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Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
TO-, 20 AND 30 YEARS
AGO THIS WEEK.
(From Last Week.
20 YEARS AGO.

J. W. Lambert and Mrs. L. Jones,
both of Audra1n county, were mar
ried.
J.. NJ. Menefee presented the choir
Of the Methodist church with ele-
CANT easy chairs.
Rufus Hisey sold the old wooden
mill property TO ]. H. Lane for $4,-
200.
DIR. Sweigart, of Williamsport, Ind,
moved to Mexico and opened an Office.
Funeral services Of George, the g
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. d.
Mckee, were held.
The block Of buildings in which the
Windsor Hotel was located came
near being destroyed by fire when a
lighted cigar was thrown in the saw
dust on the floor of the Windsor bar.
Charley Brown was salesman for
the Joe g. Vic Barth Clothing Store
in this city.
Sidney Hartley and Miss Ella Sex
ton of this county, were married.
Miss James, daughter of Ben james
of this county, and Frank James we're
married.
Mrs. Cyrus Haggard, of Audran
county, died.
E. Hurdle died near Thompson.
Miss Helen Harrison closed a sue
cessful term Of school at Thompson.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
PLAN COUNTY DISPLAY.

That visitors and home people may
know of the variety and extent Of
Boone County manufacturers and ag-
ricultural producers the Columbia
Commercial Club plans to maintain a
permanent display in the club rooms.
Among these products will be shoes,
brooms, flour, agricultural products
and all other articles grown or man
ufactured in the county. The exhibits
will be placed in glass cases in the
Commercial Club rooms.
The club rooms will be thrown open
for a meeting place Of farmers. Ar.
r%angements will be made whereby
farmers and strangers may check
their parcels while in Columbia. This
was all decided at a meeting in Col
umbia this week. e
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
10 YEARS AGO.
The cash drawer in William KEN.

The cash drawer in William KEN
per's saloon was robbed of SIT.
1t was reported two young Mexico
men would take over the management
of the hotel in Perry.
1t was rumored Ex-Secretary-of-
State Sam B. Cook would file suit for
$250,000 libel against the St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
The salary Of the Rev. A. w. Kok-
endoffer pastor of the Christian
church in Mexico was raised TO $500
a year.
w. E. Allison and Miss Mary Bon
sail, both of Audrain county, were
married.
John W. Potts was elected pres
ident Of a new baseball club in this
city. Other officers were; Joe Dam
iel, vice-president; L. M. Saunders,
secretary; Paul Weber, treasurer.
II. Louis Steppleman, So years old,
one Of Mexico's leading citizens died
at his home on East Liberty st.
According to the Assessors books
the total taxable wealth of Audrain
county was $S,654,260 Of this
amount $3,O7s, $50 was personal prop
erty and $5,576,O1O was real estate.
Mrs. Mary Polly Turner, probab-
ly the Oldest resident Of this county,
celebrated her ninety-fourth birthday
at the home of her son, William Fl.
Turner.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
AUDRA|N SPENT PER
CAPITA ON POOR 1878 4.6C

The annual report of the State
Board of Charities and Corrections
for 1918 and 1914 has just been is
sued and contains some interesting
data regarding criminal conditions in
Audrain County. In 1913 there were
10 placed in Jail for felonies and 1O4
for misdemeanors while in 1914 there
were 80 jailed for f~elonies and 1874
for misdemeanors. Of this number
II were first offenders in 1918 and 150
in 1914. There were none under age
in 1918 and only 4 under age in 1914.
Nine were sent to the state prison
in 1918 and 16 in 1914. No one died
in the Jail in 1918 and one died in
1914. The total receipts for the main
tenance in 1918 was $3.50 and in 1914
was $2,22S. There were only four
female prisoners in the Jail in 1913
anu q Ill lJl4. lucte were 100 COL
ored prisoners in 1918 and 161 in 1914.
The total prisoners for the two years
was in 1918, 100 and 1914, ZIG.
The population of the county in
Urinary in 1918 was z male and / fe-
male; in 1914 it was 8 male and 7
female. The physical property of the
almshouse for 1918 was 200 acre farm
with an estimated value of the prop
erty placed at $4,000. Salaries and
wages paid that year amounted to
$500 and the total cost of improve
ments during that year totalled $500.
The cost of maintenance of the in
mates was $500. The county ply
stefan was paid $240 in the year end
ing September 80, 1914. Audrain has
a total population according to the
last census of 1857. The per capita
cost for care of those in the county
Infirmary in 1910 was 2.8 cents and
in 1918 As cents. The amount spent
for out door relief Of aims per capita
was SIS in 1910 and As in 1918. The
amount spent in state institutions for
care of Audrain patients in 1918 was
$6,559.61 or per capita l5.2.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
NEW HOPE.

Jessie Hoover's children have all
had the diphtheria but are getting
along very well.-James Wray has a
nice bunch of early lambs on feed
James Wray bought two loads of corn
from Cassell Brothers at 65c.-Jack
Pulls and wife visited Jim Wisdom
and wife the past week.-Lige Robin
son has moved to Mexico. Sam Fred
Curry purchased the Lige Robinson
farm, and has moved to his new home.
Wheeler Gantt's sale vas quite a
success. Everything sold high
Grandpa Chick is still On the sick
list. We are glad to know he is some
better.-Mrs. Minnie Wilson and two
sons have moved back to their Sunny
side farm, better pleased than ever.
Rass Wilson will work fob Mrs
Hill. Logan Wilson with his mother
will operate the farm. Logan will al
so stand a big Jim trotting HORSE
1.-THE neighbors surprised Charlie,
Grange and family with a dance las
week.-Charley Wilson lost his over
shoes at the Grange dance. The
were the second pair Charley lost thi
winter at the same place. We trus
he will go again if he loses anothe
pair.-Cassell Brothers have move
to the Edwards place.-Mr. Wahla
and family of Rush Hill have move
to the Dick Carper place.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11

MRS. SUSAN CANTRELL DEAD.
L. E. Cantrell received word Sun
day morning announcing the death
of his mother, Mrs. Susan Cantrell,
which has been expected for some
time. AT the time of her death she
was making her home with her son,
DR.. T. d. Cantrell, of Bloomington,
Illinois. Mrs. Cantrell would have
been eighty years of age had she
lived until the twenty-6rst of this
month. She is survived by three
sons, C. C. Cantrell, of Fowler
Ind; DR.. I. d. Cantrell of Blooming.
ton, ILL.,; Elmer E. Cantrell Of Mex.
leo, and one daughter, Mrs, ]. p
Lichtenberger of Philadelphia, Pa
Remains will be laid to rest at Gin.
ton, ILL.,, beside her husband, z. d
Cantrell.
The Ledger joins other friends in el
tending sincere sympathy to the be
reaved family.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
FAIR WITHOUT RACING
PROGRAM THIS YEAR

There will be no racing program at
the Mexico Fair this year unless it be
a few county and mule races. This
was decided Saturday at a meeting
Of the Stockholders in the Fair Asso-
citation. Bowling Green is consider
ing the same idea and a meeting will
be called at met with Bowling Green,
New Bloomfield and Sturgeon TO form
a circuit Of fairs without races. The
date of the Mexico fair will be an
nounced following this meeting
An added feature this year will
likely be country school competition
in which prizes for stock judging,
largest attendance, Home Economics
ETC., will be offered. County Sup
erintendent of Schools W. Clyde
johnson will be consulted concerning
such a program. This plan has been
tried very successfully at Indepen-
dence, Mo.
There will be no complimentary
tickets. Even the stockholders and
fair directors will buy their admis-
sions into the grounds. In the past
the complimentary ticket has been
greatly misused and the idea this
year will be TO eliminate The posi-
bility of such a practice.
The securing Of Paine's Fire
Works for the nights of fairweek was
discussed at the meeting and the
feasibility of the idea will be inves-
tigated shortly. The intention of the
stockholders is to make the fair
more entertaining as well as of more
interest to the farmers and incident
ally, through larger purses and more
show rings, increase the interest in
better stock here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
NEW JAIL NEXT YEAR
G. ]. FOREMAN SAYS

III the County Court isn't pressed
with too many other issues, Audraiu
county will have a new Jail under con
struetion, this time next year."
This statement was made by r. J..
Barnes. foreman Of the Grand Jury
at the Commercial Club luncheon, En-
day. All Of the members Of the jury
were guests at the luncheon and each
of them expressed himself in favor Of
a new Jail.
Mr.. Barnes said the present struct
ure is a disgrace to the county. Il
believe the people Of this county don't
know the real condition of the jail or
they would demand a new one" he
added.
Statements made by other members
Of the jury were along this same line,
but most Of them seemed opposed to
a bond issue. They believe, however.
that enough funds can be secured
from the county treasury to erect a
suitable building.
c. A. Barnes made a short talk or
Cleanup and Paintup Week" and it
was voted that a committee be ap
pointed TO arrange for such a cam
paign again this year. The Federated
Clubs, Boy Scouts and city officials
will be asked to cooperate as they
have done in the past.
R. E. Race made a short talk in re-
gard to raising funds to extend the
electric line, south, but nothing was
done.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
20 YEARS AGO.

Z. r. Long Of neal Elsberry and
Miss Kate Crank of this city were
married.
Thomas Basket was book-keeper
in the Auxvasse Bank.
Mrs. Hall, of Republic, Kan, moth
err of Mr. Nv. M. Sapp, of Mexico,
died in this city.
Miss Emma Muir, of near Mexico,
and Perry S. Riggs, of Benton City,
were married by the Rev. Shelton.
John C. Canterbury, so years old,
died at his home east of this city. He
had lived on one farm for 81 years.
Mrs. Eliza Matthews died at her
home three miles west of Mexico. She
was survived by her husband and sew
en- children.
G. S. Miles, a deliveryman in this
city, fell from his wagon and broke
his arm.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
Current Events, Music and Art"

| Current Events, Music and Art"
Mr.. and Mrs. R. R. Arnold, Jr., had
as their house guest this week, Misses
Settle, Montgomery and Kinney of
Liberty, and Mrs. w. B. Settle, Jr.,
of Ccntralia.
Mrs. P. E. Locke spent the week in
st. Louis.
A jolly crowd gave Miss Lois Mont
gomery a farewell party Tuesday
evening. After the movies they went
to the Bledsoe home in Woodlawn
where delicious refreshments were
served. Those who enjoyed the even
ing BESIDE the honoree were:
Misses Settle of Centralia;
Kinney of Liberty; Messrs. Turner
| Williams, John Barclay, and Earl
Bledsoe, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Arnold,
Jr., MI. and Mrs. Claiborne jackson.
Mrs. W. w. Bolts and Miss Marie
Rose spent the first Of the week
with friends in Vandalia and Curry
Vile.
A few Of the younger Elks and their
lady friends enjoyed an informal
dance and card party Thursday even
ing at the club.
Mrs. Bradford Sappington enter
tanned at one o'clock luncheon on
Monday. Covers were laid for Mrs.
C. G. Madison Of Independence, Miss
es Martha Mason and Leyhe Of Har-
din College, and Mr.. VIII Williams.
The u. d. Cts will have a social
meeting Monday afternoon at 2:3O at
the home Of Miss Wayne Ringo.
Mrs. H. B. Brett was hostess for the
F. A. E. Club Monday afternoon.
Substitutes in the games were Miss
Laura Robertson, Mesdames F. R.
Sanford and C. C. Madison. The lat
ter received the prize, two dainty cut
glass Cologne bottles. The hostess
served an appetizing two course
lunch.
Mrs. C. C. Madison invited several
ladies to have lunch with her on
Wednesday. Covers were laid for
Mesdames E. R. Locke, Bradford Sap
pington and E. S. Wilson and Miss
Martha Mason.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Squires gave
a delightful family dinner Saturday
complimentary to Mrs. Anna Squires
who has just returned from Mime
apolis. Guests were Mr.. Walter
Squires and family, Chas. Squires and
family, and Mr.. Frank Squires.
Mrs. o. C. Upson of Troy spent the
weekend with F. H. Parker and fam
lily. Mr.. and Mrs. Epson will come
here shortly to make their home.
Miss Anna Kaths has gone to st.
Louis after a visit with her sister,
Mrs. G. L. Blanks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
FERRIS FACTORY WILL
Be N QUINCY, ILLINOIS

Through the Chamber Of Commerce
of Quincy. ILL.,, bringing Leslie Ferris,
of this city, in touch with II. NJ. Sheer,
who Owls a large manufacturing plant
in Quincy, the Happy Home Washing
Machine will be manufactured in that
city. The announcement was made in
the Quincy papers this week.
MI. Sheer WINS a large plant in
Quincy and besides making the wash
ing machine will likely manufacture
several other articles. Mr.. Ferris and
Mr. Sheer have gone into partnership
and work will start shortly.
We are sorry TO lose Mr.. Ferris and
his many friends in Mexico join the
Ledger in wishing him success in his
new home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
SUFFRAGE PAPER MARCH IA.

The new equal suffrage paper to be
issued in this state will appear March
IA. The name of the publication is
missouri Women" 1t will be
published by Hugh Moore of the Mon
EFT, Mo-, Record and will have the well
known short story writer Emily New
ell Blair, of Carthage, as editor.
Among the list of contributors pub
lished this week were the names o.
Mrs. j. w. Million and Miss Carrie
Sproul of this city, who will writ
for the publication. The appearance
Of the magazine is being waited witt
much interest by all suffragists.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
To The Housewife.

Madam, il your husband is like most
men he expects you to look after the
health of yourself and children.
Coughs and colds are the most COM
NOR of the minor ailments and are
most likely to lead to serious diseases.
A child is much more likely to con-
tract diptheria or scarlet fever when
it has a cold. If you will inquire into
the merits of the various remedies
that are recommended for coughs and
colds, you will find that Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy stands high in
the estimation of people who use it.
1t is prompt and effectual, pleasant
to take, which are qualities espee-
tally to be desired when a medicine is
intended for children, For sale by all
dealers. ADV
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
JACK CURLEY KNOWN HERE.

Jack Curley, manager Of Jack john
son, the negro prize fighter, who is
trying to arrange a bout between the
champion and Willard in J%uarez, Wis
tied Mexico a number of years ago
with the first moving picture film of
a prize fight ever exhibited in this
city.
Curley, who then claimed Chicago
as his home, spent several days in
this city. He then managed minor
"pugs" and it has been only in the
last few years that he has broken in
to "big company of the rosin arena.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11

mo GOOD health now and owe u ai '"
your remedies. / take pleasure IN tell,
inc nv friends and ~neighbors anoge
them. Mrs. MATTE HALEY, y Oo'
ouhone Street, Danville, Va
No woman suffering from any form
of female troubles should lose hope I'M
iii she has given Lydia 2, Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound a fair trial
This famous remedy, the medicinal
iprredients Of which are derived
from native roots and herbs, has Tor
FORTY wears proved to be a most vaius-
HE ionic and i~nvigorator of the fe-
nais organism. Women everywhere
bear willing testimony TO the wonderful
virtue of Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound.
If yOu have the slightest doubt
that lydia II. Pinkham's Negeta-
HE Compoundwill help you, write
10 Lydia r. Pinkham MedicineCo-
IconidentiaD Lynn. Mass, torad-
Vice. Your letter will be opened
read and answered by . woman
and held in strict confidence.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
sl0.N0 Church For Knoxville

1t is said that Boonville is to have
a new $4,000 church building, of the
M. E. South, persuasion. Mrs. Char
les E. Leonard, of Boonville, is to give
$4,000, and Mesdames Lon V. Steph-
ems and L. C. Nelson, Of st. Louis, are
to give $4,000 and $4,000 respective
ly. The edifice is to be known as the
Margaret Nelson Memorial Meth
odist Church, South, in honor of
the mother of the three above named
ladies'.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
CONGRESS ALLOWS CLAIMS
FLOR CIVIL WAR DAMAGES

AT different times during the Civil
War, Union troops occupied the Meth
odist and Christian church buildings
in Mexico and for this reason Con
gress has allowed these churches S71O
and $3.50 respectively. John Beatty,
who was living in Mexico during the
war and n Of the star witnesses
when evidence for these claims was
taken, says the Methodist church,
which stood on the lot now occupied
by the City Hall was used for a mil
itary prison at n time. The church
buildings were also used for sleeping
quarters for troops and at one time
horses were stabbed in them.
Among the claims allowed for Mis-
sourians by Congress we note the
following:
VIM. 7. Smithy, Mexico, Missouri,
5000 for war claim.
Mr.. Smithy's claim was for $1l75
or half of the loss he and his partner
suffered in 1861 and 1862 when the
Union soldiers took possession Of his
livery stable in this city and com
Wandered all of his feed and grain
as well as implements and tools. His
partner, Mr.. Muldrow, never filed a
claim.
State Hospital, No. |. at Fulton,
Mo-, $4,000. This claim is for dam
ages done by the troops that occupied
the hospital during the war.
Trustees Of the First Christian
Church at Mexico, $3.50, for dam
ages to the church building during the
war. The building then was on the
site now occupied by ". J. Porawski's
residence.
Trustees of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church of Mexico, $40 for dam
ages to the church property during
the war.
Trustees of the Christian Church at
Sturgeon, $500 damages during the
war.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
.FIRST. STUDENT LUNCHEON
FOR THE MEXICO MEN

Too many cooks do not spoil the
broth and there is something in a
name.
The dinner given 81 fathers and
guardians Of mebres Of the Senior
or Junior classes at Mcmillan high
school, Thursday noon, by the stu
dents in the Home Economic depart
ment, has proven this. There were
fully 20 cooks and everything was
served to "the Queens taste" and Miss
Archie Cook, head Of the department,
must be a good cook according to the
evidence introduced by her pupils.
Superintendent Of Schools Herbert
Pryor intends that the citizens and
patrons Of the school, who are not
eligible to membership in the Mothers
and Others Club, shall be invited to
one of the series of luncheons to be
served by the students of the Home
Economic department and in this way
given an insight to the working of the
institution and bringing about a
closer cooperation. The menu served
Thursday was as follows:
Stuffed baked potato
Roast beef
Peas in timbals Baked apple
Biscuits
Tapioca pudding
DEVILS Food Cookies
The young ladies' who served the
meal had figured not only the cost Of
every detail of it and could show
where they could serve the meal to
100 for 500 but it was a balanced
ration with the proper food units to
give the required nourishment. Mr..
Pryor stated after a full course Of
this kind a student could serve a bet
ter meal for a third to a half less than
the expense of the old fashioned
housewife.
Time and space forbids a full re-
port of the many excellent talks all
complimentary to the Superintendent
and his assistants and assuring the
school authorities of the cooperation
of the citizens in everything to better
the system so efficiently managed by
Mr.. Pryor and others. Mr.. Pryor
stated the present success of the
school system was due to the spirit of
the people to always stand behind the
schools in the past.
Prof. Street stated there were 81
students in this department who took
a half year of sewing and a half year
of cooking. Some of them would
make their own graduating dresses
this year and it was hoped the entire
class would do this next year.
Those who spoke were ]. I. John
son, j. D. Greer, f. A. Morris, j. W.
Rouse, E. R. Locke, L. M. White, R.
D. Worrell, 81 Phillip, Louis Barth,
John Beal, j. A. Glandon, E. B. Keath.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
TO DEBATE MCMILLAN.

In the near future our High School
will debate Mexico and Centralia High
Schools on the Minimum Wage Ques-
ton. With Mexico we have the af-
frmative and with Centralia we have
the negative. We debate Centralia in
their W city and Mexico comes
here.
The debaters against Mexico are
Milton Higgins, Joe Uptegrove, Gale
Johnson. And against Centralia
Franklin McVey, Winston Smith and
Grace Brandt.-Montgomery City
Standard.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
CONGRESS SETS A
mark IN Accomplishment

Washington, March Sin things
done the Sixty-third Congress broke
all precedents. Here is only a par
tial list:
A tariff law revising downward
virtually all schedules affecting arti-
eles Of food, clothing and shelter, and
revising upward most schedules af-
fecting Injuries.
An income-tax law.
A new banking law, which COM
mands the respect Of business men
and fnanciers generally.
A law creating a Federal trade com
mission, which is expected to promote
the good in business and eliminate the
evil.
A law revising the antitrust stat
utes, excepting labor and farmers
organizations from those statutes;
and abolishing interiocking director
ates in big business.
An agricultural extension act,
which is intended to carry the re-
suits Of the Department of Agricul-
lures research work direct to the men
and women on the farms.
A law providing for the construc-
ton Of a railroad in Alaska, intended
TO open up that territory to civilaza-
ton and development.
An anti-narcotic law, intended to
break up the traffic in h~abit-forming
drugs.
A law revising the consular service
and intended TO place it on a strictly
merit basis.
A law intended 10 break up gamb-
ling in cotton
The repeal of the tolls-exemption
clause in the Panama Canal act,
which violated treaties with England
and other foreign countries, and
which granted a subsidy of several
millions a year TO the coastwise ship
ping trust.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
SPRING

The annual spring teachers exam
nations was held in Mcmillan high
school by County Superintendent of
Schools w. Clyde johnson, Friday and
Saturday.
Those who took the examinations
were: Bessie Day, Mexico; Edna
German, Sturgeon; Mable Kilgore,
C~entralia; Mildred Cook, Mexico; Sal
lie Glen, M~artinsburg; Mildred Steph-
ems, Martinsburg; Mabel Brown, Mar
tinsburg; Ina Baxter, Auxvasse; Dor
othy Seeker, Krksville; Pearl Martin
Benton City; Elsie Hildebrand, Ben
ton City; Anna Kelly, Mexico; Anna
o'Brien, Mexico; Josephine Erb, Lad
donia; Ida Yost, Laddonia; Edna
James, Mexico; Vivian Mildred, Mex.
leo; ona Alexander, Mexico; Minnie
jackson, Vandalia; W. E. Lewellen
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11

John Sanderson of Bowling Green
was in this city Friday arranging the
Crum home in South Mexico for the
arrival of his wife and baby Satur-
day. Mrs. Sanderson was Miss Mic
key Major, daughter of Gov. Major,
and she and Mr.. Sanderson were mar
ried at the mansion in jefferson City.
The Ledger joins the people of Mex
leo in welcoming them to this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
is FRESHMAN SECRETARY.

Miss Miriam Glandon was on the
ticket which won at the recent cleo
ton held by the Freshman academs
at the close of two weeks of enthusi-
astic politics. She was elected to the
office of secretary says the University
Missourian.
The person who nominated her de-
scribed her as having a varied politi-
cal career, saying she had been sec
rotary of the senior class in Mexico
High School, president of a sewing
circle in the same school and a mem.
Der of a missionary society. She il
a member of the Pi Beta Phi s%orOrit!
and lives in Mexico, Mo.