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Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-16
NEGROES MOTION
FOR new TRIAL
IS OvER-RULED

Willard Johns9 and Clifford Lee,
two negroes convicted in the Audrain
Circuit Court of4violating the prohi-
bition law and sentenced to serve
twelve months in jail and pay a fine
of 500 filed a motion in the court for
a new trial. The motion was over-
ruled and both appealed to the st.
Louis Court of Appeals.
The cast of Frank Mckee, trustee
in bankruptcy, versus seventeen diff
ferent insurance companies has been
continued to the March term Of the
Circuit Court.
The ase of Essie Poland, who is
suing her husband, Ernest Polan, for
divorce has been continued to the
March term of curt.
In the ase of B. r. Middleton VS.,
E. W. Walker ct al, the plaintiffs
motion for a new trial was over-ruled
and plaintiff appealed to the Sup.
rene Court. ~ .
The motion of Sarah Mediation fol
a new trial in her case against tbs
Chicago and Alton Railroad has been
continued. This is a suit brought by
the defendant against the railroad
for $4,000 damages for the death Of
her husband who was killed by 8
train at Francis. The court here re.
Gently gavea verdict in favor of the
defendant.
In the case of Minnie Wilson VS.
George Demetros, the motion of the
plaintiff for a new trial was CON
tinued to the March term of court
This ease which was tried here re.
Gently resulted in a verdict in favor
of the plaintiff. =
The motion of the defendant for 8
new trial in the case of Afva Donnei
VS.. J. H. Whitecotton, has been con
tinued.
In the case of the State Bank Of
Kansas City VS.. Ed Willedean, the
plaintiff dismissed cause for action
In the matter Of B. A. Smith, as.
signment North Missouri Trust Com
pany, assignee, the trustee mads
final report and settlement and wa!
discharged.
In the case of r. o. Fox vs.. the Chi
cago and Alton railroad, the plaintiff
dismissed cause for action >>'
\ This business was transacted b!
the Circuit Court, this weeksin a ses
sion adjourned over from the las
term of court.
Five additional cases have beef
placed on thedocket of the Marcl
term of the Audrain Circuit Court
They are: Porter w. Wright VS.. Min
), Wright, for divorce. A suit 70
divorce. was filed some time ago b
Nina Wright and withdrawn, an
some time later the suit was filed b
Porter Wright.
A.. A. Carpenter vs.. Edith N
Yount ct al to foreclose chattel mort
gage.
Bank of Thompson VS.. V. T. Hule
for vendors lien. Suit is for pu,
chase price of land on which Hulen'
house was built.
Cynthia E. Harris ct al VS.. Henri
]. Roe ct al, to reform deed. Til
plaintiff asks order of court correct
. ing mistake in deed to land.
. Isaac W. Cox ct al VS.. C. L. Davi
, in action for money.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-16

byish mouth. She would not yield to
any nursery control before Amy!
Anyway. I'm going!" she muttered,
lacing her high white buckskin shoes,
with some shortening Of breath.
Granny says a girls brother"
Harriet paid no further attention to
them, and the two developed a splen-
did case for themselves. But she went
down to find Ward. and took him par
TALLY into her confidence. Would he
please be a darling, and see that there
was no nonsense? She could not well
cross his grandmother and Nina with
out His father to back her. Would he
promise her that they would be home
by ten o'clock, at latest.
Somewhat comfortad by Wards az
~fectipnate loyalty. Harriet went up to
dress for the one o'clock luncheon, and
while she was dressing a new idea
came to her. For a few minutes she
shook her head, stood thinking, with
a face of distaste.
II could do that !" she said aloud.
And she picked up the Bingham dress
that she had laid on the bed.
But there was a prettier dress in
Harriet's wardrobe, a gift from Isa-
belle, that she had never worn. It
was a Powered silk of null, Of a soft
deep blue that was exactly the color
of Harriet's eyes, and at the throat
and wrists 1t had frills of transparent
lace. The soft ruffies that made the
skirt were cunningly edged with black,
and there was a great open pink rose
at the belt.
Harriet put on this enchanting gar
ment, and as she did 81 she felt some
half-forgotten power rise strong with
in her. There was n trump in hel
hand that she had never thought Il
play In a game with Nina Carter, but
she vas glad to find 1t now.
At half-past two o'clock the car wal
at the side door, and Nina and Amy
anne downstairs with their wraps
and Saunders and Ward ran aboui
laughing and confusing things. Blon
din watched the performance lazil.
from a basket chair on the porch, bu'
when Nina called him a half-laughtng
half-daring, "We're ready, Mr.. Blon
din!" he sauntered down to the ca
with his p~leasantest expression, bn
with the regretful statement that h,
was not going: a vicious headache hat
developed since luncheon.
Whatever the effect on Amy and tn,
young men. to Nina this was a stag
gering blow. She had triuniphed al
through luncheon, had laughed an,
chartered, had made Ward telephon
a. dinner reservation for five, and hat
assumed o hundred ~coquettish ain
Now all this crumpled, faded away
Ind Harriet knew, as she stood be
side the car looking down at the folde'
light rug on her arm, that she wa
ready to cry.
mo, you'll have q far nicer tim
without me-" said Royal, THROWN
away his cigarette, and resting on
arm ON the car. II wouldn't interfere
because ] knew you'd all give 1t up
You just all have a perfectly wonder
full time, and I'll be down next weei
end and hear about itp
Nina stood ~irresolute; too choke
with sudden disappointment to ris
her voice. 1t was all hateful, madden
. ing, horriblel Those two boys an
Amy--ah, there would be no fun
now She loathed Amy, getting in 1
!, briskly, and saying, Come on, Nina
She hated Ward. she wished that the
were all dead, and herself, too.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-16
A, Pleasant

A most enjoyable day was spent at
the home of M. L. Travis near Lad
onia, Sunday. Feb. IL, when his chill
dren and grandchildren came in ITO
surprise him on his sixty-seventh
birthday. After a bountiful dinner
the afternoon was spent in CONVERSE
ton, all left at a late hour, wishing
him many more happy birthdays.
Xxx
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-16
MOBERLY WILL
HAVE MOTOR BUS
SERVICE SOON

SERVICE SOON
AS a result Of action taken by the
city council of Moberly Monday even
ing, the city will have motor bus SER
vice very Don All parts of the city
will be reached by the line and the
company was given the right to oper-
ate it's buses exclusively for ten
years.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-16

Miss Lucille Kohler, a student in
the University Of Missoiruuri, has re-
turned to Columbia after visiting her
sister, Mrs. y. G. Sigler Of Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-16

John Spellman Of Sturgeon was in
Mexico Friday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-16

". A. Akridge of Laddonia was in
Mexico Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-16

Judge John S. Gatson was in this
city on business Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-16

A. B. Hensley Of Montgomery City
spent Tuesday in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-16

Mrs. Barton Truitt and Mrs. Rich
ard Wren Of Fulton spent Wednesday,
in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-16

Robert Nichols is visiting in st
Washington telegraph., 1922-11-24
ARKANSAS BAPTISTS IN
GREAT FORWARD MOVE

According to General Secretary ].
S. Rogers the gains Of Arkansas Dap.
lists have been greater since the be.
ginning of the rs Million Campaign
than in any similar period of their
history.
Up to the first of May, 1922, tho
Baptists OF the South had paid in on
this campaign more than s35,OOO,OOO
in cash. In the same length Of time
their gifts to all objects amounted to
s43,000,O0O more than for the three
years Immediately preceding the cam.
paign.
DR.. Rogers says that since May l.,
1913, when the campaign began,
Southern Baptists have given to their
schools more than $9,000,000; the
church building and loan fund of ST.
100000 has been completed; more
than $1,000, 900 has been paid in for
the relief of old preachers, and South
ern Baptist churches on their foreign
mission fields have contributed more
than $1.OO0OOO.
Other results OF the campaign, DR.
Rogers says, are more than 100000
professions OF conversion and more
than 100000 people baptized into
Southern Baptist churches. There
were more than 25O,OOO baptisms in
the year 1921, and Dr. Rogers says
this is the largest number ever bap-
tized by any one denominational
group in twelve months.
Since the campaign began some
10000 Baptist young people have vol
unteered for special service wher-
ever God may call them, and more
than $50 new foreign missionaries
have been sent out. On one occasion
an entire ship load of Southern Bap-
tist missionaries sailed from Seattle
for the Far East
In connection with the campaign.
Dr. Rogers says, more than a quarter
Of a million Southern Baptists have
agreed to pay one-tenth Of their in
come for religious work; the number
of old preachers being helped has
been doubled and the amount given
each one has been doubled; the work
ers Of the Home Mission Board have
organized 2,276 new Sunday Schools
and 759 new churches and this board
assisted churches in building or re.
pairing 1,409 houses; Southern Bap-
tist schools have been increased to
119 in number and their hospitals to
10, with several others planned; and
the Foreign Mission Board has begun
work in Southern Europe among a
population of 125,OOO0O0
Washington telegraph., 1922-11-24

ton, under the leadership OF Secre-
tary Rogers, is just completing a
great roundup campaign supplement.
airy to the 75 Million Campaign. The
object OF this campaign was, among
other things, to enlist in the IS MIL
lion Campaign all the Baptists who
we're not already enlisted and to get
all OF them to pay up at least three
fitths Of their total pledge TO the cam
paign by Dec. 3, when three-fifths OF
the time OF the campaign will be out.
DR.. Rogers says this campaign has
been very successful For several
years the Convention has been carry.
ing a rather heavy Indebtedness. ow-
ing in large part to the necessity for
rapid expansion Of its work As a
result OF the present campaign this
Indebtedness will be reduced some
thing like one hundred thousand dol
lara,
Washington telegraph., 1922-11-24
A LIFE SKETCH OF MR.. j.
W. GILBERT, OUR FEL-
Low TOWNSMAN

Squire j. w. Gilbert was
born in Alfalfa County, Miss,
May l, 1847, and lived a quiet
life on the farm uatil the out
break of the Civil war, when he
enlisted in the 5th Mississippi
Cavalry, Chalmers Brigade,
and served as valiant soldier
for three years. He came out
after three years service with
out a scratch, though many
bullets rent his clothing and
hat.
He was in many battles, both
large and small. Some of them
were: Harrisburg, Tupelo,
Corinth, Iuka, Fort Pillar,
Franklin, Spring Hill and many
other small battles.
He surrendered at Gaines
vile, Ala, May 5, 1865, with
his company, and returned to
his home in Mississippi and en-
gagged in farming.
July 3, 1866, he and Miss
Margaret Musselwhite were
married. To them were born
three children, G.. W., j. S. and
Dora Gilbert. Mrs. Gilbert died
Dec. 8, 1871.
April 20, 1872, he and Ann
M. Thornton were welded and
to this union three children
were born, 7. W., j. H. and
Margaret Gilbert. Mrs. Thorn
ton Gilbert died April 80, 1915.
March 20, 1916, he was united
in marriage to Mrs. Mollie Page
of Washington.
Mr.. Gilbert is 76 years of
age, active and has been justice
of the peace for 80 years.
He has six sons and daugh-
ters, twenty-five grandchildren,
four great-grand-children, and
fourteen step-grandchildren
Washington telegraph., 1922-11-24

couldn't hear her brother when
he got ready to go home.
Mr.. Fred Sutton and Miss
Bessie Borden attended Sunday
school last Sunday.
Mr.. Jeff Sutton is making lots
of trips down below Hope since
Miss Carrie Teece has moved
down there.
Mr.. Jesse Atkins, J. L. Rob
erts and Jew Davis left Mon
day morning for Smackover.
Miss Gertrude Worthy has
begun boarding at Judge Hem
bree's since the weather got so
bad.
Rev. Miller, the Baptist
preacher of Blevins, will preach
at the Jakajones school house
Sunday afternoon, Nov. 26th.
Everybody invited to come.
Mrs. Lena Atkins and Miss
Esther Clark spent Monday
with Mrs. Charles Roberts.
Mr.. Clyde Clark went to De-
Anr Saturday afternoon.
Misses Vivian Crawford, Es-
ther Clark and Mr.. Clinton
Crawford, Clarence Patterson
of Piny Grove was the guests
of Miss Myree Roberts Sunday
afternoon.
F"Jack and Jill.
Washington telegraph., 1922-11-24
HOLLY GROVE NEWS

Everybody is enjoying the
cold weather after so much
warm weather.
Mr.. Clinton Crawford made
a business trip to Hope last
Thursday.
Mr.. Sellous Atkins was over
at Clinton Crawford's last Sun
day.
Mr.. Bhorm, Claudie Burke,
Ebert O'steen a n d Misses
Sallie Undertake. Birtie Mae
Dougan, Zelma Samuel and
Bessie O'steen of DeAnn attend
ed the program at Jakajones
Saturday night and reported a
nice time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey Worthy
and baby, Dorothy, have return
ed from Oklahoma.
Miss Vivian Crawford was so
excited Saturday night after see
ing George Urrey that she
Washington telegraph., 1922-11-24
Local News

n W
Walker, coffee salesman. The
latter is the small boy of the
road, as he only weighs $50
pounds.
Messrs. |. l.. Pilkinton, E. R..
Timberalke and M. A. Johnson
returned Wednesday night from
Little Rock, where they attend
ed the meeting of the Grand
Lodge F. & A. M.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. 7. Clendenin,
Mrs. w. w. Ellen, Miss Eliza
beth Stuart and Mr.. Townes
were among those from Colum-
bus attending the musical pro
gram Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Jno w. Holt of Route No.
| returned Tuesday from Mena,
where he spent two weeks with
his son, Mr.. Willie Holt, and
family. Mr.. Holt returned by
way of Texarkana and spent
a few days with his adopted
daughter, Miss Angie.
FOR SALE: Big-boIed young
Poland-ChiIa baors, sired by
King Commander, Come to see
these fine boars at my farm in
Washington. Price $40 each,
which is a very low price for
hogs of the quality of these. K.
l.. Keel, Washington, Ark. ct.
The ladies Aid of the Baptist
churrh will serve their annual
turkey dinner at Hotel Black,
Tuesday evening, Nov. 28th and
all the accessories that go with
turkey feast will be furnished.
The occasion will be entirely in
formal and everyone is well
come.
Rev. and Mrs. w. I Sullivan,
Mrs. Chas. N. Trimble, Mrs. j.
w. Butler, Mrs. Luther Smith,
Miss Lucille Monroe, Powell
Byers and Willie Stroud were
among those from here who at
tended the funeral of DR.. Will
son at Columbus Monday after
noon.
Mr.. Zach Horton returned to
his home at Camden yesterday,
following a brief visit to his
mother, Mrs. Mary Horton.
Mr.. Horizons friends will be
glad to learn that he has a
sizeable tract of land in the
Smackover district surrounded
by big producers and drilling
of four offset wells is to begin
or this property at once.
Washington telegraph., 1922-11-24

If your child eats ravenously
at times and at other times has
no appetite at all, look out for
worms. Whites Cream Verm-
ifuge is the remedy to use. 1t
Clears them out. Price, 35c.
Sold by Bates Drug Co.
Washington telegraph., 1922-11-24
NEWS OF SPRING HILL

Miss Irma Cox and Mr.. Matt
Prather were married Saturday
night of last week. Esquire AL
len officiating.
We have beer having some
dark, cold, frosty nights which
is fine on fresh pork. Some are
taking advantage of the cold
and killing a few for fresh
eating.
Mrs. Ben Saffers, formerly
Miss May Momen, is here from
Pine Bluff, to the delight of
homefolks and friends.
Mrs. Jim Prather and fami-
ly will soon move to Spring Hill
again and occupy the home of
Mr.. Conlie Yocom. He and his
family will go to their farm to
begin a new crop.
7. j. Daugherty is to be one
of our city merchants again as
he has bought out Mr.. Ed Col
Inns and will take possession
soon.
AS some of the school girls
can not be in the program they
have postponed their Thanks
giving play to a later date.
Born-to Mr.. and Mrs. Otis
Butler, Monday night of last
week, a nine-pound boy.
j. H. Yocom, Mrs. Yocom and
son, Sam spnet last Sunday near
Liberty Hill with Mart Yocom
and family.
Some of the young people at
tended the Hils Morgan vaude-
vile Monday night.
Mrs. Fambrough from Texas
was a guest of Mrs. Daugherty
this week.
DR.. Hill is still unable to get
out and "knick-around' any,
let's pay him a visit and cheer
him up a bit.
o. o. Brint, wife and babies
were dining guests of E. j.
Brint.
Mr.. Monroe and son, Caleb
also Eddie Jr., were Monday
visitors to Hope. Caleb is an
ticipating on getting the WHY'S
Knight 5 passenger touring car
the Goth.
"Bill."
Washington telegraph., 1922-11-24

Strayed or stolen: One dark
bay mare mule. Five years
old, wart over left eyye and on
left side of mouth, about Is IL
hands high, weighs about $50
lbs. Will pay $500 reward
for return of this mule to my
farm on Washington and Full
ton road. w. F. Gilbert, Wash
ington, Ark.
Washington telegraph., 1922-11-24

MISS vera MOSeS NlSlJeu
friends at Hope last week.
Rev. W. H. Stingley preached
at Mineral Springs Sunday.
Otis Thompson was down
from Columbus last Wednes-
day.
Mr.. Gay Thompson of Miner
al Springs was in town Thurs
day.
Mr.. M. l.. Nelson of Blevins
visited in the city last Thurs
day.
Mr.. w. l.. Yarberry of Dearly
vile was in town last Wednes-
day.
Mr.. W. R. Chisholm of Bel.
ton was a visitor in town Tues
day.
Cranberries, Lettuce ard Gel
cry for Thanksgiving at w. E.
Ellis.
Mrs. Jennie Smith of Route 1
spent the day Tuesday with
Mrs. Luther Smith.
Mrs. Billy Webb of Ozan Wis
tied her mother, Mrs. w. A.
Lovelis, this week.
Rev. w. T. Sullivan left We'd
nesday for Little Rock to at
tend the Consistory meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Caudle
of Bodcaw are visiting their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. r.
Card.
Mr.. Corey of Ringgold, La,
arrived Sunday for a visit to
his daughter, Mrs. E. R. Tim
berlake.
Miss Bessie Ellen of Colum-
bus spent Saturday to Tuesday
inclusive with Mrs. Jennie
Smith on Route 1.
Mrs. M. E. Green and Mrs.
H. w. Wilson of Little Rock
are visiting their nephew,
Judge w. H. Etter.
Mr.. Eunie Smith of Mineral
Springs has gone to Port Ar.
thur, Texas, to visit his sister,
MRS. Arthur Keel.
Mrs. Luther Smith, Misses
Lucille Monroe and Vera Moses
and Powell Byers motored to
Hope Monday afternoon.
A. G. Black and Howard By
ers have returned from Smack
over, where they worked for a
short time in the oil fields.
Mr.. j. C. Canterbury, pro
prietor of a poultry farm near
Ozan, was in town Wednesday
on business with our job de-
partment.
FOR SALE: Good Guinea
grass second-cutting hay; 25c
at barn. Also have 200 acres
good bottom blackland to rent.
S. II. Smith, Washington, R. F.
ID. l. 2tp.
Chas. j. Barnett of Tex
arkana, popular kn,gls OF the
grip and former resident here,
was interviewing local mer-
chants Tuesday. Mr.. Barnett
was accompanied by two spec
ialty men, E. B. Campbell, also
a former citizen here, and Mr..
Washington telegraph., 1922-11-24

Chas. j. Barnett of Tex
arkana, popular kn,yhs OF the
grip and former resident here,
was interviewing local mer-
chants Tuesday. Mr.. Barnett
was accompanied by two spec
ialty men, E. B. Campbell, also
a former citizen here, ard Mr..
Washington telegraph., 1922-11-24

FOR SALE: Good Guinea
grass second-cutting hay; 25c
at barn. Also have 200 acres
good bottom blackland to rent.
S. H. Smith, Washington, R. F.
ID. l. 2tp.
Washington telegraph., 1922-11-24

Walker, coffee salesman. The
latter is the small boy of the
road, as he only weighs $50
pounds.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-08-03

wage for this year and those fellows
who have "jurgled up" on the river
bank should accept that wage. How.
ever, they are the type who would
not accept any job but are waiting
for a chance to hold up some fellow
for his summers wages or are look
The Courier News and a few rabic
on-partisans who contribute to the
mailbag columns Of that paper, are
trying to ride the regular republicans
out Of the republican party because
they will not and have not endorsed
the fallacies Of state socialism as
enunciated by the leaders Of the non.
partisan league. The republicans
that the Fargo morning distress is
trying to read out of the party have
been republicans for many years be-
fore the hybrid outfit that temporar.
lily controls the party came to the
state and looted it after sowing the
seeds Of socialism and sedition. They
will be republicans long after thu
other fellows have departed for green.
err political fields and suckers new
Papers like the Courier-News cannot
read republicans out of the party, ir
the first place because the nationa,
republican committee at Washington
stands back of what is termed the in
surgents in their fight to clean up the
state, and secondly because those
same insurgents which are so sound.
ly berated by the nonpartisan press
are the men who have lived most OF
their lives in North Dakota and have
been instrumental in developing this
state and keeping it to the front as
one of the most progressive states in
the union. They cannot be driven out
of the republican party Or the state
by bunch of leeches and carpet bag
gers like those who have been COM
ing from all the corners Of the earth
to pluck the farmer of his money
while the plucking has been good and
by working them up to the Smelling
out pitch by fowery songs of wrongs
alleged to have been committed. Soap
box orators can get by with that stuff
for quite while but eventually the
people see the light and turn from it
that is what is happening in North
Dakota right now.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-08-03
MINNESOTA MARSHAL
KILLED BY BANDITS

St. Cloud, July Marshall George
Williams, Of Long Prairie, was shot
and killed by bandits who robbed the
state bank. of Hewitt at a. m. this
morning. Williams and Deputy Sher-
iff Adams engaged in rifle battle
with the four bandits who stopped
their car and fled into the woods.
They obtained an unknown amount of
money from the bank. Authorities
here notified the, authorities of Long
Prairie of the robbery and Deputy
Sheriff Adams and Williams went to
bridge near here to intercept the ban
dts. The bandit car approached the
bridge at high rate Of speed and
refused t ohalt and opened fire on the
officers, killing Williams almost in
stantly. Adams fired several shots
from long range rifle and it is be-
lieved he wounded at least one Of
them. The bandits stopped their car
a quarter of a mile from the bridge
and fled into the deep timber. A posse
started out in search for them and
the authorities believe that another
gun battle is eminent.