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Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20
CLAY FIELDS
+ WILL Be DEVELOPED

Representatives Of a wen known
pottery manufacturing company from
the east we're in this city this week in.
vestigating and securing leases OF
the coal and clay property about Far
Der. They were specific in their re
quests that their identity be kept .
secret and would not discuss thoil
plans at this time. They stated they
might have something interesting tC
announce shortly.
Speaking of their activity the Far
Der Forum said e~ditorially this week
"The clay mine seems an assured
fact. The eastern capitalists were
here Monday, taking samples Of the
clay. and seemed satisfied rs to the
quality. Orders have been given
to proceed with the necessary repairs
on the mine and work is expected to
begin Monday. II will necessarily
be a week or two before the work
of actual production begins, but the
present outlook is bright, and Farber
will o be a booming little city.
There is talk Of a second mine being
opened soon, but details are lacking
thus far. All we a say is, let it
come. The more the merrier."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20

WHEREAS, Roy W. Scrogin ant
Rosa Lee Scrogin, his wife, by Their
certain deed Of trust, dated the 29tl
day of April, 1915, and recorded il
the Recorders Office Of Audrain Coun
ty, Missouri, in Book az for recording
trust deeds, at page 43S thereof, con.
veyed to the undersigned trustee thu
following described real estate stu
ate in Audrain County, Missouri, to
wit:
The South East quarter Of the South
East quarter Of Section Thirty three
1889 and the South half Of the South
West quarter Of Section Thirty-foul
(34), all in Township Fifty-two (52).
North, Range Six (6) West, con
tanning 100 acres, more or less
(said deed Of trust being made sub
ject to a prior deed Of trust securing
a note for the principal sum Of $4,.
900, in favor of the Union Central
Life Insurance Company;
In trust, to secure the payment Of
two certain promissory notes in said
deed of trust fully described and set
forth;
And, whereas, the note secured by
said deed of trust which falls due one
year after date is past due and re-
mains unpaid;
And whereas, the interest on the
note secured by said deed of trust
which falls due two years after date,
is now past due and remains unpaid,
and said deed of trust provides that
a failure to pay such interest shall
render both principal and interest due
and collectible at the option of the
owner thereof, by virtue whereof the
owner of said note has declared the
same due and collectible and both
OF said notes are now past due and
remain unpaid.
Now, therefore, l, S. M. Locke, the
trustee named in said deed of trust. at
the request of the legal holder of said
notes, will, on
FRIDAY, THE 4TH DAY OF AU.
GUST, 1916,
between the hours Of 9 o'clock A. Nj,
and 5 o'clock P. M. of that day,
proceed to sell the above described
real estate, at public vendue; TO the
highest bidder at the East front door
OF the Court House in Mexico, Mis-
souri,, for cash, to satisfy. said debt
ana tne costs.and expenses of execut-
ins this trust = '-'"
20-4t S. NJ. LOCKE, Trustee
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20
REAL I TRANSFERS.

j. W. Wilson to Alex Carter. War.
ranty. Consideration 81 and other
Int. in Sc NE & E IL of SW NE Of
25-51-1O.
B. F. White to Ross White. War.
ranty. Consideration $500 and other
Lot Z, Block 2, Trolley Heights Add
to Mexico.
B. F. White to Ross White. War.
ranty. Consideration $500 and other
Part of Lots l and 2, Block 7, Origina,
Mexico.
Mollie E. Acton to G. w. Cross
white. Warranty. Consideration ST.
900. W pit. Of N 1-2 of Block A, Johr
A, Pearsons Add. to Mexico.
] B. Holterman &, by Tr, to. A en%
Mary Holternlan. Trustees deed.
Consideration 1925 Part-of Lots.
and 8, Block II, Original Martins.
burg.
Mary A. Beeby ct al to John Hick.
I.ersoh. QuieClaim. Consideration
81 and other. G A in E part Of sW
SW NE of 25-51-6.
Sallie C. Bland ct al to Edith c.
Hess. Warranty. Consideration
s275. Lot 1, Block 6, BANDS End Add.
to Vandalia.
S. L. Robinson to Dean Richardson
Warranty. Consideration S470. N 1-2
Of Lot SO, Mrs. Sparks Southern Add.
to Mexico.
Alice M. johnson, by IT,, to James
w. Sullivan. Trustees Deed. Con-
sideration $4,000. Lots 5 and 6,
Block 4, County Add. to Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20
GRANDMOTHER REFUSES 10
TAKE DESERTED CHILDREN

Deserted by their mother, left by
their father who departed to search
for work 10 raise money for them and
refused admittsnoe into the home Of
their fathers mother, their grand.
mother. Lnelle Palmer, s years old
and Baby Palmer. 5 months old.
are now at home with Judge AleS
Carter, in this city. and being moth.
erd by Misses India Johnson and
Olivia Carter.
According to what Judge Carte.
could learn from Palmers mother.
who resides on a farm near vandalia.
and from letters the father had writ
ten. Palmer had been married Tires
tines In the present instance his
wife deserted him shortly after the
baby was born He was without
funds and left the children in Van
dalia while he sought work at the same
time writing his mother to admit
them to her home until he returned.
This she refused to do
He has two cthsr children by an
earlier marriage Their names are
Edna and Kenneth and he wrote that
after 8 long search he had discovered
them with a hand Of Gypsies in Indl-
INA Evidently from his letters he in
tends returning for the tive children
when he ean raise some money.
Judge Carter says Lucille is an ex-
eeptionally bright child while her baby
sister is quite attractive though at
this time III. The judge plans to care
for them until something is heard
from the father regarding their per-
manent disposal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20
BULLETIN OUT SOON
War Dept to Issue Bulletin Telling Of
Military Training in High Schools

Superintendent Of Schools Herbert
Pryor has received an answer TO his
letter to the Secretary of War in
which he asked for further partieu-
lars concerning the proposed installa-
ton Of military training in high
schools. The letter from the Secretary
Of War states that no further infor-
nation can be given out until the
bulletins, now in preparation, are
ready for distribution.
The War Department is planning
to put into effect the law providing
for military training in the high
schools throughout the country and
to issue a bulletin containing de-
tailed information concerning this.
The letter did not state just when
the bulletins would be ready for dis
tribution.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20
FORMER MEICOAH WRITES
.ON PORTLAND PROHIBITION

G. c Erzmsn, Of Portland. Ore
Of this city, sends the LED.
ger a clipping from the Portland ".
.ening Telegram ot Saturday, July !
giving q report Of what has been &c,
.eonrlised in that city during the hrz'
SIX months Of prohibition Po-tAnd
is a city Of 10000 and Mr.. EriSnzr
says what has been accomplished ths1e
is true in smaller cities and he knows
that the figures IN the report are tree
az as be is or the scene ard fzmilia-
with conditions The article follows:
Prohibition, which closed its first
six months Of active service at mid
night yesterday, submits to The pub
lie the following report;
Drunkenness reduced IS per cent
Total arrests cut in half.
Court income increased.
Vagzney reduced 60 per cent
Take s look at the comparative tai
ulation Of arrests for drunkenness
the first st. months Of this
year and last:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20
A FIELD BURNS.

The old combination - a man, a
cigarette and a field of dry grass -
was the cause Of what might have
terminated in a serious fire Saturday
morning.
A negro, who was raking hay on
the field by the boulevard, owned by
Adams & Lewellyn, lit a cigarette
and dropped the match into the dry
hay. As a result the fire department
was called out to put the blaze out
before it could reach the adjoining
property.
Fortunately little damage was
done, as the fire was soon under con-
troll. 1t is estimated that not more
than two tons Of hay were destroyed
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20

THE Centralia Guard editorially
says: "Gladys Van Ness, one Of the
sanest, witiest women writers, is a
regular contributor TO the Saturday
isue Of the Mexico Ledger. and we
have her to thank for some pleasant
moments Sunday morning when we
ought to be listening to the preacher
tell of the torment to come"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20

A woman can do a tremendous
amount Of good when she tries. Here
is an instance and there are many
such. Mrs. F. F. Smith, Glovers-
vile, N. Y, writes: 81 feel it my
duty to write and tell you what
Chamberlain's Tablets have done for
me and for many others that / have
told about them. For over three
years | have been troubled with my
liver and have been under the doc
tors care most of the time. / have
tried many other medicines, but have
not found anything that helped me as
much as Chamberlain's Tablets"
obtainable everywhere. ADV.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20
"DRYs" DRIVE OUT DIsTILLER

~ A4lfI4A
HlGGlNSVILLE, Mo-, July Is. -
DRY sentiment is spreading SO in
Missouri that / may move my dis
tillery to Nevada, where I think we
would be unmolested for several
years, at least" said George H.
Jocelyn, a distiller, who came here
from Barton county, in announcing
that he had given up the idea of start
ing a distillery hore. Jocelyn came
here in May and bought land near
town for a distillery site, but as soon
as the community learned what he
had come for, meetings were held to
protest. A committee of two hun
bred called on Jocelyn and notified
him they would oppose his business
in every way possible. Sentiment was
so strong that insurance companies
declined to insure the distillery. Joce.
lyn agreed to sell back the land he
bought if he could get within 500
an acre Of what he had paid for it.
That offer wal accepted and the deal
was completed this week. Jocelyn is
moving his effects to Kansas City
until he al decide on another To-
cation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20
The Best piarrhoea Remed,

"A customer came into my store
the other day and said to one Of my
clerks, have you anything that will
cure diarrhoea?' and my clerk went
and got him a bottle Of Chamberlain's
Cole, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy, and said to him, If this does not
cure you. l will not charge you a cent
for it. So he took it home and came
back in a day or two and said it was
the best medicine he ever used" writes
]. H. Berry & Co., Salt Greek, Va.
Obtainable everywhere. ADV.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20
PROTECT YOUR CORN
FROM THE DRY WEATHER


COLUMBIA, Nc, July II Sam.
Del NJ. Jordan, Of the State Board Of
Agriculture, says the two important
things in dry weather cultivation Of
corn are to prevent evaporation Of The
water in the soil ard to retain what
may fan as rain.
To leave slightly corrugated
surface is best, Stree a fat surface of
dust will get hotter than one with
surface as it IS left following a cor
rugated roller. Sine on the fat sur
face the suns rays strike more near
ly perpendicular to the surface, hence
evaporation by the wind and heat will
be less than on a Hat surface.
Again. il the surface Of dust is left
fat and a heavy rain should fall, this
fiat surface win puddle" more quick
ly than the corrugated surface, hence
the water viii begin 20 u more
quickly from the fiat surface, while on
the corrugated surface more rain gets
into the soil, which IS very desirable
in a dry time.
After the rain has ceased the flat
surface win dry more rapidly and will
crack open worse than viii the CORFU
gated surface.
In view Of these facts any tool,
such as 4 drag, mower or eom PLAN
ter wheel should have some harrow
teeth so placed that they will leave
the surface slightly rough. Where
shovel tools are used the blowing
should not be deep nor very close to
the corr roots, especially toward time
for LAYING by.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20
Going to st. Louis.

20. Poisson and wife leave the first
Of the month for St. Louis where
they will make their future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Poisson, since residing
in this city have made many warm
friends who join the Ledger in re-
GREETING their departure. Mr.. Pois-
son says he has not decided just what
he will do in the future, though he
will likely go into business
again. The Ledger joins the people of
this city in wishing them much c
cess and happiness in their new home.
Mr.. Poisson has always been promi-
nent in business circles here an an
active member of the Masons. Mrs.
Poisson has been quite popular So
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20
FIRST TO DIE FOR FRANCE.

The first French soldier killed in
the present war was Andre Peugeos,
a young corporal.
At 4 p. m. on Saturday, August l.
1914, mobilization Of the French ar
my was decreed, but, to avoid giving
Germany possible pretext for deelar-
ing war, all French troops along the
frontier were ordered to retire to a
distance of ten kilometers back from
it.
Next day, Sunday, August l, Cor
poral Peugeot, with four men, vas at
the little village of Joncherez, when
about 10 a. m. he heard a girls voice
cry out: ''The Prussians! Here are
the Prussiansl" Starting up, he saw
four German c~avalrymen, with an
officer at their head, riding through
a lane between two wheat fields.
War had not yet been declared on
either side, and the corporal stepped
forward to halt the tresspassers, In
stantly the German oficer-who prov
ed later to be a Lieutenant, maybe of
thu Fifth Horse Chasseurs, in garri-
son at Mulhouse - drew his revolver
and fired three shots in quick success
sion through Peugeot's body. Nor
tally wounded, though he was, the
corporal was yet able to raise his
rife and fire one shot, and the Ger.
man officer, also mortally wounded
fell from his horse. A second later
the corporal plunged forward, dead.
Peugeot was mentioned in a dis
patch as "having stopped the first
German patrol hat had violated
French territory" He was a school
teacher before being called to the
colors and was not quite 81 years old.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20
MO. TO HAVE TWO ROAD DAYS

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, July IA
Governor Major yesterday said he
would soo issue a proclamation set
ting apart two days for all able bodied
male citizens to work on the highways
or hire some one to work for them.
Il will fix the date this year the lat
ter part of August or ealy in Sep
tember," said the Governor. "The
weather is now too hot"
This win be the third proclamation
Of the kind from Governor Major, who
has worked every year himself upon
the highways either in this county or
Galloway.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20
Circuit Notes.

]. H. Spriner ct al filed suit in the
Circuit Court Wednesday against E.
z. Taft
Judge William 7. RagiaDd Will OPP
en- court here next Monday at one
o'clock for the afternoon only to close
up the docket.
A suit for divorce brought by Tom
Asbury against Gertrude Asbury was
filed in the circuit court this week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20

10 me at times. Lydia Z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills re-
stored me to health and / want to thank
you for the good they have done me.
have had quite a bit of trouble and
worry but it does not affect my youth
full looks. My friends say 'Why do you
look so young and well?' / owe it all
to the Lydia L. Pinkham remedies. f"
Mrs. RoBT. SToPIEL, Moore Avenue,
Washington Park, Illinois.
We wish every woman who suffers
from female troubles, nervousness,
baekache or the blues could see the let
tiers written by women made well by Ly-
dia e Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
III you have any symptom about which
you would ike TO know write 10 the
Lydia Z. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn,
Mass, for helpful advice given free Of
charge.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20
NOTICE Of
PRIMARY ELECTION

In accordance with Section 1894 r.
s. Mo. 1909, notice Is hereby given
III ! a Primary Election viii be held
at the regular polling places in each
election precinct in Audrain County,
Missouri, and that the Polls viii be
opened at 8 o'clock In the morning
and continue them open until sunset
on the first Tuesday in August, 1916,
being the first day Of August, 1916,
for the purpose Of Nominating Candi-
dates for State, District, County and
Township Offices, to be voted for ut the
General election 10 be held on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday
In November, 1916.
That the herein after list contains
the names and post-ofice addresses Of
each candidate for nomination, 10
gether with a designation Of the
Office for which he is a andidate and
the party or principle that he repre-
gents.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20
Aw, THAT WAS JUST A SONG.

LOS ANGELES, July 10. "My
son has my permission and blessing
to go to fight Mexico, if Mexicans
menace my fellow citizens on the
border; and whenever America is in
vaded or threatened with invasion by
a foreign power, likewise l want to
see him shouldering a gun in her de-
fense."
Thus spoke Alfred Bryan, the man
Colonel Roosevelt and lesser Ameri-
can militarists called something
worse than e molllcoddle because he
wrote, about two years ago, wrote
that popular song entitled, II Didn't
Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20
HAVE YOU BEEN SICK7

Then you realize the utter weakness
that robs ambition, destroys appetite,
and makes work a burden.
Torestorethat strength and staminathat
is 50 essential, nothing has ever equaled
or compared with SCOTS Emulsion, be-
cause its strength : sustaining nourish-
ment i~nvigorates the blood to distribute
energy throughout the body whileitstonic
value sharpens the appetite and restores
health in a natural. permanent way.
If you are u down, tired, nervous,
overworked or lack strength, get Scott's
Emulsion to-day. II is free from alcohol.
Scott & Bovine. Bloomfield. MI.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20
GERMAN BEER COSTS IN BREAD.

AMSTERDAM, July Il (via Lon
don).-A protest against the con-
sumption of barley for the making Of
beer is made in a letter sent to
Chancellor Won Bethmann-H ollweg,
signed by eighty thousand members
of Good Templar lodges in Germany.
The letter points out the gigantic
waste Of bread materials in large
quantities of barely in beer. 1t urges
beer be supplied only on bread
tickets.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20
Z. 0. Righor Heads EIks.

BALTIMORE, July IL. Edward
o. Righor, of New Orleans, yesterday
was elected grand exalted ruler Of
the Elks over Lloyd Maxwell, of Mar
shalltown, Iowa. Boston was select
ed for next years convention. Other
officers include Grand Tyler Oliver
Black, Oklahoma City, Ok; grand
trustee, George Locke, Rogers, Ark,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20

A FEW warnings or an arrest for
open muf1ler cutouts would improve
conditions. Since the motorcycle off,
Ger has discontinued his vigilence
some motorists have become careless
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20
EXECUTORS NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that letter,
OF testamentary upon the estate o,
LUCINDA STEFFENs, Deceased
OF Audrain County, Missouri. have
been granted the undersigned, by the
Probate Court of said county, bearing
date June 20, 1916.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required TO exhibit
them to me for allowance within sis
months after date of said Letters or
tney may be precluded from any ben.
eht OF such estate and II such claims
be not exhibited within one year from
the time o the publication Of this no.
tlce, they will be forever barred.
JOHN ". HOWELL,
Io-4t Executor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20
THURSDAY HOTTEST DAY.

Thursday was the wairmest day Of
the season S. ,aceoradqg@
records'of'J. F. Llewellyn... The high,
est temperature Thursday was 90 and
the highest Friday. at noon, was 95.
Last year. the fifteenth was the
warmest day of July with the Their.
mometer at "a. On the warmest day
of June stood at 81 and at % on Au.
gusts warmest day.
According to these statistics, Thurs
day was the warmest day for over a
year, being warmer than any day last
summer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20

In the case of the Sturgeon Special
Road District against the Boone
County Court for $1,102, was decided
in favor of the Road District. A mo-
ton was filed, but continued because
the judges were not in session.
The amount involved is Boone coun-
TVS part of the cost of bridges on the
county line. This part, which it. is
claimed should have been paid by
Boone couatg was paid by the road
district.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20
Always Satisfactory.

Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Di-
arrhoea Remedy. r.. N. White, Tur-
file Bayou, Texas, writes, Eve. have
been = selling Chamberiaih's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for
years and have not had one, single
complaint" obtainable everywhere.
Adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20

Iefed WIN female
trouble, b~ackache,
nervous spells and
the blues. My chill
dren's loud talking
and romping would
make me SO v
j could just tear
everything topieces
and ! would ache all
over and feel so sick
that | would not
want anyone TO talk
| x,Itn L ns-1.Ju-T-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20

THE gift of a lung motor to the
Mexico Hospital by E. r. Locke is to
BIO highly commended. This wonder
full instrument wherever used has al
ready saved thousands Of lives and it
means that Mexico is now equipped
TO care for any cases where such a
machine Is Of paramount Importance.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20

THE necessity Of making the pas.
sage way under the Alton bridge
near East Lake a safe one, again
comes before the public because OF
an accident which took place Sunday
and is reported elsewhere in this is
sue. This is one of the most danger
GUS places in this section Of the eoun-
Try.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20

IF you are going to take a little
motor trip and think you would like
70 aid the Mexico Fair, call at this
Office and take a little advertising
matter to distribute while you are
away. 1t will be greatly appreciated
and will do much toward aiding that
popular entertainment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20
Robert Powell Breaks Arm

Robert Powell broke his left arm
Friday afternoon when loading baled
hay from a car The bale that he was
loading slipped causing him to fall
between the wagon and car. The
injury is not serious.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20
Cured Of Stomach TrouhI,

Two years ago | vas an invalid
due to stomach trouble" writes Mrs
X. G. Nef, Crooksville, Ohio. al tool
three bottles of Chamberlain's Tab.
lets and have since been in the best
Of health" 0btainale everywhere.
Adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20

E. A. Shannon, who was recently
operated upon for appendicitis, has
recovered sufficiently to be taken
home. However his condition is such
that he will be confined to his home
for at least the next ten days.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20

Subscribers 10 the Weekly Ledger
should vsteh The date On ne margin
Of their paper and renew their sub
seripton promptly - that they VIII
not miss a eoSy Of tksir favcrite
paper.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20
To POstmasters' Association.

Postmaster and Mrs. W. r. Jack.
son departed Thursday afternoon for
Washington, D. c., to attend the Ma.
tional Postmasters' Association which
viii be held from July IS to q.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20

W. r. Painter, Democratic candidate
for Governor, was in this city satur-
day. He was accompanied to Wanda
liza, where he spoke Saturday after
noon, by Judge r. d. Rodgers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20

THE incorporation of a correspon-
dence school in New Jersey to teach
the science Of war leaves nothing more
to be said on behalf Of preparedness.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20
Ruying Cavalry Horses.

William d. Lee, a member OF
the widely known firm of Lee
Bros, of Mexico, was in Aux
vase last Wednesday looking
for cavalry horses. While here
Mr.. Lee purchased three head
from Harry F. Henderson. Mr..
Henderson also sold ]. Ed Moore
an extensive mule buyer of this
county, five pack mules the same
day. - Auxvasse Review.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20

HOWEVER, there is no need to
suppose that Progressivism will dis
appear entirely from politics with the
dissolution Of the Moose party.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20

THOUGH having but small faith
in the Progressives, the Republicans
~ardently desire their works.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20
Yandalia Gets Rain.

VANDALIA, Mo, July Is. A
heavy rain here Friday broke a -four
days period Of terrific heat that
reached 1Os degrees. The rain was
needed for the crops.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20

AS a border, the Rio Grande is
neither wide nor deep, but it is the
best border we have down Mexico
a