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Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-07
80 Years Ago.

T. F. Roden Of Mexico and Miss
Maggie Finn of Moberly were mar
.ried.
Mrs B. L. Hall died at her home
on East Liberty Street.
Dr.. G. R. HALEY resigned his pos
ition as city physician of Mexico to go
to London, England.
The Ferris hardware store was bur-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-07
BILLS ALLOWED

At the meeting of the city council
Monday night the following bills were
allowed:
L. Y. Moore charity groceries SAILS
Piper Bros, street work $3.50
Audrain Hospital, dirt $3.50
Daniel & Cass, repairs $3.50
Haas-Lieber Grocer Co., mdse $3.75
Mo. Printing Co., assessment
Missouri Printing and Publishing
Co., assessment blanks $4,000
Hoxsey Hotel, meals 1925
DIR Berrey, fumigating $4,000
.G. T. Elliott carpenter work $1.00
'Marblehead Lime Co.,
Crushed rock $68.42
liSquires Elec. Co., wiring $1,000
Coleman & Son repair on tools $500
ISwisher Mfg. Co., auto tags $48.78
Dry & ~Sappington, hardware $24.T
y. d. Mckee street bills, cash $644.08
cemetery bills, cash $4,000
w. E. Mitchell, extra police $37.S5
Bills cash by collector 4.79
Total $1,059.84
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-07

R. w. Scrogin has returned to his
home in Laddonia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-07

The many friends of Mrs. Sam
Evans will be glad to know she con-
tinues to improve.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-07

Misses Josephine and Anna Butler
are visiting their grandmother III
Gillian.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-07
o CULLiNC E

After July 18th l win Gull and
teach you how tOcull; 1000 for n
each. Phone 340W.
A. G0RREIL
1885, Advertisement
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-07

LEDGER CLASSIFIED ADS PAT.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-07

Give the growing young feet
chance. Children are delighted
with the new found freedom in
cool, easy Hood Sandals. Brown
duck uPpers, with white binding
and white lining. Long wearing
soles. Saves the expensive shoes,
too.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-07

on, Mildred Burlington, Media
I, Mildred Undertake, Elva and
Emerson. !,
,nday evening Miss Ardelle
Bin invited a few friends in for
house guest Miss Julia Kingsbury
Boonville. Those present were;
es Media STREET, Mildred Buffing-
Emily Williams, Mildred Timber
Virginia HORTON, Thelrna Dozier.
Ing the evening refreshmnts were
ed.
iss Katherine Jones Of Columbia
dinner guests Of Mr., and Mrs.
Burlington Friday evening, Miss
s WI aenoute to Michigan to the
eta PHI convention.
number Of friends Of Gale john
gavef a dance at the M. NJ. As
nasiu i in his honor on Tuesday
Ing. bout thirty couples enjoyed
epsnflg daning. Music was fur
the Sunshine Orchestra.
ohn 0'Rfear gave q movie
n ursday nigth for Mrs, Harry
Ill Liberty and Miss Jeanette
tier The pictures the hostess
Her guests I > her home for an
of chatting and refreshments
Se party were; Mrs. L. nj. White,
4 Wallace Fry, Mrs. 6. nj. Clay.
a. H, Whitney, Mrs. George viii
s6n, Mrs. Hugh Cartwright 81
Louis, Mrs. G. G, Madison Dc In!
bndeflca, Mrs. Wick, Miss Mary
The Washington herald., 1921-10-16

high attitudes oxygen Is administed- An
trains in South America that have the habit
Of making steep climbs are equipped with
oxygen tanks for the convenisses Of
travellers,
An idea Of the Ioftiness Of TcIio statiss
may be better gained By comparison With
other stations that claim altitude boDork
Fremont Pass on the Denver and Rio
Grande System in America 10 only IL $50
feet high. The highest point on the Csna-
dian Pacific Railroad 10 stephen, located in
the Rockies. at q height Of 500 net. The
highest point reached on the Northern
Pacific Railroad Ia Mullan Tunnel, NJ Q
height Of $500 feet. The nearest approach
by foreign railroad TO the altitude recerd
established BY the Peruvian Central Rail-
road. which is the name given 70 MeiEys'
enterprise. il the Argentine and Chfless
Transandine Railroad, which reaches 0
height Of 10. 466 feet In Its passaJe over ths
Andes Mountains.
The Peruvian Central Railroad n con.
sidered to be one Of the most remarkable
engineering enterprises in the world. Bot
Meigrs did not live to see the completion Of
bis road. He died before IL had reached the
top and his work was carried on BY his
chief engineer. MslinoWski. who rushed IL
to completion. Upon MeiEIs' death the
Peruvian Corporation was Organised to
finish what the dead engineer had started
out to accomplish and 20 in 1908 the CON.
pleted job was turned over to the Govern
mont. AeiEgs' dream had com. true.
A LTHoCGH a fugitive from The STATE a
"A California. today the memory Of HenrJ
MeiEEs 10 hOnored and respected in the
country from which at that time e1trsditiOs
was impossible, and which had offered him.
unknowinGly, asylum. A day hSs been -
aside for national rejoicing each year In
honor OF the American engineer. Schools IN
various parts Of the country bar bis name.
II is common to see q street in some isolated
city Of the republic called Gallo MeiIEs. In
Lima there is statue Of MeiEes which
proud Peruvian fathers and mothers point
out to their children as they tell his story
to inspire them TO succeed As AeiFts sue
ceeded. The name Of MeiEFs will never b
forgotten in Peru. Even q nountain-nov
Mount MeiEES. which rises najestieaIly 10
. height Of 1895 feet sbove the sea level,
asd stands out clearly against o deep blue
Eky-win never permit the people Of that
country to forget the achievements Of Henry
MeiEgs.
And just the other day a. I'll, tor %
Tic!io. the highest railway station in the
world. q faEpols with . silver plate upon
which was written Henry MeiEEs" was
raised in his honor II supplied 0 ampls
chapter 10 the history Of his remarkable
achievement. and indicate. the esteem in
which this venerable American is held b
Peruvian people Of all classes.
Henry MeiErs NAV have been . furitivs
from justice. an OUTLAW. hut a. far o, Psrs
Is concerned he paid his debt 70 society
when he constructed the worlds shiSbsss
railroad.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-16

person. and his layout convinced the Gov
eminent that he knew something about
railroading. Meiggs' efforts we're finally
crowned with success when the Government
ordered a preliminary survey for a railroad
between Lima and Jsuja to follow in detail
the route that Meiggs suggested in his plans.
This survey was duly approved and on April
3, 1859, Meiggs was given the contract
for the construction of the worlds loftiest
broad gauge railroad.
If ones suspicious are aroused by the
extravagant praise that has been bestowed
upon the builder OF the Peruvian Central
Railroad one need only reflect upon the fact
that the line, which is only 247 miles in
length, passes over forty one bridges, threads
its way through sixty Eve tunnels and makes
twenty -one zigzaEs in its climb toward the
top Of the mountains. 1t takes an ordinary
passenger train starting from the port Of
Callao about nine hours and thirty eight
minutes to reach the summit, which il
The Washington herald., 1921-10-16
When Strongest?

A MANS muscles dsrelor With u-.. a,S
"A Il would. therefore. s~en that the nl6ss
h. got the stronger he would heonns. hus
this IL not true throughout bis life IN,
phrsicsl streRgth AZ the sversr, mar in
cres.rs and decr~ases In prnportSns 10 kis
,esrs, ubetbet he Hses hts nuscIss mucS
or little. Thb dnes not mean. Of cnur..
that a. any psriod . man uha has not do.
rs,ored his muscles Will no - strnNs q, On.
rbc has. hut that the sthlets o, well "a
the non athlete has 0 fIed period ~ In.
crease and Of decrease Of physical power.
The srersre youtb Of ssventees has ,
bftiuE power Of go pounds. By The t~,,-
tieth year this power wiII have Increased 4.
such q degree that b. should b able "a .T.,t
. liftins power NJ Ron pounds. and III, mar
imum power 10 resebed 10 hls thIrti.th a.
thirty first rear, when bi, Rftins po~.,
should b. See pounds. After ID. an. A
thirty -ope. power deeresses. bot VEN slovl,
falling but eight pounds By the tins , ma,
10 forty. From forty TO City "a. Secr,s,.
10 som.whst more rapid. tsllins 70 sso
pounds a. the latter are. - that the HIN,
power ~ mar ~ City 10 just Q Little b.t.
ter thar that Of 0 man ~ twenty. A.,
bfty the decline of st-enrth 10 usua.ly
rapid. hut the rate varies - surp. IslnFly Is
that M ssttstsetory arerar-s
have yet been ebtainsa
The Washington herald., 1921-10-16

Disease overlook great nu mar. 60 york.
men. Many died In the district surround
/; =, rerrugas Edge, one Of the Iof,IrSt
10 the world A mysterious disease which
the best medical minds Of Peru have been
unable to stamp out is prevalent here. Ii
is impossible for a human being to live in
the neighborhood. although passengers incur
no risk whatsoever III Isssing through tais
plague utLa.
Here and there from one end Of the line
to the other may be seen the simply marked
graves Of victims of accident and disease
men who had given up their lives for the
sake Of a trail Of steam and iron to respond
to the demands Of progress and commerce.
THE railroad line is replete with striking
J. examples Of exceptional engineering skin
that attest to the genius Of this American
railroad builder. At one place a tunnel was
constructed underneath a river in order 20
avoid constant washouts. At another place
The Washington herald., 1921-10-16

q tunnel was bored through q mountaiI 70
divert the course of river so that It's bed
could be occupied by the railroad line. At
another section Of the road eight tunnels In
a distance Of little more than two miles
are passed. This suggests the didieulties
that Meiggs was forced to overcome in order
to blaze his iron trail toward tie top.
The longest tunnel on the line is 1857
feet in length and 10 called the Galers
Tunnel. As the train emerges from this
black mountain chamber IL finds itself al
Ticlio Station. the highest railroad station
IN the world. In the surrounding bills there
IL perpetual snow. A cold rarefed air may
be felt the year round. Quite often to those
passengers who are not accustomed to the
The Washington herald., 1921-10-16

1886 feet above the sea level. Its eastern
terminal is Huancayo. across the noun.
tains. -..
force If 10000 men ~as employed
during the early stage Of the construction
Of the line. Loss 81 life through accident.
was heavy. At one point where the scener,
y Wild and the road twists snd turns and
runs on the edge Of high cliffs. over lofty
bridges and through numerous tunnels. 1.
located the famous Chaupichacs Bridge. 42a
Feet In length Here 'lczer American.
lost their lives ~hsr runaway .ngin.
struck derrick car and hurled its hung,
cargo to the bottom Of the chasm. To thi.
day ~reckage Of this railroad equipment NAV
be seen from the passenger coaches,
The Washington herald., 1921-10-16
By A. A. Preciado

this wAe In 1857. stranger diserubarked.
He was an American. Although he had the
eountenance Of . worried mana human
being burdened with the troubles Of the
world-yet he attracted but very little at
tention, for the matter Of witnessing q per-
son from the States set foot on the
friendly shores Of Peru was NO longer a
novelty. There were quite q few Americans
in the country at that time. The stranger
made his way to Lima. the capital Of the
country. He lived q very quiet Hfe-avoided
The Washington herald., 1921-10-16
A comparative diagram of the rail-
roads built in the highest altitude,
showing the grades conquered By
engineers

engineers
making acquaintance as much As possible.
dc lived alone in a hotel that had once been
the palace Of q Spanish Colonial Governor.
To those with whom he came in contact
be appeared to be Q man Of leisure and
means. Often he would 20 up into the
mountains on horseback with an Indian
guide as his sole companion. Upon his
return from these Rexcursious be would
seclude himself In his room and engage
himself In examining papers that excited
the curiosity of the few who had come to
know him. His departures toward III.
mountains became more frequent and idle
g0ssip grew more pronounced.
On September 81, 1888, the mysteriou.
object Of his mind was revealed to III.
Peruyians. On that day, accompanied b.
the American Consul, the stranger ap.
peared before the Department Of Public
Works Of the Peruvian Government with a
set OF blueprints and asked to see the chief.
Il have plans here for the construction OF
railroad that will tap valleys, make
accessible the hidden riches of the Andes.
and bring the people Of the interior country
closer to the sea-" he said,
THE Government Official ha6 never see,
L the man before, but the subject which
be discussed was very important one to
him at that time. His wastebasket wa.
hned with rejected plans for tn. con.true.
ton of railroad over the Andes. He
suspected that the man before him va.
another Of those Crank who waste thar
time dreaming about impossible achieve.
ments. Only Tor the fact that the American
New-York tribune., 1921-05-08
Harlem Tennis Club
Opens Mems Singles
Tourney;ll2 Entries
Fred Anderson, Who Won
First Leg on Challenge
Cup, Favoredito Win Again
By Fred Hawthorne

The annual mems open singles tour
nament of the Harlem Tennis Club be-
gan yesterday afternoon on the FIVE
clay courts at 135th Street and Eighth
Avenue with total of II2 players
| entered, among them Frederick C. An
| derson, of Brooklyn, who won the first
! leg on the Harlem Challenge Cup in
| this event last year. Although the field
! is large, Anderson looks like the most
probable winner, with only two or three
strong contenders for his honors.
Haddon lvins, chairman of the tour
nament committee of the Metropolitan
Tennis Association, under which aus
plces the tournament is being con-
Quoted, was on hand to see that every
thing went smoothly on the opening
day-and everything did. Not single
default marked the first round of play
an unusual thing in an entry of the
SIZE 81 of that which competed yesterday.
, 1t was planned to play all but q few of
the opening round matches before
dark.
The first upset Of the tournament
occurred early in the proceedings when
L. V. Robinson, of the University
Heights Tennis Club, defeated Gerald
B. Emerson, of New Jersey, by a score
of 8-6, SIS, I'd. Emerson was a
trifle erratic in his stroking, as he
generally. is, while Robinson, playing
softer, better controlled game, earned
many times he allowed the hard-hitting
New Jersey youth to beat himself by
smashing into the net or overdriving
the court. 1t was a fine victory for
Robinson.
Allen Behr eliminated L. w. Knox
at Go, Sc, with most of the play
from the back of the court. In the first
/ set Behr had small difficulty in reeIng
| off the games, but in the second session
Knox forced his opponent to fight for
every point.
Dr. George King, former Westchester
champion, rushed through his match
with j. H. Lane, winning by score
of 60, 81, forcing the net position
peersistently and smothering majority
Of his opponents returns. Alfred D.
Hammett worked his chop strokes to
great advantage in defeating C. S. Mills
6-f, 6-2.
| Ihe tournament will continue to-day
| The summaries Iollow:
| Harlem Tennis Clubs mems open singles
2nrst ound)-Frank Ross defeated l..
fsated 3. .. Tyndaie. 81. 81; +. D.
! Hugh Oakley defeated D. A. Griffith. 60
6,-l; L. Y. Robinson defeated Gerald B.
fsatad emerson. Sc 81. S-4; Ben Landau de-
IHammett defeated c. g. Mills, 6--1 6--2 !;
| w. c.. Schmidt defeated Charles Howe
| 6--4, 6--3; Colgate Baker defeated l. l..
Fleichman. 6--4. 4--6 Cd: Paul McHugh
! defeated I: Tornay. 7-5, 6--1; Louis Bry
liam NJ. Fischer defeated Joseph w. Fox
81. 6-3 Stephen v. Brubans defeated
T. E. Roberts 60. 6--4; r. De Mott de-
son defeated J. Pollak, 7--6, 6--4; G. Nj
/ Wood Jr. defeated H. Schattman, 6--1,
6-S; f. p. Dobbins defeated Henry Bug
zini. 6--1. e.; w. B. Roberts defeated
q. Stern. 6--2, So; DR.. George A. King
| defeated j. H. Lane, Co. 81: r. "
Lake defeated c. Brinckerhoff. 6--2, So,
Ga: j. Minister defeated Edwin Bry
New-York tribune., 1921-05-08
Four Amateur Ring
Champion to Box
For 77th Division
Eighteen Other Formidable
Performers With Gloves
i'm Tourney To- morrow

Four national champions and eigh.
teen of their most formidable rivals in
amateur boxing ranks will compete to-
morrow night in the tournament to be
held by the 77th Division Association
in the list Regiment Armory, Thirty.
fourth Street and Fourth Avenue.
The title-holders entered are George
Daily, 11S-pound class; Ben Ponteau
135-pound class, who also holds the
Canadian championship; Dan Gartin,
of the Meadowbrook Club, Phladelphis,
l28-pound class, and Gordon Munee,
Pastime A. c., heavyweight.
DAILY will be called upon to fight his
way through three opponents in his
class, while the other title-holders will
participate in special bouts Gartin's
opponent will be Harold NJ Evans, Of
Holy Cross Lyceum, state champion;
Ponteau will be opposed by Martis
Smith, of Congress Council, Knights
of Columbus, and Charles Lasker, Of
the Hollywood Inn A. c., will be
Other amateurs of note who will
strive to win the valuable prizes
offered by the war veterans will be:
Willie O'Connell, Paulist A. c.; k
Roy Powell. st. Christopher; Ben
Rothwell, Pastime A. c.; Wilberi
Cohn, st. Christopher; Milton Weiss
Y. NJ. H. A.; Joe Garvey and JchH
Gallagher, Ozanam Club; Morton
Seligman, Pastime A. c.; James Elan
agan, Ozanam Club, and Bunny Fee
ney, st. Jerome A. c..
Much interest is centered in Fee
ney's progress. He was the runner
up in the 158-pound national cham,
pionships and is declared to be one Of
the brightest pugilistic prospects New
York has developed in years.
Tickets for the tournament will BE-
on sale at the armory tomorrow even
ing. Seats will be 81, S1.50 and 81.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-08

at North Shore costing him 7 after
a long, straight drive down the mid
die, where he should have had an easy
4, with only short pitch left to the
green.
One of Guilford's best achievements
was to win the Massachusetts open
championship from fine field.
The American team will be ready for
hard work this week. Captain Fownes
stated just before sailing that he would
send his men on three or four trips
over Hoylake for a warming UP and
then leave for London and other
courses. After this hs will bring them
back to Hoylake for another brief
workout over the championship course,
he doesn't believe his team will be
over long enough to get over-golfed,
but he may have to restrain some of
the younger members with SO manv
fine golf courses at hand and the ever
pressing temptation to play thirtv-six
holes day. AS it is, the American
team will have just two weeks for
practice, which is quite enough. II il
better, in fact. than long, extended
period of play, leading to stale
ness.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-08
Tales of q Wayside Tee
BY GRANTLAND RICE,
Copyright. 1921. New York Tribune Inc.

II the report is correct, as announced,
that Cyril Tolley, British champion, is
to meet Jesse Guilford in the second
round, the gallery will not only see a
merry slugging match, but it may also
see Tolley's early retirement from the
tournament.
For the British champion meets no
soft opponent in the broad -shouldered
Bostonian, who started his golf career
as New Hampshire farm boy, using q
hoe and rake for his first iron clubs.
Guilford has been playing fine golf
all spring, and he is fully on par with
Tolley as a golfer. If he gets by his
British opponent in the upper half he
may very we'll fight his way on to the
final round. At least he has as good
chance as any one else in that part
of the bracket to reach the final.
Guilford's Start
Guilford first bounded into golfing
fame in the amateur championship at
Ekwanok in 1914. Up to that tourna-
ment he had been unknown. But at
Ekwanok he startled the gallery and
the field by lashing out the longest
tee shots ever seen in any amateur title
hunt on this side of the Atlantic. One
brook or ditch at the first hole, 3O8
yards from the tee. He was then tax
ing back serving that came to his left
heel. a full, old-fashioned wallop that
put HIM thirty and forty yards beyond
any one else in the melee.
Later on he shortened his swing to
normal proportions and SO lost about
twenty-five or thirty yards.
+ Broad shouldered, with thick, pow
erful neck, big, strong hands and big
wrists, he carries as much physical
power as any golfer in the field He
is also very fine putter, one of the
best, and is capable of brilliant golf
when near his top form.
Two Giants
Tolley is another powerfully built
specimen, SO if these two clash the
gallery will see some 400 pounds OF
golfing flesh in action.
And it should also see one of the
best matches of the week, set off with
plenty of long hitting. Tolley can also
get unusual distance, being a mauler
OF merit, and, like Guilford, he is a first
class putter. Both have their share of
of wild days and neither is an iron
player up to the Evans 0uimet-Jones
standard
Guilford apparently hasn't nervous
twitch in his body. He is one of the
most phlegmatic players in the game
one weakness at times being his inabil
It to get keyed up quite high cnouah
Like Tolley he failed to qualify i'm our
last championship by stroke, hard
aask &nd carelesA play on the last hola
New-York tribune., 1921-05-08
Schnaars's Single With
Bases Full Breaks Up a
Bitterly Fought Contest

Schnaars's long single to left with
the bases loaded broke an eleven-inn-
ing tie on South Field yesterday after
noon and gave Columbia a 8 to vic
tory over Rutgers as the dusk fell. The
game, which did not start until 4:35,
followed the two track meets.
Eight bases on balls off Flynn and
seven Rutgers errors helped Columbia's
total of five singles, only two of which
went out of the infeld. The game was
Prices third straight victory, and
reliable Cy Meany.
scoring early. Price gave Dornan the
only free trip for Rutgers in the eleven
innings. Vanorden singled and Dornan
was safe at third when Flynn sacri-
feed. Plant hit a long foul to right
and Dornan tailed after the catch.
Columbia came right back in it's half
of the first, batting all the way through
the lineup. Schnaars walked and stole
second. Brophy singled and sent
Schnaars to third. Tedford fouled out
and Freeman slapped one at Flynn.
He reached first when the Rutgers
moundsman tried for Schaars, who had
started home. Six red-stockings gath
cred to help run down the Columbia
first baseman, and he was finally tagged
as Brophy reached third and Freeman
arrived at second.
Columbia Comes Back
Clark hit to left and Brophy and Free
man scored when Wheelock dropped
the ball. The Columbia catcher prompt
ly stole second. Watt and Smith
walked, and Moeschen hit to-short and
on a tumble Clark and Watt came
4,.,- -. L.
Price famed.
Beringhouse opened the second for
Rutgers with double to right and was
advanced to third by Johnson's single.
johnson stole second, and both he and
Beringhouse tailed when Moeschen
fumbled Durand's tap. Winner and
Dornan famed, and an. error by Ted
ford put Vanorden on first and ad-
vanced Durand to third. Durand
dashed for the plate, and was safe
when clark dropped the throw, Van
orden landing at second. He scored
when Flynn doubled.
Columbia went ahead again in the
fourth. Flynn walked Moeschen, and
Price sacrificed. Moeschen reached third
when Clark dropped the throw, Van
fourth ball on Schnaars, and the latter
reached second. Brophy followed with
an infeld tap, and he and Schnaars
scored when Wheelock dropped the ball.
Brophy reached second in the excite
ment and stole third. He scored when
Tedford flied to right.
Rutgers Ties the Score
Rutgers knotted things up in the
fifth. Plant singled to left. Wheelock
fouled out. Beringhouse's single sent
Plant to second. Johnson hit to short
and Beringhouse was out, but Plant
went to third and johnson reached
first. Durand's single scored Plant and
Johnson, who dashed all the way from
first.
Columbia's victory in the eleventh
came when Flynn, showing signs of
cracking, walked Smith and Moeschen.
Prices single filled the bases, and
Schnaars's hit closed the game.
The score: