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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-09-14

possible, the carrying out Of a plan
for the benefit of those who need
assistance. Impressed with the idea
that it would be highly advantageous
to retain at home all livestock pos
sible, the directors Of the club decided
that it would be advisable to pur-
chase sufficient hay for distribution
among drouth sufferers, as would
prevent the shipment to market of
this stock. Without feed, this would
be the logical outcome.
The situation was explained to the
bankers of the city, with the result
that a $4,000 pool was formed and
agents sent out to make the purchase.
The instructions given were simply
these: DRAW on any Lewistown bank
for the amount needed" Within a
short time 1000 tons had been pur-
chased, ordered, baled and shipped to
Lewistown for distribution among the
smaller stockmen, who otherwise could
not tide over the winter. Another
point was that by purchasing at the
present time, better prices could be
secured. The expectation is that the
entire appropriation will oon have
been utilized in this manner, and it is
likewise a logical conclusion that this
amount Of hay will prove a veritable
godsend, in that it will be delivered
and stored before the roads become
impossible.
The survey the local Commercial
club has been making of the situation
will undoubtedly prove a great benefit.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-09-14
PASTE THIS in YOUR HAT

A01G x11kS IAN AOON ma
If you think you are beaten, you are;
If you think you dare not, you don't;
If you like to win, but you think you
can't,
It's almost certain you won't.
If you think you'll lose, you've lost;
For out of the world we find
Success begins with a fellows will
It's all in the state Of mind.
If you think you're o%utclassed, you
are;
You've got to think high to rise;
You've got to be sure of yourself be
You can ever win a prize.
Lies battles don't always 60
To the strongest or fastest man;
But soon or late, the man who wins
Is the one who thinks he can.
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GOING O w

"Jeannette Rankin's supporters
falling away" says a heading in a
state daily. Well, we have known for
some time that they don't make as
good supporters as they did in the
olden days.-Glentana Reporter.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-09-14
ST. II CHURCH

Fifteenth Sunday after TRINITY
Sept. 1G, 1917. Church school at H.
Morning prayer at II. Evening pray
err at 1880. A new altar has beer
placed in the church and the benedic-
ton of it will occur on the hrs'
Sunday in November, when Bishop
Faber will make his annual visitation
to Glasgow. S. VICTOR BELL.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-09-14

"JUsT FOR THE FUN OF 1T"
According to a correspondent Of
the New York Sun, ''the Kaiser's
sentence has already been pro-
nounced by public opinion; it is ST.
Helena-for-ilfe." The Sun editorially
adds the suggestion that a court
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-09-14

particular as shamelessly criminal as
his son."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-10
ONE HOME DESTROYED; ONE
DAMAGED BY FIRE HERE
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING

About 4:30 o'clock Sunday morning
the home of John Chambers, colored,
on Trinity street was discovered to
be on fire. No one was at home at
the time and the fire had gained such
Roadway when discovered that the
firemen were unable to check the
flames when they arrived and the
house was completely destroyed. The
origin of the fire was not known.
At $50 fire was discovered in the
roof of the home of Wick Mason, on
North Jefferson street. The fire.
men responded promptly and were
able to subdue the flames after they
had burned small hole in the roof.
The fire was thought to have origin
ated from a defective flue.
In making the second run Sunday
morning the fifth wheel of the fire
wagon was sprung. The wagon has
been laid up for repairs and a trans
fer wagon is now being used.
At II o'clock Monday morning an
alarm was turned in from the home
of John Judy, but another telephone
call to the department telling that the
fire had been put out stopped the fire
men before they left the fire house.
Another Fire Monday
At II o'clock Monday morning the
home of Frank Williams, colored, on
North Missouri avenue, was discover
ed on fire. Before the fire depart
ment could reach the house, the
flames had gained such Roadway that
the entire top part of the house was
burned off. Some insurance was car
ried, but it was not sufficient to
the loss.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-10
COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED

Three road commissioners for the
newly formed Laddonia-F arber Eight
Mile road district were appointed in
the County Court Monday morning.
Benjamin Hill, of Farber, was ap-
pointed for three years; M. l..
Travis, of Laddonia, for two years
and j. F. Parker of near Laddonia,
for one year.
They were appointed by the County
Court and the City Councils of Far
Der and Laddonia. Mayor W. F..
Shields, of Laddonia, with Councilmen
H. G. Sipple, A. B. Hale and H. E.
Christup and 8. B. Reighley, chair
man of the town council Of Rush Hill,
with D. D. Tanner and W. C. Gray,
conferred with the County Court con-
corning the appointments.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-10
10, 20, 80 and 40
Years Ago This Week
10 YEARS AGO

d. C.. Wright, formerly Of this city,
died suddenly at his home in Prince
ton, Indiana.
The Mexico Y. M. c. A. elected
the following officers: Pres, H. C.
Marshall; first vice-president, Harold
McPheeters; second vice-president,
James L. Ecton; secretary, l.. b.
Hawthorne; treasurer, A. B. Smith.
Fred Brand and James Ward
bought the 0'Brien stock of groceries
in this city.
Joseph w. Price, So years old, died
at his home on West Monroe street,
after a long illness. The funeral was
conducted by the Rev, A.. w. Ko-
kendoffer and the pail bearers, Sc
lected by him before his death, were:
P. w. Harding, S. p. Emmons, R.
C. Paul, ]. W. Howell, M. T. Van
degrift and R. H. Herman.
Frank Frost, editor of the Wanda
liza Mail, died suddenly at his home
in Vandalia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-10
M. M. A WINS FROM
SCHOOL FOR DEAF
Z TO 4 ON MONDAY
By Cadet c.. A. Anderson

A chilly breeze was that all that
broke the harmony of a perfect base
ball day. There was harmony ever in
the score of Z to 4 by which the M.
M. A. team defeated the team from
the School for the Deaf at Fulton on
the Academy field here Monday af-
ternoon.
Mayfield and Browning started the
game for NJ. M. A., but Mayfield
was relieved by Miller in the fourth;
Miller allowed only one run the rest
of the game. Horn and Dillon start
ed for the visitors, but Weisen took
Horns place in the fifth, allowing
only one hit, and no runs.
M. NJ. A. did all her scoring in the
fourth. Twelve men came to bat in
that period. Mayfield led with a sin
gle, Browning reached first on an er-
ror and both scored on wild throws.
Then Rodes walked and stole second
and Bird; Kiskee's single drove Rodes
things continued thus till wen
runs we're piled up. Dillon's fielding
and fast work on bases proved him to
be the star of the visiting team.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-10
Harrison Brown Coming

Harrison Brown, formerly of this
city, now business manager of the Ell
Paso County Democrat, a weekly pa
per published in Colorado Springs,
will visit Missouri the first week in
June as a delegate to the Advertising
Clubs of the World Convention in
st. Louis. He will represent the
Colorado Springs Club, He will visit
his parents in this city before return
ing West.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-10
SECOND TRAINING CAMPS
FOR OFFICERS PROBABLE


The following message was receiv-
ed today by the Ledger from the st.
Louis branch Of the Military Training
Camps Association:
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 8. = Sec
ord training clamps probably will be
ordered by the military training camps
association. Statistics last night in
the hands of Major George W Goode
show that nearly $500 applications
have been received from Missourians
who r willing to serve at the Fort
Riley camp, which opens next week.
Applications of matured men whose
ages range from 80 to 43 years are
now needed as the younger men are
wanted for the second camps, accord
ing to advises received here last night
from the Chicago office of the militia
ry training camps association. APP
plications are being received by Ma
jor Goode here and the out of town
applicants are being examined the day
following the one on which their
blanks are recorded.
Major Goode last night announced
that he hoped that as many persons
seeking to be officers in the United
States Army and wanted the training
at Fort Riley would file their appli-
cations by mail and would come to
I, st. Louis "a hours later for exam
nation.
"We need men of mature years to
handle the first 100000 men to be
drafted" said Major Goode. PRO
motions will be made rapidly in the
service and we want officers capable
Of handling men. When the second
daft for recruits is made, the Off
GERS created at Fort Riley will al
most Immediately be promoted"
The visit of Marshal Joffre and the
French Commission inspired much
patriotism in st. Louis and yester-
day all records for enlistments were
broken.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-10
MISS MARTHA SPENCE
RUN OVER BY CAR ON
SATURDAY AFTERNOON

Miss Martha Spence was painfully
injured late Saturday afternoon when
she was struck and run over by a
motor a driven by Miss Alta Ritch-
ie. The accident occurred at the
southeast corner of the square.
Miss Spence's left ankle had the bones
shattered and her right knee was
sprained and badly lacerated.
Miss Ritche was driving slow at the
time of the accident and when she
struck Miss Spence, according TO
spectators, seemed unable to halt the
car and both front and back wheels
passed over Miss Spence before the
curbing brought the machine to a
stop. Miss Spence was Immediately
loaded into the car and Miss Richie
drove her home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-10
LOCAL w. C. T.. U. TO GIVE
COMFORT BAGS TO MEXICO
BOYS WHO ATTEND CAMP

Every Mexico boy who leaves to at
tend the Officers Reserve Training
Camp or to answer the call of his
country will receive a comfort bag
from the ladies of the local w. C.
T. U.
The W. G.. 7. u. meets at 2:30
O'Clock Friday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. George Kunkel on East Mon
roe street to prepare the comfort
bags and every member Of the union
is urged to attend the meeting and
either bring something to put in the
bags or the money with which to
purchase some article for the boys.
In addition to the articles listed
below, each comfort bag will con
tain a motherly letter for the boy
from the maker of the bag.
Contents Of Bag
Two sizes of black and white but
tons.
1 spool of patent thread.
l spool Of white thread No. "a.
/ spool of black thread No. "a.
1 card white darning cotton.
/ card Of black darning cotton.
/ small blunt pair scissors Tor clos.
ed.)
l package court plaster.
| Testament.
l White Ribbon Songster.
Pledge card.
Leaflets on Purity, Tobacco and
Temperance.
Six needles, No. 8.
Six coarse darning needles.
Six safety pins.
| piece narrow tape.
/ pin ball filled with pins.
/ small flat roll Of absorbent cot
ton.
l small roll of clean muslin foi
bandage 2 inches wide, 3 yards il
length.
These may be bought at the drui
stores.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-10
GARDENING
PLAN WELL RECEIVED

The Community Mass meeting at the
Court House Monday evening arrang-
ed for by the women of the city to
plan systematic gardening and can
ming of food products in doing our
part to win the war, was well attended
and resulted in a decision to form a
permanent organization for the re-
mainder of the year.
The cadets of the Missouri Military
Academy gave ar exhibition drill on
the square before the meeting to at
tract a crowd. Afterward the Acad-
envy band, under the direction of
Capt. Convey, gave a concert in the
Court Room. The meeting was call
ed to order with President Million, Of
Hardin College, as chairman and
Ross Cauthorn, secretary. Mr.. Mil
lion stated the purpose of the meet
ing. He said we must increase the
food production and impressed the
gathering with the necessity of a sys-
tematic plan to do this. He said, too,
many had left the soil for the city
and that it was up to Mexico to do its
part toward ending the war.
Superintendent of Schools Herbert
Pryor spoke upon the urgency of the
need in front Of us and that we must
not only furnish troops, but food to
end this war. He said that we must
not underestimate the present crisis.
Scoutmaster Robert Campbell ex-
planned the plans of the Boy Scouts
already securing vacant lots for sum-
mer gardening and requiring more
lots. He urged everyone who pos
sessed a vacant lot they were not 60
ing to use this summer to tender it
to the boys to be planted in beans
and onions. The national slogan for
the Scouts this summer is "Every
Scout Feed a Soldier" Mr.. Camp
bell said the older boys in the Scouts
were to work on farms while the boys
from 10 to IL years, whose energy
should not be wasted, would be put
to work on the gardens. The boys
realized their patriotic duty and would
do their utmost to make their garden
work satisfactory.
The Rev. O. DIN Green said we
must not only produce all we can, but
save all we cant. Mitchell White
made a short talk, urging the necessi-
ty OF immedite organization to sys-
tematically cooperate with tn
Scouts. The Rev. H.. Pearce At
kins said the matter was a most seri-
Gus one, and the organization should
issue its orders and be obeyed with
military precision.
O.. f. Clark complimented the
Scouts Of Mexico and their plan and
said the farmers of Audrain were
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-10
PASS PHYSICAL EXAMINATION.

F. E. Browning, of the Missouri
Military Academy, HALEY Bradford,
Garrett Barnes, Humphrey Craddock,
VIM. T. Gooldy, Lewis Mason and
Gid Powell successfully passed the
physical examination for entrance
into the Officers Reserve Corps
Training Camp which they took in
Columbia afternoon and are now
awaiting notification from Fort Riley
that they have been admitted to the
camp which opens there May a..
Meinhart Sannebeck has also passed
the physical examination for admis-
sion to the Camp.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-10
PROMINENT SPEAKERS COMING
County Sunday School Convention at
Rush Hill May 20 and 80

The Audrain County Interdenoma-
tional Sunday School Convention will
be in Rush Hill May 20 and 80, be-
ginning the afternoon of May goth.
Many prominent Sunday School work
ers will be in attendance and the ses-
sions will be unusually instructive.
Among those who will take a prom
inent part in the program ire: Mr..
Herman Bowman, Miss Beard, j. w.
Million, the Rev. II. Pearce Atkins,
Mss Josephine Wallace, Mrs. Bridge
ford, Mrs. Russell Emmons, Mrs. W.
L. Reed, Mrs. Richard Baker, Mrs.
Charles Rodgers, the Rev. A. A.
Wallace, the Rev, o. O.. Green.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-10
20 YEARS AGO

E. j, cambridge and Henry Wood
ward, of this city, sold their real es-
tate business in Fort Smith, Ark.
and returned to this city.
Among those who took part in a fox
chase in Lawder's Grove, we're: R.
P. Hopkins, Capt. Buckner, Rev.
Gibbs, Austin Smith, W. A. Morris,
Dick Lane, Joe Luckie, Charles Luckie
and Fenley Bryan.
Joe Guthrie, of this city, was chos-
en- to fill the vancancy in the Baptist
State Mission Board caused by the
resignation of Professor Fleet, of CO.
lumbia.
DR.. Walker, of this city, was elect
ed treasurer of the Linton Medical
Institute.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-10
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS


John w Howard ct al to A P Green.
Warranty. Consid $3.50. Tract
Sc of Block S, Rawlings Add and
Lots 4 and 5, Block 6, Hisey & CASH
dys Add to Mexico.
Mary W Howard to A P Green.
Warranty. Consid $2,75O. Blocks
A and 5 and S u Block 8 and Lots
1, 2, 8 and 9, Block 6, Hisey and Cas-
sidys Add to Mexico.
] F Coontz to John Leo Coontz.
Quit Claim. Consid 81 and love.
Mineral rights in NE of 1928, ex-
cept strip off E side.
Geo Spottswood by Gdn to Reuben
S and E S%pottswood. Gdns Deed.
Consid Sal. 65. Int in Lots 5 and 6,
Block s, Lakenan & Barnes Highland
Add to Mexico.
Hayes & Bayless Spottswood by
Gdn to R S and S E Spottswood.
Gdns Deed. Consid SAL. 65. Int in
Lots 5 and 6, Block g., Lakenan &
Barnes Highland Add, Mexico.
Chas H Spottswood ct al to Ruben
and Susan E Spottswood. Warranty.
Consid 1915. Lots 5 and 6, Block S,
Lakenan & Barnes Highland Add,
Mexico.
John J Steele to Ernest L and Emma
Johnson. Warranty. Consid 49,
500. Lot 2, Block 4, Orig Mexico.
Henry Inglemann and ] H Fisher
to F H Williams. Warranty. Con-
sid $11,600. SW of 5-51-5.
Chas w Criswell to 0 A Linden
meyer. Warranty. Consid 81 and
other. N Y of Lot 3s, Mrs. Sparks
Add to Mexico.
o A Lindenmeyer to C W Criswell.
Warranty. Consid 81 and other.
Lot 5, Block l, Harrisons Add and E
102 # of Lot 8, Gallaher Square,
Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-10
40 YEARS G

Mr.. Carson, the cashier of the
Southern Bank, was home from an
extended visit in New York and Bos-
ton.
At the May party at the Ringo
House, Miss Annie Hafford was
crowned Queen by T. B. Buckner.
Mrs. Gertrude Hamill, 25 years
old, wife of Professor H. Hamill,
died here.
W. D. H. Hunter, formerly editor
of the Ledger, was in charge of a
paper at Lawrenceburg, Ind.
C. T. Quisenberry, of Mexico,
bought the Vandalia Leader.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-10
Harper Shoush to Mississippi

Harper Shoush, son of DR.. and
Mrs. F. M. Shoush, of this city,
left Friday morning for Starkville,
Mississippi. He will play with the
band there as ccrnetist through the
summer and attend the Mississippi
Mechanical and Agricultural College
next fall. Prof. j. G. Stoy, Of the
Mcmillan faculty, is a,graduate of this
college. Harper Shoush is an ac-
complished musician and his cornet
playing has attracted much attention
in Mexico music circles.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-10
Marshal Joffre,s staff.

MarshaI Joffre's staff.
When the news Of the approaching
visit of the French Commission was
telephoned to Major Strock, of the
Missouri Military Academy, only
about 20 cadets were on the campus.
The remainder were scattered about
the city visiting and taking walks.
A motor car belonging to 81 and Nate
Phillip was secured and with Cadet
Hill with his bugle on the front seat,
they went over the city hurriedly
gathering the men. In less than for
ty minutes the men had gathered and
marched to the Wabash station.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-10
Suit for $4,000 Filed

JOS. II. Prestiss has filed suit
against the Illinois Life Insurance
Company for $57,5O0. The case was
brought to this county from st. Lou
is on a change of venue, The suit
is for a policy on Clinton Swallow
Woolfork, dead. of Evanston, Ill.,,
which, the plaintiff alleges, has never
been satisfied.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-10

The case of Archie Jenkins ct al
against Margaret NJ. Jenkins, to sci
aside a deed, was decided by the court
in favor of the plaintiffs.
The case of Hardin Field ct al VS..
w. w. Fry, ST., guardian for Mol
lie R. French, a suit in equity, was
decided in favor of the plaintiffs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-10
frank Lock for Fords

F'se plate holder, crank holder,
lar lock are combined in a
device for Ford cars which
j guy for ST.. 1t consists of
-at bracket, to be attached by
o,s. 'prlng support bolts, with
~ the starting crank and
pIVoted so that they may be
J,er 'he crank holding it rig
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-10
ICE MAY 9TH, 1882

Mr.. VIM. Hanley says that on May
9th, 1882, there was a half-inch of
ice in Mexico. The season was for
ward and potatoes, beans and peas
in bloom and corn knee high.
Mr.. Hanly adds that in spite of the
freeze, that year we had fine crops.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-10
Telephone for Mntnrists

1871
Rlilclal organ Of the American
Role Association is authority
announcement that a wireless
r. outfit has been perfected
on automobiles which can be
n with equal success when the
a standstill or travelling fifty
nour, 1t is not a plaything,
#s'gned for the use of motorists
be planning trips into such
r. as the great American de-
want to be prepared to call
Il should they get into trouble.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-10
$50 to wish" Against U. S

CHICAGO, H., May S.-Albert
Walters was fined $50 and costs yes
terday for giving voice to the wish
that "they would put a bomb under
the United States Government and
President Wilson and blow them to
HI"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-10

F. T. Collier, who purchased the
w. j. Sannebeck & Co. meat mar
ket, has closed his establishment for
the time being and is now with j. G..
Kings Quality Market. We are glad
to u Mr.. Collier will continue
to make Mexico his home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-10
Card Of Thanks

We want to thank all our friends
and neighbors for their many kind
nesses during the hast illness and
death of our beloved mother. dw1
John Renie and Bros.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-10
and Spotlight Comh;nod

type of windshield spotlight
adjustable q - 5 back view mirror, a
L. we lamp, and an outside
lo ueylce' The bracket per-
w is,ap to be turned in any d-i
" Tho a thumb screw adjust
frar Il a. llgnt is to be had at
IFOm $7.5O to $40
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-10
To Address Laundrymen

B.. Turner Williams, manager of
the Crown laundry Co., will adj
dress the State Laundrymen when
they meet in Kansas City May Z, 8
and 0. He will talk on agency
charges.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-10
20 YEARS AGO

N. P. Morris and Miss BERTHE
Selb were married here by the Rev.
B. D. Sipple.
The Clark and Potts combination
sale was in progress in this city.
Mrs. D. H. Waltz, aged fifty years,
died in this city,
DIR. S. C. Adams and Miss Effie
LaForce were married at the home
of the brides sister, Mrs. Brooks, on
South Clark avenue.
Miss Nina Baker, of Mexico, was
conducting a music class in Centralia.
Mrs. R. M. Heron and daughter,
Miss Belle, were visiting abroad.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-10

Mrs. John T. Buckner is in St
Louis on a visit to her husband, who
is recovering nicely from an opera
ton for appendicitis at St. Luke's
Hospital.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-10

Calvin Tilton, a former student in
Mcmillan, who resides at Grant City,
spent Sunday the guest of Mexico
friends.