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Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-05-06
ALL OFFICERS ARE REELECTED
BY MEXICO PRESBYTERIAL HERE

All the officers of the Missouri
Presbyterial Auxiliary were reelected
for another year at the closing session
Of the conference held in the Presby-
terian Church in Mexico Wednesday
afternoon. The following were Install
ed in office at the close of the election:
President, Mrs. NJ. R. Arnold, COL
umbia; secretary and treasurer, Mrs.
Guy R. Davis, Columbia; literary Sec
retary, Miss Pizdell, Columbia; for
eign mission secretary, Mrs. S. G..
Wood, Auxvasse; home mission Sec
retary, Mrs. W. c. johnson, Mexico;
secretary of child education and mis-
sion relief, Mrs. Sweazy, Fulton; sec
retary of young peoples work and
Sunday School extension, Mrs. E. L.
Cass, Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-05-06
'95 Graduates
Plan A Reunion
For Last Of May
Ten of the Twelve in Glass of Twenty
Five Years Ago Have Promised
to Come.

The Mcmillan High School class Of
1895 is planning to have a reunion in
Mexico the last Of May at which time
it is thought that all but two of the
twelve members of the class can be
present. The class held reunion five
years ago when nine of the members
and two of the teachers were present
and on account of the success of that
one a great deal Of enthusiastic inter-
est is attached to the coming event.
There were six girls and six boys in
the graduating class of 1895, and all
of them are living and "prospering."
They are Mrs. F. H. Tincher, Mrs.
Frank Buckley, Mrs. Chas. Cardwell,
Miss Ethel Thornburg and Miss Eliz-
abeth Gill, of Mexico; Miss Kate
Blattner, superintendent of the schools
in Wellsville; Phillip Russell of Pitts
burgh, Roscoe Kimball, of Red Wing,
Ariz.; Clarence Barnes, of st. Louis;
Pendleton Dudley of New York; Chas.
Steele, of Dallas, Tex; and Ross
Buckley, of Pittsburgh.
All of the men, with the exception
of Chas. Steele, have agreed to come
to Mexico this month, and he may be
able to get here. All the women, with
the exception of Miss Elizabeth Gill
who is in California for her health,
will probably be here. Miss Mary V.
Houston, the only one of the class
teachers in Mexico at the present time,
will be present at the reunion. Plans
for the getting together Of the men,
bers of this rather remarkable class
are being made and furthered by Mrs.
Tincher and Mr.. Russell, in particular.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-05-06
Audrain Is Given
Special Mention
In State Meeting
Ed c. Offutt, County Superintendent,
Brings Back Good Reports From
Convention.

Ed c. Offutt, county superintendent
of schools, has just returned from JEFF
ferson City where he has been attend
ing the state convention Of county
superintendents. He brings back the
report that Audrain showed up we'll
there, having been given special men
ton and commentator by two of the
speakers in the meeting. Z. W. Clay
ton, of St. Louis, who presented the
thrift campaign to those present,
stated that this county ranks first in
the thrift work done during the last
year; and R. H. Erlberson, in speak
ing of the club work done in the var
ious counties, gave this special men,
ton, saying that Audrain ranks to-
ward the top in the success obtained
in this movement.
The points stressed in the conven-
ton were vitalized agriculture and
thrift, according - Mr. Offutt. He
stated that all things are being sub
ordinated by the rural schols to these
two things ,and that the teachers are
especially interested in getting rural
students trained along these two lines.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-05-06
PURE BRED JERSEY
CALF CLUB To
Be FORMED HERE

Audrain County boys and girls will
be given the opportunity of joining a
pure bred Jersey calf club. DR.. P. H..
Gregory, of this city, fancier of pure
bred Jersey stock, has charge of the
movement and is at present listing
the young people who desire member
ship in the club. The Mexico Saw
ings Bank is arranging to finance the
club and j. R. Jesse, cashier, of the
Savings Bank, was the first to take
calf for his son.
The plan of the calf club is similar
to that used throughout the state.
The boy or girl will buy his or her
calf with money arranged for at the
bank. At the end of the year there
there will be a calf show when prizes
will be given for the best developed
calf and in other competitive ways
and the calves sold to the highest bid
ders.
DR.. Gregorys purpose is not only
to create greater interest in regis
tered pure bred stock in Audrain
county but to encourage the dairy in
dustry here and arouse an interest in
fine jersey cattle. AS soon as the
club list is filled he viii secure the
very finest assortment of registered
pure bred Jersey calves obtainabe and
turn them over to the members.
All interested in joining the Calf
,lub should communicate with Dr.
Gregory, in this city, at once.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-05-06
STATE NOW HAS
MORE MONEY IN
CASH THAN EVER

JEFFERSON CITY, May 3.-The
balance in the state treasury today
was $11 1,006,89S94. This is $1,271,-
395.15 more than was ever in the state
treasury before. The largest previous
balance was April 1, when the total
exceeded $9,735,O00. The receipts for
the month of April Were $2,442, ,45679
and the disbursements $1,171 ,0G1.37.
The revenue fund, from which the
running expenses of the state govern
ment are paid, has balance of $2,-
510,198.59. The earnings of the pen
itentiary for the past month were
$429,G98.99 and the disburs amcnts
$l43,76442. The state road fund has
grown to $3,470,659.5O.
The heaviest receipts into the treas
ury last month came from the for
cign insurance companies. They paid
in more than million dollars.
State Treasurer Middlckamp stated
today that at the rate money is COM
ing into the treasury he would not be
surprised if the balance at the close of
the year reaches Is million dollars. 1t
is expected that the corporation fran
chise tax and the income tax will con-
tribute at least Az million dollars.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-05-06
Central Pupils
Will Have May
Fete Next Week
Miss Maude Wallace is Directing
Pageant in Which About $50
viii Take Part.

A May Fete under the direction of
Miss Maude Wallace, assisted by the
teachers, will be given by the pupils
Of Central School Tuesday afternoon
of next week. A queen, whose iden-
tity has not yet been made known,
will be crowned and before her will
be staged pageant in which about
one hundred and fifty children will
take part.
The eight girls having the highest
standing in the eighth grade were
voted on for May Queen. The one
getting second place will be the maid
of honor to the queen, and the other
six will be the attendants. Those
girls having these places are Mary
Louise Hawthorne, Laura Carter.
Neva Button, AIIeen Collier, Louise
Paul, Elizabeth Squires, Martha
Luckie and Willie Morris.
The queens train bearers are to be
Elma Lee Hawthorne and Myra Mil
Ter. Anna Margaret Griffin will carry
the crown, and the heralds will be
Billy Burton and William Luckie.
After the grand march, in which all
who participate in the pageant will
take part, the queen will be crown
ed, and then will follow a series of
dances.
The attendants to the May Queen
will give a dance first; then will ensue
dances of Spring, of the Daffodils,
of the Lilacs and of the Roses. The
smaller children will do a ribbon
dance, polka, a schottish, Swiss May
Day dance, the Rainbow Dance, the
-Four Dance, and the Crested Hen
Dance. There will also be a Greek
Ball Dance, dance of the Blue Birds,
Arkansas Traveller, and Pop Goes the
The May Pole will be wound
by twenty little boys and girls of the
third grade. The ribbons will be of
pink and green.
This entertainment will be given
or the north side of the Central
School building, and will begin at
2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-05-06
MEXICO AUDRAIN COUNTY, MISSOURI THURSDAY MAY 1920
n. STATE HIGHWAY
PROJECT ACCEPTED
BY COUNTY COURT

The County Court, acting with the
Mexico Special Eight Mile Road Dis
trict, has approved the estimate made
by the State Highway Department to
gravel the four miles of road on the
North State Highway running east of
Mexico; and the project is now prac-
tically assured, all that is necessary
now being the formal approval of
the state and federal departments and
the agreement on the part of the
railroad to get in condition the C. & A.
bridge over the death trap"
Unless the bridge is repaired by the
railroad and teh state the project will
not be carried through; but it is
thought there viii be no trouble in
getting an agreement to this. The
railroad sent an engineer to Mexico for
teh purpose of comforting relative to
this matter about a year ago, but he
did not arrive at the proper time for
a conference with the state engineers
an ditch matter has been pending
since that time. Should the railroad,
by any chance, refuse to conform to
the plans as made by the state and the
county in this improvement, it is un-
derstood that the public utilities COM
mission can force the work done.
1t generally takes, according to the
county court, about sixty days to get
the approval Of project of this kind
from the state and federal depart
ments. After this is obtained and the
county court will advertise for bids
and the work will be started as soon
as possible. There may be delay but
this 3.8 miles of good gravel road is
assure dto this county, and the many
people in Audrain County who have
been vitality interested in seeing the
project put through feel certain at
this time that good roads are in sight.
The figures on the estimate as ac-
cepted by the court, were not announ- |
ced Wednesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-05-06
Missouri COP.
MaySSend Eight
Instead OF Four
Women Demand That They Be Given
Two Places on Regular
Delegation.

Eight delegates at large ,one of
whom may be woman and one a
negro, will probably me elected at the
Republican Convention which con-
yencd in Kansas City Wednesday
morning. The election of eight with
half vote each instead of the big
four" was decided upon after several
caucauses to avoid a fight between
Foristel and Dyer of st. Louis. 1t
also smoothed out the road for Walter
s. Dickey who was meeting with op-
position because of the jackson con-
test.
The personel of the "big eight" was
predicted as being Senator Selden P.
Spencer, State Chairman w. L. Cole,
CONGRESSMAN L. C. Dyer, Walter s..
Dickey, W. H. Hallett, Jacob L. Bah
Ter, Erward L. Foristel and G. A. R..
Grassland, negro. This ticket, with
eight women as alternates, was ar
ranged before the women issued their
ultimatum demanding that two wo-
men be named as members of the reg
ular delegation.
Tuesday evening found Spencer and
Volstead both safe from hostile votes
and the question Of prohibition was
being treated with silent contempt.
1t was generally thought that the
League of Nations covenant would be
indorsed with the Lodge reservations.
The delegates from Audrain County
to the convention are: D. Fl. Robert
son; DR.. J. C. Parrish, Of Vandalia;
DR.. F. M. Geeslin, of Mexico; Kenneth
Kennan, of Laddonia; Benjamin H.
Hill, of Farber; Chas. Householder, Of
Mexico; E. R. Taft, Of Mexico; Mrs.
]. E. Durkee and Mrs. Emma Bou-
telle Hawley. Mrs. Dur1ee was not
able to go to Kansas City.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-05-06

THE County Court and Eight Mile
Road district are to be congratulated
upon their enterprise in arranging to
build the four miles of road east of
this city on the North State Highway
and eliminating the East Lake death
trap. Judge Groves and his fellow
members on the county bench are
much interested in seeing better roads
in Audrain and this latest highway
improvement is one that will reflect
great credit on their progressive pol
icy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-05-06

Sam Locke, youngest son of Mr..
and Mrs. E. R. Locke, of this city,
won the Northwestern University
wrestling championship in the las
pound class last week. He had to
train off six pounds to enter the events
and defeated the cleverest mat artists
in the school at Evanston. Sam won
the championship boxing events in his
class at Missouri University and has
entered these events at Northwestern.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-05-06
FORMERIRESIOENT VISITS HERE
AFTER ABSENCE OF MANY YEARS

The Rev. S. H. Pollard, of Shaw
nee, Okla, is visiting old friends in
Mexico for a few days while on his
way to Washington, D. c., to attend
the Southern Baptist Convention. He
made his home in Mexico a good many
years ago and will be remembered by
many of the older residents of the
city. His niece, Mrs. J. P. Backer,
Of Fulton, is now residing here while
her husband is engaged in plastering
the new county hospital building.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-05-06
S. S. CONFERENCE

An efficiency Sunday School confer
ence for the county and township Of
ficers of Sunday School Associations
all over Audrain County will be held
in Mexico Sunday, May 16, The af-
ternoon session will be held in the
Presbyterian Church and an evening
session will be held in the Community
Room where a lunch will be served at
the supper hour.
II. W. Becker, of st. Louis, state
adult superintendent, will attend the
conference and will be the chief
speaker.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-05-06
LIQUOR WILL Be
STORM CENTER
Of CAMPAIGN

JEFFERSON CITY, May 8.-John
NJ Atkinson of st. Louis is becoming
quite active in his campaign for the
Democratic nomination for governor
and the chances at this time favor him
very much, although it is expected
That twenty-seven of the twenty-eight
wards in st. Louis will roll up a big
vote against him. His activity in be-
half of prohibition is enough TO kill
him in st. Louis and others of the
large cities. His weakness in the
large cities, it is believed, however.
will be his strength in the rural dis
trlcts, and it is the country districts
that the Democrats must win if thew
are to hold the state administration in
their hands the next four years is the
opinion Of politicians here.
The light wine and bear platform of
Frank H. Farris of Phelps County.
who was the first Democrat to an
nounce himself as a candidate for
governor, has caught the wet element
OF the party in the eastern, southeast
ern and a large part of the southern
counties of the state. In spite of the
popularity of Col. Ruby D. Garrett of
Kansas City, the real fight will mar
now down to Farris and Atkinson.
One thing that makes the politicians
regard Atkinson as winner is the
fact that Farris is likely to lose con-
siderable strength in Kansas City, st.
Joseph and in some Of the western
counties as the result Of Colonel Gar
rett, Judge Charles H. Mayer of st.
Joseph and Lieutenant Governor O.
Crossley being in the race.
In connection with the Republican
gubernatorial race there are many in
quiries as to where f. E. McJimsey
Of Springfield, ,one of the two announc-
ed Republican candidates for this Of
fee, stands on booze. 1t is known that
Arthur NJ. Hyde Of Trenton, also a Re-
publican candidate for governor, is
dry" and that he is not afraid to say
so, but Mr.. McJimsey's position is not
SO well known.
A story comes here direct from Re-
publican politicians in st. Louis to the
effect that the party there is not en-
tirely satisfied that the Springfield
it not playing both ends
against the middle by appearing to
favor the "wets" while in st. Louis
and playing dry" out in the state. It
is said that the Republican leaders in
st. Louis would ditch McJimsey in
minute if some Republican more to
their liking would announce himself,
That the brewing and liquor inter-
ests Of st. Louis, Kansas City. st.
Joseph Joplin, Jefferson City and a
few other towns eventually will find
such n candidate unless, in the mean
inc, McJimsey shows a disposition to
rot in their harness and look pleasant
S deemed entirely within the limit of
Possibilities.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-05-06

Mrs. Sherwood has sold the double
business building on the northeast cor
ner of the square, occupied by the
Monroe Candy Co., and Pitcher Jew
elry Co, to Mr.. Kokenos, of the Candy
Co. This is one of the best corners
in the city and the building is modern
throughout. The price was $4,000.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-05-06
Goes to Oklahoma.

Pinkney French, of Martinsburg,
one of Audrain county's leading
bankers, has disposed of his bank in
terests there and will go to Oklahoma
shortly where he has large invest
ments. The Ledger joins the people
of Audrain county in regretting to see
Mr.. French and his family leave and
in wishing them good luck and much
happiness in their new home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-05-06

The fine coach dog belonging to Tom
p. Morris was poisoned Friday after
noon about a o'clock, and Mr.. Morris
has reason to think that some one in
tcntionally killed the animal, Not
long ago he lost a dog valued at $50
in this manner. The coach dog which
died yesterday was worth 500 that
price having been offered for him not
long ago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-05-06
BURGLAR ALARM IS BEING
INSTALLED At SAVINGS BANK

The Cannon Ball burglar and hold
up alarm is being Installed at the
Mexico Savings Bank. This is the
same type of alarm which recently
frightened holdup men away from a
St Louis bank when they were rob-
bng the institution. The alarm will
be placed in the second story of the
front Of the building. Mexico is one
of the few towns in the interior of
the state to have such an alarm system
installed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-05-06

The Fourth of July celebration will
be held in Mexico on Monday, July 5,
it was decided Thursday night at the
meeting of the American Legion, the
organization under whose direction
the city demonstration will be held
this year. On account of July COM
ing on Sunday it has been necessary
to postpone the celebration a day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-05-06
Moved to ST Inuis

Mrs. BERTHE Cordner and son, Rob-
ert of Fulton, left Friday morning for
St. Louis, where they will make their
future home. Mr.. Cordner has ac-
cepted a position with the Meyer Drug
Company in the claim department.
Mes. Cordner formerly lived in Mex
leo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-05-06

Miss Alma Brown has been en-
ployed to teach the Hisey School for
next year at a salary Of $105; and
Miss Gladys Kistler will teach the
Prairie Lea School.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-05-06

Miss Mabel French, Of St. Louis,
'ormerly of Mexico, was married
Thursday, April %, to E. H. Mayes,
of Elsberry, according to word just
received here. Mr.. and Mrs. Mayes
will reside in Elsberry. The Ledger
joins the friends Of the bride here In
wishing her happiness.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-05-06

The Mexico Masonic Blue Lodge
will go to Laddonia next Friday night
to put on some initiation work. The
lodge at Laddonia Is one of the livest
in the state at the present time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-05-06

Miss Anne Lewis, of Mexico, is the
guest of Miss Elizabeth Price, of COL
umbia, where she went to attend the
Minneapolis Symphony Concert.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-05-06

Mrs. Med. Smith, of Roodhouse, ILL.,,
has returned to her home after a visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W..
f. Crockett of this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-05-06

Miss Grace Alloway, of Elsberry,
Mo-, is the guest of her cousin, E. O..
Redd, in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-05-06
Son to Mrs. Grace Jones.

A son was born Wednesday morn
ing to Mrs. Grace Jones, the widow of
Sam Jones who died few months
ago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-05-06

Miss Frances Tinsley is visiting
her sister, Mrs. William Baxter, at
Keokuk, Iowa.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-24
TOCURE BABY'S
COLD OVERNIGHT
"Baby Ease" the Perfected Lax
alive Cuts Short Babies Colds
and Prevents Complications

No medicine is effective in colds
and spasmodic Group until the liver
is made thoroughly active. "Baby
Ease laxative, quickly cleanses the,
intestinal tract, relieves constipation
and biliousness and puts the little
system in condition to throw off the
germs, bringing quick relief, enabling
baby to rest well and the cold is gone
by morning.
"Baby Ease" is perfected laxa-
tive and corrective by baby special
lists for mothers use with her child
rem is also the best remedy for stom-
ach and bowel complaints Of infants
and children. At your druggists in
40c and 65c sizes adv
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The MAN
WITH.VICOR
A WINNER
No Wonder Some Folks Have A
Hard Time Getting Ahead
IT TAKES RED
BLOOD TO SUCCEED
Pepto-Mangan Restores Vigor-
A Really Wonderful Tonic
Puri6es and Tones Up
The Blood

1t takes vitality to succeed because
success requires hard work.
Some days you get along all right;
Other times you have to strain ana
Won over-exert yourself. When that
happens, your system is overtaxed.
II shows first in the blood. The over
exertion causes an increase in waste
matter. The blood struggles to take
care of it all. Gradually the poisons
in the waste increase too fast for the
blood. Then the blood becomes clog
ged. =,
First thing you know you feel all
tired out. Sleep does you little good.
You can't eat well. You wonder
what the trouble is.
Then is the time to get some Pepto-
Manpan, the blood building tonic.
Take it for awhile till your blood IS
cleared IN. You'll soon have plenty
of rich, red blood Notice the differ
ence in YOUR work. Your old-time en-
ergv returns. You win out because
you are stronger.
Pepto-Mangan is sold in both liquid
and tablet form. The tablets have the
same medicinal value as the liquid
Take either kind you prefer. But
be sure you get the genuine Pepto-
Mangan-"G ude's" The full name
"Gude's Pepto-Mangan" should be on
the packaoe. adv
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TELEPHONE OPERATORS
WORK WAS A BURDEN

work at the telephone exchange was
burden to me.
81 kept reading and hearing of so
many people being benefited by Tan
lac that / began taking it mlself and
when | finished the first bottle my
appetite was as good as ever. | was
soon eating just anything and every
thing; my strength returned and my
nerves got in fine shape again. Three
bottles of Tanlac built me up to
where felt as we'll as ever did, and
although that was nearly two years
ago, I am still enjoying the best of.
health l think Tanlac is a perfectly
grand medicine. 1t surely proved the
friend in need to me and I cannot
praise it too highly"
Tanlac is sold in Americas by Cars
we'll Drug Company and in Sumter
by Ewing Mercantile Company. adv
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affirming the decision of the
lower court.
WOMAN THINKS SHE is
PRIVILEGED TO TALK

If anyone ever had miserable
stomach I surely had. It was growing
worse. too, all the tine. Had severe
pains ard attacks every ten days or
two weeks and had to call a doctor.
who could only relieve me for short
while. Two years ago last February
| took treatment of Mayr's Won
derful Remedy, and l have not had a
spell of pain or misery since. NV
friends just wonder that | am look
ing so well. feel that | am privileg-
ed to talk about it." 1t is a simple.
harmless preparation that removes
the catarrhal mucus from the mtesti-
nal tract and allayo The Inflammation
which causes practically all stomach.
liver and intestinal ailments. includ-
ing appendicitis. One dose will con
vince or n oney refunded For .aI,
by Howell's Pharmacy and druggists
everywhere adv
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Says Piles All Gone
And No More Eczema

81 had eczema for many years on
my head and could not get anything
to stop the agony. l saw your ad
and got one box of Petarson's 0int-
ment and l owe you many thanks for
the good it has done me. There isn't
a blotch on my head now and
couldn't help but thank Peterson, for
the cure is great" Miss Mary Hill,
420 Third avenue, Pittsburg, Pa.
81 have had itching piles for Is
years and Peterson's is the only ONT
ment that relieves me, besides the
piles seem to have gone" A. B. Ru-
ger, 1927 Washington avenue, Ra-
cine. Wis.
Use Peterson's Ointment for old
sores, salt rheum, chatting and all
skin diseases. so cents. Druggists
recommend it. Mail orders filled by
Peterson Ointment Co., Inc, Buffalo,
N. Y. adv