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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1911-05-25
y GENERAL NEWS NOTES -

freshmen will find themselves handi-
capped, next fall, when the new rules
formulated by the Board and. Superin-
tendant Hawthorne take effect.~ The
school authorities intend that frater-
mites shall not exist in the school.
Washington. D. c., May 49,
Speaker Clark returned Monday
Eight from Atlantic City. where he
went several days ago to recuperate
from a slight attack of lumbago. Mrs.
Clark did not accompany her husband
back TO Washington and will remain
at the seashore week. During his
absence, and under the supervision
Of Miss Genevieve Clark, 16-years-old
daughter of Speaker and Mrs. Clark,
the Clark household was transferred
from the Toronto, near Dupona Circle
tc No. 1909 Sixteenth street, fash
ionabIe thoroughfare of the Capitol
City. The new home has fourteen
rooms and IL better fitted for enter
taining than the smaller quarters in
the Toronto.
Jefferson City, Mo-, May 24.-Clyde
Cow, former preacher. who, prior t
January. 1909 had charge of two
churches In Lincoln County, was SEN
fenced Tuesday by the Supreme Cour
to serve four years in the peniten-
tiary for causing the death of Miss
Lizzie Gleason a~young school teach
er at Elsberry, Lincoln County, Mo.
The opinion of the court was fileS
in Division No. by Presiding JUS
tice Kennlsh and concurred in by the
other members of the court. The
case was tried in Audrain County on
change of venue.
One of the churches under charge
of Cow was located at Elsberry, and
the other is known as Smiths Chape'
mime miles from Elsberry. Cow had
known Miss Gleason for some time
prior to the latter's death and had
frequently escorted her to and from
church and been much in her com
pany.
The indictment charged him will
having caused an operation to be
performed upon Miss Gleason Febru
ary 20, 1908, from the effects o
which she died five days later.
Cow contended that public sentl
ment was so prejudiced against hin
that he could not obtain a fair tria
in Lincoln County, and on this show
ing the case was transferred to Au
drain County.
Judge Kennish says that the chare
against Cow was properly tried; tina
he had a fair trial and a review o
, the evidence leads to the conclusion
that the verdict of the jury was fui
ly warranted
| Doctor w. II. Hemphill was indict
, ed upon the same charge as the pas
tor, but has not been tried
Miss Gleason, died in February
1908. at her mothers home in Elsbel
ry
Mrs. Gleason, the girls mother
said her daughter had been i'll 70
/ several days and that she did no
) know exactly what was the matte
with her until a few hours befor
# death, when the young woman calle
( her to her bedside.
!. She said her daughter admit,
wrong doing and named Clyde Gov
She had been taken to Doctor HEM
: hill for treatment, she said. and 8
t a result of an operation she did NJ
y expect to live.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1911-05-25
STOMACH AGONY
Take Mona and Quickly Get RID
of Indigestion.

OF lnul9eSpons
Go to otis Purdy to-day and get a
fifty cent box of MONA stomach
tablets.
Take them as directed and notice
how quickly distress, gas and heayt-
ness will disappear.
MONA stomach tablets not only
give instant relief, but taken for
few days drive away dizziness, head
ache, nervousness and biliousnnes.s
Bad dreams and tossing about IN
bed are caused by out of order stom'
ache, and MONA will remove the
cause and put your stomach in splen'
did condition in a few days.
Give MIONA a trial at a risk, OTIS
Purdy guarantees 1t to cure any ston
ach trouble or money back. MONA
Is a fine tonic, it builds up run
down people in hort time.
Otis Purdy and other druggists ev-
everywhere sell MONA at so cents
large box. Write for free trial sam
pie, Booths Mona, Buffalo, N. Y.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1911-05-25
FOR EXCHANGE.

16o acres fine land, improved, in
Colorado, 100000, free and clear
wants to exchange for Missouri farm.
Fine Mexico residence property Tor
100 or 200 acre farm.
$10,QOO.00 stock general merchap
disc for farm.
$25, 100000 stock hardware for good
farm.
so acre farm, live stock and farm
implements for Mexico property.
Three pieces residence property n
Indiana for farm.
A big bargain in a good piece OF
Mexico property, for cash. or easy
terms. North Missouri Trust Co
dit. Wit.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1911-05-25

THE ladies a tl'e Benton City
rneshyseil6n church vii give an ice
cream md slrawberfy social satur-
day evenIre May n This win be a
delightful eilslr and a number of au-
tomobIIe baf,iea from mis- city will
likely makc she trim
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1911-05-25
VERHOFF WRITES
THE EDITOR LEDGER

Ed Verhoff. who was formerly op
orator for the Wabash at this point,
now in the employment of the Postal
department at Stuttgart. Ark. writes
the Editor OF the Ledger a most in
teresting letter. As follows:
Stuttgart, Ark. May 6. 1911.
Mr.. r. N. white,
Mexico, Mo.
Dear Mr.. white:-
Upon leaving Mexico l promised 10
write you a letter, giving you brief
outline Of Stuttgart ard surrounnin
ing country, which may be Of interest
TO you and the many readers Of the
Ledger, providing you consider this
letter interesting enough 10 publish.
! receive your paper every week
and am always glad to get It, and
assure you it Is read with much in
terest by me, and deem your newsy
paper worthy and interesting enough
TO be in every mans home, especially
ly those who live in Mexico, and in
the many homes of those surround
ing Mexico.
Now then to give you a brief out
Line of Stuttgart and its many advan
tages to make It fine city in the
ensuing years. predict that the
growth OF this town. in the next
few years will be wonderful, and the
ground upon which l base my opinion
is this. In the first place she has
prospects OF becoming the railroad
center Of one of the best countries i'm
Arkansas, having now two main lin
es and building three branch roads,
and l understand the Cotton Belt is
contemplating to make Stuttgart the
division point instead of Pine Bluffs,
which of course will make Stuttgart
the home of all the railroad EN-
ployees, thereby increasing the popu
lation wonderfully.
Stuttgart also has numerous other
industries which all help to make a
good city.
Stuttgart is beautiful little city
with population Of about 5000, with
Is good grocery stores, banks,
three lumber yards, seven clothing
and mercantile stores, two large rice
mills turning out 1400 barrels of rice
each day, a $4,000 depot and numer
Gus other business concerns, which
all tend to make a good and prosper
GUS city.
One particular advantage for this
city, Is that everybody works, and
one does not see young men hang
ing around on the corners, spending
their time in idleness, as one sees
in other cities OF similar size, and OF
course which you and every good
thinking Citizen fully realize is detri
mental to any town.
The people here are all nice and
sociable, and make stranger feel
ait home.
There are good many Missourians
here, and l have had the pleasure of
meeting a number of your old
friends The Williams Bros, Edi
tors of one of the leading papers,
Mr.. A. A. smartwood, G. w. Fagan,
pres. of the German American Bank
and several others who all ask about
you, and the old business men of
Mexicol
Now few words in regard to my
position with the Government will
say thatt UncFe Sam Is a mighty goo
fellow to work for, and it is my
chief aim 20 make good in the ser
vice.
l will bring this letter to a close,
as it may grow monotonousvto you,
but If this letter proves interesting
for you, shall endeavor to give you
brief outline of the country sur
rounding Stuttgart in another letter.
hoping this will prove interesting to
you, l am
Yours Respty,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1911-05-25
Chunks dDfiftWOOd
We Have with Us This Evening

w AAo'S WIN Oo hto H'Shtht
Bill Ragsdale was up town Tuesday
shaking hands with friends. Billie's
health Is just only tolerably good.
Jess Bratton IN now prepared to CLIP
the hair oil your dogs-for the cash.
Jess uses a awn.mower oh, YOU Jess.
Joseph Warnicutt, OF Little Rock,
Ark. attended the funeral and burial
Of his daughter, Mrs. Leander Bybee,
In this city. Wednesday.
n.v,a c,,l,von mot Moxico,s nave,
,orroar,v :, ,h,s corn,, IL now con.
neeted with the police department. at
Denver, Colo, and is making good.
Dave and Dan Sullivan have been In
the West several years and both have
splendid positions.
A man In Mexico named HeIn-e
For SQUARE meal once did pine,
he ate ealion OF cfeam'
"nen asked now ~ ulo seem
SAID sure III Ieeilhg Jusc me-
by Oapt' roOter.
Col. Sannebeck, president of the
Mexico Bill Dipper Club, has had his
moustachc shaved of, and otherwise
has been spruced up preparatory to
soon meet members OF the Club, face
to-iace' " you franz htiee' nilo'
Eugene Tomlinson, OF this city, Is
In the hospital at Fulton for treat
ment. Gene has been In poor health
for some time. His many friends here
hope he VIII soon be much improved
and gain his former good health.
nrn the good old summer time
In the good old swimmer time.
yon hold her hands ane, she holds vours
Ana that's very good sign
That she's YOUR tootsy- wootsy
In the good old summer time"
Selected by Dave S
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a Dig punch oi the Leogef owls
lrlenuS are urging Us 10 uonate uate
at tne springs anu iiase Oafry Na1ion
anu HAIRY Iufner crate at tnis pop
uiar neaith resort, No"' we woulun
minu having marry Iaik 70 tne ooys
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wy S1'
heIocious raes are playing sau haVec
VIII young cnickenS ia que wese enu'
nohuef nish@ au oiu .ouen.' aoone
Vne siAe =, pooau sisis''u Vno peus
Ss Vne oouVou"oou opiinss iouisiS
M @uu Ahiou = youns oui0AenS'
.eeuay, 'ua. oiu A@e anu ,., lnans ou.eh
sh.1'y oiu iouen's ihso noiiio,s oeavuS
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onS .suoo Di' ne A1i.us "so iass
Anu lui,Uu0' rD oniS on laaue n'S so'-
, aw"y ln' iaUs nusv n.Ae =, i'oyel
wiz wiz oiusn ouV Sueii nseo 0S way
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1911-05-25
OUTING FoR suNREAMs
Yours Respty,
Ed. verhoff.

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
The "Sunbeams" of the Baptist
church will spend Wednesday after
noon in the woods on the farm Of +.
H. Harris, north Of this city. The
youngsters will make the trip on the
electric line, starting at one o'clock
p. m, and will be chaperoned by the
following ladies; Mesdames ]. 7. Ma
son, J. II. Lane and J. T. Fields. A
good time is anticipated.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1911-05-25
NORTH CLAPK AVE. Paw
ING PROPOSITION DE-
FEATED BY REM0NSTRANCE

At the regular meeting Of the city
Council, Monday evening. the commit,
tee appointed to examine the protest
against the paving of North Clark av-
enue, through its chairman. Leo Han
ley. reported the proposition was de-
feated. The number OF signers
against the paving and the majority
of front footage were decidedly
against the Improvement.
John Abbay, member of
the Mexico School Board. appeared
before the council in regard to the
matter providing sewer for the
South Side school. The proposition
was heard and the Mayor appointed
the councilmen OF the third ward and
the City Engineer to look into the
proposed improvement.
DR.. Clarence Rothwell of the com
mittee appointed to investigate the
feasibility of closing the alley be-
tween Promenade and jackson streets
recommended that the property own
ers of that district petition the coun-
~ y O'V'0 'a'N "'' : ' ~
it closed, and recommended that no
further action be taken at this time.
1t seems that 1t has becomeA prac-
'iee OF na'ners Vi 'iasn " uullp "
certain amount Oh II on Nor'h WASH
inseoh S'ieses III 'ne iesi Vi '" -
Nuhs properly ". iayior oi lne
commlt'ee appointeu 70 inNes'iea.e
tne alleseu nuissahce reporVeu .ii"' 'i
eonnll'tee hau no'iiieu 'ns '''iu p"i :
les 10 uiscoii.lhue ene pt''''ioe
1ohn baiiew OIL 'iie 'oiiiini.'ee On
inc eeieploie ii''lionise aase" A'i -
or time wnlen was sraneea'
mayor Wlllard rot's suoliie'eu MS
report on the jumping erounu piop
sltion. Mayor Potts sald Johh Mar
TIN OF the Y. q A. hau Foluheeereu "
furnish the timpers ior 'ne priues
which VIII nave 70 pe ooiiS'ru''eu -
order TO make the place aoceSSaoie'
Ihe place IS east ol 'o"n anu ''0i 700
she creek.
me walks along the lor'h siue VI
the Mcmillan High SCHOOL tne pro-
perty OF J. u. Botklh ana o'ners
were ordered placed Oh the es'ap-
lshed building hhe py fhe couicil
MONDAY evening
Resolutions 70 Dulid "alhs aions
the property OF the toliowihg OWNERS
were passeu' mis' ,4Niii"nu" i'
MRS. Laura brahdehpurs' jacob A'cii-
ison; A, l.. farnel1' bothlh q l'op-
erts; W. M Whlte; H. " " iuoNei'
The ordinance TO pave aliey III
Block 10 was passed. Inc oroinance
permitting the construction OIL uiD-
trict sewer on North #aae was ~
so passed. aiio'hor o''ihaiice psl -,
tihg district sewer Oh iNoi'n is.i :
.
anee autnorlzing .tne yaea'ion " :
strip OF GROUND alons "e'' N1 "
stree'' too' was pe9'0u
On Motion OF the counoi,ii''" M
street Improvement, JOSEPH aaa
Dr. heiiy brass, WIN roiaw'hi '
others were oruereu no''iio ~
move suiii''ei' n'iiDsi =
out OF their respectiVe siaSs pio'' y
comply with tne Guy y uir''e .,.
ooiililelee appoin'eu " ooD
the eiec'ric ra''ro'u pSop'' wa
en- more tlme. !,
A motioh piaeeu peiore lne oe-'
70 ho'ily tile n''AH' ? 49, a ,,,sa,stir,,o ~
the practice OF alioWlhs tle ui''n'' ~ . 2.
OF water from inc pi'n. ~ - :,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1911-05-25
LINDSEY TO ASCEND
AGAIN NEXT SATUAI

w. P. Lindsey who attempted an
ascension in his balloon Saturday af-
ternoon, says the reason he did not
finish his intended performance was
on account of the damp condition of
the air. This made the atmosphere
very heavy and he could not make
the exhibition so successfully.
He will, however make another at
tempt next Saturday afternoon. Last
Saturday, Mr.. Lindsey got up some
little distance, but Immediately re-
turned to terra firma.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1911-05-25
SOUTHERN HOTEL OF

ST. LOUIS WN Z N@VSI
Owing to certain friciiol t.incns th
heirs of the Southern Hotel property
in st. Louis, that hostelry, with its
historic memories, may be closed As
the result of recent suit a partition
sale Of the property is probable
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1911-05-25
r, M, WHITE STATE DELEGATE
TO CHARITIES CONFERENCE

Governor Herbert S. Hadley has ap
pointed r. NJ. White. president OF the
Board of Manager of State Hospital
No. /, Fulton, as a delegate to The
Thirty-Eight National Conference oil
Charities and Corrections, to be held
in Boston from the I to the IA OF
June.
Mrs. Sutton, formerly Miss Levinia
Ware, of Jefferson City, has returned
home after attending the Beal-Buck
ner wedding.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1911-05-25
MISS ELLIS IN.

JuRED WHILE DRIVING
Miss Glenn Ellis, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. D. Ellis, of Muskogee'
Okla, formerly of Audrain county,
had the bones in her foot broken
about a week ago. Miss Ellis with
several other young people were driv-
ing and the horses became unmanage
able, throwing Miss Ellis in such a
manner as to break her foot. She is
getting along nicely but her foot Is
still in a plaster of Paris cast.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1911-05-25
AUCTION OF
HOUSEHOLD PROPERTY

HOUSEHOLD PROPERTY.
Beginning at 1880 p. m, Saturday
May 27, 1 will sell at auction on the
s. e. corner of square in Mexico, Mo
nv household furniture. buggies. tool
etc. Private sale at house in West
Mexico any hour on Friday.
dttw1t. J. N. Baskett'
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1911-05-25

Mrs Robert McDopuough is in Mob
rly at the bedside Of her daughter
tlaw. Mrs. Estsll McDonnough, who
critically IN
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1911-05-25
WE wlLL BE HAPPY

to show you our line of new style
Buggies- and Surveys. Ferris & eau
thorn. Wit.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1911-05-25
v,cToR WAYNE REPRE-

SEN ltN1 mNi Sn ST'' =
Victor Wayne is agent for the oV-
erland Motor Car Company, of Tole-
do, Ohio. This is flrst-class car
and Mr.. Wayne will be glad to quote
Won close prices.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1911-05-25

z W. Harding is here from Colum-
is. Indiana. His many friends are
Lad ID see him ana would like TO
i've him again make Mexico his
lme
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1911-05-25
NO TROUBLE

to show you our large and complete
line of Velie & Blees pleasure vehicle
Wit. Ferris & Cauthorn
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1911-05-25

Mark Erskine, formerly well
known bicycle rider and well known
here. was in this city the guest OF
relatives this week.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1911-05-25

Miss Myrtle Crews Of Illinois,
u spend The simmer with her cous-
Minna Ecton, Of This city.
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D. C. Owen, $69.75.
Bert Wells, pluming, $l2.15.
Chas. Bowles, repairing $500.
Street work, $14O.57.
Cemetery work, $45.5O.
T. L. Hill, weighing rock 9Oc.
Charity, 95c.
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-19

THE OCCASION WILL RE-
VEAL TO INTERESTED WO-
MEN THE SASON'S MOST
REFINED M [ l. l. / n E r Y
AMERICAN CONCEPTIONS
AND PARTISAN DREAMS.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-19

OUR EXQUISITE APPAREL
GIVES A MOST CONVINC-
ING IMPRESSION OF NEW
NESS OF STYLES, COM
BINED WITH DISTINCTIVE
REFINEMENT.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-10

1t Is nothing unusual for a man to have
himself lowered over precipice OF vast
depth, 80 that he may secure a butterfly feed,
ing ON the blossoms a hundred feet below.
Butterhles, too, must be sought by night as
well as by day. The elements must be braved
mountains have to be climbed, rivers forded
and heat and cold endured. In fact, an en-.
thuslastlc entomologist would brave as much
70 possess rare type Of butterfly as Columr
ous did to tlnd a new continent.
And yet the occupation OF collector must
have its delights and its pleasures There is
constantly something to please the senses and
to appeal to the love OF color and of beauty
The American continent is unusually rich
in varieties OF butterflies, as also in numbers
There are places in South America where
eighty different species have been found fly
ing about in enormous numbers.
Darwin describes a butterfly shower which
he observed ten miles off the American coast,
extending as far as the eye could reach Even
by the aid OF telescope" he adds, 1T was
not possible to see space free from but
terflies"
Emerson Tennett, a noted naturalist, tells
also how at Ceylon he witnessed a great host
of butterflies OF a white or pale yellow hue,
apparently miles in breadth, and of such pro.
dgious extension as to occupy days uninter,
rugtedly in their passage.
The English government has been engaged
in the work Of butterfly collecting for one
hundred and thirty years. 1t sends out col
lectors with all Of its great military excur-
sions, and missionaries are also commissioned
to collect insects. They train the native OF
The Washington herald., 1911-09-10

the countries in which they may be to the
work, and thus insects are secured from
places which would be impenetrable to any
but native hunters.
The Neumoegen collection in New York
contains three thousand types or specimens
which are new to science. One of the gems
of the collection is butterfly, the only one
OF it's kind ever captured, which was taken
on the island Of Sumbawa, southeast of Java.
When Mr.. Neumoegen received it, he came
to the conclusion that it was new to science,
and sent it to Europe to be examined. Cnto-
mologlsts decided that he was right. Special
expeditions have been sent to the locality
where it was caught in the hope of finding
another but this one still remains unique.
1t is Of a wonderful metallic green, and it is
said that If it were to be sold at auction in
London it would bring thousand dollars at
least
Among Mr.. Ncumoegen's treasures there
are many rarities and priceless things from
the Solomon Islands, the upper Congo, ia
maiCa, the Philippines. the Cameroons, Bor-
neo, Tartary, Chile, Mexico Australia, India
and Zanzibar.
There are snow butterflies insects that in
habit only snow-coveTed countries some the
sides of which resemble the face of an owl;
butterflies which are a mixture of rose color
with silver dots, and others which show gold,
green, red and black.
Some OF the Asiatic specimens seem to be
arrayed in velvets of the most brilliant blue
green, black, crimson and orange, and the col
lection may be said to be unique and unap-
proaChable
The Washington herald., 1911-09-10

hands, so as to be visible beyond that dread.
ful post, | shouted Look OUT Oh, look out!'
.hd That cry saved us. The bearded faces Of
post, and held it for a moment. The train
slid on, and the great thing was dropped clear
OF me at least.
Where was Ronald? My shout and the
start had made him lose his balance, and he
had rolled down the sloping wall. and now lay
in the angle it formed with the perpendicular
one, white as sheet. expecting the post to
roll after and crush him.
1t did not. however. Happily it missed him
too, but by very short miss indeed. The
train slid on, Ronald crawled up the steep
slope; and then we saw how it had all hap
pened New telegraph posts were being put
along the line, and this train was creeping
slowly along, dropping them at proper inter,
walls, and for the rest of the halfmile that Law
between us and the boat we saw where they
had been thrown down, together with the
smaller posts for propping the big ones up,
and canvas bags, containing the cross pieces
The Washington herald., 1911-09-10

and insulators which were to be affixed. As
no one had any right to be walking on the
line there was danger in doing so.
One of the men told me afterwards that
they had the greatest difficulty in restraining
the fall OF the post when they heard my
warning shout.
In due time Ronald and l reached our
beat and happily when we got home, we
found that the shooting peorle were even later
than we were, so all was well that ended
ment Ronald and had quite expected that
we must be crushed by that telegraph post:
why did not the engne-driver see us, and
warn the men?" you ask. Well, the engine
driver had looked along that straight bit Just
before we emerged upon it, and seeing the
line clear. and only having to slip along at
that very slow pace, he was lighting his pipe
il NAV be said, too, that as we had no right
on the line it was our business to look out
for danger.