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Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-24
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Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-24
Sees Airplanes In
Battle In France
George SpOtswOOd Is Good At WASH
ing And Goes In Swimming-Is
In Fine Health.

Lemuel Spotswood hands us the
following letter written to him and
his mother from the battle front in
France:
AS haven't written you for some
time will post few words to you.
Received your letter this eve. Can
say again that l was glad to hear
from you. Hope this may find you
all well and hardy. 1 feel fine and
have good appetite. We have ar
rived here from long hike. It was
some tramp, too. We have just
come out of the trenches.
We are located at a much differ
ent place now. 1t is not so hilly
and 1 think a much richer country.
We went to the river this afternoon
for little swim. The water was a
little chilly, but it made us all feel
like spring chickens after we came
out
1 am getting in practice washing
my clothes, so won't have to call
on you when l come home. 1 am
writing this by the light of a candle
and it is raining very hard, just
pattering on the roof. l think will
be able to put in good nights
sleep. We have had good hunks
here, much better than the trenches
and 1 like it better here, too, moth
er.
1 was sorry to hear of the drouth,
but tell the boysto keep up their
courage and try all the harder.
1 saw an aeroplane battle the
other day. Some excitement, be-
lieve me. They brought down the
German plane but 1 did not get to
see it.
will close now. Write soon.
The more mail the more cheer.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-24
MRS. SANNEBECK DEAD,
Was The Wife OF Lieut.. NJ. 7. San.
nebeck-Passes Away OF Spanish
Influenza.

Mrs. M. ]. Sannebeck of Mexico
died at the home of her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. w. M. Stephens, at
Clinton, Mo-, last Thursday night.
Her death was caused from infiu-
enza and pneumonia. The husband,
M. ]. Sannebeck, in army duties at
Omaha, also himself just recover
ping from influenza, was at her bed
side. Mrs. Sannebeck had gone to
'Clinton on visit to her parents
about ten days before. She and the
children were suffering with colds
when they left Mexico.
Mrs. Sannebeck had been married
ten years and was 33 years old. Be-
sides the husband, two children sur
vive, Elizabeth and Willis.
The burial was at Clinton.
Mrs. Sannebeck's passing is
mourned by many Mexico friends.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-24
"CRUSHING THE MEANEST
NATION ON EARTH
Frank Summers Recovery From
Shell ShOck-America's Response
To Every Call Gives Pep To The
Soldier Boys.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Harris, north
of Mexico, have received the follow
ing letter from their son, Frank S.
Summers:
Dear Dad and Mother:
1 will celebrate the finish of my
first year in France by sending you
a little snapshot of myself. l wish
it were better but it isn't l suppose.
You can make good use Of it If you
need a scare-crow.
l thank Mrs. Porter for her kind
wishes and send her mine in return.
1 am surprised to know that Folk
beat Wilfey, as the people seemed
to have it in for him heretofore. He
is a good, true man. Hope ne will
be elected. Judge Bolts seems to be
able to keep office. OF course Champ
Clark was nominated for Congress,
and will be as long as he wants it.
l am still doing prison guard
service. At the present l am in
charge of patients in the hospital. 1t
is more quiet and resting to my
nerves. / am nearly over my shell
shock
Give my friends my kindest re-
CARDS, and tell them they do not
know how much vim and pep il
gives the soldier boys to know that
the people of America are respond,
ing to every call to aid us in crush
ing the meanest nation on earth.
Your loving son,
FRANK S. SUMMERS.
P. w. E., Co. 2, Army P. o. 701
A. e. F.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-24
CARD OF THANKS.

To our friends and dear neigh
bors; There are no words in the
English language that our tongues
can speak that are large enough to
thank you for your kindness and
help during our misfortune. May
the good Lord pour out his bless
ings upon you all is our. prayer,
Tho we may not meet again here
below. we shall meet In some better
place we know, and when earth's
life is o'er we shall meet to part
no more.
John L. Smith,
Mrs. John L. Smith,
Elmer b.,
Jesse t.,
Ireland D.,
Paul R. Smith.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-24
" UNHARMED AND WELL"
Message From James Grafford In
France-Getting The Huns Ba-
con.

Mr.. and Mrs. H. H Grafford of
Mexico received a cablegram from
their son, James Grafford, who is
with the fighting forces in France.
He uses three words, ''Unharmed
and we'll" The message was start
ed at $3.50 last Friday. deliver
ed here at two o'clock Saturday af-
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grafford also receiv-
ed the following letter from their
son, dated September "a, 1918:
My Dear Mother:
You thought something had hap
pened to me as l hadn't written you
for so long. But 1 have been in the
woods for the past two weeks, and
we cannot write as we did not have
any way to mail our letters. We are
still in the woods, but we are close
to a Y. M. C. A. now. We have sure
been travelling the last three weeks.
We are now located in the woods
about IL miles from the line| get
ting ready to make a big drive.
This is the first real opportunity we
have had to show our skill, and this
is also the largest drive that has ev-
er been pulled off in France, and
our division is the leading division.
There are quite a number of divis-
ions following us. But as l said, the
old - Division starts it all,
and, believe me, we are going to
get the Huns bacon.
You just watch the papers and
you can tell what kind of a division
we have without me telling you
Where is Jess? l haven't heard
from him for two or three months.
/ received letter from John and
Otho and they said you wrote and
told them that Jess had gone to st.
Louis to join the Navy but never
did say whether he got in or not.
Sure would like to hear from Jess.
l haven't gotten a letter from
you for about four weeks, but it is
rather hard to get mail to us at the
present time and will be for some
time yet.
Now, mother. don't you worry
about me if you don't hear from me
regularly, as l said before, it is
difficult for us to write at times, but
will write every time get a
! chance, and if there should some
thing happen to me you would be
notified at once. got letter from
Sis about week ago. How is papa
Tell him hello,
1 am we'll and feeling fine and
dandy.
], A. GRAFFoRD, end Bait. Hdq
Inft. 139th U. S. INIT, A. e. F.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-24
BUYING CALLAWAY CLAY.
The Product Is Brought To The
Mexico Brick Plant-Hauled To
Railroad With Trucks.

The Fulton Telegraph used the
following item a few days ago:
The shutting down of the Joseph
inc plant of the Mexico Fire Brick
plant so far has not affected the
hauling of fire clay from the farm
of Robert S. Lamar, two and one
half miles east of Fulton, from
which the company has been haul
ing about 16 truck loads day. AT
the Lamar home it was stated Fri
day morning that no word had been
received from Mexico to change the
present program and it is presumed
that the hauling will be continued
The other Mexico plant will contin-
ue in operation.
The clay is taken to the Chicago
G. Alton tracks where it is loaded
for shipment to Mexico. About three
car loads are sent out every two
days. The clay is pronounced of ex-
cellent quality and officers of the
Mexico concern say that they are
getting good results from the use OF
It in manufacturing clay products.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-24
STATEMENT OF THE OWNER
SHIP, MANAGEMENT, ETC, RE-
OJJIRED RY THE ACT OF CON-

QUIRID BY THE ACT OF CON-
GRES OF AUGUST "a, 1912
OF the Mexico Missouri Message pub
lished weekly at Mexico, Missouri,
for October /, 1918,
State of Missouri, County of Au-
drain, IS.
Before me, Notary Public in and
for the State and County aforesaid,
personally appeared John Beal who
hSvine been duly sworn according to
law, deposes and says that
TIL. name aHd address of the edi-
tor, publisher, managing editor and
business manager of the Mexico
Missouri Message is
JOHN BEAL, Mexico, Missouri.
Sworn to and subcribed besfore me
this l4th day of October, 1918.
My commission expires Nov. 1,
1918.
(seaD. JOHN w. HOWELL,
Notary Pubic.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-24
BEN LOCKE GETS
HUN SOUVENIRS.

Kaiser's Men Lived In Luxury
German Aviator Made Dive-Bal-
looms Make Stare.
Mrs. E. r. Locke of Mexico has
received the following very interest
ing letter from her son, Lieut.. Ben
Locke who is fighting the huns in
France:
Souvenirs have been the rage for
the past four days. I wish you could
see this country. At present am
sleeping under the stars and over
German dugout. You can't imag-
inc the luxurious dugouts these Ger
mans have here.
We are staying in some woods
with an elaborate dugout every 80
feet. They are all walled with con-
crete, iron girders filled with con-
crete for the roof, concrete steps
leading down into them, glass win
dows for light. There will be several
rooms connected, one a bedroom,
one an office and the other sitting
| room and the third sort of a club
room. They had plush chairs, pic
lures, paper on the walls, and, If
you will believe it, they had electric
lights. One of the dugouts was an
electric light plant with a dynamo,
etc. They had canteen where they
sold cigars, wine, beer, etc. They
had been here for three years and
thought this place invincible.
Their front trenches were con-
crete with elaborate entanglements,
so I geuss they felt secure. OF
course all the things we're in chaot-
ic state, with the speed with which
they were captured. Coats, blankets,
machine guns, helmets, ETC., with
millions of things lying around ev-
erywhere. You ought to see the
summer gardens with the rustic fur
niture, thru the woods where they
spent their leisure hours. We are
fixing things up and are going to
live like kings compared to what we
have been. There were a lot of un-
pleasant things, too, lot OF dead
Germans scattered around thru the
woods.
They have to bring all identih.
cation tags and personal effects OF
the Germans buried to me.
The Germans opened up heavy
artillery fire on some of our infant
ry two hours ago. You should have
seen the way our artillery replied
About 10 batteries of ours were in
action before they had started two
minutes.
German aviators are certainly
there at night If they don't show
up much in the day, We can heal
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-24
Mexico And Vicinity
News And Comment
MIR. Tanner And The .Draft-Man
With 30 Letters In His Name
Buys BOnds-Mr. Lambert Com
ing To Town.

Mexico, Mo-. Oct. 21.-C. w. Tan
ner of FarbeT and his son-in-law,
VIM. Norman, of Santa Fe, were in
Mexico few days ago. Mr.. Tanner
is the best fellow who ever ran for
an office in Audrain county, and
didn't stay in the race until the pri-
mary, his health failing. But he is
all right now. He and Mrs. Tanner
spend the summers with their chill
dren at Nederland, Colo. Mr.. Tan
ner says he has five sons in the
draft, three sons-in-law and one
grandson, and he himself has his
leggings and is als6Lready for the
fray against the kaiser. That's the
American spirit in these times.
Mrs. Ruth Younger Nichols is re-
covering from a hard attack of
bronchial pneumonia. Her husband
is with the American Expeditionary
Forces in France standing up for
the freedom of the world.
Don't get your name on the slack
er board at the southeast corner of
the Public Square.
why is it that more men than
women become afflicted with the
"fiu?"
Miss Esther Bell Morris of Ok
lahoma City, Okla, is new stu
dent at Hardin College.
One Mexico Citizen has bought
over $4,000 in Liberty Bonds.
]. E. Lowry and family all with
stocd an attack of the Spanish in
huenza last week. 1t was deter
mined attack, too. But all pulled
thru safely at last.
Hardin College has been quaran-
tined against the "fiu," and against
the world, on that account, and
they have had no cases of influenza
in the College, either. The girls
took every care and precaution and
have been having one grand, fine
time.
The Council Defense was reor-
ganized last week. There promises
to be something doing.
T. w. Lambert, six miles north
west of Mexico, has sold his 92
acre farm to Geo. A. Settle at 500
an acre Mr.. Lambert has bought
the Mrs. Wm. Steffens home or
North Jefferson street and will
move to Mexico to reside.
Hardin College girls bought a
$3.50 Liberty Bond last week and
gave it to the College Y. w. c. A
organization.
1t is announced that Constantinos
j. Papatheodorokoumundigiotomic-
halakoupules of Chicago has bought
a 5000 Liberty Bond.
Mexico is to lose another of hel
very best families. Mr.. A. G. Moore
will move to Macarthur, Ohio, about
the first of next month and will bC
associated with Roy L. Ferris in the
coal mining business. We regret tt
lose this good family, but wish then
happiness and hope they'll make &
million.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-24
]. N. Gross Writes
Speaks OF The Audrain Schools
Mrs. Bcagles, Miss Brenton, Miss
White, Miss Kirkpatrick And Mrs.
Nieman.
Mr.. John Beal, Dear Sir.

Mr.. John Beal, Dear Sir:
If you are not too much crowded
for space l would like to say few
words, taking for my text W. Clyde
Johnson's "School Notes"
enjoy his stories of travel and
observations. They remind me very
much of Lorenzo Dow's life-story
which, in my boyhood days, l read
with much interest. But in this
case l know every school-house he
visits, nearly every crook in the
roads he travels and very many of
the people he tells about. And.
above all, 1 am delighted to notice
the progress in school-work and the
improvements being made in
school-houses and their surround
ings. l believe much of this is due
to the energy, and ability and true
school spiria of the County Super
intendent of Schools. 1 often won
der If the people would again vote
down county superintendency as
they did on three separate occasions
when you and 1 and many
others fought so hard for it? 1
think not All can now see it's
great advantage and are not so
"afraid of the costs"
Referring to Mr.. Johnson's last
article:
Mrs. Beagles has 23 pupils at
West Lick" In 1881, as Bessie
Price, she was one of my brightest
little girl pupils in the same
school but in the old school house
which stood in a cornfield on the
west side of the creek. 1 had about
so names on the roll. The direc-
tors were Joe Able, Lillis F. Smith
and D. M. Price.
miss Leila Brenton teaches at
Edwards"
She was once one of my most
progressive little pupils at Duly.
miss Blanche White has % pu-
pills at Liberty"
AS a pupil of mine at Erisman,
she led her classes and gave prom
ise of the successful career she is
leading. In 1888 l had at Liberty
86 pupils enrolled and taught-or
rather was required to teach-from
A-B-C's to Higher Arithmetic,
Higher Algebra, Astronomy and
Philosophy. What would be ex-
pected of a teacher under such con-
ditions now? Not much, / am sure.
Some years later 1 taught there
again with about As pupils.
miss Florence Kirkpatrick has
ten pupils at Union"
AS a pupil of mine at Liberty she
was positive, self-reliant, and a
splendid pupil 1t seems a waste of
talents to have her care for 10 pu-
pills. l visited Union School once
when it had about 60 pupils.
MRS. Niemann teaches at Ben
ton City" Few teachers are so de-
voted to their work or are willing
to make such sacrifices in the in
terests of their pupils as she.
Mr.. Emberson is Director of the
State Boys and Girls Club work
His life work has been to raise the
standard of the rural schools and
to bring to the boys and girls OF
all the schools the most practical
| education, Respectfully,
J. \. CROSS.
| IYa1as Colt Oct IA 1913
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-24
Keyes, Cali, Oct, IA, 1918.

N~-~~~|N-~~~~~~N~~~~~~~~
them huniming around like bunch
of bees. One of them just swooped
down within 200 feet of one of our
batteries which was firing, shooting
his machine gun at the place he
Judged the men to be, from the
flashes.
A German yesterday in broad
daylight made dive from the
clouds and shot down two of bal
Ions. and few off safely amid ma
chine gun bullets and anti-aircraft
shrapnel. That was about as close
stunt as ever saw. However
they have no cause to brag as we
have got more than two of their bal
looms.
wish you could see the balloons.
They look like elephants stuck up
in the air as far as you can see
Just back of the artillery all along
the lines. 1t must be rather discon-
certing to the Germans to have
these balloons staring at them all
the time.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-24

Mrs. Fancy Barney, we'll re-
membered at Rush Hill and Lad
donia, this county. RENTS for the
Message and sends regards TO all
old Audrain county friends, She
has been located at Nogales. Arizo-
ma. for some time.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-24

C. f. Morris, at Havre, Mont, a
prominent banker at that place, re-
mits for the Message. He was rear
ed near Wesley Chapel Church, this
county. He sends best wishes to all
his old Audrain county frieds.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-24

G. A. Barnes has moved from Cen
ter, Mo, to Globe. Arizona, and or
ders the Message to follow him.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-24

Sid Hartley has bought the John
German 16O acre farm four miles
northeast of Centralia, paying $100
per acre.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-24

Mrs. Rufus Jackson has been suf-
fering from blood poisoning on her
hand.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-24

Duly School District bought Lib
erty Bonds to the amount of $500
Went way over the top.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-24

Private Jesse Beam of Mexico,
who has been very Ill at, Kelly Field,
Texas, is reported much better.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-24

James Montague put $3.50 in our
hand the other day for the Message.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-24


MEXICO SAVINGS BANK
51st Year in Business
Capital Stock, 100000
II. M. WHITE, President
j. II. JESSE, Cashier
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-24

The said Fank Lewis was the old
est of the Lewis Brothers, who were
blamed for the theft of 100000
worth of automobile accessories in
st. Louis county and of 800 pounds
of copper wire taken from the cleo
trio railroad at Mexico in April,
two years ago, bringing ther career
to a climax on April 6, of the same
year by the murder of two st. Louis
policemen, as mentioned above, who
were seeking to arrest them for the
theft of the wire at Mexico and a
bicycle stolen from here belonging to
Master John Fish, which was found
in st. Louis and returned to its own
er. Roe Joe and Ora Lewis, his
brothers, are now serving life terms
in State Prison at Jefferson City
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-24
Notorious Bandit Dies
Of Spanish Influenza
Killed Two Policemen In st. Louis
Accused OF Thefts Just Preyi-
Gus In This City.

The following dispatch comes
from Topeka, Kansas, dated October
1G:
Frank Lewis, st. Louis bandit,
who with his brothers, Roy Joe and
Ora Lewis, murdered John F. Nc
henna and VIM. A. Dillon, st. Louis
patrolmen, April 16, 1916, and who
was under arrest here for robbing
mail train, was found dead in his
cell late this afternoon of peumonia,
following an attack of influenza.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-24
Your loving son,
u

P. w. E., Co. 2, Army P. o. 701,
A. e. F.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-04
TULSA PREACHER
IS EX0NERATED
FLOYD SATISFIES OFFICIALS HE
Is NOT DISL0YAI.-IS VOTED
81 900 SALARY INCREASE.

Tulsa Okla. Jan. 4, The Rev. l.. r..
1'loyd pastor of the First Baptist
church, has been eXoneratcd Of the
charge of making disloyal remarks in "A
sermon last Sunday, although the coun-
ty council of defense has made no re
port of its findings following Wednes.
days investigation. The church board
gave the exoneration in unanimously
voting an increase in salary of 81 600 a
year.
Floyd denies even the thought of dis
loyalty and claims that misc0nstructiOn
was placed upon his sermon bY persons
who desired to oust him.
81 did say that my heart went ont to
the German soldiers in the trenches,
Sht it was in the body of my sermon
aid the statement was made shortly
after President Wilson in his message
ahaM declared that America is not fight.
ing the German people, but kaiserism
;and. autocracy." Floyd explained 81
Thought ] made this point clear in my
:serinon, but it was very evidently pur-
Yeacly misconstrued. What I said was
that the condition is piuGul in which the
German soldiers are forced to Fight for
a Government with which they are not
in sympathy.
n did not refer 20 the Red Cross as
cheap patriotism But | did knock the
chdap patriots who are taking adyan'
tage of tine national situation Cor either
private gain or to get free advertising
of itheir personal assertion that they
ard patriOtic."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-04
OKLAHOMA CHARTERS.

Oklahoma City, Jan 4. Secretary Of
state i. l.. Lyon has issued the fol.
lowing charters:
Medical Mining company of Oklaho.
ma City; capital stock 5000 600. lncor.
porators. r. $ Lain. c. y. Taylor. Ok,
iahoma city, and r. c, McCurdy, Pur.
cell
Federal Trust company Of Oklahoma
city; capital stock 100000 Incorpora-
tors; Il. Copeland, H. u. Marsh aud A.
Allen, Oklahoma city.
The Auto Owners Supply company
of Oklahoma City; capital 100000 In.
c0rporators; G. O. Newcomb Oklahoma
City, ". II. Henke, Elk City. and Grady
t. Slayton, Elk city.
Nebo Lead and Iincc ompany of Peo
ria; capital stock 100000. Incorpora
tors; T.. T.. sparrow ID. A. Thurman
and NJ Nowlin, oklahoma City,
Blue Jay Mining company of Okaho
ma City; capital stock 100000 In
corporators; Norman Nelson, W. n
Hayes and w. A. Ledbetter, Oklahoma
City.
Niagara Gasoline company Of Tulsa
capital stock 100000. Incorporators
W. r. Eingsbury, Albert II. Bell an,
Ray S. Fellows, Tulsa.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-04
GAS SHORTAGE At TULSA
DUE TO INADEQUAT MAINS

Tulsa, Okla, Jan. 4.--Sullering from
gas shortage during the cold wave just
ended was due to the fact that distrib-
utng mains il towns in Oklahoma sup.
piled by the Oklahoma Natural Gas
company are for the most part made.
quate for the service demanded of them,
according to officials of the gas com.
pany. This applied especially to Tulsa,
which has grown so rapidly the last
five years that it is claimed it will be
necessary before long to replace all the
old gas mains with others much larger,
The Oklahoma Natural is connecting
with all available new wells in the
Tulsa district, il was stated, in order
to maintain the gas pressure at near
! the demand. In spite of this fact, Tulsa
! suffered severely on account Of short
age of gas.