Mexico Missouri message., March 15, 1906, Image 5

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

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THE MESSAGE
THURSDAY, 61 ARC II 15, 1906.
t HAPPENED AND HAPPENING.
Farber lias a comet hand,
Mrs. "Pete" Bedell is very ill.
Mrs. Lucy II. Dobyns is quite
sick.
Brace & Fox ire a new real en
late firm in Mexico.
Mrs. M. E. Ruloff of tliisT city
Las been very ill of pleurisy while
visiting: recently in St. Louis.
Miss Maud Wallace and Mr. Ed.
Williams, of Mexico, -will give a
musical recital in Troy the 3rd -of
April. N
The Congressional committee
met in Mexico yesterday and fixed
the date of the primary for Con
gressman in this county the same
as the date of the county primary,
April 7th;
March 26th an interesting mock
trial will be held between the mem
bers of the Epworth League and
Christian Endeavor Society of
Mexico. It is a breach of promise
case, it is said, aud oodles of fun
are promised.
The City Council has on its pas
sage au ordinance to give the City
Attorney $25 a month, the City
Marshal $60 a month and the fees'
for killing, burying and impound
ing'dogs, and the night police $55
a month each.
Farber Forum.: C. W. Pease
and family moved this week to
their new home near Mexico. They
have been citizensof the commnn
ity for a long time und will be
much missed. Miss Leta Pease
and brother, Jess, have been at
tending school here this term.
The funeral over the remains of
S. II. Bell, shipped here from
Kansas City, was held at the home
of J. M. Haskell in Mexico lues
day afternoon, conducted by Rev.
C. C. Selecman. The pallbearers
were S. P. Emmons, W. T. Keath,
J. A. Abbay, J. B. Botkiu and J.
P. Boatman. . -
H. D. Risk, who at one time
lived south of Mexico and who is
known to many Mexico citizens as
an excellent gentleman aud thoro
business mau, who now resides on
a .farm southwest of Cuivre
church,, is a caudidate for Judge
of the. Eastern District of Audrain
and his regular announcement ap
pears under the proper headiug in
this paper. The Democratic vot
ers down that way will not go
wrong in giving Mr. Risk hearty
support. Remember him at the
polls April 7. -
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John Muster and wife of Mar
tinsburg celebrated their golden
' wedding three or four years ago.
v Both are elderly but possess all
tbeir faculties unimpaired. Mr.
' aud Mrs. Muster settled on 160
acres of land east of Martinsbnrg
in 1855. That wa9 before the
North Missouri, or Wabash, rail
road found its way across the
State. Mr. Muster tells the Wells
ville Record that the railroad stir
1 veys were madft iu 1855. The road
was built from Montgomery City
to Mexico in 1857. John Coil wus
proprietor -of the first store in
Martinsburg. He also built the
first residence iu the place, 1857.
Master sawed the lumber for the
baildings in Wellsville.
Rev. 0. C. Selecman, pastor of
the Mexico Methodist church, has
been grouted a vacation and about
June 1st will start on a trip to
Eurqpe for the purpose of study-
' ing eity missions and the "open
church" questiou. He expects to
be gone about two months. Will
visit Loudoo, Manchester,". Birin
inghau, Stratford on Avon, Edin
burgh Paris, Antwerp and Brus
sels; will also visit Wales,, for a
short study of the great Welch re
vivals. It is expectected that Rey.
Selecman will be returned to the
Mexico work for next year and he
hopes to get home iu time for the
annual conference; which meets in
September. His family will visit
TWO SUITS BROUGHT.
J. W. Brewer C weed ".ith Intent
to Kill Action for Damages
Also.
On information filed I his week
by J. D. Orcar, Prosecuting At
torney, J. W. Brewer wast arrest
ed Monday nn the (jlmrge of as
snult with intent to kill Pate Mor
ris. "The assault was the 21st of
last mo'nth. Mr. Brewer 'was la
ter released on $1,500 boud.
The charge is that Brewer "fel
oniously and wilfully attacked
Morris with n weapon 6 feet long
and 2 inches thick." The witness
es filed with the information are
Pate Motris, W. II. Wallace,
Thomas Lampson, Joseph Miller,,
Lee Craddock and John Hill.
Morris also files suit thru his at
torney, George Robertson, for
$5,100 damages against Brewer.
Plaintiff states that he is 68 years
of age and defendant is 35, that
without warning or provflcatiou
said Brewer on the streets of Mex
ico struck him over the face, hands,
and shoulders with a heavy weap
on, making plaintiff sick and sore
and permanently injuring him
about the head and body, causing
him loss of time from work and
business and put him to heavy ex
pense for physicians and medi
cines.
The nctiou is lor $2,600 actual
damages, aud $2,500 punitive.
I have money to loau on real
estate security.
tSapr John W. Howell.
Resolutions of Respect.
To the Worshipful Master. War
dens and Brethren of Sa,uta Fe
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. :
We, your committee, appointed
to-prepare appropriate resolutions
concerning the life, character aud
memory of deceased brother E. S.
P, Wilfley, beg leave to submit the
following aud recommend their
adoption:
Whereas, It has pleased the
Supreme Architect of the Uni
verse to nail our beloved brother,
E. S. Pindall Wilfluy, from labor
on earth to enjoy the beauty and
harmony of the Celestial Lodge
above, therefore, be it
Resolved, That in the death of
Brother Williey our lodge has lost
a true, faithful and honored mem
ber, the State aa honest, useful,
upright citizen, and his family a
loving husband and father. And
be it further
Resolved, That these resolu
tions be spread on our records and
a copy delivered to the family of
our deceased brother.
E: Gray Wilson, .
JounS. Drake,
D. M. McCidichan,
Committee.
Black Langshans.
Bred in the purple. Eggs 50c
per setting.
Mrs. A. E. Rogers, Route 4,
Mexico, Mo.
Election Judges.
The City Council has chosen the
following to serve as judges at the
election iu April:
First Ward W. L. Fowles. W.
J. Mason, T. J. Clendenin, E. B.
Norris. ' (
Second Ward D. W. Camp
bell. J. D. Miller, J. D. Jnckman,
R. U.'Kernan.
Third Ward John Reuiel J. X.
Brown, R. A. Calhoun, Charles
Craig. '
Fourth Ward R. Stevenson,
W, C. Gamble, W. B. Canterbury,
D. Petty
I have money to loan on real
estate security.
t5apr John W. Howell.
" Fiue Spectacles and Eye Glasses.
Correct fit. Moderate prices.
Geo. P. Haley, Optician. Of-
flee. Buckuer &' Lane's New
Uldg..iopp. City Hall. i
Read Drake's Talks, Ne's. 5, 6,
7, .8 and nine. -
E. E. Jones is a candidate for
eouuty collector.
Charles Pease has moved to
Mexico from Farber.
Wanted, a roan and wife to live
on farm and care for sleek for
a yenr or longer. Good bouse . to
liV& inl lutfuTra at Mcwujjd office,
NEIGHBORHOOD MEWS'
LADOONIAt
Geo. DeLaporte of Vnndaliu,
who was in business with Ins
brother here for several .veins, will
open business foe himself at Cen
ter, Mo., in April. . If honest
work and got up mid get will win,
George will get there with both
feet.
The storm Sumlay and Monday
caught several liiiddouians with a
short supply of coal.
Bert Ingram will move to Mex
ico shortly. Lie expects to follow
teaming. Bert is O. K. Sorry to
lose him
Barton Hubbard has rented a
farm near Rush IX ill aud will
move soon as tho roads will per
mit. Rumor has proven true that our
fellowtownsman, Jas. A. Gilli
lnnd, aud Miss Elsie Pearson will
be married Thursday evening.
Hero's our hand, old boy, with
congratulations and best wishes,
etc.
POWELL FORD
Roads in a dreadful condition.
Mason & Carter shipped 30 head
of mules to Farber last Tuesday.
Dau Dilliard rented the farm
known as the Mrs. Margaret Ad
ams place.
Marvin Carter, of Duly vicinity,
spent Saturday aud Sunday with
his aunt, Mrs. James Powell.
Jno. Bybee has moved to t h o
Robert Randall farm.
Mrs. J. O. Dowell is the first to
have fried chicken in this neigh
borhood. Mrs. Tina Dillard is some belter
this week.
RUS.H HILL.
The candidates are having a
muddy canvass. Still they come
aud go. .
T. Frahm aud G. I). Jackson of
Illinois arrived here last week to
make Audrain their future home.
Mr. Frahm is going on what is
knosvu as the Rudy farm, three
miles north of Rush Hill, but for
the present is stopping in the Hill
on account of the bad roads. Mr.
Jacksou has moved on the Meyer
farm one half mile northwest of
Rush Hill.
William Sims aud sou, Clark,
moved to Indiana to make that
state their future home.
Barney Feunewald shipped one
car of fat cutttlc to Chicago.
--Joe Uowdyshell aud I. M. Wil
liams shipped their household
goods to Mexico, the roads being
so bad it was impossible to get
there by wagon road.
Mr. Hubbard who lived on the
Tom Robnett farm last year und
sold out last fall has decided to
farm agaiu aud has rented the
farm Mr. Sims left and- will
move onto it as soon as the roads
will permit.
Mrs. L. T. Pasley and daugh
ter, Miss Mattie, are visiting Mrs.
C. A. Muzzy iu Kansas City.
BEAVER DAM.
Miss Abbie Dicus 4s on the sick
list. "
George Green moved to the
George Deau place last week.
Charles and Ralph Dean were
prospecting in the Pan Handle
country last week.
After the good roads convention
we expected to have' better roads,
but they are worse now than be
fore the convention. . .
The bad condition of the roads
prevents the mail carriers from
makiug a full trip every day.
Roads are just about a bad as we
ever enwthem.
Mrs. Crockett of -; Mexico is
spending a few days with relatives
and friends here. , '. .
Mrs. Maggie Dawes atteuded
the funeral of her brother, Johu
R. Crockett, who was buricH here
Saturday. Mrs. Dawes' home is
in Butte, Montana, but was visit
ing a son at Kirkvillo when she
received the message that her
brother was dead. Iler husband,
John Dawes, well known here,
was. buried iu Moutmiu about three
Weeks ttgo, '
John If. Crockett, aged C!) years,
'J tm in l lis and 10 days, died in
Fulton lnt Friday, at 5 p. m., nud
the remain were interred nt Bea
ver Dam churclr cemetery Satur
day nt p. m The funeral was
prc.-iched by Uev. Mliver Hindley.
Mr Crockett hud been in bad
he.iltli for several months and his
(It'Ml ii wiH nut ti nex peeled, lie
was a Christian gentleman, a mem
ber of I he Methodist ehuiv.li, and,
was I i lied by everybody that knew
him. What better could be said
of anvone.
MARTINSBURG.
Mrs. Ralph Taylor was a Mex
ico visitor Saturday.
John Lansing spent Sunday in
St. Louis.
Mrs. Marion Walker who has
been ill for several weeks is up
again.
Rev. Bell filled his appointment
at the Methodist church Sunday
but owing to the bad weather
there were not mauy out. This
was his last sermon here for this
year. We hope ho will be sent
back to this church.
Mr. and Mrs. Raudall left Thurs
day for their home in Nome, Neb.
Mrs. Randall was formerly Miss
Minnie Ellis. She has many
friends here who wish them much
joy and prosperity.
Everett Ilibbert who has been
y.isiting his home folks here left
Monday for his home in Colorado.
Mr. Louis . Rogers and Miss
Dora Scott were married lnsf Wed
nesday. They will mako their
home at i, ne of Mr. Scott's farms
known as the Darlington farm.
We extend congratulations to
them.
Mrs. Frank Klieusorge of Wells
ville spent one day last week hen "
Mrs. Tom Romans is not ex
pected to live; the doctor says
there is no hope of her. She went
to Colorado a few mouths ago,
hoping the change would benefit
her. She has many warm friends
here who extend their heartfelt
sympathy to Mr. Romans.
, WEST LICK.
.Born, to J. V. Baker ami wifi,
n'son, March 0.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Smith will
summer near Spokane, Wash.
They will leave about April 1st.
Mr. Smith has a fruit farm in that
vicinity.
. Mrs. Joel Moomaw was quite
sick a few days last week, but is
much better at this writing.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Teague of
Bonner, Montana, spent the day
Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. S. P..
Dubray and Thursday night with
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Price.
Homer, Bud and Leona Ander
son are having quite a wrestle with
thft-munips.
jC. G. Baker is now 'justice .of
the peace at Prosser, Wash.
. Miss Ida Galloway's school nt
Oak Grove will close with an en
tertainment, Friday night, March
23.
Rev. McDonald, of Frankford,
will preach" nt Wesley Chapel the
4th Sunday at 11 o'clock.
N. 1). Beagles has commenced
the erect iou of a house for Mr.
Burgess iu Prosser, Wash.
J. R. Shell has ordered his ears
to load for the Alberta country
the 20th. Too bad we have to
lose these good people from our
neighborhood.
Roy Elam has moved to the old
R. L. Day farm, Harry Galloway
to the Forney Dudgeon farm, and
John Turpin to the Crooks farm.
Administrator's Notice.
NolU'o Is hereby given tliiit loiters c.f
administration unon tlio estate of Knrl
1". ICrlppenilorf, deceased, have lieen
granted tii tlie u nderslg aed liy the Pm-
Imke Court of Audrain county, MisouH,
lieuring dator February ' 17, luefl. All
persons having ululine ugulnst suid es
t;i to are required to exhibit them to mu
for allowance within ono year after the
datMif Hald lottery or they muyUe pre
eluded from any benelit of such estate;
and if such claims bo notcxhibited with
in two years from the tlmo of the. publi
cation ofnlils notice, they will be forever
barred.
v II. L. KRIPPF.NlORF,
' Admlninisirator.
Drake Writes Insurance i
E. E.Jones is candidato.. for
Collector.
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The best winter
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FLOU1MI
FLOUR! FLOUR!
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We have decided to sell to the people of Mex
ico and surrounding country Flour that ;s man
ufactured out of th B st Wh at that is raised
in Missouri and milled by a Mexico institution
for the following low paices for cash:
0. K. PATENT,
Straight Patent, .
Baker's Standard,
Will deliver the goods anywhere in the city
limits and guarantee every sack to be as good as
any Flour that is on the market. Try a sack
and you will be convinced. Just call by 'phone.
'Phone, No. 112. Goods delivered promptly.
Mexico Roller Custom Mills.
A. C, WHITE,
Expert Optician,
Drs. White
Glasses fitted and all diseases
Eye, Ear. Nose
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By the latest aud most
EYES TESTED FREE.
Office over Morris & Abbay's
Trustee's Sale.
Whereas. K' F. Pumphrey and F.thcl
Piunphroy, his wife, by their certain
deedcf trust, dated Feb. ,"., V.KI1, and re
corded In KouU ;:, at page .l:i of the
deed record'! of Audrain couuty, Mis
souri, coin-eyed to John T. Uieketls, the
undersigned trustee, tho following do
scribed real estate situated in Audrain
county, Missouri, that is to say:
All o( the north half of the northwest
quarter of section wight (8), township tif
tv (:Vi. ratido seven (7) wort of the 5th
t. M., containina eighty acres, more or
less, in Audrain county. Mo., as tho same
nnnoiirs now nn tilo and of rocord in the
olllce of tho recorder of deeds within and
for Audrain county. Mo.
Which suid conveyance was made In
triLst to sH-nre the payment of certain
promissory notes therein mentioned and
described, and whereas default has been
made in the payment of ouo of said
notes now therefore In accordance with
the lowers conferred upon me iu and
Jjy said deed of trust and at thu rcinest
of tho legal owner ami holder of baid
notes, I. thu undersigned trustee, will
Kse for sale and will sell the real es
tate above, described, at public, sale
to the hiuhost bidder for cash In hand on
Fmu.vv, Aran. 2i, luoo,
betw een the hours of ( o'clock In the
forenoon and 5 o'clock In the afternoon
df said day at the east front door of the
courthouse In tho cily of Mexico, county
, of Audrain, slate of Missouri, for the pur-
' pose of satisfying the debt as evidenced
by said notes and tho 'OSt and expense
.of this sale. , ...
JohnT. Rlcketu,
MttVcU 10, u&. Trustoo.
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B.DUNCAN,
MEXICO, MO.
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$2.30 per cwt.
$2.20 per cwt
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MOLINO.
Very sorry we made the mis
take in our last stating Mrs. Heizev
had such a nice tloek of lift 1 -
chickens, we'll take it all back.
Our friend, Mrs. UorreMias about
ISO all rigbty.
Mrs. Joe Miller who has bteu
sick is some better.
Mrs. Peek who has been very
sick at the home of one of her
daughters, Mrs. Waltz, is some
better.
Ton Winter packed np ready to
move last week . and started one
load. They went a half mile
when ho had to pull the" load in a
neighbor's lot and it's standing
there yet, on account of bad road.
The rural mail carriers only
make the round 2 or 3 timen u
week bad roads.
Mrs. George Elza gave htr hus
band a nice birthday dinner last
Sunday. Mr. Elzea would not tell
how old he was.
One of Uarvey Powell's horses
got its leg broken last Sunday.
Supposed, another one of tho
horavs: VU-'ktAl i