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Gilpin observer., 1916-05-18

WAshington.-An optimistic view Of
the Mexican border situation was laid
before President Wilson and his cab
met by Secretary Baker, after long
conference with Maj. Gen. Scott, chief
OF staff.
Gen. Carranza and his advisers
now understand the motive OF the
Washington government more fully
than ever as result of the confer
ence in Ell Paso between Generals
Scott, Funston and Obregon, Mr..
Baker was able to tell the cabinet,
and tension along the international
line has greatly relaxed.
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-18
Denver Democrats Elect Delegates.

Denver. - Mayor elect Robert w.
Speer and Judge julius c. Gunter
were elected delegates-at-large to tho
State Democratic Convention at Colo.
RADIO Springs on the 18th by the coun-
ty convention. Fifty delegates-at-large
and 1913 district delegates were elect
ed. The endorsement of President
Wilson. preparedness, the suffrage
amendment and congratulation of the
people on the election Of Robert w.
Speer as Mayor of Denver featured
the resolutions adopted.
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-18
MExIcANs RAID TEXAS RANCH.
Gen. Scott Makes Reassuring Report
to Washington Officials.

Preside, Tex. May IA band,
believed to be Mexicans. seized ten
head of horses at Poole's ranch,
eleven miles east OF Shafter, Tex,
about thirty miles from here, last
Sunday night. Texas rangers fol-
lowed the trail and detachment OF
the Fourteenth cavalry and Texas
rangers was sent from here to inter
cept the band.
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-18
euardsmen to Re.EnIist.

Colorado Springs-Col. w. A. Davis
of this city, commanding the Second
Regiment of the Colorado National
Guard, is planning to recruit Com
pany A, which was mustered out Nov
5, 1915. Sixty.five men are needed
and many of the old members have
expressed desire to re-enlist.
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-18
Crushed Under Auto In Arroyo.

Trinidad.-Everett Berkeley, 81,
formerly of Boulder and Denver, was
crushed to death under a new auto.
mobile which he was instructing A.
c. Suit to operate. when the machine
became unmanageable. and plunged
over the embankment OF 15-foot ar
royo. Suit was badly injured but will
probably recover.
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-18
Penrose BUYS reduction Plants.

Colorado Springs-The entire hold
ings of the United States Reduction
and Refining Company were sold at
public auction here to Spencer Pen.
rose of this city for 100000 by Will
bur F. Stone, special master In chan
Gerry. Mr.. Penrose was the only bid
der
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-18
Nazarene Assembly Elects officers.

Greeley-The Rev. X. l.. Plumb OF
Colorado Springs was selected as dis
trict superintendent of the Colorado
Wyoming Utah district of the Nazar.
enc church, which held its assembly
here. The Rev. S. Il. Heath of Dem
YER was chosen district treasurer.
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-18
Cuts Tunasten Price to $50.

Nederland-A further drop in tn,
tungsten market was felt when ]. G..
Clark of Boulder announced that he
would buy on $50 schedule for 60
per cent ore. in place of the $50
schedule that has been in force the
last two weeks.
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-18
To Try Sim Fein President.

Dublin.-A court-martial soon will
be called to try John MacNeill, presi-
dent of the Sim Fein volunteers and
professor OF law in the National Uni
versity.
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-18
Sporting News

Yale defeated Harvard at Cam
bridge. Mass, in dual track meet.
The result in points was: Yale, "a:
Harvard, 16.
A transcontinental aeroplane COM
petition, for which prizes amounting
to 100000 probably will be offered,
has been decided upon by the Aero
Club of America, it was announced in
New York.
Ornament. by Order-Victorine. one
of the most successful race horses
and thoroughbred sires. died at the
farm of his owner, II. p. Headley, in
Lexington, Ky. He was 90 years old.
Among his victories were the Brook,
lyn handicap, four Derbies and the
Brighton handicap. His winnings ag.
gregated $4,000.
Cornelfs well-balanced track team
at Philadelphia easily won the annual
track meet with the University of
Pennsylvania. The feature of the
meet was the breaking of the worlds
half-mile record by Ted Meredith of
Pennsylvania. He covered the dis
tance in l minute SO 1-5 seconds. The
former record, 1:52h, was also held
by him.
General
Harris Johnson, 10l, Oldest Elk in
the United States died at Columbus,
Miss.
Mrs. Louis Schwartzattel of Brook
Luz,
boy triplets.
Thirteen negroes are reported to
have been burned to death and be-
tween thirty and forty were badly in.
jured in a panic resulting from fire
In a motion picture theater at Wal
laceton, Va.
The Methodist general conference
by vote of 477 to $50 at Saratoga
n. Y. declined to commit the Metho-
dist Episcopal church to proposal
favoring the preferential employment
of union labor.
A proposal to raise s5,0O0O0O by a
worldwide campaign for foreign mis-
sions was indorsed by the general
conference of the Methodist-Episcopal
church, which adopted n resolution
setting aside the years 1918 and 1919
as centennial thanksgiving years for
the observance of the centennial OF
this branch of church activity.
Work was completed at Elephant
Butte. y. NJ, on the Elephant Butte
dam. United States reclamation
project, which by ,dammng the Rio
Grande river, forms the greatest stor-
age reservoir in the world Construc.
tion began five years ago. The res.
ervoir will feed an irrigation system
that will water $4,000 acres of land
in New Mexico, Texas and Mexico.
All railway safety records were
broken in 1915. when 1876 American
roads, reporting to the bureau OF
railway news and statistics In Chi.
cago, went through the entire fiscal
year of June 80 without single fa.
tality to a passenger in a train acci.
dent
As long as any nation exalts power.
the United States must be ready to
preserve that for which our fore.
fathers fought. Secretary OF the
Navy Josephus Daniels declared In
an address on national preparedness
in Nav York
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-18

Got Just What He Wanted.
"Will you let me OF this afternoon.
sirf" asked the clerk in dry goods
store. my wife wants me to beat some
carpets"
Couldn't possibly do It," said the
boss.
The clerk turned joyfully to his
work, saying: THANK you, sir.
Thank you . thousand times"
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-18
Foreign

Sir Roger Easement was placed on
trial Monday in London on . charge
of treason.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
Says a Glass of Hot Water
Every Morning Before
Breakfast Will Take
of Fat If You Get
More Fresh Air.
Be Moderate in Your Diet and Reduce
Your Weight with Tassco.

-
Lack Of fresh air weakens the oxygen
carrying power OF the blood, the liver
becomes sluggish, fat accumulates ana
the action of many of the vital organs
are hindered thereby. The heart action
becomes weak, work is ar effort and
the beauty Of the figure is'destroyed.
Fat put on by indoor iifeNis unhealthy
and il nature is-net assisted in throw
ing It off by increasing the o%xygen-car-
rying power of the blood a serious case
OF obesity may result.
When O feel that you are getting
too stout, take the matter in hand ut
once, Don't wait until your figure has
become q Joke and yonr health ruined
through carrying around . burden 0t
nnsightly and unhealthy fat.
Spend as much time ss you possibly
can in the open air; brsathe deeply.
and set from your drugRist a box OF
tassco, take q glass OF hot water every
morning before breakfast then axe
tassco alter each meal and At bedtime
Weigh yonrself every few days and
keep IN the treatment until you are
down TO normal. Tsssco IL absolutely
harmless, 10 pleasant to take, helps
digestion and 10 designed 70 increase the
osyRen.carrying power Of the blood.
Even q few days. treatment should
show i noticeable reduction In weight:
There 10 nothing better tor 'oneslty.-aa
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14

the wedding, Of course, right here al
the very opening Of the story, really
makes the story s%uperfuous, which Is
B~ostonese for mo USE" In u story,
the wedding is supposed to be the very
last thing.
Harry was a young architect and
engineer who had only just opened an
Office in the town. When he came out
Of college he reached the conclusion
that he would do better to set up q
business In some small town and grow
up whit than to grow old unnoticed
In some older town. That Is how he
came to be here. He met Harriet o 0
after his arrival and 1t wasn't long be-
fore he was desperately In love with
her.
There really wasn't very much the
matter with Harry-except Harriet.
And there wasn't anything at all the
matter with Harrlet--in Harry's 7Opin-
ion. So, after he had got down to
business-both at his ONCE and with
Harriet--she said "Yes.", Their mar.
riage brought them a great deal OF
happiness, and, what was more pc.
culiar, a great deal Of happiness to
someone who wasn't related to them
in any a Which is what the story
is about. This other person not only
was not. related. to. them, but was
scarcely known to them. She lived In
the other end of town. Elm avenue
runs. right through the town from east
to west. At one end, the west end, 1t
is we'll named, for it Is bordered by
stately eims that shade fine residences.
and cOzy bungalows. like that which
Harry had provided for Harriet,
planned with the architects best
thought.
1T had been arranged that they were
to be married at high noon on Christ
mas day at Harriet's old home. Then
there was to be a quiet family dinner
there, followed by a reception to their
friends at Harriet's new home, where
open house was to- be kept In honor OF
the day and the event. There their
friends gathered in the afternoon, n
there the presentation was to occur.
For Harry's young. men friends, OF
whom there. were a few despite his
short residence In the town, and 'Har-
riet's, of whom there were more, had
decided to give them. in. addition to
all the "little stuff" one practical gift
Of larger proportions. So they had
"chipped in" and bought them a mag.
nlfcent leather rocker, n OF the big,
comfortable kind; and that was to be
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14

50 they entered In the dusk. 1t WIS
. bare room, with a few ~old.fashloned
pictures In walnut frames on the
walls, some archaic furniture Of the
same period, and u rag carpet Itself
reduced to Its original material.
Not far from the window stood the
celebrated leather rocker. with q cane
close ut hand. In the chair sat . little
old woman, with her face smiling hap
PLY under unkept gray hair. Her face
wss %hlte, her wriaklss were many,
but her eyes shone with the real Christ
mas light. .
II can't ask you beys to set down."
she said, trying to turn toward them.
because there isn't much to set down
in except. this, and the sofy over there.
But I knew you'd come, and I want to
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14

u Can't See What Has happensd-"
duly presented at the hour Of Ito ar
rival that afternoon. 1t had been At
ranged that 1t was to be delivered
while all the young folks were there,
as q sort OF surprise extra ofering.
But, as the afternoon wore on, the
face Of the chairman Of the delegation,
who was to mske the presentation
speech, grew longer and longer.
II can't see what has happened" he
said in confidence to a group OF the
fellows, when an opportunity for con.
fidences arrived, land why that darued
chair doesn't come"
"Are you sure You gave them the
right number, and eyerything1" some
one asked.
"Sure-S7 Elm street West. Thata
simple enough"
1t must have been hve o'clock when
one of the boys had an inspiration
"Do you suppose by any chance that
chair was delivered to 872 Elm street
Eaat!" he asked.
At last here was q clue; and the
chairman, q chairman without Chair.
and a sell. appointed research commit
tee Of three, loaded themselves into
a car, after making unbelievable .
cuses to the bride and groom, ano
speeded away across town In pursuit
Of the missing gift, although not very
certain where ST. Elm street East was,
or IL there were an 872 Bast. or pos
sessed of any knowledge concerning
who lived there.
Now, S72 East 10 q little tumble
down house, Or was, well out Elm
street, and somewhat back from the
t~hOroughfare.
II remember-there's some old won
an lives here" said M Of the party,
They all piled out and followed the
broken sidewalk up to the dwelling.
.Come in," answered . CHEEKY but
auavering Yolcs when thex knaEkaa
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14

I
mas Light.
thank you, ! want to thank you all,
and every one of you. for the lovely
present you sent me. and for remem-
berlin an old woman like me. When
1t come, and l read the card. From the
boys Of the old town. the boys Of the
boys | used to know, for l guess l knew
all your fathers, / told them to put 1t
here, and l would set in 1t and walt
until you come. Amt you VIII
Stearnsr
yes" stammered the chairman,
quite undecided what to say or do.
II thought 30. My, how you favor
your father! And l was at your
christenin'. l guess that was about
the last time l was anywhere when
my rheumatic got so bad. And your
father would "a been proud OF you
this day. If he could knownrwhat you
was goin' to do for an old friend OF his,
God rest him !"
At the mention Of his father, the
chairman wal astOnished to find his
hat still on his head. He pulled it on,
h~urriedly, ashamed. Then through
that head went fitting first Il quick
memory Of his father and then the
most astonishing thing In the world
his carefully-prepared speech to the
| bride. He had said 1t over so many
times to himself in secret that after
noon, to make sure he would not break
down when the moment came, that now
everything else seemed to have van
| ished. Then an eve more astonishing
thing happened. 1t astonished him,
and it. quite paralyzed the otheE young
men. ~ 81
That presentation speech, altered by
but a word here and there as he stun.
bied and steered away from the inap'
propriate phrase, came falling from
his lips.
"Ands for many a year." he finished,
"may you sit by your own 1ireside as
the shadows Of life lengthen, with this
chair to give you comfort and to re.
mind you Of the boys of the old town.
There was nothing for the rest to do
but applaud that speech, to wish
merry Christmas !" over and over, to
bend the head for that venerable "God
bless you'll" and to 60 quietly away.
The car was turned westward again
before any man spoke a word. Then
It was win Stearns:
well. what do you know abou|
thatT
"There's nothing for them now, but
we can scare up something tomorrow
and say nothing shout this" said an
other.
But someone told n Of the GIRL
who knew all about the chair, and q
the collation. the whole story came out
win Stearns was, even made to stant
up and give that speech. And tn
bride declared. and, bless her deal
heart everybody believed, her, that sh'
was glad 1t lad turned out just tn
way 1t did.
Somebody remembered the old lady
name, and then somebody else remem
bered that it was said that her fathe
was the man who planted those elm
on Elm street In the early. days Q
the town. The bride announced tina
! she was going owe to see the dear OIL
soul.
She did 90. and often. and her nurs
Ing did much to ease that rheumatl,
When Harry and Harriet moved int
the big house they now occupy, . pape
circulated among the old resident
bought the bungalow at q barsai
price. There the pioneer was move
, BY 1.-THE boys Of the old town." wher
she could be under the shade Of tn
elms her father planted. There, 70
: she was a wonderfully spry old lad!
r she may be living to this day.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
Money to Loan

N. J. CRAIG HAS SOME
MONEY THAT HE DESIRES
TO LOAN ON GOOD, I'M
PROVED FARMS IN ETH
Err WRIGHT OR DOUGLAS
COUNTIES. N. ]. CRAIG
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14

or rain Tuesday or Wednesday.
Territory includes Illinois, Iowa, Min
nesota, Wisconsin, Sonth Dakota North
Dakota, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas
Oklahoma and. Arkansas.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
Left.Overs
Some snow this week.

Some snow this week.
The all day singing at the Cha
pei Sunday conducted by Prof
Wallace was well attended.
Church at Harges Chapel CIV
cry third Sunday by Rev. Vim.
Ridsby. PEGGY SHORT
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
Weather Forecast
u. s. Department Of Agriculture

o. s. Department OF AgrlcH1tHrp'
Weather Bureau.
Forecast for the week begimaing Sun
day, December 10, 1915.
Washington, d. g., December 3, 1916
For the Upper and Middle Mississippi
Valleys and Plains States: The weather
will be cold during the first half OF the
week followed by warmer after Tuesday
and it will be generally fair except sn"w
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
. Useful Christmas Plant.

Cyclamen> is one of the o USE
full Christmas plants. 1t comes III va
rlous colors and II kept in a 'tnat
Is not too dry or warm will bloom sew
erul weeks AWE"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
Palace Hotel

Fred l.. Malloch, Proprietor
Rates: 81, $1.25, $3.50 Per Day
Convenient to. Depots, Car Lines
and Business Center
CommOdious Rooms Clean Beds
Hot and Cold Baths Steam Heat
Telephone 1903 SOL College Street
Cor. College and Market Streets
Springfield. Mo.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
CHRISTMAS CAROL

In the stiffness Of the midnight.
In the silence OF the Star. ~
In the slumber Of the white lambs,
On the hillstdes, near and far.
Game the Christ Child to his mother:
To the humble oxen's stall:
He, the Babe Of Paradise. swset;
Lord Of Christmas. King Of all.
Hush, let not . word be spoken
OF his sacrifcs for mon.
Stooping. from his world of glory.
To be- womAn-born: . pen
OF sweet straw to DO his cradle.
He 10 ours. just ours, today.
Mark that mortal smile. that aiming
OF the halo In the hay!
While the palm trees rustic softly,
While his lullaby. the breeze.
Croons amid tho angels anthem
Which the star.llt heaven cleavss.
We will claim him ours. OF treasure,
Christmas Babe, and Babe divine.
He'll, thrice hail. o mystic stranger.
Nesting in thy straw-hlled shrine!
-f1Glen Chase. In Brooklyn Eagle.
Not That One.
.Ars you going to Miss OldgirF
m~istletoe partyT
"No; not unless abe promises I
stand from under"
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-07-13
WIDOW OF SENATOR i
WILL Try FOR ToaAs

Winnipeg, Man. Mrs. John b. Az
Ian OF Seattle is about tenter al
campaign in which she hopes to be;
the first woman member of the United
States senate. Mrs Allan is the
widow Of the first United States SEN
ator from Washington and since the
age of u has been deeply interested
in politics She is in Winnipeg ON
brief visit. 13ssss
= intend to file as a candidate for
the senatorship as soon as i return
home,' she said.
Il am a republican, but the repub-
lfcan platform is not strong enough
for me to stand on. have added
three planks- national suffrage, ma
tiona1 prohibition and International
peace. expect the republican com
mitteemen to organize John B. Allan
clubs in memory of my husband, who
died some thirteen years ago. These
clubs will help to swing the election
my way.
II taught school In Rochester, Min
nesota, and the Mayo brothers were
among my pupils. have lived forty
five years in Washington, where
married and raised my family. &
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-07-13
PLATFORM ADOPTED BY
DELEGATES IN THE STATE CONVENTION

publican party believes in definite,
patriotic Americanism. 1t stands for
American principles of government.
Its policies always have embraced the
largest protection of American citi-
zenship and American interests.
Realizing the national need for a
citizen soldiery and believing the ma
tional guard should and must be our
main reliance we pledge ourselves to
support and maintain South Dakota s
quota as called for by federal legisla,
ation
'We extend our appreciation and
gratitude to the men of the national
guard of South Dakota, who have SO
8patriotically responded to the nations
cali
Il I'VE demand that the United States
observe an attitude of strict neutrality
toward the nations engaged in the
European war. We also demand that
the rights Of American citizens be
firmly upheld and our national dignity
and national honor maintained.
Weak Mexican Policy.
aThe Mexican policy of President
Wilson has been weak and indecisive.
1t has brought us increasing confus-
ion and national humiliation and We
oppose the Democratic poiity Of scut-
tling the Philippines.
1--WE favor the adoption of the bud
get system for the expenditure OF
public funds
I'VE endore the pAopoal that a
league of nations be formed through
international agreement for joint ac
tion under such regulations as such
lleague shall adopt against any nation
which proposes to make war without
prior recourse to such world tribunals
and methods of conciliation as sucl
league of nations under such authorit,
shall have duly approved.
"a republican legislature having
Submitted to the people of tht
state the questions of woman sui
frage and prohibition, we call tht
attention of the voters OF the stat,
Ito these subjects, and ask that the.
lgiye to these propositions thei
lthouglNfuI consideration
| I'VE believe that the present pri
mary law should be so amended as Ii
simplify it and make it less expensiv,
| sWe endorse the state plan Of III
raj credits as submitted to the voter
by the last legislature
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-07-13

1--WE re-annOunce our confidence in
the protective tariff system, with
which the name of President McKin-
ley was so conspicuOusly identified. 1t
has been the foundation of industrial
and commercial activity. Under its
operation we enjoyed the golden age
American progress and prosperity.
We condemn the democratic party for
its overthrow Of the republican tariff
and the substitution of the Under
public revenues and made necessary
the imposition of obnoxious stamp
taxes and an increase of taxes upon
the people and their business.
eve demand the enactment OFF a
genuine protective tariff measure at
the earliest possible date. The en-
actment of such measure is imper-
atively necessary before the close Gf
the European war, to safeguard our
industries against the destructive
competition which will be intensified
When the great conflict ends
1--WE favor a merchant marine con-
structed by American labor and cap
ital and bearing the American fac.
We are unaiterably opposed to a gov
ernment owned and government oper-
ated merchant marine as nnsound il.
policy and which surely will impose
heavy expense upon the country and
subject us to embarrassing interna,
tfonal complications We favor such
Legislation ON the part Of the govern
ment as may be necessary to enable
American ship owners to bEliid theft
vessels and sail them upon the high
seas, in successful competition with
the merchant vessel OF other nation,
For Preparedness.
"We favor such preparedness as
may be necessary upon land and sea
| to protect American citizens in Their
persons and property at home and
abroad. So long as other nations are
armed for aggressive purposes, We
must be prepared to defend ourselves
against them We seek no dominion
over other peoples: we put no indig
mites upon them; and we hold it to be
sound Americanism to permit no 9th
[ er peoples to violate or disregard the
rights of America or TO inf1ict any
wrong upon her citizens in the enjoy
ment of their lawful rights anywhere
upon the face of the globe. The re