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Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-02-13

Miss Arleen Squires, Miss Kitty Tur-
ley, NJ. II. Squires and Glen Squires
and Miss Elizabeth Squires.
Mrs. Joe Wilkins gave a line party
Tuesday afternoon at the Orpheunl
and after the matinee took her guests
to her home where an hour of music
and conversation were enjoyed and
delicious refreshments served by the
hostess.
Miss Blanche Hildebrand and Miss
Lena Dickinson entertained at dinner
Friday evening at the Hoxscy Hotel
and Iatcr to the picture show at the
Orphcum: Mrs. w. c. Ellis, Miss
Mary Stallings and Miss Kitty Turley.
Mrs. A. ?. Johnson is home from a
visit with friends and relatives in st.
Louis.
Miss Miriam GIandon returned FRI
day from st. Louis where she has been
i'll in st. Luke's Hospital for a month.
Miss Martha Suess of McCook,
Neb., was the guest of honor at a six
o'clock dinner Thursday evening
given by Miss Dorothy Worrell, other
guests included: Miss Helen Shot
well, Miss Louise lnloe, and Mss
Maurine Heller.
Miss Franc Johnson entertained
weekend guests at her home north Of
Mexico, the guests included: Miss
Genevicve Dewitt, Miss Agnes After
bury and Miss Pauline Fishback all
three young ladies are from Hardin
College.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. II. Patterson nave
had as their guests for the week: Mr..
and Mrs. Ben Stevens and Mr.. Talton
Patterson of Hatton, Mrs. D. G. At
kinson and Mrs. Nelson McClintic Of
McCredie land Mr.. Marshall Patterson
of Columbia.
Miss Mary bearing will entertain
informally this evening for Miss Mar
tina Suess of McCook, Neb.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. B. Hawthorne had
as guests for Sunday evening tea:
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. NJ. White, Mrs. Cole
of Tulsa, Okla, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Wallace Fry.
Miss Miriam Johnson was hostess
Monday afternoon for the Beta
Sig Alumni, sewing was enjoyed dur
ing the afternoon and at four thirty
the hostess served dainty refresh
The guests of the Alumni
were: Miss Martha Suess of McCook,
Ncb.; Mrs. Herbert Plunkett, Miss
Maud Biggs of Hardin and Mrs. Fred
Peck.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-02-13
Nj. f. BRANSTETTER BURIED.

NJ. E. B~ranstetter, formerly of this
city, died at the home of his eldest
daughter, Mrs. Marguerite Graham, in
Hardin, ILL.,, on Thmursday, February
9th. Mr.. Branstetter had been i'll for
several months, but for the past week
had been much worse. The remains
were brought to Mexico Friday and
interment was made at Elmwood Gem
etery.
Mr.. Branstetter was born March Is,
1850. He was a member of the Bap-
fist church, having united with that
church at Mt. Pleasant at the age of
thirty years. He was Il conscientious
Christian gentleman. Seven children
survive him, as follows: Mrs. Mar
guerite Graham of Hardin, H.; J. II.
Branstetter of Grandview, Mo-; Misses
Ella and Jessie, of California, Earl and
Ivy B%ranstetter of Mexico, and Mrs.
John Burch of Vandalia, Mo.
The Ledger joins other friends IN
extending sincere sympathy to the
bereaved family.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-02-13

By MISS r
Phone No. 244

Mr.. and Mrs. II. W. Brown spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. j. B.
Brown, in Slater, Mo.
Mrs. II. W. Brown and Mrs. NJ. II.
Murphy attended the John McCor-
mack recital in ST. Louis last Friday
evening.
Col. r. NJ. White will return homo
next week from a very delightful va
cation in Florida. They all come back
and We are glad to have the Colonel
back, especially for we really think
the Junior Editor wants a vacation.
Judge f. II. Mccullough, title ex-
aminer and assistant attorney for the
state of Arkansas in the Federal Land
Bank of st. Louis, visited Mexico last
Saturday and Sunday. We under
stand he was very pleased with the
beauty and prosperous conditions of
our city but he was more interested in
n of our attractive and accomplished
young society girls who seemed to be
the main OBJ ,ct of his visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Claybrook had
as dinner guests Sunday noon: Mr..
and Mrs. Elon bearing.
Miss Georgia Miller VIII return to
st. Louis Sunday after sepnding a
week here with her parents.
Mrs. T. E. Hook and daughter, Miss
Willie, are home from a visit in st.
Louis, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. T. Kelso entertain
ed at noon day dinner Thursday at
Mrs. Ellen Mason's: Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Buckncr, Miss Louise Inloe
and Miss Martha Suess of M'Cook,
Neb.
Miss Martha Suess and Miss Louise
Neb., was dinner guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thurman Stallings Tuesday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Elon bearing are
guests of relatives in Chicago this
week.
Mrs. w. C. Johnson departed Fri
day for CINCINNATI where she will
make an extended visit.
Miss Ruth Bartels is visiting her
sister in st. Louis this week.
Mss Martha Suess and Miss Louise
Inloe were dinner guests of Miss
Helen Shotwell Wednesday evening at
Hardin.
Miss Bess Thomas entertained at
six o'clock dinner Thursday evening in
honor of Mrs. w. C. Ellis of Des
Moines, Iowa, who was formerly Miss
Trix Turley of this city, the dinner
table was very attractivelv conferred
with a vase of sweet peas, dainty
place cards of sweet peas were at each
place, a delicious four course dinner
was served to the following at the
table: Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Squires,
Mrs. Nettie Arthur, Mrs. w. C. Ellis,
Miss Mildred Pearl, Miss Vera Rutter,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-02-13
Armenian Relief Campaign.

I Val Erdel is Armenian Relief Chair
man of Linn Township and has APP
pointed the following district char
men. j. r. Shook, Hedgedale, quota
s155; w. S. Erisman, Erisman, $205;
Wesley Knipfel, Cauthorn, $3.50; W. P.
Flynn, Walker, $3.50; Rush Hill, Miss
Nola Hanna, 5000; w. II. Ray, Eur
eka, S95; Jarrett Mills, Edwards $195.
B. B. Littrell is chairman of Sailing
Township and has appointed the fol-
lowing solicitors: Excelsior, j. w.
Walker and Albert German, S1S5;
Tulip, Charles S. Turner and A. g..
Burton, $65; Lawson, G.. C. Turner and
Haleck Bland, $1S5; Burnham, J. Ray
Brown and r. j. Arnold, $145; Sames,
Ess Littrell and p d. Forrest, $11o;
Pollard, Clyde PFoctor; $75; Macedon-
Ia. Garrct& Littrell and Lloyd Winscott,
S1S5; Pisgah, F. f. Pollard and John
SpelIman, $155; Canada Marvin Car
net and Luke Smith, $500; Pine, ].
C. Terry and Frank Taylor, Sis.
c. G. Lower, chairman of Prairie
Township has selected the following
solicitors: Oak Grove, c. w. Hoyt,
Edd Glennon and Jim Hagan, $120;
West Lick, R. P. Brown, C. A. league
and Joe Phillips, $16O; Elm Bend, J.
E. Hansen, Noah Day and Harve Sum
mers, $145; Ringo, j. W, Hanger,
Harry Galloway and Wright Settle,
500; Fisher, II. c. Fisher, J. A. Bates
and r. &. Kerr, $75; Bolts, T. c. Bolts,
W. B. McCuc and r. P. Elliott,
$40; Dye, J. c. Hagan, w. l. Britt
and f. L. Tuepka, $155; Beagles, Edd
Atchison, o. F. Haffner and j. ]. john
ston, $16O; Hazel, George w. Green,
W. L. Beckley and Tom Crawford, $95;
McClintic, Theo. Hitz, Arthur STAN
ford and Edd Ferris, $3.50; Laddonia,
Mrs. Alice Moss Ferris, $3.50.
Joe Considine, chairman of Wilson
Township, has appointed the following
school district chairmen: Central,
Fred Mitchell, $40; Fuller, A. P.
Yeager, sos; Good water, Hart Nc
Gowan, $50; Naylor, Brown Akeman,
$50; Fox, Mrs. II. T, Squirting and
Chas. Householder. SOS; Gatewco! :,
Elmer Gatewood, SIPS; Daniel, o. B..
Melahn, SIS; Skull Lick, Mrs. j. NJ.
Boyle, S145; Harrison, j. r. Hayes,
$3.50; Highland, B. B. Daniel, $175;
$3.50; Highland, s. B. Daniel SIS;
High Hill, L. L. Spencer, $3.50; Pleas
ant Green, J. E. Berry, $75; Payne,
H. II. Jones, SIS; Hurdle, W. II. Bly,
the. $1t5; Sims, Mrs. George Meyer
and w. NJ. Tompson, $50; Hisey,
Judge S. c. Groves, $235; Cant, B. A.
Smith, $3.50; Burke, Reed Burke, $780,;
FIynt, s. r. Craghead, 5000.
East Loutcr, c. T. Peyton, chair
man. district solicitors: Crane, Tom
Noel and F.. ?. johnson, $t05; Chapel
Grove, Tom Mitchell and Lee Brown,
500; South Liberty, R. l.. Brown and
Walter Douglass, $40; Fennewald, Joe
Hoer and Miss Elizabeth Dermody,
$50; Martinsburg, D. L. Blanchficld
and Miss Mary jacob, $3.50.
The committee has appointed the
following in Salt River: Bean Creek,
Miss Mabel Cook. $3.50; Duly, Miss
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-02-13
|CAPT. ]. W. SHELLEY
BRAVERY

Word has reached here that Captain
James w. Shelley, formerly of this
county, now in the u. S. Engineering
forces overseas, has been decorated
for bravery. Capt. Shelley, for quite
a number of years, has been in bus
mess in st. Louis where he has met
with much success.
His brother, Frank Shelley, Of near
Rush Hill, had never heard the news
of his brother having been decorated.
The report states that a British Major
General decorated Capt. Shelley early
in the war.
Capt. Shelley is a graduate of the
University of Missouri engineering
department, has been Worshipful
Master of Tuscan Masonic lodge, ST.
Louis and is we'll known in Mexico
where he has visited frequently.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-02-13
c. B. LYMAN,
Mexico, Mo.

Camp Devens, Mass.
My Dear Mother and All:-
Camp Devens, Mass, Jan. %, 1919.
Il suppose you are looking for a let
ter from me, as l have not had time in
the last month to write anyone, for I
have been moving very fast.
l was discharged from the hospital
the 10th of December, and have been
on the go ever since.
The Salvation Army was right on
the job at the ship and passed the tele-
graph blanks out to every mar aboard
ship, and also paid the charges on
them, so that is n reaso you heard
from me as soon as YOU did.
l can't say just how long It will be
before I will get home. We think we
are going to Camp Funston to be dis
charged.
Now for my trip across Il mean
coming home.) We loaded on the ship
at Brest, France, the afternoon Of the
10th of January, and sailed at Eve
o'clock hat same afternoon. Of course
the ocean had to be just rough enough
to make most all of US seasick,so / was
unable to get out of bed from Friday
night until Sunday morning, but I
was in charge of the mess Il mean
meals) for that day and / just had to
get up, so l put on my clothes and
went up on deck to get some fresh arr,
and also ate a lemon and I felt a lot
better so I went down again and lined
the company up and all that were able
ate their meal, but / was unable to
eat anything; but when dinner came I
sure made them think I was starved
for l ate everything in sight and had
a fine trip the rest of the way.
l was a bit scared last Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, for we were in
a storm and the old ship acted rs If
she were going to turn over; but as
luck would have it she brought is
safely back to Gods country, and it
sure looked like paradise when we
looked out on the harbor of Boston and
the people treated US royalty.
If l am not mistaken, / think l have
told you that I lost most all of my
souvenirs when I was gassed, so I will
not be able to bring you anything
from France except a few of their
coins, but I guess that will be all o. K.
Give my regards to all my friends
and relatives.
With love to all,
HENRY CLARK.
P. 81 was just coming of the
boat and met Ty Roberts. He is from
there, and a brother of j. o. Roberts,
and / was sure glad to see someone I
knew.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-02-13
NEW ROAD OvERSEERS
FOR AUDRAIN COUNTY

A petition with 1872 signers calling
for a special election to vote an All
ditional $4,000 bond issue in Audrain
County with which to complete the
county hospital now under construc-
ton was presented to the AuGrain
| County Court Saturday morning. The
petition was accepted by that body
and a special election will be called for
Friday, May Is. The original amount
/ voted for the construction of such hos
! pitaI was SIS, 900, it was later found
hat this amount was inadequate 20
complete the hospital according to the
plans and specification originally de
cided upon on account of the increase
in labor and material.
The election will be held in the reg
ular voting places in the county and
will probably mean an additional levy
of one fourth mill on the dollar. The
first tax levy was one half mill on the
dollar.
The $40, 900 issue carries with it not
only the completion of the hospital
but the support of ame
The following road overseers were
appointed by the Audrain County
Court to serve IN the several districts
the ensuing year:
District No. II, c. A. league; No.
10, Riley Wilkerson; No. IA, J. r.
LaRue; No. Is, J. H. Kammameyer;
No. 16, Gilbert Mudd; No. II, T. w.
Stuart; No. Is, Frank Powell; No. 10,
f. d. Pierce; No. %, VIM. r. Wisdom;
No. %, W. II. Pulls; No. "a, George
Key; No. %, l.. F. Bagley; No. rs, E.
+. Fagg; No. %, J. Nj. Powell; No. 81,
Roy Hawkins; No. 81, Sila Winscott;
No. SO, Hally d. Lloyd; No 81, +. P.
Robinson; No. So, l.. A. Northcutt;
No. SO, J:A. Childers; No. 43, Mervyn
Fisher; No. Al, f. w. Leirheimer; No.
At, John r. Scott; No. so, C.. E. Bales;
No. 81, J. II. Barnes; No. 50, Warren
Jennings; No. So, W. f. DeTienne;
No. So, Charles Clithero; No. 81, Ben
Linneman; No. 50, Martin Hildebrand;
No. so, George B. Horton; No. 81,
William Caldwell; No. 81, Clark
Pledge; No. Ga, William B. Freema1;
No. 50, Newt. Davis; No. 70 Red
Burke; No. II. John Nevins.
There are twelve more to be ap-
pointed. 1t is not known who these
men will be for certain as no appli-
cations are in for these places.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-02-13
DON'T LET A COLD
KEEP YOU AT HOME
Dr.. Kings New Discovery
almost never fails to
bring quick relief

Small doses once in awhile and that
throat-tearing, lung-splitting cough
goon quiets down. Another dose and {
hot bath before jumping into bed, {
good sleep, and back to normal in the
morning.
Dr.. Kings New Discovery is We
known. For fifty years it's been
relieving coughs, colds and bronchial
attacks. For fifty years it has been
sold by druggists everywhere. a
reliable remedythat you yourself or any
Train Those Stubborn Bowels
Help nature take its course, not
with a violent, h~abit-forming purga-
tive, but with gentle but certain and
natural-laxative, DR.. Kings New Life
Pills. Tonic in action, it stimulates the
laxbowels. acknowledgements
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-02-13

more easily endure the absence from
home an dto enter more readily into
| the Xmas spirit, knowing that they
| had so much to be thankful for, and
| realizing that this would be the last
| Xmas spent in France away from
| home. The Red Cross did much 10
| afford cheer. Here they gave to all
| patients. personnel, Nurses and officers
| of both organization a Red Cross bag
containing candy, socks, smokes.
| matches, handkerchiefs, oranges, gum
| etc. The Nurses bags varied
some, of course, some more personal
effects, probably,as 1 haven't heard the
contents of theirs mentioned. The din
| ner on that day was indeed a credit
able one. l believe I have mentioned
| before regarding a pig farm here.
Well a few days before Xmas eleven
of these hogs-Oh, yes, pigs will even
tually grow to be hogs-were butch
cred, and their meat we greatly en-
loved on that day. The side issue of
hat Royal animal were potatoes
creamed, corn, peas, salads, Brussels
sprouts, celery, chocolate cake, corn
and smokes. With this my natural
acquired failing dominated and I suf-
fered an overloaded stomach the Re-
mainder of the day. All work being
suspended that day I rested SO my
"tummy" in time recuperated.
Plenty of news continue to float re-
garding an early start home. Local
indications continue to bear same out.
Today we received orders to inventory
the entire hospital and consolidate
patients in two buildings; the building
I am in, fell a point of consolidation TO
this order. Rumors are that prelim-
mary orders have been received here
and that January 18th will see US on
our way,-and doggone, it surely
looks like such will be the move, so
expect news at anytime of u return
ing.
Have received several editions of the
Weekly Ledger,-am short a few cop
les, but mail seems to be greatly slow
ed down recently for some cause or
other. Also have received three mag /
azines with the linen edition,-thanks |
very much, they are indeed needed.
We have been having dreadful
weather here lately,-rain, fine mists,
and some little snow,-the snow, how |,
ever, has not been in sufficient guam
tity to withstand the onslaught of the
rain, and there having been, SO far,
no cold weather to mention. Sure wish
the sun would come out for at least a
day or so that I could obtain a few
good pictures.
Would have written this with my
new pen but want to get used to This
typewriter and get the stiffness out of
it before tomorrow before starting on
that inventory. An inventory of a
hospital is a lovely job-everything
must be accounted for and there are
many little things here that might be
easily overlooked. I am trusting this
will be the last Government inventory
I shall be obliged to take.
Must close now and get to bed
will write again very soon. Lots Of
love and kisses to all.
Your loving son,
CLARENCE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-02-13
Stock Notes

Doan Weaver, has purchased the
Ed Crooks farm near Worcester at
500 per acre. possession March LIST.
J. w. Curry sold his 100 acre farm,
in western Audrain last week to c. II,
Wigham for $12,O 900, possession March
first.
Mike and viii Peck bought forty
seven head of calves on the Kansas
City market Friday which weighed
around 500 pounds each. He paid 10
cents a pound for them.
What is believed to be d record
price for farm land in the interior of
Missouri was paid recently when DIR.
A. c. Hcidman sold his 40-acre farm
on the western suburbs of Columbia
for $14,800, or $3.50 an acre.
The Plattsburg Leader says that
the few Clinton county growers of to-
hacco are poorly pleased with the
prices offered for their crop. 1t s
selling at $3.50 the hundred pounds
less than it did a year ago.
Pate Roberts in western Audrain
has traded his 80 acre farm to P. II.
Fisher for his 100 acres two and one
half miles EAST of HalIsville. Con-
sideration $4,000. Possession Marcn
first.
Considine q Pollock claim Thursday
March 9Th, as the day for holding their
sale at the farm three miles south
west of Auxvasse, which is under the
management of s. H. Harrelson.
They will offer mules, cattle and sheep
in this sale.
S. P. Emmons and son sold w. A.
Rutherford of Batesville, Ark, two
registered Shorthorn bulls Friday.
Mr.. Rutherford bought a car load of
young Shorthorn stuff from farmers
between here and Auxvasse, which he
shipped to Arkansas.
w. A. Shrout last week received
four ears of good ear corr from a firm
at Stonington, III. He gave 40 cents
a hushel for it. Mr.. Shrout is feeding
a large number of sheep and lambs on
his farm near Mexico and bought the
corn to feed them.
During the month of January, 1919,
Mrs S. H. Huddleston, up northwest
of Hatton, marketed 16S dozen eggs,
at prices ranging from SO to So cents
per dozen, and it is said that she did
equally as well with her eggs in Dec
ember, 1918. Thas is a mighty good
winter record and shows that the egg
business is a money maker.-Aux-
vase Review.
A pair of coming year old mules
sold for 1850 at the o. r. Massey pub
lie sale north of Mexico Thursday.
Another pair of coming year old mules
sold for $262.50. The sale totaled
about $4,000 and was attended by a
large number from all over the coun-
ty. j. G.. Ford who cried the sale,
said it was one of the best he had ever
attended.
Mr.. Ford was one of the a]uctioneers
at the James Chapman sale 8 miles
northwest of Mexico Friday which
gave promise of being a big one.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-02-13
Visits Old Home.

Jesse Worsham, of San Antonio
Texas, is in Mexico and Audrair
County this week, looking after his
farm interests. Mr.. Worsham says
the Mexico people near San Antonio
are getting along nicely. Mr.. Wor-
sham formerly lived in Mexico, Ieav-
ing here about thirteen years ago. He
is now engaged in the wholesale pro-
duce business at San Antonio.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-02-13
Dick DObyns Home

Dick Dobyns, of Omaha, a former
Mexico hoy and once an employee o
the Ledger, was home this week on :
visit to Mexico relatives. AT pres,
ent he is connected with the Express
Company and has charge of bullion
shipments. He left this city 35 years
ago. He is looking well and the Led.
ger joins his many Merico friends il
welcoming him back home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-02-13
SERGT. CLARENCE L. CAMPBELL
Base Hospital No. 49,, A. P. o. 1872
A. E. F.

Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Perry of Mar
tinsbulg Mo-, r in receipt of a let
ter from their son, Sergt. Lester S.
Perry who is with the 354th Infantry
in France. The letter was written On
Thanksgiving day. Serg't. Perry has
not forgotten to praise the work and
the sacrifice of those left at home.
Extracts of his letter follow:
My Dear Mother, Father and Sisters:
A. E. F. Nov. %, 1918.-It is
Thanksgiving day and we have so
much to be thankful for. First, /
should be grateful to the Almighty
for protecting and allowing me to sur
vive this terrible conflict. Then we
should all be thankful that the war
has ended; not only for the hardships
it relieves the soldiers of but these
CITIZENS over here and you at home.
You Americans sacrificed much and
worr led a lot but if you could so
through this country where fighting
has taken place, you would feel well
paid for the part you have played.
We are now in Belgium on our way
to Germany and will be stationed
somewhere on the Rhine. Coming
over we had a convoy of fourteen ships
with us for seventeen days and for the
last week were accompanied by six
submarine chasers. The first place
we landed at in France was at La
Harve. Was there a few days then
rode box cars to Remecour and then
hiked II miles to M~errionville. We
staid there six weeks. On August 5
we went to the trenches and were
there until the Armistice was declar-
ed. Was on the firing line with very
little relief. l was in both of the two
big offensive drives that won the war
without a doubt. This has been every
thing but a pleasant trip or a sight
seeing tour but l have lived through
it all so far so we can forget the hard
ships and sacrifices. 1t may be a good
while before we get home but the
country we travel through from now
on will >be qunite interesting. This
division over here is known as "The
Fighting Farmers o fthe Middle West"
this is on account of so many farmers
being it it. Everyone thinks we will
be mustered out soon"
Love to'all.
SGT. LESTER S. PERRY.
Co. E. 354 Infantry, u. S. A. A. E. r.