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Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1908-01-02
NEWS OF
OUR
NJ EIGHB BORIS.

second lap of its long cruise to the Pa
citic. The feet will arrive i'm Brazil by
Jan. 9 and remain there ten or eleven
days. The governor of Trinidad be-
fore the departure of the feet sent
letter to Admiral Evans congratulate
ing him on the irreproachable behavior
Of his men ut Port of Spain.
The site of the locks and dams on
the Pacific side of the Panama canal
has been changed from La Boca, which
is near the Pacific ocean. to Mira flores,
which is four miles inland from the
ocean and is the place where. accord
ing to the old French plans, the locks
were to be built This change In the
plans has been approved by President
Roosevelt on the recommendation OF
Lieutenant Colonel George w. Goe-
thals, chairman and chief engineer Of
the commission. The change was
made because the site at La Boca Is
exposed to the fire of an enemy's feet
from the Pacific ocean, and the de-
struction of the locks by an enemy's
fleet would render the canal practically
useless.
The Brazilian senate on third read
ing approved the government bill re-
curing obligatory military service lun-
der CONSUMPTION.
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lifted suicide by drinking carbolio
acid. Grief over his wife's death is
nscribed as the cause OF the tragedy.
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In the sight of scores
of persons on their
way to church in the
henri of the most eN-
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1908-01-02

Father John OF Cron-
stadt is seriously III
with the occurrence of
m oil n,oloJv In m
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1908-01-02

John Chanler Bancroft
Davis, for the past
twenty-four years re-
porter for the United
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The American battle
ship fleet left Trinidad
and steamed for Rio
Joneiro Rrnzil on tho
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An agreement b a g
been reached between
the Amateur Athletic
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-01-23
Ia Raising Winter Dat,

Paul Martin is a MeCredie town
ship farmer who sowed three acres Of
bis farm to a winter variety of oats
August IL, and as the plants are max.
ing splendid growth he feels assured
that the crop will thrive in this sec.
ton.
The seed was secured in Virginia,
where Mr.. Martin lived before coming
TO Missouri, and is usually sowed a
month earlier than the experimental
field on the Martin farm was sown. In
the Old Dominion state 1t islcustomary
to pasture the crop during the winter
months and then cut the grain at har-
vest, just as winter wheat is raised in
Missouri.
Mr.. Martins winter oats trial will
be watched with interest by farmers
of the Kingdom, for the advantage to
be secured by getting the cat crop
started before spring comes, to say
nothing Of lodging the muddy spell
that often attends oat-sowing In the
early part Of the year, are features
that will be Of much value to the
grain-growers Of the county. Fulton
Gazette.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-01-23
nifarsnt Kinda Of Paople.

A few days ago the Times sent out
four bills 90 people who had been
trusted for years. One man FASTENED
In and thanked the e~ditor-paid the
bill and both were made happy. Anoth-
en- came in and said be was ashamed
but be would pay his debt 10 q few
days. One was an old lady and she
paid what she could and still wanted
the paper and on this Thanksgiving
day will have her bill wiped out and
a year In advance marked TO her cred
it. The last was . man who makes
big pretensions to right living. He
chucked the paper back In the office
and had the postmaster mark "Refus-
edn on 1t. Had he come TO Us like q
man and made fair statement we
would have at least considered him
honest. Don't do such q thing with 3
paper. II you take 1t and read it, pay
for 1t. You are reminded ffty-two
times each year that you should eth
er pay for it or not take it.-B. g.
Times.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-01-23
One Crop Paid For Land.


Charles Minker, a thrifty German
farmer residing acouple of.miles south
OF Earl, cut a profitable crop OF clover
from a 30-acre field on bis farm, last
season. The first cutting was put up
In good shape for hay Mr.. Minker bail.
ed the protender, aDd after selling
1928 worth, has eight tons left.
The second cutting he windrowed
and thrashed, getting 26 bushels Of
choice seed, for which ne has refused
six dollars q bushel. Added to the
sum realized for the hay, the seed
value makes the crop foot up 1881,
and including the eight tons Of bay
still In the NOV at s12 a ton, the total
would be e627.
A few years ago Mr.. Mlnker paid
$40 an acre for the land he raised the
clover on, so one years crop more
than covered the first cost Of the
ground.
10 this connection 1t might be said
that Mr.. Minker's methods of farm
ing have much lto;do with his profits,
fer be has the knsck Of knowing just
how to cater to soil conditions in Or
der TO get the most good out OF them.
Some Of his land is the worse for wear,
but st the end Of the season be can
afford TO compare figures with farm
ers whose soil is the cream OF the
county,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-01-23
ITCHING HUMOR
ON LITTLE BOY
His Hands were a Solid Mass, and
Disease Spread All Over His Body
In Four Days the Child was
Entirely Cursd-M Mother Strongly
RECOMMENDS CUTICuRA
SOAP AND OINTMENT

zone day We noticed that our little
boy was all broken out with itching
sores. We first noticed it on his little
hands. His hands were not a bad
then, and we didn't think anything
serious would result. But the next day
We heard Of the Cuticura Remedies being
50 good for itching sores, ETC., that l
thought l would get them. BY this
time the disease had spread all over his
body. and his hands were nothing but
Q solid mass Of this itching disease. l
went TO the drug store and purchased
a box III Cuticnra Soap and n box Of
Cuticura Ointment, and that night /
stripped my little boy and took the
Cuticara Soap and lukewarm water and
washed him well. Then l dried him
with a soft bath towel, and took the
Caticufa Ointment and rubbed him
thoroughly with IT, l did this every
evening before / put him 10 bed and in
three or four nights he was entirely
cured. You have my permission 70
publish this because anybody who suf-
Tered as my baby did ought TO know Of
the Cuticura Remedies. will surely
and gladly recommend the Cuticura
Remedies, for they are a godseDd 10 all
suffering with skin diseases. Mrs. Frank
Donahue. EOS Fremont st., Kokomo,
Ind, Sept. l6, 1907"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-01-23
FOLK TO START HIS
SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN
sp eech at Chillicothe or st. Joe VIII
be His formal Challenge to Sen
ator Stone.

As to whether or not Gov. Jos. W
Folk would be a candidate for thu
United States senate as against Sen
ator Stone, has been settled DO Gov.
Folk himself who has declared that be
would made the race and will deliver
the opening speech OF bis campaign
early In February either at st. Joe OF
at Chillicothe. Following this speech
the Governor will make a rapid fire
campaign Of the state continuing up
until the day Of the election In Nov
ember.
His friends are confident that the
Governor will make a strong and sue
ceSful fight. The campaign is certain.
ly to be mi Of lively interest and may
result In q race that will live In the
political life Of the state as one Of the
greatest 1t has ever seen.
Senator Stone is an able and re-
sourceful man and 50 is the Governor.
Both have a very strong following and
the contest between them is going to
be watched with no small degree OF
interest.
But the campaign has gone very far
Ibis probable thatall Of the other con-
tests will be lost In the dust OF the
senatorial fight. 1t will be the first
real fight that Missouri has witnessed
for the senate in many years, and the
running will be out in the open where
Its spectacular features can be seen.
At the polls in November the chances
are ten 20 one that every Democrat in
the state will vote on account Of the
intense interest that will center in
the senatorial race. -Moberly Moni-
tOr.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-01-23
owellFordEIer

Of Poland China hogs. The
home Of the Stats Fair Winner,
sired by three great boars.
Meddler and 362oo, On and
On and 1880, Mos Keep On
and 4534S. The get Of Med
dler 2 won more premiums
than the get OF any other boar
at Missouri StateFair this year
showing against the winners
from Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, In
diana and Missouri's State
Fairs. Now this sounds a
little stiff but nevertheless it is
a fact. We have some choice
males and sows ready for SER
vice sired by this great boar
with size bone and quality.
and see my herd. We
can please you if you want the
good easy feeding kind. Prices
reasonable, also some fine
Plymouth Rock Cockerels for
Farm 81 miles northeast
OF Mexico, Mo. Have phone
on both lines. Route d.
H. A. GRIER & SONS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-01-23

Syron told Morgan that friend OF
his while visiting Ia London had a
rather strange experiences, he alighted
from a train and hailed o cab and
asked to be driven TO a hotel. AS is
customary to an extent, he rode on
the box with the driver, they had
gone a short distance when they met
. cab coming the opposite direction.
The friend observed the driver take a
small piece Of rope from his pocket
with a moose attached to the end, and
proceeded to dangle II in the face Of
the approaching driver, at which he
was soundly cursed, the first inquired
as to the reason Of such an outburst,
and was told In this way,-You see bis
father was hung about a year ago, and
be had q rotten sense OF humor, be
couldn't take a joke, Morgan Laugh
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-01-23
A Famous Cav,

A retest OF the Holstein COW Meth.
erland Johanna DeKold I'd 61S71, own,
ed BY @. A. Schroeder of West Bend
Wis, vas conducted by the Univer
sity Of Wisconsin agricultural expert
ment station, Roy T. Harris, assistant
in dairy tests, being detailed for the
work. This COW, which is five years
old, produces nearly % pounds OF but
ter fat in seven consecutive days and
on the day Of the retest she produced
1859 pounds. In the semi-oficial
yearly test Of this COW, recently finish.
ed, she produced II, 1888 pounds OF
milk and 59O,45S pounds Of butter
fat with az average fat content Of
"a per cent. 1t is the production Of
such cows as that is making the state
famous as a dairy and live stock sec.
tion.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-01-23
TEN YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.
Postum Farming.

Winona may have its skunk farm
but opossum growing Ia TO be made ar
industry in Blanco county, Texas, BY
L. Ire, who has purchased severaI
hundred acres OF timber land abound.
ing in ~persimmons. Ire is now fencing
the land and will stock 1t with opos.
sums, which reach their most appetIz.
ing stsge when persimmons ripen and
the layers Of white fat take on the
spicy favor Of the fruit. Ire believes
that scientifically fed opossums will
remove the SANDER about them, and
place them In higher favor than the
raccoon, which has become the real
dish in some sections Of late. TIE
opossum skins will be sold to dealers
at high prices.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-01-23
Some Items From Dill.

At a poll of the vote in The
oottonwoods Springs district, recent
ly, the ''wets" carried the district b.
q large majority. There is great re.
joicing among the Indians. All VIZ
want is a fair deal when the proper
time comes.
Miss Mittie Peck, recently took.
and Justly won q large, sweet, juicy
cake at a select party given by Miss
Morris. Miss Peck feels proud Of the
honor conferred on her.
We don't know whether Garter
Johnson's tribe Of Indians are "snow.
ed under" or not. Carter is so busy
looking after prohibition facts and
figures that he has hardly time 10 eat.
But he's all right, all right.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-01-23
FORMER COLLEGE
GIRL MARRIEs
Miss Fife Daniel and John A.
Brooks Married at Vandalia.

The marriage of Miss Effie Daniel,
third daughter of Hon. and Mrs. Chas.
G. Daniel, Of Vandalia, former stu
dent at Stephens College, to Nj. John
A. Brooks, Of Forsythe, Montana, CO.
CURED here Tuesday evening at the
home Of the brides parents. The home
was layishlY decorated, smilax and
pink carnations being used. In the
drawing room,under a canopy OF smilix
and pink carnations stood the bride
and the groom, the BRIDES dainty
beauty showing TO a great advantage
in a short and girlish frock OF white
embroidered net, lher arms full Of
brides roses.
The attendants we're Miss Georgia
Daniel, cousin Of the bride, and Mr..
Richie Spence, Of Mexico. Mendels.
sohn's wedding march was rendered
by Miss Lena Read. After the we'd
ding q reception was held at the home
of the bride. A number Of out-of-town
guests were present.-Columbia He
raid.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-01-23
The Local Option Law.

Several readers OF the Ledger have
requested us to publish the Local OPP
tlon Law, and we are glad to do so,
giving a brief outline Of the law pub
fishing that part In full which effects
us the most.
The law provides in section 302S, re-
vised statutes, that cities OF $500 or
more population can vote indepen-
IDENTIFY OF the county.
The law also provides that the elect.
ion must be held as other ordinary
elections and the ballots must con
tain these words; against the sale Of
intoxicating liquor, and "For the
sale OF intoxicating liquor. The law
also precsrIbes that the court may put
on the ballots Erase the clause you
do not want.
Sections 303i says, 1. a majority OF
the votes cast at such election be
"For the sale OF intoxicating liquors.
such neutrality-suspicious. may be sold
under the provisions Of existing laws
regulating the sale thereof, etc, etc.
And II a ms.j ority Of the votes cast st
such election be against the sale OF
intoxicating liquors. the county court
or municipal body ordering such elect
ion shall publish the results Of such
election once a week for four conse-
cutive weeks in the same newspaper
In which the notice Of election was
published; and the provisions OF this
article shall take effect and be enforc-
ed from and after the date Of the last
insertion Of the publication last above
referred to and provided further that
no license to sell intoxicating liquors
Of any description prohibited by this
article shall be granted during the
time Of publication last above men
toned, and provided further, that
this.article shall not be 20 constructed
as to interfere with any license issued
before the day Of such election but
such license may run until the day
Of its expiration and shall not be re-
moved.
Section 1892 says, II a majority OF
the votes cast at any election held I'M
der the provisions Of this article shall
be against the sale OF intoxicating
liquor" 1t will not be lawful for any.
person within the limit Of such county
Giving outside Of the corporate limits
of any city or town having, at the date
Of such order OF election, a population
of $500 inhabitants or morel or city, as
the Ease may be, to directly or indi-
rectly sell, give away or barter In any
manner whatever, any kind Of intoxi-
eating liquors or beverage containing
alcohol, In any quantity whatever,
under che penalties hereinafter pre-
scribed. The law also prescribes that
an election cannot be held oftencr
than four years upon this subject.
Section 2O35 says, ANY persons vlo-
lating the provisions Of this article
shall be deemed guilty Of a misde-
meanor, and on conviction thereof,
shall be punished BY a fine OF not less
than $500 nor more than $1,000, or by
imprisonment 10 the county jail not
less tnan six months nor more than
twelve months, or by both such fine
and Imprisonment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-01-23
CANDIDATE H. 4
GOVERNOR
sUDsK J. L FORT OF DExTER
MAKM a STATEMENT.
guags J. 1. Fort Of Dexter. No, in
Announang for 0oyOrnar Makss
the Following statment

II I'M q candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for Governor. ana
u defeated for tne NOMINATION. no m1n
oS-M 1W whan cav
rnnr,oss,on m
ss.@. ~ cons,I.ut,o,,al
s T-..r 100 $40, the
-SM,1.na a-rnnos,sson ~ 4 vote
I"@r-sSs -. con.,,tp-
.s.Sr.s, ~ r.nnf.cture
1870 -ssns,..,sna I,onors ,or
$780, 80 re, sun.
s re.a.,,,~a -hsr :, a. suh.
rs..-s
-".u..,,...., -. r,o,., ,svroS
ss.rss r,rst ~ sa,,led NV
--~a-,e go ~. A. sv.r,,v wbst 7
49, !, 80 ~sv.ctlv that I
go co. rhs wb,skav traeae IL NOT
or.stson ii ~ sattle NV the
s- ~ ,hsv rnow how IN set.
800 "a sill s.ttle A. ri0ht, when
..sss .n.ncs ana thew mpss have
rh.noa Tn., ,s the issne.
uu
nAAN
THE saloon q "lways USED is nai-
lot TO better It's business, ana q Ime
nas come wnen tne people snouio use
their ballot to better their business
The time has come when man can
NOT be read ont OF the Democratic
party or the Republican party. or any
party that regards the welfare OF tne
home and family, simply because ne
believes In the pronioition OF the IL
quor trafic.
"The mere fact that oeileVe IN tine
prohibition OF the liquor traf1c' no
more makes me a candidate FOR the
Prohibition nomination for Governor,
than q belief in the open saloon by the
other candidates for the Democratic
nomination for Governor makes them
dramshop candidates. The party
leaders Of all political parties should
look upon this question squarely and
honestly and help settle 1t with an eye
single to the public good only.
"If the saloon is q good thing, why
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-01-23
CITY DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY.
Committee Met Thursday Night and
Set February Tenth for Next
City Primary.

The City Central Democratic Com.
mite met Thursday night at the City
Hall and set Monday Feb. 10, for the
next Democratic City Primary.
e s CAN'T was appointed on the
city committee from the third ward
10 place OF James Edwards who is now
located In 81. Louis.
The assessments we're not proper.
toned for the efficient offices, neither
was the Judges and Clerks appoint
ed. This matter win be attended to at
the meeting TO be held February 3rd.
The City Democratic Committee is
composed OF O. A. Witherspoon,
Chairman and Rufus jackson, Secre-
tary.
lst Ward, J. B. Woolery, Dan eau
thern.
End. Ward, Frank Buckley, VIM.
Eller.
srd. Ward Rufus Jackson, Ernest
CAN'T.
4th. wark Q. A. witherspoOn, John
Kemp.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-01-23
$4,000 Damages for Miss TOrrsysOn


The suit OF Miss Maggie Torreyson
againgt the United Railway Co., Of
ST. Louis was tried in the circuit
court at st. Louis last week and a
verdict for 81, 1000 damages was given
plaintiff.
In July, 1906, while alighting from
a street car in st. Louis.
Miss Maggie sustained injuries that
have rendered her limbs from the
hips down useless, SO far as walking is
concerned.
For about 3 months she was In q
hospital In st. Louis, and since that
time she has been a nervous wreck,
not being able to get about the house
only by the use Of an invalids chair.
She sued the railroad company for
s35, 900. Her lawyers P. Il. Cullen OF
Mexico and L. p. Crigler Of st. Louis
mace a strong fight for her, but the
jury decided that 5000 was enough.
She should have had every cent sued
fnr
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-01-23
Attention, Subscribers.

The Mexico weekly LEDGER is one
dollar a year in advance. Examine
the date after your name on the margin
or the wrapper Of your LEDGER imme-
diately, and govern yourself according
ly. We are anxious to hold all of our
old subscribers and to materially in
crease the number OF LEDGER read
ers 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. We trust
you viii pay all arrearages and one year
in advance at once. Most of our pat
rons are expressing pleasure at the new
ruling of the government.
r. M. WHITE,
Ed. and Prop. Mexico daily
and weekly LEDGER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-01-23
Executors Notice.

Notice Is hereby given that letters
testamentary upon the estate OF
Martha d. Guthrie, deceased, have
been granted to the undersigned
bY the Probate Court OF AudraIn
County, Missouri, bearing date De.
cember 10th, 1907.
All persons having claims against
SAID estate are required 10 exhibit
them for allowances to the under.
signed, y. T. Guthrie, within one year
after the date OF said letters. or
they may be precluded from any bene.
MT OF said estate, and II such claims be
not exhibited within two years from
the time OF the publication OF this
notice, they will be forever barred.
5. p. GUTHRIE,
a9'4t Executor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-01-23
INDICTED FOR FRAUD.
Sears, Roebuck & Co Of Chicago, In
dicted by Federal Grand Jury in
Iowa-MizrepressntatiOn of
Goods Charged.

We desire TO congratulate the retail
merchants and the general public on
the fact that Sears, Roebuck g. Co.
we're indicted by the Federal Grand
Jury in Iowa the past December.
Sears, Roebuck & Co. is an institu-
tion that like an octopus-has been
reaching out to strangle the very life
Of every retail dealer in the country.
IL =
But at last the tide is turning. "The
man Of the hourh is In evidence. Mr..
W. ]. Pilkington, editor Of the Mer-
chants Trade Journal, Des Moines,
Ia, on his own responsibility, has
stepped to the front line Of the bat
tie, realizing that the mail order
houses were not sending out goods
that were up to the standard as set
forth in their catalogues, and in SO
doing were defrsuding the pub
lie and Gripping the honest home
dealer, be set about to evolve a plan
that would stop such fraud.
The plan decided upon was that Of
first securing the best legal talent OBJ
tainable. Second, that Of procuring
the evidence necessary to convict. But
this meant an outlay Of hundreds and
hundreds Of dollars. But what OF it2
1t is the only way, and to resolve with
Mr.. Pilkert0n was to act. And to that
end be began the campaign-began to
draw upon his own personal bank 40
count. The ones selected to begin
upon were Sears, Roebuck g. Com
pany. Able council retained at a
cost OF many hundred dollars directed
every move. Goods were obtained
from this firm and the sblest analy-
sist put to work to ascertain their
component parts and all Of which
meant yet many more hundreds Of
dollars. In every case the analysis
showed every article far below the
standard grade advertised or guaran-
teed. And when at the end Of some
eighteen months OF ~unceaslng effort
the attorneys told Mr.. Pilkington
that they had all Of the necessary
evidence, he laid the evidence before
the Federal grand jury and they
found a bill Of indictment and cited
Sears, Roebuck s. %. to q trial. 1t
is certainly q great achievement on
the part Of the editor of the Mer.
chants Trade Journal. Ever retailer
in this country, Of what ever line,
should take off his hat to him. Not
only that, but they should give him
moral support to at least the extent
of a subscription. Not 9 penny has
be asked Of any to help him in the
fight And be is not yet done. He
is in the fight to a finish, not only
with Sears, Roebuck & Co., but every
Institution Of a similar kind.-Mob-
erly Monitor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-01-23

One queer thing about Missouri II
that SO many towns are not where II
would seem they ought to be. Cas-
Vile Ia not In Cas-, but In Barry coun,
ty, while Barry is in Clay. Oregon il
10 Holt county instead OF Oregon
Clinton is not In Clinton county, but
In Henry; neither Bates City MOI
B~atesvilie Is In Bates; Camden Is 10
Ray Instead Of Camden; DeKalb is in
Buchanan; Bonneville is not in Boone,
but in Cooper; GLASGOW is not In Scot
land; Warrensburg is not In Warren,
but.in johnson;
Harrisonville is not in Harrison;
Marionville is not in Marion; Jeffer-
son CITY is in Cole instead OF Jeffer-
SOM Ozark is not In Ozark, nor are the
towns Of Dent, Holt. jackson, La
clede, Lincoln, Madison, Miller, Noda-
way, Perry in the counties which bear
those names.