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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-12-04

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TIE scholars of Trinity Sunday
School are re-hearSing Christ
mas entertainment to be given
at the Opera House on Christmas
Eve.
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Miss Cleda Eckert, Supt of
the Napoleon High School came
home to spend Thanksgiving
with parents Mr.. and Mrs. Her
man Eckert.
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w. S. Hunter spent Tuesday
IN Evansville.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-12-04

The Dubois County Medical
Assn met in Jasper last week
and elected DR.. 0 A Bigham,
pres DR. E Steinkamp, vice
pres and DIR. Mckinney, sec'y
and treas for the ensuing year.
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Mrs Mary O'Brien of Cincin-
natl, nee Mollie Sweeney, sister
of Micheal A Sweeney, and an
old resident of Jasper has been
visiting in Jasper the past week.
Young and handsome as ever.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-12-04

Mrs. Margaret Morgan, wife
of Samuel Morgan, died at her
home at Ireland Saturday. She
was "A years of age and had
spent her entire life in Dubois
County. Her husband and seven
children survive her.
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w. S. Hunter spent Tuesday
In Evansville.
Frank Jain r turned to the u.
S Navy al Boston last week.
se=y' Hog Rattle at Eggs Saloon
Saturday night.
Miss MaricMelchoir has gone
to Louisville for a visit with rel.
atives.
Mrs. Louis Koerner is visiting
her husband in Evansville this
week.
"a The Star Bakery is open for
business and at your service for
prompt delivery.
Messrs. VIM. A. Wilson, o O.
Reed and VIM. Sendelweck re
turned from their trip to Texas
last week.
The play presented by the
College students at st. Joseph's
hall Thanksgiving was well at
tended and well received.
H. M. Kean who will be Asst
Attorney General after Jan. /,
1915, ships his household effects
to Indianapolis TO-DAY
w. E. Cox and family left
Monday for French Lick for a
few days visit before returning
to Washington. D C.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Milburn
returned from Indianapolis last
Thursday and are preparing to
move there this month.
The premature born child of
Jos. Eckert Jr. was buried at ST..
Joseph's graveyard last Satur-
day morning
Andrew Heichelbech came
home from St. Louis last week
to visit his parents for a few
days.
TIE scholars of Trinity Sunday
School are re-hearSing a Christ
mas entertainment to be given
at the Opera House on Christmas
Eve.
Miss Cleda Eckert. Supt of
the Napoleon High School came
home to spend Thanksgiving
with parents Mr.. and Mrs. Her
man Eckert.
The Dubois County Medical
Assn met in Jasper last week
and elected DR.. 0 A Bigham,
pres DR. E Steinkamp, vice
pres and DR.. Mckinney, sec'y
and treas for the ensuing year.
Mrs Mary O'Brien of Cincin-
natl, nee Mollie Sweeney, sister
of Micheal A Sweeney, and an
old resident of Jasper has been
visiting in Jasper the past week.
Young and handsome as ever.
Mrs. Margaret Morgan, wife
of Samuel Morgan, died at her
home at Ireland Saturday. She
was "a years of age and had
spent her entire life in Dubois
County. Her husband and seven
children survive her.
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01

MRS. CLARk'S SILK DRESS
The story Of Mrs. Champ Clark's
silk dress, which the Bowling Green
connoisseur thought was calico, is
being revived in the Pike County cap
ital now that a calico and cotton style
show will be held in Washington.
Mrs. Clark wore her new gown Of
black summer silk with a small white
polkadot to church on the first Sun
day following the Congressman's re-
turn from Washington. Friends adj
mired the dress very much, but the
village conn%oisseur--a mere man
who had not seen the summer silk
before remarked that Mrs. Clark was
the only woman with the courage and
good sense to wear a calico dress to
church. Those who heard the remark
were at first amazed but they soon
saw the joke and the connoisseur had
to retire.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01
$4,000 Motorists.

The route across Missouri whose
roads are best will likely get the
greater part of the $4,000 motor tour
lists going and returning from the
Panama-Pa cific Exposition in San
Francisco, in 1915. J. M. Lowe, pres
ident Of the Old Trails Road Associ-
alton is urging the Central route
through Missouri to start now to pre-
pare for this traffic. A similar sug-
gestion for the Northern State High
way, which passes through Mexico,
would in no way be out of order.
The Panama Exposition authori-
ties estimate that not less than 25,-
900 cars carrying 100000 people will
travel across the continent next year.
If that estimate is any where nearly
correct, and each individual expeuds
an average of only $500 a day, there
will be left along the line of road 80
million dollars, or 100000 every day
for 90 days.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01

REFERRING to the Importance of
newspaper advertising, the Kansas
City Journal editorially says: "A Con
cordia clothing firm recently had a
four-page adv. in the Concordia Kan
san. @Um-uhml" comments an ex-
change. "No wonder Concordia is a
live town, says the Horton CONNER
cial Headlight. Ard then a Colony,
Kan, hardware store went the Con-
cordia man two better by running a
six-page adv. in the Colony Free
Press. And just to show that adver-
Using pays, it might be mentioned
fifteen clerks were needed in that
store on Saturday TO accommodate
the buyers, and the sales for the day
totalIed to better than $500. Wow!
Still now and then some business
man tries to do business without adj
v~ertising. 1t can be done, of course,
but would any sensible person work
in the dark when merely by pulling
up the blinds he might have plenty
Of sunlight Advertising is the light
which shows up merchandise dis
plays II, tells about it and creates a
demand before the buyer eve gets
inside the store.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01
Round.u Up Sure.

Although the committee securing
subscriptions for the Roundup" to
be held in this city the last week in
October or the first in November
worked only a short time Saturday,
they raised SIS. This makes 1876
already subscribed for the affair and
the remaining S125 will be secured
Monday. The committee soliciting
the money is composed of Fred Pilch-
err, Fred Morris and Nate Phillip.
Everyone is enthusiastic over the
affair and a great success is assured.
No definite program has been decided
upon, but one of the features of the
week will be an open house by the
Elks. The beautiful Elks' home will
be open to the visitors every day dur
ing the week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01

REFERRING to q patriotic toast
TO the President of the United States,
the Saturday Evening Post says:
1.-THE Cramps built a cruiser for the
Russian Government some years ago,
and there were a number of Russian
naval officers at the yard during the
course Of its construction.
After the boat had been accepted,
the Russians gave a dinner in Wash
ington to celebrate the event, and in
vited the builders and the men who
had furnished the armor plate, and
so on.
When it came time for toasts the
Russians proposed the health Of the
Gar, drank it, and crashed their
glasses on the floor. This amazed
the Americans, who asked why the
Russians were breaking the glass
ware in that fashion.
Because" it was explained, shat
is the custom in country. When
ever we drink to the Gar we break
the glasses so they may never be pro
famed by any less worthy toast"
Two days later the steel men gave
a return dinner. The time for toasts
came and the head steel man gave
n to the President Of the United
Statesi
After the toast had been drunk the
head steel man grabbed the table
cloth, yanked It from the table and
sent everything on it to the floor.
The noise could be heard two blocks
away.
"why do you do that?" asked the
astonished Russian.
Because" said the head steel man
when we drink the health of the
President Of the United States we
not only break the glasses, but every
thing else on the tablet"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01
3 Old Settlers 2s6 Years.

On Saturday, September 18th, three
of Audrain County's Oldest citizens
met in the National Bank of Mexico
and their combined ages was 2S6
years, as follows: DR.. Bourne %, Ru-
fus Caldwell 80, George Brown Sc.
These gentlemen are all enjoying
good health and their many friends
trust they will live to be at least one-
hundred years old.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01
Plenty of pep"

The committee soliciting funds for
the extension Of the electric line has
close to $4,000 and il $500 is raised
soon, work on the extension of the
line from Moline to Santa Fe will
start so as to be finished as nea
Christmas as is possible. ". W. Nun
dy, Of the Railroad Company, was
present at the Commercial Club lunch
con Friday and stated practically all
of the labor and teams would be hir-
ed in Mexico and about $4,000 spent
here this fall. The idea is to have the
extension ready for the Christmas
shopping.
Postmaster w. r. jackson, who was
chairman of the meeting, reported
that the committee arranging for the
entertainment of the postmaster's
convention here had planned a motor
ride over the city the first day and an
entertainment at the two picture
shows the second day. Each delegate
to the convention is TO be given five
stamped postal cards of Mexico to
mail out for the purpose of advertis-
ing the city.
Superintendent of Schools Herbert
Pryor made a short talk stating there
were AZ more pupils enrolled in the
High School than there were this
time last year and the entire faculty
was enthusiastic over the unusually
fine start made. He said he woul6
like to have Roundup Week" center
about the high school because of it
educational advantages.
Sam Morris, Roy Ferris and Viii
liam Pollock, members of the railroad
soliciting committee, made shori
talks on the encouragement they fcl
for the movement. +. NJ. Ragsdal,
spoke on the necessity Of building th'
road, as did others. L. A. Beech als'
made a short talk.
Those present were; William Pol
lock, II. P. Van Ness. L. NJ. White, R
E. Race, II. Z. C. Tucker, C. II. Ham
ilton, W. r. Jackson, Herbert Pryor
F. ". Pitcher, TurnerWihiams, Leo
pold Barth, f. R. Locke, Sam Morris
j. B. Evans, J W Gallaher, Roy Fer
ris, W. W. Mundy, Frank Ragsdale
L. A. Beech, W. L. Fowles.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01
2 Merchants.

There are 226 merchants and man
ufacturers in Audrain county accord
ing to the tax book just completed
by County Clerk, John b. Graham.
These are valued at $306, 400 and tax
ed for S647O.72.
The 1877 business places in Mexico
are valued at $196,42O and taxed for
s42S2.35 leaving the valuation OF
the rest Of the county at $109,980,
and the taxes, s2,1ss.37. vandalia's
43 merchants are valued at $4,000
and taxed for s12s4.G7. The IS Lad
donia merchants pay $864.36 taxes.
The rest Of the stores in the u
ty are situated as follows: Rush Hill,
8; Farber, 8 Benton City, 9; Mar
tinsburg, 0; Rowena, !; Thompson,
2; Skinner, I; Carroll 1; Mt. Carmel,
/; Worcester, /; Moline, 2; Cant, /.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01
BY MISS CARRIE SPRoUL

islands in the Pacific, and yet refuse
to allow a vote at present on the
the Nationwide suffrage amend
ment are drawing a line between
white women, their mothers, their
wives, their sisters and their daugh-
tiers, flesh of their flesh, and the in
significant brown man of the tropics.
Prejudice is indeed a hard thing to
fight against. But the same spirit
that animated the men of '76 is alive
in the women of to-day.
We are thankful for the great men
and their wives who have spoken
their convictions. Speaker Clark and
Mrs. Clark, Secretary of State and
Mrs. Bryan are able opponents, who
are in the Seats of the Mighty"
Also are we appreciative of the ac-
tive help and encouragement of the
men and women in U midst.
Over The Telephone.
Mrs. George Duncan: at seems to
me the women should have the right
to cast their votes. There are many
who are large taxpayers and have
wide moneyed interests.
Mrs. John Dyke: "If could vote
against saloons and other evils |
would. Otherwise | do not care to
vote.
Mrs. Henry Showers: 81 think wo-
men should have the right to vote.
Mrs. Jesse Martin; Certainly |
favor Equal Suffrage. Any thinking
woman should see she has as much
right to vote as a man and especially
if she pays taxes"
Mrs. George johnson: "A woman
has as much right to vote as a man.
There is no sensible reason against
her Acknowledgement"
Mrs. Frances Domnitz: 81 can see
no plausible reason why women
should not have equal rights with
men,"
Mrs. Jennie B. Phillips: "Whcre
women pay taxes they should have
the right to vote.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01

Chicago, ILL.,, Sept %. Five cars
Of strictly fresh eggs were sold here
recently to as many different buy
ers at 20 4 cents, according to ]. B.
Mitchell, president of the Chicago
Butter and Egg Board.
"This price, despite the war, is 3
to 4 cents lower than the price a
year ago at this season." said Mr..
Mitchell.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01
ga ceNrRALIA MASSACRE IA

n volley by Major JOhnson's forces
they were at the mercy Of the
swift riding guerillas each of whom
was armed with from four TO eight
six-shooters.
Accounts differ as TO how many
Johnson's men got out of the fight
Some say 10 and others place it at a
few more. The truth is but compare
lively few escaped the deadly aim of
Anderson's crowd who could shoot
better on a galloping horse than they
could standing on the earth. II was
like a fox chase. Anderson's men
chased the militia into Centralia and
on almost to Sturgeon.
This affair marked the flood-tide
Of the guerilla warfare in Missouri.
Union forces all over the state wer
put in action to capture tho redoubt-
able guerilla chieftain. About a
month later Anderson died with his
boots or. He had only a few men
with him, it is said, but he resolute-
ly charged the enemy and was shot
down. His body was buried in the
cemetery at Richmond.
Anderson was born and reared in
Huntsville, Mo. 1t was said Of him
that he was a quiet and rather back.
ward boy at school, but that in ar.
cherry tournaments, and at athletic
sports he was the acknowledged lead
er. A man who knew Anderson wei
and went to school with him met hin
shortly before the affair at Centralia
He said on that occasion the noteC
guerrilla chief was nearly six. fee
tall, Of swarthy complexion and wor'
long black curly hair. His front teetl
were prominent. Anderson wore ;
black hat, with a long plume in it
His shirt was black with open breas
and gold-braid border. The guerilla
chief generally carried about fou
Colts revolvers, two attached to hi
saddle and two TO his belt. When h
was in action he threw his horse
bride reins in his mouth and use,
both hands to discharge his revolvers
By words well understood the hors
knew which way to turn. After An
derson's death others aspired to be
come guerilla chiefs, but the stat
government had the nets drawn S
closely that they did not last long.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01

The Rules Committee of the House
Of Representatives will take up short
ly the question of giving the Filipin-
os increased rights of s~elf-govern-
ment. Presumably these are to be
rights for the men. A mar may be
white, black, a half breed of any two
races; he may be stepped in vice; of
little or no education; a past master
in the art of intrigue, or of debauch-
cry, We. into his hands is placed the
ballot. He many own 1000 acres or
not a place to be buried in when his
masculine life has been ended. He is
the salt of the earth as to affairs
municipal and political.
Take the woman, white, red,
brown, yellow, black and of any half
breed strains you may name. If
found in the lowest places her en-
deavors to escape crime and iniquity
are frustrated by the men who are
mostly responsible for her being
there. She could not i'll use the bal
lot for she would never be permitted
to use it. The illiterate woman in
decent surroundings will never mis-
use her ballot for cares will pro-
hibit her voting, as her life is lived
at present.
The oma of the masses, the one
who reads and writes, is the one who
is interested in good laws, saner con-
ditions and progress. She will know
how to vote.
Women W property. They direct
the industries Of large enterprises,
furnishing the gray matter to direct
them, as well as the money to equip
them and TO pay wages to the vari-
Gus employees. Only a jealous, small
mind can deny these women the right
to vote.
A woman may have but little prop
erty, or none, yet she may be a wage
Garner and equally interested with
the man of little property or none in
=
those conditions that influence wag-
es. Then, the men in Congress who
favor the brown mar of the far off
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01
Leave The Wounded.
NEW YORK, Sept. 25.

NEW YORK, Sept. 25.
The appalling list of wounded and
injured, already in the hundreds Of
thousands, has far surpassed the fa-
%cilities Of the Red Cross forces with
the European armies and many have
been left upon the b~lood-soaked bat
tie grounds because there was no
place in which they could be quar-
tered.
q. P. Bicknell, National director
OF the Red Cross, who has just ar
rived IN this country from the scene
Of the War, made the above report.
lie says: Over the thousands of
square miles already battle swept,
there have been left almost countless
thousands Of men, helpless from
CHASTITY wounds. Some have been
gathered into trains by the Red.
SrosS surgeons and nurses and taken
to hospitals in the larger cities.
Thousands Lie in bitches.
Into Paris and Berlin thousands
nave already been taken, and one by
one the hospitals have been filled.
Public and private buildings have
been utilized for the wounded but
sun the numbers increase.
Some Of the wounded were taken
INTO cottages on the battle fields,
and the churches, but still there are
thousands who lie in the trenches
and in the fields suffering from
thirst and exposure.
Let no mar imagine the Ameri-
can Red Cross can do too much or
enough. Nurses and surgeons are
needed more and more and also med
zeal and hospital supplies"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01
The Weekly Ledger
POOR CREDIT S t
HARDSHIP ON ALL


QUITE a number Of Retail Mer-
chants Associations throughout Mis-
souri, have their secretary act as
credit man. In this way they save
thousands Of dollars and the chronic
deadbeats are shut off. Every town
has men who buy goods of all kinds
never expecting 70 pay, working n
merchspt as far as possible, then try
another, and after they have worked
q town clear through, they hunt an
other town that has no Retail Asso-
citation with a credit man. We do not
believe there is a town in the United
states the size Of Mexico where the
merchants lose as much money by
the credit system as they do in Mex
ico. Missouri. This is largely due TO
the fact that our retail people are
not organized as they should be. In
stead Of trying 10 undersell each 9th
er and put each other out Of business
they should stand together for a fair
profit and close collections. Where
the merchants lose a large amount
Of money by the credit system ],
must be made up by the cash pa
irons so the loose credit system
works a hardship not only on the
merchants but on those who pay
cash. Mexico merchants have to Dor.
row money to pay bills while thOus.
ands of dollars are on their books.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01

A list of advertised letters remain
ing in the ~postoffiee at Mexico, Mo-,
for the week ending Sept. 2s:
Allen, Gertrude Miss
Bylott, P C Mrs
Coogan, Harry
Coil, Eula Mrs
Felker, A
Green, Charley
H~owdershell, Chas
Bourin, Cora La Mrs
Lorin, Mrs l.
Ruderstill, Frank
Smith, Robt.
Thompsons J Miss
Respectfully,
w R. JACKSON, p. NJ.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01

LILY HERALD FROST, in her Van
dalia Leader, tells merchants how TO
keep their business away from mail
order houses and says: THE merch-
ant who does not advertise should not
complain. The public expects an invi-
tation to your place of business, and
it is likely not to know that you are
still in business if your advertise
ment is not seen in your local paper.
However, the mail order catalogue is
in the house, and it has a speaking
voice. The merchant who preserves
quiet is contributing to his own loss
of trade. Advertising is the only way
to compete with the mail order
house"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01
OKLAHOMA OIL FROM PIPES
Prairie Company Opposes Order of
State Commission
ok. Semi. 25.

MUsKOGEE, OK, Sept. rs.
Meetings Of oil producers were held
throughout the state Thursday to dis
cuss means of combating the Prairie
Oil and Gas Company's announce
ment that it would run no more Okla
homa oil through its pipe line. The
company's action was caused by the
state corporation commissions order
fixing the minimum price per barrel
at 65 cents.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01

THE school authorities are seeking
out children of school age who have
failed to enter the public schools of
this city. The matter has been plac-
ed in the hands of the proper offic-
ers and papers served upon the par
ents. In the course Of their duty a
number Of cases have been met with
that are pitiful, to say the least, and
it is hoped the few who have not en-
tered school will be able to do so
through the kindness Of certain char
table citizens interesting them
selves in the cases.