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Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-07

THE editor of the Ledger has al
ways been in favor of a safe and sane
Fourth and never more so than today
as his small daughter had a narrow
escape from burning Monday as the
result of her efforts to celebrate.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-07

ident Wilson remains in the minds Of
a greater part Of American citizen
ship, as a man with the highest ideals
ideals which should be perpetuated
and inculcated in American life.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-07
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nasae on margin of paper or wrap
per. Remit promptly before your
time expires and you won't miss
an issue of your favorite paper.
Obituary notices, church festivals
and other pay entertainments are pay
notices at Toe a line an insertion in
The Weekly Ledger.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-07

Judge r. A. Shannon united in mar
riage Saturday Miss Lille May
sweeten and Euell Oliver, both Of
Mexico. The Ledger joins their many
friends in extending congratulations.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-07

AMBASSADOR Harvey delivered
a denatured address on his last public
appearance in England. Evidently he
has seer the script on the wall paper.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-07
THE LEDGER's

PLATFORM FOR AUDRAN
More permanently improved high
ways.
A highway engineer.
A farm agent.
A clos r cooperation between the
people of Audrain county and Mex
ico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-07
THE WEEKLY LEDGER
L. NJ. White. Editor.

l50 Per Year, Cash in Advance
Andrain and adjoining counties.
Awhere 81 a year in advance be-
se Of advanced postal rates.
gES ALL THE NEWS THAT'S
1T TO PRINT ALL THE TIME
THE EVENING LEDGER, soc a
|month; or IS by mail in advance; on
Routes, 81 per year in advance
|ln Audrain County only.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-07
ne weekly Ledger

Entered st the P. o., at Mexico, His-
scuri. and admitted as End class matter
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-07

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The Holly chieftain., 1921-05-05

Mrs. John Duncan who has bee !
rather seriously III for the pas :
ten days was taken to hospital II
uIou kBpsaupaM 's5u!LdS opvIoIo
Ing whore she will spend soH e
time recuperating.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-05-05
NO CHANCE FOR COLLECTORS
stsins Now Valuable Only as Memen.
toes Are Kept Securely
Chained to the Wall

Beer stems, wine glasses and hnr
towels are rapidly Joining the dust
covered and miidewed relics Of the
days that preceded January 10, 1920
when the prohibition law went into
effect. 90.
As the saloons become scarcer bar
room parhphernalia, from relic col
lector's viewpoint. become more valu.
able. One restaurant in the Bay
Ridge section of Brooklyn is taking
no chances on losing Its mementoes
Of the past days. The stained glass
windows Of the old saloon remain, but
the bar has been removed to make
way for the tables of the new restau.
rant. In the redecoratei establish
msnt shelf runs entirely around the
room. All along the shelf are ex-
qufsite old German beer steins. relics
Of former days and more valuable now
as mementees. Passing through the
handle OF each stein Is d chain,
which is nailed to the wall. Unscrup-
nlous souvenir hounters, waiting until
the walters back is turned, And their
designs foiled. What the old bar has
left Of the old regime It purposes to
keep.--New York Sun.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-05-05
sleepy sickness.

Sleepy sickness is quite Z different
disease from the somewhat similarly
named, but far more deadly, sleeping
sickness, which 10 q tropical disease.
Sleepy sickness was first noticed In
England In 1918. There is little doubt
that the cause Of this mysterious COM
,plaint is microbe. The microbes con.
centrate their attack on the brain.
causing lethargy and facial paralysis,
the patient lying for days in bed with
motionless head and expressionleSs
face. like a mask, reminding one Of the
eti!gy on Il tomb. Doctors are not vet
definitely agreed AS to whether the hlc-
cough epidemic and the sleepy sickness
are different diseases, or whether the
one Ia merely symptom Of the other
Probably the latter view Is the correct
one, seeing that violent aud prolonged
hiccoughs were noticed IN connection
with the outbreak Of sleepy sickness
that ravased Vienna in the early part
Of last year.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-05-05

shelves. and send in some hurry-up
calls to the manufacturer for more
goods right off quick.
1t has been claimed that the con-
sumers are wearing their old clothes
and thus avoiding the buying of
new ones. The great majority OF
people always do that anyway, and
they did more than ever OF it dur.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-05-05

CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Rev. J. L. Tynar Of Lamar will
hold services at ths Opera House
Sunday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-05-05

ing the war period Clothes will
wear out. Unless our people de
eide to go naked or the climate
changes they will have to have com
plete new outfits be fore long.
When the time comes, you will see
a big. buying movement and the
business croakcrs will wish they
had stocked up when they had
good chance
The Holly chieftain., 1921-05-05
Low STOCKS orMERcHAHD1sE

1t is an encouraging sign of the
times, as reported by Chairman Low
ett of the Union. Pacific railroad,
that stocks of merchandise are ex-
*'eeding low all through his ter.
ritOry. and that merchants have less
goods on hand than for many years.
A good buying movement for six
weeks would empty a good many
The Holly chieftain., 1921-05-05
FREE LUNCH AT rooN-BR1Nc YOUR CUPS

TERMS sALEAn hand On m
be settled for before
The Holly chieftain., 1921-05-05

HOUSEHOLD GOODS
l good 6-hole Range.
l extension Table.
Cabinet.
Chairs.
1 Bedstead.
l good upright Grand Piano.
About 100 Sheets Music
/ new Mattress.
/ Commode. ..@
/ good Belle City Incubator.
Dishes, Cooking Utensils, and other
articles too numerous to mention.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-05-05
! s&+&*%+%s+@a+..ss :
pRHsBYrERIAN CHURCH

During the vacancy In our pulpit
regular Sunday School services will
be held each Sunday at 1000 a. m..
using the international lessons.
Our people are urged to attend
other church services, both morn.
ing and evening. except ss arrange
i4ents are made for services in our
own. OF which due announcement
will be made.
e. z. POWERS, Supt.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-05-05
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Coming Aaron Boggs. Freshman"
at the high school auditorium Fr {.
day evening. May 49, All star cas- t
from Junior Senior class OF the high
school, Be sure and see it.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-05-05

Mr.. and Mrs. g. S. Barber Of rs
therville, Iowa, who were returning,
to their home from a visit in Calf,
orni8, were the guests Tuesday and
Wednesday OF Mr.. and Mrs. F. II.
Allen.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-05-05
METHODIST CHURCH

Keep In mind the second Sunday
afternoon in J9pas,st- 3 o'clock on
that afternoon our Sunday School
will give q very extraordinary open
air program on the lawn OF the
grade school Remember this is an
unusually fine program.
Our school meets for worship and
study each Sunday at 10 a m You
will have 9 welcome
Morning worship begins at II a.
m. The PASTORS theme next Sun
day will be The High Call Of
Christianity"
The young people have their meet
ing 1t 7 p. m.
The hour of evening worship is 8
o'clock. The Sermon theme will be
The only way to escape the wrath
Of God"
We will have new song books for
every worshiper next Sunday and
cordial welcome for you.
q F. LUCAS. Minister
The Holly chieftain., 1921-05-05

The unreasonable weather OF the
past week has caused consider,
able number OF local householders
to replenish their coal bins.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-05-05

Local fans who are good judge
Of baseball timber, claim Holly has
the most promising team she hrs
had in years, The game at Lamfr
Sunday gave promise Of being a
complete walk-Dway, the score
being 9 to when the game WIS
called.
Mrs. Laura Wilkln returned last
Friday from y trip extending ovn'
several months duration, to Wei
lace, Idaho. where she was guest
inthe home Of her sister and fam.
lily.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-05-05

Mary Pickford in Pollysnna at
the Star Theatre Monday May 9th.
for the benefit Of the Camp Fire
Girls Camping Fund. 10 and %
centA
You can buy Congoleum Art
R,,es In these sizes: 6x9 IT,. 9.75:
n.zS9 it. Sll.s5; 9x9 It sI4.25: 9X
1912 IT,, $3.50: SKIP it.. $500 and
9 xl5 IT,. $400. Morich Furniture
Company.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-05-05
While the Lamar High School d

While the Lamar High School d
batting team WAS losing at Oura
other representatives of the scho |
were scoring a distinct victory at
the Interstate meet held at Hollr
Friday night. Vclla Holl won tir.
In oration and Mable Leonard firt
in defamation. contesting agains
six other schools from Kansas an !!
Colorado.
Among those who made the tri ;
to Holly with the contestants wei :
Howard Hall, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
Hall. Pauline LeGf:.,"I Miss Ed :
Chatfie!i, Gloria col':.- Evt iy +,
Carver. and Ruth Pitkin --Gres
Southwest News.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-05-05

Mary Pickford ln Pollyunna at
the Star Theatre Monday May 9Th.
for the benefit Of the Camp Fire
Girls Camping Fund. 40 and 20
centa
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-04-06
STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP

Management, circulation, etc, re-
quired by the act of congress Of
August "a, of the Star-Progress,
weekly, at Opelousas, La, for
April, 1921:
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
Before me, w. R. Lacombe, Not
airy Public in and for the state and
county aforesaid, personally appeared
W. F. Nolan, who, having been duly
sworn according to law, deposes and
says that he is the Business Manager
of the Star-Progress, and that the
following is, to the best of his know
ledge and belief, a true statement of
the ownership and management of the
aforesaid publication for the date
shown in the above caption, required
by the Act Of August "a. 1912, en-
bodied in Section 443, Postal Laws
and Regulations:
First: That the name and address
Is of the publishers, editor, managing
editor and business manager are:
PubHsher-Nolan & Andrepont, Ope-
lousas, La.
Editor, Managing Editor and Bust
ness Manager, w F. Nolan, Opelou-
sas, La.
Second-that the owners are:
w, F, Nolan, Opelousas, La.
L. A. Andrepont, Crowley, La.
Third-that the known bondholders,
mortgages and other security holders
owning or holding one per cent or
more of total amount of bonds, mort.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-04-06

struction on modern highways in the
district; eighteen thousand cubic
yards of earth embankment; one hun
bred linear feet of vitrified drain pipe;
three hundred and fifty feet OF wood
en- bridges; digging bitches, clearing,
grubbing, etc
Plans and specifications, ETC., can be
obtained by prospective bidders from
the board of supervisors or the resi-
dent engineer, S. P. Higginbothaln.
Eunice, La. All bidders for this work
must deposit with the board a certified
check for five per cent of the amount
bid as guarantee of good faith
Announcement of the supervisors
that work is to begin on constructing
roads in the sixth ward will be hailed
with pleasure by the people residing
in that ward as well as the public gen.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-04-06
PLANT BUTTER BEANS
FOR FOOD AND SHADE

There are two common types of
butter beans, the bush and the pole.
The Henderson bush lima, as its name
Gmplies, is the bush type. Ii is
earlier than the Carolina Lima, our
fandard pole sort, and does not bear
IS long. For conditions bearing
over long period, plant the Carolina
(pole) Lima. Both of the varieties
mentioned belong to the small lima
class. Do not plant the large limas
here.
Butter bean require a rich, we'll
drained, mellow soil. If the garden
is not we'll enriched, well-rotted sta
BILE manure should be used. They
should not be planted until danger of
frost is past and the ground is well
warmed In this latitude (Baton
Rouge soil and weather conditions
are generally favorable for early plant
ings about the middle of April How
ever, this season one can probably
plant much earlier as the weather
is much warmer than usual. AS the
butter beans are warmth loving plants,
| later paintings may be made with suc-
cess, even in June and an abundance
of pods be produced till frost kills
the vines. The butter beans are es-
pecialIy adapted to backyard gardens
as they can be planted along the edges
of the yard and allowed to climb on
the fences. They should also be con-
sidered when planting to shade gal
leries, remembering that they are
ready to serve a useful as we'll as or
namental purpose. When planting I'M
der usual conditions Tin the open
garden) to beans are usually drop
ped to the hill and covered just deep
enough to issue good termination.
One-half to one inch should suffice
ordinarily if the soil is quite moist.
When the plants are we'll established
thin to three or four to the hill. On
average soils the hills are spaced
about three feet apart on low ridges
(beds) four feet wide. One pint OF
seed should plant about 100 hills.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-04-06
LEoNVILLE NOTES

Miss Ruth Bertheaud spent the East
er holidays with home folks in Ope'
lousas.
Miss Ethel Fisher spent the Easter
time in New Orleans.
Miss Sadie Coles of Lafayette spent
Easter here visiting relatives and
friends and at the same time taking
in the dance at the w. o. W. hall.
Messrs. Simon and Leonce Lalonde
and sisters, Odele and Laurence, took
in the dance here at the w. o. w. hall
Sunday night.
Miss Eula Lalonde of Port Arthur.
Texas, is visiting relatives and friends
here
Mr.. JOS Sicily, Jr., of Port Arthur,
Texas, was shaking hands with old
friends here Sunday.
Mr.. Ed. Coles was a business visi-
tor to Port Barre last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Holcomb were
visitors to Opelousas last week.
Mr.. Raoul Meche of Krotz Springs
spent Easter Sunday with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Meche.
Mr.. Sosthene Latiolais of Breaux
Bridge was visitig friends here Easter.
Miss Beatrice Arnaud was visitor
to Opelousas Saturday and Sunday, the
guest of Miss Regina BTeaux.
The Port Barre basketball team
played the girls here last Wednesday
The score was 26 to II in favor of
Port Barre.
This community is very much !
need of a good rain. Cisterns are dry
ing up. In fact, everything is calling
for rain.
The boys and girls, clubs are plan
ming a garden party and basket ball
game at the school house next Sun
day, April 8, to which everybody is
cordially invited to come and have a
good time. Refreshments will be sold
for tee benefit of the club.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-04-06
JERSEY COW BREAKS
LOUISIANA RECORDS

The highest official record that has
ever been made by dairy COW in Lou
isiana was that Of Golden Bars Foxy
Lass 3677S2, Jersey cow owned by
DR.. A. ]. Price, of Thfbodeaux, when
she produced in one year 12,955.S
pounds (1,5O6.64 gallons) Of milk and
1866 pounds of butterfat, which
is equivalent to 807.S pounds of IS
per cent butter. Had this COW pro-
duced 700 pounds Of butterfat she
would have been presented with a
gold medal by the American Jersey
Cattle club. This COW was only four
years and six months old when she
started her test and she was not push
ed for a high record. The specialists
from the dairy division say that they
are confident that she will make a
much better record during her next
years work.
Golden Bars Foxy lass is not the
only good COW in DR.. Prices herd.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-04-06
YOUNG BOY DIES
BY ELECTRIC SHOCK
FRED RALoUE RECEIVES $500
VOLTS AND is KILLED ALMOST
INSTANTLY FRIDAY

Fred Balque, aged Is years DID,
white boy, was electrocuted Friday
morning just outside the Pavy resld-
ence on South Unicn street, death be-
ing almost instantaneous.
The young fellow was deliVerins
groceries at the Pavy home. A hlgh
voltage wire ha dropped in front OF
the gate and barred entry. Not THINK
ing of the dangerous character OF the
wire he attempted to move the wire
when the high voltage went bounding
through the boys body. Medical at
tention failed to aid the young man
and he died without regaining MS
consciousness. Funeral ceremonies
were held Saturday, interment being
at Carencro, Lafayette parish, former
home of the deceased's parents.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-04-06


orally. The plans for the road Ii Ia
ward are comprehensive and also il
clude the construction Of a gava
highway from Eunice to Lawten COS
Meeting up opelousas with Euniee u
a modern road which vii shorten 1t
distance between the two towns, &
from LawteH the road win parallel q
Gulf Coast Lines track instead ol b
lowing the old dirt road thFoaa
Prud'homme City, Acadia parish, la
cutting off four or five miles 81 Is
distance.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-04-06
MAIL ORDERS SOLICITED

Delegates Dupra, Sandoz and Per
rault, attending the constitutional
convention in Baton Rouge. ont the
week end in Opelousas, returning to
their duties Monday afternoon.
Attorney E. A. Edwards of Vile
Platte was business visitor to Ope-
lousas Monday.
Miss Daisy Edwards lett the first Of
the week for Crowley wheer she has
accepted a position as linotype opera
tor on the Signal.
Superintendent w. B. Prescott and
Assistant Roberts of the st. Landry
public school system spent several
days in Crowley last week attending
meeting of the school heads.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Reed OF
Crowley came up Saturday and spent
the weekend with relatives in Port
Barre. On their return to Crowley
they stopped over in Opelousas few
hours Monday afternoon.
Sheriff R. Lee Virgins of Evange-
line came over from Vile Platte
Monday mad spent few hours in
this city.
Attorney A. H. Garland of the Vile
Platte bar was here Sunday visiting
relatives and friends.
Leopold Simon returned Saturday
night from a trip to New Orleans
where he spent several days on bust
ness affairs.
John p Savant of Whiteville was
a visitor to Opelousas last Sunday.
Miss Annie Sanders of Eunice was
the guest of Miss Ethel Sanders in
this city for the weekend and while
here attended the Kelly meeting at
the Methodist church.
Miss May Hundley of Eunice was
in town this week to attend the re-
vival meeting at the Methodist
church
Charles ]. Sanders, real estate man
of Eunice, was in Opelousas Monday
as the guest of his brother, j. NJ.
Sanders.
,Mesdames E. L. Bruner and R. o.
Marsh of Port Barre were the guests
of Mrs. Frank C. IShute in this city
last Saturday.
IL yXyoodr,,fe re Doyoo Dopidaz- NOV,
ish, was in Opeousas Sunday to at
tend the Kelly revival services at the
local Methodist church.
Mrs. Robert Harry of Washington
was in OpeIousas last Sunday to at,
tend the revival services at the Meth
odist church.
Rev. Martin, pastor Of the Port Bar
re Methodist church, was here last
Sunday as the guest of Rey. and Mrs.
S. L. Riggs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Shoemaker of
Port Barre attended church services
in Opelousas last Sunday
Thomas Thibodeaux, one of the lead
ing farmers of the Lewisburg neigh
orhood, was in Opelousas Tuesday
morning on business. He stated his
crop was excellent-the best corn lie
ever grew, and that the recent frost
didn't catch his cotton for he hadn't
planted. This year he eliminated
rice altogether from his agricultural
program and will confine his opera
tons to corn, hay and food products
and plant a reduced acreage of cotton.
Editor Lawrence A. Andrepont of
Crowley came IN Tuesday morning
on business mission
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Nugent of Lafay-
cite, formerly of Opelousas, were here
Tuesday visiting friends.
Miss Ula Sylvestre of this city left
Monday for Denver, Colorado, where
she will take up schooling to be a
trained nurse
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-04-06

London, March est was reported
here today on excellent authority that
the Prince of Wales would open the
new Ulster parliament to be set up
under the home rule act passed at
the last session of parliament. the
prince. it is said, would also visit 9th
er districts in Ireland.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-04-06
EUNICE PREPARES
FOR BETTER ROADS

According to an advertisement ap-
pearing elsewhere in the Clarion, the
board of supervisors of Road district
No of the sixth police jury ward will
receive bids Tuesday, May 8, at 2
o'clock p. M, for the following CON
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-04-06

Short skirts" says a Paris des-
patch, ARE on their last legs" The
vast preponderance of visible evil
dence is to the effect that those last
legs are built to last.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-04-06

than any remedy we know
666 quickly relieves cOnsl
ton, Biliousnesa Loss Of Ape
tite and Headaches, due 10 To-.
pid Liver.-adv.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-04-06

He has twenty-five COWS on official
test. Among them are Gussie's Foxy
May with record of 1896 pounds Of
butterfat, and Gussie's Dame Virginia
which holds the stat record for a three
year old COW with 456.29 pounds Of
butterfat.
1.-THE records made by these COWS
should create new interest and en-
thausiasm among tn edairy farmers OF
the state" says C. H. Staples of the
state university dairy division. These
records should encourge the dairymen
to give more thought to the feeding
and caring of their cows and the elm
mating of the poor ones keeping re-
cords of the feed the dairy COWS con-
sumo and the milk and butterfat they
produce
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-08

shop who recalled a customer who had
sought the extra long strings required
for the cynibalum.
Following directions given by the
clerk, the expert hunted up an old re-
pair man who was reputed to make
such strings to order. The repair man
furnished the name of man living IN
San Pedro, who owned the instru-
ment
Two days later the person was found
and, he agreed to take his precious
stringed instrument to the company $
big studios in Hollywood.
| The cynibalum is played with sticks
which, beaten upon the strings are
said to produce just the swing neces-
sary for the tango as it originally was
danced 1t is the only instrument
known that does produce this rhythm
So far as is known, this is the only
cynibalum in the United States.
MURRETTE.
An incident characteristic Of Will
Rogers took place during the filming
Of Boys viii Be Boys" by Irwin S
Cobb, which comes to the Murrette
Theatre for two days, commencing
Friday. Rogers and his crony ant
ranch foreman, Walter Cameron, were
being set upon by an ambitious OF
stock salesman, between shootins
scenes in this delightfully."- whimsical
Goldwyn picture. Rogers had listened
in silence to a tale of fabulous wealth
and gigantic oil gushers for some
time.
Finally, he said YEARLY, You tel
him, Cameron" To which the fore
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-08

all those birds that went to the Alpha
were town bred"
You'll never persuade me to believe
that"
will you bet, them"
It's merely taking your money, for
I know that I am right But I'll have
a sovereign on with you. just to teach
you not to be obstinate.
The salesman chuckled grimly.
Bring me the books, Bill" said he.
The small boy brought round a small
thin volume and great greasy-backed
one, laying them out together beneath
the hanging lamp.
Now then, Mr. Cocksure," said the
salesman, Il thought that l was out of
geese, but before | finish you'll find
that there is still one left in my shop.
You see this little book"
"Well?"
That's the list OF tne folk from
whom | buy. D'you see? Well, then,
here on this page are the country folk
| and the numbers after their names are
where their accounts are in the big
| ledger. Now, then! You see this other
page in red ink? Well, that is list
of my town suppliers. Now, look al
that third name. Just read it out tC
me-"
| Mrs. Oakshott, 1T Brixton Road
249," read Holmes.
Quite so. Now turn that up in the
ledger"
Holmes turned to the page indi
Gated Here you are, Mrs. Oakshott
1T Brixton Road, egg and poultry
supplier.'
Now, then, what's the last entry? p
December %. Twenty-four geest
as rs. 3D."
Quite so. There you are. And un
derneath?"
Sold to Mr.. Windigate of the al
pha," at 12s.'