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Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
FLOOD DEATH LIST
GROWS-PROPERTY DAM
AGE OVER $5,0O0,00O

The known death list in the San
Antonio food stood at thirty-nlne
late Saturday night and the waters
were receding. Much of the debris
in the street yet remained to be
searched so the death toll will be
much greater. The property damage
in the bushes section of the city was
estimated at from 100000 to $10,-
100000.
No word has been received from
former Mexico people who now live
in San Antonio, but relatives alic
friends feel little alarm for theil
safety as they live in the higher par
of the city which escaped the flood.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
TRUSTEES SALE.

WHEREAS, J. w. Barnett and L.
G. Barnett, his wife, by their certain
Deed of Trust dated August 3Oth,
1919, and recorded in the Recorders
office of Audrain County, Missouri in
Book AZ for recording trust deeds at
page 295 thereof conveyed to the un-
d~ersigned Trustee the following des-
cribed real estate, situated in Audrain
County, Missouri, to-wit:
The North sixty one (61l feet in
width of Lots numbered Three (3)
and Four (4) and the whole of Lots
numbered Five ~ and Six (6), all in
Block numbered Eight (8), and the
South sixty (60) feet in width of Lots
numbered One ~ and Two (2) in
Block numbered Fifteen (15), and all
in the Addition to the City of Mexico,
Mo-. made by the County Of Audrain
and designated IN the Recorded Plat
thereof as Donated Addition.
IN TRUST to secure the payment
Of five certain promissory notes If
said Deed Of Trust fully described an6
set forth;
AND WHEREAS, default has beer
made in the payment of four Of sale
notes and the interest thereon which
by the terms of said Deed of Trust
are now due and remain unpaid.
NOW THEREFORE,, /, G. A. With
erspoon, the Trustee named in sait
Deed of Trust, at the request of thu
legal holder of said notes, will on
FRIDAY the 23rd DAY OF
SEPTEMBER, 1921
between the ho ur s of 8 o'clock, A
M, and 5 o'clock p. NJ, Of that de-!
proceed to sell the above describes
real estate at public vendue to tn
highest bidder, at the East front doc
of the Court House in Mexico. Mis-
souri,, for cash to satisfy said debt an'
the costs and expenses Of executing
this trust.
c. A. WITHERSPOON,
Trustee
1a.At Advertisement,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
General John j. Pershing,

General John J.. PershIng,
commander-in-cl.ief Of the Americas
forces in Frame; Brigadier-General
Peter TraIb, kdjutant-G General Mar
tin, Brigadier : General William
Wright, Governor Arthur VI. Hyde
and Henry j. Alien of Kansas have
been requested by ]. A. Douglas,
commander of TIE L gion Post at Coll
umbia to act as honorary palIbearers
at the funeral CT Herbert Williams
fcr whom the pest was named.
Williams was killed at Exermont
after it had Keen captured by tn.
35th. He was ona CT a party Of five
men who were zele ted by the COM
manding officer to go forward on
scouting duty. All five were killed
and Williams body was found nearest
the German lines. The spot where
he fell marked the farthest advance
! of the American troops.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
FULTON COURT
RULES JAZZ
is DISTURBANCE

Jazz, the kind played by negro
orchestras from Columbia, constitutes
a disturbance of the peace in Fulton.
The question was settled by a jury in
the city police court, Tuesday after
noon, when FIVE Columbia negroes
were fined S land costs. Their invest
ment on a dance that lasted 80 min
utes was approximately $45.
The negroes were arrested Monday
night after they had started a dance
in a West Fifth street hall. Patrons
of the affair also were negroes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given. tRAe letters
of administration upon the estate OF
SOPHIA MANN, Deceased,
have been granted TO the undersigned,
Clarence A. Barnes, by the Probate
Court 81 Audrain County. Ms.
sour. bearing date the 22nd day OF
August, 1921.
An persons having claims against
ssid estate are required 10 exhibit
them 10 him for allowance within Sax
months from the date Of said letters
N fhey may be preeluded from any
benefit az auch estate; and sand
claims BE- not exhibited Within enc
wear from the date Of granting said
letters. they win BE forever barred.
CLARENCE A. BARNES,
Admir-. Estate Sophia Mann, DECD.
Attested BY me this 22nd day q
August, 1921.
0sEAL) r.. A. SHANNON,
27-4t Judge Of Probate Court
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15

Herbert F. McDougal, who is state
manager for the Pershing Way, was
in Mexico Friday, on his way back to
his home at Cedar Falls, La. Mr.. Nc
Dougal has been connected with the
work of building up this great tour
lists road from Winnipeg to New Or
leans for two years and has seen the
idea spread until now the only gap
in the highway is from Jefferson City
to Monmouth Springs. This stretch
of country has been carefully gone
over, however and it is planned to
complete the work very o The
road is 1000 miles long and there are
now 1000 members Of Pershing Way
Clubs in $50 different communities in
the United States.
The idea of the Pershing Way is
not to make money but to draw tour
lists through the various communities
by assuring them of something worth
while to see and by marking the
roads. In marking the roads the idea
is not primarily to direct the tourist
to a good road but along n that is
safe.
According to Mr.. McDougal, the
road itself is not as important as the
great highway that is being built in
mems minds. The Psychological eff
feet Of the great tourists highway
and the enthusiasm and spirit Of CO.
operation that it fosters in commun-
tiles will have a tremendous effect in
the future.
The little bit Of hobo that is in al
Of us is being given vent to a much
greater degree now than formerly
The number of tourists parks and o.
tourists who carry camping equip
ment has increased many times il
the last year. Towns r recogniz
ing the Importance Of drawing tour
lists to their communities by provid
ing tourists parks where the tires
and dusty motorists may find, shade
water, a place to cook and in SOM
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
R,,ried n Slater.

C. C. Cameron, a conductor on the
C. & A., who ran through Mexico ON
a fast freight, was buried In Slater
Wednesday. He was 40 years old and
had a host Of friends. RUDE MAXWELL,
Of this city, conducted the Masonic
ceremonies at the grave and did his
work splendidiy. The funeral was
one Of the largest funerals ever held
in Slater.
Mi. and Mrs. Edgar Richardson
motored to Columbia to spend the day
Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
MRS. IDA MAY JOHNSON
CALLED HOME FOR
AYIATOR'S FUNERAL

Mrs. Ida May Johnson was called
to her home at Quincy, ILL.,, Saturday
to attend the funeral of her cousin,
Lieut.. Larry Leon Speck. Lieut..
Speck, who was an aviator, was kill
ed when his plane crashed during a
storm in Virginia. He served with
the American Expeditionary forces
all during the war and had Won many
medals and honors,
Mrs. johnson expects to return to
Mexico Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
ORDER on PUBLICATION.

I
State of Missouri,
IS
County of Audrain.
In the Circuit Court November
Term, 1921.
Mexico Savings Bank, a corporation,
Plaintiff.
j, D. Owens and Mary Owens De-
PENDANTS.
The State of Missouri to the above
named defendant j d. Owens, greet
ing:
Civil Action in Attachment.
Now on this 9th, day of August,
1921, comes the plaintiff in the above
entitled cause before the undersigned
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Aud
rain County, Missouri, in vacation,
and files petition and affidavit in at
tachment, stating among other things
that the above named defendant j. D.
Owens is a nonresident of the State
of Missouri, and that the ordinary
process of law cannot be served upon
him. 1t is thereupon ordered by the
Clerk aforesaid in vacation, that pub
LEGATION be made notifying him, the
said defendant, that an action has
been commenced against him by Pc
tition in attachment in the Circuit
Court Of Audrain County, Missouri
founded upon a note in which plaintiff
demands the sum of $4,000 and that
his property has been attached to-wit;
Commencing at the Northwest
corner of Division / of Survey 1901
! and run thence South 1874 feet for 9
point of beginning; run thence South
, along the West line o I said Division
/ la distance Of 1877 feet; thence cas-
159 links; thence North along the cas-
!, line of said Division 1 a distance o.
! 1877 feet; thence West 1859 links to thu
point of beginning; all in Section "a
Township 81, North of Range 10 Yves
( of the 5th, Principal Meridian in Aud
rain County, Missouri.
r And that unless he be and appea
5 at the next term Of said Court to b
E holden in the Court House in Mexico
: Audrain County, Missouri, on tn
c 28th day of November, 1921, it beinl
the Fourth Monday and on or befor
= the first day thereof judgment will b
rendered against the said defendant
and the property sold to satisfy tn
same.
1t is further ordered that a cop
hereof be published in the Mexic
Weekly Ledger, a weekly newspape
published in said Audrain Count.
Missouri, for four weeks successivel.
" the last insertion to be at least FIJI
teen days before the commencement
n of the next term Of said Court.
Witness my hand and official sea
Done at office at Mexico, Missouri
this 9th day of August, 1921.
~ (SEAL) E. F. ELLIOTT,
Clerk of the Audrain County Circu
h court.
& Fry attorneys for plaintiff.
" 2s-4t Advertisement.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
FATTY ARBUCKLE is
CHARGED WITH MURDER
OF FILM ACTRESS

Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle was
charged late Saturday night with the
murder of Miss Virginia Rape, a
film actress, following a party in Ar
buckles suite at a San Francisco
hotel last Monday. Arbuckle was
locked up in the City Prison for the
night but refused to make any state
ment whatsoever.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15

Alex Hope, former city editor OF
the Ledger, who is now cruising on
a submarine chaser, writes that ne
has reached New Orleans and is look
ing forward with much PLEASURE to
the rest Of the trip to Pensacola. Mr.
Hone is a member of the naval re-
serves.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
MARTINSBURG CITIZENS
ENTHUSIASTIC OVER ROAD
BEING COMPLETED

Citizens of Martinsburg are enthns-
iastic over the slack road to the Bur
lington tracks that they are now COM
'pleting. The plans now are to ex-
tend the road as far north as the Ger
noch place. This is a continuation OF
the road built by the Chamber Of
Commerce, the city of harrisburg
and the citizens. 1t extends over the
highway from one end of the city TO
the other.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
Receives Appointment.

Judge John S. Gatson received Of
fetal notification last week Of his
appointment as postmaster of the
Vandalia office and has relieved G. b.
Ellis, who has served for the last
eight years. AS yet Judge Gatsoa
has not resigned his position as Judge
of East Audrain County.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15

]. H. Rowland returned to his home
in shreveport, La, after visiting his
mother, Mrs. W. P. Roland, of this
city he has recently returned from
San Francisco where he wert TO ar
range for a convention If the = ners
next year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15

Louis E. Wharton, who formerly
taught at Missouri Military Academy
and who is now connected with the
Cooperative Society Of Chicago is in
Mexico for the weekend. Mrs. Whar-
ton has been in Mexico for sometime
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Heller.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
Farmers in Fox Hunt.

Farmers of Galloway and, Mont
gomery who are devotees of the fox
hunt were in camp Wednesday and
Thursday nights near Mineola. Be
sides listening to the music Of the
dogs, the campers enjoyed eating
arbecued meat and other good food
Eight sheep were secured for the bar
becue.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
BELL TELEPHONE
COMPANY TAKES OVER
THE MUTUAL SERVICE

The Bell Telephone Company here
is taking over the lines owned and
operated by the Mutual Telephone
Company Of this city. After the an
nouncement Friday of the Mutual
people that the company would go
into the hands of receivers large num-
bers of Audrain county farmers have
been subscribing to the Bell service.
The lines from Mexico to Moline,
Rush Hill and Benton City, were cut
over to the Bell switchboard Satur-
dau -
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15

Editor E. H. Winter, of the Var
renton Banner, one of Missouri's most
progressive weekly newspapers, was
in this city on business Friday, He
was accompanied by Dean Eugene
Weiffendach, of Central Wesleyan Col
lege. W~arrenton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15

A marriage license has been grant
cd by the county recorder TO Paris
Paisley Of Mexico and Miss Emma
Woodson Of Bachelor, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15

Mrs. J. P. Higgins, president of the
state organization Of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy, was IN
Mexico Wednesday in the interest OF
the state convention Of that organiza-
ton that is to be held here Oct. 6, T.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15

children visited R. F. Shock and wife
Friday. = Mr.. Donaldson and family
are going to move on Rube Sims place
Mr.. Sims went to Centralia to take
: hi s-4h- ri
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15

=. Al. Baker, Of Blackwell, Okla,
who has been away from Mexico for
more than 80 years, is here visiting
his nephew, John Beatty and other
relatives.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15

Mrs. Chas. Settle, of Centralia, is
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. R, H.
Arnold.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15

MI. and Mrs. j. \. Pollard, of Full
ton, have returned to their home after
visiting MRS. James i. Crawford IN
this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15

Church Meeting at New London.
The Rev. ]. G. Greer of the Chris
tan Church is starting a meeting at
New London tomorrow.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15

E. DeTienne, of Vandalia, was
business visitor in this city Thursday
mornin.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15

Mrs. Fred Norris is visiting her
sister. Mrs. o. B. Davis at Thompson,
Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15

Miss Hattie Brown has returned to
her home in this city after visiting IN
Fulton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15

E. c. KEENAN,, of Laddonia, was a
business visitor in Mexico Thursday
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15

Mrs. "A. l. Hunt who has been ser
iously ill remains practically the same
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15

Miss Frances Brown, who has been
Inc guest IL Mr.. and Mr.. n ]. Hox-
sey hes gone 70 Kansas City.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15

Henry Holterman, of this city, who
was recently burned in the eye with
hot metal is much improved.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15

G. r. Peyton, Of M~artinsburg, was
in Mexico Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15

Judge E. A. Shannon was in Louis
lana ON business Wednesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15

Mrs. Virgil Ryan IS the guest OF
Mexico friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15

T. B. Ridgeway, who has been
spending several days in Fulton went
to New Bloomfield Friday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15

SUBSCRIBE FOR THE LEDGER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

2s-4t Advertisement.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-02
The Example Of Dayton

For reason the promoters of the City Manager
amendment to desire to carry the discussion as
far away for Pueblo possible
Instead of telling the people Of Pueblo what the
proposed amendment the Pueblo charter will do for
the people of Pueblo they busiy engaged in vauntng
the achievements of kind of in some
remote city where the conditions greatly different
from what they in Pueblo.
1t does need the presence of distinguished cit
tzen of Dayton O., to convince the people Of Pueblo
that the particular kind of government in vogue
in that city is a Improvement the form OF
previously existing in that city. That point
willing to admit without argument.
But to convince the Pueblo people that the amend
proposed for Pueblo will be good thing for Pueblo
is quite different matter
The comparative benefits Of the change in Dayton
proof not only that Dayton has government
that is good for Dayton but they equally proof
that Dayton had a government that very bad for
Dayton That Dayton government was mayor and
council government with 80 aldermen from Is wards
The Cheftain informed) and Dayton changed from
the mayor and council form the Commission Manager
FORM while Pueblo also changed some years from
the Mayor and Council form to the Commission form
of city government.
If the example of Dayton is to be used as arg1
the conditions in Dayton similar and that the
proposed for Pueblo.
If this cannot be done it is waste OF time
to talk about Dayton unless the talk about Dayton is
intended to distract public attention from things
home
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-02

shall be performed by president pro empore chosen
by the council from among its members
1t is the opinion of some of the best lawyers of
this city that this provision for officer elected by
the council who shall upon ordinances and appro-
prations is unconstitutional and invalid, but leaving
this point to the lawyers what the people would like to
is the part that this President of the Council will
have in the proposed city government.
According to section of the amendment the Council
shall have power fix the salaries Of all Officials
including both the City Manager and the President OF
the Council. 1t will have the power at any time to
remove the City Manager but the President of the
Council shall serve for a term of two years.
What is there in the charter to prevent the Council
from electing local politician President OF the
Council at salary of say $4,000 year and then
offering the position of City Manager to some one at
much lower salary7 The President of the Council will
sit and vote as member of that body; he may be
and probably will be of the six who constitute the
majority of the Council with five associates in the
council the President will have the power to remove
the City Manager at any time.
1t seems fair statement to say that th. President
of the Council who is to be recognized the official
head of the city, by the courts and the governor as
we'll as for ceremonial purposes will be Mayor in every
thing but the that he will rule the city with the
support of FIVE councmen and that the City Manager
will be merely executive subordinate.
Instead of wasting time talking about the Dayton
flood the supporters of the proposed amendment should
explain in what respects this proposed President and
Council plan with City Manager attachment is superior
10 the old Mayor and Council plan that Pueblo abandoned
years ago.
It is not sufficient to say that the ten men named
in the amendment will not throw the city back into
partisan machine government. If the amendment pro-
vdes no safeguard against the return of partisan
gang it must be presumed that at some time entrance
will be made thru the door left wide OPEN
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-02
Where Explanation Is Needed

Instead of showing how flood prevention work
accomplished by the conservancy district at DAYTON with
tho help in spite of the opposition of the Dayton cy
government it would be in order for the promoters
Of the City Manager amendment proposed for Pueblo to
explain some provisions of this amendment the pur
port of which wholly clear to those not intimately
concerned in the making Of this amendment.
In section of the proposed amepdmcnt, which is
amendment to Section of Article III of the present
charter is the following provision: "Each council at
its first regular meeting and thereafter when vacancy
in the offices occur-(the quotation is made prnted)
shall elect from among the electors of the city of
Pueblo mot members of the council but qualified for
election thereto person to be President of the Council
He shall serve for term of two years. During such
term he shall be member Of the council with the same
right to speak and vote therein any other member
he shall preside the meetings. of the council He shall
be recognized as the official head of the city for all
ceremonial purposes, by the courts for the purpose of
serving civil process and by the for military
purposes In Of his absence disability his duties
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-02
By FREDERIC ]. HASKIN

New York City. Oct. 3o-Art Is leav-
ing Greenwich Village in sad haste
this year. Studios. with huge north
windows and facades trimmed with
old rose and pea green paint, are more
numerous than ever. but the artists
are departing. not because they love
the Village less. but because they can
no longer afford It. Before the in
vasion of tho returning wealthy bour
geoisie, who once more choose to re-
side in the vicinity OF Washington
Square, tho artist must retreat-but
where?
This Is what they themselves ask
you. with a rather desperate air.
Where, indeed. can they find an in
expensive, down-at-thc-heels netghbor-
hood into which they can infuse their
own careless and artistic atmosphere
without attracting a pursuing mob Of
rich, would-eb Bohemians? For, like
Mrs Vanderbilt, tho artists of Man
haitian suffer from too-great popular
ity. As soon as they move into To-
cality, get their easels and snocks un-
packed, let their boards grow, put an
tique brass knockers on their front
| doors and pink borders around their
windows, Wall Street brokers follow
suit, and rents rise.
The rich grew weary and deserted
I Greenwich Village moro than half a
century ago. Their great estate gave
| place to rows of mid-Victorian dwell
ings. owned and occupied by respect
able merchant families. When the Gle
waited trains started coming down
Sixth Avenue as far as Bleecker street.
4 with business in their wake, the mer-
chant families moved on. Clerks and
small retailers took over their houses
until in time the immigrants came and
crowded them out. The neishborhood
had set in for period of rapid decay.
such as that which destroyed the once
lovely Third avenue and property
owners of the district had resigned
themselves TO great pecuniary loss,
when suddenly New York artists dis
covered the possibilities of Washington
| Square.
They entered and took possession of
tho district, ousting the immigrants.
| rernodeling the old-fashioned houses
and stables, lending a picturesque en-
Chantment to dingy garrets and base
ments. and encouraging the establish
ment Of cafes and boarding houses ca
| tering to artistic taste. For several
years Greenwich Village really con-
| tained an art colony of genuine dis
tinctlon. Then It became famous. Peo-
pie spoke of It as the Latin Quarter
OF America, and as such 1t began to
hold enormous attraction for the curl
Gus.
Many astute persons who had
| settled in the nelghborhood to study
art now decided that 1t would be much
more profitable TO open restaurants