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Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-10

His devotion to his friends and
especially to his family was marked.
He never forgot those at home
recall his strong but tender pres
ence when his father passed away
some years ago in Mexico; and as thu
years have passed he has been the
father. brother, and lover, Of his sis
tiers: anticipating their wants and al
ways solicitous concerning theiI
health and happiness.
The funeral services. which we're
held in New York City, brought
out on short notice fully two hundred
people-mostly men-and SO marked
was this that the sexton was led ts
say that he had never seen so many
men at a funeral service.
Followed by his faithful friend
Nj. ]. Waldo Smith, of~New Yorl
City, and his two brothers, his re
mains were brought TO Mexico. 4
brief service Of Scripture read
ing and prayer vas held at the hom'
of his relative. DR.. Frank Harrison
and then. accompanied by friend
and sorrowing loved ones, his bod,
was laid to rest under tender word
of DIR. ]. F. Cowan and Mr.. J. Wal
do Smith, in the old burying groun'
Of the Auxvasse Church Of callawa;
County. Mo.
Thus ended the mortal life Of
true man. a good man, a man VIII
served well his day and generation
one whose deeds win live after hin
in lives made better by his stronI
and truthful touch.
A. A. WALLACE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-10
Good Farm For Sale

/ will sell to the highest bidder al
the east door Of the Court House
at . o'clock Saturday Oct. 26, 1912
my farm consisting Of % acres, tive
miles from the city limits. west, on
the Columbia road, also n quarter
OF Jesse School house.
Description.-A six room house,
newly plastered with acme plaster
a 40 IT. porch on two sides; summer
kitchen, lexis. with a solid con
creta Foundation and floor.
boxed and weatherb,srded new hei
housc with concrete flooriextra goo'
: concrete cellar.
Barn and other outbuildings.
All kinds OF fruit. Twenty acre
Of timothy and clover, fifsceI
| acres Of corn and balance In blue
grass pasture. Wen fenced with wo'
en- wire, over 900 rds. About 3
J acres Of bottom land.
Would sell privately before sale,
Terms-one third cash, one thir'
the first Of January and would carr.
the rest for five years. Possession
! given In 20 days.
MEREDITH ARMlSTEAD.
D. 7. johnson, Auctioneer.
Mexico, Mo, r. + d 9. 32-St
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-10

&lN the midst Of all the charges
couhiercharges flying back
ld forth between the two factions
4 the Republican party, woodrow
llson stands serene and unassa,led.
has no past that is not creditable
him. Every year Of his life has
II ben lived IN such a way that now
ben he stands on the heights no
b. can soy a word against him OF
BIZ aHpersions upon his record OF
bpugn his motives, There is nc
iesiion IN the minds Of the Ameri'
b. people as 10 wilson's honor and
suthfuinons. No faint Of Steel Trust
h Standard OIL corruption funds has
Finished his name OF involved him
heated exchanges with members Of
b party OF The short and ugly
.ord No man has called him a
BIZ and he has mot had occasion To
I've the lie to anyone. Wilson
bands out In this campaign as the
De man whose record Is urassaila.
De- and whose program meets the
|pproval Of the entire body Of hii
wn party.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-10

THE Importance of the adoption Of
Amendment No. Q, which is for a
school mill tax. cannot be toe
strongly impressed upon the minds
Of the voters. This amendment
means more to the State then is pres
ented in the face Of the amendment
II win enable either the Republican
or Democratic party TO carry out the
pledge made by both for raising the
standard Of all eleemosynary inst
tutions by releasing through the new
BY created fund the amount spent
annually on schools. It will furnish
the capital, through the same means
for the building Of good roads and
while the new fund viii provide .or
open air schools for those affected
with tuberculosis. appropriations mas
hc made for the same purpose from
the released amount Amendment No
2 really means good schools. good
roads. splendid eieemosynary institu.
lions and a better Missouri. Vote for
rs adoption.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-10

J. II. Winscott Of Sturgeon came
to Mexico this week and disinterret
theremains Of William and Elizabetl
White, father and mother Of Ella
Proctor, wife Of the late Senator Jas
M. Proctor Of Sturgeon. which
were buried in the old cemetery ant
removed them TO Elmwood and re
inferred them in the lot where Mr.
Proctor and his wife were recent.
inferred. Mr.. and Mrs. White hat
been buried foryt-fiye and forty-sey
en- years respectively.
MIR. winscott. describing the con
dition OF the bodies. said:
1--WE found only q dark-colored DIR!
dust, mixed with a very few bones
and a part Of the clothing. The sill
dress and nnderclothing in whicI
Mrs. White was buried. were well pr
served. and the soles and heels 0
the slippers we're intact. 1t was OBJ
served that the hair Of Mr.. White
which was white as snow when h
died, was almost perfectly black
This may be accounted for by thu
fact that he was buried In q walru
coffin. the stain from which ma.
have colored the hair"
The Proctor children have con
|tracted for a large monument, or ODE
lisk, to be placed in the center 0
this lot.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-10
NOTICE OF sALE UNDER
DEED OF TRUST.

-. uonaafi =
Whereas, iona : naea a.
bachelor, ~ dsv ~ sen
Trust dated me elsA--usS ma.
tember, 1911 ou's 3 ,he'
recorded IN kecoroers s o r. us
County Of Audrain = S'a NY ~
souri, IN Trust Deea nseO =. under.
at page ~ conveyed 70 $3.50 de.
signed Trustee tne ion ,.,nv
scribed real estate iyins anu ia
situated IN . Gun ~
State OF Missouri 'o-" 10, u ne
Lot Numbered N'ns assonrl
Bank Addition to y
being the same ianu .erSaa IS
Elijah Bennett py pess u, Il
Book on page D. aos.
Deed records OF Aadraih YUM"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-10

Prot. Herbert Pryor, superintend,
ent Of the Mexico Public Schools,
has planned a great future for 10
cal educational Institutions. He ia
anxious to have the third floor OF
the Mcmillan High school complet,
ed not onIy because tho Increased at.
tendance has crowded the limited
space he has at his disposal but be
cause with more room he could es.
tabllsh new courses he believes great
" needed,
He hopes to have a domestic sci
ence department In Mcmillan befor,
long in which the High School girli
win be taught cooking and home ny
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-10
ann.

Tom Smith wes a censrsliA visitor
Saturday.
orene Mccammon @d family and
hIny Bryan and family visited J. W,
Nc Cannon and wife Sunday.
Claude Salisbury was a c~entralii
visitor Saturday.
Barton Hubbard was in Mexico OF
business Saturday
T. NJ. Broaddus and wife visltes
Edgar Sims and wife Sunday.
Mr.. Jaeifs and family, near Mez
leo visited J. L. Hickman and fsmil,
Sunday.
Squire Jerman who IS visiting Il
this n~eighborhood was quite siel
last week
Mrs. Fannie Smith was on III
sick list this week.
Mrs. Norris has moved to tn
Smith place. cleve viii now wor
for the Smith boys.
]. W. Mccammon has been helpin
WIN. Dempsey with his molasse
mill.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-10
: NVNI1'OHi NuNF
Mexico. Mo, r + d 9. s2St

Eben r, Price and Miss Eliza
Gibbs married Wednesday ey-
ening at $3.50 O'Clock at the home
Of the brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs,
C. R. Gibbs. Of East Monroe street
The Rev. ]. Z. Ayscue. pastor Of
the First Baptist Church. per
form the ceremony.
The bride is one Of Mexico's
most popular girls. She is a young
lady OF attractive personality and
womaniy attachments. She laugh
piano and voice in Stephens College,
Columbia, last winter and has proved
herself a most capable musician.
The groom is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. ". r. Price Of this city. He
is cashier of the Farmers and Trad
ers Bank OF Billings, Mont. Since
! entering the National Bank here
several years ago, where he learned
the banking business, he has riser
rapidly and is developing into one
Of the most competent bankers OF th,
Northwest.
After the ceremony q reception
was rendered the bridal party, tn,
out-of-town guests and a few Of tn,
BRIDES girl friends OF this city.
Mr.. Price and his bride viii leave
en- The Hummer at 1910 ,. m
for Billings by way Of Chicago.
Among the out-of-town guests al
the wedding were Mr.. and Mrs. %. A
gibbs, Audraln; Frank Gibbs, Mr.
and Mrs. Il. s. Neate, Miss Eliza Ar
mold, Mrs. J. A. Glandon and fam
fly, Columbia; Miss Emma Buck
ner and A. d. Buckncr. Mrs. s. v
R~agsdale, Paris, Mo: Mr.. and Mrs
III. e. Walls, Mrs. j.. W. Stuck, ST
Louis; Mr.. and Mrs. g. NJ, Buck
ner and daughter, Miss Mary Buck
ner, Marshall; Leo DAILY. billings,
Mont. Anderson Gibbs. Cape Girar
deau; Mrs. Sue Hughes, Carroll
ton; and Russell Dudley. Of Kansas
City.
The Ledger joins a large circle
Of friends Of this happy couple in
extending best wishes for a long
and happy married life.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-10
cosr 81 LIVING.

Columbia. Mo, Oct. 3.
With a view of reducing as far
As possible the S Of living for
students at the University of Mis-
souri,, the university has established
in connection with the University
Dining Club a cafeteria. Nearly seven
hundred students are getting good
meals at a lower cost than they
have been able to get them in Co
lumbia in ten years. On the other
hand the prices of meals in many of
Columbia's boarding houses were
raised this fall fifty cents a week
The new cafeteria serves portions
from one cent to ten cents each. The
student may eat a dish Of slaw for
one cent and biscuits with creamery
butter for three cents. Some Of the
prices on other articles OF food serve
are: Corn, VIZ cents; pie three
cents; baked sweet potatoes, two
cents coffee. three cents: fried chick
en-, ten cents; celery. two cents; as
paragus on toast, three cents; cider,
two cents; roast beef six cents;
peas. three cents; pears and cake,
-four cents.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-10

W. y. Chick and wife and daugh
ter. Miss EffIe Chick, visited G. G
Wilson and family Sunday.
Eugene Jones recently erected
new steel Windmill at his country
home.
Alvin Sellazs has been improving
his place BY putting in concret'
walks.
Albert Slevers, wife and children
Iaeparted Sunday for their home il
Idaho.
L. A. Wilson Of Moberly was il
this neighborhood on business recent
ly.
Lakenan & Barnes are putting VI
a new house on their farm. nea
Payne school house.
James Wisdom is hauling logs t
IIoover's mill, north OF Thompson.
J. W. Mauk has moved back Il
Audrain from Southwest Missouri
and is at present located on the R
IL. Shock farm. They all com
back
A ~protracted meeting is in progress
at New Hope. The Rev. vanno'
is doing the preaching, assisted b
the Rev. Presssr. the pastor. Every
body is cordially invited to attenI
the services.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-10
REAL ESTATE
TRANSFERS

Stella Bridgford to Ross and J. "
White, tract in N. w. IA OF Sec
25-51-9. $500.
Mamie J. wilburn to Ella |. Mo
rey, lot 3, blk 10. Ladd's Add. Mex
leo, $500.
Carl Underwood to w. M. Under
wood. und int in E 10 N. w. IA
of Sec. 29-5O-S. $500.
c. ". Criswell TO Otto Hopkins
lot .. blk 2. Muidrow's sub-div. t
Mexico. $1.0O and other.
Otto Hopkins to c. W. Criswell
lot rs. City Survey No. As, Mexico
$1.0O and other.
r. E. Mayes TO James A. Claywell
lot 2, blk 4 Rawlings Add, Mex
leo. $1,000.
M. ]. Hall to Mrs. Theresa Pa
schang. tract in N. W. IA Of Sec
245o.7. $500.
n. u. Mayes to Nina Claywell
lot ]. blk 4, Rawlings Add, Mex
leo, $1,000.
II. @. Mcclure to John 4. Martin
lot u, City Survey No. 4s, Mexico
s1,4OO.
j. L. Stuart ct al TO Emma Mar
shall, ". IL Of s. Il. IA OF blk 2
John A. Pearson's Add, Mexico. 81
and love.
CentraIWeat Construction Go. L
Jos. A. Norman, lot q blk IL, Troi
ley Heights Add, Mexico. $3.50.
Una Mckee to 10. II. Ricketts,, N
12 Of E. 70 IT. Of lot 4, City Survey
No. "A. Mexico. 81.
10. H. Ricketts, to Louis u. ant
Una Mckee, N IL Of Il. 70 feet, 10
4. City Survey, No. "A, Mexico. 81.
G. P. Gregory to B. R. Middleton
part lots 8 and Q, blk 2. Ladd's Add
Mexico. s275.
Joseph A. Norman to Jesse f. Toal
son, lot 5. blk 8. donated Add. Mex
leo. $1,150.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-10

As the general election approaches,
politics warns up and more especial
" the agitation on Single Tax. as
also the Sth amendment OF the
one on purification OF ballot boxes
All our sober. reflective farmers
and citizens should see these amend
renGs MS they really are and vote nc
on Single Tax amendments or 9Th an
7th amendments and vote on puriflca
ton OF ballot or sth amendment YES
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-10
youNcs CREEK.

We are having nice weather again.
after such a cold snap.
Rev. Leonard preached at Mid
way Sunday morning.
Mr.. Herchel Davis and family Of
Galloway county. who came over
last Thursday to visit their sis
tiers, Mrs. Asbury and Mrs Pitcher.
left for their home Monday morn
ing.
Forest BerFey delivered three
wagon loads Of hogs at z 1-2c g
Mundy & Powell last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rudasil O
near Strother visited Otto Carpentei
recently.
! Joe Heller of Moline visited hi
sister last Sunday. Mrs. Grace Berry
and attended church at Midway.
The meeting which has been II
progress for the last two weeks a
olivet closed Sunday night with
additions.
Bud johnson had for guests Sun
day for dinner. Mr.. and Mrs. Az
bury. Ed. Pitchers family and Herch
Ell Davis and family.
James Sneed Is building two rooms
and porch to his house.
VIM. walnscitt's mother and broth
er's children were visiting hin
last week.
VIM. wainscott's mother and broth
nice molasses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Engle have sh'
sympathy Of the people in thi
community in the loss OF their ST
months old baby which died las
week and was buried at Midway.
i Ed Bybee's sale comes off mex
Friday. He and his family are 60
ing to Washington TO reside.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-10
Moarn rAaLE.

We are having some cool weather.
E. W. McFadin and family spent
Saturday until Sunday with J. n.
Kendall and family of Perry.
W. NJ. Brown OF Santa Re Is on
the sick list
Earl Brown Of Paris visited home
folks Saturday and Sunday.
Gathering apples is the order q
the day.
Thomas Mosely Of nea Santa ~
suffered a broken limb The other day.
AS he was going out to milk, be
stumped hiA foot and fell. .breakIns
his limb Just below the knee. He Il
getting along nicely.
Dublin Bros, are having their slid
filled this week.
Mr.. Jones. near Worcester. is NOV
ing TO the old house on Mr.. Edmon
sfon place OF near Moline.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-10
sklNNER.

The acreage OF wheat sown IN
our community is cut down from last
year perhaps a fourth.
John r. VIM and Chas. Weaver
each lost all his hogs recently from
cholera or some kindred disease,
Several other neighbors are re
ported as having infected herds and
dying at a rapid rate.
Mrs. Gland Canterbury and children
are guests Of O. J.. Ellis and
J. H. Holloway and families. They
live in the State Of Oregon and il
is their first time visiting here In
fourteen years.
Mrs. Frank Ehret is visiting rela
tiyes in state of Iowa.
Frank A. Ehret bought 100 acres
Of irrigated and sub-irrigated land
near Garden City. Kansas. Price
paid. $40 an ere
Russell Squirting and wife, John
and brother, Taylor Rohy are here
Blum and wife and John
Sharp and wife attended the Mis-
souri, State Fair last week.
VIM. Styles left for New Yorl
recently, his old home.
Uncle Dick B Bruce is home aftel
a months visit among his children
in Oklahoma and Kansas City.
H r. Squirting and son purchased
70 head Of cattle for feeding pur'
poses at from $3.50 for car load d
$40 ~pound-bulls and $3.50 per cwt
forremainder OF S75-pound average.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Bruce and fam
lily entertained at dinner Sunday Mr.
and Mrs. Mord Fox, Mr.. and Mrs
Richard Baker. Richard squires
Uncle Dick and p. 7. Bruce. A yerS
enjoyable occasion
Mr.. and Mrs. O. +. ellis enter
tanned at dinner Sunday. Judge Bak
o. Barnes and family. j. W. Hollo
way and family, Mrs. c. canter-
bury and children. Miss Glen Ell
liz and Taylor Roby. A good time
was reported.
o. F. squlres began the earpen'
ter's work on his new barn Monday
which is 52x4S feet and on
concrete foundation.
Ide squires and family entertain
ed at dinner Sunday a week o. +.
squires and family, Tommy Walk
er n wife, G. c. MCGEE and wife.
Alex Bruce and family and Richard
sqnires, A fine time reported.
On Saturday night, Sept %, about
fifty friends Of VIM. Elsie made him
a birthday supper at his home. The,
completely surprised him as he wai
unaware ~ II until about a dozen rii
drove up in line and the occupants
alIghted and knocked for admittance
This made the 18th milestone fol
VIM. and hts friends wish him man,
more.
. K stsicklin and wife, G T Jesse
Mrs Marshall Faddis and p. T. Bruc'
attended the Baptist Convention al
Union cIrpch, 10 miles southeast
Of Mexico as delegates from Bethle'
hem,
Mrs snidow and daughter, Miss
Fay, we're here visiting G. n. spurl
Ing and fsmily recently.
Henry Berrey recently delivered &c
head Of native lambs 10 Joe consi-
dine at 3 ~ cents per pound.
Alvin Ebret and Sam Lewis will
attend the Illinois state Fair q
few days,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-10

THE FIRST daily paper published in
Mexico was the Daily Ledger Is
tablished in the seventies by J
Linn Ladd. The Daily Ledger was
discontinued during 1876 prior te
the time this paper was purchased
from Mr.. Ladd by r. N. White dur.
ing the month Of September. 1876.
seFesal years at erwsrd Col. Hutton
started a daily paper. which was
also discontinued later 81; and after
that time 5 3 Cook conducted a
daily papef sn Mexico. which was
also discontinued. and later started
again by G. n. Basket.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-10
Stock and y
y Farm News

ST. Louis Close
cattle-75oo, including $500 South
ems. Natives steady TO strong.
Hogs-1a,e0O, 15c lower,
Mixed and butch $50 a 9.l6
Good heavy $50 q 80
Rough heavy SIS a $50
Light s.65 a $50
Sheep $500. STEADY.
THE vANDEvENTER COMMISSION
CO. Is ALWAYS IN THE MAR
Knr FOR POULTRY. BUTTER
AND EGGS. GALL US BE
FORE you SELL. W.T.
MUTUAL Phone s-crTY Phone s2S
F. A. Hghtshoe & Go.
For Poultry and Egg Prices
irwin Maddox. the popular shippe'
Of Galloway county. Mo, who was i
the market the middle OF tho weel
with A load OF cattle had included Y
his shipment a fine heller that sol
for $1,000 per cwt, and weighed el'
poupas. Mr.. Maddox has consigned
to this place for owe 10 years. AM
during that time he has made som
very good sales:
Corn In my section Is looking yer,
good, / think that the late corn WI
average almost a full crop, which !
much more than we were expecting
The early crop was very satisfactory
and all together, I think that It WI
average q good full crop. Wheat wa
very fair, and yielded about the avei
age crop. Oats were exceptional
fine, and we had much more than
the average yield in my locality. GOO
cattle and hogs are mighty scare
in my section. There are not owe
three or four droves of good fat Gait
in the country, and ! think that tn
/ price of beaf win liesurely hold u
during the next three months. W
have been having plenty of rain
my section of late, and the groun
lis in a mighty fine condition for th
planting Of the fal, wheat" MT, Ma'
dox said that never in his shippin
lcareer has he ever shipped to an
other market than st. Louis. -Liy
Stock Reporter.
VIM. Wayne has a cherry tree
bloom and also an apple tree tia
is bearing a second crop while tn
first crop is still on the tree.
The top for CARROTS Of heifers wa
$3.50, paid to ]. ]. Johnson OF A.
drain county Mo. The drove 4
eluded 90 head that averaged ess lb
T ,hese were Of Mr.. J%ohnson's oN
feeding. He had them in the fec
lots for 100 days on a ration
corn, cottonseed cake and bluegrass
They gained 2 pounds per day an
Mr.. johnson was well pleased vii
their weight and price on the marke
Mr.. johnson was much elated aboI
the corn and grass conditions in b
part OF the country but also I
marked that the wheat crop prac
cally wal a total failure. ST. Lou
Have Stock Reporter.
Charles Read, a horse owned
a company OF Columbia men, di'
Sunday night. He was taken
the State Fair last week where ]
took second prize for the time sin
he has been on the track. He to-
pneumonia while at sedalia, viii
caused his death. The horse W
&c years old and has been in {
lumbia for a number of years.
was sold the last time for $2,250.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-10

i. A SHANNON, Of Mexico,
\ a splendld address at Farber
bday evening in opposition to the
|osed single tax amendment Shan
Is a forcible speaker and he
Ven Informed on the subject He
ID the farmers to organize and
Il the amendmen t,-Farber Forum
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-10
IWeekIy Ledger
hns55a words YES on
|dmeBts Nos 8 and z.
AZ thdne biz crops the
! II the United States ~Iii be
buy . iot Of money.

fiy . nuuber Of experts 10
la the hish cost u living and
nit Of this Investigation was
- the iaalt Of The people He
TAI M most men Who spend
q year Supporting > family
Sci $500 worth for uesr
IL they spent Il after read
n newspaperp intelilgently- IN
words you could make youi
70 at least a fourth farther i
.ought inieliigently.
.ortssing is the doorway through
The newspapers admit you in
4 land of saving where ever
docs iis fun daty and Their
waste. II you would be
i buyer read the newspaper g
.ements ana save money.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-10

NOTICE OF FINAL
Notice h hereby given tiat the
undersigned administrative Of th'
Estate Of VIM. L. Keeton, 90
ceased, win In the Probate Court a.
the November term. 1912 at Mexico
Audrain county. Missouri and be-
ginning on the second Monday o.
November 1919 make final settlement
OF said Estate.
Margery Keeton,
ndmfniakrafrix.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-10
sedalla. MO-. oct. 3.

II the resolutions adopted BY the
Retail Merchants Association Of
Missouri here Wednesday are favor.
ably acted upon by the next Legisla-
ture, grocers will be required to
take an examination and re-
ceive a State certificate.
These measures viii be drawn
along the lines Of the statute coy
ering lawyers, druggist and other pro
fessions.
Another law the grocers VIII try
TO get enacted is one which viii tend
10 mako the grocers' profits more
evenly divided, instead Of a loss on
some articles and e~xhorbltant profit
on others.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-10

WORK has been started on the
mile Of rock road to be put in
north Of Mexico in the eight.
mile road district. This is the be
ginning of permanent good roads
leading into Mexico from every al
rection. The commission is sure do
ing fine work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-10
WEE MAkEs rae LEE

This might have happened before
the Superior Air Tight Oak was in,
vented, but not now; no more nag
ging to have John get up and light
the fire" It Is a pleasure to start
a Superior: just open 1t and let Il
burn. Every man likes to do it.
Ferris & Cauthorn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-10
norlcE 81 FlNAL sErrLEMENT.

NOTICE or FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice Is hereby given that tina
settlement Of the estate Of Martha a
Harper, deceased, will be made al
the November term OF the Probate
Court Of Audrain county. Missouri,to
be held at Mexico. Missouri, on tbs
second Monday in November, 1912.
W. w. Harper.
wtd Executor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-10
Our Big Reduction
Sale

will continue the balance OF
the month in order to make
room for our large purchas.
es which are arriving daily,
All cut glass, fine china,
Sheffield, Sterling and Plat.
ed Silverware, Watches,
Clocks and all Jewelry in
Guided. Watch our window
for bargains.
$i.00 Hand Painted plates
40c and soc.
SIS pieces Cut Glass So and
$500.
SIS and $40 Clocks SIS and 81
Bric-arB rac about
half price.
II. A. DEARING
Jeweler.
East Side Square.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-10

FRANK VAN NESS IS home from
the West and says there il no ques-
ton but what Wilson n going to
sweep the country at the November
election.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-10

AFTER the single tax amendment
is overwhelmingly defeated farm
lands in Missouri wiil advance from
five to ten dollars per acre immedi-
afely.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-10

THE third-term candidate and his
party managers are pleading in loud
voices for the votes Of the com
mon people, and at the same time
PREACHING out for the financial sup.
port of the great interests.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-10

Judge O'Neal Ryan OF st. Louis
who represented an insurance COM
pany in a suit tried here last week,
went 10 Jefferson City on legal bust
ness Tuesday afternoon.