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Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-23
Legion Offers Services.

John Barclay, Post Commander,
and Roy Creasey, Post Adjutant, Of
the James Bledsoe Post of the Amer
lean Legion, called on Mayor Harrison
Wednesday and rendered their SER
vices and those of the 225 members
of the post in aiding the authorities
at any time they may require the aid
of the ex-sevice men in handling a
situation which may develop from the
crime wave now sweeping this coun-
Try. Legion Posts all over the coun-
try are offering their services in this
work and in many of the larger cities
are aiding effectively in the fight to
decrease crime.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-23
DAMAGE SUIT STARTS
(Fulton Gazette)

The trial of the damage suit of
August Diehl by his father, Henry
Diehl, against the A. P. Green Fire
Brick Company, started at II o'clock
Monday morning. The boy was in
iured when dynamite cap, which the
Diehl boys had picked up on the right
of way of the C. & A. railroad near
where the clay mine was being open
ed, exploded.
Henry Diehl alleges that the child
about years old, was injured so that
parts of his fingers were blown off
his right eye had to be taken out, and
the left one was injured, due to care
lessness of the employees of the fire
brick company sin throwing the dan
gerous shells on the right Of way
The child is almost totally blind. The
suit is for $1s,O00g
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-23

directors for the first year were
named. They were A. P. Green,
chairman; Mrs. W. w. Bolts, Mrs. e.
R. Locke, Mrs. A. s. Houston, FIR. J..
J. Dillon, E. S. CAN'T, W. F. Atkin-
son and J. W. Dry.
All the lodges and clubs were asked
to furnish room, the cost of which
was not to exceed fifty dollars. The
equipment for the operating room cost
$1,000.
! The Mexico Hospital was opened
December 4, 1918. The dedicatory
exercises were started at 1880 o'clock
that evening. The following was the
pfpgram for the first opening of the
hospital:
Address,. P. Green, president of
the hospital board.
Address-Mayor Willard Potts.
Address-Alex Carter, presiding
judge of county court.
Address, Rev. A.. A. Shullcn-
berger.
Prayer-the Rev. A. A. Wallace.
Music.
The Clarkson Hotel Building was
leased for period of eighteen months
at $50 month, with the privilege OF
longer lease. This building was
located and could be arranged for g
hospital with less expense. The office
of the hotel was used as the reception
room and the dining room for TWEEN.
ty bed ward.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-23
MONDAY MUSIC
CLUB To SING
CHRISTMAS EVE

The Monday Music Club will sing
Christmas carols at dusk Christmas
eve at the homes where there are can
dies in thewindows. After the sing
ing, there will be a collection taken
up. This is being done all over the
state, and the money is being sent to
the Children's Aid for the children
here who are supported by the Chill
dren's Aid.
The churches are back of this move
ment and many prominent ehurchmen
have written letters endorsing and urg-
ing that his singing viii be done. The
following is a letter written by Bishop
futile, Bishop Of Missouri and Presid-
ing Bishop Of the Episcopal Church
of America:
"The children's day comes again.
Christmas is pre-eminently the child
ren's day. And here and there, and
almost everywhere happy children
are to sing carols. People who gen.
erously give to these singing children
will have the satisfaction Of knowing
that the money they give will be
handed over to the Children's Aid
Society and through it win go to glad
den the hearts and cheer the lives of
the poor and suffering children of our
city. The Christmas season is a pre-
ennial spring. 1t can't help but give
away its refreshing waters as they
bubble up anil burst forth. l sincerely
hope our citizens will help the carol
singers everywhere"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-23
ROSS WAGNER CIV
EN- GOLD BA0GE At
MASONIC BANQUET

A Yarge number Of Masons and their
wives and friends attended the second
annual hsAquet of the Hebron Lodge.
No. 354 "A. and A. NJ, given at M.
M. A, WAesday night. A turkey
dinner was served which was followed
by musical program.
A gold badge was presented to Ross
Wagner as past grand master by S.
P. Cunningham, district deputy grand
master of the lodge.
A quartette, made up of Mrs. W. G.
Wilkins, Mrs. F. NJ. Henderson, Cap
tain Moore and Captain Wallace gave
several musical selections. Mrs. Hen
derson and Captain Moore sang duet
and Captain Moore sang several solos
Mrs. Henderson also gave some read
ings.
The banquet and program was fol.
lowed bya dance in M. M. A. gym
nasium.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-23
ON
SECOND LINE
OF HIGHWAYS

John M. Malang, state highway
superintendent, has prepared a plan
for a state road system, touching
every county in Missouri, to be con-
structed with the go million dollars In
road bonds voted November Q. The
plan as mapped out would give Mex
leo and Audrain county only sec
ondary highway which ~would follow
the route Of the North State highway
across the county.
If his plan should be adopted by
the new legislature, Mr.. Malang be-
lieves 1t is mandatory the statutes
should name counties and larger cit
les through which the two systems of
roads are to be built. Merely the sell
ection of routes within the counties
would be left to the highway board.
Mr.. Malang insists the state bonds
shall pay the entire cost Of the roads,
leaving nothing for the counties to
pay. The state highway superinten-
dent says he believes that if proceeds
of the 60 millions in bonds are dis
trihuted among the county courts to
expend on purely local roads, when
the money is gone the people will
have little to show in permanent
roads.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-23

Just q little over seven years ago,
the first hospital in Mexico was opep-
ed in the former Clarkson Hotel Build
ing. The idea Of having hospital ih
Mexico was first started by A. p.
Green, who made Investigations Of
more than year in other towns, hav-
ing hospital. A hospital committee
of A. P. Green as chairman, George
Robertson and Fred A. Morris formed
the plan of having the hospital under
written for a year or too, to see If it
would be successful.
IT was decided that memberships Of
$50 each would be solicited, any per-
son being allowed to take as many as
five. When $4,000 was secured, the
Hospital Association was incorporat-
ed. The committee to solicit member
ships was composed of DR.. J. G.
Moore, chairman; Mrs W. W. Bolts,
Mrs. z. R. Locke, Willard Potts, A.
H. Whitney, and the Rev. A. A. Wal
lace.
After the necessary funds for form
ing the association were secured, the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-23
Chautauuua Circle.

The Chautauqua Cihcle met Tues
day afternoon, December Ia, 1920, at
2;30 o'clock at the Library. After
responding to current events by each
member the last chapter on the book
New Italy" was taken up and dis
cussed. The following interesting
talks were given: Selections from an
Italian Poet, Mrs. Henderson; Italy's
Present Political Leader, Mrs. Coil;
Vow the World War Has Affected
Italy, Mrs. A. Carter; The Influence
of Italian Socialism in America, Mrs.
Lakenan.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-23
Located in Texas.

V. F. Ryan, formerly of this city,
writes the Ledger he is pleasantly
situated in Greenville, Texas, where
he is doing special auditing for The
white Produce Co., of that city. He
sends his regards to all his friends in
this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-23
HONOR THOSE TO
WHOM HONOR is
DUE FOR SUCCESS

The completion of the Aud
rain County Hospital is a de-
cided achievement for Mexico
and Audrain county and all
praise should be given to the
members of the Board, ]. w.
Dry, pres; Fred Pitcher, Sec'y.;
A. P. Green, Joe Considine and
Nate Phillip, and the superin-
tendent, Miss Sara Reitz, for
their splendid work in making
the present building what
it is. They gave unsparingly
of their time and the institu-
tion can be accepted as a men,
orial of their unselfish service
in behalf Of the public.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-23
Gives A Shower.

A miscellaneous shower in honor Of
Miss !, Carpenter and =. johnson,
whose engagement was announced re-
Gently, was given by Miss Lizzie Ellis,
assisted by Mrs. Clyde Ellis and Mrs
John Ellis at her home Saturday ev-
ening from Z to 10 o'clock. More than
sixty guests were present and brought
many beautiful and useful gifts. Mr.
and Mrs. John Ellis gave several mus.
ical selections. Mrs. Ellis proved her.
self winning hostess.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-23
Are PLAYING Golf.

Regardless of the fact that the
golf links at the Country Club have
only been staked off, quite number
have had their clubs out and done a
little practicing this winter. Several
Mexico women are taking the game
up and showing much promise.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-23
Marriage Licenses Issued.

Mrs. Nettie Stevens, county re-
corder, issued marriage licenses Mon
day to the following: Lee Louis Som
walt Of Rush Hill and Miss Fannie
May Brown Of Laddonia; and to Oscar
H. Erdel of Rush Hill and Miss Ada
Melahn of Laddonia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-23
Marriage Licenses Issued.

Marriage licenses were issued by
therecorder to the following: E. Bu-
ford Wilson Of Centralia and Miss
Hazel Daniels Of Sheridan, Wyo.
John F. Bauer and Miss Willie Rose
Eubanks, both Of Mexico.
Cecil Lester Sherrow and Miss
Helen Jane Durham, both Of Mexico.
Joseph Taylor Peck of Molino and
Miss Kathryn Pitcher Of Paris.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-23

Miss Natalie Morris, daughter Of
Sam Morris, was operated on for ap-
pendicitis in Baton Rouge, La, Tues
day. A wire from her bedside stsaes
she is getting along nicely.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-23

Mrs. w. w. Van Matre and children
are home from st. Louis where they
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. p.
H. Cullen. They took Mrs. Barbara
Coil to st. Louis with them and she
will visit there.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-23

The ground is such that it will be
necessary to build traps or hazards
as nature has endowed it with suffi-
cient to make the holes very sporty
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-23

Mrs. Williem Baxter, of Keokuk, is
the guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. M. Tinsley.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Walker Pollock re-
turned from st. Louis Saturday, after
a short visit there.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-23
COUNTRY CLUB
HOUSE WILL BE
BUILT soon

Quite little interest is being evin-
ced in the Mexico Country Club and
its plans. Work on the club house
will not start until early in the
spring. Ben Elliott, the architect, a
member of the club, is drawing plans
for the club house and hopes to have
them completed soon. The building
will. be one that can be enlarged at
any time, as the club expects to
eventually have larger club house
than that with which it will start.
A rough outline of thehouse to be
built in the spring is an attractive
frame building, 40 feet square. On
the first floor there will be partition
running east and west making one
room 26 by 40 feet with fire place in
the end. This will be used as living
and dancing room. Back of this will
be ladies dressing room with shower
bath, large kitchen and quarters for
the caretaker. The living room, for
the present, will likely have one end
used for dining purposes, part of the
time, as will be one of the porches.
The second story of the building
will be given over entirely to the
mems locker and shower bath room.
A porch on the east and north sides
is a part of the plan. The house will
be built on the hill in the large grove
Of trees Immediately north of the
North State highway and will face
the course.
The golf links will be 3344 yards in
length and consist of nine holes, Rob-
ert Fowles, of st. Louis, we'll known
ert Fowls, of st. Louis, a we'll known
stated the ground was one of the best
pieces of natural golf ground he had
ever seen.
The holes are partly in fan-shape
from the club house and their lengths
are as follows:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-23
COUNTY MISSOURI THURSDAY DECEMBER
A Merry Christmas

The Editor of the Ledger extends the seasons
greetings to the Ledger family of readers and wishes
them Merry and Happy Christmas.
May the season be of unaloyed joy; may the
good things you have wished for be yours and the
rows that burden life be lightened.
May your good deeds return to you thousand-fod
and love and happiness reign in your home throughout
the coming year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-23

g. G. Brown, Of Slater, was here On
business Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-23

c. P. Malone is in Macarthur, Ohio
on business.
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-10-07
EVENING
OF CLEAN FUN

Raymer young people. and some
older ones. were the guests Of the Ep-
worth League last Saturday evening
for an evening Of hilarity and fun
at an indoor track meet held in the
High School Auditorium.
The moving spirit Of the enter
tainment was Mrs w D. Martin, alb
ly assisted by her committee
The contest was between the
"gumps' and "ginks', but which
was and which was tother, no one
knew unless they inspected the tags
and banners which they bore to dis
tiguish them from the other side
The sides were very evenly mat
ched, the events were exciting. the
cheers Of the partisans enthusiastic
and young people acted just like
young folks while the older ones
acted even more so.
1t was very pleasant evening,
and thoroughly enjoyed by all pres
ent
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-10-07
KAL0Us NEWS NOTES

Mrs Toy Of Lafayette. Mr.. and
Mrs R G Bolton Of Denver, Mrs
Strom Of Iowa and Mr. and Mrs Ed
Toy Of Iowa visited Steve Baths q
few days last week.
H s Stollar and daughter Adra
were Sterling callers Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs Cook went to Grover
to have tooth pulled for Mr.. Coob.
but DR. Buck moved from there about
six weeks ago
Mr.. and Mrs H l. Robinson, Mr.
and Mrs Tom Ewing and daughter.
Vida and Miss Petty all attended
the Grover fair last week.
The Stollar store Is the only store
In this valley now, the Faulkner store
closing last Saturday
The pupils Of High Tower school
had perfect month in September,
no absent or tardy marks for the
entire month.
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-10-07
PUBLIC AUCTION

Having decided to leave the State
| will offer at Public Auction on the
Ranch, a half mile North and hall
mile West Of Buckingham, commenc.
ing at 10000 a m on
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18th
8 Head OF Horses, 9 Head Of Cat.
tie, Farm Machinery, and numerous
other articles.
FREE LUNCH AT NOON
TERMS:--All sums of $50 and under
Cash, over that amount a credit OF
IL months time will be given on
approved notes bearing 10 per cent
interest A discount Of per cen,
for cash on credit amounts
ERNST KURTzWEn, OWNER
Fred N. Austin, Auctioneer
Buckingham State Bank. Cerk
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-10-07
c R. GRAVES, Publisher
sPURGrN NOTES

Mamie Burns is visiting her
grandparents and other relatives In
Eastern, Nebraska She will attend
school while there.
Mr. and Mrs Rasmussen we're trad
ing In Kimball Thursday
Quite a.few people are preparing
for winter by hauling out their coal
while the roads are good. Among
those hauling this week we noticed
Ellis Goolsby. e. Peake, ]. r Spur
gin and C Rasmussen
A good sized crowd at Geo Kel-
SOS Sale He had some extra good
milk COWS.
Jay Calkins sold some cattle at
the sale Of Geo. Kelso
Jay Ellington from near Gurley,
Nebraska, was over to attend Kel-
SOS sale and visit his friends J r.
Spurgin and William Burns
Mrs Sarah Goolsby is spending the
week at the home Of her son.
VIII Amos and w Girdle had the
threshers the first OF the week
There is something terribly
wrong with our mail service
Mr. and Mrs Y Haller and family
and Mr. and Mrs J e Baker and fam
lily Of West Plains spent Sunday at
the home Of Mr. and Mrs Geo. Kin
nersley
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-10-07
DEMOCRATIC RALLY
SATURDAY EVENING

The Greeley Tribune is authority
for the statement that a rally will
be held in hte Raymer district Sat-
urday Of this week
eW are unable to find that this
meeting will be in town, so we pre-
sumo that II is meeting that is to
be held at the Glendale school house
In School District No. 123
We had a notice of the organiza-
tion OF Collins Club In that sec
tion last week, and we understood
that they were hoping for a rally
there at the time mentioned
Probably Clark and Redmond will
be there and possibly Mr.. Churchill
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-10-07
COST AMBER
OVER $1,000

1t cost James Amber OF Bucking-
ham s1.O66.40 to get third place in
the primary race for the republican
nomination for county commissioner
from the first district, according to
his sworn statement received by Co.
Clerk Charles Littell
During one Of his campaign tours
Mr. Amber had the misfortune to
burn up touring car valued at
$500 and this item is the feature
Of the campaign expenditures. Gas
and oil cost $40, 500 sacks Of pop
corn distributed at the Island Grove
picnic stood Mr. Amber $40, and he
spent $l24.36 for advertising His
last item is paid for 2h minute
speech day of assembly, s15".--Gree-
ley Tribune
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-10-07
COLL ms CONCERT
COMPANY PlEASE:S

The Concert given BY the Fort
Collins people from tha agricultural
college made gcod all claims for
their abilit TO catertain last Fri
day evening. 81
From Prof .tleyandrr Emslie.
Hass and Director OF the company.
!, cute and clever little Miss Kelso,
raader. the eompang was all that
could he exnaa,cd
often explained. the tiitpr -
this paper does not claim TO B., any
Judge OF music. but the audience
showed It's mr., II .om The start.
~ cais IL f"cE c;,9. nulnDcr and
times tn jnsistcnce wrs ,wardcd
hg double encore,
Raymer pccrio are sead judges OF
music and a.c rot easily captured
b. the common place. so we assume
that 1t must have beea first class.
Even our soul echoed to some en-
thusiasm by the melodies produced.
Miss Kelso as a reaer, was stel-
lsr attraction. and will acquit her
aeii creditably in any company any
where as an entertainer Of the very
highest character in her line.
This number was given by the la
dies Of the Booster Club to make up
ior the number missed last season,
1t cost the ladies some expense to
make good on this number. but the
verdict is unanimous that they not
only made good. but more than made
good.
The community should and will
show its appreciation by generous
patronage of the strong course
which they have provided for the
coming winter.
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-10-07
LAND OF SHOCKS
Tahiti Should ee Accustomed to
Earthquakes.
Averas. Of Two q DAY for the Last
Two Months ia the Reort, Accord. 2
ing to Dispatches = Society
Islands All Volcanic.


Two earthquakes day has been
'ie average for fl,e last few months
n Iahiti, newspaper dispatches state.
lhis rocking is'anh Is described by
III, W Snllih In u bulietin of the Ma
i'anal Geographic sty.ety, us follows: !:
Tahiti, OF III. Spelely Islands, Is
one OF the muSt important OF the
French possessions In the Pacific. with
Steamship connection to San Francisco
ami New Zealand.
Tile Society islands are Of volcanic
"r'ig'iL arising from the low bed of the
tf'ean. which has depths near the
ls.ands of l.50o to 1000 fathoms.
while The hIsAas peak 10 The center
q the island ui 'iahti, reached an al
tItnde of 1890 ftci. On Il clear morn
ing tlle view as the ship approaches
lhe harhoS Of Papeete is most beaniI-
M. showing deer .u',cys penetrating
from the eoad 10 III mountain peaks
of the interior
Near Papeete the beautiful Fatauna
valley ninp be visited In an afternoon.
For n good part Of the way a car
riase road lGsde mp the valley. offer
Ing changing v.s,as.
Why, indeed, should the Tahitian
toll! There are great leaves of the
Wild 'tarto' growing by the roadside:
the young leaves are delicious boiled.
and the curious stranger will find many
other new delegates Of the table-
the alligator pear The baked .papya.
the Mantls crab. the raw fish. as good
as the hest oyster. served with
Tahitian sauce. and on rnre occasions
a salad made from the heart Of the
c0conut tree
I'm Tahiti. as well as In most Of the
South Sen islands great numbers OF
coconuts are grown, and, after being
dried for copra. are shipped In large
quantities to Europe. We were much
interested In the different methods OF
gathering the nuts In various lslanas.
In Tahih the natives climb the. trees
withsflle help Of q strip Of green.
fibrous bark torn of the stem Of
hibiscus tree After knottlng the two
ends together, the climber slips his
feet half through the circle. and.
standing with his legs apart, so as to
stretch the thong tight, ascends the
tree ip series Of leaps. with foot
on each side Of the trunk.
"A practIced climber win thus
mount trees Of a very considerable
height with celerlty and ease which
do not suggest the long practice actu-
ally required On mixing a trial my
self, I found II difficult to climb even
50 much as foot from the ground.
"1L It's fresh, green state the COCO
nut provides q most refreshing drink.
but a. It grows older the milk hard
ems ana forms the white inner rind
with which we are all familiar. This Is
the celebrated copra and i. Is CONNER
cially put to many different uses. In
Tahiti It ls used for sauces and for
coconut oil. One sauce. which was
served with fish at very enjoyable
picnic, although compounded Of
scraped nut and sea water, was palat-
able"
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-10-07
NONPART|SANS
HOLD MEETING

A large gathering Of the members
OF the Nonpartisans was held in Ray
mer last Saturday evening to make
plans for the coming campaign.
AS the notice was to the mem hers,
we did not know but an outsider
would not be welcome, so we did
not attend.
vigorous campaign will be wag-
ed. and an effort made to get all the
votes possible from Cox for presi-
dent to the last man on the ticket.
Good citizens should find no fault
with that sort Of program. Whe-
ther we endorse all the things any
party stands for or not, we most
heartily encourage the idea that ev-
cry citizen get out to the polls and
vote. Voting is not only a privilege.
II is duty
Not only do we consider It a duty
to vote. but It Is duty to consider
the claims Of all sides. to listen to
the evidence for and against every
proposal. to the end that you may
arrive at Just and fair conclusions
We understand that meetings
along this line will be held later in
the season and the public invited to
listen to their proposals. and their
arguments
The organizations at Buckingham
and stoneham were represented In
the meeting here Saturday evening.
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-10-07
Ready for Gabriel.

A negro .1oughboy who had hit
Paris on A. W. O. l.. and supplied
himself generously with the win sis.
ters. mingled with stronger waters.
woke suddenly In a still befuddled
condition In the great urban ceme-
terry Of Pere Ia Chalse, whittier his
uncertain steps had taken him. To
make II worse, there was an air raid
going on.
! The brother looked around him out
Of half closed eyes. On every side
stretched long rows Of white .monu-
ments. Sirens sllrllled from the city
streets Dazzling beams Of white
light stabbed the heavens. There
could be but one conclusion.
Hastily searching his pockets, he
drew forth his remaining possessions
IA bottle Of vim blanc. pack Of
greasy cards. much worn pair Of
ivories-and hurled them from >Aim. !.
"Git gone away rum me. evidence"
he muttered. snow come on, MIstur
Gabriel. Use ready" = American
Legion Weekly.
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-10-07
An exteuded Tour.

Just before the Mlhlel show the
Germans blew upN an ammunition
dump near a company Of Yanks. n
was reported TINT there was a large
quantity Of gas SELLS in the dump
and as soon as the explosions began
the Americans Immediately made
themselves scarce with great rapidity.
When the danger had passed all
started drifting back with the excep-
tion Of one man who did not appear
till the next day.
swell, where yon beenT' demanded
the top kick, cycling him coldiy.
Sergeant" replied the. other earn
estly, 'T don't know where I been
but ! give you my word been all day
gettin' back.-American Legion Week.