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Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28

WANTS MURPHY OUT oFjNI
The Rev. W. H. Owen. Of St
Louis. who is a member Of the soci
ETY. for the Friendiess. IS here look
ing into the case of Earl Murphy, Il
years old. who is in the County jail
serving a sentence for theft. YOUNG
Murphy has no home but has beer
sleeping anywhere he could during
the summer months, Mr.. Owen
believes the boy can be saved 4
sent to the reform school but II al
lowed o roam after be serves hii
sentence be fears his future is en-
dangered.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28

thanks for what Lydia Il. pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has done for me.
! had taken other medicines but did not
find relief. Miss Cora b. FosNAUGH.
Stoatsyille, Ohio, RID, No. i.
Hundreds Of such letters from moth.
ers expressing their gratitude for what
Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable Conn
pound has accomplished for their daugh-
ters have been received by the LYDIA b.
pinkham Medicine Company Lynn, Mass.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28
NO REASON
FOR DOUBT
A statement Of Facts Backed BY !
Strong Guarantee.

We guarantee complete relief to ai
sufferers from constipation. In every
case where we fail We supply the
medicine free.
Rexali orderlies are a gentle ei-
~fective. dependable and safe bowel
regulator. strengthener and tonic.
They re-establish natures fnnc
lions in a quiet. easy way. They &c
not cause any inconvenience, gripine
or nausea. They are 20 pleasant t'
take and work so easily that they
may be taken by any
one AT any time. They
thoroughly o up the whole SIS
TEN 10 healthy activity.
Rexail orderlies are unsurpassaDi
and ideal for the use Of children, oil
folsk and delicate persons. We car
not too highly recommend them I
all sufferers from any form Of eonst
obtain RexaIl Remedies in this con
. munity only at our store-The Re
all Store. Otis Purds, the North
Side Druggist
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28

THE YandalIa Leader says. While
J VI coontz wants the county 70
have a new Jail. he does not think
that the proposition win carry until
Il IS put before the voters in a differ
ent manner, II plans for a Jail be
drawn in accordance with existing de-
mands. and with due reference 10 the
future, and submitted to the people.
he does not think that there viii BE-
anydoubt about the response. Thu
matter. be thinks, has been submitted
in too general a way. The voter
want a specific proposition and L
know for what the money will b
spent, before they vote yea for a nev
Jail The suggestion seems worth.
OF consideration.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28
Stock and -
!. Fa m News

Forest o. Link, q Galloway county
an show Two leads Of cattle in the
s,ru,er who lives at New Bloomfield
ear.,ot competition at the Chicago In
-ternatlonai Fat Stock Show next
month. He selected a load Of Here
soras and a load OF S~hoFthorns out
~ ,5o head Of yearling steers ne
is fsttening. and will put them up
against the best heeyes in the eoun-
! try in an effort TO show what Gala
way corn and bluegrass viii do %
weilbred native cattle. He bougn
ali his steers in his home county ano
he Ashland District of Boone coin
IL. The international begins Noyem
Der 80.
; Elmer Reed. OF near Benton city
scld a fine gelding to Harry Reed Q
slater. this week for a fancy price
There win be a big public sale .
the K. P. Tinsley farm. at Thoml
son. beginning al 10 o'clock Ihnr'
0 aay. December s.. There viii be a =
. Of bargains in stock offered
o stamper Eros. near Molino, old
y 1000 bushels OF corn, snapped n q
y liyered, to j. vigal at soc.
y H. w. Brewer bought horses at 7
> ris a. follows. One from Dave Arno
sles: i from Harbit. SITS; pair
ie small mules from II. A. Putnam
"a sieO; plug horse SIS and small nv
n SIS from S. II. Major Paris =
peal
a. A use for a cholera hog has be
at Columbia buys men as : cenis
~ pound and uses them in experime
~ ing with medicines to cure the
? sease. Carr Smith. two miles MOI
of M~Illersburg. this County. has
Gently sold the college about 2
head Of porkers at this price, VII
o. his nelghbor, Joe Adair. across ce'
Creek in Boone county, has dispoI
Of about 35 head the same way. CT
An era killed a great many hogs in {
M away this fall and still ravasing
o western part Of that county. Last
the disease was general in Il
county, but this year it has been G
an fined to a few sections.-Fulton
zette.
Milt Householder near Mol
~ bought two loads of extra s50-lb
year old steers from Ellis Bros.
& l-2c. He has a 2oo-ton silo
win feed them the heaven born
CITY ito of 3 pounds Of cotton cake,
peck OF corn and all the silage t
ic can consume a day. Milt has ab
'ss' a thousand bushels of wheat in
granaries.
Gilmor brothers. four miles no
west Of Auxvasse. are feeding a
of mules and a load Of hogs.
logs viii be ready for early new ,
AZ market.
John W. Boles, Of Prairie v
A.8
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28
EXECUTORS MOTTO

Notice is hereby given 7
tiers t~estamentary upon
tate OF Mary L. Mcintosh, 4
county, Missouri, decease
been granted the undersigd
Mcintosh, by the Probate !
said county Of Audrain, =
the 23rd Of November, 1Sl9.
Al persons having claim
said estate are required t
them to me for allowance v
months after date Of said
or they may be precluded fl
benefit of such estate and
claims be not exhibited Wit
year from the time Of the
ton Of this notice, they ".
forever barred.
I sa.4t G. L. McIutosl
Executor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28

AAtF fNAD
property we win sell at Public Auc'
ltion on my farm, 5 miles northeast
Of Mexico and one mile west Of the
German Church,
Tuesday, December :, l9lZ
The following described property:
1s Head Of Horses and Mules 10
Consisting OF 3 mares 6 years DID,
sired BY Rhinestone. two bred to rex
Edmonstou other bred to lntelligen-
Ger; . German Coach horse colts, z
years old; one mare colt 2 horse
colts; ] mare , years old, sired by
Diamond Montrose; 2 geldings, =
years old; i yearling draft colt;
one big draft mare I yrs. old, weight
1856 pounds; one pair 3 year OLD
mules; one jennet. two years old.
20 Head Of Hogs.
Consisting Of three thoroughbred
Chester white gifts. n barrow,
sows and pigs.
One Registered Shorthcrn Cow.
Farming Implements.
Consisting of 2 farm wagons, | bus
"a. j Mccormick sulky rake. one
i eGood Enough" suIky riding pillow,
disc cultivstors, 1 Deering binder,
muIey cultiyator spring trip, 2 walk
i. ling cultivators, l harrow. ] smooth
ing harrow, 1 "a harrow, horse
clipping machine. 2 water tanks, !
E corn planters. / 16-inch walking ploys
ID Pinch walking-plow, / small dia-
mond pillow, / double shovel, one NOV
= Ing machine, two sets leather wagon
harness, one set double buggy har-
ness, one set single buggy harness,
:, one spring seat saddle, n scraper
one grindstone. m cross-cut saw, J
man saw 9 post diggers. 2 wire
= stretchers, one grain seeder, SOM
hedge posts. many other things tot
4 numerous to mention.
FEED-Cane kaifir and cowpeas
~
hay, 40 acres stalk field. | VIII Of
/. fer 1900 or 1890 bushels corn pri'
yately About 8 dozen chickens,
n some household goods.
t Sale begins 10 O'Clock sharp. Luncl
Is on the Ground.
d TERMS-All sums OF $40 and un-
der cash; all above that amount
/; months time with bankable note q
a. s per cent interest.
j G. Ford, Auctioneer.
No property 10 be removed unit
s. terms Of sale are complied with
0 D. w. THOMPSON
d. w. ID. MASON dwt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28
r~xrcuroa,s NoTld

Notice Ia hereby given "
terra tesamensary upon the
Mary Klelnsorge, OF AUDI
III MiasosA saAsd
granted the undersigns
sorge by the Probate bourc
county 81 Audrain bearing q
GARD day Of November. 1919.
Al persons having Chains
said o. ate are required to
them to me for allowance vi
months after date OF said
or they may be nrecluded Il
beneff q such estate and
claims be not exhibited wit
year from the time of the
lion OF this notice. they viii
ever barred.
s9-4t H. c. Klein
Eyed
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28

THE Supreme Court is trying "
decide what a rotten egg is, and
~caseof cold storage product is Exhi
bit A. In this instance, the best
way to reach a decision would .
Ito drop the case"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28
columbia Tribune)


In sympathy with the action OF
the larger cities Of Missouri, in cele-
brafing the admission o. four more
equal suffrage states. a group Of ad'
socates Of this movement in Colum
bla met at the Athens Hotel and or
ganized the Equal Suffrage Associa
ton Of Columbia"
Plans for the future Of the organ
ization we're discussed and interest
ing talks we're given by Mrs. w. Nc
Nab Miller. Mrs =. w. Poor, Dr
Woodson Moss, DR.. Max Meyer, DR..
Manley Hudson. DIR. Hudson being tn
Temporary chairman.
The following officers wer
elected:
President, R. H. Jesse; first vice
president, Mrs. l.. W. st. Clair-Moss
second vi~ce-president, Dean w. "
Charters: secretary. Mrs. Charles K
Burdiek. Treasurer, Miss Margare
Sampson.
An executive committee was eleete
consisting Of Mrs. Walter MeNab
Miller. Mrs. C. B. MacfarIane. Mr.
w. II. Willis, Mrs, Rosa r. Ingell
airs. w. f. Harshe, Miss Ella DokbI
Mrs. r. W. Poor. n. o. Hudson. I
T. Mitchell. Prof. Max Meyer, F. v
Niedermeyer.
It is hoped that all persons int
ested in this movement viii becom
members Of this association. IN
membership fee is 80 cents.
Several speakers OF national repl
tation are expected to address u
association in the near future. Mis-
lane Addams is expected in JAM
airy.
Monthly meetings will be held b
The association. notice Of which
will be published In the daily papers
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28

X. ]. s~annebeck & Co. VIII move
their meat market December ! %
,be Raexaale building on the east
side Of the square and open q hign
class meat market and grocery bas-
ed on a strictly cash business. ines
are vacating their present quarters
" allow the owner. +. A. Morris e
remodel the building
Mr.. sannebeck viii arrange e
room for the highest sanitary condl
tons possible and maintain bis "
nal high standard Of clean, up-'c
date goods.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28
ExEcuToRs, NOTICE.

Letters tessamentary on th
tate Of Green Clay. decs
we're granted to the u~ndersigns
fsth day Of November. 1912, by
PROBATE Court OF Audrain county
All persons having claims
said estate are requested to
them to me for allowances with
months after the date OF said A
or they may be p~recludsd fro
benefit Of such estate and II
claims be not exhibited With
year from the date Of said \
they wiz be forever barred.
sT4t Mrs. J. r. Clay
c. NJ. Clay.
Executors.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28

Mexico, Mo.


ton III Strengthening, curing y mea''
and storing perishabie products.
Insurance Cooperation 10 carrs
,ng insurance on farm buildings and
live stock.
Marketing Embraces Inc whol
matter Of distribution and creauns
now markets and buying to adval
tage what farmers need In their Ous
nasa
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28
Court House News

Mamie Burnes has med suit ior
- from her husband. Jas. Burne@.
plainun alleges ~nOn-support ana
treatment n
The VIII OF the late Henry
cre~s Who dled at his home in Lao
donla several weeks ago. has been
aled With Probate Judge W. :"
RoAts. Mr.. Crews lesses an es ~
of about s25. 900. composed OF Wv
se,es Of land near Laddcnia and W
eao 40 personal property. The enurs
estate is left to his sister mrs
rs,,aha,b Settle, to be used hy her
~anrIne her lifetime. At her deatn'
,Ss estate is to be evenly divided De
,w..n i X. Crews. a brother OF me
deceased. and and his daughter Els.
ahmh. Mrs. elizabeth settle was
named an ~executrix.
THIS weather may Dc soo1
"a. ire farmers. IN fact, Il Is, bnt
r., u sor Collector s. A. Pulls Jus
ssar AIR. Pulls collected only saxs9s
~,axes more than he did last year. ~
Though he visited three places NOV
ON his 1911 list
The total collections on the W
This year was sa577, while last yea
no collected s44s4.4e. In eyer
mace except two, the collector got
-a.r man In 1911 and a
lthe other " places the ia0rsAs
was very small
Mr.. Pulls says The farmers airy
hnsv IN the fields to cali and pay
....s- .axas when he is on his annu'
collection trip. Only a small p
Mlcent a. the taxes are paid at Y
time. every year. On Tie trip :
~ ts12. Collector Pulls visited Rowen
Friendship. Macedonia, sturgeo
lc~entralia. Martinsburg, Benton CITY
Cant. Rush Hin. Laddonia. FarDe'
Mt. Carmel and yandaiia.
4 check for $2s1.so issued
Iune 1905 by W. H. Morris, as {
cult Clerk Of Audrain County and ?
able TO ]. c.F6reman. was present'
ns' at the Savings Bank Friday for ?
ment.
u. when Mr.. Morris went out OF
de- flee. he asked Judge Barnett to
tborize him to pass the money
the check TO his successor, the p
, eut clerk, e. f. Elliott, because
srsl remained unpaid. After referri'
tho matter TO Attorney General
Tor the money was placed IN
ade. hands Of Mr.. Elliott.
!. G. Foreman. TO whom the q
was made out, died three weeks
49, on his farm near Rowena, and
I'll administrators, Sam Foreman,
dorsea the check for payment.
Elliot howeyer refuses to nom
until Mr.. Foreman comes before
Circuit Court and explains the
meas delay in presenting the check
: prove his appointment as admins
carry tor 10 the estate. The check wa
. anu posted by c. W. Morehead to
~ a deed of trust. 1t is a mos
usual case,
'eAu"s The Audrain County Jail Is
au ty.fivs years old.
" ousr On Thursday. July u, 1877,
contract for the present Coz
Jail was let TO d. n, Evans
Z re Joseph w. Thompson. County
~ missioner, was appointed to 81
sis Tht sA Ssd fqiR aff Ct Bey SpS ssb4aa'
'c Au' for several years then and
r'as County Court ordered the new
= Y 10y but Fle total COS 0: tho
strrct.u Of this tpl'e!ng was
J. 1917 76im
Tie bdlGing was ficished and
lies 1s ed over Is the &C upty early in
ears old, ard has teen in use ever since
i to rex time The sheriff, II. Glascocl
not live at the Jail and RI
colts, 2 Steele was jailer.
horse At the time OF the building
by jail A. J. Douglass was presidir
%. 2lfioe. with James +, Ross and
colt; NJ Sims associates. B.. L. I
| weight was the County Clerk.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28


We understand that plans are pc
inc made showing just exactly ""s.
a new ian Tor Aadrsin county woo''
cost. 20 that when the p~ropos'''0h
!. submitted again all the voters
NAV know exactly how much we
need and just how u is so'ns 70 Z.
sOent. The county absolutely mus
have a decent Jail, and we tees cor
fiaent that people when they re@''l
understand the matter VIII o-0p
ate with the County Court in thus o
reetion. Nobody wants to speno
a lot Of money just as an ornS"en
The idea is to build a plain SUD
stsntlai jail that Will answer me ~
pose for a large number OF year
There is no use Of building one
an unless IL is adequate.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28

MEXICO and Audrain county are
progressive and the employment o.
a farm advisor for Audrain county
is a good long step forward as all wi
agree when the benefits are thor
oaghiy understood.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28

N Kansas City boy loafers on the
streets and in pool halls are either ar
rested and sent to JAIN. or pay a
fine or one hundred dollars. One hun
dred dollars fine would be eauiva-
lent to two hundred days in jail.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28

THE local insurance agents have
nothing at al to do with the SQUAD
bic about raising the rates. The local
people are always anxious to get
as close rate as they can for their
customers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28

THERE are twelve or fifteen can
didates for postm. Ster in Columbia.
Mo, and the Times OF that city.
says there is strong probability that
the matter viii be submitted to o
Democratic primary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28
cALLAwAY coUNTY's
AGED pEMocR

Flllult AN,f Nufs u.
Fourteen Democrats. all
than 70 years old, voted at will
burg Precinct at the recent ele
Capt. r. NJ. Berrey, "a years
who is a veteran of the Nc
Cnd Civii wars and probably ~
est man living In the county.
ed the list. The others were:
Mclaughlin, 30; J. B. Peters,
Huron Burt. 81; W. 0. u
IS; william BARLEY, SO; J. c. /
son. So; DR.. ]. ]. Bolton. 81; /
liam Martin. so; j, W. Weeks,
William Harris, rs; Robert Arnold
j. Il. Bell. 70, and s. p. McDona
".
Nearly all OF the ssterans |
spent the major part Of th.p
on Nine Mile Prairie and mo-
them have been active inn the
fairs Of Galloway county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28

ular. a friend adj
vised me to TAX e
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound, and before I
had taken the whole
Of two bottles |
found relief. / am
only sixteen years
old, but | have bet
ter health than for
| two or three years.
/ eaunof nv 49,,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28

EVERY man believes II he could
get hla Just dues a banquet would
be held in his honor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28
aRIck EoR SALE.

We have plenty Of good bu''a'ns
brick or IRE brick for sale at priess
ths, o can't beat None
better, or cheaper. Mexico F're
Brick and Cay Company. SAT-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28

business me who want a pleasant
outing are invited to accompany the
Boy Scouts TO their Cabin every
Monday afternoon. They leave on
the 1870 car.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28

FOR sALE-About 1900 Hedge
posts In lengths : ~ to ~ IT. Apply
10 Louis Boeger, / mile west Of Lit
tIeby Station. wi
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28

Are you reading the many good
things IN the Ledger Feature sec.
ton. pugee two and three Of this Is
sue9
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28

1T Is zow apparent that Arnagged'
asn Is the railroad junction where
vou change ears fer st. Helena.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28

BEING showed under is bad 70
an elephants health.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28

1T makes little difference who
holds the Jobs so the Party makes
good
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28

THE way Of a transgressor w
not seem hard If he could afft
pneumatic tires.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28

THOUGH the Greeks have cap
Innred Mount Olympus from the Turks
the old Greek gods are not happy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28

CHICAGO easily qualities as tn
most bun moosive spot on the map.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28

w. ]. BRYAN is not going to the
Bermudas to see Wilson. Bryan is
too busy to get away.
as Mr.. Nicholas Iongworih thinks
it over, he must feeel that he wasted
q great deal OF fine diplomacy.
READ LEDGER WANT ADS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28

FOR once, Jack Johnson has an
the publicity he wants and some y
snare.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28

THE Initiative and referendum
81 Missouri should be amended
not repealed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28
UBLICSAL

ffaFIHb N"utU NJ ~
property We viii sell at Public Auc
tion on my farm, 5 miles northeast
Of Mexico and one mile west Of The
German Church,
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-02-29

Mr. and Mrs. NJ. Green, Of FIVE
miles east Of town were here
Tuesday ana paid the Ava
lanche Office a pleasant call.
Mr.. Green says they certainly
had a fine rain Saturday night
and Sunday. The ground Is
soaked sure enough this time.
and he will not be able TO get
into his field TO pillow for several
days. He has about eighty acres
of his farm broken. and will go
10 work on the balance as soon ms
the ground dries sufficiently 10
do the work. Mr.. Green tells
us Of a new scheme he il work
ing on the operation Of his
plows. He is operating two
double disc sulkies. and has
them chained together so that
they trail. and with eight horses
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-02-29

valued AT eight nunuTeu anu
fifty dollars.
An election will be held in
April to vote on the issuance Of
$3.50, 600 of bonds for street paw
ing in Corpus Christi.
The Merrill Electric Company
have succeeded in landing the
contract for wiring the new brick
building of the Lubbock Mercan-
tile. the Vickers and Cope build
ing and the Morrow building, on
the south side of the square.
Frank Tubbs of Austin,
accompanied by Messrs. Roe and
Thresher of the same place were
here this week. The latter
named gentlemen were prospect
ing, and Frank was visiting re-
latives and shaking hands with
his many friends in Lubbock.
Robert Ritchey was a pleasant
caller at our office Monday. He
was in his usual jolly mood and
deposited a couple of American
Wheels" with US to keep the
Avalanche sliding to some of his
friends. Bob" has been down
about Sweetwater for several
months and went out to Hale
Center last week TO visit home
folks. He said the 'Prodigal"
son was not in il with the re-
ception he got. He said they
not only killed the "fatted"
calf, but three fat porkers also
were slaughtered when he re-
turned, and together with trim
mings were served. We sup
pose they knew his capacity and
especially after spending 50 long
a time at Sweetwater.
The Lubbock High School
girls had a great disappointment
last Friday when the Tulia
basket ball team failed TO ma
terialize. We don't know why,
but was probably because they
were afraid too meet the Lub-
book girls on their own ground.
They know what they must do
70 beat Lubbock and they posi-
bly, knew they couldn't deliver
the goods.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-02-29

suicides. From poisoning there
were l22 deaths, asphyxiation 5,
hanging or strangling n. drown
ing 8, firearms 81, cutting -,
jumping from high places 2.
other forms y.
Due to food poisoning there
we're % deaths, other acute
poisoning l37. in fires IA, from
burns 1853, absorbing poisonous
gases AZ. accidental drowning
81, trumatism from firearms
1917, from cutting instruments
35 trumatism from falls 63.
trumatism in mines and quarios
6. from machines II, crushing m
railroad wrecks landslides. etc.
235: injuries from animals p.
starvation PIG. excessive cold 80,
effects Of heat 25. lightning 3.
electricity 10.
The homicide record was as
follows BY firearms 229, by
cutting 62, by other means 30,
deaths from other external
violence 1877.
From ill-defned diseases there
were 60 sudden deaths. and
from other diseases 2, 1877 sudden
deaths.
Mrs. Goggan left Tuesday over
the Crosbyton South Plains for
Crosbyton, where she goes to