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Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-01-21
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES
By W. CLYDE JOHNSON.
County School Supt.

Last week was pleasantly spent
trying out a new plan. | wrote a
letter to the different clerks notify
ing them that l should visit their
school at a certain time and that |
should like to meet them and the
board members there that we might
talk over the needs of their schools.
At Prairie Mound, Grow, Hall,
Pleasant Plains and Prairie Hill all
were present. At Boyd, Cuiwell and
Hickory two were present. Mr.. Deaf
on of Hickory could not be present,
on account of sickness. The clerk was
present at Michigan, but on account
of sickness was unable to get word to
the other members.
No one met me at South Carter,
probably because l failed to- notify
the right man. l was very well
pleased with the interest shown. |
think every one of these ten distsicts
is doing all it can, if not all it should,
to have a first class school and a good
school home for its children.
Prairie Mound, Boyd and Pleasant
Plains have heating plants and the
others will have them as soon as they
can get the furnaces. Grow, Mich
igan, Hickory, Hall and Prairie Hill
have Jackets around their stoves.
Michigan, Crow, Hickory Grove and
Pleasant Plains are on the approved
list. Boyd, Hall and Prairie Mound
are almost ready for approval, and
Prairie Hill is ready.
Mr.. Lewellen at Boyd has made the
school room very cheerful with Christ
mas decorations and Miss Weber al
Hall has also made use of some large
Christmas bells to good advantage
At Hall they also have a fine new
Jacket for their stove and new books
for their library.
At Hickory Grove they have I
beautiful mantle coal oil lamp, new
books, a closed water jar, and som
toy money. Miss Watson has tn
hearty cooperation of her patron
and pupils and together they are rap
idly building up the school.
At Paririe Hill / was surprised t
find a new jacket around the stove
They also have many new book
a new door, and have some prett
Christmas decorations. Miss Smit
has a good working board this yea
and they have worked hard to 60
ready for approval, and we are prou
) of their school.
Last Tuesday night there was
fine meeting of the farmers organ
e ~ization at Pleasant Plains. | We
very sorry that / could not tatten
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-01-21
FAvoRs EQUAL SUFFRAGE.

Los Angeles, CAL, Jan. IL, 1915.
Hon. R. M. White & Son.
Editors and P%roprietors Mexico
Ledger.
Dear Sirs:
It's with pleasure that | forward
you this subscription to keep the Led
ger coming from my old stomping
grounds l do not know how we could
get along without it as its news
weekly enlightens us in regard to our
friends back in Audrain County.
Now Bob, if I could write politics
like / a talk 'em I'd write a column
or two, but as l can't will only say
pity the man who murmurs so much
against woman's suffrage. He puts
me in mind of what President Wilsor
said about the Republican party thai
it had not had a new idea for thirty
years.
With best wishes for your success
Your friend
M. L. Raftery,
1853 E. Pico,
Los Angeles, Calf,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-01-21
THOMPSON.

]. P. Duff shipped two cars of
sheep to National Yards Wednesday
night-Mrs. E. Lovelace returned
home from a visit with relatives in
st, Louis Sunday.-Wm. Thompson
and J. L. Allen butchered Tuesday.
Mrs. Neal is some better at this
writing. She is still under the care
of a specialist in Kansas City
Wheeler Cant returned from 0maho
Sunday night-Ed Holcamp entertain
ed with a social hop one night last
week.-Elmer Lovelace was in Mex
leo Wednesday on business.-Wheeler
Cant shipped two cars of Lambs 70
National Yards st. Louis Sunday
night that topped the market at $7.35,
He also received one car of corr from
Clear Lake Iowa.-Walter Surber is
feeding one car of cattle which he
expects to have on Chicago market
last of this month";. D. Pulls Wis
tied his mother in Mexico Sunday
H e. Pearl was a recent visitor a.
! Auxvasse on business.-Bob Angel
of Centralia was here Wed on bus
ines.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-01-21
MARY ELLEN PITCHER DIES

Mary Ellen, the two-and-half-year-
old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred W.
Pitcher, died at her home on East
Promenade Street, Sunday morning
about 8 o'clock. The child was ill only
a few hours and her death was very
unexpected.
Mary Ellen Pitcher was the prize
baby of Audrain county, having been
scored 80 per cent perfect at the Bet
ter Baby Contest, during Round-Up
Week, the first of November. At
that time she was scored against be.
cause of a slight affection of one OF
her glands.
She was one of the brightest chill
dren in Mexico with a large number oi
admirers. Popular with overy one who
knew her she will be greatly missed
The sympathy of the entire commun.
ity goes out to her parents in then
bereavement
Her death was caused by the en-
largement of the thymus gland in tn
throat.
The funeral was held at the home
Monday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, tn
Rev. DR.. A. A. Wallace, officiating
The body was buried in Elmwood CEN
etey. Joe wilkins, Fred Morris, H
B. Brett and Charles Claybrook wer
the pail bearers.
Mrs. Iva Ayres, of Detroit, Mich
a sister of Mrs. Pitcher arrived a
noon, Monday for the funeral.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-01-21
Joseph ScholI Dead.

Joseph Scholl died at his home
east of Auxvasse Sunday. The funeral
was at Hickory Grove church,
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock and
the Masons had charge. Dis
trict Deputy G~randmaster S. P. Gun
ningham of Mexico, oficiated.
Mr.. Scholl who was about 65 years
old,is survived by several children,
He was a splendid gentleman well
liked by all who knew him. He was q
member of Houston Lodge, No. $50
A. F. and A. M. The Ledger joins in
extending sincere sympathy to the be.
reaved
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-01-21
HOLDING LARGE MEETING.

The Rev. W. A. Shullenberger, pas
tor of the Christian church in this city
is in Indianapolis, Ind, holding a re-
vival meeting for the Christian,
Methodist and Presbyterian churches
of that city. The meetings are being
held in the Methodist church. Mr.
shullenberger opened his meeting last
week and will continue all this week
Reports from Indianapolis say he is
meeting with great success and a
large number of additions to tn.
churches have been made.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-01-21
A CHANGE AT oRPHEUM

Harry Clark, who has been man
aging the Orheum theatre for Messrs.
Truitt & Corbett, has purchased the
lease and will conduct the house for
himself in the future. Mr.. Clark is
an experienced theatrical manager and
will do everything he can to please his
public.
He will u only a Universal pro-
gram, with a few features over foul
reels and will practically eliminate al
vaudeville. He took charge of tht
house Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-01-21
JESSE KANATzER E A

Jesse Kanatzer, II years old, died
Sunday afternoon at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Ernest Nieman,
miles southeast of this city. The fun
eral will be in Centralia though the
date has not been definitely announe-
ed.
Mr.. Kanatzer leaves four children:
]. F., who is in New York state trav-
cling with a concert company; Mrs
H. H. McElroy, Tuscon, Ariz., Mrs
Anna Kelly and Mrs. Nieman, of this
county. The Ledger joins friends II
extending sympathy to the bereaved
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-01-21
Married Saturday AFTERNOON.

Clayton Watts, of Mexico and Miss
Vinita Erisman, of Benton City were
married at the Methodist parsonage,
in this city, Saturday afternoon by
the Rev.S.W. Hayne. Mr.. Watts is An
industrious, progressive young farm.
err and his bride is a charming and
talented young woman, the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Erisman. The
Ledger joins in extending best wishes
to them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-01-21
Baby at White House.

Washington, Jan. ia son was
born in the White House yesterday
afternoon at 4:3O to Mrs. Frances
Bowes Sayre, President Wilson's Sec
ond daughter. Mrs. Sayre and the
child were reported to be doing well.
This is the first boy in the Pres
ident's family.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-01-21
Jump" Cauthorn Elected.

Curtis Jump" Cauthorn has been
elected secretary of the Missouri
Saddle Horse Breeders Association
He succeeds Rufus Jackson, who re-
signed. All other officers of the
association were reelected as fol
lows: James Houchin, Jefferson
City, president; E. A. Trowbridge
Columbia, vice-president; E. s. Stew.
art, Sturgeon, treasurer. Mr.. Cauth
orn is well known in saddle horst
circles and will make a splendid of
fetal of the association.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-01-21
How'a ThisS

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case Of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
r. J. CHENEY 6 CO.. Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. ]
Cheney for the last is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE,
Toledo, o
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood n mu-
sent free. Price rs cents per bottle. Sold
oy all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-01-21
Mrs. Lawrence Johnson Dead.

Mrs. Lawrence johnson died at
Jacksonville, ILL.,, Monday and the
body was brought to Mexico, Tues
day. Mrs. johnson was the daughter
of Mrs. James Turner, of Colorado
formerly of Mexico. She was reare,
in this city Her husband lives al
Los Angeles Calf. Funeral arran.
gements have not been definitely de.
cided on. The Ledger joins in ex.
tending sincere sympathy to the be.
reaved.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-01-21

Implement Stock to Be Appraised.
Receiver Ivan Ashworth will have
the j.. P. Powell stock of implements
appraised next week. Walter D,
Coles, Referee in Bankruptcy, has
appointed the following three ap-
praisers A. H. Moore and T H
Marshall of Mexico, and W. S
Shultz, a harness maker of Fulton
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-01-21
Senator Rodgers Bill.

Senator R. D. Rodgers, of this city,
introduced a bill in the Missouri Sem
ate, Friday for the establishment of
two terms of the Circuit Court each
year at Ellsberry in Lincoln county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-01-21
Eleven Seek Divorce at Fulton.

Fulton, Mo-, January 1s.-Eleyen
new divorce suits have been filed for
the February term Of the Galloway
County Circuit Court, Judge Harris
recently disposed of the divorce suits
he had under Amusement by grant
ing ten degrees.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-01-21
FOREST KING HERE.

Forest King, the noted stallion,
sold a few years ago to the Forest
King Co., of Sweet Springs, Mo-, by
Judge Alex Carter, of this city, for
$4,000, will be one of the offerings at
Hamilton Bros, Sale south of this
city Tuesday February 2.
Forest King is about 20 years old
and a noted sire. He is still owned
by the company in Sweet Springs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-01-21

Miss Mary McVeigh is stenogra-
pher for Fry & Rodgers during the
meeting of the Senate while Miss
Ashworth is private secretary 20
Senator Rodgers,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-01-21
Oregon County Dry.

Thayer, Mo-, Jan. 14.-Unofiicial
but accurate returns from every pre-
cinct in the local option election il
Oregon County today shows a dry
majority of 600, a gain of $50 over
the dry majority of 1910. Thayei
goes dry by "a majority, a gain d
100 over 1910.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-01-21

Now is the time to prune the
grapes and orchard. Jacob Saul, Mex
leo, Mo-, cand o it. 46-3t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-01-21

If it burns, let it be insured.
Will appreciate your business.
Dry & Sappington,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-01-21

Mrs. Mack Smith and baby of Rood
house are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Crockett,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-01-21

Mr.. and Mrs. J. 7. johnson are in
Texas On a visit,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-01-21

Better To Be Safe Than Sorry"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-01-21
bCIETY
b Miss Marie Rose.
Phone GIL.

bow This is a strictly private com
nuni;aticn to all the girls of Mex
Inv Icu. Nov girls don't get a non-res.
oiident AIRY off this prizel Here Is
.urthc >>cretl There are two young
/, isIif.bIes in town who have started a
and Hopo-chest." OF course every girl
'eS n the world knows what a Hope
dehest" is, but for a mar TO treasure
Sup bits of embroidery and needle
4 work, ID most ineomprehensible-
h. Isn't Il 1Sssly? These two young
men hsSHes 70 have several lovely
rlgift5 cZ 14eels, pillow shams, etc,
tblhe Aosk ii their relatives, and do
Il yoa t,iok he family at home gets
ashe h>htfi<1 Not SO at all. One
w Aee hs fifts up very carefully and
y i them away in his trunk, while
~ other takes equally good care of
his linens / can't tell names and
-, dates 4. he same time or | should
, love Il no you, but remember-smile
Nat III ~ Mexico boys and you may
0get ths s<ht n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-01-21

READ LEDGER WANT ADS
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-01-21

We cater to alto those who study econ
omy and get at the m time we decline to
accept shoddy or interior goods at any price.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-19
WANTS DIFFERENT LAWS GOVERNING ! AUTO LICENSES Representative AdamsOn of Georgia Seeks New Auto
 License Law SAME LICENSE
 GOOD FOR TOURING Wants to Eliminate an Additional Tax on Automobiles for
 Entering Another
 State

If the measure introduced in Congress by Representative w. C. Adamson of Georgia becomes a law it will be possible for an automobile owner with his home state registration number freely to travel in other parts of the United States with out additional taxation or tagging.
 This is the concise manner n which MT. Adamson sets forth what to all in tents and purposes is a sensible sub stitute for a federal automobile regisrra- ton number:
 No person personally qualified under the laws and regulations Of the state territory or district of his residence to use and operate such vehicle or vehicles shall be required in any other state or territory or district into which he may go for business or pleasure to make any additional registration or take out any additional license or tag or pay any ad- ditional tax in order to use and operate any such machine; nor shall any owner of such vehicle who has compiled with the laws of his own state as to registra- tion, license, tagging or tax be required in order to operate the same vehicle in any other state, territory, or district, tc make any additional registration or se cure any other license or tag or pay any additional tax"
 It is set forth that nothing contained in the measure shall be construed tc exempt any persons from the police regu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-19
PRISONERS WILL BUILD BRIDGES West Virginia Takes Step
 Towards Civilization by Use of COnvicts on Roads

Prisoners are to build concrete bridges in West Virginia, according to the latest report received by the national commit D. Williams, chairman of the state road bureau of West Virginia.
 Twenty-Five convicts are at work on the bridges, one of which will be an over head railroad crossing and the second an undergrade crossing. Both spans will be of re-enforced concrete. Work is to be commenced at once.
 Experts have reported to the national committee on prisons and prison labor that, while 1t is practical to employ con victs on low grade work, it is an open question whether they could make good on high grade work, but the West Vir- ginia officials are convinced of success.
 The experiment of employing prisoners in bridge building follows upon success full work on the county roads during the past three years and is a definite step for ward.
 In Mcdowell county the roads were practically impossible when the convict road work began. Now nearly every part of the county is accessible to automobiles and nearly all the roads have been built by prison labor.
 County prisoners, as well as state, are now worked on the West Virginia roads, and MT. Williams reports that the coun- ty officials find the work so satisfactory that it has come to stay. likeness in county jails is almost universal, and other states would do well to follow West Virginia's example and get the inmates of their jails out on the roads. All this is needed Is well conceived leg islation. which the national committee on prisons and prison labor is willing to help prepare, and capable officials to ad- minister the work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-19

The motor is 30-3s horsepower The price of Touring Car CT Roadster. complete.
 $7S5 (f 0. b. Det1oit) The price of the Winter Touring Car or Roadster, complete. including regular mohar top. is
 $9So (f. c. b. Detroit)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-19
CADILLAC MAKES
 92.2 MILES HOUR Remarkable Speed Main tained on Florida Beach
 By Eight

Ninety-five and two-tenths miles per hour is the rate of travel attained by Cadillac "eight" on the beach at Jacksonville, Fla, recently. The test was made over measured mile in 374-5 seconds.
 The car was driven over the course by several different drivers at speeds exceeding 90 miles per hour, the rec ord time being made by MT. Leonard of the Claude Nolan organization, Jacksonville Cadillac representatives.
 The event was one of the closing features of a two days convention of the southeastern Cadillac dealers held in Jacksonville, presided over by Sales Manager E. c. Howard and his assist ant, Lynn McNaughton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-19

DODGE BROTHERS PARADE b|G HIT

All Boston is still talking about the big parade staged in the Hub by the Henshaw Motor company to celebrate the anniversary of the arrival of the first Dodge Brothers motor car in Bos- ton.
 More than 100 Dodge Brothers cars, driven by their owners. took. part in the parade, which formed a feature of the occasion and there were many strikingly unique and beautifully dec orated cars. The first prize was won by a miniature submarine mounted on chassis and named Preparedness"
 Many other prizes were awarded and the parade was reviewed by Mayor Curley. All Boston turned out to see the line of cars and motion pictures of the parade were shown in the aft ernoon at one of the theatres, those who participated being the guests of MT. Henshaw at the theatre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-19
TRIP THROUGH REQ
 FACTORY PROVES
 VERY INTERESTING
Visitor Finds Many Things of Interest Laymen While
 specting One of the Largest Plants in Country

if you will notice from each of these
 dynamometer runs a set of wires and
 If you will come over into the next
 room I will show you where we utilize
 power that is generated by Rec mo-
 tors fours and sixes during their sew eral hours of test" In an adjoining
 room they found two big generators.
 Here said the Rec man, you will see that we are generating over 450 horsepower on an average. At times, it runs twice that Aside from the slight loss in the lines, we put all
 the power developed by 50 or 100 mo-
 tors, as the case may be, that are on the testing blocks, into our lines and
 utilize it to run the factory. If all the | motors were running to full capacity of course we would generate good | deal more, but our policy is to run | the generator for several hours at a | slow speed and gradually as it lim- bers up increase it's speed and power
 output until we finally develop it's maximum.
 But the big return from this sys- | tenn is not in the power it develops | but in the guarantee it gives the cus- 1 toner. It enables us to guarantee him with absolute certainty that his cal will be just as good as any other Rec car ever turned out of the factory. Our l extremely low service and mainten-
 ance cost Is the best proof of the eff 1 ciency as we'll as economy of this sys- l tenn, which, as you see it here, looks SC
 eXtravagant."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-19

Seems like an awfully expensive equipment" said Rec dealer on a recent visit to the factory, when he was shown into the big engine and chassis testing department with the rows upon rows of dynamoneters and other electrical apparatus.
 Tt does look like it." said the Rec guide. "As a matter of fact, our sales department tells us it is one of the most economical features of our plant. What seems to be extravagant in fact really proves to be very cheap when 1t comes to selling the product-you know, we make automobiles to sell, not to keep
 "The electrical equipment in this de- partment is probably the most expen- sive you will find in any automobile factory in the world, but you notice we are installing still more.
 Every Rec motor and every Rec rear axle, every transmission and ev- cry ehassis-each individual one-is subjected to the most rigid and pre- else dynamometer test. Not only the power of the motor but the efficiency of the transmission mechanism clear back to the tires is tested here ant accurately recorded by electrical in struments
 Tt is not as eXtravagant as it looks however" continued the Rec man. "fol
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-19
ENORMOUS DEMAND
 NOW FOR GASOLINE
Exports to European Countries Are said to Be Much Greater Than in Peace Times

From reliable authorities it is un- derstood that the exports of gasoline
 from the United States to Europe since the war began are greater than they were during the former period due to several reasons. It is generally reported that the allied armies are moving all of their war material by motor truck, thereby consuming larger percentage of gasoline than the pleasure cars did that operated in peace times that are not now operating and that their only source of supply for
 gasoline at present is the United States. Before the commencement of the war Europe secured large per- centage of gasoline from other coun- tries which they are. now prevented from doing. The same authority advises that inasmuch as Germany is unable
 to secure supply of gasoline they are
 not depending upon motor trucks for the moving of their war supplies but build railroads in behind their armies
 and move their supplies by steam power.
 w. C. Coles & Co.,, stock brokers
 in New York, give some very inter- esting information as to the increased consumption of gasoline in the Uni ted States in their bulletin of Decem-
 Der 8, which we quote as follows: 'It is stated that the passenger and commercial cars sold by the United Estates in the year ending June 30 to- tailed more than, 100000. Close to D. 100, 900 cars were licensed in this coun- try for 1915. Automobile authorities figure each car consumes 500 gallons of gasoline per year. At that rate. au- tomobiles in use in this country are consuming over 1.000.000,000 gallons annually. It may amount to 1,600,000.- GOO gallons in 1916. Tn addition to the use of automobiles. it is figured that
 the consumption of gasoline for other purposes is upward of 500.000.000 gall Ions per year. This would make a to- tai consumption in excess of 1.500,0 ,00o,- coo gallons. In 1910 the consumption of gasoline by automobiles was 225,- 000,o00 gallons. In five years the in crease has been over 800 per cent