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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-05

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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-05
HAS CANE MADE BY LINCOLN
Kansas City Man Ranks Memento
Among the Most Precious Of
His Possessions.

IRA HAWORTH Of Kansas
nv City has a cane and a
II gavel that We're given to
tJ him in 1860 by Abraham
Lincoln. They are made of
the wood of black walnut tree,
which was cut down by Lincoln him
self. Around the top of the cane is
a band Of German silver, upon which
is engraved: ITO Ira Haworth from
Abraham Lincoln, 1860"
The cane was whitfield out by Lin
coin.
Yes. Old Abe gave them to me,
said Mr.. Haworth as be drew the
relics from a tin case in which he
keeps them. 'He gave them 10 me
when l was chairman OF the township
committee in his home county. !
used them during the campaign OF
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-07-02
MIR. SMITH MURDERED.
The Killing a Mystery-Had
Struck Rich Gold Find.

Champ n. Smith, a brother of
Mrs. II. p. Middleton of Van.
dalia, was murdered recently in
his mine near Denver, Colo. Mrs.
Middleton has letter in which
1t is stated that her brother was
first shot, the bullet going thru
his hat and head. The murderers
then placed dynamite under the
body and blew it into pieces, so
that the face was unrecognizable.
They carried the body some dis
tance before using the dynamite
but forgot and left the hat be.
hind.
Some reports have it that Mr..
Smith had just made a rich find
of gold in his mine.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-07-02
FROM ILLINOIS.
Ed. Hook Longs to Get Back to
Mexico, Mo.
Princeton, H., June 20.

Princeton, ILL.,, June ~.
Dear Bro. Beal: How are you
| would like to see you very
much and shake your honest
Methodist hand and look into
your face and have heart to
heart talk with you.
am not as happy as | would
like to be. Yet | am very com
fortably' situated. My children
are good to me. Yes, too good.
/ suspect. | try to be good to
them, and we are making the
best of life we can.
The crop prospects here are
good, and all nature smiles and
every prospect pleases, and
only man is vile"
| am very sorry our Demo
cracy is split up as it is. But |
feel like our Champ and our
Woodrow are two of our greatest
Democrats. T. r. will whip the
party into it's senses.
Bro. Beal, read your paper
every week and / like it. Yes. |
do, and may God bless you for
ever.
] can t feel at home here. Il
love old Mexico and old Audrain
county, Mo. Why should | not ?
| was born and raised there, and
my dear ones, many of their
bodies are sleeping there in
beautiful Elmwood cemetery. IL
therefore, shall always love Mex
leo.
The people here, ! feel like, are
a pretty good people. But they |
are not Missourians, and | hon
estly believe they are glad they
are not. But it is because they
don't know us. ~-
Love to all the people back
home in Audrain.
w. II. Hook.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-07-02
POWELL FORD.

Milford Berry was the first to
thresh in this neighborhood. He
had GA bushels of wheat. George
Lewis and Wm. McMurtry think
their wheat yielded II 1-2 bushels
to the acre. We haven't heard
from other crops in the neighbor-
hood. We are indeed glad to
know there is plenty of wheat in
the vicinity; everything else will
be short.
Ed. Taylor of Columbia failed
to fill his appointment at
Rising Sun church last Sunday.
There was a good audience. The
children had a few exercises which
were enjoyed by all.
Mrs. Ellen Mason and daughter,
Miss Alicia, of Mexico, spent a
few days in this vicinity this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newberry enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Conradde
Schultz and family and Miss. Ger
trude James one evening last week.
We had some very hot days and
nights last week, but Sunday it
was very pleasant. Miss Ruth
Cook is in Massachusetts attend
ing the National Union COnven-
ton. We hear she is enjoying it
very much. Miss MeIvina Grier
of this vicinity gave little PIC
mic at Powell Ford in honor of
the birthday of her little sister,
Helen Grier, on June 20. Those
present from a distance were
Mary Louise Helen, and James
Warren Lewis, West Mexico. All
had splendid time.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-07-02
UP IN The
MONTANAS

Ray, Mont, June 23, 1914.
Enclosed find one dollar for which
please continue sending US the
good Mexico Message. My wife
and l enjoy reading it very much,
as it is good, clean paper, that
always stands boldly for the things
that are uplifting and for the
betterment of mankind, and gives
all the news from our old home
county of Audrain.
We have been in Montana,
Ferguson county, on our home
stead. eight months. We think
this is great country. Rains
have been quite plentiful and fire.
quent all spring. All vegetation
is making very rapid progress.
There seem to be very few de-
structive insects of any class, in
this country, except mosquitoes.
However, these are not herbivo-
rouS animals at all; in fact | find
them real cannibals.
When we built our home on
these prairies some eight months
ago, we felt very much as / sus-
pect did Robinson Crusoe, when
cast upon strange land. There
was not a house in sight, as far
as we could see, in any direction.
We were also 65 miles from any
railroad. Wonderful changes
have taken place since then; how
ever. All the land in this vicin-
ity has been filed on during this
time, and we now have close nei-
ghbors on all sides and are only
10 miles from railroad and beau
tiful town that is growing at race
horse speed. Our ranch has also
improved in looks, and grown in
the number of acres, as our good
Uncle Sam has allowed half-sec-
ton homesteads, and | have filed
on an additional quater section.
With best of wishes and regards
for all, | remain, your friend,
Oscar r. Triplett.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-07-02
As TO the M.
". A. RATES

Tbore are many heads Of fami-
Gos in Audrain county who are
interested in what was done on the
ouestion of rates at the National
head camp meeting of the M. w.
A recently held at Toledo, Ohio.
II had been announced that the
Woodmen had adopted the Indian
apolis rates, in fact, no new table
wos nut into effect. The head
comp merely approved the exist
inc table of rates, which was to
have been set aside by the rates
adopted by the head camp at Chi
caro-. The application of the latter,
however, was enjoined.
Hereafter there must be an as
sessment every month, with special
assessments if necessary, although
the insurgents wanted assessments
to be levied when necessary, per-
hitting drafts upon the reserve
funl.
The per capita tax of $1.20 a
year, which is now payable semi
annually in advance in January
and July, will after January 1,
1915, be levied monthly, with a
lO-cent charge. Under the form
er system it was provided for
the Woodmcn's Sanitarium at
Colorado Springs. The new plan
provides special per capita of g.
cents month for the sanitarium,
leaving the Sl.20 intact for the
running expences of the Order.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-07-02
Houston Lodge, A. F. & A. N.

Houston Lodge A. +. & A. NJ.
No. $50, of Cant, this county, has
elected the follwing officers, in
stalled by District Grand Master
3. 7. Cunningham: S. G. Groves,
Worshipful Master; DR.. w. Il.
Todd, Senior Warden; E. N. Morris,
Junior Warden; Oliver Craighead, Il,
Senior Deacon; l.. l.. Miller, Jun
lor Deacon; E. j. Sims, Secretary;
William Wilmot, Treasurer; Caleb
Leach, Chaplain; Villa Younger,
Senior Steward; w. A. Shrout,
Junior Steward; Barton Hubbard,
Tyler.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-07-02
MR.. BROWNING DEAD.

j. Arthur Browning, 81 years
old, born in Audrain county in
1857, died after an operation in
a hospital in Kansas City last
Saturday.
Mr.. Browning was the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Festus Browning.
He located in Kansas City about
Is years ago and was associated
with his brother, w. P. Brown
ing, in the live stock commission
business. The wife and two sons
and four daughters survive him.
The mother also survives him,
besides three sisters-Mrs. O. II.
Powers of Temple, Texas; Mrs.
w. L. Crawford of Paris, Mo-,
and Mrs. j. w. Rogers of near
Columbia.
Mr.. Browning was a good man
and fine citizen, and scores of his
old friends here will be sadden-
ed to learn of his death.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-07-02
SPECIAL FEATURES
IN THIS ISSUE OF
THE MESSAGE:

Chapters |. and II. of "The
Land of Broken Promises, - a
stirring story of the Mexican
Revolution.
High cost of living in Old Mis-
SOuri-but it's worth it.
A king and his wife assassi-
mated.
A ton of candy for Gen. Villas
troops.
Wilson predicts business boom.
The signers of Declaration who
later became martyrs.
A, W. Worsham in Texas and
0. R, Tmplett i'll Montana.
Farber Good Samaritans.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-07-02
FROM THE
PAN HANDLE

Hedley, Texas, June %, 1914,
Mr.. John Beal, Dear Friend: ]
send you a check to keep the Mes
sage coming. We enjoy reading the
news from our old home. Sorry to
hear of shortage of rain back in
Audrain. We have plenty here
and some to spare. We had a big
hail storm here the same day you
had yours north of Mexico, and
have had pleanty of hard rains
since. 1t washed out some of my
crop three times We had a big
rain to-day. The whole earth is
covered with water. | hope it may
reach Missouri.
/ can't say yet what we may
raise here if we get more rain in
July and August. Last year was
the dryest year here for twenty
years, but we have made good av-
erage crops, more than we could
get help to save. The farmers here,
in my neighborhood, lost hundreds
of dollars worth of cotton that
dropped out of the burr and rooted
and went to waste for the want of
help to gather it. The corn needs
laying by. 1t is waist high and is
a good deep green color. The corn
crop here has been very short for
the last four years, on account
of the dry weather in August each
of these years. have cut my corn
crop down and my cotton crop,
L have cut it out this year entirley,
but there is good money in cotton.
1t averaged me from $45 to $50
per acre. This year | have 100
acres of caffir and milo maize and
10 acres planted in drill for COW
feed. / have thought best to raise
some cattle instead of cotton. We
have about 20 nice heifers bought
last fall to start with and three
cows. The grass is fine this spring
and stock is fat. Some people lost
several cattle with blackleg who
did not vaccinate early.
/ would like to write a good
long letter to you, Mr.. Editor,
but | am tired and almost worn
out. have been riding plow
ever since March 1.
| hope to hear from other Mis-
souri, friends thru the Message who
have left and gone to other parts
of the country.
A. w. Worsham.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-07-02
NORTH MoLINO.

Harvesting oats is the order OF
the day. Some are in hay har.
vest. Hay is very light.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peak of Mexico
visited their daughter, Mrs. Van.
landingham, recently. There will
be an ice cream supper at Long
Branch church in the near fu-
ture. Everybody be ready to go.
The picnic given by the Olivet
Sunday school last Saturday was
a grand success.
Will Mundy shipped car of
cattle to st. Louis last Saturday.
Mt. Zion Sunday school is pro
crossing nicely. There were 20
in attendance last Sunday.
Rev. Upton of Fulton will
preach at Mt. Zion tonight Mon
day night.
Last Sunday afternoon Fred
Squires and wife of Mexico, and
sister, Miss Jessie Squires, and
Mrs, Orpha Squires, and little
daughter, Margie, of st. Louis,
motored out from Mexico and
spent few hours with their sis
ter, Miss Ardie Squires, who
makes her home with Mr.. and
Mrs. Felix Martin. Miss Ardie
returned with them to Mexico to
spend a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schieffer were
very royalty entertaining Mr..
and Mrs. Monroe Gorrell, Mr..
VIM. Cauthorn, his mother and
sister, and Mr.. and Mrs. Felix
Martin last Sunday. All were
enjoying themselves so much
when Mr.. Schieffer became very
quiet. All noticed a sudden
change in his countenance. He
started to rise from his chair
when he began to stagger and
fall He was helped to a couch.
1t was quite while before he
rallied at all. He is yet in a very
critical condition.
Mrs. j. ID. Worley has return.
ed home, accompanied by her
daughter-in-l and little daugh-
ter, who have been critically i'll.
Airline Squires Of Mexico is the
guest of Josie Mundy, they will
give a party in her honor tomor-
row night, Tuesday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-07-02

Mason Creasey: Woe to the
small boy since the safe and sane
Fourth Of July advocates have
monopolized the forum. And
the advocates are right, too. The
urchins no business handling
dangerous explosives. Next Sat
urdav is the Glorious Fourth =
but no town or neighbOrhood in
all this great area hereabouts will
celebrate except Sturgeon. Looks
like in a few years, as another has
observed, there will be no more
Fourth of July celebrations. In
taking out the noise and the blus-
ter and eliminating the dangers
for the small, b0y,the joy of the
occasion is also quelled. Among
the elder folks there will be few
speeches celebrating Independence
Day, but the younger generation
will forget the custom and the
Glorious Fourth" will be a thing
of the past. The children will no
longer look forward to the day
as the one occasion in the year
when parents forget their love OF
quiet and giyesup to the innate
American desire to make noise and
touch off risky explosives. 1t
means the death of the Fourth.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-07-02

A final report from the Depart
ment Of Education with reference
to the Nay examinations in the
teacher training class of the Van.
dalia High School shows 43.l7
per cent of the answer papers gra-
ded above medium; that is, superb
or or excellent. As in January
examination, not a single pupil
failed in single subject. Miss
Adah Waters ranked first, as she
did in January examination, and
Miss Theodosia Moore second.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-07-02
s'ss's-s s.s&s sss s.ssss..4s +$Sss
Some Views and and Interviews


p. d. Hodge: l have held a
responsible position with the
Farmers Bank at Laddonia for
some time. Last week | received
a message to come to Lewistown,
Mont, to take a like position in a
bank there. Miss Sue Logan will
take my place for the present at
Laddonia. l am going to Mon
tanawiththe determination to make
good. l like the motto of the
Message, Find way or make
one"
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-07-02
Auto Honeymoon.

Vandalia, Mo, June 29.-Miss
nellie Pigg of Vandalia, and Jno
B. Briscoe of Perry were married
at st. Paul's Chapel, near Cen,
ter, in Rails county, by Father
Connolly. Miss Lutte Pigg, sis
ter of the bride, and Henry Bris
coe, brother of the bridegroom
were the attendants. The couple
departed for Keokuk, Ia, by an.
tomobile, along the Red Ball
route. They will live near Per.
ry.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-07-02

Lemuel p. Spotswood: / have
composed a motion picture story
from Luke 10. 1t will be inter-
esting to Bible readers. | think
my story is a fine one, even if
| do say it myself. | am expect
ing to send it to the Lubin Film
Co. 1t has been suggested
that my next effort should be
a motion picture story with the
"Prodigal Girl" as the subject.
Seriously speaking, | am young in
years, but the prodigal girl needs
more attention than the wicked
world has been disposed to give
her.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-07-02
First Seasons Wheat

Laddonia, Mo-, June 20 John
oc't. brought in the first wheat
70 thIs place. 1t graded No. 2 and
weighed go l-2 pounds to the bush
el and threshed 10 bushels per
acre. h. j. Shobe bought the
grain.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-07-02

The Merchants Committee of
the Mexico Commercial Club is
offering it's good offices toward
settling the dispute between the
Audrain Mutual Telephone Co.
and the lines in the cast part of
the county with which the
Audrain Mutual has parted COM
pany, or cut connections.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-07-02

key |. NJ. Turnage, whose home
Is IN Mexico, has been re elected
pastor pa Of the Baptist ichurch at
"e''SVIlIe, Bro. Turnage is a
,''y popular preacher, greatly be
"Tca 10y. among his people at Wells
''''e' The Wellsville Baptists are
ship. wv"
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-07-02

Orval Tucker, electrician of
this city, has just secured the con.
tract to wire the $4,000 high
school building at Dodge City,
Kan. j. B. Evans Construction
Co.. also of Mexico, is putting
up the bui lding.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-07-02

Prof. H. NJ. Hamill, who years
ago was one of MeXico's promin-
inent teachers, was elected president
of the International Sunday School
Association at the annual meeting
held in Chicago last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-07-02

Mr. and Mrs. Andy Brown and
son, Walter, and Miss Nina Rina-
man, all of Troy, came up to Mex
leo last Sunday in their auto and
visited Mr.. and Mrs. j. B.
Slavens. Mrs. Brown and Miss
Rinaman and Mrs. SIavens are
sisters.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-07-02

49, hola' the small daughter of Mr..
M 90 Mrs. b. f. Thornton
y. - 1ear thompson, has bee very i'll
81 ol, ever :. but is now recovering
'sn'' We are glad to report.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-07-02

Miss Helen Creasey has return
ed to her home in this city from
her studies at St. Elizabeth's In
stitute in st. Louis.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-07-02

Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Jesse and
children of Laddonia visited Mex
leo relatives and friends last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-07-02

G. w. Tanner and family of
Farber are at Nederland, Colo,
where they will spend the remain
der of the summer.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-07-02

Rev. S. w. Hayne and wife and
little son are attending the Nation
al Epworth League Convention in
New York.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-07-02

i'll. Carpenter, out beyond
Molino, paid the Message an agree
able cal a few days ago.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-07-02

Miss Minnie Morrison of Mon
tana is visiting relatives in this
county.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-07-02

We are told that B. w. Hale.
formerly of this county, lately To-
Gated at Artesia, n. NJ, has NOV
to Ell Paso, Texas.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-07-02

L. F. Austin of this city is in
New York with a car of poultry.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-07-02

Big Fat Man: | went into
one of the side-shows at the carni-
val in Hardin Park the other night
and | got picked up good and plen-
ty, as | deserved, 1t was II
nickel to see swimming match
between two girls" The girls
were there all right and SO was
the little match, but | didn't see
any swimming in that tent, and
how could l have expected it when
the weather was so dry9 l came
out sweating and mopping my
brow for the fun l had had and
tolIed in the next sucker, assuring
him that the water was fine.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-07-02

Born, on the 22nd inst, TO Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Roberts, a son.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-07-02
Sam Duncan: Yes, I'm a grand
dad. Come around aud see those
two little Louisianians.

G. A. Witherspoon: | am afraid
the Message is wrong in fay
oriug ToIr'els land law. Where,
pray, would the abstractor
come in, may | ask? But, SER
iously, have you read up how the
law is working in sections where
it has been adopted! thas
its bad features and don't you for
get it.
Arizona republican., 1914-08-10
THE SPIDERS WoOING

There are the spiders, who live and die in the shadow of a unique law which declares that the female shall be in all things stronger and wiser than the male. It is impossible to find elsewhere in nature such an astound- ing seX-relation, for it is the chief ob- ject of the male spider to escape being devoured by the lady spider to whom he has elected to surrender his heart His whole structure is designed to aid and abet him in this perilous under taking. He is small-indeed, some times minute-strong of limb, agile wary to an extreme. As natural re- suit, his personality is not prepossess- ing. He is no expert spinner He goes his way through life, now and then weaving an inadequate web-a poor. lOp-sided affair-to snare the one UT two gnats which are all he needs as sustenance for his diminutive body
 At length, at the proper hour. he discovers the silken castle of a female
Arizona republican., 1914-08-10
BALANCE DIVIDED AS FOLLOWS

and observing it, hesitates, profoundly meditative In this he is not alone: for others, too, have obeyed her silent summOns-have come from far places to group themselves discreetly near her There is one suitor, perhaps, pos sessed of great valor-even so, for days his courage fails him; but at last, valiantly, this troubadour advances and twangs one of the strands of her web By this, he strives to discover her temper, to discern her mood. At last, overcome by his own temerity, he risks all and goes up her silken ladder. stumbling over his own multifarious legs so great is his haste
 She watched lin immobile, tiHv sphinx made of velvet; then there is a sudden rush, a fatal wrapping of the entangling mesh-and an ogre drops aside the body of a gallant knight. sucked dry. It was no suspicious, this venture. and many suitors may Teel a like fate before one succeeds in soothing her. No, the lot of spider is not a happy one.-C. William Beebe in Atlantic Magazine.
Arizona republican., 1914-08-10

that returns far below the avera ge amount to labor,
 Suppose we were to banish the saloon, close up the breWeries and distilleries and begin to spend that two billions for legitimate products. It would mean two billion dollars more business fo- the merchants, hundreds of millions more for the manufacturers. hundreds of millions more paid to labor and hundreds of thousands of the men now seeking work employed at good wages.
 Shoe factories would run overtime, clothing factories would have to turn away orders. The makers of steel products, of vehicles, of furniture, would be overwhelmed with orders workingmen. The groceryman would heed more clerks, the butcher would telephone frantically for more meat to satisfy the men who formerly spent their money for bee-.
 There would not be one man out of work in America and there would not be single workingman who wanted work who could not demand higher wages than he is getting today.
 But not everything would prosper The prison would languish, for it is a known fact that beer and whiskey supply a large ajority of the prs- oners The hospitals would be full of empty rooms, but then they could turn their attention to fighting tuber- culosis and helping the workingman to bring his baby past the danger stage. The asylums would seldom open their gates to a newcomer but when they had done their last earth ly duty toward the victims of drink they now shelter, better uses could be found for them.
 And the tax bill would dwinde steadily. But who will complain about that?
 wrongs in it's own hands. Let Labor strike down the saloon and she will strike down unemployment, strike down the small wage, strike down high taxes, liberate thousands of workingmen from prisons and hos pitals, crush forever the political al liance between corrupt government and corrupt business, elevate the laboring man and his labor to a hith- erto unknown dignity.
 DEBTS PICKETT.
Arizona republican., 1914-08-10

The very important issue of state- wide prohibition has been raised. A campaign in favor of a constitutional amendment will be shortly instituted. This. like all other important ques- tions nas two sides, on each of which are found honest and intelligent per sons.
 The Republican has decided to pro- vide for a reasonable discussion Of this issue in its pages. allowing to each side at least half column daily for signed articles, for which there will be no charge No anonymous article will be published.
 It is only stipulated that the com- munications for and against prohibi-
Arizona republican., 1914-08-10
0PEN FORUM F0R DEBATING
 STATE WIDE PROHIBITION

tion be just and fair and that in no case shall there be any wild and ex- travagant statement that will in any way reflect upon the reputation 0 Phoenix for good order.
 It is suggested by The Republican that either side, desiring to avail it. self of this offer of space, name a committee through which all matter relating to the issue shall be trans mitted. In such case, all communica- tions received at this office from other sources will be rejected. We believe that this arrangement is ne- cessary to keep the discussion within reasonable lines.
 No paid advertisements from either side will be accepted.