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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-06-27
PEACE MUST COME
FIRST, TREATY LATER

President Wilson, it is re.
ported. intends to defer action
relative to American partici-
patton in the league of nations
until the senate has either rat
flied or rejected the peace trea-
ty and the American position
has been clearly established in
regard to the league. There are
reports that the president has
named Col. House as the Am
erican member of the leauge,
and has designated several of
the commissions. but is is now
said that no appointment will
be made until the senate fin
ally acts.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-06-27
OVERSEAS NURSE Is
NORMAL INSTRUCTOR
school Teachers Learning Of
Home Hygiene From Lady
Who Helped Injured.

The American Red Cross
courses in instruction i'm home
hygiene and care of the sick
and home dietetics in the S. +.
Normal summer school are in
The lead in interest there. The
class. which started with very
small numbers, are now among
the best in attendance.
The interest is largely due
TO the fact that the instructor
Miss LYDIA King. was Red
Cross nurse in the American
army overseas and saw twenty
months service. During all the
time overseas she was station
ed near the front, and saw lot :
of what war means. She also
has a lot of interesting things
10 tell her classes about the
work in France.
The courses in hygiene and
care of the sick are designed
10 meet the Increasing needs
for graduate nurses. To asSis'
in meeting the mergency each
OF the state normal schools is
offering the courses, and with
great interest.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-06-27

DAY PROCLANATION
PrOcIaimS Week OF July 4th
as "FOr France Week.. in
Honor Of The Country De-
wasted by Wars Ravages.

Governor Robertson issues
the following proclamation
this week.
To the People of Oklahoma:
AT this time, when we of
this state of Oklahoma and
these United States are about
to celebrate our Independence,
our freedom the excruciating
thralldOm of debt, our wealth
flowing in from our boundless
crops and the minerals and
oils of the earth. it is peculiar
ly appropriate that we should
pause for a moment and con-
slider our less fortunate breth~
ren of the world.
Highest, perhaps, i'm our al
fectiOns among these are the
citizens of brave France. the
simple. courageous people who
withStOOd the ravageS of a say
age host for four years and say
ed the world from slavery.
They paid to the utmost with
their lives. their sons, their
daughters and their homes.
We cannot restore to them
their sons or their daughters
who died for us, but we can
help them in another vital way
The American Committee for
Devastated France has found
that il will be years before
France can collect its war debt
In the meantime hundreds OF
thousands will be literally al
most homeless if America does
not help.
Therefore. il is with sincere
pleasure that I do proclaim the
week Of July Fourth as For
France Week" and beseech
that the citizens of this StaTe
who already have sent their
sons to the aid of France shall
now give a little more of their
time and their money to the
salvage of the homes of our
preservers in the land of the
I lily.
Given under my hand With
the Great Seal of the State
hereto attached this the 10th
day of June a. D. 1919.
J. r. A. Robertson
Governor of Oklahoma.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-06-27
LOTS OF SOLDIERS
ARE RETIRING

Lots of the home boys are get
ting back from France the past
few days, so many in fact that
anc can scarcely count them
Among those that the NEWS's
official news hunter had locat-
ed are, Wesley Cr&btre" OF
Caddo. Dick Bilb0 of CaddO,
Fred Glafcke, Vernon James.
Joe Price, Don Atkinson, Tom
Clark. LaVere Yarrough, Coop
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-06-27
Consumers Light &
Power Co.

the period of the war who are
now eligible for discharge, and
will be enlisted as follows: In
fantry, white, 5000, Infantry,
c0lored. 1000 Cavalry, 10000.
Field Artillery. 1000, Engin-
ecrs, 500. Medical Corps, Zoo
Ordance. $50, Signal Corps,
500, Air Service, 800, Quarter
master Corps. 800.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-06-27
NEW ITALIAN CABINET

The shake up in the Italian
Government has resulted in the
resignation Of the government
headed by Premier Vittorio
Orlando, and he succeeded by
francesca Nitti, and a new gov
ernment announced.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-06-27
GOVERNMENT WANTS MEN
FOR BORDER SERVICE

The war department has is
sued a call for 26, $50 men for
service on or near the border
of Mexico. They will replace
the men who were enlisted for
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-06-27
er Shuler, Roy Taylor. Lifsey
and some others of Durant.
Marshal Law in Winnipeg

The strikes in Winnipeg,
Canada, became so bad last
week that martial law was pro-
claimed in the city. A parade
of strikers, turned into a fight
ing killing mass Of humanity
gone mad. when street car, on
its route failed to stop for the
demonstration. Several were
killed and a large number hurt
Scores of rioters were arrested.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-10-09

WHAT President wilson has ac-
complished in his tour Of the country
in behalf Of the League Of Nations has
bern most gratifying 10 the public in
genera! who favor the League.
His sane, constructive handling Of
the subject has placed it before the
public in a light that makes each is
u clear. No p~alavering politician
could have accomplished this in a
generation Of oratorical hysteria,
The senagambian in the woodpile Of
the opposition will shortly make his
identity known. In the meantime The
clear thinkers and those who are DIR.
6cted by patriotic rather and politica
incentive will help the Senate adopt
the League.
One satisfaction that has develore'
from the opposition has been the M
covering of some demagogues wnos'
nosition was understood by many bl
not appreciated by the people in gen
eral. nj the future no disguise the!
will be sufficient to further
drop the wool over the eyes of the un'
suspecting.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-10-09
MRS. s. C. BROWN DIES
AT HOME OF DAUGHTER
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Cause of Oath Was Heart Trouble,
Funeral Was Held Monday
In Troy, Mo.

Mrs. s. C. Brown, II years old, Of
MS city. died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Mamie Jenkins, on
Orange Street in this city Saturday
afternoon at 100 o'clock. The cause
given was heart trouble.
Mrs. Brown died afte~ only a short
illness from heart trouble. She Rad
been living with her daughter for soma
time since the death Of her husband
and has many friends in this city dur
ing her residence here. Before moving
to Mexico she lived in Troy, Mo.
The funeral was held in Troy Mon
day afternoon, where she formerly
lived. The body was taken to that city
Sunday where it was buried.
Mrs. Brown was a Christian char
acter Of the finest type ana her death
removes one who will be grcatly mss
ed by her acQuaiNtnnces Inc Ledger
joins her numerous friends in extend
ing sympathy to he bcreavei.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-10-09
MEXICO GIRL AND
FIRST DIVISION MAN
WED AT PARENTS HOME
Miss Iva Wright and Ralph L. Gray
of California are Married Sun
day Afternoon.

Miss Iva Wright, daughter of Harry
Wright, of South Mansfield street,
Mexico, was married Sunday afternoon
at her home to Ralph L. Gray, of Oak-
land, Cal. The Rev. J. H. Hughes per-
formed the ceremony at $3.50.
Miss Wright is well known in this
,t- although she and her parents
niy recently moved here they have
al many friends during their resi-,
nee. Mr.. Grey only recently return
I from overseas where he served for
ganty- six months with the First DIV
.s;or He was with the FIRST to go over
end the last to come back" During
his service he was attached to the 18th
y. 6. Infantry and saw service on
nine fronts. As a dispatch bearer ne
saw some of the most active fighting Ct
the war His regiment was decorated
with one of the French decorations tor
bravery and he wore the cord siEn,-
flying this.
When asked in regard TO his eXpor-
fences. he was very reluctant in giving
any information as he said he wanted
to forget the things he had seen hap
pen in France. The men who come
back and write books on their exper-
fences he stated had an overdevelopcJ
sense of their own Importance.
The people in Germany he said were
very kind to the soldiers during thcIr
life in the occupied territory. The En-
glish were not Il kind and hard &c
rot used to while the French were al,t
different but after two years Of life
with them one became accustomed tC
their manners. He was in the -Four.
teenth Of July Parade in Paris and also
in the Victory parade in England as
we'll as in the First Division parade Il
This country.
just where the couple will locate is
rot known at present, The Ledge.
Joins their many friends in extending
congratulations and wishing them
much happiness.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-10-09
Houston Willard Here.

Houston Willard, formerly of THIS
city, now of Jacksonville, Fla, is Viz
iring friends in this city. He has seen
over six months service overseas in
the Navy. Willard lived in Mexico
for a number Of years and left some
time ago to enlist in the service. Since
that time he has e g service in a large
number Of oceans and been in many
cities all over the country. His many
friends will be glad to see him back
and looking so well.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-10-09
THE DAY OF MIRACLES
IS OF THE PAST But.
All Her Friends Come to See What
Tanlac Did For Mrs.
Lynch.

81 wouldn't take a good size fortune
for all the good Tanlac has done for
me-" said Mrs. A. F. Lynch, of lo4
Central St., Galesgurg, Ill.,, to a Tan
lac representative, recently,
Il had been suffering with stomach
trouble for about five year, coa.lD-
ued Mrs. Lynch, "and som.tm. W 5
in perfect agony fro@ po.a amI
cramps. At times it jus. looked Ill.
the least thing ate would give an
full attack of Indigestion and I was
told that if l didn't diet myself l was
likely to die from one Of these sp,l!y.
l hadn't been able to eat 4 regular
" seval years and in all tins
time I suffered with cramps, div
spells and awful, throbbing headaches.
| was often troubled with gas on M
stomach and bloatcd up so badly |
felt like | could hardly get my breath.
Oh, it vas an awful feeling. tell yoG,
and | hadn't been able to cat anythin;
but light foods for so long it was very
d~iscouraging, to say nothing Of the
terrible pain | had to endure. Besides
this stomach trouble, | also suffered a
lot with my kidneys and was so con
stipated that my condition alarmed ne
at times and, try as l would, | just
didn't seem able to find anything TO
relieve this trouble. My back hurt nc
so bad | could hardly stand it some
times and I was never free from a daIl
aching pain across the small Of my
*, l finally got so run down IN
oealth l was just able to get arouud
and that was about all, but when
suffered from those attacks of indi-
gestion I was usually laid up for as
much as a week and sometimes Longer.
l tried about everything that was rec
commended for my trouble, but nothing
| took helped me and l was in so much
pain most of the time l just felt like
life was hardly worth living.
"Then | was lucky enough to try
Tanlac and it has certainly done me
a wonderful amount Of good, because
l car eat three meals a day now and
am never troubled. My kidneys don't
bother me now and I am not constipat,
ed any more, either, and am in suct
good condition l can do all my ow,
Homework with ease, even the wash,
ing. AS a mater of fact, l am perfect.
ly we'll in every way and so pleasct
over the way Tanlac has helped mi
that I talk about it all the time, ant
so do the neighbors, and people Tia
have heard about my recovery come Il
see me to find it out if all they hea.
$ true and it doesn't take me long Il
convince them of the facts. I'm a!
ways glad to speak a good word f.
, Tanlac."
TANLAC is sold in Mexico by Buck
ner Drug Co. Adv
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-10-09
ELECTRIC LIGHT MEETING,
A~uX,assc People Consider Proposition
of Mexico Company.
(Fulton Gazette.)

4 meeting was held at AuxvaSsc
Thursday evening to consider further
the proposition of the Mexico electric
lighting company by which the town
may be lighted by electricity. The
meeting was a community affair and
was attended by several farmers who
8"n interested in tho project.
8. NJ. Locke, representing the MeN-
.c0 company, was present and told the
.1d.arcg that if persons living in Aux
~a,c and between that town and Mex.
leo would buy $4,000 worth Of stock
N his company, the company woulG
then build a Transmission line to Aux.
vase.
It is stated that &15, 600 worth o
the stock has already been subscribe,
and that it will not be difficult to sci
,raagindcr Of the required amount
The project to buy electric cur"rn
f.on Fulton seems to have been rc
ic"tcd by the people of AuXvasso.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-10-09
NON-PARTISAN ORGANIZATION.
Roosevelt Memorial ASSN Organize
Here to Raise Funds in County.

The Roosevelt Memorial Association
which is a nationwide body, has per
fected its organization in Audrain ac-
co-ding to a letter received at the Led
ger office from the State headquarters
in Kansas City.
DR.. J.. C. Parrish, of Vandalia, is
County Chairman; Judge f. s. CAN'T,
# Mexico. has been named vice-cha;r-
mar and r. r. Buckner, of Mexico,
publicity director. Further plans for
the collection of subscriptions will be
announced shortly by those in charge,
J.. B. Benskin Of Fulton, was in Mex
leo Saturday for a short time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-10-09

OLD Personal Liberty is certainly
having a hard time of it these days.
The strikers object to the use of trooTs
10 protect property. Those who refuse
10 strike and who have been vilif2d
as "scabs" cannot see the justice IN
being attacked by strikers Because
they prefer to work and 10 not wish
70 "walk-out."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-10-09
Ty Roberts Home.

Ty Roberts, who has been IN me
navy for the past two years and three
months is home, having received "l'
discharge. He made the trip from
HAMPTON Roads to San frans'St''
through the canal, on the U. S N"o-
.aska. He looks fine and his many
friends are glad to see him home we!
and strong. He was a chief y'oH' u
m service.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-10-09
WOODROW WILSON is the great
est President this country has ever
mad, and is the biggest and most inn
sertant man in the world today.

WE have d newspaper friend who is
m bad. In writing Of his "better-half
The printer made the error "Bi5ter-
.alf' and consequently he is not yet
through explaining.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-10-09
CONFIRMED TESTIMONY.
The Kind Mexico Readers Cannot
Doubt.

Doan's Kidney Pills have stood the
test.
The test Of timc-the hardest test
Of all.
Thousands gratefully testify.
To quick relicf-to lasting results,
Mexico readers can no longer doubt
the evidence.
It's convfrring testimony-twico-
told and we'll confirmed.
Mexico readers should profit by
these experiences. t
Mrs. John Reeds l1O4 Harwood St
Mexico, says: 81 suffered for some
timo with kidney complaint. | had
pains in my hips and q boaring-down
creation in my loins. had pains
in my head and my kidneys actn
irrogular1y. | couldn't rest well nights.
either. l got a box Of Doan's Kidney
Pills at the Buckner Drug Co, and
was cured in a short time"
OVER SEVEN YEARS LATER
Mrs. Reeds said: 81 think just as
highly Of Doan's Kidney Pills today
a. when I previously endorsed them.
The cure they made for mo has re-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-10-09
REED G OFF STAGE.
0~klahOmans did Not Care to Hear Him
Attack President.

ARDMoRE, Ok, Oct. 2.-United
States Senator James A Reed was
egged from he stage at Convention
Hall here last night as he vas being
introduced by the Mayor in prepar-
alton for his speech against the Lea
que Of Nations.
Cheers For Wilson.
Every attempt to have the Senator
proceed was greeted with Kisses and
cat calls and there were rounds Of
beers for President Wilson.
Hope Of order at last being aban-
doned and in an effort to forestall
l..hcr scenes a committee of women
mt upon the stage and held an intor-
I'll reception.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-10-09
ROnrht Audrain Store.

S. Kelley Robson, a former Gala
wogian, recently bought a general
merchandise store and a small farm
at Cant, Audrain county, from Barton
Hubbard. He is to get possession OF
no property on March Fulton Ca
cite.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-10-09
IN p o r 4 I
To

Examine date after yorr
name on margin OF paper or wrap
per. R,Rit promptly before your
time expires and you won't mis-
an issue of your favOrite paper.
Obituary notices, church festivals
and other pay entertainments are Fay
notices at l0c n line an insertion in
the Weekly Ledger.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-10-09
Church Plans New Building.

VANDALIA, No, Oct. 6.-Thc
Christian Church of this city has start
cd to raise funds for the erection Of
a new church building. The women
of the congregation have organized
an aid organization that will aid in the
.ampaign and whose officers arc:
President, Mrs. John Merrell; vice
president, Mrs. NJ. Buell.; secretary
and treasurer, Mrs. John Crum.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-10-09

John Dyke and Ben Locke have re-
turned from Marietta, Ohio, where
they have been for several weeks on
business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-10-09
Public Sale
will sell at my place, A miles north
west of Mexico, on
Tuesday Oct. Il

The following described property:
Is HEAD OF STOCK Is
? mare mules coming 6 years old;
/ mare mule coming 8 years old; 1.
aged black mare.
10 HEAD OF CATTLE 10
A cows, 2 calves, A heifers.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS
/ Champion Binder, l Sattler sulky
pillow, one 4-horse GAINESVILLE disc, 2
John Deere ~cultivators, l Sattler g.
shovel pillow, 1 new Canton 6-shovel
cu~ltivator, l 12-foot harrow, one
3-horse John Deere walking pillow, l
John Deere walking pillow, l Mill II
wagon, l low wheel wagon, 1 Johnson
mower, 1 big sweep hay rake, 2 sets
Of harness and many other things.
20 acres of corn, 1 hay stack, l stray
stack, some baled hay.
Dinner on the Ground
Sale Starts at 10 O'clOcK
TERMS OF SALE:-All sums Of
$40 or under cash; over that amount
6 months time with bankable note at
s per cents interest.
Philip Shire Sr.
j. G. FORD, Auctioneer.
J. R. JESSE, Clerk.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-10-09

II. T. Thomas, Of Rush Hill, was q
h~usinoss visitor in Mexico MonnAN
morning.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-10-09
The Weekly Ledger
Entered at the P. o., at Mexico, Mis-
souri,, and admitted as End class matter
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-10-09

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Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-26
DON'T ABUSE THE PASTURE.

Every owner of live stock has looked
 forward to the time when he could get
 his animals out in the open again. In
 fact, he is often so anxious to get them
 out to pasture that he fails to consider
 the other side of the questionable good
 of the pasture.
 Here in New England. the word pas
 ture is generally simpler way 6f say
 ing waste land, says John 4. Kuelling of the dairy department of Connecticut Agricultural College at Storrs. At best, our pastures are none too good, so that
 we should take special pains to keep them in as good condition as possible. The pastures should be given start in the spring before any animals are put on them. The ground is always rather wet until the frost is well out out Of it and the grass far from firm, 50 that the mere act of the cows walk ing does much damage, seriously cut ting the ground. Then, too, there is not much grass at first, and +his is taken off so close by the cows that the later growth is very much hindered While this may not be noticed at first it shows up about midsummer when | the pasture runs short of grass dur | ing the hot, dry weather and the cows
 (which are supposedly getting g good
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-26
CROP DEMONSTRATIONS,

Most of us are "fro11 Missouri" 'Tnen it tNmes to accept!n~ a new idea 'Acause farmers are no different fron he general rule. the Ex'enaion Sa~- ice of Connecticut Aeciculinral Col 'ngc is planning a series of cTon den-
 strations ever the staea that vii
 i've tine farmers in various tommu7i-
 'es a chance to test c'It for them .'"'ves whether the results of experi- 1'r1t stations are correct
 Representatives of the eighty Count "aru Bureaus of the state met with ~"ecialists from the agricultural col 'o"e ip a recent session nj Neride~ "7d planned lhe crop demonstrations. 's result Of the conference, dem -'7e+ratious will be held along the 7" flowing lires:
 The use of mixed corn ma soNbeans Q silage.
 Eearly maturing versus late matur- , ing corn for silaee. X nupber of-variety tests Of corn. Potato snraying. f'sc Of Northern grown potato seed : Glse of -lirna on various crops. Top dressing demonstrations. Pure strains and early varieties of 1 cafs as compared to ordinary va rieties.
 < number of farms in cach county will ba selected as demonstration { fa1ms where the projects will be !! carried out under direction of the ontnty agent. The agricultural col '0ic will also send specialists to checl,
 '1 on the progress Of the work. Re
 u,ts of tho demonstrations will be '';;tlished for general distribution
 yer the state.
 Ii is a part of inc dereonstratior plan that ialds where the work is carried on are open for inspection by o:her farmers while the ;csts are un- 1 Her Way.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-26
WHEN TO REMOVE BEES.

Bees which have been wintered in a cellar should be very carefully watch ed during the month of March, for in this section March is about the most severe month of the year upon bees. If the colonies in the cellar do not roar and if there is no pronounced tendency for them to leave the hives, then they are apparently in the best possible condition, and they should be left perfectly undisturbed at least un- til the soft maple is in fuul bloom. If, however, there is roaring within the hives and many bees leave the hives and try to fly about the room, and especially if there is any spotting about the entrances or fronts of the hives, then these are indications that 's6mething is not right. and the bees would be better off out of doors or the summer stands. .
 glt1 is usually best to remove bees from rthe cellar after dark at night with the least possible jarring of the hives, and they should be placed where they are to remain for the summer The entrances which were left wide open during the winter should now bt contracted to a space three eighths o! an inch by three inches. As the hives are set out. each one should be care fully hefted and every one not weigh ing at least 70 pounds should bt marked to be fed. If severe weather is apt to come after the setting out O the bees from the cellar, additiona protection should be given to colonie; in single walled hives to help protec unmatched brood. This will require some extra work and bother. but i will be well repaid in the long run b! an increase in the surplus honey croI Of at least 10 per cent.-Lloyd R Watson, Bee Specialist, Extension Service, Connecticut Agricultural Col . t-2e Storrs