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Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08
MISS SPROUTS COLUMN

The National Association of Postof
flee clerks at its annual convention
last week in Omaha, Nebraska, unani-
mously endorsed equal suffrage There
are 10000 members, and 500 dele
gates were present. among them rep
sentatives of every state in the I'm
ion.
As this is one Of the largest asso-
Citations in the country, their decision
can but f~avorably influence the vote
in the campaign states in November.
The consent of the governed is the
true foundation upon which all Dem
oeratic government must rest, and the
consent Of women as well as men is
necessary to establish a true democ-
racy. Therefore we, the National As
ISOLATION of Postoffice clerks, hereby
endorse the principle of universal suf-
frage for all men and women" eonsti-
tutes the resolutions.
Voting by mail is to be tried in Ne
braska this fall. Another argument
against women voting is thus answer
ed for we are told that women will
neglect her home duties by taking so
much time to 90 to the polls. Also
that n who votes should be able 10
fight.
If a man, too feeble to go to the
polls, is allowed the privilege of mail
ing his vote, then where is the con
sistency in prohibiting the women
from writing her vote and depositing
it in the corner box along with her
other letters?
The Indianapolis Star:
THE time has gone by when the
demands of women for a voice in
public affairs can be turned aside with
a wave of the hand and a sheer. Wo-
men have power and are learning
how to use it,"
The average salary of INT teach
ers in Nebraska is s55.Sl; that of
men teachers is $40. This difference
will be adjusted if suffrage is given
to the women and the prospects are
bright for its triumph there this fall.
Over The Telephone.
Miss Belle Grimshaw: Recently !
voted in Pittsfield, ILL.,, on the water
works question and on the town offic-
ers. | enjoyed my right and would
vote again on other questions. l hope
always to know what | am voting on
and | shall then vote as / have al
ready voted on the best person for
the office, regardless of party.
Mrs. B. G. Reavis: Certainly, |
am in favor Of Equal Suffrage. ! am
very busy at home but shall be ready
to vote when the opportunity is Civ
en- me for | am anxious to. help in ev-
cry way to promote progress and do
away with evil conditions"
Mrs. Platte, Audrain County: at is
but fair to give women the same
chances in the world. They have as
good judgment as men and all they
seem to lack is the chance to help
on a larger scale"
Miss Alice Witherspoon: 81 believe
in Equal Suffrage because women are
human as well as men and therefore
r entitled to all the rights"
Miss Minnie Harrison: at is GER
tainly fair to women that men vote to
give them their long-delayed rights.
Mrs. R. H. Cauthorn; Il have not
thought on the question of suffrage
for women but it should be given
them as well as men. Let them who
are interested have the right to vote"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08

GOV. E. w. MAJOR made two
splendid speeches at the Missouri
State Fair, one in the tent of the
Boys State Fair School and the 9th.
er in the Live Stock Pavilion on
Missouri Resources" He advocated
the appointment of more farm advis.
ers and the doubling of the State ap-
preparation for the work in the De.
partment Of Agriculture.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08
Stock Notes

S. p. Emmons & Son, proprietors Of
Long Branch Farm, north Of Moline,
win have the Emmons 2sth annual
sale of pure-bred ShOrthorn cattle in
this city, Nov. 9Th. There will be 90
head for sale, 40 of them pure Scotch.
The Emrons cattle are known all
over the country and always bring
the top prices.
The Audrain County poultry fan
ciors will likely hold a poultry show
here during Round-Up Week. The
State offers $50 in premiums for To-
cal shows and the Mexico enthusi-
asts are anxious to maintain interest
along this line by having an exhibit
ton of poultry each year. The matter
will be settled definitely shortly.
The committee raising funds for the
week have about completed their
task although the full $1,000 has not
been quite raised yet. More and
more talk and commentator favoring
the event is being heard on all sides
and those behind the movement are
much encouraged.
The full program viii likely be an
nolnced shortly.
The Wabash Railroad is distribut-
ing illustrated posters free through
its agents along the line, urging far
mers to select seed corn now for next
years planting. The poster is brim-
full of useful information to the far
mer on the subject Of seed corn. Ask
your local agent for a copy or write
to j. D. Mcnamara, G. P. A., st. Lou
is.
W. O.Smith attended the State Fair.
F. L. Crosby is home from the State
Fair where his string of eight draft
horses won everything in sight.
The sale of Chris Kentzel, Thursday
was well attended and the stock
brought good prices.
The following bought Jsrsey cows
AZ tIo ,,,,icos utoted.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08
Rack On The .Job

"Liv" Morse!
Otto Stifell
Yes, il is the very solfsame Div,
Morse who engineered the attempted
steal Of the Missouri delegation for
Iait IN 1912 and Dragged about it. II
IS the selfsamc "Liv" Morse who
barred all the doors except n to the
convention hall at Excelsior Springs
and had men at the one door with
oall bats to keep out delegates who
hadn't a card from him.
Yes, it is the selfsame millionaire
brewer, Otto stifel, who has always
Kept his hand on the machinery Of
the republican party in Missouri to
oppose such measures as county unit.
These are the two patriots, back on
the Job, in undisputed control Of the
republican party in Missouri.-Kan-
sas City Star.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08
Essay on Cotton,

Students of Mcmillan High School
will be among the many entries in
the Ninth Congressional district who
will write Essays on Cotton, and Its
Uses" for a $40 prize offered by
Mrs. Champ Clark. This contest fol-
lowed the recent interest in the ma
tional movement to further the sale
of cotton TO aid the Southern states
in their present crisis.
Mrs. Clark and Miss Genevieve
Clark have taken an active part in
the present movement to further the
cotton interests Of the South and have
headed the many women all over the
country who r doing their part.
The contest is one that should re-
eeive universal attention and it will
be quite an honor for this city if the
winner of the prize for the Ninth dis
trict comes to an entry from McMil-
Ian High School.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08
MEXICO'S

MEXICO'S CIVIC PRIDE
Those who are proud Of Mexico and
believe in her are legion, so Bud Fish
er, the famous cartoonist and origi-
nator of Mutt and jeff" has found
out. Mr.. Travis, manager for the
Hearst Newspaper Syndicate at
Kansas City, told the junior editor Of
the Ledger recently, that he had am
pie proof of the above and sent the
documents" in the case to Mr.. Fish
er at his home in New York.
Several months ago when a car
toon appeared all over the country,
especially noticed here through the
Kansas City Post, showing Mutt
and Jeff" buying a ticket TO Mexico
for the purpose of going to war and
finding, when they alighted at the
station, the ticket was for Mexico,
Mo-, hundreds of postals were sent
to the Post addressed to Mr.. Fisher
with pictures of the railroad sta
tons in this city as well as other
buildings and objeeting TO the car
tOonist's libel" on Mexico. Mr.. Trav-
is was greatly pleased with the civic
pride shown by the people Of this
city and forwarded the cards 10 Mr..
Fisher.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08
Astral King Wins.
LEDGER SPECIAL.
SFnAIJA- Oct 9

SEDALIA, Oct. 2.
Astral King, Houchin and Ander-
sons magnificent stallion, remains
the undefeated champion for this
season. He won the big $500 saddle
stake at the Missouri State Fair here
to-day. "Splint" Barnett exhibited
him. Most all of the horses shown
here in the big stake were also shown
earlier in the season at the big Mex.
leo Fair. The first two winners here
were also the same that won the first
two moneys at Mexico.
Kentucky's Best, Miss Loula Longs
stallion, shown by John Hook, was
second and the rest of the money-win-
ners are as follows: Johnnie Jones,
Col. Paul Brown, st. Louis, third; Sa-
die Macy, Ball Bros, Versailles, KY,
fourth; Maurine Fisher, Miss Loula
Long, fifth; Miss Cliff, Blades and
Holman, Holiday, sixth; Majestic
Mcdonald, a Kentucky horse, sew
enth; Wilson's King, another Kentuc-
ky horse, eighth; Cigarette, Hook &
Woods, Paris, ninth; Cason Mcdonald,
Tom Bass, Mexico, tenth.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08
FORM ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION

The alumnae of the Beta Sigma
0micron sorority living in Mexico
have organized the Mexico Beta Sig.
ma 0mieron Alumnae Association
with Miss Frances Mason as presi.
dent. Miss Lena Johnson is secre.
tary and treasurer.
Other members of the Association
are as follows: Mesdames RolIa Nc
%lntire, Norton Nelson, Earl Brown,
Wallace Fry, Fred Llewellyn and
George Will Robertson; Misses Ruth
Robertson, Josephine Wallace, Mary
Buekner, Marie Rose, Leila Winans
and Frances Guthrie.
The organization will meet at one
Of the members home each second
Tuesday of the month.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08

THE phrase mine miles of dead
which appears in the war dispatches
will have to be interpreted. We have
had the dead in heaps and hills, in
trenches full, in rivers clogged and in
rows standing erect, but when they
are enumerated by miles and not by
hundreds and thousands, the mind
somehow fails to grasp the situation
with any degree of accuracy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08
EXECUTIVES Nor,on

|. Letters testamentary on a,
tate of j. F. Harrison "'
ceased We're granted to the p,
signed on the 23rd day of SeD,. N
1914, by the Probate Cont 4'r'snl
drain County. u
Al persons having claims am,
said estate are requested to a ~
them to US for allowance wi,S ~
months after the date of aid T.,
or they may be precluded f,o.. ''
benefit of such estate and # i.
claims be not exhibited within :
year from the date of said la,
they will be forever barred "''
3l-4t Jennie Harrison, Eyecut,i,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08

Whereas, Clifton Msci SAlE
wife, by AeGhps'
OF trust dated Marl [ a
I Rosl March " 81, 1910, snd 2 b
s srn. Office of Audrs'D' p The Rsu
souri, at Mexico, conyey. -%5p1Dty, I
Undersigned trustee q. % ne
Of securing The indebiad.Sae pm
men the foiio D,foo''s ssD
The Northeast On.
the North Half O,) of lRl ,
west Tea., Quarter q all al me !. No
Twenty-o ne C2D Towr.L "a sect
Two t52) North, R irgo'A, ( ID
west Of the 9th P M len d
20 GUu atS Missouri, and co ,n Aair
All $40 acres more or lUlnng
And whereas, defa ,vIs'
made in the payment Of The \, ! :
due due. on said debt, by r r.s ,p'''
winch default, the legal 'o o,,si
holder thereof, has 'uef
foreclosure of said deed y 5','''d
Now, therefore. |, J. W ''r'
sne undersigned trustee. d. BY
give notice That I will. on 10 hsO
SATURDAY, October -,
between the hours Of o'oc L
and $500 o'clock P. Moi Of t S.4 A.
aaid real estate at public v.. u'y'
the highest bidder, for c,s seAals
east front door Of the ApJraii. ~
~ Court House, in Moyic .o'S Y CO
Tor the purpose of discharrinsg ' y
aeotedness secured by said g.. Ne
trust, the interest due t tboro oe'd
the costs of executing tbis
So-4t J ". BRYs0N, ' Trs..
First insertion Sept "a i is,.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08
EXECuTnR,s Nnr,rr

Notice is hereby given tbat !
tiers t~estamentary upon the j /,
of r. A. Calhoun. ds.s..
have been granted the urde,sir
W. S. Eller, by the Probate Cons
said county of Audrain, bearing i
the 2lst day of September, lsli
All persons having claims ss,,
said estate are required to p,I;
them TO us for allowance within
months after date of said Is4,
or they may be excluded from I,
benefit of such estate and f !
claims be not exhibited within ,
year from the time of the pubE,
ton Of this notice, they will hs (
ever barred.
S0-4t W. s. Eller, Execute,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08
Home From PhiIippincs

Miss Margaret Cunningham arrived
home, Monday afternoon, from Manila
Philippine Islands, where she has been
for the past year with her sister, Mrs.
G. N. Duffy. Miss Cunningham went
over with his sister and brother-in-
law, but made the return trip alone.
She had a most delightful trip both
ways and an enjoyable stay in Ma
Mia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08

UNDER the statement that "she
couldn't vote" the st. Louis Post-Dis-
patch editorially says: "Mrs Frank
Leslie came into control of a run-
down publishing business at the
death of her husband. She built it
up, invested its profits wisely and sold
it well. But she couldn't vote. She
was a brilliant conversationalist, a
forceful writer, a shrewd judge of
men and ideas-a distinguished fig
ure in the contemporary world.
"But, icing a mere woman, she was
not allowed a voice in the Govern
ment. Incompetent, you understand.
"In death, however, she has turned
the joke upon the politically compc-
tent sex, by giving her $2,O0O,O0O es-
tate to be spent propogandizing for
woman suffrage. All this, Of course,
happened down East. We have no
idea the gallant men of Missouri will
withhold the ballot from Missouri's
lovely women until one of them turns
the laugh on this State as Mrs. Les
lie turned it in New York"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08

Last year and this year both, the
Mexico Ledger refused the advertis-
ing of these same United Doctors
who intended coming to Mexico. That
we knew what we were doing is attest
ed by the above clipping. So far as
is possible, it is the purpose of the
Ledger to keep it's columns free from
this class of advertising.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08

ON August 10Th, the Mexico Led.
ger suggested that we have a com
munity Christmas tree under the mar
agement of the Sunday Schools Of
this city and we have not changed
our minds about the matter. OF course
all the lodges and the Mexico people
who feel like it, and that means ev.
erybody, should cooperate and con-
tribute, but we are clearly of the opin-
ion that the management of a Christ
MAJ entertainment should be under
the control of the Sunday Schools and
churches of a city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08

OUR attention has been called tc
the fact that there is an ordinance
against throwing handbills and circu-
lars into peoples front yards and on
their front porches. 1t has become a
habit for circular distributors to
ring your door bell and leave the
hsndbills on your front porch. This
is a delightful way Of advertising and
as to just how it impresses the
housewife a be learned by inter
viewing any Of them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08
FnWARD scuA1rEFI rp ,

EDWARD SCHAUFFLER, Sunda,
editor of the Kansas City Star, will be
the guest Of the Junior Editor of the
Ledger during the Hardin College
Pageant. Mr.. Schauffler will write a
special feature story of the entertain.
ment. Mr.. Schauffler is one of the
brightest young newspapermen in the
West and a writer and p~aragrapher Of
unusual ability.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08
Judge Carter At Benton citv

Judge Alex Carter delivered an adj.
dress favoring the County Unit Bill
to a large crowd at the Presbyterian
Church in Benton City Sunday even
ing. Judge Carter made a most CON
vincing talk which was well received
by all present. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r.
johnson and s. P. Cunningham Of
Mexico attended the meeting.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08

THE Vandalia Leader, edited by
Mrs. Lily Herald Frost editorially
says: THE most pernicious, devital-
izing influences in a community are
malicious gossip and unchristian spir-
it. They will h~oneycomb the mental,
social, and religious life of a town un-
I'll it stands a mockery, a thing Of
shreds and patches Of honesty. When
under the fair seeming Of social in
tercourse bitter hate feeds its crook
ed mind on acrimonious gossip, when
the smooth demeanor of business pol
icy is only a cloak for when
in secret every mans hand is against
his brother, there will be found a com
munity whose various interests are at
a standstill, and which stares decad-
enee in the face. A town like charac-
ter can not be built on an insubstan-
tial and rotten foundation"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08

1T must be highly discouraging to
the First Chief in Mexico, but nobody
IN that country or out of it seems to
think that Gen. Carranza can main
tain his p~retensions more than a
fortnight. When the fighting was go
ing on he was busy at banquets. Now
that the spoils of victory are to be
distributed, the men who did the fight
ing want TO attend the banquets.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Notice Il hereby given that lele
Of administration upon the eSta'e
JOHN ALLISON, Deceased,
Of Audrain County, Missouri, " !,
been granted the undersigned, P !
Probate Court of said county, beam
date September, 25tb, 1914
All persons having claims agss 4
said estate are required to eHhll
them to me for allowance WITHIN !
months after date of said Letters
they may be precluded from any }
eft Of such estate and if sucn cI'll
be not exhibited within one year Nv
the time of the publication OF ln'' :"
tice, they will be forever barred
3t-4t W. W. MUNDY, Adminls'''''
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08

Next Sunday we are to pray to
the God of nations to stop the unholy
European war. We believe in the
power Of prayer, but doubt if petit
tons will stop the fighting beyond
the big pond until somebody is
licked. The truth is that God has no
part or hand in this fight of the war
lords. 1t is the DEVILS war and hell
is managing the campaigns. Good
men and splendid boys are fighting
the battles and dying in the trenches.
while noble mothers, devoted wives
and sweet sisters are suffering in 81
lence at home, but behind these good
people his satanic majesty is running
the whole internal machine. A right
directed prayer will appeal to the
God of the universe to smite the devil,
hip and thigh, that peace may follow
strife and righteousness take the
place Of sine-Kelly Pool in Centralia
Courier,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08

THE willingness of Felix Diaz to
assist Gen. Villa in his new enterprise
has been expressed in various ways,
but 5 yet there has been no response.
Felix Diaz is the sort of man that in
the days when he was uneouth and
uneivilized Gen. Villa used to shoot
without trial.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08

THE Audrain County Democratic
Central Committee met Friday and
transacted routine business, arrang.
ing for the campaign during which
Audrain will be carefully polled and
there will be speaking at the various
school houses in the County before
election day. Arrangements will be
made to get some prominent speaker
here during October, so we can have
a big old fashioned rally. The Demo
cratic party in Audrain County is
solid for the ticket as it always has
been, but it is important that it
should have the full vote so that we
may overcome the majority in Repub-
lican counties. The Republicans al
ways vote and while they do not make
much noise about it, they are going to
do all they can to carry the State this
fall. The thing to do is to get out
all the Democratic vote and there will
be no trouble.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08

THE crop of turkeys is said to be
a bumper one However, we will have
to hear price quotations before We
"shout with joy" over this news.
The last colt sired by Rex MELON
aid and named Rex McDonald's Last,
was born last Sunday at Pollock Place
east Of this city. The colts dam is AL
ma Field. Both the colt and the
mother are the property of W. W. Pol
lock. Rex McDonald's Last is a hand
some chestnut with star and white
pasterns.
w. D. Lee was in Fulton Monday,
buying horses.
l.. F. Austin is home from New
York, where he went with a car of
live poultry.
j.. T. johnson was in Fulton Mon
day attending stock sales.
Here is what a Bedford farmer did
who paid attention to one hog, ac-
cording to the Guyman Herald. Chas.
N. Bancroft, the latter part of Novem
Der, 1907, bought a brood sow for SIS,
and between hal date and December.
1918, sold V e $4,000 worth of hogs
from her offspring. Notwithstanding
the fact that he was forced to buy
most of the grain with which to finish
them, and was forced during the ear
ly part of this period to sell some of
the hogs at s5.25 per hundredweight,
his net profit was $4,000. To use his
own words, he "gambled on a corn
when he should have "pinned
his faith to kaffir, milo, feterita and
cowpeas, the sure feed crops Of Okla
homa, and his profit would have been
much greater"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08

The Mexico Athletics enjoyed a de
lightful practice game with the boys
from Vandalia at Colonial Park on
Sunday afternoon. After nine innings
of a lot of fun the score was 16-4 with
Mexico ha 1dIing the heavy end. Tay-
lor, the far-famed boy, who once
tried out" with the Chicago White
Sox, didn't even get in the box at
Mexico-probably realizing it would
he u%seles.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08

COL. RooSEvELTs text in Ohio
recently was f'The Reason for the Ex-
istenee of the Progressive Party" He
did not mention it, of course, but the
reason why We have a Progressive
party is to be found in the fact that
the Colonel had to have a peg of some
kind to hang his hat on.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08

Washington, d. G., Oct, 5'-hep'
sentative Levy, of New York OWN
of Monticello, announced recently w
in view of Secretary Bryan's sPp"
to him to sell the Thomas JeiierN
home to the government, he was ''
sidering doing so.
Heretofore he has refused al ~
proposals.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEME

Notice is hereby given that ID
settlement of the estate Of
ANNIE HESTERBERG, Deceased
will be made at the November tern
the Probate Court of Audrain Count
Mo-, to be held at Mexico, No. on =
second Monday in Nov, 1914
VIM. r. Eubanks Administered
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08
NOTICE or FINALsgrTLENp

Notice is hereby given that fl
settlement Of the estate
j. W. Pledge, deceaa
will be made at the November lei
OF the Probate Court Of Audu
county, Missouri, TO be held at NJ
leo, Missouri, on the second MOnd
in November, 1914.
I'd T. H. Marshall, Executor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08
STAND FELL WITH 500

When a stand fell with 500 Eastern
y, delegates in Kansas City, on
thursday afternoon, fully so wom.
81 were injured. Mrs. r. l.. Marsh.
",,' Of this city, who, with Mr.. Marsh
S''' are attending tho sessions, cvi.
uPntIy escaped unhurt az their nance
are :, not among those Of the injured.
me stand had been erected several
uayS being originally placed for The
photograph of the delegates to tho
Masonic Grand Lodge in session ear
ller in the week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08

THE Mexico Ledger is glad 10 know
that the High School pupils of Mex.
leo are going TO compete in Mrs
Champ Clark's contest for the SIC
prize for the best essay on the SCOT
con Plant and It's Uses,S by the
school children Of the Ninth Con
gressional District. The Ledger offers
q $500 gold piece in addition TO Mrs.
clark's $1,000, only the Ledger prize
viii apply 10 the contestants who
live in Audrain County, If you live in
Audrain County and secure Mrs.
Clark's $1,000 prize, you will get $500
additional from the Ledger,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08

THE st. Louis Republic has an ed
itorial to-day showing that the drink
ing water Of st. Louis is strictly all
right and that the scare is over r e
garding bad water. Those who con
template attending the fall festivities
there should not be afraid to visit
St Louis and drink the water.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08

A CASUAL glance over some Of
the exchanges that come to this Of
flee convinces us that most Of the
headline writers are in sympathy
with the allies.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08

THE big machine put in by the
Mexico Brick & Fire Clay Co. to do
the stripping is proving a splendid
success. There is no trouble now a.
bout getting a plentiful supply of first
class CLAW.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Letters t%estamentary on the
tate of
ELIZA j. HISEY, Deceased,
were granted to the undersigned
3rd day of October, 1914 by the ?
bate Court of Audrain county.
All persons having claims agai
said estate are requested 10 eShi
them to us for allowance within
months after the date Of said Lett
or they may be precluded from
benefit of such estate and Il s
claims be not exhibited within
year from the date Of said lett
they will be forever barred.
they will be forever barred 324t
Joseph G. Lakenan, Chas D. Glen
Executors.