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Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-05-13
THE MOTHERS PROBLEM
or Raising Strong. Healthy Girl.

A serious problem which presents "
self to every mother with girls TO raise,
In these days. The exigencics Of school
life, the hurry and routine Of everyday
duties, the artificial environment OF
modern civilization, make II more
difficult to raise strong, healthy girls
than ever in the history OF theworld.
Boys raise themselves. Give them
room, give them liberty, and they wiz
grow up healthy atleast, without much
worrying. But tine girls present SER
ious problem.
How many mothers there ere who are
worrying about their daughters. Ner-
yous, puny girls, with poor, capricious
appetites, bloodless, listless, con5tsnt
anxiety to the mother. How shalt che
solve her problem7 Towhom mshnll she
turn for help1 Each case is more or
less a study by itself, and cannot DO
solved by any general rule.
This Is .heway one mother solved tie
problem. Mrs. Schopfer, 500 Prescott
Ave, st. Louis, Mo-, in Litter 10 Dr..
! Hartman, says: "My daughter Alice,
four years OF age, was a puny, siclkly,
aiiing child since she was born. | was
always doctoring her. When we com
menced to use Peruna she grew strong
and we'll"
Another mother, Mrs. Martha Moss,
R.F.D.5, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin,
saws: "Our little eisht-year-old girl
had bad cough, and was in a general
i rundown condition." She hadseyersl
doctors, who could give the child no re-
lief, and the mother no encouragement
/ Finally, she got a bottle Of Peruns
and commenced giving it to the child
and it proved to be just what she
/ needed. When she commenced taking
Peruna the child had to be carried
i Now the mother says she is playint
around all the time.
\ Her closing words were: "You hav'
done q great deal for her. She is tn
only girl we have, and it meant lots t.
us TO have her cured"
These are samples of many letter
which DR.. Hartman is receiving, com
} ing straight from the hearts OF lovinl
i mothers. While the different school
OF medicine are pickering and differing
as to theories and remedies, Perun
goes Enthusiastically on giving permanen
relief. After all, it is cures that tn
people want. Theories are OF htt
7 account.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-05-13
BUS|NEsSMEus ASSO.
CONS|DERPVTHlAN HOME

The Mexico Business Mems Asso-
citation met Friday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock to consider action on a move
ment to secure the contemplated
home by the Knights of Pythias
Lodge. A committee of the local cha.
ter of the above order will present
the proposition to them.
The Grand Lodge of this order is IL
search Of o. suitable location for a
home in Missouri. They intend to
expend 100000 of their funds upon
such a building as soon as the 10
cation of the site is definitely de
cided.
s. D. Stocks, of this city, and a
member of the Pythian Lodge has
been instrumental in interesting th'
Business Men Aociation. Cities are
to bid for the home and the one
making the best offer will be ac
cepted,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-05-13

THE placing of a taxrider on the
prohibition amendment by the Senate
means that the House will dissent and
the amendment will not be submit
ted. Regardless of whether prohibit
tion Is right or wrong 1t Is the opin-
ion OF the Ledger that this ques-
ton should have been submitted up
on its merits. The people of Missouri
want to vote on prohibition and un-
der the law have a right to do SO.
Movements to embarrass the efforts
to give the people a chance to vote
upon a proposition generally reacts
and makes friends for the other side
Those who favor prohibition will
probably bring the matter before the
people by the referendum. This il
a longer way around, but when the
people become aroused, they will &C
a long way to reach the end fol
which they are striving. There are
arguments on both sides of the pro
hibition question, but we fail to SEE
any substantial reason for refusing
to allow the people to decide thiI
question for themselves. Prohibi
ton is going to be voted on ii
Missouri and the longer 1t is put Of
and the more entanglements ther'
are attempted, the more apt it vii
be to carry. A large number of peo
pie in Missouri who favor local op
ton are at this time opposed to pro
hibition, but think the people ough
to have chance to vote. The wa,
the question is being managed mos
of these gentlemen will finally
very likely. land up in the prohibitio
column.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-05-13
STOCK NOTES.
The following items of interest to
stock men in Audrain county are
clipped from the Fulton Gazette:

The following items of interest to
stock men in Audrain county are
clipped from the Fulton Gazette:
Lee Bros, of Mexico, sold Shade
land Denmark horse at a recent st.
Louis sale for $435. 1t was roam
and an extra good sadie animal.
Ben Kemma marketed in st. Louis
from Audrain county load Of hogs
that weighed 200 lbs and brought
$40, the same as the top in Chi
cago.
Joe Considine has loads of cat
tie on feed, four loads on full feed
ready for market, three loads of
nice heifers.
Messrs. Scroggin & Harrison, of
near Auxvasse, sold a car load of 20
big mules to Winston & Company, a
firm of contractors at New York
City, for $2725O apiece, and shipped
the stock East last Tuesday. The
price realized was a record-breaker
and was the best figire ever obtained
for a car load lot of Galloway fed
mules sold at home.
| G. w. Hall, stookman of Audrain
county, marketed in st. Louis 1873
head of clipped Western lambs that
averaged 76 lbs. and brought $S.15
This is not only the highest price
of the season for clipped lambs but
as high as ever was known or
this market and only once before
was this price equalled.
B. r. Middleton, of Mexico, wa
at Fulton, Monday, attending Ma!
stocksaIes. Lately he sold "a younl
mules to Tennessean nameI
Ross at from $1OO to $135 apiece
20 of the lot being last years colts
and the others coming twos. He al
so fed a load of hogs on his Irelan
farm, southeast of Mexico, this sprin
that sold in st. Louis, last week, TO
! $3.50.
r. M. Brown, Of Mexico, was Q
/ May stock sales in this city, ge
ting acquainted with Galloway stool
, men. He has Rex Monroe, gret
son of Rex Mcdonald, and a coupl
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-05-13

THE Missouri Legislature win like
adjourn next Monday. The ses-
Pm has been rather a noisy one,
y on account of quite a little poll
rs being injected into the proceed
|gs, very few laws were enacted.
Ehenever you have the upper and
'wer house of different political
pmplexlons, 1t is always hard to gel
tactical and beneficial results. Az
\ ordinary proposition when a Dem
cratlc Senate wants anything, the
|epubllcan House would want some
ping else, and vice versa. Most O.
Pc members worked in a consci
ncious way to faithfully represen
heir people.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-05-13

months use of them. Mrs. s. A.
WILLIAMS, r. F. ID. No. IA, Box 80,
Gardiner, Me.
No woman should submit to a surgi.
cal operation, which may mean death,
until she has given Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made exclusive.
ly from roots and herbs, fair trial.
This famous medicine for women
has for thirty years proved to be the
most valuable tonic and renewer Of
the female organism. Women resid-
ing In almost every city and town in
the United States bear willing testi-
mony to the wonderful virtue of Lydia
q. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
It cures female Ills, and creates radi-
ant, buoyant female health. If you
are Ill, for your own sake as well as
those you love, give 1t trial.
Mrs. Pinlzham, at Lynn, Mass,
invites all sick women TO. write
her for advice. Her advice Is free,
and always helpful.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-05-13
WORKS RESERVOIR
ALMOST BREAKS ITS DAM
SAVED BY DYKE'SFORSIGHl

To the foresight and presence Of
mind of John Dyke, Of the Mexico
Water Works, the city owes its water
supply to-day and In all probability
very serious damage was aVerted.
From early Saturday evening until
midnioht a force of is men we're
busy at the water company's reser-
voir, south of this city, Strengthening
the 2o-foot dam on the east end which
threatened to give way before the
bush of waters Incident to the 8 ~
inch rain fall during the day.
The overflow Of the reservoir Is
located at the northeast corner Of
the Lake. When there is an unus-
ual fall of rain Mr.. Dyke watches
this point carefully as the current
sweeping through at such times Is
swift and only partially strikes the
north wall. Saturday evening when
he went to investigate and see what
condition it was in he discovered
the rushing water was slowly eat
ing its way through and If imme-
date action were not taken the entire
overflow and part Of the dam
would be washed away. The result
would be an empty reservoir and
great damage to everything in the
path Of the suddenly liberated flood.
He hurried into the city and pro
cured a force of 15 men and a large
number of sacks, secured a wagon
ette and drove at top speed to the
reservoir. Upon their arrival the
men were set hauling dirt to the
scene Of the impending break ano
filling sacks with it to strengthen
the walls. This work was contin
ued until after IL O'Clock when the
current had somewhat abated ant
the danger seemed past. Mr.. Dyke
however, retained the force on the
premises through the night IN cds'
of an emergency.
The water works reservoir Is SIT
uate in what was once a deep draw
and the adjoining farm lands, fol
quite a distance, drain into it. Th'
continued heavy rainfall of saturda'
THAT aggregated 8 IL inches, force'
a steady stream into the lake whicl
soon filled it and began to over
flow. Under usual conditions tn
1overflow is thoroughly competent Z
withstand the extra water but on TIL
occasion the stream passing througI
was far too severe.
One boat was washed over tn
overflow and fences In the vicinit
were swept away. For over an hou
Saturday night the men workin
against the insiduous waters Wer
iforced to expend every bit
: strength they possessed to overcon
the impending danger.
o. =
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-05-13
FUNERAL OF MISS CARTER
MONDAY AFTERNOON

On account of the heavy rain Sat
urday and Saturday night, the fun
eral of Miss Linnie Carter was post
poned from Sunday afternoon until
2:3O Monday afternoon. At this
hour the remains of Miss Carter were
laid to rest in the Sun Rise church
burying grounds, miles north Of
this city, following the services con
Quoted by the Rev. Reayis, assisted
by the Rev. Walter M. White, OF the
Christian Church, of this city.
The pail bearers were: Harry
Cook. Wheeler Cant, Russell Woods
Curtis Cauthorne, Clyde Fox and
Gideon Powell.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-05-13

SUBSCRIBERS to the weekly Led
ger should note the date after their
names on margin or wrapper Of their
paper. The weekly Ledger is s1.OO
per year always in advance to ev.
erybody, and unless you want to
miss a copy Of your favorite paper,
you must remit promptly when your
time expires. This arrangement IL
proving uniformly satisfactory to al
OF our patrons, and the circulation oil
the weekly Ledger is growing stead
lily and most satisfactorily among
people who have money to pay fol
merchandise. Subscribers to the
weekly Ledger are the people thai
the merchants OF Mexico want tc
reach.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-05-13
MISS LINNIE CARTER DIES
THURSDAY NIGHT

Miss Linnie Allison Carter, aseu
II years and 9 months, died at tne
home of Judge ]. A. Lewis at lV' 10
o'clock Thursday night. She hau
been i'll of pneumonia for the pas'
month. but her condition was thougn'
to be improving until "Wednesday
night when she took a turn for 'ne
worse. ,
She was a daughter of Mr.. ana Mrs
s. p. Carter, young lady OF re-
fined habits and of sweet dlsposr
tlop and her death has cast a s'ooil
YER the community, for she was
loved by all who knew her'
Besides her parents she is sur
vived by the following brothers 'nl'
sister. Marvin, Sterling hop,. ""'
Emmons; Ellen and Mary Lean. :,
The Ledger joins other irienus "
extending sympathy to the pere'"e"'
-1or. AnvERTIsEMENTS FA'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-05-13
COLUMBIA Herald) .

Miss Stella johnson, 20 years old,
and Herman Shrader, so years old,
departed on the A o'clock Wabash
train Wednesday afternoon for Mex
leo to be married. Miss Johnson left
a note at the home Of the BRIDES
mother, Marguerite Johnson, at sos
Lyons street, stating that she was
going to leave, and would write when
she got settled. 1t is thought that
relatives Of the young woman OBJ
iected to the match, and e.oping was
the only solution of the problem.
The couple occupied front seat
in the passenger coach Wednesday al
ternoon. Conductor Crews said they
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-05-13
Long ago the Scotch learned this.

The sturdy old Scotchman must Dc
amused at the recent discoveries tnae
oatmeal is the best food in the world
Our scientific men have been making
experiments which prove that Ameri-
cans eat too much fat and grease ana
not enough cereals.
The Scotchmen say: Look at our
nation as proof. The sturdiest nation !
on earth" Still we have one good point
to make. We make better oatmeal than
the Scotch.
They buy Quaker Oats and consider
it the leader of ali oatmeals to be nae
anywhere. Quaker Oats is sold in lam
ily size packages at 25c or at 3Oc iol
the package containing piece OF NM
china. The regular size package SELL
at 10c. Follow the example OF IN
Scotch; eat Quaker Oats breaktas
every day.
All grocers sell Quaker Oats.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-05-13


During the winter most of the fam
lily horses of the city are given a
brief rest ON some farm near the city.
and in this way few of the citizens
realize of what occurs on the out
skirts of the city or elewhere ex-
cept the beaten path Of their daily
pursuits. At almost any hour of
the day you can visit the Fair
Grounds and find some trainer work
ing-out one of bis string and a pret-
tier or more interesting sight is hard
to find.
Most of the animals are green, al
though there are several who pos
sess records and whose breeding l oil
the equine 400. Ben Bliss, c. M
Dickerson and Andy M. Holmes
trainers all well known Throughout
the horse world, have charge OF the
stables and among their charges are
a number belonging to Mexico people
About the last Of May these train
ers will arrange serious Of matinee
races to be held weekly at which the
will try their various horses anC
give the green ones little expert
ence concerning the excitement Incl
dent to an actual race. This vii
prepare them the better for thei
first real performance in speed rims
| Very few of the horses have beef
entered for meetings this season a
| 1t is still early. Robert NJ. Brown
great trotter is entered in $500
worth of stakes for the present sea
son and is conceded to be one of tn
: finest bred animals in the west.
The turns on the half-mile trac
are being changed and regarded |
order to make the course fastel
When the track improvements ar
completed the Mexico track will b
one Of the fastest half-mile course
in the State.
The following animals are in th
q string at present in the trainin
i, stable of @. M. Dickerson:
Governor Folk, stallion by Wlike
!, ton, a green trotter.
/, Ashland Grattan, stallion by Nu
, wood Grattan, owned by DR.. Witfel
!, of this city, and a promising trotter'
Il Allie Marie, mare by Allerton,
green trotter owned by F. j. Lou
harm, Of this city.
N Corliss Boy, gelding by Alcin I
H. ras, owned by Geo. A. Morris, of t
Ia citv
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-05-13
COLUMBIA COUPLE ELOPE TO
THIS CITY AND ARE MARRIED.
BRIDE 20, GROOM 50 YEARS OLD

went to Centralia and departed on
the 6:15 O'Clock train for Mexico. as
their tickets were to that place. Rel
lives of the young woman say thai
they have no idea where the couple
intended to go.
shrader was employed by Bernard
Gentsch at his bakery for three
years. He has been working for Ions
and son for the last month. He
has mentioned getting married to th'
other employees at the bakery sew
eral times, but they did not know
when the marriage would take place.
They were married Thursday b!
the Rev. H. E. Truck, in his study.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-05-13
MISS RUTH CLARK
TAKEN TO COLUMBIA.

Miss Ruth Clark, Mrs. T. H.
Locke's niece, who was burned some
weeks since, and who has been con-
fined to her bed since, was taken TO
Columbia to-day, where she Will be
placed in the hospital. 1t is hoped
that, with the attention she will re-
ceiye there, she will soon be restored
to her usual good health.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-05-13
AKINs has been appointed
ster Of st. Louis.

big liquor men are at this
,aeIug page ads in some OF
.ers that wiz carry them.
hese ads intended to create
.pt rather than sell goods7
Aey? Is It not an Ill ad-
n,lcy at this time?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-05-13

Brownie Chimes, gelding by Mid
day Sun; green PAGER.
Grace B., mare and full sister to
Governor Folk; trotter,
Garnet Wilkeston. mare by Wilkes
ton; green PAGER.
DR.. Shaw, stallion and PAGER owned
by DR.. Conwell, Of this city.
Andy NJ. Holmes has in his string
the following;
Ernest H., stallion by Almont Me-
dium; green PAGER.
Evan H., stallion by Almont Me-
dium, PAGER with record of 2.12 IA.
Jimmy Hammett, stallion and PAGER
with record of 2:11 IA and by Al
mont Medium. The above three
horses are the property Of Joseph
Hammett, Of Huntsville.
i Dan Hur stallion and green trot-
ter by Ben Hur.
Dan O'Dan, a green trotter.
! Duncan Norwood, stallion, green
PAGER by Nutwood.
Lady Walnut, mare and green
PAGER by Walnut.
] Jack Walnut, gelding and PAGER by
Walnut Boy.
j Robert Russell, gelding by Robert
Ryan; green PAGER.
| Craekerjack, gelding, green PAGER.
II Ben Bliss is another trainer on
the Grounds with the following
J horses:
Beside having charge OF Robt. M
} Browns two saddle stations, Dich
: Norton and Rex Monroe, he is train
, ing the great trotter, Moko Star
by the great sire Moko.
{ He has q green trotter by Con
a fllct that is making good show
;. ing.
9 Leta Cochran, mare and greer
e PAGER by Col. Cochran.
s A mare, green trotter, by Ashbrooh
Ely Dodson, stallion and green pa
e Ger by Walnut Boy out Of John r
g Gentry.
DR.. Jolly, gelding and green trot
s. ter by son of Nutwood.
Ben Bliss 2:14 IA PAGER, by Rob
t. Ryan.
], Harry Gapen, gelding and gree
PAGER by Harry Axtel.
a Alcaneriter, gelding and gree
g trotter by Entertainer.
A 2 years old trotting filly that
u green. The animal belongs to Fran
Ii Odell, of Marshall. and its dam hold
the worlds 2-mile record.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-05-13
EVELYN rHAw
is BROKE


New York, May 6.-"There is no
alternative; if it is either $3.50 or
jail, must go to tail.' Thus spoke
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, wife Of Harry
Thaw, to-day, in declaring herself
broke" after her contempt cases
had been appealed by Lawyer Dar
0'Reilly.
Mrs. Thaw was to have appeared IL
City Court to-day to pay a fine Of
$3.50 or go to Jail for contempt. The
appeal stayed the jail sentence.
Mrs. Thaw declared that she wat
getting tired of her husbands dila
tory methods in supporting her. The
Thaw family win have to do bettel
pretty soon or--and she shook he
head in a very menacing manner.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-05-13

/ citizens of Mexico are all in
IA in securing the Pythian
for this city. Mexico is well
/ for such an institution and
Ia our Business Mems Assoeia.
Ina friends will assist s. d.
in locating this institution in
!. There is no place in the
Easier reached or more central
lied. With the proper efforts
gently directed, we feel conf
hat this home will be located
y city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-05-13

ZEN girls and boys can find
ment at the Mexico Shoe Fac
There are quite
her of Mexico boys and girls
should keep off the streets
work somewhere. Good wages
a at the factory and the work
hard
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-05-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Gilliland, oil
Wellsville, were In Mexico to-day en-
route to Auxvasse, where they VIII
visit relatives. Mr.. and Mrs. Gill
land are very much pleased
with Mexico and will probably buy
property here and make this place
their home. We would welcome thei
to Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-05-13
'oNNEmAN's GREEN

HOUSES FLOODED AGAIN
G. c. Wonneman's green houses on
N. Jefferson street were again
flooded Saturday morning and the
damage was fully as bad as during
tho recent severe rain storm that
flooded the entire county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-05-13

DTITIoN should be circulated
so that the question of build
lew jail and county infirmary
submitted to the people. This
important matter and we feel
N the taxpayers of the coun-
practically favor this I'M
ami unanimously.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-05-13
NO PROSECUTION OF MARRY
AT WELLSVlLLE

Montgomery, Mo-, May S.-After
thorough investigation, the grand
jury, in session here, refused to
take any action against W. |,
Mabry, former representative Of
this county, who shot and killed
Bruno Stephens. The killing oc'
Cured at Wellsville, and the evidence
showed that 1t was case of self
defense.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-05-13

Mrs. Matthew Russell, son, Philip
and daughter, Miss Elga, of Fargo
N. D., are in this city on a visit
Their many friends will be glad to
know that they are enjoying splendid
health and are much pleased with the
many improvements which have take
place in Mexico since they were here
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-05-13

anda severe female
weakness. 7 h Q
doctor saidI would
have to go to the
hospital for an
operation, but l
could not bear to
think of it. i de.
cided to try Lydia
L. Pinkham's Veg,
etable Compound
andSanative Wash
and was entirely
cured after three
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-05-13

During the heavy rain storm that
swept Audrain county last Saturday
and Saturday night lightning struck
three barns in the Cant neighbor-
hood. One was burned. At the farm
home of E. e. Jones, the barn
was hit. Eight head of horses and
mules were in the shed. One mule
was killed and three others and a
horse were knocked down. Chas.
Sellers barn was also damaged while
that Of Allen Duffey was burned to
the ground.
| All were insured.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-05-13
FULTON LAUNDRY BURNS

Fulton, Mo-, May 9.-The Fulton
Steam Laundry burned last night. TIL,
building and machinery, worth $4,000,
were insured for $500. The plant wa
owned and operated by Means &
Graves. The fire is supposed to
have originated in the engine room.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-05-13

R. B. Hooton is the loser OF two
valuable Collie dogs. The dogs were
ramblers and undoubtedly got dose
of poison. Bob has been having bat
luck of late with his hogs and dogs.
Dill.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-05-13
FUNERAL OF MRS. cHAPPELL
MONDAY AFTERNOON

The funeral services over the re-
mains of Mrs. Chas. s. Chappeli'
were held from the residence of DR.
Griffen, on q. Promenade street
at 2:30 o'clock Monday after
noon, the Rev. G. NJ. Aker conduct
ing them. Interment was made In tn
city cemeaery.
The pail bearers were VIM. WV
| ion, J. w. Dry, w. ]. Paul, Mr.. Pre-
lmier, ]. w. Tucker and Judge Ken
Idall.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-05-13

e. A. Dearing has moved his jew
elry store to the Pasqueth building.
IV. H. Sallee has also moved his book
store and e. A. Prussing his wall
haper department to the same build
ling. The Western Union telegraph
office will also be moved to this
hlace.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-05-13


i. CRIGLER has closed a deal
|P. H. Cullen for his library
ffice rooms in Mexico and will
here about the first of June
actice law. In a letter to the
Il Mr.. Crigler sends $500 fol
Mcmillan memorial fund, and
"D. A. Mcmillan was a man
Iays loved, admired and re
3D." Mr.. Crigler's friends
me him TO Mexico. "They
'me back"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-05-13

Miss Vera Houghland is home from
Columbia where she attended the in
stallation of the new Delta Gamma
sorority chapter in the University
Miss Hoaghland is an alumnae of the
Colorado University chapter of that
society.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-05-13
MRS. HOPKINS GETS

GHEEH BEL.
Mrs. Robert Hopkins, Of 4O2 e.
Jackson street, received the hand
some brass bed given by l. M.
Greer, the furniture man.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-05-13

THE Oregon Senate has passed a
bill restricting marriage to persons
whose good health has been certi-
fled to by physicians, This Is doubt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-05-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Fouts, OF Gau-
dahalajara, Mexico, spent Sunday In
this city. Mrs. Fouts was Miss An
ma Clark, daughter of the late John
M. Clark, of this city.