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Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-29
THOMPSON ITEMS.

John Beatty is initiating a new
Overland car.
A large crowd of neighbors and
friends enjoyed a surprise birthday
dinner at the c. H. Dickey home
Sunday.
w. II. Demepsey's entertained at
Sunday dinner Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Dempsey and son of Mexico and
John Beatty and family.
Mrs. Robert Davis and Leila and
Harris Davis visited relatives in
Centralia Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Davidson
entertained at a lawn party Thurs
day night.
Rev. John S. Jesse has, been APP
pointed to preach at Hopewell
Church
Miss Elizabeth Beatty is visiting
her grandmother and attending the
Mexico Chautauqua.
Miss Ruby and orville HaisliT
have returned home after a weeks
visit with their gradmother il
Wellsville.
Columbus Ploat quietly passed
away Friday, August 23, 1918, a
10 a. m, after a prolonged illness
He had steadily grown worse sine
, the hot days began and was confin
ed to his bed until death relieved
him of all earthly pain or care. H
was ready for the call, and with al
unfaltering faith entered, doubt
less, into the spirit world we'll pre-
pared for the coming judgment
The funeral was held at Salt Rive
Church, Saturday, at p. M, afte
which the remains were inferred 4
the cemetery at that place. The en-
tire community extends deepes
sympathy to the bereaved ones.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-29
HEAR VERNON DALHART
HE'S COMING TO MEXICO

Vernon Dalhart, the popular Tyr
ic tenor, will be heard in a unique
recital at the Rialto in Mexico on
the evening of September 18th.
Mr.. Dalhart is one of the growing
body of splendid singers who boasts
of his American birth and training
Until he was sixteen Mr.. Dalhart
lived and worked on a Texas cattle
ranch. He then went to Dallas to
work in a hardware store where he
was overheard singing by a vocal
teacher. He was induced to culti-
vate the gift that Nature gave him,
and after extensive study in New
York he made his debut in ''The
Girl of the Golden West" He Gre
ated such a favorable impression
that he was engaged to sing the
leading role in the light opera Pin
afore" at the New York Hippo,
drome. There are few singers, Of
either sex, who can sing the charm
ing old Southern melodies as vel
as Mr.. Dalhart.
Admittance to the recital will b.
by card only.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-29
zuCK.RITTER WEDDING.

Mr.. Elmer Zuck of near ThOmp-
son and Miss Lena Ritter also of
Thompson, were married in Mexico
Tuesday morning at the Presbyte-
rian church, Rev. A, A. Wallace Of
ficiating They started by auto on
their honeymoon trip, The attend
ants at the marriage were Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. zuck. parents of the
groom. The bride is the accom-
plished daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Perry Ritter, whose home has Ions
been on a farm just east of Thomp
son.
Our very best wishes extended
ahis splendid young couple.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-29
ONE FUNERAL FOR
FIVE PERSONS DEAD.
An Awful Accident Near Martins
burg-Train smashes Inao Auto.


A funeral service was held at the
Mexico Methodist Church yesterday
afternoon for five persons killed at
Martinsburg Monday morning when
a Burlington train ran against their
auto. Every person in the machine
died from the injuries in less than
"a hours after the accident. The
killed were: Mrs. John Bunch,
Pleasant Bunch, Mrs. Bert Bunch,
and Howard Moulder. The latter
two were of Linn Creek, Mo-, and
were visiting at the Bunch home,
four miles southwest Of Martins
burg. Mrs. John Bunch was the
mother of Mrs. w. w. Boillot, of
Mexico.
The bodies were brought to Mex
leo and funeral services were held
at the Methodist Church yesterday
afternoon, Aug. %, 1918, conducted
by Rev. c. c. Grimes, assisted by
Rev. A A. Wallace.
The Bunch family were very
highly thought of in the Martins
burg community. Mr.. John Bunch
is prosperous farmer
1t is not clear Just how the acci-
dent happened, but 1t is thought
the auto engine went dead just as
the auto struck the track and just
as the train was approaching.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-29
NORTH MOLINO ITEMS.

near Honeywell visited his mother,
Mr.. Jim Walden and family Of
Mrs. P. R. Cauthorn, last Saturday
and Sunday.
Mrs. Maize Simmons and family
of near Honeywell visited her aunt,
Mrs. G. T. schieffer, last SATURDAY
and Sunday.
Quite a number of this vicinity by
invitation attended the fish fry on
Elk Fork last Friday. Those from
this neighborhood were DR.. ]. +.
Flynt and family, Richard Baker
and family, Ira Mayes and family,
Oscar Martin and family, Cords
Squires and Ruby Wickersham.
All were enjoying the day until
about noon when the rain cama and
caused the men quite a great deal
of trouble with their cars. All had
to come home in the mud.
Those who motored to Moberly
last Monday were Mr. and Mrs. AL
mer Mundy and daughter and moth
er, Mrs. Ada Shepherd HIr. and Mrs.
Will Dowell and son, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Rudasill antt son.
Quite a number OF the farmers
are filling their silos.
Miss Dora Cauthorn opened her
school at Bryan last Mon6av.
Lon Powell and family of Sapul
pa. Oklahoma, visited at J. d.
} Worley's part of last week
} Walter Henderson's sister is
making her farewell visit as she
expects to go to st Louis to take
up her duties as trainel nurse.
Ira Mayes and family visited rel
atives near Rush Hill Sunday
There will be no preaching at
: Mt. Zion next Saturday and Sunday,
but the protracted meeting will be-
4 gin Monday night, September 2.
Mrs. Harry worley and children
t of Keiffer, Oklahoma, ere visiting
at ]. D. WorIey's.
: Geo. Baker sold a beautiful bay
Il horse to buyers in Perry
Walter Henderson,. digging a
we'll, struck abundance of water al
80 feet.
J. Felix Martins visited at C. I
If Schiffer's Sunday.
% Robert Miller, wife and daughter
3 Katie visited at Strother Sunday.
f. Mrs. Clyde Sharp and three chill
N dren of St. Joe are visiting at hel
l. fathers, P. r. Cauthorn.
ID Rev. Nickerson filled his appoint
le ment at olivet Sunday.
n Mr.. Nichols sold oats to JON
$. Cauthorn at 60 cents per bushel.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-29

The lowering of the draft ages
viii further increase the attendance
at chnlicothe Business College as
many win prepare for preferrs1 ser
vice. Write the college about its
short, intensive courses and how
scores of its students are placed at
big advantage on entering the
army or navy.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-29
S. s. CONFERENCE.

Officers of the Audrain County
Sunday School Association will hold
a conference on the Academy Cam
pus Saturday afternoon, Aug. 81, at
four O'Clock. C. NJ. Fox, Mitchell
White, Ruth Cook, Frank Erisman
Josephine Wallace, Ellen Carter
Mrs. w. w. Bolts. E.F.Elliott and
Prof. Carleton OF Hardin will have
charge. Township officers urged t'
attend. Anyone interested VIII d
welcome. Following the conferences
will be a picnic.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-29
E. r. TAFT,
Chairman.
PAYNE DISTRICT ITEMS.

u l. DSdCty mas purchased new
Overland touring car.
H. T. Vance and r. F. Shock and
families were the Sunday guests of
T. M. Squires and family.
w. H. Berrey and wife are visit
ing his sister in Benton City
Mr.. and Mrs. Dock Bartee OF
Clark were the guests of w. T. Cleo
ton and family Saturday night
H. H. Jones and family motorei
to Mexico Sunday afternoon to visit
her sister, Mrs. Lester Eads.
j. F. Cleeton and wife entertain
ed at dinner Sunday for Mr.. and
Mrs. Dock Bartee of Clark. Those
present were w. T. Clseton, w. T..
Pulls, ]. E. Shock, and families. and
Mrs. A. L. Mayes and baby of Cen
tralia.
w. T. Pulls and w. T. Cleeton
and wives motored to Centralia Sun
day afternoon to visit their uncle.
w. D. Shock, who is dangerously i'll,
John Bundridge and family OF
near Clark were here Saturday af.
ternoon attending the funeral OF
C. H. Ploat.
James Mauk and family visited
James Barker and wife of CentraliG
Thursday.
C. H. Ploat died at the home o.
his sister, Mrs. Alvin Sellars, Fri
day, August 2S, 1918, after a Ions
illness. The funeral was held a
Salt River Saturday afternoon, at
o'clock, by Rev. F. NJ Shoush o
Mexico, after which the remains
were laid to rest in Salt River Gem
etery. Mr.. Ploat was born and rear
ed in this community and will y
greatly missed by his many friends
He was a faithful Christian and up
right citizen. His greatest desir
thru life was to do his best, no, on
" for his family but for all WIN
NEEDED sympathy and aid. He leave
host of friends and relatives t
mourn his death, but not as thos
who have no hope, for he has gon
to his Heavenly reward.
= He is resting, sweetly resting,
Safe in our Savior's love-
And is waiting there to greet Us
In that heavenly home above
II. T. Vance entertained the youn
people with a party Monday nisht'
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Dickey gave
surprise dinner Sunday in honor
their son, Archies birthday. Abo'
/ sixty guests were present
It The Misses Littrell of near Stu
:, geon were the guests of Miss Naor
n Vance Monday night,
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-29
POWELL FORD ITEMS.

Several little rains lately. Oh,
we need so much more. The
ground is so dry and hard, it takes
so much rain to do much good. The
grass has greened up quite nicely
and that will be a great help.
Several in this neighborhood. are
attending the Mexico Chautauqua
and say it is fine.
Misses Dollie Mckenzie and Julia
Hanley of Centralia were the guests
of Miss Edna McMurtry last week,
attending the teachers meeting in
Mexico and the Chautauqua.
Miss lone Fields of Frankford is
the guest of Miss Edna McMurtry
this week and will attend the Mex
leo Chautauqua.
Miss Anna McMurtry left for
Deepwater last week to commence
school work.
Miss Gladys Minor of Paris will
soon begin her school in this dis
trict. She was in Mexico attending
the teachers meeting last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM, Mason left
Sunday for Omaha, Neb., where they
will spend week with Mr.. and Mrs
Wheeler Cant.
Misses Hattie and Carrie Kennar
are spending this week at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Mason, the
guests of the children.
Milford Berry is giving his house
two coats of paint, doing the work
} himself, and is doing good job.
John Quaintance, Jr., of Lad
donia is spending a few days will
Mr.. and Mrs. Milford Berry.
J Another fine young man left TO
, the Great Lakes last week, james
, Lewis, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Georg
: Lewis, of this neighborhood.
: Mrs. F. B. Cook and son, Russell
/, of this vicinity, and Mrs. S. P. Car
r ter and Mrs. John Henderson o
J., Duly and Misses Pauline Powell an
: Anna Bledsoe of Mexico spent
n few days week before last at tn
: Great Lakes and visited the camps
s They went to see Hobard Cook an
t Sterling Carter. We are glad 4
g know the boys are well pleased an
e are looking fine.
S Miss Pauline Powell was tn
e guest last week of Mr., and Mrs. Mi
# ford Berry.
o Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Robinson an
# family spent Sunday with Mr.. an
, Mrs. Harve Robertson of Mexic'
q and Wilkerson Robertson is spen,
d ing a few days in this vicinity wit
l. his cousins.
D. Mrs. Elmer Robinson was call'
3. to the bedside of her sister first
"a last week.
II This neighborhood was stirr'
p. up quite bit Tuesday of last wee
ot All were glad that Wiley Johns
found Mrs. Hill, and she was TAX
1t care of by DR.. ]. #. Flynt of Molt
a and taken to her home in Mexico
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-29

Ralph Wayne, late of this city
has been transferred from Funston
Kansas, to Camp Pike, Arkansas
and has been made Sergeant
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-29

Landon Smith drove his auto
against a buggy driven by w. r.
Bennett, just south of Mexico, late
Sunday night. Bennett was thrown
from his buggy. but not seriously
hurt. The auto got bad use, tho.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-29
GARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank our friends for
the kindness and favors shown us
during the sickness, death and bur
ial of our. dear baby, Anna May
Mr.. and Mrs. David Crum.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-29

The Mexico Chautauqua, the Red
path Vawter System, gave the best
program this week-the best en-
tertainment of the kind ever given
in our city. The ChautauQua grows
more popular every year.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-29

Morris Jesse of the Gus steinman
shoe store is now located in Colo.
springs. Colo, He has a good posi-
tiOn with the Worries Shoe Co.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-29

Mrs. Gus steinman is improving
nicely at Amanda Hospitalshe Will
probably remain there two weeks.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-29

The big circus was here Tuesday
1t was a good show; better thar
Mexico has had for a long time.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-29
TOM DsLApoRTTs GoDMoTHER.

Interesting Letter From An Au-
drain County BOY Who Has Been
Thanked Twice BY The French
Government.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-29
cy stood watches

man, have been official -
in fact, jack of all trades. There
seems to be no limit to the things a
quartermaster may be called on to
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-29
Of
Audrain County

Come to Mexico Sat
urday, August 81, at
2 p. M, and meet with
your County Commit
tee. Important party
matters will be deter
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-07
O'NEIL ASSAILS
ROAD SYSTEM
Makes Attack Upon Main
Highway Law Which Has
Been in Force Since 1911

Highway Commissioner j. Denny
sensational attack upon the Sproul
main highway law, which was en-
acted in 1911 and TO which amend
ments have been made adding routes
O'Neil also announced the coming OF
the freeing of the to1lroads between
Harrisburg and Lancaster. In the
afternoon the Commissioner adj
visors and at night talked to the
Lancaster Automobile Club, which
has been active in prosecuting COM
plants against bad roads in Lam
caster county.
Mr.. O'Neil declared the act was an
obstacle in the path of good roads
movements and at the same time dis
closed facts about the freeing of toll
roads here that created wild enthusi-
asm among the 200 banqueters. He
said in his attack: The question hs
very frequently asked as to why
Pennsylvania does not have as COM
plete a road system as New York
and Ohio. Any one familiar with con-
ditions in Pennsylvania during the
last twenty years knows the reason
why. We have a so-called road bill
in Pennsylvania. 1t is a n,snomer.
1t should be entitled a political bill
passed by and for the politicians. In
place of helping the construction OF
good roads, it has been a great
handicap to the Highway Depart
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-07
Petitions Race About
Capitol Building

The State Capitol is having a fine
time these days watching the race of
the petitions about the big building.
People in the departments under the
Governor, with exceptions of some
departments and commissions whose
chiefs do not take kindly to the
fashionable methods of obtaining
signatures, are getting names on
O'Neil papers, while people in de-
partments not under the Governor
are signing up Sproul petitions.
In the city the Sproul people seem
to be running ahead, but the O'Neil
men are hopeful. The highway COM
missioner's declaration that he did
not approve of the rough" methods
adopted to get men to work for him,
made some men feel better, but the
reports that Elmer F.. Eshenhour,
one of the veterans of the Capitol
maintenance force, had been given
notice to quit his job on March 10,
without any reason being assigned,
made a lot of people mad. There was
q report that Eshenour had been or
dered fired" by the Governors Of
flee, but this could not be verified.
Mr.. O'Neil to-day reiterated his
declaration that he did not want
men to work for him except volun-
tarily and out of Office hours and also
remarked that he was highly pleased
with his reception at Lancaster. To-
morrow he will speak at Johnstown,
at a meeting of men of all churches,
which he says he understands is to
be quite an affair.
There was much interest to-day in
the attitude of Commissioner Ainey,
who. has just come home, but he is
a. sphinX
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-07
KNITTERS ASKED
TO MAKE SOCKS
Need For Helmets Passes
With Proximity of
Spring

I'VE don't need helmets just at
present. Tell the women to knit
socks, more socks, and still more
socks" officials of the Red Cross said
this morning. The need for vdD Jun
teer workers is great. Children and
a number of men have become quite
expert with the needles.
Merchants of the city are DEM
onstrating their patriotism in an uni
que way by contributing their pack
ing boxes to the Red Cross. Boxes
3X2x2 and from 5s to 7s of an inch
in thickness, can be used by the
chapter for packing goods to be
sent to the camps. Other boxes are
taken by the merchants to the Tech
nical High school where they are
made over by the students and con-
yerted' into the standard size pack
ing boxes. 1T was stated by Red
Cross officials that from $3.50 to
$500 will be saved by the contribu-
ton of these boxes.
A large number of afghans (con-
NalesCent robes) have been received
by the knitting department, during
the past few days. Among these are
robe from the eighth grade of the
Cameron school building, Miss Annie
c. Clayer, teacher; two from Grace
Methodist Church; a second blanket
from Miss Kennedy's school in the
Cameron building; and robe from
the keystone class of the United
Brethren Sunday school, Hun1mels-
town.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-07
America Desires No
Territorial Conquest,
France Tells Russia
By Associated Press

Vologda, Russia, Wednesday,
March 6.-In public statement to
the people of Vologda to-day on the
international situation as it affects
Russia, David r. Francis. the Amer
lean Ambassador, said:
America has no plans or desires
for territorial conquest in Russia
While the present government has
never been formally recognized by
my Government or any of the Allies
both Premier Lenine and Foreign
Minister Trotzky are aware. because
/ so advised them, that had recon-
mended to my Government that II
recognize any government the Rus
sian people might select and also
would earnestly urge that material
assistance be rendered to such gov
ernment. provided that it would con-
tinue the war against the Central
Powers"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-07

ment. Too many roads were saddled
upon the state for maintenance.
Many of them were roads of minor
Importance, but were placed in the
road bill through political influence.
The state is compelled to spend
100000 each year for the mainte-
nance of earth roads and every
spring must repeat the work of the
year before. The State Highway De-
partment has now drafted a definite
system of roads that will connect
the important centers of the state"
Commissioner O'Neil announced
and Lancaster and Williamstown toll
and Lancaster and Williamstown toll
roads had been purchased conjunc-
lively by the state and county. rep
resenting a total distance Of almost
thirty miles. BY these purchases and
the freeing of the roads in a few
days free traffic will be inaugurated
all the way from Philadelphia to
Harrisburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-07
Food Conditions Better
in Germany; Do Not
Believe u. S. in Earnest

An Atlantic Port, March 7.-Due
to better system of food distribu-
ton and more rigid control of food
supplies by means of ration cards
the past winter in Germany was
not so severe on the poor people as
was the previous winter, according
to Miss Elizabeth Mccain, an Amer
lean, who with her three sisters, ar
rived here to-day on Danish steam
ship.
1.-THE people are hoping for peace
to come soon," Miss McCann said.
THE German people know America
has joined the other nations against
them, but they seem to believe what
they have been told-that enough
American soldiers to help the allies
to any extent, will not be able to
cross the Atlantic"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-07
Methodist Conference
Favors Adjustment
of Course Of Study
BY associated Press

Atlantic City, N. J., March 7.-Tak-
ing the lead for the Methodist
Church of the nation, the New Jer-
sey' Methodist Episcopal Conference,
in eighty-second annual conference
here, to-day demanded the abolish
ment of the commission on course
of study. elimination of the teachings
it had laid down for the instruction
of new ministers and referred the
matter to the General Conference OF
the church in 1920 with che recon-
mendation that the powers now vest
ed in the commission be taken over
by the House of Bishops.
The Conference also instituted g
campaign throughout Methodism tc
arouse sentiment against the commits
sion, whose teachings were alleged
to be German propaganda" by Sec.
retary Edward A. Wells. Bishop Ed
win Hughes. of Boston. is Chairman
of the commission.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-07
Farmers Urged Not to
Kill Their Laying Hens

An important communication was
issued to-day by Howard Heinz, food
administrator of Pennsylvania, rela-
tive to the recent order regarding
the killing and selling of hens and
pullets between the dates of Febru-
ary IL and April 80. He begins with
saying, "in order that there may be
no misunderstanding, please be ad-
Vlsed that it is desired that no hens
or pullets be killed during this period
However, farmers are exempted
SO far as poultry grown by them
serves is concerned. They may sell
such poultry direct to a consumer
but not to dealers and farmers may
not buy poultry for others and sell
either to dealers or consumer Their
exemption is confined to poultry
grown by themselves"
An additional bulletin to-day an
nounced that tapioca flour may now
be regarded as a wheat -four sub
Stitution.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-07
People Are Starving'in
Denmark, Says Commission

An Atlantic Port-Richard Bjerke
and Lauritz Derenfelt special COM
missioners from Norway to the
United States on the food situation
in their country, arrived here to-
day from Christiania. They planned
to go Immediately to Washington.
In Denmark according to Peter
Oscar De Treschow, consul general
for Denmark at Chicago, also a
passenger, food conditions were
worse than any one who has not
experienced them can know"
The people actually are starving" ;"
he said, adding that he hoped to be
able to assist in arranging some plan
which would alleviate the distress.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-07
Why Stay Fat?
You Can Reduce

The answer of most fat people is
that it is too hard, too troublesome
and too dangerous to force the weight
down. However, in Marmola Prescrip-
tion Tablets, all these difficulties are
overcome, They are absolutely HARM
less. entail no dieting or exercise, and
have the added advantage of cheap
ness. A large case is sold by drug
gists at 75c Or if preferable. they
can be obtained by sending price di-
rect to the Marmola Co., S64 Wood
ward Ave. Detroit, Mich. Now that
you know this you have no excuse
for being too fat, but can reduce two,
three or four pounds a week without
fear of bad after-effectS.