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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-10-31
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Taft commandeTy K. T. viii hold
the regular conclave on Friday, Nov.
1st., s p. m. The order of the Red
Cross will be conferred
The employees of the machine shop
of the Charles Cooper estate insist
that the figures in the straw vote
published in the Banner Tuesday do
not snow the correct political con-
plexion of the men engaged in that in
dustry. They have taken pains to
make out another vote, paper be-
ing circulated for that purpose. This
last vote is as follows: For Wilson,
90; for Debs, 10; for Taft, s. for
Roosevelt, Z; for Chain, /; not vot-
ing 4.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-10-31
THE BALLOT.
Think the Earth is Hollow.

According to a queer belief in exist
ence among the lcelanders. all waters
which flow toward the north are drawn
thitherward by a suction created by
the oceans tumbling downward through
the hollow which. they firmly believe,
penetrates our globe from pole to pole.
Their authority for this curious belief
is the "Utama Saga" a semisacred
work, written early in the fourteenth
century.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-10-31
THE 6ETTERMENT OF MILK
PRODUCTION.

IN - - - hOfNs
The betterment of milk pro
ductioD Is not properly the work
OF voluntary organizations. Ii is
the duty of the public authori-
ties. | have maintained this for
twenty years. The fundamental
and vital duty of the milk depot
is TO furnish milk in nursing bot
ties, one feeding to the bottle.
properly modified and pasteur-
lied in the bottles. The supply
ing of dipped milk 10y such de-
pots ought TO be prohibited. In
struction of mothers is impor-
tant. Medical attention is impor-
tant. But 1t Is a grievous error
to make secondary the supplying
of the food that the babies need.
There is an unfortunate DISPOSE
ton to exaggerate the "consulta-
ton" exhaust resources upon
doctors and nurses end do little
in the wdy Of feeding the babies.
1t Is well to teach mothers how
to modify and pasteurize milk at
home when they are out of reach
OF milk depot. but this is feas-
ible only for the better situated
classes. Conditions In tenements
do not make il possible for moth
ers to do this work properly.
The babies cry for protection
against disease. Their mothers
lift their hands in frantic suppl
cation for their little ones. Dis
ease and death throw their shad-
ow over the cradle and engulf
the mothers OF the land in the in
extinguishable sorrow that we
can ward away Ii is a call TO
battle. a call TO energetic and
united action. II is not enough
TO educate the public and the
health officers. We must strain
all our resources to save the ba-
bies that are now living and all
those who will come into the
world before the tardy hand of
official administration has been
quickened and strengthened to
grapple with this menace to the
home and to the land. Nathan
Straus.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-10-31
New YOrk's Industries

New York city has twenty-one indus
tries in each of which the annual prod
net is valued at more than S20OO0.0O0.
The largest Of these industries is the
manufacture of clothing and next
comes the printing and publishing
business.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-10-31

Earnest Curate-which is your IA
vOrite textl
COquette-I like that one about being
all things to all men.-Judge.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-10-31

What has become OF the good old play
In which the villain exclaims. "Hist.
hist
And tries TO smuggle the chee-ild away
And the hero comes in and slaps his
wrist?
Springfield Republican.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-10-31

Patience-Is she doing anything to
try and reduce her weight? Patrice-
oh, yes. she's lying about it-Yonkers
Statesman.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-10-31

Up spa1e the judge; Go free. my son.
You are forgiven for your crime"
For he was charged with Staying one
Who sang THE Good Old Summe
Time"
Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-10-31

She made an awful fool Of me
And also a holy show.
Though she was not an archer, she
Knew how to use a beau.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-10-31
For
HaIlOwe'en

The best night in the year for fun
The only time when we can hob-nob
with hob-goblins, spooks and pump
kins and remain safe and sane.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-05-23
lent minister of the city.

dent minister of the city.
Joe Fennewald and John Hike
meyer are carpenters and build
ers.
DR.. Jos. Jecobi is the resident
dentist.
Edward Pritchett is Martins.
burg 3 postmaster. He is ably as.
sisted by Miss Matte Matthews.
Joe Sandbothe is the grain
elevator man.
s. T. McGrew sells harness.
w. T. Hughlett is undertaken.
Detienne Bros. and Mort Licntz
do concrete work.
Chas. d. Hyde is the town
artist.
The Martinsburg Coal Co. is am
organization doing a flourishing
business.
j. S. Muster is called the first
settler of the town. He and Capt.
n. Dix, who has been in the place
43 years, and s. 7. McGrew com
pose an organization called the
Confederate Senate. q" Formerly
the membership was larger, but
the roll call to cover the river I'M
der the shade of the trees has
thinned the old veterans out
The following are among the
prominent farmers and stockmcn
living near Martinsburg August
Bertels, Martin Hoer, Frank
Seeker, The Fennewalds, l.. A.
Harris, Tom Mitchell, E. p. John
son, f. w, G.. T. and G. X. Crane,
j. R. McMurtrY, j. +. English, f.
p. Davis, A. r. Davis, Scannell
Bros, w. G. Pike, VIM. Rintcel,
L. Ahrens, Jno. Davis, Joe
Bertels, VIM. Banks, j. j. John
sten, Frank Eckler, j. p. Robnett,
Henry Youngblood, and others.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-05-23
MRS. THRELKELD DEAD.
A Beautiful Life Has Been Called
From This to That Be
yond.

Mrs. Eliza Threlkeld whose
maiden name was Smith was born
in West Morland county, Neb.,
June 10, 1882.
She died at the home of her
son, Hiram Hhrelkeld, southwest
of this city, May II, 1912.
When the deceased was quite Il
child she moved with her parents
to the State of Missouri and set
tied near Fulton, Galloway Co.
She was married in 1856 to Mar
cellus Threlkeld. To this union
were born four children--Edgar,
Hiram, Thaddeus and Mrs. Cellie
Calhoun, all of whom reside III
this vicinity. One brother sur
wives her, S. L. Smith, of Fan
nette, Texas.
Mr.. Threlkeld died in 1865,
leaving the deceased with this
family to care for. Mrs. Threl-
keld lived in the lonely state of
widowhood AZ years; reared her
family to manhood and woman
hood. Deceased was converted in
early life and became member
of Grand Prairie Baptist church
and when Beaver Dam church
was organized she became one OF
its charter members and remain
ed faithful member of that body
until her death.
Her funeral was held on the
18th inst at the Richland Baptist
church, conducted by Rev. c. A
Mitchell, after which her remains
were laid to rest in the old churcl
cemetery. She was a grand goOC
woman, beautiful in life and char
acter, and the world is much the
better that she lived in it.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-05-23
MOLINo ITEMS.
Little Child Breaks Arm Farm
ers More Encouraged in
Their Planting.
Message Special Service. J

Message Special Service
Miss Edna Hale of near Santa
Fe spent Saturday night and Sun
day with her sister, Mrs. Edgar
Martin.
j. f.. Blum and wife and sister,
Miss Annie Heizer, also Miss
Amelia Mongler, of Mexico, spent
Sunday with John Heller and
wife.
Misses Anna Crawford and Ella
Blaze were guests of the formers
cousin, Mrs. Mary Bolts Cau-
thorn, Friday.
r. L. Heller and family visited
John Heller and wife Sunday.
The little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Prussner, east of Molino,
fell out of wagon Sunday after
noon and broke her arm. DIR. j.
F. Flynt was the attending
physician.
The farmers in our vicinity are
more encouraged than they were
two weeks ago--sincc there has
been quite a good deal of corn
planted.
Miss Emma Marshall, of Mex
leo, and Mrs. Homer Bridgford
and little daughter, Thelma, of
near Santa Fe, spent Thursday
with Mrs. Z. +. Anderson here.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-05-23
Pulls Smith Nuptials.

Mr.. Jesse Pulls, son of County
Collector S. A. Pulls and wife,
and Miss Neoma Media Smith,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il,
Smith, late of Cant community,
were married one day last week,
at the brides home, on West
Whitley street, Rev w. A. Shul-
lenberger officiating, Both are
popular young people and many
friends extend them very best
wishes for perennial happiness
and prosperity.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-05-23

tificates of graduation from the
eighth grade Thursday afternoon
and they will be entitled to enter
the high school for next year.
They were as follows:
Stella Whitson, Aubrey Toal-
son, Ruth Franey, Margaret
Averitt, Gertrude Flittner, Lii
lian Wright, Mary Kearins, Anna
Dudley, Jennie Dean, Margaret
Dyke, Lucille Duncan, Thelma
Rilla Powell, Mar
guerite Thomas, Bryan Ridgway,
Roy Reed, Jesse Beam, Andrew
Wright, Frank Staples, Raymond
Smith.
Fifty-seven pupils received GER
tificates same as above from the
North Side School. Their names
are as follows:
Paul Angert, Bryan Atchison
Richard Barth, Perry Claybrook
Alan Coatsworth, Eric Cunning
ham, John Ecton, Fletche.
Fuhrer, Jesse Gibbs, Lloyd Gilpin
Guy Holiday, w. O. Johnson
Russell Jones, Morris Keath, San
Locke, Bryan Marshall II
David NJ McClure, RobcrN
Montague, Frank OwingS, Chaa
Robinson. Mabel Rodhouse, EtheI
Rodhouse, Glenn Squires, Ernest
Watson, Edna Buckley, JanettC
Bragg, Mary Lee Burks, Olivia
Carter, Helen Coatsworth, Isabel
CraddOck, Elvadine Dermody
Gladys Estes, Leila Fuhrer, Ethel
Genrich, Rachel Hamilton, Hazel
Hardine, Mary Scudder, Elaine
Silverstein, Evelyn Threlkeld
Julia Tucker, Matte Ward, Hell
ena Wonneman, Blanche Harris
Carrie Howdeshell, Louise John
son, Tazzie johnson, Amelia
Pauline Kunkel, Anna
June McDonough
Esther Menefee, Lenore Neil
hiney, Ruth Miller, Nina Pearson
Edna Phillips, Lucy Pulls, Lille
Robinson, Mabel Rodhouse, Tthel
Schopp.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-05-23

of the estate of JohnsW. Gates,
which was valued as to personal
property at 81 100000 obtained
a reduction from 5000, 900 to
$500, 900 in the valuation of his
personal property.
You've allheard of New Jersey,
the home of the Standard Oil,
the Sugar Trust, the Steel Trust
and oil, almost every other trust
worth mentioning. The laws
of New Jersey require assess
ment at full value. But they
don't obey the law. Hence
these remarks in the American
Magazine for March, 1911, by
Albert Jay Mock:
Hudson county contains in
its area of forty-three square
miles, the manufacturing city
of Camden. Hunterdon county,
in the west of the state, and
Salem county, in the southwest,
aggregate IA miles Of farms
They are purely rural counties,
having no considerable towns,
and depending entirely on agri-
lculture. Governor Griggs' com
mission reported in 1897 that the
5000 farming propulation OF
Hunterdon and Salem counties
paid Il personally assessment of
$17, ,729,2 ,276, while the 300, 900
city propulation of Hudson and
Camden paid $l4, 49,, ,644-$S46,- =
I652 less than the farmers!
"A handful of farmers in the
two rural counties paid per-
sonalty assessment nearly u
million dollars larger than the
two city counties taken together
the two counties containing
probably the richest and most
extensive and heavy manufac-
turing on the whole seaboard!
Three hundred thousand city
people, corporations, factories,
the Colgates, Lorillard, the
Steel Trust, Standard Oil, the
Sugar Trust and so on through
a long list were assessed nearly
a million dollars less than the
600, 900 farmers Of Hunterdon
and Salient"
And these are the people-these
over rich citizens who come
and have their personal taxes
reduced when they are far too
low in the first place. And the
farmers have to make up for it
so far as to keep up the running
expenses of government.
There is something wrong with
our tax system and Il little in
vestigation, a little light from
any quarter should be welcome.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-05-23
Hog Bites Child.

The little 9-months' old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. James Keck
of this city was badly bitten by a
hog Wednesday afternoon of last
week. The child was with play
mate and while at the hog pen
was permitted to thrust her hand
thru the fence and her hand was
snatched by the hog 1t was
thought at first the child would
lose four of her fingers; it is not
that bad. But you should keep
your baby away from a hungry
hog.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-05-23
Narrowly Escaped Drowning.

Mrs. Emmett Gibbs and two
small children, who live south of
Mexico, narrowly escaped drown
ing at Scattering Fork, just after
the very heavy rain of last Satur.
day, nearly two weeks since. Mrs,
Gibbs was driving from Mexico
and she realized that the creek
was deep but upon advice of a
neighbor she met just before
reaching the ford she started her
horse across. The animal at first
plunge went into water nearly
over its back. With great pres.
ence of mind Mrs. Gibbs, realiz.
ing that she and children would
be swept down stream, quickly
pulled the horse to turn back, and
in that the vehicle barely escaped
being turned over. She tele,
phoned home and staid with a
neighbor on this side the stream
that night, and withal she's glad
that all s well that ends well.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-05-23

of the largest department stores
i'll the county and also has one
other enterprise that has them
all beaten, picture frame manu-
featuring plant that ships its pro
ducts to all parts of the United
States.
One of the oldest business
houses is the drug house of c. r..
Peyton, established in 1892. Mr..
Peyton was born and raised at
Wellsville.
Martinsburg Bank was estab-
lished in 1893. Stephen Bertels is
president, n. NJ. Friedman, vice
president, and Pinckney French,
cashier. The bank has always
done good business.
n. M. Friedman is another of
the towns early merchants. He
makes picture frames and ships to
all parts of this country. His
business was established in 1882
jacob Brothers conduct a large
department store in the little
town and have always done a
tourishing busines ;.
The town boasts of a good
newspaper, the Audrain County
Oracle. j. B. Devault is the
editor. The town is giving him
fine support
Martinsburg has two barber
shops. Joe Jarboe conducts one
and Gus Tillman the other.
krieger & Christrup conduct "A
meat market and grocery store.
Henry IIilkemeyer keeps a
livery barn.
G. ID. Williams is the Wabash
station agent. VIM. Near has a
like position with the Burling.
ton.
Koehler & Holterman are the
village blacksmiths.
j. B. Holterman keeps a hard
ware and tin shop.
DR.. l.. T. Carr looks after the
sick Of the community.
George Stotler has the care OF
the La Crosse Lumber Co. yards
Ed. Turner sells shoes, gro
ceries, etc.
VIM. Wallace keeps the Mar
tinsburg Hotel, and he sets 4
good table, too, so his patrons say
Miss May Jarboe has charge ot
the switchboard for the RusI
Hill & Martinsburg telephon,
line.
Miss Mamie Verhoff is the town
milliner.
Geo. Meyerpeter is retirec
lumberman.
Jap Stephens is the auctioneeI
for all that corner of Audrain
Montgomery, and Galloway.
Father j. l.. Haar, of thu
Catholic church, is the only resi-
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-05-23
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of the Foreign Department, Mrs.
+. +. Stevens, Columbia record
ing secretary, Mrs. r. +. Kelley;
treasurer of the Home Depart
ment, Mrs. Paul Floweree; treas
urer of Foreign Department, Miss
Halle Sosey; Superintendent of
Press and Literature, Mrs. j. r.
Lyell; Superintendent of Sup
plies, Mrs. w. p. Rowland; Audi
tors, Mrs. c. b. Clapp, Mrs.
A. f. Davis and Mrs. Frank
Clark.
The District secretaries are:
Mrs. w. II. Hutcherson, Carroll
ton, Chillicothc Districts Mrs. NJ.
f. Deuring, Columbia, Fayetto
District; Miss Louise Peery, Gal
latin Districts Mrs. j. A. Lannius,
Palmyra, Hannibal District; Mrs.
JAS. Gooldy, Fulton, Mexico Dis.
trict; Mrs. r. w. Howell, Of
Kirksville, Macon District; Miss
Mary f. Maine, Liberty, Platts-
burg District Mrs. c. d. Avery,
Troy, st. Charles District; Mrs. G.
r. Williams, st. Joseph, st.
Joseph District.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-05-23
LAST DAY
OF SCHOOL" "
DR. BENEFITS GREAT AID.
DRESS TO THE SENIORS.
Seventy-Seven Get Certificates
From The Eighth Grade.

Miss Beulah Marshall, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Laura Marshall, is
valedictorian of the Mexico High
School Class for 1912. Miss Har
riet Winans, daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. T. II. Winans, was a very
close second to Miss Marshall.
There was but fve-hundredths of
per cent between them. Miss
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-05-23

The Madison Times states that
the Cotsworth Lumber Co. of
Mexico, Mo, has leased five lots
in Clarence for a period of ten
years and expects to put in lum-
ber yard. They say they will have
one of the biggest stocks in
Northeast Missouri.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-05-23

Winans, therefore wins as saluta-
torian. There were three others
who won high grades, as follows {.
Miss Maurine Heizer, Agatha
Copeman and Lee Duncan. The
class numbers 40 and is the
largest graduating class in the
history of the Mexico schools.
Their names have been published
in these columns before.
The commencement exercises
were held at the Opera House last
Thursday night. Superintendent
L. B. Hawthorne delivered a short
farewell address to the gradu.
ates, diplomas presented by S. p.
Emmons, chairman of the School
Board. The commencement adj
dress was delivered by DR.. VIM.
Bennett, Chautauqua lecturer,
Of Chicago. Mr.. Bennett con
tribution to the exercises of the
hour was a gem. He referred to
Missouri as "The Houn Dog
State, " of course throwing out a
compliment for Champ Clark. He
talked on the topic, "The Man
Who Can," and he drove home
many a well rounded thought.
He believes that people must be
lifted and inspired to higher
things. Only a few centuries ago
back in Europe our ancestors
killed and ate oneanother and
used human skulls for drinking
vessels. This was so in Australia
and New Zealand. But look at
the leaders of thought in science
and governmental affairs now.
They have been educated and
lifted to higher grounds.
He advocated scientific agri-
culture as the highest calling Of
this century. The scheme Of
farming is being completely revo-
lutionized. 1t requires thought
and experience and education
brains mixed with mud to bring
what we ought out of the soil
The school curriculum needs
changing, it ought to include Do,
mestic Science, Manual Trainiul
and Agriculture. The boys need
thoro training in practical things
and the girls should be taught &c
sew, keep house and do scientific
cooking. Too many girls dodge
these things, thinking it will hur'
their standing, but it is the big
gest mistake of their lives to fee
that such things as cooking, sew
ing and keeping house is beneath
them.
He plead that every boy anC
girl should have a good purpos
IN life-frm and true, that
wealth of the true stamp-goo,
purpose, happiness and health.
The man who can is the MAJ
who succeeds.
Twenty pupils from the SOut
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-05-23

A Mexico relative sends the
Message to j. R. Creasey, in Tex
as. Father Creasey is we'll re-
membered here. He is four score
years old, but is healthy and
strong for one of his age.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-05-23

Harrison Brown, of Mexico, has
been elected director of the Mis-
sourian, published at Columbia by
the Department of journalism.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-05-23

Mrs. Mary j. Bybee paid this
Office a pleasant business call a
few days ago. She resides with
her son, Horace Bybee, of near
Santa Fe. Her son has 100 hens
and $50 young chickens, all doing
fine. He does not use incubator.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-05-23
MARTINSBURC
COMMUNITY.
THE BUSINESS FIRMS AND
THEIR LINES OF TRADE.
That Confederate Senate -
The Farmers and Live Stock
Men,
(Message Speeial Seryice.l

(Message Special Service.)
Martinsburg, Mo-, May 21.-
Readers of the Message will be in
terested in list of the business
men and firms of this little city
one of the most hustling little
towns of the county. 1t has one
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-05-23
SINGLE TAX AGAIN.
A Correspondent Don't Want Us
To Extend THAT Feeling"

Laddonia, Mo, May Is, 1912.
Editor Mexico Message :--lr
your issue of May 16 you say
I'VE kinder think we feel it il
our bones that we shall oppose
that single tax law" Let me beg
you to keep that feeling in your
bones and not let it extend to
your head and heart until You
have studied the proposed tax
amendment from the standpoint
of justice and equity. The Mes
sage will do a noble work if il
will earnestly try to enlighten the
farmers and all citizens on the
question of taxation. | enclose a
short article, "Our Tax System, -
from the editorial page of "Suc
cessful Farming" printed at Des
Moines, Iowa. I should be glad il
you would publish it, as brief
presentation Of the inequalities OF
the present system.
Very truly,
A Seeker After Truth.
Elsewhere is an article on the
single tax. Some Of the farm
ers have an idea that the single
tax or land tax will hit them
hard and is for the benefit of
| the city man. This isn't so
where the single tax has been
partially tried out,
We need only point to the folly
of trying to raise tax money by
taxing personal property. The
rich escape and the poor man
pays the running expenses of
government. The farmer gets
taxed because his wealth can't
be hidden, The rich city man
escapes, for his money in
vestments can be hidden
The following from the New
York Times points a moral:
alfred G. Vanderbilt called
at the department Of taxes yes.
Iderda, and swore down am
assessment of 100000 on pei,
sonal property to 1000
Charles G.. Gates, as executor