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Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09
DANGER OF Just !
LETTING A COLO
RUN ITS COURSE
Public Warned to Beware Of q
Three Days Cough and Break
1t Up Before It's Too Late, By
Taking Kur0kol, the New Sci
entific Discovery.
Money Refunded If KurokoH
Fails to Bring Relief.

Leading authorities are using every
effort to u the public to the dam
ger of letting comomn colds just run
their course, for it is definitely known
that many serious lung complications
such as pneumonia, grippe, etc, der
veloped from colds that hang on per-
sistently.
Colds are durable and preventable,
and Kurokol provides the safest,
surest and quickest, as well as the
most practical, treatment for colds
yet discovered.
Kurokl is almost magical in its eff
feet. The first dose usually stops the
tendency to sneezing and coughing,
and relieves the feeling of discomfort
and the second and third doses us.
ually suffice to stop the progress Of
a cold altogether.
The wonderful efficiency Of Kur<
okol is best shown by the fact thai
all druggists are inatructed to refund
money where where it fails to give
satisfactory results.
w9t dly Feb II, 1s, rs Advertisements
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09
w. F. Buckner
Celebrates gath
Birthday Friday

The Paris Appeal printed the fol-
lowing interesting story concerning
William F. Buckner, who is the father
Of Mrs. A. S. Houston and Mrs. G. R.
Gibbs of Mexico.
"The oldest man and the best-liked
one in our town, William F. Buckner,
was "a years old last Friday. He
walked down town to smoke and visit
during the day. Recalling old times,
Mr.. Buckner told of the horse back
trips he made to California nearly rs
years ago, on n of which he drove
400 cattle from Monroe county.
"His finest hunting experiences were
when he was enroute to the front
under Captain Giddings during the
Mexican war; Buffalo were SO plentiful
that thousands would be seen in a
single herd and the earth actually
trembled as they %stampeded past the
troops at times.
"On one, occasion Capt. Giddings
commanded that nobody leave the
ranks to bring down a buffalo. The
temptation was stronger than discip-
line, and after storming in vain as
man after man disregarded his order
he suddenly sounded the charge and
the balance of his men went into the
chase. Mr.. Buckner says it was one
of the funniest incidents of his war
experience"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09
43 Years Ago,

The state insane asylum at st,
Joseph burned Saturday with a prop
erty loss of 100000. There was nc
insurance. The 218 patients were IN
injured.
Willard Potts has sold his restaur.
ant.
A. B. Daniel is acting deputy for
I. T. Torreyson, county collector.
j. /. Hit is home from Columbia,
where he has been attending school.
c. H. Harrington has gone to New
York on business.
George A. Clark of Columbia was
in Mexico this week.
Potts and Glandon have harvested
800 tons of ice this season.
Mrs. I. N. Hathaway, who has been
i'll for some time left for the East
this week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09
First Courthouse i'm AudrQln"@
County Was Built in 1887

thhe building of said house and do en-
power him to discharge the duties of
commissioner aforesaid according to
law and that he proceed to let the
same to the amount of $1,000. The
description to be furnished said COM
missioner by the court and that he
proceed to let out the house by the
first day of February next"
In speaking of this order, a histor-
ian of the time makes the rather in
~teresting comment that at that time
the actual amount in the treasury was
a little less than $1,000. But although
the record does not tell just how the
matter was accomplished, the court
house was built and since that time the
county has continued to grow and
prosper.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09

The first court house in Mexico
was built during the year 1887. 1t
was built of white oak logs and was
eighteen by thirty six feet with a
space Of ten feet from the floor to the
ceiling. The building was still stand
ing in 1877 and was used by Charles
Winant as a bakery and confectionary
at that time.
At the November term 1888 the
court issued the following order.
"We, the court, after having exam
ined the situation of the funds belong
ing to the county and finding in the
treasury a sufficiency to venture the
commencement Of a courthouse to be
built on the public square of the coun-
ty seat, we therefore appoint William
White as a fit person to superintend
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09

IT sure is a cruel old world. Emma
Goldman and Alexander Berkman
anarchists, who are in Sweden, dc
not know wher they can go wher
they are forced to leave that country
Russia refuses succor to them as does
Germany and other European ma.
tions. They are barred from the
United States. Too bad. They might
find some desert isle and establish o
government of their own only there
is no joy in life for such people un.
less they have some government to
agitate against and seek to over.
throw. Its a hard old world there is
no g~ainsaying.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09

he /. M. Richards, who has been tele-
graph operator at Montgomery City.
Mr.. Richards come to Mexico highly
recommended and we are glad to well
come him.
Miss Laura Pasqueth died at 1886
Wednesday at her home in Mexico.
She wa one Of the Oldest residents
Of the city from point Of residence.
The passenger coach and several
box cars attached to the north bound
Chicago and Alton combination pas
senger and freight train On the south
branch turned over into a ditch five
miles South of Mexico Friday. Ten
passengers were injured.
DR.. A. A. Wallace was elected Sec
rotary of the Board of Trustees OF
Westminster College at the meeting
in st. Louis this week.
R. r. Buckner is in st. Louis on
business.
Miss Electra Withers is home from
a pleasant visit to Columbia.
John W. Montague of Texas was
in Mexico this week.
At a joint meeting the City Board
of Health and the Mexico School
Board it was decided that the law
relative to the reporting of contag-
ious diseases by physicians should be
strictly enforced.
The meeting of the sixth district
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09
HEADQUARTERS
OF ORGANIZATION
WILL Be HERE

The Missouri Soft Wheat Milers'
Association will make its headquart-
ers in Mexico. This organization,
which was formed in Jefferson City
January 26 is for the purpose of
urging the farmers and people Of
Missouri to use what they grow.
Soft wheat is an important pro-
duct Of Missouri and the Middle
Western states and if the product
were milled and used more extern
sively here instead of a large quantity
Of it being shipped out, mill feeds,
such as bran and shorts, which are
used by the farmers in large guam
titles, would be cheaper.
". ". Pollock was elected treasurer
Of the Association at the first meet
ing and D. L. Boyer, secretary. A. c.
Harter of Sedalia is president.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09

of the Pythian Knights, which was
held in Mexico Friday was well at
tended.
Mrs. E. T. Smith is home from Full
ton where she attended the funeral Of
her sister, Mrs. Samuel Shaw.
The local chapter of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy met
Thursday to organize a Bland Ford
Memorial Society. Miss Belle Morris
was elected president.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09
FUNERAL OF CALVIN
WHEELER HELD AT BAP-
list CHURCH THURSDAY

The funeral of Calvin Wheeler, 10
year old son of Mrs. Harry Taylor,
who died Tuesday, was held at 2
o'clock Thursday afternoon at the
Baptist Church conducted by the
Rev. j. H. Hughes. All the students
of the sixth and seventh grades who
wished to attend the funeral, were dis
missed from classes. Members of
his Sunday School and school class
acted as pallbearers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09
10 Years Ago.


The Board of Directors of the
Mexico Santa Fe and Perry Traction
Comany met at the office rooms Of
the company Tuesday.
Mrs. Irion Wales is home from a
pleasant visit in Des Moines.
Maurine Phillips has returned from
a business trip to New York.
F. Charles Farrah and bride have ar.
rived in Mexico from Wichita to visit
relatives. g
Miss Trix Turley went to st. Louis
Saturday. Her sister, Miss Kitty
Turley, who teaches in Washington,
Mo-, will join; her.
Miss Rilla Ricketts,, the only
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John T.
Ricketts, of Mexico died in Colorado
Sunday.
Miss Ella MCGOWAN died at her
home on West HARDWOOD February 4.
F. A. Morris, district ruler of the
Elks lodge is in South Missouri in
specting lodges.
Col. Green Clay is in Florida for
the rest Of the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Dry are visit
ing in Colorado Springs and Nevada.
Mrs. E. S. Wilson is the guest of
Mrs. S. B. Cook of Jefferson City.
20 Years Ago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09
RECEIVE WORD OF
DEATH OF NEPHEW,
STERLING FERGUI

SlEALlNG fEFtG USON
A telegram received by Mrs. Edith
Preston and Miss Lizzie Burnett Feb
ruary End informed them of the
death of their nephew, Sterling Fer
guson. Funeral services will be con
Quoted at the home of his parents in
Shenandoah, Iowa, Saturday or Sun
day.
Mr.. Ferguson was eighteen years
Of age and was studying law at
Knox College, G%alesburg, ILL.,, at the
time of his death. He was a promis-
ing young man and was acquainted in
Mexico, having visited his aunts here.
The Ledger joins other friends in
extending sympathy to the bereaved
relatives.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09
Nav Secure State Oaice.

Prof. w. r. Darlington, former
superintendent Of the Mexico schools.
ID among those who are being consid-
cred for the Democratic nomination
for state superintendent Of schools.
Mr.. Darlington lives ID Jefferson
City where he WIS engaged in War
during the World War.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09
THOSE who are not ATTENDING 81,

THOSE who are not attending the
weekly luncheons of the Mexico
Chamber of Commerce each Thurs
day should do so. The programs are
interesting and have to do intimately
with the development Of Mexico. It
is a delightful way to spend an hour
and at the same item join in the
work of developing your home city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09
WE 4 NO RENT.

n you want to q v money a visit
to our store win convince you. We
have an acre Of space and an furnish
your home complete from cellar to
garrett. We have a full line Of FUR
NITURE, RUGS and STOVES. SAM
MORRIS. Tiff Advertisement
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09
At Amanda Hospital.

James Enslee of Wellsville, Ed
ward Butler of Middletown and Mrs.
Susuan Riggs of Centralia were OPP
Grated on at Amanda Hospital Mon
day morning. E. G. Hagabon of
Slater underwent an. operation Sum
day afternoon. His condition is good
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09
PEOPLE IN MEXICO
INTERESTED IN PRODUC-
nrnNr orr sgTuTE AErScCT A IT,

IIUN UF WEoSIA1I
George May, who will have charge
of the production of 'The Messiah"
which will be given in Mexico in the
spring, is finding the people much in
terested in the work. The frts re-
hearsal for the men will be at 7:3O
onday evening at Hardin College
and all who are interested in taking
part are asked to be present.
The first rehearsal for the women
will be at Ais Wednesday afternoon
at the Methodist Church ad all who
are interested are asked to come.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09

DIR. and Mrs. G. L. Blanks are go
ing to st. Louis for a two weeks
stay. While there DR.. Blanks will
attend the lectures of DR.. Fuchs, Of
Vienna, the famous eye specialist.
DR.. Fred Griffin expects also to at
tend these lectures.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09
WENTWORTH DEFEATS
KEMPER IN GAME AT
ROONVILLE MONDAY

BoONvILLE, Mo-, Feb. 2.-Kem-
per Military school basket ball team
lost here Monday night to Wentworth
Military school,, 20 to 26. The score
at the end of the first half was IL to
10 in Wentworth's favor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09

Mrs. Arson Wagar Of Alberta,
Canada, who has been visiting here
for some time is i'll at Audrain Hos
pital with appendicitis. Mrs. Wagar
was formerly Miss Decide Sallee Of
Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09
Papers From China.

Miss Nina Stallings, Of this city,
who is a Methodist Missionary in
China has sent the Ledger copies of
the China Press containing articles
regarding the visit Of Dean Walter
Williams, Of Columbia, in that coun-
try.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09

Wentworth Beat Kemper, 20 to 1s.
B0ONVILLE, Mo-, Feb. 2.-Kem-
per military school basket ball team
lost to eWntworth, 1S to % Wednes-
day night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09

4. G. Roberts is in Mexico visiting
A. M. Roberts and family on his way
to San Francisco where he will be
stationed in the navy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09
Free Courses at Hardin.

Several courses in Bible and re-
ligious education are being given at.
Hardin College now, which are open,
without charge to any women OF
Mexico who wish to take them. They
are taught by DR.. Asa @. Burns.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09
a CLUBBTNG RATE.

The Weekly Ledger and the Ma
tional Live Stock Reporter, d daily
stock papar o1 East St. Louis, Ill,
for ono yesr. both $500. This is .
money saving sass Il you want two
good papers. wts
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09
New Chauffeur,s Licenses.

All the new chauffeur's licenses is
sued by the state must have the
photograph of the chauffeur on it,
Consequently a lot of local motor
guides are having their pictures
taken.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09

1B-1s feet team line, a dandy
$685.. Call and see these.
WIN. s. RAGSDALE HARNESS co,
51-2t Advertisement
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09

Richard Norton of Monroe County
died Friday at the age of 109 years
He was active and strong until several
yeras ago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09

1M-18 feet team line, a dandy
$685.. Call and see these.
VIM. S. RAGSDALE HARNESS co.
51-2t Advertisement
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09
WE CAN SAVE O

Money on all your harness and
harness parts. Get our prices before
you buy.
VIM. S. RAGSDALE HARNESS co.
51-2t Advertisement
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09

Miss 0relia Powell left Saturday
for Wichita, Kas., to spend her
ton withher sister, Mrs. T. E. Lamp
ton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09

Raymond Spencer Of Laddonia de-
feated Harvey Mckee in a wrestling
match in Vandalia Saturday night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09

Mrs. G. Smith returned to Mexico
Wednesday after visiting relatives IN
Fulton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09

Col. E. Y. Burton was in Kansas
City on business Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09

Joe d. Beatty, of this city, will be a
candidate for County Collector at the
August Primary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09

Mrs. Mary Haney underwent am
operation at Amanda Hospital Thurs
day morning. Her condition is good.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09

Miss Frances Cunningham left Sun
day for etroit where she win be the
guest Of her sister, RMS. Duffy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09

r. S. Mckinney has returned from
a business trip 10 Rush Hill.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09
COMPANY PAYS
slO8,84s.S4
FOR PRODUCE

The total paid to the farmers Of
Audrain County by B~lsttner Brothers
Produce Company during 1921 was
$108 ,849.85. This sum does not rep
resent the total of the business tran
sacted by the company during the
year as the bills for much of the pro-
duce handled here went directly to
the company in Wellsville.
The amounts of the various pro-
ducts purchased during the year was
as follows:
24p,006 and five-twelfths dozen
Eggs S0o,zSZJ0Z
Poultry $39,7S1.98
Cream .................. lO,7SR36
Total ............. $lOo ,S49.S5
All of this produce was expressed
to Wellsville and sent from there to
various parts of the country.
The price during January 1922
ranged from 15c to Bic lower than
the same month the preceding year.
During January 1922, 1885 dozen
more eggs were purchased by the
company but theprice paid was ST.
1857 less.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-02-09

20 Years Ago.
The new Wabash freight agent will
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
Polish Cabinet
Resigns In Body

Warsaw, March 4.-Failure Of
the representatives of Wilma and
Poland to agree on the terms es-
tablishing Wilma as a part Of the
republic resulted in the resigna-
ton of the Polish cabinet under
Premier Ponikowski yesterday.
The Wilma delegates refused to
sign the pact because it did not
provide for immediate union, but
only a later adjustment Of the
question. The cabinet held out
for the Polish terms and in its
stead is reported to have had the
secret support Of the entente al
lies.
A three-day celebration which
has been planned in connection
with the signing has been can
celled and the delegates are re-
ported to be returning to wilma.
The Wilma diet on February 26
voted SO to 6 for complete cooper
alton with Poland and repudiated
all Russian or Lithuanian claims
for the district.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
Relatives of
Dead Veterans
May Get Bonus

Washington, March A. An
added provision to the compromise
soldiers bonus bill under which
the immediate relatives of men
who died since their discharge
from the service would receive
adjusted compensation is under
consideration by majority mem
bers Of the house ways and means
committee. Decision Is expected
Monday.
Sponsors Of the proposal favor
paying such relatives the face
value OF adjusted service certifi-
Gates on the same basis as Is pro-
posed in the bill for service men
generally. This would equal the
amount of the adjusted service
pay plus 25 per cent. They esti-
mate that the cost to the treasury
probably would not exceed $780,
100000, and argue that the pay
ments would be a matter Of simple
justice.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04

May Retire To
Head New Party

London, March 4.-What was
regarded in political circles as
seemingly a plain intimation of
the early resignation of Prime
Minister Lloyd-George with an
endeavor to form a new national
centrist party out Of the moder-
ate conservatives and coalition
liberals was given by Winston
Spencer Churchill, secretary for
the colonies, in his address at
Loughborough this afternoon.
This party, as Mr.. Churchill de-
scrlbed 1t in the reports of his
speech received here, would bo
liberal" progressive and pacific
in its outlook, at home and abroad,
and resolute also to uphold and
maintain the traditions of the
state and the power and unity Of
the empire.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
Car Dives Thru
Hedge; Reckless
Driving, Charge

Salem police announced this
afternoon that complaint,
charging reckless driving, will is
sue against Dale Alter, of this
city, following an accident this
morning in which an automobile,
said to have been driven by Alter,
skidded about 100 feet on south
High street, and rammed its way
through a hedge onto the front
yard of Paul Johnson, Salem
merchant.
The front wheel OF the automo-
bile was broken, officers said, and
the Johnson hedge was badly
mashed down. The car was said
to have been moving north on
High street when the accident oc-
Cured.
No one was injured.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04

One YEAR
in OFFICE
President Says Ac-
complishments of Ad-
ministration S p e a k
for Themselves

Washington, March 4.-Warren
G. Harding at noon today COM
pleted his first year as president
of the United States and when
asked for an expression regarding
the accomplishments of his admin
istration to date, authorizing this
statement:
"The record of the administra-
tion speaks for itself; it would be
a poor administration that re-
quired the executive to speak for
it."
Mr.. Harding spent his first an
niversary in the White House
working on a number of routine
matters and had the usual number
of appointments. He stopped work
shortly after noon to receive and
shake hands with a delegation
from the National Merchant Ma
rine association, and in that con-
nection White House attaches fig
ured out that he had shaken hands
with more than 10000 persons
in the last year.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
Hops Bring
1918 Cents
In Contract

Contracts calling for the deliv-
cry of 10000 pounds Of hops this
year and $4,000 pounds from
1928 to 1926, signed by A. M.
Jerman and Harold Ray, Portland
representative Of Hugo V. Loewi,
New York hop broker. at a price
of 16 and 1S cents were filed with
the county recorders office this
morning.
The 1922 contract calls for the
delivery of 10000 pounds of fug-
gle hops only, on which an ad-
vance is to be made by the broker
September 1 of $1,000, and for
picking purposes an advance of six
cents a pound while the balance of
eight cents a p-und due at the
contract price is to be paid on de-
livery.
Two contracts for each succeed
ing year call for the same amount
of fuggles on like terms and the
delivery of 10000 pounds of clus-
ter hops with an advance of $500
by September, an advance Of six
cents for picking purposes and the
balance of the contract price of 16
cents to be paid on delivery.
While this is considerably low
er than the top price paid for hops
last year, experts agree that al
present the contracted quotations
are fair covering a long period Of
time.
The Jerman farm Is located
nine miles north of Salem.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
Man Arrested Here
Sent to School For
Feeble Minded Folk

Ed Carson, who was arrested
here yesterday on a vagrancy
charge by Acting Chief of Police
Walter Birtchet, was this morning
committed to the state school for
feeble minded by County Judge w.
NJ. Bushey following an examina-
ton by DR.. w. NJ. Byrd, county
physician.
Carson was taken in custody by
Chief Britchet when he essayed to
enter a women's lavatory. He was
reported to have annoyed a num-
ber Of little girls.
Carson, when arraigned before
Police Judge Earl Race yesterday
pleaded guilty to charge Of vag-
rancy, but was temporarily re-
leased pending an investigation OF
J his case.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
Schools Not To
Be Closed, "Flu"
Cases Are Fewer

Unless the influenza epidemic
in Salem becomes more serious
than it is at present, the public
schools will not be closed, George
w. Hug, superintendent of schools,
saidt his afternoon.
present indications are that
the crest has been reached and
that there will be fewer cases IN
the immediate future" Mr.. Hug
said. UNLESS there is a change
for the worse, the schools will re-
main open as there would be moth
ing gained by closing them now"
A number of teachers and pupils
will be back in school Monday aft
er short illness, Mr.. Hug said.
Principal ]. G. Nelson, Of the high
school, was back in his office this
morning.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
State Hospital
Is Quarantined

In an effort to forestall an cpl
demic of influenza at the state
hospital the institution was placed
under quarantine against all visi-
tors today, according to announce
ment by Superintendent r. e. Lee
Steiner. Only a few minor cases
of lagrippe and colds have been
experienced at the hospital this
winter, according to Superintend-
ent Steiner, who explains that epi-
denies in the institution generally
follow several weeks after an epi-
demic in Salem and surrounding
territory. This, Steiner declares,
is due to the visits Of people to the
hospital who are not entirely re-
covered from the illness, thus
spreading the germs among the
patients which he is attempting to
prevent at this time through a
quarantine which it is plaDned to
rigidly maintain so long as there
is any danger.