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Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-07
Linton District Society

The Linton District Medical So
ciety held 4 most interesting meeting
in Mexico Tuesday afternoon and
night. Among those present from q
distance were On Yates, Of Fulton,
McConss. Of sturgeon; Moss Myer,
NoyeG Niiong, Shorer, oonnoEay, Of
Columbia
After the transaction OF business
and the reading Of papers, the follow.
ing officers were elected: President
DR.. MAJ Myer, OF Columbia; First
Vice-President DR.. J. J. Moore, OF
Mexico; Second Vice. President, Or.
Frank ElfoEg, Of COLUMBIA; Secretary,
Dr.. R. IT, Gibbs, Mexico; Treasurer,
n. r. Rodes, Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-07
r M Ragsdale- Mexico, MO.
consciousness after be was buried, a

consciousness after he was buried, a
50 many have In the past.n
MI. Lupton, asserts that after q
study Of the subject for years and
careful observation of thousands Of
dead bodies, be knows CT no infalllble
test of death except decomposition.
IAN the other so-cAlled signs fsIl,r'
be says "We cannot depend 90 the
mirror test, the blister test or any Of
the others.n
Many inventions designed TO give
the living warning II 3 person buried
alive awakes have been patented. One
OF the must ingenious of these is an
arrangement whereby . semaphore
connected with the cofin is rugged
above the grave and If there Is the
last stir Of the body under the ground
the semaphore will fall and . bell
will ring.
Another man has invented . tele-
phone continuance so II the person
buried alive RECEIVERS consciousness he
may telephone to the sexton, who can
call for help and hurTiedly dig him
out.
There are also patent cofins which
are designed to be put in q vault and
which are 50 arranged that . man
awakening In enc Of them may loosen
the lid and crawl FORTH
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-07

one Of he leading fsstarss Of the
|eiosing exercises st ckrlstian o0ilase,
IN Columbia No. b ths piano recital
given b. Miss Caroline Campbell and
Miss Elizs Gibhe. TIE accomplished
daughter Ct Mr.. ana Ma c. q GfohS.
'of Aexic0 TIE entertainment pro
nisss 10 Be . most delightful one, and
takes place THURSDAY. Nag fourtsenth.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-07

THE Mexico Ledger again joins the
people Of Mexico In extending congra-
tulations 70 the Mexico Fire Company
on Its prompt and efficient work in
the McLoney FIRE. A frst-class water
works system and a good, hustIing fire
company have frequently saved Mex
leo from big fires. The work at the
McLoney fire WAC particularly notice
able in spite Of the fact that the fire
got . good start in combustable ma
terial; imost Of the damage 70 the
stock Is from water. The Damage TO
the building is very light. Good work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-07

THE citizens and business men Of
Mexico extend sincere sympathy 70
w. J. hcLoneg On account OF the loss
10 bis stock Of dry goods By fire. This
Is particularly unfortunate, coming
Ia the beginning Of the big spring
trade, which NJ MeLoney was srrang-
ing 70 lock after in f~rSt-cIass shape.
Nr. McLoney Is 3 hustline, energetic
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-07
The Weekly Ledger



Last Saturday night lodge william
II. Wall1ez. q KansAs CITY, s~Ielivered
= me address 81 TIE Oourt Houss b q
zplendid Audience q DenocnA The
mseting uzs called % ur6sr b DE. Z
8 Gave chaipnAn C The Audr1in
County DemocEztic Csntnl Commit
Tee who intruducsd s. D. stocks a
Mexica who made s short bat sppro-
pirate Epesh In presenting JuiKe
wallace TIE speaker o. the evening.
Tnare Il DO trorbls % tell Just uhers
Judge Wallace stands on the leading
Issues q TIE day. he takes the post
tion that while economic questions
are Of Tia utmost importance that "a
hk opinion tbcfs are two great moral
issues. which attracts more attention
Throughout The world, namely the
Sunday laws aud the liquor AwA
sudge wallace stands for o~bliseEztion
Of the atoonE and the strict enforce
Eent Of the Sunday laws The Judge
made convincing argument IN favor
Of both Of these propositions; and bis
address had not only the closest at
tention Of one Of the largest audiences
eyer gathered IN the Court House. bat
bad the cordial approval Of nine-tsnths
Of those present Judge Wallace was
very much pleased with bis reception
IN Mexico. and received much encour-
agemsnt from friends throughout the
city and e0unty, who volunteered
their support in his candidacy for
Governor. his address Is che that
should be listened to By every citizen
In the State, a IT is calculated 70 en-
courage those who stand for the en-
forcement OF law, and is especially i'm
portznt where communities are stand
ing for the observance Of the Sabbath,
and are fighting against the DONNA
ton Of the saloon influence.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-07
Mexico Wins. Som. :

0i oe0fe {
The Mexico Athletics crs.|
with the Jefferson City team
latter's grounds at H~oucbNl
Sunday afternoon, resulting i,
of six to nothing In favor q d
leo team. Everhart did The !.
for the Athletics and N
caught. The pitching Of hi
was one OF the features Of d.
Though his control Of tbe |.
not the best, yet at no tIn.d
son City hit him promises
two hits being made Of bis /
Thirteen men were fapusi
him
From all reports this vas
resting game Of ball. The a
never in doubt after The !
ming, and only twice vas
City able 10 get q man IN
third. Only in the last Id
there ever any danger Of th
city team recording q sas
Blease opened with = scsrAi
TO first which Morris feldSt
one covering the bag BE
10 second on q pass ball and Cd
drew q base 90 ball; both lau
a double steel on account
land's view being shut Of d
the crowd. Harrison iauDs
fouled out 10 Morris and
drew a base cram, battled hi
who famed for the third oct
Both teams played 4 hs
game, only one error bslE
against Mexico and three III
Jefferson City team. The
was q bright unshiney, 70,
grounds 10 good condition hi
The Athletics next gan
played next Sunday On 4
grounds with Moberly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-07

QUnEa number Of the friends Of
Judge and Mrs. s NJ Edwards sur
priDed them FRIDAY evening BY calling
ard extending congratulations On
their tw~enty-6fth wedding anniveF-
Ary. The callers we're royalty enter
tsfrad
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-07

Is the death OF John Jameson, Ful
ton Loses Une OF its progressive and
public spirited citizens. John Jane.
son was not only highly respected bat
much beloved By all who knew him,
and was also always found on the Hr-
ing line when IL came to any PROPOSE
tiDn that would tend toward the NJ
lift Of the county In which he lived,
and was eve ready to give Of his time
or money 70 make Fulton q bigger OF
better city. John Jameson will be
missed from the community In which
he lived.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-07

c. &. Marshall, Of TT Collins, Colo,
in RENTING for the Ledger TO May /,
1910, writes as follows: I'VE have just
had q hard freeze which killed all the
fruit, No moisture for several months,
ground Is 50 hard IL cannot be plowed
and farmers are q melancholy crew.
II We have rain 10 the next three
weeks, however, there will still be
time 10 raise beets.p
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-07

WHY is II that the President sub
Hits 10 all this scrspping 10 Congress
about four ~bAttleShipss Why does he
not have them built In vacation and
then present the bills calling for : de-
fciency 1ppropristinns
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-07
Mrs. Dews Dead

Mrs DeSs. wife OF 7. +. Dews, re-
siding about six miles east Of this eity
died Monday morning at her home.
Mrs. Dews was "A years old. The
cause Of her death is unknown. she
had been complaining, but Saturday
she was taken seriously III, and CONT
nued 10 grow worse till her death.
She is survived by her husband and
three SONS, Carl Of Kansas City, and
two other boy who live at home.
The Ledger extends sympathy,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-07
Delegates to State Convention

Delegates to State Convention
A mass meeting Of the Democrats
over Audrain was held Saturday, one
In each township. for the purpose Of
electing delegates 70 the State Con
vention May 20 There are ten from
this county. The following are the
delegates:
Loutre, one delegate, Il. 7. Noel.
Culver, two, d. Il. Athey and C. B.
Ellis.
Prairie, one, W. 81. Logan.
Linn, one. Ed. Schobe.
Sailing, one, Frank Canada.
Wilson, one, Cook Groves.
Salt River, J. J. Wakefield, Col.
Green Clay and Thos. Crum.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-07

Or course there VIII Be the custom
Gry pretty little speech or resolution
Of thanks 70 Mikado Cannon for the
fan. just, polite and impartial way In
which be has presided over The fill
buster in this session Of QonafesA
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-07

TIE executive committee Of the
Anti-Sal0on Association Of Mexico
will On next Monday night request
the CITY Council 70 submit the local
option question In Mexico TO q vote
Monday June Is lQ0a
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-07
c R. LUPTON
TELLS THE Posi- DISPATCH HOW
A MEXIco HAN Gaze NEAR
BEING BURIED ALIVE
The Gentleman Referred TO Tells
The Ledger he Is Not Guilty
Mr. LuptVn Only Having
Fun with The p. D.

G. r Lupson formerly Mayor OF
MEXICO and an undertaken here moved
20 ST Louis some time and opened
an establishment Toe following
from last Sundays Post Dispatch bY
NJ. LuptOn IS 70 zy the least news
70 ali Of our people, including the
business nan referred TO, who informs
the Ledger be never heard Of The
AFFAIR before
"To find onti II there we're any Known
cases Of premature burial In ST Louis
the Sunday Post iSpatchinteryiewed
many Of the undertakes here. One
Of the prominent undertakes 10 81
Louis Is C. r LuptOn, 44i9 Olive
street
Buried alive in ST. LOUIS Certain
~. Hundreds have been buried alive
here. But more, many more than
that, have had their lives ended By
unSkilful emhalmeRn said Mr.. LuF
ton 81 wiIl tell you Of = case that
came under my own observation, but
l decline TO give tie name Of the man
who was supposed 70 have died and
Who vas brought back 10 life By me.
he Is now = prosperous man in Mex
leo. No and be would not ~ish bis
name to be used.
"While I was practising my pro
fession OF undertaken and emhalmer
In Mexico, before / established my
self in ST Louis, l was called one
night 20 eEhalm and prepare for
burial q business man whom / had
known very intimately. BE had been
dead four hours when l reached the
house. he had been sick and falling
for quite ! while. The family doctor
had paid his last visit early in the
afternoon and had told the family
when be left that the man could not
live until midnight and would proba-
bly, die before dark.
about 6 O'Clock that afternoon the
man, TO all Appearances died 1
reached the house At 10 O'Clock with
my instruments for e~mbalming. /.
removed the sheet from the face and
looked ut the body. 1t had every
appearance Of being dead supposed
be was dead A doubt CT that never
entcred my mind. / made no tests to.
ascertain Il he vas dead, because
there is no infallible test Of death e.
cept decomposition.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-07

VIZ have % our deska copy Of the
Denver gCoiol Blue Book published
By the write & Stevens Company. Of
vhsch company L n White, formerly
Of MEXICO, Is president. This book Is
neatly printed, handsomely bound and
looks 70 be q most prosperous propo-
ssfkon g
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-07

TIE Daughters Of the American
Revolution, Of Mexico are arranging
to give Mexicoa spring cleaning. They
are going 20 leave the north side alley
until the last
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-07
Fight Against Vice b

W Is feeling TIE
great reform movement
There Is here q strong
the saloon, with "LOca
the watChword There Dn
3 campaign against open "
ministers Of the city Do"
10 closing the worst place
Iwilei, the open den Of
city, has been closed ana
serted by those who cslfS
unlawful business. luz
here have now taken 8 nlp
the laws against this e'u
vigorously enforced tni~
city. This reform nsS
good OF our own city ana
lection OF the men OF oul
cleaning up will do mucn
the men Of the fleet Nv
tion.
The men OF our naVy ~
daily welcomed to HonoI
wide-open town Of sin ano'
q clean and healthy oil!
men can have a jolly gO0d
Of fun and anussps
Is an abundance OF good
the palms and Dr
Of beautiful Hawaii, TIE
shine. Here is the place "
and surf riding, all sors w
sports, baseball,
horseback riding, that on,
like 50 we'll. We wsn'
ln.va I1aw.ti with plebcs
They should d."
visit Of the whole q
The Reverend E v
Honolulu, Hawaii, Ap'D
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-07

THE only way for men to get even
with the Merry Widow hats At the
theatres viii be TO invent m:rrier vi
dover hats for the bald heads in the
front row.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-07

orders from BIZ. Rasso,,.
saddle. ADJ bride and i%urai.ssis.l
young society lady resIsIaae
swell sestsrn city. NJ. R,.s
ceises fat orders from
week and he gets the c,.b s
the goods Hnrrah for E,,' 10
Col. Carter johnson.
slas Head Indians. info, Ua'a q
MAJOR John Am has stoDa.,
In and has recently puSs so
up aoc AngOra goats ~
aiisr le. the said goats oo,a
tinE-in for bin. Mar RIM
.ss's win The goods and os',
,ns best farms In this co0a,l
John neIntyre viii assIss ' Ss
IN handling The Aforesaid pn.s
There was = little oo,h.
Flat Head Indian Reser,s,'aA
afternoon. Tue Indians
acting badly for some ,,..
johnson and Dr.. Frank w.
called By phone. caA
oil on the troubled
Or. Weinand made a sD..ss
braves 10 the Indian lspSD's
this writing ali Is as ouIss
on the Reservation as 4 no,s
With = cloudless sky.
A pretty young Merleoh.
bought a Merry Widow Ia,
miillnsF, and 90 asking h, y
liner for a box TO place thu ~
Widow Ia TO prevent h, Y,
being soiied, the said nllln...
said yonng lady that IL w,ss~
q Ind 4 box large enough n,
Inc young lady carried n.
home IN her arms and asked !.
looking lister for a box ana
good looking sister told tn. ~.
70 place the said Merry VIA
the bali closet, which She Al
closet vas just Wide eueuDs :
hat-hardiy nom enough h, =
pretty girls dainty psI, A.
tipped and sstir. lined slIuUe.
are the facts told 10 IA y.
Merry hat and we have MOTH.
70 say at this time.
/ And now for Drift Wad.
have 4 chunk, hand it to M
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-07

MAKE your arrangements TO bear
+. n. Judson talk On TAXATION At the
Court House tomorrow night Mr..
yndsOn viii talk about Inatters worth
thinking about
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-07
Resolutions Regarding Rev. A. W.
KokendoHeP

hOkenu0HeF
Be it resolved By the Ministerial
Alliance Of Mexico, No that we here
By express our regrets at the depar.
ture Of Rev A w. Kokendofer from
among Us.
la him we lose 9 faithful fellow
Pastor, q thoroughly Christian gentle
man, and conscientious citizen. While
we sympathi1e with the Mexico CON
gregation In this los, We rejoice in
the possibly larger opportunities Of
his neS field, and Congratulate the
Sedalia church on securing bis ser
vices. We commend our brother 70
the ministers Of Sedalia and Christian
OF the community in general
81. F. Truck,
A. A. Wallace,
c. NJ. AkeK.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-07
= a trrnoytant th-t Marioo =

II is important that Mexico should
have = hrst-el2ss Fourth Of July cele
hr1tion- Why would it not be = good
idea to have the big political speak
srs in MEXICO On that day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-07

Kansas City, 10, MaT4-A license
permitting The sale Of liquor 1t Forest
and Electric. two Of KEnsas Cltys
amusement parkh ms granted BY the
County Court today.
Last season the Police Eeard Of
Kansas Gtg, acting under orders from
Goyernor Folk. refused TIE licenses.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-07

Mrs. Molly Showers after q visit
with her sister, Mrs Rely, on Pro-
mensde street, has returned TO her
home in st. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-07

Within the corporate limits Of Ben
bou City there are 800 persons and
one saloon for each thirteen inhabi
tanta
In addition TO the sgenty-three "a.
looms, there are seven brewery agen.
cies and each draEnshop and each
agency pays $500 q pear license. Pay.
ments for the coming gear have a.
ready, been made and The little vii
lage starts out IN life with q sl5,o OC
nest-egg.
The liquor interests have paid $500
for each man, woman and child In the
village, the per capita wealth OF
which, By reason Of this revenue from
the liquor interests, "a greater than
that Of any town or city In the United
States.
Monday night the eighteen voters
will meet TO decide what shall be done
with the money paid BY the twenty
three saloons.
ENOUGH FOB IMPROVEMENTS
Mayor A. z Benbow a,Ye there Is q
Bufscientsno1nt to make streeta lay
sewers, furnish light, water and fire
protection and build . village hail.
hr. Benhow, Who fouBded the VII
iage, is president Of the hoard. Tom
AlrOyd is clerk and y. N. Stafford
Police MagtstrAte.
Though 10 has tuensy-three a-
looms Benhov City THINKS IT can get
along with two policemen, Robert
Hare and John Brown.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-07

Centemeri Kid and silk gloves II
and 16 buttons We st them. d2wl
Ricketts, & Enmons d. G. Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-07

merchant ana ne trust VII son Be
readF far haslneR aEaIn
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-07

Plaid and Striped Linen for Soie.
Ricketts, 4 Emmoua D. O. Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-07

1ACAsSD
Jefferson o 0 OlI
g base hits willingham E.
struck out by Everhart u
8; double play Wackley !
passed bali Lakeland l. Wa|
pitch Everhart; left 90
5; Jefferson City I; bit g
EverhaFt; bases on balls O
/; OF Burnett ;; sac Div
Stolen bases Pitcher
WiIllngham l; BlaSe
2. Time Of game l:Sl'
Umpire Slam phle.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-07

St0deoAker, Blees and Yeiie. Re.
member, these afe oQFA
ol.w1 Ferris 3 CautboFn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-07
ILLINOIS TOWN OF 500
wETTESr HENCE, RICHEST.
Saloons and Brewsries Pay $751;
1000 Into Benbow City Treas
81 uFy.

Benbow City, the fst town, which
has grown up around the Standard on
Cot new refinery, eight miles south
OF Alton, Is the wettest town In ILL.,
nois,an because IL is the Wettest, is 1t
also the richest.
1t began its corporate existence as q
village. Monday with eighteen regis
tered voters and twentg-three saloons.
II the proportions were the same in
st. Louis there would be 125. 900 sa-
looms here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-07

Are The best and finest made. They
are the GROWING glory Of artistic
shoe making. They fit. wear and
retain their shape longer than any
other made.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-07

s-inch monkey wrench, like cut sc.
300 pair oyeralls for men, clean up, pr. 45c.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-09
PINCBED A PIN
Former Waterbury Female IIcksl
 Seller Arrested h Bsriiord.

Miss Florence Dimock. aged ls. who said she was a chorus girl with a show now playing in this city, was arrested at the union station. in Hart ford last evening by Patrolman Schurer of Meriden after she had. according to the officer. stolen pearl scarf pin from mans tie in the crowd at the station. The officer says he saw her take the pin and he grabbed her. In the crush which fol- lowed she threw the pin back at the man from whom she had stolen it.. She was locked up finally on a charge of drunkenness.
 Miss Dimock is the young lady with the striking blonde hair who has been selling tickets at the Nickel theater on East Main street. She and another young woman attracted considerable attention at the station in Hartford last night before she was arrested.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-09
DEATHS AID Yus1xAIA
Well Ksown People Who Have Bssn
 Called Away.

The funeral of Henry Spring will be held at the family residence or Griggs street at 7:30 o'clock to- night, the Rev F. D. Buckley ofiiciat' ing. The remains will be taken tc Sandisfield, this state for burial to- morrow.
 Benjamin Wood died this morning at the home of his aunt, Mrs Smed' ley, l6 Gilbert street. He leaves a brother, William, of Derby. The funeral will be held Sunday after noon to the Church of the Immacu- late Conception.
 The remains of Mrs John Sven son, who died in New York, will ar rive here at 10:30 tomorrow morn ing, and will be taken to the Swedish church on Cherry street, where ser vice will be held at ? o'clock. The remains will be taken to Thomaston for burial on the 3:55 p. m. train.
 The funeral of Robert Dunn, the motorman who was injured on the trolley road last Sunday, and who died Wednesday night, was held this afternoon from Gray's undertaking rooms. The remains were taken to Millbrook, N. r., for burial. The bearers, all members of the Patriot ic Sons of America, were Dr J. H. Callbreath, William Northey, John Phillips, A. w. Howard, F. N. War; ner and A. H. Warner.
 Ruby Elizabeth Mitchell died at 5 o'clock this morning after a short illness with intermittent fever. The deceased was 22 years of age and had wide circle of friends. She was an active worker in the Second Baptist church, never being too busy with other things to prevent her from responding to any call made upon her to lend hand towards any good work the pastor was en- gagged in. Besides her parents she leaves a sister and two brothers. The funeral will be held at the Sec ond Baptist church at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
 That was a sad funeral cortege that stopped at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes on South Main street yesterday afternoon. There were four hearses in line, each con- taining the remains of one of the victims of the gas asphyxiation trag- edy in the O'Connor block on Bank street Wednesday night. The service was read by the Rev Father Karam, after which the procession moved out to Calvary cemetery where the bodies were buried side by side. Their names were Luzio Bacetta, Sebastianna Bassamano, Luiggi Bassamano, Salvador Deprie- tro. The church was crowded with friends of the dead men, many of whom wept bitterly during the ser vice.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-09
PASSENGERS JARRED.
Motorman's Quick Stop Saved Little
 Girls Life Yesterday.

Edward Maton, motorman on the trolley road, made good stop on Baldwin street just north of Sco- vil's bridge yesterday afternoon. The sudden par almost knocked then pas
 sengers of their seats, but when they found out what was up they did not
 mind the shock, but on the contrary all started in to praise the motorman. A little girl had got in front of the
 car and was saved from horrible death by very close shave. If the
 car had moved yard farther the
 chances are the girl never would have
 known what happened her. This is a terrible place every afternoon, es- pecially from Union square to Bridge
 street, where children just let loose from school take delight in seeing
 how near they can go to the trolley
 cars and not get caught. The par
 ents of these children, their teachers
 and the police should give this mat ter some attention, for if 1t contin- ues somebody is bound to be hurt, if not killed, sooner or later.