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Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-16
MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY
COMMISSION.
Route %.
Section 9.
County, Audrain.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed proposals addressed to the
Missouri State Highway Commission,
Jefferson City, Missouri and to the
County Clerk of Audrain County,
Mexico, Missouri, and endorsed Pro-
posal for construction State Bond
Issue Road, Route %, Section 8, Md
rain County," will be received until
ten o'clock A. M. on the End lay Of
December 1922, and at that time will
be publicly opened and read.
The proposed work includes:
Grading, constructing ~culverts,
bridges and a gravel pavement Is
feet wide together with any other
incidental work, on the State road
from Mexico eastwardly, a distance
of $500 miles.
Plans and specifications are on
file and may be inspected in the Of
fees of the Highway Commission or
in the office of Division Engineer,
H. d. Griffith, County Court House,
Hannibal Missouri.
A set of plans and specifications
may be obtained from the Highway
Commission or from the Division
Engineer upon deposit Of ten dollars
$4,000, which amount will be re-
funded if both plans and specificat-
ions are returned in good condition
within ten days.
Proposals shall be submitted IN
duplicate upon blank forms provid.
ed for the purpose by either Of the
above parties. The original or lega
proposal shall be filed with the
County Clerk Of Audrain County al
Mexico, Missouri, and shall be &C
companied by a certified check made
payable TO the Treasurer of ths
State of Missouri for five (5) pc
cent of the amount Of the bid. Tit
duplicate proposal shall. be filed q
the same time with the Highwa.
Commission at jefferson City, but
duplicate certified check is not re
= qnired.
IA proposal bond cannot accepte'
in lieu of a certified check and
bid when accompanied by a propose
bond viii be automatically rejected.
Payments will be made on month";
estimates but should not be expecte
prior TO the last Of the msnth 70
the estimate of the preceding montl
Partial payment will be aIowe
contractors for material stored to
construction purposes.
The right il reserved by the Stat
Highway Commission to reject an
or all bids.
b. III. PIEPMEIEI
Chief Engineer.
y sect Adv. jefferson City Mo
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-16
Alto SHOW IN SPRING.

The Mexico Automobile Dealers
met recently and among other things
decided to hold the annual Mxico
Automobile show next spring. The
first show of its kind eve held here
was last year and regardless of in
clement weather was a big success.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-16

T~wenty-sixs years ago we set the
Guthrie Orchard now owned by John
Paul of 5000 trees and we got 97%
of the trees to live. The orchard was
set before Christmas. Any time dur
ing the winter when the ground is
not frozen we have found satisfactory
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-16
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATORS
SALE.

1NOA VI ~ NAN ~
SALE.
Notice is hereby given that by
virtue of an order of the Probate
Court of the County of Audrain,
State of Missouri, made at the Nov
ember Term of said Court for 1922,
and on the 18th day of November,
1922; /, John w. Howell, Admins
traitor of the Estate of Elizabeth
Fox deceased, will on Monday the
18th day of December, 1922, at the
cast front door Of the Court House
IN the City of Mexico, County of
Audrain, State of Missouri, and dur
ing the session of the Circuit Court
Of said County of Audrain, between
the hours of nine o'clock in the fore
noon and five O'Clock in the after.
noon of that date, sell at public auc-
ton for cash, all the interest Of said
Elizabeth Fox deceased, in and to
the following real estate, to-wit;
LOTS / and 2, Block, 8 of Hughes
Addition to the City Of Mexico, Mis-
souri,; as directed in said order, tt
pay debts of said estate.
JOHN w. HOWELL
39-td Adv. Administrator
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-16

to set nursery stock. From this date
on you can get trees, shrubery, etc,
at our place just east of Elmwood
Cemetery. Mexico, Mo. Phone 504.
WilkersOn Nursery and Orchard
Company. dltwlt.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-16
Marry Here.

The marriage of Miss Henrietta
Albright of Moline to Fred Harvey
of Paris took place in the office of
R. B. Hooten, justice of the peace.
who performed the ceremony at 1:4o
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon. Mrs.
Estella Albright, mother of the bride,
accompanied the young couple. The
bride is 16 years old.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-16
&

If you are interested in owning
your own farm we have a proposit-
ION which will interest YOU. 1t is
especially designed to meet TIE needs
Of men of small capital, who are am
mitious and industrious. Farms are
finest bottom lands in Arkansas and
in fast developing community. For
further particulars address SIG Sec
urity Bldg, st. Louis, Mo.
S9-4t. Adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-16
Earned Money Shining Shoes.

Over at Paris Misses Thelma Fields
and Katherine Outright, in order to
raise money for the high school gym
nasium, donned knickers and shined
shoes on the street. The mayor of
the town was their first victim and
The considered his shine worth one
dollar and paid that price for it.
Some of the business men had their
shoes shined for the first time in a
year and some threatened to get two
shines in one day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-16

The Women of LIBERTY CHURCH
will give a CHICKEN PIE supper at
the hall at Skinner, Thanksgiving,
November Both: 35c a plate.
39-2t. Adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-16
no A K R RUN

When the new time table on the
c. and A. goes into effect Charles
; oyyard of Laddonia will take the
iua run out of Mexico until the first
y the year when he will go on one
Of the Kansas City-St. Louis through
runs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Ray billiard are tenn
porarily residing at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. G.. T. Elliott on North
Calhoun street.
Marion Dry has returned from
Kansas City, where he spent the week.
end.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-16
CARD OF THANKS.

We desire to thank the many
friends and neghbors who assisted US
during the illness and death Of our
beloved sister and daughter, Julia
A.. Beaver.
dit. p. THE FAMILY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-16

China has the largest population in
the world, with 428 million, and the
largest area of any of the worlds
political divisions, 4,278,000 square
miles.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-16

A ton of wheat takes away from
the soil about forty-seven pounds OF
nitrogen, eighteen pounds Of phos-
phoric acid and twelve pounds of
potash. .....
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-16

+ Try some Of our Lincoln Coal. Call
.234 Smith Peterson Coal Company.
'267-2t. Adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-16

w. R. Buckner of Auxvasse came
to Mexico Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-16

Place your order with US now for
Christmas for musical instruments of
any kind. Walter j. Sannebeck & Co.
267- 2twlt. Adv. Music Dept.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-16

Ed Brett Of Au1vasse was in Mex
leo Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-16

J.. H. Lyon, Jr., of Centralia came
to Mexico Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-16

SELLS FINE HEREFORD CATTLE
r. B. Kerr and Son shipped twenty
head of prebred Hereford bulls to
Let's, Iowa, last week. The buyers
there were Turkenton and Let's. J.
G. Lakenan, Of Mexico, recently pur-
chased a fine Hereford bull, weighing
220O pounds, from R. B. Kerr and
Son.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-16

WANTED:-Man to work in
dairy. CLARK GARRETT. Phone
6O4. dlwl.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-16

,GFoR SALE.-Modern broom
bungalow and z acres of ground, on
S. Western Ave. S. A Stuart, owner.
Ehone 7S0W. 256-3t and 261-3t
and 38-4t.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-16

T. w. Rosser of Fulton came to
M'exico Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-16
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-28

around her tiny head, and her klmono
was of black and gold.
When O-kotO-San slept the fairy
took in one hand the tongue OF the
Lotus bell so il would not make a
sound, then she stretched her arms
ont so that her sleeves looked like two
wings and rising on the tips of her tiny
toes on the edge of the big vase she
waved her arms and sailed ike q beau
tlful butterfly down into the garden
straight to the cherry trees.
Then over them she waved her
lotus bell. but the tinkling was so soft
it did not reach the cars OF sleeping
O-koto-San
Over every branch OF the trees ap-
peared white blossoms clinQng like
snow, then gently shaking the bios
som-laden trees the fairy scattered
the snowy petals over the ground until
IL was white and the Air filed with a
delicate perfume.
Like pretty butterfly the fairy
fitted from tree TO tree until the pic
ture she was making for the waking
eyes of O-Koto-San pleased her and
then, holding the lotus bell by the
handle, she waved her winged sleeves
until she stood again on the edge of
the big vase
"Tinkle, tinkle, tinkle," sounded the
lotus bell as the fairy waved it back
and forth, and slowly the lids of the
sleeping girl opered and her eyes be-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-28

ii out of the window, and it disappeared
into the Thames. The other clothes
would have followed, but at that mo-
meut there was rush Of constablcs
up the stair, and few minutes later
found, rather. | confess, 10 my relief
that instead of being identified as Mr.
Neville st. Clair, | was arrested as his
murderer
II do not know that there Is any
thing else for me to explain. | was
determined to preserve my disguise
rs long ~ possible. and hence my
preference for dirty face knowing
that my wife would be terribly anxious.
slipped of my ring, and con6dcd II 60
the Lascar at n moment when no con-
stable was watching me, together with a
hurried scrawl. telling her that she had
no cause 10 fear
That note only reached her vcs-
tCrday, said Holmes.
Good God, What week she must
have spent
The police have watched this Las
car" said Inspector Bradsteet, "snd |
can quite understand thai he might
find it difficult TO post letter unobservcd
Probably he handed il 70 some sailor
customer his, who forgot all about il for
some days.
That WAS it, said Holmes, noddine
approvinply; Il have no doubt Of il
But have you never been prosecuted for
begging
MANY times; hut what was a fine
to me?'
"lt must stop here. however, said
Bradstreet If the police are to hush
this thing up, there must be no more OF
Hugh Boone.
II have sworn II by the most solemn
oaths which man can take.
In that case ! think that il is prob
{ able that no further steps may be taken
But if you are found again, then al
must come ont | am sure. Mr.. Holmes
that we are very much indebted 10 yot
for having cleared tho matter up. wisl
knew how YOU reach your results"
Il reached this one, said my friend
/ by sitting upon five pillows and con
suming an ounce of shag. | think
Watson, that if we drive 10 Baker Stree
we shall just be in time for breakfast
The End.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-28
THE WAY LILLIAN GAVE MADGE
ANOTHER CHANCE TO HELr

Lillian turned ON me with half
humorous, hali-serioua lmpatlcncc when
she had emphasized the necessity Of sec
ing katherine before she left
What's the matter with your head
piece she demanded. Mine only
hitting on one cylinder, and ! expect
that TO blow any minute. But from
your performances of the last week or
two, first with that code of Aliens. and
then with the trailing of Smith. yours
ought To bc going strong Can't you
grind out some scheme for seeing knth-
crime which will he foolproof from in
terruption?"
flushed with pleasure at her praise.
although | wondered If she really wore
puzzled as To n means of seeing Rather
inc safely, or If she, with her usual
generosity. was giving me Il chance to
score another tiny triumph. There is
but one thing to do. however, when Lll-
Ian suggests y task TO bc accomplished
and girdcd myself mentally for the
job.
1T ought 10 I've comparatively easy FOR
/ katherine to get out of the hospital un.
detected" said hesltatingly. \ plea
of fatigue or illness, retirement to q
room on another floor. kpown only tc
herself and the superintendent a com
pletc change of clothing, perhaps mourn
ing with veil--Dr. Pettits car wait
ing by the ambulance door instead o
the tront-it ought 20 work.
/ Quick Addition.
Especially if little while before, DR.
. p,4f,F l,..,,.,.3 l,ar e nt hor
/ ines size in the mourning costume, VIII,
will stay in the room while she's gone.
/ | knew you'd turn the trick, Madge. G'
on. Spill the rest"
Iilhan's voice was enthusiastic, bu
| could not help chagrined feeling n
my failure 20 think of the second woman
a feeling intensified by my conviction
that ! would have thought of her il
another minute or two had not Lii
lian's kecner mentality and quicker per
ceptions anticipated me. But | wa:
careful TO let no hint of my feeling escapt
me.
Indeed, think it is you who hav,
turned the trick" | said warmly. "Tha
substitutes idea is great. | suppos'
there are nurses on DIR. Pettit's stat
whose discretion he can trust for al
enterprise like that
Plenty of EN-, Lillian agreed. "Bu
now we've got katherine out of tn,
hospital and into DR.. Pettit's car, wha
are you going TO do with herr"
why can only think of one thing,
said slowly "and that is transferring
her to another car. We might arrang,
to meet DR. Petit at a certain minut
on some lonely road near here. If there
no one in sight she could get into on
car, and we could talk while we drov
to meet DR.. Petit again on anothe
road agreed upon. Don't you think tha
might dor"
You're Wrong About"
Il think you're the humming bird
bill. Lillian replied fippantly, and sa'
that there was real relief beneath her nor
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-28
Little Bcnny's
Notebook
BY Lee Psps
The Park Ave. News.

The Park Ave News.
Weather. Fearsa
S;ssiety Mise Lorettsr Miner ~
away this week and other members 81
sissiety are glad 70 say they don't hsH
to llssen to her singing lessins for
while.
Exterl Big dsylite Robbery A hole
Express waggin load Of old newspapers
that Puds Simkins was saving up 20
sell 10 the Junk man DISAPPEARED mis-
teriously out Of bis back yard SONS
time last WeDsdey, Puds saving they
must Of bin stole because the cook
denies she threw them out although shs
often threttened 70. The detective
fern Of Potts and Martin is werkinz
on the case
Pomc by Skinny Martin
No Sizp~nse
NV father and my mother never scoid
Inc
Either winter. summer spring or fall
Because with me ven get bawkv
It's either case Of licking or nuthn3
| st all
Intristing Facks About Intri-ing
| People. Sid Hunt say. he Expects IN
get bald because Young badness runs
in his family b'i, so far he hs.cnt started
TO yet enyWays.
Wy not have your ceIl.r witv ssh.f
so you csn take your guests down r1tn
q cleer cOnscients2 Estimates ch..rflly
fernishcd on request The Wernick
and Davis Witsvashing Co, I'd Wer-
nick president, Lew Davis treyrur.y
and secretary --fAvvsrti,srnent
Lost and Found No
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-28
TODAY,S INSTALNNNT

Never in nv life have | seen such
sight. The mans face peeled oil under
the sponge like the bark from tree.
Gone was the coarse brown tint. Gone,
too. was the horrid scar which had
scanned il across. and the twisted hp
which had gwen the repulsive sncer to
the facet A twitch brought away the
tangled red hair. and there, sitting
up in his bed, was n pale, sad-iaced
refncd-looking man, black-haired and
smooth-skinned, rubbing his eyes, and
staring about him with sleepy bewlldcr-
ment. Then suddenly realizing the eX-
posure he broke into scream, and threw
himself down with his face to the pillow.
Great heavens cried the Inspector,
1T is. indeed, the missing man, | know
HIM from the photograph.
The prisoner turned with the reckless
air of n man who abandons himself
10 his destiny BE 1t 50. sand he;
"lnd pray, what am ! charged with:
With making away with MIR. Neville
St Oh, come, YOU cant he charged
with that, unless they make case OF
attempted suicide of it," said the IN
spcctor. with n grin. 'Well, | have been
twcn,y-sevcn years in the force, but this
really takes the cake
If ! am Mr.. Neville ST. Clair, then
!, is obvious that no crime has been
committed, and that, there, therefore,
] am Illegally detained
No crime, but very great error
has been committed said Holmes.
"Nou would have done better TO have
trusted your wife.
1T was not the wife, II was the chill
dren, groancd the prisoner. God help
me. would not have them ashamed OF
their father My God! What an ex-
posurel What can | do?'
IF YOU leave it to court of law
To clear the matter up said Holmes
"of course YOU can hardly avoid public
ity. On the other hand, il you convince
the police authorities that there is nc
possible case against you. ! do not know
that there is any reason that the detail:
should find their way into the papers
Inspector Bradstrect would. ! am sure
make notes upon ANYTHING which yol
might tell us. and submit II to thC
proper authorities. The case woulC
then never go into court at all.
God bless YOU cried the prisoner
passionately Il would have endured
Imprisonment, ave, even execution
rather than have left my miserable secre
n a family blot to my children
you are the first who have eve
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-28
The story thus far:

The story thus far: -.
One night DIR. Watson made his
way into an opium den IN search Oh
n friend who was there, and noticed
sitting among the habitues OF the
place a stopped old man. As he passed,
the old man spoke to him, revealing
himself rs Sherlock Holmes and asked
Watson TO wait outside for him.
This DIR. Watson did, and Holmes
asked him TO 20 with him to Lee, IN
Kent. suburb to help with case.
They went to the house Of Neville st.
Clair, whose disappearance Holmes was
investigating. MIR. st. CLAIR had large
suburban house, many friends, eharihr
ing wife, two children and plenty OF
money. But he had disappeared INC
Monday before. This was FRIDAY; Every
day he went TO the city TO attend 10 the
several companies IN which nc WAS ih-
terested, though he had no regular
business. On Monday his wife had peen
called to town for an express package, ana
on leaving the express office had seen
her husband, without collar, beckoh
wildly to her from window over the
opi,im den. He had then suddenly dls-
a,peared as if he had been jerkcd back
out of sight. She ran in, but the Lascar
scoundrel who kept the opium den
wouldn't let her go upstairs. She got inc
police. They went up. There was no one
in the room but horrible cripple, we'll
known beggar, who made his home there
He denied all knowledge OF ~. Clair'
However. on a table was box oi blocks
such as St. Clair had promised TO bring
l.,.., G., he rb,lIron
On looking about they found traces
of blood on the window-sill overlooking
the river. at the back. Behind curtain
were st. Glars clothes. The cripple, a
hideous fellow with twisted mp. scar
from eye to chin, and rough shork o'
orange hair, denied all knowledge oi 'hC
disappearance. lie was. however, locked
up. When the tide went out 1T. Iiair
coat. weighted with pockets full OF
pennies, was found in the mud oil the
rivcr-bed.
Holmes had been able TO find nothing
mere. When he and Watson arrived
at The Cedars. St Clairs house, they
found Mrs St Clair much disappointed
Holmes asked her some questions about
her habits She displayed short note
containing a ring OF her husband s'Vha
she had Just received, posted in Graves
end.
Watson slept, hut Holmes staaye,
awake. thinking and smoking, all night
Early in the morning he woke Watson
and together they drove to London he,
went to the Bow Street jail whore th
lcgcar was imprisoned and asked to SCI
HIM. lie was. tho jailcrs said, = very dirt,
man. and would not bathc. Holmes sal'
he had imagined as much, produced
sponge, and quietly stepped into the Gel
Of the still-slccping man. He wet TN
spongc, washed the mans face, and SAID
Let me introduce YOU to Mr.. Ncvlll
-. Clair of Lee,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-28
FURNISHING THE HALLWAY.

The hallway in the home should,
above all, he dignihcd. For, the hal!
is the first portion of the home-interior
which the stranger secs upon entering
the doors-and first impressions are
apt to be lasting.
Dignity in interior decoration is ex-
pressed by subdued colors and by a
formal arrangement of furniture. II
the hall has sunny exposure, dark
brown or green is a good color to use
for rugs and portieres, accompanied by
dark woodwork and furniture If,
however .the front of the house faces
north, then the hallway will require
more CHEEKY colOrs, such as a light but
dignihed buff or gray.
But dignity is not the only consider
alton TO be kept in mind when furn-
ishing and decorating the hall Hos
pltality IS equally as important In
our ancestors time hospitality was
often expressed by q large, framed mes
sage done in crewel-work, reading
'Nelcomc' Today we express hos
pitality in a more subtitle manner-but
II is there, Just the same.
The modern way of expressing hos
pltality in the hall is to provide such
furniture as will make guest COM
fortablc--an umbrella stand or jar for
his umbrella, a rack or seat where he
may place his coat, a chair, a small
table upon which he may lay any parcel
he may happen to carry, and mirror
into which he may glance if he choose.
These comforts viii all be appreciated
by the caller. We ourselves know how
uncomfortable we feel when we enter
the hall of some friend, where these
things are not provided
A picture or two may be included in
the hall Furnishings, although the
mirrer alone is sufficient wall decora-
ton for very small hall And q
grandfather clock or banjo clock
are also delightful additions the
home owner can afford them.
In many homes the front door opens
direct upon the living room But to
my mind this combination Of hallway
and living room is never entirely salts
factory; for, such an arrangement al
lows no assurance of privacy, and the
| draughts from opening the outside door,
and from the stair-space, make it
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-28

sense "Ill got IN touch with dear little
liorhie at once. So lac ran arrange things
and let Katherine know And after to-
night. if good luck pleasos. wen be able
80 SAY good-bV TO government work
for n space Truly, old dear, ! havcn t
meant TO get YOU IN quite So deep. Tho
Dicky-blrd would tear out his feathers II
he knew what you'd been up 10 for the
Last week or two But you can bc tho
sweetest little domestic hausirau going
for awhile II YOU choose
"I'm not sure that | choose" ! said
shortly, and something beyond my own
volition forced another sentence from
my lips. And don t fancy Dicky
cares n straw what do or don't do"
She stood looking Mt me for second,
then took me by the shoulders and stood
looking down into my eyes.
You're wrong about that, and you
know IT," she said But she hesi-
tated oddly. "l don't know but the
/ Dicky-bird does need his wings clipped Il
/ bit, and when he comes back. il car
lend hand with the scissors, dom
hesitate to call upon me
/ She dropped her hands from my shoul
ders, Strengthened herself and took 4,
deep breath.
You'll have to do the driving to
night, she said, because your fathe
can't leave Tom Chester SO 20 bacl
to your room and take as much rest a
YOU can manage
obeyed her without protest. But a
] closed my room door behind me knew
that there would be no real rest o
peace for me until had discovered tn,
thing which lay behind Dicky's silence
Cro be continued)