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Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Cater Berry ct al to Hiram Piper,
warranty, consid, $500; 5.53 acres in
Sc NV Of 35-51-9.
Almer u. Fennewald ct al to Will
Daniel, warranty, consid. $400; lot
8, block 5 orig. Vandalia.
James II, Rachels to Rosie Douglas
Garnet, warranty, consid. S700, lot SO
blk, ''P", Beatty's add to Mexico.
Oscar J. Hinze to Andrew B. Eris-
man, Warranty, consid $4,000; 1888
acres in Sh of 8-50-7.
James r. Brown to Barnie Parrish.
&C. consid s1.O0; So Of sW sW NV
10-52-12.
William F. Luckie to 0. R. Kendall
warranty, eonsid. $3.50; pt Of Sh o1
lot q, Mrs, Sparks S add to Mexico
Carrie B. Sproul to liberia L
Sproul, warranty, consid. $4,000; lot
I and S 20 feet Of lot 8, W~igginton'i
Square, Mexico.
Charles Cooper to L. B. Vom1nd
warranty, consid. $1,000; So SW M
NJ NV Sc & 2 A in NV corne.
NE Sc Of 25-5O-7.
Ben A. Burton to Alison G. Burton
&C, consider. sl.00 NV NE of 4-52
II.
Ernest 7. Moore to Emil P. Rosen
berger, warranty, consid. $500 lot /
blk. 3 Trolley Heights add to Mex
leo.
W. III Upham to f. l.. e. Elzor,
Reed, Warranty, Consideration, 5000
Sc Of tract in NE NV Of 26-5I-e.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

EVERY citizen Of Mexico is in.
t4ressed IN the oiling Of the Boulevard
4ase il that proves a success
Mteh Il Hl1, by next year miles d
roads "a ard around Mexico will short
~ b. oiled While in Slater this weei
Ne vert oger q road that had mo-
bees oiled since last year, and was Il
FSre enr4ssc~
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08
10 YEARS AGO

DR.. J. Frank Harrison Of Fulton,
was a business visitor in Mexico.
Mrs. Mary L. Tarlton died at the
home Of her brother B. l.. Locke.
The following were graduated from
the Mexico High School: Marquis
Wallace, Melnotte Sannebeck, lnez
Coil. Ruth Bragg, Cleo Settle, Lena
Crews. Kathryn Moore, Margaret
| Cunningham. Rosaline Hamilton, Will
lie Whitson, ophelia Miller, May Belle
Pryor. Nora Vanlandingham, LaVena
Bishoff, George Vanlandingham,
Otto Kunkel, John Ellis, Flossie
Hughes, Grace Everett, Pearl Morris,
ocie Winscott, Mary McIntire, Kittie
Hurley, Indus Whitson, Leta Rudasill,
Lucille Howell, Mitchell Boone. Otto
Kunkel was valedictorian Of the
class.
Mrs. Barbara Coil of Perry was Wis.
liting her daughter, Mrs. P. H. Cutler
Of this city.
Miss Ella Threlkeld of this city wal
graduated at the head of the voca
class of William Woods College.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

HENRY FORD introduces the
American people to a new mystery Of
he war, "Did you even know" he
asks, Just how the Anglo-Freneh
loan was pulled off in this country ?
a member Of the English Parliament
came over here ineognito, or whatever
yaa call it-anyway, disguised-and
he put il over. He got $50, 900 900 foI
patting over the job" Now that tbs
secret is out, Mr.. Ford should give
further details Of the transaction hc
uncpyers. Who was the member d
the English Parliament" and hov
much q s ,0D0,0 900 did be saceeed IL
taking home with him? II is not uE
ual ia Wall Street 70 let an outgidei
carry away 20 nauch.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08
Pool Hall License Granted.

County court granted Ernest Bar
nett license Monday to open a billiard
and pool hall in the Arnold building.
A. B. Gregg OF Vandalia, was gran
ted permission TO open a pool and
billiard hall in the south half of the
opera house on Main street in Van
dalia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

recommend it to any woman suffering
from female weakness. You may pub
fish my letterif you wish. Mrs. JAMES
CoNLEY, BIG st. Clair St, Frankfort, Ky.
No woman suffering from any form Of
female troubles should lose hope until
she has given Lydia Il. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound a fair trial.
This famous remedy, the medicinal
ingredients of which are derived from
native roots and herbs, has for forty
years proved TO be a most valuable tonic
and invigorator Of the female organism.
All women are invited TO write
to the Lydia IL. Pinkham Medi-
cine Co., Lynn, Mass, for special
adyices-it viii be confidential.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

ALTHOUGH i is difficult 70 be-
ege that a1y ran fortunate enough
tc he q member u the Texas National
Gaart woad refuse to accept the first
opportunity 70 20 70 the border armed
and equipped al she law provides, i
/ apreara thas tbs Federal governments
. actually under the painful necessity
Of proceeding against lle AAaeEef'
aho. fearing service ia MEXICO, fsfie'
10 Hszrter wba1 ordered Can it b
tbat eya Texas has had an attack q
I aeer- Fae+ T
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08
Hnghes the Bettinp FaHodte


Betting in Wall Street on the Re-
publican nomination for the presi-
deaey became active yesterday with
Justice Hughes the favorite.
Chester Thomas who handles most
Of the big wagers in the financial dis
trict, reported that about s225,000
had been placed in his hands to bet
on Hughes at ever money, this mon
ey coming largely from Chicago,
Philadelphia and Boston. On Satur-
day the odds against Hughes were 7
to 5.
Thompson also reported that about
$4,000 had been placed in his hands
to bet on Roosevelt at the prevailing
odds Of 8 to ) against the chances Of
the ex-President being nominated.
The odds quoted against the Other
candidates were: Root, 8 to 1; Fair
banks. IS to /; Burton, % to /; Fore
40 to 1.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08
Frank Boatman who has a splendic

Frank Boatman who has q splendid
position playing the drums at the
Gem theatre in Fulton, visited in
Mexico, Thursday.
C. l. Taylor, Grand Conductor Of the
u. c. r. Of SedaIia, was called to
Carrollton, Frida, because Of the ILL
ness Of his mother, He arrived in
this city Thursday night,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

Mr. ard Mrs. c. p. Lyman and Mrs.
Eta Marshall and children have re-
turned from an auto trip to points in
Iowa and Illinois. Mr.. Lyman re-
ports the roads in fine condition and
20 aceiaentg IN the week. travel
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08
LODGE has ANNIVERSARY

The Eastern Star lodge Of this city
celebrated it's third anniversary Fri
day evening at the Masonic hall with
a splendid banquet which was served
by the ladies Of the lodge. The lodge
from Laddonia which has been estab-
lished one year was invited as guests
The Mexico Eastern Star is q very
strong order and has been doing
splendid work since its organization
in this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

Miss Adabelle Adylotte who has
just graduated from the Mcmillan
High School in the Teachers Train
ing department returned to her home
in Bell flower Thursday. Miss Ady-
lott will teach the seventh and eighth
grades in the Bellflower public
school next year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08
tn the Public.

II have been using Chamberlain
Tablets for indigestion for the past
six months and it affords me pleas
ure 70 say ! have never used a RENE
dy that did me so much good."-Mrs,
C. Z. Riley, Illion, N. Y. Chamber
lain's Tablets are ~obtainable every
where. adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

T. D DODGERS, candidate fer Pro-
seeming Attorney, Dr. T. ". Berry,
CANDIDATE FIR CoEoner, and T. s. Nc
Rungy. eaa61z5e for Surveyor OF
AD1-sm C0zrty, E1ect TO the Demo
rze primary n A0gags have 10 op-
rag4gr-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

Stomach Troubles and ContipatiOn.
Il will cheerfully say that Cham
berlain's Tablets are the most salts
factory remedy for stomach troubles
and constipation that / have sold in
thirty-four years drug store service,
writes s. H. Murphy, druggist Wells
burg. N. 7. obtainable everywhere
adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

barred rg-s, Mer5co 3 &c5er'y ..
T~rzq se hits 2 &srEazl Frst
or haE. IF L4us4Ee- :, Belse O.
left CT bzaeL Iezico I, &ooeE1T SIX
wE utehez L&neaBter. FErst or
grrrE Hgoegiy 2 Two Base hits. Yea
ger. f. MurEhaH and J. o. Roberts
g;r7c gss BIZ Lancaster II, By Eelss
II. Passe5 aala, M2rShal Hit y
D5teaer. b. lancaster. HaElsr.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

MEXICO will have a dandy Fourth
Of July celebration this year, as the
Catholic Church will have charge Of
the entertainment during the daytime
and the Elks at night. Everybody ia
invited to come to Mexico and help
| celebrate.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08
HELP FOR
WORKING WOMEN
Some Have to Keep on Until
They Almost Drop. How
Mrs. Conley Got Help.

Here 10 a letter from a woman who
had 10 work, but was TOO weak and suf-
fered too much TO continue. How she
regained health =:
Frankfort, Ky.-"I suffered SO much
with female weakness that | could not
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

SECRETARY q State, Cornelius
goaeh b1w has fourteen re2songs as 2
daughter was horn TO Ar. and Mrs
goaeh o. Sunday morning making
tea girls end four bays When
Mr. Roach ran for Secretary Of
! State 10 1868 there we're ten child
rsr
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08
ADMINISTRATIONS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that letter,
Of administration upon the estate VI
SAMUEL A. SYDENSTRlCkEk
Deceased
Of Audrain County, Missouri, nav
been granted the undersigned, by u'
Probate Court Of said county bear
ing date May Is, 1916.
All persons having claims agains0'
said estate are required to exhlCr
them to me for allowance within SD
months after date of. said Letters o.
they may be precluded from any ben
eft of such estate and if such claim
be not exhibited within one year from
the time of the publication Of TIM
notice, they will be forever barred.
WILLIAM A. SYDENSTRICKEk'
12-4t Administratol
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

I'm tie proper column ID the Week
ID L8g4s VIII be- found the announce
aeug u IT. H. GEsffond, candidate
fgg Ce2nsg Treasurer subject 70 the
Democrats Prlmary, August the Is.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08
why Have Corns at All when "Gets.It'
Removes Them tks New. Dead-Sure Way?

saves. and tapes, bandages, and
plaHtere that make corDs p0p-eycd
have only made your coTns grow
and figure this: Put two drops
Of "Gets~It" on the corn. II dries
at once. You a put your shoe
and stocking on right ove st.. The
corn is doomed. IL makes the corn
easy way. Nothing to stick or press
on the corn. You can wear smaller
shoes. YOu1i be O. Joy-walker. No
pain, no trouble. Accept no substitutes.
h1ets.lt ~ w ~ every
Il. Lawrence & Co, Chicago, Ill
Sold in Mexico and recommended al
the worlds best corn remedy by Lew
elIyn & Son and Buekner Drug Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

GEORGE MIDDLECAMP Of Lin
coin county, win be nominated by the
Dernocrts for State Treasurer without
any opposition.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

do my own work,
had to hire it done.
! heard S 0 much
about Lydia Z. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound that /
tried it. | took three
bottles and | found
it to be all you
claim. Now Ifeel as
well as ever ! did and
am able TO do all my
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

Thomas Kennedy Of h.,
and Mrs Josie Miller If "
were married at the Rinro h.,
urday afternoon by the Rev :
Mitchell. IA
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

A daughter was born TO Mr.. ard
Ms c. P. Berger Friday morning.
me mother and little daughter are at
the hospital and are both doing nicely.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08
BUYS YuIcanizing Business.

Jas. Sullivan has sold his vulcaniz-
ing business in the Lawder building to
Mamie Trimble Mr. Trimble tool
charge late Thursday evening.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

London, June 5.-The British Ad-
mirality Saturday night issued a
statement saying there was the
strongest grounds for the belief that
the British Navy in the battle with
the Germans off Jutland last week
has accounted for a total Of IS Ger
man men-of-war and that there was
nothing to add to OF subtract from the
original announcement Of the British
losses.
The statement gave the German
losses as two b~attleships, two dread.
naught battle cruisers, four light
cruisers, nine torpedo boat destroy.
ers and a submarine. The pessimisnf
which prevailed as a result Of the ad.
mirality's original statement Of loss
es, which now is considered 10 have
been needlessly candid and conserva
tive in Understanding the extent o.
the German losses as compared with
those of Great Britain, has beer
greatly lessened by the latest an.
uouncement.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

THE @wbone n the prehistoric tet-
fatels5gn has been Dug up in Ore
GER, bst We doubt If il will do him
aHy rood
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

Miss Julia Russell, teacher at Nc
MILAN High School, returned to her
home in Columbia, Thursday. She
will attend school at the University
this summer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

ANYTHING to beat Wilson is
not going to defeat Wilson. They'll
have TO give mighty good reasons, and
they can't do il.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

vi s b. he papers that New
TMEs Metropolitan trophy automo-
bile Eaee waa Z signal Of success, two
mah tsasag KILLED
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

COLONEL ROOSEVELT calls for a
mar on whom Progressive and Re
pablicana can nntie.7 Has he any
body particular In mind?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08
GERMAN LOSS N SHIPS
GREATER THAN BRITISH
ADD TOP war Aaticle

ADD TOP war Aaticle
Copenhagen, June 5.-A dispatch to
the Stifstidence From Ribe, Jutland
SAYS that the Germa battle cruiser,
Seydlitz was sighted Thursday morns
ing, SO miles west of Farce Islands
being pursued by British w~arships.
She was badly damaged and had two
large holes aport.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

Mrs. Nettie Stephens, Recorder Of
Deeds in this county, issued IS mar
riage licenses during the month Of
May, 1916.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08
Il A. MARTIN of Chillicothe, has
filed al d candidate for United States
Senator on the Democratic ticket.

Probably the simplest way for the
Italians 10 climb those mountains
would be 70 hire Doc Cooks type
writer
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

Misses Ruth ard Ethel Haley, who
have been attending Hardin College
this year, returned to their home
near Fulton Wednesday. Their sister
Mrs. L. E. Crews of this city accom-
panied them for a visit with her par
ante
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

II you're for America First" you
are also for Woodrow Wilson.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

The State Of Missouri r., q
named defendants. Oliver ~y allow
living, or, L dead, the unk5o1Ss IAer, i
deglsees Of Oliver Parker, 5srs. ts &
and ]. II. Slaughter, II l,viSs asa
dead, the unknown bAi,s or i
Of J. II. Slaughter, deceased c.sss
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

G W. Reed Of wenaH.
Mexico visitor THURSDAY -a a
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

BY the way what hae become Of the
uid ashioaed. Roosevelt enthusiasm
fer the recall Of judges?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

PRACTICALLY al Of the nations
ngw seem 10 have recognized Carranza
anceat Mexico
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08
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HGEKGY GIEPkd EHRE

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Ths following are ts dates Ct aha
meetings. and TIE teams
Sunday. June II
Neuc0-I9-g0 a II and 5 p T.
Team No al E. Arm, Leader.
vandz-1B.s8 & Il Team Nc :
Rev. O. DIN Green, Leader.
Nzrnzburg-l0-so 3. Z Dr. H Z
Truex
:. Benton Csty-l5o ? II DR.. H z
Track
Laddeaa-ssoo y. n. Dr.. H. Z
; Tr8gx
= Monday. June II
An Day Meeting. LBnch at Noon
HopeweIl-I01s0 q n. team No. l
ls3Q a n. team No. 2
Sew Hope-l0@5O a IA Team No.
l19 p. m. Team No. /
Perry-i0-3o a, IN Team No.
sEiI50 O. n. Team Ne. {
4 Corinth-I0.20 a. m Team No
d 100 ?. m. Team Nc. 8
It Tuesday. June 10
81 All Day Meeting. Lunch al Noon
y Unioa-Io:30 a n. team No.
ls30 p IN. Team No. 2
Beaver Dam-I0:30 a m Team \
100 ?. III. Team No. /
Littleby-i03O a. n. Team No.
s9e =. m Team No. 4
O. Mt Zion--Ios30 z. n. Team No.
J, I:5O p n. Team No. 3.
G. Wednesday, June II
All Day Meeting, Lunch ., Noon
Laddoaia-10:5o a. n. Team No.
Iz39 p n. Team No 2
West Cuivre-10:30 a m. Tea
No. 2. 100 p. m. Team No. !
~ Bethlehem-10s30 a. m. Team No.
rs. 100 p. m. Team No. l.
ag Zion-l0:30 a. m. Team No. 4 Il
IN p. n. Team No. 3.
Of Thursday, June Is.
d. All Day Meeting. Lunch at Noon.
Farber-10:30 a. m. Team No.
100 p. m. Team Nc. 2.
Pleasant Plains-10:30 a. m. Tea
of No. 2. 1870 p. m. Team No. /.
mo Martinsburg-10:30 a. m. Team J
ia 8. 1870 p. m. Team No. /.
clip Benton City--10:30 a. m Team
l. 1:30 p. m. Team No. /.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08
Got Rid Of NY COrns
With Magic ''Gsts.It''
Simplest Corn Cure in the World No
Pain, No Fuss. New, Sure Way.

When corns make you almost ode
with your boots on" when you've
soaked them and picked them and
sliced them, when corn-gWeiIinR
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

In the Aadui,
cult Court, Ss,.&
Term. 1916 Aas
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

&BaGshszs n thE Wzaty 1@e-r
MsEM wEA zR nzes g m Ez-ru
~ Gr E and rszew 9ner EHk-
zzizaH wazu1 - r- Es~ VII
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mnnqw
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

B. 2. White.
VS. rAintH
Oliver Parker. If living. Or I'll
the unknown heirs or eeaa
Oliver Parker. deceased IA q
Slaughter. If living, or II ~ y.
II. Slaughter, deceased )
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08
PUBLICATION Nor,o.

of Missouri.
County Of Audrain, IS
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08
The Weekly Ledger

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snE ssrzss a. Hn5 ear uzzE
The fool-killer., 1916-08-01
BLEEDING.

The old time doctors were great
believers in "bleeding" as a cure
for every disease known to the
human race. If you had anything
from the seven-year-itch to
chronic laziness and called on a
doctor about it, he would look at
the bottom Of your foot, feel Of
your pocket-book, and bleed you.
You generally got we'll, and you
believed the bleeding cured you.
And maybe it did. But sometimes
you died, and then you are sure
you would have died anyhow, and
it wasn't the fault Of the treat
ment.
The bleeding habit has been
mostly out Of date for a good
while, but now it seems to be COM
ing back on a worldwide scale.
All the nations Of the earth have
got something bad the matter
with their political CUTS, and they
are falling back on the old custom
of "bleeding" to cure what ails
'em.
But I notice that the great poll
tical "doctors" who prescribe
Fbleeding" as the remedy for
the worlds bellyache are always
very careful not to let it be tried
on their own precious, royal
veins. They love their country,
and they want to see it cured, but
they. are perfectly willing for it
to make out with the common
cheap blood from the veins of the
workers.
But looky here, nowt If the
blue blood of the master class is
so much more rich and precious,
why wouldn't the spilling Of it
buy a better grade of "liberty''
than the blood Of us poor scrubs
Why wouldn't it consecrate
the ground" better and make
freedom soil - produce a
richer harvest of burned fools? ]
move that we give it trial, any
how. .-..,; jx4u-L
The fool-killer., 1916-08-01

an issue for July. The last issue
was for June, and you will notice
that this one is dated for August.
[ dc this in order to keep pace
with the hurrying feet of Time
which, by the way, was the
only thing not held up and de-
layed by the Flood. Time went
right on. It always does. And
The Fool-Killer is going right on,
too, if another Flood don't come
and get what little this one left.
So let everybody grab a wheel
and roll. In other words, send in
as many big clubs as you can.
During the coming fall and win
ter let's cover the earth with
Fool-Killers as never before.
The fool-killer., 1916-08-01
OH, HELLUP!

We Are Invaded! The Whole
Mexican Army is in the Benited
States.
Most Of people know that this
country is in trobule with Mexi-
co, but mighty few Of them have
any idea how it started or what
it is all about.
Well, it started like this:
There is a little group Of multi
millionaires in Mexico who own
two-thirds Of all the wealth of the
Benited States. You .didn t know
that, did you? Well, it's a fact.
The leaders of this group Of Mexi-
can capitalists are Rockario D.
Johnnyfeller, J. Pusselgutta Nor
ganoodle, Andrwai Cornygut,
and few others. These men own
and control the great copper
mines Of Colorado, the coal mines
of West Virginia and elsewhere,
and all the rich oil fields Of the
country. And they are connected
up by interlocking directorates
with other great capitalists
until they actually hold the
destiny Of this country in their
hands.
Well, there was strike in the
Colorado copper mines, and the
first thing anybody knew an army
Of six thousand Mexican soldiers
were dropped over into Colorado
to keep order and to protect the
Mexican interests there. Other
Mexican troops were sent into
West Virginia and still others
stationed around the great Mexi-
can steel works in Pennsylvania.
The Mexican government claim
ed that its soldiers were sent into
the Benited States merely to keep
order, quell riots and catch strike
leaders. At first we took them at
their word, treated them in a
friendly manner, and thought
they meant no harm.
But when the strikes and riots
were all ended and all the lawless
captured or scattered, we began
to think it was time for them to
go home, and President Wilson
The fool-killer., 1916-08-01
THE FLOOD!

Well, we got ours this time.
We had read about floods in
other parts of the country, but
we had somehow made up our
minds that they would never
reach us here in the mountains
Of Western North Carolina.
But we were mistaken. North
Carolina has been visited by the
most destructive Flood that ever
hit this neck Of the woods.
The rain began falling on the
evening of Friday, July IA, and
continued all that night, all the
next day, and all the next night
nearly 36 hours Of the hardest
rain that ever fell in these noun
tains.
The creeks and rivers came up
like magic, covering the valleys
and climbing the hill. sides. So
sudden, so rapid, and so un-
expected was the rise in many
places that the people living in
the valleys had to run for their
lives, leaving everything to be
swept away by the Flood. Some
people did not even save them
selves, numerous cases of people
drowned or missing having been
reported.
AS [soon as the flood waters
went down so that the wreck
and ruin could be seen, it was an
appalling and disheartening
sight. All growing crops were
either swept out by the roots or
buried in mud. Bridges, rail-
roads, homes, factories-ev every
thing in reach of the flood
either washed entirely away or
drifted into a mass of mud
covered ruins.
The property loss in my own
home county (Wilkes) is esti-
mated at two to three million
dollars. Our railroad was so bad,
ly damaged that for two weeks
we were completely cut off from
the outside world. All wires were
down, the mail service knocked
out, and we were practically SET
back a hundred years into the
past.
I couldn't get my shipment OF
paper to print The Fool-Killel
on, and I couldn't have sent il
out if it had been printed, so
just had to wait.
Being nearly a month behinc
already, this calamity has put
me stiA further behind, and now
there is no chance of getting ou1