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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-01-27

city; enc brother. James Garry Of
Felaad oue halfsister Mrs Mary
Nev.lle. ol Baltimore "A eeaudcd
dte ana eat rrartehadraH
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-04
Sport Chatter

TERRE HAUTE Ind. Sept A.
Mike" Gibbons, OF 81 Paul, defeat
ed Jack Dillon in l0-round bout
here yesterday. taking the lead in
the first round. and holding % thru
out the fight. gaining the ringside
decision on points.
Sixteen and possibly q Ford cars
will participate IN the annual event
for this breed OF machines AZ the
state fair SUNDAY, tho championship
trophy. on which Ernest Ansterberg
has two heats. and 81 600 being up
on the rice.
The chess and checker activities
OF Detroit will start tomorrow night
AT 500 o'clock in the Y W. G A.
Newell Banks. checker champion,
Will give simultaneous chess and
checker exhibition. and a business
meeting for organization, viii FOL
low.
Billy Dcmetral and Thomas nraak
have finished their training for their
wrestling about tonight at the Ave
nue. theater Demetral is going aft
er Draak hard from the start, for he
feels that n quick verdict IN his
favor will force Earl Chaddock 70
recognize him as p challenger
The American Giants proatcd by
the misplay OF ,ho Cuban Stars
yesterday at Nayin Field and walk.
I'd away with bota ends ~ double
header. -. and 20 Tho c)lored
championship o. Cuba and the Unit
81 States was az stake.
BY defeating t~a Stroh's Bohe.
nians IN a ls-innins caWe NJ Mack
Park yestetrday. Tho MaTwells earn
cd the right 20 play In The u a r..
a. hnals
UNIONTOwN. Pa Sept
when Barney Oidneld turned bis
Golden Submarine into the fence al
The Union speedway races Yesterday.
Frank Elliot won tho ll2l-2 mile
race. No one was injured in tho
accident
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-04
Pathfinders Club Wins
Plaudits of Capt. DiSque,
Jackson Prison Warden

years n has conducted free class
OF character building. in the rooms
OF the Detroit Board OF Commerce
every Monday evening and after
the summer vacation will resume
the regular class This season 3
course viii cover tho psychology OF
master minds starting with Jesus
and including Confucius, Buddha,
Mohammed and others
The work OF this club has become
national IN its scope. particularly
among the inmates OF prisons Inside
clubs have been organized In prls.
ons ia lonia and Jackson. Mich, and
San Quentin. Cal with calls from
several other prisons
Young men Of every nationality.
color. tongue or creed are invited
10 Join for the seasons work. The
flrst meeting Of the fall takes place
IN the Board OF Commerce rooms,
Monday evening, Sept. 10.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-04

In meeting OF the inmates Of
Jackson prison, in the prison chapel
Saturday night for the purpose OF
organizing Pathhnders' Inside club
No. 3. Capt Brice D. Disque, the
warden. said
II have looked into the workings
OF the Pathhnders' club. and am
pleased 10 see before me this even
ing those inmates OF this insttu-
ton who hold the most trustworthy
positions gathered 90 act az char
ter members OF such a club here
81 heartily approve or its mem
bership being open 20 every nation
atty. color. tongue or creed, and
shall take deep interest and give
You every possible announcement.
but want this 10 be your club and
conducted entirely by your own
members"
The Pathfinder club originated
in Detroit where for the past two
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-04
WILLARD IS
READY FOR
WINNER
Will Take Fulton On
Says He Fought
Clean

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Sept. -
Jess Willard today Is willing 10
hzht Fred Fulton for the heavy
weight title. following the latter's
victory over Carl Morris. He is
ready for the bout as soon as the
circus season ends
Jess was feeling so good over a
record breaking circus crowd yester'
day that he announced his readiness
10 take on Fulton even before re-
porters could put the question to
him
Fulton is good clean fighter !
am glad he won tho bout with Nor
ris." said the champion Fred can
night and Is big and has a long
reach am sure now he deserves
the right 10 meet mo for the title
end am more than willing 20 give
him the chance Morris has always
impressed me as using dirty tao
tics"
Willard SAYS he is in fine shape
Weighing about go pounds Alter
his experience A. a circus owner.
Tho heavyweight champion feels he
ia competent 20 promote his own
fight with Fulton
Morris was disqualified In tho
sixth round Of a scheduled l5round
so with Fulton. FOR continual but
ting
Fulton had big lead when Ref.
cree Matt Hinkel stopped tho bout
Morris was mobhed hv angcrcd
spectators as he lef' the ring Nor
ris was not badly hurt
Fulton tried 20 leave the arena
AZ the end OF tho fifth round but
vas held IN the ling hy his hand
lers once during tho sixth round
FNIl'on started ~ his corner. say.
lnE I'm no' going 70 fight any
more bu' Referee Hnkel ordered
him 10 continue. and Fulton rcsum
Cd the battle
Fulton proved The better boxer
and was benefited BY the clean.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-04
White Hose Profit By Wildness
OfTigeHurlersandCo p2Games
Jungal Pitchers Exhibit Old
Weakness In Labor Day
Contests

CHICAGO, sept. Manager
Jennings might do we'll 10 import
Alexander from the Phlllies for a
few DAYS until at least one OF the
Jungal hurlnrs learned the finer
points OF control. The Phillie king
pitched two full games yesterday
and walked but one man. Tiger
pitchers seem 10 be travelling under
a lucky star when they pitch two
innings without passing out more
free tickets than are given for an
opening night.
That same trouble which has ham
pered the Tigers all season was in
evidence Labor Day when the White
Sox trampled the Jungaleers under
foot in two awful ball games by
scores OF 10. IS. Ehmke present
cd the Hose with six passes in the
first game and Boland with three. at
the crucial moments. in the second
James worked little while in each
contest and managed 70 let the Sox
down with five passes in five in.
nings.
The Tigers collected an even dor
en- hits IN the morning encounter
and were we'll I'm the lead AZ various
stages OF the game But sometime
between the opening passages and
the conclusion. Chicago worked
enough OF is free tickets 10 frst
into trips home to squeeze out the
victory
Even after the carnage OF the
first .hree innings OF the second
game. when Chicago gathered seven
runs, the Tigers were on even terms
with the enemy Bur then Bill
James proceeded 10 give oL~ few
passes. some 10 nit, and Ave INNS,
and when they had carried the tall
Ann Arbor boy from tho field. the
Chicago score was running MP into
figures used for Morean's bank &C
count
But the Tigers were Just irving 70
show their belief in the uniformity
OF things History vas beng made
yesterday and tho Detroit team
didn't want 20 step in the nay with
one victory, and 10 win two would
have been slightly out Of the ques
ton. Every team in the American
league either won or lost both
games. II has been the custom IN
ages past 10 divide a bargain bill
but the war showed its effect on
bas eball with the afore mentioned re
suit
Detroit will llnger in Chicago for
couple moro encounters.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-04
EASY VICTORIES
I// AT STATE FAIR

A great crowd watched the horse
races AT the state fair Monday aft
ernoon. Dearborn showing class In
The . 20 pace. the feature event OF
the card The races were not very
interesting, the winners being clear
lv superior in every event. Todays
card promises closer races.
summary
2i22 Trot. $500
Rolla Hall. br. m. by walnut
Hall tT.eel ....-.... ..........
king McKerron. b. h. BY John
\ McKerron (Nan Nlietl o..
h' fsoT,ns., o. oy .. o'oVu' "a,
Peter Saxony. b. z. tCollins) as
BeiIneer. h. x. tClement 49,. as
rfme-219A. 2:1Sh. lbA.
7t2O Pace. $500
Dearborn. o. g. by Donald
wilkes GIolmes) .......-.t
Patch Minor. blk. h. BY MI
nor Heir ,MAther) ...s..,
Wiglc Pointer. b IA. by star
Pointer Jr (Morrison) -.
Glen Weaver. D. m. by Teddy
Weaver Martini ......-. =
Mabel Allison, b. IN. Cares Or
Mahall. b. q Nopkinsl ds
william r X. y. Davis DIS
Time ISL. 1914. 2lI~, z'lota
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-04
National League
Mondays Results
MoRNrNG GAMES

IN Now york
Boston o d o o 0 o 3
\ York o1 2 o 0 3 ~ !
Batteries Tyler and Rice. Perrltt
and Rariden. impress Klein and
Eusiie
frnings Q tSe 7s9 Ri r
Phua O q 0 q o. 0
BROOKLYN @ q q q o q o o o. 0 ?
Batteries Alexander and killifer.
Marqus rdi Russell and Miller. Tn
pires Riglc- and Branstcld.
inrins. .ss7sa RIFE
Clncinnti o o ?
Piftsh gh o q o . g. Il %
Batteries EnRel and WinFo Miller
AMI schmidt. Umpires Harrison and
C'pgN.
IN ~ fsouts---
Innings 2tss 7sa y II F
chicago III @ o o . o. II .
81 Louis o O o o 10 2
Batteries Douglas. Aldridge and
Elliott poak Watson Ames and
Gonzales. ump!res Byron and Quig-
ley
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-04
AFTrRNoON GAMES

Innings pa 45s7 So r II r
Rosion 800 % % q D O6 - o
y York o o o Q 22 4
Batteries Nehf and Meyers Tes-
rcau and Rariden. Umpires Klein and
Emslie
In Brooklyn
Phila'pia % 3io ioloa- sl72
Brooklyu o 0 o o. % 0 2
Batteries AleNandor and Kllifer.
COMBS. Smith and Miller Cmpires
Riglcr and Bransfeld
IN Pittsburgh
Innings 24ss7 Ri f
Cincinnati % O o O. IL o
Pittsbgh 20 o o 0 - o
Batteries schneider and WinRo,
steele and schmidt rmpires ODay
and Harrison.
In - Louis
Innings 2sl ss7 RI r
chicago q 0 q o
81 Louis 0 o o 0 e g o.
Batteries Douglas and Wilson,
Goodwin and snyder. tmpires
Quiglcy and Byron
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-04
CHEVROLET WINS
100-MILE GRIND

CHICAGO, Sept. louis Chevro.
let won the l00-mile race at speed-
wav park Yesterday. defeating Ralph
DePalma. who took the 25-miIe and
50mile events earlier in the fay
DrPalma was hampered By tire
trouble The winner averaged LOG
mites an hour
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-04
CAMILLA LEADS
BY VICTORY IN
2I-FOOT CLASS

Camilla ran away with Arst hon
ors in the Country club regatta Ia
Dor day afternoon in the 2l.footer
race. being the only boat 20 run
true 10 it's Saturday form The next
four boats are now tied in the scor.
ing with 100 points each Camilla
leads with 200 markers.
Summaries
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-04

ST LOUIS Sept 4.-Louis Kari.
mo. ~ the Young Mems order o.
Detroit vas runnerup IN the ma
tional a'l-around track and neld
championship meet 81 the Amateur
Athletic union here yesterday. scor
Ing S.S7T points 20 SOP for n.
Goelitz. OF Chicago. tho winner.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-04
TENNIS PLAYERS
START TONIGHT

The opening round OF the Senior
Tennis tournament. aith % entered.
will begin az 6 o'clock Tuesday
night AZ Northwestern Geld The
play will be on an elimination
basis.
Tuesdays schedule OF play:
Henry IS Jones. court 40. Lewis
We Barber NO . Hayes W Chrydtcr.
No. 3 FitzEs ID VS. Hutchinson, NO
& o Frederick ta Jackson 40 6
Smith - Cobane. 80 b. Uollister Va
Sherwood. M. T. Matthews vs. va
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-04

break rules Morris took the as
gressive In the first round and
forced the going throughout
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-04

Two-b base hitR-E. Collins. Risberg
and Burns Three-haPe hit-Heil-
man Home run--Schalk Stolen
bases--Felsch. Leiboid. L.. Collins.
Risherp. Schnik. Yelie Sacrifice fy--
Gandil Left IN bases Chicago. =.
Detroit 10 First on errors-f'h I'm 20
2 Bases on baiis--On Faber 7. or
Roland 4, on Danforth 81 " Hams
Z. ~ James . Hits aud earned runs
or Faher. Z hits. runs in Ia
innings: on Dsntorth and 2 IN "a
none out in third on williams =
and I In l. of Cicotte Z aud IN s
on Roland 5 and IN : on James 10
apd in Ia; OF Cunningham and
w Ia struck Nv nanforth
=. hv lanes ly Cicotte = b. Gun.
ninghah ! Empires Hildehrand and
Dlnecn Time 2ft
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-04

Honus Wagner has ALWAYS shown
q great deal ~ interest in tho Pirate
rockies just breaking IN. Right now
vagner's particular chum is Jake
Piler. the Pirates Young second
eacker.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-04
roR sALE-,IasIpENcE rRoreRrr
2-FAMILY TERRACE

~ 7 7 II IfNt = \ y =
Frame aud brick. none better, sic
rooms each and reception halls. tile
hnths showers. instant water heat
CTS. gas ranges. laundries and ex-
ira toilets in hasement Beautiful-
Is located on SOFT lot Price
sti500 Rents FOR $50 per month
each side seen by appointment
only Louis Myers 1913 Nermout-
ave Phone Walnut 2i5l.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-04

PrirtInr-thr pistn r~ct Etnd-that
IL riGht--Timcs Job Dept.--Main f51o.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-04

IRAN FOR StanaEs in ninth.
fBatted fur lanes in ninth.
fBatfsd fnr nAnforth IN slNth.

Dated FOR James in ninth.
tBatted FOR Danf0rth in sixth.
Innings ......l
Detroit $500 o q .
Chicago -
Three-base HIT schaik stolen
bases -Lvlbold l. Collins. FelHch. ,,
Witt. Cohp McMullin. Jackson. Muir
phv sacrifice hit SChalk Sacrifice
Hics-E. collins WIT Risberg Ler
on bases chicago = Detroit &. Bases
On balls N thmk". o. ~ James J.
IN Williams 7 Hts and earned runs
DT Fdber, II hits runs IN "a
innings oW pBnforth. 1 hit no run
IN Is innings, or Williams, no
.,nIts. no runs in innings: on Ehmke
, hits. runs in s innings on James
hts run IN > innings. struck out
By EEmke. = Wild pitch Ehmke
mplres Hildcbrend and pineen
Time ! .55.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-04
STANDINGS
American League
Mondays Results
MORNING GAMES.

MORNING GAMES.
In Roston-
Inning. 22l sTss X II z
New York 0 o 0 o o q l. !
Rotson 30 o o o o. o .
Batteries ShAwkey and Nunamak-
err Foster and Thomas. Umpires-
O1,ouRhlin and Moriarty.
In Philadelphia
InninEs.l 2 t5s7 r r
Was'gton q o q O.
Athletics o q q ! q - IL
batteries -GAllia. shaw. Dumont
and Henry: Bush. Schauer and
schang Umpires-Connolly and Nal
lin
In Cleveland
innings 2s4l6 sTse II r
ST Louis @ % o q o l ! o. :
Cleveland q o O IS ! - ~
Batteries Groom. wright and sew
ereid. Hale Keeper and O'Neil. I'm
pires- Evans and owens
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-04

quality Hair
othtrs Feb 1918 retiring from
March !. 1874 W be ? Feb %
A Grau
IoMLeo Moker
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-04

roR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
HAINES' WIGS, TOUPEEs, LADIES' HAIR GOODS
Bald headed men quit mop
nLnr The nnraulIatlon tom

he TOP of your head I
Z and come al once
a. tialnes Hair
shop and get a
foupee or viz that
! NNl stop the per-
4 EDlration running
II ~ the head I've I
Il tnupess made In h
nearly all shades ,
n and sizes from 81.
y 20 s2I6o. Ladies
q ana Gents wigs
for street wear
from s. % So. and
can take your
measure ana make
YOU 90 order any
Sic ~ wig or toupeo
ID may want. Ladies'
4 and select that swltc
rnpadour. wave. curl
thing you may want
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-04
CIub-Ovvncd "Crt.-
cours. s Miles. start. 2 20
DoHe.

Course Miles. start. 1l5
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-04
CHICAGO

'Batted for Roland In third.
fRatted for Cunnin CHAM IN ninth.
fBatted for williams in third.
Innings ..i "a 80
Detroit .......o "a 0 OF o.
Chicago ...t x-i4
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-04

Are YOU one Of the hundreds who
have tined many different tonios and now
say "DandruG can't be stopped
II 40. remember. Pompeian HAIR
Massage is not oni, ,onie, IL is a treat
renL This treatment i. carefully described
in a Ioanet. The Hair and lis Care
enclosed in every package.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-04
2I-Fo DOT Class
start. 40
Privste-owned Cats

Privste-Owned Cats"
Course Miles start. $40
Flap. time
Cadillac. Reilly. u Y C.....l a. so
Kitty Kat. Aldrich. =. Y. C....l 50 80
Dad Phelps y n G.. Y........2.l6 40
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-04

The mss.ging (rubbing) Of the scalp
wakes up the roots Of the hair to new life
This masssging also opens he pores
of,he scalp to the wonderfully stimulating
liquids in Pompei.n HAIR Massage.
Dsndruh goes. Your hair will become
and stay healthy, vigorous and attractive.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-12
MIR AKRIDGE DEAD.

Field Akridge, Of Laddonia, near
70 years old, died at $50 Tuesday
morning of this week, his passing re-
sulting from heart trouble. The flu
neral will be held today at II o'clock
at the Catholic Church in Laddonia.
Mr.. Akridge had lived in that part
of the county long time. The wife
survives him, who before her mar
riage was Miss Rebecca Thomas, who
is a sister of ]. r. Thomas, east of
Mexico, and of Mrs. Charlie league,
near Rush Hill.
Field Akridge was a manly man.
The editor of this paper had known
him many years. He was pure gold
in all his promises and appointments
the county had no better citizen.
We mourn his departure.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-12
Greatest Loan in History.

The House Committee in Congress
agrees to $4,000, 900, 900 bond issue,
SO, 900, 100000 in certificates, latter
redeemable in year.
The above with which to prose-
cute the war.
Bonds heretofore authorized, but
unsold, at three per cent, to be con-
vertible into 8 1-2 per cent bonds,
identical with $7,OOO,OOO,OOO issue.
Wilson absolutely unhampered in
loan of $3,OOO,OOO,O00 to the Allies.
Additional $1,OOO,O0O,OOO by di-
rect taxation needed at once, Ways
and Means Committee decides.
Authorized bond issue, as it goes
to House, is greatest in history of
the world. and puts 500 per capita
burden on every man, woman and
child in the United States, so it is es-
timated.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-12
PRAIRIE LEA LETTER.

F. S. Norris shipped out a car load
of fat cattle first of last week.
Ed. Crawford bid goodbye to his
friends on the Lea Monday last and
departed for Montana. All wish him
good health and prosperity.
Val Erdel, Jr., and D. l.. Rogers
represented the Rush Hill Woodmen
Camp in the convention held in Mex
leo Wednesday of last week.
F. S. Norris shipped out second
load of cattle Wednesday last and on
Monday five wagon loads of porkers.
Mrs. Wheeler has been on the sick
list, also her son, Harold.
Walter Berry was elected school
director in the place of M. T. Pierce,
who had served for a number of
terms.
Several more new members taken
into the A. H. T. A. Lodge Monday
night.
The Farmers Club held a meeting
Friday night and a speaker from a
distance lectured.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-12
WOODMEN DELEGATES.

At the County M. w. A. Conven-
ton held in Mexico last week the fol-
lowing delegates were present;
Mexico Campo. A. Shannon, E.
F. Atkins, C. P. Stratton, c. H. Ham
ilton, Ed. Pratt, E. F. Kunkel, G. F.
Hatcher, Fred. Boeger, Bert Sims,
]. P. Powell, L. e. Worner, and j.
W. Wright.
Farber Campo. H. Boatwright
C. w. Tanner, w. j. Crow, and c. A
Kellum.
Laddonia Camp-A. l.. Bruton.
Cant Campo. B. Daniels.
Martinsburg Camp. E. Baker
d. L. Blanchfeld, T. r. Robinson
Sam Moser, and Judas Krieger.
Rush Hill Camp-Val Erdel and ID
L. Rogers.
Jackson Camp-Frank James.
Benton City Camp-Frank Keller
halls, and Harry Hildebrand.
Vandalia Campo. E. Keathley
Thomas Cook, Homer Weldon, Geo
Kaylor, Ezra Cater, and w. N
Mitchell.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-12
WOOdSon & FenneWald
Live Stock Commission Company
National Stock Yards, Illinois

Sellers of Cattle, Hogs and Sheep.
Our sales and record shows why 1t
pays to ship to US.
Sept. IL, 1916, we sold 81 head Of
500 lb. yearling steers and heifers
mixed at $1,000, the highest priced
heifers and steers ever sold on this
market.
Oct. 20, we sold "a head of 1923 lb.
yearling steers at $11.15, the highest
priced steers of this weight ever
sold on this market.
Nov. 14th we sold so head of 100
pound yearling steers at $11.5O,
which are the highest priced steers
ever sold on this market"
Aug. 81, 1916, we sold cars of
hogs averaging 278 lbs. at $11.50, the
top for any hogs ever sold on this
market
We employ a sheep salesman who
devotes his entire time to selling our
sheep. This is very important fac
tor, MR.. SHEEP SHIPPER.
Special attention given to orders for
buying Stocker and Feeder Cattle,
Feeding Sheep and Stock Hogs. eve
will buy you the right kind" Stock
ers we'll bought are half sold.
Why pay for poor service when
ours costs you NO more?
OUR MOTTO-"GiYing Satisfaction
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-12
BEREA LETTER.

Bob Mundy and family have NOV
cd to the Python property ins Moline.
M. w. Emmons, r. S. Miller and j.
A. Cawthorn sold hogs to Mundy and
Bolts last week at lac per.
Clarence Hurd sold a quantity of
corn to Thomas Scheiffer at 9Oc per
bushel
Mrs. Ed. Crooks of Sikeston, Mo-,
visited Mrs. Forest Weaver part of
last week.
Mrs. Sadie Schambach stopped off
for a brief visit with Mrs. j. D. Wor-
ley, last week, while enroute from
Montrose, Colo, to her new home in
the suburbs of st. Louis.
Mr.. Nova D. Miller was married
to Miss Hattie Robinson at her home
near Thompson last Wednesday, A
number of the boys of this neighbor-
hood treated them to a charivari
Thursday night.
The Junior Missionary Glass at Mt.
Zion Church will give musical and
play at the church in Moline Satur-
day night, April IA, beginning at s
o'clock. Admission, adults, 15c;
children, 10c. The proceeds will be
used toward educating a Chinese
boy.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-12
LIBERTY NEWS.
(By A and B Glasses. }


Mrs. Cal Barnes, Mrs. Neal Watts,
Mrs. Sam Bise, and Wallace Bise
have all been ill, but are better at
this writing.
Paul Bise was kicked by mule
Saturday and rendered unconscious
for a while, but was not seriously in
jured.
Mr.. Moran of Salem, Wisconsin,
sheared John Smiths sheep with his
machine last week.
Our school closes Friday of next
week, April goth. We expect to
have basket dinner as usual followed
by little program in the afternoon,
We cordially invite all the parents
and friends.
The Eighth Grade Glass, Lena
Smith and Martillus Barnes, took
final examinations Thursday and FRI
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Billie Smith visited
at H. P. Warden's Sunday.
Ira Kunkel, a student in Missouri
University at Columbia, spent Easter
with his parents in this neighbor.
hood.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-12
MIR. GROVES DEAD

VIM. II. Groves, so years old, died
at his home in this city Monday morn
ing, death resulting from paralysis.
Mr.. Groves was a native of jeff
erson county, Ohio. Married Miss
Eliza Davis in 1858. Two children
were born to this union-James c.
Groves and Judge s. G. Groves, both
living southwest of Mexico. The first
wife died about 20 years ago. In
1918 Mr.. Groves and Miss Alberina
Abraham were married. One child
from this union, william, four years
old.
Mr.. Groves was a good man and
one of the county's very best citizens.
A large circle of friends mourn his
death.
He was highly public spirited.
Groves Chapel Methodist Church,
southwest of Mexico, is monument
OF his liberality and devotion.
The funeral was held at the home
yesterday morning, at 10 o'clock,
conducted by Revs S. w. Hayne and
w. o. Edmonston. Burial in Elm
wood, services at the grave by the
Odd Fellows, of which order Mr..
Groves was a member. The pail
bearers we're: VIM. Frazier, j. w
Atchison, George Azdell, VIM. Sui
Ivan, VIM. Keath, John Gamble, s
p. Emmons and Judge Alex Carter.