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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-08-29
Red Cross News

On account of Sunday school
convention there was no meeting
of the Red Cross this week, but
next week they will meet as usu'
al. Mrs. W. M, Divan, Captain.
The Woman's Council of De
fense is assisting the Red Cross
in securing nurses for the hospi.
tai services at home and abroad,
Wright county's quota is 10,
Women between the ages of IS
and IS are eligible-must have
at least two years in high school,
and be of good moral character
and in good health. Applications
addressed to Mrs. w. M. Divan,
Chairman Woman's Division
Council of Defense, will receive
immediate attention.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-08-29
$1.5O

Effective October 1st, the sub
scription price of the Mansfield
Mirror will be S1.50 per year,
but you may pay now at the rate
of $1.OO per year as far in ad'
vance as you desire. This step
is made necessary by the steady
advance of prices of material
and in the cost of living. The
Cabool Enterprise Press and the
Seymour Citizen have already
advanced to $1.50, and we under
stand the Mountain Grove Jonrn
al will do likewise. All sub
scriptions should be paid IN ad
vance Pay now and save 50c
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-08-29
FOR GALLANTRY
Award of Distinguished Ser
vice to Clyde w. Deets
Killed in Action in June

Investigation regarding the
death Of Sergeant Clyde w.
Deets, of the Marines, killed in
action in France, discloses his
heroism was displayed when the
Americans stopped the Germans
at the Marne He was one of the
% Americans who were awarded
the distinguished Service Cross,
four of whom lost their lives in
acts Of bravery which won the
honor.
Late information states that
the Commander in Chief has a
warded the distinguished Service
Cross, posthumously, to Sar-
geant Clyde w. Deets, of the Ma
rines." In the vicinity of Cha
teau Thierry on June 6, 1913, un-
der heavy machine gun fire, he
attempted to establish liaison
with an adjoining French unit
and was killed.
The brief story of another
brave American boy, who made
the extreme sacrifice.
Sergeant Deets was a nephew
of Mrs. f. H, Riley OF this place.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-08-29
CHESTER GRAIN HURT
Injured Seriously Saturday
by Fall from K. c., o.
& S. Engine

| Chester Grain is in the South
west Hospital at Springfield witt
fair chances of recovery from in
juries received Saturday morn
ing about 7:3O O'Clock near the
sand mines, about a mile sOutl
of Mansfield, when he fell from
the tank of an engine TO the k,C.
20. & S. railroad track and was
caught beneath the engine and
badly bruised and mangled.
Engineer +. O. Shelton did not
see him fall nor know he was un
der the engine, but in backing to
recover a shovel which had fal
len from the engine he backed
off the injured man, who is a
brakeman on the road.
He Immediately brought Grain
to town and he was taken to DR..
j. A. Fuson 9 office, and later to
the home of his parents, Julius
Grain and wife, where Drs. r.
M. Rogers and j. A, Fuson, with
DR.. W M. Hamilton administering
the ether, performed choparts
amputation of the left foot and
removed the three smallest tees
of the right foot, they being so
badly mangled that they could
not be saved. The left knee was
also crushed and the blood yes.
sells confused, besides numerous
other injuries and bruises.
By order of J.W. Byng of Ava,
general manager of the railroad,
Grain was taken to Springfield
that evening for treatment as
developments may require. 1t
was thought further amputation
might become necessary. -
Grains brother, Wm accom-
panied him to Springfield and
his brother George spent Sunday
with him.
DR.. r. M. Rogers visited the
hospital while in Springfield
Tuesday and was told that moth
ing had at that time become nee
essary further than what the
Mansfield doctors did.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-08-29

of Mansfield for their hospitablt
entertainment, to the Baptis
-church for their building and te
officers for their work and asked
that all the schools b the coun
ty co operate to MAXI this a front
line county, and they have cradle
rolls, home departments, teacher
training and organized clas~ss.
Prohibition forMissouri was also
endorsed.
The report of the secretary
showed a large increase of inter
est by the various schoOls-4S-
in the county, over last year, 36
schools reporting 1877 pupils,
with an average attendance of
1865, aid 3o7 officers, and teach,
ers. Wright county is getting
near the front line rank in Sun
day school work and an effort is
being made to put her over the
top.
The place for next years con.
vention is to be decided later.
Hartville asked for the meeting.
Among. those is attendance
from out of town were:
Mountain Grove Oscar N.
Kallman and wife. Rev. H j. Fen
wick, wife and son, IraVera Kon'
kel, j. S. Smotherman and wife,
Mrs. Kate Chapman, Lula Noel,
Mrs. G.. B. Lindholm, Mrs. Ella
Hirt and son, G. G. Carpenter
and wife, A. G. Barton, A ]. Um
holtz.
St. Louis Paul H. Veith.
MacOmb Il. w. Martin and
wife, Lizzie Mckinney, Emma
Findley, Mrs. E. H. Willard,
Cozella Christy, Mrs. Brote.
markle, Ira Brotemarkle, A. M.
Brotemarkle, Lille P. Brote.
markle, Sarah Emily Brotemerk.
lie, Mrs. Williams. G E. Cooley,
Ruth Brook.
Norwood-Mrs. Rosa B. Rus
sell, Mrs. L. Shepard, Mrs. T.
B. Bouldin, Mrs. A. D, Roper.
Kansas City Sterling l.. Will
Jams. ST..
Seymour = Mrs. W. Leonard.
Hartville-Mrs. E. B. Garner,
Miss Pansy Cottengim.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-08-29
SO Wood Choppers
Wanted ---$l.50 per Cord
Best Timber in Wright County
Apply to
Alex. Salisbury, or
c. O. Storm, Mansfield, Mo.
Recipes by Mrs. VIM. Brand

White Cake-L butter, on
other sub: c sugar; 1 flour;
| q sweet milk; j eggs, whites,
beat whites stifr;% C of -four with
. level tsp baking powder, sift
flour or q times before measur-
ing; beat butter to a cream, add
sugar little'at time, flavor to
taste.
F'illingS-Beat tie white of one
egg stiff enough to cut with a
knife, then pour in small glass
of 4 tablespoons of jelly and beat
20 minutes, you will be surprised
at the results. -
Graham Wafers-1 pit graham
flour, 3 tsp sugar, tsp baking
POWDER, 6 tblsp melted lard or
sub. with l level tsp salt, wet
with milk to make a soft dough.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-08-29
Tent Meetings

The meetings at the tent on
Commercial street closedSunday
and Rev. Oscar Wright, pastor
of the local Christian church, who
has been conducting themeetings
returned to his home in Spring
field, his wife being in poor health
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-08-29
Observation-Disclosures

Save SOC. Pay now. Look at
the date after your name on the
address label. The figures refer
to the year. Aug. IL means that
your subscription expired Aug
/, 1918. We would like to have
every subscription paid a year in
advance. Pay now-before you
forget it.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-08-29
At the Nugget

The Nugget theatre has re.
ceivcd word that they will be a.
warded by the government the
Victory Screen Pledge when
they run 'Pershing's Crusad.
ers," the first official government,
war picture, The Nugget will
also receive a u. S. official war
film cut for use in advertising
"Pershing's Crusaders.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-08-29
40 GO NEXT WEEK
Wright County Is to Send
Boys to Camp Near.
thur, Waco, Texas

Forty Wright county regis
trants are to leave here the day
period beginning Sept. 3 for
Camp Macarthur, Waco, Texas.
as follows:
Ray Fritz, Fuson.
Walter Scott, Hartville.
Frank Bledsoe, Grovespring.
Alfred Housley, Norwood
OWE Ray Odle, Cedar Gap.
Arthur Gam, Mansfield.
Arthur Bryon Cravens. ST..
George,
Bert Agee, Mt. Grove.
Jesse Ray Scarborough. Hart
Vile.
Herbert Gaddis, Dawson.
Oscar Freeman, Macomb.
Wm. Mckinley CLANCY. Names
John Key, Names.
Burle E. Long, Mt. Grove.
Clyde E Jones, Norwood.
Amos E. Caudle. Norwood.
Alva Eaton, HartviIle.
Charley E. fluff, Fuson.
Edgar Festus Vance, Duncan
Peter M. Ussery, Mt. Grove.
Thomas Mings, Competition.
Elmer Campbell, Norwood.
Perry F. Long, Mt. Grove.
Fay Ernest Henderson, Grove
spring.
Charley Nick. Kelley, Loring.
Harry H. McGee, Mt. Grove.
Bennie e. McCraw, Norwood.
James r. Robinett, Hartville.
Paul McCallister, Mansfield.
John Elmer Fuge, Mansfield.
Dave Berry, Mt. Grove.
Ralph W. Thomas, Dawson.
Tobe Bryon Rumfelt, Names
Jesse Gable, Graft.
Hosea Cope, Grovespring.
Mckinley Craven, Names.
Omer Cope. Hartville,
Ovia Mings, Competition.
Wilber Reed Johnson, Macomb
Carl Mckinley Hensen, Ray,
born.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-08-29
To the Public

The o H Garage will hereafter
be closed all day Sundays. ey
cept from 6 to 8 q. m. and from
6 to 8 pm. This is in compliance
with the governments wishes
along this line.
adv. s. ]. WALKER, Proprietor.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-08-29
And They Were Wed

L. G. Rice of Furdland and
Miss Grace Slate of Mansfield
were married here Friday by
Squire G. V. Ashworth, leaving
that evening for Springfield,
where they will reside. We join
in congratulations and best wish
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-08-29
Money to Loan

N. j. CRAIG HAS SOME
MONEY THAT HE DESIRES
TO LOAN ON GOOD, I'M
PROVED FARMS IN ETH.
ER WRIGHT OR DOUGLAS
COUNTIES. N. j. CRAIG
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-08-29
With the Colors

ItafOlQ + fOOl s address Is OF
dered changed to Co. A, ,7Oth Inf
Camp Funston, Kans.
Twenty one Wright county
boys who became q since June
) registered at Hartville Satur
day.
Private Jacobs was here dur
ing the week. He spoke at Ava
for the Salvation Army war fund
drive.
Mr.and Mrs. G. D. Shannon left
last week for st. Joseph, where
the latter will remain with her
mother while her husband is in
service. Clarence recently ap
piled for admission to an officers
training camp and has passed
his examination. If he is not
called in this branch he expects
to enlist as private. Mt. Grove
Journal.
M. l.. Bacon and son, Manley,
on their return from the Kansas
wheat field, stopped over at
Camp Funston and spent Sun.
day with the boys. where the
formers son, John Bacon, is in
training. They report the
Wright county boys looking
fine, and every thing was as
clean and orderly as could be,
They took dinner with the boys
took their tin plates and form
ed in line plenty to eat every
one was very kind, and at train
they were sorry to say good bye
and leave.
Rev. John IT. Younger dedicat-
ed the Cum berland Presbyterian
church service flag in an impress
sive address before a large audi
ence Sunday morning. Miss AL,
ice Tombleson and Mrs. R. j.
Freeman sang solos, and Misses
Alice Tombleson and Lula Car.
ter sang duet. The flag repre-
sents 10 boys Walter Coday,
Alva and Garrett Carter, Frank
and Jess Ross, Walter Beach,
Werner Rippee, John Potts, Karl
and Claude Trip, Elmer Strong,
Charley Brentlinger, Paul Iouu-
ger, Clarence and Ebert King,
Herbert Short, Charley James,
Dee Gaskill and Harry Hight.
Dr.. r. Nj. Rogers of Mansfield
has been appointed representa-
tive of the Volunteer Medical
Service Corps of the United Sta
tes, to assist in the organization
of the corps and to perform such
other duties as may be designat
ed by the state executive com
mittee or the central governing
board, and he has sent out to the
various physicians the blanks
relative to membership in the
corps, which is authorized by the
Council of National Defense. AS
the representative from Wright
county he and representatives
from the other Southwest Mis-.
souri, counties met Tuesday in an
all day session with Capt. j. W.
Love at Springfield. DR.. Il. M.
Norman of Ava represented
Douglas county, and Dell b. Flu
son of Springfield, Greene Coun'
ty.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-08-29
Home Papers and Market
Reports

Never before in American his,
tory has the question of home
and native land been so much i'm,
pressed upon the thoughts and
necessities of the American peo
pie. Paramount with this ques
tion and the maintenance of our
home institutions lies the ques-
tion of what we receive for our
daily toll and our farm products.
Your home paper, The Mans
field Mirror, stands for initial
principles Of home With all of its
implied meaning and should
come first in your assistance and
patronage The question of what
you receive for your cattle, hogs
sheep, wheat and general farm
products will depend largely up.
on your own acumen One Of the
necessary things is to keep
thoroughly posted on the mar
kets. Your home paper and the
Kansas City Daily Drovers Tele
gram go hand in hand. Drop in,
to, our Office and consult us rt,las
tive to both. adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-08-29
AT the Christian Church

The annual convention ofChris-
tian churches of Wright and
Douglas counties will be held at
Hartville Sept. II and 12.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-08-29
Christian Endeavor Program

Sept. 1 Christian church.
Same program and leader as an
nounced for last Sunday.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-08-29
S. S. WORKERS HERE
A Successful Convention Is
Held at Mansfield
This Week

Better Sunday schools fOl
Wright county was the purpos,
of the ninth annual meeting o
the Wright County Sunday
School Association at the Baptis'
church Tuesday and Wednesday
according to the statement OF
Paul II. Vieth of st. Louis, ad
ministration superintendent : o1
the Missouri Sunday School AS
sociation, who, with Sterling l.
Williams of Kansas City, super
intendent of the young peoples S
division of the State Association,
we're the principal speakers OF
the convention, the theme of
which was "Training for ser,
vice."
Mr.. Vieth's subjects we're:
"The School of the Church,
THY Kingdom Come" 1.-THE
Sunday School at Home.' "A
Mountain Top Vision, - THE Sc
cond Mile Teacher" "Inaction
or In Action, "and"As the Stars
Mr.. Williams spoke on "Crlbb
ing the Corn" and Teacher
Training
The officers elected for the en-
suing year are:
Mrs. Rosa B Russell, Nor
wood. president.
Mrs. E. B. Garner, Hartville,
vice president.
Mrs En- ina Martin, Macomb,
secretary treasurer.
Department superintendent
Miss Cozella Christy, Macomb,
elementary.
Miss Pansy Cottengim, Hart,
vile, secondary.
Mrs, c. c. Carpenter, Noun.
tain Grove, adult.
B. F. Simons, Mountain Grove,
administration.
@. A. Lindholm, Mountain
Grove, teacher training.
Oscar N. kallman, Mrs. G. l..
Beach and |. w. Martin we're the
members of the nominating com
mittee.
Mrs. Ella Hirt of Mountain
Grove, the retiring president, has
worked unusually hard and faith.
fully in the county association,
but declined re election, although
it was desired that she continue
as president. She was given an
enthusiastic vote of thanks for
her untiring labors in the past
years.
The opening session was held
Tuesday morning, Rev. T. B. Rit.
Finger of Mansfield being in
charge. Mr.. Vieth spoke at each
session both days and his ad
dresses were to the point and
well received.
| Mr.. Williams delivered two
splendid addresses yesterday.
He is a former Wright county
boy who has won an international
reputation as a Sunday school
worker, and his many friends
here were glad of this opportun.
ity of seeing him again and hear.
ing his practical talks.
Mrs. Eliza Peters of Mansfield
led the praise service Tuesday
afternoon.
Mrs. Margaret Leonard of Sey.
mour gave a demonstration OF
the graded lessons.
The Tuesday evening praise
service was led by l., W. Martin
of Macomb.
Mrs. G. G.. Carpenter of Noun
tain Grove spoke on The Power
of Working Together"
G. E Cooley of Norwood gave
a pleasing solo. The music fo1
the convention was led by J. W
Brazeal of Mansfield.
Mrs. Carpenter led the praise
service yesterday morning and
W. S. Smith of Mansfield led the
afternoon praise service.
Practical Temperance in the
School" was the subject of the
address given by Rev. H. j. Fen
wick of Mountain Grove.
Mrs. w. M. Divan of Mansfield
spoke on the subject of volunteer
ing for Red Cross nurse service
Other matters were also dis
cussed and the convention was
voted highly profitable one.
Tho rarom on1ofioo oo,o -, :.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-08-29
At the c. P. Church

Rev. John n. Younger, the pas.
tor, preached at the G. p. church
Sunday.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-08-29

, For bugs and worms on Gu
cumbers, squash and melon
vines, cabbage, rose bushes and
many other plants and tlowers,
use GARDTTE. 1t guards gar.
dens. adv.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-03-09
DAY INSTITUTED
AS FESTIVAL IN YEAR 6S

Easter Day has had real signifi-
canoe for Christians all over the
world since the year 6S, when the fes-
tival was instituted. According to
some. the day was so-called in En-
gland in honor of the Saxon goddess,
Eostre, whose feast day was cele-
brated in April. Others say the name
originated from the word Oster,
which means rising, and il so
Easter Sunday is the Feast of the
Resurrection in name and in reality.
With Christmas it is one of the two
great celebrations of the Christian
year; but, unlike Christmas. Easter
is a movable feast and its date varies
from year to year. It is always, how
ever. the first Sunday after the first
fun moon happening upon March 21
or thereafter. If the full moon comes
on Sunday Easter Day is celebrated
the following Sunday.
In primitive times Christians, meet
ing, greeted each other with the salu-
tation: Christ is risen," the person
saluted answering Christ is risen in
deed" This old custom is retained
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-03-09

still in the Greek church Another
curious Eastertide custom was prac-
ticed in early England by the ecclesi-
astics and laity, who played at ball
in the churches for tansy cakes. AL
though the English don't play ball
now in the churches, 1t is said that
tansy cakes and puddings are still
favorite Easter-time dishes in that
country. After services on Good Fri
day the parish clerks in some parts Of
England carry a few white cakes to
every house as Easter offerings. The
householders, in return, give them
money offerings as gifts.
Easter Sunday in Rome is celebrat-
ed with special pomp and splendor.
The pope himself efficiates at mass in
st. Peters Cathedral, and is attended
by a large and impressive retinue.
Here in the United States the Easter
season may mean holidays for the
student, rabbits and Easter eggs for
the children and new spring raiment
for all; but for all the time has, too,
a deeper import, and people go to
church Easter Sunday even If they
don't go any other time in the year.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-03-09
KNOW THYSELF, RELIGIOUSLY

Do you know where you are, re-
ligiously?
Are you a church member in good
standing?
In the taking of church census by
the First Baptist Church of Columbia,
many were found who were uncertain
about themselves. Some thought they
belonged to church while others did
not know if they had ever belonged.
One man figured out that he belonged
to two churches. not the same de-
nomination.
Husbands who knew they were not
church members did not know about
their wives and children. The wives.
as a rule, knew the church standing
of each member of the family, but one
wife was surprised when her husband
told the census taker that he belonged
to local church. Some of the mem
bers of his church would be surprised
if he attended services.
Very few persons are against the
church but many are Indifferent.
Whenever one pays so little attention
TO church and to religious life that he
forgets whether or not he is a church
member, he is losing all the pleasures
and benefits of a church and the
church is losing his services.
Know thyself. religiously. And if
after getting acquainted you are
ashamed of the facts in the case. rem
edy matters at once Pick out the
church of your preference and attend.
Church work is a recreation which
will freshen you mentally and phys
ically in addition to its main purpose
of keeping you spiritually fit. That
is the selfish standpoint and if you
want to be selfish you are still justi-
fled in being a church-worker: but
consider the other man, the man who
is out of the church because you are
out, or is out of the church because
you have not asked him to come in.
Your greatest benefit and joy in church
work will come from your efforts to
help someone else.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-03-09
WALTER S. DICKEY POETRY
PRIZE is AGAIN OFFERED

The same conditions will govern the
contest for the Walter S. Dickey poet
ry prize this session as last, accord
ing to announcement of the English
department of the University, except
that this year the contest will close
on May l, and all poems must be
submitted on or before that day. The
that poems were received until May Is.
The University of Missouri Bulle-
tin, in announcing the Walter S. Dick
ey poetry prize, says it is IAN annual
prize of $100 for the best poem sub
mitted by a student in any division of
the University who has not yet OBJ
tanned the bachelors degree. Under
ordinary circumstances. no poem sub
mitted should be over 800 lines in
length. Typewriter copies of work
submitted, signed with a fictitious
name and accompanied by a sealed
envelope containing both the fictitious
and the real name of the writer,
must be dropped into the office boz of
the English department, Room 102,
Academic Hall. not later than May 1.
No contestant may use more than one
fictitious name" Although no limita-
tiohs of subject or meter are enforced,
suggestions for these may be had by
applying to Prof. R. l.. Ramsay, Room
102, Academic Hall.
The poetry prize is given annually
by Walter S. Dickey of Kansas City.
He established 1t last year. A similar
prize-the Field-was given for the
best poem submitted for many years
until ii was discontinued a few years
ago.
The poem which won the prize last
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-03-09

| year was written by Miss Katherine
Foster Smith. who received the degree
of Bachelor of Journalism last spring.
1t was entitled Gloria Mortuis," and
was the expression of the spirit of the
men fighting in the present war as
compared with that of warriors of
other days. Nearly all the poems
submitted dealt with phases Of the
war. Two of these were so good that
they received honorable mention. The
poem winning the prize is annually
read by the author at the Stephens
oratorical contest. Several inquiries
have already been made this year in
regard to the prize, and the English
department is anxious that as much
enthusiasm be shown in regard to it
this year as last.
Only two other universities in the
world offer as large poetry prizes as
the Walter S. Dickey prize. The Uni
versity of Oxford. in England. offers
the Newdigate prize of S105. 1t is as
sociated with the early work of Ten
nyson. Oscar Wildk and numerous
other British poets. BY custom, the
poem is always written in heroic
couplets and is of considerable length.
Some recent subjects of prize winning
poems have been "Galileo," "Garibal-
d." "The Death of Shelley Holy
rood" "Michael-Angelo" and "At-
lantis."
The Lloyd McKim Garrison prize
of 500 offered at Harvard University
is given for the best poem submitted
on subjects announced by the English
department. Some of them have been
Socialism wv. NJ. Thackeray,"
Boston as Seen From the Harvard