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Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04
PHILIP BELLS GIFT
OF A "BLUE Pig"
Comes From st. Louis Charges Pre-
pand-HOn. Harry B. Hawes is
The Donor.

Master Philip Bell of Mexico, 10
years old, nephew of John Beal, edi-
tor of The Mexico Message. for sew
eral days has been about the happiest
boy in Audrain county.
Philip attended the Missouri Press
Association gathering in st. Louis re-
Gently and made the acquaintance of
the Hon. Harry B. Halves, noted law
yer, politician and member of the
Missouri Legislature. Philip and
MIR. Hawes were friends at once and
were together for about a half day
in an auto ride over the city and to
Mr.. Hawes's farm, also visiting the
Busch farm, which, by the way, is a
historic spot, being where Gen. U. S.
Grant was stationed for a time dur
ing the Civil War, the old log house
still standing, in good preservation,
where Grant had his sleeping quar-
ters. At the Busch place they have
fine dairy, where they keep the fin
SoN Noll NO"o III IlC anu hllS
horses and fine hogs-a "blue pig"
variety hog that Philip had never
heard of before. And one of those
pigs, weighing about 10 pounds, was
what Philip received last Friday by
express.
Philip has learned since he came
home that there is a "Blue Hog
Breeding Company" at Wilmington,
Mass, that raises and ships these
'blue pigs" claiming that "They are
not expensive, but they are the best"
Philip is a hapRy boy We should
say! He says if Mr.. Hawes ever be-
comes a candidate for President he
hopes he may be old enough to vote
for him.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04
THE SHE'LL FAMILY.

Mrs. Field Akridge of Laddonia
called on The Message Saturday.
She was recently honored by a visit
from DR.. Nellie Shell Berry of
Tampa, Fla, who was on her re-
turn from visit to her father, Dick
Shell, at Carstairs, Canada.
Dick Shell and family left Au-
drain county about II years ago. Mr.
Shell was born and reared northwest
)f Mexico, was the son o fudge Jas.
Shell. He married Miss McCune of
near Spencerburg Pike county. She
is a sister of John S. McCune of the
Laddonia Bank. and a sister also of
Judge Guy McCune and VIM. McCune
Of Vandalia.
There are the following children:
DR.. Nellie Shell Berry of Tampa,
Fla, and the following at home:
Misse Fay and Leila and Nc, Guy
and Dick.
Mr.. Shell is now in very bad
health.
The war has wrought sadness in
Canada, the death of some boy in the
trenches in Europe reported at fire.
pent intervals in the Shell neighbor-
hood. All three of the Shell boys
would be subject to draft iGf the U. S.,
but one is a cripple in the arm and
would be exempt here. They have
not yet been called.
The Shell family has prospered
somewhat in Canada.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04
LAWRENCE KUNKEL--HIS
COMPANY LEAVES SEDALIA
In Camp At Fort Sill, OKLA, Writes
HOme--"Airships Like Birds"

Lawrence Kunkel, son of Ed. F.
Kunkle of Mexico, writes as follows
to the family and his two brothers
here:
Dear Frank, FELTON, and Folks:
Just a few lines to let you know
we are here, and pretty we'll settled
down.
Ours was the first company to
leave Sedalia. This is a good place.
But it has been awfully windy since
we have been here, and the dust is
over our shoetops. We wear goggles
to protect our eyes.
We have good base ball team as
we have about 10000 soldiers to
pick from.
Gid Houston is here and in the
company next to mine. Sid is as en-
thusiastic and full of pep as ever.
We are also close to the aviation
field-airships are like birds. L wish
| had Joined it now, foIOyou get act
ual experience in 1T. In this ambu-
lance company you must be doctor
to get anywhere, and 1 would like to
get in something. 1 have some idea
about.
Don Matthews, athletic at Missouri
Military Academy at one time, who
married Miss Mamie Woods, daugh-
ter of Mr.. ]. C. Wods Of Mexico, is
sargeant in the same company with
me, the Second Mo. Ambulance.
This place is fixed up pretty well.
The mess hall and everything is
much better than we had at Nevada.
Well, l guess l will have to close
now. Give my regards to all.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04
SELECTIVE DRAFT GETS
A YOUNG MILLIONAIRE.
He Sees That All The Boys Have A
Bully Good Time-Gives $1,000
Toward Mess.

Camp Funston, Kan, Sept. 20
When the draft numbers were drawn
from the big wheel in Washington
one of the wealthiest men in Omaha,
]. L. E. Brandeis, millionaire mer-
chant, was one of those selected to
serve in the National Army. Bran
deis today is private in the Three
Hundred and Forty-frst Machine
Gun Battalion of the Eighty-ninth
Division.
Il have had more real enjoyment
out of life this week that have been
here than 1 ever had before had"
Brandeis said today.
Brandeis has bought a piano, a
phonograph and large supply of
records for the battalion. Today he
contributed $1,000 to the mess fund
of the battalion. The $1,000 will be
used to supplement the rations al
lowed by the Government.
The army is not a reform school,
or even a school of correction, but
the seth division is doing things for
the enlisted men that they never be-
fore did for themselves.
Men of all kinds, classes and va
rious degrees of intelligence make up
the division. Among them are a
number of men who always believed
they could not live from day to day
without several drinks of whiskey.
Whiskey is one of the things that
are absolutely tabooed in this camp.
A network of police has been
stretched around the camp until it
is just like taking your life in your
hands to even think about bringing
bottle of booze on the reservation,
let alone selling any.
This is the first time, since was
big enough to hold a glass, that 1
have done without my whiskey," t"
Kansas City bartender soldier said
today. 81 thought l could not do
without it, or that my appetite would
be poor, or that couldn't feel right
if 1 didn't have an occasional drink.
But l drink nothing but water and
like it. l have forgotten all about
drinking whiskey and never felt bet
ter in my life"
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04
Lower Insurance
Fire Prevention
Save Millions OF DolIars-Prevention
As Important As ProtectiOn-Let
The Children Help.

Jefferson City, Mo-. Sept. 27, 1917.
To School Officers in Missouri:
The 9th of October is the Anniver-
sary of the Chicago Fire. 1t is Fire
Prevention Day!
We lost nearly a Million Dollars
more money last year in Missouri by
fire than we spent on our country
Schools! And fire destroyed enough
school property in the State to keep
6,4O0 Missouri children in school a
year!
Fire Prevention is as important
as Fire Protection. The pupils in the
public schools-high schools and ele-
mentary schools, can do much tow
ard preventing fires. Fire Preven-
ton Day affords the opportunity to
bring to them instruction in protect
ing property from loss by fire.
Before the winter starts they could
see that flues were cleaned out, rub
bish removed, and home premises
made reasonably safe. They could
guard against the carelessly dropped
match. the overheated stoves, the
dangerous bonfire. They should be
drilled to make proper exit from
school buildings in case of fire.
Big fire losses make big fire insur-
ance premiums. Lessening the fire
hazard lowers the insurance rate.
Let the children help.
Every fire insurance agent in your
community will give you any assist
ance you want or need in bringing
this matter home to your pupils.
Use them all. Make your school
serve the community and make the
whole community serve your school.
Let Missouri children do their part
toward protecting Missouri property
from fire loss.
Sincerely.
UEL w. LAMKIN,
State Supt. of Public Schools.
WALTER CHORN,
State Supt. of Insurance.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04
There Was Frost In
The "LowcaIities' -

Rev. H. I. Cobb, out southwest OF
Mexico, had colored man from Mex
leo cutting corn for him recently
One morning the colored man came
in and said to Mr.. Cobb:
well, Mr. Cobb, it frosted last
night"
mo, you don't say" said Mr.
Cobb. 81 haven't seen any frost
around here"
YES" said the colored man,
"the land on these prairies is lit
tie high, but there was frost last
night in in the lo(w) calities."
Bro. Cobb has been having a good
deal of sport about those low
calities.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04
PRAIRIE LEA LETTER.

Peter Veins and Herman Mudd
have purchased a fine Hudson Six.
Miss Abbie Sullivan who recently
visited her brother, Leo, in Texas,
visited on the Lea Tuesday. The pu-
pills at Prairie Lea were pleased to
see their old teacher.
Miss Abbie Sullivan returns to
Quincy Business College next week.
Mrs. Clayton Shook entertained a
company of girls Tuesday. Edna Err
die, Louise Givens, Ethel Ruse, FL
sic Witchie, Leona and Norma Kirch-
er and Katherine Miller were among
the number present.
Mr., and Mrs. Price Cunningham
and daughter spent Sunday last at
the D. l.. Rogers home.
The Brook family held reunion
at their home on the F. S. Norris
place Sunday.
Ben Pierce met with a very pain
full accident on Wednesday. His po-
ny fell on the pavement, wrenching
Bens knee. It will be several days
before he can renew his duties in Nc
MILAN High School.
Silo filing is the order of the day.
d. L. Rogers hauled cane to the
Platte sorghum mill the last of the
week.
Mr.. Palmer's brothers, Frank and
Edward, visited him on Sunday and
Monday last
Mrs Edwin Webber of Vandalia
visited at the home of her uncle
Chas Shoup, on Friday.
Mrs. Hayes spent the day with her
sisters in Mexico on Thursday.
Saturday morning F, S. Norris
cutter was torn all to pieces while
the men were filling the silo. Fortu-
nately no one was seriously hurt.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04
FROM CALIFORNIA.

San Diego, Cali, Sept. %, 1917.
Dear Mr.. Beal: Will you please
change the address of our Message
from Corona, Cali, to 1928 eigth
street, San Diego, Calf We miss our
home paper so much since we haven't
gotten it regularly.
We bought a tent and camp outfit
and started out in our auto last of
July to see something of California.
We visited at eight of the beaches.
camping at Long Beach for a week,
and travelled about 1000 miles, see
ing such variety of country. We
took the coast route down here, trav-
cling for rs miles right along the
shore of the Pacific Ocean. 1t was a
beautiful drive. All the road was
paved
San Diego is one of the oldest cit
les of California-has 51,115 popu-
lation, much wealth, good schools,
churches, and all public buildings.
There are 1870 sailor boys in our
camp here and hundreds of soldiers
in several camps. This climate is
very fine. 1t is claimed to vary not
over 10 degrees all winter. We've
been here a month and every day is
just alike-fine.
MRS. R. ]. OFFUTT.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04
FROM MONTANA.

Roy, Mont, Sept. 25, 1917.
Mr.. John Beal, Editor Mexico Mes
sage. Dear Sir and Friend:
Enclosed find the wherewithal for
which please send us the good old
home Message. We are not homesick
for Audrain, but our hearts yearn
for a good paper which gives the
news from there, and we find in your
paper perfect satisfaction.
This has panned out to be a good
country. We have adapted ourselves
to Western life and consider our
selves, now after four years of home
steading here in Montana, fortunate,
We are contented Westerners.
Wife and both enjoy reading The
Message.
With kind regards to all, remain
as ever, your friend,
RAY TRIPLETT.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04
TO TAX MORTGAGES.
Assessors Must Be Diligent-Make
Tentative Assessments If There Is
No Other Cause.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Sept. 28.-The
State Tax Commission yesteray sent
out imperitive orders to the various
assessors of the State to examine per-
sonally all mortgage record books for
taxation. 1t is said that has never
been done in the past save in few
counties. The assessors have listed
what has been turned in to then, but
have not, as a rule, looked to the Of
fetal records fer mortgage transac-
tons
The commission saws it is il re-
ceipt of complaints on this score, and
evidence that this class of property
is generally escaping taxation be-
cause it is not listed. Assessors in
general do not devote the time TO a
search for this kind of property. the
notice of the commission says, that
the importance of the subject war
rants. Every dollar of this class of
property, the commission says,
should pay the same tax as every dol
lar of every other class of property
To each assessor the commission
says:
"If you suspect that facts are be-
ing withheld, by any taxpayer, your
duty is to make a tentative assess
ment on the best information obtain
able and report all such facts with
your finding, to your local board of
equalization for investigation
."You must not relax your efforts or
cease your work of assessment until
you have done your full duty in this
regard. Diligently and persistertly
prosecute this feature of your work
untfl you have thoroly satisfied your
self you have found all such prop
erty"
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04
ACTIVE PREACHER boy
READY FOR THE WAR
A Wife Dependent On Him-College
Football Captain-Y. NJ. @. A.
Worker.

Paris, Mo-, Sept, 27.-Sam Rams
dali is here today from Fayette try
ing to make arrangements with the
local exemption board so that he can
leave with Monroe county's next con-
tingent to the National Army. Rams
dali is claiming no exemption in
spite of the fact that he is junior
ministerial student at Central Col
lege, has a wife solely dependent on
him, is president of the Y. M. G. A.
at Central, captain of the football
team, and only letter man back for
baseball and basketball, which means
that he will be captain of those
teams. This is the first time in the
history of Missouri college athletics
that man has had chance to be
captain of baseball, basket ball and
football teams. Ransdall is working
his way thru school, He has broth
er who recently Joined the Navy.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04
Joe Considine' $ Sale
Near $25,OOO.OO
A Bunch OF Sheep Bring $S,319-
Span OF Mules Go For S545-MilI1
Cows Up To sos.

Joe Considine held his 18th semi
annual sale of live stock at Thompson
last Thursday. 1t was noted event.
Everything put up was sold. No by
bidding. A bunch of 345 breeding
ewes sold for $3.50, the biggest
sale of sheep ever made in Audrain
county. Carl Shrader of near Paris,
Monroe county, was the buyer.
There were some notable sales al
so in mules, cattle and hogs.
The Message gives the full offer
ings of live stock, as follows:
Cattle.
John Holman, black COW, SEQ; S.
H. Gilmore, roam COW, $50; Wheeler
Cant. white face COW, $40; ]. H. Kel-
ley, white heifer, $73; Pearl Bell, red
cow and calf, $50; James Surber,
white face bull calf, $42.50 same,
red and white COW, $50; Wheeler
Cant, black COW, $45; Charles Hoff-
man, registered red bull, $50. Earl
Carter, yearling white face bull $50;
James Wisdom, white face red calf;
B. B. Daniel, red yearling steer, $45;
Wayne Bradley, red yearling heifer,
$40 c. p. Robinson, black heifer
calf, $37; E. p Robinson, two bull
calves, Jersey and Holstein, each,
$780, Pearl Bell, roam cow. $50;
T. M. Childers, six red steer calves,
$276; C. M. Berrey, white face bull,
sea; Grover Sims, two red yearling
steers, $171; T. M. Childers, red
steer calf, $50. B. b. Daniel, five
steer calves, $165; Homer Wigham,
two red heifer calves, $62; w. H.
Wilson, red yearling bull, $40.
Sheep.
]. P. Anthony, ~ ewes, $3.50: the
same, IL ewes, $3.50; ]. H Kelley,
IL ewes, $207; same, IL ewes, $207;
Phil Ecton, IL ewes, $1S3; R. B.
Newbrough, IL ewes, Sill; ]. M.
Taylor, IL ewes, SILL; same, IL
ewes, Sill; Hub Price, IL ewes,
$135. Cicero Baker, 13 ewes, $1O4;
Tom Hamilton, IA ewes, $227.50;
o. C. Lee, IA ewes, $234.5O; same,
~ ewes $201; same, ~ ewes, $234.-
so; same. IL ewes, $201; same, IL
ewes, $201; same, IL ewes, $2O1; A.
P Johnson, IL ewes, $2O3.4O; same,
IL ewes, $2OS4O; same, IA ewes,
$23730; o. c. Lee, buck $50. ]. P.
Anthony, buck, $45; j, T. Johnson,
buck, $32; w. H. Finley, buck, $40;
A. P. Johnson, buck, $29; same,
two buck,$29 each ]. T. Johnson,
buck, sac; same, buck, $40; same,
$2S; same, buck, $50; Carl Shrader,
buck, S39; same, buck, $32. same,
buck, $3.50; same, yearling
buck, S26; same, yearling buck, $40.
Hogs.
P. M. Duff, white SOW and eight
pigs, $51; Hugh Dempsey, red sow
and six pigs, $43; VIM. Pryor, sow
and four pigs, $35; same, black sow
and four pigs, $44; same, SOW and
five pigs, $45 j. ] Pulls, three gifts,
$3.50; r. B. Newbrough, 12 shoats,
S145.2O; ]. l.. Winn, IL shoats,
$129; w. M. Murphy . 10 shoats, $96;
same, 10 shoats, $96; Curt Pryor,
IL shoats, sS9.65; w. M. Murphy,
13 shoats, $115.7O; B. r. Middle
ton. 1S shoats, $117; same, 10 pigs,
SIS; Homer Weekley, four white
sows, $126; w. N. Creasey, three
white SOW, $34; same white SOW,
whiete sow, $34; same, white SOW,
$50; Willard Tomson, black boar,
$40.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04

Charlie Wilkins of Mexico is down
at Laddonia helping in big business
for his cousin, Jim wilkins. Jim is
the owner-with other interests
of the dray business of that little city
and needed a helper to assist him
over the rough and heavy places.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04
THE WEATHER.

The good rain hoped for came last
week-over an inch of it. Vegeta-
ton all took a good drink. Jack Frost
has only touched around a little In
the o(w) calities.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04
GETS A THRILL.

Sid Houston of Mexico, stationed
with the soldier boys at Fort Sill,
Okla, is becoming an airman, He
made aflight a few days ago above
400 feet-up near five miles
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04

l.. w. Roberts for first-class SER
vice and funeral work. Licensed
embaImers. Answer calls promptly
day or night.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04

Henry Youngblood, down south
east of Laddonia, called on The Mes
sage short time since. He's as
jolly and full of jokes as of yore,
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04
MRS. R. ]. OFFUTT.

Mrs.U. O.Musick and little daughter,
Annibel, of Colorado Springs, Colo,
are the guests of Mrs. John Beal of
Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04

L. r Austin is up in Minnesota.
Stationed there for a time. Mrs
Austin sees that he gets The Message
every week, keeping him posted on
Audrain affairs.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04

j. S. Bradley stepped in and said
howdy to The Message a short time
since.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04

Gus Schneider paid The Message a
pleasant business call few days
ago.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04

F, Hofreighter madeThe Message
pleasant business call short time
since.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04

Mira. N, A. Smith gets ahead for
The Message to away down in 1918.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04

o. S. Ackerman was in to see The
Message few days ago.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04

NJ. B. Paige is ahead for The Mes
sage another year.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04

S. Valentine and family have NOV
ed to st. Louis.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04

Mrs, E. ]. Patterson renews for
The Message.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04

Miss Florence Underwood of st.
Louis subscribes for The Message.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04

Joe Wagner looked in upon The
Message a few days since.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-07-28

EDITORIAL NOTE. - william Le-
oueux, who here chronicles for his
friend, Count Ernst Won HeltxendOrff,
b latter's eveIations of the inner
life of the imperial German court, has
long been recognised throughout Eu-
rope as the possessor of its innermost
secrets.
The English Who whoo says of
him, "He has intimate knowledge of
the secret service Of Continental cOun-
tries and Is considered by the govern
ment (Of Great Brittany an authority on
such Matters" Another authority saysf
Stew people have been more closely as
eocinted with or know more of the
astounding inner machinery Of Ger
many than he.'
LeQueux probably has more sources
OF secret Information at his command
than any contemporary in civil life, and
for the last six years the British Gov
has made valuable use of his
vast store of secret information through
q specially organized department with
which LeQueux works as a voluntary
Assistant.
Count Won Heltzendorf became an In
Innate of LeQueux several years prior
TO the outbreak of the war, he has been
living in retirement In France since
August, 1914, and 1t was there that Lee
Queux received from the crown princes
late personal adjutant permission to
make public these revelations of the
inner life of the Hohenxollerns-that
the d~emocracies of the world might
come to know the real, but heretofore
hidden, personalities Of the two dOmi-
nant members of the autocracy they are
now arrayed against.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-07-28
A LETTER FROM THE CROWN PRINCES PERSONAL ADJUTANT
TO WILLIAM LEQUEUx, PoSSESSoR OF THE
SECRETS OF EUROPE.

pr MOret-sur LONG,
Sefne-et-Marne,
February 10th, 1917.
My dar LeQueuxs
have Just finished reading the proofs 4 u articles describing
m ~ life Is n Omcial at h imperial court atP otsdam n h w o.
three small errOrs o mad e I a dull corrected
The ros scandals and willy intfgues which / nv related Ito o
yer man II them known to Yourself Tor, a tn intimate friend o
Tulsa, h x-crOwn princess of axo o were, before h var,
closely associated with mar of those a whose names appear In
these articles.
The revelations which 1 have made, and which o have ecorded
world desires more, 1 shall be pleased to furnish yu with other and
een more startling details which o Ia also pt into print.
My service as persona adjutant % h German w prince Is, ap-
PLY n IN n n o with n treachery II Germany against civiIi-
cation glaringly revealed, 1 feel in m y retirement, n o conjunction N
exposing IL L know concerning h secrets II h kaiser and ais sOn
With most cordial greetings.rom
You sincere friend,
(signedD ERNST Won HELTzENDoRFF.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-05-26
LIKE ELECTRIC
BUTTON ON TOES
TELLS WHY 4 CORN Is 50 PAIN
FUL AND SAYS CUTTING
MAKES THEM GROW.

Press an electric button and you
form a contact with a live wire which
rings the bell. When your shoes press
against your corn II pushes its sharp
roots down upon a sensitive nerve
and you get "A shock of pain.
Instead of trimming your corns.
which merely makes them grow. Just
step into any drug store and ask for
a quarter of an ounce Of freezone.
This will cost very little but is suffi-
Client to remove every hard or soft
corn or callus from ones feet. A few
drops applied directly upon a tender,
aching corn stops the soreness in
stantly. and 500 the corn shrivels up
20 IL lifts right out. root and all
without pain. This drug IL harmless
and never inflames or even i%rritates
the surrounding tissue or skin.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-05-26
WOMEN To CLEAN CARS.
Take Places Of Men in n. p. shops
at Tacoma.

TACOMA. May 24-Following the
hiring Of 40 women today 10 take the
places of men in the car cleaning de-
partment and the storehouse at the
Northern Pacific shops in South Ia
coma officials of the railroad brother
hood organizations announced a mass
meeting tomorrow evening to protest.
II is said a strike may be called.
The women. it is said. are taking
the places of men who are unable TO
support their families at the wages
paid. 2I cents an hour. The fear is
expressed thai the employment Of
women will have a tendency to keep
wages down i'm all departments. Most
of the women who went to work were
put on the coach cleaning depart
ment. They spent the day washing
windows. beating carpets and clean
ing upholstery.
Several women took work In
departments. one woman in the store
room took a mans place pushing a
truck loaded with bolts and small
castings. The women employed to-
day bring the number al the shops