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Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-24
MRS. SERENA HILL
DIED AT HOME OF HER
SON SATURDAY NIGHT

Mrs. Serena Hill, 70 years old, died
at 9 o'clock Saturday night at the
home of her son, Robert F. Hill, on
West Robinson Street after an illness
of some time. The deceased was born
at Santa Fe, Monroe County in 1899,
and was a member of the Thompson
Christian church. She leaves eight
children as follows: r. F., of Mexico,
Mo-; J. NJ, of Mist, Greg; G. w, and
B C of Crescent, Mont; and C. L.
Hill of Castle Rock, Wash; Mrs. Ada
Tucker, Castle Rock, Wash; Mrs.
Luella Finton of Fowler, Colo; and
Mrs. Clara L. Patton of Parsons,
Kansas.
The funeral services were held at
the New Hope Church, twelve miles
southwest of Mexico at 2 o'clock Mon
day afternoon, conducted by Reverend
Heron. Burial was in the New Hope
Cemetery.
The Ledger Joins the many friends
in extending the deepest sympathy to
the relatives of the deceased.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-24
n FASTIDIOUS LOT.
By Reciprocal News Service.

~N~"S HNA
LONDON, April 17.-Yanks about
to return home and Yanks about to
go into battle are two distinct and
different classes of persons, as the
Quarter-Master General, U. S. A,
probably has learned to his discom-
Torture. Never was there such a
choosy, fastidious lot of warriors as
those contemplating an early cross
ing of the Atlantic.
When the war was at its height,
these same young gentlemen in
France and Britain were accepting
wrong-sized o. D. tunics and breeches
without a murmur. Tall boys ambled
about Paris, Chaumont, Dion, Bor-
deaux, London and Winchester with
pathetic little coat-tails Tapping at
their waist-line. Short boys wore
khaki kimmonas and when they
wanted to get something out of their
pockets would have to tilt wei to give
their arms the necessary reach. One
of the desperate needs of our army.
was ~suspenders. Some of those pants
oh, my!
You should see the same fighters
today, picking over their new issue
toys to make sure there is not a
pucker or bulge to spoil the picture.
Shoes are ordered by company C. O.'s
in a given list of sizes. The o. D..
stores have been supplying half of the
acquisitions in ordinary tans and the
other half in oiled tan. The oiled ones
won't take a shine. A doughboy who
gets a pair of oiled ones tries to trade
them, with a dollar or two as an in
ducement to the Yank lucky enough to
get a polishable pair. Or he spurns
them haughtily and goes out to a shop
and buys his shoes out of his own
AS a consequence the army
has an accumulating supply of oiled
shoes.
But the boys are going home slick
and tidy in their own estimation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-24
MISS AZELLA ASHWORTH
DIED MONDAY IN ST.
LOUIS SANITARIUM

Word was received here Monday
night of the death of Miss Azella
Ashworth at the Mt. Rose, San
itarium, st. Louis at 8 o'clock Monday
evening. Miss Ashworth, who made
her home in Mexico for fifteen years,
had been in ill health for more than
two years.
During the last ten years of her
residence in Mexico she made her
home with Mrs. F. A. Pearl. She was
forced to give up her work here and
went West for her health. Two years
ago last May she returned to st. Louis
where she remained until March 1918
when she went to Texas. She remain
ed in that state until October when
she came back to st. Louis. Last
March she was taken to the Hospital.
While in Mexico Miss Ashworth
made many friends and acquaintance.
She was first employed as steno-
grapher for the law firm of Rogers &
Fry. After this firm dissolved part
nership, she worked in the this capa-
city for Mr.. Rogers for a while, also
for Sam Morris.
Hers was a lovable disposition and
a splendid character. Her going has
cast a sorrow over this community.
The deceased leaves a step-mother,
Mrs. Ashworth of Darlington, Mo-,
two brothers, Ivan Ashworth of St.
Louis and Bernan Ashworth of Mon
tana and two half brothers, Ming Ash
worth of Marshall and Oran Ashworth
of Bloomington, III. Mrs. John I.
Buckner of Mexico is her niece.
The body will be brought to Mexico
on Wabash No. 9 tonight and taken
to the home of Mrs. F. A. Pearl, TIC
East Promenade Street. The funeral
service will be at 1:30 Wednesday af-
ternoon at the Christian Church of
which Miss Ashworth was a member.
Burial will be in the Elmwood Gene
terry.
The Ledger joins the many friends
in extending heartfelt sympathy to
the sorrowing relatives.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-24
DYE NEWS ITEMS,

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Erdel and
family entertained a number of
friends and relatives Sunday. Those
who enjoyed their hospitality were:
Mr.. and Mrs. F. +. Witchie and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Elan and Mr..
and Mrs. Will Dull and daughter of
Santa Fe, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Erdel
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Shook, Miss Ruth Rouse and Mr..
Dewey Boydson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Meyers spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. H. Schrad-
err.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Dudgeon spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff Dud-
geon.
Mr.. Jesse Harrell, Miss Mattye
Harrell and Miss Hilda Anderson
spent Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Martin.
Mrs. W. B. Thompson who has been
visiting her son in New Florence has
returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs, Fred Dueblin, ST., Mr..
and Mrs. Emel Dueblin, and Mr.. Al
bert Dueblin spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Britt.
Robert Anderson spent Friday night
and Saturday with his uncle, Jesse
Harrell.
Russell Azdell spent the weekend
with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bud Dubray, Miss
Ruth Dubray and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
James spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. T. La Rue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Roth were in
Laddonia Saturday.
j. C. Hagan was in Vandalia Tues
day.
Mr.. John and Martin Geisel, Albert
Erdel and George Erdel attended the
monthly Anti-Horse Thief Association
at Hedgedale Monday evening.
Russell and Fred Roth Spent Sun
day with Robert Anderson near Perry.
Mr.. Jim Weaver received a hsE9 of
cattle from the st. Louis MARKET
Thursday.
j. C. Hagan and family spent Eas-
ter Sunday with Mr.. Hagan's parents
in Laddonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Britt and family spent
Sunday with Mrs. Britt's parents.
Will Morris left for Montana We'd
nesday where he will be located with
his brother on a ranch.
Dye School closed Friday after a
successful term with a basket dinner
and a program. A big crowd attend
ed the dinner. Those out of the dis
trict who came were Mrs. Frank Err
del and Lily and Mary Erdel of Rush
Hill. Mr.. and Mrs. F F. Witchie and
son, Mrs. J.. R. Shook and son, Mrs.
Raymond Shook and Mrs. Page.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Witchie and fam
lily and Nj. and Mrs. Raymond Shook
spent Thursday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Erdel and Miss Ruth Rouse.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-24
CAR BURNS

A Chevrolet car owned by Lloyd
Qualls caught fire Saturday night
while Mr. Qualls and family were in
Mexico and was damaged to the
amount of 5000 before the flames
could be extinguished.
The car was parked near the court
house and Qualls was in one of the
stores making a purchase. 1t is sup
posed that a short circuit caused the
ignition. The fire department was
called out and made quick work of
extinguishing the flames.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-24
CHOPPED OFF HAND
TO ESCAPE ARMY

~ LoS<hA IL
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo-, April II.
Albert Wheeling, a farmer of Hol-
comb, Mo-, pleaded guilty, here re-
Gently to chopping off his left hand
with an AK last July 81 to avoid being
drafted into the army. He is 25 years
old. Federal Judge Dyer sentenced
him to six months in prison.
In doing so, the court said: II
don't think you would have made a
good soldier, anyhow. You wouldn't
have been worth killing. A man
manning himself to escape military
servicei Pass on"
Evidence gathered by government
investigators showed that Wheeling,
a few hours after receiving his order
to report at Greenville for service,
went to a place in the woods, near the
Wappapello road, where J. P. Gall
more had been hewing railroad ties
out of logs. Wheeling took with hun
a bottle of patent "~antiseptic healing
s~alve," commonly used by farmers to
apply to cuts on horses and cattle.
Gallmore had left his ak lying by
the log for the night, and the cir
cumstances indicated that Wheeling
performed the amputation there, ap-
piled the salve and then walked to the
home of Perry Bennett, a farmer,
five miles away. Bennett and Gus
Haynes said Wheeling arrived there
about 6 p. m,. and exhibited his MAIN
ed arm, telling them it had been run
over by a train the preceding night.
However, George Haise, also farm
err, declared he saw Wheeling walking
toward the spot in the woods eaclier
in the afternoon. Other persons liv-
ing along the road told of seeing
Wheeling walking along, smoking his
pipe, and one said he shook hands
with him and that he was not injured.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-24
POKER HANDS" LAID
BARE AT A HEARING
OF STATE SENATE

JEFFERSON CITY, April 49,
The Senate heard confessions of po-
ker players Thursday night when Sen
ator Harris bill, providing that any
participant in a gambling game who
testifes against others in the game,
should be exempt from prosecution.
Senator Anderson of st. Louis ad-
mitted that he played occasionally,
and protested that if the bill were pas
sed, nobody would be safe in even a
friendly little game.
Senator Stark of Cass County, told
that in one game he held four jacks
in his hand, four aces in his hat, four
kings in his sleeve and four queens
in his shoe. "All's fair in a poker
game" he said.
Senator Cook of Cole County, form
erly of Mexico, denying any intention
to confess, told this story: "When
l used to live over in Audrain County,
the grand jury had one of the promin-
ent citizens before it. The dialogue
was about like this:
"tColonel, you play poker?'
"FYes SIR
"'What do you play for?'
"'For pleasure, sir, and chips
"'But, Colonel, at the end of the
game, you cash these chips for
money, don't your
"tSir, at the end of the game
never have any chips"
The bill was defeated.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-24
DON'T FORGET THAT
PAD LOCK ON THE
HEN HOUSE DOOR,

Socrates Sewers says a man is just
like a worm . He comes into this
world, wiggles around a bit and then
a chicken catches him.
But mere man turned the tables in
Mexico Sunday night. He lifted twelve
fat hens from the roost at the Fred
Isrig place, just outside of the city
limits and not being satisfied with
that, took a big bunch from w. d.
Dodd. All the time these two Audrain
countians were quietly slumbering.
Isrig only had % chickens to begin
with and he easily missed the even
dozen from his hen roost.
No clue to the chicken thief has
been found, except that buggy tracks
were discovered.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-24
WILL OF THE LATE
T. ]. JERMAN PRO-
BATED WEDNESDAY

The will of :iIe late T. ]. Jerman,
was probated in the probate court
Wednesday. The will provides for all
funeral expenses to be paid and left
$1,00 each to his following sons and
daughters: S. H. Jerman, Jennie
Brown, John T. Jerman, r. X. J~ernian,
daughters: S. H. Jerman, Jennie
Ida Belle Showers, Minnie Denham
and jeff Jerman.
All of the residue and property
he left to his wife, Sarah Nancy Jer-
man. The will specified that in ase
his wife dies or is remarked the prop
erty diverts to the children share and
share alike.
John T. Jerman is named executor
of the will. S. NJ. Locke and J.. R.
Jesse were the witnesses to the will.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-24
HOSPITAL UNIT BACK
IN j. S. NOW

NEW YORK, April 22.-Base Hos
pital Unit No. 81 of st. Louis, Lieu
tenants Colonel Borden S. Veeder COM
manding, is back in the United States
with one of the finest records built
up by any Of the mercy units in the
entire war. Miss Cordelia RAM, for
mer social service nurse Of Mexico,
No, was in the party.
I'VE were at Rolen in cooperation
with British medical forces, from the
time we got over until last February"
said Col. Veeder, eve had a 1500-bed
hospital and handled 62,400 cases,
which is probably tire times as
many as were handled by any other
American hospital unit. The only
thing out of the ordinary routine of a
military base hospital, if the work Of
such a force can ever be called 'ordin-
airy routine we got, and on which we
became specialists, was chest wounds.
"We were very fortunate in escap-
ing casualties. The German airmen
seemed to have a special grudge a.
gainst us, and they paid us a great
many visits before our defensive sys-
ten was so arranged that we were
able to maintain such a barrage that
it was healthier to be on an operating
table than flying around the air max
ing war on the sick and wounded.
They dropped shells all around US,
but they never made a clean hit. Our
morale was always splendid and even
in our first attack there was practi-
cally no sign of panic.
practically all of my officers did
turns at the front in field work, but
none we're injured. We remained at
Rouen until last February, when u
cases were pretty well cleared up.
Then we went to Vannes."
Base Hospital Unit No. 81 was re-
cruited at Barnes Hospital and was
called into service May 16, 1917. 1t
landed in France on June 10, 1917,
its personnel numbering % officers,
141 enlisted men and 65 nurses.
There were subsequent additions. 1t
was the first st. Louis unit to reach
France and the first to return to the
United States.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-24
JAMES C. ADAMS WAS
GASSED AT BALLICOURT;
SERVED IN BELGIUM

James C. Adams of the Both Divis-
ion which saw service in Belgium with
the British Army, has returned to this
country and is visiting his father, ].
w. Adams, in Mexico.
Adams served more than six months
in Belgium and was severely gassed
at B~allicourt, September 20 when the
Allies broke the Hindenburg Line and
drove the Huns back. He was in the
hospital for about six weeks. He had
many and varied experiences. He was
discharged at Charleston, S. C.
As soon as his visit is over here he
will go back to his home in Illinois.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-24
B U NEWS.

Tuesday John W. Howell was APP
pointed administrator of the estate of
the late Mrs. Serena Hill.
Richard F. Oglesby was adjudged
a person of unsound mind in probate
court Tuesday and F. j. Chamberlain
appointed guardian and curator. Bond
of $1,000.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-24
Married Here Monday.

Edward L. FREDDIE, Of this city, who
has just received his discharge from
service, and Miss Mary Jones, were
married at the City Hotel, Monday
afternoon at 8 o'clock, by the Rev. ].
D. Greer. The Ledger joins in ex-
tending best wishes and c~ongratula-
tions.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-24

C. L. Mexican and G. W. Mexican,
formerly of Mexico, and sons of the
late Sam Mexican, were here Sunday
from Denver on a visit to friends and
relatives. They left Mexico thirty
one years ago, and were very much
pleased with the growth and prosper
of Mexico since they left here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-24

Aubrey Clapper, son Of Mrs. LYDIA
Clapper o fthis city, has arrived in the
States, from overseas service, and is
at present visiting in Billings, Mon
tana.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-24

Word has been received by Mr.. and
Mrs. Sterl Carter that their son, Mar
win, has landed in New York. They
expect him home at anytime. He has
been in a hospital in France for sew
eral months recovering from wounds.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-24
Xandalia Over Ton.

Mrs. C. F Clark received the fol-
lowing long distance phone message
from Vandalia, Monday afternoon.
"Vandalia $40, 900 over uuota and
c~anvassers still at work and county
districts making favorable reports"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-24

Mrs. r. T. Morris was called to Lad
donia Saturday on account of the SER
ious illness of her mother, Mrs. Sarah
Gass.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-24

If its a Hudson you know it can't be
beat. So why take another. HOX-
SEY-SHRoUT MOTOR co. d&w1t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-24

Mrs. M. E. Barnaby has just return
ed from a two weeks visit in the vi
cinity of her former home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-24

Bulk garden and flower seeds, cab
bage, tomatoes, "weet potatoes, pepper
plants at "Greenhouhe.' d-e-o-d &wtf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-24

A. c. Whitson is home from Jeffer-
son City where he had business with
the Supreme Court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-24

Mr.. and Mrs. H. O. Kuhne and son
of Kansas City spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. Melville Paul. Mrs.
Kuhne is a sister of Mrs. Paul.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-24

E. A. Shannon, W. W. Fry and r.
D. Rodgers are in Jefferson City on
[ usiness before the Supreme Court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-24

W. L. Brownie of Farber was Wis
iting in Mexico Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-24

The Rev. H. P. Atkins is in Ken
lucky.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-24

here on business Friday and shaking
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-11-13
Here, There, Everywhere

Charles McClanahan of Falmouth
took his 7-year-old son to Cincinnati
in the hope Of saving the vision of
an eye penetrated by q barbed wire.
Blood was transferred from Gran
vile Afford, Of Salvisa, in Mercer
county to veins of his wife, who had
been under an operation for appen-
dicitis, and hope for her recovery is
Oscar Young and West Showan of
Fleming county have bought 200
acre farm in Clinton county, Ohio, at
$3.50 per acre.
]. T. Bruner, of Shaker Bend, Mer-
Ger county, was fined for keeping
his son out Of school to help him in a
tobacco match
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-11-13
WHAT is x. FARM

Seems a foolish question to ask
doesn't it? Almost anyone can tel
off-hand just what a farm is an,
knows one when he ses it #
| But do you happen to know tn,
Interpretation Uncle Sam places Of
the word farmer" for census pur
poses? No? Then read how his Blu
reau Of the Census defines the word
"A farm for census purposes is all
the land which directly farmec
by one person conducting agricul.
tural operations, either by his own
labor or with the assistance Of mem
bers Of his household or hired en-
ployes."
In further explanation of this def
milton the Census Bureau points out
that the term agricultural opera
tions" is used as general term re-
ferring to the work of growing crops,
producing other agricultural prod
ucts and raising domestic ANNALS,
poultry or bees.
From this definition it will be seen
that a farm may consist of q single
tract Of land or of number of sep
arate and distinct tracts. And these
several tracts may be held under
different tenures. as, for instance,
when one tract is owned by the farm
er and another is rented by him.
Thus if man who owns 100 acres
and rents an additional 10 acres from
some one else and operates both the
100 acres and the ten acres, then his
Farm" including both tracts Of land
comprising 10 acres.
By the same token land owner
has one or more tenants renters,
choppers or managers, each different
tract of land operated by any such
tenant, renter, cropper or manager
is considered separate and distinct
farm by the Census Bureau. Or, to
give an example, if a man owning
120 acres of land, rents 40 acres to
a tenant and farms the remaining
80 acres himself, his farm is the 80
acres which he operates, not the 12O
acres which he owns, while the 40
acres tract which he rents to a tenant
separate farm to be re-
ported in the name Of the tenant.
Another question to be determined
is how important does an agricul-
sural enterprise have to be in order
% secure recognition in the census
rs a farm? A small vegetable gar
len or chicken yard accommodate
ing few busy hens will not be al
owed to qualify as EARN" in the
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-11-13

census no matter with what pardon
able pride and satisfaction the pro
lprietor may view his agricultural en-
Itelprisc.
But if the garden or chicken yart
expands until it covers not less tina,
three acres of ground, or until it re-
quires for its care the continuou.
services Of at least one person, Of
yields products annually to the value
of $3.50 or more, it comes within the
census definition of farm and will
be recognized as such and counted.
The agriculture schedule contains
many questions regarding farm
values, expenses and live stock as
we'll as the acreage and quantity OF
crops raised in the year 1919. Cen
sus Bureau officials are urging the
farmers everywhere to prepare for
the census enumerator by looking
over their books and records so that
accurate answers may be furnished
to questions.
In this connection the Bureau of
the Census emphasizes the fact that
information furnished to census
takers is absolutely confidential,
made SO by Act of Congress, and
that under no circumstances can any
such information be used as a basis
for taxation.
Cooperation between farmers
and the census officials next Janu-
airy is more necessary and vital than
ever before" declares Director of
The Census Sam L. Rogers. 'sThe
world war and the part that the far
ner played in it and will continue to
play in the rehabilitation Of Europe
serve to make the agriculture Sec
ion of the Fourteenth Decennial
Census the most important in the
lation's history. Absolute accuracy
md completeness in the census re-
nrns is the goal toward which every
:itizen should strive"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-05-14

An acid-stomach cannot digest food
properly. Instead, the food sours and
ferments and, passing into the intes-
tines, becomes a breeding place for
countless millions of deadly germs
toxic poisons they are called. These
poisons are absorbed into the system
and cause untold misery. So, you see,
it is just acid-stomach, nothing else
that makes so many people weak, list
less and unfit; saps their strength and
energy; robs them of their vigor and
vitality Biliousness bad liver, nerv-
BUSINESS, binding, splitting headaches,
rheumatism, lumbago, sciatica-these
and many other still more serious all
ments often are traced to the COM
mon source-an acid-stomach.
Take EATONIC and get rid quickly
of the pains of indigestion, heartburn,
that horrible, lumpy, bloated feeling
after eating; disgusting, belching,
food-repeating sour, gassy stomach.
These stomach miseries are caused by
what doctors call 'Hyperacidity." It's
just ACID-STOMACH. And in adj
dition to the pains and miseries it
causes, ACID-STOMACH is the start
er of long train of ailments that
most people never dreamed are in
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-05-14
[HIN PEOPLE
| SHOULD TAKE
PHOSPHATE
lethlng Like Plain BitFo-Phcsphate
to Put on Firm, Healthy Flesh and
to increase Strength Vigor
and Nerve Force.

Judging from the countless preparations
rd treatments which are continually be-
eg advertised for the purpose of making
Rln people tleshy, developing arms, neck
fd bust and replacing ugly hollOWS and
Fgles by the soft curved lines of health
% beauty, there are evidently thousands
men and women who keenly feel their
NcesSive thinnesS.
Thinness and weakness are usually due
= Starved nerves. Our bodies need more
fosphate than is contained in modern
kods, Physicians claim there is nothing
pal viii supply this deficiency so we'll as
Pc organic phosphate known among drug
Fsts as bitro-phosphate, which is mex
#nsiTe and is sold by most all druggists
*der guarantee of satisfaction or money
#cA By feeding the nerves directly and
supplying the body cells with the neces-
p phosphOric food elements, bitro-phos-
&pate quickly produces a welcome trans
rmation in the appearance; the increase
weight frequently being astonishing.
IAS increase IN weight also carries with
& general improvement in the health.
seriousness, sleeplessness and lack of
teIgy, Which nearly always accompany
tceSSFe thlnness soon disappear, dull
IL become bright, and pale cheeks glow
! Ia me bloom OF perfect health.
kCAUIlON: - Although bitrO-phosphate
unsurpassed for relieving nervousness,
seePessness and general weakness, it
QUO not owing to its remarkable flesh
EoSllg properties, be used by anyone
20 Goes not desire to put on flesh.