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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-10
FARMERS MUST ORGANIZE
TO PROTECT THEMSELVES

Speculation in food to the disadvan-
tage of both producer and consumer
will continue just as long as the pro-
ducer and consumer permit it, ac-
cording to A. ]. Meyer, director of
the Missouri College of Agriculture
Extension Service. If farmers expect
to obtain a guarantee of minimum
prices for war crops which they are
growing they must act Immediately
An act by Congress will be necessary
to prevent exploitation of farmers by
spectators. The Secretary of Agri-
culture has recommended that such
action be taken. When that body
considers the plan the farmers must
be heard and represented. The ac-
customed indifference will be costly.
Farmers cannot expect their own in
terests to take care of themselves.
They should make their stand known
to congressman and to Congress by
letters and petitions.
The farmers are expected to pro-
duce the food which will win the
war. They must be protected from
spectators, but they must take the
initiative in securing this protection.
THE National Council of Defense
and the state councils, supplemented
by the United States Department of
Agriculture and all the state colleges
of agriculture are working to elimin-
ate speculation provided farmers
will organize so that they can be
dealt with as a group, and provided
consumers will conform to whatever
system of distribution is adopted"
said Mr.. Meyer. This means that an
effort is being made to give the farm
er sufficient guarantee of price so
that he can increase production to the
maximum with minimum risk. 1t
also means that an effort is being
made to protect the consumer so
that he will not have to pay excessive
prices for food. In other words the
difference between prices which the
consumer pays and those which the
farmer receives will be reduced to
the minimum or just what it takes
for efficient distribution.
Such regulation to eliminate spec
ulation is to to the interest of both pro-
ducers and consumers, but it is evil
dent that such action will not be
taken unless producers and consum-
ers demand it.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-10
NORTH MOLINO LETTER

There will be preaching at the Be-
rea church by Rev. Hardesty, of
Middletown, the third Sunday in May.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lemuel Spotswood
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. John Beal
and nephew, Phillip Bell, of Mexico,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Martin, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Nova Miller, Sunday.
Miss Pauline Flynt was the guest
of Miss Ardie Squires last Saturday
night.
Miss Lizzie Cauthorn of Mexico
came out to Molino Saturday and at
tended church at Mt. Zion Church
Saturday and Sunday. She will be
the guest OF her nephew and niece
Mr.. VIM. and Miss Mary Cawthorn.
Mrs. Oscar Martin who has been
quite sick is better at this writing.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-10
New Special
Road District
Laddonia and Farber Join in Move
for Better Roads-Commissio
Named for One, Two and Three
Years.

Laddonia and Farber voted that
part of the county into a special road
district recently. Monday of this
week representatives were here be-
fore the County Court to perfect
plans and to confer as to the ap-
pointment of commissioners. Lad
donia was represented by w. F.
Shields, H. G. Sipple, A. B. Hale, and
H. E. Christup. Farber represented
by S. B. Reighley, D. D. Tanner, and
w. c. Gray.
The following were agreed upon
as commissioners: Benjamin Hill,
for three years; NJ. L. Travis, two
years, and j. F. Parker, one year.
We understand Mr.. Hill is a civil
engineer. AS such he will be a very
useful man for the place he has been
chosen.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-10
SHORT VISIT AT MOLINO

The Message Editor and family
spent last Sunday afternoon in the
good community of Molino. We were
guests in the pleasant home of Mr..
and Mrs. Lemuel Spotswood. There
we met also Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Mar
tin, Mr.. and Mrs. Nova Miller and
Mr.. Harry c. Heizer. At four
o'clock all went to the church where
we heard a fine sermon by Rev. I. M.
Turnage, of Mexico-a ringing ad-
dress, full of timely advice, founded
on the text, "Be ye therefore imita-
tors of God as dear children"
At the church we met other good
Milino folks-the Flynts, Heizers,
Weavers, Cauthorns, ,Millers and many
others.
We were shown thru DR.. j. P,
Woods big community house while
in the village. 1t is 80 by 10 feet
in dimensions and three stories high
besides full basement. 1t is not YET
completed, hardly any building in
Mexico of it's proportions. Or. Wood
has not yet told us just what he in
tends to use it for; it would make
great depot for the storing of wal
provisions next winter.
Molino is a great farming and live
stock section. The electris railroad
keeps her in touch with the rest Of
the world. 1t is a fine place in which
to have a home.
We should have mentioned above
that the church at Molino (called Mt
Zion) is a strong and growing insti
tuition and there is also in connection
Herewith a flourishing Sunda!
School. Richard Baker is the super
intendent of the Sunday School; r
L. Miller is the assistant. Miss Flor
ence Heizer, secretary and treasurer
Miss Lillian Flynt, pianist. The Sun
day School Sunday morning took III
a collection of $3.50 for the Belgian
Relief Fund. Some of the city school
| will not beat that.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-10
Willis Miller
Is Murdered
Struck With Pick Handle 'as He
Leaves His Place of Business in
Netherlands, Colo.

The dead body of Willis Miller ar
rived in Mexico Tuesday night from
Netherlands, Colorado. He was MUIR
dered in the latter town Friday night
by being struck over the head with a
pick handle and several shots fired
into his body.
The murdered man was the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Miller of this
city. His uncle here, VIM. Vivion,
went to Colorado and accompanied
the body back home.
The object of the murder was rob-
berry, undoubtedly. Seven bullet
holes were found in his body. Ev-
cry pocket in his clothes was turned
wrong side out but one and that hap
pened to contain his money.
The funeral was held at the home
of the parents yesterday afternoon.
The burial was in Elmwood.
Willis Miller was "a years old and
leaves a wife and one small daugh-
ter. H. Clay Mcclure of this city
was his brother-in-law. He was very
popular and his many friends here
were shocked and panied to hear of
his death.
The pall-bearers were: Louis Nc
Kee, Earl Brown, Ralph Buckner,
Walker Burns, Charles Collins and
Martin Meyers.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-10

The Live Stock Reporter says:
What looked like a sensational sale
upon this market for clipped Western
lambs, Missouri fed, at $14.4O
Wednesday was surpassed by fully 25
per ext Thursday when a carload
of 1872 head of clipped western
lambs fed by Doyt Miller of Audrain
county, Mo-, sold at $14.65 per cwt.
without sort, the consignment av-
eraging "a pounds, and selling to
the city butchers. This sale demon
strates the phenomenal strength there
is to the market for clipped lambs
and that the st. Louis market is COW
ering itself with glory in the returns
it is making to its patrons. Mr.. Mil
ler is one of the best sheep men in
his section, and is to be commended
for his achievement In putting q new
high top on the market. His ability
as a feeder of lambs has never been
questioned. He markets every sea
son good many lambs of his owr
conditioning, and those on sale Wed
nesday showed a thoro finish, which
) is customary for him to, attain.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-10

Do not forget that taking your
crop off on four legs is one of the best
ways to make clear money off your
farm, besides improving it's fertility
by keeping all manure on your land.
This method of farming, if carried
out properly, makes your land of
greater value year by year, and you
will have larger returns for your
work. In other words, feed your
crops to those animals which you
like best, be they cattle, sheep or
hogs.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-10

An exchange contains the follow
ing: If Congress would pass law
prohibiting the killing of healthy
heifer calves under six months old
for five years we would soon be able
to supply ourselves and a good part
of the rest of the world with beef.
Thousands of these heifers are butch
cred every week. If dairymen will
not raise their calves they should be
compelled to dispose of them to
farmers who will.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-10

w. w. Braden of near Laddonia
called at Message headquarters Mon
day. He has a small field of wheat
that he thinks will make good all
right. He thinks every farmer should
put in a small crop of wheat every
year. If he.fails to get yield he has
lost but little more than his seed, and
if he gets a crop he is that much
ahead-maybe enough for his bread
anyway.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-10
CHAMP CHIMES

This is the third month of March
weather.
Oats are looking sickly.
Mrs. H. 1. Cobb has a one-legged
chicken, but this variety will never
become popular, not having enough
drum sticks.
Delois, little son of Elbert Perisho,
has been quite sick with tonsilitis.
Rev. Charles Mitchell preached at
Beaver Dam last Saturday and Sun
day afternoons.
Sunday School will be organized at
Beaver Dam next Sunday, May 1S.
Shrout and Dean shipped out so
fine heifers Sunday night.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-10

w. H. Canada, northwest of Mex
leo, talking about the weather says
that on May Is, 1895, he helped cul-
tivate piece of corn on the old b.
F. Orear place and that night it came
frost and froze all that corn to the
ground. Be patient, folks; this cold
weather has been here before, in the
month of May, too.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-10

DR.. Shoush will give Specific Oste-
Opathic treatments at $1.OO or six
treatments for $500. General Os-
teopathic treatments $1.75 to $2.00
at office. Thorough examination
without treatment from $200 to
$1,000. Board, lodging and treatment
from $1,000 to $4,000 per week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-10

C. H. Sharp of near Santa Fe is
caring for "a young lambs. He has
planted some corn and dropped soy
beans in the corn hills also. Many of
his neighbors will plant soy beans
this year. The beans enrich the
ground like clover.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-10
FOURTEEN MEN SECURED.

Fourteen new men went to work
Monday morning at the A. P. Green
Brick Plant The Busiess Mems As
sociation sent out the Boy Scouts
Saturday to all surrounding towns
with posters calling for so men. The
Association will keep up their efforts
to get the men until the required
number is secured.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-10

r. L. Dudley, down Rush Hill way,
a staunch young farmer, subscribes
for The Message. Mrs. Dudley before
her marriage was Miss Cora Davis,
daughter of Mr., and Mrs. ]. Hord Da-
Wis OF Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-10

c. c. Bybee, w. w. Johnson, VIM.
Shuttle and Grover Sims are home
from a business trip to South Dakota.
They say they found it cold and
rainy all the way up there-a touch
of what we have had here. Spring
wheat sowing is backward.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-10

One of our exchanges hollers out
this puff: Hats off to the patriot
who goes into the field and raises
twice as many spuds this year as he
did year ago We need 'em. Need
'em right now If we could get 'em.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-10

Miss Winnie Sits and Mrs. Emma
Miller, daughters of Martin Sits, liv-
ing south of Cant, departed Tuesday
for Dutton, Montana. Mr.. Miller and
Miss Winnie have claims near that
place.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-10

Dean & Shrout, of this county,
were on the market Monday with a
consignment of mixed steers and
heifers which brought them the long
price of $11.00 per cwt.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-10
NEW UNDERTAKING PLACE.

M. S. Bush, of Centralia, will open
a new undertaking place in the Greer
building in Mexico. VIM. Precht will
be with him. He will have a hand
some motor hearse.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-10

Live Stock Reporter: A new rec
ord was made upon the St. Louis
market Wednesday, May 2, for clip
ped Western lambs. The consign-
ment in question, 1913 head, averag-
ing Sc pounds, sold at S14.40 per
cwt., without any being thrown out,
no other consignment realizing this
sensational price. They were bot by
Swift & Co. The consignment was
marketed by Charles Householder,
one of the foremost sheep feeders of
Audrain county. To Mr.. Household
er can a great deal of credit be Civ
en- for accomplishing this record ba-
sis of values, and the consignment
plainly indicated his usual good con-
servative and substantial method OF
conditioning live stock for the mar
ket. This sale surpassed Wednesday,
days record by Is per cwt.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-10
FARM AND STOCK.

c. H. Sharp, near Santa Fe tells
us that he sold ten pigs months
old recently to Pittman & Bybee for
$345.75. Say, that's going some.
But Mr.. Sharp knows how to raise
the stuff.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-10

w. r. Sallee and family of this city
have moved to Casper, Wyoming
Mr.. sallee is a brick mason, and q
first-class workman he is too. We
are sorry to lose him and his good
family from our city.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-10
THE WEATHER.

Frost Friday night, a good one.
Got your beans if they were up. The
winds been from the northeast and
the clouds keep playing in the face
of the sun. Nothing doing; not even
the onions can make any headway.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-10

Fletcher Farrah of this county is
suffering from badly swollen hand
how he injured it he does not
know.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-10
MRS. PREWETT DEAD.

Mrs. w. C. Prewett, formerly Miss
Malinda Wigginton, who graduated
from Hardin College four years ago,
died last week. Her home was in
Clarksville, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-10

Theodore Sellers, son of Charles E.
Sellers, near Centralia, who has
been seriously sick and was operated
upon for appendicitis last week, is
now thought to be out of danger.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-10

Grandma" Allison, living seven or
eight miles south of Mexico, has been
sick for several weeks, but was re-
ported some better the first of the
week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-10

SHOES! SHOES! SHOES!
Prices from $1.0S to $3.50. We
have Tennis Oyfords too.
THE ENTERPRISE STORE.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-10

Roy Paulin has bot 80 acres of
land near Trinity Methodist Church
and will farm it this season. He is
considering building on it.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-10

Miss zella Ashworth of this city
has gone to Colorado Springs, Colo,
where she expects to spend the sum
mer.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-10

Next Sunday afternoon at three
o'clock will be Mothers Day. at Mt.
Zion Church. All mothers urged to
be present Everybody wear white
flower.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-10

If you are out of employment you
can get work at the Mexico Brick
Plant at no less than $2.00 a day.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-10
UNDERWEAR.

All kinds and prices for the fam.
lily.
THE ENTERPRISE STORE.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-10

Attorney Clarence A. Barnes is in
Billings, Mont, on legal business.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1917-10-05
October S, 1917.

been customary for the Trustees to meet
each year in different city so as to give
chance for the directors and the sup
porters of the Asylum to become ac-
quainted.
scheduled to take place Sunday, October
18th, at 2 p. m. sharp, at the Hebrew
Reform Temple, will be unusually inter-
esting because the oral reports of the
progress and management of the Orphan
Asylum will be splendidly supplement-
ed this year by the most universally
patronized element in our recreationa1
life-thc Moving Picture These films
will show how the children work and
play, and how the orphaned child is
supplied with all that parental solici-
tude could have provided and in many
instances more than the parent could
provide. It will be seen how the Orphan
Asylum is producing not mechanical
listless, little waits, but real boys and
girls, with all the interests and favorite
pastlmes of the normal child.
The persistent rumor that branch
that will represent the latest word in
Orphan Asylum Construction, will be
established somewhere in the North
west has lent especial significance to
the meeting. The public will also have
an opportunity to hear such eminent
speakers as Judge Philip Stein, President
Of the Orphan Asylum, Vice President
Furth of ST. Louis, and Hiram D. Fran
KEEL of ST. Paul
The Twin City Bnai Birth Council,
which is making the arrangements, de-
sires to assure the public that it will be
most welcome 1t is hoped that the at
tendance will be such as to make the
visiting Trustees realize how welcome
they are. There will be no admission
charges of any kind, and absolutely no
appeal for funds.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1917-10-05
H. A. PLANS WINTER
PROGRAM.

A program that promises an interest
ing winter for the members of the Y.
w. H. A. and others is now being plan
ned for the coming season. The organ
ization will devote itself to the study of
Jewish History, and Literature, Drama
tic Art, Gymnasium Hygiene, Zionism.
and Art Needle Work. Such other
classes will be formed as the demand
for them is created
These classes will be led by capable
men and women, and will be held on
different evenings at the Talmud Torah,
Eighth Avenue North and Fremont The
Jewish young women who are interested
and wish to register should call at the
Talmud Torah from eight to nine in the
evening. Further plans and particulars
will be announced later. Miss Anna E.
Levinson is the chairman in charge.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1917-10-05
NORTH SIDE RESPONDS GENER-
OUSIY

The Sumner Branch Library wishes
to thank the Ladies Auxiliary of the
Talmud Torah for their cooperation in
collecting the money for the Soldiers
Book Fund. We wish also to thank the
Jewish people who have given so splen-
did1y. The fund from this neighborhood
has now reached $215. We have tried
to see everyone If there are those
whom we have not reached and who de-
sire to give, they may either bring their
money or send their check to the Sum-
ner Branch Library. In answer to the
questions which have come to us, Gan
Jewish books be brought for those who
cannot read English?" we wish to say,
YES. No one will be left without books
in his own language.
Continued on pag 9D
Arizona republican., 1917-11-10
IRepubIIcan A.P. Leased WIre1

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-Plans for continuing the Liberty loan financing between periods of intensive cam paigns, through disposal of bonds by banks and other large purchasers to individuals who had not already sub scribed to the extent of their ability, were formulated today by governors of the twelve district reserve banks in conference with Secretary McAdoo ana the federal reserve board.
 As one detail of a comprehensive scheme for preparing the nation to absorb other war loans, the reserve banks will urge that member banks dispose of liberty bonds now held by them, trying particularly to place them with farmers. The governors suggest ed that the government maintain an active publicity system to emphasize the need of bond buying by persons of small means.
 The governors were virtually unani- nous in declaring that the S4,617 ,000,- 900 subscriptions to the second loan were made without straining the finan- cial resources of the country They expressed the belief that another loan of big proportions could be absorbed easily whenever Secretary McAdoo might decide to issue it, probably some time after the first of the new year. The large number of subscribers for bonds of small denominations indicates that the great reservoir of small saw Li--->-h-- A>>--->>->a f..>.1.x-+- -st>. r,in T
Arizona republican., 1917-11-10
bONAR LAW SAYS-
 RUSS|A'S FUTURE
 |S NOW UNCERTAIN
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

LONDON, Nov. s.-Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the exchequer, speaking at the lord mayors banquet tonight, said it was impossible to tell what would happen to Russia.
 But in the scale on the side of jus. tice, of civilization and humanity" he added, there has been thrown the weight of the sword of a people with national resources greater than those of any other nation in the world-the United States of America.
 I've rely upon their help not merely because of these resources, but because of the character of their people Amer jeans do not do things by halves; they put their hands to the blow and will not turn back"
 Dealing with Russia the chancellor said:
 We all rejoiced at the prospect of the advent of liberty in that country liberty which, as we hoped, would have wisdom and justice as her com panion and would leave prosperity and plenty in her train. The future of Russia today is a sealed book But we need not despair. The Russians are a great people, and no nation has won or preserved freedom which was not prepared to fght for It.
 The chancellor said the output of guns last month was twice that of Oc- tober of last year and said the am- intuition fired during one month of this years offensive was twice that fired during the same period of last year. There had never been such an example of organization as the minis try of munitions and the country could look forward to the future with hope and complete confidence he said
 "The enemy had secured certain mil itary advantages, he continued be- | cause the same unity of control did not exist among the allies as among the central powers. but in the future the whole front from the British chan nel to the Adriatic would be treated as one front. No one would under esti- mate the seriousness of the attack or Italy. but the chancellor hoped and believed that the Italian army would be able to hold the enemy until hell arrived.
 Earl Curzon, member of the cabinet in offering a toast to the allies, de- clared that the most notable event ot
 the last year had been the entry of the United States into the war. and added "Whatever can be accomplished by the resources of that vast continent | by the spirit and ardor of her people and by the cool, calm and inflexible
 resolve of President Wilson will be | contributed"
 Sir Eric Geddes. speaking of the navy, said
 "The naval service has unshaker
 confidence that when the great day comes, when we succeed in forcing the | enemy to give battle, it will find the
 royal navy equal to the occasion He said that the submarine losses although they were steadily being
 reduced, were still heavy. The sub-
 marine campaign in his opinion would | be defeated.