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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-05-22
Work Will Cease.

Butte, Mont, May 21.--In accordance
with orders issued by John p. Ryan,
managing director of the Amalgamated
copper company, work at all proper
ties of the Amalgamated company iii
Montana will cease tomorrow at 1880
O'CLOCK, which is 2:so o'clock Fair
maven time, the time set for the fli-
neral in the home city of Mr.. Rogers
ihls notice of Mr.. Ryan's has been
communicated to every part Of the
state in which employees OF the COM
pany are to be found
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MINER is KILLED.

Butte, Mont, May a1.--James J.
Sullivan, miner in the Mountain Com
solidated mine, was killed at 10 O'Clock
tonight by fall of ground in one of
the lowest levels. He was As years
old, WidoWer and resided at the Null
len house, Centeryille.
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DIVIDENDS INCREASE,

Boston, May 21.--A quarterly divi-
dend of s6 a share compared with
one OF IS share three months ago,
was declared today by the directors
of the Calumet & Hecla Mining COM
pany.
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OFFICERS ARE ELECTED.

Peoria, H., May 21,--The Ladies'
auxiliary to the Switchmen's Union of
North America today elected officers
Mrs. Barbara Stang of Duluth, MINI,
president. was reelected.
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Lies in State.

fair Haven, Mass, May a1~--Ihe
pody of Henry II. Rogers this towns
most distinguished son and benefactor.
lies tonight in his summer home. TO-
morrow the final funeral services will
be held in the beautiful Unitarian Me-
mortal church. q gift of Mr.. Rogers in
memory of his mother, Flags are at
half mast all over the town and the
public buildings that We're gifts from
Mr. Rogers are draped,
The funeral party arrived here from
New York tonight by special train,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-05-22
BANK Is ROBBED.

Lisbon, N. D., May 21.-The State
bank of Englevale was robbed today
of $4,000.
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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-05-22
THE WEATHER

Today--Partly cloudy.
TomorroW--Cloudy.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-05-22
FIRST PLACE

For efficiency goes to The
Missoulian's Glass Ad. Try
one.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-04-26

in satigfeit geiebt bot. Ser 0sonl.
itieB beim Bfliigen ouf Elm mir ober-
fladlid pergrabenes groBes 8ofet
bon 3eitllngspapier, oas einen Sell
eines menl6lihen &orpers entbielt.
gei meiterem No6ieben fanoen iih
nod mebrere &orperteile, Sic olle Ell
ner Weannerleibe ongeborten uno
ebenfoGs in 3eitunaspopier, eilae-
ipfdelt maren. 9ie geld)offcllbeit
Der Seide fegt oen geroo6t nobe. oob
ein 2uitnoro porlieet. Den eir5igen
slnbaltspunft fir oie 9luflpiirlr1s
oes Moroers siebt big iest Sic 9otla-
DIE, oaB oie 2ei6ellteile in oanild,e
3ettungen eingepidelt iparen, sic bas
0atum oes IA. @pril 5. S. ouftpeilen.
9lus Colon meloet man: Ger
0ompfer o@nooelupe," ouf peldenl
ii6 befan,tli6 Senora Goitro, Sic
@attin oes friiberen grGiioenten uon
@ene3nela, befinoet traf bier ein.
Sic betrat oas 2ano nidt obIhon
peoer bier nod IN Gotta Hico ihrer
Sanol1ng Sdipierigfeiten in oen @ea
gelegt norben tparen. @ie es beibt.
bat iie beibloiien, nit Ser y@uooo-
lupe" rafJ europa 5uriif3ufegrell,
I'M bort NIT ibrem @atten 5niornnten-
5utreffen.
= @ei @eleeenbeit zines 8ro5el=
les in Sinano ipuroen MusIagen gc-
mabt, ourb ipeIde Or. Dubropin,
Der friibere Setter ser beriihtigte1l
8ereinigung Der Sreunoe oes rilllt-
ihen 8olfes, bel6uloigt muroe, an
Der Grmoroung oes Dr. &er5enliein
beteiligt eeipeien gu iein. Ser5cn-
itein mar Weitglieo ser 9urt1a, CT
geborte gu ben 2iberalen un6 nor
ben &eoftionaren gang SsbeionSers Der
baBt. Ssm gugult 1906 puroe er
in ieinem 2anbbouie ermorbet. Ger
8eroo6t lenfte ii6 iofort auf sic
Siibrer iener 8ereilligung, oob fonn-
te ibnen ni6ts nabgeipieien meroen.
0as @eriht bot iest Die 8erbaftung
oes Or. 0lbropin al1georbnet.
sSn 4aben iino @eriuhe nit eli
mem neuen 3ipeifld6en sSlieger an-
geitelt moroen unb erfolgrei6 perIall-
fen. Ser @rfil1oer oieles neuen De
roplans lit Brofeiior GeiBner, Ser
lange Sabre mlf Die &onltruftion Oes
Wtooells peripen6et bat. Ser Yrofef=
ior bot grobe @ripartltneen al,f ieiile
grfin0utg geiebt, oie nlrnruebr ibre
Grfiillllng gefltnoen baben.
ssu Weosfau tpuroe cine &ae
belle 5ury grinnerllng on @roBfiirTt
Sergius uno anoere bobe 9eanlte,
oie ben gomben Der Serroriiten gum
Spfer aefaaen iilio, eingepeibt. Sn
Der &apelle iillo cine ean5e 9teibe
bon Warmortafelll auf oeflen Die
geanlen Der Decentralization, Die i'm
gan5en 2otlbe ermoroet lpurben, ner-
5eidnet iino.
Ssn Der Sabresperlammlung
Der gunaro-Oampfi6iff- -@eieGid)aft
pltroe ieitens oes Soriitenoen, Sir
8illiom @atipn, fein 8eriud Je-
ma6t, ben llngiinItigen Stano ocs
lebten Sabres gu peridleiern. @r
idrieb ben s(usfal1 Der 0inioenOe
Dem &atenfrieg uno Dem belnerfens-
merten Nieoergang in oer 3obl Der
gteiienoen 5l..
= 3mei &onlpagnien ruiiiidler
&oiaden baben Die periiide @rense
iiberi6ritten uno befin6en ii6 arf
oen @eee nad Eabris
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@Orbereitumsen sum aarnepal.

Wir feierm bier ben 3arnepaI
Wie's nns beliebt, in jehem Sail,
gStr fraget gar 1td)t mad ber Seit,
gsir feiern, ipenn mir iinb bereit.
@ent es nidbt paft, bnR es 10 iei,
Sen Iafien rn1ig mir babel,
Gr ipptte nnr, 10 biel ct mill,
f1eber 'nen &arn'nal int April.
Wemm bamm ums eim Hebant erfl1rt,
9af 1ter has @prt tptal berfehrt,
9af es pnpm Gleiid fein Abihteb" iet,
Sas tit ms g1n5lid) einerlei.
@ir ieiern ebem bier Elm Set,
Sp idJ1n, iuie'S fif MIR fetern lakt,
8p4 Seiterfeit, npI Hrntt nnb Yruht,
gp4 Suit am Sag, Bis in bic 9adjt.
Gin Seber, ber iit) Gam Nntpn'
81. deltgetuann betrad)tet if)pn
Wetf mas es babel hteten fann,
Srnm fpusntt gum Seit aud Seberntanil
tlnb per ba fpmmt, ber fiiblt besliift,
Sit BON benz, iuaS er iiebt, ert5iift.
Sein patriptiid) per5 ertuadlt
geipnbers bei ber SlnmenidJlad,t.
@enn, tpas bas &ase iiebt, man preiit,
gSil mtan aud ettuns fit ben 0eift,
tlm anfsnfriidjen bas @enniit,
0as it6pn bonn nielen Sdlanen Nib.
9ann indt endb etnen tiblen Srt,
Sbr brand)t ntdjt iueit 81 geben fort,
9urt Iaft eitd) nieber, franf unb frpb,
8ei eimem 5laidjden aIamp.
9as friid)t euf anf, bas tut end 8mt
tlnb eibt sum tuetteren SdJanen Mnt.
Gs gibt benz @eift Glaftitat,
Sie iebem Merger suioeritebt.
Gs sibt mpl gar nitts in ber Welt
Das bteIem 8ier bie Stange bilt,
9as 81 q rts 81 ier r" II. befannt
ais Sprsen6gefber bier 81 2anh.
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gieturia 9ibiiipn, g. $. e g. q.

@oo. 90 so2-enerO, gictoria, 7:so madm
&bfabrt-
Ro. 801-guero. gictoria, $3.50 bonn
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gYprte. Bel bemen bie seele friert.

ySbr Sobn bat S6minoiu6t. Ser
Sal lift boffnunsslos", fagten slpei
erfabrene 4erate gu Geo. 6. 8lepens.
eineln &auflnann in Springfielb, g.
6. Damn 5eiete ii6 Die tpunberbare
4raft bon Or. Sings Seem DiscoberD
9ea6 3 @oheu mar Der Batient bol'
Zig bergeiteIlt. ltnfeblbar BEL gutter
uno grf1ftungen, oas 1iherite Mittel
fir ihpere 2uneen-aranfbeiten. Sc
cts. Mno $1.00. 3ufrie6enbeit earon'
tiert. Brobeflaid)e frei.
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= Die nod Sen Gbeaterbranoen
in 8uebla, @capulco uno Monterep
BON Der merifaniiden Reeierung
ernanlte aontniiiion, ipelde Die
Sbeater in Der Salltitaot un=
terlu6en iollte, bat oas arbeu-Sbea-
ter, zines Ser alteiten in Der Stabt
Merifo fonoenltliert.
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M. 6. & s. 8a6n.

go. 4-Na6 Dem Noroen. :. 1880 born,
.Slber "-ysa6 oem Norben 900 uatbnl
No. 244-6ol1iton etc. 1915 uaMnr
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g. u. & ". g. gabn.
g.. S. G. g. q. (9aupt-2inie)

Nnfitnft-
go. Boom Often. 1885 bonn
No. 7-8om Often. 49,. $500 nadm
gao. 1o-gl Rafo II. 8eften. 1880 na9m
Mbfa1rt-
go. 10-gI Raio II. 8e1ten. 1880 nad1n
No. 10-Na9 Dem Often. 1880 hadn't
Sfo. 8-gea6 Dem Often. :. II 40 born,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-11

sworn aoeoriing to the peculiar
ceremonies Of his religion.
A few years ago In the City Of
ST Lonis in a criminal prosecution
against a Chinaman. wherein the
witnesses were Chinese, the trial
eoart administered the usual oath
to the Chinese Witnesses and X ap-
peared that the ioSsstlek burldng
IS the true oath among the Chinese
ami that they take il in their hand
and swear to it, and the Supreme
Court held Il was error because
the Chinese witnesses were not
sworn In accordance with their Chi
nese religious belief. Further, by
statute, in this State it is provided
that the court before whom the wilt,
ness Is sworn shall adopt that mode
which shall appear to be the most
binding on the conscience of the
person to be sworn. Some witnesses
refus to take the oath and 1t is also
provided in this State that they
shall affirm under the pains ant
penalties of perjury" Some wit
nesses prefer swearing on the OLE
Testament, some by kissing the Bi
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-11
The Legal Meaning Of Oath
by George Robertson)

MT. Nwnare n his werk oa xvi
aeace tens Us that tAe origin Of
The e1apsssnszs Of oStAs aaniaSeFe<
|ts witnesses IN trial goes back to
IsAs osassas Il Gesaaase law and
Icast0ns uAere as IN al primitive
zfraaasNsas IRE &qseag 10 the super
a&Eae1 paags an laaorank RArT ii
the 13zzErrAziea a SzssAee
whea ear aacestegS we're savsSes
ana gsgans they made their eathS
IA the name q their idols or gods
sn6, becoming Christians. they
made their oaths in the name Of
he Christians God. The oath us
Dauy administered now to a wit
ness Is, The evidence that you
shah give touching the matters in
QUESTION shall be the truth. the whole
truth and nothing but the truth; SO
help you God"
The oath in court has always been
more or less dependent upon the the
illogical belief of the witnesses. II
this State, by statute, il is provided
that a witness believing I'm any 9th
er than the Christian religion shall b
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-11

So help me God"is not TO be stricken from the form
at oath in the courts of the District of Columbia. That
the words be omitted was suggested by B. ?. Moore OF
Maryland recently, bat the District Commissioners have
Informed him that they see no reason for such a change
and win not make the desired Recommendation of Con-
greSS.
ALedeer representative called, Monday, on a num-
Der Of prominent attorneys and interviewed them asking
whether they wound have advised the removalof $50 help
me Cod" from the oath. Under the various names Of
gentlemen their opinions may be found.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-11

Alb Romans and Finley johnson
wee down from Benton City Fri
day.
Mrs. Bowman was over from Lad.
donia Satnsdsy visiting her daugh
tie. Mrs. MaDes.
Eugene Chrisman,, of Kansas City,
Is visiting his mother, Mrs. D. S,
Rodge-s
Mesdames Pearson and Barnes, OF
Benton City, spent Friday with Mes
danes Hend tx and Diyeh.
Harry BurweaI and wife returned
Sunday.
The bazaar and supper given by
the ladies OF the Christian
Church was a success in every
way. The ladies realized $40.
Mrs. Tanner and daughters. OF Mex.
leo. came down Saturday to visit
the formers daughter, Mrs. Harry
Day. .
Mrs. verhesf aud daughter are up
from ST. Louis.
Mas Celia Fesnnewad Is spend
ing a few weeks with homefoiks
Claude Taylor visited his parents
Sunday.
Frank Moser's baby fen and frae-
tured Its arm last week.
Saturday there had been ten
conversions at the Baptist revival.
Bill Fofa was thrown from hii
horse Saturday, fracturing hk
leg.
Geo. FeHnewald shipped a car Of
hogs to st. Louis Sunday night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-11
HIDDEN DANGERS.
Nature Gives Timey Warnings
That No Mexico Citizen Can Az
ford to ignore.

DANGER SIGNAL NO. / comes
iron the kidney ~seeretions. They will
warn you when the kidneys are sick.
Well kidneys execrete a clear, am
Der fluid. Sick kidneys send out a
thin, pale and foamy, or a thick, red,
iIl-smelling urine. full of sediment
and irregular Of passage.
| DANGER SIGNAL NO. 2 comes
from the back. Back pains, dull
and heavy, or sharp and acute,
tell you of sick kidneys and warn
You Of the approach Of dropsy. dia-
betes and Bright's disease. Doan's
Kidney Pills cure sick kidneys and
cure them permanently. Here is
Mexico proof:
J. G. B~rashear, r. F. D. 8, Mex.
leo. Mo. says: my kidneys were
SO weak that / had but little con-
troll over the kidney secretions and
was Obliged to arise during the night
on this account. / wa also bother
ed by a lameness across my loins.
II gas told that Doan's Kidney Pills
would relieve me and | accordingly
pr ured a box at the Criswell Drug
Co, They acted promptly and
gave me great relief"
For sale by all dealers. Price soc.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N.
T. sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name Doan's-aLd
take no other
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-11
MEXICO ATTORNEYS BELIEVE OATH 4
SHOULD NOT BE WITHOUT PHRASE

bic. but the custom OF kissing the
book is pow regarded AZ unsanitsry
in many places ard for that reason
has been Abandoned, In other places
eelluiok covers are sometimes pro-
yided.
The manner now used b usually BY
the oct Of holding up the right hand
without touching or kissing the book.
II has never been a rule that a wit
ness would be excluded on ae-
count Of his religious belief or lack
Of any religious belief or that he was
an Atheist. But formerly such
things might be shown for the par
pose OF discredlting the witness. In
modern times, generally. the truth
of a Witness may not be ~inpeached
on account OF his religious belief
or on account OF his lack OF belief
or disbelief IN a personal diety. II
Is gnerally conceded now that a
man may be without religious be
llef or may be an Atheist md that
such condition Of belief is consist
ent with the strictest sense of moral
obligation to speak the truth. The
oath is a matter addressed to the
conscience Of the witness himself ans
lie tan ordinarily select his own form
or manner OF oath, the purpose be
Ing TO bring to bear upon the wit
ness that form or manner which
would be most binding upon his con
science. Doubtless there are many
Witnesses who are impellet
to speak the truth by tbs
oath they have taken, some from
fear Of punishment for perjury, bu'
people are fast coming to the belle
that the oath is by many consid
ed as a mere matter of form ana
does not impress the witness yer.
much. The most reliable witness al
ways is the man who is goyerne'
by the moral obligations to speal
the truth regardless Of whether h
be on oath or not.
The action Of Congress in the Dis
trict OF Columbia would have M
! bearing outside Of that District TO
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-11
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sr1zF Msnz

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thag lac f. or q 81 * 0A
hzntuz1 tz& riea Z ~ q EzEE
las hssz hs1s1 sEs
uzuy SD ths nnz few cases q
TIE azoe crested Ezrkss ECFe
ueA Thk sziszziR vzs ErasS 70
ssuS his 6EyTsv here
TIE sa1ozs1rzuozx VIII Dc ca1
d8c1sS n Lex HFalk drug Easrs
~ E sz seE Saturday. Ts
rszsdE heals wa zones hs Eaaz
sch 5g~ak bizS5s-. lTer xa kn
neYA 7 soaU sasEss a good xas%
lGaA zzs stops he fsa& tran -
msz1s1g Il fhe EtozaeA Ez6 haEek
Tasn gees hHzkhF btoo4 Is Es1R
70 bza& - us wasted tissue ara
tee6 tie Ws@SH1ad raTe& L makes
Zqa cars q tszEz1z- izE@
Unn. e9Assuoa E5nzy raoakAs
and nevocx0e& II is 81 : boclE
Three bottles fog szN.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-11
YVES rEPN AuDRAlN.

Miss Marguerite Burkeye has beel
dangerously i'll with dlptheria.
There is no school this week ii
any Of the Western Audraih dis
%tricts.
Mrs. II. NJ. Long died at he.
home Monday. She has been a gfea
sufferer for a long time. The fun
eral was held at the home Tues
day.
Frank CrosswhAe and Merit
Winscott have bought the Fores
farm of 10 acres from Kirtlel
Smith for $50 per acre.
The Mi SEES Dodson, Of Fayette
are visiting Miss Mary Todd.
Sam Kincaid and wife, OF Cen
tralia, spent Saturday and Sunday
with j. Graves and family.
Chas. Pollard and family visited In
Moberly Sunday.
Rev. A. w. Paisley, of Columbia
preached at Macedonia Sunday.
The meeting at Zion closed Sun.
day with three additions.
Johnston Neal paid L. Jennings
5000 for a pair Of young mules.
j. Il. Hubbard bought the 50 acre
farm from John Mangus for $50 per
acre. Mr.. Mangus bought the VIM.
CapI farm, Of Hallsyiiie.
J. Schooling, Of Haiisyille, spent
a few days this week with rela.
tiyes near here.
j. Thompson sold rs stock hogs
for 7c.
LEDGER ADVERTISEMENTS PAY
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-11
SOUTH BENTON.


Born, to win Goodson and wife
a son.
]. b. Lavender has Just com
pleted a new residence.
Mrs. J.. a. Clark who has beeI
Ill Is better.
Uncle Hugh Williams is home iron
Dekalb county where he visited hi
sister.
Mrs. Barker. Of G~alesburg, Ill.
Is visiting relatives here.
Alb Harrison Is erecting an i'm
mense barn
Lester Lowder and wife, Of Mex
leo, visited their aunt, Mrs. J.. A
Clark and family Saturday and Sun
day.
Lownie Owen, our mail carrier, hal
an auto.
Buddie Sanford sold his farm Il
Mr.. Franklin for s45 per acre.
Robert offutt and family have
moved 10 the Dermody farm
which M Offutt bought last spring.
Albert Williams delivered IA
hogs at Benton City Saturday al
$7.2e.
Marion Cox has rented the Bal.
lew place for the coming year.
Tom Clark and family, after an
extended visit to relatives here,
have returned home.
Mrs. Bud Baker Is quite poorly
at this writing.
Brown Owen, after visiting his
parents, has returned to Mexico.
Marion Cox sold his corn erop TO
Chris Erlsman at 50 cents per bu.
Hugh Horton has bought am 50
acre farm near Martinsburg.
Mr.. John Dishman sold his 400
farm to Mr.. Ide, OF Illinois, for
$50 per acre. Mr.. Dishman has not
yet decided where he will locate.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-11

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS


{ NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Office Of the City Enslas''
Mexico. Mo-, Nov. 9, 1909. L
Notice is hereby given alse 1.
ed bids will be received
City Clerk ut his office III
leo. Mo, until TOO p. M on
22nd day of Nav, 1903, Wnen
next regular meeting OIL
Council win be held and wiep
contract will be let for the
struetion along the following y
scribed properties, Of SIDEWAYS !,
the kind and extent as heret4
scribed to-wit: ii.
Along the. west side OF -. !,
Survey No. 4S in Mexico mss !,
provided by Ordinance NO os''
proved Nov. 8, 1909.
Along the east side OIL iot (.
Survey No. As in Mexico mS !,
provided by Ordinance No Se' 7
proved Nov. 8, 1909.
The sidewalks to be eoii
are to be Of hard burned ~ n,
In accordance with the spe' u
lions of section A of IAN u Z,
nance relating to Sidewalks H
proved on May 20, 1909 sau ,..t
walks TO be constructed III 4
days after the contract lof Il.
same is let and the collS''u' !,
thereof Is TO be appfoNeu
Street Commissioner and accepN
the City Council. Payment = !,
work to be made in spe'~ Z
bills issued against properly
to the walk. j
Bids viii be received for iHe !,
pletion oof the walks, per i
foot. Contract TO be let 70
lowest and best bidder. rhe suoss ~
fi bidder to give bond ID
the contract price.
Council reserves tlie rlBh'
iect any or all bids.
Il. F. KETTBR'
s6-1t City Ehsl"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-11

farmer, reports a sale of 200 bu,
Of corr in the shuck at Coo and
200 bushels of shucked corn at
&c. This is the best sale yet
reported.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-11

"N AANA
ket $1,000 worth of hogs from his
farm this year. He raises his
own pork and corn and his check
represents profit,
Wellsyille reports "a corn husker,
one John Hickerson by name, who
is shocking and cribbing an average
of 119 bushels OF corn per day,
week i'm and week out. A couple of
days last week he let himself out a
notch and shueked and cribbed $50
bushels for G, W. Smith.
Considerable real estate changed
hands in the Skinner neighbor-
hood last week. Harvey Househol,
der paid $4,000 for 800 acres Of
the old Bruce farm. Chas. Weaver
bought l2o acres OF the Ham place
at s45 per acre, and John Consi.
dine $55 per acre for 100 acres of
good land.
Architect Gen. NJ. Fred Bell some.
times deals In real estate as a
side line and recently bought a num-
Der of lot in Tulsa, Okla, at
$4,7o0.7 After spending $1,000 IN
advertising the lots he reserved Is
OF the best ones and sold the
others at a lot sale for $4,000.
W. Il. Cunningham, Of Laddonia,
who Is a regular stock sales visitor,
was here Monday but failed to
make any purchases. He told of
having recently sold 40 cotton
mules, some of which were bought
in Fulton. Fourteen went to Da-
Vid Lenhen, of Wellsvilhe. at $3.50
each; 20 to Thomas Moss at s12o
each, and the others to Audrain
county farmers at an average of
$3.50.
Will and George Lee, of Mex.
leo, the noted horse and mule buy.
ers of Mexico, circulate thousands of
dollars every year in Galloway
county, says the Auxvasse Review.
VIII Lee was on the Fulton market
Monday and purchased 81 horses.
The aggregate amount paid for this
bunch was $2,145.
Flum Bros, near Skinner. pur.
chased a half interest in $50 A.
Of corn on the old Robinson place at
Soc in the pen.
Wallace Bybee, near Santa Fe,
sold pair Of yearling mare mules
to P. H. Reed for $2O5. He has
q extra good 575-Ib. calves to sell
VIM. Smiley, Santa Fe, sold
IL 2-year-old steers to John Blum at
S4.62 IL. Douglass McIlhaney sold
h'm . and Mr.. Firebaugh IA at
$3.50.
n r Tar,dl =,
,oo II, ~ "0q' soid
snannod - po' reok al sVc'
sold 500 bushels to VIM. Cant
at &c, same conditions. Peck win
iced 80 steers. Terrill is feeding 80
hogs.
NJ
soad te o. 'i VI nahVa Fe,
.at 40 noss 70 rafk rogers
lo.d =, tooo hli'ilett Fonee sold a
DIV ~ 60 r ''eets 10 VIM Mum
marc - - iafAs soId a
hlafe TO q. w. Walker for StO0
wallace Bybee and a lot to Del Han.
IT az 6oc. Monroe GorrelI sold a lot
70 Rouse Bros, for G0c.-Paris An.
peal
Hatri. p.
bo,oht west OF Mccredle,
ting oro nnnies last week, get
of Mccredfa HARRISON east
R T. smith P.iV' three from
$50. ono trou ufana Prairie. at
Hatton. a. s1a5 ' w. creed near
u. Mcnona,a anu d paar from w.
w. S. vlvion tbresbod htn ,ooo
HAedL ron on hfu Gr,.a
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-11

Mrs. M. l. Jones and Mrs. Brldg.
ford are attending the Kings Daugh.
tiers State meeting in ChiiIicothe.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-11

Guaranteed all wool, la Blank
els. in white. grey. tan or all color
plaids, the biggest bargain Of the
season at $3.50 a pair. at Pois
SORTS Dry Goods Store.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-11
GENERAL NEWS NOTES

The Missouri Military Academy
football team returned Monday night
from jefferson City where they de-
feated the High School of that city
10 to S. Owing to the muddy con
dition OF the field and the wet bah
being slippery. the cadets we're un-
able TO make a larger score. the bali
being hard to hold at adj times.
The next game the Soldiers have
is with Columbia High School.
Football dope" is the most uncer-
tain in the world; IL there were any
surety in 1t, and the Soldiers defeat
Columbia High. the dope" shows
them stronger than Miami Universe
ty,
Columbia High School defeated
Kemper Military Academy by the de.
cisive score 2s to 0 last Saturday.
kemper Military Academy defeated
Central College: Central College de.
feated ltolla; Rolla defeated st.
Louis University; st. Louis Unlyer.
sity dictated Miami University; MI
ami University defeated-but what's
the use?