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Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-27
COnscriptiOn OF Labor

LONDON, Dec. 81. 49, Conscription
Of labor has been ordered in Frank
furt, according to the Zeitung. All
male persons from 16 upwards are
liable for service any day of the year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-27
The Weekly Ledger
Entered at the p. o. Ms5ieo. No,
and admitted as End class matter.

CONGRESS has gone into the inves-
tigatEng business for fair. Quite a
number Of investigations regarding
the war have already been started,
and Il locks as though everybody win
be iuvestigated-except Congress.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-27
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER DEF
OF TRUST

WHEREAS, B. +. WHITE, a VIC
over, by his certain deed Of trl'l
dated April 4th, 1916, duly acsnoE;;
edged and recorded in the trust deea
records within and for the County
of Audrain and State Of Ms
| souri,in Trust Deed Record i5
at page PIG, conveyed to the gn'
dersigned trustee the following ae,
scribed real estate lying and Oshg
situate in the County Of Audraln a~
State Of Missouri, to-wit; =,
Beginning at the West line o.
Washington street in the City Of AeS, lel,
leo, Mo-, at a point twenty-five w
feet north of the Southeast Corner Y u
Block Seven (7, Of the OrIgi4 g,at
Town of Mexico, run thence We. ,s.
one hundred and fourteen tll4l igr
to an alley, thence North twenly-.%J .J
1927 feet, thence East one hunafsSl sls a,I ~
fourteen (l14) feet to the West Il,s u y. ~
Washington Street, thence Sogm yo ,o
the said line twenty-five ~ Zee. v
the point Of beginning, being paBpIt pBI,.t \,
Lots One IN, and Two (2l, in blO.Gi
seven M Of the Original Town o.
Mexico. Mo. tbe
This being intended 70 &C e0'T' r F.
same property conveyed to D. q
White by M II. George and wile ,y 2,
Their ,a warranty VAR er1eJ Deea ui'' IN Book ST.
B Isth, isio' % ss .ho re'2," 1oed Records Au-
5rd;a aGe ron,tw lor, Z, Mo NJ,
Which snid conveyance was made ID
tr,,st - secnre the nayment Of one eeT'
tain negotiable proll.,ss' p.n.4 thereon ani
gether WIN the iil'e' - ~, Joscrbed,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-27
FRIDAY. THE ith DAY VI
JANUARY, 1918,
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE,
Notice is hereby given that .nto ,Vf Of
of administration upon the eS'a''

Notice is hereby given 'i"s 40 Of
Of administration upon the e'''''
UNA B. RICKEY, Deceased, s,,s
of Audrain County, Missouri, t., A the
been granted the undersigned 'USSrirr w
Probate Court Of said county, O'"
December Sth, 1917. ,,- ocainst
All persons having CLAIMS 1aSybibit
said estate are required 70 .,Sin six
them to me for allowance %lsa" It.or. or
months after date of said Le.'o'b ~, hen.
they may be precluded from any (, Sylaims
eft Of such estate and If sucn .s from
be not exhibited within one ySabL y mis- no.
the time Of the publication o. .a5 'i'
tice, they will be forever DntIT'' ,liI,TI
' Administrattorn n..
Attested by me this 4 l2t4 4a6Tyrsl day 8 D''
Judge Of Probate 'O'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-27

Mr.. Vaughn was City Editor Of the
Ledger.
A transport on which he is boat's
barber, the U. S. S. President Grant,
started across the Atlantic with troops
a few weeks ago, with Richard Che
noweth, Fulton boy, who is the son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Chenoweth, on
board, but was compelled to return to
the United States for repairs because
German agents had tampered with
the boilers.
That is the substance of a message
received by Chenoweth's parents sew
erAl weeks ago, but the news was not
published then because of self-impos-
cd censorship. A message received
by the Fulton parents a few days ago
told that the ship is in dry dock un-
dergoing repairs. Young Chenoweth
also sent his folks some neatly made
service flags.
Otto Weimer of this city, has re-
ceived notice to go to Omaha, Nebr.,
December 2S and report to the balloon
section of the U. S. Army. He re-
Gently enlisted in this branch.
Mrs. Eva Walters, of near Rush Hill,
spent Christmas with her husband
at Camp Funston, Kan.
Kenneth Sanford, who is with the
Quartermasters Department at JEFF
ferson Barracks, is home on five
days furlough.
Captain William Coatsworth, CT
Camp Funston, has returned to duty
after short furlough at home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-27

Morris Dry is home from Columbia
for the holidays. He is president Of
the University Student Body and one
Of the leading debators Of the insti-
tuition.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-27

Miss Louise Bronaugh has gone to
st. Louis for the Holidays. Her IN
Gle, Tom Bronaugh, came here Friday
to accompany her to the city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-27

LONDON, Dec. 81. - The Official
candle ration distributed in Vienna
for the month of November was / 81
ounces Of candles for each home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-27

W. W. Pollock, President of the
North Missouri Trust Company, Is
home from business trip to st. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-27

Mrs. Nesbit Livingston is here from
st. Louis the guest Of her mother
Mrs. Warner Williams.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Winans are
the guests Of DR., and Mrs. T. II. Wi
mans.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Daniel, of st.
Louis, are the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. W. Daniel.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-27
Places Hard to Fill

The department is thoroughly or
ganized from headquarters down.
Each brigade and each regiment has a
department. Each regiment has a
commissioned officer who is designat-
ed as an intelligence officer. He dir
rects three sergeants and six privates
and there is a reserve corps, both of
officers and men, because the places
are not easily filled.
The school for intelligence officers
is under way at Camp Doniphan and
forty officers are in attendance daily.
These officers will later act as in
structors to the men. Glasses in
French and German will be opened
shortly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-27
FRIDAY, JANUARY IS,
1918

between the hours Of nine O'Clock ID
the forenoon, and five O'Clock in The
afternoon Of that day, at tc front
door of the Court House, in the City
Of Mexico, in Audrain County, Mis-.
souri,, sell at public yendue, 10 The
highest bidder, the following de-
scribed real estate, viz:
The Southeast Quarter (isl Of the
Northwest Quarter (h) and the
Northeast Quarter ca Of the South.
west Quarter (i4) and Twenty.hre
(23) feet off Of the east side and HH-
ming the full length Of the Northeast
Quarter (h) of the Northwest Qlf,
ter (A) all in Section Five b d
Township Fifty-one (5l) Of Rahge
Ten (10) West of the 5th ?. N IN
Audrain County, Missouri.
Terms Of Sale as Follows: Cash.
42-4t J. G. FORD Sheriff
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-27

Bryan Atchison and Eric Cunning
ham returned home from Christian
College for the holidays.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-27
LEARN TO SPY ON ENEMY
Intelligence Department Men Get
Many Thrills

CAMP DoNIPHAN, Ok, Dec. %. -
The intelligence department of the
Thirty-fifth Division is now in pro-
gress of organization under the d.
rection of Capt. P. C. Kallock, aide
de-camp to Maj. Gen. William M
Wright and head of the division. Cap
tain Kalloch has watched the workings
of the intelligence department of the
allied armies at the front until he is
lar with all its details.
The department must know the in.
innate details of everything going OF
within the division itself, and what
is going on within the enemy's lincl
and several miles to the rear of his
+ranrbaq
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-27
ABOUT OUR
SOLDIERS
For the Soldiers

fOf tuc ootuAtAH
Audrain county soldiers, when ia
London, England, can find the Even
ing Ledger on file at 1S Queen
Anne's Gate. The paper Is sent reg
ularly and 1t is placed there for your
convenience. dt
Marvin Carter, who has been home
on furlough from Camp Funston,
returned to duty Thursday noon.
Richard Mckinney, son Of Lieut..
William Mckinney, who is in the U. S.
Engineering Service, has been noti-
fled to come to Kansas City and stand
examination for the U. S. Aviation
Service.
Louis ]. Clark, former Mexico
boy, nephew Of Mrs. Mamie Craig, Of
this city, a Methodist minister, as q
sergeant in Ambulance Corps, Divis-
ion No. /, and expects to be sent tC
France shortly.
John Machin, son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Edward Machin, of Mexico, was in the
first call for troops from Iowa and is
now at Camp Dodge, that State. Sew
eral years ago he became a member
of the Society of Friends, or Quakers
They are noA-combatants, but they
believe in this war. 1t is a religious
war, a war for great religious prin-
ciple. Mr.. Machin is ready to do his
bit. He is a cook and prepares the
meals for s5 men at Camp Dodge. He
expects to be called to France soor
and his Quaker brethren have be-
sought that he shall be delegated tc
show every care for the Friends
"over there"
Corp. Vaughn Sharp Shooter
Corp. Carter c. Vaughn set up Q
record for both Company L and the
354th Infantry by making Is bulls
eyes in Is shots at target only SIX
inches in diameter. Five shots were
at distance of 300 yards, 5 from zoe
and the other s at 100 yards. Three
hundred yards is about the distance
from the Court House in Paris to tho
high school. Imagine how a six-inch
target would look at that distance and
you'll have an idea Of the good shoot.
ing Vaughn did last week. His cap
ord is official for Company L and his
Captain said that it more than likely
was for the whole regiment. - Paris
Appeal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-27
Work Includes Many Thrills

To gather and keep all this infor-
nation up to date and in shape SO that
it can be given out at moments
notice is the intelligence departments
work. The department must have a
complete record Of the number of our
troops, the defenses, positions, maps
of the surrounding country, and the
same thing about the troops Of the en-
emy. Observation posts must be es-
tablished so that the enemy may be
watched at all times; the men Of the
department must be able to make con-
tour and panoramic maps. They must
act as spies, question prisoners, serve
as scouts, runners and message bear
ers, be able to translate ciphers, codes
and foreign languages, be familiar
with the different kinds of signaling,
act as guides, and interpreters and
have other duties.
The intelligence department is to an
army what law library is to a law
yer, for without it the army would be
at loss what to do, where to do it,
or when.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-27
VIII I, THE 18th DAY nm
DECEMBER. 1Q17 vi
sHERIFF's SALE IN PARTITION
Florence B. Montgomery Plaintiff

Florence B. Montgomery Plaintiff
VS.. ---
Alva Montgomery, John Moptpom
cry Elmer Montgomery. Nsrs
Montgomery, Edna Montgomery Cei
Montgomery, Frank L. Blain. Admin
istrator with the Will annexed Of Josr
L. Montgomery, deceased: Alexapjg
Montgomery, Robert Montgomery
Charles r. Montgomery. William ;
Montgomery, Francis NJ. MontQon.
cry, Ruby Montgomery, and Hap
krussell ."..,..,.,.., Defendants
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-12
BEE SPECIALIST IN THE WEST
Representative of U. S. Dept. of Az
ricuIture Visits Utah and Idaho.

Washington.-E. f. Phillips, who is
the specialist of the L. 5. department
of agriculture in charge of bee-keep-
Ing, is visiting the Rocky mountain
states in the interests Of more honey
production from that region. With the
announced scarcity of sugar, the i'm
portance of the honey crop becomes
more evident and the department is
doing what it can to foster improved
methods which will prevent winter
losses, and increase the production of
next season.
Working with the agricultural ex-
tension divisions of the Utah state
college of agriculture at Logan, and
of the University of Idaho at Boise,
DR.. Phillips will meet the honey pro-
ducers of the two states to discuss
with them plans for developing the
Bookkeeping industry, and the manage
ment of apiaries through cooperation
between the u. $. department of agri-
culture and the state colleges. He was
in Salt Lake City on October 5 and 6
and will be in Twin Falls, Idaho, on
October - and in Idaho Falls on Oc-
tOber 10.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-12
HAS TO SPOON UNDER GUARD
Ohio ArtilIeryman in Embarrassing
Predicament When Sweetheart Visits
Him in Guardhouse.

Three attractively dressed young
women came TO FIT Benjamin Harrison
TO see a young soldier of the Ohio ar
tillery battalion, says the Indianapo-
lis News. They found he was in the
guardhouse. Undismayed. they called
at the guardhouse and received per
mission to see their friend.
The soldier bounded down the steps
of the post prison and greeted his Wis
itors gayly.
Guard out - The order was shouted
from the guardhouse office, and SOL
der of the provost marshal's guard de-
tached himself from the group on the
veranda and took station five yards
distant from the prisoner and his
guests. The girls and their soldier
friend chatted for few minutes, then
two of them took leave, promising to
meet the third at the interurban sta
ton later.
strolled across the parade ground. the
guard with a rifle trailing them and
maintaining his distance of five yards
An hour later they returned.
Corporal of the guard. one prison
err shouted the guard.
Bring him in" came the gruff re-
Spouse from inside.
The girl threw her arms about the
youth and for a moment they enjoyed
one long ecstatic kiss, regardless of
tho fitterfnp on the gl1ardhOuSe DOrch
and the cries of "break away" and
have a heart" from prisoners peeping
through bars of the basement cells.
This spooning under guard is all
right if you like it that way. | reckon"
said the soldier who had accompanied
the lovers, later. ''But, believe me, it's
sure hard on the guard"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-12
ADAM SPRUNG FIRST JOKE
Asked Eve If She Expected an Ich-
thyosaurus, When She Objected
to Spider on Rose.

We believe that in the Garden Of
Eden, Adam gave Eve a rose in ex-
change for kiss And she shuddered
and said "Ughl There's a spider on
the rosel' And he answered, well,
what do you expect for one stingy lit
tie Nissan ichthyosaurus?
! We believe that to be the oldest joke
in the world-older than the goat, the
mother-in-law, or any that are sup
posed to be included in the Original
Seven. In varying forms one finds it
in the Talmud, in Plautus, in Aesop,
in Rabelais. in Joe Miller, in all the
almanacs and comic papers.
When we were a boy, it was told in
a minstrel show, thus: A man buys
suit of clothes at a secondhand store.
He comes back and complains that the
coat is inhabited by unpleasant insects.
And the dealer says, "Well, what do
you expect for Swimming birds?"
Vaudeville knows it in this form
Tenant-'Look here, you'll have to
cellar is full of waterl Landlord
well. what do you expect FOR $40
mOnth-champagne"
And just last week we ran across
our old friend again in a weekly comic
paper. This time a passenger on
street car calls down the conductor for
not calling the names of the streets
distinctly. And the conductor replies,
''Well, what do you expect for S14
week-a tenor solo,"
Lastly-a few days ago, We ran a
version of the old thing in this column.
We cut its hair, trimmed its whiskers,
and fitted it with new suit but We
could not disguise it completely. When
you run across 1t in any of its cos
tunes, send us a clipping, will you?
We are making a collection of that
Joke
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-12
Prospects Excellent.

A friend dropped in to say hello the
other day-he had been in the Blue
Ridge region for a few weeks. He
brought this story:
A young native, Il widower of a
year. called at the shack of the father
of a numerous family. and after beat
ing about the bush for a while. asked
the parent for his daughters hand.
$50 We want TO get hitched with
Sal?" said the old man. Il dunno about
it. Yer fust wife didn't last We long.
What are yer prospecks?"
Finer asserted the sutton "All
the wimmen what sent their washin'
to my fust wife has promised to do
the same by her successor. whoever she
mout be- Oh. We'll git erlong all right -
Plain Dealer.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-12
Some Satisfaction.
a condition which will be

At ball given by Lord Derby in
Canada, writes Douglas Sladen. l
watched his A d. c. taking an impor-
tant politician. whom he should
have known perfectly well, to intro
duce him to his (the politician's) own
wife, young and pretty woman. who
considered herself one of the lions of
Canadian society.
The situation struck me as Il prom
Using one. so listened to hear what he
would say:
Mrs. Pm" he said. may introduce
Mr. Um-um to yOu?"
She looked up at him with an
amused smile, and he continued quite
blissfully:
He's stupid old buffer. but I'll
get him away from you as soon as 1
can"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-12
WOMEN WIN IN WASHINGTON
to Dispose of Goods Without
Wife's Consent.

No more is the married man Of
Washington absolute head of the fami-
IT, He shares that post with the wife
of his heart so far as the disposal of
community personal property is con-
cerned Man was denoted from his
high estate and his authority curtailed
by recent decision of the state SUI
preme court, which held that the
Mrs" of the household has an equal
share in the personal property and
must be consulted before it can be
transferred.
The decision was rendered. says the
Spokane Chronicle, jim the case of
man named Steel, who was found
guilty Of alternating the affections of
another mans wife. Judgment was
rendered against him and the question
of using community property to satisfy
the debt was brought before the tri-
bunal. Chief Justice Ellis, with the
concurrence Of six associate judges,
reversed former decisions which have
been the basis of law on this point for
20 years or more in the state, and held
that the community personal property
is liable only for those debts contract
ed for the community and in the COM
munity interests.
Under former decisions the power of
the husband over community property
was absolute, except that he could not
will away more than half, the other
half going to the wife at his death. He
could mortgage, sell or dissipate the
family personality without the consent
of his wife The furniture could be
sold over her head to pay the debts
of a drunken husband. A judgment
for a husbands wrong conduct could
be collected from her half of the per
sonal property as well as his. Now
the husband is no more than an agent
the court has held.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-12
The Spirit That's Needed.

G. Bernard Shaw, the Irish play
wright, said recently in London that
nobody but an idiot could imagine
that the pacitists and socialists would
be allowed to have any say in the
peace negotiations which viii end the
world war.
IF Shaw is right" said labor lead
err, tits bad thing for the world, and
so / hope he's wrong.
81 hope the peace negotiations viii
create among the nations the spirit
embodied in saying which an old
grandmother used to quote in my child
hood, namely
"If you want neighbor, be one -
Exchange.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-12
ANY CORN LIFTS OUT,
DOESN'T HURT A BIT
No foolishnessl Lift your corns
and caIluses off with fingers
it's like magicI

Sore corns, hard corns, soft corns or
any kind of corn. can harmlesSly be
lifted right out with the fingers if you
apply upon the corn a few droIs of
freezone, says a Cincinnati authority.
For little cost one can get a small
bottle of freezone at any drug store,
which will positively rid ones feet Of
every corn or callus without pain.
This simple drug dries the moment
it is applied and does not even irri-
tate the surrounding skin while ap-
plying it or afterwards.
This announcement will interest
many of our readers. If your druggist
hasn't any freezOne tell him to surely
get a small bottle for you from his
wholesale drug hOuse.-adv.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-12
POTATO WEEK PLANNED.
Make Special Effort to Eat Potatoes
October % to 27.

Washington.-Thre purposes will
be accomplished by nationwide po-
tato week in which every one will
make special effort to eat potatoes
during the week from October - to
81, according to the United States
department of agriculture. The first
of these purposes is TO encourage the
eating of the tubers because at that
time it is expected that potatoes viii
be the most available and economical
starchy food; the second is to save
wheat during that period; and the
third is to encourage the general use
of potatoes as wheat substitute by
the American householder.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-12
Librarian to Assist.

Neutrality-suspicious. public library
in the country has been enlisted TO
serve in the cause of food cOnserva-
ton. Each state will have its library
publicity director, appointed by the
federal food administrator for the
state, to supervise work by librari-
ans, encourage exhibitions and coop
crate closely with the United States
food administration.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-12
An Exaqqeration.

Crossing the ocean nowadays is
serious proposition" said j. +. Nor
gan, who crosses the ocean continu-
ally, but it isn't, after all, as ter
rible a thing as certain exaggerations
would make you believe.
Anything to declareY customs
officer said to man who had just
crossed the ocean.
Yes said the man. 4 declare that
I'm one mass of black and blue bruises
from jolting and humping for six days
over a regular corduroy road of Ger
man mines and submarines
1t isn't the most accomplished man
who accomplishes the most.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-12
Catarrh of Stomach

Mrs. Mary Fennell, r. F. D., Po-
mona, Missouri, writes:
II wish to say a few words in the
praise IF Peruna. / have used it
with good results for cramps in the
stomach. Also found it the very
thing for catarrh of the head. My
sister was cured of catarrh of stom-
ach by the use of Peruna"
Mrs. Il. T. Chomer, 90 East And
St, Chicago, ILL.,, says: "Manain
best laxative on the market for liver
and bowels, very good for indigestion
and heart burn"
Those who object to liquid medi-
cines can secure Peruna Tablets.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-12
HOW'S This q?

We offer $4,000 for any case of catarrh
that cannot be cured by HALLS CA
TARRH MEDICINE. HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE is taken internally and acts
through the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces Of the System.
Sold by druggists for over forty years
Price 75c. Testimonials free
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-12
Record Crops This Year.

Neutrality-suspicious. losses
were recorded in some of the coun-
try's principal farm crops as the re-
suit of conditions in September, but
Mondays government report indicated
there would be record crops of corn,
oats, rye, white and sweet potatoes,
tobacco and beans.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-12
Utahn Killed in Range War.

Salt Lake City.-C. 1. Christensen, a
stocllman whose home is in Salt Lake,
was shot when mistaken by a guard
for one of the pillagers who, on the
night previous. had destroyed with fire
huge stacks OF hay and grain on the
Christensen ranch near Layman, WyO.
His wounds have since proved fatal.
The tragedy is the result Of range
war
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-12
CLEARS AWAY PlMPLES
Does Cuticura Ointment-Assisted by
Cuticura Soap-Trial Free.

On rising and retiring smear the af-
fected surfaces gently with Cuticura
Ointment. Wash off in five minutes
with Cuticura Soap and hot water.
When the skin is clear keep it so by
using Cuticura for everyday toilet and
nursery purposes.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-12
Frosts in Nebraska.

Omaha.--A killing frost occurred
Sunday night all over the state of Ne
braska. The mercury registered IS
above zero at Omaha Monday. Most
of the corn in the state was out of
danger and the frost will really bene-
tit ii.