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The Penn's Grove record., 1921-09-09
"VAMPS" WHO
MADE HISTORY
THE WOMAN ~POISONER.
By JAMES C. YOUNG


. II EVER a woman deserved the name
L Of vampire that woman was the
Marqui>e de BrinviIliers. Her mis-.
dpels shocked even medieval Europe
a day when terrible crimes We're
not unusual. This Marquise was a
pretty little WOman with an air OF
youthful innocence. one day she was in
troduced by her husband to Godin de
ST. CrOiX, a young cavalry officer of
CAV ways. The scandal of their rela-
tons soon became Il topic of the hour.
When the husband of the Marquise
failed TO interfere, probably because
, OF his flight before creditors, her
father had 81. Croix put in the Bias
title. There the young blade medi-
tated vengeance. \ means came to
his hand through an acquaintance
made in prison with one EXili, Il man
vs5iled in the methods of the Italian
prisoners.
WhensSt. CroiX was released a year
later he plotted with the Marquise to
be avenged on her father. He told her
Of the prisoners recipes, and she tried
their effect on poor people who came
TO. her door in search of aims. And
by watching the results she decided
that it was safe to attempt the life Of
her parent. This she did with com
pIatp success in 1866.
st. Croix had been avenged. But
more pressing matters weighed upon
Nm and his mistress. They needed
money. Then the natural question
arose why not poison her two brothers
orI sisters so that she would inherit
+ba whole estate? But these guilty
lovers were crafty. They waited four
long years, when the two brothers
wore despatched. with the aid of a
s.oIa+ An investigation followed, show
inc the method of their death, but
without directing attention to the
>IorouIse. Then st. CroiX suddenly
diad He had no heirs, so the police
ORG called in. and found among his
nooers documents which incriminated
49, N9rouise and the valet. The latter
was caught, tortured, and confessed,
Tbon he was broken alive on the
col But the Marquise had taken
~.,,;ahr TO England. Afterward n
,,.or+ 70 Germany and finally TO Il
oonvent at Liege, where she was g.
oo,ed bv a police Oticial disguised a.
nriest. When arrested 1t was diS
oovered that this unnatural W"Ihai
rod kent a full account of her life an
limos. She returned to Paris a prs
Soo- There she underwent the tnrtUr
IN her turn and finally was behead"'
y,Jv 16. 1916, and her body burH~"
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-09-09
Read What Z. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Says About What Two Rats Can Do

According to Government figures.
two rats breeding continually for
three years produce 359, 709,48 indi-
vidual rats. Act when you see the
first rat; don't wait. Rat-Snap is the
surest, ~cleanest, most convenient ex-
terminator. No mixing with other
foods. Dries up after killing-leaves
no smell. Cats or dogs won't touch it.
Sold and guaranteed by P. Jordan.
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-09-09

Do you make it 4 habit to retail to
your pastor the pessimestic grumb-
iings of dyspeptic saints? Don't.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14
GARDEN CLUB 4.
TO DEMONSTRATE
At STATE FAIR

An invitation has been received by
the South Side Garden Club from the
state organizer Of these clubs in Col
umbia for the Mexico club to put on a
demonstration in potato culture at the
Centennial State Fair at Sedalia in
August.
The club according to Mrs. Hough-
land of Hardin College, who is in
charge of the work has accepted the
invitation and will pick a team OF
three who will put on the Fair Demon
stration and also one before the teach
ers of Audrain rural schools when
they hold their annual meeting in
Mexico late IN August.
The South Side Garden Club has 10
active members who have done spler
did work this year. They are to be
congratulated for their activity, that
resulted in this invitation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14
MEXICO BOY
IS RETURNED
FROM FRANCE

Henry Johnson, col, of this city, re-
ceived a wire Monday from the war
department notifying him that the
body of his SON, Henry w. Johnson,
who died overseas during the war, had
been shipped to this country and
would arrive in New York July Is,
The remains will be shipped here at
once for burial. johnson was the only
colored soldier from Audrain to die
in the war. He was q years old and
died from influenza in a French hos
pital October 10, 1918. He had just
arrived overseas with his unit when
taken to the hospital. He was carry.
ing $4,000 army insurance.
His father is arranging for the
funeral which will be the first in thii
city over the body Of q soldier return
ed from overseas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14
HATTON-CoNCORD

Mrs. Ned Holt and two daughters
from Mexico are visiting W. P. Holt
and family this week. - Mr. and Mrs.
Grover Sims of Audrain County were
guests of Miss Amy Muir last Sunday.
Mrs. J. E.. Muir visited Sid Gilmore
is still very poory. Bob Council is
on the sick list also. - Mrs. s. s.
Greed and Mrs. Deets and children
were shopping in Fulton Wednesday
- Cyde Harkrider Of Gentry Co., is
visiting old friend smear Hatton. -
Ambrus Kysar Of Southeast, Mo-, is
visiting friends ear Convcord ano
kingfolks north of Mexico. - Tom
Harding is no better at this writing
Misses Kemps of Auxvasse are visit
ing Chas. Berry's children this week
- Frank Muir delivered hogs to un'
derwood of Fulton Wednesday. - )
w. Muir shipped a load of hogs to st
Louis market Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14
Audrain County
S. S. Convention
Is Sept. 2 to 3


The dates Of the Audrain County
Sunday School Convention have been
set for September 2 and 8 and a
splendid program is being arranged
for those two days at Littleby.
Arrangements for the meeting are
being made and every school is urged
70 send delegates to the convention,
which county officers desire shall be
a 1000 one, so far as representation
is concerI ed.
Re, &c. speakers fem the county
sci oo.s Puul H. Veith and Miss Lot
tie May Bose, state Sunday School
workers, win address the meetings on
Sunday Scaool methods and tell Of
plans for improving meetings and
stimulating interest in Sunday School
work. 1t is expected that the con-
vention will be largely attended.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14
POUCH STOLEN IN
NCENTRALIA Is FOUND
UNDER COAL IN TENDER

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 13.-The
pouch Of mail taken from the Chicago
& Alton station at Centralia, Mo, on
the night of June 2s-a robbery with
which Jesse Clyde Rumsey, recently
released fro mthe penitentiary, after
serving a sentence for train robbery,
is charged, was found recently under
the coal in the tender ola freight en-
CINE that passed the station mined
lately after the robbery.
The robber evidently had thrown II
there. The fireman discovered it while
shoveling down coal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14
PERSH|NG WAY
MARKERS COMING
TOWARD MEXICO

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa, July 7a.-The
work of marking the Pershing Way
from Vinton, Iowa, to Jefferson City,
Mo-, began Wednesday when c. J.
Bishop, the veteran painter for the
association, started south with an auto
truck full of equipment
The work of marking this section
had been delayed IN order to secure
the advantages of Bishops experiences
and skill in marking, but now that he
is on the work, he will go persistently
ahead until the whole section is paint
ed.
He viii start at Vinton today and
plans to put on the first coat Of white
for $50 miles before turning back t.
paint the second coat. At the rate d
thirty miles a day, which he . make
in good weather with the aid Of .
helper, he will reach Edna, NO., il
five days. The second coat will re
quire an additional five days, and tht
third trip over will land him back i
Edna with the colors in just a BIZ
more than two weeks, the weathe'
proving favorabel and no ACCIDENT
occurring.
The workers will. probably reacl
Mexico in about a months time ans
will continue south thru Fulton am
to the capital city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14
Live Citizen.

John W. Reiss, who is the new man
ager of the Mckinley Bakery and has
charge of the business during Mr.. Nc
Kinley's visit in California, joined the
Chamber of Commerce Tuesday. MI.
Reiss, without being called upon, vol
unteered his membership because he
had become a citizen Of Mexico and
was interested in the community's de-
veiopment. This is the right spirit.
While Mr.. Reiss has M property
holdings here, as a citizen Of Mexico
he is interested in its growth We
are glad to join the Chamber Of COM
merce in welcoming him into this or
~ganization.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14
Gail Eighty
Witnesses In
Divorce Case

After the examination Of only one
of the eighty witnesses a divorce was
granted the plaintiff Thursday after
moon with gross alimony Of $3.50.
Eighty witnesses, most of them
women, have been called in the con-
tested divorce case Of Daisey Burkey
VS.. Benjamin Burkey, now being tried
N the Circuit Court.
The couple, who were married Aug
ust 20, 1894, reside in the west part
of the county in Sailing Township.
They have one child.
The plaintiff alleges i~ll-treatment
and cruelty on the part of her hus-
band, whom she no longer lives with.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14
THE war cost 1856 billion dollar

THE war cost 1856 billion dollars.
To those Of us who cannot visualize
q million dollars a billion doesn't mean
anything. Hiwever3 you get more or
less Of a conception of a billions size
when you pay taxes each year Ii
for humitarian reasons you are not
opposed to war, a mercenarp purpose
should cause you to be their opponent
Speaking Of war costs the Napoieonic
wars according to an authority, COST
1910 million dollars, the American
civil war Z billion dollars and the
Franco-Prussian war 3,210 million dol
lars. These sums applied TO roads
and other constructive matters would
work wonders instead of destroying
lief and wealth for which generations
must suffer and pay.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14
HYDE URGES
REDUCTION OF
STATE TAXES

JEFFERSON CITY, July Gov.
Hyde in a special message sent to the
legislature Monday, declared definite
ly for a system of hard roads, as
serting the subject was not one for
the individual counties, but for the
whole state, and that the people had
expressly declared in favor Of hard
roads. Other legislation was recon-
mended IN the message as follows:
Establishing a state cement plant.
Re-enactment Of the inspection de-
partment consolidation bill, held up by
the Democratic referendum, and which
save the state $257,OO0 for the bien-
NAL period.
Recreation Of the state tax COM
mission.
Correction of errors in the new child
labor law.
Drainage law.
Amending the primary law to per-
nit primary ballots to be produced as
evidence.
Amending the present law 80 that
county health supervisors shall be ap-
pointed by the State Board Of Health
Permitting cities Of the second ant
third classes to levy special taxes fol
hispital purposes.
Re-enacting the state marketing
bureau law, held up with the agricul
tural department bill by the Demo
cratic referendum.
Re-enacting the state immigration
law, held up by the Democratic refer
endum.
Providing for the establishment o
q four-year medical course at tn
state university, instead Of the prese
emit two-year course.
Also tax reductions, cutting OF
more than 4 million dollars from tn
states income. The governor est
mates those reductions may be mad
and sufficient funds will be availabl
to meet the biennial appropriation
of 1874 millions made at the regula
session.
The levy on real and personal pror
erty was fixed by the last session at
!, gross rate of Jag cents per 500 10
all purposes. He recommends tha
this be reduced to a gross rate
10 cents per 500.
, The state revenue rate can be n
duced from 10 cents to 8 cents; tt
: levy for blind pnsions from 2 cents
. 1 cent: the levy for the payment
capitol building bonds and intere'
y from 2 cents to 1 cent; the levy
6-10 of a cent for the payment OF il
tcrest on certificates of indebtedne'
: can be entirely dispensed with for 81
next two years for the reason tn
= there is now in the fund for this pu
2 pose sufficient money to pay tn
interest fdr ..w1o wears 91t'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14

WE trust that President Harding's
move for world disarmament VIII
meet with cordial support from other
nations. England, France and Italy
and Japan have been asked whether
or not they favor such a move we
believe the people Of these countries
like those of these United States, de-
Sire to see war eliminated for all time
and favor disarmament and all the
heavy costs it large armies and nayies
entail We continue to regret the fail-
ure of the League Of Nations becom-
ing a world wide factor for peace bu'
are behind any other suitable plan
that would make the world safe TOR its
inhabitants.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14

there, but in tourist season 10000.
We leave here in a day or two for
before l close that Mexico must have
a camping ground for tourists. A
town gets more advertising from that
than from anything else.
Now, Mr.. White if you throw this
in the waste basket before you read
it half my feelings won't be hurt. So
good luck to you.
From the
NASH'S.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14
WE PAY NO RENT.

If you want to save money a visit
to our store will convince you. We
have an acre Of space and ear furnish
your home complete 3from cellar TO
garrett We have q full lire Of FUR
NITURE, RUGS and STOVES. SAM
NORRIS l7-tf Advertisement
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14
MANY Yisit Blackberry Patch.

A big blackberry patch 2 miles
south of Strother operated by Lee
Turner is attracting much local at
tention. The patch isi40 acres in ex-
tent and the seasons crop was in ex-
cess of 1900 gallons.
Many Mexico people have gone
there to pick berreis, several bringing
home as many as 80 gallons each.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14

Catches BIC Owl

While driving in the country recent
ly a large owl few against the wind
shield Of a car driven by holland Fry.
The bird was stunned and Fry cap
tured him and brought him to town,
He now blinks at passers-by in front
Of Uewellyn's drug store.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14

Judge Wallace Fry underwent a
slight operation at the County Hos
pital Saturday. His many friends
will be glad to know he is getting
along as well as could be expected
without his daily game of golf.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14
Settlers Reunion Planned.

NEW FLORENCE, Mo-, July g.
Committees are working out details
for the forty-fourth annual Old Set
tiers Reunion August 6. Gov. Arthur
H. Hyde will be a speaker. Airplane
stunts will be staged.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14
Go To Chicago.

DR.. j. F. Harrison and Dr. y. L.
Afford, Of Vandalia, left Sunday for
a two months stay at the North
Shore Hotel in Chicago. They are go
ing to take an advance course in
X-ray. work. Cave Johnson left Fri
day for Chicago in DR.. Harrison's
Etudebaker a to have it there for
him when he arrives.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14
NWrTcEl

We are selling gasoline at the same
price is the filing stations. They
cannot afford 10 sell gas on credit.
Neither car we. We Kindly ask our
friends not to embarrasa Vi by asking
to have gasoline charged. - we will
have to refuse ycu.
Respectfully,
BAILEY AND TOWLES.
dfwi Advertisement
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14
NUTTCE or FINAL SETTLEMENT

NuTTCE or FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice ia hereby given, that Tine
undersigned w. d. Pulls, Administers
tor, Of the estate Of
JOHN J. PULLS, Deceased
viii make final settlement o. his
~accounts with said estate as such
Adrninistrator ut the next tsrznxcf the
prohate Court Of Audrain County,
Miasonri 10 BE- holden ak Mexico
Mo-. IN said County On The bth day "a
August. A. p, 1921.
w. ID. PULLS,
Administrator,
Atsested BY DC fhiA ssRR ~
July. 1921.
snxv srss Y a SHANHlNl
2o-td Judge Of Probate Court
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14
Rev. Rooker at Littlebz Church

The Rev. W. S. Rocker win preach
at Litleby Methodist church Sunday,
July 18th morning and evening. Ev-
erybody is invited. Reverend Rocker
served this church as pastor twenty
years ago and will be especially glad
to meet all old friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14
]. o. Hall and wife left Friday for
Columbus Junction, Iowa, to attend
the funeral of an old neighbor.

M. F. Horton Has Stroke of Paralysis
M. F. Horton, who is seriously ill
in Kansas City, has suffered another
stroke of paralysis and is in a serious
condition. His many friends will be
sorry to hear of his continued illness.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice is hereby given, that the
undersigned, Albert Erdel, Executor,
of the estate Of
VALENTINE ERDEL, Deceased,
will make final settlement Of his
accounts with said estate as such
executor at the next term Of the
Probate Court Of Audrain County,
Missouri to be holden at Mexico,
Mo-, in said County or the 9Th day Of
August, A. D. 1921.
ALBERT ERDEL,
Executor.
Attested by me, this 3Oth day of
June, 1921.
(SEAL) BESS WOODS,
20td Clerk Of Probate Court
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14
NO. s0-lAO6

OFFICIAL sTATEMENasg d thi
i Financial Condition Of the MOLINo
BANK 1T Moline, State of Missouri
at the close of business on the SOth
day Of June, 1921, published
in the Mexico Ledger,'a news
paper printed and pdbliHhsd&.ar
Mexico, State Of Missouri, on thy
the 18th day of July, 1921. 1
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14
0 L HENS.

After July 18th / will Gull and
teach you how tocull; 1000 for Il
each. Phone S4OW.
A. GoRRELL4
1876 Advertisement
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14

Leo Hanly is home from a business
trip to Iowa.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14

Pierce Hale of Martinsburg has re
tuned home after a business visit
here
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14

Mrs. Wheeler CAN'T, accompanied
by Miss Cordelia Mason left Thurs
day for her home in Omaha, Neb.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14
RESOURCES

Il - hskESOUhCEO
Looms and discounts, undoubtedly
good on personal or
c-ollaberial 24,611.5l
loans. real estate 610.g2
o,,ordrafts 177.22
Real Estate (banking
bousel 1889
Furniture and fixtures l,535.fz
Due from other banks and
bankers subject to check 2,566.s4
Cash on hand Currency, gold,
s;avey ma other coin) s47.s6
Total $31,SSs.15
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in lO,oOO.VO
Surplus fund 2,oOO'VO
Undivided profits, net 2,S2l.sS
Individual deposits subject
10 check l0,52T.o4
Demand certificates Of deposit
and cashiers checks. 2,s67.ls
L. 0AAA ~. aFr W.
Savings deposits lfz'oV
Bills payable and re-
discount 100000
Total $St,ss9.15
State Of Missouri,
IS
County Of Audrain.
We, w. E. Cauthorn, as president
and r. C. Cauthorny as cashier OF said
bank. each Of us, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to the
best Of our knowledge and belief.
W. e. CAUTHORN, President
Il. C. CAUTHORN, Cashier
Subscriber and sworn to before me
this 18th day Of July A D.. nineteen
hundred and twenty one.
WITNESS my hand and notarial sea
On the date last aforesaid. Commits
stoned and qualified for q term expir
. ing Jan. 3, 1922.
. r. II. cAUTHoRN,
Notary Public
Correct Attest:
CT. HENDERSON
. r. L. HEIzER
|, +. G. Bolts
X Directors,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14

J E. Fish spent Monday in St Louis
ca official business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14

Tom Riley continues about the
same.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice is hereby given, that the
undersigned, Charles Hubert, Executor
Of the estate of 8 '1@r
LOUIS HUBERT, Deceased E'
will make final settlement of his ac-
cunts with said estate as such
executor at the next term of the
Probate Court of Audrain County,
Missouri. to be holden at Mexico, Mo-,
in said County on the 9th day Of
August, A. D., 1921.
CHARLES HUBERT,
Attested by me, this 21st day Of
June, 1921.
(SEAL) BESS WOODS,
20td Clerk of Probate Court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14

GRAHAM'S Big July Clearance
sale now on. d2w1
Advertisement
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14

Nelson Carter Of Barthlesville. Okla,
ss here for 8 visit With homo folks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14

The Rev. George Wharton and FAM
ily leave this week for Webster Groves
lwbpr thsg win spend a month.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14

GRAHAMS Big July Clearance
sale now on. d2w1
Advertisement
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
Notice il hereby given, that the
undersigned, w. D. Pulls, Administra-
tor, Of the estate Of
G. w. PULLS, Deceased,
will make final settlement Of his
accounts with said estate as such
Administrator at the next term Of the
Probate Court Of Audrain County,
Missouri to be holden at Mexico,
Mo-, in said County on the 9th day Of
August, A. D., 1921.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14
w. D. PULLS.

AUIlIIIIBCrNtUf.
Attested by me this 9Th day of
July, 1921. g
(SEAL) E. A. SHANNON.
20-td Judge OF Probate Court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice is hereby given, that the
undersigned, Fred Fouser, Executor,
of the estate of
DAVID FOUSER, Deceased,
will make final settlement of his &C.
counts with said estate as such execu-
tor at the next term of the
Probate Court Of Audrain County,
Missouri, to be holden at Mexico, No.,
In said County on the 9th day of
August, A. D., 1921.
FRED FOUSER,
Executor
Attested by me, this 21st day Of
June, 1921.
(SEAL) BESS WOODS,
2Otd Clerk Of Probate Court
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-14

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice is hereby given, that the
undersigned J. ]. F. johnson, Admin
istrator of the estate Of
RICHARD MULLINS, Deceased,
will make final settlement of his
accounts with said estate as such
Administrator at the next Term Of
Probate Court Of Audrain County,
Missouri to be holden nat Mexico,
Mo., in said County on the 9Th day Of
August A.. Dig 1891 ?, ,rig. !.
J. J.tF. JOHNSONs
Administrator.
Attested by me, this 21st day of
June, 1921.
(SEAL) BESS WOODS,
2Otd Clerk of Probate Court.
Evening star., 1921-03-15
STARVING AUSTRlANS ASK
FOR LOAN OF $50,0O0,OOO

LONDON, March 1l.-At confer
ence held in Downing street today.
which was attended. in addition to
experts, by the British. French and
Italian ministers at Vienna and the
French ambassador in London. Aus
trian representatives asked for a loan
of $50,000,000. with which to import
food.
The Austrians offered as security
allied control of the state railways
and customs and of the salt and to-
bacco monopolies, on which. they
said, the Austrian government al,
ready was making profit. They
suggested, also, the creation of new
monopo:ies for alcohol and sugar.
1t was stated by the Austrians that
5000 tins of milk already had
been consumed in Vienna alone in
feeding children under six years of
age and nursing mothers" The gov
ernment. they declared. was unable
to buy more food. and in the prov
inces the people were relying on the
few remaining cows. Therefore. they
asserted, the population was starv-
ing.
The conference will reassemble on
Wednesday.
Evening star., 1921-03-15
81 CONSUMERS STORES
FAIL IN NORTH DAKOTA

FARGO, N. D.. March 15.-An-
nouncement was made here that w. 6.
johnson of Fargo has been appointed
receiver for the Consumers United
Stores Company. q corporation tos-
tered by tho Non-Partisan League
and engaged in the mercantile bus'-
ness.
The bankruptcy action was taken
by the company to protect stockhoiu d
ers, according to Mr.. Johnson. who Is
secretary of the company
He said that assets were listed al
1881 900. but that most Of this was
in the form of notes from stockhold-
ers who were unable to pay at pres
ent. He said that less than S3oV.ooe
had been paid in. 49,,
Liabilities Of the company are ho'
over 100000" according to the pc.
tition filed at Minot. which states tIa'
a little over 100000 is owing TO 'he
Scandinavian American Bank OF Far :
go and about $4,000 to the peopie
state Bank of Grand Forks.
Hearing was set for April J. ne
Consumers Stores Company, whlct
has thirty seven sales agencies scat
tered throughout the state. was FORM =
cd in 1917 with economical distrlou-
ton" of goods as it's aim.