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Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-20
ARRESTED AWAY FROM HOME" !"
Is Returned Here And Placed Under
$4,000 Bond For His Appearance.

L. F. O'Bryant who had charge of
the drug store on the south side of
the Public Square until the conven-
ing of the Grand Jury in March and
was indicted by that body, was ar
rested by Sheriff J.. G. Ford at Jack
sonville, Mo-, last week and brought
back to this city.
O'Bryant was released on a bond
for $4,000, signed by Charles Wei
nand, Charles Johnson and Fred
Kemper.
The officers had been on a long
search for O'Bryan before being able
to make this arrest.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-20

Mrs. Clara Treloar Larimore, for
merly of Mexico, daughter OF Ex-
Congressman VIM. Treloar, died at
her home in St. Louis last week. Mrs.
Larimore passed away very unex-
pectedly. She had visited in the
home of R. D. Worrell here only the
week before. The body was brought
to Mexico Saturday for burial
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-20
An Old German
Buys Bonds
Miss StoItz Sues Gilbert Dingman--
A Bank Robber Killed-''A Grand
And Glorious Feeling"

An old German was taken into Gus
tody at Columbia a few days ago
and on being searched he was found
to have $11 800 in 1898 U. s. bonds
and 5000 in money on his person. He
came from Herman, Mo-, and said he
bought the bonds to help kill the kai-
ser. He is slightly off, it is believed,
and is being held by the authorities
for investigation.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-20

About ten days ago the bank of
Rocheport was entered by robbers
who tried to blow the safe open but
failed. During the attempted rob-
berry Marshal Lewis was awakened
by the noise and went out and was
fired on by the robbers and opened
fire with his shotgun and afterwards
with his revolver. He said he was
reasonably sure that he put one re-
volver bullet in one of the men. So
he did, and the man is dead. The
Centralia Guard comments that a
man was taken to st. Mary's Hospit-
al in jefferson City Saturday to be
operated on for a bullet wound.
Marshal Lewis went over to the cap
itol and saw the man, recognizing
him as one of the men he had seen
loafing on the streets of Rocheport
prior to the attempted robbery. The
man said his name was James Will
liams, but when he found that he
was going to dye he whispered his
real name to one of the hospital at
tendants. He was Joseph Ross OF
Syracuse. NorA Carolina,
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-20
THOMPSON RED CROSS.

Joe Considine reports the follow
ing results in the recent Red Cross
drive in the Thompson Chapter:
Sims district, $236.49.
Maple Grove, $500.
Daniel, $3.50.
Hurdle, cash, $52; pledges, $11.
Jesse, cash, $50; pledges, $25.
Thompson, cash, $95; pledges,
$25.
Numbrs of contributors, 22;given
in cash, $525.d3; pledges, $40, max
ing a grand total of $565.13. The
quota for this chapter was $40.
The captains were: Thompson,
Miss Ella Dudley; Sims, Mrs. Pearl
Meff; Maple Grove, Mrs. Homer
Creasey; Hurdle, w. H. Blythe; Dan
iel, Frank Cawthorn, assisted by Mrs
Fannie Northcutt; Jesse, Thornton
Scott.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-20

The Message representative while
in vandalia last week had chance
for short greetings to r. s. Martin,
formerly north of Mexico; Ben
Phears, formerly of Laddonia, and
]. E. Gass, formerly of Mexico. Each
of these boys is healthy and happy
and getting along in the world.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-20
"FalIs In The
Line Of Service"
Native Audrain County Farmer Dies
In His Field With His PIow--An
Old Landmark Gone.

NoAhoE WdIIS was the
son of Richard Stanford Watts and
Mary Throckmorton, of Halifax
county, Virginia. He was born May
Z, 1852, half mile northeast of
Union School House, in Audrain
county, Mo-. He was raised to man
hood in West Jackson District. He
was one of family of six children,
all dead except one sister, Mrs.
America Watts Godfrey, of Spokane,
Wash. Mr.. Watts was married to
Miss Catherine Byars February 26,
1875. To this union were born four
sons and three daughters, as fol-
lows: Susie, now the wife of Robert
Lochridge, Jr.; Liela, the wife of
Coleman Younger Edwards; Malin-
da, the wife of Frank Armstrong, of
Joplin, Mo-; Charles Elijah, of st.
Louis; Jessie, Carter and HolIey Lee,
all married except the last named,
who have made their home with their
parents, just north of Liberty School
House.
Mr.. Watts died while plowing
corn, Saturday afternoon, June 13,
1918. Heart failure is supposed to
have been the immediate cause of
his death. He was an active, indus
trious, honest, affable, hospitable
man, noted for his ready wit and hu-
NOR.
He had been in failing health for
several months. Fully realizing his
condition, and probable demise, just
as it did occur, he was no doubt pre-
pared in all he could do as he saw
it. This much can be truthfully said,
Neal Watts never wilfully wronged
any one. He took life as an open
book, to be closed in death until He
that knoweth and doeth all things
well teammates those who have fall
len in sleep"
The funeral services were con-
Quoted by Rev Harboard. A large
attendance of relatives and friends.
The pallbearers were William o.
Sims, H. P. Warden, Samuel
Bise, ]. Thomas Dudley, and Louis
Mcintyre. The interment was in I'm
ion Chapel Cemetery, there to await
the sound of the trumphet on the res
direction morn, when, according to
the Book, all that are worthy shall
be united to part no more.
Mr.. Watts was related to many of
the best old Virginia-Kentucky stock
of Audrain county-the Byars, the
Byrns, the Bomars, Throckmortons,
Sanfords, Hodges, Winants, Crews,
and branches of the Jesse family and
all the branches of the large Watts
family
His widowed wife and fatherless
children and grandchildren have the
sympathy of all in their bereavement.
May they attain to the good ways of
their worthy father. We shall miss
him, but will remember him for his
manly acts-as a good husband and
father and neighbor. The writer
would rather take his chances in the
Great Future Beyond than many self
styled, self-righteous pretenders.
Peace, sweet peace, be his rest.
A FRIEND.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-20

The AuXvasse Review editor says
that in company with w. H. Cornell
us and wife he visited at the splen-
did home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Hof-
sess, near Benton City, Sunday after
noon. Returning home we stopped
and visited a few minutes at the hos
pitable home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
c. Miller, northeast of Auxvasse. All
along the road from here to Benton
the wheat, oats and corn never look
ed better than now. BY far the best
field of corn we saw on the trip was
at Miller's. Knee high, clean as a
floor and growing fine with a dark,
rich color. Oh, amt it a grand and
glorious feeling to have such crops
growing about you"
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-20

Clarence A. Barnes and A, G.
whitson of Mexico and e. F. Hol-
llngsworth of vandalia represent the
drafted soldier boys of the county
and constitute the Audrain Legal Ad-
yisory Board in the service for the
prospective soldiers.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-20

Gather Berry, Ed. Azdell and
Walter Berry of this county return
cd last week from business trip to
Miami, Oklahoma,
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-20

Mrs. Latney Barnes, who is here
from her home in Texas, where she
recently underwent an operation, is
improving nicely, her many friends
will be glad to learn.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-20
Mexico Bootblacks
Have Quit Posts
II. Il. Locke Into The Service-Three
Noted Weddings.

Mexico, Mo-, June 17.-Mrs. ]. C.
Emmons and son, Douglass, of Tina,
Mo, came last week to be the guests
of Mrs. s. P. Carter, north of Mex
ico.
Mr.. Colman Elliott, northeast of
Mexico, who is most favorably known
here, and Miss Beulah Crawford, one
of the county's most successful teach
ers, were married last week at the
home of DR.. w. X. Mccall in Lad
donia, Rev. H. B. Barks, of the Pres
byterian Church, of Mexico, pro-
nouncing the binding words. Mr.. FL
lott is one of Audrain's very best
citizens. He is brother of Mr.. Pate
Elliott, of near Molino, and has lived
with his sister, Miss Lily Elliott, for
several years. He first met his bride
at the home of his sister, where she
boarded and had charge of the Bolts
School. Mrs. Elliott is graduate
of Mcmillan High School and is
most lovable young woman. Friends
in all parts of the county extend the
happy couple best wishes.
The bootblacks have Quit their
posts in Mexico. Col. Jim Johnson
and Judge Carter wanted shine Fri
day. They were obliged to comman-
deer-at least they did so-the serv-
ices of E. r. Locke, the Mexico Pow
er Co. man. Locke always does what
he is bidden, and he always does
good job, but he declares he
couldn't go lover the top" very Of
ten without exhaustion if he had to
polish many shoes with the expanse
and dimensions sported by Col. John
son. The price of shines would have
to go up, too.
Miss Mary Steppleman of Mexico
and her sister,. Miss Sylvia Stepple-
man, hied away to st. Louis last
week where they met one of Uncle
Sans aviators-Mr. Frank E. North
cutt, head of the mechanical branch
of the corps stationed at Hampton,
Va, off on a short furlough, and
Miss Mary Steppleman were married.
The groom formerly lived here, but
his parents now reside at Boards
town, Ill. He expects soon to sail
overseas. The bride returns to her
home here.
The marriage last week in Chica-
go of Mr.. Harry o. Hildebrand and
Miss Esther Northcutt, both of Ben
ton City and both we'll known in
Mexico, was a great surprise to their
many friends. They left for eastern
cities on wedding trip Mr.. Hide
brand is the postmaster at Benton
City and is the son of Mr.. Henry
Hildebrand. His bride is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Northcutt.
She is a highly accomplished young
woman. Best wishes extended this
popular young couple.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. b. Morris have
moved to Oklahoma City.
w. w. Johnson allowed a sheep
to butt him in the face and the butt
hit him in the eye. The bruise has
been giving him sure enough pain.
The Message representative while
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-20

A coincident in Mr., Watts death
is that his brother, William M.
Watts, some six years ago, died in
the same manner, in Ferris g. Cau-
thorn's Store in Mexico, while in
town on business.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-20

rendered this State and the Nation in
the United States Senate by George
G. Vest, and Francis NJ Cockrill. My
distinguished predecessor, William j.
Stone, served the people of Missouri
in various capacities for a period cov-
ering more than thirty years. For six
years he was member of the lower
house of Congress; for four years he
was Governor of the State; and for
fifteen years was United States Sena-
tor. He was loyal to his friends, de-
voted to his party, an dcombined with
distinguished ability such outstand-
ing courage as to give him a position
of commanding leadership in the
councils of his party and in the Sem
ate fthe United States. My col
league, Senator James A. Reed is rec
ognized today as one of the ablest men
on the floor of the United States Sen
ate. l could not have entered upon
the duties of this office without being
profoundly impressed with RESPONSE
bility of taking a place which had
been held by men of such distinguish
ed ability. But putting aside all
thoughts except the determination TO
serve the State and the Nation to the
full measure of my best ability, en-
tered upon my official duties, and in
presenting myself to the people OF
Missouri for election to the office
which l now hold by appointment, l.
at the same time, render account of
service performed and give promise
of my course in the future If l am
chosen as your representative.
1 went to Washington with the con-
viction that the people of the State
with the people of the entire Nation
today repose in Woodrow Wilson the
full measure of confidence to which
the President of the United States is
entitled. l called upon the Presiden;
and discussed with him the great
problem of the hour l found him
deply concerned nd gravely in earn
est in his efforts to meet the respon-
sibility of his great work as Chief
Executive of the Nation, and as Com
mander-in-Chief of the Army and
Navy Of the United States.
l undertook to speak to him for the
people of Missouri, to assure him that
the people of this commonwealth were
whole-hearted in their confidence in
him and were ready and willing to
bring to him the full measure of theiI
utmost cooperation and support in
behalf of this great cause upon which
the Nation is embarked. gave hin
assurance of my full cooperation anC
support, and on the occasion of every
good that assurance. have no doubt
opportunity in the Senate. have made
today that depressed to the Presi
Concluded on page 81
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-20

Three weeks ago P. G. Marr took
Presley and John Burchett, two
small boys, from the county inirma-
ry to the home of their sister, Mrs.
Sid Hutchison, in Clarence, says the
Paris Mercury. Shortly after their
arrival Mrs. Hutchison took sick
with diptheria and died. The boys
were brought home and both devel-
oped the disease, John at the infirm-
airy and Presley at the home of his
grandfather, Henry Murphy, near
Victor, dying a few days later. DR..
Payne saved John with anti-toxin.
A sister of the two boys has also been
critically i'll with the disease at the
home of Mr.. Murphy.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-20

Miss Edna Stoltz of Sturgeon has
entered suit against Gilbert Ding
man of that city for slander, asking
for $4,000 as damages to her char
acter, according to the Centralia
Guard. Miss Stoltz says that Ding
man has told various parties that she
said to him, II wish every ship car
rying U. S. soldiers to fight the Ger
mans would be sunk by the Germans
and that all the soldiers and persons
on board such ships would go to the
bottom of the sea-" Miss Stoltz denies
that she ever uttered such a state
ment at any time and that this re-
port has placed her in the light of
being disloyal, pro-German and un-
patriotic, and she has been damaged.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-20

Mexico, Mo-, June 17.-Mrs. ]. C.
Emmons and son, Douglass, of Tina,
Mo-, came last week to be the guests
of Mrs. s. P. Carter, north of Mex
leo.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-03
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-03
Soldier Boy Confident Yankees
Will Help Defeat the Kaiser

know little that is going on over IN
the states, through the daily papers.
The Y. NJ. C. A. is doing very good
work for us fellows over here. They
furnish the means whereby we can
change the monotony of regular army
rations to a certain extent, and when
ever it is possible they furnish enter.
tainments of various kinds.
Praises Y. NJ. c. A. Work.
"You will notice that l am using Y.
M. c. A. stationery. They furnish
that free of charge and encourage us
to write often to our parents at
home.
"You ought to see the boys when
the big mail comes in, they are just
like maniacs. l think that is about
the keenest pleasure we have over
here, except payday, and that doesn't
worry me. because l have all my mon
ey soaked in Liberty bonds, War Risk
insurance and allotments. We have
very little need for money. except for
smokes, and we are far better fixed
than either the French or British sol
diers.
In his letter Russell speaks of a
young man named Rhodes, who is
cook in his battery. Rhodes is for.
mer Richmond resident, and lived on
North G street before entering the
army.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-03
AUGMENTATION Topic
Studied by Conference
(By Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, April 3.-America
can become composite and purpose
full nation and impose no authority
other than the compelling influence Of
affection, sympathy, understanding
and education" Secretary Lane de-
clared today in an address which
sounded the keynote of a conference
called to plan the Americanization of
many millions of foreign born.
The secretary spoke to an assem-
blage of state governors, chairmen of
state defense councils, heads of civic
organizations, industrial leaders and
business men gathered at the invita-
ton of the department of the interior.
A federal legislative program, which
calls for an appropriation to the b,l-
reau of education is to be fully consid-
cred and Americanization dealt with as
a war measure to counterfeit the anti
American propaganda among aliens.
,, Out of this conference" continued
the secretary, should come not a de-
termination to make more hard of diff.
cult the way of those who do not speak
or read our tongue, but a determine
ton to deal in a catholic and sympa-
thetic spirit with those who can be led
to follow in the way of the nation, and
as to those others who cannot, other
procedure must be applied the keynote
of this conference is our responsible
ity.'"
To be an American, he said, was not
| to be satisfied with things as they are
and to let things drift, but to realize
| that America to be a compact nation
must assimilate it's foreign born.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-03
WILSON APPROVES
CH|LDREN'S BUREAU
ASSOCIATED Press. }


WASHINGTON, April 3.-President
Wilson today gave hearty approval to
the plan of the Children's Bureau for
making the second year of the war
a "children's year" at home by an
educational campaign which it is
hoped will reduce at least one-third
the annual total of 100000 preventable
deaths among children less than five
years old.
Next to the duty of doing every
thing possible for the soldiers at the
'front.'" President Wilson said. there
could be. it seems to me-, no more pat
riotic duty than that Of protecting the
children"
The president also expressed hope
that the work of the bureau, assisted
by the woman's committee of the
council of National Defense, will set
up 'irreducible minimum standards"
for child welfare.
Nation wide interest has been shown
in the bureaus plans, requests for
more than one million record cards
having been received from parents who
wish to have their children participate
in the weighing and measuring test
which will open the year April s.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-03
German Spies Perforate
Gas Masks for Soldiers

WASHINGTON, April 3.-Charges
that German spies are interfering
with the manufacture of gas masks in
tended for use in France were made
in the senate today by Senator Thorn
as. of Colorado, who declared that in
one factory 1900 out of 5000 masks
were found defective. Even after the
defective ones had been discarded a
number later We're found packed with
those that had passed inspection, he
said.
Senator Thomas declared the masks
had been damaged by small perfora-
tions and asserted the work was done
by persons in the factory. He said
this is only a sample of the work that
is being done by German agents in this
country.
Senator Thomas declared the United
States now faced a serious situation,
the German drive he declared has not
ended.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-03
C0loyed Boxer to Give
Exhibition on April IS

Joe Fox. who claims the colored
paper weight championship of the
world, is scheduled to box four rounds
In scientific exhibition at the Coli
scum Monday night, April Is. One
tenth of the gross receipts will be
given to the Red Cross
There will also be six-round bout
between One Round Bess OF Indianap-
oils and Kid Hendricks of Cleveland
A colored female impersonator is also
booked on the program.
Fox is now in training at the Jeffer.
son club on Fort Wayne avenue, and
invites the Richmond people to come
in and watch him work. If he makes
a good showing in his exhibition here
he is promised bout with Frank Ma
son of Fort Wayne.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-03

Trench life with the American
army in France is described by Elm
er W. Russell of Battery X, 53rd Ar
tillery corps, in a letter to his aunt,
Miss Annie E. Russell, 202 North
Eighth street Russell is the son of
Simeon B. Russell of Cincinnati. who
formerly lived in Richmond. Anoth
er brother, Simeon, Jr., is also with
the American army at the front.
81 was just over to a village that
was all shot to pieces he writes.
ut was an awful sight to see all the
houses and buildings in the town
leveled, and know that the French
had to do it themselves in order TO
drive the Germans out.
Il don't think that the war will last
any longer than two years. Some peo-
pie think the war will be over by au-
tumn and others think it will last
five years, so | have split the differ
ence. AS far as / am concerned. the
sooner the Kaiser throws up the
sponge, the more respect / will have
for him. 1t is nice to travel through
doesn't know when he is liable to
have couple hundred pounds of good
dynamite fall on his head.
Fighting Very Hard.
Canning the Kaiser is not nearly
so easy a task as it might seem.
Some people think that if Uncle Sam
comes over here, tacks up the Stars
and Stripes in the front line trenches,
and yells like an Indian few times,
the whole German army will take to
it's heels. But not so. 1t will take
time and money, but we will get him
in the end.
GAS soon as summer comes and the
Yankees blood begins to boil, and he
begins to perspire, he will make Fritz
hard to catch. but we will have to
show Fritz before he will believe that
we are in earnest.
81 suppose the folks at home are
suffering many inconvenience and
discomforts that we over here know
little OF nothing about. OF course we