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Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-09-05
GREEN'S BRICK LAST
LONGER" SAYS OMAR
GRAY. OF STURGEON
tThe Sturgeon LEADER

One day last week the editor of the
Leader dropped off at Mexico from
Wabash train No 20 and found a three
hours wait staring US in the face be-
fore the C. & A. train left for Jefer-
son City.
Coming down the street was Harri-
son Brown, who looks after the adver-
Using end Of the A. P. Green Fire
Brick Company's plants. We shook
hands and then w accepted the invi-
tation TO visit these plants and see
how brick are made under present
conditions.
The day wa sa hot one and dust was
flying everywhere, but we waded right
in and took a look through.
Ten years or more ago we used to
meet Editor R. NJ. White at editorial
conventions in all sections of the Unit.
ed States, and White would say. when
business back home was mentioned,
"Well, i fl could get my money out of
my brick plant stock | would be all
right" We would say, 'If we had our
money out o fthe telephone business,
we would be in better shape. No mon
ey in it,"
The Mexico brick plant plodded
along for years, but could make nc
money. One day A. P. Green appeared
on the scene. He was at that time
manager Of the sales force for a big
brick concern in the East and he knew
where he could get proper backing. So
he bought up the stock Of the Mexico
brick plant and went to work. And
now he has a bonanza. The men who
held stock in the old-concerA row wish
they had SeFns u the Green stock. Ii
is a money-maker. II deserves to sue
coed. That is some investment, too.
Everything Of the best. The company
owns immense dirt digging machines.
engines, ears and the most improved
machinery in their line on the market.
The company now WINS a commits.
sary store and five hundred employees
buy needed goods at a profit of not to
exceed 10 per cent, Wages are good
and the employees seem to be per
fectly satisfied with work.
No trouble TO sell the Green brick
They are wanted in all sections of the
United States and they undoubtedly
"last longer"
Fine bunch Of men working at tbs
Green plants-one in the east part OF
Mexico and one in the west part, anc
these institutions are certainly help.
ing to put Mexico, No., on the map OF
progress.
The best days work Green did was
to grab Harrison Brown from an
Eastern city. Brown is in demand, but
he had rather be in Mexico, U. S. A.
than any other point on earth. He is
editor Of a semi-monthly paper which
is published for the benefit Of the EN-.
ployees of the brick plants.
We have never met A. P. Green, but
we wager he is some business genius
Bound to be. His works show this.
If Bob White had been in partner
ship all these years with Green he
never would have wanted to get out OF
the brick enterprise.
We love to boost a success-Green
is a success.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-09-05
EIGHTY-FOUR STARS
IN SERVICE FLAG

There are eighty-four stars in the
service flag Of the Christian Church,
and one Of them is a gold one The
eighty-three stars are living TESTIMONY
les of the splendid work that is being
done by the 10 men and four girls
from the Christian Church who are in
the National service.
The one gold star is q tribute to
Monte Brooks, the first and only
member Of the church to "go west"
in his service for his country.
There are several stars for young
people who are not members of the
church. Miss Natalie Morris and two
brothers are represented on the flag,
although they are not members of the
Christian Church. Mrs. Barth also
has three stars in the flag.
About t%wo-thirds Of the boys Of the
honor roll are now over, mostly in
France, and many more are just com
pleting tanning in camps in the Unit
ed States and will soon go over.
The pastor of the church, the Rev.
H. P. Atkins, keeps in close touch with
his boys and girls in the service, and
he has the addresses of each and every
one of them.
The service flag also has a cross
which designates the work the Rev.
Atkins has done in the training camps.
He has spent some time at Camp Funs-
ton, giving lectures and ermon at
the Y. NJ. c. A. hut. He expects to
leave the latter part of this month or
October for Camp Funston for serv-
ice among the soldiers. He will spend
one week with them.
The members Of the honor roll who
are represented on the Christian
Church service flag are:
Miss Addie Cunningham, Miss Dor
othy Worrell, Miss Pauline Gallop,
Miss Natalie Morris, William Arm
strong, Bryan Atchison, Emmett At
kinson, Garrett Barnes, Maurice
Barth, DR.. C. L. Blanks, Frank Blank,
Holley Bradford, C D. Branden,
Churchill Brooks, Monte Brooks,
Pearl Chapman, Henry Clark. Paul
Clough, Grover Coil. VOORHEES, Coons,
Eric Cunningham, Green Daniel, Tom
DeLaporte, Roscoe Dobyns, Morris
Dry, Ernest Garrett, james D. Cor.
rett, Stanley Hamilton, Harry Helte-
mus, Eugene Holmes, Sid Houston,
Elmer Jeffries, Cave johnson, W. o.
johnson, Dee johnson, DR.. Frank
Jolley, Howard Keath, Bryan Kelso,
Henry Kunkel, Turner Lewis, James
Lewis, Ben Locke, Mark Luckie, Day-
id Mcclure, John Machin, Leslie r.
Parker Marshall, Bryan Marshall,
Herbert Morris, Earl NORRIS, Leon
ard Mundy, Noah Nichols, Frank Ow-
ings, Roy Pearl, Fred r. Peck, Herb
ert Plunkett, Frank pOrawski, Gideon
Powell, Fletcher Powell, Garrett
Quisenberry, +. r. Richardson, Bry-
an Ridgeway, Tymon Roberts, David
Robertson, Ryland Rodes, jams
Rodgers, Orpheus Rutter, Glenn
Squires, Russell Strange, George Tai
ly, Carter Taylor, Eugene Tomlinscn,
Milton Towson, William Vandevente-,
DIR. R. B. Vanskike, Frank Wales, Roy
Watts, Howard Wayne, Ralph Wayne,
DR.. Howard NJ. williamson, IIa,old
Willis, Bryan Wils,n, Orlando Wor-
rell, Charles Wright.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-09-05
PRIVATE V. f. LAYTON
TELLS OF TRENCH LIE


The following letter from Private ".
f. Lawton, with the U. S. troops over
seas, to his sister, Mrs. RUDE Nc
Cord, of this city, is an interesting
sidelight into trench life and the
viewpoint of the typical "doughboy:"
American Expeditionary Forces,
Aug. 5, 1918.
Dear Alice and Rube, also the Little
McCords:--
Have a little time now, SO shall try
and answer your welcome letter, which
l didn't receive. But you can't get rid
of me that way. 1 shall write you any
way. Had a letter from your mother.
She, as usual, gave me most of the
news, but overlooked most of the
things l wanted TO know. l guess the
reason-(Did you hear that shell
burst?) was l didn't write and tell
her what l wished to know. Wait till
l light this cigarette; my brains won't
work unless l have a pill in working
order.
We have been busy the last three
weeks, so | haven't written much. |
was also in bed a week with tonsilitis.
Did you ever have it? No? Well, you
don't want it, either. | don't arr for
some more One helping Of that is a
plenty. WYATT till / sharpen my foun-
tain penn. Well, here goes again.
This paper is too rough to use a pen
on, so ! have to use a pencil (of course
you can't see that, so / shall tell you.)
But the Red Cross is all right any
way. So, if you have anything to
give away, give it to them.
We have been having a little rain
here all day. | was going TO get a
pass and go to Paris, but the shower
kept me at home. Were you ever in
Paris? Some burg, that. II is a lit
tie larger than Rush Hill; but under
the circumstances | should just as
soon be in Rush Hill. They have some
swell looking danes in Paris. DANES
is French for womcn) But, for my
part, they haven't got anything on
the American girls, unless It is that
they can smear on the paint thicker.
Did you W cat in a French restau-
rant? They serve everything in
courses, and they give you plenty of
time between courses to get up an APP
petite for the next one. After they
get through serving, they size you up
and take all you've got except carfare
home. That is the French way of sep
arating you from your simoleons.
Did you ever eat any horse meat? II
is all right, if you can't get anything
else and you don't know what you arc
eating.
] sure am a bear when II comes 10
talking French. | must know about a
dozen words now; and whenever / get
a chance TO use them, / promptly for
get all ] know, and am as dumb as a
mule. De leau is French for water,
but they don't use much Of that stuff
over here. A few Of them use Il to
wash some times, but they don't know
that il is good 10 drink. Wineis cheaper
than water in the States, so you know
II Is pretty cheap. (There goes anoth-
er shell. You'd better be careful or
you will get shell shocked) We have
POT used TO them now, and don't mind
them any more unless they get too
close.
Say, did you ever have the Coolies +?
I've got more than a pet coon. ! have
three hundred breeds. Some have
teeth, others don't have teeth, but
have SPIKES in their feet, and others
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-09-05
HEDGEDALE.


Orville Goerger, who spent two
months with relatives here, returned
TO his home in st. Louis Sunday.
Fred Norris and Patrick Beckmau
filled their silos this week.
George Erdel bought the s0-acre
farm Of George Booth at $40.
George SEWERS and family and Har-
~ SEWERS Of Tuseola, ILL.,, took supper
with L. Kircher a nd family Friday.
Mervyn Fisher had the misfortune
to cut his foot severely while cutting
corn Saturday.
Rudolph Miller and family entertain
ed his brother and wife Of st. Louis
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ray, Raymond
Shook and Miss Elsie Witehie motored
to Hallsyille Sunday and spent tn.
day with Rucker Toalson and wife.
Miss Ruth Rouse spent Saturday
nifht with Miss Elsie Witchic.
Rudolph Miller and family had az
guests Sunday, Bart Martina and wife
Alvin Miller and family, Misses Leila
and Lena Brenton, Louis Brcnton add
Rufus Byrns.
Miss Eva Alderman Of ST. Louis
last week with Mrs. Frank Erdel, jr.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-09-05

tuz ~ ys1r. / a. eFu nsr
~. ~ e. - arr e fnc.4 q
una aiss o-s e the Sch1a hctrA I.
wsrt ven % uunrt 80 thzi yca III
g YER bcsi e sale MrAassn q ia.
MILITARY uhooL We ued uzlnel
fslous more n1u lhan Ne ever ga
ana In tie fufarc he strain VII Gene
esuinr On those trained mere thar =
dass nsu ne Ga srhooi has q god
start fer this year, bccaase know
how il was left last year az The end 81
the term. Mos, Of tie fellows VII BE-
haek. and they. ] an sure, can make
L 70. u given a chance.
-Doar Kiek Ny Hound Around.
see in las. Tuesdays Ledger some
body had put in something about
aRarz. mascot II you acar any
one making fuu Of my hound isst hold
him Until I get there. Then III take
care Of them. The little fellow i In
nv lap now. with his woody face up
over the table and bis eyes following
almost every movement Of the pen. II
YOU should see him in al his glory
though. you mist come and G him at
inspection on Saturday morning. Some
OF the fellows give him a bath Of = Pr
day afternoon. and lock him in the bar
racks for safe keeping. Then Satur-
day morning he trots along beside n
gun cart as big as you please. lie
knows his business, too, because he
soldicred in old Mexico, 50 therefore
l sort Of look up 70 him because ! am
only a recruit compared with his time,
Mother sends me the Ledger every
day, 50 | have the latest dope" about
the old town, even II It is about four
days old before il reaches me. Is it not
wonderful how our old friends are
putting Mexico con the map" over
there. We SUR are proud Of Lieuten-
ant Worrell and the other boys who
helped stop and drive back the Ger
mans. The only thing that worries
me is that they will completely bring
victory to us before l get a chance at
the enemy myself. That IS what
Joined this Army for, you know, AMI
now they are trying to take the bacon
away from me, so to speak.
| have been writing this in the "Y'
during a musical SO if it's hard ic
read, just remember that Southern
negroes don't sing real slow and soft
music. They sort of have a jerky and
swaying motion in their accent.
Lights out now, in about four min
utes, so l had better scatter.
Yours,
ZEKE.
Machine Gun Co., 4stR Reg. U. s. Inf.
Camp Hill Branch, Newport News
Va.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-09-05
RREAn IS NOME pRoDuCr

Practically all Of the bread that is
eaten in Mexico is a home product,
supplied by the local bakeries. Since
the ruling Of the Governm ent stating
that non-necessary articles shall not
be sent parcel post, many Of the larg-
er city bakeries have ceased their large
shipments Of bread. The large baskets,
in which the bread IL packed, take up
q large space in the baggage ar Then
too, the empty basket, on the return
trip, again requires room. Az pres
cut, because Of this ruling, only two
or three Mexico merchants are buying
out-of-town bread.
II. B. Mckinley, OF the Mckinley
Bakery. says that he ships some bread
TO small nearby towns, but he supplies
only the ones that have no local bak-
cry, A. b. Bubenholfer does not ship
bread from Mexico.
The bakers per cents Of flour sub
stitute has not been changed, although
the housewife may noW use 20-S0. For
mcrly the substitutes required were
$3.50.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-09-05

~ 10 azsutr ftis ac-lnr. hcoaszs I
ssag fnsE haw Lag Il vi BE- b~fors
Is.n wrss sezia. I - SIN a. NsE-
nsrt Neaa. tut ] guess NJ tins "a
.pfsiiy short an sl paskcd ~ and
ready ia move I knes not vhere bat
have TIE biesscd assuranee that III
.hzre q little ride anyway. II ! shouid
fail % seni yeu my new address ngh,
asay. ysa Just ga i from some e The
fsIks and write auysay.
have had three days Of the real
LIE Have not done a single thing but
eat and sleep OF course dont obiect
In The least h1i Il seems queer after
mere than threo monihs q hard train
ing without a single day %. feel
more like a man q leisure now,
Must be very Few Of the fellows
left around now. Where Il Chick
Franeyg
A week last Saturday ! had a twcn-
ty-four hour leave, and attended a
swell aHair at Buckroe Beach with
some @hiEhbrows" II the town. We had
a pretty party. I mean the female pOr-
ton. The afternoon we spent on the
beach (what little We weren't in the
vsser) thea the evening was given
over TO q dance and a lawn party.
Such parties come pretty often
about every two weeks Il a fellow can
get on.
u seems as though all the fellows
are coming home and marrying, docs
1t not2
Camp Lee is at Richmond, Va,
about eighty miles from here. ! saw
Richard Moore about three weeks ago.
He came over TO see me. He is the
only one | have seen, that have have
known, so far, though they say some
Of the fellows are close aroand.
We had a crackerjack team, but
they called of the big meet, SO | guess
all we get is the exercise. We mad
twcnty-seven on the whole .eam; SO
you know we could specialize or any
thing most. Our coach was a West
Pointer, and a member Of the team
there, and also at Princeton. So you
know he was all there when it came
to coaching a bunch.
| was signed up as a half-miler, mil
er, and cross-country racing. l like
the eross-country racing now better
than anything else, though | can run
the half mile in 2;10 easy now. The
coach said that he had hopes Of me in
the mile, but / didn't think much Of
it, so tried to get out Of it by running
in the cross country. Now, however
the meet that was set for the 9th is
called off, the team has disorganized
and our coach has transferred 20 some
other regiment somewhere. So ! CUES;
it's all of until we have a chance tc
enter into another meet somewhere
later. Then we will have TO start
training all over again.
It is time for me to get back 70
camp, so I'll ring off.
Your friend,
"ZEKE" WILLIS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-09-05
RECEIVES FINE PROMOTION
Miss Flemma Snidow Called to Nash.
vile, Tenn.

Miss Flemma Snidow is in receipt
Of a telegram calling her to Nashville,
Tennessee, to take a position as
teacher Of English in the Demonstra-
ton College Of Peabody Institute.
She will leave, Friday, to take up her
work there.
Miss Snidow, who has been teacher
Of Latin in the high school Of Tulsa,
Okla, for the last five years, has
been granted a years leave Of alb
scnee in order TO take advantage Of
the splendid opportunity offered her
by Peabody Institute, where she viii
teach part time and work for a mas
tcr's degree.
Miss snidow has met with splendid
success in her profession, and the
Ledger joins other Mexico friends in
extending congratulations and best
wishes. She is the daughter Of Mrs.
Clara D. snidow, Of this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-09-05
PRESIDENT FIXES S2.2O
PRICE FOR WHEAT
OF 1919 CROP

WASHINGTON, Sept. BY proc
lamation issued today, President Will
son set $3.50 a bushel as the minimum
price guaranteed b ythe Government
for the 1919 wheat crop.
A disinterested commission, the
President stated, viii be appointed
next springg to see whether the in
creased cost Of farm labor and sup
plies would justify an increase above
that price.
Possibility Of peace before the mid
die of 1920 was indicated in a mem
orandum written by the President and
accompanying the proclamation as a
factor in determination Of the Pres!-
dent to maintain the present price for
the 1919 crop.
In giving a guaranteed price for
wheat n year in advance 1.-THE only
industry guaranteed by the Govern
mentl there is involved a considera-
bic national risk the President said.
"If there should be peace or increased
shipping available before the middle
Of 1920, Europe will naturally supply
itself from the large stores Of much
cheaper wheat now in the Southern
hemisphere ;and therefore the Gov
eminent is undertaking a risk which
might in such an event result in a ma
tional loss Of as much as $500. 000, 900
through an unstable surplus; or in
any event, in maintaining a high level
Of price to our own people for a long
period subsequent to freedom in the
worlds markets"
The proclamation fixes as reason
able guaranteed prices for No. /
Northern spring wheat and its equiva-
Tents at the principal primary markets
the following:
New York, $2.39h; Philadelphia,
s2.39; Baltimore and Newport News,
$238%; Duluth, s2.22h; Minneapo-
lis, s2.2lh; Chicago, s2.26; st. Louis,
1924; Kansas City and Omaha, S2I8;
New Orleans and Galveston, s2.2s;
Tacoma, Seattle, Portland, Los Ar
geles. 1920; Salt Lake City, Great
Falls, Pocatello and Spokane, 50.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-09-05
Letters From
Soldiers
TO THE SOLDIERS!

The Ledger is anxious to hear from
all the Audrain County boys in the
4army and Navy. Their many friends
who are readers of the Ledger are
deeply interested in what you are do
ing and, in most cases, have only this
means Of hearing from you. Write us
interesting letters of camp life, ex-
periences and anything else that you
believe they would like to hear and
the censor will not object to. You
have much of interest to write about
when you go cover there"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-09-05

The Social Service Board asks thii
persons who have old bed linen and
other material needed in the SEX
room leave it with Mrs. Kunle, t.
nurse, at the Social Service roaa
There is a great demand fol this ra-
ferial at this time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-09-05

CAN TRADE your farm for good
income apartments or flats and part
cash. Send me description. viii Wv
ion, Planters Hotel, st. Louis, Mo.
WHIP
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-09-05

County Court Settles with Road Dists.
The County Court made settlement
Tuesday with the Vandalia Special
road district.
The quarterly settlement with the
county treasurer was also made.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-09-05

Martin Donnelly drove a team Of his
Patagonian frogs into this city Tues
day. He says in muddy weather they
beat weed-chains or any other method
Of travel.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-09-05

Missourian Dies on SOth Birthday.
CENTRALIA, MO, Sept. 3.-Chas.
a. Jacobs, 80 years old, a bachelor,
died here on his birthday. He has a
brother in st. Louis and two sisters in
Kansas City. lie owns valuable real
estate in 81. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-09-05

"ZEKE" GOING TO MOVE
NEWPORT NEWS, vas Aug. r..
1918. '
Dear Rosellc-
Received your letter today, and will
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-09-05

Prof. j. j. Rice, Of Westmins or Col
lege, Fulton, was in Mexico Wedne5-
y in the interest Of the college.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-09-05

The many friends OF George Ka-
brich will regret to learn that he is
quite i'll.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-09-05

s. P. Emmons is in Fulton whore he
is attending the Methodist conference.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-09-05
AABBoUTOUP
SOLDIERS
FOR THE Sotn,-

Audr.t, SVLDlERS
London; England, can ma ss
ing Ledger on file !, ~ III
News Bureau Office n AR
Gate, London, s. W. Ii, T.,'a As
regularly and it is PLACED
your convenience. az Hn
j. GranOrd Likes Na...
Il. Il. GrafOrd has recsiva
from his son, Jesse, VIA /.
az the kahe Mechanical seboa,
sas City saying that he IiIs. 4 Es
inc. he expects to have I'M.
training there and then will s aaa
an army camp. He entered I |,
the middle of last month ''' aat
Leave for Seryie,
Clifton Blattner and
,is Guy, and George Dr.
caddonia. left Tuesday f h,
Greenleaf, Ga, on Limited ~ u
the u. S. Army. serve
In Radio Service
Elmer Rutter, IT,, SON ~ r.
ter OF this city, recently s.T...S
the y radio service of the U. S : I
he is only IS years old and Z. An
rived in France. His fst H., as n
eran Of the Spanish-Amerje,,
A number of Leopold "a
friends gave a delightful dime, !.
Hotel Hoxseyy Monday evs.;, y
honor OF his departure for ss,v,s
the Army Tuesday. The di 5,sa
one OF the most sumptuous gir', +.
lately, the covers costing "a ' s,.s Z
barth is one Of Mexicos most no,.,.
young men, Ppazl
Nisbet Livingston, Of St L..
formerly of this city. wbo Na
MISS Anna Williams, Of Meri," y
received his call to service s.g
poets to leave shortly. '"' II
r. B. Landers, of this citv !.
Company E, Goth U. S. Engines. ! Y
France. 'S'nSe''
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-09-05

EAIILEIQuallty very common to-
day. mostly thrashy and medium
grass stuff. These grades broke fully
10 30 15c per cwt Strictly good beef
steers and best Etoekcrs and feeders,
s5arce ard steady.
Beef stccs IS TO SlS.75: yearling
butcher cattle s. 20 SIC; beef cows S.
10 Sl3; Gamers and cutters S6.z5 TO
$3.50. Beef bulls sil % SIS; saus-
age bullf ST to So. so. Stockers and
feeders $3.50 to So. Stock COWS and
heifers 81 70 $3.50 per cWt
HOGS-Choico hogs scarce and 5
10 i0c higher top s2035. With a
plentiful supply Of pigs, palmer hogs
and Southern and Southwest hogs,
buyers picked very closely for fat aad
quality, and paid steady prises for
these compared with Saturday.
Bulk Of the good to choice 100 70
go lbs. sold at $1,000 TO 5000, with
q good many Of the best Southern,
Southwest and palmer hogs at $3.50
10 $50; $50 TO $50 ID pigs s19.25 to
Sl9.75; lighter pigs SIS TO SIG; South
ern pigs pcewees TO best SIS TO SIS;
rough heavy hogs al S1S.25 to $3.50
Southern hogs % TO 75c under above
quotations.
SHEEP-Market slightly weake-
on lambs, but steady on sheep. Good
TO choice lambs SIG TO S16F5; med,
I'M lambs SIS to SIC best Gull lamb:
5000 to s1L.50; light skippy Gull:
$500 to $1,000. Fat sheep So; chop.
pers a nd bucks SO; Gamers 500
Goats $3.50 to $3.50; kid goats 81. so t.
$1,000.
National Live Stock Commission CO
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-09-05

Floyd A. Maupin, of Fulton, is re-
ported wounded in France.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-09-05

w. II, Logan, Of Laddonia, was IN
this city on business Wednesday.