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Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-09-15
COOPERATIVE CORN
TESTS OF j. {. SMOOT
WITH STATE DEPARTMENT

J. E. smOOt, near centralia, this
county. is another Audrain planter
who has enjoyed the experience Of
cooperative corn planting with the
State, The year 1907 was the one
chosen by Mr. smoot and a report Of
his success has Just been pub.
llshed.
Mr.. Shoots farm Is prairie land.
and he used thirteen different yarie.
Ties in his tests. In almost every
instance the yields were large and
the white varieties seems to give bet.
ter Yields than the yellows.
Mr.. smoot had the best success
with Farmers Interest which gave
S2.6 bu. to the acre. Commercial
White yielded 1871 bu. and st.
Charles White 75.7 bu. The other
varieties, in most instances. gave
fairly good yields, but quite a little
less than the three already men.
toned.
The following r the varieties and
the yields per acre of Mr.. Smoot' 4
cooperative work;
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-09-15
EXHIBITS SAMPLE OF
CORN CROP,

80
One of the best exhibits of this
years corn crop of Audrain that has
been seen here was shown by NJ,
B. Paige. who resides a few miles
west Of this city. Mr.. Paige brought
several stalks Of corn to Mexico last
Thursday that measured about IL #.
tall.
Mr.. Paige says he has about Il
acres of this kind of corn. 1t grew
on bottom land. Mr.. Paige stands a
few inches oven six feet himself and
it looked to be another foot to the
ear. There was only one a to the
stalk but they were whoppers.
Mr.. Page stated the corn crop in
his locality was fair.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-09-15
Stock and a,
~ Farm News


Inc 0 styiish rig driven by
o"ner was a pretty snow every
en'ry DeNns especially rne' Col =
H. Mudie'on wore the oiue ropoi
. Oh the ring accompanies q
s'ou's Vi approFa'.--7sehtraha eour
lei.
lne eager pritlts SAFE paiis reas'
ohapiy'0ail ana get our prices.
a ring Wat a0racted much az
'ehtlon was the pest a win mule
COLI py side' Doth CONSIDERED oaiSs
Nlhe entries contested Tor the hohors
Every lady was a beauty ana he
mule COILS looked al handsome as =
mule colt can look. Auuraml LOOK al
Tue honors-fiamiIton q Morreii' eet
ing iirst' A. ooiills' SECOND; w
T. WISDOM, unlfu'-Oehtraila Oou
rler-
Audraln norses ana Auurain oapies
won the cholce premiums al 'ne e
traila "a last aperr rorum
AdVeruse your SAFE an 'he heuser,
we aLso prAht sane DiiS' Odn "nu
see US
'oiison q roiu "eie Hete
Mexico Iuesuay buying muies'' ineS
purchased a paf Oh mare mui
rom p n waters Ior $oto' anu .
team oil mare mules from hooer'
wright ror SS4V'-farper ForuM'
Inc pest mule eoIt u was .
warm number with the oIue rlDpol
adornlng the splehalu mare mule .
owned by a. Coiiins' o. Auuran'
This colt also captured >the manu-
some SILVER cup given Dy ohe' DanA
CT Centralla Tor the pest mare NUT
Mr.. Collins sold his cot some Time
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-09-15
MISSOURI HAS BEST
CROP PROSPECT IN
THE BIG CORN BELT

Missouri has a better corn crop
this year than any other State in the
corn belt and, if the frost holds off
long enough, the crop will be very
good. Audrain county corn has been
injured by a wind storm which fol
lowed the recent heavy rains, but 1t
is thought the percentage of soft
ears win be small.
In speaking of the corn situation in
the corn belt, Prof. Doane, of the
State University, says;
THE corn in Missouri lis looking
good now and is ahead of that In
any other state. In Western Kan
sas, Nebraska and the Dakotas and
and in Oklahoma and
the South the porspect for a corn
crop has been hurt by the dry
weather and too much sunshine
Many Of the fields are almost burn
ed up.
In Illinois,, Indiana and Ohio The
prospect for a crop is only fair. MIS-
souri, seems to be the only state IL
the Union i'm which there will be
large yield this year"
Mr.. Doane explained that al
though his information was not OF
ftcial. it lis reliable and is in al
probability accurate. He is EN-
ployed by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture as well as th'
College of Agriculture in Columbia
His information on the corn crop mai
been gathered through association al
communication with men in the gov
eminent department throughout IN
country. .
1.-THE rains of a week ago did Ill
tie damage in Missouri, said MI
Doane. almost the only damag
done was near the rivers an
creeks which overflowed enough t
wash the corn considerably. ina
probably caused some damage j.
spots. but the percentage OF damhg
Ito the crop of the state as a who'll
bis very small"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-09-15
MEN WANTED
Steady position at
wages. Inquire
at once. Mexico Fire
Brick & Clay Co.
CREEK.

Another big rain Saturday and
Sunday morning.
Herschell Davis and family left for
their home near Fulton Saturday
morning after a three weeks, visit
at the home Of W, T. Asbury and
other relatives.
rhad Boulware sold a wagon load
Of hogs at $500 to w. w. Mundy.
The threshers are through thresh-
ing on the Greek. The yield for oats
was about 20 bu. TO the m
Rev. Rice, of Laddonia, preached
ut Moline last Saturday. Only a few
were in attendance on account of
rain.
Mrs. Fannie Craighead return
ed to her home here last Tuesday
from Hldorado Springs.
DR.. Settle Is on the sick list.
Mar. and Mrs. Thomas Scheiffer Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Martin last
week.
Mrs. Tee Leeper is visiting her
daughter, Fannie, in st. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-09-15
MEXICO FAIR ASSN
ELECT DIRECTORS AND
OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR
GEO. LEE. PRESIDENT, e. \. CAR
TER SECRETARY AND A. D.
JACKSON TREAsURER-AssocI-
ALTON WILL PROBABLY MAKE
BOUT 500.

The Mexico Fair Association held
their annual meeting and election Of
officers Saturday night. Just exactly
what amount the Association made Is
not positively known, but It will prob
ably be in the neighborhood of 500.
This is the first year any money has
been made as the expense Of re-
building the burned ~amphaheatre and
other incidentals in the past have
usually left the Association Sin the
hole"
Secretary Garter says the attend
anoe was larger this year than it has
been for a long time. The public
seemed TO eviDoe more interest in
the event than in the past.
The Officers are as follows:
Geo. Lee, President.
Horace Mundy, First Vice President
Willard Potts. Second Vice Presi.
dent.
A. d. Jackson, Treasurer.
e. H. Carter Secretary.
w. f. Atkinson. Assistant secrs-
tary.
The Fair directors are as follows;
Geo. Lee
w. +. Atkinson
Jas. Hamilton
w. J. Bolts
-.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-09-15
FARMERS SHOULD USE
IMPROVED METHODS
AND INCREASE YIELDS

II the farmers of Missouri would
heed the advice of the College OF
Agriculture and the bulletins of the
State Board of Agriculture, the corn
production could be doubled within
a few years, the statement OF s.. NJ.
Jordan, the Missouri Corn Man"
who viii speak in Mexico this fall.
Fhe corn yield OF some counties av-
eraged "a bushels, he said, but II
the more modern plans of agricul-
ture we're carried out, this production
could be increased to 40 bushels per
acre.
The amount Of money that this
Increase in yield would bring to the
farmers would be sufficient in four
years TO build the new state capitol,
or would be enough to support the
University Of Missourli four years,
with dts present allowance consider
ed, or enough to support both the
College OF Agriculture and the
Board Of Agriculture the next eigh-
teen years.
In discussing the causes for low
yields OF the state he said that not
5 per cent of the farmers gather and
care for their seed corn as they
know 1t should be cared for. He said
that a few days ago he asked for the
persons present who cared for their
corn as they knew it should be
done. and only five raised their
hands. He said that this was
about the ratio over the state.
He said that the farmers do not
study their methods. as recommended
by agricultural bulletins and papers.
Not 1 per cent of the farmers Of
the state read the bulletins issued
from the College Of Agriculture and
the State Board of Agriculture, he
said, and the bulletins are prepared
especially for them. Many of them
take no farm paper at all, he said.
The foundation Of the whole trou-
BILE is, he said, when we were chill
dren, the very part of u education
that is needed worst was neglected.
The evils of bad farming can be
remedied just in proportion as we
take up the teaching of agriculture
among the children now.
Many farmers see no philosophy
in farming, and the average one new
er will unless he be taught, and
where can he be taught unless at
school?'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-09-15
4 DELAH0 OF THE
WABASH, AND PARTY
LOST FOR 80 HOURS
WABASH RAILROAD PRESIDENT
WELL KNOWN IN MEXICO,
WITH DAUGHTER AND TWO
FRiENDs BECOME LOST IN
WILD MICHIGAN WOODS.

Lost for thirty hours I'M one of ~,
Widest portions of northern Michs
gan was the experience of F. A
Delano, president of the Wabash rall
road, well known in Mexico. Frank
= Scott, a Chicago attorney, Miss
Catherine Delano, and Miss scott
4 nine-nile walk the party started
on became a fearful experience when
IL was found the way had beer
missed, and vita a h-1yy rainfall
and a sudden drop IN the tempera.
ture Che party suffered severely from
exposure.
Ihey started soon after break.
last for the Club al Huron. both Of
the men leaving their coats behind
while the young women wore shirt.
Waists. The Iarty took light lunch,
expecting to be back at the resort
In time for supper.
But there Is no kings highway to
Chif lake. There is only a blazed
tran, which leads through dense for
ests Of pine and hardwood and skirts
impossible swamps.
After following the trail for a
few miles they become hopelessly
lost, and there is no wilder country
In the middle west than right back
Of the Huron Mountain Club.
With growing fear they plunged
on, but found that they were an
dering aimlessly. They had a few
scraps of lunch left. which they
carefully husbanded. They yelled un.
till they were hoarse, but the forest
gave back only mocking echoes.
Half a dozen search parties were
organized ct the Club, and with
flaming torches started out in diff
ferent directions through the woods
and up the lake shore. Guns were.
fired and the ~resorters yelled with
all their might, but all in vain. 1t
was 30 hours later, however, before
the lost we're found.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-09-15
.AUDRAIN HOLDS HER
OWN N STATE FARM
REPORT FOR 1908

The forty-second annual report Of
the State Board Of Agriculture Of
Missouri has Just appeared and the
volume is a most interesting and
complete one.
While it Is filled with data Of
great Importance to the farmer, hav.
ing been gathered at home and
abroad, the crop report for 1909 is
perhaps the most salient feature Of
the publication.
The total value of farm crops In
this state during 1909, as compiled
by farm experts, was 5000, 219,47S.
The increase for the year comes
largely on corn, wheat and oats. Au-
drain county made It's usual good
showing in those three crops as well
as others.
Audrain county had, according to
the report, 129, O4S acres of corn
planted in 1909 that averaged 2S
bu, to the acre. This was above the
the state average which was 27.4.
The total yield in the county was
~S,613,344 bu. Audraln was one Of
the leading counties in the produc-
ton of corn.
In the production of hay and forage
Audrain is credited with 60,S43 A.,
having been planted with a yield of
60,S43 tons; a ton an acre. That Au.
drain held its own will be seen when
the average yield per acre in North
east Missouri was IL tons.
While Audrain county Is credited
with but 9O7 acres OF wheat in 1909,
the average yield per acre was 20
blu. and compared to the state av-
erage Of 1913 speaks well for our
county. The number Of blu, for the
year was IS, lao. Audrain had H.
oil acres in oats that year with an
average of % blu. to the acre. The
state average was 26.9. The total
Weld for Audrain WAS 572775 bu.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-09-15
HARVEY WHITE BREAKS
ARM SATURDAY,

Late Saturday afternoon, Harvey
White, brother of w. G. White, OF
this city, and an employee of the
FFiedman-Shelby shoe factory, broke
his left arm. This Is the fourth
time this arm has been broken and
each dime below the elbow Mr.. White
was descending a stairway at the
Crockett home on N. Washington
avenue, when he trlpped and me-
with this accident. His friends will
be glad to learn he is resting easier
to-day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-09-15

Ortiz. They were about as good
a lot of beef steers as ever went off
the branch. All of these shipments
went to Chicago.-Auxvasse Review.
Columbia, Mo-, Sept. 10.
Embalmed hogs is the latest innova
tion Of ]. w, Connaway in his work
in p~erfectlng the hog cholera Sc
rum. The hogs have been taken
from the stock at the University of
Missouri agricultural experiment sta
ton and injected with an embalming
fluid. These hogs had been used in
obtaining the hog cholera serum.
After embalming they will stand
erect as in life. They are to be ex-
Inhibited at the Missouri State
Fair at Sedalia, Oct. 1 to Z, the inter-
state show at st. Joseph, the Ozark
exhibition at Joplin, the in~ternation-
al show at Chicago, the American
royal cattle show at Kansas City,
and the international corr show at
Columbus, o.
A clipping from the St. Louis Re-
public of October, 1865, was shown
II Ledger reporter Friday by w. r,
Sallee, of this city. The clipping was
an advertisement of a public sale i'm
Audran county. The sale was adyer-
tised to be October G.. 1t was a pub
lie sale Of live stock by S. c. Shaw
and j. B. Scobee on the Jack Tur-
ner farm, II miles southeast OF Cen
tralia.
Mr.. Sallee found the remains of the
paper In the back of a show case
last year when he was assisting with
the work of remodeling the budding
on the east side Of the Square, now
occupied by ]. H. Sallee.
The papers had been placed be-
tween q mirror and the back Of the
show case.
The st. Louis Republic was then
known as the Republican,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-09-15
MEXICO MEN INTERESTED
IN WESTERN MINE

]. G. Lakenan, A. C. Barnes.
A. X. Luckie, of this city, and Lat
ney Barnes, of Amarillo Tex, are
stockholders in the S%warthmore Min
ing Co., which has taken oyer the
holdings of the Enterprise Compa
ny, which has an SIT. vein of gold
ore. The latter are located at Ell
dorado, Colo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-09-15
MRS. GEORGE K

LII IN io"A'
Mrs. George Haskell, who has oeen
visiting in Iowa for several months,
started to her home in this cty
about two weeks ago, and became
very i'll on the train at Des Moines'
but continued on her journey to
Boone, Iowa, where she has rela,
tlyes. and has been n the hospital
a. that place since her arrival her
son, zen Haskell, will depart 70
night for Boone, when he viii a
company his mother home. Her man
friends hope that she is not serious
Iy i'll. The nature of her illness 5
not known,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-09-15
RED GOOSE SCHOOL SHOE DIS.
PLAY AT BARGAIN PLACE

Mr.. H. b. Smith, proprietor of the
Bargain Place, invites the citizens
of Mexico and Audrain county TO
take a look at the south Show win
dow. containing the Red Goose
School Shoe display.
This is one Of the most uniquely
arranged show windows in Mexico
The Red Goose and Goslin's colors
mingllng with the red and green
decorations of the window lends mucl
to the attractiveness. The shoes are
Of the Friedman. Shelby make.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-09-15
R;yE PROPERTY FOR SALE.

I want to sell the rreloar Block in
Mexico, now occupied by the Post
office and Smith Brothers Store. The
entire block is well rented and
brings about s1,700 annually. The
property is clear Of incumbrance, and
/ will make the terms satisfactory to
a reliable purchaser. 1t is in good
repair, nicely located. My reasons
for selling is that / am located too
far away TO look after this properu
as / should and need the money IA
my local business here. If this offer
Is attractive, please write immediate
ly to w. P. Mohr, Spencer, Boyd
| county. Nebraska lwtf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-09-15
AUDRAIN STOCK NEWS
D0ANE ON COOPER
ALIVE FARMING IN THE
STATE OF MISSOURI

Prof D. H. Doane, head Of The
department Of farm management In
the College of Agriculture Of the rrnI.
verstty Of Missouri, has returned
from a trip over the state IN the
work Of establishing cooperative
farms. The Ledger is now carryinq
2 series Of articles concerning coon.
e'atiye farming in Audrain. Write
70 Prof, Doane il you want informa.
uon on this interesting work.
About fifty-eo-operatiVe farms and
fopr demonstration stations have bee
established. This is the first de.
partment Of its kind to be establish.
ed at any university.
10 cooperate with the farmer in
conducting his work means that ey.
cry detail OF it will be planned by
The department at the university.
The farmers will be advised as to
what crop to grow. Will be given a
plan for rotation Of crops, will be tol,
how to market his products, what
kind of stock to raise and where IN
buy it.
There is no charge In tho farroar O.,
the advice given him and no money
Is to be given by the departnent M
help in carrying out any of the sue.
gestions. The farms are called "co.
operative" but the coon.
GRAFTON is only in the sshead,
work of managing. No part of the
increased profits which must follow
this expert advice is asked by the
department. The aim Of the work is
solely to make better farmers for the
farmers own benefit.
Il have been doing similar work
for five years for the United States
Department of Agriculture" said Pro.
fessor Doane. There is a big i'm.
provement where the owners of farms
have followed our suggestions. The
cooperative farms are attracting at.
tention mons other farmers OF the
neighborhood where the plan is adopt
A few of the best farms-where the
Instructions have been well CARRIED
out and good results have been oh.
tanned - are made demonstration
farms" These are given special at.
tention. and are offered as models,
and their owners are made demon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-09-15
GEO. MATTHIAS LEAVES FOR
ST LOUIS TO RESIDE

Geo. Arlington (opera House,
Matthias and family departed Thurs
day for st. Louis where they will re-
side in the future. While in Mexico
he made many warm friends. He hai
been assisting, lately, in the publlca.
ton of the Great Weekly Ledger ano
getting his hand in efter having ios'
the sc" box In the scene
dock. The Ledger joins his many
friends i'm wishing him success III
his new home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-09-15
Most Valuable Agent.

slYcerine employed in DR.. Pierceh
aeS greatly enAances the medicinal
We which it extracts from native
Fhal roots and holds in solution
elter than alcohol would. 1t also
medicinal properties Of its own,
valuable demulcent, nutritive,
pac and a%ntiierment. II adds
ntheelicacy Of the Black Cherry
|%DeodfOot Golden Seal root, Stone
qua Queens root, contained in
Medical Discovery y In subduing
o. lingering coughs, bronchial,
aau lung affections, for all OF which
gshts are recommended by stand
alcal authorities.
cases where there Is a wasting
]. mesh, loss Of appetite, with weak
a. In the early stages Of con-
Pn, There can be no doubt that ely.
lscs as a valuable nntritlve and
oplden Seal root, Stone root,
fopt and Black Cherrybark IN
N digestion and building up tho
lrength, controlling the cough
Hnf1s about q healthy condition
whlle system. or course. II must
stlected to work miracles. II will
P'vnsGmption except In It's earlier
VIII c4EeXeIY- seYere. Qhstl.
s4AghIq4lGc onghS. hrQnchial
ETrHLI41eA@aQd chIQnlc SOTO
SdSQRIseness. In acute coughs
S~tusctlVe. II Is in the lingering
II coughs, or those OF long standing,
sea accompanied by bleeding from
Ilornsav u mas performed It's most
III lhiey EllIngwood, M. D., OF Ben
'N' college, Chicago, says Of gly-
SsDepsla It servcs an excellent purpose,
~ uAed Quantity OF the peroxide OF
sr,nrn solution, II is one OF the best
y sueu products OF the present time In
M gp1h enfeebled, dlsordered stom-
Tss,lg II there Is liberation or ca
rb1 atIltls catarrhal Inflammation pi
sn N, IL \ a most efficient preparation.
hT,r Snl relieve many cases Of pyrusis
a"u excessive gastric Stomach
4 NJ sgqlcal Dlscoveryp enriches and
ops ulooa curing hlotches, pimples
m crolulous swelllngs and old sores
To DR. ID " n,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-09-15
sPRoUL ACADEMY HAS
LARGE ENROLL

The enrolment of Sproul Acad-
envy, just opened, is larger than us
nal this year. There are about 5O
entrants, nearly all of whom r eth
er taking high school or pre-.
~paratory college courses.
Miss Berthe Sproul who is instruc-
tor in music at the Academy, spent
a month studying during the sum
mer, under Prof. Kroeger, of st.
Louis.
The Sproul sisters are thinking Sc
riously of adding a new member to
their faculty because of the in
creased attendance.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-09-15

Fred Burhop, who for a number
of years has been assisting his father
n his piano business, will take
charge of the business next molth.
Mr.. Burhop. ST.. has been in the
business for over 20 years and made
quite a success Of II.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-09-15
SCANDAL IN TULSA, Okla,
POLICE CIRCLES
rnlsa. okIa.. sept. 9.

Tulsa, Okla, Sept u
A scandal in the Police pepaFtn
IN which the charge Of white slavery
figures, was yesterday brought o'
light when the City Commission suS'
pended from duty pending an ins "a
CATION. Assistant Chief of Foi,oo
M polan and Chief Of DETECTIVES
William Neff.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-09-15
nnrr,a ThIsa

Nxaofsf One Hundred Dollars Reward tes
rpv case Of Catarrh thai cannot be cured BY
HsIps Catarrh Cure
z. ). CHENEY g. CO., Props, Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known F.. ]. Che
uey for the last 40 years, and believe him per-
lectly honorable in all business transactiona
and financially able to carry out any ohiga-
ions made by their firm. -
VtssrA Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, q.
IALniNe, KINNAF& MARVIN, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, o.
aali's Catarrh Cure ssosln9
Airectly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Z.
he ~eysfeua. Price, 16c. per bottes sopR ~ "
DruaeAsta. Tsat1moAials rec.
Hanie Family Pills are tho beet