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Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
HOW LEGION MEN GET LAND
Applicants for Homestead Entries
Should First Make Personal In
speotion Of District.


In response to many inquiries from
ex-service men in the Middle West re-
garding government land grants, Irwin
l. Femrite. secretary Of Argonne post
Of the American Legion In Des Moines.
Ia, has made on investigation Of the
situation.
Persons desiring to make homestead
entries" said Mr.. Femrite. should
first fully inform themselves as to the
character and quality Of lands they
desire to enter and should in no case
apply to enter until they have ez-
amined each legal subdivision for
which they make application. Salts
factory information concerning the
lands may be obtained from a personal
visit to the district In which one
wishes to take out land.
Each applicant is required to swear
that he is well acquainted with the
character Of the land described in
his application and the only way that
he an assure himself that prior
settlers have no claim is to make a
personal inspection of same.
IAN e%x-service man is required to
establish residence on the land in
volved after his entry is allowed, un-
less an extension of time is granted
on account aof sickness, climatic
reasons Or isimilar excuses. Credit ts
given for service In the Army, Navy
or Marines. providing the applicant
has had eighteen months of service. II
such is the case, the applicant is re-
quired to live on the land only seven
months. If he obtains so much credit
for military service that there is re-
quired only one years residence, he
must prove only such amount OF
cultivation as will prove his good faith
as a homestead claimant. If his
credit for service requires more than
n years residence, he must show
cultivation to the extent of one-six-
tenth Of the area Of the land be-
ginning with the second year. Regard
less OF credit for service, all appli-
cants must prove that there is a
habitable house on the land.
There is only one portion of the
country where land may be obtained
without the requirement of a home
stead. At Sentinel Ariz., there are
10000 acres open, for which no home
stead is required, but which necessi-
tates the payment Of .seventy-ive
dollars for three hundred and twenty
acres and an expenditure of one
dollar per acre for improvement. This
is arid land which mary be used for
cotton raising IL irrigated. When
irrigated, 1t sells for from two to
three hundred dollars an acre. 1t
isi estimatsd that the cost Of irriga.
ton on three hundred and twenty
acres isaahoNb 100000
Approximately 132,0OO,O00 acres of
land are open, including every state
west of hS1Mississippi river except
Iowa and Texas. The first thing to-
do; is to decide on the state. Then,
get the location of the land offices in
that state. ALI blank forms Of afida-
Wits and other papers may be obtained
for the district Office In which the
land lies. sg .sMEg4
Taking out a homestead is not a
speculative proposition. If the appli-
cant can afford to establish himself
for the period required under the
laws. taking advantage of
the credit allowed him for service In !
the World war, he win be well repaid
a few years
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
HAZEL ITEMS.

Mrs. Callie Crawford of Kansas
City is visiting friends and relatives
here. T. W. Crawford has been
hauling material from Rush Hill for
the new bridge that is being built
across Littleby near the Baptist
church. Mrs. Lydia Carroll spent the
past two weeks visiting relatives lear
Laddonia - Miss Tressa Huff has re-
turned froma visit at Centralia. -
Lawrence Wilmhorst is harvesting his
dwheat on the Schneider farm this
week. - Lon Ware is enjoying his
vacation at home with his fan ;ly at
present, - Mrs. Sallie Anderson is
going to st. Louis this week to consult
a specialist She has not been we'll
for a long time. - Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H.
Bsehr were at Mexico Saturday even
ing. - Hollis Davidson brought out a
new Mccormick binder Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
THOMPSON.

j. M. Jones delivered lambs to Con-
sidine Monday. - Mrs. Fouts who has
been i'll was moved to Illinois Tues
tay. She will stay with her sitser,
Caroline. DR.. Palmer of Centralia
mt as far as St. Louis with them
and she Sc stood the trip that far
very well. She was taken on a
stretcher. - The children's exercises
was Sunday night, the 10Th at Thomp-
son Baptist church.-The young folks
of Thompson are sorry to hear there
will be no fourth of July celebration
in Mexico. - Frank Hoover was a
Mexico visitor Saturday. - The
young folks report lots of fun on
nights they go to practice for child
ren's exercises, - Edgar Sims of near
Cant got his chicks Tuesday morning
from the Dempsy hatchery. - Mrs.
Dempsey has two incubators that
hold $50 eggs each that she has kept
going since the first of March. -
Dave Myers is closing out his stock
of goods here. IL is not known what
he intends doing in the future. -
Orma Dempsey shocked wheat for
Willard T~orreyson this week. Work
on the foundation for the house for
the Banker Hulen is being done, just
back of the bank. - MI. Whiteside
passed away Monday at noon. He was
Sick several months. - Miss Sylvia
Jones has been selected for the teach
er at High Hill, Joe Considine
shipped a carload of lambs Monday.
- Jim Clark marketed hogs to the
farmers club last week. - Mrs. Jess
Hoover was at Skinner with brooms
one day last week: The basket
dinner at Liberty was Sunday, June
10th. Children's exercises in the af-
ternoon. - Mrs. Ed Tiger has moved
most of her things back to Mexico. -
Kate and Anna Shelton visited
Ella and Leona Hoover Sunday. -
Ora Romjue and wife were here to
attend her grandfather's funeral, Mr..
Whiteside, Mrs Lon Jones had
dental work done in Mexico Tuesday
afternoon. Mrs. J. M. Jones accom-
her. They took a delightful
luncheon with Mrs. Geo. Pickett of
the same day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23

Pretty large hen this. Can accom-.
modate two and a half tons of egg:
per setting or about 10000. That's
the record of Smith Bros, incubator
specialists and chick shippers at Mar
tinsburg.
Their total shipments for 1921 thus
far exceed 100000 chicks and they
have gone to points as far distant as
Arizona and Wyoming on the west
and the Atlantic seaboard on te east.
Chicks can be shipped easily as they
require no food during their first 4S
hours out of the shell and win live
longer than that If necessary.
The incubators used by this COM
pany are the last word in perfection:
absolutely automatic in every detail
from heat control to the turning over
Of the eggs. They are warmed by
hard coal burners.
Chicks from such well regulated in
cubators are stronger than the v
age and can be shipped from 1900 to
800 miles with no appreciable loss.
thus far the losses have averaged
only 2 per 100.
Hens in the vicinity of Martinsburg
ere kept busy as the hatchery de-
mands mor than a half million eggs
Season.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23

and impressive funeral ceremonies
ever witnessed in the northwest.
Veterans of five wars participated
in the ceremonies. A faItering but
proud trio of Grand Army survivors.
carried at the head of the cortege the
same colors which the old sergeant
for years had borne as a color guard.
Stalwart young veterans of the World
war sent the funeral volley crashing
over the patriots grave.
"Sarglnt" Flanagan was a native
of Greenfield, Mass. In the mid-fifties
he Joined the mad rush to the gold
fields Of California. He drifted back
to Ohio and Joined the 18th Regiment
of Ohio Cavalry, serving through the
Civil war. Later he enlisted in the
Seventh cavalry at Fort Lincoln.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
Fire Clay Discovered In
Mexico By "Oh Sharks"
Industry Now Makes
Town Nationally Known

who'd ever have guessed that a fell
low could drill for oil and get fire.
bricks. Well, it's done in the best
regulated families, and in the most
progressive towns, as were proven in
Mexico in 1887.
Just before that time some men de-
cided, for unknown reasons, that there
was oil in the vicinity of Mexico, so
they set up an outfit in upper Flat
Rock and began drilling. By the time
they had gone down 600 feet. they de-
cided they had better drill somewhere
else, but in the course Of their work
they discovered that they had gone
thru a vein Of fire clay.
The information that good clay de-
posts were available spread rapidly
and in 1887 Cuthbett Dixon and R. E.
Elliott, father of ALI Elliott, who now
operates the Western Stove Lining
Works, came here from Chicago and
began the manufacture of friedrich.
Clay was taken from two mines,
in upped and in lower Flat Rock. The
firm name was the Salamander Fire
Brick Co., and they made a brick by
the same name. They progressed for
some time, once employing 1877 men.
Hard times, however, forced a reor-
g~anization and the firm began again.
About 1896 operations on the site Of
the pit of the A. P. Green Fire Brick
Co., began, with ]. A. Glandon as one
of the pioneers in the work there. The
company doing business there ex-
panded several times and continued
with varying success until purchased
by A. P. Green in May 1910. At the
outbreak of the wal a second plant
was established in West Mexico by
this company, known as the Josephine
Plant.
In the past year the industry has
given employment to more than 600
men in Mexico and has furnished
more than $500 car loads of fire brick
and fire-clay products that have gone
from Canada to Old Mexico and from
the Pacific to the West Indies,
Destroyers that combed the sea DUR
ing the war belched forth smoke from
boilers that were lined with Empire"
friedrich and a million and a half of
these Irish favorites were furnished
for the nitrate plant at Muscle
Shoals, Ala.
The chef who broils his friers to
a fare-thee-well and entices his Gus
toners with his would-be French
cooking looks in a range that is lined
with fawn colored slabs Of fre-tile-
from Mexico.
High freight rates have localized
shipments in some cases, but with a
very large supply Of all grades avail
able, from plastic to full flint clays,
theindustry bids fair to continue as
the most important in Audrain County
and the n that, more than any other
industry, has made Mexico pational-
ly known.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
PRAIRIE HILL ITEMS.

F. A. Daniels, Ogle Helm and D.
E. Motley cat their wheat last week,
Cassiday Brothers, o. M. Montague,
w. B. Pitt, j. W.. MeGrew and Hess
Bowen are about through. - The
Trabue Threshing Club met in the
school yard last Wednesday night.
Mr.. Trabue informed them that he
would charge Z and 4 cents and fur
nish the fuel. A few wanted to
thresh the wheat first. However the
whole matter was left in Mr.. Trabue's
hands. He stated that he would start
at home about the middle OF next
month and then go west and north
around the ring threshing everything
as he went. That way he gets the big
wheat crop first. They added a new
member, P. B. Evans, to the club. =
Mesdames J. T. Walker and P. B.
Evans visited Mrs. w. G. johnson
Thursday afternoon. F. H. Nay
smith attended a meeting at Jefer-
son City last week in the interest of
the $60,O00,000 Bond issue. He 70
PORTS that 60 counties we're represent
ed by a large number Of delegates and
that they succeeded in adopting res
olutions favoring Farm to Market
roads, On his way home Friday night
the Cauthorn Farm Club prevailed on
Fred to stop off and make them a talk.
- Saturday night the Michigan Farm
Club and the Ladies Auxiliary gave
an ice cream supper, serving home
made ice cream and cake in very lib
eral quantities at ten cents per dish.
They cleared about $45. Mr.. Merritt,
the Rails county Farm Agent, made a
splendid address. The crowd was
also entertained with music and by
Kathryn Springman's readings.
Sunday P. B. Evans and family went
to see the nef nephew at the home Of
his sister, Mrs. Chester Rhoe, w. O..
johnson and family accompanied Mrs.
Johnson's parents, J. q DeLaorte and
wife to Perry to SEES their cousins,
viii Stehle and Lon Dunfee and fam
lilies. VIII Stehle Is in very poor
health as he has 4 bad heart and
dropsy. 0gle Helm and family at
tended d surprise party at the home
Of James Wright near Gazette It be-
ing Leslie Wright's birthday. j. z.
Walker and wife attended d reunion
Of the Walker family At M~artinsburg,
~ Ed Trower and family spent the
afternoon at teh home Of Earl Motley.
Fay Utterback and family enjoyed
a trip to Louisiana making the trip
around the belt.
!
IMUANEHIA
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
HIE O.
AMDNAN
LLGUN
copy for llhs department supplied by
the American Legit n News ServIce.D
GOLF OUTFIT FOR PRESIDENT
Mayor Bailey Of Denver, Commander
of Legion Post, One Of the First
Contributors.

Presidential golf paraphernalia
enought TO last the four-year term
was received by President Harding
when Miss Pauline Trumbo entered
the White, House bearing golf. sticks
and bag and golf balls from many
parts Of the country. The sticks and
bag, chosen by "Chiek" Evans. open
golf champion, are the gift of the
Fort Morgan Qolo.l post of the Amerf-
can Legion to the nations chief ex.
ecutive. &e
Miss Trumbo visited twelve states
in the course Of the Journey from
the Colorado city to the national cap
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
BACK TO NATURE FOR HEALTH
Ex-seryice Man is Attending College
10 Bathing Suit and Living in
Pup Tent.

Attending college in a bathing SUIT
and living in a pup tent" on his
alma matters campus, III. B. Parker,
Of Boston. Mass, is gaining in d hard
fight for life and nm education.
Mr.. Parker. formerly a student at
Boston university, had to leave the
colder climate because of the impaired
condition Of his lungs following sery-
ice In the army during the World war,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23

Realizing his condition. he sought
schooling In q warmer zone and took
to the open. Through an arrangement
with Or. W.. 8. Curreli, Of the Uni
versity Of South Carolina, he pitched
hts tent on tine university campus.
With q mosquito bar and Z folding
cot to furnish hin h~abitation. he 10
pursuing Hia studies and IL steadily
progressing on the road ID recovery.
Before leaving Boston, Mr.. PARKER
was apBdipfed BY the American Legion
to invest conditions at state inst.
tntionseM Behalf Of the Legion's Dr.
partment Of vocational traInlng. lie
urges all Een afflicted al hirnkelf TO
'SN fhsn and ta End llea.tk Ia
l5lGr1
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23

Miss Carey's total Of votes was 49,
%, which was 5000 more than her
nearest rival, a well-known movie ac-
tress. got. When Miss Carey returned
from France, after serving IA months
in the A. =. f., she was elected com
mander Of Sig-Yeo post Of the Amer
lean Legion, composed Of former sig.
nal corps girls and yeomanettes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
LEGION MEN BURY PATRIOT
"Sargint" James Flanagan, Last Of
Custer Scouts, Laid to Rest In
North Dakota.
Indian fighter, veteran Of the Civil
war and ardent patriot, "Sargint"


James Flanagan,
e~ighty-four years
old and actually
/. the last surviving
scout OF General
Clusters Seventh
~cavairy y, massa.
Z cred on the Little
Big Horn, was
laid to rest by
the American Lee
gion in Mandan,
N. D., In n OF
49, $1,000 -a-A
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
Big Macon Fire.

There was a $4,000 FIRE IN Macon
Tuesday which destroyed the leading
business block of the city. Dr.. E. B.
Clements, weIl known here, lost his
entire Office outfit and ane surgical
equipment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
Martinsbrg HATCHERY Keeps |.
Hens Busy--D Demands Half
Million Eggs in a Season

Robertson Bros. are harvesting their
fine crop of wheat on the johnson
farm Crops are looking good IN
this vicinity and everyone is busy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
Lee Clark Dead.

Word was received late Wednesday
afternoon of the sudden death of Lee
Clark at his home south Of Benton
City. He was a brother Of Forrest,
Leonard and ]. o. Clark of Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23

George Pulls has left for his home IL
st. Louis, where he win join his wife
for a trip to Niagara Falls and Tor
onto. They viii be gone about two
weeks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23

it6l. In every city and state visited
the mayor or governor contributed
an engraved golf ball for President
Harding.
The collection Of golf balls started
In Denver with gutta percha tpills''
from Governor Shoup Of Colorado,
Mayor Bailey of Denver, the com
mander of the Legion post and a
Denver newspaper.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23

During M. D. A. convention stop
over at the Sturdy Oaks Poland China
Place and view their herd Of Polands.
They arefor sale. 1425 S. Clark Ave.
DANIEL C. HADER.
wilt Advertisement
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23

There will be an ICE CREAM SUP
PER at Long Branch church Saturday
July End. Everybody is invited.
wilt Advertisement
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
/ L HOSE SALE

Thursday, Friday and Saturday
$1.59 Black, Brown and White :. $1.O9
$1.90 Black, Brown and White :. S1.59
All pure thread silk. Limit two pair
to a customer.
JOHNSON'S VARIETY STORE
d1 wi Advertisement
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
a WOMAN HUNG

Her arms around her husbands neck
and said let me buy some Of those SOC
bowls at
JoHNsoNS VARIETY STORE.
d1 wi Advertisement
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
Son Graduates in California.

A picture Of Leland II. Emerson.
and his wife, the son and daughteri ill.,
law Of Rev. and Mrs. r. ". Emerson
this city, appeared IN the group
photo Of the graduating class Of the
university of California Ia the
Sunday Globe Democrat. This was
the largest graduating class IN the
history II educati0n.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
FOR TINE.

We have ~overalls, shirts, shoes,
gloves, pants and straw hats. Always
priced right.
JOHNSON'S VARIETY STORE.
d1 wi Advertisement
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23

Mrs. Richa4l Norris, mother of
Mrs. Robert Fairbairn, is i'll at her
home on West Monroe st.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23

Mrs. Roy Ferris and family and
Nell Coons are domiciled in the Ma
lone residence on East Monroe Street.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
POPULAR SIGNAL CORPS GIRL.
Helen Hunt Carey Carries of Honors
at Chicago With Actress as
Opponent.
Motion picture actresses are allur-
ing to Chicago members OF the Amer

lean Legion, but
when 1t cores to
a showdown they
vote for their ex-
service comrades.
This was demon
strated when Miss
Helen Hunt Carey,
a former signal
corps girl. was
voted the most
popular girl In
Chicago at the
lL~egionnaire club
49,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23

R. R. Wagner and family motored
to st. Louis the last of this week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23

Mrs. F. W. Meriweather of Slater
is visiting her brother, R. A. Mark
well.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23

Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Kredel have re-
turned from a visit in Excelsior
Springs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23

Rolla Mcintyre and family are tour
ing Illinois in their ar.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23

SUBSCRIBE FOR THE LEDGER
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23

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Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
CHILDs SOCKS.
10.

All zoe sellers l9c
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
JOHNSON'S VARIETY STORE
d1 wi Advertisement
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
Guthrie & Son
Phone 2l8

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Newark post., 1921-12-21
CHORAL CLUBS
SECOND MEETING
Attendance Shows Improve
ment But the S. r. 0.
Signs Were Not Out

The second meeting of the Newark
Choral Club, on Monday night, in the
High School showed bigger attendance,
but still there is lot, and big lot at
that, of people who should have been on
hand who were not there With an or
ganization of this kind, opened to the
public, it is hard to understand why the
people of Newark do not grasp it. The
Community spirit is the best spirit that
can rule a town and that it is the OBJ
ject of the Choral Club and therein lies
the reason that every person in this
town should turn out and make this club
a success.
On Monday night the meeting was
taken up with the practicing of Christ
mas carols that are to be sung at the
Community Christmas exercises. Miss
Dora Wilcox led the singing and brought
out the best that was in the singers.
The same enthusiastic spirit that pre-
vailed at the first meeting of the club
was again evident and with every men,
Der plugging to make the club sue
cess the reward must come.
With the winter weather on lis many
OF the younger people of the town surely
find the evenings dragging on them. The
Choral Club can help you solve this
problem and if everyone would turn out
for just one meeting there is no doubt
that they would attend every meeting
i'll the future. 1t is the Choral Club that
is behind the Community Christmas SER
vices to be held on Saturday night, and
after Newark sees the success that this
affair is, there is no doubt that many
| people will attend the meeting of the
club in the future
During the winter it is expected that
several recitals will be given by the club
| and with Miss Wilcox as a leader the To-
cal club should stand second to none in
the State.
Newark post., 1921-12-21
Newark Rallies to Support
Community Celebration
Exercises on Academy Grounds to Surpass All
Former Town Undertakings
Everyone Joins to Make Success

Frank Fader, Mr.. Gallaher, Mr.. Pryor,
Charles Hubert, Mr.. Ellison, Harry Bon
ham, Warren Singles, Mr.. Dougherty and
Mr.. Beale Mr.. Hoffecker and Mr.. Dean.
This committee was appointed at a
meeting held at the home of Mr.. j. P.
Cam, last Wednesday evening and they
are bending every effort to have next
Saturday night go down in the annals
of Newark as the biggest Christmas eve
that has ever been celebrated in these
parts.
Miss Dora Wilcox, who is connected
with the Woman's College, has been
leading the local singers but will not
be here over the holidays. This ap-
peaed at first as thorn in the side
of the committee but William "Bill''
White, the community sing leader OF
Wilmington, is going to act as pinch
hitter and everyone who has ever seen
him in action knows that his work will
be of the highest nature. Mr.. White is
so enthusiastic in his work that people
who never turned tune in their life
are singing with the bunch before they
know it. Mr.. White is to lead the
Continued on Page Four.)
Newark post., 1921-12-21
COMPANY E
in FALL SPORTS

Basketball fans of Newark will get a
chance to see real battle on Friday
night at the armory. when either the
National Guard or Chesrook quintet of
Wilmington, will be the attraction. The
local five is 'one of the best that has
ever been organized in Newark and the
lads need support and it is the place of
every basketball fan to be on hand for
the game on Friday night
The boys in Co. f, have run off sew
eral successful smokers and arrange
ments for the next event are now being
made. The event will be held on Friday
January 6. One of the features of this
card will be the wrestling match be-
tween Ernie Cornog. of Newark, and
Lewis Robinson, of Elkton.
Newark post., 1921-12-21

Newark's community spirit has arisen
and declared itself. For many moons
that spirit was down and out" but with
Christmas season at hand the people of
this town were asked to rally to the
support of a Community Christmas
celebration. Has that call been answered?
1t has and surpassed the expectation,
inasmuch as it has been a hard thing
of late to. get the Newark people inter
ested in community work but this time
they have come through with flying
colors.
This was what was needed to make
the Christmas celebration of the town,
the biggest event ever, and that is just
what is going to be. The people here,
now have only to turn out at the
Academy grounds. on Saturday evening,
Christmas eve, at 6.45 o'clock, to make
the affair the event of events.
The committee in charge of the affair
is as follows: Mayor Frazer, E. Clifford
Wilson, Mrs. j. Cam, Mrs. j. o. q.
Duffy, Miss Dora Wilcox, Mrs. Norris
Worrall, Mrs. F. NJ. X. Foster, Mrs. Anna
Armstrong, Miss Freda Ritz, Miss Nellie
Wilson E. H. vogt, DR.. Walt Steel