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Graham guardian., 1911-01-20

shall not be created by special la ws,
but the Legislature, by general la WIS,
shall provide for the incorpora tion
and organization of cities and to WINS
and for the classification Of such
cities and towns in proportion to
to population. subject to the pro-
visions of this Article.
Sec. 2. Any city containing. now
or hereafter, a population of more
than three thousand five hundred
may frame charter for its own
government consistent with, and
subject to, the Constitution and the
laws of the State, in the following
manner: A board of freeholders
composed of fourteen qualified cleo
tors of said city may be elected
at large by the qualified electors
thereof, at a general on special
election, whose duty it shall be,
within ninety days after such elec-
ton, to prepare and propose char
ter for such city. Such proposed
charter shall be signed in duplicate
by the members of such board, or a
majority of them, and filed, one
copy OF said proposed charter with
the chief executive officer of such
city and the other with the county
recorder of the county in which said
city shall be situated. Such pro-
posed charter shall then be pub
lished in one or more newspapers
published, and of general circula-
tion, within said city for at least
twenty-one days if in a daily paper,
or in three consecutive issues if in a
weekly paper, and the first publica-
tion shall be made within twenty
days after the completion of the
proposed charter. Within thirty
days, and not earlier than twenty
days. after such publication, said
proposed charter shall be submitted
to the vote of the qualified electors
of said city at a general or special
election. Ii a majority of such
qualified electors voting thereon
shall ratify such proposed charter.
it shall thereupon be submitted to
the governor for his approval, and
the governor shall approve it if it
shall not be in conflict with this Con-
stitution or with the laws of the
State. Upon such approval said
charter shall become the organic
law of such city and supersede any
charter then existing (and all amend )
ments thereto), and all ordinances
inconsistent with said new charter.
A copy of such charter, certified by
the chief executive officer, and au-
thenticated by the seal of such city,
together with statement similarly
certified and authenticated setting
forth the submission of such char
ter to the electors and its ratifica-
tion by them, shall, after the ap-
proval of such charter by the gov
ernor, be made in duplicate and
filed, one copy in the office of the
Secretary of State and the other in
the archives of the city after being
recorded in the office of said county
recorder. Thereafter all courts
shall take judicial notice Of said
charter.
! The charter so ratified may be
amended by amendments proposed
and submitted by the legislative
authority of the city to the qualified
(Continhed on Page Four.)
Graham guardian., 1911-01-20
Be booster and shout for
Stafford.

The busiest and mightiest little
thing that was ever made is Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
They do the work whenever you re-
quire their aid. These tablets
change weakness into strength,
into energy, gloominess
into joyousness. Their action is so
gentle one don't realize they have
taken a purgative. Sold by Stafford
Drug Co. 46-4t
Graham guardian., 1911-01-20
ARIZONA
Written for THE GUARDIAN. by Master Clarence
Il. Lynch, ton years Of age.l

u
it would take more thar mortal
eyes,
TO see the beauty Of thy skies;
The stars shine in the silent night,
Both clear and beautiful and
bright.
Stafford, a town of farming old,
And Tucson, with its wealth Of gold,
Are towns with difference in their
size.
Safford's most pleasant to the eye.
Oh! come and see the canyon
grand,
Up in the north of this great land.
And come to Stafford in the south,
And then you will never 20 away,
Come to Stafford and you will stay.
Graham guardian., 1911-01-20

pOrLlOnmenL snail become q part Oh
the county school fund, and the
Legislature shall enact such laws as
will provide for increasing the
county fund sufficiently to maintain
all the public schools of the county
for the minimum term Of six months
in every school year. The laws Of
the State shall enable cities and
towns to maintain free high schools.
industrial schools and commercial
schools. M
Sec. 10. The revenue for the
maintenance Of the respective State
educational institutions shall be de-
rived from the investment Of the
proceeds of the sale. and from the
rental of such lands as have been
set aside by the Enabling Act ap-
proved June 20, 1910, or other legis-
lative enactment of the United
States, for the use and benefit of
the respective State educational in
stitutions. In addition to such in
come the Legislature shall make
such appropriations, to be met by
taxation. as shall insure the proper
maintenance of all State educational
institutions, and shall make such
special appropriations as shall pro-
vide for their development and inn
provement.
ARTICLE XII,
COUNTIES.
Sec. /. Each county Of the State,
now or hereafter organized, shall be
a body polite and corporate.
Sec. 2, The several counties of
the Territory Of Arizona as fixed by
statute at the time of the adoption
Of this Constitution are hereby de-
clared to be the counties of the
State until changed by law.
Sec. 3. Subject to change by
law, there are hereby created in and
for each organized county of the
State the following officers who shall
be elected by the qualified electors
thereof: Sheriff. recorder, treas
urer, school superintendent, county
attorney, assessor. county superin-
tendent Of roads and surveyor, each
of whom shall be elected for term
of two years, except that such Of
ficers elected at the first election for
State and county officers shall,serve
until the first Monday in January.
1913; and three supervisors, whose
term Of Office Shall be provided by
law. except that at the first election
for county officers the candidate for
supervisor receiving the, highest
number of votes shall hold office
until the first Monday In January.
1915, and the two candidates for
supervisor, respectively. receiving
the next highest number of votes
shall hold office until the first Mon
day in January, 1918.
Sec. 4. The duties, powers and
qualifications Of such officers shall
be as prescribed by law. The board
of supervisors of each county is
hereby empowered to fix salaries
for all county and precinct. officers
within such county for whom no
compensation is provided by law,
and the salaries so fixed shall ne
main in full force and effect until
changed by general law.
ARTICLE XIII.
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS.
Sec. l. Municipal corporations
Graham guardian., 1911-01-20

They are now beginning to carry
freight in flying mschines. Silk to
the value of $1,000 was recently
carried from Dayton to, Columbus,
o., at the rate Of one mile per min
ute.
Graham guardian., 1911-01-20
THE FIRST AND LAST
CONSTITUTIONS 4

e.
In the forenoon of the 2lst OF
December, 1920, in the cabin OF the
Mayflower, at anchor in the Bay OF
Plymouth, Massachusetts,. the fol-
lowing Constitution was adopted by
the Pilgrim Fathers.
In the name Of God. amen: We,
whose names are underwritten, the
loyal subjects of our dread Sovereign
Lord, King James, by the grace OF
God, of Great Britain. France and
Ireland, King Defender Of the
Faith, etc. having undertaken for
the glory of God and the advance
n,cnt Of the Christian faith. and
honor of our King and country, a
VOYAGE to plant the first colony in
the heatherp parts Of Virginia, do
by these presents solemnly and
mutually. in the presence OF God
and of one another, covenant and
combine ourselves together in a.
civil body polite, for our better
ordering and preservation, and fur
therance of the ends aforesaid, and
by virtue hereof to enact, constitute
and frame such just and equal laws,
ordinances, acts, constitutions and
offices, from time to time, as shall
be thought most meet and conven-
lent for the general good of the col
ony; unto which we promise all due
submission and obedience Ill.,
Modern Eloquence," 1915.
This venerable document is the
Oldest constitution in the United
States, and, asit shows, was adopted
at first hand by the electors them
selves, not by delegates. Governor
Yeardly mad convened House of
Burgesses in Virginia the preceding
July, and the London Company sent
then, a constitution in 1921, but all
these emanated from the King and
the proprietors in England, the Pll-
grim's Act emanated purely from
the people. ga
1t will be noticed that these great
pioneers framed their constitution
and declared, as of unquestionable
right, that they would from time to
time frame just and equal laws for
the general good of the colony.
They did not say that these things
are right, just and necessary, still,
if the central government should
object they would forego them all
and have such freedom as the ex-
ecutive and the upper house might
allow, as a few are saying here to-
day. This clear and firm assertion
Of indispensable rights was but sonne-
what amplifed in the Declaration of
Independence. The authors of this
instrument and their descendants
steadily insisted on these Jrights,
never receding or fiinching hairs
breadth until they had won and
established, independence for all the
Colonies.
'g Since the adopting of that consti-
tuition on board the Mayfower,
nearly three centuries have come
and gone. Mo doubt manyof tie
children's children, in this teeth
generation, of those worthy founc-
ers Of the Republic are now in Ari-
zona, and about TO adopt or reject
the last American constitution. Our
constitution contains few things
that the experience of those many
years has proved to be meet and
convenient for the general good"
What shall the verdict be- No
one who has lived here a few years
o. n. D.. N 81 a. i
can doubt that the voters will sui
ficientIy assert their rights on Feb
ruary 9th. The vast majority have
already decided this question, in the !
.ceeaoa Of delegates. and did so
6 ,er nearing every reason, opinion
....,. ,l.,at that has since been adj J
Graham guardian., 1911-01-20
RATES or LEuAL ADVERTISING
JANUARY 20, 1911.

Be a booster and shout for
Stafford.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-07-27


q WANT to say on behalf OF the
City Council" writes Mayor Potts
to the Ledger that before granting
permission for the Parker Carnival
Company 20 use the streets here, we
were assured by a representative Of
the shows that the attractions %
be brought here would be moral In
every respect. l advised the repre-
sentative OF the shows unless they
are clean, they viii not be permitted
to show. We we're asked by the 10
cal aerie OF Eagles, a benevolent Or
der, that does a great deal OF Chart
able work in this city. to allow the
carnival company the use of the
streets. The proceeds derived by
the Eagles will so to their charity
fund. II was expressly understood b.
the representative of the shows that
the streets were not to be blockaded.
Lemonade stands and booths, giving
a ragged appearance to the streets
are not to be allowed. Eighty-fiye Of
the merchants and business men
around the Square signed the petition
to allow the use of the streets"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-07-27
WIFE LEFT IN NAKED HOUSE;
HUSBAND MOVES FURNITURE

Mason Creasey moved the house
hold goods in the house occupied by
his wife, on E. jackson street re
Gently and will sell the goods July %
so 1t is reported. Mrs. Creasey's at
torneys state this action ON the part
of the husband was the result Of a
writ Of execution served upon Crea-
sey because, they allege, he was in
arrears in paying his alimony.
At the divorce trial in Bowling
Green, Mrs. Creasey was granted a
decree and the court allowed her
$500 ahmony. The case was APP
pealed and while 1t is pending, the
court granted Mrs. Creasey $40 a
month temporary afimony.
Recently, the sheriff and his dep
uties with an order from Mr.. Crea-
sey and a list Of the articles to be
moved went to the house on East
Jackson street and started to move.
Mrs. creasey was getting breakfast,
and regardless OF this and the fact
that the cook stove was hot, Mr..
creasey had 1t, with the other
things, taken out.
Mrs. Creasey was given a miscel-
~laneous housekeeping article show
er at her home on E. Jackson street.
Friday evening. July /. by the
members Of the Lady Maccabee
Lodge, of which order Mrs. Creasey
is a member, Several friends out
side of the Lodge also participated
in the affair.
The occasion was a most pleasant
one and Mrs. Creasey was highly de-
lighted to know that so many of her
friends remembered her so Gkindly.
Just before the dparture OF the self
invited guests lunch was served,
which was also a part provided by
the guests. Such demonstrations of
thoughtfulness always bring joy and
good feeling towards friends and &C
u~uaintances.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-07-27
OLD
EST CITIZEN DEAD
when that town was started sue.
Cumbs to complication Of dis.
eases. f.,

Pitt Cole, of Auxvasse, died a
his home Sunday morning at {
O'Clock. The deceased had beer
complaining for quite a while, buI
was confined to his bed only a
week. Complication of diseases i.
given as the cause of his death.
The deceased was the father Of
Bernard Cole. the furniture dealer
of that place, and is said to be the
Oldest citizen of that town, numbered
ia point of years of having resided
there.
He went TO Auxvasse when that
place was beginning to bud and was
the last surviving member of her
pioneer citizens.
The funeral was Monday morning
at 10 O'Clock and the remains were
inferred in Old Prairie church grave.
yard. west Of Auxvasse.
Besides a wife, the deceased is sur
vlved by two boys and three girls.
The Ledger extends sympathy to
the hereaved ones.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-07-27
LEDGER
WRITES CLARK is
FOR PRES.
SAYS CROPS ARE IN BAD CON-
oiTIoN OVER COUNTRY AND
PoTATEs WILL SOON BE
SERVED AS A DESERT WITH
SUGAR AND CREAM
Thinks Mexico has too much politics
and agrees with the Rev. A. A.
Wallace that misdlreeted energy
would do good elsewhere.

Southampton, Long Island, N. Y.
July &c, lslL
find that the. dry weather We
have had IN the West extends large
ly through the East The cats. hay
and potato crops have all been in
jEred; sorn seems to be pretty good
east Of Missouri Potatoes are going
to De very high and may be used for
dessert. sliced and seved with sug,
ar and cieam.
We think 81 warm sometimes in
Missouri. nut for a good, hot Turk
ish hath you want TO try Washington
City on u sultry day. | was not
there long, and was not surprised
that members of Congress are anx.
'ous TO get away, The Democrats III
der the leadership of our Speaker
Champ Clark are working good all
along the line and victory for the
party seems to be in the air. The
Republicans seem to think the Dem
ocrats are going to elect the next
President ana they don't seem to
care much but will likely wake up
when the time comes. Speaker
Clark Is q great favorite for Presi-
dent among congressman and other
officials in Washington. Clark is
making a fine Speaker and is grow
ing in strength throughout the
country.
Rryan's attempt to eliminate Har-
mon in the opinion of many will have
the opposite effect. We want to
elect Our ticket after it is made
and must not do too much "eliminat-
ing" or getting revenge" or the
nomination will be an empty honor.
Missouri has a fine chance for the
nomination and election If We show
any good sense. On the other hand,
we can lose this great honor and the
State can stay Republican without
much trouble. What's the use fight
ing among ourselves when right ON
the field of battle in front of the
enemy.
We notice that DR.. A. A. Wallace
writes from New York that we have
too much politics in Mexico" That
is correct. If we would put as
much time on highway matters as
we co on politics We would have the
best roads in the State running into
Mexico. After the politicians get
through, the people will be heard
from, as usual, and all will be we'll.
In the meantime, we should get busy
and have the aorossState high
way. That and the electric railroad
sholid prove of great benefit to Mex
leo and Audrain county. We can't
grow unless we nov forward. In
order to move forward we must have
good roads.
ID Ar uvIIfTE
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-07-27
MISS LNEZ COIL
RI THURSDAY
The announcement of her wedding
comes as quite a surprise to her
many Mexico aequalntanees =
Sister Of Or. p. E. Coll.

Miss Inca Coil Of Perry. Mo, 9
! sister OF Or, Paul Coil of this city.
stole a march on her many acQuaint
ances last Thursday. when she wa,
married toAyiaiam Van Matre Of
Bowling Green The wedding tool
place at the home of the brides
Iaother at Perry, and the ceremony
was performed by the Rev. James
Col, brother of the bride.
The bride Is well known in this
city where she has visited on nun.
erous occasions. She Is a young la
dy of culture and Is possessed Of
those attributes that make a lovely
woman.
The groom is agent for the Stand
ard OIL Company at Bowling Green,
and is a gentleman Of excellent hab-
its.
The Ledger joins a large circle OF
friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. Van Matre
in wishing them a long and happy
married life.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-07-27
r NJ. WHITE.
alN A BAD MAY.n
Navy a Mexico Reader will feel
grateful for this information.

Navy a Mexico Reader will fee
grateful for this information.
When your back gives out;
Becomes lame, weak or aching;
When urinary troubles set in,
Your kidneys are lin a bad way"
Doan's Kidney Pills will cure you.
Here is local evidence : prove 1t
John S. Wilson. W. Whitley street
Mexico, Mo-. says: Il know tina
Hoan's Kinney Pills are a valuable
remedy as | have used them with tn
best of results. My back panied M
day and night and sometimes
could hardly arise from a chair. l
| turned suddenly or stopped, sharI
twinges seized me, causing intens'
suffering. At last / procured Doan'i
Kidney Pills at the Buckner Drus
Co. and it did not take them long t
rid me Of the trouble"
On November IL, 1908, Mr.. Wilson
confirmed the above statement which
was given in 1906, and added: &c
can still recommend as a most effec
tive remedy in cases of kidney com
plant. The benefit / received two
years ago convinced me that Doan'i
Kidney Pills live up to the claim:
made for them"
For sale by all dealers. Price 81
cents. Foster Milburn., Co, New
York, sole agents for the United stat
es.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-07-27

Mrs. Eugenia Knoebel, wife of Fred
Knoebel residing on Anderson street
died suddenly Wednesday evening
at Z O'Clock. Mrs. Knoebel had been
subject to heart disease for several
years and 1t was this that caused
her sudden demise. The funeral was
from the home Friday morning at
10 O'Clock and the remains were
inferred in Elmwood cemetery.
The deceased was IS years old.
She was born in st. Clair county,
October 81. 1854. Her maiden name
was Miss Eugenia ochs and on oc-
tober 10, 1873, she was married TO
Fred Knoebel, In 1882, she with her
husband came TO Audrain county and
settled on a farm east Of this city.
In 1901, they came to Mexico to re-
side.
Besides her husband the deceased
Is survived by the following children.
Mrs. Annie Anderson, Galloway coun-
ty; Misses Louise, Ida, Amelia, Eu-
genia and Title Knoebel; and Henry
and Walter, all Of this city.
Mrs. Knoebel ate a hearty supper
Wednesday evening and Just before
she died she remarked to the fam
lily that she never felt quite SO well.
The Ledger Joins other friends in
extending sincere sympathy to the
bereaved family.
DR.. A A. Wallace, of the Presby-
terrain Church. will conduct the fun.
eral.
The pail bearers are: Mitchell
White, Paul st. vrain, Jas. Bratton.
Cortez Edmonston, Joe Norman and
TomsReily.
C. p. McCarty, formerly of this
county, died in Amarillo, Texas, this
week after an attack of a~poplexy.
He was born in Audrain county in
the year 1886. At the age Of 16 he
enlisted in the Confederate army in
one of Stonewall Jackson's regt
raents. He was in many of the most
severe engagements and was dis
charged at Lynchburg, Va, April a.
1866.
A few months later he returned
to Missouri and built and operated a
mill at Santa Fe. Later he farmed
near Monroe City, then moved TO
town and was for a time president
Of the Farmers and Merchants Bank.
For several years he a connected
with the Monroe City flour mill and
served one term as mayor of this
city. The burial was at Amarillo.
Mrs. Barbara Jameson, aged 81
years, died at her home near Fulton,
Friday. July 81, after a lingering ill
ness. The burial will take place Sun
day afternoon at 2 O'Clock at Millers
Greek church. about 10 miles from
Fulton.
The deceased was an aunt of Mrs.
W. H, Wallace and Ira Ellis, of this
city, and Octave Ellis Of near Skin
ner and also a relative of the Ellis
family near Moline. Mrs. jameson
was a most estimable woman and one
OF many friends.
The Ledger joins other friends in
extending sincere sympathy 70 the
bereayed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-07-27
HAS TRIPLE PLAY
BOY
Several years ago Ed. Willlngham,
playing short stop for the Athlet-
les, startles the fans with making
a triple unasslsted.

A local baseball fan tells us that
Ed. Willingham, a local ball player,
made a triple u~nassisted put out here
several years ago. Willingham was
playing on a local team at short-stop.
There are only a few of these plays
on record and the men who have
made them deserve great credit.
This play was made with a man on
second and third. Willingham
caught a line drive 20 short that
both runners thought was a safe hit.
AS the man on second ran 10 third.
willingham touched him and beat the
man on third, who mad started to
run home, back to that sack.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-07-27


lby c. NJ. Basket. in the ST. Louis
Sport and Stage. says:
Homer Bassford. OF the Tine.
Tor rather, Homer Bassford, The
Times), entertains his father, Hon
J. C. Bassford. OF Mexico. Mo, quite
often. Mr.. Bassford. ST.. was Ms.
sourf's game warden prior to the IN,
oumbency of the present State war,
den y. c." as his friends famil
lArly call him, once was much anus.
ed by the inquiry from some Mis-.
sourisn as TO The open season on
frogs If he has seen the new iii
rois fish law and noted the protec.
ton on 'bow-legged johnnies" in
our sister State, he has laughed
again, certainly"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-07-27

THE LEDGER desires to compl
ment Hannibal, one of the best cit
les in the State, upon its generous
display of ue,ehborly fellowship. A
large delegation from that city speni
McLday hncsung the northern route
and departed with the assurance thai
if the across-State highway came
through this city Hannibal and the
intervening towns would build q
branch road to connect with it. No
matter OF statewide interest comes
up for discussion but what Hannibal
does its part toward aiding the
movement to succeed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-07-27
WATCH YOUR N

Their action controls your health
Read what Foley Kidney Pills have
done for your nelghbor. Mrs. H. w.
Allen, Quincy. Ill, says: about q
year ago my kidneys began bother.
ing me. ! had a swelling in my
ankles and limbs. then headaches an
nervous dizzy spells. and later Sc.
we're backaches. / was getting worse,
when | began taking Foley Kidney
Pills. l kept on taking them until
was once freed Of all kidney
trouble.n Otis urdy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-07-27
M. ]. EDMOSS
SUR IN JUSTICE coRr.

The case OF Joe Jesse again" Y
Spottswood was tried IN the ln'
court before Squire Allen S'aln,
Thursday afternoon. The lrouOs
tween these two men arose
said, over hogs belonging to y,
wood continually breaking into /
Jesse's field. The case was
before a jury but had not Oee' 7
cided at press time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-07-27

STEVE o'GRADY, of the Kansas
City Times, has the following to say
anet Col. Benefits vacation:
Speaking OF extremely long dis
lance flights, Colonel Bennett an
unc his return to the "Driftwood
department of the Mexico Ledger
next Monday. When Colonel Ben
nett returns he will have completed
the longest individual Fourth of
July celebration seen in this country
since the Centennial Exposition at
Philadelphia in 1876"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-07-27
CASES REVERSED

The following cases from Audrair
county have been reversed and re.
manded by the st. Louis Court of Al
peals:
State VS.. Bail & Mcintyre, for sell.
ing liquor to minors.
w. E. Cornett VS.. the Chicago. &
Alton for damages.
Samuel Gray ct al VS.. the Wabash
K. r. for damages.