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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-04-11
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Red Cross Egg Day-$25.5 SO

Saturday was Red Cross egg
day and the sum of $3.50 was
realized, the eggs and cash being
left at the Mirror office, W. B.
Fullington was on hand to re.
ceive and sell the eggs.
Those contributing eggs were:
ME Stephens, ME-. German, j.
NJ. Livingston, Mrs. Joe Lee
Dennis, G, V. Ashworth. Mrs. &C.
Hensley, r. A. Cole, W. B. Hitch
cock, W. O. Williams, Mrs. VIM.
Brand, Mrs. F. L. Peacock, Miss
Ada Peacock, Mrs. 0. p. Wilcox,
Mrs. Sarah Rippee, Mrs. Paul
Williams, Mrs. Mary E. Williams,
Mrs M. Ross, Mrs. J. N, Craig,
P. w. Newton, each 1 dozen; Judge
S. w, Hopper, Is eggs; r P. Will
liams, 2 dozen. The Mansfield
Produce Co.. and Steve Yates
paid more than the market price
for the eggs.
Those contributing cash:
$1-W. M. Divan's.
75c-M Mansfield Mirror.
65c-Mesdames J. B. Freeman
and Fred Carnall.
60c-Charles Schlicher.
55c-Mrs. II. j. Slate.
5Oc-W, Dugan, Mrs. D. w.
Hoover, Mrs J. W. Miller, 7. j.
Strong,
3Oc-Mrs. J. M. Thirkield, w.
T. Fuge, Miss Emma Ruediger,
John A. ensley. WI Fullington
G.B Spence, Mrs. ]. D. Newton.
26c-Mrs. Kinda Brazeal, Miss
Pauline Paul, Mrs. M. E. West,
Mrs. Steve Yates, DR.. W M Ham
ilton, Mrs. w. M. Hamilton, Mrs.
M. A. Freeman. r. A. Alcorn, j.
K. p. Coday, Mrs. J.K. T. Coday,
Miss Maude Goday, VIM. Tarbut
ton, Mrs. w. G. Reynolds, Miss
Matte Schlicher, Mrs. o. S. Co.
day, Mrs. VIII Brake, Mrs. id.
Reynolds, Miss Maude Reynolds
25c-J.W. James, Mrs. N. j.
Craig, Mrs. r. M. Rogers. Ben
Otto, Mrs. Al. Wilder, Paul Will
liams, Mrs. Autice Newton, Mrs.
Neva Baker, Mrs. J.W. Brentlin.
ger, jill. Ayers, Mrs. Allen Can
aday, J, W. Miller, H. G. Stout,
J. w. Edwards, Mrs. J.C. Carter,
Miss Queen Chapman, Mrs. Cora
Matney, Mrs. H.G Headrick, G.
NJ Hensley; Miss Bertha Miller,
Miss Pearl Newton, Miss Gussie
Barnes, ]. M. Moutray, Mrs. T.B.
Ritzinger, Mrs. Mary j. Rippee,
Miss Sarah Gaskill, Miss Anne
Gaskill.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-04-11
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Salisburyfor~R Representative

Pleasant Valley township this
week offers a candidate for re-
preventative for the considera'
ton of the Republican voters at
the primary Alex Salisbury,
farmer, stockman, auctioneer,.
booster. If you have been read.
ing the papers you have heard
of Salisbury-and who hasn't?
Whenever good roads, the Red
Cross, liberty bonds or any other
good thing needed some one to
deliver speeches in advocacy
thereof, Salisbury, the farmer
orator, was always ready. like
Cincinnatus of old we
believe that was his name-to
drop his plow handles and ans
wer the call. He came to this
state about 10 years ago spend
ing about four years in Hickory
before moving to Wright county.
He spent three years in Hedding
College, Abingdon, ILL.,, and pos.
sesses a fine education gained
both from the school of books
and the school of experience. He
is in the race and has received
strong encouragement from his
friends in various parts of the
county.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-04-11
Tersely Told Town Tale.

Tersely Told Town Tale'
Munsey at Mirror news stand
Right is the word-at LaJoel's
adv.
II. L. Plummer of Ava was
here Saturday.
Found Key. Owner call al
this office.-adv.
Railroad Magazine-Mirrol
news stand.-ad.
j. E. Greenwood of Macomt
was here Monday.
DR.. BE, Latimer of Hartville
was here Monday.
Col. L o. Nieder was in Sian
non county this week.
Second hand furniture of all
kinds at Floyd's. adv.
Clothing of all kinds at Fioyd's
C. A. r. building.
Postmaster E. B. Letter OF
Bryant was here Monday.
Joe Keith has gone to Arkan'
sas after his Chevrolet car.
+ Logan R. Newton is building
a new residence on his farm.
Gus Brazeal has sold his team
of horses to A. E. Tarbutton.
Recorder Alvah Richardson o!
Hartville was here Saturday.
Refreshments were served al
the o Els. meeting Friday night
All Story and Argosy on Mir
ror news stand every week. adv
Tyra Newton and sons and w.
A. Black were in Norwood Tues
day.
Miss WEIGH of Springfield
spent Sunday at the F. L. Beach
home.
Miss Lois Beach was home
from Mountain Grove for the
week end.
D. w. Hoover has added a con.
crete porch to the front of his
residence.
For Sale-55 gallons of fine
sorghum at 75c per gallon. J.W
Floyd. adv.
Mrs. Geo. B. Freeman and'son
have been visiting relatives al
Wichita, Kans.
Highway Engineer W. r. Wood
of Hartville was here this week
on road business.
j. H. Robinett of Mountain
Grove visited 0. L. Robinett's
during the week.
just received, the new fashion
plates for that new Spring Suit,
at labels. adv.
Mrs. ]. E. Craig and son have
returned from a visit with rela
lives in Kansas City.
New shipments of shoes and
dry goods just received by CIV
Freeman & Son. adv.
W. A Newton of Hartville, Re.
publican candidate for represen.
tative, was here Friday.
individual" bath service and
shine parlor. Hats cleaned and
blocked LaJoel's adv.
Frank Smalle.y is rebuilding
on his property where his for
mer residence was burned.
Go to J. D. Reynolds and buy
your Shoes he has the Bes,
Styles for the money.-adv.
Rev. j. w. Needham of Noun
tain Grove was here Monday
He preached at Ava Sunday.
Leave your laundry with La
Joel Tailoring Co., they ship to
the Springfield Laundry.-adv
Rev. e.. w. Holmes filled his
regular appointment at Hartville
Sunday, lectu. ing in the even
ing.
Olive Blankenship arrived
March 26 at the home of o. G
Blankenship and wife at Conrad,
Iowa.
Mrs. G. S. Burney of Noun
tain Grove attended the W. @ T
u. meeting here Tuesday after
noon.
Mrs. W. s, Whit and baby OF
Nickerson, Kans have been Wis
iting her mother, Mrs. Isaac
Strong.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-04-11
Forest Home

AICef SO hOnS u tllue We " II
fine rain and we sure needed it
for some of the farmers had to
stop blowing, it was 80 dry.
D, W. Stark is going to leave
Monday for the golden west to
work, we all wish him luck.
Mr.. Dixon's have moved back
to their farm south of OakForest
Holly Holt left Saturday night
to work in Springfield for an oil
company.
School is out at OakForest this
coming Thursday. There will be
a pie supper on the same night
for the Red Cross; everyone come
Mr.. Dixon is building a new
home on his 80 acres this spring
Scott Mil)sap has been sick
for the past two weeks but is
some better.
There has been some more
mining south of here but don't
know results.
The mines south Norwood are
going right on down and looking
better all the time; they are go.
ing TO put a bigger pump in to
handle the water.
Good old sunshine makes the
grass grow.
o.. Wilson, Harry Millsap and
wife were Norwood callers Sat.
urday.
J. Mark Mink helped on Mr..
Dixon's new house Tuesday; the
neighbors are all helping with
the work.
Had a big frost Monday night;
the ground was frozen; we are
having March weather.
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Wright County Enthusiastic
In speaking of the Liberty
Loan organization meeting at St.
Louis the Star said:
The delegation from Wright
county was particularly enthusi
ostic. N. j. Craig of Mansfield,
director of the speakers bureau
for the county, said that the PEG
pie of rural Missouri had real
lied at last that this war was a
business for all the people if it is
to be concluded soon ia. Chase,
district chairman of the district
that includes Wright county, and
r. N. Funston, comfy chairman,
said the same.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-04-11
Richardson for Recorder,

In this issue of the Mansfield
Mirror the attention of its read.
ers will be called to the announc-
ement of Alvah F. Richardson as
a candidate for reelection to
the Office of Recorder of Deeds,
subject to the decision of the
Republican voters at the Pri-
mary August G, 1918. Mr.. Rich
ardson needs but little introduce.
ton to the voters of Wright coun.
ty as he is the present incumbent
of the office to which he seeks re
election. He has ably discharg.
ed the duties of his Office which
is greatly appreciated by all who
have had occasion to transact
business in his office. 1t is his
policy to treat the poor and rich
alike, be courteous and friendly
toward all, and be at his post
of duty when parties from dis
tant parts of the county wish
to have legal documents record
ed or desire information. Mr.
Richardson is now in the prime
of life and is able to be more
efficient because he is acquaint
ed with the many responsible
duties of the office and will be
just as attentive to the wishes of
the people as under the present
term. He assures you that he
shall greatly appreciate the votes
of all who shall desire to cast
them for him and he would be
glad to meet you personally and
will endeavor to do so, though
the duties of the office will re-
quire 50 much of his attention.
We believe you will make no mis-
take by casting your vote for him
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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-04-11
From Hartville Democrat

Vula Hensley aged ten died at
the home of her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. L.. w. Hensley in this city
Wednesday afternoon.
Bruce Scarborough from near
Talmage spent Tuesday and
Wednesday in Mansfield and in
this city attending to business a.
fairs. He recently had the mis-.
fortune of running a tine of a
pitchfork through his left foot
and is being threatened with
blood poison.
DR.. l.. T. Vannoy of Norwood
and Perlie Newton of Odin had
on exciting ride with a runaway
team last Tuesday. The team
started near the top of the Box
hill west of town and remained
manageable until they had
reached the G. I. Ellis farm one
mile south of here. The buggy
was nearly demolished but the
occupants were unframed.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-04-11
Commercial Club Notice

An important meeting of the
Commercial Club of the City of
Mansfield, will be held at the 1.
O.O.F. hall next Monday evening
at 8 o'clock. Business of impor'
lance is to be transacted and new
members are to be voted on; a
full attendance is desired-Hor-
ace B. Paul, Secretary.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-04-11
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School Board Organization

The school board met last
week and organized. Geo. B. Free.
man and ST. Smith are the new.
ly elected members succeeding
James Coday and j. W. Brent.
linger, both of whom had declin
ed reelection. The board now
consists of D. s. Cantrell, presi.
dent and treasurer; j. w. Bra
zeal, vice president; Geo. B.
Freeman. clerk; N. j. Craig, E
A, Crippen and s. L. Smith. The
board meets again Friday
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-04-11
Ralph Archer for Collector

The announcement of j. R.
Archer, of Mountain Grove town.
ship, as a candidate for the Office
of Collector of Wright County,
will be found in this issue of the
Mirror. Ralph Archer needs no
introduction to many of our
readers. He is an active Repub.
iican, an energetic business man
and a good citizen. He has SER
we'd as chairman of the County
Committee for Wright County
and as township committeeman
and is known for his loyalty to
Republican principles and Re.
candidates. He has
many friends in this part of
Wright county, who will give
him loyal support.
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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-09-27
Buy Liberty Bonds.

Mrs. Glenn Munson was a week
end visitor with friends in Porter.
Just think what Pershing would say
lif Paw Paw went over the top the
first day.
Miss Olive Donovan of Lawrence
was the guest of Miss Annie Clarson
for the week end.
DR.. and Mrs. w. F. Hoyt will leave
the first of next week for Boston and
other eastern points. They will be
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ward
Bartram in Boston a part of the time.
There is to be a Food Conservation
booth at the Hartford Fair, in charge
of three of the teachers Of Domestic
Science, Miss Helene Perrin of Hart
ford, Miss McLachlan of South Ha-
ven, and Miss Mason of Bangor. Mrs.
Monroe, the chairman of the Food
Conservation of the county, will be
present. There will be literature to
give to those who wish it. These
ladies would be glad to see every one
who is interested, to call at the booth
and talk over the work, and would
like particularly to see every teacher
who visits the Fair. We would like
to have the work widened out to in
clude everyone in the county.
Come and help US!
Mrs. G. j. Monroe
Van Buren, County.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-09-27
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

"To make the world safe" is the
subject for next Sunday morning ser
mon. Service begins promptly at
11:O0 A. NJ. There will be special
music for this patriotic service.
Sunday School -------- 1000 A. M.
Christian Endeavor $500 6:30 l.. M.
A special patriotic meeting will be
held on Sunday evening at 1880 when
an address will be given by l.. w.
Harrington of Grand Rapids.
Remember the Three Volunteer
Days to buy your Liberty Bonds.
Saturday, Sunday and Monday, Sept.
%, 90, and 80.
Mid-week service Thursday 1880 p. M.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-09-27
METHODIST CHURCH

Church School -------- 1000 A. M.
Lesson Topic "What it means to be a
Christian" 1 John 3:1-24.
Divine Worship - Hoo A. NJ.
Sermon subject "Satan's Compromis-
es."
Epworth League -------- 600 p. NJ.
Topic, "The Saloon Power and how to
Overthrow it."
Liberty Loan Mass meeting at 1880
p. M. l.. w. Harrington of Grand
Rapids will speak. The Mems League
will sing.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-09-27
Local News

A. b. Chase of Covert was in Paw
Paw on Monday.
Mrs. Anna Ellis left Saturday for
Kalamazoo where she is nursing.
Mrs. w. F. Hoyt and Mrs. A. o.
Duncombe were visitors in Kalama
zoo Monday.
Mrs. Mary Welch is staying with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Harrison during
grape harvest.
Miss Nellie Martin of Lawrence
was the guest of Paw Paw friends
last Monday.
Judge David Anderson and family
spent Friday of last week in Camp
Custer, the guests of Chaplain c. II.
Heaton.
"For Your Boy and Ny Boy" the
official Liberty Loan Song" will be
sung in the local churches this next
Sunday morning.
A. w. Cummings has gone to Deer
field, Michigan where he will be a
guest for several weeks at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Fitch.
A. A. Pike received word from his
son Delphia on Thursday of this week
that he had arrived overseas safely.
He is in the Machine gun battalion.
Great Liberty Loan War meeting
in the Methodist church Sunday eve
ming. The speaker will be l.. w.
Harrington of Grand Rapids. Good
singing.
Mr. and Mrs. Con Alderman and
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Alderman of
Elgin, Illinois are spending a week
at the home of their cousins, Mr.. and
Mrs. f. w. Schuneman.
Advertised Letters Edward Hen
nessey, Mrs. S. Sanders, Mrs. Flor
ence Manning, Oscar S. MCGOWAN,
Miss A. Mcmillan, care of Mr.. Gibbs;
Miss Emma Merriman, Tom Powers.
1t Is reported that Dwight Watson,
formerly of Paw Paw and recently
Local Manager of the Michigan Tele
phone company of Kalamazoo, will
return to Van Buren, county as gener-
al manager of the Van Buren, county
telephone company.
We have recently purchased fine
line of Ladies Tailored Hats in Fall
and Winter styles. They will be on
display Saturday of this week. Come
in and look them over. We can please
you and the prices are reasonable
consistent with quality.
Sanger & Gardner, Popular Hat Shop.
Miss Emma Woodman left last
Thursday for Albuquerque, New Mex
leo where she will have charge of the
departments of Penmanship and Draw
ing in the schools of that city. 1t
will be real Homecoming to Miss
Woodman, who taught in the schools
of that city prior to going to Eureka,
California where she taught the past
! five years.
John Felter died at his home on
Sunday evening last at the age Of
seventy years. Mr.. Felter has been a
resident Of Paw Paw for number
of years and his death came very sud
den, as he had been in his usual good
health. The funeral was held on
Wednesday. Obituary will be pub
! lished next week.
A call for help was received by the
Paw Paw fire department from Mat
tawan on Thursday noon, and immed-
lately the engine and the hose cart
were dispatched to that village.
When they arrived considerable dam
age had been done and several of the
stores, including the Goodrich Hard
ware store were burned to the ground.
A number of autos went Immediately
to the scene and Paw Paw done all
that was in her power to assist them.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-09-27
BAPTIST CHURCH

Regular services will be held at the
Baptist church.
Sunday school -------- 1000 A. M.
Preaching services - HOO A. M.
Rev. Lemon of Gobleville church
will preach.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-10
LLOYD GEORGE APPEALS
FOR SUPREME EFFORT
Wilson; Wants British Draft Law Ex-
tended to Include Irish.

Lloyd George echoed the message Of
President Wilson's Baltimore speech
in his address on the reopeninE OF
Parliament yesterday As both
speeches are read here the message Is
Garry on
The measures which Lloyd George
laid before Parliament-extension of
the military age from Is to 80 and Irish
conscription-are accepted here as
strikingiy portraying the critical needs
of the battle situation as they are
viewed in England.
May Last Several Years.
His declaration that the fight will
continue for seven or eight months is
considered to refer to the operations in
Picardy and to the wider developments
OF that battle now becoming evident.
II is not believed here that the Prime
Minister means that the war will be
decided within that time. Rather the
opinion Is that he believes within seven
or eight months the German battering
ram will be splintered and the wisely
conserved allied forces, built up, by
me speeding American troops, win
The Washington herald., 1918-04-10

then be in position to start the de.
livery of the coup de grace with which
Gen. Foch hopes to smash the whole
German machine.
The Prime Minister'S decision to
call England and Irelands last men
Is thus not believed to mean that
these raw recruits will be poured in
to meet any immediate deficiency OF
the forces in France. 1t Is considered
to be merely the wise and statesman
like preparation Of plans for the
future.
II England has already contributed
100000 men to the army and navy,
experts point out that it will be quite
necessary to call on all those born
after a certain date in the spring
Of 1885," as Lioyd-George says. This
will mean that every able-bodied cit
izen Of Great Britain, not vitality
needed for munitions or farm work
Will hsve-to don the khaki
The extension Of the conscription TO
ireland win add several hundred
thousand men to the forces. ireland
CONTINUED. ON PAep nauR
The Washington herald., 1918-04-10
MANY TOWNS
EXCEED
ON new LOAN
Indications Are That Three
Billion Mark Will Be
Passed Quickly.
DISTRICT DOES WELL
.Theaters> and Churches
Give Aid in Local
T. Drive.
DISTRICT DOES WELL

Third Liberty Loan quotas tonight,
after three business days campaign,
vent into the discard. The Treasury
Department was swamped with re-
portsfhhat Stexe5. cities. states and
Federal Reserve districts are simply
ignoring their quotas and going out
for new high records. Indications
are now that 5000. OOO. 900, the mini
mum mark set by Secretary McAdoo
will not begin to measure the Loan,
This prediction was based on con-
fidential reports received at the
Treasury department, but not an
nounced for publication. Secretary
McAdoo's lid was still keeping the
total subscriptions under cover to,
night. but unofficial estimates wert
possible II was known, for example
that-St. Louis had set out to double
her quota. Advices from Baltimore
were to the effect that more bond:
had been sold there in two days thar
in the first two weeks OF the SeconC
Liberty Loan campaign Many othel
reports were just as optimistic.
Unofficial estimates Of the first da,
put $500. 100000 yesterday. were boosted
to $3.50, 900, 900, due partly to the en-
thUsiastic reports from The r1iddl
west, and partly to estimates from
New York. In the first two loans
New York City subscribed, roughly
one-third of the totals. Treasury off
cials. in a hurry to set an estimate
lave fallen into the habit of multiply
ing New York's report by three, anC
using the result as an estimate fo
the nation New York renortad an
proximately $50, 00O. 900 last night, as al
addition to s1O6, 900 previously re
ported.
Secretary McAdoo has not an
nounced how much more than 5000,
100000 in bonds will be allotted. FL,
has authority to allot the total ever
subscription, but it is believed he viii
follow the same policy he pursued il
the first two loans, when he allotte,
only portion of the oversubscriptions
This being the case, advice given b,
Treasury officials last week is beinl
reiterated: Shop early!
The Washington herald., 1918-04-10
Earthquake Shakes
Washington

An earthquake shook Washington and vicinity last night
The shock of moderate intensity and estimated
that the of the disturbance less than miles
from Washington Lynehbug Richmond and other cities
in Virginia. in which State the shock most severely felt
reported they had felt the quake.
First reports that explosion had caused the record
ing of the variations of the needle of the sesmograph
Georgetown University which detected the earthquake These
reports dscountenaneed the university and the identity
of the disturbance definitely established
The disturbance lasted for three minutes and eighteen
onds from sa:3o last night The needle of the
serng instrument showed variation Of about three mill
meters.
Harrisonburg Va April oTwo distinct earthquake shocks
felt here between and o'clock tonight Houses in all
of shaken and glass number of windows
broken The first shock 8oo and continued for
about The second shock felt few minutes later
Staunton Va, April e-Saunon and surrounding country
violently shaken by earth shocks tonight The
damage slight, consisting chiefly of broken window
glass Both shocks felt between and $3.50 o'clock prob
ably minutes intervening between the quakes.