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Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-19
Kansas City starr

All other school districts in Aud
rain County, Missouri. are open to
competition. But its going to be a
long time before they catch up with
Durham District and the woman
who has brought up the Durham
School from a wretched little coun-
try school to one that is on the state
approved list and gives nine grades
with two years of high school work.
Miss Janette White has Just en-
tered upon her fifth term at Burn.
ham School. 1t is largely owing TO
her influence the district school work
has advanced to a point where the
district voters voted without a muir
mur a levy of sixty-five cents. THEY'D
vote than that. if necessary.
rs sixty-five cents going to be
enough" asked one Of the members
Of the school board at the last elee-
ton. IF it isn't well vote a dollah."
The Women Did 1t.
There you have the district sliri.
that has so effectively backed up
the efforts of Miss White to make
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-19

STATE AUDITOR JOHN p. COR.
DON has appointed Aylett H. Whit
ley, Recorder Of Deeds OF Audrain
County, as chief bookkeepe~ in the
office of State Auditor at jefferson
City in place of Ralph II. Peal. who
married Miss Louise Buckner form
srly Of this city, who has resigned.
Mr.. Whitney is a most competent
man for this position, and has had
years of experience in this line of
work. Mr.. Whitney's many friends in
Audrain County congratulate him on
his appointment to this important po-
sition.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-19

THE Louisiana, Mo. Press-Jour,
nal ~editorially says: Gov. HadleN
says that ore reason why the Demo.
Gratis wor in the recent Ell .ction was
on account Of the tendency Of the
American people to stanl by their
president H. times of national peril.
And that's the reason they are going
TO stand by the president in 1916. The
return of the Republican party to
power would be a national .,eril.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-19
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES.
By W csyds johnson,
Gov ity School supt.


The State Teachers Association VI
st. Joseph wa a great success. There
were more tina 6.325 teachers en-
rolied-the lafges. number IN the
history Of the organization The peo-
lie Of St. joseph treated US royalty.
Everybody took a t1p down Lovers
Lane. The meetings were full Of in
suiration aad helpful suggestions. 80
that everyone was well repaid fol
the trip, ! IN sorry that more iid not
attend. One said It was not costing
her $500. and that she wa very glad
that she went. There were three rur-
al teachers from Audrain-Migs
jeanette White Of Durham, Miss Lucy
Lewis Of Carter aud G. d. crandall
Of Cornett. Three others enrolled
Miss Beulah Crawford Of Bolts. who
was kept from going by diphtheria in
her school. Miss Goldie Quinn Of
Grow. and Miss Marguerite Wright Of
Macedonia. The proceedings Of the
Association which they win receive
will well repay the cost Of enrolment
Others there from Audrain are; d. f
Tugel, superintendent at yandalia; J
+. Wilson, principal at Martinsburg
and Superintendent Herbert Pryor and
Principals 4. 3. Street and c. C. Ro.
sclle of Mexico.
The next association will be held in
Kansas City the first week in Novem
Der. 1915. Let US all make U ar.
rangements to go.
Only half the teachers have made
their quarterly reports. Bear Slough
Cornett, Chapel Grove, Prairie Chapel
Liberty and Stauffer report no tard-
les. Grow had 81 ,tardies, the great
est number noticed; Culwell and Nay
Tor each rs; Harrison %, and Sims
n. Many others had IS or less. Prai-
rie Hin reported a perfect attendance;
Benton City, SO Az per cent; Stauf-
fer, 97.9 per cent, and Bolts and Pleas
ant Plains, 81 per cent each. Lawder
reported the poorest attendance 60
per cent with Bean Creek and Pleas
ant Green also very poor.
This week Farmer" Rusk and !
shall begin holding our Agricultural
and Patrons Meetings. hope that al
who are interested and wish a meet
ing will let us know at once, SO that
we may arrange our work accordingly
We have at least twenty invitations
already, and ! am sur there will be
many more. We want to get the pa
irons more interested in the school
and the school more interested in
their work. Let us all work together
for a good well equipped schoo'
house, and a live, wide-awake, enthu-
siastie school corps working out the
problems of life.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-19

THE st. Louis Republic editorial
ly says: "she is Mary Ellen Pitcher,
daughter Of Fred w. Pitcher, who is
president Of the Mexico Commercial
Club. Mary Ellen won the grand prize
as the finest specimen Of babyhood in
the competition during Audrain Coun-
TVS Round-U Up Week. This will be
something for Mary Ellen to crow
over when she becomes Miss Mary FL
len.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-19

AIDS SMALL BORROWER
THE Reserve Banks opeaed Mon.
day Nov. 18th and viii te,.d at one.
20 make money much easier.
Heretofore a mar night need SiO.pOg
to increase MS stock Of gooas be a
most excellent eredi, Isk, aOd be ~
fused the loan by a bank in has city
which would ike to give its customer
money. because the borrower old
no, use the mOaey unles he could gi.e
ms 80 OF 90 day tote.
A bank cannot pay cheNs with
notes; 1t must pay them with cash.
md, due 70 a financial system thes
nave been times when the tsnT- Al
though hsving the money. darel net
lend 1t to anyone who could Tot pa it
~ demand. This meant ssas the
money went to New York 10 b. lent
IN the cali money market, AID the 81.
louis borrower could nos get the
funds to which business condition,
made him legitmately entitled. n.
The bank lent this $4,000 f. - DAYS
it knew that the money pa> tied up
To- that period Of time.
Under the Federal reserve art yush
= condition cannot exist. The man
Sho comes with commercial raYer
asking for a loan, If he is a legitimate
credit risk, will get accommodation
Tor even though the aotc he gives j.,
run for - days, the bal.k kl.ow IT
an take this note. indcr,c it on the
Jack. carry it to the Federal P cr.e
Bank Of st. Louis and Turn it INTO
The commercial paper in the
ranks portfolio will he a secondary
sseree, equivalent to cash.
Banks in other countries have lons
means Of ~redisc5Lu'i7g thsir notes
ana for this reason have hcen aide to
s>pand and contract n accordance
the natural laws If demand and
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-19

A MOVEMENT is on foot in Mon
Q County 10 secure a Farm Adviser.
Leading farmers, bankers and bust
ness men are cooperating 10 the move
ment and will open a farm bureau by
next spring. All of the best eounties in
the state are securing farm advisers,
ana the popularity Of these men is
growing every day. If Monroe people
don't think the proposition is a good
one. they should come over and see
what Farmer" RJsk has donc for Au-
hrnin.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-19

Fred Smith, a fireman o. the C. &
A., formerly of this city where he
has many warn friends, ga, injured
Sunday and had one leg broken. He
was taken 70 a hospital 10 Kansas
City where the accident occurred.
Particulars have not been learned.
The Ledger joins hl mang Mexico
friends in wishing him an carly recev
cry.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-19

school. There are pictures on the
walls with flags and bunting and the
farm exhibits of corn, wheat and
cane. Every fall there is an exhibit
of domestic science by the girls,
whom they invite the parents in Tor
the afternoon or evening and display
their sewing and cooking, while the
boys bring the best spscimcrs from
their test fields of the summer and
the judges gravely determine the
prize school corn and grains.
Seeds are bottled and classified and
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-19

THE Central Missouri trust Co,
of jefferson City, of which. Sam B.
Cook, formerly of Mexico, is presi-
dent, has arranged to bull a seven
story sky scraper in jefferson City
to cost $4,000. This building will
be erected where the Truss Compa-
ny is now located, and viii be com
pleted some time during lgI5.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-19

BUSINESS is opening up through
u the entire country: o only big
business, but little business, and the
outlook for prosperity was r,ever bet.
er than IT is today, especially il
something should happen 10 end the
European War. Conditions are ripe
for an increase in every line Of bust
aess, especially so with the manufac-
urerS
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-19

w. S. Hathaway left To- Chicago
Saturday to visit his sister. Later he
will visit old friends and relatives in
Toledo, Ohio, going from there to
Washington City where he viii make
his home with his daughter, Mrs.
Geo. Ross.
Mr.. Hathaway has been one Of
MeXico's most substantial and pros
porous business men and we all
hate TO have him leave US, and trust
that his health will be materially i'm
proved by his visit TO Washingtoa.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-19

w. II. BROWN and wife are home
from an extended visit to California,
better pleased with Mexico than ever.
While the Browns have some most en-
joyable visits through California and
the West, they are always glad TO
some back to good old Mexico, and we
are always glad 10 see them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-19

Roy Creasey VINO has a nice posi-.
non with the National Bank of Com.
merce' st. Louis, spent Sunday as
the guest Of his father, Macon Crea-
sey' lie was accompanied by L. W
~itandshay, Of ST. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-19

Whereas Clifton ~ SALE
wife, by AeGhas
81 trust dated Mle
R pSsi March 81, l5 it1's5 p Is
as,o SO 20, at page 273 -aa Isooas
ers Office Of AUDI. IN Tie Rss.
0 'T1.a, - Mexico. conveyed 9aA q
o ofd sacaslSe trustee, fa s| ~ % ne i,
mentioned, the ffa oilasesdne, d..
real estate, to-vif owing desesg'
The Northeast w.,
the North Hail az .Iy'r % a.
west Quarter az oi the yos.
TIVE Tweni 5ss3 C2p Tou,.sa.. ras
S wsss Of Q the Oh P NJ. Ts dS
20 Soun,y' Missouri. and N Auta5
A"u whereas, dersoG.
made in the payment Of ~ a1' va
due ns,. on said debt by ne i''ssi
Sa,S default the legal 's o,.s Il
holder thereof, has r.o saa'l ~
foreclosure of said deed , ], o.
- Now therefore Z, J'W rust
nc undersigned .r1..s, BrN@.
ave s notice that viii. oS DO hesg
,ATuRDAY December ~,
o Peg cen the hours Of 9."s WI
and $500 o'clock p. Moi ny, S%o A. n
aid real estate at pgbr, a''' dayd
he highest bidder, for Nv, 's'dae b
'ast front door of tho AT C1,nl at De
J Court House, in Ncrico '1il 'oA.
ior the purpose Of discbsrolM i3'oH
iebtedness Secured by III The D.
rust the interest due t5or. ae'd q
ne = costs Of executing mi. eoa, nd
iS-dt j. ". BRYsoySa W. ,raS
first insertion, Nov i9 law l.''''e'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-19

fou may learn something from the
experience of Mrs. William Z route. H.
ion, n. Y, who wa sick for a long
time from a badly disorderoI stomach.
Il felt miserable all Of the tine. The
writes. = was tired and had no appe-
ute. A friend advised me to take
Chamberlain Tablets. l dl4 50 and
my appetite improved and I gaiped
rapidly in health For sale ~ al deal
ers. adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-19

A little family row is being aired
IN the courts at SPRINGFIELD where q
son Is suing his father Tor half inter-
est in a meat market which he claims
was a gift from the defendant
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-19

THE way a lot OF these European
ce1sors act. d would suppose tho
result Of the war was going 80. be
decided by a popular vote Of tie
people in this country.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-19
THE Martinsbure Oracle editori,

THE Martinsburg Oracle editorial.
" says; 1.-THE Round Up at Mexico
last week under the management of
Farmer" Rusk was a splendid en-
t~ertainment and a success beyond ex-
pectations. Mr.. Rusk is a live wire
and he has done splendid work wher-
ever called in the county"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-19

this district a model district. whic' i.
IS conceded TO be. There is not a dis
senting spirit in the entire district.
And the men gladly give the or dit
for the good work there to the .sop-
en- Of the district, who have stood be-
hind Miss White in all her WORK.
A few years ago Durham district
was on a par with many another cour
try school district. The grass ard
weeds grew high in the yard all sum.
mer and made it an untidy looking
spot. The front door had a hole 10 it
large enough to admit a small hoy.
A cat could have crawled through
some Of the holes in the floor. There
is a tradition that a boy orce frost
ed his toes n winter term. although
he sat all day in his heavy overshoes.
Most Of the children in the distric
went into Centralia to school.
Then some of the families woke
up. They decided it would be more
economical to put some Of 4he money
they spent in sending their chill .oH
to town to school. Along about this
time Miss White was selected as a
teacher. Miss White simply c Al
not help being a good teacher. Her
mother, Mrs. Lizzie A. White. of Cen
tralia, was a teacher. Her five bfoih
ers and sisters were teachers. 1t ran
IN the family.
Teacher a Big Sister"
Miss White saw the need of the
children in the rural districts, Of bet
ter social conditions, of corporation.
She taught all day and planned most
Of the night. She enlisted the sympa- !
thy of the mothers. She became not
only a big Sister" to the children.
but TO the home folks as well. ..he
inaugurated a system of industrial
grading in which the parents be-
came assistants. In other words. size
graded the children on the work done
at home as well as in school.
The mothers became interested in
the plan. They saw increased here
fts from it at once. Cards were Civ
them OF which they graded the
girls in DISTINGUISHING, bcd-making,
and laundry work. The loys got
home marks on milking, blowing,
providing the wood, currying horses
and various chores. Reasonable red
its are given also on face and haHd- |.
washing and a neat appearance on
arriving at school. !
1t has literally made over the dis ,
Low voices and polite 5ehay- .
ior is the rule at the Burnham Dis
trict. The old style tin dinner
bucket has been relocated t. the shelf
favor Of nice, up-to-date little .
brown lunch boxes. Every noon these :
boxes are quietly passed by the :.
monitors and the children 20 quietly
nut Of the schoolroom and eat their
unch wherever they choose.
Test Seed at School. (,
The schoolhouse has been done over, n
and made sanitary in every f
aspect. There is a roomy barn fos d
he horses riddeu hv 4bo .biIdran +o q.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-19
State Of Ohio. city OF Toledo, l..
unna EnnInAn lNl.

LWNAA NOUHTYf
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that H. /,
senior partner Of the firm Of II. j. Cheney
A Co, doing business In the CITY az To.
lgdo. County and State aforesaid. and
That SAID firm viii pay the sum OF ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for zach and ~.
.ry ease Of Catafrh hat cannot be CURED
uy tile use Of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn 90 before me and subscribed in
g.. y 1856.
t5ulJ A.. w GLEASON,
Notary Public.
HANS Catarrh cure is taken Internally
ana u.if directly upDn tho blood and mu.
Testimonials. free.
E D. CHENEY & co. Toledo, O.
s1'd 1v an Druggists. 7Bc.
4ss iaA's Family Pills for constipation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-19

"o@n troubled with constipation
, r,np 1'am'erlain's Tablets Easy 70
'ae1 ana produce no gripping or other
dealers. ado W All
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-19
Chamberlain.s Cnnnh n.....

MRS Levi Franklin, Of Bonneville
~ T. says. q am pleased 10 saw tina,
o~hamberIain's Cough Remedy VA,
"Sea by my son about two years agc
ana 1t proved to be very beneficial n
relieving hoarseness and curing J
So''' 1t has also been useI by other
members Of my family and We have a
WY nlgh opinion Of it. For sale bv
dealers. adv. y
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-19
A REAL COUNTRY SCHOOL
SOME THINGS ABOUT 1T

r URNHAM DISTRICT, in This County. is an
n Example OF What a Real Teacher Can do in Being
Really USeful--M Miss JanneIte White, the Teacher. =
big Sister"--The Women Are Largely Responsible
for the Good Work Done-Noters Gave Csc. Levy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-19
NoTiCE OF SALE UVDrP~
DEED On nm.

whereas, Harvey Stewart al 5SySf
!. Stewart, his wife by tbe fra Aat7
iced Of Trust dated he Ssl'al
lay Of September, 1890. dn oA''ena
nowledged and recorded IN a., T.
RS office Of the Cogntg NJ Aeeon'
and State of Missouri in Tn a'1 u
'ecord book Z, at page 47e oo.. Des
o H. A. Ricketts,, Trustee f 4. \!
owing described real estate. L., Il.
and being situate in the Co... '
wit: 'Ii'solH; 70.
Eighty acres being t,s ,,,s
l-2) Of the Southeast m, sr,.a NY
+ Section three 80, ToTT.bin y
5ol, range ten ll01. West. a. y. .I Y
). Survey thereof. p' Y
Which said conveyance was
rust to secure the payment '- ~ 4
certain negotiable promiss,,y ~
1nd IN SAID Deed Of Trust i9ljy 4
;cribed. us
And Whereas, SAID Deed If T-..
provides that if said pronig,a,v ...'
1r interest due thereon or AMI n.1 W
t shall be allowed to remain dgs Nv
unpaid, the said Trustee. or L ~
If his inability or refusal to ast A.
hen acting Sheriff Of Audrair ro,r
~, Missouri, shall become bis mr..
or.
And whereas, II. a. Ricketts,. Il,
Trustee named in said Deed Of I'M
5 now deceased, and the mn lersgJ
!. W. Adams was the acting sbe5g
Of said Audrain County. Missouri. n
he 10th day Of September lsa
which was the day on which 4.
'romissory note secured by .ad ds,i
Of trust became due.
And whereas, said prom s,ory nd.
% secured by said deed Of tpst
now past due and remains inBsil
Now, therefore, /, @. W. adsms6,
acting Sheriff Of AudFain Co95y
Missouri, At the tine aid pronsoy
lote became due, at the reaaest Il
the legal holder Of said sronlaog
1ote will, on Saturday
the 9Th Day Of December a. D. 1911
between the hours OF 0 O'Clock 4. nj.
and 8 o'clock p. m. Of tha, day. po.
;eed to sell the real estate aboye de.
seribed at public verdue TO the hieb.
est bidder at East front door Of M
Court House in the Cg dgeriea
Missouri, for cash ~ PAY said debi
and interest and the costs and sypen.
ies Of executing ibis Tms,,
37-8t G.. W. ADAMS,
Acting Trustee.
-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-19

Over in Marion county peddIers are
aoiaF 2 thriving business in selling
resurrection plants" at five cents a
miracle.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-19

"''non note in the Carthage
Dg'p'l'"t Iaments that thus far no
rih,a "ls oeen raised against the hor-
the gun clubs. p's'V's oy
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-19

The churches Of M0ntg0. cry Jty
We're closed last Sunday on account o.
diphtheria.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-19

Just at present the boys ii Burn
ham are building a circus TINT. When
it is ready each will fasten himself
as a trained wild animal, undo the
leadership Of a ring master and VII
gle a highly amusing circus perform
ance, to which teacher and The girls
are to be invited.
The grades made in this sch vol are
accepted by any city school in the
state, and the Burnham D;st Ct is
held up as a model school. nc. only
by the county superintendent. but by
the state superintendent. Mics White
is an acknowledged expert IN an rur-
al problems and has a large corrg
pondenee from other state rural
teachers who write her OF their dif-
ficulties and ask for her counsel and
assistance.
Believe in Encouraging Teacher.
The district not only pays the high
est rural salary in the state, but fur
nishes a %janitor besides. Teacher is
not expected to get there early, build
fires and sweep floors as Il the old
days. No indeed! The j%auitor Is paid
20 attend to all that and teacher ar
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-19

Marriage license has been issued
70 '@s' +. Goodrich and Miss Luna
Lee Caldwell Of this CITY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-19

Uncle Sans navy ranks third at
present, but at the rate The British
and German fleets ale destroying one
another, it may soon be in first place.
Kansas City Star.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-19

Mrs. Eben Price Is IN 81, Louis on
visit
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-19

Better To Be Safe Than Sorry"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-19
Test Seed al School.

The schoolhOuse has been done over,
painted and made sanitary in every
respect. There is a roomy barn 70.
the horses ridden by the children to
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-19

arranged for the spring testing for
fertility and every one of the fifty
three kinds of wood grown in the dis
triet is labeled and made a part of
the collection which each IT the So
pupils prepares during the year.
Had to Share His Laughter.
Miss White uses much tact and
judgment in control of her pupils.
The other day she noticed a boy evil
IDENTIFY amused by something on his
desk. He giggled under his breath.
She quietly invited him to relate the
cause Of his amusement to The other
pupils.
"A little laughter is good Tor all Of
u.s." she said.
The boy Immediately produced a
cartoon from The Star, in which a
small boy lay buried beneatl. a PIE
Of leaves calling TO his dog. Tic
tyke was whirling in circles trying
to find his master. The cartoon set
the school in a gala of laughter md
when n Of the boys proposed franz
ing it and hanging it on the wall tie
proposal met with instant favof.
The picture was prepared and now
hangs on the wall to be pointed ont
to all visitors.
Last winter when the SNOW piled
high in the yard and the boys were
restless, Miss White suggested that
they play a game OF the frozen North
and Immediately a tribe Of Esqai-
maux was organized, igloos Quilt and
constant information demanded as TO
the life, habits and habitats of the
frozen North. By the time the $40
was gone the pupils had a grand idea
Of the geography of the North.
When the snow melted they became
Hollanders, dug canals, grew tulips
and studied the ways and customs Of
the sturdy Dutch.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-14

Richie Mitchell shaded Cal De-
laney, the Cleveland featherweight5 in
ten rounds at Milwaukee. Mitchell
won solely on cleyerness, as he was
several times stung by Delaney's
blows. The Cleyelander would have
won in a longer fight.
Johnny KiIbane showed frankie
Daley under a bunch of punches in
six rounds at Philadelphia. Daley
went down for the count of six in
the fourth round
+: John m. MalIoy, former Cub scout,
now acting for the Feds, has sued
Charles w. Murphy and the Chicago
National League club for $4,000
which he claims is due him for scout
ing services.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-14

house, and BACKED the captains eye.
Their differences were then patched
up.
Jack Britton easily outpointed Billy
Griffith of Cincinnati in ten-round
bout in Redland last night The af-
fair was a farce, Britton winning as
he pleased.
Jeff Smith, American pug, won a
soft decision over Pat Bradley in Sgd
ney, N. S. W., beating his opponent
so badly that the police stopped the
bout.
Jess Willard knocked out Dan Daily
in the night round at Buffalo. A.
smashing right put the finish to Daily.
Willard weighed 237 pounds, 80 more
than DAILY.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1914-04-03
OUR NAVAL CODE BOOK.

JsaIousIy Guarded Signal Secrets That
Are Bound In Metal.
Few things are so jealousy guarded
as the secret code book of the United
States navy. 1t Is book Of signals
not the ordinary ''wigwag'' signals
used in the daily direction of the heet
by commanding ofilcer-but q code
Of signals to be used solely in time of
war and in the presence of an enemy.
These secret code books are issued
only to the executive officers of ship.
who are enjOined to protect them
against theft by every possible means.
These books are threatened not SO
much by the ordinary thief as by Sec
ret emissaries Of other governments
who desire to obtain knowledge of
what the batteships would do in time
Of action. Governments have no scru-
pies against theft in such cases.
The loss of one of these secret books
by an officer, unless explained to the
entire satisfaction Of the secretary Of
the navy, would mean court martial
and probable expulsion from the serv-
Ice To the honor Of the United States
service no officer has ever yet been
brought up charged with loss.
The books are bound in heavy metal
covers, SO that in time Of threatened
capture they may be thrown overheard.
sinking at once to the bottom of the
sea and thus avoiding seizure.-Pear-
sons Weekly.