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The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-15

le s ly into a chemists office and closed tn e door softly be- hind him.
 "Kin anybody hear what I say in here?" he ask ed anxiously.
 Not a soul" :" the chemist as- sured him.
 Wha-aYrnnn fha
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-15
Too Few.

Hub (during the spat)-I don't be- lieve in parading my virtues. Wife-I don't see how you could. It takes quite number to make a parade.- Boston Transcript.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-15
A Deserved Rsbuke.

Flossie, just fresh from college and taking course in natural history, had been presented by mother with a new silk blouse.
 She held it out before her, admiring
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-15

Prejudice squints when 1t looks and lies when 1t talks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-25
THE SUBWAY EAST OF
MEXICO TO BE CHANGED

PRESIDING JUDGE ALEX CAR
TER is home from a State Highway
meeting at Chillicothe, Missouri; and
we are delighted to know that among
other things accomplished is the ar
rangement for the improving Of the
subway under the Alton road just
east Of Mexico.
The Ledger for years has been + b
ing 10 have this change made. a i
Of the most dangerous pieces Of
travel in the State. Judgs Carter
says the Highway Commission is GO
ing 70 cooperate with the County
Court in changing this subway imme-
diately. and that other important in
provements Of the CrossState High
way viii be made along the line Of
new concrete culverts and bridges,
and the oiling Of the road.
We believe that Audrain County is
waking up TO the Importance Of per-
msnent good roads, and is getting
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-25
LIBERTY BOND APPEAL
TAKEN TO COUNTRY

The appeal of the Government fer
subscriptions to the Second Liberty
Loan was taken directly to the eoun-
try Friday when a party Of Mexico
workers visited six county schools in
Audrain county. In the party were
W. Clyde johnson, County School
Superintendent; Major Julian c..
Stoy and the Mcmillan High School
Band, and John A. Stewart, Secre-
tary of he Mexico Chamber Of Com
merce.
Liberty Loan literature was dis
tributed among the pupils and teach
ers Of the schools and talks explain
atory Of the Government loan were
made at each stop. The tour con-
sumed the entire day. The following
schools were visited:
Sims, Hisey, High Hill, Naylor, Ex-
c%elsior, and Sneed. The schools of
Duly and Carter attended the meet
ing at Sneed.
The High School Band played sever
al selections at each school house aud
was received with much appreciation
and applause.
Few patrons Of the schools, however
turned out to the meetings which had
been advertised by Superintendent
johnson.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-25
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE

WHEREAS, Annie C. Wright and
Thomas N. Wright, her husband. hv
their certain deed Of trust, dated tbs
18th day of October, 1918, and "a
corded in the office Of the Recorder NJ
Deeds for Audrain County, Mo-, in
Book No. 40 at page 34i, conveyed
to the undersigned in trust:
Lots numbered Five (5), Six (s,
Seven 90 and Eight (S), in Block
Numbered Seven ~, Of Muldrow's
subdivision, an addition to the Civ
Of Mexico, Missouri, as shown on tbe
plat of said addition, Of record in The
office Of the Recorder of Deeds within
and for said Audrain County.
All situate and being in Audrain
County, Missouri. In trust to SECURE
the payment Of certain promissory
note in said deed Of trust described:
and whereas said note Is past dus
and unpaid. and default in the nav.
ment thereof has been made by The
signer thereof,
NOW, THEREFORE. at the request
Of the legal owner and holder Of said
note, and In pursuance Of the pro.
vision Of said deed Of trust, will
sell at the East front door Of the
Court House in Mexico, Missouri, The
above described land on
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 2ND,
1917.
between the hours Of Q O'Clock In the
forenoon and five o'clock in the az.
ternoon Of said day, for cash, to the
highest bidder, at public vendue, for
the purpose Of paying said debt and
costs Of executing this trust.
3S-4t S. NJ. LOCKE, Trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-25

The above special telegram from
Chicago is being published generally
throughout the country, and is a Sian
der on the farmers generally.
There may be a few farmers, as
there as a few merchants, a few law
yers, q few editors and a few men in
every line Of activity, that are slack
ers. But as an ordinary proposition
the farmers-speeially the Western
farmers-are ready and anxious to do
their duty under all circumstances.
The Audrain farmers, as far as we
can find out, are anxious and willing
to do all they can to cooperate in The
winning Of the war. This in spite Of
the fact that the country has been
flooded with speeches made b. Mis-
souri, politicians in Congress opPosiug
the Hoover Bill and the ~conscripio~
law. These speeches were printed
and posted and the bills footed by the
people Of this country under the aus
piees Of the Government. No Won
der that farmers and everybody else,
who listens TO the politicians, should
become confused regarding their duty
toward the Government in its conflict
with Germany. As long as Congress
men and Senators distribute this class
Of literature throughout the country,
you have a right to expect dissatis-
faction. What are you going to do
about It?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-25
PAGEANT AT HIGH SCHOOL

The Mexico people in general are
looking forward with a great deal Of
pleasure to the pageant which will be
given at the High School Friday, the
Goth. This entertainment is under
the auspices Of the Camp Fire Girls
and promises to be one of the most
unique affairs ever given in Mexico.
Forty members will compose the cast.
The leading parts will be taken by
Miss Leona Jones, George Wagner
and Theodore Winans. Ray Miller
will have charge of the music and
the dancing will be under the able
supervision of Miss Julia Tucker and
Miss Vera Rutter. The proceeds will
probably be given to the Red Gross,
so we should all do our bit by buying
as many tickets as we can.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-25
LAFOLLETTE SEES FAILURE
For SECOND LIBERTY LOAN

WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct IS. 49,
Senator Ia Toilette, whose St. Pail
speech is now under investigation b.
s Senate committee for its alleged
reasonable ~utterances, is flooding the
country with hundreds Of thousands
Of copies Of his speeches, attacking
the war revenue act and virtually
predicting the failure Of the Liberty
Loan.
Those speeches he has had printed
at the Government Printing Office,
and the Government is footing the
expense q their circulation.
Information as TO what Senator La
Toilette is doing and of the huge ex-
-ense he has placed with the Govern
1~nt printing office is now in the
hands Of the Senate Investigating
Committee. 1t is also being invesu-
gated by Government departments
charged with the enforcement of the
censorship clause in the trading-with-
the-enemy act.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-25
WESTMINSTER WINS. 81 TO 0

The Westminster Blue Jays wen
their first college conference game
Friday when they defeated the State
Normal School of Cape Girardeau by
a o Of 81 to 0. Both football
teams had improved since their last
game and the victory for Westminster
was harder than the score would in
dicate.
Ryland Rodes, Of this city, is one Of
the star players Of the Blue Jay team
and witnesses of the game say he
played his very best. vuite a num-
Der from Mexico attended, and Major
strock, Of NJ. NJ. A., umpired the
game.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-25
MULES STRUCK BY TRAIN
Another Narrow Escape at the Jeffer.
0 Street Crossing

A team of mules belonging to Mr..
Albert Crum, of this city, was struck
by the fast 1909 Wabash train 60
ing west Saturday. One of the
mules was struck on the right leg,
breaking the bone and injuring it so it
had to be killed; the other one es-
capped with only a few bruises.
As Mr.. Crum tried to cross the
tracks the smoke from another train
on the c. & A. Railroad, prevented
his seeing the Wabash train coming.
Witnesses say it was miraculous that
Mr.. Crum himself was not killed.
The wagon was a total wreck.
The crossing man" claims he tried
to stop Mr.. Crum before he got on
the track.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-25
STAR
Mexico Chapter HOnored by 'isi'
From State Officers

The Mexico Chapter o. E. S. en-
tertained Worthy Grand Martha Julia
MeCOol of the State Grand Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star at the Ma
sonic Hall on Friday night. District
peuutv Grand MatrOn Bess Mayhall'
Of LAddonia, and the following from
Central and Santa Fe chapters were
present: Mr.. and Mrs. E. E..
Pierce, Mr.. and Mrs. F. l.. MeGee'
Mr.. Otto Howard, C. B. slOnaker, Mr.
and Mrs. II. C. Fisher also Mrs.
Bower. Of St. Joseph, and Ms. j.
w. Cashman, Of Pattonsburg.
The principal address Of the even
ing was made by the W. G. NJ, Mrs
MccooI, explaining the aims and ideal
Of the order. The response was mad
bv the Rev. Wharton, Of the Episeo
pal Church. Other speeches wer'
given and welcome to the new Depu
ty Matron, Mrs. Mayhall.
The following Mexico member
took part in the program; Mr.. an
Mrs. B. F. Haskell, Mr.. and Mrs
Pearl vanhorn, Mr.. and Mrs. 7. l.
Marshall, Mrs. John Beal, Mrs. Bun
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ]. Wood, Mrs
Bert Sims, Mrs. B. Y. Mcintosh
Mr.. and Mrs. Eppa Elliott, Mr.. an
Mrs. Rube Maxwell, Mrs. G. Stein
man, Miss Rilla Cornell, Rev. Whar
ton, Mrs. John Thomas, Mr.. an
Mrs. Feinstein. Refreshments wer
served at the Gem.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-25
LINE DIRECT
.ORS TOAsK DISSOLUTION

The directors Of the Mexico g
Santa Fe electric line met Monday
and passed a resolution asking the Of
fieers Of the road to 60 before the
Audrain County Circuit Court at the
November term and request a decree
Of dissolution. Should this decree
be granted, according to Judge W
W. Bolts. one Of the officers of the
company, the road will either be sold
or junked.
The directors also increased the
rate Of passenger traffic from two to
three cents a mile. This change viii
take effect November LIST. Judge
Bolts said the continuance OF traffic
on the line depended largely on the
price they had to pay FOR coal.
The directors Of the road were
unanimous in their decision. Thoss
composing the directorate are as fol
lows: Marshall Rust estate; W. W.
Mundy, J. A. Bolts, ]. D. Bates, 7.
C. Bolts, Msrstin Beamer. and W,
W. Bolts.
The line is 20 miles long in lengt'
and extends from this city 10 Sant'
Fe in Monroe county.
The high cost of coal, increases
motor travel and motor truck deliver.
les due to good roads are among the
causes given for the roads failure t
pay expenses.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-25
STOCKS GOING TO ST. LOUIS

HARRY STOCKS, one of Mexico's
most prominent young attorneys, has
been appointed by Judge W. W. Fry
to an important position in the Fed
eral Land Bank in ST. Louis. Young
Stocks is one Of our most substantial
progressive young citizens, and we
hate to lose him. Harry has resigned
as Police Judge, and we understand
that Justice Of the Peace Wayne is
being prominently mentioned to fill
this vacancy until the next election.
Mr.. Wayne would make a first-class
City Judge, and we understand there
is no reason why be couldn't serve as
Justice Of the Peace and City Judge at
the same time. The appointment to
I'll the office viii be made by Mayor
Frank Harrison.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-25
IMPROVEMENTS ON NORTH
STATE HIGHWAY

AAAhAEhAF1ED SAt
THE Audrain County Court has ar
ranged with the North State Highway
so that we can have substantial i'm
provements on our roads in Audrain
providing the citizens Of the county
viii cooperate with the County
Court. One road can be oiled clear
through the county, either east and
west or north and south. The North
State Highway can be improved, pro-
viding a mile and a half Of gravel IL
built from Mexico each way east and
west. Arrangements are abolt conf
pleted so that the road to Fulton viii
be graveled to the Galloway county
line; and then Galloway County viii
complete the road to Fulton.
1t Gems there is more interest be-
ing taken in this matter west Of Mex
leo than east. The people Of the Cross
State Highway east Of Mexico should
wake up and cooperate with the
County curt 50 that this work can be
completed right away. The State
Highway Commission has agreed to
these propositions, providing you get
busy. They have been told by the
County Court that their conditions
will be met; and now it is up to Us
roads or not. This will be a splen-
did start, and will mean that in a
short time our people generally will
be glad to spend their money in order
to get permanent good roads.
The improvements, referred to
above, include a subway under the
Alton just east Of Mexico, which has
been one of the worst pieces of travel
in the State.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-25
Sunday School Convention

An interesting as well as beneficial
meeting was that of the I~nterdenom-
national Sunday School which was
held at Liberty, Sunday, October the
14th. The devotional services were
led by Harry Day. Several splendid
talks were made, among them "How
to Increase the Sunday School," by
c. W. Settle. "Value Of. Teacher
Training" by Mrs. W. W. Bolts.
"Home Department" Miss Ruth Cook.
Efficiency of Sunday School," by J..
W. Million. "Audrain County Stan
c. M. Fox. 1t was decided to
hold the convention at New Hone
next year. The following officers
were elected: j. E. Berry, presi-
dent; Harry Day, Vice President; Miss
Fannie Scott, Secretary and Treas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-25
Leads in Buying Bonds

ST, LOUIS, Mo-, October 20. -
Several banks in Saint Charles Coun-
ty, No, a German-settled community,
have sold their minimum allotment of
Second Liberty Loan Bonds, and the
maximum assured. Hugh H. Mace,
chairman Of the County Publicity
Committee, announces that the meet
ing in the school districts have been
completed, speakers having worked
six days and nights to complete the
tour.
The campaign in the city of Saint
Charles began last night and a big
drive to sell the bonds in both city
and county begun today.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-25
EMMONS & SONS BIG
SHORrHoRN SALE

EMMoNS & SON will have a Dig
Shortborn Calf Sale Of richly bred
Shorthons at Mexico, Missouri, on
Tuesday. November the 18th. Among
the offering win be: &C head Of
Scotch Calves, Cows and Bulls, Of the
best families, sired by Avonsdale
Heir 4l4026 and Sultans Dale 49,
554. The offerings consists Of Euca
good Scotch families as Mari Emmas.
Gypsy Maids, Nonpariels, Village
Lass. Violets. both ". A. Harris and
Cummings kind; Victorias, Stein
metz Butterflies, Sybils. Potts, Semp-
tress, Lovelys and other good Scotch
families.
The Emm0ns sales are always vel
attended by prominent stockmen from
all parts Of the country, who know
that the offerings are all as repre-
scented and an will be sold to the high
BIDDER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-25
MEXICO DARKNESS FRI.
SHORT OF GOAL

The absence of street lights here
Friday night was a result of the
shortage of coal that has been so APP
parent in other places. Two a
loads that were to have gotten here
Friday afternoon did not arrive until
Saturday morning,
"We are doing the very best we can
for the people of Mexico" Mr.. E. R.
Locke said, "and we feel confident
it will not occur again."
The Mexico Heat & Power Company
is right on the job and will get coal
Il anybody can. The Government may
have to take, over the mines.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-25
Why Colds Are Dangerous

1t is not only the serious diseases
that so often start with a cold that
make a cold the most dangerous of
the minor ailments, but the fact when
a child has a cold he is much more
likely to contract germ diseases such
as scarlet fever and diphtheria.
For this reason every cold should be
gotten rid of as quickly as possible.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has
gained a wide reputation for its quick
cures of bad colds. You will look a
long time before you find a better
preparation for that disease.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-25

1T is going to take some big money
to really get permanent good roads in
Audrain county, and we are going to
have TO have some bond issues before
satisfactory results can be secured.
Real money in large amounts is being
spent in a great many parts of the
State, and there is no other way pos
sible for US TO get the same results
with a little bit of subscription money.
We have to get a big vision, and go
TO il.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-25
MERIT SYSTEM IN MO-.
N EFFECT NOV. |

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Oct. 20.
- The Missouri ~penitentiary will
throw off the shaekles Of barbarism
November l and viii take its place
among the progressive penal i~nstitu-
tons Of the world when the merit
system supplants the torture system
and the law allowing families Of con
victs Of 5 per cent Of their prison
earnings ceases to be dead letter on
the statute books.
The prison board announced yes
terday that the torture rings at the
penitentiary had been removed from
the walls and that the extreme pun
ishment for obstreperous %conviets IN
the future will be solitary eonfine-
ment. The element Of fear has been
eliminated as a disciplinary measure
and has been succeeded by the hope
| Of reward.
Under the new discipline the con-
viets will be divided in to 5 groups,
A, B, C, D, and E, according to their
behavior.
All prisoners on being committed
to the penitentiary, viii be listed n
grade c. Glass C inmates will be
permitted to write a letter c a
week, receive relatives once each
month, receive an allowance Of to-
bacco, newspapers, have access to
play grounds Saturday and Sunday,
and will be allowed 8 per cent Of their
earnings on the first of each saORth.
Promotion for Obeying Rules
/ Glass B convicts will get double al
lowances of these privileges and will
be eligible to work on the prison farm
and in conviee road camps. They will
receive 4 per cent of their earnings.
On March l, 1918, all convicts who
have lived up to the rules will be
promoted to Class A. Their privi-
leges there will be much more ex-
tensive and they will receive 5 per
cent of their earnings. On Feb. /
all prisoners who failed to obey the
rules for the last preceding 80 days
will be reduced to Glass D, where
their allowances will be cut down and
they will receive only 2 per cent of
their earnings.
Prisoners who have been guilty Of
gross violations will be placed in
Glass E and will be permitted only to
write a letter once in three weeks.
Their allowances will be almost abol-
ished and they will receive only l
per cent of their earnings.
Any man who falls to a lower class
however, will be given an opportunity
to begin at once a campaign to be re-
instated in a higher grade. He may
make application at once and after
three months of good behavior will
be promoted.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-25
Mrs. Vim. Bradley Operator On

A telegram from William p. Brad
ley, formerly Of the Ledger force,
now living at Little Rock, Ark, re-
ceived this afternoon, announces that
a very serious operation was perform
ed on his wife, and that she is crit
ieally i'll; but that there is hope for
her recovery.
The Ledger joins Mr.. Bradley's
many friends in Mexico in sincerely
hoping that his wife will shortly re-
from her operation, and enjoy
her old time good health.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-25
N. S. Morris Goes 70 Parsons. kan.

NJ. S. Morris, who has been with
the Buckner Drug Company Of Mex
leo for " years, leaves this week
for Parsons, Kansas, where he will
accept a responsible position with a
big drug firm. Mr.. Morris is one Of
Mexieo's most substantial and pro-
gressive young business men, and his
many friends in Mexico wish him
much prosperity in his new home.
You know They All Come Back"
and we hope Mr.. Morris will keep
this in mind, because we hate 20 lose
him,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-25
WOULDN'T THAT JAR YOU!

THE Pike County Post, published at
Bowling Green, No, Speaker Clark's
home town, under the heading, Some
thing New Under the SUM-" editoyi-
ally says:
"The unusual spectacle is now be-
ing presented to the grand old State
Of Missouri Of her United States
Senators transforming the country
defending their Americanism. In
truth, this is an innovation in pa
triotic Missouri politics.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-25
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that +.
tiers Of administration upon the ests.S
Of a'e
MINERVA LEACH, Deceased
been granted the undersigned bv y,
Probate Court Of said county Of AoS
rain, bearing date Of the 18th day 20
September, 1917. Vi
All persons having claims apair,,
said estate r required to eybih,s
them to us for allowance within sHs
months after date of said La,,s.S
or they may be excluded from Srs
benefit Of such estate and II sn.i
claims be not exhibited within osn
year from the time Of the pnbl;".
ton Of this notice, they will be for,
ever barred.
sat- Administrato.
Attested by me, this eigbteara
day Of September. 1917.
W. W. Bolts.
Judge Of Probate Court
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-25
State Kings Daughters Convention

Mrs. E. L. Cass and Mrs. John
Lane who went as delegates to the
State Convention of the Kings
Daughters at Carthage, are home and
report an interesting as well as sue
cessful session. Each Circle raised
their pledge to the Home for the COM
ing year. A Thanksgiving offering
will be made by the Kings Daughters
Of the State towards the support of
the Home and this will be supplement
ed by a self-denial offering Easter
week. The next convention will meet
at Moberly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-25
Plunkett in Signaling

Mexico friends have received word
from Herbert Plunkett, who is at
tending the U. s. Naval Training
School at Newport, R. l., with six
other men, were the only ones out Of
a class of 40 to pass a Signal Exam
nation there. He will Immediately
enter a months course at Newport to
leave at the end Of that time for a
four to eight months term in signaIl-
ing at Harvard. When he completes
the course he will go to sea as a ra-
do operator. Mr.. Plunkett Is well,
but he says he wants more of his
Mexico friends to write him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-25

Judge Thomas Murray, formerly If
Galloway County, now Of Oklahoma
City, was in Mexico on business this
week. The Judges many friends will
be glad to know that he is prosperous
and happy, and likes his new home in
the West.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-25
2 More Soldiers for the Nat'l. Arm

2 More Soldiers for the Natl. Army
Henry E. Cassidy, of Laddonia, and
R. A. Angert, of Mexico, two Au-
drain soldiers, will leave at once for
Camp Funston. There was some con-
%troversy regarding exemption for
these two young men; but the board
found them not only both qualified,
but no grounds for exemption. Their
former discharge was revoked.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-25
TRIPLETs BORN ON TRAIN

DENVER, Oct. 10. - Mrs. j. 9.
Atkinson, of Seattle, Wash, became
the mother of triplets aboard a west
bound Rock Island train yesterday.
Two Of the children were born in
Kansas-one at Ruleton and another
at Kanorado-and the third was born
at Peconic Siding, just across the
Colorado line.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-25
JAMES A. REED QUOTED

IN
THE following from the Kansas
City, Mo-, Post, will be Of interest al
this time, when our boys are fighting
for their country and the second Lib
erty Bond sale is being presented:
Mention Of Senator Reeds fight
against the fixing. Of wheat prices
without giving the farmer a square
deal by fixing the prices of the pro-
ducts he buys was wildly eheered by
300 wheat growers from Kansas
Missouri. Oklahoma, Nebraska and
the Dakotas meeting Wednesday af-
ternoon in Kansas City, Kan"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-25
Suffered Terribly From a Burning
C.-.nAs-- = III. CA.-n.L

Last summer l had a bad spell Of
Indigestion that lasted about ten
days. There was a terrible burning
sensation and a good deal Of gas in
my stomach. / suffered terribly at
times, being unable to get relief un-
til / took a friends advice and began
using Chamberlain's Tablets. The
relief from the first was very appar-
ent, and by taking only half a bottle
of them | was cured" writes G. r.
Parkhurst. Cicero, N. Y. Adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-25
Earl Preeht Buys liberty Bond

Earl Precht, the thirteen year old
son Of Henry Precht, of Mexico,
bought a Liberty Bond of Mrs. W. W.
Bolts team on Monday morning
Earl is probably the youngest boy who
has bought a Liberty Bond out Of his
own earnings, and is figuring on buy
ing another on the partial payment
plan.