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Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-31

| petitioners ask shall not exceed one
half mill on the dollar, for a period
of time not exceeding twenty years,
| and be for the issue of bonds to pro-
/ vide funds for the purchase of a site
/ and the erection thereon of a public
hospital and hospital buildings and
for the support of the same, which
| said election your petitioners ask to
be held at the usual voting places in
said County of Audrain for voting
upon county officers and that the
vote thereat be canvassed in the same
manner as the vote for the county
officers Is canvassed.
The Court, after further consid-
ering the said petition and after
having been fully advised of and con-
cerning the premises, doth find that
said petition is signed by more than
one hundred of the resident free
holders of Audrain County, and that
more than fifty of said petitioners
are not residents of the said City of
Mexico.
1t is therefore considered and or
dered by the Court that a special
election be held in Audrain County,
Missouri, at the usual voting places
in said County for voting for State
and County officers, on the
Fifth Day Of April, 1918,
and that there shall be submitted
thcreat- to the qualified electors of
said County of Audrain the question
whether there shall be levied upon
the assessed property of Audrain
County tax of one-half of one mill
on the One Dollar for the purchase of
real estate for hospital purposes and
for the construction of hospital
buildings, and for maintenance of
same; and that the Clerk of this
Court cause to be given ninety (90)
days notice of said election by publ
cation in the Mexico Missouri Mes
sage a certified copy of this Or
der of Court as and for the said no.
tice.
Now therefore in pursuance to said
above order the Court does hereby
order that on April fifth, 1918, an
election be held at the usual voting
places in Audrain County, Missouri,
for County officers, to vote on the
proposition tolevy tax of onehalf mill
on the one dllar for purchasing real
estate for hospital purposes and for
ings and for the maintenance of
same, or for either or a.! u such
purposes.
ALEX CARTER, P. ].
STATE OF MISSOURI, County of
Audrain. SIS. l, Ross B. Cau-
thorn, Clerk of the County Court in
and for said County, hereby certify
the above and foregoing to be true
copy of the proceedings of our said
County Court, on the day and year
above written, as the same appears
of record in my office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, l have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
seal of the said Court, at office in
Mexico, this the oath day of Decem-
Der, 1917.
(SEAL)
r. B. CAUTHORN,
Clerk County Court.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-31
BRITISH GOVERNMENT
HELPS PAY FOR BREAD

There has been much mIsunder-
standing about the bread program In
England. 1t is true that the English
man buys a loaf of bread for less than
an American can, but 1t is poorer
bread, and the British government is
paying $2OO,OO0,O00 n year toward the
cost of 1t.
All the grain grown in Great Brit
ain is taken over by the government
at an arbitrary price and the imported
wheat purchased on the markets at
the prevailing market price. This is
turned over to the mills by the govern
ment at price that allows the adul-
terated war bread loaf of four pounds
to sell at 1S cents, the two pound loaf
at 8 cents and the one pound loaf at O.
cents.
In France, under conditions some
what similar, but with larger ex-
traction, the four pound loaf sells for
10 cents.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-31
CORN WILL WIN
DEMOCRACY'SW WAR
Americas Greatest Cereal Crop
Is Now Moving to
Market.
MAINSTAY IN NATIONS CRISIS.
Surplus Wheat Of the United States
Has Been Sent to Famine Threat
ened Europe.

Americas great corn crop, exceed
Ing 9,O00,0O0,OOO bushels, will save the
worlds food situation, officials of the
United States food administration be.
lIeve.
Corn is the nations best food cereal,
housewives are beginning to realize.
1t contains all the elements needed to
keep the body in q state Of health and
when used according to the scores of
tried recipes, especially when COM
bined with an added portion Of oil or
fat, will sustain life indefinitely. In.
dian warriors in colonial days lived on
parched corn alone for many days at a
time, and at Valley Forge parched
corn was at times the sole ration Of
the Continental soldiers
Owing to transportation difficulties
caused by the war the corn crop moved
more slowly TO market this year than
ever before. Now, however, the cereal
is reaching the mlllers and consumers
In the meantime the nations surplus
wheat has been sent to Europe.
Today there are approximately 80
bushels Of corn for every American.
This quantity is greater by five bush
els than in former years.
Corn has become the nations main
stay in the crisis of war.
Just as this cereal saved the first
American colonists from famine on
many occasions, just as 1t served as
staple food during the War of the Rev.
olution and during the Civil War, King
Corn has again come to the front in
the nations battle with autocracy.
Corn meal is finding greatly increas-
ed use in the making of ordinary white
bread Hundreds of housewives and
many of the larger bakers are mixing
flour to make leavened bread. This
kind of a mixture is worked and baked
in the same recipes and with the same
methods that apply to straight wheat
bread.
Corn bread-using corn meal entire
ly-is gaining q greater popularity
than ever before. Housewives are
coming to realize that every pound of
wheat saved in America means pound
Of wheat released for shipment to the
nations with which America is assOci-
ated in the war
There are a score of corn products
that today possess unusual Importance
for Americans. Corn syrup for sweet
ening corn cakes and buckwheat cakes
and for use in the kitchen instead of
granulated sugar is one of the leading
products made from corn.
Corn Oil, excellent for frying and for
every other purpose filled by salad oils,
is appearing on the market In large
quantities. 1t comes from the germ Of
the corn.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-31
Notice of Special Election

Notice is hereby given that at the
November Term of the County Court
of Audrain County, Missouri, held at
Mexico, Missouri, on the twenty
fourth day of December, 1917, being
the fourth day of said Term, a petit
ltion tf r. Lee Afford and more than
one hundred others of the qualified
electors of said Audrain County pray-
Ing for special election to authorize
the levy Of an annual tax of not more
than one-half of a mill on the dollar
for the purpose of purchasing real
estate for hospital purposes and for
the construction of hospital buildings
ard for the maintenance of same, or
for either or all of such purposes
was taken up and considered and thu
following proceedings were had,
to-wit:
Order calling a special election
TO authorize the levying OF a tax of
not more than one-half of a mill on
the dollar for the purpose of pur-
chasing real estate and for the. con-
struction of hospital buildings and
the maintenance of the same, or for
either or all of such purposes.
IN THE MATTER OF A PETI-
TlON OF RESIDENT FREEHOLD
ERS FOR ESTABLISHING OF HOS
UTTAL IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.
NV at this day, December "a,
1917, the petition of r. Lee Afford
and others for the establishment of
q hospital in the City of Mexico, in
Audrain County, Missouri, coming on
for further consideration, the Court
finds that on the 3rd day of Decem-
Der, 1917, there was filed in the Of
fco of the Clerk of this Court a pc
tition of r. Lee Afford and more
than one hundred other resident free
holders of said County, the text of
which ptetiion is as follows:
Petition For Hospital.
70 the Honorable County Court of
Audrain County, Missouri
We, the undersigned one hundred
and more petitioners, state that we,
each and all are resident free-holders
Of Audrain County, Missouri, and
that fifty Of the signers of this pc
titiDn are not residents of the City
OF Mexico in said County, in which
said City it is proposed to locate q
public hospital hereinafter mention
cd, ask and petition said Honorable
court that an annual tax may be lev
led for the establishment and main
tenance of a public hospital in the
said City OF Mexico in said Audrain
County; and we specify in this, our
petition, the sum of $4,000 as the
maximum amount of money propos-
od to be expended in purchasing or
building said Hospital.
We further petition and ask that
said Honorable Court submit the
question to the qualified voters of
Audrain County at a special election
to be by said Court called for that
purposes first, giving ninety days
notice OF said election in one or more
published in Audrain
County, including in said notice the
text Of this petition and stating in
aid notice the amount of taxes to
be levied upon the assessed property
OF Audrain County, which taxes your
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-31
NEED BIC HERDS
Europe's Meat Supply Must Come
From America.
Warning Nations Have Depleted Live
Stock at Enormous Rate, Even
Killing Dairy Cattle For Food.

American stock breeders are being
asked to conserve their flocks and
herds in order TO meet Europe's tre-
mendous demands for meats during
the war and probably for many years
afterward.
The United States food admins
tration reports that American stock
raisers have shown a disposition to
cooperate with the government in in
creasing the nations supply Of live
stock.
Germany today is probably better
supplied with live stock than any 9TH
er European nation. When the Ger
man armies made their big advance
into France and then retreated vir-
tunlly all the cattle In the invaded
territory - approximately 100000
head-were driven behind the German
lines.
But in England-where $4,000
acres Of pasture lands have been turn
ed into grain f1elds-the cattle herds
are decreasing rapidly. One Of the
reasons apparently is the declining.
maximum price scale adopted by the
English as follows: For September,
S17.76 per 100 pounds; October, S172S
November and December, $16OS; Jan
larry, $14.4O. The effect of these prices
was to drive beef animals on the mar
ket as soon as possible.
In France the number of cattle as
well as the quality have shown an
enormous decline during the war
Where France had 14,S07, 900 head of
cattle in 1919 she now has only 12,-
341,900, a decrease of 1919 per cent,
And France is today producing only
one gallon of milk compared to two
and one-half gallons before the war.
Denmark and Holland have been
forced to sacrifice dairy herds for beef
because Of the lack of necessary feed.
Close study Of the European meat
situation has convinced the Food Ad-
minlstratlon that the future problem
Of America lies largely in the produc-
ton Of meat producing animals and
dairy products rather than in the pro-
duction Of cereals for export when
the war will have ceased.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-31
-IN-GERMANY LIES
CIRCULATED In CANADA

Canada is also having trouble with
Made-in-Germany lies calculated to
hinder Canadian food conservation ac-
cordlng to an official statement re-
ceived from the Canadian food con-
troller by the United States food ad-
mlnistration.
The stories bothering Canada are
Of the same general character as those
the United States food administra-
tor recently denounced in this coun-
try, such as the ridiculous salt and
blueing famine fakes and the report
that the government would seize
housewives stocks of home canned
goods.
The Canadian food controller esti-
mates that when the people listen to
and pass on such stories, each one
has the power Of destruction that lies
in battalion OF soldiers.
"Stories without even a vestige Of
foundation have been scattered broad
cast" said the Canadian statement.
"Nor have they come to life casually.
They have started simultaneously In
different parts Of the country and In
each instance have been calculated to
arouse public indignation.
"They are insidlous, subtle, persist
ent. Bit by bit they disslpate public
trust, the great essential In the work
of food control.
"It lies with every individual to for
bear from criticism; to refrain from
passing on the vagrant and harmful
story, and thus the more effectively
to cooperate In work which is going
to mean more than the majority Of
people yet realize"
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-31
MAKING MEATLEss
DAYS PERMANENT.

In the meatless menu there is fer
tile field for developing new and nour-
ishing dishes, according to q. ii. Niles,
writing In the Hotel Gazette, who be-
lleves that the present shortage OF
meat and fats win not end with the
coming Of peace, but may grow more
acute and continue for Ave or six
years, thus making 1t worth while to
develop menus of grain, vegetables
and fish on more or less permanent
basis. Meat can be replaced by cereals
and other protein foods, or may be
served in very small portions as fla
voring for other food. In making up
meatless menus this author finds our
American Creole and southern cuisine
q broad field for investigation.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-31
Notice of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given to all cred
itors and others interested in the es-
tate of ]. w. Settle, deceased, that
tho undersigned, executor of said es-
late, intends to make final settle
ment thereof at the next term of the
Probate Court, in the County OF Au-
drain, State of Missouri, to be hol-
don at the Court House, in the City
OF Mexico, In said county, on the
second Monday in February, 1918.
WOODFORD F SETTLE,
Executor.
First publication, Jan IT, 1918.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-31
THE UNITED STATES FOOD
ADMINISTRATION SAYS

There lie no royal road to food
conservation. We can only ae-
compllsh thls by the voluntary
action Of our whole people, each
element In proportion to Its means.
II ls matter Of equality Of bur-
den; a matter Of minute saving
and substitution at every point In
the 100000 kitchens, on the TO-
600 900 dinner tables, and In the
100000 manufacturing, whole
sale and retail establishments Of
the country.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-31
Notice of Sale under Deed of Trust.

~ ~--~N-~A
Whereas w. H. Upham and Ida M.
Upham, his wife, by their certain
deed of trust, dated February 2,
1915, duly acknowledged and re-
corded in the trust deed records with
in and for the county of Audrain
a'Sl State of Missouri, in trust deed
record book Al at page 319, convey
ed to the undersigned trustee the
following described real estate ly-
ing and being situate in the City Of
Mexico, in the County of Audrain
and State of Missouri, to-wit:
A part of the Northeast one-fourth
OF the Northwest quarter of Section
26, Township 81, Range 9 West,
bounded and described as follows,
to-wit: Begin at an iron pin 100
feet north of the intersection of the
north line of Love Street with the
East line of Wade. Street; run 164
feet north to concrete stone; thence
East $50 feet to a rock; thence
south 164 feet; thence west
$50 feet to the point of
beginning, being otherwise known
as the north part of Lot Sew
en- Cd in said survey, No. 45 in the
City of Mexico, Missouri
Which said conveyance was made
in trust to secure the payment of one
certain negotiable promissory note,
together with interest thereon and in
said deed of trust fully described,
and,
Whereas, the legal owner and hol-
der of said promissory note for a val
uable consideration on June End,
1916, did release from the lien of
said deed of trust the north half OF
the land conveyed by said deed of
trust, but did not release in any way
the south half of said land, and
Whereas, said promissory note so
secured by said deed of trust is past
due and remains unpaid. Now, there
fore, the undersigned trustee in said
deed of trust named, at the request
Of the holder of said promissory
note, will on
SATURDAY, the 23rd Day OF Feb
ruaFy, 1913,
between the hours of O'clock a. m,
and o'clock p. nj, OF that day pro-
ceed to sell the south half of the real
estate above described and conveyed
by said deed Of trust, to-wit;.
part of the northeast fourth of
the northwest quarter OF Section &c,
Township 81, Range 9 West, bound
ed and described as follows: Begin
at an iron pin 12O feet north of the
intersection of the north line of Love
Street with the east line Of Wade
Street run SO feet noFthi themes
East $50 feet; thence South So feet,
thence West $50 feet to the point Of
beginning, being part Of Lot Seven
~, 10 City Survey No 4B in the
City of Mexico, Missouri, at public
yendue to the highest bidder, pt thc
east front door of the Court House in
Mexico. Missouri, FOR CASH, to pay
said debt, interest and the costs and
expenses of executing this trust.
e. r. LOCKE, Trustee.
First publication January 81, 1918
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-31
Do You Own
Your Home?

If not, why don't you? Change
this condition right away--begin
yOrkiing Tor yourself! In the terri
cory along Burlington Iincs i'm the
West there are countless oppOrtuni-
ties for the homcbuilder an the inves-
tor.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-31
Notice of FInnI settlement.

Notice of Final Settlement.
Notice is hereby given to all cred
itors and others interested in the es-
tate Of Elias p. Burns, deceased, that
the undersigned, executor of said es-
tate, Intends to make final settle
ment therof at the next term of the
Probate Court, in the County of Au-
drain, State of Missouri, to be hol
den at the Court House, in the CITY
of Mexico, in said county, on the sec
ond Monday in February, 1918.
NJ, b. PAIGE,
Executor
First/publlcatiop, jan II, 1918.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-31
Wanted

Scrap iron, scrap auto
tires, strap rubber
boots and sl.aeS, scrap
rags, hides, feathers,
furS and pelts at the
highest cash prices.
SAM MO RRTS
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-31

furnish your homes or rooms COM
Mnchines on easy payments. Gan
Furniture, Stoves and Rugs, Sewing
SAM NORRIS.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-31

STSHE Texas Wonder cures kidney and
bladder troubles, dissolves gravel. cures
diabetes, weak and lame backs, rheuma-
tism and all Irregularities ofthe kidneys and
bladder in both men and women. If not sold
by your druggist. will l,e sent by mail on re-
ceipt of 81. One small bottle is two months
treatment and seldom fails TO perfect n cure.
Send for testimonials from this and other
st. Louis. Mo. Sold by druggists.-A
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-31
ADMINISTRATORS SALE
r. B. CAUTHORN,
Clerk County Court.
OF REAL ESTATE.

OF REAL ESTATE.
By virtue of an order of the Pro-
bate Court of Audrain County, Mis-
souri,, made at it's November Term,
1916, and renewed December 26th,
1917, directing the Administrators
with the will annexed of the es-
tate of Charles Vail, deceased, to
sell the whole or so much of. the
real estate belonging to said Charles
Vail, at the time of his death, as
would be necessary to pay the debts
due and owing by said estate and
legacies, 1 will, on
MONDAY, The nth Day OF
FEBRUARY, 1913,
at the East front door of the Court
House In Mexico, Audrain County,
Missouri, and during the session OF
said Probate Court, sell at public
auction, to the highest bidder, for
cash, the following described real
estate, situate in Audrain County,
State of Missouri, to-wit: The
East Thirty-five (S5) acres in
width of all that part of the South
east fourth of the Northeast Quar-
ter of Section Eight, (S) Township
Fifty (b0), Range Seyea(D, West,
except Thirty (S0l feet off of the
south side thereof, the intention
being to convey 95 acres of land
off of the east side of said Quarter
Section, after strip Thirty feet
In width is taken off of the south
side thereof, or so much thereof
as may be necessary to pay debts
due and owing by said estate and
the costs and expenses of Admin
istration.
JOHN w, HOWELL,
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-31

have moved my shop TO the
West side of DIR. McIntyrc's Barn.
Good stalls in which to hitch free.
Come up. 1t.
JOE PRATT.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-31

FOR SALE:-Ncw and Cp-tC-
date Furniture, Stoves and Rugs.
SEWING MACHINES on easy pay
ments. Can furnish your home
or rooms complete.
Buy Now And Pay Later.
SAM MORRIS.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-31

Western Nebraska and Northeast
Colorado excel in dairying, live stock
and grain raising. Nonresident own
crs ha vemany well-lOcated farms
($25 TO $50 per acre, with terms of
payment easy), which they are una
bic to develop. Any industrious
farmer can become wclI-tO-do on one
of htem in remarkably short time.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-31

S. b. HOWARD immigration
Agent, Room 114A, Q Building,
Omaha, Nebraska.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-01-18
(adv-jan)
vhe2 Ectt il gOuI cen. ~, wiz.
65uS2oX ESCuL rg.T = NEEDY
TRAINS ARRIVE FROM

FROM
Frankfort
M
TRAINS DEPART
Frankfort,
Frankfort,
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-01-18
AMERICAN ARMY NOW ONE OF
WORLDS GREATEST

The American army which is to be
sent into the battle to make the
world safe for democracy is rapidly
being formed. In the nine months
since the United States declared that
a state of war existed with Ger
many, the army has risen from 212,-
oS4 officers and men to 1,538,506
officers and men. This statement has
been made by Secretary of War
Baker, who declared that no other
army in the history of the world had
ever been raised, equipped or train
ed so quickly. The Secretary added
that Substantial" force of Ameri-
cans already was in France and fit
for active service, and that full
equipment is on hand for every MAJ
who will be sent to Europe during
1918.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-01-18
"CASCARETSp FOR a
COLD, BAD BREATH
OR SICK HEADACHE
Best For Liver and Bowels, for Bill,
iousness, Sour Stomach and
Constipation.

Get a 10-cent box now.
Furred Tongue, Bad Colds, Indi-
gestion, Sallow Skin and Miserable
Headaches come from torpid liver
and clogged bowels, which cause
your stomach to become filled with
undigested food, which sours and
ferments like garbage in a swill bar
rel. That's the first step to untold
DISQUALIFICATION, foul gases, bad
breath, yellow skin, mental fears,
everything that is horrible and nau-
seating. A Cascaret tonight will
give your constipated bowels a thor
ough cleansing and straighten you
out by morning. They work while
you s1eep-a 10-cent box from your
druggist will keep you feeling good
for months. Millions of men and
women take Cascaret now and
then to keep their stomach, liver and
bowels regulated, and never know d
miserable moment. Don't forget
the children--their little insides
need a good, gentle cleansing, too.
(adg).
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-01-18
IA "a N
SHORTAGE OF SHIP CRAFTSMEN

There are not enough ship drafts
men in the United States to do the
drafting work needed to carry out
naval and merchant ship-building
programs. Our country is engaged
in the execution of the greatest
\warship construction plan in his
tory, comprising tS7 vessels, includ-
ing all types from superdread-
naughts to submarine 'chasers. Ma
val appropriations aggregatins
nearly two billions of dollars have
been made since August, 1915.
Coincident with the demand for
increased naval work there is an
equally urgent call for an increase
of merchant ship construction. 1t is
betraying no secret to say that in
both branches there is shortage of
technical men available for the
work.
The United States Civil Service
Commission is endeavoring to re-
lieve the dearth of ship craftsmen
by recommending to the heads OF
colleges and technical schools that
senior students in engineering
courses be given intense training in
naval architecture during the COM
ing spring, with view to making
them available for employment as
ship craftsmen in June. The Com
mission is also receiving applica-
tions from qualified architectural,
mechanical, and structural steel
craftsmen, and is certifying them
for employment in the Navy Depart
ment and in navy yards on ship
| work.
Local boards of civil service ex-
aminers at the postofices in all Of
the larger cities are furnishing de-
tailed information and application
room for a written examination, but
are rated upon their education,
training and experience.