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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-12-29
M. Horton Resigns as Express
AGENT

mr. Jas G. Hart0t. about two
weeks ago. sert i7 his resignation as
rgant for the Southern Express Go. AZ
Macon. the resignation taking effect
today, Friday, December Goth. he
#HI be succeeded by Mr. + b. Broome,
who has been cashier Of the Columbus
office for several years.
Mr.. Horton came to Macon seven
teen years ago, taking charge Of the
express office here in January 1893.
Though the population Of Macon has
grown very little, if any, in that time.
the business Of the express Office has
trcbled due, in a large measure, TO
@r. Horizons capability and good .bus-
mess management. and the fact that
he recognized his duty both to ex-
press company and to the public.
The business Of the office has not
only grown, but the manner in which
the work has to be dispatched now IN
der the workings Of the interstate and
state laws, and especially the prohibition
law, has made it many times more la
borious, and three men can not do the
work no as easily as n did it ten
years ago.
The business Of the office has proba
bly, double / in the past year. The eS
press on dairy products that were pre-
paid at this Office for the past L
months amounted to nearly So, 400,
The cause of Mr.: Horizons resigna-
ton is the growth Of the automobile
business. AS is well known, he ha.
been agent for the popular Ford ca
for several years, and 1917 will see big
developments in that business here, as
trucks, tractors and all auto accesso-
ries will be added.
Mr.. Horton has purchased from Mr..
Boyd the law Office Of Mr.. |. l.. Dor
rob and will add that building to hi
garage He will also extend the build
ing in the rear.
The patrons of the Office will b
pleased to know that Mr.. Ed. Bass
who has been with the company for q
lumber Of years and who is capable.
attentive to business and natural
agreeable and courteous to all, will re-
main under the new management-for
awhile at least. Mr.. Fred Short and
Jac permanent fixture, Spencer Fow-
or, who cut his first teeth while driy-
ing the first wagon, will be found or
he lob.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-12-29
FOR LOAN

Five thousand dollars at 6 per cent
interest, on improved observation-disclosures,
Applicant to pay expense of loan. Sc
curity must be gilt edge. Actual valne
OF lands must be twice amount of loan
Apply to A T DFNfTT" il'
Dec. 10, 1916.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-12-29

Inc trouh-e WIN undcrsea war Is
that it is not on the level.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-12-29
LIST OF LETTERS

List of letters remaining in the post
Office at Macon, Miss, for the week
ending. Dec. 2Sth, 1916:
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-12-29

2. L. Heinrich says to get your tops.
dolls. etc, before the stock is picked
over.
Tanlac is well advertised, but adver-
Using alone could not have produced
Tanlac's popularity. 1t had to have
merit.
Busy housewives can purchase
threaded machine bobbins at A. Klaus
& Co. s.
Mammoth Bronze Turkeys for sale.
See w. 7. Connor.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-12-29

Break you cold or lagrippe with a
few doses of 666.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-12-29
Hnnle Economics

County Superintendent
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-03
THE COUNTRY.

] like to 90 into the Country
Away from the city's noise,
And meet the people who live out there
The people who breathe the country air
The and of courage rare,
And their little girls and boys
l like to go out in the country
Where the fearless people dwell,
The clear-eyed who my hand will shake
With grip that makes my hand ache
And look that carries mistake
OF welcome warm well.
And what shall say Of the women
Who live in the country, too?
Brave they are, who know fear,
Who steadily face, from year to year
Whatever Of hardship that may appear,
And to them great praise is due
IT'S the who have made the country;
But where would they be today
If the hadn't have done their part
And helped them along with hand and heart
From the time when first they made their start
And stayed with them all the way?
And the little Of the country
The generation to be-
Clean-limbed and wholesome, willing and strong,
They will take up their work with a merry song,
Loving the country where they belong,
And proud of their pedigree
Presley Praxton
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-03

The government may investigate,
but government investigation hasn't
anything on the seyen-year itch when
| it comes to being slow. Newspaper
publishers face but two alternatives:
Either raise subscription and adver-
Using rates or reduce the size of the
paper. The Index has decided to
adopt the latter plan Plate matter
will be entirely eliminated and the
number Of pages printed each week
will be regulated by the amount of
advertising carried. This does not
mean that the splendid news service
Of The Index will be curtailed par
ticle, hut that the type matter will
be SET closer together. So If The
Index comes to you with six pages,
or even four pages, you will know
the reason and will consider the ser
ious situation with which this paper,
and all others, is confronted After
all, the size Of the sheet, or the num-
Der Of pages, cuts small figure so
ong as there is no curtailment Of the
iews service. It is only question
# time when every other paper in the
ountry will be compelled to adopt
me of the alternatives mentioned
bove
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-03

CURRENT COMMENTS.

After the Land Bank act, the most
important constructive legislation by
the present Congress is undoubtedly
the good roads act which has now
received the Presidents signature and
become law. What this law does, in
a word, is TO share with every state
the cost Of road construction, up to
the limit for the joint investment of
$50 millions in the next five years,
provided the federal authorities
shall supervise and plan the work.
While it is not hoped to have uni
form roads in the United States, it is
the intention not to accept shiftless
work TO enable localities to get hold
of Uncle Sans Is millions a year
Not more than $4,000 may be ex-
pended on a mile Of road, not more
than $4,000 by the federal govern
ment. Under this act the average
road constructed will cost under 49,
900, rather than $4,000, a mile, so
that if the opportunity is accepted by
the states no less than 10000 miles Of |
good roads can be constructed in the
next FIVE years. With such a start !
good road building would be on its
way, and the much lauded old Romans
would have nothing on US, at least,
as road builders.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-03

This week the Republican has re-
ceived a number Of copies Of circu-
lar from the d. w. Davis Club Of
American Falls which are being cir
culated in behalf of the candidacy of
ID. w. Davis for the Republican nom
nation for governor In this circular
the plan Of Mr.. Davis for convert
ing the resources Of the state into
active, earning securities is dealt
with at length, and to any voter who
will give this circular a careful peru
sal the Davis Plan" will be made
plain and it will prove beyond a
doubt that Idaho can, in number
of years, become an absolutely tax
less state. There is one thing in
connection with this plan that is not
generally understood, and that is
while it will require quite long
time to acquire revenue great enough |
to meet all the expense Of govern |
ment, it affords a measure Of relief |
nc N'fN III oN ltcA ~ - III 'l'Ni"
ion, and the burden of taxation can
De lightened with each succeeding
fear until taxes can be done away
With entirely. Mr. Davis is the
irst man who has ever gone before
he voters of Idaho advocating any
hing in the nature Of constructive
egislation during the writer's time
nd he is entitled to a hearing. We
ope the voters of Idaho will take
he time to study a little on the
Davis Plan when they get hold
one of these circulars. Then if
hey do not think the plan feast
lie one they can cast their vote for
ome other candidate with the salts
action of knowing why they are
gainst Mr.. Davis as candidate for
Mountain Home RepuDli-
IN.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-03

The primary ballot this year will
be a big one. 1t will contain dozens
Of names. Many Of them will be I'M
familiar to the people Of Gem Coun-
ty. They will vote for people they
know nothing about They will act
unintelligently through no fault Of
theirs They will take chances that
the best man will win the nomination
1t is possible the candidates for gov
ernor may all visit Emmett and other
portions Of the county, thus giving
the voters an opportunity to get ac-
quainted with them and size them up.
1t will not be difficult to find out as
to the best fitted for justice of the
supreme court. Few voters will take
the time or have the opportunity TO
gain information as to the other can
didatcs for state officers. The pro-
cess Of nominating in September and
Of electing in November is mechani
cal to large extent due TO our pri-
mary law. 1t is no wonder the selec
ton Of competent men for Office is so
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-03


Do you suppose the time ever Will
come when all men and women are
sincere and will say to one another
exactly what they think? And do
YOU suppose the world really would
he any happier in such timer
Would the old man whose days are
nearly spent be any happier if he
knew precisely what the younger folk
think about him? Would the young
woman walking in pride on the street
or lolling in her automobile be hap
pier if she could read the thoughts OF
those she meets? Would the callers
be happier if they knew what was
said about them when they left--it,
instead Of a kiss and "Come again,
dear there was blow and Il hope
YOU will never come AGAIN. Would
the people themselves who look an
admiration they do not feel and
speak compliments they do not mean
be any happier if all were known?
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-03
Liver Trouble

81 am bothered with liver trouble
about twice year." writes Joe Ding
man, Webster City, Iowa. 81 have
pains in my side and back and an aw-
full soreness in my stomach. heard
of Chamberlain's Tablets and tried
them. By the time l had used half
a bottle of them | was feeling fine
and had no signs of pain" Obtain
able everywhere.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-03

If party success in November is a
thing worth while TO any voter the
time for him to take thought for it
is al the primary election. He will
take care to post himself as to the
best men on his party ticket and vote
for their nomination. If that is not
done. the independent voter-of whom
there are enough to turn the balance
will be given a bid to use his
scratching pencil. The party that
will profit most from these indepen-
dent voters will be the one that of
fers the best material to select from.
There are 30 days in which the voter
has an opportunity to inform himself
and decide upon the best candidates
for his ticket.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-03

fork in the road about a mile from
the hotel and rode back to inquire
which way he should go to reach a
certain town. 81 don't keer which
way you 90. You paid yer bill, so
you can take any road you darn
please"
do angels eat?" queries an an
Xious reader In the interests of
science we followed one around the
other day. All we saw her eat was
six chocolate nut sundaes, half a
cake, the remains of several boxes of
candy left over from the night be-
fore, about a gallon of punch, some
more ice cream and another box of
chocolates, and three cold potatoes
and some cold gravy just before 60
ing to bed. We are ready to swear
this is all this angel ate between 8
O'Clock in the morning and 1920 o.
clock in the evening, excepting, of
course, her regular meals. Angels
do eat, oh sad-eyed one, but they
have puny appetites.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-03
Tales of the Town

My Rosery.
Five mournful bushes in a bed;
Only one bud on each | see,
Although count them eagerly each
My rosery.
| wait, but still no blossoms come,
a dark fear penetrates my mind;
quickly opon one small bud, and
there
A worm findl
My neighbours roses scent the air;
And, though her gain is not my loss
To see her bushes loaded down with
bloom
Makes me quite crossl
IL does,
1t makes me cross.
An Emmett woman's motto is
"Work like Helen b. Happy"
4
Did you ever hear of anyone going
to sleep at Sunday ball game?
A janitor who is afraid of a spit
toon is not a success in his profess
sion
There are million ways to keep
cool these summer days, but none of
them works.
Brief but important item in an ex-
change: "Your bowels should move
at least once every day
Emmett's swimming holes have
this advantage among others: There
are no sharks in them.
The Chicago young man who kiss
ed a girl was particularly lucky in
that he got only thirty days for it
Lots of men get life.
The people seem to be divided into
two classes, those who laugh from
their forcheads up, and those who
laugh from their stomachs down.
=
4 suggestion from a layman: An
hymn for the perspir-
ing congregation to sing would be
From Greenlands ley Mountains
4 =
Tommy" said the teacher, 'can
you tell me what the son of king is
"Yes. ma'am,' replied the
little fellow. "He is called the jack.
The word Hardship is subject to !
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-03

Loving the country
And proud of their
numerous definitions. Being out OF
tobacco and unable to replenish his
supply is the average mans notion of
it.
Candidate for President Hanly, on
the Prohibition ticket, has this adj
vantage at the start: He already
knows what states he is not going to
carry.
The Irish are always getting the
worst of it. Now some "geeser"
claims to have investigated and dis
covered that Obregon, Mexican gen
eral is a descendant of an Irishman
named O'Brien.
A very unobserving and absent
physician was called upon by
a downtrodden country editor. With
out looking up to see who it was, the
physician advised him to eat less and
take more exercise.
The girl he left behind him is not
worried because he is down on the
border. Thanks to this age of travel,
she has seen beautiful Mexican SEN
1ritas a plenty in box cars alongside
-he railroad TRACKS, and she knows
le'll be true.
There are various ways of ending
he war; If the task of driving the
Germans out of France were up to us
We should set the Scotch to playing
heir bagpipes The machine gun, the
-as bomb and the hand grenade all
ave their place in warfare, but the
,agpipe is the most deadly weapon.
Fate certainly is fiddler. At a
ecent distribution of prizes by lot
n neighboring town woman drew
ticket emitting her to four free
aths at a local barber shop and a
arefooted boy drew bottle of shoe
olish
Another popular understanding has
cen exploded by an Emmett boy who
now watching on the Rio Grande.
4 recent letter home he said:
The report that it is 100 in the shade
/ Nogales is lie. There isn't
ny shade"
Old Bill Misgivens says he read in !
paper that it is so hot in Iowa that
few days ago the sun popped
ack of popcorn and the white stuff
wv all over a 40-acre field. A COW
w the result, thought it was snow B
I'd lay down and froze to death
A man burst into a drug store the
her day and shouted, 81 bought a
mes worth of quinine Of you this
orning, and after had taken it
found out it was morphine" "Well,
ELL" replied the druggist, 'in that 4
Sc you owe me fifteen cents more" l
A woman raised the household one
yht last week with cry that some
e was stealing the family motor
r, insisting that she heard the en- 1
lc running. Investigation proved
At it was father snoring out on the
elk porch. 4
Mister, couple of big kids are
aling your little boy, down at the
cry barn." said a boy to Old Bill \
sgivens who was in town shopping I
other day. Jaw, well, I'll sa'nter
,und after awhile and see how he's
ming on" was tine reply. "And
nan lust throwed rock at one of
lr houdns--." did har2 I'll /
ID to him, right nowl Wbur can
borrow "A gun at?" 4
4 naughty stranger who was ira
ing thruaArkansas, became peeved
the hotel keepers efforts to be
endly and when the host asked
ere he was going he replied cts
lie of your business where / am go
!, so long as | pay my bill" When
resumed his journey he came to a
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-03

Newspapers generally have assum-
ed that the public was not Interested
IN their business arrangements. But
an unprecedented situation has aris-
en- and it effects not only every news
paper, big and little, but the public
IN general. The condition Of the pa
per market is the most serious thing
that has confronted newspapers in
years. A year ago The Index paid
ssl5 per 100 pounds for its print
paper in ton lots. Last week the
best price we could obtain was $3.50,
and the jobbing houses will not guar
antee this price from day to day.
Publishers generally believe COM
bine of manufacturers is the real
cause Of such high prices and manu-
facturers are charging il to the war.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-03

A naughty stranger who was ira
yelling thruaArkansas, became peeved
at the hotel keepers efforts to be
friendly aud when the host asked
where he was going he replied cts
none of your business where ! am go
ing, so long as | pay my BILL When
he resumed his journey he came to a
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-03

Tommy" said the teacher, "can
you tell me what the son of king is
called?" "Yes, ma'am,' replied the
little fellow "He is called the jack"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-03

The word hardship is subject to
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-03

4 suggestion from layman: An
appropriate hymn for the perspir-
ing congregation to sing would be
Prom Greenlands ley Mountains"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-03

mister, a couple of big kids are
whaling your little boy, down at the
livery barn." said boy to Old Bill
Misgivens who was in town shopping
the other day. Jaw, well, I'll sa'nter
around after awhile and see how he's
coming on" was tine reply "And
man Just throwed rock at one OF
your houdns--" did har2 I'll
tend TO him, right now! Wbur can
| borrow "A gun at"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-03

The people seem to be divided into
two classes, those who laugh from
their foreheads up, and those who
laugh from their stomachs down.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-08-03
Lyceum Course Here

Mansfield is to have a lyceum
course, the Parent Teacher Asso,
citation having contracted with
the Community Lyceum Bureau
for such a course The bureau
furnishes five numbers as fol
lows: Cheney Concert Company,
Maynard Lee Daggy, Joel W.
Eastman, Emma D. Randell and
NJ. G. Hutchinson. There will
also be in the course two enter,
taiuments in addition to the
above, furnished by the Mans.
field public school children. The
course is highly recommended
as to quality and variety, and the
Parent Teacher Association is to
be commended for their enter.
prise in securing the course. 1t
is hoped the patronage will be
liberal and Justify the association
in their belief that Mansfield and
vicinity will support a course of
this nature.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-08-03
Wayside Gleanings

Sunday school at the Macomb
Methodist church every Sunday.
1t is warm and dry.
Several wells in this neighbor-
hood are dry and some people
are digging wells.
Albert Schafer left for Tarkio
Thursday night.
Mr.. Nelson and son Harry re.
turned from Kansas last week,
where they have been working.
Earnie Williams has gone to
North Missouri to work.
MIR. Nath Graves and family
have returned from California
where they went last spring.
Mr.. Brake of Macomb has
been remodeling his house.
The Ladies' Aid served lunch
in Macomb election day.
Rev. F. B. Longnecker of
Mountain Grove preached at the
M. E. church Sunday morning
and evening.
SOMEBODY ELSE.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-08-03
When You Have a Cold

Give it attention, avoid expo
sure, be regular and careful of
your diet, also CON mence taking
DR.. Kings New Discovery. 1t
contains Pine. Tar, An,isep,ic Oils
and Balsams. Is slightly ,axa.
tive. DR.. Kings New Discovery
eases your cough, soothes your
throat and bronchial tubes,
checks your cold, starts 10 clear
your head. In q short time you
know your cold is better. Its the
standard family cough syrup in
use over 40 years. Get a bottle
at once. Keep it in the house as
q cold insurance. Sold at you,
druggist.-Adv,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-08-03
Rembert

Preaching at Pleasant Hill eve
ry first Saturday night, Sunday
and Sunday night. Rev. M. B.
Cliff, pastor. Sunday school ev.
cry Sunday at 10 a. m.
Mrs. James Rippee and son,
Lawson, of Seymour spent the
latter part of last week visiting
her parents, Ruben Young and
wife.
John Benton of St. George
visited Curb Hake's Friday night
School will begin at Pleasant
Hill August z, with Arthur Will.
liams as teacher.
Elihu Coday and wife are
spending a few days near St.
George visiting relatives.
Sam Belt and son Eddie of Viii.
lard called at E. B. Coday's Sat.
urday night.
Almost everybody is through
threshing wheat.
CRAZY MADGE.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-08-03
Trustees Sale

Whereas, G. W. Miller and Mary L.
Miller, husband and wife, by their GER
tain deed of trust, dated the 4th day OF
November, A. D. 1913, and recorded in
the recorders Office OF Wright County,
State of Missouri, in Deadlock 80, at
Page 3l6, conveyed to the undersigned
trustee all their right, title, interest and
estate in and to the following described
real estate, situate in the County OF
Wright and State Of Missouri, to.wit:
The east half of the southwest quarter
and the southwest quarter of the south.
west quarter Of section twenty-thee (23)
and the north half of the northwest
quarter Of section twenty-six (26) in
township twenty-eight u.s. range fifteen
(15,) which said conveyance was made
to secure the payment Of one certain
promissory note in said deed described,
and, whereas by the terms expressed in
said deed Of trust, said note has now
become due and payable and remains
unpaid, now, therefore, at the request
of the legal holder Of said note, l will
proceed to sell the above described real
estate at the court house door in the
City OF Hartvllle, in the County Of
Wright, and State of Missouri, to the
bidder, for cash, at public Rauc-
ton, on Monday, the 4th day Of septein-
Der, A. D 1915, betweeasthe hours Of nine
O'Clock in the forenoon and five o'clock
in the afternoon OF that day, to satisfy
said note, together with the costs of this
proceeding. CIV. FREEMAN, Trustee.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-08-03
Mansfield to Have Stock
Show.

The Mountain Grove Herald
says:
Finding that sentiment was in
favor Of the stock show, Mans
field business men have decided
to hold the usual agricultural
and stock show in that city, Oct.
5,67. Officers we're selected and
committees appointed at a meet.
ing last week.
Mansfield has always held a
successful fair each year. and
the people of that city and the
farmers in that city are working
to make the 1916 show the best
yet.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-08-03
Cocoanut Grove

Armour Parker and wife lef,
for Gassville, Ark, Sunday tt
visit her parents a few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hosea Stout,
Thos. Young. wife and daugh'
ters, Aritha and Arthena, and
Mrs. Goldia and Maria Norcross
spent Sunday at the Hire home.
Ice cream was served in the af.
ternoon.
Mrs. Halls daughter of st.
Louis is visiting her for a few
weeks.
Frank Rippill returned to his
work in Joplin last week.
Harry Young,of Olathe visited
his father-in-law, o. p. Wilcox,
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Thos. Dean visited in the
the country Monday.
A mistake in last weeks items.
1t should have been James Gill.
land of Gassville, instead of Car.
teryille, Ark.
MOHEA