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Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-11
SENATOR'S URGE
QUICK ACTION
WITH CARRANZA

WASHINGTON, December s.
Withdrawal of recognition from the
Carranza Government and a diploma
tic break with Mexico-the first step
in the direction of armed intervention
-now depends solely upon whether
or not President Wilson is willing to
support the uncompromising policy
adopted by Robert Lansing, Secretary
Of State, and seconded by the leaders
of both parties in Congress, and
whether the President is capable of
directing the affairs Of the nation IN
the embodiment which may result.
The Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations was on the point of ordering
a favorable report on the resolution Of
Senator Fall (Rep.) of Mexico, re-
questing the President to take this
step, when it received the astonishing
information from the lips of Secretary
Lansing that he had not consulted
with the President since he was taken
i'll, and that he does not believe the
President is informed of the present
situation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-11
EVERY T HELPS.
One Electric Light Turned OFF Saves
Just That Much.

Since the soft coal miners have been
off duty and coal has become so scarce
and hard to get that have
been asked to save in every possible
way, by turning off all lights that are
not essential, by allowing no heat to
go into unused rooms and by numoer-
less other little things, the question
has been asked many times no doubt,
al to just how much coal one electro
light really consumes, and how much
fuel is saved by turning off just one
light.
That question has been answered,
by some one who has plenty of time
and knows the laws of physics well
enough to arrive at the nswer and
the following results have been OBJ
tanned.
A 50-watt light, which uses one
twentieth Of a kilOwatt hour of cleo
tricity, will use one tenth of a pound
of coal every hour it burns, or in other
words a 50-watt will light burn ten
hours on a pound of coal.
Amounts can easily be figured for
lamps of other sizes. A 25-watt lamp
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-11

talks by men Of note, such as Col.
Garrett, from time to time.
The speaker last night stressed the
possibilities of the American Legion
in the work Of cleaning up the politics
o fthe country. He dwelt upon the
splendid spirit tshown by the United
States Army insFrance and explained
that that same spirit should prevail a.
mong the men in peace time, as well.
The striving of the Legion for higher
principles in all governmental affairs
will influence all the other people of
the nation to stand for the same.
Col. Garrett brought out the point
that the American Legion is the only
organization in the United States To-
day which is really combating the az
~tivities Of the Bolshevists. For that
reason alone, if for no other, the Le-
gion should be supported by all those
who are eligible to belong to it.
Enthusiasm in the American Legion
is growing in Mexico and it is felt
that more meetings of nature similar
to that of last night will do much TO
add to the membership of the local
post.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-11
PICK CLARK'S OPPONENT.
T. w. Hlkdiede of WarrentOn Selected
to Make Race for Congress.

Republicans active in State politics
and in the State Republican organ
i~zation, after conferences covering a
period of several weeks, have picked I.
W. Hukriede Of Warrenton, former
chairman o fthe State committee, as
the Republican organization candidate
for Congress in the Ninth district,
Champ Clark's district, which they
have determined to make an unusually
hard fight to carry in 1920.
The district, comprising nine coun-
ties north, west and southwest of St.
Louis, has long been fighting ground
politically except in the case of Clark,
who with the exception of the election
of 1894 has carried it without much Of
an effort every election since 1892. II
contains a larger number Of Germans
than any district in the State with the
possible exception of the Tenth in st
Louis. IL is this latter vote the G. O
P. hopes to lineup with their candi,
date.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-11
10 Years Ago.

The following High School debating
team was chosen to meet the teachers
Of Mcmillan High School: Arthur
Snedeker, Poole Harrison, Chas. LieD-
Ter, and Roy Wright, substitute.
The Eleventh Annual Convention Of
the w. c. 7. U. of the Eleventh Dis
trict convened in Mexico for a two
days session with 20 delegates present.
Leroy Williams, of Wichita, Kan,
traded a GAO acre farm near Garde /
City, Kan, to j. w. Harmon and Son
for a drug store in this city.
Hattie Edmonds, of this city, was
appointed Maid of Honor to represent
the Eastern Division of the United
Daughters of the C~onfederacy, for the
national meeting to be held in Atlanta
Ga.
The Central Missouri Short Ship
Fair Circuit was organized, with its
object to give mutual protection to
horse breeders and to offer larger
stakes and purses to be given at fairs.
A large Mass Meeting was held for
the purpose of boosting the Mexico,
Santa Fe and Perry Traction Com.
pany. $2,250 more than the $4,000
required from this city was raised in
bonds.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-11
curry.

curry.
Mrs. Kerr was the adopted daughter
Of the Smileys; the viii! of Mr.. Smiley,
who died in December, 1916, being
written before the death of his wife,
which occurred in 1904, leaving all his
property to his wife. The will, beng
legally void, left the adopted daughter
the heir at law. The case grew out of
collateral heirs contesting Mrs. Kerr's
claims, on the ground that her adop-
ton papers were illegal. Mr.. and Mrs.
Kerr were married in 1917, when Mr..
Kerr was pastor of the Presbyterian
church of that place.
The case, the Mercury says, which
is n of the biggest pieces Of litaga-
ton in the history Of Monroe coun ty,
will doubtless be appealed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-11
YESTERDAY
IN MEXICO
40 Years Ago.

Jack Hayden surveyed ground fer
the mile track Of the Audrain County
Fair Association.
j. T. and j. r. johnson, of Audrain
County, bought a fine pedigreed bull
Of the Lariman herd from Galloway
County. The animal was one year old
and weighed 1880 pounds.
B. F. Dobyns, County Collector, re-
turned from Vandalia and Martinsburg
where he collected $4,000 and $1,000
respectively.
Isaac Miller and Mrs. Sarah Bird
ford were married by the Rev. C. W.
Callett.
Mrs. Maggie Rice, wife Of w. H.
Rice, proprietor Of the Mexico Wooden
Mills died.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-11

isy beyond a doubt Cmt PE-RUNA iswhat you need.
PE-RU-NA may be purchased anywhere il tablet or ls.fl ,.-,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-11
viii burn twenty hours on a pound Of
coal. and a 1Oo-watt light only 1--WE
hours.
S. s. Convention This week

A district Sunday school convention.
comprising all the charges in the
Mexico district Of the Methodist
church, will be held in the Fulton
Methodist church Thursday and FIJI
day. The Rev. G. A. Shadwick, Of
Mexico, conference Sunday school
secretary, is arranging the program,
and will have charge of the owen
ton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-11
This Medicine Recommended by a Doctor

When a doctor uses a medicine him
self besides prescribing 1t to his patients,
he must know hat it has merit.
This is what DR.. J. II. Wagner, a pruut-
inent physician Of Skate, Kentucky, las
to say about DR.. Hartman's w~ell-knowu
remedy, PE-RU-NA: Il have used Pc
RU-NA myself for catarrh and have
given 1t to others for catarrh, bloatiug
after eating and other ailments. 1t has
proved a success in all cases with old
and young men and women. All speak
well Of PE-RU-NA. 1t is the best OF all
%tonics."
DR.. Wagner, out Of the fullness Of his
personal experience, for the good Of
all sick ard suffering, recommends a.
medicine which he knows to be GOOD
You may be sure a doctor VOID net en-
danger his professional reputation by
endorsing PE-RU-NA unless SATISFIED he
yond a doubt Of its value.
Whether your trouble be n cough or a.
cold. or a more subtle catarrhal election
of the stomach, bowels or Other organs.
give PE-RU-NA n trial. Two i~nrn.a.a
Improvement which you will aNo WIN .gt-
E-RU-NA iswhat you need.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-11
COL. r.. T. GARRETT SPEAKS.
Commander of Post in X. c. Addresses
Local Legion.

Col. Ruby 7. Garrett, of Kansas
City, who is commander of one of the
posts of the American Legion there,
made an address before the James
Bledsoe Post of the Legion here
Thursday night. The members of the
post who were present felt the address
to be conducive to better work in the
future, and hope to have more of these
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-11
LOCAL
NEWS


l.. Asbury, of Vandalia, was in Mex
leo Sunday.
Mrs. r. s. Montgomery spent Thurs
day in Moline.
Geo. Lee was in st. Louis on bus
mess Monday.
Ed Lampe, of Wellsville, was in
Mexico Saturday.
j. B. Default is HON from a business
trip to Laddonia.
Mrs. j. S. Morrison, of Fulton, was
in Mexico Sunday.
G. w. Robertson has been in St.
Louis on business.
Eva Jewell Turner of jefferson iCty
was in Mexico Sunday.
Judge Douglass, of Benton City, was
here on business Thursday.
DR.. Blaine of Wellsville, was in this
city on business Friday.
Mrs. Susie Buckner Tatlow is the
guest of Mexico friends. '
Miss Lucille Gatewood, of Vandalia,
spent Friday in Mexico.
Raymond S. Lawrence, Of Bowling
Green, was in Mexico Sunday.
C. W. Severance, of Moberly, was
in Mexico on business Saturday.
Ritche Patrick of Thompson, was
in Mexico on business Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Miller spent
Sunday in Fulton visiting friends.
Pete Erdel, Jr., of Rush Hill, is en-
larging his hardware store there.
Frank Willis and Joe Considine went
to Elgin, Kas., on business Sunday.
Judge K. D. Rodgers went to Bow
ling Green Thursday to attend court.
Miss Pearle Barnes, of Vandalia,
was in Mexico Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. Amy Bell, of Kansas City, was
in Mexico Wednesday and Thursday.
Mayor J. F. Harrison, who suffered
a severe fall Saturday morning, is able
to be out.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tinker Montgomery
returned to their home in Quincy, Ill,
Saturday.
Mrs. Phil Mosley and IittIc son, of
Hannibal, are visiting her mother,
Mrs. Henry Cox, here.
Fred Niece was here on business
and visiting home folks Friday,
afternoon, December IA.
Miss Helen wilkins has returned to
Columbia after spending the weekend
with her parents here.
Mrs. Anna Anderson has returned
from St. Louis where she has been
visiting for the last two weeks.
J.. N. Livingston, of the Audrain
County Abstract Company went to
st. Louis on business Thursday.
R. H. Emberson, Of Columbia, was
in Mexico Friday meeting with the
rural club leaders Of this county.
Fred Stcffens, of St. Louis, formerly
a foreman at the shoe factory here,
was in Mexico visiting Sunday and
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. W. Stewart motored
to st. Louis Thursday in their new
Buick automobile. They will return
Friday.
The Rev. c. W. Cowart has just re-
turned rom Kansas City where he has
been at, lding a meeting in Gomez
ton with the Intcr-Church World
Movement.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-11
20 Years Ago.

Resale Field, 6 months old daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Field, died of
pneumonia.
Mr. and Mrs. Clay Shepherd have
moved to Louisiana.
John Houck, 46 years old, died here
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-11
Of typhoid fever.

Burglars entered the homes of B. Il.
C%authorn, G. F. Browning and Mrs. D.
Wayman. Eleven dollars was taken
from Mr.. Cauthorn.
j. W. Mccormick, of Rush Hill, held
a sale and sold goods amounting +"
81 900.
Wilson Niece was kicked in the
head by a horse and was in a precar-
ious condition.
James Carroll and Miss Verde
O'Neal were married by Rev. S. D..
butcher.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-11
PROPERTY GOES TO MRS. KERR.
Wife of Preacher Well Known here is
Given Favorable Decision in Court

Mrs. John f. Kerr, wife OF the Rev.
John E. Kerr, pastor of the Presby-
terrain church at Kcnnett and we'll
known in Mexico has been given The
estate of the late William Smiley, OF
South Fork, consisting of 240 acres of
land and 100000 in personal property,
according to a sweeping decision hand
ed down by Judge Hays, of Paris, Mon
day, says an item in the Paris Mer-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-11

DR.. Hal. S. Daniel of this city is in
Indianapolis, Ind, taking a postgrad-
uate course in dentistry. He expects
to return December 18th.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-11
Pershing to Border,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-General
Pershing and staff left last night for
an inspection of American forts on the
Mexican border.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-02-07

vas recently discharged from the ser
vice at Camp Dodge. . :a
Miss Blanche McNally, who attends
the st. Cloud normal, spent Sunday.
with her parents heref Mr.. and Mrs. J.
F. McNally. ]. !.
/ A. Noreen, who has been visiting at
Crosby, Ironton and Deerwood, has re-
turned. @ n IA !.
Miss Mamie Casper left for st. Paul
Sunday, where she will enter the EN-:
ploy Of wholesale millinery eoncern. &
Mrs. M. r. Cowan, who has been Wis
iting at the home Of her sister in this
city, Mrs. Arthur Reynolds, left
Wednesday for her home at Chadbourn,
Mont. @ .+y. s.a4 .ss..- / It'll
Miss Magdalene Manner, whe at
tends the st. Cloud normal, spent Sum
day at her home here. 5.& ..s.5. 4.
John Newman Of Staples, spent Sum
day at the home Of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. P. L. Newman. Nh gs
Il J. s. Fly, who is employed BY the
Pierce Arrow automobile company in
Minneapolis, spent Sunday with his
family here. "A. .4&e.ra I'd s@s,.
Mrs. c. Rosenmeier and son, Donald,
left for Fargo, N. D., Saturday, where
they will visit relatives. @.1:4 &
h Miss Janet Gendron, who has been
visiting her sister, Miss Eva Gendron
at Thief River Falls, has returned.
/ Miss Vina Holm, who attends the st.
Cloud normal, returned to her home
here Saturday, suffering with influenza.
She is reported to be quite i'll with the
disease. y
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-02-07
city this week on business in District
Engineer A. j. Fem q Office.

city this week on business in District
Engineer A. J. Fem Is office.
Geo. 0. Goulet Of Tower, N. D., was
in the city Tuesday enroute to the twin
cities. .ssa .se :,,5.ss.. 0 ii. ,:.5,.Gr Il = 5..I
"A. A. Fitch Of Royalton, was in the
city on business Saturday. .rs ..f
Miss Lorna Dawley, who has been
visiting friends here has returned to her
home at Royalton.
Byron R. Wilson Of Wadena, was in
the city on business Saturday.
Miss Ida Swanson spent Sunday with
her parents at Lincoln. .5.e. /, a.s.s-5..
Miss Marie Bares Of Pierz, who has
been visiting at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Blake, has returned to her
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Gravel of Pierz,
spent Sunday Sunday with relatives
here. ...rn. 9.a
Adolph Heinen Of Young America, is
in the city on a visit at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hang. Mr.. Heinen
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-02-07
SEES IN NEWSPAPERS PEOPLES
TEXTBOOKS.

Recognizing the work done by the
newspapers for the food administration,
A. D. Wilson, federal food administers
tor for Minnesota and director Of agri-
cultural extension work in the Univers-
ity of Minnesota, is sending out the
following letter to the editors Of this
state: yt5~ I'm. - .s.x. s S:.
s.As the food administration nears
the close Of it's activities, I am wonder
ing whether the editors of Minnesota
appreciate to the full the tremendous
educational force Of their pmblica-
tions during the war days. Putting
the food requirements of the war 'over
the top meant the re-education Of the
great public in food-use and in the
comparative value Of food commodities.
There were willing teachers but no
textbooks difficult situation in the
handling Of big problem and the
newspapers and magazines have been
the great textbooks of the war years.
The food program went over the top
with a victory which deserves high
place in history.
ssspeakiag with and for my co-work-
ers in the food administration, I want
to express our admiration Of the edu'
cational power you represent and our
respect for the men behind the power. !"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-02-07

Following are scores Of other games
that were played in the district last
week: =. ~.
Bemidji SO ,at Wadena II. II
st. Cloud 35, at Alexandria Il.
Staples 20, at Crosby 80.
Akeley 8, at Walker IS.
Sank Centre 13, at Long Prairie IL.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-02-07

~ Pie third annual ear1llii Val, held .4ii-!
Gay and Saturday even.ll 50 IN the hiR,iil
sehool, proved to be . ma rked success
and the general opinion is that I'll Nas
bigger and better than Il he first two \, 3,
carnivals staged BY the ligh school.
The crowd which attend I'll Waa mnch
larger than formerly and the paid At
fractions were filed to CAPACITY 81 nj
times on both evenings. Ssz1 ',a So;
I I5>.# Two y basket ball games were played,
one one each evening Friday evening, the
locals vs.. sau Rapids and saturday.
evening the locals VS.. the Aitkin hieh,
school quint. An account OF the two
games IS given in another column. Be-
tween the halves Of the games girls
dressed n gypsy costume gave several
graceful dances which were ended .sbv.
their passing around their tam ,;,,,rii mes.
~ a clever farce, tstA Propose Under
)i faculties, = and the Hawaiia rs 4 we're
among the best attractions Of the car
nival, and enjoyed large audiences at
all performances. Other places Of in
terest We're the House of Fate. .,
where fortunes were told by Gypsy tor
tune tellers; the Wonder Well. mer 1:,7
go-r0und and other interesting attrac-
tions. 81. 5.. a.i D :7S
The statuary, under the supervision
Of Rev. p. j. Buckingham, was feagt-
ure. Girls dressed in white and plac-
ed to- represent different groups mace
up the statuary. Rev. Buckingham ii
read the lines which each group repres-
ented. .S. .. 1s* az q.
The jitney dance which was held in
the gymnasium each evening after the
basket ball games, was largely patron
iZed.. :. :. II. = /.
a little over 1896 was taken in for
the two nights. The receipts the first
night amounted to about $500. The
expenses for the two evenings amount
ed to about 5000.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-02-07

her school near Royalton, after q short
visit with her parents here.
Misses Anne and Cresence Faust Of
Pierz, visited the latter part Of last
week at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Cormier. 4!3
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Will Of Sank
Centre, are visiting at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. G. w. Frnstahl.
Miss Marion Lambert, who teaches ct
Sylvan, has returned to that place at
ter q short visit at the home Of her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Lambert.
Spencer Higbee, who has been visit
ing at his home here since his discharge
from the army short time ago, LETT
Monday night for Durand, Mich, where
he will resume his former position.
h Eugene Hatton Of Seattle, wash,
visited friends in the city Tuesday,
while enroute to New York, where he
will contract business. # 81
Mrs. Francis Brousseau, who has
been visiting at Fort Ripley, has r.
turned. 5.s Nj 5g@ 5s5 n.
w. 81. Olson, secretary Of tho Board
Of Commerce, and q. q. Koslosky, Geo.
8Kiewel, John Vertin and D. j.. Bid
dinper attended the annual MEETING Of
the ST. Cloud Commercial club which
was held Tuesday evening.
#E Edmund Miller and Wilfred Rassier
left FOR Duluth Monday night, where
they will be employed. b.
sS j Nv. Falk, who has been at Gemme1
/ for the past three weeks, has returned.s
G. LisleI Of ROYAL ton, transacted
business here Tuesday
80 a. 4 Tn, Shea ~ nd Oliver
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-02-07

Miss Catherine Jones, who teaches n
the local schools and who has been i'll
with influenza at st. Gabriel 81 Aospi-
tai, has sufficiently recovered to be
allowed to return to her rooms at the
E. F.. Shaw residence.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-02-07
SESSION WITH RETURNED
MARINES.

An informal social session was held
in the city hall last Thursday evening G
in honor of Oscar Levin and Howard
Ferrel, who have been with the marines leA
in France and who are home on q fur
Tough. There were about thirty-tv,ee
friends Of the boys in attendance and
after q .tswell feed" were entertained !
by talks given by Messrs. Levin and
Ferrel on their experiences while in the
trenches. i. .ss
Both boys had been gassed and con
fined to hospitals for some time.
O. z. Rissman, . travelling salesman,
who has seen overseas service was
present and gave an account Of his e =
periences while in France. He also
was confined to q base hospital on ae-
count Of wounds received from machine
gun bullets. .5}4.8 y II sss5
Mayor N. N. Bergheim stated that it
il the intention Of Little Falls to give
q monstrous celebration in the spring
when, It is hoped, all the boys viii. pc
back. 5@# ss..: ISL ,E5.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-02-07
NOTICE.

HI The Farmers Cooperative Shipping
association will hold their annual meet
ing at the court house, Saturday, Febru-a
airy is, at II 8 clock 3. n. u s5... -
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-02-07

5St Mrs. Anna Meister fell, Saturday, In
juring her arm. An X-ray was taken
at st. Gabriel Is hospital Sunday, but no
broken bones were revealed.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-02-07

~. =. Davidson Of Winnipeg, Can.,
IS spending the winter months st Pasa-
dena, Ca, ....5s
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-02-07

According to the Minneapolis Tri-
bune Of Monday, " els Oral ham, local
boy, was one Of the go Mime sota men
arrive in N ewS York rom France on
the transport Cel Ora ham, who's IS
in the ma rines, was gassed while gghts|
ing 81 Belleau woods