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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-07-18
Bio Tuna cannery.

Half a million dollars is to be ex.
pended in the construction Of a large
tuna cannery on the island Of Maui,
in the Hawaiian group, states The
Gamer. The waters around the is
lands swarm with fish Of every de-
scription, among which the tuna is
predominant and attains an enormous
size. The operation Of this plant will
be a valuable addition to the food sup
ply of the United States and may lead
to the establishment of an important
fishing industry in the island territory.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-07-18

Work - aple0Sure. tell all my friends
who have any trouble of this kind what
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Cone
pound has done for me. "-NELLIE B.
BRlTTINGaAM, 600 Calvertou Rd.. Bald-
more, Nd.
It is only natural for any woman TO
dread the thought Of an operation. So
many women have been restored To-
health by this famous remedy, Lydia f.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, after
an operation has been advised that IL
will pay any woman who suffers from
such ailments to consider trying it DO.
fore submitting to such . trying ordeal.l
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-07-18
Puzzlina the Kaiser.

"Dere's one ting puzzles me-" said
the kaiser
. "vot's dot, eggsellency," asked an
underling.
mid dose Tanks sbendins all dere
time making money und inventioning
flno machines for us to swipe venever
did dey learn how to eight de way der
DOR s5
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-07-18

The work-or-fight order should also
be followed with the slogan "give or
60"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-07-18
DOCTOR URGED
AM OPERATION
instead I took Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound !
and Was Cured.
Baltimore, Md Nearly four years
suffered from organic troubles. ner.

V0060e6S ana 0eA0e
aches and every
month would hsveto
stay In bed most Of
the time. Treat.
.ents would relieve
me for q time but
my doctor was al-
ways urging mo to
have an operation.
My sister asked mo
to Lydia E. Pink
b . ms Vegetable
Compound b eforo
consenting to an
I took
five bottles of itand
it has completely
cured me and my
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08
BOOZE FILLS STATE PRISON

JEFFERSON CITY, July 31.-J.
Kelly Pool, member of the State pris-
on board, told the State tax commits
sion today that crime and intoxicants
walk hand in hand in Missouri and
that the largest percentage Of the
prisoners in the penitentiary came
from wet counties.
From Jackson county, including
Kansas City, st. Louis and twenty
nine other wet counties 1908 convicts
were received in the year ending July
/, 1918. From the other eighty-four
counties, Pool said, only 1888 convicts
were received.
Nobody could be on a parole board
in Missouri without becoming a prohi'
b~itionist after a short time" he said.
Jackson county sent 1872 convicts
St. Louis 253, Jasper county 100, Blu
chanan 65 and Greene "a in the year.
Several counties, all of them dry
Pool said, furnished no prisoners a
all, these being Camden, Bollinger
Carroll, Cedar, Crawford, Dade, Dial
las, DeKalb, Dent, Polk, Rails, st
Clair, Scotland, Sullivan and Worth
Several sent only n each.
Pool made the statement concerning
prohibition and crime in discussing
the work of the prison board with tn
tax commission, which is %inquirin
into expenditures and methods of de
partments.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08
Put This in Your Hat.

When some chaps are sitting around
assuming to tell everyone what they
know, as to what numbers constitute
certain divisions of our army, removs
your hat and then read the following
to them:
A army corps is $4,000 men.
An infantry division is 10000.
An infantry brigade is 1000 men.
A regiment of infantry is 5000 men.
A battalion is 1000 men.
A company is $50 men.
A platoon is go men.
A corporal's squad is II men.
A field battery has 1876 men.
A firing squad is 20 men.
A supply train has 2S3 men.
A machine gun battalion has 296
men.
An engineers regiment has 1,O9S
men.
An ambulance company has 66 men.
A field hospital has 55 men.
A medicine attachment has 10 men.
A major general heads the field
army and also each army corps.
A brigadier general heads each in
fantry brigade.
A colonel heads each regiment.
A lieutenant colonel is next IN rank
below a colonel.
A major heads a battalion.
A captain heads a company.
A lieutenant heads a platoon.
A sergeant is next below a lieuten-
ant.
A corporal is a squad officer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08
DO NOT KILL BROTLER TURKEYS
Farmers, Dealers and Hotels Asked to
Stop Wasteful Practice.

In the effort to stop the wasteful
practice of slaughtering broiler tur-
keys in Missouri-those weighing
from two to four pounds-the Mis-
souri, Division of the Food Admins
tration is approaching the problem
through three different channels.
Farmers are requested to raise their
turkeys to maturity, thereby adding to
the nations meat supply; dealers in
Missouri have been notified Of the
Food Administrators desire that they
refrain from purchasing the immature
birds. Hotels, clubs and restaurants,
where most of the broiler turkeys are
consumed, have been asked to discon-
tinue serving them.
1t is pointed out that turkeys, I'M
like chickens, do not become plump
and well-meated until nearly full.
grown.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08
OCCUPANT OF
LADIES' HOME DIES

At the dawn of day Tuesday, Mrs.
Mary A. Dingee passed away at the
Old Ladies' Home in south Mexico.
She had been an invalid for five years
and had been attended by a nurse for
the past three years. Her home be-
fore she came to the home was in
Kansas City.
Mrs. Dingee was eighty seven years
old, being born On June Is, 1881 in
New York City. She leaves a niece,
Mrs. G. c. Hobbs of North Wilksboro,
North Carolina, who is her nearest
relative. The death of her daughter
left her practically alone in the world
and was the cause Of her coming tc
the home here, twelve years ago. a
letter found among her possessions
gives the address of her son-in-law il
Kansas City, but parties here were un
able to locate him Tuesday.
For this a funeral arrange
ments have not been made.
Mexico citizens take an especial in
terest in the old folks at the hom
here and it is with deep regret tina
they will hear of her death.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08
MEXICO BABY INJURED
WHEN AUTOS COLLIDE

John Coil Hebel, infant son Of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. H. Hebel, of north Of Mex
leo, is reported seriously injured as
the result of an automobile collision
near Louisiana, Mo-, at four o'clock
Monday morning. E. H. Carpenter
who was in the car at the time Of the
accident cam to Mexico for a few
minutes today to secure a Mexico doc
tor who motored to the scene of the
wreck to administer to the injured.
Mr.. Carpenter said that Hebel was
also hurt but not as badly as the child.
The party which consisted of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. H. Hebel and baby and two
daughters, and Mr.. E. H. Carpenter
left Mexico Sunday morning in their
Chandler Six for Shelbyville, Illinois,
where they intended to visit relatives.
The shock Caused by the collision
of two cars neal Louisiana, Monday
morning at sunrise was the cause Of
the violent illness of John Coil Hebel
four months old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. H. Hebef north of Mexico. The
child vas some better Tuesday,
MI. Hebel said that a serious acct
dent was only avoided by the moder.
ate rate of speed at which both cart
were travelling. The other mar wa.
a beginner and pulled out of the roai
for the Hebel Chandler to pass. TIL
cars cleared each other by a good eigh
, feet said Mr.. Hebel; but just as tn
/ Mexico al vas nearly ahead of him
the stranger fearing he was too ia
over in the ditch jerked his car int
the rear Of Mr.. Hebel's. The acciden
itself injured no one.
The Chandler was left in Louisiani
for repairs and the Hebel family re
: turned to Mexico. The Ledger
glad TO learn that none were hurt, an
wishes a speedy recovery for the littl
" fellow.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

United States Naval Aviation service,
but because of defective sight and
hearing was not accepted. In writ
ing of his work in the East, Mr.. Rob-
ertson has the following to say of the
Winchester Repeating Arms Company
in whose plant he is employed:
''The Winchester Repeating Arms
Company, where | am employed, is
running full blast" employing 10000
men and girls. We are turning out
munitions of war in great quantities,
including the modified Enfield rife,
Browning Light Machine Gun, the reg
ular model '97 Winchester shotgun
with barrel sawed off for use as a riot
gun in close up work in the trenches,
shells and cannon cases. My work is
most interesting, for as assistant Sup
e%rvisor of Inspection ! come in direct
touch with everything going on and
am all over the whole plant. You
know the plant is guarded, and a pass
is required to go from building tC
building. One can walk for miles un
der one roof, for bridges covered,
cross the streets from one building tC
another. They are badly in need Of
help, and tomorrow the Government
takes over the employment Of all help
Wages are very high, but so is living
II could ramble on a long time, fol
there's so much Of interest, but
should much rather take you through
the plant sometime, if you ever get tt
New Haven, than tell you about it,"
Sam Morris has received a car
from his son, Herbert, announcing
his safe arrival in the East with U
S. troops.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08
THE 18th NOT IN ACTION

WASHINGTON, August /. = The
seth Division, the Kansas-M Missouri
national army division trained under
Gen. Leonard Wood at Funston, evil
IDENTIFY is not in the firing line as yet,
but still is continuing ints training
When Chief of Staff March vas asked
about the division yesterday he repli'
ed he had no definite finamrooit Of
its location. AS all the troops that
go to the firing line r definitely fol
lowed here, this indicates the S9th
still is pursuing its training.
Brig. Gen. G. L. Hines is tempo
rarily commanding the s5th Division
the Kansas-M Missouri national guard
division. Major General Wright, who
took the division to France, is acting
as corps commander.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08
FEW DIE OF WOUNDS.
Only 5 Per Cent Of Men Who Stop
Bullets Die as a Result.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.--of the
American soldiers wounded in the
Marne-Aisne offensive probably less
than one in twenty will die from their
wounds, more than four-fifths will be
returned to service and only Is per
cent will be discharged for disability,
according to a statement of the chief
of staff Monday based upon the Of
fetal attested experience of the Allies
during the four years Of war.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08
Searching For Son.

Mrs. Blanche G. Walker, of Los An
geles, Calf, formerly of this city, is
advertising in the st. Louis Globe
Democrat for her son, Harry G. Walk
er, 81 years old, who was last heard
of in Kansas City, when he tried Ia
enlist in the army. The Walkers are
well known in Mexico having lived
here many years before going West.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

W. H. Smith has purchased the
grocery stock of Charles Bybee's store
in East Mexico, and will o it to
his home south Of the new Josephine
Brick Plant. After making some adj
ditions he will be open for business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08
To Improve Your Digestion.

"For years my digestion was Sc
poor that | could only eat the lightest
foods. | tried everything that I heard
of to get relief, but not until about 9
year ago when / saw Chamberlain
Tablets advertised and got a bottle Of
them did l find the right treatment
Since taking them my digestion II
fine" Mrs. Blanche Bowers, Indiana
Pa. adv,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

Miss leila Brown Of this city is ex-
pected home from Kirksvilie Saturday
evening. She has been attending the
state normal summer school there in
preparation for the discharge of her
duties as instructor at Lawder School
this winter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08
Now Weigher at City Scales

A familiar face is missing in the
little wooden house at the Mexico
hitch lot. Clancy" Hill has been OBJ
liged to retire as weigher at the city
scales because of i'll health, and in his
place sits D. G. (Dave) MCGEE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

Mrs. j. R, Creasey of Workman,
Texas, who has been visiting her son,
Mason Creasey, in this city, departed
Friday for Springfield, Ill, where she
will stay a short while before return
ing to her home in the South.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

Miss Mayme Riley, a trained nurse
from Hannibal, employed at the local
hospital, has been received into the
army Red Cross service and expects
her call any time. Miss Leary, Of the
local hospital, is also awaiting her Red
Crnss call.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

A marriage license was granted
through mail Thursday morning to
Miss Rosie Marie Northcutt and
Stanley Hesser Caldwell, both Of
Vandalia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

George and Graham Robertson, who
farm near this city, raised 2O55 bush
els of wheat this year. The 40 acre
on their own averaged 26 bushels.
The remainder of their wheat ground
was rented.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08
WIENER, U.S.L.,
MARRIED N JULY

VITA tie green IN Khaki and the
bnde In her travelling suit a military
ring eerenony a. Camp Omaha, Neh..
united IN marriage Otto n. Wiener
Of this city and Miss orun Henry Of
Boulder, Colorado. The wedding was
In July, but L wAs kept a secret until
now.
Wiener is a member Of the United
States Balloon Observation Corps and
viii receive his commission in the i'm
mediate future. being nsar the end Of
his course in aeronautes at Camp
Omaha. Nebraska. he is the son Of
the late Urban Wiener Of this city
and has lived here all bis life.
Mrs. Wiener, since her marriage,
has been at Omaha with her husband.
She is the charming daughter Of AFR.
and Mrs. J. Henry Of Boulder, Colo.
RADIO. Her father is one Of that eity's
most prosperous citizens and is en-.
gagged in the real estate business
there. She is very pretty, It is said
and is most highly accomplished.
The eourtship began when ott
Wiener was a student at Colorad
University, of which he now a grad
uate. When school was over Wieme
returned to his home here for a shor
time only. Last spring he enlisted i
the aviation branch of the Service an
since then has been working hard 70
: commission. With his course nea
an end and his commissioned rank as
sured he was married in July and tn
happy young couple decided to with
l. hold the announcement of the wee
{ ding until it was Lieutenant Otto \
" Wiener" So, the Ledger wishes
; extend congratulations (although the
Z may be a little ahead Of time) al
earnestly desires to see the your
Il people live a long and happy marie
life.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

A piece of flannel dampened with
Chamberlain's Liniment and bound on
over the seat of pain is often more eff
fectual for a lame back than a plaster
and does not cos: anything like as
much. adv
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

William Bryson and son, of Western
Audrain, averaged almost 25 bushels
of wheat on 80 acres. They had "a
acres of oats that averaged so bush.
els.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

Mrs. Logan Robinson of Kansas
City, has returned to her home, af-
ter a pleasant three weeks visit with
her parents here, Mr., and Mrs. Geo.
A. Azdell.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

Miss Florence Kirkpatrick of Benton
City was a visitor in this city Friday
and Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

Mrs. ]. w. Yost was in Mexico Sat-
urday attending the teachers examin-
alton session. She lives in Laddonia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

Mrs. E. S. Cave returned to her
home in Columbia Saturday after a
pleasant visit here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

c sdenEn. forner pasta-
1 W-hoaist Church South hcfc,
~, runss this wcek 10 d. Y.
wrk anong thu soldiers.
2 0aeh South rcnds og,
a.. ministers a month 20 d
T. A wosk among The boys.
1 "a arr doing just work and
r.wausat message for the peo.
..n they return
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

: Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Hactan of Van
dalia were Mexico visitors Friday af-
ternoon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

The Rev. A. A. Wallace is home
from Lake Geneva, Wis, where he
has been on a short vacation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

Morris-Haa Poultry Company, the
highest cash prices for produce. 23-3t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

Mrs. G. c. Grimes has returned
from a trip to Hannibal where she was
the guest of friends and relatives.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

Miss Berta Westfall of Perry, Mo-,
spent the week the guest of Miss Srsie
Guthrie Of this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

Morris-Hsas Poultry Company, the
highest cash prices for produce. 2S-3t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

Misses Elizabeth Martin and Kath-
crime O'Brien leave Sunday for a
three weeks vacation in Colorado.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

W. B. Aurig Of Bynumville was a
business visitor here Friday and Sat-
urday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

Morris-H Haas Poultry Company, the
highest cash prices for produce. 23-3t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

E. L. Rutledge of Clifton Hill, Mo-,
was the guest of friends. in this city
Friday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

The many friends of E. 7. Smith
will be glad to know he is recovering
from a recent accident.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

Buy War Savings Stamps.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08
ABOUT OUR
SOLDIERS
FoR THF SOLDIERS

Aadrain county soidiers. vhea IN
Londou. EnglanA can find the Even
izE Ledger On file a. he Reciprocal
News Bureau odise u Queen Anns's
Gste. London. S. W. The paper il sent
regularly and Il is placed thsre for
your convenience. dtf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08
Has Arrived Safely Overseas.

Has Arrived SaIeiy OVefseas'
A telegram from Hobroken states
that Lieutenant Arnold Edmonston
has arrived safely overseas with the
American Expeditionary Forces. Ed
monston is with the U. s. Aviation
Corps, and left this city, where he WIS.,
tied on a furlough only a short while
nnn
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-04-30

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-04-30
GAYETY.

Rose sydelI has brought her IA
nous London Bellies to the Gayety this
week. and they are presenting =
musical burlesque review that meas
ures up to the best traditions Of this
well-known organization while Miss
sydell no longer takes a part in the
entertainment, there ARE many evil
dences OF her handiwork, particularly
In the posing act which closes the
show.
Three burlesquers Of the newer
generation are featured in the two
act skit. and they make this show
stand out as one OF the best on this
circuit. George F. Hayes, in his Ia
miliar role OF village constable,
provides a laugh every minute he Is
on the stage, while Ted Burns and
his line OF chatter proved that bur-
lesque comedians do not have to re-
sort to the slApstick in order to get
laughs Kate Pullman, q cyclonIc
soubretts, Is much in evidence
throughout the performance and she
also proved to be a good Liberty
bond salesman during the intermis-
sion
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-04-30

It Is that OF a boarding school miss
who Journeys TO Paris in pursuit OF
the man she loves-whom. OF course,
she finally lands. Julia Ssnderson, as
the miss, is her usual charming self,
with all the fascination and person
ality that have placed her in the
front ranks OF musical comedy stars.
Joseph Cawthorne is funny. He
can't help II, bot even he SMILED COM
plecently when he caused the Presi-
dent to throw back his head and give
audible vent to his amusement. In a
curtain speech during the, Liberty
loan rally. Joseph explained how he
did his bit-how he dropped his Ger
man dialect when the war began
III l can give up my dialect" he
pleaded, you folks can give up your
money"-and they did-S25O 900 OF it,
as remarked before.
But to get back to the play. The
music by Victor jacob is of that art
lists best work. The lines are witty
and clever. The chorus Is pleasing
to the eye and ear. The settings are
attractive. The cast Is well picked.
So how could it help being a good
performance
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-04-30
NATIONAL.

Practical patriotism WED with a
pleasing performance in entertaining
a full house at the National Thester
last night when Rambler Rose"
opened its return engagement in
Washington.
The practical patriotism was eXem-
plihed in the Liberty loan rally. con-
Quoted by Preston Gibson. which
netted S25O.00O. and the great demon
stration for President Wilson. Mrs.
Wilson and party who occupied a
box.
The pleasing performance was
naturally that OF Rambler Rose"
which Julia Sanderson, Joseph Cav
thorne and the rest OF a capable cast
make into q highly acceptable musi-
cal play.
There Is small need of rehashinE
the plot OF the play-for Il has one.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-04-30
Attractions at Capital Playhouses This Week

present = singing and dancing sur
prise that includes the latest novelty
In terpsichorean art. They swing.
kick and rock about IN abandoned
style that won applause.
"Moondown," a playlet BY John
Reed. which proved q success for the
Washington Square Players. New
York, Is offered by Regina Connelli
and Ruby Craven. 1t concerns the trib-
ulations OF two working girls. One Of
them succombs to the easiest way
while the other holds out against un-
welcome advances OF her employer
and goes off to live her life with q
husband in a Harlem flat.
Victor Moore. late OF the movies. Is
here with a clever act in which he
scores with a recitation typical. OF
"Chimmie Fadden," the role he crea-
ted.
Judge" Walter C. Kelly, with the
came court room stunt that has won
him fame, is back again, and judg-
ing from the applause last night. he
does not need to make q change for
some time.
Mignon Is a dainty little music
mimic who is some dancer. Nina
Payne presents some character studies
in dance with embellishments that
make her act a suitable closing num-
Der. Her sister, Katheryn Payne, as
sists her at the piano. The Mystic
Hanson Trio. consisting OF a magician
and two shapely young women. opened
the bill with a series OF mystifyIng
tricks.
The Hsarst-Pathe News Pictorial IL
repIete with patriotic scenes.