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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-24
SATURDAY,

What could you expect from ACTRESS person.? Not
much opined the spnster sisters Pennington who had
gone seed their family tree. So Gloria dabbed her
eyes for dead husband" who existed - and all
around it serious, but funny that you'll laugh all
through and chucke when you think of afterwards
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-24

Mems Wool Mackinaws,
Black Bear, union made,
s sis.ss, s It $7.85
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08
BENTON CITY IS
BOOSTING FOR
ITS CHAUTAUQUA
They Have Arranged For a Five Day
Program and Tickets Are
Selling Fast.

Over at Benton City last Saturday
big booster meeting was held fol
the Chautauqua. At this time plans
were made and committees appointed
Enough season tickets have been sold
to insure a five day program.
A fine array of talent has been, Sc
cured. A play ground of the junior
department is one feature of the pro
gram. The following officers were
elected: ]. w. DowelI, chairman; W.
H. Hutcherson, secretary; j. w. Cum
ningham, vice-chairman.
The following members were ap-
pointed on the committee: Grounds
and equipment, Messrs. George Kel-
lerhall, VIM. Duckworth, W. H. Hutch
erson, H. K. Clement, John Sharp, W
r. Davis. Advertising-E. R. Rock
well, c. W. Cunningham, W. H. Hutch
erson, j. H. Stumpf, J. J. F. johnson.
Tickets will be sold for adults at
$1.50 and rs cents for children. If
good weather prevails record crowd
is expected for Benton City is boosting
for the Meneley Chautauqua System.
Miss X. C. Smith of Chicago was
in Benton City Saturday and met with
the committee. She is manager of
the concert companies. That evening
she gave a program at the Christian
church which was greatly enjoyed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08
MEXICO AUDRAN COUNTY MISSOURI THURSDAY MAY g. 1919
AMANDA HOSPITAL
TO Be ENLARGED

Thursday morning G. T. Elliott vii
begin excavating for an addition OF
the west side of the Amanda hospital
The contract for the building was lei
by DIR. P. E. Coil Tuesday. The addi-
tion will cost approximately $4,000
and will be finished by November l
1919. When completed the entire hos
pital will be succeed and will be one
of the most handsome buildings i'll
the city.
DR.. Coil said Wednesday that the
number of patients in the hospital had
outgrown the capacity of the present
building and lsecessitated the addition.
There are always from Is to IS pat
tents on the waiting list he said.
When completed this will give Mex
leo and Audrain County two of the
most handsome hospitals of any
town this size in the state and DR..
Coil should be complimented upon his
progressiveness.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08
TESTAMENT SAVES
AUDRA|N SOLDIER

One reads frequently of how &
photograph of sweetheart, watch
or testament saved the life of soldier
lad in the Civil War. History repeats
itself and what has happened in one
war is likely to occur in others. Will
liam Dennis Ingram one of the Aud
rain County boys from the extreme
| West end stands as living testimony
to this truth. Serving in France
through the most important engage
ments, he owes his life to little tesla
ment which he carried in the right
pocket of his khaki shirt.
1t was one of those days in the late
war when a man who came out alive
might we'll consider himself lucky
The shells were dropping almost as
thick as the raindrops on a hot sum-
mer afternoon and the noise and roar,
from the mighty guns of the artillery,
mingled with chilling song of the
speeding shrapnel was even more
piercing than a sharp clap of the
thunder.
Many a brave boy fell that day. Il
was not destined however that Ingram
should be numbered among them. But
the call was so close that for amoment
he labored under the hallucination that
he had been hit in the side and could
literally feel the warm flow of blood
trickling down his side. A piece OF
shrapnel had struck him, had stopped
him, the force almost knocking him
down. Strange as it might seem a
little testament had caught the full
force of the impact and stopped the
flight of the shell. AS Ingram lifted
the precious little book from his pock-
ct he found that not even his skin had
been scratched, so we'll had the book
done its work.
We might add that Ingram came out
of that affair without scratch and
that there is not money enough in this
big world to purchase that book.
Ingram has returned to his home
having been recently discharged from
the army
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08

and some real extra god hedge post
for sale at reasonable prices.
We are reliably informed that Fox
district went over the top in the Ar
monian drive recently;that it was the
only district in the county that did SO
much; as also within the borders of
the state. Let US hear from you if
yoI can show such drive for reach
ing your quota.
Richard Patrick has an order in fo-
new Ford touring car. "Ritchie"
got tired taking his girl in his buggy
or some other boys car SO choose the.
FoEd as the alternate.
Miss Hazel Holloway spent Sunday
with her parents and had as her
wcck's-end guests Misses Ruth Dool-
in, Marie Mahatha, Minnie Camplin.
cf Hardin and Nevelle Baker of near
Centralia and Mcssrs. "Bob" Allen.
Johnnie Neill and Cash Holloway.
Miss Sudie R. Winn closed a very
successful eight month term of school
at Fox May l, with appropriate exer-
cises, including a spelling bee.
The extreme cold night recently
didn't hurt the plumbs, damsons and
apples but did play havoc to cherries,
peaches and pears.
In this day and age of electrical
swiftness and nerve wrecking riot, it
behooves US to keep our eyes singled
upon the man that moves soberly, re-
flectively, conscientiously; upon one
without fear. and glides slowly and
reverently along the pathway here, If
we would help in the longevity of life
and, blot out so much of the paralytic
part of age.f s
The three greatest factors in the
fast moving of the young people Of
our land is the auto, plenty Of money
and the war
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08
CANT ITEMS.

We were blessed with more rain
Sunday. Fine for everything.
Sunday school at Salt River and
Groves Chapel on Sunday mornings.
Come one come all, let's help the good
cause grow in our churches.
Relatives, friends and neighbor5
gathered at the home of Hus MIL
dretls with we'll filled baskets of all
kinds to make the day joyful for Mr..
Midrdeds son, Joe, who has been in
France fighting for us. Mrs. John
Nevins had the fine cake all decorated
and thre red crosses made on it. All
enjoyed the day and also the good eat
ings. Joe is looking fine.
John Nevins and P. H. Denham
moved James Winkle and wife to
Mexico last Wednesday.
Wakefield Showers was at his uncle
Roe Showers Sunday. He went back
home by the way of Billie's as we al
know his attraction there.
Amy Shock visited her brother,
Lory and wife a few days last week.
Edd Beatty and family were Sun
day visitors of Lawrence McCarty's
and family.
Born to the wife of George Dollins,
on May the 5th, fine girl. Mother
and baby are doing nicely.
Women are all so busy now with
chickens and gardening and sewing
some.
The closest relatives gathered in
and surprised Mr.. and Mrs. Theo.
Sellers Sunday, it being Mrs. SelIars
birthday and Monday Mr.. Sellars. All
wishing them many more happy birth
days.
Elizabeth and Frances Berry.
grandchildren of Mr.. and Mrs. Hub
bard are spending the week with their
grand parents. They are daughters
of Walter Berry and wife.
The Sunday schol business meet
ing was postponed until sometime in
June. Look out they Will want fried
chicken then.
Get out the old rusty hoes and coal
oil the rust off, these rains are making
the weeds grow, so we will have to
use the hoe in the old time way.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08
MEMS AND BOYS UNDERWEAR

day morning and night. He amour
ced that he would always be there
rain or shine, no mater how inclem nj
the weather. So come along he say;
you'll always have company. The
locating of Bro. Painter and his esti-
mable wife and is proving long need
ed want solved.
Earl Berry has new Ford touring
car, which produces much happiness
for the family.
Joe Considine got hogs from the fol-
lowing parties near here last Monday
at aroupd $4,000 per all of the hun
ches: J. W. Holloway "a, Jesse
Shuch, three wagon loads, Tom Rowe
two wagon loads. All averaging
about 200 pounds.
J. G. Crawford shipped two loads OF
fat cattle to the st. Louis market
last Monday, weight 1000 pounds av-
erage and brought near $14.00 per
cwt.
J. G. Crawford's new Maxwell truck
is certainly a grand tric. for the de-
livery of produce. We predict, that
before the summer has gone there viii!
be a number of them upon our good
farms in this vicinity, for we have
wide awake, easy convincing and ever
alert, progressive farmers.
Richard Patrick and Dwight Car
ponter purchased on the st. Louis
market 20 head, each of extra good
$50 pound steers at $1,000 per cwt.
They got them in Friday and will
Craze them this summer. Incidentally
whil9 in the city, bought also, dandy
new'suit each.
Miss Katheryn Miller of Hardin.
spent the week's-end with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Doyt Miller.
P. T. Bruce has lot of good hedge
post, some extra good hedgeposts
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08
TO EVERY VOTER OF AUDRALN
COUNTY, HERE'S A MESSAGE
OF VITAL IMPORTANCE

Onthe 10th day of May, there will
be submitted for your suffrage the
following proposition:
FOR ADDITIONAL BOND IS
SUE FOR PUBLIC HOSPITAL
YES OR NO"
Your hospital committee deem it
their duty, to present to the voters of
this County a concise statement OF
all the facts and circumstances as
exist in connection with the building
of your county hospital, so that you
may intelligently understand the nee
essity of the small additional levy, if
this institution can be completed.
4 Before any petitions were cifeulat-
ed, asking for $4,000 bond issue,
/ the physicians of this county were
consulted as tothe logical sized hos
pitaI that should be proposed. Some
4 felt that the needs of the county would
| demand fifty bed hospital; others
|! thought forty bed was the desir-
/ able plan; while some few suggested
a twenty five or thirty bed hospital.
Your committee based it's action upon
a thirty five bed hospital, feeling that
anything smaller would soon be in
| adequate for the communities needs.
A hospital .;nqu2stionably -hould
| b. cf fire-Droof construction and ev-
F! cry effort has been used, iha'. it shall
| be modern.
/ At tho time this propo5i'ien was
submitted, ycur committee net only
| had estimates Of the cost of cCnstruc-
ticn, but actual figures and had not
complications, unlocked for been en-
coaEtered, the original figures, as pre-
sentcd to the people, would have been
sufficient to complete the building as
proposed.
To meet the original requ.r >-2cnts
a cne-hnlf mill tax was levied by the
citizens Ct Audrain, at the special
| election held for that purpose April,
| 5th, 1918; and so interested was eV-
crybcdy in this worthy undertaking,
| that the proposition carried by more
than eight to one-you paid your hos
pital tax with your other taxes JAN
uary 1st, 1919, and the amount was
so small a great majority of our tax
PAYERS were not aware that The hes
pital tax had been included.
! Now here are facts you have
right to know:
/ As soon after oar first election, as
possible, the Audrain County Court
| offered the bonds, IS voted for sale.
Audrain County was the first county
of the State fact every resident
| should be proud or to avail herself of
| the privilege created by a recent on
actment of law at Jefferson City, pro-
viding for the right and way for
counties of the state to erect hospitals.
| No bids for the purchase of our
bonds could be gotten except with the
provision that the higher courts pass
upon the legality and constitutionality
Eof the law, and while proceedings were
instituted at once, it was three months
| before a decision was rendered. AS
the notice of election had to be ad-
vertised for three months before the
election and as it was three months
afterwards before the courts passed
upon its legality, six months actually
unavoidably elapsed before a bid
could be solicited. During that time
material of every description and la
Dor advanced fully per cent, so that
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08

Charles R. Craghead & Son. two
miles northeast of Auxvasse, sold a
car of 80 hogs in Auxvasse Tuesday to
Overfelt & Neff, local shippers. The
hogs weighed 200 pounds average and
cost the shippers $19.75. The Crag-
head firm fed 60 of these porkers and
bought the remainder from Clay Hal
ley, Gus More, Shelby Shay and John
Hoffman.-AuXvasse Review.
Sam Rowe near Long Branch, shear
ed an average of pounds from So
yearling wethers, then sold the sheep
at lac a pound. They averaged rs
pounds.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
EVERYBODY is looking, forward

EVERYBODY is looking forward
to the big flight to be staged by the
aviators here sometime Friday. Ac-
cording to the message received here
accommodations have been arranged
ford of them and they will arrive in
Mexico Thursday evening. These men
will be sent here by the Government.
1t will give Mexico an opportunity to
see some real stunts pulled off and a
big crowd is looked for on that date.
We must not forget the "Buy Again
Day" which will be pulled off on that
day and the Saturday following. Peo-
pie who can, should not fail TO buy
more bonds and those who have not
already done so, will be given this
last opportunity to do so. The drive
closes Saturday night and Audrain
County is still $175,OOO behind its
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08

On April 29th, after an illness Of
more than a year, Mrs. E. R. Coats
worth, formerly of Mexico, died Of
kidney trouble at her home in Den.
yer, Colorado. Mr.. and Mrs. Coats,
worth had moved from Cripple Greek
to Denver about a year ago on account
of the i'll health of his wife. Mrs
Coatsworth was placed in the care Of
specialist, but her health continued
to fail until she died.
Mr. and Mrs. Coatsworth have many
friends in Mexico, who join the Led
ger in extending sincere sympathy tc
the bereaved family.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08
Flying Machines on Their Way.

w. w. Pollock received a telegram
Wednesday afternoon, from Chanute
Field, H., that Lieutenants Fagley
and Wilbur and Sergeant Arlez will
reach Mexico on Thursday afternoon
and will remain until Saturday morn
ing. The ships will be the in 4 and II.
There should be a large crowd in
Mexico, to see this flying.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08
II. Jacobson Dead.

H. Jacobson died at his home in San
Francisco April 29th, as the result of
an operation. News of his death was
received by letter from his daughter
to T. J. Kelso of this city.
Mr.. jacobson was a member of Heb
ron Lodge No. 354, and was one of the
builders of the old Windsor Hotel now
used for hospital.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08
SKINNER ITEMS

The rains of the past week were
certainly glorious in the extreme,
helping along very much, our promis-
ed good yield of wheat, oats and grass
and also made the corn ground order
so very much better.
The Rev. Mr.. Painter filled his reg
ulsr pulpit at Bethlehem the 18th sur-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08

At a meeting of the members of the
Hardin College Alumnae Association
held at the home of Mrs. NJ. H. Patter-
son, 316 Promenade Street Monday
afternoon it was decided to have the
annual Alumnae banquet on Monday
afternoon, June 2. The affair prob
ably will be given at the College al
though this has not definitely been de-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08
Circuit Court News.

The fd@bwing suits were filed Sat-
urday for the June term of circuit
court:
Sangamo Electric Co., VS.. Earl
Hager ct al, account.
Mexico Savings Bank VS.. Albert
Burgess ct al, note.
Fred Roberts No. 5 VS.. Wabash
Railroad Co., damages.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08

EVERYBODY should be in Mexico
Friday and see the airplanes perform.
1t might be a good idea to get here
Thursday afternoon, and see them ar
rive. You had better bring your foun-
tain pen along and make arrange
ments for a liberal subscription for
Liberty Bonds, as we are over $685.
900 behind.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08
"They All Come Back"

Arthur Holmes and family are on
their way home from California, and
Mr. Holmes will be found at LowGer' S
barber shop in the Alamo, when he
gets back. Arthur didn't stay very
long in California. We didn't
think he would. You know they all
come back.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08
Clipped Lambs at $500.

G. H. Brown, prominent farmer
and stock feeder of Audrain county,
Mo-, marketed 128 choice clipped
lambs in st. Louis Monday, averaging
"a lbs, that sold at $500 per 'cwt.,
which was the top of the market.
These lambs wer raised and fed by
Mr.. Brown, and it is not out of the
ordinary for Mr.. Brown to top the
s2-arket with his offering as he always
lakes them good.-St. Louis Live
Stock Reporter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08

ONE of the finest orators in the
country will arrive here from st. Louis
on Friday ,and will deliver an address
at the flying field just east of Mexico.
There should be a record-breaking
crowd present not only to see the fly
ing machines but to hear this speaker.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08

The following interesting program
has been arranged for the observance
of Mothers Day, May 11th, at Sun
Rise church, five miles north of Mex
leo.
Sunday school at 1890 a. m. C. M.
Fox, superintendent. Morning SER
mon at 11:30. Subject: Mother" "
Bible course at 700 in the evening.
Subject, "Introductions to the New
Testament" The evening sermon at
eight o'clock, by the pastor, Rev. R.
c. Abram, will be on Unfinished
Tasks"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08
Salt River Convention.

The Salt River Township Sunday
School convention will be held in the
Mexico Baptist church on Sunday
May 18th. An interesting program
will be rendered. Officers are cspec-
tally requested to be present land all
interested in Sunday Schools are in
vitPd.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08

Overfelt & Neff ,Auxvasse fat stock
buyers, shipped car of 20 hogs
Tuesday from Auxyasse that were fed
by and bought of Harry F. Henderson,
two miles cast Of Auxvasse. The Hen
derson hogs averaged 24O pounds
AuXvasse Review.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08

A. A. Clapper, son of Mrs. LYDIA
Clapper of this city, is the guest of his
mother. Mr.. Clapper belonged to Bat
terry D, of the 348th Field Artillery.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08

MAKE your arrangements to vote
for the appropriation to complete the
new Mexico hospital. This is import.
ant.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08

REMEMBER May 22nd is Dollar
Day in Mexico. An unprecedented
crowd is expected, and there will be
some dandy bargains offered by our
merchants.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08

Miss Reitz is home from Martins
burg, where she visited Miss BcrtcIs
who has been i'll. Miss Bertel's many
friends will be glad to know that she
is much better.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08

Born, to Mr.. ard Mrs. w. F. FrigaE-
Ia, of Moberly, Mo-, on May 5th, a
daughter. Mrs. Friganza was form
erly Miss Edith Gary of Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08
Stock Notes
LOCAL MARKET
, Buy Mules From Lee Brother

j. c. Gates of East st. Louis and
Glen, Vipmore of Chicago were here
Friday buying mules from the firm of
Lee Brothers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08

1T has been suggested that a big
old-fashioned barbecue would be 4
fine entertainment for the home-com-
ing soldier boys.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08

THE Legislature before it adjourns
should pass law making the penalty
for murder death.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08

The Audrain County Court ad-
journed Tuesday after transacting
routine business, allowing bills, etc.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08

THE appropriation to complete the
new Audrain County Hospital in Mex
leo, should carry unanimously.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08
Grain and Live Stock Market

: Received Over
=. E. Bennett G. Co.. Private Wire
Chicago May July
Corn $1.6612 $1.6412 to $l642s
Oats 67M 6S9s to 6Sl3
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08

quota. Come out and see the flight
and then buy more bonds.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08

The county court Monday appointed
E. w. Bassinger overseer of the Lad
donia-F -Farber special road district.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08

when the various bids were submit
| ted, the lowest figures presented ran
so per cent higher than the original
! estimates.
1t was the Judgment of the building
| committee that in as much as the war
was still i'll full sway, that they pro-
ceed with all diligent haste, to be pre-
pared for every eventuality; should
any of the Audrain boys be returned
| invalided or disabled.
Accordingly the contract was let
| in so far as the original amount, voted,
would permit. Now we find that the
nurses quarters cannot be finished
| (Which would require the use of pat
tents roms for nurses thereby reduc
! ing the patients room capacity the
| floors cannot be covered; the walls re-
main unpainted; the plumbing must
! be reduced to the cheapest grades;
i there are no funds with which to COM
| plete the top floor, an dfurthermore
there are no means for furniture or
equipment.
We furnish you herewith an item
| lied statement showing contract as
let and also showing what is necessary
to complete, furnish and equip the
| building:
Contract (including building
! site) as let ........... $75,SS2
To complete nurses quarters,
paint all walls of entire
building, lay floors in priv
ate rooms ............ $18,500
Elevator 1,O4O
Additional plumbing .... $3.50
Additional heating ...... 800
| Architect Fees .............. ,394
Furniture, equipment, supplies 1850
Electrical contract (additionaD 2,250
! $39,230
To meet the deficiency above men
toned we are asking for the small
| additional levy. This figures less than
| one-fortieth of cent on the dollar;
in as much as Audrain County's as
sessed valuation now is approximate
| ly S14,000,000. This additional levy
together with the original levy, as
voted, will total less than three
fourths of mill on the dollar.
: We do not believe a voter, of Aud
rain County would hesitate a moment
in finishing the job, when the facts
are explained.
The institution would be handicap
ped, from its beginning to stop now.
We would have to turn away patron
age that would be ours, especially in
the nature of charity; that feature of
the institution which should be given
| foremost attention.
The main object of Audrain Hos
pital is that no worthy person shall
be allowed to suffer and die from want
of proper hospital attention.
With our building completed as or
! iginally planned Audrain, the first
county of the State, will be able to
properly care for her every need: the
rich and por alike.
You may not realize that sipce the
beginning of the Mexico Hospital,
1875 patients have been cared for,
703 of which have been either half
or whole charity.
In conclusion the hospital committee
will be glad and ready to answer any
further questions any resident Of the
county may care to ask.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08

IF Mexico is to become a city, We
must have more houses right away.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08

to Mexico on Thursday, May 22nd,
which is Dollar Day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08

MAKE your arrangements to come
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08
War Time Prices Knocked in the Hoad!l
THE jacob CLOTHING CO. Mexico Missouri

position you and Bows Clothing Furnishing Goods of depend
bic quality at prices greatly reduced be High Mark war prices that have be
prevailing Mothers We dress boy fO less than imagine
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-08
MEMS AND BOYS SUITS
BOYS WASH SUITS

Boys granite suits to years .t.........A....
Boys Palm Beach suits, ages to 8 .........:...
Childs flannel wash suits, ages 4, 5 and .....
Boys Military Khaki Suits to ..............
Boys Oliver Twist suits, made of Gaatea
Boys Blue Serge Oliver Twist suits ............
Rows Ronpers !..... 35c to