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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-03-16
THE ROLL OF N

81 aFouete, Vardaman, Stone, Kirby, Lane, OGorman, Capp. Cum
Gronna, Norris, Kenyon and Works.
Read the above list, MI. American. I'D if possible engrave the names
of all on your memory for it carries the names Of twelve stalwart Ameri
a. III in the face of every possible form of threat from a prejudMed
cans WV W. viconsa mi all powerful muntion crowd and an un-Amer%an
md dangerous metropolitan press, stood firm in the interest of the American
any mo u uan az aOa;rst tn interest of the moneylmad crowd who has, God knows
how GAINED the support of the president of these United States in the
martial successful attempt to carry out their nefarous schemes.
p The government of these United States is divided into three dis
gress): judicial. 1.-THE Supreme Court), and it was intended by the able
and wiser men who organized our form of government that each Of these
no time could the hasty n unwise action Of n department OF the govern
ment imperl the country and it's people.
n,es;dents audacious request to place the lives of a hundred million Amei-
ans and the future of their country absolutely IN his hands without re-
for which We should be forever grateful The idea of giving such unre-
stricted power to N mar n 20 matter how intelligent and able he might
be. is unthinkabe, and in a country with the ideals IN TRADITIONS OF the
United States it is absolutely repulslve.'
The above from the McComb City Enterprise is published
IN show what gross inconsistency will develop among those who
Mare seeking to defend error or bolster up a wrong. Vardaman
rvs he was not among the flibusters, but here is one OF his
n Eenders who says he was, and for that reason places MIN on
mp:N roll of honor" Vardaman says that not even the smell
get IMfibuster was on his garments, yet he was against his
JX The McComb City Enterprise may not know it, but the
thAStates has never before been confronted with war, or
pracNediate probability of war, without Congress having
it win turned the whole matter over to the president.
nses that C&caled that when the war with Spain was imminent,
Tears fns behind Aws, both Democrats and Republicans, gov so1oiy
nGn others forNent Mckinley. It was left to Vardaman and II
governmen&6rst time in the history OF the country, When the
make the re&onfronted with war with a foreign power to
lower House %f any number of Senators or members II tne
President or toNongress joining together to emDaIrass !he
to do. The pre- Aetrically oppose what ne was Undertaking
by if the pilot does AT is the great pilot on n omp u .. nv
waters in which IL IN know where the ship ought to sail OF the
The The Enternr;so Nt to go, then who does?
assumed in attennt;NSs undertaken the biggest !oo ~ eve
this matter. II nanst 70 explain away, Varoamahs acuon II
four other Ione nus mu ny be overlooked that Vardaman ant
an ocratic side. "'e 'e o'S
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-03-16
THE GRENApA-s Enrrr,rrs.
PURPOSE SREN4 SENTINEL
ROPERTY AT VALUE.

mission to insist on raN /
the eighty counties of theNArpose of the State TAX tomf
erty, then, as a vindicatiofG essnent of the property Oh
decrease the state tax levy. = actual value OF the prop
were not SO poetic and fairy-liNk, ask the legislature ~
going to say what property valdk be mighty me II IL
property is not a fair standard q first place: Who Is
almost everyone asks more than he NThe asking price OF
nope TO get. Furthermore, we are SPY the reasoh ' o
or set of men who has a sufficient anNo take, or ne can
enough OF the attributes Of Solomon to si$here Is n o MAJ
pass upon property values in every neighbTra mater 1r
the state: on. 1t is claimed, 'f assessmd pn ana lus'iy
ought to be, the outside world will get so mn Ia county III
SION OF the state" This is hardly poor moonsNwha. omes
IN impressions anyway, that have not the rea& tm -
them? We can not live on what others think Ahat are
be what we really are. Npenlno
Inc past shows that those who dispense pub!icNe US
gong to spend whatever is in sight, regardless of w.
amount 49, and then contract debts for more. If assem-
Shouid be raised on an average so per cent and the stan
levy lowered, 1t would not be two years before the "demaN
or needs OF the state would compel the restoration of the
levy. The purpose credited to the State Tax Commissio
4est another way OF whipping the devil around the stu
Better study some way to spend less money than a way to
more out of the pockets of the people.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-03-16
GOV. BILBO TAKES A SHOT.

The Jackson correspondent of the Commercial Appeal
quotes Gov. BilbO as follows, upon his return from attending
the inauguration ceremonies at Washington:
You talk about people being mad! never "a the like of the
Indignation and excitement that manifested itself throughout Washington
ana IN New York when the Jews was flashed forth about the action If the
HtIe group of lUful men who were charged with responsibility for bhck-
ahhg he legislation which ninetenths of the people of the nation. and
tner representatives n both branches of Congress, demanded" said the
governor. This criticism was not confined to business men professional
men politicians and political students, but to those in very walk of life
ahd activity, regardless OF partisan leanngs or affiliations"
In view Of the fact that the political wiseacres are asso-
cialng Gov. Bllbo's name with the race for Senator AGAINST
2enator Vardaman the above may mean quite a good deal. 1t
YIN be recalled. IN this connection, that Gov. BHbo was quoted
IN the Commercial Appeal as having said in Memphis. when
enroute to W ashlngton, that Everybody in Mississippi were
"HA president Wilson except one person." and, very naturally
the public constructs the zone person" to mean Vardanan
mere Is no denying the fact that a very large per cent of those
heretofore opposed to Bilbo politically would support him
rather than Nardaman in a contest between the two.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-03-16
J. T. THOMAS FOR GOVERNOR.

Inc State press and the rank and file OF voters and taX-
payers are demanding a business man for governor. If they
want a business man, a successful business man, one who is ac-
CuStomeo TO handing large business in a successful manner,
men the gentleman whose name heads this article is the man
they want; at least he is the man they need to give them a
Htfalght business administration and a clean balance sheet at
the end of his term. Mr.. Thomas is in no sense a politician
ana should he ever be elected Governor the office will have to
seek the man. We have noticed in a number of Mississippi
papers the name OF Mr.. Thomas in connection with the office of
Governor. and we believe if he could be induced to allow his
name TO go before the people, there would be a landslide to
ms standard, Tor now Is the accepted time that the people of
1lISSlSslppl need Just such a man as J. T. Thomas at the head of
our state gOVernment-WinOna Times.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-03-16

If the ship-purchase bill had been enacted when President
wilson first urged 1t upon Congress, this government would
now have been carrying freight across the Ocean instead of
having to depend upon vessels of private ownership, and the
probabilities of war would have been graetly minimized. We
60 not believe that Germany would have dared to fire on or
torpedo a vessel owned by this government. President Wilson
was seeing further ahead in urging that bill than even his
NarmeSt admirers gave him credit for.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-03-16

Our people should bear in mind in considering Germanv's
arrogance in her dealings with this country during the past
levy months that the military absolutely dominates and con-
UolS every act and motive of that people. Even in times of
peace, a citizen must give the sidewalk to the soldier. and if
tercnahce the soldier sees proper to run his sword through
me VltalS OF the citizen, he is not amenable to the courts at all
It's hoch de kaiser and the kaiser acts as if he believes that
what God can not do, he can. Americans want none of that
in this country.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-03-16

Lee RusselPs little paper at Oxford is saying that Earl
Brewer is a dead politician and don't know it. Better be care
tul, little fellow, don't arouse a sleeping lion. Earl Brewer has
been pronounced dead before but he has showed a come
flower Tocsin.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04

tempt to teach Methodism, Calvin
ism, Mormonism, Catholicism, or any
other ism. and attach it to the
study of the Bible, we would object
vigorously as possible and declare
that no school board had a right to
spend public money for or to permit
such teaching. But no education is
complete without a thoro knowledge
of the Book and no school can claim
to be giving even the rudiments of
an education without attempting to
impart a knowledge of the Book,
which is printed in larger numbers
every year, is translated into a great
er number of languages. has a wider
circulation than any literature or
philosophy, and which carries a wider
influence than all other sources of
knowledge combined.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04
RUSH HILL COMMUNITY.

VIII Harper is painting F. F.
Witchie's house.
Dr. w. E. Cornett has a new Over
land.
Rudolph Miller purchased a
Straube piano from ]. w. Dye of
Perry,
The young people were entertain
ed at lawn party at Louis Kircher's
Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Mollett and Mr..
and Mrs Alva Bethel motored to Sc
dalia and attended the State Fair.
Mr.. Cowell OF Rush Hill has mov-
ed onto Be Canterbury's place.
Misses Mollie Erlich, Edna Erdle
LeOna and Norma Kircher, Ruth
Stuart, Helen Miller and Messrs.
John Crooks, Oscar Erdel and Milton
Smith motored to Hannibal and
Quincy Sunday.
Charles Maxwell motored to Mar
tinsburg Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04
AT $3.50 THE YEAR.

After December I, 1917, The Mex
leo Message will be $3.50 year,
paid in advance.
No country newspaper i'm the Uni
ted States can come out even on a
dollar "a year for yearly subscrip-
ton.
Hoover soup and high prices for
material and labor will not permit
il.
So here goes-S1.5O year is TO be
our price after the date named
above.
You can come i'm, or send in, any
time between now and December 1,
1917, and renew your Message SUBJ
scription at SI.OO year, the old
rate, and pay for as many years in
advance at that rate as YOU like.
New subscribers at the old rate
Kindly get it, friends, that we are
forced to this action. 4 number of
our subscribers in recent months
have expressed the opinion that we
would have to come to it. Some have
offered to pay the $3.50.
Readers continue to tell us that
The Message is the best newspaper
i'm Audrain county. We want to
keep that record. Pay MS $3.50 and
we promise TO go to ii, in diligence
and labor, harder than ever, if pos
sible.
BY The Editor,
JOHN BEAL.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04
CHICAGo&IALToN RY.
r1MEGl5 5rAsLp


CHICAGO & ALTON II. II. co.
tTime Card in Effect July 8, 1919
East Bound.
No. IL daily for Chicago 2:02 a. m.
No. "a daily for st. Louis 4:O2 a. m.
No. 80 ex. Sun. for Chicago 7:1O a. m.
No. &c daily, Jacksonville LAG p. III.
No. % daily for st. Louis 1852 p. m.
No. 10 daily for Chicago 1O:45 p. m.
West Bound.
No. daily for Kansas City $3.50 a. m.
No. 1916 ex. Sun. for Slater 8:15 a. III.
No. daily for Kansas City 3:OS p. III.
No. II daily for K. C. $3.50 a. m.
No. 21 daily for K. c. 12:4O p. IN.
No. % daily for K. C. 1:46 p. m.
No. 20 ex. Sun. from Chicago $500 p. m
South Bound.
No. 21O daily from Jeff City 400 pm
No. PA ex Sun from Fulton 400 p m
No. 213 daily for Jeff. City 800 p. m.
North Bound.
No. 215 ex. Sun. Jeff. City 700 a. m.
T. L. MARSHALL,
Ticket Agent.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04

Canada this year. He has 13 pupils, q
number of new desks, ten; has oiled
the floor, and bought Guhin's number
chart. He says that the pupils greatly
enjoy the drill work on this chart
This is an approved school.
Miss Gladys Skaggs, of Centralia,
Teacher Training Glass is getting her
first experience at Lawson. She is
getting along fine. She had Is pu-
pills. She and her board are also
working for' approval and soon will
merit IT, This year they have put in a
new heater, possibly the greatest boon
in the power of the board to give to
the school. Next to a good teacher, a
good heating system is necessary for
the health and comfort and advance
ment of the children. Burnham also
has a beginner Miss Zella Carter, of
the Centralia Training Glass. She had
II pupils who are doing good work.
The house has been thoroughly clean
ed, the floor oiled, a case of new
maps added, and the first four grades
supplied with free text books. Burn
ham always is doing something to
make their school better.
Miss Merle Alexander with a GER
tificate from Warrensburg, is getting
her first experience at Elm Bend. Her
% pupils are working we'll This dis
trict deserves great praise for what
they have done in the last four years.
They have all but converted a wretch
ed, dismaly box-car into a pleasant
and comfortable school home and that
too with a valuation of $4,000 and a
Accent levy. This year, they expect
to meet the requirements for approv-
al I think they will. They have clean
ed and lined the outbuildings and
oiled the floor. They even oiled the
platform in front, thus keeping out
much dust that otherwise would get
in. With a largely increased valua-
tion next year. think that we'may ex-
pect much more yet of them.
Remember our school board con-
vention Saturday. Editor Hirth and
President Kirk will be here. All are
urged to come in the interest of bet
ter schools.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04

1t is now possible under the law
for the Bible to be taught in the pub
lie schools, comments the Independ-
ence Sentinel. Not as sectarian
religious course, not even as a re-
ligious textbook, except as one may
be compared to another, but as the
greatest source of education found
on printed pages between bound COW
ers. independence ought to have in
the high school a course of Bible
study to be taught every year of the
four, as history or literature is
taught and the students given full
credit for the work. This can be
done by order of the Board of Edu-
cation, and certainly there is no
church or sect which would object to
the training OF the Book along such
broad lines. If the schools should at
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04
MIR. BRITT's FINE HOGS.

Rush Hill, Mo-, Sept. 30,'17-Ed-
itor Message: We farmers are busy
sowing wheat, cutting fodder and
filling silos, but l will take time to
mention my Poland China sows.
hav eonly three that are bred for fall
litters, but they are raising 80 pigs,
enough to make a half-car-load. The
three sows farrowed 34 pigs, losing
just four. The 80 are well started on
the road to 'pork-age." A few
weeks ago l offered to trade two of
these sows for a new Ford, now it
would take high class touring car
to get them and their litters They
are all thorobreds of best breeding.
Enclose find $1.OO to apply on sub
scription. Come out and see farm,
livestock, and not least, my family.
Some people claim the P. C.'s are
not as prolific as some other breeds,
don't believe it. This record of the
last five filters on my farm: May 1st
Lou Sampson farrowed 13, raised z.
May 16, Great Wonder Maid, II,
raising s. Sept. 16, Star Lady had
10, raised 8. Sept. 90 Miss Hadley
Look had 13, raised Il. Sept29, Bet
tie Jones had IL, raised 10.
Yours truly, w. I. Britt.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04

Lem Thompson, Defendant.
The State of Missouri to the above
named defendant greeting.
Now on this September 26, 1917,
comes the plaintiff in the above. en-
tied cause and files with the Clerk
of the Audrain County Circuit Court,
in vacation, petition duly verified by
affidavit herein, among other things
plaintiff alleges that defendant here
in, Lem Thompson, is nonresident
of the State of Missouri, and can not
be served with the ordinary process
of law in this State.
1t is therefore ordered by the Clerk
of the Audrain County Circuit Court
in vacation, that publication be made
herein notifying>the said nonresident
defendant that PLAINTIFF has COM
menced suit against him in the Cir
cult Court of Audrain County, Mis-
souri,, the object and general nature
of which is to obtain a decree of di-
vorce from said defendant, on the
grounds of general indignities and de
sertion and now you said nonresident
defendant are hereby notified of the
tendency of this suit. the object and
general nature thereof, and unless
you be and appear at the next regu-
lar term of the Audrain County Cir
cult CourtN to be begun and held at
the Court House in Mexico, Audrain
County, Missouri, on the Fourth
Monday in November, 1917, and
on or before the first day of said
term answer or otherwise plead to
plaintiffs petition the same will
be. taken as confessed and decree
rendered as prayed in said petition.
And it is further ordered that a
copy hereof be published in the
Mexico Missouri Message, a news
paper published weekly in Mexico,
Missouri. and circulated in Audrain
County. Missouri, for four weeks sue
cessively the last insertion to be more
than fifteen days before the next
term of said Court aforesaid.
WITNESS my hand
and official seal. Done at office
in the City of Mexico. County and
State aforesaid, this September,
26, 1917.
Il. f, Elliott,
Clerk of the Audrain Circuit Court.
(SEAL.)
A true copy from the record.
Attest--E. II. Elliott, Clerk.
FRY & FRY,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04
HOW "OLD DOLL HELPED
IN MY START IN LIFE.
BY Arthur Harris, Audrain Co.

Dads mare and my old white mule
were hitched to the wagon. / had
driven to mill with load of corn.
Old Jack, the mule, was the first
animal I had ever owned and tho he
wasn't much to look at he was a good
work mule. When on the scales a
young fellow rode up and said:
boy, how will you trade that mule
for my mare?" l looked and was as
tohished to see a fine bay mare about
four years old. Before I could an
swer he added, Trade and I'll give
you $40 to boot" l took another
look at the mare and replied, Hes
your mule" The stranger handed
me $40, unhitched the mule and rode
away. felt pretty badly about los
ing Old Jack but chuckled to my
self because l had a. bigger, better
ooking mare than dads. And l
thought That's the best days work
| ever did"
Before Jack was out of sight, tho,
all the fellows around began to
laugh.
"Son, you got stung for true. That
mare won't pull the hat off your
head" one man told me.
When l hitched up l found it was
| true. The mare reared up and fell
back. She was the most balky ami
NAL ever had seen. Finally 1 gave
it up, and one of the neighbor boys
| .ook the corn to mill. 1 started for
l home, riding dads mare and leading
mine. How those fellows did laugh
and Yell And how l wished l had
Old Jack back. l said then, This is
the first and last swap I ever will
make"
When l reached home dad called
to the boys: Come out here and
see what a fine big mare Dock has
got"
But l thought it would be best to
tell how I'd got stung
"She won't pull the hat off your
head" l told him.
80 that is why you didn't bring
the wagon home" he said.
"Never mind, I'll work her tomor-
row." and he did. After that we new
er had better work mare.
That was eight years ago. Doll
has foaled five fine colts. l sold a
span at three and four years old for
1890. | value the three remaining
at $3.50 and still have the mare and
she's only ~ years old. Not long ago
the man with whom l traded offered
me $3.50 for two of Dolls colts. He
said, 81 never was so deceived in a
mare as l was in that one"
i Getting stung certainly turned out
to be a fortunate thing for me. If 1
had kept Old Jack he would have
been dead long ago. Old Doll has
proved a gold mine. A neighbor who
has kept good horses for 80 years
says she is the most profitable mare
he ever saw, 1 expect to keep her as
long as she lives, for she gave me my
start in life.
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Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04
~ 81. !.
WABASH TIME TABLE.
EFFECTIVE JUNE "a, 1917.

East Bound.
No. 4, st, Louis and East. 1892 am.
No. last. Louis and East. .4:28 a. m.
No. SO St. Louis Accom-. .6:15 a m.
No. 20 st LouisSt. Paul
Limited. 80. ..12:33 p. m.
No.2 Colorado-St. Louis limited =.
................ 3:10 p. m.
No. IL st. Louis Express. .6:42 p. m.
No. 72 Local Freight except Sun. &.
day .......... .l2:O9 p. m.
West Bound.
No. IL for Omaha and Des Moines. &.
.............1 .11:55 p. m.
No. 5 for Kansas City west 1:46 a. m.
No. 13 Moberly Accom-. .11:15 a. m.
No. st. Louis-Colorado Limited. {.
1900. p. m.
No. for st. Paul, Kansas City west
.......... 4:53 p. m.
No. 81 Moberly Accom-. 8:49 p. m.
No. 73 Local Freight except Sun. &.
day. 49,. ..9.20>a. m.
i. nj. RICHARDS,
Agent, Mexico, Mo.
j. d. MCNAMARA,
Passenger Traffic Manager,
st. Louis, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04

Col. Te ldy Roosevelt IS making
good these days in his speeches for a
wide: and deeper and better patriot
ism. Roosevelt and 3ryaa and Taft
and Wilson are now on The same plat.
form
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04

They have a millionaire soldier
boy at Camp Funston. That's one re-
deeming feature of the selective
draft, the rich fellow looks just the
same as a poor fellow in a kahki.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04

Amos Harris, down toward Mar
tisburg, had 80 acres of wheat this
year which yielded him 10 1-3 bush
els to the acre. He sold the wheat
at $2.20 abushel 1t made him an
average of $42.53 an acre profit from
the ground.
Amos has 100 goats trimming
sprouts for him-are onto the job.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04

The State Tax Commission has or
dered county assessors to list all
mortgages. That's right; let there
be no taxdodging. If the State Com
mission can prevent tax lodging they
will earn their salaries, if it is only to
give orders to the assessors.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04

They are trying to put one over
on The Message as regards that
blue pig" Never mind, boys, that
pig is all right Don't you wish you
had him (but it's her in this case)
in these times of the high price of
pork?
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04

There is continued complaint in
Audrain county for exemptions
from army service by the district
board. The Government ought to
publish some of the claims certain
ones put in to get excused.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04

No, they'll not expel Reed and
Stone. And in 1920 Stone will be
coming back" in Missouri with the
old-time support and majority vote.
That's the way we put it. 1t is so
easy to forget.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04

They are going after the grafters
over at Jefferson City, all right. Go
it, McAllister, the people are with
you.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04

Too many beggars infest this town
Turn 'em down. That's the saf'
rule.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04

Dozier Gardner, son of Gov. Fred
d. Garner, is a new cadet in the
Missouri Military Academy.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04

After the first of December, 1917,
The Mexico Message will be 81 80 per
year strictly in advance.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04
BY The Editor,
JOHN BEAL.

Joe Considine knows how to make
a live stock sale go.