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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-03-29
Train Demoli.he. Truck

Tho Mansfield Transfer Co. l.
H. G. auto truck was struck by
the Frisco local freight train
about II O'Clock yesterday morn.
ing in the yards shere, and de-
molished., j. H. Atkisson, who
was driving the truck, was quite
badly hurt about the head, and
Jared up, butit is thought his
injuries are not serious. Mr..
Atkisson had been moving the
E.O. Shelton household goods
and Mrs. Shelton was in tho
truck, but she jumped out before
the smash and was nat,hurt. Mr.
Atkissop's many friends sym
pathize with, him in his mis-
fortune,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-03-29
BANKERS ORGANIZE
Wright County Association
Formed in Mansfield
Last Friday

The bankers Of Wright county
formed the Wright County
Bankers Association at a meet
ing at the Young's Holel ii
Mansfield Friday evening. The
following officers were elected:
]. A. Chase, Mountain Grove
President
j. NJ. Ryan, Norwood, Vice
President.
Geo. B. Freeman, Mansfield,
Secretary Treasurer.
The following banks were rep
resented:
Farmers and Merchants Bank
of Manstield-J. D. Reynolds, N,
J. Craig, J.E.Craig. ME-. German
Bank of Mansfield -G.W W. Free.
man, Geo. E. Freeman, G C.Free.
man.
Mountain Grove Bank. A.
Chase.
Commercial Bank of Mountain
GrOve--A. H. Bradford.
Ryan Banking Co. of Norwood
j. NJ. Ryan. Dr.. Il. A. Ryan.
Bank OF IIartville N. J. Whel-
chel.
Wright County Bank of Hart
ville-I}ert Ellis.
Bank of Names G. M. Hunter.
Bank OF GrovcspringS-J. NJ
Bohannon.
The First National Bank of
Mountain Grove was not repre-
sented but will be q member of
the association.
Other bankers present we're 5.
T.. Trimble of the Union National
Bank of Springfield, who made
an interesting address, and Oh.
White of the Bank of Seymour
The association will hold regn.
lar monthly meetings and will
meet ut Mansfield for the pres.
ont. The next meeting will be
held Friday, April 10.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-03-29
Largest Living Hippopota.
mus Soon Here

The most expensive animal in
any 200 or circus menagerie is
the Hippopotamus.
The James Patterson Trained
Wild Animal Snow. Cnmbined
with Gollmar Bros. Cirqas. which
are billed to give two Storm.
ances in Springfield on Monday,
April 9th, have the distinction of
having the largest and the young
est Hippopotamus in captivity.
The monster beast measures IL
feet In length. weighs between
1900 and 10000 pounds, and may
be seen daily in the center of the
Gollmar Bros. & Patterson man
moth menagerie tent. Mark YOU
calendar and watch for tn,
Grand Free Street Parade, at l
"a M adv,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-03-29
Lecture May 6

Sunday, May 6, at 2 y. IN. at
the Mansfield M. E. Church, DR..
r. M. Rogers will lecture on
baby welfare under the auspices
of the Parent Teacher Associa.
tion, this in accordance with the
state and national baby week
movement, observed the first
week in May. Questions Of vi.
tai interest will be discussed by
the doctor, and lie should be Civ.
en- q large hearing.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-03-29
School Notes


= Owing to the fact that u gfch'
deal nf work is to be done there
will be no more literary meetings
in the high school or the. gram
mar department this year.
Friday afternoon the higl
school worked on the playground
The work on the ground was
finished by the second interme
diate department. and the gram
mar department this week. The
blue grass will be sown on thu
hillside this week.
1t ia to be verymucl regretted
tnat some of our students have
quit school. as the work of the
entire year will in a measure be
lost, because very few students
can miss the last two months
and hope to he promoted. Of
course, thefr work is not lost,
but they will probably find it
necessary to do the same work
next year.
Miss Mabel Cbday was unable
to teach Thursday and Friday
because OF sickness; Miss Ethel
Seal of the senior class took
charge of the work.
The sth grade arithmetic class
has been measuring trees on the
school ground by ratio and pro.
portion. 4
Bertha ,Drcnnen has been alb.
sent from school because of sick
ness.
The 5th grade has just finished
the interesting story of Robin.
son Crusoe" and is now memor-
izlng "The Star Spangled Ban
ner." They have just begun the
study of South America.
The 9th grade is reading He
roes of King Arthur" They are
having some hard work with
square measure just now. j..
The 9Th and 9th grades had a
debate in their literary program
for the first time Friday and en-
ioyed it very much.
| Beulah Avery entered schoo
4Monlay in the lst intermediate
department. Ollie Chadwell, ol
this department, dropped out ol
school last week.
One Of the most interesting
meetings of the Parent-Teachel
association held this year was
held at the school buildingi'riday
night. After q short program, 9
discussion was started concern
ing the beautifying Of the schoo
ground and the response by al
was enthusiastic and general. A
great deal of work needs h be
done and we hope to start it this
year SO if in succeeding year:
something is done We may have
a very attractive play ground il
a few years. There will be q pa
irons day April IL, at whicl
time we hope to do some work OF
the grounds.
The Board OF Education, no.
being able to meet Friday even
ing because of q bankers meet
ing, will meet Thursday evening
of this week.
! The primary department hat
the most representatives at tn
Parent Teacher meeting Frida.
evening and will get possession
of the picture for two weeks.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-03-29
For Sale

Is or 30 good Angora Goats.
Also about 10000 feet OF good
Oak Lumber.
adv GEO\B FREEMAN,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-03-29
Farm, Loans

At lowest prevailing rates.
No delay.
Adv. GEO. B FREEMAN
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-03-29
SEVEN PER CENT FARM
LOANS

WE CAN MAKE YOU A
FARM LOAN IN WRIGHT
COUNTY AT Z PER CENT
.lNTEREST-ON YOU r
OWN TERMS. Write us.
SHANNON & SHANNON,
MOUNTAIN GROVE, MO
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-03-29
DR.. j. T.. Norman of Spring
field was here Tuesday.

ita, kaS.
Frank Beach has bought a
Country Club Overland car from
the Mansfield Overland Sales Co,
Otto Tarbntlon Of Craig, Neb. =.
and Bert Tarbutton Of Maple
Hill. kas ara visiting relatives
here.
Good things to eat and wear
ut the Day building Saturday.
April Z, BE there, and see what
will be there adv. }
Miss Marian Livington, who
is studying music at Springfield,
spent Sunday here with her
father, l.. T.. Livingston.
Sheriff G G Sanders of Hart.
vile was here this week serving
papers in connection with theAp.
ril term of circuit court.
Amongthose drawn for the u.
S. petit jury at Springfield next
week are Joe II. Dennis, M. T..
De9nis and W. f. Fuson.~
Mr.. Harvey and wife of Scot.
land county are visiting at the
VIM. and Roy Huggans homes,
and looking over the Ozarks.
DR.. y FL. Riley, the Dentist,
will be at his Hartville Office next
week April = to I, prepared TO
do all kinds of dental work adv.
The ladies' of the Cnpistian
church, held market in the Day
building Saturday 4 lafternoos,
selling lots of good things to eat.
For Salc--A few more bushels
of White Bloom Sweet Glover
Seed at 81 Is per measured bu
| shel. u E. Seymour, Bryant,
Mo. adv .
Frank Dennis, who has been
attending College in Chillicothe,
has accepted position with the
|
Poindexter Wholesale Dry Goods
Co. in Kansas City.
Mrs. B Il. Coats and son left
Sunday to spend the summer
with relatives at Acres, Kansas
Mr.. Coats accompanied. them as
4 far as Springfield.
Geo. B. Freeman, ID. S Can
treil, Drue Turner, and w. G..
Durkworth mOtored to Gaines.
vile yesterday, where the former
bought III head of goats.
Alex j. Smith of Springfield
was here last week in the inter
est of the Studebaker car. sold
here .by J. G. Carter. He was
accompanied by his wife
Last week in mentioning the
ownership of the airdome lot,
purchased by G. w. Freeman, we
should have said Mrs. NJ. G.
Hensley instead of Mrs. S. L.
Hensley. .
Sherwood & Myers and J. T.
Code of Springfield. who have
: the contract for building Z miles
of road in the Mansfield Special
Road District, are here to begin
the work. -
Eggs For .Sale--Barred Ply
mouth Rock Beauty and Utility
Strains = Bred to- Lay, Win and
Weigh. If you are looking fol
quality at q reasonable price
write. Mrs. Clarence Dearing
Palmyra, Mo adv.
The ME. Ladies' Aid Society
will have their annual spring ba
Ear at the Day building Satur
day, April z, at which time they
will also have good things to ca
for sale, and will serve sand
J wiches, pie, doughnuts and coffee
The high cost Of living make:
, serving a dinner impracticable.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-03-29
Lodge News
"A Shrine club may be formed
at Mountain Grove.

The I. 90. F.. conferred the
second degree on A. E. Brown
Saturday night.
At the r. N. A. meeting Tues
day night one new member Mrs
Myrtle Tarbutton. was received.
Mrs. ]. d. Reynolds also gave a
report of the recent state camp
meeting at Chillicothe.
Among the out of.town visitors
who attended the Masonic school
of instruction, conducted here
Monday and Tuesday by Grand
Lecturer J. r. McLachlan of
,Kahoka, were:
e Hartville R. F. Adams. DR.. B.
E. Latimer. H. E Frink, Mar
shall Carter, G. NJ. Hunter, E.
B. Garner. A. NJ. Curtis.
Norwood-F. M. Huffman. J..
NJ. Ryan, DR.. r. A. Ryan. DR.. L..
T. Vannoy, Frank Pope.
Mountain Gr0ve--C. A. Sven.
son, G S Townsend, N L. Bot
ten. s
Steve Yates, G. A. Stephens.
o L. Robinett, H. B. Paul, P. W.
Newton, H. E Newton. W. H.
Fullington, N. J. Craig and W.
A. Black attended the banquet
at Mountain Grove last night.
held IN connection with the sec
Und quarterly meeting of the
Masonic Association. The ban
quet was prepared and. served
by Cote's Cafe and needless to
say it was all that could be desir
ed. Several Masons from Nor
wood, Hartville and elsewhere
we're also present. The response
to the address of welcome was
ably given by e. A. Stephens.
Mrs. L. NJ. Reece, Mrs. o. l..
Robinett and son Louis, Mrs. Fl,
Il. Paul and Mrs. NJ. Craig also
made the trip to Mountain Grove.
DR.. F.H. Riley brings an inter
esting report from the w. o w
state camp at Columbia, which
was attended by 4S2 delegate:
and 20 head camp officers. Re
.pogts showed net financial gair
of SIS. .233 during 1915. OfSht
5O4, 600 members in this jurisdic
ton Missouri has 3s. 500. Legis
lation greatly beneficial to the or
der was recommended. DrC.W
Burdett Of Ava was made heat
banker. In his honor the dele
gates from the South Missouri
camps organized a head bankers
booster club, to work for new
members. Sam f. Senseny O
Willow Springs. field manager Of
this district, is live wire, ever
writing an application at the con
vention. The meeting adjuurnet
for an hour out of respect t.
President Wilson and as evidence
of their patriotism in the presen
international crisis. Rev. A. N
Lindsay of Clinton introduced
the following message, whicl
was endorsed unanimously ant
wired to President Wilson: "Th'
Woodmen of the World, in Mis-
souri, state convention assembled
thank God for your intellect an,
backbone in this hour of nationa
need. We are with you to man
Our uniform teams, in militar.
training, are ready to answe
your call to duty with emphasis
We are willing to exchange ou
wooden axes for steel bayonet
Ia defense of American homes
our women and children, libert.
and the rights Of others"
s-.s hs->-A>
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-03-29
MANY MIRRORETTES
Short Items and News Notes
of General Interest to
Our Readers
April l3 is ,arbor day.

, oN'N'.Vs - - - s'' sSNs''S -
Next Tuesday is election day.
April McCaIl'S at Mirror Office
April Sunset at Mirror office
J. A. Luna Of Ava was here
Saturday.
T. R. Garner of Hartville was
here today.
H. NJ. Norcross has returned
from Joplin.
April Today's Housewife al
Mirror Office.
A. r. Friend has purchased q
Chalmers car.
H. M. Thomas of Norwood was
here Sunday.
Fred Gates of Cedar Gap was
here Monday.
A. M Farmer of Cabtol was
here Saturday.
]. W. McGinnis of Seymour
was here Friday.
p. W. Newton made a trip In
Olathe yesterday.
Dick Alcorn was in Springfield
during the week.
NJ. E. Dennis have moved to
north of Hartville. Z
Mrs. G. w. johnson of Ava
was here last week.
i J. ]. Reilly of Mission, Tex,
was here this week.
4 p. w. Newton's is the place to
Il buy groceries.--adv.
n Mrs. J. G. Orender was here
4 from Norwood Tuesday.
q Pickles we have them. Fl. N.
skDyer Furniture Co. adv.
n A. G. Dunlap of West Plains
was here during the week.
How about getting Alex Sails
bury to cry that saley~-adv.
w G. Duckwcrth has returned
from q tvs. weeks auto "trip.
G. w. Freeman & Son received
new spring goods this week. -ad,
J.K. r. Coday and wife are
spending the day on Wolf Creek
The by Scouts met at school
house Saturday night, and took
tests.
Mrs. G. G. Cunningham and
baby visited at Cahool during thu
week. .,L
Misses L,is Beach and Locke
Craig we're in Springfield last
week.
Miss Julia May Behan visiteo
Norwood relatives during the
week.
w. A. Glenn of near Seymou
was in Mansfield and Hartvill
yesterday.
Tie NJ. e. Ladies' Aid Societ!
met with Mrs. Jake Hoover Fri
day afternoon.
}. J.. Rabcy has bought th
property recently occupied b!
f. o. Shelton =.
T.. o. Skeletons have moved tt
the Mcconnell property, vacatet
by r. N. Dyer's.
The Mansfield Overland Sales
Co. received another car of Over
lands this week.
Sandwiches, pie. donghnuts,
coffee at the Bodybuilding Satur
day, April adv. r-
Found-Bunch Of keys. also
w. r. G. pin. Please call at thi
Office for same. adv.
Mrs. Alta Royston's address
ordered changed from Columbu
Kas., to Picther, Okla.
Mayor r. H. Riley tells US tina
he will soon issue his annua
clean up proclamation.
Spring opening bazar at Da
building Saturday, April z. Boz
nets, aprons, etc.-adv.
Don t forget, we deliver groc'
ries anywhere in town.-F. ]
DYER Furniture Go. adv.
Cabool suffered $4,000 fl
loss Saturday. the First Nation
Bank being the heaviest loser.
Time to think Of buying an
stove. See US before you buy
r. N. Dyer Furniture Co. adv
p,v vour groceries of p. '
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-01
PROBATIONARY ACTUAL CONDITION.

Absolute prohibition in Arkansas is at last reality The Greenhouse Ponder b passed several days ago by the senate and unanimously approved yesterday by the lower house. absolute measure It goes as far to-
 ward outlawing the product of the still house as lan
 guage go It leaves nothing for granted and assumes nothing that is not expressed in the planest of English
 It is distinct pleasure to reaize that we are cit- of state sufficiently progressive sufficiently moral
 and sufficiently vle to the alcohol from it's soed garments and look the Union squarey in the face with odorless breath To the "long-haired men and short haired women who have been preaching prohibition for twenty years due the greater credit for this com
 plee triumph of humanity. While pigmy politicians who were in league with distributors of liquor being activities of the w. C. T. U and lamenting the activity of ministers in things essentially political, the prayers of these good people reverberated against the very walls of heaven until divine guidance given Each year has seen an increase in the ranks of the Prohibition Army The personal liberty" plea has daily lost it's strength of argument. Personal Liberty could not argue logically with starving children and neglected mothers. Personal Liberty could find reasonable explanation for premature graves where fathers have been buried with the froth of alcohol upon their lips. Personal Lib erty has been able to the critic who has pointed to improved social and civic conditions where John Barleycom has been kicked beyond the border. Personal Liberty stands speeches. when confronted with statistics which prove that fully ninety per cent of high crimes are aceabe to the accsed liquor traffic These spokesmen for Personal Liberty have been annihiated
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-01
GOV. BROUGH'S START.

The Parke-Harper news service sends out a page of typewriter newspaper "copy, in which tribute IS paid to the which Gov Brough has introduced his administration The very best feature of the story is that it is all true and the chief executive merits the hghsoundng notes of praise that have been pitched by the Parke- Harper copy mill. "One of the primary les he trying to teach the politicians of the sate says the story lis that the prevalent conception of politics as game is wrong is science he science of good government and not rough tumble wrestling match staged for the purpose of seeing who can get the advan age and grab the most offices and fat jobs'
 Gov. Brough has every opportunity for making good Even though he should sit idly by with folded hands and be content to be tme-server the state could at least realize that improvement preceding admin stratons existed By amount of warped imagination can it be feared that he will down to the denud ed standard introduced by the late lamented failure Real executive ability expected of Dr. Brough He will not disappoint the majority that made his election possible
 It affords The Press and Soiphone distinct pleas ure to grasp opportunity to say something compl mentary concerning Arkansas chief executive We had grown so accustomed to using the word 'damn, and like expressions while recording official actions that it may require several weeks o grasp the idea of freedom and ease in the field Let express the sincere hope that the brighter days being ushered in will never be darkened by another negative and intentionally retro gressive quantity.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-01
ST. FRANCIS BOND
 ISSUE IS RESISTED
(From Mondays Daily Press)

M. P. Huddleston, Ad Bertis, J. D. Block and Wm. F. KirscN have gone to Little Rock to appear be- fore the senate committee on fevees and drainage to discuss a bill in- troduced by Senator Whitaker au- thorizing the board of directors of the St. Francis drainage district to issue additional bonds to the amount of S23O,000, the funds arising from the Sale of the bonds to be used in strengthening the levee along the St. Francis river and for other work in connection with the drainage pro feet. It is understood many of the land owners are bitterly opposed to another bond issue and petitions asking Senator Whitaker and Rep resentative Craig to oppose the bill are in circulation. Messrs. BLOCK and Kirsch have been employed by the remonstrators to go before the committee of the senate and ask for an unfavorable report on the bill, while the directors of the drainage district have employed M. P. Huddleston to present their side of the issue to the committee.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-01
BAD COLDS? TAKE
 CASCARETS FOR
 BOWELS TONIGHT
No headache, constipation. bad cold or sour stom-
 ach by morning.
Get a 10-cent box.

Get 10-cent box.
 Sick headache, biliousness, coated tongue, head and nose clogged up with a cold-always trace this to torpid liver; delayed, fermentine food in the bowels or sour, gassy stomach.
 Poisonous matter oiogged In the intestines, instead of being cast out of the system is re-absorbed into the blood When this poison reaches the delicate brain tissue it causes congestion and that dull, throbbing, sickening headache.
 Cascarets immediately cleanse the stomach, remove the sour, andigest- ed food and foul gases, take the ex- cess bile from the liver and carry out all the constipated waste mat ter and poisons in the bowels
 A Cascaret tonight will surely straighten you out by morning, They work while you sleep-a 10-cent box from your druggist means your head clear, stomach sweet and your liver mad bowels regular for months.
 *tf (advt.)
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-01
CROSS, FEVERISH CHILD IS BILIOUS
 OR C0NSTIPATED
Look, Mother! If tongue is coated give "California
 Syrup of Figs"

Every mother realizes, after giv- ing her children California Syrup of Figs" that this is their ideal laxative, because they love it's pleas ant taste and it thoroughly cleanses the tender little stomach, liver and bowels without griping.
 When cross, irritable, feverish or breath is bad, stomach sour, look at the tongue, mother! If coated, give a teaspoonful of this harmless fruit laxative" and in few hours all the foul, constipated waste, sour bile and undigested food basses out of the bowels, and you have well, playful child again., When its lit tie. system. is full of cold. throat sore, has lstomacH ache, diarrhoea indigestion, collie Eremember good ''insidc cleansiYg" should always be the first treatment given.
 Millions Of mothers keep Cali fornia Syrup of Figs" handy; they know ateaspoonful today saves a sick child tomorrow. Ask your druggist for 50-cent bottle Of California Syrup of Figs" which has directions for babies, children Oi all ages and grown-ups printed or the bottle Beware of cOunterfeits sold here, so don't be fooled. Get the genuine, made by "Californis | Fig Syrup Company"
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-01
Notice.

I have opened a first-class re- pair shop in Joe Brewster's restau- rant for the repair of watches clocks and guns. I invite the farm CTS to come in and give me a trial on work of this kind I guarantee my work to be satisfactory and the price to be lower than others charge Don't fail to look me up when you come to town.
 *2p M. L. WYNN.