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Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-05

On Tuesday, April Goth, the follow
ing cooperative shipment of cattle
totaling $1,634.56, was sent to the st.
Louis market:
H. Sims, ], head; G.. R. Brown, /
head; Buckner and Hoxsey, 6 heads;
John Hartman, ! head; E. C. Crockett,
i head Nv. C. Fecht, 5 head; j. H.
Hebel, 2 heads; J. A. Henderson, A
heads; Albert Price, i head; James
Crockett, 10 heads; Shrout and Dean,
! head; and Dicus and Reed, l head.
The shipment of hogs on the same
day, and were sent as follows: L.. ].
Paradies, 8 heads; . F. La Fon, 10
heads; Lewis White, 5 heads; John
Leonard, 2 heads; John Hartman, 26
heads; r. A. Hays and Son, 8 heads;
B. NJ. Walker, 6 heads; A. E. Lawyer,
8 heads; F. L. MCGEE, "a heads.
Teh shipment of hogs on Saturday,
April 30th include IA heads by ]. G.
Crawford; 2 by w. p. Walker; IS by
]. H. Stires; z by F. S. Skelly; 10 by
Dean brothers; 6 by Scott Kerr; 26 by
Homer Creasey, and Z by J. R. Nc
Wray.,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-05
Buys Liberty Hotel.

Mrs. Grace Coons, formerly of this
;ity, has resigned as Matron of State
Hospital No. l, Fulton, and purchased
The Major Hotel, at Liberty, Mo. This
is the only first class hotel at Liberty.
Mrs. Coons has been eight years at
Hospital No. l where she made a most
efficient and successful n.atron and
she is fully qualified and will conduct
hotel that will be high elias in every
regard. Miss Isabel Coons has ac-
cepted the position of teacher in math-
ematics at a salary of $500 in the high
school at Cameron only a short dis
lance from Liberty.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-05
Directing Play.

The Dallas News" contained an in
~teresting article on the senior class
playentitled Purple and Fine Linen"
which was given by Bryan High school
of that city, Saturday, April Both.
Miss Flemma Snidow, of Mexico, who
is an Instructor in the school, directed
the production, and much credit is to
be given her for the success of it.
Miss Snidow is another Mexico girl
who is getting results. She is a daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Clara Snidow.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-05
DIR. Emerson to Speak.

Rev. E. ". Emerson, pastor Of the
Christian Church will deliver the Com
mencement address to the graduating
class of Centralia High School May
20.
He is also scheduled to speak May
IL at the district convention of the
Christian Church at Canton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-05
Girls Have Class Fight.

Hardin juniors, unable to remain
cooped up because of the arrival of
spring and impelled by a desire to out
do the seniors, 'broke camp" in the
we small hours this morning and dec
GRATED conspicuous places downtown
with their class c%olors, blue and white.
The seniors are now conspiring to
put the rouge on the walks instead.
Red is their class color.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-05
American Legion Meeting.

The regular meeting of the James
Bledsoe Post will be held in the Com
munity Hall Thursday evening,
Bryan Wilson, Post Commander, an
nounces that since the Memorial Day
Celebration and the Fourth of July
plans are to be considered every mem
Der should be present.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-05
Class Taking Exams.

Twenty-Five members of the teacher
training class at Mcmillan High are
taking their examinations for state
certificates. E. C. Offutt, county sup
erintendent of schools, is conducting
the exams. Those who pass will be
entitled to three year certificates to
teach.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-05

The Fulton Sun says: "The amount
Of state tax that real estate owners
in the city of St. Louis will have to
ray this year will be considerably less
than last year. The amount the farm
ers in Galloway will pay will be con-
~siderably more.
The rainfall was rs inches for the
"a hours ending z a. m. Sunday and
.sS inches for the same period ending
Monday.
Lee brothers, of Mexico, paid 5000
for an Astral King saddle mare that
they bought stock sales day from the
Rev. E. j. Sanderson, of Fulton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-05
"a a. IouiE.

Walker Pollock. r. A. Morris and
I. J. Hoxsey went to st. Louis We'd
nesday to confer with President Beird
Of the C. & Al. regarding the elimin-
alton Of the East Lake Death Trap.
They represented the Audrain Cham
Der Of Commerce.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-05

John T. Buckner has sold his home
on South jefferson street to r. r.
Buekner and will make him home in
tho future on his fine farm south Of
this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-05
Ems Ladies Plan Gard Party.

On Monday night, May 9, the ladies
of the Elks viii hold q benefit card
party at the Home. Families Of all
members are invited. This is 8 part
Of the work these ladies are doing to
redecorate the Lodge.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-05
Manv IJnpaid Taxes.

Over $4,000 in Audrain County
taxes are as yet unpaid, according to
Collector C. P. Arnold. These delin-
quents must now pay a penalty Of
so with one per cent added for each
month Of delinquency.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-05
st. Louis CoupIe We'd.

Rev. W. C. Cowart united in mar
rage Tuesday Emerson Broyles, man.
ager of a large store in st. Louis and
Eulah Savoie also of that city. They
will make their home there.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-05

Mrs Culbertson, Of Macon, who has
been the guest Of Mexico friends and
her daughter, Miss Sarah Culbertson,
has feturned home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-05

Mrs, Roy Williams, of Kansas City,
Ii The guest of Mr. and Mrs. George
Will Robertson,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-05

Lee brothers, Mexico horsemen who
visit Fulton every first Monday,
bought IL head of horses here Monday
that cost them from $40 to $780,
Fulton Gazette.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-05

WANTED: = Purebred male
Collie pup. Mutual phone, RAYMOND
S. SHOOK, R. F. D. A, Mexico, Mo.
d1w1-p
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-05

&S FOR SALE:-Seventeen head
of fine high grade Jersey mich cows,
some fresh and rest heavy springers.
Range in age from two to seven years
old. If you want some of the best
dairy cows in thestate, see these. Also
two fine young purebred Jersey bulls
for sale; ready for light service. They
are but of good register of merit cows
with excellent records. Cash, Liberty
bonds, or a good note. c. S. MCCOY,
Perry, Mo. 1888 & liz
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-05

Y FOR SALE:--Eggs for hatch
ing. Purebred Ancona, Single Comb
White Leghorns, $1.25 per setting.
MRS. A. H. SCHOPP. Phone 1852.
99-2t & 10 ct
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-05

no WANTED: - An experienced
farm hand to work by the monti
Married man preferred. Phone
1f38F2s. ROBERTSON BROS, Route
4, Mexico, Mo. 1O4-3t wi1t-p
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-05
FARMERS
EXCHANGE

RATES-IU cents a line an inscr-
ion. A line consists Of 5 words.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-05

N0TICE:-Hunters, Fisher
men, Watermelon thieves must keep
off our farms. JOE MONGLER and
WILLIAM HESTERBERG. WIT ITO
Evening star., 1921-07-10

same thing over and over and a wom-
an might say 10000 wds. per day but
only 10 different words. like for inst:
"I wished we had q fire. The house
is cold" which she is libel to say a
1000 times makeing a total OF 10,Bee
wds. that don't mean nothing.
AS a matter of fact. a man though
he don't talk nowhere near as much.
don't repeat himself nowheres near
as often, a specially since they liked
1t SO he had to. quit saying. Give us
another" SO vile a man may talk
100 wds day to a woman's 10000,
still they's libel to be 80 different wds.
amongst his 100 and sometimes even
more than that. though IL a man does
say 100 wds the chances are that at
lease so. of them is 'Wen."@I.
COME men of course has more to say
~ than others and they's been even
ings in my career when I only said
Q wds. the whole evening namely
stay" and pass" and a few after
moons spent outdoors when my con-
versatiop was just the numeral wds.
seven" and eight"
When all is said and done I sup
pose the number of wds. a person
talks depends on what line OF busi-
Evening star., 1921-07-10

the Lard's sake. elneer. chase 'em
~1fsvs On, now--move on. all OF
you," commanded the marshal, wav-
in9 the revolver In lieu Of his well
known night stick. what you got TO
say to me, Hacius!' ne asked as the
women fell back.
do you think they en- Near?"
MOT unless you whisper louder
that"
"Weli, say. 1 want you to do me .
favor. want you to take me up 70
the jail an lock me in."
'You-you want to be locked ihF
II don't care whether you put 1t
that way er to lock all these fool
women out. IT'S all the same to me.
| ain't had g min9te's peace for near
why don't you 60 in your own
house an stay there! demanded An
'They come to cat, on me SO often
you'd think I was q preacher or 9
doctor. An what's more, my wifet
beEinnin' to get her dander up.
en- see what's comm. II she ever
rec, 1t will be awful
"Then you hain't murdered heI
Wctovs Lucius ieoked over his shoul.
der and drew closer to the marshal.
uTH1S here strain is Eittin' to be
too much fer me. Mr.. Crow.
been thinkin' 1t over, an can't BE.
any way out Of 1t except to 60 to jail
fer Z month er two"
Evening star., 1921-07-10
Treasure Under Water.

IF the seas were drained, what treas
ures we could md upon the old
ocean flocr-kalleons laden with gold
beyond the dreams OF avarice! Less-
er waters than the sea, however. hide
treasure which can be found. The IT.
ber Of old Rome may be searched, and
lake in the republic OF Colombia
may be drained for the gold and
Jewels, votive offerings, that were
thrown into it by the natives OF long
ago.
For a century there have been plans
to turn the Tiber aside. temporarily.
to search its dirty bottom, but italy
has been busy with other things. Au-
thority has, however. been given a
famous Investigator to make syste-
matte hunt. The ancients used TO
throw treasures to rather Tiber as
offerings to the gods. and the current
of the river has swept away the arms
and armor OF thousands OF warriors
this wealth has, no doubt. been de-
stroyed by ages OF rust and rot. pvt
there must be 4 great deal not yet
found by occasional seekers.
The quest for gold and Jewels At
the bottom OF the Lake OF GuAtAvita.
and surer to be profitable. Tho lake
lies 10000 feet above the sea ana was
held sacred by the tribes OF natives
that lived near It when the EpanfAros
came. Every year the sayages. head.
ed by their king. visited the lake. The
king, covered with gold dust. plunged
into the waters, and his SUBJECTS
threw after him gold ana silver and
emeralds.
when ouesada and his spaniards
made their way up the Andes to the
lake, the natives threw their treas
ures to the god OF the lake for safe
keeping. Enough riches have been
found in the lake to warrant several
attempts to cut q depression In the
side OF 1t. All such attempts have
lowered the water only a few feet
Now, II Is reported. an English com.
pany is to drain the lake by means OF
Evening star., 1921-07-10
A Country Of One Town.
oNE Of the oldest things about tha

oNE Of the oldest things about that
" odd country Siam il that foe sll
its size and wealth and large popula-
tion. 1t is a country Of one town.
bangkok is everything 20 Siam
Bangkok is 30 Europearised that 1t
does not fairly represent Siam as
whole. but Siam without Bangkok
would be worse of relatively than
France without Paris.
Bangkok is the seat Of very 'en-
tralised system Of government ana ad-
ministration. 1t contains the only
perrnanent residence OF the king. And
all officials and mobiles, exsept rev
provincial officers. have their work
and their dwellings in tho capitsL ~
is there, too. that they take All tncir
pleasures, for the siamsse KNOW nosn-
ing like the country life that Anglo
sa1ons love. II the Bangkok gentle.
man owns estates in the interior ne
does not live on them:
To the European, Banekok 10 all
siarn. Here he meets all the foreign-
ers in the country, All omcAIs on tor-
eien governments and the mereAuS0e
community. NL
u,hich bangkok holds in Slam. q -
one of the most interesting OF the
ore.t cities of the east. Toxic and
Eyoto have finer works Of art. Peking
strikes the political imagination more
Sorcihiv Shanghai shows evidences of
its enormous commercial Importance.
and Hongkong and Singapore appeal
to Britons as outposts of their en-
nire. But none Of these towns claims
such variety of interests a. Bangkok.
None presents In such CLOSE 5uxta-
position = thriving European commu,
court which etill keepe up the formal
tiles of bygone centuries; none such 2
quaint mixture Of the ancient and
modern, Of the grotesque And CON I
rnonplace, Of material comfort and
e0ualfd barbarism; nowhere else are
to be seen such diversities OF life ana
IOp litv 4
Evening star., 1921-07-10

was a couple days after the party
and the game was to try and think
every time before I spoke and count
the number OF wds. used and count
how many OF them was Necessary
and how many could be left out and
said things without thinking or
counting them, but you would be sur
prised at the few number of VIDE.
it is necessary for q person to say
in the course of a day and personly
come to the conclusion that dumb
mute amt so much to be pitied after
all and the people around him still
less. RING W. LARDNER.
Great Neck. July S.
Copyright 1921. by the Bell sssdicase. Inc,
Evening star., 1921-07-10
How's Your Vocabulary?
By Ring w. Lardner

nobody likes nobody for their yo.
cabulary and no man ever mArried
a gal because she could say 5000
wds. besides yes or because She
couldn't, and on the contrary one of
my best friends ID q man that don't
hardly ever open his mouth only TO
take fresh chew. but they say its
nice for a person to know WnoIe
lot OF wds even IL they don't use
them so when they are IN church
or rideing Oh q train or somethiAS
they can ainuse themselfe counting
up the wds. they know.
As for a big vocabulary getting q
person anywheres or doing them any
good, they's a party liveing In our
house that is 2 yrs. old and don't
suppose he has got vocabulary OF
more than 200 wds. ana even some
Of them sounds foreign. but this bifd
gets whatever he wants and don't
know Of nobody who would rather
trade jobs with.
which is about all the wds. I can
write about wds, only 70 recon-
mend to the reader . kind of game
/ tried out the other day which
Evening star., 1921-07-10
Colonial Traditions,

BOUT the birth Of most American
cities hangs some tradition OF ro-
nance or superstition worth preservation,
as 1t gives us picturesque hints Of the
conditions of life in the beginnings of
the republic.
A farmer named Francis Pope is said
to have dreamed that the capitol Of a
great city would be built on hill near
Goose creek. which emptied into the
Potomac. He bought the hill. called it
Rome" and changed the name Of Goose
creek to the s.Tiber." This story was
told to Washington when he laid out the
site Of the new capital of the republic
Philadelphia was settled first by the
swedes sent out by Gustavus Adolphus
with orders to found "a town in the
wilderness in which every man should
be free to earn his living and to worship
God as he chose" Penn, who came later,
made this dream Of the king real.
New Orleans, 1t is said, was settled
in spite Of the protests Of the patrons of
the colony in France. because he was in
love with the pretty daughter of the
owner Of the marsh.
At the time OF the founding q Charles
ton, 8. c., belief was prevalent that
both gold and diamonds could be found
near the site Of the intended settlement.
The royal grants for land in the tide
water district reserved a share ''in all
diamonds and other precious stones
found in them for the king"
Among the Dutch colonists who founded
New York city there was a firm belief
that Hendrix Hudson would some day
appear again to discover new countries
for them.
The little city Of Annapolis. in Mary
land, claims to have been in her earliest
days the most sealous of American set
Elements in the cause Of religion and
freedom. She boasts that the first free
school in the country was established
within her boundaries, and the first mis-
sionary meeting held In her church. 1t
a q significant fact that the money
raised at this meeting was given for the
Of savages-but Of the
Quakers In Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1921-07-10

sHE Is TWO YRS. OLD. WITH A
VOCABULARY OF 20O WDs.. AND
EVEN SOME OF THEM SOUNDS
FOREIGN. BUT THIS BIRD GETS
WHATEVER HE WANTS"
ness they are in, like for example
a doctor talks practally all the time
where as a engineer on a R.R. or a
fisherman don't hardly say nothing.
and even some people talks more
than others in the same business
like for inst. a elevator man in a
% story bldg. has twice as much
to say as a elevator man in a IL
story bldg. and a train man on sub
way local has to name maybe 80 or
35 stations vile train man on ex-
press only names 4 or S. but ss far
as that is conserned for all the good
they do. the both of them might as
well keep their mouth shut.
A box office man In a NY. the
ater only has to say wds. all day,
namely, Seventeenth row."
A man that runs a garage can get
along on even less. as all he has to
do is say. mo" when people call
up to ask is their car ready yet.
In the old days, BARRIERS use to
do lot of talking. They had a
vocabulary of about 1000 wds. which
they would repeat them the same
number of times per day as they
funny papers and etc. begin to kid
BARRIERS about talking SO as now a
barber is almost scared to even say
your hair is falling out. but it's
agony for them to keep their mouth
shut and their wifes must have trou-
BILE when they get home.
A traffic poficeman's conversation
varies according to what time Of
day 1t is. In the morning he only
has to say "What do you think you
are trying to do?" which is wds.
ali together and only of them Diff
ferent, but along in the afternoon
when he amt feeling SO genial he
adds wds. makeing It:
what the he'll do you think you
are trying to do?"
4 4
A s for the motor man on a st. car
"A they's generally always sign
that says don't talk to the motor
man and 1 use to think that meant
YOU mustn't talk to him on acct. Of
it bothering him and takeins his
mind OF his. work, but vile rideing
on the front platform of, st. cars In
IN. Y. ana Chicago come to the con-
clusaon that he don't want to be In
teErupted.
Evening star., 1921-07-10
VICIOUS LUCIUS e-xr p! As::4:,.
db by NumanA
From mpkwH whh
to go o arrest him for cruelty Iucusw bad adar;
illustrated by Norman Anthony

the door locked, ana Jullett hiding
up in the"
Il know all that" broke in Mr.. Crow
sharply. You reedn't tell me about
that. What want to know ID, Is he
or is he not in his own house, under
his own roof?"
He is. unless he's still setting out
there in the front yard-or foiiefih'
after me-" she concluded. with a terri
fed look at the barricAded door. DO
you think that barrels heavy enough
to stop him."
wen. il he's inside his own house.
l can't touch him without q warrant.
You'll have to go an swear out a
search warrant For him. Elfarettie,
It's against the law for me TO ar.
rest
But amt it against the law for him
Evening star., 1921-07-10
BY
George Barr McCutcheon.
Author of "Graustask," etc., etc.

lot fiy the hommer. 1t didn't miss her
head BY 4 foot. Then he fired the
fiatiron at her feet. Ma screamed and
started to run to'ards the back stair
Pa knocked over the kitchen table
trying to head her of. She stumbled
ThSn while ne was looking for some
thing to beat her brains out with she
got up and run into the pantry and
locked the door.
Juliet made a break for the stairs.
and pa let 60 with the hammer. He
missed her, but he knocked a big
hole in the ceiling. Then he grabbed
the teakettle OF the stove and threw
1t At the cat. He swore he'd kill
everybody in the house. So / beat it.
When / saw . light in your store.
MIR. Lamson, I knowed MIR. Crow
would be here. so up I came Now,
what are you going to do about 1t,
Mr.. Crow?"
Evening star., 1921-07-10

bly, reloadins his double -barreled shot
gun. or oiling up his trusty old horse
pistol. as the case may have been, and
she didn't believe he would like to be
disturbed.
rs he ca am an quiet. Stella?" Mar
shall Grow would ask.
"As quiet as lamb" Mrs Fry would
reply.
Then ! guess we'd better leave him
alone. the marshal would say, adding:
but II he ever goes on the rampage
aEain just you send for me. Stella, an
I'll come as quick as I can"
say: Don't forget to bring the under
taker with you when you come, An
dersen. You won't need a doctor"
X + i
A times Lucius would feel his cour-
age slipping. At such times he
would 80 out to the barn and jostle
Evening star., 1921-07-10
Missed Something.

Little Artie was taken for the first
time to the moving pictures. When he
c4mA out he was loud In his praises OF
what he had seen, but he added. Say,
M. next tifhe-we 60 lets get seats way
up in front. We sat SO far back /
couldn't hear d word they said. :
Evening star., 1921-07-10
10 the editor: The other night
was to a party where they
had argument in regards to

how many wds. is in the aver
age man or lady's vocabulary which
they meant how many wds. does a
person use in their regular every day
conversation and one lady said I or s
thousand and one of the men give her
the laugh and said 700 was nearer the
mark. and OF course l didn't take no
part in the argument as they was all
my elders but that didn't keep me
from thinking over the question and
maybe some of my readers would be
interested in doing the same.
Well, in the first place you would
naturally suppose that a woman's
vocabulary was whole lot bigger
than a mans on acct of them talking
so much more. but on second thoughts
that don't prove nothing as you will
notice that the most women says the
The daily times., 1921-09-21
SOME FAVORED
There is y s. gestion that War
re2 Was Not Appointed Be-
cause OF the Fear That He
Might BE Defeated for Nom
ination Next Year, Morrison
Tried to Please.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept 21.-GOv-
ernor Morrison's appointment OF
Judge Adams of Carthage as a mem
Der OF the Supreme Court of North
Carolina seems to meet with appro-
val here in Washington. 1t is said by
some that it would have been better
had a man from the east been given
the place but there is nc real criti-
icism of the Governors selection.
1t had been thought that the Gov
ernor was certain to name Thomas D.
Warren of New Bern to succeed the
late Judge Oliver Allen. Had Cover
nor Morrison made the appointment
either Friday or Saturday of last
week he undoubtedly would have sell
ected the New Bern attorney for the
place. At that time Mr.. Warren, ac-
cording to those close to the COVER
nor, was leading the field in the num-
Der of Endorsements and Mr.. Nor
rison said he was anxious to appoint
the man whom the majority of the
people wanted.
But there entered on Sunday
another side to the question. 1t was
pointed out to the Governor and to
many of his close friends that the
appointment of Warren might mean
that the New Bern man would be de-
feated for the nomination next year
That would mean. a humiliation to
Warren and would be considered a
trati8n.
1t was mentioned, here today how
Judge Francis Winston resigned =as
Continued on page g.
The daily times., 1921-09-21
THREE MEMBERS OF
FAMILY MURDERED
Beaten to Death With Club
Small Daughter is Only
Survivor, She is Seriously
Hart.

Dowaich, Mich, Sept. 21--A blood
stained club nail studded and a
bloody finger print were clues by
which authorities hoped to clear up
murder of three and serious injury
of another, a child in a home here
yesterday.
VIM Monroe, his wife, their IT
year old daughter Neva were found
to beaten to death. In the same room
was found Artis, 10 year old daugh-
ter, was found seriously hurt. The
little girl was made blind by the
blows. Although her condition is seri-
Gus officials hope she may be revived
sufficiently to give an account of
the affair
The tragedy was discovered when
Arts, Chnm, Grace Mckee, entered
the home after hearing Arts moan.
She found her playmates beside bed
in which lay the body of her sister.
In another bed lay the bodies of her
parents. A club was standing against
the wall The club had been used to
beat the heads of the victims.