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The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-08-06
Queer Quirks Of News

BarbetOn, o. Mrs. Il. {.
Spear celebrated her 3Oth year
as a telegraph operator by
sending her 800, O,OOOth message.
She begun telegra phing when
she was II years old.
SanBernardino. Cal.-After a
life of blindness, sight was re.
stored suddenly TO Tomsyna
Carlyle a student at the univers.
ity, by an operation. Color was
the first thing she noticed. She
could not eat food because she
thought she was eating color
She thought the first baby she
saw was bundle with the
wrapper of When she saw
uUuUIC.-
Los s.Angeies, CAL - Who's
Haight, s., disappeared from
lone, and when found was
living in tree and was su5siaJ.
ing on sandwiches begged from
plcknickers.
Geneva, O. -Delbert w Tuck
er, farmer, is said to be the only
legless man in the world to drive
motor car. He does so by
means of 81 shaped levers
which bring the control of the
car within reach of his hands.
Easton, Pa.-Workmen dis
mantling St. Lohn's Lutheran
church at Upper Mauch Chunk,
found a petritied cat under the
tower. The animal appears
ilelike.
Hollis, Okla. Mrs. Flake
Keys is the proud mother of
quadruplets all girls. She
says of herselt;-When the stork
| brings four of a kind, and you
cau't tell one from the other, it's
only sure that you will find your
self to each just fourth
mother -
San Francisco, Cal.-Albert G..
Hatfield, 80 pounds, has brought
suit for divorce from his wife
Mary c. Hatfield, 6 feet tall, who
weighs 800 pounds He declares
she is irascible, quarrelsome
and lays violent hands upon him,
{ not allowing him any pleasure
+ not even that of attending fune
p ais
] Easton, Pa.-Sally Kuauss,
, Leigh county's most famous pie
baker, is dead at - years. She
: had been an inmate of the county
5 home for - years, and 1t is es
!. timated that during that tim,
u she baked over a million pies
San Francisco, Cal.-The anti
smokers society, at their con zen
tion here, passed resolution
- against all forms of smoking
! The society declared smoking
, "tiends violated the guarantee G
70 the Declaration of independence
" and that the contamination {
10 the air by fumes is illegal. 1t i
~ to seek the prohibition by law {
lk all smoking in hotel lobbiei
DR. street cars, telephone booths {
20 any other public or privat
places.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-08-06
The State Fair

The counties of the state are
coming to the aid Of the state
fair rs never before, realizing
that a new spirit of endeavOr has
prevailed that institution and
that a concerted effort is being
made to build the fair for the
glory and advancement of the
entire state Every county that
has 50 far been asked to show
It's resources at the fair has
responded San Juan county
has appropriated $1,000 for big
display and has arranged for a
special train to the fair for the
county has upproprateuS1Uv ,or
the same purpose anr q commit
tee is now busy gathering the
exhibit,
Mckinley county has over half
Of its appropriation and the re
urainder has been promised
Rio Arriba county is in line
with sufficient amount TO as
sure fine showing OF its
resources. ColfaX county
swyarS that it will carry of the
/ first prize Of $1,000 for a county
/ exhibit and that its booth viii
look a~ though the exhibit had
been gathered from the richest
farming state in the middle west
BernaliIlo county, of course
will have a comprehensive dis
play a fine display from Tor
rance county is also assured, a
well as from some of the othe.
counties that have not yet beel
| visited by the exhibit commits
sioners of the fair. 1t is nov
believed that there is not a cJun
ty in the state that will not b
represented with a big exhibit
The space required for th'
county exhibits alone will b
ns large as the entire space USE
for exhibit purposes at some o
the state 'airs of the past
The counties are also falling
inr for the boys, and girls
industrial encampmcnt. Mr. ,
II Toulouse, superintendent
tine department, is visiting all {
the counties To secure from tN
To ten boys and girls from eac
for the encampmont Ever
county visited so far Las r.
~ponded, being more than wilhr
, to utford number of farmer
.aud stock ralsers an opportu
: ury to secure a week of educatiC
and pleasure.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-08-06

Mrs. Burris and sister Mrs.
Smith from PuNicu, Mo came
in last week. Mrs. Burris
bought land here two years ago
Mrs. Smith viii likely take
Government land, or buy. They
have done much toward making
puXicu and the surrounding
country what it is and think
they can see a good future for
Columbus. They are willing &c
help.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-08-06
Exhibits Oil Frnm Well

w. W. Anderson was showing
a bottle of oil taken uutot the oil
srl southeast of town Thursday.
ne plug has not yet been pulled
nut oil seeps through and is
brought out in the slush bucket.
The oil has a parattine base.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-08-06

j N. Trip, of Playas, n NJ
spent Wednesday in town.
He at one time owned some
valley real estate and rcSlded
here for several months tie
came down i'm his car.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-08-06

The first of the week 5000
head ug ~ho,n wrrr ladrd here
and shipped H. Tularu~a, y NJ.
where they will be put on the
range. The sheep we're brought
out Of M"Nl"u
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-08-06
A Visit to the ExpOsitiOns

h'9NhN hlBiib llbil u bilI w
California. On the way out she
spent pleasant day at Albu.
puerque seeing the Indians and
their basket and pottery work.
At Adamana, Arizona, she
stopped off and visited the first
and second of the petritied for.
ests, and the great painted
desert, the coloring of which
was very vivid. From here she
proceeded to view the wonders
Of the Grand Canyon of the Colo
RADIO. Then she went To San
Francisco, where she saw the
Panama Exposition, and was
greatly pleased with it.
She thinks the best buildings
and exhibits We're the HOrticul.
ture, the Canadian, and the
French The lighting of the
buildings, especially the tower
ut the jewels was very exquisite
TN the zone the reproduction of
the Panama canal is of special
interest. This exhibit covers tive
acres, surrounded by the largest
moving platform in the world,
On which the visitor is seated
while lac views the canal and the
workings of the locks as the
boats pass back and forth. The
ere works were excellent, as was
also the flying of Art Smith.
the worlds greatest aviator, who
lIIrs like a bird.
At Lrs Angeles Mrs. Moore
visited her mothers sister and
$40 cousins, enjoying Il few days
among the roses, orange, lemon
and grape fruit trees. From
n"rr she went 10 the San Diego
air, which is ON a much smaller
scale, bat very dainty INA pcHu
uluL The pure white OF the
buildings, standing on a green
background, makes splendid
aud restful picture.
The old ocean looked SO good
10 her she decided to spend "a
#hole day on it, and went to the
Coronado Islands, where she
saw the Marine Gardens through
glass bottom boat. She also
visited Coronado beach, or the
tent city, with its matched cot
tlges and its magnificent COro
uadu hotel. At San Gabriel
Mrs. Moore saw the Mission
Play. This play is to America
what the Passion play is Ia
Europe, depicting the strugglers
Of the old San Francisco Padas,
IA converting the Indians Ia
Christianity, and giving the
carly history Of California. Or
lue way back she stopped of a
RiyerSidr, California, where sh,
spent a couple of days at tn,
rtmuus Glenwuod Mission Inn
Tns hotel is fashioned after the
old missions. The Garden o
the Bells is a very attractive
SPOT, where are assembled bells
collected from all over the world
Nle Patio is charming, Her
uInn"r is served and one j
waited upon by young lad e
dressed in white with Httl
.u.tuw satin etun jackets trim
uvd with bangles On arrivi
Nmo>t DrIure one has time I
rrmoyc their hat Il dainty ba>kc
90 fruit is brought INTO th" rOuu
O.cv WITHIN the grounds uI thI
.yteI il is uard to believe one
iut in "A foreign country
California has as Vet had n
,.inS 50 that the country pre-
,uts a brown appearance AN
since her return Columbus looh
uusuaIly green and att@ctn
t. her, and tine air seems pure
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-08-06

The Ladies' Aid met with Mrs,
f.. NJ. Lingo Wednesday after
noon. There was "A good attend
ance.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-08-06

! will sell to the highest bidder
Monday, August 9, 1915, near
the postotiice building, house
hold goods, farm tools, etc
j. ". BLAIR.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-08-06

f d. Ryan left today for two
visit in New Orleans.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-08-06

Lrt each one in attendance be
ready to respond to roll call with
Il quotation or scripture verse
about giving. Let all study the
subject and make this an inter
c,ting and helpful meeting
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25
POLITICAL.
AC|TATORS
--s
POLITICIANS WHO CAPITALIZE
STRIFE A MENACE TO
GOVERNMENT.
Neglect Of Agricultural ana Industrial
Opportunities a National Crime.
BY Peter Radford.

There never was a time IN the his.
tory Of this nation when We needed
statesmen more OF ~sgitstors less than
at the present moment. The oppor.
tunities now afforded US on land and
sea demand the best there is in state.
craft sSo the possibilities that are coz.
froatius US call for national issues
tia uEite tie people. build industry
and expand trade. The agricultural
sad Industrial Development of this
Hauon has suffered severely 81 tie
hands Of a~siiators who have sent
terPedoes crashing into the port side
CT business sud whose neglect Of the
interests 81 the farmer makes them
little less than political criminals We
want 10 more Of these evil spirits to
pTeccUiaaie IL government. Too lsns
their historical cry has sent a shiEeT
down tie spinal column OF industry.
ioas have tie political ssitstors
capitalized strife. piiissed progress
aid murdered opportunity. Az indus
trial corpse is not a desirable thias.
a crippled business an achievement CT
neglect al accomplishment about
e nich Sny representative q tie soT.
Ess . right to boast
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25

The success OF the nation 10 l. tks
hands II tie farmer.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25
OFFICIAL STATEMENT
OF the Financial Condition of the
Bank of Mansfield

at Mansfield, State Of Missouri, at the
close OF business on the 10th day OF
November, 1915, published in the Mans
field Mirror, a newspaper printed and
published at Mansfield, State OF Nilsson
ri, on the 25th day OF November, 1915.
RESOURCES
Loans ana discounts un.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25

While returning home from
church services at the Flat Rock
school Sunday night, Sam Hoi
man aud jim Pierson we're fired
upon from ambush. There were
four shots fired. one of which
struck the cap Sam vas wearing
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25
CHURCH OF CHRIST

Bible school at 10 a IN every sun.
day. J. A, Riley, Superintendent
Bible study and prayer meeting
every FRIDAY evening
Ladies Aid Society every vcdnes
day afternoon,
Everybody welcome.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25
METHODIST CHURCH.

Preaching services every Sd
Sunday morning and evening.
Rev. J. ". Neeiham. Pastor.
Sunday school every Sunday at
e:4s AM. J. D. Reynolds, Supt.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25
CUMBERLAND PRESBY-
TERRAIN CHURCH.

Preaching services every fourth
Saturday evening and Sunday.
Rev. Joseph Davis, pastor.
Sunday school every Sunday st
9@5 g. IN. G. ". Freeman. Supt
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25
K. c., o. d S, RY.
BAPTIST CHURCH.

Preaching services every second
and fourth Sundays
Rev. j. NJ. England, Pastor.
Sunday school every Sunday at
s:45 q, N. ". B. Fullingtou, Supt
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25
Meats and Groceries

Meat as low as 1oc a pound
Other good varieties in proportion
8 cans High.G Trade Peas 25c
cans Hominy l5c
, boxes Matches sc
cans Tomatoes 25c
pounds keg Soda &c
3 large pkgs. Layton's Soda 10c
cans Corn l5c
Can Baking Powder &c
1 bars Toilet Soap l0c
lobars famous Hawkeye Soap25c
High Grade Compound Lard Toe
This is not cheap junk
If you want a good cup of Coffee
we have the goods
We have the Old Kentucky and
other high.grade lines of Smok-
ing Tobacco
Good grades of Cigars
We have a line of Twist Tobacco
at 4c a twist, 3 twists for loo
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
FRISCO LINES.
East Bound.

No1ol-Passenger l0QOpm.
No.24l-Local freight 1920 pm.
No. 1o3-Passenger 942am.
West Bound.
No. 1o2-Passenger 600 am.
No. 24o freight 1880 pm.
No.1o4-PaSsenger 6:35 n.
G. S. BURNEG, Agent,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25

Mrs. Allen Csnadsy brought 10
this Office yesterday al apple
with freakish markings. which
appears 10 be half Ben Davis ana
half Winesap.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25
ADVERTISING RATES

Display, loo per inch each insertion,
Front page, double rates,
Locals, &c per hne per insertion; (
average words usually make II line.
Card OF thanks, 25c.
Lesals at usual legal rates
No advertisement accepted ior less
than 2Sc
No liquor advertisements accepted
All advertisements inserted until
ordered discontinued.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25
why Pay more?"
COMPREHENSIVE MAXWELL TR.
A Fable, a Table and a Moral in One Chapter

One man could live in his house: the other could
drive his car. Yet the house-buyer in our story is a
myth, while each year many thousands buy incom-
plete automobiles, and then spend money to CON-
plete them.
We have just finished reading an article in a re-
cent issue of the Hardware Age in which a wellin-
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25

ONCE upon a time there was a man who married
and bought a home.
1t was a reasonably good house: the roof was
tight; the walls were solid; the design, while making
no effort at beauty, was serviceable.
Not until he had paid for the house and had be-
gun TO live in it did he discover that, in several ways,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25

Tenant farming 10 Just che thing
after another Eithoat q pay day
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25

Worn for the best AID the best viii
rise Up AMI reward you.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25

Second Ward, Or. j A. Fusou
Second Ward, W b. Fulliugton
J. b. Freeman, President.
Council meets the second Monday
evening of every month.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25
Look! Listen Read!

Buy the ST Louis Pos; Dispatch, Re
Pablo, and Giobc- Democrat every sat.
prdsy and SUNDAY Ht Elmer Nichols.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-05-29

We are authorized to announce
j. M. SANDERS
as a candidate for member of the Low.
er House of the General Assembly OF
the State of Louisiana, from st. Landry
parish, subject to the action Of the
Democratic party.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-05-29
SET A BAD PRECEDENT
8SF[@r&

According to late dispatches from Berlin the
German newspapers are devoting much of their
space to the action Of Italy in which they refer
to the treachery Of Italy on turning on a former
ally" The Germans have no cause of complaint
IN ltaly's abrogation Of the treaty that bound the
Triple Alliance together because Germany has
already set a precedent with regard to breaking
treaties by the violation of Belgium's neutrality
and by the declaration of a man high in German
counsels that treaties are mere scraps of pa
per- The treaty of the Triple Alliance bound
Germany Austria and Italy together FOR defense
purposes to protect the signatory countries from
invasion by a hostile nation, which brings up
the controversy about who struck the first
blow. Leaving this question out the Germans
must now suffer for the precedentthey establish
ed with regard to the Belgian treaty. The &C.
ton OF the Italian government may have had
its origin in the distrust that grew out of this
incident In the end the Germans themselves
will be the greatest sufferers from this disre-
gard Of treaty rights Of other nations. A nation
that respects its own obligations and treaties
holds the respect Of other nations no matter how
they may differ on other observation-disclosures
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-05-29
SAFETY FIRST

Throughout the United States statesmen are
g continually preaching Safety First and it
would not be a very bad idea if some Of these
great men would visit our beautiful city and adj
wise our officials as to the many danger-traps
lying i'll our OpelouSas.
The railroads running through this city
seem to have no regard for speed laws, just
like many automobiles right in our midst. TO
see a passenger train running through Opelou-
sas at thirty miles an hour is not unusual.
While no accidents have been recorded, due to
the recklessness of engineers in Opelousas, it
will come some day and the city officials will
no doubt get the blame.
There is an ordinance on the city statutes
prohibiting the railroad companies from speed
ing their trains through the corporate limits;
il would not be out of the way, therefore,, to
warn the railroads that this ordinance will be
enforced.
The enforcement of this ordinance is due
the citizens Of Opelousas; Safety First" should
be the motto of the city officials, as well as
every resident Of Opelousas.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-05-29
THE NEED OF MERCHANTS MARINE

snce the beginning Of the European wax
the need Of merchants marine III lhe oni'e
states has been eminently discovered ana d.
time rolls on and the vessels of warning Nations
: scarcely able to cross the high seas we are
herinning to realize what a costly thlns IL 10
q not to have a sufficient number OF SHIPS 70 o"ii'
our goods to foreign nations.
Had congressman like one Of our own, non
Robert r Broussard, not fought the presidents
shin purchase bill to death, it might be tnat
the United States would be a more important
commerce country than ever, as then we "oolo
not have our goods stored in large seapofts
awaiting transportation across the ocean.
"The most pressing need of our foreign
trade is not markets" says the Beaumont LII
terprise, but ships in which to transport Wnat
we have to sell. We are unable TO fully lake
advantage of the opportunity to supply markets
heretofore supplied by nations now unable TO
export manufactured goods because we nave
no ships. That shipping is decreasing instead
of increasing is evident from the steadily in
creaSing freight rates. LIE eutiIe oeinioAA
merchant marine is tied up and German sub
marines have materially cut down the shipping
of the allied nations.
II the war lasts through another year, the
shipping question will grow steadily worse, for
there is little ship building going on. In this
country, private enterprise will not undertake
ship building on a large scale in these unsettled
times, and those who are in a position to know
say that there is no prospect for an American
merchant marine except by substituting ship
building or by the government purchasing ships.
If the presidents ship purchasing measure
had been adopted. the United States by this
time might have had a large number Of addi-
tional commerce carriers and perhaps more IN
der course of construction. If the war is still
going on when congress meets in December, it
will be the pressing duty Of that body to adopt
some measure that will give to the United
States a merchant marine, either by subsidy or
by government purchase. 1t is hardly likely
that the Democratic party will consent to ship
subsidy.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-05-29

lar being favored by this wave of prosperity.
Several of the largest concerns in this coun-
try show a large increase of profits over last
years business; this is of consequence bound
to benefit all other businesses, wholly or partial
ly dependent upon the bigger ones and there is
reason to believe that Louisiana is about to
enjoy a real era of prosperity.
It is argued also, that as soon as the Euro
peSan war is over, foreigners by the thousands
will be pouring into the United States to in
vest the money, they were able to save from
the war-ridden countries, as taxes in those
countries will almost be prohibitive for several
years to come. If this be true than Louisiana
is bound to get its share of desirable lmmi-
grants as there are thousands of acres of the
most fertile land in the world awaiting the
progressive farmer-the one with money and
brains. When these farmers do arrive Louis
lana will soon establish itself among the leading
commemorative of the United States.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-05-29
sNURANCE RATE REDUCTION
Opelousas, La May q, 1918

N~S NJ $500
Editor Clarion:
In reply To- your editorial on High Rates
of Insurance" would call your attention to
the fact that this firm has been quite agrees
sive in the matter of having rates reduced and
fire prevention. There is yet much room for
Improvement and with the cooperation Of the
citizens. and the City administration there are
many fires that could very probably be prevent
ed, and the cost of insurance lowered.
1t is quite obvious that the rates which cb-
tanned ten, fifteen and twenty years ago should
not now prevail in the face of the many i'm
proyements that the City has installed.
Opelousas is now rated as a Third Glass
City" by the Louisiana Bureau, and if we could
get the cooperation Of the citizens and tax
easily save in the first year to the ~insuring pub
lie the amount it would cost TO get the proper
changes anu recgnluon from the Bureau,
changing the classification from tnlrd class 10
second, thereby reducing the rates from twenty
TO thirty per- cent.
While the City claims that it is not imam
.cially able to make the changes required it is
manlfestly a business proposition for the
amount that would be saved in a few years
would certainly warrant the amount it would
require to expend.
1t has been the policy of this firm since in
business to have rates reduced where possible.
and we certainly do intend to continue to do so
until we can have the City receive the proper
recognition for the improvements which have
been installed such as Standard Alarm System.
Paid Fire Department, New Engines at Power
Plant with increased pumping capacity, Paved
etc, etc, and hope that we may get the
assistance of the people and the City Council
to appropriate sufficient funds to make the I'M
provements required by the Louisiana Bureau
getting a Second Glass rating.
Yours very truly,
LARCADE & LITToN.