroughs has beer
quite sick.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18

l. A fine red milk COW at Bach
elor Galloway County, sold last
week for 1865.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18

Last call for Emmons' Bull Sale
at Mexico, Saturday, March goth,
400 p. m.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18

VIM. Pryor, south of Mexico, lost
the thumb off his right hand while
working with a circular saw
few days ago.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18
Wabash Railroad.

Effective Nov. 20, 1914
Train Leave
No. 4, For st. Louis and points
East 2:50 am.
No. ID, For st. Louis and points
East 4:27 am.
No. 30, st. Louis Accom-. 7:O5 am.
No. 20, St. Louis-st. Paul Linn d
tied 1888 pm.
No. 2, Colorado-St. Louis Limi-
ted 3:10 p. m.
No 12, st. Louis Express 6:42p pm.
No. 72# Local Freight i2:O9p.m.
WEST BOUND.
No. l, For Omaha, Ottumwa
and Des Moines- ----- ll:55 p m
No. 7 For Kansas City and points
West ..........,....... .....l :0oa. m
No. 10, Moberly Accom-. $3.50 n:3O a. m.
No. 8, St. Lnuis-Colorado Limit
d----------------------t2:09 p. m.
No. For Kansas City, St. Paul
------------- -5:08 p. n.
No 81, Moberly Accom-. 1928 p. M
No. 73 Local Freight 1888 pm
cDaiIy Except Sunday
]. D. MCNAMARA
G. P. A, st. Louis, Mo.
l. M. Richards,
~ ~
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-18

w. r. Sallee was in Fulton on
business.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-25
GLEN ECHO PARK.

While the formal opening of Glen Echo
Park took place on Saturday. the thun-
dershowers kept the majority of the
first nighters'' away. so that Sunday
really marked the opening of the season
The crowds yesterday and last night
were almost a duplicate of those who
thronged the resort of Sunday.
Last night the park began to fill up
early. and by O'Clock all of the attrac-
tions were running in full blast. Old
patrons found all of the amusement de-
vices of last season with the exception
of the big Ferris wheel and number
of new features that met with their
prompt approval.
The center Of interest was the skee-ball
game and the three alleys proved made
Guate for the number that wanted to try
ii out. Competition for high scores
waXed warm and the management S
prizes were eagerly sought. Another in
novation that hit the spot" was the
new ride in the midway, "Finlon's Fire
fly" and scores lined up on the plat
form waiting for a chance to go round.
As was the case all last summer, the
to the big pavilion, where the dancers
found the floor just as perfect as before
and Charles o. Mills orchestra playing
the same captivating dance music.
An excellent car service that included
through cars from the downtown sec
tons made the trip out to the park not
the least pleasant part of the evenings
pleasure.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-25
THOMAS A. JONES.
From he
Thomas A. Jones Made No Secret of His Part in Event
Wrote Book About Invoked for
Government Later

The above is correct picture Of
Thomas A Jones. who as resident of
Charles County. Md, aided John Wilkes
Booth to escape across the Potomac
River into Virginia. where he met his
death.
In a recent article in this paper a pic
ture was presented which was intended
to represent Mr. Jones. but which is
stated by persons who knew Mr. Jones
well not to be likeness of him.
Brady Made that Picture
1t represented a stout and not par
ticularly intelligent appearing man, with
long hair. wearing tall hat. like
coachman's. and holding a whip. The
picture was made forty years ago by
Mathew Brady. the wartime photoGra
pher from a tintype. which Mr.. Brady
believed was A picture of Mr.. Jones.
Relatives and friends OF MIR. Jones in
this city state that he was quite unlike
the person represented in the picture.
being of spare build. He always wore
his hair neatly cut, and was scrupulously
neat in his dress. His Countenance was
open. as will be seen by the accompany
ing portrait-supplied by Charles J.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-25
At the 7heaters This Week

the pastor of a little village church. after
fall from her horse. and is cared for
there for nearly year. learning much
from the minister and rendering aid to
him in turn, SO that in spite of the con-
! trast in their breeding their hearts are
hopeleSsly entangled. The narrow viii
lage folk suffer at the thought of asso-
citation with a girl of Polly's kind and
as soon as she is we'll they make such
trouble over the situation that Polly re-
turns to the circus life to save the min
lister from losing his church. When the
show next visits the village the clergy
man rescueS her despite the threats of
his deacons and her reluctances end
when the tents are down and the was-
ons roll away she remains to become his
wife.
The Foil management has spared no
pains to make complete and realistic
production of this popular play. several
interesting circus features being intro
duced in the last act. which takes
place between the dressing room and
the main tent, where the performers
practice before their appearance before
the crowd. The chief of these events
consisted of barrel jumping feats by
George Donaldson
The splendid work of Miss Maud
Gilbert and Albert Roscoe in the two
ieaoins roles Is the most attractive fea-
lure or the production. though there
are number of excellent character
sketches by other players. Miss Gill
bert has several very trying emotional
scenes, in which she triumphs as those
who have followed her work have
learned to expect her to do. Mr.. Ros-
coe Is able to give to the part of the
minister exactly the kind of quiet dig
NIFTY and serenity required to make it
effective.
Gavin Harris is first rate as Big
Jim. the boss canvassman. Louis
halnes is colored man-of-all-work
russell Fillmore is a comic deacon and
charles Andre. a mean one John X.
Kline is the loud-mouthed ringmaster
Miss Tracy has chance to show
what she can do in black-face comedy,
ana Misses Nanon weIch. Rose Mac
donald. and Teresa Dale are very good
as prim village types. Several little
children are a pleasant addition to the
cast.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-25
COSMOS.
Va udevil1e.

FIVE OF the best laughmakers of the
season. with an artistic musical num-
Der by Permaine. the concertina wiz
ara. make the Cosmos Theater bill
inns week one of the most interesting
OF the season. From the time that
Dorothy Richmond. Pell Tenant and
company start in with Edgar Alan
Woolfs highly amusing sketch emit
tied "A Husband Pro Tenn" the
laughter begins land apparently in
creases in volume until the blackface
minstrel absurdity "Detectivism." by
willard and Bond, close their original
scream" with an ovation of laughter
and applause. One of the big features
of the bill Is Brindamour, the hand
cum king" who does some remarka-
bly, clever things with handouts.
ropes and tapes. while a member
from the audience" creates laughter.
The Review Comedy Four is also a
striking amusement feature of the
bill, with two hne vocal soloists and
two funny comedians. who do not
overdo things. one Of them no less
than the laughable blackface min,
strei. John Healy. from Al G. Fields
famous minstrel troupe. Their har-
mony songs are also good and their
surprise climax makes a pron0uncea
hit. The Van Wards also have . now
Ell cabaret and rathske.lar act. with
acro6atic comedy, good inat.9
tations and songs Of the olden time.
The added attractions included The
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-25
OPEN SEA ROUTE SEASON.
New York to Boston Service starts
To-day.


The Eastern Steamship Lines today
begin the summer daily passenger serv-
ice between New York and Boston with
the twin-screw. steel express steamers
Massachusetts, and Bunker Hill. These
steamers have replaced the steamships
Yale and Harvard. with which the daily
express service between the two cities
was inaugurated nine years ago.
The service is particularly attractive to
business men. The Massachusetts and
Bunker Hill are among the finest vessels
in the American merchant marine, and
they make the run between New York
and Boston in about fifteen hours. The
distance is 33I miles from Pier IS In
North River to the India Wharf in Bos-
ton.
The steamers leave New York at )
o'clock in the afternoon and the next
morning at S o'clock they glide up to the
India Wharf One of the charms of the
trip Is the food The company takes
pride in the food it serves. Only the
best is bought and it is prepared by most
competent chefs.
The company also has adopted the
safety first policy and the steamers are
equipped with wireless, life-boats and
RATS. and life preservers In excess of
legal requirements. submarine signals.
automatic sprinklers. water-tight bulk
heads, and other devices for safety. A
rigid system OF inspection is maintained
both at docks and en- route.
The two ships are practically the same
in build. They are 3s5 feet long. have a
tonnage Of 400 tons, engines of J.O00
horsepower. and oil-burning furnaces,
which give freedom from SCOT and Gin
ders.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-25
B. F. KEITH's.
Vaudeville.

That the waning season finds vaude-
Vile no less effective in banishing
! thoughts of care than when the dra
matte year was at high tide was at
tested by two capacity audiences at
keith's yesterday. when they went so
! far in their cordial reception of Alice
| Lloyd as to yield TO her persuasive
appeal that they join il the chorus of
her Sister Susie's Sewing Shirts for
Soldiers song-a little feebly at first.
because the fork out front are always
somewhat bashful about sharing the
honors of the stage. but rising nobly
to the occasion before Miss Lloyd was
through with her confidence winning
allurements.
And who wouldn't do the clever
music hall comedienne a little favor
like that? Or even go step further
and respond to her invitation to Come
on and splash me" were the deep blue
sea-" of which she sang. only hanging
around handy for the purpose? Not
yesterdays audiences. you may wager.
for Miss Lloyd completely captivated
them with her pink and white pretti-
ness and the cleverness and vivacity Of
her songs None of her songs are new
but all of them are given swing that
is almost contagious. And yet 1t re-
mains to add a gurgle or two of delight
over the headliner's sartorial accom-
plishments, which were both numerous
and elaborate.
In striking contrast to Miss Lloyd
cockney song characteriZations and
other pleasing frivol is the weird dane
ing of Princess Radjah. who takes sec
ond place on the Keith bill this week.
in two of her original terpsichorean
creations, the first of which portrays
the emotions OF the lovely Cleopatra
after she hears of Marc Antony's death.
Through the dance she plays with a
live snake until she is suddenly strick-
en- with remorse for her unseemly con-
duct. whereupon she permits the rep
tile to sting her with fatal effect. Less
sinister is the dancers Arabian chair
dance. in which she combines both
agility and strength.
In the supporting acts Juan Cardo
nd FRITZ Noll give delightful vocal
perfoo ance: the Ward brothers are
seen N a series of clever English i'm
which accentuate the
Ertisher's lack Of humor: George How
ell and his associate players present
The Red-Fox Trot," a sketch by Ag-
res Scott. which is builded upon the
nebulous thread of the tango craze and
serves to exploit the newest society
stems, as well as to give Peter Paige
for an excellent bit of
characterization as a brainless fop:
the @cudsmidts. who. with their two
Spanish poodles. 10 a rough
and-tumble clown act: the Herbert
Germaine trio. who furnish the aero
baltic speciality as comedy bar eNperts,
and Jack Donohue and Alice Marion
in a bit Of comedy and gro
tesQue dancing. ). T. NJ.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-25

Penn. of Washington. whose wife is a
daughter of Mr. JOnes-and expressive
of intelligence.
Mr.. Jones was man of character and
of keen mentality. His standing a
man Is indicated by the fact that al
though he was liable to the death PEN
atty for aiding Booth. he was after
ward in the employ of the government
at the Washington Navy Yard. for TWEEN
ty years.
Didn't Conceal Facts.
He made no effort to conceal the
part he had taken in helping Booth
in his flight and wrote book about it,
on which was based the narrative OF
his relations with Booth, printed in this
paper
During his employment at the navy
yard Mr.. Jones made his home i'm Wash
inston, where he was faVorably known
to large number of people. Many per
sons in Washington today remember
him.
Later he returned to his native
county where for number of years he
was justice of the peace at La Plata
He died in 1895 and il buried at Newport
Church. Charles County.