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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-12
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FUNERAL DESIGNS
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sfter the Presidents train arrived. no
vehicle should leave tho Lincoln farm
Tor Hodgeuviue
The ceremonies started as soon as the
President and his party reached the
ICut O. huge canvas capable of accom-
inodaune 6V9A which bad been erected
Tor the purpose. Tho ground under foot
was covered with cinders and sawdusL.
Az one end OF the tent was the speak
ers stand, and the Lincoln cabin I'M tulI
view of the vast audience. only week
20 the tmbers of the historic slCJc-
1ure, which have travelled about the
country were taken out ul a Louisville
warehouse and put together on the Oris-
iual site, where they viii now stand,
sheltered 10y their marble temple.
The cabin and the Lincoln spring
near by were decorated with the nation
u COl0rs. Every visitor wanted "a drink
al the spriUg. and the crowd had TO
form "a line. each waiting his turn. n
stone arch has been placed over tine
spring which stIll flows as CopiJusly as
ever
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Many Problems Today.

We of this dag mHr Or. to -a'.e
many social and industrial problems gee
curing 10 au especial IeE.aa the ooHs..
nation OF mdomtal.s resolution WITH
c00l-hcaded sanity. we can profit HF
the way u which Lincoln usod both
these traits a= le stroEe lo. reform.
We cau learn much 0t value from the
very attacks which following CHAT
course brought upon Eis head attacks
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kinds; Dance and Birthday F'avors, Heart
FavOrs, Candy Cases and Boxes, Cher
ries, Hatchets. J. JAY GOULD, AZ 9th.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

THIS Is TO CERTIFY THAT I WILL
not be responsible for any debts con-
tracted by my wife, Nettie Lynch.
fe12-3ta BY J. LYNCH.
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-04
nnnr MAhr \ &c.

THE NeTada. No, Ma1 editorial
IL says: "a Missouri character =
original. iTerezble. bgfooted-
braluy. Bob Whhe-vas in Nevada
today. He cane as one Of the
members os the Board Of Managers *
State Hospital No 1 on a trip II In
ap~oction- Bob White Is The editor Of
the Mexicos Daily Ledger. and has
boomed Mexico and the State Of
Missouri for more than a quarter Of
a century. He has always stood up
for his town. county and state, and
II Is a singular Circumstance. Of
which bis many friends Throughout
the state do not understand, that
the progressive people Of Audrain
county do not push him up higher
Robert Morgan White would be al
aggressive member Of the Missouri
Assembly. Now. 81 Bob would ex
tond his energies to enlist the sup
port Of the substantial citizens o
Audrain county for the building 0
a e court house it would add Il
his fame as a booster, and, besides
when accomplished, would be
source Of pride to every citizen. Do
White Is a live wire"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-04
tst. Louis Republie)

Cornelius Meehan. police sergeant
at Union Station. yesterday resolved
two letters, each offering 4 home
to MIS-. Victoria May, who was
stranded at Union Station two weeks
ago. and for whom he took up a COZ
lection ur 1850 In OrdeE that she
might defray the expenses Of travel
ing to her home in Kentucky. The
story was published in The Repub-
lie.
One OF the letters was signed by
the Rev. J. T. Bickford, Mountain
Grove, No. He set forth he had
been patching It" for six months
and as a consequence had lost q
lbs. He wants a hOusekeeper and Of
fers Mrs. May the position. He "'st
refers to any one of the citizens o
his community, says he has
nicely improved farm Of 100 acre.
and is childless. Mrs. May has tw'
children. The second letter, signe'
by W. W. Tyler, Liverpool Tex
offers marriage Immediately.
On October 10 Mrs. May reache'
Union Station from Mexico. Nc
She told Sergeant Meehan she wa
destitute and could not get a home
She afterwards told him she was
widow, her husband having been xii
ed in a fued a year ago.
Sergeant Meehan win send bot
letters to Mrs. Mays address in Kei
lucky.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-04

Notice Is hereby given to the Sta,
holders Of the Mexico SAM,
q Perry Traction Company. - J. .
souri,. that thene VIII be held =, y
cffices Of the Company in m ~ a'
Of Mexico. NO., on 0V
TUESDAY, THE 2tsr pAy ~
GENDER, 1909, V
a nesting Of the stoekhOIdsu =.
the purpose Of voting on the Ur0,,'
tion TO increase the capital aioSs !.
the Company s65O.0O0 30 that =.
tai capital stock shall be stsS
and 70 provide for a bond ls.,.
81, 500. geo. .
di-wtd NJ. crum. Prcsid.o,
Q. W. Gather. soc,-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-04

AT the meeting Of the w. C. 7.
U. al Omaha, that order decided to
do away with the well known and
popular Chautauqua salute. They
state their reason for this decision Is
the salute IS not sanitary. The salute
is the waving Of a pocket handker-
chief and is now supposed to liberate
untold thousands Of microbes at the
head Of the honored person
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-04
The Weekly Ledger

M FAVOR or ELECTRIC LINE.
JUDGE THOMAS P. MURRAY. q
Galway county. one o. MssouH's
most successful farmers. and q
stauuch friend q the new electric
road. makes q statement that sbosla
inspire Mexico friends q this enter.
Prise The building Of his road Is
up 70 Mexko people. Il We DO OK
part, there Il 10 question bat Whai
ths oad win BE buil-
we sre going 10 Sc; cur asctre
railroad.~ vas The confident ssssr'
lion q gudge 7. T. Murray q Here.
ford nsehborhocd. Who vas IN Psi
Ton Tuesday to Attend the annual
meeting a the Soekhoaders q 2e
Roms ssvlazs Bank judge NurrEy
4 q member q the board * dlrec-
tors Of The company AID las Devoted
mech tine 20 the e-tsT-sA
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-04
DO YOu Open Your Mouth

Like q young bird and guip down what.
ever food or medicine may be offered your
Or, do you want TO know something Of the
composition and character Of that which
YOU take into your stomach whether as
food or medicine2
Most intelligent and sensible people
nowadays insist on knowing what they
employ whether as food or as medicine.
DR.. Pierce believes they have q perfect
right to insist upon such knowledge. So be
publishesSszoadcasi and on each bottle
wrapper, whatfisI medicines are made Of
and vezihesIe1ndereaih This be feels
he can well-kford 70 do because the more
tic I~1gTedIents oi which his medicines
are made are studied and understo0d the
more VII TheiT superior curative yirtues
heErl1cIaled4
Tor the cure Of woman's peculiar weak.
nesses, Irregularities and arrangements,
giving rise 10 frequent headaches, back
ache, dragging-down pain or distress In
lower abdominal or pelvic region, accom-.
panied, oittimes, with 0 facilitating,
pelvic, catarrhal drain and kindred symp-
toms Of weakness, DR.. Pierce's FayOrite
Prescription is . most efficient remedy.
II Is equally effective ia curing painful
periods, In giving strength TO nursing
mothers and IN preparing the system OF
the axpectant mother for baby's coming,
thus rendering childbirth safe and com
paratiyeiy painless. The sFavorite Pre-
scriptioD q d most potent, strengthening
tonic 70 the general system and 70 the
organs distinctly feminine In particular.
ID Is also a soothing and iHvigorat ting
nervine and cures nervous exhaustion.
nervous pfostratlon, neuralgia, hygteria,
apasms, ehorea or ST. Nitus'a dance, and
other distressing nervous symptoms at
tondant upon functional and organic dis
eases Of the distinctly feminine organs.
A host OF medical authoTities Of all the
several schools Of practice, recommend
each Of the several Ingredient OF WHICH
sFnyorite Prescription = Is made for the
cure OF the diseases for which u Il els med
10 BE- I cnFa. You may read shat they
say for polsrseg by sending i postal fard
request for a free booklet oi esi ets
from the leading authorities TO Deet9v
Pferesss inyalids Hotel and Surgical In
ltitule, Buffalo, n. r. and II VIII come
70 yen 81 Feturn post
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-04

Little Miss Mary Ewing, daughter
Of MIR. and Mrs. J.. G. Ewing, who
reside at the corner Of Love and
Cole streets, suffered several Sc
we're cuts on her left hand, Sunday
a-sfa-naan whilh nhaYinR-Tha cuts
are deep and she narrowly missed
losing a finger.
She was playing with a number OF
girl friends when the accident &C.
Cured They we're running into a
house. Little Miss Ewing was the
last Of the party and as the door
flew shut she put her hand in
front of her to catch it. She miss
ed the woodwork striking the glass
which broke and cut her hand in
several places. While painful, the
cuts are not considered serious.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-04

Judge Halliburton. who IS presidem
Of tbe state Bar Association and for
mer Major General commanding me
Missouri division Of the United Con
.federate veterans, has enlisted the
aid Of several attorneys in the state
az we'll as many of the United Con
|federrate Veterans.
That the young man met with foai
play is the opinion Of the search
ers,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-04

commission to carry on a campaign
against the maiady discussed. As a
result, the Rockefeller Commission
for the Eradication Of the Hookworm
Disease was organized
In calling these men into confer
enoe Mr.. Rockefeller addressed TO
each a letter pointing out his
ideas. The members Of the com
mission. in framing a reply TO Mr..
R~ockefeller's offer Of 100000 de
clared that the proposition met with
their heartlest appreciation.
Two millions o u people are In.
fected with this parasite" they add
Cd. IT Is by no means confined 10
one class; It takes its toll OF suffer
ling and death from the intelligent
and weILto-do as well as the less for
tunate-"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-04

BOOST The electric line PROPOSE
ton. 1t viii be the greatest thing
for Mexico we have ever wanted,
Mexico never fails to procure whn'
she goes after in the right way; the
men on the local soliciting commit
tees are the kind that succeed J!
heir own business propositions are
Nv criterion.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-04

UV
yesterday refused to indorso ,,onsr.
Statewide prohibition n1,a 10
Those strongest in oppo'IuO % thsf
such Endorsement to-day sa'v 4
reason that the church io'D l,tb All
church court from dealing
civil matter. DE-
Fulton, Mo-, was selected NJ
place Of holding the synou,
fourth Tuesday of next oc'Ouo' lied.
The following OFFICERS nav Fad
cd; stated clerk, the Rev. .a,dis
Mitchell, Keytesville, MO- nam.
clerk. the Rev. C. d. HicHon' S
ington, Mo; permanent cIo'| c,o,to
Rev. walter NJ. Langtry' rnVsa
Mo; treasurer, d. W. Grant
Mo. n
"A ADVERTISEMENTS -
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-04

An order arrived AZ Francis,
late Saturday afternoon, announcing
the Burlington would Immediately
take owe the terminals at that point.
For several months the Chicago &
Axiom have been leasing these tertni-
mails. Just what this order viii re-
suit in Is, at present. a matter Ct
conjecture. Those acquainted with
conditions state either the Burlington
Intends to resume freight traffic OF
will start work shortly on the extern
sion Of the cutoff 10 Macon.
The order includes the Burlington's
taking charge Of the terminals, yard
office, roundhouse, improved coalins
station, water station, car shops and
yards. A checking gang from botf
roads arrived Monday TO take an In
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-04
Chicago, H., Oct.
- A.

tnlchSo- ILL., ONL %
Through a wild rise in American
and English cotton markets James A.
Patten. the former wheat king, was
to-day made approximately $4.000.0oO
richer. He is long about 100000
bales, much Of which he accumulated
when cotton was selling around 8
cents a pound.
An advance to IA SIS cents at the
opening this morning, when shorts
attempted to cover, gives him an av'
erage profit Of 4 cents a pound.
Every change Of a point on the
market mean $4,000 to the mil
lionaire grain trader, who won about
IS, 900 900 in wheat on the Board q
Trade last May. An advance of {
point on 100 bales of cotton is equa
to IS.
Since last spring cotton has ad
vanced about 500 points, and. as
result, Patterns Chicago follower
have been richly rewarded, as the,
were last spring in wheat.
The cotton crop is short an enoi
nous amount, and in the financia
district as well as in the Easter
manufacturing sections, it is beliel
ed prices viii reach about i6 cent
la pound before the marketing c
the yield is completed
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-04
ADMINISTRATIONS NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given that letSs
of administration on the estate Ok
S. Fletcher, deceased, were gr4nuA
to the undersigned October Sh, lNs
by the Probate Court Of Audian
County, Missouri, All persons @r
ing claims against said estate az
required to exhibit them for aos
ance within one year after the ~'
OF said letters or they may % Nv
cluded from any benefit Of SAD
tate, and If such claims be D" l
hibited within two years from
date Of publication they shall Dc
ever barred.
Dated Oct. goth, 1909.
John W. Howell
aa.At Administered
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-04

THE ~Chillicothe, Mo-, Constitution
referring to the claim that It's
town cannot have light and water be-
cause the saloons have been closed
editorially says: "The light ques-
ton Will be settled in due time and
ssbled right-as chillicOthe is in abe
habit Of settling questions. Chilli
cothe taxpayers as a whole Will pay
for lighting its streets and not de
pend on Budweiser or Anheuser.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-04

THE United States Packing Co.
branch in this city is advertising
for 25 chicken pickers. This means
the doubling of the plants present
capacity and bespaeks its flourlshing
condition. Mexico industries are
growing steadily.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-04
New York, Oct. %.

A gift Of $1,000, 600 by John d.
Rockefeller 10 fight the hookworm
was announced at the office Of the
Standard Oil Company here late To-
day.
A dozen leading educators and sci
tons Of learning in the South, where
e~ntists, selected at large from institu'
the parasite is prevalent were called
in conference with Mr.. Rockefeller's
representatives last Tuesday, and Mr.
Rockefeller's desire to organize Q
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-04

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ventory of he property so the
transfer may be expedited as much
as possible.
For several years the extension OF
the cutoff to Macon has been under
consideration and its ultimate build
ing Is apparently but a matter OF
time. II the order s simply for the
resumption Of freight traffic, 1t viii
be a good thing and bring several
crews and theeir families to this
city.
When the Burlington leased the ter
minals to the Alton and discontinued
their freight service, the departure
Of the crews and their families was
decidedly noticeable in business cir
cles. Almost 100 persons were TAX
en- from this city by that order.
The Alton and Burlington officials
we're here Monday perfecting the
trunsfa-. rhv --"nnnnAa all OF
the employees at work at Francis
would be retained.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-04
NOTICE OF FINAL sErrLruru.

Notice is hereby given that tD,,
settlement Of the estate Of Ham,
Edwards, deceased, will be made !,
the November term of the prubst.
Court Of Audrain county, Mlssourl. IA
be held at Mexico, Missouri on d,
second Monday in November, 1902.
30-td Thomas A. Edwards,
Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-04
Montgomery, Oct. 20.

Mrs. Tillie Vessel, charged with
having held up" DR.. G. L. Lavender
with a revolver in his office at Mar.
thasyllle and demanding $500 on
the allegation that he had chloroform'
cd and assaulted her while making
a professional visit, was placed on
trial at Warrenton Thursday. Mrs.
Vessel was once convicted on the
same charge and sentenced to two
years in prison, but obtained q
new trial.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-04


A garter snake IT inchas hg vas
.rzgFed from The stomach q Mrs.
Raber Tfnsky. Az Don3An aT-
euae. to-day. Although probably In
.przsoued a year. tie reptile made a
nvely attempt . escape before a
stove poker ended its exiaeuce
The doctor told me that | must
have swallowed the snake in drink
ing water when II was very small
said Mrs. TinsIey. 1t first began
TO pain ne last winter. The pain in
iereased. and morphine vas used viii
no permanent results
Mrs. Ttnsley is IS years old and b.
lived IN ST.. Joseph twenty-five years
Her husband Is employed at tn
mills for the American Homlny Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-04

w. B. Cauthorn, Of Columbia, for
merly of Mexico, is one of the incor-
poratons of the St. LOuis-Kansas City
Electric Railway company, which
filed articles of Incorporation in
jefferson CJty last week. Judge DC.
Nevins, Of Kansas City, is president
of the company, which is to have a
capital stock of 5 million dollars. Mr..
Cauthorn holds fifty shares.
The proposed road is to follow
the line Of county seats between the
two cities. According to Judge New.
ms, engineers will be put 20 work al
oace on the preliminary survey. Mr.
Cauthorn probably will have charge
Of this survey.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-04

rJet McQuity, an old negro woman,
was granted in Tuesdays session OF
the Boone county circuit court forty
acrs Of land promised her nearly for
ty years ago by the late W.. r.
white, a farmer who lived near
Woodlandyille, Boone county. He
died in 1906 with an estate estimat-
ed at $42.O 900. Under the contract
she was to work for him until his
death. when he died In 1905 she
brought suit and the case was dccid-
ed in her favor. The supreme court
reversed the decision last June.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-04

THE first annual poultry show OF
the Audrain County Poultry Asso-
citation will be held in this city Nov.
IS and 10. This Association is still
in its infancy, having been organized
this year, but, judging from tbs
length Of the membership roster, a
this time. It is quite a lusty young
ster. The people should lend ever!
assistance possible TO make thu
first show a great uecess and cor
time their aid SO the Association VII
grow.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-04
NOTICE OF FINAL sErrLEnEsr.

Notice Is hereby given that final
settlement Of the estate Of J. c. shg
herd, deceased, will be made At
the November term of the Probrs
Court Of Audraln county. Missouri, %
DO held at Mexico, Missouri, on Tie
second Monday in November, 1909
31.td North Missouri Trust Co.
Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-04

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NOTICE OF FINAL sgrrI,v~

Notice is hereby given that i,,,
settlement OF the estate Of An. !
sarles. deceased, win be made
the November term Of the proh.s
Court Of Audrain county, Missouri !.
be held at Mexico. Missouri. on ~
second Monday IN November. lsoa
J. II. and W. B. Star,
Wtd Executors,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-04

The heaviest train, according to
railroad men, that has ever been
pulled over the Wabash through this
section Of their system, passed thro'
Mexico this week. II was a freight
train, pulled by one Of their $500
engines. There were 6s cars In the
string with a tonnage Of 1851 tons.
Some Of the cars were loaded while
others we're empty. Most of the
cars belonged to the Denver &
Rio Grande road.
The engine was one Of the Wa
bash's largest locomotives and L.
used in their service over the North
ern Division. The train was en-
route west.
This was am exceptionally large
train.
The limited tonnage for the Wa
bash through here is about 1000
tons,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-04

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Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-04

F. H. BONFILS and H. H Tam
men. proprietors Of the Denver Post,
have purchased the Kansas City Post
and win make that publication sim,
liar to their Denver Daily, recognized
as one nf the greatest papers IL
this country. The Associate Editor
Of the Ledger was with the Post a
one time and knows when these gen
tlemen start to make a live paper
they usually gain the goal they seek
Mr.. Bonfils is related to DR.. K. R
Bragg. of this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-04
20 Years Ago.

Felix Mullen. formerly q Mexico,
died At the home d his brother. An
d. Mullen, IN Slater.
Charley Lamb. Of RussellvAle, KY
While visiting c. c. Eoton, 9 Audrain
became III Of typhoid fever. He was
taken home BY his father.
]. NJ. Bush died in this city Of
stomach trouble. The palbearers
at his funeral were: B. F. DoDyns
Mr.. viyion, J. D. Morris, Gale Guth
RE and Joseph Spence.
Mrs. w. H. French died Of pneu
monla at her home east Of Mexico.
F. B. Galloway and family o
EASTERN Andrain moved to Gilroy
Colo, to reside.
Six buildings on the main thou
oughfare at Centralia burned.
Married, in this city, Wiliar
Bradney and Miss Josie Barry, bot
of Pike county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-04
Carthage. Oct. 2S.

Three weeks have elapsed since
John Halliburton, Jr., son Of Judge
]. W.. Halliburton, of this city, dis
appeared from Columbia, Mo-, where
he was attending the State Uni
versity. During that time his father
has had no trace of him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-04


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