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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17
~ IL / / |

Catherine had worked for my
mother when we lived there and
remembered me as a small boy.
She had married a man some
IL years previous to my visit
who came over from the old
country. They were Swedes.
Say, they wouldn't let me off;
just had to stay and talk over
"old times" when | was a kid.
Two days later, however, |
babe my friends adieu and
backtracked to Rock Island,
across the Mississippi river to
Davenport, Iowa, and back, and
to Bloomington. / got a few
days work enrOute enough to
keep me chewing and put in
some two weeks on the trip. In
deed, ! was not a 'bIoated bond.
holder" at any stage of the
game.
/ next went over to Pekin,
thence to Decatur where | got a
weeks work, and then went to
Danville, in the extreme eastern
part of the state the home OF
Congressman Uncle Joe" Can.
non. | had a couple of days
work there aud then dropped
down to Terre Haute, Ind
where / spent a day, then back
to East st. Louis, H., stopping
over one day in Efingham. Not
wishing to cross back into Mis-.
souri, I concluded to take the O..
& M. east to Odin, ILL.,. and go
south over the /. G. and~%isit my
old home, Mound City, down in
Egypt but, as Poet bobby
Burns says,
"The best laid plans OF mice and men,
OF gan aft aglee."
As the Limited Express"
moved out of the relay station !
swung myself under the express
car to the brake beap, knowing
the train would not make but
one stop, Sandoval, only $ miles
from Odin, and then at Odin.
When we reached Sandoval | re-.
membered thinking, Only 81
miles MORE for my position
was not a very comfortable one.
] sat on the square wooden beam
with my back towards the direc
ton the train was going, my
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17
Circuit Court Proceedings

State VS. Sam Jones, felonious
assault; defendant arraigned an(
pleads not guilty. Trial by jury
and verdict of guilty OF common
assault but jury failed to agree
penalty. Punishment assessed al
fine of $50; paroled as to fine
Stay of execution to first day Of
next term as to costs.
State VS. Harry mccarthy ,felon
ious assault; trial by jury ,verdict
guilty of common assault and
punishment assessed ut a fine OF
$50.
State VS. James Finch, cruelty
to animals; trial by jury, verdict
guilty and punishment assessed
at two years in penitentiary.
State vs. Marve Ellis, selling
liquor without license: nolle.
State VS. Thos. Keeling, giving
.livuor to a,minor; continued.
State VS. VIM. James, selling
liquor without license; nolle.
State rs John Sherrel, selling
liquor without license. . cases.
nolle.
State VS. LOttie Sheriff., selling
liquor without license; trial by
jury, verdict not guilty.
State VS. Oscar Weaver and
Fred Henderson, disturbing
peace; plea of guilty by %defendent
Henderson and fined 81.
State vs. Ula Cantrell and Bar.
ney Cantrell, disturbing peace;
plea of guilty and fined 500 each
as to sos each of each
fine.
David Bancroft VS. DR.. RIA. Ry.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17
SUMMER

On, through the season OF summer time
When life seemed 10 he a beautiful
rhyme
With the brooks so cool in the shade OF
the trees
Where the cows stood doing up to
their knees.
The printers continued their journey
still
And saw many things to interest and
thrill:
They rode in the box cars, or on the
outside,
Just any old way TO get a free ride.
Sometimes they slept underneath the
car.
And often in this way, vent too far.
They made friends with Jumbo on
the way
But he, and one Of them ''eloPed"
one day.
.'Davy Crockett played a very mean
joke
On the other printer when he was
broke
But you know revenge is very sweet
And in this case it all worked complete
For Davy came TO own one day
To find a place where he might stay.
He came TO his victims" Office first
Where he was doomed to know the
worst.
But, turn about is fair" you know
And that il why il happened so.
Davy went out very angry indeed,
For he had once turned down this
friend in need.
On the way TO Egypt underneath a
car,
In a coy scar upon an iron bar;
Our hero reclined for a pleasant trip,
Pleasant if he did not slip.
4 lovely place for sleep and dreams,
With his arms around the connecting
beams,
But he safely arrived in Vincennes at
last
After the danger had all been pact.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17

house where l had been an A B
G pupil for a short time, but
from there | made all the turns
of the streets and stopped in
of the house. While look.
ing at the house and yard-there
was the old apple tree with its
wide spreading branches where
| had spent many happy hours
at play during my childhood-a
man came to the door Of. the
house and said:
You bane look vOr Summat ~
Il am looking at the house
and yard. | think | lived here
with my parents when | was IA
little fellow"
Your nomma den bin 'Aw.
stein don't i'd"
Yes, my name is AUSTIN |
answered, surprised that he
should know.
He became very much excited
and putting his head in at the
door called, loudly: "Cotlena
Cptlena :" land a lot more / did
not understand).
His wife came to the porch
on the double quick while he
was talking and gestulating
towards me, and was accompa-
MED by a half dozen tiaxen.
haired children ranging in ages
about like this:
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17
A TRAMP
Experiences of a Years Tour,
in Which Many Cities and
Towns Were Visited
CONTINUED from November 26.
CHAPTER IL.

Monday morning about 8
o'clock we disembarked from a
side door sleeper after travel,
ing a greater part OF the night.
We went up town to the Sedalia
Democrat Office Then a morning
newspaper printed in a 2 story
building on Usage street. where
we found Jumbo" sitting read
ing Hello. Jumbo" was
Mineheart's salntation in a loud
voice, and say, maybe you don't
think that fat individual was
some surprised. The next thing
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17
Colds are Often Most Serious.
Stop Possible Complications

The disregard of a cold has
often brought many a regret.
The fact of sneezing. coughing
or a fever should be warning
enough that your system needs
immediate attention. Certainly
loss of sleep is most serious. 1t
is a warning given by nature. 1t
is mans duty to himself to as
sist by doing his part. Dr..
Kings New Discovery is based
on a scientific analysis of colds.
SOC at your druggists. Buy a
bottle tOday.--Adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17
Mrs. McClain's Experience
With Group

I When my boy. Ray, was
small he was subject tn Group,
and. I was always alarmed at
such times. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy proved far bet.
ter than any other for this
trouble. 1t always relieved him
quickly. ! am never without it
in the house for | know it is q
positive cure for Group" writes
Mrs. w. r. McClain. Blairsville.
Pa. For sale by all dealers. adv
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17
Wright County Appeal

An appeal from the circuit
court of Wright county, in which
Fred Getting is appellant, and
Laura Pollock, ct al, are respond.
ents, was filed with the Spring.
field court of appeals yesterday.
In the original trial of the case
Judgment was for the defend.
ants. Springfield Leader.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17
A TEXAS WONDER

The Texas Wonder cures kidney
and bladder troubles, dissolves gravel,
cures diabetes, weak and lame backs,
rheumatism, and all Irregularities Of
the kidneys and bladder In both men
and women. Regulates bladder troubles
in children. If not sold by your drug
gist, will be sent by mail on receipt OF
'$l.00. One small bottle Is two months
treatment, and seldom fails to perfect
q cure. Send for testimonials from
this and other states. DIR. Il. w.
Hal, 1925 Olive Street, st, Louis, Mo.
Sold by druggists. Adv,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17
Hanston. Kan, Dec. 9. 1911.

Mr.. Editor:--I have more time
now to look in the Mirror than |
did when / wrote before. | like
it fine. l think you must belong
to the same church that some of
the members out here belong to.
by printing so many lies in your
paper. r, II. LETSINGER.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17

was for all hands to go to the
nearest saloon and take some
thing" and indulge in a good
laugh at Jumbo's expense.
AS soon as the regulars"
gathered at the Office | was
there and accepted a rule from
the representative of Slug Z.
which | held for three days.
Others of the regulars were
sub hungry" but neither Mine
hart nor Robinson would work.
They left town that first night
and | have not seen either of
them since.
| stayed in Sedalia some time.
and had all. the work | wanted
or would take tnot more than )
nights a week when a sub could
be had, on account of the strenu-
BUSINESS of night work. and final
ly, with a very good stake in
my jeans" left for Kansas City.
After staying there a few days |
went to st. Joe, then retraced
and went to TT. Scot., Kansas,
and finally landed in Nevada,
Missouri. broke" and here l
met the only printer who ever
gave me a raw DEAL, and the
only one | ever treated in a sim.
liar manner. He stacked the
deck" and dealt" himself all
the "trumps," which caused me
when my time came to give him
a hand" consisting entirely of
wrong fonts which he no
doubt thought came direct from
the hell box"
l went up stairs into a print.
ing office early one morning ana
asked for work, explaining to
the foreman that | was both
broke and hungry" mo one
needed" said the foreman. A
printer who had overheard my
remark called me over to his
case and asked if | had had
breakfast. | answered no. He
then asked me if | had a card. |
produced my international Ty.
geographical Union Travelling
Gard and handed it to him. He
then wrote an order to a ~restau-
rant. | searched the streets
and asked citizens to direct me
10 the place, but in each instance
informed there was no such
place in town. This fellows
lame was Bob" Crockett, nick.
''Davy." After realizing
hat | had been duped | visited
another office and was handed a
by the proprietor, an old
printer. 1t was my pleas
ire a few years later to be work
ng in Versailles, Mo, when
.avy came to town "on his
lppers." and | handed him a
package that If living he prob.
IDLY remembers to this day.
He was footsore and hungry,
md claimed he had not a cent in
,is pocket. He came to the
Office where / was
and asked for work. IL
NEW that face, but at first did
rot place him. | finally recog.
lized him as the Gn)human who
lad deceived me without cause.
L was my turn now to get even,
md IL you think / was backward
bout doing 80 you are mistaken.
was very charitable towards
lin. I listened attentively to
lis tale Of wee" beseeching me
0 let him have enough work 10
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17

now nearly tamlShed ne was. ~
was music tn my ears. When
he had finished | asked;
rs Your name Crockett
Yes" he answered meekly;
looking at me intsntfy
| then explained tn him what
he had done for me in Nevada
when | was "all ill.," tinancially;
telling him how my hopes were
raised and my appetite whetted
so that | might doubly enjoy the
anticipated good breakfast for
which he had given me an order,
and then | asked him what he
expected from the really was
sorry for him, for | had known
the pangs OF hunger with money
in my pocket, but I refused. him
anything. | told him that if he
expected to get anything tn eat
in that town and had not the
wherewith to purchase same, he
might as well be hitting back
DOORS for | would see to il that
he would not get one penny
from a printer of that town, and
wound up by %picturing what a
fine, wholesome dinner awaited
me, of which he could have had a
duplicate had he not given me
that bogus order.
He went out, swearing, down
the stairs and around the corner
a half block away to the Leader
office, which was also on a second
floor. | went out at a back win
dow, across a fiat roof, and into
a back window of the Leader of
flee and told my friend A. w.
Vilmore, foreman, that Crockett
was coming and to turn him
down. He did so. Crockett
left town in a worse condi,ien
than | left Nevada. Joe God
dard, foreman on Upton Times,
told me afterward that Crockett
told him he did not get anything
(meaning work. in Versailles and
had to walk to Tipton-20 miles
without eating, and was about
done up" /.
But to get back to the story:
| went from Nevada to Sedalia
where | got work again and
saved up q small surplus. The
wage scale was lOw-2I1ac per
1000, and lean" matter-a com
positor could not stick" more
than a $3.50 to So string" for a
nights work, which was a rea.
son for work always being good
- plenty of it for subs-in that
town. A couple of weeks later
| was in St. Louis two days
without work, the town being
full of subs. "-''homesteaderS'
and tourists and ''panhandl-
ing" was at a discount. | walk.
ed cross the EadS bridge to
East st Louis and caught a
blind" to. Alton, III. Here |
was arrested and escorted to the
city Jail where | was "frisked'
and found to have my Union
card and a couple OF dollars. L
was given a bed in the corridor.
The next morning | led the old.
est printer then in the United
States, George w. Matchett,
and totally blind, to the wharf to
take the steamer Gray Eagle to
st. Louis, to be sent to his old
home in Tennessee by the st.
Louis ypographica Union. / left
Alton that night and went to
Springfield, later to Blooming.
ton, to Pekin, to Peoria, to Rock
Island. Here I was near the
town where | was bOrn-2 q
miles from GeneseO and as II
had not been there in 20 years
concluded to go.
| landed in Geneseo about 10
o'clock at night July IL, 1883,
and went to bed. After break.
fast next morning my birthday
anniversary - without asking
any questions | started out to
find our old home. 1t took quite
while to find the public school
Y
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17

an, damages: continued at cost
of plaintiff.
Ozark Fruit Growers Associa.
ton VS. Louis Erb, damages; stip.
ulatiOns filed, continued.
r. E. Homer VS. Robert Wood,
change venue Douglas county;
continued on application and at
cost of plaintiff.
Nettie Simons VS. Lucinda Viii.
hanson, damages. dismissed at
cost of plaintiff.
Luana Cones VS. Bert Ellis and
A. M. Curtis, set aside deed;
motion for costs filed, plaintiff
required to deposit SO to secure
costs.
.. Fl. W. Lampe VS. S.W. Crawford
and Irwin Temple, change venue
Douglas county; stricken from
docket.
W. S. Cassidy VS. James Bloyed.
quiet title; decree for plaintiff.
John A.. Long VS. Joseph N.
Hacker, quiet title; decree for
plaintiff.
Frink & Randall Hardware Co,
VS. James B.. Pake, appeal from
.justus peace; dismissed.
Syntha Cubbins VS. Joel F..
Short, partition; continued.
John Routh VS. st. Louis & San
Francisco Ry. Co.. damages; con-
tinued.
DIV. Holt VS. st. l. & S. F. Ry.
Co.. damages; dismissed at cost
of plaintiff. q,
G.. J. Clark VS. John Kelley, ap.
peal from j. P; continued at cost
of plaintiff.
F.. M. Mansfield, ct al VS. Peter
Absher, nOts; trial by jury and
verdict forsplaintiff for 5000.
Horace p. North VS. Sarah
White ct al, partition; decree in
partition, interests of parties
found as set out in plaintiffs pc.
titiOn Land ordered sold at next
regular term.
j. L. Atkinson VS. j. r. Akin
son, partition; dismissed.
Chester Hall VS. Jessie Hall,
partition; report of commission.
ers filed and approved. Jackson
u Jackson allowed $50 to be
taxed as costs.
Hartvitle Village School Fist.
VS. &c. F. Hickman, account; dis
missed at cost of plaintiff.
Vim. A. King VS. Fannie King,
divorce: dismissed at cost of
plaintiff.
Rose D~eyberry VS. Joseph Dey.
berry, divorce; dismissed at cost
of plaintiff.
Maud Epperson VS. George Ep.
person, divorce; decree for plain.
tiff and plaintiff given custody of
her minor child Agnes and ad-
Judged $500 as alimony.
Pecola Henderson VS. Fred Hen.
derson, divorce: dismissed at
cost of plaintiff.
VIC. Mingus VS. IT,. Anderson
quiet title; Guy Jackson appoint.
ed guardian ad litum for Homer
y. Anderson, minor defendent.
of guardian ad litum
fled. Guardian ad litum allowed
Rs; decree for plaintiff.
w. G. Edwards vs. Mary e.
Sykes, quiet title; decree for
plaintiff.
Fred Getting VS. Mary Pollock,
Injunction; bill of exceptions fled
Chas Downs VS. J. E. Horton ct
u, note; appeal granted to
springfield court of appeals.
Ben Moore VS. Thomas II. Hen.
'lee, replevin; bill of exceptions
lied.
s D.Arnold vs. l. X. Stoddard, |
dismissed at cost of
plaintiff.
Neighbors Imp. and Vehicle
Jo.vs G. N. Prock, note; continued
" agreement. Hartville Demo.
rat.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17
Don't suffer longer with
rheumatism

No matter how cbronjc or how helpless
you think your case may he, yon eau get
quick and permanent relief by taking
natures remedy. SEVEN BARKs." Get at
the root of the disease, and drive the uric
seid and all other poisons out Of your
System for good. SEVEN BARkS- has
been doing this successfully for the past
~ years. Price 80 cents per bottle ct
al druggists or from the proprietor,
LYMAN brown. c. AarrsySt, New yerk, NY.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-05

Washington. ID. t.. Sept. 5.-~enainr
Sheppard III Texas caused ID hc displayed
IN the Senate chamber \ large banner
bearing excerpts from an address made
rs General William III. RixiN. chief ~ tnr
army engineer. before thr rivrr- and
hurbor~ congress IN Drremirr. 1910. Gen
eral Bixbv then ~aid that . point in gen
eral waterway Improvement H. the fact
that ~ A. not always necessary that every
waterway should ~ utilized NV IT, fun
capacity. or even 10 any appreciablc ca
pacity. N order "a Justify III existence.
or IL construction or maintenance. 80
long a. the waterway H. kept open" ~aid
General Bixby. "even with NJ boat NOV
in- 0n it. surface. h j. a work day and
night IN maintaining Iur the benefit VIII the
people along w. banks and connecting wa
ter routes a Transportation rate some
tunes a. how a. could BE- secured from
the waterway itself covered with laden
boats
Senator Burton 81 Ohio. who resumed
hi attack upon the bill. challenged the
correctness ot the theory. lie also criti-
ci~cd the proposed improvement ~ the
upper and lower Red river. During the
debate Senator sheppard suggested 10 the
Ohio Senator that the senate be allowed
- vote on the items. and that III ans III
them could not receive the required sup
port they would 20 ont "a a. ball
-Soms 81 the Texas r.nn 5msl ~
h+ hssvs-. dt~ls-sa 1t-stc- Burton.
- he declined . acceds ., The Request.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-05
Escapes from Officers.

Houston. Texas. Sept. 5.-Gu~-is
Thoma- wa~ 4 much sought for negro y,
the police department for 2 long period
lp 4" n few DAYS AGO. Ills arrest nv OF
hcer Ptunock Al Galvn ton wa the o-ca
sion FOR much reioir:n- IN The part cf m,
officers IN Houston and many other cities
where he wa- wanted. ~ "a number oi
crimes have been laid IN hi~ door. Thomas
entered a plea Of guilty "a a charge Of
ml-demeanor theft in the county court al
law Thursday and was given thirty day-
~ the county Jail. But NJ never got a.
far a the jail door. although 4 stout pain
Of handouts were fastened 10 his wrists
while BE- was detained in the Sherin's Of
flee. Deputy Fitzgerald was bu~ily en-
gagged when he heard a voice saving
"Bo~s. dat mans going out o der win
der" Thomas had slipped his handouts
and when Mr.. Fitzgerald turned ~ wa
ten feet from the court house. The o%fficcr-
are again on the trail.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-05
MACHINE GUN
PLATOON FOR
SAN ANTONIO

San Antonio. Texas. Sept. 5.-The
first machine gun platoon 10 ~ formed
outside the regular army IN the United
States will be organized by Company A,
Texas National Guard. of San Antonio.
Authorization ha~ been given w the War
department. which will furnish modern
equipment and Il = expected the com
panv will b. completed before long. II D.
said four ~ the rapid firerS will w nl-
lotied 10 the company. Each Of the guns
weighs about 100 pounds. j. easily trans
ported ~ any kind ~ country, and fires
400 IN 600 shots per minute. TX H. con
-idered one 81 the most effective of mod
crn weapons and the company would be-
especially valuable along the rough Mexi-
can border Nh trouble should arise.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-05

Butte. Mont. sept. 5-Martial law IN
Butte was made more effective when Major
ID. J. Donahue. commanding the militia.
named Lieutenant Arthur A.. Baker A.
news censor. Major Jesse ". Rootc, pre-
siding over N summary court. tried AIT In-
du~trial Worker of the World arrested IN
Ia raid on their headquarters. -Four Of the
seven members were found guilty "a vag-
ranry and fined 500 each. Sentences
were suspended provided the men left
Buiie within twelve hours. An unsuc.
cr~~fui search continues Tor Muckic Me-
Donald. president w the Butte Miners
union. and J.. r. Bradley, vice president
The seven leaders IN the new union now
under arrest will W. tried today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-05
Tobacco Trust is Dissolved.

MI" York. Sent. h.-Cuun-el for otto
= JONAS. au Independent tobacco dealer.
declared that Jonas action 10 have The
niied State Supreme court decide III
ihr t"harcn trust really had hrrn d..
solved. had accomplished H. purpose. AL
though the federal district court ordered
withdrawn Jonas 100000 damage mi,
a-iiu~t me American Tobacco
and The United Cigar stores COMPANY
Jonas had claimed he bad been driven ont
IN business BY the defendants aud filed
-uit Tor damages under the anti-frlSt law
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-05
Burned WAY Out OF Jail.

E~eryille. Texas. sept. DAN Rvter.
an c~x-convict. 26 wears Of age. j. in the
Bee county jail awaiting the opportunity
~ answer two charge. one for arson and
one for theft. Rvter wa arrested in
Skidmore several weeks ago. when he Stolr
suit eases from the railroad company IA
"A point On the Aran~a~ creek. between
Beeellle and >kidmore, where passengers
had 1" transfer for several DAYS ON ac-
count a = waSh-oui. lie wa placed in
>kidmorc'- frame caIabon~c. Several
days later he made hi escape IN 4 most
spectacular manner. lie set the building
on IRE. the alarm was turned M: two men
rushed ~ the building and broke the door
IN. the prisoner rushed out. picked up Il
rock and held the firefishter~ al bav
while h. made good hi- escape. The
Flames were ~cNtingui-hrd. hus the prisoner
accomplished hi~ purpose. A few dav>
later h. WAS located m Yoakum aud >her-
All Thornton went after him. Rrrer NJ M
eX-convict. having served u term for
burglary. lie wa~ sentenced IN Gonzales
county.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-05
Bitten by a Cat.

CandlI~h. Texas. Sept. 5.-Tcd Enni,
Of Candli~h was the victim OF "A peculiar
injury this week. A negro employed on
hi~ farm discovered a big ho-sc eat sitting
~ the brush near the barn and upon at
tempting 10 get nearer 10 il for a better
view the cat growled In a fierce way and
the negro moved Of Mr.. Ennis saw hi
peculiar action and asked what wa the
matter. On being told. he vent L. take a
look M the animal and M once saw that
" wa y house eat. Ill spite uf the warn
ing by the negro and the srowIS II the
eat. he called 10 the animal and approach
ing close W a.. stopped down and extended
hi~ hand ~ pet the ANIMAL. The eat
jumped upon the extended member and
sank IN teeth INTO the flesh, part ot The
arms. With ~ claws ti" ..-imrl held fast
and continued {, htfs. vl ile Mr.. Ennis
lrict in shake him loose. which H. wa mn
ahle 10 do. lli~ father came to his as
~~i~tancc and the eat wa finally pulled
loose and thrown a. the ground. where N
sat without attempting "a fight further or
run away. The negro ran to the house.
came back with a gun and shot the ami
NAL. II showed ~ signs M being " mad.
ar rabid. animal. The arm wa badly
bitten and scratched.