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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-05-25
AUDRAIN's ALTITUDE.
It Is up" to Benton City, Martins
burg and Thompson.

That is about 20 feet variation in
Audrain county altGudes above the
Atlantic Ocean is an interesting fact
brought out on a new pase map of
Missouri, recently issued by the Mis-
souri, Bureau of Geology and Mines.
The Message referred to these
.acts in a short interview with John
S. McCune of Laddonia about a year
ago.
The average height Of Audrain
above mean sea level is 500 feet.
Thompson has an altitude OF S3S
feet, and Vandalia, the low pcint, is
76S feet, making an exact difference
of 70 feet.
Here are the attitudes of Audrain's
towns:
vandalia, 76S feet; Farber, 76S;
Laddonia, $50; Rus0 Hill, 100; Mex
leo, 500; Benton City, S11; Martins
burg, S12, and Thompson, S3S.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-05-25
BENTON CITY LETTER

/ Mrs. Fred Precht visited relatives
in Kansas City last week
Mrs. Reed of Mexico was guest of
Mrs. Ed Blaise Sunday.
Frank Kellarhal, wife and mother,
were in Kansas City several days.
Decoration Day will be observed at
Unity Christian church Tuesday. A
sermon at IL am. by the pastor Rev.
Mclaughlin. Dinner on the grounds.
Mrs. Finley Johnson was in Chica-
go the latter part of the week.
Harry Hildebrandt, Miriam Mil
dred and Hugh Williams took advan-
tage of the excursion to Kansas Gity
to hear Billy Sunday.
w. H. Coil and wife visited reIa-
tives in Galloway Sunday.
The movement for consolidation
of schools here was voted on Monday
and defeated by vote of five to one.
w. j. Baker spent several days in
Chicago, guest of his son, cha les.
Mr.. Edwards of Westminster Col
lege filled Rev. MGChell's appoint
ment at the Presbyterian chur Ii Sun
day Bro. Mitchell's friends are hop
ing that he may speedily recover.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-05-25
4! KEEP KoOLi I
Wear a straw hat from 1Oc to $3.50
THE ENTERPRISE STORE.
Attorney C. A. Barnes transacted
legal business in Fulton last week.


Paul Hudson has bought III
acre farm near Mountain Grove How
ell Co., Mo-, and moved his family
and household furniture there last
week. Mr.. ]. M. Hudson accompanied
the family Sunday. The latter will re-
main there for some time, but in the
meantime will return to his farm
near Mexico. We are sorry to have
Paul Hudson and his good family
leave Audrain, but they are going to
live section of the State, and we
wish them prosperity in their new
home.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-05-25
PRAIRIE LEA.

Sunday School has been reorgan-
lied in Bean Creek German Church.
Mrs. Julia Doeblin has been taken
to the Mexico Hospital for treatment.
Little Dee Downes is messenger
boy in the Western Union in Mexico.
Frank Erdel had lively runaway
Friday. His team hitched to a disk
became frightened. Fortunately nei-
Their man nor horse were hurt, tho
disc, fence and harness were broken.
People are glad to know that
the bridge in the South road to Rush
Hill is nearing completion.
]. R. Shook had the misfortune to
lose a COW recently.
E. H. Shoup and wife and Frank
Shoup motored to Harry Shoup's Sun
day.
Harry Erdel has a new surrey.
The young people from the Shook,
Kircher, and Witchie homes visited
at Geo. Erdle's after church Sunday.
Two young lady cousins of Mrs
Frank Erdle, from Illinois are visit
ing her this week. They spent last
week at the homes of M.and P.Shire.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-05-25
MISS WALLACE HONORED.

Miss Maude Orita Wallace has
again been honored. A publishing
company in Illinois has paid her a
neat little sum for one of her COM
positions, a school song, and accom-
panied the enclosed check with a re-
quest to send more compositions.
The Mexico schools are most for
tunate to have such a versatile must
clan for music superior.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-05-25

The Auxvasse Review mentions
that Mrs. Mike Shire, west OF Mexico.
is busy woman these spring days.
That industrious lady is to feed Mike
and the rest of the shires on fried
chicken this summer and have a thou
sand or more to sell. if reports are
true. She now has 1900 little chicks
and the end is not yet. Fried chick
en-, oh, yum. yum. .,.-
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-05-25

Rolla B. Finley, a former principal
of Mcmillan and who was superin-
tendent of the consolidated school at
Hickman Mill, Mo-, the past year,
goes to Marshall as superintendent
of the Marshall schools next year.
Mr. Finley is a brother of Mrs. E. F.
Kunkle and Mrs. ]. w. Springer of
this city.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-05-25
THE BUSY MAN.

If you want to get favor done
By some obliging friend,
And want a promise, safe and sure,
On which you may depend,
Don't go to him who always has
Much leisure time to plan,
But, if you want your favor done,
Just ask the busy man.
The man with leisure never has
A moment he can spare;
He's always busy putting off" until
His friends are in despair
But he whose every waking hour
Is crowded full of work.
Forgets the art of wasting time
He cannot stop to shirk.
So when you want a favor done,
And want it right away,
Go to the man who constantly
Works twenty hours a day.
He'll find a moment,sure somewhere
That has no other use,
And fix you while the idle man
Is framing an excuse.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-05-25
DIR. M. Mary JODon
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN.
315 e. Monroe. JIy1
THE FOoTPATH TO PEACE

THE FOoTPATH TO PEACE.
To be glad of life because 1t
gives you the chance to love and
to work and to play and to look
up at the stars, to be satisfied
with your possessions but not
contented with yourself until
you have made the best of them.
To despise nothing in the world
except falsehood and meanness,
and to fear nothing except cow
ardice; to be governed by your
admirations rather than by your
disgusts; to covet nothing that
is your neighbours except his
kindness of heart and gentleness
of manners; to think seldom of
your enemies-often of your
friends, and every day of Christ.
and to spend as much time as
you can, with body and spirit,
in Gods out-of-doors. These
are little guide-posts on the
foot-path to peace.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-05-25
Mrs. Green Cant of Omaha is visit
ing Thompson and Mexico friends.

l.. R.Larkin, southeast of Mexico,
was in to see the Message Saturday.
Mr.. Larkin is slowly recovering from
hard nervous afflictIOn which seized
upon him about a yen: since. He
is getting all right and Will soou be
able to jump as high as a clown at
the circus.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-05-25
THE ONLY WAY"
FOLKS BOOSTING
Advertising This Section In Folders
And Talk Matters Over.
FIRE CLAY AND
FIRE CLAY PRODUCTS.
Audrain, Galloway, Pike and Rails
Counties Have Inexhaustible
Supply.

Rush for the "Only Way" Rail-
road. They have discovered this sec
ton of Missouri and are talking about
it in folders and trade papers. They
think well of our fire clay interests.
A large number of the patrons of
the patrons of the Chicago & Alton
met representatives of the railroad
at the Hoxsey Friday night and
talked matters over together. Lo-
cal officials who were present were
John E. Fish, division freight and
passenger agent, T. l.. Marshall, pas
senger and freight agent, and C. F.
Kehl, of the division passenger and
freight department.
A. E. Lee, General Freight Agent,
c. w. Bearden, Master of Transporta-
ito, both of Chicago, were the honor
guests.
A number of questions were dis
cussed in a free and open way, the
most interesting to the people of this
section being our fire clay interests.
1t was an enjoyable meeting of bust
ness men, face to face.
You will be specially interested in
the following from one of the C. &
AS. folders:
Are you interested in fire clay,
fire brick, and clay products?
If so you should know of the won
derful deposits of fire clay along the
Alton railroad in Missouri, and the
excellent possibilities for the devel-
opment of same.
These deposits lay in the counties
of Rails, Pike, Audrain and Gala
way, comprising territory so miles
long and 40 miles wide. The vein
runs from 10 to 25 feet in thickness.
At Mexico and Fulton this vein is I'M
covered by stripping with a steam
shovel. while at Vandalia, Mo-, and
that vicinity the vein lies from 65 TO
100 feet below the surface, and is
overlaid by a 30-inch vein of excel
lent bituminous coal, with a good
roof. Analytical tests made at the
Missouri School of Mines shows these
clay deposits to be high in refrac-
tory qualities, free from lime, iron,
etc, and to possess unusual bonding
and fusing qualities. The mex
haustible supply, cheap fuel in the
same shaft, excellent railroad facili-
ties with attractive competitive rates,
and its central location with respect
to consuming markets, will serve to
ultimately make this the greatest
clay district in the United States.
This district lies 800 miles from
Chicago, 1875 miles from st. Louis
and $50 miles from Kansas City, all
being large consuming markets, eth
er for raw clay or for its products.
Plants are already in operation at
Fulton, Mexico and Vandalia, produc-
ing raw clay, fire brick, smelter fur
mace, stove, range and fire box lin
ings. The great activity in the metal
markets, calling for new smelters.
furnaces, ETC., has created a demand
which cannot be met by the present
production.
II you are looking for a pleasant.
attractive location, we invite you to
this district which has proven by the
success of present plants to be, prop
erly located with respect to low cost
of production, and proximity to con-
Stunning markets.
We are in touch with undeVeloped
properties, and would be pleased to
give you further data and iRfoF-
nation.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-05-25

Jesse Martin has sold his grocery
business to Joseph Springer and
brother. Messrs. Springer are expe-
rienced grocerymen AMI they will
make the business a go. We wish
them every success.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-05-25

Mrs. B. A. Thornburgh of this city
is visiting in Havana, ILL.,, and expects
to attend the commencement exer-
cises of the public schools where her
granddaughter, Miss Althea Steele,
graduates this year.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-05-25
FINGERS CUT OFF.

The small daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Holterman of Rush Hill
was running a lawn mower a few
days ago and her little brother, Carl,
fell in front of the machine and the
ends of two of his fingers were cut
off. An unfortunate mishap for the
little man.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-05-25

MrsJ. c. Emmons and daughter,
Miss Thelma, of Tina, Mo-, are in
Mexico on visit to relatives and
friends.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-05-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Taft who
have been living at Louisiana have
moved to Cedar City, Mrs, Taft and
small child visited Mrs. Taft's parents
in Me xico last week, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
F. Kunkle.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-05-25

Miss Mable Threlkeld will conduct
a summer school at the Central
School Building. Miss Threlkeld is
a Hardin graduate this spring.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-05-25

Born, to DR.. and Mrs. Fred Crit
fin, May Is, a daughter. Mrs. Griffin
is at the Deaconess Hospital in st.
Louis.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-05-25
E. F. Kunkle visited in Kansas
City and heard Billy Sunday preach.

Mr.. and Mrs. l.. e. Worner went to
Kansas City to hear the Rev. Billy
Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-05-25

Mrs. ]. H. Springer of this city is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Wiseman, of
Kansas City who recently underwent
an operation.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-05-25

Mrs. W. H. Hickman and daugh-
tiers, Misses Mabel and Bessie, are
home from a visit to relatives and
friends at Perry.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-05-25

A number of the boys in the South
Side school here have iprmed an or
ganization to protect the birds. It's
very thoughtful and cOmmendable
move.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-05-25

Harry Reed was the guest of his
sister, Mrs. E. E. Laws, in Kansas
City last week
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-05-25

Miss Lucy Lemon of Fulton visited
her grandparents in Mexico this week,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Pearson.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-05-25
HALF PRICE.

Laces and EmbrOideries now.
Get yours
THE ENTERPRISE STORE.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-05-25

Henry Holterman is able to return
home after an operation for appendi-
citis in the Mexico Hospital.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-05-25

Mr.. and Mrs. q. e, Perkins of Han
nibal visited S. J. Bishop and family
this week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-05-25

The Paris, Monroe County, Bap-
lists are arranging to build a S25, 900
house of worship.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-05-25

L. A. Kuhne of Centralia died
Friday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-05-25

be at once.
An offering for State and County
work will be taken. Have an
offering from your school.
Plan to be on hand at the first
session, Monday afternoon, go
direct to the Baptist church and
register and then you will be
assigned a convention home. At
tend each session and take re-
port back to the Sunday School |
5 Bring your Bible, some money |
and smile. Then use them.
Also bring to the Convention a |
large expectation. The Heav- !
emily Father will not disappoint
you.
The number of Cradle Rolls increas- |
ed 54 per CT. Home Departments, 55
per cent; schools using graded les
sons, 81 per cent; organized Teen
Age classes, SO per cent. Organized
Adult Glasses, 20 per cent; Teacher
Training Classes over 100 per cent.
CONVENTION.
The Fifty-First Convention will be
held in Mexico, November IA, Is, 16,
1915 Marion Lawrence, general Sec
retrary, of the International Sunday
OCllOOl ASSObOCldllOly anu OhO VI bAO
best beloved of all Sunday School
experts, will be on the program.
Every Sunday School worker in the
county will have an opportunity to
hear the best Sunday School experts.
This is a great opportunity for Au-
drain.
COUNTY ORGANIZATION.
To be held in Martinsburg Monday
and Tuesday, June, and 6, 1916.
Officers.
President, c. NJ. Fox ...... Mexico
Vice-Pres. L. B. Hawthorn, Mexico
Secretary, Ruth Cook ...... Mexico
Assistant Sec, Pauline Flynt, Mexico
Treas, Frank Erisman Benton City
superintendent.
Elementary, J Josephine Wallace Mexico
Secondary, Mettie Patterson. Moline
Adult, S. p. Cunningham e.. Mexico
Home, Ollie Davis ... New Guilford
Boy Scouts, Mitchell White Mexico
Missions, DR.. J. F. Flynt -. Moline
Temperance, Alex Carter ... Mexico
Township Officers.
Sailing, President, B. P. Smoot, Cen
tralia.
Secretary, Matte Morehad, Cen
tralia.
Wilson, President, j. E. Berrey, Cen
tralia.
Secretary, Lulu Creasey, Cen
tralia.
Salt Rever, President, Clyde Ellis,
I Moline.
Secretary, Alicia Mason, Mexico.
Prairie and Linn, President, A. j.
Lasher, LaddOnia.
Secretary, John Stotler, Lad
donia.
Loutre, President, S. e. Stratton,
Benton City.
Secretary, j. B. Davault, Mar
tinsburg.
Cuivre, President, w. j. Grow, Far
Der.
Secretary, ]. NJ. Dye, vandalia.
Old Brother Blank
Sat on a plank,
And whitfield and spit and grumbled
Whenever another
Some weaker brother
Grew weak in the way and stumbled
Old Brother Blank,
Who sat on plank,
Stayed till the plank was rotten;
But the brother who fell
Got up, and-well,
He's still on the way a trottin'.
Moral: Do something. Get out Of
the Blank family. }
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
RULINGS MADE
 ON REHEARINGS

Montgomery, March sO.-tSpeciaL)
 The following rulings on applications
 for rehearings were handed down by
 the supreme court today: Max Lowy ct al. vs. George NJ Ros-
 engrant. appeal from Mobile circuit court; application overruled.
 Ida F. Watkins ct al. vs. R. z. Chap
 man ct al, appeal from Monroe law and equity court; application overruled.
 Julia F. Russell vs. Albert P. Bush, appeal from Mobile circuit court; ap- plication overruIed. State of Alabama ex rel. J. A. Mel | ton vs. L B. Slaughter as judge, ap- peal from Monroe law and equity court; application overruled State of Alabama ex rel. J. E. Brown
 vs. l. B. Slaughter as judge, appeal from Monroe law and equity court; application overru1ed Seals Piano and Organ company vs. ] N. J. Bell ct al., appeal from Montgom-
 cry circuit court; application over | ruled.
 Sovereign camp, W. o. w., vs. Net
 tie B. Ward appeal from Butler cir cut COufts Lamar Lightner vs. state of Ala
 bama. appeal from Montgomery city court; application overruled. Friday.
 May F, 1916. fixed for execution of the sentence of the law. | J. H. Middleton vs. Alabama Power company ct al, appeal from Chiffon circuit court; application overruled 1 Mary Bell, ct al. vs. Cornelia Bell ct ai., appeal from Jefferson probate court; ap- plication overruled, opinion of majority extended.
 l Jefferson Plumbers and Mill Supply companiy vs Mrs. Alice L. Peebles, ap ! peal from Jefferson chancery court; ap- plcation overruled.
 , H. A. McKinnon vs. city of Birming- 1 ham ct al appeal from Jefferson circuit court; application overruled. State of Alabama vs. Doster-Northing- ton Drug company, appeal from Jefferson circuit court; application overruled. Jessie White vs state of Alabama, ap- peal from Jefferson criminal court; appli- | cation overruled; Friday, May 12, 1916, fixed for execution of the sentence of the law.
 R. B. Kyle vs S. E. Jordan, appeal lfrom Gadsden city court; application overruled.
 Mary Lou Phinizy, as trustee, ct al. vs.
 Anniston City Land company. appeal from Calhoun chancery court; application overruled; opinion modified so as to give complainant 30 days within which to | amend bill of complaint. Julia Hill Marshall vs. John P. Lister ct al, appeal from Etowah chancery court; application overruled. I. S. Brothers ct al. vs Russell & Duke, appeal from Gadsden city court; applica- ton overruled.
 Louisville and Nashville Railroad com pany vs. w. F. Lynne appeal from Mor- gan circuit court; application overruled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
ROBSON HAS NO JUST. CAUSE ID COMPLAIN
Counties Left Out of His Present District Always
 Went Against Him

''Wil Bankhead is making an active campaign in his race for Congress in the Tenth district, and he and his friends are now confident that he has the fight won, said J. II. Bankhead, Jr., who was at the Tutwiler yesterday. My brother, in line with his announcement at the beginning of the campaign, is not en- gazing in any mud singing or personal tiles. I believe the people of the Tenth district are tired of these campaigns based entirely on personalities and the splendid receptions my brother is re- ceiving in all the places where he speaks would tend to indicate that.
 Captain Hobson has had much to say regarding the redistricting of the state, a subject which earlier in the campaign he said was too small and insignificant even to be mentioned. Will Bankhead is in receipt of signed statement from Senator Alto V. Lee of Etowah coun- ty in which he says that neither Will BanShead nor any member of his fam fly had anything to do With the intro duction or passage through the senate of the redistricting bill. Senator Lee stated that the bill was offered by him as substitute for the Holmes bill.
 Captain Hobson has seen fit to com plain that part of his district was taken away from him. As matter of fact, he certainly has no cause to complain about that in this fight, as the four counties in the old Sixth which are not now in the Tenth, where he is running, were always anti-Hobson and gave substan- tial majorities against him In all his races. The principal issue in the cam paign, as raised by Will Bankhead, is home rule and local government. The people of the Tenth district un- derstand the issue and they will not be bewildered by dust befogging oratory."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
FIVE AEROPLANES ARE DOWNED BY FRENCH TN VERDUN REGION
Continued from Page one)

ish and Germans along the British end of the French line. Near St. Eloi Ger man grenade throwers have reached a part of a mine crater held by the Brit ish. Near Boeshinghe the British put down an attempted attack by the Ger mans.
 Strong forces of Austrians and Ital- ians are at grips in the Gorizia sector. On the heights of Seilz spirited fighting is taking place. Elsewhere along the Austro-Italian front the artillery dues continue.
 Berlin says the big Russian offensive in the Postavy region has ceased and that the Russians also have given up their attacks around Lake Narocz. Ar tillery duels. however, are going on around Jacobstadt and north of Vidzy.
 Great Britain has put in effect an order in council under which neither a vessel nor her cargo is immune from capture for breach of the blockade on the sole ground that the vessel at the moment is on her way to a nonblockaded port.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
HELD UP CAPTAIN

The Matoppo sailed from New York yesterday for Vladivostok, with cargo of barbed wire and farm implements. She passed out of Sandy Hook at o clock in the evening and two hours later, upon entering his cabin. Captain Bergner says he was confronted by a young man with a revolver in each hand. Hands up and not a sound If you value your life!" was the command that greeted him. The cap- tain then was bound hand and foot and locked in his cabin, promising, under pen alty of death, not to raise an alarm.
 Then making his way to the wireless cabin, the stowaway, who is about 26, put the instruments out of commission and threw the ships guns, consisting of six rifles, overheard. He then returned to the captains cabin, went through the safe and destroyed important papers. He had expected, he told Captain Bergner, to find at least G2000 in English money aboard the Matoppo, but in this his hopes were shattered. There was not a penny in the safe. Later, however, Schiller com pelled the captain and the first officer to Land over their pocketbooks, containing total of about e30.
 With Captain Bergner still prisoner in his own cabin, Schiller proceeded to round up sthe crew of 56 men, all but a few of whom were in their bunks He lined all hands up in one end of the ship and threatened to blow everybody to pieces with bombs he said he had placed in different parts of the vessel if anyone made move.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
Get Archibald's Initials Wrong

''Some of my friends have been con- siderably worried on account of the fact that in every list of candidates for the board of revenue which has been pub lished my name has been incorrect said Horace M. Archibald yesterday -I have had many of them to call me up to know if I was the man who was running. The lists published showed Horace c. Archi- bald instead of Horace M. Archibald. Incidentally, I have assured them that I was in the race to the finish no matter what mistakes might have been made in the publication of my initials, and have been highly gratified at the many as- surances of support I have received