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Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-16
TELLS OF TERRIBLE
SLAUGHTER AT VERDUN

Paris, March 9.-Prisoners taken at
Verdun estimate the losses of the bat
talions which took part in infantry as
saults since February % at an aver
age of two-thirds of their total
strength.
sour officers promised u.s." said one,
"that cannon would clear the way for
lines almost without loss. We believ-
ed also that at each stage of our ad-
vance new artillery preparation wouli
enable us to continue without great
risk. Instead our battalion, under I'M
heard of fire from field guns and ma
chine guns for hours together, was
cut to pieces. The effort we made
passed all measures Of human
strength. That is why the march on
Verdun failed"
A German soldier belonging to the
S~ixty-fourth Infantry said:
"Our battalion started from its posi-
ton in the woods on the night Of
March 2 with orders to occupy an
earthwork to the east of Fort Dod-
aumont. Suddenly lei called:
Here come the French The shock
was SO impetuous that it overwhelm-
ed our lines. l fell into a hole made
by a shell and lay there all night, lis
tening to the calls Of the wounded for
stretcher bearers. The means often
ended in the death rattle.
"There can scarcely be anything
left Of my company. 1t had already
lost one-fourth of its numbers in the
fighting from February 81 to Febru-
airy "a. This was the finish"
Another German, a member of the
Twenty-fourth Regiment, said:
a was glad to get out of that hell.
Our spirits were pretty low in all the
division because we felt that the work
of taking Verdun would have to be be-
gun all over again"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-16
PROGRAM.
Salt River Township Sunday School
Convention, Baptist Church,
Mexico, Missouri

Thursday Afternoon, March 20, 1916
1870. Service Of Song.
Prayer.
LAS Evangelism in the Sunday
School-Rev. S. W. Hayne.
2:05 Ladies Quartette.
2:15 Report of Committee.
Election of Officers.
PAS The Sunday School in Action
C. NJ. Fox.
300 Graded Lessons for Eficiensy.-
Mrs. j. J. Wood.
Hymn.
$3.50 Order of Worship for the Be-
ginners and Primary. Mrs.
Lester Miller.
'3:45 The Teen-Age Life.-Miss Hell
en- Carter.
400 Teachers Training Glass in Lo-
cal Church.-Mrs. ". W. Bolts.
Thursday Evening, March %, 1916.
1880 Song Service.
Prayer.
Solo.
7:45 The Sunday School.-Rev. o. o.
Green.
8:15 Male Quartette.
$3.50 The Modern Sunday School as it
Meets the Boys and Girls Needs
Rev. A. A. Wallace.
S:45 Advertising the Sunday School.
r. d. Worrell.
Hymn.
900 Closing Words and Prayer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-16
Household Hints.

Always boil new ironware before
Using it.
During the winter 1t is best to air
blankets and bedding we'll.
Run a thread around the hole in the
stocking before you darn it.
Don't put simple milk buildings in
a very hot oven or the milk will cur
die.
Turquoise ornaments should never
be wet, but cleaned with a dry cham
OILS.
Unless a turkey is very young it
should be steamed for an hour be-
fore roasting.
Mix mustard with vinegar instead
of water and it will remain fresh twice
as long.
Pour olive oil into the bottle if you
open a large bottle of olives. 1t will
preserve tne HaVOr.
When boiling vegetables never let
them stop boiling until they are done
or they will be soggy and heavy.
For nice dish rags sew two little
salt bags together. They will last
longer than the ordinary rag Of
~cheesecloth, etc. Flour bags also
make excellent busters.
Never boil soiled dish towels with
washing powders or soda in aluminium
utensils. 1t will leave a blackened
mark. Clean aluminium with paste
prepared for it, or rub blackened Oh
scorched surfaces with mineral wool
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-16
GIVES AWAY THOUSANDS.

Leonard X. Scroggin, of MI. Pull
ask, Illinois who owned the Harrison
farm of 1000 acres east of Auxvasse
until about two years ago, made his
thirteen children happy, Tuesday,
when he made them a present of a
check of $4,000 each, totaling $780,
900. During the time that Mr.. Scrog-
gin owned the Harrison farmsone of
his sons lived at Auxvasse and look
ed after its management. The SEN
Tor Scroggin later sold the farm to
Jack Harrison.
Scroggin recently celebrated his
9th year. He is said to be the oldest
native resident of Illinois, and is a
millionaire. He founded the town of
Mount Pulaski and is the owner Of
more than half of the property of the
city, including the principal business
houses, hotels and industries. He es-
tablished the Bank of Mount Pulaski,
one of the Oldest in Illinois. He also
has holdings of some $4,000 acres in
Illinois, Iowa and Missouri, including
many farms in Christian County.
Scroggin is a native of Logan
County and an intimate friend of
President Lincoln, for whom he voted
each time he made the race for the
presidency. He is one of the best
known men in the state.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-16
FooD PRICES ARE HIGHEST.

Washington, March 9.-Enormous
increases in food prices in European
capitals, particularly in those of the
central Powers, are shown in a COM
parative statement, completed by the
Labor Statistics Bureau. All food is
cheaper in the allied countries than in
Germany and Austria.
Vienna has suffered most. Meat,
which sold a year ago at 20 cents a
pound, is AZ cents. Many other foods
have gone up in proportion. In Ber-
lin beef rose from % cents to IS cents;
bacon is selling at Ga cents, twice as
much as a year ago, and eggs at &c
cents a dozen, twice as high as a year
ago.
Prices in Great Britain are given as
"A cents more than a year ago. The
rise in France has been about 20 per
cent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-16
HOGS E L AT $40.

Hogs reached a top price of $9.40 a
hundred pounds at the National Stock
yards yesterday, the highest price paid
in nearly two years. 1t was 81 per
100 pounds higher than for the same
time last year.
Much of the corn was faulty last
fall and stockmen fed it early, fearing
it would not keep over winter. The
hogs, thus fattened early, were sole
early, and now the receipts are 80 per
cent smaller than they were two
months ago. Business conditions in
the South, where most Of the middle
Western pork is shipped, are much i'm
proved, and there is a demand for pork
there.
Stockmen who held their feeder cat
tie through the winter, despite bad
feed, are reaping large profits. Fat
cattle are bringing $3.50 to $3.50 per
100 pounds, against $6.75 to $3.50,
two months ago. The supply of fancy
cattle is limited and yearlings bring
$40 a hundred pounds.-St. Louis Post
Dispatch.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-16
ON ONE CHECK, 10 MILLIoN.

Palm Beach, Fla, March Ill.
Leonard Replogle, who leaped into fin
ancial fame last fall by a deal in CAM
bria steel, is in Palm Beach with one
of the largest checks ever seen, even
in this resort Of millionaires.
The check calls for 10 million and
some hundreds Of thousands Of dollars
and winds up with sixty-three cents.
1t is scrubbed on a check Of the yest
pocket size and two lines of fine writ
ing are necessary to write out the
amount. He has another check with
him, too, for the paltry sum of $780,
900.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-16
SANTA FEE NEWS

At a meeting of the school board,
Tuesday, it was decided to close the
school on account of the epidemic of
measels. There were only IL pupils
remaining. The school will not be re-
opened, as there would be only two
weeks longer to teach. This is the
second term for Pro. o. P. Browning
and Miss Mollie Lee Delaney and they
both have been successful. They have
the right school spirit, which goes
much toward making a successful
school. Miss Bessie Davis was the
guest of Miss Irene Hendricks We'd
nesday night.-The combination sale
under the auspices of the Santa Fe
Commercial Club, was well attended,
Wednesday.-Miss Mary Wilson spent
Saturday night and Sunday with Miss
Bessie Pittman.-Orville, the little s.
year old son of Nh. and Mrs. Jim
Crump, was found dead in bed Satur-
day morning. He had the measles,
and was thought to be getting along
nicely, but it is supposed the measles
went to his heart, causing i~nstantane-
GUS death. To the bereaved parents,
brothers, sisters and other relatives,
we extend our sympathy. - Tom
Crump and family, Of Perry, visited
his mother, Mrs. Sarah Crump, Satur-
day night and Sunday.--The Demo-
cratic primaries of South Fork Town
ship held a meeting here Saturday
afternoon and W. S. Forsythe, W. Van
landingham, Perry Davis, Lock Creigh
and DR., j. S. Drake were elected dele
gates TO the county convention to be
held at Paris on Tuesday, March ID
Dan Rodgers of Monroe City, visited
at the home of Frank Smith Saturday
and Sunday.-Wm. G. Daley and
Miss Nan Dull were in Victor Satur-
day.-C. C. Lucas sold a team of four
wear old horses to F. E. Hendricks,
Saturday.-W. S. Hunter of Macon,
was here Sunday looking over the
drug stock belonging to DR.. Mcdowell
Bolts, in view of purchasing.-Robert
Pittman and family visited the form
er's father, VIM. Pittman and daugh-
ter, Miss Bessie, of lear town, Sun
day.-Mrs. Sallie Fairbairn of Oak
wood, Mo-, is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. James Camplin.-Alva Hanna
has moved to the Mosley farm near
town.-The Christian church was
wired the first of the week for cleo
trio lighting.-The first issue of the
Santa Progress" was out Friday
evening.-The Rev. Dunkleberger fill
led his regular appointment at the
Christian church Sunday morning and
evening". C. Wilson, wife and
daughter Irene, were the guests of
the formers parents, |. D. Wilson and
wife, Sunday.-There are several new
cases of measles, all getting along
very well.-James Camblin and wife
were in Mexico Saturday, or business.
George Edwards and wife of Co
Iumbia, are the guests of Perry Davis
and family.-Mrs. R. L. Purvis was
a visitor in Mexico, Saturday.-Kee
Mcclure returned home Sunday, from
the state of Florida, where he spent
a part Of the winter.-Mrs. Geo. Nc
Gee spent one day last week with her
daughter, Mrs. Lonah Bailey of Mexi-
co.-Miss Georgia Hatterseley of Vic
tor is visiting John Thompson and
| family.-Mrs. C.. w. Tanner returned
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-16
AUDRAIN STEERS AT $s.25

]. S. Mcclure, of Audrain County,
had on Tuesdays st. Louis market 81
steers averaging 1906 pounds, which
brought 9Ac. They were bought by
Henry Bishop of the Independent
Packing Co. MI. McCune is n Of
Audrain county's most prominent
bankers and also owns a large farm,
which is under the supervision of YER
ME Peyton, who had this load of cattle
on feed only four months and made an
average gain of three pounds per day.
The condition of these cattle and the
price they brought shows Mr.. Peyton
knows how to make good cattle.-Live
Stock Reporter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-16
NEW HOPE

AL Wilson has returned to the Hulen
farm for this year, and is moving his
corn to same.-Madam Rumor said
there was a wedding in the neighbor-
hood Sunday eve, but we did not hear
any guns Monday night.-James Har-
vey and wife were the guests of G,
H. Dickey and family, Sunday with
Miss Anne Harvey also.-Harvey
Stuart has a telephone put in his
house.-C. D. Wilson and wife were
visitors at w. N. Wilson's Sunday.
Miss Grace Dollins also visited there.
and Alyte Beeman and departed on
the first car Monday for Kirksville,
where she will attend the Normal
Mrs. Harry Hawkins and Miss Nina
Dashner were visitors in Mexico trad
ing, Monday.-The Sunshine Club
met at the home Of Misses Kuly Belle
and Nell Wilson, Monday evening
One new member, Miss Keeora Smil-
ey, was added to the club. Eight
members were present. A short lit
erary program was rendered. The
club adjourned at nine. They will
meet at the home of Miss Leeora Smil.
ey next Monday evening. - Mrs
Blanche Jelley and Miss Nina Dash
ner departed Tuesday afternoon foi
Renault, ILL.,, to attend the funeral O.
their cousin, Mrs. Clarence Dashner
B. F. Miller is home from a bust
ness trip to Fulton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-16
HER SHOES.

W0MEN'S shoes are becoming a
topic of vast importance according to
the space they are consuming in the
metropolitan press.
The price of milady's boots has
gone up as the hem of her skirt rose
and the manufacturer is said to be in
a "quandry." Ut strikes us GLOVER
would have been a more appropriate
word.)
The report from New York thai
dresses will be heightened this sea
son may please the modest but the
shoe IA says it is conclusive tc
worry and insomnia. The colorfu.
creations, due to the display Of
neither extremities when the shori
skirt became the rage, will, it now
seems, be supplanted by those incon'
spicuous blacks and tans which pre-
ceded them.
The well accoutered woman if hel
husband was sufficiently wealthy t.
to be in the class that Away
carries cash bail upon their persons
could afford the shoe Of brilliant colo
which to her less affluent siste'
were impossible.
This will all be good news to tn
woman of small purse or big feet
Even the common or garden var
iety of shoe will be higher priced thi
season but they will hardly ASSUME
the demands upon the family exche
quer the more ford ones did at ST.
a pair.
With the frightening of skirts n
doubt the popularity of the CONVEX
s%ational hose will wane. When tn
drop-stitch stocking was approved b.
Dame Fashion we thought "the frs
national bank" hose was to be see
not heard but time proved otherwise
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-16
CHILDREN's GARDEN.

ALONG the line of the children's
Fairgrounds, and recreation for chill
dren during the holidays and light
work for them during the entire year,
the following special dispatch from
Sedalia regarding ehildren's gardens
in that city will be of interest to our
readers:
"Sedalia is to have more than 200
gardens raised by public school pupils
of Sedalia this season. C. M. Long,
Pettis County agent, is to be advanccr
and director. He will be assisted by
D. Sangree Lamm, secretary, and E.
T. Behrens, M. Chasnoff, W. E. Corey,
w. E. Hurlbut, T. C. Marsh, A. G.
Norris, S. E. Spencer and J. t. Mont
gomery. The lots are to be donated
gratuitously. Prizes are to be Of
fered."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-16
STORE CROWDED TO DOORS
Hundreds Visit Cove Sale of O. Pois'
son Stock in This City.

I'VE turned away over 500 people
this morning we couldn't wait on,
said L. C. Cove, who is closing out the
Poisson stock of dry goods at prices
equal to those of a wholesale establish
ment. II expect a large business but
the public, realizing the high class
stock we have and knowing the big
gut in prices made, simply overhowed
the store.
The goods are sold lower than their
Wholesale cost and those who desire to
|ake advantage of these big bargains
nust not delay. The stock is large
Pnd of an unusually high grade.
ntend to continue the sale until the
tock is entirely sold out. The old
'ddage, First come first served holds
ZOO here. If you want the choice Of
nc stock do not delay buying" dwl'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-16
DEEMS STEERS BRING sos

DEEMS STEERS BRING $9.O5.
]. H. Deems, was on the st. Louis
market Wednesday with a string Of
steers consisting of 81 head that aver
aged 1890 pounds and sold to Morris
g. Co., for $9.O5 per cwt. Mr.. Deems
is one Of the largest feeders that halls
from Audrain county, Mo-, and has
that reputation here.
He fed his steers for a period of lao
days on a balanced ration of corn,
clover hay and Lyons Champion Mo
lesses feed. He averred that the cat
tie gained exceptionally well and said
that the price was highly satisfac-
tory.-Live Stock Reporter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-16
mn DEMOCRATIC press Of Mls:

THE DEMOCRATIC press Of Mis-
souri, has no candidate for Governor
nor for any other Office. 1t is more
concerned about party principles and
party success than in the ambitions
Of men. 1t is going TO give hearty
support to the ticket that is select
ed in August, not only because it will
be the party ticket, but also because
it will be composed of men who are
worthy of confidence and support.
When the press is harmonious, as it
now is, the November majority is
always big.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-16

to Farber Monday after a short visit
with her daughter, Mrs. W. d. Nor.
man.-Misses Stella and Altye Bee.
man were Mexico visitors Monday
Mrs. j. S. Drake, who has been on the
sick list the past two weeks, is report
ed better.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-16
Uncle of III. II. GraHford Dead

Elzea Grafford, of Curryville, uncle
of H. H. Grafford of this city, died
at his home Monday night after an
extended illness. Mr.. Grafford was
81 years old and the Oldest resident
of Curryville. The Ledger extends
sympathy to the bereaved family.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-16

Eldridge Yelton of Odessa, Mo-, is
here for a visit with friends.-Miss
Vera Friedman was shopping in Mexi-
co, Monday.-Mr. and Mrs. John H.
Stuart returned to their home in Lad
donia, Monday.
donia, Monday.-Miss Teresa Kerst-
ting of Wellsville, spent Sunday with
homefolks.-G. B. Tillman has return
ed from a business trip to Kansas
City.-Mrs. D. L. Blanchfield and Mrs.
Ollie Hughes were visitors in Wells
vile, Monday evening.-Mr. and Mrs
l.. M. Wilburn of Peruque, are Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Wilburn.-
Mrs. W. A. Richards is home from
Mexico, where she has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. j. H. Whitmore.-
Mis- Rose jacob of st. Louis, spent
the weekend with the jacob family
Mrs. c. G. Anderson is quite ill.,
L. Ahrens is on the sick list.-Got-
tie jacob and M. G. Pike went to
Montgomery City, Monday to attend
the funeral of Judge James d. Bar
nett.-Miss Ruth Covington of Mexico
spent Sunday with Mrs, H. F. Noel
Miss Strange of st. Louis, is the guest
of Miss Teresa Bertels.-Mrs. 7. R
White visited friends in Mexico, Mon.
day.-C. T. Peyton went to Mexico on
business.-Miss Teresa Bertels went
to Mexico on business, Tuesday.-Miss
Sallie Brown and Garner Brown were
shopping in Wellsville, Tuesday,
Mesrs C. T. Peyton and ]. B. DeVault
attended the Democratic convention in
Mexico, Tuesday.
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-16

head that averaged 1856 pounds that
sold for 1925 per cwt.
The cattle were conditioned by his
father Barney Fennewald and were in
excellent condition for market. This
firm has been shipping to this market
fer years and are staunch friends of
the st. Louis market.-Live Stock Re-
porter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-16
Enr a Weak Stomach

If you have any trouble with your
digestion you should read what Mrs.
]. C. Bauer, GAINESVILLE, Ohio, has to
say regarding her experience as fol-
lows: 81 was troubled for months
with a weak stomach and constipation
and it was all l could do to drag my
self about the house. Chamberlain's
Tablets afforded me the first relief |
got, and after taking them a short
time / was restored to health" OBJ
tainable everywhere.-Adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-16
Leave for Arkansas

Mrs. W. B. Smith and daughter
Miss Berenice, and son, Kenneth, have
gone to Rector, Arkansas, to Join Mr.
Smith who has charge of a picture
show in that city. Mrs. Smith was
a prominent member Of the Presby.
terrain church here, and with her fam
lily had many warm friends here. The
Ledger joins in wishing them much
success and happiness in their new
home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-16

Rex Thornton at $1,000 and High
land Barriger at $410 were the high
sales at the horse auction of Edward
d. Moore at the stock judging paviI-
ion in Columbia Friday. Rex Thorn
ton, a fashionably bred stallion, 1G
hands high and 1900 pounds in weight,
hands high and sired by Highland
Thomas, was bought by Porter Tay.
Tor of Montgomery City, Mo-, High.
land Barriger, a deep cherry bay, 16
hands high and sired by Highltnd
Gray from Ida B~arriger, went to ]. E
Parker Of Comeron, Mo. Among the
other sales were: Rexall Mcdonald to
B. R. Middleton, Mexico, Mo-, for
5000; Rexeta to M. l.. G. Burr, Free
mont, ILL.,, for 1915; Sadie Bundle ia
DIR. A. L. Gadsby, st. Louis, for 1895;
Rosselle to Frank Stewart, Higgins
vile, Mo-, for $125; Superior to C. W.
Elliott, Brunswick, Mo-, for $3.50, and
Peter Sterling to B. R. Middleton,
Mexico, Mo-, for 1925. Other prom
inent horse men of the state who
attended the sale ire: Paul Brown,
st. Louis; John T. Hook, Paris;
Charles Green, Centralia, and Robert
M. Brown, Paris.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-16

1t is natural to suppose that no
Americans are going abroad except
for adequate reasons and it is not for
either wal maniacs or a s~pineless
congress to forbid their going.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-16

WITH a population one-twenty-
fifth that Of the United States Swift
zerland has a trained army five times
as large as that Of the United States,
yet Switzerland is considered the
most democratic country in the world.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-16
CAN'T SALE TOTALS 0 1855. 10

O1AAN1l DAAA4D AOAEAbO pOyGOUst "
Wheeler Gantt's big sale was held
at his farm nea Thimpson Wednesday
and totaled $9,266.70. j. w. Bailey
paid $50 for a pair of 4-year-old
mules. o. L. Williamson paid 1926 for
a pair of 5-year-old mare mules. E
E. Jones bought a pair of 3~-year-old
horse mules for $3.50. Earl Carter
paid $277,50 for a team of mules. The
ewes sold averaged about $8.75. Smoot
Bros, paid $500 for 20 head of heifei
calves and A. J. Higgenbotham pait
$637.35 for 81 heofer calves. There
was a large crowd present.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-16

THE United States does not want
war, but it will probably be some time
before our citizens ask permission of
foreign Governments before venturing
to 90 out in rowboats.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-16

Sam Emmons of this city, an auc-
%tioneer, was in the ring and aided in
the selling at the big Monsees mule
sale last week. Mr.. Emmons gives us
the following figures on the stock sold;
% aged jacks brought $15,945; nine
yearling jacks $3,s40; 81 aged jen-
nets with colts $11,74O and nine year
ling jennets $2,655.
Lloyd Qualls, out northeast Of Aux
vase, sold ten stock hogs that weigh
ed 1875 pounds n day last week to
Price Hale, of Audrain county, at
81 per hundred. Mr.. Qualls also sold
Mr.. Hale 300 bushels of extra good
corn at 70 cents per bushel, this be-
ing the top price reporter to US
Auxvasse Review.
W. Ed Boyd & Sons, north of Con-
cord, are keeping about 45 head of
ewes this season and always realize
a nice prift on the sheep business
Their first lambs came last week and
since that time the flock has been
materially increased.
]. T. Beatty, of Audrain county had
two ears of steers of his own feeding
that had been conditioned on corn
and clover hay for four months that
sold for 1896 and $3.50 on the st,
Louis market Wednesday. The for
mer string consisting of 16 head,
averaging 1880 lbs, and the latter
20 steers, averaging 1880 pounds. The
feeder is a man of ability who is on
this market every week.-Live Stock
Reporter.
On Thursday hogs sold at $1,000 a
hundred in st. Louis which is a new
high record.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-16

THE constitution vests in congress
the right to declare war and it is not
wise to delegate that power to any
fool who may want to ride on belliger-
emf ships."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-16

FORTY cent gasoline has it's ad-
yantages. Think how many cooks
will be deferred by the expense from
irving to start the kitchen fire with
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-16

THE men have no kick coming.
About 9S7, 654,321,OOO women could
paint their cheeks for what it costs
one man to paint his nose.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-16

THE war has raised the price of tin.
Now we know why a well known De-
troit manufacturer is spending SO
much money to end the war.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-16

IF it we're not for the international
crises the good things that are being
said about Mr.. Brandeis would prove
extremely interesting to the public.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-16

IF, as a ST. Louis clergyman says
the secret of longevity is the loose
collar, may not a ball gown be looked
upon as a ticket to great age?