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Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05
Administrator NOtis,

Notice Is hereby given that
OF administration upon the d
e. r. Carter, deceased, h,V
granted 10 the undersigned
Probate Court OF AudrainCo Count
bearing date OF February 10, Il
All persons having claims |
said estate are required 10 |
them for allowance TO the undsI
Earl M Douglass within one 10
the date OF said letters, or I'D
be precluded from any benefit
estate, and II such claims be !
hiblted within two years nd
time OF the publication OF thil
they will be forever barred,
EARL NJ. D0UGLLs
6l-4b Adminsla
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05
Administrator NOtia

Notice is hereby given thai
OF administration upon the a
T. w. Atkins, deceased, hlV
granted to the undersigned
Probate Court OF Audrain COuH
souri,, bearing date February.
All persons having claims
said estate are required to
them for allowances to thl
signed, George B. Atkins, viii
year after the date Of said III
they may be precluded from u
fit OF said estate, and II such d
not exhibited within two yeas
the time Of the publication
notice, they will be forever Ms
GEORGE B. ATKll
5l-4t Adminlszi
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05
Vets Protest Drys, Victory.

Columbia, Mo-, February 25.-The
local option election held mere recent
", which resulted in favor OF the
drys By forty-two votes, has been pro-
tested. Attorney BoNe G. Clark, filed
q protest to-day. The petitione
charges the drys with various ir,seu-
lar practices. Amtag o. -ers, the
charge Is made that two d. Judges
served without being regularly ap-
pointed and that another served with.
out having the oath administered to
him,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05
Fine Lot Of Mules.

]. E. Nc Pike sold B. R. Middleton,
a horse and mule buyer, Of Mexico,
Mo-, fifty head Of 2-year-old mules last
week, to go to Tennessee parties,
This is said to have been q OF the
best lot Of mules that ever left the
county and Mr.. Middleton was lucky
In picking them up for bis customers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05
Centralia Saloon Oanltal,

C~entralia is now the booze head.
quarters OF Boone County. The
majority of her citizens do not like
this but are powerless to act. The
drinkers Ia and near Hallsville, in and
near Columbia, in and near Sturgeon
visit Centralia and load up proper.
The editor Of the Leader went down
on the whisky special to Hallsville
Saturday afternoon. One fellow had
four quart bottles. He passed one
around In the smoking car and then
broke the bottle on the floor. The
conductor read the riot act to him and
he took q seat. Every Saturday night
the last train out OF Columbia for
Centralia brings q mob of thirsty hui
mans. Eight country lads from near
Sturgeon went to Centralia on the 10.
cal freight Saturday afternoon return
ing on the Moberly accommodation.
They we're loaded proper. The only
saloons 10 Boone county now are at
C~entralia. When they close they will
have to go to Moberly or Mexico. Later
these will be closed. In the mean
time the boys now g rowing up do not
have the tempta tion placed under
their very noses. Enforce the local
option Law and In time things will
work out all ght--Sturgeon Leader.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05
Executors Notics

Notice Is hereby given that
t~eStamentary upon the est
Sarah Patrick, deceased,
been granted to the underslp
the Probate Court OF AudraipI
No, bearing date Februarys 4
All persons having claims
said estate are required TO
them for allowances to The
signed Joseph II. Patrick, VIII
year after the date Of said M
they may be pFecluded from M
ht OF said essate, and If such I,
not exhibited within two YEA
the time Of the publication
notice, they will be forever b.
JOSEPH r. PATRIC
Olaf En-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05
I SOCIETY J

IThose having ews for the society column
at the Evening LEDGER VIII please comnn'
nicate with Miss Esther Houston at her home
Just west OF the Episcopal church. on WesI
Promenade street, Phone 81.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05

Miss Tyde Robinson, OF Topeka,
Kansas, who has been visiting In st.
Louis, passed through Mexico, Thurs
DAY, enroute to Columbia, to attend a
house pHrty.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05

Mrs. Milton Azdell, Of Laddonia,
passed through Mexico, THURSDAY, en-
route 10 Fulton, to be at the bedside
of hrs. Homer Azdell who is i'll.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05

q. .. Wilson will leave this week
for Springfield, Ill., where he will be
ticket agent for the Alton. His fam
fly viii follow In 9 month or 50.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05

Judge C. W. Hinton, a prominent
lawyer, OF Columbia, Mo-, will be a
candidate for Attorney General on the
Democratic ticket.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05

Mrs. Richmod returned TO her hom
10 Hannibal after a visit with her sis
ter, Mrs. II. j. Hoxey.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05

t.o~ Gibson, Of Cameron, Mo-, was
IN Mexico, this week, arranging to
establish a poultry and egg DEPOT
mere. Mr. Gibson was delighted with
Mexico and our public improvements,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05

Otis Hudson and wife returned to
curryyille, Thursday, after a visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Hudson.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05

=. a. Dayault, Of the Farber Forum,
WIS In town, Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05

J. e. Seitz, of this city, has purchas-
ed W. Fl. Uphams two hundred acre
farm.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05

Go to the Mexico OsteopatlI
tarium, Mexico, Mo. Office !
tarium. Phones 373 and IS, /
wishing board, lodging and q
may obtain the same from u
per:week. Most house patitna
daily treatment. For furt0s
nation write DR.. F. N. u
Mexico, No.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05

:. ". R~ouse,of Mexico, has planned
a most convenient poultry house.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05

Martha, little daughter Of Mre.
Emma Holt. is Ill threatened with
pneumonia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05

Mrs. a. G. Smith who has been IN.
Tor q couple Of weeks, Is improving
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05

Judge J. L. Fort has Withdrawn In
the race for governor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05

Miss Belle Sickles, Of vandalia, Is q
patient az the Mexico S~anitarium.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05
attention. Subscribers.

The Mexico weekly LEDGER is n
dollar a year in advance. We are
anxious to hold all of our old subscrib-
ers and to materially increase the
number of LEDGER readers and for
that reason make the price, including
postage, $1.00 per year in advance.
W. don't want Uncle Sam to deny the
LEDGER the use Of the mails and
depend on our subscribers to stand by
us in this matter. If you are ia
arrears your paper will be
discontinued at once If we do
not hear from you with re-
mittanCe. Most Of our patrons
are expressing pleasure at the new rul-
ing Of the government.
r. M. WHITE,
Ed. and Prop. Mexico daily
and weekly LEDGER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05

Mrs. Allie Fowles, Of Montre, Okla,
is the guest Of Jas. Sanford, and
family.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05

Miss OoWles, OF Kansas City, was the
guest Of her uncle, l. N. Greer, this
week FL.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05

Wednesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05
Retuaed 10000 for Hox. !

kirksville, NO., February 25.-A
valuable hog known as ''Star Master
piece" and for which the owners,
still g Laughiin, paid $500, died here
to-day. At . recent Berkshire sale on
their Kinloch farms the owners stead
ny refused an inslstent offer Of $1,000
for the hog.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05

J. @. Delaporte, Of Laddonia. was In
Mexico, Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05

Farber.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05

J.. D.. Orear was In Vandalia, Thurs
day on business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05

Hamilton Mckinley, Of EIgin, III. is
home on a visit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05

day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05

Mrs. Hannah Lawder went to Far
Der, Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05


Pays to be a Farmers W
Mrs, J. r. Shook made a fine
OF poultry and farm piod0'I
year. Her sales from JANUARY
January 1908 were as follows
Butter
Eggs
Poultry
Vegetables fruit, lard, ETC.,
Total
Take the Ledger for the n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05
MISCELLANEOUS

Mrs. Frank Van Ness gave her bet
ter half 8 small party, Tuesday even
ing, on the v Of his departure for
the west. About a dozen friends spent
a very pleasant evening with Mr. and
Mrs. Van Ness.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-21
THE CORRECT SOLUTION.

The Greensboro Record says that "of
all the unjust things ever heard Of,
the proposition to have the Southern
and the other railroads pay 1900
toward the expenses of the session OF
the legislature is the worst
The governor was quoted in a spe-
cial dispatch to The Messenger from
Raleigh yesterday as saying, as our
readers remember, that "the $17,500
the railroads are to pay in the railway
rate adjustment is ior ATTORNEYS fees
and costs made necessary by their fight
against the new rate and that mot
one cent of this goes toward meeting
the expenses of the legislature
In his letter to the people accompa-
nying the governors proclamation 10
sued on the Sth instant, he used this
language in reference to this payment
by the railroads: The railroads On
their part agreeing to pay s17,5OO to-
ward liquidating the expenses of the
state in the convening of the legisla-
ture and for court costs.''
We cannot see any ambiguity in that
expression. If the governor intended
in that letter to convey the idea that all
the money paid by the railroads was to
be used in paying attorneys fees and
court costs in the rate cases he was
most unfortunate in the selection of
words to convey such idea. 1t could
hardly have been an oversight in US
| ing this language in a public docu-
ment of such Importance and We ven-
ture the suggestion that if the governor
will look over his letter book for the
! last month or so, he will find letters
there containing Identical of very
| similar expressions.
| No doubt, the governors statement
published yesterday embodies his pres
ent determination, but that does not
necessarily mean that a wrong con-
struction was put upon his former
declaration; but rather that since
the widespread criticism of the COVER
nor's position he has concluded it best
to use none of the money for expenses
of the legislature; for he does not say
in his later statement that there never
had been any intention to do so.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-21
LIVELY TIMES COMING

Indication are that there are going
to be some lively times during the
extra session Of the legislature. The
prosposition for settlement of the rail-
way rate will not have easy sailing
if all one hears is true. There is a
possibility, so rumor says, that Speaker
Justice and a certain senator who were
Numerically opposed to each other in
the railway rate contest during last
session, may be found standing side
by side in the fight against the compro-
mise proposition, each one wishing to
defeat it, but for a different purpose.
These two will not be the only men,
bers who will oppose the measure.
Each of these gentlemen will have
quite a following. Nevertheless, the
governors proposal will be likely to
go through with slight change
Then there is the state prohibition
question. That will come up as sure
as the legislature convenes, and it is
going to precipitate some stirring de-
bates.
There is no longer any doubt about
this. What has for some time been a
strong presumption has now become
certainty. The legislature will be
asked and vehemently urged to es-
tablish prohibition by enactment and
while we hardly believe it will do so
as this session, it is not an impossible
ity by any means.
We hope the democratic members
will have enough regards for the rights
Of the people as guaranteed to them by
the platform of the party not to take
from them the principles Of local self
government on this subject The advo-
Gates OF state prohibition should post
pOne action until after the next state
convention and election of members
of the next legislature. If the demo-
cratic party in convention endorses
state prohibition and the people at the
polls elect on this issue a legislature
favoring it, then all good democrats
should bow to the will of the party as
expressed in the convention and at
the polls. But it is not treating the
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-21
WILMINGTON. n. c.
REMOVAL OFENGINEER's OFFICE

We are glad to see that the business
men of Wilmington have gone 30
actively to work to prevent the remoV-
al of the government engineer ONCE
from Wilmington to New Bern we
have NO fear that Congressman
Thomas. of the New Bern district, Will
succeed in his endeavor If the 1acts
are properly laid before the secretary
Of war. The claim that the removal
ought to be made because New Bern
is geographically nearer the center OF
the work is an absurd one, and When
the character and magnitude or the
work on the Cape Fear are compared
with those of the other works 1t shows
that Wilmington is the center or the
government work on the rivers and
barbors in eastern North Carolina
Here Is where the headquarters should
be because the most important and
the greatest amount of work is done.
If Mr.. Thomas only contention is 1or
a geographically central location, tnen
he should advocate some town to the
northeast of New Bern-for instance
Rayboro in Pamlico, or Swanquarter
in HYDE, as either of these is nearer
the exact center of the district than
Mr.. Thomas home city. We confess
surprise at this movement on MI.
Thomas part and can hardly believe
he undertook it with any hope OF sue
cess. AS said above, we have no fear
that Mr. Thomas will succeed If our
people lay the proper facts before the
department, but this they should do
and not take any chances because OF
the absur6ity Of the proposition TO
them who so throughly understand
the situation. This is a short horse
which will soon be curried if the
eurrying is done at the proper way.
Since the above was prepared for
publication kilograms have been receiv-
ed from Senators Simmons and Over
man and from Congressman Goodwin
and Small, stating that the matter was
laid before the war department and
a positive statement was given that
the engineers Office will not be moved
from Wilmington.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-21

front with a prohibition bill against
foot ball in that state. He >.oes not
want the support of the coming gener-
alton Of young men.
The next thing in the statutory pro-
hibition line, we suppose, will be
against dipping" OF snuff. Then you
will hear a howl from the old women
O the back-country, and the party that
advocates it will be apt to drop out
OF sight at the succeeding election.
We do not know how many k,nds
of prohibition will be tackled by the
Nortl. Carolina legislature in its next
SET sion. The general impression seems
to be that the members will meet
with blood in their, eyes. This Is
chance some of the members did not
expect to have when the last session
adjourned, and, as the ReidsTille Re
view says, enables some members
to go to the legislature once more
who otherwise would be denied this
high privilege"
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-21
DON'T TAKE THE MONEY.

Suppose, as it IS cow said, that not
one cent of the sum of money the
railroads are to pay as their part of
the agreement for an extra session or
the legislature is to be used to pay
the per diem of the members or the
other expenses of the session, but is
all devoted to attorneys fees and 9TH
ference does that make? BY its pay
ment the state treasury is relieved to
just that extent of the expense Of the
extra session. 1t makes no difference
what becomes of the money after it is
covered into the treasury and becomes
a part of the general fund. AS soon
as it has been paid over by the rail-
roads, no matter for what purpose the
governor says it is going to be used,
the stigma will have been put on the
state of having received money from
the ra1lrOaQS III an agreement Will
them that the legislature shall be call
ed in extra session to undo it's work
OF the previous one and grant them
more liberal terms Even should the
legislature by resolution make this
q special fund to be devoted solely to
paying the expenses of those suits,
that would not alter the case; for it
would still be relieving the state Of
the payment of certain bills it will
have to settle in the near future and
thus inure to the benefit of the state
treasury.
The legislature should by resolution
refuse to allow that money to be re-
ceived by the state under any consid-
erations or for any purpose.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-21

made enough to pay the regular divi-
dends and something besides Lass
year Ike all our previous ones shows
the largest profits In the banks his-
tory.
II think Il proper to mention that
during the excitement and worry II
the midst Of the panic. | cannot recall
a single instance when \ customer OF
the bank showed US that he needed
help, that he was refused
During the last days OF the year
arrangements were made to take over
the large and profitable business Of the
Atlantic National Bank. increasing
our business very materially, 50 much
so that we find IL necessary to en-
large our quarters. This addition to
our business in deposits and the good
will and influence of large number OF
our most substantial business men,
will. we are confident. result In great
benefit 20 this bank In its net annual
income, besides giving II a more COM
manding position In the country.
Tn order to reap the fruits OF this
consolidation your directors have ad-
vised a small increase In the capital
stock OF the bank for the purpose OF
distributing some OF its shares 10 new
friends and others we desire TO add
to the already large number who look
upon the bank as the leading one In
this part OF the country.
1T is useless to attempt to forecast
the future. Our people have had a
timely lesson that natural laws can
not be set aside or ignored In business
or any other relation. II Is certain
that business and credit will be cur
tailed. but conditions here are sound.
Crops will be made. factories will
run, merchants will trade so Il looks
to me like We can face the future with
courage and hope.
III. c. MCQUEEN. Pres"
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-21

people right to take from them this
privilege so long as it is guar anteed
to them by the party platform and
that by a legislature which was elected
al a time when this issue was not
raised.
This will be one CT the arguments
used by the opponents OF the measure.
Another will be the danger t. the party
in next falls election il state l.rohibi-
ton is adopted AT this time. But
the association urging action by The
gislature-composed OF both demo-
Gratis and republicans-wills see no force
in these arguments, or, rather, will
hold that however true, they should
not be needed. On the other hand
men who dread the return of repub-
ljcans to power in the state and who
believe that prohibition is growing
with satisfactory speed under the DEM
ocratic principle of local option will
strenuously oppose the measure and
do what they legitimately can TO ward
off the disruption Of the democratic
party.
Yes, one may look for lively times in
Raleigh for the next few weeks.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-21

The United States Engineers ofhce
Will not be removed from this city
to New Bern, an effort for which has
been made by Congressman Thomas
of the district in which New Bern is
located, the news that there will be
no change having been received by
President ]. Allen Taylor of the cham
ber Of commerce yesterday in mes
sages from Senators Simmons and Ov-
erman and from Congressman God
win and Small
These messages from Washington
stated that the gentlemen above r.
ferred to had personally called at the
war department and officially laid the
matter before the officials there At
ter a consideration Of the subject the
answer was given positively that there
will be no change in the Offices from
this city to New Bern or to any other
point
When the information first became
public that New Bern was fighting to
have the U. S. Engineers Office moved
from this city to that place it was
not considered hardly probable that
any such change would be made, Will
ton being so much better located from
which to direct the work Of the dis
trict, but the chamber Of commerce
deciding to risk no chances, took the
matter up at once, with the result
above mentioned.
The services of the senator's and
congressman are highly appreciated
by the citizens of Wilmington, Con-
gressman Small, who voluntarily aided
in the matter, being due especial
thanks.
1t will be learned of with interest and
pleasure that no change is to be made
| and that the work of the district will
in the future as in the past be di-
| rected from the Office here, by the
! competent engineer in charge and his
capable force.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-21

When the Stomach, I1eart, or Kid
ney nerves get weak, then these or
gans always fail. Don't drug the
Stomach, nor stimulate the Heart or
Kidneys. That is simply a make
shift. Get a prescription known to
Druggists everywhere as DR.. Shops
Restorative. The Restorative is pre-
pared ex. ressly for these weak in
side nerves. Strengthen these nerves,
build them up with DR.. Shoop's Res
torative-tablets or liquid-and see
how quickly help will come. Free
sample test sent on request by DR..
Shoop, Racine, Wis. Your health is
surely worth this simple test. r. r.
Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-21

The News and Observers Washing
ton correspondent says that there is
O string tied to the resignation OF In
teTnal Revenue Collector Duncan. He
has found a man who consents to be
his successor lad Interim as it were;
and who will complacently step down
and out as soon as Mr.. Duncan's SER
vices are no longer needed at the
much higher salary as member OF
the board of receivers of the Seaboard
Air Line, and allow the republican
national committeeman to resume his
duties as internal revenue tax collec-
tor at the same old stand as soon as
he is out of the other job. The ac-
commodating gentleman is said to be
Mr.. Wheeler Martin of williamson.
The charitable spirit shown by some
of these republican pie hunters is
enough at times to make the greatest
philanthropists blush for shame-espe-
cially when they are "out" and see a
chance Of getting in on a temporary
pull at the teat.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-21

For a number of years The New
York World has been issuing annually
what it calls it's Almanac and Ency-
clopedia." We have just received a
copy of the issue for this year. This
is that papers twenty-fifth anniver-
sary number, and as splendid publ
cations as it's predecessors have been,
it is by far the best it has ever issued.
Besides being an almanac proper it
is a handbook Of useful information,
It is a good book for a man to have
in his business Office and on his library
table There is little information one
ever wants that cannot be found be-
tween it's covers. 1t contains nearly .
thousand pages. The price by mail
is thirty-five cents and it is well worth
that sum.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-21
The finest Coffee Suhetitute avn

The finest Coffee Substitute ever
made, has recently been produced by
DR.. Ghoop, of Racine, Wis. You
don't have to boil it twenty or thir-
ty minutes. made IN 4 minute" ,"
SIS the Doctor. Health Coffee"
is really the closest Cc@ee Imitation
ever yet produced. Not a grain or
real Coffee in it either. Health Cof-
fee Imitation is made from pure
toasted cereals or grains, with malt,
nuts, etc. Really it would fool an
eXpert-weTe he to unknowing gly
drink it for Cofree. S. w. Sanders.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-21

An exchange says the man who
would undertake to name a democrat
who could be elected president would
be taking long chances. That is an
intimation that Mr.. Bryan could not
be successful. That is either a clear
case of lese majesty, or sufficient rea-
son for being read out of the party.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-21

Baltimore wants TO hold a worlds
fair in 1914 on the centennial OF the
publication OF THE 6tar-SpanGlei Ban
ner." Have Norfolk and st. Louis
suffered and accumulated experience In
vain.-Chicago News.
Mr.. Oscar l.. Darling, OF Amityville,
the father OF q children. who has just
been discovered, should have 4 place
In the tennis cabinet-New York SuzH