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Acusado de cantrabandi,ta.

Baio la acusacion dc habcr traido
de Mexico IN importantc contraban-
do. un negro que dijo llamarsc John
Jones, fue arrestado por CT senior
Cotulla, administrator dc la Aduana
dc csta ciudad V consignado al conf
sionado federal. Foster. Este funcio-
mario puso en- libertad al acusado ba-
10 una caucion dc $1,000 debiendo pre-
s~entarse cuando Sc lc lame a compa-
recer ante cl gran Jurado.
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NUEyO EMPREsTrTO PARA
NGLATERRA

WASHINGTON, Agosto 21.-Un
nuevo emprestito de so millOnes de
pesos fus hecho hoy por el gobierne
americano Z L. Gran B-etana. Con
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RECORTE

listed y Suarce esta direction, para cue
Sc Ia muesire ! Sus amigos que 5ulren
de calios. m~sZQuinOs, ztzotes y granoS
De IA piel. Con &c. IN tiIDhreS pOS;aleS
que me remIta, ls mdndO a TucliG de CO.
rec. rraac0 de por.e. una caiiIa lie po-
nada G0nZalcz. Id musDr ,cl mundO pa
II cstaS Intermediates. D"vi;elvp el dt-
a - persona que - ~tr' V no sane.
ESPI2iDI0N GONZALEZ
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Audiciones musicales,

La sociedad laredensc podra dis
~frutar, desdc ahora, dc dos a]udicIoncs
musicales senanarias en- ID clcgantc
plaza Jarvis. La Camara dc Conner
clio, dcseosa dc proporcionar q Ia So
cicdad dc Laredo cStas sudicioncS,
que constituycn uno dc los mas sanos
cntretcnimicntos dc las familiaS, hizO
los arrcglos neceSarios a fin dc cs-
tablcccr que sc den audicioncS las
noches dc los jueves y domingos. Coo
peraron grandcmcnte para este benc-
ficioso rcsultado, los ~oficiales del cjcr
cito que aqui Sc c]ncuentran' de guar
nici0n Y aTgunas s~ocicdades mutua-
listas.
Las familias cstan dc p!accmcS.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13
CANADA ITEMS.

Mrs. S. ]. Bovine has been i'll.
Mr.. Kerr has covered his barn
with new shingles.
Leon Garnett is recovering from a
recent operation for tonsils removed.
Canada school opened the third
with an enrolment of seventeen.
Kenneth Eubanks is enrolled in
the High School at Clark.
Mrs. German opened school Mon.
day at Pine schoolhouse.
Mrs. Orr has been ill for several
days.
Harold Garnett will depart for his
college home in Fayette about the
18th. Harold is now a sophomore.
S. E. Winscott and wife attended
the Clark Fair this week, as did also
the families of M. T. Garnett and
Mr.. Llereson.
Grandfather German of Friendship
is very i'll.
Farmers are progressing-we note
constant improvement.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13
Rev. G. G. Grimes
Comes To Mexico
Succeeds Rev. s. w. Hayne As occu-
pant OF The Methodist Pulpit
Here.


Rev. c. c. Grimes will be the pas
tor of the Mexico Methodist Church,
South, for the ensuing year. He sue
ceeds Rev. s. w. Hayne, who takes
Mr. Crimes place at Columbia. He
is said to be one of the ablest preach
ers in Missouri. He will receive a
hearty welcome in Mexico.
Rev. ]. M. Hornback, on the Mexi-
co Circuit, will be succeeded by Rev.
j. L. F. Nickerson, formerly of the
Richmond District Rev. Hornback
will take work in Kansas, we under
stand. He is a good man and we are
sorry to have him leave the State
He takes the same work that Rev
Nickerson leaves.
Rev. A. c. Johnson of Fulton will
continue as Presiding Elder of the
Mexico District.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13
MEXICO WOMAN ROBBED.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 6.-Miss
Bernice Evans, who gave her home
as Mexico, Mo-, was knocked and
unconscious, and robbed of $63 and
brooch pin Wednesday morning on
Gath street, between Madison and
Belleview avenues, by two unidenti-
fled men.
At the General Hospital she said
she was stopping over in Kansas City
between trains on her way to Mex
leo, Mo-, from Newton, Kansas
w. w. Johnson of Mexico went to
Montana recently to buy lambs. The
stockmen up there wanted sky-high
prices, asking $500 a hundred net
weight for lambs. Mr.. Johnson con-
tracted for $4,000 at $14 90, but the
seller backed out before the deal was
clinched. Johnson came back with.
out any lambs.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13
20 YEARS
HE GOES BACK TO SCHOOL.

David B Carpenter is one of Cen
tralia's highly esteemed young men.
He has been cashier of the bank at
Hallsville for 20 years and they
think so we'll of him over there, too,
thing by him. In appreciation of
his faithful services the bank has
given him years vacation. On
top of that he will do an unusual
thing-go back to school and take
up his studies where he left off 20
years ago. He will enter the Uni
versity, and in IL months will be
ready to take up his duties at the
bank again. That Hallsville Bank
knows how to appreciate it's servants,
and, likewise, David B. Carpenter
knows what to do with his time.
j. H. Pool, near Thompson,
threshed 1,745 buselhs of oats this
year from sc acres.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13
MRS RUFUS PEARSON.

Mrs. Lucy Ann Pearson, wife OF
Rufus Pearson, born at Williams
burg, Galloway County, Mo-, Jan. 4,
1880, died at her home in this city
Wednesday night, September 5, 1917.
Mrs. Pearson was the daughter ot
Charles R. and James Mccormick
Ward, natives of Kentucky. The
Wards moved to Mexico in 1914.
Four years later Lucy Ann was mar
ried to Rufus Pearson, and MeYicc
was soon after their home except for
a short time they lived at Vandalia.
Their home stood on the west side
of the square, on the spot now GOV.
cred by Phillips Store. The build.
ing was burned during the Civil War.
The Pearson family lived for
long time in the brick house OF
North Jefferson street, built by Mr..
Pearson's father, said to have beef
the first brick house in the county.
Besides the husband Mrs. Pearson
is survived by the following children:
Charles A. Pearson OF Sedalia. c. s.
Pearson, Pueblo. C olo.; DR.. NJ. W.
Pearson, St. Louis; Wallace NJ Pear.
son, Rowan, Montana; Mrs. w. T
Lemon, Fulton; Mrs. ]. Il. McWil'
liams, George NJ. Pearson, and Miss
Nina Pearson of Mexico.
Mrs. Pearson was a faithful ant
zSalous Cnris'.A' She mai been Z
member Of the Methodist Church
since 1854 She will Le greatly
missed by the Family and all in tht
community VINO have known her SC
long. She aud her husband cele
brated their 69th wedding auniversa'
ry at their sons home in St.Louis or
the 14th of June last.
The funeral ives held at the homC
Friday afternoon conducted by Rev
A. F. Smith, pastor of st. Paurs M
e. Church, South, OF, st. Louis; inter
ment in Elmwood. The pallbearer
were S. P. EmmOns, w. fl. Richie
C. d, Rodgers, and DR. d. l., Blanks.
Our sympathy goes out to the age'
husband and the children in this sa'
hour.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13
RUSH HARMON

Rush Harmon, died at his home
near Mt. Olivet August "a, was born
in Richmond, Va, Nov. s, 1912. He
came to Missouri in 1852. At the
early age of seventeen he enlisted in
the war in Gen Slack's cavalry, SER
wing the South the entire period of
conflict.
Since the war he has lived in
this county. In 1870 he was married
to Miss Emma Benning. All of their
eight children survive the father.
In 1880 he became a member OF
Mt. Olivet Church, his conversion al
the old Wilder school house near
Laddonia, at a meeting held by Revs;
Patton, Farr and Bernard,
Mr. Harmon's life was filled with
charity and love. A man of consecra-
tion, he was amiable, well-read and
alive to the issues of the day,
Funeral at Mt. Olivet was conduct
ed by Rev.S. e. Mcdonald.
The children are: Mrs VIM. c.
Taylor, jackson, Miss. Mrs. Hale
! Ell Paso, Texas; Mrs. Charles Barney
Vandalia; Charles Harmon, Kansas
City, Mo-. Mrs. Howard Wright
Bowling Green; VIM. Harmon Chi
cago, ILL.,; Mrs Felix sandierf, Greer
wood, Miss.
The value of his precept and eX
ample is shown by letter received
on his birthday two years ago from
his daughter. Mrs. Taylor, Jackson
Miss. The letter says:
My Own Dear Father; To-day
your birthday, Nov. 2, 1915 hop
you will get we'll and strong, feo
comfortable, and be happy for
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13
Three Aged Citizens Pass Away
A Daughters Tribute To Her Father

much longer life. 1 want my babies
to know you well, to get your prIn-
ciples into their lives. OF the beau
tiful PICTURES that hang in the halls
of my memories, the most beautiful.
are the ones that came to me in my
dear old home and you and mother
were my guides. sacrificing, loving
How now appreciate your goodness
Had seen how much you were sac
rificing, how much love you were
pouring to me then, l would have
been more careful to have done as
you wished, to have drunk deep OF
your great love. 1 never would have
hurt you or made your heart ache.
Your life will be an inspiration to
me and to my children, for tell them
of you. am glad you are my father.
Your high principles are a light to
me. think you the grandest of men
You have braved adversities, coming
though straight and clean, when 9th
ers might have fallen by the way.
Your daughter, Hattie.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13
MUTUAL TELEPHONE.

Stockholders Hold Annual Meeting
In Mexico-New Rule For Elect
ing Directors.
The annual meeting of the Audrain
County Mutual Telephone Co. was
held in Mexico Wednesday of last
week. Reports of President N. M
Strange and Secretary John H
Wayne were heard and adopted.
1t was agreed that every switch
board belonging to the system shall
hereafter have a representative on
the board of directors. The stock
holder on each board shall nomi.
nate the candidate.
The following members of the
board were reelected:
Auxvasse,-S. P. Martin.
Molino-Thod Boulware.
Martinsburg-W M. Strange.
Worcester, T. w. Crawford.
New directors elected were:
Beaver Dam-Hiram Threlkeld.
Rush Hill-Val Erdel, Jr.
Benton City-R. S. Douglass
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13
MIR. COPENIAN DEAD.
Civil War Veteran-Native of Ger
many-Long-time Resident of
Audrain County.

Mr.. Henry Copeman, 81 years old,
who with his family moved from
Mexico to Vandalia about a year
ago, died in the latter city Wednes-
day night of last week He was very
feeble and his death was not un-
expected.
Mr.. Copeman was born in Germa-
ny. Came to this country in 1856,
eight years later settling in Audrain
County. He was married, to Miss
Louise Feutz in 1886. For a long
time their home was at Rush Hill.
Four children survive-Ella, Roscoe,
Grace and Agatha. Miss Agatha
teaches in the Vandalia School and
Miss Grace Copeman is teacher
at Sikeston, Mo. Mrs. Copman is
a sister of E. A. Feutz, cashier OF
the Rush Hill Bank.
The body was brought to Mexico
for burial. The funeral was conduct
ed by Rev. A. A. Wallace Mr.. Cop
man was a veteran on the Union side
in the Union army and six Civil War
veterans, acted as pail bearers-T. j.
Roberts, Hugh Towson, w. H. Up
ham, Clark Barnes, Dave MCGEE, and
T T. Turley.
Mr.. Copman was manly man and
a fine citizen.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13
SAW THE BOYS OFF.

Macon, Mo-, Sept. 6.-One of the
biggest demonstrations in the history
of Macon County took place when
the first nine men of the county's
quota entrained for Fort Riley yes
terday morning. Schools were sus-
pended and virtually all business
postponed The school children fol-
lowed the young soldiers to the sta
tion. Old soldiers who were here
in the sixties, saw the boys off.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13
DEBATING SOCIETY
is ORGANIZED.

A literary society has been organ
lied by students of the Mexico Busi-
ness University with the following Of
ficers:
President, Joel Guthrie; vice-pres-
ident, Rouse Gallop; secretary-treas-
urer, Miss Nina Machin; program
committe, Misses Jesse and Chapman
and Mr.. Bray.
The society will meet the second
Saturday night in each month. De-
bates, addresses, papers and special
drills will be features of the meet
ings.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13
CENTRALIA sCOOL
HEAD DRAFTED.

Centralia, Mo-, Sept. 9.-Prof.F.
G. Hale, who has been elected by the
Centralia School Board as superln-
tendent for the Centralia public
schools for the ensuing year, has
been drafted for military service.
He has withdrawn his claim for ex-
emption and says he expects to go to
war. His wife also has a position in
the same schools and will likely take
his place as superintendent. They
have no children.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13

London, Sept. S.-From a neutral
who was sent thru Germany to get
a view of conditions, has been OBJ
tanned a remarkable description OF
the Transformation and despair
which prevailed there a few weeks
ago and which presumably is worse
now. The anonymous writer says:
II have visited within the last
three months such centers as Dussel-
dorf, Iser, Barmen, Elberfeld, Bonn,
Cologne, and Bochum. 1 can hon
estly come to one conclusion, that
Germany cannot stand it much long
er. People are at their wits end and
at the end of their courage. If there
is no peace by Christmas 1 cannot see
how revolution can be avoided, at
any rate in Western Germany.
when visited Germany on the
last occasion things were sad enough,
now they are disastrous. People go
about the streets evidently weakened
physically. All of them, without ex-
ception, look pale and haggard.
No More Fat Germans.-"There
are no more fat Germans except, ]
understand, in Bavaria, where the
type will never die out. Everyone
looks sick, slovenly and almost ready
for suicide. Germany is the most
melancholy place under the sun, and
if civilians are sick of the war, what
must one think of the countless sto-
ries one hears, even from soldiers on
leave, about war sickness at the
front?
"At all points of the German west
ern front one hears of officers sud.
denly disappearing, for some of them,
and practically all of the soldiers, are
kept without furloughs for a mini
| mum of one year. Many will not
put up with this and simply run
away to see their wives and children.
They would be shot in normal times
now they are hardly reprimanded,
for they are needed,
"The feeling of solidarity among
men in the same armies and in the
same ranks is stronger now than ev-
er, not for the common cause, but
always against their commanding
officers.
Feeling of Duty Is GOne.-'The
discipline of the German army-once
the pride of Germania-is now sink
ing to low degree. The feeling of
duty, formerly so strong and admi-
rable in the German soldier, has now
practically vanished, as has also the
desire for promotion.
What will surely bring about the
break is the fact, generally admit
ted. that the soldiers do not receive
one-third of their usual rations. Corr
plants from starving soldiers at the
front are received everywhere, while
military censors destroy thousands
of letters and erase passages where
, reference is made to insufficient food
at the front, but the people at homs
know that their children are dyius
for the Kaiser and dying on empty
stomachs.
Soldiers returned from the tr"e'
have seen by the Thousands, a2t
: they are pitiahle sights, thin, tired
: and i'll, wearing uniforms that os'e'
are in shreds or with caps that do no
Z belong to them. The German Arm
q is Lnrecognizable, aud yet the sol
Z diers are suffering no:hing cou,pare'
= With the civilians"
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13

Luke Simpson, formerly telegraph
operator at Laddonia and and Far-
ber,is now farming near Paris Luke
tells of a stretch of land in Monroe
county, which includes his farm
about three miles wide, that has had
scarcely any rain this summer But
he will raise considerable corn re-
gardless of poor conditions.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13
MISS SPROUL LEAVES.

Miss Carrie Sproul, who with her
sister, has been conducting a private
school in Mexico for number Of
years, has accepted a position OF
work as head of the Commercial De-
partment in the Poplar Bluff Pub
lie Schools. She is a most capable
teacher, and her success is assured.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13
WILL ASK PAROLE.

Luther Anderson, who killed Au-
gust Wagner near Farber in 1909
and was sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for life therefor, will make a
move soon to get parole. we under
stand. Anderson after he was con-
victed escaped from the Montgom-
cry County Jail and was recaptured
at Fort Madison, Iowa.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13

Mrs. .Covington, lady eighty years
old, died at the old home place IN
Galloway, Sept. 8. Funeral at Liberty
Church. This is the passing OF the
elder of one of the fine old families
of that section.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13
THOMPSON COUPLE WED

Mr.. Clyde Higginbotham of neal
Thompson and Mrs. Rose Bowles OF
Mexico were married Monday after
noon, Rev. E. S. Gibbs officiating
They will reside on Mr.. Higginboth'
ans farm near Thompson. Here's
wishing them prosperity and hap
piness thru life.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13
PASSING OF A LITTLE CHILD.

Amy, the 12-months-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Seiger died
Wednesday of last week. The funer-
al was held Thursday at Rock Hill
Church, northwest of Rush Hill. The
community extends deepest sympa-
thy to the family in their bereave-
ment,
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13
SERIOUSLY HURT.

Edwin Witt of st. Louis, cadet
last year in Missouri Military Acade-
my, in Mexico, was seriously hurt in
an automobile accident a few days
ago.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13
TRAIN LEFT THEM

Two stranded soldiers, army Off
GERS, applied for aid in Mexico Fri
day. They had missed their special
train which was to take them tc
Camp Meade, Md. They were given
tickets to st. Louis.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13

Mrs. Ellen Bledsoe, Misses Annie
and Virgie Bledsoe and Christine
Turner of this city visited Mrs Ellen
Leet and Mrs. Ida Knipfel of Lad
donia the latter part of last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13

Joy Kistler, who has been promi-
nent in school athletics for several
years, will be assistant in athletics
at Culver-stockton University at Can
ton, Mo-, this year.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13

C. c. Stotler, northeast of Skin
ner, who has charge of the A. c.
Barnes place, had field of 40 acres
of oats this season which averaged
60 bushels to the acre-lacking Just
a fraction. That was some oats
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13
Arthur Snedeker
Now In France
Writes Letter On The Sea And An
other In England-Wants To
Know Audrain's Draft.

L ne MtSSdBS has IcCOlNSu IhG lOi-
lowing from Mrs. e. o. Snedeker of
Columbia, sending extracts from two
of Arthur Snedeker's letters-her
SON, one written at sea and the
other in England. Mrs. Snedeker
says she supposes Arthur is now in
France, tho she has not heard from
him there.
Arthur Snedeker used to attend
e Mexico High School and was born
and reared near Laddonia, this
county. He belongs to Co. A, 18th
Regiment, Railroad Engineers, join
ing Uncle Sans fighting forces early
in the spring.
The letters referred to above fol-
low:
At Sea. Dear Mother and All: 1
left New York at noon, July 2S, and
after, two days smooth sailing an
chored off the coast of Novo Scotia,
in sight of Halifax, until August 1st
at 600 p. m. That evening we sail
ed out of that harbor and started for
. France. There were several steam
ers all loaded with soldiers.
The sea has been perfectly smooth
until yesterday. when we ran into a
storm. 1 can't tell you much that
happened between then and now.
was sure a sick human. just crawl
ed out this evening to find that we
were standing still in the midst of
the submarine zone, waiting for a
convoy of battleshps to protect us
from here to Ireland, whose coast
we will soon see.
With the exception of the last two
days 1 have enjoyed the trip, seeing
lots of things strange to me. Did
not see any submarines with the ex-
ception of those at Halifax. They
were Italian boats and we saw them
operate.
l attend railroad school on board
ship every day and am learning more
about railroads than ever knew be.
fore.
This ship is manned by an English
crew, and we eat English grub. We
sleep with our clothes and life pre-
servers on and yet 1 feel as safe as
can be. 1 have had enough of the
ocean, however, and the sooner We
reach land the better 1t will suit me
At British Training Camp.
Am still safe and sound. Hav,
plenty to eat and not much to do bu
drill. The camp has thousands anC
thousands of soldiers and band afte
band. Lots of music.
This is fine country. Crop
mostly wheat, barley, oats and tur
nips. No frame houses. No harves
yet. Funny season. Lots of cattl
o. but no hogs to be seen.
We sleep eight men to the tent
Y. M. C. A. here. Big parade in Lon
don tomorrow Will see the Kin
and Queen.
Did you see in the papers abou
the air battle of August 18th? / sa'
it all. 1t was abou t20 miles frol
our camp. There are lots of a
craft here.
l am awfully lonesome. The la
American paper I saw was dated Jul
18th. Write me all the news an
send me some home papers. WI
was drafted at home?
Watch the st. Louis papers II
news of the 18th Regiment.
I-passed my railroad exam. o.
Expect soon to be railroading
France.
/ expect we will not get back for
while. Don't forget me, for am
long way from home. Love to a
A. J. SNEDEKER
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13

Miss Maude Douglass, of Dallas,
Texas, returned to her home after
snendgrg the summer holidays with
Miss Lou and Walter Douglass of
Benton CITY, Miss Maude is stenogTa-
pher for CHM & Co. Text Book PUB
fishers, which firm has headquarters
in Boston, Mass
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13

The little six-months-old baby OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Wisdom
died Wednesday of last week. The
funeral was held at New Hope church
Thursday afternoon at o'clock
The community extends deepest
sympathy to the bereaved parents.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13

Eff. Iletter, civil engineer for the
Semet-Solway Co., of Rochester N
", spent week with his family
here leaving Saturday for his station
His company uses in its manufactures
a by-product OF the Coke Plants.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13

Mr. and Mrs. Fess Cauthorn and
Mrs. Joe Peyton anddaughter OF
Mexico motored to Laddonia to visit
Mrs. Roxie Whitehouse and attend
the Labor Day Picnic.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13

Miss Ellen Stevens, daughter OF
Mrs. Nettie C. Stevens, County Re-
corder, will attend Gem City Busi-
ness College at Quincy this year.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13
MIR. BAUEY SELLS.

1. N Bailey has sold his automo-
bile business in Mexico to Cleve
Smith and brother, Hanson Smith,
the latter of Montgomery City.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13

Virgil Barnett of Mexico is in Mad
mos, 8. D. He will be examined for
the draft in that State.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13

Mr.. and! Mrs. j. r. Hodge of Lad
donia are visiting their son and
family, Nolan Hodge, atodessa, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13

Two 40 acre farms for sale.
Address Emmett Davenport,
Thompson, Mo-, Rid 1. 4w
Albert williams of Benton City
has a new Oakland car
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13

Roy Creasey Of Battery F. lst MO-
Field Artillery, visited his father Ma
son Creasey, in M exico last week
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13

Robert Roden is visiting relatives
in Oklahoma.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13

Prof. John P. Gass of Sedalia at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Rufus
Pearson in Mexico Friday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13

Miss Lou Douglass of Benton City
spent Saturday in Mexico, her former
home.