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Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-01
Suffrage
News

Washington, D. c. May 25.-"The
endorsement of equal suffrage by
either of the two great political par
ties would do more at this time to
simplify the woman suffrage question
than any other one thing"
This statement was made by Rep
resentative John NJ. Nelson in com
menting upon the nationwide cam
paign being made by the National
American Woman Suffrage Associa-
tion for the adoption of equal suf-
frage planks in the Republican and
Democratic national platforms. With
the national convention less than 2
weeks away, the expression Of this
sentiment is peculiarly timely.
Mr.. Nelson's opinion has special
significance also when it is recalled
that he is a member Of the Judiciary
Committee, and in that capacity led
the fight for a favorable report upon
the constitutional amendment for
woman suffrage. AS any equal suf-
frage measure considered by Congress
must first be acted upon by the Judi
eiary Committee, MI. Nelson foresees
victory in the first important step at
least, should either party adopt an
equal suffrage plank.
"Were either of the great parties
to endorse woman suffrage at their
coming conventions" said Mr.. Nelson
u see no reason TO doubt that a fav-
orable report would naturally follow,
and its passage by Congress be much
simplified. In view of this fact. it
seems to me that in directing their ef-
forts toward securing the endorse
ment Of equal suffrage by delegates
to the national conventions, m
suffrage advocates have exhibited
sound, practical judgement and adj
mirable political acumen."
Judge Mulqueen of New York in
addressing the Grand Jurors Assoc
iaticn recently said that he was for
woman suffrage because women
might relieve men on Grand jury
cases, which would correct MANY
evils.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-01
SHERIFF'S SALE

BY virtue and authority Of Coro.,i
Execution issued from the offico 81
the Clerk Of the Circuit Court Of AN
drain county. Missouri. returnabls =,
the March Term, 1916 of said Cow,
and to me directed, in favor Of i NJ
Fowler and against NJ. l.. Jones i
have levied upon and sliced ali ths
right, title, interest and claim If tIs
said M. l.. Jones of, in, and 10 tho ri.
lowing described Real Estate to-wit.
The South East Fourth Oh Of The
North East Quarter % of Section
Thirteen (l3) Township Fifty (5Ol,
Range Nine (9)
All lying and being in the said
County, and State Of Missouri. And I
will, on FRIDAY the 10TH DAY OF
JUNE, A. d., 1916 (t being the Ifth
day Of the Circuit Court of said
County,, between the hours of nine
o'clock in the forenoon and five O'Clock
in the afternoon Of that day, at the
Court House door, in the City Of Mex
leo, County of Audrain aforesaid, sell
the same, or ms much thereof as may
be required, at public vendue, to the
highest bidder, for cash in hand (sub-
iect to all prior liens and judgements)
to satisfy said Execution and costs,
j. W. BARNETT.
l3-4t Sheriff of Audrain County
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-01
IMPORTANT TO FARMING
COMMUNITIES

REFERRING to three very impor-
tant propositions 10 towns like Mexico
and counties like Audrain, laying
special emphasis on the importance
Of a farm adviser and county high
way engineer, which the Ledger has
So pe~rsistently stood for, the St Louis
Republic editorially says: 'The Mis-
souri, State Federation Of Commercial
Clubs has announced a program for
| State betterment which has three
prongs, like an old fashioned steel
fork. 1t is:
Better seed corn for the 1916 crop.
A farm adviser for every county.
A highway engineer for every
county.
If there is any sadder thing than
the loss of the harvest Of broad acres
Of Missouri land and long hours Of
Missouri sunshine through patient
waiting for seed TO come up that
was dead before it was planted, it
must be sought for outside Of farm
ing. Only less sad is the expenditure
Of good brains and muscles Of man
and horse in the culture Of corn which
Yields on second class land because
the seed was second class TO begin
with.
The county farm adviser has come
to Missouri TO stay. When his con-
tract runs out he is re-engaged. Look
at Pettis and Cape G~irardeau coun-
ties. There has been opposition to
farm advisers in Missouri. but never
a single ease where a farmer VINO has
awaited himself of the aid Of an ad-
wiser opposed the system. A good
farm adviser is really a clearing house
Of experience for the farmers Of a
county; he brings to each the bene-
fit Of the experience and knowledge
Of all and learns as he teaches.
AS for the engineer, the securing of
a county highway engineer is the be-
ginning of a national movement for
good roads. This is not a matter for
argument; look at the counties that
have engineers-and then at those
that have not.
The Republic congratulates the Fed
GRAFTON on its simple, sane and pro-
gressiye program. 1t is our guess
that it is one which will command the
necessary support, financial, as well
as personal, to accomplish itself under
the Federation's direction.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-01
SHERIEF,S SALE

BY virtue and authority Of General
Execution issued from the Office Of the
Clerk of the Circuit Court Of Pike
County, Missouri, r%eturnable at the
October Term, 1916, of said Court,
and to me directed in favor Of Walter
G. Barron and against J. c. Croker
and Hattie B. Croker. | have levied
upon and seized all the right, title,
interest and claim of the said J. S.
Croker and Hattie B. Croker Of, in
and to the following described Real
Estate, to-wit:
South West Quarter "a Of the
South East Quarter "a of Section
Twenty-Nin (29), the North Half
.(h) of the North East Quarter lh)
of Section thirty-two 1927, all in
Township Fifty-Two (52), Range
Ten (10). All in Audrain County
Missouri. -,
All lying and being in the salG
County, and State of Missouri. An1
| will, on FRIDAY THE 10TH DAY
OF JUNE, A. D.. 1916 lit being tnt
18th day of the Circuit Court Of sac
County,, between the hours Of nInf
o'clock in the forenoon and i've
o'clock in the afternoon of that DAY
at the Court House door, in the CITY
of Mexico, County Of Audrain afore
said, sell the same, or so much Thereof
as may be required, at public vendue
to the highest bidder, for cash Il
hand (subiect to all prior liens an
ju~dgements,) to satisfy said Execu
ton and costs.
]. W. BARNETT,
l3-4t Sheriff of Audrain County, Nc
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-01
MODERN FLOATS FOR
A. A. CLUBS PARADE

Philadelphia May 26-The wonders
Of modern business will be illustrated
in some Of the floats in the great ad-
vertising pageant in connection with
the annual convention Of the Assoc
lated Advertising Clubs Of the World
which viii be held in Philadelphia,
June p to so. Imagine, If you can,
a float passing down Broad street on
a sweltering summer evening, bear
ing several skaters doing fancy
stunts on real ice.
Such a float will be a part Of the
pageant, q large Philadelphia ice
company putting into the parade.
And here comes a full sized loco
motive engine. Of the latest, largest
type, bell clanging-mounted, Of
course, upon a motor truck.
There comes a ~clipper-ship full rig
ged and massive, drawn by a fleet
Of motor trucks representing tugs.
The movements of the long column
are controlled by electric lights along
the line of march, railroad fashion,
and all the pageant is motor driven,
the only horses being those necessary
10 add "%color" to the exhibits
shown.
1t is the plan Of the advertising
men in charge to set a pace for
pageants for some time to come and
to make this pageant instructive
while making it an eye-opener.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-01
SERVICE n BUsJNESs

THE word Service, TO a certain
extent, may have become haekneyed
in its frequent use in referring to
modern business, but, be that as it
may, you cannot get too much service
IN your business if you would grow
and hold that which is yours.
The successful merchant Of today
is alert and progressive; business is
not only a scientific theory with him
but a scientific fact of known guam
dty. He is constantly endeavoring
to give the public more and better
service and in this making himself a
keener competitor Of the mail order
bugabo0.
If . maj buys q mail order stove,
the successful merchant doesn't wor-
~ himself sick about It but sees that
this NAL buys the pipe, pans and ket-
ties TO use on that stove from him
and incidentally lets him know ne
can sell the same or a better stove At
the same or less price and you see
the goods before you buy"-a service
the catalogue house cannot give.
The commandment merchant is
becoming obsolete with the Dodo and
other creatures Of past ages. To
the live business man the mail order
house is u competitive stimulous TO
better and more modern methods Of
merchandising. In that way, if in no
other, these firms are a benefit TO
the local retailer.
Competition is the life Of trade
between the mail order house and the
retail merchant just as cooperation
is the life Of trade between the re-
tail merchants Of any given social
unit. The town where the merchants
m fighting each other is the com
munity where the catalogue houses
are securing their profits.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-01
SHERIFE,g SALE

BY virtue and, authority of Tran
script Execution issued from the OIL
flee Of the Clerk Of the Circuit Court
Of Audrnin County, Missouri, return,
able at the June Term, 1916, Of SAID
Court, and TO me directed, in favor
Of B. A. Saal and against Mary b.
Cluster and A.. b. Cluster. | have
levied upon and seized all the right,
title, interest and claim of the said
Mary B. Cluster and A.. B. Cluster
Of, in and to the following described
Real Estate, to-wit;
Lot Eight (s) and 35h feet West
part of lot nine (9) in Cardwelfs
Addition to Mexico, Missouri, and
also Lot Fifteen (15) in Block "B'
(Less 10 feet South Side) BeattyS
Addition to Mexico, Missouri. -,
All lying and being in the said
County, and State of Missouri. ana
| will, on FRIDAY THE 18TH DAY
OF JUNE, A. D., 1916 tit being tng
18th day Of the Circuit Court Of salu
County,, between the hours of nlhe
o'clock in the forenoon and i've
o'clock in the afternoon of that gay,
at the Court House door, in the CIIS
Of Mexico, County of Audrain aiore-
said, sell the same, or as much there'
of as may be required, at public yei,
due, to the highest bidder, for cash II
hand (subject to all prior liens anu
to satisfy said ESecu'
ton and costs.
J. ". BARNETT,
l3-4t Sheriff of Audrain County, MO
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-01
METHODIST CENTENNIAL At
FAYETTE AUG. THIRTEENTH

Rockport, No, May 25-The eele-
bration Of the centennial of the or
g~anization Of the Missouri Confer
ence, Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, will be held at Fayette begin
ming August 80. Rev. C. o. Ransford
of Rockport is the chairman Of the
special committee on arrangements.
Rev. B. d. Sipple, Macon; Rev. /. T.
Nash, Troy; Rev. A. C. Johnson,
Fayete are the other members of the
committee
A program of special sermons and
addresses is being arranged for Sun
day and Monday, September 8 and 4,
the official days of the celebration.
Bishop Z. R. Hendrix of Kansas City,
by special request of the conference,
will preside.
Bishop Hendrix, Rev. DIR. ]. w.
Lee and C. C. Woods. st. Louis, and
other ministers and laymen from the
three Missouri conferences will make
addresses.
To Place Bronze Memorial Tablet
A bronze memorial tablet bearing a
significant historical statement will
be placed on Centenary Chapel, Fay
cite, during the session.
The Missouri conference was or
ganized in 1916 at Shiloh Meeting
House, st. Clair county, near Leban-
on, ILL.,, William McKendree, who was
the first presiding Elder in Missouri
in 1906 and who was elected Bishop in
1903, presided.
The first session Of the conference
held in Missouri was in 1919 at Nc.
Kendree Chapel neal Cape Girardeau
which was built for the occasion.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-01
PREPAREDNESS.
IS not WHAT WE NEED.

1t Is not the Roosevelt plan Of pre-.
pr0aness but Nlsoa's plzz hnee frOG.
the nsasos Of mIiarisn that TIL:
e0uaty uoeas aid the Rev s ".
Hayns Il his sermon At the NethO-
as CunA Sunday evezing His
ltopc vas -HHs Christianity Faaed-
n the pressnf CRISIS
NJ Hayne usok the position that
the Aurch sh0aE take more interest
II puhEc matters He did BOT favor
a church Of state for they hzvc fall
Cd 10 keep pa1o IN the nations in
which they are ~prc3ssainaut but IS
Onz was the Prince q Pe1oe An3
The early Christian refused to bear
arms 81 Aoul5 the presest day Chris
tisns practice their pcrsoaal beliefs
.uraI they apply to = Nztioa IS they
Do % . persoA
Uharp has hecn less var since
Christ than before his coming. The
church has fought war but divisions
rade them lose sight q the great
eentraI truths The church has been
inactive in the interest Of peads. It
has not been considered a fsrter and
the world has TUNED to the merchant
ard banker ard others bat pot TO the
church
Christianity has not failed any
more thar the hore or state. All
three Institutions are made Of the
dust Of the earth and are consequently
not perfect No single Christian
principle has been proven false since
the war began. War Is teaching Us
that 4 nation is Christian in its pri-
vate life and pagan in its public poll
cieS
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-01
TICKETS TO ST. LOUIS

WIN GAN 1O~N
THERE are going to be at least
100 applications for every ticket to
the Democratic convention that will
be issued to Democrats who live in
Missouri or Illinois. Referring to
the arrangement Of these tickets, the
st. Louis Post-D Dispatch says: "Tick-
cts for eight sessions of the conven-
tion-two each day for Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday-are
being printed by the Democratic Ma
tional Committee. National Com
mitteman Goltra Of Missouri
said that he was flooded with
demands for tickets, and that he
would not be able TO supply more
than M out of every ten applicants.
The tickets are apportioned TO the
committeeman TO the Democratic
convention according TO the
vote of the different states. The
committeeman from distant states,
who may not have a demand for all
the tickets they are entitled to,
usually help out the committeeman
of the state in which the convention
is held, who never has enough to
supply the demand"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-01
,HERIEE,S S,1r

BY virtue and authorize ~
script Execution issued from ifan'
flee Of the Clerk of the Circuit 1u 10 q:
Of Audrain County, Missouri ro tU'
able at the June Term. 1916 ~ VI
Court, and to me directed IN !" oald
Of J Walker Woodbridge and favor
Albert Hildebrand. | have against
on and sliced all the right, titls Up
est and claim of the said AIbe,t in T5
debrand Of, in and to the folIo hll,
described Real Estate, to-wit. "lng
The North East Quarter ~
Seven CD, Township Fiftv Is%
Range Seven (7) West, except Nv, Ivy,
from Eighteen acres Isl. 19o uleie
long, running east and west ivps
south East Corner of said tract. co ons
tanning IA acres more or less con- m
lying and being in the said Co,r Ai
and State of Missouri. And 7 NY
on Friday the 10th dav of Inv va
y: 1916, lit being the lith dav If a. a
circuit Court of said Counfvl I Ls
tween the hours of nine o'cloct Il ~ u.
forenoon and five O'Clock in tbo y vac
noon of that day, at the CoSrt a a,sef.
door, in the City of Mexico, CONT, Dae
Audrain aforesaid, sell the ssmo u
much thereof as may be remni,. VI
at public vendue, the highest S5;dIeul'
for cash in hand (subject TO ali u,is
hens and judgements,) to attn
said Execution and costs. ''iy
20 J. W. BARNETT
lS-4t Sheriff of Audrain Countv
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-01
At NeaSrly. Mober3y l. Paris 8
Al CsuuzlA Gszzzhz & Cdurdtz2
10 mrinrS1
Al &gUcA Hir1ee . Meuoo J.

Muir5 lest to HiEbee Sunday a;
Caiuuzi Hal Pzk > to ! IN a hard
fought tzs5Sn game Il Was = pit
chrs hattie Irou the beGaning ard
ths grad zEnd nznareneut believe
tia, i wuuld ssil be IN progress had
Re5 Marshall looseaed up his wAip
hgfoue throwing down 70 seo01d in the
initial roznl
a hasa q tails to Eee5e and Mar
sh4u's had peg. and J. Hartman
Zcriice hit In the first inning
t-ozght > I'm across for Higbee that
proved : mountain 100 high to climb
Lefty cid hiss best and let the hard
hitting Higbse club down with only
fear binglG Everitt who has piteh-
ed many games here for Higbee- VAS
right: in fact Fighter than Mexico has
ever seen him. In the first five In
nings uEIy 13 men faced him and none
Of them got a hit
He weakened at the last and in the
sixth. seventh and ninth innings il
looked ike Mexico had q chance to re-
cover. In the seventh, J. o. Roberts
scored on B. Marshal's hit, and Bryan
went to third. Then with only one
down Kistler famed and P. Marshall
popped cut to Reede.
Again in the ninth Mexico just
threatened TO score. Egan the first
mar up got a hit through third. ]. O.
Roberts hit into what looked like a
double play but was safe at first for
a minute We don't know how it hap
pened but J. o. was nipped off the
bag. Some say is was our old friend
the hidden ball trick that got j. O.
Wen he died and the rally was over.
Biggerstaff popped out to third
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-01
SHERIFF's SALE ~

AANMHGL Al
by virtue and authority Of
eript Execution issued from inns
flce OF the Clerk Of the Cirrr;,s 1e q.
OF Audrain County, Nilsson; Oogz
able at the June Term. 1qis ret1n.
Court, and TO me- directsJ o. said
!. W. HINES and against Af,sT 4
debrsnd. | have levied upon ~ H.
ID all the right, title, intssal Het-
claim Of the said Alfred UiSt and
OF, IN and to the folIowin. leorahd
Real Estate, to-wit: uecnbed
i40 acres, more or less do.
the North 100 acres in vida a.
North East Quarter on q The
West IL acres in width ~ a'1 The
ls) Of the South West GNe South
North East Quarter, and ,be' NJ Y. Tie
acres OF that part Of the Nor,t'S st
h) OF South East ouarto.N West
North Of the Wabash RAM lying
Section SEVENTY, Townsl' az IN
.S9l North, Range. Seven f1} rElity
an lying and being in the WA vest.
~, and State OF Misson,i ''l Coun.
will, on Friday the 10th dar and |
A. u. 1916, Git being the n % June,
the Circuit Court Of said Copn,uua ' Of
tween the hours Of nine o'clocL ne'
forenoon and five O'Clock IN ~ N The
noon OF that day at the Co Sne alter
door, in the City of MO- mouse
OF Audrain aforesaid, sell tbo Oouhty
or so much thereof as tne same,
CURED; at public vendue. 10 ibo Oe I Re
est bidder, for cash in hama We nigh.
to all prior liens and iudrmo.usuo jet
satisfy said Execution and to
,o.. J; W, BARNETT
loaf sheriff Of Audrain Conn,-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-01
10 YEARS AGO

The C. & A. Railroad company
was building a new freight depot
neal the Clark avenue bridge.
Misses Nora Barnes and Allie
Lampson won the medal society con-
test offered by the Mexico High
School.
DR.. George Given died.
Miss Garnett Whitney, 10 years Of
age and daughter of T. II. Whitney,
died.
Fat hogs were selling for $640
which is 40 per cent lower than the
preser. price.
The Buckner ice cream factory was
shipping 600 gallons of cream per
week.
The Republican county convention
was held in this city. Clarence
Barnes was reelected president, and
r. S. Head, secretary.
The defamation contest for the
Mexico High school juniors and
freshmen was won by Herbert Punk
cite, junior and Paul Hasslar, fresh
man.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-01
A YOUTHFUL POET

The following poem is by Paul
HUTCHINSON Of grade 5 North Central
School. II. is only teh years old and
is a student under Miss Karnes.
In School Days.
There is a building in Mexico,
And its bricks are painted red;
And there in school days | used TO go,
To study and think with my head
The old building will soon be vacant,
But / will not be glad,
For / would not forsake it.
For a million others had.
/ had a very good teacher,
And her name was Miss Jennie
Karnes.
/ thought she was a splendid teacher,
And ! hope the same Of Miss
Cauthorn.
/ hope the building won't get lone
some.
And start to dread and fear,
For we will come back and study and
think some,
And enjoy the happy new year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-01
80 YEARS c

Chas Morgner was a delegate from
Mexico to the State l. o. O. F. con-
yention in St Louis.
The water Works Co. purchased s
acres Of land at the head Of their lake
from Mr. Lakeland. paying $1,000
for same.
S. b. Cook and Bev. J. S. Smith
beat W. W. Fry and ]. NJ. Coons at
ercquet
Joseph Jesse and family arrived
from California
Frank Dorgan Of the Maple Grove
n~eighborhood was badly bruised by
a horse falling on him.
A society was organized in Mar
tinsburg called "MEStinsburg Catho-
lie Lieder Kranz." The following
we're officers and members: August
US Kleinsorge, president; Stephen
Bertels, viee-president; AdOlph Fen
newald, treasurer; F. w. Brinker,
secretary; Father Jos. L. Harr Aut
Holderman, Fred jacob, Andrew Pr
hale, Theo. Harr and Herman Adrain.
]. P. Schoder was agent for the
Wabash at M~artinsburg.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-01
Total % 2 27 10

First base on balls off Lancaster /.
Stolen bases, Reede. Sacrifice hits,
j. Hartman, Wright l.. Hartman.
Left on bases, Mexico 5, Higbee 2.
Wild Pitches, Lancaster. First base
on errors, Mexico /. Two base hits,
Wright. Struck out, by Lancaster, 10.
by Everitt 5. Double plays, B. Mar
shall, P. Marshall and Kistler. Hit
by pitcher, by Lancaster, ]. Hartman.
Umpire Nivert.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-01
Dreadful Cough Cured.

Following an attack Of pneumonia
! had four years ago, / had a dreadful
cough that hung on for months"
writes Mrs. Owen Caruthers, Wabash,
Ind. Il lost in weight and became
alarmed about my condition. l doc
tored with a number Of remedies with
out benefit until taking Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. 1t helped me
almost Immediately and by taking
n bottle of it / was cured" Obtain
able everywhere. adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-01
AN HONOR SOCIETY

An honor society which is to be
nationalized by the Junior Colleges
of the United States, was organized
at William Woods, Fulton, Wednes-
day morning. This honor sorority
will be to the junior colleges what Phi
Beta Kappa is to the standard four
year colleges. The members are selec-
ted on the basis of scholarship and
high moral worth. They must make
grades of 80 per cent or more to be
eligible
This is the only honor sorority
among the junior colleges of the state
and the distinction Of being a mem
Der Of it is one for which the young
ladies are to be congratulated. Will
lam Woods College has never recog-
nized sororities of any kind and this
new departure will be a goal to which
the young ladies will work in the
years to eome-Fulton Sun.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-01

THERE are two reasons for plae-
ing traffic standards in the business
position Of town: n is to assist the
drivers Of all kinds Of vehicles to
more easily observe the traffic laws,
and the other is 70 force drivers to
SLOW down when turning the n
II seems peculiar TO say the least,
that not more than half the drivers
Of vehicles pay any attention TO the
standards at all, although signs are
plainly displayed on each one. Prob
ably two or three arrests would get
results, but that would likely raise a
kick from those who are opposed to
| enforcement Of the laws.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-01
Judge CAN'T Home from Feast

Judge E. S. CAN'T is home from
a pleasant visit to his mother in
Philadelphia, and en- route home stop
ped at Washington, D. c., for two
or three days. The Judge says he
had a fine visit, especially with his
mother and sister in Philadelphia,
and was very much pleased with his
two days stop-over in Washington,
where he visited all points of interest
including meetings Of the House and
Senate. He seems TO have been more
impressed with the splendid library
in Washington than with any other
proposition. in the east except probab-
ly the grand old ocean. Judge CAN'T
was the guest of Speaker Clark at a
luncheon at which several prominent
statesmen including a member of the
Cabinet and his wife were present.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-01
Recommends ChamherIain,s

! take pleasure in recommending
Chamberlain's, Collie, Cholera, Diar-
rhoea Remedy, having used it in my
family for the past thirteen years. l
have tried other remedies, but Cham
berlain's is the only one that ever
gave me permanent relief. We are
never without it even when on a
visit or summer outing and ] cannot
say too much in praise of it." writes
Emerson Demeree, Harpursville, N.
Y. obtainable everywhere. adv.