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Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-03-07
FOOD CONSERVATION
POLICY FOOLISH AND
IDIOTIC" SAYS REED

WASHINGTON, March 6. - Food
Administrator Hoover's food onser
walton was denounced as foolish and
idiotic" in the Senate by Senator Reed
Of Missouri.
Senator Reed charged that the poll
cy was causing great CONSERVATION
among the farmers.
Reed referred to Hoover as our
friends from England and declared
various ~''foodless' days would have
been unnecessary il food whims" had
not been tried as Substitutes for the
law Of supply and demand"
Reeds opening came when opposi-
ton arose in the Senate to appropriate
$250,000 as pezris to farmers for ex-
traordinary crops.
'The farmer" said Reed, "has been
left at the mercy Of abnormal condi-
tions made worse by the acts of some
abnormal man. His natural market
is taken away, his calculations are up
set and his mind is thrown into con-
fusion.
Corn Too High to Make Pork
81 am old-fashioned enough not to
be able to understand this policy of
fixing a price on wheat, but not on
other grains so that rye and barley
have a higher price level than better
grains. Corn has gone to such a
high level that farmers are killing
and selling immature pigs because
the corn in the bin is worth more than
it would be if fed to the hogs on which
a price is fixed.
"We have porkless days and then
we arrive at a period when VIC are
urged to eat pork and all kinds of
meat to save wheat, because a surf
plus of pork has piled up"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-03-07
sNEDEKER TO BE ADVANCED
Wounded Audrain Countyan in France
Still in Hospital

In a letter to the Ledger Mrs. +. 0.
Snedeker, of Laddonia, writes that
her son, Author, who was recently
wounded while in action on the Wes-
tern front in France, is still in the
hospital. On the Kaiser's birthday
he celebrated by hobbling to church on
his crutches and eating a big chicken
dinner. A few days afterward he
suffered a fall on his crutches and was
forced to return to bed. However,
he was not seriously injured by his
accident and hopes to be on duty again
soon. This will be pleasant news to
all his Mexico friends.
Arthur Snedeker is a former Nc
MILAN High School student and very
popular here. He is in line for chief
night train dispatcher for the army
trains in France and expects this ad.
vancement when he again returns tc
duty.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-03-07
URGES USE OF WHOLE MILK
Food Administration Has Not Advised
Decrease in Consumption

~OA othOH mas INuL AufISe0
Decrease in Consumption
COLUMBIA, Mo-, March /. - Re-
ports that the Food Administration
had advised the public to decrease
whole milk consumption or to sub
stitute other foods for milk are erro-
neous, according TO F. B. Mumford,
federal food administrator for Mis-
souri,.
The 1918 Home Gard, issued re-
Gently, says: use milk wisely. Use
al. the milk. Waste no part of it.
The children must have whole milk.
Use sour and skim milk in cooking
and for cottage cheese"
In addition to advising the judicious
use Of whole milk without waste, the
Food Administration urges the wider
use of cheese of which there is now a
plentiful supply in this country, as a
substitute for meat. Mr.. Mumford
said.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-03-07
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING,
Office Of North Missouri Trust Com.
pany, March 25th, 1918

The Annual Meeting Of the stock
holders Of the North Missouri Trust
Comany, for the election of Directors
and the transaction Of such other
business as may come before it, will
be held at the place Of business of the
Company, on the north side of the
public square in Mexico, Missouri, on
Monday, March 18th, 1918, between
the hours of 900 o'clock a. m. and
1900 noon Of same day.
w. W. POLLOCK, President.
Attest: W. F. FEUTZ, Secretly.
dit 2-2t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-03-07
THE HENRY DEAN SALE

A large crowd Of good buyers at
tended the Henry Dean sale Tuesday.
Shoats brought from $5.25 to $1,000
each; hogs from $50 to $50 each; oats
brought 77hc, Soc, 95c and CSC per
bushel. Baled hay 500 per ton;
threshed hay $13 per ton, and corn
$1.35 to $1.50 per bushel. The top
span Of mules brought 1920; the top
single mule $1G5; and top horse at
$l6O. Cattle sold for from $4,000 to
s132.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-03-07
SKINNER ITEMS

Skinner is still in the onward move
with a new store and stock Of goods.
a new and extra good blacksmith, in
the person of Jim Wiggington, and a
play, entertainment, preaching, ETC.,
interspersing the daily grind of life
at the Ladies' Hall most every Tues.
day night.
Saturday night two weeks ago the
Moline crowd came up and gave a play
and other numbers on the program in
4 very pleasing manner. The pro-
ceeds, a very handsome sum, went to
the Red Cross Chapter of Moline;
come back again. We like to have
you,
Saturday night a week the Fox
School gave a very pleasing and edi-
flying program at the Ladies' Hall.
The play was very good and the mu-
sic, recitations and other numbers,
were interspersed just right to make
the program intensely interesting .
Miss Sudie VIM the teacher, her pu-
pills and other outside help deserve
special mention for the way they pre-
scented the program throughout. The
proceeds, a handsome sum-, goes to
Red Cross work and the school. The
house wouldn't nearly hold the
crowd.
j. R. Squirting left for Hot Springs,
Ark, last Tuesday for the benefit of
his health. Judge H. T. Squirting ac-
companied him, and will stay about
a week or ten days. Here's hoping
that Jim will ultimately regain his
old-time vigor and health.
Charles Weaver has about regain
ed his health after having a three
weeks attack of pulmonary trouble.
Mrs. Ida Irene Meals is sick of the
Liberty Germany measles, but is now
convalescent.
c. R. Squirting sold a big team of
rough horse mules TO Joe Considine
recently for $42o. In turn bought a
big team Of extra good 6 year old
mare mules of C. Householder for
5000.
Harry Day purchased a 4 year old
team Of good mare mules of Jim Dow
ell at $50.
John Blum got a good team Of young
mules at Jim Johnson's sale paying
a handsome price for same.
Harry Day sold a load Of $50 pound
steers to Sterling P. Carter for
$l0.s5 per cwt. To be delivered this
week.
Thurman Chapman will occupy the
same place he did last year.
Frank P. Carter has rented the
farm he has occupied of Widow
Brooks for several years, for three
years longer. Mr.. Carter is making
money on said farm mot counterfeit
ing.) This proves very well that an
older man can come back again, after
bad luck, with the assistance Of a good
better half.
David Meyer and Miss Woolery
were very quietly married recently
near Cant at her fathers home Jim
Woolery. They come from two we'll
known families, he being the son Of
George Meyers. They will go to
housekeeping on a farm the groom had
rented neal Thompson. May the
most of life and best Of life always
greet them.
Willard Torreyson, Of Parsons,
Kansas, slipped in here and last week
stole M Of u finest damsels, Miss
Frances Barnes. They were married
at the BRIDES home, Mr.. and Mrs. Cy.
Barnes, by the Rev. Egan Herndon
at s p. m, Thursday, Feb. 81, 1913.
Torreyson lived here till a few years
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-03-07

The March term Of the Audrain
Circuit Court opened Monday with
10 cases on the docket. There will
be 10 trials by jury this week and the
petit jury has not been notified to
appear until next Monday. In this
way Judge CAN'T has not only elm
mated much useless expense, but
made it possible for the members Of
the jury to lose less time from their
respective businesses during the term.
\. VIM, Kombrink, 60 years old, a ma
tive Of Gerany, received his first nat
uralizatlon papers in the Circuit
Court Monday. He came to this coun-
try from Germany when he was 4
years old.
The case of Wayne Butler vs.. John
W. Butler, for divorce, was continued.
In the case Of Bertha M. Baker VS..
Charles II. Baker, n divorce was grant
ed.
In the case Of Emma Lee VS.. Cliff
ford Lee, a divorce was granted.
The case of Floyd Stratton VS..
A. NJ. Gray was dismissed.
The case state ex rel Mike Dunn ct
all VS.. NJ. Stanek ct al was reset.
The Petit Jurors
Cuivre Township
d Tanner
Morris
w N Lewellyn
S P Utterback
Walter Barbee
LOutre Township
W Woodbridge
Grover Weber
Linn Township
Bob Dorgan
Prairie Township
II G Sipple
S Pearson
Salt River Township
E C Cunningham
Otto Carpenter
J Alexander
John Henderson
Charles Dean
J E Azdell
Tom Roden
Thad Boulware
W A Paulin
Robert Boyd
Wilson Township
Charles Householder
Henry Squirting
Sailing Township
G T Board
Pack Forrest
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-03-07

The Grand Jury was sworn in Tues
day and instructed by Judge CAN'T to
investigate the county Jail and mfr
mary aad II possible ascertain II
there had been any violations Of the
liquor laws and gambling statutes.
Those on the Grand Jury are;
WILDER Kunkel
Pearl Bell
J.. G. Brashears
R. r. Menefee
]. T. Leeper
NJ. R. Wise
]. A. Lewis
C. F. Clark
C. B. Null
Price Cunningham
Arthur Sharp
F. NJ. Walker
The court granted a divorce to
Eugia P. Byrd from Oscar Byrd;
Ernest Jesse from Zephyr Jesse and
Samuel Rector from Myrtle Rector.
The ease Of Lizabeth Martin VS.. Frank
Martin, asking divorce, was reset for
March 16. The divorce cases Of John
W. Laid VS.. Pearl Ladd and William
Thomas Pearce vs.. Fanny Pearce were
reset.
In the case of o. S. French VS.. w.
F. Atkinson, judgment was given the
plaintiff.
In the case of Henry Blazer, admir-.
of Chas. Blazer, deceased, VS.. B. F.
Stout, was continued.
A Judgment for the plaintiff was
granted in the case Of the Mexico
Brick & Fire Clay Co. VS.. Henry H.
Meyer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-03-07

Mrs. NJ. +. Bell has returned to
Mexico after spending several months
in Long Island, N. Y, and Youngs-
town, Ohio.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-03-07

Horace Mundy & Son had a load Of
hogs on the st. Louis market Tuesday
that brought SITS. One Of the pork
ers in the shipment sold for 1924.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-03-07

Marriage license was issued Tues.
day to John William Burton, Of Mar.
tinsburg and Miss Naomi Maxey, o
Montgomery City.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-03-07

1870 ewes were sold for $14.95 each .
The two Shetland ponies Mr.. John.
son had for sale brought $40 and $50
each.
The ladies Of the Christian Church Of
Mexico served a most delicious dinner
and Melted a neat sum.
The sale totalled S29,A25.5O.
The l19 acre farm Of the late John
Blum, located in this county near the
Monroe county line, was sold Satur-
day in this city to John Blum, Jr., for
$5S an acre.
BROOM CORN AT $500
Frank Hulen, one Of our hustling
young progressive farmers of west of
towns, shipped $50 bushels of fine
seed oats to a Chicago firm last week
and also sold VIII Hodge 100 bushels
at IS cents. Frank sold the Chicago
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-03-07
GRAND JURY SWORN
N AND INSTRUCTED
Judge Gaatt lnstraets Grand Jury 10
Investigate fer Violations 81 the
Liquor Laws
To INSPECT JAIL mi

Divorces 50 Par Have Taken Up Most
Of the Courts Time Since the
Term Convened Monday
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-03-07

+. A. Hbllingsworth, Of Vandalia
was a business visitor here Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-03-07

discovered to be fit for planting with
any hope of good results.
Grey Vaughn sold a pair Of mules to
a Mexico buyer last week for $3.50,
his record sale to date. - Paris Ap-
peal.
Ed Pitcher, near Long Branch, sold
a mule To Dan Dye for $3.50; he will
devote so acres to oats and so acres
70 corn.
jim Conley, Of Tulip, recently
bought a pair Of mules at Centralia
fer $50.
P L Miller, near Moline, got Sl7.-
p al acre for ground he rented for
cats last season, taking crop rent.
Fron seven acres Of cane he har-
vested enough TO winter 6 cows, 4
horses and some other stock He re-
fused SOC a shock for II last fan,
at which rate the cane would have
brought S35 an acre.
One Of the first crop Of oats report
ed thus far, was sowed by Carl Nc
Gowan, near Centralia, who sowed
eight ? with grass during the re-
cent warm spell.
Jack Hendrix, near organs, sold q
span Of coming four year old mules
Tuesday to R. T. Murchison, of Shell
byville, Tenn. One is a horse and the
other a mare, and they cost the mar
from the south 1925.
The Martinsburg Commercial Club
will hold its regular stock sale March
9Th.
The top pair of mules at the johnson
sale brought 1926, the highest paid at
any sale yet, Carter & v~andeventer
were the purchasers. They also
bought the top pair at the Considine
sale for $500.
Bob Brown, Of Paris, was in this
city at the johnson sale Friday.
Grover Chapman recently deliver
ed oats in this city for S6c a Blu.
A large crowd attended the Wheel
er Cant sale at Thompson Thursday,
considering the threatening weather.
Mr.. Cant had a good sale and every
thing sold well.
Those who attended the j. T. John
son sale from Auxvasse are Robert
Biggs, L. A. Marley, VIM. Potts, Ed
ward and N. T. Python and John Har-
son.
The following attended the J. T.
johnson sale from Rush Hill: F. J..
Hagan, R. E. Smith and J. L. Acker-
man.
J. f. Mundy bought a fine Duroe
Jersey boar from Mr.. Clatterback, Of
New Bloomfield, recently.
so CATTLE SOLD FOR $4,000
FULTON, Mo-, March s. - W. N.
Collier, Monday sold fifty head Of
pure bred Hereford yGarlings and
calves, all males, to II. c. Taylor, for
$4,000. Thirty-five were shipped to
Fort Worth, Texas.
No previous sale in Audrain county
can compare with the one ]. 7. John
son had at his Colonial Hill Farm, just
north Of Mexico, Friday. As Mr..
johnson had previously announced, the
mules and stock he had for sale was
in general better than at any other
sale. Quite a number Of spans of
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-03-07

DuttF sss- s.sss .-assss bhp
CATTLE This trade has been
fairly even thus far this week; show
ing no radical v~ariances Of any char
actcr, though has tended towards a.
stronger level than the low point the
previous week. Last weeks sharp
price break Of SOC to Toe per cwt. on
all varieties of cattle exerted a consid-
cradle influence upon the movement
this week, and as a result lighter mar
keting has been marked by activity
at the prices.
HOGS - The trade opened active
and SC to 1Oc higher than yesterdays
best time with an extreme top Of
SIPS; During the forenoon best hogs
loo 10 24O lbs. sold from S17.1O to
SIPS; heavier hogs $50 lbs. upward
at $3.50 to $l7.1O; pigs 12O to lao
lbs. $3.50 to SIT; 10 to 12O lbs,
SIC to $3.50; lighter pigs s12 to SIC,
with rough hogs at s15.75 to SIC. At
ter the forenoon market the advance
was lost, due TO the fact that the big
packers refused to follow the advance,
buying a few rough hogs, and then
took the balance of the swine
in line with yesterdays
ket, but quite a few late arrivals were
left unsold. Good hogs are selling very
closely together, but the kind weighing
$50 to 240 lbs. are having much the
best call.
SEEP - The supply continues mea-
ger and the. market very firm. Good
to choice lambs ST. to S17.40; medium
to good $3.50 to $l7; fat sheep sl2.-
25 TO $l3; choppers $3.50 to $1,000,
and Gamers Sc to 81. Goats IS TO
SO, and kids SlI to Sl3. MA
TIONAL LIVE STOCK CON co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-03-07
8 Horses and Mules

l gray horse mule, coming 9 years
old, Is hands high; l black horse mule
coming 6 years old, 1913 hands high;
3 black horse mules coming 8 years
old, l51 hand high; / black gelding
coming 10 years old, 1900 lbs; 2 mule
colts.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-03-07
HOGS

Z Poland China gifts bred to register
ed Poland China boar.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-03-07

W l. Famcher and wife, Of Marsh
field, No. have moved to this city 20
reside The Ledger joins the people
Of Nexsc7 Il welcoming TIER 10 this
city.
1T. Beatty. 5f Au1raz county. 80.
marketed fgy ears CT cattle IN S..
Louis Thursday tkzt were good
enough to bring sl2 per -Er, nosEith-
standing the severe decline Cur Ear
ket has suffered during the past few
days. Y head in the string ave-zg-
ing 1923 lbs brought the price; bal
ance being butcher stuff.
Mr.. Beatty is an old timer at the
feeding game, and up to the present
time has been able to conduct his
feeding enterprise on a very profit
able basis. When told that the cat
tie marketed by him here Thursday
were not the usually well fattened
kind he marketed, he admitted that
prices were not high enough to war
rant shoveling this high priced corn
to them.
Most of these cattle, so head, were
bought in the west last spring and
grazed during the summer The bal
ance we're secured last fall and the en-
tire bunch put on a full feed for the
last five months. Molasses feed, corn
and shclled oats made up the ration.
While they thrived well on it, the
profit" or rather Gloss column" was
rather disappointing due either to he
high price of corn or low price of cat
tie. &C., st. Louis Live Stock Reporter.
W. L. Newkirk and Son had 81 ewes
to bear 109 lambs this week. There
were three sets Of triplets in the
bunch.
Allen Miller, of Littleby, bought a
Model 90 Overland from Smith Bros.
Auto Co. this week.
T. P. Harrison, Of McCredie, bought
60 stock cattle in Audrain county, last
week. He got 30 head from Wm.
Pryor, near Ortiz, 26 from Leslie
Crews, near Ortiz, and 10 from the
farmer who resides on the Sam Rice
farm at Ortiz. He drove the stock
TO his home farm.
st. LOuisian Sells $4,000 Farm
FULTON, Mo-, March 2. - A. P.
Mackley, Of st. Louis, has sold a farm
Of 1000 acres near Auxvasse to H. H.
Schulze, of Lincoln County, for $780,
900. This is one of the largest sales
ever made in this county. 1t is
known as the Harrison Stock Farm.
Henry Rudasil, near Strother,
bought two very fancy registered
Duroc sows at a Vandalia sale last
week. Their grandsire was the
champion of Iowa and their dam was
the champion of Missouri. Henry now
has five registered sows. He is feed
ing 20 extra 2 year old steers for
March. He wants lie for them. Last
Friday he was offered 12c for 20 and
lie for the other three, but refused.
Out Of 1889 ears of corr recently
tested at the Marion County testing
station only 1881 were found to be
perfect, while $40 were absolutely
dead. OF the rest, 1O2 had five dead
kernels, 125 had four, 1876 had three,
2O6 had two, and 316 had one; 354
were pronounced weak. Less than
two-thirds Of the corn brought in was
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-03-07
ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK MARKET
Special Report

NATIONAL STOCK YARDS, III.
March 3, l9iS.-
Todav's Receipts-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-03-07
BROOM 0 AT 5000
Public Sale!

Having decided to reduce our farming
force, we will sell at Public Sale on
the Robert Luckie farm, 4 miles east
Of Mexico, and Z miles southwest of
Rush Hill, on
Arizona republican., 1918-08-11
OVER FIVE HUNDRED
 NAMES ARE ADDED
 ID CASUALTY L|s7

WASHINGTON. Aug. 10.-The army casualty list issued today in five sec tions show:
 Killed in action 64. died of wounds, 2s; died of disease, 3; died of airplane accident, 2; died from accidents and other causes. 4; wounded severely, 1o2; wounded degree undetermined. 1o2; missing in action, 211. Total 516. The marine corps casualty list today shows:
 Killed in action Ii; died of wounds. ,; wounded severely. 2. Total, 25.
 SECTION ONE
 Killed In Action
 Lieut.. James H. Moore, Berwin, III. Corp. John T. Ellington, Thomaston, Ga.
 Private Harry Gilfuss, Durham. N. '. Marsh W. Nottingham. Indianapolis Karl F. Schwarz. Detroit.
 Alvie S. White, Plymouth. Conn.
 Died of Wounds
 Privates Richard C. Denton, Houlka- Miss.
 Frank C. Eamond. Milford. Mass. Edward ". lille, St. Louis. George K. Mckenzie. Concord, Mass Edward H. Mulvaney. Cincinnati. John Sulzicki. Russia.
 Severely Wounded
 Carp. Daniels Parks. Ennis. Tex.
 Wounded, Degree Undetermined Corp. Max H. Beyer. Denver. | Privates Charles Leon, East Bernard | Tex. Joseph P. Black. Cameron. Tex. SECTION TWO
 Killed In Action i Lieut. Clayton W. Beach, Muskegon Mich.
 Lieut. Hugh C. Blanchard. Boston. Lieut. Joseph T. Hanlon. Baltimore Sergt. William T. Adams. Cranford N. J.
 Sergt. Otis E. Brown. Indianapolis. Sergt. John H. Embree, College Point x. Y.
 Sergt. Fred W. Tompkins, Owosse Mich. Sergt. John West. Hartford. Conn. Corp. Tony Ayoum. Brownsville. Pa Corp. Frank Enters. Wrightsville. Ga Corn. Francis H. Healy. Hartford. Corp. Frank J. Moynihan. Holyoks Mass.
 Corp. John J. O'Rourke. New York. | Mechanic Thomas J. Fleming. Phoe Privates Robert c. Arvin, Leighton .; Ky. Sebatino Barber. Hartford.
 Jose K. Borten, New York. Alexander Bright, Alexandria. Int Marciano Clao. Waterbury. Conn. Robert D. Collins Monaire. Ga.
 Joseph Demnicki. New Britain. Com , Milford G. DeWolf. Portland. Ore. [ Hans H. Dittmer. Clarks, Neb.
Arizona republican., 1918-08-11
HOUSE COMMITTEE
 |S SHORT AN EVEN BILLION DOLLARS
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1


 WASHINGTON, Aug 10-The House Ways and Means committee tonight is an even billion dollars short of its sS,- 900. .000,000 goal in the framing of the tentative draft of the revenue bill.
 Chairman Kitchin of the committee. expects to confer with Secretary Me Adoo next week before the bill is given its final approval, and differences be- tween the treasury and the committee regarding the excess profits tax are expected to be strengthened out.
 How Best to Raise 1t
 In considering how best to raise the remaining billion dollars there was re- newed talk among committee members today of the feasibility of gross sales tax. It was calculated that one per cent on every line of business would produce between $500, o,o00. 900 and s. 900, 900. .000 But it was held that to apply it to every business would be toe drastic There was also talk of an ex- cisejtax on tea, coffee and sugar. Beverages Will Help Some A tax of cents a pound on sugar and coffee and 10 or 15 cents a pound on tea, it was stated, would produce between s400. 1000 and $500 000, 900. Some members urged a resort to the tariff.
 The whiskey and beer tax practicall, | has been agreed upon. In general | may be said that they will raise sS10,- 0o0,0 and soft drinks s30.000.000.
Arizona republican., 1918-08-11
WILSON'S ATTITUDE
 TOWARD VARDAMA|V
tRepubllcan 4. p. Leased Wlre1

JACKSON. Miss, Aug. 1O.-Presi- dent Wilson. through a letter to Myron McNeil. an attorney of Hazelhurst. Miss. has declared that should the voters of Mississippi re-elect Senator James k. Nardaman 10 the United States senate, he would regard their action as a condemnation of my ad- ministration," as Senator Vardaman has been conspicuous among the democrats in the senate for his op- position to the administration. The presidents letter follows:
 Replying to your letter of the 23rd of July let me say that it is always with the utmost hesitation that I ven- ture to express an opinion about can- didates for election, either to the sen ate or 10 the house. because I feel that it is not from any point of view my privilege to suggest to the voters of state what their action shall be.
 But upon questions of fact am at liberty to speak. You call my atten- ton to certain statements made on behalf of Senator Nardaman. in which an effort is made to create the inn pression that I would not regard the return of Senator Nardaman to the senate as a verdict against the pres ent administration.
 Such statements are calculated to put very false face upon Senator Nardaman's candidacy. Senator Ward sman has been conspicuous among the democrats in the senate for his opposi- ton to the administration. If the voters of Mississippi should again choose him to represent them. noi only have no right to object; I would have no right in any way to criticize them.
 But I should be obliged to accept their action as a condemnation of my administration. and it is only righ that they should know this before they act"