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Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-23
ANNOUNCEMENTS

We are authorized TO announce the
following candidates for County Of
flee, subject to the action of the Coun'
ty Democratic Primary, Aug. 6, 1913.
REPRESENTATIVE
W. ". Bolts
COUNTY COLLECTOR
f. ]. SIMS
JOE D. BEATTY.
oMER DICKERSoN
THOMAS P. NOEL
L. A. HARRIS
C. P. ARNOLD
T. ]. KELSo
JUDGE OF PROBATE COURT
H. P. WARDEN
E. A. SHANNON
RECORDER OF DEEDS
D. E. WooDwoRTH,
Thompson, R. F. D. /.
MRS. NETTIE M. STEPHENS
FOR COUNTY CLERK
ROSS B. CAUTHORN
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
R. D. RODGERS
CIRCUIT CLERK
EPPA +. ELLIOTT
FOR PRESIDING JUDGE
S. C. GROVES
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-23
GARDNER SPENDS YEARS
SALARY, $4,000, TOAD
CAUSE OF RED CROSS

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, May 49,
Gov. Gardner yesterday spent $1,000.
his years salary as Chief Executive.
to personally advertise the American
Red Cross in each daily newspaper in
Missouri.
The suggestion of the Statewide
advertising sprang from a single ad.
vertisement which the Governor in.
serted in a st. Louis newspaper in the
first Red Cross drive last year. There
were so many favorable comments on
it the Finance Committee of the State
organization asked that the work be
extended this year.
II suppose it will take a years
salary" said the Governor today, ITO
cover the advertising in all of The dai.
ly newspapers. but that is small when
We realize that the Red Cross means
everything to our boys at the front"
In his advertisement, which was
written on the official stationery Of
the executive office, with a sketch Of
the State Capitol, the Governor ap-
peeled to Missourians to "give, give,
and then double their gift" to the
Red Cross.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-23
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
Report of Annual Meeting at Bethel
Presbyterian Church Last Week.

The Audrain County Sunday School
convention, which was held at Bethel
Presbyterian Church, north Of Mex
leo, Wednesday and Thursday of
last week, was one Of the most sue
cessful in the history of the local or
ganization. Twenty-Five Sunday
Schools were represented, and an un-
usually splendid program marked the
meeting as well las large attendance.
1t was decided that next year, if the
people Of Hopewell Church, Thomp-
son, ARE to entertain the convention,
that the annual meeting would be
held there. Otherwise it would go to
Laddonia.
The Rush Hill Community Church
had the largest delegation present;
and it, also with the Littleby Method
list Church, was the only Sunday
| School in the county having the hon
or of a 100 per cent efficiency record.
The financial budget for next year
was announced at 1855. Three nun
bred and four dollars of this sun
was raised by popular subscription al
the meeting. In her record for the
Sunday Schools of the county, Secre-
tary Miss Ruth Cook, announced that
there were 5941 Sunday School
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-23
CLOTHINGCONSERVATIO
MISS ROBINSOKS TOPIC
Member Of Extension Bureau Of the
State University Says 10 Buy
Only New Things That Are
Absolutely Needed.
BIENNIAL Is REPORTED
Formation Of Wal Victory Commits
sion Is Result Of General
Federation of WOmen's
Clubs.

The Women's Federated Clubs held
itg regular meeting at the Library
club rooms on Monday afternoon. The
committee on Home Economics with
Miss Ethel Reed as chairman pre-
scented Miss Robinson Of The Exten-
sion Bureau Of the Agricultural de-
partment Of the State University,
who delivered a very timely and prac-
teal lecture on Clothing" Miss
Robinson reminded her hearers hat
much had been said and done cor
corning the conservation Of food, and
now. because Of the needs Of the army,
We must turn our conversation also 10
clothing. As there were four things
that must be conserved in food
wEeat, meat. fats, su~ar-co there
were I points # conservation in cloth
ing material-linens, cottonS, wool
ems and silks. She reminded Us q the
great need Of oottons for Red Cross
supplies, and the immense number cf
bales Of cotton which are required
FOR munitions Of war; linen and silk
fer aeroplaHe wings and woaleug
for uniforms and clothing for
the soldiers in the trenches. IRE sup
giles o. thaGc materials are mater
tally lesscned BY war, and from a pa
triotje sense q duty We at home rust
regulate our clothing supply. The only
way to do this is 10 use OILY what
new materials we absolutely need,
and 70 re-nake last years clothes. She
told Of one woman in Kansas who had
constructed . new spring costume
from a mans cast-of suit and / IL
yards Of silk. One Missouri woman
did better-she made herself z spring
froeE from the suit alone, without
the extra silk material Miss Robinson
had with her samples Of simplifiad
baby and ehildren's clothing and also
for ADULTS, among which were sam
pies Of clothing reconstructed from
Old garments. She also exhibited pat
terms Of fsrmerette costumes, in which
the living models booked very fetch
ing.
Miss Mary Nichols rendered her res.
ignatlon as treasurer, and Mrs. W. "
Pollock was elected 70 I'll the vacan.
cy.
Mrs. VanNeas announced that Mis-.
Bertels Of Aarinsburg, a trained
nurse, was ready to organize classel
n Home Nursing and Elementary Hy.
gene. These classes will meet at tn,
High School building next Monday af.
ternoon, and those desiring to enteI
should register with the Federatio,
secretary, Mrs. w. W. Fry, Jr. 1t il
hoped several large classes will or
ganize.
The Federation enjoyed very mucl
the enthusiastic reports Of the dele
gates to the Biennial at Hot Spring
sas City. Ms. J. r. Llewellyn an
and Social Service Conference at Kan
Mrs. Il. a. bearing brought enthusias
tic messages and personal imprei
aions from the Hot Springs meeting
Mrs. c. G. Hammond also brought a
inspiring and thrilling report from tn
Social Service Conference. All of thes
delegates heard speakers Of nations
fame, and the knowledge and expcr
uce they gathered from these NICE
h'gs mean much to the work Of The !
cal federation.
One IF the results Of the Gener
Federation of Womcn's Clubs was Il
formation Of the War Victory con
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-23
GIRL BERRY PICKERs
TO DON -UNION-ALLS"
WIN Wear Latest Thing In Apparel
to Save Clothes.

The girls who have responded TO
the call for patriotism's sake 10 go
down into the Ozark Mountains and
pick Strawberries that the crop may
be saved to help win the war are go
ing to wear "union-alls" in which TO
creep down the long rows of berry
plants.
You don't know whst union-alls
are??
Well, neither did anybody else I'M
til a couple of days ago. They're an
other wal creation. They were Gin
vented" by a St. Louis man and it
seems they're lust the things for girl
berry-pickers. The Inventor" al
ready is getting orders from the vol
unteer piekers. They have reported
at Ssrcoxie, Mo-, in the heart of the
Ozark berry patches and from there
they have entrained in motor cars
for their respective "cantonments" in
which they viii live during the harv-
est season.
Mrs. A. C. Arnold, chairman of the
Production Division of the st. Louis
Committee of the United States food
administration, who started the
movement a few weeks ago to enlist
high school girls for service in the
berry fields where, it is feared, thou
sands of dollars worth of the luscious
fruit will go to waste because Of a
shortage of pickers, was sitting in her
office in the Board of Education
Building when the "~unionalls" man
came along with his splendid idea.
1t was just the very thingl "Un-
ionalls" would do away with all the
clumsy manipulation of skirts and
waists and they would save a mint Of
money in .h~osiery-for berry pickers
have to crawl low and peek beneath
the vines to find the ~evasive speeklet
clusters Of fruit.
The inventor offered to make a pal
: and submit them for approval. He did
They were tried on" one of the vol
u~nteers and worked like a charm. Now
he has promised to make all the "un.
ionalls" hat are needed at a yer
moderate cost. Mrs. Arnold is taking
orders for them.
"Unionalls" are much like the ov
erals worn by mere men persons VIII
do manual labor, except, of course
that they are finished in more grace
full lines and are not so untidy in thei
appearance. But the mannish effec
isn't lost by any means.
More than 100 girls have been az
eepted for berry picking. A fey
more days of sunshine and the straw
berries viii begin to "hue," as tn
growers term the ~ripening. Then Il
girls will start. Miss Mildred Pear
of this city. who has volunteered he
services, is now ready to start whe
the word is given.
The berries must be picked in
hurry. If they remain on the vines
few days too long they rot.
=, Chaperons for the various division
of workers already have been chose
and are ready to report with the
! squads. They'll likely wear Junior
! alls" too.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-23
TO MEXICO.

R. II. Holiday, who has been an in
structor in Hearn Academy, Cave
Springs, Georgia, has arrived here to
take charge of the department of His
tory and Social Economy at Hardin
College, which was formerly under
the direction Of Prof. Guy Motley. Mr..
Holiday comes to Mexico with the
highest recommendations. He is ar
educator of prominence and ability
and the Ledger joins in extending him
d warm welcome to Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-23
o THE SOLDIERS

Audrain county soldiers, When in
London, England, can find the Even
ing Ledger on file at the Reciprocal
News Bureau Office 10 Queen Anne's
Gate, London, S. W. The paper is sent
regularly and it is placed there for
your convenience. DIFF
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-23

In today's Ledger will be found the
announcement Of s. G. Groves as can
didate for Presiding Judge Of Au-
drain county, subject to the action Of
the Democratic primary in August.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-23

To the Wool Growers Of Audrain and
adjoining counties: See me before
disposing of your wool. We represent
the largest licensed wool house in the
United States. W. W. johnson, repre-.
scnting Silperan & Sons, Chicago. wi
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-23

Mrs. II. =. French has returned to
her home in Martinsburg, after spend
ing the fall and winter in Mexico. Her
son and daughter have been attend
ing Mcmillan High School here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-23

William Vandeventer leaves May
81, with the men in the selective
army for service. He was registered
in Arkansas, but a transfer was OBJ
tanned To this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-23

Orpheus Rutter, who has been with
the U. S. troops at Jacksonville, Fla,
has left for Newport News, where he
will be stationed lin the future.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-23

A. NJ. Roberts is suffering with a
cut right knee, sustained Tuesday
while jumping from a bus at Bowling
Green when it appeared the vehicle
was going to be struck by a train.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-23
FIittner and Peters 10 NAVY

Stanley Peters and William Flitt-
ner, of this city, will leave early Sat
urday morning for st. Louis, where
they will take the examinations for
the United States Navy.
Both boys will give up a splendid
position to go in the service Of their
country.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-23

The success of your breakfast de-
ponds on your Coffee. Try Monarch,
at Smith Bros.
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-23
GEN. CLARK DELIVERS
SPEECH

TIE Mnzoln MIhtzry A15ezy
o1umencsneut exVrcisez q draNsnE
90 . desc nscsaay norring the ca
Get hzftzlion vas ADDRESSED BY Gen
cal n c Cara a. the PreshyteraH
Charch He spoke On the great Eesd
hat was being sccompahed b. mill-
tzry schoaL
The NJ ~ A. Band gave q very pref
" selection after which Mu. ?. n.
Henderson. Captain c c Convey and
Captain c n. Wcrner sang BLESSED
L the People he M N. A. quar-
let gave a selection and Cadet Carroll
Wax played a solo on the cornet wnieh
Was up TO his usual standard
General CLARK, Adiutant General o.
Missouri National Guard. clearly
showed that advantage that a mAn
who has been oducated in a military
school has ovcr one who has not had
the advantages Of military training,
all other things being equal. lie
showed the advantages Of military
training in that II teaches one to
obey. 20 respect a superior and many
other things that are very helpful in
life. The address had a patriotic
trend throughout II was shown that
a great per cent Of our present army
officers got the foundation Of their
training in a military school, When
the great national army was first or
ganized those men who had prelimin-
airy training in schools and the Ma
tional Guard were those who were Sc
lected for officers.
At the end of the program. the au-
dienee sang The Star Spangled Ban
ner."
Gen. Clark Reviews Cadets.
Tuesday afternoon the cadet bat
TALON was reviewed by General Clark.
The cadets showed their ability in
drilling very clearly. Col. Henderson
has been drilling them every day and
the review was very successful.
The review consisted of the manual
of arms, close and extended order
work. This year the battalion has
shown itself capable Of doing some
fine work as was demonstrated at
t e review. Gen. Clark sce,lcd great
~ pleased with the progress made.
This review practically completes the
commencement exercises with the ex-
ception of the final roll call and
awarding the diplomat and medals.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-23

Monarch Brand Coffee. You'll en-
joy it. Sold by
d2w1 Smith Bros.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-23
OSTEoPATH BOARD MEETS

The Missouri State Board Of 0ste-
opathy held a meeting in the Alamo
Hotel Tuesday 70 pass upon exaln.n-
atoms Of 100 applicants for practicing
Licenses. The examination papers
were sent lin from the American
School Of 0steopathy at KirksviIle
and the two osteopathic schools in
Kansas City. Members Of the board
are:
Dr. ". D. DobsoH, St. Louis.
Dr. J. d. Cole. Columbia.
DIR. Z8da Purdom, Kansas City.
DR.. Del Martz, Moberly.
DR.. r. N. Shoush, Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-23

Mrs. Roy Eblen, of st. Louis, is the
guest of Judge and Mrs. Alex Carter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-23

The rainfall for Sunday might was
IL inches.
B. B. Barr is having much trouble
with sheep-kilsng dogs. He recently
had two sheep killed and five Grip
pied.
w. w. Johnson shipped two car
loads Of wool to market this week.
The hen and fifteen chickens, CIV
en- the Red Cross by Mrs, Henry
Heinieke of this city, were purchased
by Mrs. F. R. Sanford for $500.
w. c. Schultz of Audrain county.
Mo, had the pleasure of topping the
st. Louis lamb market Monday with a
string Of ISL head Of clipped westerns
that averaged 8 lbs. which sod al
| S15.85. This band Of lambs were a lit
tie heavy and had they been a little
lighter in weight would probably
have brought a shade more money
The consignment, however, was II
very good finish having been led OF
corr and finished with Purina feed
They sold to Swift & Co., without {
sort of any character. Mr.. Schultz il
a flockmaster of the first water anC
his reputation for making them goot
has never been questioned.-Liv'
Stock Reporter.
John Henderson, a well-knowl
farmer and stock producer of Au
drain county, Mo-. sent in 301 head o
clipped western lambs Of his ow
feeding that averaged 8S lbs and wen
at $15.85, which was as high as an
clipped lambs brought in st. LOU
A., Monday.-Live Stock Reporter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-23

Osteopathy. DR.. Shoush. Phone S..
dwtf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-23

Word was received in Mexico Tues
day Of the safe arrival Of Dee John
son overseas,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-23

Subscribe literally to Red Cross.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-23

"a - NuN AhaAhNsf HSAA
tanners up TO prime beef kinds, mas
declined Is 70 25e per ewt compared
with q week ago today, but outside
this exception, the trade otherwise IS
fully steady and active at the prices,
oUoTATIONS-Beef steers $1,000
70 sI-.S5 stockers and feeders 50 10
Sl225: stock COWS and heifers $3.50
TO SO: yearhng butcher cattle 50 to
$3.50; beef cows $40 TO $3.50; can
ners and cutters S7.25 to $3.50; beef
bulls sl1.50 to $3.50; sausage bulls,
$3.50 to S11.50.
HOGS--Today's opening prices
were governed by a $3.50 top, but
this basis was of short duration and
at the finish $3.50 was bid for best
light hogs. This close shows a de-
cline Of fully 2Oc per cwt compared
with a week ago. On the early mar
ket 160 to 21O ID hogs sold $3.50 to
$3.50; 220 to 26O lbs s17.25 to $3.50;
extreme heavy hogs around s17.25;
pirs $40 to $3.50; rough hogs around
SIC.
SHEEP-In spite Of a material in
crease in receipts, the market has
been maintained on a steady basis
Wool lambs $3.50 TO $20.25; clippet
lambs $l4.75 a SIG; wool sheep STATS
r. sl5.25; clipped sheep sl2.75 tC
1880; Gamer and choppers $65b tC
! slI.75; goats and kids 81 to $l1.5O.
National Live Stock Commission Co
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-23

Buy War Savings Stamps.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-23
Stock Notes
LOCAL MARKET
ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK MARKET


National Stock 1ards, III, Nay II
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-23

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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-22
New York.
NEW YORK, March 16, 1918.


The weeks situation of the leaf mar
ket does not furnish any. exciting topic
for special report. Nothing to sell
and nothing to buy" is the general
coment on the situation. Those who
would like to indulge in worry are wor-
rying whether the packings of last year
undergoing sweating now are gJing to
come out in healthy condition, while
others are worrying over the prospects
of the crops to be planted this year,
over increase or decrease of acreage
any over the possible price. Whatever
notable activity there is seems to be
centered rather in cultures" than in
present dealings. A stir, however, was
made by the publication of the Amerl-
can Sumatra Tobacco Co.'S financial
statement. 1t shows one of the most
remarkable achievements of any indus
trial enterprise and places the Ameri-
can Suniatra Tobacco Co. in the front
rank of successful enterprises. 1t car
ries also the lesson of the value of to-
bacco enterprises if carried on to cor
respond with the necessities of the
trade. The arrival of 1900 bales i'm
ported by the American Sumatra Pur-
chasing Syndicate is anxiously waited
for as the present stock of Sumatra is
likely to be exhausted soon. The Ha-
vana trade is enjoying steady demands
in spite of the unavoidable price in
crease. The old, reliable leaf is profit
eering like other agricultural products
under the avalanche of war prices. =
Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-22
VIROQUA. WIS. March 13. 1918.

The present week will pretty nearly
clear the decks at the numerous tobac-
co packing plants in Vernon county. 1t
has been lively run since the holidays
and all who wanted work could be ac-
commodated. Work, of necessity, will
be continued in small way for some
days yet, because of delayed delivery
of a few crops or portions of crops,
which are being delivered every day.
Every grower is getting ready for
the new crop this year, and it is cer-
tain there will be an enlarged acre
age over last season. Seed is be-
ing bought, canvas repaired and made
ready for the covering of beds. The
talk is that soldiers will have tobacco
as we'll as bread, and no section is bet
ter prepared to raise the weed they
demand.
F. w. Alexander, who recently as
sumed local management of the Wells
Fargo Express Co. affairs in this city,
tells the Censor of an usual shipment
by express to Tampa, Florida, recently,
when he billed 80 cases of cured tobac-
co, or 27,564 pounds, on which the
charges were $1,212.83. The shipment
was from the Mcintosh warehouse in
Viroqua, consigned to E. Regensburg
& Sons.
Uncertainty of securing cars by
freight caused shipment by express,
thus making an emergency hurry up. :
Censor.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-22
PENNSYLVANIA.

LANCASTER, Pa, March 13, 1918.
Probably over three-fourths of the
new crop of Lancaster county has been
delivered, while considerably more has
been stripped, which means that lot
is ready for delivery. The percentage
not yet sold is small, but there is still
enough of it to keep packers on the
lookout for it. 1t is too scattered over
the nearly thousand square miles of the
county to warrant packers driving
about looking for it, but they keep the
telephone wires busy and have friends
at work over the county trying to
gather that which is outstanding. That
lately bought was not had at a bargain.
It was claimed that good deal of the
unsold tobacco was of inferior quality,
held at prices paid for the best goods,
and that was the main reason it was
unsold. It may be so, but if it was of
an inferior grade we have not heard of
prices being paid that proved it such.
It was a wrongly conceived idea that,
the tobacco carried unsold into the
spring would come down in price. 1t
has happened in some years that to-
bacco held too long went at lower
prices, but this year it is not so. The
buyer of 1917 tobacco pays just as
much for it now as was paid for the
crop earlier in the season, and none of
the growers holding onto their tobacco
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-22
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDGERTON, WIS, March %, 1918.

EDGERTON, WIS, March %, 1918.
This has been the big week of the
season for deliveries of the tobacco
crop at various receiving points in the
state and the market towns have been
crowded with hundreds of farmers
teams daily, and farmers are rapidly
converting their holdings into cash.
The farmer who does not carry away
from one to five thousand dollars for
this product is not considered much of
a grower this year. 1t is estimated
that close to three-quarters of the
crop will be received by the close of
the present week. There is some
stripping yet to be completed, but
generally growers have the crop ready
and await their turn for delivery. The
difficulty in securing cars for trans
shipment as promptly as needed is de-
laying the movement somewhat.
The warehouse handling is being
pushed along now with the usual dis
patch, work being in sight for several
weeks yet. A few of the Vernon
county packers have already completed
the work of the season.
The old goods market is barren of
transactions.
The shipments out of storage to
eastern factories is still confined to
small orders, the embargo on car loads
for connecting lines is yet in force.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-22
Annual Meeting.

The annual meeting of the Fassett
Cemetery association will be held at
the Office of w. T. Pomeroy & Co. on
Monday, April /, 1918, at p. m, for
the purpose of electing three trustees
and such other business as may be pre-
sented.
Ali persons indebted to the associa-
t;on for the care of lots for the year
1917 will please call at the office of Sec
rotary and settle for sa11e-
1872 w. T. Pomeroy, Secy.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-22

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Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-05-10
THE DEBTS OF THE
WARNING NATIONS

The London Economist for Febru
airy places the total gross debt Of
Great Britain at $500. OOC
pounds 1891, $3.50, O0O, OOO.)
The French minister Of Finance in
presenting the budget for 1918 esti.
mated the public debt Of France on
December 81. 1918, at II5.i66,O5s,.
900 francs (s22 1927, O0O. 00OD
The public debt Of Italy at the end
Of 1917 is estimated at about 3d.
600. OO0. 900 lire (s6.676.OOO. OOO)
The debt Of the Central Powers
are estimated rs follows: Germany,
s25, 4Os, 900. 900; Austria. si3,314.-
600, 900; and Hungary, S5.704,O0O,-
900.
Our own public debt is now around
81, 900. 900 900, but more than half
Of this amount has been loaned 10
our Allies and will be repaid us. IL
is estimated that Of the total net
expenditures Of the United States for
the fiscal year Of 1918. exclusive Of
our advances to our Allies, more than
one-half will be betrayed by taxa
ton.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-05-10

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