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Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-16

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G. McHaley was deliverin
potatoes to Baxter & Osborn Sal
Claud Norris made q brief visi
TO the County seat this week.
G. A. Simpson, Is hauling WOO
for Ca. Mathena. to Hotel Cross
Ira Reed added his name to ou
subscription list this week.
Mrs. Thos. Steagall was trad
ing town Sunday.
Johnnie Gates was In Town to
day and made this Office briei
call.
james Hunt Of Alder Creek,
was transacting business inSpray
this week.
There will be a dance at Rich
mond Christmas. Every body Is
invited and a good time assured.
4 George II. Taylor. Of Winlock
made final proof on his home
stead before d. K. Baxter. u. s.
Commissioner the 18th. Inst.
John r. Spray. is looking after
the feed barn while the proprietor
Mr.. Smith, Is attending court at
the County seat.
+. L. Bryant. the travelling
Jeweler. who has been in Spray
the last month left this week for
Hardman.
Mrs. Stafford. whoes illness
we mentioned In a former issue,
is now able 10 look after the work |
at the Hotel.
James Humphrey was In town
Sunday. He has about recoverd
from the operation he under went
ut Condor a few weeks ago, and
will soon be as good as new.
Il. B. Enyart and Oliver Potter
have gone to Heppner for a load
Of supplies. Thy expect to be
back for the christmas dance
Dec. the Oath.
II Is rumored that the citizens
are going to build road from
Twickenham TO the mouth Of
Servise creek. The road Is to be
built with donation labor and
money.
Placador Bravo, the cattle
foreman for the O. X. Co., of
Waterman. was riding in this
part of the country looking for
strays belonging to the Company.
A number of our citizens have
gone to Fossil to attend the Dec.
session Of the Circuit court. 1
Among them our barn man T.R.
Smith.
Dixon and Hale have about
completed the grade on the hill .
near Tom Steagall's place. fit '
had not stormed d they would have /!
completed II this week. :
The stores are opening up a nice =
line of Christmas goods. If you =
are thinking Of making your best .
girl q present. call and look over !
their stock. I
we are glad hear that Rev ID. b
w. Moore's father was better and Il
there was some hope for his re- =
although he will loose a q
limb and is not entirely out of o.
danger, but there is a hope that
mis- life will be spared. He has
had a very bad case of blood pois- N
ming. :, e
Grant County has appropriated o.
$500 for the road thru the Gorge " "
and Commissioner Putnam is at 5,
work with a crew Of men improv- m m
ng and widening the grade er
that was opened up last winter. tn
We understand, thru our friend
Stewart Grant, that they intend
,ridging the river at the Junction N
his coming Spring. b. b
1t seems that the Shoofly coun- -
ry has an animal in the form of a le'
nan running atlarge and belong eh
ng to the fire bug" species,
hat. if not apprhended. will
menace the safety of property in mi
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-12-02

grin later on. At eight o'clock the
guests began to pour in and extend
congratulations and best wishes. The
bride was SO beaming and happy and
youthful that one could scarcely be-
lieve that twenty-five years marked
the time since her wedding day. Music
was furnished by Miss Mary Louise
Jones, Mrs. Gibbs sang, as also did
Mrs. Mitchell. Miss Marie Rose gave
a reading and Rev. Turnage, who is
an old friend Of the family made a
beautiful talk on the domestic fell
city of the Mitchell family. Mr..
Tusnage also presented on behalf Of
the guests a. set of salad forks in
token of their esteem. The guests
were treated to a salad course lunch
after which coffee was served in the
dining room. Mrs. Race sat at the
table which was decorated with luz
uriant white NUNS and greenery.
The bride wore a corsave bouquet of
brides roses, a gift from the chill
dren.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-12-02
B~utchering Notes.
cher hoes al home.

Butcher hogs at home.
Give them water but no feed for a
day before killing.
Bleed the hog with an eight-inch
straight-bladed knife.
Be sure bleeding is done before
scalding or the skin may be left too
red.
A heavy blow with an IKE between
the eyes will stun the animal before
sticking.
The meat may spoil il the animal is
excited before killing, or the weather
is warm afterwards.
scrape as quickly and rapidly as
possible after scalding. The cold car
cass is hard to scrape well.
Bleeding will be finished more
quickly if the animal lies IN a steer
slope with its head down hill.
Keep the hog moving in the barrel
If the animal is left pressed against
the barrel the hot water cannot gel
at that part of the carcass.
Scraping is easier if a shovelful Of
hardwood ashes, a lump Of lime
some concentrated I've, or a handful
of soft soap has been added to the
water.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-12-02
FARM LECTURES PROMISE
A RARE TREAT HER


BALANCED rations for the land are
just as essential as balanced rations
for the livestock" says Professor
Henry G. Bell, Agronomist Of the Soil
improvement Committee Of the Ma
tional Fertilizer Association, who is
coming to Missouri to give his lecture
demonstration Science and tbesSoil"
under the auspices of the Missouri
State Board of Agriculture. He will
be at Mexico on Saturday, Dec. 4, af-
ternoon and evening in the Mcmillan
high school auditorium.
The principles underlying profitable
management are not only explained
by Professor Bell, but also demon
~strated with the use of chemical ap-
paratus and materials that fill the
average stage. The story of the soil
is sketched from the time of forma-
tion, and the processes by which fer
tile soil is being made through nat
ural processes from rock brought out
by demonstrations conducted with
samples Of different types of soil.
Microscopic plant life, the import
ance of bacterial growth in the soil,
and cultures o~f-different forms Of bac-
terra are shown. In every way pos
sible Professor Bell seeks to present in
detail just how fertility is brought
about by Nature, and can be maintain
ed and restored by the former on his
home farm.
A separate lecture on the "Manu-
facture and Use of Commercial Fer
t~ilizers" will be given. 1t is illustrat-
ed with the only collection of lantern
slides showing fertilizer manufacture
and has been prepared at great ex-
pense. Mr.. Bell does not recommend
any brand of fertilizer, but is seeking
to further soil improvement in the
Middle West.
Besides Mr.. Bell we are to enter
tanned by alfalfa Bill" Mckee of the
Missouri Board of Agriculture field
force, a practical and successful FARM
er-he is a walking ~question-box and
can stir the sleepiest man in any crowd
with his good stories and serious
proofs about how to make more money
on the farm.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-12-02
WANT TELEPHONE LINES
TO GET TOGETHER HERE

The greater part of the Commercial
Club luncheon hour, Friday, was taken
with a discussion Of the differences
between the local Mutual telephone
plant and the plants in Laddonia,
Farber, Cuivre and Vandalia which
make it impossible to talk over the
local line with patrons on those sys-
tens or vice versa.
J. F. Parker, of Laddonia, interest
ed in the East end lines, stated the
people in that section Of the county
were anxious to talk with Mexico as
we'll as do business with the local
merchants over the Mutual line but
that they could not do SO. H. P.
Warden explained the difference be-
tween the companies which was a re-
suit of the purchase Of the local ex-
change in which the four East end
companies did not participate.
Frank James, manager of the local
Mutual system said the company here
would be glad to meet the East end
lines half way. Mr.. Parker said the
same for his lines. The matter was
introduced by R. D. Worrell in a talk
on trade extension.
The question Of removing the IL
cents on the 800 insurance rates fol
city tax was discussed but no actor
taken.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-12-02
Stock Notes

S. P. Emmons and sor. bought sew
eral head of fine Shorthorn cattle at
the big sale held recently in Bowling
Green.
Col J. T. Johnson has just received
some pers;nnons as big as your fist
from J. B. Cave Of Dallas, Texas.
They are certainly handles.
John G. Leslie, Deputy State Game
Warden, from Jefferson City, is in
Mexico. He says trappers must
have hunting licenses as well as those
who resort to powder and ball for
their game.
Vernon Carson, IA years old, looks
like a winner in North Dakota for the
wheat raising championship, getting
a yield of ~forty-eight bushels to the
acre from his 10-acre tract when
threshed recently. His wheat graded
No. / hard. The boy has been sue
cessfully farming the 10-acre tract
since 1912, when his father set it
aside for him. The lad also sold one
hundred sheaves Of his wheat to the
Great Northern Railroad for decor
alive purposes.
You cannot expect a COW to keep up
a good milk flow without plenty Of
feed of the right kind. Now that pas
lures are furnishing less feed, silage
should be given to keep conditions as
nearly as possible the same as those
found on spring and summer pastures.
1t is easy to forget that the cows feed
is being shortened, but if the best re-
turns are to be secured the milk flow
must be kept as high as possible for
ten or eleven months of the year. If
Eit once goes down it is very hard n
impossible to raise it again before the
next ~freshening.
When the pastures dry up while
corn is still green, it furnishes the
cheapest and most efficient addition
to grass, but silage, grain, and hay
are now the main things to rely on.
The amount given should be grad
ually increased as the pasture furn-
ishes less and less feed.
Less feed will be required and bet
ter results secured if a good barn is
used While the fat steer is so well
protected by a thick layer OF fat that
he does not feel the cold SO keenly.
even he requires more food if not
sheltered. The dairy COW will not do
her best work when exposed to cold
even though given plenty Of feed. It
is cheaper and more effective to keep
her warm by means of a barn than by
means Of corn.-C. H. Eckles, Univer-
sity Of Missouri, College of Agricul-
ture.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-12-02

Use a thermometer. Do not at
tempt to scald with the water at
above $50 degrees. A good scald can
be obtained at lao degrees but it
takes longer.
In opening the carcass, split the
pelvic bone between the hame with a
knife by cutting exactly in the center.
To open the breastbone with a knife
cut a little to one side of the center,
but do not let the point Of the knife
get behind a rib.
These methods are used at the Mis-
souri, College of Agriculture where
students are taught the principles and
practices of home butchering and cur
ing. There is nothing to prevent the
farmer from having theb est without
the extravaganza of big store bills for
salt pork. Both he and the storekeep-
err will profit if he cures meat for his
own table and uses the money saved
to buy things he wouldn't otherwise
get.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-12-02
Real Estate Conveyed.

George ". Hutchins to Clarence
E. Hutchins, Warranty, Consid. 49,
500 S1h A off w side of NV Of
3-5O-S.
George w. Hutchins to Herman C
Hutchins, Warranty, Consid. $4,000
All Of NV Of 3-5O-S, except West
81h A.
C. H., Kilbourn to C. w. Cliff
Warranty, Consid. $4,000 NE Sc Of
3-52-11.
Jacob w. Douglass to Pinkie May
Douglass, Warranty, Consid. $500 &
other N V of NV Of 24-50-s.
Jacob W. Douglass to Clarence R
Douglass, Warranty, .Consid. $500
and other E Y of Sc of 23-50-S.
John H. Kellerhals to Arthur S
Kellerhals, Warranty, Consid. $1.0(
and other E " of Sc Sc of 29-51-5
Hiram Barnes to Ada L. and Julius
Z. Brown, Warranty, Consid. $1,05t
Is hfof SW of 36-51-6.
John H. Kellerhals to Fred H. KEEL
lerhals, Warranty, Consid. $1.00 AM
other SW Sc and E X of NV 81
of 2s-5l-5.
]. S. Asbury to B. F. White, War
ranty, Consfd. $1.00 and other Lot 16
Block /, L & B South Side Addition
to Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-12-02
KANSAS -MIsSoURI 6;
A FINE DAY FOR DUCKS

n TINE DAA LOR OOChO
Football as an acquiatic sport is a
novelty. This is conceded by all of the
large delegation from Mexico who at
tended the Missouri-Kansa game in
Columbia Thursday. But to enjoy it
in comparative comfort you must pos
lsess either a diving-bell or a U boat
whose periscope is unimpaired.
Umbrellas, so-called ~raincoats, rub
bers or other sartorial scenery sug-
gested by common sense or Dame
Fashion for occasions when the down
fall Of rain strains the memory or
voraeity of the Oldest inhabitants to
recall a greater storm, were as useless
Thursday as a bath tub in the Sahara
desert.
A large number from this city mo-
tored to Columbia, in the morning.
To avoid the dust they returned by
train. Regardless of financial rating
each and every one had their a in
soak before they left Columbia (of-
fcer do your duty.)
The crowd at the game was over
II, 900 and with no thought to the
precipitation, which gave an excellent
imitation Of a cloud-burst, fully 1000
remained until the last whistle. Oh,
yes, the score was Kansas 8 and Mis-
souri, 6. Two drops kicks and a safety
were made by the Jayhawkers, while
| Speelman, of Missouri, dived beneath
a puddle on the field and when he
came to the surface swan thirty yards
for Missouri's only score.
Among those from Mexico who were
in Columbia Thursday were Mr.. and
Mrs. E. B. Keath, the latter taking
every opportunity to let you know he
did not motor over, Mr.. and Mrs. D..
L. Morton and Jack Crotty, who did
motor over, H. D. Llewellyn, Jake
Buckner, Nisbet Livingston, Bryan
Atchison, DR.. and Mrs. Chas. Blanks
and Mrs. Blanks sister, Mrs. W. R..
Hinsdale, of Webster Grove Harry
Lakeland, Harry Atchison, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. C. Bledsoe, II. l. Turley, Miss
Polly Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Nor
ris, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Wilkins who
were accompanied by DR.. and Mrs,
Fredendall and Misses Nettie and
Kathryn Fredendall, Of Lexington; R.
D. Worrell, E. R. Locke, Mrs. Rose
White Carr, Of Jonesburg, who is the
guest Of Mrs. c. D. Rodgers, Churchill
KEENAN,, Joel Guthrie, Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanley Blattner, DR.. Hal Daniels, Mel
vile Paul, Tom Bruce, Miss Mildred
Wallace, Miss Maurine Heller, Eric
Cunningham, Ray Neighbors, Orlan-
do worrell, Miss Dot Wymore, Miss
Dorothy Worrell, Henry Kunkle,
Frank Morris, Mr.. and Mrs. c. A.
Barnes and Master James Latney
Barnes, Judge and Mrs. w, W. Fry,
Jr., Miss Louise Johnson, Miss Julia
Tucker, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. 7. Johnson,
Hardin johnson, Jane Rodgers, Miss
Eva Miller, Merritt Llewellyn, Frank
Houston, Mr.. and Mrs. Claiborne
jackson, Isl Phillip, who went for the
pleasure Of the motor trip, Sam Burns,
Holly Bradford, Martin Meyers, J. R.
Jesse, Mrs. Abbie Snoddy, Ryland
Rodes, j. B. Evans, Bush Atchison,
Humphrey Craddock, Cortez Edmon-
ston who was accompanied by his
brother Arnold Edmonston, Mitchell
White, Dick Appling, Louis Barth,
John Denser, Misses Susie and Wayne
Ringo, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Claybrook,
Miss Anna Williams, Mr.. and Mrs.
Guy Motley, Herbert Plunkett, Prof.
Culbertson, Prof Strunk and wife, ].
W. Burlington, Lloyd Gilpin, Morris
Keath, Judge Alex Garter, Archie
Rodgers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-12-02
FATHER ]. J.. DILLON LEAVES
ON DECEMBER THE NINTH

Father J. J. Dillon, who has been
priest at st. Brendans Catholic church
in this city since June 1899 will leave
December the ninth for ST. Louis
where he will take charge of the
church Of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
formerly the parish Of Father D. s.
Phelan, who died recently. This is
quite a promotion for Father Dillon
and made with his full consent 81
feel the keenest regret in leaving
Mexico" said Father Dillon, Satur-
day. "It is just like home to me and
while I am going to take a larger par
ish, a church with $50 paying famil-
les, yet / feel like / am leaving horne.
/ have so many good friends here"
Father Dillon, since coming to Mex
leo, has always been interested in the
welfare Of Mexico and was a public
spirited citizen in every way. He
was a member Of the Mexico hospital
board and took an active interest in
the institutions growth and mainten-
ance. His departure from this city
will be generally regretted among
those Of he s=:th &c well ss
among his many protestant friends.
Father Dillon pegan his priestly
duties as First Assistant at st. Johns
in st. Louis and had charge of the st.
Louis Jail at the same time . Later
he went to Valley Park and estab-
lished a parish. He was Chaplin of
Calvary cemetery, st. Louis, under
Father Phelan, and in the time he
was there buried 10000 grown peo-
pie. He then took charge of the
church of the Immaculate Concep-
ton at jefferson and Locust
streets, st. Louis leaving some
time afterward to to establish st.
Marks parish, one of the first in the
west end of that city. He came here
from huntsville in Jefferson county
where he had charge of the church
for several years.
The Ledger joins the many friends
of Father Dillon in expressing regret
at his departure and wishing him
continued happiness and success in
his new field.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-12-02
COURSE FOR RURAL PREACHER

That the rural preacher becomes
more efficient in his field in proper
ton to the broader acquaintance that
he develops with the farmers prob
lem, is the theory followed by the
College of Agriculture Of the Univer-
sity at Columbia in arranging the
Farmers Short Course in Agricul-
ture, the part Of the College Of Ag-
riculture in Farmers Week, January
3 to Z. Accordingly, the first courses
for rural preachers to be given at a
farmers conference in the United
States will be offered this year by the
College Of Agriculture.
The special short course for rural
preachers will be given each day, be-
ginning at $50 o'clock in the morn
ing and ending at 8 in the afternoon.
In these talks, the rural preachers
will be given a chance to hear men
discuss rural conditions and modern
progressive movements for the bet
terment of country life, as they have
learned from years of study and in.
vestigation. From 8 to 6 o'clock each
afternoon, the rural preachers will
be given an opportunity to attend the
Home Makers and Rural Life CON
ferences. Professors Z. L. Bernard
and S. D. Gromer of the University
faculty and Prof. A. W. Taylor of the
Missouri Bible College will lecture
daily at the country preachers meet
ing.
The subjects announced are: "The
Family and the Rural Community
Marriage, Divorce and the Modern
Home;" "The Social Activity of the
Rural Community" Wealth, Pow
erty and the Division Of Profits;'
"The Country School and Its Prob
lems;" "Non-R Resistance and the Use
of Force" "The Country School anG
Efficiency" 'The Church and Pop
ular Amusements."
Announcements of Farmers Weel
and the Farmers Short Course in Ag'
riculture, giving the entire program
Of meetings, addresses and demon
strations, will be ready for distribu'
lion by December l. Copies may b,
had free by addressing the College o.
Agriculture, University Of Missouri
Columbia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-12-02
The Ledger "The Best

Mr.. R. M. White & Son.
Mexico, Missouri.
Dear Friends
@ East Fifth st. La Junta, Colo,
Nov. "a, 1915.-Please find enclosed
$500 for our Weekly Ledger, which
we enjoy very much indeed. | always
read it the first thing when it comes
and so does Homer. We quite agree
with many others--it's the best paper
we read.
Homer is getting well in Colorado
and weighs over 100 pounds and looks
fine. We expect to locate somewhere
out here when he gets entirely well, as
we like it fine, except days when the
dust blows.
Remember me to both Mrs. Whites,
and any friends. With very kindest
regards tosyou both.
Martha Tinsley Marshall.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-12-02

RHEUMATISM ARRESTED

Many people suffer the tortures Of
lame muscles and stiifened joints because
of impurities in the blood, and each sue
ceeding attack seems more acute until
rheumatismh has invaded the whole system.
To arrest rheumatism it is quite as i'm
portant to improve your general health as
to purify your blood. and the cod liver oil
inScott S mulsion is natures great blood
maker, while its medicinal nouriehment
strengthens the organs to expei the
impurities and upbuild your strength.
SCOTS Emulsion is helping thousands
every day who could not find other relief.
Refuse the alcoholic substitutes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-12-02
AGREES WITH H
LEDGER ON CHARITY


Oscar Leonard. superintendent of
the United Jewish Educational and
Charitable Associations Of, st. Louis
and secretary of the State Welfare
Association Of Missouri, agrees with
the Ledger regarding its position that
tramps should not be fed unless they
work for their meal. His letter, pub
lished below, expresses the opinion Of
one who has made a study Of such
economic problems under actual lab
ratory conditions and knows what he
is talking about and proves there is
an intelligent way Of doing charity
work as well as doing other things.
Col. R. N. White. Editor,
The Ledger,
Mexico, Missouri.
Dear Col. White:-
st. Louis, Mo-, November 26, 1915.
II have read with keen interest and
a great deal Of delight your editorial
about soup kitchens. I am glad in
deed to notice your attitude. | am
not surprised, however, because I
know your interest in social work Gnd
! know that you are well posted. !
wish every editor in the country, and
that includes the large cities, were as
well posted about social service as
you are. There would be more Of
what you call organized and digni-
fed way of helping men," Keep up
the good fight. You are enlisted in a
good cause.
Thanking you again for sending
me the Ledger whenever there is
something of interest to me, | remain,
with kjndest personal regards.
Yours truly,
Oscar Leonard.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-12-02
Home for Thanksgiving

Arnold Edmonston, of Omaha, Neb.,
who has a splendid position with the
LOFTS Diamond Co., came home Thurs
day to witness the Central estmin-
ster game in Columbia, in which his
brother, Jim Tom Edmonston, was a
star. He returned from Columbia in
time to enjoy a turkey dinner in the
evening with his parents, the Rev. and
Mrs. ]. o. Edmonston
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-12-02
waInut used to Make GunstOeks.

Walnut Ustu W MANI NuiiSbOShS'
Fayette, Mo-, November 26.-How-
ard County has shipped out more wal
nut logs to the manufacturers of gun
stocks for the warning nations of Eur
ope than any other section in Mis-
souri,. Two hundred and ten carloads
have been shipped from here in eigh-
teen months. These constituted more
than 10000 logs, valued at 100000
The logs are shipped from here to
Des Moines, Ia, and to st. Louis, Mo-,
where they are sawed green into lum-
Der about 2h inches thick in proper
lengths for gun stocks. After the
ends of these short pieces are dipped
in tallow they are placed in ovens
where they are left to be seasoned
for forty-eight hours. Then they are
shipped direct to the gunmakers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-12-02
Living Ex.confederates Here.

Last week the Ledger published a
list Of the ex-Confederates who had
lived in Mexico and died here. Below
we publish a list of ex-C Confederate
soldiers now living in Mexico and who
are identified with W. H. KEENAN,
Camp No. $50 u. c. v. A. j. Stacy,
E. 7. Smith, J. T. Williams, W. I,
Paul, R. C. Paul, DR.. ]. B. Hawkins,
]. C. Mckee, R. S. Mckinney, P. W,
Campbell, Walter Crutcher, B. F,
White, B. W. Hill, D. H. Wolff, R. G,
Hagan, Jos. Bolts, D. W. Butler, W.
S. Haggard, George Stuart.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-12-02

The whites Of Q eggs dry, gradually
: half a cup Of sifted confecuoner's
7nd continue the heating until the FROST
smooth, thick and glossy then beat in
cocoanut, fresh or prepared, and
upon the cake. This frostipg Is made
~ beating rather than by sugar.
: this recipe. You will want to use il
Wy Or better, send Us the eolored
NC packed IN each 2s-cent can Of X
#n Powder and we win mail You "The
Book" containing this and 50 other
teeipes equally good all by Mrs, Hill.
Mig. Co., Chicago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-12-02
Bad Cough !? Feverish /?
Grippy

edy. DR.. Kings New Discovery
contains the ingredients which light
cold germs, which soothe your cough,
healing the irritated and intiamed
mucous membranes. Just as soon az
You start taking Or. Kings New
Discovery your recovery IS assured.
Without assistance your weakened
system tries Ii vain to throw of
these cold germs. Your system cries
for help and Or. Kings New Dis
coyery is just The remedy needed.
Get a bottle to-day. Take at once.
You viii feel much better tomorrow.
AL druggists.