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Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-18
ADDRESS GRADUATING CLAs

ADDRESS GRADUATING CLASS.
The commencement speakers at the
graduating exercises of the Wells
vile High School are Attorney Cen
eral Barker and the Rev. W. A. Shul-
lenberger, of this city. Mr.. Shullen-
berger, each Spring is in demand for
Commencement exercises.
The Welsville Optic News in speak
ing of Mr.. Shullenberger says: Rev.
Shullenberger, pastor of the Chris
tan church at Mexico, is a silver ton
gued orator and word picture painter,
and has a reputation for his sparkling
sermons and deep thought. He con-
sented to come to Welsville only when
informed that the baccalaureate SER
mon could be preached in the after
noon, which, though unusual will
make it convenient for all members
of various denominations to attend
their W services in the morning
and the school services in the after.
noon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-18
home FROM souTH AMERICA

Mrs. John d. orear and baby, John
Davis 0rear, Jr., have arrived home
from La Paz, Bolivia. after a months
journey from the South American
country. Mr.. orear, who is the
American minister to Bolivia, was
forced to remain at his post because
of the absence of his secretary e
tanned in Greece because of the war.
Mrs. Orear left her husband at the
Chilean coats and was accompanied
to this county by C. NJ. Clay, formerly
of this city as well as two missionar-
les, Mr.. and Mrs. Bishop. The trip
consumed a month and included pas
sage through the Panama canal. Mrs.
orear will remain here several months
as the climate of Bolivia makes pneu-
monia a fatal disease for babies and
their child is only three months old.
Mrs. orear is the picture of health
and her many Mexico friends we're de-
lighted to welcome her home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-18
M A DEATH FOR CREW.

London, March Unlicensed at the
torpedoing of three more British mer-
chant steamers with the loss of thirty
seven lives, the English press We'd
nesday demanded that the government
now carry out it's threat and try the
crew of the German submarine U-8
as pirates. Twenty-nine officers and
men of the us were made prisoners
when the submarine was sunk in the
English Channel.
"The crew Of the us are common
pirates and murderers," said a writer
in the London Times Wednesday.
"They should be treated as such and
tried by common law. Let the world
know that we count them as criminals,
not honorable enemies"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-18
SCOUTS AT FULTON.

H. L. Crockett, who is in charge Of
the boy scouts movement in Fulton,
went to Mexico, Thursday morning,
where no conferred with Mitchell
White, associate editor of the Mexico
Ledger, who is scoutmaster in Mexico.
Mr.. White has his scouts well organ
lied and under way and is regarded
as an authority on the subject. The
success that he has attained in Mex
leo has led to calls from neighboring
towns for the purpose of having him
explain his plan of procedure.
Mr.. Crockett says hat he has
about 100 boys enrolled and expects
to increase that number to 150.--Ful-
ton Sun.
MIR. White will go to Fulton some
time 0 and address the boys on the
workings Of the Scout movement,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-18
THAT COLD YOU have

may bring sickness, doctors bills and
Iess q work; you know that serious
sickness usually starts with a cold, and
i cold only exists where weakness
exists. Remember Thai.
Overcome the weakness and nature
cures the cold-that is the law Of
reason. Carefully avoid drugged pills,
syfslps or stimulants; they are only
props and braces and whips.
# i the pure medicinal nourishment
II sAoft's Emulsion that quickly en-
Riches the blood, strengthens the lungs
md helps heal the air passages.
And mark this well-Scott's Emul-
sion generates body-heat as protection
against winter sickness. Get SCOTS
II your drug store to-day. 1t always
slTsngthens and builds up.
A Scott O Bovine, Bloomfield, Nj.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-18
GOOD ADVICE.

Exposure of horses to distemper
is to be guarded against. In the chill
March winds many horses contract
severe colds; the horse is well today
and down tomorrow. To avoid this
trouble give a small dose Of Frazier's
Distemper Cure two or three times a
week. One bottle is a guaranteed
cure for distemper, coughs and colds.
Price Scots and $1.00 per bottle. Sold
and Guaranteed by Otis Purdy, Drug
gist. Lat Adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-18
81 TOWNSHIP FAIRS
HELD TO QUALIFY

HELD ~ 7
The Mexico Fair Association is con-
sidering contests for country school
pupils at the annual meeting this
year. The independence, Mo-, fair,
one of the largest in the state, has
tried this plan for several years with
remarkable success. The day these
events are scheduled is always one Of
the largest of the week. both pupils
and their parents being present TO
participate and enjoy the various
events. superintendent are chosen
for each department in order that in
no way will there be any conflict and
so the rings and exhibits will be cared
for efficiently.
There is a prize of $40 offered for
the best school exhibit as well as cash
for three other places and extra prizes
for the best essay on good roads and
exhibits of mounted grain, etc. There
are prizes for corn stringing contests,
corn judging, school athletics, best
corn of different kinds grown by boys,
and also prizes for the best cooking
Of various kinds for the girls of diff
erent ages all arranged in classes.
The work has been done by the
County Farm Adviser and the County
Superintendent of Schools. The work
was placed in their hands and they
took charge of all the details relieving
the fair association of this work.
Mr.. Johnson, of this county, says he
will be delighted to cooperate and
make such a show a success. He be-
lieves it will not only aid the fair but
prove of inestimable value to the
schools of Audrain,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-18
ELECTION BILL 4

Jefferson City, March 1.-THE cleo
ton reform bill for Kansas City and
st. Louis was virtually killed yester-
day when the senate by a vote of 10
to 10 refused to advance the measure
on the calendar for engrossment. A
two-thirds vote of the senate is re-
quired to advance a bill and as the
motion of Senator Moore Of Barton,
chairman of the elections committee,
did not receive a majority there is no
chance of the bill ever being voted up
on by the senate before adjournment.
Senator R. d. Rodgers, of this coun-
ty, voted in favor of advancement.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-18
Children Seriously III.

Mrs. Irwin Juhre, Of Rogers, Ark,
who was Miss Vera Smith, of this
city, has two children i'll with typhoid
fever and not expected to live. Mrs.
Fred Trautweine, of New Canton, ILL.,,
her mother has gone to Rogers, Ark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Juhre recently became
the parents of a charming little
daughter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-18
WILL STORE.

The Gem Candy Shop, the property
of Messrs. B%lattner and Morris, in the
Masonic building, will enlarge their
room by extending the real wall fully
10 feet back. This will increase the
size of their store almost a fourth.
The work will be. done in a few days
and the establishment will receive a
general renovation and be redecorated
at the same time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-18
GLOVE FACTORY HAS
SOME LARGE ORDERS

In his report to the Commercial
Club concerning the Glove Factory, at
the luncheon, Friday, Clarence A.
Barnes said E. O. Zander told him he
needed $500 to complete the orders he
now has. Mr.. Zander says he has
enough work TO keep his plant with
the present facilities and twenty
workers busy for the next eight
months. He has one order for $4,000
dozen pairs of gloves. E. r. Locke
and Sam Morris made short talks on
the proposition and it was decided to
take no action until E. A. lander, the
younger member of the firm, had been
seen.
The committee for Cleanup and
Paintup Week has been appointed by
President L. r. Ferris as follows:
Ben Elliott, J. W. Dry, DR.. H. l.
Turley, w. A. Sharp and C. A. With
erspoon. This committee will meet
this week and set the date for the an
nual cleanup campaign.
j. w. Burlington said 5000 would be
needed to entertain the 1916 conven-
ton of the United Commercial Trav-
elers. Of this amount $4O0 comes
from the order itself leaving 5000 to
be guaranteed by Mexico business
men. The travelling men of this city
have a plan on foot to raise money
and it is quite likely the business men
will not be called upon for any money
at all. The matter was referred to the
board of directors.
Frank James, president of the Mu-
tual Telephone Co., explained the
reason Mexico was not connected with
Laddonia and other towns in the east
end of the county. The reason for
this, he stated, is because they re-
fused to put up any money to help
pay running expense of the exchange
He asked the cooperation of the Mex
leo business men to support the mu-
tual phone system.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-18
A Talk to Mothers About
Group and Cold Troubles
The New Treatment with Fresh Air and Anti
septic vapoTs That Does Away With Injurious
Internal Medicines, Flannel Jackets. etc., etc.

All mothers are home doctors"
when it comes to treating the Group
and cold troubles that all children
are heir to. They know that grow
ing children need outdoor exercise,
and that, with outdoor exercise,
some colds are bound to come.
They know, TOO, that internal med
icines injure delicate little stom-
achs, but that these colds must
have some kind of treatment.
The answer to this problem il
the external treatment, Vick's
IVap-O- Rub" Salve. For the
many forms of cold troubles, from
head colds, asthma and catarrh
down to sore throat, bronchitis ane
deep chest colds Vick's will b
found better than internal medi.
cines Just apply Vick's well ovel
the throat and chest, covering witt
a warm flannel cloth Leave the
covering loose around the neck sc
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-18

Miss Doris Dudley, who has been
attending Hardin College at Mexico,
has been forced to discontinue on &C
count of her eyes. Miss Dudley left
the school last week after a trip to
st. Louis where she consulted a spec
ialist who advised her to give up her
studies. We are sorry to hear of this,
as Miss Dudley was expected to grad
uate in her music and literary course
at Hardin College in June.-Auxvasse
Review.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-18
Caf1't Eat
Stomach Out
Of Order
You are losing strength and vi
tality. That listless, laneuid
feeling is due to the weak
condition of the system.

These are sure signs of a breakdown.
Check same quickly and effectively by
using Electric Bitters, greatest of all tonics
If you feel worn out and run down, it
is time for a tonic. Use Electric Bitters
early-do not wait until you are worse
1t will tone up your system and restore
you to your old time vigor and health.
H. E. BUCKLEN & co, Pl
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-18
LINE BY JULY FIRST.

If we have a dry spring the cleo
trio road extension to Santa Fe will
be completed, most likely, by July
first, according to Judge w. w. Bolts.
While quite a little work is being done
at present the condition of the ground
is interfering with the rapid advance
of construction.
The work being done now is pre-
liminary to the completion Of the
grading of the road bed. SO far no
steel has arrived and its delay will
likely mean a later date of completion
should it not arrive shortly,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-18
Charles Davis Dead.

Charles Davis, formerly of this
city, died at Moline, Saturday morn
ing from tuberculosis. The body was
brought to Mexico and the funeral was
held Sunday. He leaves a wife
and two children to mourn his loss.
Mr.. Davis has a host Of friends in
this city who will regret to learn OF
his death. The Ledger joins in ex'
tending sincere sympathy to the be-
reaved.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-18
WILKINS OUT ON BOND.

Louisiana, Mo-, March 12.-0n the
arrest of Fred Wilkins, charged with
the killing Of A. M. Walker, Thusr-
day, Mr.. Wilkins was taken to Bow
ling Green and pleaded mot guilty"
He was released by Justice s. j. Ono
hundro on a $4,000 bond. DR.. J. w.
Credwson, father of Mrs. j. w. Buff
fngton, of Mexico, Mo-, was one of
the sureties on the bond.
The date of the preliminary hear
ing was set by Justice 0mohundro
for March 18th.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-18

II. W. Mccormick who has been
wire chief for the Bell Telephone Co..
in this city has resigned to accept a
similar position with the Lafayette
CO., in Lexington. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mccormick have gone to Lexing-
ton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-18

Miss Margaret Barnett will return
to st. Louis, Sunday, after a months
visit in this city with relatives. Miss
Barnett has a splendid position in st.
Louis with Sonnenfeldt's ladies-ready
to-wear house.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-18
Burch Is Accusing Us.

Our sister city of Mexico is being
shaken and awakened by the revival
meeting conducted by Evangelist
Burch. He is an old Audrain county
boy and he knows the weak spot in
Satan's armor in his old home county.
The awakening has not come any too
soon. There are other communities
in the state that needs a Burch in
their midst.-Columbia Herald States
man..
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-18

80 @aE 2ElT

Keep your stomach in order, increase
your appetite, restore your SYSTEM to a
healthy condition by taking Electric
Bitters. All Druggists.
Miss /. Il. VandeSande, Kirkland, ILL.,,
writes :-t.On account of nursing a rela-
tive through three months serious Illness,
[ was run down, exhausted. nervous,
could hardly eat or sleep. That ] did not
break down, I ain convinced was due to
several bottles Of Electric Bitters ] then
took. am never without them in the
house and recommend them to others"
Get a bottle to-day. Helps every time.
PHILADELPHIA, ST, LOUIS
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-18

the vapors, released by the body
heat, may be freely inhaled. The
next morning the head is clear.
phlegm loosed, and soreness
gone.
No one realizes the value OF an
external treatment better than the
skilled druggist, and while the
profit is not as large on Vick's
"Vap-O Rub" as on internal pre-
parations, the druggists listed be-
low are anxious that their custo-
mers should know of this new
treatment They are, therefore,
offering Vick's in the three sizes
Use, Soc or $1.O0, on 80 days trial.
With each sale is given a refund
Iblank-good for your money back
If not delighted.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-18
Do MOI Crime

Sincerely,
Wylde.

Homer Applebee and Miss Ger
trude Miller, both of Montgomery
City were married in the study at the
Christian church, Wednesday after
noon by the Rev. w, A. Shullenberger.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-18

j. M. Ryals and wife Of Huntsville,
have moved to this city to make their
home. The Ledger takes pleasure in
joining the people of the city in well
coming them to Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-18
Scott Merrell Sells Out.

Scott Merrell, well known in Mex
leo, has sold his interest in the hard
ware firm of Merrell and McFike at
Vandalia to Will McPike, his partner.
Mr.. Merrell will go on the road
about the first of April as travelling
salesman for some wholesale house,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-18
ADVERTISEMENTS FILL
MACON CHURCH PEWS

EENC
Macon, Mo-, March 12.-An innova-
ton was adopted by one Of the
churches this week and it brought
results. 1t was a display advertise
ment for a prayer meeting, inserted
at regular space rates.
As a direct result of the advertis-
ing the mid-week prayer meeting SER
vice at the Presbyterian Church was
attended by a crowd that packed the
building.
The writer of the "ad" was W. J.
Ward, secretary of the Macon Merch-
ants Association. At the meeting he
spoke on the subject of Publicity as
an Aid to the Church." and advo-
Gated the regular insertion Of paid
advertisements in the newspapers
calling attention to church services in
preference to handbilIs and placards.
MI. Wards prayer meeting adver-
tisement was worded as follows:
Are You Game?
II you are one Of those fellows
who will "try anything once" we
dare you to come to the prayer
meeting service at the Presbyter-
ian Church tomorrow night,
One fellow said to the parson
the other day: "A year ago l told
n of your members who asked
me to come to prayer meeting
that the idea Of spending an hour
in the company Of a preacher,
three or four long faced elders
and a dozen old women held no
attraction for me, but l want to
tell you that after attending the
prayer meeting services for the
last few months, and especially
the last one, and enjoying the
spiritual uplift that came from
mingling with that red blooded
bunch of ninety-six people, l
have concluded that prayer meet
ing beats pool and pinocle all hoI-
low"
II you prefer some other church
go there, but 'be game" and go
to one Of the midweek church
services in Macon tomorrow
night.
If you happen to be a tightwad,
it may interest you to know that
this is one of the church services
where they don't pass the hat
Publicity Committee Macon Pres
byterian Church.
Mr.. Ward said: 81 believe the
Church is treading on solid ground
when it adopts newspaper advertising
as an aid to its work. / don't mean
announcements under the
head of church news, or the spas
modic use of half a page for some
evangelistic services, but as a week
and week out proposition. The dis
play "ad," paid for like other ads,
will bring results, and the Church can
afford to do it. There's no indelicacy,
want of sacredness about it; it is
a use of the best means
to reach the people and to in
vite them to our services. Every
person, high or low, reads the news
paper. Through it is the only pos
way Of reaching everybody. l
am satisfied it is the thing to do, and
| believe interest and better attend
ance will be deveIoped nv it.n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-18
Tigers Win Indoor Meet.

By taking the relay, the last event
in the indoor track meet at Kansas
City, Friday night, Missouri Univer-
sity defeated the Kansas Jayhawkers.
The score was 44-41.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-18

Fred Smith, who has been serious
ly ill in Chicago, expects to be home
shortly. This will be good news to
his many friends here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-18

B. r. Miller has purchased the Fred
Llewellyn property on East Jackson
street and will occupy it the first of
April,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-18

John Burgess has rented the Wake
field property, on west Monroe Street
and will open a boarding house there
shortly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-18

'IToyS Wild ia a 'CETs.IT' Smile 7 Well. q
Good Deal Over 2 Fecti'
There's no corn or callus among xne
uillions Of feet in the world that GETS
ITn will not r~emove-there's no escape.
"GETS-ITn is the new way, the simple,
e-nmmon-sense. sure way. 1t does away
with greasy ointments. salves. pads. cot
ton rings, harnesses. knives. SCISSORS
ra1ors, files, and the limping inc the
painful p~igeon-toe walk of SO many corn-
pestered people. All you do Ia put = drops
OF "GETS-IT'i on-the corn shrivels up
and good bye. Nothing else in b world
like eGETS-IT.r Millions are using ~.
There's no pain, no trouble, no changing
shoes because OF corns.
HgHTS.ITn is sold by druggists every
where, CSC a bottle. or sent direct By ",
Lawrence d Co., Chicegos
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-18

Dave Dyas, of st. Louis, was in
Mexico, on business, Friday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-18
z Drops Of "GETS-IT"
Out Comes the Corn f!
It's the Worlds Wonder; NeverF Fails.

You'll make 100000 eyes at your feet.
after you use "GBTS-IT," and you'll find
the places where those blankety corns
used to be, lust as smooth as your cheek.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-18

B. 1iiss Marie Rose.
Phone 6i1.

I haVe heard il said that women
do not know how to use money dis
edsuinately and that is why husbands
insist on paying bills rather than
giving their wives and daughters
cash and letting them pay as they go.
! have in nina case of a young lady
who had lie privilege of going to
the stores Sia buying anything on
earth she nfszed and yet she never
had = dol.ff 81 even a quarter in her
purse ID e1 as she pleased. Why
is fhi< <hurch officials know
that &0A1A know how to spend
m6ssz * sHe best advantage. Some
onS Aa| hive the Ladies' Aid a
aaAz< Il txslefs to start on and they
tan haiId q church." Apropos Of
thst / knew 4 young lady who has
been spAeulAlinx on a dollar for about
= msdth md he now has seven dol
lars 10 pfpTe Der business sagacity.
/ would <afz<zt that n of the young
men efoisaH own take her for his
business managed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-18

Agent in Mexico is OTIS PURDY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-18

little Miss Eleanor Bronaugh of
St. Louis Is here for a visit with her
grandparents, Mr. end Mrs. G. W.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-10-07

ing piece in words and pictures entitled
"a Barely Civil Engineer" John M
Siddall contributes an edit orial entitled
How the World Empties and Fills"
Ray Stannard Baker tell why he is in ia
| vor of Woman Suffrage The regular
apartments Interesting People and
The Famiy's Money-are filled with
! good reading and good ideas The prize
winning letters in the contest entitled
The Jew" complete number of rare
interest and freshness.
The Strand Magazine for October is so
full of Give" articles and stories that
the extra large issue of several thou
! sand additional copies printed because of
the rapidly increasing circulation of this
popular Anglo-American periodical are
sure to be exhausted on the newsstands
almost as soon as this number is display
ed. Perhaps, chief among the striking
features contained in the October Strand
I is timely article by State Senator Will
liam M. Bennett, of New York, on "Why
Americas Greatest City is Bankrupt
the Remedy" In this article Senator
Bennett, legislative expert on city and
State finances, tells of the dep orable
condition of New York city's finances
and tremendous debt, which is far in ex-
cess of that not only OF the nation, but
even of such country as Germany, with
all its tremendous war debit Still an
other unusually fine article, such as no
other American magazine is able to
print. is one dealing with the human side
of Mr.. Winston Churchill, Britain's fa-
nous and celebrated Cabinet Minister,
written by one intimately associated with
the great English statesman. Other
splendid articles include one dealing with
The Lighter Side of the war;" 1.-THE
Truth About Palmists and Palmistry,"
by Herbert Illlngworth; The Depths of
Our Lakes and Seas" by E. Lloyd
Morris; ''Some Homemade Weather
Tellers,' by S. Leonard Basin; MASKS
and Faces" being intimate gossip of the
stage and players, by Wendell Phillips
Dodge; and several other features, in
Guiding the, always popular "Perplexi-
ties" and "Curiosities The fiction is
OF the best, and includes stories by Rich
! ard Marsh, Barry Pain, Alder Anderson,
Violet M. Methley, Austin Philips, R. S.
Warren Bell A. H. Greenwood and Alan
! Graham. The number is beautifully il
/ luStrated