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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-11-23
La vida barata...

Tomas Sanchez, negro, natural de Gu
rabo y de veinte y cinco amos de edad
es un ciudadano de esos que les gusta
vivir del pr0gimo en- la carcel, que
para q case es 10 mlsmo, pues su (nico
fin es conner y dormir sin trabaiar
BuenO, Ell este de trabajar nos referi-
mos al fuerte, que es ell nnico que To
mas puede pero no quiere hacer. Por-
-Te dceDu6s do t0Go cl escalar casas es
un trabaJO como otrO cualquiera, pero
tlene la ventaja, para Tomas, de que
con el logra 4 mil maravillas su PROPOSE
to: 81 cOnsigue robar algo, tiene para
vlvlr al aire libre, y 81 10 sorprende la
Justlcia en- ese empeno, tambien man
dandole la carcel, lie proporcionan,
alO jamiento.
Esto 1ltimo le ha ocurrido FL dia
diez y nueve penetr6 en- la casa de Mr.
Vernon II. Petre en- Santurce. parada
45, EN- la cual vive actdalmente Mr. Ere
derrick r. Graves. Tomas Sc llevo cuan
20 pudo: IN pantal6n de casimir, un ga
ban, I'm despertador, cinco cucharas,
cinco tenedores, dos cucharones y Gin
co cuchillos.
All dia siguiente, el ladr6n quizo re-
petir su hazana y Sc llev6 ocho platos
grandes y diez pequenos y dos panta-
lones de casimir, pero los guardias Err
clio de la Cruz y Jose Ramos Martinez
que lie segulan la pista 10 arrestaron lie
vandolo ante ell fiscal Campillo, quien
presentara contra Tomas dos acusacio-
mes por esca1amiento.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-11-23
Incendio en-
Santa Isabel
(Por TELEGRAPH. J

A la una de la madrugada de hoy Sc
lnici0 un violento incendio en- la casa
de comercio de Caledonia Miranda,
quedando esta y otra de Inocencio Ra
m1ez cOmpletamente destru1das
Las provisones de la casa de conner
cio. estaban aseguradas.
Por orden del Juez de Paz han sido
detenidos dicho Celedonio Miranda Y
su dependiente Antonio Juan Aponte.
en- tanto Sc hace la debida investiga-
ci0n.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-11-23
Otro fuego en- Ponce
(Por TELEGRAPH. J

Esta manana, las cuatro Y media,
hubO un incendio en- la casa de Evan
gelista Undergraduates totalmente.
FL fuego Sc comunic0 a otra casa de
la misma Evangelista, pero la oportu-
ma intervention de los bomberos. evit6
que tambien fuese destruida Ell su tota
lidad
AmbaS estaban aseguradas en- tres
cientos d0lares cada una.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-11-23
FL Servicio Cablegrafico
ron NAEUlACION DE; CLAVES.

Ell Gobierno lngles ha levantado la
prohlblclon que eXlstla contra ell uso
de claves bAjo las siguientes condicio-
mes:
10. Ell uso de claves sera permitido
solamente e1 los caolegramas entire ell
helno Undo &c un Iado, aquellos pai-
IS que estan fuera del sistema teIegra-
1cO europeo, del otro lado.
20. Las claves autorizadas son
"ABC" qulnta edici6n, SCOTTS"
d1cima edici5n, WESTERN UNION"
" "LIEBERS.
30. No podra usarse mas de una ella
We en- un mismo cablegrama.
40. Tampoco seran admitidos supple
mentos privados equivalentes hume
ricos de las frases 'publicadas en- las
claves
80. Los grupos series de ntlmeros
10 eXpresiones similares, como por
ejcmplo: "PRECIOS DE ACCIONES, -
no seran necesariamente admisibles por
el nero hechO de que aparecen en- las
claves
60. Con el fin de llevar a cabo este
arreglo, es mcnester que Sc haga men
ci6n de la clave usada en- las instruc-
zones de servicio.
Los cablegramas en- idioma convent
do para Francia, excluyendo los aero
gramas, seran aceptados bajo las 81
guientes condolences:
10. Las palabras del texto deberan
Ser eXtraida5 de una de las cinso ella
YES siguientes "ABC" quinta edici6n
" WESTERN UNION" 'LIEBERS"
% "AZ." Ell uso de dos mas claves
para la redacci0n de un mismo cable
grama, queda prohibido.
20. Ell nombre de la clave debera
anotarse Ell FL original ser transmit
do al final del preambulo tanto d la
lsaIida como la llegada, sin cargo adj
cional para esta menci0n.
30. Las claves deberan ser usadas
sin equivalentes num6ricos, este es que
cada palabra de la clave debera tradu-
cirse por la Erase impresa que le CO.
|rresponda. Ell ISOLDE palabras supple
mentarlaS intrOducidaS Ell la claVe Y a
las cuales no corresponds una traduc-
cl6n impress" no sera admitido Las
frases que aparecen Ell las claves va
mencionadas deberan ser representa-
das por las palabras que les correspon-
dan y no por el nlrmero que figura en-
fyente de las mismas.
DO. Todo cablegrama que no llene
las condolences precitadas, sera re-
Ichazado, asl como aquellos cablegra-
mas, cuyo texto despu6s de traducido,
no presente un sentido claro inteli-
glhle para el Servicio Telegraf6, 8
aquellos que no Sc reieran asuntos
Ieomerciales 8 privados.
80. Con e fin de facilitar las opera
clones de traducci6n asi como para ace
lerar la transmission de los cablegramas
en- ldioma convenido, los remitentes de
| beran anotar en- ell original la traduc-
c!fn del texto en- idioma claro frances
ingl6s, tai como esta impresa en- la
clave usada No Sc cobrara tarifa adj
cional por esta traducci6n.
Go. A su llegada, los cablegramas
soran entregados los destinatarios
con ell texto Ell idoima convenido, en-
su lugar bajo forma de traducci6n, 81
asi 10 decide la Comision de Control.
Case de a. no Sc encontrasen ciertas pa
labras en- la clave que el hecho pare
ciese provenir de errores en- la transmi-
ion, la repetici6n de estas palabras Sc
ra pedida la Ofcina de Cable en- la
cual Sc origin6 ell cablegrama por me-
dio de avisos de servicio
To- A la llegada, la menci6n COON
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-11-23
A cobrar...

Hoy Sc han recibido en- la oicina del
jefe de la policla de San Juan, los che
ques para los guardias especiales que
Sirvieron ell dia de las elecciones.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-02-26
STANDARD BRED HORSES
Ey in. BROWN
or LADOoNIA

h 3 MY hoaest opa1toa tA2 every
ea1ner q mcaersse nea-s &oaA
have ess q three eood stAz4sr1 kFre
zArss % his plsrA Thae = -.
br~~a st harss TAT Va ssaG more
Azrd ssrvioe And IN nors places tAzz
the ssAn8srd hre4-zne n Ne sane
tine raize FINE cat
Il s gate eyidszs 70 tsosA isnslsAr
VITA the stsn3a-dSrea auia.aL sk1
hey are Da1e q TIE vev ~ Dase
nzl or hey could sot ssaad thu en-
trens heas aud hard serzsoe they
have 70 % and Do % "a TIE tH4rk
rAose no bare The sdea thzt san.
cart brsS he=ss arr ~ed for No 9th
e. puTose dian track worR are keor
ing under a mSsKKen &sa some
Of the 4rs@ bree1iag as-AAf ssm~nts
e this CHS q harse ia miao's and
iowa use hseir brOoa nsres Ga sh>fg
gaaE Riovs every dsg ard I haTS
aoae the same tv Ae pass tArcn
YsH
Eusrience ard o~sseyrAncn s.Ss
tRugat me that the mule or sAe dras'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-02-26

nars Aas aosAiag q he standard
e-ed 1ars kr such work I adnK
tie draN aAEe hae TIE advantage
IN uesgAt bat wAea thsAot aay comss
sAaaE TIE sod stnndAzd kred mare
wf1 oathA hez ne Sza mare
oanno< st4nd TIE heat Generally
sPeakiag esre b no Arsed OF horse
that has ne god ho1e foot and tie
@usce tA4t are Bird II The stan
dsrd areds no otksr breed has the
rf.G sna great vStarsy-
l wsn = n ccaelusion ~hers
care and god iadgamepf aFe rsei u
breea size here 4 no otAer 6reei
a Aorses N existence thai comes a.
hear beng the aEpaFpose horse a.
tAe ssAaAMrd bred There Is no brees
hat ~la bring TIE hIg1 pscss d
do@ Il Is not an anronmoa thinl
for standard hrsd stations to brini
from tea 10 ffty Thousand doilan
|-Nnd tie soOa Eeiding or mars.
wAk SPED md action. are the high
eS-w<ed sellers a the market
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-02-26

d Ne Of s4-sl-s.
willard Potts to Nellie CHAMP
Vaughn Consid- ss75. Lot = Block
H. Ladds Addition TO Mexico
r W. and G. ". PEEK 10 cbarI= 7.
johnson. consid s12t~. Lot 10 in
Bank Addition 70 Mexico.
s Frances P. Hively to C. d. Tally.
consid 1880 Lot 4 Block ~,
original Nandalia.
Frank ApPerson to T. B. White and
J. ~ Moore consid $3.50. W. Of
NV and NV sw. Of 2-5i-s.
John c. Bartels 10 Chas H. ShOup.
Cpnsid $500. y. 200 acres Of W. 4
OF 20-5l-s.
A. J. sieC0ll { o Chas, D. HeinIen.
Consid. $500 100 acres in Sc. NV. 4:
sw. NJ Ne. sw. and NV. Sc u
i5-5e-s.
Chas II. shoup 10 John c. BartsIs
coLsid s2.75s 20 feet fronting on
Monroe Street in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-02-26


Born 70 Louis sehobp and wife q
son.
Jas Tvane Is Bow telling folks abou'
his new granddaughter At Mr7. Roy
Rummans,
Mrs Barbara Ess has sbo1, recoyel
el from her reoeot Illness
Miss Eia s,aodegman has closed
a saasesala asaooi a. se4fea' school.
The Harris Springs Co. has put IN
a stock 81 goods AZ their store at
tie springs,
ROY Hawkins paid 1850 to Roy ov
inss tor % aares q uuIzproyed land
James MARTA bought a driving
mare from Geo Butts Tor SEQ.
Araum swesnsm has moved his
family 10 LAburgh; be has been
caos IS rural nal carrier fsLm
that point
Steve OwlIgg has his little son In
s. Lolis for Treatment; we are glad
% nePo- thai be IS improving
Aubrz judah has bonght half inter
es, IA the store at Middle Grove.
FHaak Bradley . moving TO the
iarm bs rseeaiiy purchased from
Newt. B1rkege
Joan crosswhife sold Is acres OF
land 10 Heay CrossEhite.
Join McDonald and family are
spending the winter IN Southern Tex
a..
Miss Froaa s'sRdeFlnan viii teach
tae spring school Al Macedonia
The debating society AZ Wright
bouse Is doing much to pro
more community interest
". H. Pollard has bought the "a. n
crosswhite jack for $3.50, also one
from A. D. West for sos. He is in
line for other purchases and means
o make his stable one Of the best
the county.
- "a IN~NNAH 4nH HbiA4NA AAE LBns-
farm OF 81 acres for
II700.
The patrons Of Garrett school viii
meet con TO formulate plans for
are OF their advanced work.
L Is thought thar a room viii be
sdded. extra teacher employed as1I
york done IN domestic science and
Igricuiture
Dick Davis bought two I'll lb.. &c
from john Ess, also 4 7zsib.
6 calves from Balm Robinson. He
las contracted calves from Robinson
1-4e for April.
Jas. Martin sold a pair Of 3 year.
I'D nudes for s475.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-02-26
WONDERFUL
CALIFORNIA
BY J. n. HAYDEN

TAFT Cali. FeS- 10.
Dear Ledger
You or / made tvo errors IN ny
last ierts. You make me say 90
miles Of electric roads when it should
have said zoe There are six hun
dred miles Of electric roads that start
from ssh and Main streets. Los An
sele It Is the greatest electric
system in the world: f8st as Los An
geleS IS the largest cityftersiioTia'ivl
ii Ire world I spent three weeks IN
The historic city Of yfssIia and yiciE-
fly This is the oldest town Ia the
~Sarycaquin valley.once the center for
the cattle kings and the festive cow
boy. Their were later followed By
the raStlers or cattle thieves. who
in turn were sueceeded b. the stage
,Obber and tran bandits. The herr
OF the Soniago and Evarrs. Sine the
capture OF the leaders. sontago and
Evarrs. the Old own has been high
" respectable. situated IN the best
part Of the great valley and with wat
er fot Irrigation and farmers o.os-
psroas. there appears to be a GOOD
ts:s-e to expect The most picture
saue place ia the county eTnIacsi
is ~PorterviIle. surrounded by al kinds
o. tropical fruits. Here grow oranges
lemons. lines. olives. dates. figs and
any thing else you want The heat
in summer IS intense. some tins as
high as IFS degrees The wonder OF
this IS that thirty miles away lies
perpetual snow. While s~weItering in
the valley you are ~tantalized ~ fbe
sight Or those beautifuI white noun.
tains That seem lear YOU but b.yond
your reach. Land is not 50 hsih prfc-
cd here a. ia the south. Good land
can be bought at from $500 70 $3.50
per acre. By the tins you get your
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-02-26

We we're kept busy the nrst OF the
week sending out the clerks supplies
10 the rural districts II any failed TO
receive their geoia. please notify uE
at once.
Don't forget to call al the Office and
get a copy Of the Blue Book for your
school when YOU are in town. We also
have a chart on the testing of seed
corn which you are welcome to. This
is a favor Of the chillIcothe Business
College. We are quite anxious that
every school try . les, all the seed
corn that lis patrons will send IN.
Let Us do something really beneficial
something North while that has not
been done before.
Thursday afternoon was spent Wis
iting the Rush Hill School. The pri-
mary room is a fairly pleasant and
homelke workshop. and the pupils
are interested and are accomplishing
something worth while. But the
room up stairs have a different look
Oh. IL our good people could get the
almighty dollar far enough away from
their eyes that they might see things
just as they are, now soon they would
be changed We spend money Sc
freely to make our homes so pleasant
and comfortable for our children. ant
then send them to any cid box ear al
fair of a school house to spend abou'
three-fourths Of their life from si'
to twenty, and expect them to be in
terested in their school work and de
yelop into cultured and refined mer
and women,
Friday Brother Watson and ! fin
ished our work Of getting the stock
Judging contest fairly presented t.
the different schools. We found % ii
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-02-26

Ceatral West Realty Go 70
Bertha Mank Consid. szse Lot 4.
Block II, Trolley Heights Add to Mex
clio.
Mollie league to Claud and Willie
Purris. Consid. $1,000. NJ 4 OF Sc
OF 3s-5l-6.
Jesse Y. Wade TO r. NJ. Dowell
Coasid s2.see. Is int. in sS.7 A
west side Of Wade Street. Mexico.
J. R. Ferris to r b. Cauthorn.
Consid sl.7oO. Lot 5. Block /, Hughes
Add to Mexico.
Simeon Forbes 20 William Pitiman.
Cousid. $500. T. y OF NJ Z Of s
52-7.
Cortez Ednonston to Hannah Nc
fherson Cunsld. 81 and other Lot
2, Block "A. Ladd's Add 10 Mexico
Alex Carter to Harye Inflow. ConsId-
$500. j. y Of Sc. Y of 1857.
T. T. Van Note to w. n. Holman
consid, 81 and other 10 acres in SIX
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-02-26
C o u N + Y
SCHOOL NOTES
BY w. Y JOHNSON
Superintendent Of County Schools

The cauthora school, Miss Iva Hum
mel, teacher che cornett school, Miss
Nela Hanna. teacher; the Black
school. Miss Gladys Furber, teacher.
ana the Bear slough school, Miss Yea
smith teacher. who expect 70 enter
the contest. This makes a total OF ~
outside OF Laddonia There vii GER
tainly be something doing In Lad
donia in about a month. farmer
Rusk expects to go around in a few
DAYS nav instructing these pupils IN
the use Of the score card
Misses Hanna, Furber and smith
said that the weather had but little
effect on their attendance. and Miss
smith further stated that she had had
no tardies this year. There is a record
to be proud Of. There must be some
thing interesting going on where
these pupils work so faithfully.
We had a very interesting little
meeting at Rush Hill Saturday. There
was a funeral in town and the at
tendance by patrons was very small
But all present took part in the meet
ing. The papers and talks we're ex-
%cellent. Farmer Rusk was with US
and told of his plan to test seed corn
and to organize clubs among the boys
and girls of the county, regret very
much that the whole community was
not present to hear him.
We shall hold our next meeting q
Duly The 2Sth. Let everyone COM
prepared to stay all day. Let US ais
be prepared to attend the teach
ers' examination to be held in Mel
leo March 9Th and 18th. We shal
begin at 500 O'Clock Friday morning
We shall hold them in the Higl
School buildinR
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-02-26

fruit IL bearing the cost VIII be abou
goo per acre not counting your
dwelling TO people who are com
lag &c California TO make q living /
recommend these 10 some parts Of
the great valleys. They viii find Il
very hot in summer but more remu-
lucrative. These immense plains are
FAT. level docs not express IT, In vast
amounts Of il you could not tell
which way the water win flow. The
south western part OF the valley is
but little better than desert. In this
desert are the great oil fields Mid
way. K~ernswer. Maricopa. MeKftric
and Taft. Taft was established in
1908. Ii is now a city OF near 1000
Nothing TO sustain il but oil. Not
. particle Of green hay or vege
tables grow here. yet they are
erecting big hotels aad business hous
Is and have good school houses, The
nerve OF the people Of the West is
wonderful. have been her three
weeks. II | could fly oyer the noun
tains on an air line l could reach
my home. Santa Maria, at 70 miles,
yet l have to travel 500 to get there
A letter from there tells me that
ms yard was the only place in the
block that was not under water dur
ing the storm in January. The drain
age In that country. by the storm is
estimated at n million dollars and
five deaths So you see we are
not exempt from trouble, even though
We have no billiards. / promised to
write about Aitascadero Rancho but
that win have to walt | shall stay
here until March 18th. so send me an
other paper or two. Am mailing yon
a Santa Maria Times so you can see
what the food d,d for us.
j. II. Hayden.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-02-26
AuxvAsss.

Nr scholi. who recently purchased
Mr Bryaut's grocery and meat mar
kei, purchased today the woodeon
meat market
Miss Mary Harrison returned 0,
pak College 70 resume Der duties
the first Of The week. Although her
kaee ia still IA a plaster cast, Msf
Mary .feelz sae can resume her
teaching Msa Jessie accompanied
her.
Congratulations 70 Misses Ne.l and
~ Harrison who were recently vos-
e hse te D. A. r AHrvassa MAJ
~ Er5H gafl who kxsoxa hox soo1
SIZE may saast a csavser. Mrs. Match
~ 70 the FzaGon Chapter. ths
HzroE and N Al
s 10 ths nne n Mexico.
NzE G TGra~ las baen sp-
pame1 4aEaat PozmrrxaA
a 1855 agz1 wE BE voted On
Nara r. - az4n rev con
Ao HAo0 ko This gaelsda
Azzsa srU2 and La4 Kiln
AassaA
T FrAerzE hsla she sary-
as 4 TIE Bggs sale cleared
sg
Joe Daeg haz boaght aa, his
Rznsr z fss ckothing Store. Tom
Larsnas NJ Tyler q Fultoa wHl
eiesk tos Kim It is not known 3sst
aow what Sir. Laurence wiz do.
Col z. E. BEggs topped the mar
kst shea BE sold q team Of yeariing
mules Il $3.50.
Prank Stokes is remodellng his
store building, facing the depot.
Bob Burt win have a sale saiur-
day at his home north Of Auxvasse-
Mr. Burt expects TO go to Mexico
TO reside.
Friday Sam Boles took a number
OF hunters d for the day. They
reached town about dark the happy
possessors Of 80 rabbits. They we're
As follaws: p. cowies. s. Bosaz. C. r.
Boutwell,. Homer Radd, r. c. Stokes.
On account OF the snowdrifts we
lad no trains from sunday night tn.
Tuesday when a work train with a.
100 or SO men came through. follow
Cd shortly By tho passenger from
the North. This Is the most Heyere
~sn0Estorm 10 Missouri for years.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-02-26
ADVERTISED
LETTERS


A list Of advertised letters 81,
Ing uncalled for In the poslO'iN n,
Mexico. Mo-. for the week
Feb. 2Snd. 1915
Fisque. W II
Harrison, Mary Miss
Hudson, Chas.
King. Albert ID rrrT
spunggate, II Es
Wallace. Mira Miss
Respectfully. al
Postmssts'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-02-26
eIees sAlE 4 SUCCESS.

The Blggs mule sale Ii Auxvasse.
Thursday, was a great success The
coming two year old mules sold for
the good price Of sls7 on an aver.
age. Mr.. Blggs, only last week. re
fused &lg5 a head for these mnles.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-02-26
Mosr lime

for March first moving. How about
that cook stove. Bring the old one
in and trade It in "a a new one
Superior or Majestic.
L. Roy Ferris. v
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-02-26
THe r

catches the worm. Especially If he is
hatched in a Favorite Incubator.
Chicks Matched in a Favorlte make
good strong healthy chicks. Three
sizes: s1I, sl4 and sls. dwl
l., Roy Ferris.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-02-26

FOR RENT-2so acres, about 40 A.
pasture balance for corn and oats.
fair improvements. a part Of the Old
Robinson farm about 5 miles north
west OF Mexico. Address. Henry b.
Morgan, Tuscola, III. d1 40. A.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-02-26
FOR RENT

FARM FOR RENT-eood 80 Acre
farm for rent. Twelve miles from
Mexico and three miles from Moli-
no., Mo. Address, Remak eiessle,
Madison, Mo. df 52.2t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-02-26
Stock Notes

8 } ,
No ? ~ s. : IS -
ST. Louss Cash
No : Hard 81 q 81
No ? Corn IS
Ne : Y IS a l-s
No : &C IL q
Ne 2 Oats 40 Il
Nc Al IL
Chicago Close
Wheat May - - ? Jay 50 IS a
IA
Corn May 81 IA AJaly &C Is b Sept
s. rs n Sc
Oats May 80 "a B JAY 40 IS a la
Pork May q 81 July ana
81. Louis cIose-
cstsle a.10s inclad ng i75 South
ms Market steady to strong.
Hoes-l0.o0 900 5 to lOc higher.
sheep ssoo steady.
Au2vassc, No. Feb. 10.
The highest price paid for yeariing
mules on record was at public auc-
ton heFd to-day. Col. R, F. Biggi
sold one pair. bringing $3.50. and I
head averaged sis7 a head.
j y. Beatty OF near Thompson,
had five sheep killed and 20 crippled
recently BY dogs. One OF the sheep
was valued at SIS.
Tyree. owned by Field Bros. OF
this city. finished second in the s.
furloue race al Juarez. Mexico. on
THURSDAY. There were about 20 borss
entered in the race. Tyree was a 3 to
/ shot.
The Troy Fair this year will
be Aug 25-2s and viii feature a
1000 saddle and a $1,000 roadster
stake.
Roy Davis Of Sailing is improving
his farm BY erecting some new
buildings.
John Brewer of Mexico. bought
mules in Paris as follows this week
a pair from Dye & Young. sale;
pair from Gland Bodlne, $3.50; a par
from Dye & Young. $3.50; four head
in Holiday at $500 around: seven
head from John w. Arnold at s22'
apiece-Paris Appeal.
The Paris. mo. Fail iats an
~nounced as Sept. la.
sfEase is fine feed for f~attening
cattle and Il seems to be a favorits
feed for dairy cows. Yet the veteri
narians tell us that where the high
est grade OF milk is produced it 4
not fed.
Joe Mongler has just bought a car
load OF cotton cake from Walker Pc
lock at $50 a ton.
Horace Mundy is home from tbs
n id & Williams thoroughbred swim,
sale at Slick. Mo. Saturday. Mr.
nundy paid seS for a fine POLAND
China SOW, one Of the best Offered
In the sale. She was sired By
Peerless Wigstone and In pig by Ma.
ior Look.
Joe Mongler Is feeding two loads
Of cattle on cotton-cake and sllage.
g. T. thompson. a big land man
and farmer Of Pettis county has
bought 1000 pounds Of sweet Glove.
seed. with which to lnoculate his
ground for alfalfa.
r. W. Davis, one OF our progressive
young farmers. sold a pair Of mule
solts to a Tennessee buyer recently
for $3.50.
Mr.. Beckman recently sold Joe
Mongler six heifers for $3.50 a cwt
and MIR. Kelser sold Mr.. Mcngler 5
shoats for 81.
In 1912 J. Mongler sold 10 silos and
last year he disposed OF II. Mr.. Mon
gler had little faith in silos at first,
but now he says he has been con
yerted to their many good results.
Because OF silage he finished 3 loads
of cattle four months earlier than or
dinarily last year and they brough
f0c higher than the market when
sold As a result Of feeding them 81
lage he had 30 tons of straw and
20 tons Of bsled hay left over to
feed this winter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-02-26

Peter Finnigan has taken charge
OF his farm, 4 miles south Of this
city. which has been farmed by j. s
Harvey. We understand Mr.. Harvey
will likely move 10 Iowa.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-02-26

Judge Carter, who was painfully
injured by a fall on the ice is rest
ing fairly easy. His many friends
trust that his injuries will not
prove serious.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-02-26
FARMERS

Ads In this column cost loo a
line each insertion Six words to
the lima.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-02-26

FOR RENT-457 acre farm, 200
acres In corn; 100 acres IN oats,
balance in grass. Apply Lee Shock,
Csntralia, Mo. wi
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-02-26

WIZ Jesse. who has been living on
J. W. Lees farm east of Mexico.
has moved to the John Ware farm,
south xest Of town.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-02-26
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE Forty thousand feet OF
sawed lumber at mill All fixtures.
counters and shelving IN sterner's
Store. Also Registered Hereford
Bull, two years Old. Paul Hudson
dlwlt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-02-26

Mrs. u. f. Wilson. W Ne Of the Al
ton agent at jefferson City, died on
Wednesday night. The funeral viii
be Thursday. Mr.. Wilson has the
sympathy of his many friends on the
road.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-02-26

Judge Alex Carter fell Sunday and
broke several ribs. We are glad to
state his injuries are not serious.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-02-26

The sick are all g ting better.
Mrs. Bert smoot of Sailing is in
North Dakota.