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Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12

My, how the Chillicothe Business
College is drawing students from
this county, and all the counties.
This school has the largest attend
ance at opening in its history-is
enjoying its banner attendance this
year. The management has bought
additional ground, for campus, and
a 24-room two-story dormitory is to
be erected. Students come, not only
from Missouri, but from foreign
countries. One enrolled this week
from Central America. Chillicothe
Business College finds it pays to
advertise
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12
FARM FOR RENT.

Three hundred and thirty acres
within eight miles of Mexico, Mo-,
and close to shipping station; half
pasture, balance cultivating land.
Good stock farm, fenced for stock
of all kinds. Wood for fuel.
Will rent for cash rent one or
more years to man of good charac-
ter and ability: or would furnish
the farm on partnership deal a
gainst labor of a man who knows
farming and handling stock. State
whether single or married,gi ref
erences and experience. Address:
Lock Box AZ, Mexico, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12
SOME "FUNNY READING.
Lieut.. Ben Locke Gets Bills DrOpt
From A German Balloon-Grcat
Propaganda, Indeed.

Mrs. f. r. Locke has this letter
from her son, Ben Locke, in France:
August II, 1918. Dear Mother:
Your letter of July 5th received
today, the first ,maiL I've had for
quite awhile. We haven't been do
ing much lately. They allow us only
so much ammunition day and
when we shoot that, we must quit
until the next day. We are all hop
ing to be moved up into a more ac-
tive sector soon.
A small German balloon came
floating over our lines the other
day and lighted about a half mile
from my billet. 1t had small bas-
ket with lot of bills printed in
English in it. They said that the
Germans pitied the Americans who
had to come across the ocean and
left no one back there to harvest
our crops-that we would be hun
cry soon, that when the Germans
made their last advance, the Amer
leans were lying on top of one an
other, the machine guns had killed
so many, etc.
1t was funny reading. All the
men grabbed the bills for souvenirs
BEN LOCKE.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12
DEATH OF MRS. SHIRE.
Had Lived In Audrain 35 Years
Was Ill A Number of Weeks.

Mrs. Philip Shire, Sr., SO years
old, died at her home northeast of
Mexico last Wednesday night. Mrs
Shire came here from Staunton, Ill.
The husband survives her be-
sides the following children: Tom
Shire, who is in army training at
Kelley Field, San Antonio, Texas;
Philip Shire, Jr., Leo Shire, Miss
Edna Shire, all of Mexico. Tom ar
rived from Texas Thursday to at
his mothers funeral.
Mrs. Shire was a member of the
Catholic church, a good Christian
woman. Many friends mourn he2
death and send sympathy to the be-
reaved family.
Funeral service at the Catholic
church Friday 8 a. m, by Father
O'Sullivan. Burial at Catholic Gem.
etery The pallbearers were Pau!
and Carl Weinand, James Dermody,
Roger and John Hays, Snyder Arm
strong.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12

Francis Hofreihter, out Molino
way, called on The Message Mon
day. He says he will have no corn
this year; the drouth and grasshop-
pers got it. The grasshoppers are so
thick he will not SOW wheat; they
might get that crop, too, before it
hardly got started. But, withal, Mr..
II. is hopeful and happy and says
that this is the best country in
which to live. He was born in
America. his folks were from. Bohe-
mia; naturally he has no use for the
kaiser.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12

The Government has made Onath-
er set of rulings lately regarding
newspapers. One rule is that no
more free sample copies must be
sent out; another that no papers
must be given away; another, that
all newspapers must cut down Is
per cent (tho we are not sure in all
cases just how that is going to be
dOne) on the supply of paper they
are now using. The latter means
that if there are back subscriptions
(and the subscribers do not pay up
after three months) they must be
cut off. The latter rule is the most
important rule of all. 1t forces the
newspaper to require that subscrip-
tiOn money must be paid in advance.
The Message is patriotic and it eX-
poets to observe these rules. We
believe we have a patriotic bunch
of readers too, and we believe they
will come to our help. If you know
yourself to be behind on your sub
scription to this paper please see
to it at Once-that your subscrip-
tion is pushed up.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12
SOLDIER BOY MARRIED.
Leads Miss Julia Tucker To The
Hymeneal Altar Monday After
noon-Off For Camp.

The wedding of Miss Julia Myr-
tie Tucker to Lieut.. Henry Kunkel
took place at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Z.
C. Tucker, on Woodlawn, Monday
afternoon at five. Close friends and
relatives were present. Rev. A. A.
Wallace performed the ceremony.
Miss Mary Lee Burks played the
wedding march and Mrs. Ralph
Buekner sang. Following the cere-
mony and congratulations a we'd
ding supper was served. The couple
left soon after for Little Rock Ark
The bride is a graduate of McMil-
Ian and of Hardin, a member of
the Gamma Sorority,a popular Mex
leo girl. Lieut.. Kunkel, a son of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kunkel of
East Monroe street, Mexico, is a
graduate also of Mcmillan. He has
completed the aviation course at
Champagne, ILL.,, and in Arkansas
will prepare for overseas. This
happy youg couple has the congrat-
ulations of host of friends.
Out of town guests were Mrs. w.
b. Carruthers, Kentucky; Mrs. F.B.
Forney and Miss Francis Forney,
Moberly; Miss Clara HILBERT and
Miss Wilson, Montgomery.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12
REGIsTERED BOAR SALE.

will sell at public auction Sep
iember IA, at 2 o'clock. at S. E. cor
ner of the Square, few registered
Poland China boars. These hogs are
from the wonder" stock on the
dams side and Missouri Blue Val
ley" on the sire's side. They are
well bred and the right type. Be
sure and see them.
ID. GREER.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12

As the Government has taken
over telephones we hope the Laddo-
MIA, Rush Hill and Mexico Mutual
and the Audrain Mutual may be
compelled to connect up between
Mexico and the east part of the
County. 1t seems a shame that far
mer friends cannot agree any better
than they have over this telephone
matter.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12

The Perry Enterprise says that it
knows young farmer not many
miles from Perry who has lived on
a rented farm for about seven years
and has accumulated in cash around
$1,000 besides some live stock. He
went on the farm in debt. Industry,
good judgment and management is
winner
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12
DANGEROUSLY WOUNDED.

Other Nevins has received word
from his brother, Joe Nevins, for
merly of near Cant, this county, who
is in the battle front in France, that
he was seriously wounded in the
head. No details of the happening
were given. 1t is sincerely hoped
that Joe will pull thru all right.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12

John #. Stewart, secretary of the
Mexico Chamber of Commerce, re-
signs his place to enter the work
of the ministry. He is royal good
fellow, courteous, tactful. There is
a bright future in prospect for him.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12

Rev. C. c. Grimes will not be the
pastor of the Mexico Methodist
Church for the coming year. He
will be succeeded by Rev. C. V. La
MUS of Macon. Rev Grimes be-
comes Conference Missionary Secre-
tary for the centennial work. He
will continue his home in Mexico,
but his work will take him thru
out the State.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12

FOR SALE. Empire auto. Just
overhauled; perfect shape. Haskell
Brothers, Mexico, Mo-, will sell it
to you for half what it is worth.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12

George, the young son of Mr.and
Mrs. Pearl Van Horn, who was OPP
Grated on to remove tonsils and adj
enoids, is improving rapidly.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12

The Allies chased the Huns all
last week. The Hunies retreated SO
rapidly it took automobiles to keep
up with them.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12

Annual Conference at Fulton re-
turned Rev. Nickerson to Mexico
circuit of the M. e. Church, South,
for another year.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12

JOY Kistler, Guy Pitts, Rob't Der
mody, DeRoy Cobb, Frank Cleve-
land, James Karnes leave this week
for school work at Central College,
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12

c. F. Bush returned from Aurora,
ILL.,, last week, where he placed his
daughter, Miss Ida Bush, in Jen-
nings Seminary.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12

Rev. GA. Shadwick of Montgom-
cry was made field secretary for
the Sunday School Board at annual
conference at Fulton. He will likely
reside in Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12

FOR RENT. 20 acres of oats
stubble, in edge of Mexico, for
wheat on shares or for' cash.
GEO. w. ADAMS & SON.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12

Pearl Duty, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. C. Duty, with Uncle Sans fight
ing troops, has arrived safely in
France.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12
George Kabrich remains critical
ly i'll with heart trouble.

The Chamber of Commerce gave
their annual banquet at Hoxey 10
tel Tuesday night. DR.. Manchester
and Revs, Wharton and Grimes
were the speakers of the evening,
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12
Frank Cauthorn, assistant Coul

fIdHh OduVHOIHI u0SA0V'It OVUI9-
ty clerk, entrains for Jefferson Bar
racks this week to take preliminary
training. Later he will return 10
Mexico to assist the Audrain County
Medical Advisory Board.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12

Miss Elizabeth Precht, of Mexico,
daughter of Henry Precht, is at the
Chillicothe Bus. College for a COM
bined bookkeeping and typewriting
course.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12

The Democrats viii open the
State campaign at Kirksville Sept.
81. Hon. J. w. Folk will be the
principal speaker.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12

One hundred fifty Hardin stu
dents arrived from Kansas City
Tuesday to begin their school work
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12

Mrs. j. w. Burlington and little
daughter are home from a visit to
relatives in Louisiana.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12

Miss Flemma Snidow has gone to
Nashville, Tenn, to take up her
teaching work in Peabody College.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12

Mrs. E. D. Graham has suffic-
iently recovered from recent illness
to visit relatives in Kansas City.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12

Earl Precht notifies Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Precht, his parents, that he
has safely arrived overseas.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12

Keep "SaI Vet" in the salt trough
if you want healthy sheep and
lambs. S. p. ENINIONS WOOL co.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12

Misses Frances Mayfield. Ruth
and Mildred Ellis and Martha Berry
enter Howard Payne, at Fayette.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12

Audrain County has invested a
half million dollars in War Savings
Stamps.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12

It.is estimated that over 1000
men will register today in Audrain
County for the new draft.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12

ALT G. Moore is home from Wis
it TO his old friends, Leslie and
Roy Ferris, at Macarthur, Ohio.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12

j. T. Johnson is filling his big
silo. Has 25 men at the task.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12

The manufacture of beer in the
United S tates will be prohibited af-
ter Dec. 1st. AS it ought to be.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12

Miss Anna Crawford has gone to
Washington, d. c., to take up. work
for the Government.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12

Mr.. and Mrs. w C. .Rainey visited
their daughter, Miss Mary Rainey, lat
Chillicothe Business college Monday
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12

Miss Jeanette Bragg will attend
school at Richmond, Virginia.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-12

Miss Mildred Glandon left this
week for William Jewell College.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-27
Thin PEOPLE
SHOULD TAKE
PHOSPHATE
Nothing Like Plain Bitro-Phosphate
to Put on Firm, Healthy Flesh
and to Increase Strength,
Vigor and Nerve
Force.

Judging from the countless prepa-
rations and treatments which are
continually being advertised for the
purpose OF making thin people neshy,
developing arms, neck and bust, ana
replacing ugly hollows and angles by
the soft curved lines of health and
beauty, there are evidently thousands
of men and women who keenly reel
their excessive thinness.
Thinness and weakness are usually
due to starved nerves. Our bodies
need more phosphate than is contain
ed in modern foods. Physicians claim
there is nothing that will supply this
deficiency so well as the organic
phosphate known among druggists as
bitro-phosphate, which is inexpensive
and is sold by Wilkinson Co. and
all good druggists under guarantee
of satisfaction or money back. by
feeding the nerves directly and by
supplying the body cells with the
necessary phosphoric food elements,
bitro-phosphate quickly produces
welcome transformation in the ap-
pearance; the increase in weight fire.
quently being astonishing.
This increase in weight also car
ries with 1t a general Improvement IN
the health Nervousness. sleepless-
ness and lack of energy, which
nearly always accompany excessive
thinness, soon disappear, dull eyes
become bright, and pale cheeks glow
with the bloom of perfect health.
CAUTION: - Although bitro-phos'
phate is unsurpassed for relieving
nervousness, sleeplessness and gen.
eral weakness, it should not owing
to it's remarkable fesh-srowing prop
critics, be used by anyone who does
not desire to put on flesh
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-27
FORT MADISON
GARAGE FIRE
Nineteen Good Automobiles Stored
There Burned and Loss Reaches
Many Thousand
Dollars.

Nineteen automobiles were burned
when the Antilles garage at Fort Mad
ison burned yesterday morning. The
total loss Is about $4,000. Three of
the automobiles were new Moline
Knights belonging to A. N. Antilles,
the owner, who had only $4,000 in
surance on his cars and only total
of $4,000 on building and contents.
His loss is very heavy.
OF the stored cars, two were in the
repair shop and one belonged to
iAnthes. Other owners included
George B. Stewart whose Hupmobile
was insured, and Roy C. Smith, who
lost an auto hearse, an auto ambu-
lance and a Studebaker without any
insurance DR.. j. M. Casey's Over
land which burned was insured.
The fire is supposed to have started
from an overheated automobile and
was well under way in the gasoline
and oil before 1t was discovered.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-27
COMB SAGE TEA IN
FADED OR GRAY HAIR
If Mixed with Sulphur 1t Darkens "a
Naturally Nobody
can Tell.


Grandmother kept her hair beautk
fully darkened, glossy and attractive
with a brew of Sage Tea and Sui
phur Whenever her hair took on
that dull, faded or streaked appears
ance, this simple mixture was APP
piled with wonderful effect. BY ask
isg at any drug store for "Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur Compound" you
will get large bottle of this old
time recipe, improved by the addi-
ton of other ingredients, all ready
to use. at very little cost. This
simple mixture can be depended upon
to restore natural color and beauty
to the hair.
A well-known downtown druggist
says everybody uses Wyeths Sage
and Sulphur Compound now because
1t darkens so naturally and evenly
that nobody can tell 1t has been ap-
plied-its SO easy to use, too. You
simply dampen a comb or soft brush
and draw it through your hair. TAX
ing one strand at time. BY morn
ing the gray hair disappears; after
another application or two, 1t is re-
stored to its natural color and looks
glossy, soft and beautiful. This prep
aration is delightful toilet requisite.
1t is not intended for the cure, mfti-
CATION or prevention Of disease.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-27
REVERE, MO.

We are again having some beauti-
full weather after few gloomy days
and q cold wave. The farmers are
all quite busy corn husking and get
ting in their winter w,,d.
Mrs. John Moore, of Wayland, Mo-,
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
sister, Mrs. Frank Bates, and family.
Mrs. Gussie Jones returned to her
home in Keokuk Saturday after a
couple of weeks spent with her old
friend, Grandma Wolf.
Lloyd Walker and wife spent Sun
day with Emery Garmand and wife.
Luther Dorsey and wife and little
daughter, Ethel. spent Sunday after
noon at the G.. K. Blakeley home,
north Of town.
Lelah Courtney, Faye and Walter
Ehrhart spent Sunday with Dorothy
Youngs folks here in town.
Clara Wood spent a few days visit
ing with her grandmother, Mrs. Baird,
here in town last week.
Alta Wells spent Sunday with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Wells,
and family.
Some farms northeast of town have
changed hands. George Ballard has
sold his farm, consisting of 100 acres,
to Dali Christy. Frank Harper has
sold his farm, consisting of Sc 2-3
acres. to Willis Kildoo.
Mrs. Sam Beard visited her sister,
Mrs. Barney McNally, last week.
! Mrs. Clyde Druse and children, OF
Fort Madison, are visiting relatives
here.
William Ehrhardt was able to be
down town Saturday after severe
! attack of asthma.
| Ambrose Christy spent Saturday
and Sunday with home folks near
Dumas.
| Mrs. Iona Haase has moved into
the house with her mother, Mrs
John Shuler.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-27
IS COMMENDED
BY PERSHING
A keokuk Soldier In the Medical
Corps Receives Special Praise
for Work at Chateau
Thjerry.

Private John Mcpherson of Keo-
kuk. is one of the men working In
an army hospital over there who was
commended In a special order from
General Pershing, for good work dur
ing the Chateau Thierry lighting.
The order from the commander-in-
chief says that Evacuation hospital
No. 7, in. which at that time was the
mobile unit in which Mcpherson is
serving, cared for the largest num-
Der Of patients, battle casualties,
ever attended to in any hospital
The order commencing Mcpherson
came to him through official chan
nels, and finally from Major Donald
McRae of Iowa, and the medical
corps. His last letter home was vlsed
by his immediate commanding OIL
Ger, Capt Bruce l.. Gilfillan.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-27

enough to pay big prices for hogs of
the best families. 1t requires a
heated building with seating capacity
OF at least thousand persons to hold
the audience of the auctioneer. This
building is being arranged for by q
joint committee of the Commercial
club and the Unity club
The coming of these two big things
was made public last evening at the
Commercial club meeting by c. d.
Streeter, who is the cause of them
both coming to Keokuk-he is both a
big lumberman and a connoiseur OF
fine hogs and in close touch with both
lines of business.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-27
HOOVER is
IN PARIS NOW
Problems Of Feeding People Of De-
vastated Regions In France
and Belgium 10 Taken

[By Fred S. Ferguson, United Press
Staff Correspondent
PARIS, Nov. 27-Herbert Hoover's
arrival here is believed to hold pos
sibilities of the first step in applica.
ton of the community of nations idea.
through. providing the world with
food
Tho first world food administrator
has been in almost continuous con
ference with various allied officials
since reaching Paris. 1t is believed
he will aid in solving the problems Of
feeding the people in the devastated
rccions Of France and belgium and
will then take up the broader phases
of the situation, including conditions
in the central empires. The huge
problems OF transportation and bal
ancing the worlds food supply will be
worked out to the most minute detail.
Colonel House is still confied to
his bed and has been unable to see
Hoover personally, but the latter viii
be given the benefit of the American
missions information.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-27
If BACK HURTS Use
/. SALTS FOR KIDNEYS
Eat less meat if Kidneys feel like
lead or Bladder
bothers.

Most folks forget that the kidneys,
like the bowels, get sluggish and
clogged and need a flushing occasion
ally, else we have backache and dull
misery in the kidney region, severe
headaches, rheumatic twinges, torpid
liver, acid stomach, sleeplessness and
all sorts of bladder disorders.
You simply must keep your kid
neys active and clean, and the mo-
ment you feel an ache or pain in the
Kidney region, get about four ounces
OF Jad Salts from any good drug
store here, take tablespoonful in
glass of water before breakfast for
few days and your kidneys will then
act fine. This famous salts is made
from the acid Of grapes and lemon
Juice, combined with lithia, and is
harmless to flush clogged kidneys and
simulate them to normal activity. 1t
also neutralizes the acids in the urine
SO it no longer irritates, thus ending
bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is harmless; inexpensive;
makes delightful effervescent lithia-
water drink which everybody should
lake now and then to keep their kid
neys clean, thus avoiding serious
complications.
a wellknown local druggist says he
sells lots of Jad Salts to folks who
oelieye in overcoming kidney trouble
while 1t is only trouble.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-27

and advise all ailing women to try
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound and I will guarantee they will
derive great benefit from It. ~ Mrs.
FRANK FITZGERALD, Is N. dist Street,
West Philadelphia, Pa
There are thousands Of women every
where in Mrs. Fitzgerald's condition,
suffering from nervousness, backache,
functional arrangement. It was .
grateful spirit for health restoredwhich
led her to write this letter 30 that other
women may benefit from her experience
and find health as she has done.
For suggestions in regard toyour con-
lition write Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co., Lynn, Mass. Tho result of their
10 years experience is at your service.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-27
Is un to Iowa People.


1T now is up to the people Of Iowa
to decide whether they want it toNte
said of them that they failed to meet
their country's call for help. The war
Is over but our work is not done and
will not be done until the last Amcr1
can soldier is returned from France.
During the trying months our boys
must yet remain abroad, they must
be clothed and fed. The money you
lend the government when you buy
stamps is used for ,his very purpose.
las director of the Iowa war say
ings campaign call upon every man,
woman and child in this glorious state
to regard the war savings stamp
THANKSGIVING day drive as an oppor.
tunity to express in way that counts,
the thanks they feel for the glorious
victories that have come to American
and allied arms during the past year.
The boys who won those brilliant vic.
tories kept faith with us. We dare
net break faith with them. Before you
sit down to your Thanksgiving din
ner, go to your nearest polling place
or other assigned place Of purchase
and buy war savings stamps to the
very limit of your ability. Earn the
right to wear a tag of honor" on
Thanksgiving day and do your share
to maintain the honor Of Iowa."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-27
FREE. MOVIES
START AGAIN
Begin at the Y. M. c. A. Friday Even
ing With Pictures Showing
How Automobiles are
Made.

Friday evening at s O'Clock the
free moving picture entertainments
which were so popular at the Y. M.
G.. A. last year will be resumed.
The pictures will be shown in the
Y M. G. A. auditorium. and the film
Friday night will show how automo-
biles are manufactured.
The general public is invited. the
only provision being that children
under fourteen must be accompanied
by their parents or some other
grown-up.