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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-04

There used to be time when poll tlcians used to harp on the necessity of getting the country out of debt; but those were days atar back. The main pursuit of statesmen nowadays Is to add to the debt without makin,, a noise about it and awakening the taxpayer
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-04

A New York proofree' Ter, who VITO Q the British premier as to how to spell bis name, received the information to omit the hyphen. Lloyd George is the only man who ever told proof reader where to get off.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-04

Two ferns are common throughout tho world. One is the common brake found on the floors of all California canyons, known as pteridium aquillii- mum. The other is the polpod found on rocky canyon sides and known here as polypodium californicum, and elsewhere, the world over, as P. vul- gare. The specific differences are due entirely to geographic range.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-04

If t were not for the joys Of mac ried life the artists who draw the pictures of the so-called funny sec. tons" of the Sunday papers would be hard put for materials.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-04

A woman professor says women wear grotesque costumes merely to De different. They why cont a sweet- siXteener wear low skirts. just to oe different?
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-04

In very early times silver was used for ornaments. Spain appears to have been the chief source from which sil- yer was obtained by the ancients. It l sthought the hills of Palestine may have furnished some supply of this
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-04

A device that enables a person in any seat of an automobile to regulate it's speed without the knowledge of the chauffeur has been invented by a German.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-04
One Year tro in ike War.

February 1, Passengers and crews of ships sunk by German rafder released from ApDam; Rus sions repelled renewed German at. tempts to cross Dvina river: French and British awaitd new drive toward Calais; Austrians met with flamesDouting implements the Russian assaults in thc south.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-04

More married men cat in restau- rants than ever before: which ;s another indictment of the modern Housewife. but perfectly satisfactory to the restaurant owner.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-04

Every lime we see :; reporter ra- cording sad death" ne are imbuc1 with curiosity as to what a joyful death would be like
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-04

The president recently said "sonc men grow in office and other swell up,' It's evidently e,sier to swell up.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-04

In regard to the suflragists picket ing the white house, the question naturally persents itself-who's wash ing the dishes?
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-04

Telephone communication to this island city was inauguratcd when a connection was made with Miami. Lat CT Savannah was reached.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-04

Camden, N. J., requires mothers to bathe heads of children before sending them to school.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-04

In Latin-America sun-dried beef is stretched for tether ropes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-04

Tattooing was q distinct trade in Caesars time.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-04
WORTH REMEMBERING.

The secret of success lies in embracing every opportunity o1 being useful.
 Wellington.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-04

The Graphic g1ad!y publishes free cJ charge notices for churches, socie- t.es. fraternal organizations and clubs when the events are not intended as 0soney-makers. If there is attempt at 2rofit-taking, notices of the events are advertisements, and will be .aa-ged for accordingly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-04

When the attention of The Graphic Is called to any mis-statem2nt o: facts, or to any error concerning any man or thing, correction will! cheer fully be made.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-04

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Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-18
ATKINSON INJUNCTIONS up.
HELODYU us. DISTRICT COURT.
The Failure to Give Notice of Bank
ruptcy by Publication Prevents
Sale of Property as Ad-
vertised.
NOTICE TO BE GIVEN AT ONCE.
After Due Notice Has Been Given the
Creditors May Appoint Receiver
Who May Sell Property.

At the hearing to set aside the in
junction forbidding the sale of the
property of Willim F. Atkinson, heard
before Judge Dyer, of the United
States District Court in st. Louis, on
Monday, the court held that the prop
erty could not be sold until notice Of
bankruptcy had been published and a
receiver appointed by the creditors,
which will be done within the next 80
days.
Then the injunction will be dissolved
and the property sold under the deeds
Of trust and judgments.
The failure to give notice to the
bankrupt by publication of the pro-
ceedings in bankruptcy, which should
have been done several weeks ago,
was the basis for the decision. The
law requires that the bankrupt be
given notice by publication twenty
days before action is brought.
The court ordered the referee in
bankruptcy to give this notice at
once. After the notice is given the
creditors will meet and select a re-
ceiver, after which the property may
be sold, under the deeds of trust and
judgemtns.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-18
ARA BURNETT DISCHARGED

Ara Burnett, charged with assault
with intent to kill, was discharged in
Justice R. B. Hoton's court Tuesday
afternoon.
Burnett was charged with attack
ing Lee Rowe near Rowena with an
axe in dispute over some land, and
striking him on the head.
There was much interest in the case
in the Rowena vicinity and many per-
sons from there attended the trial,
which was held in the Circuit Court
room.
The hearing was a preliminary one
and Justice Hooton decided that the
evidence was insufficient to warrant
holding the defendant.
W. X. Rowe, whom Burnett was ac-
cused of having struck with the axe,
testified that he did not know he
had been hit until he placed his hand
on his head and felt the blood. Two
witnesses testified that Burnett used
the axe and two that he did not.
Thre witnesses in the case were
j. R. MCGOWAN, Ote Pollock, DR.. H.
w. Huff, j. E. Curry, ]. R. Kilgore,
Virgil Sansberry, of near Rowena;
Francis Roberts, E. M. Traughber, o.
G Wilson, of Centralia; o. G. Wilson,
]. J. Walker, Evan Anderson, Fred
Vance, Ed Rowe, D. R. Strickland,
Clifton Jesse, Byron Reed, Oscar
Hanly, of Wilson Township, and A. E,
Early, of Centralia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-18
YOUNGS CREEK

Fine weather we are having. The
young folks are enjoying the skat-
ing. - Lewis Galloway and wife spent
Sunday with R. L. Heizer and family
Miss Florence Heizer accompanied
them home for a several days visit.
- Roy Johnson is on the sick list. -
Mrs. G. T.Schiffer, who has been suf-
fering with la grippe, is some better
at present.-Miss Bertha Mundy has
the measles. - They are sick at Mr..
L. Lipp's. = Mrs. Bud Johnston Wis
tied Miss Eunice Duncan at Fulton
last Friday. Miss Duncan is reported
quite ill. - Bruce Ridgeway bought
calf from Roy Johnston for $27. =
The marriage of Harry Roland, of
Vernon County, and Miss Cora Mundy
was solemnized at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. E.
Mundy, of Molino, by the Rev. Sin
clair, Thursday evening, January 11th
at seven o'clock. About one hundred
guests were present to wish them
well. They were the recipients of
many beautiful presents. After Wis
iting relatives and friends in this
vicinity, they will depart for Barton
county. - Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. ALL
bright visited Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Will
son in Molino, last Sunday. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Winscott are on the
sick list.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-18
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

William w Greer to John L McGraw.
Warranty Consid $4,000. S " of NE
Of 6-50-10.
Frank Goodson to John Armstrong,
Warranty. Consid $1.00. S " of NE
Sc of 35-50-8
Edward o Morris to C. B Lyman.
Quit Claim. Consid $1.00 and other.
v int in Lots 8 and IL and PIT Lot 10,
City Survey 49, Mexico.
Benjamin Geeting to James A Geet-
ing. Warranty. Consid $4,000. NE
Sc of % and NV SW of 23-51-S.
J Logan Fountain to W P Proctor.
Warranty. Consid $4,000. E u of
SW & W Y VIZ Sc of 20-52-12.
Lizenia Fritz to Farber Clay & Min
inng Co. Quit Claim. Consid $500.
Mineral right in E1s of SW Of 21-52-
I6.
RIA Jesse by Extr to VIM L Griffin.
Executors Deed. Consid $2,2S0.75.
PIT of SW SW of 80 & " in in PIT Sc
SW of 80 G. PIT NE NV of 31-51-9.
Archibald Williamson to Edgar
Threlkeld. Quit Claim. Consid 81.
W 9 ft of Lot and E 46 # of Lot 8,
Block 2, Warden's Add to Mexico.
VIM F Atkinson by Tr to Geo W
Robertson. Jr. Trustees Deed Consid
$4,000. N Y of E 60 # of Lot 9, City
Survey AZ, Mexico.
81 Lewis to Orman ] Lewis. War
and 6, Block z, Orig Mexico.
ranty. Consid S1.00. Part VI Lots
Mary c Rixey to Frank P and Annie
H Van Ness. Warranty. Consid $2,-
900 and other. NV part of Lot 23,
Mrs Sparks So Add to Mexico.
G L Montague to James A Montague
Warranty. Consid $1,000. S Y OF
NV NE and N 10 A of SW NE of 20
Sic.
Nora Schopp to William Quisen.
berry. Warranty. Consid $870. Y
int in NE NV and N Y of Sc NV
of 34-53-12.
William Quisenberry to Chas N
Dulany. Warranty. Consid $4,000
NE NV and N Y of Sc NV of 81
53-12.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-18
AUXVASSE ITEMS.

The Bachelors Banquet on Thurs
day was the biggest thing ever pull
ed off in Auxvasse," as expressed by
one of them. About twenty-six cou-
Piles enjoyed the program, music, an
elegant banquet presided over by
Miss English, Mrs. Sam Hatcher and
Mrs. Obie Wright. - Harry Hender-
son shipped car of war mules to
the st. Louis market Monday. - Mr..
Cunningham, of Mexico, held a two
days and one night Masonic Lodge
meeting of instruction here Thursday
and Friday.-Noland Huddleston is at
his home north of town, quarantined
with small pox. - Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Cordner are home after attending
the burial of Mr.. Cordner's father,
who died at his home near Fulton,
and was buried in Mexico Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Lawrence very de-
lightfully entertained fourteen cou-
pies at Rook party Thursday night.
The honor guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Marvin Wallace and Mrs. Joe Dud-
ley. - Leland Hale had few little
friends to his home Thursday night,
where they played Rook just like the
"old folks" John Boles' mother
died Wednesday night at the age of
81, at her home near Hams Prairie,
last week. - The Odd Fellows and
their families enjoyed banquet at
their hall here Tuesday night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-18
HARRISON ITEMS.

George Dean is shelling corn for
William Bryson and Lee Shock. - F..
H. Pool bought pair of mules of Mr..
Reilly near Tulip.--H. D. Lloyd sold
a horse to Lee Bros, of Mexico, who
also bought one from Weaver Pool
Afflick & Hayes bought nice bunch
of cattle this week. They also got a
span of mules from Walter Bryson.
- The Prairie Oil Company are busy
bringing pipe in our vicinity. - H.
D. Lloyd and family have returned
from visit to Mrs. Loyd's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Crum, routheast of
Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-18
HIS EIGHTIETH BIRTHDAY

On Tuesday, E. T. Smith, one of
Mexico's pioneer business men, cell
ebrated his eightieth birthday. Mr..
Smith, who hos been in the coal busi-
ness in this city since moving here
from Galloway county in 1885, re-
tired last year. He is active for his
years, enjoys splendid health and
hardly misses day coming to town.
Mr.. Smith was born in Galloway
county. He has a sister, Mrs. Sam
Jolly, who is 81 years old. He lives
with his daughter, Mrs. VIM. Wallace,
on West Liberty street. The Ledger
joins Mr.. Smiths many friends in ex-
tending him best wishes for many
more happy returns Of the day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-18
sl65,83s.O4 PAID N TAXES
N AUDRAIN IN DECEMBER |
50, 500 More in Taxes Paid TO County
Collector Than We're Paid in De-
cember of 1916.
MORE PEOPLE PAID TAXES
Tax Rate for County and School Tax
Was Less, But More People
Paid During December.

Taxes to the amount of $165, 1890
wre paid into the office of County Col
lector c. T. Powell during the month
of December, 1916. This amount is
$4,000 more than was paid during the
month Of December, 1915.
While the county tax rate is cents
less than it was for 1915 and the Mex
leo and Vandalia school tax rate is
also lower, this increase in the amount
paid was due to the fact that a much
larger number of persons paid their
taxes during December, 1916, than
during the same month in 1915.
The $165, ,839.04 collected comes un-
der the following heads:
State tax, $19,323.85.
County tax, $94,262.51.
Mexico school district, $24,095.18.
Vandalia school district, $7,352.49.
Farber, $1,985.82.
Laddonia, $2,064.94.
Rush Hill, $860.39.
Martinsburg, $915.17.
Benton City, $4S765.
The Mexico Special Road District,
$2,783.77 and the Vardalia Special
Road District, s1,O23.51. The Mexico
Special Road Bridge fund, $6,959.43.
The Vandalia Special Road and Bridge
fund, $2,55s.75.
From the village tax, paid the treas
urers of each town from the taxes
paid by the railway and telegraph
companies, Mexico received $sO4.39;
Farber, $2S.22; Laddonia $1s.51; Rush
Hill, $22.o6; Vandalia, $243.36; Ben
ton City, $19.3S; Martinsburg, $3O.66.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-18
BEAUTY PARLoR SOLD

Mesdames w. R. Prentice and R. o.
Dorsey have sold their Beauty Parlor
here to Mr.. J. C. Morrow, of Ashland,
Mo. Miss st. John of Hannibal, will
be placed in charge Of the establish
ment, after February first, when the
new owner will take possession.
Mrs. Dorsey has already returned
to Shelbina, and Mrs. Prentice will
return there as soon as the establish
ment is turned over to the new owner.
Mrs. Dorsey and Mrs. Prentice
came to Mexico about fourteen months
ago from Shelbina, and established
their business in this city. Mrs.
Prentice had been in that work in
Shelbina for six years before coming
here.
"I do not intend to go into business
again, but if / should do so, / shall
surely return to Mexico" said Mrs.
Prentice, "for when l came to Mex
leo I selected the best town I could
find"
Mrs. Prentice also stated that her
only reason for leaving Mexico was
that during her stay here she had
overworked and her health was such
as to require her to take rest.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-18
,AN COUNTY, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, JANUARY Is, 1917
HEDGEDALE NEWS.

Misses Florine Barkley and Frances
Skelly and Mr. Wallace Witchie
spent Tuesday night with John Shook.
- Miss Pauline Miller spent Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. Roy Bark
ley. = Mrs. George Downs was in
Vandalia Wednesday. - Mrs. F. F.
Witchie entsrtined Mrs. Louis Kirch-
er and daughters, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Shramp, Mrs. Henry Beckman, Mrs.
Chester Stuart and Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Seal at a one o'clock dinner on
Tuesday in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Siever, Of Illinois. - DIR. Cornett
is having a barn built on his farm. -
J. r. Shook is shingling some of his
out-buildings. - ]. Leroy Shook spent
Wednesday night with Deloy Downs.
j. R. Shook was in Laddonia Tues
day. - Louis Kircher sold some hogs
for 10c to Mr.. Hilderbrand Of Benton
City. = Roy Barkley and son were in
Mexico Wednesday. Frank Skelly
helped Roy Barkley cut timber Thurs
day. = Some Of us got our roads in
good condition before the freeze, and
this certainly helped travel. - Mes
srs. Kugene Palmer and Booth butch
cred last week. tClark Sims helped
Mr.. Booth. - J. R. Shook had sick
mule last week. = Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Ray were in Mexico Thursday
en- route to Fulton. They are now
with Mr.. Rays mother near Rush ELL.
Roy Barkley was in Mexico Friday
in order to sell mule. - Merwyn
Fisher helped Roy Barkley shuch corn
der last week. = Deloy Downs spent
Thursday night with Edmond Witchie.
= ]. R. Shook butchered Monday. -
Robert Walters, Jr,, put up ice this
week. - Frank Skelly was in Mexico
Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-18
DRY LAWS DECREASE CRIME

LONDON, Jan. IL. = The Blue
Book today gives statistics showing
the operations of the laws relating
to intoxicating liquor. They show
since 1905 a decrease of 1857 in the
number of licensed premises in Eng
land and Wales.
The conviction for drunkenness in
England and Wales in 1915 number
ed 1881, compared with 1S3,S27 in
1914, the largest decrease recorded in
forty years.
The number of corrections convic-
tions of male persons in 1918 was
153,112; in 1914, 146,257, and in 1915
102,639. The corresponding figures
for females was 35,765, 1871, and
1921. The marked difference be-
tween the movement of the two sets
of figures is no duobt attributable to
the demands on the male population
for enlistment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-18
SOUTH LIBERTY ITEMS.

Charlie Black, from Williamsburg,
and Matte Cox, were guests of M. ].
Cox and family last Sunday. = Char
lie Clark is building abarn this week.
Miss Marie Harris spent the week
with Clarence johnson. Jim Ro-
mans was in on a short visit from
Colorado last week. - M. ]. Cox
bought hog from Walter Douglass
for SIT. - Miss Edith Harris spent
Thursday night with Aura May
Hampton. - Mr.. and Mrs. R. L.
Brown and children visited Friday
with Mrs. Browns mother, Mrs. Polly
Callison, Of Bachelor. - Mr.. and Mrs.
C. A. Brown are sick with la grippe
this week. - The Carr family are sick
with la grippe at this writing. - Miss
May Clark visited with Miss May
Hampton Saturday. - Misses Edith
and Lille Harris visited Saturday af-
ternon with the r. L. Brown family.
- Claud Mitchell spent Saturday
night with Mrs. Carr. Harry
Cane was a business visitor in st.
Louis this week. Miss Mabel Har-
ris spent the weekend with L. A. Har-
ris. = Everyone here is busy dodging
the measles.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-18
REBEKAHs INSTALL OFFICERS

The Rebekah Lodge, No. 295, in
stalled officers for the coming year
at meeting held at the I. o. o. F.
hall on West Promenade street Mon
day night.
Mrs. Trip, of Fulton, District Dep
uty, had charge of the installation and
made short talk to the lodge men,
bers. A large number of Rebekahs
attended the meeting and the BAN
quet which followed the installation
ceremonies.
The following officers were in
stalled:
Mrs. Bessie Crawford, Noble Grand.
Mrs. Nettie Genrich, Chaplain.
Mrs. Olah Stratton, Financial Sec
retary.
Miss Edith Milligan, Treas.
Mrs. Rosa Bowles, Cor. Sec.
Mrs. Ernest johnson, Outside Guar
dian.
Miss Jessie Trimble, Inside Guar
dian.
Miss Ethel Genrich, Organist.
Mrs. Blanche Hulen, Vice-Grand,
was i'll and was unable to attend the
meeting; she will be installed later.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-18
Farm Board Job for Roach?

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Jan. 15.-
Because of his summons to Washing
ton Saturday by the Missouri delega-
ton in Congress it is believed in JEFF
ferson City that former Secretary of
State Cornelius Roach will be ap-
pointed director in the Federal Farm
Loan Bank when it is organized.
Henry F. Woodward, of st. Louis,
formerly of Mexico, Mo-, is an appli-
cant for the place and has the active
support of Speaker Champ Clark in
whose district he formerly resided.
Senator Stone is said to be neutral.
Senator Reed and the other Con-
gressmen are for Roach and have been
pushing his candidacy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-18
NEW HOPE.

Harvey Stuart is feeling some bet
ter of his grip. Mrs. Stuart is i'll
with grip. = Born, to Ed Dickey and
wife, on January 10th, a fine boy. =
The writer attended the funeral and
burial of Mrs. Cleeton at two o'clock
Thursday. The funeral was conduct
ed by the Rev. Pulls. The communi-
ty extends sympathy to the bereaved
family. - C. v. Wilson is leaving for
Moberly, where he and Lon Wilson
are going into the poultry business.
Lon has bought 20 acres Of land near
Moberly for that purpose. Hope they
will have good luck. - Most every
body has colds or the grip. - Will
Freeman, wife and little son we're the
Sunday guests of Harvey Stuart and
family. - W. T. Chick lost yearling
colt last Wednesday night. - C. D.
Wilson and wife visited Harvey Stu
art and family Sunday. Ernest
Stuart paid a visit to homefolks on
Sunday. - w. T. Chick and wife Wis
tied Harvey Stuart and family Sum
day afternoon.
Mrs. Sarah Ellen CleetOn.
Sarah Ellen Wisdom was born on
June Z, 1889, and departed this life
on January 9th, 1917, at the age of
n years, 7 months and 2 days. She
was united in marriage to Francis
M. Cleeton, October Is, 1857. To this
union were born three children: W.
7. Cleeton, Mrs. George Woolery and
Field, all of whom survive her. She
also leave two brothers, Thomas S.
and F. W. Wisdom and three sisters,
Miss Lydia Wisdom, Mrs. Susie Hur-
die and Mrs. Lucy Pulls; also twelve
grandchildren and four great-grand-
children. Her husband preceded her
to the grave many years ago. She
was converted at the age of 18 years
under the preaching of Elder W. R.
Wiggington at Old Pleasant Grove
Baptist Church, and later moved her
membership to New Hope, of which
church she was faithful member to
the end.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-18
LIBERTY SCHOOL.
By the A and B Glasses.

~ SAAS - SsAA0 - OAAoSSos
Earl Ball has been quite sick with
tonsilitis. = Mary Lee Robinson was
the guest of Miss Belle Kelley Of
Mexico Saturday. - Mrs. Carl Lock-
ridge with her son, John Will, visited
her sister, Mrs. Will Kesler, Sunday.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Will Ravencraft Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Harvey, of
Thompson, last Sunday.-Roy Woods,
of st. Louis, is visiting relatives in
Mexico. He spent Saturday and Sun
day with his cousin, Martillus Barnes.
- Mrs. S. H. Bise and son, Wallace,
are both sick. - Messrs. Pat Cullen
and s. H. Bise have shipped in some
fine Poland China and Hampshire
hogs. John Smith, a member of
the board, visited the school last week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-18
4n Elect Four Councilmen

The City Democratic Central Com
ultiee neets Friday afternoon at 4
o'clock to set date for the Democrat
ie City primary. There are four coun-
eilmen 10 be elected. Those whose
terms expire are Councilman Lewis,
III the First Ward; Councilman Bailey
in he Second; Councilman Johnson,
n the Third, and Councilma Arm
strong In the Fourth.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-18
Goes to Chicago.

viii A. Harding, formerly of this
city, who has met with splendid sue
cess in his musical work in Colum-
bus, Ohio, has accepted good posi-
tion in the Sherwood Music School of
Chicago. He will be director Of the
Tnglewood branch of the institution.
The Sherwood School is one Of inter-
national fame and Mr.. Harding de-
serves much praise for succeeding in
securing such noteworthy place.
The Ledger joins his many friends
in extending congratulations.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-18
Lamm Contest Fails

Missouri Assembly in joint session,
by party vote of 103 to II, denies
petition of Henry Lamm, Republi-
can, contesting the election of Fred
erick D. Gardner, Democrat, as Gov
ernor. The majority report of the
Election Committee, which was adopt
ed, declared the contest was not
brought in good faith.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-18

III the present Legislature will pass
good pads bill which will ultimate
" result in the building Of a certain
amount of permanent highways each
year Ii the counties of Missouri the
merchant, as well as the farmer, will
feel the expenditures of money for
ire lpbfieation of the law-making ma
chiperg Of the State is brining an
afproximate return.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-18
Hold Annual Meeting.

The annual stockholders meeting
of the Arctic Ice & Storage Co. was
held Monday vening. The following
officers and directors were elected:
w. W. Fry, presidtnt; W. J. Bolts,
vice-president; L. B. Hawthorne, sec
retary. The remaining directors are
E. B. Talbot, H. D. Llewellyn and F,
A. Morris.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-18
MERRILL PETERS IN NAVY.

According to a letter received Tues
day by his brother, Stanley Peters, of
this city, Merrill Peters, 10 years
old, son Of H. A. Peters, of this city,
has enlisted in the Navy. Young Pc
ters left home last week, telling his
Brother he was going to Moberly to
work His brother received word
from him D few days later, saying he
had gore to Kansas City. Tuesday
tho ietf4r stating he had enlisted in
tho United Safes Navy was re-
eefvea