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Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-13

Frank Patterson of Linn, Mo-, in
the AuXyasse Review makes the
charge that the Gardner Land Bank
Bill is but Single Tax in Disguise
the same principle involved. He
wants to know who will make up
the deficiencies in revenues when
$4O,OOO,OOO, now taxed, is turned
into this new channel without being
required to pay taxes, Also this As
per cent only applies on the first
half million, then the rate will be
fixed on the rate the Bank must pay
for the money, plus the expense of
operation, which with lot of sala-
ried inspectors no one knows what
it will be, but the borrower must
pay it. The farmer is not exempt
from anything.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-13

The Wednesday Club held the last
meeting Of the yeaf ~ the library
last week, Miss Lswis lsd the lesson
on "The Far Away Princess" by su.
dermann. Miss Rose ana Mrs. A, 6.
White gave the story and criticism Of
Hauptman's play, "The weavers".
Mrs. Wilson gave q sketch OF "Ekke-
hart. Officers elected were: Pros
ident, Mrs. VIM. Cleveland Johnson;
vice-president, Mrs.E, Il. Locke; seore-
tary, Mrs. Leeper; treasurer, Miss
Mary Houstan, Next years study will
include English literature during the
shakespearelan period.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-13
LADDONIA LETTER.

Wheat prospect very poor. If moth
ing prevents the pastures will be fair
by the twentieth.
Rev. Fish, the M. E. pastor,
preached at the Community church at
Rush Hill Sunday at p. M, after
filling his appointment in Laddonia
at eleven o'clock, again preaching in
Laddonia at night.
John Maxwell G. Son of Rush Hill
motored down to attend evening SER
vices at the Methodist church here.
Mrs Geo. Barton, Mrs. John Bra
den, Mrs, r, Leet, Mrs. John Quain-
tance, Mrs. John Summers and two
sons, Howard and Jean, and Miss
Bessie Corner, attended services at
the Community church at Rush Hill.
Mrs. Joe Adams whose funeral SER
mon was preached at Farber by Rev.
Kirtley, was brought to Laddonia for
burial. While i'll she had been re-
moved from Laddonia to the home of
her sister in Farber, Mrs. Trabue
Born, to II. Il. Christup and wife,
a daughter. DR.. Mccall reports all
doing well.
j. d. Pritchett and family have
moved back to their old home for
merly occupied by j. w. McCubbin.
Brother Foster of the Christian
church was called to Rock Hill Sun
day to preach the funeral OF a
child of Mr., Siglet which had been
burned to death.
H. E. (Hop) Bowen, formerly of
Farber, now u resident of Clayton,
New Mexico, left his home some
three weeks ago, visiting in and out
on the journey. Motored thru to
Laddonia, arriving here in his car
last Saturday Mrs. b. is a sister of
Mrs, ]. p. Smith of Laddonia. They
with their family expect to spend
the summer in Missouri. The for
mer is seriously afflicted with rheum-
tism and will visit a specialist at
Hannibal II, G. Candle and wife,
his son-in-Aw, who were married
Just previous to their leaving New
Mexico, accompanied the party here
for short visit among relatives.
The body of DR.. r. e. Barton
was shipped here from Texas last
Wednesday and was inferred In Lad
donia cemetery after a funeral serv-
ice by Brother H, B. Rice. Mr.. Bar
ton was brother of Mrs. w. II. Lo-
gan here and for many years was
resident of Laddonia.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-13
Rural School Notes
BY CLYDE JOHNSON.

A few days ago visited the schools
around Benton City, and at night met
with the patrons of the different dis
tricts to explain the proposition of
consolidation. 1t is a difficult mat
ter to get it clearly understood. 1t
takes education. But there is no
question but that consolidation is
gaining in popularity all over Missou-
ri. The first of last January there
were S5 consultations in the State.
Since then, three were carried sue
cessfully with but little opposition in
Marion County. A late report from
Mr.. Gass' office states that nearly ev-
cry mail brings in news of another
consolidation added to the list.
Consolidation is for the purpose Of
giving the country boy chance to be
a $1,000 man instead of 5000 man,
or less. The average high school
graduate is earning $1,000 a year,
while the average eighth grade grad
uate is earning 5000 year. 1t gives
him better school to get his elemen-
tary education, and it gives him a
school within easy reach, where he
may get better secondary education
so far as he is concerned, than our
town and city high schools can give
him. At the same time he can be at
home every night. Another thing, it
is far less expensive. At the present
time, the Benton City community is
spending $4,000 per year to give a
few the advantage of high school,
while consolidation at Eolia in Pike
County is giving all the boys and
girls in district containing SO
square miles the same, il not better,
advantage at cost of $500, or ten
cents on the 500 valuation! DO you
think that such taxes will hurt
anybody?
Then, too, consolidation builds up
a community. 1t brings in new life,
new desires. There are religious and
social awakenings as we'll as an cd
ucational one. Better schools mean |
better homes, better churches, bet
ter roads, better farms.
"since the United States was found
ed, only one man in $50 has gone
thru college, yet from this group |
have come II of the 26 presidents,
10 of the 27 e-presidents, and II |
Of the 81 persons in the Hall OF Fame. |
Only one per cent of our present pop
ulation are college people, yet this
small percentage furnishes 30 OF the |
81 governors Of States and Terrific
ries, 6l OF the 93 United States SEN
ators, 272 out of sos Congressman |
and 0 of the Supreme Court Judges. |
Altho Walker is large district
only five pupils are now in attend
anee. This is Miss Roberts first
term but she is making success OF
it. This year the house was re-roofed,
and new door put up. Miss Roberts
earned enough money with a pie sup
per to get a good chair.
Miss Brown, at Eureka, was able
to maintain an average attendance
better than 10 this year Much i'm
proving was done, The house was
given coat of new paint, several
books were added to the library, and
a good case for them was secured and
two large beautifully framed pictures
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-13

The Message is not enthused over
the Gardner Land Bank Bill. Con.
gress has in hand a better bill. one
that will make the rate for loans
just and uniform thruont the coun.
try. Pass up tht Gardncd bill. No
particular harm in it, but nothing
in 1t that q man should be able to
ride into a big office on 1t.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-13

S. P. Emmons of the Mexico School
Board addressed the Martinsburg
school recently on raising stock
Live Stock, Particularly Shorthorns. ."
Miss White has fine school at Mar
tinsburg. They are working for con-
solidation, and we believe they
should have 1t.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-13

Mrs. w. C. Johnson entertained the
Wednesday Club and the Thimble
Club Saturday afternoon in honor OF
her guests, Misses Ida and Ada Bush
OF Fulton.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-13

Aunt" Ellen Cleeton of near
Thompson has been quite sick. Her
daughter, Mrs. George woolery, has
been at her bedside.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-13

Mrs, Workman of Rush Hill re.
news for the Message for her daugh-
ter in st. Louis, Mrs. Frank Edison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison are doing we'll
in st. Louis.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-13

Maple school district, northwest of
Mexico, has voted to put in a new
heating plant in their school build
ing, They're progressive school
people out that way.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-13

The price Of paper is going up by
leaps and bounds. What are the dol
lar a year newspapers going TO do
abont it9 ANY good county paper
is worth at least $3.50 year. II
you owe the Message a dollar. please
see that we get that sum. anyway.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-13
Statement of the Ownership and

Statement of the Ownership and
Management
Required by the Act of Congress of
August "a, 1912,
OF The Mexico Missouri Message, pub
lished weekly at Mexico, Mo-, for
April /, 1916.
Publisher, Editor, Managing Edi-
tor and Business Manager, John Beal,
Mexico, Mo. Owner, John 3eal, Mex
leo, Mo.
Bondholders, mortgages and other
security holders, none.
JOHN BEAL.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 4th day of April, 1916.
(seaD John w. Howell,
Notary Public.
My commission expires Nov l, 1917.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-13

The big Special Horse Sales open
in Mexico today, Buyers are here
srom all over Missouri and many out
side States. --'2a |
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-13

George Kabrich and F. NJ. Loveless
srel home from the State of Florida
where they spent the winter, They
got back in time,to see the beautiful
snow here last week. They came that
much too early.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-13
WANTED

Old Iron, csc to Soc per 100 lbs.
Rags, 10 TO 1 Ia per Ib.
Rubber boots and shoes, &c to &c per
lb. Also all kinds OF hides and furs.
II SAM MORRIS.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-13

Audrain County School Districts
do well in taking advantage of the
free text book law.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-13

Mcmillan Basket Ball team was en-
tertaihed Wednesday at six O'Clock
dinner at the home of zone of them,
Sam Locke.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-13

THE MESSAGE is the best
newspaper in the county" We give
you the worth of your dollar, and
then some, and yet some more.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-13

Everybody would be glad to see
the electric railway extended south
west from Mexico to Columbia.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-13

Mrs. w, w, Pollock entertained a
number Of guests at luncheon Mon
day at the Ringo in honor of the
Misses Bush of Fulton.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-13

Established In 1890. Audrain COun-
tvs FavOrite Newspaper.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-13

Miss Miriam Arnold, assisted by
Miss Elizabeth Ferris, entertained al
"dress-up tea" in her newly fitted
up playhouse. Her guests were Miss.
es Virginia Ellen wilkins, Elizabeth
Wilson. VILLA Morris, Janice EN-
mons, Mary Louise Hawthorne, vallie
Bush, Rebecca STROBE, Laura Carter,
Philip Bell and Bradford Brett.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-13

H. p. Pearl Of Thompson bought
q JsrsOy COW for SsS.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-13

Willie Brenton, up in South Da-
kota. is new reader of the Message.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-13

s1.OO PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-13

Entered at the POstOfilce at Mexico,
Mo-, as Second-C Glass Matter.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-13

JOHN BEAL, Editor and Proprietor.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-04-06
Annapolis News.

Geo. w. Hampton has all the car
penter work he can do these days.
Morton Young, of Leatheawood, ag-
ed 81 years, fell dead while sowing
oats in the field of a neighbor, March
18th. A widow and several children
mourn him.
Squire KitchelPs wife has her gar
den mostly planted and if the weather
is right will soon have plenty of gar
den truck.
Boarding cars have all left here.
The brid e carpenters car went to
Piedmont and the others to Arcadia.
Robert Miller, our postmaster, is
still buying ties, and will load out this
week.
The town authorities have not made
any arrests yet, although there have
been numerous law violations.
John S. Conway, the Ironton bar
ber, was in town Sunday, looking for
location for barber shop, but be-
fore leaving town said he might seek
the Democratic nomination for Treas
urer of Iron county. Mr.. Conway
could handle that office nicely.
| Webb & Lloyd will soon have their
grist mill in operation.
The railroad company has made de-
cided improvements aboutthe station.
Town election April 4th.
N. S. Harris and Bill Kitchell had
some trouble Saturday evening. A
few rocks passed, but no one hurt.
Candidates for Office are coming to
the front. This end of the county
will have two candidates in the field
for the Demonratic nomination for
Sheriff: James Maddox and Luther
Daniel of Des Arc. D. A. Worley OF
Annapolis is after the Republican
nomination.
Several fights in the west end OF
town the past two Sundays. Some
blood shed but no one seriously hurt.
Some fine hickory and young white
oak coming to the spoke and handle
factories in Annapolis these days.
Most of it comes from Black river
Rich Lewis OF Reynolds county was
in town Saturday and informed me
that he had sold about a hundred
bushels of wheat to the Ellington mill
at good price.
Grandma Elizabeth Middleton has
been very sick but is better.
Gus Funk is building fence.
4 Thos. Taylor ia in town to-day on
his way back to Oregon. His wife
and children will follow him in about
two months.
Robert A. Dunn has been quite sick
but is improving
Chas e. Bolch is preparing to move
his stock of goods to Front street.
March 9th. BULLETIN
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-04-06
Order Of utilization.

In the circuit I trt of Iron county,
Missouri, in I u alton, March 10, 1916
The State Of Missouri, at the relation
and to the use of 3. P. Burnham,
Collector of the Revenue of Iron
County, Missouri,
against
Louis J. II. Houck and Patrick Monag-
han, if living; or the unknown heirs
and devisees Of Patrick Monaghan,
if he be dead, defendants.
(Action to Enforce Lien for Taxes
Now at this day comes the plaintiff,
B. P. Burpham, collector of the
revenue of Iron County, Missouri, and
files his petition and affidavit, setting
forth among other things, that the
defendants, Louis j. Houck and Pat
rick Monaghan, if living; or the un-
known heirs and devisees of Patrick
Monaghan, if he be dead are uon-
residents OF the State of Missouri, and
that they cannot be served with sum-
mons in said State; it is therefore,
ordered by the clerk of the circuit
court of Iron County, in vacation,
that publication be made notifying
said defendants that an action has
been commenced against them in the
circuit court OF said county, the object
and general nature of which is to en-
force the lien of the State of Missouri
on the following real estate, belonging
to the said defendants for back taxes
for the years 1911, 1912 and 1918, to-
wit: M
The south one half Of the southwest
quarter of section 80, township 81
north, range 4 east, so acres, in Iron
county, Missouri
T. An itemized statement in the ma
ture of tax bill showing the amount
! of taxes, interest and cost now due
on said real estate for the years afore-
said, amounting in the aggregate to
the sum of eleven and 64-l00 dollars,
is filed with said petition as provided
by law
I And unless they be and appear at
the next term of said court to be hold
en- for the County of Iron, and State
of Missouri, at the court house in said
county on the fourth Monday in
April next, 1916, and on or before the
/ third day thereof (if the term shall so
long continue; and, if not, then before
the end of the term), and plead,
answer or demur to said plaintiffs
petition, the same will be taken as
confessed, Judgment rendered in ac-
oordance with the prayer OF said peti-
tion, and said real estate, or 80 much
thereof as may be necessary to salts
fy said judgment, interest and costs,
be sold under special fieri facias to
be issued thereon.
1t is further ordered that copy
hereof be published according to law
in the IRON COUNTY REGISTER, a
weekly newspaper published in said
county OF Iron, and State OF Missouri.
JESSE M. HAWKINS,
Clrcuiit Clerk.
! A true copy from the record:
Witness my hand and official seal, this
sEALl 10th day of March, 1916.
JESSE M. HAWKINS, Clerk
Circuit Court, iron County. Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-04-06

Democrats should not give credence
to the Republican report that certain
Democratic leaders have formed a
combine to name any portion of the
ticket. Republican papers and politi-
clans have recently been busy with
story of that sort. There's not word
of truth in it. 1t is regretable that
some Democrats have TO believe it.
No Democratic leader or combination
of leaders would accept the RESPONSE
bility of naming the ticket or any por-
ton of it, even if the privilege were
offered him or them. That's all dust
thrown in the air. A discerning
Democrat will disregard all such stuff,
unless he is full of cussedness and
wishes to promote confusion. If there
are any Democrats tempted to tattle
that tale their case should be investi-
gated and paregoric administered at
once.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-04-06
GoodIand Items.

Spring is comingl Spring is herel
This is the resurrection time of the
year.. Farmers are sowing oats and
plowing for corn; gardens are being
planted and peach and plum trees are
blooming.
The Telephone line Between Good
land and Go0dwater is sadly out of
repair. The service is miserable.
Grandma Brooks, who has been
very seriously i'll at the home of her
son, James, received word that her
daughters son, Simon Brakefield, at
Sugar Grove, was very sick. We
learned since that the young man was
in fair way to recover. Mrs. Brake
field has buried her husband and six
of her children.
Rev. A. Pryor received word lately
of the death of his brother, Edward,
at Flat River.
Dewey Smith and sister, Ora, are
spending a week with friends in Des-
loge.
Mr.. Lutman, OF Desloge, lately
spent few days at Goodland and ex-
poets to return soon and work awhile
among the timber.
Our teacher, Mr.. Downward, went
home sick last Monday; consequently
we had no school last week.
N. w. Adams has his oats sown.
Clifford took a load Of ties to East
End this week.
j. L. Brooks made another trip to
Brule lately for feed.
DR.. Adams has been quite under the
weather for some days, but the last
we heard from him was that he was
out killing squirrels.
Mr.. Schrum, who occupied a dwell
ing on the Adams farm, has moved to
Redmondville.
Mrs. CLARA Strickland has been
seriously i'll with heart trouble. She
| is just little better at this time.
Mr.. Pippin's three year-old boy,
Andy, ran away one day lately and
was found at the hub mill. There was
quite an excitement for awhile, and
the telephone was busy till the little
one was restored to his mother.
There was no church last Sunday,
as the pastor failed to come, but quite
number met to organize one Sunday
School which will be held at two
O'Clock each Sunday afternoon at
Redmondville.
A little daughter was born to Mr.,
and Mrs. Walter Mayheld, March 20.
Mrs. Troutman tells us that she is
again grandmother. A new little
daughter having arrived at the home
of Mr.. Frank Brown.
There will be NJ, e. services at Edge
Hill on the fifth Sunday in April.
Easter comes next
TIMOTHY HAY.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-04-06
The Best Proof
Ironton Citizens Cannot Doubt
1t.
noan,a Kidnav Pllls were used

Doan's Kidney Pills were used
They brought benefit.
The story was told to Ironton resi-
dents.
Time has strengthened the evil
'dence.
Has proven the result lasting.
The testimony is from this LEGALITY,
The proof convincing.
Joseph Knagge, Fredericktown,
Mo-, says: "Walking, STOPPING or
lifting always gave me baekache and
the sharp pains kept me in misery.
The kidney secretions we're scanty
and painful in passage. One box Of
Doan's Kidney Pills greatly relieved
me.u
GONE FOR GOOD.
More than five years later, Mr..
Knagge said: 81 am entirely free
from kidney trouble now and don't
have any more backache. ! give
Doan's Kidney Pills the credit for
this"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy y-get
Doan's Kidney Pills--the same that
Mr.. Knagge has twice recommended
Foster Milburn Co., Props, Buffalo
N. Y.--Adv.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-04-06
From Near Arcadia Heights.

1t has been quite while since our
last communication from this point,
yet there has been nothing of particu-
lar Importance observed, as the writer
has been away most of the time.
We made a couple of trips not long
ago to Pennington, DeLassus, and
Doe Run, looking at some farms
which were advertised for sale; but
the land was entirely toohigh in price,
considering everything, for one who
has only a small capital to invest.
Farrnington is a nsGe little city, ith
schools very much above the average,
and we were very favorably Impress
ed with the business and social status
of the place, but could not buy land
near there, much as we liked the
place, owing to the very high price.
Returning home we purchased farm
of 81 acres near Roselle, all the land
lying in Iron county; consideration
being $1,000 90 cash.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Whelahon, of
Arcadia, are preparing to remove to
the Whitworth property near here.
Mrs. w. is daughter of Mrs. Whit
worth, and we understand that Mrs.
Whitworth has decided this farm to
Mrs. Whelahon. We welcome them
to this locality, and wish them well
in their new home.
The peach trees are beg inning to
bloom, and unless killed later the
yield will be far above the average.
Wheat in most localities looks very
inferior, and unless the weather con-
ditions from now on are very favor
able we cannot reasonably expect a
good crop Of that cereal.
Mr.. Eli Depew has been sowing oats,
and will begin plowing for corn this
week.
Quite number of prospective land
buyers have been passing this way
for the past two or three weeks, but
so far as l have heard not any land
has changed hands near this point
with the exception of the Abbey
Farm, which a Mr.. Myers of Kansas
recently bought, paying in trade So
10000. Mr.. Myers told the writer that
if he did not again sell the farm that
he would probably do some repairs or
the house the coming summer. He
had never seen the farm until after he
had bought it, but appeared to be
fairly we'll pleased with the trade, az
he had traded farm in the extreme
western part of Kansas for it. 1t il
not hard to conjecture what thai
means, particularly where the land il
west of the Tooth meridian.
1t appears that Villa has made gooc
his escape. 1t is to be hoped thu he
may be captured and brought to ac.
count for the diabolical outrages he
and his bandits have committed. Be
fore the matter is properly settled, i
is highly probable that it will cos
America many brave men, who will
go down in battle. But let the honol
of America be maintained, whatever
the cost may be. We have been Ions
enough craw- fishing.
III. W. Tapley, of Arcadia, gave th'
writer call not long ago.
J. D. Vance, who last week bough
the James Austin farm on Marble
Creek, will not remove to the farm
this spring; that is, unless he succeed
in selling his property on thu
'Heights.u
Mrs. Bollinger made trip to thu
Arcadia Heights last week.
Miss Stella Beardsley was conine,
to her room two days last week, bu
is now able to be in school again.
p.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-04-06

In speech opening his campaign
for re- ELECTION in Massachusetts, Sen
ator Lodge mate serious objections to
the policy of the Wilson administra-
ton with reference to taxes. No sur
prise about that The income tax has
always been Objectionable to Republi-
cans like Lodge. Their policy has
been to tax the poor to support the
government and pass the hat around
to the rich for the support Of the Re-
publican campaign. The Wilson ad-
ministration enacted the income tax
and now the rich help support the
government instead of the Republi-
can party. Lodge doesn't like it, but
the people do.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-04-06

The St. Joe convention wasn't a
"cut and dried affair."" Every Demo-
erat with a grievance had an oppor-
tunity to relieve the "pe nt-up" at st.
Joe. Now, as a matter OF course,
he feels better and those capable OF
self-respect feel just little ashamed.
That's splendid sign and contributes
nightly to harmony and united
front before the common enemy The
convention was a safety valve and
henceforth the agony will be in the
enemY's camp.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-04-06
Political Pointers.

The best proof we've seen that the
Democrats did good work at st. Joe
is that the Post Dispatch is displeased
with what was done. When the P.-D.
and the CD. are displeased Demo-
Gratis should be pleased.