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Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17
RAY co. JUDGE HOLDS JuvEN-
lie COURT UNLAWFUL

Is the law passed by the last leg.
islature, creating a juvenile court in
the probate court, unconstitutional
Circuit Judge Frank Divelbiss in
Ray county holds that It is and SO
does Probate Judge Tincher Of Cal
laway county. a brother Of DR.. =.
II. Tincher. OF Mexico.
Judge Divelbiss ruled that for a
probate Judge to act as Judge OF
the juvenile court, as provided by
the last session Of the state legisla-
ture for counties with less than
ga.G00 inhabitants, Is unconstitution
al. He based his decision IN a
statute which says that the probate
courts OF the State shall have uni
form power, and he held that a pro-
bate judge in exercising additional
functions as juvenile court Judge
would be transgresslng the provision
Tor uniformity. This is the first test
case on this act.
Judge Tincher refused 10 act as ju-
yenile Judge in a case recently trans.
ferred to him from the Circuit Court
Of Galloway county. TIe holds that be
has no right to do so as the act is
unconstitutional. An alternative writ
OF mandamus has bean issue1 against
him to force him to hear and de.
eide the case. The hearing Of the
writ is set for July 21st.
Judge w. w. Bolts, OF the Au
drain Probate Court, says he hal
not investigated the matter at all
and has opened his juvenile court an
has appointed a probation officer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17
THE LITTLE PIG
GIES TO THE PICNIC
Mepherson. Kansas. July II.

Mcpherson, Kansas, July IL.
John Beeman, a farmer living ten
miles northeast of this city, owned a
SOW that brought him eight fine
little black pigs a few days before
the Fourth Of July. A day later the
old SOW died. leaving the eight little
orphans. The farmers wife said
she would raise them by hand and a
nursing bottle was fixed up to
which the pigs took readily. Now
the Fourth was only a few days of
and John had promised his wife and
children that they should all attend
but the pigs must be fed about ey
cry two hours. They could get ne
help from the neighbors for every
body was going to Mcpherson. Final
ly the wife said:
John, get a box, put them IN, AM
II will fill the big bottle with fresl
milk and we will take them along"
That was done. John found a Coz
place for his team. The pigs wer
fed regularly and all went home a
night, none the worse for the ride.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17
COST OF SEPTIC TANKS AND
OTHER DATA OF sYsTE


OTHER DATA OF SYSTEM.
Farmers and residents north Of Mez
leo who live upon Bean Creek, into
which the City sewerage empties con-
tinue to complain of the polluted con-
dition Of the waters of the stream
and urge the City to do something
toward eliminating what is not only
an offensive nuisance but a danger
to public health. Along the line Of
putting in septic tanks for the recep'
ton of sewage, Councilman p. L. Han
ly wrote to a number of cities inquir-
ing into the costs Of such a sys-
tenn.
The City Clerk of Kirksville
writes in reply to Mr.. Hanley that
the tanks originally cost $4,000 but
they we're not satisfactory at first
so $ 5 5000 more was spent for the ser
vices Of an expert engineer with the
result that they now give excellent
service. Kirksville. without the l,
500 Normal students, has a populatio'
of over. 5000. Mexico would likel!
require tanks Of the same capacity.
The City Clerk of Sedalla writes
their septic tank cost $1,000 AM
that it is satisfactory.
The City Clerk of Gallon, Ohio,
writes that their septic tanks install
ed cost, including everything, $2S,SO(
State Veterinarian Sheldon, in a n
cent visit here, stated that typhoi
was spread in many places by COW
drinking polluted water and the geri
reaching human being through the n
dunn of milk.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17
Musr STAY IN AL.

W. A. (stiff) Wright, who is lay
ing out in the Galloway county jail
a fine OF $500 for violating the dram
shop laws, appeared in court and ask
ed to be allowed to leave the jail
during the hot weather, saying tina
confinement was injuring his health.
Judge Harris had DR.. G. d. Mccall
examine Wright, and the doctor re
ported to the court that Wright ha'
heart trouble and might die suddenl'
either in or out of jail, ~whereupon
Judge Harris denied the request.
Wright has fines amounting to ST.
400 against him, but he was parole
about a year ago in cases in which
was fined s90O.-Fulton Gazette.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17
MISSOURI
NOTES
st. Louis, July ~.

st. Louis, July IL.
The sale of railroad mileage books
throughout the Southwest will cease
with the introduction Of the 2-cent
fare, 1t was decided today at the qua
terly meeting Of the Southwestern
Passenger Association here.
During the month Of June IL
new banks we're chartered in this
State.
H. ]. Simmons, editor Of the Kinks
Vile Morning News, committed sui
eide Friday in the Pool Hotel O
that City. No reason for his act Il
known.
Lees Summit has found an effect
nal remedy for speeding On the stree
The street crossings are laid fou
inches above instead Of flush VIII
The surface Of the driveway i
drive faster than five or six miles G
hour over the crossings now is to II
yite disaster to ones machira.
This will also save tire shd cost
in the police court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17

WILLIAM CROSS GETS PROMOTE
William t. Cross. a former Mexico
boy and at present secretary Of the
Missouri Board Of Charities and Cor
rections, has been elected secretary
of the National Society Of Charities
and Correction at its meeting in Seat
tie, Wash.
This means a promotion for Mr..
Cross and will not only give him a
much wider scope OF work but also
a material increase in salary. His
headquarters will probably be in New
York City.
Mr.. Cross started his charity work
in Columbia. He has made a spec
iaI study OF sociological conditions
and will be a splendid man for the D
sition to which he was elected. He
is a graduate Of Mcmillan High
School and OF Missouri University
and is a young man Of unusual abil-
ity.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17
DON'T DELAY.
Some Mexico People Have Learned
That Neglect is Dangerous.

Some Mexico People Have Learned
That Neglect is Dangerous.
The slightest symptom of kidney
trouble is far too serious to be over
looked. It's the small, neglected
troubles that so often lead to serious
kidney ailments. That pain in the
small" Of your back; that urinary
i%rregularity: those headaches and
dizzy spells; that weak, weary, worn
out feeling, may be natures warning
of kidney weakness. Why risk your
life by n~eglecting these s mptoms?
Reach the cause Of the trouble while
there yet is time-begin treating
vonr kidneys at once with a tried an
proven kidney remedy. No need &c
experiment - Doan's Kidney Pills
have been successfully used in thous
ands Of cases Of kidney trouble fol
over so years. Doan's Kidney pm
are used and recommended through
out the civilized world. Endorsed a
home. Read Mexico testimony
Edward Dermody, grocer, S1s ClarI
Ave, Mexico, Mo, says; 1.-TWO year
ago l was suffering from Irregular a
ton Of my kidneys. There wer
sharp pains in my sides and over m
kidneys. I also had headaches. | I
4 nally used Doan's Kidney Pills, pr
: cured at Llewellyn & sons Dru
store, and was soon cured.
p For sale by all dealers. Price 5oc.
Foster-M ilburn Co., Buffalo, Ne
York, sole agents for the United
States.
/ Remember the name Doan y
] and take no other.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17
BARN is DESTROYED BY FIRE
IN STORM; AS INCH RAINFALL


A barn belonging to A. G. Powell,
on West Buchanan street was struck
by lightning and destroyed. during
the heavy wind storm, Friday even
ing. Horses in the barn were res
cued, but some hay and feed were
lost. The total loss will amount to
about $500.
Mr.. Powell had 500 insurance on
the barn and none on the feed.
Much damage to the trees all over
the city was done by the heavy
winds, Friday evening. Several treel
on North Clark avenue were taken
up by the roots. Tops were blown o
the trees in all parts of town as Il
they were twigs.
At the northwest corner Of thu
| Square, Mrs. Edward Burt, was blow
from her feet against a building b!
the heavy wind.
But, to counteract this damaging
wind, was a G~od-sent rain Of almos
an inch, the heaviest Mexico has ha'
all summer.
w. T. Friganza, wire-chief for tn
Bell Telephone Co., says the rain
Friday, was very general all over thl
part of the state. He says there wa
considerable damage to crops an
other property around Higbee an
north Of Moberly.
From Hannibal. Mr.. Friganza, learn
ed that a severe cyclone struck Pal
is and Monroe City doing considers
BILE damage. All wires leading I
, these towns are down.
A silo at Colonial Hill, ].
; J~ohnson's country home, was blown
over by the wind and a tree in h
front lawn and also blown down.
A small cyclone turned oyer SON
out-houses on the farm of Clarenc
, Smallwood, south Of Rush Hill, an
did a small amount OF damage to OF
er farms around him.
Several persons killed in the storl
over the state are reported.
Moline and Santa Fe report goc
rains, with very little damage
the crops by the winds.
!, A splendid rain at Auxvasse al
! the surrounding country is reported
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17
Ultra Modern Women
Smoke Cigars, Now
London, July 9.

London, July 8.
When woman soothes her nerves
now with tobacco 1t is not a cigar
cite she chooses, but a cigar, II she
wants to appear quite smart. The ma
jority Of women nowadays smoke Gig
arettes, but the ultra-modern mem
bers Of the fair sex r taking to ci'
gars-even pipes.
The pipe chosen especially fol
women, said a Piccadilly t~obacconist,
is a little, light wooden pipe, called
the "Belgique," which costs 81.
Pipes, however. are not so muci
"the vogue at present as the cigar
and the favorite cigar which womeI
smoke, it seems, is a long, thin cl
gar which costs fifty cents in Londoi
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17

cannot praise your Vegetable Compound
too highly. Every woman should take
it at that time. | recommend it to
both old and young for female trou-
bles. Mrs. EMILY SUMMERsGML,
Swarthmore, Pa.
Baltimore, Md. -"My troubles began
with the loss of a child, and / had hem
orrhages for four months. The doctors
said an operation was necessary, but |
dreaded it and decided to try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The
medicine has made me a well woman and
l feel strong and do my own work.
Mrs. J. R. PICKING, 1860 Sargent St,
Baltimore, Md.
Since we guarantee that all testimo.
mails which we publish are genuine, is il
not fair to suppose that if Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has the viz.
tue to help these women it will help any
other woman who is suffering in a like
manner?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17
..DEA THS...

Mrs. Alana Rutter, wife of ia
son Rutter, 81 years Of age, died at
her home on South Muldrow st., on
Friday morning, suffering with a com
plication OF diseases.
The funeral was held at the
home Saturday morning, and the
body was buried at Thompson The
Rev. j. E. Ayscue OBLIGATED.
Mrs Rutter was born in Frankfort,
KY, Jan. 18th, 1853, the daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs Jerry Harrison. She
has lived in Missouri for a number OF
years however.
Beside her husband, she Is sur
vived by a daughter, Miss Willie Rut
ter. She was a sweet Christian wo
Imam and had a host Of friends who
join the Ledger in extending sympa-
thy to the bereayed.
The infant Of Mr.. and Mrs, J. r
Edwards, who live just east of Mex
leo, died Saturday morning. The bod,
was buried in Elmwood, Saturday at
ternoon. The Ledger joins friends
in extending sympathy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17
EUGENE GARTER TO JAIL FOR


Under an Indictment for "as-
sault with intent to KILL" Dewey
Wilcox, his friend, Eugene Carter wa
sent to jail late Wednesday after
noon under $1,000 bond. His prelim.
mary was held before Justice Of the
Peace Wayne who stated that under
the testimony he would hold him fol-
the Circuit Court. The ISL will
likely be heard at the September
term. He will probably remain in
Jail until then. being unable to fur
nish bond.
Carter's arrest followed the shoot
ing of young Wilcox late Saturday af
ternoon July S. Wilcox was shol
through the mouth. bullett lodging IL
the neck after passing through one
of the tonsils. He is still confined
to his bed. the outcome Of the wount
being at this time undecided. Boil
boys are about IS years old and wer'
apparently the best of friends.
At the preliminary Prosecuting AT
Itorney Whitson limited at further de
velopments in the case coming L
light shortly in regard to the mo
tive.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17
WEDDINGS

Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Miss Jessica Madison odell,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James Mad
son odell, of New York, to Herbert
Hugh Goodenow of st. Louis. The
wedding took place In New York
July 3. The young couple will be at
home after July 18th. at 617S Plym'
outh avenue, st. Louis. Mr.. Goode-
now is well known in this city, hay
ing travelled through here for Arm
and Hammer Soda for a number o.
years, His many friends in this city
join the Ledger in extending congrat
ulations.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17

mNo~o "a more catarrh in this section g
cnnnfry Than all other diseases pus
t ts,bsr and until the last few Years
vas supposed to be ineurable; fo + 2 9 iocai
many years doctors p%rp poesi remedies, and
eeonstantiy failing to cure with iocal
ny v1ant pronounced Il incurable. sei'
anre has proven Catarrh to be a eonsu.
tutional disease. and ther 1,s cstarrf
comsa manufactured by +, J. Cheney =
Gu Sol Toledo, Ohio. is the only S3n sn IN.
ternally in doses from 70 drops No, No bIoot
spooniul, surfaces or the system. Thel
a aster one hundred dollars for any ease !
e eaiIs 10 cure. Send for circulars ana teS
timonlals. ~ ro,ado. C
Sold by Druggists, 7Sc; ...,,ra,,on
Take Halls Family Pills for conA'ip
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17
MINISTER oREAR DEPARTS TO
POSI- WITHIN TEN DAYS.

John D. orear and wife will de-
part for Bolivia within 10 days,
where Mr.. Orear is United States
Minister. They will sail from new
York and the voyage will consume
% days. The trip from New York tc
the Isthmus of Panama, where they
cross the Pacific ocean is 2O24 miles
They cross the Isthmus on the Pana
ma railroad, which runs for a par
of the distance beside the Canal. AM
then embark for a trip or the Pacific
OF 1850 miles.
They disembark at Malinda, Peru
and make a trip of 800 miles to La
Paz in the heart Of the Ande
mountains. La Paz is the same dis
tance below the Equator as Havana
lie above 1t.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17
COLUMBIA TIME PRINTS PROP
osITIoN FOR RAILROAD.
(Columbia Times)

IcoLUMeiA TIMES PRINTS PROP
osTTIoN FOR RAILROAD.
COLUMBIA Tlmes)
Judge Matthias Crum OF Mexico
was in Columbia this week on bush
ness connected with building an cleo
trio railroad from Mexico to Column
tia. The concrete proposition is tina
Judge Crum will agree to build the
road If a bonus OF $1,000 is raised
at Columbia. Mexico. Fulton and the
intervening territory.
Judge Crum says that he does not
like to be in a failure and II he fails
IN this enterprise It will be the first
failure Of any consequence he was ey.
er in.
The following are the outlines Of
the plan submitted TO several Column
bla road boosters:
Mileage
From Mexico to Hereford. 20 IL
miles. l'If,
From Hereford to Fulton 10 miles.
From Hereford to Columbia IA mile
Total 43 IL miles.
Completed from Mexico south 4
miles.
To be completed 43 liz miles.
Judge Crum says that he can easily
bond his road for $4,000 per mi, max
ing a total bondage of s2S7,5Oo. Thes
bonds are 5 per cent gold bonds pay
able in.1 70 80 years, interest pay
able semi-annually. and they const-
tute a first mortgage lien on the road
bed and the equipment.
Construction
The actual cost Of construction and
equipping the road is as follows:
Mexico to Hereford, 16 IL miles at
$1,000 per mile. s115,5
Hereford to Columbia IA miles al
$4,000 e mile, $4,000.
Hereford to Fulton, 10 miles al
$1,000 per mile, $91, 900.
Total cost $3S2,500.
Four miles completed a be bouglI
for $15, 1000.
Total cost AZ IL miles $347,5O0.
Bond sales $685. 500.
Balance to be raised by s~ubscrip'
ton $4,000.
This amount is to be apportioned
as follows. between Mexico, Fulton
and Columbia:
Mexico, 16 10 miles at $4,000. pei
mile Sal. $50.
Columbia, IA miles at $4,000 pei
mile $4,000.
Fulton. 10 miles, at $500 per
mile $32 500
!, Total $114,750.
!, This gives a surplus Of $3.50 for b
! cidentals, rights of way, printing, etc
, This apportionment falls heaviest OF
, Columbia because the cost OF GRADING
. bridging and ~culverting the road iron
AeTelOru 10 COlumDla 10 Si0a'oi eho
|. on the other sections.
: Judge Crum will ask the CONNER
, cial Clubs Of Mexico, Columbia AM
; Fulton to get on this proposition AM
to guarantee the above amount, to b.
paid only when the road is complete
and in operation. If this is done tn
people here will own the road an
they can build in this manner inde
pendently Of any foreign capitalist
. Rights of way and franchises are !
cluded in the above apportionment
e but most OF these have already bee
second and there will be little trot
BILE about this.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17
CLAUDE BALL GETS

JOB IN HAWAII.
Jefferson City, Mo, July 10.
Claude R. Ball Of Montgomery City,
while here today received a tele-
gram from Champ Clark that Presi
dent Wilson had appointed him al
attorney general of Hawaii watch
pays a salary OF $4,000 a year. Bal
said he probably would accept the ap
pointment.
Ball vas here trying to get a wri
from the Supreme Court against tn
City officials OF Wellsville to com
pei them to issue a saloon licens
when notified Of his federal appoint
ment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17
GOOD ROADS FOR NOTHING.

N6Nt
Improvement Of country roads has
enhanced the value Of property Dor
dering on such roads. 50 that the
cost Of improvement is equalized and
often exceeded. says the Department
of Agriculture in a bulletin issued re-
Gently.
The department has gathered a
mass Of data drought the office OF
public roads, which is making a spec
ial study of the economic effect OF
the road Improvement.
According to the information land
values not only have Increased but
farm values often show marked ad-
vances over the original outlay as a
result OF road Improvement.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17
CONVENTION HALL PLANS Ex-

j, AIMED AT FRIDAY LUNCH
The plan for the new
hall was the feature Of the CONNER
cia1 Club luncheon Friday. AS ABRAMS
I'D by Henry Meyer, it will seat l4oo
On motion of the Club the plan was
referred to the Committee for IN
vestigation. On the motion OF H. y
Race. R. jackson was chosen chair
man Of the meeting. -,
The plans of the building inciuo'
two balconies, toilets for patrons
p-roscenium 2S feet square and -
stage 2s feet deep and 30 Feet wlue
There is no "fly"gallery in the plans
hnt his will likely be added as tn'
Convention Hall will be used as a IN
ater at times. The total COST Q
the structure will be about sl4'OVo'
Already about $1,000 worth Of acS
cts have been disposed OF Q IN
opening and soliciting committees
will likely take up the work wa %,,
II was dropped some time ago. !"
tickets are $500 each
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17
CONCERNING MR.. oREAR.

The Columbia, Mo, Herald says:
John D. orear, the newly appoint
ed minister to Bolivia, will soon
leave for his post of duty. Mr.. orear
has been a prominent factor in Dem
ocratic politics in the Ninth Dis
trict and will most c~reditably fill
the post to which he has been ap
pointed. His wife will accompany
him to the capital Of Bolivia and the!
will be followed by the best wishes
of a host Of friends"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17
GORDON
GENERAL ROAD FUND.

GENERAL ROAD FUND
jefferson City. Mo, July T.
State Auditor John P. Gordon has
made the apportlonmeuts to the va
rious counties from the general state
road fund. showing the amount each
county is entitled to.
AudraIn Will get s1.44S.35 OF the
total s115. 900 apportioned. The total
valuation Of Audrain county is given
as s11. S75.ss1.22.
This win be drawn from the State
treasury by the Auditor as soon as
possible on acquisitions tiled BY thu
various counties before July /, 1913.
Only about sixty or sixty-ffve eoun-
ties have made acquisitions for this
fund.
Option Stamp Fund Apportioned.
The auditor also has apportioned
the fund arising from the sale Of op.
ton stamps, amounting to $4,000.
This fund is apportioned on the bas-
is OF school population.
Audrain county viii get s6S0.20
fromthis fund. Her enumeration Is
given as $500.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17

THE Columbia, Mo, Herald edi'
torlally says: I'VE saw Bob Whites
signature in the Sunday Star = OF
thought we did until we examined
the head on the article and found
it was by Gov. VIM. sulzer-he Ger
tainly does make tracks like Bob's.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17

Holiness ServIces-Sabbath School.
$3.50. Devotional services at IL a. m,
and 7.3O p. m. Except the second
and fourth Sabbath there will be
preaching morning and evening. Pray
or meeting Wednesday evening at
7:30. Services above Ricketts, q
Emmons' store. Everybody invited t.
worship the Lord with us.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17
CHANGE IN

Keith vawter, manager Of the Mex
leo Chautauqua, writes the Ledger
that Edward f. Trefz, who was on
the original program, will not be
able to fill his engagements, as he
is confined to a hospital. Harry F.
Atwood. an expert along the same
line, will take his place.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17

w. r. Kohr, jr.. seven and one
half years old, departs Tuesday for
Lebanon, Penn. His father, w. r
Kohr, of the Missouri Military Acad
envy, will accompany the young mar
to st. Louis; from there on the triI
Of 1880 miles will be done alone.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17

Olle peflOu Ol ntdrD
twoyears l hadhem-
orrhages and the
doctors told me l
would have to I'M
dergo an operation.
but | began taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound and am in
good health now. l
am all over the
Change Of Life and
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17
" EXTRA SESSION.

Nevada, Mo-, July II.
The Nevada Business ciub l
day night resoluted to circulate ps''
s,oos oyor the state asking Gov
Major to call a special session Oh .u'
legislature to remedy the insurance
situation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17

THOSE dollar graduation dresses
we're pretty enough but a girl
ought to turn down any man wit
thinks a dollar is enough for a WON
! ans hest dress 4
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17

Judge W. w. Bolts. n of the
owners Of the Mexico, Santa Fe and
Perry Traction Co, says he is willing
to sell the south end OF the line to
Judge Crum and his associates, Il
they can secure the money to buy
He says he thinks the best way to ex
tend the line is to divide It.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17

BOOTH SALE SATURDAY, JULY 20.
The booths and other privileges
at the Mexico Fair will be sold at
the Fair Ground Saturday, July 26, at
2:3O p. m. The Fair is going to be
bigger and better than ever this
year, and these booths should sell
well.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17

THE police in the Pennsylvania
town that requires them to censor
feminine fashions will likely become
as discouraged as the local official Of
the seashore resort who resigned
rather than be held responsible for
the styles Of dancing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17
EXACT COSTS IN NICHOLSON
AND ANDERSON CASE

Circuit Clerk Eppa Elliott has Just
finished figuring the exact cost to
the State the trial of John Nichol-
son. The total is $64.45. The total
costs to the State in the Anderson
case was ~s2S7S.6O. Both men were Civ
en- life sentences.