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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1921-08-11

Miss Sylvia Brazeal is visit
r ing at Houston.
1 Hugh Williams is building {
: new garage.
E J. Norcross, of Macomb
, was here yesterday.
Herman Williams has returned
from SarcOXip.
w. o. Bouldin has returned
from Wichita, kas.
| Mrs. Steve Yates is visiting al
Macon, Georgia.
ID. d. Norcross, of Macomb,
was here yesterday.
Marshall Carter, of Hartville
was here this week.
Frank Beach was home from
st. Louis tins week.
G. l.. Beach spent the week.
end with his family.
Mrs. G. w. Freeman was in
Springfield this week.
Postmaster A. M. Miller, of
Bryant, was here yesterday.
G. A. Stephens has been as.
sisting at 2. w. Newton's store.
p. w. Newton has been on the
road selling waternelons whole.
sale.
Mrs. Marion Stanley and Miss
LeOna Hoover were in Ilartville
Tuesday.
Misses Ruth and Audrey
Jackson, of Hartville, were here
this week.
For Sale year old purebred
Shropshire ram. E. II. Hergt,
Basher, Mo.
W. g COday transacted buSi-
ness in Sprlnrield one day this
week.
Miss Eva Knight, of Hamburg,
Ark, was a week end guest of
Miss Mamie Beach.
Rev. G.. G. Yancy, of Spring
field. will preach at the Baptist
church Sund,y.
N. J. Craig, of Mansfield, and
A. M. Curtis. of HartyillA, were
in Jefferson City this week.
Quite a number of local en-
thusiasts attended the Mountain
Grove Cabool baseball game at
Mountain Grove Sunday.
Fl. d. Norcross, of Macomb,
was here yesterday. He has
purchased the Amos farm, Sun.
ny Slope, near Macomb.
About ii gallons of moon.
shine, confiscated from boot.
leggers, has been transferred
from Mountain Grove to the Jail
at Hartvllle.
Good pasture for rent; plenty
wafer. soc per month, if party
furnishes own salt. One mile
south of lead hill. M. j. Lands,
downe, Mansfield, Mo. 8 Is
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Pope. of
this city, celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary. July 31st.
Several of their friends and rela.
tives attended the event with
well filled baskets, and a real en-.
ioyable time was spent.
LOST About middle of July
on public highway near Mans
I field, one white sack, containing
0 fishing outfit, shoes, etc. Finder
please deliver to q. S. Burney
\ of Mansfield, Mo-, and get re
H ward M. O. Hanow, Poteau
H Okla. 81
Mrs. A. II. Friend entertained
at her home last Friday evening
+ The guests were: Mrs. Marion
Stanley, Misses Locke and Paul
inc Craig, and Leona Hoover, an.
Messrs. Paul McAllister, Snyd
! er Craig, Hobart Hensley, Ray
I mond Baker and j. B. Crouch
Let's have a great variety o
I good exhibits - poultry, dair.
I and farm products at our Fai
! in Mansfield the last week il
oo.%on,h,r Nnyo thot ,ron
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1921-08-11

Mansfield Public Schools will open Monday. Aug
ust 29th Mansfield has four-year. fully accredited
frs-class high school. All nonresident students de-
string to enter school. should write Immediately for
full information regarding of study tuition and
board.
D. II KAY Sunt
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1921-08-11
Tersely Told Town Tales

Are you helping to boost the
Mansfield Fair?
For biliOusness and that bad
taste in the mouth take a Divan'S
Liver Pill at night-it will do the
work. FusOn Drug Co adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1921-08-11

Strong motored to Springfield
last week.
State fair visitors include DR..
F. II. Riley and wife, G.. G. New.
ton and wife, Mrs. o. S. Coday,
r. K. Reed, A. +. Newton and
d. H. Cantrell.
On the evening of July 3rd at
the home of Mr.. J. n. Alfred
and family. 66 neighbors and
friends gathered on the event of
their new hnuse and home most
complete. NJ. + WaIser of Rry.
ant assisted by furnishing his
big Edison Phonograph which is
surpassed to all. The music
and the singing on these records
were ideal. There were plenty
of ice cream and cake for all.
Every one rerorted to have
very refreshing time. Near the
late hours of night we said good
night. Come back neighbors
and friends. We thank you.
|, II. Alfred.
The remains of Clarence King
arrived in Mansfield last Tues.
day from France, and was buried
Thursday afternoon in the Mans
field cemetery, being accorded
full military honors by the Am.
erican Legion. Funeral services
were held in the G. p. church
Wednesday afternoon, conducted
by Revs. l.. A. johnson and J.W.
Patterson. Clarence King was
son of Mary Jane King Slate,
and enlisted in the service of his
country June q, 1917, and was
finally placed in Co. |. 40 Inf,
where he came to his death IN
battle in the Argonne Forest
fight. He was stuck in the head
by fragments of high explosive
shell, Sept %, 1918, and died in
hospital in France. October 4,
1918. Clarence King was barely
past II years OF age when he en-.
listed in the army. The Mans
field American Legion post was
named for him, as he was the
first boy from Mansfield to lose
his life in battle in the World
War.
Last Sunday some of the Ava
boys who came up to Mansfield
to see a ball game between the
Mansfield and Ava teams, got
little too much Douglas county
corn juice under their belt, and
the Wright county officials pro.
ceeded to take them in charge.
Deputy sheriff Joe Dennis and
Constable Atkisson observed
their performance, and when
four of them went into a seclud.
ed place to take another drink
they were landed on by the Off.
GERS and brought to town and
placed under bond. When the
boys saw they were caught, they
threw their bottles down and
broke them, WHICH saved them
from being arrested for having
whiSkey in their possession, so
they were charged with drunk.
enneSs and disturbing the peace
Trial was set for today, and
when the case was called before
Squire Fuge, they plead guilty
and paid their fines which was
assessed at S., 90 and the costs.
During the performance and
waiting Sunday one of the boys
climbed out back upstairs win.
dow, jumped to the ground, and
proceeded with his hat in his
hand to make a speedy get away
toward the Douglas county line.
Dennis quickly observed his alb.
Sence and took after him a.foot,
soon overlook the young run
away, and he vas placed in car
and hauled back to town. This
one got a little eXtry fine today
for trying to run away. The
boys of our south nelghboring
county are fast becoming educa'
ted up to the fact that they don,
have much luck with their liquor
and disorderly conduct in Mans,
field or with the Wright county
officials. We wish to congratu
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-11
COAL DOWN BELOW;
FARMING ON TOP

The directors of the Huerfano coun-
~ fair held their annual meeting and
by spirited action proved that the
pushers in the land of the Orphans are
not afraid % nothin'.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: President, George
Ncibuhr. vice presidents. Iver ". Dali
ey, Fred C. Sporlcder. Tom Brunelli
James f. Tresslcr WIS elected secrc-
tary: Ralph Stanley was chosen treas
urer. Charles f. Furphy was selected
as superintendent OF grounds, and Wal
ter Hamilton assistant to the superin-
tendent
A committee to confer with the coun-
~ commissioners relative to securing
county aid for tho fair this fall was
appointed.
The spirit OF optimism prevailed at
the meeting and the new board will
Immediately set to work to arrange
for the best fair next fall the county
ever had. Already different communi-
ties arc preparing for their community
fairs. These community fairs are the
feeders for the big county fair.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-11

into the apartment softly. by the very
simple means of turning the knob OF
the unlocked door, and now his big
form filed the doroway. and they
were looking right down the barrel Of
his automatic.
II just happened to be passin thru"
remarked the plain clothes man gem
tally, AN l noticed the door wasn't
now! But 1 didn't expect to happen on
no family party like this he finished
with a grin.
He walked oyer and. taking sllva's
gun. emptied its contents in his pocket.
"C'mmon now; Mike; ,yuh done
cops is all worn out lookin' for ye."
Then he went over Ballard carefully
for weapons. He did not find any, for
Dapper Bill had dropped his empty re-
There was no need of searching Moll.
She stood more revealed than con-
cealcd by the sheer nightgown in
which she had been surprised.
My God. Mr.. Dwyor. You're not go
ing to take rSc out like this?" she
gasped.
II might be arrested mcsclf If I
did" chuckIed the Irishman, made
good natured by the size of his haul.
and the rich reward he already saw in
was it l stumbled on a-anhyhow?
Beat it as fast as yc can an get YER
self some duds, an don't be after
powderin' nor frizzlin' ycrsclfi"
But" silky Mol pointed to tho
scowling Mike. Hes got tho key to
my clothes closctn
The hell ye have,' Tho detective
promptly obtained tho key from tho
dazed and sullen Gangser. "'Tis 4
great game-but yell have no need OF
the keys of ladies lan-Ee-rcc where
they'll be sendin' vel"
He tossed the key to Moll. "Hcrc!"
he cried. Get a move on ye. and Just
to prevent monkey shines I'll watch
You get them things"
"A coatll be enough!" he ordered
sharply as Mol unlocked the door.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-11

fired not once. but every chamber in
his gun. And tho trigger snapped
harmlessly!
Then ho understood the cause of
Black Mixes laughter. and with a roar
like that Of wounded lion no sprang
for his throat. Tho Eangstcr mot him
half way and the two men. free at last
to show tho real hatred they felt to-
ward each other. swaycd struggling.
cursing, and choking each other
thru tho tiny apartment.
1t was when they .had reached the
living room that Mixes opportunity
came. With sudden twist. he bent
Ballard over the table. until the latter
had to give way to keep his bHNk from
breaking. and then Silva, his face
distorted out OF all human scmhln nee.
raised n wicked looking knife on high
to plungc IT into his throat.
But silky Moll arrested his hand in
midair. "Oh. Mike" she called. and
her voice was soft with that quality
derived from prehistoric times when
the female saw two males fighting for
her, and her admiration went out in
variably to the stronger ono: "Oh
Mike" she called. Don't kill him, till
he's told us where the jewels arei"
OF Silva's brain. Slowly he let his cap
tive so. and the latter staggered weak
and spent into a chair.
Silva put up his knifc and Eripped
his revolver once more. "Th skirts
right he muttered thickly. AN
mcbbe she Amt so much fool as
thought" he added with half
grudging glance of admiration at Moil.
Tell us where thcm sparklcrs is hid
and tell us quick!''
But this Ballard had no intention of
doing. 30 hc grasped his throat in his
hands and rocked back and forth as If
unable to speak.
Losing HIS patience Black Mike
plunged thru the apartment ripping
the mattress. spilling bureau drawers
on the floor. ransacking the furniture
but found nothing.
Worn out and disguised, he stood in
the midst of all the wrcckage and
scratched his head in deep thought.
suddenly, there was the shrill call of
whistle In the street outside.
The Bulls," grasped Black Mike
and sprang down the narrow hallway
toward the door.
Like flash silky Moll and hor lover
both moved toward tho fern pot. and
were brought up sharply by 2.iva's
laughter. He had retraccd his steps
and now stood leaning against the
door.
"I thought you'd fall for that cop
stuff" he said. 81 don't know whose
Kid is tryin' out a whistle out front
but here's where get what I'm
lookin' for, yuh simps''
He covered them with his revolver.
and walking over to the window stand
he seized the fern by its long leaves
and shook 1t free. Then he scattered
the contents of the pot on the floor.
There lay the necklace, half out Of
It's tissue paper wrapping, and Mikes
eyes cleaned at the sight of II.
II amt got no time for molis, when
sets cSes on these babics!" he Rloat-
cd. "Yuh can bilrn COO all yuh want
after I'm gonel' and he bent over to
tear the necklace from its wrappinss
But they all Strengthened like
lightning at sharp command from
the doorway:
stick 'em up,' commanded De-
tectiVo Dwycr sharply. He had stolen
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-11
Beets Next Year
in the San Juan
VIII Make Sugar

Tho raising of sugar bcets In tho
San Juan basin and in particular In
La Plata county will be ushercd in
this year according to James Port
lock OF Pueblo. who Is connected with
the sugar company which is to erect
factory in Durango. Mr.. Portlock.
who Is an expert in tho growing OF
sugar hcc,s and has been connected
with the industry for the past twenty
years was an arrival in Durango as
stated by the newspapers there.
Mr.. Poduock was in consultation
with County Agent George II.
Grcavcs. During the past two or
Hirec years experiments in the rails
ing OF sugar bcets have been carried
suits. the bects testing out very high
To stimulate the growing OF beets
in this section and to still further
tcst their quality the sugar company
has sent Mr.. Portlock to Durango to
arrange with as many ranchcrs "a
possible to raise ut least one aero OF
hcets each :his summer. tho bects
when harvested to be shipped to ono
OF the sugar factories in the state
where tho quantity test will be deter
mined.
Tho beet seed will be distributed
70 the ranchcrs free of charge. IL
is urged that all of the, ranchers get
in touch with Mr.. Grcaves without
delay and agree to raise at least ono
aero OF bcets. The seed will be or
dercd ns soon as 1t is determined how
much will be needed.
The ranchers are to be given every
assistance in the raising of the beets.
1t is Mr.. Portlocks plan to return
and remain the greater part OF tho
summer assisting the ranchcrs and
advising them as TO beet culture.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-11

sible unless she wished to call in the
police and ruin them all.
With a moan of anguish. she felt
Silva twist mercilessly the right hand
that held the. revolver and the in
tolerable pain forced her to let go. The
gun went spinning to the floor, where
Silva put his foot on it while he gath
cred both her almost paralyzed wrists
into the grip of one of his huge paws.
Guess we'll make sure o this
first!' he grinned. licking his lips and
leering at her terror stricken face.
Picking up the weapon with one
hand, while he held her wrists with
the other. he dragged her toward a
shallow wardrobe for clothes which
stood in the corner. Giving her an
extra twist to keep her quiet, he flung
the loaded gun to the bottom of the
closet. locked the door with his free
hand. and put the key in his pocket.
Now kid. I'll show yuh just how
claimed, and jerking her close to him.
he brutally pressed his thick lips down
upon hers.
She closed her eyes and prayed God
for death.
Her prayer was answered. but not
quite in the way she asked. Ballard
awakened with a sense of horrible
danger weighing him down like a
mountain. The cold light of dawn was
creeping into the room-and Black
Mike was not there
In all the years of his after life. he
never forgot the terrible fear which
swept over him thcn-fear mixed with
agony so sharp he hardly could
breathe. 1t seemed ages before he
reached Moll's fiat. and eternity before
he sprang to her bed room door and
levelled his gun at Silva.
He heard his own voice, hoarse like
that of wild beast, hurting an epithet
OF the vilest slums at Mike. Then to
his amazement he heard Silva laugh
ing-and Silva was not putting up his
hands!
Blind with rage. seeing red. not
caring II he brought tho whole world
In at his heels, Dapper Bill fred
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-11
THIS WEEKS NOTES ON THE FARM

such Is life In the far west" Not
moro than onco In a lifetime do wc
find ourselves confronting such
peculiar tanElc Of queer conditions.
Nature and art combine to set up
such list OF novelties as would be
worth a hundred dollar bill to any
producer OF movies To the daunt-
less mind. which can look beyond
the innumerablc deliberations and in
dulgc iU the spirit OF western ndvcn-
turc. there Is something OF deep in
terest In ;he keeping OF tho outdoor
diary as well as the indoor dairy.
Firstly. the jazz markets with their
cheap wheat and costly bakery buns.
their absurdly low potatoes and cS-
truvagant chickens; their 10 cent
hides and $40 shoes. Secondly, tho
slow spring following prccocious
March and squnw winter. In fact
tho normal tomperaturcs of the last
few weeks and months havc had such
n mix-up that the weather man threw
up his job and went west. Thirdly
the alarming fact that water has fol-
lowed booze TO the land OF Has-Been
and has disappeared from human
knowledge. Total precipitation shows
n mark exactly ono third OF tho
normal May be all right in somc
years to make our brngs of Pueblo
county being a weather island but
some things can DC oNeruune. ms
dry condition extends to the whole
OF tho upper valley and tho Arkan-
sas river is a mere tricklc lower than
for at least ten years, ANY one OF
those yawninE ditch gates down tho
valley could drink up tho whole OF
It and then some.
Ovcr this and various other novel
incidents impends an uneasy sort OF
feeling which attributes to nature
"A eort OF Turkish fatalism. strong
impression that nature has an ineNor-
able habit of evening things up.
A long statistical column could he
prepared, with tho aid of staff of
bookkeepers. to prove that this law
or habit is fact what, then. are
we to expect when the excess OF tenn
pcraturc of the past winter Is ovcncd
up next winter? But sooner and
worse. what are we to expect when
the deficiency of precipitation IL
cvcncd up by tho falling in OF most
of the sky few weeks hence? Hence
and whyforc. the very corner stones
OF the farm should he tied down. and
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-11
SKY LINE OF PRA|R|ES
IS SOON TO Be DOTTED
WITH GRAIN TOWERS

Scenery OF eastern Colorado IL not
likely soon to present views OF num-
crous windmills but it will resemble
Kansas in picture of many grain
cylinders. Eads Press states:
Three now grain elevators are soon
to be built in Kiowa county, one at
Eads, one at Sheridan Lake and ono
at Towncr. Work has already begun
on the one at Sheridan Lake and tho
material for the ono at E.ads is cx-
pccted to arrive In the next ten DAYS
1t will be built south OF tho railroad.
just west OF the stockyards. These
elevators arc TO be OF considerable ca
pacity and equipped in n modern way.
MIR. Enfield. who has n chain of clc-
vators on the Santa Fc, Is tho man
who is building them.
We have heard that an ordway
company is to build one Mt Brandon
and there is probability that Galatca
will also bo like served with grain
market.
rapid increase in farm development in
this county. 1t has not been many
years since building elevators in this
county would have been considered an
absurdity and the man who would
talk such things considered unbai-
anced mentally.
But with the big grain crops which
are now being grown and the still
greater acreage that In being devoted
to farming increasing every year. ele-
Nators have now become n necessity.
Few people in Kiowa county realize
what tho twenty thousand acres of
wheat around Sheridan Lake and
Towncr may mean In dollars to those
communities. This wheat has gone
thru the winter in fine shape and gives
promise of a big crop. Should 1t pro-
duce anything like the prospects look
at this time 1t will bring vast sum
of money into this county.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-11
GET THE GARDEN SOIL READY
THE SAME AS ANY OTHER YEAR
Dozen Strong Arguments to Show That 1t Is Worth
While-Pow and Plant Garden and Farm With
Care and With Faith

Tho process of seasons production
offers opportunity to try out the va
rtous new productions in grains and
plants-an experiment which to the
true farmer affords a continuous plea
sure.
Crude products from tho farm arc
only half the battle. Turn them into
livestock.
over all this mix-up OF extremes in
high and low prices, such as the alb
surd discrepancies between hides and
leather. between wool and garments.
there is every moment at work the
law of supply and demand and with 1t
the law of competition-an irresistably
strong team which the most capricious
artificial freaks can not long buck
against.
When freight rates were low and
transportation was cheap retail prices
of food wcre remarkably similar. all
over the country. Now opens the first
season OF costly freights. and we will
undoubtedly find many surprises in
wide differences Of prices at points not
servablc in Colorado, and would pre-
sent materials for long story.
In favoo Of the homo garden is the
consideration of superior quality. fresh
ness, the crisp palatable goods that
have not been hauled all over town and
handled by forty eleven unknowns.
II Satan finds mischief in idle hands,
then there will be nothing doing for
him In the garden.
But back OF all other consider.s :...oT.s
is the argument tina. the garden-farm
II natures creation, nedged and en-
vtroned by natures laws, extending
from soil and water to commerce and
transportation. 1t is all in tho days
work.
Let us add that hero in the valleys
OF southern Colorado We will be inter
estcd in noting what will be the effect
of the eIigencies of an unusual season
on the contest between the big farm
and the little one. This too would Of
fer material for a long story. There
are innumerable ramifications of the
intricate conditions affecting this con-
test Tho tcnderfoot settler, who has
beon here only twenty or thirty years.
is naturally in favor OF intensive cul-
tivation." He likes 10 sec the rural
population increased by division OF the
lands among many families-a process
which makes more homes. moro schools
more customers for merchandise. more
find, by persistent search. a few old
krumblers who dotcst all this onion
digging. weed-pulling truck patching
and still love the thought of tho wide
Wild plains. the care-frec cowboys and
stll wilder longhorns browsing their
way on tho long dusty trail to Dodge
City.
n. @.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-11

ment company's Imperial canal, run
ming thru part of Mexico to the I'M
perial valley. and poured the entire
river into tho Salton sink 200 feet be-
low the sea level. 1t ate out the oAn-
al, enlarged the Salton sink and formed
a cataract which threatened to work
its way back thru the soft land, with
great damage. Only the activity of the
Southern Pacific railroad, in building a
dam across the widening mouth of
the canal channel. after hard fight
with tho river, were able to swing
the channel back again to the Gulf
of California.
ing Arizona and California has resist
ed flood waters, but complaints OF
broken levees. and later scant water
for the rapidly increasing area of ir-
rigated land continue. Complications
with Mexico in tho Imperial valley add
to the problem and the entire situation
IL pressing southwest interests to ac-
ton.
In addition to the Boulder dam pro-
ject, the Imperial irrigation district il
pushing a plan to tap the Laguna dam
and build an all-American high limo
canal on a higher level to irrigate moro
extensive acreage and avoid Mexican
relations.
The Boulder Canyon dam project. 10
catoQ DeloW the 9f4nd canyon near
Las Vegas, Nevada, where engineers
are now boring. is the most advantag-
eous position of any projected Sites ac-
cording to the preliminary report made
to congress by the reclamation service.
A dam there would intercept most OF
the drainage OF the Colorado river and
therefore be a more complete solution
of tho flood control problem" the re-
port says. Such reservoir would also
be more valuable in the irrigation of
lands on the lower river on account of
tho greater proximity to them. and the
consequent possibility of regulating its
flow moro nearly in accordance with
tho fluctuating needs. incidentally 1t
would furnish a large amount of pow
er." A further report on moro recent
findings is under preparations"
Tho irrigable lands of the lower Colo
RADIO river as listed by the reclamation
service comprise many valleys and pro.
jects, with total of 1,42,ooo acres.
They include: Cottonwood Island. Mo-
have Valley. Chemehucvis Valley
Parker project, Palo Verde Valley,
Palo Verde Meeza, ChucaWallA Valley.
Ctbola Valley. Yuma project. Imperial
irrigation district. and these extensions
of the Imperial Valley: East Side Mesa.
Dos Palmas. Coachella Valley. and
West Side