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Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15
CONSTRUCTION CO.
OFFICERS MEET HERE
AND 60 OVER LINE

Thu secretary Of the FraR-Rsm-
brck Construction Co. M. T. B.
ooates. came W from ST Lras
Saturday to view the progress Of
the work On tia slcrn Inc north
OF town now beAug uSpsdr pushed
by them-
Col W. H. sxan Pressdent Of the
C~oncractsoa Co, also bad planned
10 be here and NEE Mr.. Marshall
RSFS<, who Is assocated WIKI him On
this and other large con%acts. but
on account Of III heakh was unable
TO GONE.
Mr.. ooaees. who accompsnked Mr.,
Richard PhINips, CHEF Engineer IN
charge of The construction and who
two years ago planned the subway
here and also tie routes called foe
In the franchises At Hannibal, New
London and other points. Was sur
prised 20 see that work had already
been begun on the second Sak River
bridge and that the only thing need
ed now 60 complete the first TIRES
miles was the steel rails. and that On
" a little finShtzg was to be done
for UFer two miles more.
Material for overhead constructor
has arrived and work Of installation
On some yin be begun at once. The
heaviest work Of grading between
hene and Santa Fe and Perry has
now been done snd weather per
hitting win be pushed steadily for
ward.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15
SUBMARINES HAVE
LOST THEIR GREAT
ELEMENT OF DANGER
Washington, Dec. 10.

AS a measure of protection "A
human life in cases of accident 4,
submarine boats Of the Unftef
States navy, the Navy Department
has decided to designate a boarf
to investigate this subject. 1t IA be-
lived that the equipment of submar
Inc boats with oxygen helmets and
the installation of apparatus capable
ct generating that Nfe sustaining flu.
Id on board such vessela wo.,ld
result in the saving of many lives
Tests made on the submarine boaa
octnpus demonstrated that fourteen
mel could remain confined an an.
tire day without fresh air. By puri.
Tying the air with chemicals. such
as peroxide Of sodium and potassium
II Is believed that life might be pro.
'onged for perhaps a week.
1t win be the duty of the hoard to
enlist the aid of re medical BRANCH.
es OF the government service In
forming It's recommendations. The
Navy Department la particularly any.
iots to take preventive maaa.
urea against such accidents aboard
United States submarines as tbose
Which have cost SO many lives nm
vessels Of foreign nayies.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15
NEW DITCHER PROVES
4 BIG LABOR SAVER

The new Buckeye ditcher of the
Water Co, started Friday afternoon.
1t is driven by a team and does
the work of about 100 1t lis
capable OF digging a ditch 1000
feet long in ten hours. The ditch Dis
from four to six feet deep, as de-
sired.
The dirt taken from the ground
Is in small bits, uniform n size, and
Just CHIT to be replaced and com
pactly tamped in. The company
d|S Just as much ditch as they
have men to pipe 1t, so that each
night the ditch dug during the
day Is filled in, leaving no chance
Of delay because of rain or other
weather conditions. The digger makes
a trench about 8 inches wide with
smooth sides.
The immense new boiler is being
installed at the light plant and
when done viii give the company
a total of 1000 h. p. boiler capacity.
This new boiler is as powerful as
the three they already have.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15
VERIFY 1T
The Proof Is in Mexico Almost at
Your Door.

The public statement OF a Mex
leo citizen Is in itself strong proc
for Mexico people, but confirmation
strengthens the evidence.
Here IS a Mexico citizen who ties
titled years ago that Deans Kid
nsy Pills relieved sick kidneys and
now states the cure was permanent
Can any sufferer from kidney fIk
ask better proof? You can Investi
gate. The case is right at home
Mrs. J. H Kemp, Abot St. Mex
leo. No., says: 4 had a pain and
lameness in my back for some tfmt
and my kidneys were badly disorder
ed. The remedies ! tried did MOI
help me and l was at q loss e
know how to get relief. When
Deans Kidney Pills were recon
mended 90 me, j procured a box al
the BHckner Drug Co. and found
them TO be just the re1nedy / need.
ed. In a short time | was entirely
free from kidney complaint
On Nov. II, 1918, Mrs. Kemp con
nrmed the above statement whict
was given in May, 1906. and added;
Il I'VE had no return attack Of hid
ney trouble since Doan's Kidney
Pulls cured me-"
For sale by all dealers. Price 81
cents. Foster MiEburn Co. Buffa
10. New York, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name-Doans-anC
take no other.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15
ITIlLkGE OF LAND
BEING PROVEN A
GREAT CROP GETTER

The proper drainage Of land in
Audrazn county s just beginning TO
be really accepted as a necessity in
some paris. In some instances
dIaches have been dug and in 9th
srs tile has been used. In every case
the drain has always proved a re-
s4H getter.
There we're in northeast Missouri
this year tens Of thousands Of acres
Of corn which didn't yield 10 bu.
per acre, when the land. with prop
CT attention, should yield from 50 to
70 bushels. Then there is as much
more that did not yield over 20
bushels per acre. Much Of these
failures, and they ought 10 be called
failures, is due to a lack of drain
age. Most Of this land ought to be
tile drained. But Il It was surface
drained II would produce from two
TO four times as much as it does
now.
SEE VI &LE A&%LHS& III E 84RN+ .
ments made in land thing in Audrain
county last year was that Of F. L.
Crosby. on his farm north Of Mex
leo, formerly known as a part Of
the Wagner place.
Mr.. Crosby tiled a pant of a for
ty acre field that was very flat
About twenty acres were affected by
the Improvement and in a crop Of
oats this year the entire forty yield.
ed an average Of 80 bushels 70 the
acre and the land tiled produced as
much as 20 bushels to the acre
more than the untitled land.
Mr.. Crosby states that his tillng
Is, on IN average. three feet under
the surface and that the experiment
Is SO gratifying to him that ne Elk.
poets TO tile a large part of his
farm this coming season.
MIR. Crosbyis experiment has dem
onstrated beyond doubt that sur
face water Will find its way to
the tiles through what has been
wrongfuly called hard pan" which
is nothing more than a subsoil that
readily responds to air drawn through
1t by the tSleing system.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15

Give your Christmas express pack
age at least three or four days
longer to reach dts destination than
you would allow yourself for the
same trip, were you going as a
railroad passenger. And it would
make the package all the safer If
you would give ft ever more time
than that, express men say. In fact,
You can start 1T to-day and the com
pany win furnish you a neatly word
ed little notice telling the con
signee not to open 1t until Christ.
mas.
Here are some of the don'ts that
are suggested for the holiday ex.
press shippers:
Don't wait later than Dec. Is to
start your package.
Don't pack fragile articles In fra.
gile packages; pay a few cents
more and have them properly boxed.
Don't fail to tell merchants from
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15
CHAMP cLARk,s


HAUNTED GAVEL
The following article, clipped from
the Rails County Record, of which
Joe Burnett il the editor and pub
Usher. viii be read with interest BY
The Journals readers:
In 1917 a mill was built on Pene
Creek, one-half mile from It's month
in Pike county, by Enoch Matson
grandfather of A. P. Matson, Of
this city. A piece of the apron loe
of the dam was cut out by Mr.. Mat
son and Warren Hatcher a year ago
The timber is sound. very dry and
solid. Ont OF it will be made 3
gavel for Champ Clark to call the
house of congress to order. This
was the first mill built north of the
Missouri river. The dam is haunt
ed and no fish will live in the wa
ter. Many years ago an Indian
maiden who lived at the old dan
site fell in love with a white man
She shook the chiefs son and elop
ed with the paleface. This angeref
the chef. Gathering his Indian
braves he caught the pair and threw
their bodies in the deep water al
the dam. This tragedy Disguised
the fish and they left years ago, h
Is said. So Champ will have a CAV.
Ell with a history and a romance at.
tached-a history which marks tht
departure of the Indians and The
dawntng Of western civilization a
romance Of love. hatred and re.
venge.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15
VIII Keep Water from Vessel Until
Shattercd Hull Is Examined ard
Patched Up A Crest Engineer
Ing Feat This Is.
Havana, Dec 3.

havana, Dec g.
Night aad day the sounds q the
steam hammer. the windlass and
the drlS can be heard * the wreck
Of the Maine. where more than one
hundred men are doing the pre-
lirninary work Necessary 70 the rails
ing Of the battered hulk. Two big
PIE drivers are moored. one along
SIDE the wreck and the other "a hun
dred fe< away. The hrt : en-
gagged In picking up hose pseas ot
the wreck and Is also used as a
workshop for carpenters and iron
workers.
A few days ago one Of the hrg-
est steel beams attached &C the
maihmast Of the batrleship was rails
ed and was found to be in good
condition The condition Cd this
boom and the puHeys leads the en-
ginesrs to belieTe that the stsel and
iron composing the huH have not IN
degone any great change.
A Steel Dam Around the Wreck.
The space inclosed BY the Gals
cons which are % be sunk around
the wreck viii be about three square
acres. The Maine was S24 feet long
and f1yseven feet beam and the
.cenSer Of the cassons viii be SER
cay fsex from the hull There VII
be twenty-five caiSsans-six Of them
fifty feet in diameter On each side
and GTe Of them forty fest in df
amezer al The bow and five az the
stern. This wiz 5eaye fouy4Sye feet
beSween the inside u the line Of
oaSssnes and the huh, al around.
The figure described by the line
VII be a large oval 4s4 feet long
and z47 fest wide.
The caissozs VIII be sunk twelve
inc0as apart the interval viii be
FLIED VISTA h~ta3oek1ng steel pAing,
q which 5he caissons win be flied
with mud pumped from around the
wneek They win work Ike a TOW
Of mosstar barrels around the
wreck. Rising f5Ee feet above the
surface q the wasex. There Is thr-
tyfhe feet q water where the
Msine LES and seventeen fee1 of
mad or Mrbor depos&. The piling
vM be driven eighteen fest into
the eAy bottom. Il win requine about
0ree thousand three hundred piles.
Toe engineers a<e nov awaiting the
hust shipment q about one thOus
and.
Memorial Services Feb. is.
Il Is estimated that the caksons
W1n be completed and the pump
ing out Ct the water and mud by
January 20 or rs. The engineers, II
~ RAA haaus been tzaarucned 10
hzYe everything In readiness for
memorial exercises, February IL, the
thkeeeufh anniversary Of the de-
Eruczio1 q the Maine, by which
TIME X Is expected the cause CT the
explosion VIII be known
rhe American colony Of Havana
win make e gneaS event Of the mem
ortal exercises. Each year the
Aznerans here have visited the
wreck and decorated IT. with wreaths
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15
NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given that on Nov
is, 1910, the Probate Court Of Au-
drain County. Missouri, appointed the
undersigned guardian Of Robert
Inekde, as being Of unsound
mind and incapable OF managing hts
own affairs. All persons having
claims against said estate viii exhibit
them TO the said Probate Court with
In two years from the date Of said al
polntment for allowance or they VIII
be forever barred.
FLORENCE LuCKIE.
40-4t Guardian.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15
MR.. VAN NOTE TO Be
HERE IN SPRING

ord for a years product.
The test will end january II, II.
Mr.. Van Note lives on the State
farm. where Josephine's stall is To-
Gated. and during the present test
practically sleeps with one eye
open"
More than tw~enty-eight years ex-'
perience in the dairy business, to
gether with extensive study, has
made Mr.. Van Note an expert dairy.
man He has had more high-produc-
Ing dairy COWS in his care ON the
State farm than any other dairy man
In the world.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15
Monteomerr. Mo. D.. 1a.

Montgomery, Mo-, Dec. 10.
The Methodists owe the Lord
$50, 900. 900 out Of an income of $500,
900, 900. and in many cases they
should double the preachers salary
and build churches worth twice as
much as those in use through
the country"
These are a few of the statements
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15

!. T. Van Note, who has acted as
the keeper of Chief josephine, Mis-
sourfis reeord-breaking COW, viii
leave the employ Of the State Farm
at Columbia, in the spring and come
TO this city where he has purchased
Lee Bros dairy.
Mr.. Van Note has had the care Of
Josephine four years, and is credited
for her record in milk production
Josephine has fallen a little be
hind in her milk production in the
last few weeks.
The dairy department, however
expects her to win the worlds rec
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15
LOVELY COMPLEXION
A Clear Skin and Bright Eyes Are
Easy TO Get


Easy to Get
All the beauty creams In creation
won't improve your complexion Il
your stomach Is out of order.
BeBching Of gas and heartburn
mean bad food in the stomach. Bad
food means bad blood and bad blood
means a bad complexion.
Try MONA stomach tablets fos
stomach misery, bihousness, dizzi
ness and indigestion. They relieve
In a few minutes; they make rich,
red blood. They are guaranteed by
Otis Purdy to cure or money back.
Read what a Kansas woman says:
Il had been d~octoring a year fog
stomach trouble and found nothing
THAI did as much good as MONA
l only have the second box and they
have relieved an pain In my stom.
ach. For stomach trouble ca indi
gestdon MONA can't be beaten
MONA has done a world of good
for me when doctors failed. Mrs
Cordoba B. Mann, 207 z. 18th St.,
Junction City, Kan.
MONA stomach tablets are sold
by druggists everywhere and by
Otis Purdy for so cents a large box
Test samples free from Booths Mi
o-na. Buffalo. N. Y.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15

THE Ledger lis sorry to learn
that Claude Lee viii likely nov 70
Colorado next spring, where he has
a fine farm, to reside permanently.
Claude must bear in mind that They
al come back" j. W. Lee, Jr., viii
continue to make Mexico his home,
and assist in every way to make
Audra2n county grow and prosper.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15
SUCCESSFUL OPERATION ON
MRS ALEX CARTEh

Judge Alex Carter Is home iron
Chicago where his wife just uh
aerwent an operation at the Au
gustama Hospital to remove AN ell
largement of the thyroid gland. MIS-
Carter stood the operation nicely
and, without any complications, she
should be home Within the next ~
days. The operation was most sue
cessful and was performed by III
Ochsner, one OF the most promlnleil,
SURGEONS dn the country, Judge anu
Mrs. Carriers friends will be GLAD !"
know that the surgeon ds of tne
opinion that she will soon be on
joy Ing her oid4ime good health
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15

THE Louisiana Press Journal ed
toriaHy says: 'MeTjco has a chap
ter us the Daughters Of the Confed-
eracy. Thea first thing you knos
the SONS win be consolidating with
the daughters and the chapter win
be continued in grandsons and grand
daughters.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15
YOU MUST READ THIS
" YAu WANT BENEFIT

J. w. Greer. Greenwood, La, Euf-
tEFgA wAh q AeFers case q iamba-
70. The paa1s we're 20 AatenEe !
wRs forced 10 hypoSArnc a1JecAons
faF fsIAE TAese attacks started
wzA . paAn "a the small q KY back
saaA gradually became fairly raTal-
yzNe Ny attention sas attracted
60 RsAys Kidney Remedy and /
Aza 9hhn 10 azy Haesz this ~sasna@rfns
mc1rke I am 10 longer bothered
EG EET w4E by KY old enemy lan-
basa Oe1a P1rdy-.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15

Remember that when your kid
neys are affected, your life IS il
danger. n. Mayer, Rochester, n. Y
says: my ronbh started with a
sharp shooting pam ove my back
which grew worse daily. l fell
sluggish and tired, my kidney action
was irregular and AnfreqaenL !
started using Foley Kldned Pills
Eneh dose seemed 70 Tas new life
and strength into me, and now / an
completely cured and feel better and
strtnger than fnr yean Otis Purdy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15
REASON MISS HENDRIX DID
NOT GIVE READlNe'

Owing to a misunderstanding w
entertainment which was to nav
been given by Miss Lily Hendrix,
OF this city, Wednesday evenane .,
Washington School house, did nv
take place. Miss Idly rs a spiep
did entertainer and always pleoSe'
her audiences.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15

BUY your Christmas goods early
and buy them q. home. In this
way you vii help make prosperous
itnes among your own people and
NOT only save money, but set the
best valuag for whi2 you do spend.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15

Many persons n8d themselves af.
fectsd win . persistent cough after
At attzek Of Influenza. As this
cough can be promptly Cured by the
use 0 Chamb@lainss Cough Rene
dy, Il should not be allowed to run
On until f becomes troublesome. Sold
by AL dealers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15
A SIMPLE SAFEGUARD
FoR MOTHERS.

Mrs. D. Gtikeson, 326 Ingles Ave
Youngstown, o.. gained wisdom BY
experience. my little girl had a Sc
we're cold and coughed almost eoutin
uoufly. My sister recommended Fo-
leyss Honey and Tar. The first dose
! gave her relieved the inflamma
zion in her throat and after using
only one bottle her throat and lungs
were entirely free from inflamma
lion. Since then ! always keep a
bottle Of Foley's Honey and Tar Ia
the house. Accept no substitutes
Otis Purdy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15

The state Of Missouri to the de-
PENDANT Mana May Hepler, GreetAngi
You are hereby notified, that Plain
tiff has cemmenoed an action asainst
YOU On the Ctrcu%
Cont. q Audrain County. Missouri,
by Petition and Affidavit. filed with
the Clerk Of said court dn vacation.
ON December End. 1910. wherein
among other things Plaintiff al
,eges that defendant Mana May Hep
Ter. Is a nonresident @ the state
of Missouri, and that the ordinary
process Of law cannot be served up
on defendant.
IL Is therefore ordered by me
Clerk Of the Audrain County circui'
Court, in vacation. that publication
be made herein. notifying the said
nonresident Mana May Hepler thai
Plaintiff has commenced sui
against her In the Circuit Court Of
Audrain County, Missouri the OBJ
ject and general nature Of which Is
to obtain a decree Of said Court
granting Plaintiff a divorce from de
fendarA an the ground Of desert1on
and for the care and custody Of
their child Ida May Helper; ant
now YOU. said Mana May Hepler, art
hereby notified OF the tendency o
this suit, the object and general ma
ture thereof, and uniess you be and
appear at the next regular term o.
the said Audrain County Circus
Court. to be begun and held at thu
Court House in Mexico. Audradn coun
", Missouri, on the 3rd Monday II
January, 1911, and on or before TIM
first day of said term, answer or 9th
erwise plead to plaintiffs petition
the same will be taken as confessed
and decree rendered as prayed in sal
petition.
And Il b further ordered that ;
copy hereof be published in the Mex
leo Weekly Ledger, a weekly news
paper publishd in Mexico, Audraii
County, MISSOURI, for four week
successfully, the last insertion to b
az least Is days before the first da.
Of said next term OF said Court.
W. H. MORRIS,
Clerk Audrain County Circuit
(SEAL) Court.
A true copy from the record.
Attest: w. H. Morris. Clerk.
John T. Baker, Mexico, Mo, Att.
for Plaintiff. 40-4t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15
THE oRPHEuM CON-
PLETED IN JANUARY.

Manager shirley Thompson, Of The
new orRheum Theatre, expects to
open his handsome new house about
the middle Of January. The work
has already na1ehed q stage where
the nsf LE to be put On and after
t&s2 progress wA be speedy. The
ELR@ minstrel win opea the theatre
Gaa rQhs&rsals VIII probably be
called Esson-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15

Foley Kidney Pills are tonic In ac-
ton. quick In results. and restore
the natural action OF the kidneys and
bladder. They correct Irregularities.
Otis Purdy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15

The peculiar properties Of Cham.
berlain's Cough Remedy have been
Of influenza, and when it was taken
In time we have not heard of a sin
gle case Of pneumonia. Sold by all
dealers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15

TIE MEXICO census returns we're a
disappointment 20 mnst q Us, but
Hhi8 we have onsy 6,a3e chl7ens,
they are Hl upttmsts. ard that
msaua s~osnaghsnu.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15
M. r. RlckER KILLED
IN MosERLY

M. F. Kicker, Of Moberly, was
shot and killed late Wednesday
evening by John Bullock, a Wabash
fireman. The trouble arose over
the relations between Rocker and
Bullockis wife.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15

THERE have been quite a number
al cases q typhoid fever IN ofexico,
bat We ore ghd 90 know there hos
no. been q recent destA from shis
alsoasa. An are reeorerlng nloely.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15
The Weekly Ledger

NOW, Ist's go . work and zee
& we can't hare a popaAlna o.
5000 BY 1921. That's de way 10
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15
L
Hides, Furs, Wool,
Scrap Iron, Old Rub
Der, Old and New
Geese Feathers.
Sam Morris.
NOTICE TO BRIDGE CONTRACT

NOTICE TO BRIDGE CONTRACT
TORS.
Bids will be received until Jan.
2. 1911, by Audrain County Court,
for the construction of a steel
bridge span 1875 IT. on concrete
abutments. Plans and speciftca-
lions can be seen in Co. Clerks Of
flee, Mexico, Mo-, Nov. 10, 1910. j. ].
Wakefield. Co. Highway Engineer.
d1-41,3t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15

Two quick traders got together
Monday morning, when Horace Holt,
Of New Bloomfield, sold a horse
mule to r. r. Buckneer. Of Aug
vase. for s1OO.-Fultnn Gazette.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15
WILLIAM coETswoRTH EN-
LISTS IN THE NAVY,

Htsza C0Sswo Of this city
las esed IL the nary. He vii
Ew05z9lT ETe bE one ezlzmsn'
goEg q for the travel attached Il
the sarTfcs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15
GROVER HARRIS IN KANSAS
MINSTREL SHOW

Grover Harris. Of this city. who is
connected with the salina, kan,
Journal mechanical department, was
recently In the big high school min
siIel there. There were 1850 tick
els sold for the performance and
over $500 cleared.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15

MEXICO Ns1 contt1ne 10 be tha
bert town q Ne size d the weird.
Tters may be itggsr towns but
nona tsasfeg.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15
COL. CLAY

GOING SOUTH.
coL Green Clay, who has been
laid up with a bad cold for some
Time Is going South to spend the
winter with his brother in Florida.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-15

Claude sanebary and wife are
the proud parents OF daughter that
arrived Dec. 8.