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Mexico Missouri Message.
VOLUME VI.
MEXICO, AUDRAIN COUNTY, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, SEPT. 21, 1905.
NUMBER 47
ft HAPPENED AND HAPPENING. j
Ben Stevens is
J. P. Palis is the new P
mail carrier at Thompson.
in Marshall.
11. D.
Mrs. Maggie Bishop who has
been spending the summer in and
near Stanton, Va., has returned to
her home near Santa Fe.
Fate Spnrlock.of Farber, was in
Mexico on business Thursday.
Judge S. M. Edwards and Miss
Bailie Lakenan will each build
handsome residences in Wadding-
ham park in Mexicoiwork to com
mence soon.
Miss Carrie Jesse.at Thompson
will be a student at Hardin College
this winter.
Mike Brandon, of Martinsburg.
was in Mexico on business oue'day
last week.
Earnest GrifTie, an employe nt
the post office at Columbia, sicken
ed and died, with typhoid fever,
last week. lis was a brother of
Mrs. Ed. Rodkouse of Mexico and
has relatives at Thompson.
Miss Mildred Whitney will at
tend a school of expression in Bos
ton thru the coining year.
Edward Tomlinson will move to
Mptipo from St. Louis. lie has
bought an interest in a cigar fac
tory here.
F. L. Richards, trainmaster for
the C. & A. from Slater to Bloom.-
Ington.nlso the South Branch from
Mexico to Jefferson City, is to make
his headquarters In Mexloo.
J. h- (lughes of Savannah, Mo.,
will move to Mesico ucxt raontf;
aud will open pew undertaking
establishment. He will be in the
Buckner & Lnne building.
The Probate Court has appoint
gd 4. p. Whitson guardian for
Miss Helen Ounard, who baa some
real estate near Thompson. Miss
Cnnard is deaf and dumb.
Jjjr. Carl P. Stnith of S,anta Fe
and Miss Leslie Iienry of Molino
were united in marriage at the
Catholic parsonage iu Mexico last
week, Father J. J.Dillon officiat
ing.
Walter Wilbijrn, out about Ben
ton City, has been np against
some bnd luck lately. Firt,
storm greatly damaged his barn
and also his corn crop, one of his
p Hi M 10 pas A RI'OKeU leg.
Rev. C. 6. iliii c.f N.'lliul'U'1
and Miss Emma M. Dean were
united in marriage lust Wednesday
night, Sept. 19, at the homo of
the bride's brother, Charles Dean,
of Beaver Dam neighborhood,
iouthwest Of Mexico, Rev. C. C.
Seleoman officiating.
Will Britnerand family, of Far-
ber.started for Washington Tues
day where they will make their fu
ture home. Their many friends and
relatives ure sorry to have them
leave. Mr. aud Mrs. Briraer have
several children in Washington.
The Father Forum comments:
The man who runs an automobile
is called a chauffuer-, pronouned
showfur," Now Judge Kendall,
who is waging war on the automo
bile, will probably tell you. that the
name is appropriate, at least sug
gestive, thut a man who gets in the
way of an uuto has no "sho wfur"
Ins lite.
Qeu. W. II. Kennnn, chairman
qf the Old Settlers Association of
Audrain county, gives noticj that
the I. M. Greer Furniture Co. will
give the member of the Associq
tiqn, present at U)C meeting ou
October 1 2, Carnival week, who has
lived continuous ly the longest in
the county, a rQckjng chair, value
not less than five dollars.
Farber has a woman for tele
graph operator. The Forum says:
The U. 4c A- lias established a
night office at Farber aud placed
Miss Rosa Deardorf in charge. Miss
Peardorf's. bom,?; is p,fn,r Rmtli Hill
tyUere her nsiients reside, jii0r a
while she was night agent at Lad
donin. Her hist work was at Wat
sou Station.
ADJOINING AUDRAIN.
Montgomery Wellsville is to
have a residence Catholic priest,
who will give all his time to that
parish.
Miss May Frazier of Montgom
ery City who has been studying
stenography at Mexico has re
turned home-
Rev. J. S. Smith of Montgomery
City was assigned by the lale
Methodist conference to Bowling
Green, but the S'andard says he
declined the ofTcr aud has accepted
temporary charge at Atchison,
Kan.
The Montgomery City Standard
says- Copt. Ben Sharp went to
Mexico, Wednesday, to attend a re
union of the !)th Mo Cavalry
which was in session Wednesday
and Thursday. It is part of the
company he was cuptaiu of, also
was Major 21 days before he was
mustered out.
Callaway. Joseph Davis o f
Readsville sold a mule colt for
100.
W ra. Payton o f Shamrock
bought 12 head of sheep at $7 per
head.
David Douglass of Benton City
bought a 0 year old mare from Win
Payton for $90.
Callaway county has 173 mer
chants and they pay taxes on an
assessed valuation of $1.99 ,81q.
Tlte Fulton Gagctte says that
Burnett Campbell of Uattou has
skipped and creditors seize his
property. A neighbor woman is
also missing.
Mjss.es. Leta.ltuth and Babs Cov
ington of Shamrock will attend
school iu Mexico thru the coining
year.
Pike. Louisiana, s stirred to
its depth, by a religious revival
juries received were serious for
some time and from which she has
never fully recovred.
The editor of the Louisiana
Press has been lauded iu a public
office nt Inst. He is acting city
clerk, protem, impromptu, extem
poraneous.
The Furgo-Phelps Shoe Co. of
Chicago will establish a large shoe
factory in Louisiana. That city
will now bo preaching, wear n home
sole.
The Lidlonia Herald mentions;
J. Cross WW in L.ddoui n
short time ago and made this of
fice a pleasant call. Years ago he
was connected with the paper here
and he called to see the old pluce
of business, Audrain js. fqrtu.na.te.
iu having so good a school com
missioner as Mr. Cross. While
here he called to see his life long
friend. Mr, Grant Beal.
Hey. Oliver of Chicago is the
preacher.
Mrs. Clarence Jenkins, formerly
MissGussieGiuling.ol'Claiksville, quired to taku
filed suit iu the Louisiana cpm't ilt. duties
Boone. A young man, a iniilor,
eutered Homer Woods' pool room
at Centralia and iudluged a game
in Woods' absence. Woods was
prosecuted but came clear of vio
lating the law.
Marshall Edwards and Night
Watch Ilulen kicked open the door
to n poker room at Centralia. The
players, chips and tables were
there, but there was no game going
on nor any money in sight. Scared
em off.
SOLD TEAM FOR $2,730.
Columbia, Mo., Sept. 13, Alex
ander Bradford has sold to C. C.
Waker of the City of Mexico his
team, "Sometimes" and" Always,"
for $2,730. This is the record
price in Missouri for a team. The
horses won honors in the Louisia
na Purchase exposition horse show
last year,
IJAfTISTS INDORSE FOLK.
Sturgeon, Mo., Sept. 13. The
following resolutions were adopted
oy the Mount Ziou Baptist Mis
sionary Association in sessiou at
Perehe church.
"Resolved, That we heartily in
dorse the herioc efforts of our be
loved brother, Governor J. W.
Folk, of Missouri, to enforce the
laws of our State, requiring the sa
loons to be closed on the Lord's
day; that, id demanding the en
forcement of these statues, he is
only ncting in harmony with the
oath t very executive officer is re
when he enters up
vuuh a pofitiou.
p,f common, pleas flgttil'St B. Van. We tire glad that we have a Gov
dovilde, of Olarksvllle, for 3000 t.niot that has the strength and
damages for injuries sustaiucd by courage to declare thut ull the res-
falling into an 18 foot will in his jdeuts of Missouri shall be law
store about two years ago. She nbidinrr
had asked permission to use the
tplepbppp nnd in doing la it step,
ped into the opening to the well,
between two counters, which had
been left open by one of the
clerks. aud the shock wjth the in
A Voice From ThompsonArgues for The Auto
pHhSHYTEKV AT CENTRALIA
Centralia, Mo., Sept. 13. The
twenty-ninth annual meeting of
Miegee Presbytery met at liniou
church, twelve miles west of this
city, tod--. The introductory ser
mon was delivered by the Reverend
"Who made those plants
growf "
I did."
"Who made that hill
dert
"Veil," guess God made
hill, but I carried the dirt."
out yon-
the
Monroe. T h e Paris Appeal
says:"Every farm in Monroe coun
ty this year is a corn show."
Many Monroe farmers nre buy
ing twine made by the State plant
at Jefferson City and are binding
their corn.
John W. Burton, sheiiff, has re
signed. Health failed.
Prof. Green, the new principal of
the Paris High School, made the
following inspiring remarks or
words to that effect the first day:
"Altera careful inspection I find
that I nm the biggest boy in this
room, ana l purpose to eutorce the
rules. I nm opposed to whipping
pupils but when it comes to ad
ministering a geutlc shaking I am
an expert and equal to any emer
gency."
SHE JUMPS.
But Any American Girl
Have Done the Same
and There Would Have
No Fuss and Feathers
It.
Might
Thing
Been
About
Honolulu, Sept. 12. The trans
port Sheridan, which arrived here
recently from Manila, brings n
story of Miss Alice Roosevelt, the
President's daughter, who is with
the Taft party, that shows her iu
an interesting and dariug role. She
jumped into the swimming tank
on the deckof the
steamship Manchuria with her
clothes on because of a dare she
was flivt to propose. It was a
burning hot morning the day after
the Manchuria had left Nagasaki
fur Manila. Miss Roosevelt stood
uear the tank, hat off, but with a
protect i
1 Mm of
The Missouri Democracy.
That the condition of affairs in
the democratic party of this state
at this time warrants, nay, de
mands, candid, sober discussion
and sane counsel from all who pro
fess loyalty and lovo for the party,
is not to be doubted by those who
intelligently sum up the situation
as it is. To assume there is no
real danger confronting it would
bn foolhnrdiucss, and if the leaders
who are to care for its welfare .'take
that attitude they will find out
their mistake later. The facts
speak for themselves. We can
neither ignore nor afford to over
look them, nor is it wise even to
(U'tempt to minimize the difficulties
that beset ns. The issues the
party is committed to stand out
clearly and will brook neither com
promise nor temporizing. The fact
that these issues are apt to cause
dissension in certain quarters
must not be allowed to influence
the parly in its fidelity to the
principles of rignt.it has espoused.
The Missouri idea which means
the enforcement of law, the elimin
ation of graft, of boodle, of boss
ism, which means cleaner politics,
cleaner government, cleaner social
conditions must continue to tri
umph. It was the democracy of
Missouri which first had the
otirage aud foresight to come out
boldly nud declare for these things;
it is the fine conscience of the
parly that revolted against the old
order of things; the old order,
with its intrigues and bai ter, its
manipulations and corruption, its
selfish, scheming professionalism;
and it is that same inflexible con
science that will keep the party in
the right path,
those who believe in the integrity
of the party and its tenets to pnt n
stop to this sinning; it lies with
the best elements of democracy to
see that the party is no longer
prostituted by the base and de
signing, who care for its welfare
only as they are enabled to goin
their selfish ends thru it.
Men who would assume leader
ship mu-t ireisuie up to the
highest standards of integrity and
ability. No other sort can win
under the new conditions. It may
not be generally believed, there are '
doubtless many who will scoff at
the idea, Imt there luis ccrtaiiily
been a polilicul revolution in Mis
souri. We are s;ill iu the erup
tive period. Forces are at work at
the present time which a"e uot eas
ily auolv.ed or understood because
they nie in u chaotic, fornative
condition, hut behind it all it seem
stern will of the people demanding
better condition, the correction of
existing abuses and the regenera
tion of polities. We hear much
today that a few years ago would
have been denounced us socialism of
auarchy. Ideu4 once regarded as
socialistic aud radical nre now
fnely discussed and endorsed by
the best and most conservative
citizLMis. And why not? If an
idea is good and can be made pro
ductive of results that will benefit
society what matters the source of
its origin! Theories that get no
results avail nothing, and dried
up, outgrown issues arc worse than
useless. The democratic party is
essentially progressive. U;ie who
has faith in its wisdou cannot but
believe that it will continue to
adopt new principles as changiug
conditions warrant, and that it will
The old order has passed nway, 1 s'eadfastly adhere to the principles
an d the people want no more of inf right and justice that are still
it. Appeals to prejudice and at issue. The real danger to the
: partisanship as siiijli,
not sway I he voters
did. It is a iu.it li i
bMII, miu iu ,,.,.,:
On hit feet were slippers ot
linppily do I pm I y lies in the. possibility that a
ns they ouce compromise may b- Htiempted uii
of profouud dies.- issues, lint the party cannut
good citizensi do that aud succeed. The way lies
pretty silken parasol to
her from the sun s rays. She s
w.iiriiiz a dainty white Bilk wais'!
- . I .
u ecu. uo.oicu ...au i S l, faction to nil
",K- "yimt Mil. political trickster has I Kiniight. St.-n.d by the issues! Nev-
' . , ,, , ! naeh- d the end of his tether; that i ur comiiroiiiist !
I 'mi rvm.uiml 11 I .on if wnrt ll ' Kill! .. ..... I
b, , t!it. ,im who seeks political favors1 .1 I . Mo.siiy
must represent fuiuethiug iu the;
way of principles, aside from mciej
party loyalty. Party loyalty i "rt ; L- gs Made Same Length.
laudable thing but ioyal'; ,o a! M,(l, ,v, M., September 13.-
Partv thut )ih principles isW , Sl, inkaun.. u tailor of
the state. Tin- dc-. .-o frilII. ., .-,. ,, tl t s x
.ocracy is man s nigucsi nieiii oi , .,.,..,;, 1 haAe Lis leg. wh.eh
" ..ers i i ...I , , . . . .
oou.14 interfere-, ah-
V-emorked, nocording to the story
bro ight by the Sheridau, "if you
will tuke a plunge, dressed as you
are, I will follow siut.''
Lougworth hesitated, shrugging
... ouuuiuc.. i,v0U
Well, lryou don't uar no, j.
Mid M!bs Alien, and before o- ... , " ' " years ag..
i n,.l.1,l,1,1iui,r nun li nun ii w iiMi'ii .. - . i.i ..i
UlU'l' l n .Ui'tl, WHS Iinum o lining
kitui tossed
rs a clunk for tli' v-itnlity of the
- . - ns it iiviia i"i i
Mr. Proteke Cif KeytesvilU.Mo.'lhe a,siue i parnsoi IU1 leaped into ullj!,..ul,ll(1s it inevitably
Editor Message: I have for
some time beeu noticing the war
going on in your columns between
the autoists and anti-autoists and
would like to add one more sup
porter to the autoists and at the
same time point out to these antis
the weak, puny fight they are wag
. ing, when viewed impartially by
an outsider.
The first thing I noticed iu last
week's paper was an account of the
visit of our governor and his party
made to the coast and what ve
hicle of transportation did they
use most in looking at the differ
ent places enroutef Auto. Yes,
yet these are the men you are going
to get to pass the law, men
who use aud know the value of
the machine yon descry, both for
pleasure and business.
Yon might get the support of a
representative of your own county
and a congressman from this dis
trict, but you must realize that
there are other counties in the
State and they are not alarmed by
having two autos in their midst, as
we are. I have been in Southwest
Missouri for the past six months,
- especially Jasper county. The au
tos are as thick there as New Jer
sey mosquitoes, aud that is not all,
they have the motor. Cycles by
the score and the suburban electric
car.. Yet we do not bear the citi
zens crying for quarter, in fear of
seeing an auto once per month.
We hear of no Fhockiug accidents.
The major part of auto accidents
occur on race tracks and in cities
of congested traffic of which we
have neither. Why do j ou not
cry out for an act of the legislature
forbidding trains to move when
passing scary teams, when you
read of the shocking train acci
dents! There is now, and will bo con
tinue to be, more lives lost iu
your own city by railway nccidents
iu one year than b y autos iu
five. It would seem to the out
sider that we have a few self-con
stituted guardians of public safe
ty, who consider it their duty to
dash cold water on every project
or example of modernity and pro
gression that comes before them.
The auto is here to stay, and we
need it and must have it, not only
for pleasure but work as well. The
very farmers who are to-day cry
ing out against the auto will in ten
years, or even less, from now, be
tho auto's 8tauuchest friend. It
will be their labor saver, their
economizer, their pleasure craft,
indispeusibte to city and conutry
consiu alike.
Now I want to explain to the
antis how futile their attempts ap
pear to a person from the stand
point of my business. I am a'pro
fessimal commercial advertising
agent, aud my view of the ease is
this: You may be successful a while
in your measure, but ultimately it
will never pass. "Wbyf" you
ask. It will be oeteated by your
own efforts. You are agitating this,
and it is unique, thus causing a
widetpread interest. Not only
causing it to be copied by the other
papers of the State, but even the
big city dailies are copying aud
commenting ou it. Do you not
realize what this means! Wake
ui, and see before jour boome
rang rebounds and strikes you
and finds you unprepared. You
are causing the auto factories to be
presented with thousands of dol
lars worth ot unique and valuable
advertising, thus popularizing the
very machine you are attempting
to down. Know ye not that the
public buys all popular thiugsf All
that is necessary is to stir them np
by catchy advertising.getthem en
thusiastic lo sell them any certain
article. You are certainly doiug
the preliminary part of stirring
and creating interest, and trust
the auto companies to do the rest.
You may look now for an in
crease iu autos by 20 aud 30's in
stead of 2's and 3's, as would have
beeu the case not ouly here but
elsewhero. This is simply the hot
bed, the centre, so by your efforts
you are defeating yourselves.
The auto factories "should pre
sent the instigator of this, matter
with the fiuest of machines iu ap
preciation ot the concessions
to owq their way, which are of
nudoubted value.
If your streets ana roads . are
rammed and jsmnied with autos
of every description in a year's
lime, untis, blame yourselves only,
as you will be instrumental in
bringing this about. Trusting
that the foregoing will be received
iu the same spirit in which it is
written. I predict that in year
Mtxico papers will be delivered
from an electrio "circulation .wag
ou." Her merchants using the
motor delivery car, aud they will
be a familiar sight ou our streets.
I beg to remain,
"Ad. Agt."
Reverend J. L. Rootn of .ytljS
vllle Was elected moderator. The
attendance is large.
HEREFORD SALE AT CENTRALIA
Centralia, Mo., Sept. 13.-The
fourth annual sale of the Missouri
Central Hereford Breeder's Asso
ciation, held iu this city, this after
uoou.was well attended aud cattle
sold for good prices. George P.
Bellows of Maryville and D. B.
Rodgers" of Blooinfield were the
auctioneers. Six different herds
ot cattls were sold.
laugh aud
l'l.iiniiil
Ralls. Miss Romax is con
ducting a religious revival meeting
at Fern Chapel Methodist church
near Perry.
Frauk Leonard tells the Perry
Enterprise that he had o young
sow which died leaving two pigs
At the same time ho had a dog
which he had taken pups from.
The dog und tho pigs took np with
each other and the pigs have been
sucking the dog ever 6ince and
seem to be thriving.
A panther has been seeu near
Mt. Olivet cemetery. It spits fire
and yells like n cat. No one wishes
to try to catch it.
The New London Record says:
Two little boys were recently
playing together in this burg. Oiie
of them was inclined to brag a
great deal about what he had done
aud could do. The other lad ft
ually ; became diugusted and
thought he would test the lim t of
hia companions gall. Said he:
"Who made that automobile!"
"I did." wasihe prompt reply.
' WIimiiiJ' fj.it horset"
"I did."
the tank with a merry
a loud splash.
"Don't you take a dure,"
shouted back, ns she rose to
surface, and Longworth, encour
aged by the precedent, plunged iu
after her and helped her to the
steps. Both were a sight to be
hold as they climbed out of the
tank in wet, close clinging and
ruined summer garments.
NOTICE OF
SHOTS SALS IS MliTION.
Stale of Missouri. I
Coanty ot Audrain. )
Susan A . Meyers, -
vs.
.1. W. Malian, Newton Malum, J- 1. Ma
hull, Klenora S. Owlnirs unJ James M.
Turner administrator In i-hare. of rstatu
of James A. Malum, deeased. Defendants.
In the Circuit Court of Audrain County,
Missouri.
l!y virtue aud authority of a decree aud
orderof sale, made y the said Court. In
the above entitled cause, und of n cmi
ned copy thereof, dated 17th day of July,
l'.0.", I will, on
Friday, October 6, A. 0. t90S,
between tho hours of nine o'clock Iu the
forenoon und tivo o'clock ill the ufleruoon
of that day. at the east front door of tho
Court House, til tho City of Melco, ill
Audrain Comity, Missouri, sell, at public
vnndun. to tho highest bidder, for cash,
the follow hut described real estate,, to-wit
Tho northeast fourth of tho southwest
ipmrter aud tho northwest fourth of tho
southeast ouartor ol section , ion hmm.
S3, raiiKoll. west, In Audrain County
Missouri .
PRICK JOHNSON',
Sheriff.
Vol duo 41 a u a :i lo:.
suffers
in ihe estimation of the upright
I citizen.
b'lej Like charity, democracy has'
l . I a itlilllitllilt of
sins. It lies iu the power of
ishoiui- iImii i he other limb. Last
winter Mr. Steiukauip fell on the
j iec and lu-.ilie the sound limb, and
is inst out. utter a long connne-
m -nt. The newly
now the t.;iiue It-n
broken.
broken limb is
-lb as the first
MStTJ
Ws. Hardia Eisej.
Attorney.
FOR SALE!
miles from Mexico, Mo. Price,
Mexico, well improved.
.iiiproveii.
Mexico, wel
Price
Price
Mexico, will improve!
OSTEOPATHY I
Those wIshliiK to liivestlKaU Osteopa
thy wilt Hnd Dr. Traiighlwr at his ouice
Tueailsys, Thursday. Saturdays and
Sundays. Examinations are frcu. A la
dy iu attendance. Olliee across the street
oast of thP postofuoo. Oflice hours 7 a.
in. to S p. m. Special hours by appoint,
uicul. Telephone 3.VV.
:i lots
1. Price,
We al
Ucre is
and out-
240 acres, well improved,
$40.00 per acre.
80 acres, 2' miles from
$33.00 per acre.
100 acres, 8 miles from
$40.00 per acre.
100 acres. 5 miles from
$42.50 per acre.
We have farms nil sizes and prices, terms to suit,
o.. ........ ..l.urf ,mv Liiul of eirv nronertv you want
11.1,1. iiiuiuo, i..j - r - - . -
ii small listofcitv nroperty: 4 room dwelling,
buildings. Price $1,000.
5 room dwelling, one lot, $1,730.
4 room dwellins. one large comer lot, good
$1,300.
4 room dwelling, 2 lots, and outbnildiugs. Price, $0o0 00.
9 room 2-story frame dwelling, lot 80x240, bath aud every
modern improvement. Price, fj.IiOO.
10 room frame, 2 story dwelling, every modem improve
ment, lot GOx240. Price. $5,000.
If you wunt to buy or sell or trade auy kind ot real estate,
we want to see you. Our office is one door north of th
Southern bank, over the 99c Store, ou the cast side of Court
House. .
We can iusure your farm property iu The Pboeuu Ins. Lo,
ol Brooklyn, N. Y. Yours truly,
RIXEY .& OURCH. KixiH ft.
barn. Trice,