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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-27
Mr.. BAKER DEAD;
81 YEARS OLD

VIM. (Buck) Baker, 81 years
old, "a longtime resident of the
county, formerly living south
west of Mexico, died last Sunday
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Carl Blum, in Mexico. His wife
survives him and four children,
as follows: Mrs. Carl Blum, Mrs.
Henry Vance, Miss Bessie Baker
and Charles Baker.
Mr.. Baker was good citizen
and esteemed by all who knew
him. The funeral was held Tues
day morning, burial in Elmwood.
Rev. $. W. Hayne preached the
funeral address.
The following friends and neigh
bors served as pail bearers
Judge Baker Barnes, c. 7. Jesse,
Ed. Morris, James Barnes, ). T..
Emmons and Y. II. Marshall.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-27
FROM LADDONIA.
Mayo Alexander and Hugh Lo
gan Meet Mishaps-Stock
Shipments,

Laddonia, Mo-, Aug. 24.-Lad-
donia S very successful Chau-
tauqua closed Monday. Every
number was fine and a large
crowd was i'll attendance.
Mayo Alexander had the mis-
fortune to have his arm broken
when cranking an automobile
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Lee Overstreet Of St
Louis was the guest of her cous.
in, Miss Anna Freeman, last
week. Mrs. Ben Rice and baby
of New Florence are the guests
of Mrs. c. A. Torreyson. Miss
Maggie Scobee of Mexico visited
Laddonia friends last week.
Chris Marburg shipped out eight
loads of cattle Sunday, four
loads to Chicago and the remain
der to st. Louis, Cunningham
and Ferris had two loads Of feed
ers on last Mondays S Chicago
market that brought Z cents,
VIM. Whitehouse is building a
silo and doing some other con
crete work for NJ. b. Brown near
Benton City. Mrs. j. T. Camp
bell of Pennington, Mo-, is the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Thos,
Alexander. Mr.. and Mrs. Broy-
les of Winfield, Mo-, are the
guests of Rev. Akers and family.
VIM. Cunningham is having a
new silo erected.
w. H. Logan visited his farm
near Mexico, Sunday. While
watering his driving horse, hay
ing taken the bit from its mouth
the animal became frightened
and knocked Mr.. Logan down
breaking one of his ribs and Civ,
ing him several bruises.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-27
FUN AHEAD.
Joint Debate on Woman's Suf,
frage, at Beaver Dam.

Editor of Message, please state
thru your newsy paper that on
next Saturday night, six miles
south west of Mexico, at Beaver
Dam church, on Concord State
Road, the question stated, as
agreed upon, is: Resolved, That,
Women's Suffrage should not be
granted or adopted.
Speakers on the question will
be representatives from Boone,
Galloway, and Audrain counties.
The discussion will begin
promptly at 500 o'clock.
WV
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-27
Gets A VERDICT
FOR SI0,OOO.OO

In the matter of A. Z. Ogden
against A. NJ. Walker, brought ON
change of venue from Louisiana
and tried in the Circuit Court in
Mexico last week, the jury
brought III a verdict for plaintiff
for $4,000, $500 actual DANA
ges and $500 punitive. Ogden
alleged that his daughter, Ethlyn,
had been seduced by Walker
while in the employ of the latter
as a stenOgrapher.
The following composed the
Jury: j. 7. Bland, foreman; j.
R. Gatewood, w. E. Cauthorn, L.
NJ, Morris, Cecil Mallory, W. l..
Shores, Jr., George Kellerhals,
w. p. Flynn, NJ. B. Moore, f. j.
Sims, c. ID. Glendy and A. Ber-
tells.
Judge j., ID. Barnett will hear a
motion for a new trial of the ease
at the September term of Circuit
Court.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-27
MISS STALLINCS
GOES TO CHINA
A Missionary From The Mexico
Methodist Church--ls to Sail
This Week

Miss Nina Stalings of this city
sails the latter part of this week
for China where she will be sta
toned for five years in mission
AIRY work. She will represent the
Mexico Methodist church, by
which she will be supported. A
farewell conservation service was
held i'll her honor Sunday night
when the following made ad-
dresses: l.. b. Hawthorne for
the Sunday school; Miss Emma
McPheeters, for the Epworth
League; $. p. Emmous, for the
Board of Trustees John Beal, for
the Board of Stewards; Mrs. s.
w. Haync, for the Missionary So
cieties, and Mrs. w. l.. Reed, for
the Woman's Council.
Miss Stallings delivered a fare.
well address, followed by
special consecration service, clos
ing with fervent prayer by the
pastor.
The occasion was ii most im-
prcSsivc one. Miss Stallings is
one of the brightest young
women that ever went out from
the Mexico community. The
officers of every missionary So
cicty Of each Protestant church
OF the city signed a paper of
greetings and pledge of prayers.
Among the social and special
events held for Miss Nina, prior
TO her departure, were picnic
at Atkinson S Grove, near town,
given by Miss McPhceters' $. $.
class; picnic by the Philathea ON
the lawn at the home Of Miss Xola
Beal, and a reception Cor all the
church at the parsonage, given
by Mrs. Hayne and the Mission
airy Societies. The Y. =. NJ. s.
turned their regular meeting
hour into an honor service for
their outgoing member, Miss
I
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-27
o'BRIEN HOME BURNED.

The home of John B'Brien,
north of Thompson, was destroy
ed by fire last Saturday. Nearly
all the household goods and a
smokehOuse adjacent destroyed
also. Loss partially covered by
insurance. Mr.. O'Brien wa
heating some tar on the kitchen
stove which caught up in blazes
and spread to other parts of the
house.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-27
Some Views and Interviews
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equal to university brought
right to our doors. Mexico peo-
pie took far more interest this
year. We are getting glimpses Of
higher moral ideas
a. w. Worsham: am here
from iiedley, Texas. We raised
the stuff down there this year. |
have brought the editor a sack of
cahir corn and two other va
rietics of feed of a like nature.
m glad to visit again IN Au-
drain
ID. w. Morgan: They had Il
Chautauqua at Santa Fc this
year, a good one. Everybody at
tended and there was fine inter
est. The Chautauqua is a great
educator. | think the world is
growing better; even if they are
numbering men by wholesale in
Europe.
Masters Johnnie Shook and
Phillip Bell: We went to the
Shertaka. but we got sleepy.
Those stories of the boy who
didn t like the fashion of Iow-cut
shirts because it made so much
more neck to wash, and that lit
tie girl who in a pout pit (spit)
on her mamma S dress and hat
and shoes and then was watim
for more 'pit"-that was all very
funny.
Clyde Barnes: The showers
of rain the past few days will
start the grass and bring the tur
nips, but it is most roo late for
the corn; the corn is made, what
corn there is to be.
c. !. Day: I'm home from the
| oil fields around Dewey, Okla,
where was engaged in drilling
oil wells for several months. The
drop in the prices Of oil put IL,
out Of business. ! am going to
| fix things so that can remaia
with my family here in McXic,
thru the coming year.
Harry Stocks: have been
down in. Virginia attending Law
school. Expect to get thru with
my studies next June. Yes, the
people in the old Virginias hay,
some interesting ways, but Of
course they are not very different
from those of us out here in the
West.
IL. L. Jung: NJ. E. Bybee a.
Cedar Falls, Washington, wants
the Message and here's his dol
lar to pay for the same lie says
tell the editor that he is happy
and satisfied out there. Was
born and reared in old Audrain,
thinks this will never be his
home again. He has o wife and
three children and other posses.
sions.
j. A. Pierce: I've sold my lit.
tie store near the Shoe Factory
Lookin' out for something else
now. Guess therell be more do
ing when those savages acros,
the sea quit their killing of each
other.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-27

Mrs. Garland SIMS Of Kings
Vile, Texas, who is visiting rela.
tiyes and friends in this county,
a few days ago was appointed Z
member Of the Board Of Mana
gers of the County Hospital of
Kleburg county in the Lone Star
State. She with four practicing
physicians compose the board.
An honorable position conferred
upon a very worthy woman.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-27

The reunion Of the Old Confed
crate soldiers Of Galloway, Boone
Audrain and Montgomery coun
ties will be held at Camp Jack
son, three miles south of Aux
vase, on August q and 2S. ThesO
reunions have been an annua
event for some sixteen years.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-27
Interested minds.


If there is any young man il
this community who is looking
forward to a time when he can
hold an easy" position. he is
looking forward to his own men
tai and moral paralysis.
Efficiency is the demand of the
nation. Look forward to the
hard things, the things that tax
your powers, the things which
give you a chance for worth. Eff
cheney is the great word nova
days. The world asks of you.
Can you do it? Can you do it
right" The world is going to be
advanced by one set of men-tho
men who know how to do things,
and do them.
The man who is wanted is the
man who is bigger than his job.
The world is not looking for
men to hold jobs. 1t is looking
for men to render service. AS Il
nation there are jobs waiting to
be done, which we are not yet biz
enough to do.
Five years ago we were not big
enough to do some of the jobs
that we are doing today. One Of
the big jobs awaiting this nation
is the blotting out of certain
word from our vocabulary
word of six letters. -Four hun
dred years ago Spain started a
job but at that time there was no
nation big enough to carry it
through. The world had to wal
till Uncle Sam grew up to be Il
young man. Yes, Uncle Sam is
big enough to dig a Panama can
al, and to whip Mexico possibly ;
but the jobs awaiting Uncle Sam
are bigger jobs than digging can
ais or whipping some one else.
DO you get the emphasis on else
Alexander, the great, conquered
the world, but he died Of his own
excesses. He could not conquer
himself. The greatest power is
the conquering, the controlling,
the ruling Of self. Can you do it !
Can you rule your thoughts,
your desires, your impulses, your
actions? Are you big enough for
the job? If not, there is plenty of
room to grow ere you attain to
the measure of a man.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-27

Mrs. w. T., Darr Of Oklahoma,
who for some time has been visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
&. Sims, southeast of Mexico, de
parted for her home last Satur-
day. While here she suffered an
attack of typhoid fever.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-27

Rev.J. J.E. Ayscue and family re
turned last week to their former
home at Henderson, n. c. The
best wishes of their many friends
go with them. The good work
and influence of Rev. Ayscue and
wife will be sadly missed in this
community.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-27
THE MEXICO
CHAUTAUQUA
A Delightful Event-Some Of the
Features and Some of The
Things Said

The Mexico Chautauqua this
year was the best ever given
here. The people appreciated 1t
and the big crowds came the
opening day. The program open
ed Thursday. The Dunbar Sing
ing Orchestra furnished stirring
music. The first lecture was by
DR.. Alva Reitzel of Topeka,
Kan. His subject was 1.-THE
Measure of Man." and it was a
most inspiring one, thoughts that
we are all familiar with. but
lest we forget, " and for the
benefit of the young men and
women readers of the Message,
we give here short outline:
In taking the measure of a
man, we can t use the tape line of
a tailor, for a man is more than
his clothes. We can t use the
scales of the mint, for a man S
more than his money. We must
consider him for what he is rath-
er than for what he has. Mon
hood with noble thoughts, desires
and inspirations is more than
money.
The measure of man has
nothing to do with his physical
being; it has nothing to do with
his social or financial standing;
it has everything to do with his
he$rt life, his aspirations, his
thoughts.
You, my friend, are going to
live i'll the realm where you do
your thinking. If your thoughts
are upon things way down here,
money, power, self-indulgence,
down here is where you live. As
a man thinketh in his heart, so is
he" If you want to Give up, :"
you must "think up
Why do some people see so
much more than others? 1t ism I
the eyes that really see, it s the
mind. The eye sees only the ex-
terror; the mind looks deeper in
TO the thought, the truth, the
principle behind the object.
Hence some people see. so much
more III a book than others. New
ton $ eye saw the apple fall. The
mind of Newton discovered in
that little incident one of the
greatest laws in the universe, the
law of gravitation.
The measure of a man, then. is
the measure of his vision--his
vision regarding things mental
and moral rather than things
physical. Things physical don t
make a man.
Life is growth. And growth is
life. Morally and intellectually
when you cease to grow, you be
gin to die, for life is development.
Speaking personally, | can say
mat | have all the growth that |
nave ever paid for. For it is a
TACT that if you would grow and
Keep on living till you die, You
must pay the price, and not in
dollars and cents, although sense,
TO be sure, is indispensable.
You gain nothing by refusing
TO pay your due in effort, for in
no other way can you attain to
'He measure of a man.
The problems which the TWEEN
ue'h century presents demand
''at we look at them with clear
ness of vision, in order to see the
I',hclples which underlie their
solution.
'dleness, inattention and indif-
''fence viii never accomplish
anything. This is the age OF
4''at things. 1t is an age OF
Vreat industrial, moral, religion.
"uo social problems. They can
not be solved by indolent or un
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-27

In Boone county, so we are
told, many farmers are going to
sow rye. They think it makes
finer grazing and stands the win
ter better than wheat. But will
it make the biscuits That's the
question.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-27

Chancellor Geo. II. Bradford
of Oklahoma spoke Friday after
noon on America S Future. - ii
was "A powerful plca-deep and
fervent-for a sun-crOwned pat
riotism. The young people were
specially appealed to. College
training was urged, that one may
be equipped for any emergency
in life. Purpose and desire will
win for you all your ambitions.
Friday night an immense audi
ence gathered to hear the Hinton.
Mordelia musical and literary
entertainment and the Shakes
perean play, ''The Comedy OF
Errors. Fifteen artists took
part in the play. There was
splendid acting and wholesome
fun for one hour and a half.
Saturday afternoon Senator
frank j. Cannon of Utah spoke
on the Mormon question, bring
ing a, terrible indictment against
that church S practice of poly
gamy. lie asserted time ana
again that the Mormon church is
guilty of treason against the
United States and that its lead
ers have sworn blood vengenct
against the Government. \ vast
throng listened to the address,
Two Mormon elders followed
Senator Cannon to Mckee and
to discredit the Senator, stood
outside the tent and distributed
their literature. One Mexico
man grabbed their tracts, tore
them into pieces and thrust them
back into their faces.
Hon. James f, Watson of Indi.
ana delivered a most stirring adj
dress Sunday afternoon on "Oul
Ideals-National and mdividu
al" Some consider this to have
been the best address of the Sc
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-27

Rev, a. b. CulbertsOn and fam
lily are visiting relatives at Me
Credie.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-27

Austin Calhoun is very i'll
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-27

E. +. Laws of Kansas City was
here on business Tuesday-look-
ing after his fathers little farm
in Northwest Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-27

The ladies of the NJ. Il. church
at Rush Hill will give am ice
cream and watermelon social
next Saturday. Patronage Of
the public solicited.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-27

The Paris Appeal says there
are Is silOS on 1G farms between
that town and the Audrain cOun-
ty line on one county road.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-27

DIR, +. A. Lotion, formerly OF
Laddonia, has moved to Mexico
from Kansas City. He is fine
fellow and a good physician,
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-06-01
CONWAY MAN MAY
 HAVE OPPOSITION

Little Rock, June 1.-J. N. Chil- ders, clerk of the last house of repre- sentatives, announces that he will as- pire to the office again in the 1915 session of the legislature. He is op- posed by Bruce Greeson of Conway.
 Childers returned to his home at Walnut Ricge after the adjournment of the legislature, and made race for a county office. He was defeated and then decided to again ask for the chief clerkship of the house.
 Bruce Greeson was at one time as- sistant secretary of the senate, and made a very efficient officer. His friends anticipate runaway race for him, for he was without opposition for so long that ne secured a great number of pledges.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-06-01
BOY INJURED IN
 AUTO ACCIDENT

An accident said to be due to care less driving by three autoists caused the painful and possibly serious in- juy of Hiram Kuykendall, 12-year-old son of Mr and Mrs. A. F. Kuyken- dall, on North Front street, near Mill street, yesterday afternoon. Accom- panied by his sisters, Miss Claudia and Lizzie, and Miss Maud Simpson, the boy was driving in surry. Three automobiles, decorated with pennants, approached the surry at high speed, Miss Claudia Kuykendall declares, and failed to turn out for the surry. In endeavoring to avoid collision, the horse attached to the surry made a sharp turn, throwing Hiram out and causing the wheels to pass over his body, just below the chest. The boy is still confined to his bed, but it is thought he will recover. Those in the surry declare that none of the autoists stopped to offer them any assistance and they say they did not recognize anyone in the machines.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-06-01
RIVER WAFER IS IN CONWAY MAINS

For the past two days Conway con- sumers have been served with the
 kind of water Little Rock uses the
 year round, and judging from the numerous comments, it is not proving very popular. The condition came about as a result of very low stage in the Cadron, due to the unusual drouth, which was accompanied by a rise in the Arkansas river, backing the water up beyond the pumping sta tion on the Cadron. Although 1t is filtered and is said to be absolutely pure, the river water has an unpleas- ant taste. Supt. E. V. Leverett stated this afternoon that the current had started back down the creek today land he thought the river water would be out of the way by tomorrow night.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-06-01

held in the Federal courtroom, post office building, yesterday afternoon the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: D. F. Tucker of Conway, pres:Gent; H. F. Poe, Eng land, vice president, and Thomas C. Scruggs of England, secretary
 Delegates to the meeting of the state association in Fort Smith on July IF and IS, were also elected.
 Resolutions were adopted favoring an appropriation for horse main tenance for rural carriers, and also for the observation of Christmas day as holiday.
 Ben J. Daniels, presi lent of the state association, maCe . short ad- dress, in which he pointed out the progress of the organization, and gave much praise to the central dis trict, the state and the National As sociations.
 c. w. Watson, state agent of the United States Department of Agri- culture, made an address, urging the members of the association to coop crate in boosting for better roads.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-06-01
28 GIRLS GRADUATE
 AT GALLOWAY COLLEGE

Searcy, June 1.-Dr. Stonewall An derson, former president of Hendrix College, delivered the commencement sermon for Galloway College here yesterday morning. Bishop E. R. Hendrix of Kansas City will deliver an address Tuesday night, when the twenty fifth anniversary of the col lege will be celebrated.
 More than 300 visitors from throughout Arkansas are here, com posed largely of former graduates who have assembled to participate in the homecoming festivities. There are 28 graduates from the departments of modern language, pi- ano, voice, expression, art and A. B. course.
 The term just closing has been the most successful in the schools his tory, and work will begun during the present summer on a new administra- tion building to cost $50,000. Nearly $100,000 has been raised by Educa- tional Commissioner w. c. Watson toward the $225,OOO endowment fund for the college.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-06-01
.953 ENROLLED IN
 CONWAY SCHOOLS
NEED OF ROOM IS SHOWN
AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE IN WHITE SCHOOLS REACH
 ED 706 PUPILS.

Supt J. P. Womack has just made his annual report to the school board from which the following facts are taken:
 -Four hundred and thirty-six boys and 517 girls were enrolled during the year just closed, total of 953.
 'In the white schools alone, there were 532 boys and 382 girls, total of 734.
 ''In the practice school there were 26 boys and 50 girls, a total of 76.
 '1n the white schools the average daily attendance was roc; 323 boys and 383 girls
 ''In the white school, exclusive of the practice school, there was an en- rollment of 326 boys and 332 girls. The average daily attendance in this school was 480, an average of 46 to the room.
 'ieh ICSdiu lo Hcht year dttenO- ance, We note few facts: There are already slated for the grammar grades the following number: First, A; second, 72; third, 69; fourth, 39; fifth, 62; sixth, 61. About 26 begin ners will enter the first grade, so that room will probably open with 65 to 70 pupils. To be sure there is the spe- cial room, where five or six from each grade can be accommodated, but mak- ing all allowance for this relief, we see that the rooms are to be crowded to the limit and some of them beyond the limit. No teacher should attempt to handle more than 40-thirty would be much better
 "A casual glance at the figures serves to show the wisdom of the school board in making provision for an increase in our school attendance. Those extra rooms will be needed, and at no distant date"
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-06-01
NEGRO SHOOTS
 } AND ESCAPES

Meagre reports reached Conway to- day of the shooting of three negroes at Dixie, Perry county, Saturday aft ernoon, by Reuben Harpole, another negro, who is said to have made his escape. The dispute is said to have arisen during ball game and Har- pole, aiming at one negro, got his man and winged two others with charge of No. 4 shot. The wounded negroes were attended by pr. Moncrief, who said all of them would probably re- cover The names of the negroes who were shot could not be learned today
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-06-01
PAVING CONTRACTORS
 BEGIN CURB LAYING

A large force of laborers are at work today making excavations for curbing in the business street paving district, along Front street and the east side of the public square. The sidewalk fronting on the square will be narrowed about six inches and it will be necessary to remove the long, distance telephone poles and awning columns along this block.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-06-01
FIVE HURT IN AUTO SMASH.

Russellville, June 1.-Elmer Butler and four companions were injured Saturday afternoon when Buffers car turned turtle passing a team at a point near town. All were rural let ter carriers attending the district convention.
 Butler received broken rib; Wash Burris. broken collar bone and scalp gash; and Charles Wilson, fa- cial bruises. All three reside here. Arthur We'll of Morrilton received an injured arm, but no broken bones. Jim Nox of Morrilton escaped unhurt.