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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-03-04

Beaver departed this life on or
about the day of January, 1897,
possessed of the following de.
scribed real estate, to.wit:
The Northwest quarter of the
Northeast quarter and the East
half of the Southwest quarter of
the Northeast quarter of Section
ii. Township %, and Range Is.
That the said James S. Beaver
left surviving him his widow,
Frances A. Deaver, and that the
following named persons were
the children and heirs of the said
James s. Beaver: William J. Dea.
yer, James j. Beaver, John Il. Dea'
YER, Samantha Moore, Elizabeth
Williams, Jesse l.. Beaver, Lille
Dobbs, Isabel Ferguson and co.
Beaver.
1t is therefore ordered by the
undersigned clerk aforesaid. in
vacation, that said defendants be
notified that an action has been
commenced against them in the
circuit court of Wright County,
in the State of Missouri. the gen
eral nature of which is to parti.
ton the above described land &C.
cording to the interests of the
owners of the same: and which
action is returnable to and triable
on the first day of the regular
term of this circuit court, to be
holden at the court house, in the
City of Hartville, in the County
of Wright, in the State of Mis-
souri,, on the 9Th day of April,
1920, at which time and place
said defendants are required to
be and appear and to plead, an.
swer or demur to plaintiffs said
petition; otherwise, the allega'
tions contained in said petition
will be taken and considered as
confessed, and judgment rem
dered according to the prayer
thereof. The Mansfield Mirror,
published in Mansfield, Wright
County, Missouri, having been
designated by the plaintiff and
his attorney-of record as the
newspaper most likely to give
notice to the defendants of the
tendency of this action, it is fur
Their ordered that a copy of this
order be published in said
Mansfield Mirror once a week fol
and during four weeks success
sively, the last insertion of sale
order, in said newspaper, to be
at least 80 days before the regu
lar term thereof.
JACK G. w. BANE, Clerk
State of Missouri,
County of Wright.
l, Jack c.. w. Bane, Clerk of the
Circuit Court of the County
aforesaid, hereby certify that the
foregoing is a true copy of the
original order of publication, as
the same appears of record ii
my office, this the 18th day O.
February, 1920.
JACK G. w. BANE,
(SeaD Clerk of the Circuit Court
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-03-04
NOTICE TO

The next regular teachers exam
nation will be held at Hartville on
March 9Th and 9th. 1920. Work
will begin promptly at s o'clock each
morning. Subjects will be given in
the following order:
First Day-Geography, language,
algebra, photography, arithmetic,
grammar. literature, reading.
Second Day-Civil government, L.
S. history. agriculture, algebra, adv.
history. physiology writing. peda-
gogy, literature, adv history.
All applicants should secure their
numbers before the date of the ex-
amiAltton.
RAY WOOD.
County Superintendent.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-03-04
NOSE CL0GGED FROM
COLD OR CATARRH
Apply Cream in Nostrils To
Open Up Air Passages.

All! What relief! Your clogged nos.
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your head are clear and you can breathe
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mucous discharge, headache, dryness-no
struggling for breath at night, your cold
or catarrh is gone.
Don't stay stuffed up! Get a small
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passage of the head; sootlc and heal
the swollen, iniamed mucous membrane,
you instant relief. Ely's Cream
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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-03-04

III ~ NliS'iS WV Va
County. Missouri, in vacation.
To theApril term thereof, 1920
Jon'- Woody, Plaintiff,
VS..
William J. Deayer. James j.
Deaver. the unknown heirs. con-
sorts, devisees, doneeS, alienees,
and immediate mesne, remote,
voluntary grantees and involun.
tary granteesof Samantha Moore,
deceased: the unknown heirs.
conSortS, deviSeeS, donees. alien
ees, and immediate mesne, re.
mote, voluntary grantees and in.
voluntary grantees of Elizabeth
Williams, deceased, Defendants.
The State of Missouri to all of
the above named defendants,
greeting:
You are hereby notified that
the above named plaintiff has this
day filed with the undersigned
clerk of the circuit court of
Wright County, Missouri, in va
cation, his petition, duly verified
by affidavit, wherein said plaintiff
alleges among other things:
That defendants, William j.
Deaver and James J. Deaver. are
both non. residents of the State
of Missouri, so that the ordinary
process of law cannot be served
upon them in this State, and that
he verify believes that there are
persons interested in, or who
claim to be interested in the sub
iect matter of this petition, and
in the lands hereinafter de
scribed, as heirs or deviseeS of
Samantha Moore. deceased, but
that plaintiff cannot insert the
names Of said defendants herein
because same are unknown to
him: and that there are persons
interested in, or who claim to be
interested in the subject matter
Of this petition and the lands
hereinafter deScribed,a as heirs or
devisees of Elizabeth Williams,
deceased, but that plaintiff can
not insert the names of said de.
PENDANTS herein, because, same
are unknown to him.
Plaintiff further alleges that
Samantha Moore obtained her
interest in said lands by inheri.
lance from James S. Deaver, de.
ceased: that the said Samantha
Moore was a daughter of the said
James S. Beaver; and that de-.
fendants have obtained and de.
rived their interest in and to said
lands as heirs or devisees of the
said Samantha Moore, deceased.
Plaintiff states that Elizabeth
Williams was a daughter Of the
said James S. Deaver, deceased,
and that the said Elizabeth Will.
ans obtained her interest in and
TO said lands by inheritance from
the said James s. Beaver, and
defendants have derived and
obtained their interest in and to
said lands from the said Saman.
tina MOORE, deceased.
Plaintiff further alleges that
lis petition contains as full and
correct and complete "A recital
md description of the interest of
aid defendants, and how such in
crest was derived, as same are
to plaintiff. ,
Plaintiff alleges that James S /
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-03-04

+. T.. Aliens address Is ordered
changed from Sedan to Fredonia,
Kansas.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-03-04

j. A. Riley. wife and son John
visited c. Il. Cathcart's at Thayer
during the week.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-03-04

S. n. Robertson and sOn Of Ma
comb were here Monday.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-03-04
Order of Publication

In the Circuit Court of Wright
Missouri, in vacation.
To theApril term thereof, 1920
jon" Woody, Plaintiff,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-03-04

In the Circuit Court of Wright
Missouri.
To the April term thereof, 1920
Evans Fry, Plaintiff,
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-06
v ATE MAKES
APRIL REPORT
Horticulture! COHnn1issi O N cr
Says Melon Crop Shipments
May BE Cut m Half, Which
May Be Blessing.

horticultural Commissioner F. W.
Waite's April report to the board of
supervisors is as follows:
The following goods were inspected
and passed into the county during the
month of April, 1920:
4C5 Lemon trees.
26 Lime trees.
500 Orange trees.
5 Fig trees.
Apple trees.
20 Umbrella trees.
346 Ornamental trees.
II Pear trees.
523 Grapefruit trees.
Olive trees.
3 Plum trees.
IA Peach trees.
10 Ornamental palms.
1000 Citrus seedlings.
$50 Ornamental plants.
139 Rosebushes.
1896 Vegetable plants.
1856 Strawberry plants.
1872 Grape vines.
83 Sacks alfalfa seed.
2233 Sacks cotton seed.
10 Sacks Sudan grass seed.
II Sacks water melon seed
28 Sacks Milo maize seed.
10 sacks millet seed.
10 sacks cantaloupc seed.
28 sacks Pea seed.
154 boxes oranges.
II boxes lemons.
1913 boxes apples.
During the month there were two
date palms condemned and destroyed
on account Of the Date palm law of
California.
1000 grape cuttings were destroyed
on account of the cuttings were ship
ped from district being infested with
PhylloXera.
During the month there 19,5O0
crates of onions shipped out of the
county.
$3.50 crates of tomatoes were
shipped.
1l40 trays of Strawberries were
shirped.
There were 492 crates tomatoes
condemned an account of deceptive
pack.
Under the Standardization law the
inspections of tomatoes is going on
very satisfactorily.
Two inspectors have been appointed
for Brawley district, one for CaleXico
and one for Ell Centre.
During the month there were 629C
crates of tomatoes shipped; 492 crates
were condemned on account of decep-
tive pack. end ordered repacked.
On account of the cold windy wealth
er for the last three weeks the canta-
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-06
CAR SHORTAGE
SEEMS CERTAIN
Continued from page one)

moment they arrive on the track, for
this reason, no doubt some will take
advantage OF the speed and put in
ferior grade of melons on the Eastern
market The injury falls on the local
growers and not on the buyer he eX-
planned.
Mr. Giddings. superintendent of the
western freight office, in his talk
before the men stated that the average
time for trans continental freight is
Is days, in normal times, and the
return trip can be made in 20 days.
Today" he said. ait requires at least
two months for car to reach New
York.
He offered no solutions to the
problems facing the distributors but
explained to them the situation today,
and said, There is not a railroad II
the United States rolling 40 percent of
its average ability. Many of the
Western roads are far below that. In
the citrus regions of Southern Cali
fornia, we have been forced to ship
lemons in box cars, because of no
available "reefers."
BIG SHORTAGE
Answering the question:, ADoul
how many cars will be allotted to the
valley, he said, 81 am unable to say at
this stage of the game the number CT
cars that we will be able to deliver to
The Imperial Valley. ] am afraid to
make an estimate of any kind. nut
here is one thing that must not be
overlooked, there is going to be a
shortage, and a big one at that. There
| is no use beating about the bush, and
it must be kept foremost in our
minds"
1t was estimated by Mr.. Waite that
the cantalope crop this season will be
valued at S8,000,000, a decided in
crease over last years figures.
The annual acreage estimate was
also made public.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-06

loupes will not open until about May
25th.
There will be a meeting of the dis
tributors Thursday, May 6, at the
Barbara Worth hotel for completing
arrangements for inspection of the
crop.
The car shortage will cut down the
shipments at least so per cent which
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-06
POTTER IS NAMED
TO HIGH OFFICE
fBy Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, May 6.-Mark W.
Potter, New York, president of the
Carolina, Clinchfeld and Ohio rail
road was nominated today by Presi-
dent Wilson to be a member of the
interstate commerce comm1ss o
Samuel w. Mccall, former governor
Of Maggachusetts was nominated to
be member Of the traiff commits
sion.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-06
DESTRUYERS TO KEY WEST
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. May 6.-Secretary
Daniels today ordered a division Of
Gestroyers now in New York to sail
Immediately for Key West where they
Will be held for possible duty in Mex
lean waters.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-06

may prove to be blessing in dis
guise.
On account of the wind in the soft
soil district it will cut down the pro-
duction 25 per cent due to the sand
damaging the young plants, the first
setting being very much reduced.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-06

The regular luncheon at the Elks
club will be held tomorrow at y
O'Clock. The weekly luncheons of the
Elks are proving very popular with
the members and are well attended.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-07

Advising a MA TO pay his debts Is
a good deal like telling a fellow that
Il doesn't profit him to get sick. Too
frequently the man can no more q
his debts thar he can keep from get
ting III. But the statement Is not
true all along the iiae. There are too
many people who can pay their debts.
but Who prefer TO use the money for
something else. And that Is exactly
why IL is a good idea to urge every
one to pay his debts right now.
Every man In Ely could be rich to-
day IL he had gone In debt q few
years ago. provided only that he had
gone Into debt for something worth
the price then asked for IL. II we'd
bought a house on credit i've years
ago for. Jay for 5000. we could now
pay for II In socailed cheap dollars and
have a good many left. Which
the house Is now worth $4,000. n
could be sold for that amount. leaving
US a PROFIT OF 5000.
SO il seems TO educe itself 10 this.
The time to get into debt Is when
Is scarce and the time to pay
debts Is when one Is plentiful. There
Is no need to say that although a iitt,e
tighter now than IL vas a yea age.
Is still plentiful. otherwise 1t
would not require so much OF IL to buy
any commodity. And right now the
man who pays his debts Is really max
ing money by ~.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-07

Girls of Ely will be Interested in
knowing that I'm Paris they're making
dresses out OF paper. And right now
paper Is just about short enough 10
make a modern skirt.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-07

Why IL IL that old bachelors know
the most about children and people
who cannot spell write the most let
tiers to the e1itor?
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-07

We want TO again impress upon
every ambitious Ely "a tina one GER
tain way CT beating the game Is to
raise something besides prices and
Cain.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-07

One of the things o can gain by
buying on credit is the experience that
IL always pays TO trade for cash.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-07

lie newspaper. like any other en-
terprise of a useful character III
i commercial life. is n business
proposition and only in the Measure
that IL is financially successful Is 1t
able to render the service IL should TO
it's patrons and all Of the people in the
field In which IL circulates.
1t must be impartial. II umst give
the news. presenting facts. and editor
tally II must have a policy In con-
formity with the highest ideals. set
ting forth and giving Its approval TO
thoee things which are for the add
vancement of the country In general
and the community In which il circn.
lates In particular.
The paper you now hold in your
hands seeks TO do this very thing. Its
editor is for the people of Ely and
vicinity, and for the Institutions of
his country. state inc nation first.
last and all the time. II aims TO give
those who wish 10 be heard an oppor-
tunity TO present the claims they have
for tho attention of the public. whether
in the news columns or in the adver-
Using section. II is. of course. I'm
possible that everybody should agree
with everything that Is said in the
paper. that Is expecting too much OF
human nature. People who start n
crusade do not feel that they have
accomplished anything until they meet
with opposition. The newspaper with
the right ideals renders n valuable SER
vice TO the community in which II OPP
crates. II seeks TO secure and main
tain the confidence OF its. patrons. 4
new n does not, in a measure.
accomplish this has 10 place IN the
life of the community in which IL Is
published.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-07

them: Who endured the n%ardships OF
war and camp: an organization of the
kind of Americans of which every real
American should feel proud.
The whole world Is hungry for things
to eat and wear. Prices mount and
the worker cries for fewer hours In his
| day of labor. Then comes a shortage
and NJ go prices again. Can't We
see. Won't We see that at the present
rate we are only running around In a
circle n getting nowhere?
In a daily paper reaching Ely only
Yesterday we rea that merchandise
on the other side Of the Atlantic Is
even scarcer than in America. They
have nothing to sell and their shelves
are bare. They want TO buy--to buy
from America the things Americans
| make-and yet the cry of the American
| worker Is for shorter hours-forty-
four hours a week instead OF forty
| eight-a decrease in production of 10
per cent.
Shorter hours in the city has made
the farm worker restless: he. too.
wants shorter hours and Increased
pay. And yet every thinking man
knows that the moment the seven
hour day Is adopted on the farms of
this country America Is going hungry.
But we can keep high wages and we
can also reduce tho cost OF living BY "a
simple remedy-work-good. hard. hon
est, faithful service-not seven hours,
but eight and ten and even more If we
are feeling good and can stand the
clip. Work alone is the hope of this
nation now-not less work. Work of
the kind we used to do before We
dreamed of wal and revolutions and
discord and unrest. Work-the same
kind our daddies did before u~s-that's
the salvation of the nation now SO
let's resolve TO put in a big days work.
an honest days work. six days in the
week--and pay no attention to how
many hours IL takes US 10 do IL.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-07

A lot of Ely people feel that peace
with Mexico would become permanent
IL we could get at that Mexican oil TO
pour on the troubled waters.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-07

Wouldn't II be fine IL we could all
do the Rip Van Wrinkle tunt and
wake up about the time they got the
peace treaty settled TO the satisfaction
of everybody.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-07

We've noticed that a thing IL all
right with a whole lot OF Ely people
when they do II but all wrong when
somebody else does IL.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-07

Most everybody in this country now
suffers from foot troubles. And they re
apt TO with shoes around SIS a pair.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-07

It's awful hard for a man to hear
the call OF duty bow the Jingle OF
coin or the murmur of love.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-07

Complaint comes from Detroit that
the city Is 30 crowded the young pso-
pie have no counting place. What's the
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-07

And you can bet your last cent that
a doctor who Is always willing to pre-
scribe whisky Is willing to take his
own medicine.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-07

We heard one Ely man worrying
yesterday for fear that by the day of
resurrection there won't be anything
TO cor,e up.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-07

matter with thai spot half way be-
tween the nese and M chin
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-07

We notice that married couples
whose views coincide are the couples
where the wife thinks first.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-07

You can't convince the fellow who IL
looking for a house that this is an
empty world.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-07

We see there's talk OF an alliance
between Japan. Germany and Russia.
Sort of a Jap-kuitur-cootie comhina-
tion. eh7
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-07


The American Legion Is slowly but
surely rounding into it's full proper
tons. In the beginning the boys were
slow 10 join. but lately the member
ship has been increasing until the roll
now includes over -four million Ameri.
can soldiers who wore the uniform
during the world war.
Just why any man who j. eligible
TO membership In ihis Organization
should not Join We DO not know. To
the mar who is not eligible IL you'd
sesm Il be the most rational thing an
ex-soldier could do. To be a membc of
this grea. organization certainly ought
to be a proud boast. and We osllsYe
every citizen Of White Pin county
who las taken the time TO iook into
the constitution Will agree with rs
when we so assert.
But the truth Is there are a lot Of
people who do not understand he
nature of the legion. II is not an in
surance company or a political organi-
zation IL has no benefits such as
many fraternal orders. II IL simply an
association of men vino were loyal and
patriotic when their country needed
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-07

tight. yet no day passes but an Els
mar can borrow trouble IL he wants TO
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-07

The trouble with this country Is not
s o much q labor unrest as IL is the
high cost of loahng.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-07

1t seems strange. but some Ely peo-
pie get hotter as a result of cool treat
ment than they do IL you roast them.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-07

the one who can price a pair of shoes
and feel thankful he Is not a ccntipcde
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-07

In this day and age old Shakespeare
wouldn't be In 1t with the man whs
can write a good home-brew recipe.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-07

II we hadn't heard II was the as
tronomers we would believe IL was a
sugar %profteer trying To get up Ia
Mars.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-07

Everything Is divided equally In this
country. Tic poo man stfll has the
appetite md the rich man still has the
money.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-07

From the amount of fake oil adver
Using carried by the big dallies suck
ers must be riniing rather late this
veal.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-07

Some Ely girls feel they Va lost their
grip when they can not longer twist n
man around their little finger.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-07

Up to date the department o: justice
has deported 323 radicals and turned \
blind eye on 3sf,642 foot pronteers.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-07
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS
Pertaining TO PEOPLE

them: Who endured the nardships OF
war and camp: an organization of the
kind of Americans of which every real
American should feel proud.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-07

matter with that pot half va b.
tween the nose and the chin
"
Why H. IL that old bachelors know
the most about children and people
who cannot spell write the most let
tiers to the elitor?
One of the things you can gain by
buying on credit Is the experience that
1t always pays TO trade for cash.
We notice that married couples
whose views coincide are the couples
where the wife kinks FIRST.
It seems TRANCE. but some Ely peo-
pie get hotter as a result of cool treat
ment than they do IL you roast them.
In this day and age old Shakespeare
wouldn't be In 1t with the man who
can write a good home-brew recipe.
From the amount OF fake oil advcr-
Using carried by the big daiiies suck
ers must be rifiing rather late this
year.
Some Ely girls feel they We lost their
grip when they can not longer twist n
man around their little finger.
Up to date the department OK Justice
has deported 323 radicals and turned \
blind eye on 3sf,642 foo profteers.
-
II we hadn't heard II was the as
tronomers we would believe II was n
sugar pronteer trying To get up 10
Mars.
We see there's talk Of an alliance
between Japan. Germany and Russia.
Sort of a Jap-kultur-eootie comhina-
tion. eh7
Financial matters are getting pretty
tight. yet no day passes but an Ely
man can borrow trouble II he wants 10.
And you can bet your last cent that
a doctor who Is always willing to pre-
scribe whisky Is willing TO take his
own medicine.