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Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-03-06
SIXTY-ONE INSTRUMENTS
RECORDED PROVE LAND
IS ON A ROOM

Real estate in Audrain County is or
the boom. Saturday Mrs. Nettie
Stephens, recorder of this county, re-
corder 81 instruments. The majority
of these were warranty deeds. Ac-
cording to her this is the largest days
recording of such deeds since she OF
her late husband had been in Office
which has been for the last four years
1t is the biggest days work in the re-
corder's office for many years prev,
ious to that time.
Such record is significant of the fact
that Audrain county land is rapidly
changing hands, that buyers are real
ing its value and are paying good
prices. Several farms recently sold,
brought top prices which substan-
tiates this argument.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-03-06
LETTERS FROM OUR
OLDIERS BOYS

Sergeant Ovid E. Bailey, writing to
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 1. NJ. Bailey,
of Mexico, says that it had been so
long since he heard from them that ne
had been in the dark for a month.
He is in part of the country which is
Isolated and Bailey says he can't even
get a newspaper. His letter contin-
ues:
All we know is that the war is over
and we T still in France. And as we
are perfectly helpless to act for our
selves, we are certainly living in hopes
that some good soul in the good old
u. S. A. will happen to recall the fact
that there was nee a war and that
the boys are still "over here. l sup
pose you read a good deal in the paper
about the "Y" entertainments coming
to France for the benefit of soldiers
and from this think that the boys are
having a great time touring the codn-
try with a passing show" Well, that
sounds good but it doesn't apply in my
case. Since l have been in France, l
have see only mi show. 1t was a
Frog movie entitled "How France
Won the War"
l suppose you think we are freezing
over here but we are not. 1t rains al
most all the time and has only been
cold enough a few times to freeze the
ground. 1 believe I prefer rolling in
the mud to lying on the snow though.
So this is one thing we have to be
thankful for.
Well it is about time now to be get
ting over to the shop to get a line on
what is to be done tonight, so will
close for this time.
Your son, JACK.
Motor Transport Advance Service,
Park No. 2 A. E. F. France.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-03-06
DAVID R. FRANCIS
TO RETURN TO RUSSIA
By GEORGE T. BYE

In spite of all opportunities of fam
lily and friends that he return to Am
erica to take a long rest for thorough
recuperation, Ambassador David R.
Francis will be back in Russia in a
short time.
He made this positive statement to
me at the U. S. Navy hospital, where
he had been recovering from a major
operation on his bladder early in jan
uary. He left recently for Paris at
the call of Secretary Lansing.
The ambassador is still weak, but
has been able to get about London to
fulfill a few of the many invitations
preferred him. He has had months
of excruciating pain, and it is the eff
feet and memory of this, rather than
the operation, that has cut into his
vigor. ala
"No, | must get back to Russia, and
quickly. l am stepped in Russiain at
mosphere and should be there every
minute until this Bolshevik chaos is
under control and peace and civiliza-
| ton are secure" he said. "Do you
realize that until November 6 when
| was carried on a stretcher aboard
Dewey's old flagship, the Olympia,
for the trip to England, l had never
been off Russian soil for a time dating
back to II months before the collapse
of the Russian Carbon"
Doctors at Archangel despaired Of
relieving the distinguished st. Louis
ian, former governor of Missouri and
owner of the St. Louis Republic, be-
cause of the lack of surgical equip
ment for so delicate and dangerous an
| operation on a man of the ambassa'S,
doris age. Early in November he
cabled the State Department of his
physical crisis and received instruc-
tions to get off to England on the
Olympic at once. Secretary Lansing
also warmly praised the ambassador
for his rare devotion to duty and his
capable performance of his intricate
tasks.
When Mr.. Francis reached Britain
he was near death. Scottish doctors
treated him 10 days and then sent
him off to a London specialist who
would not operate but prescribed ap-
para JUS he would have to use regularly
to live. When Secretary Lansing,
then in Paris, heard of the ambassa-
doris serious incapacity, he sent two
army doctors, specialists of John
Hopkins. University, to attend him.
They advised an operation, which he
underwent two days later and was
able to walk in three weeks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-03-06

ranty, Consid. $1O,8OO, 1913 acres in
NE of NE 1920 and NV FIR. Or.
of NV $500.
August Weber to Henry c. Weber,
| Warranty, Consid. $1.00 and love, 50
#. x 95 #. in SW pit of Lot a., City
Survey 81.
Alice Lee Stephens to T. w. Har-
rison, Warranty, Consid. $40, Pt of
Block a., Jno. A. Pearson's Add.
J. T. Mitchell to Warren S. Hobbs,
Warranty, Consid. $685. 900, S15 of Sc
Sec 4 NE and NJ of NV Sec. 9 all
in 51-10.
! Jas. w. Curry to Thos. j. Daniel,
Warranty, Consid. $12,5OO, 200 acres
in 33-52-1O.
Margaret A. Todd ct al to Joel W.
Luck, Warranty, Consid. $4,000, las
acres in Secs. 6 and 7 all in 52-12 and
exchange of property.
E. S. Jennings to Geo. NJ. Jennings,
Warranty, Consid. 81 900, NV Sc "a
51-6.
Geo. NJ. Jennings to Edgar S. Jen-
nings, Warranty, Consid. $4,000, 60
acres in 26-51-6.
Homer F. Douglass to Oscar R.
Massey, Warranty, Consid. $4,000,
l 821A acres in 23-5O-S.
Clarence R. Douglass to Homer F.
Douglass, Warranty, Consid. $4,000,
Eh of Sc 23-5O-s.
S. NJ. Locke to VIM. L. and Oscar
A. Kent, Warranty, Consid. $12,500,
1874 acres in 1859.
Belle B. Brock to Alex Carter, War
ranty, Consid. $4,000, 24O acres in
Sec. 10 and 20 all in 52-9.
Hennie Franklin to W. L. Watts ct
al, Warranty, Consid. $500, SW NV
and PIT. of Sc NV Sec. 80; NJ of
Sc & PIT. of Sec 81 and NJ of Lot
1 of SW Sec. 81 all in sos or 2O71h
A in 81 and 80 al lin 5O1s.
o. R. Craghead to Heck and Jennie
Franklin, Warranty, Consid. $4,000,
1882 acres in 32-50-S.
Charles R. Harris to Orian r. Crag-
head, Warranty. Consid. $4,000,
1858 acres in Secs. 16 and 81 all in
sos.
J. W. Coleman to J. B. Owen, War
ranty, Consid. s1.00 and other con.
Lot 8 Block 4, Block 4 and Lot Is Blk
5 Fairview Place.
j. B. Owen to NJ. Leatherman, War
ranty, Consid. $1.OO and Exch. of Lot
s, Blk. 4 and lot IS Blk. 5, Fairview
Place property
Jesse C. Waggener to C. H. Early,
Warranty, Consid. $4,000 E1A of SW
and Sh of Sc 24-52-11.
John s. Jesse to Arthur Stanford,
Warranty, Consid. $4,000 NE of NE
32-52-7.
Mrs. Minnie Forbis to Thos. J. and
Ivory A. Bryson, Warranty, Consid.
$4,000 Sk of Eh of NV 5-52-11.
Peter Finnegan to Reuel B. Steph-
ems, Warranty, Consid. $3.50, 46
acres in 14-50-9.
Mexico Savings Bank to Joe Mis-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-03-06
HOW DOCTORS TREAT
COLDS AND THE FLU
First Step in Treatment is a Brisk
Purgative With Calotabs, the New
NauseaIess CalOmel.

NduStdteSS IdIOHICi.
Doctors have found by experience
that no medicine for colds and IN
fuenza can be depended upon for full
effectiveness until the liver is made
thoroughly active. That is why the
first step in the treatment is the new,
nausealess Calomel called Calotabs,
which is free from the s~ickening,
weakening, and ~salivating effects of
the old style calomel. Doctors also
point out the fact that an active liver
goes a long way toward preventing
influenza and is one of the most i'm
p~ortant factors in enabling the patient
to successfully withstand an attack
and ward off pneumonia.
One Calotab on the tongue at he'd
time, with a swallow of water-that's
all. No. salts, no nausea nor the
slightest interference with your eat
ing, pleasure or work. Next morning
your liver is active, your system is
purified, and you are feeling fine,
with a hearty appetite for breakfast.
Druggists sell Calotabs only in orig
inal sealed packages, price thirty-fve
cents. Your money will be cheerfully
refunded if you do not find them de-
lightful.-Adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-03-06

The following interesting letter
from Cave johnson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. T. Johnson, of Mexico, was
written to his sister, Mrs. Claiborne
jackson:
Ehrenbreitstein, Germany Dec. 25,
1919.-This is a very impressive time
to write a letter. 1t is now just five
minutes past midnight of Christmas
Eve. | am on Permanent Guard" at
this place and luckily l drew the mid
night shift. AS l sit here now / can
hear the music from n German Cath<
Ole Church. They are holding mid
night mass, We are located in the
town of Ehrcnbreitstein which is just
across the Rhine from Coblence, the
main Rhine town now occupied by The
American troops.
We left Lintegen in Gutenberg
where | wrote Pap, and arrived at this
place on &c. 14th. We arecomfortably
located in brick quarters and are now
all set for a big Christmas dinner
today.
Little did l think when / sat down TO
turkey at home a year ago that l would
spend my next Christmas day eating
roast pig on the Rhine River in Ger
many.
Our trip from France up here 1 think
was enjoyed by everyone. I was a
little sick on the latter part of the
march but now l feel fine outside of a
little cold. We haven't had any mail
for so long l wouldn't know what to do
if l received any. Mammas letter
written and mailed on the 1.-the of Nov
was the last one. 1t was written the
day the Armistice was signed.
Ihope everyone is well and the Span
ish Influenza scare has passed over
and most everyone around home es-
capped it.
would tell you more of my trip up
here but my knowledge of descrip-
ton and vocabulary wont allow me to
go into details. Besides if / were to
tell you now l wouldn't have any
thing to tell when I came back home,
which I sincerely hope will be soon-
I wrote some Christmas Greetings
on post cards before we left Luxem-
berg but owing to being on the move
every day or so 1 was unable to mail
them SO you will have to be satisfied
this Christmas with that letter I wrote
to Pap as a very poor remembrance
from me.
Must close for now and when l eat
that big meal tomorrow l will be able
to write about it again. l am sure get
ting anxious to come home and see
everyone and especially Jean as I am
afraid she will be too big for ner
Uncle Cave to handle when he comes
horne. Il
Regards to all,
From your brother,
CAVE JOHNSON.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-03-06

We are quartered in a brick steam
heated barracks and although the
weather is awfuIly cold and has been
since the middle of October, we don't
mind it. Have been issued good warm
clothes. Our uniform is a sheepshn
coat fur caps and fur gloves. These,
along with the sweaters, wristlets
and helmets, keep us good and warm
even if the mercury does go as low as
20 and 80 degrees below.
Well A. c., it is about time that l
go to bed. l will try and write you
again soon. Write me again soon.
Your brother,
DAVE KIDD,
Co. E. 9th U. S. Inf, A. E. F. Siberia
Via San Francisco, Cal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-03-06

l.. C. Beckley, of Mexico, last week
purchased for his son, Ed Beckley,
of Auxvasse, 50 acres of land near the
Twin churches, on the jefferson City
road and southwest of Fulton, paying
sos per acre for it. Ed and his fam
ily will move to this farm as SOC as
the weather and roads will permit
Auxvasse Review.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The
present minimum price of $3.50 per
100 pounds for hogs, which expired at
midnight last night, will be continued
until a decision is made by President
Wilson regarding the existing embar-
e on pork affecting neutrals and
other countries. This statement was
made Friday by officials of the food
administration.
Frank S. Snyder, head of the meat
division, it was said, is prepared to
abandon the hog price agreement
policy under which a minimum has
been maintained from month to month
since last October, if the embargoes
are lifted. Otherwise a price will be
agreed upon for March. There may
be no action before Monday.
The Carter & Son public sale of live
stock which was held two miles north
of Mexico Tuesday totaled $21,104. A
fair sized crowd attended not with
standing the threatening and disa-
greeable weather. Twenty, two year
old steers averaged 500; twenty aver
aged $3.50; twenty others sold for
S64.5O a head and twenty for $6O.5O.
Eleven heifers brought $398.75 and
twelve brought $3.50.
A span of mare mules sold for $500.
J. A. johnson, a prominent farmer
living near Moline. Mo-, reports that
1O7 hens laid 177h dozen of eggs for
him during February. The poultry in
terests in Audrain County are grew
ing more important all the time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-03-06
SUPREME COURT AFFIRMS
DECISION IN CASE OF
STATE VS.. HAWKINS

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Feb. A.
The Supreme Court today affirmed the
decision of the Audrain Circuit Court
in the case of State of Missouri VS..
DR.. j. B. Hawkins, of Mexico charged
with producing abortion. DR.. Haw-
kns was found guilty and fined $500
and 60 days in the county Jail. The
case was appealed and the final de-
cision handed down today.
The decision of the Audrain Circuit
Court in the case of the State VS.. Mas
ten, a change of venue from Montgom-
cry County, was also affirmed today
Masten was convicted of obtaining
money under false pretenses, was
sentenced to two years in the Peni-
Tertiary.
Masten had held a number of lee
lures in Audrain, Pike and Montgom-
cry counties and at the end of each
would take up collections claiming it
would go to the French Orphans. The
case was brought from Montgomery
county. Defendant was charged with
obtairins 25 cents from a Mr.. Nobel.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-03-06
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S
SALE IN PARTITION

Violet G. Hickey, a minor, by f. ID.
Hickey. her Guardian and Curator,
Plaintiff.
VS.
Laura H. Hatfield (nee Bugg) and
John Hatfield, her husband, Jewell
Bugg, a minor, Maggie Bngg, a
minor, William Bugg, a minor,
Frank Bugg, a minor, and John w:
Howell, Guardian and Curator of
said four last named minors, De-
PENDANTS.
In the Circuit Court of Audrain
County, Missouri.
By virtue and authority of a Decree
and Order of Sale made by the said
Court in the above entitled cause, and
of a certified copy thereof dated
March 5, 1919. l will, on
THURSDAY THE TWENTY
SEVENTH DAY OF MARCH, 1919,
between the hours of nine o'clock in
the forenoon and five O'Clock in the
afternoon of that day, at the east
front door of the Court House, in the
city of Mexico, in Audrain County,
Missouri, sell, at public vendue, 20 the
highest bidder, the following describ-
ed Real Estate, viz:
Lot number Eleven CID in Block
number One az in South jefferson
Addition to the City Of Mexico. Mis-
souri,.
Terms of sale as follows, viz:
CASH.
2-4t J. G. FORD, Sherln.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-03-06
WILLIAM JOHNSON

A. C. Whitson has received a letter
from his brother-in-law, Dave Kidd
a Mexico boy, who is in Siberia, with
the 9th Infantry. He is anxious 10
come home and says he has had his
fill of Siberia.
The letter follows:
Dear Brother
Marlborough, Siberia, December 81,
1871 know everyone in the States
must be feeling fine over the fact that
the war is at last ended and that the
boys will all soon be coming home. !
don't know when we will get started
that wayfbut I hope before long as
have had my fill Of Siberia.
We are at present located in Il
prison camp about fifteen miles from
Khabarovsk, which is, as near as /
can figure out, about 500 miles north
west of Vladivostok. There is only
the one company here, Co. E. and we
have charge of about 1000 prisoners
of war. Germans, Austrians, Hungar-
ians and a few Turks. Have been in
this place about two months. Previous
to coming here, we were in Khabar-
ovsk where the balance of the regi-
ment is located. This company was
some two or thre hundred miles far
Their up the line in October.
/ didn't mind the trip over here
on the boat only it was a long time
without seeing land. We first sighted
: land in Japan, pulled in at Hakkodate
for a few hours and were allowed to
go ashore. | think it is best that l
WIT until l see you to tell you about
GU visit there. We then stopped at
outaria, Japan and were there for
two or three days coaling up but
didn't get to go ashore. We finally
arrived at Vladivistok and were only
there long enough to look the town
over. 1t is a city I would Judge in
normal times, ofabout 10000 people
but / can't say much for the place, in
fact, for any place I have seer since
leaving Frisco.
The population over here is of
mixed nationalities, Chinese, Japs,
Koreans and of course, Russians. In
the smaller places, it seems that most
all of the work and trading is done by
the Cinnamon. The Russian farmer
OF. peasant or whatever you want to
call him is too lazy to get out and
make a living. 1 think that is the
whole trouble with this country. They
r satisfied to live in huts that any
decent American hog wouldn't live in
and drink Vodka. How or where they
get it, / don't know.
There must have been lots of SOL
diers around this part of the country
when old Nick was boss. In every
town and villages there are
enough barracks to house a regiment
Or two. +
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-03-06
LOOKING FOR SOUVENIRS.

William johnson, Col, son of Jaw
johnson, of this city, writes from
France.
My Dear Mother
Somewhere in France, Dec. 16, 1919.
II received your mail and was more
than glad to hear from you. It was
the first mail I have received from you
since I have been over-here. I got
themall in a bunch.
You asked me if I had ever seel
Harold, but l have not, nor any of
the 92nd Division. But have been very
close to them and also up to the same
front.
The boys r just crazy about those
songs and sing them all the time. l
am glad my home is finished, and hope
/ will like it, for I am awfully anxious
to see it. 1 hope when I get home I
will be able to make some improve
ments on it. I
Tell Ramey that he certainly was a
lucky boy not having to come over
here. Well, if I ever get back / can
say / have had a world of experience
that / would not have had. have also
a recommendation to show you when
l get home, that the Colonel is going
to give me, that will sure make yod
proud of me, and also anyone that l
show it to; for it shows what l have
donefor my country.
/ have not seen Charlie Brecken-
ridge for six weeks. Clifford sends
his best regards to all, and hope you
will have a merry Christmas, for he
and I will take our looking over No
Mans Land for souvenirs for you all.
/ am expecting to be home some
time next year. When you write,
please tell me all the news.
Well, I guess / will close for the
present, SO luck to all.
From your own soldier boy,
WILLIAM JOHNSON.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-03-06

belongs to the same Medical Corps l 60
and is in E~vauuation Hospital No. 9.
0 yes l want you to see Mr.. Locke,
give him my address and tell him to
write to his son and have him drop ME
a line. | received the Ledger last week
and see that he is in my division.
Love to all,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-03-06


CATTLE:-General market in very
satisfying condition and highest in
some weeks. The only radical change
in the trade has been for killing steers,
which had a further advance of Is to
25c since last weeks best time.
Beef steers 50 to $19.25; stockers
and feeders $3.50 to $3.50; yearling
butcher cattle $3.50 to SIS; beef cows
$3.50 to $14; Gamers and cutters 1915
to $3.50; stock COWS and heifers $7.7
to 50; beef bulls $40 to $13; sausage
bulls So to $40.
HOGS:-Fat good weight native
hogs $50 lbs, upwards selling active
ly, showing a further advance of 15c
today, extreme top up to $l8.15, the
highest it has been in some time.
Light pigs selling readily, but strong
weight pigs, light weight hogs, and all
Southern grades of hogs r moving
very slowly, owing to an o~versupply,
at very irregular prices.
Extreme top today $1S.15. Good to
choice 200 lbs, hogs and up $17.85 to
the top; light and mixed hogs 160 to
200 lbs, SIT to $17.75; 120 to $50 ID.
pigs $3.50 to SIG; native pigs 80 to
lis lbs, $13 to $15.25; best rough hogs
$16.4O; habitat roughs $12 to SIS.
Southern pigs 10 lbs, down $40 to
S13.25; 10 to 40 lbs. $14 to IS;
Southern hogs 100 lbs, and upwards
without corn fed guarantee, SIS to
$15.75. If guaranteed corn fed, $3.50
to $3.50, but if any kill soft OF oily
will be discounted IS per cwt. from
that price range.
SHEEP:-This trade is in very ac-
tive condition and highest it has been
in several months, best lambs topping
at $40, fat sheep $3.50.
Good to choice lambs $3.50 to $40;
habitat and medium kind of lambs
$3.50 to SIT. so; Gull lambs $12.75 to
$15.25; fat sheep Sill to Sl2; choppers
and bucks 50 to $3.50; Gamers So to
$3.50; fat goats $3.50 to SO; medium
flesh goats $3.50 to $3.50; thin common
kind of goats $3.50 to $3.50; kid goats
$3.50 to $12.
NATIONAL LIVE STOCK COM
MISSION co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-03-06
wishes and love,
wishes and love,
l am your son,
CORP. W. r. BALLEW,
Co. A. 10th Inf. A. r. F.

G. A. Roe of Mexico has received a
letter from his SON VINO was in Luxem-
burg when he wrote. Lee has sent his
father several souvenirs, such as a
German helmet, shells, postcards etc.
He is seeing the sights and having a
great experience. He writes the
following:
Dec. %, 1918. Luxembourg.
Dear Parents:
l am sure having a time in this town.
| am stopping with a family that treat
me grand. They have a boy who speak
English and he has just asked me 10
let him write you. Of curse l con-
sented. There are about twenty peo-
pie in the rom here with me at present
and they are kidding me about being
left handed. They think it is funny.
They are as good to US as anyone
could be, like father and mother.
Their are four of US in this house and
eight girls. They come over to play
checkers and, cards. Their cards are
different from the cards we have and /
have learned to play with them. I
have lots of fun with the girls and
boys, they are much different from tie
French. Yesterday was Sunday and
the lady at the house gave US pie and
cake for dinner. Certainly was good.
We had rabbit for supper and pig feet
today.
The letter from the Luxembourg boy
mentioned in Lees letter follows:
"a good day from Camille Grieber.
| am with your son and we are good
friends. l will come with him to AM
erica and make America my home. l
am 16 years old and have learned to
speak English in three months. They
teach English in the Luxembourg Sc
hools. / decided to take English In
stead of Greek. l find that English
comes good with American soldiers
that are in Luxembourg. I will close
for this time. With love from Lees
friend.
CHJTTT ~ GnTrnr~
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-03-06
Violated Local Option Law.

Roland Mitchell pleaded guilty
Wednesday morning before the cir
cult court to the charge of violating
the local option law. He was fined
$500 and cost and committed to the
county jail.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-03-06

Henry Heinecke, who for the past
year has lived in west Mexico, has
moved with his family to a farm about
three miles west of aVndalia. Their
many Mexico friends regret to have
them leave this city, but our loss is
Vandalia'Again.