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The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-02-12
"WIckEDEsTt CITY" IS DEAD
Hopewell, Va, Which Sprung Up Like
q kiondike Town, Dies
Sudden Death.

Hopewell, Va.-Hopewell, the "wick.
eldest city" which arose out of nothing
like q town of the Klondike three and
a half years ago, has died a sudden
death.
! The great powder mills of the Du
Points, which provided sinews of war.
are being dismantled. Forty thousand
inhabitants of the town have begun
an exodus. In a few months the corn
fields from which the town sprang
will be restored. Only stories of the
great fires of unbelievable vice and
pistol duels will survive.
The E. I. du Pont de Nemours Pow
der company built a $75,OOO,OOO pow
der plant and Hopewell grew up with
it in a few months. Destroyed by
fire once, it was rebuilt. Colnfelds
sold for $4,000 an acre. Dance halls,
gambling rooms and saloons brought
desperate men into the town. Re
volvers were a part of every mans
equipment. A woman did not dare go
on the streets unescorted. The old
strong-arm law of the Wild West days
prevailed. And now the Inhabitants
are scattering to the four corners Of
the country.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-02-12
SUPPORT OF OUR SOLDIERS
People Should Buy Liberty Bonds and
w. s. s., Says Clark.

Statement by Speaker Champ Clark Of
Missouri:
1T goes without saying that there
must and will be another big Bond Is.
sue. Having put our hands to the
plow we must not look back. We can
not afford to. Because while the world
war is really over, it is not technically
ended until President Wilson issues a
proclamation to that effect. We still
have a huge army overseas and while
it should be brought home as soon as
ships can bring our soldiers back, un-
til they get back, they must be fed and
clothed and otherwise cared for. It
would be an everlasting shame not to
do that. So people should subscribe
for the impending loan and purchase
War Savings Stamps as readily and
literally as they subscribed for past
loans. It's for the support OF OUR sol
dicrs and nothing is too good for
them"
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-02-12

tunfty 70 save Of any Of the worlds
nations. We have food, clothing and
money-all the good things in life.
But We must make the basis Of this
prosperity secure. Saving makes the
future prosperity Of the individual
safe. At the same time 1t supplies
money to the Government. with which
the whole national structure can be
SO strengthened that we will not have
to lose or forego our general pros.
perity.
with these appeals there is also the
fact that America must loan money
to other nations II those nations are
to continue to buy goods in the United
States and by so doing give steady
employment to our Industrial and
agricultural workers. During the war
while we were supplying the world,
our production expanded tremendous.
ly. We must hold those foreign mar
kets If we are to keep up that produc.
ton rate. We must hold foreign mar
kets or undergo such a slackening In
manufacture and agriculture that
every individual will suffer.
Much Of the money loaned through
Investment in War Savings Stamps
will go to meet the overwhelming war
expense which remains to be paid.
Much Of the rest will go % foreign
nations as credits with which they
car buy of US and keep the home
wheels turning" i
A Permanent Force.
The War Savings societies formed
| this ye2r will probably become an in.
creasingly important factor in inanc.
ing the United States when the per-
Tod for Liberty Loans has passed. Ac'
cording to Mr.. Rogers, the Treasury
Department plans to make the socie'
ties permanent so far as possible and
to keep War Savings Stamps on sale
as a means whereby every individual
can ave with security at the same
time that he is adding to the Govern
ment's income. Not the least advan
tage of such a plan will be a materia
reduction Of taxes in coming years il
so far as the total Of many small say
ings defrays the heavy national ex
pense We must carry as a result O.
the war.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-02-12

Soldiers from overseas are g1v1ng
the customary number Of cheers for
the Red Cross. "Weu tell the world
that the Red Cross was on the job
every minute" is the way they state
the case. They ought to know.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-02-12
E INTO

GET INTO BUSINESS
Little Store for Rent Opposite the
Post Office. Others Made Money-You
Can. Rent is SIS per month.
J. B. STREETER CORPORATION
Streeter Corner. DevilsLake
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-11
AUDRA|N ABSTRACT CO.
IS ORGANIZED HERE
Is Being Incorporated for $l6,0Uo
With all Capital Stock Paid
Up-All Mexico Men

The Audrain Abstract Company, OF
this city, is being Incorporated Tor
$4,000 all paid up. The Board Of
Directors, who are the owners OF the
company, are as follows: Nisbet LiV-
ingston, W. W. Fry, Jr., A. P. Green,
Nate Phillip and R. NJ. White. Mr.
Livingston will be general manager OF
the company. He is an experienced
abstract man, having had long exper'
ience in the work and returns to Mex
leo from St. Louis, where he has peer
connected with the Federal Reserve
Bank. The Ledger is glad to welcome
Mr.. Livingston and family home.
John Barclay, who has been in ser
vice and at. one time was in the insur
ance business here, will have charge G
the insurance department of the com
pany. Mr.. Barclay has met with spien
did success in the insurance buisnes
and his return to Merico will be learn
ed with much pleasure by his man
friends here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-11
MRS. \. B. BARKS
\ DIES TUESDAY
Had Been Ill Since First of May But
Seemed to be an Road TO
Recovery

Mrs. II. B. Barks, 67 years old, wife
of Rev. II. B. Barks of this city, died
at her home Tuesday afternoon at
2:3O o'clock from paralytic stroke
suffered last Friday, She was uncon-
scious from the time of receiving the
stroke to her death.
Mrs. Barks who was formerly Miss
Elizabeth Williams, was a sister Of
Dean Walter Williams Of the School
of journalism at Missouri University,
Columbia, Mo. She was born and rails
ed in Boonville where Mr.. Barks first
met her. She was married in 1880 to
him.
Born in Boonville in 1852 she lived
there for a number of years. At an
early age she joined the Presbyterian
church in that city and was up to the
time of her recent illness, an energetic
worker in religious affairs. Moving
to Columbia she was active in church
work there until eight years ago when
she and her husband came to this city
to reside. They have been members oil
the Presbyterian church in this city
during the last eight years.
Mrs, Barks first became seriously II
in May when she suffered an attack o.
sickness. However, after period sh,
apparently started on the road to re
covery and was doing unusually wei
until her death Tuesday afternoon sh
attack of paralysis. From that tim
until he'd death Tuesday afternoon sh
knew nothing. Her condition was e%
ceedingly critical during that perlo
and it was generally thought she coul
not recover.
Two children survive Mrs. Bark
besides her husband. They are MIS-
Mary Barks of this city and Horace
Barks, of st. Louis.
The funeral was held Wednesda
afternoon at 400 o'clock at the Pre-
byterian church in this city by Il
Reverend A. A. Wallace.
The Ledger joins the many frient
of the bereaved in extending since
sympathy and coincidence.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-11
GEORGE REAVIS HERE.
Will Form Classes in Conducting
Agriculture Clubs.

George W. Reavis, who is working
through the University of Missouri
College of Agriculture arrived IN
Mexico Tuesday. He will conduct
classes in the county for the teachers
of the country schools so that they
may be qualified to conduct the agrl'
culture clubs that are being organized
throughout the country.
Mr.. Reavis is in the mploy OF thu
federal government and is doing tn
work of organizing these clubs in thi'
county without any expense to tn
recipients. Corn, Stock, Sewing
Cooking, and other clubs have bee
and will be organized by him here ant
when he leaves after giving the teach
ers a course in conducting them, tn
clubs will be able to maintain them
selves.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-11
sERGT. MILLER HOME.

Sergt. Virgil Miller, son OF j. "
Miller, of this city, who has been IN
the U. S. Army for the past IL years
is home on a furlough. He is station
ed at San Antonio, Texas, having
landed from France with the Second
Division a short time ago. Miller was
formerly connected with the mechan-
ical staff of the Ledger.
He was overseas two years being III
FIVE battles with the U. S. army ana
three with the French army. He was
with the French army IL months VI
the eleven years he has been in th'
armv six years was spent in the PM
;nnines and two in France. He Ike
the service very much. He cam
through the war without a scratc'
The Ledger joins in welcoming hin
home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-11
DIED IN ST. LOUIS.
Charles A. Wright, 81 Years Old, Died
of Old Age.

Charles A. Wright, 81 years old
and a former resident of this city died
in St. Louis September 5 from old age
He lived in Mexico before 1902 at
which time he moved to st. Louis.
Mr.. Wright came to Missouri from
his home in Kentucky in 1857. Dur
ing the civil war he served in the Mis-
souri, Cavalry. He married Miss Ar
milda Jackson, daughter of Judge
James jackson in 1868. Three chill
dren survive him. They are W. +
Wright, of Auxvasse; Misses Asenatf
Edwards Wright and Eunice Wright
Two sisters, Mrs. Martha Tinsley an'
Mrs. d. X. Crockett, of this city ais
survive him.
The Ledger joins the many friend
in extending sympathy to the bereav
cd.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-11
The DoughbOy ana Roads.

Dear Buddy
The wars over. But we can't for
get.
When you've waded mud all day
and your Gags" have run out-and
YOU don't want to smoke anyhow
and your pack skids up and down
YOUR back like a baby tank-and
you're tired-and hot--and the Cap
tain says, "close up that column
and the "1ast long mile" turns out to
be a hard-surfaced military road
Oh, Boy! Amt it a GR-A-AND and
GLORIOUS FEELIN'!!!
Boy, howdy!
Nobody knows better than th'
doughboy what good roads mean he:
walked on 'em, and he's waded mud
He's helped roll lorries out OF mud
holes. He knows.
And that's why Pm writing to al
doughboys this letter-to ask you t
tell the others what good roads near
Audrain county has a chance nov
1 understand, to build a system o
roads that will cover the whole count
so everyone will be on or near year
around, mudless road, as good or bel
ter than the military roads. And
! understand, too, by voting these bono
;, we'll be able to get back the none
we've paid in federal taxes to mel
other counties build roads.
II | believe it's up to us whove NIKE
on bad roads and good to tell the otI
- ers what the good roads mean. l a
. going to.
:" Yours to the end of the road,
$ A. DOUGHBoY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-11
MEXICO MAN DIES
IN KANSAS CITY
A. G. AzdeIl, Long of This City Passes
Away at Home of Daughter,
Mrs. Logan Robson.

Andrew George Azdell, rs years old,
died Tuesday afternoon at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Logan Robson, of
Kansas City, while visiting her. The
cause of the death was advanced age.
He was the father-in-law Of the Rev.
J. D. Greer, of this city.
Mr.. Azdell was born in Columbia
County, Ohio, on January Is, 1884
where he grew to manhood. Me mar
ried Margaret ]. Williams in 1867. To
this union four children were born,
Mamie E.. Jennie A., Cordelia F., and
Jessie I. Mamie was married to j. d.
Greer, of this city in 1894 and died In
August 1908. Jennie died in 1887 and
Cordelia is now Mrs. Logan Robson
at whose home Mr.. Azdell was wheE
he passed away. His wife preceded
him to the better land by one year ant
five days.
Soon after their marriage the couple
moved to Missouri and settled nea
Worcester in Audrain County. II
! 1885 they moved to Mexico where the!
made their home until their time o
their deaths. In early life he CAV
himself to the Lord and lived beau
tiful life until he passed to his re
ward He was a noble character,
good father and citizen. He has bee
identified with the Methodist chure
of this city and was always found o
the right side of every civic question
The funeral will be conducted at II
home of Elder J. D. Greer, on Mort
Wade street Thursday afternoon
800 by the Rev. C. V. Lanius, II
funeral party will arrive from Kans'
CITY Wednesday evening at 1910
: the Chicago and Alton and go dire
to the home of Mr.. Greer.
The pallbearers will be J. W. Howe
Y E. F. Elliott, S. P. Emmons, w
: Keith and Thomas Hook.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-11
.EX.CONFEDERATE VET.
7. ERANS RECEIVE MEDALS
Daughters of COnfederacy Will Pres.
ent Six More Men with War
Crosses

The Daughters of the Confederacy
Chapter located in this city decided at
a meeting held Tuesday afternoon to
award six more medals to ex-Confed-
crate soldiers in this and Galloway
counties. These last awards will bring
the total awarded this year up to sew
enteen.
The medals are tokens of the appre-
citation of the organization of their ser
vices in the civil war, and are greatly
valued by the old soldiers, Many an
eve dulled by age is made to sparkle
and glisten when the token is pinned
on his breast by a representative of
the chapter. Many back bowed with
the weight of years straightens at the
memories recalled when the same re.
representative tells how his work is az
nreciated and how it can never be for
gotten.
Two medals wer awarded in Jan
uary, nine in June and the six whicf
have lately been received will be givet
out in the immediate future. This yea
I more of thetokens have been grante'
i than ever before. Many an ex-soldie
S who was. presented with one earlier Il
the wear is seen wearing it on the lape
e of his coat.
: The men who are to receive thes
5 last six medals are: 7. M. Ford, Q
e Auxvasse, who was in Company L
\. 9th regiment, 1st Missouri Brigade
n Infantry; w. B. Ellis, of Auxvass
Company X. 18th regiment of the Mi
souri, Volunteer Cavalry; j. b. HaV
kins, of this city, of Company A. 81
s. regiment of the Volunteers Of Sou
III Carolina; T. W. Garrison, of this coul
ce tv. who was with the Woods Battall'
ut Of Marmadukes Brigade; I. b. he
,r. dirk, of Molino, of Company l, 10
so regular infantry; Rufus jackson al
1T gets medal through his father W
died several years ago. James b. Jae
son was with Perkins battalion unc
General Sterling Price in Missouri
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-11
MAIN OUTLINE OF
PRESIDENTS POINTS FOR
LEAGUE MADE TO DATE

France are pledged already and have
been pledged for two years to give
Japan all the rights which Germany
enjoyed? Does America want to fight
Great Britain and France and Japan
and is that the way to keep America
out of war" Mr.. Wilson presents no
apology for Japan but says Great
Britain and France had to promise
her Shantung in order to get Japan
to come into the war and help keep
the Pacific clear of German raiders.
Mr.. Wilson admits the bargain and
denounces secret treaties, but says
the remedy for the whole deplor-
able plight of China lies in the league
of nations and its processes for revis-
ion of all grants of territory to other
powers as we'll as Japan.
| 7. Finally, and this is where the
President always makes his biggest
hit, reminds his hearers that Amer
lea went into the war to end war, that
conscription was put into operation
and liberty loans were foated and hare
earned dollars wer taken from Amer
lean pocketbooks and the flower o
, Americas manhood sent to foreigl
, graves not merely to beat German,
l but to prevent any other nation fror
: irving the experiment which Ger
t many tried. Nine days Of discussion
e he contends, would have been enoug
to prevent the last European war, a
5 Germany would't have gone inf sr
!. knew England would fight and 81
/ would certainly have held her horst
It if she dreamed America might con
i in. Now, the President points out tn
10 nine months would be provided fol
ID arbitration or discussion before the
II could be war, and if there were we
n the economic boycott will be trie
Stubborn nations would be starv
into submission, they would be Co
to mercially isolated and financia
X bankrupted unless they accepted
he verdict of mankind. If the leal
Mt isn't set up and Europe goes on
he it has before, he thinks there will
". more war and America will be dra
N: into il and our losses will not be
av couple of hundred thousand but ms
nd millions of men.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-11
KELLERHALS
DIES At HOSPITAL
Burns Suffered While Lighting Pile Of
Rubbish Prove More Serious
Than Thought

Earnest Kellerhals, of Benton City,
died at the Mexico Hospital about 10
o'clock Wednesday evening, from
burns received while attempting to
light pile of rubbish in the rear OF
his store at Benton City, with coal
oil.
Kellerhals had taken can OF the
oil to the pile of trash and literally
treated the entire surface and was
leaning over to apply the lighted
match when the vapor from the oil ig-
nited enveloping his head, hands ami
upper part of his body in flames. His
clothing caught from the fire and
began burning fiercely. His cries
brought his brother, Frank Kellerhals
from the store who succeeded in ex-
tinguishing the flames which by this
time had eaten away part Of his cloth
ing and come in contact with the flesh
He was Immediately rushed to the
Mexico hospital where he was treated
but the efforts of the physicians were
not enough to save him. The treat
ment given him was one which wa
discovered in Europe during the wa
which was not only very helpful to
ward curing the burns but also KEEP
out the air and prevented pain. Til
the time of his death, he did not sutfe
, to any considerable extent on accoun
i of this treatment.
!. Earnest Kellerhals who was 3
e wears old was the youngest son in
h family of five. He was unmarriet
{ His mother, Mrs. Joe Kellerhals,
c Benton City is the only parent he ma
: living. his father having died sever
n years ago. He leaves two brother
It George and Frank, and two sister
Mrs. Minnie Miller, of this city, al
i. Mrs. Joe Bailey, Of north of this cit
n. The funeral was held at the Be
ton City Presbyterian church Frid
morning at II o'clock. The Rev.
A. Wallace, pastor of the Presbyterl
church in this city conducted t
funeral.
The Ledger joins the many frien
r. of the deceased in extending since
NJ sympathy to the bereaved.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-11
AUDRAlN PAYS BIG MUD TAN

AUDRAIN PAYS III" "oD
THE people of Audrain county are
having out in road and bridge taxes,
noll taxes. automobile licenses, town
shin road taxes and donations about
100000 a year. This sum Will
grow larger each year. In ten years
this will be $1,O0O,0O0 and the dirt
roads, if not hard surfaced, Will get
inst as muddy after rains as they cid
this spring. Every person can recaA
the mud roads from Thanksgiving day
1918 to the middle of May 1919. How
MANY Of them want to go through this
kind of siege every spring? The indi-
cations are that this fall will be as
bad as last spring. Do the people oi
Audrain county want to fight muu
roads indefinitely or do they want 10
vote the good road bonds and start
as soon as possible to building dard
! roads Does Ine O"hNA Va
of rich lands in this county want Vc
oppose good roads when he can &c,
over 100000 Of state and Fedora
, funds to help build system OF marc
roads? And his contribution to thl
bir road fund is only $12.16 per year
If the school children and the farm
i ars wives and the country doctors an
n the rural mail carriers and the moto
t engines and the mules and horses tina
$ travel the mud roads could vote, IN
v bonds would carry unanimously. Iru
i these supposed voters do not pay taxe
d directly but indirectly they pay III
BIG MUD TAX with loss OF time' e
.e ficiency, health, comfort and in mar
,e ether ways. The owners OF the far
is should see the profit in getting the'
lie good roads.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-11
MISS FENNEwALD MARRIES.
Will Start on Honeymoon to Oregon
in Near Future.

Miss Josephine Fennewald, Of Mar
tinsburg and James Boehlein, Of st.
Louis, were married at st. Joseph's
church in Martinsburg by the Rev.
Father Freese, at nine o'clock Wednes-
day morning.
Mrs. Boehlcin and her husband will
leave for Oregon in a few days on thei-
honeymoon. She is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. Fennewald Of near
Martinsburg, one Of the counties most
progressive farmers and is very pretty
and accomplished. MIR. Boehlein Is con-
nected with the Wabash Railroad.
The couple will make their home IN
st. Louis after returning from their
honeymoon.
The Ledger joins in extending best
wishes to the happy couple.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-11
TANNER CASE FORMS
MANY OPINIONS HERE
Mexico People Form Varied Opinions
of Tanner Act at Railroad
Crossing

What was the duty Of William Tan
ner, of Chicago, when he saw, several
nights ago, an express train bearing
down on his wife whose foot was
hopelessly caught in the railroad
track. On one side there was safety
and long life of prosperity and help
fulness. Three children awaited his
return to his home and his aged moth
er looked toward the return of her only
son. On the other was death and pos
sible discomfort for his loved ones at
home. He chose to die with his wife.
Various opinions have been formed
on the question, not only in Mexico
but all over the country. Some say
he met death in the only way and that
he was ruled by true love. Others de-
, clare the act was, one of supreme folly
and he acted merely upon impulse
without thought rather than actuated
. by love. Throughout all of the opin-
!, ions there is respect for the deed by
Tanner when he clasped his wife IN
his arms and met death with her I'M
der the express. None censure his act
Judge E. A. Shannon expresses him.
: self as follows: II believe Tanner
. was wrong when he stood on the track
with his wife and went to his death
- - His three children called him to re
main to raise them, to give them wha'
was their due. His action in my esti
- nation, was in the wrong direction.
The Rev. A. A. Wallace sad II be
- lieve Tanner did thing that no on
- can decide whether right or not. |
was a thing that every man must de
m eide for himself. He probably did no
- act in conjunction with his judgmen
a His only thoughts at the time prob
=, ably were Of his wife and he did nc
have time to think. He did what wa
uv only natural"
~ Mrs. ]. T. johnson stated Frids
.,,o that in her belief Mr.. Tanner did n
think of either children or wife at Il
~ time previous to the accident. ut
-,,, very hard to estimate the distan
= from rapidly moving train," 5
said. II believe the only thought tn
was in his mind when he met his dea
was to get his wife free, and the ira
caught him before he was aware
its proximity. AS to choosing betwe
the wife and children, I believe t
wife had the greater call. He W
'ote with her and cou'd not leave her to
'uh- alone"
Mrs. w. W. Bolts expresses her o
inion in the following manner:
orst was a noble thing to do and love
". like act, but the father should ha
sion thought of the helpless ones at hon
: to The father is the natural protector
The his family and the children God ga
him should have been considered"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-11
SEBERS. GIVEN VERDICT.
Court Awards Fred Sebers Verdict OF
$500 Damages From NJ. X. and 7.

Fred Schers was awarded verdict
of $500 from the Missouri, Kansas ana
Texas railroad Wednesday by the Aud
rain Circuit Court after spending two
and one-half days on the case. The
defendent appealed the case.
The case of the Pierce Oil Corpor-
alton versus George Sax which was
continued from the last term of court
was heard Wednesday. Up to the time
Of going to press, no verdict had hee0
coached and it was though it woul9
not be until Thursday or possibly latec