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Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-06-06
MEXICO AUDRAIN COUNTY MISSOURI THURSDAY JUNE 1907
APPROACHING TERN OF
CIRCUIT COURT.
First, Woman Lawyer to Appear Be-
fore Audrain County Bar-An
Ancient Suit in European
Court.

The approaching term OF the Aud
rain county circuit court will be an
interesting one from various points OF
concern. The docket, beside having
almost two-hundred cases on 1t, holds
the name Of the first woman attorney
that ever appeared before the local
bar, Miss Greensfelder, of st. Louis,
who is a recent graduate Of the law
department of the Missouri State Uni
versity, and is member Of the law
firm Of Greensf lder and Jacobs.
Several local members OF the Aud
rain bar were In the Court House, on
day this week, discussing some OF the
approaching litigation when the sub
ject Of suits was introduced and one
Of the group told the following story
concerning the Oldest lawsuit he had
any knowledge OF.
,'In France there is suit 444 years
| old and the decision settling the mat
ter in question has been made only In
the past month. The two towns oi
Lucern and Lancoque called holiday
| to celebrate the elimination OF the
case and much rejoicing was INDUCED
in as o My those OF the Latin race
know how to produce.
"The question In dispute was the
possession Of piece OF land at Lova
which each village claimed. The to
| tai cost Of the suit for the 444 years
amounted to thirty-thousand pounds
| or $500 in our money. The value
Of the land In dispute was about $1,000
or hundred pounds, and the
papers In the case, which were stored
lin an old disused church, weighed al
most 10 tons.n
When he finished this recital be wa
presented with matches to prolong hi
dream and an investigation made u
see II he had broken his needle whei
Ihe took his last "hypon injection. HI
asserts that the tale is true one an'
refuses to be shamed into denying 1t
I ~ "a Il tgt N IN
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-06-06

RRECoRD.PRICE FOR LAMBS
Well Knowu Sheep Feeder ..Says
There is Good Money in the
Business.

st Louis Live STOCK Reporter.
Col JT Johdson, well.known auc-
tioneer and all around stockman Of
Audrain county, Mo-, was here with a
string Of the johnson" clipped Wes-
tern lambs, 5s5 head that averaged 76
lbs and sold straight at $3.50 which is
the record price for clipped lambs up
on tnis market. This is a part Of
1000 Montana lambs that Col. John
son purchased last fall, part OF which
were fed by his neighbors but he fed
those himself and said, while here,
that he not only got q good gain on
these lambs, but that he also got six
and one-half pounds Of wool that he
sold at home for 26c per pound.
Col. Johnson has about 1900 head
more of these lambs at home and says
that he expects to go out West again
this fall and purchase, II possible, for
himself and neighbors, at least 10000
head which they will feed next winter
and spring, as he finds that there is
more money to be made this way than
any other, and that he wished more
OF the farmers would go into the sheep
business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-06-06
The Modesty Of Women

Naturally makes them shrink from the
indicate questions, the obnoxious ex-
aurinations, and unpleasant local treat
ments, which some physicians consider
ESSENTIAL In the treatment OF diseases OF
women. Yet, II help can be had, It Is
better to submit to this ordeal tnau ies
the disease grow and spread. The trouble
Is that soozten the woman undergoes al
the .annoxanceTandI Ishamel for nothing
Thousands >of ewomen swhot have oeen
cured Bx DR.. Rerce's Favorito. Prescripi
tlonswriA in. APPRECIATION OF Ithe cure
whichldispesses ksthesexaminations
and local treatmentSS There Is no other
mciicIne 50 sure-and- safe for -dellcata
women as sFavorite PreserlptIon.s o IL
cures de e6IIifsfng drains, IrfeguIarity and
female weakness. 1t always helps. IL
almost always cures. It is strictly nom
alcoholic, non secret, all its Ingredients
beine printed on It's bottle-wrapper; con-
taIns no deieterious or hahit-forming
drugs. and every native medicinal root
entarinr into its composition has tho full
endorsement Of those most eminent in the
several schools Of medical practice. Some
Of these numerous and strongest Of pro-
fessIonal endorsements of Its Ingredients
Will be found in q pamphlet wrapped
around The bottle, slsotn . booklet mailed
fres on request, by DR.. r. Y. Pierce, OF
Buffalo, N. Y. These professional en-
dorsements should have far moro weight
than any amount Of the ordinary lay, or
non-profsssional testimonials
The most fntelligent woman nowadays
insist on knowing what they taae as ned
| icine instead Of opening their mouths Ike
| a lot of young birds and gulplng down
whatever IS offered them. sFavorite Pre-
scrlpttons Is OF KNOWS COMPOSITION. IL
makes weak women strong and sick
Dr. Pierce's Medical Adviser issent free
on recsipt of stamps % pay expense OF
mailing only Send 70 DR.. z. v. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. y, 81 onecent stamps for pa-
per-coyred, or 81 stamps for ciothvbomd.
II sick consult the Doctor, fresof charge
| BY letter. All such communications arc
! held sacredly confidential
| Dr.. Pfercefs Pleasant Pellets inyigorAte
] and regulate stomach, liver and oogels.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-06-06

THE announcement has been made
that the medical college the first col
leQe OF the University OF Manila is
about to be opened. The Philippine
government has appropriated s62,50C
for the first year support Of the new
institution and the plan is TO add
other colleges TO IL and make the In
stltution the premier university Of
the orient. There will be chairs Of
the usual sort In the medical college
but special attention will be paid u
tropical diseases. This will open ur
an almost untouched field OF research
for this country, and with the exten
aye tropical possessions the United
States has acquired, should prove
very valuable addition TO our scienti
Go knowledge. This country has al
ready given to the world the mosquito
explanation Of yellow never, the most
important contribution to medica
knowledge since the discovery of an
tiseptics. And there is now an excel
liant chance for further nota bl
achievements In the same field.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-06-06
Press Atkins.
nananniin nn,aninn

Press Atkins was In town Friday,
clothed in the same glad smile of good
cheer that he always carries about
with his face. Press says he and Hen
ry Brown belong to the "Don't Worry
Club" out in bis neighborhood and
that come shine, come storm, they
take it all in the same happy-go-lucky
spirit that becomes knight of good
cheer. Two such philosophers ought
to make the neiRhborhood south Of
town good place to live in. W.
know that they help Centralia ant
some how or other we feel better ant
brighter and stronger and more hope
| full every time we meet such roya
good fellows.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-06-06
- - - NLLSTHE GERMS
M. OF sCR0FULk

Through blood carried from another
children and SO down the family
the taint is removed from the blood Espe
cy this oua for it is disease that IS bred IN the
purified Of the trouble removed the
miserable finally undermine the entire health and wreck the
The usual symptoms Of Sua enlarged glands OF
tuuors about and become discargng ulce
throat skin diseases ETC. The ouoe
blood attacks
White Swelling hip disease while pad Of ths skin
entirely destroying bright red corpus and h nutrve qualities
blood Scrofula being constitutional disease affecting hs
that
Strengthens which has long been denied the
blood
all blood purifiers and the greatest of all tonies and therefore
searches and
tant d pous strength richness and vgor to the blood and cures
trouble blood
supply which their tghtfl inheritance SIS
healing vegetable ngredients
which build part of the system Book ou the hoi
racl SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA c.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-06-06
Affects
Many
Organs
Of the
Rndv
"TSere is no
better remedy fH
the sc0yld than
Pe-rw-na for sys-
teasic cataSyH.
s. B. Hartman, NJ. d.

Peruna has for long time been re-
garded as the remedy par excellence for
conditions Of this kind.
The accompanying testimonials are
sufficient to indicate the promptness
with which Peruna relieves these
symptoms and the satisfaction which
people express concerning the use Of
Peruna,
CatarTh OF Stomach.
Mr.. w. r.. Callahan, proprietor of Big
Hill Farm, and q prominent fruit
grower and stock raiser, Glenvar, Va,
writes:
'I write to express my kindness
toward you and your good medicine,
Peruna.
trI had very bad spell Of sickness
and could not eat anything at all.
"My head, stomach, in fact, my whole
body ached, and it looked as though
nothing would do me any good.
az had almost given up. decided to
try bottle of your Peruna and before
I had taken half the bottle my appetite
came to mo and my head became all
right.n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-06-06
Msxino Row to Chicago.

Ralph Mason, student Of the
Agricultural Department of the Uni
versity, spent Saturday with his par
ents on North jefferson street. Ralph
leaves tonight for Chicago, where be
has a position with the Crabtree
Dairy for the summer. This is bis
second summer in actualpractice, hav-
ing worked for a dairy in Clarksville
last summer. Mr.. Mason Is making a
record for himself In his profession,
having been awarded prize for the
best made butter, by the dairy depart
ment of the Corn Growers Association,
which held its convention at Columbia
last January. We predict for Mr.
Mason success wherever he goes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-06-06
Pollard.Whitney.

]. W. Pollard, OF Fulton, a well
known newspa per man of that city,
passed through this city Saturday en-
route to St. Louis, where he was
married Monday, to Miss Winnie
whitney, a popular young lady Of
that city.
They wake their future home In
Fulton. The LEDGER extends con-
gratulations in advance.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-06-06
William Gabriel Byrns.

William Gabriel Byrns was born to
Richard and Martha d. Byrns on the
thtrtieth of October, 1884, in Audrain
county, five miles south of Mexico.
He lived to the age of 72 years, six
months and twenty-nine days. All OF
these years were spent on and within
a half mile of his birthplace.
William Bryns was married to Ida
Thomas December %, 1s5s,and to this
union we're born thirteen children, siz
of them died In their infancy. OF the
seven who survive the six sons are
Richard Thomas, Robert William
John Jefferson, Samuel David, Yea
man and Oliver Luther and daughter
Sarah Martha.
At the age of seventeen he made
profession of faith and united with
the Hopewell Baptist Church undel
the preaching of William M. Jesse
He ever lived a consistent Christian
| life. When bis final sickness came tt
him be expressed himself as willing x
submit to Gods will. He died In the
happy hope of entering into eterna
| life. A few hours before the end came
pointing upward be said, "I'll soon b'
up there"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-06-06

Washington, May ga series OF
panoramic views Of conditions in the
United States from 1900 to the present
time in area, population, production,
commerce, money, regulation, wealth,
intercommunication, publication and
education, are presented in statisti-
cal abstract of the United, States Just
issued by the Department Of Com
merce and Labor.
1t is volume Of TOO pages with
scarcely a line OF text discussion other
than the titles of the tables themsel-
YES.
Beginning with tables as to area, II
shows that in continental United
States the population TO the square
mile has grown from six and one-hali
persons in 1900 to nearly twenty-eight
at the preseut time.
The per capita circulation which in
| 1900 was s5, was In 1906, 1872 80. The
per capita wealth, which in 1850 was
s3o7, was in 1904, sl,31o. Deposits,fo
which no record is available earlier
than In 1875, we're in that year
| trifie over 1900, 900, 1000 and 10 1896
$l2, $50, ,ooo. 900.
| SAVINGS DEPOSITS,
In 1850 the deposits in savings bank
amounted In round numbers to $1,000
600, while in 1906 they were s3,25O,
600, 900, with s,O27, 1872 depositors-
Imports Of merchandise, which X
| 1900 amounted to sSl, 100000, were IL
1906 s1,226 5000, 600; while exports
which In 1900 were S7l 100000, vert
in 1906. $l,I44, 600, 600.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-06-06
FLOYD PeerY Dead.

Floyd Peery, who was proprietor Of
the South Side Restaurant last winter
died In a hospital In st. Louis Thurs
day morning. Mr.. Perry was operated
upon for appendicitis from which b
never recovered.
The remains were taken TO Rusl
Hill Friday, where bis mother, Mrs
May Green lives, and the funeral ser
vices were: held at the Green homi
at 10 o'clock Friday morning, aftel
which the remains we're laid 20 resi-
at the Littleby church burying groundI
Besides Q mother he leaves a wife
The deceased was young man Liked
by all who knew him. and was evel
ready 70 lend 9 friend In need. Th'
Ledger joins bis many friends in ex
tending deepest sympathy to the be
re aved ones.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-06-06
METHODIST SUNDAY
SCHOOL WON
Two Mexico Sunday Schools Con
tested for Championship in At
tendance and Work.

The contest between the Methodist
and Christian Sunday Schools. which
lasted from the 21st of April to 27th
of May, was won by the Methodist
Sunday School. The Sunday Schools
in the contest, agreeded to count one
point for each penny collected, one
point for each visitor, one point fol
each regular scholar. And five point
for each new scholar.
Some two months ago the Christian
church challenged the Methodist
church for contest between theiI
respective Sunday Schools for the best
attendance, the greatest number Of
new scholars, and the largest collec.
tions for six weeks, beginning April q
and ending May 27.
The following is the standing OF the
two Sunday Schools at the end of the
contest.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-06-06

Miss Hattie Zaugg returned to hel
home in Centralia Thursday, but will
return soon to attend Mrs. Robert B.
Hooton's house party, given In honor
of Miss Mayme Virgins, an exception
ally pretty st. Louis girl, who is the
guest of Mrs. Hooton. Miss Zaugg and
q military gentleman Of title and
rank. will lead in the grand march.
A Jolly time is expected. DILL.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-06-06
CUTICURA- THE SET, 81.
Consisting of Cuticura Soap
Ointment and Pills.

A single set is often sufficient to cure
the most torturing, disfiguring, itching,
burning, and scaly humors. eczemas,
rashes, and irritations, with loss Of
hair, from infancy to age, when all
other remedies and even the best physi-
clans fail. Guaranteed absolutely pure.
Complete External and Internal Treatment for
Every Humor of Infants Children, and Adults cons
ssts OF Cutlcufa Soap, s25cl 70 Cleanse the skin.
Cutcura Ointment (b0c.1 to Heal the skin, and Cut-
sufa Resolvent t50c), Gin the form OF Chocolate
Coated Pills, Csc. per val q 6Q 70 Purify the Blood.
Sold throughout the world. Potter Drug Il Chem.
Corp.s Sole Props, Boston, Mass
uf- Mailed Free. How TO Cure Skin and Scalp.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-06-06
DR.. Long writes to the President,
citing proof Of the truth OF his animal
stories and demanding a public apollo
IA CROSSE LUMBER cos
READY MIXED PAINTS
Leads the rest.
Stands the test.
Proves the best.

:. A. e. lBodine, took out emoalming
license l105 last week, after standing
an examination before the State
Hoard. He is the only licensed colored
embalmer between Kansas City and
st Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-06-06

by local applications, as they cannot reach the
disease portion Of the ear. There is only one
way to cure deafness, and that 10 by consttu'
tional remedies. Deafness 10 caused BY an In
famed condition of the mucous lining Of the
Eusnachian Tube. When this tube gets infiam-
cd you have q rumhling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when It Is entirely closed deafness
is the result, and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out Of ten are oased by catarrh
which is nothing but aninfiamed condition OF the
mucous surfaces.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Hall,a Family pulls for constlpatIon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-06-06
c. A. BUCKNER AND co
80, 70 and 10 Years
Ago This Week.
THIRTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

THIRTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.
DIR. y. M. Riley moved his stock Of
drugs into the Ringo block.
Henry Williams was building two
story frame residence on west Jackson
street.
Died, Mrs. ]. O. White, wife Of AL
bert White, and mother Of r. M.
White aged 40 years.
e. II. Violet, Of Martinsburg, was
very Ill.
Joe Botkin had two ribs broken by
an unruly horse.
TWENTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.
John Fleming, of Laddonia, and
Miss Bettie Elliott, of Perry, were
married by Rev. Father Herman.
John Myers returned from King
man, Kans., to reside.
A marriage license was issued to IL.
Beebe and ida M. Johnson, of Lad
donia.
The following named we're the Mex
| leo High School graduates Of 1887:
Nat Hutton, Allia Shea, Hattie Bras
hear, Lizzie White, Eva Dyer, Julia
Morris, Carrie Ruse, Hattie Jackman.
Lena Pearson. The Trimble medal
| for the prize essay OF the senior class
was awarded to Nat Hutton.
Isom Mcdonald died in this city.
J.G. Dingle was dangerously i'll.
Aunt Polly Sims, living near
Thompson, broke her leg.
DR.. L. Scott, a veterinary surgeon
left for Wichita Kansas to reside.
TEN YEARS Aeo THIS WEEK.
Payne M. Karnes Of Moberly, and
Miss Ida Clark, of Oentralia were mar
ried.
| Geo. M. Price, of Vandalia, and Miss
| Leila McCune, of Bowling Green. were
married.
| L. B. Morris of this city, purchased
an interest In the Western Sales
Stables In st. Louis.
Barth Klein, aged % years, a grant
told walk builder, dropped dead IL
Butler, Mo. He was well known In
Mexico.
Mrs. VIM. L. French died at hel
home on north Clark avenue. Th'
pallbearers were: W. T, Keath, ]. W
willis, Fl. o. Phillips, @. f. Yerger
In. Householder and VIM. Mason.
Announcement was made of the ap
preaching wedding OF Miss Lynn
Rodgers of Mexico, and G. II. d
Gave, of Huntsville, Mo.
r. d. Dunbar, aged 90 years, died 0
acute asthma.
Mrs, Mollie, wife Of J. II. Berry
died at her home near Youngs Greek
Mrs. Robt. L. Davis aged II year
died at her home, south of Thorn psoi
Miss Pinkie West represented Mez
leo at the first annual Saengerfe
held at Moberly, Mo-, under the diret
tion Of Johannes Goetze.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-06-06

Geldings is to 159 hands high 4 to s
years old, blacks, bays and sorrells
need not be broke to work, but must
be In good shape and serviceablY
sound, for cavalry use. bring your sur
plus hores to our stables on the Boule-
ward to get the money. w Lee Bros.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-06-06

Marriage license was issued to L.
M. Owens, of Benton City, and Mrs.
Millie T. Boulware, of Hatton Gala
way Co., Wednesday evening, and the
young couple were united in marriage
by Rev. J. W. Keltner, at bis home on
South Jefferson st. Thursday after
noon at 2:30.
Mr.. Owens is rural route carrier
out of Benton City, while the bride is
one of Callaway's best young women
The happy couple left immediatel,
after the ceremony for the groom'i
home at Benton City.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-06-06
The Ledger In The PhilIlpines

Mr., r. NJ. White Editor Mexico Ledger, Mex
leo. Mo.
LIBMANAN, Amos CAMARINEs, ?.
l., April Ii, 1907.-My Dear Friend'
l am glad to note that dear old Mex
leo is fast becomming city, and may
God speed the day. l couldn't live
without the LEDGER, SO you must
see that the cover is well put on, and
that my address is correctly written,
Wishing the city Of Mexico and lis
up-to-date paper, (LEDeERl with it
live and energetic editor continued
success, will close your friend,
E. NJ. Woody.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-06-06

The Case OF Sarahi z. Riley VS..
the Estate of VS. OF Jeptha
Lake, of Laddonia, was tried In
the Probate Court iFriday before a
Jury composed of John Howell, Geo.
Marshall, Tom Hook, ]. w. Wooldrid'
re and J. A. Waugh.
The litigation was over money, Mrs
Riley claims, was due her from her
brothers tJeptha Lakes J estate Ifol
the trouble and expense she was put
In caring for her father during the lat
ter days Of his life.
The amount sued for was sl5oo.The
Jury awarded the plaintiff s3625o.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-06-06
HAShE:ESH.
L. M. W.

The hobo with "my mothers we'd
dim ring for only dollar" has been
working In Fulton, Gosh-dern his
hide
One songbird, singing In the bios
soms, beats fifty poets whistling at
the plow.--AtIanta Constitution.
True, q poet could no nothing else
with an agricultural instrument.
Kuroki was put nors-de combat BY
a mosquito, This knowledge should
be great powder saver In case we
have war with Japan.
The sweet girl graduate departed In
the usual showero Of tears.
1t would be no slur on spring this
year TO publish all the early poems re-
ceived.
Fleece lined chiffon Ia said to be the
newest fabric for the summer girls
toilet.
Vassar College has a freshman 65
years old. This party evidently believes
there is no fool like an old fool.
The question that seems to be both
ering the metropolitan Park commits
sioners Is the Shirt-waist and whether
10 should be worn with an arm around
it. This is, we believe, merely mat
ter OF taste, and something the COM
missioners has nothing to do with.
1t is easier for some to get rid Of the
shade Of their hair than the shade Of
their character.
How much easier TO do something
than nothing. The latter is an endless
job.
A Kansas City paper says, "a bur
glar steals a kiss and escapes" This
would lead one to surmise that the
party who was relieved of the nscula-
tory article was an old maid.
Two.million Russians are starving,
II shivers were eatable the Car
could feed the multitude.
Woman sutrragists claim that
clothes are the bonds OF their sex
To-day, perhaps; in the year one, no
Palmistry no longer passes mustel
IS an excuse for holding hands In the
park.
Gould refused his wife $4,000, 900 tt
settle the suit. Isn't he the mear
thing2
A mans ability as fisherman doeI
not always bear directly on his vera
city,
They say there Is nothing wrong II
/ q girl kissing the right man but hoV
about the wrong man kissing th
Wright grip
| From the lacrymose farewells tina
the Hardin girls indulge in it seem
that there Is little foundation for th
report that the ocean may someda
i dry up.
It's about time TO begin making
books on June. "Oold Wave" viii
probably be the favorite with "Warn
Days" a dark horse. The latter wa
only badge horse In the May races.
1 The victims OF the unloaded gun
have already started to work but th
green apple brigade is late and aT
} parentlY waiting to hear from the boa
rockers.
The amount of applications for d
, vorces two days after marriage LEAD
| us to believe that Dan Cupid must ;
; using some left over darts.
. We don't know whether to icecreaH
soda or hotchocalate.
/ An exchange says that "son
| women think more Of their new bol
net than OF their souls" Perhap
but that the aforementioned articles 81
not taken to church, on Sunday Il
/, | kho so x.,a ,,urposa 10 nhvfoua
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-06-06

THE citizens Of Mexico and Audra.n
|Uounty should make their arrange
msnts to spend the Fourth OF July in
Mexico. The entertainment to be
given by the Eagles promises to be
drst-class and the fireworks, at night
will he great attraction.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-06-06
Discusses Mexico Killing.

Mrs. Nellie Brownville, OF No. 25OZ
North Ninth street, In an interview
with Chief of Detectives Smith yester'
day ON the killing OF W. e. Reed, 9
wealthy stockman of Mexico, NO.
said she departed from that town on
the night of the tragedy, aad believes
the assassin is still in Mexico.