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Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-08

Miss Elsie Ward will teach in the
New Madrid high school this year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-08

Mrs. C. S. McVey of Columbia will
be the week end guest of Mrs. ]. I.
johnson.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-08

MIR. and Mrs. Frank Hollinsworth
had as diner guests last Friday even
ing at the Hoxsey: MI. and Mrs. Leo
Coontz.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-08

Miss Esther Houston invited q few
friends in last Saturday afternoon for
a Conversation party" All the
present day subjects were discussed
and fall w~ardrobes planned. At five
o'clock the hostess served elaborate
refreshments.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-08

Try our Red Barn Paint. There is
none better. LA CROSSE LUMBER
co.
DE- wi Advertisement
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Cortez Edmonston had
as dinner guests Sunday noon: Mr.
and Mrs. A. r. Dallmeyer aEs Mrs
Ford.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-08

M. Travis, az Laddonia, was 9 bus-
mesa visitor III Mexico Friday sncrnr
iass
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-08

Glenn and Owen Beetle, of Laddon
ia. were visitors in Mexico Friday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-08

Mr.. and Mrs. John Nice ormack, Of
Harrington, are guests of Mrs. Jes'
sic Walstrom and Joe Davis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-08

Mrs. Wallace Fry, Miss Franc Jonn-
son, Of Kansas City, and VIM. Walker
johnson motcred TO Columbia thurs-
day for the day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-08

warm friends and it is with regret
we say good bye to them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Waite of Kansas
City were guests Of Mr.. and Ms. Wal
lace Fry for noon day dinner Tues
day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-08

ADDE e CUNNINGHAM,
Ietterman General Hospital
Care Nurses Quarters
San Francisco, Gal
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-08

Miss Miriam Glandon had as dinner
quests Friday evening: Miss Mary
Lee Burks, Messrs. Malcolm 5, John
ION and Thos Cousack of Colorado
Springs who were here for the week
and enroute East in their g
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-08

The Gamma Alumni entertained
Friday evening at the picture show
with a most delightful party, after
the splendid picture the girls went to
teh home of Miss Jeanette Bragg and
danced the rest Of the evening and
enjoyed dainty refreshments. The
guests besides the alumni were;
Misses Marjorie Barnes, Mary Cor.
della Mason, Dorothy French, Eliza
beth White, Elizabeth Wilson ant
Marcena johnson.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-08

Miss Edna Lindsey arrived Friday
to assume her duties at the Mcmillan
High School.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-08

Mrs. L. Y. Moore, Misses Ger
trude Cunningham, Martha bearing
and Helen Howell went to Chicago
Friday night for a few days shop
ping.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-08

A party Of society folks enjoyed a
picnic Tuesday evening at Powels
Ford. The men took the ice cream
and the girls furnished fried chicken
and everything that goes with it. In
the party were: Misses Mary Lee
Blrks, Jeanette Bragg, Isabelle Grad
dock, Ruth Perkins, Franc johnson
of Kansas City, Messrs. Ben Locke.
Clfas. Guthrie, Earl Hayes, Cave John
scPn, Leopold Barth, Sam Locke and
Miss Katherine Garrett.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-08

Dr. and Mrs. Furgenson and son, q
Springfield, MO, are guests ct 1T.
Furgenson's mother, Mrs. NJ. 2. Fur
genso on East Promenade Street.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-08

Pslnes Albert o sold
a. eeppy rcd bags,
eldy red ffas. hsssS.
senaa pssEnd eE8 kal9
eeua1 tis Ra.iasss
M an tks peais4
esyet3f Rldss AEzasa.
der sstsh spangs
nssistsasr ssp
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-08

Dr. X. S. williams and MRS. Kate
Munroe motored to Fayette and spent
last Sunday with On. Williams
brother.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-08

Saturday evening Mr.. and Mrs. '.
B. Keath invited q number IS friends
n M. and Mrs. Morris Kesth 70
meet them 1T the station on their r..
rival here from their wedding tdip and
then 3 to the Keath honae with them,
rice was showered on the bride and
groom as they stepped from the train
Ana 4 warm welcome given them. @
fheir arrival at home they found 9
real marty awaiting them. Dancina
was enjoyed till midnight and deli,
cious refreshments served. Abou'
twenty guests were present.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-08

j. q. Gofden, Misses Jean Elizabeth
and Mary Jane Jorden, Of Louisiana,
have been guests 81 Mr.. and Mrs.. Jack
STREET thia week. returned home Fris
Iay. Miss Mary Jane will attend
school III Kansas CITY this winter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-08

LEDGER CLASSIFIED ADS PAX
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-08

Mexico society have been so busy
this week attending Chautauqua that
parties have been forgotten for the
time. We have had a very good
chautauqua this year and the atten-
dance has been very good. Appre-
~ciative audiences have greeted each
and every number and we are sure
next years program viii be even bet
ter. 1t is an education as we'll as
q pleasure to have q c~hautauqua in
sthe town and we do not want to be
called Main Street" people by knock
ing such entertainments, SO begin
now to boost for next year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-08

Mrs. Burlington, Of Oklahoma City
IS the guest Of her son, i. w. Buffing-
ton and family.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Campbell ane
pete, Jr., are here for 4 few days
visit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-08

Monday evening, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cortez Edmonston, Mr.. and Mrs. ].
w. Burlington, Mr.. and Mrs. L H.
Hannah, Of Washington. D. G.. Junior
and Dorrance Edmonston. Mrs. Buff
ington, Of Oklahoma and Misses Mill
dred and Billye Burlington had a pic
mic supper at the country club.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-08

Miss Estelle Maylor, Of Washing
ton, d. G., has returned to her home
after a visit with Miss Gertrude Will
son.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-08

lace Fry had as lucheon guests Fri
lace Fry had d sluncheon guests FRI
day Mrs. Morris Keath and Mrs. Ry
land Rodes.
The New York herald., 1921-06-19

tically on level with the cloud
horizon. the only thing peeping UP
above the top of the cloud bank being
the top of his head, which Is func-
tloning in the same way as a sub.
marine periscope! What strange
sight it would have been to another
passing aircraft to see a mans head
skimming along the top of cloud
bank at forty knots!''
1t Is safe to say that Nhis glimpse
of Major Cookies periscopic head will
live in the readers imagination,
whether he is interested in meteoro-
logical data or the commercial possi-
bilities of flying, or not.
Naturally. most of the book is taken
up with the weighty, practical affairs
of the voyage; the study OF winds,
weather. clouds. the use of the wire
less, the difficulties of taking accurate
observations, the demonstrated need
of certain new or newly modified
scientific instruments, and a mass of
minor detail. 1t might have been
called a journey in the clouds, since
the airship was never out of them for
very long periods. and travelled either
ir the clouds, or above them, or in a
stratum of air between upper and
lower layers of clouds. an eerie. un-
canny limbo in the present state of
human knowledge. but one that is as
suredly destined to become more ia
mihar
For the one conclusion that sticks
The New York herald., 1921-06-19

Conference of the Powers''-'"Tha
Art Flat, fragrant mechanism but
one knows that it isn't. and that the
writer. like the Infant" of the story,
is telling this thing as it happened"
Not Kipling himself could better 1t; /;
doubtless Kipling-who wrote a brief
Introductory note for this book-would
be the first to say that he couldn't do
1t so well, since there is pretty sure
to be some lurking trace of artfulness
in the most careful work of the pro-
fessional raconteur.
The book is just what its title says.
Gen. Maitland's actual log of the
epoch making voyage, set down daily.
Every word of this diary was written
ney." says he, with the exception of
the explanatory footnotes, and these
are brief in 10 way cumbering the
narrative Every incident. impor-
tant or trifiing was recorded at the
actual time of the happening. Even
to stop to focus or to pigeonhole these
would have been to destroy actuality"
But the result is too full of color and
life to be called at all Photographic.
Gen. Maitland evidently has a fine
sense of proportion. an innate appre-
citation of what matters and what
doesn't, for the 'trifing" incidents are
all illuminative
Greenland the First officer of the
ship, is vainly trying 80 discover the
The New York herald., 1921-06-19
BOOKS ON EARTH AND SKY

out above all else is that the dirigible
airship is destined eventually to be-
come a regular means of travel across
the seas; that 1t is perfectly prac-
ticable, and capable of very great
things. The problem Is not now so
much one of science as Of commercial
factors. The trip can be made safely
enough and with much greater speed
than that reached by the experimental
r "a. The only serious difficulty is
to make it financially profitable, and
one can scarcely doubt that that viii.
come about in due time.
There is an abundance of material
for the scientist and student of aero
nautics in this record, though Gen.
Maitland does not pretend to be giving
technical report The suggestions OF
novel scientific interest are incidents
on the way. Perhaps the chief item
in this category is the use of cloud
study, observations of their shape and
character as indices of weather. Com
The New York herald., 1921-06-19
Practical aviation
THE COMPLETE AIRMAN BY @. ,
Bailey. f. r. Dutton & Co

Bailey. f. r. Dutton & Co.
Although the text of this volume is
based on British practice and is Illus
trated entirely with British types of
machines. il will serve any American
student of aviation as a good ground
work for the study of aviation and the
how and why of flying. In view of
the lack OF interest in aviation in gen.
eral I'm this country and also in view
OF the many American works in this
field, 1t would seem that there was not
much demand for an English work OF
this kind at this time. But. neverthe-
less. Mr.. Bailey has done his work in
good sound British fashion. particu-
larly in the chapters devoted to Me-
chanics the Theory of Flight. the air.
plane itself and Materials and Prin-
ciples of Construction.
There are further chapters on the
Control System, the Fuselage. the Air
Engine and its details. with separate te
chapters on the starting and running
of engines. their faults and care. the
Instruments used i'm air navigation
the technique of flying. aerodromes
and buildings. n separate chapter on
other types Of aircraft. and one on the
weather.
The New York herald., 1921-06-19
Rapid writing

BItfsN lOtfkAItf1 S1ClEM Of
WRITING BY CONTRACTED
FORMS. New York: Breviograph
Systems Company.
few public men but will well
come this little book which
teaches an easily acquired sys-
tenn of reducing words. phrases and
sentences TO contracted form Few
men who wish 10 write fast. unless
they aim to De stenographers. are will
ing to give time to the latter acquire
ment. This new system is a natural
way of shortening labor and takes mo
unusual trouble. Yet II cuts down
long hand from so to as per cent. and
Il Is easily read after it is down.
The book contains complete instruc-
tions. A practice Lesson does more for
a person than any amount OF descrip-
ton. For instance, you write the let
ter "p" in a certain way and you have
written pa, also you write the letter
"t" n a certain way and you have
9TH" Combine the two and you have
written path" BY use OF simple con-
fractions you have reduced the nee
cssary strokes from IL 20 g.
The New York herald., 1921-06-19
Of a marvellous voyage by air

culprit who used his tooth brush for
stirring the mustard at lunch. Found
tabby kitten in forepart of keel :"
Here is the perennial small boy
that persists in any soundly grown up
sdventurer-it is a part of the very
spirit of adventure, this zest in minor
absurdities in athe midst of strenuous
achievement. 1t crops out frequently,
but never bulks too large or distracts
attention from weighty matters. 1t
helps one to see these pioneers as live
human men instead of vaguely heroic
matinee idols.
This sort of detail also emphasizes
the strangeness and novelty of the
situation. Major Cooke, the navigat-
ing officer, has climbed to the top of
the ship to get an observation on a
cloud horizon-"his eye being prac-
The New York herald., 1921-06-19

Illuminating personal references to a
remarkably large number of men. not
always of the first rank, who have
nevertheless made fundamental or i'm
portant contributions to the sum of
human knowledge.
One or two other features must be
warmly commended. Welcome details
are given as TO the creation and growth
Of such Institutions as the famous
Greenwich Observatory. and of such
useful learned bodies as the Poysl
Society and the British Association for
the advancement of Science An ex-
The New York herald., 1921-06-19

In addition to having had many
books come out on top Of the lists
throughout the year, Houghton Mif-
fin. or rather the Riverside Press
closely related to that firm have shown
that they could not let slip by \ small
item such as the workhorse parade.
Two of their teams took first prize in
the parade which has been a feature
of Memorial Day in Boston for a num-
Dor OF years.
The New York herald., 1921-06-19
Reviewed by
r. COMMERFORD MARTIN.

A n excellent summary this oi
~ what Britain has done for the
advancement Of physical science,
but the word heritage" seems to be
rather oddly used. The more appro-
pirate expression would be F'achi,vc-
ment." perhaps. An underlying pur-
The New York herald., 1921-06-19

pose apparently is that -of implying
continuity with the work of Roger
Bacon, William Gilbert and Isaac New
ton as foundation and chronological
points Of departure for a narrative
brought down to the time when 1t was
finished. al the very moment i'm 1917
when the great war was at the height
of its intensity and uncertainty
The unusual charm OF the book lies
in the fact that it is an admirable out
line Of scientific history through some
$50 years associated cleverly with vivid
biographies Of all the great leaders and
The New York herald., 1921-06-19
Seven centuries of research

BRITAIN'S HERITAGE OF SCIENCE.
BY Arthur Schuster and Arthur r..
Shipley. T.. r. Dutton & Co.
The New York herald., 1921-06-19

Rudyard kipling we are told. is
resting and enjoying the sunshine of
the North African coast Accompanied
by his wife and daughter. Mr.. Kipling
has been spending the spring motoring
in Algeria.
The New York herald., 1921-06-19
THR e HUNDRED
EINSTEIN ESSAYS
IN LOWEST TERMS

THEORIES OF RELA-
TIVITY AND GRAVITATION. Com
piled and Edited and Introductory
Matter Supplied by j. Malcolm Bird
New York Scientific American Pub
fishing Company.
The New York herald., 1921-06-19
Reviewed by H. L. PANGBORN.
.EN. MAITLAND modestly says

@EN. MAITLAND modestly says
that this lis not a literary
effort-neither, therefore, am
/ an author" Nevertheless he is, in
spite of himself. and the book is litera-
ture; in fact, a masterpiece of narrative
of very high order, largely because Of
its lack of elf-conscious artistry, its
direct, honest, vivid record of events,
just as they happened, and of the
thoughts and feelings of the partici-
pants in a great adventure. Again and
again one is tempted to cry out, with
Kipling's "Eustace Clever" of the
The New York herald., 1921-06-19

cellent chapter Is also included with
regard TO some of the more notable
industrial applications Of the scientific
discoveries noted. This more than
atones for the curious neglect to ac-
cord a separate chapter to chemistry"
which is certainly now foremost in
public attention as fruitful domain
Of benefcent research. Warm praise is
due the series of fifteen good portraits.
One could well wish for a correspond
ing manual epitomizing what America
and her scientific worthless have done
in $50 years.
The New York herald., 1921-06-19

THE LOG OF II. NJ. A. r "a; JOUR-
NEY TO AMERICA AND BACK.
BY Air Commodore r. M. Maitland.
George H. Doran Company.
The New York herald., 1921-06-19
AN ASTRONOMER
TURNS HIS LENS
ON THE INVISIBLE

DEATH AND ITS MYSTERY BY Ca
mile Flammarion. Century Com
The New York herald., 1921-06-19
Reviewed by AARON WYN.

:" INSTEIN'S Theories of Rela-
tivity and Gravitation" is a
- collection of the best thought
The New York herald., 1921-06-19

r T seems to me that the attentive
reader can no longer doubt the
existence Of the soul and Its
, 1921-02-10

CECIL A. RYAN.
Postomce address. Saratoga. wyo.
Cattle branded On on LEFT hip.
Horses on right shoulder
Range. Ten Mile.
, 1921-02-10
Wood Fibcrs.

A new conception of wood fhers IL
given by the great number of measure
ments that the forest products labora-
tory in Wisconsin has made. The
length of the fibers. instead of being
uniform and characteristic In each
species, has been found to vary more
In a single Tree than in the average
for different species. One Douglas fir
had fibers ranging frsm 0.S to T.G5 mil
llmeters in length, though several
thousand measurements showed the
average for the Douglas FIR to he
4.41 millimeters and for the ~longleaf
pine 1867 millimeters-a difference in
the average for two species of less
than one millimeter. or one-twenty-
fifth of an inch. In early growth. up
to 20 to 80 years, the fiber length in
creased %striklngly from the center out-
ward. but after the maximum has been
reached the variation is small. even
though the tree live to 100 years or
more There is also some increase
In fiber length from the burt Of
the tree upward for about two-thirds
of the distance to the top. Each an
nual ring shows variation in itself.
the wood of early spring having
longer fibers than that formed last
summer.
, 1921-02-10
CLAIMING
HER RE-
WARD.

Mr.. %Showgoer
Il see you've
fotsaken t h e
spoken drama
for the movies.
Violet Messy
stone-Ye s. 1
h a e worked
very hard to
perfect my art
n felt 1 was
entitled to the
pleasure of see
ing my really
exquisite work
from the front.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1921-11-03
TO CONDUCT SCHOOL ON
INTERNATIONAL TOPICS
League of Women Voters
Would Organize Class
in This City

The Minnesota League OF Women
Voters, as part OF its program,
aims to give voting citizens a cnance
to hear important questions dis
cusscd.
This year there can be no ques-
ton that the problems which should
be covered by such a program are
those to be considered BY the Wash
ington Conference on Limitation of
Armament and the Far East policy.
The education of public opinion is
necessary to the success of this con-
ference on which the hopes of the
world peace depend.
In order to reach as many people
rs possible it is proposed to conduct
a series of lectures in each congress
sional district. Bemidji has been
chosen as most suitable place for
one Of these series.
These lectures are to be given by
members Of the extension division of
the Minnesota University faculty. The
cost of securing such u course would
be from 500 to $125. or about ST
for The four lectures. If all people
who care to attend such a program
will advise Mrs. j. 4. Tuomy, the
program committee will be able. in
case the cost is covered, to arrange
with the University for speakers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1921-11-03
TO HOLD DENTAL, CLINIC
HERE ALL DAY FRIDAY

A dental clinic is to- be conducted
all day tomorrow in the Bemldji pub
lie schools, and after O'Clock pupils
from the Bemidji State Teachers col
lege will have their teeth examined,
and any others who cafa to. take adj
vantage, Of the opportunity.
DR.. Davidson of Minneapolis will
arrive in Bemidji on the morning
train tomorrow, and will have charge
of the work all day, and he will be
assisted by Miss Daily, school nurse.
DR.. Davidson has a number OF slides
showing the teeth under various con-
ditions, and the committee is trying
to arrange time for him to give a
lecture while here, and explain them.
If it is possible for him to do so, the
time will be announced in school to-
morrow, so that a large number can
attend.
Parents are not only invited to at
tend the examination some time dur
ing the day tomorrow, but are urged
to do so, and see how the work is
conducted.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1921-11-03
T0WNLEY LOOKS WEARY
AFTER NIGHT In JAIL
>(By United PresS)

Jackson, Mimi, Nov. 3.-''You fell
lows want to know too much," Arthur
c.. Townley. said early today when
questioned as to the sleeping quality
of a jail bed. He looked haggard after
his first night in Jail and he has SO
more to serve before he is square with
the state.
Townley showed something Of his
character when he paid the fine Of j.
H. Backman and gave him $3.50 to
get home. Backman had been fined
$25 for stealing an automobile tire
and couldn't pay the fine, so he was
confined to Jail.
The "big chief" of The Nonpartisan
League refused to discuss the NORTH,
Dakota recall elections He brought
five volumes Of Physical Culture to
Jail with him. He said he had been
so busy during the last six years he
had neglected his physical welfare.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1921-11-03
WHEAT HITS LOW MARK
ON CHICAGO EXCHANGE
Price Driven Down to 81 in
Hectic Day of Wild
Trading in Pit
(By United PrcSB)

Chicago, Nov. 3.--Whcat today
sold at one dollar per bushcl on the
Chicago Board of Trade. 1t is the
first time in five years that it reached
that low mark. The price was driven
down to the dollar mark in a hectic
day Of wild trading in the pit. Scores
of brokers made vain efforts to hold
the price above a dollar.
'Tf wheat isn't worth dollar, it
isn't worth Il dime a bushcl," one
broker remarked early in the day,
predicting that it would never 90
that low. December wheat opened
stronger. MilIcrs were credited with
driving down tho price.
Hundreds Of brokers and traders
watched the price slowly driven down
until it reached the dollar mark ut
noon. James Patton, grain king, was
among those on the sidelincs who
watched the price Of wheat go down.
'T haven't got a nickel in the wheat
market, however," he told the United
Press correspondent. "Wheat won't
stop at dollar" he predicted. "1t
will 20 down much further. There
isn't any consumption demand to
bolster up the market. European cred
it is shot"
"Farmers once regarded dollar
bushel for wheat as an IDEAL" Pat
ton said, "but now it doesn't pay the
rnI Of grOWing'
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1921-11-03
JUDGE GRANTS GUNNER
CHANGE OF VENUE TODAY
(By United I'rcSS)

William GUNNER, 20, Of MayviIlc,
N. D., will be tried during the Janu-
ary term Of district court in Barnes
county, opening in Valley City Jan
uary 3, on a charge Of murder in
connection with the death Of Marie
Wick of Grygla, Mimi, who was dis
covered dead in her room at hotel
here.
Judge Cooley Of Grand Forks
granted change of venue this NOR
ming on the grounds Of widespread
publicity given the case it would be
impossible to secure a jury in Cass
county which had not formed an
opinion. States Attorney Green made
only a formal objection to the change.
Nincty-scven witnesses, including
j. Fl. Hagen, former president Of tho
Scandinavian bank of Fargo, and now
said to be in Seattle, were called. Mr..
Hagen occupied the room next to
The death chamber that night.
GUNNER will be held without bonds
in the Cass county Jail.