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Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-22

A bill is to be offered in Congress
to give every returning soldier from
the war a farm, If he wants one.
Something like 5OO,OOO,OOO acres OF
land now idle will thus be distribu-
ted. We second the measure heartily.
Commander those big tracts of land
known to be held for speculation and
profiteering. By-the-way, there will
he something doing along many lines
to right glaring wrongs at home af-
ter this war is over.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-22
TIN WEDDING.

Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Beckman of
near Rush Hill were very pleasantly
surprised Wednesday eve, Nov. IA,
when five automobile loads of rela-
tives and friends numbering about
rs came in on them with well filed
baskets of all kinds of good things
to eat to celebrate their tenth we'd
ding anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beckman received
many useful presents. All enjoyed
the evening and left wishing Mr..
and Mrs. Beckman many more happy
returns of the day.
ONE OF THEM.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-22
THAT GOOD PAPER. ="

Creston, Mont, Nov. IL, 1917.
Dear Mr.. Beal:
Being on a visit to a friend of
mine, l saw that good paper, The
Mexico Message, a paper from my
old home, and on noticing your offer
by sending now l could get the pa
per one year for one dollar decided
to sign for it, so please send it to me
at Creston, Mont, and oblige.
JAMES |. DYE.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-22
INCREASED BUSINESS
INTERESTS FOR MEXICO.

At the banquet at the Christian
Church Tuesday evening the subject
of the enlargement of the Shoe Fac
tory interests was enthusiastically
discussed. A proposition from the
International Shoe Company to dou-
BILE the capacity of the Mexico factory
was made known. They promise to
do this if the community will raise
$1,000. A large part of this sum
was subscribed, or $3.50.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-22
LIKES THE MESSAGE.

Mrs. Fife Hickman, formerly of
Mexico and Audrain county, now Of
Valley Junction, Iowa, in remittance
for renewal of her Message subscrip-
ton under recent date adds:
I'VE are having some cloudy,
damp weather here in the Valley
now, for the last few days. But be-
fore this, just ideal weather nearly
all fall. We are all we'll at this
writing. We can't do without the
Message It's always a real message
from home"
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-22

Prof. J. w. Million of Hardin Col.
lege always gets what he goes after.
AS campaign manager of the county
for the Y. M. c. A. fund he more than
won; the quota for Audrain will be
over-subscribed, at least 1t appears
that way now, Million worked night.
and day for that end. Million is the
Invest wires we know.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-22

John Yost of Laddonia,a most pop
ular and worthy young man, has ac-
cepted the position as third trick OPP
orator with the C. G. A. at Rush Hill.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-22

The fact that congress has placed
war tax of 10 per cent on the price
Of Pullman tickets. will not be looked
upon as a hardship. The average pas
senger is used to paying some to the
porters as collectors.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-22

The Wednesday Club is proving
as diligent in devotion to knitting as
they previously W ere in the study of
art and literature. Several sweaters
on the way to completion and coptri-
buttons to the yarn fund coming in.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-22
MIR. BLACK DEAD.

Theodore Black of near
died last week after an extended ill
ness. The funeral was held at Wes-
ley Chapel Church near Worcester.
Mr.. Black was a good man and a
fine citizen. Our sympathy goes
out to the beraeved wife and other
relatives.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-22

Missouri Military Academy played
great foot ball game here Monday
against the wentworth team. The
score was 20 to 10 in favor of the
local cadets. A large crowd attend
ed. 1t is said to have been the best
game ever played in Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-22

Thirteen persons last Saturday af-
ternoon came in and renewed for The
Message a year and two years in ad-
vance. This paper is proud of its
many friends.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-22
SOLDIER DEAD.

The Message is informed that a
young Mr.. Grudena, soldier of Paris,
Monroe County, died this week at
Camp Funston of spinal meningitis,
Harold Guthrie, of strother, is also
very ill of the disease in the same
camp.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-22

If you we're caught by the draft
and were exempted, whether by the
local board or the district board,
your exemption is now revoked and
you are subject to the next call,
which is to follow soon
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-22
PRAIRIE LEA LETTER.

]. Hord Davis visited his old
neighborhood and his daughter, Mrs,
Frank Shelly, before leaving for his
home in Texas.
Bernard Pierce missed school
Thursday and Friday on account of
sickness.
M. T. Pierc has a new manure
spreader.
Mr.. Kiroher of Highland, ILL.,. Wis
tied his brother. Louis Kircher, last
week. Sunday the family spent the
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton
Shook.
Rogers Hayes spent the weekend
with homefolks.
Mr.. Cardwell visited at the sheup
home over Sunday.
Edgar Stuart and family spent
Sunday at the Claud Thomas home.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-22

The first quarterly conference Of
the Mexico Circuit will be held at
Rev. G. G. Grimes study Deeembes
lst' Saturday at 2;sO p. M. Rev. A,
G. Johnson in the chair. Rev. john
son will preach at Bethel Sunday
morning at IL O'Clock. Dec End
J. L, Nickerson, Pastor.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-22

You can renew for The Mexico
Message at the rate of $1.OO year
till Dec. 1,1017. After that date the
paper will be $3.50 per year, cash in
advance.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-22

]. v. Baker of Laddonia was in
Mexico Monday. Earl, his son, has
Just taken a fine position as teleg-
rapher in Kirksville.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-22

gic retreat is where you grab the 9TH
er fellow around the neck, pull him
down on top of you, thrust your eyes
into his fist and fasten your nose be-
tween his teeth.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-22

The City Council is considering
the proposition to buy motor fire
truck. Well, yes, we are guessing
the truck would always get to fire
right away quick, and then when
there was nothing doing 1t wouldn't
be eating any high priced feed.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-22

A friend this week handed us
$1,000 to renew for five subscrip-
tions to The Message. A friend like
that is a friend indeed
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Dobyns are
home from a visit to Rosco Dobyns
who is in training at Camp Funston.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-22

The Germans have executed anoth-
err strategic retreat, and seem to feel
very much elated over it. A strate-
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-22

Dick Thomas says he wants it to
rain. Plenty of water for stock but
wells are going dry.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-22

Tired of counting aloud, Philip"
echoed teacher cheerfully. well,
have something here which will do
your counting for you. Won't that
be fine? They call it a metronome,
but today we will play it is a drum
mer boy, who is beating time for you.
Now, let us suppose that the notes
are soldiers. See, in this line you
have four quarter notes in a meas
ure, so we will say the soldiers are
marching four abreast. Ready, for
ward, march! One, two, three, four;
one, two, three, four,-take dare,
one of the soldiers stumbled and fell
out of place that time. One, two,
three, four; one, two, three, four
there, that was fine; every soldier
arched in tperfec time as good SOL
diers should. Yes, indeed, you may
play with the drummer boy again,
at our next lesson, if you will prom
Use to have your soldiers we'll trained
when you come"
Philip goes off with shining face,
eager for his next lesson.
Which is the better way?
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-22

Miss Gussie Schwartz of St.Louis
is here the guest of her sister, Miss
Mary Schwartz,on East Monroe. Miss
Gussie recently passed the Govt test
in stenography and is likely at any
time to be called service.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-22

Many Farmers are getting short on
water for stock. A heavy downpour
of rain is needed to fill ponds and
creeks.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-22
Do You Own
Your Home

Your Home
If not, change this condition
right away and begin working
for yourself. In the territory
along Burlington lines in the
West there are countless op-
portunities for the homebuild-
er and the investor.
Western Nebraska and North
ern Colorado excel in Dairying,
live stock and grain raising.
Nonresident owners have many
well-located farms ($25 to $50
per acre, with terms of payment
easy), which they are unable to
develop. Any Industrious farm
er can become well-to-do on one
of them in a remarkably short
time.
Wyoming-Big Horn Basin ir-
rigated lands-near to beet SUI
gar factories, oil refneries, coal
mines and other natural re-
ources-which grow big crops
of wheat, oats, alfalfa, sugar
beets and potatoes, can be bought
at $50 and up per acre.
Some very desirable 64O-acre
Free Homesteads, in large
area, are still available.
Ask for folders outlining the ad-
vantages of these sections. Write
me about your plans and I'll
give you the benefit of my ex-
perience. No charge for this
it's part of Burlington Service.
S. B. Howard, immigration
Agent, Room 115, Q Building,
Omaha, Neb.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-22

Keep time, keep time" exclaimed
the teacher irritably mo, no, that
isn't right; you must practice with
the metronome NOw-one, two, three"
81 can't, just can't" cried Lily
unhappily.
"Of course you can" retorted her
teacher sharply. Now, slowly, So"
The teacher counted and thumped
OF her end of the piano and the met
ronome click-clacked, monotonously,
until the lesson ended, much to the
relief of a nervous teacher and
fearful little girl, who ever after
vowed that she lust hated that old
metronome."
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-22

The Santa Fe Progress is threaten
ing to suspend publication.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-22
TWO WAYS OF USING
THE METRONONIE.

BY Abbic Llewellyn Snoddy.
(The following is taken from the
Etude, a musical magazine, and is
written by Mrs. Abbie Snoddy, Mex
ico's popular music teacher.)
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-22

Mr., and Mrs. G. c. McGee of Cha,
mute, Kna., are visiting Audrain rel
atives and friends. They came Just
at this time to be at the bedside of
Mr. McGee's father, J, c. MCGEE OF
Mexico, who is afflicted with pneu-
monia. The elder MCGEE is rs years.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-22

Mrs. ]. A. Pierce of this city has
been ON the sick list for some time.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-07

Mr., Daniel " Hogan will entertain
m her home at i25 West Fifteenth
street the Thursday Bridge Luncheon
club tomorrow.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-07

The \ e. o club was pleasantly en-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-07

Mr. Paul Y Rebel OF Chicago is
spending the week in the home Of Mr.
and Mrs G. i Wltchcr of ll24 Lin
wood avenue on his way to Atlanta,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-07

Nr and Mrs Edward McNull OF l2O
West Sixth street are now receiving
their friends in their new home At 2ll4
East Thirty. second StNrrt
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-07
Millinery Economies

A truly remarkable sale of trimmed hats IN
the middle OF the season Over 100 hats have
been specialized for drastic reductions for immc'
dtatc clearance. Brown, navy taupc black and
novelty shades have been included Sailors tur-
bans, street and dress hats have met the pruning
knife. Now is the time for real economy while
the assortment is still complete with the newest
STYLES of the season
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-07
Every Suit, Dress and Skirt on the Third Floor
Styles for Women and Misses

From the viewpoint style quality and pricing we believe this
sale OF suits the best have announced Rich
TALL shades Of pretty serCcabe developed
modes that accurately portray trend There's
why should enjoy full
economically priced Suits Of
SERGES IN BLACK BROWN GREEN NAVY AND
BURGUNDYAT TO INSTEAD
10 TO 46I1
1904 to
others trimmed In black copeng
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-07
One-Dsy Service to
Mail Order Customer

Starting at O'Clock sharp Thursday morning entire stock
of Womens Suits will be placed in the NOVEMBER CLEARING
SALE OF WOMENS APPAREL AT REDUCTION OF 25E FROM
OUR FORMER Low PRICES This is indeed wonderful oppor-
uniy for the clever shopper Every nborn
stylish becoming clothes and the wish them at
moderate cost Will be grated during this sale which
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-07

tertained hy Mrs Claude NJ March Of
go East Tenth street yesterday after
noon. Her special guests were Mrs.
Charles Burbridgc and Mrs Harry Ma
ton After few hours at bridge the
hostess served dainty refreshments.
Mrs Harry NJ Plat and Mrs. q. q.
McCracken made high score, and the
club favor was given to the hostess.
Mrs II. p MatthicSen OF 1888 West
Tenth street will be the hostess on No
ycmber -.
=
Mrs Sidney Wilson Of Sherman,
Texas is a guest in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Turner Wilson Of sos West
Sixteenth street
Mrs Bob Weicker is quite sick in
her home at l0lS West Tenth street.
Mrs. J.. II Turner, who is quite sick
at her home at lll7 West Thirty eighth
street, is reported slightly better today.
Mrs. Walter J. Williamson returned
yesterday from Dallas, where she had
been visiting Mrs Joe Kendall,
Mrs Horace d. Chandler will give an
informal luncheon Friday in honor Of
Miss Evelyn de Montel OF Hondo.
Texas, who is the houscgueSt OF Mrs
J. A. Williamson at ~ West Nine
teenth street
X X
Mrs Mabel Wilson, who is vice grand
president OF the Ladies Auxiliary to
the Brotherhood OF Railroad Tralnmen
is here today and will attend the meet
ing OF that order tonight in the | o. o.
t. hall
The Q. R. C. auxiliary at IT'S last
regular meeting elected the following
new officers President, Mrs A. Il.
1hacker; vice president. Mrs Earl
Witt; secretary and treasurer, Mrs, II.
A. Van Ness; ] S. Mrs. Carl Ieander
$. S., Mrs s. h. Shepherd; guard, Mri
Grant Wood; correspondent Mrs n.
{. Gray; musician, Mrs. I. { Doris
insurance secretary, Mrs W s. Akcr
executive committee Mrs {. A. Moody,
Mrs n. :. Mason, Mrs Sam King
The auxiliary has bought Liberty bonds
and voted the second and fourth Fri
days to sew ior the Red Cross.
n
Mrs. ]. T. MCCharcn of 1910 West
Seventh street entertained with chill
drcn's party celebrating little Dorothy
Dalcs third birthday Those entertained
were Allene White, Maurinc Stcadman,
Vail Kennedy, Mary Marguerite Ogle-
tree, hrthcmiSc poyncr, Harvey Stone
house Ir, Jim Keller, Horace Mariman,
Mrs. McCharcn was assisted BY Mrs.
H. II Poyncr and Miss Blanch White
in entertaining the little tots
~ n
The Ladies Of the Maccahccs will
have a meeting IN their hall at nu1
West Main street All the guards are
requested to be present as preparations
are being made TO attend the rally at
ChickaSha on December T.
Miss Evelyn de Montcl OF Hondo.
Texas, the houScgucst Of Mrs ! Arthur
Williamson OF ~ West Nineteenth
street. has been honored with a number
oi Informal social affairs, Hoover tea,
luncheonS and matinee parties nv Mrs
WiHiamSon's friends, aud several such
events are TO be given IN her honor dur
ing the coming week
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-07

Mrs Mabel Wilson who is vice grand
president OF the Ladies Auxiliary to
the Brotherhood OF Railroad Tralnmen,
is here today and will attend the meet
ing OF that order tonight in the |. o. O.
+. hall.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-07

collars and cuffs plain vcve,s with buttons; o.
81 S%i75 andS
sA7S Suits
embroidered; button
White B,oadeh Indeed In both
at SJo9 to sooq' instead of $825 o
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-07

Mr. and Mrs w h Showers oi l41i
West Thlry-iourth street have returned
from a visit Of couple OF weeks, dl
rlding the time between Mr Showers
parents, Mr and Mrs. W n. Showers.
At Houston and Mrs. Showers sister.
Mrs q O IouchStone Of Dalla,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-07

Mrs. Horace d. Chandler will give an
informal luncheon Friday in honor OF
Miss Evelyn de Montel OF Hondo,
Texas, who is the houscgueSt OF Mrs.
J. A. Williamson at ~ West Nine
teenth street.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-06
Why Degrade the Cross +?

There are many things about the
Old World that our untutored Ameri
can minds are unable to grasp. One
Iof them is the relation between the
decorations conferred by the sover-
eigns Of the various nations, and the
things that the decorations are con.
ferred for.
The badges OF honor pinned SO free.
ly on military and naval bosoms since
1.-THE war started all seem to be crosses
Of some sort or other. The kaiser con.
fers the Iron Gross by way Of recogni-
ton for the bombardment of unpro-
tected towns and the incidental Kill
ing of civilians; for the sinking of
warships of alien merchantmen with
all on board by submarines; for writ
ing Chant of Hate Against Eng
land" King George gives the Victo-
ria. Cross to British private who
has killed eight Germans SINGLE hand
ed. Frenchmen win the Cross of the
Legion of Honor for special proficIen-
cy in slaughter. Russian and Austrian
soldiers receive crosses of varying de.
gree and Significance for similar
bloody and destructive exploits.
Now. If the cross means anything at
all it means sacrifice, submission,
peace and love. II there IL anything
in the whole world that the cross does
MT stand for, 1t Is human slaughter.
1t stands no more for the organized
and wholesale killing of warfare than
1t does for private and individual muir
der. The cross has nothing to do with
bloodshed, with strife. with hate, with
cruelty, with devastation.
The sacrilege Of this practice is APP
palling. AS long as We have wars,
It's permissible to pin medals on sue
cessful warriors; but in the name of
why degrade the Cross to
such a purpose?
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-06

Eat cornbread. Get to know the
cornbread of the South. Have real
Southerner serve corn bread to you
once and the wheaton loaf no longer
will have its present appeal"
The Ohio State Journal thus advises
ats readers. putting them wise" to a
real foe OF the high cost OF living, The
corn pone is coming into its own at
last IN the North--perhaps this after
ALL may be a corn-fed nation. This
is as it should be, for the United
States this year raised four and a half
times more corn than wheat. There is
little demand for corn for export, al
though millions of bushels of wheat
freight the ocean liners Europe.bound.
Wheat prices will soar, 1t is freely
predicted. for never before has the
reserve stock been so low. The bins
tc sclapod clean before the neAt
harvest 1t Is in truth a golden
grain" IL Is likely that the price of
bread may go so high that the poor
cannot buy 1t at all,
Based on food value, corn in the
fcrm OF meal or hominy Il the cheap
est foodstuff obtainable today. The
Ohio State Journal observes that three
cents worth of cornmeal contains as
much nourishment as 81 cents worth
of eggs at so cents a dozen, or Sc
cents worth of round steak for which
you pay 80 cents pound The same
amount of corn meal is equal in food
value to six pounds of potatoes, a h.
of cheese. or six pounds of bananas.
II pounds of oranges, or IA pounds Of
cabbage. Corn costs but one tenth as
much as some of our breakfast foods,
Corn and hominy contain twice as
much fat and other food value as any
other cereal. except oats:
OF course, unless the rest of the
country learns how to make corn
bread after the Southern styles, it
will not be so appetizing. Ii is liFe
rabbit in that respect-the cooking
thereof counts rs per cent. No chef
can evolve such a corn pone rs the
dusky Southern cook can fashion with
ease and serve 10 suit the kings taste
Incidentally, the Southern people
themselves do not eat enough corn.
bread and would find it more economi
uai IL they should adopt the advice
of the Ohio newspaper.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-06
Subscription Rates.

TELEPHONE.
Business Office, Editorial Soom, 1888
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-06

In the Lone Star State there is an
association for the promotion OF home
industries known as the "Bimit" (Buy
II Made in TeXas.) other states could
choose more imposing name for such
an association. but most states are
greatly in need of united and determ.
ined effort of this sort to check the
ecouragement of distant industries at
the expense of those at home.-Val-
dosta Times,
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-06

Attorey General Gregory is of the
opinion, as the result of exhaustive in.
quiries he has been making, that the
present high price of news print pa
per is due less to the scarcity of wood
pulp than to the combinations and
Vaccinations OF paper manufacturers.
He is preparing 10 seek indictments
against certain manufacturers, but
what the average publisher of coun.
try weekly or more ambitious daily
is chiefly concerned about is the price
he will have TO pay for this years
supply of news. II The manufacturers
are guilty. ii will take many months
to bring them to an accounting. What
the newspapers want is cheaper pa
per right now.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-06
More High Prices and Prosperity

Ii is refreshing to the average citi-
zen TO note that as we progress into
the New leark We are being delused
with notices to the effecta we win have
another year of high prices and pros.
perity. For some little time we have
been calculating on the high cost OF
living. but too many OF us have as