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Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
CAST OF CHARACTERS.

CAST OF CHARACTERS.
Mayor Ed P. Smith (himsclf).
City Commissioner Roy N. FOWL
and Mrs. Towl (themselves).
City Commissioners Dan B. But
Ter, Harry B. Zimman, w. G. Ure,
Thomas Falconer and ]. 4 Dean
Ringer (appearing without makeup
or special costuming).
The Mysterious Stranger. A
Stranger.
Time-1he present.
: Directed and presented' by lThe
Bee.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Act One.

Act One.
Scene!.l. Breakfast room i'll the
Towl home. Mr.. Towl and Mrs. Towl
seated at table.
Mr.. Towl days aside morning pa
Per and, with coffee cup poised in
nidair, announces)-If Dan But
ler'd keep these streets in decent
condition we wouldn't have these ac-
cidents and damage suits against the
city.
Mrs. Towl--Yes.
Mr.. Towl (gulps coffee)--l must
be going.
Mrs. Towl-Yes. (After hus-
bands departure she reads the fol-
lowing from The Bee):
"A touring car driven by A. b.
Rankin, colo East Sunnybrook
street, plunged into depression on
North Sixteenth street last night.
Rankin was thrown from the car and
suffered fractured arm. The front
axle of the auto was broken and one
front wheel smashed.
Rankin Said he was driving about
IS miles an hour. The depression
was not marked by danger signals,
lie stated.
"City officials explained danger
lights had not been placed at the
spot because they had not been mo-
tihed of existence Of the hole in the
street. 1t probably had formed sud
denly" one official said.
Mrs. Towl-Well, we'll.
(Curtain.)
Scene 2. Apartment OF Street COM
missioner Dan B. Butler, two miles
across city from Towl home. (Mr.
Butler seated alone at table, reading
morning paper while breakfasting).
Mr.. Butler (meditates aloud)-
This city sewer department is sure
goin' on the rocks with Roy Towl
in charge of it. It's on the blink and
bum, I'll tell the world. If that
guy'd take the trouble to see to it
that sewers are laid properly and
kept in. repair this street paving
wouldn'tNbe dropping towards China
all the time. Then along comes
damage suit and he tries to shift the
blame on mel It's a great life.
(Curtain.)
Scene 8. City hail, oficesof Mayor
Ed P. Smith. Mayor seated at desk.
Reads aloud last few lines Of acci-
dent story in Bee.
Mayor--Another damage suit for
the law department. And it'll be the
same old story-nobody to blame.
Towl'll say4Butler Ought to keep the
streets in repair and Butler'll pass
the buck right back and declare
Towl's sewer pipes caused the trou-
BILE. But you can't win a law suit
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
WHY NOT? WHY NOT?

CA two-ace-piaylet of the realist school,
faificated, but hewlng close to the line.
Exclusively local setting and complete
hometown casty
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03
Niehois.Baksr

Miss Pearl Nichols Of Mexico and
Mr.. Joseph Baker Of Laddonia, were
married at the Baptist church at two
o'clock Sunday afternoon by the Rev,
J. H. Hughes.
Mr.. Baker is a prosperous young
fa<mer Of near Laddonia, and Miss
Nichols is a very charming young
woman and is liked by everyone that
knows her. She is the Oldest daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Nichols
Of this city.
The only attendants were Miss
Edith Mcneil and Mr.. Walter Boeger
of this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03
LOCATING DISORDERS
IN ENGINE CYLINDER
Combination Mirror and Lamp
Reflects Hidden Parts.
Two Principal Features to Be consId.
cred In Construction Of Device
Are FIsxlbIIlty and Hum
mating Qualities.

Unfortunately eyes are not like
those Of the lobster, mounted on long
posts and sticking out Of our heads.
If they were we should have little
trouble seeing Into a transmission or
engine cylinder. Since we are handl-
capped by natures mistake, we must
make the best of the situation and
use tools or devices to suit the occa-
sion.
Illustrated below is a combination
mirror and lamp, which can be used
for inspecting the inside of the en-
CINE, the transmission, or the differ
entail.
The mirror should not be more than
two inches in diameter, the lamp bulb
a regular six-volt and operated from
the storage battery.
There are two features to be con,
sidered In making the device. First,
fiexibility, and second, Illuminating
qualities, Obviously the light win be
Of but little use unless It Is mounted
on a flexible tube. The ordinary ar
mored cable cover, or flexible metal
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03
$lO0 Reward. 500

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there Is It least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure IN all its stages and
that Is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
Influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and
acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces Of the System thereby destroying
the foundation Of the disease, giving the
patient strength by building up the con-
stitutions HfFd assisting nature In doing its
work. The proprietors have so much
faith in the curative power OF Halls
sCatarrh Medicine that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that IL fails
to cure. Send for list NJ testimonials.
Address III. o.. CHIfNET 81 Co, Toledo,
0hio. Sold by all prnxxists, &c.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Notlce is hereby given, That letters
Of Administration upon the estate of
JAMES C. WEBB, Deceased,
have been granted to the undersigned
EDA WEBB, by the Probate
Court of Audrain County, Missouri,
bearing date the Bird day Of February.
1921.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to her for allowance within six
months from the date of said letters
or they may be precluded from any
benefit Of such estate; and if Hait
claims be not exhibited within one
wear from the date of granting said
letters, they will be forever barred
EDA WEBB,
Administrative
Attested by me this Bird day of Feb.
ruary, 1921.
(SEAL) BESS WOODS,
51-4t Clerk of the Probate Court
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03

Thirty-six Missouri county agents
who have done considerable work to
improve the acid soils in their counties
report that 1904 tons of limestone
were applied in their counties during
Extraordinarily moro than the
amount used in the entire state in any
preceding year. Perry county farm
ers, for instance, were determined to
grow clover and for this purpose used
6400 tons of lime last year. Rails and
Cape Girardeau were close seconds,
for in each county limestone was used
on more than 100 farms. In st. Louis,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03
ExECUTRIX's NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that letters
testamentary upon the estate of
L. ROY FERRIS, Deceased,
have been granted to the undersigned
ALTHA FERRIS, by the Probate
Court of Audrain County, Missouri,
bearing date the LIST day Of July,
1920.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to her for allowance within six
months from the date Of said letters,
or they may be precluded from any
benefits of such estate; and If said
claims be not exhibited within one
year from the date of granting said
letters, they will be forever barred.
ALTHA FERRIS,
Executrix.
Attested by me, this 9Th day of
February, 1921.
(SEAL) BESS WOODS,
52-4t Clerk of Probate Court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03
Rit Nursa,s CbaaE

New York, Feb. 28.-When a con-
valescent soldier kissed Miss Gertrude
Goodwin, a nurse of Fox Hills hos
pital, she slapped his face. When he
tried it again-and missed--he bit her
on the cheek.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

aA y VA - 4ASA6s #N
Notice is hereby given. that letters
of administration upon the estate Of
r. w. WISDOM, Deceased,
have been granted 10 the undersigned,
j. b. and w. R. WISDOM, BY the
Probate Court Of Audrain County,
Missouri bearing date the 18th day Of
February, 1921.
An peRwesaa having ezasnAH agains4
sas& eMtnss are required D. sNAibis
them to them for allowance within six
aasssk,s froaa the date Of said LISTERS,
or tAey Eaay be precluded from auy
hsasz4 IL such estate; ed n saaa
aaaazns Ne net exhihdted withAn enc
year from fha data of granting said
letters, they will BE- forever haired.
]. B. WISDOM,
w. z. WISDOM,
Administrators.
Attentcd by mo this 18th day Of
(EnATy n. "a. SHANNON,
11lt Judge Of Probate Court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03

FULTON, Mo-, February 25.-Fat
mules in Galloway and Boone counties
are being disposed Of at fairly good
prices at present. In fact, more are
being received for them under the
hammer than would have been antici-
pated last fall, when the business de-
preston set in. Demand for work
mules on the farm is believed to have
stimulated the trade among the long
cared fellows, although it is doubtful
if many of the feeders will be able to
break even on their purchases. The
mules that have been sold have prac-
tically all been full fat and choice
hybrids.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03
Prison Prices Cut.

Ossining, N. Y, Feb. 2s.-Prices Of
products made by Sing Sing prisoners
have been cut. Shoes, brushes, cans,
mattresses and knitted goods have
been reduced in the open market from
10 to 45 per cent. Wages remain at
the former rate-one and a half cents
a day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03

gasoline hose of small diameter an
swers the purpose very well. With
this sort Of a tubing, the light and mir
o may be put into almost ~inaccessi-
BILE places and conditions inspected.
The second point to be considered is
the location Of the light bulb. II the
bulb is located below the mirror, on
the tube, 1t will shine in the eyes of
the operator. The best location is
shown, at the top Of the mirror, where
1t a be shielded from tile operators
eyes, yet, give maximum illumination.
Popular Science Monthly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03

Mrs. A S. Houston and Mrs. Good
son, of Macon, are visiting relatives
in Paris.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03

Mrs. G. P. Arnold who has been
visiting her sister in Kansas City re-
turned home Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
State Of Missouri,
County Of Audrain.
In the Probate Court for the Coun-
ty of Audrain and State Of Mo-, May
Term, 1921.
Order of Publication
j. A. CARROLL,
administrators Of the estate Of MRS.
ELIZABETH E. CARROLL, Deceas-
ed.
J. A. Carroll, Administrator of the
estate of Mrs. Elizabeth E. Carroll,
deceased, presents to the Court his
petition praying for an order for the
sale of so much Of the Real Estate
Of said deceased as will pay and sat
isfy the remaining debts due by said
estate and yet unpaid for want of
sufficient assets, accompanied by the
accounts, lists and inventories re-
quired by law in such case, on ex-
animation whereof it is ordered that
all persons interested in the estate
Of said deceased be notified that .ap-
plication as aforesaid has been made,
and that unless the contrary be
shown on or before the first day of
thenext term Of this Court to be held
on the 9th day Of May next, an order
will be made for thesale of the whole,
or SO much of the Real Estate Of said
deceased as will be sufficient for the
payment Of said debts: and 1t is fur
Their ordered that this notice be pub
lished in ONE newspaper in this coun-
ty for four weeks before the next
term Of this Court.
The following described real estate
to wit:
Lot Seven (7) in Block Fourteen
(14) Of Morris Addition to the City
of Mexico, Mo.
State of Missouri,
County of Audrain.
I, E. A. Shannon, Judge of the Pro-
bate Court held in and for said
County, hereby certify that the above
is a true copy of the original Order
of Publication therein referred to,
as thesame appears Of record in my
office. 4 y
Witness my hand as Judge and the
seal of our said Court. Done at my
office in Mexico, Missouri, in said
County, this 18th, day Of February,
A. D., 1921.
(SEAL) E. A. SHANNON,
Judge Of Probate Court Audrain
County, Missouri. 62-4t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03

Sam Morris, who has been in the
hide business for 41 years, says he
had a new experience this week. He
shipped a carload Of green hides to a
tannery to be tanned because there
was no demand for them and he could
not sell the hides. He had them
stored in salt but if they had been
left that way any longer there was
danger Of their being burned up by
the chemical reaction.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03

Mr.. viii Jones announces the birth
of a daughter, Barbara Boutwell,
Jones, to Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Jones,
Jr, Of Kansas City.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Luckie have re.
turned from a delightful visit to
Florida.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03

Mfs. Turner Mayhew returned
hone Thursday altar visiting her
mother, Mrs. VI. Il. Ians 81 Fulton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03

Among the ffty-nine hogs sold at
the VIM Brothers sale held at John
L. WINS three miles northwest Of
Mexico, Wed. Feb. %, were ten reg
istered hogs which sold as follows:
Gerstdale Jones Sow-O. B. Gooldy
1895
Katie Long, H Carter-$302.5 so.
Fayette Queen-O. G. Sergeant
500.
Julia Wonder-Considine and Son
500.
Miss King 2d-W. W. Pollock
$85.
Lady Wonder-H. Osborn-$100.
Busters ,iGiantess-Considine and
Son-$S2.5O.
Geraldine Farrar-Considine and
Son-$60.
Lady Runnymede-Lewis Arnold
$67.5O.
Gerstdale Giantess-Charles Arm
old, Jr,-$92.50.
The sale totalled $4,875.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03

The fact that the egg market broke
recently and caused February eggs to
drop to 81 cents wholesale on the
leading markets, the lowest price since
1918, is no cause at all for poultry
farmers in the state to be discour-
aged, says G. W. Hervey, extension
p~oultryman Of the Missouri College
Of Agriculture. This drop while not
entirely unexpected was premature.
Until now the demand for eggs has
far exceeded the supply. The usual
quantities Of eggs in cold storage
have not been available and the DOM
este supply of eggs has not been alb
normally large until now. In fact
eggs have been imported this past
month from China and the Argentine,
and selling but a few cents lower per
dozen than native eggs. This sudden
drop in price is due to an increased
production caused by mild weather
conditions. It is probable that the
market will remain low until the
Noting eason commences next July.
There is nothing to indicate however,
that eggs will not soar to a good fig
ure again next fall. It therefore de-
wolves upon poultry keepers to hatch
just as many pullets as they can dur
ing March and April SO as to have a
good supply of eggs during the sea-
o of natural scant supply.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03
STCK
NEWS

A little girls generous impulse to
auction three bantam chickens for the
Near East Relief brought $14 when
Miss G~enevieve johnson had them sold
on the square Saturday to the highest
bidder. The bantams were sold four
teen times each buyer giving the
money to the fund and giving the
chickens back to the ~auctioneer to be
sold again. Then the chickens were
given back to Miss Genevieve.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03

st. Charles, Bates, Cole, Pettis, Cass
and Jasper counties large amounts Of
limestone were applied. Where lime
stone was widely used during recent
years its value has been 80 clearly
demonstrated that the practice Of lin
ing sour soils win soon become uni
versal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03
AUTOMOBILE
RGMTHN'TSN oN

Ten years ago the, automobile was
considered a luxury to be enjoyed only
by the rich.
The municipal government Of Los
Angeles leads all other cities in the
United States with a total of $40 Of
fetal automobiles.
The automobile industry is paying
$143,000,000 annually to the federal
government, with state fees Of $64,-
100000 and personal property taxes
and other fees Of $50,OO0,OO0..
A very simple way Of cleaning
valve stems which are under sus-
picion Of harboring carbon deposits
Is to inject a little kerosene in the air
valve Of a carburetor while the engine
ts running.
In using a grease gun to fill com
partments with lubricants, 1t is a mis-
take to thrust the nozzle deep into
the hole, as this makes the gun hard
to operate, and results in a lot Of the
grease leaking out of the case
When the car owner allows his rims
to become badly rusted, rough par
ticles Of the rust and scale act as
sandpaper would on the inner tube,
and the result is a worn spot and a
premature blow.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03

The mule sale Of Alex Carter and
son, Saturday, Feb. 26, Melted 1880.
Sales weremade as follows:
Jake Buckner-span Of mare mules
-$485.
Bruce Piper-span of mare mules
-$43O.
Gilmore Rrothers-span Of marc
mules-$450.
J. A. Morgan--span Of mare mules
5000.
J. A. Morgan-span of mare mules
$3.50.
H. P. Emmons-span of horse mules
$3.50.
L. Smith-span of horse mules
$10O.
Chas. Bradley-span of mare mules
SPAS.
r. Rosenthal-mare mule-$95.
Ben Holtkamp-span of horse
mules-$255.
E. Devanney-span of horse mules
-$172.50
Campbell-span of horse mules
$107.5 e.
Ben Holtkamp-mare mule-$90.
w N. Stoner-span Of horse mules
-$175.
W. E. Freeman--span of horse
mules-$97. so.
James Muir-mare mule-$55.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03

Audrain county Hospital.
Mrs Harris Aaker Md IIttIe dangS-
LII returned homa Friday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03

ben Middleton, oWner OF Rex NC
Donald, noted saddel horse, who has
been conducting what he terms a n.y.
brid garage since the death of the
great show horse, is authority for the
statement that "you can't love a fiiv-
yer like you can a horse" and he pre-
diets that the day" Of the gated rid
ing horse is returning.
Middleton's love of horses is known
wherever horsemen gather. He wait
ed nearly twenty years patiently
working and saving that he might one
day own Rex Mcdonald.
All the old horsemen were de-
throned when the automobile craze
began sweeping into the rural districts
of the nation, Middleton said, 'but
Their is something about the love Of q
man for a horse that just won't die,
Now, the breeders are working TO-
gether for a return of the popularity
that once was the saddle horses
Prices for riding horses are soaring
and breeders are looking toward the
day when the public will again ride
horseback.
Here is Mexico, which once was
the center Of the saddle horse breed.
ing industry Of the county. There are
mares in plenty but good sires are
going to have to be developed. In the
last six or eve years Missouri has
relinquished leadership in horse
breeding and Kentucky, the origina'
leader, has ~regained first place. But
in Audrain, Galloway and Boone
counties, where offsprings of horses
known from one end of the country
to the other are still plentiful and ali
we need is a few sires of the class
that once stepped daintily over the
tanbark to bring back to Mexico the
blue championship ribbons from all
over the United States.
"There are a score of veteran sad
die horse breeders in Audrain county
and these men are quietly working to
develop a class of horses that will
attract the society folks Of the land
Another veteran of the show ring
who believes with Middleton that the
day of the gated saddler is returning
is Tom Bass, trainer and owner Of
some of the greatest horses that ever
carried a rider.-Exchange.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03

Ten years ago the, automobile was
considered a luxury to be enjoyed only
by the rich.
The Jones County news., 1921-09-08
DODSON SOUNDS
CALOMEL' DOOM
The "Liver Tone" Man Warns
Folks Against the Sickening,
SalivatinQ Drug.

Ughi Calomel makes you sick. IT'S
horrfhlei Take dose of the danger
GUS drug tonight and tomorrow you
lose n day.
Calomel Is mercury When II comes
into contact with sour bile. II crashes
into 1t, breaking II up. Then Is when
you feel that awful nausea and cramp-
ing. II you are sluggish, II liver Is
torpid and bowels constIpated or you
have headache. dizziness, coated
tongue. II breath is bad or stomach
sour just try spoonful OF harmless
Dodson's Liver Tone tonight.
Here's my guarantee-Go 10 any
drug store and get bottle OF Dodsons
Liver Tone for few cents. Take a
spoonful and ut doesn't straighten you
right up and make you feel fine and
vigorous. 10 back to the store and gei
your money. Dodson's Liver Tone Is
destroying the sale OF calomel because
II can not saliyate or make you sick
Advertisement.
The Jones County news., 1921-09-08

A half-biiiion dollar ancnor TO WIND
ward has been provided by the house
Of representatives against failure OF
the new tax law TO provide for the
governments expeditures for the cur
rent year. This anchor may be a life
saver In either Of two likely conting-
encies. One-If the new schedule OF
taxes provided by the law fails 70
produce sufficient revenue TO cover
the total of appropriations.
President Harding. speaking recent
ly at the opening OF the fan term OF
the Army War college. declared that
mo matter where the best aspirations
OF the world lead us there never may
be time without the necessity for
armed forces The president in his
brief address. however. pledged thu
two hundred officers in his audience
that during his administration they
would never be called to perform mill.
tary service they could not enter
into with all their heart and soul as
Americans"
Indications of a broad general bush
ness recovery throughout the country
are lacking still, according TO a report
given out by the federal reserve board.
Chairman Sydney Anderson issued a
statement recently asserting that add.
tional credit facilities for farmers are
imperative He indicates the commits
sion in Its report to congress will rec
commend concrete plan for bridging
the gap between short-time and long
time credits
> That the homage paid to his mother
in the movement to build a replica OF
her birthplace in the national capital
through the efforts of the Georgia
+. Roosevelt Memorial association, would
have been most pleasing to Theodore
Roosevelt, was the declaration Of Han
mis- Taylor. ex-ambassador TO Spain
in an address before the association
following the parade and pageant re
Gently
Assurance was given President Har
z ding recently by Senator Watson, re
publican, Indiana, that the tax revi
sion bill would be ready for consid
Grafton soon by the senate and to b.
Y put through without delay.
Captain Cranston Williams. secre
tary to Senator Harris, went to Cam
Meade, Maryland recently to attend
: farewell dinner OF the officers AM
> ladies' of the 56th infantry.
= The Famous-Players Lasky corpora
i tion and affiliated concerns, whiel
the federal trade commission wa
AZ formally charged with unfair con
! petition and mohopolistic policies
y combined and conspired to suppress
Is cor netition in interstate commerce 1
~ n n picture films. according
official complaints
n The federal government is now mo-
. ing rapidly to protect the state OF Wes
-. Virginia against violence. The pres
dent has issued proclamation gi
ing those engaged in unlawful m
! ceedings until noon, September 1,
return peaceably to their homes.
=, Decision to ask Henry Ford TO con
-. to Washington for conference wi
- respect to his offer for the Muse
Shoals nitrate plant, was announc
ae recently by Secretary Weeks