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Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-22
HJI}GEDaLE ITEMS,

Nr. and Mrs. Rufus Byrns spent
Sunday with R. Miller and family.
Arthur Kcter delivered two loads Of
ho& to Mcxico, Wednesday.
-,lr. and Mrs. Arthur Kcttcr and
Air. and Mrs. Carey MCGEE, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. Shook, Mr., and Mrs. NJ. Smith,
enjoyed Sunday dinner with Mr.. and
Mrs. T. Erdel, Jr,, Sunday.
Charley Maxwell shipped a car lead
o. hogs to St. Louis last week.
Miss Lucille Mollett visited Miss
anna Erdel last week.
jim Sippies and family spent Sun,
d. with Frank Shelly and family.
f.. 7. Witchie and family, Albert
E,.t. and family, Mrs. Pete Erde,
and family, spent Sunday with Pete
EfIol, Jr., at Rush Hill.
Miss Norma Kircher returned home
saturdays after spending TIRES monthc
IN Kansas City.
Miss Lucille Mollctt and Miss Anna
Erdel visited Miss Aline Kircher Fri
day evening.
j. r. Shook and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Ray visited George Erdel
Sunday evening.
0. S. Alderman, Mr. and Mrs. F,
E-del, ST., and Will Frazier were Sun
day visitors at L. Kircher's home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-22
f. NJ. Geeslin Florence Gceslil
DrS. CeeSlin
OSTEOPATHS
Above Malone's Store Mexico,
Call 355 Day or Night Missouri

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, May 10
That late frosts and freezes damaged
the Missouri apple crop about one
fourth is the joint statement issued
Today by E. A. Logan and Jewell
Mayes of the U. S. Bureau of Crop
Estimates and State Board of Agri-
culture.
Apples in the northwest section
were not damaged because of late sea-
son, and only slight damage occurred
in the balance of the northern section.
Injury was very slight on the west
side from Kansas City to the southern
border.
The heaviest losses occurred in the
eastern and south central portions,
with the most harm in Dallas, Lac
lede, Usage, jefferson, st. Francois,
Washington, Reynolds, Wright and
Iron counties.
The frosted strip begins in Pike
county and runs along the eastern
part of the state, two and three coun-
ties wide, as far south as Cape Girar-
deau, with the district of most general
damage running southwest from St.
Louis along the Ozark divide, on
either side, to the eastern edge of
Greene county where the early variet-
les were badly frosted.
Nc loss reported about St. JOSEPH,
with the best prospect for years.
Light losses at Waverly and very lit
tie about Boonville, none to large or
chard neal Columbia, with 10 per rent
near Macon, but at Saverton Is per
cent of the apple crop was killed.
About Lebanon the damage was 80
per cent. In Wright county, near
Cedar Gap, 35 per cent was lost with
heavy damage in all low places.
About Neosha very light losses occur
red on high and about Is per cent on
low ground. At Republic early var
ieties were killed, and about 10 per
cent damage to other varieties. At
Mountain Grove all the low ground
fruit was destroyed, but uplands were
not hurt.
In Audrain county the frost damage
to apples was 60 per cent; peaches
failure; pears, 70 per cent; piums, IS;
cherries, 20 per cent; straw b-rrics,
% per cent.
The significant feature of over 500
-Cports, covering all sections of Mis-
souri,, was the severe losses to orch
ards located in low points, or creek
bottoms, while those on high lands
escaped.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-22
TRUSTEES SALE.

WHEREAS, Orville C. Upson ard
Anna Epson, his wife, by their certain
| deed of trust dated the 18th day of
December, 1915, recorded in the office
IF the Recorder of Deeds within and
for Audrain County, Missouri, in
! Deed of Trust Record Book 43 at page
Is, conveyed to the undersigned H. II.
Vessel, trustee, the following des-
.ribed real estate situate in the Coun-
" of Audrain in the State of Mis-
syuri, to-wit:-
Lot number Five (5) of Block "B'
of Boulevard Addition to the City of
Mexico, Missouri, as per plat of said
addition on file and of record in the
office of the Recorder of Deeds within
and for Audrain County, Missouri,
In trust to secure the payment of a
certain promissory note in said deed
Of trust described and specified; and
WHEREAS, the promissory note
and interest thereon is now past due
ard has been allowed to remain due
and unpaid, and the legal holder Of
said note has requested the undersign-
ed trustee to sell the above described
real estate as trustee.
NOW, therefore, at the request of
the legal holder of the said promissory
note in said deed of trust described,
and in pursuance of the covenants and
agreements and conditions in said
deed of trust contained and set forth,
the undersigned trustee will sell the
real estate above described at public
vendue, for cash, at the East Front
Door of the Court House in the City Of
Mexico, County of Audrain, State Of
Missouri, on
SATURDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF
MAY, 1919,
Between the hours of 9 o'clock A.. NJ i.
and 5 O'Clock p. M.
II. II. VESSEL,
11-w4t Trustce.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-22
GUARDIANS NOTICE
OF APPOINTMENT.

Notice is hereby given that a certi-
fcate of appointment as Guardian of
SARAH j. LONG,
a person of unsound mind and incap-
able of managing her w affairs has
been granted to the undersigned, by
the Probate Court of Audrain County
Missouri, bearing date the first day Of
May, 1919.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to him for allowance, within one
year from the date of granting said
certificate or they may be precluded
from any benefit of such estate; and if
said claims be not exhibited within
one year from the date of granting
said certificate, they shall be forever
barred.
JOHN F. BRUNDEGE, Guardian.
State of Missouri,
Sc
County of Audrain.
| hereby certify that JOHN +.
BRUNDEGE, was granted a certificate
of appointment as guardian of SAR.
All ]. LONG, d person of unsound
mind and incapable of managing her
W affairs on the date above men,
toned.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, |
have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of said Court, this LIST day OF
May, 1919.
(SEAL) E. A. SHANNON,.
Judge of Probate and Ex-Officio
! Clerk of the Probate Court. 11-4t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-22
Stock Notes

Bailey & Tincher shipped a a load
of contracted hogs from AuXvassc to
the St. Louis market Thursday. The
hogs we're purchased about two months
ago from farmers of the Concord and
Auxvasse ne~ighborhood at an aver
2 price of S1S.GO. The load consist
ed of about IS head that averaged
close to 225 pounds.
w. w. johnson, of Mexico, sold the
Bill D. Harrison farm of 40 acres,
situated three miles north of Concord
to W. Ed Jameson, of Fulton, Monday
for $4,000. The Harrison farm,
which is mainly prairie, is considered
one of the best tracts Of land in Au-
drain county, and the new owner con-
siders himself fortunate in securing
the place at the purchase prce.
Bailey & Tinchcr, Hatton vicinity
stockmen, shipped a a load Of fat
hogs to the metropolitan market, this
week, that they bought two months
400 from north Galloway farmers for
an average Of $3.50 a hundred.
Harry Brooks, northwest CT Hatton,
loaded a a of cattle at AuXvasse,
Tuesday morning, that he had sold
sometime ago to j. D. underwood &
Son of Fulton at $3.50 a hundred.
Thes steers had been on feed about
four months and are in prime condi-
ton. They are all aged stuff and
should bring the buyers a good price
on the market. The animals showed
an average weight of 1,160 pounds
when put on the scales Tuesday morn
ing.
j. D. Underwood & Son shipped a
load of hogs from .AuXvasse to the
St. Louis market, Thursday, the bull:
of which were bought from Harry
Brooks. His part of the consignment
was about 40 head. They were pork
ers that had followed the cattle that
Mr.. Brooks sold to the Underwoods
and which were shipped from Aux
vase Tuesday. j. NJ. Patterson,
also of the Hatton neighborhood on
tributed 50 head to the load. The
hogs were contracted for sometime
ago by the shippers at $3.50 a hun
dred.
A Hereford bull sold at auction TO
a Tennessee man, at a sale by O. Har-
ris & Son, at Harris, Mo-, this week,
for $4,000. Fifty head of cattle were
sold at an average of S4,425 a head.
Twenty bulls sold for $4,000, the
top being Reporters Model, which
brought $4,000. Thirty cows aver
aged $3,O75 each.
Some time ago Frank Hulen, 4
prominent young farmer-stockman
and fine hcg breeder, west of Cen
t~ralia, went over t. Milan and purch-
ased a hog from A. NJ. Upton, which
was noted as one of the seasons best
pigs raised in the country, for which
he paid S575. Returning home ne
found the "wiseacres" and ~"scoffers"
snickering up their sleeves but he
smiled in the thought that he knew
what he was doing and has kept 4
faithful eye on this hog which is now
a year old, weighs 600 pounds and is
in a healthy growing condition. Sew
cral times he has turned down good
offers for him but the premiums bid
was made Saturday when Jump
Cauthorn of the Kansas City Poland
China Journal, and well known here,
tempted him with a thousand dollar
bill. While Frank believes that he
has several other of the Big Type Pol
and Chinas on his farm that will be
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-22
raska

Mrs. ". L. Reed and Miss AiIeen
Reed spent Thursday in st. Louis,
shopping.
Mrs. A. p. Johnson and Miss Franc
Johnson have returned from a delight
full visit in st. Louis.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. 7. Ricketts,, Mr.
and Mrs. K. R. Arnold, Jr., Mrs. II.
B. Brett. Miss Miriam Arnold, Brad
ford Brett, and D. P. Moore of St
Louis made up a line party at Mick
ey' Tuesday night at the Rialto.
The Eastern Stars gave a surprise
party Tuesday night to Mr. and Mrs
Bert Sims, who leave this city soon
Every one came with well filled bas-
k1;s Of good things to eat and after
ward enjo.y ing a couple hours of music
and conversation. Delicious refresh
ments were served. Those present
were: Messrs. and Mesdames B. F.
Haskell, Rube Maxwell, Van Horn
Gus Stcinman, Mrs. 7. j. Kelso, Mrs
J. Il. Thomas, Mrs. T. L. Marshall
Mrs. T. W. Roland, Misses BeulaI
Marshall. Cordclia Haskell and Ros,
ellie Haskell
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-22
GUARDIAN NOTICE
OF APPOINTMENT.

Notice is hereby given that n eerti-
hcate of appointment as Guardian of
|. P. LONG,
a person of unsound mind and incap-
able Of managing his own affairs has
been granted to the undersigned, by
the Probate Court of Audrain County
Missouri, bearing date the first day Of
May, 1919.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to him for allowance, within one
year f-om the date of granting said
certificate or they may be precluded
from any benefit of such estate; and if
said claims be not exhibited within
one year from the date of granting
said certificate, they shall be forever
barred.
JOHN F. BRUNDEGE, Guardian.
State of Missouri,
SIS.
| County of Audrain.
l hereby certify that JOHN +.
BRUNDEGE, was granted a certificate
| of appointment as guardina Of /.
p. LONG, a guardian of unsound
lmind and incapable of managing his
own affairs on the date above mem
toned.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, l
have h~ereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of said Court, this 1st day Of
May, 1919.
(SEAL) +. A. SHANNON,
Judge of Probate and Ex-Oficio
Clerk of the Probate Court. lit
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-22

Most every section of Audrain
County was visited by a good rain
early Thursday evening but the hail
and storm seemed to have struck
only certain sections.
South of Mexico from 6 to 8 miles
in the Charles Crockett and James
Booth 2eighborhoods there was no hail
nd title rain to speak of until after
midnight.
North Of Mexico in the Rowcna Vi
e.1i'F thc hail was absent but n GOOD
in vas experienced. The fal was
i sHsSl-i-"t h-wcvcr to prevent auto
-nyCl ,a> rain and hal! i'll this local
Is ia 2.so in the county around Wor-
:. l. miles north of Mexico was
'hass Il. z2nc Z: til experienced in
70. No wind accompanied tha
IN
.''ho~- Harrison, who lives due
Benton C:.y reports a GOOD
"' a.i heavy hail. Some Ct the hail
'ls; were as large as tennis balls.
.'as-l'r ,"st cf there the hail and rain
vas worse. There was little wind to
sTcak Of. Mr.. Harrison says .hc farm
c"3 II that n~eighborhood were unable
:" tell a. this time whether or not
lie hill damaged the wheat and fruit
sto any great extent.
Northeast of Mexico in the Phillip
Shire ncighborhood the hail stones
U2r as large az hen eggs and this
locality received 4 d%renching rain. So
far as can be learned the hail did little
aamagc to the crops and property.
The absence of wind prevented many
window glasses from being broken out
and other property damage.
At Molino and for several miles cut.
there was a good rain but no hail.
At Fulton the hail broke out all of
the glasses in the large green house at
the State Hospital No. 1.
The wind and hail seems to have been
the worst in the west end of the u
ty. Besides the cyclone at Thompson,
a number Of farmers between that
place and Mexico report heavy hail,
some of the stones measuring 6 inches
in diameter which was accompanied
by wind.
Craig Mildred, who lives near
Thompson and was in a mile and a
quarter of the storm says the twister
formed near the Northcut place, just
west of Thompson. He saw it tear a
tree several feet in diameter out of
the ground and said the bark on the
hickory trees, in many places, was
twisted off by the wind.
William Keeton's barn was DESTROY
cd but the house was not damaged
being out of the path of the storm. A
COW belonging to Sanford Curry was
blown through a fence but was other
wise uninjured. A barn on the old
Burns place was destroyed. Mr.. Mil
dred says the air was filled with bed.
clothes an debris and from where he
was all this could be plainly seen.
Haas-Lieber's truck, driven by
Phelix Rodgers was blown in a ditch
neal the county farm northwest of
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-22
NORTHEAST BENTON

Mrs. Robert Dorgan returned home
Saturday after an extended stay at
the Baptist Sanatarium in st. Louis.
Her many friends hope she may soon
recover her health and strength.
Miss Florence Johnson returned to
her home in Ripley, Iowa, the first of
the week.
Quite a large crowd attended the
Township Sunday School Convention
in Benton City Sunday afternoon.
The program was both helpful and
enjoyable. The same officers were
reelected to serve the coming year.
There are a good many sick in the
ne~ighborhood. Quite a few seem to
have the Flu.
Mrs, Andy Erisman was under the
doctors care last week but is now
improving.
Miss Alma Brown will teach in Rush
Hi this coming school year.
Sergeant Thos. Little will give an
entertainment at the Presbyterian
church Thursday night, which will
consist of music and anecdotes and
facts of the great war. A per cent of
the proceeds viii be given to the
Ladies' Aid
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-22

Mexico late Thursday evening when
the storm struck this section. Rod
gers was unable to get the truck out
of the ditch and phoned to Mexico for
assistance. A car from the HoXsey-
Shrout Motor Company went out and
brought Rodgers to town. The truck
was brought in Friday morning.
The report that the cyclone struck
Centralia was without foundation.
This town was visited by a slight rain.
John Bunch of Martinsburg stated
Friday that the hail in that section of
the county was as big as a fist and
killed several head of sheep and hogs.
1t also did a great deal of damage to
the crops and property.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-22
.CYCLONE NEAR THOMP
SON DESTROYS HOME

The two story country home of Sam
Dudley one and one-half mile south
east of Thompson and a large barn on
the Dudley place were struck by a
cyclone about 6:20 Thursday evening
and completely demolished. Mr.. DId-
ley and his family saw the approach
ing cloud and had sought refuge in g
hollow neal the home. None of the
family were injured. The house be-
longing to Tom Brinton a mile and a
half southwest of Thompson was lift
ed from its foundation and carried six
feet. The family were in the building
at the time but none were injured.
A barn on the old Byrns place was
also destroyed but the loss is only
slight. The funnel-shaped cloud trav-
eled in a southeast direction and was
followed by a heavy rain and hail
storm.
Had the Dudley's been two or three
minutes later, they would not have
made their escape from their home as
the storm was upon them just a few
minutes after they left the house.
The building was torn and twisted and
! the lumber carried some distance.
Shortly after the cyclone had passed,
the trees on the Dudley place were.
filled with clothing, chairs and furni-
ture and the ground was covered with
household furnishings. Papers and
letters were carried for miles. At the
E. H. Ecton home about two and a
half miles east of the Dudley place,
ten minutes after the storm had pass
ed, letters, envelopes and papers were
picked up by Mr.. Ecton. These had
been carried from the Dudley home.
! A funeral notice from a friend of
the Dudleys, a notice from the Mex
leo Savings Bank, askingf someone to
come after their bond, was among the
things found by Mr.. Ecton.
Mrs. Walter Smith, sister Of Mr..
Dudley had been visiting the latter
and started home taking Ella Dudley,
her niece, home with her. After ar
irving home she tried to telephone her
brother but was unable to get nnec
tions and one of the neighbors told her
of the house being destroyed. Mr..
Smith took the daughter to the scene
of the storm, following the rain. Mr..
Dudley and family are making their
temporary home with Perry Ritter and
other neighbors.
At the Brinton place Mr.. Brinton and
his family were in the house when the
twister struck it and although the
building was carried about six feet
from it's foundation, none of the occu-
pants were injured.
Reports coming into Mexico late
Thursday night and Friday morning
were to the effect that telephone and
telegraph wires had ben torn down
and greatly damaged. So far as the
Ledger has been able t learn the
Dudley and Brinton homes were the
only ones to suffer from the cyclone.
Mrs. Walter Smith reports that the
hail in her neighborhood northwest of
Mexico, was very large and n hail
stone measured six inches in dia-
meter.
The heavy rain and thunder storm
hit Mexico about $50 Thursday after
noon and lasted about thirty minutes.
In this time the streets were filled
with water and the ground was cover
ed with small hail stones.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-22
The Weekly Ledger
Enterea at the P. o., Mexico, Mis-
souri,. and admitted as End class matter
Eprs Bring Big Money.

Mrs. H. L. Berrey of Thompson
claims that her egg story surpasses
them all. Mrs. Berrey has 80 hens,
and during the month of April she
sold s170.75 worth of eggs, exclusive
of those used for table purposes at
the Berrey home and for setting. Ev-
ery year since J. C. King started his
egg contest several years ago. Mrs.
Berrey has been the winner Of the
prize-a 100 pound sack of Daisy
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-22
AntuNrr2,rpJX NOTICE


Notice is hereby given that letters
OF administration upon the estate If
ROBERT MERRITT LLEWELLYN,
Deceased,
Of Audrain Court, Mis-: omi have
been granted the dersiPned, by the
Probate Court Of 81 I county. bearing
s.t o. ' @.tt 55i
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to me for allowance within six
months after date Of said Letters or
they may be ~precluded from any ben
eft of such estate and II such claims
b not exhibited within one year from
the time of the publication Of this
notice, they will be forever barred.
CARRIE d. LLEWELLYN,
ia t Administrative.
Date of list insertion May Sth, 1919
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-22

p. A. Dubbart, of Laddonia, paid
S435 for a cow at the Alderman Here
ford sale near cCntralia Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-22

J. G. Lakenan paid $S5 for a Here
ford sale near Centralia Saturday.
Centralia Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-22
Potato Bugs Coming,

RcportS from the farn,. Of Mont
goacry, Monroe, Rails Audrain and
Pike is to the effect that they are be-
coming alarmed by the large numbers
Of potato bugs in their midst, issuing
at Of the ground in full grown state.
These bugs are known as the Colorad
potato bugs and their destructive abil-
tics are. not known but it is hopcd
that they do not do as much damage
as the ordinary potato bug.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-22

the old. savage way. "Gets-It" is
the modern, painless, simple way.
Lean over and put two drops of
"Gets-It" on the corn. put your
stocking and shoe right on again.
and forget the corn. Pain is eased.
"Gets-It" has revolutionized the
treatment of corns. 1t never irri-
tates the true flesh. You'll stop
limping on the side of you shoe,
and do away with grea salves.
bundling bandages. thick plasters
and painful methods. Use "Gets-It'.
it's common sense.
"Gets-Tt," the guaranteed. money
backcorn-remover, the only sure a
costs but a trifle at any drug store.
NTfdbyE E. Lawrence & Co.. Chicago. Ill.
sold in Mexico and recommends
a sthe worlds gest corn remedy b
LLEWELLYN & SONS"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-22

Harry Lane, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Lane of Mexico has accepted q
position with Cudahy Packing Com
T2ny with headquarters ut Springfield,
Mo. lie and Mrs. Lane will make
Springfield their home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-22
This Corn WIFI
Peel Hight OH!
"Gets-It' Makes Corns Come Of
The "Banana-Peel' WAY!

Why have to flop on the floor,
squeeze yourself up like the letter
az, and with bullying eyes draw
your face up into a wrinkly knot
while you gouge and pull at the
'QuiCk" of q tender CORN That's
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-11-07
OHIO IS DIVIDED
BY VETS AND DRYs
SO COUNTIES SHOW WET
20 MISSING ARE. DRY
Wets Running Ahead But Counties
Yet to Tabulate Will Boost Dry
Column. Chances of Success.

As soon as the polls closed in Ohio
both vets and drys began to claim
the state, the majorities ranging much
in accord with the jubilations Of the
men making the claims. AS we go to
press things have settled down to
about this:
!. Unofficial figures compiled in Co.
lumbus, giving fairly complete re-
Turns from fifty-nine Of the eighty
eight counties, including all the more
,populous ones, give the vets lead
of $4,000 on the repeal amendment,
Of $1,000 on the 2.75 per cent beer
amendment proposal, Of $4,000 on rat
ification, and $4,000 on tn Crabbe act
referendum. The twenty-nine missing
counties last year gave drys a ma
jority Of $4,000 which is believed to be
enough to wipe out the wet leads on
the repeal and 2.75 beer referendums.
Secretary Of State H. c. Smith, at
Columbus Wednesday night said that
the vote on the Crabbe measure,
which is proving to be the weakest of
the proposals from the dry standpoint,
would be close, but predicted that
the measure would "pull through"
Mr.. Gibson, for the vets, says: