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Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30

DIR. Frank Spence died a few min
utes before 5 O'Clock Thursday even
ing OF appendicitis. The
deceased was taken III last Thurs
day evening a week ago. While stroll
ing around with his friend, e. A.
bearing, on the above evening, Dr..
Spence remarked that he was not
feeling wen.
He and Mr.. bearing walked to Al
hson Springs, and the Doctor par
took of several cups Of water, say
ing later that he was feeling bet
ter. Later on in the evening, he
began to feel worse and went home.
On the following morning. the de-
ceased arose as usual and made
the kitchen fire, but was up only a
few minutes. He went back to bed,
complaining as he had the evening
before, that he he'd a severe pain
near the appendix. From last Fri
day morning until his death the de-
ceased gradually grew worse, ex-
cept as at times when he seemed to
rally.
It was decided finally by the attend
ing physicians, who pronounced his
illness appendicitis, that an operation
was necessary, and on Wednesday
morning the operation was performed
Shortly afterward. the patient raj
lied and seemed to be doing well. but
peritonitis set up.
DIR. Frank Spence was the only sur
vlvdng son Of Mrs. Katherine Spence,
Of 410 Il. Monroe street. He was one
of Mexico's leading dentists. and a
citizen beloved by all who knew
him. He was generous, k~ind4hearted
and a desirable friend.
Besides his mother, he Is sur
vred by two sisters. Miss Martha
Spence and Mrs. r. n. Arnold, ST.,
both Of this city.
James Franklin Spence was born
at Rochport, Mo-, january 6, 1870.
With the family he moved to Mex
leo i'm 1876. He was educated In
the public schools Of this city. Lat
er he took up the study Of dentistry,
and has been practacing here since
1892.
The Ledger joins the many friends
Of the deceased in extending sin
cere and heartfelt sympathy to the
bereaved ones.
The funeral over the remains OF
Frank Spence was held from the
home Of his mother on =. Monroe
street Saturday morning at 10
o'clock. The Rev. A. w. K~okendoffeI
!, of SedalAa conducted the services,
Interment was made On Elmwood cen
5 etery.
A large gathering OF sorrowine
friends we're in attendance. The Den
/ fists and Elks' Lodge attended the
8 services in a body. A large and
4. beautiful offerings of flowers were
taken by friends. The members Cd
a the Elks' Lodge formed a line on
either side OF the hearse and
marched to the northwest corner Of
the square in the procession.
/, The deceased was one of Mexicot
! best and most highly respected youna
men, and his death has cast a gloon
over the entire community.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30

When a person blind practically
from birth is restored to sight at
the age of SO, 1t is interesting
to compare the pictures conceived by
the mind with forms and shapes as
they are revealed to the natural eye.
Miss Annie Hubbard, Of Maidstone,
who became blind at the age OF 3
months in 1878, recovered her sight
last week after an operation per
formed at the Royal Kent Gphthal.
mic Hospital.
She says that at first she was
dazed and giddy. She had always
imagined human ferns and faces
to be much smaller and darker in
color than they really are, and con
%sequently, she felt frightened at al
the large people she saw, with theil
great pale faces and hands. She wa:
especially frightened at the frs
sight of a horse, which seemed Il
her tremendously large and clumsy
and not less at the appearance o
a street car.
In the country she was much NOR
al ease; trees and hedges SCENE
natural to her. There is a patheit
touch in her statement that ever
morning when she wakes up she DE-
cides what she shall see for the frs
time.
What puzzles her most is to undea
stand what people mean by the. wor
ugly. A particularly ugly bulldog W
brought to her, but Miss Hubbar
could not find him repulsive. On til
contrary, the dog impressed her :
be ing quiet, strong and gentle.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30

grees, twelve York Rite degrees and
ninety-six Egyptian degrees. He
Joined the Masonic fraternity in
March, 1872. He is a charter mem
Der Of Al Kader Temple Of the Mys-
tic Shrine at Portland. He at one
time Joined the Ancient Order OF
United Workmen at Roseburg, Ore,
but does not now maintain his mem
bership in that order.
Many offices in all these orders
have been held by DIR. Bell,
and he lis generally called upon to
officiate as grand chaulain when any
Of them celebrates an event of unus-
ual importance.
DR.. Bell was born Jan. 25, 1916,
i'm Pulaski county, Va, and was ed
ucated at the Masonic College at
Wytheyille, Va. He is a veteran OF
the Confederate army, having served
throughout the war as a member oil
Company /, Twenty-sixth Virginia
battalion, Eccle's brigade, Wharton's
division, Early's corps. He part5ci
pated i'm thirty-two battles and many
I. skirmishes and was slightly wound
ed twice.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30
INSTRUCTION. IN HONESTY.

A few years ago there was a shift
less colored boy named Ransom Blak
who after being caught in a number
Of petty delinquencies was at last
sentenced to a short term in the
penitentiary, where he was set to
learn a trade. On the day Of his
return home he met a friendly white
acquaintance who asked:
well, what did they put you al
In the prison. Ranse?
'Dey started in to make an honest
boy outn me, sah."
That's good, Ranse, and hope
they succeeded"
"They did, sah."
"And how did they teach you to be
honest?"
"Dey done put me in the shoe shor
sab, nailin pasteboard onter shoes
fo' leather soIes, sah."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30

The friends of the Rev. j. R. N.
Bell, d. D., pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church of Corvallis, Ore.
say he has advanced further in fra
ternal orders than any other minis
ter in the world. Few men of any
profession equal his record. He be-
longs to practically every widespread
order in the world, except those
In which insurance is the dominant
feature. He has ridden the goat in
secret orders 161 times.
DIR. Bell holds one worlds record
in Masonry. In point of service he
is the oldest grand chaplain i'm the
Masonic order in the world, having
been grand chaplain of the Grand
Lodge of Oregon for thirtyfive
years.
"He belongs to your lodge" was
the statement a speaker made in In
Producing DR.. Bell when he delivered
a lecture at the summer Bible schoo
in this city last year. This state
ment applied to almost every maj
in the large crowd.
He belongs to all branches OF thu
Masonic fraternity. the Knights of P,
thias, the Odd Fellows, the Elks, tht
Eagles and the Red Men. He hai
taken 14O degrees i'm Masonry, In
Guiding thirty.two Scottish Rite de
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30

The remains Of uncle and niece ar
rived i'm this city from st. Louis on
Wednesday night for burial. They
we're Miss Eleanor Gaines and Robt.
IL. Nicholas. Burial took place in
Eimwood cemetery Thursday morn
ing. Short services were held al
che grave. The former died Tues
day, June 81, and the latter Thurs
day. June 16.
Miss Gains is survived by a moth
er. n brother and two sisters, all
of whom were here to attend the fun
eral. they are Mrs. Eleanor Gains,
Of st. Louis; Mrs. Effie Yancey, OF
C~hirIieothe; Mrs. Bessie Jones. OF
Denver, Colo; and +. ]. Gains, OF
st. Louis. Mrs. Jones' daughter Is
also here from Denver to attend the
funeral.
Mics Gains was 80 years old. The
cause of her death is given as en-
docarditis. The family lived here
a number of Years ago and are re
membered by many of the older peo
pie.
Mr.. Nicholas was 10 years old. The
cause OF his death is given as ne
phritis. He was unmarried.
Both of the deceased were Ella
tives of s.. P. Emmons' and w. J
Bolts families.
The Ledger joins other friends II
extending sincere sympathy to the b
reaved ones
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30

F. A. Morris, wife and little daugh-
ter will attend the National Elks'
Convention at Detroit July IL. Mr..
Morris will represent No. 919, OF
| Mexico at this meeting.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30
Montgomery city. Mo-, June %.

Montgomery City, Mo-, June %.
Elder s. A. Elkins, of Meneco
has received a remarkable letter from
a man Who has a conscience" He
formerly lived at Middletown, this
county, end migrated to Kansas
years ago, without paying the rent
on an old barn owned by Elder
EIkins. Conscience stricken, he
wrote, .nclosire a IS bill and
added that he had been converted
and must make payment or go to
hell.
The letter was signed o. w. Crutct
CT. Abbey, Kan.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR
MEETING IN MEXICO

LeuBd bpeCldI.
Fulton, Mo-, June "a.
The Fifth District Christian EN-
ceavor Society. which has held a
most successful meeting In Fulton
this week will close tonight. The
program was most interesting an
each person named on the program
responded promptly. DR.. Hal Dan
iel, of Mexico, was elected President
of the Fifth District. The meeting
next year viii be held In Mexico. 1t
is the rule of the society to elect
the president from the town where
the meeting will next be held.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30

sengers, successfully made the first
scheduled trip from Freidrichshafen
to this city, a distance Of 300 miles.
The flight was made in nine hours.
The weather was perfect and the
motors worked fa~ultlessly. The ay-
erage time maintained for the COM
plete course was, approximately, 80
miles an hour, but between Freid-
richshafen and Stuttgart the 124
miles were covered at an average
rate of forty-one miles al hour. The
best speed for a single hour was Al
and onelhaIf miles.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30
OVERCOME BY HEAT
At VANDALlA.
(vandalia LEADER

The Mexico papers reported both
Geo. Harvey and Ran Kendall, trav-
cling men, as seriously III with pto-
maine poisoning from drinking but
termilk at the Vandalia Hotel. II
is thought this is a mistake as sew
eral others drinking buttermilk al
the hotel that day were unaffected.
There were some cases of Illness at
the hotel that week. but DR.. Bland.
the attending physician, said he at
tributed them to the sudden ~excessfv
heat, lndiscreet eating and the con-
sumption Of ice water.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Harper
of Utopia, Tex, Tuesday, June s, a
fine boy. Mrs. Harper was former
ly Miss Elsie Robinson, Of this city
and has many friends here. Grand
ma" Robinson recently visited
friends here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30
GENERAL NEWS NOTES

oeorgie Breckenridge. a . years
old colored girl. residing on w. Mon.
roe street. was accidentally shot IN
the LEFT hip Sunday by her brother
Joe Breckenridge. The boy was
handling a 22<allber revolver which
was not thought TO be loaded. The
weapon was discharged, the bali stril
ing his litle sister.
The ball was probed for, but n
could not be located. The attending
physician reports her condition not
serious. and that she will recover
shortly unless some complications SET
uD.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30
Kiowa, Kan. June %.

Kiowa, Kan, June %.
There is an all summer job wait
ing for a man who can rid this town
of ants. The aunts have become a
menace. They have moved into hous
es, infesting pantries and damaging
clothing. Becoming Drawer, they
have attacked families while they
slept.
SO far the only sure method found
for killing the insects is to pour boil
ing hot water into the nests. Blu
the trouble is in locating the nests.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30

1--WE have always pTacticed tenn
perance and we have always preach
ed 1t, but, somehow, we got a notion
that prohibition was not an effective
temperance measure. We are often
wrong; and, when we are, we admit
it. If prohibition continues to pro-
hibit in Atchlson we may become a
long -haired man and join the short
haired women in the movement for
absolute prohibition"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30
MRS. sPoTsWooD DIES
IN DENVER.

Mrs. Spottswood, wife of Charley
~Spottswood, died of lung trouble In
Denver, Colo, Monday, June 81,
and her remains will be brought to
this city for burial. The body will
be shipped from Denver on Tuesday
morning at 12:45.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30

The furniture and fixtures Of the
dental office OF DR.. Whitfield was
sold to the highest bidder, under an
attachment, by the Constable. DR..
Whitfield left Mexico several months
ago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30

MILWAUKEE,, WIS., June ~
On the ground that he Thought he
was marrying somebody else, Frank
Robinson Botsford has begun suit
TO annul his marriage to Florence
Hughes Botsford.
The plaintiff sets up that he and
the defendant were married In
form in Waukeegan. H., on Feb
ruary 5, 1910. At that time he was
only 20 years old and his bride was
but II.
Now, the husband says, he thought
he was marrying Florence Hughes
and It was Florence Hughes he knew
only by correspondence, that he says
the defendant represented herself
to him.
But when the honeymoon had last
ed only three short days, he says, he
learned that she really and truly was
Florence Krichbaum.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30
TEXAS MOB
BURNS

Flask, Tex, June 80.
Leonard johnson, a negro charged
with having killed Miss Maude Red
ding, a young white woman, Wednes'
day, was burned at the stake by a
mob that night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30

Lightning struck the barn on the
farm OF H. L. Ide, southeast of here.
Friday afternoon, damaging 1T to tina
extent of about $50. The place Is
rented
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30

Believing that to know Missouri is
to praise her, Gov. Hadley, acting
with the State Board of immigration
Commissioners, adopted the plan OF
offering prizes Of substantial value
for the best essays on Missouri and
Her Resources" the contest to be
open to all the boys and girls Of Mis-
souri,. 1t was a main part of the I'M
d~ertaking to stimulate inquiry about
the greatness of the state, among
the young people on whose shout
ders will 1901 fall the responsibility
of guiding the deStinies of the com
monwealth.
With the end in view, five prizes
were offered for each congressional
district, and the returns have amply
Justified the undertaking. Over 400(
essays were submitted, and from this
number the committee has careful
ly selected the more meritorious ant
made the awards. The deeds to thu
sixteen ten-acre farms, given as frs
prizes, will be sent the winners b!
Gov. Hadley as soon as the paper
are made out.
4. OF the principal cities, st. josef
led in the number Of essays submit
ted and Kansas City easily held las
place. The great body of essays cam
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30
MCKINNEY GETS

VERDICT FOR $1,OOO.
The case Of Roy Mckinney against
the Friedman-S Shelby Shoe Factory
was concluded Friday afternoon and
the jury returned a verdict for $1,000
The case of the City of Mexico VS..
A. E. Sweet, a representative of the
Jewell Tea Co., of Chicago, was
tried before Judge Barnett Friday af.
ternoon. The case is IN appeal from
the Police Court. Sweet was arrest
ed charged with violating a city or
dinance in reference to obtaining IL
cense to sell goods in Mexico. The
defendant claims the ordinance Is
made void as applied to this case.
The court found for the defendant.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30

What To DO.
There is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed, that DIR. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy,
ful6lls almost every wish in correcting
rheumatism, pain in the back, kidneys,
liver, bladder and every part of the urinary
passage. Corrects inability to hold water
and scalding pain in passing it, o. bad
effects following use of liquor, wine OF
beer, and overcomes that unpleasant ne
cessity of being compelled to go often
through the day, and to get up many
times during the night. The mild and
Immediate effect Of Swamp-Root is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest be.
cause of its remarkable
health restoring prop MdEmEMfNESaE
critics. If you need a F:ss.:Akssjs
medicine You should ess:::::.ss:sl.==:=s...3
have the best. Sold by ezzasI1zzzx<Azz1f
druggists in ffty-cent
and one-do1lar sizes. Home q s~ssnp-ksel
You may have a sample bottle sent free
BY Address DIR. Kilmer & Co., Bing
Lamton, N. Y. Mention this paper and
renenIbert the name, DIR. Kilmei S Swamp
Root, and the address, Binghamton
v. Y. on every bottle
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30

Dusseldorf, Germany, June 20.
The first regular airship passenger
service was lnaugurated yesterday
when Count zeppelin's great craft,
the Deutchland, carrying twenty pas
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30

John CrisweN and family will short
ly be domiciled i'm the Walter M
White property ON w. Monroe st.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30
Chicago, June 23.

OIIUdBU, JUHB aos
Abraham Levine, 16 years old,
and Max Brody, is years old, both
of Patterson, N. j., who are on their
way from New York City to San
Francisco on roller skates arrived
here to-day and called on Mayor
Busse at the city hall.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30

While climbing around on the
Wabash water tank, located in the
west part Of the Company's YARDS
here, Thursday afternoon, John
Hart, the II years old son Of John
Hart, fell from the ladder. In the
fall the boy sustained a compound
fracture of the left forearm, besides
slight bruises to his body.
The lad with some playmates were
tearing sparrow nests from the
| tank. John had climbed about 81
feet on the ladder, when he lost
his hold and dropped to the ground
He was resting comparatively easy
Friday morning and will recover II
due time, If no complications set up.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30
MORRIS DRY

WAS vALEDicToRIAN
The report that Miss Anna Cald-
well was valedictorian of the ninth
grade class of the North Side School
as stated in this paper some time
ago was a mistake. Morris Dry.
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Dry, was
given that honor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30

The 1901 catalogue Of Hardin
College is out. A glance at q
shows a number OF new teachers to
be at that institution the coming
year. Several o fthe former ones have
either gone abroad or will teach at
other institutions.
At the head of the music depart
ment will be Prof. A. E. Guerne. He
was teacher in this department at
Hardin from 1S92-99 and from 1901
Os.
Among the new members Of the
faculty for the approaching school
year are:
Miss Mary Hildebrand, Assistant
in English.
Miss Maude Williamson. Mathemat'
les and Science.
Miss Euella Kiekhoefer, French
German and History OF Arts.
Miss Delpha Henegar, Stenography
and Typewriting.
Miss Mabel Eaton, Domestic Sci
ence.
Miss Monets Moss, Physical Cul'
ture' Director.
Prof. Henrik Cjerdrum, Piano.
Miss Jessie Gupton, Assistant Voic'
Miss Freda C. Surmann, Violin
Harmony and History.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30

Montgomery City, Mo, June 81.
Miss Pauline Blades, .he pretty
daughter Of Deputy Caunty Collec.
tor Joe Blades. of this city. sprung
quite a surprise on her parents and
friends when she announced that on
the 2lst Of last month she became
the bride Of Arthur Link, a young
newspaper man OF KlrksyiHe. Mo.
The ceremony was performed at
Macon, Mo. Miss Blades had been al
tending the State Normal at Kinks.
vile and had been elected teacher
in the Beethoven School for next win
ter.
The young couple wifi reside In
Kirksville.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30

Jesse H. Jacobson, formerly Of
this city, whose home is now in San
Francisco, appeared all last week at
the Columbia Theatre, St. Louis.
Mr.. Jacobson, with the Hedges
Brothers, was being given a "try-
out by the management of the vau-
deville circuit. Their act, a singing
and dancing one, proved to be a
great hit and future engagements
were Immediately booked the trio
over the entire circuit. Mr.. Jacob
son married a San Francisco girl.
His friends will be glad to hear Of
his success as he was very popular
in this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis F. O'Calla-
CHAN, Of Battle Creek. Mich, who
have been visiting relatives in this
county for the past week, have re
turned to their home. Col. O'Calla'
CHAN is a son of Mrs. Mary o.
CaIlaghan, OF Thompson, and brother
Of Mrs. Julia Thomas. of that city.
and Mrs. J.. Christopher Fecht, just
west of Mexico. Col. and Mrs. OCal
laghan are newly weds and Mrs
O'Callaghan is said to be the hand
soonest lady that has visited grand
old Audrain for many, many moons,
Dill.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30

With Missouri as their subject.
twelve Students from the Missouri
School of Journalism departed from
ST. Louis Saturday night to write of
Missouri as they see 1t for the st.
Louis Star. All are juniors and sen.
lors in the University Of Missouri and
from now until school begins in the
fall they will be employed in writing
Of the resources of the State.
j. B. Powell will write of the
great coalbearing counties and the
counties that have made Missouri far
GUS as a horse and mule producing
State. He will visit Audfain u
ty.
Each embryo-journalist has been
assigned a section Of the State to
write about. They will have about
twelve counties apiece. In addition,
one man has been assigned to st.
Louis and another to Kansas City.
The purpose of the enterprise, The
first Of the kind even attempted, is
to tell the world, everybody, both
Mhssouranis and those who should be,
of the boundless resources of the
State.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30

The Misses Sndow attended the
Johnson-Brown wedding in Centralia
Wednesday evening.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30
Atchison, Kan, June "a.

Atchison, Kan, June "a.
For many years e. w. Howe, editor
of the Atchison Globe, has editorial
ly opposed prohibition, believing that
It was not a temperance measure.
In Thursdays issue of the Globe Mr..
Howe shows a change of opinion.
He says:
1--WE are almost ashamed because
of On, position on prohabiticn. For
many years we honestly believed pro
hibitjon was not am effective temper
ancs measure. Since the saloons
have been closed in Atchison we
arc half way persuaded that there
Is something in prohibition. Some
say there is mo decrease in drunk
enness than before the saloons
were closed. Tie chief says a drunk
en- man is so unusual now that he
is regarded, as q crazy mar was for
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30
Paris. June %.

Paris, June %.
Prof. Vincent last might announced
before the Academy of Medicine the
discovery of an effective antityphoid
vaccine, which he prepared by steep
ing typhoid bacilli in a weak solution
of water and sodium chloride (com-
mon SALTY, with IN admixture of
ether.
The professor made a number of
experiments with animals, which af-
ter being yaccinated withstood sub
sequent inocculation with typhoid
germs.
He then vaccinated thirteen per
sons, an examination Of whose blood
after the operation showed that the
vaccine possessed to a high degree
properties destructive of the typhoid
bacillus.
Further experiments demonstrated
that typhoid bacilli, when placed In
contact with the serum of the blood
taken from the person vaccinated
lost all vitality.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30
Fridav MORNING al s: 40 o,clock.

Friday morning at $3.50 O'Clock, a
business session was held. Miss
Matde Wallace delivered the ad-
dress Of welcome to the visiting del
egates, and Miss Lillian Evered, OF
Montgomery City, responded. The re-
ports were then heard. The League
was shown to be dun a most salts
factory condition.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30

1T cured me-" or 1T saved the life
Of my child" are the expressions you
hear every day about Chamberlain's
Colic,C holera and Diarrhoea RENE
dy. This is true the world over
where this valuable remedy has been
use for diarrhoea or bowel complaints
has received such general approval.
The secret of the success of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoet
Remedy is that 1t cures. Sold by
all druggists.