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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1906-08-23
MOTOR CAR PASSES THROUGH
strang Car, Marguerite" Spends the
Night in Local Yards Conven-
lent and Beautiful.

The Strang motor car, Marguerite, u
arrived at the Alton depot on its run
from Chicago to Kansas City at eight
o'cock Monday night, and inventor W.
b. Strang was aboard the car. Conduc-
tor Pearce was In charge of the car,
the party leaving Chicago at eight
O'Clock Monday morning. The car
maintained speed of forty miles an
hour and sailed through the upper
yards like a passenger train. Stops
were made at Joliet, Dwight and Odell
The lettering on the car indicates that
1t is intended for the Missouri s. Kan
sas Interburban railway, being on of
the suburban lines out Of Kansas City.
1t is Of interest to know that w. B.
Strang, the inventor of the Strang
system motor.driven cars and presi-
dent Of the company, is also principal
owner of the Missouri & Kansas City
line. The road is known as the Santa
Fe railroad, 1t following the highway
throughout its length.
The Strang car, which came here
Monday is practically the same
as the "Ogerita," which made a
trip through Mexico on the Alton last
fall, though greatly improved since
that one was built. 1t may be of in
terest to know that the Strang car is
operated upon practically the same
system as that by which the Alton s
motor car will be run. The gasoline
engines serve to generate power
through the medium Of large dYna-
mo to charge storage batteries, and
the Car itself is run by motors on the
wheel axles' The strang officials con-
consider the present trip as much
more favorable to illustrate what the
car can do than the former one, and ex-
pect to present figures at the end of
the trip to show that the gasoline
electric plan, such as the Alton is ex-
plotting, is the only practical way to
build railway motor cars.
The Strang car stopped here all
night and proceeded on its way toward
Kansas City Tuesday morning. 1t was
open to visitors here, and quite num-
Der OF those interested In railway
equipment and appliances examined
minutely Its machinery and construc-
tion.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1906-08-23
A MEASURE OF MERIT.
Mexico Citizens Should Weigh Well
This Evidence.

Proof of merit lies In the evidence.
Convincing evidence in Mexico.
Is not testimony of strangers,
But the endorsement of Mexico peo-
Pile.
That's the kind Of proof given here
The statement of a Mexico citizen.
J. D. Asbury, living at 2lO Orange
street, Mexico, Mo-, says: II am Civ
ing this testimonial because consider
it my duty and net that l am asked
for it One of the most difficult things
that physicians have to treat is non
retention Of urine In children. We had
a child afflicted 10 this way and moth
ing that we could get did any good
and no doctor that we consulted could
cure it 1t was most embarrassing to
the child and caused my wife endless
work. Someone told her about Doan's
Kidney Pills and she purchased a box
at Buckner & Whltney's drug store.
They surprised us by effecting the
desired cure. hope that my state
ment may influence mother to use
this honest kidney cure"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-M Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1906-08-23
KISSES ARE BARRED.
HoosIER HEALTH GUARDIANS
PROHIBIT THEM IN SCHOOL.
MUST Be STOLEN IN INDIANA;
Not Even the Girls May Salute Each
0ther-"Chew Your Own Gum and
There Will be Less Tuber-
culosis," Says the Board.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. 1O.-A
Kissless existance is guaranteed to
every child attending school in Indi-
ana.
The state board Of health gives the
guarantee. Not a kiss in the long
catalogue Of kisses will be countenan-
ced in any school in the state when
they open after the vacation
And il the state board of health can
do 1t, the war against kissing and kiss
es will be carried beyond the school.
Every kiss in Indiana may be a stolen
kiss after a while
But In the schools there must be no
kissing at all. This is the first COM
munication the children find on the
notice boards Of their schools
"Do not kiss any one on the mouth
or allow any one to do SO to you"
GIRL FRIENDS KISS? NEVER.
The board of health hasn't decided
whether 1t will be permissible to ac-
cept kiss on the cheek or bestow one
on favorite eye. The problem IS still
under consideration and a blanket in
junction covering every variety OF kiss
may be issued.
The boards anti.kissing edict ap-
plies to girls as vigorously as to boys.
A girl who'd faint at the idea Of a boys
kiss, gives and accepts girls kisses as
a matter OF course. That also is frown-
ed upon.
The board Of health has studied the
kiss, dissected, analyzed, and examin.
ed it under the microscope, and de-
clared against 1t. India ana will be bet.
ter without it was the decision, and
the board has started in on campaign
Of eradication.
CAN'T TRADE APPLE CORES, EITHER.
There are several other "don'ts"
drawn up and waiting for the school
children. Here are some Of them.
"Do not put your fingers in your
mouth.
Do not wet your fingers in your
mouth when turning the leaves of
books.
"Do not put pencils In your mouth
or wet them with your lips.
"Do not hold money 10 your mouth.
"Do not put pins in your mouth.
"Do not swap apple cores, chewing
gum or bean blowers.
Swapping apple cores and chewing
gum is almost as bad as kissing, though
not so prevalent, the board says. The
health guardians hope that with kiss
ing abolished in the schools and every
child eating his own apple core and
chewing his own gum there will be less
tuberculosis to contend with
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1906-08-23
BADLY HURT ON RACE TRACK.
George Cassidy, Of This County,
Injured in Bowling Green, Be-
fore Thousands Of People
Running Rorse Hits Him.

About p. m. Thursday at the end
Of the first running race, George Cas-
sidy, Of Audrain county, stepped on
the Bowling Green race track and was
struck by a running horse. He was
knocked fully thirty feet and left for
dead, but later regained consciousness.
1t is doubtful IL he can survive. The
jockey, riding the horse was thrown
and the animal also fell.
The accident occurred in full view
OF the crowded grandstand and thou
sands cringed at the dull thud Of the
collision: Mr.. Cassidy, who resides
near Vandalia, saw the horses come
under the wire and evidently believ-
ing all the enteries in, started toward
the Judges stand. But one horse was
so far in the rear that its rider could
not see the pedestrian enveloped by
the dust Of the finishing animals and
before a word Of warning could be
given the accident was over.
A number from this city were on
the grounds at the time and were eye
witnesses.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1906-08-23
1000 DIVORCES A
YEAR IN CHICAGO.
Census Bureau is Learning Why They
Were Granted, But It's Big
Task.

CHICAGO, Aug. 15.-Forty thousand
divorces in 20 years, an average OF
1000 year, are the figures for Chicago
according to o. NJ. Pond, who is in
charge of the taking Of the divorce
census.
Twenty-Five clerks are now at work
tabulatlng the various entries which
are to be made In each case. In the
number of clerks required for this
task Chicago leads the country, New
York being second with 20 and Phila'
delphia next with Is.
When the last divorce census was
taken - 20 years ago - Illinois and
Chicago led the country. However,
that census showed only Sl4 divorces
for Cook county-rather paltrj
showing compared with the une ex
pected this year.
Special statistics on drunkenness and
poverty as a contributing factor in di
vorces can be obtained from this cen
enc
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1906-08-23
BAD RACE War
in LINCOLN COUNTY,
BLACKS ARE ORDERED TO LEAVE
BECAUSE WHITE BOY Is
WHIPPED BY NEGROES
FEELING STRONG
AGAINST BLACKS.
NEGRO HAN AND WOMAN FLOGGED.
Crowd of Fifty White Men Use the
Whip Until Victims Promise to
Leave the county-All Pam
-~-sslies Are Ordered to Move.

ELsBERRY, Mo-, Aug. l6.-A race
war has broken out in this
(Lincoln) county as a result Of the
whipping Of James Edeland a four
teen-year.old white boy, by Ben and
Pearl Rogers, two negroes living on
the edge Of Slick.
The boy was numerically flogged
and so indignant did the people of the
town and neighborhood become that
they issued orders to all the negroes
living there to get out by next Satur.
day.
The Rogers negroes thereupon went
to Troy, the county seat, and swore
out warrants against several men OF
Slick
Learning Of this, party of so men
was formed, and wearing masks, they
went to the negroes cabin and fiogged
both the man and woman till they
promised to get out Of the county at
once.
Only one family Of negroes is living
10 the town, and they have promised
depart Several negro families In the
county have also agreed to emigrate
The negrGes Of this county have Civ.
en- the white people great deal Of
trouble and there has long been de-
sire to get rid Of them. The Rogers
woman was said to have been special.
ly impudent and obnoxious.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1906-08-23
SCALY ECZEMA
ALL OVER BODY
Eruptions Appeared on Chest, and
Face and Neck Were All Broken
Out-ScaIes and Crusts Formed
Iowa Lady Has Great Faith
in Cuticura Remedies for Skin
Diseases.
ANOTHER WONDERFUL
CURE BY CUTlGuRA

at had an eruption appear on my
chest and body and extend upWarus
and downwards, so that my neck anu
face were all broken out; also my arms
and the lower limbs as far as the KNEES
I at first thought it was prickly neat.
Rut soon scales or crlIsts formed where
fbe breaking out was. Instead OF gong
to a physician, / purchased a complete
treatment of the Cuticura Remedies, IN
which / had great faith, and all was
satisfactory. A year or two later the
eruption appeared again, only httie
lower. but before it had time to spread!
I,procured another supply OF the Cutl-
cura Remedies, and continued ther use
until the cure was complete. 1t Is now
five wears since the last attack, anu
have not seen any signs Of return. l
have taken about three bottles oi the
Cntioura Resolvent, and do not know
how much of the Soap or Ointment, as
7 always keep them with me- probably
one half dozen OF each. n
al decided to give the Cuticura Rem
ed;es a trial after had seen the results
~ their treatment OF eczema on an
infant belonging to one OF our nelgh-
hors The parent took the child to the
nearest physician, but his treatment l dla
no good. So they procured the SuticuIa
Remedies and cured her with tnenl'
When they began using Cuticura ITEM
ed;es her face was terribly dlshgured
with sores. but she was entirely cured,
for I saw the same child at the age oil
five wears, and her mother told me the
ec1ema had never broken out since, 1
have more faith in Cuticura Remedles
for SKIN diseases than anything | know
Of am, respectfully yours, Emma T., !,
Wilson, Liscomb, Iowa, Oct l, lsUo.
comps External and internal sa'%s,n, s,aItS i9I 3 AZ
Hugf from raPs, 4 soss, S bnt@sa se RssOv
~ ~ sorm n Chocolae Coated lts % ~ "
~ Al - ~ had q all druggist an - So
q W my a-ss,l Corn kle Props, Boston hess
nsile7 ~ lIoS 70 Care i0r stn, SCALP eHa nAit.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1906-08-23
Buried in the Old Cemetery.

Among the early settlers of Mexico
whose remains were inferred in the
old cemetery, which the County Court
is taking steps to have vacated, were
Rev. William White and wife, w. P.
Rodman and wife, Mrs. Richard
Bourne, wife Of DR.. Bourne, Samuel
Shryock and wife, Tilson Walden,
Charles O. Ricketts,, William Mason,
J. Wesley Ricketts, and others. Many
bodies were removed to the new Gem
etery and possibly some Of the above
among them.
The old cemetery was originally
owned by Robert @. Mansfield and
James Smith, both now deceased, and
was donated by them to be used as a
burYing ground. II the legislature
should order Ii vacated, as the County
Court wishes, the title would revert to
the heirs Of Mansfield and Smith.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1906-08-23
OKLHoMA ICE MEN HARD HIT.
New Municipal Order Compels
Actual Weight and Drivers and
Dealers Clash.

OKLAHOMA, Cry, o. T., Aug. l6.-
Nobody here wants to be the ice man
now. A recent order passed by the
City Council regulating the Weighing
Of ice as It is delivered from the
wagons places the burden on the de-
liverer on guaranteeing weights,
violation OF which condemns him to 10
day In Jail.
The delivery man is required to
weigh each piece Of ice he delivers. He
is furnished ice by the company in
blocks weighed to him at 800 ponnds
each, but from five to ten pounds short.
BE is required to report back to the
company just as many pounds as he
takes away or make good the differ
ence. This is impossible under the
present regulations.
Last night the ice men held meet
ing and this morning every one re-
fused to take their wagons out unless
the order was changed. Under the
circumstances the companies cannot
find men to take the places Of the men
quitting and the people must do with
out ice unless they deliver it them
selves
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1906-08-23

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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1906-08-23

Mrs. Sallie G. Brown Dead.

Mrs. Sallie G. Brown, aged as years,
died at 11:15 Tuesday night at the
home of her brother, Judge William
Smith, 3 miles southeast of this city.
Mrs. Smith had been i'll for some time
and a short time previous to her death
underwent serious surgical operation
The deceased was fine Christian
character and woman of sterling
worth. She was prominent worker
In the Kings Daughters organization.
The funeral will be Thursday morn
ing at ten O'Clock at the Methodist
church. One son, Fred, survives.
DR.. W. B. Palmore will conduct the
funeral services.
The LEDGER joins the many friends
of the family in extending sympathy,
The pall-bearers will be ]. W. Dow
ell, Robert johnson, T. FL. Marshall,
DR.. Reed, S. P. Emmons and ]. W..
Howell.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1906-08-23
Card to Suffering Public.

To the Editor OF the Ledger.
COTTONWOOD SPRINGS, Aug. l6.-We
wish to state to a suffering public
that we will assume our resposibili-
tiesn and will, on or about September
lst, again take up our lucrative posi-
tlon as Driftwood and Cottonwood
Springs editor Of the LEDGER, and
shall hand out to its many thousand
readers news that will be rich, rare
and racy-news that will be read and
appreciated by all classes of good peo'
pie between the two great oceans We
are now taking a much needed rest
and attend the Chattanooga" Our
mail is accumulating very fast and we
have In stock much food for thought,
And now "To our pride In the past
and our hope for theifuture, let us add
v igorous work in the living present.
RUBE DILL.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1906-08-23
M0BERLY SHOE FACTORY
A Hard Time Being Experienced
to Raise the Money For the
Factory at Moberly Junction.


Mobery MOI Democrat.
"The finance committee of the shoe
factory has called a meeting tat the
court house for next Tuesday night
at eight O'Clock. The purpose of the
meeting, In the main, is to discuss
means of securing the collection of the
delinquents on the first assessmentand
for the committee to report the pro-
gress SO far made and thier plans fol
the future. The committee finds that
about thirty-six hundred dollars of the
first assessment is doubtful OF collec.
tion or at least, they are having
trouble In getting it Some who arc
amply able have not yet responded,
but the committee does not wish to
publish any delinquent list II it can be
avoided. Letters have been sent to all
delinquents and the committee bas
interviewed many Of them In person
and hope that the delincuents will be
very few by next Tuesday. The COM
mittee informs us that the Brown
Shoe Factory managers states that
they will likely bring fifty or sixty
families from St. Louis when they
commence work here and are dailyre-
ceiving applications from their en-
ployees in st. Louis to come to Mob
erly to live. The committee Is, there-
fore, worried for fear there will hot be
houses enough to aeeomodate Ahem
and, therefore, hopes to sec many
houses erected before winter to ac'
comodate the influx Of faInilias that
will come with the starting tof She
factory.
Every subscriber to the factory fund
should attend the Tuesday night
meeting and held the finance COM
mittee, who, at best, have very hard
task on their hands, to carry out the
business placed in their control. They
have worked diligently and intelli-
gently and are entitled to every as
sistance the citizens of Moberly can
render
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1906-08-23
JOHN BALLEw GETS CONTRACT.
Work on the Morris Brothers Shoe
Factory Will Begin Monday
No Material Changes in
Plans.
TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE.

Morris Brothers, after a thorough
Investigation Of the thirteen bids on
their factory building let the contract
late Monday afternoon to John Ballew
Mexico contractor, for s16,695.
The first bids presented were much
too high and were returned for modifi
cation with the aforementioned result
Mr.. Ballew will start excavating Mon
day morning and push the work so the
firm may occupy the building as soor
as possible.
There were no material changes in
the plans and but slight alteration
In the heating plant. Workmen and
women will be taught the work in q
ball engaged for the purpose until the
building is completed.
Below we publish complete list OF
the contractors who handed In bids on
the new shoe factory building. You
will find, upon reading it that the
majority we're foreign parties and only
three Mexico men On the roll
] II Ballew, Mexico sl6,695
II & Hollenbeck, Mexico $1,000.
Courtney Bros, Hannibal Sl9, 4S0.
II. II. Meyer, Mexico s2l, 200.
Lueke Bopp, Const. Co., Kirkwood
Mo-, s2l,997.
W NJ Switzerland, Bid. and Const
Co., St. Louis, S20,6S9.
Globe Const. Co., St. Louis,
s22. .523lS.
Carl Bull g. Sons, St. Charles
s23, ,7l2.
]. A. Daley, Nevada, Mo-, S24.360.
Reinschmidt.Haenni Cont. Co., st.
Louis s24, 1853.
W. A. Schumacher, St. Louis
1878.
Hiram Lloyd Bid. and Const. Co., St
Louis, s24, 1854.
Ridpath-Hagan Const. Co., st
| Louis, $25, ,568. so.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1906-08-23

the expeiling me-
blood, making thi
acrid, and its cor
pimples, rashes, !
the skin. S. S.
and removes evei
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1906-08-23
Never Did and Never Was.

FULTON Mo-, Aug. 1l.-Lem Law
renee, who lives near Bellamy Springs,
is 65 years old, was born and raised
within quarter Of mile of creek
and never went fishing in his life,
never rode on a railroad train, never
saw steamboat, never was out Of
county, never served on jury, never
attended a fair of any kind and never
was drunk.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1906-08-23

|agO there was a great
lsm because Mexico, In a
Illness and In the inter-
health, passed an anti
nance. This ordinance
ply approved, We notice
b people are criticising
hotels and eating houses
sOse men who patronize
ired to wear their coats
Of ladies. We presume
Is all a joke. 1t is not
Jed that any man desires
hc dining room where
20 matter how warm
IS, in his shirt sleeves.
lenty Of eating houses
BY men where coats
ped. This propriety is
PORTIONS Of the civil
gentlemen Of Audrain
70 be outdone in gal
pet Tor the gentler sex.
sneSS to the ladies be-
y a matter to be criti-
o Of Audraln believe in
bats and putting on
Aen meeting ladies' in
Audrain is noted for
and lovely women.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1906-08-23
DEATH OF MRS. s. @. BROWN
Sister of Drs. 8. j. and E. Il. Smith,
Of Columbia, Passes Away at Her
Home in Mexico.

Mrs. S. G. Brown, sister of Drs. s.
J. and E. Fl. Smith, Of Columbia, died
at her home in Mexico at II o'clock
Tuesday night after a short but Sc
we're illness. DR.. Sidney Smith was
with her at the time of her death.
Mrs. Brown leaves four brothers, a
son and an aged mother. The latter
and one Of the brothers live in Mexico.
Two brothers live here and the fourth
lives in Modesto, California. Her
husband died about fifteen years ago.
The funeral will probably be held
Thursday. Deceased was forty-seven
years old and lived a consistent Chris
tian life. She was long member OF
the Methodist church. - Columbia
Herald.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1906-08-23
More Autos For Tarkio.

TARKIo, Mo-, Aug, 1.-Two more
automobiles have been added to Tar
klo's growing list. The latest pur-
chasers are Frank S. Travis, the i'm
plement dealer, and Frank W. Stat
ford, a prominent farmer.
An auto club may be organized
shortly
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1906-08-23
Mrs. Sarah Miller Dead =.

Mrs. j. @. Miller, aged II years, died
at her home in northern Audrain, Sat-
urday afternoon August eleventh, at
4:30 O'Clock. Deceased was formerly
Miss Sarah Ann Goodnight, born in
Rails county Missouri, In 1885 and
married to j. @. Miller in 1854 She
is survived by the following children,
Mrs. Joseph Hickman, Mrs. Lena
Dunavant, and Glen Garrell, Of Calla'
way county and r. L., and W. d.
Miller, Of Audrain.
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday and interment made in Berea
burying ground. The LEDGER extends
sympathy to the sorrowing children.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1906-08-23
Mrs C. Boone Dead.

Mrs. G. Boone, aged 81 years died at
home near Thompson at I O'Clock Sun
day evening August twelfth of stom-
ann trouble. Deceased was formerly
Miss Sarah Vivian, and besides her
husband is survived by the following
children, Mrs. John Wiseman, OF Cen
tralla, Miss Daisy Boone and Earnest
Boone, of Audrain county
She was a member Of the Christian
church and woman of fine character
and mind; a good wife and loving
mother. Funeral services we're CON
Quoted from the home at 4o'clock
Monday afternoon by Rev. Long ano
the remains shipped to Millersburg,
Callaway county, for interment'
The LEDGER joins the community
in extending coincidence to the sorrow
| ING family.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1906-08-23
In Great Demand.

The demand for Chamberlain's Collie
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy here
has been SO great that l hive scarcely
been able to keep it in stock. 1t has
cured cases of dYsentery here when all
other remedies failed-FRANK JONES
Pikeville, Inu. This remedy is for
sale by Buckner & Whitney.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1906-08-23
A TEXAS WONDER,

The small bottle OF the Texas Won
der, Halls Great Discovery, cures all
kidney and bladder troubles, removes
gravel, cures diabetes, seminal ennis
sions, weak and lame backs, rheuma-
tism and all Irregularities Of the
kidneys and bladder in both men and
women; regulates bladder troubles In
children. If not sold by your druggist
1t will be sent by mail on receipt Of o..
One small bottle is two months treat
ment and seldom fails to perfect .
cure. DR.. e. W. Hall, sole manufac-
turer, P. o. Box 62s, st. Louis. Mo.
Send for testimonials. Sold by all
druggists.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1906-08-23
HER HEALTH DESTROYED
BY PELVIC CATARRH.

CSS~NsNN~~-r~>>>>>~e~N NsSr~~~srSr-rssF-r~1
"Pe-ru-na has prolonged N.Y.
SHfe and made a new woman of
me. "--Mrs. o. D. Robinson.
C~~~>~1~.~~~~~>~>~ ~>~~s~~~-~S~-~~S>~-eS
Mrs. o. d. Robinson, 40 st. Felix St.,
Brooklyn, N. Y, writes;
"Ihave taken Peruna and II did me
more good than all my two years
treatment by special physicians.
"T can really say that feel like
another person. No moro swollen feet
and limbs. No moro bloating of the
abdomen. No more shortness Of breath.
No more stiff and sore joints. You
have no idea what your treatment has
done for me. II has prolonged my life
end made now woman Of mo.
40, such a blessing have received
through your kindness, Doctor. and
the assistance of the medicine which
you so kindly prescribed.
81 am able to work since began your
treatment, but before was not able to
help myself, much less do any work.
All praise is due to DR.. Hartman and
his treatment.D