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Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-31

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Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-31
CARTER

Albert Harrison, one of the best
known and most active producers and
feeders Of stock in Audrain county,
Mo-, had on Wednesdays st. Louis
market a load of good quality hogs Of
his own raising, &C head that aver
aged 2sS lbs, and sold at $17.65,
which was the top of tie market.
Packing Company, of st. Louis
Live Stock Reporter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-31

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Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-31

Buckner e. Britt, Auxvasse mule
feeders, sold 25 head of fat cotton
mules Saturday to Maher Brothers &
Edwards, East st. Louis dealers, at
1855 around. They were bought for
the firm by L. C. Williamson, north
west of McCredie.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-31
BE IT RESOLVED By THE HOUSE OF REL
RESENTATIvES, THE SENATE CON
CURRING THEREIN;

Noh ASS VI aAeAShS avs Va Ao
certain words.
BE IT RESOLVED By THE HOUSE OF REP
RESENTATIvEs, II SENATE CON
CURING THEREIN;
That at the general election to be held in
this state on the Tuesday following the first
Monday In November, 1918. the following
amendment 10 the Constitution Of the state of
Missouri shall be submitted to the qualified
voters Of the state, to-wtti
Section ia Of article 10, of the Consti-
tuition OF the state Of Missouri shall be amend
ed by inserting between the word same" and
the word provided" as the same appears on
line ten thereof. the following words: "or for
the purpose Of defrHying all or any part OF
the cost of paving, matchmaking, grading or
| otherwise improving the roadway Of any street,
avenue or alley within the corporate limits of
such CITY," 40 that said section shall read as
follows:
Section ia. Certain cities allowed to In
cur additional Indebtedness for water works
and light plants.-Any city in this state con-
tanning not more than thirty thousand 10000
nor less thpn two thousand (2,000) Inhabitants
may, with the assent Of two-thirds OF the
voters thereof, voting at an election to DO
held for that purpose, be allowed to become
Indebted in q larger amount than specified In
section twelve, of article ten 10) Of the
Constitution Of this state, not exceeding an
| additional five t5) per centum Of the value OF
the taxable property therein, for the purpose
Of purchasing or constructing water-works,
electric or other light plants, to be owned
exclusively by the city so purchasing or con
structing the same, or for the purpose OF de
fraying all or any part Of the cost Of paving
matchmaking, grading or otherwise improving
the roadway OF any street, avenue or alleJ
within the corporate limits Of such city: r
VIDED, that any such city mourning suct
lndebtedneVs requiring the assent of the voter
Is aforesaid shall have the power to provo,
for. and before or at the time Of mourning :
Indebtedness shall provide for, the collection =
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-31
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE
STATE OF MISSOURI;

The Constitution Of Missouri shall be and
the same is hereby amended by adding the
following Section to Article X thereof
All public revenues for state county mu'
nicIpal. school and all other public purposes
shall be derived from taxes on the value OF
land exclusive Of Improvements and from such
taxes as may be imposed by law on the manu-.
facture and sale Of intoxicating liquors and
tobacco, and on incomes and inheritancesi nut
this shall rot prevent the imposition of such
license taxes as may be necessary to a proper
exercise Of the police power. Rights Of way
for public utilities shall be deemed property
in land and the value thereof shall be taxed
accordingly II not owned by the public. This
amendment shall govern all taxes for which
assessments shall he made on and after June
LIST, 1919, hut not those assessed before that
date. All constitutional limitations Of rates
of assessment aud taxation are hereby abel,
ished and the legislature Is hereby empowered
to fix such rate OF taxation as shall produces
the revenue required for state and school pur'
poses and in counties the County Court of each
county and in municipalities the corporate
authorities Of each municipality shall have
power 10 determine the rate necessary to pro
ducs the revenue needed from time to time foi
municipal purposes, provided that any schoo
district In the state may increase the rate fol
school purposes fixed by the legislature by
submitting such increase to u vote Of the peo
pie Of such district. Al provisions Of TIT
constitution conflicting herewith are repealed
Tar as they so conflict,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-31

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Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-31

1t is the hope of the Missouri Food
Administration to have fair price
committees in every section of the
State. Wherever fair price lists are
published they have proved beneficial
both to the dealer and the consumer.
"The housewife should watch the
fair price list as closely as a fan
watches a baseball scoreboard in the
summer time" said Mr.. NOVEL;.
The Mexico price committee ig fire.
quently referred to by Mr.. NOVEL; in
his work of establishing other COM
mittees as a model.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-31
EIGHTH CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.

Providing that all public revenues shall be
derived from taxation upon the unimprpved
value Of land based upon assessments made
on and after June LIST, 1919, and from
taxes upon the manufacture and sale OF
Intoxicating liquors and tobacco, and OF
incomes and inheritances; abolishing all
constitutional limitations on the rates Of
taxation, and empowering the legislature,
county courts and municipal authorities 20
fix the rate fer state and school. county
and municipal purposes, respectively, elias
styling rights Of way Of public %utilitiee
fer purposes Of taxation, and repeating all
constitutional provisions in conflict here
with.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-31

J.. W. German, of C~entralia, was in
Mexico Friday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-31
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% the Constitution % this state. and In addi-
tion to the Teeisi lew fr resd and hrass
81 tAs oonstitution q this state, Il shall b
the duty Of the county ccurt Of any county ia
this state. when authorized annually 80 70 d
By q majority Of the qualified voters % any
road district. general Or special. voting therein
nt ~ election held for such purpose, to MAXI
q levy Of not 10 excsed seventy-five cents o.
the ona hundred dollars valuation ~ ell prop
erty within such DISTRICT. - h. collected In ths
same msnner a. state and county taxes an
collected, and placed to the credit o. the road
district authorizing such special levy. II shall
hs the duty of the county court, on petition
Of not less than ten qualified voters and tar
payers residing within any such road district
10 uuhmit the question Of authorizing such spe
cial levy 10 the qualified voters Of such distric
AZ q special election IA he held for that pur
pose. within twenty days after the fling o
such petition.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-31

Bmn to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry John Mrs. Leila Mitchell Is visiting Mrs
o. 222 Coal street, an S-pound girl D. A. Mcmillan in Fulton.
Thursday. "i VIZ"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-31

BUY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-31
FIFTH CONSTITUTIONAL


Joint and concurrent resolution submittlng to
the qualified voters Of Missouri an amend
ment to the Constitution thereof concerning
revenue and taxation by inserting In SEQ
tiOn 1aa Of article 10, Of the Constitution,
oertain words,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-31

who declared alcohol tended to IN
crease the danger from the disease
BUY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-31
SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.

yuint and concurrent resolution submitting to
the qualified voters Of the state Of Mis-.
souri, an amendment 10 the Constitution Of
said state, concerning the Public school
fund"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-31
Proposed Amendments to the
Constitution of Missouri by
the Initiative.
SEVENTH CONVENTIONAL
AMENDMENT.

A proposition 70 establish in the stats treas
ury a honestsad lean fund 10 " leaned e
citinsna 81 the state 81 Missouri fer ths
purpose Of purchasing hanettsads ana
erecting permanent inprovsmsnts thereon,
10 BE secured By . first lien on The home
stead ana 20 bar three per csnt interest
commencing .. y--- f~e-- sh~ dAts Of the
lean, providing for the repayment thereof,
and empowering the Legislature 10 enact
necessary legislation 10 make effective the
provisiona hereof.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-31

AGAINST the use of alcoholic bever,
"so. has been issued by DR.. Royal
3 Copeland, Health Commissioner
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-31
FOURTH CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.

yoint and concurrent resolution submitting TO
the qualified voters Of the state Of Mis-
souri, an amendment to the Constitution
thereof, concerning taxation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-31

Liquor Promotes Influenza
NEW YORK, Oct. 2b.-A warning
to Spanish influenza sufferers
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-31

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Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-31

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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-15
HOW HE LOST HIS FRIENDS

He was always wounding their feel.
ings, making sarcastic or funny re-
marks at their expense.
He was cold and reserved in his
manner, cranky, gloomy, pessimistic.
He was suspicious of everybody.
He never threw the doors of his
heart wide open to people, or took
them into his confidence.
He was always ready to receive as
sistance from them, but always too
busy or too stingy to assist them in
their time Of need.
He regarded friendship as luxury
to be enjoyed instead of an opportun-
ity for service.
He never learned that implicit, gen.
erous trust is the very foundation
stone of friendship.
He never thought it worth while to
spend time in keeping up his friend
ships
He did not realize that friendship
will not thrive on sentiment alone
that there must be service to nourish
it.
He did not know the value of
thoughtfulness in little things.
He borrowed money from them.
He was not loyal to them.
He never hesitated to sacrifice their
reputation for his advantage.
He was always saying mean things
about them in their absence.
He measured them by their ability
tosAdE2nnnr ln.-SuccaA
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-15
Alice Jones - Story of a
Careless Coyote.

Dear Juniors:
I am going to write about "a Care
less Coyote"
One Of our neighbours boys set a
trap for a coyote. A bad storm came
and they could not go out and look
at the trap for several days. When
they did 60 and look the trap was not
there
A few days later their father saw
the same coyote. 1t had the trap on
its front foot. When he got home he
told the boys he had seen the coyote.
The boys hitched the team to the
sleigh and started out to see if they
could get it. They chased it for a
long time but did not get close enough
to shoot at it.
A few days later my brother Harry
was going after the cows. He was on
horse. He saw the same coyote
with the trap still fastened to it's
foot. He chased it long time and
it was nearly worn out. 1t lay down
by some rocks, so he jumped off the
horse and threw a rock at it. He hit
it in the head and just stunned it. So
our neighbor's boys and Harry had
to shoot it afterwards. They skinned
it and put the skin on a board.
If the coyote had been more careful
it would not have gotten in the trap.
Alice Jones, Age 10.
Box 80, Anderson, Alberta, Canada.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-15
THE QUEEN OF HOLLAND

When the queen of Holland was
younger, she was noted for her out
spoken frankness. When she was told
of the atrocities of the Duke of Alva
and of the cruel policy of the Spanish
kings toward her country, she became
indignant, and exclaimed, 81 am very
angry, and after that the king of Spain
must never expect that l shall invite
him to my court
The queens frankness has some
times caused her to regret her words.
For instance, on one occasion she was
sitting to the painter, Josselin de
Jonge, when she exclaimed to her
mother in French, Mother, this ever
lasting painter will bore me to DEATH"
After a few moments the painted
stopped. and in the best of French
said. THAT will do for today"
When asked by the Prince of Wales
during her visit to England how she
liked the English people, she replied
that she was astonished at their being
so nice and amiable. Il should never
have thought it from the specimens
have seen in Holland remark
that is said to hav/ amused the prince
greatly. n
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-15
Vera Roberts-Explains Her
Former Letter.

Dear Juniors:
I will explain my last letter because
some of you might have misunderstood
I was not urging cakeless, fruitless,
candyless and SO on for the soldiers. 1t
is the saving of money SO you can put
it in War Savings Stamps, Red Cross
and Bonds.
There is another thing I also think
necessary and that is health. Some Of
you probably never thought of that.
But it is necessary very necessary.
Do you think the boys at the front
would like to come back home and find
us all in ill health? | do not l don't
think any of the Juniors would either
If possible we should all study hy-
giene or physiology or something to
help us keep our bodies in perfect
health
Here is one of the first things that all
Juniors and everyone else should do
and that is brush your teeth That is
where all or nearly all the bacteria
germs enter your body. ! hope all you
Juniors will keep your health.
Vera Roberts, age u,
33l Church St, Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-15
WHEN THE KING WAS A BOY

me professor who was the chief
Instructor of the King of Italy during
his boyhood has made some interest
ing statements as to the method pur
sued in the education of the prince.
/ "The first day l went to instruct the
prince" says the author, Il was in.
formed by those in authority that
was to treat him as would any other
pupil, showing him neither any undue
respect nor any indulgence even in
trifling matters For example if any
thing was needed during the lesson, it
was the prince who should get it. and
not /; and if a book or anything like
it were to fall from the table, it was
the prince who should pick it up"
The tutor was sharp in his rep-i-
mands if the prince sighted his los
sons.
Your Royal Highness should re-
member" he said on one occasion,
''that the kings son if he is block
head will remain blockhead for in
this respect there is no difference be-
tween him and the son of shoe
maker"
At another time the prince asked 10
be relieved from exercise on horse
back on the plea that he had head
ache.
eff battle were to be fought to.
day do you think pain in the head
ough to prevent your Royal Highness
from appearing at the head of the
troops?" asked the tutor
The prince rode that day as usual
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-15
THE COURIER JUNIOR
DEPARTMENT
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING co.
OttumWa, Iowa
EDITOR
MATILDA DEVEREAUX
Edna Bowling - Patriotic
Duties of Today.

Dear Juions: Today we have an
excellent war sermon from the pen OF
young Davis county Junior, Edna
Bowling. We are very proud to think
that we have such a sensible patriot
in our big family of Juniors. OF course
the judges have awarded Edna a
prize. The war sermon follows:
We have a great many patriotic
duties today, although great many
people do not realize these duties.
These people are just as much slack
ers as If they refused to fight for
their country, for that is our part, our
patriotic duty to the United States.
Our parents can buy Liberty bonds
and give to the Y. M. c. A.,also close
their stores earlier, but it seems that
We can only help save and to deny
ourselves certain things that are
needed for the soldiers.
We girls can help by wearing mads>
over clothes of our older sisters and
by learning to like to eat left-overs
and the things our mothers cook to
help save.
The government has asked us to
conserve on -four and sugar and now
they have had to demand us to do it..
These two articles of food are for our
soldiers and the allies. 1t is not the
large savings that count so much, as
1t is the saving of the little amounts
of all of US.
This will help our soldiers and
might cause item to be victorious.
The ones who have done as the gov,
eminent asks really seem to be living
better than ever, and find that no
hardships come to them, and best OF
all they are showing patriotism.
Edna Bowling. Age IL.
Bloomfield, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-15

2 ONDON.-An American special
mission in the service Of the
- federal food administration and
sent to study the food situation of
Great Britain has recently arrived
here. The mission will gather infor-
nation regarding the British meth
DDS of dealing with food shortages.
The Americans have already ex-
pressed themselves as impressed with
the manner in which Lord Rhonda,
Britain's food administrator, and his
associates have dealt with the food
problems here. They expect to re-
turn with information of considerable
value to Herbert Hoover and British
methods will be carefully considered
by the American food administration
in its graphing with very similar
problems in America.
A recent British official photograph
shows Edward F. Trefz, member
of the American mission, holding in
his arms small friend he met while
on visit of inspection to the Poplar
district of London. The Americans
have been especially interested in the
circumstances of London's large tene-
ment committees, where the greatest
efforts have been necessary to get
food to the city's poor.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-15
Gladys Harrison Hel
Grandfather Who Was a
Gallant Soldier.

Dear Juniors:
Since I have never written to the
Junior before I thought 1 would write
story about my grandfather.
Ny grandfather fought in the civil
war. He was in the field blowing when
he heard cannon go off in Drakesville
and he left the field and went to war.
When he was in war he went three
days without anything to eat but three
grains of corn.
Then again they had hand to hand
battle. A man was going to shoot him.
Before the man could shoot him grand
pa broke the mans arm and made him
drop the revolver. Then grandpa made
him get down. pick it up and give it to
him. When he came home he brought
them with him.
Grandpa was eighty-two years old
when he died.
Gladys Harrison, age 10,
Ottumwa, Ia, r. r. 6.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-15
DOLLY'S WILD ANIMAL

In spite Of her utmost efforts the
tears would run down Dolly Dimple's
fat little cheeks. At times the tears
came so fast she could scarcely see
the blue bowl from which she was
eating oatmeal and cream.
To miss the kindergarten was too
promised to teach them to make
paper baskets.
That morning mamma, Margie and
Robert had left on the early train to
spend the day with grandma. Nelga,
the cook, was away on visit, so Aunt
Alice and Dolly Dimple we're left all
all alone. This seemed very nice and
cosy until auntie received message
that some friends passing through the
city would stop off between trains for
luncheon, SO auntie would be too busy
to stop to take Dolly Mmple to the
kindergarten. Auntie was hurrying
through the room, with her hands full
Of dishes, but, noticing Dolly's tears,
stopped to inquire the cause. After
thinking moment auntie said:
Dolly D., big girl like you can sure
ly go alone. IT'S only three squares,
and will telephone your teacher to
watch for you"
Dolly jumped up and down for joy
To go alone seemed too good to be-
lieve. A few minutes later she was
marching proudly down the street with
her little basket of luncheon.
Presently Aunt Alice heard little
sobbing cry, and there, huddled upon
the front steps. was poor little Dolly,
weeping bitterly. In the midst of her
sobs she explained that in some
bushes on her way she had seen an
animal with bright eyes and bushy
tail.
Auntie put on her hat and jacket,
and went with Dolly for second look
at this frightful animal. About two
squares down the street, as they drew
near clump of rose bushes, Dolly be-
gan to lag behind, holding very tightly
to auntie's hand and pointing with
little trembling finger to the bushes.
There, sure enough, could be seen u
pair of very bright eyes and a great
bushy tail A moment later auntie
stopped and picked up-what do you
think? A beautiful fur boa that had
been lost by some lady.
Laughing merrily, Dolly kissed aun-
tie, and hurried off to school.
Auntie at once advertised the lost
boa in the newspaper, and the next
day a lady came and claimed it as
hers. With the lady came dear little
girl, and she and Dolly became the
best of friends.
So Dolly always thought it a very
lucky day when she found the wild
animal on her way to the kinder
garten.-Margaret Allison. in, :Wester1
Cahr1at11n- A6s1cata.