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Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04
GIRLS FLUCK WIS
BACK oPPoRTUNrn
Had Confisrnee She wsuM osercams
Truuhtes and FSnzIsy Wen Out

Early kz fan / Vas TIE victim az
. street car a-riaent- says Miss Er-
IA SchinGg Ct 1870 Victor St, St
.Loas As AZ ntroasrtO-y for a re-
mArk1sle zOry 81 her cEFzrienee as
. worker n tia great business world
for women
n bed for almost twu
months. Miss SCHNEIDER states my
nerves were eonpletely shattered By
the shock and subsequent suffering.
Since that time I have never been
right from the standpoint Of health
and vigor. Ny work seemed as II II
was twice as hard as formerly and
after a few hours my limbs would
hardly support me
Il began to lose rest and after this
came loss Of weight and strength.
Nov, thanks TO Tanlae, | am feel
ing my old self again. ! had conf
denee in Tsnlac because of the many
people who had recommended 1t.
my sleep is sound. / awake in the
morning refreshed and rested. My
appetite is good and l am gaining
new strength very fast, thanks to
Tanlac."
Miss Schin Her really offers a splen.
did sermon for the thousands Of earn.
est, intelligent girls Of the business
world, who have found themselves
unequal TO tasks. have SURRENDERED
instead Of fighting 1t out and finding
the strength they need.
Tanlac, the great reconstructivt
tonic for rundown men and women i,
being especially introduced in Mexico
by the Bucknev Drug Store. adv
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

Bob Crews has the night desk at
the Hoxsey while night Clerk Green
is in Oklahoma. Bob makes good in
whatever he undertakes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

Mrs. Edgar NJ. Harztell and daugh-
ter, of Youngstown, o., arrived here
Monday for a visit with her mother,
Mrs. Joseph Barth.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

r. L. Hartman Of Bunceton, has re-
turned to his home after a short visit
here with his daughter, Mrs. George
VIII Robertson. Mr.. Hartman NAV
make his home part Of the time in this
city in the future.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04
Underwood & Fuller
VETERINARIANS
Middleton's Barn
MEXICO, MO.
Office Phone l7z
Residence Phone 46S
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

ADMINISTRATORS NUfICE.
Notice is hereby given that letters
Of administration upon the estate ~
EDWARD HARTMAN, Deceased
of Audrain County, Missouri, have
been granted tho undersigned, by inc
Probate Court Of said county, bearing
date May 3. 1915. I.
All persons having laims agaIls'
said estate are required 10 exhiels
them to me for allowance within slA
months after date Of said Letters u
they may he precluded from any BEN
eft 81 such estate and II such claims
be not exhibited within one year from
the time Of the publication OF ms Nv
tice. they will DO forever barred.
CHAS. G. BLEDsoE
Io-4 Administrator
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

silas Sanford has gone to Ames,
Ia, to look after some building con
tracts, James Sanford, had there, and
we understand that Jim viii be home
early next week to accept the posi-
ton Of night watch. to which be was
elected BY the council last Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04
Interesting Calendar

George Malone has an interesting
calendar issued by the Commercial
Nshonal Bank, Of Shreveport, La. Ii
pictures all Of the prominent leaders
Of The Cozfederaey. its money and
stamps and gives all the songs Of the
Southland before and during the war.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

James Sanford win return from
Amcs, Ia, this week, and will assume
the duties Of night policeman next
Monday night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

w. II. Turner brought a white leg
horn egg to this office Friday which
compared favorabIy in size to goose
egg. He said it was one of the larg-
est hen eggs he had ever seen.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

The special prices we will make on
our Ladies' Waists, Friday and Sat-
urday, the 9Th and 9th, will certain
iy interest you.-Ricketts & Emmons
D. d. Co. t23-2wl
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

j.. ]. Steele and John Abbay are
home from Kansas City where they
attended the state meeting Of the
Royal Arch Chapter Masons.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

The case Of Mary Ella Nelson VS.
the estate Of Anna Poorman has been
appealed from the Probate Court 70
the Circuit Court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

Henry B. Bode, Of Jefferson City,
who is connected with the State High
way is here on business.
J. R. Scott was in this city on buui-
ness Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

Sewing machine needles, shutties
and bobbins for 200 different mach
ines.-Dry & sappington d2twlt-tf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

Marriage license was issued Mon
day to John C. Fecht. Of this city,
ard Miss Caahie Ryan, Of Benton City.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

Take your poultry and eggs to the
Mexico Poultry Co. Prices and sery-
ice always satisfactory. wilt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

Or. R. L. Afford. Of vandalia, was
IN this city attending the Linton DIS
triet Medical Society meeting Tues
day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

Miss Martha Matthews, of Fulton,
is the guest ofMexico relatives.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

The Missouri Military Academy Il
holding an encampment on the Mundy
farm near Moline. There arc fifty
four men in attendance.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

Bush AtchisOn is in Columbia at
tending Journalism Week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

Mrs. II. e. Pearl, of Thompson, has
been suffering with rheumatism,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

Miss Lilisn Richards and mother
spent Tuesday in Cedar City,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

Rev. A. A. Wallace has gone to
Louisville, KY, to attend a meeting
Of the board of managers Of the
Louisville Seminary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

Tom McKeen, Of st. Louis, former
ly Of this city was IN town Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04
Stock Notes
LOCAL Market.

d -
LOCAL MARKET.
-.
No. 2 Wheat $1.13.
No. 2 Corn 10 and II.
New oats-4O, Mixed AZ.
= ....a
Chicago Close May hi,
Wheat $1.15h ,llss
Corn 77n y
Oats 4ez. ,u
ST. Louis Cash
No. 2 Red wehat SIPS.
No. 2 Corn 71n
No. 2 Oats 49, To AK
Nationa Stock Yards.
Hogs 1900, steady, top S0s6.
Cate. 200, steady.
Sheep, 1000, steady,
Hamilton Bros. sold a fine lack d
John Arnold Of williamsburg, Mo.
this week for $500.
Mrs. Frank Coatsworth has over
500 little chicks.
+. D. Moore Of Columbia, formerly
Of Mexico. Saturday, sold 10 ". J..
Thuburn Of Pittsburg, Pa, the mare,
"My Idol" the property d CO... Paul
Brown Of st. Louis. She was the
champion saddle mare at San Fran.
cisco last year. The price was $1,000
a record price for a Missouri sadh
mare. Last year Mr.. Moore sol
'.Lee Chef" for s25OO, COLUMBIA
Tribune.
The purchases of horses and mules
by viii Leesof Lee Bros. Of MeSia
stock sales day, is usually a baronnstf
of the amount Of business that is done
in general on that day and Monday
was no exception. Mr.. Lee bought
six head of horses, some of them be-
ing Of very ordinary class but for
which he had some calls. They cost
him prices ranging from $50 to $40.
It was one of the lightest days he has
had in a number of months, Under
ordinary conditions he buys from 10
to 20 head and on big stock sales he
has run his sales up to Is head OF
more. The trades on the streets also
were light and very little stuff chang
ed hands. There was a small erOWd
and it was very inactive because Of
the nelemency of the weather.-Ful-
ton Sun.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

q drinking fountain By the W. c. r.
|U's. at Charleston, Mo, a few days
ago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

Shields Moore went to jefferson
City Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

LOCAL MARKET.
/: No. 2 Wheat $1.l3. !.
: No. 2 Corn 20 and II. !.
]: New oats-4o. Mixed ~.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-15
Christmas at Sea

q HIPS At ana in port will celebrate
Christmas in the customary manner.
~ The crews viii have their dinner of
turkey and plum pudding and pumpkin pie
at noon eight bells and the captain doctor
and purscr will visit tho different ;ncsscs ana
taste the various plum dUns as sailors term
their pudding. ON American and British
sI ps the members Of the get bottle
Of beer ginger ale and tho French.
italian. Spanish and Portuguese ships they
nutch ships heer and schnapps served
out 10 In" crew.
ON the Scandinavian ships in all parts of
the world the crews have ''glug,' the Morse
mans drink At Yuletide. IT is made with
yolls Of eggs mixed with burned sugar and
burned al! together with more brandy ADDED
TO make ii the proper strength. All hands
have their special brew OF 'glug,' ana the
cat always gets his share. II is customary
COR the ships cat, after indulciug in "glug."
10 climb up 10 TN" forctop and stay there for
hours addressing disrcspec,ful remarks 10
the elements, according to decp-sca ,radi-
lions.
On ships where they have turkeys or
live fowls in the coop TO rcgale the crew.
they get fresh beef or pork, and las-
resort they have salt beef pork or soup
and bouiili, which is canned Australian beef,
with vegetables and preserved potatoes.
Crews Of ships on Cape forn will have
daylight practically the whole twenty four
hours. and the cry OF the penguin and the
horse Scrccch OF the albatroSa. with snow and
ice 10 remind them OF Christmas al home. In
Calcutta and the East Indian ports there will
be warm sunshine, and in Australia and New
Zealand II Will he midsummer alkl The time
for picnics in The country.
On the Pacific Ocean. ships bound for China
and Japan which cross the lS6th meridian
on December a viii have II" Christmas. as
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-15

Gus enterprise thus originated the OATH by
cock and pie
y dish of great antiquity is ihc boar's head.
winch "as |" be found in all bills of fare
Tor coronation and other festivities In
medieval England ii was a custom TO COM
'n"hcc all great Christmas festivities with n
solemn ceremony, bringing i'm the great boar S
head as the initial dish. The head was
wTeathed with rosemary and laurel and a
lemon. symbol of plenty, was placed in the
mouth.
IN derrick 5 time it was customary 20 set
- watch on tho pies the night before Christ
mas. by some il is presumed that on account
OF tic Oriental ingredients which enter into
IT'S composition, TO have reference 10 tho
offerings made by the Wise Men OF the East.
y current superstition was as many mince
pics a. you cat at Christmas. SO many happy
months Won will have.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-15

I Mexico TIE people celebrate from Deem
| her Is to January /. Every evening they
L nave family parties, and few sifts are
distributed.
They have no Christmast tree or santa
Claus, bu' they have their pian,a. !, panta
which arc suspended from "a rod six feet
long. y pianta is about four feet tail made
Of pager over an oh!"nG Jar which serves
TWO pnrp"acS--forms a body and holds the
gifts.
\ plant. is ;lai in the body and cxtrcmiticy
but may take the shape OF queer animals.
clowns. dancing girls. etc, tinseled and IN
holiday array. The vendors AT the street cor
n"ra Offer these creations for whatever they
can Get from the prospective purchasers
Many thousands are bought every year. ana
usually they carried home very carefully
On the purchasers shoulder. They arc made
handsome or cheap enough To suit every
pockctbook. The poor make piantas which
cost bu, few cents and Ill! them with toys.
confetti. sweets etc. The rich buy more
c.ahofnt" ones and heap them with all kinds
OF gifts.
Sr OI.-rimr Christmas Ecnst
When The Druids gathered tile Inistietoe.
two bulls wcr" sacrificed each winter. and az
reminder OF ;Ais The ancient Hr.tairs ate
beef Long ago has this Significance died
cut, but nevertheless beef is the English
Christmas meat Charles II knigh,ed the
loin of beef at 4 Christmas feast because h.
loiished the dish much after returning
from thc hunt
"porh charles odds ash, a noble lish
~. noble made by me-
y! kingiy right dub thee Knight
Sir I.oin hcnccforward be
Nassau VAS originally piedpc drink be-
tween friends. Tho component parts Of good
cheer were ale. vinegar, nutmeg and apples.
winch were roasted not, and sizzlcd in the
ale
The wassail bowl was often OF heavy Sill
Yer ana feature Of the Christmas fcs,ivi-
ties, often oruaIn.nted with ribbons and
sprays Of rosemary. That's for re!ncm-
branc".''
IN: peacock also held an important place
IN the old Christmas feast. 1t was brough.
III. not by the servants, but BY The most dis
tuGuishcd lady guest. who nor. II into the
b,.nquc. hall 10 the sound of music. the rest
Of tho ladies' following. The peacock was
prepared by r.st carefully stripping the skin
on without disturbing the plumagc. The bird
was then stuffed with spices and sweet herbs.
The peacock ancicntiy IN demand for
nanqurts. served as pie with the plugncd
crest appearing n one end. while nj the other
The tail in all its splendor. over this dish
the knights Errant sw"re 10 take any peril
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-15
Choose a Piano or Player
Piano to Carry the Xmas
Message Into Your Home

And if you choose the Piano Player Piano
carry your Christmas message into your home music
will be the gift within the gift Music that will bring
new happiness and call up memories of the old
music that stimulates that soothes that weaves itself
ndebly into the social fabric Of the home, making it
brighter and finer upon Christmas Day, and every day
through the years to come
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-15
JESSE FRENCH & SONS
Pianos and Player-Pianos

Are the ideal instrument for you to buy and give as
permanent gift to your famy--they arc the attain
ment of an ideal that Jesse French had in mind when
he started making pianos way back in 1S75-clear
sweet, singing tones beautifully designed cases and
wonderfully perfect mechanism characerizes every
instrument that leaves factory.
SO we'll have Jesse French instruments met the de
mand for perfection in Pianos and Player-Panos hey
are now in in every State in the Union we'll as
practically every foreign country of any Importance
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-15
Christmas in Mexico

y McHico TIE people celebrate from Dccein-
Der Is to January /. Every evening they
nave family parties and few gifts are
lisit thiiInl
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-02-04
WAPELLO
BY Mrs. G. w. Jarman
!. j. J. + 4 j. + i. i. i. i. i. i. !. .

The young people are still taking
advantage of leap year. Miss Neva
Anderson and Mr.. Harry Jasper were
married the nineteenth of January.
This is the fifth wedding in our little
burg in little over a month.
The Riverside Dramatic company
will put on play here one evening
this week. Haven't heard the name.
The Basalt orchestra gave dance
here last Tuesday evening. On ac-
count of the bad night there WASH t
a very large crowd, but those present
had a good time.
The Wapello basket ball team play
ed with Kimball last Friday night.
The score was 16 to 10 in favor of
Kimball.
Ethen Allen returned from Logan
last Saturday, where he and the
family went to bury his son. Mr..
Allen is remodeling his house and as
soon as it is completed Mrs. Allen
and children are coming. They will
visit Mrs. Aliens parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Condor, of Minneso-
ia, motored out from Blackfoot to
Wapello last Tuesday looking at the
country. They were very much pleas
ed with the farms of Wapello.
George H. Hall sold, last week, So
tons of hay to the Hopkins brothers
for which he received $40 per ton.
He also sold, last Monday, ton of
oats to a sheep man for which he
received $1.30 loose.
Mrs. R. T. Adams returned home
last Tuesday night from a months
visit in Iowa. Mrs. Adams was called
there by the death of her father, but
not getting her telegram, he was
buried before she got there. She
says there isn't much snow and lots
sickness there.
e. e. Scott, the man who will run
the new blacksmith shop, has rented
a couple of rooms and will move his
family out from Blackfoot in the
hear future. If the shop pays, Mr.
Scott will buy some land and build
a house some time during the sum-
mer.
| The little grandchild of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Peterson has been very
bad with whooping cough, but is get
/ ting some better now.
] On account of the drifted road on
part Of Mr.. Hoyt's route he hasn't
been making his daily trips the last
week; he visits some places every
other day.
There is lots Of pulp being hauled
out here. Some of the farmers be-
lieve in selling their hay at Sc and
feeding on their ground. That is
where they entered to better their
crops next year.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-02-04

Mary E. Freeman was suddenly
called away to Ogden last Friday
morning. Her son-in-law met with
an accident slipping on the pavement
| he fell and fractured his leg. Mrs.
Freeman was taking an active part
in our play, Joe the Wafe," and we
lament having to lose her. However,
we are very fortunate in securing
| Mrs Marie Jensen as a substitute.
The regular Friday night dance
was complete failure on account
of the extreme cold night. The wind
was blowing terribly and the snow
drifting until it took more courage
than the pleasure seekers could mus
:, ter to venture out.
There is one or two cases of
whooping cough in the home OF
Joseph Landon and it is rumored
there is scarlet fever at Mrs. Lille
Jorgenson's home, but we cannot
confirm this statement, we hope it
isn't true
The car of coal which the Basalt
Mercantile company has been look
ing for since January Is has been
disabled and another car will be
shipped in it's stead. We should not
lose our tempers and say bad things
about the railroad company because
our mail fails to come in regularly.
We don't know the difficulties under
which the railroad company is labor
in to do their part. There are many
employees enduring all kinds Of
hardships as well as endangering
their lives to serve us. So let's be-
pleasant and agreeable till the sun
shines again.
J. F. Black has accepted a posi-
tion as foreman on a ranch out on
the Lost river. We were in hopes
that he had come to stay among us.
There is baby girl in the
home Of o. F. Freeman, born Jan
uary "a.
wish to correct the mistake some
have made in thinking Mr.. N. G.
Thompson has an electric storage
battery instlled from which that
beautiful white light is coming that
we see shining thru his windows.
If you will take notice you will see
this same kind of light in about
Is more homes in the near future.
While we are not fortunate enough
to have electricity we can make the
common oil lamp look like 80 cents.
Basalt is situated beautifully on a
level plain. Our trees are ornaments
to the town site. These lights which
Mr.. Thompson is furnishing the peo-
pie have put on more brilliant hue
in the home. B. B. B. stands for,
Boost Basalt better"
Vernon Olson and wife, Grandy
Quinn and wife, George A. Lyon and
wife, surprised L. L. Christensen last
Wednesday, The young people met
at Mr.. Christensen's home where
music and games were enjoyed after
which a delicious oyster supper was
partaken of.
There is a new baby boy in the
home of w. d. Quinn.
Leo Twitchell and Grady Quinn,
who spent the fore part of the winter
trapping in the mountains, were I'M
able to return to the hills because OF
the deep snow.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-02-04
PINGREE
By Mrs. M. e. Reddick
!. j. i. i. + X i. X i. i. !. i. +. + 4

John Montgomery made business
trip to Blackfoot last Monday.
Leonard Troutner has fine new
buggy.
J. Reese Cushman went to Poca-
tello last week to bring his little son,
Ralph, home from the hospital.
A post office inspector was here
Tuesday to look over the proposed
rural route out of Pingree.
Jack Stevens made a business trip
to Blackfoot recently.
The school building by order of
the county health officer, DR.. Davis,
was fumigated, Saturday, of last
week.
There has been telephone placed
in c. A. Swope's store, which will
be a pay station.
Lon Cone, chief clerk of the
freight office at Blackfoot, was visit
ing between trains, Friday, with G.
s. Knodle
Harrison Naillon came in from
Kansas City last Thursday. He has
been taking a course in the automo-
bile school at that place.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-02-04

One of the Greeks, who has beel
working on the section, left Monda,
for Greece to enter the army.
A box supper was given at thu
school house last Friday. The pro
ceeds amounting to about $3S are t.
be used to buy lights for the build
ing.
Leonard Josephson, who hal
been attending an automobile schoo
at Kansas City, returned home
Thursday.
o. B. Reddick has announced him
self as a candidate for schoo
trustee. He advocates two years o.
first class high school work done al
Pingree and claims this can be &C
complished without any extra ex
pense to the district.
Paul Troutner left Friday fol-
Salt Lake.
Harry Horton was in Blackfoot
this week gettin~ supplies for his
new blacksmith shop at the ranch
: A. Grimaud was in Blackfoot the
first of the week visiting his family
Mrs. Grimaud is living in town SC
that the children may have the ad-
vantages of the city schools.
G. s. Knodle has found snow shoes
an aid in travelling over the deer
snow between his home and Pingree
G. A. Swope, president of the COM
mercial club, has called meeting
of the club for Saturday night, Feb
ruary 5.
Pingree is in the banana belt. The
Aberdeen train was the only one run
ming on the Montana division last
Friday.
Pete Rogers, who has been i'll with
typhoid fever and in the hospital at
Rock Springs, Wyoming, returned
home Saturday.
Rev. J. H. Barton, of Boise, will
preach at the school house, February
4. Rev. Barton is very interesting
and able speaker and every one
Should hear his sermon. Services
will commence at 1880.
Ergen Reddick went to Blackfoot
last Monday to attend high school.
He reports that number of pupils
were enrolled at the beginning of the
new term, January "a.
The Hotel Pingree has been very
busy recently. The line men have
been putting up the wires for the
telephone in this locality and have
been guests at the hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. N. Day de-
lightfully entertained at their home
last Tuesday night. An elegant sup
per was served. Progressive high
pitch was played until late hour.
All present reported the occasion as
an event that would long be remem-
bered. The guests were: Mr.. and
Mrs. C. S. Knodle, Mr.. and Mrs. V.
D. Inskeep, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Wickstrum, Mr.. and Mrs. o. B. Red
dick, Mr.. and Mrs. o. c. Inskeep,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Josephson, Mr..
and Mrs. Jake Naillon, Mrs. Sam
De Bolt, Miss Hussah, Messrs. P. H.
Troutner, R. P. Cope, F. P. Bales,
M. w. Moody, S. DeBolt and M.
Wickstrum.