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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-03-02
MEDIA Sc JIM PRIJATT $500, 900, 900
MA MfSTE POzADOVANYCH
$56,0OO,oOO,O0O
Jest pravdepodobno, ze Ultra poslano
bude Nemeclxu ultimatum

Londyn L. bfenza. Kdyz nemeeti delegati setkali
Sc Sc zastupc spoehcd dnes Lancaster House tomu
ci, aby urovnala otazka nahrad ukazalo re ODE
rany sou mnohem dale cd sebe nez bylo pfedpovfdano
Nemecke nabidky tax rzni cd spoeneckeho
vypracovaneho Pafzi re bricky premier prohlasl
"Zda re n6mecka vlada naprosto nechape opravdo-
vost sveho postaven" odrocil konerenci kdyz
nemecky zahranicn ministr Dr. Walter smons pfedozi
document obsahuci protinavrhy snazl dokazovati
jejich pfmefenos
spojeneckych taborech pevada dnes veeer pfesvsd
CENT re vyjednavanf jest konce nadesel cas- jednanf
Otekava re odpoved spoencd bude utmatum jasne
nepfipoustejici vytacek.
Nasledujic bulletin by vydan po kratke schnz hlav
spojeneckfch deegaci dnes odpoedne
; "Bylo rozhodnuto poraditi pravnckymi vojen-
sktmi odborniky Ultra tomu Gill; ably nemecka delegace
moha byti uvedomena evrtek krocch, jez spojenci
mini podnknouti."
Zminka "krocich" a pravnickych vojenskych od-
hornfcich poklada velmi vyznamnou
Dr. Simons nabid, die financnich znalcn by cnilo
$2,500 100000 ale Gehoz die tvrzeni N6mc1 byo jiz
zaplaceno penezch zasobach $4,000 100000 tax by
zbyvalo k placen $75oO,OOO,0OO. Mimo to pax Nemci
kadi dals podminky ably Hon Sezsko z1salo nemeck4
ably Nemecku raceny byy obchodn vysady eem svste
porovnani touto nabdkou, spojenci pozadovali
pacen $4,000 900 ocekavao lie nejnizA. NJ
ecko nabne bylo by kolem $35 00O kdezto
Nemecko chce opatfi $4,000 100000 zahranni pdckou
pf temz by pocalo pomoc spoupisobnost Ameriky.
Nemeeti delegati sou dosud toho mineni ze ejich
bidky objasneni ekonomckem stavu Nemecku mohou
hyti vzaty podklad jednan.
Jak veci jsou nyn, netfeba honem ocekAvat psstup
spt jeneckyeh armad do Nemecka kdyz spojenc budeu
donueeni dat ultmatum Zkus to napfed hospodasktm
tlakem
Angli nen nejmensiho nadseni pro dalSf pouzfvAni
vojakG zda voenske zakroGeni bude podniknuto buds
to francuoZsk6 belgcke oDatren, nem3 Velka Br-
TAME bude podiet loyalty vdci SWIM spoencIm. An
gcane celkem vycituji &c mali jenom podruznj zajem
oaZce nahrad ponevadz postupne smifil my3enksu
ze pfi nei!epsm toho vem malo dostanou cd N9mecka
"My nemame moci zmeniti nabidky. avsak zAAi
druha u6ini n6ake navrhy vzhedem nim mhAene
veiiti spoien Bernem, prav Schroeder sekrstAi
nameckeho finantniho mnsterstva, mluve nemeeksu
delegaci dnes ve6er
"Zda konference bude pferusena, ponevadz nass
bidka neuspokouje spojence tomu nemuzeme pomoci
kratoval "NIusime ji zpet smlouv9 ceka ~ spojenc
pfedloN nahradove cfslice ak jest to ustanovens
smlouv6. ~s-.
Francie niGeho by tim nezfskala, kdyby vtrha do
zeme, nedostala by mic mea by tim veike vylohy"
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-03-02
POPLASNE ZPRAVY
CAST PETROHRADU v MOCI VZBOURENCU A PROSL9.
CHA Sc. zE LENIN A TROCKY JsOU MA UTEKU

Hesingfors, Fnsko, l. bfezna. - VASTLY Osrov, pfsd-
m6st Petrohradu, jest moc povsalcd odfznuto cd j.
nSch cas mesta, die zprav cd ruskofinskych hranic
bojich pokracuje nchz namofnc postayiN bsk
de'nkam kdezto dGstonik6m stale oyanich stsupencA
ubyva
vyskytuji tez povesti, ze Trocks Lenin uprchl
Krym.
Dne 25. Gtyricet komunstd bylo zabito 200
zatceno Tlupy stavkaf konaly demonstrate ucch,
sce vlajky napsy ako 'pryc sovety komunisty'.
Washington, L. bfezna. Namofnici d6lnici sedno-
till vzpoufe jez vypuka Petrohrade a. dnora
nesta prohano bylo tanne pravo Fnske vyansetv Eds
obdrzeo zpravy tom smysu cd nacenfka generanhe S
bu fnskk arn&dy. -
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-03-02
! lROZVRAT v ITALII.
! krvave boure roziirily Sc z
meat ma venkov q mnoho
/, obstf Il vyIaduji.

Mfan, /. bfezna. Krvavy
terror vladne We stfedni a jM.
4f 1taliisa jedine v Cerignola
napocteno 120 obeti, z nich2
jfdenAct bylo zabitych.
Isysvsech provincifch v. Apu-
liiE-povstani zufi jiz po ctrnAct
dnl = tato nejposlednejs{' cpl
soda vyvstala nationalist
ek6 demonstrace ma namesti,
Ede bylo .protestovAno prot
vSeobecn3 stavce.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-03-02
PET LlDf ZABITO AEROPLANEM

Pensacola, Fla, L. brezna. Nahnuv sc Ia leve kfido,
nofsky aeroplan snesl kouDac beh zde usmr dve
zeny poranil dv6 de jnou zenu tax tezce, zemrey
nekolik hodn potom Nekoik nych lidi bylo
meme nebezpecne Vschni mrtv jsou cernosi Aeropl&n
vymk pry kontroly kdyz narazi "draka, kteeho
hos behu vypusi do vvse Pilot aeroplanu podporu
elk Acorn, by zatten vysetrovanf melody zavedeno
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-03-02

Hordy ozhrojenych zeme-
delskych dskiika. muzd ! zen,
zapaluji naporad usedlosti a
obydli v Apulii. V Minervino
jeden farmaf hajil svhj MAZE
tex proti palicim pnl hodiny a
pax pokusil Sc o 1tek. Byl
vsak pronasledovan a kdyz
klesl k zemi tezce zranen, u
bodan byl dykami. Podobnt
zpravy o nasilnostech docha-
zej{ z Bisceglie, kde zemedel-
sti delnici napadli spolkovou
budovu jednoty statkarI, yo.
lajfce: "Smrt statkafim! At
zije revoluce!"
We Florencii, kde vypukly
move vytrznosti, bylo devet "a
bitych a mnoho ranenych. Tu-
he boje zuri V Certaldo a San
Frediano mezi komunisty a ma
cionalisty. V posleze zmine
nem meste syn jednoho z nej-
vetsfch ocelarskych magnatI v
Italii byl proboden dykou a je-
no mrtvola vhozena do reky
Arny.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
Missouri Banks Are Finan-
cially Sound, Labor Bureau
Advises Have Failed

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, June IL.
Interesting banking information gath
cred and compiled for the Missouri
Centennial Anniversary edition Of the
Red Book of the Bureau Of Labor
Statistics, reveals that at the close Of
1920 there were 1871 national and
state banks and trust companies legal
ly authorized to transact business in
Missouri and that the resources of
these statewide financial activities ag
gregated $1,634,S25,S 43.
Since June %, 1877, a period of
nearly forty-four years, only twelve
national banks have been forced into
receivership. The total capital of these
institutions at the time of their fail
ure was $5,600,OOO.
The national banks of Missouri at
the close of 1920 totaled 1876 and their
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23

If he earns big wages but saves
none of it?
If he gets money only to let it mas
ter him?
# his pay envelope be fat and the
paying off debts makes it fiat?
If he hides his money under his
pillow and is robbed of all he has
saved?
If he builds an imposing financial
structure and fails to put a protect
ing roof over it?
If opportunity knocks at his door
and he has no money to accept her
invitation?
If he gains the only woman in the
world and has no safe financial pros
poets to offer her?
If he gains a fortune and loses the
vision of usefulness and responsible
ity which it entails?
If he lays by a fortune for his chill
dren and fails to see that they are
trained in thrift?
If he wastes his money and then
wastes his time wondering why he
was ever so foolish?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
AUxyAssE ITEMS.

Wheat will all be in the shock by the
last of this week while the acreage
is much larger than last year the yield
viii fall short fully a third the quality
how ever is good. Oats promises to
De good and a larger yield and acreage
than last year. Corn Is looking
well and with rain will be the best
crop in years. - Mrs. Lucy Mcdonald
left Saturday for Saratoga, Wyo.,
where she viii spend the summer with
herdaughter, Mrs. r. A. Russell. -
". w. Conner and family win motor
to Stephen, Mimi, in ten nea future
where MIR. Conner Is interested IN
wheat raising. j. w. Bailey our
grocery man is in Kansas City this
week buying stock cattle. ]. H. Gar
wood who recently returned from
Mayo's is no 50 well at this writing.
Mrs. John Grey died near this city
and was buried at Harmony last Sat
urday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
Country Club
News

Tie Mexico Country Club will like
ly open formally July Fourth with a
basket dinner for members at 6o'cIock
that evening. The club house win be
opened formally a little later in the
year with a dinner dance
The Country Club house viii be
completed shortly. Work is progress
sing on its rapidly. The house win
be most attractive. Already the men,
bers are discussing the, addition next
year of a large semieirGular screened
porch on the southeast side for a
dining rom and a terraceon the north
west side, facing the lake.
The turf on the coufse' is gradually
getting into condition. This is a slow
process. The temporary greens have
much work to be done on them yet for
any kind of playing ,;,.b
J. B. Arthur comes forward and an
nounces making the seourse in 36
strokes. The argument will have to
be settled with Jack MARROW who re-
Gently announced a Al for the nine
holes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23

Every time I go out on a run now,
] feel thankful to- Tanlac for I'm con-
WINGED it kept me on the job" said
William w. Mason, 1924 Mcclellan
St, Philadelphia, for the past nine
years a motorman for the Rapid Tran
sit Co.
l had stomach troubel in a bad form
for three years and was going down
hill fast. Nothing / ate agreed with
me and after every meal / was suer to
have heartburn, dizziness and some
times awful cramps. / got in such a
nervous condition my hand shook like
a man with the palsy and at night my
sleep was broken and restless. In the
mornings ! felt so miserable / used
to dread the time to come for me to
take out m year, and it took every
ounce of grit I could muter to stick
until quitting time. Finally / got so
weak and vas so discouraged / was
ready to give up.
"This was my condition when /
started taking Tan lac and I owe all
my present good health to this won
derful medicine and to nothing else.
The. first thing it did for me was to
whet my appetite and / soon found I
could eat anything without fear Of
bad after-effects. It's a fact, four
bottles made a new man out or me
My nerves T quiet, / sleep like a log
and wake up in the morning feeling
fine. Then l eat a big breakfast and
go to work whistling like I used to
long ago. If people knew Tanlac like
/ do the clerks in the drug stores
couldn't wrap it up fast enough to
supply the demand. It's great"
d&w1t Advertisement
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
BILLS ALLOWED

The following bills are among those
allowed by the county court:
Pan-American Bridge Co., Ito apply
on 1921 contract for Is bridges
$45O0.00.
Kenneth and KEENAN,, as agent and
attorneys for c. A.. and Henrietta
Weilder $4,000.
J. T. Marshall, papering Jail 5000.
American Disenfectant Co, (for
jail) $1,000.
Crown Laundry Co., for county
farml 1890, "a
Considine 6 Wales (for county
FARM $17.7O.
Lacrosse Lumber Co., (for county
FARM 1854.
Producers Grain Co., $11.55.
7. E. Hendrix Lumber Co., Bridge
in road District No. IL $64.53.
HOSPITAL
G. P. Berger Con plumbing ac-
COUNT $S46.1S.
w. A. Hendrix & Son, Coal $3.50.
Crown Laundry Co., $105.93,
Missouri Utilities Co., $56.s1.
Missouri Printing Co., (supplies)
SCOTS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

S. M. Locke to Daniel C. Hader,
War;. Cons. $4,000, PIT Of SW Sc
35-5l-9.
Vandalia Blk Assn. to William
Fague War; Cons $3.50. oLts 6 and
z, 8 and 9, 10 Blk 8 G. II. Utterbach's
Add Vandalia.
Elmer Mundy to J. C. Mundy War;
Cons $4,000, VIZ Of Sc 1929.
Everett W. Meng to James E.
Lowry War Cons $500. Lots II and
IL Blk 4 East Holm Add.
M. T. Vandegrift to James E. Lowry
War; Cons $500. Lots 8 and 10 Blk
A Eastholm Add.
C. A.. Wilder to Audrain County,
War; Cons $500. Pt of Lot 8 Blk 5
Orig Laddonia.
Elders Presbyterian Church to W.
G. Pasqueth ct al Quit Claim Cons. 81.
Lot z Blk l Orig Mexico.
Mary L. Porawski ct al to W. F.
Porawski War; Cons $500. Lot 5 Blk
2 Donated Add.
Florence Kirkpatrick ct al to Roy
McElfresh War; Cons $3.50. Lots 8
and A Blk 2 Rawlings Add.
Mary Porawski ct al to Annie l.
Bown, Par Deed Cons 81 Lots Z and s
Blk 6 Orig Mexico Lot 6 Blk 2 Donat-
ed Add. PIT of Lot / and 2 Blk Z Orig
Mexico.
Mary E. Porawski ct al to Fred
Kemper Par Deed Cons 81. PIT Lot
n Blk IS and PIT of Lot z and 8 Blk7
Orig Mexico.
Annie 7. Or wn e. al to Mary =.
Porawski Par Deed Cons 81. PIT Of
Lots 7 and 8 Blk 10 and Lot 4 Blk a
Orig Mex. Also Lots 7, s, 9 Blk 2
Donated Add.
onie Stephenson ct al by Atty to
Fred Garner War; Cons $4,000 1919
Fl by 100 Fl in Sc NV 25-51-9.
Joseph M. Kleinsorge to C. w.
Arens War; Cons $500 Lots 7, 5, 8,
10, II and IL Blk 10 Crigler's Add
Martinsburg.
Homer j. Shock to Melvin E. Ash
ACD Cons 81 Lots s and 6 Blk Az
Orig Vandalia.
J.. W. Smith to Byron o. Collins ct
al War; Cons $500, PIT Of Lot A City
Survey az. mt eate r-
Melvin E. Ash to Homer j. Shuck
War; Cons $2250. Lots 5 and 6 Blk
43 Orig Vandalia.
F. j. Pimpell to Melville s. Paul
War; Cons $4,000. Lots 1, 2, Blk a
Fair Ground Add to Mexico.
F. /. Thomas to C. L. Thompson
War; Cons $3.50. Lot A Blk 10 Orig
Vandalia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
ELEClY
OFF|CERsAADR I'm
GRAND REC0R

At a scepial meeting of AUDI
Lodge No. 20, A. o. U. W. Mondl s
night, officers were elected for TIL
coming year, a class was initiated and
Grand Recorder w. ]. Howell made
a most interesting address,.
The new officers of the odge T
al follows:
V. F. Morris, Past Master Work.
man.
J. ]. Sewell, Master Workman.
Logan Wilson, Forman.
Lynn Smith, Overseer.
B. E. Brown, Recorder.
F. @. Farrah, Financier.
George D. Allen, Guide.
Ribert Sims, Inner Watchl
DR.. Fred Griffin, Medical Examiner.
Grand Recorder Howell gave a
most interesting talk regarding the
work and purposes of the lodge. He
stated that the benefits paidA to date
to b~eneficiaries Of the lodge I'M Mexico
amounted to over 100000. AGrant
Lodge Deputy A. Egerer wild be il
the city for thenext two weeksA,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23

resources were 7es,s2s,Ooo These
institutions has AN aggregated invest
ed capital of $47015,OOO and had in
general circulation $22,1O7, 900 in bank
notes. Their deposits reached 1884,
$4,000 and the total cash on hand
was $57,495, 900.
Outside the largest cities fourteen.
Missouri towns have two national
banks. Other nationally directed fin
ancial institutions are scattered over
the state with no other Missouri city
having w one. Included in this lat
ter and largest division are Moberly,
Fulton, Mexico and Louisiana, but the
fact that each only has one national
bank is Offset through each having at
least three equally as good state-sup-
ervised banks and trust companies.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
P~or4ralturs. o. Jewels

Probably the best bit of ~portraiture
done on any jewel is that OF the head
of M~ithridates, the ancient king of.
Pontus. This deep viole, image was
discovered many years ago in India.
The largest sculptured or carved work
with an amethyst as the uiedium con-
sists of the bust of Tra.ian. the Roman
emperor. This adornmrnl. formerly in
the possession of the tlussian court,
m~ysteriously disappeared When Napo-.
leon occupied the cits Of Berlin. His
lorians allege that some Of his generals
had taking ways. The work or art
has been lost to the world since the
time of this Invasion by 'the litrle
corporal" s3sa
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
Keep Steam up.

FOLKS who steam up and stay
steamed win the confidence of their
Fellows There's enough to do In life
20 keep the average fellow on the 60.
But unless It makes a special appeal
to his ideals It will be little better
than drudgery. His challenge Ettls,
como fros the snspa!ed heights of
promising possibilities, He must see
d reward OF effoFt.lp rich returns
Tnes he win give htniseff. snstinted to-
the call and BY dong 80 klndie l9 9th.
ers' the desire TO work with him,@ Be-
sides this they will tearn 10 trust him
for the thing he does. So the call Is
TO steaIR up.--Csrftsi
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
Parthian Shots
By FAN

An optimist is a man who can
make lemonade at night out of all the
lemons that have been handed him
during the day.
. .
Ability seeks its reward just as
water seeks its level.
The girl who wants to laugh up her
sleeves nowadays has to begin rath-
er high.
=
The real eternal triangle-mother,
dad, and a little youngster.
Harold Bell Wright has received an
offer of $4,000 to write his name on
a movie film. That ought to answer
once for all What's in a name?"
Summer dresses and smotherthings
are pretty thin excuses.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
RUSH HILL ITEMS.

Loyal Daughters Glass meets at
Mrs. Clyde Shoup Thursday, 23rd. All
come. - Miss May Robinson of Mo.
University will instruct members of
Home Makers Club anil Camp Fire
Girls how to make hats on Tuesday
21st and Wednesday 22nd, at Mr..
Myres hail. - Mrs. j. o. Crockett
was shopping in. Mexico Saturday ev-
ening. Her daughter who was visiting
her grandmother, returned home with
her. - Fred English, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jno. James and family and Ruth
James were guests at dinner Sunday
at Pete Harper's. - Sam Harper and
Howard James were in Mexico Sat
urday afternoo on business. - Quincy
James returned home Saturday night
from Mexico wher he is serving on
the jury. - Geo. Miller is on the sick
list. - Uncle Dave Crockett is bet
ter. - Mr. and Mrs. Sam Harper, Mr..
and Mrs. Jno. James and family, Ruth
and Howard James all motored to Lad
donia Saturday and were. guests for
supper at Mr.. and Mrs. Jabe Harper.
Later all attended movies. - Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Baehr and son, Elmer, were
Sunday guests at Elmer Buehr at
Benton City. - MI. and Mrs; Wild
Canterbury, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Cam
terbury, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Melahn and
daughter and Will Harper and son,
Jewell, all motored to Santa Fe on an
outing Sunday. All had a fine time.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Britton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dick Pearl, Mr.. and Mrs. Ora
Cockett and two girls, Dave Crockett,
Elton Britton and Miss Frances Brit
ton all motored to the Slanyver Ford
on LittsSay Sunday. All taking dinner
and stayed all day. All had a fine
Time. = Tuck Myres was in Mexico
Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
NEW LAWS IN FORCE.

OF the many laws enacted by the
last legislature three hundred went
into effect June 20. Many of the laws
ere among the most important ever
passed in this state and mark a step
forward for women and children in
social and economic conditions in Mis-
souri,.
The movement inaugurated by some
Democrats to halt some of the adj
ministration bills by, the referendum
may be halted by the Legislature re-
enacting them at the present special
session. tits understood such a move
on the part of the Republicans is con-
templated.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
pLseeuranIna Foraery.

A message from Prague states that
q nH"had has teen discovered Of max.
inr NOR. difficult the passing Of forged
bank nrfes. says a Copenhagen corre-
Sponnent ~ the London Telegraph.
The invention consists Of Embedding In
the paper on which bank notes are
printed quantities Of fine steel and
nickel particles. Such paper responds
to the attraction Of a magnet, and any
one can thus easily test the genuine.
ness Of a note.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
. 4 man who !,

A STRANGER, a man who resides
in Missouri several scores Of miles
from Mexico, visited this city this
week. for the first time, and called at
the Ledger office to see Col. Socrates
Sewers. He said he was acquainted
with the Colonel through reading his
comments copied in the Kansas City
Times. Col. Sewers who has been
taking a much needed rest owing to
writers cramp in his Underwood ex-
pects to be on the job shortly. Col.
Sewers called at this Office this morn-
ing and in passing remarked. Burn.
ing midnight oil is alright but too
many folks are burning 1t in 4 mort
gagged motor carr
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23

SOCRATES Sewers says when a
woman starts picking things off her
husbands coat shoulder his days of
freedom are at an end. +
VIII Celebrate Missouri Centennial.
Gov. A. M. Hyde has issued a CEN
tennial proclamation calling upon all
Missourians and former Missourians
to participate in the celebration of the
states Tooth birthday. The state will
spend $15O,OO0 on a centennial expos
ition in connection with the State Fair
at Sedalia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
Dies in st. Louis.

Eliza Steel for many yeas one Of
Mexieo's most respected colored wo-
men, died in st. oLuis this week, and
will be buried here Saturday. She
is a sister Of Mary Minor, Of Mexico,
Her many white friends as well as
colored viii regret to hear Of her.
death.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23

Preparatory 70 showing Charlie his
new sister, his father said. what do
you say to getting a new baby at our
house. sonny7r Charlie thought a
moment and then said, WED better
be careful. daddy; let's just rent one
ull We see how we like It, for Billy
tChariie's chum) says he u tired Of
his; Il yells all the tima.r
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
New Legion Head Named.

INIANAPoLIS, Ind, June l5.-
John G. Emery of Grand Rapids,
Mich, former National vice-com-
mander of the Legion has been named
National Commander to succeed
F.. w. Galbraith, Jr., who was
killed last week. 7. J. Hannigan, Of
Hartford, Conn, succeeds Emery as
Vice-C Commander.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
Former Hardin Girl WEEDS.

Miss Lucille Connolly, Of Harrison
vile, Mo-, a former Hardin College
student and a sister Of Mrs. Herbert
Plunkett, formerly Of this city, was
married Wednesday in Harrisonville,
to Jack Moody a young business man
of that city. Mrs. Moody has many
friends in this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23

A Tennessee investigator made q
series Of more than fifty experiments
for the purpose Of disprovlng the asspr
tion that bIindfolded persons walk IL
circles, but he was unable to DO sd
for all the persons In the tests depart
ed from the straight line as they
walked away from the starting point
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23

Chas. Powell tried to climb a tree
in the Court House yard Wednesday
morning in his new Ford. Forum
ately Mr.. Powell was uninjured and
the car wal only slightly damaged.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23

Elks May Bring Headquarters to X. C.
Kansas City may become grand
headquarters for the Elks, a commit
tee Of the lodge reported on returning
from q conference with the National
Commission in st. Louis. A $4,000, 900
building will be erected in Kansas
City If the commission decides on
Kansas City. The decision will be
made early in July.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
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amethyst. According to "ReysIaticnsr
the foundations Of the wall OF the .
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the first course Was jasper ami ths
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tiful amethyst On the high priests
brsastpIate the gem held the third %
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
10th Annual Convention

10th Annual Convention
Missouri Drummers Association
Mexico, Missouri.
EVERYBODY INVITED
Program
THURSDAY, JUNE 2sRD
1000 A. N. Aeroplane Stunt Flying.
Ills A M. Arrival Of Noel Poeppings' American Band
and Special Talent of st. Louis.
1870 F. M. Band Concert on Public Square.
200 F. M. Aeroplane Stunt Flying.
2:S0 P. NJ. Welcome Address by Mayor j. W. GaIIaher
on the Court House Lawn. Response by
Frank H. Parker, Mexico, Mo-, President
of M D. A Address by other Prominent
Speakers including Hon. Erastus Pearson, of
Louisiana, Mo.
800 P M. Liberty Theatre.
Concert De Luxe, by Poeppings American
Missouri illustrated by J. Kelly Wright,
Messrs. Westhus, Brown, Veorg, and Stark,
Missouri illustrated by J. Kelly Wrghte,
under the Supervision of the Missouri State
Board Of Agriculture.
Miss Iyena M. Baker, Danseuse Extra
ordinary, in interpretive Dancing.
FRIDAY, JUNE PATH
$3.50 A. M. Band Concert on Public Square by Noel
Poeppings' American Band.
1000 A. M. Aeroplane Stunt Flying.
200 P. N. Horse Show and Dress Parade of Members of
Missouri Drummers' Association. Aeroplane
Stunt Flying.
2:30 F. M. Horse Show at Hardin Park.
$3.50 F. M. Big Barbecue. Missouri Military Campus.
500 P. M. Wrestling Match, orpheum Theatre, Jake
Reed of Fulton and Pat Conley of Chicago.
900 P. M. to 100 A. M. Grand Informal Dance at Elks
Club.
SATURDAY, JUNE rs Il
$3.50 A. M. Business Session and Election of Officers of
Missouri Drummers' Association.
SECURE TICKETS FROM MEXICO MERCHANTS