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Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

Suit has been filed in the Circuit
Court by Nellie Gruey against Les
lie Gruey for divorce, Charges are
desertion.
Addie Il. Taylor has filed suit in
the Circuit court for s547 she alleges
is due on notes. The defendants are
r. e. and ]. G. Fuqua.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

+ Robert Kerr, prominent Audrain
stockman near Moline, sold John Har-
rington, of Centralia, nine head Of
Hereford bulls from his herd this
week for $100 each. He paid Mr..
Harrington $500 for fine Hereford
bull to add to his herd. The animal
is a good one and he says is worth at
least $500. Mr.. Kerr has twenty-six
head of good white faced steers on
feed for the July market.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04
,NEy AND NOT 'FALK

MIN IN AAAF@T
4 BUILDS GOOD ROADS
RoAD Districts and counties
|-ouehout the whole country arc
hiding permanent good roads and
hing out real money, and all are
hiehted when the road tax bills come
A large number Of road districts
Missouri and some Of the counties
|. looking into this matter carefully
II earnestly
|rhe following figures on the three
!.ssouri cornties which have voted
4 bond issues to build good roads
4 taken from the official Missouri
|anual;
st. Louis County = Area 492
mars miles. population, 1910. s2,-
h; total taxable wealth, se7,iss,-
-4.a; bonds voted for good roads,
100000.
Jefferson County - Area Gao
mare miles; population, 1910. e.
Ia ootal taxable wealth, $780,
b; bonds voted for good roads,
100000.
Wayne County-Area 800 square
lilies; population. 1910, 15,1s1; to
suds voted for good roads, 100000.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04
Plan a Pageant

The Workers Of the Christian
Church of this city, have planned a
pageant for this summer. Mrs. G.
G. Hammond and Mrs. E. $. Wilson
will attend the Pageant in st. Louis
Friday, given by the Women's Clubs
of that city. They expect to adopt
some of the ideas of that production
in their entertainment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

Il owing to difficulties in moving
" Material out Of Mexico, the farm
y Of this country are about to face
Aortage Of binder twine for this
sason. The Missouri State Peniten-
hary having a limited quantity on
hsnd will reserve orders for future
Shipments to the farmers and dealers
within tho state for the next fifteen
lsys as long as the supply lasts at
pac 4 0. b. jefferson City in small
susntites end oe in quantities Of
1000 pounds or over"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04
URGES NECESSITY OF EXAM
IA|NG NURSES N SCHOOLS
DIR. c. = Blanks Tells Mothers at
Baby Welfare Week Sessions
That II is a Necessity
DEMONsrRATEs A puLMoroR
DR.. J. c. noc-e Urges That Baby Be
Fed From Breast II You Would
Have Strong Child.

One Of the most important things
in complete school system, one that
is Of greater necessity almost than
anything else is an examining nurse.
This statement was made by DR.. c.
1. Blanks at the Baby Welfare Week
meeting Monday afternoon at the Nc
MILAN High School. DR.. Blanks
stressed the Importance of watching
the growing child's health for it play
ed not only prominent part in its
future but in its immediate school
work.
DR.. Blanks also demonstrated the
pulmotor and explained its value to
the community in which such an in
strument was owned. He made a
most interesting talk on the eye, ear
nose and throat He especially dwelt
upon adenoids and the many troubles
that develop among children directly
traceable to them.
DR.. J G Moore spoke upon malnutri
tion among children. He urged that
when ever possible the baby should
be breast fed. This is the natural
manner in which the child should re-
ceive its nourishment and builds
greater strength than bottle feed
ing. He said the great trouble with
many school children was that they
were given the wrong food at the
wrong time. He urged the inspection
of milk as a duty we owe society.
He stated that ninety-fve per cent Of
the infant deaths in this country were
due to infected milk. Quite lot Of
this infection comes from the too
numerous house fly.
The Contest Awards.
Miss Archie Cook, who was to have
talked upon domestic science, did not
present her portion of the program
because of the late hour. Mrs. E. s.
Wilson, chairman of the Social Ser
vice committee of the Federated
Clubs had charge Of this program.
The following are the contest
awards made at the close Of the ses-
sion Monday afternoon (all Of the con-
testants are under fourteen years Of
age and their entries were their
own work without any assistance
from others)
For the best loaf Of bread made by
a school girl under fourteen years of
age, living in Mexico, $1.00--Winner
Leona Lindenmeyer, 10 years old.
Her loaf was exceptionally good.
For the best made garment, made
by school girl under fourteen years
of age living in Mexico Win
ner-Thelma Bodkin.
For the best speciman of crochet
work, made by school girl under
fourteen living in Mexico, 5Oc-Win-
ner--Edna Lyle.
For the best specimen of embroidery
done by a school girl under fourteen
living in Mexico, Winner Genelle
Roberts.
For the best made bird house by
school boy under fourteen living in
Mexico, $1.OO-Wi Winner--Harold Rix-
ey.
For the best two mechanical devices
that are practical and will operate
made by school boy under fourteen,
living in Mexico, SOC each. Richard
Green won first prize. He had a COM
plete electric light plant, with dyna-
mo, and incandescent lamp. 1t was
an especially commendabIe piece Of
mechanical work. The second prize
was won by Raymond Lindenmeyer,
with jib crane.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04
Speaking at Rising Sun

]. T. Rowilson Of Vandalia, super
intendent of the Northeast Missouri
Missionary District of the Christian
Church, viii speak at Rising Sun
Church north of Mexico on Saturday
night, May the 9Th, also Sunday
morning and Sunday night, May the
7th. The public is cordially invited.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04
Mrs. Rlanch Phares Dead

Mrs. Blanch Phares, Of Curryville,
who has been quite i'll at the hospital
died at $50 Wednesday morning
She leaves husband, Homer Phares
and two children. The body was ship
ped to Curryville for burial Wednes-
day. The Ledger extends sympathy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

WE regret very much to learn that
Plrs. Durkee is arranging to visit in
Kansas City and that the Durkee's
Fill likely move away from Mexico
khortly. The Durkee's have a host Of
Friends who trust they will follow
lhe Ledger's old reliable rule, 'sThey
Pll come back"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

THE Central Missouri Trust Com
psny Of jefferson City, Of which Hon
Eam B. Cook. formerly Of Mexico, is
president, moved into its handsome
hew building Monday under most fav-
prsble auspices. Mr.. Cooks many
friends Congratulate him on his splen-
bid success in the business world
Sam is even better a financier thar
he was a politician, which is saying {
great deal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04
win Manage Tours

Mrs. Fitzgerald and Mrs. Tina
Dobyns, of Hardin College, will man
age tours to the San Diego, Calf,
1916 Exposition Of Peace. They will
personally conduct parties Of young
women on these trips as they did
last season.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04
Married Here "wednesday

Shelton Britton, of Laddonia~ and
Miss Alder Girrard, of Farber, were
married Wednesday afternoon by
Father Casey. The Ledger joins in
extending congratulations and best
wishes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

Next Friday and Saturday, the 9Th
and 9Th, every ladies Wolfe, Georgette
Crepe, and Crepe de Chene waist in
our store will be on sale at very spec
ial prices.--Ricketts & Emmons D.
G, Co, l23-2wi
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

Charles Luckie of St. Louis is in
Mexico. This is the second time he
has visited his home town, in twenty
three years, and is delighted with the
many substantial improvements
which have taken place.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04
John LYONS Fined $3.50

John Lyons, colored, was fined $3.50
before Squire Reed Burk Tuesday
on charge of bootlegging. The
case was taken to Cedar Grove on
change of venue. He appealed the
verdict to the Circuit Court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

Mrs. Geo. Brock, who has been
spending some time with relatives in
St Louis and Cape Girardeau, is in
Mexico the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
T. Hays.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

Miss Winnie Settle and Miss Cleo
Mitchell of Monroe county, were
guests of W. F. Settle and wife last
week, They returned home Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Scnnen are great
ly pleased over the arrival of fine
ten pound son Tuesday. Mother and
caby are both doing nicely,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

IN this issue of the Weekly Led
Der will be found the announcement!
n E. A. Shannon, candidate for Rep
fesentative subject to the action Of
lhe Democratic primary August |.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

Special prices ON shirt waists FRI
day and Saturday. the 5tb and eth
Ricketts, & Emmons d. G. Co.123-2wl
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

Charles Wright, who is attending
Missouri University, was home for
the weekend.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04
Mrs. 8. j. Ross Dead.

Mrs. S. j. Ross, the mother Of the
late Mrs. c. NJ. Aker, passed away
at the home of Rev. G. M. Aker in
Richmond, Mo-, a little more than a
week ago. Mrs. Ross was known in
Mexico to many as noble Christian
woman. Her daughter Mrs. G. M
Aker. who was much beloved passed to
her reward nearly two years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Robertson, Of
Detroit, Mich, are the guests Of Mr.
Robertson's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
W. Robertson. Frank and his wife
are both looking fine, and while they
are very much pleased with their
home in Detroit, they are always glad
| to get back to good old Mexico,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04
arsain in Reading
| Matter

n. Meries Weekly Ledger. he Mis-
.oui Rurslist, Ihs Missouri Valley
Fsrner and the Household Magsxias
n % new Subscribers only, one year.
tash In advance. si.os.
M. WHITE 8 SON, LEDGER,
Mexico, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04
Pool HAN Petition

The County Court adjourned until
May is when they will hear the petit
tion Of o. H. Brown for license tc
open a pool hall. The pool halls in
the county were refused licenses sew.
eral years ago by the county court
and since that time Audrain has beer
without a pool hall, However recent
decision Of the Supreme Court is said
to have stated the County Court had
no jurisdiction in the question and
could not refuse the license.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

DR.. j. B. Hawkins has gone TO
Paris and Hannibal on visit, to be
gone a few days.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-15
Monday, January s, 1883.

We are informed that a meeting oi
some of the principal men of Merrill
was held in Hetzel & Canon's office
last Friday evening, to take steps for
a city charter. There seems to be
but little opposition to it, and the
place is growing so fast that it has
become necessity.
An Indian and squaw had some
trouble between here and Rib Mills
on Saturday last, which might have
terminated fatally had it not been
for the timely appearance of white
man. AS it was the squaw had her
arm broken and otherwise injured.
At Kelly's mill, on the Eau Claire
river, 100000 feet of lumber has been
sawed thus far during the winter
months. About 100000 feet of logs
have been delivered at the mill.
Last Tuesday, the mill of c. P.
Haseltine of Schofeld, began running
night and day. If everything proves
favorable, this mill will saw out a
large amount of lumber during the
winter months.
Last Wednesday afternoon the ell
derly Ladies' Knitting club met at the
home of Mrs. S. E. Stoddard, and, it
being the occasion of her birthday, she
was made several handsome presents,
by members. Later in the afternoon
the Gossiping club, laden with baskets
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-15
WISCONSIN FACTS

A great number of our readers do
not know what a remarkable state
Wisconsin is. The following facts
will apprise them Wisconsin ranks
high among the forty-eight states. Cut
this out and paste it in handy refer
ence book:
Area-56,066 square miles.
Estimated population, July 1, 1914
2,446,716.
Expenditures for education in 1914
$17,975,960.
One-half of the nations cheese and
one-tWelfth the butter are produced
in Wisconsin.
The total value of the domestic ami
mails in Wisconsin, Jan. l, 1916
reached $246,S99,000.
Nearly 100000 cases (twenty-four
cans each) of peas are turned out
from Badger canneries annually.
The states commercial fisheries
amount to about 22,O00,000 lbs. an
nually and are worth more than 500
900.
There are about 10000 beekeepers
in Wisconsin and the average crop is
about 100000 pounds of honey.
Wisconsin has 75,S1S miles or pup
lie roads and stands fourth among al
the states in miles of roads improved
with stone and gravel.
Wisconsin growers harvested 32,-
900 barrels of cranberries in 1915.
The percentage of failures of firm:
engaged in business in Wisconsin il
| less than one-half of l percent.
There are some 1000 small lakes il
Wisconsin noted for their great pur
ity and beauty as well as good fishing
There are 10,520 Indians in Wiscon
| cir
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-15
BUSINESS COLLEGE NOTES

Miss Elnora has accepted a position
in the office of Riley & Ford of this
city.
E. D. Widmer transacted business
at Edgar and othed towns in that To-
cality last Wednesday,
c. A. Cowee made business trip
to Waupaca, Weyauwega and Amigo
during the past week.
D. O'Hern, representative for the
Remington Typewriter Co., was bus
mess caller last Wednesday.
Mr. Earl German of Edgar was a
business caller last Friday and en-
rolled for course of study with us.
Miss Helen Becker of Wausau and
the Misses Faith Pickett and Jean
Parrette of Spencer, called on friends
at the college last Saturday.
Benjamin Kregel of Wausau, one of
our former students who went to San
Antonio with Co. G, has been appoint
ed stenographer to Gen. Funston.
Miss Marie Leffingwell of Toma-
hawk, called on friends at the college
while on her way to Clintonville,
where she has accepted position
with the Torrey Cedar Co.
Other callers during the week were
Charles Fulton and Harry Seivright,
of Stevens Point; Chas. Young and c.
Bannon, of Kansas City, and Mrs.
Margaret Hull and daughter of Wau-
Can
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-15

FIRE RISKS ON FARMS

A contributor to Farm and Fireside
shows how appalling fire risks are on
farms. He tells how to reduce some
of these fire risks and writes in part
as follows:
"The inveterate smoker is about as
dangerous as a walking stick of dyna-
mite. 1t makes me shudder to see a
man smoking around the farm build
ings. One man know never will for
get the way he was run off the farm
when l caught him smoking a ciga-
rette while stacking hay.
Another dangerous practice OF
which the average man is guilty is
that of carrying ordinary matches
loose in his pockets. He should car
ry either safety matches or keep the
ordinary kind in a metal box.
"On most farms the lantern is still
the usual light for working about the
buildings after dark. A good way to
keep it clean and safe is, first, to take
out the burners and clean them by
boiling in strong soap suds. This will
keep the ventilating passages of the
burner working properly. Then wipe
all leaking or spilled oil off the base.
"Never set lantern down. Either
hold it or hang it up. Then when it is
accidentally struck it will swing in
stead of upsetting."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-15
OCCURRENCES OF LONG AGO.
ITEMS OF NEWS BOILED DOWN FROM THE
WAUSAU PILOT THIRTY THREE YEARS AGO

of Yiands and delicacies wended theiI
way thither and agreeably surprised
the Knitting club, and also brough
several tokens of their affection fol
Mrs. Stoddard, which were presented
by Mrs. A. c. Clark with a few yer!
appropriate remarks. 1t was a merry
gathering and one long to be remem
bered by those participating.
On the first of February, 1888, the
Marathon County bank of our city
will make several notable changes;
its paid up capital stock will be in
creased from $4,000 to 100000 and a
number of our most substantial citi-
zens will become stockholders. The
stockholders will comprise the fol
lowing we'll known persons of finan-
cial standing, viz.
Daniel Jones, Watertown.
Albert Solliday, Watertown.
Miss Julia E. Harger, Watertown.
Mrs. H. H. Gallup, Watertown.
c. P. Haseltine, Wausau.
C. w. Harger, Wausau.
Mrs. M. S. Scholfield, Wausau.
j. & A. Stewart & Co., Wausau.
Jas. McCrossen, Wausau.
R. P Manson, Wausau.
]. r. Bruneau, Wausau.
B. w. James, Wausau.
S. H. Alban, Wausau.
V. A. Anderson, Wausau.
H. H. Grace, WausaI.
Joseph Dessert, Mosinee.
j. N. Sylvester, Copenhagen, N. Y.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-15
WISCONSIN SOCIALISTS

Following is the state ticket so far
completed by the socialist party:
Gowernor-Rae Weaver, Beaver Dam
Lieutenant governor-Ellis B. Har-
ris, Superior.
Secretary of state-George Hempel
Milwaukee.
Treasurer = Clarence A. Sackett,
Fond du Lac.
Attorney general = Garrenn L.
Thoen, Oshkosh.
United states senator-Richard Els
ner, Milwaukee.
Congressional
First district-Michael Yabs, Ken
osha.
Second-John Bauerfend, Sheboy-
gan Falls.
Fourth-W. r. Gaylord, Milwaukee
Fifth--Victor L. Berger, Milwaukee
Sixth-Robert Zingler, Oshkosh.
Seventh-Charles A. Noetzelman, La
Crosse.
Eighth-Charles Kiesner, Wausau.
Ninth-Frederick Mailman, Green
Bay.
Henry M. Parks, Supe
riOr
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-15
CLEAN HANDS

Disease germs lead hand to mouth
existence. If the human race would
learn to keep the unwashed hand
away from the mouth many human
diseases would be greatly diminished.
We handle infectious matter more or
less constantly and we continually
carry the hands to the mouth. If the
hand has recently been in contact with
infectious matter the germs of dis
ease may in this way be introduced
into the body. Many persons wet their
fingers with saliva before counting
money, turning the pages of a book,
of performing similar acts. In this
case the process is reversed, the in
fection being carried to the object
handled, there to await carriage to the
mouth of some other careless person.
In view of these facts the U. S. Health
Service has formulated the following
simple rules of personal hygiene and
recommends their adoption by every
person in the United States:
Wash the hands Immediately
Before eating,
Before handling, preparing or serving
food,
After using the toilet,
After attending the sick, and,
After handling anything dirty.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-15
PAVING COMMENCED

The contractor for the paving of
Forest street and Grand avenue has
at last arrived in the city. He came
in last Friday morning, prepared to
push the job through with the greatest
possible speed. 1t was reported to
Mr. Frey, the man in charge of the
work, that there are plenty of men
who have been working on the road,
to do most of the work, consequently
very few new men will be needed on the
paving. 1t is expected that by rush
ing things those streets will be in
shape for use on schedule time. The
late start on paving is caused because
of the fact that the contractors had a
big job on at Sterling, H., which kept
them busy every moment
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-15
TO AUTO DRIVERS

The following part of the state law
will save auto drivers some trouble,
if read and kept in mind:
"At the inter rsection of any public
street or highway with any other
public street or highway of this state
the operator or driver of any vehicle
shall have the right of way over the
operator or driver of any vehicle ap-
preaching him on such cross street
or highway from the left, excepting
only in cases in cities where a police
officer shall be in actual charge of the
regulation of traffic at such intersec-
tion of streets. The operator or driver
of any vehicle, when any street car is
actually taking on or discharging pas
sengers at the crossings or intersec-
tions of any public street or highway
shall stop such automobile, motorcycle
or similar motor vehicle, until such
passengers shall have been taken on
or discharged from such car"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-15
WAR NOTES

. Our soldier boys will not starve
when Wisconsin or Uncle Sam feeds
them in camp or along the Mexican
front. The state troops will be fed
according to the allowance provided
the regular army soldiers.
Following is the average daily food
each soldier will receive:
Fourteen ounces of fish.
Eighteen ounces of salt beef.
Sixteen ounces of fresh beef.
One egg.
One ounce of coffee.
One ounce rice.
One ounce potatoes.
Two ounces beans and butter.
Three ounces sugar..
Fourteen ounces cornmeal
Bread.
There is a rumor that men dis
charged from the army down in Texas
will be obliged to pay their own way
home. This is not so, as the govern
ment allows every discharged soldier
31a cents a mile, which is more than
enough to pay expenses home.
A soldier of Milwaukee, who has
just returned home, says, "The treat
ment both at Camp Douglas and at
Camp Wilson, San Antonio, was salts
factory. The grub was bully. We had
to rough it, all right; there were no
Turkish rugs or mahogany lounges.
The boys are having the time of their
lives"
Recently the Wisconsin Brigade
marched to Leon Springs. During the
march not one man dropped out and
army officers had only the highest
praise for the brigade.
Gen. Funston is of the opinion that
''if nothing comes of it, this little
scare down on the border has done for
the army what it would have taken
years and years to accomplish in or
binary times"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-15
GRAND OPERA HOUSE

The Grand opera house, closed for
one week on account of infantile
paralysis and kept shut another to
permit repairing, was opened again
as movie house last Sunday evening.
The building was thoroughly renovat-
ed, the doors and ante-room were
given a fresh coat of paint and several
other things were done to put the
place in shape for the year. The
machine recently installed for caus-
ing circulation of air, has certainly
been excellent and today the opera
house is as cool as any moving pic
ture house in the state. c. S. Cone
is planning another Improvement
he is expecting to put a cement floor
in the basement very soon.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-15
QUARANTINE LIFTED

The quarantine, because of infantile
paralysis, established recently, was
lifted the latter part of last week. The
children were permitted to attend
Sunday school and gatherings, and
hereafter things will run on as before.
The health department thinks it per-
fectly safe to raise the quarantine.
The moving picture houses were
obliged to close for one week, how
ever; last week they were permitted
to reopen, though no younger children
were allowed to attend the shows.
The rains, the cooler weather, and
the fact that no new cases have ap-
peared in town for a while make the
situation very favorable. The cpl
demic has probably been STAYED off.
Even at that it is not bad idea to be
careful of the little ones-the danger
BUSINESS of the disease makes it i'm
possible to tell just when all danger
is DaSt