Mexico Missouri message., August 22, 1918, Image 1

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VOLUME 19.
MEXICO, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 118.
NUMBER 4.
Mexico MissouiMess
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That Spottecl Negro
Tom Dudley's Stunt
Luko Edward. Fighting The Huns
Girls Play Anil Hing For The Sal
vation Army Tlio Scott-Sncde-
Kcv Wedding.
Boy Wounded!
Mexico, Mo., Aug. 19. Tom Dud
ley, out southeast of town, waa
hero Saturday bantering for some
body to take up gunB with him
against the kaiser. Dudley has a
big doublo-birreled shotgun, "older
than mo or you," he says, which his
father carried during the Civil War,
and he wants to go over and help
stop tho pasttime of the Hun at
ii 1 1 .i
once, we are sure getting Diusieu
'tired of the Hollernzollern bunch.
But the Allies have been fixing 'em
lately, glory halleluiah.
County Clerk Ross Catfthorn has
been confined at home for three
weeks with Inflamatory vrheuma
tlsm. He Is better but 1b "still hav
ing a time of it."
That new anti-weed ordinance
will get some of us townNfolk8 as
it otrght to get us. Cut the weeds.1
They are unsightly, unhealthy are
a nuisance.
Mr. Frank H. Scotb of Columbia
and Miss Laura Snedeker,. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Eph Snedeker of
near Laddonia. were united Id mar
riage at the Hoxsey Hotel in Mexico
Wednesday of last week. Rev. G. I.
VanNoy of Fayette officiated. Only
relatives and a few close friends
present ine coupe were no n rNother Alumni I
ueillS III lilt? L iiitci ctitj itl ;rai,
Mr, Scott a senior In the School of
Journalism and Miss ' Snedeker a
Sophomore in the Collego of Arts James Cecil Weidler, son of Mr.
and Science. Mr. Scott expects to be and Mrs. A. B. Weidler, south of
called into war service. His bride is Mexico, who is on the battle frftnt
a sister of Arthur Snedeker, a for- in France, was quite seriously
mer student in Mexico High School, wounded in July, being struck - by
who more than a year since enlisted shrapnel 'In the right shoulder and
who in one leg. His collar bone was
to battle for Uncle Sam and
was the firs Audrain boy who was
wounded on the battle front In
France.
Mexico's "spotted negro" was
called into training at Camp Fun-
Bton, but lately he was discharged
He is an athlete and would make 'a speak of the accident.
fighter, but it 1b said his captain "Jid Cecil has been at the front nearly
not like his face." And "Spotty is three months. He is a brave and
heln canable fellow. He will soon . be
Dan, i . . .i i v " I
broken. ;
A letter received here , Monday
tells of the acoideirt, but as to de
tails the letter Is very brief, the
letter was dated July 23. A letter RV C. Barcley and J. W. Brockman
received two weeks ago does jot
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SCHOOL BOARD CONVENTION.
Circuit Court Room, In' Mexico, On
Saturday, Anguxt 24, 1018.
9:30. County Superintendent
outlines plana of work for the year.
10:00. The personnel of school
boards; May It be Improved? How?
George Glass and S. E. Stratton.
10:30. Address Byron C. Cosby,
Professor of Mathematics, Kirks
ville State Normal.
11:10. General round table con
ference, "The Needs of tho Schools "
Enrollment of school of-
smash the kaiser.
T. J. Ecton's old milk delivery
horse is able to make his regular
rounds again. T. J. had to do the
toting of the milk Jars himself thru
that hot wind spell.
GOING OVERSEAS.
Henry Precht had word from his"
son, Carl Precht, who with ten oth
er Mexico boys, have been In train
ing at Camp McArthur, Texas, that
they have been transferred East, In
nrenaratlon for sailing overseas, It
is thought.
11:45
fleers.
11:50. Transportation of. pupils.
J. E. Norhcutt.
Boys' State Fair Schools. J. J.
Wakefield.
1:30. When and why retain the
same teachers? J. W. Dowell and
J. 3. Johnston.
1:45, Salaries of teachers. B. A.
Smith and Clyde W. Ellis.
2:00. Relation of assessed valu-
The Liinn of nrhool district to the
k . i a i r
school. JS. W. Ijierneiuier auu . v
McAllister.
Missouri will vote again this fall ,. proposed cona'.'.tutlonal
on the single tax amendment. On . t reiatlnK to education.
the ballot a companion amendment Doyt Muier an o. B. Stowers.
back and at the Huns again.
THE SINGLE TAX.
To He Voted On This Fall A Com
panion Amendment For A Home'
Htead Loan Fund AI.ho On
Ballot.
will appear providing for the Home
stead Loan Fund. The attorney
general of the State has fixed the ti
tles for the amendments, approving
the initiative petitions for the two
GOES TO GREAT LAKES.
James Lewis, who enlisted In the Propositions
., hloH li. The single tax. amendment pro
Naw some time aeo. received his I , .
,, , i a i, r,t Ivldes that all public revenues of the
call this week and has gone to Great I
Lakes to begin his training.
THE REAL ROUSING FARCE COMEDY
SHOWS WHY IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE
2:40. Proposed oonsilUtlo tal
amendment, reiauus iu
v t.. McGee and F. F.
Fletcher.
3:00. Conference on promotion
of war activities in connection with
..i...i t uv Parker and J. H.
Dkliuwia.
Kammarmeyer.
3:30. Teaching of vitalized agrl
culture Jn the rural schools. W. F.
Clark.
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State shall be derived from taxation
upon- unimproved land values based
on asssessmenta Toad o and after
June 1, 1918, and from taxes upon
liauors and tobaccos and "incomes
and inheritances. It abolishes all
constitutional limitations on the
rates of taxation and provdes for Hc 18 In A Wonderful Country
EnjoyinK Himnclf Gives Ills
ED. KLUSMAN "OVER THERE..
classifying all rights of way of pub
lie utilities for taxation.
The homestead land amendment
provides for creating a fund In the
State Treasury for loanB to citizens
of the State for purposes of buying
permanent homesteads and erect
ing permanent buildings. All such
loans are to be secured by a first
lien upon the property, and to l av
three per cent interest, commencing
one year from the date of the loan
The homestead land amendment
is. Intended to be an extension ui
the Federal Farm Loan plan, but It
will reach a class entirely outside
the provisions of the Federal Law
It Is planned to aid tenant farmers
and citizens of the towns who are
wage earners with small capital to
secure homes. The loan shall not
exceed $3,000 to any one person.
Identification Number.
You Must Register
Washington, D. C, August 14.
All men who have attained the age
of 21 years between the dates of
June 5, 1918, and August 24 are
called upon by a proclamation is
sued today by. President Wilson to
register on the latter date. The
hours for registering will be from 7
a. m. to 9 p. m. with the county lo
cal boards. The object of regis
tering those who have reached the
age of 21 within the past two
months and twenty days is to keep
Class I. filled up during the fali
months, it was explained by Provost
Marshal General Crowder. It Is. ex-
Shocked Wheat Burns
Mad Bull Fights
A Groom Not As Green As Ilia Name
Saturday Night Thrift Stamp.
Sport And Still Allowed In Good
Society.
Bevy Gray, a farmer near Ashley,
met with a serious misfortune. Ho
had threshed his wheat, 400 or 500
bushels, which was in sacks, when
the straw rick caught fire and was
cs.royed with all the wheat.
Jacob Van Vain, a farmer near
Montgomery City, fought a mad bull
pected that approximately 150,000 I In his field for two hours. Van Vain
will be registered August 24 and held to the ring In the animal's noso
that of this number at least half till man and bull were exhausted. -will
be qualified for military serv- The heat finally caused the bull to
ice.
SOON TO GO ACROSS.
Mr. and Mrs. W, N. Boatman
ve letters from their grandson,
Frank Owings, written "somewhere
on a train," going somewhere he
knew not where. He had been
aboard the cars 24 hours and yet
had 24 hours more of railroad travel.
A card mailed at" Worcester,
Mass., reads: we are having a
swell trip. Don t know where we
are bound for."
Another card was written from
PhHadelphia, mention being made Houston, Texas, mother of
cease his attack.
Oscar Green and Mrs May Bird of
Love stree, Mexico, were married,
says the Louisiana-Press Journal.
And that paper further comments:
That's a vent appropriate street for
the mating of birds and the groom is
not as green as his name.
"Poverty," says the La Plata
Press, "is no disgrace, especially if
you have spent your substance id
Thrift Stamps." In fact, a man may
be a regular Saturday night thrift-
stamp sport without being turned
out of good society.
Mrs. Rebecca Ann Peyton, of
B. C.
The Funniest Thing on the Chautauqua Platform Mincty-Nine Good
Laughs A Real and Rousing Comedy With Pleasing Plot and
-Masterful Climaxes An'Evening Crammed Full of Joy.
The enKaeemeut of the rousing fnrce comedy. "It Pays to Advertise," In
sures to the Chautauqua folks an evening of unqualified enjoyment of the kind
that sticks. -
,'Wny down East, even In New York city, the plny-golng folks Just could
not get enough of this delightful piece of merriment. It had a long, long run
in the big city and established a reputation that was the forerunner of remark;
able success la the later tour of the cities of the entire country.
There Is nothing etaid or solemn about it. It is a hummer from first to
lust. The idea of the playwright was to create a comedy that sustains Itself
'at all points and admits of no letdown. It Is a genuine laugh producer. Over
and over again the breaking point cornea in when the numerous climaxes make
the'r unexpected appearance. ' '
The comedy is a study in soap. Just common sonp. But a most uncommon
situation develops o the results of a gigantic advertising campaign begin to
come in. It is as wholesome as soap and water could make anything and there
is not one suggestive or questionable line.
The plot is laid around the home of a great soap magnate who, through
his stenographer, plays a strong card to Induce his good-for-nothing son to g
into business for himself. The young man has no means, but he has brains,
and the rousing success of his unique advertising campaign puts him into such
vital competition with his father that the nrugnate is forced to pay over a -fortune
to buy his son off. - ',
There is love and romance, fancy and fun, all beautifully and tastefully
Interwoven into one of the brightest, cleverest, snappiest farce comedies ever
Invented. Ninety-nine good laughs await you when "It Pays to Advertise" comas
. to Chautauqua. ' '
' CHAMP CHIMES.
John Kane. Jr.. returned a few
days ago from a visit in Illinois.
..Harlan Sneed Is visiting his
brother in South Dakota before he
goes gunning for the kaiser.
Miss Henrietta Jesse is laid up
with a sprained ankle.
Silo fitting has begun.
An inch of rain fell here laet
Monday morning, the first good rain
since the hail storm.
An loe cream supper was given at
John Kane's Tuesday night for the
Red Cross.-
Th recent rains started the
plows.
y Our school begins next Monday
with Miss Lovett of Montgomery
county at the helm. " 1
Ed. Klusman writes to his sister
near Mexico, Miss Dorthea Klus
man, as follows:
Somewhere In France, July 11,
1918.
Dear Folks:
Will write a few lines. I Just re
ceived the letter you sent me the 8th
of June. Was glad to hear from
home again. I am feeling fine and
havlag a good' time.
This is a wonderful country.
There are no farm houses, like back
home. It is not near as hot here.
Some days they wear overcoats.
Orville Johnson is here.
I -hope you kids will raise a good
crop of corn, for the world needs it.
My captain said we must write
home not less than twice a month,
and for everyone to send his identi
fication number now. So in my case
if you should lose track of me, and
do not hear from me, you can write
to the War Department at Washing
ton and find out where I am and
how I am. My name and number
2179801, Co. K.354 Inft.
I will close.
ED. K.
that he had been welcomed at the Moss of Monroe City, 93 years old,
"Old St. Stephens Club," which had recnently cast her first vote.' She
entertained over 94,000 soldiers, has lived thru neriods covering five
pallors and marines now in the serv-I wars the Blackhawk uprising, the
Ice of our country.'- v I Mexican wat tbe .wir. between the
Frank Owings, with his company, I States and the present world war.
was on his way to a place where he and the presentH-orld war.
will embark for France. Mr. and Hundreds of trees in onroe
Mrs. Boatman do iwt expect to hear county are entirely bare of foliage,
from him again until after he has the leaves having been killed by the
landed overseas. hot winds.
In making the canvass of the late
McLONEV REFUSED All). primary vote in Callaway county the
Private Robert McLoney, 22 canvassing board ran across a He-
years of age, of 4334 Washington publican ticket that la considered a
Boulevard, a member of Co. H, 138.1 work of art in the matter ot scratch-
(St. Louis) Infantry, while lying
wounded in a shell hole during the
raid of July 6, heroically refused aid
that would have necessitated. the
withdrawal of a comrade from the
fight, according to a letter from Judge Thurmond
Louis Spirrors of 5057 Delmar av- Attorney. All of
Gip" Woodward, formerly or
j Mexico, has a "position with the JenT
kins Ciothng Co. In
Springs, Colorado.
Henry Youngblood, from down
across the country, was In Mexico a
few days ago. He spoke about the
war, and he advises folksnot to be
come too optimistic the war will
not end until Pershing and Foch
and all the others are able to drive
the Huns back to Berlin and the
German people are shown a thing or
two. Their rulers are decelveng
them. Crush the kaiser and send
him to. that awfully awful hot
Colorado I Pla nd then you wtiX beg,n t0
see the end ot the most wicked war
ever waged upon this earth. Looks
Garrett Barnes, son of A. like you nave aeoui tuw riu,
Barnea of Mexico, writes home that I of the matter, Henry. We'll have
he has safely arrived In France, the dirty bunch cieauea up insns 01
He is with the U. 8. Navy. 1 11 months.
lag and insertions. This Republican
voted for Champ Clark, Nick Cave,
L. D. Farmer, W. H. Harvey, E. B.
Campbell, Mossies Morris and Jud
8on Sanderson, lie also voted for
for Prosecuting
these names had
enue, a member of the company, ac- to be written in, as none appeared
cording to the St. Louis Post-Dis- on the Republican ballot, so the vo-
patch. Spirrors writes: ter evidently spent some time in
One of those wounded was Bob making it out. But no doubt he was
McLoney, friend of ours. I found fully satisfied that he voteu tor
him in a shell hole and offered to whom he pleased, even tho he was a
carry him back to our lines, but he Republican.
only smiled toward me. 1 er-.l not if Miss Marie Summers of Me-
tell you the rest. 'Go get those Credie qualifies after the general
Huns,' I then Jumped over a wire election for Justice of the peace she
fence, and as I landed I satf a Get- wm be the first woman in Callaway
man crawling toward me. As I had county to hold a position of a judi
my six shooter in my had, I need ciai nature.
not tell you the rest. It only took Mrs. N. D. Helton of near Imle-
three shots to finish him." pendence. Mo., noticed a chicken
A letter from McLoney, in which actlng queerly at her place and sho
he told of "getting" three Germans made an examination and found the
In the raid before he was wounded cnicken had the appearance ot bav
in the arm by shrapnel, was printed lng swallowed its tongue. The
lp the Post-Dispatch last Saturday, tongue had in some manner been
He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. turned back into the chicken's
McLoney,. formerly of Mexico. Mo. throat. She took a pair of pincers
and performed an operation, pull-
A. H. Whitney and family are lng the tongue back to its proper
soon to move to Jefferson City. Mr. place and tying It to the bnak. The
Whitney is to have a position in the chicken is getting along all right
State Treasurer's office and will get and promises to be a real fry one of
a salary ot $200 per month.
these days.
Mrs. John D. Orear and small son
are home from La Paz, Bolivia.
Mrs. Orear's husband died there in
July. She was 18 days In making
the trip home. Her father, Dr. K.
R. Bragg, met her in St. Louis.
Robert Dermody attended the
State Fair at Sedalla.
Lieut. Ralph Coatsworth, lately
doing special army work in Wash
ington City, has been Jhere on
short furlough.
MEXICO SAVINGS BANK
51st Year In Business
Capital Stock, $100,O)O
It. M. WHITE, rresldont
J. It. JESSE, Cwliier