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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-05-26
FOLK FOR PRESIDENT
IS STHEACCEPTEDSLOGAN

That ex-Gov. Folk finally has de
oided to enter the contest for the
presidential nomination in 1912
indicated by the announcement tha
the Missouri Democratic Leagu,
banquet at the Southern Hotel, JUNE
2, is to be a Folkfor-President meet
ing.
Len Sanders, chairman of the Mis-
souri, Democratic League, which has
district committeeman I'm every par
of the state, said to-day that the or
ganlzation expects TO push the Foil
boom.
''The dignity of the office of Presi
dent is such no man cares to openly
announce himself a candidate" said
Sanders. Governor Folk has made
no announcement Of his intentions
but We are working along the line
of havinghim nominated for President
and expect to continue 1t. The fnvi
tations to tine banquet are sent out
by our organization, and we as
sumo full responsibility for them"
tit is said Folk will not make a def
Unite announcement at the banquet
but will let 1t be known unofficially I,
his friends that he win accept the
presidential nomination If they can
get it for him.
Democrats from all parts of MB
souri, will attend the Southern Hotel
dinner. Hal Woodside, of West
Plains, Is secretary Of the Mis-
souri, Democratic League and e. s
Lewis of st. Louis is treasurer.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-05-26
GET THE HABIT

OF early rising; of retiring early;
Of eating slowly; Of closing doors gen
tly; of quBescent concentration; Of
being good listener; of looking al
things from another's point of view;
Of making a confidante of your wife;
of answering all letters with needed
promptness; Of keeping the Christ.
mas spirit throughout the year; OF
always breathing through your nos.
tril; of treating all animals kindly;
of closing your mouth firmly-when
angry; of saying Thank you," no
matter how trivial the favor; of writ.
ing to the "old folks" when absent
from them; of masticating every
mouthful of food until it Nquifies; of
stretching and tensing your entire
body just before arising in the morn
ing; of gargling the throat with cold
water after cleansing the teeth; OF
drinking one or more glasses of cold
water tnot hot Immediately after
he morning gargle; of always exer-
eising before (not after your morn
in bath; of a vigorous rundown
while bathing, instead of afterward;
Of a daily air bath, If only for few
moments, after the cold water bath /;
Of sun bath of the entire body,
once day, when time and oppoftun
lty afford of letting the sun paint
your face nice red, rather than the
liver TO paint 1T an unsdghtly vel.
low; Of locking up your ~think box
when You wish to sleep; put the key
under the pillow until morning; OF
going when you say Goodbye" -
when you get ready to go, go; of
kissing your wife and little ones good
bye when you leave them; II but
for day or an hour, II may be the
last; Of patronizing the florist more
the cigar dealer less, and the frag'
rance Of your home will be purer; OF
realizing that the force you waste up
IN your fears rs all that would be nee
essary FOR the achievement Of your
purpose.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-05-26

Misses Kilgore and Kayanaugh, of
Columbia, were here last week the
guests of Miss Mabel's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. X. Thomas have
been i'm st. Louis buying goods for
their new store which will be COM
pleted in a short time.
Mrs. II. T. Squirting visited her
sister, Mrs. Joe Pickett, of Laddo-
Dia, last week.
Miss Eddie Wright, of ST. Louis, is
here the guest of her aunts, Mes
danes nnsley and Cogswell.
Mrs. r. P. Tinsley spent few
days in Mexico last week the guest
Of her daughter, Mrs. Franklin.
Mrs. e. v. Boone is entertaining
her grandmother, Mrs. Baker, for {
few days.
C. H. Davis and wife, of Mexico
and father-in-law, Mr. Simmons, o
Bucker, Mo-, are here the guests O
Mrs. Martha Davis and family.
Mr.. Geo. Laforce was here oil
business one day last week.
Eddie Creasey, Of Southwest Mis-
souri,, is here spending a few day
with his father.
Charlie Powell shipped one car o
hogs Monday night to st. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-05-26
MExIco,s BIG FAIR.


Horace Mundy, a well known and
rominent shipper of Audraln county,
Mo, was visitor at the market
last week in the interest Of the
Mexico Fair, which Will be held from
the 10th to the goth of August. Mr..
Mundy said: 81 succeeded i'm Sc
curing several nice cash premiums
from several of the commission firms
at the yards and also from some of
the firms at the horse and mule
market. We intend having the big
gest fair this year that we have ever
held and we will spare no expense or
time to make it huge success from
the opening day. Special attention
will be given to the live stock and
agricultural exhibits this year and
many liberal premiums will be given
by the merchants of Mexico and the
Fair Association Speaking of the
prospective crop conditions, Mr
Mundy said: "What we need now
is some good warm sunny days, not
too hot ON the jump, but less rain
and let the weather gradually warm
up. Most all of the corn must
be planted over and this will
make a late corn crop II it is NOT
got in very soon now. The oats
-
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-05-26
sEEvEs SOLD
AT $3.50 PER cwT

YosO0 Ett ~ W
C. w. Lewis, well known farm
err and stockman of Audrain county
Mo, was represented in the cattle
supply to-day with a well finished
lot of beeves that he disposed Of at
$3.50, the top for the day and equals
the top set during the week Of
March 18th. The consignment EN-
braced 20 head that averaged 1855 lbs
Sixteen OF the steers went to Stur
deyant & Haley. the big Boston meal
concern while the four steers were
taken by the St. Louis Dressed Beei
Co.
This consignment was from the
feed lots of Col. ]. /. Ford, of auc
tioneer fame, who resides in thu
same county. The Colonel demon
strated to full advantage that he il
no novice at the business. The con
signment had been well conditioned
all winter on plenty of good old corr
and hay and were given as finisl
COTTON seed cake the stuff that makes
the market topping kinds.
While we have no figures to eds
pute the claim of record these cat
tie netted good sum for their own
en-. The twenty head brought hin
$2422. .S4.-Live Stock Reporter.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-05-26
Ex-ooV. FOLK ON
THE TARIFF

THE TARIFF.
EX-GOVERNOR JOS. W. FOLK.
who dis prominently mentioned for
President Of the United States, in a
speech attacking the high protective
-ariff, said, in part: "The fight of
the farmer is not TO obtain privileges
tor himself, but to keep Others from
securing privileges at his expense. All
that the farmer asks Is an equal op-
portunity to live and labor and en-
Joy the fruits Of honest toll. That he
has suffered as much or more than
amy other class by reason of the
granting Of governmental favors to
favored few, no one can deny. Ev-
erything the farmer sells is in
composition with all the world; on
everything he buys he is forced to
pay heavy tariff tax. The people
have commenced to awaken to the
injustice of the tariff schedules as
brought home to them by the recent
Aldrich-Payne tariff act. The re-
sentiment of the consumer now has
become so general, and has reached
such proportions that plans are now
ON foot to lull the people to sleep
again by a tariff commission. With
due respect to those who advocate
such commission, do not believe
that this move is in the interest of
the people. Who is asking for a
tariff commission? Certainly not
the consumer, for how can they
hope for relief through a commits
sion controlled by the protective in
terests, as judging from experience
such commission would be. Why
do the beneficiaries of tariff privilege
favor the idea of tariff colhmis-
sion?
1T is plain they desire TO take
the tariff question out of the peo-
pies hands, because they can, to
say the least, more easily control a
commission. Taking the tariff out of
politics sounds well, but what does
such move mean other than taking
1t out of the hands of the people?
If the people are incompetent to pass
upon the tariff question, by what
process OF reasoning can It be as
sumed that they are competent to
determine other questions? If this
question should not ben in
politics, what question is there that
should b in politics? If the protec-
I've tariff benefited all alike no one
would want It, 1t is because 1t
gives to class a privilege denied to
the consumers of the cities and far
ners OF the country, that these
ew clamor for It, and It is for this
'eason the consumers should no long
sr submit to this injustice"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-05-26
STATEMENT FROM THE
TRACTION COMPANY

Statement by the Traction Com
pany:--
Mexico. Mo-, May 20, 1910.
For the purpose of answering the
many questions that are being ask
ed. we make the following state
ment:
I'VE broke ground for the power
plant January 25th and began track
work March LIST. We have now a
well--equlpped and well-organized con
struction outfit, and fairly we'll
trained set of men, We have two
miles of road completed, and a
half miles of which Is the most diff
ficult and tedious construction work
we will have on the whole line. We
have commenced on the third mile
and have the material on the ground
on the way.
I'VE have a power plant that works
beautifully and with the addition of
one more unit will be sufficient for
40 miles of road.
I'VE have accomplished this in the
face Of two months of miserable
weather and in spite of some of the
most exasperating delays.
"And yet our friends are impatient
If they will think back few years
they will remember that 1t took 2
years to get new stations after the
old one burned down. 1t took the
Burlington two years to build its
terminal at Francis.
1--WE have not commenced on the
subway for several reasons. One
is that we have not yet arrived at
terms with but one of the Roads, An
other is that we need miles Of
road in the country worse. than we
need the subway. The subway and
paving will cost us from ten to
fifteen thousand dollars. The only
way we can get the money for this
is by selling bonds.
I'VE can't sell bonds except as the
road is completed mile at a time. We
have issued 100000 in bonds and
that is all we can issue until at
least miles of road is constructed,
so at the present we have had
available only 100000 in bonds Thir-
ty thousand of these are deposit
ed in the banks for the subscribers.
THAT left us only 100000 to go
on and the first mile and power-plant
cost more than that.
The subscribers have only paid in
about $1,000 and hold 100000 of our
bonds. The other fellows have paid
in much more than 100000, and have
only 100000 in bonds.
This makes it clear that we must
build road in the country in order
to get a surplus of bonds. 1t also
makes it clear that our subscrib
ers should pay up promptly"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-05-26
IN MEMORY OF

IN MEMORY OF
BEN M. BRADLEY.
Ben M. Bradley died in Los Angeles,
Cal, April 81, 1910.
You say he's dead, but he is not;
He's only gone before;
He's free from earthly care and
strife,
From suffering evermore.
Dear Jesus is the only way"
These precious words he said;
His heart was full of love and hope.
Then do not call him dead.
Yes, it was hard to give HIM up,
70 know that he is gone,
Cut down Just in the bloom Of life
AT manhood's early dawn.
o, fair young girl, his Fay, his wife,
It seems your heart must break;
But you must check your flowing
tears,
For Baby Marguerlte's sake.
The mother. too, whose heart bows
down
In grief for her loved son;
His dear old grandma mourns, al
though
Iife's task is almost done.
And soon she'll go where Bennbe
waits
His lowed ones DER the tide;
For Jesus is the only way,
The Light, the Hope, the Guide"
A Cousin.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-05-26

even beyond the measure of bodily
strength he crowned his citizensbir
with a high call to duty. A duty
which he recognized as placed unon
nm from above. The artist has
wrought his name IN bronze. clean
cut, clear and simple, and this is
tioang; but he has cut with the
chisel Of his life the lettcrs Of no,
Die aim and the story of high achieve
ment in many a living tablet never
TO be effaced. There then is his
true memorial, the inner spiritual
LASTING one, Of which this one Is but
the outer token and symbol.
His life was gentle; and the Gle
ments
So mixed IN him, that Nature
might stand up
And say to all the world, "This
was a man"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-05-26
NEW HOPE.

w. N. Chick bought one load oi
corn Of Mr.. Smith at 62 cents pei
bu.
Charles Wilson and wife visited the
family of w. H. Wilson Sunday.
James M. Harrison was awarded I'll
taking of the census. The gentle
man who was first appointed had u
resign ON account of illness in hi
family.
Bou to Ike Wilson and wife, Ma!
90, son.
w. N. Chick sold to II. 7. Cant min
shoats, weighing 100 pounds each
ait IL cents per lb
Ike Wilson will soon have his neV
barn completed.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-05-26
SOUTH BENTON.

Grandma Davis is ON the sick list.
Henry Clark sold two sows and
pigs to Mr.. MacMurtry for 800.
Mrs. VIII Mullens and son, Of
Ohio, are visiting friends and rela-
dives here.
Born, to Harry Starr and wife, Of
Raymond, Kan. a daughter.
r. o. Guthrie sold John Baker
three stock hogs for $52.75.
HENRY Clark sold two cows foi
S65. MIR. Sherman Lewis was the
purchaser.
Hugh Williams and Charlie Clarl
visited at Charlie Mildred's Saturday
and Sunday.
Miss Laura Clark is sojourning ii
st. Louis.
r, o. Guthrie sold Willie Camp
bell sow and pigs for s42.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Tennant and sol
are spending the summer with Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. Peyton, parents Of Mrs
Tennant.
Albert Williams delivered hi
hogs to Amos Harris at 1910 per cwt
Rob Offutt purchased and shipped
in 115 Arkansas hogs for feeding
John Baker went to Kansas Cit.
and bought 81 yearliug heifers T.
feed.
John Clark, Jr, made a business
"trip to Marttnsburg last week.
Brown Owens and wife, of Mexico
and Lowney Owens and family O
Benton visited their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. A. Owens Sunday week
Miss Pansy Jones has been Fe-em
ployed to teach the winter term a
Sun Rise.
Farming is much behind in thi
section.
The continued wet weather make
planting impossible and most of TIN
corn that is planted will have to b.
planted again.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-05-26
REWARD OFFERED FOR
MISSING COLORED MAN

The white friends of Martin Bailey
who disappeared from Mr.. McElroy S
farm, southwest of this city. recent
ly, and whose fate rs unknown, have
raised s117 reward for information
concerning his whereabouts. Bailey
was liked by all who knew him and
his mysterious disappearance has
caused no little excitement in that
neighborhood.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-05-26

YOUNG men throughout the coun
try should look to their Aurels, OF
the girls will CARRY off the honors In
the high schools. More boys should
go through the high schools with
distfnction
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-05-26
OPEN LETTER FROM PRES.
MILLION TO MR.. WATERS

county unit system for dealing with
the liquor traffic or to raise the
limit above $500 in towns and cities
now having the privilege Of a separ-
ate election from the counties, will
you, i'm case you are the representa-
tive from Audrain county, vote for
or against such a measure?
We respectfully ask for an an
swer to the above question, private
Iy or i'm the public press, on or be-
fore Saturday, May 2S.
Yours truly.
]. w. Million ct all
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-05-26

MERCHANTS generally are put
ting their business on a cash basis.
This lis proving satisfactory not on
ly to the sellers, but to the buyers.
Prices are cheaper because the mer-
chants do not have TO charge up
their bad accounts to those who pay
their bills. Mexico merchants who
are on cash basis find 1t most sat
isfactcry, while others are consider
ing making a change from the credit
to the cash proposition. Referring
TO this mahter tine Chillicothe Consta-
tuition editorially says; The Old
credit system is being gradually IL
minated from modern business moth
ods. The majority of successful bus
iness institutions has already adopted
the cash plan and there are few
merchants who do not make at least
pretense of practicing cash meth
DDS. 1t is transition fraught
with difficulty for an old established
mercantile house to change Its habits
There are the open accounts, run
ming into the hundreds of dollars
sometimes and being settled per
hans once year and perhaps less
ereulent, but always with a greater
or less degree Of annoyance 10 potl
debtoor and creditor, to say nothing
of the actual losses resulting IRON
\ bha extension of credit to undeservme
patrons. The Mcvey Barclay Dry
i Goods Companies announced lnteh
] tion Of a change in the policy IRON
| the credit to the cash system OF
!, June / is a hard blow to the Ola
fashioned account system in Nortl
| Missouri. This house was estaptlsil
/ ed in the day when the enforcement
of cash plan of trade would nav
| been commercial impossihilfty an'
1 has grown to great stature through
} fho Years of Livingston county's de
/. gelepment The institution has gro'
4 dn IDEAS as well MS volume OF pusl
/ ness. It's adoption of the cash sys
J. tenn was inevitable II Is in keepihl
4 with modern business methods. IL
( further IN keeping with the eperh"
+ fitness of things and no less beiiei
: ctai 4o the debtor than the creditor.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-05-26

we're held Saturday and Sunday. De
spite the weather a very good crowd
was out. Rev. Upton is a power
full preacher and grows in usefulness
at Bethlehem.
The Gatewood School Board met
Saturday a week and elected Miss
Katie SEWERS, of Centralia, to teach
there next term.
]. e. Holloway had a corn crib and
adjacent sheds to burn early Sunday
morning. The origin of the fire Is
unknown, though in all probability it
was struck by lightning. About a
Thousand dollars worth OF corn was
scorched, new wagon and other i'm
plemeuts went up in smoke About
one half value insurance only was
carried.
Misses Mary Showers, Rachael and
Sudie Winn and Frances Whitley
are home from Mexico High School
to spend the summer vacation Miss
Sudie Winn graduated this commence.
ment.
Mrs. Henry Squirting purchased a
new automobile seated and eopped
buggy quite recently of her brother
ln-law, Jos. Pickett, of Laddonia. The
Judge gets to take a ride occasionally
with her now.
There is wonder i'm the land; what
little girl is so pleased that the Kinks
vile State Normal has closed.
Lewis Rudasil delivered 66 head
of 2S4 pound hogs to Powell G Mum
dy the 10th inst. These hogs we're
contracted way back yonder at $500
per cwt. Rudasil made good money
and hasn't the slightest kick COM
ing.
Charley Jones brought out new
buggy Saturday a week Of the cut
under style, paying $11O for same.
its certainly Jim dandy" and a
lot of the girls want the first ride
so badly.
Rich McGowan bought a new bug
gy of Centralia dealers recently and
that little girl of his was very much
worked up Sunday at the thought
of that soon initiation.
Prof. w. N. King closed a very
successful term of school at Webb
City Friday last He will be home
In a few days to spend a short
time, after which he will work in a
Norborne drug store, preparing more
thoroughly for his life's work, the
M. d.
w. H. Thompson completed the
carpenter work of Grover Chapman's
new house a week or more ago un--
til after plastering is done. The lit
tie domicile certainly looms and will
be joy forever for Grover and
wife.
p. T.. Bruce received a David
Rankin S-shovel tworow cultivator ON
Monday a week with its guarantee OF
as light draft for three horses as
amy riding onerow cultlvator is for
two horses.
Miss Otie Baker visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Wagner of north Of Cen
tralia few days last week.
Most all our farmers are plant
ing all or nearly all their early
planted corn over, task much dread
i. ed by most all, though often times
.he last planted makes the largest
yield, but not always the best quail
ty.
Judge Squirting sold car load oI
oats TO the VIM. Pollock Mill & Ele
yator Co., last week, delivered al
Thompson at CSC per bu.
r. 7. Baker is treating his buggy
to a new coat of paint, thereby max
.ng 1T loom indeed. He will also pain
Lewis Callaway's and Mr.. McGeet
shortly.
We noticed Charley Green out Sun
day at Bethlehem with his smilini
ace-the same old smile of yore
Glad Charley is back.
Jim Murphy and Emmet O'Brie1
made "trip to Kansas City ON excm
sion recently.
Alex Bruce had a sow to farro'
last week with seventeen pigs b
side. Who can beat this?
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-05-26

MRS. I. J. CAMPBELL, who has
been taking the Mexico Ledger for
% years lever since she was mar.
ried) renews for the Daily for a
year. The 'old reliable" has many
such reliable and loyal patrons who
''do not want to miss an issue ol
their favolite paper.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-05-26

we pay our debts as we go along,
We VIII be much better off, so the
mercantile houses, while imposing a
s'rict rule in this class of patrons,
are in reality performing a most
beneficial service to them.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-05-26

The Pacific Express Co.'S horse
ram away to-day and turned the
wagon over. It is a wonder no one
was hurt as he ran through the
main street and across the hitchlng
rack lot where he fell down.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-05-26

Mrs. Etna Williams departed for
CaTolton, H., Wednesday after
noon. Mrs. Williams will also visit
at Burlington, Ia. From there she
expects to go to her home in San
Diego, CAL
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-05-26
SMALL WRECK ON
BRANCH
MONDAY

The freight on the Jefferson City
branch had two cars derailea Mon
day evening on the Richland hill
this side Of Fulton. The track was
tLIn up for considerable distance
The passenger did not reach thk
city until about o'clock Tuesday
nDrning.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-05-26
RoRERrsoN,s SADDLES

GO TO KOREA.
G. w. Robertson had q saddle
ON exhibitions at his store Wednes
day that was purchased by the Rev,
Tate, a missionary to Korea The
Rev. Tate lis here on a visit. Some
time ago his sister purchased a
saddle of similar make from Mr.. Rob
ertson, and when Mr.. Tate saw It
he was so weN pleased with its ap-
pearance that he purchased for him
self.
The saddle is a steelhorn, spring
seat model.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-05-26

ARRANGEMENTS are being COM
pleted to make the Mexico Chautau-
qua the best entertainment of the
kind ever held in Missouri
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-05-26
DELIGHTED WITH WORK

ON ELECTRIC LINE.
G. 7. Bauers and Fl. f. Hildebrand,
two interurban electric road men
from e.. st. Louis, are guests of S.
L. Robson. They went over the Mex
icO Santa F'e and Perry Traction Co.
of Missouri line, Wednesday, and
We're delighted with the progress the
work has made. They expressed sur
prise at the substantial work already
accomplished and said it was Of
much better grade than usually found
ON a new line. They think the pro-
position one Of the best of Its kind
launched i'm the West.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-05-26
Hon. n. c. Waters,
vandalia, Mo.

IlOH. ~. ~ NduSlbt
Vandalia, Mo.
My dear sir;
You are, of course, aware that
there is to be a vote ON Con
stitutional Amendment at the next
general election in Missouri provid-
ing for Statewide prohibition. Now
in the event the Statewide amend
ment does not carry and in the
event that Audrain county gives a
majority against the liquor traffic and
a measure is introduced into the
State Legislature providing for the
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-05-26
A GOOD BARGAIN
For $zEl

A good bargain for $3.50 in am eight
year--old mare, Lady t, 2747" by
Thornton Star 1924" 1 dam by
Squirrel King 97S;" with yearling
colt stud by side, Forest King 1492;
safe i'm foal to REX Mcdonald 1888, u
Easy terms; good reason for selling
See B. r. Middleton, Mexico, Mo.
157-2t I2--2t
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-05-26

Foley Kidney Pills are antiseptic
tonic and restorative and a prompt
corrective Of all urinary Irregularities
Refuse substitutes. otis Purdy.