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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-27
Tersely Told Town Tales

Next week is Clean, Up and
Paint-Up Week.
| A.T.Friend is having his house
and barn painted.
Monday and Tuesday May
and 2-Clean Up Days.
Latest styles in spring milli-
merry at Mrs. Coday's. ADV.
O.S. .Coday has a new Overland
car, for which he is now agent.
Soda Fountain Delicacies at
Jerry's Ice Cream Parlor. ADV
Mansfield Mirror and Weekly
Kansas City Star both one year
for 81. 20.
For new or second hand corn
planters or cultivators. See ].
G. Carter. ADV.
L. T. Rice has succeeded T. H.
Allen as local manager for the
Standard Oil Co.
WANTED-Stock to pasture
SOC, 75c and 81 per month per
head. DUGAN-Adv. ~
DR.. F. H. Riley, the Dentist,
will be at his Hartville Office the
week of May l to 6.-Adv.
Go to J. d. Reynolds to buy
your spring shoes, as he handles
the best at all times.-adv
WANTED-Brood SOW that
will iarrow in April or May.
Adv. W. DUGAN.
FOR SALE Thoroughbred
Duroc Jersey pigs.
Adv JOE H. DENNIS.
WANT 10 BUY-Heifer Cal,
YES from 8 to 80 days old.
Adv. BEN OTTO.
Go to j. D. Reynolds and see
the new tailored spring suits -
they are fine, at bottom prices-a ad
For new or second hand corn
planters or cultivatorSy ,Ser j.
G. Carter. r.-Ady.
We printed bills Monday for
T. H. Hartgraves of near Bryant
advertising his Percheron stal
lion, Senteral.
Clean up and paint up. Our
advertising columns will tel! you
where to buy what you need for
the clean up and paint up work.
It's not too late to buy that
new spring hat at Mrs. James
Coday's Millinery Parlors. The
styles and prices will please
you.-Adv.
The W.C.T.U held an institute
Tuesday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. G S. Burney. A splendid
program was given, and refresh.
ments were served.
J,D.Reynolds has just received
a car of implements of all kinds,
and he handles the best, which
he is selling at the old prices.
You will save money by buying
all your farm implements from
him before the big advance adv
FOR SALE bred Barred
Rock eggS heavy laying strain:
ROSTERS heading flock came from
one of the largest breeders of
pure. bred Barred Rocks in Mis-
souri,. MRS. L. J. IMBLER,
ADV Phone r., Norwood, Mo.
Mayor F. H. Riley says he not
only wants the city cleared of
trash, but of drunks as well, and
he and the other city officials will
work hand in hand to put a stop
to drunkenness and other often
ses. The laws were made to be
by all.
In Justice C. l.. Beach's court
yesterday, Thos. ]. Tally of Jon,
esboro. Ark, who was taken
from Frisco passenger, No. lO5
Thursday on charge of drink.
ing on the train and placed un.
der arrest by City Marshal Roe
Strong, was fined IS and costs,
the jury being John Stephens,
Samuel Tripp, o. L Robinett, f.
E. Short, LIB. Latimer and M. A.
Freeman. Prosecuting Attorney
C. Fl. Jackson of Hartville repre-.
the state. Col. l.. O. Nei.
der appearing for the defeudent.
j. Roberts of 'thayer, brakeman
on lO5, was present as witness.
Constable S. j. White had taken
Tally to the countg Jail at Hart,
vile Friday. After the trial he
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-27
RED BIRD IS LEASED
Active Mining Near Mans
feld-Ore Brings $95
Per Ton

The Red Bird mines, consider
ed as among the very best in the
vicinity of Mansfield, have been
leased be kittrell, Paul & Hogan
of Prosperity, for a period of 10
years. Our Lead Hill correspon.
dent says:
The Harrenton brothers from
Webb City were here last week
looking over the mines, thinking
of leasing if they found anything
they liked. They liked the looks
of the Red Bird mines, but they
we're already leased by Frank
kittrell. Joe Paul and John Ho-
gan of Prosperity. Mr.. kittrell
has been here a week. He and
Ora Winburn have been working
some at the Red Bird bat cannot
do much until they get the ma.
chinery repaired, several pieces
of which have been misplaced.
Mr.. kittrell returned home to get
repairs, and he and his partners
will return in a few days and
start the works.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-14
ROCK ISLAND
SAVES $4,000, 600
Fewer Damage Claim Payments
Through Improvement in Road
Equipment.

A saving Of practically 100000 in
loss and damage claim payments was
made by the Rock Island railroad this
last fiscal year ending July 80, over
the same period last year, according
to n. D. Ballantine chairman of the
system loss and damage committee,
who is making tour of this district.
This saving is the direct result Of
improved roadway equipment and a
change in organization made effec-
tive December 1. 1915. when increased
supervision was authorized with a
view of still further decreasing the
loss and damage claim payments and
at the same time affording more sat
isfactory service to patrons of the
road.
In order that further improvements
may be made, a meeting was held in
Kansas City last week for full dis
cussion of the entire subject.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-14
MORTGAGES ON
HOMES IN IOWA.
Valuation Of Property 10 Over Two
Billions and lncurbrance Four
Hundred Million.

Iowa homes are valued at $685.
131, 69S, according to the report of the
state census department which soon
will be issued. The incumbrance on
these homes amounts to $425,791 ,173
The statement includes a report on
336,012 homes. The returns show
that 80 percent Of the Iowa homes
are mortgaged and that the percent Of
incumbrance Is 14.2 percent.
C. Mahaffa, secretary of the Tax
payers league, spent the afternoon
at the state house yesterday seeking
information regarding the total OF
farm mortgages in Iowa. He stated
that bankers recently had said the
Iowa farm mortgages amount to ST.
100000 and that they are increas-
ing. The state has no data on this
point. The league secretary also
called for statements OF the total
bond issues Of the cities and cou.!'
ties of the state.
According to information received
from Washington by Mr.. Mahaffa,,
Iowa banks have over $50O,000,OOO
deposits. The secretary expects to
use the figures to show that the
Iowa farmer is burdoned with debt
instead of being the happy, prosper
Gus figure he is represented to be-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-14
RIVER MEETING
CALL SENT OUT
Thomas Wilkinson, President Upper
Mississippi Improvement Asso-
citation, Tells Why Lacrosse
Session is Important.
THE SHIPPING BILL IS UP
shippers Must Show Interest In This,
He Says or There Will be Die
aster for Measure Be-
ing Proposed.

Thomas Wilkinson OF Burlington,
president of the Upper Mississippi
River improvement association, has
just sent out the call for that bodys
convention, which will be held in La
Crosse, Wis, on September 10 and
IA. Mr.. Wilkinson's circular letter,
sent to all mayors Of cities in the
Mississippi valley as well as to all
others interested in river improve
ment work, is as follows:
Dear Sir:-Although the shipping
bill, referred to in our letter of last
month, has been amended by the SEN
ate committee on commerce, making
it apply only to water carriers on the
high seas and Great Lakes, there IS
no telling what may happen to it
when it comes up for FINAL action.
Opponents of river transportation are
still active and alert.
In view of the important problems
that confront shippers and the man
ayers of river transportation lines.
your earnest attention is invited to
the coming convention of this asso-
citation to be held at La Crosse Sep
TENDER 1914, with the hope that you
will urge and secure large attend
ance from your local organizations
consider many important questions,
among them the matter of preventing
such legislation for the control and
regulation of river boats and barges
as was provided for in the present
shipping bill before it's amendment
(sufiicient control thereof being al
ready provided for in the interstate
commerce commission under existing
1aws); the determination of how to
induce greater movement of freight by
water lines; the encouragement OF
existing lines, the building of new
lines for operation in through traffic,
and the construction of adequate
modern terminal facilities at the diff
ferent ports, etc.
X Unless shippers take hold Of and
show greater interest in the subject
of river transportation by patronizing
it with their shipments, it will result
disastrously to them, as the present
basis of competition will cease il the
waterways are not used commercial
ly. The federal congress cannot be
expected to continue Indefinitely APP
propriating money for improvement Of
waterways, or to pass laws for their
protection against rail rivals, unless
shippers show disposition to use
them in measure commensurate.
This association is the recognized
representative body of the Upper Mis-
sissippi river and all of its navigable
interests, its shippers and CONNER
cial organizations. 1t aims to pre-
serve and increase the competitive
power of the river in the movement
of freight, which If destroyed would
be an incalculable loss to every in
terest in the upper valley.
Respectfully,
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER I'M
PROVEMENT ASSOCIATION.
THOMAS WILKINSON, President.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-14
LOUD COLORS FOR
MEN THIS FALL.
Greens, Blues, Stripes and Browns
Suits and Overcoats Being
Received Hele.

Cool weather always brings visions
OF overcoats. They have arrived
here already.
In fact local clothiers we're receiv-
ing their winter and fall lines Of
suits and overcoats at time when
the mercury stood at 102 degrees.
Green suits for men this fall and
winter!
Impossible" you say? Not bit
of it. In fact they are already in
Keokuk and more are arriving daily.
A visit to mems clothing establish
ments reveals the fact that ,the fall
and winter is going to be a trifle
loud in regard to the attire which
will soon be seen in the display win
dows.
Browns, blues, green's and stripes
of all shades are to be the FREEDOM.
mating coIors this year. Somber
hues seem to have waned in popular
ity and hearse drivers are going to
find it hard to attire themselves cor
rectly.
Hats have not changed greatly in
regard to shape or design and green,
tan and light grey with black trim
ming for the latter, will again be the
prevailing hues.
Shoes are higher in price this year
but the English model predominates.
Box toes are practically taboo, it Is
| said.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-14
BURLINGTON HAS
BASEBALL PARK
Stands and Fence Are Being Torn
Down-Work Of Razins Buildings
Began Last Week.

BURLINGTON, Iowa, Aug. 14.-In
a few more days all that will remain
of Athletic baseball park, where Bur-
lington has won championships and
supported tailenders during the last
thirteen consecutive years, will be
somewhat bitter memory and the
realty site on which the buildings
have stood.
The Burlington Baseball association
which owned the buildings, has sold
the lumber to Contractor William
Gilbert, and he has a force of some
fifteen workmen now engaged in
tearing down the buildings. He
bought the two grandstands, the
,bleachers and all the fences, except
fthe castor right field, one Of which
belongs to Lagomarcino and incloses
the big vineyard.
The work of razing the buildings
was begun LAST week, and it will be
finished soon. Contractor Gilbert
will use the lumber as he sees fit,
and there was much material in the
stands and bleaohers and not a little
in the high fences that protected the
Enclosure, much to the discontinue
of small lads and much to the salts
faction of the groundkeepers and the
"bouncers"
4 1t is not known how much the Bur
1ington Baseball association got for
the lumber, but the members OF that
body surely are entitled to what they
got. Being baseball director in Bur
Ilington in the last few years Is too
much like the declining years of the
life of Sir Roger Easement to be
Joy and pleasure. The names of some
OF them will probably appear in the
list of martyrs.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-14
GRIEF
FOR THE VOTER
Ballot In Iowa At November Election
Will be Bigger Than
Usual.

Negotiations were opened yester-
day for placing two new party tickets
on the ballot in Iowa TO-. the election
November Z. They are the socialist
labor party and the new American
party. Both will go on by petition.
Bertram H Montgomery, an attor-
ney from Chicago, was in conference
yesterday afternoon for two hours
with W. s. Allen, secretary Of state.
in behalf OF the socialist labor party.
He stated that the party probably
will be content with placing the
names OF electors on the Iowa ballot
He claimed that the party he repre-
SCENTS Ia entirely different from the
socialist party which is now entitled
to a place on the ballot as a political
party.
The central committee OF the new
American party, located at Lancaster.
Pa, yesterday requested the secre-
tary Of state for Instructions how to
get on the iowa ballot with state,
county and congressional tickets. No
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-14
THINKS MANY
CLUBS WILL QUIT
Fort Dodge Says Only Three Central
Association Clubs are on Pay
Ina Basis Now.

FORT DODGE, Aug. 14-Now that
the Central association baseball sea-
son is drawing to a close, the ques-
ton arises as to what teams will
make up the association circuit next
year. AS the situation now stands it
is almost certain that several Iowa
cities will abandon the association at
the close of the present season.
Efforts on the part of the owners
of the franchise in the various cities
about the state to place organized
baseball on paying basis have been
futile. The situation has not only
been found in the Central association
but in nearly every league outside OF
the majors is meeting with defunct
treasury at the end of the season. In
the Western league last year four
teams finished the season in the
hole. The Central association is fro
ing the paths of progress more or
structible than ever this year and 1t
is almost certainty that five of the
present teams which make UP the
association will finish the season in
bankrupt condition.
Three cities in the entire league
are on a paying basis. Marshalltown.
Cedar Rapids and Muscatine. The
Burlington team franchise which WAC
surrendered to Ottumwa some few
weeks ago is scarcely meeting ex-
penses, and by the time the team has
been in that city for a season rhe
fans will be growing tired of the
game and the attendance will take a
slump. Clinton, Waterloo, Mason
City, and Fort Dodge are all finish.
ing the season sadly in debt, and
unless lovers of the game decide to
reach into their pockets and pay over
the funds, it will be necessary for
the cities to abandon the league at
the close of the present season.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-14

Yesterdays hero: Roth of Geve-
land. Roth got a hume run in the
ninth for the Indians, winning tally.
He drove in the other three runs.
getting four hits in four times up
Cleveland made two errors but more
than made amends by three brilliant
double plays.
The first Pirate-Cardinals game
was a hummer-seventeen runs, thir-
ty-six hits, thirty-two assists, four er.
rors and ninety-nine "at bat" is the
record
The Athletics won with ease-it
was an exhibition game with the
Paterson Silk Sox.
Catcher Archer and Centerfieldel
Kelly OF the Cubs were hurt, retiring
from the game. Not serious.
The first five clubs in the Amer
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-14
LITTLE JOY
IN BROOKLYN
Double Beating at Hands Of Braves
Saturday, Causes Fans to Fear
For Robins Pennant
Chances.
EVERS is NO LOSS
Miracle Man staIlngs Keeps Club
Going at Top Speed Without
Stellar Keystone
Artist.

NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-There is
little joy in Brooklyn today. Wilbert
Robertson's strongest henchmen, who
have been confidently predicting that
half of the games in the worlds
series would be staged in Brooklyn
are considerably discouraged.
The reason for this sudden change
is George. Stallings and his Braves.
After handing the Robins double
cleaning Saturday, they were sched-
uled to clash in the third game at
Ebbets field this afternoon.
While the Dodgers still remain on
top, there is no denying the fact
that they suffered a severe blow
when the Boston crowd took them
to two straight falls.
Even with John Evers out, the
Braves are certain to keep going at
furious pace.
While the Braves and the Robins
are fighting their little battle, with
the Dodgers leading by two and
half games, the antics of Pat Moran's
champion Phillies cannot be over
looked.
Patrick fattened his clubs average
at the expense of the western clubs
and has declared himself in favor of
another pennant.
7. With pitcher like Alexander in
stock and with Mayer ready to win
games again, Pats chances amount
to something.
The Brown peril has thrown a real
scare into the American league. The
Browns took a set back yesterday
in Cleveland when Bobby Roth punch
ed out homer in the ninth inning
and took the game for the Indians,
but it was the third reverse for ST.
Louis in twenty-seven games, re-
markable record
Cleveland is hanging tightly to
second place in the American with
iris Speaker back in harness.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-14

great thing, set down some Of the
most evident elements OF II.
In its glory 1t looms over such pet
ty, trivial things as state politics
good roads and the chautauQua sea
son. It's bare economic possibilities
beggar totaling the adding machine.
In the acre it means high school for
the farm lad, and in the millions of
fields the feeding Of people.
Translated into terms of the indi-
vidual 1t is automobiles and silos for
the farm and silk dresses for the
women: into the lingo of the nation,
better living conditions, food at q
right price and something for the
commercial clubs to wonder about.
A young man and women may
start out in Iowa with nothing but
their marriage license and everlast-
ing love, and before their children
start to high school be talking Of
"our banks" The corn crop does it.
The Iowa corn crop changes the
little red school house to the consoli-
dated district, pressed brick, three
story building; it makes twin skies
purr where but one Ford chugged
before; it makes the pig Of yesterday
the hog OF today and sends him across
the market scales with the "curl OF
contentment" in his tail; It puts
good magazines on the living room
table and thoroughbred chickens in
the back yard.
Trade doffs its cap to the Iowa
corn crop. and progress stops its car
and bows, while the Marian gazing
through his telescope grunts the word
which means prosperity" when the
Iowa side Of the earth hoves into
view.
Coming from the very breast OF ma
ture, and forming the mightiest influ-
ence in the marts farthest from ma
ture, Iowa's corn crop stands the
most OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES element in
the state between the rivers and
makes the Hawkeye state the chief
producer for the horn OF plenty.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-14
HERE'S TRIBUTE
TO IOWA CORN
Council Bluffs Editor Takes Peek Al
II and Then Tells How
Great Il L.

The editor of the Council Bluffs
Nonpareil has evidently been out in
his, own or somebody else's automo-
bile. and has been noting the prospect
for another magnificent corn crop and
as he got away from the desk and the
office he began seeing the state, not
through the eyes Of other fellows who
get out good papers, but through his
own, and when he got back home he
pounded out the following:
The Iowa corn crop Is tho biggest
thing in the state. Mortal typewriter
cannot begin to do II Justice, but can
only shyly. in the shadow Of the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-14
FARMERS ARE
BEING SHOWN
Several thousand Iowa Land Owners
at Cedar Rapids See Tractor
Demonstrations.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Aug. H.
Thousands of farmers from all over
the state are here today for the open
ing of the five day tractor demonstra-
ton where, on a 1000 acre plot of
ground short distance from the
city, over one hundred manufacture
ing concerns will demonstrate what
their tractor can do. It promises to
be the biggest tractor show ever
pulled OF in the state.
The seventeen tracts of land on
which the tractors will plow, harrow
and seed are within two miles of each
other. and good roads connect them.
1t is expected that many of the farm
ers who are coming will arrive in
autos, and arrangements have been
made for parking the machines while
the demonstrations are in full blast.
A special farmer police force has
been organized to regulate the
crowds and traffic.
County Agricultural Agent Thur
man and members of the Linn County
Improvement committee have been
busy making the arrangements, being
aided by business men OF Cedar
Rapids. Hotel accommodations for
1000 have been made and the Coe
college dormitory will be thrown
open to visitors. Physicians of this
city have erected a Red Cross tent
where doctors will care for any in
jured. Roads from the city to the
seventeen fields where the demonstra-
lions will be staged have been oiled
and put in shape to care for tha
heavy traffic.
The tractor, evidently. is coming
into its own on Iowa farms, parttcu-
larly the smaller machines, which
will also do a large amount of belt
work about the farm when not in use
in the fields.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-14

information WAS given - to what the
new party stands for.
The Iowa ballot viii BE- larger than
II has ever been. by reason OF the
new entries. There win be seven
publican democratic, progressive So.
cialist, Drohimttonist, socialist labor
and the new American party. In
addition the nonpartisan judiciary
ticket win appear on the ballot.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-14
She classIfied herseIf.

Sunshine Bulletin: A woman with
little wit sat at a public meeting be-
tween bishop and rabbi.
She thought she would be clever.
and said to the rabbi: II feel as il
were a leaf between the old and the
new testaments"
Yes, madam" said the rabbi, thai
page is usually a blank one"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-14
A Regular Man.

Topeka Capital: Somebody askeJ
Governor Hughes the other day If he
didn't think so and SO, and was "A
little startled by the reply, You het
your life" The wonder grows how
this man Hughes stood II on the
supreme bench for seven long weary,
dumb years,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-14
cor.cI.,,o,,. Aheence.

Conspicuous Absence.
Fremont Tribune: The absence OF
w. j. Bryan from the democratic
state convention was very marked
There was no chautauqua in Hastings
at the time.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-14

suffrage than Mr.. Hughes IL. He
voted for 1t, and 1t is quite possible
that it's adoption by the states direct
ly may be 4'the shortest cut" Many
who favor the federal amendment in
principle believe so.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-14
National League.

Yesterdays Results.
American League.
At observation-disclosures 4; st.
Louis 3.
At Chicago-Detroit 9; Chicago 4.
No other games scheduled.
National League.
At st. Louis-St. Louis 9-5: Pitts
burgh SO first game II fnningsO
At Observation-Disclosures 4; Chi
cago 3.
No other games scheduled.
Today's Games.
National League.
Pittsburgh at st. Louis.
Chicago at Cincinnati.
Boston at Brooklyn.
New York at Philadelphia.
American League.
Philadelphia at New York.
Washington at Boston.
No other games scheduled.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-14
A Question Of Method.

Springfield Mass. Republican: There
is no reason to suppose that President
Wilson is any less in favor of woman