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Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-08-16
NORTHEAST BENTON

Mrs. William Ray and son, William
visited her sister in Fulton the last oi
the week. - French Douglass has
purchased new piano for his family
- Fritz Wenger has new Elgin G.
while Dan Hildebrand has a new
Ford. - Mr.. and Mrs. John Dews ar
rived in Benton City from Craig, Ne
braska, Sunday. - A large crowd at.
tended the lawn party at Chris Eris-
mans Saturday night. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Waddington visited their
son and wife in Centralia Sunday. -
Mrs. French Douglass, Frank Eris-
man and S. E. Stratton, officers in
the Audrain County Sunday School
Association, attended the special con-
ferenees held at the Methodist Church
in Mexico Sunday afternoon. Plans
were made TO hold a special Fall meet
ing and rally in each township. Lou
tire will have their meeting and annu-
al picnic the same day, probably, on
the sth Of September, IL all plans can
be perfected for that day. - Mrs.
Eva Neiman began her years work at
the stauffer school Monday. - Chau-
tauqua begins next Monday, the goth,
beginning at 2;30 p. m. with a con-
cert by the Schumann Quintet. That
evening DR.. james L. Gordon viii
give lecture. Every day there is a
most interesting program which you
can not afford to miss.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-08-16
HEDGEDALE LETTER

Oscar Erdel and Misses Edna and
Anna Erdel and Lucille Mollet return
ed home Tuesday, after a two weeks
visit in Illinois and Wisconsin. -
The Missionary Society met with Mrs
Clayton Shook Thursday. There
were eleven members and four visi-
tors present. Ice cream and cakes
were served. - Mrs. Mary Bethel
and daughter, Mary, of Mexico, and
Mr.. Ernest Lewellen and family, Of
Vandalia, spent Sunday with George
Downs and family. - Eugene Pal
mer has a Ford runabout. - Mr.. and
Mrs. F. F. Witehie and Mr.. and
Mrs, Harry Elam motored to Paris
Sunday. - Mrs. Clayton Shook is
on the sick list. - Edmond Witchie
has a fractured wrist, caused from a
fall with his bicycle. - Mr.. and Mrs
Bart Martina spent Sunday with Mr..
Rudolph Miller and family. -- John
Tschannen and family returned tc
Illinois, after spending a few days
with Louis Kircher and family. -
Frank Skelly and family, and j. R.
Shook and family attended the quar-,
terly conference at Trinity Sunday.
- Miss Addie Cunningham spent part
of the week with Miss Irene Rogers
- Little Joseph Maxwell fell Satur-
day and cut the lower part Of his ear
very badly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-08-16
AUxyASsE ITEMS

Frank Buckner shipped half car OF
sheep and half car Of hogs to st.
Louis Tuesday. - DR.. Adams bought
new Ford touring car last week. -
Many out of town guests attended
the wedding of Miss Mary Durham
and George Hunt, which was solemn
lied Saturday at $50 p. m. at the
Baptist Church, after which a recep-
ton was held at the home of the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hunt departed on their wedding
trip after the reception, and will make
their home in Galesburg, Ill. - Judge
Heering, Saturday, made an unexpect-
ed turn at a crossing, was hit by an
auto which was turning at the same
time, but so slow that the car was
stopped and only knocked him down.
- Mrs. W. R. Buckner was hostes:
to the Tuesday Club this week. Al
usual, a most delightful time was had
Mrs. Cleveland, of Brunswick, Miss
Fry, of Cincinnati, and Mrs. Gler
Toalson, of Washington, D. c., were
guests, Mrs. Toalson receiving the
prize, a box of stationery. - Brad
ley Martin, Willard Pierce and Car
Woodson left Monday for Oklahoma
on a prospecting trip, we hear. -
Miss Evelyn Threlkelds of Mexico
came out Sunday and Joined the an
nual camp of a number of young
folks who went early Monday a. m.
Mrs. Homer Rood and Vernie Camp
bell were chaperones. - Mrs. Rob-
erts entertained her intimate lady
friends Thursday evening, with siS
o'clock dinner, in honor Of her guest
Miss Bessie Ewing. - Prof. Baker
Superintendent Of our high schoo
here, sent in his resignation the first
of the week as he has been acceptea
in the Officers Reserve. Also Cliff.
ford Overfelt, another of our stauncf
home boys, who for several years ha'
been physical director in the Joplin
Y. NJ. C. A., received word Monda!
Re, too, had been accepted. - Sunda!
while on a motor trip, Fred Llewell
yn's Car got out of fix at the Aux
vase creek, backing down the inclin
to the creek, and he had to get hel
to pull it on to Auxvasse, where b
left it. Mr.. NJ. C. Stokes, who's
wife is a cousin of Mr.. Llewellyn
took them on to Mexico. - Farmer
are starting to break their whea
ground and there will be larg
crop of it sown here. - Earl Gun
ningham, of Mexico, is spending a fey
days with his brother-in-law, Johnni
Harrison, east of town. - Mr.. job
Yates still remains very low at tn
home Of his daughter down east o
| town,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-08-16
GAINS SEVEN POUNDS
WHILE TAKING TANLAC

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, August 15.-A
gain of seven ana one-half pounds in
two weeks time was the record made
recently by Mrs. G. l.. Cross, st.
Louis woman of 1901 South Ninth
street. II owe it all to this new med
icine, Tanlac," Mrs. Cross declares.
at had been two years since I felt
all o. k. she continued in describ.
ing her case. "From the start INV
condition grew worse and worse IN.
til last October l had to 90 to the
country. My entire system seemed
out of shape and know needed the
rest badly. l had to be very carefpl
about my eating. Vegetables or any,
thing heavy would cause my stomach
to hurt severely. I was constantly
annoyed with constipation.
$50 many of the best people in St
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-08-16
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE

WHEREAS, Annie c. Wrlgn. M h
Thomas N. Wright, her husDsnSS hus1.nS h,
their certain deed Of trust, oa.s5 aeJ r.
18th day of October, l9!5, a,,S II,, 4
corded in the office Of the KecSto' cor b
Deeds for Audrain County nror,i mU%
Book No. 40 at page 34l, con''''
to the undersigned in trust Civ la,
Lots numbered Five t5h o. ~ Mi.
Seven (7) and Eight (S), ,.t;on a. 10
drow's subdivision, an addition A,
the City of Mexico, Missouri ss,II,;,r d
shown on the plat of said 4p,escordsr
record in the office of the H.u HsnJrsr
of Deeds within and for Sald AO'
County. =, Audrsn
County, Missouri. In tlusS S.yoTnissorY yT
the payment of certain described;
note in said deed of trust desct'Js t J1s
and whereas said note IS Pbs pSs pay
and unpaid, and default IN s'S Sv he
mont thereof has been mace y
signer thereof, ,ho reaued
NOW, THEREFORE, az ,Jor in Of said
Of the legal owner and hoIS' tbe pro-
note, and in pursuance ,,l,t ol ~ I vii
vision Of said deed of truSN # TIE
sell at the East front dSGr d,S.GirrsoUri, If he
Court House in Mexico, MlS'O'
above described land on o,,, It'll,
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER ."
1917 hs
between the hours OF y Tn IN the a.
forenoon and five o'clock y, to tb'
ternoon os said day, for cuS" c,u,nnjue, ~
highest bidder, at public u yr'lbt Jebt api
the purpose Of paying sa,u sl"st.
costs Of executing this ,,tI lTuTti trustee,
25-4t s. M. LoChb'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-08-16
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Mamie J Wilburn and husband to
Arthur T Anlrom and wife. War
ranty, Consid 81. Lots /, 2, 3, 4 and
5, College Park Add to Mexico.
A P Green and wife to Mexico Fire
Brick Co. Warranty. Consid 81
and other. Part of SW u of NV 4
of 26-51-9.
Howard l. Pearson and wife to A
P Green. Warranty. Consid ST.,
500. Part of SW 4 of NV 4 oi
26-51-9.
Jas c Mundy to Walter P Warmer
Warranty. Consid 81 and other.
120 # in width of Lot Z, S 12O # ir
width of Lot 8, Block 2, of Raw.
ling's Add to Mexico.
Ehler Meyer and wife to Edw G
Rolwing. Warranty. Consid 81 anc
exchange. Part of NE 4 of Sec. 8;
Part of Sc 4 of Sec 8; NE 4 of NV
a of Sec and E 20. .75 A of Sc 4 Of
NV 4 of Sec 8, all in 51-7.
VIM Thos Reighley ct al to Susan
B Coontz. Warranty. Consid $3.50.
Lot 9, Block 6, Orig Farber.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-08-16
BENTON CITY ITEMS

On Monuay, August IA, quite a lot
Of the patriotic ladies Of Benton City
met with Mrs. Lane, of Mexico, at
the home of Mrs C. c. Thompson
The object of the meeting was 10 MAKE
comfort bags for the soldier boys.
About fifteen bags were completed,
but the ladies contemplate making
more. - August sth being the birth
day of your scribe, about thirty-fiva
of her neighbors appeared on the
scene about noon, bearing dishes of
fine eatables and many little tokens
of neighborly esteem. A long table
was spread in the yard under the fine
old trees, and a merry party enjoyed
themselves with an improyised pic.
mic. The children especially had a
fine time. After the dinner was
cleared away, the musicians present
entertained all with some choice musi-
cal numbers. As they departed fol
their homes, each wished their hos.
tess many happy returns Of the day.
Miss Eula Kellerhals, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kellerhals, en-.
tertained a number of her young
friends Monday night at the Keller.
halls home in Benton City. It was tbs
occasion of her fourteenth birthday
and the jolly crowd remembered hei
with many tokens Of their love. Re
freshments were served at the usuai
hour, and all was pleasant and enjoy.
able. - j. ]. T. sJohnson shipped 2
load Of fine hay to st. Louis las
Monday. - Ed Hilderbrand shippel
cattle Tuesday night. - John Dew
and wife returned from Nebraska OF
Sunday morning. - Hardin Douglas
and family returned to st. Louis Suz
day afternoon. They have been tht
guests Of DR.. Douglas and family fol
two weeks. - Many in this vicinit,
are looking forward &c attending tht
Chautauqua, commencing August 20,
Mrs. Amasen Collins has been Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs. H. ]. Hof
fress Mrs. Jane Barnes, who hai
been seriously i'll for some time, il
about the same.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-08-16
MEXICO BOYS AT
FORT RILEY GET
THEIR COMMISSIONS

Reports on the Officers Reserve
Training Camp at Fort Riley are
coming in rather slowly. However
the following results in the work Of
the Mexico boys who attended the
camp is given in the published state
mentS.
Bryan Wilson received a second lieu
tenants commission. He will be
home Wednesday for a short visit.
Ralph Coatsworth has enlisted in
the regular army.
C. II. Brandon has been appoint
ed second lieutenant in the Quarter
masters department.
NJ. ]. Sannebeek appointed second
lieutenant in Qusrtermaster's de-
partment.
Ben Locke recommended to attend
second Officers Reserve Camp, which
starts at Fort Smelling August q,
William Coatsworth received a
commission as q Captain in the ms
Infantry.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-08-16

off of IS acres. He has 1t0 acres Of
corn that is locking good.
Lee Sprinkle, formerly Of the Gran
VILE vicinity, sold 25O,OOO pounds of
wool from his sheep in Montana last
week at &c a pound, record price
for that locality. - Paris Appeal.
overfelt and Buelner, of near
Auxvasse, shipped a car Of hogs to
the St. Louis market Thursday sf-
ternoon. They bought the stock as
follows: Thomas Crum and Son, is,
1920 pounds, $3.50 so; C. E. Lock
ridge, is, s,S7O pounds, s5ls. 40;
NJ. H. Patterson, 40. s,SS5 pounds,
81 ,S59. .6s; W. B. Moore. 1, 255
pounds, 4.42; Frank Leeper, G, l.
e75 pounds S247 20. There were 50
hogs in the shipment.
Miss Mary Reed and mother, Of
South Jefferson street, have sold the
lot which contains their home to DR..
W. R. Taylor, for 5000. This is one
Of the prettiest locations in the city
and is just south Of the W. ]. Bolts
home.
Quite a large number Of farmers in
this section figuring that corn would
60 to SS a bushel refused to sell al
50 20, but since the price has dropp.
ed to SLIGO bushel, over so loads
have been delivered in this city.
Henry Xlotz is reported to have 5000
bushels, which he wanted to sell 70.
SO and refused n lower price for.
This corn has not been marketed yet,
Mexico had an inch and half mort
rain Tuesday night and Wednesday
morning, Accorning to Merritt
Llewellyn, weather man, it was 6;
inch before Z o'clock "Wednesday
morning and .S5 inch from sever
o'clock till noon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-08-16

Louis had recommended Tanlac | de-
cided to try 1t. It's nothing unusual
for my friends to stop me nowadays
and remark how much better I'm look
ing. They say my color is better and
that ! look much healthier in every
way. And they're right, too, for I
have fine appetite now, eat anything
care for and the food agrees with
me perfectly. I'm never constipatel
any more. | want to tell everyone
that they can't go wrong in taking
Tanlac."
Tanlac is now being introduced and
explained in Mexico at the Buckner
Drug Store and is sold in nearby
towns by the following exclusive
agents; Centralia, R. L. Hope; Van
dalia, j. C. Gentle; Wellsville, Pal
ace Drug Store. Adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-08-16
EASTERN AUDRAIN AND
WESTERN PIKE

The Laclede Christy Clay Co. Of
vandalia Is now working about forty
men. They 90 to work in three
shifts. The liveryman in wagon
cite takes them at Z a. m, IL m. and
. q. m. each day This company, in
stead Of shipping the raw material
will no doubt build a plant as has
tho Walsh Co. in the near future. -
Mrs. A. B. Shattuck and sons are
visiting in Laddonia this week. Prai-
rie Lane Schools begin tomorrow, the
18Th, with Prof. o. L. Bland at the
helm. - Rev. Cunningham filled ais
P. V. appointment Sunday, - Amb-
rose Goodman recently purchased a
fine Hereford bull in Howard county.
J Younger NewlAnd and Ralph Dill
lard, president and secretary respee-
lively, Of the New Harmony Farm
ers' Club, attended a general meeting
Of the Pike County Farm Bureau il
Bowling Green last Wednesday. -
Farmers here are stacking their grain
and plowing the stubble Immediately
for wheat. - Robert Basnett, thresn'
erman. is west Of Vandalia, and Hiram
Wilcox has almost finished threshin9
for the Pleasant Plains Club. -
Several from this vicinity attended tn
John Schrader party one night las
week. - Miss Emma Springman II
win, of Springfield, H., is visiting
relatives in Vandalia vicinity. - J
". Myers last week baled hay fo
parties north of Vandalia. Some ha.
out there is not yet cut. Hay /
worth s1l, but most of the farmer;
Mr.. Myers says, prefer to store thei
hay. - Louis Kohl will SOW so acre
of wheat. - An immense crowd is re
ported at the Crutcher Grove picni
last Saturday. Among those al
tending were Raymond Motley an
family, accompanied by j. R. Mas
well and family. - Farmers in tn
vicinity under supervision of T. D
Cook are putting in a bridge abou
one mile east Of Prairie View schoC
house. A. o. jackson, west q
Vandalia, has 100 acres Of wheat tina
viii make about 20 bushels, and
acres Of oats that promise q goo
Weld.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-08-16
ASKS $1,000 FOR AsS,,,-

Charging that he was yilfnll,
toEly, and without just cause "'
vocation assaulted by the suD.,,.l ~
dent Of the Walsh Fire CLAY p,.l'
Co. and that the acts of ii, ,,,.
intendent are the acts Of the ,o,,'' '''
ton, Ulysses S. Goran filed ~. '.'
the Circuit Court here Tue,d,, .
$1,000 damages against Job' ~ :
Fissie, the Superintendent ana
Walsh Fire Clay Products {. !,
Vandalia. The petition ash, ~. :
actual and $500 punitive dana. ~
Goran says that he was di,cb,''', ~
by the defendant corporation Az
2, and that the assault occurred =
he went to collect wages duo him
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-08-16
ST. Louis Live Stock Market
Special Report

NATIONAL STOCK YARDS, H.,
August Il, 1917. - TOday's receipts:
Cattle. 4,5OO. Hogs 5000. Sheep,
$500.
CATTLE - Market opened the week
with a good run on sale, there being
about $500 head, and the trade was
satisfactory from start to finish.
Prices were generally steady through
out, and where exceptions were noted
they were for steer cattle, that kind
being strong and in cases possibly a
little higher than the best time last
week. Receipts were considerably
lighter today, and the market in very
satisfactory condition, steers being
steady to strong, compared with yes
terday, while butcher cattle were
strong and 10 to 15c per cwt. higher.
With normal supplies, or over-sup.
plies, we still believe the good mar.
ket we have been predicting will even.
tually materalize.
HOGS - Market still on the upward
trend, top hogs now being the highest
ever recorded on this market. To.
days trade was Is to zoe higher thar
yesterdays closing prices on best
hogs, top s17.s0. Good weight pig:
shared the advance. while light pig!
sold slow and steady. At this writ.
ing choice hogs $50 lbs up are selling
from $3.50 to $3.50; mixed hog.
16O lbs up SIT to ST. so; 120 to $50,
ID pigs s15.25 to s16.75; 90 to 115.
ID pigs s12.75 to sl5.25; pewwes s!
to s11; best rough hogs s16.25 t.
SIG. so, and haf-fat rough hogs 81
to s13.
SHEEP - Lamb market fully 50t
per cwt higher than yesterday, whilt
sheep sold actively at strong prices
Good to choice lambs SIS to SIS. 30
medium to good s14.5O to SIS; com
mon to medium $3.50 to s14.25
culls $40 to s11; fat sheep 50; buck
and choppers Sc. 80 to 81, and canneri
$3.50. Prospects are for a light run
the balance of the week, and strong
market. - National Live Stock Com
mission Company.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-08-16
Learn Telegraphy!

Earn from $50 to $3.50 per month
Demand greatest ever known. At
tend on Credit and pay us when en-
ployed. No Position, No Pay. Wa
bash R. R. wire passes through the
college 50 students have actual rail-
road practice. Send for Catalog,
Chillicothe Business COLLECT,
Chillicothe, Mo.
101 Normal Ave-,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-08-16
tories closed anywhere from 9 a. m

tories closed anywhere from 8 a. m.
to 8 p. m. From that time on there
was mad rush for the shore re.
sorts which were all crowded by peo'
pie seeking relief from the heat.
The best relief l found from the
heat was out ON the water in my sail.
boat. / see it was even warmer al
Kansas City than here, but ! don't
believe it is felt as badly there
cause humidity is not so great. Az
one girl at the plant said, 'It's moi
the heat SO much, as the humidity"
Robert r. Robertson.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-08-16
Liked the Town, So He St,v.,


l.. S, Kehl, who last week cam. /.
Mexico from WOodson, ILL.,, to n.
his brother, C. F. Kehl, liked NJ,
leo from the start, and immedi,,.,
decided to make it his home. I'M,
day morning Mr.. Kehl, who is an :,
pert battery man, went to wo,t =,
the Auto Service and Battery G.
His wife and child will come f,,.
Woodson later. The Ledger vI
comes Mr.. Kehl as new citize, -.
wishes him much success here,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-08-16
To Hold Revival

The Rev. Trigg A. M. Thomas. vi
hold a meeting at the Benton Ca,
Presbyterian Church, beginning s.,
tember 20 and continuing to OctaH,
7. He is well known evangelist al
should have large congregation.
His special subjects will be annou.
ed later.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-08-16
DRAFTED MEN TO POSTS Srpr

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aunr
IA. - Drafted men for The n,
National Army will start for fs.,
cantonments September 3 instead .
September 1, Provost Marshall In,
der announced yesterday.
General Crwder explained a,
delay was due to the necessity 4
avoiding congregation because !
labor excursions.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-08-16

Mrs. W. M. Walker, of Chicago
is the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
Curtis FAINT. Mrs. Walkers many
Mexico friends are glad to see her
again and especially enjoying such
splendid health.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-08-16

D. E. Holman, the horse man, and
wife of jefferson City, were in Mex
leo Friday night, en- route to Chi
cago.
Hogs on the St. Louis market
broke another record Saturday when
they went to S17.15 a hundred.
Joe Mongled delivered four wagon
loads of corn in this city Friday that
brought $40.
George Bezler, a farmer one mile
east Of Reform, reports how a new
born twin calf lived seven days after
being separated from its mother.
Mr.. Bezler found the COW and the
other calf in one part Of his pasture
and started to take them to the barn.
The cow did not want to go and made
efforts to get to another part of the
pasture. Mr.. Bezler believed it was
stubbornness and forced the cow to
the barn. Several days later he dis
covered the second calf and thought it
belonged to one of his neighbors.
Inquiry among them showed that
none of them claimed it so Mr.. Bez-
Ter took it home. The COW immedi-
ately claimed the calf, Mr.. Bezler
was convinced that it was a twin Of
the other calf. 1t was so thin that
it could hardly wabble, but is getting
along fine now in spite of its enforc-
ed fast of seven days. Mr.. Bezler is
wondering how the little animal kept
from starving 70 death. - Fulton
Sun.
DULUTH, Mimi, August 0. -
Many farmers in the Northwest are
contracting to sell their entire cror
Of potatoes this Fall for 80 cents a
bushel according to information OBJ.
tanned by F. F. Edmond, of Winni,
peg, Manitoba, who is representing
the Grand Trunk Pacific line Of ele
vators. The impression is fast gain
ing ground that there will be al
enormous crop of tubers, and that tn,
Northwest will be flooded with then
next fall. The contracts at 80 cent
are for September and October de
livery, Mr.. Edmond said here yester
day.
Consumers in Canada did not suf
fer from high prices Of potatoes las
winter as they did in the United
States, according to Mr.. Edmond.
While prices in the United Statel
were around 81 bushel, in Canad;
consumers were paying S15O, AM
earlier in the season only S5c.
Joe Considine tells of Lewis o'Bri
en-, of near Thompson, who had /!
ewes that averaged him over $50 ;
head profit this year, and Mr.. O'Bri
en- still retains the animals.
From the 10 ewes he sold s101 81
worth of wool. The 26 lambs the!
brought him resulted in the sale o.
the buck lambs for $780, and lef
him 10 eve lambs worth s140, be
sides having the original 10 ewes OF
his place.
| H. F. Price sold 8 yearlings, steer
and heifers, this week TO John Hen
derson and w. d. Mason for 12 ant
9 cents a pound.
George H. Fennewald, one of the
county's biggest cattle feeders, Of
Martinsburg, was the guest of R. A.
Bradley Monday.
Wallace Holman, 10 miles southwest
Of Mexico, got 1895 bushels of oats
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-08-16
Mrs. w. j. Rixey Injured

Mrs. W. j. Rixey fell, Tuea,
morning, and had two bones in /.
right wrist broken. She was stsni
ing on n box reaching for a botls
ink, when the accident occurred
While painful, her condition is in /,
sense serious.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-08-16

William Vandeyenter and Nelson
Carter went to Fayette Tuesday .
attend the Poland China Hog sole oi
Will Lockridgc. Nh. VaniWsnter
will buy some hogs for his farm at
Pigott, Ark.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-08-16

The many friends of Robert Carter
and James Henderson, who were re-
Gently injured in an automobile acci-
dent, will be glad to know they con-
tinue to improve.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-08-16
sCHOOLs sprN1 Sic. 5.s75 81

Some interesting facts and figures
a.e contained in the annual report
sent Wednesday by County CLERK
Ross B. Caulhorn TO the State Super.
intendent Of Schools.
A balance of s34,296. 60 was on
hand in the fund July /, 1916, and the
total receipts for the year from State
fund, railroad taxes, back taxes and
tuition was s1O8, ,490. SO, making a
total of s142,787 .46.
The total expenditures for the year
were s115,975.54, as follows.
Teachers salaries ..... s7S,592 .3f
Incidental ... ..... 21,319. 81
Building and repair .... 1908 81
The balance on hand the first Of
July, 1917, was $26,811.92.
The amount in the Capital School
Fund, out on interest, is s74,265. .12.
Fines collected during the year and
put in the school fund amounted tc
$417.35
The average levy for all the dis.
tricts was 52.7 cents on the hundred
dollars.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-08-16

Miss Marion johnson, who recently
returned from Kirksville, where d
attended the summer term Of A
Normal, has accepted a position ia
the schools at Mound City, No., ft
the coming term.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-08-16
School Starts

Soon and our boys and girls will need
the following school supplies: Tab.
lets, Lunch Boxes, Book Straps, Ink
Pencil Boxes, Crayolas, Pens, etc
You will find these as usual, at
JOHNSoN'S VARIETY STORE
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-08-16
WANTS THE HOME NEWS

R. M. White e. Son, Mexico, Mo.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, August s,
1917. - Dear Sirs; I suppose |
couldn't do without "all the news
that's fit to print all the time" so I
enclose one dollar for renewal of my
subscription.
The past week boosted the ther-
mometer higher than it's been in 36
years here, and as a result, the fac