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Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12
ROB'T HENDERSON DIES
IN OKLAHOMA FRIDAY

A telegram was received here from
Oklahoma City, Okla, Friday morn
ing stating that Robert Henderson
ba died at that place. Mr.. Hen
derson spent the winter with his sis
ter at Shawnee, but came home in
the spring, later returning to Okla
homa. The remains will be brought
to this city for burial. though full ar
rangements have not been com
pleted.
Mr.. Henderson was 70 years old,
He was born in Ohio and came to
Audrain county in 1885. where he en-
gagged in farming. The deceased 10
Gated about miles north of this city
and there resided until the last few
years. He was one of Audrain's most
highly respected citizens and has a
large number of friends who will heai
with deep regret the death of Mr.
Henderson.
Mrs. Henderson died in 1902. The
deceased is survived by three sons
and three daughters. They are Buff
ford, of Washington; John and ]. A.,
of Audrain; Mrs. Jas. A. Swan and
Mrs. R. W. Allen. Audrain; and Mrs
d. e. Orear of South Dakota.
The Ledger joins other friends in
extending sympathy to the bereaved.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12
GEO. MATTHIAS NEPHEW
browns IN RIVER TUESDAY

Geo. Matthias received telegram
from his sister, Mrs. Mick" Ross, OF
Peoria, ILL.,, Tuesday morning, stating
that her Z years old son, Adam, was
drowned in the Illinois river. The
childs parents lived in a few blocks
of the river, and it wandered from
its home and fell into the water An
other nephew of George had a mar
row escape from drowning some
time ago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12
LEE BROS. A
BOWLING GREEN FAIR

Lee Bros. were at the Bowling
Green Fair with the saddle stallion
King Forrest, in charge of L. B. Bar
nett. This horse is owned by G. B
Dowell, of Center, and is one of the
be saddle stations in Missouri He
won third at Bowling Green Thurs
dow
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12
FRANK BuFFUM WRITES
FROM EUROPE

The following postal card ad
dressed to the Ledger has been re
ceiyed from Col. Frank Buffum, Of
Louisiana, Mo-:
Interlaker, Switzerland, July 2S, W
Our trip through Europe OF tlV'
weeks nearly over. Are having
glorious time
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12

James Hinton, of Iowa, has pur-
chased the 162-acre farm of Lee
Gregory, southwest of Mexico, for
$67.50 per acre. Mr.. Gregory has
bought property near the Fair
grounds from C. w. Pease and in,
tends building handsome new
home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12
FRANK RAGSDALE HOME
FROM THE

Frank Ragsdale and family have re
turned from several weeks tour OF
the West. Mr.. Ragsdale reports q
most pleasant trip and feels greatly
benefited by his trip. He is one oftht
many Mexico citizens that have en-
joyed a vacation trip through the
West.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12

Mrs. Edward Morris. of st. Louis,
sill be the guest of he- husband 'h'
Colonel at he Hiney West End Ho-
tel far few week.. Col. Edward
Morris is one of the Shoe Factory
Morris Bros, of this city, but his
family resides in St. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12
HORSES WANTED


Saturday, Aug. IA, 1903.
We have orders for all the mar
ketable horses we can buy. If you
have any surplus horses that are fat,
bring them in. Southern Horses. Dri'
vers and Saddlers; Chunks and Draft
Horses, to 10 years old. win buy
a few Geldings, IA 1-2 to- Is hands,
4 to Z years old. Need not be
broke TO work, but must be sound.
VIII buy branded ones. At our sta
bles on the Boulevard, Saturday
Aug. IA. wit
Lee Bros
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12
Mrs. Minnie Cummings, of Prince

ton, ILL.,, who has been visiting her
father, Rev. w. II. Hook, and his
wife. departed Thursday for Colo
RADIO on a business trip. Mrs. Cum
mings will visit Denver, Colorado
Springs and other points In the West.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12

S. p. Emmons took three firsts
and four seconds on his herd of cat
tie at the Bowling Green Fair last
week. On account Of the extreme
hot weather Mr. Emmons will not at
tempt to take them to other fairs
This is fine bunch of cattle ant
well deserved the honors awarded
them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12
tom BASS -JACK OF DIAMONDS"
WINS $500 SADDLE STAKE At
At THE COLUMBIA FAIR WE'D.

''Jack o. Diamonds, The fine saddle horse of Tom
Bass of this city, won the $500 Saddle stake at the Col
umba Fair Wednesday, This the large saddle stake
offered by The Columbia Fair Association and that has
been won by Mexico horse again bespeaks the success
that Mexico horses are making away from home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12
WANTS HER
LETTER
PUBLISHED
For Benefit of Women who
Suffer from Female Ills
Minneapolis, Mimi was a great
sufferer from female troubles which

caused q weakness
and broken down
condition of the
system. l read so
much ofwhatLydia
e. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound
had done for other
suffering women !
felt sure it would
help NE, andI must
say it did help me
wonderfully. My
Mains all left mo
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12

Mrs. Mollle Mcdonald has return
ed to her home in Auxvasse after a
visit in this city. She expects TO re-
turn to Mexico this fall and spend
the winter here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12
SERIOUS ILLNESS OF

SE HIOU6 ILLNESS OF
JOSEPH n. SHAW
Vandalia, Aug. 10,
Ledger Special.
On Friday last Joseph H. Shaw
was taken i'll at this home 8 miles
west of here and 1t was discovered
by local physician that his disease
and trouble was appendicitis. Dr.
Upper, specialist of st. Louis, was
called and on Monday an operation
was performed. While he is resting
some easier, his recovery is quite
doubtful. He is one of the wealth.
est and most prominent farmers oi
this locality.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12

To rid all live stock of worms and
improve their general condition, use
Cremoline Live Stock Remedy. It
is sold by Ricketts, & Emmons D. G.
Co., Mexico, Mo. 10-1yr
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12
SIMS AND PURCELL

Fred Purcell and b. e, Sims have
entered into a partnership to con
duct the barber shop just north OF
the First National Bank. Both are
capable BARRIERS and will run clean
up.to.date shop in every particular.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12

Airs. W. J. Rowland, of this Guy
hold an aIl.dhy meeting of the Home
Mission Society of the NJ 9. ohuron
soutb. at Hatton, Mo-, on Thursday
August b. a large crowu was
ert a,.a a good day enjoyed by all
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12

URING the big Fair the automo
l should use a different route to
lFair ground than the one used b
II vehicles. This win prevent ac-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12

,lNG business on a cash basis
help make Mexico a city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12

Nearly every one works, but very
few save money. Join the latter
with the North Missouri Trust Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12
R.R. BucKNER SELLS
MCINTYRE PLACE.

DIR. Chas. Porter. of Virginia, has
purchased the Tom Mcintyre farm
4 miles south of this city, from r. r
Buckner. There are 400 acres ant
they were disposed of at $50 an acre
The Ledger welcomes DR.. Porter tt
Audrain county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12

w L. Crawford, secretary of the
Mo,roe county Fair. of Paris, was
in this city at the funeral OF u, :,
Browning, Tuesday. Mr. Crawioru
sormerlv resided in this city
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12
w. w. FRY
SELLS HIS FARM

w w. Fry sold his 224 acre tarh
s,ut f., of Mexico to o. E. Black OF ia
ton this week, for $4,000. This is
one of the best farms in the county
and WAS cheap at the price.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12

the death of William Steffens
leo loses another Of her most
tantial and highly respected cit
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12
ERECT NEW
BUSINESS BLOCK

!. Larsen, the photographer, is ar
ging to erect a new, up-to
l and artistic building with two
|nty.five foot store rooms, while
upper floor over both stores
] be used as his studio.T his prop
i is nicely located and will be
endid investment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12

25 Per cent reduction on all our
Lace, Batiste and Lawn Tailored
Waists, for but short time only
| d2-w1 The Ladies' Toggery.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12

Mrs. Arthur Sharp, Mrs w. H.
Ritchie, Miss Nell Coons, j. w.
Dry and ]. G. Wilkins are among
those who are attending the county
convention of the Christian church
at Laddonia in session there this
week. Three days will be taken up
with the work. The convention con-
vened Tuesday and will close ON
Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12

Robbers entered the residence of
jill Lane Thursday night, but were
frightened away before the secured
anything.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12

Nat Nelson, ex-sheriff of Audrain,
er a pleasant visit in Audrain,
hrns to Jacksonville Fla, this
H.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12
Mrs. Julia Bell.

Miss Frances Wright, OF ST..
Louis, who has been the guest of Mrs
w. C. Johnson, has LETT for her home
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12

CORN FOR SALE On Robinson
farm, 10 miles north of Mexico. See
John Burgess for prices. 21tf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12

kE your arrangements to attend
he Far every day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12

The Ledger is glad to welcome G..
T. Schopher home from Marion coun-
ty to stay. "They all come back"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12

i'm iha 14ad0es, fnr thn
Itrade that will be In Mexico dur
SFair week,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12

will pay you to take stock In
Mexico Savings g. Loan Associ-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12

Mrs. c. w. Strain and daughter
Miss Cora, will leave shortly for (
trip in the West.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12

III farmers are all smiling and
cause TO look pleasant.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12
Weekly Ledger
w4lrE, editor and Proprietor
IA at the p. o. in Mexico. Mo,
Knitted as End. class matter.
DOLLARS EASY MONEY

Twill give $500 in cash
Any person securing ten
i paid-in-advance sub
.bers for the Mexico
ekly Ledger, or $1.00
three new subscribers.
4 is easy money. Any.
he man or woman can
by make from one to
1 dollars by an hours
A in their neighbor-
Ia. Do it now. This
II may be withdrawn at
/ time. The Weekly
dger is always LOO per
\ in advance.
The Evening Ledger is
N $4.OO per year in ad-
Ice to those who live on
sal Routes in Audrain
|hple copies free.
4 r. M. White,
Editor and Proprietor
Il Mexico Ledger
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12

SICo should have an automobile
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12

Interest paid on all deposits.
North Missouri Trust Co.
John Gregory and son have gone
to Columbia to attend the Fair.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12
CREAM WANTED

Want all Cream | can get at once
VIII pay good price. wilt
Buckner Ice Cream Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12

DRAlN farms are advancing in
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12

In reference to 81 Phillip putting up
sign, the matter was referred to
the committee composed Of DR.. Tay'
lor, j. o. Tinsley and the City At
torney, A. C. Whitson.
Walks were ordered construct
ed along the property Of the follow
ing: Il. S. Andrews, Mrs. H. H
Meyer, Abe Larimore and Mrs. Myrtlt
Chandler.
Sexton F. M Williams report
showed IL burials for the past month
whites and colored.
Financial statement showed $1663.9S
balance in the city treasury to Au
gust 4.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12
WANTED SCHOOL BOYS
OR GIRLS TO BOARD

Wanted, school boys or girls tc
board. Reasonable terms Mrs. Fan
ME Fletcher, 1115 N. Clark avenue
Mexico. Mo. 22-4t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12
THE REV. C. M. AKER

The Rev. c. NJ. Aker, of the Meth
od!st churh, will not accept a recent
call to Cape Girardeau, and remain
in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12
FAIR BOOTHS FOR SALE.

The Fair booths will be sold at the
Fair grounds p. m. Saturday.
Geo. Lee, Pres.
II II Torto,. Coo,,, 40,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12

COLUMBIA BUSINESS COLLEGE,
COLUMBIA, MO.
Bookkeeping, shorthand, typewrit
ing, penmanship, all commercial
courses. Boys and Girls may work
their way. Write for catalog to-
day. Geo. Beasley, Pres. Box 20.
22-4t-d4t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12
ANDERSON TRIAL STARTS
WE'D. MORNING WITH z
JURORS IN THE BOX

ALL MEMBERS OF THE JURY
ARE FARMERS - EVERYONE IA
voRs CAPITAL PUNISHMENT -
TRIAL WILL LAST THREE
DAYS
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12

R. E. Race has returned from st.
Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12
CITY OF MEXICO GRANTS
Chicago 8 ALTON TIME
GIVEN NOVEMBER 1910
COMPANY PROMISES TO BEGIN
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS ON
GROUND FOR NEW FREIGHT
HOUSE NEXT YEAR AND com.
PLETE IN SIX MONTHS
Superintendent corbitt Before coun-
ell and Asks that City Not Re-
claim Property at This TImer-Re-
quest Granted

Superintendent w. M. Corbitt, 4 Of
the Chicago & Alton, was before the
council Monday night with COM
munication from the Company at Chi
cago, and a statement of the reasons
why this roads has not so far at
tempted the improvements at this
point ON the strip of ground granted
TO them for their use by the city
some months ago. and which the city
now has been taking steps to re-
claim, though Monday night allowed
the matter TO rest and granted the
Alton 10 November /, 1910, to be-
gin the work.
Mr.. Corbitt stated that because the
Alton had to expend so much money
at other places it has been SO far un-
able to start their proposed improve
ments here, but that next year the A
toms new freight depot and team
tracks will be built without
fail He read a communication from
vice-President Ross, of Chicago, as
follows:
TN relation to the work of carry
ing on Improvements by this com
pany in the way of freight house,
team tracks, ETC., for which the city
of Mexico has vacated certain ends
Of streets in order that his com
pany could enlarge its freight facili-
ties within the city of Mexico.
'flf your honorable body will con-
slider the matter of allowing this prop
osition to rest (for which good and
sufficient reasons will be stated to
you by Mr. w. M. Corbltt, our super
intendent), this company W agree
to begin work on the new freight ia
cilities not later than November /,
1910, and finish said work in less
than six months time"
The city then introduced an ordi-
nance to allow the Alton until No
|vember, 1910, to begin the work and
reasonable length of time thereaf'
ter to complete ot.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12

Ar about the band concerts,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12

Anderson Cool and Collected Listen
to Prosecutor Detail Terrible
Crime in Graphic Lsnsuaae-Tes-
tinodny.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12

E. H. Carter, sec'y. DIV
Morris tribune., 1909-11-26
LIVING BY THE DAY.

One secret of sweet and happy living is in
learning to live by the day. It is the long
stretches that tire u.s. We think of life a
whole, running on for years, and it seems too
great for us. We cannot carry this load until
we are three score and ten. We cannot fight
this continually for half century. But really
there are no long stretches Life does not come
to in lifetimes, it only comes day at time.
Even tomorrow is never ours until it becomes
today and have nothing whatever to do
with it, but to pass down to it fair and good
inheritance in today's work well done and to-
days life well lived 1t is blessed secret this
living by the day. Anyone carry this bur-
den, however heavy, till nightfall Anyone can
do his work, however hard, for one day. Any
one can live sweetly, quietly, lovingly, till the
sun goes down. And this is all that life really
means to us-just one little day. "Do today's
duty, fight today's temptation, and do not weak
en- and distract yourself by looking forward to
things you cannot see, and could not under
stand them if you saw them" God gives us
nights to shut down the curtain of darkness on
our days We cannot see beyond. Short hor-
IONS make life easier and give one of the
blessed secrets of brave, true, holy living
T. R. Miller in School Education.
Morris tribune., 1909-11-26
THE MERSHON CANAL PLAN.

No more important project for the develop
ment of Minnesota has ever been offered TO the
public than the Mershon plan for constructing
a series of navigable canals across the state in
various directions and for widening and deepen
ing the larger rivers for transportation pur-
poses.
The plan is the result of several years of
study on the part of the ori iginator, K. q. Mer-
shon of Chicago, a member of the Northwestern
association of Civil Engineers and one of the
leading hydraulic engineers in the country.
In brief, the Mershon plan provides for the
following construction work; A barge canal
across the state from the Lake of the Woods to
Lake Traverse; a ship canal from the Mime
sofa river to Lake Superior; 1875 foot dam at
Granite Falls on the Minuesota a 1OO-foot in the
Mississippi gorge between the Twin Cities; the
,canalzation of the Mississippi river above
Minneapolis; the canalizaton Of the St. Croix
and Bois Brule rivers; "feeder" canal between
Vermilion and Red Lakes and the canalization
of the Red Lake river.
Mr. Mershon sets down the ultimate cost of
the entire project at $25,00OOO0, and he points
out that in the construction of the various
canals water power to the amount OF 5OO,oOO
horse power will be developed. This will give
a revenue of $12,5OO,O00 a year in rentals, which
besides paying the interest on the money in
vested in the canal plan. will go far towards
paying the principal.
Morris tribune., 1909-11-26

In the course of every newspaper mans
career there are often things which occur to
ruffle that ordinarily sanity featured beings
composure
In eccentric reverie, it occurred to u.s. to
tabulate few of the many prize winners
among the many good that have come
(have been forced would be better) before our
attention.
few. of the best to make the editor mad
might be tabulated as follows.
l. To ask the editor if he doesn't want to
print about 81 worth of stuff boosting you "just
to fill up space"
2. To greet the editor with sardonic,
overwhelming, awe-inspiring grin and show
him letter upside down in the paper, with the
conciliating remark that the compositors and
proofreaders are getting rotten.
3. To rake the editor scathingly back and
forth on the Goals of your sarcasm for not pub
fishing little sensational news about his
particular enemy-(T This is more effective just
after the editor has refused to divulge some in
teresting facts concerning your own private
family skeleton to the readers of his paper)
4. To tell the editor he has poor news
section because he failed to print some news
which he requested to learn from you but
which you deemed best not to tell him.
5. To try to jew the editor down upon the
subscription price of his paper which already
scarcely pays for the price of the paper.
6. To have the editor stop your paper be-
cause his editorials or news opinion happens to
disagree with yours
7. To accuse the editor of having grudge
against you because of news item concerning
you which he innocently failed to publish
s. To accuse the editor of robbing you
when he charges you the regular price for
ten-cent want local."
9. To send the editor an unsigned COM
munication with the request to print it edi-
torially.
10. To suggest to the editor that his busi-
ness would be just good if he did not fight
the mail order houses much.-Browns Valley
Tribune
Morris tribune., 1909-11-26
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 40. 1909.
REPEAL BY IGNORANCE.

The last Legislature passed law requiring
operators of cream testing apparatus to have
license The bill was passed as a protection
to the farmer and his home creamery, as the
farmer is entitled to test from duly author
lied person, and the creamery is entitled to
protection from trust methods which often
depend on false test to have the show of
legality
But now it is said that the law is dead
letter because of the omission of the word
mot tho it is not stated just where the word
is omitted. The Minneapolis Journal says
By the omission of the word "not' in the
act requiring operators of cream and milk test
ing apparatus to be licensed the law becomes
dead letter on the day that it should be enforced
The law provides that ''No person shall
operate milk or cream testing apparatus duly
approved by the dairy and food commissioner"
The original bill as introduced in the house by
c. L. Sulerud, provided that no apparatus mot"
tested by the dairy and food department should
be operated in the state. J. D. Krause amended
the bill, and in the shuttle the word mot" was
left out. The measure attracted so little atten-
ton that it was allowed to get thru without the
discovering that small but important word
had been omitted. Commissioner Andrew
French of the state dairy and food department
said today he will probably make no effort to
enforce the law, which should go into effect
Jan1.
The first section of the law in question
reads:-"No person shall operate a milk or
cream testing apparatus duly approved by the
dairy and food commissioners to determine
the percentage of butterfat in milk or cream
for the purpose of purchasing the same either
for himself or another, without first securing
license from the dairy and food commissioner
of this state, or from one of his duly appointed
assistants or inspectors, authorizing such per-
son to so operate such tester"
There is no place VIII ere the word mot
has been omitted in this law and there is no
place where the word "not' could be inserted
without entirely changing the meaning. AS it
stands it is clear English, tho hunglesome.
The bill as originally drawn mentioned the
operating of a "Babcock tester" and this was
changed all the way thru to "a milk or cream
testing apparatus duly approved by the dairy
and food commissioners"
If Commissioners French is not going to
enforse the law because of some fancied omis-
sion of the word "not', he is ignorant of the
correct use of the English language. If he is
not himself ignorant of the English language,
then an attempt is being made to hand out
gold brick to the dairy industry.
Morris tribune., 1909-11-26

This means that the debt incurred by the
state in building the canal will be only tenn
porary liability and the annual saving to the
people of the state in freight charges for the
crops and supplies will be far more than the
expense of the project.
Taken as a whole, the Mershon plan in
wolves stupendous undertaking and it is big
with possibilities for the development for Min
nesota. If carried out, the plan will make the
state the center of the water transportation
system of the continent with outlets through
the Mississippi, the Great Lakes and the Red
River of the North.-Minneapolis Star.
Morris tribune., 1909-11-26

I'll order to get the finest grown in the
United States the Russian government has
sent to Minnesota to obtain bushel for breeding
purposes. The corn is grown in the vicinity of
Detroit, north of here.
Morris tribune., 1909-11-26

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ADVERTISING RATEs-Eight per inch per
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Local notices, five cents per line.
Card of Thanks twenty-five cents.
Lodge resolutions, $0
Legal notices at legal
Morris tribune., 1909-11-26
che DeLdvdI

satisfactorily Skins
they Stays with them all they Runs
easiest and the Never has failed
reduced from last Call and them
Morris tribune., 1909-11-26
Our Old Bjekory Uagon

Indiana
Black Birch and the boxes from
finished like buggy Every abso
guaranteed and better made.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-06

Married Sunday afternoon, Oct. 3rd 1909
at 8 o'clock, Miss Annie Mary Woodhurst
to Mr.. Walter Blessing at the home OF the
brides parents.
Quite a number of friends Of the bride
and groom were there to witness the GER
emoey.
Miss Josie McCanty played Memberships
wedding march.
First came Miss Julia Pennal and Miss
Louise Mckenzie followed by tho groom
with his best man, Mr.. Emory Mckee and
then the bride with her sister Miss Sallle
Pearle Woodhurst. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. J, B. Hillhouse.
The groom is from Tennessee and is
now working for the Virginia Bridge Com
pany.
The bride wore a becoming gown OF
white silk.
Directly after the ceremony she chang
ed for a blue travelling suit.
They left over the Seaboard at four
o'clock for their home at Moncure, NC.
The bride has been for a long time an
efficient printer on the Press and Banner
force, but she has given up her stick and
will take charge Of a home instead.
Cur best wishes go with the young
couple. May they live happily forever
and q day.