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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-22

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Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24
Past Hope Vigorous Work the Ii
TRUCK TRAIN TO GO THRU HERE
VIII Go From Kansas City. Is to be
For Educational Purposes.

A truck train composed of all makes
of trucks having sales agencies in st.
Louis will pass through his city with
in few weeks according to H. E.
Holke, of the Traffic truck motor cor
poration. als t' l...
A tour similar to this one was taken
some time ago in the eastern part Of
the state and Illinois and proved a
great success. About forty trucks were
started from st. Louis each loaded in
different manner and every one fin
ished with perfect score after 60
ing through all kinds of weather and
roads.
The train to come through Mexico
will possibly be larger than this one.
The trip, as a test to show the relative
value of trucks, is great aid to the
farmer or any one else who intends to
buy trucks as it shows which trucks
can stand up under pressure and which
can not. .. #.....s.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24
JOHN |. RICKETTS,
BURIED WEDNESDAY
Touching Sermon Preached BY Rev.
Hughes. Gave Tribute to Life Of
- John T. Ricketts,
BURIED AT ELMwooD
Friends Overflow House SO That
Many Sat in Front Yard. Many
Floral Offerings.

The funeral of John T. Ricketts, was
one of the most impressive cermonies
ever held in home in Mexico. Rev.
j. H.. Hughes conducted the services
and delivered most touching tribute
to the life Of Mr.. Ricketts,.
The room in which tie coffin was
plas ed was filed with floral offerings
of the many friends Of the deceased
and his family. The coffin was cov-
cred with flowers from friends.
The sermon preached by Rev.
Hughes was beautiful tribute to the
life of the man who had spent so much
time in this city, always interested in
his fellowrnen and trying to help
them. After the sermon, Mrs. W. G.
wilkins sang q beautiful solo which
was in keeping with the occasion. Her
clear voice, unaccompanied by any
instrument of any kind, could be heard
by all, and the way in which she sang
was very beautiful.
The Elks lodge, to which Mr.. Rick
etts had belonged, formed a double
line from the door of the house to the
hearse bttween which the pail bearers
and coffin passed after the ceremony.
The funeral procession Immediately
went to Elmwood cemetery where the
body was buried.
The pail bearers were A. Fl. Whit
ney, DR.. Kelly Bragg, John Graham,
Nisbet Livingston, Tom Hoxsey,
Charlie Buckner, DIR. P. E. Coil, Rob-
ert Arnold.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24
NORTHEAST BENTON.

Mrs. Robert Hawkins is in the Mex
leo Hospital taking treatment. - BLY,
Moon has sold his farm and bought
the Geo. Appel farm of 240 acres a
bout two miles from Rush Hill. - A
good many people from this neigh
borhood went to Rush Hill Sunday
and attended the services in honor
of the soldier boys. Besides a fine
dinner, ice cream was served free to
everyone. Robert Ray has bought
the farm where he now lives. - The
Thos. Miller farm has been bought by
VIM. Ray. Mr.. Ray sold his farm
where he lives. The Benton City
Chautauqua begins Friday and lasts
five days. We regret that the Chau-
tauqua comes in such busy time as
many will be unable to attend. How
ever the Mexico Chautauqua will be
held August 24-30 and we will hope
to attend that.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24
5000 MILES OF ROADS.
Surveying Parties at Work in Mis-
souri, Highways.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, July 19.--
Six surveyors, divided into six parties
Of ten men each, have been sent out
into various parts of Missouri by the
State Highway Board to survey 5000
miles of highway for improvements,
as provided under the terms of the
Mccullough Morgan road law pass
ed by the late Legislature. They will
be employed continuously for the next
eighteen months.
One party will go to each of the six
general road districts established by
the board, and each has been provided
with motor truck. 1t is the inten-
tion of the board that these surveyors
shall visit every county of the state.
They will take care of the counties
that are either unable or unwilling to
do their own surveying.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24
CITY COUNCIL MET
MONDAY EVE
Ordinance Passed Giving C. & A. Per-
mission to Build Track for Aud
drain Elevator Co.
MORE STREETS OILED
John T. Payne Appointed New Street
Commissioner With Raise in
Salary.

The City Council met for its regular
meeting Monday evening. A good
deal Of work was done during the
meeting. Among the most important
subject was the passing Of ordinances
for the oiling of three more streets and
one allowing the Chicago and Alton
Railroad to build track across Mis-
souri, Avenue to the place the Audrain
Cooperative Elevator will be built.
The three streets TO 30. oiled are
East Liberty, Muldraw and Union
The work will begin on them in the
near future.
The city engineer, R. S. Mckinney,
was ordered to make property line
on the north side of Breckenridge
street. He was also authorized to give
grade for the curbing to be placed in
front of the Amanda hospital. The
Arnold heirs wer given permission to
change the grade of the walk in front
of their lot on Promenade street be-
tween jefferson and Washington
streets. a4
An ordinance was passed which rails
ed the salary of the city Street Com
missioner from sixty dollars to sew
enty-fve dollars month. John r.
Payne was appointed to this office.
Among the other things done was
the reading of bill providing for an
ordinance which would provide bond
issue to raise money for septic tanks.
This was read twice. Eight bufials
were reported for the month.
The financial report was also turned
in. The balances in the differnt funds
are as follows:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24
MOTOR CARS SPEND
E. st.25 PER MILE
J. d. ClarksOn, of the Jefferson High
way, Shows the Business Value
of Good Roads.
A SPLENDID INVESTMENT
Money Spent by Motor Tourists is
Worth Considerable to Amy
City.

Arealization of the business value
of marked highways is shown by the
check made recently in Minnesota,
where it was found that every touring
motor car spent $1.25 for each mile
Travelled. That included incidental ex-
penses, hotel bills and motor car ex-
penses. Having the travelling public
go through city is, therefore, worth
considerable to the city" A.
That statement was made by j.
d. Clarkson, general manager Of the
jefferson Highway Association. Mr..
Clarkson's home is at Carthage, Mo.
Mayor Behrman has been mayor of
New Orleans for fifteen years, rising
to the honor of self-made ladder and
is road booster.
"Any kind Of 365-day road is what
we desire to see," Mayor Behrman ex-
planned In describing the Jefferson
Highway. Anything from molasses
to brick can be made into a hard road"
then he strikes the keynote of real
road work. Maintenance is the ac-
tual backbone of all roads. Local con-
ditions force different materials, and
the unsuccessful road only in the item
of maintenance"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24
MEXICO AuDRAN COUNTY, MISSOURI THURSDAY JULY "a lsl.
SAFETY ZONES ON JEFFERSON
Corner of jefferson and Promenade
Streets is Made Safer.

For the protection Of the citizens of
Mexico while crossing the street at the
Jefferson and Promenade corner, the
city has painted danger zone on each
crossing.
The traffic at this corner is the heav-
lest of any place in thee ity and bet
ter means of protection for the people
walking had to be made. There has
never been serious occident at this
particular place but there is always
danger and traffic is often congested.
William E. Rose painted a white
margin four ways across the street.
The people when crossing her are ex-
pected to keep within the bounds of
the white lines then there will be less
chance for danger.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24
INJURED BY FALLING BALLOON
Giant DirigibIe Crashes Through Chi
cage Bank Building.


CHICAGO, ILL.,, July 22.-Eight
were killed and twenty-five injured
when gigantic dirigible on its test
flight caught fire and fell 500 feet,
crashing through the glass roof of the
Illinois Trust and Savings Bank short
ly before 5 o'clock Monday afternoon.
Most of the dead were employees of
the bank trapped and burned to death
in a withering rain Of fire caused by
the explosion Of the balloons gasoline
tanks when they hit the floor Of the
rotunda Of the building where more
than 200 bookkeepers and clerkks,
nearly all girls, were working,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24
ANOTHER CANNON FOR
s-"avs4a5 -.-.
CITY OF MEXICO
Capt. Grover G. Coil, Mexico Boy
Overseas, Writes Ledger He is
Sending Home Gun
GERMAN TRENCH MORTAR "245"
Gun Left Bordeaux France About July
goth For This County--Souyenir
For His Home Town.

Mexico is to have another captured
German cannon as a trophy of war to
be displayed wherever the City auth
critics think best.
In a letter received by the Ledger
Wednesday Captain Grover C. Coil,
formerly Of this city, who has been
in France with the A. E. F., writes
that he is sending Mexico, in care Of
the Ledger, a captured German Trench
Mortor ...245."
Captain Coils letter follows:
Bordeaux, France, July 9, 1919,
r. M. White & Son.
Gentlemen:
! am sending to you a German
Trench motor "245" which We cap
tured / should like to present it to
the City of Mexico.
1t has been necessary for me to send
it by freight, collect. I know that you
will be only to glad,to take care of it
upon its arrival. 1t leaves this port
about July 20, and viii be shipped
from New York ocean travel price.
: l am returning on the French Liner
Chicago July 10. Kindest regards to
all. ~
GROVER C. COIL,
Cant Inf TT q A
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24
ROAD PETITION SOON.
Road Petition is Now in Hands of the
Attorneys and Will be Circulated

The road petition which is to be sert
around the county in an effort to get
two thousand names asking for the
floating of the $1,000,000 bond issue
for the building of good roads through
out the county is now in the hands Of
the attorneys. 1t is thought it viii be
ready for circulation within two or
three days when it will be placed with
different men in all parts of the
county who will secure the necessary
number of signatures.
Only two hundred names are neces-
sary to secure the election but it is
hoped to secure two thousand at least.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24
BANNER NOW READY
Names were Painted ON 1t and Hung
in Hall of Court House.

The banner which the county court
agree to pay for upon which the names
of all the boys who went from Audrain
County to enter any branch of the U.
S. Service were painted and was hung
Wednesday. ga
The banner will contain about q
thousand names of those who left this
county. The names were painted
by William Rose and when ready was
hung in the south hall of the court
house. The list of names was COM
piled by Miss Tine Houston and the
Mexico Evening Ledger.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24
PROSPERITY NOT
BOTHERED BY CHARGES
Conditions Bettered Instead Of Injured
After Greatest Wiping out Of
Property Since Freeing
of Slaves
BUSINESS GOES ON BOOM
No Limit May Be Set to Commerce or
Industry, With Heavy Buying
Guaranteed, Bank
Says. . -.-

NEW YORK, July 21.-That ST.
000,000,000 worth of property should
be destroyed in a few months in this
country without causing more than
ripple upon the financial and indus
trial surface is seen by the Irving Ma
tional Bank as palpable proof Of the
great prosperity of America in it's first
postwar year. "
The distillery industry recently
was appraised at SOL 100000, with as
much invested in it. The brewing
trades represented 1892, 900, 900.
These sums were invested in the
manufacture and wholesale branches.
Adding to this the amounts represent
ed by saloons, cafes and clubs depend
ent upon trade now practically pres
cribed $1,O00,O00,000 for the total
seems conservative. So completely
has this loss been absorbed, says the
bank, that it has attracted only semi
humorous attention in the public
prints. While the industrial effect is
not comparable to the destruction of
all the assets of the United States
Steel Corporation, in times of less
monetary strength, the financial ef-
feet might be considered as relative.
AS the bank points out, nothing like
this wiping out of property rights has
been seen since the freeing of the
slaves in 1868. Still, its effect upon
business has been negligible.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24
Visit in Jonesburg and Slick.

J, w. Coleman, and Henry Myers
left Tuesday for Jonesburg, Mo-, TO be
the guests of Mr.. Myers twin brother,
John Myers. Mr.. Myers is eighty
three years of age, and they are said
to be the oldest pair of twins in Mis-
souri,.
After their visit in Jonesburg, they
will go to Slick, Mo-, to visit Charles
Myers. During the absence of MIR.
Coleman, his blacksmith shop viii be
in charge of his son, Henry Coleman.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24
GROVER G. COIL,
Capt. Inf. U. s. A.
HEDGEDALE ITEMS.

Fred Norris, Will Frazier, Albert
Erdel and Arthur Ketter, threshed
their wheat this week. Wheat is max
ing from IL to % bushels. --- D. L..
Rogers and Louis Kircher delivered
corn to Mexico at $2.04. -- Fred Norris
has new Oldsmobile truck. - Mrs.
Jim Mooney and daughter, May, Of
Evanston, Illinois, are visiting at Val
Erdeps and other relatives. Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Hook and Mr.. and
Mrs. Clayton Shook enjoyed Sunday
dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. Garry Nc
Gee. -- Services were held at Littleby
Sunday morning and evening by Rev.
Nickerson and Bro. johnson. - Nc
Kinley Brenton while driving to Rush
Hill Sunday, got in rut and turned
his car completely over. The car was
torn up some but no one hurt. -
Arthur Helwig Of Molino is visiting
with his brother, Elmer Helwig, and
family. - Mr.. and Mrs. Raym md
Shook and J. r. Shook and family
spent Sunday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Ray.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24
LOAN ASSN MEETS.
Elect New Directors at Meeting Held
Tuesday Morning.

Alta meeting of the stock holders Of
the Mexico Building and Loan Associ-
alton held Tuesday morning, the fol-
lowing new directors were elected: +.
W. Pitcher, R. B. Cauthorn, L. B.
Hawthorne, Nisbet Livingston and
Judge E. s. CAN'T.
A meeting will be held Wednesday
morning when the officers of the
association will be elected.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24
EAST IS PROSPEROUS
WITH FINE CROPS
Col. r. M. White Writes the Ledger
That Land Values, Especially
Farms, Should Advance.
GLAD TO SEE ROAD ACTIVITY
Urges Full Cooperation in the Har.
din College Drive and Other Mex
leo Constructive Work,

Col. R, NJ. White writes the Ledger
from New York, where he is on his
summer vacation, much pleased with
the activities of constructive nature
which are taking such an important
part in local interest at this time.
His letter follows:
Mexico Ledger,
Mexico. Mo.
Southampton, Long Island, N. Y,
July 13, 1911 have been coming
East every year for more than forty
years, and never saw the crops of all
kinds so uniformly good everywhere.
With fine crops at good prices the
country should be most prosperous,
and farm lands will certainly advance
in prices. '''''''-'"'7'"---
Mr.. and Mrs. Elon Dearing got on
the train at Dayton, Ohio, where they
had been visiting Mrs. Rosalie Moore
Miles, and enjoyed nice little visit
with them. The bearings are going
to visit the large cities of the East
and will then make a little stop at
Fiynt Hill, Va, where Mr.. bearings
ancestors formerly lived.
/ am delighted to see that good old
Audrain is at last going after good
roads right. We all know by this
time that it takes money and lots of
it to build good roads. / feel that the
people of Audrain are ready and an
xious to pay the price of permanent
good roads. Let's get out Of the mud
and on to the map--everybody every
where is doin git.
All the country people throughout
the East are strong for good roads
and farm agents. Farmers here con-
slider the farm agent the most import
ant county officer, and the highway
engineer comes next.
Audrain has neither farm agent
or a highway engineer. Both of these
offices should at once be filed and
with up-to-date competent and pro-
gressive men. That's the way to get
results.
Every citizen of Audrain is interst-
ed in the Hardin College drive. The
way to show your interest is to make
liberal subscription. Nothing sue
ceeds in this world like success, and
nothing counts but results. Talk
don't build either roads or schools.
You now have a chance to help make
grand old Hardin not only one of the
best but one of the largest schools
for girls in the country. The A. P.
Green Brick Company, the Elliott
Stove Lining Works, the shoe factory,
the Military Academy, and Hardin
College, are doing their part toward
making Mexico a city. 1t is up to the
rest of US to show our appreciation
whenever the opportunity offers.
Patronize and support the institutions
we have, and others will come--knock
and kick what we have, and others will
stay away. Boom your home town
and it's institutions. If you can't say
something good, keep still.
1t is unusually cool here this year,
and l am sleeping under blankets
every night and some port of most
every night and some part of most
and sleep, so l have no complaint to
make.
R. M. WHITE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24
Miss Fish Home in A Week.

Miss Annadee Fish and her sister,
Alice are expected to arrive in Mexico
from their visit in Pendleton, Oregon,
one week from Thursday, according to
word received here. Miss Fish writes
that she has enjoyed many interesting
outing this summer and is really hav-
ing the atime Of her life"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24
MASS MEETING VOTES
Sl.OOO.0OO BOND ISSUE
Representatives From all Parts of the
County Vote Unanimously for
The Issue
WILL PETITION SOON
Mexico Chamber of Comerce to Have
Charge of Organization and Get
ting up Petition.

The mass meeting Of representa-
tives from all parts Of Audrain county
held Friday evening on the M. M. A.
campus was landslide for good
roads. Everyone present was enthus-
iastic for the better road proposition
and the motion far floating a bond
issue was carried unanimously. Men
from near or in Farber, Vandalia,
Laddonia, Rush Hill, Martinsburg,
Benton City, Molino, Centralia and
Sturgeon wer present for the meet
ing. A large crowd Of business men
and others wer present also. .'
Col. e. Y. Burton, as president Of
the Chamber of Commerce of this
city, acted as chairman Of the meet
ing. In his opening talk he spoke
largely on what the Chamber of Com
merce had done, and what their aims
were. Next G. A. Barnes made talk
on the same subject. He clearly show
ed the value of the Chamber of Com
merce in this city. Among the speak
ers of the evening were George K.
Nickerson, Ben Hill, of Farber; C. F.
Clark, Mexico; M, s. Bush, of Gen.
tralia; J. F. Parker, of Laddonia; /;
Judge J. A. Pollard, of Sturgeon; and
Judge ]. NJ. Beagles, Kirt Smith, Of
Sturgeon; Judge Alex Carter, S. C.
Stratton, of Benton City; Mr.. Grow,
of Farber; Mr.. French, Of Martins
burg; Messrs. Butler and White Of
Vandalia.
Before the motion for the bond is
sue was made Ben. Hill, Of Farbel /;
made the motion that the Mexico
Chamber Of Commcrce should be the
organization to take charge Of the
work Of getting UP petition and the
foilow-ur work wk'eh would put The
bond issue acro,s when it is voted or.
The. motion was ressed unanimously.
S :ch a motion coming from a man
who lives outside O. this city is high
ly indicative of The value and ,.;fi-
cheney of the local organization.
After most Of the speeches had been
r,sde for good roads, motion was
made that Audrain County float a
bend issue for $1,0O0,OOO. This mo-
tim was also passed unanimously. A
petition carrying at least two hundred
names will have to be signed and then
presented TO the county court asking
for the Eond .ssue. The date of the
(. vote ID be taken on the issue will then
be set by the court. 1t Is thought the
election will be held in the near future
as the Chamber cf Commerce intends
TO begin work on the petition at once.
Committees will be appointed at once
and 1t is hoped that several hun1rsd
names will be secM ed
Before he III. ting was called TO
order an ettractive feature was the
serving cf lunch to all those pres
ent Ham 81 n"wiches, black coffee,
rnd lemonade, and all kinds of PIE
were greatly enjoyed.
The success If thc bond issue md
the state and fttera! aid which VII
be secured by the raising of tho
money will be enough to insure
system of permanent roads for Aud
rain equal to hose of any other county
il. thes tate.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24
ROUGH ON TAX DODGERS.
Federal Colleetor in Every County
Seat is Plan.

WASHINGTON, July 1s.-Govern-
ment income tax advisors and collect
ors win be stationed In most Of the
county seat towns in Kansas and Mis-
souri, under a reorganization of the
entire system of collecting internal re-
venue which President Wilson approx
ed Thursday. The new plan is to de-
centralize the present method of coll
lecting the federal tax and put the
collector and tax expert in easy reach
of the people. These collectors will
not only handle the income tax, but
the soft drink luxury, and in fact all
forms of internal revenue taxes the
government now is imposing. Incl
dentally it will make the road of the
income tax dodger a rough one, as
the local agent can spot the dodgers
easie- than the faraway collector.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24

DIR. P. E. Coil removed a tumor
weighing sixty pornds from patient
from Aurvasse upon whom he oper-
ated at the Mexico hospital Tuesday
morning. The tumor was one of the
largest he has ever had to operate for.
1t contained four gallons of water.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24
Mrs. w. P. Rowland received let

Mrs. w. P. Rowland received let
ter from her daughter, Mrs. Grupe of
New York City,. seying she saw Pres
ident Wilson's boat, the George Wash
ington, land with her battleships and
twenty-five destroyers. They were
painted in battleship gray and looked
beautiful. The crowd could not be
estimated. q, ,.