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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20
MCMILLAN NOTES.
BY Fred Lavender.

supt. Thomas, of the Centralia
Public Schools, gave an illnstrated
lecture on the Philippines wednes-
day. He was with the schools in that
place four years and consequently
talked with personal knowledge of
people of that country In recent
years the people have developed and
are making progress in the schools.
the boys are interested in athletics,
especially in baseball and track, and
some good athletics are being devel-
oped. AS to self-government, Mr..
Mr.. Thomas said he did not believe
they would be ready for half CEN
fury at least. The different tribes
each are unable to understand the
language of the other, and there are
three divisions of religion-Moham-
medan, Pagan and Christian, nearly
at daggers point.
self-government in Mcmillan is a
great success and is favored by near
ly everyone. In order that every
thing may start off well next fall,
the officers have already been elected.
Mcmillan uses the Australian ballot
system. The principles of this meth
cd are carried out and students are
interested and pleased especially
the girls fragette-inclined. The
new officers are Sam Locke, pres,
Morris Keath, vice-president, Polly
Miller, secretary and treasurer
Friday morning Chas. Long of the
Washington University, st, Louis,
talked, describing that institution.
The Seniors are out of school now
and in Assembly the Juniors (soon
seniors) take the front seats in the
auditorium.
Mcmillan added another scalp to
her belt Friday by beating Centralia
10 to 1. Howard Wayne pitched a
magnificent game and famed nine
batters. Ryland Rodes continued to
play good game at short and made
that ancient hidden ball play. jim
Tom Edmonston, Ernest Watson and
Joy Kistler each made home runs
and "Club-foot" Bill Atchison sur
prised everyone by stealing three
bases.
Coach Culbertson made change in
the lineup which was, Watson C;
Wayne, p; Edmonstop, 1b; Kisler,
2b; Keath, 3b; Rodes, IS; Atchison,
If; Locke, CT; Beamer and Greer, IF,
The batteries for Centralia were
Reed and Davis.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20
SOME BAD ROAD.
Out Beyond Thompson Toward Cen
traIia.

The Centralia Guard commented
on an important subject as follows:
A committee composed of DR.. o.
B. Mayes, NJ. S. Bush, j. M. Waller
of this place and ]. w. Million, went
over the new road east of Centralia
to Thompson Tuesday to inspect its
condition. Some places the road was
almost impossible. The inspection
was made for the purpose of making
a report to the county courts, so they
could put the highway in shape for
travel.
Highway Commissioner Buffum is
credited with the statement that the
new road will not be recognized as a
link of the State highway unless the
side fences were set back and the
road widened. The state will not
pay the $500 a mile for dragging
unless it is put in proper shape. The
Chicago & Alton has agreed to haul
gravel free if the road men will mac
adamize the new road.
The Commercial club here spent
a large sum of money and a larger
amount of work on this roadway to
shorten the distance by five miles to
Mexico. The club of Mexico also as
sisted, and it is hard lines that the
road is no benefit to them or anyone
else in it's present condition.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20
GUARDIANS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that Letters
of Guardianship on the estate of Car
rie A Redmond were granted the un-
dersigned by the Probate Court of
Audarin County, Missouri, bearing
date May 10th, 1915.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to me for allowance within six
months after date of said letters or
they may be precluded from any ben
eft of such estate, and if such claims
be not exhibited within one year
from the publication of this notice
they will be forever barred.
John W. Howell, Guardian.
First Publication
May goth, 1915.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20
Executors Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters
testamentary upon the estate of P. S.
Underwood, late of Audrain County,
Mo-, deceased, have been granted
the undersigned by the Probate Court
Of said Audrain County, bearing date
the 23d of February, 1915. All per-
sons having claims against said estate
are required to exhibit them to me
for allowance within six months after
date of said letters, or they may be
precluded from benefits of said estate;
and If such claims are not exhibited
within one year from the time OF
the publication of this notice, they
will be forever barred
ELMER UNDERWOOD,
T. b. UNDERWOOD,
Executors.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20
GUARDIANS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that Let
ters Of Guardianship on the estate of
Julia A. Bryan were granted the un-
dersigned by the Probate Court of
Audrain County, Mo-, bearing date
April 21st, 1915.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to me for allowance within six
months after date of said letters or
they may be precluded from any ben
efit of such estate, and If such claims
be not exhibited within one year
from the publication of this notice
they will be forever barred.
JOHN w. HOWELL,
Guardian.
First publication April 20, 1915.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

Laddonia Herald: Contractor L.
M. Lake was here Monday and the
Masons settled with him for their
hall, he turned over the keys to
same. The Masons will soon move
into their new quarters, and when
furnished they will have one of the
handsomest and most conveniently
arranged halls in the county. 1t will
be dedicated later.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

Quite recently the New York State
Wholesale Liquor Dealers Assoc. put
their fears into concrete form in the
declaration that 1.-The events of the
last twelve months have created a
situation more grave than has ever
before confronted our trade. For
merly we were called upon to oppose
town and county option. Today we
must combat state and nationwide
prohibition. Originally our opponents
were few and scattered. Today they
are many and united" And the
booze dealers are apprehensive.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

SURROUNDING AUDRAIN.

Sentiment against Germany down
at Bowling Green, in the Estate of
Pike" has been at white heat, ac-
cording to the Pike Co. Post. At a
meeting of the most extreme mem
bers of the war party plot was form
ed to kidnap the Kaiser and remove
him from Europe for the rest of his
life. For time things looked pref
ty blue for the old fellow, but finally
the conspirators fell out about where
he should be impounded. Some said
keep him at McCune Station, but the
hot heads insisted on sending him to
Spencerburg.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

1t is interesting to note that the
four western states carrying last fall
for prohibition are Homecoming
states, the majority of the families
owning their own homes, which
doubtless helped bring about the log
ical result of the vote. In Colorado
Sc per cent own their own homes;
in Washington 54.5 per cent, in Ari-
IONA SIS per cent and in Oregon
5s.7 pee cent.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20
A RURAL CREDIT PLAN.
Long Time Loans Payable in
Installments.

The Kansas Rural Credit Associa-
ton was granted charter. 1t has a
capital of one-half million dollars
and its incorporators include a State
Senator, president of bank, and a
former county attorney.
This association is the first to be
organized under the rural credit plan
proposed by the national commission
on rural credits appointed by Presi-
dent Wilson two years ago. The COM
mission spent three months in Eu-
rope investigating the rural credit
sysems of various countries.
The association is required to in
vest its capital in Kansas municipal
bonds with the State treasurer. Each
borrower is to be a shareholder and
no single stockholder can own more
than per cent of the stock. Total
loans are not to exceed fifteen times
the capital stock of the association
and are to run for a period of from
ten to thirty-five years. The Princi
pal is to be paid in small install
ments, monthly, quarterly, semi
annually or annually, along with the
interest, instead of the customary
way of leaving all the loan to be
paid or renewed at maturity.
The mortgages cannot be written
for more than so percent of the as
sessed value of the property and only
for the purchase of land, paying for
permanent improvements and for
paying off existing debts.
Mortgages are to be deposited
with the state treasurer or bank COM
missioner as security for debenture
bonds to be issued and sold wher-
ever there is a market. The bonds
can only be issued under state SUI
pervision. It is the plan to make
these bonds attractive to the small
investors turnout the country. CAT
tractive! We should say so! The de-
benture bonds are the most attract
i've feature of the whole system.
If Missouri gets a similar law, such
as the Gardner Bill, this linotypist
wants to begin to save up every cent
he can to invest in those debenture
bonds. The rural credit part of the
scheme is only the preparation for
the disposal of debenture bonds, any
way. Safe and sure investment, true
The operation of the company will
be under the supervision of the
state banking department, the same
as building and loan associations.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

Rev. w. c. Gibbs suggests the
union of the Christian, Methodist
and Baptist churches in Sturgeon
and offers to resign as pastor of the
Christian church if such a union is
possible. Editor Gray of the Lead
er seconds the motion and sets out
reasons why such a concentration of
religious forces is desirable.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

Rev. S. w. Hayne preached the
baccalaureate sermon for the grad
yates of Mcmillan High at. the
Methodist church Sunday morning.
His subject was Gladstone. The
great statesman was shown to have
been a thoroly well rounded man
both practical and spiritual. The
students will do well to copy such a
life into their lives as far as within
them lies.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

Cliff Dudgeon: Everything looks
beautiful and most promising on the
farm just now-better than for
years. Say, l observe that good
COW is worth more than horse now
a-days. 1t used to be- the reverse.
People are overstocked with horses.
Quit it, men; the horse never will be
worth what he once was. A mule
horse colt won't go, neither. Is the
auto affecting the horse business?
Not much, think; people over
stocked, just as I said above.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

"PI be SO years old in a few
months, said Uncle ]. E. Green to
the Message. 81 lost my last tooth
few days ago. That Columbia doc
tor was here and over at Emmon's
corner, asked him if he would pull
the last tooth fellow had. YES"
said he, and he took my last one and
then exclaimed, "Weil, I'll never pull
another one for you" Ask John Rick
etts if that won't do to go with his
"tit for tat story.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

George Daniel 1 live in the best
town forsit size in all the common
wealth of Missouri, and that's Van
dalia, Mo. We have all the convenien-
ces any of the towns have-one thing
you Mexico folks can't boast of, and
that's white way-and we're going
after more things.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

In an economic sense 1t has been
figured out that that foreign war has
been great blessing to Russia. The
Russian peasantry was probably the
most besotted in the world. Drunk
enness was everywhere prevalent.
Nearly all the earnings of the peas
ant classes was spent for vodka, a
devilish connection that has a more
demoralizing effect on the human
system than drug store whisky in a
prohibition State four times over, so
to speak, in this country. Vodka was
the General that did most to defeat
the Russian armies in the Manchu-
rian campaign in the war with Japan.
When Emperor Nicholas signed the
bill abolishing the manufacture and
sale of vodka turnout the Russianem-
pire he liberated millions of men
from the bondage of strong drink
and brought happiness and prosper
ity to the homes of countless thous-
ands of his subjects. Before the war
the average yearly savings deposits
of the peasants amounted to
SIS, 100000, while since January
more than s9O,OOO,OO0 have been de-
posted by the peasants in the saw
ings banks. War is a sober mans oc-
cupation; men whose minds have
been clouded by drink, whose wills
have been weakened by excuses,
whose strength has been Slapped by
over-indulgence in liquor are unfit
for duty on the firing line. They also
are incapacitated in the battle of
life. The pleas of mothers, the ex-
hortations of ministers, the urging
of business men all were futile to
stop the sale of vodka in Russia, but
when the God of War commanded
the traffic to cease because he re-
quired the best men available, it
stopped Immediately. It is doubt
full if a hundred years of peace
could have done as much for the
Russian peasant as the war that is
now raging on three continents. The
number of men who have gone to
fill drunkards' graves in Russia in
the past fifty years is probably great
er than the countless multitude of
soldiers who are now bearing arms
for all the nations at war.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

Mr., and Mrs. Arthur Stanford and
two children, Clifford and Virgil,
called at the Message office Friday.
Little Virgil was born in New Mex
leo three years ago, but now his pa
rents are back in Missouri the young
man thinks he'll remain also.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

Mrs. ]. c. Handy, formerly of
Mexico, wife of the pastor of Full
ton Methodist church, was reelected
first vice president of the State
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Southern Methodist church at the
meeting held in Hannibal last week
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

Business is good in HigginsYille,
according to the Jeffersonian, which
relates that Irving Herd traded a
buggy for motorcycle, traded the
buzzer for mare, fell off the mare
and broke a rib, snapped the mare
for seven hogs and sold the hogs to
his father for $50.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

]. H. Azdell of Columbus, Ohio,
arrived here this week on a visit to
his brother, A. G. Azdell. The bro
theirs visited their sister at Laddonia,
Mrs. Jacob Barnes.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

j. D. Bates: Come out and see us,
Mr.. Editor, on the electric line. We
will soon be able to give you that ride
into Santa Fe. There's line of new
poles up from Moline north as far as
you can see. The building of the ex-
tension is being pushed.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20
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NOTES AND COMMENT.
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Some of our contemporaries argue
that they are losing money in pub
fishing a paper at s1.OO a year, and
then they'll go right straight and
club with some city paper, throw
ing the cost of the city publication in
free. Some editors seem to enjoy
losing game.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

Get the notion out OF your head
that you must have a big farm. Too
much time required on these do
mains to keep things in order-in-
tensive and careful farming is out OF
the without you can af-
ford "a world" of help.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

]. S, Bybee says he fully excuses
the Germans for shooting UP the Lus-
itania. Americans should have
known it was suicidal to go aboard
that ship-the Germans had given
the warning. w. L. Kent says he
most alphabetically does not excuse
the Germans. They had no right to
establish that war zone. But, as Blk
ly Sunday says, they are ali engaged
in the hellish business of murderI
over there, and they do say that
everything is fair in war.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

Lightning struck a tree in Joe
Elliott's pasture, north of New Lon
don. There were AZ big hogs under
the tree at the time. One of them
was killed while the others escaped.
Joe saw the animal when it fell and
rolled down the hill. He cut it's
throat and saved the carcass. The
hog weighed 3OOlbs. and we hear
it made good eating on the table, too.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

Margin Snyder: Since Mexico and
Santa Fe are soon to be connected
by electric railway 1 am thinking of
acquiring property in Mexico. Oh, 1
tell you Mexico and Santa Fe will
soon become quite chummy.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

VIM. T. Cross, formerly of Mexico,
son Of ]. N. Cross, the latter now of
California, has been reelected secre-
tary of the International Conference
of Charities and Corrections. His
headquarters are In Chicago.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

Mrs. r. A. McCord and little son
of this city visited Mrs. Mccord's
brother near Laddonia last week,
Floyd Lewton.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

John W. Million of Hardin College
preached the baccalaureate sermon
for the graduating class of Laddonia
High School Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

Mrs. Alice Harrison, formerly a
resident of Galloway equity, will cell
citrate her Tooth birthday on May
2S at her home the home of her son,
Matthew Harrison, in Denver, Colo.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

G. F. Doeblin: 1 don't get to Mex
leo often, but was in Thursday and
brought a wagon load of wheat, A
bushels, which 1 sold at $140. Last
year wheat was discouragingly low
and 1 fed 800 bushels to hogs. That
would be costly feed at this time this
year,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
SOME VIEWS AND INTERVIEWS.
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l.. A. Shinn: l live in the north
east part of the good town of Van
dalia. l sometimes put it that 1 am
two houses from Curryville. Do you
get it?
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

G. w. Kennedy: I am a resident of
Vandalia. 1 was raised up with Sam
B. Cook. 1 had a debate once with
Sam in one of those old-time literary
societies and the judges gave me
the decision.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

First time I've been in Mexico
for five months" said Mrs. Fred
Clapper to the Message the other
day. my health was so couldn't
get here. Not as young as 1 used to
be but I have the courageous spirit
all right"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

Joe Mongler says the chinch bugs
are troubling the late wheat but the
early sown wheat is escaping the in
jury.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

Mrs. r. M. Painter of this city has
been entertaining her mother. Mrs.
Virginia Elzea, of Laddonia.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

j. A. Given has a small field of
wheat and chinch bugs are taking
the whole crop.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

Fred Naysmith, near Vandalia.
says the Mail, is wearing a crutch-
slipped off the roof of his house and
fell a little too far. What was Fred
doing out on that roof, anyway.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

1t seems to continue the fad to get
appendicitis and go to a hospital. We
are not afriad of the fad, but the,
ali. well. let It pass.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

Own your house. Don't always
be a renter; discomfort will always
be stalking you.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20
ceremonies.

There are two dogs to one kid in
the st. Louis East End and the police
think that it is one too many. The kid
however, think that is two too few.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

"Woe unto you when all men shall
speak well of you"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

The Hannibal Odd Fellows laid
the corner stone of their new$1, OOO,-
600 temple recently with imposing
ceremonies.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

Judge Lamb of the circuit court
bench in Charlton county probably
will be shorn, if not indeed led to
the slaughter, next time he enters a
campaign, if the tax-dodgers and
bootleggers have their way about
1t, He has been going after prom
inent members of both classes re-
Gently. He fined the king of the
bootleggers, a resident of Salisbury,
a total of SIS, 500. Some of the fines
have been suspended, but the "king"
dug up from the royal strong box
and turned over in cash more than
$1,000. Give us some officials like
Judge Lamb down in this section of
the State.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

Mrs. G. M. Merritt up at Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, is boasting that she
had hen that lived 29 years. In
her old days how many eggs did
that hen lay, that's the question that
rises in the mind of the utilitarian.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-05-20

First publication April 20. 1915.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-25
PINERo, 60 TODAY, SAYS WAR
 WILL INSPIRE ARTISTS.

Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, who ranks among the greatest of twentieth cen tury dramatists, was born in London sixty years ago today, his natal day being the same as that of Queen Vic toria. He began his stage connection as an actor, and at the age of nine teen was employed in minor roles at the Theatre Royal in Edinburgh, his weekly pay envelope at that period containing the munificent sum of five dollars. Pinero had previously studied law, at the insistence of his father, who was 8 member of the legal profession. but he had no liking for law books and. abandoned them at the first opportunity. He was twenty one when he first essayed the role of a dramatic author by writing a pIaylet, Two Hundred Pounds
 Year. which was produced at the Globe theatre in London, where young Pinero was then employed. He con tnued on the stage until 1881, when he definitely abandoned playing for writing. Since then some of the greatest dramatic successes of the EngIish-speaking stage have come from his pen. The honor of knight
 hood was conferred upon him in
 1909. M
 In an interview a few months ago
 Sir Arthur expressed the opinion that the war would prove an inspiration to artists of all kinds. ssI am firmly convinced" he said, esthat German
 cu1ture-aot the Prussian variety, of course-wiH be benefited through this war, and so will the equally inn
 portant culture of the rest of the l civilized world. The culture of the Germans for many years past has led | them nowhere because of the over wheIming military ambitions that
 have cIogged it's progress. Freed from
 these false gods, the Germans may
 eventually really find their place in
 the intellectual sun at east. I be- l ieve that the arts in general will
 emerge from the vicissitudes under l which they must suffer a temporary eclipse strengthened, purified, and
 reinspired- I think this vast war will 1 do great good to the arts of all the countries affected. We shall have less l eynicism, larger admiration and ap- preciation of what is sound and good l in life, a clearer, more direct vision of what life really is. Look at the inspiration of the American civil war
 upon poets, writers and painters. One
 might almost say that it created i American art as itlis today