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Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-08-17

A LADY who signs herself "Frayei
Female" writes this column that she
will not attend an approaching social
function of Importance, unless l will
agree to give her all the best of it
when describing her costume. She
states further that she possesses but
one reception gown and that / have
already diagrammed it thirty five
times this season. at is humiliatine
enough" she walls, "to own such an
anaemic wardrobe, without having 70
read every week about the short COM
ings of my solitary item of parade
regalia." Let not your heart be trou-
bled, sister, l strive to please and am
nothing if not accommodating. With
the assistance of Vogue, / have just
. selected the costumes for this event
and you will appear in an entirely
new creation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-08-17
Mexicaus Fired on Guards,

LAREDO, Texas, August 10. -
The first exchange of shots between
the American and Mexican sides of
the Rio Grande in the Laredo district
since the arrival of guard troops oc-
Cured tonight at Indian Ford.
A squad from Company /, Second
Missouri, the Webb City company, was
on guard there. Private James Will
liams replied with one shot, taking
aim from a puff Of smoke. Movement
of both mounted and foot trops fol
lowed on the Mexican side. Both
sides maintain patrols at the ford.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-08-17
To Rebuild at Once.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Tatlow, of
Springfield, Mo-, were in Mexico this
week, and while here Mrs. Tatlow,
who owns the building just east of the
Kemp & Nelson Clothing Co. store,
which was damaged by fire lately, will
arrange to have it either extensively
repaired or rebuilt. Work will start
as soon as the contract can be let.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-08-17

81 am bothered with liver trouble
about twice a year." writes Joe Ding
man, Webster City, Iowa. 81 have
pains in my side and back and an aw-
ful soreness in my stomach. 1 heard
Of Chamberlain's Tablets and tried
them. By the time l had used half a
bottle Of them l was feeling fine and
lad no signs of pain" Obtainable
everywhere, Adv.
Mrs. Anna Hitch is visiting witt
Mrs. E. D. Graham.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-08-17

deed more than l possibly could, be-
fore seeing the conditions which pre-
vail in European countries today"
| said Mr.. Kunkel. "And | was very
glad to get back home. When trouble
was threatened between my country
and Germany l was fearful of being
informed and left Germany until the
trouble was settled"
Mr.. Kunkel left Thursday for a WIS.,
it with his sister in Illinois after
which he will go to Washington, D.
c., to take up his work in the Bureau
of Plant Industry there.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-08-17
The Best Laxative.

To keep the bowels regular the best
laxative is outdoor exercise. Drink
a full glass of water an hour before
breakfast and eat an abundance of
fruit and vegetables, also establish a
regular habit and be SURF that your
bowels move once each day. When
a medicine is needed take Chamber
lain's Tablets. They are pleasant to
take and mild and gentle in effect,
Obtainable everywhere. Adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-08-17
500 Reward, $1OO

The readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that Is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
Influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh cure Is taken internally
and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous
Surfaces of the System thereby de-
stroying the foundation of the disease.
giving the patient strength by building
up the constitution n assisting ma
ture in doing its work. The proprie-
tors have SO much faith in the curative
powers of Halls Catarrh. Cure that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that II fails to cure. Send for list
OF testimonials.
Address: r. J. CHENEY q CO.. Toledo.
Ohio. Sold by all Druggists, 7bc.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-08-17
Cure for Cholera Morhns,

"When our little boy, now seven
years old, was a baby he was cured of
cholera morbus by Chamberloin's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy"
writes Mrs. Sidney Simmons, Fair
Haven, N. Y. "Since then other men,
bers of my family have used this val
liable medicine for collie and bowel
troubles with good satisfaction and
gladly endorse it as a remedy of ex-
ceptional merit" Obtainable every
where. Adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-08-17
LIGHTNING STRIKES VAN.

A man giving his name as C. Z.
Wilson, was struck by lightning ear
ly Friday morning and suffered a
badly burned leg, but otherwise he
was not hurt. He was taken to the
Hospital and it is not thought that
the injury will be serious. He was
a mile west of town and when the
rain began, he stopped under a tai
tree and put one hand against it. Thu
lightning ran down his side and tore
his sock from his foot.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-08-17
LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE.

All, dear sister, still this singing,
T%orrefying, parching heat,
Pinks our palms with prickley pimpIe'
Puts pale blisters on u feet
Though IL wrecks our disposition,
There's a comfort do not miss.
If the Good Book is authentic,
There's a hotter cline than this.
Say, the Bremen's in the offing,
OF this fact there seems no doubt,
The echoes say that Kelly Pool
Alas! Is down and out.
Still at large brave sturdy Deutsch
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-08-17

Miss Josephine Wallace entertained
the Friday Afternoon Knitting Clut
and friends with a handkerchief
shower for Miss Marie Rose. The
guests other than the club members
were Misses Mary Banks, Mary Clay
Thompson, of Ferguson, and Harri-
EFT Pasqueth.
Mrs. E. S. Wilson is spending the
weekend with Mr.. Wilson at Louis
lana.
MIR. and Mrs j.. Robert Boatman
and son, Robert BOatman, Jr., of Bell
re, British Honduras, are the guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. William Boatman, Of
Monroe street,
Friday evening Miss Dorothy
Holmes was the hostess for a delight
full party, given for her guest, Miss
May Clay Thompson, of Ferguson.
The guests were Misses Leila Winans,
Marie Forman, Harriet Pasgueth,
Messrs. Roy Mitchell, Bob Molmes,
Will Williams, Ed Lee and DR.. Pas
queth.
Miss Mary Clay Thompson, of Fer
guson, will leave for her home Mon
day, after being the guest of Miss
Dorothy Holmes.
Mrs. Marie Houston Whittock, of
Fresno, Cal, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
A. S. Houston, has written a story
which was recently accepted by
Little Ones" a Sunday School peri
odical.
Miss. Margaret Comstock entertain,
ed her Sunday School class Tuesday
evening with a slumber party. The
lunch was served on Hardin Campus
Misses Doris Rice, Myrtle Fait and
Mary Worrell assisted the hostess,
The members of the class who enjoy
ed this novel entertainment were
Minnie Marshall, Helen Million, Eula
Mae Pierce, Ruth Brown, Catherine
Crews, Hazel Guthrie, Sybal Neider-
shuttle, Nancy Kleipinger, Gladys
Johnson, Annie Morgan, Efie Blew
ems, Naomi Montgomery, Alice Wag-
ner.
Miss Margery Morris, of Quincy
is the guest of Miss Marie Forman.
Miss Nanny Morris, of Quincy, is
the guest of Miss Rosalee Smith.
The Ledger Baby Show was helc
at the Fair Thursday afternoon. II
was a phenomenal success and it wa:
one of the hits of the Fair. While
some of the mothers had to be coaxeC
and persuaded to put their darling.
in the contest, the management sue
ceeded in getting seventeen entries
A collection Of more beautiful babe
counldn't have been found, and tn
judges, Mr.. W. L. Nelson, Of Colum
bia; Prof. E. A Trowbridge, Of Co
lumbia, and Mrs. William Cobb. Of 81
Louis, after much hesitancy awarde
the first prize, a silver cup, to Bruc
Piper, Jr., of 408 Missouri avenue
and the second, a huge bouquet, t
Laura Katherine Wenger, of Bento
City. Had the writer sufficient in
fluence each baby would have bee
given a cup.
Mrs. l. Silverstein gave a line part
: at the orpheum Monday Afternoon
, Refreshments were served at Buck
ner's. Her guests were Misses Mari
= Rose, Eva Miller, Elizabeth Mcclure
: Mesdames ]. c. Strict, w. w. Bot
5 and A. C. Cohn; Mrs. Wilson and nj
daughters, of Temple, Texas; an
+ Miss Elaine Silverstein.
Miss Virginia Crebs had as Dime
= guests at the Hoxsey Monday ever
f ing Misses Hazel Mcintyre, Yer
Wells, Virginia Rodgers and Barbar
1 Reavis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-08-17
s15.OOO FIRE IN COLUMBIA

COLUMBIA, Mo-, August 10. -
Fire destroyed the building and stock
of the Columbia Feed & Grain Com
pany yesterday. The loss amounted
to $4,000. A cigar stub is thought
to have started the fire.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-08-17
PARALYSIS AT sEDALIA, MO.

SEDALIA, MO-, Aug. Hollow
ard, the 5-year-old son of P. c. Har-
per, Sr., developed infantile paralysis
today. The child is dangerously ill.
This is the first case Of the kind that
has been reported here. The health
officers today urged precautions to
prevent the spread of the contagion.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-08-17
THOUGHT MAN KILLED IN FIRE.
The fact that a strange horse,
which was hitched near the

WHICH was nlUcheu nedr Itc
Columbia Feed & Grain Company
building, which was destroyed by
fire Wednesday morning, has not
yet been claimed, leads Columbians
to think the mar who hitched the
horse there before the fire may have
persisted in the fire. Chief Of Police
Whitsidc, of Columbia, says it is pos.
sible that man entered the building
to sleep after hitching the horse ant
was caught in the fire. The ruins
have been searched, but no signs Of
the mans body have yet been found.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-08-17
land,

ldIlUy
Dives beneath the Allies keels.
New Judge Stocks, our winsome
Harry
Showed John Clark a pair of heels.
County Fair was quite a bowling
And magnificent success;
If you know the Secretary
There's a reason-you can guess.
Preachers now are on vacation
Travelling men are laying off,
Tennis Clubbers WELD the rauuet
And at heat pretend to scoff.
Real Estaters droop and wither
Nine a. IN. they seek the shade.
Merchants keep their stores wide
open,
But there's very little trade.
Politicians sail Salt River.
Re-create their seething brains.
Courts adjourned, so all the LAWYERS
For the mountains board the train,
Mighty lords of all creation
Rest exhausted frames and heads.
While women, frail and lovely,
Darn and cook and make the beds.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-08-17

Miss Nina Pearson and Wallace
Pearson went to Fulton Saturday to
attend the funeral of little Walter
Riley.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-08-17

Mr.. and Mrs. William Cobb, of St.
Louis, attended the Fair this week.
Professor E. A. Trowbridge, of Co.
lumbia, spent several days in Mexico
this week.
W. l.. Nelson, of Columbia, has re-
turned home, after attending the big
Fair.
Rev. 0. o. Green is visiting in Pr
lot Grove.
Miss Nell Harrison, of Kansas City,
has returned home, after a two weeks
visit with Mrs. W. L. Davenport.
Misses Lucille Duncan, Thclma
Harrison and Jennie Dean have re-
turned from a visit to Fulton.
Jamie Edwards, of st. Louis, re-
turned home Friday, after visiting his
mother, Mrs. S. M. Edwards.
Charlie Van Studdiford, of Jones.
burg, spent Thursday in Mexico.
Mrs. Sam Keller, of Columbia, ha:
been visiting in Mexico this week.
Mrs. S. C. Shaw returned to hel
home in Kansas City after being the
guest of her parents, Col. and Mrs
W. D.. Fonville.
Miss Miriam Glandon returned
Wednesday from Madison, Wis, where
she has been taking a special coursS
at the University.
Mrs. ]. W. Snyder has returned t.
her home in Jellico, Alabama, after
visiting her parents, Col. and Mrs. W
D. Fonville.
M. l.. Clardy, of Pennington, spenf
several days in Mexico this week.
Mrs. Fred Pitcher departed Frida,
night for Detroit, where she will b.
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Iva Ay
ers.
Mrs. O. C. Smith, who has been Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs. Turley, lef
for Chicago this week.
Miss Susan Barrett has retrurne;
to her home in Pittsburg, after being
the guest of Mrs. Ham Mckinley.
Misses Ion Hagnauer, of st. Louis
Katherine Henry, of Columbia, AM
Mildred Jesse, of Webster Groves, arr
guests of Miss Dorothy Worrell.
Mrs. j.. E. Strict had as guests TO.
dinner Tuesday: Mrs. ], W. Wilson
and daughters, Misses Julia and Bes
sic, of Temple, Texas; Mr.. and Mrs
j. A. Gallaher and Mr.. and Mrs. B. C
Jordan, of Louisiana.
Miss Gertrude Fry will leave mex
week for a months visit on thu
Northern Lakes.
Miss Frances Grey, of Columbia, i
the charming guest of Mrs. A. p
Green.
Mrs. A. p. Green entertained a mum
Der of young girls Tuesday morning
to meet Miss Frances Grey, of CoIum
bia, and Miss Marie Rose. Mrs
Green is one of our handsomest an,
most charming matrons and her part,
home on South Jefferson stree
proves her artistic ability as it i
one of The %cosiest as well as one of tn
most luxurious in town. Miss Gre!
is a very attractive young lady ant
we hope that she will return often
Mrs. Green had arranged an inter
esting manner of entertainment i,
which Miss Jennie Parker, Miss Mar!
Stallings, Miss Leila Winans, Mis-
Mary Banks and Miss Josephine Wal
lace took part.
The Rose-Gordon wedding which
will take place next Saturday evening
at the Presbyterian Church promise
to be one of the largest affairs eve
witnessed here. Elaborate arrange
ments have been made for a beautiful
ceremony with many pretty friend
Of the pretty bride in the bridal party
While some ladies always prefer +
wear hats, it has been suggested tina
at this affair all appear withou
them.
This item comes to me from Chica
go: 81 notice one of my best cir
friends who was constantly attende'
by an Earl, is now being rushed by
Marquis" Nothing but royalt
seems to satisfy this ambitious youn
l IIv
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-08-17

Miss Edna Wilson returned to her
home in Milwaukee Friday evening,
after a two weeks visit in this city
with friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-08-17

COMPLAINT is occasionally made
that ! misspell the m of social
lights, and the suspicion seems to be
abroad that ! am a sad speller. 'Tis
rank error. My major accomplish.
mnt is correct spelling. Much time
m labor do | spend in patient re-
search, in order to spell proper names
50 their owners may know Of whom !
am writing. My mistakes are easily
explained. When chauffeuring a type
writer, / employ the "H. g. H." sys-
tenn, which being interpreted for the
benefit of the laity. means "hunt ZEN
and hit 'em. Sometimes in the ex-
element of the hunt for the needed
on the keyboard l spike the WRONG
key. For this reason once in a great
while the wrong letter turns up in the
copy and ruins an honored name.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-08-17

MONDAY evening, Immediately
preceded by the Observation-Disclosures
Sanitary drama, Spee-Dee, Mary
Pickford made another bow to pat
rons of the Orpheum, this time in the
Founding. The house was packed
from Wurlitzer to rafters. This is
the pathetic story of the Founding:
The wife of a poverty stricken artist
dies and leaves one baby too many.
The grief of the father is so great
that to celebrate the event he wishes
the baby on the nurse for keeps. He
then packs up and goes away to Paris.
In Paris he paints a picture that sells
for real money. 1t seems to have
made him rich for he don't work am
more, though occasionally threatens
to do something like that. Meantime
the nurse dies and his daughter -
who by the way is called Molly o.
is sent to an orphan, asylum; where
she is turned loose to acquire pop
rlarity. Molly o makes a big hit
with every One except the matron OF
the eleemosynary institution, in fact
babies cry for her. Again, mean
while, the now rich artist has a few
bad nights or indigestion or some
thing, and yearns for his "cheeld.'
He traces her to the orphanage and
demands possession. The matron has
a niece on the premises looking for a
meal ticket, so she juggles the rec
ords and switches the orphans. The
artist goes home with a pseudo
daughter, who eventually robs him,
and flys the coop with a moderately
skillful craftsman. The real daughter
is adopted by a vigorous lady who
keeps boarders, but not for company
In time she becomes a regular kitch-
en- mechanic, and easily holds
her job until caught feeding the
landlady's birthday dinner to a mess
of pups. The irate landlady threat
ems to drown the pups, so Molly O
pulls her freight with the pups con-
cealed about her person, and spends
the night under an inverted wheeI
barrow. Next morning she film
fans a dog catcher and in the mix
up runs across her dear father who
is still rich. Her father takes hef
home and in a few days, without am
undue excitement, discovers ALL
Mary Pickford as Molly o was eute
and tame. So were the pups,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-08-17

The Confederate Reunion at Aux
vase has been postponed from Aug
ust 16 to II to sometime in Septem-
Der, the date not yet being fixed.
Milford chronicle., 1916-04-21
HOUSTON.

The Parent Teacher Association
will meet at the school house on Fri
day afternoon April 2Sth. All who
are interested are invited to attend.
The people Of the church want to
thank their friends of Milford for Civ
ing so literally toward the church re
pairs. They also want to thank Mrs.
Lang for her kindness in soliciting.
Rev Grant, the new minister,
preached his first sermon on Monday
morning to a large congregation and
all seemed we'll pleased. Let us
hope this coming year will prove to
be an era of good feeling among the
church people, for such has not been
the case for several years and there
is a cause for such conditions. Where
the fault lies or who is to blame we
do not know, but let us examine our
own hearts and lives and see If we
cannot improve conditions for I'm
Union there is strength.
Miss Marguerite Graham is still
confined to her home with quinzy.
The barn owned by Mr.. Groh was
burned on Tuesday morning. One
COW and 200 baskets Of corn were
destroyed, but the other conditions of
the fire at this writing ot known.
Mrs. Rachel Gre home for
a visit Of two her chill
dren.
Milford chronicle., 1916-04-21
A debate viii be lad at De A. N. Z. |

A debate will be held at the A. N. Z.
Church on Friday evening, April 2lst. on
the following subject Resolved That
Slavery in America was a Means to the
| Salvation of the Negro" Affirmative,
H. S. Pitts and Madame z. A. Pretty
man. Negative, L. H. Ward, principal
of the Seaford Public Schools, and J. B.
Aiken of Dover.
Mrs Ralph Potter and children have
returned from a visit to Philadelphia.
Captain Potter, with the steamer wild
Cat. - has gone on a trip to North Caro-
lima.
c. A. Conner returned from Philadel-
phia on Tuesday with four horses.
Town Council has traded the fire en-
CINE to its original owners for a hose
cart; and purchased another, making
two hose carts we have.
Two new posts have been put to the
iron railing in front of the P. &. Church,
where the former two had been rotted
away.
Miss Evelyn Palmer after an absence
of eight months in Philadelphia has re-
turned to Milton
The trees in town have been trimmed
getting ready to string the electric wires.
Part of this has already been done.
The Birmingham Artillery was in town
on Friday discoursing its kind Of music
as it passed along the streets.
A. H. Lohand during the past winter
has cut all of the pine timber from the
land he purchased from the heirs of
Joseph l.. Black.
eCaptain c. F. Lacey has removed the
homestead property on Federal Street
farther back from the street. This prop
erty when properly fixed up will enhance
the appearance of the surroundings sew
eral per cent.
I. c. Palmer has had metal roof put
on the back building to his property on
North Union Street.
The Parent Teacher Association meet
ing was held in School Hall on Tuesday
evening at which Dr. c. A. Wagner was
present aud gave an address on educa-
tional work in the State. An interesting
was rendered, in which the
pupils participated. All appeared to be |
eddi6ed and instructed.
Lewis White and Miss Gertrude Bell, |
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Bell. /
were married on Friday evening, April
7th, 1916, by the Rev. Robert Wright.
An examination for nonresident pupils
will be held in the High School Room on
May 9th. ANY pupil taking
this examination successfully may be ad-
mitted to any high school in the State.
For conditions to enter this examination
see the principal, Ralph B. Smith.
Nelson w. Peck has been appointed
Constable for Milton and vicinity.
An old fashioned love feast was held
It the NJ E. Church Sunday morning.
H. K. Wagamon and Mrs. Wagamon,
Mrs Emma and Leroy Johnson and w.
". Conner motored to Frederica and I
,ack on Sunday. Sunday afternoon was
fine time for motoring and many peo- I
de were out in and about Milton.
A Democratic primary was held Satur- {
lay afternoon and the following delegates {
we're elected to attend the Dover conven-
ion: James Palmer, William Workman
md John White. {
The remains of George B. Robinson,
on of Mr.. and Mrs G. B. Robinson of I
who died December 18th, {
9l5. aged 10 years, and which have been &
n a vault in that city, were brought to t
hilton on Saturday and deposited in the
setts Cemetery by S. J. Wilson, DR.. a
Sehringer officiating. q
Milford chronicle., 1916-04-21
MILTON NEWS.
e Maryland Annual Conference at its

Se MARYLAND Annual Conference at its
5n in Baltimore returned the Rev.
"A. Holland to Milton for the sew
year. This is very acceptable to the
sohefegation of the NJ P Church of this
towiis During the last six years Mr.. Hol-
land has labored hard and diligently
ably assisted by his estimable wife, in
building up the church, and has sue
ceeded in a degree that is really aston
ishinS and for this reason his congrega-
ton unanimously asked for his return.
And De returns to finish, as near as pos
sibe, the work he has had mapped out
Mr.. Holland is a good pastor, aud will
continue the regular routine of church
work .of which the Sunday afternoon
prayed meeting is an especial feature
On Sunday morning, beside the other
servicea Frank B. Carey, lay delegate to
the lateA conference, gave an interesting
account tOf the proceedings OF that learned
BODY, and a recital of his first experience
in that dapacity. He was listened to with
marked 'attention, and his remarks were
much appreciated by the congregation.
The First Quarterly Conference of this
church will be held on Monday, May 8th.
at which time the work of the year will
be scheduled.
lanes Ponder received last week an
order for seed corn, for which he took
the preuf at a late agricultural fair,
from a ge eman in New York State, to
be sent to. comoke City, Md. This or
der was Il result of an advertisement
in the Chm { Gle.
Draper G have put concrete floor in
their cannt at the railroad station
ChickenN eves are said to be Operat-
ing with a b, h hand in the country con-
tiguous to Mi On and Georgetown. Some
farmers havi lost from a half to nearly
all of their a ,cks.
Miss Virgil ia Hazard, of Philadelphia,
is visiting he mother, Mrs. Emma Haz-
zard
Hegbert voshell, of Wilmington, is
spending a short time with his parents
on Federal Street.
The Milton Musical Club gave a musi-
cal in School Hall on Wednesday even
ing. The attendance was poor and the
receipts were only $13 90; and the club
is not delighted over this unappreciative- I
ness Of the Milton people.
A unique entertainment was given at !
Masonic Hall by the colored people on I
Wednesday, evening, called a Foot So |
cial. " The man who had the biggest foot |
was to receive a prize, and the woman .
who had the smallest foot was to receive
a prize The prizes were awarded to H.
S Pitts, principal of the Milton Colored 7
Schools, and Mary Hazard. There were
for sale, and a general
all around.