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Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-07-07

Wabash passenger train No. !, due
in this city at midnight, was wreck
ed, shortly before Il o'clock, Thurs
day night, two miles west of Mont
gomey City. Four cars left the
track but only one la was serious
" hurt. Mrs. W. J. Bolts and baby
Of this city were in a chair car that
turned over but escaped injury. Geo
r. johnson, Of this city, was IN
the same coach but escaped unhurt
g.. W. Mackenzie, a travelling repre-
sentative Of the Moore Stove Co., Of
Joliet, III, a resident Of Mexico, suf
fered slight Injuries to one leg ant
his head.
The accident Is thought to havi
been due to the track spreading. Mr.
Johnson tells OF the wreck in graph.
terms. When be feit tie car start t,
turn NJ he clutched his seat tight
ly and was not thrown from 1t.
When the car stopped rolling.
said Mr. johnson. "the scene was In
descrtbable. Women were scream
ing; men we're trying 10 reach tn,
windows 20 escape and the creates
excitement prevailed. One womal
lost her baby but finally dseovere,
* hidden in a corner of the aisle; /;
young woman was thrown c~ompletel.
over and her head wedged under tn
foot rest.
Il assisted in ~rescuing the womel
and We soon had all Of the cars emp
lied. Il was wonderful that mon
people were not seriously hurt. !
young man stealing a ride iron
St. Louis had both legs cut off an,
is dead.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-07-07

nznei&l Csn1itien Of tbs CITIZENS
BANK a Esatoz City, State Of Ms
sozKL a. the elose Of business on the
Both Dap Of June, 1910, Pub
liahsd In the Mexico WeeklyLedger
; psEFPzPsr printed and published
q MsKIco, stzts OF Missouri, on the
18th Day Of July, 1910.
30. 1440.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-07-07
Weak ThrOat-Weak unqs

Cold after cold; cough after cough! Troubled with tb;s
takingcold habit? Better break it up. We have oraat
confidence in Ayers Cherry PectoraI for this work No
medicine like 1t for weak throats and weak lungs. AL
your doctor for his opinion. He knows all about ~
his approval is valuable. Follow his advice at All tinas
No alcohol in this cough medicine. c-7g Co Lo59,1 ~ NJ:
AlMayskeepa good laxative IN thehouse Takeadoewhen yoUreo 6ut corssS ma rs
nme pssA hshSs iof ihhf Ayers Pills. Ask your doctor his opinion lei Nm I'M WA
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-07-07

sFhafe u xscfs ctfaFfh IN thia section 81. Go
Douutfy than en other Diseases put tofetneFs
and until The last few yeazs uas supposed 70 -
ircufAhlA For . great many eAfa ooc.ons pTo-
noHuced IL q local disease, and prescribed Local
local treatment, pronounced Il incurnhle. ~SG-
ence has proven cstsrrh 70 be . constitutional
disease, and, therefore, requires constitutional
treatment. HalItH C6tarTh Cure, manufactured
by y. y. Eheney AGO, TobedO, Ohio, tsthe only
Constitutional cure on the market. II IL takta
internally in doeea fronn ledrops 70 q taaspoon-
fui. IL sets directly On the bieod and nacoa.
1arfsces n TIE sTstem. Tbeyoher M hundred
dollars Tor any case i fatia % cure. bSna 20
clrculArn and a1tmnniz1E address,
r. .. CHKNEk &Co.s 19aeeet0 y
sw-scid w Druggists. 7ss.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-07-07

Judge Douglass, Of Benton City,
spent tho Fourth In this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-07-07

Subscribed aud sworn 10 before me. this sth
DAY 81 July. A. D.. 1910.
Wiine4s my hand and notariai seal the date
iaHt Aforesaid. Commissioned and qualified
for 4 tern expiring June ie, iela3
A. RuIARs, Notary Public.
CoFrcct-Attests r. L. MCCLURE,
fScalD u, ~ NOEL,
FREDJ J.. PRECHT.
tEragfaea
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-07-07

state 70 Be- hdla a kaS once n
year in he eousty ssat Wlnan Ma
son, one q Aaarain's most expert
enced farmers and a "a sho kegs
% VIII ne aavanoe movements q
scAnane tazming. believes clubs
E0al1 be bene1ozL
think sacA clubs voah Be q
geA beuefH b the fSrnef.- sad
Mr. Mason 20 a Ledger reqnessntsttrs
ne uane va som Wheh We uasi
iienAse the yksd q oar hnd though
.. preseu<. there Is much land yet
u~ncahtEatea- The poSlhtaon &
Increasing 80 rapsdb that the esmzn'
win soon exceed the supply.
These clahs wm be q g7e& use
tos the farmers and the inssSaie'
should draw many who VII s@osaEs
aatnA sxEerisnee. ] beBsYe h'
farmers VII take hold q the move
ment and assis IN every way toward
Es ultimate enccess
These farmers clubs are to be or
ganzed IN al parts Of The coanSy
Tho farmers are 20 InsBeG eaef
others places and suggest ways ans
means a beeering them and elm
mating some Of the existing evils
When a sufficient number q clubs
have been formed On n County. eacl
club VIII becoue a member q
coanty farmers institute. which vii
meok * least annually. From this
state federation Of clubs will b
formed. It Is planned 70 have thb
STATE federation meet once a year n
Colombia. whica VIII be during Farm
ers' Week.
II Is the policy Of the stat
Board Of Agriculture, as far as Il
funds vii permit. to supply exper
Demonstrators TO attend county in
sHute meetings and farmers clu'
sessions. and in this way furnish re
liable instruction and Information o
agricultural subjects. The experimel
station and the college Of agricu.
sure IS al the service Of the farmei
It Is up TO him to avail himself Q
its opportunities.
Many requests for the constNI
tons and by laws have been rt
oeiyed within the hast few days. Sci
reEaary Wilson is now engaged in 70
mulatfng a system OF rules for organ
izing clubs for farmers wives a
auxiliary Organizations.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-07-07

From now on work will proceed
with greater speed" said Judge w.
W. Bolts. to a Ledger representative
Thursday in speaking OF the Electric
Line. we are pushing matters as
rapidly as possible and to-day have
several prominent Chicago capitalists
here looking owe the work already
completed.
Levi Vim, one of the most prom
inent farmers in the CANT section Of
Audrain, a in this city, Thursday,
and says he can hardly wah for the
road to be completed. Mr.. VIM has
a large number Of the bonds and be-
lieves the road will be one of the
most beneficial enterprises for the
farmer ever projected in the coun-
ty.
Mr.. Winn does most Of his market
ing elsewhere because it requires
so much more time to drive to the
Mexico markets. When the road Is
completed, he states, he will then
come here to trade as will many
others In his section.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-07-07
20 YEARS AGO.


r. N. Peters and Miss Margaret
Maupin we're married in Columbia
Mo. Mr.. Peters formerly taught IN
the High School of Mexico.
A. E. Goeilner, Of Auxyasse, and
Miss Addie stollard Of s.. Charles,
we're married by Father Dempsey,
in this city.
Prot. C. W. Edwards, Of Thomp'
son, and Miss Jennie Hollenshead, OF
Youngs Greek, were wed.
The following were employed as
teachers in the Mexico Public school
b. w. T~orreysun, Misses Jessie San
derson, Lizzie Talbot, Annie Spence
Matte Shea, Martha Sullinger
Frankie C~authorn. LYDIA Bloom. 10
sic Hamilton, Mary V. Houston, Ly'
da Kernan,Annie Martinique. Ella
stevenson. Hebe Grantham and Floy
Patton.
c. t. Black, living 5 miles north
Of Mexico, died at the age Of A
years.
Sam Morris received a watch from
Germany which was over a hundred
years old. II was an heirloom in tn
Morris family.
Harvey Cordner's slaughter HOUSE
burned. Loss, about $500.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-07-07

Mexico Elks' baseball team defeatct
the Kirksville team, in the latter city
Wednesday, by a score OF 20 to l.
The game lasted but 8 innings and
the local Bills" played an errorless
game.
July II, the Sedalia Elk team win
probably play the local team here
and II the games pay, they may be
continued throughout the summer
Arrangements are under way to meet
The Quincy. ILL.,, Elks' team, the
strongest in that State. for the Elks'
base ball championship of the two
states.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-07-07
10, 20 and 80 Years
Ago This Week
90 YEARS AGO.

lanes w. Daniel va erecting a
twostcry brick business house on
he east side Of Jefferson street.
Mrs. PAcher had moved her resi-
denoe on Promenade street. farmer
from che street and making general
repairs.
The Misses Poague we're spenaine
tbeir vacation with Mrs. Powell, near
Duly School House. They had been
attending school at Camden fo'n''
No.
Joseph sbuli was very III Of mea-
monia.
A school election was ADVERTISED
to be held in Mexico July Is for inc
purpose q determining Whistler mt
annual tote Of taxation should be
increased 80 cents on the 500 foI
ne purpose Of building three add
donai rooms on the Mexico Pupht
School house.
Richard Graham. Of Mexico. wa
very III al Elk Lick Springs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-07-07

The Department of Agriculture at
the State University is considering
a mov 10 organize farmers in all
the counties Of the state and these
70 be the nucleus al d farmers IN.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-07-07

Max Piper and Miss Nellie johnson
were married at s O'Clock, at the
brides home. near Benton City. Rev.
G. NJ. Aker, OF Columbia, officiating
hr. Piper Is employed with The La
Crosse Lumber Co. in Mexico and
Is a most exemplary young man.
His bride is n Of the county's most
successful school teachers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Piper have rooms
with Miss Allie Ellis ON N. Jefferson
street.
The Ledger joins other friends in
extending congratulations to MIR. PI.
per and his bride.
). .. Roberts, NJ. D., District Man.
ager Of the Brotherhood of AmerL
can Yeoman, has located In this
city. The Ledger welcomes him IN
Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-07-07

Col. Ben Anderson, Of Columbia. a
candidate for the State Senate, was
In Mexico to-day en- route to Gala.
way county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-07-07

After t,dding his daughter good
bye, Thursday morning, DR.. ]. w
Reed, Of this city decided to ac
company her West and in less thar
half an hour was seated in the Nc.
Bride motor car and whlzzing oyer
the roads. Mrs. Mcbride, her hus.
band and sons are making a motor
"Trip from New York to Portland, Or.
egon, and stepped in this city sew.
erai days to visit relatives.
Dr. Reed VIII accompany the party
only as far az Butte, Mont, where
he Will remain. The trip is being
made in a handsome six-cylinder Ma
tionai car. one Of the handsomesi
ever in this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-07-07

Mrs. P. II. CANT is home from an
extended wish TO her daughter. Mrs
Percy Hord, in st. Louis. Whlle
there Mrs. Cant had a fall. which
alslocated her shoulder. but has en-.
tlrely recovered.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-07-07

The Rev. W. A. shullenberger, Of
Trenton. Mo, was called by the Chris
tian church Of this cRy Sunday, and
was accepted. He VIII move to this
city and take up his work about oc-
tober /. Mr.. Shullenberger is mar.
ried and thirty years old. That he is
one of the most promising young min
isters In the West is evidenced BY
his having doubled his congregation
at Trenton in the two year he has
been there and has the largest Sun
day School OF any church in tht
State outside Of Kansas City ant
Mexico.
His salary is to be $4,000 and th'
members of the local church beliey'
they have chosen the proper man T.
ill the pulpit which was vacated b!
such a capable divine as the Rev
W. II. White.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-07-07

George Robertson and wife. ]. r.
Johnson and wife and DR.. Harrison
are home from st. Louis where thew
visited DR.. Cave last week, and re-.
port no Improvement in the Doctors
condition.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-07-07

wcrk OF the water verks improve
mems has zdSancsd so that an Mea
q what : 90 Be accomplished may b
had b. he Observer. rAs + esPee-
Any Noticeable h The neishbohoot.
Of the ekctrk nght plant
The elevated water tank al the
eiecs~ie light plant Is almosE CON
plsod. Tbs strncture q Son Is
las feet in height; X hE = G-e>sy
q 1ea.ooa AIlcns whck IL ahou,
one Chrd q the daily eonzumatson q
water in Mexico. From the mp q
the sAIik. On a clear day, Santa r
and cher towns. some distance from
thls city can be seen
Thsus are four expert boiler max
ers q work on the tank who receive
about sA dolhars \ day. Ed cunard
and a Mr. FISHER, bOA q this city
Who are day hhorsrs. are their as
sistants.
The men canned work steanau ou
are forced 60 stop at intervals ant
cool OF. se heat being 80 excessive
on the iron structure. They all re
ceige extra pay for the risk taken h
such dangerous work.
Water win be pumped into thai
tank steadily when an the work 4
! completed and from It's elevated posi-
ton a strong pressure viii be giSei
throughout the city. Samples ar
no lcnger IN use in modern works a
the elevated tank Is cheaper an'
fully as efficient.
A purifying basin and ATS drail
are under way and win be completes
soon. Il will be several months be
fore all the work IS completed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-07-07
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
REPORT EoR lime.

ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
REPORT FOR JUNE
Value Of garments received for dis.
ubutionCa ten-cent value is placed
on each secondhand garment s9.6O
NO. ais received las
No. calls made +
No. garments received o.
No. magazines, papers, etc, re.
ceived 1oaa
No. miscellaneous articles re-
ceived g
No. garments distributed a
No. miscellaneous articles dis
trIbuted "a
Applications for work 7
Jobs secured ~
No. who desire to employ helm II
Applications for aid
No. aided /,
No. magazines. papers, etc, dis.
tributed on
Books loaned from library %
Meals served m
The following assisted with cloth.
ing literature and in various WAYS.
Mesdames Cleveland johnson. E. 4.
wilson, Chas. Heller, Doss, r. R. Ar
mold. ST. Laws, Messrs. Ed. Kunkel
and Cassfus Clay.
n
|, orpha futile received training IN
housework.
mr.. cassius Clay has donated ice
Tor the summer.
Lei us remember the sick during
The warm weather.
Unless cor tenement bouses No.
pullt a number Of families will have
20 leave Mexico. Houses with chean
rent are in unheaNhful localities uear
branches or in the negro settle.
ments. M
Slater desires an Associated Chart.
Nes and Mrs. Gains, of Slater. visit.
ed the Associated Charities for i.
formation,
MARTHA C. FROST.
SUPP.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-07-07


jefferson City, Mo-, June 80.
Governor Hadley received a letter
from F. B. Mumford. dean Of the
State Agricultural College at Colum-
bia, yesterday, in which the latter
says the Santa Fe, Wabash and FRS
co railroads have offered free schol-
arships to students in the short win
ter course in agriculture.
The roads limit their scholarships
TO one for each county through which
their lines pass. In all, s~eyenty-nine
scholarships are offered, with an ag-
gregate value of $1,000.
The Frisco scholarships viii be
awarded to the winners in a corn.
growing contest, which is being con.
Quoted by the college. Twelve hun
dred young men already are enrolled
in this contest.
Last year the Wabash awarded is
Of these scholarships and viii do the
same this year. This road and the
Santa Fe will make the awards to
those recommended by Dean Mum
ford, but Wal require that each seSoi-
arhip go TO some young man who is
a resident of the county through
which their roads pass.
The curse in agriculture referred
to will open Nov. /.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-07-07
REsnuRnEa.
LIARnITTEs.


0FAIE OF HIEsUIEI,F =
COUNTY of ArDEAfN- q" Wed J. r John.
soH, - PfesiaeHh and W. II. Coll. as Cashier
d s4ie pautf each Of Us, DO s0lemuiy swear that
IN above statement Is true 70 the best Of Ouf
knowledge and belief
j. ]. n JOHNSON. President
W II COIL, Cashier.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-07-07
LlABMlTlEs.

STATE nF MISSOURI. T. As
Noaaty u Awifalp. We, W. NJ g0rnctt
a. president. ant i. W. Roberts ~ eashler "
Haa taHkl each ct o.. DO s~olernnlF swear thni
The shove stats ni BIS true 20 the best u our
knowledge and peief,
VI. D coHNrf1. President
L W. koBERIs Cashier.
-e
Subscribed Aid sworn W before me, this bih
sAy al Juig. a. u 1915.
witness NY hand 90 ne date IaS
aforesaid.
AlSEN ssaLLdSss, j. p.
fHeAD ~ T. SMITH
GAfTnEh RKHhYs
carfeet~Altest, tHfH EBpEL il,
pireetorA
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-07-07

rhs Ledss- Is IN recelP Of a tele-
gram from c. A DaFault q the
Farbar Fouam n which be states he
b authorised TO announce the With
drawal q c. ". Tsaner as eandl-
date for colnty collector.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-04-06
was in the city ON business tour

was in the city on a business tour
Tuesday. ~, ~ ,s."
H. Sacks" and family enroute for
!, Canfield stopped over between trains
In Bismarck Tuesday. =" s& >
John .Killian OF Wilton came to
Bismarck Tuesday to get q gasoline
plough engine. He intends to
break up six hundred acres of new
land this spring..
W. P. Mccomber and wife Of VII
ton after apleasant visit with friends
here returned home Tuesday.
M. F. Mnehan of Garrison was
transacting business in Bismarck
Tuesday. ...'
H. C. Iotsgarden and wife of
Washburn was in the city Tuesday.
A. T. WEIGH and wife. were in
Bismarck Tuesday from Menoken.
Mr.. Welch says that the hens are
laying so many eggs in his district
that he had to come to Bismarck to
see what could be done to get empty
egg cases. He rod in with his auto
mobile in forty minutes.
M, E. Harlan of Rochester, N,
Y, says Rochester Is the best town
on earth except BISMARCK and that
he now has half notion to give up
travelling and settle down near here
on a FARM. ~ -
Mrs. e Thompson returned, from
a pleasant visit with Mandan friends
Tuesday. '' !.
"A. b. Anderson. who has been
confined to the hospital for some
days, left for Mandan Tuesday morn.
Ing. 4
: Mr.. George Ward and daughter
who have been visiting and shopping
In Bismarck returned to their home
In Almont today.
Mr.. John Yegen has been laid up
with "a liberated tooth. John will
have the sympathy Of the cemmun-
ity in his distress especially as this
is housekeeping time.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. p. Gibson return
ed to their home in Wash burn Tues
day after a pleasant visit with
friends here.
I'M Nalkus of Chicago travel
ling man, thinks Bismarck the COM
ing city of the state.
-Isham Hall of Dickinson was in
the city between trains on business
yesterday.
Mr.. Ollie, wife and children, were
in the city on shopping trip Tues
day. They returned home to Nc
in the afternoon.
Miss G. Donaldson % Fulda,
Mimi WAS in the citv attending to
business matters Tuesday
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-04-06
RECEIVED PENSION.

James Kenyon, who is an attend
ant In the law library at the capitol,
has just been notified that ne has
been granted a pension. Mr.. Kenyon
was first sergeant Company X, 9Th in
tantry, and was attached to the same
regiment as Michael Linehan who was
first sergeant Of Company F.. Mr..
Kenyon lost the use of one of his
wrists in the early seventies, whils
loading ammunition and supplies to
be taken to the relief of the survivors
Of the Mecca massacre in the White
River country, Colorado. Mr.. Ken
yon's pension from now on will be
$12 per month.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-04-06
BACK HOME AGAIN.

August Olston, who formerly lived
on farm near Baldwin, is in the city
on business. Several months ago he
sold his farm and removed to Clark
ston, WASH, where he purchased. q
small fruit farm. He is not very we'll
satisfied with that section of the
country and will probably move back
to thfs section of Dakota as soon as
he can make arrangements to do so.
He says that that section of the coun-
try is. over advertised and the most
of it Is all hot air. His family is still
In Charleston but he intends to bring
them back as soon as everything is
favorable.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-04-06
NEW TEACHERS.

Miss Ellen Wilson will teach in tie
Linton district, and Miss Elvira Gran
ford OF New Brittin, has just started
an eight months school in the Nor
ton school district. These are both
good teachers and give good satisfac-
ton. Superintendent Vigness stated
that there was good demand for
ter teachers possessing first class Ger
tiffcates, as the tendency in the coun-
try districts is for a higher standard
along educational lines
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-04-06
HERE ON BUSINESS.

HERE on BUSINESS.
Mr.. Adam Sailer, president OF the
Slope Mercantile Co., and by the way,
one of the busiest and up-to-date mer-
chants in the Slope country, was in
the city Tuesday transacting business
connected with the firm. Mr.. Siler
comes from Mannhaven, on the line
of the proposed new railroad extern
sion, and is thoroughly progressive.
He has great faith in that section
reaping it's share in the great busi-
ness revival, and is keeping his eye
out for some Of the good things that
the future has in store.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-04-06
IF YOU ARE GOING
away give NAMES
BE SURE AND MAKE ARRANGE
MENTs so YOUR NAME WILL
BE couNrEp. <
There 10 Only One Month Allowed for
the Enumeration - Enumerators
For Bismarck Appointed.

II you intend to be away from the
city between April Is and May 15
the time for taking the census, or II
you know of anyone who intends to
be away during the time of census
taking. report his name to the local
enumerators, so that all residents of
the city may be counted and none
overlooked.
The enumerators for the city are as
follows:
First and Second wards-Captain
H. r. Murphy.
Third and Sixth wards-Clarence
Winters.
Fourth and Fifth wards-Anton
Bier.
Special blanks have been provided
for returns from persons who are TEN.
posarily away from their homes. The
time for taking the census in the city
will be from April Is to May Is. In
cities that had 5000 population the
last federal census only fifteen days
will be allawed for taking the cen.
sus.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-04-06
BASEBALL FANS ATTENTION

A meeting of all those Interested
in baseball will be held at tie ball
park, near the creamery, Sunday next
for the purpose of seeing what can
be done towards selecting timber to
form baseball team. A petition will
be circulated asking the citizens to
give whatever they feel like to start
things booming, and it is hoped that
our citizens will respond with their
usual generosity.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-04-06
Weather Conditions.

Nearly normal weather conditions
prevail throughout the Missouri valley
and Mississippi valley. An area of
how pressure Is approaching from the
extreme northwest and will result in
generally fair weather Wednesday,
with higher temperature in the west
ern portion of the state.
ORRIS w. ROBERTS,
Official in Charge.