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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-11-24
MRS. O'CON NsER
GAINS s POUNDS
Suffered From Stomach Trouble
and Catarrh for Five or six
Years. 4 (.


Mrs. John O'Conner, who lives
at 338 East Oldham Street, Knox
willie, Tenn, called up the Kuhlman-
Chamblisss Drug Go. recently and
said she wanted to speak to the
"Tanlac" man. When Mr.. Nillis
answered the telephone, Mrs
O'Conner made the following re-
markable statement:
~ just wanted you to know, and
everybody else to know, what that
Tanlac@medicine has done for me.
Why, 1 have gained eight pounds
already, and have only been taking
It for ten days. ! have Just fin
ished taking the first bottle and
have sent Mr.. O'Conner back to
the store this morning for another
bottle. This Tanlac certainly does
just what you say it will do. lbe-
gan to eat better. sleep better and
feel better from the very first dose.
and the change in my condition
has just been wonderful. had a
good doctor before ! began using
lTaniac, but he didn't seem to un-,
dersfand my case, and his medicine
did notseem to do me any good, SO
I just set it aside and didn't nse ii.
For the past five or six years |
have been III q rundown condition
nervous, weak aud At times very
dizzy. I had nervous headache
and indigestion perfectly awful.
My stomach wat 80 weak Icouldn't
digest the lightest kind Of food.
was nervous and depressed and
sleptsvery little. / had become SO
despondent over my condition !
thought nothing could help me.
# certainly was lucky for me when
I heard Of Tanlac. sIt il not ike
any other medicine ! have tried
itseems to soothe my stomach, and
is g fine tonic, too, because my ap-
petite il good now, and I digest
what / eat # anyone had told me
there was q medicine on earth that.
would make me gain eight pounds
inten days, I would have thought
them crazy.
III don't believesthere is another
on earth like Tanlac, NV
catarrh Is also a great deal better
IN fact, I hardly notice itanymore.'
Tanlac, the wonderful medicine
that accomplished such remarkable
results il Mrs. O. CoDner's case, X
sold in Camden exclusively BY The
Fry Drng Company III Big Sandy
BY James "A. Moses; II Big San
az n. F, p. by w. IA. Weldon; ia
Faxon BY Us. Davidson; IN Bre-
cheen BY Es s, Byrd n %. r. F. d
III Holladay by \. I. Me-
llwain; BY John f. Cheathsnn
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-11-24
90 UNTY NEWS
I'm "A NUTSHELL


Thomas Ball spent Sandey on.
Harmon Greek.
Robert Corbitt made ! flying
( Irip to Eva City Saturday.
[rs. Clara McKelvey of Eva
y lty visited here last week.
dkh Davidson, Henry Phifer
nd others were at Big Sandy one
" last week.
Noah al Melton, notary PUBLIC,
va City was here on business
;:eae day last week.
\. Nance Wilson, William and Roy
elton attended annual conference
/ e Union City last week.
Upcls Dan Farmer il some-
hat indisposed AZ this writing.
strust he will soon beshimseH
Rain.
Russell Rushing Of Arkansas re-
tHFned home last week, accompa-
nied BY bic bride, who was Miss
Gnde Phjfer. We wish them 4
long snd happy married life.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-28
W. ". FRY JR., HOAORED
BY THE NATIONAL ELKs

W. W. Fry, Jr., n Of the leading
Young lawyers Of Missouri, has been
appointed District Deputy Grand Ex-
alted Ruler for the Benevolent and
Protective Order Of Elks in Eastern
Missouri. Mr.. Fry "a appointed by
Edward Rightor, of New Orleans,
Grand Exalted Ruler Of the B. P. 0.
E. of the United States.
Mr.. Fry is the youngest man to ever
receive this appointment, just as he
was the youngest Exalted Ruler in
this State when he headed Mexico
Lodge Of Elks 919.
he Is one Of the best known and
most popular members Of the organi-
zation in this section and his appoint
ment will meet with universal ap-
prevail. Mr.. Fry's many friends were
delighted to hear of his success and
the Ledger joins in congratulating him
as well as the Elks on the appoint
ment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-28
DOESN'T KILL THE TOWN"
Law Enforcement Never Hurts Legit-
innate Business, Newspaper Says.
From the st, Louis Republic.)

(From the st, Louis Republic')
The new police board in st. Joseph
has begun to enforce the laws Of Mis-
souri, against gamblers, breakers OF
the saloon laws and the keepers Of VI
cious resorts of all kinds.
st. Joseph will hear a great deal
about how the police board is trying
tn skill the town" as the result OF THIS
unaccustomed activity. Every mar
and woman who has been making
dirty money in St. Joseph through po'
lice Iaxity will develop a sudden in
terest in the prosperity of the city
and their tears over the imminent de-
cadence of the community will be pit
able - as pitiable as the tears OF th'
crocodile.
That is the way they do in ever!
city which makes up its mind not u
natter with the forces of %indecency
immortality and law violation, but st
Joseph need not worry. Legitimate
business never suffered yet from tn
suppression of illegimitate business
and no town that wishes to make 1t
self thoroughly fit to live in ever re
GREETED an honest enforcement of tn
law.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-28

William Pollock, of Mexico, who
celebrated his eighty-sixth birthday
Saturday, is the oldest mill-wright in
the United States. For seventy-two
years Mr.. Pollock has worked in mills,
built mills, operated mills.
William Pollock was born in Green
county, Pennsylvania, September %,
1880. At the age of six he moved to
West Moreland Co., in Pennsylvania,
In the latter part of June, 1869, he
came to Mexico, which has been his
home ever since. About the first Of
July, 1869, he began the building Of
the mill here which is still standing
and which he still operates. The mill
began operation in the early part Of
September of that year.
Mr.. Pollock began work in a mill or
the Big Sewickly Creek, nea Wes'
Newton, Penn, when he was just thir
ty days under fourteen years Of age
This mill was known as the JOIN
Starner Mill. He has built mills il
four states - Pennsylvania, Indiana
Iowa and Missouri.
The William Pollock Milling Com
pany was Incorporated in 1891, tn
year in which the big grain elevate
was built. Mr.. Pollock has built -four
teen grain elevators in Missouri.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-28
OLDEST MLLWRIGHT IN THE UNITED STATES
William Pollock, Who is Sc Saturday, Has Been MiIwright for 72 Years.

ed men in that industry. He not only
realizes that bread is "the staff Of
life" but knows it to be the cheapest
food on the market and it has been his
constant endeavor to so reduce the
cost of production to make it possible
to sell mill products at the lowest
possible figure.
He was a leader in the organization
Of the Millers' Mutual Fire Insurance
Associations, resulting in great saw
ings to mill owners.
No movement tending toward the
betterment Of Audrain county and
Mexico has failed to gain his hearty
support and cooperation and endorse
ment, both morally and financially,
He has taken an active interest in the
construction of good public roads,
and given his best efforts in attempts
to keep them in the best possible con.
dition at the lowest expense. He in
vented a lap-track wagon for road i'm
provement and placed the invention
on the market so those who desiret
could use it without extra expense.
During his long and active life Nj
Pollock has been a constructionist
: working with his mind and his none
; for the betterment and advancement
of his neighbors and his community
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-28

"My first vote was cast in 1852 for
Franklin Pierce" said Mr.. Pollock in
telling of his early life. THAT makes
sixteen Presidents / have voted for
and when / vote for Woodrow Wilson
again, that will make it seventeen"
The Judges of the election declined to
let him vote where he first tried, so
he rode eighteen miles through the
rain to West Newton to vote. After
some difficulty he was permitted to
vote and the Democrats carried the
town by n vote.
81 have been a resident Of Mexico
since 1869 and / never expect to live
anywhere else" said Mr.. Pollock. a
like the people here and | like my
business"
Mr.. Pollock has been chairman Of thu
Building Committee of Hardin Col
lege for the past twenty-five years
He is also a member of the Building
Committee of the PresbyteriaI
/ Church and was a member of tn
, Building Committee of the Librar
at the time it was built.
Mr.. Pollock's official connection wit
: the associations representing the leat
r ing flour men in the central and south
: western states has made him n of th
best known and most highly respect
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-28


AS for financies, Great Britain is
now bearing nearly the entire burden
for the allied countries, and the con
tinuance of financial support, both in
British and foreign markets, is de-
pedent upon continued military
success. Finally, the submarine am
paign. 1t must be kept in mind that a
German submarine campaign, which
torpedoed Unfortunately everything
g, ing in and out of England, would
make a totally different toll of British
food carriers than is taken by the pre-
sentsubmarine operations, restrained
Ply the exercise of the law of visit and
search.
The other possible outcomes are a
partial victory for one side or a dead
lock. A partial victory for the allies
could be won by driving Germany out
of France and Belgium. It's fruits
would probably be the annexation by
France of German territory as far
as the Rhine, the loss of the German
colonies, an indemnity for Belgium
probably the loss of East Prussia tc
Russia, and large territorial concess
lions by Australia Italy, Servia, Ru'
mania and Russia. A partial victory
for the Central Powers would be woI
|, if they could maintain the status qut
and persuade their enemies that
could not be altered. By trading up
on their present advantageous situa
|. ton the Central Powers could prob
ably include in their peace terms tn
= recovery of their colonies, an indie
pendent Poland, an open route to Con
4 stantinople, and the abolition of tn
= intended economic trade war of tn
allies. A deadlock would mean a re
turn to the status quo before the wa.
: Each one of these possible result
t presents to the United States sever
n problems after tn conflict. 1t is tim
h to get down to the facts Of the cas-
|, and consider our situation in each or
of these events.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-28

day. Other guests were Mesdames
Fred Llewellyn, Abby snoddy, Sam
Sharp.
Miss Mary Lee Burks is spending
the weekend in Kansas City.
Mrs. W. D. Tatlow, of Springfield,
is the guest Of Mrs. E. S. Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs H B Mckinley will re-
turn from Chicago Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Claybrook,
Miss Tucker, DR.. Harrison and Mrs.
F. P. Van Ness gave a picnic Friday
evening.
Friday was pledge day at Hardin,
and the three sororities had an excit-
ing day. The Epsilon Gammas pledged
Misses Nellie Bostie, Gladys Deac,
Josephine Dean, Gladys Henderson,
Marvilla Hunt, Tulip Jones, Helen
Cow, Lillian Smith, Lillian Shelton
The Beta Sigma 0microns pledged
Misses olivis Carter, Mexico; Thurs
Chambliss, Kansas City; Roma Hen,
ry, Kansas City; Winnie Evans, Kan
sas City; Dorothy Green, Liberty
Iris Waite, Kansas City; Betty Bruce
Fort Smith, Ark; Mae Henry, Love
land, Colo; Mary Norris, Boonville
Mo-; Mable Crevier, Frankfort, Kan.
Vesta Kellam, Bartelsville, Okla; Lu
ellie Connely, Harrisonville, Nc. Tn
Sigma Iota Chi pledged Misses Mir
am Dillon, Mound City, Mo-; Kathry
Lee Harvey, California, Mo-; Eliza
beth Colts, Platte City, Mo-; Ell
Hart Jones, jackson, Mo-; Edith Stc
ner, Sumner, Mo-; Vivian Moore, JET
. ferson City, Mo-; Irene OFT, JeffcrsO
3 City, Mo-; Nell Wright, Adrain, Nc
Mary Cash, Mayorworth, Wyo.
Mr.. ]. N. Basket, w. H. Baske
: and Miss Basket motored from Hal
nibal Friday and were the guests
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Bush. Miss Baske
will remain here this week the que
O of Mrs. Bush.
!, Miss Florence McCue took several
q her friends to Auxvasse Monday in h
car and spent the day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-28
Looking Backward
In Society Columns

(FrOm the Files of Sept. 20, 1906
Mrs. j. 7. johnson entertained Mes
srs. st. John, Small, Harding and Ko-
kendoffer with a dinner.
Mrs. W. L. Reed entertained Mr.. and
Mrs. Selecman and children and Mr..
and Mrs. A. C. Browning and son.
Mrs. E. R. Locke entertained Mr.
W. A. Kokendoffer, Mr.. st. John, Mr.
Small and Mr.. P. W. Harding with
twelve O'Clock dinner.
Mrs. Edwin Matthews gave an ele,
giant twelve o'clock dinner in homo
of her mothers birthday, Mrs. Sui
lenger, at whose home the dinner wa
given. The guests were Mrs. Vir
ginia Bolts, Mrs. Malta Bolts, Mrs
Elizabeth Cauthorn, Mrs. Festu
Browning and Mr.. and Mrs. j. W
Bolts.
Mrs. L. B. Hawthorne held opeI
house for her many friends. Deliciou
refreshments were served.
Miss Ruth Mason gave a party 70
forty of her girl friends at the HON
of her sister, Mrs. Will Morris. Mis-
Fanny Mason assisted In serving.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-28
The End of the War.
1.-THE New York NALL

Whether the war is soon to end or
not, men are actively specializing as
to its outcome. There is a limited
number of ways in which it can end,
and, as all the present conditions are
passed in review, the events which IN
each case could bring about the end
stand out sharply defined.
First, the Central Powers may be
beaten. This would be brought to
pass by a crushing defeat in the Bal
Ikans and the Carpathians, with the
resulting military collapse of Austria.
Or the same result might come about
through the economic starvation OF
the Central powers with respect to
some essential of industrial or mill
tary life. Such an outcome is by no
means an immediate view, but there
lis no doubt that the majority Of per-
sons in this country think it more
likely than any other result.
Second, the Allies may be beatea
This would be brought to pass by the
desertion of Russia from the allieC
ranks, by the financial collapse Of
England, or by the economic starva'
ton of England through a successful
submarine campaign. While at thu
moment these events seem less prob
able than similar disasters to the Cen
trail Powers, they are by no means be
vond the realm of aso If Russii
were convinced that the allies coul
not win against the Germans, Petro
grad would have everything to gal
by throwing in it's lot with those whor
its assistance could help to gain VIC
tory. In any case Russia would prof
ably have more to gain by participa'
ing in a Teutonic than a British VII
, tory, for the Germans have no intefeS
/ that would prevent the Russians frol
) realizing their aims. The BIRTHS
have such interests in the Suez Cana
India. and China.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-28
yOITNCS CREEK ITEMS.

There have been two light frosts,
but nothing has been injured as yet.
Mrs. Lizzie B. Ellis is visiting in
Mexico. Mrs. George Elzea and
sister, Miss Mamie Gilbert, of Mex
leo, were out visiting Thod Boulware
and family last Saturday and Sunday.
- Mrs. viii Wainscott's mother, Mrs.
Adams, is with her now. - Mrs. J.. H.:
Rogers and son, Park Rogers, and
family, Of Santa Fe, motored up to
visit "Uncle Tom" Schieffer and FAM
lily last Saturday. - Otto Carpenter
has purchased a Waterloo boy
tractor and is doing his fall break
ing. - Monroe Garrett and son, Les
ter, we're guests of G. T. Schieffer last
Sunday. - There will be a box sup
per at Bryant School House next Sat
urday night. All are invited to come.
Young men, bring your best girls. -
We extend congratulations and best
wishes to the couple that married on
Youngs Creek last week, Mr.. Claude
Slonaker and Miss Meta Patterson.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-28
BURLINGTON AND SANTA FE
PLAN new SHORT ROUTE
kansas City Times

NIAuilodS Slly 1lhlSo'J
Plans are being considered, accord
ing to a report from interior Missouri
towns along the route, by the Burling-
ton and the Santa Fe railroads which,
if carried out, Will give the Santa Fe
an entrance into st. Louis from Kansas
City over a line that will be as short
as any of the Kansas = City st. Louis
lines, and also give the Burlington
more of its own trackage and a mile
age of even less than its present route
over the Chicago & Alton from Mex
leo.
The plan proposed, according to the
report, is to build a double track cut
off from Mexico, Mo-, to C~arrollton,
by way of Keytesville, about 95 miles.
The Santa Fe's main line runs from
Kansas City to Carrollton, 65 miles.
The Burlington mileage from Mexico
to st. Louis is ZIG miles. This would
make the route from Kansas City to
st. Louis approximately 275 miles.
The Santa Fe is not a party to the
st. Louis terminal agreement, and the
road will, it is said, build its own pas
senger station in st. Louis.
F. C. Fox, general manager of thu
Santa Fe Eastern lines, was not at hi
headquarters in Topeka last night
Henry Lautz, assistant to the genera
manager, said that he never had hear
? of the proposed traffic arrangement
between the Santa Fe and the Bur
lington for an entrance into st. Loui
for the Santa Fe.
eff any such deal is under way it
, being handled by the executive off
. Gals Of the two roads in Chicago o
) the East )" Mr.. Lautz said. wv
know nothing of any such plan
here"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-28
MONDAY

A horse belonging to the Smith-Pe-
terson Coal Company and hitched to a
coal wagon, was left in front of Has
kell's Garage Monday morning while
the driver took a pair of shafts inside
to be fixed. The horse became fright
ened from some unknown cause and
ran away He a past the office of
the coal company on Liberty street
and turned north. He got tangled up
with a telephone pole on the corner by
the Methodist Church, turning the
wagon over and breaking the shafts.
No one was in the wagon at the time
and the hose escaped without injury.
coming back to the coal yard without
the harness.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-28
BRYAN Kelso win Lead Cheeriuu.

FULTON, No., Sep. 81. -- Eddie
Mueller was elected chief yell leader
for Westminster College at a mass
meeting held last night. He will have
two assistants, Bryan Kelso, of Mex
ic =, and Theodore oberman, of Jeffer-
son City. The Athletic Association is
planning to sell 1000 tickets for the
foot ball season, and 10 students start
eG on a house-to-house canvass.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-28

to get better and am now WELL am
stoutand able to do my own homework.
/ can recommend the Vegetable Com,
mound to any woman who is sick and
run down as a wonderful strength ana
health restorer. My husband says l
would have been in my grave ere this
if it had not been for your Vegetable
Compound. Mrs. BLANCHE JEFFEF-
ION, 7OS Lyon St, Des MONIES, Iowa
BEFORE submitting to a surgical opera
ZION II is wise to try to build up the
female system and cure its derange-
msnts with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound it has saved many
women from surgical operations.
Write to the Lydia Il. Pinkham'
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass Iot
adyice-it will be confidential
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-28

spent =,
stated that | would
never get well with
out an operation
and that without it
| would not live one
year. My husband
objected to any
operation and got
me some of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound. took
IT and commenced
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-28

N my t%ireless quest for evidence 10
I've that men are more vain, and less
be in their vanity than women, ! get
hsiderable entertainment by observ-
the capers of the politically great
Ia near great. But / call no Names
release any Other means Of identi-
Iication, for l am aware that in a COM
aunity with a hopelessly lop-sided po-
skical bias, it is not considered good
zsrm to see anything but perfection
a the dominant party's idols; to COM
lent on their amusing idiosyncracles
& high treason. And while "infinity'
Eas no particular terrors for me- l dc
10 care to travel there by the 81
Roger Easement route.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-28
LAND SOLD IN PARTITION

The land sold in the partition case
of Z. M. Young ct al against Elizabeth
Fullerton ct al, at the east front door
Of the Court House Friday, went to
E. L. Hartley and D. c. Littrell. The
land was in two pieces, one of forty
acres, which was subject to a mort
gage and sold for 1920 and n tract
of sixty acres which sold for $1,000.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-28

Miss Gladys Van Ness
Phone 517

"a my most pleasant expert
attending the Missouri
ociation in Kansas City last
- meetings were held in the
eh Hotel, the most popular
.the Middle West, This was
I'D jubilee meeting, and moth
lacking in the program, nor
srtainment provided to make
Ming a memorable one. Kan
has a cordial spirit of hos
#hich is unbounded. A hand
zer loving cup was presented
soeiation by the Commercial
81 is to be handed down as the
ID of each president in the
ZONE. The boat ride and au-
drive provided beauty fol
5 of nature, the entertain.
the orpheum pleased the ar.
'ze banquet appealed to the
81, and the press program was
more thoughtful minded. Sc
|As were surely satisfied. APP.
~eourtesies were extended
iser by the genial Mr.. Doug
the popular Missouri
man on the Star. 1t was q
e to meet Mr., Lee Shippey, Of
sville, as l had enjoyed his con
ons to the Ladies Home Journal
a second Eugene Field in hi
MS rhymes and melodies.
member Miss Alice Mary Kim
Tho does special work on thu
She is a writer of prominence
lsband, Mr.. Godfrey, is als'
ted with the Star, and l Away
how l have met a real, wild,
forceful reporter. Other not
& met were: Hon. Walter VII
|of Columbia; ]. West Goodwin
|alia, and Frank L. Martin, a
Nor in the School of Journal
Il Columbia, who recently edit
aper in Japan. My host, M
II Daniels, and his wife, chal
Il me to all the meetings and ell
nments, and added much to n
4 Mr.. Daniels Is manager of Il
Ina Paper Company. Much cred
he success of this meeting W
he Secretary, our Junior editc
Mitchell White, who has mai
Il and admirers among the new
|. men, and Pm proud to have HI
Measure of being associated wi
enthusiastic, ambitious and enc
men "For a Season"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-28
40 AGO

G. B. Null was in Chicago buying
goods for his store.
J.. Thomas and James Pasqueth were
delegates from the Presbyterian
Church of Mexico to the Presbytery,
which met in Vandalia.
Gov. Hardin was on a speaking
tour Of the State.
An addition to Hardin College had
just been completed.
A. F. Ryerson was attending the
Centennial Exposition.
Mr.. Marian Richards and Miss An
ME Murphy were married here by the
Rev. Vincil.
R. M. White purchased the Weekly
Ledger from J. Linn Ladd.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-28
10, 20, 30 and 40
Years Ago This Week
10 YEARS AGO


VIM. Mckinney vas appointed city
surveyor to take the place of Mr..
Ketter, who was attending school.
Buckner & Whitney sold their drug
business to W. E. Bard, of Sedalia.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Clark were Wis
iting in Sarcoxie, Mo.
Rev. A. A. Wallace was conducting
a revival at Benton City
W. H. KEENAN,, Tom Miller, B. F.
Vim and R. P. Hopkins were elected
delegates to the Confederate reunion,
which was to meet in Joplin.
The apple crop was said to be the
largest wei raised In Missouri.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-28

"An old gentleman If this town who
was almost at the point of death with
chronic dysentery some time ago and
had given up all hope of recovery was
induced to try Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. One
dose stopped the discharge and after
taking a few more doses he wa COM
pleteiy cured" writes J.. L. Baer, West
Manchester, Pa. "Many other resi-
dents of Baer's Station al testify to
the truth of the above and were awart
of the old gentleman's condition
Obtainable everywhere. Adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-28

DR.. G. F. Toalson leaves tonight for
New York City, where he will take a
postgraduate course in surgery and
will also investigate infantile para.
lysis. He will be gone some time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-28

Col. w. F. Taylor, Chairman of the
Democratic Committee of Galloway
county, was in Mexico today en- route
home from Pennington, where he Wis
tied State Hospital No. A.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-28

Uell Lamkin, who has been appoint
ed to fill the unexpired term of State
Superintendent of Schools Gass, is a
nephew of Mrs. II. B. Banks, of this
CITY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-28

f. A. Hutchinson and wife, of Mus
cogee, Okla, and F. D. Misiner and
daughter, of Tulsa, passed through
Mexico Monday in an automobile.
They are on their way home after an
automobile tour.