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Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-08
UNIQUE MATHEMATICAL
TEST At CENTRAL SCHOOL

A ~ naths-Atczl test s sesns
v.,,s s-o-r TIE Children n tAs f0artA
rr.ses 3, tie North Cest-l SeAooi
kere.
n ,sss 3 eznei the Sl0sseaksF
Eeoaazy Practise TEST he eG1ip-
rsss eaasssss q fifty sheets of ears-
board On these shesss are Fr0asszzs
IA a5ssssoz. Siyisiga. InnlaPlacAtloa and
s.h,rsrtiaa. Just below each Pro5-
|le- a hole hAs been ozi IN the eArc-
hosrs. The oardSo4rd IS placed @
a sheet Of paper and the answer to
the vroblsrn IS written On the paper
through the h0les in TIE cardsoard-
SsTen minutes IS given each PuPa n
,E-hjch 70 % the work A. the end of
TIA, tfne be must stop, whether he
has answered al the problems or not
Thsu the card board Is turned over
the answers being written on the re-
verse side and the pupils answers
checked. Ire pupil must be able &c
correctly answer al the problems
within seven minutes before be IS al
lowed 70 begin on the next test.
Mss Rob Baker, who with Mss
Mary staIlings, has charge Of th'
fourth grade work, said the pupils
Were showing remarkable ability Il
this work. James Ener, son Of "
Is. EIler, is leading the other pupils
lhe having completed the fifty tests al
ready, while most Of the others ar
on their tEenty-third test. Tnl
method Of training advances the pup
lin mathematics much faster than or
dinarily and many Of them can "fig
lure much faster than the ordinar.
lolder person.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-08
.EDMONSTON CAPTAIN OF
CENTRAL'S BALL TEAM

FAYETTE, Mo-, Feb. l. - Jim
Tom Edmonston, Of Mexico, No,
quarterback Of the Central College
foot ball team, has been elected cap
tain Of the Central base ball team for
1917. Edmonston is conceded to be
one Of the stars in the college union.
He is not only one of the best first
basemen in the union, but the best
base stealer Of any man on any Of
the mines.
Edmonston was elected unanimous
ly TO the captaincy Of this nine. Joy
Kistler, another Mexico High School
athlete, is a star on the base ball team
as well as the foot bali eleven. Kist-
Ter and Edmonston are among the
most popular in school and after the
Thanksgiving foot ball victory over
Westminster, were the only men car.
ried from the field on the shoulders Of
| jubilant rooters.
Coach Clingenpeel has issued a cal
for every man in Central who-ever-at-
tempted to pitch a game Of base ball
TO report at practice. The team is
short pitchers, but otherwise strong
Indoor work starts at once. The loss
Of Asbell and the inelligibility of Col.
lins makes it imperative that new
mound material be found.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-08
THREE SOES IRE LEFT
LLEKEILT DRUG STORE
W7H e TIE Late ]. r Lle~elyn Pro
bateS ThErs6zy - VIE ks-
osfues Hons, Bzzk Stock
WAS LARGE ESTATE
DauEkfsr- Mr.. Abbi< Snao3y Was
Left HIS Large Share o< Stoek
n tie Bank of Slater

Tse vi q J. 2. LsEalyn Eso
- s-,s5s5lv laF, week xzs Vrubsss5
.s- IT, tss. r.o.s
-,
s-o'- +,
5'-z-neas E7a- INs -s
re bll6rg Ehch 4 oeezF1sz- S1s
EFF % rs tkres E0-a- d. D., Frso
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-08
FINANCIAL SUCCESS

A SECOND bank In Seattle closed
late Wednesday. The German-Amsr-
lean Mercantile Bank was the irstitu-
ton, while Tuesday the Northern
Bank & Trust Co. suffered degas-
tating run.
The first National Bank, Of Seat
tie, Of which Morris Arnold, former
Mexico boy is president, is one Of the
strongest institutions Of its kind IN
this country, and the failure Of two
hanks in that city has materially aid
ed the First National in that its IN
questionable stability has brought II
new depoait0rz during the present III
fortunate financial conditions in that
city.
The First National Of Seattle, Of
which D. II. Moss, who married Miss
Anna Bel Arnold, is cashier, has de-
pogits, according 70 its last statement,
Of gg6s7,7 ,742. %, while itz capital
stock is only s400OO0. It's surplus
and undivided profits are s2s2,242. =
o..
Nr. Arnold, who received his bank
ing experience under his father, r.
r. Arnold, VINO recently died in Flor
ida, while President Of the Mexico
First National Bank, is one Of the
most capable and successful young
bankers iD>~lEmeTiea. Hfs- -ffssHciial
success, according 70 his own state
n1ent, iz due 70 the careful training
he received under the direction Of his
father-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-08
IR F. ROBERTSON POR-
| CHlsEs CHAIR PLANT
F--er Rssssszt e This CITY Be1ssSes
soSe Oxssr ef tie Desrsst Chzr
NEzzfaeszrisE CslPa1y
HAD BEEN PART OWNER ONLY
NJ RaSsxtsaa. WIKI q Nszs-er of the
Orxzzizasi9a fer Short Ih1e-
NsSe SpsenSH Suooess

RF Rsdsr1soz- q Ds-r0st. SCI of
NJ s-s wrz- G. v. RoaSrsss-- q t-1s
~ i sug- zuss oS1sr e ths Dst-0zt
o. wK-ztzcsz-i-z Co. U1rZ re-
esrtly ks las bssz sscrs-2-y z11 Ee7-
szl r-EzzEsr e ths company. o-t q
1a.zsyy ss h bsez=s sols os1s- q
H. vla-.. uAth Is ca q TIE iArEsss
e rs kfna n TIE STATE & Mhshlgaz,
n,s a-cnz the zoss hS--ishing-
NJ Rsss-sSaz secured AZ Ogssoa O.
n. entire ssoek Ct the pant o7s
morning Gas By tEo o'eloek that al
,srrsaa hsa purchased T. He Ws7i
70 Ds.ro.s f-az this si;y nzzser q
vsars AZ, ard vhls be has btsz Ulih
he Cszir N1nztscr-rIng Company
civ a sss-, une, has zsds s0zA =
Ices O. his work ihas hs rAPsaly
rose to a posi;isz q E0eh i7Por-
,znce-
Ths Company manufactures ssA'rs
a TIE very highest grade Ard eaters
Only to stores making il a business 'e
learry exclusive styles he b1siness
Is said TO possess . wonderful future
lapd Mr.. Robertson IS oOnsiasred tnf
rau 70 nsks ], achieve the Success I
merits HIS zaSy NeKie0 friends
;o:n the Leager in wishing him CO..
timed szncsss IN his b1sinsss-
In renezlng his subscription for tAs
iLasger and sending his rsgzr1z 70 al
his Mexico friends, Mr. Robertson
isyg: Enclosed herewith Is the nee
essary one dollar fer another year
the only thing I can say Is that l d
not see how yo7 can do it az the prlee
but as they al say, We cannot DO with
Io1t it-7
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-08

LKELLY POOL EzyS e1I,c-izlly Z
his Cerrrzlla Cczyisg: Ny, 1zE tas
"a tze-z dgan IN NsTiso are cro2-
orT off fart Week betoys LzEt Il
was 1Er. Arn1l5; last week M Lev
euru answered ri czl Z ths Great
BeToad Whs nezt VII croaE Wiz
h b.oztrza pale % tbs Ctasr Elsfs =.
Asa boy re tszzE. o1g fl-zt 5'1E q
uIls frgz Frs5 LsEsllyr- L sesns
b-- yes-e-1sy E-nes Es were oo--g
ozy earliest s5oEPz-z Wiz James
Garrett James Pzsczstn, Joe Ae-rls,
Fred Llgwe-iyu and Jz-ss Sz15se-
One b. cns they EsTe al passed oz-
save Wr. sarlae-Cs5 bIezs tkas Mg1-
fcosu n wbo-z tEsFs il 10 g.zls, H-zy
Re 1--we nzzy year. ~ c'"e ot tas
earliest lnr5su-S Ee rs-gut'zr IS or
father ssllinz = iosd of Eool % Geo
Ezt,rieh after TIE EsrchzEt 1s31ctzs1
= eg1t 3 poznd bsez1ss Re fond 5zrT1
n the Eeeoe- Recently ws Ezw NJ
Eshrieh. He loos1sd vorn ao1 thln
soon BE-, TO-. VII b passing On z
that bozrrs from whsnce no travelsl
returns. We DO not know whether DIS
tarce lers5r enehzntrnent 20 our vieE
o. not, bat s9ras way the uen ws'
we're in business "a MeTjeo when ~
were 3 boy In CIR teens have Away
baked large against the horizon O
Cur SKY. We thDught then they werl
mighty fire men and we have no
changed car mind in all The year
finee. The nernory Of these rnen vh
were oar friends IN boyhood is treas
ure bey0ns price. "
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-08

st. Augustine, 10 miles round trip.
Price, SO round trip. They enjoyed
the trip to the old city. Everyone
who comes to Florida goes TO st.
Augustine.
Every time 90 TO the park, see
hundreds Of new faces. see Mat
and Sam Nelson nearly every day.
Mat is living in this city, and rents
his farm. Sam takes me to his 900
acre farm dotted with nice houses and
! can see quite an improvement every
timc ! 90 to see it.
There are twice as many tourists
here now, as were ever here before.
and still more coming, and will con-
.tinue 10 do until March. Next year
there will be twice as many as are
here this winter. There is no day that
does not get warm. There is not much
rain, no wind, no snow, frost or ice.
Here everything is green, and flow
ers are in full bloom out in the yards.
The blooms are much larger than they
have there in June.
| hope Bob White will stop and see
us on his return home from Fort
Myers. He can catch fish out Of the
Gulf there. Regards to all.
GEORGE KABRICH.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-08
COLONEL FINDS TWO
KINDS OF SHARKS

Fl. MYERS, FLori6z, Jan. 30. -
Just go- Z letter frolu A. P. Green 81
Mani. 70 cone over and visit then,
but Wont have tine, As ! hzye sone
dates 70 fl n Missguri ths first week
n Fs5r1zry.
/ never saw l5vsls- weather any
whsre, and the tourists are al happy.
Quits a uznber of foI1 fr0n the
North are buying property here and
some Of then VII get fooled. don't
think this IS . place 70 make money
farming. although II locks inviting.
Grain and stock are the money max
ers. and not fruit and garden truck.
TIE climate Is al right ard yoa don't
have 70 buy swamp Land 70 enjoy Il.
I think likely this state Is noT the
faTorits place fer lz1i sharks. They
are worse than the mzn-ezting sharks
which are so bad IN the waters hare
that the bathing beaches are wired d.
A @nan-eating shzrk" vii also some
tines eat the girls If they are i'm
properly dressed, but land shark
. Just dotes on old women who have
money.
never saw anything like the way
the tourists crowd the picture shows
and By the way, find no place where
better pictures are shown than at the
Orpheum in Mexico, and more thar
that, ! have yet 10 find a picture shoT
house that is safer from fire.
I You can't make city grow bJ
| fighting and knocking every enter.
prise you have. You must treat thos'
who are with you right, before 9th
ers will move in. Take care Of th'
stores, industries and enterprises yoS
have, and others will move in.
never saw such team work and co
operation as they have in the eitie'
Of the South, and that's the way Il
make a city out Of a town.
Hope To be back at my desk earil
next week. | am never quite a
happy as when at work.
r. NJ. WHITE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-08
- s+~ ~
Hits the Motor Owners
ROAD COMMISSION MEETS

The County Seat Road Drag Com
mission Of Audrain County which has
charge Of dragging the roads be-
tween Mexico and the county seats Of
the adjoining counties, met at the
Court House here Saturday afternoon,
70 make settlements to those who had
been employed in dragging the roads
the past year.
TIL members Of this commission are
y. 7. Johnson, Mexico, president; C..
b. Ellis, vandalia, secretary and
treasurer, and George A. Pollard, Of
near Sturgeon.
The total amount paid TO this com
mission for the dragging Of the roads
between the county seats from No
vember !, 1915, to February /, 1917,
was $4,416.6G, which they expend-
ed $l,976.79, leaving a balance in
their fund on February /, 1917, Of ST.
482.s7.
The money which goes TO this fund
comes from the State.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-08
Executors Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters
testainentary upon the estate Of
R. R. ARNOLD, SR., Deceased.
have been granted the undersigned
by the Probate Court Of Audraiu
County, Missouri, bearing date Feb
End, 1917. All persons having
claims against said estate are required
to exhibit them to me for allowance
within six months after date of said
Letters or they may be excluded
from any benefit Of such estate, and
II such claims be not exhibited with.
in one year from the time Of the pub.
iieation Of this notice, they shall bo
forever barred.
NJ. A. ARNOLD.
JOHN b. ARNOLD,
R. R. ARNOLD,
0O-4t Executors
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-08
NO TINE WASTED.
Prompt Action is Pleasing Many
Mexico Citizens.

Get down to the cause Of every
thing.
Bad backs are frequently caused By
weak kidneys.
Help the kidneys get rid Of kidney
backsehe.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for the
kidneys only.
No time wasted trying to cure other
troubles.
Mexico people endorse their merit.
". F. Glover, blacksmith, 92f
Mansfield St., Mexico, says: eta
quite some time since / used Doan''
Kidney Pills and ! still have the sam'
high regard for them as when thel
cured me Of an annoying case o.
kidney weakness. The kidney secre
tions burned in passage and at times
had pretty severe attacks Of back
ache. ! began using Doan's Kidne!
Pills and they soon ended tbs
trouble. +"
| Price, SOC, at all dealers. DON
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the sam
that Mr.. Glover had. Foster-Mil
burn Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-08
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES "a,

WHEREAS, Elmer J. PB..,
Lille Rutter, his wife, by -, n'
tain deed Of trust duly ma5e !, et'
and Acknowledged on ssp,sp,l,.IsSs
1910, and fled for record II - ., "A
az the Recorder Of Deeds a ~. u,
County, Missouri, on Seu,erk,, ~
1910, and recorded in the 49,
trust records Of said county an {. =
in Book 90. at page sos, di5 set
20 the undersigned as tr7,g,ss IA
following described properly. nd
All Of Lots Three (S1, Fou, =.
and Five (5), IN Block Three Il, = -
Harrison's Addition 10 Meriss y W.
souri, and being the same lo,, t
veyed TO the said Elmer J. R.f.,. id
Benj. r. Middleton and Cbs,l., IA
2. ..iswell BY deed dated sep.s... i,
9Th, 1910, and recorded In BosEs a. =
so. at page 54s, in office OF pa... :.
Of Deeds for said Audrzin eour,T "a
All situate and being in AZ. st
County, Missouri. In trust "a Lei
the payment Of a certain prou;s' I
note IN said deed Of trust dsS,-s y
and whereas said note is past a. sril
unpaid. and default in the pav,' N
thereof has been made by the go
thereof,
l NOW. THEREFORE, at the ~ NJ
Of the legal owner and holdsr a sor
note, and in pursuance Of ts IN
vision Of said deed Of truyt ~
sell at the East front door q
Court House in Mexico, Nilsson
above described land on IA
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 10 n wloi
between the hours Of 9 O'Clock : Isl
] forenoon and five o'clock il d. M
ternoon Of said day, for cash ! ri
!, highest bidder, at public veniu. rs
the purpose Of paying said 5sb. \
costs Of executing this trust =
47-4t J. a. LANE, Truzsr
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-08
GEORGE KADHICHS KIECES
NURSED BUFFALO BILL
MeHienzn Who Is SpsndIng Winter IN
I Florida, Writes Of Young Non-
en- Who Cared for Great Scout
WEATHER Is MOST PLEASANT
SAN Nelson Has 1.ee0-Acrs Farm
Which il One Of the Best IN That
Section Of the State
2 NJ Kbita z g. Nerieo. No.

z. u. White & Son. Mexico, No.
JACKSONVILLE, Flori5a, ~ ".
Monroe Street, FEB. /, 1917. - Gen
/ tlemen: Il Is ny custom 70 90 70
/ Hening Park every DAY 70 see all the
Northern tourists who cone there,
I for the sane purpose. By tsn O'clock
there are thousands of nea and WON
eu IN this beautiful park, that Is in
E the center q jacksonville, whsre
there is a band concert each day for
the tourists. Some 60 further south,
/ but al come back Last week there
we're two Of ny nieees here, General
/ Vests daughters from Denver, Colo., /,
who are professional nurses. As
every hotel iz full and nearly all Of
the boarding houses, ! had hard time
70 get them suitable room and board.
I stopped a. . very large dwelling and
linquired about room and board She
was q Dutch lady, and said she had
lone room left, and il was . large,
good room. That was the kind !
wanted for them When told her
they would have been here a month
I Isooner, she Jumped to her feet and
said Il they were nurses she would
not have them, as she had little flip
from the East who wanted 70 run her
house stop, my good lady, and let
me explain" said /. These girls are
imy es,and would have been here
sooner but they we're Colonel COdy's
nurses (sometimes called Buffalo
iBiI"D. did deg wait on Bill?" she
asked. "Yes ma'amm," l said. "Den
dey can have de bez; room in de
house, to be sure; and bring dem
around by sures7 When they arrived
. took them to a splendid place kept
fby Mrs. Owens. She is Sam Nelson's
daughter. She is a cousin Of Mr..
Nelson and Mrs. Mckee, Of Mexico.
Next day ! met Mr.. Hoxsey and
got a room at the same place. Mr..
Hoxsey, after a few days here, went
to Miami, and the nurses to Palm
Beach.
Yesterday it was 30 in the shade.
Those who could not get under shade
, have parasols TO shield them from tbs
sun. One morning, early, the girl
and / went to the boat landing TO se'
a large boat filled with passenger
. from New York. We all went through
the large boat. Anyone who hat
never been in a large steamboat hai
no idea Of its size and grandeur.
! Today the Methodist ladies give ;
great dinner in the l00-acre orang'
. grove. The trees were set out AM
owned by Harriet Beecher Stowe
For the boat ride Of 20 miles the prie'
round trip is SOC, dinner 25c (Thous
ands Of men and women took thei
first boat ride on the occasion Tn
4 oranges are free TO all who will 90 T.
!, the dinner.
. Last Saturday, my two nieces an,
4 Mr.. HoxBey and / went in an auto u
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-08
THE FACTS CONCERNING
THE HAWES ROAD BILL

JEFFERSON CITY, FEB. /. The
Fiz-s= 81. 81 ==s:.ss--5s - received fzV-
orz5gs aetion IL ths H01se, vii tsks
Wiszazri roz5a Oh of the u7d and
zfTe TIE STATE : 5,519-nile network q
god Highways.
Thz big administrator mssEzre Is
gTreessd 20 have fair sailing Il the
ge.z.s. Ths biIl which was seus 70
enzronneus permits TIE State to
share IN ths Federal read fund.
TIE features Of the bill are.
/ L. S. Gives 10 Millions
/. Accepts provisions of rhe Fed
erzl art, whereby Missouri receives
/ "a million dollars from federal goF-
iernusent for roads IN the neTt fOzr
years. State in turn pledges the
I government 70 carry cut eonpreasn-
sivs building program.
2. Establishes 3 non partisan
highway commission 0f four mem
iberz. The commission in turn Sc
lieets trained engineer 10 head the
read work.
I 3. The highway engineer il 70 lag
ozt system Of state highways ira
veraing every eognty in the State.
/ The minimum amount fixed IS $500
miles. As far a. possible, the oil
ssya, each county share vii be deter
mined On the basis q population, area
and Rad mileage. The designation
of the state highways are subject te
approval By the state commission.
Survey at Once
surveyz and plans must be nlads
At Gree and filed with the state high
way department. for the construction
of these roads. The roads must cons
up 70 government specifications II
/ every particular and the construction
specifications must be approved b
federal engineers.
! 5. Il IS optional then with th'
county or districts through which III
reads pass whether they shall bulk
OF not. But they cannot share in tn
huge road fund that soon VIII aecrui
unless they do. Other counties vii
get the money If they do not apply fol
it. The only exception is that $500,
900 is set aside for the present roat
dragging and 100000 for the presen
state aid 70 special districts.
r. Counties Can Suggest Material
S Counties or districts have tn
right TO designate what material
shall be used in construction Of tn
reads, but the real construction, ap
proval Of contracts, acceptance fund
ETC., is done subject TO the stat
highway commission on these roads
Before any construction is begu
counties or districts along the high
way or by private subscription mus
: put up one-half the cost Of the road
In the county generally It also re
quires each county shall vote tn
maximum road levy upon the locs
community putting up one-half III
eost, the other half Is paid out Of th
state road fund, into which has bee
bumped the government money.
, Hits the Motor Owners
: 7. Under bills pending, which hav
q been agreed upon, motor car /
: eenses will be doubled. This wi
I make a state fund approximate
e 81 100000 year. Taking out tn
e road drag money, the special aid fun
y and the cost Of the highway depar1
4 ment, it will leave ss50,000 a year
90 into the state fund. To this wi
be added the federal money. Til
state fund, raised exclusively froi
q motor eara, will increase at least
per cent to so per cent year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-08
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that letters
OF administration upon the estate N
koI j.. MITCHELL, Deceased
OF Audrain County, Missouri have
D peen granted the undersigned, by The
date Jan. %, 1917. '
All persons having claims against
sald estate are required to exhibit
mem TO me for allowance within ain
months after date Of said Letters o., or
s .Sey may be precluded from any ben.
eht OF such estate and II such clsi,n.
.s ge not exhibited within one year from
the time Of the publication of mi. hi
n0ece' they will be forever barred,
AsA G. A MITCHELL,
Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-08

"0n December first I had very Sc
we're cold or attack Of the grip as it
may be, and was nearly down sick in
bed" writes o. ]. Metcalf, Weather
by, Mo. Il bought two bottles Of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and it
was only few days until / was COM
pletely restored TO health. / firmly
believe that Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy is one Of the very best med
icines and will know what to do when
l have another cold" 0btainable
everywhere. Adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-08
Negro Found Dead

Henry Ford, generally known as
"Zip," for many years porter at
Wren's Drug Store, and well known
about town, was found dead in his bed
Friday morning Death was thought
to have resulted from heart trouble.
He lived in a little smoke house in the
rear of H. W. Browns place on West
Monroe street.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-08
EXECUTORS Nnr1cr

Notice is hereby given that letter,
OF testamentary upon the estate o.
SOPHIA MAYN, Deceased,
OF Audrain County, Missouri, have
been granted the undersigned, by The
Probate Court of said county, bearing
date Jan. 6, 1917.
All persons having claims against
sad estate are required to exhibi,
them to me for allowance within six
months after date of said Letters or
tGey may be precluded from any ben.
ent OF such estate and il such claims
De not exhibited within one year from
"a. me tine OF the publication Of this no.
nce' they will be forever barred.
zA Fl. /. STATE.
Executor
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-08

TIE Auryszss Rs7iew ais j-Et pass
q "a 1gtk nfle Es0ue and ne pfeass-'
.Sto-. CeL Zsd Hex has beer a. tss
hslu f5- hzf tha tine CoL Eook
Eas r-zds TX Rsview r,osr nessSs4s
ard INTERESTING p1bleztion AID IL
Leszs- fszzz k1 CHER fylsn1E z 2ls-
sssrs IN rz.lzhing hi1n rz1y nggs yszrl
4 ga-eezs a. me dssE
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-08
Gasoline Explodes

While W. II. Robinson, Chicago 4
Alton engineer and Fireman Christie
pher Hayden, were in Francis Thurs
day they happened to what came near
being a serious accident. Mr.. Rob
inson was burning waste on the
cylinders of his gasoline veloeipede to
warm the engine, when a gasoline tank
on the car was exploded by the flames,
setting Mr.. Hayden's aothing on
fire. But for the prompt action Of
Mr. Robinson, he might have been
seriously burned, as it was, he es-
capped without injury.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-08
500 Reward, 500

The readers Of this paper VII Be
pleased TO learn that there Is al least
one dreaded dissEsH that science has
teen able % cure n al its stages, ard
that IL eatzrrh Cafarrh being greatly
Influenced by constitutional corditious
requires Constitutional treatment
Halls CatarYh Cure s taken Internally
and acts thru tie Blpod on the Mucous
Surfaces Of the System thereby de-
siroyinE the foundation Of the disease,
e1vfrg the patient strength b. building
up the constitution and assisting na-
ture in doing tta wuFE The pToprie-
tors have 70 much faith in the curative
powers Of Hairs CBfarrh Cure that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that q fails 60 cure Send for hht
cs teztln1niais
AAfrsss J CHESET q CO. T0isAo.
Ohis sod ~ al Dr-Egists. Ttc.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-08
@Drys" Plan Many Campaigns

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Feb. s.
Here are the places where "dry" elec.
tons have been prepared for during
the year: Marion county, outside ID
Hannibal; Cape Girardeau county
outside the City Of Cape Girardeau;
Butler county, outside the City Of Pop
lar Bluff, and the cities Of Louisiana,
Monett, Caruthersyille, Springfield,
Sedalia and Kansas City.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-08
County Court Notes

The February term Of the Andrain
County Circuit Court is in session.
Monday licenses were granted to H.
j Weisehhaus 70 operate pool hail
in Martinsburg and to J. A. Hagar
70 operate a pool hall in Vandalia.
The petition Of Gray Wilson and
others for a road near MoIino was
withdrawn.