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Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-28
.GRAsTY SAYS WILSON
AMAZED GREAT BRITAIN
Former Mexico, Mo-, Newspaperman,
Corresponding for the New York
Times, Writes from London.
HAS ASTOUNDING EFFECT
The Note from the United States Re-
garding Peace is Resented by
the Britons Keenly.
HAS ASTOUNDING EFFECT
By Charles II. Grastv.

LONDON, Dec. 20. - Democracy in
England had at last shaken off its
lethargy and stood organized and
efficient for war. The old slack poll
cies were cast aside, the s~elf-sacrifice
of the levee en- masse and the short
rations were faced smilingly, With
something very like the spirit of a
festival, the British public, from cos
ter-monger to peer, were lining up be-
hind the new government.
Then came President Wilson into
their midst. To say that it produced
the effect of an apparition is to put
it mildly. 1t was like a deaths head
at a feast. There was surprise,
shock, CONSERVATION. Tomorrow may
bring explanations with a better un-
derstanding, a truer perspective. To-
day Britain almost reels as from a
staggering blow.
Singing Resentment.
From the high keyed resentment Of
the Morning Post, inviting Americs
to get into the fighting on one side O.
the other, - no matter PARTICULAR!
which - or attend to her OWL bust
ness, through the middle register O
the better informed protest Of tn
Northcliffe papers, down through tn
friendly criticism of the Chronicle t
something like liberation from tn
Daily News, British opinion unani
mously rejects the premise of equal
ty of motive and aspiration anon
the belligerents. That is the wor
that reaches the quick British sen
sibilities.
Astounded Everybody.
A prominent medical man who's
practice is among people well know
on both sides Of the Atlantic, told m
after his rounds today that CONNER
was unusually unfavorable. A
those seer by him regarded the not
as unbelievable gaucherie." The sue
denness of it, he said, astounded eV
erybody. 1t was a bolt out of I'll
I blue.
1t has sometimes been said, by Gi
bert Parker for one, that the grea
est possible service America coul
\ render to the Allies lay in the NOR
support of her approval. Without b
lief in the rightness of the Allie
course by most of the hundred milliC
English speaking people OF the 9TH
side of the Atlantic, England cou
not have gone on. The President
= note now constitutes some degree
withdrawal of American sympatl
and moral support. That one view
. uppermost today when the whole 81
is darkened by the cloud from t
;, West.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-28

Mrs. John Kirby, of Cleveland, Ok,
will spend the Holidays the guest of
her mother, Mrs. John Mcintyre, of
South Jefferson street.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-28

W. A. Sharp and family, T. A. Threl-
keld and family and s. M. Sharp and
family will spend Christmas with Mrs.
H. S. McCue at Auxvasse.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-28

The R. A. Jesse administrators
sale was held Saturday afternoon at
the front door Of the Court House.
S. P. Emmons was administrator of
the estate.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-28

Ben Locke, who is attending Cornell
University in Ithaca, New York, will
be home Saturday to spend the Holt
days.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-28

Thaddeus Anderson, a student Of
Chillicothe Business College, is home
for the Holidays. He was accompani-
ed by his roommate, Estil Hudson.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-28

Mr.. and Mrs. o. L. Garrison and
son of st. Louis, are here to spend
Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs. G. W.
Robertson.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-28
% Below at Duluth.

DULUTH, Mimi, Dec. %. = at
was only % below here - but a cold
wave is coming" said Forecaster
Richardson yesterday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-28
accompanying cut:

o. J. Thompson and family, of Bar
dolph, ILL.,, are visiting relatives in
Audrain county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-28

Miss Lucille Howell, who is attend
ing the Kansas City Conservatory of
Music, is home for the Holidays.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-28

The Ledger joins their many friends
in extending to them congratulations
ad best wishes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-28

Ray Neighbors, who is a student
in Central College, Fayette, is home
for the holidays.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-28

John Morrison, an old time Mexico
travelling man, now living in Illinois,
is here on a visit, and looking fine
and dandy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-28

Misses Mary, Anna and Bessie Hop
kins, who are teachers in Oklahoma,
are here for the Holidays with their
sister, Mrs. Charles Harrison.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Cartwright and
children, of st. Louis, are the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Robertson.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-28

Mrs. Herbert Price and son are
spending the Holidays in Alta Vista,
Virginia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-28

Mrs. w. L. Davenport left Saturday
for Kansas City, to spend the Holt
days. Mr.. Davenport will follow in a
day or two.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Precht Of Chilli
Gothic, will arrive Saturday evening
to spend the Holidays here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-28

W. N. Jones, Chicago & Alton Claim
Agent, made a business trip to Kan
sas City Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-28

Mrs. j. W. Morris, Of Laddonia, who
underwent an operation at the hos
pital here Tuesday, is reported to be
improving.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-28

Mrs. Joe Considine. and son, Sims,
have gone to Elgin, Kansas, for the
Holidays.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-28

o. C. Willard, one of Mexico's most
successful travelling men, who covers
southeast Missouri, is home for the
Holidays.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-28

Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Lawrence and
daughter, Miss Bethel, are visiting rel
atives in Sikeston, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-28

Mrs. J. E. Lowery is visiting rela.
tives in Kentucky.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-28

Mrs. Tina Dobyns, of Hardin, is
domiciled at the Ringo during the
vacation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-28

|iss Gladys Van Ness
II Phone s17
ROM THE EDITOR.

RON THE EDITOR.
Christmas and Happy New
Ministers Of Mexico; in fact,
listers, Missionaries and Sun
81 teachers everywhere.
Physicians and Nurses who
hvoring to allay the suffer-
amanity.
be poor and distressed every
faculties and students of our
BIS of learning.
. employers and employees of
Plant, Shoe Factory, Tele-
smpany, Post Office, and the
bmpany.
bur business and professional
automobile drivers.
4 contemporaries and the soci-
|ess Of same.
} genial manager Of the Or
! bachelors and the buds.
. ladies Of the Kings Daugh-
me.
frate2nal organizations.
J patients at the Hospital.
the little children.
issrnor-elect Gardner.
e Missouri Notes" writer Of
sas City Star.
editor of the Democrat Lead
,tte.
employers and all employees of
ger.
ach and every reader of the
critics who are numerous, and
S, if any.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-28

Frank Porawski is home from Kan,
sas City for the Holidays.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-28

Fred Bronaugh, of st. Louis, is here
to spend Christmas,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-28

A.. D. Jackson will spend Christmas
in Fayette with his daughter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-28
WANTED!
SCRAP IRON, OLD
AUTO TIRES, OLDRUB.
OLDRAGS
HIDES, FEATHERS &
PELTS AT HIGHEST
PRICES. SAM MORRIS

Aubrey Clapper, of Billings, Mont,
is in Mexico to spend the Holidays
with his mother, Mrs. 0sceolla Clap
per.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-28

Miss Mary Banks is home for the
Holidays.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-28

Miss Ruth Robertson is home from
st. Louis for Christmas.
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Conkling Correspondence

The F. B. Masteller family
and r. e. Person were week end
visitors at the H. C. Jones home
last week.
Clarence Yunker met with
quite an accident Saturday
last while raking hay, in some
way he got toe caught tn the
double trees and the flesh was
badly torn.
Misses Grace Masteler andA n
ME Lunas are spending a couple
of weeks at +he home of H. c..
Jones, the formers uncle.
Earnest S'agg was injured in
a runaway last week, while disc
ing. The disc passed over his
body giving him some pretty
bad bruises on the arm.
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Legislature to Act
On Five Amendments
PETER CHRISTIANSON
PASSES AVIAN

Another pioneer passed away.
last week OH Thursday night
when Peter. Christianson died at
the Bismarck hospital after an
illness of several months. He
went to Bismarck the week be-
fore but Bright's s disease and
heart failure had taken such a
hold he was unable to overcome
them.
Mr.. Christianson was born in
1884 on the Island of Mond,
south of Copenhagen. In 1864
he fought in a battle in the city
Of Schlewswig, Holstein, and was
wounded in the knee. This
wound has always caused him
trouble and he complained Of it
before being taken to Bismarck.
In 1869 he moved to Duluth
where he was proprietor Of a
Scandinavian hotel. Before COM
ing here in 1884 he spent some
time in Montana where he own
ed a store near BoMnan and
where he sold road material TO
ANel johnson who also moved to
Washburn later. When he came
to Washburn he bought the
Veeder-Satterlund store which
he conducted for about Is years.,
selling out to DR.. Smythe now
Iof Bismarck. He owned a home
stead two miles east Of town
and sold it year ago to Mr..
Kugler. He still had property
in town. Two years ago he Wis
tied among old friends and re-
latiWes in Denmarck, spending
the winter there. Last year he
spent the winter IL Michigan
returning last May.
Mr.. Christianson was a very
accommo dating man and will al
ways be remembered by the old
timers as a good citizen and
true friend.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the Methodist church by
Rev. Reid Sunday afternoon and
interment made in the Fair
view cemetery. The pail bear
ers were John Satterlunq, Axel
johnson, Nels Herred, Ole Wing,
o. A. Oberg and Chris Nelson.
Kind friends had sent many
beautiful homegrown flowers
to the church. He has only one
sister in this country. She lives
in Michigan and was unable to
reach here for the funeral.
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secreaauy of State Hall adver-
Mses Changes in State
Document.
LIMIT POWER OF COURT
All Land May be Taxed to In
sure Crop Against
Hailatorm.

Advertising the five proposed
amendm ents to the state con-
stitution to be acted upon by the
forthcoming legislature has been
commenced by Secretary of
State, Thomas Hall.
One amendment would make
it impossible for the state su-
preme court 20 declare any en-
actment or law of the state Of
North Dakota legislature unless
at least four Of the Judges so de,
eide.
Another would provide that a
county may by, two-thirds vote
increase it's indebtedness three
per cent beyond the five per
centum limit for the construct
tion,, Improvement and main
tenance Of public highways, but
for no other purpose whatever.
The third provides that the
Legislature may tax all land to
insure crop against hail.
The fourth gives the legisla-
ture the power to provide for
the formation of rural agriculr
tural credit associations, incor-
porated or voluntary, under the
supervision Of a department OF
state and may establish, a loan
fund by pledging the credit Of
the state, or otherwise, and pass
laws regulating the use OF
such fund. The loans shall be
secured by first mortgages on
agricultural land. The loans lnay
be made directly to individuals
or to rural agricultural credit
Htesueia dons. ,-''',,1' =
The last one provides that
any cooperative corporation may
adopt bylaws limiting the voting
power Of it's stockholders.
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WHAT TAKES PLACE ON
OTHER SIDE OF. GRAVE?

If the dead could only come
back to life and. tell us seine
thing of what takes place on the
other side Of the grave! This
has been the exclamation and
wish of countless thousands. who
would like to penetrate the mys-
terry of the future. But no one
has ever returned, at least not
until a few days ago, and this
case is a most unusual one.
Harry TOMS of Cleveland, O.,
was shocked to death by electri-
city. For an hour he lay as
dead as anyone ever was, at
Least physicians say So. He had
ceased to breathe and his heart
had stopped beating for full
hour! Had nothing been done
it is agreed that he was ready
for the undertaken. But the new
medical appliance, called the
pulmotor, which is simply a ma
chine that forces wind in and
out Of the lungs to stimulate
breathing, was applied to dead
Harry TOMS, and this man who
would otherwise never have stir
red again was resurrected to
life. Now he tells his expert,
ence while dead for an hour and
ali he has to say is that it was
stntal Inconsistencies, he had
.np. np.sensation or experience OF any
kind except that consciousness
had ceased.
OF course there are those who
viii always say that If he had
been really dead he caold not g.
nave been restored, but this rails
.es the question, "When is a man
deadi" Before the invention OF
the pulmotor TOMS would. have
been considered as dead as many
another man of whom the under
ta,xer has taken charge. Another
hour or 80 modification would
I have set in had the pulmotor not
been applied. Does this mean
that q man Is not dead until ne
begins to mortifyf We are not not
attempting to answer this ques-
ton we merely raise it because
eit q Of general interest, and II
e ours readers care to express them
selves upon the subject we Will
be pleased to publish their let
ters.-Willison Herald. s-s
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FORMER MCLEAN COUNTY
MAN Is IN TROUBLE

Era Bond, who homesteaded
near Turtle Lake in 1902 and
1903 and later ran soft drink
emporium at Max, has been hav-
ing considerable trouble lately
in Iowa. Mr.. Bond is a Minnea-
polls investment and realty brok.
er now and while on a resent
trip to Davenport, Iowa, was ar
rested as suspect in the auto
mobile theft syndicate investi-
CATION.
Many autos are being stolen
daily in Chicago and detectives
are getting number Of the pro-
fessional thieves.
Mr.. Bond has been released
and says he will bring a suit
against those who had him re-
tained.
Over $500 automobiles have
been stolen in Chicago during
the last seven months. It is
estimated by the newspapermen
that the number will safely pass
beyond the 5000 mark before
the end of 1916 as the number
Of thiefts is steadily increasing.
EVERY week more than so cars
are taken; Saturday and Sun
day being the favDrite days.
The value Of stolen cars is more
than $500, 600. About 60. per
cent only are finally recovered
to owners, according to the Auto
mobile Protective association
and a considerable number of
these yield q profit to the thieves
who connect up with somebody
who receives the reward. Almost
no convictions have been obtain
ed in the courts; this apparent
ly puts a premium upon this kind
| of thrifty occupation. Compare
this with the dose which used to
he handed out to horse thieves
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Dogdem News

Miss Ethel Walker threshed
her rye Monday. She had 81
acres which yielded 753 bushels.
John Wash of Kief thresh-
ed his wheat this weekk. It yield
ed 4 bushels per acre and grad
ed No. 4.
John Wysopolsky of Dogden
and Miss ~. Oaszewsky, Of
Brooklyn, N. Y, were married
Tuesday noon in the Catholic
church in this place by Rev. Ro-
bert Viewer.
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MANDAN WORKING TO
LAND PACKING PLANT

Mandan, N. D., Aug. 22.-The
Mandan committee charged with
furthe1ing this city's claim for
the packing plant that will be
established in the state by the
Society Of Equity, is engaged in
the compilation Of statistics re.
garding the supply Of stock in
the west end Of the state, freight
rates, etc., to present to the TO-
eating committee when it meets
late next month. Equity inter
ests in the west end of the state
are solidly for Mandan. ~
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SAVED BY WIFE'S
GALLANT ACTION

Anamoose, N. d., Aug. 21.-
Adolph Klempel Of Sawyer, n.
D., was shot through the upper
part Of the leg by Deputy Sher-
iff c. l.. Foster, Of Turtle Lake,
at. Strawberry lake, yesterday
afternoon. The officer was bad
ly beaten up in the general fig ght
that followed, and was saved by
crowd Of onlookers, led by his
wife.
Klempel and his party of five
companions, it is alleged, were
beating up two other men when
Foster interfered. His shot.was
followed by a general attack on
him.
The Klempel party was not ar
rested, but officials will take ac-
tion today.
The fight started over posses
sion Of a boat.
Foster is deputy sheriff and
when he found he could not
deal with the men left the scene
at once and returned a few mo-
ments later with his revolver
which he had taken from his
automobile, Upon his return
he found the other persons in
his party in imminent danger Of
being killed, for the attacking
party, now half crazed, were mer'
cilessly using their superior
strength, oars and other missi-
les which had come to their
hands Oh the other two men:
The deputy sheriff endeayored
to arrest the aggressors, and
ordered "hands up At the
critical moment he was facing
three of the Klempel party, in
cluding Adolph Klempell Two
out Of the three obeyed the order
"hands up" but Adolph Klempel
rushed at the officer aud the latter,
when there was nothing else to
do and when Klempel was almost
on top of him, opened fire and
wounded Klempel as above lndl-
Gated. Whereupon the assall.
ants turned practically all OF
their efforts toward Foster. He
was soon relieved Of his gun and
badly beaten and cut up, and
that he was not killed dunng
those few moments is a wonder.
Finally j. E. Nelson and for
mer sheriff Simon of Mclean
county secured the release OF
Foster. Shortly after doctor
had temporarily taken care OF
Rempel, the Klemple party left
lin automobiles with the injured
man for velva. No attempt was
made to hold them.
Foster and one Of the other
men are both in very bad condi-
ton from the miNup and are
under the Doctors care at
Turtle Lake.
Strawberry lake has been a
favOrite resort during the sum-
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Ihreshing Begun
Over Entire State
Other Crops Will Make Up
u For Light Wheat Yields
This Year..
BETTER YIELDS EXPECTED
Experts Say 1915 Wheat Should
Be Saved Fer Seed For
1917 Crop.

The first threshing to be done
around here was on the Anton
Peterson farm a mile ease Of
town. Others started this week
after the grain was dry from
the Monday rain.
Few farmers are putting their
grain in stacks. 1t will be tax
en- to the threshing machine
direct from the shocks.
Proceeds from this years crop
will compare favorably with
those of last year and greatly
exceed those Of normal years,
says a federal agricultural ex-
pert. He claims there is a
seriousness in the wheat losses
but hay, corn, flax seed, oats,
barley and rye will yield salts
factorily and the prices which
they will bring in will make up
for loss in wheat to a great
extent.
Hot weather the last week
has forced the corn crop ahead,
and it is practically safe. While
the acreage is somewhat smaller
than last year the yield will be
the best in the state s history
Outside Of the Red river valley
the hay crop is the best in
years.
Unless the 1915 wheat now
held by farmers and elevators
in North Dakota, is kept from
the market and retained as seed
for 1917, authorities claim that
the prospects fer -~eoea-.+eerep
next year is poor.
The Agricultural college re-
ports that the seed derived from,
the 1916 crop will not bring good
yields, or furnish a hardy plant
that can withstand the ravages
of the elements, and will be
more susceptible to rust.
In order to furnish. sub
stantial basis upon which to start
the 1917 crop, experts urge that
the present wheat now being
held, be kept for seed purposes.
1t is pointed out that Of last
years crop yield, 15O,OOO,OO bu-
Shells, Is per cent is still held.
1t also is estimated that not
over per cent Of last year q
yield or one-half Of the amount
now being stored in the statev
would be necessary to furnish ex-
cellent seed for the entire. state.
Experts declare that the seed
obtained from this years crop
will be far too light to insure
good crops in 1917.
The attention of farmers thru
out the entire state will be call
ed to this problem and those
who have disposed Of their entire
1915 product are urged to- pur-
chase seed as soon as possible,
before the entire product is
thrown on the market.
There have been unusual
weather conditions this year,
it has helped some crops while
others have failed. The extreme
ly hot weather was good for the
corn, while the combination OF
heat and dampness is said to
have caused the rust which will
SO greatly lower the wheat yield.
So little threshing has been
done that no exact yields of
grain can be given yet.
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ers. Ii he cannot prevail upon
them to do so, he may call upon
j. Arthur Williams or Mr.. Mar
tin, who also have had more or
less to do with the organiza-
tion Of this worthy (9) organiza-
tion.''
Rye sold at $l.2O per bushel,
the highest price ever recorded
for is ea the board Of trade
at Duluth Tuesday.
Rev. w. A. Snow, secretary of
the North Dakota Sunday School
association, has received a call
from the West Virginia associ-
alton at a considerable raise in
salary. He has not decided
whether he will accept or not.
The price of hogs is said to
be highest since the Civil war.
In Chicago Tuesday hogs sold
for $11.3O hundredweight at
the Union Stock Yards. This was
also the market price in st.
Louis, Pittsburg and Indian
apolis.
There were reports over the
state this week that the nation
al guard would return home
soon but the report is not true.
All danger at the border is not
over and the troops will be re-
tained until there is final settle
ment of affairs.
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GENERAL NEWS ITEMS
OF COUNTY AND STATE

Benedict will soon have vii
large hall and Jail. The board
has awarded the contract.
It is expected that the pontoo1
bridge across the Missouri at
Williston will be completed, this
month. H..
President Wilson is still ap-
posed to the literacy test on the
immigration bill and says he will
veto the measure again if it is
passed by congress.
There were 2,445, ,664 auto
mobiles registered during the
year 1915, that means one for
every A persons in the United
States. Iowa led with one for
every 16 inhabitants.
Sheridan county across the
line in Montana, has had an av-
erage of one murder every six
ty days since the county was
organized, and practically all Of
these crimes can be traced di-
rectly to- the county s. saloons.
Infantile paralysis is spreading
rapidly in Minnesota. That Is
getting too near home for com
fort. Steps should be taken at
once to prevent it from getting
into this state. The cutting Of
weeds is said to be a good way
to begin.
The first races up Pixies Peak
were carried out on schedule
time without serious accid-
ent. A Seattle man in a t'home-
made" car won the $4,000 prize
making the climb up the noun
tain, a distance Of 12k miles, in
twenty minutes and fifty-five
seconds. #
The United States has decid-
ed to erect a government armor
plant. The Bethlehem Steel Co.,.
has been opposed to this move
ment and from time to- time
paid advertisements have ap-
peared in the Leader giving
their reasons for SO doing. Read
their ad in, this issue and find
out what your government is
doing.
When Editor Coats leans
back in his easy chair and reads
of the farmers that have been
killed in North Dakota by /. w.
W.,s within the past week, it
must remind him Of the old
times in Colorado, when he was
championing the cause Of the
"Wobblers, and melting them
to violence says the Ken
mare News. SIN behalf Of the
farmers of North Dakota, we ask
that Mr.. Coats make, a personal
appeal to his erstwhile compan-
ions to respect the lives and pro-
perty Of the people Of the state
while they are within our bord-
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A mass meeting Of citizens Of
Dickinson was called by Mayor
Alfred White to discuss the pro-
position Of securing state nor
NAL school.