Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

While here, Mr.. Rich made many
friends who T very sorry to e hin
have to go. All wish him the best Of
good luck in his army life.
The Audrain County Selective Army
legal advisors organized Saturday by
choosing Z. A. Shannon. chairman, W.
W. Fry, secretary, and Judge John S.
Gatson, as the other member.
Zenas Garrett, Of this city, who IL
with the National Army at Camp
Pike, Little Rock, Ark, has been ad-
vanced from private to corporal
Earl Luekie, son Of Chas. Luckie, Of
this city, who is in the Coast Artil-
lery and stationed at Boston, leaves
within a few days for service in
France.
They are telling this story on Mar
win Carter, just home from Camp
Funston on a short furlough. He and
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sterl Car
ter, started TO drive from town, re-
Gently, when Marvin asked if he
could walk the several miles to the
farm. What, in this zero weather ?"
asked his father. an tell YOU" said
Marvin, I'm used to walking Is or
25 miles a day and since I've been
home riding in a motor car all the
time, I need the exercise"
Enters Balloon Service
Emmett Berrey, son Of DR.. and Mrs.
r. W. Berrey, of this city, has en-
listed in the U. S. Balloon Service at
Cleveland, Ohio.
George Clark has just received a
pretty service flag pin from his son,
Henry Clark, who is with the U. S.
troops at Camp Doniphan, Fort Sill,
Oklahoma.
R. r Buckner & Son, three miles
northeast Of Auxvasse, drove 100 fat
mules to this city Friday and shipped
them on the Wabash, because they
we're unable to secure ears on the Full
ton branch Of the Alton. The mules
had been sold to a st. Louis buyer.
For the first time the state board of
agriculture has been able to get fig
are showing the acreage of wheat
planted in every county in the State
for next years crop. This shows an
increase over last year of 1,00O,667
acres. The total increase for the
present years crop was 1888.
For next year it stands at 2,749,77O
acres. Audrain County is credited
with 1920 acres. Boone 32,750, Cal
laway 44,64O, Montgomery 34y32O,
Pike 66,960, Rails 21,4SO.
The seven counties credited with
having planted the largest acreage
are: Carroll 69,320; Cape Girardeau
67,5O0; Franklin 1O4,62O; Lincoln
1880; Lawrence 69,360; st. Charles
61y36O; Saline S6,42O.
Jewell Mayes, secretary of the
board, says that while other states
have for years been able to give accu-
rate estimates of the acreage of wheat
planted n year for the next years
crop, it never happened before that
these figures YER available for
Missouri.
R. Lee Creed, just east of Hatton,
shipped a car of mules from Aux
vase, Friday, that he sold the first
Of last week to j. Ed Moore, of Guth-
RE. The mules were good ones and in
fine condition.
Jake NJ. Buckner, four miles north
east of Auxvasse, shipped a car of
cattle to st. Louis from organs on
Wednesday.
Harry F. Henderson, three miles
northeast Of Auxvasse, shipped two
cars of mules from this city to st.
Louis Friday.
John T. and Jake NJ. Buckner, four
miles northeast Of Auxyasse, shipp-
ed four cars of fat stock from organs
to st, Louis Tuesday. In the ship
ment we're three cars Of cattle and one
of hogs.
Farmers Of Jersey County, Ill, or
gained a Farm Bureau at Jerseyville
Saturday and will employ an advis-
err selected by the Agricultural De-
partment Of the University Of Him
under state auspices. The bureau
was orgenfaed with a membership Of
230, and this number will be increas-
ed to 300 by the time the county adj
wiser is employed.
The farmers pledge themselves to
pay $40 yearly for three years, and
State provides 5000 yearly to
the expenses Of employing the
adviser.
SANTA CLAUS!