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Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
FOR MAC
CABEE CONVENTION

Mrs. May A. C. Summers, of st.
Louis, State Commander of the Lad
les of the Maccabee was in Mexico,
Monday arranging for the State Con-
vention of the Order which will be
held in Mexico, March 3lst. She met
with the local women Monday after
moor and the following committees
were appointed:
Reception, white badge with gold
lettering, Miss Elizabeth Sanford,
chairman; Mesdames Nettie Genrich,
Flora Squires, Mary Lockridge, Net
tie Qu~isenberry, Minnie Marshall,
Maggie Roden, Anna Morris, Minnie
Campbell, Rosa Powell, Elizabeth
Rodhouse, Lora Riggs, BERTHE Harris,
Sue MCGEE, Vergie Sallee, Eliz-
abeth Precht, Christine ~Langenbaeh,
Ola Stratton and Leta Wilding, Miss
es Bertha Walker, Sallie Carter and
Ora Dollins; City Decoration-green
badge, Mrs. Nettie Quisenberry,
chairman; Mesdames Nina Campbell,
Rose Hamilton, Maggie Sanford and
Mary McDonough, Miss Pearl Nell
hiney;Visiting Convention members,
blue badge, Mrs. Nettie Genrieh,
chairman, Mrs. Rosa Powell and
Miss Elizabeth Sanford; Distribution
Of Pages, Programs ETC., pink badge,
Mrs. Vergie Sallee, chairman, Misses
Grace Dollins and Blanche Mckinney;
Hall Decoration, yellow badge, Mrs.
Rosa Powell, chairman, Mesdames
Eta Hughes, Maggie Roden, Nina
Marshall, Vergie Sallee and Leta
Wilding; Bureau Of information
purple badge with words ASK Me-"
Mrs. Leta Wilding and Miss Bertha
Walker; Convention Stenographer.
Miss Jessie Mexican; Convention
Musician, Mrs. Gussie Briscoe; Pages,
red badge, Misses Sarah Murphy,
Bertha Walker, Minerva Sanford and
Elizabeth Hape.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
FARM BOOKKEEPING.

The improvement of any business
comes through one or both of two
channels: an increase in production
or a decrease in the cost of produc-
ton. The increase in production
must be made at a profit, and the de-
crease in the cost must not cut pro-
duction in a way that would interfere
with profit. Without profit no bust
ness will improve.
Most of the money made on farms
in the past has been from the increase
in land values, so that at present
there is a large number of farms that
are not paying their owners any more
money than they could have secured
in other forms of investment without
risk and without labor. If the farmer
is to make a profit owe and above the
interest on his investment and his
labor it is absolutely necessary to get
down to first principles, determining
his cost as compared with production,
and then find where he is making
money and where he is losing it. In
other words, keep books.
This is perhaps not so simple as it
sounds. Farming is not what we
term a cash business, and the COM
plicated systems of farm-aecounting
that have been made in Offices are
generally not adapted to the needs
Of many farmers, and yet the farmer
must keep books. We are asking a
little more Of the farmer than we are
Of any other class of business or pro-
fessional men. Most Of them are not
required TO produce articles or render
services and personally keep track of
whole transactions, but the farmer is.
Consequently his system of bookkeep-
ing must be simple, direct and so ar
ranged that in practically all instanc-
es M entry Of each item will suffice,
and yet the book must be complete.
including labor costs, interest charges
depreciation and things of that ma
ture. Otherwise how is the former
to know where he can. cut costs, or
where he stands a good show to in
crease production and in both cases
make a profit?
A large number of transactions on
every farm is among different de-
partments of the same farm. For in
stance, the farmer may grow a crop
of corn, and feed all of it to the hogs
and cattle. He may have been a good
corn-grower and produced that grain
at a profit, and then fed it out to his
live stock at a loss. This intertran-
is of tremendous Importance,
and its effect on farm profits is little
realized by the vast majority of farm
ers. Efficient farm bookkeeping must
take a r of this subject also.-Frank
II. Demaree, Grundy Co, Hl.-Breed-
ers' Gazette.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
10, 20 AND 80 YEARS
AGO THIS WEEK.
30 Years Ago.

Notice was given of the dissolution
of the partnership of Willard Spur
ling and W. F. Jones. Mr.. Squirting
retired from the firm.
Alb Dingle was wearing a
white hat and was known as the
hummer" Of Vandalia.
Steve Blair was statesmen for the
Leake and Utterback clothing firm at
Vandalia.
j. P. Sullinger, a prominent citizen
Of this city, died.
j. j. Brashear and Miss r. Lee
Walker, both of this county, were
married.
George Adams, of Farber, was suf-
fering from the effect of having three
of his ribs broken.
The embroidery class met at the
home of Mrs. Rufus Hisey in this
city.
H.. T. Squirting and Miss Sallie
Hudson, both of this county, were
married.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
20 Years Ago.

John Vance, who lived near Stur.
geon, was found dead on the roadside
J. B. Chopper sold his restaurant
to J. p. Dobyns.
John G. Whitley died at his home il
this city from pneumonia.
Mrs. Sally Roberts, aged SO. diec
at the home of a relative, MIR. Stow.
ers, in Monroe county.
Miss Eta Dowell wal stenographei
for the William Pollock Mill & Ele.
gator Company,
David Anderson and Miss Emma
Catlctt, both Of Marshall, were mar.
ried in Mexico.
Miss Lollie Threlkeld and f. T.
Shea were married at Centralia.
The Jewish Voice, of st. Louis, an
nounced the engagement of Miss Me-
linda Blum, Of Bridgeport, Mo-, to
Oscar Poisson, of this city. Miss
Blum formerly attended school in
Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
Farmer And The Family

1t is peculiar, says the Kansas
Phoenix, that a man who owns a
bunch of cattle will go out and look
at them every few days, but not once
during the whole year will you catch
him at the school house where his
children are getting their education.
And the man who owns a bunch of
cattle has another peculiar failing.
He wants every one of them register
ed, and if he has a bunch of thorough
bred stock he has a complete record
of each one which he prizes very high
ly. But he is satisfied to have the
family record kept in the old, dust
covered family Bible, and he grum-
bles long and loud when the doctor
tells him that the new vital statistics
law in Kansas requires a birth GER
tificate to be filled out immediately
after the stork brings its precious
bundle of wailing humanity.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
NEW HOPE

G. d. Wilson and wife visited John
Dixon and family Sunday.-Harvey
Stewart has rented the Brown farm
for this year. We are glad to re-
ceive Mr.. Stewart as u neigabor.-
Albert Dolilns has rented the Hulen
Farm southeast of Centralia well
known as the Charlie Wright farm
c ". Wilson has been on the sick list
but is recovering nicely-The school
at Pleasant Green closed Wednesday.
March 3. They had a fine teacher and
the scholars were sorry to see school
out.-Mrs. Annie Dollens of Mexico
is visiting her parents, W. N. Chick
and wife, who have been confined to
their bed for two weeks.-We want to
thank the neighbors for their kindness
shown to us during our father and
mothers illness. Annie Dollens, Lulu
Dollens and Matte Chick.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11

ain and the treatment is made as fol.
lows:
Mix one pint Of commercial form
ain with 40 or so gallons Of water in
barrels or other convenient vessels.
Immerse the oats in this solution,
stirring well so that all will be thor
oughly soaked. Pour of the solution,
dump the oats out and stir occasion
ally until dry. Another method is to
sprinkle the oats with the solution un-
til they are well soaked. and then
heap them up in a pile and cover with
blankets or sacks. Leave them in this
pile for five or six hours, or even over
night and then spread out to dry.
Stir frequently until thoroughly dried,
after which they may be sacked and
set aside until seeding time. FOrmalin
may be obtained from any drug store.
Machines for treating oats and
wheat for smut are on the market In
these the grain is passed through the
tank containing the formalin solution
and then dumped out on the floor to
dry. Such machines are not expen-
sive and are very satisfactory.
Formalin is poisonous. but in this
weak solution it win not injure the
hands and is perfectly safe to handle.
Since the formahn ~voladlizes rapidly,
oats thus treated that are not needed
for seeding may, after thoroughly
and airing, be safely fed to
stock.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
AUXXASSE

With the beginning of March MIR
Chas. Adams, who bought out Mr.
Oldham in the oil business here, as.
sumed his duties.-Mesdames Johr
Swon, Ed Bryant and Wallace Over.
felt, who have been quite sick are i'm.
proving.-Mrs. Frank Buckner and
Mrs. y. W. Hook returned home the
first of the week from a delightful
visit with Mrs. L. B. Scroggins in
Sullivan, III. Mrs. Hook was accom-.
panied by her daughter, Mrs. Glen
Toalson Of Washington, d. c.. who
met her in st. Louis.-Mr. George
Martin and family of st. Louis arc
here the guests of Mr.. Martins
mother and 0 Estil. 1t is quite
probable Mr.. Martin may locate here
permshently.-Bob Buckner of Mex.
leo was a business visitor here Mon.
day'-Bids on the new $4,000 High
School building will be relet soon.-
Rev. Sam Wood and Ed Brett are fix.
ing horses for the Mexico combination
sale.-Our big snow melting so sud.
denly has left the roads around Aux.
vase in a most deplorable condition
Mr.. Durham of Fulton, who recent.
~ sold his grocery store at that place
has been in Auxvasse several times
Just lately, considering this place as a
possible location.-The arrangement
made by which the Mexico Fair asso-
citation to abolish speed rings, meets
with the approval of North Galloway
generally.-Mrs. Joe Dudley was hos
tess to the Tuesday Club this week in
here usual delightful manner.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
BURKE ITEMS.

Burke school attended Fry schools
entertainment in a body last Thurs.
day afternoon.-We are going to miss
Rose visits from Farmer" Rusk.
The farmers must draw the line
somewhere, however, to come out
even.-Some of the Mexico merchants
are making Shears and Sawbuck,
mum TO match prices now.-Harry
Lawrence has been seriously i'll of
pneumonia. His mother has also been
ill'-We believe wheat and grass to
be In fine condition--C. I. McElrov is
suffering with a cold in his head
Mrs. Mary Fry visited relatives in this
nelghborhood last week. Her home
is in Auxvasse.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
10 YEARS AGO

Black Bess, a mare 80 years old, be
longing to Walter Peck, died.
A subscriber was c~omplainin,
through the columns of the Ledger
because ladies invited to social af
fairs were usually a half-hour OF
longer late.
Bud Armstrong, formerly of Mex.
leo. committed suicide at his home
near Perry.
The Mexico lodge of the Modern
brotherhood of America entertained
with a delightful box social.
Joe D. Pratt sold his house on
Franklin avenue to Mrs. Hattie Stew.
ems for s25OO.
Miss Mary Ricketts, was chosen
sponsor for the Mexico Camp, U. C.
v, for the exConfederate Reunion to
be held at Louisville. KY.
). l.. johnson, J. G. Ford and little
Misses Louise and Marcena johnson
thrown from a buggy when the
horses became frightened at an auto
mobile.
Inc Ledger was advocating a Car
negie Library for Mexico.
A local lodge of the Blacksmiths
and Woodworkmen's Association Of
Missouri was organized in
Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
WHAT is. is BEST

Learn thou to say,
What is. is best"
What'er the test
That rends the soul
What'er the grief
That comes unbidden on the wing.
OF day
And floods thy sorrowing heart will
tears,
What'er thy spirit fears,
Tho round thee, fierce, yoraciOus
g~rasping roll
The pillows Of adversely. let thy be.
lief
That thou vert born
But for the Fathers glory and thine
own eternal bliss
Sustain thee, lift thee up to kiss
The cross that casts upon thy life a
blight,
So that, when wak'ning from this
drear, d~ark-yeiling night
To d ne'er ending, molly. happy
morn,
Thoult gaz upon His face,
In all the fullness Of thy new-found
grace
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
u. C. +. CONVENTION
LASTS TWO FULL DAYS

w
A committee representing the local
post Of the United Commercial Tray
elers Association and the Mexico
Commercial Club will go to Jefferson
City in June to ask that the 1916
Convention be held in Mexico. Last
year when jefferson City secured the
meeting the promise vas made that
Mexico could have it next time" pro
vided We wanted it. The meeting
lasts two days and fully $50 guests
are expected.
In speaking of these conventions
members OF the order who have at
tended them in the past say the morn
ing, from 10 O'Clock until noOn are
consumed with business sessions and
the afternoons for several hours are
occupied in the zane snner. Dur
ing these meeting entertainments
for the lady guests are all that are nee
essary. The first morning, before the
meeting eonvenes is usually the oe-
easion for a parade of the delegates,
and that night a banquet is usually
given. A certain amount Of money
is appropriated by the state body TO
pay part Of the expense. The re-
mainder is borne by the city in which
the convention meet.
From what can be learned a large
amount of money is not required to
fill the little time remaining in the
two days. Usually most of the del
egates leave Immediately after the af-
ternoon session the second day. The
local committees win meet shortly to
prepare their plans to storm the meet
ing in jefferson City. They expect to
go in a number of motor cars with
streaming banners announcing their
purpose. They will wear badges
stating Mexico in 1916" and pin
them on every delegate willing. They
expect to secure a band in the con
v%ention city to herald their entrance
into the meeting so the members will
catch a little Of the enthusiastic hos
pitality waiting for them in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
TOO MANY RABIES ARE SOLD.

Chicago, March 81 have inyes-
tigated $50 cases where babies have
been sold and no record made of their
disposition; they simply are gone"
DR.. W. X. Murray, chief of the health
department bureau of hospitals, said
Friday in urging the council to pass
an ordinance requiring maternity hos
pitfalls to record the disposition Of
every child.
I'm several instances the fathers of
these babies have become wealthy"
he said. land would pay any sum to
have them restored. One woman in
Chicago who allowed her child to be
sold a few years ago now would give
100000 to find some trace of the lit
tie one"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11

A city man writes in asking Near
and Far TO define a silo. Kind in
quirer, Near and Far is no farmer
these days, but he understands from
hearsay that q siio is an up-to-date
cornerib. When he was on the farm
away back in the last century he
used to shovel ears of corn into a
Slated ediice, where the ears could
hear what was going on and could get
plenty of fresh air and winter rain
and snow. The eornstalks and blades,
as a rule, were left TO rot in the fields.
The new corncrib, known as the silo,
is an alright affair, usually built Of
wooden slaves, concrete or something
else, and as round as the old water
tank below the railroad station. The
entire corn plant, stalk, blades and
ear, is chopped up and stuffed into
this cylindrical crib, where it fern
ents and goes into pickle. The stock
is fed picked corn drawn out at will.
Happy Jack Blanton of Paris Mol
defines the silo as the watchItower
of progress.-St. Louis Republic.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11

The sale of Judge Alex Carter,
Wednesday, was a decided success and
attracted a large number Of buyers
from this and surrounding counties.
Everything sold well as there were
many splendid offerings. The cows
averaged about $45. The following
are a few of the many sales:
4 year old sorrel gelding S177.5O to
S. P. Carter; 2 year roam geIding
Slll.00 to F. P. Carter; 3 year old
black mare $3.50 to J. A. Price; 4 year
old team mare mules 1856 to Roy Ket-
tie; 4 year old team mare mules 1855
to Ed Underwood; 8 year old team
mare mules $500 to Lee Shock; 3 wear
old team horse mules $40 to B. r.
Middleton; 3 year old team mare
mules s332.5O to 7. H. Mildred; 3 year
old team mare mules $500 to j. r.
Shook; 3 year old team horse mules
1915 to J. A. Price; 8 year old team
mare mules 1895 to j. w. Simms:
team brown horse mules $345 to w.
d. Mason; team brown horse mules
S252.5O to ]. w. Brewer; 3 year old
team horse mules 1855 to F. p. Carter.
Brindle COW $50 to Joe Considine.
black COW ST. to VIM. Byars: Red
Jersey COW $40 to Geo. R. johnson.
The sale totaled $4,000.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
BIG CLASS

The freshman class at Mcmillan
high schol next year promises to be
fully $50 strong, the largest class in
the history of the sehol. The students
who will graduate from the grade
schools will make it fully that size if
not larger.
AT present the enrolment of Nc
MILAN is 300 and with a Freshman
class of the above size the capacity of
the building, already crowded, will be
tested TO its utmost.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
DRY MEASURE PASSES HoITsE

Jefferson City, Mo-, March 1O.-The
hrst dry bill was passed by the House
Tuesday, this being the measure to
compel the removal of screens from
saloons so that taking a drink will
become a public performance which
women children and all others may
witness. The vote was 80 to 81. The
vets made no speeches against the
bill.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11

Loose smut of oats is a fungous dis
ease of the oat plant which causes
serious losses to this crop. This dis
ease is very noticeable after the
plants begin to head, the flowers of in
feeted plants being almost completely
replaced by a mass Of fine, black,
dusty spores.
Dat smut may be prevented by soak
ing or sprinkling the seed thoroughly
with some solution which will kill the
spores without injuring the seed. The
most common solution used is form
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
Melting Snow swelIs Streams

Fulton, Mo-, March 10.-Thc melt
ing Of heavy snow has caused al
streams in this vicinity to rise ran.
idly and most Of them are Threatening
to overflow. Sheriff William Shelley d
Fulton, who forded Auxvasse Creek
twice Tuesday in the course of an
hour, reported that it had risen two
inches during that time. It is ex-
pected the Missouri River will soon
threaten the low lands as a result Of
the rise Of its tributaries.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
State Of Ohio. city Of Toledo. q,
Ir,-aa CntrnAr ~.

Frank J. Cheney makes oath thar he 4,
senior partner OF the firm of +. j. Cheney
q Co. doing business in the CITY OF 10.
ledo. County and STAGE aforesaid, anc
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and ey.
cry case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by the use OF HALLS CATARRH CURE,
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed IN
my presence. this 9Th day OF December,
A. d. Iss6
(SeaD A. ". GLEASON.
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure js taken internally
and acts directly pom the blood and mu-
Sous surfaces OF the system. Send for
testimonials. free.
+. J. CHENEY & CO. Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists. 7sc.
Take Halls Family Pills for c~onssipasoa.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
Receive Congratulations

Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Stuart. Of Lad.
uo"'a' well known residents in that
part of A%udrain, received a splandia
ra.Oa q CONGRATULATIONS from Speaker
ohamp Clark this past week. The,
navy !. written the Ledger asking that
We express their appreciation for his
thoughtfulness. "S
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
GRAND Jury INVESTIGATION

GRAND JURY INVESTIGATION,
Louisiana, March 10.-The invest.
CATION of the shooting of A. M. Walk
er by Fred wilkins, which resulted in
the formers death, was investigated
further today by Prosecuting Att r
ney McGinnis who claims to have dis
covered further facts about the shoot
ing which he refuses to divulge.
The matter will likely be placed in
The hands of the Grand Jury AMI the
new facts offered for its investiga-
ton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
Notice Of Sale und..

Nonee VI SAFE Under of n
Whereas, Nettie r icy
Mertie J. johnson. bo, 'pa
their certain deed of trp,, -
ember 18th. 1911, duiv z
and recorded in tho ',s
Records within and for IL. !.
Audrain and state Of u,s
Trust Deed Record a37p
conveyed to the under,
the following describe
lying and being situate
Of Audrain and STATE
TO witt Ga
Begin at a point SIM
east Of the north-west e.,'
numbered three (3) of N
sons Addition to the ei,'
and run thence south one
six (106) feet to the no,,s
alley; thence east along II.
Of said alley, sixty (6Ol y
north one hundred and i,
to the south line of Pear.
thence west along the so5.
Pearson Street sixty $50, q
point Of beginning.
Which said conveyance v,
trust to secure the payns.
certain negotiable promiss.
together with the iDteros,
and 10 said deed of trust
cribed.
And, Whereas, said deed al
vides that in the event def,
be made in the payment
promissory notes when
Trustee named in said DEE
at the request of the leosi
said promissory notes, ma,
to sell the above described
at public vendue to the Il.
der, at the east front do
Court House. in Mexico. Ns
cash, first giving twenty
notice Of the time, terms a,
sale, and of the property 70
advertisement in some
printed and published in .
Of Audrain, and upon such
execute a deed or deeds ia
the property sold to the
purchasers thereof. AM
said promissory notes 50 =
said deed of trust are pss
unpaid. =
NOW THEREFORE,. / q
Ricketts,, the trustee napsd'
of trust. at the reuy
holder Of said promise
will on
the End Day Of Az,
Proceed TO sell the real a
described at public yend., ii
bidder at the East rs
of the Court House in Nepi
FOR CASH, to pay
and interest, and the costs
this trust.
2-4t John r Rickett n