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Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-04
GERMAN MACHINE
NEARLY SPENT
Special to Mexico Eyening Ledger.

Special to Mexico Evening Ledger.
2 p. m.
LONDON, April 3.-Aceordng to
authorities, there seems now to be al
most absolute evidence that the Ger
man machine, prepared so carefully
for the purpose Of crushing the AL
lies, has about spent its force. The
Allies have repulsed all attacks sue
cessfully and bravely and have gained
in the local operations they have un-
dertaken.
They were especially successful in
checking the enemy's advance at
Moreuil where the Germans so far
have gained footing at only one
point. A German assault near Fam
poux was also repulsed.
Many German divisions are still on
the battle line, waiting it is thought
by authorities, for guns which will
make it possible for them to move
again on Amiens. There are forty
German divisions north Of the Som
me at this time.
| Another thing that becomes appar'
ent as returns continue to come in il
that there have been more German
losses than was believed possible a
first.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-04
Hope Future, Vigorous Living Present
FOUR MINUTE MAN
TO SPEAK HERE

Thomas J. Dix Of ST. Louis will be
the principal speaker at the patriotic
celebration to be held here Saturday
afternoon to launch the Third Liberty
Loan which begins Saturday. Mr.. Dix
is considered one Of the most success
ful four minute men in Missouri He
will speak from a platform at the
cast side Of the Court House satur-
day afternoon after the parade.
Vandalia, Laddonia, Rush Hill,
Martinsburg, Thompson Benton City
and Farbcr are some Of the towns
in the county which will be repre-
sented in the parade. The Council Of
Defense, which is experimenting thc
celebration, has invited all the coun
ty school districts to take part ant
Mexico is expecting one of the big
gest crowds in recent times.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-04
FAvoRs AUDRAIN HOSPITAL
Prominent Citizen of Farber Writes
Interesting Letter to Committee

Yea Smith Of Farber wrote the fol-
lowing letter to the Hospital Commit
tee telling of the good attention he
received at the present hospital and
the advantages of it being close to
his home:
March 80, 1918.
Audrain Hospital Committee,
l am glad to have an opportunity
to say few word in regard to the
new hospital for Audrain County. In
my opinion, no institution could be
of more benefit to the county than
modern hospital. l was treated in
the present hospital, received good at
tention, and got along well. / certain
ly enjoyed being near home where my
relatives and friends could visit me
1t was much better than being taker
so for away from home.
feel sure that if every voter woulC
consider this matter he would vot'
YES on April 9TH.
Very Respectfully,
YEA SMITH
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-04
MEET AFTER MANY YEARS

Bridget Lonergan, Father O'Sulli-
vans housekeeper, and Dennis Walsh,
of st. Louis, met here Wednesday
morning for the first time since they
were small school children in ireland.
Mr.. Walsh accompanied his cousin,
Miss May Walsh, and John J. Egan
to Mexico where they had made plans
to be married. When arriving at
Father 0'Sullivan's house, Mr.. Walsh
recognized Miss Lonergan as his
school-day sweetheart whom he did
not know had left Ireland. They had
attended school together at Loughry-
an, Ireland. The unexpected reunion
helped to make the marriage of the
young couple even merrier, if such
: could be, than it would have been 9TH
erwise.
Mr.. Egan is connected with the
Bell Telephone Company in st. Louis
They will make their home in St
Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-04
RED CROSS

The Molino Red Cross Unit met
with Mrs. Walter Henderson March
20. Eighteen garments were finished.
Those present to help were: Mes
danes J. E. Mundy, Will Heizer, Fe-
lix Martin, Tom Stuart, R. L. Baker,
T. B. Ridgeway, Milt Roberts, Glide
Ellis and Forest Weaver. Misses
Jessie and Bertha Mundy, Edith Tur-
ner, and Blanche Cauthorne. The fol-
lowing Wednesday the Red Cross met
with Mrs. Milt Roberts. Those pres
ent were: Mesdames Forest Weaver,
Will Heizer, Alma Mundy, Tom
Showers, Dick Greed, Felix Martin, T.
B. Ridgeway, M. B. Ridgeway, ]. d.
WorIey and J. f. Fynt; Misses
Blanche and Neva Cauthorne and
Edith Turner. The Red Cross Unit
now has two rooms in the DR.. Woods
Building at Molino and will continue
to meet there.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-04
RURAL CARRIERS CONTEST
First Position is Becoming a Holly
Contested One

J. P. Powell, on Route 3, is till
leading in the Rural Mail Carriers
w. S. S. Contest, but G. o. McGee
on Route A, his closest rival, is press
ing so uncomfortably close upon him
that the standing may be changed
any day. Mr.. Powells sales amount
to $4,O3c. while Mr.. McGee's are
$3,9S3.75.
The contest is getting to point
now where it is no longer fight be-
tween two men who shall hold first
place, but fight between several.
Two of the lower men have made
sales that bring them well into the
winning class. ]. H. Gamble on Route
5 has reported sales to the amount OF
$3,415, and M. A. Roberts on Route
2 has reported sales to the amount
Of $3,431.
Edward Rodhouse, on Route l has
reported sales to the abount Of ST.,
44O; Raymond Robinson on Route
reported SLABS and H. G. McGee OF
Route 6 has reported $1,811.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-04
COUNTY COURT NOTES

The County Court at its regular
meeting Monday, ordered the County
Court of Monroe Co. be notified that
the Audrain County Court would pay
half the expense of county line
bridge to be built across Long Branch,
west Of Tulip.
Among the appointments made by
the court were: Ben Linneman, over
seer of road district 81; William
White, commissioner Of the Vandalia
Special Road District; Lee Childers,
overseer of road district 62.
D. W. Barnes resigned as overseer
of road district 20, and D. H. Athey
resigned as justice of the peace OF
Cuivre township. The court made a
road overseer of road district 81 and
ordered the salary of J. o. Miller, jan
itor of the Court House increased
| from $50 to $65. The bonds of the
road overseers appointed last month
were examined and approved by the
court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-04
CYCLONE KILLS s
At NEW FLORENCE

George pnd Ida Nessinger were
killed and Susie Messenger was prob
ably fatally wounded Tuesday night
in a cyclone which demolished the
Messenger home near New Florence.
Montgomery County. A. L. Cornth-
waite, Of RoehepOrt, was also killed
near New Florence. Three persons
were killed in Stoddard county and
one person, a member Of the convict
road gang, was killed at Mineola in
Montgomery county by the cyclone.
Many thousands Of dollars worth of
property was destroyed and many
persons were injured in cyclones
which swept parts Of Missouri be-
tween the hours Of G and Q O'Clock
Tuesday night. Mrs. W. W. Fry and
, daughter, Miss Gertrude, who re-
turned to Mexico from st. Louis on
the midnight Wabash, passed through
New Florence just after the cyclone.
Their train was late there; if it had
not been they would probably have
been caught in the storm.
Mrs. Fry says that they did moi
notice any particular manifestation:
Of the cyclone at New Florence excep
little thunder and lightning, anC
hard rain beating against the win
dows of the train. A Hardin Colleg,
student was on the train, and ais,
Mrs. Green Tomlinson.
Cornthwaite was managing tn
/ farm of C. E. Kimbrough of Columbia
He had taken shelter from the storr
3 in the barn of Stanley Gregory's farr
5 and the barn was blown over him. Tn
: Messengers were found in the roa
e near their home, the roof of whic
: was blown away. Susie Messenger VIII
e was picked up unconscious, will prol
: ably get well, according to long di
: tance received late Wednesday a
e ternoon by the Ledger.
Much damage was done to residel
ces and outbuQdings by the win
Will Graham, well known in Mexic
p had all his outbuildings blown awi
is and lost some valuable stock. E
je Brown had the same experience.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-04
DIR. HARRISON RESIGNS

DR.. ]. F. Harrison has sent in his
resignation as chairman Of the Au-
drain Council of Defense to W. F.
Saunders. Doctor Harrison is can
didate for mayor to succeed himself,
and under a ruling made last month
by the state council at a meeting in
Kansas City, no person who is a can
didate for an elective office can be
chairman of council.
Under the new ruling, Dean F. B
Mumford of Columbia, is authorized
to appoint a successor to DR.. Harri'
son for Audrain County. 1t is moi
known who will be named.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-04
HOME FROM FUNSTON

T. U. Stuart is home from Camp
Funston, where he went to visit his
son, Virgil Stuart, who is in the base
hospital there, suffering with pneu-
monia. He found him much improved
and says he expects him to be out
and on duty shortly. This is Mr.. Stu
arts second visit to Funston. He saw
quite a number Of Mexico and Au-
drain boys, and found them all well
and in splendid spirits. The many
friends of his son will be glad "a
know Of his improved condition.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-04
HERBERT PLUNKETTPRoMoTEI

]. W. Plunkett received telegram
Wednesday morning from his son,
Herbert, who enlisted several months
ago in the United States Navy, an
nouncing the young mans appoint
ment as assistant paymaster with
rank of ensign in the United States
Naval Reserve force.
Ensign Plunkett entered the ra-
dio branch of the Navy soon after his
enlistment and was graduated from
the radio school at Harvard Univer-
sity last Friday, after five months
study there. His message said that
he had just been discharged from the
regulars, and would go to Washing
ton Thursday or Friday.
Ensign Plunkett is a graduate o.
Mexico High School and has man!
friends here who will rejoice at hi
deserved success.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-04
EPIDEMIC NEARLY OVER

Thirty-five students were absent
from Mcmillan High School Wednes-
day morning. This decrease in abb
sentees from sixty-five Tuesday to
thirty-five Wednesday, indicates that
the rain which fell Tuesday night has
been instrumental in breaking up the
grippe epidemic from which so many
of the students have been suffering.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-04

MISS Mary Margaret Mcbride, one
~ Missouri's brightest young news
naner women, has joined the Ledger
staff temporarily. We will greatly
oppreciate any eourtesies shown her.
Miss Mcbride, until recently, was City
Editor of the Columbia Times. She
i n graduate Of the Missouri Univer-
sitv School of Journalism
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-04

COLLECTOR Of internal revenue,
Gorge Moore Of st. Louis, announces
Aha. his department will 20 after
,bose delinquent income tax returns,
.,5 they will have to pay the penalty
,s;cb Is from $50 to $1,000 in fines
ana at the discretion Of the office,
az increase in tax.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-04
WOMEN MAKE FLAG

A committee from the Federation
of Women's Clubs worked all day
Wednesday making the Audrain
county service flag for the County
Court. The flag will be presented to
the county Saturday. The flag will
contain stars for all the men in the
county who are now in the national
service.
The women on the committe which
worked Wednesday were: Mrs, Chas.
Claybrook, chairman; Mrs. ]. H. Will
kins, Mrs. S. H. Richards, Mrs. A. H.
Whitney, Mrs. Dick Carter, Mrs. B. F
Wells, and Mrs. E. A. Dearing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-04
TALK For RED CROSS

Mrs. J. E. Durkee and Clyde john
son made talks in the Beagles and
Bolts neighborhoods Tuesday in the
interest of the Red Cross. Mrs. Frank
VanNess and Mrs. P. E. Coil will 60
to Macedonia Thursday to make an
appeal for the cause.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-04

THE patriotic demonstration in
Mexico Saturday when the Third
Liberty Loan will be launched and the
flag dedication at the Court House is
to take place, will be one of the larg-
est affairs of its kind held in the
state. If the roads are good hun
dreds will motor here. The parade
promises to be exceptionally inter-
esting as well as the patriotic ad-
dresses. Invite your friends to come
IN Mexico Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-04

FOR the Third Liberty Loan Au-
drain County's quota has had been
Tx,d at $4,000. This County in
me second Liberty Loan had $32e,5OO
Gov It's minimum; the target was
s548OOO, the actual subscription
,otaled s457, $50, and was taken by
o57 subscribers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-04
THE END OF THE DAY

Vslp Us to turn to Thee, with
,haukfalness, o Father. more
.n.s than We do. Prayers are
s,.wercd and we forget who ans
,,.-ed them. Mereies are Civ
:, and We forget who gave them.
Keen US from ingratitude. Teach
=. 70 bless Thee. For Jesus
sake. Amen.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-04
LEWIS SENTENCE COMMITTED

Governor Gardner has commuted
the death sentence of Ora Lewis, st.
Louis murderer, to life. Lewis, dur
ing his career, visited Mexico in a mo-
tor car and stole wire from the local
electric line.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-04
FAyoRs THE HOSPITAL

C.H Crockett of this county, was in
Mexico Saturday and stated he was
anxious to see the county hospital
proposition carry April 9TH. He said
so far he had met practically no one
opposed to the issue.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-04
Trust Company Annual Meeting

The North Missouri Trust Company
directors held their annual meeting
Tuesday evening and declared the
usual dividends and reelected all of
the old officers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-04
Leaves School to Work on Farm

Roger Hays, a freshman in the Uni
yersity, is home to work on his faith
er's farm. The scarcity of farm la
Dor made it necessary for him to leave
school.-University Missourian.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-04
MEN LEAVE FOR FUNSTON

The seven men required to fill the
quota of Audrain County in the first
sclective draft, left for Camp Funston
at 1900 o'clock Tuesday on the Wa
cash. Joseph Armistead, who was at
one time in the National Guard, was
placed in charge Of the contingent
The men reported to draft head
quarters at o'clock Tuesday morning
to receive their instructions. They
were then dismissed until train time
The men who entrained We're;
Joseph Armistead -. Kansas City
Raymond Angert ............ Mexico
Monte Nelson Brooks ..... Mexico
Charles Thomas Houck ....Vandalia
Thomas Lacy Howdeshell ....Mexicc
Joseph Lee Murray -. .Martinsbure
Arthur Maupin Silver Casper, Wyo
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Henderson, o.
-l.-@V
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-04

Miss Dorothy Worrell and her
guest, Miss Leila Dickinson, of Clin-
ton, returned Monday to Columbia
where both attend the University of
Missouri.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-04

Marriage license was issued TO
Carl Crum and Miss Alvia Staples
both of this city, Wednesday morn
ing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-04

Edward Kunkle has resumed his
duties as rural mail carrier on Route
8. j. P. Powell was the SUBSTITUTE
in Kunkels absence.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-04

Josh Bunton spent Monday in this
city. He reports his family all well.
They are residing at Keytesville for
the present.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-04

Miss Mabel Threlkeld, who under
went an operation at Mexico Hospital
Saturday is getting along nicely
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-04
HATs!. HATs!. HATS!

for the whole family. Straw, Felt,
and Cloth at price that suits.
JOHNSON'S VARIETY STORE
Open after supper. dz-wlt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-04

Smith Bros. Automobile Co. made
the following sales Saturday: Ben
Frisbee, of Cuivre, a Willys-Knight
6; o. w. Huenefeld and Ross Wagner,
of Mexico, a WHY'S 6; Cleve Winkle
and john Coons of Vandalia, an S5-4
each; Henry Hagan Of Rush Hill, and
C. ]. Alexander Of Mexico, Model 90s.
------------------------
Miss Mary Norris, of Bonneville,
was in Mexico Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-04

R. F. Hopkins has gone to st. JOS
eph where he has a splendid position.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-04

Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Henderson, OF
Auxvasse. were in Mexico Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-04
The battle for the best

THAT'S what's going on
right now; the world is
engaged in a mighty struggle
to establish the best; to put a
sure foundation under righ-
teousness---we know what the
end will be, what is best and
right will win"
The same battle is on in busi-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-04
We Offer You Clothes Of Real Economy
Hart Schaffner & Marx

Clothes of dash permanent fit all WOOL and say you,
always they are right every the garment will
be replaced without argumen-thas the lasting
kind You'll be surprised how little the have
been advanced and any buy will look mighty good in
vestment in the near future.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-08-16
Men Must Pay Head Tax

A dispatch yesterday from
Washington says:
Proprietors of all businesses and
professions, with only a few excep-
lions, will have to pay an annual
federal licence of $40, and heads
of wholesale concerns doing a
yearly business of $4,000 or more
will be required to pay an annual
fee of $25, according toa schedule
issued today in the draft of the
revenue bill by the house ways
and means committee. Farmers,
mechanics, ministers, teachers
and Others on salary will be ex-
empted from the $40 occupational
tax as will concerns doing an an
nual business of less than $4,000.
Chairman Kitchen announced
that this bill provide means for
raising of all the $8,000,00O, 900
originally intended to be raised
by taxation.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-08-16
Tar1an Of the Apostle Thrills

Maddened by the death Of his
Ape Mother-at the hands of the
cannibal chief Tarzan races in
to the jungle. Leaping from tree
to tree with the speed of a bird =
he overtakes the fear-stricken
black-grasps him in his great
arms and when life has flown,
filings him far out into the soggy
alligator-infested lagoon. Then
Tarzan returns and mourns over
his wild ape-mother as he would
over Lady Alice-his real mother.
Then calling his friend the ele-
plant they raid the cannibal vii
lage and destroy it. This is one
of the many scenes shown at the
Orpheum on Friday, August 80.
See this wonderful film.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-08-16
Good Work Done
BY Newspapers

The Star-Mirror of Moscow
tuthfully says:
! No industry in the United States
is carrying as heavy burden in
the war work as the newspaper IN
ldustry. There are more demands
made upon this industry for its
stock in trade'' tits advertising
space) than upon any other in
dustry in the United States. The
government is asking for and re-
ceiving space in the newspapers
of the country that, if paid for at
regular rates, would cost billions
of dollars. This space is given
freely, but there is not a paper in
the United States that can pub
lish all Of the copy sent it by the
various departments in the gov
eminent.
The press is responsible for the
success of the Liberty loan, the
Red Cross, the Y. M. G. A. and
the Knights of Columbus drives.
The press is largely responsible
for the success of the federal land
loan banks, and for many govern
ment campaigns that could not
have succeeded except through
the publicity that can be secured
in no other place than in the news
papers.
But there is a limit to the pa
thence and good nature Of the
newspaper publishers. Every
mail brings to every paper in this
country lot Of stuff that is pur-
est kind Of advertising for some
individual special interest. This
stuff comes in many DISCUSSES.
The favorite is News Please
Rush" printed in large type on
the envelope. Another is I'm
portant- Open at Once" Prob
ably more real profanity has re-
suited from these letters when
they are found to contain adver-
Using for some corporation, or
some special interest, than any
one thing that happens in an edi-
tors sanctuIn.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-08-16
$4,000 PEARLS ARE SOUGHT
Package Containing 535 Gems Stolen
From Vessel Which Recently Ar
rived at New York.

New York.-A search of New York
city pawnshops is being made by Pink
erton detectives for $4,000 worth Of
pearls which were stolen from
French ship that arrived on November
e. There were 5S5 pearls In the miss
ing package, of which the three largest
weighed between % and % grains
each. The others weighed from one
to three grains each.
1t is said that the pearls were sent
by a Paris dealer to one here; that to
avoid an extra rate the shipper did
not reveal to the company the char
acter of the shipment, and that 1t was
not placed in the ships strong ROOM
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-08-16
This Kind Of Pa.
iriOtism Counts


We received a privateletter this
week from ]. Loyal Addison, the
popular and well known citizen
and y. S. Commissioner at White
bird. He was principal of the
Cottonwood school two terms
several years ago and is we'll and
favorably known here.
He recently made application
for a commission in the u. s.
army, and last week took the
necessary examination at Moscow.
Although Mr.. Addison had no
idea any part of his letter would
be printed, we take the liberty of
publishing portion of it, which
will interest many of our readers.
Here it is:
Il want to thank you for your
good wishes regarding my intend
ed trip across to get the Kaiser's
hide. However, don't antici-
pate that there will be much of
his hide left if he collldes with a
shell from the gun / expect to
help man. put in an applica-
tion for training for officers ar
tillery work. Iprefered the in
fantry, but | am 'long" on math-
ematics, and the captain said
they needed me in the artillery
SO | told him to put me where l
was needed most.
have a wife and four Riddles,
and of course it makes it hard for
me to leave, but when the call
comes that there is crying need
for men of my age, experience
and mathematical training, / feel
it Tiny duty to go and do what l
can to help rid the world of the
frightful scourge that confronts us.
About Sept. LIST l expect to have
a public sale Of my property and
close 0 u t everything. Before
leaving, I hope to beable to make
a trip over there and "holler hello"
at my Cottonwood friends.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-08-16
WOMEN OF PRINCETON
ADOPT ENTIRE VILLAGE

Princeton, N. 1.-THE commit
tee Of women in charge Of the
Rose Cottage tea house annex,
which provides lodging and
meals at very reasonable rates,
. have adopted" the little village
Of st. Paul-aux-Bois in the Asne
region Of France.
In the great drive on Paris in
/, 1914 the Germans swept
through the little village, which
was held in the grasp Of the in
vaders until the retreat sfter
the battle of the Somme. The
575 inhabitants were left desti-
tute.
Through the operation Of the
I annex, the committee regularly
realizes a neat sum, which is
being steadily forwarded to the
French villagers.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-08-16

If anybody tries to argue that
it does not pay to keep a few cows
he has another guess or two COM
ing. Manager P. A. Gaul of the
creamery informs us that Gott-
fried Halter,'s cream check for July
amounted to $158.54. Scores Of
other farmers in this community
also realize nice income from
this source.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-08-16
Wanted to Rent

Farm on Camas Prairie or Reser.
vation-between 200 and 400 acres
for one year, with privilege of two OF
three years and to buy. Would trade
$50 A. in southeast Idaho for nipple.
ments and stock, or would buy. AID
dress 1906, Main, Lewiston, Idaho.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-08-16

The food administration at
Washington again sends out the
appeal to raise hogs instead Of
dogs. What will keep a dog will
feed hog, which the country
needs now for food. The govern
ment considers it almost crime
for people during such a crisis as
this to keep worthless dogs when
the same feed would raise a hog
or calf. Think it over.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-08-16
Residence For Sale

The modern Broom new residence
and 2 lots in the north end of Cot
tonwood, belonging to Fred LANCE, is
for sale cheap. Inquire of Miss Min
ME LANCE at Bakers store for price,
etc. b33