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Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-30
MARTINsBURG

p. H. and M. ]. Scannell were tran
sacting business in Mexico, Wednes-
day.--Mrs. VIM. Moser and daughter,
Pauline, were shopping in Wellsville,
Wednesday morning Carl NJ. Dun
gan, Of Moberly, was business visit
or here Thursday.--Miss Ruth Peyton
has gone to St. Louis for visit with
relatives and friends.--George Weav-
er is in st. Louis on business. Miss
Vera Friedman spent the weekend in
Laddonia, the guest Of her sister, Mrs.
]. H. Stuart. Miss Florence Under
wood was shopping in Mexico, Sat
urday.--Miss Gladys Wright of Mex
leo, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. M.
A Lewis.---Mrs. A. H. Yeager, of st.
Louis, is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
b. A. Linneman Of this city.-Mrs. G.
T. Peyton visited friends in Wells
vile, Friday.-Miss Anna Cunning
ham, Of Montgomery City, was the
guest Of Miss Elizabeth Holterman,
Sunday-Postmaster Pike has reeeiv-
ed letter from Steubenville, Ohio,
with two Ave dollar bills enclosed,
and an unsigned request to give the
money to DR.. Vandeventer's heirs If
any living, if not give to the War or-
phan Fund. Says the money IS for an
old doctors bill.-Mrs. Linnie Weaver
was shopping in Mexico, Saturday. :
j. B. Devault made a business trip
to st. Louis, Thursday.-Mrs. Sarah
Alderman returned home Wednesday,
after a few days visit in Wellsville.--
H. P. French and family motored to
Mexico, Friday. Miss Mary and Lou
Use jacob spent Sunday in Mexico
with Misses Margaret and Emma
Wenzel.--Frank P. Jocobi spent Sun
day in st. Louis with relatives
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-30

Young People Royalty Entertained
One Of the most enjoyable socials
Of the season was given by Raymond
and Edwin Pollard at the home Of
their parents, two miles north Of town
Saturday evening, March II, The
evening was rcgaled with various
games and many excellent selections
were rendered by Misses Spelman and
others.
After an amusing drawing the
guests repaired to the dining room
where dainty refreshments were SER
we'd in three courses, throughout
which pretty color scheme Of pink
and white was maintained with a
table decoration of pink and white
carnations.
About thirty guests were present
and when the clock striking twelve,
announced the arrival of Sunday
morning, all present agreed that the
evening was most delightfully."- spent
and expressed hopes that in the fu-
ture they might again be the guests
in thePollard home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-30
ABOUT il DUNCAN
Short History Of Candidate for Sena-
tor From This District.


]. J. Duncan, Of Slick, who is can
didate for State Senator from this
district was born on farm in Lincoln
county and manages his own farm at
this time He was educated in the
public school and the University Of
Missouri and graduated in law from
the University Of Michigan in 1898.
He has been admitted to the bar in
Michigan, Missouri and Washington,
and has had some experience in land
cases.
He was elected cashier of the Farm
ers Exchange Bank Of Slick in 1907,
which position he now holds, Rep
resented Lincoln county in the Legis-
lature four years, which included one
regular, one extra, and one revising
session: 1t was said " With credit
to himself and honor to his party.
He has wide acquaintance over this
state, which will be Of much use to him
in his service in the senate.
He won in a primary, March IL,
1916, held to determine who would
be Lincoln county's candidate for the
state senate from the 11th senatorial
district. He was endorsed as Lincoln
county's candidate for the state sem
ate, March 1S, 1916, by the Demo-
cratic County Convention, and COM
mended to the voters of Pike and Aud
rain counties. He was endorsed by
the Pike County Democratic Conven-
ton for state senate from the 11th
senatorial district, March II, 1916.
His ancestors have been democrats for
generations.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-30
JUDGE Z. s. CAN'T

rHE appointment Of E. s. Can't, Of
Sico, as Circuit Judge to fill the I'M
pred term Of the late James D.
inett Of the Eleventh Judicial Cir
/, will meet with the approval Of
bar and people Of the entire dis
b, Judge CAN'T is lawyer q
attainments, with a judicial mind,
/ temperament peculiarly fitted
a Judge.
There will be no further court in
brain county until the regular June
m, and the first court that Judge
bit will preside over will be in War
county. Judge Can't will be q
ididate for Judge Of the Circuit
llrt at the August primary and
'y likely will have no opposition,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-30
PAYS AN OLD BILL
Money From Ohio Received For DR..
vandeventer in Martinsburg.

Postmaster Pike Of Martinsburg, re-
ceived two five dollar bills through
the mail this week from stuebens-
vile, Ohio. The letter was unsigned
and asked that the money be given DR..
Vandeventer or his heirs and Il he be
dead and had no heirs the money was
to be given to the War Orphan Fund.
The letter stated the money was for
an old doctors bill.
Mrs. vandeventer resides in Mex
leo. DR.. vandeventer was killed by
a train in Laddonia several years ago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-30

Ed verhoff, formerly of this city,
has been appointed General Passen-
ger Ticket agent for the Wabash in
Detroit and leaves this week for his
new position. He has been in Kansas
City lately. He is brother Of Mrs.
R. w. Green and Mrs. Carl Dobyns,
of this city. His many Mexico friends
will be glad to learn of his well merit
ed promotion.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-30
Surprise c. NJ F6x

The members of the Sun Rise church
Sunday School gave c. NJ. Fox their
superintendent for the past nine years,
a surprise party Saturday night. The
Rev. Purdy, the pastor, presented Mr..
Fox with handsome travelling case
in behalf Of his many friends. About
40 were present and delicious refresh
ments Of coffee and sandwiches were
served
Last Sunday was the end Of the
Rev. Purdy's service at Sun Rise
Church and the congregation took
dinner there. Mr.. Purdy will be great
Iy missed by his many friends in this
section.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-30

ATTORNEY General John I. Bark
er writes the Ledger that the inter-
view published in this paper, taken
from a metropolitan dispatch sent
from Kansas City regarding Senator
Reed, was "never given out by him.
Mr.. Barker says that ''he and Senator
Reed have been and are now the
warmest of friends, and that he never
at any time gave out an interview re-
garding him.s
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-30

Edgar H. Hultz of Columbia,
brother-in-law of Mrs. John Gamble,
Of this city, died last week. He was a
prominent Boone county farmer and
had many friends in this section. Mr.
and Mrs. Gamble attended the funeral
The Ledger joins in extending sym
pathy to the bereaved.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-30

NE are still unable to find those
DO calves, $500 cows, 3 cent hogs,
cent wheat and Is cent corn the Re-
blican orators told us we'd have if
lson should be elected. If our Re-
blican friends have any of the aforc-
I stuff to sell they refuse to price
according to the above schedule.
eyre not treating us right.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-30
Sunday School Anniversary

The Littleby Methodist Sunday
School will celebrate it's Goth Anni-
versary as an evergreen Sunday
School next Sunday, April End. Come
bring lunch and spend the day with
us. Everyone is especially urged to
come who has attended this Sunday
School at any time during these years.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-30
THE Ledger STAFF regrets o heo

THE Ledger staff regrets to hear
Of the death Of Mrs Yves L. Robert
son, wife Of Col. Yves Robertson, edi-
tor Of the Gallatin, Mo-, Democrat.
Mrs. Robertson had been in attend
ance at Missouri Press Association
meetings for years, and was greatly
beloved by a large circle Of friends
throughout the state.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-30

WHAT about stallion day for Mex
leo this year? In years gone by, the
first Saturday in April was stallion
day, and there were some splendid
exhibits.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-30
Gantt's Commission Arrives

The Commission making E. s. CAN'T
Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Cir
cult arrived Tuesday afternoon from
jefferson City and Circuit Clerk Eppa
f. Elliott swore Mr.. CAN'T into Of
fee shortly before three o'clock.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-30

EVERY community has a few pec-
who sneer at law enforcement.
E Of the main reasons why Mexico
desirable place to live, is the fact
i we have very few citizens Of
5 character, and the number is
wing beautifully less each year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-30
Miss Linneman Dead

Miss Frances Linneman, of Martins
burg, died at her home early Tuesday
morning. She was sister Of Misses
Hattie and Marie Linneman of the
Ringo Hotel. The Ledger joins in
extending sympathy to the bereaved.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-30
Omen Branch Store.

Mr.. and Mrs. George Nash went to
Laddonia, Wednesday to open their
millinery store which will be operated
as branch to their fine establish
ment in this city. A lady of Laddonia
has been employed to run the store.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-30

Anderson Neate, the nine-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Neate, Of
Columbia, died Saturday. He became
suddenly ill this week with what de-
veloped to be an abcess on the kid
neys and appendix trouble. Mrs.
Neate is a sister Of Mrs. A. S. Hous-
ton and Mrs. C. r. Gibbs, of this city,
Mrs. Gibbs has been in Columbia for
several days. The Ledger joins in
extending sincerest sympathy to the
bereaved.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-30

FIVE hundred men enlisted for the
by in a week. At this rate, it
Duld take the recruiting stations 40
|ars to get the million men that W.
Bryan says he could enroll over
In
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-30

L. E. Worner, M. w. A. Deputy in
this city, has just been notified that
he stands third in the entire conti-
nent Of North America for new busi-
ness. Mr.. Worner's many friends
are complimenting him upon his sue
cess.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-30
BUYS Business

G. H. Randle has purchased the Sec
ond Hand Store Of Mamie Trimble
and placed the stock in the same build
ing with his. Mr.. Trimble is consid-
ering going West and opening vul-
canizing establishment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-30

zHE Indications are that Ex-Gcv.
ssp W. Folk win be a candidate for
gmor, at least many Of his friends
Burhout the state are using their
l,euce in that direction.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-30
Seeds, Seeds!

Red Glover, White Clover, Alsyke,
Clover, Rape, Alfalfa, Timothyorange
and Amber Cane. In fact anything
you need.-Wm. Pollock Mill 6 EIeva-
tor Co. d1wt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-30
Cuckoo Chick Feed.

As good as any chick feed and
made from grain grown by Audrain
county farmers. Patronize home in-
dustries. For sale by all grocers.
VIM. Pollock Mill & Elevator Co.d1wt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-30

Best vegetable and flower Seeds
Rhubarb roots, Ornamental Shrubs,
and Roses, Plant Sweet Peas and
and Nasturtiums now
q, t6wot Greenhouse.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-30

|gANIT0R Miller Of the court
psc, takes pride in looking after the
|bnty property, and his flower beds
b be quite an attractive improve
INT to the public square.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-30

tRITlCS Of the Navy Department
nhly should apologize to sscrc-
~ Daniels. We've been fighting
Mexicans for a week and not one
fship has met with disaster.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-30

All kinds on hands at price to in
duce you to use it, so you will grow
more and better grain.--W William Pol
lock Mill & Elevator Co. d1w1
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-30

When ready for an oil cook stove
let us show you the New Perfection
and the Florence Automatic Dry &
Sappington. d2w1t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-30
-seedOats.

We still have some of the best Tex
as Red Rust Proof Seed Oats also Old
Fashioned Black and Little White.
See our samples.-Wm. Pollock Mil
& Elevator Co. d1w1
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-30

Carter Taylor has returned to his
home in Kansas City, after a visit
with his father, DR.. W. F. Taylor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-30

COUNTY Board of Equalization
meets next Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-30

Go to Hathaways for bulk garden
seed, etc, s6-ecd q w2t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-30

Mrs. Elmer Henderson, of Fulton,
was in Mexico, today, enroute to st.
Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-30

Word has been received from W. >.
Ragsdale, who is i'll in a st. Louis
hospital, that his condition is not at all
encouraging. In fact he has been
steadily sinking and it is feared his
death is near. His nephew, Green
Thomilson, left for St. Louis, Wednes-
day afternoon, to be at his bedside.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-12
KAISER sWEATS AT HARVEST

Amsterdam. Oct. 12-The story of the kaiser working ip the harvest fields is told by the Cologne volkszei- tung as follows:
 .why do the people run? Why do they rush to the fields? To see the kaiser. It is between, and in the evening. The laborers are busy load ing their carts with sheaves. Sudden ly all hands are idle; all caps are doffed; everybody stands aghast.
 The kaiser is coming. The all highest is already on the spot! He takes off his coat! In his shirtsleeves the head of the German empire works in the field! He lends a hand to se- cure for himself Gods golden bless ing. As the kaiser does, so do the high officials and officers. And look! Do yo not see our imperial chancellor working? It is true! It Is he.
 with surprise the spectators behold the kaiser wiping the sweat from his brow with his sleeve. We see him sitting among the laborers drinking water from a common jug. Like a father he talks to the children. He asks them to srun across the stubble- field and. laughing heartily at the en- joyment of the children. gives them little presents"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-12
Cured RUPTURE

was badly ruptured while lifting trunk several years ago. Doctors said my only hope of cure was an op- eration. Trusses did me no good. Finally got hold of something that quickly and completely cured me. Years have passed and the rupture has never returned, although I am doing hard work as a carpenter. There was no operation, no lost time, no trouble. I have nothing to sell, but will give full information about how you may find a complete cure without operation, if you write to me. Eugene M. Pullen, Carpenter, 40 c, Marcellus Avenue, Manasquan, N. J. Better cut out this notice and show it to any others who are ruptured-you may save a life or at least stop the misery of rupture and the worry and danger of an operation
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-12

JUST ARRIVED H DUTCH AND FRENCH BULBS. JOHN RICK & SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-12

full realization. He received an ap- propriation of but $100 from the town of Darien, he has conducted the work at much additional expense to himself.
 Was Vote Illegal?
 Ridgefield's vote on license may have been illegal. Or at least, so say attorneys. And, as the result of the failure of the no-license advocates to file their petition properly, their eff forts to secure victory at the election may go for naught. Ridgefeld voted by. a majority of IA for no-license after the town had been for license for the past two years. The statutes provide that there shall be petition, signed by not less than 10 per cent. of the registered voters of the town, and that this shall be presented to the town clerk not less than 20 days before election. The no-license advo- cates we're successful in getting the required number of signatures, but presented the petition to the select men, rather than to the town clerk The mistake was discovered four days too late.
 Desclines to Run. Hanford s. Weed, of New Canaan has forwarded to the 26th Senatorial Democratic comittee, formal notice of his decision not to be a candidate. He states that his business is such that if he should be elected he could not give attention to the duties.
 Suicide by Hanging. David Ellsworth Tooker, who sev- eral weeks ago made several unsuc- cessful attempts to commit suicide, succeeded in ending his life Saturday afternoon in Danbury, where he had been for three days, by hanging him. self. He removed his belt, strapped one end around his throat and att tached the other end to the gas fix ture in the ceiling. N
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-12
BIG INTERESTS AIDING HUGHES
 FOR PRESIDENCY
Corporations That Would Keep Down Employees,
 A Favor Justice.

As president of the largest labor or ganization> in the World, the United Mine Workers with 400, 900 members. John P. White has given the News paper Enterprise Association a state- ment pointing out that the rights of the working man are at stake in this campaign and will be endangered by the election of Hughes.
 MT. White tells why wage earners should look with grave fears on the success of the Republican candidate. It is significant and remarkable statement that should be read by every man interested in the welfare of work ing men and women.
 ~ Said MT. White: al
 "For every working man and wom- an, the paramount issue in this cam paign is the right of wage earners to' organize and act together for their own protection and advancement.
 "Every big corporation and labor Eeyploiter in the country intent on de- Lfeating organization and keeping their efnployes submissive and defenceless is working might and main for the election of Hughes. They know that he concurred in the Danbury Hatters' decision, and they count on him to re- peat his. prformance whenever the is- sue of the right to organize comes be- fore him.
 .'The Clayton act establishes the freedom of labor so far as it can be established by Congress. But the fight has only begun. B oth MT. Hughes and Colonel Roosevelt have shown that they are not in sympathy with the purposes of that act. MT. Roosevelt while president violently assailed a similar measure and the labor men who sponsored it. He could not to1- crate any limitation on the power of judges to send working men to jail for long terms without trials for strik- ing and thus interfering with the right" of an unfair employer to do business.
 "Reeently the United States Circuit Court of Appeals has handed down a decision at St. Paul intimating that in the belief of these judges strike may be conspiracy in restraint of trade, regardless of the Clayton act The United States Supreme Court has yet to pass on labor's bill of rights, and there was never time when labor had greater need of public officials at Washington who will give more than I lip service to the ideals of freedom and democracy
 | When Confidential Agent Bowers, in charge of the Rockefeller mining interests in Colorado, wrote lis chief in 1913: Now for 1916 and the cam
 paign for the open shop he foresaw
 what has come to pass From New
 York to San Franciso the powerful
 hostile interests to labor's emancipa-
 ton have marshalled their forces for
 a smashing drive, on both the indus
 trial and the political field, against
 the right of wage earners to organize. Under the circumstances, with the
 issue clearly and sharply drawn, the wage earnerwho does not see his duty
 clear before him must be blind indeed
 both to his own interests and to the
 interests of human freedom"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-12
FAIRFIELD COUNTY NEWS
A Persistent Violator.

Miss Helen K. Hiss of Tokeneke, Darien, was found guilty of violation of the motor vehicle laws Friday night by Justice Sherer, and was fined $15, and costs of $10.70, which were paid by young lady's father. The charge was that Miss Hiss, after being warned, persisted in running her fathers automobile with but one marker, and did not even affix a card board one. temporarily, and that, when her operators license was de- manded, she could not produce it. Traffic Officer Warren Greene testified that he had been obliged to halt Miss Hiss several times this summer and warn her, because she persisted in violating traffic regulations,
 'The Fighting Parson." ? Rev. Charles F. Taylor, fighting parson" of Greenwich, surprised his congregation when he stated that he expected to resign on Nov. 5. Dr. Taylor gained notoriety when, several years ago, he became the candidate on an independent ticket for warden of the borough. He later edited a newspaper, and in many ways at- tempted to improve social and polit- ical conditions in Greenwich. His ef- forts were drowned upon by some members of his church.
 ! Creditors File Petition.
 Creditors of Edward s. Nidd, who was in business in New Canaan, have filed a petition that Nidd be adjudi- cated bankrupt
 Destroyed by Fire.
 At Newport, Sunday, the old John Couch barn was destroyed by fire. The contents were about 40 tons of hay owned by Wakeman Brothers and everything was destroyed. The loss will probably be in the neighbor- hood of $1,000.
 Exterminate the Mosquitoes.
 Residents of Darien and Norwalk have had the pleasure of going through summer that was practi- cally mosquitoless. William l.. Searles has worked diligently for several summers past, but it was only this summer that his labors reached a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-12

next year. The plan is to set aside as a game and bird sanctuary all the lands owned by the White Memorial Foundation in Litchfield and Morris, together with any adjoining lands, the owners of which may join the move ment, and to have this sanctuary ad- ministered by the Morris Association. The land already available consists Of some 2,OOO acres, and extends from the shores of Bantam Lake on the west to the large reservation of the Waterbury reservoirs on the east, and from the borough limits of Litchfield on the Beaver Dam on the south. Much of this tract is wooded. This fall the work of developing the sanc- tuary will be limited to an efficient control and to the construction or shelters in the woods preparatory to the feeding of birds.
 New Branch of s. A. R.
 The board of managers of the Con- necticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution met in New Ha- ven Tuesday, One of the~most inn portant items of business was the forming of the Colonel Elisha Sheldon Branch of the organization at Sails bury. There are Is charter mem bers of the new branch, which in- clures the territory in the northwest ern part of the state. The Colonel Jeremiah Wadsworth Branch of Hart ford invited the state organization to hold its annual dinner on Washing tons birthday in 1917 in this city. The offer was accepted.
 Asked to Reconsider.
 At a recent business meeting of the Advent Christian church of New Mil ford, it was voted to ask Rev. Stephen Heacock to reconsider his determina- tion to resign.
 $1S,OOO Suit Against Norfolk.
 Damage suits aggregating $1S,OOC were brought by the .Driscoll family in Torrington against the town ot Norfolk and s. K. Crawford of New York. The suits are the result oi an automobile accident on the Norfolb road August 13. as the result of which it is alleged in the complaint, Mrs Julie Murphy received injuries which resulted in her death. Other mem bers of the family were more or less injured. It is alleged that the cal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-12
GIRL RAISES PIGS.

Holtville, Cal, Oct. 12. - Raising hogs for pleasure and profit is the oc- cupation of Miss Josie Fuller, seven teen, youngest and best all around feminine pork producer in the Impe- rial valley. It is her ambition to be- come the best expert on hogs in her district. Her herd numbers fifty and is increasing.
 Pig culture isn't aesthetic work, of course," said Miss Fuller. Ut can't be considered a finishing school for debutantes, but there's money in it."
 She has established record of de- veloping her porkers for the market at cost of 1-2 cents a pound. She came within half a cent of winning the University of California price, which would have entitled her to a transcontinental trip. The judges de- cided she spent too much time in car- ing for her hogs. This was charged up against profit and cut down her score.