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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-25
MISS sNIDOW MARRIED.

Miss Ethel Snidow of Tulsa, Okla.
where she has been one of the prom
inent teachers of the city. who has
been spending her summer vaca-
lions at her old home in Mexico.
was married in Karsas City Monday
to Mr. j. G. Holland of Mexico.
Mrs Holland IS ;le daughter of
Mrs. Clara d SnidoN of Mexico. She
is d graduate Of william Woods Col
iege at Fulton and is . highly edu-
Gated and most interca ting woman.
Mr.. Holland is very favorably known
here and is interested in the oil bus
mess in Colorado. Mr.. and Mr. -Iol-
land will likely locate in &C. ado.
All Audrain friends wish them long
life and happiness.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-25
100000 DELINQUENT
ASSESSMENTS PLACED
On CITY TAX BOOKS

Over 100000 in personal property,
including money, notes, and bonds,
not turned in to the assessor, has
been placed in the tax books of Mex
leo by the County Board of EQualiza-
ton. The Board has waged thor
ough campaign to check up all de-
linquents, and many persons have
been forced to report notes and
bonds which have not come into the
notice of the assessor in previous
years.
"All Of this assessment has been
satisfactorily adjusted by the pcr-
sons giving it in" Judge Alex Car
ter said Monday. mo man objects
to the full valuation provided that
the rates are lowered"
The old assessment will apply in
all cases except where the money
must BE- literally dug up by the
Board" declared Judge Carter. ON
such cases, we will impose double or
three timcr the regular assessment"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-25
STATE BOARD OF
EQUALIZATION I'M
PERILS SCHOOLS

Attorney General Franz ". Meal
lester, Secretary of state John L.
Sullivan, and State Treasurer George
H. Middel ,omp, members of the S'ale
Board ~ Equalization Saturday,
struck down the assessments to the
old fractional basis. School men ana
educators over Missouri declare that
hundreds of Missouri rural schools
will be forced to close down Us Il re-
suit of the action of the Board. The
action viii necessitate another school
! election in Mexico.
The extra levy was passed here
this month with the understanding
that the Board of Equalization would
double the assessment. The Boards
decision leaves the assessment prac-
tically unchanged, and the present
levy is inadequate for the Mexico
schools cooperate for more than two
or three months out of the year
Members OF the Board of Education
here said said that new election
will be Imperative
J. D. Elf of Missouri Univers-
ity has pointed out that the teacher
shortage t. so great due to low wag-
es that many rural schools must
close their doors next year.
He said that the low wages paid to
teachers IS not the fault of the school
patrons and school districts, but of
the State H. refusing to raise valua-
tions so that the restricted tax levies
fixed by the construction would pro
duce enough money.
MANY of the experienced teNche"'
of Missouri already have quit their
work of teaching to accept govern
mental or business positions whicF
are more than double what they re
Iceive from teaching, he said.
BY striking down the valuations t.
the old fractional basis of from 90 t.
e 40 per cent, McAllester, MiddelcamD
and Sullivan made it impossible TO
% weak rurol districts even when vot
J. ing the maximum levy. to get enough
s. money to pay school te7chnr mo"
st than $50 a month or 81 day.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-25
SANTA FE LETTER.

There seems to be quite a conta-
gious disease passing among our diff
ferent correspondents; week before
last 50 many items failed to reach
the office in time and last week quite
number more.
1t has been raining since Monday
Of last week, still the water disap-
rears and the River shows nc
signs of it. 1t came as a blessing to
all. The wheat and grass were both
ct stand-still, and stock water was
quite an item.
Born, to MIR. and Mrs. o. T. How
ard, April 5th, daughter.
Philander Stuart sold Pony Nc
Donald three black calves for S11O.
Mr.. McGill sold SOW for $40 and
bought one of Horace Bybee for
$50.
Glen Majors sold Mrs. Buck Tan
ner a mare for $50.
The Perry milliner will be in
Santa Fe Thursday at the postoffice
till Saturday.
Are you watching the crows q?
They are the worst we have seen in
years, taking eggs and young chick
ems from the hen house.
The Rebekas are going to give al
entertainment to everyone Thursda!
night, April rs, after Lodge. Com,
and enjoy yourself. Admission, on,
egg for each person.
Bella Hughes has a new Ford car
Miss Nola Hanna and Virgins
Hughes came home from Rush Hill
the school having closed.
The school closed Friday. TIL
teachers had planned apicnic for tina
day, but the rain spoiled 1t.
, Park Rogers has GO acres of cor
planted.
Mrs. Treadway has been quit
, sick at Ed. Hendricks, but is mo-
' on the improve.
Mrs. Bud Fisher is visiting he
mother, Mrs. Tine Crump.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-25
HAS PASSED HENCE.

The remains of Mrs. Marie Fletch-
er Bell were brought to Louisiana,
Mo, from Los Angeles, Cali, and
laid to rest in Riverview Cemetery,
April IS, 1918, at 5 p m The serv-
ices were held at the grave by the
Rev. f. V. Campbell of the First
Methodist Episcopal Church, in the
presence of the company of relatives
and friends.
Mrs. Bell was the daughter of p.
r. and Margaret Fletcher, and
granddaughter of VIM. and Eliza
King, She died April IL in Cali
fornia. Her sister, Mrs. John Beal
of Mexico, Mo, and her only son,
Philip Fletcher Bell, were at her
bedside. She was 81 years of age,
having Joined the Baptist Church in
Louisiana in her teens She was al
ways a woman of strong sympathies
md charitable consideration for
| others. She was married to j. w.
Bell in st, Louis in 1903. OF this
union was born one son, Philip
Fletcher Bell who is ten years of
age. She leaves one sister, Mrs.
John Beal, of Mexico, Mo; two
brothers, Frank F. Fletcher, of In
dependence, Kansas, and VIM. w.
Fletcher, Of Corpus Christi, Texas.
Mrs. Ell had lived in Los Angeles
six years, and her last illness dated
from December, 1917. The out-of
| town relatives present at the funeral
We're Mr.. and Mrs. John Beal of
Mexico, Frank F. Fletcher of indie
| pendence, Kansas; a niece, Mrs. Fred
c. Zaugg, of Colorado Springs, Mr..
and Mrs. John Bass and two daugh-
tiers, Hazel and Dorothy, of Hanni-
bal, and Mrs. Bells son, Philip
Fletcher Bell
The pallbearers were Jesse, John
and Will Bass, Dan King, cousins
of Mrs. Bell, and Andy Bass and F.
f. Fletcher.
May those OF us left behind sc
live that we may in glory meet those
gone before. May it be true of us a:
so beautifully expressed by the poet;
"Say not She died!' There is NJ
death! When she went forth,
Her spirit brave and strong its out
| worn case
OF prisoning clay broke grandly, anC
| rose
On wings of joy, unto that lift
wherein
No pain or grief or night can eve
come.
1t was her birthday in happie
world"
Louisiana, Mo-, April %, 1918.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-25
RUSH HILL ITEMS.

Have you bot a Liberty Bond?
Ray Lower traded his Ford for a
"Chummy" Overland.
Pete Larity sold his farm north OF
Rush Hill to Hermon Schrader at
$50 per acre.
Rush Hill closed a very success
full term of school Friday. They
have employed Miss Anna Miller for
Room One and Miss Nola Hanna for
Room Two again.
Mrs. Geo. Lieners of Tuscola, H..
has been here to attend the funeral
of her sister, Mrs Chester Stuart.
H. F. Holterman has a new Over
land
John Hagan and Homer Carr each
took men to Slick, Mo-, Tuesday to
look at a farmers elevator down
there. They are going to build one
at Rush Hill.
Misses Cornelia and Kathryn Mil
Ter left Thursday for St. Louis to
visit relatives.
Miss Grace Melahn of Rush Hill
AID Mr.. Orville Staples of Colorado
surprised their many friends here
Saturday by getting married. The
community Joins in wishing them
much happiness.
Uncle" Zimmerman lost a good
cow last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-25
WENT OVER THE TOP.

N. Hickersn was a caller at The
Message office Monday. He lives in
the Ecker district just east Of
Martinburg. Mr.. Hickerson helped
make the drive for the sale of Third
Liberty Bonds. The district went
over the top, reaching near $4,000,
and is going higher yet. Three men
in the district subscribed $1,000
each and three Germans each bot
$500 bond. They are agin the kaiser
down that way
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-25
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

North Missouri Trust Company.
........... HldlnIlH
VS..
Mexico Land and Investment Com
pany DSlSuudlI
Civil Action in Attachment.
State of Missouri to the above nam
ed Defendant, Greeting:-
On February 25th, 1918, the
plaintiM by it's attorney, R. D. Rodg-
ers. filed with the undersigned
Clerk OF the Circuit Court, petition
and fafdavit in attachment stating
among other things that the above
named defendant conceals itself so
that the ordinary process of law
cannot be served upon it and alb
seconded and absented itself from its
usual place of abode in this State
so that the ordinary process of law
cannot be served upon it in the
manner prescribed in Chapter FL Re
yised Statutes of this State for the
wear 1909. 1t is thereupon ordered
! nv the Clerk aforesaid in vacation
that publication be made notifying
the said defendant that an action has
/ been commenced against it, the said
! defendant, by petition and affidavit
| n attachment in the Circuit Court
! o. Audrain County, Missouri, found
I'd on a promssory note for the sum
of 100000 payable to the order OF
Laura e. Evans, and that said Laura
r.. Evans while the owner and hold
err of said note and before the ma
turity thereof, for value endorsed and
delivered said note to this plaintiff
who ever since, and now is the own
ar of said note, and on January 18TH
1917, a credit was made on saio
note which reduces the amount u
s661.OO with compound interest a.
seven per cent. and that its proper
~ has been attached and its debt
ors sarnished and that unless 1t, tn
said defendant, be and appear at th'
next term of said Court to be holder
AT the Court House at Mexico, Mis-
souri. within the County of Audrall
on the 3rd day of June, 1918 and OF
ar before the LIST day thereof a
which time and place said defendan
;s required and commanded to D
and appear and to plead, answer 0
demur to plaintiffs said petition
otherwise the allegation contained i
sai,7 petitfon will be taken and con
, sidered as confessed and judgmen
, will be taken aud rendered agalns
defendant, and its property sold t
, satisfy the same,
II is further ordered that a cop
: hereof be published in the Mexie
Missouri Message, newspaper put
= Iished in said County of Audratn 10
:, four weeks excessively, the last II
I q, sertion to be at least fifteen day
! ~, re the commencement of the sal
Jrna. 1918, term Of Court.
) WITNESS my hand and seal
| said Court. ~.
/ ! IA (SBALi Done at ofhee m Mex
leo, Missouri, this April 24th, 1918.
7 - r. ELLIOTT, Clerk Of the Al
drain County Cifeuit Court
/, A true copy from the record.
j Attest: e. r. Elliott, Clerk.
r. D. Rodgers, Attorney for Plail
d CFirst publication April 80. 1913
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-25
WHY YOU INVEST IN BONDS
IL Is Easier Than to Pay Tribute 10
the Kaiser and His War
Machine.

1t took you long time to wake UP
10 the war, bin, now that the ruthless
German war machine is batte.Tlns az
tho gates of Paris and threatenA US "a
limo of communication from Ene 'aau
to France, you are beginning 70
realize that America also is menaceS''
Failure to support the government,
witch means failure to back the army
In France, would bring disaster ana
shame tIpon every American citizen.
Invest in Liberty Bonds and receive
the int rest on your money and maj
return OF the principal OF you wv
pay tribute to the kaiser and get noun
ing in return.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-25
HURT IN A FALL.

j. w. Coakley, south of Rush Hill,
suffered hard fall Sunday morning
1t was feared at first his hip was
broken, but his trouble is all bruised
and strained muscles. He is lying
fiat on his back-not able to be up,
but it is hoped he may be able to be
around soon. Mr., Coakley is past his
three score and ten.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-25
DIR. BLANKS CALLED.

Dr. c. l.. Blanks of Mexico has
been accepted for a commission in
the army. He passed the physical
examination and all the tests and
expects the call to service now most
any time.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-25
Read our Laddonia letter.
CHAMP CHIMES.

No corn planted yet.
Wheat looks fine.
We had a good rain Saturday, the
best in eight months.
A. ]. Tribble took his son, Roy, to
St. Louis Saturday where had an OPP
Grafton performed on one of his ears.
lie was getting along we'll when last
heard from.
A large crowd attended the Nc
Cowan sale and things sold well
One span of mules brot $525. one
cow $3.50. Hens brot SIG a doz.
en-; one old hen and IA little chick
ems brot $500.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-25
AGED BROTHEs.

g. A. Pulls of near Centralia with
his aged brothers, G. w. Pulls and
j. J Pulls, the first SO and the other
70, called on The Message Tuesday.
The brothers are from Knox county,
whore each mas a nice farm. Howev-
cr. they make their home most OF
the time in Audrain, nearer their rel
etiyes. They are good men, of the
old honest type.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-25

The County Board of Equalization
has found over 100000 delinquent
assessments in this county-money,
notes and bonds not turned in to
the Assessor. You better all come
across, fellows. Your sin will find
you out, and besides your assess
ment may be doubled.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-25
MEXICO MISSOURI MESSAGE.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.


The Message is authorized to an
nounce the following as candidates
for County Office, subject to the
Democratic Primary, August, 1913.
For Prosecuting Attorney
r ID. RODGERS.
For Collector
Il. j. SirIS.
JOE ID. BEATTY.
OMER JEFFERSON.
THOMAc, u. NOEL.
l.. A. HARRIS.
For Probate Judge
II. u. WARDEN.
For COUNT Recorder
d. Y. NUODWORTH. Thompson,
II. +. ID. 1.
NETTIE VI. STEPHENS.
For County Clerk
ROSS b. CAUTHORN.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-25

S. P. Carter, Harry Householder
and A. N. Day led Duly School Dis
trlct, northwest of Mexico, over the
top in a two days canvass for the
sale pf berty Bonds last week.
Every n 4 the district subscribed
for a, bond, and the total sale was
$3.50. Wasn't that fine?
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-25

j. c. Stoy of the Mexico High
School has been elected as principal
of the High School at Chillicothe, at
a nice increase of salary. He is a
very competent man and Mexico re-
grets to lose him.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-25

The Centralia school board has
discontinued the teaching of Ger
man. Fulton, ditto. Silence the
kaiser.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-25

The Mexico School Board has cut
out the study of German in the High
School. Good! The Message sug-
gested this action some time ago.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-25

The newspapers are now spelling
kaiser with a small k. No more hon
ors for the hollenzollerns.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-25
THE WEATHER.

It's been ugly. on an average, for
more'n a week. Snow and rain yes
terday How's your garden?
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-25
DON'T BE
UNF AIR

to yourself or your Government, or
say you never had IN opportunity.
With the demand for everything
you can raise on farm far-and-away
ahead OF the supply and prices high
or than ever before, all renters, farm
hands and those with limited capital
who know good thing on sight and
would like 60 turn farmer, should
get busy and cash In on this chance
of-a-life-time before II Is too late,
help win the war and help themselves
at the same uae. Tell NC how much
you can inYost, what you want TO
raise, whether you would prefer TO
live In Colorado, Wyoming, Monta-
ma or Nebraska, and viii tell you
how you can homestcad whole
section OF land or secure w improY-
cd farm ON mighty easy aud attract
i've teens, bit right down and write
me today---there's no time 10 lose IL
you are 60 get started this spring,
y. u. BowAnD, Immigration
Agent, Room, iaoA, Q Bnnding,
Omaha, Neb.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Observation-Disclosures
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-25

Ever theater in Los Angeles VIII
hold II 5erty = oan Night ~ Is 81
pccteG thai the nlov'm wiz epreaa
to every city and TO Fn in the United
States.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-25

w. ]. Jesse, son of j. r. jesse of
Mexico, has been transferred from
the United States Flying School at
Dallas, Texas, to Park Field, Mem
phis, Tenn.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-25

N. r. England of Exeter, Mo-, has
been elected principal of the Farber
Consolidated School at $1,000 per
year.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-25

Fl. L. Berry near Mexico sold
$l27 worth of eggs in one day in
Mexico Tuesday of this week.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-24
EMBARGO ON FREIGHT

Washington, Jan. 23-An official
embargo on all freight except food,
fuel and munitions practically was III
enect tonight east of the Mississippi
and north of the ONO and Potomac
rivers, ,as a result OF Director General
N1cAdoo authorized embargo today
on three eastern trunk, lines! Al
though the restriction was applied
formally only to the Pennsylvania and
the Baltimore and Ohio east of Pitts
burgh and the Philadelphia and Read
ing, other railroads accepted little
freight today, particularly if it was
destined for eastward movement
This situation probably will con-
tinue for several days, until -milder
weather permits aiIfeads to
move the great quantity of general
freight accumulated during the past
two weeks of winter storms.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-24
MOVIE STARS MAKING
MOVIES Ar BAT CAVE


Ned Finley, one of the bright lights
in the world of moving picture actors,
arrived in Hendersonville with his
troupe of nine men en- route to Bat
Gave, where they will stop at the Es=
meralda Inn for moving picture max
ing purposes.
Mr. Finley has been to this section
a number of times for the purpose OF
filming pictures. Heretofore he came
as the director of the Vitagraph com
pany but this time ne comes as the
president of the Ned Finley Films, Inc,
a $1,000 corporation recently formed.
| The first picture will be entitled the
Return OF OGarry," with a Canadian
setting. Two other pictures VIII be
made before Mr.. Finley returns to
New York for brief business trip.
A movement is on foot for the estab-
ishment of a permanent studio at Bat
Cave by reasonCave by reason OF its
desirabIeness for producing moving
picture scenes,
This is the first undertaking of the
new moving picture film producing
company.
The troupe is small for the reason
that Mr.. Finley proposes to use as
many natives as possible.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-24
Corps of Army Nurses
Must be Increased Nearly
/ 600 Per Cent in Year

According to estimates based on an
army of 100000 men, 1880 nurses
will be needed. The present strength
of the army nurse corps Of the medi-
cal department is about $500. To in
crease this number by nearly 1000
per cent in year is the task faced by
the corps.
Hospitals at army camps and can
tonments still need nurses to bring the
quota for each up to the minimum of
65 considered necessary, although
since the urgent need for nurses was
made, public in December nearly 1000
requests for application blanks have
been received.
In order to get the enrollments up to
the needed number some of the re-
quirements heretofore imposed have
been waived. According to estimates
there are between 10000 and 10000
registered nurses in the country and
abont 100000 other graduate and prac-
itcal nurses
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-24
Woman Suffrage Won IN
Lower house OF Congress.

Washington, Jan. IU.-WOman suf-
frage 10y FEDERAL constitutional amend
ment for national enIrancnIsement OF
women.
While members in their seats and
tErongS in the galleries waited with
eager interest, the house adopted by
NOUe Oh IA TO I56 resolution pro
viding for submission to the states OF
the sO-called Susan s. Anthony
amendment for national enfranchise-
.nent or women.
But for the promise of Speaker
Clark to cast his vote from the chair
for the resolution if it was needed, the
change of a single vote to the Opposi-
ton would have meant defeat. Re-
publican Leader Mann, who came from
Baltimore hospital where he has
been under treatment ever since con-
gress convened, and Representative
Sims of Tennessee, just out OF sick
bed and hardly able to walk to his
seat, brought the votes that settled the
issue.
Start Fight in Senate
The house hardly had adjourned be-
fore the suffrage champions began
their fight for favorable action on the
senate side of the capitol. Recent
polls there have indicated that the
necessary two-thirds could not be
mustered, but encouraged by the house
victory and counting upon the influ-
ence of President Wilson, who came to
their support last night, the suffragists
hope to swing the senate into line so
as to have the amendment before the
state legislatures during the coming
year. Thev feel sure, at least, of fore
ing vote in the senate before the
present session ends.
Advocates of the amendment had
baen supremely confident of the re-
sult in. the house after President Will
son advised the members who called
upon him last night to support it.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-24
yYP0RTA NJ MEETING SUNDAY,
At BRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

All the members OF the Presbyterian
church and others who worship there
and are interested in the church are
urged by the pastor to make a special
effort to be present at the service ON
next Sunday morning, Jan. q.
If the weather is st all favorable
there will be roll call of the mem
bership. The church will be made
warm and comfortable. An oppOrtune
message will be given by the patsor
and some timely information and
counsel by representatives Of elders
and deacOns. When the roll is called
answer TO your name.
The union service on next Sunday
viii be held at Presbyterian church at
20 N the evening.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-24
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.

increasing blessedness. We crave
your love, goodwin and support"
Successful PaStOrate.
The First Baptist church has enjoy
eo gratifying growth under. the pas
torate of Mr.. Cawthon When he came
10 HendersonviIle III 1910 the church
nae membership of 237. Since that
tIme l47 persons have been admitted
ny baptism and a candidate for mem
SSership by baptism was received
sunday morning just previous to
the business meeting. Two hun
qfed and forty-ene were received
ny letter, making a total of $50. The
loss during this period by death and
oCnerWise has been IA. making a net
galn IN membership of 245, eight more
sLan the total membership of the
y. Sn'rch when Mr.. Cawthon accepted the
Dast0rate.
me church has also enjoyed>a great
+i,nThclal growth. The records show
.ila- during this time collection for
At home amounted TO sos a77 9n.
lo- MISSIONS and honnrnIo-,oa. e2. .a2e. 20.
-I-aF'ng tota1 Of $30-0A2. 60 for all pur-
~ .oS4S during the pastorate of Mr.. Cav