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Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-22
STATE MAKES LIBERAL
OFFER FOR HIGHWAY
Judge Alex Carter, in Behalf of tn,
County Court, Meets With State
Highway Commission
HAVE APPROVED EAST ROAD
Make the County the Best Proposition
Ever in its History is Judge
Carter's Opinion.

Judge Alex Carter, former presiding
Judge of the Audrain County Court
has just returned from jefferson City
where he met the State Highway Com.
mission at the capital and discussed
with them the plans to permanently
improve the North State Highway
east Of Mexico for a distance of four
miles and which includes the elimin-
alton Of the dangerous passage Of
the road beneath the Alton tracks at
East Lake.
Never since l have been connected
with the County Court has such lib
eral road proposition been made here"
said Judge Carter. THE commission
has not only placed their approval
upon the project but are making un-
usual terms which we really cannot
afford to overlook.
"The Commission state that since
they approved the plan to make a per-
manent road south Of Mexico the law
has been changed so that had the pro-
iect been under the new law fully
$4,000 more would have been given to
the South road work. They say they
are willing to give this $4,000 toward
teh improvement of the East road RS
well as $1,000 mile for grading and
bridges. Which amounts to $4,000 in
all before any money is asked of the
county and the pc ople along the road.
'In addition to this the State and
the railroad will pay for the chang
ing of the road passage beneath the
Alton tracks which is large part of
the 100000 approximate expense the
entire improvement will cost. The
people along the road will raise about
$4,000. The special Mexico Eight Mile
Road district, in which the road is To-
Gated, and the State and County Court
will pay the remainder of the ex-
pense."
Judge Carter says this is a golden
opportunity for all interested to get
this permanent stretch of road, the
Improvement in the passage under
the Alton tracks for less money than
has ever been possible before and that
the matter should not be allowed to
drop.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-22
EVELYN THRELKELD
WEDS N. /. PRATT
DaughteS of Mr.. and Mrs. T. A.
Threlkeld Becomes Bride of
MeCredie Farmer
CEREMONY AT 1880 O'CLOCK
Only Relatives and Closest Friends
Are Present-Wedding is at
Brides Home,

The marriage of Miss Evelyn Threl
keld, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. T. A
Threlkeld, of Mexico, and Marshal
Holman Pratt, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Pratt, of McCredie, was solem.
nized at the home Of the brides par.
ents on E. Love Street at 80 O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon. The Rev. Richard
w. Gentry read the ring ceremony
in bow window banked with ferns
and decorated with white ribbons and
lilies. The only attendant was Mrs.
Fred Peck, sister of the bride, who
was matron of honor. Miss Mildred
Wallace sang and the wedding march
was played by Miss Victoria Brooks.
The bride wore a dress of white
georgette and a picture hat of orchid
and carried a shower boquet of brides
roses. Mrs. Peck wore white geor-
gette and white hat and carried pink
roses.
There were present at the wedding
about forty guests, among whom We're
only the relatives of the bride and
bridegroom and their closest friends.
After the ceremony a luncheon was
served by Cateress Scott. The out of
town guests present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Pratt, John Pratt, Mr..
and Mrs. Mack Guthrie, of McCredie;
and Mr. .and Mrs. Roy Tucker and two
sons, John Pratt, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Holman, and w. H. Holman, all of
Fulton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt left Tuesday
evening for Kansas City and will visit
there and in other places for week.
They will then return to Mr.. Pratt's
farm half mile west of McCredie to
make their home.
Mrs. Pratt has made her home in
Mexico for many years and is one of
the city's most attractive and popular
young ladies. She is a graduate of
Mcmillan High School and Hardin Col
lege, having been made member of
the honor sorority while a student in
the latter. Since her graduation she
has been financial secretary Of the
Christian Church and private secre-
tary to the minister, which position
she gave up about month ago. She
has been active in all forms of the
church and Sunday School work and
will be greatly missed now that she
has gone to make her home in another
place; but the best wishes of large
of friends go with her, and
it is hoped she will return often.
Mr.. Pratt is a former student of
College and is now a
prosperous farmer. The Ledger ex-
tends to him and his accomplished
bride sincere wishes for a happy life
together.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-22
IGEN. PERSH|NG m
sPECTS NINA. TROOPS
Commander of the American Army
Overseas Speaks Few Words
to Old Confederate Soldier
GENERAL CRowDER THERE
Crowd of 1000 Gather at Jefferson
Street Crossing to Greet
Army Officers.

General John j. Pershing, Com
mander of the American army during
the war with Germany, and General
E. H. Crowder, who had charge of the
draft, were met by crowd of 1000
people at the Wabash station at noon
Wednesday, as they passed through
this city on their way to Columbia
where honorary degrees will be con-
ferred upon them by the University Of
Missouri Thursday.
As soon as the train halted General
Pershing alighted and started inspec-
tion of the Missouri Military Academy
battalion which was there to meet him
and had given him a military salute
suitable to his rank. He passed hur-
riedly through their ranks and then
returned to the platform of his car
where General Crowder had appeared
for but minute.
As he stood there bowing and smil-
ing he saw an elderly man wearing a
gold star. He leaned over the rear
platform of his car and asked:
"Did you lose a son?"
Yes" was the reply.
"Did you fight in the civil war?"
General Pershing asked.
7 did. l was in the Confederate
army" he replied.
We are all one now. There were
no more loyal men to America than
the men in blue" said Pershing to him,
unless it was the men in gray. 1
know ! had an uncle in each army"
General Pershing looked well and
fit and perfect in his soldierly appear
anee, His greeting was enthusiastic
especially by the children who follow
ed the train on the run, as it left the
station, until its gathering speed left
them far behind.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-22
Rega ling Audrain County

The following clipping was taken
from the st. Louis Globe Democrat,
last edition, Monday:
AUDRAIN co. WILL NOT
SUPPORT HAY, EDITOR SAYS
MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo-, April
19.-Charles M. Hay, state dry leader
and Democratic candidate at large for
the San Francisco convention, will not
have the support of the delegation of
Montgomery and Audrain counties at
the Joplin convention, according to
Gale Johnston, editor of the Daily
Mexico Intelligencer, who was here
Sunday on business.
ell said that outside of few Reed
and Rev. Burris jenkins followers the
sentiment seemed strongest for Sam
B. Cook and David r. Francis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-22
ARE MARRIED WEDNESDAY.
Mrs. Gertie McCrOw, of Mexico, Be
comes Bride of Vandalia Man.

David E. Woodworth, of Vandalia
and Mrs. Gertie McCrow, of Mexico,
were married Wednesday afternoon at
the home of the Rev. B. G. Reavis who
read the ceremony. They left We'd
nesday night for Vandaiia where Mr..
Woodwork has bought home for his
bride and where he has a position as
book-keeper. Mrs. Woodworth is the
daughter of Jim Force, of this city.
The Ledger joins their many friends
in wishing them success and hap
piness.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-22
EAST HIGHWAY PLAN
IS A MONEY SAVER

The proposition made the Audrair
County Court and the Mexico Eight
Mile Road Commission by the State
Highway Department to improve the
four miles Of road east of this city or
the North State Highway and to make
safe the roadway under the Alton
tracks at East Lake will make it pos
sible for the improvements to be
secured for less money to the County
and the district Commission than was
ever thought possible and at the same
time assures the North State highway
which, because of lack Of improve
ments through this section, is threat
ened with complete loss.
The following interesting figures
concerning the cost Of the proposed
improvements were secured from a
man who is fully familiar with the
proposition and the expenses. The
figures are approximate estimates
which are not over $1,000 different
from what the actual cost will be.
The improvement will cost approx
imately $4,000 which if it were to be
made under a bond issue would cost
the taxpayers at least $4,000. How
ever under the State Highway Com
missions plan it will cost the tax
payer only third of that or about
$1,000. Here is how the State Com
mission plan is figured:
The approximate cost is $4,000.
The State will give $4,000 for the
grading and building of concrete cul-
verts on the four miles of road. The
State and the railroads will pay the
$4,000 required to straighten and
make safe the passageway under the
Alton tracks at East Lake. This
taken from the $4,000 will leave
practically $4,000. 1t will cost S10,-
600 mile to rock the highway or
$4,000 for the four miles.
The State, as a special inducement
also gives $500 toward the building
of the road. This taken from the $40,-
900 leaves $4,000. State and Fed
eral aid will pay one half of this sum
pr $4,000. OF the remaining $4,000
the sum of $4,000 has been raised by
property owners along the road for
the proposed improvement.
This deducted from the $4,000
leaves only $1,000 to be paid by the
County Court and the Mexico Eight
Mile Road Commission for the inn
provement.
The County Court meets April 9th
and it is hoped that by that time the
matter can be taken charge of and
placed in active operation so the i'm
provement will be well underway this
summer.
1t is understood that the County
Court desires the Mexico Eight Mile
Road Commission to give $4,000 of
the $1,000 remaining as the road is in
its district.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-22
WELLsvILLE GETS JUICE"

Wellsville got her first supply of
electricity from the Mexico Power
Company at 1890 o'clock Friday
morning when the Juice" was turned
on over the Company's new 22-mile
high tension line. According to Wiley
Corl the extra load made no differ
ence at all in the running of the
plant.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-22
and Our Hope for the Future Let Us Vigorous Work in the
MEXICO, AUDRAN MISSOURI THURSDAY APRIL 81 1920
A Splendid Asset

One Of the county has is the young
people on its farms.
The residents of town country should lend every effort to
make the country life Of Audran attractive young people for
is the coming generation that look for some of the
greatest improvements Of this splendid just starting
Better roads of the first essentials toward keeping the
young people satisfied the are many other import
ant things but practically all Of them hinge upon accessibility and
that is based only permanently improved highways
There are hundreds of other better roads
but none more important than this better satisfied the Young
people are on the tam the easier keep them
maintain the high standard of citizenship county farm life
has been noted for
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-22
MISS ADDIE Mckee DIES

Miss Addie Mckee, a former res
ident of Mexico, died in Marshall and
will be brought here for burial Thurs
day, according to news just received.
The body will be accompanied by Mrs.
Chas. Rowland, of Trenton, sister
of Miss Mckee. Services will be con-
Quoted in the Liberty Church and bur-
ial viii be made in the adjoining
cemetery.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-22
STATE INCOME TAX
IS s1l,9OO.52 HERE

The income tax book which has Just
been received by County Collector
Chas. P. Arnold calls for the payment
OF state income tax to the amount of
Sll,9OO.52, which is more than eight
times as much as Audrain Countians
were charged with last year, the total
amount for 1918 being $1,3sS.66. The
cause of the great increase is given as
the ch ange in the law which pro-
vides taht all those who make federal
returns make state as well, and that
incomes of $1,000 and $4,000 be tax
able, as against those of $4,000 and
$4,000 in 1918.
Of the total amounts in Audrain
County $9,740.54 is for personal in
comes, and $2,159.9S is for corpor-
ations. The taxes are payable on or
before June of this year.
Three hundred and eighty persons in
Audrain County are charged with in
come tax, according to the hooks of
the county collector and twenty-six
corporations must pay. Following is
the number of persons in each of the
named towns which have incomes large
enough to be taxed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-22
LOT DECIDED TO LEGION.
James Bledsoe Post Will Keep Section
of Cemetery for Soldiers.

A lot in Elmwood Cemetery has
been decided to the James BIedsoe Post
of the American Legion to be kept by
the organization as burying place for
any ex-service man who dies in ad-
verse circumstances or who has no
relatives to attend to his burial. A
Monument will be erected on the lot
and at the head Of each grave made
there a stone marker bearing the in
tered soldiers name will be placed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-22
Will Meet Here.

The Presbyterial will hold meet
ing at the Presbyterian church in
Mexico, on the 26th, 27, and 28th Of
this month. DR.. McAlpine mission
ary of Japan, will deliver an address,
Monday evening and DR.. John Abbott
Of Kansas City will speak on Tuesday
evening. The day meetings will con-
sist of the general routine line Of bus
mess.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-22
To Address Graduating Class.

10 Address Graduatlng Class
The Rev. ]. G. Handy, former pas
tor Of the Mexico Methodist church,
of this city, viii address the gradual
ing class Of Mcmillan high school this
year. DR.. Handy is a speaker Of rare
ability and his visit to this city will
be anticipated with great pleasure.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-22
Rev. Grimes at OliYet.

The Rev. c. C. Grimes will preach
at 0livet Church Sunday morning,
April 25th. A church conference will
be held Immediately after preaching
service. Will all of the members be
present?
J. L. NICKERsoN,
d&w Pastor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-22

Sundays st. Louis Post Dispatch
stated that the price of sugar was %
cents and wholesalers stated that
there was none to be had and the sup
ply would continue short.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-22
Is Deputy Sheriff.

Sheriff J. G. Ford has appointed G.
N. johnson deputy sheriff, for Court
Terms, to act following the resigna-
tion Of Deputy Chal. Blum, who is a
candidate for office.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-22
Fencing Has Arrived

A car Of Square Deal Field fence
has Just arrived and is ready for you.
Prices right. d&wlt
MEXICO HARDWARE q FURNI-
TuRE co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-22
GOING TO BUILD.

Dickey Glazed Hollow Tile building
blocks make durable, economical. at
tractive structures. It win pay you
to investigate. See Ad, Page. 2 wit
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-22

]. R. Hodges, Of Vandalia, spent
Sunday in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-22

J. 7. Johnson has returned from a
visit in Excelsior Springs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-22

A. P. Heinicke. Of vandalia, was .
Mexico visitor Tuesday.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-03-10
RUTLAND.

w G, Cusac has purchased the old
Fink homestead from Mrs. j. w
Proctor and has moved into it from
west Of Rutland He expects TO put
considerable improvements on the
property.
Dr., and Mrs s. G. Peterson return
ed home on Friday from their six
weeks trip to Long Beach. California
Moritz Mertes loaded mis- house
hold goods and farming outfit on Fri
day and shipped them to Odell, near
where he Will occupy one ~ the
farms OF the SculIy estate Albert
Weiland has moved onto the farm
two miles east Of Rutland that he
vacated.
\ number of young people enjoyed
n party in the basement OF the Christ
ian church on Friday evening.
Miss Cora Everetts Was absent
from her duties at the telephone Of
flee several days the past week on
account of illness.
Fred w Sauer was a Thursday and
Friday visitor in Seneca.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-03-10
Dandruff Soon
Ruins The Hair

Girls--if you want plenty of thick
beautiful, glossy, silky hair, do by all
means get rid of dandruf, for it will
starye your hair and ruin it ii you don't
1t doesn't do much good to try to
brush or wash it out, The only sure
way to get rid Of dandruff is to dissolve
1t, then you destroy it entirely. To do
tins, get about TOUR ounces OF ordinary
liquid aryon; apply it at night when re-
firlng; use enough to moisten the scalp
and rub it in gently with the finger tips.
BY morning, most if not all, of your
dandrutt will be gone, and three or four
more applications will completely dis
solve and entirely destroy every single
sign and trace Of it,
You viii ind, too, that all itching and
digging Of the scalp VIII stop, and your
hair will look and feel hundred times
better. You can get liquid arvon at any
drug store. Ii is Inexpensive and four
ounces is ali you win need, no natter
how much dandrutt YOU have @ This
Simple remedy never tails.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-03-10

Harry Buskirk OF Peoria visited
with his father, John Buskirk, last
week.
Mrs Howard Mateen returned last
| Wednesday to her home in Chicago
Mrs VIM. Pudegrafi and son have
gone to Peoria where her husband
is now working.
Mrs. John NJ Pohrer and son have
! returned home from their visit OF
three weeks with her parents Mr..
and Mrs. John Sunken, near Minonk.
Mr.. and Mrs. +, $, Marston and
/ younger daughter departed on Fri
] day for Kirksyille Mo, where he viii
take course in Spiritual Healing.
Their older d aughter, Hesperus is
staying with her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. William Temple,
Richard Everetts sold the two lots.
from which his residence burned a
year ago to James Flynn, 81, and his
son James. Jr
William Temple is now able 10 he
out after his recent attack of pncu-
mUnia.
Rutland was the first district in
La Sale county to go over the top
in the recent 7. W. G. 4. drive
On "Wednesday evening Of last
week a double header basket ball
game was played i'll Rutland Com
munity hall. The Rutland high school
girls defeated the Wenona high
school girls by II score Of Is to \.
However, the Wcnona High school
boys turned the tables ANA defeated
our boys ~ score Of SO 10 -
The rain last week was very ac-
ccp,ablc as many cisterns were dry
or nearly 50.
Of friends here.
Supt. II. W. Schroeder was in
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-03-10

yanger Lutheran church, buria! in tho
/ Fox River cemetery.
Flora Coodwin has returned home
from y wish wjth relatives in and
near OJall
Savart patoreon ANN. o1.on n II
II Johnson ana Andrew Elafsnn can.
ed at c. 4 CIosson,s Tuesday
Amos Olson has moved on the Eli.
son farm
Mr. and Mrs Wallace Horne snent
TUESDAY At Rart I'.tinar.
pom Tor,o,,. .no,nd "a tha D;,,.o,.
farm in RutIand a,hic5 he 30 MN.
chaeod
Mr. and lfrs fnthor sohhv euas
,nd pnsnI,a y-o,o in otto,,.a cat,r,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-03-10
PLEASANT VIEW.

Mrs. Allen Olson and daughter. Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Maier and daughter,
Nelecia and son Elmer. Mrs. Andy
Maier, and daughter Hildegrade and
son Herbert. and Mrs Anna Stucia
Donavan, Mrs. W. O. Bailey, Mrs. +.
}. Maierhofer spent Saturday With
the formers mother, Mrs. Catherine
Maier,
PARCEL Maier was a Streator visit
or the latter part of the week
Mrs. Frank M9ierhOtcr and Mrs.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-03-10
lDYL GLEN.

Geore Erickson has new Titan
tractor
VIII Grove has a new Titan tractor
Marcus Nelson spent Tue sday at
c. A. ClassOn's.
r. c. Williams was Stayanger
caller Wednesday evening,
Frank McDermot and Clarence
Classon spent Saturday at DR.. o. 7
Hayer's.
Mrs Electa Hole was a sheridan
caller Saturday.
Mrs. Ole ~Torkclson's funeral scr.
vice was held Saturday at the Sta
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-03-10

Streator last Saturday and purchased
u cabinet monograph for the high
school.
Mrs. f. F. Simpkns accompanied
Harrison Thorp and family to Roch-
ellie and Is assisting them in getting
settled in their new home on a farm
near that city.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-03-10
CLOSE Arguments
IN WET ATTACK on
DRY CONSTITUTION
ATTORNEY IN RHODE ISLAND
AND MASSACHUSETTS CASES
ASSAllS AME MOMENT IS TEAR
ING DOWN SOVE REiGNTY or
CTATES.

Washington, ID. 6, Narch 10 Pre-.
entalion OF arguments III cases lipm
Rhode Island and Massachusetts at
lacking the validity Of the prohibition
amendment to the constitution were"
closed late yesterday IN Supreme"
Court
The Kentucky case will br dis. oscd
of tomorrow. aller which the question
VIII be left to the nations highest
tribunal for decision
Counsel Tor those attaching the
amendment continued today to argue
that II was revolutionary and al inya-
sion Of states rights.
"You are now coming 10 fork in
the road, one leading to the power ol
amendment and the other back 10 Tie
constitution Levy Mayer OF Chicago
told the court, in opening for the Ken
lucky complainants. The very prop
ositiOn IL staggering, There ii no dii
ference If we discuss whisky, tobacco
or cotton, | rise above the question
that this deals with whisky and dwell
on The principle involved can this
constitution be upJoted?
Police Power Held Vital.
"The question is more than prohi-
bitiol Police power is synonomous
with the sovereignty oi the state. Re
move the police power and no state
will exist
MIR. Mayer denied that The amend
ment had been ratified properly. in
view OF refernendm provisions In M
merous state constitutions requiring
such proposals be submitted to the
voters.
These contentious Were denied b.
Solicitor General King and Assistant
Attorney General F'rierson. who ar.
Gucd the amendment was properly
adopted by congress and had been rat
flied by threefourths OF the states F
The solicitor general also said the
amendment did not Interfere with he .
luactions OF the states. but gave the
federal government power to act with
the states in enforcing prohibition
Brewer Loses in N. j.
Trenton. \ J. March e-Federal
Judge Rellstab today denied the apnli,
cation of Christian Fjegan. pan. NeW-
ark, \. j. brewer, for a preliminary
injunction against the enforcement o5
the NolStead act by Federal District
Attorney Hodine and Internal Rege-
nue. Collector Duffy In uphoding the
consthntionality 81 the Nolatad act
and the federal prnhi tin amend
nIent the court said,
"Wha, CONGRESS has the mower 10
do in exercising an imuied power il .
hSsurcdly may do in the carrying ont /
81 ",' 'Ap' taa pow. ne dh'Eeu loss 7.
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eos ., q '"ia'''"''o'di power aH" u
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''on 7''"'' w ''l''o i'' sue" ross.
81 States Rad canned Liquor.
The opinion I'm discussing the at
tgcks on the cou~tituti0nalify of the
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-03-10

Cora IIoyer went to Leland Satur
day to attend the wedding OF Minnie
Jacobs