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Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-01

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. - One
of the spacious rooms on the ground
floor of the White House, formerly
used as cloak room for special guests
at state receptions, has been turned
into a museum, where will be housed
in safety the valuable collection of
china used by all the Presidents from
George Washington to Woodrow Will
son, and other relics of past admin
istrations.
Along one side Of the room there is
built-in cabinet with small panes
of glass in the doors. In keeping
with the rest of the room the wood
work is painted white.
Collecting the china and pieces Of
silverware which adorned the Presi-
dents table during the various admin
istrations was begun at the instance
of Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, and
from very modest beginning has
grown to such large proportions that
the small arts craft cabinets placed
along in the lower corridor will no
longer accommodate 1t.
For the greater convenience of tour
lists, the 100000 Persian prayer rug
presented to the White House during
the Roosevelt administration, which
is thickly studded with pearls and pre-
cious stones in some parts of the de-
sign, has been hung on the wall Of
the ground floor corridor, where it is
seen and commented upon by the L.
900 or 1900 tourists VINO daily wend
their way through the mansion.
Mrs. Wilson, who has directed the
work of assembling the White House
treasures in the new museum, is also
on the lookout for some one suffi-
GENTLY skilled in the art Of embroi-
derry or weaving, to repair the splen-
did gold mounted screen in the green
room presented to the White House
by the Austrian government in 1876.
This screen attracted more attention
than almost any other object of art in
the exhibit sent by that government
to the Centennial Exposition in Phil
adelphia.
Moths have eaten away considera-
BILE portion of the tapestried design
forming the background. This nee
dlework will have to be replaced by
some one sufficiently skilled in nee
die painting to restore the design. A
huge American eagle just ready for
flight surmounts the top of the screen.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-01
VALUED HER LEG AT s25.OOO

TRENTON, N. j., Jan. 81. -
Beatrice Forsythe, young actress,
who is suing the borough of Deal for
$25,000 for injuries she says she sus-
tanned while bathing in the surf there,
drew her neat tailor made skirt above
her trim and-maybe, bedimpled -
knee, in the United States District
Court few days ago and the jury
gave close attention.
Previous to her accident, Miss For
sythe played important engagements
in juvenile roles, dressing in knick-
erbockers and taking boys parts
Since the accident, however, her leg
has become so misshapen that she
can no longer wear knickerbockers
or short dresses and her services are
not desired. She has been left with
decided bow in the right leg near the
knee and the member is more than ar
inch shorter than the left. She was
struck with floating log in the surf
in 1914.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-01
"UsE ADS TO SELL LUMBER.

l.. R. Putnam, who has lived in Ar
kansas long enough to accumulate a
distinctive type of humor, and who is
now advertising manager of the
Southern Pine Association, told the
members of the Southwestern Lumber
mems Association his views on adver-
tising in a sparkling talk at the
Muehlebach Hotel, in Kansas City,
says the Star.
II was at Philadelphia last year, at a
big ad club meeting" he said. "John
Wanamaker was there. John has
quite little shop. Hires about 49,
900 people there, you know. John
said after his first days business he
found $24. 65 in the till. He left the
sixty-five cents for change and used
the $24 for advertising. And he has
gotten along fairly well ever since. I"
Mr.. Putnam told the lumbermen to
get out of their ruts and do more ad-
vertising in their local papers. He
also provoked considerable merriment
by frequent references to the "ready
cut houses" which have been a favor
ite topic for discussion at the ses-
sions.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-01
F THE HABIT OF saw
ING YOUR MONEY

ING YOUR MONEY
HE young men of Mexico who de-
TO save their money or buy home
1ake q splendid investment, should
Nisbett Livingston, Secretary Of
Mexiho Savings & Loan Associa-
Bferring 10 the importance of saw
money, the Armstrong (Mo. }
BID, editorially says:
young man. how much of your
KY Or monthly wage are you saw
Dc YOU spend all you make for
hes and for amusements, or in
ting craps, etc? Don't you know
a few dollars saved each week
placed TO your credit in the bank
make you Independent in the
> to come; while on the other
!. # you squander every cent you
as the weeks and months go by,
the day win never come when you
have q bank account. The time
egin sewing Is right now. Every
! that yon fool away every dollar
earn only weakens the will pow
D resist the temptation to blow
'yery dollar Of your weekly or
| |thly wage. Every time a man
drunk his viii power to resist
temptation to get drunk is pro-
|ionataly reduced, and the more
d hh is to continue a drunkard.
the saving habit today, young
and You will be surprised how
you can have a respectable bank
unt z
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-01
Suits Filed

The following suits have been filed
with the Circuit Clerk for the March
term of the Audrain County Circuit
Court:
Samuel Silverstein ct al VS.. New
Amsterdam Casualty Company, on
policy.
Commercial Bank of Vandalia VS..
W. l.. Wright ct al on note.
John F. Barnett VS.. ]. Wamsley
ct al, perfect title.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-01
WARNED BY PREMONITION

NEW YORK, Jan. 81. - "I have
premonition that something is 60
ing to happen during the night" said
the cashier of the banking firm of C.
B. Richards & Co., agents of the
Lloyd Italiano Steamship Line, at 81
93 Broadway, one recent afternoon.
So the firm Immediately moved u
million dollars in cash and securities
to the vaults of the Equitable Trust
Company.
Something did happen. Fire started
in the building, and early the next
day firemen were fighting a stubborn
blaze forty feet beneath the street.
Dense volumes of suffocating smoke
poured out of the building, permeating
the press rooms of the Journal of
Commerce, which also occupied the
building. The loss was $4,000.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-01
DAN WYMAN-STAGE DRIVER
F ROM MEXICO TO PARIS
Tom Bodine, in His Paris Mercury,
Writes of Famous Character
Known Here in Early Day
WAS A POPULAR MAN
Arrival of Stage at Inland Town Was
the Event of the Day-Papers
and New Arrivals

Few in Mexico, if any, can recall the
days when the stage coach drove from
here to Paris, then an inland town.
Tom Bodine, editor of the Paris Mer-
curry, in the last number of his "Sto-
ries of Old Paris" writes of Dan
Wyman, the stage driver. The fol-
lowing is taken from the article:
Before the rail road came there
was a stage line to Hannibal, and
then the Burlington and the Wabash
were built, Paris had two points of
contact with the outside world-Mex-
leo and Shelbina, both reached also
by stage route. The stage belonged
to Dan Wyman-a hoosier, and until
his activities multiplied and his busi-
ness grew into one of the biggest in
the town, he was the driver. It seems
queer that Paris was ever a stage
coach town, but it was and none
knew how to drive four-in-hand or
curl long whip with more skill than
the squat, red-faced man from Indi-
ana. Incidentally, so tradition says,
he was no mean hand with the bugle,
and there be those now living who
can tell you how his approach to the
town on his return home, be it from
Hannibal or Mexico, was always her
aided from the hill by the shrill, sharp
blast on the big brass bugle he car
ried on the seat beside him. They can
tell you also what an event his daily
returns were in the life of the town,
for civilization had already begun to
reach out through the channels Of the
mail and the daily paper, and an eager
crowd always awaited his coming.
Sometimes when he drew to stand
still in front of the old Virginia
House, his horses painting, there
alighted a new family from Ken
lucky, perhaps young woman from
Virginia, tobacco buyer from Hanni-
bal or Quincy, or in the last event
some local dandy returning from a
trip to st. Louis, coming by steam
boat to Hannibal and thence to Paris
by stage. He usually wore the lat
est thing in white vest or new
boots. Whoever it was there was
something to talk about and excita-
tion was never lacking. What wearies
us today was always new wine in
those days-with never an old bottle
in sight. The world was filled with
adventure and the commonplace was
unknown.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-01
fHE CHILDREN IN EUROPE

|fHE CHILDREN IN EUROPE
|TIlE picture Of starving European
dfen now being circulated in
sico and Audrain county with the
cal for funds to relieve the little
Of the war-stricken countries
ents The most shocking side Of
brutal eenfiict.
hes1 litsis ones are dying by the
laande. hat by "merciful" bullets,
By the stow, gnawing, frightful
Tess of starvation. 1t is not ours
sit comfortably in our homes Of
&C and plenty and answer the
polling appeal with the cold reply
Europe has brought the scourge
tarvation upon her people-let her
ply their wants"
IS ours to help and every mother
father should encourage their
dren, who have been given sub
pti0n blanks, to fill them out for
amount Ono matter how nominal)
begin saving to meet their obli-
lon in assisting this worthy cause.
i've something, give today, and
orrow and the next day. Be
k Women and children are
viug Their appeal is tugging
your heart Won't you help?
d your contribution to Supt. Her.
Pryor, supt. Clyde johnson, Mr..
Sharp or Mrs. Maurice Phillip.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-01
II. L. RANKIN DEAD
Howard l.. Rankin, 63 Years Old
Died at Hospital Tuesday

Howard L. Rankin, GO years old,
died at the Hospital here Tuesday
evening, from heart trouble. Mr..
Rankin who lives about six miles
southeast of Mexico, with his broth
er, Armstrong Rankin, was brought
to the Hospital Monday evening.
He was born in Kentucky in 1858,
and has been a resident of this county
for number of years. He was not
married. He leaves two brothers,
Armstrong Rankin, of this county, and
Andeson, of Iowa, and two sisters,
one living in Michigan and one in
Iowa.
The funeral services will be neon
Quoted from the chapel in L. W.
Roberts undertaking rooms Thurs
day afternoon at 1:30 by the Rev. A &.
A. Wallace and interment made in
Elmwood Cemtery.
The Ledger joins in extending SYM
pathy to the friends and relatives.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-01
MUSEUM AT WHITE HOUSE
GROWING EACH YEAR
| ..cYrNr NJI,xrr,D cUvrc1 ON EI AC
"SUN NEVER SETS" ON FLl

oO1N ANlI A1AS OANAAC OAN A&-ANF
Great Britain is no longer the only
nation that can say that the sun
never sets on its territory. Since the
United States acquired the Danish
West Indies it can make the same
boast.
Hitherto the little island Of Guile
bra, which is virtually part of Por-
to Rico, has been our most easterly
point of land, and the island Of Bala-
bac in the Philippines our most wes-
'terly point. The distance between
them is a little less than 1S0 degrees,
or half the circumference of the
earth. St. Croix, in the Danish West
Indies, is thirty-eight miles farther
east than Culebra-enough to bridge
the gap. Just as the sun is rising or
st. Croix it is setting on Balabac.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-01
STALL|HGS HOME ENTERED
BY THIEF TUESDAY EVENING
Thief Entered Home of Mrs. Allen
Stallings Tuesday Evening and
Took Jewelry
THEN MADE HIS GETAWAY
Entrance Was Made by Rear Stair
way and Upstairs Rooms En-
tered and Jewelry Taken

Shortly after 7 o'clock Tuesday ev-
ening a thief entered the home of
Mrs. Allen Stallings, 1909 South
Clark avenue. He made his entrance
by the rear stairway while the occu-
pants of the house, with the excep-
ton of Thurman Stallings, and Isa-
dor Taylor, who rooms there, were at
home.
Mr.. Stallings and Mr.. Taylor left
for town about o'clock and the thief
evidently had been watching for their
departure, as tracks were found near
one Of the rear windows.
He entered the room of Miss Co
role Lake, who rooms there and also
the room occupied by Miss Mary
Stallings, and took several articles of
jewelry, including two laveliers, sew
eral pins and rings and a bracelet
watch.
About 1880 Mrs. Stallings and Miss
Lake went upstairs, their approach
frightened the intruder who fled
down the hall, passing Miss Lake in
his flight. Mrs. Stallings, mistak-
ing him for her son, Fred, gave
chase, but the thief made his escape
down the rear stairway and out
through the rear door.
The police were notified of the rob-
berry and an investigation was started
by Nightwatchman Sanford, who re-
sponded to the call.
After the robbery a pair of trousers
which had evidently just come from
the cleanes, from the smell of gaso-
line about them, was found in the
house, where the thief had apparent
Ily dropped them in his flight.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-01
WILL OF JACOB SCHOPP
IS FILEO IN ST. LOUIS
Pioneer Merchant of Sc Louis, For.
merly of This City, Leaves
Large Estate
LEFT LAND IN AUDRAIN co
Otto and Charles Schopp, of This
County, Get Land and $4,000 in
Cash by the viii

The will of the late Jacob Schopp
pioneer produce merchant of St
Louis, and a former resident Of thil
county, who died in st. Louis, Janu.
ary 13, has been filed in the st. Loui:
Probate Court.
Mr.. Schopp retired from bushes:
twenty years ago and made his home
in this city for a number of years
later returning to st. Louis, where he
lived until his death.
Speaking of his will the St. Louis
Times says:
Jacob Schopp, produce merchant
who died Jan. 70, last, by his will, filed
in the Probate Court, leaves $4,000
to his son, George P. Schopp, 515S
Raymond avenue; to his son, Adolph
cotton H. Schopp, 245 acres Of
land in Audrain county, Mo-, and
81, 900 in cash; to his son, Charles B.
Schopp, 278 acres of land in Audrain
county and $4,000 in cash; to each Of
his daughters-Mrs. Andrew E. Mes
and Mrs. John Rockenstein-$1, 900;
to each of his daughters-Augusta
and Hilda Schopp, 5000, and $4,000 in
trust with his son, Charles B. Schopp,,
for the benefit of the children of a
deceased daughter.
The widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Schopp,
is given a life interest in the home
stead, 3435 Lafayette avenue, and the
income from five other parcels of real
estate, which are to be held in trust
by his sons, George P and Adolph H.
Schopp. Upon the death of Mrs.
Schopp, the income is to go to his
daughters and the three children of
his deceased daughter, Mrs. Eliza
beth Rockenstein.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-01
Information Filed

Prosecuting Attorney R. D. Rodg-
ers has filed information with the
Circuit Clerk charging Solomon Fox
with murder in the second degree.
The case will be heard at the March
term of the Circuit Court. At pre-
liminary hearing held January 18,
Fox was bound over to the Circuit
Court on a charge of second degree
murder for killing A. R. Critchfield
here on the night of January 16. He
was released on bond of $1,000.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-01
DECIDE FOR DEFENDANTS
Defendants Win in $24O Suit Over
Loss of Mule

The jury found in favor of both de-
PENDANTS in the suit brought by Judge
H. T. Squirting against the La Crosse
Lumber Company and the A. P. Green
Fire Brick Company, for the loss Of
a mule last September.
Judge Squirting stated that when he
went to the lumber company for a
load of cement, he was sent to the
brick plant, with whom the lumber
company made arrangements to fur
nish the cement. There one of the
mules, which he was driving, fell
from a narrow bridge, which had no
railing. The mules hip was broken,
and the animal had to be killed.
The jury was composed of ]. T,
Hutts, F. E. Eller, W. A. Wayne,
John Marshall, W. J. Rixey and j.
X. Crews.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-01

Charles Hoffman, of South Audrain,
made deals as follows last week: Sold
two war mules to Harry F. Hender-
son, three miles southeast of Aux
vase, and delivered them in Auxvasse
Saturday for 1925; bought span
of mules from an Audrain county
farmer named Bady for 1925; also
bought span of mules from Thomas
Hamilton, of Audrain county, for
$500; bought cow of G. N. Turner
one mile west of Auxvasse, for $50.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-01

Miss Ruth st. John of Hannibal,
has arrived to take charge of the
Beauty Parlor in the Bragg Building
on South jefferson street, formerly
conducted by Mesdames Prentice and
Dorsey. The parlor was purchased
from them sometime ago by Mr.. J.
C. Morrow, Of Ashland, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-01
GOING DOWN

The lowest temperature for Tues
day night was 81 degrees. At
o'clock Wednesday morning the tenn
perature had reached 40 degrees and
by noon had dropped to 4S and was
still on the Decline. The official
weather forecast says Severe cold
wave" And here it is.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-01
OPPORTUNITY IN PRISON

f. e.
OPPORTUNITY IN PRISON
WOULD @. Henry have found his
stion wl1iie IN prison, if, instead Of
g given 4 comparatively light oc-
htien and humane treatment, he
been subjected to the brutal and
hing discipline many prisoners un-
10? Would bis genius have flow
nnder such q regimen as is de-
bed ID that classic of prison fic-
90Oo, or In innumerable reports
trustworthy Investigators? We
X not. saye the Saturday Even
Post editofially.
! il quite probable that Cervantes
med and even wrote the first part
DON Qulxotp while in prison. Mi
,au spent q very considerable por-
Of his life h durance. Dosto-
Ky outlived 4 horrible imprison-
20 produce some OF the greatest
els ever written. In other in
ices very superior gifts have sur
d imprisonment. But very supe-
gifts ara exceptional.
Vhy should not o prison be always
NE of epporEunity TO all its in
es7 When civilized society takes
" possession Of a man - actually
e. his life and takes the direction
wholly out Or bis hands, because
Ias been directing it badly - why
id 1t not always systematically
intelligantIy try to find out what
! really good for. and get him at
Society cannot be said to make
an attempt. Mostly it subjects
to a rigidly prescribed, uniform,
|essive regimen that is as far from
overing and Encouraging any bud
Of talent whether to write a
or drive a dray - as a regimen
could be.r
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-01
Fulton Young People Wed

FULTON, Mo-, Jan. 81. - Law
renee Sharp and Miss Janet Yantis
were married here Tuesday night.
They will make their home at Austin
Texas. Sharp is a son of ]. B,
Sharp, Fulton banker The bride is
a daughter of Stoner Yantis and 8
niece of S. R. Yantis, wealthy Full
ton miller,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-01
"They All Come Back"

Austin Smith, formerly of this city
who has been residing in Boonville
will return to this city with his family
shortly to make his home. He will
take the local agency for a large in
surance company. The Ledger joins
the many friends of Mr.. and Mrs
Smith in extending hearty welcome
home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-01

E. o. Morris, who with Ralph Head
owned the Palms, a confectionery
shop in Vandalia, has purchased Mr..
Heads interest. The latter will
likely return to Mexico and make his
home. "They all come back"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-01
76 Miners Killed in State

MACON, Mo-, Jan. 81. - There
were 76 fatal accidents in all the coal
mines of Missouri during the year
1916, according to State Mine In
spector George Hill, who was here
yesterday. Mr.. Hill said the record
was not exceeded by any other State
in the Union.
Macon county will be at the front
in coal production for the year, all
the mines having run steadily during
1916. The Bevier districts output
was 716,160 tons, compared with
618,914 tons in 1915.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-01
Load of Hogs Nets s2.27O. s5

j. D. Lewellen, well known far
mer and stockman of Audrain coun-
ty, Mo-, was on the market Tuesday
with a load of hogs OF his own rails
ing that sold at $11.75 and netted
the sum of $2,270.S5 which is the
highest price ever received for a
load of hogs shipped from Audrain
county. = Live Stock Reporter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-01
ROAD BILL PASSES HOUSE
Representative e. A. Shannon Was
Opposed 10 It

By a vote Of 124 to 5 the Hawes
Good Roads Bill passed the House at
Jefferson City Tuesday. E. A..
Shannon, Representative from this
county, wat one Of those who voted
against thg bill. The bill is to ena-
BILE Missouri to secure federal aid in
making permanent highways. Four
Republicans voted against the bill.
This The second administration
bill to receive the approval of the
House.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-01
PAID TO CONTRACT FEED
MOlasses Feed That Brought $50 in
the Autumn Sells Now at $44

Cattle feeders who contracted mo
lasses feed last autumn proved for
tunate according to W. A. Goss, Of
Mexico, Mo-, who represents the
Champion Molasses Feed Co. in that
part of the State. 'Tn the fall many
stockmen contracted their supplies Of
feed with us at $50 ton," remarked
Mr.. Goss while at the yards yester-
day. "This week we are selling our
feed at $44 ton delivered. The item
of $14 ton saved by those who con-
tracted early represents quite profit
to them," says the st. Louis Live
Stock Reporter.
"Audrain and Galloway county feed
ers are generally making large profits
on their cattle this winter. Most of
the shortfed steers that have been
marketed at st. Louis Of late re-
turned margins of 50 to $3.50 over
their original cost to say nothing of
the gains they made in flesh. know
of one drove of good quality steers
bought in the country late in the au-
tumn as fleshy feeders that cost
$6.S5. The steers were fed for six
weeks only and made rapid gains, ow-
ing to favorable weather. They were
shipped to the St. Louis National
Stock Yards a short time ago and
sold at $40. go showing a margin over
cost price of S3.75 per cwt. They
surely cleaned up bunch of money. "
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-01
Former Citizen Dead

Gary Applegate, of Owensboro
KY, for a number of years Grand
Trustee of the Elks Lodge, and who
at one time was resident of Mexico
recently died on the train while trav'
cling to Bedford, Va. He will be re-
membered by older citizens here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-01
REWARDS GOV. WITH A KISS

CHEYENNE, Wye, Jan. 81. -
A resounding kiss implanted on the
executive lips in full view of number
of persons assembled to witness the
governors action was the reward Mrs
Kendrick, gave Gov. John B. Kend-
rick for signing the bill submitting
prohibition to the people of Wyo-
ming. The bill provides for vote
to be taken in 1918 on the adoption Of
prohibition amendments to the State
Constitution.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-01
3 Women Held for Murder

MARSHALL, Mo-, Jan. 81. -
Prosecuting Attorney James yester-
day filed first degree murder charges
against Castellaine Webb, Alama
Cooper and Mary Falls. They are
charged with the murder of Tom
Brown at Arrow Rock.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-01

Earl Hays, who is attending the
University in Columbia, is spending
few days at home. James P. Mo-
roney, of 0kmulgee, Okla, a student
in the University, accompanied him
home.