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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-06-02


morrow"
last word is that a general strike Of
all G. S. & w. employees will go ON at
noon tomorrow"
"That is move number one," said
the boss. And then: "You have heard
that the Hatch people have reached
out and taken in the @. s. & W."
"Hornack was telling me something
about it; yes"
"It is true; and the fight is on. You
see what Hatch is doing. At one
stroke he gets rid of all the local en-
ployees Of G. s. & W., who have been
drawing good pay and who might make
trouble for him little later on, and
fills their places with strike-breakers
who have no local sympathizers."
But there will be another result
which he may not have counted upon,"
Mr.. Van Britt put In. 1.-THE blanket
cut serves notice upon everybody that
once more the old strong-arm monopoly
is in the saddle. The newspapers will
tell us about 1t tomorrow morning.
Also, good many Of them will be
asking us what we are going to do
about IT.; whether we are going to
fight the new monopoly as we did
the old. or stand in with the graft, as
our predecessors did"
1--WE needn't go over that ground
again-you and I. Upton" said Mr..
Norcross. You know where / stand.
But the conditions have changed. We
have been knitted in the back" And
with that he gave the stocky little
operating chief a crisp outline Of the
new situation precipitated by the
Dunton-C Collingwood political bribery.
Mr.. Van Britt took It quietly. as he
did most things. sitting with his hands
in his pockets and smiling blandly
where Hornack had exploded In wrath
full profanity. At the wind-up he said:
"Old Uncle Breckenridge Is one too
many for you, Graham. You can't
stand the gaff-this new gaff of
Hatch's; and neither can you go be-
fore the people as the accuser of your
president-and hope to hold your job.
The one thing for you TO do is to lock
up your Office and walk out"
upton, IL I thought you meant
that-but l never know when to take
you seriously"
''The two enginemen who ran over
the ranchman's pet COW had no such
difficulty, l assure you. And isn't it
good advice? You know, as well as I
do, that Chadwick is holding you here
by main strength; that yod can never
accomplish anything permanent while
Dunton and his cronies are at the steer
ing-wheel. 1t might be different If you
had the local backing of your con-
stituency-the people served by the
Short Line. But you haven't that; up
to date. the people are merely inter-
ested spectators"
go. on" said the boss. frowning
again.
''They have a stake in the game
of fact-but 1t isn't sufficiently ap-
parent to make them climb In and
fight for you. They are saying. with
a good bit of reason, that, after all
is said and done, Big Money-wall
Street-still has the call, and any
twenty-four hours may see the whole
thing slump back into graft and
crooked politics"
'It is so true that you might be
reading 1t out OF book" was the boss
comment. And then: "what's the an
swer"
Continued on page four.)
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-06-02

"You are too big a man to let an
remarked calmly, going back to the
business field. You are really max
ing miraculous success. l have Just
spent two weeks In the capital, as
you know, and everybody is talking
about you. They say you are in
fair way to solve the big problem-the
problem of bringing the railroads and
the people together in peaceable and
profitable partnership-whlch is as 1t
should be-"
at can be done; and I could do 1t
right here on the Pioneer Short Line
If didn't have to fight so many diff
ferent kinds of devils at the same
time" said the boss, scowling down at
the fire in the CRATE. And then with
quick jerk of his head to face her:
you sent the major wire from the
capital last night. telling him to per-
suade me not to go to Suathcona.
Why did you do it? And how did you
know / was thinking of going?"
For the first time in the whole six
months saw Mrs. Shella get little
fiustered, though she didn't show 1t
much, only little more color in her
cheeks.
''Some day, perhaps. l may tell you,
but can't now" she said sort Of hur-
riedly. And then: you mustn't ask
me-"
But you did send the wire?"
YES"
"And you also sent another to Upton
Van BrittY
II did"
The boss smiled. "That second mes
sage was an after-thought. You were
afraid I'd be stubborn and go. any
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13
PROSPEROUS FARMERS.
WIFE NEARLY STARVED.

Declaring she was actually starving
to keep from suffering awful misery,
Mrs Amy Peterson, wife of a pros
porous farmer of Lakeville, Mass,
gave out a remarkable statement, re-
Gently, in connection with her relief
through the use of Tanlac.
sometimes / wonder how l lived
through it ALL she said. 7 would
have attacks of acute indigestion near
ly every time / ate anything. Those
terrible cramping pains and the dis
tress from gas and bloating weer al
most unbearable and l just thought
there was no hope for me.
"But now I'm eating anything and
/ feel as strong and well as ! aver
felt in my life. I've gained back all
the weight / lost and six pounds be-
sides and | know from my experience
what Tanlac will do. It's the best
medicine in the world"
Tanlac is sold in Mexico by "Zim's"
Rexall Store and leading druggists
everywhere.
d Sat wit Advertisement
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13
AuT1MuHlLE
~ = is SII7A

Automobile statesmen in the United
States number approximately 100000.
More than 1900 motor vehicles are
used by the United States Department
Of Agriculture.
There are 1876 passenger cars, 40
trucks, and seven motorcycles in the
Bahama islands.
The number Of Americas made au-
tomobiles in Norway exceeds those Of
any other country.
Bellevue hospital In New York city
operates seven motor ambulances and
one bus fer the insane.
Pennsylvania provides for the official
seizure Of any motor vehicle bearing
defaced or damaged motor numbers.
Small motorcars are used BY the
Swiss postal authorities for the trans
portation Of letters and kilograms.
II drivers would only learn II, the
easiest way to avoid many gear
changes Is to make the necessary ones
quickly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13

Motor vehicle taxes are collected on
the basis Of horsepower In Belgium,
France, England and Italy.
All sales Of motor vehicles In Den
mark must be registered by the police,
and these cannot be effective without
an insurance policy frst being secured.
Automobile shipments from fac
tories In May totaled 22,000 carloads,
1880 driyeaways and $3.50 shipped by
boat, an increase Of IS per cent over
April.
Average wholesale price Of gasoline
In 80 prominent cities Of the United
States is 22.2 cents d gallon, q de-
cline Of II cents, or 70 per cent since
January /.
Automobiles costing $4,000 at pres.
ent exchange rates would cost approx
imate1y 10000 leya In Bulgaria, which
at the normal exchange rate would
amount to $17,37O.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13
MAYSVILLE SHERIFF
WOUNDED WHILE
RAIDING STILL

Frank Smith, the sheriff at Mays
vile, received nine shots in the side
of his face, when he raided a still near
there Sunday. Ernest Blum of Mex
leo was in Maysville at the time and
had asked the sheriff there if he could
accompany him on the raid He was
unable to do so however as he was
busy at teh time an dis glad now that
he didn't as he might not have been
able to bring Bill Morgan back to
Mexico if he had been a member of
the raiding. party. A posse from
Maysville went to the place Of the
still after the sheriff's wounds had
been dressed and captured the law
breakers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13
A Compact and Convenient Folding
Dining Table for the Use Of Automo
bile Plcnlckers and Tourists.

the middle, while the legs are hinged
to II section and Joined together
near the lower end with a brass plate.
The frames are covered with extra
thick pressbOard, or wallboard, glued
to the wood. Leather tabs are provid-
ed at each end, which are attached
over the top-curtain fasteners on the
edge Of the ar. The whole Is painted
or vanished as desired, to make 1t wa.
terproof and to improve the appear
ance.-A. G. Rollins, Portland, Me-, In
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13
REED WINS
BOUT WITH
JAW KICK

Jake Reed, of Fulton, won his
wrestling bout in this city Thursday
night, from Sam Chapman, the Eng
lish wrestler, by default. The bout
was one Of the fastest and best ever
see in this city but the finale of the
match was most unexpected and I'M
usual.
Chapman won the first fall in 80
minutes with a toe hold. He did not
get Reeds shoulders to the mat but
forced the Fulton boy to concede the
fall because of a hold he could not
break and which was giving him a ter
rfble punishment.
After a brief rest the men again
entered the arena and at the end of
"a minutes, when Chaplain had Reed
ON his head the latter kicked to break
the hold and succeeded when the con-
nected with Claphams jaw and knock
ed him cold. Because of his condi-
ton, after about 80 minutes of IN
consciousness, Chaplain could not con-
tinue and forfeited the bout to Reed.
Lloyd Carter, Reeds trainer refer
eed the bout. The Britisher seems to
have the best of the bout though the
two men were very evenly matched
weighing about the same. The gen.
nral oninion was that il was Clan
hams bout if he hadn't suffered the
knockout.
Quite a number who witnessed the
bout feel that it should have been
called off claiming that ten kick which
put Chaplain out was an accidental
foul. However this is a debatable
question. A movement is On foot to
have Reed and Clapam remain here
and wrestle the match out Saturday
night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13
~ASsIGNEE,s NOTICE..

Notice is hereby given to all Of the
Creditors of the AUDRAIN MU-
TUAL TELEPHONE COMPANY, Of
Mexico, Missouri, that 1 will, 8 n tfe
21ST DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1921,
at my office in the Town Of Mexico,
and County Of Audrain, Missouri, pro-
coed publicly to adjust and allow de-
mands against ten estate and effects
assigned to me by the AUDRAIN
MUTUAL TELEPHONE COMPANY,
for the benefit Of its creditors, and /
will continue said hearing during the
two following days. All claims not
presented on that or one 81 the two
following days will be barred from all
benefits of said assignment
g. Al. WTTHERSPOON, Assignee of
MUTUAL TELEPHONE
COMPANY.
34-4t Advertisement
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13
ROUNDUP WAS
INSURED HEAVILY
AGAINST RAIN

The roundup was not held Friday
afternoon but was held Saturday
and Monday afternoons. The round
up was insured against rain to the
amount of 5000 Thursday afternoon
providing it rained one-tenth of an
inch between the hours of nine and
two and $4,000 Friday, if it rained
tWo-tenths of an inch between the
same hours. About one-tenth of an
inch fell.
The roundup was also insured
against injury to the spectators.
$1,000 if one was hurt and $4,000 Of
two or more were injured. The prem
inms on the insurance carried on the
round up by w. W. johnson amounts
to $685., those against rain alone
costing HON $345.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE.

OF TRUSTEES SALE.
WHEREAS Peyton Campbell and
Nellie D. Campbell, his wife, by their
certain deed of trust dated the 18th
day Of September, 1920, recorded in
book 40, page 273 Of the records in
the office of the recorder Of deeds for
Audrain County, Missouri, conveyed
to the undersigned trustee in trust to
secure the payment Of their promis-
sorry note therein described and the
interest thereon, the following des-
cribed real estate situate, lying and
being in the County of Audrain, in the
State of Missouri, to-wit:.
The west half of lot six (6l of block
three ~ Of the Original Town of
Mexico, Missouri, as per plat Of said
Original Town on file and of record in
the office of the recorder of deeds
within and for said Audrain County,
Missouri.
AND WHEREAS default has been
made in the payment of the principal
and interest due on said note and by
reason Of the terms Of said deed OF
trust, all Of said note has become
due and payable.
NOW THEREFORE,, at the request
Of the legal holder of, said note, and
pursuant to the provisions Of said deed
Of trust and the authority in me
vested thereby, / win on
MONDAY, THE 7TH DAY OF
NOVEMBER, 1921,
between the hours Of ten o'clock A.
NJ, and five o'clock p. NJ, Of that
date, at the east front door Of the
court house in the City Of Mexico,
Audrain County, Missouri, sell at pub
lie vendue to the highest bidder for
cash, the real porperty above describL
ed for the purposes Of said trust.
w. w. FRY, Jr., Trustee.
34-4t Advertisement.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13
FOOL TRICK" OF
EVERY OPERATOR
Good Percentage Of Automobile
Owners Start Cars With
Brake Not Released.
lei GEARS VERY ROUGHLY
Pressing Starter When Motor Is
Already Going Is Also Common
Mistake-Better Plan Is to
Touch AeceIerator.

Every mOt0rcar operator has his pet
fool trick" ven though he may pride
himself on his careful driving. For
instance, It is safe to say that a good
percentage of automobile owners start
their ears with the emergency brake
not completely released. This is, Of
course, Il bad practice, since 1t cuts
down the motors power and causes
excessive wear of the brake Innings.
When Engine 10 Unheard.
Did you ever think you had stalled
Vour motor and press the starter but
ton when the engine was still going,
Dut It's sound was drowned by traffic
noises? Chances are that you have
more than once; yet 1t Is a bad thing
to do, and doing 1t too often will in
lime make 1t necessary to have the
starter drive or fywheel gear re-
placed.
A better plan before depressing the
starter button in such a case Is to
touch the accelerator and listen to
see IL the engine responds.
Every one has at some time or 9th
ar tried to shift gears without throw
ing out the clutch, but a few drivers
seem to have a habit of trying to do
this impossible "stunt." Persistence
IN doing this chips off the teeth, and
will make replacement Of the gears
necessary.
Throwing Gears Forward.
Another bad habit in this connec-
tion is to throw the gears into a for
ward speed while the car is still NOV
Ing backward or vice versa. This Is
equivalent to trying to mesh gears 60
ing in opposite directions. ANY one,
even not mechanically inclined, can
foresee what the result will be.
Last, but not least, Is the careless
practice of a few motorists In putting
the car in the garage for the night
and leaving the ignition or lighting
switches on. A visit to the battery
recharging station the next morning
Is the worst result, however, that the
motorist can experience for his neg
lect in this particular.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13
CONVENIENT DINING
TABLE FOR OUTINGS
Much Comfort and Ease Afford
ed PicniCkers.
Light and Compact Folding Devices
Shown In illustration - Leather
Tabs Are Attached Over Top
of Curtain Fasteners.

A family Of five persons always
takes the lunch basket along when
they go for a days outing In the car.
1t is not always easy to find a lea:y
bower with a clean, level space on
which to spread the lunch, and be-
sides, 1t is vastly more comfortable
and less bothersome to eat in the car.
To add to the comfort and convent
ence Of such trips, the very light and
compact folding table shown in the
drawing is carried along. The franle
Is made Of IN by $-inch whitewood,
in two parts, which are hinged at
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

State of Missouri,
County Of Audrain.
In the Circuit Court, to the Nov
ember Term, 1921.
Joe Considine and F. E. Wales, a Co
partnership doing business under
the partnership name of C~onsidine
q Wales, ............. Plaintiffs.
VS.
Joe D. Owens, ........,. Defendant.
Civil Action in Attachment.
The State of Missouri to the above
named defendant Greetings:-
On the 18th day of July 1921, plain
tiffs in the above entitled cause filed
with the Clark of the Audrain County
Circuit Court their petition duly verr-
fed by affidavit, among other things
plaintiffs allege that defendant herein,
is a nonresident of the State of Mis-
souri, and cannot be served with the
ordinary process of law in this State.
And now on this October 9th, 1921,
y Is tnerelole ordered ~ sne Juage
u 'ne Auurain county SircuiS Sou,s
in term time, that publication be made
notifying the defendant Joe D. Owens
that plaintiffs has commenced suit
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13
WASTEFUL DRIPPINGs OF OIL
Leaks From Cap Screws Make Fright.
fully Messy Engine and Should
Be Attended to.

OIL drips frequently come from the
cap screws being loose on the crank
case, from the bearings, from the
plungers Or tappets above the can
shaft. In addition to being wasteful.
drips of this kind make a frightfully
messy engine and should be attended
to promptly, In some cases where
oil drips from the bearings the fan
picks it up and scatters 1t wei the
inside Of the hood.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13
Boone Court
Tries Case For Is
Inches Of Land

Twenty-eight inches Of land, the pos
session Of which was being sought by
two parties was the chief controversy
in the Boone County Circuit Court
during its third day in session.
The case was a suit brought by
Emma Anderson against J. M. Bat
terton, which was decided against the
plaintiff at the last term of the court.
The attorneys for both sides appeared
to argue the motion for a new trial.
The land in question lies in a 1000
acre farm near McBaine.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13
TRUSTEES SALE.

WHEREAS, G. E. Robb and Martha
A. Robb, his wife, by their certain
Deed of Trust dated March IL and
acknowledged March l6, 1920, and
recorded in the Recorders Office of
Audrain County, Missouri in Book 49
for recording trust deeds at page 81
thereof conveyed to the undersigned
Trustee the following described real
estate, situated in Audrain County.
Missouri, to-wit:
Lot / of the southwest quarter and
west twenty acres of west half of
southeast quarter of section eighteen,
township fifty two, range ten.
IN TRUST to secure the payment
of three certain promissory notes in
said Deed of Trust fully described and
set forth;
AND WHEREAS, default has been
made in the payment OIL three of said
notes and the interest thereon which,
by the terms of said Deed of Trust,
are now due and remain unpaid.
NOW THEREFORE, /, R. P. Price,
the Trustee named in said Deed of
Trust, at the request of the legal hol-
der Of said notes, will on
FRIDAY the 18TH DAY OF
OCTOBER, 1921
between the hours of 8 o'clock, A. M.
and S o'clock P. M, Of that day pro-
coed to sell the above described real
estate at public vendue to the highest
bidder, at the front door of the Court
House in Mexico, Missouri, for cash to
satisfy said debt and the costs and
expenses Of executing this trust.
R. p. PRICE,
Trustee.
33-4t Advertisement.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13
E~xEcuTRIx,s NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that letters
testamentary upon the estate Of
M. r. WISE, Deceased,
have been granted to the undersigned
Fannie M. Wise, by the Probate Court
of Audrain County, Missouri, bearing
date the 9th day Of September, 1921.
All persons having claims against
sNid 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 said
claims be not exhibited within n
year from the date of granting said
letters, they will be forever barred.
FANNIE M. WISE,
Executrix.
Attested by me, this 9th day Of
September, 1921.
(SEAL) BESS L. WOODS,
33-4t Clerk of Probate Court
Advertisement
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13
COURT
HOUSE

A judgment o 1855 for the plaintiff
was brought by the jury in the case of
Jack Crum against John F. Vinsant.
Crum charged Vinsant with killing his
fox hound. The defendant said the
animal had been killing his sheep.
The case of Harriet Feinberg
against James o. Allison which was
brought here on a change of n
from Rails County has been contin-
ued to the November term Of court.
In the case of w. B. Kennon against
C. B. Wayne, the jury returned a
judgment of $679 for the plaintiff.
The suit was over a note of sixteen
years standing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13
PROBATE COURT.
Shobe win Probated.

The will Of Edgar ]. Shobe Of Lad
donna who died in Mexico recently has
been probated. By the provisions Of
the viii the entire estate, with the
exception Of a bequest of 800 to his
brother, Herbert Shobe, and $1,000
60 each of his nieces, Merle Shobe and
Margaret Shobe, goes to his wife,
Geraldine Shobe. Mrs. Shobe IL
named as executrix Of the estate.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13
Had ParaIetic Stroke.

Lynn s. Banks, Of Kansas City,
general ticket agent for the Kansas
City Terminal Co., who married Miss
Ethel Galloway Of Mexico, suffered
q stroke Of paralysis Wednesday night
and we are lad to state is reported
better at this time. MI. Banks Is
well known in Mexico where he has
many friends who join the Ledger in
wishing him an early recovery. MI.
and Mrs. Banks visited Mr.. and Mrs.
L. B. Hawthorne here last summer
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13
NOTICE OF FINAL sETTLEMENT.

49, s@~AhA ~ y o
Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned, Norma G. Quinlan, Admin
~instratrix of the estate of
JOsEPHUS EUBANKS, Deceased,
will make final settlement of his ac-
counts with said estate as such admin
istratrix at the next Term Of the Pro-
bate Court of Audrain County. Mis-
souri,, to be holden at Mexico, Mo-, IN
said County, on the 18th day of Nov
ember, A. D., 1921.
NORMA c. QUINLAN,
Administrators,
Attested by me, this srd day Of
October, 1921.
(SEAL) BESS L. WOODS,
33-td Clerk Of Probate Court.
Advertisement
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13
WE PAY NO RENT.

II You want TO save money a
to our store will convince YOU
have an acre of space and can furnil
your home complete from cellar q
garnet. We have a full line Of FUR
NITURE, RUGS and STOVES. San
MORRIS. 17-tf Advertisement
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13
Set Bond At s15.OOo

Sheriff Charles J. Bishop arrived in
Fulton Tuesday night with Joseph P.
Meiners, who is under arrest for sell
ing oil stock under Misrepresentation.
Meiners bond was placed at $4,000.
Meiners requested the sheriff to ac-
company him back to Kansas City
where his bond was arranged for.
Mrs. G. c. Wonneman Of Mexico,
who has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira Burks Of Fulton returned home
Wednesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13
MISS MARY MARGARET
MCBRIDE VISITS PARENTS

Miss Mary Margaret Mcbride Of
New York arrived in Paris for a two
weeks visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. I. w. Mcbride. Miss Mcbride
i now special feature writer for the
New York Mail and her articles are
attracting much attention. She was
formerly city editor of the Ledger.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13

of administration upon the es
tate Of
M. F. HORTON, Deceased
have been granted to the undersigned
Eta M. Horton, by the Probai
Court Of Audrain County, Missoui
bearing date the 21st day Of Septen
Der, 1921.
All persons having claims agains
said estate are required to exhibi1
them to her for allowance within six|
months from the date Of said letters,
o. they may be ~precluded from Amy
benefit Of such estate; and IL san
claims be not exhibited within one
year from date Of granting said Let
tiers, they win be forever barred.
ETA M. HORTON,
Administrators.
Attested by me, this 21st day Of
September, 1921.
(SEAL) E. "A. SHANNON,
32-4t Judge Of Probate Court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13
REMOVAL NOTICE.

W. ". Bolts has moved his law of
flee to the Savings Bank Building
where jointly with C. A. Wither-
spoon, he occupies Suite No. l owe
the Savings Bank.
S2-4t dit Advertisement
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13
Issues License

Al marriage license was issued BY
the county recorder here last night to
Otto F. Meyer and Miss Helen VAN
devier. both Of Auxvasse. The mar.
rage will be q double one, the other
bride being Miss Ellen Vandevier, SIS
ter Of Helen Vandevier.