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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-01
JONES OPPOSES BILL.

The soeallei Soldier Bonus Bill is
doomed. Its death has been encom-
passed by many OF the leading "a
service men Of the country. A very
large number o. the individuals who
arc members OF the American Legion
prefer no direct bonus because Of
their services In the late World War.
Their patriotism is something which
n beyond price They offered their
lives freely for their country. in
time Of need. doing 10 because they
felt that they should and not because
they either hoped or expected to be
paid. y ~
Marvin Jones. congressman from
this district. served during the
World War rs a private In the tank
corps. He did not see overseas duty.
but he was ready 20 &c should the
order come.
Marvin Jones was one OF those
who voted against the Soldier Boals
Bin.
We have believed from the begin
ming that the movement to appropri-
ate q billion and half dollars TO be dis
fributed among the young men ba K
from the war. was n political move.
pure and simple. and an open ard
Insulting Md for soldier votes. We
have been glad that many OF the
leading ex-service men repudiaied
this attempt 90 cheaper the sacrifices
they made in nc uncertain manner.
Lastly. we are glad. though not
surprised. that the Hon. Marvin
Jones. congressman from this dis
trict. truly represented the senti-
menis Of his constituency. in oppos-
ing this legislation. which would
have proven heavy burden upon
the country at this time.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-01
wooD CAMPAIGN DAMAGED.

Political wiseacres declared that
there was q very particular and def
mite reason as to why that investiga-
ton into campaign expenses was
launched.
Now they are saying that General
Leonard Wood Is the chief sufferer
by reason Of the inquiry It having
bcca shown that he has expended
,somc,hinr like million dolllrs--or
rather that such q sum has been spent
Tor him by his managers for the
purpose Of keeping his name In the
very forefront OF ail the Republican
candidatcs.
What hurts General Wood Is roine
Ia he good for the fortunes 81 John
sen. and there Is every probability
that the Californian will take full adj
vantage OF ali ;ae opportunities that
come his WY
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-01
COP. CONVENTION SNAP. SHOTS
TMnnTEENTm CONyENTION
The Story Of l6 Nominations.
by A. II. vANDENBERG.

I AONA IN llbN
TAFT received 7Oa 90 ~ total of 80.
his nearest competitors were Senator
Knox OF Pennsylvania with GS. Cover
upr llughcs 81 New York with 60. and
Speaker Cannon with s. Fairbanks r.
cciNcd ~ votes senator Furukcr II
ohio. %. senator l.aFollottc of VISOR
sn %. and Roosevelt ..
Tho Nireprci idcncy was likewise set
lied ON single ballot. when Congress
mlu James =. sherman NJ Now York.
received 80. votes. his only apprcciihlr
cuwp,tiiur being Franklin Murphy q;
Sow Jersey with q and curtis Guir =
'i.fG chuiyita, with -.
uuc or the Interesting features ~ this
Convention was q refusal hy vote oi
80 g. go. To- reduce the representation
nf southern Democratic states IN culture
conventions. prnpurtionatcly increasing
that 10 Republican states IN the
Nurth
Nh, platform was lengthy s.'uir
wfir. sounded H,D notes in relation -
% u.N and more elastic ogrt,Ho" IVY
tam the establishment " postal st",rg.
banks the limitations on the issuance
10 'lr writ 81 injunction. ana the udp'is.
zion ul New Mexico ami Arizona as
uIrrH states in the Union.
Minority attempts tn umcud tn rlnt.
i.rW wen" uniformly unsuccessful. ~
Wrll 81 this Vas the Conventions r.,
iuil hy q vote ~ ~ Ia SsG. 90 declare
! t"r On" election of United states soma,
tnr, hN direct vote
/ continued tomorrow with tho s'oi,
&C 90" Fifteenth Cnnycn,ioul
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-01
THAT sOOTHs,yER.

The national soothsayer OF Hun
gary has Just made a prophecy. Her
name Is Nine. Sybilline Bellaogh. not
that q matters. but Jus, TO keep the
record straight.
She prophecies that crowned heads
will be re-establishet within the year
all over Europe. including France.
Germany. Austria. Poland and Hun
gary.
She goes further. and says that the
HohenEollerns will return to Ger
many. hut that the Old Kaiser viii
not resume the throne. for he will 60
crazy. and that the crown prince viii
he murdered
She also declares that the next
great war will have its beginning
in Mexico and that high prices are
going to abate.
That's some layout Of phophecies
In fact. It's an awfuily hard combine
tion for a rival sOOthsayer 10 tackle
especially when ne haven't had much
experience in the business. How
ever. we'll venture one prophecy. to
Wit: that this sooihsayer Is going T.
fail down on all Of her prophecies
this year. except In the matter Of the
ex-Kaiser. whom We have known tf
be crazy for a long time.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-01
CARPENTERS RAISE FUNDS
TO REPLACE LOST HOME

\ movement for raising hy public
subscription sufficient FUND. Go replace
thc huus" ui ". L. bird. which was
destroyed hy iir last saturday. was
rvt 'u luui llst uirht at meeting ~
th" Amarillo Carpenters Union. Il ~
ih' pItpmr ui that huiy tn huild the
huus for Ne liird without charge pro.
,i''i money can be- raised To- purchase
az least q portion Of IN" lumber. They
propose Co erect the house IN less than
"''r day. Mr. liird and his family rr.
sided IN "a tWoruom frame house In did
Amarillo before his residence was
burned.
In speaking of the movement last
night q urmavr m the Carpenter
Union ,aid that hc believed that Sl0o
would COVER the entire lumber hill and
he had the confidence In the citizens
ct Amarillo that they would donate
that amount. Grover u. lill has con.
rrnicd to bo custodian uf the funds
until the subscriptions are completed.
and persons desiring to make donations
ius the cause ayv requested tu turn
their suh' tiptions over Ia him.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-01
commissioners WILL
SIT As EQUALIZATION .
BOARD IN TWO WEEKS

Members IT the office force ~ T., ".
plttmiu. county clerk yesterday were
engaged IN mailing ont cards g. prop.
rttN owners Boz Potter county inyitins
them to appear before the Commissiuu.
rrs Court june q to show cause. u any,
hy the ls,cssrd valuation 81 proport9
rendered hy them fu 1920 should not
hr raised IN, commissioners viii op
that dav 90 a. burd If equalization
ud hear objections ~ property owners
o. thD raising of the assoss"d valuation
~ THEN prop, rites.
u b. .Jid that either IN" tax rate or
tho ansrssed valuation of properties
must Dee rairud this year In order t1
raiso the necessary funds Tor running
he county. taking carr # bonds and
making n sinking fund. and that thcj,
d practically no difference between "a
two methods.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-01

The thirteenth Republican National
Convention met 900 Chicago June -.
isoi Airk HlurI--, hartman of tho
National ComulttD, aud perhaps the
most Drtoun,d ulau Boo America pub
H. nfc-had died February ~. prcvi.
Gus and the gathering was called 90
order Lv So. Chairman Henry G.
PAYNE. l,lhu Boot e.. Now York WINS
Itpmpoarv chairman and 20 urlc Jo''
Cannon was permanent chairman.
$. Thoroughly p,.oul1iuDd was the
Conventions routine that about the
only ,,n',t. stirred up ~ the three
dlt. lltng $50. w'r q motion 90 'ut
Hawaii 90 tuu delegate motion
which c1uiod hy the close division
OF i1i io laO
The us.df .irg'i,u 81 Mckinley and
the cmiu,ntly successful and popular
sue, ssion ~ Theodore Roosevelt made
b. Inevitable ,hl' his ugmc alon" should
nr ,unsld.r,d iu first place IN %"
ticket ~, received Hfi Nut,s-th'
convention total
pn ihhitv eft argument over M"
INi,epr, id,u,y V.s furoolus'1 hv nd.
v1nr' arr, mon' thar the place should
o.. foo charlie vs. luirlenEr eft Ind.
ana. Speaker Common had ut first boon
rnnsidorcd. hut nHt'r vfur"d Coz allow
hir urmu tn lr us,l Fairbanks hkr.
wl.r Postponed decision until the ,l'v.
,uib hour 1905 Whom his consent was
, obtained. NO other ,lulidatrs were cv'n
con i,rod.
The platform again made tariff pro.
lection q paramount ISSUE. renewed 90.
ll,haurc 90 10, gold STANDARD. favored
llps.lttion to build up the American
merchant marine nud powerful navy
declared Tor the peaceful r.ttl,mont ~
International differences hy arhitrl
iiun. declared fHr thr vigorous prUtoc,
tion of American ,ifi2,rs Boo foreign
/ lands. coudouu,1 unlawful combine,
items capital oi Of iaiur and yicur.
ou''y approved Roosevelt foreign pui
| iry. 0s particularly 'mphasig,d in tho
N'ucau,ll ease. In thr orient along tho
Naekan boundary, and in th, 1Dqu.s,
tlun Of the Panama Canal.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-01

located at many points. and large
penitcntiary at Huntsville. Since
prohibition went into effect. the
number Of persons sent to prisoa has
SHOWN u marked decrease and there
II ,vcry indication that the general
good conduct OF the people Ul The
state IL going to continue.
Prison farms are. when properly
conducted. well worth while Instead
OF being consumers. the prisoners
themselves are turned into producers
q food and clothing They are given
specific interests and specific duties
which keep them from brooding. In
their leisure they are permitted 10
attend religious services. Honest
toll In the field Is conducive Of both
physical and moral health.
but Texas has spent a tremendous
sum OF money for these farms and
latest statistics indicate that. even
with the free poniicnt.nry labor
those farms have not paid a profit
n both the farms and the pcnitcn-
tiary were crowded with criminals.
there would be- a good reason FOR the
establishment Of branch ~ sofa"
central Texas point hut. with 'h' in
formation which We now have 80
hand. We can soc no reason Tor spend
inr money just ior the sake ot
spending % at time when the state
should economic.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-01
W. Have W Money For Current
SunnoFt

W. saw n eoming. but tho hank secs
g rDc and has notified us formally that
70 b. .1 W. shall need ono hundred
tlouTrnd dollnrs for the rest ~ the con.
vontirr year. but q circum rtance that
% mo-, 20 the point Is that we need
iv anty five thousand dollars right now
~ rom ~ II cnn possibly b. sent In
Ei'ls already rendered and outstanding
Obligations amount % that much
", haYc mo- fear but Tor the prone
nrv7 - son'e o. fesl that the ether ~.
'ru VII make Il an right u cannot be-
made right unlosF ou. beloved reader
make o. risht. So " you believe in N.
work. sond us your personal check fot
d liberal amount and thcr NJ, your In.
ilHenrc ~ get o'hers % como o. our
h'ip Y!tirs Etc
GENERAL SECRETARY.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-01

CANADIAN. Tex. May 20. 1890.
Editor 81 Th' Amarillo News
in y"tu ituc az saturday. May %
you print IN Interview with mo rrrard.
lux iho governor race IN Texas. You
slihef misuudsfstooi mo entirely o. the
compofiirr dh not - up what you
ulrir after talking with ue. know
that % b. rather hard % reproducc *.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-01
WOMEN FOLKS WILL
ENTERTAIN LIONS At
H|GG|NBOTHAM HOME

The members " thc Lions club viii
br entertained by their wives and
women friends AZ the home of Mt AMI
Ms T. l.. ifiginho,ham. lG07 Van
Eurcn street tonight az 40 O'Clock.
Airs LLOYD Fletcher viii be- in charge
~ The entertainment, and 1t Is said that
q splendid program has been arranged.
\ short business session 81 the club
vii also BE- held
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-01
LIE MnrroN Plead, entity.

Loc Morrow pleaded guilty 10 theft
10 over $50 in the district oourt ycstei'
dry morning and was given a twoy,ar
pnlien,lary fuspcnded stnicnce. ~
admitted stealing SIS from J. W Scar.
hnlnugh nt the Ofleninl Hotrl.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-01
AN EXTRA EXPENDITURES.

A resolution has been introduced
m the House AZ Austin providing TO-
the establishment q a branch peni-
tentiary IN be established AZ ID 80
point IN Central Texas
The state nov has prison ia'H.s
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-01
Ne Have Had No Fires.

our buildings stand firmly on strong
foundations. and every door and win.
.tow. ncor and ceiling stairway and
ca- mont b. IN place Buildings nor con.
tents. furniture. nor fixtures. neither
mnpTicr nor p'rFlns hst, ho,n burn
81. ror can W. call f1r cNtra giving
ul 1n thc part ~ our friends 90 repair
u - H. NH H.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-01
Public Opinion
DALLAS. Texas MAY 90.
Call From Iiurkner Orphans Iiomr.

Editor ~ Tho News
when a ship IL NJ sea and AN ~ well
th,gv may BE- many days during which
ih.sc D. no communication hotwccn u
aud thr rest 81 the world save news
stems at passing interest storms may
h. weaihercd engine troubles of minor
Importance may develop and YET there
h no rull TOT help. \ day finally comes
whnc wircicss stations along the shore
ard IN every vessel within thousand
miles pick up the wireless call help. :.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-01
We Have Had Va Epidemic.

The rhildr'n are enjoying the snme
I'D health as is usual here. Typhoid.
n'r m.asis7l nur "flu" nor anything
81 urtuward calls Tor extra sicrif.ces
upon the part II surgeons and doctors
and nur y 90 extra ihomliiy upon the
Part nj The pie 90 met the extra *.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-01

\ bilious. hnlisick feeling loss ~ IN.
srgy. and constipntrd bowels can b. o.
hNed with surprising nrumptncss by
urirg HEltBiNE. The first dose brins
Improvement a few doses puts the sy-
tenn in fine vigorous Conditions Sold
BY Al Druggists. sgs
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-01
Has Iiolstein Calves.

Ernest butcher - thu Whitcwaicr
Dairy FNrm In Wisconsin. who dis,rih
ut'd 81 Ifol,ts calves among hoy club
n'mb,rs two weeks ago. has returned
to Amarillo with an additional 20 head
n"nslFiinF ~ short warnings and bred
h'ii'rs Tn shipment will be- offerct
IN Amarillo and " no, suld here vii
H. taken o. anuthcr cuunty
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-01

children that arc affected hy worms
are pale aud sickly and liable tn cun.
tract some fatal disease. WHITES
CREAM NEEMlFCGE oNpeis worms
promptly and puts tho child "a the road
"a health. Sold hV Al druggists. POE
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-01
We Have Not Lot Coniidence In Our
Friends.

They are cverywher, IN great numb.
en- ana they believe On the WORK and
vorkcrr here. We are sure that there
30" Wrny ~ them who would gladly
share last dollar az last crust with
the children. W believe that they are
az. ready for extra giving a. every time
III. nI...u l.l.mln. nlla..lI-N- Nnf
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-01

Only Morning Newspaper IN the ANA.
rillo country. Covers the Panhandle 20
TEXAS. Eastern New Mexico. Southern
Colorado and Western Oklahoma from
twelve 90 iwcntyfour hours IN advance
of Denver. Dallas. Fort Worth. Okla
hona City and other papers carrying
trlegraphlc Dispatches.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-01

Entered rs secondclsss matter NJ the
pos,office at Amarillo. TEXAS under the
J. Act OF March ). 1879.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-01
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
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The Associated Press is exclusively
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not otherwise credited 81 this paper am
also ether focal news published herein
an rights o. publication o: especial
dispatches herein are also reserved.
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Wire Service.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-04-29
HaII'y HOLLOW.

We are having cool weather again
but surn are glad Of the fine rain.
Mrs. pete Erazeai of CUffeyville.
Kan. has been visiting home folks
here. She returned home Friday
night
Mr. md Mrs. Oscar Moody and
children visited Mrs. Hoody's par
snts. SIR. and Mrs. G. ". Findley,
Saturday night and Sunday. Miss
Ethel Fipdisy accompanied them
! ONE Sunday.
Mrs Pete Brazeal and Miss Cors
FinIley visited Mrs. Oscar MOODY
Wednesday Of last week.
Rev. c. " Findley filled his reg
plar appointment ut Pleasant Ridge
Saturday and Sunday.
Mt and Mrs. jess Findley OF Hart
vile visited nj VIM. Fipdley's Sun
DAY. making the trip In their new
car.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-04-29
AT THE NUGGET.

The high grade Of pictures secured
by DR., F. II. Riley OF the Nugget
Theatre. together with the improved
service made possible by the splen-
did electric light now furnished by
the Mansfield Light e. Power CO.,
and the new lens and equipment in
stalled at the Nugget, is having its
effects M shown by the increased
patronage now enjoyed by the Mug
get. The pictures are shown much
better than was possible with the
former equipment and no effort ia
being spw.cd TO ccn the latest and
best possible in motion pictures for
the Theatre goers. Among the treats
in store for Nugget patrons might
be mentioned 1.-THE Shepherd Of the
Hills" which will be shown here
Friday, May 81.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-04-29
REMRERC.

SUNDAY Sclu,ol al Pleasant HI
ever, Sunday. Everybody invited.
Geo y Pryor has sold a large
bunch of hogs to Aubrey Russell
Mira Edgar Young and Ethe'
Young called on Nerbie Sawye.
Monday.
Mr.. clark ia working for Georee
PRYOR.
E,hol YOU'VE visited al Oren PAT.
torson's Sunday.
Jim Savage fell from \ load Of
hay Friday morning and hurt his
Erouldor.
Geo. Pryor. wife and daughter,
Nrlma and sop iladen visited at
Fred Flr,d's Saturday night aud
Sunday.
Ralqon C~laNiun'a were dinner
guests AT He'd Hensiey's SUNDAY
Clodith Pryor called at Jim
gnNase'a Monday night.
Some of the farmers ave busy get
ING ready to plant corn and sume
are planting corm
John Floyd 10 visiting his dau.
ahtpr. Dove Pryor.
CRAZY MADGE.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-04-29
RNlTE THREE.

Miss Myrtle hoffman from Hart
VILE, is spending a few days with
her parents. + y. hoffman and
vie. -,
Everyone is pleased with the pro.
gram Of The Pea Ridge school un
der the leadership oC Miss NJ nnie
l'earmon. Those Who visited the
school during the week we're;
county Superintendent Roy Wood,
Ethel and Hucer Harris. zoe Aolii
man. Archie Newton and Dllard
Mallory.
\ 7. Harris and wife were in Sey
noun Friday.
Miss Minnie Pearman spent the
weekend with her father near Hart
VILE.
Uncle John Tombleson dined al
y. s norrell's SUNDAY,
CASEY JONES.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-04-29
SUNSET NH.
CRAZY MADGE.

Having pretty weather now and
"vcryhody is getting along nicely
with their spring work.
Mrs. Loo Rope aud ch'lhcn mad7
n pleasant call ~ Mrs. ". NJ Crip-
pen Thursday afternoon.
Ida and Seldom FRY spent Thurs
day al Samuel ". Frys ant Loona
accompanied them home AMI spnn;
Thursday night and woke mp Fri.
ua, morning real sick.
MIS-. Claude Sniith and baby
Pauline spent Thursday q eTugUn
1T J y. Andnrson's.
Mrs. Calvin Randolph. while Wis
iiing nj her sons took sick and
phuneJ for Nj. Randolph tn come
nitt'. her.
Lester Owens is working FOR jim
Long AT Wheisioue.
Aunt Haliie Geisnr spent Thurs
day night At Fred Andeisun's.
Walter ani Reed Crippin shearet
goats last week.
Mrs 7. +. Anderson aud Mrs,
Geiser spent Friday afternoon will
Mrs. W NJ V'lppen
Joe Fry planted some corn las'
week.
sybll Coday spent Saturday nigh
and Sunday at jos Fry's.
SLEEPING BEAUTY.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-04-29
State Medal Presentation

SS~eS "SSs
Hartville, Mo-, May =.
Program as follows:
ll:S0 Address of Welcome,
Hon. c. H. Jackson.
Dinner
100 Response, Capt. Mellon,
aid.
Address, Col. Rubey d. Gar.
rett.
Presentation Address, Judge
G. h. Skinker.
Presentation of Colors.
Music will be furnished by the
Mansfield Band.
The good people of the county
are expected to bring sufficient
dinner to be spread in the Court
Yard Lawn for the Ex .Service
men and speakers. We respect.
fully request you to do your
share.
Committee: H. N. Claxton,
Frank Pope,
Chas. Wakefield.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-04-29

You must clean the stomach
and bowels. purify. the blood,
each Spring, or you leave Win.
ter's germs and impurities in
your blood and system. Drive
them away, clean out the stom.
ach and bowels take Hollistsr's
Rocky Mountain Tea. a Spring
cleanser purifier. 35c. Tea or
Tablets. Fuson Drug Co., Mans
field, Mo. adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-04-29
SULPHUR CLEARS Up
ROUGH OR RED Skin
Face, Neck and Arms Easily Made
Smooth Says Specialist

ANY breaking out Of the skin. even
fiery, itching eczema, can be quickly
overcome BY applying a little Mcntho-
Sulphur, declares a noted skin special
ist. Because of its germ destroying
properties, this sulphur preparation
begins at once to scothe irritated skin
and heal epptions such as rash, pim-
pies and ring worm
II never fails to remove the torment
and Disagreement and you do not have
to wait for relief from embarrassment.
Improvement quickly shows. Sufferers
from skin trouble should obtain a
small Jar Of Menthe- Sulphur from
II good druggist and us Il like cold
cream.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-04-29
CEIEBIRATED HIS BIRTHDAY

From Gclane. Kas.. paper.
Harry Henslcy, of Gerlaue. crlc-
LIatrd his birthday Friday and tn"
event was COMMUNICATED in II very
happy manncr A large number of
hin friends assembled at his home
that evening and extended their con
CALCULATIONS and good Wishes. 80.
A little later the party Went Ia
the church where games. mUnir. etc.
wcr enjoyed in the basement. De
l,ghtful salad. cakes and ice cream
were served. Over u hundred en-
ioyed this happy event and NJ. Hcns-
Icy appreciates tho kindn"ss OF his
friends very much.
Mr.. and Mrs. lIcnalny are both
greatly Interested in the welfare of
the community and take an active
art in publ & affairs. The pleasant
%surr.'isr war n fitting expression of
esteem. He admits he has passed
the thirty-first milestone ON lif"'s
journey.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-04-29
INCREASE IN MON rHI.Y PENSION

INCREASE in MON CliIIN fENSION
Civil war veterans and widows OF
veterans in Wight county will DO
benefited by the new pension hill
which grants a raise in pensions
f,0m $40 to $50 per month because
of the high cost Of living. The bill
passed the house last September and
the senate last Thursday. 1t has
Teen sent back to the house 10 rae
tiCn upon a few amendments made
by the senate. The new bill. ac-
Cording to w. G. Calland, of Spring
field, a C.vil Wa; veteran. provides
q maximum Of $50 a month for vet
etans who were not MANNED In tho
war and who served ut least three
months. Those who lost an arm or
leg will receive $G2 a month after
they have been examined and their
application approved IF veterans
ore incapacitated 80 that they IN
not care for themselves, they will
upon application. receive 372 pcI
month. II totally blind veterans will
receive 800 a month II application
10 made.
Widows OF q. A. X. veterans who
were marriE1 previous to 1906 will
receive Il raise from $2b to $40 q
month. The previous pension bill
gave $25 to widows OF veterans who
MARI ed them previous to 1915. The
new bill makes no provisions foI
widows who married veterans since
1905.