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PERSONALS

Rev. aFther Francis McFadden, o.
Grant Town and his guest, Chas
Robrecht returned last evening from
Weston by trolley. They rode there
Monday on their bicycles.
William L. Doolittle who was among
local men chosen to enter the Benz
Harrison training camp left today fol
Charleston to take special examina
ton preparatory to entering the
camp.
Richard o. Neal, manager Of the
from Huntington where he had spent
several days at the Frederick, He
will go to Lynchburg, Va, within 6
few days to look after the Virgin
ian."
Mr.. and Mrs w. H. schlmmel and
sons, Harold and Paul, left this morn
ing for Lowell, O., to visit relatives
Charles SchimmeI has been In Lowell
for some time.
Mrs. G. F. Pettingall, of Lynchburg
Va, is the guest Of her cousin, Mrs. j
D. Summers on Diamond street. Mrs
Pettingall resided here fifty years age
and this is her first visit home.
Mrs. w. c. Hawkins and children,
who have been residing in Cumberland
Nd, and who we're here on visit to
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
Frank Fleming, left last night for Gas
saway where they will reside. Mr..
Hawkins, who has been in the employ
of the Coal and Coke railroad as civil
engineer, has been transferred to Gas
saway. They we're accompanied by
Mr.. Hawkins mother, Mrs. Elyira Haw'
kins.
Mr.. a ndMrs. Richard Dale Of Home,
stead, Pa, are guests at the home OF
Mr.. Charles Wilfong on Locust avenue
They motored through in their car
Mrs. Dale was formerly Miss Ella Sid
well, a nurse at Cook hospital.
Attorney R. A. Watts, Mrs. Watts
and daughter, Miss Sara, have returned
from Lewisburg, w. Va, where they
were called by the illness Of the for
mers mother, Mrs. Mary Watts. The
latter is recovering from her severe
Illness.
Mrs. Jas. Google and daughter, Miss
Kathryn, have returned from Pitts
burgh where they had spent week
Mr.. and Mrs. Google and daughter will
20 in camp at the Google camp near
Shutdown the latter part Of the week
Miss Blake Watson has gone to
Terra Alta where she is the guest OF
her cousins, Mrs, c. A. Sipe and Miss
Lucy sipe who are spending the sum
mer there.
Jess B. staggers, of Beverly, came
here last night to see his wife who is
recovering from an operation at the
home of the formers mother, Mrs
Laura Staggers, on Pierpont avenue
Mr.. staggers has also been Ill for a
week.
Mrs. C. A. McCauIey and daughters
the Misses Dora, Katharine and Lucie
who have been guests Of Mrs. Elmer
Brinkcnhnff on CASTOR avenue, have
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send them across the sea into the
trenches in boats that may never
reach their destination-it is crime.
my Oldest sen, August, now a man
Of middle age, is in the German navy.
When the United Sites declared war
his heart was torn for love of this
country, but what was he to do? His
duty was with the German navy, and
his love for me and for his brothers
had to take second place.
My second son, Henry, Is about to
enter our navy, My son-inlaw is in
an aviation training camp. Their duty
is here, and | would not have them
shirk-but why cannot we leave Eu-
rope to settle its own 'quarrels?
Perhaps l should not speak this
way-but | am woman and moth
er and | cannot help feeling this way
about sending my boys to the front,
perhaps to kill each other
at is all great tragedy, but sup
pose it is human nature for everyone
to think his tragedy is the deepest.
at is the duty for August to fight
for Germany. 1t is the duty Of my
other sons to fight for the United
States. None Of them will fail.
DUTY comes first-I learned that
from my soldier father. But it is ter
rible"
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LOCAL SOCIAL EVENTS

city, will give a concert here in the
fall for the benefit of the Red Cross
society. Miss Cole expects to return
to New York soon, but will come here
for the concert probably in October.
The event vii be held in THE Fair.
mont"
Program Announced.
The program for the recital to be
given tomorrow night by Jackson c.
Kinsey at the First Baptist church
has been announced. 1t is a we'll ar.
ranged one and will appeal to a varied
audience. Mr.. Kinsey will be accom-.
panied on the piano by Mary Christie
Thompson who will also render a
group of piano selections. The pro.
gram is as follows:
The Trumpeter, Dix; Border Ballad,
Cowen; War, Rogers; Danny Deever,
Damrosch. Uncle Rome, Homer; Let
Miss Indy Pass, Stanton; Deep River
Burleigh; Elaboration, Cook
.Etude, Rubenstein, Nocturn OPP. 8,
NO. lett hand alonel SCrlablne,
Mary Christie Thompson.
am a Roamer Bold, from "Son and
Stranger" Mendelssohn; Sylvia,
Speaks; Don't Care, Carpenter; o
Came Between the Glad Green Hills,
Whelpley; Give Me of Your Birch, o
Birch Tree, Busch; Young Tom o De.
Won, Russell.
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WEST VIRGINIA FOLKS, ATTENTION!
AutO.IntoxicatiOn.

This is to certify that l have taken
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets and
found them to be all that they are
recommended to be. They are q
splendid regulator Of the stomach,
liver and bowels. For headaches,
constipation or biliousness they are
fine, never causing distress. / once
kept Dr.. Pierce's remedies In my
store and have sold many q package
ans never had any complaint g to
their effects, SO judge they were al-
ways satisfactory. can recommend
these medicines as being good"
Mrs. Mary Murrell, of 720 Seventh
Ave., Huntington, W. Va, says; II
have taken DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pel-
lets and found them excellent. Dor
sick headach". constipation, bill
iousness or sluggish liver they are
tho best l have ever taken. They
tone up the system and are very easy
and pleasant to take. am glad TO
recommend them"
If not obtainable at your fayorte
drug store, send rs cents in one-cent
stamps to DR.. Pierce, Invalids' Hotel,
Buffalo, N. Y, and he will mail ycu
a package of the Pellets.
Mrs. John Combs, Of 704 Second
St., Moundsville, W, Va, says: II
think Dr.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets
are the best medicine Of their kind
that have ever taken. l have taken
them for sick headaches, biliousness
and constipation and found them q
splendid regulator Of the stomach,
liver and bowels. They are very
easy, never causing distress and seem
to tone up the entire system"
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with your Compound for the benefit of
other mothers" - MADAME EUGENE
BEDARD. 55S Main Street, Springfield
lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is so successful in overcoming
Eoman's ills because it contains the
tonic, Strengthening properties OF good
old fashioned roots and herbs, which act
on the female organism. Women from
ali parts of the country are continually
testifying toits Strengthening, curative
IF Won want special advice write
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co: (contI;;
dential), Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
b. opened, read, and answered By
women only. -s Sss.zs-&-.
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Summer Disorders Often Come
From linn l..AAtsiies in the Blood

clearscs tic blood OF all impurities,
renewing the vitality that comes with
a restored appetite. 1t is absolutely
without IN equal as tonic and
system builder,
S. S. S. has been on the market for
more than fifty years, and is Sold b.
druggists everywhere, who will te.!
you that it is thoroughly reliable
Write to-day for important litera-
ture, and free medical advice from
our medical director. Address Swii:
Specific CO.. Dept. J Atlanta Ga.
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returned to their home in Harrison

burg. Va.
Miss Carline stealey, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs, Arthur Stealey, under
went an operation yesterday for the
removal of her tonsils at Cook hospital.
Mrs. Harry B. Clark, who with her chill
drea is spending the summer at Deer
Park, Md, is spending few days here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry ], Hartley and
daughter, Miss Mary Crane Hartley,
have gone to Atlantic City where Mrs.
Crane and daughter will spend some
time.
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Benefit Association of the Maccabees
are holding their annual outing TO-
day at Valley Falls. The majority OF
the part ywent to the Falls at 1O:4O
this morning and will return at S
tonight. Bathing, boating and pic
mic diner and supper are among the
attractions OF entertainment.
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The victims of auto-intoxication
are many thousand every day, By
reason OF the toxins, or poisons bred
in the intestines, these poisonous bac-
terra are sent all through the blood
channels and the victim feels tired,
sleepy and headachy, or the brain
doesn't work as usual. The best
treatment for this is to drink hot wa
ter before breakfast-plenty Of water
all day and procure simple laxative.
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Snivok.Hanntman.

Miss Caroline Hauptman and steph-
en- Spivok were united in marriage
last evening at Bowenita the subur-
ban home of Mayor and Mrs. Anthony
Bowen. DR.. H. G. Stoetzer Of the
First Presbyterian church offlciated
at the marriage which was Witnessed
by relatives and intimate friends.
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MOTHER OF Nine
CHILDREN
Able to do Homework by
taking Lydia E. PinkhanRs
Vegetable Compound
Springfield, Mass. -"After the birth
Of my ninth baby 1 was in a weak, run

down condition, had
pains inmy left side,
so / would faint Of
ten. My doctor ad-
vised me to try
Lydia E. Pinkhsm's
Vegetab BILE Com
pound. l did so,
q nd gain ed in
strength 80 / can
now do all my own
house work and !
hope you may pub.
lish nv aXDeFience
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GaEky.

Edith-Which would you advise
me to take, violin or piano lessons?
Her Frlend-Piano, dear. You look
go much better sitting down than
standing up.-Boston Transcript.
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Fairmontars who have been accus-
toned to watching the ponies 80 are
Fegre.ting that there will be no Fair
mont Fair this year This omission,
however, need not keep the owners Of
prize herds or the woman who thinks
FER jellies and cakes are poems" and
masterpieces from seeking other
worlds to conquer. The fair season
has come, and neighboring towns are
sending out the Macedonian cry,
Come over and help us"
Pennsboro, as usual opened West
Virginia fair season, in what Is said
to have been the most successful fair
ever held there. The State Fair at
Wheeling occupies the field during the
week Of September 3.S, and undoubted.
ly will attract an unusual number Of
Fairmonters Clarksburg, profiting by
past experiences, offers only three
days entertainment, September II, u,
and 10, but these should be record
breaking days. Weston, whose fair for
years has been an institution Of Lewis
county, promises the best program In
q decade. Buckhannon, too, offers at
tractive entertainment for the week.
following. The agricultural feature of
the various fairs will have unusual
prominence this year, due not only to
r the efficient work OF the West Virgin
ia Agricultural Department, but also
to the growing realization among pro-
moters that on the agricultural inter.
ests dependf the future Of the county
fair. The man who likes to watch EN-
come up the home stretch is good
patron, but the man who wants to
know Of Mary How Does Your Gar
den Grow" is the man who brings a
whole family of patrons.
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PUZZLE DRAFT BOARD.

TOLNEY, N. M.-The Brown
brothers, twins, married Jessie and
Jennie Du Lang, also twins, and a
child was born to one Of the couples
The draft exemption board is willing
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The West vlrgIEian is on saIe t,
cry evening at the following places.
TENTH ST. PHARMACY, corner
Tenth and Virginia avenue,
EAST SIDE NEWS CO., Market St.
THE FAIRMoNT" HOTEL, Jeffer
son street.
sTEALEY's PLACE, Watson Hotel
Bldg.
UNION NEMo CO., Street Car Sta.
ton and B. G o. Station.
WATSON BUILDING NEWS STAND,
Main entrance Watson Building.
FAIRMoNT NEWS co. 1241h Main
Street.
CLYDE s. HOLT, Main Street.
MORAN & PRUNTY, corner Bridge
and Water streets.
I. h. MCLosKEY, corner Sixth and
Locust avenue,
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Interestinu Meeting,

An interesting meeting of the Adult
Missionary Society Of he Williams Me-
mortal church was held last evening
at the home of Rev. and Mrs. R, T.
Webb. Mrs. r. A. Watts conducted
the symposium and the following par
ticipated: Mesdames W. D. Straight,
F. S. Pollitt, R. T. Webb, ]. Wilson,
C. D. Yost, L. N. Yost.
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Brilliant Example.

she-Has your boy fulfilled your
expectations as shining light!
He-Has he? Say. the traffic COPS
cinched him twice this week for not
having on his dimmer.-Judge. ii
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By the way is 1t can'tonment, can
ton'ment or cantonement? Webster
doesn't decide between the first two,
and the public seem about equally di.
vided in their use Of all three pronun-
Citations. Strictly speaking, however,
camp" is probably nearer the correct
word than "cantonment," although
the government makes use Of the lat.
ter. Webster says a camp" is "the
ground on which an army pitch tents"
and "canonment" is "a part Of
Eown or village assigned to a particu
lar body Of troops" Better use camp"
and not be bothered about the pro-
nunciation.
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Entertained.

Mrs. Herbert Hall entertained at II
O'Clock luncheon yesterday in honor of
Ter and Mrs. John Pit
3D.. who are spending
.-. t...-a mont.
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Entertaining Buzz Clla.

Mrs. Clyde Darrah is hostess this
afternoon at her home on oliver ave.
nue. to the members OF the Buzz Club.
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Evening Chat

There are pests Of all kinds from the
person who wants to know 'Is It hot
enough for your to the book agent
who wants to sell you a volume about
the Horrors of the War" But the
most peStiferous OF all pests at pres.
emit day is the pest who sits behind
you at the movies and insists on fore.
casting the entire action. Such a pest
with his family, occupied seat at
local theatre Saturday night and duti.
fully kept those near him informed
both as to his opinion OF the outcome
Of an obvious plot as we'll as to his
judgement OF the merits Of the produc-
ton. Everett True, unfortunately, was
not nearby. so no catastrophe occur
red. Strange that people OF evidently
good breeding exercise so little judg-
ment in public places.
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! 4 OEII IlR4tI :
Get in condition for perfect
health.

So many people drag through the
sumner season with that worn-down,
tired.out feeling, that almost entirely
rnhts them for their daily tasks,
without knowing just what the
Il is just now that a few bottles
of S. S. S. will prove its great
worth. This great blood remedy Is
> wonderful purifier and promptly
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Hunssker Reunion,

The Johnson.Hunsaker reunion will
be held at Loop Park in this city OIL
Aug. 22nd. Cards have been issued
by the committee in charge to mem
h Of the family and connections.
The event was announced first to be
held August 20 but was moved up
a day to avoid conflict with another
reunion. At tie celebration Dr.. H.
G. Stoetzer and DR.. ]. c. BroOmfleld
will speak and Uncle Jake Hayden
aid his orchestra will render music.
The Johnson family are mostly loca-
ted in Fayette county, Pa, and the
reunion has generally been hclI
there. This year however it ives de.
cided to join the two reunions and
hold the celebration here.
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Sails Tomorrow.

Miss Clara Lloyd who left here a
week ago for Chicago en- route to Van
couver, B. c., will sail from the lat
ter place tomorrow aboard the En-
press OF Japan of the Canadian Ia
cific steamship line for India where
she will engage in mission work I'M
der the auspices Of the Presbyterian
Board Of Missions. Miss Lloyd at
tended commencement at Moody BIZ
BILE Institute in Chicago, Of which she
is a graduate and has since stopped
in Minneapolis. The last word re-
oeived from her was from the latter
place and she was scheduled to reach
Vancouver yesterday.
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On Auto Trip.

w. H. Randolph, Of the Chicago
Dairy, his daughter, Miss Grace, and
Miss Augustine, of Decatur, ILL.,, have
left on an auto trip to Salem, o., which
will take them away from Fairmont for
ten days.
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Miss Grace Cole, soprano sololst,
who is spending several weeks with
her mother, Mrs. Laura Cole IN this
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Many at Reunion.


Many local people attended the Hill
debrand reunion that was held at Ope-
kiska Sunday. Those leaving from
hero caught the early seven o'clock
train and did not return until late in
the evening Many were present from
other sections of the state, some at
tending from Pennsylvania and Ohio.
In all over seventy members Of the
family attended the gathering.
The Hildebrand family is one Of the
Oldest in West Virginia and has his
tory that dates back to the pioneer set
Element of the state. The history Of
the family was the prominent subject
among the several speakers that took
part on the program
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When Kansas City young men call
how on Miss Estelle Robinson, popu.
lar in the younger social set, daugh.
ter Of George S. Robinson, million.
aire shoe manufacturer they help buy
cigarettes for Sammy. II the caller
doesn't drop so cents in the slot Of
a little black box hung on the porch
the maid says Not at home" Each
half dollar buys five boxes of cigar.
cts for U. S, troops in France.
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to exempt the father of the dependent
child, but neither Of the four will re-
veal the facts, and both men claim ex-
omption. They live in double house,
and the board is unable to make sure
it enlists the man refused exemption
even after the child's parentage is es-
tablisned.
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Gave Dinner.

Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Miller en-.
tertained yesterday with a dinner at
the country club. Covers were laid
for 16.-Charleston Leader.
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on Eastern Trip.

Miss Amy Rogers Rice has gone to
New York, Atlantic City and Phila-
delphia where she will spend a sew
eral weeks vacation. Miss Rice is
now in Philadelphia where she Is
spending some time with her grand
mother, who has recently arrived
home from Scotland where she was
engaged in missionary work.
Picnic At Falls,
Marion Review No. 80, Womnn.A
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Picnic at Falls.

MarlOn Review No. 30. WOMB
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-06-07
TEACHERS EXAMINATION.

The following persons of the county
took tests before Prof w. Clyde
Johnson in Mexico last week for GER
tificates to teach:
Laddonia-MissL Leta Claire, Miss
Jennie Brakel, Miss Blanche Brooks,
Mrs. Ida Yost, Miss Mollie Jones, j.
d. Brakel and w. F. Clark.
Centralia-Miss Katie Sievers.
Sturgeon-J. M. Barnes, Mrs. Ed
ma L. German.
Mexico-Miss Mabel Cook, Miss
May Powell, Miss Sue Reid, Miss
Aimee Cowherd, Ed. c. Offutt.
Martinsburg-Miss Dorothy Seek
Ter.
Benton City-Miss Elizabeth Der
mody Miss Nora Williams.
MolinO-Miss Grace L. Dowell.
Wellsville-F. r. Hickerson.
Rush Hill-Miss Maud M. Hearn.
The following Eighth Grade pu-
pills took the tests for certificates Of
graduation:
Bolts School-Henrietta Fisher,
Carrie Lee.
Bryan School-Bernice Weinand.
Sames School-Jewell Bryson.
Sneed School-Louise Allen, Louise
Haller, William Spotswood.
Mt. Pisgah School-Ellis Barnes.
Flynt School-Ward Ingrum.
Beaver Dam School-Earl Sneed.
Burke School-Harley Rodcape.
artinsburg-James Stoneberger,
Raymond Meyerpeter.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-06-07
Shorthorn Sale
Very Successful

Emmons & Sons and Chapple &
Sons sale of fine. Shorthorn cattle in
Mexico last week was very success
full and interesting event. Forty-five
animals were disposed of. Buyers
were here from Oklahoma, Arkassas,
TIE nnesseee and Illinois. The pur-
chases were as follows:
Bull, j. T. Johnson, Mexico, Mo-,
$3.50.
Bull, c.. w. Pease, Mexico, Mo-,
$50.
Cow, E. E. Elkire, Lindsey, Okla,
$210; same COW, $3.50; same, cow,
same, COW, $2O5; same, COW, $40.
Cow, C. A. Owenby, springdale,
Ark, $215.
Cow, w. N. Beloer, Strother, Mo-,
$125; COW, $155.
Cow, w. r. Rust, Hardin, Mo-,
$195; same, cow, $205.
Cow, Jack Harrison, Auxvasse,
Mo-, $40.
Cow, j. M. Boyle, Centralia, Mo-,
$3.50.
Cow, John Showers, Centralia,
Mo-, $40.
Cow, c. A. owenby, springdale,
Ark, $3.50.
Cow, Cy. Blakey, Salisbury, Mo-,
$500.
Cow, R. w. Drennen, Glenarm,
ILL.,, $175.
Cow, w. Rust, $175; same, COW,
$50.
Cow, Lespedeza Farm, Hickory
Valley, Tenn, 1855; same, COW,
$3.50.
Cow, A. F. Summerville, Mexico,
Mo-, $11O.
Cow, r. w. Drennen, $3.50.
Cow, Hustedde & Reder, Bowling
Green, Mo-, $14O.
Cow, c. A. Owenby, $135; same,
cow, $16O; same, COW, $110; same,
COW, $205; same, COW, $780, same,
COW, $125; same, COW, $14O.
Bull, Lewis Orr, Gilmore, Mo-,
Cow, George Williamson, Centralia,
Mo-, $165.
Cow, Showers G Son, $3.50.
Bull, J. H. Crockett, Me-, $155.
Bull, Philip Shire, Mexico, Mo-,
Bull, George Watterson, Perry,
Mo-, sos. 80.
Cow, o. D. Shepherd, Centralia,
Mo-, $50. -.-.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-06-07
STALLINGS-BARBEE.
Young Couple Go to st. Louis Last
Week and Are Married.

Mr.. Allen Stallings, who held
quite a responsible position with the
A. P. Green Brick Plant in this city,
and his close friend, Isadore Taylor,
went to st. Louis Friday where Mr..
Stallings by appointment met Miss
Maud Barbee, who came from South
Carolina, where she had been teach
ing, and they secured license and
were merried.
The bride was reared near Wanda
liza. She graduated in Voice and Pi-
ano at Hardin College and later
taught in the College. She is an ex-
cellent young woman. We join with
the many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Stallings in wishing them prosperity,
long life and happiness.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-06-07

John Woltz, a farmer living in
Usage county, this State, traded his
Ford for a Maxwell ,car. His wife
started to get into the car and, be-
ing used to the Ford, Woltz started
the car forward, knocking her down,
and running over her limbs. In his
excitement the farmer then threw the
car into reverse, and the machine
backed over his wife's body, break
ing all her ribs and killing her in
stantly Woltz was prostrated by
the happening. Don't let your auto
make you lose your head.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-06-07

Peter Collins, who lectured in this
city Wednesday night of last week
under the auspices of the Knights of
Columbus, answered the question, in
his way, what Is Wrong With the
World" He said intolerance for re-
ligious views in a country like Amer
lea, where We boast of our social
and intellectual democracy, is an ex-
ample of what is making the world
a less pleasant place in which to live.
Intolerance of the other fellow, intol-
Grant of your neighbor's inherited
nationalities, lack of cooperation with
him-that is what is wrong with the
world.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-06-07

Miss Dorothy Holmes gave a beau
tiful o'clock dinner Friday in honor
of the Winans-Norris bridal party.
A huge bowl of pink roses and sweet
peas formed the centerpiece. At the
corners were pink shaded candle
sticks tied with pink and white tulle
A five-course menu was served and
covers laid for Misses Leila Winans
Willie Hook, Mary Lewis, Oceola, Mo,
Carter Norris, viii c. Williams, Eu-
gene Holmes, Robert Hare, Fulton
and Hollis McNaul, Charles City, Ia.