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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-24
'Tersely Told Town Tales

Cash Store for Bargains-Ad'
Tuesday was Washington:
birthday.
w. G. Reynolds has received
another car load of Ford autos
M.C.R. Minstrels Friday even
ing at the opera house. See ad
Work in three degrees at the
100. F. meeting Saturday even
ing.
A son has been born to Her.
bert Curtis and wife of Hart.
vile.
Roy Stacy of Norwood is in
Jail at Hartyille on peace dis
turbance charge.
For Repairing of all Kinds see
SMALLEY--2d door north of
telephone Office. ADV.
The park now presents fine
appearance, a number Of our cit
izens having cleaned it up in good
shape.
Forget your troubles by at
tending the M. G. B. Minstrels
at the Opera House Friday night
ADV.
Mr.. Washburn of Mountain
Grove has succeeded Hugh Will
Jams as local manager for the
Standard Oil Co.
j. W. Roberts of the Roberts
Elder kanning Ko., has bought
the r, J. Freeman property and
will occupy the same.
Cont miss the Auction Sale
of Oil Paintings, Saturday 2;30
D m, first door west of postoffice
p given free. ADV.
Thomas Alternately of Hartville
is now assisting TarahTarbutton
on the Mansfield -Hartville mail
line, making one trip daily.
See Fred Dyer,Ava, Mo-, about
Repairing and Oiling your Har.
ness. Hand Made Harness a
Speciality. Give him call ADV
ShetsI W. l. Greer of Hart
vile went to Hoxie. Ark. last
week and brought back Bert
Hutsell who recently broke Jail.
BID. Shirley wife and nephew,
Kenneth Shirley, left for their
home at Morrison, Okla, after
visiting two weeks with their
parents.
LOST-Small purse contain
ing some money, ear screws and
other articles. Finder leave at
J.D. Reynold 5 Store and receive
reward. ADV.
Postmaster M. E. German has
bought the Hopper property of
AZ acres, near the C.P. church,
and will remodel the residence
which he will occupy.
DR.. F. B. Fuson, formerly of
Mansfield, has been elected pres
ident of Anti tuberculosis Socie-
ty of Greene county. organized
at Springfield last week.
R, E, Coday's address is or
dered changed from Turkey
Ford to Miami, Okla, where he
goes as general agent of the
Franklin Life Insurance Co.
LOST-Lady's watch, Is jewel
Waltham, hunting case. Was
lost Saturday, probably near
school house. Finder please leave
at this office-liberal reward, .-ad
The W, G, T. U. held a Willard
meeting Tuesday afternoon at
the J.D. Reynolds home. An in
teresting program was given and
refreshments were served. The
next meeting will be held with
Mrs. G. l. Beach March IA.
Ezra Dennis has moved his car.
penter shop from the building
occupied by W. T. Norcross'
store to the building formerly
occupied by Frank Scheuer-
mann's popcorn and peanut
stand.
The work of rebuilding the
telephone lines, destroyed in the
recent sleet storm, is practically
completed. Tha rural lines have
also been rebuilt, and we will
soon have our accustomed tele-
phone service, which has been
greatly missed,
Misses Grayce and Laura Shir
lev left Saturday for western
Kansas. Miss Grayce has a po
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-24
School Notes

We enjoyed our holiday Mon
day immensely.
For opening exercises in higf
school Friday morning we hat
an extended biography of Abra
ham Lincoln given by a number
of students.
Several students we're excused
Friday afternoon to attend the
closing exercises of the Poo
school.
Every member of both the Sc.
nior and junior classes was pres
ent Tuesday. These students
are in school nearly every day.
This is the week Of patriotic
songs and the high school pupils
are learning some very pretty
ones,
Mabel Hoover visited the Sey'
nour high school Monday. On
account of the illness of one of
their teachers the work. is some
what disturbed, but Mabel re-
ports some features that We hope
to put into practice here
Hulda Rippee enjoyed visit to
her old school at Flat Rock Mon
day.
The members of the agricul,
ture class are busy at work on
their reports On farmers bulle.
tins.
Flowers are getting to be num-
erous at school. Misses Osborn
and Ellis have each brought sew
eral very beautiful hyacinths this
week
Some of the high school boys
spent Monday exploring caves
and mines in the vicinity of Lead
Hill.
A company of Boy Scouts has
been organized with Horace Full
ington as scout master.
Patriotic programs were given
in Miss Gladdens and Miss Ell
lis's rooms Tuesday afternoon.
Lulu Carter and Blanche Moore
visited school tuesday afternoon
All pupils who had not been
tardy during the month ending
Feb. Is We're given quarter hol
iday Friday. Those WHO had been
tardy were sent to the assembly
room and left in the charge Of
Prof. Hylton, until he excused
them
Two of the senior girls are
wearing very pretty waists made
last week in the sewing class.
We are glad TO know Eudora
Barlow is getting along so well
in the Springfield high school.
Mrs. West visited in Miss
Gladden's room Tuesday to hear
the Washington's birthday pro-
gram
At assembly Tuesday morning
Prof. Hylton urged the pupils to
begin at once the preparation for
the close of the term.
The editors of the Mirror gave
to our library lately several cop
les of farm magazines and a few
recent numbers Of the World S
Work
We are greatly indebted to W..
B. Hitchcock for a large book of
pictures of live stock of all kinds;
to the w. G n. U. for beautiful
copy of The Life of Frances E..
Willard, and to Earl Cauble for
some valuable reference books in
history
Miss Osborn spent the vaca-
ton with her folks in Springfield
Miss GLADDEN. visited in Cabool
and Houston; Miss Ellis went to
HartviIle Monday; Miss Gaskill
enjoyed a trip to the old farm
home, and Miss Hoover inspected
the Seymour school Monday.
Prof. Hylton was the only mem
Der of the faculty in town all day
Monday.
The pupils IN tne lnterlnealdIe
grades have organized a literary
society.
Miss Hoover's pupils went into
Miss Gaskill's room Tuesday aft
er recess to hear the Washing
toms birthday program.
The basketball game between
our team and the boys from High
Point was pretty lively one and
resulted in a victory fer the M
Fl. S.--16 to 6
n I,., r,nnniunT
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-24
Personal Paragraphs

oi1IOId.
N. j. Craig was in Springfield
this week.
Mrs. w. E White visited in
Ava Friday.
W. ] Tripp's have returned to
Waldron, Kas.
Mrs. James Coday was in Nor
wood this week.
U. E. Smalley was in Mountain
Grove this week.
Mrs. ]. E. Freeman has re
turned from Sedalia.
H. G. Tarbutton was a Cedar
Gap visitor last week.
Ira M.Davis visited home folks
at Ava during the week.
W, G. McCanse left Tuesday
for Springfield to reside.
Mrs. N. N. Nichols of Kansas
City has been visiting here.
J. E. Elder left for his home at
Redfield, Kans., yesterday.
Miss Barnes of Norwood is
staying at Col. L.O. Neider's.
E.G. Purtle and A. M. Curtis of
Hartville were here Tuesday.
W.T.Norcross was in Norwood
Thursday afternoon and today.
Mrs. J.H. Martin of Ava is Wis
iting in the home of j. A. Hylton.
Hon. H. S. Wilson of Ava was
here Monday enroute to ST. Lou
is.
Mrs. Dixon's brother and his
son of Kansas have been visiting
here.
Ernest Coday and family of
Bransom are visiting home folks
here.
Mrs. j. G. Carter and Ira Nc.
Critic were Macomb visitors last
week.
Mrs. B.F'. Stone and daughter
Jessie Burl, of Joplin, are visit
ing here.
]. D. Reynolds and wife are
spending few weeks at Hot
Springs, Ark,
Ira Hickox of Hooker, Okla,
was here last week looking after
his farm near here.
Help the Band. 1t is worthy
of your support-at the Opera
House, Feb. 25.--Adv.
Freda and Condo Evans of
Marshfeld visited at the Jake
Hoover home last week,
Timothy Elliott of Sweden has
been here pruning the trees in
G. S, Burney's orchard.
John Shook of Marshtield has
been visiting at the home of his
sister, Mrs. D. S. Cantrell.
City Marshal Roe Strong was
in Springfield this week, assist
ing the Springfield Traction Co,
Postmaster M. f, German and
wife, Mrs. H,C. Vinton and R. f.
Riley autoed to Hartville Tues
day.
Mrs. Mick of Ef1ingham, Kan,
has been visiting at the home of
her daughter, Mrs, W. G. Rey
nolds.
Rev. Joseph Davis went to
Norwood today to conduct the
funeral of a lady who died in Og.
den, Utah.
G. Dawes and L. H. Petit of
Ava we're here Monday enroute
to Springfield to bring home the
formers new Studebaker car.
Mrs. Cd. Moriss and son, Bur
ney Dent, of Springfield, have
been visiting at the home of her
parents, G.. S. Burney and wife,
Mrs. James Coday was in
Springfield last week to buy
spring millinery. She will also
be in the wholesale markets next
week.
S. W. Brown was here this
week. He has just completed
teaching a term of school near
Mountain Grove and was enroute
to Ava.
Will Starne and family have
arrived here from Los Angeles,
Cal, and will occupy a part of
the farm of his father. r. w.
Starnp
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-24
Mirrorettes

poSLOllCe.-huF.
The Mansfield Mirror enters
upon its Sth year today.
Don't forget Friday, Feb. q
at the Opera Houss ADV
The Marshfield High Schoo
building burned Friday night.
See the Minstrels at the Opera
House Friday night, Feb 25.--Ad
Gov. Major has paroled Mike
McCarty, Wright county slay'
er.
Spring millinery to suit every
taste at Mrs. James Coday's --
ADV.
Rev. Joseph Davis preached at
the Candle church near Norwood
Sunday
Watch for the date of Mrs
James Coday's S millinery open
ing ADV.
Mrs. G. W. Allison of Ava was
here this week enroute to Iowa
to reside.
Fresh Fish Friday and Satur
day,-R. Otto, at Nc Hensley's
store. ADV.
The Hartvlle band boys gave a
box supper at the court house
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. ia. Hylton and Paul were
in Springfield consulting with
DR.. Coffelt Saturday.
Admission 25c; reserved seats,
35c; children, 15c, at the Opera
House, Feb. 25.-Adv.
Mrs. S. A. Reed of Springfield
is visiting her daughter, Mrs,
R. N. Farren, and family.
Go to J. d. Reynolds to buy
your spring shoes, as he handles
the best at all times. adv
E. J. Hershiser of Min. Grove,
has sued the Burlington Rail
road for 100000 damages. 49,
For Tin work and Repairing of
all kind see SMALLEY-2d door
north of telephone office. ADV,
Seats on Sale for the M. G. B.
Minstrels at Fuson's Drug Store
-15c-25c- 35c-Adv.
Go to J. D. Reynolds and see
the new tailored spring suits
they are fine, at bottom prices-ad
Sundays Springfield Republi-
can contained pictures of DR.. F.
H. Riley's famous dog, Beauty.
For Ridge Roll Gutter and
Down Spouting see SMALLEY.
I'd door north telephone Office
ADV.
G. G. Schafer of Springfield
was here last week in the inter-
ests of the Mountain Grove
Creamery.
See the fine Paintings, first
door west of postoftice. Artist
now Painting-for a few days
only.-Adv.
J.F, Allen, Bert Ellis and F. f,
Adams of Hartville were here
this week enroute home from
Springfield.
For Ventilating FIues, Well
Casing and Roof Caps see Small
LEY -2d door north of telephone
office, :, ADV.
Correct styles and right prices
at Mrs, James Codav s millinery
stcle. Watch for date vi spring
opening ADV.
How does Brother Lowshoes
decide to commit suicide? Come
to the Opera House Friday, night
and see, ADJ.
]. E. Craig, who recently
bought the Henry Dennis prop
erty, is having the house thor
oughly repaired.
Still plenty of Bargains il all
departments at the Cash Mer-
camille Co., the most of the best
for the least,-Ady.
MissGranthan, an experienced
trimmer from Springfield, will
be in Mrs. James Coday's milli'
merry store this year
FOR SALE--21a or 3 acres OF
land south of Rev. Joseph Davis >
price, SIS per acre. w, o. WILL
LIAMS, Mansfield, Mo.-Adv.
w. R. Shirley and wife, two o1
our very best citizens, appropri
ately celebrated their COLDER
wedding anniversary Feb. II
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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-24

James Cameron, aged 2years,
died Tuesday at his home on the
Frank Scheuermann place; inter.
ment at / p. IN. today it Douglas
county. He is survived by wife
an seven children. The COM
munity spmpathizes with the be-
reaved family.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-29
Handsome Estates Byn Maw Rosemon Armore and HaVerrd
Borered by Dreay Abodes Whose Dweers Suffer for Lfes
Necessares MLiss Learns in Talk With Social
Secretary of Federation

told me, "and although the rich people are
excessively generous and wonderfully sym
pathetic when they hear OF the misery and
suffering In their midst they seldom near
OF II.
"Thcy respond readily and munncently'
however, when needy cases come TO ther
attention, as was demonstrated last Christ
mas. when one poor family received seven
Christmas baskcts Others went without
a Christmas dinner"
At this moment lIghthaired little boy
entered the dlspensary. He looked wan. but
happy.
THAT little boy" Miss Scott said. "and
his entire family were found in starved
condition The father had fallen over in
the street and was taken up for being
drunk. In reality. he had caved In from
lack OF food. The youngsters digestive or
gans were so ruined from constant hunger
that he had to be operated on. He's getting
better now.
I'm Delaware County" Miss Scott con-
tinued "any old kind of house can be
erected. No matter how insanitary 1t ls.
we cannot have II condemned unless we can
prove It n nuisance. The consequences Is
that many families are living under ntol'
erable condItlons-conditions that city tene'
ments scarcely parallel"
The wealthy woman, to whom trip to
town is merely n matter Of ten or fifteen
minutes made In n luxurious limousine can
hardly be brought to realize that there arc
people living in her neiEhborhood who have
not the price OF carfare to Philadelphia and
In whose sordd lives journey TO Phla-
delphia-for II assumes the proportions OF
a journey--ls something to he long re-
membered.
"The other day." Miss Scott told me
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-29
REINHARDT ENTERS
PHOTOPLAY LISTS
German Producer Completes
Five-Reel Features, Which
Will Be Vivid
By the Photoplay Editor

Slowly but undeniabiy the movies are -.
sorbing the richest talents OF the leEitLma4s
theater. Bernhardt, Rejane, Sir Herbeft
Tree, Sothern--these are only few NAMES
Of celebrated actors who have uha sypes
writer refuses to print It otherwlse) "aHe.
cumbed to the lure OF the films" Now the
directors are tending screenwszd. Tbs
latest is the celebrated Max Reinhardt, the
German producer. whose spectacles abroHa
have given him as much irnportance IN most
Phlladelphans eyes as though no had been
represented In this city by many. instead
OF one, production. That was the unfer-
Eetable "Sumurun." at the Lyric some years
ago. and later condensed for vaudeville BY
Gertrude Hoffman,.
Herr Reinhardt Is said to have completed
six five.reel features and one in three reela
Renie GARNER, whoever she may be, is the
star. Three Of the scripts for the longer
films were written by DR.. Won Muller.
author OF THE Miracle" What the stories
and their enactments deal with has not
been disclosed.
The tour of Bernhardt In this country has
resulted in big demand by exhibitors fof
prints OF Jeanne Dore," with which The
Bluebird program introduced itself last
January. She was acting this tragedy at
her own theater in Paris when an1putation
of one of her legs became necessary. The
negatives are still in Europe. and Biuebird
Is trying to get them through the lines
Most of the old prints are still In good con-
dltion. however. and are being snapped
up by the showmen.
The following features are shown In the
EVENING LEDGER Universal Animated
Weekly, released today:
LONDON IN WAR TrMD-.-women sell aaxu
TrSfairar sauRre. London England.
ABOARD GERAlANY's wARsHIps-Cioss
glinpses OF German battle cruisers. somewhsrs
"'SF MusTERINa sfTnsIS OUT MrLrTLAMEN--Firs ms.
nois Cavalry quilt Federal SERVES, after patrel
wGsT cfrT 3" SGfdsF aREETs IS soIDiER BoYs-ofnoaI
welcome Second Brigade back from Mexican line
SUR TURKEY i'' OR rLrvvER. wHIcH7-Pries Il
your holiday bird almost as high as autos and
SRAcING FOR FOR VANbERBILr cuP--Darlnr
drivers make dizsy speed In battle toT Blue
Ribbon OF auto racing. santa Monica. Cal
EXPLOSION KILLS FouR-Diver starts e
raise tug sunk by boiler blast. dresnpcint
TsAVING NRgRaiLRoAD TARE-conHrsssma
Bleakley flies 1856 miles to Washington to look
after Goyernment business phiiadeiphla, Pa
York's Governor visits Mexican border to see
state troops. McAllen, Tex.
CADETS PLAY FooTBALIy-Brilliant crowd
turns out TO SEQ annual thrilling Army-Navy
S"sSo No FUN IN yF FwffNfER-pre,ty girls in airy
drapery cavort gracefully In classic dances.
Washington University. st, Louis. Mo.
THOUSANDS SEE PIGSKIN wARRIoRS--
Great battle between Yale and Harvard oheernd
THEY CATCH NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
speed craft like these will protect our shores
CARTOONS NY ny MAYER. csricaturist.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-29
By M'LIss

nNEHALF OF the Main Line doesn't
" know how She other half lives Pow.
erty as dire as ever existed in the congested
districts of a big city fourishes within n
stones throw of tho handsome estates at
Bryn Mawr, Rosemont, Ardmore and Hav-
erford. Every township has its white
chapel. Ardmore has it's Muggins Glory:
Wayne its Stumptown. Haverford its Kill
kenny In these squalid districts people
starve and are workless while all around
them others cudded in the lap OF luxury
lead their bissfully opulent lives in serene
ignorance of the conditions which exist
and which they themselves in n measure,
create.
No. this isn't n socialists wall It's coll
lection of facts cleaned from a report by
and a talk with most interesting young
woman whose business II Is to investigate
est suburban district.
Miss Mildred Scott. an efficient Smith
College graduate, is the social service sec
retary Of the Federation of Churches of
the Main Line. Her territory extends from
the citys limits TO Vilanova. In her re-
port, issued recently, she called on the Main
Line residents to open their eyes to the fact
that charity begins at home.
When | went out TO interview her found
her at her desk In the dlspensary of the
Bryn Mawr Hospital-she has charge OF
the social service work there also--sur.
rounded by the halt the lame, the blind
and the underfed Of a community In which
one would have every reason to believe all
TO be happy and well nourished. Even tho
garbage cans are we'll fed in the Main Line
district.
This is community of contrasts" she
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-29
HOW TO SOLVE THE
SUPERFLUOUS HAIR PROBLEM
BY LUCREztA BoRI
Prime Donna Of the Metropolitan opera Company

moved the denuded surface should be gently
washed with warm water and cold cream
or with bland oil applied to prevent lrri-
tation.
Another dcpilatory IL composed Of two
parts Of sulphura,e Of calcium and one part
auickilme The ingredients are powdered
separately, thoroughly mingled and kept
dry In a tightly corked bottle When ap-
piled they are made into paste with warm
water and spread over the growth. and re-
moved when a smartlne sensation Is felt.
Scrape the paste on with blunt knife and
wash the skin with warm water. Then
apply zinc ointment or sweet almond oil
\ third depilatory contains:
Carbonate Of soda .....,......,.. y ounce
Lard ,.ss,.s '.ss,'ss.s.'.ss,ss ounces
They are made into paste and applied
as directed.
Peroxide and ammonia, while they act
slowly, sometimes give excellent results,
This mixture bieaches the hairs and rem
ders them less conspicuous. In many In
stances II dries the nourlshment OF the hairs
and kills the roots entirely. The right pro-
portion is ak parts Of peroxide TO one of
ammonia. Wet the surface with the lotion
frequently, but see that the skin is not
injured by becoming overdry
(CopyriEht.D
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-29
AVOID LONG CONTACT

This dcpIlatory should be removed, as
in every case of deplatory, when the
burning sensation is first felt. Too long
contact with tho skin should be avoided.
Immediately after the hair has been re-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-29

earnestly, II took an old woman in to
Philadelphia for her first visit ,no was
a grandmother. yet in all her life she had
never had the opportunity OF nor the money
to see the big city"
To relieve the distress Of the poor OF the
Main Line, Miss Scott pointed out, there
is not so much need of an enlarged gen.
erosIty as OF greater cooperation.
There is too much rivalry between the
townships. Industrial Ardmore is jealous
of educational Bryn nfawr and vice versa
Persons living on one side OF the railroad
track look up or down. the case may be.
on those living on the other side. More and
more persons each year are trusting their
charity work to the Church Federation, but
the ideal condition will not prevail until
sectional jenlousies are wiped out"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-29

been found satisfac'
tory.
In answer TO her
question; rs there
anything that will re-
move the hair perma.
uently?" I am forced
TO answer; Nothing
but the electric needle
All other remedies Of
fer but temporary re-
lief from the unslghtly
blemlsh.
From the beginning
OF time. probably there
have been external APP
..NUs..Nt..s. 100 Tho Faa
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-29
Speed, Endurance, Responsiveness

Here, in the 1917 STANDARD Eight"
you find that mighty Drawn, that
structural soundness and vigor which
on the football field makes the ALL
America Star.
Here is that instantaneous responsive
ness to every signal-a half-back's
responsiveness duplicated in perfect
machinery. Here is that speed which
breaks through the closest field and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-29
Pimento Potatoes

To two cups hot diced potatoes add two
tablespoons butter, one-third cup rich milk
and one-half teaspoon salt. Beat three min
utes. add one and one-half canned pimentos,
forced through a strainer, and continue the
beating until tho mixture is blended, Pile
in n buttercd baking dish and make four
cavities, In each cavity break raw egg
and bake until eggs are set.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-29
POOR YE HAVE WITH YE ALWAYS; EVEN I
MAIN LINE HAS IT'S HAPLESS POPULATIONN

CUPERFLuoUs hair is a blenish that is
- more annoying to those afflicted with It
than any other three blemishes combined.
An appeal from reader prompts me to
publ,sh the different dcpilatories that have