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Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-11-15
EMMONS SALE TOTALS
CLOSE TO $4,000

The Emmons & Son sale of AZ
head of Shorthorn calves, Tuesday, in
this city, totalled almost $4,000.
According to many of the buyers who
came here from this and other states,
the offerings were among the finest
put on sale this year.
Mr.. Emmons has made wonderful
reputation as constructive breeder
of Scotch-blood and the calves sold
here Monday were excellent examples
of his success in this field.
The list of the sales follow:
Avondale's Heiress 531286, to ] H
Crist Skidmore, Mo. .... $4,000
Ayondale's Gipsy 6O7517, to Har-
riman Bros, Bunceton, Mo-. 10000
Ayondale's Gipsy End 598924 to D
L Martin G. Son Green City,
MO ...... ...... ........ 65O.0O
Avon's Nonpareil 59S925 to Judge
Hemingway Little Rock,
ARK .... -. ............ 355.00
Avon's Victoria 59S926 to T ]
Wornall, Jr., Liberty, Mo-. 295.00
Royal Princess 59s93O to H
Crist, Skidmole, Mo. ....... 10000
Royal Heiress 5p8929 to JP
Boyd, Paris, Mo. =. 405.0O
Silver Violet 598932 to Judge ......
Hemingway. ......... 47O.OO
Ruberta's Heiress 6O7519 to RW
Baremore, Triplett, Mo-. 10000
Magenta's Heiress 59S928 to Dula-
ney Bros. s....3 .......... $1,000
Sultan's Butterfly 59S933 toJH
| CrlSC .... go s..'.s ...... 45U.UU
Scotch Aconite 59S931 to ] H
Crlst ....,. t,.. ........ z5O.OO
Dale's Princess End 59s927 to &C
Barber & Sons, Skidmore,
Mo 80. .... ..'...,..... o4O.OO
Queen Likely 60751S to ] H
OflSJ .... ........ 4UU.uU
Violet's Spray 9Th 13601S to Mel
son Bros, Bunceton Mo-. :. $1,000
(bought calf back at $435; resold to
J II Crist, who keeps calf.
Cumberland Dainty 557545 to J H
Crist 10000
f., Martha Butterfly 214197 to VIC
Dawson, Paris Mo. o...... 455.00
Violet Victoria 573080 to G A
Bonnewell, Grinnell,Io ..... .935.00
Lady Janice 487195 to C
Wright, Jacksonville, Mo-. 10000
Butterfly Violet 573077 to Du-
laney Bros ........ ...... 10000
Miss Lancaster 57307S to TJ
Wornall, Jr., Liberty, Mo-. 245.OO
Princess Letha 487196 to w H
Manama, Madison, Mo-. $1,000
Sweet Victoria End 1S6016 to John
Showers, Centralia, Mo-. 325.0G
Violet of Woodside 1862 to H
CrlSt ....'. .............. oou.uu
New Goods Butterfly 131412 to F
C Barber & Sons. ...... 510.0C
Lavender Violet 4th 533676 to CT
Wright, Jacksonville, NO.. 350.0C
Roam Princess 162409 to Dulaney
Bros, Latney, Mo. o......... 405.OC
Knights Diamond B 186971 to J H
Crist ..... ........ 455.0C
Ruberta's Lady 608227 to Josiah
Huntsman, Jacksonville, Mo 25O.OC
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-11-15
LIBERTY NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Brown, of Ok
lahoma, have been guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Billy Smith. - John Smith
has a new seven passenger Overland,
85, larger than his old car. Rev.
Wells, DR.. and Mrs. Douglass, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilson were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Barnes Sunday. - Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Lockridge and family Wis
tied Mrs. Maggie Thomas Sunday. -
Ed Archer of Martinsburg, visited at
VIM. Ravenscraft's Sunday. - The
Kings Daughters of B. G. held a
social at Mrs. H. P. Warden's last
Saturday night. We have had no par
ticulars at this writing, but hear that
they had a good crowd and a good
time. - John Smith and family mo-
tored to Santa Fe last Sunday to visit
Homer Brideford's. - About 46 in
the district, besides the pupiN, signed
the Hoover pledge circulated by the
school children. A few others had
signed it elsewhere, and we had no op-
portunity to reach few. We are glad
to say only few refused to sign it,
MIR. and Mrs. John Smith and Mr..
Will Freeman and daughter, Miss En-
ma, motored to Columbia last Thurs
day. - We children of Liberty have
an interesting new game of our inven-
ton, which we call "Railroading.
We have our railroad complete, in,
cluding track tit has an iron bridge,
too) stations, switches and round
house. We have all kinds of trains,
freight, passenger and fast mail
Section men are kept busy repairing
the track, and firemen do their best
but even then there are frequent COL
lisions. This makes necessary a
wrecker. "He" is kept busy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-11-15
What the Fulton Girls Are Doing

Miss Isabel Coons, formerly of
Mexico, is a member Of a knitting club
Of girls in Fulton. Monday they had
Tag Day and their receipts were
$685., all of which will be used in the
purchase of yarn. These young la
dies knit a sweater every two weeks
and are supplying the Galloway coun-
ty boys of the National Army. They
wore white skirts and these sweaters
when they were on the streets selling
tags Monday. The Famous-Barr Co.
of st. Louis has promised to keep
these girls supplied with yarn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-11-15
"Slacker" Arrested Here

John Lyons, colored, was arrested
by Sheriff J. G. Ford on the Reed
Burke farm, where his father, Joe
Lyons, works, Wednesday, charged
with not registering for the selec-
tive draft. Lyons claims he is only
10, but says he has voted. His father
states the boy was 81 last March, ac-
cording to the sheriff.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-11-15
Father Dies in st, Louis

Word was received in this city We'd
nesday from st. Louis stating the
father of C. H. Carpenter, of this city,
was buried Wednesday. No particu-
lars could be learned. The Ledger
joins the many friends of Mr.. Car
penter in extending deepest sympathy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-11-15

iOLLA WELLS, governor Of the
ieral Reserve Bank of st. Louis
issued a warning to holders of the
). Liberty Bonds, who wish to ex.
,hage t.eir 3is per cent certificates
for the second issue bearing 4 pei
cent interest, that the bonds must be
exchanged by November 10.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-11-15
Baptist woman's Missionary Meeting

Baptist Woman's Missionary Meeting
The Audrain Woman's Baptist Mis-
sionary Union will meet at the Van
dalia Baptist Church in Vandalia, on
Thursday, November the 18th. We
notice on the program, Mrs, S. N
Evans of Mexico, on Missionary
Study and Miss Powell, of Mexico,
who will report on the General Asso-
citation. At 4:40 there will be me-
mortal service.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-11-15
cALLAwAY County has air.

CALLAWAY County has already
raised s55OO for the Y. NJ. C. A. fund
and Just got started The quota fol
Galway is $3.50 and it now looks as
i Callaway will over-subscribe the
sum asked. That's the way to show
your attitude toward the soldiers that
are fighting for your country.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-11-15
ELON WHITNEY WITH THE
A.P. GREEN BRICK co,

Elon Whitney, who has had a posi-
ton with a large life insurance CON-
pany in st. Louis, has accepted re-
sponsible place with the A. P. Green
Brick Co., of Mexico. Young Whitney
is a live, Industrious, substantial
young man, and we predict he will
make good.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-11-15

DO your Christmas shopping early,
especially presents for the soldiers.
December the fifth is the last day you
can send holiday gifts to the boys in
France. You should attend to this
matter right away.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-11-15
Y. M. C. A. CAUSE PRE-.
SENTED AT BENTON CITY

DR.. A. A. Wallace, pastor Of the
Presbyterian Church Of Mexico, RubC
Maxwell, DR.. J. C. Pasqueth and r
NJ. White went to Benton City Tuesday
night and talked to gathering al
Kellerhals' Store on the importance
Of the Y. NJ. c. A. War Fund. The
people in that part Of the county art
very much interested in this move.
ment, and will cooperate cordially
and literally.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-11-15
A. X. Fletcher Dead

A. K. Fletcher, who was clerk of
the United States Court at Harris
burg, Va, for many years, died at
his home in that city recently at the
age of So years. He was brother
in-law of R. c. Paul, of this city. He
was an ex-Confederate and a promin-
ent citizen of his state.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-11-15

the Y, M. C. A. War Fund, in the di-
rection of looking after our soldier
boys who are fighting for our coun-
try, the st. Louis Star editorially
says:
eve all know the meaning of the
Red Cross and we are rapidly being
educated to the meaning of the Red
Triangle. We have just learned that
the three sides of that triangle stand
for mind, body and spirit; that, in the
regions of death and of worse than
death, it ministers to this trinity IN
such a way as to make for the COM
plete manhood of our soldiers in the
trenches. But it is not enough to
admire and praise, we must also
serve.
eve may look at the three sides OF
the triangle in another way; First
are the boys whose bodies and souls
cry out for help; second, is the organi-
zation of willing and unselfish work
ers who are doing all in their power
to answer this call, and third, are
those who are now asked to furnish
the weapons to be used against the
giants of vice and pain. All three
sides are demanded to make the Red
Cross Triange - that symbol OF
practical and spiritual humanity -
the boys in France, the Y. M G. A.
and those at home"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-11-15
Store Forced to SEN Corn

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Nov. IL. =
The Federal Government has formed
a wholesale grocery house in this
city to sell almost a car load of
canned corn, held in storage almost
three years in anticipation of higher
prices. The company was allowed
a 10-cent profit on its holdings.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-11-15
Quail season Onens in State

The quail season in Missouri opened
Saturday, and not in quarter of a
century has there been more quail in
the fields.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-11-15

Leonard H. Mundy, formerly of this
city, is now a member of the 115th
Trench Motor Co., U. S. A., at Camp
Kearney, California
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-11-15

G. H. WASHINGTON, of Danville
Mo. in renting 2 years for the
Weekly Ledger, says: "We cannot
get along without the good old relia-
hln IIedger.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-11-15

Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Hayton, Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Hayton, Misses Marga-
ret and Bertha Bently of Illinois, were
here Friday en- route to Kansas City.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-11-15

Mrs. Martha Walsh and Mrs. Har-
rison, of Nashville, Ark, are visiting
at the Academy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-11-15

Mrs. Lawson Price, Mrs. Fred
erick w. Gardner and Mrs. S. B. Cook
all of jefferson City, were the guests
of Mrs. Frank Sanford Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-11-15

o o o o o o o o
o Gifts for the soldiers abroad o
must be mailed SO as to ar o
rive in New York not later than 0
o November Oath. o
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-11-15
R. M. White & Son
AT THE END OF THE DAY

As Thou hast died for us and
as Thou livest for us, o, our Saw
iour, grant that we may live and
die for Thee. Grant that the
trend of our lives may be
Cbristward. Grant that we may
learn the meaning of living unto
Him. Amen.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-11-15

J. R. Smiley, near Santa Fe, re-
! Gently sold 70 steers to Beagles d
Son at $3.50 per head.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-11-15

w. A. Goss has returned from a
business trip to st. Louis.
Mrs. Moore, of St. Louis, is the
guest Of her brother, Chas. Kunkel
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-11-15

John Brennan and son, of Muslko-
gee, Okla, were here Saturday visit
ing Mexico friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-11-15

Get your geese real fat and sell
them to the Mexico Poultry Co. wit
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-11-15

known the world over for its splendid
time-keeping qualities, its accurate
workmanship and its beauty of design
is featured at this store.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-14
SECRFTARY LANE HAS BIG IDEA
FOR u. S. AID TO THE SOUTHWEST

ITH secretary Of the interior Lane back Of project
NJ which he has himself proposed for bringing under
cultivation part all OF 100000 Of untitled
land in the west the land is likely to be cultivated For
the secretary Of the interior is forceful man who generally
accompshes what he sets to do and there IS any
Of getting farmers &c till that uncutivated land he
viii find the way.
mr. Lane has made a start by asking congress for
appropriation Of ss0ooOo Tor the purchase Of seeds and
equipment and TO make other arrangements for bringing
the land under cultivation
government reclamation projects OF privately owned or IN
dian lands susceptible Of irrigation. Nest Of it. according
to The findings Of survey made by the department OF the
interior, be irrigated from government dam OF from
streams by pumping About 100000 IN recla
nation projects and entitled to receive water next
spring About 100000 are privately owned homestead
lands within reclamation projects and susceptible OF irga
ton Much Of this land is included IN the Roosevelt and
Yuma projects in Arizona and the Elephant Butte project
In addition there large tracts OF arabic land in the
Indian reservations II Arizona which might be cultivated
with government financial assistance either by whites
indians Most Of ths land lies IN the PapagO reservation
Of southern Arizona and IS strictly dry farming PROPOSE
ton The Indians could be persuaded to cultivate the land
under direction OF WJe superntenoentS Ior the Indians
their land and their climatic conditions and past
masters al dry farming If whites be induced to Guilt
vate all the igabe land outside the reservations It viii
be enough for tEe without going inside the reservations
Secretary Lane undoubtedly has estimated carefully
rust what financial help VIII be needed from the govern
and has made his request for congressional apprO
pTiaton to correspond However, appropriation
aging little than So Is hardly adequate unless
the secretary going assumption that every farmer
undertaking cultivate land should be able put
at least IS much cash as the government in addition to his
labor. If there enough farmers Of that kind who
willing TO take up farming projects well and good
It ( doubtful It IS safe to the cost Of bringing new
land under cultivation would be about s25 acre this in
Guiding clearing, leveng fencing ditchng and blowing
the land for the first crop large part Of that would
be charged off labor cost and the labor would be per-
formed ty the farmer himself If not to undertake
to clear and plant tract larger than he could prepare by
his own efforts.
Even So the cost Of livestock tools, house and well
would make cost Of at least SO to say nothing
Of seed.
However may be the secretary Of the interior hardly
anticipates that than Onehrd Of the 100000
VIII be brought under cultivation year Then If the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-14
FACTS ABOUT OUR NAVY
Heaters.
81 LIErEENANr IL b. IA eREEN. .. $. y.

supply very dry air. Nne.,-1te g..
happens that rooms warmed 10y them
must be kept at = very much -higne.
temperature in order that one may
feel comfortable. This not only
means waste Of fuel but an extremely
unhealthy atmosphere TO live IN. Even
the nose and throat suffer a pl-cliug
effect On a battleship air is forced
around steam pipes for heating. But
before il goes TO decks or any liv-
ing spaces II must pass through an
"humidifier-" a kind OF water tank
in which 1t becomes saturated wit.
moisture When properly regulated
this system insures a great savin.-
Of coal and considerable redUctio-
OF temperature required 10 satisfy
the men.
At few degrees below freezin-
1909 cubic feet Of air viii hold three
ounces Of water The same volume
ct 30 degrees F. will carry four times
that much water. Thus, when cod
air is pumped in and heated 10 be-
comes extremely dry compared VIII
the normal outdoor humidity to which
we are accustomed Since thousa1 s.
Of cubic feet OF air a minute -
necessary TO heat a ship very Lars
quantities Of water are required 20
give the proper amount OF moisture
But don't pour water on your radi-
ator yet.
Poor conditions may also be Q cues
ton Of circulation. Set a bowl o.
steaming soup on the floor. Does TIE
hot vapOr reach all corners OF the
room? No. It rises slowly. hest
tates. drifts toward the half open
door. then shifts suddenly and darts
through the two inch crack above
the window.
Your heater may be large euOuEh.
It's heat may be over sufficient But
unless the surrounding warm air is
spread to your part Of the room you
will SILVER and cast grave accusa-
tons upon wholly efficient furnace.
ParadOxial as it may seem ordi-
nary summer desk fms are used
aboard ship to help men keep warm.
They stir the air and distribute IL so
that all heatable space gets its share.
Similarly in summer one may often
be cooled less quickly by actually
standing in front Of the ian than by
directing its blast in such way as
to create the best circulation about
the room
You may claim draughts cause
colds. Perhaps they do. But colds
are pretty scarce aboard n man Of
war. Can Il be because Jack turns in
At nine. is out at five next morning,
and wO-ks for his living2-(Cop--
right. 1917, BY George Matthew
Adanis)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-14

TILE warship has a cOsmic quail
ity. Meaning that cd thee Smith
OF Smiths Junction. Arizona, or
Du Barry. late OF Paris and LonCo-..
no detail is there OF your futile ex-
istsnce but can be tabled in the Big
Fleet
Take Heaters. You've sat around
the station stove. or you have lain
in the morning listening 10 the
CHEEKY whistle of your radiator lex
cept when the furnace man forgot
to GOMEZ Perhaps you're one o.
those gas burners who take out e.
trs- insurance on the strength OF the
extra risk. Open fire places may
grace your mansion or you may
send ysur son 20 the railroad tracks
for coal Jumps logged from passing
freight Somehow you must keep
warm. Is your way right or wrongc
and why2
Someh0w-But why2
Here is the Warship's hypothesis
mans body steams, iuVisibly OF
course From one 10 two quarts 2
day is the average amount his body
OF evaporation governs his sense o.
heat. To understand this pour alco-
hol or ether on the back Of your hand.
The liquid feels cool, then actually
cold. Its rapidity o. evaporation car
ries off an unusual amount OF heat
from the skin underneath.
In dry air evaporation is easv- Too
easy in fact when one IS trying 20
keep warm. Ordinary hot air heaters
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-14

- HE food animals Of our allies
have decreased By 100000
4 head, since the war began thus
the source OF their meat production is
decreasing. At the same time, the
needs Of their soldiers and war work
ers. have increased the necessary meat
consumption. Our meat exports TO
our allies are now already almost
three times what they we're before
the war. The needs OF our allies viii
steadily increase. because their own
production Of food animals viii stead
iiy decrease because Of lack OF feed
for them.
On the other side Of Psrshing the
Germans find It necessary 20 slaugh-
ter the food animals IN any par
tIcular kingdom when the local Ioo-
fer supply runs out; the other KING
Of their own fodder, and there ls no
extra rolling stock to ship fodde4
from Eumania-
Germany To BE Exhausted
No matter how plucky fight the
enemy makes. he is doomed TO defeat
and Il is certain he viii not succumD
until absolute and utter ruin races
him Judging from his vars IN the
past. he viii fight himself 20 such an
utter exhaustion that It viii be only
By the magnaDimity OF the allies tnaL
the enemy can live. Here We find an
other drain on the United states in %
rnediately upon the cessation Of hos
tiHties- peace viii mean no relief for
our pressing meat problem which
already seriously concerns u.s.
The worlds available supply OF
meat IS not sufficient unless We prac-
tise economy. particularly in beer,
mutton and pork. In the United states
January /. 1917, we had 63,51f 600 cat
tie. 6T,453.000 swine and 4S.4SSsogV
sheep. This includes all dairy STOCK
American Diet Is Best.
A British commission IN 1903 re-
ported that the diet OF the American
people was much better than that OF
tho british workman, the striking
point being our lavish use OF meat
Our present daily average consump-
ton OF beef Is Sc ounces per capita,
and OF pork 4.5 ounces per capita We
should reduce this total one ounce
per day. and, II possible. an addition
al ounce. substituting fish, prefera-
bly, q local supply, whole cream cheese
and local use OF poultry and eggs II
the quantity OF vegetables IS doubled
the diet viii be actually improved
Use every meat scrap for soups,
gravies and flavorings. Remember
meat IS not necessary II you get the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-14

modest about assuming things about
which he knows nothing, but the
popular magazinists have no such
Scruples. A purchase Of book with
chapters on military etiQuet and
courtesy would save many laughablc
mistakes on the part Of the Durvey-
ors OF popular fiction"
=
Substitutes OF all sorts are COM
ing into vogue these days" said Dean
/. Rogers, and il behooves those
who are affected by them 10 see that
the substitutes are not too inferior TO
the original article. or so different IN
their qualities rs 90 be harmful. This
applies especially to the things tina.
one eats. We have h-d enough adul-
teroted and inferior stuff palmcd off
on Us in peace times as just as gooU'
without wishing to have more and
worse OF the same thing now. Wa
bread may be better than the brecd
we have been using. but slccharin.
which It is said some candy makers
are now using IN the place OF sugar.
is an example OF one OF the things 10
be on you gu@rd s~aiust"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-14
Rumania Coerced Into Amistice

Whatever may think of Russias Tabid leaders for
proposing srmistice with Germany, preparatory to ne
gotiating for peace indignation should not be directed
toward Runania for conserving to aTmistce. Rumana
can't help herself
The only part Of Rumania left uncOnqueTed is the
northern extension sort of projection between Austria
Hungary and Russia In that neck Of territory
what remains Of the Rumanian army, defending the north
border and the interior against the AustToGemaDs
On the northern frontier Russian troops mingled with
the Rumanans In Russias desire TO effect armstice
along the whole line from the Baltic to the Black
Rumana has been coerced into acceptance Should Rumanla
refuse the Russian troops defending Ruuana would drop
out Supplies would be cut of from Russia and the little
kingdom would be LEFT completely at the mercy Of the
enemy. Not only would military disaster follow, but the
civilian population would starve without food from Russia
Il is said that Russia called these matters Rumania's
attention and further limited that Rumania proved OBJ
durate Russian troops would strike Rumana from the
There is every to believe Rumania would have
stayed action conditions had remained such make
possible King Charles Of Rumania only last week de-
claTed his unwaveng allegiance to the entente alliance
and his desire to prosecute the to conclusion. Per
haps he feels It to be the part Of discretion TO fall in
with the aTmsce arrangement trusting that the parley
ing Of the Russians and Germans and AuStans viii finally
TO nothing and that the the east front viii
inevitably be renewed.