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Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-02-24
HOW DOCTORS
treat COLDS
And THE FLU
First Step in Treatment Is a Brisk
Purgative With Calotabs, the
Purified and e efned Calomel
Tablets that are Nausea
less, Safe and Sure.

Doctors have found by expericnev
that no medicine for colds and intlp
ana can be depended upon for full Of
f~eetfveness until the liver is made tho.
onghly active. That is why the first
step in the treatment is the new, nausea.
less calomel tablets called Calotabs,
which are free from the sickening and
weakening effects of the old style Gallo
mel. Doctors also point out the fact
that an active liver may 90 = long way
towards preventing inAuenza and is one
Of the most important factors in en-
abling the patient to successfully with
stand an attack and ward OF Fusu
monia.
One Calotab on the tongus NJ he'll
time with o swallow Of w~ater-fhat's
all. No salts, NO nausea nor the slight
est interference with your eating, pleas
ure or work. Next morning your eo,a
has vanished, your liver 10 active, yoo
system is purified, and you are te~Iin
fine, with a hearty appetite for brsn1
fast. Druggists sell Calotsbs only
original sealed packages, price 49,
FIVE cents. Your money win be a
fully refunded IL yea do not ind
aolightfuL-(Adv.)
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-02-24

broken out in Wilson township. The
Oldest son Of ]. H. Harrison and MRS
Van Vacter and her son are down
with the disease. We learn that one
Of the Van Vacter children died yes
terday. There is gerat excitement
and much feeling against the man
that brought the disease into the
neighborhood.
Last Monday night, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. H. Walker of this county eele-
brated their 18th wedding anniyer-
sary with a crystal wedding. A
large number of friends were present.
A social dance was engaged in and
the supper was bountifui and elegant.
Mexico now has a fire company
organized with salaried officers.
For once Mexico had a dull Sat-
urday. On last Saturday afternoon
farmers and citizens were all showed
in and the consequence was that but
little business. was transacted. The
oldest inhabitaht cannot remember
another such dull Saturday in the
history of Mexico.
The Audrain County Association of
Christian Churches met in this city
Feb. Z, Notwithstanding the high
water and bad roads there was a
fair attendance.
Mexico is assuming a metropolitan
air. She is going to number her
houses, have letter boxes on the
street corners, is to have gas works
and now wants water works.
DR.. Hamilton is going to move to
Mexico and practice medicine.
The silver wedding Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George A, Morris of this city will
take place next Saturday night.
The snow last Saturday was about
Ia inches deep and in places where il
had drifted, it was IA feet. We have
not had such a heavy snow since
1878. g.
The gas proposition carried by a
vote of 5 to 1.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-02-24
MAIL POUCH
STOLEN FROM
BAGGAGE ROOM

A mail pouch was stolen form the
baggage room of the Chicago and
Alton depot last night between 10
and IL o'clock, the bag being from
Laddonia, which mails transfer from
the Plug No. IL to the C. & A. train
No. 10, east-bound, at this station.
]. R. Myers, baggageman, was just
outside the baggage room on the
platform a short time, and upons re-
turning, he noticed that the back
door Of the baggage room was ajar.
He made a survey Of the baggage
at once and noted the mail pouch mis-
sing. He Immediately notified post
master ". R. Jackson and the police,
but no clue has as yet been discov-
cred. MI. Jackson said this morning
that he thought there was nothing
of great value in the Laddonia mail,
but just the culinary letters and
papers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-02-24
YESTERDAY
IN MEXICO
ANNRFAARAAHAsSNAhV
10 Years AGO.

~ NAbOa
Prof. J. L. Shobe who has made
Audrain a splendid superintendent Of
schools, will be reelected by acclama-
ton. That is the way to show your
appreciation of a first class public
officials.
Nj. and Mrs. e. M. Stiles of Mt.
Pleasant have, moved to this city and
are domiciled in a cosy home in West
Mexico.
The Paris Missouri Commercial
Club met recently and decided to con-
fer with the civic organizations of
Maxico and Maconi The meeting
also considered the electric line from
st. Louis to Paris via st. Chales.
Interest in a Library for Mexico is
growing and the Library committee
is now busy cataloging the books
which have been secured. All who
have books to give to the library are
asked to leave them at the drug store
of j. F. Llewellyn and Sons.
The Rev. Willis Carlisle and wife
of the Mexico Methodist Church gave
a dinner at the parsonage on Tues
day evening to the stewards of the
church in honor of the retiring men,
bers, R. S. Martin, who goes to Sar-
coke, Mo-, to live, and W. H. Morris
who leaves for California soon.
Col. George Jesse who has been
living on his farm south of Mexico
has moved to Mexico to live and will
help make the city a greater New
York.
Col. O. H. Brown is home from
Nashville, N. c., where he visited
Mrs. Brown and Billie Kemper, Jr.,
and reports both in fairly good
health.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-02-24
SHOUSE SAYS
PARTY MUST
RE-ORGANIZE

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 17.-sThe
Democratic national committee
should undergo complete reorganiza-
ton at once in preparation for the
presidential campaign in 1924"
. That was the statment of Jouett
Shouse, vice. president of the Kansas
City, Mexico and Orient railroad,
upon his return to Kansas City after
two weeks survey of Mexican rail-
road systems with William Gibbs
McAdoo, former secretary of the
treasury. Mr.. Shouse is a former
Mexico, Mo-, boy.
Mr.. Shouse was one of the original
McAdoo supporters who were instru-
mental in causing McAdoo to be
named al a candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for the presidency.
He also was closely affiliated with
the former director general Of rail-
roads as assistant secretary of the
eASooOiJs
Il cannot speak for Mr.. McAdoo,'
Mr.. Shouse smiled, when asked what
the formers views were regarding
the reorganization of the Democratic
National committee. He will have
to speak for himself, but I do feel
that the committee should be reor-
ganized.
Mr.. Shouse said it was his under
standing that a meeting was to be
held either in Kansas City or St
Louis early in March for the purpos,
of taking up the question Of reorgan,
ization.
He declined to discuss any politica
conference that he and the former
Democratic nominee might have hat
while travelling together in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-02-24
Samuel Cowen Succeeds.

Those who knew Samuel M.
Cowan when he lived in Mexico will
be glad to learn of his success. We
quote from the phamphlet 1.-THE
Mid Continent: "Never before in
the history Of the MIDI Continent Life
Insurance Company have we had a
better demonstration of sheer deter
mination than in the last of the
leading salesman for January, 1921,
Sam M. Cowan who, during the
hardest month we have seen in sew
eral years produced and paid for
$167 1850"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-02-24
FAST WORK

Wednesday night the stores ofBush
Brothers and 7. d. Powell at New
Florence, were broken into and quite
a quantity Of shoes and .clothing
stolen. Later at High Hill a negro
was seen crawling on q through
freight and a new shoe was found,
which he had dropped. This, Connect
ed with the report Of the robbery at
New Florence, resulted in the train
being stopped at Martinsburg,
searched, and the negro was arrested
and pllced in the local lookup before
morning.
Evidently that section of Audrain
and Montgomery counties is not a
good one for thieves to work in.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-02-24
20 Years Ago.

Mr.. Alb Harrison, the new county
collector of Audrain, is moving to
Mexico and will reside with his cous-
ms, the Misses Harrison, on East
Monroe street. Mr.. Harrison will
take charge of the office on March
l and will have for his deputy, J. E.
Jesse.
Hisey and Lee, of Mexico, bought
sixteen head of horses in Fulton last
Saturday paying from $35 to $3.50
per head for them.
The ladies Of the Baptist Aid So
ciety will open. an exchange in the
room east of Harpers and will fill
orders for cakes, pies, salads, ETC., for
Sunday. At the opening next Satur-
day, refreshments will be served and
friends r invited to call.
Winters and Johnson bond for re.
newal of dram shop license was ap.
proved by the county court this weel
and license granted for six months
from the 18th of February.
S. L. Stout, night baggageman a
the depot, was fined $40 in the jus
tice court Friday on the charge O.
a~ssaulting Harry Burnside,o of Chicago
the night before. The young man il
laid up at the city Jail and says thai
he was injured by a kick in The
stomach. Stout claims that he was
atendinr to his duty keeping loafers
away from the depot.
An Years Arn
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-02-24
Crit. Mitchell Honorsa

Curtis Mitchell, 0 Of the Rev.
and Mrs. G. A. Mitchell, Of this city,
has won . place on the Westminster
college debstine team Of three men.
Mitchell has made . splendid record
and succeeded in winning his honors
from . large field. His many Me1-
leo friends will be glad 70 hear Of
his success.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-02-24
Makes A Record.

George Kellerhals, local represen-
tative of the Kansas City Life ms,
Co., although he has been, with the
company only five months and part
Of that time unable to work, because
of illness or bad roads, has written
100000 in insurance and is among
the state leaders for a three weeks
record according TO the company's
official publication.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-02-24
Blrthday Dlnner Here.

Mrs. Howard Ellis, Of New Flor
ence, had as her guests 10 a birthday
dinner at the Hotel Hoxsey, Thurs
day noon, Mrs. Lilly Bast. Of New
Torencs and Mrs. Joe Brashears, of
this city. both Of whom also cele-
brated their birthdays Thursday.
Mr.. Ellis was also present.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-02-24
Woman Bandit.

PARIS, Feb. 1s.--Five robbers, enc
of them q woman, who have terror
ized hotels in Paris, and along the
Riviera, by the use Of heretofore I'M
known ''asphyxiating revolver" have
been a~pprehended. Their loot in the
last few weeks is believed to have
totaied 500. 900.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-02-24

The irst-and-second Liberty bond
is a distinct issue, and is not to be
confused with either first Liberty
bonds Or second Liberty bonds, both
of which are still many points below
par.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-02-24
BONDS At PAR

NEW YORK, Feb. 1s.-First-and-
second Ans Liberty bonds sold at
par on the New York stock exchange
Thursday, the first time they had
touched that figure in more than a
year. The issues. sold as low as Sc
in May, 1920, and made a high Of
1O2.06 in October, 1919,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-02-24

Examination March z and s.
The teachers examinations will be
held here on the first Friday and the
Saturday following Ia March, the 4th
and 9Th.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-02-24

This story has its lessons to farmers
everywhere. There are some 400 ma
tional business mems Organizations,
all supported literally, all doing eff
fective work for their membership.
Every big business has had e. IA
tional organization except farrsng.
Food spectators believe in orgari-
cation for themselves, but net for.
the farmers. They hope You will
quit the Farm Bureau.
Our advice to you is to stick to the
Farm Bureau Federation. 1t Is pro-
ceeding steadily and surely. 1t al
ready has accomplished some fne
results. It will accomplish many
more Is still more farmers get back
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-02-24

Anne Liza Miller is home from
Paris, where she spent the winter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-02-24

A marriage license was issued Sat
urday To John Krouse of Knoxville,
III, and Mable June Bruhaku Of Cea-
traIia, Mo-. today.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-02-24
Will You Stick?

This Farm Bureau thing costs too much, said a
Nebraska merchant to several farmers gathered in
his store. County dues are al, -.Zht, but putting up
for a lot of state and national officers is different. You
don't know how they'll spend your money"
Let's see, don't retail merchants have both state
and national organizations" asked one farmer.
The merchant colored, but admitted they had. The
farmer asked if he belonged to any Of them.
That's my business" sputtered the merchant.
Yes, and guess the Farm Bureau is my business
spoke up another farmer. I hadn't joinedit before, but
I'm going to now. If a national organization is a good
thing for merchants and bankers and manufacturers,
it's a good thing for farmers, too"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-02-24

of it and stay back of it. Take a tip
from the members of the big ma
tional trade organizations-they are
loyal.
The farmer needs a national weekly,
too, just as much as the banker needs
his financial Journal, TIE CoUN-
TRY GENTLEMAN fills that require
ment. Its interesting and important
news articles are gathered from all
parts of the country. Ii presents a
nationwide view of farm problems
and opportunities. There IS q lot Of
good reading in it, too-splendid Hc-
ton, inspiring editorials, wholesouae
hunnor. Only 81 brizgs You 81 big
issues.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-03-24
EVERY STATE TROOPER
WORLD WAR VETERAN

From the superintendent down tn
the latest recruit, every man in the
service, of the West Virginia State
police has seen service in the II.
army.
Colonel Jackson Arnold, superin-
tendent, was a Lieutenant Colone,
with the national army In France
Captains J. r. Brockus and Thomas
w. Norton IN command Of companies
B and A respectively, are both retired
officers Of the U. s. regulars.
Both left the service with the rank
Of major. Captain Norton is a West
Pointer while Captain Brockus rose
from the ranks. Beth saw service IN
the Philippines, the spanish.Ameri.
can war, the Boxer r. beilion and the
World War.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-03-24
THURSDAY MAR. oath 1921
MILLIONS AND MORALITY

Almost as regularly as clockworks
we read in the daily press where some
millionaire is suing his wife for d.
voase, or is being sued himself, or
both.
Generally there follows mass of
moral filth that is amazing and almost
beyond belief. Like dirty linen, it
all comes out in the wash, but I'M
like the linen, the principals can hard
ly lay claims to purity as result of
their legal bath.
This is a queer world.
AS long as we are poor we are able
to live comparatively decent lives.
But let great wealth come our way
and we Immediately begin to yearn
for tn vices and frivolities it will buy.
It would be far better for the hu-
man race if we were to forego a ma
jority of the pleasures" of wealth
and retain the responsibility that is
inherant in mankind in the days of
his poverty.
Millions and morality do not always
harmonic.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-03-24
Honor YOUR STATE"
is TROOPER MOTTO

In organizing and developing the
West Virginia State Police, Colonel
jackson Arnold, the commander of the
force, has made it his constant aim
to train his men to remember at all
times that it is their duty to uphold
the honor of their state.
By stamping out those classes Of
lawlessness and crime which tend to
give a bad name to the community.
it is the aim of the State Police to
make West Virginia known as a com.
monweaath in which it is particularly
desirable to live.
Such a reputation means added
wealth and prosperity for a state and
no pain is spared to make each
trooper realize that his individual Of.
forts are to be centered on preserving
the peace and enforcing the law and
that his life itself must be given. If
necessary to uphold the honor of West
Virginia.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-03-24
FRUITS AND FREIGHTS

When We buy fruits in the open
market we sometimes wonder if the
dealer is really making the tremen-
dous profits with which he is credited.
The fact has been made public that
it is cheaper to ship fruits from At
RIGA than it is to send them by rail
from California to New York.
It is said tnat bale of goods can be
shipped By water from New York to
South America for less than it costs
to transport it from one side of the
city Of New York to the other.
What's the matter with our rail-
road system, anyway?
The exorbitant freight rates in this
country are a burden to the people,
and there appears to be no relief in
sight
With all of cur Wanted intelligence.
we do not seem to have brains enough
to evolve a system of distribution
that would do credit to a Fiji Island
err.
Some day, perhaps, stockholders in
our railroads will realize that a lot
of useless Officials" are being carried
on the payrolls at high salaries. They
may even come to the conclusion thai
the services of half the number might
be readily dispensed with, and thai
a reduction of about so per cent II
the salaries of the remaining "highe1
ups would be more in keeping with
the cash value of their services.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-03-24
The BeIingtOn Progressive
America First Justice 10 All
s@S~ -
IS PEOPLES PAPERPA
America First
OUR BoUNDEN DUTY

This newspaper must first OF all be
clean, it must be fair, it must be hon
est and without malice in its opinions
and expressions, and it must, at all
times, levote itself unllinchingiy and
fearlessly to the public service in the
interests of the masses of the people.
1t must always combat evil and in
justice.
1t must always fight for progress
and reform.
1t must never tolerate cerruptions'
1t must be in. sympathy with the
poor and unfortunate.
For Belington it must always stand
with unselfish devotion, for the
achievement of the finest ideals, of
every high purpose, of every enter
prise, of every step in the march OF
progress.
1t must stand for good government,
freedom, equality, the public welfare,
civic and true patriotism and undying
love of country.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-03-24
HOME GARDEN IS IMPORTANT
One Way to Have Food at Reasonable
Cost Is to Produce 1t in Your
Own Yard.

By SECRETARY E, L. MEREDITH.
United States Department of Agricul-
ture)
All discussion about the high cost of
living aside, one way to have food at
a reasonable cost is to grow it in your
own yard.
The garden can't do it all; but it
can help wonderfully, especially with
such important necessaries as potatoes
and beans.
1t is true that the war taught Ameri-
cans the value Of home gardening.
While complete statistics of the pro-
6uction in gardens are lacking, it is
the belief of the department of agri-
culture and state workers in this field,
based on wide observation, that more
food was produced in home gardens
last year than during the war year of
1918
The department of agriculture be-
lieves that many hundreds of thou
sands of people will share its view
about the Importance of growing food
at home in 1920, and that they will
welcome expert advice from time to
time.
The department is prepared to give
the public the benefit of it's informa~
ton gathered by practical, scientific
gardeners, and requests win bring
publications that should be of value
to the experienced man as well as to
the beginner.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-03-24
Slain TROOPER
LEFT RECORD
OF BRAVERY
STATE POLICEMAN RIPLEY AM
5USHED IN MlNGo COUNTY;
WAS WITHOUT FEAR.
Had Shown Himself Gallant Soldier
and Faithful Servant
of State.

Although Private Ernest L. Ripley
of the West Virginia State Police was
killed in gun battle at Vulcan, Min
go county, November Is last, the full
account of his bravery has not been
generally known nor the reasons for
his Staying. The complete story
shows that in Trooper Ripley West
Virginia lost a fearless officer and
an able one.
Like almost all other members of
the West Virginia State Police,
Trooper Ripley was veteran OF, the
world war He returned to his home
at Hinton after receiving his honor
able discharge from the army and
soon enlisted in the constabulary.
His first exploit was characteristic.
Learning that three men, reputed
to be desperadoes, were making moon
shine whisky at lonely spot twelve
miles from Hinton, he set out, despite
the fact that he was home on fur
Tough, to capture them. The moon
sinners fired on him with rifles and
killed his horse but he kept on and
drove them into hut. Making them
believe that they were surrounded by
numerous force, he compelled them
to give up their weapons and then
forced them to tear down their still
and to carry it all the way to Hinton,
where they were locked up.
Catching Murderer.
Trooper Ripley was in Matewan
when Anse Hatfield was shot as he
was sitting on the hotel porch. TAX
ing in the situation at glance, Ripley
noted the direction Of the shot and
ran to the rear of a box car on the
railroad siding facing the hotel where
he disarmed Fred Burgraff, taking a
rifle away from him.
Chief of Police Sid Hatfield of
Matewan, refused to lock Burgraff I'D
in the jail but the trooper drew his
revolver and said You will either
Jock him up or ! will lock you up
with him." By graft was put in cell
and was later taken by Trooper Rip
ley to Williamson An indictment
for murder followed.
Troopers Ripley and Curtis raided
a gambling house at Vulcan and ar
rested William Hatfield and Taylor
Cole, who were later fined AS a re-
suit of this, the two gamblers are said
to have sworn to get revenge.
The Killing of Ripley
The afternoon OF November Is,
Trooper Ripley started, up the rail
road track frfom Vulcan to Sands. He
met Hatfield and Cole, both of whom
were armed. 1t is said that Hatfield
fired first, shooting Ripley through
the neck. The trooper then shot and
killed Hatfield out was, in turn,
mortally wounded by Cole Ripley's
revolver damned but he threw the
useless gun at Coles head before he
fell
Private Curtis arrested Cole at the
home of miner near the scene of the
killing.
The bravery of Private Ripley will
be remembered as something to be
emulated by other members of tia
West Virginia State Police.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-03-24
MALE HELP WANTED

GET BUSY. Keep busy. Is your
job unsafe? Is it permanent? You
want lifelong business. You can get
into such business selling more than
1877 Watkins Products direct to farm
ers if you own an auto or team or can
getone; if you are under so and can
givebond with personal securities. We
back you with big selling helps. 81
years in business, 100000 users of
our products. Write for information
where you can get territory. J. R.
Watkins Co., Department C, Winona,
MINI.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-03-24

revelry resigns supreme? You might
try it out and send us your expert
ences for publication.
A year ago young married man
purchased home in the outskirts of
Chicago for $1,000 on the time pay
ment plan, the monthly payments be-
ing rather heavy
Then business Stacked UP, his in
come decreased, and he found it i'm
possible to meet his payments.
He has just sold out at loss and
is renting a four room flat for which
he is required to pay SIS. a month.
There are said to be $4,000 families
in Chicago who are doubling up with
other families because there are no
houses ror flats for them to occnDy.
And the experience of Chicago is much
like that of any other large city in the
country.
There may not be as much glitter
and glamour in this town as there is
to be found in a large city, but there
is a deal of satisfaction in knowing
that a persons soul is his own and
that he does not have to be gouged
front and back every time he turns
around.
Thre are worse places than the old
home town.