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Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-04-25
Stock and y
Farm News

" ". Pouock hands US q copy
=, ,hs Breeders Gazette eonininias
~ foNowing article regarding NE
,hnnsana dollar saddle horse stake
- n Ledger intimated IN the first
,lace. tbs stake would not cost aHI
BODY very mach money. and voaao
~ onlv move a big thlng for the
-rcnad Re a grand adser-
tsssment for Mexico and Audrean
county. The notice which fol'o~s
.mould have cost a good deal q
money II paid for in the eAaSA
Proninens papers throughout ms
|united states ara carrying srFAes q
this k,na and wtA receive many
borspn5s Of dollars worth u sdver
I~tsinr on account OF ihis eissrs<ise
The article reads;
To he Gazette;-
A new plan q offering stakes toF
loompetNion among saddle horses VIII
The inaurnTated at Mexico, No. thS
wear Tie CoHmercia Club Of thai
civ Is helping 10 develop better
FARMING and better live stock Mex
lco Is one Of the great oenters foi
the production OF live gated saddle
horses. and the Commercial Club hal
decided 70 offer what Is known as
The Mexico Commercial Club Guaral
teed 1900 Saddle stake.
The stake Is to be awarded a tn
Mexico fair this fall. 1t Is guai
anteed by fifty Of the leading NY
stock and business men who 1--we 4
and about the city osi Maaico IN
| conditions of the stake are; ! pc
cent. or $40. 10 nominate a horse I
DO shown; 2 per cent additional, 9
$50, to DO paid before the contes
and s per cent. or $50, TO be dednc
) cd from the money winners. tn
] money Is to b. divided as follows
frs prize, $500; second, Sow thH'
$50, and fourth. 800.
e This is the first stake Of .
kind to be offered in Missouri Il
saddle horses or any other class
live stock. It's success will be wat
ca with interest, since II 1t PROV
e satisfactory the same general PIX
t. may well be put into operation
e county fairs IN this or any 9th
ar' state. 1t seems highly probaf
e that effort and money Of a ccmmel
IN club directed in this way will ina
Is a prominent and noticeable efft
upon the adjacent country a
thereby heip the city. It also see'
that work IN this direction is
more lasting good than many
forts undertaken by organi
er tons. This new line of work
pc commercial clubs seems very &C
T. mendable.
lc- L. A. Trowbridge.
ier Missouri Agricultural College.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-04-25
Specials For a Limii.i
Time.

Owing to arrangement,
with the manufacturers
and to get them into uni'
versal use, | will sell tbe
best Standard makes steal
burial vaults at S5OOO
either Springfield or BaE.
er. Don't pay more fo,
the best. viii also sell
the best $4,000 Broad
cloth casket at SSOON.
$4,000 ones at SS5.M,
$500 ones at $4,000 ali
trimmings and box.
rs years IN funeral busi.
ness, 20 years a licensed
embalmer. viii give ev.
erythIng my personal at.
tention.
Furniture at your own
price. ! buy cheaper than
others, pay no rent and
and can sell cheaper.
/. M. GREER,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-04-25


Tbe Commercial clrb. al It's lunch
con. Friday. farea a machine gun
IN 3 ihands OF seargt. zumwalts @
pastery "a" st. Louis, but 4 new
a. vhazed the Mexico "poossers
The occasion WAS when Adit Gen
Rumbold. Of the State National
cnard adaressed the Club and as
sored them he was ready to give
usz,eo a Machine Gun Company. as
.oon As the city was ready.
President j. ". Million acted Is
chairman In she absence Of the on
eers. n. +. Race. secretary Of Shf
|cluh. introduced ne General. who
made a short talk on the needs OF
a National Guard and stated Mexlro
!. large enough to need a conFen-
It,on hall such as has been planned
Ne closed By saying be was reaay 70.
rl,e she Company as soon as the en-
is,ment papers were presented, a.
yhoush the money for Ne support
/ could not be Ind until tie next
meeting Of the legaHlature.
ne matter was placed In n
hands OF the board Of directors. a..
ahoueh the following comwistee Wit
norsea a demonstration Of the gun
Al The Missouri Military Academy on
FRIDAY afternoon; W. R. KohE, Clay
Mcclure, Leo Hanley, H.. NJ, Whi'e'
N. W. Pitcher. Nate Philip.
The Company viii be equipped WIN
two guns Of thu BenetMcrcier type
the very latest u. s. regulation
whhh shoots e25 times a minute
-Iwnh A range of a mile and a half
lThe Company enlIsts % men and
Two companies could DO enlisted. an
General says ne would give MeS
leo two full equipments. Col Monk
Of the Academy, a. he viii assAs
In drilling the Company, he y
regular Army man.
"a The plan Is to move the pula'hI
from us present location in the rea
Of tbe schools main structures. an
place il on the south side Of %
campus about so feet from the sou'
fence and between the south oa'
racks and the front walk. the mo-
prominent position on the scho'
yard.
The building is to be paasters
rough. with a s~even-fcot wainscoa
ing: a stage in one end and a SIMS
balcony in the other, Steam viii J
need TO heat the structure; a ne
floor will be put in.
The building IS large enough 10 .
commodate $500 people, giving ca
person three square feet Of 10
space. This would be the large
building Of its kind in this secti
of the state and capable of hol
ing almost any convention broue
to Missouri.
Col. w. R. Kohr. Of the Scho'
= states that after the hotels are fill
# convention crowds are at a 10
for rooms, he a turn the sch'
over to them and care for a lar
~ nuanber. The expense of the
provemnets win aggregate about
Ais. 900. Half OF this, It Is hoped. v
vey be acquired from the rent money
the proposed Machine Gun compal
D. and the other viii have to be rails
w In some manner.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-04-25

r r. Harvey, thee hostler at Fran
els. suffered the misfortune Of step
ping on a rusty nail at the round
house Wednesday night. Mr.. Har-
yoy is suffering much pain from the
wound. but his many friends hope
the injury win not prove serious
Lous Roberto, formerly OF Rush
Hn, win open a modern furniture
store In the handsome new Larson
building shortly. Henry Precht. one
81 the best known embalmers in the
county, wlll be associated with AFR.
R0berts.
The new building viii be idea
Tor tine purpose and Mr.. Roberts en-
tends making his store n Of the
most up-to-date in this section Of
Missouri. He and Mr.. Precht are
now on the market purchasing furr
sure and fixtures for the store.
Born, 10 Curtis Pryor and wife OF
hrris % a son
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-04-25

Z, l.. Johnson is unloading mate
rial for the erection Of a handsome
pressed brick front building, two
stories high, at the corner Of Wash
fngton and Liberty streets. The
first floor will be a glass front
sipreroom and the upper story viii
contain apartments. 1t will be 25
foot across the front and so foot
deep. He will also build an office
building next TO that now occupied
by DR.. Griffin and Of the same
pan.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-04-25
A coRHoeoRATlon.

For months Mexico citizens have
seen IN these columns enthusiastic
praise of Doan's Kidaey Pills by Mex
leo residents Would these proml-
nent people recommend a remedy
that had not proved reliable? Would
they confirm their statements after
wears had elapsed If personal exper-
ience had not shown the remedy TO
be worthy OF endorsement. No
stronger proof of merit a be had
than cures that have stood the test
Of time. The following statemeni
should carry conviction TO the mind
Of every Mexico reader.
John S. Wilson, Washington ST.
Mexico, No, says: 4 w~illfuliy con
firm the public testimonials I hav'
previously given in praise of Doan'
kidney Pills. Whenever l need thi
remedy ! take a few doses and an
relieved Of ali bladder and kidne,
complaint. / cannot speak too high
lly in praise Of Doan's Kidney Pills
For sale by all dealers. Price 5
cents. Foster-Milburn Co, New Yora
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-an
take no other.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-04-25

MERCHANT >.
The ST. Louis Republic OF Sunday
contained a splendid picture OF the
Buckner Association Buyers, who
held a convention In st. Louis last
week. The Buokner boys are broiai-
ers of Mesdames A. s., Houston and
Ia. r. Gibbs, Of Mexico, and are In
terested in quite a number OF stores
throughout Missouri.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-04-25
SOUTHERN BANK OF MEXICO
Capital and Surplus $4,000
luTE pIees TRADES FARM.

Lutte Digs traded off his 330scre
farm five miles cast OF Laddon&a 90
Mr.. seymnre, Of Montgomery cty,
for 0 residence Of IA roons and sew
on acres o. ground and a $40 acre
farm 4 miles north Of weHsyille. Fri
day Mr. Dogs has control OF the
two farms untF next March.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-04-25
men WERE HEROIC
Band Played Nearer My God TO Thee as Yes
sci Settled Beneath the Wayes~AstOr Was
Lost With Other Notables.

.
the Titanic met her fate,
Mr. Phillip states the BNide eook
tae Southern rouee. for fear Of Ice
bcrse, and that when near the NsN
fcunciand bSnks bcebers tests were
ria4c every thirty minutes. THIS oess
was done by dropping a Thermometer
into the Sea and Il the mercury
fell suddenly that denOtcd the Pros
enc Of a berg This test, in ne
winter. OF oousse. would not be prae-
tiea, as uhe sea wouha be very cold
oa the Baltic. when Mr., Phiiiip
escsAea. vas the son Of Col Assor,
who has : n two s;eamers 10
ssaseh The ga IN hopes Of locating
H. father reported 10 have been
los With the Titanic.
Life-eoat Drill.
Miss Eva blythe, head Of che Man
IA. Truinine department Of The Mex
aso schools. who spent last summer
in Enrope. returned to this country IN
" -
The scotiah, of the Allen line. she
saw the lfe-boat dria on the vessel
Each beat was in charge Of q petty
officer and was manned by six sea
! men.
, When the mlarm was sounded eY'
cry man rushed to his place hAucl
ure had a certain duty and IN tni'
: way the boats were swung on th'
: cavlts and lowered halfway TO m'
: sea in a very few seconds.
Miss blythe. while on the steamer
passea within a sew miles of seyem
: large icebarx. she took photograph
OF the ice mountains. There was
' decided change in the atmospher
4 when ne bergs were near but ne
boat escaped any near approach Q
"a serious collision.
= Get carpathia Pictures.
Manager S. c. Thompson, OF d
:. orpheum Theatre, has already VII
d ten for the purpose of securing u
! moving pictures Of the Carpathia's
rival with the survivors from @
II Titanic. These pictures will be
+. great demand and Mr.. Thompson
- anxious to get them as o as 20
d sible.
\ Mexicoans on carpathia.
: The Carpaihia, the rescuing vess
Was The n the Rev. A. W. koke
10 doffer and P. w. Harding, form
Mexico citizens, went to Euro
". on several years ago. Mrs A.
4 Green, OF this city. is well q
ar oualnted Win Miss Madill and 9th
en- ST. Louislans who we're passenge
on the Titanic and are reported Sc
en- ed.
bo Saw No Iceberg.
q. DR.. A. A. Wallace, who We
n. abroad last summer, returned no.
he bg way OF the North Atlantic rou
~ He was aboard the sasurnaa. Ho
ever. DR.. Wallace says he didn't
ANY sceberes on his trip. THE !
to was 80 dense when our ship pass
no. Through this portion Of our journ
-as eha. ii was almost Impossible to b
me secn an iceberg should one ~
ass been near. DR.. Wallace went o
on the Hamburs liner
he Tie horrible loss Of life of the
In tanlc In the North Atlantic on
Adj Monday morning and the compare
e. II IN all capacity Of the life say
III. heats in proportion to she capa'
of of tte ship has attracted the att
Of tlcn OF the Unlted States Governu
acl may result in an ~inyesugat
the Tac capacity Of the life saving or
,ay- was about one-third of the capa'
but OF TIC ship.
Isa- Dr. Wallace said the capacity
the tas life saving crafts on the
sas- tusala and the capacity Of the
i were about equal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-04-25
Beware Of Ointments for
That Contain Mercury

as mercury will surely destroy the sense
OF smell ana completely derange the
The mucous surfaces. Such articles should
never be used except on prescriptions
from reputable physicians. as the damage
they will do Is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by i. j..
Cheney & Co. Toledo. o.. contains no
mercury. and IS taken Internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. In buying Halls
Catsrrh Cure be sure you get the genu-
inc, II ig taken Internally n made in
Toledo. Ohio. by r. ]. Cheney & Co. Tes-
timonials free.
Sold BY Druggists. Price 1c per bottle
Take Halls Family pills for constipation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-04-25
i. M. GREER.
MARoARET GRAHAM BIT.

/, TEN BY A. DOC,
Margaret, the small daughter i
Mr., and Mrs. John B. Graham. w.
bitten by a dog Friday morning M,
cheek WAS badly lacerated. The ~
tending physician, however, said 4.
did not fear any III consequence
from the wound. Margaret was p,,,.
ing With NJ. c. Owens dog. The dov
Is said to be very friendly with cbr.
dren and why il bit the child i m.
accountable.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-04-25
ESTATE
TRANSFERS

Vim. II. G. Diesel TO Trustees End
Baptist Church. Mexico. e. IL lot,
LIT 5, blk 3, Ladd's Add. Mexico
$3.50.
Warren NJ. Smith to George A.
Brace, tract in Sec. 1867, $4,000.
Robert +. Lemaster to Tlos. A.
& Chas. II. Edwards, 1i0 acres in
sec. Ss-51-5. $1,000,
Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Edwards ct al
70 Wade & Hugh Gilbert, 50 acres
an s IL Of Sec. S4-5t-5. $4,000.
Virginia Fuqua ct al to Sudie M
Cornett. f. 1-2 lot z and lot s, biz
10. crigleris Add. Martinsburg
s575
Bette Whaley ct al by Shift. to ]
b. aud Fannie Hawkins. Shift. Deet
in Partition, 6Ox234 IT. situated 81
It East OF N. L. corner of lot 10
CardweH'sAdd, Mexico, $3.50.
John w. Hill to Charles +. Chap
pell, lot 4, blk "a" Davis Add. Mex
leo $3.50.
Frank E Armstrong to Richar
Edwards, so acres N. IL N. e. L
or Sec. 1868. $4,000.
Richard Edwards to Frank T
Armstrong. lots c and 7. blk '-Bn i
Boulevard Add. Mexico.
William Pittman to Louis E. Bottl
lots 5, 6 and 7, blk II. lot 4 and v
is 1T. lot 3, blk 8, Orig. Laddonit
5000.
Leander II. Jasper to ] w and
b Lee, tract in S w IA of Sec .
51-9, $4,000.
Joseph P. Brooks ct al to Thon
as Dudley Phears, all int. in N l
s E IA of Sec 36-51-ei s25 an
other.
Jesse N. Painter to Robert \
Painter, so acres in N. w. IA
Sec. 27-51-6. $500.
Jasper c. King TO w. B. Myer
$1,000. Tracts in Sec. 25-51-9. $1,000.
0. F. Clark to John w. and MAJ
Ann H~inebaugh lots 6 and Z, blk
Duneanis Add. Mexico. $500.
David c. MoGrew to John A. Oh
ton, 12Oxl2O It. $40 It. souther
from s w. cor blk So, Orig. Va
dalia, 1920.
Ira II. Featherston to j. f. job
son. N. e. IA OF N. w, Ia
Sec 5,52-f2. s17OO.
L. +. Criswell TO Elmer ]. Ruttc
! parts lots 20 and Fl, Mrs. Spark
Southern Add, Mexico. $1,000.
!. ]. A. Genrich to II. II. Hunsakt
lot 5. blk 2, Hisey & cassidy's AID
Mexico, $1,000.
Elmer J. Rutter to Neoma Lavl
White. lots 3, A and 6, biz 3, Har
sons Add. Mexico. $1,000.
Clara f. Thompson to Theodore
Williams. 100 acres in Secs. 10 a
1889. $4,000.
Apex Investment Co, to silas
: Mulrheid, lots 4 and 5, blk 3, FL
II Holm Add. Mexico. $72O.
Alex Carter to william and "
1 liam Walker Pollock, 100 acres
Sec. $3.50 and 100 acres in s.
: 5-51-9. SIS, 900.
n James W. Mahan to Edward
Mahan 10 acres in S. W. IA
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-04-25
cud the work will be carried on as
expeditiously as possible.

REFERRING to the heroes among
th passengers on the Titanic, Wash
ington Dodge. a prominent business
man Of San Francisco. says; There
was no panic of any description. ex.
cepting the steerage. ! saw two fren
zied men shot down by officers as
they tried TO fight their way into a
flfeboat That was the only out
break | saw. Maj. Archibald Butt
and Col. John Jacob Aston died like
the two heroees they were. From
the instant the ship struck the bere
until She foundened, those Uwc
brave men were everywhere. Thee
helped wcmen into hfeboats. calmet
excited men. assisted the officer
lin every way and stood aside hb'
men as the boats e being low
cred SO that all the wOmen migh
ss sased. Those two men were he
rosg. il two heroes ever lived"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-04-25
pRgAcAlNe AT RUSH HILL.

PREACHING ~ hooH Ht--
All members OF the Rush Hill Chris
tian Church are urged to be present
at the morning service Lords Day
April rs. There ar some important
business matters to be attended 20
and your presence Is especially de-
sired.
4. w. Leonard,
Pastor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-04-25

Martha, the little daughter Of Coun
t. Clerk John B. and Mrs. Graham,
who was bitten by a dog a few
days ago, is recovering nicely.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-04-25

NOTICE or FINAL 5ETTLERE1
Notice is hereby given that Il
settlement Of the estate Of ].
Morris, deceased, Will be made
the May term OF the I
bate Court Of Audrain county \
souri,. to be held at Mexico
souri,, on the second Monday
May. 1912.
d. II. CauthOrn,
ID Administrator
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-04-25

Miss Frances Glandon has return.
ed home TO Columbia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-04-25

Miss Maybelle Wales is i'll
throat trouble.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-04-25

Mrs. Richard Mechiin, OF near Rush
Hill. was painfully injured last week
by being thrown out of a wagon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-04-25

st. Clair Emmons is home from
Quincy, III, and Keokuk, La, where
he visited for several days last week
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-04-25

More than twenty persons were xii
ed By cyclones in Illinois and indi.
ana Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-04-25
sErrIE MIIA A CLICK

SETTLE WITH A CHECK
and then you will never have any
trouble about payments made. The
check is at once a receipt and vouch-
er. Open an account with the South
ern Bank and get a check book Ey-
On IL your transactions are smaH 4
Is all the more reason why you
should not risk having to pay twice
as you do with currency.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-04-25

Born. to Curtis Pryor and wife on
Aprl q. a son
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-04-25
MexIcoans on carpathIa.

The Carpaihia, the rescuing vessel
was the n the Rev. A. w. koken'
doffer and P. w. Harding, former
Mexico citizens, went to Europe
on several years ago. Mrs. a. +
Green, OF this city, is well ac-
qualnted with Miss Madill and other
! st. Louisians who we're passengers
on the Titanic and are reported say
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-04-25

y Phillip, who crossed to Europe
Oh TIE Baltic, the steamer which
rcafaed the passengers on the doom
ed Republic, when wireless first
demo nstrated rs 9 in this field,
left New York the morning the
p~tuIehland arrived after having col,
lided with an iceberg in practically
the IAN location as that in which
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-04-25
nuckNFa nRorAERe.

r. w. Leonard,
Pastor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-06

Truly Nirginia's glory is her agrl3
cultural wealth. III In written about.
talked about and preached about, but
oue must visit the farm products de-
partment OF the State fair to gain an
idea of the States greatness from an
agricultural standpoint.
Every one OF the fifty counties has
booths in the big farms products build
and representative farmers from the
various counties. with their assistants.
were as busy as bees yesterday ar
ranging the exhibits attractively. Even
though the building was in state
Of chaos and confusion the displays
were near enough completion for the
yix,tor to gain some idea of what an
a,tractive feature OF the State faif
II will be, and also form an idea OF
the wonderful productivcress OF VIZ
ginia's soil.
A Bcwiidering Display.
II wound require q haif-coiumn OF
.pace to enumerate the variety OF Nir-
embarrassed fruits, vegetables ana
cereals. and all the largest ana nnest
Of their kind. 1t Ia revelation. Giaht
pumpkins rest sideby-sidc with mann
9th SQUASH and cucumbers and potas
toes.
or chief value and interest per
haps to the farmer fs the display OF
king corn. and perhaps the great
est attention has been paid to TINS
exhibit. Every county In the stare
makes a handsome showing OK TINS
staple and valuable prizes have been
offered for every grade and variety
OF corn. Some Il the exhibits OF the
cereal already installed are wonders
for size OF ear, height & stalk ana
svu,metrv Of kernel.
The boys corn clubs OF the State
have been given due recognition ana
are allotted large space In the bib
building Handsome prizes have been
offered In this class for the best yields
in order TO stimulate int. est and en-
courage the States coming agricul-
turalists.
Fine Alfalfa Display.
While there are excellent displays
OF oats, barley and rye, alfalfa Is re-
ceiying the greatest attention OF grass
crops for the reason that the pecu-
liar ad ,ptability Of virginia's soil TO
this crop augurs much for the pros
perity OF the States farmers. In fact,
the agricultural department has come
to the conclusion that II excels corn
as a money making crop.
While the fruit display Is varied
and high class. the apples. for which
Virginia is famous, are pre-eminent.
and as usual Albemarle county II
making a showing that her sister
counties will find 1t hard to beat
Twenty-Five OF the nifty counties are
entered for tobacco exhibits and the
display Of the weed liz expected to be
the finest ever seen al a State fair.
Peanuts are much In evidence and are
a. fine az Virginia peanuts grow to
,e and that's some fine.
ART In Agriculture.
The farmers who are arranging the
exhibits under the direction of r. o.
SANDY, the government demonstration
sEent. are Nieing with each other in
The taste displayed in the arrange
mens. OF the exhibits and the visitors
tol the fair. as a result. willy see that
srt may be found even in agricultural
aiSpihyN Some Of the county hnnthA
N Continued on Second Paxes)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-06
REVIVAL Of FALL
ACTIVITY EVIDENT
PROGNOsTICATIOSs OF SUMNER
PROPHETS BID FAIR TO BE
SOON FULFILLED.
ALL HAD BUSY WEEK
A FEW SALES OF CONSEQUENCE
REPORTED AND MANY SMALLER
TRANsFERs--DET OF
WEEKS DOINGs.


"hiie !. ala NOT come exactly with
a rush me real estate market oe,
trayeu piainfy the proHised fsl re-
ViNai ana showed 'nal me agents VINO fsl
preoicteo q early acuvisy were gooo
prophe's hNeh SUBURBS whieh nave
been practicaiiy dormant all sum
ner awakened during the-"eek and
the races OF certain promoters were
wreatneo IN smiles IN consequence:
The fair WI put auietus on DUST
ness IS actual sales go the com,
ing week. pnt II VIII give the real
estate men an opportunity 10 mlhgIe
with tnousands or possible pros
pests I'D ne assrs'a ss.,ssa''oa sur :
ing the week may develop ia'er.
an the Signs Good.
-,
Al 'i SIS saw sa,as a,,.a
49, 49, rano~+ad viii :, i.
quen 49, na 49,
. nno .,nsaa -. ~ A., IL vii, ~
n ~ as,,, uiu Mn Nj tha aaaas an ara
70 Ali rannr. .s irn,,;rsa. 90
unmistakan'e signs OF unnsuaf ACTIVITY