davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-22

Chas. Wright is home on visit.
Miss Catherine Matthews of Fulton,
is the guest of Mrs. Sam Evans.
Miss Lily Hendrix is spending the
weekend with the Goddard sisters.
c. T. O'Dannell, of Monroe City, is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. C. T. Hays.
Miss Grace Shepherd, of Howard
Co., is the guest of Mrs. C. W. Street.
Horace Mundy was operated on at
the Audrain County Hospital Tues
day.
Miss Lucy Lemon of Fulton was in
Mexico Saturday on her way to Van
dalia
Miss Elizabeth Wilson is visiting
Mrs. Sam B. Cook in jefferson iCty
this week.
Mrs. E. F. Mathews has returned to
her home in Fulton after visiting
friends here.
Mrs. Harry Shrout went to Mont
gomery City Wednesday for a visit
with relatives.
Russell Duncan of Chicago is
spending his summer vacation with
his parents here.
Miss Helen Cave has returned from
Fulton where she was the guest of
Miss Isabel Coons.
ST Phillip and Mrs. Bernice Cohn
left Sunday for a months trip
through the West.
Mrs. Charles Van Studdiford of
Vandalia was the weekend guest of
Miss Louise johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. Ned Turner and little
son, Warner Wright, are visiting in
Texas and Oklahoma.
Misses Anna Lee and Mary Fran
ces McGee of Long Branch are visit
ing relatives in Mexico.
Mrs. W. E. Crockett has returned
from visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Med Smith at Roodhouse, III.
Miss Mildred Morgenthaler of
Hallsville is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eppa Elliott. She came here
from Chicago where she had been
visiting.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-22
E, AnA. z1Rn !:
MRS.NE|GHBORsBURNED

Mrs. Ray f. Neighbors of Chicago,
formerly Miss Ida Stalcup of Mex
leo, was seriously burned Tuesday
evening when a roaster of boiling
grease overturned on her. She was
cooking dinner at her home, 5408
Prairie avenue, when her hand Slip
ped ,and the hot grease in the roaster
which she was holding splashed over
her. The burn which covered large
part of her body, penetrated to the
third layer of skin.
Physicians said that Mrs. Neigh
hors' condition was very serious. She
probably will be confined to her home
for a month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neighbors had plan
ned to leave Chicago Wednesday for
Mexico. Both Of them are former
residents of this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-22
Mexico Girl Will
Go On Lyceum
Stage Next Fall

Miss Mary Charles Miller, daugh-
ter of Washington W. Miller of Mex
leo, has completed arrangements to go
on the lyceum platform as a reader
next fall. She will be one of a com
pany of five artists who will tour
the middle west under the direction Of
the Universal Lyceum Company OF
Kansas City.
Miss Miller's chief reading on the
program which the company is to pre-
sent will be PRO and Con" by Leland
Powers. She will also do character
impersonations land will recite sev-
eral short poems.
For the past two years Miss Miller
has been student in Synodical Col
lege at Fulton. She received her dip
Iona in expression from that school
last month. She is also a graduate
Of Mcmillan High School, where she
was interested in school dramatics,
and took leading parts in student
plays.
Miss Miller leaves Friday for Lex
ington, KY, where she will spend the
remainder of the summer.
She is a talented reader, and her
pleasing personality adds to the in
telligent Interpretation which she
gives to her recitations. The Ledger
joins in wishing Miss Miller success
in her work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-22
WOMEN
K|DNAP A BANKER
FOR $50 RANSOM

LADDoN1A, No., July 1s.-J. 8.
McCune, cashier of the Bank OF knJ-
donia, who was among those opposing
the school tax increase in that town
in April, resulting in its defeat, was
kidnapped late Friday afternoon by
women members of the Home Makers
Club and taken fifty miles in an aus.
to remote section, where he was
held captive until he promised to aid
IN raising a fund to make up the 1e-
ficiency in school funds.
Returning to Iaddonia, McCuae
headed the subscription list with 60
and raised several hundred himself
among his friends. Enough pledges
were secured to insure a nine mouEaA'
term and the Board Of Education VIII
have enough money with which -
hire competent teachers.
The women were headed by Mrs, J.
W. McCubbin, wife Of retired drur-
gist, who suggested the scheme to win
over McCune. He was selected BE-.
cause of his prominence and because
women felt certain his capitulatisa
would result in many others falling
in line and the deduction was correct.
After taking McCune out the wo-
men threatened to take him several
hundred miles and keep him away
from his business indefinitely. They
had taken along enough food to last
long time.
McCune took his kidnapping good
naturedly and told newhpaper naew
that he did not have the heart to Op-
pose the movement after the deter
mined stand of the women.
The decision to kidnap McC,me
came after members of the School
Board appealed to the Homemakers
Club, long active in important civic
affairs, to assist them in getting
enough money to run the schools.
Other members of the club taking
part in the kidnapping were; Mrs.
C. E. Mayhall, wife of the Postnas-
ter; Mrs. W. X. Mccall, wife of a
physician; Mrs. W. B. LewelIyn, wife
Of an opposition banker, also opposed
to the tax measure, and Mrs. Maude
Shobe, widow of former County
School Superintendent
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-22
CONTRACT AWARDED FOR THE
MARKING OF THE STATE HIGHWAY

A contract has been m..de with
Davis and FARRELL of Kansas City to
mark the North State Highway from
st. Louis to Kansas City. The con-
tract was made after a party of men
from Mexico and other towns had
sounded out the population along the
highway with regard to the financing
Of the scheme.
The North State Highway runs
through Mexico, Moberly, Salisbury,
Keytesville, Carrollton, Richmond and
Excelsior Springs into Kansas City.
The awarding of the contract
makes Mexico's place on two we'll
marked highways certain. The Col
den Belt highway, which passes
through Glasgow, Higginsville, and
Marshall, also runs through here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-22
Passage Of The
Bonus Bill Seems
Improbable Now

WASHINGTON, July 13.-All
chance of the passage of soldiers
bonus legislation next winter seems
to have gone glimering. Failure of
the party platforms to declare for the
proposition seems to have destroyed
all hopes of favorable action by con-
gress.
The soldiers bonus bill as passed
by the house week before the recent
adjournment is pending in the senate
committee on finance. The senate
finance committee has given the bill no
consideration and may prefer to al
low it to slumber without action dur
ing the coming session. Officers of
the American legion, however, are
certain to agitate and probably will
force the committee to report the bill
to the floor Of the senate.
President Would Veto Measure.
Even in case the bill in some mir
aculous manner should get through
the senate and a conference report is
approved by both houses its veto by
President Wilson is considered GER
tain. The Administrations view of
the proposal has been made clear in a
letter sent by secretary of the Treas
ury Houston to the house ways and
means committee fatty opposing any
bonus legislation, and also by the at
titude of the administration spokes-
men at San Francisco in the drafting
Of the platform.
Both Platforms Dodge Cash Bonuses.
Both the Republican and Democrat
ic platforms declare for proper
treatment of the ex-service men, but
both carefully avoid any specific men
ton Of either the cash bonus scheme
or any forms of adjusted compensa-
tion designed to aid those who suf-
fc"rd no wounds.
The effect of both the Republicans
and Democrats platforms is to repud-
late the policies of the party leaders
in the house. The Republican caucus
il the house went to record for bonus
legislation, and Republican Leader
Mondell, although at first opposed to
the bill, abided by the will of the ma
jority and urged its passage. Even
the Democratic leaders in the house
supported bonus legislation. They
differed with Republicans only in the
manner of raising the necessary
funds.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-22

Sunday morning, July 25th, Sunday
School will be held at 1000, followed
by preaching service at 11:0O. The
Rev. r. C. Abram, the pastor will
preach on "a Refuge of Lies" and
Mrs. j. A. Smith will sing. At the
evening service, 500 o'clock, the pas
tor will have for his sermon subject,
The Final Choice" The Mexico
Christian Ladies Quartette will rem
der a group of songs. The public is
cordially invited to all services.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-22
IRIS. GARNER INJURED

Mrs. Martha Garner was seriously
Rured about 8 o'clock Wednesday
Mining when she fell down the stair
" at her home on East Promenade
Feet. He left leg was broken, and
X right arm also was badly frac-
led.
Mrs. Garner started to go down
Airs from the second floor. She had
! " descended two or three steps,
Hen her foot slipped, and she fell
rest Of the way.
physician was called immediate
Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Gar
y was Essring as we'll as could be
bected.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-22
Lsk That Sons
Body Be Brought
From Overseas

Henry Johnson, colored, has made
yplication to the War Department
the body of his son Henry w.
hnson, who died of pneumonia
Aaile serving in the United States
{hy in France, to be brought to the
hited States for burial. While he
\ b received no reply from the appli-
u non yet, Johnson believes that the
w will be brought to this country
! NJ France in the near future.
f9Gnry w. Johns 4 died October 10,
rs. He was buried in the Com
I Gnal Cemetery at Vaubecourt,
france. When his father and mother
gere found it was possible to have
bis body brought to the United States,
ey made the application.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-22
Will Go To Marion.

E. R. Taft of this city, Chairman of
the Audrain County Republican Cen
trail Committee, has been appointed
member of the delegation TO notify
Senator Harding Of his nomination
for the Presidency on the Republican
ticket and will be in Marion, Ohio,
where the gathering will be held.
July 22nd.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-22

Mrs. Garrett Burgess S visiting rel
atives in Moberly.
Mrs. William Burke and J. L. Burke
are in Humboldt, Kan, attending the
funeral of Mrs. Edwin Kelly.
Ross Cauthorn has rented the Cave
property on East Promenade street.
He will move there August l.
Mrs. Stanley Divers, of Okmulgee,
Okla, is the guest of her mother,
Mrs. w. H. Debo, of this city.
H. B. Brett is building summer
cottage at Mullett Lake which will be
completed about August first.
Henry Schaible of Del Rio, Texas,
is the guest of his mother, Mrs. Mary
B. Schaible and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Upham leave
Wednesday to visit in indianapolis,
Indiana, and Chester, Vermont.
John NJ. Davis returned to his home
in Chicago Thursday after an ex-
tended visit with relatives here.
Miss Laura Hanly is in Lebanon,
Ohio, visiting Mrs. Harris, formerly
Mrs. Daisy Cropper of this city.
Mrs. Wilbur Wallace and little son,
of Bunceton, are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. George Will Robertson.
Harold Robinson went to McCredie
for visit Saturday. He will return
to his home in Boston next Friday.
Mrs M. Fewell and daughter, Miss
Mamie Fewell, of st. Louis, are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Milt Householder.
Mrs. A. H. Whitney returned to her
home in Jefferson City Monday after
visiting Mr. and Mrs. w. F. Whitney.
Mrs. ]. B. Deason and Miss Opal
Deason, of Marion, ILL.,, are the guests
Of Mr., and Mrs. Leslie Deason, of this
city. ~
Latney and Lakenan Barnes have
returned to their home in Webster
Groves after q pleasant visit with
their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G.
Lakenan.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-22
Legion Win Conduct Burial.

The body of Louis Leeper, who was
killed while serving with the United
States forces in France, will be buried
by the James Bledsoe Post of the
American Legion in the Posts lot at
Elmwood Cemetery. The body is ex-
pected to arrive here in the near fu-
ture.
A full military funeral will be con-
Quoted by the post. Leeper died Oct
ober Z, 1918, shortly before the close
of the war. He was buried October
s in Girges Orchard, near the center
of the little town of Girges.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-22
APPOINTS DR.. jacob

DR.. j. G. jacob of Martinsburg has
been appointed public health dentist
for the eastern part of Audrain Coun-
ty, according to a notification from
the United States Surgeon General.
Doctor jacob will do the same kind
of work in his part of the county that
DR.. F, w. Cone does here.
Doctor Jacobs territory will in
clude Martinsburg, Vandalia, and the
smaller towns in that part Of the
county. His work will be especially
among former service men.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-22
Cox viii Aid Sufs.

COLUMBUS, o., July 17.-Gov.
James M. Cox promised delegation
of the National Woman's party that
he will give all his possible time, in
iuence and strength toward procuring
ratification Of the suffrage amend
ment by Tennessee. He also advised
them to appoint a committee to con-
fer with him on plan Of action.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-22
Eller
Skull Lick
Cedar Grove
Daniels
Edwards
Chapel Grove.
Oil Near Farm.

Chas. Shoup, of this city, who owns
fine farm near Nevada, says oil has
been found on a number of farms near
his place and that he has every hope
it will be discovered on his place. This
will be good news to his many friends
here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-22
Bethel Services Sunday.

Rev, J. f. Kerr, of Kennett, No,
will preach at the Bethel Presbyterian
church next Sunday, the 25th. Ser
vices morning and evening. The
month of July ends the nrst quarter
Of the church year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-22

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Atchison have
returned from an extended trip
through the west. They visited in
Washington and California, and saw
many former Meixcoans.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-22
MEXICO AUDRAN COUNTY. MISSOURI THURSDAY, JULY q 1920
A Different Day

We had fellow tell the other day that against
IDEAS That what enough father good
enough for him.
He must have been joking with For him few
days later demonstration enthusiastic
what these machines doing and ready In fact
he said they had been breaking ground his
mules could hardly dent with plow
And tHs What father had right his but this
another day New methods machinery Ideas and in
ventions
In fact to keep with the procession have to be
on the job all the time be left in the Keep with the
times.
Let's keep Audrain in the rank There ways do
ing this We all know them All have do work together
and keep smiling.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-22
Turn on Power.

The Mexico Power Co., opened their
wires and turned on the electricity
for Auxvasse Tuesday morfing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-22

Mrs. F. A. Hopwood, Of Eastholm,
has as her guest, Mrs. Emma L. Baird
of st. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-22

Mrs. G. H. Randle has returned
m Independence Kan, where she
: been visiting.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-22
FOR SCHOOLS

Joseph F. Leopold of the St. Louis
Chamber of Commerce informed Ed
c. 0tfutt, county superintendent of
schools, that the st. Louis organization
would send a prominent lecturer to
spend a week during next October in
lecturing at the various rural schools
in Audrain County. The lecturer will
speak on The Possibilities of Rural
Life" and his talk will be illustrated
by colored slides.
Leopold conferred with Offutt when
he was here Monday. The school lee
lures wer made possible through the
efforts of the local Chamber of Com
merce, Mr.. Offutt said Tuesday.
Offutt's plans for social get-to-
gcthers at the rural schools next fall
are meeting with enthusiasm al over
thecounty. Many schools have made
plans for the affairs, and the rural
teachers seem confident that they will
be the means of bringing about
closer cooperation between teachers
and parents.
Among the schools which already
have planed the first get-together
are:
Eller
Skull Lick
Cedar Grove
Daniels
Edwards
TLonoI rnouo
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-10

VERY Department is represented the whole store teens
X with values you have not attended this sale yet
do 50 Monday day next week. Many special prices
prevail lots too small to advertise Come prepared to
dollar dollar you spend hereWe also wish to i'm
press upon that the merchandise sold here is the best
that can bought for the money your purchase is not
perfectly satisfactory, will refund your money.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-02-19
BARRICADE TO
 BE BUILT FOR
 MURDER JRRY

SEATTLE, Feb, l9-- Superior Court Judge John T. Ronald today or dered a barrier built around his ccurs room to keep spectators fifty fee: away from the jury trying William Ealy, house painter, and his mother for the murder of Mrs. Louise Bryan.
 Mrs. Bryan's body was found sev eral months ago in Mount Baker park.
 It is reported comments from the spectators are heard by the jury.
 The state claims Ealy killed the woman for the money upon her per son and his mother was an accomplice ia the crime.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-02-19
GASBOATS CAN MIX
 KEROSENE WITH GASOINE
 AND SECURE GOOD FUEL

With engine diStillate certain to pasS out of exiStance aS gaSboat fuel this season, according to announced In- tention of the Standard Oil Company, officials of the Standard Gas Engiac company have just made public the re- suit of experiments with mixture of Kerosene and gasoline as a substitute for distillate.
 It is said that power equal to thas of distillate is given by "5O-5o' mixture of gasoline and kerosene. Use of this substitute will not forea gasboat owners to use the high"r- priced gasoline only.
 Details of the experiment are con- tained in a letter received here. The letter reads as follows:
 "You are doubtless aware of the fact that the Standard Oil Company has recently taken diStilldte off :he market. This move will of course be followed by the other oil corn panieS.
 ITO date there is little or no pros pect of them ever putting this fuel on the market again. To overcome this drawback, in the lack of cheap and suitable fuel for our engines, we have recently made experiments with mixtures of gasoline and kerc- sene. with excellent results. In fact the power obtained is slightly in excess with that we would ordinarily get with straight distillate.
 "For the purpose of our test, we used a mixture of 30 per cent gas oline and 50 per kerosene. The specific gravity of the gasoline was 5 degrees baume; resulting in a mixture with specific gravity of 4e degrees. This is two degrees more than distillate, which ordinarily is A. A SO h. p. triple cylinder engine was used and we obtained 62 4-l0 horsepower at 312 revolutions per minute.
 Using q mixture of l-S gasoline and 2-3 kerosene we received only fair result. The maximum horse power being 5 5-1O horsepower and the minimum 5l 2-10 horsepower. The engine does not run steadily, how ever, and we do not believe that th!S mixture would serve our purpose.
 "We would sugget that you try out the 5O-5O mixture as soon as pos sible in various types of boats and let us hear from you regarding the success of your efforts"
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-02-19
PRAISE;
 HO0VI''lE 7 E:

NEW YORK, Feb, 19- Charles E.. Hughes, in his medal presentation speech to Herbert Hoover last night, at the Civic Club, introduced Hoover as financier, diplomat, statesmen and a great civilian war hero of the war "His Americanism has been shown in every deed and utterance,' e,' said MT. Hughes.
 "His achievements were dignified and the nation benefited thereby. He established Americas prestige abroad and proved to be a most capable dip lomat as we'll as business man"
 Mir. Hoover replying said: 9Th, common sense and the whole heartc l cooperation of the American people made my European relief work sue cess"
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-02-19

SIOUX FALLS, Feb, l9- Governor I.owden, presidential candidate speNE- ing here today, declared there neve" was more need of the reorganization of the Washington government on q business basis than now. Gov. Lowden said an appropriation expert should examine into all departmental appr '- priationS. The speaker said the high taxes were the cause for the present arrest and the high cost of living.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-02-19
NEW STEAMSHIP COMPANY
 IS FORMED ON THE COAST


 TACOMA, Feb, 19-- The Sigsbee- Humphrey Pacific Company has be n incorporated for $1,O00,OoO capitaliza. ton. The company is to put large passenger and freight fleet on the route between Tacoma and the Orient. The company hopes to secure vessels from the Shipping Board. William R. Post and George H. Raleigh, Tacoma bankers, are interested in the new company. Charles F. Humphrey, one of the company organizers, and the President, was a former quartermast- CT general.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-02-19
ARCTIC ICE
 FAR NORTH

HALIFAX, Feb, 19- Arctic ice is reported the farthest south in years. Steamers report huge bergs and i'm tiense ice fields are being encounter ed in the Atlantic. Newfoundland bays are ice clogged. Steamers report by wireless that the ice bergs and the ice packs are black with walrus and seals. One wireless report received today says Newfoundland is ice bound and the inhabitants are reported sufferns from lack of food and that an epidem- ic is raging.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-02-19
LARGE BILL
 REPORTED

WASHINGTON, Feb, 19- The House appropriations committee has reported the legislative appropriation bill proposing the aboishment of nine sub-treasurieS and offices m thirteen states, surveyor general of ficeS, including Alaska, and assay of fees at Salt Lake City and Deadwood. The bill totals one hundred and four million, twenty thousand dollars and is one of the largest peace time ap- populations despite the proposed cuts.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-02-19
WObBL ' TRIES 10 PROVE AN
 ALIB|

MONTESANO, Feb, 19- Eugene Barnett, defendant in the trial of the Wobblies, testified today. He endeav- ored to prove an alibi and said he was in the lobby of the Roderick hotel over the Wobbly hall during the shooting. The state tried to prove Barnett was in the Avalon hotel during the shoot ing.
 Barnett said he was 2S years of gc,
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-02-19
W r. 4 T II FIR R EP 0 V T

The following IS the wcat',er yepstt for the 24 hours cndirg nt'T o'c'ock this morning.
 SEWARD 26 Cloudy Calm. Indian River Is Cloudy Calm Trai' Heavy.
 Deadhorse IS Cloudy Calm Trail Heavy.
 Wasilla 22 Cloudy Calm. Chickaloon 21 Clear Calm Matanuska 24 Cloudy Calm. Anchorage IS Cloudy Calm.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-02-19
PIONEERS
 DYING OFF

SEATTLE, Feb, l9-- Four pio. neers died here yesterday as follows:
 Matthew Branigan, building con tractor.
 T. D. Parr, foreman of the Puget Sound Traction Company.
 George Lynch, owner of a Transfer Company.
 Mrs. Lottie Allard, Eastern Star official.
 Parr was the sixth victim to die as the result of the explosion last Satur- day night in the traction company power plant.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-02-19
URGE WOMEN TO TAKE PART
 IN POLITICS

CHICAGO, Feb, 19- Carrie Chap man Catt has retired as President of the League of Women voters, success or to the National Woman Suffrage Association. Miss Catt urges women to enroll in the existing party but nOt to form a women's party. She urged all women to take leading part in pol itics.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-02-19
REPORT ON
 R.R. BILL

WASHINGTON, Feb, 19- The conference report on the railroad bill as submitted today to both houses would continue the wages and boards by the railroad administration as dur ing war time until September lst. The report would also forbid changing rates until September lst and provides compulsory submission of labor dls- putes to a permanent federal board.