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Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-04
BAPTIST DRIVE IS
MAKING HEADWAY

Gratifying reports on the progress
of the Millions for the Master"
drive are coming into Hardin Hut
rapidly today. First and foremost,
the home church reported on Sun
day night over $4,000 in pledges and
the work was far from finished. 1t
is confidently believed by all inter-
estcd that this church will go over
the top for at least $4,000, and in
so doing, it will be among the first
churches of the South in the amount
OF pledges per capita
The Hardin friends and campaign
directors are rejoicing in the reports
that the city churches all over the
state are going over. Special reports
| from the churches of our sister
towns, Vandalia and Centralia, arc
good Mr.. Bush of Centralia reports
that their church went over the top
in thirty minutes Sunday, with good
pledges for Hardin. Will Daniel OF
| Vandalia reports that their town
members had been solicited Sunday
afternoon and $500 received, liber-
al pledges for Hardin being in this
amount. The country members OF
their churches are TO be solicited
this week.
Monday morning pledges were re-
ccivcd at Hardin Hut from two St.
Louis friends, 5000 from H. H. Lari-
more, through r. d. Worrcll, and
$50 from Fry, Hanna & Harrison
through Joe Considine.
On Saturday a number OF gifts
were received from alumnae through
| Miss Anne Lewis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-04
ELECTRICITY KILLS
FRED WALTEMATH

Fred Waltemath, second engineer
for the Mexico Power Company, was
killed instantly Sunday evening at $3.50
o'clock as he started to charge the
lightning arresters on the Centralia
line at the plant. The duty was a
routine one, and one which he was ac-
customed to perform every night; the
first engineer had charged the arres-
ters in the morning, without mishap.
Mr.. Waltemath was AZ years old.
He came to Mexico from Wright City
five years ago and has been in the elm
ployment of the Power Company since
that time. He leaves a wife and dau-
ghter, Ida Lanelle, 11years old; also
sister, Mrs. Laurence Diekroegen
and a step-brother, Gus Waltematn,
both of Wright City.
Mr.. Waltemath's body will be taken
to Wright City for burial, Exact ar
rangements have not yet been made
as Mrs. Waltemath is waiting to hear
from relatives in Colorado.
Mr.. Waltemath is spoken of, by
those who knew him, as man of
admirable character. The Ledger joins
in extending sympathy to the members
Of his family who are left to mourn MS
| DEATH
The verdict Of the jury before which
the inquest over the body of Fred
Waltemath was held Monday after
noon stated that "the deceased came
to death by an over charge of cleo
tricity passing through his body, due
to broken resister".
Those on the jury were, William
Vivian, foreman, H. E. c. Tucker, W
L. Kent, Jno. w. Rutter, Richard
Carter and John Cowherd.
The Power Company is protected oy
accident insurance.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-04
Dies Near Auxyasse.

DR.. John Milton Tate, II years old
a pioneer resident of Galloway county
and identified with a number of bus.
mess and educational institutions o.
the Kingdom during the later years Of
his life, died Tuesday, at his farm
home, two miles east of the Old Aux.
vase Presbyterian church. DEATH
was due to the effects of a paralytic
stroke, with which he was stricken On
September 8. He was we'll known in
Mexico and Audrain county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-04
HANGED TEN MEN IN A. f. F.
General Crowder Makes Public Sum-
mary of Capital Crime in Army.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The an
nual report of Maj. Gen. Enoch Crow
der, judge advocate general of the
army, makes public for the first time
an official summary of the Capital"
cases occurring in the army since
April 6, 1917 the beginning of the
war period.
Death penalties were adjudged in 145
cases from that date to June 80, 1919,
and execution of the sentence was con-
summated in thirty-ive cases-ten IN
France and twenty-five in the United
States. Murder was charged in two
of these cases, murder and mutiny in
nineteen, assault in eleven and assault
and murder in three.
"In no case" according to the re-
port, "was a capital sentence for a
purely military offense carried into
execution"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-04

.OLDEST FREE MASON
IN STATE LIVES HERE

Two men IN Missouri have recently
laid claim to the distinction Of being
the oldest member Of Masonic order in
the state; but W. W. Pollock, of Mex
leo, has a record that surpasses that
of either of these claimants. He mas
been free Mason for Ga years, having
Joined the lodge in Westmoorland
County, Pennsylvania, before he came
to Missouri, fifty years ago. He says
that several years ago,when a census
was taken, there were only two Masons
in Missouri older than he, and that
he thinks both of them have died since
that time.
Judge ]. Will Graves, of Clifton
Hill, is the first of the ther two VINO
claimed to be the oldest. He has been
a Mason SO years. R. H. Fowler, of
Fulton, proved this claim false by
stating that he had been member of
the order for 62 years.
Mr.. Pollock is 80 years old and still
works six days in the week; so neither
in that respect do Judge Graves, Of
Clifton Hill, and Mr.. Fowler, of Fulton,
surpass him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-04
DRIVES CARS FROM DETROIT
J. B. DaVault Says Roads In Missouri
Are Worse Than Others He
Travelled

J.B. DaVault, who is in the automo.
bile business here, has just returned
from Detroit, from which place he
drove a Studebaker car. He says the
TOO miles of road from Detroit to Han
nibal are splendid, but that the so
from there on here are "ferce".
Mr.. DaVault says that he noticed all
along the route that the farms in the
good road districts are much better and
worth about $25 more on the acre than
those where the raods are bad. Good
roads, he says, "are the most impor-
tant thing for Missouri, just now".
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-04
MRS MARY S. CLAPPER
DIES TUESDAY EVENING

Mrs. Mary Sophia Clapper died
Tuesday evening at $50 o'clock at the
home of her son-in-law, W. H. Canada,
five miles northwest of Mexico. She
suffered from a complication of dis
eases, having been an invalid for two
years.
The leaves two children, Mrs. W. Fl.
Canada and c. H. Clapper, of New
Florence. Her husband and three chill
dren, Mrs. Chas. Schopp, George ami
Johnny Clapper, are dead.
Mrs. Clapper was 80 years and six
months old. She was born in Germany
and came to this country and settled in
New York when she was 16 years old.
She came with her husband to Audrain
county 38 years ago and has made this
her home ever since. She has been a
member Of the Methodist church since
early girlhood.
Funeral services, conducted by the
Rev. ]. l.. Nickerson, will be held at
Mr.. Canada's home Thursday morning
at 10 o'clock. Burial will be in EIn,-
wood cemetery.
Aside from her two children Mrs.
Clapper leaves a great number Of
grandchildren and host of friends to
mourn her death. The Ledger extends
sympathy to them.
Red Cross Report.
North Prairie Branch Third Red
Cross Membership Roll Call.
Beagles District $4,000 with Misses
Vera f. Hafner and Mary D. NORTH
land, solicitors.
Bolts District, $4300; Messrs. H. L.
Hopkins and David E. Fisher, solic-
itors.
Fisher District, $500; Mrs. R. o.
Kerr and Robert Heizer, solicitors.
Hazel District, 5000; Mr.. Martin
and Dennis Hollingsworth, solicitors.
Total for the Branch, $4,000.
Director of drive, Lille Hofriehter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-04
MISS JANE Bolts
DIES At 81 YEARS

Miss Jane Bolts, 81 years old, died
at her home in Mexico Saturday
afternoon about 2:30 o'clock as a
result of stroke of paralysis which
she had about | o'clock. Funeral
services were held Tuesday morn
ings at her home, at 10 o'clock
Miss Bolts has been a resident OF
Mexico for thirty-five or forty years.
She is the last, save her sister, Miss
Frances Bolts, who is two years her
senior and with whom she has al
ways lived, of the family of Mr.. and
Mrs. flames f. Bolts, who came to
Missouri from Kentucky in 1886
She was born in Warren county
She leaves large number oi
nieccs and nephews, among whom
are Dr. Will Bolts, of Santa Fe
Captain Mcdowell Bolts of Atlanta
Ga, and Emmet Bolts, OF ElPaso
Texas, whom she and her sister
reared. They are sons of her broth
er, William Bolts, Those living in
Mexico are Misses LYDIA, Cassie and
Frances Bolts, Mrs. Jas. Whitson
w. w. Bolts and J, A. Bolts.
Miss Bolts taught school in Mon
roe and Audrain counties for mum
Der OF years, in her early life, and
was in business in Mexico for some
time. She has, during her long life
made host OF friends and was well
thought of by all who were acquaint,
cd with her. She has long been a
member OF the Presbyterian church
She was a splendid Christian char,
arCter.
The Ledger joins the large mum.
Der of people who are her friends in
extending sympathy to the sister and
many nieccs and nephews whom she
leaves.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-04
WAR COST u. S.
MILLION AN HOUR
FOR 25 MONTHS

A period of twenty-five months,
from April, 1917, through April, 1919,
the war cost the United States con-
siderably more than $1,000,000 an
hour. Treasury disbursements during
the period reached a total of $23, 3,500,-
100000, of which 81, $50, 100000 may be
charged to the normal expenses which
would have occurred in time of peace.
The balance may be counted as the di-
rect money cost of the war to the end
of April, 1919, a sum of $21,S50,-
100000. The figure is twenty times
the prewar national debt. In addition
to this huge expenditure, loans were
advanced to the allies at the rate OF
nearly $50O,00O an hour. Congress
authorized for this purpose $10,000,-
100000.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-04
GEO. W. JOHNSON DEAD.
Former Resident of Mexico, Sc Years
Old, Dies in Quincy, Ill.

George W. johnson, resident of
Mexico died at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Tinker Montgomery, in
Quincy, Illinois, Monday morning The
body was brought to Mexico at 200
o'clock Tuesday afternoon and taken
to the home of Mrs. Werner Morris.
Mr. johnson leaves three children
and a sister The children are Mrs.
Tinker Montgomery, Harvey Johnson,
Of Mexico, and A. r. Johnson, of New
Jersey. His sister, Mrs. Emery
also lives in New Jersey. Mr..
johnson lived here for about seven
years having moved away two years
ago. His wife is buried here.
Funeral services were held at the
home of Mrs. Morris Wednesday after
noon at 2;30 o'clock. The following
were pail bearers: E. L. johnson,
Robert Howerton, Arch jenkins,
Tom Donnelly, William Judd, and
Werner Morris.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-04
ELIZABETH E. WOODS MARRIES.
Daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Woods Weds Elmer V. Goetz.

An announcement has been received
in Mexico of the marriage of Miss
Elizabeth Ellen Woods to Elmer V.
Goetz, in St.Louis, November q. The,
are to make their home in Oklahoma
City, and on their way there are ex-
pected to visit here for short time.
Mrs. Gotez is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Benjamin F. Woods who now
live in St. Louis. They formely made
their home in Mexico, and Mrs. Goetz
has visited here frequently since
moving away. The Ledger joins her
many friends here in wishing her
happiness.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-04
FOR HARDIN FUND

Subscriptions received yesterday fol
the Hardin Funds are:
Mrs. Hilda Brand Ritter, Fl. Collins
Colo. $40.
Mrs, f. E. Evans, st. Joseph $5.
John w. Howell S25.
H. f. c. Tucker $50.
H. II. Larimore, st. Louis $500
w. B. Sappington S125,
Hanna & Harrison, st. Louis $50.
Chas. C. Bledsoe S100.
Union Live Stock Com. Co., St.
Louis $3.50.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-04
MAY Be
SEC'Y. OF TREASURY

Jouett Shouse, former Mexico boy
and at one time city editor Of the Led
ger, is considered a probable appolntee
as Secretary of the U. S. Treasury to
fill the place vacated by the recent res l..
ignation of Secretary Glass. Mr..
Shouse has been Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury for sometime and has
made a splendid record during the
short time he has been in office.
Kansas, Kansas City and Kentucky
papers all of them among the lead
ing. journals in their respective Sec
tions, are urging his appointment by
the President. Secretary Shouse was
elected to Congress on the Democratic
ticket from a Republican county 10
Kansas and made splendid record.
His friends everywhere are behind
the movement for his appointment and
Mexico is no less eager than other
parts of the country to see him receive
the position which he will fill with
credit to himself and his country.
AS Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury in charge of the Internal Rev.
enue Department and the War Risk
Bureau he has brought order out of
chaos. He would bring to the dis
charge of the duties of the Secretary of
the Treasury his knowledge of af-
fairs gained in Kentucky and in Kan
sas, ripened by his experience in Con-
gress and as Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-04
COAL COMES FROM CARRINGTON
Power Company Gets Two More Cars
General Situation Remains
About Same.

The general coal situation remained
about the same in Mexico Wednesday.
The Power company received two cars
of coal from the Darlington mines, and
now has on hand, according to E. R.
Locke, enough to last the remainder Of
the week. 1t is not known that any
more can be obtained after that, but it
it is hoped that the Administration
will continue to allow the company to
get coal from Darlington; if this Is
permitted Mexico may be spared a
famine for some time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-04
18 YEAR OLD GIRL DIES.
Miss Eunice Hassier Succumbs to Az
ter-Effects of Influenza.

r Miss Eunice Hassler, 18 years old,
daughter of Mrs. Matte Davis, died
about $50 Friday morning at the home
of her uncle, Meredith Kennon, two
miles west Of AuXvasse. She had been
in poor health since having an attack
of influenza last winter, but was able to
be up until she became i'll two days
ago. She leaves, beside her mother,
brother about two years older than she,
and a sister about two years younger.
Funeral services were conducted
at Pleasant Grove Church Saturday
at 2 o'clock. Presiding Elder Johnson
was in charge of the services.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-04
COURT GRANTS DIVORCE.
Preparations Being Made to Begin
Work With Jury on Monday.

The Circuit Court today granted a
divorce to Ruth Jones from Roy Jones,
on a charge of desertion and non-sup-
port. The defendant is in Kansas and
did not appear Mrs. Jones is en-
ploycd in the dining room OF the Hox-
sey Hotel.
The Court issued some orders and
demurrers preparatory to trying cases
before a jury Monday. No other de-
cisions were made with regard to cases.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-04

- J. W. Rouse has returned from a
visit with his son in Omaha, Neb.
Mrs. S. f. Button is visiting her
sister, Mrs. ]. S. Logston at Sturgeon.
Miss Ann Lang, of Troy, was IN
Mexico Monday and Tuesday.
L. A. Beach is in Ottumwa, la. on
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melville Paul visited
in St. Louis Tuesday.
The Mexico churches are preparing
to make a Sunday School survey of
this city at once.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Sutton, of Ladd-
onia were in Mexico Monday and
Tuesday.
W ID. and George Lee returned Mon
day from Fulton where they went 20
attend stock sale.
Frank Coatsworth is in Eureka
Springs, Ark, much improved IN
health.
Mrs. John J. Steele, of Dallas, Texas,
is the guest of her niece, Mrs. c. f.
Leeper, of this city.
Mrs. c, D. Glendye, of Washington,
D. c., arrives this week to be the guest
of Mexico relatives.
The fifth marriage license to be used
in Mexico Monday was that to Hal G,
Head, of Fort Eathen Allen, Vermont,
and Miss Maude c. Biggs, of this
county.
Mrs. Virgil Williams Jr is home
from Kansas City where she spent the
weekend.
Miss Naomi Montgomery, Roumal
Eads. Clayton Weaver, Ersy and Es-
tcy Mundy, of Mexico, motored to Mo-
limo and back, Sunday.
Wat Nichols has resigned his po-
sition with the Davis Shoe Co. Nicnols
says he expects to go into the shoe
business in this city for himself
shortly.
Mrs. frankie Rucker, sister of Alb
Dingle, of Moberly and we'll known in
this city, died in New Mexico Sunday.
Burial was in Moberly, Wednesday,
Dec. 8. The Ledger joins in extend
ing deepest sympathy to the bereaved.
Ralph Bits, of north of Fulton,and
Miss Vesta Harrison, until recently
of Fulton, were married in Mexico
Saturday. They left Immediately for
Kansas Citywhere theywill live during
the winter. They will probably return
to Fulton in the spring.
Mr.. Bits is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. B. Bits and has been connected
with his father in the dairy business
since moving to Fulton. The bride is
the daughter of R. B. Harrison, who
recently bought farm near Nc
Credie and moved to that place.
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an examin-
alton for the County of Audrain, Mis-
souri,, to be held at Mexico on January
10, 1920 to fill the position of rural
carriers at Molino and vacancies that
may later occur on rural routes from
other post offices in the above men
toned county. The examination will
be open only to citizens who are ac-
tually domiciled in the territory Of
post office in the county and who meet
the other requirements set forth In
Form No. 1877.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-04
Timothy Sullivan Dead.

News was received just before going
to press of the death of Timothy Sui
livan, in Springfield, III. The body will
be brought here for burial Friday and
services will be held at st. Brenden's
Catholic church.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-04

Miss Anna O'Brien, who has pos
ition as teacher in Novinger public
schools, is here the guest of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed 0'Brien. The
Novinger schools have been closed on
account of lack of coal, in spite Of the
fact that it is mining locality.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-04
Wallace BassfOrd Here.

Wallace Bassford is here from
Washington on few days visit. Mr..
Bassford looks exceptionally well and
his many friends were delighted to see
him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-04

GOVERNMENT can tolerate no
domestic power greater than its own.
Governor Allen Of Kansas said II and
it is well worth digesting carefully.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-04

Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Doolin are NOV
ing their household goods here from
Rush Hill and are domiciled in tho
Jas. Jesse property, which they recent
ly bought.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-04
CO. CLUB LEADERS
WILL MEET FRIDAY

A meeting for the purpose of giving
instructions to club leaders and for
the purpose of interesting more teach
ers in the county in the organization
of stock judging, grain judging, sew
ing and baking clubs among the
school children will be held in Nc
MILAN High School Friday, December
5. The meeting will be in charge of
Ed C. Offutt, county superintendent
of schools, and there will be peresent
to give demonstrations, R. H. Ember-
son, state club leader, who is an in
structor in stock juding, and one or
more others who will give demon
strations along other lines.
There are at present forty-one
clubs organized in Audrain county.
This number includes twenty stock
judging, four grain judging, fourteen
sewing and three baking clubs. These
are conducted by twenty-nine leaders
whose names follow:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-04
.
q THANKS THE PRESS
Mr.. Mitchell White, Editor
TLa aloa. NIa: NJ

Mr. Mltcnell Whlte, Editor
The Ledger, Mexico, Mo.
My Dear Mr.. White:
AS we near the close of the
Hardin $5OO,O0O campaign, I
wish to express to you and your
helpers for myself and for the
Campaign committees our sim
cere thanks for the splendid
backing, cooperation and assist
ance you have given US through
your paper during the entire
campaign. can say without ex-
aggeration that in my CAM
paign experience of several
years, I have never had better
publicity and backing by any
newspapers than the two papers
of Mexico, Missouri. Your paper
is real asset to this city.
Thanking you for your valuable
aid at all times, l wish to remain
Very sincerely,
GEO. K. NICKERSON,
Campaign Director.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-04
slonaker Gets Marriage License.

OIUHdhcN UCtS NWANHHBO ATCtAISc'
A marriage license was issued We'd
nesday to Jacob Wilburn Slonaker, Of
Mexico, and Miss Ruby Hill, Of Thomp-
son.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-04
Stock Judging.

Emma Sue Reed, Mexico, Missouri,
Route 5; Christine Schutes, Rush Hill;
Frances Neale, Centralia, Route /; g.
B. Basinger, Martinsburg; Gladys E.
Kistler, Molino; Ruth Rouse, Rush
Hill; Leila Davis, Thompson, Route 2;
Elizabeth O'Brien, Mexico, Route A;
Ruth Cook, Mexico, Route 1; Mabel
Cook, Mexico, Route 7; Mildred Cook
Molino; Selby Swift, Rush Hill, Route
2; Alma Brown, Rush Hill; Nellie Hall
Mexico, Route 5; Dora Cauthorn, Mo.
limo; Margie Leach, Thompson, Route
2; Mary F. Rowland, Benton City
Route i; Lena Brenton, Benton City
Route 4; Eva Nieman, Mexico, Route
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-04
Grain Judging.

Grain Judging.
Eugenia Smith, Mexico, Route s.;
Miller Jones, Thompson, Route 2; Nola
Hanna, Mexico, Route l; Frances
Bolts, Mexico, Route 4.
Sewing
Elizabeth Bolts, Mexico, Route s;
Mrs. B. F. German, Sturgeon, Route
2; Lucy Roberts ,Martinsburg; eleven
more clubs but leaders names are
given as leaders of other clubs.
Baking
Alice Harrison, Farber; Alma
Brown, Rush Hill; one more club but
leaders name is given as leader Of
another club.
A banner has been offered for the
champion stock judging team of the
county. This matter will be taken
up at the meeting Friday.
Mr.. Emberson writes to Mr.. Offutt
that more campaigns have been con-
Quoted in the state this fall than ever
before. Teachers are dismissing
schools to attend the meetings and
school boards and patrons are endor-
sing the plan. 1t is hoped that the
meeting here Friday will be the means
of many more clubs being organized in
the county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-04
THE TAXES YOU PAY.

YOUR Taxes if you live in Mexico
City is Toe as follows:
Morris tribune., 1919-02-21

and despotism. go The kaiser has
forced America to re-eValuate the
Allied nations Belgium, France,
Italy and Great Britain, indeed, re-
constructing of our opinion regarding
these nations by way of appreciation
and appraisement. America has also
learned to depreciate Germany and
it's ''kuItur" because of it's unspeak-
able cruelty, barbarism and decep-
ton. AS the lecturer gave Americas
new appreciation Of each nation,
little flag, the national emblem OF
each nation, was drawn from his
pocket and unfolded amid the ap'
pIause of his audience, showing that
all present we're true American
citizens and agreed with the speaker
in his convincing conclusions. And
when "Old Glory" was uplifted to
view great was the outburst of ap-
plause and affection. "The Stars and
Stripes forever!" Bishop Mitchell
will be welcome any time in the
future either to lecture or preach, as
he completely captured the hearts
and heads of all present.
Morris tribune., 1919-02-21

consisting of an entire section-No.
II. In 1893 they sold the farm and
came to reside in the city of Morris
Mr.. Burrill died in 1909 and in 1912
Mrs. Burrill moved to st. Paul to live
with her daughter, Mrs. Riddell,
where she passed away after more
than a year of continued illness, be-
ing confined in bed most of the time.
She bore her sickness with great pa
tience and did not complain of her
lot. During the last month she suf-
fered intensely but retained her usual
calmness and endured everything in a
cheerful and beautiful spirit. Her
death was happy release. She was
identified with the Methodist Epis-
copal church all her life and has left
behind her good name as mother,
wife and friend.
Mrs. Burrill was the mother of