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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-22
SPECIAL FEATURES
IN THIS ISSUE OF
THE MESSAGE:

Mart Fullen in California writes
to the Message about "Old Mizzoo".
"Some views and interviews"
Happenings" surrounding Au-
drain.
Notes and Comment.
Nick Smith and Henry Beal, two
men of longest residence in the
County.
Shopping more harmful than man
ual labor" Women, beware.
Everybody's DOin' it. Cleaning up,
Painting Up. See Suggestion to
Churches.
United States to become a finan-
cial center. Nation can't escape
prosperity, try it ever so hard.
War pictures and war news.
Billy Sunday may leave US. Says
British "Booze Devil" needs whack-
ing and he'd like to do it.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-22
IT'S A MOST
GENEROUS Gift
A School Gift Not Equaled Since
The Day of Gov. Hardin.

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Botkin have
greatly endeared themselves in the
hearts of this community by gem
erous gift they made this week
offering to give their home and the
grounds to Mcmillan High School.
The property lies along the Nc
MILAN grounds on the west The
gift is conditional: The bond issue
for $4,000 for the. improvement of
all the school grounds and buildings
for the city must be adopted and dur
ing their lifetime Mr.. and Mrs. Bot
kin are to be paid an annuity of $4OO
for the use of the grounds, north,
besides, the dwelling where they now
live, on the south part of the ground,
is to remain theirs for a home as
long as they may live-then all is to
become the property of the school
district forever.
The proffered gift is said to be
worth $4,000.
The motive that prompts this offer
is a noble one. 1t has not been ex-
celled since the days of Gov. Charles
H. Hardin, whose gifts and donations
brought us Hardin College-one of
the proudest institutions of it's kind
in the West. Likewise, may the
Mexico schools, on account of this
gift, become noted over this State
and our entire country.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-22
RUSH HILL ITEMS

The M. e. Dramatic Club staged
their play Saturday night to large
and very appreciative audience. In
tense interest was manifest from
start to finish. The scenery and
stage effects were homemade and
showed taste and originality. The
club can be proud of the compliments
of their success.
Mrs. Henry Winkler became sud
denly paralyzed Saturday morning.
Henry Kammermeyer and family
of near Molino visited friends here
Saturday and Sunday and took in
the play.
Some of the Rush Hill pupils are
taking the 9Th grade examinations
this week.
R. S. Mechsin and family travelled
by motor to Perry Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Mike Devaney left
Monday for Iowa. Their daughter,
Mrs. Palmer. Is reported very i'll
of pneumonia.
All the girls are now smiling on
Wallace Feutz. Yes, Wallace is
sporting new car.
Lon Fox came up frrm Sardalia
to attend the play and visit ~
laughter, Mi.
SLnt. w Jcbnr: visited our
schools MOaiiT. rpe county 1iII
,ild this oftiC al aiws:s % t., Job.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-22
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED.

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Caster of
Thompson were surprise by a crowd
of relatives and friends Sunday who
came with baskets of good things
to eat to celebrate Mrs. Casters
birthday. Those present were: Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Ritter, Mr.. and Mrs.
P. e. Ritter, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Copen-
hauer and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar White and family, Mrs. W.
H. Harrelson and family, Mrs. Ralph
Settles, Mr.. Felix Dudley, Mr.. Leon
ard Harrelson, Misses Nora ,Belle
Ferguson, Lena Ritter, Georgia
Van Horn, Winnie and Katie Thomp-
son, Ugie Jesse, Lola Terry and
Caffeine Howett of Centralia, and
Ruth Rouse of Mexico. In all there
were 3S present. A most enjoyable
time was spent by ALA Guest.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-22
MAKES REQUESTS.
Remembers Daughter in Mexico and
Son at Laddonia.

Auxvasse, Mo-, April 2O.-At a
family reunion at her home here
Monday Mrs. Lincoln McCubbin
made gifts to exceed 100000. To
each of % grandchildren she gave
$500, and to her eight daughters and
sons, $4,000 each.
Her daughters are Mrs. Robert
Shelton, Butler, Mo-; Mrs. Alice
Moulthrope, Kansas City; Mrs.
John Kemp, Mexico, Mo-; Mrs Jen-
ME McMurtry and Mrs. william
Sholl, Auxvasse; sons: John w. of
i.addonia; Joseph, o: Auxvasse, and
Charles, of Webb City, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-22
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.
A Former Mexican Writes of Local
Conditions.
Hunter, Mo-, April 10, 1915.

Hunter, Mo-, April 10, 1915.
Dear'Brother Beal: 1 often think
of you and always think we'll of you.
I am not as well as 1 would like to
be. l preach or try to, occasionally.
Poor pay and, guess, similar
preaching, but 1 make them think
it good; but not into paying much
money down. Money in Southeast
Missouri is scarce as hens teeth.
l have never lived in the midst of as
many poor people as 1 find here, but,
God bless them, like them we'll and
fiatter myself that they like me a
little. Close times, very few know
anything about luxuries but most of
them are happy.
Many are located on small truck
farms, 10 to 20 acres, trying to pay
for it at $500 per month. They
work hard and it is hard to make
buckle and tongue meet. They
think home of their own would be
grand.
My three daughters have 10 acre
lots and pay five dollars a month.
Myra Hickam and NJ. H. Cumming
have each nice cottage in this place
and are interested nthe town more
than in the country. Hunter, l
think, will before long be the county
seat of Carter County.
What's the matter that Mexico
doesn't have money enough to keep
the city up? What is the cause? Not
because you have no saloons, but
something else. Bro. Beal, too
many automobiles and too many lux
uries. Cut out luxuries and be COM
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-22

Eliza Johnson, a negro woman,
employed at the home of Earl Car
ter, north of Mexico, while passing
thru pasture Saturday evening,
carrying her infant child, was at
tackled by vicious hog. The wom-
an lost one of her thumbs. She and
the child were both badly bitten and
wounded. A colored man near who
heard their screams came to the
rescue.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-22

The Message publishes more let
ters from former Audrain County
people than any other Audrain Co.
newspaper. These letters are always
good and enjoyable too.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-22

Leslie, the little four year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Dollins,
southeast Of Mexico, suffered a bro
ken arm recently. He was playing
with a cart when it turned over and
threw him out
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-22

Mexico wants a place where men
and boys can spend time for leis-
ure and recreation and profit, but
not necessarily a "loafng place..
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-22

Miss Ruth Rouse of Mexico will
teach in the Sims District at
Thompson, next fall and winter.
Miss Rouse is bright young woman
and her friends bespeak success
for her.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-22

Miss Elizabeth o'Brien of Mexico
has been employed again to teach in
the Bryan district.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-22

Portable and happy. Don't cut the
wage of the poor but the salaries of
some who would be prosperous with
less than they now get.
w. H. Hook.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-22

Mrs. Alfred s. Moore and daugh-
ter, Miss Mildred. visited friends at
Auxvasse last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bowen of Cy-
rene attended the funeral of John
Kunkel here Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-22
THE COUNTY
ROAD'SEERS
TALK WAYS AND MEANS IN CON-
VENTIoN HERE.

VI Jne county except f1Ve met IN an
nual convention in Mexico last FRI
day. The gathering was at the Court
House. ]. r. Scott, of near Laddonia
was made permanent chairman and
Ross B. Cauthorn, secretary.
E. ]. spalding of the Missouri Col
lege of Agriculture made an inter-
esting talk on how to build concrete
culverts, and afterwards he answer
ed questions on the subject.
Judge Pine of Marion county, who
has been Presiding Justice of his
county for 16 years, was present and
had some very instructive things to
say He declared the road question
is local one. An improvement
needed in one locality is not requir-
ed in another. He stood for law
that will make road improvement
compulsory when a majority of tax
payers or property owners along a
given line of road favor such and
such Improvement. Road improve
ment should be secured just like they
get street paving in the cities and
towns.
G. M. Pollard strongly urged that
something should be done to get the
new read between Thompson and
Centralia in condition. Make it
wider.
All phases of road work were
touched upon.
Others who made talks were
Judge ]. w. Beagles, J. A. Childers,
Herman Gieseker, U. F. Fagg and
r. L. Scott.
A number of the overseers dined
with the Commercial Club at the
noon hour at the Hoxsey. At this
luncheon Judge Alex Carter and DR..
j. w. Million made talks. Judge
Carter thought more attention should
be given to the Cross-State Highway.
Mr.. Million seconded this thought.
The highway ought to be dragged
clear across the State. The County
Court stands ready to aid in the
movement as far as what might be
required of Audrain county is con-
cerned.
The list of county overseers here
Friday was as follows:
Laddonia.-George Menefee, Chas.
league, Riley wilkerson, j. R. Scott,
Floyd AsLewton, Clarence Barnes.
Farber.-L. L. Nally.
Rush Hill.-John Hagan, F. F.
Witchie, J. J. Dye.
Molino.--R. P.Elliott, t. NJ. Dow
ell.
Mexico.-Arthur Ketter, It. U.
Sturt, I. L. Rudasill, George Byars,
Rothwell Crews, Emmett Mundy,
]. F. Vigal.
Thompson.--J. W. Beamer, Geo.
Meyer, J. A. Childers, Joe Berry, NJ
L. Sits.
Centralia.-J. r. Burnett, ]. w.
Curry, D. w. Walker, U. F. Fagg, j.
L. Williams, w. B. Roberts, George
German, Elmer Palmer, w. Y. Jones,
]. A. Givens.
Clark.-Elmer Jennings
Sturgeon.-G. A. Pollard.
Benton City,. w. Lierheimer,
George Parsons, r. s. Douglass.
Martinsburg. Herman Geiseker,
Joe Lenneman., Hugh Horton, Gro
yer Weber. George Horton.
vandalla.--L. B. Deaton.
Wellsville.-Charles Rice.
Gazette.-o. B. Lease.
James Harvey Azdell of Liverpool,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-22

Mr., and Mrs. Norris Moore and
Charles Kunkel Of St. Louis attend
ed the funeral OF John Q. Kunkel in
Mexico Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-22

Mrs. D. NJ. Bowen of Bowling
Green attended the funeral of John
Kunkel here Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-22

James Harvey Azdell of Liverpool.
Ohio, is here to spend several weeks
with his brother, A. M. Azdell. He
is also the guest OF his sister, Mrs.
Jacob Barnes, at Laddonia.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-10-11

Do you smell 'em? Three train loads
of onions are being shipped to st.
Louis and Eastern markets this month.
One train has already arrived. Each
one has sixteen cars. No wonder they
can move clear across the continent,
The railroad companies had better
use a few of the antidotes tradition
gives, afterwards. Say few carloads
of coffee grains chewed Industrious
ly all along the route, or some bright
pins to stick in the mouth, or little
notices perhaps in the passenger cars,
telling the traveller to dampen his lips,
Grandmother" says these things help.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-10-11

more a Tiger than are the bones Of
the dead Jayhawker live American
eagle.
Fifty-two states have heard Of the
achievements of the Tigers. Let then,
know the Tigers best friend. A live
Bengal tiger muzzled, for mascot to
go with the Tigers wherever they play
foo bali, would advertise both the foot
ball team and Missouri University
more than ciycus parade and better
than press association.
A tiger is the only mascot of the
Tigers Any other emblem, as bear,
a lion or an elephant. is not tiger
and will only serve to bring the worst
of luck to us. A real, live Bengal til
ger is the only true and patriotic mas
cot for the Tigers.
Let us all "chip in" and buy that
tiger for the Tigers. What say you,
fellow students and Tigers?
University Boosters Club.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-10-11
THE NEW BOOKS


The New Books for Children.
People nowadays are so accustomed
to the Mother Goose rhymes and
kindred writing they do not appreci-
ate the fact that there are other Ste
vensons and Eugene Fields, perhaps,
writing for children today. There is a
great deal of verse that can be COM
pared favorably with that of other
years. The trouble is we are SO used
to seeing it with that of lesser value
we do not realize its worth.
Among the verse written for chill
dren is collection of short poems b.
Edith NJ Kelley. Miss Kelley has the
same charm and simplicity in "The
Middle Child that the "Child's Gar
den of Verses" contains. The spirit
of childhood is there. Other poems re-
call hockey, company and various
woes and joys of youth.
"The Sunny-Sulky Book" by Sarah
Cory Rippey is book for the tots who
sit and listen, wide-eyed. to stories
the grown-ups read them. Every sto-
ry contains lesson of much the same
kind as the story of the boy who
wouldn't wash his face and the little
girl who got her wish to be in the
middle of next week, as well as sto-
ries about children who turned the
other cheek and gained greatly there
by.
Little Miss Muffett Abroad" by
Alice E. Ball is Mother Goose rhyme
paraphrased. Miss Ball is teacher
in Cleveland and these rhymes are
those she tells her children when they
are good Each country has Little
Miss Muffett'' with an illustration In
the costume and character of that
land
Like the old nursery ABC books, the |
new books for children rely partly on
their illustrations for interest. How
ever. the new books have more elab-
orate illustrations worked out with
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-10-11
THE PASSING SPELL

The latest article on the war by tn
Italian historian, Guglielmo Ferrero
in the St Louis Post-Dis
patch is fraught with deep signifi
canoe. Through ii all runs a spirit o
lassitude and fatigue which bespeaks
the SOLDERING influence of failure.
There is none of the fiery eloquence
the castigating furor. the blatant dem
agogy of the Ferrero of few months
ago. when he rivaled his quixotic
compatriot. Gabrielle d. Annunzio, III
stirring up the martial spirit of the
Italian people. Truly enough, he still
inveighs in vaunting terms against
Austria and Germany, their rulers
and their peoples. But his utterances
are mere words, lifeless words, from
which the spirit has long ago depart
ed. They are spoken with the show Of
consistency rather than with the
strength of conviction.
1t seems strange that Ferrero, the
historian, should only few months
ago have conceived 1t to be Italy's du-
ty to enter the war Has he misread
the teachings of the past? Was he
blind to the havoc of the wars which
he could peacefully survey as ner-
trail observer? If not, why this change
of heart?
We talk much about the intoxica-
tion of success. But is it not rather
the expectation of success that be-
fogs the reason and benumbs the fac
ulties?
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-10-11
A Discussion Club.

Editor the Missourian: Boys from
different Hyde Park high school,
gather in the Y NJ c. A. rooms o.
that part of Chicago once week al
6:15 O'Clock for dinner. after which
they go in groups to different rooms
and have discussions.
The attendance has continued to in
crease from the first. showing that
the real attraction was the discus
sion. according to F. l.. Johnson, prin-
cipal of the University of Chicago
High School
He finds, in his book, Problems OF
Boyhood," that these boys speak
frankly and reveal some of their inner
light in the discussions. They will
tell of many happenings but will nev-
er 'snitch' on another boy.
1t might be a good idea for some
leaders of boys in Columbia to start
such discussion club. 1t will help
in many ways and will be of great
benefit for the boys to discuss their
mutual problems freely, frankly and
with the utmost confidence. v.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-10-11

is an act of civility and polite
ness that you demand in busi-
ness life, desire in social life and
insist upon in family life.
And, did you ever stop to think,
when you call up number on
the telephone, how hard it must
be for the operator who tends to,
not only your call, but many
others during the day to be
courteous to all that calll
Yet, that is what the operators of
a telephone do. No matter how
tired they may be or how irrita-
bic and uncivil the request, still
do they courteously and quickly
connect the one who requests
with the number desired.
You may wonder why these op-
orators are so careful about being
courteous. 1t is because it is in
sisted upon by the telephone
company that employs them.
1t is one of the many services
that are extended to you.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-10-11

more care from an artistic stand
point.
t"Little Miss Muffett Abroad" The
Pilgrim Press, Boston; cloth, illus
trated. l59 pages; $1.00 net. @The sun
ny-Sulky Book Rand. McNally and
company, Chicago; cloth, illustrated, 80
pages; $50 net when / Was Little" !"
Rand. McNally and Company, cloth.
illustrated. 96 pages; $175 nett
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-10-11
BULGARIA BETS on GERMANY

Bulgaria bets on Germany; bets
half million men and almost her
national existence. She made the bet
with herself.
Since her beginning as an independ-
ent state in 1908, Bulgaria has in
dulged in many dreams of empire and
chief of these is the cherished hope
of one day uniting all the Bulgars un-
der a single rule. In the treaty of
Bucharest, which ended the last Bal
kan war, the ambitions of Bulgaria re-
ceived crushing blow. Embittered
beyond words at this time by the ac-
tion of her former allies, Greece, Mon
tenegro and Serbia, who, with the as
sistance of Roumania. dispossessed her
of her most valuable provinces, Bul-
garia has eagerly awaited her oppo--
tunity to even up the score
Bulgaria was first inclined to place
her bet on the side of the Allies. She
staked her neutrality against Serbian
Macedonia for which she had asked
before the creation of Albania and the
theft of Silestra by Roumania three
years before. But Bulgaria has
watched the Central Powers eastern
campaign and changed her bet. On
this bet she wins or goes broke.
If she wins she will demand the re-
turn of Silestra by Roumania and the
annexation of Serbian and Greek Mac
edonia, including the important port
Of Kavala and an outlet on the Aegean
Sea- II she loses she goes ont Of the
game. Bulgaria has turned up the
last card with her bet increased and
shifted to the German side.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-10-11

A new ammonia and brine systes {
refrigeration is being installed 3
basement of Schweitzer Hall.
work, which will be complete1
about ten days. is being done BY 4
Brecht Company of st. Louis +
cost Of $1,000. When the building :
constructed room was set aside for 1
cooling system. but money was lae
ing. At the last session of the I.ex,
lature, however. an appropriation =
made for this purpose.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-10-11
Bengal tiger for q mascot.

D1ef elee' ioi = in1SCOt.
The club members assert that a
bear would be no more suitable a
mascot than an elephant or a zebra,
and that the Bengal tiger is the only
animal for the place. A live tiger
with the team at all athletic contests
would be the best kind of advertising
that the University could get, they
say. They propose that the students
show their loyalty to the University
by chipping in to buy a live tiger
for the Tigers
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-10-11
The Open Column
Is a .sBear- q 4Tiger p

Editor the Missourian: We note in
the Missourian that someone offers to
sell two bear cubs to be used as mas
cots by the Tigers. We want to en-
phatically protest against substituting
such base counterfeit for our an
cient football emblem. A bear is no
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-10-11
Aim Of Charity Organization society

Aim Of Charity Organization Society
Editor the Missourian: An error
has crept into the report of an inter-
view with me on the subject of a pro-
posed effort to stop impositions on our
public by dishonest solicitors for al
legged charitable purposes. 1t is
stated in this report, which appeared
in your yesterdays Sunday issue, that
the aim of the Charity Organization
Society of this city is to help the
needy, especially those who live out
side the city, This would be an un-
important mistake il it were not like
ly to ALLEVIATE sympathy in quarters.
where it is rightly believed that
charity begins at home" from the
work of the society.
AS a matter of fact the society is
concerned only with helping people
living in Columbia. 1t by no means
pretends to supplant all humane en-
deavors by individuals, but to so or
ganize work of relief that no worthy
sufferer is left unaided, and that no
unworthy person is allowed to absorb
funds at the expense of the generous
giver and the deserving needy. The
ambition of its officers is to make IS
work so just and efficient that any one
who has funds or time which he wish
es to devote to his less fortunate fell
lows will be perfectly sure that he
can do so most effectively by working
in and through the society.
0. d. Kellogg.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-10-11
NOW FOR 4 LIVE TIGER MASCOT
|. e. Booster Club Favors Royal
Bengal Rather Than Bears.

Since the offer Of a pair of cub
bears for Tiger mascots was made to
the University a few days ago, the
University Booster Club has posted
bulletins opposing the purchase and
advocating the purchase of Royal