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Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19
IT'S A GAY LIFE.

I'D LIKE to be a newspaperman
Nothing to do but to 90 everywhere
anything big is happening and loaf
around and get the news
Every newspaperman hears this a.
bout once a week and has to stop and
wonder whether he is being "kidded"
or whether the speaker is really Civ
ing vent to this convictions.
It's a gay life, this newspaper
game, but it isn't even half a loaf"
The fact that press time is 3 p. m,
that the linotype may be out of ad-
justment and casting a line about
everyother time, that the shafting
which drives the press has broken and
half the force is i'll with the flu is no
excuse not to issue your publication
Regardless Of what happens when the
hour to go to press arrives the car u.
riers must be supplied with the days
edition and sent on their routes.
Then too there will come the day,
as it often does, when news has been
breaking" steadily every few min
utes; when a special friend brings in
a long item, of no immediate news
value, but which you want to publish
because it will interest your readers,
and when the copy hook groans under
its load of must" stories. 1t is 2:30
there are five columns of live copy
waiting to be set and the paper is
so filled with advertising hat if you
had it set up you could only get it
in with rubber type and maybe not
then. You have to explain 70 the
friend, sort the copy cut your heads
and perform fifty different kinds OF
mental acrobatics to make the rifle"
and then feel as though ten articles
saved for the next day were, after all,
the most important and should have
been published instead of those you
used.
In the meantime there is adver-
Using TO write and solicit, proofs to
read so that you will not spell Mrs.
Jones name with a 3D." straighten out
a muddle among the carriers, pacify
those who should be pacifed and when
Saturday ONE instil a little life in
the "ghost" so it can waddle about
the office to the satisfaction Of the
force who would be greatly disap-
pointed should it fail to m~aterialize
in it's weekly promenade.
There r a lot of other minor
duties | have overlooked but they all
add to the gayety of the job, the more
the merrier, it seems.
Yes it is a gay life as a great many
who have tried and failed have ascer-
tanned.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19
US. MAY PAY FOR ADVERTISING
Spencer Wants Nation to Comply with
Regular Standards.

Selden P. Spencer, senator from
Missouri, introduced into the Senate
January 10 a bill which, he says, is
INTENDED to call upon the govern
rlent, not only to use the press of the
country in disseminating necessary
in formation, but as well to pay for
such advertising the current estab-
lished rates for advertising of that
character"
The resolution proposes that: "The
several departments of the govern
ment, whose public business requires
a Widespread public advertisement,
shall, in making known their needs
and advantages and other matters of
a business nature, which it is essential
for the public to know, avail them.
selves of the public press of the u
try, and pay for such advertisement
such fair and regular space rates as
may be usual in Connection with such
advertisements"
Referring to the resolution, Sena-
tor Spencer writes "The wonderfully
patriotic response which the news
papers generously gave to the gov
ernment during the war emergency
is no reason why the government
should, for purely business purposes,
ask the newspapers to surrender their
space, which is, of course, the asset
Of every paper, without adequate COM
pensation."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19
ROAD OvERsEERS APPOINTED.

The County Court Friday appointed
the following road overseers: District
number 16, George Gardner; %, Fred
Ewens; "a, Geo. A. Key; 26. E. F.
Fagg; 40, c. L. Thomas; "A, Rossell
Scanton; 46, Herman Geiseker; Al,
John R. Scott; 81, j. H. Barnes; 81,
Ben zimmerman; SO, R. P. Crane; go, G.
B. Harton; 81, VIM. Caldwell; 60,
Clark Pledge; Ga, W. B. Truman; &c,
Carl Crum; GO, j.. W. Wayne; 60, n,
c. Davis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19
SILENT ARMY SOON
TO RETURN HOME

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-Another
homeward movement of American SOL
diers who fought in Europe will start
IN the early spring-a return journey
not of men who will cheer from the
ships as they enter New York harbOr,
but of men who will come from the
silent fields where thew now lie buried
abroad.
Completed plans Of the war depart
ment for bringing home the Americas
soldier dead have been made known
simultaneously with the announce
ment that Ralph Hayes of Cleveland,
O., assistant to Newton D. Baker, Sec
rotary of war, will start abroad the
end of this week as the personal rep
~resentative of the secretary to get IN
touch with the work and bring back
information for the department.
The war department, which long
ago promised the return of the body
Ct every soldier whose relatives de-
sired it, has committed itself to the
policy Of consulting and meeting the
wishes Of the parents or others who
are the next of kin of the dead. In
pursuance of this policy, the adjutant
generals office sent out 74,770 cards
to the next Of kin, receiving 63,70S.
This preliminary resulted
in $1,000 requests for return to the
United States, 19,499 requests for re-
tention in Europe, and 500 requests
for reburials in countries other than
the United States. The initial ques-
~tionnaire is to be checked by a "iol-
low up" process. A month before
each new cemetery is approached
abroad, cards will be sent to the rel
atives Of the men buried in that Gene
terry asking them to confirm their ear
lier requests or to make known if
other disposition is desired.
As explained today in the case of
men buried elsewhere than in Franco,
the bodies will be returned to this
country unless there is request frem
relatives to the contrary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19
THEY ALL COME BACK"
One Stays Away 40 Years, But Re.
turns to End His Days Here.

Forty years ago an Audrain County
man left his home near Skinner to
seek his fortune in the Golden West.
He stayed away so long without send
ing back any word concerning himself
that his relatives and friends thought
him lost; and advertisements were
put in western papers. Once an in
direct message was received from him
and then again his whereabouts be.
came unknown.
Last Sunday that ma came back.
When he knocked on the door of the
house of Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Cross.
white, on whom he called first, he was
thought to be a stranger; but he was
shortly discovered to be Daniel Boone
Childs, Mrs, Crosswhite's brother.
Then came the story of his wander
ings. He said that for many years
he had resided in Sacramento, Calf,
that he had prospered and that he in
tends to live the remainder of his life
in Mexico, investing what wealth he
has here.
Mr.. Childs is going, first of all, to
locate all his relatives. He and Mrs.
Crosswhite left Tuesday for Keytes.
vile, to visit one of their sisters.
While there he says he will put a
wreath on the statue of General Ster-
ling Price, whom he, when but a boy,
followed in the Lost Cause"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19
MARRIED IN ST. LOUIS.
James c. BassfOrd Webs Miss
Bertha Black.
(St. Louis Starr

The marriage of Miss Bertha
Black to James C. Bassford, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Bass
ford, 6 Shaw place, took place
Saturday at 3 p. m, at the Sec
end Baptist church, the Rev. Dr..
William C. Biting officiating,
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Bassford
entertained with a reception en-
Friday evening for the young
couple. The bride is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. S. C. Black,
939 Beach avenue. On the re-
turn from their honeymoon they
will be at home at 6 Shaw place.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19

Some clubs have already been or
gained in Audrain County and Mr..
Offutt trusts that this spring club
movement will result in as much res
ponse as the fall clubs, in which this
county ranked close to the top and
because of which Audrain is to have
the services of Z. II. Emerson for one
seventh of his time.
Corn Clubs may be organized until
MAY Is. After the enrolment by the
teacher the boys and girls take up
this work very much on their own
responsibility and work independently.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19
Mr.. Bassford is we'll known in
Mexico where he has visited
often.
Preventing the Flu.
To the Editor of the St. Louis Post
Dispatch.

To the Editor of the st. Louis Post
Dispatch.
While influenza is so widely cpl
demic. it may be of public interest to
know what may be accomplished oy
stringent preventative measures.
1.-TWO weeks ago a large percentage
Of the students at the Missouri Mill
tary Academy had severe colds and
conditions were ripe for an epidemic
of inuenza in the cadet body. The
school authorities commenced at once
spraying the nose and throat of oacn
student twice daily, administering
copious doses of cathartic to each
cadet afflicted with colds, however,
slight, inspecting the feet constantly
to insure their being kept dry, insist
ing upon wearing of an overcoat by
every cadet out of quarters and IN
specting each room frequently during
the day and night to see that it was
kept properly ventilated.
These measures had a telling effect
Immediately. The epidemic was pre-
vented; the colds have almost entirely
disappeared; there is not d case Of
influenza at the school and the Of
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19
A MILLION DOLLAR
OUTLOOK FOR MEXICO

The year 1920 promises to be one
Of the greatest building years in the
history of Mexico, provided all of
the contemplated improvements ma
terialize. At least a million dollars
will be spent in this city during the
next twelve months in the erection Of
buildings, many of which will be a
decided Improvement in the city's ap-
~pearancc.
Among the improvements contem-
plated, many of which are already in
blue prints and awaiting the bids Of
contractors, are the handsome four
story annex to the Hotel Hoxsey, Has
sen Bros. ice cream factory and
creamery, the enlargement of the A..
P, Green West or Josephine Brick
Plant, a dormitory and perhaps sew
eral other buildings at Hardin Col
lege. a new theatre on jefferson street
across from the Rialto theatre, the
erection of a building of beauty and
size on the site of the old Ringo Hotel,
the building of the Farmers elevator
near the Arctic Ice Co., plant in west
Mexico, a large number of houses by
the Housing Corporation now being
organized, and many residences.
The erection Of ait least one apart
mcnt building is also under consider
alton and perhaps several will he
erected. The need for homes here is
such that it is believed the Housing
Corporation cannot supply the full
demand.
Work on the Hoxsey Hotel addition
will start as soon as the weather will
permit the excavators to start dig
ging. Hassen Bros, building will be
to completion in the early
in order that it can be used for
the summer business. The buildings
at Hardin College, which are being
seriously considered, will have to be
completed and ready for school mex;
September.
The Audrain county hospital will be
completed this summer and as soon as
the weather will allow not a minute
will be lost in finishing the already
half completed structure. Inc
homes of DR.. K. r. Bragg and F. l..
Crosby, which will be two Of the
handsomest and most modern in the
city, will be done this spring. Mel
vile Paul's garage, at the corne Of
Promenade and Washington streets,
is nearing completion and will be
ready for occupancy in a short time.
A number Of other structures in the
business section will likely be re-
modelled this summer and some new
buildings are being considered On
sites already occupied.
With the erection of homes by the
Housing Corporation the enlarge
ment o fthe Green Brick Co., West
Plant is assured and this also will
allow the international Shoe Co., to
increase its payroll fully $500 a
ment of the Green Brick Co., West
Brick Plant will mean an even greater
increase in the brick company pay
roll which now is in the neighborhood
of $4,000 weekly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19
Dies at Confederate Home,

William Mckinney, who was taken
from Mexico to the Confederate Sol
diers' Home in Higginsvile some time
ago, died there Monday morning, &C
cording to word received IN Mexico.
He will be taken to Camden Point for
burial.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19
We'd in Mexico Thursday.

Lewis A. Baxter, of Vandalia, and
Miss Ruth Athey, of Farber, were
granted Il marriage license by Mrs.
Ncttie Stephens Thursday afternoon,
and they were married by the Rev. b.
G., Reavis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19
Elks to Have Banquet.

The Mexico Lodge Number 919, B.
P. o. Elks, will hold their annual
Washington aBnquet at the homo
Friday, February 20, at 1880 o'clock.
Later there will be initiation Of
twenty candidates and Bond Draw
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19
With Smith Bros. Garage,

Rodes Jesse, of this city. has
accepted a position with the
Smith Bros. Auto Co., of this
city, as a salesman. Mr.. Jesse is
g young man, capable and pop
ular and the Ledger joins in
wishing him much success.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19

Mrs. Jeanette White and Bob
Price, both of Centralia, were i'll
Mexico Monday, having been
called on account of the death of
J. H. Hinton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19

W. W. Pollock is out after hav-
been confined to his room on
account of sickness for the last
two weeks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that letters
# administration upon the estate of
G.An ID L.. h.a.-

|~AAA oSiAS'i DSNSNoSNH
have been granted the undersigned,
by the Probate Court of Audrain
county, Mo, bearing date of Feb. 18th
1920
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to her for allowance, within six
months from date of said Letters or
they may be precluded from any BEN
eft Of such estate and If such claims
b. not exhibited within one year from
the date of the publication of this
notice, they will be forever barred.
GRACE JONES,
52-4t Administrators
Attested by me this 18th day
of Feb, 1920.
E. A. SHANNON,
1t Judge of Probate Court.
Date Of first inseration Feb.19
1920.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19
DISCOVERS FLU BACILLUS.
Scientist Says Germ Cannot be Check
ed by Sanitary Measures and
Remains in Air.

LONDON, Feb. 10.--Prof. Detre of
the Budapest University, anounces he
has discovered the influenza bacillus,
but that it is Sc infnitesimal that 1t
remains in the air, and can be carried
for thousands of miles, according 10
a Budapest dispatch to The Daily
Press. Prof. Detre believes it cannot
be checked by sanitary measures.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19
To Delinquent Tax Payers.

There will be an extra per cent
and clerk fee on taxes not paid
before March /, 1920.
C. P. ARNOLD,
44-2t wi County Collector,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19

THE only way to get anything done
in the United States Senate is to pay
salaries for results and results only.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19
CrusadeC ommandry Attention.

NTusautJ Ommandfy AItenIIOn.
Crusade Commandry Attention No.
233, Knights Templar meet Tuesday
night in regular communication,
Work, Visiting Sir Knights welcome.
". C. WILLIAMS, F. c.
DIT T. j. KELSO, Sec'y.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19
PUBLIC SALE
FEBRUARY 21ST.

Having sold my place south of
the fair grounds, l will sell,
there, a few hogs, l good mich
cow, and a lot of nice chickens
and other things too numerous
to mention.
]. A. Bolts.
Jim Ford, Auctioneer. d1wl
Daily Thurs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19

Read Ledger advertisements and
save your money.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-28
Quebec Royal Giants
Play Here Saturday

The Quebec Royal Giants, who PLAY
here on Saturday, are a colored out
mt which played in this section about
Tour years ago. This team always
plays fine brand of ball. and is thi.
summer playing its usual fine game
having won 10 and lost but 5 games.
On Friday they play the Barre A. A.
at lntercity Park, and come from
there to st. Johnsbury for the contest
here. 1t is not known in which game
they will use their star twirler, but
he has record of Sc strike-outs in
three consecutive games. His team
mates play up to him both in the
held and also at bat. and they VII
prove hard nut for the Fairbanks
A A. to crack.
But the local team is to have Witty
back again and he will probably go
on the mound on Saturday. His work
with the st. Johnsbury team so far
this season has won him many enthus-
iastic supporters, and now that he is
to be in st. Johnbury at the Fair.
banks plant for the rest of the sum
mer they will be able to see him in
action frequently. If the weather
holds good, several hundreds are e.
pected to witness the game, and in
the evening the last night of the car,
nival will also attract a large number
of non-residents.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-28
PONZI CONTINUES TO
PAY ALL INVESTORS

BOSTON, July 28.-The accounts
of Charles Ponzi, the dealer in in
,telnational "ostal counons, who has
attained several millions of dollars
from the New England public in his
promise to pay so per cent. profit
will be audited both by county and
federal authorities. U. S. Atty. Gal
lagher announced today that he
would place an auditor on Ponzi's
books with a view not only to learn
in whether his business was solvent
but also to determine whether his
juggling of information stamps in
volved any violation of Federal laws.
The rush of people to withdraw their
money from Ponzi's hands begun af-
ter he had conferred in a suggestion
with Dist. Atty. Pelletier that he
take no more money in, continued to-
day. Ponzi ordered sandwiches and
coffee served to those in line who
forsook luncheon to get their money
back OF to 'cllect on ntes matured
with the 30 per cent. interest paid by
Ponzi. All those who arnlied for
their money were paid He said he
thought the run would cross the mil
lion dollar mark today.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-28
DEMOCRATS NAME
HARRY W. Writers
FOR CONGRESS
Pick Out a State Ticket at
Mass Meeting at Burling-
ton Tuesday Afternoon

At a mass meeting of prominent
democrats from all over the state at
Burlington Tuesday the following
state ticket was nominated for the
fall primaries
For Governor Fred c. Martin, Of
Bennington, for lieut-gov. George F.
Root of Newport; for State treasur-
er, Otis c. Sawyer of Sharon; for
secretary of State, H. A. Pond of
East Berkshire: for auditor of ac-
counts, Harry c. Shurtleff of Mont
periel, for attorney-peneral, James
P. Leamy of Rutland for congress
man from the first district. J. C. Dur
ick of Fair Haven: for congressman
from the second district. Harry c..
Writer'S Of st. Johnsbury: for United
States senator, H. A. Varnum of Cam
bridge.
Senator John G.. Roy of East
Barnet was named for lieutenant
governor as well as Mr.. Root. A
vote was taken and Root was de-
clared nominated Nh. Roy then
stated that he liked to see opposition
for the Offices develop and since Mr..
Root bod been nominated he v-ontnd
to see him elected. Harry C. Writer'S
was named for attornev-reneral but
Nj Lear was nominated.
Those nresent discussed the adviS-
abilitv of startin~ democratic
newsnaper in the state and it was
mentioned in the debate that the
Swanton Courier was givine its read
- rood democratic news. Harry
W. Writers was ramed on commit
toe to look into the matter of secur-
in" democratic orrar : the state.
nu~her of spee"heS we've made
'"d in tho course of an address hv
Th"r'es Fl. Browne of Rutland he
e'id it was nossihle 70 increase the
""r' ocratic vote in the state o5 ~er
cont. this wear. He also said that
'"h"n the state n'qtform was forum
la-od he did not believe II would ir-
nore tho Vo'Ttead srt as the national
convention did at San Francisco.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-28

Atty. Batchelder made the closing
plea for the defendant and Atty. Gen
Archibald presented the final argu-
ments for the state in an attempt to
prove that Pettibone, who was an un-
dertaker's assistant, poisoned his wife
because of his alleged affection for
Miss Helen l. Guillow, a nurse. The
defense maintained that Mrs. Petit
bone was the victim of a self-ad-
ministered dose of poison.
The defense rested its case immedi-
ately after showing that for Mrs.
Pettibone dose of salts was an accus-
toned medicine, that it was weaken
ing, and that she was in the habit of
taking strychnine as stimulant
They therefore maintained that the
poison might have been self admins
tered, and that there was no proved
reason to believe otherwise. The jury
was. asked to give the defendant the
benefit of very reasonable doubt.
On that doubt hinged the defense.
The confessions" were characterized
as anything but confessions. The
manner in which they were obtained
by paid detectives makes it very
doubtful that they were anything
other than statements forced from
Pettibone when in weakened con-
dition and not in a position to realize
what he was saying.
MI. Graves, for the prosecution,
condemned the action of Pettibone
in every way. He summed up the
evidence to indicate the manner in
which the poison was probably given,
the motive for givin" it, and the
baser ess OF any man who would, do
such thing to his own wife. He
harped on how much more shameful
it was than to shoot with gun,
courageously and openly at least,
rather than to work in the dark. He
called on the jury for verdict of
guilty and said that he had no COM
junction about the bitterness of his
prosecution because so long as he
shall be States attorney, all such
baseness and evil will be promptly
and unhesi.amcly be dealt with.
Tie mar society people who have
been in constant attendance at the
trial and whose cars from every
state have lined the street through
out the sessions took in every word
of both lawyers arguments with evi-
dent interest.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-28
ENTHUSIASTIC
MEETING OF
EMERY CLUB
$50 Prominent Citizens from
All Parts of State Meet
In Newport

A very enthusiastic and productive
meeting OF the Emery For Govern
or" Club of Orleans county was held
in School hall, Newport, on Tuesday
afternoon, which was attended by
more than $50 prominent men from
all sections of the state and repres-
entating practically every town in
this county. NJ. NJ. Tanlin, president
of the club, presided at the session.
Dean N. Dwinell, secretary, took
down notes of the meeting.
The meeting was called for the
purpose of conference with men out
side of the county to oet line on
the situation as it stand today and
also for discussing what is the best
thing TO do now to further the cam
didacy of Col. c. S. Emery for gov
e.nor.
Among those who were present
and spoke before the session We're,
Senator Harry B. Amey. States At
torney Claire Powell and John Swee-
ncy of Island Pond; Lieut.. Hale
Darling of Chelsea; Frank Tracy
Smith Ballard, Bert Spooner, Chas
Smith and Mr.. Farnham of Montpel-
ier; Joseph Lance of Mortified, Ex-
Gov. Grout of Newport and A. A. Sill
yer and Rev. W. A. Dawson of Der
b..
Each man gave his views of how
the situation lined up in his respec-
tive district and all pledged them
selves to do everything nossible to
aid Col. Emery in securino the NOM
nation.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-28
PET'TIBONE MAY KNOW FATE TONIGHT
MOTHER STOPS CAR IN
50-MILE AN HOUR DASH

WORCESTER, Mass, July 2S.-
Failure of the air control on a street
car here to function ~ropellv today
caused tie car to start when the
motorman and conductor had left the
car to telephone and the car dashed
distance of a mile before it. was
BROUGHT under control by Mrs. Bertha
Viella, who with her three small chill
dren, We're the only passengers. The
motolman boarded an automobile
and gave chase to the runaway cal
and after overtakino it brought it
to a full ston. The car attained the
rate of so miles an hour during its
mad dash down the hill and passed
several bad curves in its wild flight.