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The public ledger., 1919-09-30
LETTER READ TO
SCHOOL CHILDREN
FROM SECTY. GLASS
Secretary Of the Treasury Carter
Glass VIII Address all School
Boys and Girls of the Nation
In Letter to Be Read BY
Teachers Friday AZ.
ternOOn.

On next Friday aftednoon, October
3, all school teachers in tho nation
have been asked to read a letter which
has been directed to the school chill
dren by Hon. Carter Glass, Secretary
of the Treasury, in regard to thrift.
The letter which the teachers are ask
ed to read follows:
To the School Boys and School Girls
of America:
In addressing the twenty million or
more school boys and girls of this
country, l am addressing the citizen
ship-the business and professional
men and women, the producers and
consumers and the home makers of
only few years hence. The respon-
sibility of all the problems of our
country will ultimately fall upon you
The spirit of patriotism and helpful
ness which you displayed during the
world war has proved your fitness for
your future responsibility. Your rec
ord in production of needed materials
during the war, your saving of food
and money, and your investment in
Government securities is record of
which every American Citizen is justly
proud.
1t is the earnest desire of your Gov
ernment that you should continue to
practice and make permanent those
same habits of industry and economy.
that through your influence and ex-
ample America may soon become
Nation Of savers and cease to be
wasteful Nation; that this may be
Nation of people who always save
some part of their earnings, who
spend money with greatest care, and
who invest what they save In some
safe place.
i am glad to see that our school
boys and girls have continued during
the vacation months to save their
money and are buying Thrift and War
Savings Stamps, thus laying aside
portion of the money they earn for
some future purpose. and while they
continuing to render some service
to their Government, they are at the
same time providing for their own
needs.
The habit of earning and saving
money is a most interesting and hap
py one. I am sure that this habit has
become so fascinating to you that you
will continue to earn ana to save
through all the months and years to
come and keep investing what you
save in Government securities.
1t is my personal hope that the les
sons Of Thrift that are being taught
in your school may help you to de-
velop in your life permanent habits Of
saving and thereby lay foundation
for your personal happiness and use
fulness and ultimately for bigger
and better America.
Sincerely yours,
CARTER GLASS.
The public ledger., 1919-09-30
GETS HEAVY FINE
FOR DESERVING wife
Fleming County Man 10 Returned
From Rowan and Given Heavy
Dose For DESERVING Wife
and Children.

Muses. Mills, KY, September 30
Especial to the Ledger. Jesse Cau-
dill, age 38, who moved here from
Farmers, Rowan county, last spring,
was tried here last Saturday by Squire
Muse and fined ten dollars and costs
and sentenced to Jail for term of 80
days for deserting his family here.
He has wife and six children, four
Of whom are with their mother here,
all being under Is years OF age and
the youngest baby two months old.
Caudill had been working on farm
for Elmo Peck since he moved here,
but during the last of August he con-
cluded to go to Moorehead and work
on a new railroad that Is under con-
struction there. His wife learned that
he was there loafing around, she not
hearing anything from him and being
in destitute circumstances she was
compelled to ask aid from Squire
Muse from the county to procure pro-
visions for herself and children. SO
she procured a warrant for his arrest
and last week Constable William Mauk
left for Farmers and there secured
his man and brought him In for trial.
Constable Mauk took him to Jail last
Saturday evening where he goes on
the rock pile for 81 days. He shed
copious tears of repentance when he
started for the bastile at Flemings-
burg. County Attorney Pumphrey Of
Flemingsburg was present and prose-
cuted the case and after the case was
disposed of made provision for Mrs.
Caudill and her small children to go
to the home of her parents at Ports
mouth, Ohio.
The public ledger., 1919-09-30
LOCAL MAN HEADS
TOBACCO COMMITTEE
Interesting Meeting Of Tobacco Men
To Combat Antl-Tobacco PrOpa.
ganda-T. II. Gray Heads
Organization.

A melting of allied tobacco interests
was held Monday morning at the Of
fees of the Cincinnati Tobacco Ware
house Company in Cincinnati for the
purpose of furthering the organiza-
tion of a permanent association op-
posed to the prohibition of tobacco.
The feature of the meeting was an
address by James Arthur Seavey, New
York, and Managing Director of the
Association Opposed to National Pro-
hibitions, who explained in detail the
scope and progress of the proposed
prohibition of tobacco products gen.
orally as fostered by the w. c. T. U.
and various allied organizations. He
stated that an insidious propaganda
against tobacco Is being carried into
the homes of the country through the
public schools.
Charles l.. Gray, prominent to-
bacco dealer of Augusta, KY, stated
that 1t will be comparatively easy
matter to organize the tobacco grow
ers throughout Kentucky and the en-
tire Middle West once they become
familiar with the movement which
aims to destroy their business.
Committees on Constitution and By
Laws, Organization and Finance were
announced by Chairman w. D. Spald-
ing, with the following personnel:
Constitution and By-Laws-F. R.
Toewater, Joseph Stroll, F. w. Mill
er.
Organization-Thomas H. Gray, c.
B. Wittock, Herman j. Rave.
Financed. Howard Gayle, L. B.
Wilson, John A. Downward.
The public ledger., 1919-09-30
IRRIGATION SYSTEM
Being INSTALLED
BY c. P. DlETERICh
Local Florist and Nurseryman INSTALL
ing System of Irrigation to Water
Several Acres-Most Complete
Nursery In This Section.

In order that their trees, plants and
flowers may be properly watered at
all times no matter what sort Of
drouth strikes this section of the coun-
try, C.. P. Dieterich G Brother, local
florists and nurserymen are now in
stalling on their farm Just East Of the
city a new system of irrigation which
will irrigate several acres of land and
as the company's business continues
to grow the system will be extended
over the area of land used.
After careful investigation Mr..
Charles Dieterich decided on the Skin
ner Irrigation system which is now
being installed. This system has
pumps which pump 80 gallons of wat
er a minute and which make a pres
sure of 65 pounds to the square inch.
The entire system is of the latest mod
ell and equipped with all the latest
devises which can be used about a
green house.
A large we'll has been driven on the
farm to a depth of S3 feet. The we'll
was driven through 35 feet Of sand
and large volumn of water through
four inch pipe is furnished. This
water, instead of city water, will be
used in irrigating the farm.
The system is quite large and COM
plicated affair and though experts are
now engaged on it, the entire system
will not likely be completed so that
it can be used for irrigation purposes
before next spring.
With this latest equipment the Die
terich concern is now one Of the lar
gest and best equipped in this whole
section of the state. Their business
is rapidly growing and has become so
large as to require this very extensive
and expensive improvement.
The public ledger., 1919-09-30
REHEARSAL OF PAGEANT

There will be a rehearsal of the
Rally Day pageant Youth and the
New Day" at the Third Street NJ. E.
Church Wednesday evening at Z
that every one who has a part be
o'clock sharp. 1t is very important
present. Rally Day will be celebrated
week from Sunday, October -. The
school will make its greatest effort to
secure the attendance of every en-
rolled member, together with the
church membership and constituency.
The pageant to be given will be an
elaborate affair teaching wonderful
lesson for the Sunday School in these
reconstruction times.
The public ledger., 1919-09-30
APPEAL IS made
FOR ASSISTANCE
To NIGHT SCHOOLS
Mason County Illiteracy Agent Asks
All Citizens to Help in Making
Moonlight Schools Beginning
Next Monday Helped to
Hliterates.

Moonlight schools will begin in Ma
son county on next Monday evening.
This county holds an enviable record
among the counties of the state in that
every school teacher has volunteered
to conduct a moonlight school. Much
of the interest shown in the effort to
eradicate illiteracy in Mason county
is due to the efforts of Mrs. ]. B. Ross,
Mason County Illiteracy Agent, who
on the eve of the opening of these
schools makes the following appeal to
the citizens of the county:
Next Monday night, October 6. at z
o'clock every school house in Mason
county will be opened for the moon
light schools.
The county teachers have pledged
themselves to conduct these schools
without one cent extra pay.
In order to interest our people for
whose especial benefit these schools
are opened am calling on the good
people of Mason county to aid and as
sist In every way possible the teach
ers. II you know some one on your
farm or near by who can't read or
write won't you make 1t your duty
to see that particular person and urge
them to attend the moonlight schools.
II may be that conditions are such
they can't attend, please report to the
teacher nearest you and way will
be provided to teach them at home.
The ministers of our rural churches
are asked to announce the moonlight
schools from the pulpit Sunday and
urge their people to help.
II Mason county will awaken to a
realization Of the Importance Of erad-
icating illiteracy from our midst, If
they will work with the zeal, ah! half
the zeal with which they worked for
the war. illiteracy will soon be thing
Of the past This is the last call to
arms.
In 1920 the census will be taken,
Mason county is ninth from the top in
illiteracy. Let's all be up and doing
with heart for any strife and put
Mason over the top, won't you and
you and YOU?
MRS. ]. B. ROSS,
County Illiteracy Agent
The public ledger., 1919-09-30
REGISTER!

II you want to vote In November
you must register Tuesday, OctO.
ber 2, In your voting precinct.
Polls for registration will be
open that day from 6 a. m. to Q
p. m. All qualified voters must
register, also young men who will
be Of age at the time Of the No.
vember election.
You have no right to complain
about Encouragement Of city or
State affairs If you neglect to do
yOur duty as q citizen.
The public ledger., 1919-09-30
MANY BUY TICKETS
TO LYCEUM COURSE

1t is understood that those who are
selling tickets for the Maysville, High
School Lyceum Course this season are
meeting with much success. The num-
bers on the course are all we'll known
to Maysville people and are favorites.
Prof Caplinger and the committee in
selecting this years course certainly
had in mind what the general public
wanted and its our prediction that the
auditorium will be filled to overflow
ing with each number.
The public ledger., 1919-09-30
MOVING TO LEXINGTON

Mr.. Isaac Chancellor and family are
today moving from this city TO Lex
ington where they will make their fu-
ture home, Mr.. Chancellor. who re-
Gently old his interest In tho Standard
DRUG Company, has accepted q splen-
did position with the Fsystte Drug
Company In Lexington and his many
local friends wish him much success
10 his new connection.
The public ledger., 1919-09-30
CHURCH TINE WILL
CHANGE THIS WEEK

The regular time for church ser
vices automatically changes this week
according to the custom which has
been followed in Maysville for many
years. All church services Of even
ings will now be held at Z o'clock In
stead of 1880 This will be begun by
most Of the churches with their pray
er meeting service.
The public ledger., 1919-09-30
NOTICE ODD FELLOWS

Regular weekly meeting of DeKalb
Lodge No. ~, |. o. o. F., will be held
at the hall In Second street this even
ing at 1880 o'clock All members are
urged to attend and visiting brothers
will be made welcome.
GEORGE B. CLEPHANE, N. G.:
John W. Thompson, Secretary.
The public ledger., 1919-09-30
SETTING IS NOW
ALL READY FOR
Big WORLD SERIES
Series Of Games to Determine the
Worlds Championship Begin in
Queen City on Wednesday Az
ternOOn-SOx Seem to
Have Advantage.
LEDGER TO GIVE ALL
WORLD SERIES FIGURES

For the benefit Of the people Of
Maysyllle who are unable to at
tend the Worlds Series at Gin
cinnati to witness the games, the
Public Ledger has made arrange.
ments to receive the scores by
innings and these will be posted
on our Bulletin Board at the
Public Ledger building as the
games progress.
The public ledger., 1919-09-30
RAISES HE'LL COVER THERE"

Widen the trenches, boys-Shere
comes "Dimples," the 300 pound pa
triot, all het up and ready to buck the
line for his Uncle Sam. See him 60
over the top in Rex Beaches big pa
triotic drama. "Too Fat to Fight,
featuring Frank Mcintyre, at the
Pastime tomorrow.
The public ledger., 1919-09-30
MORE TYPHOID IN COUNTY

Three new cases of typhoid fever
were reported to the County Health
Department on Monday. All of the
cases are in the county and are not
considered very serious cases.
The public ledger., 1919-09-30

The Women's Missionary and Mite
Societies of the First NJ. E. Church,
South, will meet at the church We'd
nesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The public ledger., 1919-09-30
RESIGNS POSITION

Miss Clemmie Tolle, who for sever
al years has had charge of DR.. P. G.
Shoots office. has resigned her posi-
tion
The public ledger., 1919-09-30

Ledger Want Ads Pay.
The Denver Jewish news., 1919-06-25

Italy in her new budget is pro-
posing to tax bachelors.
The Denver Jewish news., 1919-06-25
TELEGRAPHIc ADVICE DATED JUNE 10, 1919
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The Denver Jewish news., 1919-06-25

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Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-14
FOR THE LEAGUE.

THE st. Louis Republic, Wednesday
morning, published kilograms from
the various Democratic County Chair
man of the State regarding the atti-
tude of the people in Missouri regard
ing the League of Nations.
The reports evidenced that the peo-
pie were as a rule behind the president
in the matter of the League.
The following telegram from Aud
rain county was published in the list:
editor st. Louis Republic:-The
Audrain County Democratic Central
| Committee has never discussed the
League of Nations as a party ques'
ton, because we considered it a ques,
ton effecting the people as a whole
We are satisfied a majority of the cit
liens for this county are in favor Of
a League Of Nations to prevent war.
WILLIAM VIVION,
Chairman Democratic Central Com
mitee."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-14
HEDGEDALE ITEMS.

Mr.. and Mrs. George Witchie and
William Clark of Kansas City motored
through and is spending the week
with F. F. Witchie and family. - John
Quinn has a new Tractor. - Quite a
number of families from here attend
ed Sunday school at Methel church
Sunday. - Oscar Erdel is attending
the State Fair at Sedalia this week. -
Albert Tschannen and family of High
land, Illinois, motored through and
spent last week with his uncle, Louis
Kircher and family. - Mr.. and Mrs
Jim Ceilings of Michigan are visiting
old friends in this neighborhood. -
Orville George Of st. Louis came
Saturday and will spend several
weeks with his cousin, Wallace Witch
lie. Miss Lena Brenton returned
home Friday from Kirksville where
she attended summe school.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-14
LAppoNIA ITEMS.

Mrs. ]. C. Lower has sold her ris-
idence property to Wilbur Shoup, who
will move to town. = Robert Ferris
has thrashed 20 acres of wheat, which
yielded 20 bushels per acre. Mr..
and Mrs. Grover Ferguson are visiting
in Moberly. - DR.. Million addressed
a meeting here Sunday jim the interest
of the Hardin drive l.. W. Mccoy
is seriously i'll. - There is not a vacant
house in Laddonia. - Moss and sons
of Vandalia were buying mules here
last week. - Mrs. o. L. Henneger will
attend the Sedalia fair this week and
will also visit Mrs. VIM. Atkins at
C~larksburg. - Mr.. and Mrs. c. E.
Mayhall attended the two days pic
mic at Elsberry. - c. A. Wilder and
Lee Stuart were St. Louis visitors the
first of the week. The class in
"Home Care of the Sick" will grad
uate twenty this week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-14
ADMINISTRATORS SALE OF
REAL, ESTATE


BY virtue of an order of the Pro-
bate Court of Audrain County, Mis-
souri,, made at its August Term, 1919,
directing the Administrator of the
estate of MAKE P. MORRIS, deceas-
ed, to sell the whole, or so much of the
real estate belonging to said Make P.
Morris at the time of her death as may
be necessary to pay the debts due
and owing by said estate, I will, on
SATURDAY THE 18TH DAY OF
SEPTEMBER, 1919,
At the east front door of the Court
House, in Mexico, Missouri, during the
session of said Probate Court, sell at
public auction, to the highest bidder,
for cash, the following described real
estate, situate in Audrain County,
State of Missouri, to-wit:.
The East part of the south part of
the North Half of the Southeast Quar-
ter, and the East part of the North
part of the South Half of the South
east Quarter, all in Section Four (4),
Township Fifty (5O), Range Eight (8)
West, containing Forty (40) acres
more or less, or SO much thereof as
may be necessary to pay the debts
due and owing by said estate and the
expenses of Administration.
JOHN W. HOWELL,
Administrator of estate Of Make P,
Morris, deceased. 25-5t
First insertion Aug. 14th, 1919.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-14
On Good Roads.
Editor Ledger.

Editor Ledger.
Dear Sir:-In as much as we are
likely to be called on to vote soon on
a proposition to bond the county to the
extent of 81, OO0, 900 with which to
h~ard-surface some of our roads. l
presume it is in order now to discuss
the matter so l am asking space in
your valuable paper for a few re-
marks. ,
am not a road expert with a hat
full of figures to submit but just a
la: payer and a user of the roads, and
while using the roads | have always
kept my eyes open whether driving
my team or my car and have made
some observations, n of which is
that not all hard roads are satisfac-
tory. Crushed limestone makes a
poorer roadbed than u Audrain
County dirt roads and is many times
as expensive. There are perhaps sew
eral kinds of gravel that makes q
fairly satisfactory road when properly
put down. but it is my personal opin-
ion that no money should be spent on
anything short of concrete or some
thing Just as good. And let me tell
you that even concrete can be put
down so it will prove a nuisance. Last
fall | drove my car over a mile OF
concrete road, near G~reenville, ILL.,,
which had been in use about nine years
and it was almost like driving over a
sea of broken ice. The bed was toe
wide and had not the proper drainage
and foundation.
1t seems to be the opinion of many
farmers that if a very small part OF
81, 600, 900 were spent for properly
grading and dragging our dirt roads
it would be much more satisfactory.
One thing is certain, if we build an,
kind OF hard surfaced roads proper at
tention MUST be given to the grad
ing and drainage and construction o
a good foundation before the hard sur
face is put on or in a short time W
will have no road regardless of VIA
we use for the surface, and if tn
same attention were given to grading
and draining and then they were KEEP
dragged we would have good mar
smooth roads at least four ifths of tn
time without hard surfacing then
Yet | am not at all sure that | Wi
vote against this proposition. Their
is much to be said on both sides of thi
question and | regret that / haven
either the time or space to present m
ideas on the other side Of it. Sutfic
it to say that it does seem to me tina
= if we can build 200 miles of really dc
pendable hard roads in the county fo
a cost not to exceed $1.60 per acre i
20 years (the road all to be built i
two years. as we are told that W
can, we should all be for it heart an
soul whether it passes my farm q
your farm or some other mans farm.
!, Yours truly,
=, WIN. I. BRITT.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-14
SANTA FEE ITEMS.

j. N. Bishop was a Paris visitor
Wednesday.-yG: C. Lucas and wife
and Mrs. R. A., Hanger were Perry
visitors Wednesday. - Mrs. E. Med.
Bridgford returned Wednesday after
a few days visitwith relatives in Mex
leo. = Miss Lizzie Hunt and Mrs.
Geo. Dowell and little son of Monroe
City spent several days with friends
here. - Master Robert Glen Fisher Of
Hannibal is visiting his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs Joe Herring. Miss
Edna Sherman has returned from
Kirksville where she attended school.
- DR.. W. F. Bolts and wife were Mex
leo visitors Saturday afternoon.
Miss Wanda Drake was the guest of
Miss Efie Drake Tuesday and We'd
nesday. - Nh. and Mrs. P. H. Stuart,
Mrs. R. A. Hanger, Misses Mary and
| Nell Wilson attended the revival meet
ing at Paris Saturday night. - Rev.
Snyder filled his regular appointment
at the Christian church Sunday morn
ing and evening. - Misses Pauline
Flynt and Carolyn Wilson of Moline
were Santa Fe visitors Saturday even
ing. Misses nellie and Viola Wilson
were guests of Miss Meta Lawson
Sunday. - Misses Irene Hendricks,
Matte Bess and Edna Sherman, Irion
Poage and Elkin Booth attended the
meeting at Paris Sunday night. Com
ing home they had quite an accident,
They were speeding down a hill, the
car struck a bump in the road caus-
ing it to turn over. 1t turned over
on the top and back on the wheels.
The occupants were thrown out. Miss
Irene received several bad cuts and
bruises. Miss Matte Bess and Elkin
were badly bruised. The other two
were unhurt but badly shaken up. -
Miss Annie Snyder is attending the
Holiness Meeting at College Mound,
Mo-, this week. 49, Miss Genevieve
: Nichols and friend, Miss Davis OF
t Colorado ARE visiting the formers
cousins, Mrs. W. F. Davis and Mrs.
) Marvin Snyder. $500 Mr.. and Mrs. c.
t f. Spears and son Of lakewood were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James Conk-
. lin Saturday night and Sunday. Mr.
and Mrs. G. H. Fairbairn accompanied
| them home for a few days visit. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Stephens and two
$ children of St. Louis are visiting the
t formers father, ]. B. Stephens and
Y family. - Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Wilson
e of near Moline visited John Wilson
and sisters Sunday. - c. c. Lucas and
= wife were Mexico visitors Monday. -
r Mrs. Nora Colby returned to her
home in Fayette Monday after a short
visit with her sisters Misses Emma
e and Katie Bates. - J. D. Bates, wife
d and daughter departed Monday fol
r their new home in Fayette.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-14
Majestic Range Week.

Majestic Range Bargain week at our
store is August II to 16. See the
cooking ware we give with each range
bought during week.
MEXICO HARDWARE & FURNI-
TURE co. DE- wit
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-14

Estill Davenport, Of this city, who
returned two weeks ago from over
seas after is months in France, is in
the hospital at Camp Taylor and ex-
poets to be home in a month. He is
a son of S. T. Davenport.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-14
Majestic Range Week.

Majestic Range Bargain week at our
store is August II to 16. See the
cooking ware we give with each range
bought during week.
MEXICO HARDWARE & FURNl-
TIRE co. DE- wit
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-14
Majestic Range Week.

Majestic Range Bargain week at our
store is August II to 16. See the
cooking ware we give with each range
bought during week.
MEXICO HARDWARE & FUENI-
TURE co. DE- wilt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-14
Marriage License Issued.

Arnold Stewart and Miss D'Arline
Hay, both Of Thompson, were issued a
marriage license Thursday.
One was also issued to Hamp OAR
sey of Mexico and Miss 0nnie Fisher,
Ct Carksville, both colored.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-14

The Hardin College Half Million
Dollar campaign fund has grown to
$3.50 Wednesday and interest in the
drive continues unabated.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-14
Majestic Range Week.

Majestic Range Bargain week at our
store is August II to 16. See the
COOKING ware we give with each range
bought during week.
MEXICO HARDWARE & FURNI-
TURE CO. DE- wit
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-14

Mrs. C. W. Diggs and children have
returned to Columbia after a pleasant
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Haw-
thorne.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-14

Frank Kellerhals, Of Benton City,
IVES in this city on business Wednes-
day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-14

BEVO-Cold as ice-only 10 cents
per bottle at all druggists and soft
drink stands.