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Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-02
Chas. Brauer Home.

Charles Brauer, of the U. S. Army
who has been stationed in England
arrived home Saturday. He is a sor
of Henry Brauer and is wearing a six
months overseas service stripe OF
gold. He has been located at an aero
drome, 63 miles from London where
he, with other members of organiaza-
tion, have been doing building work
for the American army. He is looking
splendidly and his many friends were
glad to see him safely home again.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-02
Medal for Missouri Mule.

The Missouri mule more than many
good in the British army during the
war and deserves medal, say British
officials. Large numbers of them were
used for moving the filed artillery.
The mule shared in the big British ad-
vances on the western front this fall
and proved his grit and worth for
many days by keeping right up with
the rapidly advancing artillery.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-02
The Ledger In Verse.

In sending his mother, Mrs. a. NJ.
Bayless, the Ledger for Christmas
present, Charles Bayless writes to her
as follows:
you've said you didn't want that
paper
But you want it just the same;
So here's. just little silver
To send to Bob White with your
name"
Mrs. Bayless. formerly of this city,
now lives in Los Angeles.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-02
WAR OVER, THEY QUrT WIVES.

CHICAGO, Dec. 30.-The Stacker
marriages" performed by thousands
in the early days of the Selecttve Ser
vice Law, are beginning TO bear fruit
in the form of deserted wives and
children" according to Judge viii
liam N. Gemmill of the court Of DOM
estic relations. The judge, disgusted
by the many tales. Of woe related By
war brides who have haled Stacker
husbands into court, has announced
he will see that as many as possible Gf
the culprits are sent to Jail.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-02

DIR. E. F. Elliott of Kansas City il
in Mexico, the guest of his brother
E. F. Elliott for week. DIR. Elliott
whose name is Emmett Foster, and
Eppa Forrest Elliott are only 19
months apart in age and look almost
as much alike as their initials.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-02
COLDS INTERFERE
WITH BUSINESS
DR.. Kings New Discovery
relieves them and keep
you going on the job

Fifty continuous years Of almost
unfaiIing checking and relieving coughs
colds and kindred suferings is the
proud achievement of DR.. Kings New
Discovery.
Grandparents, fathers. mothers. the
kddies all have used and are using
it as the safest, surest, most pleasants
to-take remedy they know of.
Sold by all druggists everywhere.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-02

mes, taking over the sector which hat
been held by the Forty-second. After
seven days the Eighty-Ninth was re.
lieved by the Thirty-seventh, and il
then moved up through st. Mihiel and
Verdun to the Argonne sector. From
Oct. Is to 10 headquarters was al
Eclesfontaine (west and little north
of Montaucon.) On the night of Oct
l9 and 90 the Eighty-ninth Division
relieved the Thirty-second, taking
over the front from Bontheville to
Landres at st. Georges with brigade
headquarters in a dugout about one
and one-half kilometers west of Rom
agne.
"Nov. l the great attack on the
Krensheild line was made and this
division broke through everything and
drove back the Germans more than
six miles; that night brigade head
quarters was established at Rernon-
vile. The next day, Nov. 2, the div
ision continued it's advance and was
in the hottest fighting that it had ever
seen, sustaining many casualties.
Nov. 3 the 177th Brigade (353rd and
354th Infantry, which had been lead
ing the advance, was relieved by the
178th (the 355th and 356th Infantry.)
The advance then continued in a
northeasterly direction until the
Meuse River was reached at Letanne
and La Neuville. On the night of
Nov. 10th both brigades crossed the
Meuse River and the next day Staney
was catpured by the 353rd Regiment.
The entire division was across the
river when the armistice came
"On account of its splendid records
in these operations the Eighty-ninth
was one of the nine divisions selecte d
for the Army of Occupation. It :sI
now located on the left bank of the
Rhine, south of Coblenz"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-02
Horses at Auction.
LESS BOOZE, LESS CRIME.

CHICAGO, Dec. 30.-Dry leaders
here Saturday night eagerly seizeI or
Coroner Peter Hoffman's annual re.
port as propaganda for them.
The report showed a decrease q
fifty-two violent deaths in Chicago
for 1918, as compared with 1917
Only forty-five deaths from alcoholism
in Chicago, as against 16o:for the pre-
vious year showed, dry leadrs said
that wartime restriction was respon-
sible for the entire showing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-02
s. A. T. c. BOYS IN M'MILLAN

Several of the boys who left High
School for the S. A. T. C. of various
colleges in the state have come back,
upon the disbanding of these units and
will finish their work at Mcmillan.
Among those who will be back .are
Harold Perkins, Loyal Wonneman, Bill!
Hickman and Robert Jesse.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-02
Stock Notes
:. Aa.n. cor Shelby Count,

Farm Agent for Shelby County.
| A movement has been inaugurated
| in Shelby CountS for the employmen:
of a farm agent.
Ripley County Farm Bureau.
A county campaign is being made
to organize d farm bureau for Rip
ley County.
Stock Law Invalid.
The Scott County stock law has
been declared invalid by the Circuit
! Court esf that county, because of de-
feet isa posting notices of election.
j Ahti-Horse Thief Assn.
! The state Anti-Horse Thief Assoc
iation held It's It's annual meeting at Car
rollton. e5 delegates were on hand
and a service flag with 200 stars wav-
ed over the headquarters.
Monroe County Poultry.
At a produce plant in Monroe City
twenty thousands pounds NQf chickens
and turkeys are being drsssed and
shipped daily. Fifty pickersS are en-
ployed and the company's payroll IS
81 1000 per week.
Evan Anderson shipped in loAss OF
S1.4O shucked corn from Illinois kst1
week which he is feeding to drove uf
cattle. on his farm south of town,
which are being followed by large
bunch of hogs. While this makes
rather expensive feeding Evans is a
stockman of note and we predict ne
will realize a handsome profit with
good luck.-Centralia Courier.
A couple of coon hounds were sold
a few days ago over in Ray county
for s175,OOO. This seems mighty nigh
yet few nights ago Newt. Risenhoov-
er and Jim johnson were out few
hours with their old red hound AMI
caught six 'possums and the pelts
brought $3.50. So with such unheard
of prices for furs, hunting dogs are
worth something, aside from the
sporting view of it.-South Missouri
Democrat.
Horses at Auction.
There will be sold at Public Auction
at Camp Funston, Kansas, January
7th, 1919, and continued until all ami
mails are sold, approximately 800 head
of:
$50 Cavalry horses
275 Artillery horses
300 Draft mules
80 Pack mules
These animals are being sold be-
cause the Government has no further
use fo rthem and not because they are
worn out.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-02
Butler County Dry Election.

The Butler County Court has issued
an order calling a local option cleo
ton to be held outside the City of Pop
lar Bluff January 8. Petitions have
been presented to the City Coun.il
asking for an election in the city. In
the last election the County gave a
"dry" majority of 695, despite the fact
that it is now "wet."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-02
MERRY XMAS. HAPPY NEY YEAi:
Mrs. Georgia Carroll Frost. of Massa-
chusetts, Greets Mexico Friends.

The many Mexico friends of Mrs
Georgia Carroll Frost will certainly
enjoy the following letter of greeting
from Mrs. Frost at her home in Cliff
ton, Massachusetts.
Mr.. r. NJ. White.
Mexico, Mo.
Dear Friend of the Long Ago.
"Warehaven," Clifton, Mass, Dec
ember 18, 191S.-How many dear
faces and memories of the past your
name recalls. The friends in Mexico
remembered by card and gift my eigh-
tieth birthday-and for fear l have
not thanked them all for their kindly
remembrance of the octogenarian |
take this way through the Ledger. &C
letting them know that all cards were
received and appreciated. My sisters,
Margaret and Lucy, are here; and
with my sister, Hanna,-makes four
sisters.
Mrs. Fonia Galloway gave US two
weeks visit, which we all enjoyed
very much. You almost hear us chat
ter of old Mexico days and friends. |
remember your name was spoken,
and you were said to be very hand
some and distinguished man (MrS.
Callaway.)
Here | am on historic ground-not
far from Plymouth Rock-only mile
from old Marblehead, with its Revol-
utionary forts and old powder house
and the finest harbor in the world.
Within an hours ride of old Salem and
its witches and Hawthorne's "House
of Seven Cables" few minutes ride
to Lynn and Twampscot. And last,
but not least, am half an hours ride
from the hub of the universe-Bo3ton
with its many historic buildings and
places. Well, with all this ought to
be puffed up, but my eighty years keep
me Ievel-headed as we'll as good Mis-
souri, common sense.
Mr.. and Mrs. Houston are we'll and
doing well, with their family with
them. All join in kindly regards to
you and yours.
MRS. GEORGIA CARROLL FROST.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-02

J The following clipping was takel
from the St. Louis Republic and is 1
letter from Sergeant Roy Dunham
Company B, 13sth from a field j,
France. In it mention is made O.
Bryan Kelso.
"B Company has at last been in
regular, honest-to-goodness battle
and today we are, I'm grieved to say
rather a small company, although we
were very fortunate, as we only ha-
five deaths, most of the goys were only
slightly wounded. Poor Clyde Pendle'
ton, Ed Walker and Jesse Vance were
among the killed in the company. j.
White, Frank Rustin and Lloyd Smith
were among the wounded. However
we understand they were all slight
The rest of the bunch all came out O.
K
'None of the officers were hurt,
thanks to the good Lord, because, II
there ever was a man, Lieut.. Bright
HGlu Is UllSs dllO SCL Ccli4y NScSA ~~'
mention and promotion.
This was the drive that started
September &c. We sure pushed them
back, regardless of the heavy resis-
tance that was met all along after the
first day out. It was all machine gun
and artillery we were fighting, as they
have practically no infantry in the
line, and they will not fight hand to
hand. As soon as you get up to themr
they "kamerad" you, and, believe me,
it is hard to take them alive, as they
lay behind their machine guns and fire
until either they are out of ammuni-
ton or you rout them out, but orders
is ORDERS so prisoners they must be.
We were at it six days, and for six
days and nights it rained and froze
us; slept in shell holes, with nothing
but a raincoat over US. Believe me,
every man that came out of that bat
tie alive had better thank his God and
start different kind of life, because
from what little I saw and what /
heard it was a six days hell and no
mistake.
"We were relieved and marched
back for three days, and finally land
ed in somebody's field, where we
pitched pup tents and have been here
ever since, waiting to be filed up and
equipped and get ready to go back
after them again.
To-day is the first day that has been
anywhere near warm and in any di-
rection you look you see men with
their bare backs to the sun and their
shirts in their hands cootie hunting.
You are not a good doughboy until
you have your share Of cooties. We
are all good doughboys, as far as that
goes.
"You remember Sid Bartels, the
fellow from H Company that used to
come down to the tent. He got the
West Point appointment from the bri-
gade and leaves for the States before
long. Ruff Vaughn and are to go to
the next o. T. S., which is to start in
a few days. We were down yesterday
and passed a little examination.
Bryan Kelso was appointed also, but
fell down on account of being a Cor
poral.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-02
Champion Percheron.

J. A.. Howell and son, Ray, south.
west Of Paris now own the 3-year-old
Percheron stallion which carried of
championship honors at the Iowa, Mis-.
souri, and North Dakota State fairs
last fall. He weighs $3.50 pounds and
is easily the best animal in his class
ever seen in this part Of Missouri
j. A. Howell bought his from Fred
Chanler while at Charlton, Iowa. re.
cently.-Monroe County Appeal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-02
Very Much Surprised.

Some time ago Mrs. Ella Wright,
Chillicothe, Mo-, was troubled with in
digestion and had frequent bilious at
tacks. She procured bottle of Cham
berlain's Tablets and was very much
surprised at the quick relief which
thev afforded. Adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-02

il.g Ledger on file at the Reciprocal
News Bureau Office Is Queen Anne's
Gate, London, S. W. The paper is sent
regularly and it. is placed there for
your convenience. dtf
Edward FREDDIE, Of Camp Johnson,
Jacksonville, Fla, iA in Mexico visit
ing his father, J. F. FREDDIE.
Capt. Van skike, UA, S. veterinary
service, formerly fthis, city is home
the guest of Mexico friends:N
Louis Jesse left Saturday for Camp
Meade. He has been spending the
Christmas holidays with relatives
here.
Holly Brewer. son of John Brewer,
of this city, has returned to the Great
Lakes Training Station, after a short
THROUGH home.
Private Jesse Kelly of Hawk Point
was in Mexico Thursday on his way
home from Camp Dodge, Ia, after oe-
ing mustered out.
The Ledger is in receipt Of Christ
mas postal card from Ty G. Roberts,
of this city, now in the u. S. Navy,
dated New York and sending his best
regards to the boys back home.
Edward Million, who has just re-
ceivcd his discharge from the nagy
left here Monday for Columbia where
he will resume his studies in Missouri,
University.
Tom Moore, who has been statio1
at Norfolks, Va, in the navy, has be
home on a furlough. He is now 3
toned at the Great Lakes. He expects
to receice his discharge shortly.
William Langtry, a grandson Of
Mrs. Lucy H. Moore of this city, has
returned to the U. s., from overseas
service, and viii be at his home in
Clayton, No., shortly.
High Priced Jerseys.
At the E. L. Jones sale near Shell
bina grade Jersey cows sold for from
500 to $240 per head, remarkable
price for grade stock.
Sergt. S. v. Montague, formerly Of
this county, who has been stationed
with the U. S. Forces at Camp Funs-
ton, was the guest Of Mexico friends
Friday. He has received his discharge
and expects to locate with the c. & A.
at Bloomington.
Hobert Cook, son Of F. B. Cook, Of
near this city, who is in the U. s.
Navy, writes the Ledger the following
postal card: Dear Mr.. White. Am
at last in France, a wonderful place.
Feeling fNe and having great time."
Mrs. L, ". Morgan of this city. has
received letter from her son, Vance
Morgan, dated November 24th.
Vance had just been let out of hos
pital in Bordeaux, France, after hav-
ing been gassed. He writes that he
expects to be home in few months
and will then have many interesting
experiences to tell. Vance belongs to
the 13Sth Infantry.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-02
Made A Record.

John Clark of Milan, recently took
a car of hogs to a Kansas City and not
only topped the hog market but made
record. He had 81 head and they
averaged 325 pounds each. He re-
ceived check for 2,932.5O for them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-02
II Pays To Advertise.

The Benton Mo-, Democrat is res.
ponsible for a story that Bland Stub.
blefield, of Oran, Mo-, advertised los:
mule in that paper, and Sergeant
Cleve Rodgers has now written Mr.
Stubblefield that he found a copy Of
the Democrat in the trenches "some-
where in France" containing the ad
and has found and identified the animal
working On a railroad, and wants the
reward.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-02
HOG ChoIera Enidemic.

According to the reports from
many quarters another hog cholera
epidemic now threatens the state, due
in great measure to the unseasonably
warm weather during the heavy feed
ing season. s.,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-02
Carbide Gas Kills Two.

The carbide gas generating tank
which is part Of the lighting equip
ment Of the new $4,000 Methodist
church at Hornersville, Mo-, exploded
last week instantly killing A. L. Ric-
ardson and his son-in-law. Samuel
Parson.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-02
POWELL FUNERAL SUNDAY

Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie
Powell were conducted Sunday after
noon at 1:30 o'clock from her horne
on Southwestern avenue. The Rev.
J. D. Greer officiated. Burial was IN
Elmwood cemetery.
The Ledger extends sincerest sym
pathy to the bereaved relatives.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-02
Missouri Farmers' Week, Jan. 2o-2l.

Missouri Farmers' Week, Jan. 2o-24.
The date ofAthe Missouri Farmers
Week, held annually at the University
of Missouri in Columbia under the
joint auspices If the College and
Board Of Agriculture, has been chan
ged to Januar 20 and "a. The new
dating is made to avoid conflict with
the interests Il the national agrical-
tural conventan in Baltimore
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-02
.Vandalia Leader.
Your boy,
LYNN

An outline history OF the operations
of the Eighty-ninth Division, making
public for the first tine the names of
places and dates of movements, has
been received from Lieut.. Estill 7.
Green of the headquarters staff of the
division by his father, John F. Green,
of st. Louis. Quite a number of Mex
leo and Audrain county boys are in the
S9th.
The Eighty-ninth Division, formed
at Camp Funston, contains most of
the National Army men from st.
Louis, the largest number of these
being in the 354th Infantry. The
353rd, 355th and 356th Infantry and
the 314th Engineers, 314th Field
Signal Battery, Trench Mortar Bat
terry, Supply, Ammunition, Sanitary
and Engineers Trains also contain a
considerable number of st. Louis men.
The dicision is composed almost Who'll
ly of Missouri, Kansas and Colorado
selective troops.
Lieut.. Green writes of the part
taken by the Eighty-ninth Division
in wiping out the st. Mihiel salient
and in the Meuse fighting. A cabled re,
port, sent since his letter was writ
ten, has stated that the division wGs
quartered as recently as last Satur-
day at Bitburg, Rhenish Prussia, II
miles northwest of Treves. Lieut..
Green says:
History Of Operations.
"This Division arrived in WinchAs-
ter, England, in June 1918, and was
moved across to France in July. On
Aug. it took over section of the
front extending from Regnieville to
Fliery along the southern side of what
was then the st. Mihiel salient. Bri-
gade headquarters for the 177th Bri-
gade (353rd and 354th Infantry was
established at MinirvilIe.
Preparations for the attack on this
salient began Sept. /. Artillery and
tanks were brought up at night and
concealed in the woods. The division
sector of the front line was narrowed
down for the attack to permit of heav-
ier concentration, so that on the 18th
of September it held the line from
Limey to Flirey. The 42nd (Rain5ow)
Division was placed in line to the left
and the End Division (Regulars) to
the right of the seth. The night be-
fore the attack brigade headquarters
of the 177th was moved up to dug
out in the trenches just west of Limey.
"At daylight on the 18th the grand
attack on this salient occurred, and
the seth gained all of its detectives
on the first day. The night of the
18th the division was occupying
'Thiaucourt. The next day the divi-
sion took up position in front of
the Hmdenburg line where it crossed
this sector, running through the vii
lagos of Charey, Dommartin, Dom
pretaux and La Chaussess, and it re-
nained hera antil Sept. 80. This was
? -h<sb1 for time as the boene
of gas and high exple-
: eand the division suffered
N1alties
n il neved over to Pam
< y .
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-02
E. H. Roberts BUYS More Land.

E. H. Roberts, who lives two miles
southeast of Mexico, has purchased
the 53-aere farm of the late George
N. Couch, of st. Louis. Mr.. Roberts
now has los acres, an ideal dairy
farm.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-02
Keep Bowels On Schedule

Late. retarded functioning throws
the whole days duties out Of gear.
Keep the system cleansed, the appe.
tite lively, the stomach staunch with
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Mid and
tonic in action.t Sold everywhere.,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-02
Only One Corn
Pealer, s'Geis-R'

Stop Corn Pains; See Corn Peel On
Il Sc Just when a corn hurts that
you want to tseI Surest about
getting rid OF if. Why take chances
of Keeping tho corn and having the
pain grow worGe: You'll use Gets;
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-02
WHEN NEURALGIA
ATTACKS NERVES
Sloan's Lininient scatters
the congestion and
relieves pain

A little, applied srstloGf rn56ine. wifi
penetrate Immediately and rest aud
soothe the nerves.
Sloan's Linfment q very effective ln
ailaying external pains, strains, bruises.
aches, stiff joints, sore muscles, fumba-
SO, neufitiss sciatica, rheumatic fwinges
Keep q big bottle always on hand
Euf family use. Druggists everywhere
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-02

Paris today.
Well, this is Sunday and the boys
are all sitting around the fire writing
l don't know what to do now to pass
away the time. We are just waiting
here now to move south. We haven't
lost man out of our company yet
That is pretty good. l think we will
all get home all right. and I don't
think it will be long.
Will close for this time. Will write
again in few days.
FRED S. CRAWFORD.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-02
ABOUT OUR
SOLDIERS
FOR THE SOLDIERS.

Audrain> county soldiers, when in
London, Englanj, can find the Even
ilg Ledger on file at the Reciprocal
News Bureau Office 13 Queen Anne's
Gate, London, S. W. The paper is sent
regularly and it. is placed there for
your convenience. dh
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-02

The Idger Prints Sale,.....-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-02

sThe Led Prints Sale Billal!
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-02

Fred S. Crawford, who is in France
with the A. E. F., writes Mrs. Mallie
Crawford, the following interesting
letter:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-02

Edward FREDDIE, Of Camp Johnson,
Jacksonville, Fla, iA in Mexico visit
ing his father, j. F. FREDDIE.