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Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-08

STOCK
NEWS

George Lee of Mexico has been
selected by the Missouri State Fair
Board as one of the associate judges
to give decisions in all racing events
at the Missouri State Fair, August
IA to 81. The speed program this
year is better than Missouri has ever
seen in previous years, according to
Mr.. Lee. Automobile races on Mon
day for cash money totaling $500,
and Horse Races the remainder of
the week for S10,550 in purses COM
pose the offering. j, A. Glandon,
also of Mexico, will act as clerk of
the course in all these races.
James Hamilton of Mexico also has
been selected by the Missouri State
Fair Board to act as judge of the
Jacksk and Jennets exhibited in the
Jack and Jennets exhibited in the
Twentieth Annual Missouri State
Fair at Sedalia, August ID to 81.
This show will be better than at any
previous fair, according to Mr.. Ham
ilton, who has received information
to the effect that a larger number
and better quality of animals have
been entered for the exposition than
in any previous year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-08

THE day has passed when it was
considered good political propaganda
to announce in the statement of your
candidacy that you were born in a
log cabin or educated in a little red
school house. Not that great men
could not come from these two Am
erican institutions but because they
have been politically abused to such
an extent their pulling power has
materially decreased. Some of our
greatest men have come from modest
beginnings but that they started there
did not insure their greatness. Their
growth was due to other things rath-
err than to a house Of logs or a one
room educational institution Of Grim
son hue. Most Of us are just ordinary
mortals of the common or garden
variety. Those who are to be great
will be so regardless Of their begin
ming. Scenery never made a great
actor or fine clothes a beautiful wo-
man.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-08
NEwSpApERs AND THE TRUTH.

NEWSPAPERS AND IHE IhUIf.
TIE following from the Cincinnati
ENQUIRER on the Press and Truth is
10 the point:
we are not much disturbed over
hectic criticisms of certain publica-
tons which have their being because
Of minority class support.
at has been said that the oldest in
stinct is that of self-preservation, the
next oldest the sex instinct, and after
that the news instinct-a fact which,
without going through the evolution
airy history Of the process, we may
hold, explains the presence of the
modern newspaper, the agency which
responds to the demand created by
this ancient instinct to know things
and the truth about them.
The president Of a famous univer-
sity includes the journalist with the
statesman the diplomatist, and other
civil servants as ever to be held to
truthful standards, betrayal Of which
would involve discipline.
1T is common to hear the trite
yureriorism: You can't believe what
you read in the newspapers But
H.. -,.rIn Jn opI with
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-08
THE POLITICAL f

AFTER the convention is oven at
San Francisco if 700 would take both
the newspaper files for it and the
gathering Of the G. o. P, at Chicago
and read the news stories carefully
you would find the finest possible ar
raignment of politics, as it is played
in the United States, possible to in
dite. You could weigh and assay
the base metal and filmy fabric that
compose the claims Of certain can
didates and causes. 1t would easily
establish the fact that the relation
ship Of politics and poker is bluff"
that camoufage is only a new word
coined for an old political practice
and that there are those who talk
much and do little abroad as we'll as
at home. That the loudest noise fire.
quently eminates from the hallowest
drum and all is not gold that glitters
in political promises.
And yet there is a gratifying cur
rent in the news that is prophetic in
its drift. The old order is changing
The day when a frock coat, a pom
derous pose and a loud voice heavy
with p~latitudes dominates is going.
Common sense, awakened intelligence
and higher ideals refuses to accept a
plugged political pocket piece for the
gold of truth.
The victrolaed volleys of the pol
itical pork ~palaverer rides light. 1t
is only that oratory stiffened with
honest purpose and keen apprecia-
ton Of public good that carries its
message home.
Another day is coming. Its dawn
Is just breaking upon us, but it is
here. Those who refuse to see it will
continue to wander and wonder in
darkness. The day of the profess
sional politician whose purse and not
she public holds first place in his
thought is gone. He has about as
much chance as the proverbial tallow
legged cat running through those
regions presided over by his satanic
mafesty. Time works its changes,
even if the Transformation be slow,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-08

Although stock papers daily an
nounce the shipment of live stock
from this county to St. Louis, much
of the stock raised in this vicinity
finds a market right here in Mexico.
Walter ]. Sannebeck and Company,
dealers in home dressed meats, spend
$4,000 annually with Audrain Coun-
ty stockmen.
During the last thirty days the
Sannebeck market has purchased the
following in this vicinity: 2 head
Of cattle from Fletcher Sims; 8 from
Elmer Watts; 3 from Sam Bise; 2
from Fred Roberts; % baby beeves
from Stanley Eubanks; II baby
beeves from John Ellis; and 2 head
of cattle from George Snedeker.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-08

The St. Louis Globe Democrat Of
Friday contained a good photograph
of Mrs. NJ. R. Wise of this city, who
is an alternate to the Democratic
convention in California. The pic
ture was taken with several other
attendants at San Francisco.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-08

AFTER due deliberation Col. Soc
rates Sewers has concluded that the
high price Of whiskey in Chicago and
the rush of the delegates to return
home positively refutes the report
that all of the horded liquor in the
country has been consumed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-08

Charles Arnold has one Of the big
gest wheat crops in the county this
year. However, W. F. LaFon, who
lives north of Mexico, has had the
best prospects for wheat in the vici-
nifty. It is predicted that he will
have a large yield. Irwin Maddox
also has a nice layout of the grain.
Lester Miller, secretary of the Pro-
ducers Grain Company, said Friday
that if the farmers held their wheat
and threshed it along with the oats,
the new Producers Elevator would be
ready to handle the crop. He pre-
diets that the building will be ready
for occupancy within the present
month.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-08

COL. Socrates Sewers says the
next time he pays admission to a pic
ture show to see the young lady in
front of him dress her hair he in
tends to do something more than
swear to himself.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-08

SOCRATES Sewers says the mod
ern girl is becoming ore interested
in learning how to strike a match
and her riding trousers and less on
how to strike a dirty dish with her
wash rag.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-08

COL. Socrates Sewers says coup
ling the recent Republican congress
with the platform arranged at CHI
>.ago there is nothing left to the ina
gination.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-08

YOU can say all you want to
against the near-beers but you
yet saw is make a man tell the same
story twenty times to the same bar
keeper in the same evening.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-08
who struck the ex-kaiser recently at
Doom.

TT is becoming quite fashionable
to put an old engine in a coffee pot,
attach four wheels, paint it and then
fare forth to try your luck.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-08

THE fame Of the person who hit
Billy Patterson should fade INTO MS
torical oblivion beside the gentleman
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-08

Wheat cutting is the chief item on
the program for Audrain County
farmers next week. Although some
Of the wheat growers have already
tarted their harvest, the majority
Of them will start the work Monday.
while the acreage of wheat in this
county is small, the quality is good.
This years wheat contains four
grains to the mesh. Wheat of this
quality would normally guarantee a
yield of about forty bushels to the
acre, but on account of the fact that
the wheat is very thin in the fields,
the yield this year will be little more
than fifteen acres.
The wheat acreage is only thirty
Or forty per cent of last years acre
fge. This shortage is ascribed to the
difficulties which farmers experien-
eed in harvesting their wheat last
year. in the southwestern part Of
ne ccuaty last year, three or four
storms played havoc with the wheat.
The early rains also prevented many
.asmcrs from putting in their crops
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-08
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Entered ut the P. O., at Mexico, Mis-
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THE EKL LEDGER
l.. M. White, Editor.
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To CJIRSCRIRERC

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Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-08

ALI Moore has returned to Nc,
Arthur, Ohio, after a visit here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-08

TAKING each political party by
the estimate Of the other this country
is in a serious condition.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-08

Mrs. Dan Dudley is dcmiciled at
the Alamo Hotel.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-08

A. Gorrell, head of the department
Of vocational agriculture at Mcmillan
High School, has made a careful
study of the soil in Audrain County,
and reports that it needs lime. A
chemical analysis shows that the soil
in most parts of the county contains
too much acid. This, Gorrell says,
can be easily remedied.
Soil testing is done free of charge
by the College of Agriculture of the
University of Missouri. Audrain
County farmers may have soil tested
by bringing samples to the Chamber
of Commerce any Saturday.
Gorrell has prepared the following
directions to be followed in taking
the sample:
Select a place representing an av-
erage of the soil to be samples.
Clear the surface of trash and with a
spade dig a hole seven inches deep.
From the smooth side cut a slice a
half inch thick to the full depth of
the hole. Place this on a clean news
paper with two other samples taken
exactly thesame way in other aver
age places of the soil. Mix these
samples thoroughly and send one pint
Of the mixture in to the Chamber of
Commerce. Each farmer will be lin
tied to six samples of one pint each.
Ten cents will be required for each
pint sample. These must be in by the
1st of August.
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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-13
COOPERATION OF
BUSINESS WOMEN
IS BEING SOUGHT

st. Paul. Mimi, July 1s.-Co-oper-
alton Of all business and professional
women Of the United States. with
view to furthering their mutual in
terests. is the aim Of the national
convention Of Business and Profess
sional Women's clubs hs<e July ~
to 80. .
party Of the national organisation,
which was formed in st. Louis last
July, with more than eco delaga4es' in
attendance. Nearly twice that num-
Dor of delegates 10 expected at the st.
Paul meeting.
Each state II entitled to i've voting
delegates at large: each local club u
allowed one delegate and IN add
tional delegate for each 200 members,
ana zach amliated national or inter-
national organization has hve voting
me objects Of the federstion. as ret
forth in the preliminary program, are:
To promote the interests Of buAness
and professional women: to 6ecure
combined action by them; to gather
and distribute Information relative to
local and state organizations, and co..
operation aznong members In the vAri-
the national executive oemnittee
conasts Of Nia Gail LAughlin, San
Francisco, president; Mis- Florence
Spencer, New York, vice president;
Ma Ora Carroll. Little Rock. Ark,
art, Warrington. corresponding score
tary: Ni@ Gracia Rics. Bridgsport,
Conn, treasurer; Mira Naude ..
Smith, Hutchinson. KAN, auditor,
and Miss Lena Nadeain phillipa, New
York city. executive ~sscretaFy. Avice
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-13
INVESTIGATION
IN WANDERER
CASE CONTINUES

Chicago. July 1s.-Further efforts
Of police to establish definitely the
motive which caused Lieut.. Car Wan
derer to STAY, his wife and an untden-
tiled stranger, attempts to identity
the stranger and to md q woman in
the case. II there be one led to further
questioning OF Wanderer today.
To this end two true bills charging
Wanderer with the murder Of his
wife and the stranger will not be re-
turned before Chief Justice Grove un-
til later IN the week. they said, 90 that
the states attorney will have more
time to clear up the case. The true
bills 2 voted by a jury yesterday.
1t vas believed today that a mental
test taken of Wanderer soon after the
murders will be used in court in the
event that he gets a change of heart
at the trial and makes a plea that he
was dmented At the time Of the muir
ders. the police mid.
Tho physicians who examined him
said that they had not fully con-
cluded their test, however, but that
they had decided 20 far that wandefer
Is sane and that his motive. for the
crime Is still unknown.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-13
NEWCHAMPlON
BEATS REUTER-
Ray Smith Of Minot Success.
fully Takes on Dickinson
Golf Expert.

Bismarck. N. D.. July 13.-Ray F..
Smith, present state title holder do
feated John Reuter-, 1919 champion,
two up in an Is hole exhibition Of
golf match held at the local Country
club Sunday afternoon.
a Gol1ers who witnessed the match
statsd 1t was one Of the best contests
they had aver seen and the best ex-
hibition ave displayed at the local
club. Both men played excellent goif
making long drives, GOOD approaches
a accurate puts.
The outstanding feature Of the
match was The remarkable comeback
staged by Smith. Reuter- was leading
at the end Of the nrst! nine holes three
up and spectators thought he had the
match safely tucked away when
Smith began to rally, He played ex-
,cellent golf and covered the last nine
holes in IS equalling his record he es-
tablished last week. He gained I'VE
holes OF Reuter- in the last lap.
Smiths cor for the IS holes Is rs
which mark should rank him ! with
the best golfers in the country. Reu-
ter covered the same Course in ~.
Smiths performance yesterday indi-
Gates that his records made during
the past week were not hukes but
that he 10 = skillful golfer and con-
AiHtent n1avAf
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-13
SAYS LEACUlE
SUPPORT Z WAS
NOT ASKEDFOR
Kvale Declares He is Not q
Member Of the Nonparti-
san League.

81. Paul, Mimi, July 13.-Though
endorsed. for the nomination by the
National : Nonpartisan league, the
Rev. O.. J.. Kvale of Benson, who de-
feated Congressman A. j.. Volstead
for the Republican congressional
nomination in the Seventh Minnesota
district, declares he sis not a member
of the league"
The league endorsement for con-
gress came to me entirely unsought,"
he said. THE only explanation that
has been given me is that several Of
the farmers from this district. who
met at Minneapolis, had heard me
give some patriotic addresses and on
the strength Of these. asked me to
make the race. No living mortal has
asked me to spouse any, certain pro-
ran of any kind"
Prohibition was not an issue when
the Rev. Mr.. Kvale entered the race
against volstead, who is the author
Of the prohibition enforcement act.
The Rev. Mr.. KvAle gave this state
issues:
speeches and in a statement sent to
the voters Of the district, 1 announced
that my record is as dry as Mr.. Vol
stead's, with possibly a little to- spare.
/ made my fight on the issue before
the American people today: Shall
Wall street or the people rule, the
nation, / am and always have been
a progressive Republican,"
A farm les DEBORAH, Iowa, was the
birthplace Of the successful .candi-
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NORTHWESTERN News

date. He was 81 years old last Feb
ruary 8. In! the rural schols near
DEBORAH hes received his elementary
education, then entering Luther col
lege at DEBORAH, graduating in 1890,
and compiling hts training for the
ministry at Luther seminary in 1898.
Later he took postgraduate work at
the, University. Of Chicago.
For twepty-three years the Rev.
Mr.. Kvale was pastor of the Nor
wegian Lutheran church at Orford-
willie. Wis, and In 1917 vent to the
pastorate of Our Savior's church at
Benson, MINI, his present charge.
He Is serving On the board Of educa-
ton and finance Of the Norwegian
Lutheran church Of America, the
church that resulted from the union
OF various Norwegian Lutheran
synodA
The Rev. MI. Kvale has seven chill
dren, three Of them. young men. Two
sons served with this country's night
ing forces in the world war, while the
third was rejected because OF the
state of his health. Rev. Mr.. Kvale
himself was a member Of the county
Red Gross committee and made mum
erous patriotic addresses during the
war. 49,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-13
BEACH MAY GET
NEW STOCKYARD

Beach, July 1s.-Beach is to have
increased stockyard facilities II the
accommodation of Superintendent
Jacobus goes through headquarters
and It is believed that it win, be-
cause the general officers understand
the need of this improvement.
The improvement. il present plans
80 through, will consist Of changing
the present ward into a two-pen
ward, with a passage way IL feet wide
on two sides. a sheep loading schultz,
feet racks, shed and water, SO with
this change the yard will be practical
ly q four-pen yard on q Email scale
and will greatly facilitate stock ship
ments. particularly when q number Of
shippers are loading at the same time.
This agreement was reached at .
meeting with Superintendent Jacobus
and Superintendent OF Bridges and
Buildings Hanson. Charles sparren-
berger, president Of the Chamber Of
Commerce, and a number of business
men, who looked tho ground over
with the railroad men who came to
the city Wednesday afternoon for this
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-13
Minot Votes Today On
Municipal Ownership

Minot, N. D., July 13.-Minot is
the question of adopting municipal
ownership az a policy in dealing with
the light, heat, telephone and other
public utilities.
The election was. called by the city
commission as a result of petitions
filed with 1t, circulated by the labor
element. Little interest has been
manifest in the election, and there
has been virtually no campaign.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-13
HAIL STORM HITS
ERSKINE COUNTRY

Erskine, MINI, July 13.-Heavy
winds and hail damaged the crops in
this section Sunday, the hail falling
for thirty minutes beginning ut s
O'Clock in the afternoon. The wind
had almost Gained down when tho
hail began to fall % less damage was
done than would otherwise have been
done. Early rye was probably damag-
ed the most. a#&1
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DARING a RI sWRl 1 !
NIPPED NBuD

Aberdeen, s. D., July 1s.-one man
is held By police and two others are
sought for what police term one Of
the most daring swindles on record.
Attempts ,were made to swindle farm
ers and land owners Of approximate
ly sec, 900. The trio, it Is alleged.
gave worthless checks for options on
property and then attempted to sell
abort" Gustave Blair . arrested.
r. M. Blair and Andrew Miller are
sought.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-13
RAMSEY FAIR
OPENS TODAY

Devils Lake, N. D., July 12.-The
Ramsey county fair will open at the
new fair grounds here on Tuesday,
and three big days are promised.
Over 1870 has been spent during
the past year in improvements at the
fair grounds and over $4,000 will be
awarded in premiums.
A fine amusement program has been
prepared for the entire three days and
q large attendance is expected.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-13
Bail For Forsberg
Increased To $4,000

Duluth, Mimi, July 13.-Bail for s.
II. Forsberg, convicted by a district
court jury here on a charge of forg-
cry, was increased late yesterday from
10000 10 $4,000 by Judge w. A.
Cant. Forsberg was tried in onnec
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-13

president from each state is included,
together with chairman of the COM
mitteea.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-13

Some of the Boston critics think
Manager George StallinEs is maEpE
a mistake in not using Eddie EayFs
in every game rs an out1elder. TREY
anybody and that it IN foolish not
to have him in there.
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ton with an alleged shortage Of no.
600 in funds Of the Hibbing, Minn.

Sentence has been deferred for sew
eral days as Forsbergs attorney-has
announced his intention of presenting
a motion for 2 new trial. 49,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-22
BETTER RATES IN
NORTHWEST ASKED

The Indiana Public Service Commits
sion and the Indiana Chamber of Com
merce have filed before the Interstate
Commerce Commission a petition for a
readjustment of the class freight rates
in the Northwestern territory which
are discriminatory to Indiana shippers.
o. p. Gothlin, chief of the traffic bu-
reau of the Indiana Commission, said
that under the present rates Illinois
shippers obtain lower rates from points
in Illinois to points in the Northwest
than can be obtained by Indiana ship
pers.
He said that the commission and
the State Chamber of Commerce will
make a fight to obtain a reduction in
Indiana rates to the Northwest instead
Of seeking to increase the Illinois rates
and bring them to party with the
Hoosier class freight rates.
Forty-one railroads are named as de-
PENDANTS in the petition. 1t is pointed
out that all the roads maintain class
freight rates from points in Illinois Gn-
Guiding west bank of the Mississippi
River and points in Missouri and Iowa)
to st. Paul and Minneapolis, that are
relatively lower than the rates from
Indiana points to the same destina-
lions.