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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-09
Personal
Mention

LII Z.1.1l.'.'.1'1.ti,e','' Mention !
The Girl and the Graft Kozy today.
DR.. w. S. Cotbin made a business
trip to Minco yesterday
The Purple Lily" Sugg tonight with
the Kitty Gordon.
]. ]. Watkins of Ireton was a bust
ness visitor in town yesterday.
Keen Variety Show Ko2y today.
Mrs. T. L. Gaddis Of Seymour, Ia,
is here on business the week end.
Phone 843, Cox and Son, for coal
Lump coal delivered, 5000; nut coal
delivered, $3.50. 1885,
w. A. and Major Brooks of Blanch-
ard were in Chickasha yesterday on
business.
Slippery Slim Dilemma Kozy today.
The purple Lily" Sugg tonight with
the Kitty Gordon.
G. T. Phillips of Atoka, Okla, was
here yesterday attending to business
interests.
o. Henry story Kozy today c it
sure
Miss Kathlyn Dawson has accepted
position as stenographer in the U.
S. Field Clerks office.
Billie Malon's Big Tabloid Musical
Company Sugg tonight,
NICE Elberta Peaches, S1.OO per
bu. at my orchard II miles S. w. of
Chickasha. Clarence Laflln. 9-3t
Mrs. Frank Stone Of Anadarko is
visiting relatives at the Mcfarland
hotel the week end.
Limos Claw with Marie Walcamp
Kczy today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Felix McCurdy of
Shawnee are spending few days in
Chickasha on business.
Entire change of program sugg
tonight We give away Mormon
Wife.
Mrs. Y. L. Mcfarland and son Earl
left yesterday for visit OF several
days with relatives and friends at
Houston, Tex.
Mrs. j. II. Mills, accompanied by
her children, Jack and Louis, are
visiting Mrs. Mills parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Copper, of Denison, Texas.
Wayne Sanders, son of Mr.. and
Mrs L. A. Sanders is reported i'll at
his home, corner Ninth and Idaho
avenue.
NOTICE-Get your calls in before
zine thirty If you don't we won't be
able to make them before $3.50
the following morning. You realize
our shortage of heIp-Hamilton Tail
ors, Cleaners. S.9t
VIM. Stacey, assistant county at
torney returned last night from Rush
Springs where he has been on Off
cial business.
T. F. Major, mother and aunt, and
brother Lestor Major, of Arlington,
N. j.. left yesterday for an overland
trip to Houston, Tex
Mrs. E e. Dugap, formerly of
but now of Manhattan,
Kansas, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. How.
lrd Hampton of 907 Chickasha ave-
lue, this week.
Ask anyone Who Has Used It.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-09

Short Stories
of the To1On
Observation-Disclosures
Barnes Is Overseas

Barnes Is Overseas
Word was received here this morn
ing that Kerch Lee Barnes, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Barnes, of 1903
South Sixth Street had arrived safely
overseas
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-09

Save to the utmost and Invest ev-
cry dollar in War Savings stamps.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-09

at is never too late to mend"
is an old adage. II you failed to
sign the War Savings pledge, do so
now.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-09
PHONE 80
FOR SERVICE CAR
DUNCAN & THOMPSON
Owsley's
PRIDE OF WATCH POS
SESSION

SESSlON
Practically no article of
jewelry can exercise a
greater influence upon
character than does a good
Watch.
The man stakes his all
upon the good time-keeping
qualities of his Watch.
The woman with her dain-
ty time piece can also have
satisfaction If the watch is
a good one. The war de-
partment is now using
many thousand military
watches. We have a large
assortment, and every watch
purchased here is a good
watch. The fact that it is
here proves that the move
ment is worth standing back
Of.
J. W.Ows1ey
JeaOeler
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-09

Express want ads. three lines three
times for 25c.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-09

Mrs. E. E. Dugap, formerly Of
Chickasha but now of Manhattan
Kansas, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. How.
ard Hampton of 9o7 Chiclasha ave-
nue., this week.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-09

T. F. Major, mother and aunt, and
brother Lestor Major, of Arlington,
N. j.. left yesterday for an overland
trip to Houston, Tex
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-09

VIM. Stacey, assistant county at
torney returned last night from Rush
Springs where he has been on Off
cial business.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-09

NOTICE-Get your calls in before
Zine thirty If you don't we won't be
able to make them before 9:30
the following morning. You realize
our shortage of heIp.-Hamilton Tail
ors, Cleaners. S.3t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-09

Wayne Sanders, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. A. Sanders is reported i'll at
his home, corner Ninth and Idaho
avenue.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-09

Mrs. Y. L. Mcfarland and son Earl
left yesterday for visit OF several
days with relatives and friends at
Houston, Tex.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-18
HE SIMPLY WON'T QUIT
THE ARMY SERVICE.

The following is clipped from the
Daily Oklahoman, and is regarding
former Mexico boy, the son of Mr..
and Mrs. j. C. wilkins, also he is
nephew of w. G. and Charlie Will
kins of this city:
"The army has one man it can't
get rid Of Illness has forced the
War Department twice to offer a dis
charge to Corporal Clarence G. Will
kins of Oklahoma City, but Corporal
wilkins refuses to quit the army. He
was so persistent in his demands that
now he's on his way to France. Cor
poral wilkins is brother of Morris
A. wilkins, 1921 North Hudson av-
enue.
Corporal wilkins completed his
course at the Oklahoma City High
School in February, 1917, and imme
diately enlisted. He was sent first to
Fort Logan, Colo, and from there to
Fort Winfield, San Francisco, where
he was stationed for almost a year.
after being in the service about
three months agohewas taken i'll and
informed he could either be discharg-
ed or operated on. He chose the op-
Grafton. Afterwards he again was
offered discharge, but again refus-
ed it and was made chief clerk, on
the United States mine planter, Col.
George Armistead. He held that po-
sition three months and was trans
ferred to the field artillery branch of
the service.
1.-TWO weeks ago he asked another
change to a unit bound abroad. His
request was granted. And he is at
tached to the headquarters company
of brigade soon to sail"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-18
DIES IN CALIFORNIA

Mrs. Mollie Marie Bell, sister of
Mrs. John Beal of this city, died at
Patton, Cali, Thursday of last week.
She had been i'll for some time. Mrs.
Beal and Mrs. Bells little son here,
Philip Bell, went to her bedside two
weeks ago. They will accompany the
body back to Missouri. The funeral
will be held at Louisiana, Mo-, this
coming Thursday afternoon at 4:3O
O'Clock at the grave. Mrs. Bell was
born and reared in Louisiana, She
was the daughter of Peter and Mar
garet Fletcher. Besides the sister
and son mentioned above, there are
two brothers,W w. w. Fletcher of Cor
pus Christi, Texas, and F. F, Fletcher
of Independence, Kansas. The latter
will attend the funeral.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-18
CHAMP CLARK TELLS
OUR SUPREME DUTY.
Buy Liberty Bonds And Help Win
The Greatest War OF All Time.

Somebody has said that duty" is
the sublimest word in our language.
Our supreme duty is to carry this
war to successful conclusion. We
have never been beaten in any war
in which we have been engaged, and
the American people are determined
that we shall not be defeated in this
titanic struggle. President Wilson
and the Congress have solemnly ded-
icated to this cause all of our ma
tional resources in men and proper
ty-f needs be.
The two most important things in
war are men and money. The Con-
gress will vote them from time to
time in such numbers and such
amounts as are deemed necessary to
the accomplishment of American
purposes.
Another large bond issue is i'm
pending and it is to be hoped that
the bonds will be promptly subscrib-
ed Tor. ThoSe OF us VINO are over tne
military age or for any other reason
are debarred from fighting can pay,
and it is our solemn duty to do so.
l practice what 1 preach and invest
ed every dollar 1 had, and some l
borrowed, in bonds.
A failure of this new bond issue
would injure our standing in the
world as much as the loss of great
battle and wound our self-respect
beyond all surgery for we all must
realize that no nation will long sur
vive or deserves to survive which
does not protect all its citizens wher-
ever they may be by land or sea.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-18
HENS SHOULD NOT BE
HURRIED TO MARKET.

Washington, d. c., April ia
rush of too many fowls to market as
soon as the restriction against selling
laying hens is removed may result in
food losses" says the United States
Department of Agriculture. Think
twice before selling hen that is still
laying, Green food is becoming more
plentiful and the demand for eggs
continues. Universal marketing of
fowls may react on prices as well as
cause spoilage of dressed poultry"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-18
MADE $4,000 ON EGGS.

Sam Arkey, formerly of Mexico,
now with the Arkey Commission
Co. of st. Louis, is reported TO have
cleared up $4,000 between January
II and January 81 of the present
year as profit on the sale of eggs
which he had in storage
II had 5000 cases of eggs. which
l had bot from Missouri farmers in
April, May, June and July, 1917"
said Arkey. About the middle of
January this year eggs were scarce
in this market, and found 1 was
the only one in the St. Louis maket
who had any.
Swift G. Co. bot five carloads
from me in one day Dealers were
falling over themselves to buy from
me, and they deposited money in the
banks as security. At one time more
than 100000 was on deposit to my
credit in the Boatmen's Bank.
Most of the eggs were sold to
Swift & Co. who were prepared to
buy in large lots and pay cash. This
company gave me a check for $40,-
900 for one days shipment. l bot
the eggs at $1O.5O a case and sold
them to Swift at $3.50 a case. The
retail price advanced from 35 cents
a dozen on January 10 to SO cents a
dozen on February s.
"The st. Louis Food Committee
accused me of boarding those eggs
1 didn't hoard them. I went out in
the market and bot them, and l
didn't sell them earlier because there
was no demand for them. When the
demand came, had the eggs"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-18
PREACHER GIVES CHEWING
GUM TO HIS CONGREGATION.

Rev. B. E. Miller of Columia, ac-
cording to the Centralia Guard, who
has charge at Maple Grove Church
in Audrain county and also at Hick-
ory Grove Church, tried an original
experiment on his congregation a
Sunday or two ago. He had previous
ly announced that he was going to
make a gift to each person of any
sex or age who came up in the choir
and Joined the singing at Sundays
meeting. The choir was crowd
ed and there was much conjec-
ture as to what the parson would be
able to give the mob that filled the
seats of the choir.
At the proper moment Rev. Miller
presented each person in the choir
With a package of chewing gum.
1t made quite hit with the young
folks especially, and now some of
the co-workers in the vineyard with
Rev. Miller are contemplating CIV
ing chewing gum to their entire con-
gregation to keep 'em from Chew
ing the rag"
Rev. Miller repaid the large turn
out in the choir and congregation by
giving them an address with
thoughts along the line of education.
But, again, be it remembered, that
chewing gum chew delighted the
young people.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-18
AUDRAIN BAPTIST UNION.

The Audain County Associational
Union of the Baptist Church will
meet in Mexico Thursday, April %,
for an all day meeting. The Wom-
ans Society of the Mexico Baptist
Church will serve dinner at noon,
and there will be talks by persons
from out of the county, among them
Miss Maud Powell of st. Luis, and
Miss Dixon of Chicago, we'll known
Baptist workers.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-18
THE "WOP" MISUNDERSTOOD
BUT HE WOPPED THE HUN

"Our discipline is all right"
writes an American corporal to the
homefolks, but the French do not
understand our crazy ways yet" He
goes on to explain what he means by
telling the following story:
1--WE had little 'wop' in our
bunch back of the lines who ran an
elevator in Philadelphia before the
draft. One day, when he had been
placed in an exposed sentry post, a
Hun sniper tried to pick him off.
"The 'wop' returned the fire and
seemed quite happy. Pretty soon two
Hun machine gunners turned their
typewriter on him.
mot fair" yelled the 'wop,' but
the Huns thought it was, and kept
on firing.
"The 'wop' dropped his rifle, beat
it across No-Man's-Land and smash
ed one gunner in the head with a
rock Then he kicked the other gun
ner in the jaw, picked up the ma
chine gun and beat it back with his
trophy. He had seven bullets in him.
when we reached him, the
French captain bawled out to the
'wop' for his lack of discipline and
told everybody the 'wop' was an I'M
becile. I noticed, tho, the captain
went to the hospital every day to
see him"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-18
RUSH HILL ITEMS.
(Too late for last week

(Too late for last week.
j. R. Thomas traded his Chevrolet
for a Dodge.
Will Mollett and family and Mrs.
Alva Bethel motored to Columbia
Tuesday.
Miss Maud Cornett and Mrs.
Will Doolin took their Sunday
school classes for a day in the woods
Sunday All had a fine time with
plenty of eggs to eat.
Mr.. Thompson is riding in a new
car
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Melahn and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Melahn and family
motored to Centralia Sunday.
The farmers held a meeting Satur-
day at Rush Hill for. farmers ele-
vator. The meeting was we'll attend
ed.
Fonzie Hagan and family visited
at the Guy Fox home Sunday
We are glad to report that Emil
Feutz is much better at this writing.
Henry Erdel returned from Kan
sas City last week where he has
been taking a course in automobil-
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Stuart are the
proud parents of nine pound baby
boy.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-18
MIR. COWLEs DEAD.

Calvin E. Cowles, rs years old,
who lived south of Mexico, died Sat
urday. He was native of Kentucky,
coming to Missouri when a boy. His
wife was Miss Augusta A. Greer, a
sister of Rev. ]. D. Greer of Mexico
Five children survive-Guy of Wash
ington, Miss Mary and Roy and Mrs.
N. Haynes of this county, and Mrs,
Ruth Gingrich of Auxvasse.
Rev. r. M. Shelton of Auxvasse
conducted the funeral Sunday. Bur-
ial was at Auxvasse.
The community loses a valuable
citizen.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-18
A CHURCH GYMNASIUM.

Six auto loads of children came
over to Mexico from Paris Friday to
inspect the Missouri Military Acad-
emy gymnasium. The Baptist
Church of Paris is to build gyhnasi-
um, and they wanted to see before
hand just what a gymnasium looks
like. The kiddies in the excursion
had great time.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-18
ARRESTED ST. LOUIS MAN.

w. r. Dudley, Constable, and H.
e. Carr and Russell Dye took into
custody at Rush Hill last week sus-
picious character and brought him to
Mexico. The man arrested said his
name was Henry Prhl, and he claim
ed to be Dane. Prhl was accused
of trying to get into VIM. Mullett's
house, near Rush Hill.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-18
THREE SONS IN THE ARMY.
L. ROY FERRIS,

l.. M. Angert of Mexico has three
sons training for the war-Henry
Angert, stationed at Camp Pike, Lit
tie Rock, Ark; Raymond Angert, at
Camp Funston, and Paul Angert, in
the Aviation School at Kelly Field,
Texas.
Mr.. Angert has another son, Ed
win Angert, who is student in Nc
MILAN High School. He is but Is
years old; it is hoped well have the
Huns licked. good and plenty. before
Edward is old enough to be called
into service.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-18
Bankers Banquet
At The Hoxsey
Every Banking Institution In The
County Represented But One
Boom The Third Liberty Loan.

The Mexico banks entertained rep
representatives of the banks of the
county at the Hoxsey Hotel Thurs
day night.
There was a sumptuous five-course
luncheon and then the Third Liberty
Loan drive for the county was dis
oussed
y. w, Pollock opened the speech
making He made a stirring address.
Told of how the section men along
the "Only Way from Mexico to
Louisiana-every man of them has
bot bond already. The railroad en-
ployees of this division have bot
bonds amounting to $4,000
Mrs. c. F.. Clark, an earnest work
er for the sale of the bonds, told of
the enthusiasm thruout the county
everybody wants a bond. She had
addressed meetings at Farber and
other places.
w. H. Logan of Laddonia told how
the women of that community had
sold $4,000 in bonds in one day.
C. G. Daniel of Vandalia predicted
that the county would go lover the
top easily in the sale of bonds.
H. P. French of Martinsburg said
that the bonds were being taken in
his community with readiness. Mar
tinsburg will come up with her
quota.
]. J. F. Johnson of Benton City
said that his community is buying
bonds right along.
Judge j. A. Guthrie spoke for the
Mexico banks.
The following persons were among
those present at the banquet:
Laddonia-W. H. Logan, A B.
Hale, j. S. McCune, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Coakley, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w.
Stevens.
Mexico-Mr. and Mrs. c. F. Clark,
S. NJ. Lock, S. NJ. Sharp, Will Will
liams, Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Pollock,
Mr., and Mrs. c, B. Jackson, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. C. Mundy, Mrs. Ivan Ash
worth, j. A. Guthrie, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. S. Eller, Miss Frances Gill, Miss
Beulah Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs L. NJ.
Dozier, Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Buckley,
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. NJ. White, A. D.
Jackson. Mrs. R. w. Taylor, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. R. Jesse, Mr.. and Mrs. S. ].
Buckner, Gale Johnson, Ralph Buck
ner, w. F. Feutz, w. Y. Burns, Miss
Sue E. Ringo, E. NJ. Keath, Miss
Maud Azdell.
Vandalia-C. c. Daniel, Sr., John
B. Crum, ]. A. Brooks, Miss Carrie
Utterback, Miss Mattalene Beran,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Daniel, Jr, Will
Daniel, NJ. l.. Elzea.
Benton City-R. L. Mcclure. j, ].
F. Johnson.
Molino-Robert Johson.
Martinsburg-Mr. and Mrs. H. P.
French.
The following banks were repre-
sented:
Laddonia- Farmers Bank, Bank
of Laddonia.
Mexico-Savings Bank, North Mis-
souri, Trust Co, Southern Bank, First
National Bank
andalia-Vandalia Banking AS
sociation, Exchange Bank.
Benton City-CitiZens Bank
Martinsburg- g-Martinsburg Bank.
Molino-Molino Bank.
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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-18

Mrs. Harry Atchison of this city
addressed the Red Cross Chapter in
Centralia Wednesday of last week.
Centralia is her old home. Before
her marriage she was Miss Nadine
Bush.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-18

James Grafford, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. II. H. Grafford of Mexico, who
has been taking army training at
Camp Doniphan, has been chosen to
the place of general tailor" Jim
has had the experience, and he will
see that the soldier boys have their
clothes kept in shape.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-18
MISS sCHAFFER DEAD.

Miss Minnie Sehaffer died in Full
ton Wednesday of last week. The
burial was at Bean Creek, northeast
of Mexico, this county, MISS Schaffer
was a sister of Mrs, o. F. Hafner of
near Worcester.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-18

The next serial story to appear in
The Message will be Rex Beach's
latest story, "Rainbow's End"
Watch for the opening chapter. 1t
is an ideal story, remarkable for It's
sustained interest. 1t is the real
dope, as some might express it, You
will want to eat it up.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-18

For two years not single new
pleasure motor car has been made
in England. Luxury business has
ceased. The English are leading
strenuous lives, but they seem to be
prospering.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-18

The many friends OF Mrs. w. N.
Boatman will be sorry to hear that
she remains quite unwell. not able
handle herself. She is getting along
in years,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-18

Uncle Sam is today the quarter
master of a hungry world. He is
playing the game squarely and
counts on every American to do the
same.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-18

Mrs. B, A. Thornburgh of this city
received word lately of the death OF
her relative. Mrs. H. NJ. Tibbetts, at
Stanberry, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-18

Food control in North America to
day means chiefly getting the foot
across the Atlantic at all costs.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-18

Mr.. R. L. Basnett and Miss Grace
White, both of Vandalia, were mar
ried in Mexico last week,
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-05-24
HAYWOOD CO, men
GO TO CAMP Pike

The following Haywood county men
will be forwarded to Camp Pike on
Tuesday, May 28, 1918, leaving
Brownsville on the 1;21 p. m. train.
They have been ordered to report to
the local board on this same date at
10 o'clock in the forenoon. Their names
are as follows:
James Albert Mckee, Curve R. /.
Willis Cocker, Henning, R l.,
Charles S. Bancroft, Brownsville.
D. B. Mann, Jr, Brownsville, R 4.
D. 0. Joyner, Brownsville, R 6.
Ralph Hamil, Tunica, Miss.
Harvey B. STANDBY, Ripley, R 5
Ray J. Rheaumes, Brownsville.
Luther Currie, Brownsville
Jewell c. English, Gates, R
Arthur Lowe, Shepp.
Aubrey Newbern Daniel Gates, R /
Ernest Nicholson Smith, Gates, r 2
Alternates -
Dave Young, Vildo, R 1
Joe Henry Parro, 232 w Chester ST.
Jackson, Tenn.
Sam Mcdonald, Brownsville, R 5
Willie B. Samons, Vildo, R l
Richard Mann, Brownsville, R