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Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-11-26
WORTHLESS
CHECK EOR NS
WARRANT OUT FOR ARREST OF
BUCK" HOWARD WHO GAVE
THE CHECK TO HENRY HAWKINS
tcoL) FOB OF 4 FOUR
DOLLAR GROCERY BILL. '.le
Later Left Town With Mrs. Mayme
. Davis and Her Fifteen Year Old
sister-Father In Pursuit Of His
Young Daughter, Supposed to be
in Kansas City.

A warrant is out for the arrest Of
"Buck Howard" Of this city, who is
supposed to be in Kansas City. A
few days ago, 1t is alleged, Howard
passed . check on Henry Hawkins,
the negro groceryman located in the
southeast part Of the city, for s15,in
payment Of a 81 bin. When the
check was taken 10 the bank to be
eashed, 1t was found that Howard
had no money there.
After getting the money, 1t is
stated, Howard in company with Mrs.
Chas. Davis, and her Is year old sis
ter, Maud Childer, departed for Kan
sas City. Miss Childer's father de-
parted for Kansas City Friday in
an effort to locate his daughter.
A bag OF lead nickela was found
in Howard's effects, when room in
the eastern part Of town, where he
had some things stored, was search
ed. These nickels are reported to
have been a rather rude imitation Of
the governments coin, and that
they could have been easily detected
as mo good had there have been
an attempt to pass them. 1t is not
definitely known. but there is some
probability that the government may
have charge of countsrfeitlng to
prefer against him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-11-26

Reerring to Dave Balls vigor-
GUS language in reference to
the election returns in Missouri,
the st. Louis Post-Dispatch says
More than two weeks after the e.
lection Col. Dave Ball comes to town
proclaiming in loud campaign voice
that anybody who says he is gloating
over the defeat of Cowherd for Gov
is liar.
While there is no disposition in
these parts to question either the
word or the Democracy of the dis
tinguished gentleman from Pike, it
seems to be in order for someone to
demonstrate with him for using the
language of controversy and strife
in a period of profound peace. The
late political unpleasantness ended OIL
the third of the month and when men
now wish to intimate that there is a
scarcity of truth in any quarter, they
are expected to do SO in parliament
ary teerms.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-11-26
SHEATH GOWN STOPS TRAFFIC
Common in Lower broadway Ties
Up Street Cars

New York, Nov. 10. AT the hour OF
10 .. M, a few days ago, all lower
Broadway stopped and held Its breath.
There was crowd at the corner OF
Dey street that blocked traffic ON the
cars and on the sidewalk.
Everybody was trying to look over
everybody else's shoulder, and every
body was asking, where's the flght?"
and anybody killed?r
Suddenly the crowd parted, "Big
Bill'i Roberts, the blue-coated and
modest corner man, was helping d
woman on a car Ffs kg
At tbs same time he was noticed to
have one hand shading his eyes.
Then the crowd saw all and realized
the cause of the sensation. "Ah-hl'
The first sheath gown had appeared
below Fulton street. Also someone
said there were purple stockings, but
Roberts declined to admit that be saw
| the evidence,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-11-26
LEAGUE WORKS YEAR
Bryan In 1902 Well

San Antonia Tex, Nov II my
friends do not require me to pre-
Iudlce the future, and I shall
not take the advice Of my opponents
on this subject. I shall continue tc
write and speak In defense Of things
which | believe to be good for the
American people. hope 1t may new
er become necessary to run for Of
flee again, but | will not attempt tc
decide that question until the time
comes to act do not see any ne
cesslty to say more on the subject
In answer to the direct question
"Will you run for the presidency a
gain IL conditions arise to warrant it
William J. Bryan tonight dictated
the above statement.
Regarding the future Of the Demo
cratic party he said:
Il am not at all discouraged as to
the future OF the Democratic party
There must be a Democratic party
in every country, and want our par
ty to be Democratic, and l have nc
doubt that the country will see the
necessity for the adoption OF the re-
forms advocated by the Democratic
party.
ut is already great educational
force and l have no doubt that con
ditions will SO educate the party as
to make the voters turn to it al
the best instrument for the accom-
plishment of domestic reforms.
"Will you allow yourself to be e
leeted United States Senator from Ne
braska?"
"They do not elect Senator thil
year. he said, with smile.
"But they do two years from now,
he was reminded.
"You have my statement regard
ing my future so far as care tC
say" and he smilingly refused tc
discuss the subject further.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan are en- routt
to Mexico.
1T MUST be consollng to Senate
Thomas Collier Platt to see that th'
people believe it will take a man llk,
Root or Roosevelt to fill his seat.
MR.. WILLIAM Corey did not at
tend his sisters wedding, but he sen
tend his sisters wedding but he sen
a check for 100000 This is TIL
kind of absence that makes tn
heart grow fonder.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-11-26

Mrs. Sarah Langdon
Dies Thursday Morning
Mrs. Sarah Langdon died at the
home Of her daughter Mrs. Arthur
Schaid, Thursday morning, about II
O'Clock. The deceased was born al
Jackson, Mo-, May 1, 1880, making hel
IS years old. S1e had been in pool
health for the past year, having suf'
fered stroke Of paralysis, from which
time her health has been falling.
She is survived by four children
three sons and one daughter. They
are W. H. Langdon, Of Jonesburg,
Texas, G. B. Langdon, Cottonplant
Mo-, and H. A. Langdon, Cornerville
Mo-; and Mrs. Arthur Schaid, Of thil
city. In the death OF this good woman
a loving and devoted mother and 9
kind friend has gone to her reward.
The funeral was held from tht
home Of Mrs. Schaid, on East Monroe
street as l O'Clock, Friday afternoon,
the services were conducted by the
Reverend Mr.. Campbell, OF Kansas
City, who is now preaching at thu
meeting at the Methodist church In
this city, He was Mrs. Langdon'l
pastor when she resided at Macon
The remains will be taken to Cotton
plant, Mo-, for burial.
The pail bearers were J W. Hud
son, J. M. Hudson, ]. W. Mason, A. S
Houston, DR.. w. r. Rodes and DR.
Macfarlane.
The Ledger joins other friends in
extending sympathy TO the bereaved
ones,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-11-26

HENRY WATTERsoN, in thee
Louisville, KY, Journal, referring to
the defeat of Gov. Folk for the Sen
ate, editorlally says: T" The returns
from Missouri indicate the defeat Of
Mr.. Folk for the Democratic nomina.
tton for United States senator. Al
last, then, check has been put upon
the steadily progressing career of a
man who has been one of the most
prominent figures in eontemporane.
GUS politics. Before Roosevelt or
Hughes or any Of the others loomed
up as reformers and fumigators Of
the public service Joseph W. Folk en-
gaged with forces OF evil and won a
nations admiration for his jealous
prosecution of bribe-givers and bribe-
takers. He started the wave of re-
form which the short.winded Weaver
OF Philadelphia. Roosevelt and Hughes
took up Roosevelt and Hughes had
a larger field of operations, 80 they
seem larger to-day than Folk, but all
the same, their distinction cannot al
together overshadow the pioneer of
the recent school of purifiers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-11-26
FOLK ORDERS 1TtYf4
THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION
Law and Plenty Have Reigned For
Twelfthmonth Throughout Mis-
souri,, So Refrain From Usual
Avocations, Governor Requests.


Jefferson City, Mo-, Nov. H.
Governor Folk issued his Thanksgiv.
Ing proclamation to-day. It follows:
Years ago the American people
established the custom Of setting one
day apart in each year as a special
festival day Of praise and Thanks.
giving the Supreme Ruler of the Uni
Of the Supreme Ruler Of the Uni,
verse, whose sovereignty they ac.
knowledge.
During the past twelve months
Missouri has been free from strikes
Misscurihas has been free strikes
epidemies and famlnes; the night rid
ers that have terrorized sister States
have not attempted operations here
peace, quiet and good order have pre-.
vailed, lawlessness has been sup
pressed, and there is a reign Of law
in every part of the Commonwealth
the fields have given forth an abun.
dant harvest; the mines yield richly
OF precious metals; our cities have
grown in magnificence; the State has
increased in population and wealth az
never before.
Therefore, the President Of the
United States, having designated
Thursday. Nov. 26, 1908, as a day
Of Thanksgiving, /, Joseph w. Folk
Governor Of the state Of Missouri, do
hereby appoint that day as Thanks.
giving Day and recommend that II
be observed as such throughout
the Commonwealth. The men,
women and children of Missouri, OF
every class and creed are re-
Quested to refrain from their usual
avocations on this day and uniting
a sincere devotion to religious faith
with the broadest tolerance assemble
in their accustomed places of wor-
ship or around their own firesides
and give grateful acknowledgement
to the God of our hearts of our
Nation and our State for all that we
are and hope to be
In testimony whereof have here
unto set my hand and caused to be
affixed the great seal of the State
of Missouri, done at the City of JEFF
ferson, this November IA, 1908.
JOS. w. FOLK.
By the Governor, John E.Swanger,
Secretary Of State.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-11-26


GOVERNOR JOSEPH W. Folk has
appointed Alex Carter, who lives Just
north Of Mexico, county Judge at.
large for Audrain in place of Judge
J. W. Smith, who has Just moved to
Museogee, Ok. The Governor also
appointed R. P. Hopkins of Mexico,
a member of the board of the Elk.
Confederate Home at Higgensyille
Mo-, in place of Hon. W. s. McClin.
tic, deceased. These are two splen-
did appointments, and will meet with
the cordial approval of the people OF
Audrain generally. Mr.. Carter is one
OF our most progressive citizens with
large interests in the. county and will
make a fine official; Mr.. Hopkins is
one of Mlssouri's most prominent ex.
confederates, a man of good execu-
tive ability, and win take great pleas
ure in doing all he can for the old
soldiers in the Home at Higgensyille.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-11-26

!, 5, WILLIAM ~. HIRra, Of the the ooIum.
pa I lholStatesman, has started a new
aeficultural monthly to be Called"Tbs
missouri Farmer & Breeder. II IL
I sixteen page paper neatly printed
ana ably edited. Mr.. HIrth Is a suc.
oesslul newspaper man, and is going
20 make the "Rarmer & BreederS the
pest paper OF its class In the country
write Mr.. Hirth at Columbia, Mo-.
Ior sample COPY. THIS publication
should prove OF interest TO every farm
er or stock-srower In the country
such a publication should be cordially
Missouri Vi
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-11-26

It is astonishing how great change q
few years Of married life often make In
the appearance and disposition Of many
women. The freshness, the charm, the
brilliance vanish like the bloom from o
peach which Is rudely handled. The
matron is only q dim shadow, a faint echo
Of the charming maiden. There are two
reasons for this change, ignorance and
neglect. Few young women appreciate
the shock TO the system through tho
change which comes with marriage and
motherhood. Many neglect to deal with
the unpleasant pelvic drains and weak
nesses which too often come with mar
riage and motherhood, not understanding
that this secret drain is robbing the cheek
Of its freshness and the form Of Its
fairness.
As surely as the general health suffers
when there Is d6rsngement Of the health
OF the delicate woman'g organs, so surely
whe6 these organs ,are>eetablIshed In
heaish the fsce andioEm.at 0Rce witness
to the fact in feagwed comelfnasN Nearly
q million women have found health and
happiness In the use Of Qrl Rlerce.s "a.
yorlte PrescrIptlo1.. 1t makes weak wom-
en- strong and sick women well. Ingredi-
ents on label-contains no alcohol or
harmful habit forming drugs. Made
wholly Of those native, American, medic
lnal roots most highly recommended by
leading medical authorities OF all the sew:
eral schools OF practice for the cure Of
Womarl's peculiar ailments.
For nursing mothers, or for those broken:
down in health by too frequent bearing OF
children, also for the expectant mothers,
to prepare the system for the coming OF
baby and making its. advent. easy and
almost painless, there Is no medicine quite
SO good as aFavorite Prescription 1t
can do no harm In any condition OF the
system. II Is 0 most potent invigorating
tonic and strengthening nervine nicely
adapted to woman's delicate system BY q
physician Of large experience In the treat
ment Of woman's peculiar ailments.
Consultation by letter free Of charge:
Address; DR.. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel and
Surgical Institute, No. e6a Main Street,
Buffalo, N. X.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-11-26
Said the Wise
Old Owl on
Reubin Dn's Cap.

The Owl would be tickled II some
kind friend would send him a big fat
goose to be used at Thanksgiving
feast. Where is Gene Dahlem?
Gov. Folk has named Nov. 20 as Joy
day. We should thank the Lord that
we are living.
Christmas comes this year Oh Dec
25th. This will be news to many Re.
publlcans and Democrats.
That was splendid picture of Car
ter johnson In Mondays Ledger.
Would that Mexico had more Carter
Johnsons and Reuben Dills. The
Ledger would print the picture oi
Reuben Dill but it might break the
power press.
Captain Smith, west of town, cut
down a bee tree last week. Besides
procuring a large quantity Of nice
honey, he captured large coon and o
fat 'possum In the same tree-the
coons nest 10 the top OF the tree and
the 'possum's nest below.
Frank Peck, who is in Texas, sends
his brother, Walter, a large Demo-
cratic lemon from that State The
lemon is whopper and is of the Billie
Bryan variety.
Here's the Owls glad hand to Will
lam Judd and his charming and amia-
BILE bride. May they live long and
prosper. They are now in the east, al
Coney Island, spending their honey
moon. The happy couple will be al
home after Dec. 1st, at their fine resi-
dence in south Mexico.
Billie Kemper, Jr., and Gene Nul
were the guests at the Owl Ro0st Sun
day. Gene has the contract to furnish
Jay Bennett back logs for a month
Gene is there with the goods.
The Ledger's linotype machine has
arrived and In the course of a weeh
there'll be something doing. Some o.
the Mexico printers will enter th'
Printers Home en- Possum Walk, and
few will take to the mountains.
Many of the Owls friends tell u
II Dave Ball had been nominated b
would have been elected governor al
the landslide Nov. 3rd Oh, we dom
know about that.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-11-26

The prospect for the electric rail
road grows brighter every day. 1t
seems to the Ledger that the Bust
ness Mems Association should take
a more active interest in this en-
terprise. This reminds US that ev-
cry citizen of Mexico who has the
interest of the town at heart should
belong to the Business Mems Asso-
fiation
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-11-26

The many friends Of Hon. W. R.
Painter extend congratulations on
bis being elected Lieutenant Govern
or Of Missouri by a large majority
close to one hundred. The state
ticket was all elected except Govern
Or, and the Democrats will have eigh
majority on joint ballot which in
sures the reelection Of Senator w. J,
Stone for the Senate.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-11-26
"BUMS" TAKES TO HEELS
WHEN OFFICER APPEARS
Two Men Came in Friday on Pas
senger Train No. 2f, and When
Ordered to Get off by the Train
Crew Refused-Marshall Kemp
Puts Them to Flight.

A very amusing incident happed at
Chicago s. Alton depot Friday about
l2:45 when Burlington train, No. 81
arrived. Riding between the tender
and the baggage car were two "bums''
When they were ordered to get of by
the train crew they refused. City
marshal Kemp happened to be On the
scene, and with aIlittle target practice
the two men were made to leave town
in rather unusual hurry.
In their attempt to escape from the
officer they scaled a six foot fence with
the nimbleness Of deer. Later one
of the men is said to have taken a
hurdy gurdy and made his escape, but
the direction that the other took is
not known.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-11-26
BANKERS CONVENlo ].
TION CLOSED
W. W. POLLOCK, or THIS CITY,
ELECTED CHAIRMAN. OF GROUP
No AND Z. <. SHELBY, OF
wELLsvILLE, SECRETARY FOR
THE COMING YEAR. As
Local Bankers ProvslROyal Enter
tainers and a Musical Program
Rendered wednesday evening
at the EIks HAN. a FlttIng close to
the Days PlsasuFs F

The entertainment at the Elkt
Hall Wednesday evening was a 1T.
ting close to a most enjoyable day
spent 10 Mexico by the Missouri State
Bankers, Group No. as guests
the local bankers The pro
gramme for the day was full
Of interesting numbers, and addresses
were made by Irwin Y. Barth. OF ST.
Louis on 1.-THE Laws Protection OF the
Deposition" and Virgle M. Harris, OF
the Mercantile Trust Company Of St
Louis, who spoke on the subject "Some
Legal and other PoinBsfor Bankers.
W. W. Pollock of bhis city, was
elected President OF Group six, for the
coming year and T. X Shelby, oi
Wellsville, Secretary.
The evening's programme was q
musicale one, and every one who par
ticipated is to be complemented Fol
lowing the MUSCLE numbers, dancing
and other amuSements were INDUCED
In refreshments being served In the
meantime.
The following was The programme
for the evening;
Orchestra
"Annie Laurie" (Buck) )-Mesdames
Gibbs, Locke, Jessie, Nelson,
Violin Solo, Selected, Mrs. j. E
Jesse.
M. M, A. Quartette. Selected, Messrs.
W. L. Wick, FL. e. Wick, ]. U Snyder,
M. L. Fonvilte.
Orchestra
Goodbye" tToftil Miss Eliza
Gibbs.
| M. M. A. Quartette, Selected, Messrs.
W. S. Wick, Fl. e. Wick, ] o. Snyder
M. Y. Fonville.
Accumpanist-Miss Carleton Fon'
villa
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-11-26
Surveying Electric Line.
Fulton( (Mo.l Gazette.


The engineers making the pre-
liminary survey Of the Mexico and C'
lumbiaelectric line reached Hereford
Wednesday evening. The party Is
composed Of six men and they starte
from Mexico about two weeks ago.
Judge T. f, Murry, of Stephens
Store neighborhood, was in Fulton
Wednesday and reported that the
farmers of his section are deeply in
terested in the project and that they
are willingly paying their part for tn
survey. He expressed the opinion
that the Co. would be able to sell
$4,000 worth of its bonds to the
farmers along the route of the road.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-11-26

Wichita, Kan, Nov. t7.--pId you
sec them7 Were they at your house,
tooa" are the questions heard ell
over Wichita today. Very often the
snswer Is YES" And there is no
doubt az to who the "them and
they" were.
Even II the person questioned ans
wers mo" he knows to whom the
question refers and usually follows hi
answer with did you ever hear Of
the like?" or Wasn't 1t awful?p
Last night the homes of many of
the best people of the city were in
vaded by girls, who rang the door
bells and pushed past the servants
who responded. They went into the
parlors as if they knew the way and
began dancing, the dainty clothing
they were wearing serving more to
enhance than to conceal their charms
They initiated the SaIome dance
that has aroused Eastern cities and
then gave 1t with variations. They
whirled and piroutted, gave a few
high kicks that shocked even If they
pleased, and then suddenly withdrew
from the house to which they had no
been invited.
This program was repeated at diff
ferent residences and in a manner en-
tirely methodical. The occupants of
the houses were too much surprised
to offer protest even if they had
wanted to prevent the graceful undu.
lations and posture of the dancer.
Only few miute's time was spent at
any house and the dancers departed
without saying adieus.
In one home there was a variation.
The girl who entereed was clad in a
bathing suit. 1t fitteed her most char
ingly and would have made hit at
Narragansett Pier, Atlantic City or
even Coney Island. Twas no water
available for plunge but the fair
bather was not dismayed.
She folded rug until it was sew
eral inches thick, placed 1t in the
center Of the par lor and then drew
a chair beside II. She mounted the
chair, held her hands high above her
head and piundged into the imaginar!
pool.
The folded rug caught her as she
fell ON the floor. Then she jumped
up and ran from the house as fast as
she could.
This morning the solution of the
queer antics Of the girls became pub
lie. They were engaging in the ini-
tiation ceremony which made them
members Of the Lamba Alpha So
rority, a national organization. BY
other members they proved their fit
ness for membership.
The girls who did the stunts were
Misses Helen Brooks, Ruth Dorsey al
va Hamilton and Genevieve Reilly.
all belonging to good families and all
students at local school.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-11-26
WILL MOVE TO TEXAS
ABOUT DECEMBEF

]. G. Wilkins, who is travelling
for shoe firm in Southern Texas,
will, about the first of December,
move his family to Austin, where he
Is making his headquarters. Though
their departure from Mexico is re-
gretted by large circle of friends,
the Ledger joins them in wishing Mr..
Wilkins and his estimable family
good luck and much happiness in
their new home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-11-26

THE LABOR question in Mexico is
not at all satisfactory. The house
Slves have hard time secur-
hg help;while the factories are an
noyed by Indifferent labor. There
aFe quite a number OF people in Mex
WHO are willing and anxious to work,
while on the other hand there are
0'ners who expect to live without do
ng anything themselves and don't
'are to see anybody else work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-11-26

A first Glass and an up-to-date bot
tling plant will be opened next spring
by the Mexico Artic Ice and Storage
Company. The new plant will be op
Grated in conjunction with the manu-
featuring of Ice and will be operated
in the basement Of the companyi
plant.
Soda, Seltzer and ginger ale will bt
manufactured by the company, and
mineral water and all kinds of soft
drinks will be handled. An exper'
fenced workman will be employed to
manage the plant and business on Q
large scale will be done by the com
pany.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-11-26

Or. and Mrs. n. X. EiInde eele-
brated their golden wedding anniver-
sary this week at their home In
Madison, III. Only immediate reia.
tlves Of the family were present, mum
berlng about thirty guests. a most
enjoyable time was spent and their
many friends hope they may en-
Joy many more such occasions.