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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-08-08
Mine On Top Of Mountain.

The East Brookside colliery en-
ploys about 500 hands. 1t is situated
on top of the mountain, about two
miles west of Tower City and within
the same distance of a half dozen
other little mining towns in the Will
liams Valley.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03
FROM SUPT. SIPPLE.
Thanks The Message for It's
Boosts in Pushing School
Work.

kirksyille, Mo, March Is
Dear Mr., Bcal Tho copy of the
Message containing the article ON
my work in this county was re-
ceiyed. | want to thank YOU for
the kindness, and to take this op-
portmity to commend the press
generally for its assistance in i'm
proving rural school conditions. |
am sure that when the final count
Is made the large score will go to
the progressive press of the coun-
try and not to the school men who
can only start things.
From your cooperation with
Supt. Shobe | see that the Mes
sage is doing its full share in
building greater "rural life" in
thus state Of ours Missouri
ranks 32nd now in schools. We
need not complain that the sta
tistics giving us this rank are un-
fair, for the same figures were ap-
piled to all States alike. But we
should take our medicine" with
out a wry face and swear by our
faith in ourselves that the next
report will show Missouri away
up the list where she should be.
Not for the sake of ranking first,
but for the sake Of the Missouri
boy and girl who are as good as
those of Washington (Which
ranks first in education) and are
entitled to the best.
Again thanking you and bid
ding you God-speed in your work,
| am,
l.. b. Sipple.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03
MRS. CROCKETT DEAD.

Mrs. Irwin Crockett, "a years
old, who had been bride but six
months. died at Columbia last
Saturday of a complication of dis
eases. Deceased was married last
to irwin Crockett, who
is a brother of Mrs. George Dean
and Mrs. Ralph Dean, of near
Mexico. Mrs. Crockett before her
marriage was Miss Lulu Adams,
the daughter Of Mr.. James Adams
of Wellsville. She was a niece of
DIR. S. C. Adams and G. w.
Adams, of this city.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03
YOU BETTER QUIT.
Shooting up the Insulators on the
Electric Wires.

Somebody's going to get into
trouble, so thinks the Centralia
Guard Recently some person
shot away one of the heavy glass
insulatOrs on the high tension cur
rent electric wire just west of
Mexico, causing one wire to fall
across one Of the other wires,
where il burned it in two and fell
to the ground. The wooden cross
arm was burned nearly off and
the pole was burned. Where the
wire struck the ground it appear
Ell as if the place had been swept
by fire If the damage should not
have been discovered until even
ing when the three wires were
used for the current great damage
might have occurred. If the dam
aged wire had fallen upon the
person who shot the insplator off
he would not have known what
struck him,
The company has had several
insulators shot off along the line,
but have been unable to find out
who the guilty party or parties
are. Much damage might occur
from these depredations if the
fallen wires should aHght upon a
wire fence or anything that will
carry the current.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03
EUGENE NULL DEAD.

Charles Eugene Null, 33 years
old, died last Friday morning at
the home of his parents in this
city, Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Null. He
had been i'll for some time with
rheumatism and other ailments.
The wife survives him, who be-
fore her marriage was Miss Rena
Jackson. Three children also sur
yive-Ralph, Russel and Ross. A
brother, Jewell Null, resides at
Moberly and sister, Mrs. II. Z.
Pearl, lives at Thompson. De
ceased was born at Troy, Mo. In
early youth with his parents he
came to Mexico. He was bag
gageman and express messenger
on the G. & A. for number of
years and was in a bad wreck at
Norton IL years ago and was res
cued from a burning car, in which
other fellow workmen lost their
lives.
The funeral was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Null
Saturday afternoon, conducted by
Rev. w. A. Shullenberger, burial
in Elmwood. The pail bearers
were: r. II. Marshall, C. b. Ken
nan, Clark Garrett, l.. p. McIn-
tyre, l.. NJ. White and Ivan Ash
worth.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03
MOLINO BANK
STOCKHOLDERS
-,ireetors Named and Institution
Is incorporated.

The articles OF incorporation
for the Molino Bank were flled
with the Recorder of Deeds IN
Mexico last Thursday. The board
of directors of the bank is com
nosed of the following: DIR. j. f.
Elvut. Joe Ware, 7. G. Bolts, W.
w. Munday and j. G. Crawford
The bank will have a capital
stock of $4,000. The following
are the stockholders and the num-
ber Of their shares: W. M. hm-
mons. 2 shares; p. X. Cauthorn'
7; W. w. Mundy, 6; j. &, Craw-
ford, l3; NJ. w. Beamer, 3; j. Il.
Blum. /; j. +. Flynt, Il; T. Z.
Bolts. 5; A. j. Cauthorn, /; W. A,
Ieizer, /; Harry Heizer, 3; Milt
Householder, 4 c. l.. Blum, /; IL,
c. Fisher, l; d. Il. Dudley' -
Cordelia Dudley, l; w. H. Will
son. /; James Umstadt, l; Wal
lace Bridgford, 2; Joe Ware, .
r. L. Heizer, l Louis Hofriehter,
/; Hugh Browning, /; w. w.
Bolts. /; Y. c. Henderson, |; Mol
lie McFaddin, | August Blaze,
3 VIM. Floyd, 2; Mrs. II. G.
Swift. |; Amelia Weber, 2 DIR. j.
G.. Moore, 3; f. S. Sappington, 8;
c. A. Torreyson, q VIM. Doeblin,
/; j. S. Greed, l.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03
Our Bread Should Always be the
Very Best.

As bread is called 1.-The staff of
life too much care cannot be
,aken in making it. Good bread
makes the humbiest meal appetiz-
ng while the most luxurious meal
$ not enjoyed without it. No one
thlng on which the health of a
family depends SO much as good
bread, 70 make good bread re-
iNres lots of practice as well as
saod ingredients. Every house
wife should each time try to make
her bread better | would a great
deal rather be called a good bread
maker than a perfect cake maker.
10 get the best results, the best
Hour must be used and in families
where no bread is wasted, the
best is cheapest. 1t must be kept
cool, dry an clean and never used
unless sifted, Buttermilk or
cIabber IS best for biscuits and
baking powder and soda can both
be used with good results. Bis
cuts must be baked in quick
oven for no matter how well they
are they will be no good if not
baked quickly.
Thompson, Mo. Mrs. f. c.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03
STEALS A GOLD WATCH.

Jim Russell, colored, 19 years
old. was out southwest of Mexico
last Friday and when he passed
NARROW Shocks residence he
found no one at home and he
was tempted to go in and see what
he could find. He took Mrs.
Shock s gold watch and chain sad
appropriated Mr.. Shocks good
sharp razor. He then came on to-
ward Mexico. In the meantime
Mrs. Shock returned home and
she soon saw that her house had
been burglarized. She telephoned
to Sheriff Barnett and put people
onto the theft along the telephone
line. Russell was seen coming
from toward the Shock home and
at once he was suspicioned and
when he reached Mexico he was
arrested. In short time he ad-
mitted the theft and told where
the watch and razor could be
found-wherc he had hid them.
Monday Russell plead guilty and
was sentenced to two years in
the penitentiary.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03
TWO AUDRAIN
WOMEN WRITE
One Tells About Bread Making
The Other About The
Early Birds.

The Ruralist, published at Kan
sas City, recently used the two ar
ticles gwen below:
Early Chicks Make the Money.
We all know the early birds
bring the highest prices and by
setting early Set eggs from win
ter laying hens and of course
these early hatched pullcts make
the winter layers. ! usually have
my first chickens between the
nrst and middle OF February.
Then | keep on setting until
have as many chicks as | care for.
/ have hot water incubator
which I've been using for seven
years and find it ism E near the
trouble old hens are, while ! al
ways set several hens when | set
an incubator in order to have hens
TO mother chicks. never try to
raise my chicks without hens. |
think artificial Matching all right
but don't think auF Drooder can
take the place Of the mother hen.
just a few days ago / took off so
chicks out Of IS eggs, all strong
and healthy. When they hatch
and are strong enough take
them out of the incubator and
place III flannel lined box and set
on top of incubator until they are
4o hours old. Then take LARGE
box and put sand on floor about
an lnch thick and just berore dark
! bring old hens which should be
well busted with ashes and sui
phur or CREASED with lard. Place
both IN same box with about 10
chicks apiece and leave undis-
turbed until next morning then |
give them all the chicks they can
hover. by putting hens together
Mt night they never fight. Now
when they are 6S or 70 hours old
give them their first feed which
IS hard boiled eggs, mashed she'll
and all and sprinklcd with black
pepper, | use the eggs | test out
Of the incubator the fifth day. |
never feed until they are 6S or 10
hours old.
Mexico, Mo. Mrs. The0. Selb.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03

Mrs. j. r. Sweet, who before
her marriage was Miss Pearl
Hughes, who some years ago with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. w.
Hughes, resided III Mexico and at
Laddonia, whose home is now at
Hamilton, Ohio, had a serious ex-
perience in the great food that
recently visited that city. She ana
her family escaped safely but her
home was flooded and the con
tents ruined. Mrs. Sweet is a
sister of Mrs. DR.. j. o. rerrill of
Vandalia.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03
AUDRAIN BAPTIST
Associational Union and Y. L. n.
G. Conference.

To be held at the Mexico Bap-
tist church, Wednesday, April
9th.
1000 a. m. Devotional.
Associational Union Conference
Music.
. Conference on Y. l.. NJ. c., Miss
Mare.
Music.
u IN. Dinner at church and So
cial hour.
2 p. IN. Devotional.
Music.
Y. w. and State Work, Miss
Reitdorf.
Music.
Women S Work in China, Mrs.
Bryan. Shanghai China.
Music.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03

A number of boys of the Bean
Creek vicinity gathered recently
i'm j, II. Swift's pasture and had
an "Easter feast" They built
up a fire and cooked eggs and
Jared sumptuously on eggs and
many other good eatables. The
day was very much enjoyed by
the boys and will likely be remem-
bered by them after they are old
and gray headed men. The boys
say they would like for Easter to
come oftener.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03

Hon. c. NJ. Hay: Yes, l think
| have just cause to feel some
what proud Of the record l was
able to make in the Legislature.
They call me Dry" Hay; but
that is "a good way to save hay. |
believe the Unit Law is going to
be forced before the people under
the referendum. The 'wets' are
going to fight to the last ditch.
Yes, you can say for me that your
Hon. E. A. Shannon is one of the
cleanest and bravest fellows who
served in the House. He was
always found on the side of the
people. The members of the Gen
eral Assembly this time were all
a pretty good set of fellows.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03
Rev. B. G. Reavis returned

Rev. B. G. Reavis returned
home a few days ago from Lima,
ILL.,, where he conducted a two
weeks revival meeting at the
Christian church. There were 30
to the church member
schip. Bro, Reavis breaches for
the. Christian church at Laddonia
next Sunday and will go next
day to Harod, ILL.,, where he will
conduct a meeting.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03

Mrs. Ben Adams, southeast OF
Mexico, while out in the chicken
yard five weeks ago fell and broke
one of the bones in her right
ankle. The break was set prompt
ly, but Mrs. Adams still suffers o
great deal of pain from it. Mr..
Adams has to remain with her day
and night and both are nearly
worn out from the ordeal. We
nope that soon there may be a
turn for the better in Mrs. Ad-
ans case-that she may soon
have fully recovered.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03
Mrs. Hesterburg Dead.

Mrs. VIM. Hesterburg Of near
Molino died last Thursday night
after a lengthy illness. The hus-
band and three children survive
her. The funeral was held at the
German church, on Bean Creek,
Saturday afternoon, conducted by
Rev. Geo. Orlowslsi. Mrs. Hester
burg was a fine Christian charac-
ter; a faithful wife and a kind,
considerate mother. We extend
deepest sympathy 20 the bereaved
family.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03

John f. Davis: | had letter
last week from my good old faith
er, "Uncle" Alex Davis, at
Caney, Okla. He is III his 9lst
year and is well and hearCy. Many
Mexico people will remember
him. Said he had his garden
planted and the mustard was up,
the fruit trees getting ready to
bloom and everything coming.
But they had foot of snow down
that way few days agoiand I've
been guessing how fathers gard.
en- is now.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03

Lewis Moore of this city heard
Monday of this week from his
mother, Mrs. Joseph Moore, and
his sister, Mrs. Edgar Willis, and
family, who lived at Dayton,
Ohio. All escaped the floods and
their home was saved, but all the
city is gone, Mrs. Willis wrote.
They were taking care of 18
refugees.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Laws, OF
Kansas City, are visiting Mexico
relatives. Mrs. Laws returned re-
Gently from a month s visit with
her sister, Mrs. Henry Leslie, at
Childress, Texas. Mrs. Leslie s
little daughter, "Sugar" Leslie,
is recovering nicely from an acci-
dental shot in the eye from a play
target rife,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03

Henry Howell, son of j. w.
Howell of Mexico, has accepted
a position in the First State Bank
at Powell, Wyo. Young Howell
for some time has been a book
keeper in a bank at Kansas City.
He is a splendid fellow and we
are glad to. see him getting up in
the world.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03

c. II. RAIDER and S. c. Chand-
Ter, both of Centralia, Mo, were
badlyinjuredone day last week in
St Louis when a street ear on
which they were riding jumped
the track and ran into a store
building. Mr.. RAIDERS skull was
fractured and he was otherwise
badly hurt.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03

j, B. Stuart, southeast of Rush
Hill, returned home a few days
ago from st. Louis where he took
treatment several weeks for an
injury to his eye which he suffer
ed last fall when a hedge thorn
struck him in the eye. His injur-
ed eye is very much improved.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03

James Braden was up from
Laddonia this week. Jim is a
mighty hunter-all those Braden
boys have a keen eye with gun,
Jim Braden killed seven wild
geese in his field last Monday
morning before he came to Mex
leo.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03

The Men s Bible class of til,
Mexico Christian church gave
their annual banquet last Friday
night Rev. A, r. Liverett, of
Jefferson City, made the principal
address, Other speakers were j.
W, Dry, j. w. Squires, R. D..
WorreII and Bradford Sapping-
ton.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03

4. L. Davis celebrated his birth
day a few days since. We were
not told his age, and we are not
going to take a shot guess at it,
Dut from the way r. L. moves
around-he's not very old. Hi
wife gave him an extra fine din
ner. One of the guests remarked
What a pity, with such a good
dinner as this, we couldn't all be
assembled, and Mr.. Davis hav. al
least two birthdays a year"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03
SOME INTERVIEWS.
Stop Those Target Riles-Eli
Nichols, Bachelor.

Eli Nichols: ! and another fell
low keep bachelors hall. We
live on eggs and such. We have
about $50 hens and we get 100
eggs per day. | have been selling
on the Martinsburg market lately
at 10 cents per dozen. All, the
farm S the place for me.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03
SKINNER ITEMS.
The Farm Adviser - Gatewood
School Closing-Vaccinat-
ing Hogs.

Our trainers are getting anX.
ious for tilling the soil. We seem
TO be destined to a late spring,
perhaps as late as was last sea
son. Yet we are still full of hopes
for a bountiful harvest
Chas. w. Tanner of Farber was
here the past week visiting rela-
tives.
j. w. Blum, w. F. Whitley and
o. f. Ellis each vaccinatcd their
hogs recently. Mr. Blum gave
his bunch another dose a few days
ago.
Frank j. Weinand and sou.
Carl D., purchased a little csover a
thousand bushels of corn of p. r.
Bruce at 45 cents for snapped and
80 cents for shucked, measured.
James Squirting is erecting
some new fences lately.
The Gatewood Seminary will
close a successful eight month,
term of school next Friday. Miss
Sudie Winn is the preceptress.
That night nice program will be
pulled off, included in this pro
gram will be two hours play.
AL. Smith moved to the j. W.
Holloway so acre farm recently
Part of his crop will be on the
c. +. Clark farm.
The Farm Adviser proposition
seems to be meeting with fair ap-
proval all over the county. We
are in favor of anything that will
advance the farming interests of
our grand old county. We believe
if Mr.. Rus6 is practical he Will
help us out considerably. One
thing sure if he and DIR. Gonna
way can eXtermnate the hog
cholera in our county they will
save the farmers a big amount of
money within a year. A little
scope of country around here of
three miles radius has lost
$4,000 worth of hogs within
the last eight months and they |
are still dying. Then that ques-
ton of soil fertility, building it |
up, is of vast importance, the |
greatest to our mind, that we !
farmers of the present as also Of |
the future generation, will have |
to solve. 1t, therefore, behooves |
us as farmers to be on the alert |
and watch for everything that is
beneficial and progressive. We |
certainly hope our Farm Adviser .
will prove a valuable adjunct to |
the advancement of the farming |
interests of our county.
Mrs. Walter Surber suffered a
slight stroke of paralysis recent
Iy. We are glad to state she is
cOnvalescent
Mrs, Alice L. Hickman, of |
Vinita, Okla, returned to her
home last Thursday. She attend
ed her fathers, Richard Bruce s. |
funeral and suffered from nervous
prostration and was only able to
return home last week.
The little child of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Wisdom is i'll of spasms-
each recurring one getting more
serious. Here's hoping she may !
recover.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03

DR.. r. l.. Afford: How's Mrs.
Afford getting along with those
fine chickens down at my Van
dalia home2 All, great. She gets
more mail than Sears & RoebucB
and has calls for eggs and chick
ems from all parts of the country.
She sells some of her eggs at a
dollar each and then cant supply
the demand; the darned old hens
cant lay the eggs fast enough.
But Mrs, Afford is conscientious
and returns n check if she can t
fill the orders. l have a good dea'
of fun with her; l tell her I'd
gather up a bunch of eggs from
most any old place and send 'em
anyway and keep the money.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03

Mrs. Ralph Hutcherson and lit,
tie daughter, Lorraine, and Mrs
James Edwards, and two children,
James and Marie, are the guests
of Mrs. Robert Poe and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Woods of Louisiana
Mo.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03

The Mexico High School girls
basket ball team went over TO
Fayette last Saturday and CON
tested with the Howard Payne
team and came off victors
by a score of 25 to 4.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03

Frank Carter is now with j. P.
Powell, the hardware man, lIr
Carter wants his friends to call
and see him.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03

Ira Ellis plc4a guilty in the
Circuit Court last week to the
charge of defiling one Pearl Ed
wards and was sentenced to tvs,
years in the penitentiary, Tie was
afterwards paroled
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03

DIR. w. W, Charters, Dean of
the School of Education of Mis-
souri, University, will deliver an
address in Mexico on the evening
of April 10th before the Mexico
Sunday School Institute.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03

Frank Armstrong in the Circuii
Court last week plead guilty to
gambling and was fined $25.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03

Mr.. Edward Jackson, a pro-
gressive young farmer of near
Farher, and Miss Nola Athey, the
accomplished daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. d. II. Athey, of Farber,
were married at the brides home
one day last week. Scores of
friends extend the happy couple
congratulations and best wishes.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03

Mrs. j. F. Flynt and little
daughter, Willis, of Molino, re
turned home last week from Col
umbia where they visited Mrs.
Flynt's parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Roberts,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03

Geo, Morgan and crew of Mex
leo baled several tons of hay for
Barnes Bros. recently,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03

Mrs. Eben Price of Billings,
Mont, is here on a visit to her
parents in this city, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. r. Gibbs.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03

Mrs, George f. Mundy and Miss
Mabel Matthews, both of this
county, were granted marriage
license last Saturday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03

George Kabrich is home from
Jacksonville, Fla, where he spent
the winter.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03

Miss Sylvia Schultz of Bean
Creek is visiting her aunt at Col
umbia.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03

Robt. McDonough: These boys
who are shooting target rifles
around town would better stop
before they hurt somebody. A
bullet from somewhere out in
town came near getting me the
other day-broke window glass
by the side of my head.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03

l.. r. Larkin: The high waters
caught me a little last week. ]
lost two big logs-one would
have made 400 feet of lumber
and besides my summers supply
of stove wood was left too close
to the creek banks and it foated
away also. First time / had seen
the water so high in IA years.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03

j. Y. Dudley: / have moved
just outside of Washington school
district, south of Mexico. That
old neighborhood has always
looked good to me. What about
oats sowing? It's plenty of time
yet. I sowed oats last season on
April 7th and | beat some of my
neighbors four bushels to the acre
who sowed earlier, back in the
early part of March. Not always
the early bird gets the worm.