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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-09
WAN--D-FEMALE HELP.

WANTED-25 lunch counter and dining
room girls good wages, steady work;
women cooks; women for country homes;
chambermaids; experienced family help;
arm Mattresses IS week: kitchen help.
Furman Employment Office, Jog West Sth.
WANTED-Grls for lunch counter and
dining room work, along the Santa Fe.
Apply Fred Harvey, Santa Fe station.
WANTED = Competent, willing. settled,
agreeable, working housekeeper 2S-two
grownups: laundry out. Hyatt. Phone 1885.
EXPERIENCED girl for general house
work; must be good cook Phone $3.50
J. 500 w eth st.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. white girl, gen
eral house work; good wages Phone
1866.
COMPETENT PERSON to keep stock ac-
counts, general office work. W. o. An
derson. Crane and Kansas avenue.
WANTED-A competent white girl at 701
Taylor st.
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1 First published in The Topeka stat
Journal, Wednesday. Feb. Is. 1871

ELECTION PROCLAMATION
Mayors Office, Oakland Kansas
February ~ 1917
/, +. A. Brigham. mayer of the city of
Oakland. Shawnee county. Kansas, do here
by proclaim give notice and make known
that the regular city election in the city
of Oakland, will be held on Monday. April
2nd. 1917, for the purpose of electing the
following officers to wit:
Mayor.
Police Judge.
Five councillors
Said election will be held and conducted
under the general election laws of the
State OF Kansas
The polls will be opened at eight Is,
O'Clock a. M of said day. ana will be
closed at six t61 O'Clock D. M of said
day.
The voting place will be the east room
on the first floor In the Odd Fellows has,
building IN said city of Oakland.
The following electors are designated
as judges at said election. viz: Robert S.
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LEGAL.

Clingan. o. NJ. Keats and Robert Keene.
In witness whereof. l have hereunto set
my hand and the official seal of the City
of Oakland, Kansas, this 9th day of Feb
ruary, 1917.
f. A. BRIGHAM. Mayor.
GSeal.l
Attest: II. A. LEPPED. City Clerk.
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FOL: SALE-REAL ESTATE.
SHAWNEE INVESTMENT c


NEW FARM OPPORTUNITY IN ONE
OF THE GREATEST STATES IN THE
UNION. new line of the Santa Fe is
tapping a rich and fertile prairie section
of Northwest Texas, where already many
farmers have MADE GOOD in a big way
with wheat. hogs and live stock Here. if
you ACT NOW. you can get first choice
get in on the ground floor of great OPP
portunity. You get in AHEAD of the
railway-ahead of the people whom the
railway will bring-ahead of those who act
more slowly than you do. This is the
chance of a lifetime for man of moderate
means. certain number of thrifty, far
seeing farmers can acquire good land at an
astonishingly low figure anu on long. easy
terms. II you have confidence that
great railroad, like the Santa Fe, would
only recommend what it considers a good
thing. and because it wants to see new
territory developed and wants newcomers
to PROSPER and PRODUCE-then write
me TODAY for particulars about this dis
trict. Mild climate, social advantages,
schools, churches, telephones, good roads.
Everything there but enough men with
their families. Will you be one of the
fortunate firstcomers to reap the advan-
tages of section that has been infinitely
inspected by Santa Fe agricultural agent
and pronounced RIGHT? Write me NOW
and let send you copy of the special
illustrated circular we are getting out.
c. L. SEAGRAVES, Industrial Commits
sioner, A. I. & S. +. KY.
$50 Railway Exchange, Chicago.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Cc---,I,,,--~-"~"-0~
HEMSTITCHING. PINKING.
Plaitings of all kinds Buttons made
Mail orders receive prompt. careful atten-
ton. Mrs. Mercer, 500 Topeka.
repairing. Main springs,
Toe; cleaned, Toe. All work guaranteed
Armstrong Jewelry CO.. 429 Kansas ave.
GOOD milk cows. fat cattle and veal calves.
w. c. A. Leitzow. Tel 257.
CARPET and rug weaving. 1850 Garfield.
Phone 1858 Blue.
1852 HASTY AUTO EMPRESS.
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MOVING

KENMORE MOVING AND STORAGE
Your Furniture wrapped for storage
FREE, expert packers. Phone 4341.
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WANTED-TO RENT.

WANTED-To lease from one to three
years, house with five or six rooms,
modern or nearly so, with two lots or
more within three blocks of car line, West
side. Address n. Ga, journal.
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FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE.
40 ACRES, MILE TQ PEEA

This close in farm has fair house. good
dairy barn, young orchard. small fruit
20 acres in alfalfa. Splendid place for
fine cattle, hogs, horses and chickens
Price 100000 acre. Terms u cash, Il in
good Broom Topeka home, balance Il ON
time at $40.
j. T. Bell, 7s5 Fillmore, advisor on real
estate. Phone Oh.
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FOR RENT-HOUSES

ITS College, all mod, partly furnished $50
124 Clay, all mod, rooms. IS
1341 Western, part mod, rooms. is
1851 West, all mod, rooms. ~
12O1 Clay, rooms, all mod -.......... 30
GIL West 18th, & room cottage. ........ Is
1906 Clay St, new rooms. ............. Is
1172 Lane, rooms (colored) ........... 10
1909 West 18th, rooms. Is
1913 Lincoln, all mod, rooms. 20
MARION Sheldon,
501 Jackson. Phone 1878.
1893 Forest ave., Oakland, room house,
cement cellar, 31a lots, barn, chicken house,
fine fruit and garden, 75 fit. from Sardou,
macadam road, blocks car, blocks
church. 4 blocks fine school. walking dis
lance S. F. shops See it then call at COL
East Fourth or phone 610 1901.
WANTED--FOlR RENT
ALL MODERN DWELLINGS, ALL SIZES
BUSINESS AND OFFICE ROOMS.
MARION Sheldon.
sol Jackson. Phone 1913
TEN room modern house, equipped for
one or two families. 1882 Morris ave-
1913 White.
GROOM modern except furnace, house ana
barn. 1865 Clay. Telephone 2299 Blue.
FOR RENT room cottage, GA Branner.
Phone 1854.
FOR RENT-Modern 5 room cottage, $50
Buchanan street. Phone 2S36 Red.
S-ROOM, newly finished, modern house,
hot water heat. Phone $500 w.
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NOTICE

NOTICE
NOTICE
l will not be responsible for any debts
contracted by my wife, Mrs Minnie E.
Jones.
Signed, r. A. JONES.
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WANTED-TO BUY


WANTED to buy one horse lumber wagon.
Phone 2127 KS.
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MONEY
UNDERTAKING

&. NJ. PENT7ELL. funeral director and
embalmer. First class service. 50S-J1V
Quincy st Telephone 1872
u HAwLEY & CO. undertakers. EN-.
balmfng. 11S Sth Ave. Phone PSI
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POOL AND BILLIARD TABLES

FOR SALE-Billiar tables, new carrom
and pocket, with complete outfit. $50. 90
second hand tables tables at reduced prices: bowl
store fixtures. a speciality. Send for cata-
Iogue. THE BRtfNSWICK-BALK COL
LENDER CO., 1929 1881 Main st. Kansas
City, Mo.
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BOARD AND ROOMS
MODERN rooms with board, 81 day, S.
per week. Topeka Hotel. 122 West 9th.

FOR RENT-OFFICE ROOMS
>-|----~~~>>---~->-> -
FOR RENT office rooms. Sth & Kan
sas avenue, So mo-; . room house. East
10th, 50 NO.; 3 room house. Chestnut SO
NO.; two 4-room apartments, IS month
each; $ office rooms near transfer SD so
mo. A. l.. Furman, log West Sth ST.,
Topeka.
SUITE of modern offices for rent 731
Kansas avenue. Phone 16
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FLORISTS

HAYES FLOWER SHOP
for fresh flowers. wedding and funerals
a speciality. Our stocks always fresh.
Grown in our own greenhouses. $40 Kan
IS ave. Phone 81
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NEAR 9Th ON FILLMORE,
S1.STS

Fine east front lot and a half. and room
house, not new. Ground is worth almost
the price Easy terms on half J. r. Bell.
73J Fillmore. Advisor to buyers. Phone
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-06
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

CIV Ferguson to the Farmers Bank
Of Laddonia. Warranty. Consid 81,
200. Lot 8 and A, Block Z, Orig Lad.
Chas E Sellers to Jason C Flynt.
Warrany. Consid $3.50. S u of N
Y Of SW 18-5O-10.
Elizabeth Campbell to Mexico Pow
er Co. Warranty. Consid $1,000.
S end of Its 7, s 9, 10, II in Lander's
Block, Mexico.
II Russell to Elsie Russell. War
ranty. Consid 81 and other consid.
Lot 10, Blk 3, Orig Benton City.
Edward L Noting to Frederick
Hessel Warranty. Consid $20300.
2O3 A being Pt of Secs "a and rs, So
10 and PIT of Secs 10 and 80, 500.
W L Crockett to Fred A Morris.
Warranty. Consid $98,40. PIT of Sc
NV 3-50-9 between public road and
South Branch of C. & A.. R. r.
Nancy E Marshall to J NJ and Jett
Settle. Warranty. Consid 81 and ex-
change. NE NV ~31-53-10.
Clarence NJ Berrey to Jacob f New
berry. Warranty. Consid s4500. Sc
NV SW NE and N Y of NE SW All
in 25-50-8.
Alexander J Henton to Raymond
Spencer. Warranty. Consid s2925.
PIT of E " of NE 4-51-7.
Clarence MBerrey to Lloyd Nutter.
Warranty. Consid 81 and other consid.
PIT of Sc SW 23-51-9.
Lloyd Nutter to Clarence NJ Ber-
rey. Warranty. Consid $500 and
other consid. 100 A in 25-5O-8.
John Zimmerman to Lawrence and
Rosa E Fennewald. Warranty. Con-
sid $S364. 1913 A in See 20 and 20,
in SIT.
Martha Utterback ct al to S P Ut
terback. Warranty. Consid $40.
ATOP A in NV NV 4-52-5.
John NJ Dyke to Mexico Power Co.
Warranty. Consid $500. Lot IL,
and S PIT of Lot 10, Block 2, Clark's
Add to Mexico.
George E Earnest to George Wal
Ter. Quit Claim. Consid 81. Sc NV
and PIT of NE SW, 33-51-5.
Frank A Cauthorn ct al to A F.
Haney. Warranty. Consid $4,000.
SW Fractional Or of 6-51-S.
and J NJ Haskell to George Lee
and VIM D Lee. Warranty. Consid
1866. 81 in. in width off w side
of S 76 # of Lot /, Block 8, Orig
Mexico.
M Jones to Cyrus F. Clark. War
ranty. Consid s4725. Lot 10 and PIT
of Lot O., in Block A, Boulevard Add.
Edward M Crooks by Trustee to s
M Locke. Trustees Deed. Consid
5000. 1898 A in Sec "a, Twp 50.
Range 8.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-06

vacation for Christmas? Or would
it be better to give Monday and
Tuesday - December oath and 25th ?
and teach the remaining four days,
thereby getting out Of school a week
earlier next spring? Think this over
teachers, parents, pupils and then do
your patriotic duty. But bear in mind
that it will be impossible to get help
next spring. That we shall need
greater crops next year than the past.
That there are 500 boys and girls in
the rural schools that will be needed
badly that last week. If each one
loses a week, there are 500 weeks
work lost. Nearly ten years! What
do you think of a short holiday?
One other problem of conservation;
Miss Fuhrer and her pupils at Block
instead of buying each other Christ
mas presents, gave their money to the
Red Cross; what do YOU think of
such a plan? VIII you emulate it?
Is is consistent to sign pledges to con-
serve sugar and then for 100 schools
to buy 25 pound of candy each for
children who will be treated by Sun
day school and parents no doubt?
Cannot the children be treated in a
way that will give more pleasure and
satisfaction to all concerned? In a
way consistent with our plan of 0 n
servation?
Respectfully, W. Clyde johnson.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-06
AUXVASSE ITEMS

Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Hendrix are the
proud parents of a new boy. - Miss
Edna Satterfield and Mr.. Bartly, neal
Concord, were married by Rev. Chap
pei at the brides home, Thursday.
The Methodist revival closed at the
Methodist Church Sunday night.
Mrs. Carrie Tyler who underwent an
operation at the Mexico Hospital. was
brought home Saturday. Clayton
Hook returned to Camp Funston Sun.
day after spending Thanksgiving
here with his parents. Little Miss
Isabel Wood is suffering with chick
en- pox. 49, The d. and DIS Of Fulton
defeated Auxvasse High School foot
ball team here Saturday. Charles
Dudley is home from Oklahoma.
Harry Meyer is a business visitor to
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-06
LETTER

The ladies of the Littleby Methodist
Church will have their Bazaar in Rush
Hill Saturday, December 9Th; every
one is invited to attend. - Miss Ruth
Rouse spent from Thursday to Satur-
day with her sister at Sturgeon. -
George Downs is moving on the
Schoenerman place this week; we are
sorry to see these good people leave
our neighborhood. - Mr.. and Mrs.
George Shremp spent Sunday in Mex
leo. - Chas. Maxwell sold 6 mules to
Mr.. Middleton for $1,000. Mrs. J. r.
Shook, Mrs. George Erdel, Clayton
Shook and wife and Raymond Shook
visited at A. B. Wielder's Saturday.
Their son, Cecil, was home on a short
stay from Camp Funston L. A..
kircher and family. +, +. Witchie,
and family and Raymond, Leroy and
John Shook were guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Ray Sunday. Elmer
Helwig and family spent Sunday af-
ternoon with his brother, near Benton
City. - Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Wilson
spent Thanksgiving with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Downs. Miss Addie
Cunningham Of Mexico, gave a short
talk on Red Cross work to the Sunday
School at Littleby Sunday which was
apprenticeship. Cowell and
are shocking corn for Pete Erdel,
- Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Erdel, Jr.,
in Rush Hill Sunday. - Clark
and family spent SUNDAY WIN
Mr.. Allen and family. - Will Frazier
a new MILLER" wagon from
Pete Erdel. - John Fairchild is home
a two weeks furlough from Camp
Funston; everyone is glad to see him
back. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sicily,
Mrs. c. M. Skelly and Mr.. and Mrs.
Shook attended preaching at
Bethel and took dinner with Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Dean Sunday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Norvin Maxwell spent Sunday at
has. Maxwells.-Conrad Shuttle and
spent Thursday with Rudolph
Miller and family. f!
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-06
EXECUTION OF AMERICAN
INFANTRYMAN FOR MUIR
RED OF GIRL. APPROVED

WASHINGTON, Dec. A. The
execution of Private Frank Cadue, Of
the infantry for the rape and murder
Of a z year old French girl in France,
November 5, has been approved by the
War Department.
Cadue was hanged after sentence by
g military Court-marshal, instead of
being shot, as had previously been
said. The record of the trial says he
confessed to the crime and pleaded
that, being under the influence of H.
quor, he did not know what he was do
ing.
In reviewing the case, the War De-
partment considers that military law
has been complied with in every re-
spect. Cadue's was the first case of
its kind to occur in the American ar
my abroad.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-06

st. Louis this week. Jack w..
Albert Price and R. R. BueE,s,
here from Mexico Monday
Coons while near Concord m
OF oats, he was bringing h
vase, had his team to run m A.
ing him forward off the w,r,, sa'
MIN almost instantly. -C,nn1
street and F. P. Baker sr,iv.a !
Wednesday from Fl. Sberid,r
ing camp; where they both D,.,I'
otfieers examination, being 2n
tenants now. Willard G h,
Phillips, of Palmyra, visited a.
here Thanksgiving. At n. nj
Thanksgiving services here. MA
Rev. Smith, at the prshy,s
Church, the frec-will offst,, l
S3i, which was donated to a.
Cross. Mrs, Glenn Thomas wa
called to Wellsyille S,tp.
by the death of her fathr
Gilleland, who was sitting /,
who is quit sick, when
died suddenly in his chair.
Thomas and children left at at
The funeral was held in WellwHt
Mt o O'Clock and burial
at F'arber, beside his wife
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-06
M0LINO ITEMS

Miss Carolyn Wilson, who teaches
at Beagles, spent from Thursday till
Sunday with h~ornefclks. 49, Mrs. Mari
on Flynt, Of neal Hallsville, and Mrs.
Hardin, Of Dalton, Neb., we're guests
Of DR.. Flynt and family from Satur-
day till Monday. - George Neal and
wife and Leroy Bruce and family and
Misses Margaret Whitley and Maud
Johnson of Skinner, attended church
at Mount Zion Sunday and were din
ner guests of r. T. Baker and fam
lily. = John Cauthorn and family and
Mrs. Nan Williams visited E. C. viii
liams and wife of Santa Fe, Sunday
Miss Blanche Day, was the recent
guest of Miss Lola Bybee.-Rev. /. W.
Turnage and wife, of WeIlsville, Wis
tied in and around Moline from
Thursday till Monday. He filled his
regular appointment Saturday and
Sunday at Mt. Zion. 49, AImer Mandy
and wife were Sunday guests Of Ed
gar Martin and wife, - Miss Imogene
Boyle is the guest of Mrs. Tom Ridge
way. - A. J. Cauthorn and wife en-.
~tertained ]. H. Bolts, Hord Hopkins
and family, J. L. Dudley and wife and
Homer Fry and wife Sunday at din
ner. - Bob Heller and family attend
ed church at Mt. Zion and ate dinner
with Lon Heizet and family Sunday.
- Mrs. James Greed visited Carl Will
son and family of Bean Creek, Sunday.
- Born, to Carl Wilson and wife, Fri
day, Nov, 80, a son. - James Camp
lin and wife, Of Santa Fe, were Sun
day guests Of John Heller and family.
- Mrs. Bertha Greed and children
spent Sunday with J. S. Greed and
family.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-06
RURAL SCHOOL NOTES
By W. Clyde johnson

Conservation is the big word that
e9aronts rs now by day and by
night / DO not know how many
scaocls have sent in their food pledge
lists, but Dir. Stuart thinks that
enough have been sent in to put us
well up in the front rank. This means
that the teachers can be depended
upon to do their part.
Production must come before con-
servation as a great incentive to pro-
duction, nothing is more effective
than club work. So it seems to me
that we ought this year to take the
greatest of interest in club work and
organize every boy and girl in the
country over ten into one or more
clubs.
Professor Emerson, who is the
leader for the State in Boys and
Girls Club work, win be in the coun-
ty on Wednesday, December 18th. In
the afternoon he will be at Benton
City; in the evening at 1880 he will be
at Mcmillan High School building.
All teachers, parents and boys and
girls owe ten years of age should hear
him. Let all come.
Wednesday / took Mrs. Pennington,
the Home Demonstration to the Carter,
Bean Creek, Hazel, Bolts, Fisher and
Moline Schools. At each place she
made a very interesting talk on the
conservation Of food. Mrs. Penning-
ton is a great friend of little children.
She makes them a very interesting
and very impressive talk. They all
enjoy hearing her.
That night we attended Miss Ham
merth's entertainment at Maple
Grove. Here she made another talk
on conservation and delighted the
children and others with a reading
Of Orphan Annie.
The patrons Of Maple Grove are
very proud of their school house and
they have good cause to be. In four
years it has been made over and it is
now quite a credit to these worthy
people. But although they have done
enough TO meet the requirements for
approval and have received their GER
tifieate they are not yet satisfied.
For one purpose Of the meeting was
by the sale Of some fine boxes to make
enough to buy some comfortable seats
for the children. And from the looks
Of the numerous boxes that were
brought in, | have no doubt that they
were successful. However, before the
selling Of the boxes, there was a very
spirited old-fashioned spelling match
in which young and old took part.
There were a number Of good spoilers
present and the back Of the book was
reached before the match was
ended. Miss Miliza showed the bet
ter judgment in the selection Of good
spoilers. She herself was a good one
and was one of the last to leave the
And now that our topic is c~onserva-
ton, / wonder II Il you'd be con-
sistent for us TO We q wh i, weeks
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-06
MRS. NJ. A. R DEAF

Mrs. NJ. A. Jordan, t~hirty-six years
Of age, died at her home on West
Liberty street Sunday morning at IL
o'clock from heart disease.
She was born in Galloway county
in June, 1881, several miles from Full
ton. She married NJ. A. Jordan at the
age Of t~wenty-nine in st. Louis and
came from there to Mexico, where she
has resided for the past few years.
She leaves a mother, Mrs. Sara
Brownfield, and sister, Mrs. Maggie
Roberts, and a husband and son, M.
A. Jordan and Edward Jordan, to
mourn her death.
Mrs. Jordan was a member of the
Mexico Baptist Church for the last
seven years. Her death will be MOURN
ed by many friends.
The funeral was held at the
home at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
The Rev. C. C. Grimes officiated
The Ledger extends sympathy to the
bereaved.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-06
MRS. JESSIE FIKE DEAD

Mrs. Jessie Fike, eighty-two years
ole. one Of Mexico's Oldest citizens,
died at her home on West Jackson
street late Sunday evening from
tuberculosis.
Mrs. Fixes maiden name was Lucre-
tia Scott. She was born in Montgom-
cry county, August &c, 1850 where
she married Alonzo Fike, who died
about forty years ago. She leaves two
known children to mourn her death.
They are hc- daughter, Mary En-
banks and son, Jessie Fike. Another
son left home about thirty years ago,
but has not been heard of since. She
has lived in Mexico for the last forty
years with her son.
The Rev. C. C. Grimes offieiated
at the funeral which was held at
the home at II a. m. Tuesday. She
was buried in Elmwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Fike was a splendid Christian
character and her death will sadden
many devoted friends. The Ledger
extends sympathy to the bereaved.
The pail bearers will be J. D. Miller,
j. W. Winscott, S. P. Emmons, w. /.
Fowles, s. L. Robinson, j. B. Botkin.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-06

AK man

Word Szs reoeaveS il sAis city %
Tuosaay anaz Mrs a FoSSson Of St
IauS xtSsiax that her father, Jacob
Ean aso3 Moaasy Afternoon at his
halze y sA2t city Mr.. Rlam was 20
wears ed ard was vel kncwn in this
sv. having resided here fer = great
nNry years.
VITA Il. IAooAsan Mr.. Blum bailt the
wlnaScr HoseL the building now &C.
capped BY the Hospital. His wife died
a nunher Of years ago Besides Mrs.
Poisson. he leaves two other children.
Mrs ALERT Rachel and Miss Stella
Rlum.
He was = member Of the Bridgeton
No. 50, A. F. & A. NJ. Mr..
Blum was very popular here and win
be well remembered by many of cur
older residents.
The Ledger joins in extending deep
est sympathy to the bereaved men,
bers Of the family.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-06
woMEN,S COUNCIL
DEFENSE SPEAKERS
HERE DEC. II
Work of the Organization to Be Free
ly Expended at Meeting Here
Aext Week

The Woman's Committee, Council of
National Defense, through the cour-
tesy Of the Wabash Railway, have ar
ranged to visit several points on that
road, and the best posted women
available viii be present to explain all
phases Of the National Defense prob
lem. The meeting will be held in
Mexico on December 18th. The speak
ers will implore the united and per-
sonal assistance of every patriot, and
put before the people the work of the
Council of Defense.
Mrs. c. +. Clark is our local chair
man, and DR.. J. +. Harrison has gra-
consented to lend his assis-
lance. Ask them about the meeting,
and don't fail to attend.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-06
r. N. West Died Sunday, Nov. nth

James Robinson, of Lawrence, To-,
and Mrs. J. w. Peck, of Mexico, at
tended the funeral Of R. N. West, for
merly of Audrain County, who died at
Blackfoot, Idaho, Sunday, November
IL, 1917.
Mr.. West was one of Blackfoot's
most prominent citizens, devoting
much of his time to public work, and
was the first mayor of that city. Mr..
West also served on the school board
and at the time Of his death as
chairman Of the Red Cross Chapter
at Blackfoot. The deceased leaves
a widow and an adopted son, and the
enrire community mere ne nveu ,ex-
tends sincere sympathy to the bereav-
ed family.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-06
MACEDONIA Z

Needing rain-water is scarce.
Had a large crowd at the pie SUD-
cleared $40 Saturday night; M. |
D. ~
hear of Brother Greer's wife ba
in the Hospital; hope she will be |
soon. We have a nice SuHi
School at Macedonia Church; 50 nd
bers, should have more. Nj. 4
Todd is no better. 49, Mr.. Bob Smith
very low. - A few have begun "a
ering corn and say it is sappy
Lloyd Winseott was not able to ata
Church on Sunday; taken sick vitI
chill. - Bro. Greer filled his pal
Sunday for the last time this ID
we hope they will call him for anOtl
year. - A few have sold hogs at
to be delivered Thursday at 81
geon. - We have just finished n
edonia bridge, which has been ned
so long; have all concrete culvd
now and we are all very proud
A few are selling corn