Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-03-20
Stock and -
y Fam News

Hay-sl1. =
st. Louis Close
Cattle 1900, including 800 South
Hogs 10. 1000, SC to Ice lower.
ems Natives steady.
Mixed eos a s.25
Good 800 a s15
Rough $50 a SIS
Light 800 a 925
Bulk 900 a $50
sheep-4.Ooo. Steady.
Piss e.75 a $50
Chicago Close
Wheat May 50 SIS A July 50 Is A
Sept IS rs A
Corn May Sc rs A July "a A Sept
1854
Oats ay IS IA a IS A July So IA a
liz a s.s Sept 50 s-s A
Pork May 1850 a SO A July 2o.lo
Sept 1859
Lard May 1882 a s5 B July 1o.5S D
Sept 1859 a IS B
Ribs Way 1915 A July 1860 A Sept
io.52 A
C. +. and P. A. Meyer have
bought the Mrs. Belle Moore farm.
70 miles northwest of this city. Thsy
will Occupy It shortly.
Jas. Ryan and family Of Winnipeg,
Can, Nele in this city. Tuesday, look
ing at our fine horses.
The largest shipment of building ma
terial ever made Is now being haule
across the continent. The shipment
consists OF 1870 cars OF Beaver Board
The first train load OF 80 cars left
Buffalo for Chicago via the Wabash,
March IA. 1t will require four
solid trains to move the entire ship
ment. Records show this to be the
biggest shipment of its kind. Two
train loads will be shipped from Buff
10 and two from Ottawa, Ont
An idea Of the immensely Of this
shipment can be gained by figuring
that this Beaver Board would make
a path clear from New York to Den
yer or from st, Louis to Los An
geles.
The size of the shipment shows this
great demand for pure wood fiber Be
yer Board for walls and ceilings, ant
is a recognition Of the fact that Bea'
yer Board is the modern wall and ee
ing material.
A TWO days meeting Of the An
drain County Agricultural Bureau
and the Mexico Commercial Club a
the Lyric Theatre. March rs and 2e
promises to be one Of the most i'm
portant meetings ever held in Au
drain County. Some splendid speech
rs will be delivered and a permanen'
or organization formed. which will g
a long way toward bringing the coun
try and town people together. Our In
~terests are the same and we shoult
all work together in the direction o
public improvements.
THE Mexico Commercial Club Sad
dlo stake at the big fair this yea
viii attract more attention than eve
before and will prove a big advertise
ment for Mexico and Audrain county
At the meeting Of the Mexico Fai
Association Board Of Directors, at tn
Ringo Hotel, Saturday evening, the o
fer Of the Mexico Commercial Club t
guarantee a $1,000 saddle stake wa
accepted. The amount OF the guaran
tee has not been decided on deflnitel
but viii be $3.50 or $500. A commit
tee composed Of Geo. Lee, VIM. +. Al
kinson and Ivan Ashworth was appo.
ed to decide this question.
Z A Junior Championship stake Of
$500 Will be guaranteed by the Fair
Association This premium viii be TO,
the best horse. mare or gelding four
years old and under.
For the best horse, mare or geldint
shown in harness. the saloon men OF
Mexico will guarantee a $500 stake.
Both horse and appointment will b.
considered.
Senator Rodgers was commended fol
aiding in the passage of the County
Fair bill.
Laclede, Mo, March II.
The Laclede Commercial Club this
afternoon made arrangements for
mass meeting Of Linn County farmer
and citizens to be held in Laclede
Friday to arrange for the appoint
ment of a farm adviser for Linn con
ty and the establishment Of several
farm experiment stations in the conn.
ty. All commercial clubs and farm
era organizations in the county have
been invited.
That the county farm demonstrate
has rehabiltated farms in nearly all
sections Of the South and is revolu-
tionizing farming methods there is tn
statement Of Alvin T. steinel, editor
OF the Southwest Trail. the agricultur
al publication of the Chicago. Rock
land & Pacific lines.
Adding to Farm Wealth.
The work." said Mr.. stelnel, has
had wonderful bearing upon a dozen
southern states, the list including vir
ginia, North and South Carolina, Geo
ga Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Ten.
nessee' Arkansas. Texas, Louisiana and
Oklahoma. In the year closing June