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Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-13
A FIGHTING ROOSTER

Fulton, Mo-, jan, ,11.-At the home
of Milton Brewer of Twelfth street
is a rooster reputed to be IS years
old. The members of the family say
they know that is the exact age. The
rooster is of mongrel type, and
looks like he might be of the Buff
orphington strain.
The Brewers do not know where to
class him, except that he has a strain
of fighting blood. He still retains
his pugnaciOus qualities and can
scrap with the best of them, despite
his advanced age. He has been a
fighter all his life. and, according to
the records, never has been vanquish-
ed, This rooster dispells the general
opinion that they ds not attain a ripe
old age, for as ages of poultry go he
could be elassed in the senile age.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-13

The Baptists OF Missouri are enter
ing into an arrangement to raise
1000, 900 with which to endow
their three most important schools
william Jewell. at Liberty; Ste
phens. at Columbia. and Hardin Col
lege at Mexico. william Jewell is
to get 100000 and stephens and
Hardin College are each to get
$s5O.OOO Hardin is already endow-
ed. and this new endowment will put
the school on a stronger footing than
ever. We rejoice to hear Of this i'm
portant move on the part Of our Mis-
souri, Baptist friends.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-13
TWO SISTERS DIE.

Mrs. T. A. Mosley and Mrs. Robert
Snyder sisters, both of near Santa
Fe, died Tuesday, both within only
two or three hours of each other.
Mrs. Mosley's trouble was tubercu-
locis, of which she had been i'll for
many months. The husband sur
wives her and one child, Mrs. Louie
Stewart. She was a sister-in-law of
Mrs. ]. w. Atchison of Mexico.
Mrs. Snyder died from compli-
cation of diseases. The husband sur
wives her. The funeral was held at
Berea church near Molino yesterday,
burial also at that place.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-13
THE WEATHER.

Tuesday of last week the mercury
went to 6z degrees above zero; q
warm day. But there was a change.
drop of So degrees by Thursday
morning. Light snow Thursday
night. Friday, bright and clear
again, rising temperature. For two
days now it has been showing a lit
tie and then raining some and then a
little sleet. The sunshiny weather is
off. Colder and colder. Worst this
winter.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-13
HARD ON BoOTLEGGERs.

Bootleggers at Milan did not fare
very well last week in the Sullivan
county circuit court. Two cases a
gainst r. l.. Brown were tried. He
was found guilty on five different
counts and assessed total fine of
$1,000, and six months in Jail. Martin
Formento was also found guilty on
five counts, being assessed $500 on
each, total of $500. He was also
sentenced to six months in Jail.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-13

A dispatch from Washington, d.
c., states that deal has been ar
ranged between the United States
and Bolivia which will revolution
ize the tin industry of America. Tin
in large quantities is to be shipped
here from Bolivia. It will mean
100000 trade added to this
country. The dispatch further states
that John Davis orear, U. s, Minister
from Mexico. Me-, was one Of those
instrumental in completing this i'm
portant arrangement. The Unite'
states uses half the tin output Of thu
world.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-13

Preside MT l.. Roy Ferris of the Com
mercial Club named the following as
delegates to the State Federal Com
mercial Clubs gathering to be held at
Joplin the 18th and 18th of this
month:
Attorney S. d. Stocks, r. E.. Race, r.
D. worrell. Mitchell White and Sam
Morris.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-13

The shoe firm OF Griffee and Mar
tin was sold this week to Joe G. Davis
and Roy J. Mitchell. Both the latter
are travelling men and have their
homes in this city and are well and
favorably known here. They will
make live firm. The old firm of
Griffee and Martins was established
in 1884.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-13
The Annual Gathering Stirred up a
Fine Interest--The Big Towns Get
ting Into The Ring.
DELEGATIONS FROM
X. @. AND ST. LOUIS.
A State Marketing Scheme Adopted
Walter Hafner of Audrain County
Wins a Prize on Fine Corn.


Week at the University of Missouri
at Columbia closed with the made
in-the-Colle lege+of-Agriculture ban
quet in Rothwell Gymnasium last
night. The enrolment was 2,810
this year. Delegations of more than
so attended from st. Louis and Kan
sas City.
The night programs were featured
by talks by David Lubin, founder of
the international Institute of Agri-
culture of Rome, Italy, and John
Temple Graves, editor of the New
York American. They advocated an
organization of nation, state, county
and township for farm marketing.
Addresses on the plan were made
Tuesday night. Wednesday after
noon at a meeting called to organize
a state marketing association
scheme was adopted similar to the
one favored by the founder of the
international institute.
Other speakers of prominence on
the night programs were Colonel M.
D. Munns, John Irwin, M. L. Nc
Ciure, Mrs. Cora G. Lewis and DR..
D. F. Luckey.
On the morning programs were
lectures and demonstrations on ami
NAL husbandry, soils and crops, dali
ry husbandry, horticulture and ento-
mology, farm management and rural
economics, poultry husbandry, farm
mechanics, meat cutting and curing
and the work of the rural preacher
Twenty-one state associations NIL
ed the time of the afternoons. At
each of these some special lecture
and discussion of interest to the
members was made. Mrs. Virginia
Meredith City, Ind, talked to the
Women Famers' Club and the Home
Makers Conference. The Missouri
Agriculture Society heard talks by
DR.. Leonard Hakeman of the Univer'
sity OF Missouri j. B. Irwin, owner
of the champion dairy cow of the U
S. talked to the Holstein Breeders
Association. Prof. Howard Hacke
dorm of the University showed tho
chance for profit in sheep raising il
Missouri to the Sheep Breeders
Association.
The boys an girls were not for
gotten. Contests were held for then
and instruction given under the di
reetion of George w. Reavis, super
visor of boys and girls clubs in tn
University. Eighty-iive boys and on
girl entered the stock judging con
test. Forty girls from ten countie
entered the biscuit making contes
held by Miss Babb Bell of the agr
cultural extension service OF the Un
versity and 1S were in the fudg
making contest. Poultry judging
sewing, spelling and ciphering col
tests were held.
About 500 farmers attended tn
banquet Saturday night.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-13

Miss Fay Snidow, youngest daugh-
ter of Mrs. Clara D. snidow of Mexi-
co, has been elected to the fine posi-
tion OF instructor of art in the public
schools of oilton. Okla. Miss snidow
is very bright young woman and
proves a success in all her work.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-13
Mrs. P. C. Godberson is very sick.
Has nervous trouble.

Miss Lena Scott, at Wichita, Kan,
failed to get her Message" last week
and writes to have second copy sent
mo other paper is as interesting to
us as the Mexico Message" she says.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-13
JOSEPH B. BoTKN.

Miss Janette White. principal of
the Martinsburg schools. was one Of
the speakers at Farmers' Week in
Columbia last week. Her address
was before the Community life Con-
ference, Miss White is regarded
as an expert In community life work.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-13

Miss Margaret Pearl and Mr.. Lee
Pemberton returned to Lexington,
KY. Friday. after an extended visit
with relatives in this city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-13

Mrs. Martha Miller, mother of R
E. Miller of Mexico, died Saturday at
her home in Fulton. She was II
years old.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-13

That whole-souled fellow w. H. Lo-
gan, of Laddonia, was a caller at the
Message office Tuesday. He is much
interested in that big new co-opera-
tive store soon to be opened in Lad
donia.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-13

Mrs. Lydia Botkin, reported in the
metropolitan papers last week as hav-
ing died at Homer, ILL.,, aged 1O1
years, was an aunt of ]. B. Botkin OF
Mexico. She was the wife of Charles
Botkins.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-13

In article in the ST. Louis Republic
under the head of unclaimed deposits
in Missouri banks and trust eompa-
nies We notice that Sam Hale of Lad
donia, Mo-. has such deposit in the
Martinsburg. NO., Bank, $5S.4O.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-13

The new moderator OF the council
of Congregational churches is a lay
man--Hon. Henry NJ. Reardsley, Of
Kansas City,
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-13

Mrs. w.J.Bryan. a member of the
womans' National Democratic Lea
que, is supporting Woodrow Wilson
for reelection as President. Is there
anything strange about it2
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-13

Miss Tische Harrison of Columbia
was the guest of Miss Sarah Culbert-
son in this city first of the week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-13

George Peyton of near Martinsburg
has moved to Fort Madison, Iowa. to
live.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-13

Walter Hafner, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. o. F. Hafner, OF the Worcester
neighberhood, this county, won
fourth prize at Famers' Week for
the best ten ears Of white corn grown
in North Missouri. Walter knows
how to raise thestuff, and he's going
to learn more about it too.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-13
Mexico Missouri, Thursday January rs, 1916.
THE NEW YEAR.


Come let IS anew
Our journey pursue
Roll round year,
And never still till the
appear.
adorable will
gladly fulfil
talents improve
BY lie patience of hope and the la
Dor of love.
life is dream,
time a stream
Gides swiftly away,
And fugitive refuses to
stay
The is flown,
The moment is
mllennial
Rush on o view, eternys
each In the day
OF His coming may
fought thru,
fnihed the work Thou ddst
give 10.
his Lord
May glad word
and faithfully
Enter into My JOY and sit down
My throne!
Methodist.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-13

Mrs. J. B. Hawkins remains criti.
eally i'll.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-13

A. G. whitsop was in Fayette on
legal buainess this week,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-04-27
FOUR BUILDINGS

Four buildings are under way
of construction at the present
time. the foundations of the two
halls ar" in. the foundation for
the Peter Mergens building is be
ing put i'm. This is going to be
OF brick and will go up beside the
drug store and when finished il
will be double store.
Next t." this building. Car Cam
merud is having the foundation
put i'm for "A brick building which
will b" used for a pool and billiard
hall. This year Paramount will
far exceed any previous year in
The way of progress.
The publicity Paramount has
had during the past two years has
spread over considerable of the
country, and the town is already
fhrone"d with men looking for
work and they are getting it.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-04-27
VINO CAUSED II ALL
The impression preya

Inc impression prevails in
some quarters of the state that
the Tax Commission is RESPONSE
BILE for the new 95 item personal
property schedule. The Tax Com
mission is not only not respons-
lble Tor the schedule but attempt
en 10 prevent it's being. put into
effect after it was adopted by the
state board of equalization. The
story of the new schedule is rs
follows:
In 1913 Owens of Willistou
introduced House Bill 2o1 en-
towering the State Tax Commits
SION To revise the tax schedule.
nus bill was passed by both hous
es but was vetoed March 18th.
1918 by Governor Hanna for the
reason. as he states i'm his vote
message. that the present law is
en' lrely adequate upon this sub
jrct."
I'm 1913 Westdal of Mckenzie
county introduced House Bill n
which was similar to the Owens
Ell vetoed by Governor Hanna.
rms bill passed both houses hut
before it received the signature
OF Observation-Disclosures Frame
was withdrawn and the state
board of equalization substituted
for the Tax Commission as the
aut horily for re-arranging the
schedule.
! The Tax Commission. some.
TIM" during the summer of 1918
prepared and presented to a
member of the state board of eau
alizat!" a schedule, which con-
tanned several items less than the
;"ld schedule. or about one fourth
as many as the state board finally
adopted. The recommendation
OF the lax Commission did NOT
prevail and ON October 23rd, 1918
al a full session of the board. the
present schedule containing o.
items, assessing poultry, dogs.
fences and providing for the list
ing of other minor items of per-
s"!lal property. was adopted. This
schedule was drafted by Carl O.
'Jorg"nson. state auditor, and Ger
titled out to the county auditors
ON the 9th day of October. 1915.
The Tax Commission protested
against this 95 item schedule. az
being unscirniific, unjust and
zen ing to- place Il disproport,.r !.
a~e . ate' of The tax burden .:u.,
farmers, lolArIIol,Irrs and tn
;''an "f sE:all property MT en-
gagged in business. We hav, II =;
changed ur "piminl since Il ii ""
today believe il to be IA clumsy
unsrI"nIitir. unjust ard inruuiL-
able method of securing the list
IN" of properly for taxation. ID
tends infinitely TO iirmizc the pro-
p"rty of tn" farmer and house.
ho'ilder and The man of small pro
perry Will" it leaves a wida loon
hole for the business man in that
hr may lump his property en-
gagged in business in single item
STATE TAX COMMISSION
by +. Il. Packard, Chairnla,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-04-27
CUT WORMS IN GARDEN

Cut worms cause Il lot of dam
age in The garden. The best
way is to take precautions a.
gain>t them. Prof. WaIdr"n ol
the North Dakota Agricultural
college gives HE following suy-
g">iinns: Culw"rm lay their eggs
preferably i'm grass land and the
next choice will .n where There
is stubhlc or rubbish. Early fall
blowing removes the rubbish be-
fore the eggs are laid on it, and
'li>IurIs the eggs so that they cal
not he Matched. The garden ",
early fall plowrd land will have III,
least cutwormS. They wi wori
in some adjoining and. This
means that the garden surrounds.
by early fall plowrd land will h'
bothered the leta>t i'm this way.
The cutswOrms feed at night
eating off the stems of the yuun,
pants just at the surface. Durin~
the day they lie buried abou, a.
inch below lib" surface and usual
~ near the last plant they ate OF
Culw"rIns can be poisoned. Mi,
% ponds bran, | pound paris
green and 3 finely chopped oran.
gees and lemons. Add en0,,g,
cheap molaSscs to make >tiil
dough. Distribute this over tn.
infested garden or field just d
little near each plant. The best
tim" tn put il out is in the even
ms.
Plants that are transp1an!"d
can be protected by wrapping {;
strip of paper around the stem
SO as TO cover it half or three
quarters of an inch below the sur
face and little above HE soil.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-04-27
KILLING POTATO DISEASE

Some diseases Of POTATOES car
b" eliminated by treating the see.
before planting. The common
>cab and the russell scab also
known as little potatoes or Rhii-
z"ctomia are both killed by soak
ing he potatncs , hours in cor
rnsiv" sublimatr solution q on. to
30 gallons Of water will kill the
common >cab but not the russell
Srah. Corrosive Sublinale is
now over four dollars a pound
du" to he war while the price of
furnlaIdrlyde has not been af-
ect"d. ID. q. NJ. North Dakota
Experiment SatiOn.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-04-27
AGED WOMAN IS DEAD
Mrs. s. J. Hannah, Mother Of At.
torney @. q. Hannah

Mrs. Sarah }. Hannah. VIII. "l
Benjamin q. Hannah. dice! this
morning at 1910 at the home
! 1902 Monitor street. aged SO yarrS
| II months and 10 days. Mrs. Han
nan suffered IA paralyic stroke two
years ago from which she never
fully recovered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hanna were mar
ri"d November 10, 1872 i'm DePerc
Wisconsin. where they lived for ia
years, then moved to North Dakota
where they resided until a year age
when they moved here. Mrs. Han
nan was eli mOil;rrlrss at the
age Of IL gears and had to assume
he duty of taking care of two
younger sisters. Her father died
when >h" was lS and sh" was Irf:
to- educate them an. she taught
school and music. She is surviv
rd by her husband three sons
and five daughters. They are
John Fremont Hanna of Bismarck
North Dakota: Attorney George
Gilbert Hannah of This city ANA
Benjamin Udnry Hannah of Col
fax, North Dakota, Mrs. Katherine
Snow of Kcnsal. North Dakota.
Mrs. Maude Mathews. Wildrose,
North Dakota: Miss Ruth and I.s-
Their OF this city and Mrs. Grace
Childs Of Mariarh. Canada.
I'll" body is at the home await
ing the arrival OF relatives from
tn" east and tn" funeral service
will be- announced later.-Wenat-
chre Daily World, Wash.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-04-27
AUTO CLUB DOING
VALIANT sERulne

Thomas kjOs, secretary of the
Wyndmere Automobile Club, has
been buried to the ears in work.
gathering data and attending to
correspondence since the club
met at the city hall last Friday
evening. About thirty-iive mem
hers were present, the majority
of them being progressive farm
ers. Officers reelected during the
session were: Lars DISCARD. pres
ident; Il. .. Haugen. vice presi-
dent: Thos. kjos. secretary and
treasurer. The president then
assigned six men. E. +. Lehman,
q. q. Haugrn. b. s. Otis. y. V,
Manning and Gust Selland as
road evr>eerS, whose duty it is
To look after the six highways
over which the club now has su-
pervi>ion. Two new roads were
laid out at This meeting, one run
ming east and west from Elk
Greek to- the county line to b.
known as the Elk Greek road,
and the other beginning at Ghas.
Carey's and running to the w.
b. Summers corner. to be dcsig-
mated as the Wyndmere town.
ship north and south road Par
ties dragging roads We're i'll
structed to clear all rocks AMI
debris and each uverseer as APP
pointed above is TO 60 over his
road and report conditions on his
route Friday evening.
The club is doing a praise
worthy service TO the community
in building up the roads. and ev-
cry farmer who is interested in
good roads whether he owns
an automobile or not. should join
the club. or at least lend his pres
ence Friday evening. April 81,
when the club is to- have IA boost
or meeting open to all. State aid
for roads can he gotten in no
way other than through an active
automobile club, and that is the
very reason the club must be on
the alert, and ON the lookout for
new members. Are you going
to attend Friday evening? Good
Roads" is the pass word.-Wynd-
mere Pioneer.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-04-27
ALL ABOARD,

One of our business men was
telling the other day about q
lady friend of his whose name
was Mrs. Carr. who was wheel
ing her twelfth baby around i'm :,
p"rambulator. AS the subject
was finally switched to children,
and her R"oSrveItian family, she
said: well, there are eleven
Cars ahead of this one and
am living in hopes that this is the
cabnuSr.'
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-04-27
CORN
CORN
CORN

Corn is The great forage crop,
a great grain crop and the grain
crop that follows il is usually
a good deal better than grain fol-
lowing grain. Corn clean culti-
waited is "a good weed killer. In
other words corn does just the
things that need doing ON a grain
farm to increase yields and to
furnish food for stock.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-04-27
iMMANuELs CHURCH

Morning service next Sunday
(German) at 10000 o'clock. Even
ing Servic" (EngIi>h at 500 o.
clock.
New Britain herald., 1916-11-06

game, Captain Connolly was knocked
out after making a brilliant plunge
through the line, and when the re-
quired time for waiting for an injured
player had elapsed and Connolly was
unable to re-enter the game, permits
sion for extension of time was sought
from the little leader Of the opposing
team, and he showed himself to be
of the right stuff by consenting. Cap
tain Steele is one Hartford boy that
the locals should always remember as
being a good sport as well as a gentle
manly leader. 1t is too bad that fate
decreed that he should be called upon
to represent such an eleven as he had
back of him besides the poor losing
crowd.
Arrival Of Teams.
Hartford was first on the field when
second team ran through signal
rendered by their followers. A few
moments both of the contesting team
put in an appearance and the cheers
that greeted them lasted for several
minutes. The locals were much big
ger and more active than the Hart
ford team and displayed plenty of
dash in the practice. After warming
up both teams again retired from the
field for final instructions. No time
was lost when the elevens returned
to the gridiron and at 1855, Captain
Steele and Connolly met in the center
of the field shook hands, and the coin
was tossed, the local leader winning
first blood and chose the south goal
to defend, giving Hartford the kickoff.
The Game.
Roulet drove the spheroid far on
his boot to Hubbard who ran it back
about 10 yards. Several attempts at
the line awaited the locals nothing and
Hartford secured the ball on the So
yard line On the first play Davis
| the fleet colored halfback made a
! fine run around the end for IL yards,
| two more plays through the line with
substantial gains made the locals fans
yell Hold 'em New Britain" Hard
luck then fell to Hartford's lot and
on tumble a red sweatered New
Britain boy recovered the ball. Here
a punting duel was engaged in be-
tween Steele and Robb in which the
local lad had the edge. Up and down
the field the ball Travelled until the
period ended. With the ball In the
hands of the Capitol City team they
rushed it to the 10-yard line where
New Britain held and secured the
ball on downs. On the first play the
local quarterbaclzs pulled what was
conceded to be bone" when he ran
a punt signal and Robb dropped
back The pass was somewhat high
and a Hartford man broke through
and blocked the kick but the local
boy recovered the ball and was
thrown behind the line. Consider
able speculation was made over the
play and at the end Of the half the
referee ruled that it was a touchback.
thereby giving Hartford two points,
despite the fact that other officials
ruled that it was no score. This
same official who halls from Spring
field, Mass, did not hand anything to
New Britain throughout the entire
contest, penalizing them at least sew
en- times from 5 to Is yards, while
any Of the misplays of the home
New Britain herald., 1916-11-06
BOWLING BATTLES
ARE ARRANGED
Annex and Live Oaks to Furnish
Feature Contest Tomorrow NIGHT

A crack-a-jack schedule has been
arranged for the various bowling
leagues competing at the Aetna AL
legs this week, opening up this eve
ming with the New Britain Machine
company bowlers and a game between
the Tigers and the South Ends To-
morrow evening will see a game that
has been waited for for several weeks.
will clash in the City League series.
The Live Oaks are in the lead with
a small margin, and as the Annex
who COPIED the honOrs last season
and are out to repeat again this year,
are now hitting their stride, a fast
battle will no doubt ensue. Another
game that is creating interest is the
contest between the Tigers and Rang
ers which will be fought Thursday
evening. Both of these teams are
closely punched in the City league
and decisive win for either will set
tie a number Of friendly arguments
that have prevailed since the open
ing Of the season. Each teams sup
porters assert superiority. This will
be the first clash in the league race
between the teams.
The complete schedule is as fol-
lows:
Monday-N. B. Machine league,
Tigers VS.. South Ends.
Tuesday-Live Oaks VS.. Annex
HarpoOns VS.. Wanderers, Paper
Goods league.
dnesday-Berlin Construction
league, M. E. Baraca league, Mixed
Party.
Thursday-Tigers VS.. Rangers, Pas
times VS.. South Ends.
Friday-Red Mems league, Skinner
Chuck league, Paper Goods league.
City League
w. L. PC. Ave.
Live Oaks 20 .S33 488