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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-08

Their goes with them, and they go in a
machine, and go one hundred and
fifty or a hundred miles; stay over
night. 1t is great thing.
1 heard man who is quite a mana
ger in the management of delinquent
boys-he says: 1--WE find Just about
so often the boys begin to want to
run away, and tell you what we do.
With the little boys, we take them on
hike, about fifteen or nineteen
miles, over night, and bring them
back. And the bigger boys, we take
them forty or fifty miles and stay
two nights, and bring them back and
the fever to run away is gone"
Now it is just that way with all of
us. We find we don't care what hap
pens. Just let us get away a little
piece and come back and the farm is
new, the house is new and we have
a new point of view, and so 1 say let
us get away Let the woman get
away and come back. Letthe children
go away and come back. That is a
great help in raising the intelligence
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-08
NORTH MOLINO LETTER.

The second cold wave struck us in
the same week The thermometer
stood at zero at four o'clock Sunday
evening.
Oscar Martin and two children,
Mary and William, are wrestling with
the measles. Ruby, the oldest child
has about recovered from her attack
Rev. l. M. Turnage of Mexico filled
his appointment at Mt. Zion Satur.
day afternoon and Sunday morning
The congregations were small on &C.
count of the disagreeable weather.
The wedding bells will ring at 1890
Tuesday evening, Feb. 7th, for Mr.
Emmett Ashcraft of near Strother
and Miss Myra Miller Here is wish
ing this worthy young couple hap
piness and prosperity thru life.
John Cauthorn has been suffering
with an abscess over his left eye the
last eight or nine days. Almer Mum
dy, his substitute, has been carrying
the mail on route one.
Miss Fannie Edge and Miss Ardie
Squires were in Mexico shopping
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rolan who have
been detained at ]. E. Mundy's on
account of measles expect to start for
their home in Vernon county We'd
nesday of this week.
Roy Davis sold his new buggy to
A. Morgan. Ray says he and his
brother-in-law will go to Michigan in
a few weeks. If he goes we wish him
we'll. Roy is a good, steady boy.
We were sorry to hear of DR.. Set
ties death. He had lived near Mo-
limo long time and made many
friends here.
Miss Frances Crigler, a Mcmillan
High School pupil, will attend the
Ashcraft and Miller wedding.
Mrs. Chas. Showers and Mrs. John
Cauthorn have both been i'll with the
grippe.
Clip Harvey and family went to Ar
kansas a short time ago. Guess
they won't have to endure these cold
waves now.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-08
MIR. RANKIN DEAD.

Howard Rankin, 63 years old, a
single man, who had been making his
home with his brother, Armstrong
Rankin, southeast of Mexico, died at
the Mexico Hospital last week, where
he had been taken only short time
before, when his condition became
alarming. He had been in failing
health for several years. Rev. A. A.
Wallace held funeral services Thurs
day. Deceased was a nephew of the
late David Rankin, multi-millionaire
land owner of this State.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-08
ANGRY SWAIN JUST
CUTS UP HER SHOES
She Hales Him Into Court and as a
Result Those Shoes Cost Him 81 90
Above First Cost.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. Geo.
Reinwald was fined in the Jefferson
City Police Court to-day by Judge
Fromme for cutting up a pair of
fine patent-leather shoes that he had
given to his sweetheart, Miss Lena
Kaufman.
MISS Kaufman, who preferred the
charge of disturbing the peace against
Reinwald, said that he was her
steady" and that he called on her
last night.
For time, she said, the call was
pleasant enough, but later in the
evening he became angry and took
the new shoes he had just given her
and with several strokes of his
knife, mutilated them SO that they
were ruined.
For this she caused a warrant to
be issued for his arrest. The shoes
were used as evidence and the girl
told her story in court without hesi-
fancy.
Such an ungallant exhibition of
temper as that will cost you a dollar
and the COSTS" was the Judgment
that the Police Judge passed on Rein
valid.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-08
FINE HOME DESTROYED.
The Glandon Residence on woodlawn
Street Wrecked by Fire Friday
Afternoon.

]. A. Glandon's home on Wood
lawn was destroyed by fire Friday af-
ternoon-the upper story was almost
completely swept away. The fire
caught in the roof. A strong west
wind was blowing, extremely cold,
too, which soon had the whole roof
in flames. The Fire Department
came promptly but in the meantime
neighbors had carried out much of the
urnlture. What furniture that was
not removed was ruined by FIRE and
water.
The dwelling was one of the cost
Hest and best in the city.
Fire caught in The roof of the same
building over year ago, resulting in
5000 or 5000 damages.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-08

Martin Howard returned a few
days ago from trip to Cincinnati,
Ohio, where he went to purchase a
new car for the electric railway, be-
tween Mexico and Santa Fe. The
new car is expected here, we are told,
in short time. The old car in use
takes fainting spells at times, accord
ing to the Santa Fe Progress, and
refuses to go. Faintng spells are en-
barrassing, particularly if they must
happen on a cold day.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-08

A thief entered Mrs. Allen STALL
ings' home one evening last week
while the family was in the dining
room at supper and got away with
a small sum of money, some other
valuables and Miss Mary Stallings'
wrist gold watch. The thief beat by
Mrs. Stallings to escape from the
house.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-08

Master Robert Lewis Crawford,
three years old, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Crawford OF Mexico, while
blowing a tin horn the other day
stumbled and fell and badly pierced
and cut the roof OF his mouth. It's
a painful hurt.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-08

\ R. D. Rodgers. Prosecuting Attor-
hey. has filed information for murder
in the second degree against Solo
mon Fox, accused OF the shooting of
A. R. Critchtield in Mexico on the
18th ult. The case is to be tried at
the March term of Circuit Court.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-08

The Message was glad to make tine
acquantnce of W II. Nichols the 9TH
er day. He lives cut ncr:nwest of
Mexico. Moved to this county FIVE
years ago from Illinois. He came
from White Hall. where thsy have
those world famous thing works.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-08

Zip" Ford, colored, who was quite
old. was found dead in bed in an out
building at the home of II. w. Brown
Friday morning. He died of heart
trouble.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-08

Sam Arkey Of st. Louis, owner Of
the old mill on North Jefferson street
which burned last week, has made
arrangements to rebuild, it is under
stood. He will put up brick struct-
ure and 1t is expected it will be occu-
pied by the Mexico Poultry, Co., Harr
ry Shrout and Virgil Ryan, managers.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-08

C. o. Black and family have moved
back to near Mexico from McCune.
Kansas. They are glad to get back
and all their friends here are glad to
welcome them.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-08

j. S. Hornback, attending The Uhi-
versity at Columbia, visited his
brother in Mexico this week, Rev. j.
M. Hornback.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-08

w. w Pollock, of Mexico, has been
elected treasurer of the Missouri
Grain Dealers Association, meeting
held at st. Joseph last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-08

Ralph Wayne. attending the Uni
verslty at Columbia, spent Sunday
with his parents in this city, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. H. Wayne.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-08

That splendid fellow, w. ]. Crow,
Farber's postmaster, was in Mexico
Saturday on business and paid The
Message a pleasant call.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-08

j. S. Asbury, we'll known in this
county, died at his home i'm Columbia
Saturday. He was a brother-in-law
of Mrs. w. H. Brown of Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-08

Gilbert Wood, colored, died at the
County Infrmary Thursday night of
last week. He was said to be IS
years old.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-08

and happiness of the whole commu-
nity-community gatherings OF all
sorts and this getting away and COM
ing back!
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-08

There were II burials in Elmwood
cemetery in Mexico during the month
of January.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-02-08

Lorraine, small daughter Of Sheriff
and Mrs. J. G. Ford, became very i'll
last week.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-12
THE EMPIRE@An the News Al the Time, When It Is News.
Notice to the Public.

Notice is hereby given that my wife, Mrs. Joe Kelly, has left my home without cause, and that l am not responsible for nor will l pay any debts contracted by her.
 (signed) JOE KELLY If
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-12

to impart the greatest efficiency and energy to the relief work which this war wili entail will be to concen- trate it in the hands of single organization which has been recognized by law and by in- ternational convention as the public instrumentality for such purposes.
 Indeed, such a concentration of action in this mat ter seems to me absolutely ncces- sary, and I hereby earnestly call upon all those who can contribute either great sums or small to the alleviation of the suffering and dis tress which must inevitably arise out of this fight for humanity and democracy to contribute to the Red Cross. It will be one of the first and most necessary tasks of the new war council of the Red Cross to raise great sums of money for the support of the work to be done, and done upon great scale. l hope that the response to their efforts will be a demonstration of the gen. erosity of America and the power of genuine practical sympathy among our people that will command the admiration of the whole world"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-12
DIMPLED KNEES ARE COVERED UP
 BUT HOSIERY IS
 KIND THAT SHOUTS

ATLANTIC CITY. June 3. - (By mail. 1.-The mermaid girl was the sensation of today's formal opening of the summer season here today. Attired in a beach garment of sill very texture, cut short as to skirt and low as to bodice, with hosiery stimulating fish scales to match. she formed striking picture. And there were many of her.
 The warning of w. Frank Sool, Director of the Public safety. that display of dimpled knees would lead to arrest was fully observed. But feminine extremeties were covered with the loudest hosiery the beach here has ever seen.
 Bathing caps took the form of trench helmets and other varieties of headgear associated with the bat tlefield. Bathing canes also were introduced.
 They were startling in their colors. Many of them looked like cross between a barber pole and a huge stick of colored candy.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-12
Personal Mention

The Misses Gertrude and Elizabeth Held left this afternoon on the City of Seattle for the south and east where Miss Gertrude Held will be come the bride of Lieut.. Charles S. Sugden.
 R. R. Young, manager of the Pa cific Coast Coal Company. left on the City of Seattle for visit to nearby towns.
 James M Shoup, lawyer of Ketchi- kan and former deputy marshal, who has been here for several days on business, left on the City of Seattle for his home. Charles E. Hooker. of the J. B Caro and Company, left on the City of Seattle for the south.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-12
One Hundred Million Is To Be Raised Next Week in United
 States.
JUNEAU HELP EXPECTED
Local Committees Will Devote Entire Week To Solicitation
 of Funds.

Red Cross Week, from June 18th to the 18th, promises to be the big sest week of activity for the pur- pose of raising money for the Red Cross ever seen in Juneau. The sum of $100,000, 900 must be rais- ed in the United States in that week, and Juneau is expected to do her share Every contribution. from the largest to the smallest will be gratefully received and no person on the Juneau side of the channel will be overlooked by the committee.
 The Fourth of July celebration in Juneau this year will be consid- erably curtailed to allow the mer- chants and others to contribute their quota to the Red Cross fund. Those who can not fight must put up the money to care for the wounded and i'll on the European battlefields and the chance will be next week.
 The local finance committee of the Red Cross will spend their en- tire time next week at the work 
 and the citizens of Juneau, Thane and Perseverance are asked to re- spond generously. The members of the Red Cross Week committee as appointed by the Juneau Chapter of the Red Cross is composed of G. T. Jackson, chairman; Mrs. Guy Me Naughton, Mrs. w. E. Novel; and George F. Forrest of Juneau; Earl V. Daveler, Thrumond Brown of Thane; D. J. Argall and Enoch Per kins, Perseverance, and C. K. White and T. J. Todas, of the Alaska-Ju- neau.
 Plan of Operations.
 The above committee will have full charge of the operations of the week and the finance committee Of the local chapter will operate under it's directions. The committee will plan and arrange for any entertain ments, dances, or other forms of amusement which might be suitable to raise additional money during the weeek
 The finance committee of the Red
 
 Cross is composed of B. M. Behr ends, chairman, H. H. Post, Juneau; Ralph Healey, Perseverance; A. A. Humpheries, Juneau; l.. J. Reedy, Thane: Glen c. Bartlett, Juneau; Mrs R. w. Jennings, Juneau; Mrs. H. L. Faulkner, Juneau; Robert Cragg, Juneau, and F. A. Boyle, Ju- neau
 The foregoing, with the following constitute the local executive com mittee:
 Mrs. P. J. Malone. Mrs. J. F. A. Strong, Mrs. B. NJ. Behrends, Mr< Geo. T. ydckson, Mrs w. s. Put on, Mrs. G. D. Christian, Mrs. 5. D Stewart, Miss Margaret Green, w. F. Nowell and E. Valentine.
 To Sell Flowers.
 One means of raising money which will be adopted by the com mittee will be to sell baskets of Forget the Territorial flow CT of Alaska. Two hundred baskets of the flowers have been ordered containing twelve plants to the basket ready for transplanting These will be sold by the local committee
 Presidents Appeal.
 President Wilson, in announcing the appointment of the Red Cross War Council, appealed to the peo- pie of the United States to con tribute in the following words:
 'I have today created within the Red Cross war council, to which will be intrusted the duty of re- spending to the extraordinary de- mands which the present war will make upon the services of the Red Cross, both in the field and in civil ian relief. The best way in which
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-12
FEDERAL OFFICES ARE TO
 CLOSE SATURDAY AFTERNOONS

Starting next Saturday after noon, pursuant to the orders of the President, all federal and court of fees will close on Saturday after moons at one o'clock and each Sat urday afternoon thereafter until September 18th.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-12

Old papers for sale at The Empirt office. Second and Main streets.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-12

President to. dispatch an expedition abroad immediately. The French Spring offensive was more or less of failure The German lines remain virtually intact though bent back in places. Optimistic reports regarding the reduction of the submarine eff fectiveness are not accepted without good deal of skepticism by offic- ialS. -s e
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-12

With oomec pressure above normal and still increasing slow y Of Territory skies being generally clear and temperatures asonabe
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-12
BALL GAME POSTPONED

On account of the Flag Day exer- cises of the Juneau Elks next Thurs day, the ball game which was sched- uled for that night between Juneau and Thane has been postponed un- til some later date. It will probably be played Sunday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-12
ROOFING SCHOOL HOUSE

The first roofing boards are being placed on the new school building. The concrete for the third story is being poured today and the forms for the lower floor are being torn off as the concrete has set.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-12
IMPRISONMENT
 PENALTY FOR BEING
 DRUNK IN RUSSIA

AMSTERDAM. June 12.-The very strictest measures against the use of alcohol have been decreed by the new Russian government. Getting in toxicated to excess is liable to re- suit in IS months Imprisonment. Persons. while drunk. committing rob- berries. acts of violence or other of lenses, will be liable to penal servi- tude for from six to eight years.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-12
UNITED STATES ENTERING WAR
 SAVED FRANCE
French Spring Offensive Had Been a Failure and France Nearly
 on Her Knees.

BOSTON, June 12.-That France not later than July 1, if the United States had not joined the allied ranks, was thre statement of num- Der of the French war commission to high administration officer when the commission was here, according to a Herald Washington dispatch, This explains the decision of the
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-12

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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-12
CITY OF SEATTLE SAILS

The steamer City of Seattle sailed southbound this afternoon, taking the following passengers Mrs. Hoke Lianich and family Peter Chemoff, Charles E. Hooker. Gus Bolstadt, Miss Gertrude Held, Miss Elizabeth Held, R. l.. Young and J. M. Shoup.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-12
REvoLvERS SEIZED.

RIO JANEIRO. June 12.-Three thousand revolvers aboard steam ship have been seized by Brazilian authorities at a southern port of this country, according to reports received here.
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
DU POINT OFFERS TO BUILD
ROAD.
Will Construct Connecting Link an[
Present To Maryland.

Will Construct Connecting Link and
Present To Maryland.
Gen. Coleman du Pont offers
through Senator Orlando Harrison
to build and to present to Maryland
road between Shelbyville and
Showell to connect the Maryland
good road system with the road built
by him in Delaware.
When General du Pont was trying
to bestow upon the people of Della
ware philanthropic enterprise, an
improved highway from Wilmington
to the Delaware Maryland line, near
Shelbyville, Md, he encountered OPP
position which would have driven
most men even from their home
states in disgust, General du Pont
perservered, and, through the aid of
Senator Harrison, he was successful
in securing rights of way for the
Coleman du Pont road from George
town to the Delaware Maryland line.
This road has been constructed and
was thrown open to the public last
spring.
General du Pont now comes for
ward and through Benton Harrison
offers to build an improved road
from point near Shelbyville, where
his Delaware road ends, to Showell,
the northern terminus of the Mary
land system of roads in Worcester
county, distance of " miles. The
General Assembly of Maryland
promised to build this link, but it
has never made good its promise.
If the necessary rights are forth
coming General du Pont, after build
ing the road, will present it to the
State of Maryland. When this link
shall have been completed there will
be continuous stretch of good road
from Georgetown, Del, to Pocomoke
City, Md, and when opposition to
General du Points generous plans for
Delaware shall have disappeared
there will be an improved highway
from Georgetown to Wilmington.
Hence the prospect of an additional
route from the lower Eastern Shore
to Wilmington and Philadelphia. Not
only is General du Pont prompted in
his offer to build the proposed road
by his interest in the lower Eastern
Shore, but also by desire to bring
the residents of lower Sussex county
within reach of as many market
towns as is possible.
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
Farm Labor Problem.

The extension of the activities of
the United States Department of
Agriculture dealing with the farm
labor problem is made possible
through the food production act,
which provides funds for this pur-
pose. The department, in coopera-
ton with the Department of Labor,
has been endeavoring to bring about
better organization of the labor re-
naming on farms and to call into
service available labor which hereto
fore has not been fully or regularly
utilized in farming operations. Re-
representatives. have been detailed to
cooperate with the State officials in
charge of labor matters, the State
agricultural colleges, the county
agents, and the county or local town
ship labor committees or represent
atives.
The food production act, by max
ing available additional funds, will
enable the department to render still
more effective cooperation with the
State and other labor agencies, both
in determining local labor neeGs and
supplies, and in effecting economic
distribution.
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
Board of Education.

The Board of Education met In
regular session Aug. IA. Present
Messrs, Smithers and Falls.
Minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved, and bills ex-
amined and ordered to be paid.
The following Trustees were ap-
pointed: George Holden and Wood
all Holt, No. 3, Fifth; Richard B.
Merritt, Jr., No. 6, First; John F.
Lang, George Bedwell and Harry
Walter, No. 2, Third; George Peter
son, No. 6, Fourth.
The following designations were
received: MARY T. Bowland, No. 2,
Seventh; Helen M. Thompson, No. 2,
Fifth; Helen E. Shepherd, No. s,
Sixth; Beningna Holm, No. 6, Sixth.
The following appointments were
made:-Helen Chipman, succeeding
Dorothy Taylor, Chesapeake City
Commercial; Henrietta Booth, Elk
ton High School; Hazel III. Evern-
gam, No. 6, Sixth; Helen M. Thomp-
son, No. 10, Fifth; Maud Reynolds
No. z, Sixth; Victoria Janney, No. z
Fourth; M. Ella Maloney, No. s.
Third; Sara Ewing, No. 6, Fifth;
Delphia Hunt, No. 2, Fifth; Sadie
Cavanaugh, No. II, Fifth; Anna
Murray, No. 8, Sixth; Mary Bancroft
No. IL, Sixth; Marie Callaghan, No
S, Eighth.
The following colored teachers
we're appointed: :-Isadore Kess, No
2, colored. Second; Olivia Ruth Muir
ray, No 3, colored, Seventh; Miriam
Bryan, No. /, colored, Fourth.
The Board decided to reopen the
schools on Monday, September 10
at a. m.
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
To Assist Direct Marketing.

Renewed efforts through staff of
field agents to bring about an III
crease in direct marketing by use of
the parcel post, express, and similar
agencies will be made by the Bureau
of Markets of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture with funds
made available in the recently enact
ed food production bill. Agents will
be placed in several large cities
throughout the country to awaken
interest in direct marketing among
consumers. At the same time the
agents will work through the post
masters of small towns in their terri
tory to interest producers in furnish
ing supplies.
This will be the first intensive
field work in behalf of parcel-post
marketing that the Bureau OF Mar
kets has been in position to carry
on. 1t should result in the formula
.tion of carefully selected lists of
producers who may be depended on
to supply various products directly
to consumers.