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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-03

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Mexico Missouri message., 1916-11-09
THE BEST OF THE BARGAIN.

You get a bargain when you get
The Youths Companion for 1917 for
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your $500 at once that means a lot
of reading for which you won't have
to pay a cent. And then the long,
glorious So weeks of Champion read
ing 20 come aft~r, Let as send you
the forecast for 1917, which tells all
about what is in store for Companion
readers in 1917.
BY special arrangement new sub
scribers for The Companion can have
also McCall's Magazine for 1911
both publications for $40.
Our two-at-one-price offer includes
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| 2rd. all the remaining issues of 1916
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Mexico Missouri message., 1916-11-09
THOMPSON LETTER.
The Beattys Entertain Relatives,
Ditto, a Great Reunion at The
Home of T.. g. EctOn.

Thompson, Mo-, Nov. 6.-Thomas
Brenton sold a mule to Lee of Mex
leo for $11O.
George Pool sold three calves to
Considine G. Bonsall at Z IL cents.
The calves weighed 1885 pounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Beatty enter
tanned Tuesday with big dinner in
honor of their relatives of Oklahoma.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
John Beatty, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Brown, Mr.. Frank Beatty and sister,
Mrs. Mamie Creasey, all of Black
well, Oklahoma. Other relatives
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Beat
ty and family, Mrs. Elizabeth Beatty
and daughter, Miss Eliza; Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence McCarty and Mr.. J. E.
Beatty and family.
Thomas Brenton and family enter
tanned Mrs. BIS sister and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Powell, east of
Mexico.
"SOlBe wi anu SlS'eT were WISH
ors at E. M. Morris Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. w. II. Dempsey en-
tertained Sunday for Mrs. DIS niece
and family, ]. d. Cuneo, of Little
Rock, Ark, and j. l.. Smith and fam
lilly, near Centralia, and Claud Sans
berry and family. The Cuneos will
visit the Dempseys several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Malogn entertained
the young folks with a play party
Thursday night.
Sims Considine has had a severe
spell of tonsilitis. His mother, Mrs
Joe Considine, was called home. She
was visiting her daughter, Mrs
Frank Wales, at Elgin, Kansas.
There was big family reunion OF
the Beattys, Jesses, Browns, SCOTS
and Creaseys at Mr.. Phil Ecton's
Sunday in honor of the Beattys and
Browns of Oklahoma. The guests
brought well-filled baskets and hat
big spread in the yard. There were
95 present. 1t was an ideal day fol
the occasion and all report a grand
time.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-11-09
OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN.

The Social Service Association
has elected the following officers:
President, Mrs. E. S. Wilson; Vice
President, Mrs. F.. p. Van Ness;
Secretary, Mrs. +. r. Sanford. Treas
urer, Mrs. George Lee; Auditor, Thee.
Williams.
Mrs. c. B. Morris will represent
the Needle Work Guild; Mrs. F. L.
Crosby, the Kings Daughters; Rev
Olin o. Green, the Baptist church
Nate Phillip, the Jewish Community
Joseph wilkins, the Christian church
Theo. Williams, the Elks; and DR.
Carl Pasqueth, the Presbyterian
Church.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-11-09
J. A. HEADINGTON.

Rev. j. A. Headington, II years
old, who had been a minister in the
Christian Church more than 40
years, died at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. John w. Gregory, in this
city, Wednesday afternoon of last
week. The funeral was held at the
Gregory home Thursday afternoon
conducted by Rev. H. P. Atkins, pas
tor of the Mexico Christian Church
and Rev A. A. Wallace, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church. The body was
taken to Jacksonville, ILL.,, his old
home, for burial.
Mr.. Headington is survived by two
daughters, Mrs, Gregory, mentioned
above, and Mrs. Z. L. Mccall of Full
ton.
The pallbearers at the funeral
We're: ]. A. Abbay, George LaForce
j. w. Dry. S. NJ. Locke, Charles Frost
and VIM. Mason.
Mr.. Headington was always a very
active man. About 90 years ago he
served as chaplain of a party of golC
seekers from this county to the Klon
dyke.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-11-09
ANNOUNCE WEDDING DATE
Young Laddonia Attorney and Pike
County Young Woman are to BE
Married Next Saturday Evening.
week used the following:

week used the following:
Announcement of the approaching
marriage of Miss Martha Anne Tins
ley, Bowling Green, Mo-, and Mr..
Kenneth Kennen, Laddonia, Mo-, was
made at a delightful little sewing
party given by Mrs. Alvin Smith at
her home Friday afternoon, October
81. 1916. Twelve guests, friends of
both Miss Tinsley and the hostess,
were accorded the pleasure of at
tending this first party given by Mrs.
Smith in her own home who, herself
is only a bride, she being formerly
Miss Mary Blair
While for some time We had been
expecting to Hear of just such an an
Inouncement the date came as sur
prise to all. Saturday evening, No
vember II, is the date set by Miss
Tinsley for this most happy event.
These two young people met while
, each were students at Missouri Uni
versity. Mr.. Kennen, upon gradua-
ton, began the successful practice of
law in his home town, I.addonia,
Miss Tinsley is a member of the Chi
Omego Sorority, and an active mem
Der of the local chapter d. A. r., be-
sides being one of Pixies fairest daugh
ters; and, altho we are loath to give
her up, we feel that we are only
lending her to an Audrain neighbor.
Mrs. j. II. Higginbotham, of Ash.
ley, and Miss Anna Blair assisted
Mrs. Smith in serving a most deli.
cicus lunch.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-11-09
WoOdSOn & FenneWaId
Live Stock Commission Company
National Stock Yards, Illinois

Sellers Of Cattle, Hogs and Sheep.
Our sales and record shows why it
pays to ship to us.
Sept. IL, 1916. we sold 81 head of
500 h. yeaEling steers and heifers
mixed at $1,000. the highest priced
heifers and steers ever sold on this
market.
Oct. %, we sold 81 head of 1923 lb.
yearling steers at S11.15, the highest
priced Isteers of this weight ever
sold on this market.
Nov. 6, we sold 81 head of 1890 Id.
fsteers at SLIPS, being the highest
priced cattle ever sold on this mar
ket with one exception.
| Aug. 81. 1916. we sold cars of
hogs averaging 27S lbs. at $11.50, the
top for any hogs ever sold on this
market
We employ sheep salesman who
Idevotes his entire time to selling our
sheen. This is very important fac
tor. MR.. SHEEP SHIPPER.
I Special attention given to orders for
buying Stocker and Feeder Cattle,
Feeding Sheep and Stock Hogs. 1--WE
will buy you the right kind" Stock
ers well bought are half sold.
Why pay for poor service when
nrrs costs YOU no more2
OUR MOTTO-"Giying Satisfaction"
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-11-09
10 AUTOMOBILES FREE
st. Louis Republic Makes Astounding
Ofcr to Ambitious Women

Surprising in liberality any offer
OF its kind ever given in this section
The St. Louis Republic is offering to
young women a remarkable oppoTtu-
nifty of winning 16 luxurious motor
cars without a cent of cost. Otehr
handsome prizes, including sparkling
diamond rings, victrolas, etc, are al
so to be distributed free among those
who respond to the offer.
The glittering array of automobiles
is attracting the eager attention of
thousands upon thousands of peo-
Dle, and the good news of The Repub-
lic's great automobile and prize cam
paign is sweeping in every direction.
Automobiles are something not ev-
eryone can buy. To obtain one with
, out paying money for it is something
that seldom occurs. Its possession
means pleasure unalloyed, pleas
! ure that only big money can buy
| except in this campaign. The oppor-
| tunity is open to women, whether re-
siding in city or country. Those re-
siding in the outside districts do not
/ have to compete with candidates in
Greater st. Louis, as they have an
equal prize list of their own to share
, in.
Every woman, married or single
| from lG years up, has an equal
! chance to become the owner of IAN
automobile. The ambition to sue
ceed is the principal requisite. AL
ready many aspirants are beginning
to participate in the campaign, but
the long list Of splendid prizes pre-
sents an enticing opportunity to
many more.
The St. Louis Republic exercised
/ much thought and care in selecting
FLOR its prize automobiles such car,
as the ultimate winners will be proud
to own. Best of all is the SLIPS
"estcott Six, classy 7-passengeI
model. The Chandler Six, costing
$3.50, is another free prize. ASH
115 Studebaker, a $1,11O Velie Six
a REQ Six, worth S1,175, and a Chal.
mers, selling at 81, 12O, are among
the beautiful awards, besides ten
other cars. Every car is 1917 mod.
eel, therefore containing the improve.
ments and equipment that next years
automobiles will have.
The automobiles and other prizes
can he won by the simple eXpedient OF
gathering votes. Free votes are pub
lished every day in The st. Louis Re
public, while thousands of additional
votes can be secured by assisting in
extending the circulation of The st
Louis Republic among friends. No
only are the awards worth every OF
fort to secure, but the gathering o.
votes will prove a fascinating pur
| suit
Full details of The Republics cam
paign, with illustrated description
of the sixteen automobiles, and every
thing necessary to start in the cam
, paign will be mailed free by address
, sing the Campaign Manager, ST. Lou
, is Republic, ST. Louis, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-11-09
KINGS DAUGHTERS HOME.

At the State meeting of the King s
Daughters held in Hannibal a few
days ago pledges were made of mon
ey for the maintenance of the Kings
Daughters Home for Aged Women in
Mexico I
Mrs. C.. F. Clark and Mrs. w. j.
Rixey of Mexico were reelected as
members of the Home Board. Mrs
r. D. Worrell of thfs city was chosen
as member of the State Executive
Board.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-11-09
MESSAGE FRIENDS.

The following are late new sub
scribers or renewals for The Mes
sage:
R. T. Baker.
j. H. Kammarmeyer.
Fred Henke.
Miss Susie Wilson.
d. B. Douglass.
j. L. Carpenter.
B. H. Bowen.
Dick Thomas.
DR.. ]. F. Flynt.
John Tarrants.
Claude C. Rutter.
Dick DoeTge.
j. d. Hoover. 80.
]. f. Hodge.
DR.. j. F. Harrison.
Reuel B. Stephens.
Herbert Harrison.
e C. Crockett.
F. f. German.
C. G. Cullers.
Miss Lydia Kronecke.
r. T. Byars.
VIM. T. Cross.
j. N. Cross.
Mrs. r. S. Cole
Mrs. c. H. Caswell.
E. H. Morris.
Mrs. S. r. Davis.
Walter Brown.
l.. w. Roberts.
Henry Imam.
Mrs. c. b. Redmon.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-11-09

Mr.. and Mrs, Wallace Feutz re-
turned a few days ago from their
wedding trip. Friends of Mr.. Feutz
enticed him down down and took him
to an oyster supper with the purpose
in view of giving him a chariviri,
but in the midst of the feast he made
his getaway. Later he returned and
paid for the supper and maybe now
the boys will let him alone.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-11-09
FOR \ PERMANENT HOME.

A committee has been appointed
for securing a permanent home for the
Mexico Hospital. 1t is composed of
the following: Rev. A. A. Wallace,
Judge Alex Carter, Willard Potts,
VIM. Pollock, and r. r. Arnold.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-11-09

George Crosswhite, living on West
Maple street, fell thru the doorway
to his cellar and sustained painful
injuries to his limbs and two ribs
were fractured. He is recovering as
rapidly as could be hoped for.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-11-09
MRS. TANNING.

Mrs. Anna Tanning, 2S years old,
died at her home in this city Satur-
day night. She was the wife of b.
ii. Tanning, who survives her.
The funeral was held at the home
Monday afternoon, conducted by Rev
S. w. Hayne. Burial in Elmwood.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-11-09

Mrs. C. b. Redmon, of East St.
Louis, and her two children are
spending a fortnight with Mr.. and
Mrs Wheeler CAN'T at Thompson,
and with friends and relatives in Mex
leo. Edna's friends are happy to see
her and her interesting family. Mr..
Redmon will spend the week end
here also.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-11-09

Mrs. C. c. Cullers and interesting
children, Lucille, Harold, Cecil, and
Kenneth, of Tracey, Iowa, have been
visiting Mexico relatives and friends.
Mrs. Cullers and the children paid
The Message a delightful call one
day last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-11-09

Gallaher & Strict, monument man
ufacturers, have bought the Fox
property on South Jefferson street
ground on which stand Bert Wells
plumber shop and the Only Way Res
taurant-and will erect thereon
soon a modern monument plant, one
of the handsomest in the State, it is
said.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-11-09

Mr.. George Ford, formerly of Mex
leo, vice-president of the A. P. Green
Fire Brick Co. here, was married
this week to Miss Winnifred Shop
ard at Jacksonville, Florida. They
will make their home at Tulsa, Okla.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-11-09
CAPTAIN LOTT
Passed Away at the Home of His
Daughter, Near Venice, in Galloway
County.

Captain Lott, IS years old, for
mer citizen of Audrain county, resid-
ing near Rush Hill for many years,
where he reared his family, died Sun
day morning at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. j. S. Martin, near We
nice, just over the county line in
Galloway, south of Benton City. Mrs.
Martin has cared for her father and
mother for the past eight years. Capt.
Lott was an active member of the
Anti-Horse Thief Association while
he lived in Audrain.
Besides his aged wife eight chill
dren survive him-Richard Lott, of
Nebraska; Wade, of California;
Mrs. r. A. McMurtry, of Carthage,
Mo-, Mrs. ]. SMartin, Venice, Mo-,
aIrs. T. w. Stuart, of Eaton Colo. +;
and j. ID. and Charles Lott and Mrs.
Ollie Newman, of Holtville, Colo. /;
The funeral was held at Liberty
Christian church near Shamrock,
conducted b. Rev Robert Shelton.
Captain Lott was devoted Mason
and was indeed a brother to all man
kind. He will be missed. We ex-
tend sympathy to the bereaved ones.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-11-09

Gayle Carter, son of Mrs. Gillie
Carter, of near Benton City, enrolled
last Friday in the Chillicothe Bust
ness College for the completion of
his commercial course.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-11-09

Mrs. Jack May of Slater is now To-
Gated in Eastholm at the residence
of her parents, MIR. and Mrs Walter
Brown.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-11-09

T. w. Stuart, of Eaton, Colo, came
last week to be with his father-in.
law, w. T. Lott, who died Sunday
at the home of Mrs. ]. S. Martin, neal
Venice.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-11-09

Mrs Charles C. Bledsoe entertain
ed the Young Ladies' Social Club
and number of neighbors Wednes-
day of last week at the Bledsoe home
north of Thompson.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-11-09

Miss Ethel Snidow, who has been
at the Hospital for treatment for
some time, has recovered sufficiently
that she was able to be taken to her
home last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-11-09

Mrs. George Hannaford and two
children left Monday for Roodhouse
where Mr.. H. is located as an engin-
Ger for the G. & A.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-11-09

Mrs. Ida McMurtry, of Carthage
Mo-, was called to her sisters, Mrs
]. S. Martin, on account of the ser
ious illness of her father, w. T. Lott
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-11-09

r. H. Lee, late of Rush Hill, we
understand, has bought a home in
Laddonia, and has moved to that
town.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-11-09

Miss Margaret Barnett has return
ed to st. Louis after a pleasant Wis
it to relatives and friends in Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-11-09

T.. S. Riley and family are home
from visit to relatives and friends
at Parsons, Kansas.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-11-09
A. Hutcherson has been very sick
for several days.

E. F. Ketter, of Kansas City, was
here last week on short visit to rel
atives and friends.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-11-09

Mrs. ]. C. Mundy gave an informal
tea Friday to the members of the F.
L. G. Club and other friends.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-11-09
CtuCAGo8aAsLT RY.
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CHICAGO s. ALTON
directive October Is, 1870
IL A DnIrNrIN

EAST BOUND
No. ~, for Chicago, daily. .2:35 a m
No. "a, for st. Louis. daily. 4:02 m
No. Sc, for Chicago-St. Louis
Except Sunday ....7:45 m
No. 16, for Bloomington,
No. p. for st.Louis, daily .2:52 pm
No. 1O,for Chicago daily 1852 pm
WEST BOUND
No. %, for Kansas City,
No. 8, for Kansas City,
daily .............. 3:0S m
No II, for Kansas City,
No. 1875, for Slater, except
Sunday ...........7:20 m
No. 213, from Louisiana,
daily. $500 m
No. 21. for Kansas City,
daily .............. .12:4O p m
No. Is, for Kansas City,
daily .........'....... .2:25 p m
No. 81, from Chicago. except
Sunday ..........S:2 pm
SOUTH BOUND
No 213. for jeff City, daily $500 m
No. 211, for jeff City except
Sunday ............. 3:l5 p m
NORTH BOUND
No. 210, from Jefferson City,
except Sunday ....... 1918 p m
No. 2l2.from JEFF City. daily 500 pm
THE BURLINGTON
EAST BOUND
No. "a, for St, Louis. daily 4:O2 a m
No. 20 for St. Louis, daily 2:52 p m
WEST BOUND
No. 90 for Kansas City, daily $3.50 m
No. 81 for Kansas City,
daily ............. l2:4O p m
T. L. MARSHALL,
Ticket Agent.
Evening star., 1916-03-12

After Deborah's birth at the almshouse,
the mother had been taken with her child
into good family. Even in this guarded
position, she was sought out by feeble
minded man of low habits. Every pos
sible means was employed to separate the
pair, but without effect. Her mistress
then insisted that they marry, and herself
attended to the details. After Deborah's S
mother had borne this man two children,
the pair went off to live on the farm of an
unmarried man possessing some prop
erty but little intelligence.
"The husband was an imbecile who had
never provided for his wife. She was still
pretty, almost girlish-the farmer was
good-looking; and soon the two were
openly living together and the husband
had left. AS the facts became known
there was considerable protest in the
neighborhood; but no active steps
were taken until two or three children
had been born. Finally number Of
leading citizens, headed by the good
woman before alluded to, took the mat
ter up in earnest. They found the hus-
band and persuaded him to allow them
to get divorce. Then they compelled
the farmer to marry the woman. He
agreed, on condition that the children
which were not his should be sent away.
1t was at this juncture that Deborah was
brought to the Training School.
at was determined to start with Deb
orah and make survey of the entire fam
lily, and discover the condition, as far us pos
sible, of every person in each generation
Evening star., 1916-03-12

"The surprise and horror of it all was
that, no matter where we traced them,
whether in the prosperous rural district,
in the city slums to which some had
drifted, or in the more remote mountain
districts. or whether it was question of
the second or the sixth generation, an
appalling amount of effectiveness was
everywhere found
Tracing the Kallikak Family
"TN the course of the work of tracing
various members of the family, our field
worker occasionally found herself in the
midst of good family of the same name
"a family made up of prosperous farm
ers, professional men, and State officials
How was this to be explained? Here were
two sets of people living side by side-one
set perfectly normal, prosperous, worthy;
the other set defective, alcoholic, i'm
moral, criminal. Yet both sets bore the
same family name, and often the same
given name. The evidence seemed to
prove nothing: the problem was in
solvable. Over and over again the in
vestigation was laid aside in sheer de-
spair.'
Then, at last, the truth came out.
Both these families, the respectable and
the unrespectable, We're descended from
the same common ancestor, Martin Kali
likak, Sr. But the great-great-grand-
mother on one side was Martins wife, a
normal, wholesome woman: the great
great-grandmother on the other side was
Evening star., 1916-03-12

NIN is an unpopular word. Nobody
- "sins" any more. People are sun
fortunate; they are diseased;
~ they are products of an unfavorable
environment" they are subjects for study
and analysis and card-indexing: but they
90 not sin" Sin is unscientific and old
fashioned.
Nevertheless 1 use the word "sin" in
this story advisedly, for this is an old
fashioned story. 1t has its roots away
back before the Revolution, when young
man whom we shall call Martin Kallikak
and feeble-minded girl who shall be
nameless broke the seventh command
ment. That being before the days of
scientific criminology, to break the sew
enth commandment was still regarded
bluntly as "sin."
AS a consequence of that single sin.
there have been born into the world 4S0
human beings, of whom
l43 We're feeble-minded,
36 were illegitimate,
"a were confirmed alcoholics,
3 were epileptics,
81 died in infancy,
3 We're criminal,
3 kept houses of ill fame.
In an old-fashioned Book, which was
widely read in Martin kallikak's time, it
is written that the sins of the fathers are
visited upon the children to the third and
fourth generation. Six generations of
Martin kallikak's descendants have been
traced, and the taint that his single act
poured into the veins of humanity, far
from dying out, spreads wider and wider
with each generation.
But, to return to the story. shall tell
it largely in the words Of DR.. Henry Her
bert Goddard, to whose patient research
we owe our knowledge of the case.
Evening star., 1916-03-12
Deborah's Unfair Start in Life


ZONE bright October day, fourteen
years ago, there came to the Training
School for Feeble-Minded Children at
Vineand, New Jersey, a little eight-year-
old girl whom we shall call Deborah. She
had been born in an almshouse. Her
mother had afterward married, not the
father of this child, but the prospective
father of another child, and later divorced
him and married another man, who was
also the father of some of her children.
"The stupid helplessness of the girls
mother in regard to her own impulses is
shown by the facts of her life. Her first
child had for its father farm-hand; the
father of the second and third (twins) was
common laborer on a railroad. The
girls own father was young fellow, nor
NAL indeed, but loose in his morals, who
along with Others kept company with the
mother while she was out at service.
Evening star., 1916-03-12
the NAHELEsS
FEEBLE-hlkpED GIRL

In meaning KaHLa ocn the
top and their children perfectly normal
OF kdikdk bemindd girl
child o married OF the
of feeble
his
all normal The descendants