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The Washington times., 1913-09-02
Record is equaled.

Almost every follower OF track attn
letics is glad that Dan Keliys mark Of
nine and three-fifth seconds has been
eQualled. and the chances are thai
Drew's mark Is the first one to be
recorded since Duffy's famous century
Drew was said to have the best chance
to make a new mark by the late MIR
Murphy, who knew track msn well
enough to be able to predict such par
Torrance.
The Washington times., 1913-09-02
Releases for Climbers.

It required a blow-or rather a couple
Of blows-like that yesterday to con-.
vince the Climbers' boss that something
must be done to get a couple Of ciout-
ing cutfielders- Another 800 hitter
would be the making OF the Griffmen.
and while Mike Kahoe says there are
but few In the minors, there must cer-
tainly be others worth taking at look
at Releases are In order. IL Ii under
stood, SO that Grin can take a chance
In the draft. That Is sort of last
resort idea.
The Washington times., 1913-09-02
Was not surprised.

The showing of the Potomac crews
was to be expected yesterday, and Pat
The Washington times., 1913-09-02

a sprintng
that has loafed along through July
The Washington times., 1913-09-02
BOB TfiAYER'S SPORTING GOSSIP
EVERY KNOCK IS A BOOST

DemDsey's boys showed their abiiity
AGAINST the pick Of the oarsmsn in
the East. Analostan should have been
up there and In the fray. 1t would
nave been good for rowing interest
nere II the Analostan club had been
OUT with the others. The Potomacs are
deserving Of the highest praise for the
work yesterday. and Pat Demosev /.
to be remembered
The Washington times., 1913-09-02

Cobb reached the batting Saturday nigh
story.
The Washington times., 1913-09-02
Setting them back.

The Bankers received q surpr =
packase Yesterday when than nrst r..
was lost the Washington charnpil
rather taking it for granted that ti.4s
would come through with ease. It q
almost a safe bet that the Bank
WIN clean up when next the teams s.
together. Richmond showed up we
when good pitching was offered them.
put were unusually weak without the
The Washington times., 1913-09-02
Travers to be there.

Just because Jerry Travers failed 10
hand In the low score yesterday at
Garden City do not fail TO watch him
In the succeeding days Travers wfli
come through all right and. while a
setback or two In little thing Ike
low qualifying score is noted. the
chances are much In his favor that
he viii be able to stand the grind for
the rest of the week. Travers Is q vet
eran when It comes to TRAVELLING
through a field of cracks.
The Washington times., 1913-09-02

Keep your eye on Francis Ouimet, the
Massachusetts champion. He surprised
everybody yesterday by bringing in the
Iow score of IS. He Is a great golfer,
although not so widely known around
New York as he Is In Boston. His score
yesterday was not a ffuke. He drove
and putted well. and deserves a great
deal Of credit for leading the greatest
field Of golfers that ever teed of in Q
national championship.
The Washington times., 1913-09-02

DR.. Walter Harlan, playing in the
open amateur championship qualify
ing round at Garden City yesterday,
came to grief before the frst round
was played. and withdrew. He was
raired with Maude, the British golfer
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-09-25
GOOD ROADS WILL BE TOPIC
~Ir AtENr ftMCHE0N

U IN6F
The Commercial Club luncheon FRI
day it was decided to make the
meeting net Friday a good roads
one and Lieutenant Governor w. r.
Painter, State Highway Commissioner
Frank Buffum and Geo. Robertson,
President Of thee North
State Highway with others
will be asked to attend and
speak upon the subject. The matter
Of improving the North State High
way, passing through this city will be
the principal topic.
The Rev. f. f. Johnson, Bishop
-Codajutor Of the Episcopal church OF
Missouri, was present and spoke upon
the minister being a business man &
that there was much to accomplish in
this city that would make every man
a better and stronger citizen. The
Rev. w. s. Haynes. new pastor of the
Mexico Methodist church, spoke upon
the pleasure he enjoyed in coming to
this city with such a live organization
and assured the members of his full
cooperation in the work here.
w. A. Sharp stated an option had
been secured on a tract OF land ia
sell for a factory bonus. This mat
ter will be considered In full later.
The fact that Missouri would likely
have a reformatory for first offend
ers was touched upon and the Clut
will keep the matter In view to the
end of making a bid for the institu
ton should It m~ateralize.
Mr.. Pitcher. OF Wellsvllle wai
present and made an interesting tall
on what that city had done in build
ing a ten mile rock road connection
with Middletown.
Those present were: Sam Morris
r. e. Race, l.. NJ. White, Rufus Jacl
son, Louis Barth. w. A. Sharp, TIL
Rev. w. S. Haynes, L. +. Elliott.
-tW Million, Bishop f. F. Johnson, 81
} Louis, Mr.. Pitcher. Wellsville, Tul
ner Williams, L. T. McCue,W. ]. Nor
; ris, j. e. Blum, F.W. Pitcher,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-09-25
FELIcE LYME is FIRST COUSIN
or MRS. G C BROWN

Miss Felice Lyme, the Kansas City
girl who has achieved the pinnacle of
fame as an operate prima donna, is
a cousin Of Mrs. G. G. Brown of this
city. Mrs. Brown is the wife of the
popular and efficient Chicago & Alton
asst. trainmaster here. Miss Lyne's
father was a brother Of Mrs. Browns
mother. Miss Lyme has just added
more laurels to her already great
fame by recent triumphs in Australia
and South America.
Cape Town, south Africa went wild
over Felice Lyme as Gilda in "Rigo-
%letto." Quoting from the Review.
There has been nothing to compare
with the furore created by Miss Fe-
lice Lyme as Gilda on this night Of
nights. All the great things expected
from an artist whose fame as Gilda
has ~resounded in a unanimous Lon
don press were amply fulfilled. Only
once previously during Cape Town
season had this young prima donna
been heard in a part that really suit
ed her, and that was as Rosina in thu
Barber Of Seville"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-09-25
RAILROAD NOTES

Waiter Burns, formerly OF Slater,
who mas been in the Alton freight
station at Kansas city, has arrived
In this city and is now cashier at
the local Alton freight station. He
fills the vacancy caused by Miss Ag-
ness Donnelly's resignation.
]. e. Fish, OF the Alton. is arrang-
ing a through Pullman sleeper for del
egates OF the Christian church from
this section who desire to attend the
meeting in Toronto, Can.
supt. W. NJ. corbett, of the Alton,
was In this city Wednesday.
Rube Maxwell, popular with every.
enc who knows him. completed six
years service on the Alton South
Branch Tuesday. In that tine Mr..
MarkSell has become universally Ike
ed by all who come in contact with
him. Rube is a good fellow, sr eff
cient %raiIrcadrr and a man Of high
ideals. The Ledger joins his host Of
friends, for they are legion. II w.sn-
ing him many years of successful
service and extending Congratulations
to the AitoI for the high character Of
their employees SO ably examplified
by Mr.. Maxwell.
All OF the machinery for the Alton
division at Booth arrived this week
and before another seven days will
he installed and ready for use. Div
ision Engineer G. L. Hartwell has
had practically full charge Of this
work and is to be congratulated upon
the dispatch with which It was com
pleted as well as installing what il
considered one OF the most moderr
equipments on the road, There ar,
shower baths and u~p-to-date plumb
ing in the bunk houses and all OF th'
machinery Is run by electricity.
Jack Sallee has been an extri
brakeman for the Alton this week.
Rock has arrived for improving tn,
streets adjacent to the Wabash sta
tons and will be placed at once,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-09-25
..DEA THS...

The remains OF James NJ. Rich, Of
st. Louis, were taken TO Benton City,
Sunday, and buried. The Rev. Wat
son. OF Laddonia. conducted the SER
vices. The Ledger joins in extending
sympathy.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ficklin, IS years
old died at her home north of Contra
liza Tuesday morning. The funeral was
at Pleasant Grove Wednesday after
noon by the Rev .Egan Herndon. She
leaves six children, George, Grant,
Belle and Mrs. J.. S. Day, of north
of Centralia, Willard, of Joplin, and
Mrs. owings OF Moberly.
The Ledger extends sympathy.
Thelma Rose. the baby daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. X. p. Ball, died at 6
o'clock Saturday morning after an
illness Of 80 days. A complication
of ailments is given as the cause Of
her deathl She was 10 months ant
20 days old. She was a lovely little
child.
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday afternoon by the Rev.
Hayne. The Ledger joins In extend
ing sympathy to the bereaved.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-09-25
GOVERNMENT PAYS EXCESSIVE
RATES FOR AMMUNITION

CBy Congressman Clyde Tavener)
Wash, Sept. 1e. = Who would i'm
agine that a government like tn
United States OF America would pay
s25 for an article that II could manu-
facture itself for s12.50g
But IT has been doing this very
thing for a great many years. The
government is paying s25 for a 7-ineh
shrapnel. the character OF ammunl
tloli used in heavy field guns and
at the same time 1t has been manufa
turing at frankfort Arsenal. Philadel
phia. a portion OF its supply for s12.
80, all overhead charges included.
Field artillery ammunition is not
an exception. The records OF the
Wal Department show that the gov
eminent has been paying private maj
ufacturers from 25to3S per cent more
for small arm cartridges and from SO
to 80 per cent more for field artillery
ammunition and equipment. than 1
can manufacture them for in its own
~arsenals.
The question that naturally arises is
Why has the government been vast
ing the peoples money in this man
ner? | confess that | cannot answer
/ have tried to find a reason, but
have run across no one in Washing
ton as yet who could give me m I
have finally concluded there isn't any
reason, that the government has
simply been doing it and we will
have to let it go at that.
But win the government continue
to pay the private manufacturers ex
cessive prices? That depends some
what on whether the people are inter
ested. II the people have no objec-
ton. it is reasonable to presume the
government will not get excited.
/ have introduced in Congress a
series OF six bills providing for
a total appropriation of 81. 10000 to
enlarge the plant at the Rock Island
Arsenal, Rock Island. H.. so that tn
government may manufacture Its own
field artillery equipment and ammu-
milton and small arms cartridges.
The program OF war department call
for $50, O0O, 900 worth OF field artillery
ammunition. I believe the government
could save $4,000. 900 on this order
alone.
Why should the government pay
private manufacturers $f.70S for a
three inch caisson when it is manufaC
turing the identical article at Rock
Island Arsenal for $1,0s1. all over
head charges included.
Why should the government pay
private Manufacturers s3,26S for a
three inch gun carriage proper when
it is manufacturing the same thing of
the Rock Island Arsenal for $2,341?
How much the United States govern
ment has paid in excessive prices to
private manufacturers for army and
navy materials in the last twenty
years, | would hesitate to guess at.
That the sum would equal TIE cost
Of an entire fleet of modern battle
ships, | have not the slightest
doubt in the world.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-09-25
eAckAcHE is A WARNING.
Mexico People Should Not Neglect
Their Kidneys.


Backache is often natures most
frequent signal of weakened kidneys.
To relieve the pains and aches, to re-
move the lameness when it arises
from weak kidneys, you must reach
the cause.-the kidneys. If you have
pain through the small of your back,
urinary disorders, headaches. dizzy
spells, or are nervous and depressed,
start treating the kidneys with a test
ed kidney remedy.
Doan's Kidney Pills have been
proved good and are especially for
weak kidneys. Deans have been used
in kidney trouble for over 50 years.
Here is convincing proof of merit. II
comes from this locality.
Mrs. Eliza P. Canterbury, r. F. d
No 3, WeIlsville, Mo. says: II gladly
endorse Doan's Kidney Pills, as
they have convinced me that they
cure kidney complaint and backache
l. think they are a very good medi
cine"
For sale by all dealers. Price SOC.
Foster ilburn Co, Buffalo, New
York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan's-
and take no other.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-09-25
LADpoNn NEWS.
nFrom tho Herald)

FRAZIER and Noel bought IL head Of
mules from Ferris & Cunningham, 2
head from Jim Digs and a span OF
extra good enes from John Wise fot
s4ss.
Ben Mcvey. wife and little daugh.
ter vent to Arlington. ILL.,. Thurs
day to visit his sister. Mrs. Belle
Hooten. From there he will go to
Minnesota where he has a position.
Nell Kennen sold Reech Hughes, OF
welsyille. a good yearling pony re-
Gently for $50.
John Hobson shipped a car load OF
hogs to st. Louis recently.
Mrs. Jesse woodson and little daugh
ter are visiting relatives at Hannibal.
Miss Ida Grub returned to st. Lou
is last Friday after several weeks
visit with her brother, W. Z. Grub
and wife.
Otto Koch. OF Moberty rs visiting
his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Koch
Dick Barton has resigned his POSI-
ton in Shannon Hodges barber shop.
Field Akridge has sold his splendid
mich COW to J. t. Walker for 800.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ander-
son, Tuesday. Sept. 16 a splendid
daughter.
ote Edwards and VIII Stuart have
gone to Anaconda, Mont. to work.
Miss Beulah Wilder and Fred Kriet
meyer, OF ST. Louis we're married at
Mexico last Friday.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Ned Grange and lit
tie son are visiting relatives in Holt
county.
Ernest Talbot. Of near here and
Miss Monta westfall. of Perry were
married. at the home of the BRIDES
parents in Perry, Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Sarah Titcomb, SO years Of
age, died at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. John Sharp, north of town,
Sunday evening. Funeral services
and interment were Tuesday after
noon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-09-25
WILLIAM POLLOCK VISITS
PRESIDENT WILSON

The following dispatch from Wash
ington, which appeared in the Kansas
City Star. Wednesday evening, is Of
interest to every citizen in that II
concerns William Pollock one of our
Oldest and most active leading eiti-
zens
Washington. Sept. II. Speaker
Champ Clark introduced to President
Wilson to-day his constituent Will
liam Pollock, OF Mexico, Mo. said to
be the oldest miller in the United
States. Mr.. Pollock who is SO years
old, has been in the milling business
sixty, nine years. He talked to the
President in favor of a duty on whea
flour.
Mr.. Wilson listened attentively to
the argument of his venerable caller,
but said the c~onferees on the tariff
bill now had the subject before them
and he could not take part unless IN
formation were sought from him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-09-25
wlLcox Here ZOE rRlAL. IS

OF Il SELF.
Clad in knlckerbockers, his head
held in steel brace and bandages and
his youthful form emaciated from his
confinement in a Kansas City hospit-
al. Dewey Wilcox t6 years old. victim
Of the shooting July s, In which Eu--
gene Carter. another youth OF this
city is held in fail. appeared in
Court Friday.
The trial which was 10 have been
Friday. vas postponed until October
8 and Wilcox will return to the hospL
al to wait. He Is far from out OF
danger. 1T is said.
Most OF the witnesses in the case
are young people between the ages
of 10 aud 20. The delay has been
caused. principally, because OF VIII
co.'s bad condition.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-09-25
Wm.F.Atkinson
Mexico, Mo.


Miss Addie Cunningham has been
visiting in Columbia.
Mrs. A. w. Prussing has pur-
chased the James Garrett property on
South Clark Avenue from her moth
err, Mrs. James Garrett, and will
build a handsome residence shortly.
This is one Of the most desirable loca
tions in the city and a pretty build
ing site.
Charles Williams, a laborer on the
Prairie-Oil and Gas Co. pipe line,
west of this city, who was arrested
Saturday night for drunkenness broke
out OF the calaboose Monday morn
ing and Skipped the country"
Williams tore the decreasing OF
the back door Of the city jail in
two. taking the lock with 1t. Ar
rangements have been made to
have the new decreasing covered
with a large iron plate which will
make such escapes practically impos-
sible.
J. f. Jeffcott aud wife are home
from a pleasant visit in Oklahoma an
the Southwest. Mr.. Jeffcott says he
saw some mighty fine country but
no place he liked as well as good oil
Mexico, Mo.
Mrs. John 4. Crews is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Ollie Davidson in
New Florence, Mo,
DR.. .. A. Wren, of this city, and
Gus Kokenboch, of V~andalia. have
bought the Vandalia Drug Store.
Mexico Elks Lodge No. 91s has pun
chased a 500-foot film showing the
Elks National Convention at Roches'
ter, N. Y. The film will be brought
to this city this week and shown at
THE Orpheum Theater. Manager No
Kean, Of the Orpheum, win also
take the film on the road, showing
1t where. there are Elks lodges, per.
hitting the Mexico lodge to make
$40 or SIS in each town.
George Berry Is very Ill.
Fred Reed, OF Vandalia, is here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-09-25
AuDRAIN COUNTY IS IN mis-.

s0OS 20GNs
When the State Bureau Of Labor
issues the Missouri Booster book in
a few weeks. Audrain County viii be
represented by a complete writeup OF
its and industries as well a
a map showing the railroads and 9th
err matters OF interest.
This book is being issued for the
purpose OF exploiting the state. Ev-
cry County will be represented. The
story of Audraln vas arranged by
the Mexico Commercial Club and COW
ers the County thoroughly.
There is a map with the story show
ing the railroads and other matters
of interest. These hposs win be sent
everywhere and prove a great adyer
tisement for Missouri counties.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-09-25
REV. TIP HOOK

WRITES LEDGER.
Princeton. H., Sept. IS, 1913.
R. NJ. White & Son,
Mexico, Mo.
My dear sirs:
| expect TO be in Mexico on or
about October / and will drop in
and see you and hope to find you
all o. X. / expect to preach a.
Foristell the fourth Sunday in this
month. From there I will go to
Mexico, SO keep the Religious Daily
coming to me. l get lonesome
without it. 1t is always good.
feel interested in all that is goine
on in Mexico for ! say now, Mexico
is my home and I expect to liv'
and die there, and there want t
be buried.
Keep cool on your local option
flight and keep your powder dry.
Whatever is right will prevail. Let
us do to others az we would hayI
them do to US II that is not right
nothing in the universe is. | vii
preach in Louisiana, Mo-, the frs
Sunday in October. My health !
some better, though I still have rher
matism a little.
Sincerely,
w. II. HOOK.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-09-25
FARRER NEWS.
(From the Forum.)

Sherwood Amidon has gone to Ev-
anston, ILL.,, to enter Northwestern
University.
The Middletown school has an en-
rollment Of 10 pupils.
@. w. Franklin is visiting his
daughter. Mrs. Richard Williams at
Fulton. 4
Miss Anna Weakley. OF Rush Hill,
came down last week to visit her
aunts, Mrs. Margaret Weakley and
Mrs. Belize Ross.
Albert Tighe is home from a visit
with relatives in st. Louis.
Frank Ball has some excellent sam
pies of corn he raised.
The rain Thursday a week ago fill
ed the ponds and clsterns and reviv-
ed the grass.
The Forum says there will be no
frost on the pumpkins this year be-
cause there are no pumpkins.
Doc B~ranstetter. Floyd Scroll, Al
bert Jones and Jesse King r work
ing for the Prairie Oil and Gas Co
at wellsville.
Albert Shotwell was in Macon last
week looking after r. E. Pages
stock OF goods.
Bud Calhoun and family were over
from spencersburg Friday to visit
Mrs. Calhoun's mother. Mrs. Tur-
ner.
Mrs. Alice Hotz and Miss ressie
Fields have returned to Edwards
vile, H., after a visit with their
father, ]. T. Fields.
Willie Schultz and vernie Chase
will represent Farber at NJ. U. this
year.
Stonewall Doyle has gone to iowa
to buy a car load Of hay.
r. Kristofferson was in st. Louis
Tuesday and bought a load of yearl'
7 ing steers which were shipped in on
Wednesday, They average about SOC
pounds.
Hrsn. Ea
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-09-25
KELLY POOL SAYS Day rowa

MAKES FOR GOOD BUSHES
The following editorial on the IL
quor situation in Mexico is by Kelly
Pool. and appeared in this weeks
C~entralia Courier:
"If any business mar IN Mexico
thinks for a moment that the elm
nation Of the saloon sewer VIII
hurt the town. he should take a lit
tie trip over to Columbia and zee
how the abolishing Of drunk fac
tories hurt the capital OF Boone.
The booze advocates predicted that
a salooniess Columbia meant a dead
city; that grass would grow IN the
streets and the city would become
bankrupt. The saloons were voted
out and Columbia dates her prosper
ity from the day Of the local option
election. Since the grog shops went,
factories came In, miles OF paved
streets we're put down. big business
houses sprang up, the population dou-
bled and Columbia prospered as new
err before. In the light of Columbia's
experience, the n thing that Mex
leo needs Just now is to get rid Of
the eating lancer saloon SC that the
great young city car grow, develop
and wax big and strong and healthy.
Put the money now worse than
wasted in booze saloons into the le-
climate channels Of trade and the
butcher and baker and groceryman
and dry goods merchant and every
honorable business viii be stimu-
lated and benefited. Leaving out
the moral aspect OF the case, sa-
looms do not pay as an economic
proposition. They cost in money
and they cost in morals and they
cost in every conceivable way. It's
squarely up to Mexico to Join the
great white way OF Missouri saloon
less towns. And we feel sure that
Mexico will not disappoint u.s."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-09-25
MCMILLAN ENROLMENT CALLS

FOh EHthA lGANHEns
Miss Elizabeth Searcy, Columbia, has
been engaged by the School Board
to teach English and physical train
ing for girls in the Mcmillan high
school. Miss Searcy who VA chosen
probation officer of the Boone County
Juvenile Court and remained in that
capacity until the court was abolish
ed, has taught in the State Universit
and is a teacher of unusual ability,
Because OF illness of her father she
had to refuse a flattering. offer in the
Denver high schools to remain neal
home this winter.
The enrolment of the Freshman
class at Mcmillan exceeds 100 stu
dents and necessitated an extra In
structor. The school board were for
tunate in securing Miss Searcy wht
will act as advisor to the girls at the
High School. She served in this ca
pacity at the University preparation!
school.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-09-25

ACTING GOVERNOR w. r. PAINT
Err was in Mexico today en- route to
his home in Carrollton, Mo-, from
Jefferson City and was very much
pleased with the interest taken in
permanent good roads in Audrain'
County. The Governor is the author
OF some splendid road legislation and
has always been active in every
movement that tends towards the per.
manent Improvement of Missouri
roads. Lat
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-09-25
How,s This,

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case OF Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F. J.. CHENEY & Co. Toledo. o.
We. the undersigned. havesknown +. J..
Cheney for the last Is years. and believe
him perfectly honorable irRal business
out any obligations made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE.
Toledo. o..
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces OF the system. Testimonials
sent free. Price IS cents per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists.
Take Hal,s Family Pills for constipation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-09-25
.rusv All COME BACK"

Richard Hopkins. who has been
living in st. Joseph, has returned 70
Mexico 10 make his home. He VIII
20 into partnership with d. H. car,
ter. his fathers former partner anu
raIaa fine stock. The Ledger JOINS
his many friends in eA'en''"e "
hearty welcome.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-09-25
DIGESTION ANp ASSIMILATION

It Is not the quantity of food taken
but the amount digested and asslmi-
lated that gives strength and vitality
to the system. Chamberlain's Tablet
lnyigorate the stomach and liver and
enable them to perform their func-
tions naturally. For sale by Buckner
Drug Co.