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Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

COUNTY CONVENTION TO MEET
MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION OF THE SEVENTEEN
CHURCHES OF THE DISCIPLES OF CHRIST
Ihrty-Nmth Annual Convention Of Audan County of the Missionary
Association of the Seventeen Churches of the Disciples of Christ will meet
at Benton City, Mo, August 18th, 1919. A number of Mexico citizens will.
attend.
COUNTY OFFICERS
Vce-Presidcnt NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. B. A. Smith, Thompson, Missouri
Secretary c M: Fox. Rising Sun Church
reasure W. G. wilkins, Mexico, No
PROGRAMME
Music Under Direction of c. M. Fox Rising Sun
Morning Service; Friday August 29h.
9.0O-9I5-Song Service.
9:15-930-Devtional Period. .... ,....... B. Fl. Seaock, Vandaia. Mo
801o0o-Cony@radon-GA sermon on Devotion and Loyalty to Christ"
H. p Atkins, Mexico, Mo-
10:0O41"6-OurM Missionary Program
J.B. Weldon, District Secretary, Columbia, Mo.
ll:l5-Announ@ment and Appointment of Committees.
l;l5-28O-C. W. B. M. Program.
1:15-Praise Service Mrs. F. P. Dye, Vandala, Mo-
1:SO-Presidents Greeting ..",........... Mrs. Bert c. Berrey, Midway
Our Circle Work .................... Mrs. H. p. Atkins, Mexico, Mo.
Address-"Conscraion of Life
Mrs. Anna Scott Carter, District President
SPECIAL MUSIC
2:3O-3Oo-"Our Two Milo, Dollar Campaign"
H. Wood, President, Culver Stockton College, Canton, Mo.
3:00-3:30-ROl Call End Report of Churches
j. Mundy, President of the County Board, Mexico, Mo,
3:30-400-General Discussion of Church Problems.
~4:Oo-Report of Committees.
Report of Treasurer.
Adjournment.
NOTES.-The on time. Committee will meet at noon hour. Delegates
arriving the evening before convention day, will have opportunity to attend
revival services at night, being conducted by B. G. Reayis and will be enter
tanned by the citizens of BentonCtya p
official board present at. this CnventiOn and let US have roll call of these
Boards.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21
CARD OF THANKS.

We desire to thank our friends for
their kindness in the illness and death
4 our wife and mother. May each of
you, when such trying hours come
have such tender sympathy and kind
nesses shown to you as you have
shown to US. May the Lord bless each
of you, is u prayer.
J. ". COAKLEY
wlt-p AND CHILDREN.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

George Clanton and family who
have been in Colorado Springs for the
past weeks returned to his home in
this city Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

Earl Brown and family who have
been spending the past few weeks in
Colorado Springs have returned to this
city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21
PROPERTY Sold,

Rev. |. NJ. Turnage, of Wellsville,
has sold his property on West Love
street to George Bledsoe who now lives
there. TIE transaction was made for
$4,000.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

IS FOR SALE-140 acres we'll i'm
proved land, 8 room house with porch
es and pantry, horse and cattle barns,
IA by 81 silo, good hog tight fencing
Only 5 miles from a good town. Price
500 per acre. L, A. HARR1s, South
Olive 1929. d1w1
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Mitchell, of
Slater, were visitors here for a short
time Saturday. They formerly lived
in Mexico. IS Ios
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21
ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICE.

ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that letters
Of administration upon the estate Of
REBECCA McELROY, Deceased,
have been granted to the undersigned,
the 10Th day of August, 1919.
All persons having claims against
said estate r required to exhibit
them to me for allowance within six
months after date Of said Letters or
they may be precluded from any ben
eft Of such estate and II such claims
be not exhibited within one year from
the time Of the publication Of this
notice, they win be forever barred.
MRS. T. F. HITE,
c. T. McELROY,
Administrative.
Attested by me this 10th day of
August, 1919.
E. A. SHANNON,
26-4t Judge of Probate Court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

H. E. Gibbs, Jr., and Ted Bell, of
Auxvasse, we're visitors in this city
Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

rHFARM FOR SALE-130 acres.
located 6 miles from Mexico, on good
public road, all land lays fine. Has
five room cottage in extra good con-
dition. Good barn, chicken house, cts,
One of the best fenced farms in the
county. Bargain if taken at once.
Write owner. Box No. 228, Mexico,
Mo. d1 wi
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

c. S. Hess and H. W. Hall, Of JEFF
fersOn City, were business visitors in
Mexico Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

rPFARM FOR SALE;-WeIl i'm.
proved prairie farm of 140 acres sit
uated n mile west of Montgomery
City, Montgomery County, Missouri,
on public road. Phone in house. Pro-
ductive soil. SIS acres in grass, bal
ance in cultivation; no waste land.
Plenty of water. Mostly under hog
fence with plenty of cross fences. I'm
provements consist of good comfort
able frame house, large horse and cat
tie barn, 10 ton silo, roomy cattle
barn and granary, hog house, imple-
ment shed, good cellar and smoke
house and milk house, and large mod
ern chicken house. The improvements
are practically all new. This farm is
especially adapted for general farm
ing, dairying, or for cattle and hog
raising. Can give possession this fall,
Liberal terms. For further partic-
ulars address or call upon owner.
EMIL P. ROSENBERGER,
25-3t Montgomery City, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

R. L. Fobes, of Wellsville, was a
business visitor in Mexico Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

17FOR SALE-Nearly new 6 room
cottage, modern, fine location. Pos
session Sept. list. Bargain. Phone No.
500. d l wi
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

BEVO-Ice cold-now Zoe every
where.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

Mss Reed, of st. Louis, is the guest
of Miss Matte Dodd, of Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

Prompt service at Alamo Barber
Shop. Five BARRIERS. 26-4t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

BEvo-The coolest thought for the
hottest day-ice cold-1O cents every
where.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

w7WANTED:-.Man and wife to
work on farm. E. F. MOORE, phone
25F26. 196-2taw&w22
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

FARMERS )
EXCHANGE

sTFoR SALE:-Power hay press,
nearly new, and one six row Deering
corn shredder, used six days. VIC
WAYNE, Mutual Phone. 25-2t-p
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

1FU1 It's only a dime-right off
DCv the ice-at all druggists and
soft drink stands.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

SUBSCRIBE FOR THE LEDGER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

s4y WANTED:-School girls to
board. Location 2 blocks east of Nc
MILAN High School. SIT. Z, Love St.
"a 'a'. ~ 199-2t W.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

rgFOR SALE - Nice 70-acre
farm neal good own. u. W. ADAMS
& SON. 25-tf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-21

BEVO-Ice cold-now 1Oc every
where.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-09

Edgar Davis returned Monday noon
from points in Ohio, where he had
been visiting relatives for several
weeks He reports seeing two of the
World Series games.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-09

II 10 the time OF year when we must
ask you to attend to the settlement
Of your ccoun with us. We have
unusually heavy obligations to meet
and must look to the money from our
outstanding accounts to meet these.
We will greatly appreciate prompt
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-09

!. b. Johnson. of Brookings, state
director Of farm bureaus. was in the
cicty the first of the week, transact
ing business relating to getting a
county agent for Hand county, to fill
the vacancy left by Leon Anderson,
whose resignation took effect the first
of the month.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-09
settlements
Yours truly.
Botsford Lumber Co.
f.. j. Weber, Mgr.

Miss Envy Johnson and Mr.. Frank
NJ. Thompson, were married Wednes-
day afternoon at z O'clock, at the
Presbyterian mans. in this city. Rev.
T. J Simons performed the cerelnon,'.
Bois Young people ara from Messing
ton. the Press exc ids congratuIa-
tions.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-09
OH ANTIE!!

The Presbyterian Aid Society will
be entertained at the home Of Mrs.
James Bard, assisted by Mrs. X. NJ.
Lane next Thursday. October is at
three p. m. A cordial invitation Is
extended to all There will be a mis-
cellaneous shower for the bazaar to
be held in November.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-09

John Burget will hold a sale OF
purebred Shorthorn cattle on his farm
southeast OF Miller. on October 18th.
Further information may be obtained
by writing to Mr.. Burget at vayland,
for a catalog.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-09

The Rural Credit Board offers the
best farm loan Liberal amounts. long
time, low rate, easy payments. and you
get all the money you borrow, no
commissions nor fees allowed. The
Citizens State Bank has the blanks
and will help you with your applica-
tions-Adv.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-09

Mr.. and Mrs. j. b Ross returned
the first of the week from Akron, Ia.
where they had gone to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Chas. Ross. which was
held last Thursday.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-09

E. II. Keel, Oph., OF Sioux Falls,
will be in Miller again at the hotel
Friday Oct. u. Special attention
given to weak eyes. poor sight. in
tanned eyes and eye lids. headache
and nervousness Glasses correctly
fitted.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-09

c. E, Thomas. Of Rockham, visited
"Wednesday at the home Of his broth
er W. 5, Thomas in this city Mr.. C.
+. Thomas will spend the winter in
Minnesota.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-09

Regular Convocation of st. Law
renee Chapter No. "a r. A. NJ. at Ma
sonic Temple, Wednesday, October
18th at ! p. m. and s p. m. Work in
all degrees. Refreshments.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-09

The sale Of Purehred Aberdeen An
gus cattle held by J. r Spiers on
Wednesday Of this week was quite
successful. Forty head sold at an
average of 1915.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-09

Regular communication of st. Law
renee Lodge No. SO A. F & A. NJ. at
Masonic Temple, Friday evening. Oct
ODER 18th at s p. IN Work in the Fell
low Craft degree.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Jeffry departed
Monday evening for California. where
they will make their future home.
Mrs Jeffry's health mas been bad for
some time, bnt IL is hoped the warmer
climate viii improve IT, They were
accompanied by Mrs. Z. Renner Of
Orient.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-09

The sale of Season Tickets at Col
lin & Shaw's Drug Store by courtesy
Of the proprietore, was the most sue
cessful in the history Of the lyceum
in Miller. Tickets may still be obtain
ed by telephoning Mrs. Briggs or Mrs.
II X. Schroeder.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-09
r, ]. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Wnston-salem, N. c. Z

Mrs. Il T. Spain had a birthday sur
prise party for her daughter, Miss
Thelma, Wednesday afternoon. Tw-
enty-four Young lady guests were
present.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-09
OH Daddy.

Mrs. Thiel and daughter, Miss Nam
pa, OF Pipestone. MINI, arrived last
week for a visit at the home of their
daughter and sister, Mrs. Ralph Sc
dam and family
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-09

MIR. and Mrs. S. l.. wilkins left
Tuesday noon for Pierre. for a visit
with his daughter. Mrs. ellis, who is
receiving treatment at st. Mary's hos
pital. They returned Wednesday
evening
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-09

The State Hural Credit Farm Loans
The First National Bank OF Miller,
South Dakota. announces it's willing
ness to assist farmers in procuring
these thirty year. 51a per o n loans,
optional after FIVE years. Call and
we shall be pleased to explain the plan
to you.-Adv.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-09

The four best makes, Quick Meal
Monarch Malleable. Peninsular and
Riverside heaters and ranges.
Scofeld's.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-09

Mr.. and Mrs. S. G Parsons return
ed Friday night from Bourbon, Ind,
where they had been visiting for sew
eral weeks at the home of Mr.. Par
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-09

Rev. X. 4. Tarleton left Tuesday
morning for Mitchell, to attend the
35th animal conferece of the NJ. E
church. The conference will be pre-
sided over by Bishop Luther b. Will
son of Maryland.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-09

Save on your coal bill by ordering
your storm sash now. We have our
full stock in
MacConnell Lumber Co.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-09

When you buy S%uperlative Flour
you buy a -four that is made from
wheat grown in Hand County and
made in Miller.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-09

Get a Chief Hog Waterer and in.
crease your profits so per cent.
Ctr Botsford Lumber Co.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-09

r.. W. Barnes left tuesday, evening
for Omaha, Nebr. Mr.. Barnes will
buy a herd of sheep, and put them
on his ranch in northwest Hand coun-
ty.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-09

Don't forget the Miller Hardware
Co. for your furnace and plumbing
work
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-09

lie will visit relatives at Rochester,
Mimi, and points in Wisconsin and
Illinois.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-09
Poultry Wanted

Have orders for a couple Of ca,s.
ask for prices or phone me at the old
ED. Dunn stand. n. n. Nootnagel.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-09

The largest stock Of glass in Hand
County. Scofield's.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-09

The Quick Meal line, white, blue or
black enamel ranges Scoield's.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-09

A paint for every purpose at viii
cox's.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-09
sons parents.

n home OF the Round Oak stoves
and ranges. Miller Hardware Co.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-09

j. r. McCullen departed last Thurs
day evening for a months vacation.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-09

GlaS and putty. Scofeld's.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-09

AwAitinS your ssy>so. you'll
find toppy sod bags, tidy rcd
fins. handsome pound and
half pound tn hum&dpfs--
and--fhsf classy, psa0ficsf
pound crystal Jass humidor
with sponge moietaner top
that keeps Prince Albesf M
such pasfect condit5oaf
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-09-19
MONTANA LAND BOUGHT
IN SPITE OF DR0UTH
Over One Hundred Thousand Acres of
State Land Sold During
Past Year.

HELENA, MONTANA.-Purchase
for actual development for grazing or
farming lands, rather than for spec
ulation, of state lands offered for sale
at auction during the season just
drawing to a close, although in some
of the hardest hit of the drouth areas
shows the trend of ownership and the
desire for land, in figures compiled
yesterday by George Hopkins, deputy
state register, and George Hopkins re-
turned yesterday from Boulder after
conducting a successful sale.
At the Boulder sale 1850 acres of
land were offered, of which 92O acres
were sold for a total of $14,96S.
Among the tracts which brought in
high prices, in comparison with the
appraised values, was a tract near
Alhambra which sold for $3.50 an
acre for 40 acres, and another near
Boulder, which sold for $3.50 per
acre. The latter was designated dry
land. The average price for the en-
tire lot was $16.27 an acre.
During the year the state offered
256,252 acres of land, Of which 107,-
$50 acres were sold for a total of
81 ,647 400. Some of this land was
in the dryest areas in the state. Toole
county residents bought half of all
offered, Hill county 20 per cent and
Blaine took nearly all offerings.
81 don't believe that $4,000 worth
Of the land sold by the state this
year was for speculation purposes"
Mr.. Hopkins said, but explained in
his opinion buyers were frequent, fig
uring there would be fewer bidders
in a dry year and they knew what
they were getting and of the average
yield of Montana lands. Although
each buyer is limited, in several sales
relatives and friends who wanted
large tracts, flocked to the sales and
bid on different tracts, in one county
getting 10000 acres of dry land.
In five years the increase in the
average sale price of Montana lands
has grown less in proportion than
anything else offered for sale to the
public, it is believed, the jump being
from $3.50 an acre in 1914, to SIG in
1919,
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-09-19
STRAWBERRY JAM CAUSE
OF ERRONEOUS REPORT

Choteau, September "a can of
strawberry jam scattered over the
torn and blackened equipment of Cap
tain Walter L. Verge of Choteau when
it was found in a depression in the
Champagne district of the French and
American front which he had just left,
caused a report to be sent to this coun-
try that he had died on the field of
battle.
He laughed as he related the cir
cumstances upon his arrival here on
his return from overseas. AS an Off
GER in the Ninth regiment, regular
infantry, Second division, Captain
Verge, leading a squad of regulars in
a frontal attack on a machine gun
nest landed in the depression with
several Of his men. He was wearing
a German pack made of white cow
hide.
Believing that his white pack was
drawing the fire from the machine
gun which was falling around him he
dropped the pack, shed his overcoat
and left his field glasses and other
equipment in the depression before
crawling to a position from which he
could dispatch a runner to order a
platoon to outflank the machine gun
nest.
He took part in the fight and when
the gun was silenced returned to his
equipment in the depression. A di-
rect hit by shrapnel had scattered the
pack, filled his o%vercoat with holes and
blackened it and his field glasses and
other equipment. And spattered all
over the mess was strawberry jam.
A former fellow officer in the Second
Montana discovered the jam spattered
collection of equipment and concluded
that Captain Verge had gone west.
And he carried the news back to the
rear lines from where it was sent to
Montana.
A slight wound caused by flying
shrapnel and serious gassing resulting
from eating German food which had
been saturated with gas was the only
physical damage sustained by Captain
Verge while engaged in two major
fights, at St. Mihiel and the Argonne.
Captain Verge was with the army of
occupation at Coblenz following the
signing of the armistice. He left Mon
tana as an officer in the Second Mon
tana and went overseas with the 163rd
regiment.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-09-19
HENS FOOLED With
ELECTRIC LIGHTS
Scheme t o Make Them Lay in Win
ter When p rices Are High Works
Out at State College.

Bozeman, Montana, Se. 2.-E!ee-
trio lightsto make hens work over
time and lay more eggs have e2e day
light saving bill beaten to death as
a money maker according to Prof.
w. f. Schoppe, poultry expert OF the
Montana State college and experiment
station. Prof. Schoppe has conducted
experiments for ten months and shows
the figures to prove that with electric
lights he can make hens lay when
the days are short and the prices are
high for eggs and SO greatly increase
the profits. The lights are turned on
at six in the morning and the hens
have to get up and go to work. The
pens are kept light until nine in the
evening, then the hens are allowed to
go to bed. This plan vas kept up
through the winter. The hens have
not organized unions to strike for
higher wages, or shorter hours but
they did ask for a little more food,
considering that they were working
fifteen hours a day. The extra food
is allowed for in figuring the profits
and also the cost of the lights.
Here are some of the figures. Two
flocks of 100 Leghorn hens each were
in the experiment. The flock kept in
unlighted houses showed a loss for the
month of November of four and a
half cents a bird; those in the artifi-
cially lighted houses showed a profit
of nearly "a cents a bird. In Decem-
Der the figures were even more strik-
ing. Those in the unlighted pens
showed a profit of Jig per bird; while
those hat received artificial light,
showed a profit Of 1892 per bird.
Taking the ten months as a whole
the lighted houses produced nearly a
hundred dollars more profit than the
unlighted ones. The same number of
hens of the same breed were used in
each group and the other conditions
were the same, except for the slightly
larger amount of food consumed by the
lighted pens. The figures on the ten
months, October l to July 81, show
from the lighted pens $568.19; and
from the %unlighted pens, $473.8O.
Prof. Schoppe will have an exhibit
at the state fair showing how the
chicken houses were lighted an dhow
the profits were made.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-09-19
VILLA OBTAINING ARMS
FROM UNITED STATES

New York, Sept. 6.-Between $17,-
100000 and $20,0O0,0OO worth of
goods r struggled annually across
the Mexican border, more than one-
fourth Of which are arms and ammu-
milton, according to a statement is
sued here today by the national asso-
citation for the protection of American
rights in Mexico, quoting DR.. P. d.
Altendorf, former member Of the Unit
ed States military intelligence depart
ment, as authority.
Responsibility for the "deviltries"
Of Villa and other bandits was placed
by Altendorf at the door of American
manufacturers Of arms and ammuni-
ton who "work hand in hand with the
smugglers." Incidentally he declar-
ed that a renegade American was re-
sponsible for the attack on American
troops at Carrizal in June, 1916, when
two American officers and thirteen
men were killed and twenty-three
wounded. DR.. Altendorf said that the
Mexicans who made the attack were
short of ammunition, but obtained
supplies through the renegade who,
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-09-19

A protest against this country be-
coming involved in a war with Mexi-
Providing for the calling Of a pam
American socialist congress.
A protest against the deportation
of radicals from the United States.
Opposition to any limitation of i'm
migration into the United States.
Congressman-elect Victor Berger,
Milwaukee, who has been a member
of the national executive committee
since the organization of the party,
declined to be a candidate for %re-elec-
ton.
81 have been a member of the COM
mittee ever since the party was or
ganized," said Berger, "and all I ever
got out Of it was a 20-year prison SEN
tence."
The new communist labor party of
America convention adjourned after
e1ecting the executive committee.
The communist party convention al
so adjourned after electing officials.