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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-01-02
THIS AND THAT
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UNCLE JOHN

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VOW!
"My Tuesdays are meatless
My Wednesdays are wheatless,
I'm getting more eatless each day.
My house it is heatless,
My bed it is sheetless,
They're all sent to the Y. NJ. C. A.
The bar rooms are treatless,
My coffee is sweetless,
Each day I get poorer and wiser.
! My stockings are feetless,
My trousers are seatless,
My God, but l do hate the kaiser"
Borrowed.
A Chicago man says the longer you
kiss the same woman the less thrill
you get. Amt he right!
f.
CrOzier admits that months must
elapse ere all American weapons will
reach our army. Oh Lord! How long,
how long.
n HuHlUcE SCclI " Iulllh JndL LHc
near lynching pulled off in Audubon
county last week resembles near beer
NOT near enough.
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Clothing stores are showing imita-
ton army suits. Why pay money for
an imitation when Uncle Sam will give
you the real thing?
hn seS &x,,o
years old. Though old in years, yet it
is strong and lusty and wears the
marks of many years we'll spent.
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AlCharlotte, Mich, woman is asking
for divorce because her husband
made himself the laughing stock of
his home town. When he married
her? %'.
Dear reader. have you noticed the
amount of profanity that is getting in.
to our newspapers since the war?
Writers who used dashes before the
war now spell out the horrid words
Yes, war is hell
A. friend wants to know why movie
shows aren't eliminated along with
the saloons. One Of the reasons is be.
cause the man who attends the show
very seldom whips his family after
seeing the show. Some feel like
whipping the ticket seller, however.
1t is not always lack Of sympathy
for our country which prompts some
to refuse to give the price of men,
bership to the Red Cross. Sometimes
it is only a lack of sympathy with any
thing wherein contribution was in.
vOlved. In other words, such q tight.
ness. .5 .'a@
Jefferson citizens have offered as
an excuse for seldom taking a bath,
the fact that those who bathed in the
city water were in, danger of growing
moss on their backs. This objection
was removed when the city water, was
purified with the new chlorinator and
now they take bath every two
weeks. "a
A number OF Jefferson men pulled
off big drive Christmas week. Over
sixty rabbits and squirrels were check.
ed In, which included eight mammoth
jack rabbits at the end of a perfect
hunting day. The game was distribut-
ed among the poor for Christmas din
ners. This was certainly an exempli.
fication of the true Christmas spirit.
AS we get deeper into the war the
thing that happened in Audubon coun.
ty will not create the excitement it did
last week. We are opposed to mob
law, but there must be no provocatiOn
for such. We might as well let the
fact filter through our minds that all
our enemies look alike: 1t matters not
il they reside at home or abroad We
are in this war to win. and win it we
will. If it is necessary to hang al
brother or two. Get behind the man
who is behind the kaiser and when you
get there, kick him so hard the kaiser
will feel it. If that be offensive to
you, make the most of it,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-01-02

Governor Harding never had the
least intention of being a candidate
for United States senator next June
against Senator Kenyon says the
Hampton Chronicle. Some of the
arch enemies of the governor would
have the people think otherwise. Al
ways take any accusations against
the governor by this crowd with q
grain OF salt"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-01-02
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r. Kruse went to Sioux City Thurs.
day to consult doctor.
Mrs. Nell Mahnke went to Castana
to spend several days with her sister,
Mrs. f. Stephenson.
The Ed Probasco sale was post.
poned until January I'd on account OF
the bad weather
Miss Cora Patterson is in Kenwood
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-01-02
BAPTIST CHURCH NorEs.

A week of prayer will be observed,
beginning with a cottage prayer meet.
ing at the NJ. f. Jones home Wednes-
day evening Thursday night the
prayer meeting will be covenant
meeting and annual meeting at the
church. Friday night the meeting
will be held at the H. A. Norman home
and Saturday night at the parsonage
with Rev. and Mrs. Hamilton.
Dr. Bailey, of Des Moines, who is
connected with the Union college at
that place, will preach the Sunday
morning sermon. The evening ser.
vices will be union services of all the
churches at the Baptist church.
The annual social meeting of the
Baptist church was held in the gym
nasium at noon New Years day. Near
ly two hundred people were seated at
tables and sumptuous dinner was
served from noon until 2 o'clock. A
fine program was prepared, but could
not be completely carried out on ac-
count of the length Of same. There
were a number of excellent musical
selections renderd by the Glee club
and other features which were greatly
enjoyed. The guests were entertain
ed throughout the Serving of the din
ner with a Victrola. During the pro.
gram Mrs. NJ. Z. Jones presented the
church with a beautiful service flag
bearing twenty-three stars, represent
ing the twenty.three boys from the
Baptist church in the service of their
country. Rev. and Mrs. c. f. Hamil-
ton presented every member present
with a neat booklet as New Years
gift. containing the photos Of the
church, and of Rev. and Mrs. Hamil-
ton, and also the names of every, men,
Der of the Baptist church. These gifts
were greatly appreciated and will long
be held as valuable souvenirs Of this
delightful occasion.
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.
obtaining Citizenship in the King
dom of God" will be the subject OF the
pastors sermon next Sunday at 1890
a. m.
Prayer meeting this "wednesday
evening at 1880 o'clock.
All other services at the usual hour.
Union services in the evening at the
BAPTIST church. Rev. Hamilton will
preach the sermon.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-01-02

The Perry Chief notes with salts
faction that In the story of inefficiency
brought to light by the various probes
there has been no hint of corruption.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-01-02

III men won't lend their money to
the government, they should be made
to give it." the Spencer News-Herald
concludes.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-01-02

Members of the Breuderschaft, to-
|gether with their families and few
invited friends enjoyed dancing par
ty at the hall in North Denison New
Years eve.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-01-02

spending several days with her sister.
Mrs. F.. Carl.
We learn that vaudeville show
will visit our town on January 4th and
5th They will be at the KenwoOd
hall Prices Is and Is cents. -
Mr.. and Mrs. G. KilliOn spent Sun.
day with Mr.. and Mrs. r. Carl. i
Miss Fay Franklin came hack Sun
day from her Christmas vacation, to
teach school again.
1t would be an appropriate thing for
a number of red tape army officials to
resign on account of ill health. III
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-27
Missouri Mules Quit
Hun ArmyIn Disgust

Washington, D. c., June a.
Even the Boche can't convert an ar
my mule He's from Missouri, nat
urally, even If he's in tho German
Army, and naturally he's pro-Ally.
The British military missions here
relate proof of 1t.
A team of mules brought right in
to the British lines a whole wagon
full of mail intended for a German
battalion. 1t contained reams OF
valuable military information.
The mules were part OF a trans
port which the ever-watchful British
gunners spotted on the road in Flan-
ders. And when they spot a trans
port they spray it with high explosive
shells.
But the mule team was lucky. The
mules kicked their driver on the
seat and started away from there.
They never stopped until they land
ed inside the British lines. The Brit
ishers now refuse to let an American
"mule skinner within bull whips
| length of their pets.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-27
Junior Red Cross

The Executive Board of the Mex
leo Chapter has informed me that
Refugee patterns and material for
cutting and sewing can now be OBJ
tained from the Mexico Chapter
thru the local Branches or Auxilia-
ries. All orders should be handed in
by the summer work supervisors to
their respective local parent organ
ization.
This Refugee work will be financ-
ed by Mexico, but l would advise
that each School Auxiliary finance
themselves as far as their member
ship fees go.
Shot bags are needed in great
numbers, but make them in the pro-
portion of two of the large size to
one of the small size. Following are
the directions for making: Take any
firm quality of unbleached muslin
and cut two sizes, 4x7 inches for the
small bags and 5xs for the large
bags. Fold opposite narrow edges
together and stitch around Gu
edges, leaving one inch opening mex
to fold; turn inside out and tie 81
in a package.
Samples will be sent by me upol
request. Further advice will gladl,
be given, very promptly, to al
schools working either organized o
unorganized. To those who are no
in the work / would earnestly insis
that all bear in mind the importanc
of rallying to our country's aid.
MARY HoFRIEHTER,
Co. Treas. Junior Red Cross.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-27
Hoover Gets Letter
From Centralia Man
"Doing His Derndest To Produce The
Greatest Food Crops Ever Grown
In This State''-Patriotic Neigh
Tor Stone.
CFrom The Missouri Ruralist.)

(From The Missouri Ruralist.)
Thousands of letters go to the
Food Administration every day, let
ters of commentator, letters of
complaint, letters from enthusiasts
and letters from cranks. But doubt
less there's a deadly sameness about
these letters that gets on Herbert's
nerves. The little things of life after
all are the ones that bulk big and
when Herbert Hoover received a let
ter the other day from Henry Stone
of Centralia, Mo-, he sat right down
and read it while the clerks were
sorting out the thousand odd other
letters that came in the daily grist.
Dear Mr.. Hoover" wrote Mr..
Stone, II thought perhaps you might
like to hear something from Mis-
souri,. Business with us is good;
hens are doing their bit and farmers
are not going to sell them as long as
they are shelling out the eggs as
they are now Some of our dear
farmers were complaining of the en-
barge on hens and were anxious to
sell. Now that they could dispose Of
them they have not sold hen and
are willing to acknowledge that
someone did them a good turn in
preventing the sale of hens.
Farming conditions never were
better. Oats and wheat are looking
we'll and corn is nearly all in the
ground.
"Our family ara all we'll and grow
ing nicely, even if they get nothing
more that corn bread. We are all
learning lot of things that VIC nev'
er would have thought of unless
| they had been forced on us by the
war"
Simple little letter, isn't it? Yor
or 1 could write one about as goct
4 IL we would take tRe time. But i
I shows how whoIe-heartediy farm
folks are behind the big men Wit
are giving their best to lead us t
victory. N eighbor Stone did a I'M
thing when he wrote to Herbert Hoo
yer. He had no idea that the Public
ity Division of the Food Admins
tration would publish his letter a
an example of the kind of encour
agement that inspires us to create
effort. Yes, the Missouri farmer
back of Herbert Hoover and Neigh
Dor Stone might have added he
doing his derdest to produce tn
, greatest food crops ever grown
this State"
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-27
Freddie Gibson Home

Freddie Gibson, of the neighbor-
hood north of Centralia, is home
from Portsmouth, N. H., where he
had been held as a Federal prison
er on the charge of army desertioh'
He has an honorable discharge.
Freddie was not cut out for a
soldier-around where there are big
guns. 1t got on his nerves ana
wrecked his system. He is back
home now and is going to help Uncle
Sam win the war along other lines
Of endeavor. See him go to 1t; ne
Is honorable and high-minded.
He owes no little to his staunch
friend, S. ]. Bovine. Jr., who sacr''
ticed much to help him out OF his ia'e
great trouble.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-27
SPEAKER CLARK'S son
TELLS OF LIFE IN FRANCE.

Speaker Champ Clark, his family
and friends in Washington City
were made very happy last week by
receiving two letters from Lieut..
Bennett G. Clark, of the 140th U. S.
Infantry, son of the Speaker, now in
France.
Clark began one of his letters by
saying: This is as beautiful Sun
day morning as 1 ever saw. 1t has
been sunny, fair and warm almost
ever since we got here. We all feel
fine and get along all right in every
way. We can't understand anything
the people say and they can't under
stand us, but we are getting along
with them as fine as you please
When we disembarked and marched
thru the streets I was as proud as
'pig with two tails marching at the
head of the battalion, which is all
we had with us at the time"
Clark says the climate of France
has been very much slandered; thal
it is fine climate. Further alont
in his letter he said the caountrI
around there would remind one o.
the Calumet hills at home only thu
soil is not nearly so good;"but the!
are wonderful gardeners, and ] haV'
seen some of the finest clover here
ever saw anywhere" he added
| In another place Clark added: "
am in command of one of our ba'
tallions which is several miles fron
regimental headquarters. We actu
ally know less about what is goin
| on at the front than you do at home
! You read the news in the papers
and the papers here just have brie
bulletins. They are the dinkiest IL
tie sheets you ever saw In your hi'
am as we'll as l ever was In m
life; feeling fine and have lots TO a.
DR.. Jim Biggs got here day betoi
yesterday and is now with my pa
tallion. He is we'll and was deiigh
ed to get here. One of Jim Jenning
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-27

II you can keep your cash while
all about you
Are giving theirs and giving
freely, too.
If you respect yourself when all
men doubt you
And you know they are right in
doubling you;
II YOU can waste and not be
shamed by wasting,
8 Can hoard instead of taking just
your share
& While children "over there" are
hunger tasting,
And yet look good, and make
lengthy prayer;
$ If you can dodge the income tax
collector,
3 Yet deal in oil, or make pile
= by graft;
II you can swear you are the
sole protector
OF a seIf-suppOrting vile, when
called in draft;
II you can loaf when harvest
fields are calling
To lend a hand and geta healthy
tan,
Nor care on whom the heavy
burdens falling,
Yet call yourself "a good Amer
ican;
If you can see our boys face
= death and terrors
= Nor feel that thrill of pride
% which true souls must,
= But camOufiage your sins with
others errors
= And leave Old Glory trailing in
the dust;
= II you can swell your profits
every minute
= While the "Other fellow" stands
behind the gun,
Then He'll be yours and every
thing that's in it,
= And-what's mOre-yOullmake
a first-class Hun.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-27
L. Roy Ferns Is
To Write A Book
His Tommie TomIxins Stories In The
Message Are To Win Him Fame
And, We Hope, Fortune.

Macarthur, Ohio, June 81, 1918.
Dear Mr.. Beal:
1 have a little something to tell
you, but before / do I want you to
promise me you won't think have
been tramping thru the woods peep
ing into every birds nest and exam
lining every wild flower. This, howev-
er, is just what 1 would like to do,
bit instead 1 have been driving a
mule hitched to a little coal car at
the mine.
Well, you remeber you told me the
Little Tommie Tomkins Stories
wrote for you would do to put in a
book. Mitchell White used to tell
me the same. 1 never could tell
whether you were joking or not, but
some kind friend sent one Of them
from there and the result is ! re-
ceived a contract to write book on
Woodcraft from a publishing house
to be used as supplementary read
er.
Now one thing is certain, II Broth
er Rabbit in these stories should
cause any boy to linger near the
shady woods after the school bell
rings it will be your fault, for yo'
encouraged me in it and 1 sf
blame it upon yourself and 0
| friends at home. lenA
We are working very hard or a
coal business. The coal sho1 Tran
a serious thing. Miners ar
and advise everyone tcr
winters supply at onc@kns
out here are ar
supr noI,v orsords roIIa1
TO :. 1" " iamilles -hnalment For
to g.. So 'r ouESept.
was full of water and for a few day
1 thought we would freeze. II the
shortage of miners continues it will
mean something
This is strictly mining eommu-
nifty. 1t is almost a joke trying to
farm these hills. But, my, you
should see the dandy apples raised
here in season, and not a single Ben
Davis tree in the orchard. Roman
Beauties, Jonathans, Maiden Blush
Huntsman's Favorite, and those
Rhode Island Greens we used to buy
at school with marbles when we
were boys. 1 asked one man why he
did not raise Ben Davis apples and
he replied that when he wanted
, cork he would buy cork. don't
know what he meant
My family is with me for while
but we cannot give up dear old Mex
ico,, Mo, So you will see US at home
from time to time.
With best regards,
L. ROY FERRIS.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-27

boys who is camped a few miles
from my battalion, heard some way
that 1 was here and walked down TO
see me and brought me copies OF
the Pike county, Mo-, papers, with
which 1 was very much deligted."
On the way to France Clark was
detailed to conduct an officers train
ing school on board ship. The 140th
U. s. Infantry, of which Clark is
lieutenant colonel, is composed or
the Third and Sixth Missouri troops.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-27
BOY PLACES TIES ON
RAILROAD TRACKS.
Wanted To Get Back Home From
Mexico To His Mother In st. Louis
Passenger Train Has Narrow
Escape.

Anthony Wormansky OF st. Louis
about IA years old, came to Mexico
last week, and, without friends ana
soon without money, he became
homesick and wanted to get back
home to his mamma.
Thursday evening he started down
the Wabash on foot toward Benton
City and when about two miles east
of Mexico conceived the idea OF put
ting some ties on the track thinking
to stop the next passenger tram
which should come along, which ne
knew would be No. IL, when ne
might get a chance to hop 1t ana
ride.
Bob Lochridge happened along
and discovered his first effort ana
scared him off. But he went further
on and put ON another bunch OF ties
He then crawled into the grass ana
attempted to hide, A freight tram
came from the west directly and the
crew saw the ties in time and got
on and removed them. They also
snied wormansky in his hiding ana
commanded him to come and ride
with them to Martinsburg' Where
thew turned him over to the county
officers. ,-..o
when he was lodged in the Mexico
Jal he moaned and cried for MS
mother.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-27
MIR. RuCKNER DEAD.

Andrew d. Buckner, So years DID,
brother of Mrs. A. S. Houston and
Mrs. C. r. Gibbs OF Mexico, died
suddenly last week at his home IN
Paris, Mo. He was prominent
banker of that town.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-27
Little Ely Webb
Revising City Laws
Nick Smiths Daylight SAVING
Audrain's Great Wheat Crop
Mr.. And Mrs. John w. Stotler.


Laddonia, Mo-, June 24.-H. G.. |
Sipple, w. F. Shields, E. c. Kennen |
ct al are engaged in revising the city |
ordinances. The ordinances are 60
ing on near as old as the Missouri
Constitution, and II is thought they
need little fixing.
Miss Bessie Sipple has a clerkship
with DeLaporte. Miss Bessie is one
of our finest young women.
S. P. Fisher is the champion pota-
to raiser. Many gardens will be fail
ures, practically. But Mr.. Fisher can
show you the goods. His sample tu-
bers at the Farmers Bank are i'm
mense in size and are beauties to
look upon.
Ask Carr Hatton If he isn't ready
for somebody to ship him another
package of sugar addressed to Lad
donia, Mo-, and no other claimant.
Theodore Nodler has the finest
field of corn. If you can beat him,
show US.
The electric light plant went on
the bum last week. Nobody to see
to the engine. But all's we'll now.
John Beal had 13 gallons of cher
ries from seven trees. The cherry
crop was good this year.
D. M. Price was in town Thurs
day buying some eats, just what lit
tie Herbert Hoover would let him
have. D. M. is strictly temperate in
all things" and consequently does
not look any older than he did 40
years ago.
Nick Smith believes in daylight
saving" He doesn't have to have his
clock set up an hour as tip when it
is time for him to retire. He tumbles
in before sundown. Says he always
did like early to bed and early to
rise.
Here is hoping the farmers may
be able to save eN ssss,iif.1ap TITS
county beat the record this year
away yonder-in her production oi
the pure stuff required to make good
white biscuits.
We kowtow, our congratulations
and very best wishes to Mr.. John W.
> stotler, who is, and DR.. Mary Faires,
who was, who were married last
; week. They hied of to Louisiana
and stood before Rev. E. G. Campbell
who, in a few impressive words
pronounced them man and wife
John Stotler is a fine fellow, he is
. one of our rural route mail carriers
and he has won one of the bes
, girls this county ever produced
even if she did for a time live ava!
: out West. Again, our best wishes
extended them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henegar's littl'
= daughter gave an entertainment t
I 65 of her little girl and boy friends
K Thursday afternoon. The youngster
had free access to five gallon can
e ice cream. My, what joyful time,
Come to Laddonia on the Fourth
Our patriotism should ooze create
han ever this year. National air
e will be sung, the Declaration OF In
dependence will be read and Old Gle
ry, will wave "o'er the land OF tn
r free and the home of the brave.
,e Let's come up to Independence Da
,e this year with the love of countr
H. in our hearts and thoughts and pra!
n ers for our boys lover there"
Ely Webb, five years old, son
a Mr.. and Mrs. T. L, Webb, hVin
liz north of here. was kicked in the ta'
I'd by a horse Thursday afternoon al
,k awfuny hurt. The parents hurrie
lie the child to the Mexico Hospital II
es attention, but the little fellow Ole
he soon after reaching the hospital II
parens have the sympathy OF u
ph community in their trouble.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-27

Denny Hollingsworth, son Of Mr.
and Mrs. w. H. Hollingsworth OF
this county, is down at Columbus
New Mexico, with detachment OF
U. S. soldiers helping guard the Mex
ican border. The Germans have been
spreading propaganda down there
among the Mexicans making believe
Young Hollingsworth thinks, that
the Americans are going to attack
them soon. The Mexicans are SAID
to be digging trenches ready for the
attack.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-27
ERoM MRS. NIAYEs.

Mrs. N. ]. Mayes at Diamond
Mo-, in renewing for The Message
says:
"The weather here is very warm
We are needing rain. Wheat ana
oats are looking fine, and harvest
has begun. Corn is not promising SO
we'll"
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-27
pnnRY RoY INJURED.

News came to Mexico few days
ago that Sergeant Moss Gill, son OF
Judge May Gill. of Perry, had been
seriously wounded while in action
with the United States Marines IN
France.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-27
soLD FIFTEEN BINDERs.

pete Erdel, Jr,. at Rush Hill sofa
15 harvesters and delivered the ma
chimes last week, 1t was his whole
supply. There is very large wheat
acreage around Rush Hill.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-27
SOLD $1,000 w. S. S.

At a meeting at Naylor SCOOP
uouse last week the people bousht
500 worth of War Savings Stamps
and pledged for $500 worth more.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-27

o. d. Putnam and George Clark
and son, Frank, of near Laddonia'
we're pleasant callers at Message
headquarters recently.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-27
The Soldier Boys

Cecil Weidler, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. B. Weidler, southwest of Mexico,
is in army service in France. The
Message hopes to publish letter
from him soon.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-27

Miss Ada Young of Molino honor
ed The Message with pleasant
business call Saturday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-27

Mrs. c. M. skelly, northeast of
Mexico, Sets letters regularly from
her son, VIM. skelly. who is in war
service in France. Mr.. Skeily has
charge of food supply division of
the army.