Mexico Missouri message., March 15, 1906, Image 4

About Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918

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THE MESSAGE'
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Published Every Thursday.
John Deal, Elitor and Proprietor
Enfred ti the Poitofflee at Meilco
Mo., a tAcond-clRM matter.
Ttrmt of HHbtcription:
One year II. Of
six Month K
Thrr Month 2f
THURSDAY, MAItCII 15, 190G
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
' We (ire authorize to announce
ft-" names of the fotloivimj as un
dulates for the various offices of
Audrain County, subject to the
action of the. Democratic' Primary,
April 7, 1900.
County Clerk.
TKIOE CUNNINGHAM
E. 11. CARTEU
Circuit Clerk.
WILL II. MORKls
MDNKY A. JAMLS
C T. 1'EYTOX
County Treasurer.
NOBLE BARNES
EDUR Til R ELK ELD
County Collector.
THOS. F. KOPEX
County Recorder.
j. n Stephen
. n. widtxev
ti. II. .MCCALL
CLIFTON T. JESSE
Representative.
WALTER BERCII
County Coroner.
DR. PACL E. COIL
Probate Judge.
W. W. BOTTS
Judge Western District.
BAKER It ARSES .
Presiding Justice.
;. it. MOOUK
.1. V. SMITH
Prosecuting Attorney.
KM IN I). ORE A K
Judge Eastern District.
II. .li. 'A--'.
"The Ruck Island crowd" now
own the C. & A., it is said.
The preachers up at Paris, Mo:,
urge the women to Hi" habit ol'
removing their hats during relig
ious service. It is argued that big
hats not only obstruct the view
but aggravate men into evil -remarks.
To remove the hats will
help the men keep the Scripture
injunction, "Keep the door of my
"mouth."
Many h man has gone down in
ttrfftncinl wreck nnd with a stifled
conscience, exclaimed a Baptist
minister in New York the other
day, in devoting himself to the
one object of gaining the where
withal to keep sunshine in liis
, hoim by unlimited indulgence of a
fashion-pampered woman." Yes,
guess that's no joke, and that
woman that man's wife too
There was a battle in the Phil
ippines last week. The Americans
killed GOO Moros in the crater of a
volcano, the Americans losing
only 19 men. The battle may be
as deserving of apage- in history
for bravery nnd courage on the
part of the Filipinos as was
Thermopolae, or Davy" Crockett at
the Alamo, who on this side the
waters knows! But we'll never
hear anything bnt Wood's story
"of that battle.
THE new American disease ia
called neurasthenia. It results, its
fiaid, from eftperstrenuons enrlea'
forthe Btrcnnons fife if not ra
tionally Jived. One man, for in
stance, frying to do the. mental
work otfonr or five men, bnt fail
. ing.to take the physical recreation
of one, Nenrasthenin has never
been lenown to Btrike a man while
sitting on the street corner in the
etui whittling a dry goods box;
V'.r lias bT ritfciug sre etill ffeftV
Time for M-xiiio to bcffin. Han-
nihiil udvi-rtised tl'iit vile id the
"Open Door to Missouri" nnd
that the old town ia working for n
population of 100,000. The very
next dav a man and Li? wife with 1G
children moved in.
Mrs. J. II. Lane of Mexico or
cut) i zed a Rebekah lodge at Cen
trnlin Inst Saturday night of 40
members.
Mr. Shelby Berry nnd Miss Em
ma Duffen, both of Mexico, were
married Inst Sunday, Rev. A. A.
Wallace officiating.
S. II. Dell, need 70, who died in
Kansas City last Sunday, was
shipped to Mexico, his former
home, for burial. Deceased was a
brother of Mrs. 0. M. Haskell of
tins' city.
Somebody accidentally discharg
ed n gnu on the southwest corner
of the square last Monday morn
ing. It raised some little exeite
ment for a minuto or two. He
probably "did not know it was
loaded" and will be more careful
next time.
Mrs. Maggie C. Williams, for
merly of Mexico, died at Fort
Collins, Colorado, last Saturday
of consumption. She was a sis
ter of Mrs. Charlie Phillips of tin.,
city nnd went from here to Colo
rado for her health, but she was
not benefitted
The Farmer's ICeview reports a
sale in Illiuois of 87 Poland China
sows, bred lu Meddler, for $7235.
50, an average of $190 per head;
another of 4" sows, also bred to
Meddler, for $$.819.30.' nn aver
age of $19G.
Until April 7th, l'JOG, very low
one way colonist rates via Chicago
& Alton Hy to Wyoming, Utah,
Montana, Idaho, Nevada, Wash
ington, Oregon and California.
For full particulars' see
E. F. MATHEWS,
Ticket Agent, Mexico, Mo.
NINTH DISTRICT REPUBLICANS
Hold Big Meeting in Mexico To-
Morrow The Program.
FRIDAY, MARCH 1G PROtiRAM.
G a. m. to 10 p.- m.
Reception of committeemen and
Republican workers at headquar
ters at Ringo Hotel, 10 a.m. to 12.
Executive session of committee
men and Republican workers in
court, house 2 i m. In ." i. in.
Execulive session of committee
men and Republican workers in
court, lioue 7 :.-j0 n. m.
Mass meeting at court house ad
dressed liy Hon. T. K. Niedrinir-
haujj, chairman Republican State
committee: Hon. John M. Both-
well, vice-chairman State com
mittee; Hon. Jos. McCov, secre
tary State committee; Hon. Thos.
J. Akins, Nat. eoiumitteemau;
Hon. John J. McKiulev! Lieuten
ant Governor, and others. n
The public cordially invited.
I KCEITIOX COM M ITTEE .
Mexico W. S. Hathaway, A.
C. Barnes. John X. Brown, W. T.
Keatli, Jos. Botkin, ). M. Rob
erts. E. S. Wilson. R. H. Kernau,
Frank Sanford. U. II. Kunkel.
Vandalia J. S. Gatsou, Thom
as Hughlett. Walter Boyd.
Laddonia C. A. Smith.
Rush Hill L. W. Roberts.
Centralia J. II. Storr.
THOMPSON.
C. M. Berry shipped 2 cars hogs
to St Bonis Tuesday via the- Wa
bash. W. T. I lodge shipped 1 cat
hogs to St. Louis Tuesday via
Wt.bash.
Spencer Smith and wife left frir
Maxwell, Ia., Saturday, iheir fu
tine home. We regret their de
parture. Mrs. Joe Cousidine will soon re-,
turn fnm Columbia much improv
ed in health.
G. E. Sims has moved Ihe farm
he purchased of Charles Brown.
Reliable Operator. R. Edwards
left for Pattonsbnrg Tuesday toac
cept the position of night operator
Russell K. Thomas returned"
from Iowa Monday . and fesatned
Work ns Va.bnsh Agent here.
J. D. Davis who has been sick
is improving.
E. J. Siuis was here from Gant
Thursday. v
" Z. T. Northcuttof St.Lonis was
here on business Monday.
Mrs. Chns.' Clark is home from
a pleasant visit to Mexico.
Mrs.. Joe Jec-s"! spent Snttlay' at
ilfcxico.
ft, S. McConnell moved his fam
ily to Mexico to reside.
J. E. Tilger took possession of
his property here Tuesdlly.
Mrs. T. J. Gatewood of Skinner
was here Sunday eh ronte to Mex
ico to attend the bedside of her
mother who is very ill.
Miss Hattie Stevenson, one of
Mexico's popalar teachers, closed a
successful term-.at Central Mon
day.
John O'Brien returned from
Martinsburg Thursday where 'he
accompanied his son, Sylvester,
who will attend the Catholic school
there.
BEAN CREEK.
C. P. Arnold sold Clarence
Harvey three mules for $42.00.
Chas. Turner sold James Quinlan
eleven cows and heifers and six
hog 8 for $280.
Chas. Leeper traded'Cbas. Tur
ner a pair of mules for a pair of
mares. The mules were valued at
$325. the mares $130.
Joe Mougler bought 7 eteers
from Wm. Mougler at $4.10 per
cwt. Joe has one load that will be
ready to ship in May.
The Farmer's Union manifested
a fraternal feature by paying a
man to look after Julius Schnei
der while afflicted with the grip.
Roy Carroll of Farber, writing
to friends here, says bis father is
entertaining a good case of
mumps.
Typical March weather with all
the variations, none but the most
venturesome dare get on the roads
with a wagon. . If it were not for
the free mail delivery we wonld be
isolated from the outside world.
Harry McGee is the efficient car
rier on this route, and only one
day has he failed to have the mail
go round, owing to the awful con
dition of the roads. We are hav
ing some unique experiences going
visiting, and some of ns still cross
the river after the manner of our
forefathers, bnt we are social
creatures and must mingle with our
fellowbeings.
Trustee's Sale.
Whereas Jamc9 A. Fosnaugh and Rath
er i no, Fosnaugh, his wife, by their certain
deed of trust, dated Sept. 14, 18U4, and re
enrded In Book 20, at pago 314, ot the
deed records of Audrain County, Mis
souri, conveyed to S. M. Locke, the un
dersigned trustee, the following describ
ed real estate, situated in Audrain
County, Missouri, that is to say:
Tho east half of the, north
east quarter (nc .'4') of section thirty
one Cil) and tho west half(wj) of
the northwest quarter (n w .,') of section
thirty-two (3:.1), more fully described as
follows, to-wlt: Beginning at stone set
for southwest corner of easthalf of north
east nuarter of section thirty-one (31),
township fifty (50), range nine (0) west,
run north on subdivision line 41.10 chains
to a stone set for northwest corner of said
east half of northeast quarter of said sec
tion thirty-one (31), thence east 40.30
chains, or to a stone set for the northeast
corner of west half of northwest -quarter
of said section thirty-two (32), thence
south lu.2ii chains to the southeast 'cor
ner of said west half of northwest quar
ter of said section thirty-two (32), thence
south 88 43 west 40.37 chains to point of
beginning. Also thirty-nine and 4O-100
acres (39 ia-100) of land raoro or less being
all of the southeast quarter of section
thirty-one (31) except the following de
scribed tracts, to-wit: litttf acres, the
northwest part of tho northwest quarter
of saidjsouthcast quarter cut ofTby and !y
ing w est of the Mexico and Coucord dirt
road, also eKcept 304 acres described as
follows, licgin at southwest corner of
said southeast quarter of said section
31oii the line running between Audrain
and Callaway Counties, run thence north
l-'.W chains to stone just beyond Wator
oak tree two foet In diameter thenco
east 20.01 chains, thenco south 12.M
chains to said line between Audrain and
Callaway counties thence west along said
lincS'J.OO chains to beginning, Also ex
cept 70 acres described as follows. Jin
gin at northeast corner of said southeast
quarter of said section 31 run thenco
west -.'0.25 chains, thence south 27.08
chains thence east 9.20 chains thenco
south 13.50 chains to south line of said
southeast quarter thence east on said
lino 11.04 chains to southeast corner of
said section 31, thenco north on said sec
tion line 40.33 chains to point of begin
ning. All of said land being In township
50 north, rango 9 west and containing
203 M-100 acres according to survey on
September 3rd, 1904, by R. S. MclCluney,
County Surveyor of Audrain county.M Is
sourl. Which aaid conveyance was made in
trust to secure tho payment of a certain
promissory noto therein mentioned and
descrllwd, and whereas default has been
mado In the payment of said note, now,
therefore, lu aocordance with the power
conferred upon me in and by said deed of
trnst, and ut the request of the legal
owner and holder of said noto, I, tho un
dersigned trustee, will expose for sale and
will soil the real estate abovte described
nt public fain to tho highest bidder for
cash In hand on
Friday, April 20,
between the hours of 0 o'clock In tho
forenoou and live o'clock in' the after.
noon of said day of thd oaut front door
ot tliH court house In tho City of Moxlco,
County of Audrain, Mate of Misnourl,
for tho purpose of satisfying the debt an
evldenml bv swld'notu and tlio cotfU a'ird
exjjjigtiof ihissalo. '. . ...
lit LO0K& Trusts;
Martins: 'wi.
STOCK AND TRANSFERS
S. li. Allison has bought a farm
near Beaver Dam church, south
west of Mexico.
Robert Johnson, of Mexico
bought 125 stock hogs from Wes
ley Winn at $6 per cwt.
Woolery, Johnson & Co. shipped
four cars of fat cattle to the St.
Louis market from Mexico this
week.
Williams & Sharp have sold the
Dahlem and Brown farms north
of Mexico to George (Jidson of
Mt. Pulaski, 111.
Edgar Threlkeld, who is a can
didate for County Treasurer, wMi
James O'Brien, has bought i tie
grocery stock of George Hatcher
in Mexico.
Charles II Drake has bought
the II. C. Tnrner home in Mexico
from W. L. Mabrey of Welliville
for 1, 500. Mr. Drake will re
model the place nnd make it one
of the cosiest little homes in town.
J. G. Lakenan, of the firm of
Lakenan & Barnes, has just re
turned from the Pun Handle of
Texas where he sold Chas. and
Ralph Dean, prominent farmers
and stock raisers of this connty,
G40 acres of nicely improved land
near Hereford, Texas.
CUPID'S CAPTUBES
Marriage license was granted in
Mexico this week to Mr. Edward
Kurtz of New Loudon and Miss
Maggie Brown of Vandalia.
Mr. Edward M. Blase of Mt.
Leonard, Mo., and Miss Helena E.
Lierheimer, uortliwest of Mexico,
were united in marriage last week,
Rev. F. M. Shousli officiating.
The engagement of Miss Mary
Rioketts and Prof. L. B. Haw
thorne is announced. The wed
ding will be in the early summer.
Miss Ricketts is one of . Mexico's
most charming aud gifted daugh
ters while Mr. Hawthorne has
been connected with Mexico's pub
lic schools for the past two years,
in recent months acting ns super
intendent account of the illness of
Prof. McMillan. He is a high
minded gentleman and scholar.
Hosts of friends join in exteuding
Miss Ricketts and Mr. Hawthorne
congratulations nnd best wishes.
Tuesday, March 20th, 190G low
rates via Chicago & Alton Ry to
certain points in West and South
west. Single trip is one half the
regular fare plus $2 .vitli $G miui
mum. Round trip good 21 dnys
or 75 per cent one way fare wilh
$10 minimum. For particulars
see ta. t . max iiiiws,
Ticlet Agt.
Mexico, Mo.
r YOUR NEIGHBORS r
Miss Carrie Ringo is visiting in
St. Louis.
Mrs. Charles Carpenter is visit
ing in Kansas City.
Harry Brown of Indian Terri
tory is sking hands with Mexico
friends .
Trustee's Sale.
Whereas, J. C. Robinson and Margaret
II: Robinson, his wlfo, Elmer R jhinson
and Stella Robinson, his wlfo, Frank
lioono aud Laura M. lioone, his wife,
Robert Stevenson, sin0-le, aud J. Steven
soil, single, by their certain deod of trust,
dated March 2, 10)3 and recorded in
Book 21, at pago .VTi), of the douH rec
ords of Audrain county, Missouri, con
voyed to R. 11. Edmonds, tho under
signed trustee, tho fullowlug -described
real estate and situated lu Audrain
county Missouri, that is to say!
AH of tho west half of section five,
township (lfty, rango soven west of the ftth
P. M.
Which said conveyance was made In
trust to secure the payment of u - certain
promissory note therein mentioned and
described, and whereas, default has been
made In the payment of said nuto, and
tho Interest thereon, now, therefore, lu
accordance with tfio . powers conferred
upon nm In and by said deed of trust, and
at the request of tho legal owner aud
holder of b.iU noj.0, I, the undersigned
trustee, will expose (or sale and will soil
the real estate above described at public
sale to Uio highest bidder for cash in
hand on ,
Fli!TAY, Aeiiii. SO, mt),
between the hours of 0 o'clock in the
forenoon aifd live o'clock .in tha after
noon oTsald day-at tho oast front door of
the court honso hi the City of ' Mexico,
comity of Audrain, State of Missouri, for
the pttrpio of satisfying tho debt as evl
denyud by said not nnd(th i-nnls und
expense of this s:tln. -
Hi U. Edmonds,
KircVtij'to. ' TfVsilAj.
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY.
It Is for Democrats If the Other
Fellows Want the" Same Fun
They Must Order One of Their
Own. -
Be it resolved -iiy the Demo
emtio Central Committee of Au
drain 'county, Mo.
That there be held io said conn
ty on Saturday, the 7th day of
April, 1000, a school district pri-
i nary electiou for the purpose of
expressing the choice of Democrats
of Atidrnin county for the various
connty, township aud state offices
aud to vote on Congressional can
didates in accordance with the call
of the Congressional committee.
That no person shall be allowed
to vote at the Democratic primary
to be held on Saturday, April 7th,
190G, except Democrats who
pled g e themselves' to sup
port the Democratic ticketat the en
suing geueral election, and.-all
such Democratic minors as will be
come qualified voters by reaching
their majority before the next en
suing general election. The' de
cision of the judges of election
upon qualification of a voter under
the rules shall be final, and said
judges are hereby instructed that
this is'a . Democratic primary in
which only Democrats are eligible
to vote, and to strictly . ouforce
this rule. That the said primary
election in all the towns in said
connty shall be conducted uuder
what is known as the Australian
ballot law.
That for the purpose of said pri
mary ele'etion poles shall be opened
in each school district in the coun
ty and at the school house in said
district, except when the same are
located iu towns or cities, in which
case the. polls may be opeued at
such places as the judges of elec
tion may select; but polls shall be
opeued in such wards in Mexico
and votcts living in that part of
the Mexico school districts and out
side of the city of Mexico shall
vote in Hie ward in which they
would reside if the ward lines
were extended; iuthe towns and
cities the polls shall be kept open
from 1 o'clock to 7 in 'tins after
noon; iu the couutry districts
from 2 to 5 p. m. .
Tlint as soon as maybe, and not
later than the 20th day of March,
the committeemen from the re
spective townships shall select and
furnish to tho secretary of. .this
committee the mimes of two good
Democratic citizens to act as judges
of election in their respective
school districts and wards, and if
from any cause the judges ap
pointed fail to act, then the voters
present may select others to act la
their places; nnd the judges at
each voting place shall select one
person to act as clerk.
' Tbat the secretary of this com
mittee ennse to be made suitable
poll books and tally sheets and
cause tickets to be printed aud in
due time transmit to the judges of
election of each district said poll
books, tally sheets and tickets for
the use of ouch district,
' That the ticket shall ba printed
on white paper in black i ik and
be headed "Democratic Primary
Election tioket," shall contain the
uatues of such candidates for the
various county, township, and
congressional offices as shall, on or
before March 20th, 190G, furnish
to the treasurer their names aud
pay to him snch stuns as may be
assessed by the. committee," to"as
sist in defraying the expeuses of
printing tickets, poll books, eto.,
and distributing the same.
That each voter, except the
candidates for the various offices,
be required to voto in his own
school district.
That the voter, before deposit
ing his ballot, sluilf erase the
names of the candidates for -miy
office except thfl ue he desires to
vote for, and when any ballot is
found to contain the names of two
or more candidates for the same
office it shall uot' bo counted for
either, but this 'shall not invalidate
the ballot ns lo other offices.
: That tffo judges of the election
bhall cause the 'name of e.ieh voter
to be 'written on the pblo book and
IntunVred, the ballot number 'to
correspond therewith; aud at the
close of the polls the judges, to
gether with the clerk, shall count
up the votes on tally sheet aud cer
tify to the same and . transmit
by the delegate or delegates-elect
to the county convention the
siid tally sheet, poll books, etc.,
to secretary of this committee, at
the city of Mexico, on or before 11
o'clock in the forenoon of the fol
lowing Mouday.
That this committee shall on re
ceipt of said tally sheet, poll
books, etc., add up the same and
ascertain and declare the result of
primary election and the person
having received tlu highest num
ber of votes for any office shall be
declared the choice of the Demo
ocratic party of Audrain county
for said office.
That at saidprimary election the
voters of each district (except the
towns of Vandalia, Martinsburg,
Farber, Laddonia and the city of
Mexico) will vote for and elect
one delegate to the county conven
tion to be held at the court house
in the city of Mexico at 1 o'clock
in the afternoon on the Mouday
following said primary electiou.
Laddonia shall elect three dele
gates, Martiusburg three delegates,
Farber two delegates and the
town of Vandalia, shall elect six
delegates, and the City of Mexico
five delegates from the First ward,
four from the Second ward, seven
from the Third ward and five from
the fourth ward, to said conven
tion, and said convention when
assembled shall select the proper
number of delegates to cast the
vote of Audrain county in the
Democratic state convention to be
held in Jefferson City June 5tb,
and to the Judicial convention to
be held at Excelsior Springs, May
22nd and to the Court of Appeals
convention for the Eastern .dis
trict, and to select a new" county
central committee.
That a printed copy of these
rules be furnished the judges of
election of each school district.
That the judges and clerks be
fore entering upon the discharge
of their duties as such shall each
take and subscribe the follow iug
oath: . , '
"I do solemnly swear that I will
impartially discharge the duties of
the judge und clerk, respectively,
of the present election,' according
to Inw, to the best of. my ability,
and that I will not disclose how
auy vpter sh'ull have voted unless I
am required to do so a a witness
iu the proper judicial proceedings,"
so help mo God."
J. N. Stephens, Ch'n.
Jc-hnT, Ricketts, Sec'y.
John Crockett, aged 67, south
of Mexico, died last Thursday.
Tho funeral was held Friday. The
interment was near Ortiz.
See the article on another page,
of this issue of the Message rela
tive to the Panhandle Country in
Texas. If you are looking for r
home it will pay you to investigate
the claims of that country
,$12.55 to Louisville and return
on March 15 to 18. 190G, the Chi
cago & Alton will sell round trip
tickets at above rate. They will
be good to return until March 31,
and offer an opportunity to econ
omically visit Louisville at an esp
ecially attractive seasou of the yeay.
For further , particulars call or
upon address, E. F. Mathews,
Mexico.Mo. -
,,
$19 95, Settlers' Rates to North
and South Dakota..
llere, is an opportunity to visit
J he territory which is becoming bo
attractive in the way" of offering
opportunities for investment and
settlement. Tickets will bo sold by
the Chicago &. "Alton Ry March fi.
13, 20. 27, aud April 3, 10, Hni
34. Call on or address 1$. F. .
MATHEWS, Ticket Agent, Mex-'
ico, Mo.. Chicago & Alton Rail
road, for complete particulars, ijo
will also do his bet to refer you
to perBous who are interested s in
Ihe North nnd South Dakota dis-
tiictsl and iu every way in" his
(power will give you complete in
formation in regard to the excur
sion.