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Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-14
PLANTERS HOTEL MADE
HISTORY IN 81. LOUIS:
VAS les YEARS OLD

ST, L0UIS-Tse Plsaee hotel,
fef the ErS inns n los ysaS has
stopped receiving EaestS.
he cd h1sfeisy in w history
was maie WI b corrected ;gta sa
OffsH eail5irS after J&1aa 3. 4n5
i was decided late this sfteEs,a e
rC-eae no noNe a~egSrston $
saesa WSS& &Gp}e tine e &psa
q valuable sayn sa4 wasup
az affairs * The sarasas kosS-
TIE permanent guests wsre Rstif~
"a of tire &eSSSon By Nsverea /
Good manager @ C. NeiSaa pres
Saent, announced that the doors waaE
be tockeS as soaa as the lass 81 tAe
tAree hundred guests had fouaS other
quarters
Planters Gather in Winter,
The hotel IS csplete with tradition
~ TIE Southland. Il was here the
planters, particularly in the '40s and
SOS brought their families for the
winter months At day the men
gathered st the bar, while the won
en cailte5, and at night the guests
danced the minuet ana Virginia reel,
while across the street, slaves wait
ing 70 be sold, listened 10 the strains
Of the nassic that floated through
the chilly air.
The original Planters hotel, q 9
story frame structure, was opened in
1917. In lS4l q 4-story structI-e was
built and the name changed 10 the
Planters house" In 1894 the pres
eut building was completed at a cost
Of 81. 100000, under j; original name,
Planters hotel
The Civil War brought stirring mo
ments to the hostelry. Here Frank P.
Blair and Nathaniel Lyon conferred
preceding the capture Of Camp Jack
son, May 10, 1861. June IL, 1861,
the conference resulting in the fight
Of brother against brother" in Mis-
rousi was held at the Planters, when
Lyon dramatically declared his 10y
atty to the North and departed to en-
list M~issourians in the federal army.
A Political Background.
With the reconstruction days, the
Planters became q political battle
ground, and the hotel it said to have
had a generous share in every poll
teal campaign since 1870.
Records show that the following
signed the hotels register:
President Van Buren,, Lincoln,
Grant, Cleveland, Roosevelt and Taft;
King Edward VII, then prince of
Wales; Charles Dickens and General
Lafayette. Almost every army gen
eral from the beginning of the nine /,
teenth cetury to Gen. Pershing has
been a guest Of the hostelry, it was
said. Dickens wrote Of the hotel in
his American notes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-14
TO DEBATE
MONTGOMERY CITY
HERE DEC. q

The first debate of the season for
he Mcmillan High School team will
be at 2:30 Thursday afternoon Dec
ember p with the Montgomery City
High School team in the High School
Auditorium here.
Mcmillan will uphold the affirma-
tive of the question: RESOLVED that
ahe Government Should Own and
Opo.ats the Coal Mines" The local
cam will be composed of Hollis Hag-
card and John Steinman.
Miss Sarah Culbertson is coaching
the Mcmillan speakers,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-14
JAMES C. PENNEY
CARRIES S3,0O0.OO0
LIFE INSURANCE

NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-James c.
Penney, who 20 years ago was ths
proprietor Of a clothing store az
kemmsrer, Wyo., today is carrying
hfe insurance exceeded by only two
other men.
From the tiny store he operated in
Nyomiug, Penney built up a'chain OF
establishments that today extends
at - states His stores-there are
STl 81 taen-Aad sales last year ex-
soS5iur $4,000 coo.
PeaSey's annual premiums will
APPROXIMATE Sl20,000.
Rc6mSn Wanamaker carries S4,-
So1,S0 life Insurance and Pierre Du-
POINTS policies total S4,000,000.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-14

Each molecule of the gases of the
air in the house on a still day is
travelling faster than rifle bullet and
is turned from its course s billion
times every second by collisions with
other molecules in the air.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-14

Noiseless rubber composition paw
ing blocks estimated to year fifteen
years and made at a price to complete
with ordinary creosoted wooden blocks
have been invented in England.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-14
Mcmillan Girls DRESS lin

Paris had nothing on" the girls Of
Mcmillan High School Tuesday after
noon, for long skirts, earrings and
extreme coiffures We're the order of
the day. The boys Of thu school often
delight in Observing Overall" day
etc, but the girls when their term
comes for dressing up follow vogue.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-14
WEDDINGS,

The marriage of William Davidson,
prominent farmer of Pleasant Hill
and Mrs. Anna Waller of Mexico took
place at $3.50 Wednesday afternoon in
the study at the Christian Church,
the Rev. F. w. Emerson performing
The ceremony. Mrs. Emma Bishop and
Mrs. Geo. Younger were present at the
wedding. Following the ceremony,
the couple left Immediately for Pleas
ant Hill where the bridegroom is
of a 600 acre farm.
The Ledger joins the friends of
this splendid couple in extending
congratulations and best wishes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-14

There are olive trees still living
that have been yielding crops for cen
turtles.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-14

There are enough motor vehicles in
the United States to take the METRE
population for a ride at one time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-14

Almost every stenogsapac@ IN AIS
tralia uses an American typewriter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-14

J. r. Eckenberger of Columbia came
to Mexico Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-14

A single grain Of indigo will caAor q
ton of water.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-14

Louis Agassiz, the world famous
zoo-olQgist and professor in Harvard,
WIG a.channninn .fenrnr
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-14

j. "A, Oliver Of Columbia was
Mexico visitor Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-14

William Medium Of Fulton spent
Monday in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-14

The condition of Judge E. A. Shan
non who recently underwent an OPP
Grafton at Audrain Hospital, continues
to improve.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1922-10-26

State of Michigan, the Probate
Court for the County of st. Clair.
At a session of said court, held
at the Probate Office IN the City
of Port Huron, in said County, on
the eighteenth day of September,
A. D. 1922.
Present, Hon. George L. Brown,
Judge of Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate Of
Margaret A. Yuill, Deceased.
Joseph Yuill having filed with
this Court his petition praying
that he or some other suitable per
son be appointed administrator
of said estate;
1t is Ordered, that Monday, the
twentieth day of November next,
at 900 in the forenoon, at said
Probate Office, be appointed for
hearing thereof:
And it is Further Ordered, that
a copy of this order be published
three successive weeks previous
to said day of hearing, in the Yale
Expositor, a newspaper printed
and circulating in said County of
st. Clair.
George L. Brown,
CA true copy Judge of Probate
Mildred E. Wright,
Probate Register. 31-4
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1922-10-26

State of Michigan, in the Pro-
bate Court for the County of st.
Clair.
At session of said Court held
at the Probate Office, in the City
of Port Huron, in said County, on
the fourth day of October, A. D..
1922.
Present Hon. George L. Brown,
Judge of Probate.
In the matter of the Estate Of
Emeline Smith, Deceased.
Earl H. Smith, having filed with
this Court his final administra-
ton account as administrator of
said estate, together with a petit
ton praying that the said ac-
count be allowed, the admins
traitor discharged, the estate
closed, the heirs determined and
the residue of the said estate as
signed to the persons entitled
thereto.
1t is ordered that Monday, the
9Th day of November next,
at 900 o'clock in the forenoon. at
said Probate Office. be appointed
for hearing thereof;
And 1t Is Further Ordered, that
copy of this order be published
three successive weeks previous
to said day of hearing in the Yale
Expositor, newspaper printed
and circulating in the said
County of st. Clair.
George L. Brown,
"a true copy Judge of Probate
Mildred E. Wright,
Probate Register. 29-4
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1922-10-26

State Of Michigan, the Circuit
Court for the County of st. Clair,
In Chancery.
Charles +. Mcintyre, Plaintiff
VS..
Martin DOckery, Lorenzo M. Ma
son, Charlotte Mason, Alvah
Stephens, Alvah Stevens. JOS
eph GambOl. Joseph Gammell,
Bella w. jerks. William Hoff-
man, Joseph Gamble, Nancy G.
Gamble, David Gamble. James
Baird, James Beard, Jane
WhitfOrd, Sarah Jane WhitfOrd
w. b. WessOn. Joseph p. Minnie
Edgar White and the known
heirs, devisees, legatees and
assigns, or the unknown heirs,
devisees, legatees and assigns
of each, Defendants.
At a session of said Court con-
tinued and held at the Court
House, City of Port Huron, on
the Goth day of September, A. d.
1922.
Present, Hon. Eugene +. Law,
Circuit Judge.
On reading the bill of complaint
in this cause, from which it APP
pears that the defendants hereto
have some apparent interest in the
premises described in said bill of
complaint which interest said
plaintiff AYERS to be barred by the
adverse possession of said plain
tiff; and more than fifteen years
having elapsed since said interest
to said defendants accrued and
said plaintiff has been unable
after diligent search and inquiry
to ascertain whether said defend
ants, their unknown heirs, de-
visees or legatees are dead, or to
larn their whereabouts, if living,
Therefore, on motion of Thomas
H. George, attorney for plaintiff,
it is ordered that the said defend
ants enter their appearance in
said cause within three months
from the date of this order, and
that within twenty days plaintiff
cause this order to be published
in the Yale EXpositor, a newspap-
er printed, published and circu-
lated in said county, said publica.
ton to be continued once in each
week for six successive weeks.
Eugene F. Law, Circuit Judge
! Countersigned: JOS. E. Vincent,
Clerk of said Court
Thomas H. George, Attorney for
Plaintiff; Business address,
White Block, Port Huron, Mich,
The property above referred to
is described as follows THE
south half (1a) of the northwest
quarter "a of section thirty
six 1867, town eight 90, north
range sixteen (16) east, situated
in the township of Burtchville,
County of st. Clair and State of
Michigan. 27-7
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1922-10-26

Black Horse, 5 yrs, VT. 1900
Bay Horse, : yrs, W.T.. 1900
Bay Mare, 8 yrs, W.T.. 1900, in foal
Bay Mare, 10 yrs, VT. 1850, in foal
Black Mare, driver 10 yrs. wt.1000
Roam Cow, 8 yrs, due in Dec.
Spotted Heifer, yrs, due in Nov.
Red Heifer, a yrs, fresh in July
2 Roam Heifers, 1 yr. old in Dec.
Bull, one year old
Beatrice Cream Separator, good
as new Walking Plow
Set Spring-tooth Harrows, good
as new Stone Boat
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1922-10-26

Osborne Mower, nearly new
Dump Rake, nearly new
Giant Tedder, side delivery, good
as new Top Buggy
Hayes-Dayton Hay Loader, new
Deering Grain Binder
Steel Roller, good as new
Mccormick Corn Binder, good one
Farm Truck Wagon, box & rack
Set Bobsleighs, nearly new
Nine-hoe Disc Drill, good one
2 good Sets Double Harness
Hay Fork, $50 #. rope and pulleys
5-gal. Sprayer, new
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1922-10-26

Favorite Range, good as new
Union Oak Heater new Stovepipe
3-burner Perfection Range Oil
Stove and Oven
Dresser, good as new
Combination Dresser
2 White Iron Beds, Springs and
Mattresses
3 Rockers Library Table
Oakland Sewing Machine, good
as new Kitchen Cabinet
Glass Cupboard, new Lamps
2 Kitchen Tables Washstand
And many other articles
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1922-10-26
1T is THE LIVE WIRE
(San Yak

(San Yak
for stomach and heart trouble. DR..
Burnham's San Yak gives you the
pep in restoring health from rheu-
matics. You could scarcely have
kidney or bladder trouble under
the 80 mark by occasionally TAX
ing a dose. Try it to timber up
the stiff joints and muscles. To
relieve high blood pressure and
prevent hardening of the arteries
and prevent and relieve paralysis
take one teaspoonful Of San Yak
in a glass of water 80 minutes be-
fore breakfast. Sold at Mathews
& Wight's, Yale, and leading drug
stores.-Adv.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1922-10-26

NOtice-Highest market prices
paid for old junk, rags and rub
bers. Poultry wanted. Will pay
one cent per pound more than
market price. Louis Platkin,
Yale. 22-12
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1922-10-26
YALE CHAPTER No. Ga
o. E.S.

Regular meetings in Masonic
Hall Wednesday evenings during
1922 as follows: Jan. Is Feb. Is,
April IL, May II, June14, July IL,
Aug. 8, Sept. 6, Oct. IL, Nov. 8,
Dec. 6.
Special meetings announced in
local columns. Visiting members
cordially invited.
Eta Clyne Olive Jacobs
Secretary w. M.
Minnie Richardson F. d. MUMMY
Treasurer w. p.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1922-10-26

Subscribe for the Exposition.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1922-10-26

Bay Horse, 3 years old
Roam Durham Heifer, calf by side
Black cow, 8 yrs, due Nov. %
Spotted cow, 9 yrs, due Dec. p
White cow, 4 yrs, due April 16
Red cow, 5 yrs, due May FL
Jersey cow. 9 yrs, milking
Roam cow, 6 yrs, milking
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-24
POLITICS IN The STATE

crnor Morgan 10 MI the uneNp!red teri"
OF g. +. (. Wi,eS. resigned.
Mr.. pevine declared that the con-
tiuua;:on Of the Public Service Com
mission WAS not OF great personal I'M
por;ancc T. him. hut that hs had learn
ed from his services On the commission
of its great Importance To the people
OF the state. Mr.. Dcvine charges tAal
certain politicians have seized on the
unpopular character Of these dec'SlohS
t,ncrrased rat.S) and Cour.ed popular
ily for themselves by advocating the
abolition Of the commission which mace
them"
Undoubtedly Mr. Devtuc made this
charge without serious f"rethouSht
Those who criticised the Public SerN-
ice Commission II IS understood. do, not
crtticise its existence or us poSslhlnteS
OF usefulness to the state. nor did they
advocate rs adjustment. They -u'd
however. critictse certain policies Oh
rho commission-certaip rulings which
have become presidents for the mem
GERS in deciding applications for in
ceases of rates Particularly among
,reSe was the ruling that public serN-
icc corporation was entitled TO pro
ii. ~ 10 per cent above all eXpen 'eS.
including cost OF operation. taxes or all
form. rentals. depreciation. depletion,
etc. Another preceden; drawing CEN
sure was the ruling OF the comm!ss!'n
that II there was no opposition. by me
leonle affected, 10 an application for an
Increase Of rates. the commission auto
matscally and without Investigation.
granted the increase demanded.
The methods Of operation and a1' the
theory OF usefulness Of the Hubhc
Service Commission ocCaS!onel The
cr.uc!Sm.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-24

writins in the Charleston Daily Mail
William II. Maginnis predicts ;hIt com
parat!vely few voters Will cast straight
tickets in Kanawho county next No.
vernber In support OF this Statements.
Mr.. Naxinnss points out four classes or
voters who will De inclined to spEt tae
ticket, two OF which claSSes-the per
sonal friend" voter and the independent
roter-haye always existed. II IS the
other two which give rise TO speculation.
Many Republ. cans N KanawhS punty
ere dissatisfied with TWO OF the men
on the ticket who are candidates Tor
the legislature, while, on the other hand.
these same candidates have large fol-
Iowiugs among the Democrats OF the
mining communities OF the county. The
two candidates who are causing the
political turmoil are Fred Mooney and
William Blizzard. both officials OF the
United Mine Workers OF America ana
both we'll known throughout the state.
Whatever the outcome IN the election
NAV. be. il Is certain that many Repuo-
leans will scratch their tickets IN the
hope Of defeating Mooney and Blizzard:
and u also certain that number or
Democrats Will scratch their tickets IN
the hope of electing them.
The other reason for dissatisfaction
Isl not confined TO the Republican party
alone and may have serious Influence
on the outcome OF the general election.
On tho Friday preceding the recent pr
mary election. II Is reported. the Ku
Elux Khan circulated u ticket around
Charleston. causing quite 4 commotion
at the time. II the Khan INDUCED In
such common practices at the primary.
IL Is only fair TO assume x Will Go so
at the November election. What effect
such action would have can not. OF
course. be torecas,ed but. while the Eu
Klux Khan has it's friends. It also has
It's enemies In the dominant parties.
That the Khan influence. II cNerted. will
cause = large number OF scratched"
tickets. which would ordinarily he
straight" Is not matter for conjec-
ture
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-24

According to accounts filed with the
secretary of state. the knighi-tor-
club. the campaign organization or Con-
gresham & l.. knight. defeated for the
Republican nomination for governor
Sp.It $2i.299. The campaign commit
tee for James {. Johnson for governor
extended $%.4gI. The VIZ D"nahcy COM
miticc spent $1,000 and bonahcy mead
quarters a. cincinnati 1895. The
Thomas J. puffcy campaign committee
or Lucas county reported an expenoi-
uIre Of sI.0I7. The puffy Boosters c!up
Of Columbus Sl.7SS and Duffys per-
srnal account showed Sl,llI. The CAM
raign committee for Harvey :. smith
for governor fled an account showing
S?.9lS expenses. Smiths personal OK
penscs were So 366. OF which he gave
STin To his committee. Speaker Rupert
Rectham. Republican. defeated for gov
crnor. spent 1899. Arthur II. Day SAID
he spent s675 in his governorship con-
test
G. |. knight was the recipient or
quite a large contribution. made up or
amounts ranging from 500 to $1,000
uud coming from people In other states
as well as from people In Ohio.
c. Humer Durant. light wine and beer
candidate for the Republican nominal
ton for governor. spent $7,527.54 IN his
unsuccessful campaign. The Anti
Saloon league spent S5.l59 rs to help in
the campaign OF Carmi A. Thompson.
q. g era hbe. r. +. Mcdonald and others,
according to statement fled by that
organization. Simeon n. Tess Repub-
liran nominee for the United States
s"rate. spent S6.147.j7.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-24
Reader Takes Newer
Form of Iron-FeeIs
Years Younger

six weeks ago saw special onCr N
the paper telling how thousands OF
people grow old in looks and energy
long before they are really old in years
because, as examinations by physl-
clans have shown, an enormous num-
her of people do not have enough iron
in their blood. have been taking NuX
atcd Iron for two weeks; the results
are simply astounding. The roses have
come back in my lips and cheeks. ami
| can C0nsCieutiOusly say that feel
ten wears Younger
The above Is typical hypothetical
case showing the results that have
been achieved by great many people
since we started this satisfaction or
money back" offer on NuXated Iron.
We will make you the same guarantee.
II. after taking the two weeks treat
ment Of NuXated Iron. YOU do not feel
and look years younger, we Will
promptly refund your money.
Call at once for a bottle Of NuXated
Iron at c. II. Griest & Co. Hoge-Davis
Drug Co. Peerless Drug Co, Rau Cut
Rate Drug Store.-Adv.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-24

Alter reading Cordill Hulrs periodic
laInbastings OF the Republican party
and his v!trioliC references to the activ-
tiles and accomplishments OF the Hard
ing administration. IL Is soothing and
comforting to examine the record OF
Republican rule in West Virginia. Dr..
r. d Hatfield. IN his keynote address at
the Huntington convention. called atten-
ton 10 many things OF vital interest TO
the public. not the least OF which was
the declaration that despite the adm's-
sion madH In the state platform that
the state Is spending more money on
education management has been so efh-
Client prudent and economical that Il
IL practically at the bottom IN the per
capita COS: OF government "a compared
with other states. many Of which have
no. undertaken the scope az government
activity put forth In West Virginia.
Such 4 record as this will 20 a long
ways toward d!spellinr the dire calam-
~ the more fragrant Of the Democratic
7ccusors are harping on so Indus
triously.
y careful pcrusal 90 Flank No. -. OF
the Republican platform. adopted ut the
Huntington convention. will Danish all
doubt as TO the ACCESSIBILITY OF leaving
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-24
sIeep-After Observation-Disclosures Failed
Dare's Mentha Pepsln Ended All
Stomach Aqony-She Writes

Dear SRI write 70 tell You that II
this letter will serve In inducing other
sufferers from dyspepsia Snd md!S"s-
lions TO try DARES MENTHA PEFSlN
TO use my name freely and wherever
YOU think It viii do good. write this
way from the fact that. after years or
suffering and taking, every kind OF
medicine Imaginable without relief.
that MENTIiA rErSlN gave mo such
relief that / feel better IN every way.
7 was Il long time that could not II"
down and had 10 sleep sitting ur. Tha'
Inns All changed now. and / can Sl"rp
MS quietly and easily us anyone. ! r"ui..
do this after taking tire" doses aud !
,hccrrully recommend l. I" hnFon"
troubled in similar mamuer-Mrs. l.
Buwker. Trenton, y. !.
No man ~ stronger than his st"in'
ach Tor If the stomach does not diGcS'
food properly tho nourishment that
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-24
WOMEN HELD To
FEDERAL COURT
Arrested BY Officers on Charge OF 'io-
lating Federal Liquor Laws.
Waived Hearing.

Mrs S,rniry Transt"ad. 81 2""> Mar
kc, stree rnHrrcd with violating me
federal nuuor avs. Wa IrrNEn'd nc
fore L. :. Commissioner W. J. Cotton
Yesterday afternoon and waived Pre-
lruIuary hearing. She was hetH 10 az
Orroh,.r term oC court under S""h l"hh
T,,c rranS,rad HON" was raidcd by
federal prohibition officers H"stcrdaN
morning and tor gallons Of m""nshinr
whiskcy were conri&catcd. ri" Officers
searched tho entire hous" f"r St"I Nn'
It could not he found.
William Howard. r~op'i"'". ~ 'Ne
pastim~ pool room at 10. :" NIN'cCht"
street was also HrrN Cued ana hcio |"
the October court under bona.
The poo! room was ra'dcG nn ""S"n
and , small quantity az liquor was
solved Howard was charged with haV-
ing In his possession and offering to
coll ll0uOr