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Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04
Thirty Years an Officer.

When Sheriff William Barnett re-
tires from office at midnight Sunday
he will close tn irty years Of active
service as a member of the law-en-
forcing organizations in Audrain
county. Thirty years ago, the 26th
day Of March, he entered the police
force Of this city and shortly after
ward became a deputy constable, and
since then he has been an officer in
various capacities and a most success
full t~hief-catcher - one of the best in
the State.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04
May Extend Power Lines.

The Mexico Power Company may
furnish electricity for lighting and
power purposes to Clark and Sturgeon
provided the movement started by
citizens of both places for this i'm
provement m~aterialize. The electric
line is also considering securing their
power from the local plant and clos
ing their individual unit. These
added customers mean an enlarged
plant and the Power Company is con-
sidering the installation of a turbin
driven generator of $50 kilowat ca
pacity.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04
MI. and Mrs. William P. Bradley
Residing at 61O Rock Street, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Mr.. Bradley uas formerly connected with the Ledger,
and visited friends here during the holidays.
ORANGE GROWING A SUCCESS.


John Carter, formerly of this city,
writes his sister, Mrs. Mary Laforce,
of this city, a letter, concerning his
orange grove. 1t wa in advance of a
box of fruit from his place and from
which the Ledger had the pleasure of
enjoying several delicious oranges.
The letter will interest everyone and
ecially his old friends here.
Crichton, AL, Dec. IS, 1916. Mrs.
Mary Laforce, Mexico, Mo. Dear
Sister-We are sending today per err
press a small box of Satsuma oranges,
so you can sample and see the industry
we r 10Y in.
The Satsuma orange grows in clus-
tiers as you will see by the few clus-
tiers in the dox. When the trees get
to be seven or eight years old, a small
limb four feel long will have five doz-
en- oranges on it, and trees at this
stage will bear one to two thousand
fruits. 1t is quite a sight to see an
orange grove when the trees are load
ed with the yellow oranges. Our
house is located with about 300 trees
on each side, and the rear with 200
trees, and fronts on a fine automobile
road, and is always crowded with cars.
| neglected to tell you that these oran-
ges came off trees that will be four
years old the first Of next March.
We had a very fair crop this season
on the first trees we planted, some
trees having over 300 oranges. Only
for the storm on the fifth of last
July, our crop would have been much
larger, as it blew off all the oranges
in the tops Of the trees. If nothing
happens, we will be shipping in CARROTS
in two or three years. We are very
enthusiastic about the Satsuma orang-
es, and have worked very hard to de-
velop our little grove.
Both of US were very much worked
up about the election, and it surely
looked bad on election night. I went
to Mobile that night, six and one-half
miles, and never got home until after
one o'clock, but when the returns be-
gan to come the Wilson way we felt
much better.
We have no news to tell you, only
that the storm left us lots of work.
l have been cleaning up ever since the
9th of July and am not near through
yet. 1t tore u nice evergreen oaks
that have stood all storms for the
past forty or fifty years, all to pieces,
blew all our fig and peach trees up by
the roots, and how the orange trees
stood such a storm is a mystery. For
nineteen hours the wind was blowing
from seventy to one hundred and
forty miles an hour, and pouring down
rain all the time. The loss in Mobile
was not less than six MILLION dollars,
and there is no telling what the loss
was in the country corn fields, that
were just ~tasseling. They were ruin
ed as well as the gardens.
Well, we will close by wishing you
and all a Merry Christmas and a Hap
Ply New Year. John Carter.
P. S.-Lillian and John, Jr., are both
living in Mobile, and are in good
health. We will take our Christmas
dinner with Lillian.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04
10, 20, 80 and 40
Years Ago This Week
Ten Years Ago.

Miss Harriet Pasqueth, who was
attending school in Nashville, Tenn,
was home for the holidays.
The funeral of Mrs. Joel Guthrie
was conducted from the residence by
the Reverend H. E. Truck, of the
Baptist Church.
The Elks gave an entertainment for
the charity fund of their lodge.
A Good Roads Convention was held
in the opera house here. D. Ward
King, originator of the split log drag,
George B. Ellis, of Columbia, Sec
rotary of the State Board of Agricul-
ture; Judge John R. Hairston, Of
Fayette; Professor F. P. Spaulding,
of the State University, and Hon.
Walter Williams, of Columbia, spoke
on good roads questions.
The ~postoffice at Warrenton was
robbed.
Howard Mccullough, yard foreman
for the La Crosse Lumber Company,
was burned to death in his brothers
barn here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04
To Manage Shanghai Journal.

CoLUBBIA, Mo-, Dec. 80, = ]. B.
Powell, instructor in advertising in
the School of Journalism of the Uni
versity of Missouri, yesterday accept
ed the position of financial editor and
business manager of an American
trade journal published at Shanghai,
China. Mr.. Powell is the eighth
Missouri newspaper man to go to the
Orient.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04
PEARSON FAMILY GATHERING.

On the last day of the year a num-
Der of the members of the family of
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus S. Pearson, gath
cred at the home of Mr.. Pearson, 314
East Jackson street, for a family
gathering.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearson, who celebrat-
ed their sixty-eighth wedding ami
versary on the fourteenth of last
June, r among the oldest residents
of Audrain county. Mr.. Pearson is 81
years old and Mrs. Pearson is "a.
Mr.. Pearson has been a resident of
Audrain county since 1885.
Those who were at the family din
ner Sunday were DR.. and Mrs. M. W.
Pearson and son, Gordon, of st. Louis;
Mrs. w. T. Lemon, of Fulton; DR..
and Mrs. J. F. McWilliams, of Mex
leo, and George Pearson and Miss
Nina Pearson, of this city. Mrs. M.
L. Taylor and Herbert Taylor were
also present.
The Ledger joins the many friends
of Mr.. and Mrs. Pearson in wishing
them a Happy and Peaceful New
Year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04
RIPLEY, OF SANTA,
FE, TELLS EXTENSION PLANS
1t Will Parallel the Wabash in Many
Instances, But Shorten the Dis
lance Several Miles.
WILL MISS
Through Sleepers from st. Louis to
California Will Likely Be one of
Roads Traffic Features.

In announcing that the Santa Fe
extension to this city will be ready
for traffic by January 1918, President
Ripley, of that road, tells something
of the route to be followed by the line
and which will make it the shortest
across the State.
The Santa Fe tracks now parallel
those of the Wabash most of the way
between Kansas City and Carrollton,
but the Santa Fe is two miles shorter
between those points. In building
from Carrollton to Mexico the Santa
Fe will further parallel the Wabash,
but will shorten the distance several
miles, not running so far north as
Moberly. This saving, it is expected,
will more than offset the present adj
vantage which the Wabash has be-
tween st. Louis and Mexico, its line
being even miles shorter than the
Burlington.
The Burlington line between st.
Louis and Mexico, which the Santa Fe
will use under the new plain, is jointly
used by the Burlington and the Chi
cago & Alton, for their passenger
service between st. Louis and Kansas
City. What effect the new arrange
ment will have on the Alton has not
been announced. Before entering on
its agreement with the Burlington,
the Alton had no direct entrance to
st. Louis from the west, and its trains
from st. Louis to Kansas City had to
cross the Mississippi at st. Louis and
at Louisiana, No.
No announcement has yet been made
as to the effect which the new ar
rangement will have on through pas
senger service between st. Louis and
California. 1t is believed that, at
least, through st. Louis sleepers will
be run on the principal trains of the
Santa Fe to and from San Francisco
and Los Angeles. The Santa FEES
principal daily train, the California
Limited, now makes a fairly close con-
necton at Kansas City, with trains
from st. Louis, for the west-bound
trip, and on the e~ast-bound trip it
makes a close connection with the
Burlington's IL p. m. train for st.
but there is no through car
service. Through tourist sleepers
run between st. Louis and Los Ange-
les on some of the slower Santa Fe
trains.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04
CUPID MORE ACTIVE THIS
YEAR THAN LAST VI

A SAhSA A<AhAss
In 1916 there were 232 marriage Ii
censes issued in this county as
against 1876 for last year, an increase
of so. The fact that 1916 was a leap
year may have had something to do
with this increase, and then, there may
be other reasons for Cupid's increas-
ed activity.
The old idea that June is the lead
ing month for weddings is exploded by
an examination of the records of
marriage licenses issued. This year
only 10 licenses were issued in June
and last year only Is.
The number of licenses issued dur
ing each month in 1916 follows:
January, II.
February, "a.
March, IS.
April, 20.
May 10.
June, 18.
July, IT.
August, II.
September, IA.
October, &c.
November, 20.
December, 80.
Making a total of 2S2 for the entire
year.
This year there we're more marriage
licenses issued during December than
any other month, the number being
so, while the smallest number for any
month was in September, when ID
were issued. In 1915, February, led
with 81 and the smallest number, s,
issued in July.
The ministers of Mexico report the
following number of marriages per-
formed during the year 1916:
Rev. o. o. Green, of the Baptist
Church, 20.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04
Thirty Years AGO.

Miss Mary Garth, of this city, was
playing in Broolyn, New York.
The officers of the Missouri Tenn
perance Council of Mexico were J.
M. Gordon, Councillor; S. N. Russell,
Vice-C Councillor; A. B. Cluster, Sec
rotary, ". L. Reed, Treasurer; S. S.
Edwards, Collector.
John Witchie, a farmer living eight
miles northeast of Mexico committed
suicide.
Clayton Miller resigned his posi-
ton with ]. F. Llewellyn and was
preparing to move to Kansas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04
County Court is in session.

Rev. A.. A. Wallace, of the Presby-
terrain Church, %.
Rev. S. W. Hayne, of the Methodist
Church, 35.
Rev. H. P. Atkins, in the two mad
one-half months he has been in this
city, 5.
Father Joseph Casey, of St. Bren-
dams Catholic Church, Z.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04

Chris Davis, a plasterer who former
ly lived in Mexico, and who about
ten years ago killed a man at Alton,
ILL.,, and was sentenced for a long term
of years in the Chester, ILL.,, p%eniten-
tiary, last week was pardoned. Mr..
Davis is not going to return to Mex
leo, but has gone to Chicago, and will
live with his sister, Mrs. Kuntz.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04
HOW's This :

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that a n
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Halls Catarrh Cure has been taken
by catarrh sufferers for the past
thirty-five years, n has become
known as the most reliable remedy for
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure acts thru
the Blood on the Mucous surfaces, ex-
pelling the Poison from the Blood and
healing the diseased portions,
After you have taken Halls Catarrh
Cure for n short time you will see a
great improvement in your general
health. Start taking Halls Catarrh
Cure at once and get rid of catarrh.
Send for testimonials. free.
f. j. CHENEY 6 CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04
Manner of Elks Dead.

PLAINFIELD, N. j., Dec. 2S. -
Francis Charles Langhorne, who was a
member of a committee that selected
the name for the Fraternal Order of
Elks, died at his home here yesterday.
He was born in New York. His vote
is said to have decided the choice of
the Elks instead of Buffaloes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04

Charles Kehl, of st, Louis, formerly
Chief Clerk to ]. E. Fish, Division
Freight and Passenger Agent of the
Chicago & Alton, spent the weekend
in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04
PRREsBYTERIANs MEET HERE.

The Committee on Evangelism of
the Presbyterian Synod of Missouri
held a meeting at the Presbyterian
Church in this city Friday afternoon.
The meeting was called to arrange for
evangelistic meetings in the various
churches of the Synod. Those who
attended the meeting: DR.. W. R.
Dobyns, of St Joseph; DR.. Trigg
A. M. Thomas, of Kansas City; W.
S. Dearmont, of Cape Girardeau, DR..
j. Layton Mauze, of st. Louis, and
DR.. A. A Wallace, of Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04
Twenty Years Ago.

John L. Allison and Miss Ella Feutz
of Rush Hill were married.
Mark Kilgore was teaching in the
public schools in Auxvasse.
Edgar Dudgeon went to Kansas
City to accept a position with a large
printing house there.
DR.. Horace Cole, of Sedalia, and
Miss Lutte Cave, were married at the
home of the brides brother-in-law, J.
T. Johnson, in this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04

ST. LOUIS Mo-, Dec. 10Th. - Mr..
A "A. Gallaher, Supt. international
Shoe Co., Mexico, Mo. Dear Mr.. Gal
lagher: We are today sending you
some checks, a~ggregating about &c.
10000, in favor of our Mexico en-
ployes.
There is no happy, contented work
except that done with good will, gen.
erous zeal and loyalty.
We appreciate the cooperation of
our employees and the checks for dis
tribution in your factory are sent
with our compliments and best wishes
for a Happy New Year. Yours truly,
The Information Shoe Company,
By f. C. Rand, President.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04
Prosecuting Attorney : Elect.

r. D. Rodgers will move to the oom
over Gove's Store the first of the year
and now occupied by Judge E. S.
CAN'T. Judge CAN'T will occupy the
offices of the Prosecuting Attorney
in the Court House.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04
Receives Fine Picture.

R. R. Arnold, president of the First
National Bank, has received a hand
somely framed picture of a percheron
stallion from his son, John Arnold, of
Billings, Mont. The portrait is by
Robert Lander and is valued at 81, 900.
The picture is a remarkable piece of
work and very beautiful.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04
Directing Big Choir.

Will Harding, formerly of this city,
is directing the immense choir in the
Tabernacle Christian Church, of Chi
cago, and making a SPLENDID success of
his work. In writing the Ledger he
sends best wishes for a happy New
Year to all his Mexico friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04

Mrs. A. o. Washington, of Fulton,
mother of John Washington, of this
city, is quite ILL., Johns many
friends trust she will improve rap
idly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04

Major J. c.. johnson, wife and
daughter, of Governors Island, N.
Y, have been here for the past week
visiting relatives near Benton City.
Their were in Mexico Saturday pre-
vious to their departure East.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04

Chickens were selling at So pei
dozen in Mexico.
The ice was twelve inches thick on
the ponds and lakes around Mexico.
Professor Bradley was superintend-
ent of Public Cchools.
Captain Hickerson was manager of
the Hardin House.
Stansberry and Means were conduct
ing a confectionery in this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04

The Chicago & Alton carried a spe-
cial Pullman of farmers from near
MAYHEM to attend Farmers Week in
Columbia this week. The car went by
of Clark.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Most
Effectual.

II have taken a great many bott-
les of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
and every time it has cured me. I
have found it most effectual for a
hacking cough and for colds. At
ter taking it a cough always dis
appears" writes J. R. Moore, Lost
Valley, Ga. Obtainable everywhere.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Allie Willis,
of neal Benton City, Dec. rs, a fine
son. Mrs. Willis is a daughter of ].
Temple Wayne.
Mrs. t. ]. Hoxsey has gone to Los
Angeles, California, with her sister,
Miss Frances Brown. They will spend
some time on the Pacific coast on &C
count of Miss Browns health.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04

Godfrey McGrath, Western Union
operator here, has been transferred
to Kirkwood, Mo-, where he will be-
come manager. His place here will
be taken by Matthew Heitzemann, of
st. Louis .
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04

C. F. Barnes and daughter, May
after a pleasant visit with Mrs. Geo.
A. Beamer, have returned to their
home in Springfield, Ill.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04
Centralia Merchant Dies.

CENTRALIA, Mo-, Dec. 81. D.
B. Kanatzar, a coal merchant, died
this morning, after two days illness
of appendicitis. He leaves a family.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04

DR.. Evans, a physician at the State
Hospital, No. 1, Fulton, was in this
city on business Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04

c. A. Barnes is home from a bust
ness trip to st. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04
$500 DISTRIBUTED AT
SHOE FACTORY AS BONI

A. A Gallagher, Superintendent of
the local plant of the International
Shoe Company, distributed in the
neighborhood of $4,000 among the
employees as Christmas gifts from the
management. The money was receiv-
ed and was given given in sums from
$3.50 to $50 each.
The following letter, which accom-
panied the money, displayed the SPLEEN
did spirit of the international Shoe
Company toward its employees and the
basis upon which this distribution was
made:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04

Ray Dunlap is visiting his mother,
Mrs. Jane Dunlap.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04

Mr.. and Mrs j. E. Seitz left
Sunday night for an extended visit
to points in Iowa and Nebraska.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04

Rev. John T. Mason is in Mexico
visiting friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04

Joseph A. Serena, President of Will
liam Woods College, in Fulton, was
in Mexico Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04

Mrs. j. M. Pollard, of Kansas City
is the guest of Mexico relatives.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04

NOTWITHSTANDING the Scrip
raj injunction not to put old wine
new bottles-Rev. o. 0lin Green,
|stor Of the Promenade Street Bapt-
! Church, prefaced his Christmas
rmon with the statement that he
d selected it out of the bottom of
5 Barrel However, it was a per-
city good sermon and exhaled no
|rceptable aroma of moth balls.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04

Il ~ ~ INV bOCleby euiLTtSS W
ep the social record.
Miss Kate Biggs and Miss Belle
iekner Biggs, of Fulton, were the
lests Of r. r. Buckner and family
is week.
Bill Armstrong, of Fulton, spent
veral days in Mexico this week
Mrs. Curtis Cauthorn left this week
r Ennis Texas. Later she will joir
/. Cauthorn in San Francisco, Cal.
brnia. where they will make theil
ture home.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Green and fam.
Ieft Wedpesday for Miami, Flor.
b, where they vii spend the remain.
Z Of The winter.
Carter Raytor, or Kansas City
Is the guest of Mexico relatives
is week.
Charles pigg spent Christmas day
yanaalia.
NJ. and Mrsl J. G. Trimble of Kan.
) Cifys weFe guests of Mrs. Bucknel
i week.
NJ ana Mrs. McCabe Howe ant
uehfer, Miriam, of Kansas City
re guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. C
rms this week.
Buckner Harrison, of Fulton, was
Mexico this keek.
Gus Graham, Of Kansas City, was
Mexico this week.
Ton Robnett, Of New York, spent
vciaI days here this week the guest
hia mother Mrs. L. C. Robnett.
Herbert plunkett spent several days
Msxico this week.
Mrs Margaret Barnett returned tC
,nnenaeld's Nc ST. Louis, this week
iefe she will be glad to see al
r friends.
Mr.. Earnest Cant had as dinner
lesis Christina Day, Mr.. and Mrs
led Kent and Miss Grace Hatcher.
Mrs. John Kerby has returned to
i home IN Cleveland, Oklahoma,
Ter being the guest of Mrs. Johr
cIntEres
Mrs. Brooks and Miss Victoria
.ooks were dinner guests of Mr.. ant
II. Gherles Leeper Monday.
Mrs. Chae. Bledsoe had as dinner
lesls Wednesday, Mrs. Mamie Bled'
9, jim Bicdsoe, DR.. and Mrs. Nee
pdes and family, DR.. and Mrs. W
Rudes.
Miss Mamie Bledsoe and Mrs
aud Wallace were dinner guests
James Bledsoe Monday at the
nge.
Loyal Womeman gave a line party
The 0rphepm, Wednesday evening
IL guests were Misses Frances Nc.
ID. Mary Stewart, Messrs. Frank
ilkiss, John Brown, Charles Kun.
and Forest Wonneman.
Mise Phoebe Randle TO Wed.
The engagement Of Miss Phoebe
andie, Of Parsons, Kansas, and Mr.
II nzogan, has been announced
ID wedding will take place in the
1hIs fall. Miss Randle is a for
Il popular Mexico girl. She recent
ejalted Miss Julia Tucker, and was
ueb admired, as she is a strikingl,
aakifuI girl. We join all her Mex
#sads in extending congratula'
ms % Ma Brogan.
Miea willie sIeok gave a five hun.
Id paftS "Wednesday evening. Hei
'sHta were Misses Pauline Powell
ctofie BROOKS, Myrtle Moore, Ger,
ala Fry, Or. Dennis Moore, Ro.
itshsII, Gone Holmes, and Viii
Mr. !. d Burroughs gave an elab'
~ midday dinner Wednesday
dfs wsFe laid for Mr.. and Mrs
H Brown and Mr.. and Mrs. 0
Martin, IN the afternoon Mrs
Gown ana Mrs. Martin were guests
Mfs: bu<toushs at the orpheum.
Mrs. CHARLES Glendye returned t.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04

TOMORROW is New Years Eve
d this IS a fitting time to retro
Get "a by-gones and resolute for
e future. The year past has to me
en- highly instructive. 1t has af-
rded an opportunity to experience
be hitherto to me unknown) dis
urating difficulties encountered by
yone who must please all the pub
all the time or be washed by a
I'd Of criticism upon the rocks Of
initiation. ! have had my trials
d trorhiS- / have had my grief
4 seasx Sometimes when describ-
4 costume / inadvertently leave
hcunee off Madam's gown or over
* a Thifty-nine cent gilt lavalliere
At CLOVIS on the neck Of a chronic
butante, and if / do-Hark from the
NIB 10 Doleful Sound. ! am call
Oh The carpet and must listen to
Q reading Of the riot act over the
ephone. ! burn the midnight oil
nstrueting a paragraph on the hui
arous peeuliarities of people in gen.
81, and the next time l walk abroad
am greeted with the stony stare
d eo5spicaous snub by someone who
ncisA he or she is "it," until I am
n-shy Of The telephone and never go
/ until dark. And so / conclude
ii at q moulder of public opinion
I'M ! rank failure; as an entertain
"a frost; and as a chronicler of
cial e%yents--I have failed to salts
Therefore Resolved: After this
lue a the Evening Ledger there
II be q new society editress to
ep the social record.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04

]. R. Baker was here from Futon
Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04

THIS Is comparatively a good
owing, For example: Col. Frank
Parker fqund only one item on the
miIg fatlstmas Tree with his la
IL IT. This item was one-twelfth
. Dozen pairs of silk sox, which
& Colonel estimates cost him Sixty
bIlaFs and Some Cents.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-04

Miss Gladys Van Ness
Phone 517

TER eharging up the cash out-go
ID efea|ting the general merchan-
be intake at a conservative valua-
In. The society Column of tho Even
& Ledger IS in position to declare a
|teau per cent dividend on the an
al mteinhange of Yuletide tokens.