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Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-04
THE LEDGER'S
PLATFORM FOR AUDRAN
More permanently improved high

A MAN stylishly attired, with
neat linen, a gold watch and chain
and shod in the newest of fashionable
boots called at the Ledger office this
past week selling a packet of sachet
powder on the plea that he needed as
sistance because he had lost his hear
ing through illness. We sympathize
with anyone who has suffered such
an affliction but when we look about
Mexico and see our deaf residents
working for a living and honestly
seeking to better themselves we lose
any charitable inclination we may
have for the panhandler who is
getting by" like this ~itinerant.
When we denied his offer to sell his
brow clouded and he rushed from the
office with the jingel of small coins
in his pants pocket completely
drowning the rattle of the linotype
in the next room. Why should he
work? The public is falling for
his "game" to the tune of a goodly
sum daily and it was more profitable
to graft than TO take off his coat
and callous his hands.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-04
Births Deaths
POSTAL IMPROVEMENT WEEK
WILL START WITH AN I'M
PROVEMENT IN THEIR
ROADS

That the patrons of Rural Route
No. 7 and those served by the Mo-
limo post office have caught the
spirit of postal Improvement
Week." was evidenced Friday when
Clyde w. Ellis, secretary of the Mo-
limo Special Road District Commits
sion, in a personal visit to the Mex
leo post office, informed Postmaster
Jackson that, weather permitting,
work would start Monday, May l, on
the improvement of the roads ira
versed by Route No. 7 within the
Moline Special Road District. The
Moliio mail is carried to that post
office by Carrier Hulen on Route No.
2.
According to MI. Ellis, who re-
sides on Route No. 2 from the Mo-
limo post-office, the patrons of that
office are highly a%ppreciative of the
regular service rendered by Carrier
Hulen in delivering the mail to Mo
limo during the past six weeks when
the condition of the roads traversed
by him were considered impossible
by others. Mr.. Ellis said that it was
the expressed intention of the mem
bers of his commission to first i'm
prove the condition of the roads ira
versed by the rural routes as the de-
livery of mail to rural patrons is the
most beneficial . service enjoyed by
farm residents and that he had been
assured that the Commission would
be. materially assisted by the patrons
of the rural mail service in their de-
sire to improve the roads that such
service may be the more expeditions.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-04
10 Years Ago.


Frank Van Ness is home from Kan.
sas.
j. E. Seitz and family have moved
to Mexico from their farm and are re.
siding on S. Western Ave.
Charles Claybrook is in st. Joseph
attending the clothingmens conven-
ton.
Judge Gray Of Bowling Green was
the guest of j. W. Daniel, Sunday.
DR.. Theo. H. Winans will attend the
Missouri Institute of Homeopathy
which meets in Kansas City April
"a, 25 and 26.
Ed Bigler now has charge of the
Mexico garage.
j.. A. Darnaby is home and pre-
pairing to start work on his hand
some little bungalow in South Mex
leo.
S. P. Emmons and DR.. Alb. White
are home from Columbia where they
went in the interest of the school
Mrs. Howard of st. Louis is the
guest of Mrs. L. B. Hawthorne.
Mrs. c. A. Barnes and daughter
Marjory r home from Kansas
City.
Mrs. Lucy Lee Graham is home
from Columbia.
Ollie May daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. w. Yeager of South Western
Avenue lis recovering from pneu-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-04
AUDRAIN COUNTY LOSES
ONE OF IT'S COUNTRY
TEACHERS ny MARRIAGE

With the marriage Of Miss Ruth
Haley last Friday to Willie B. Jones
a farmer in the Harris School Dis
trict Superintendent Offutt will have
one more county school position to
fill this summer.
The young couple were married by
the Rev. G. A. Mitchell of the Baptist
church and will make their home on
MI. Jones' farm.
Miss Haley has been a teacher in
the county schools Of Audrain county
for the last five years, the last Of
which was at Hall school north Of
Weilsville, and her position is going
to be hard to fill. the many friends
Of the young couple join with the
Ledger in extending heartiest con-
gratulations and wishing them the
best Of success.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-04
20 Years Agn.

D. P. Moore and John Hill will re-
turn from Hot Springs this week.
VIM. West has returned from a
business trip to Iowa.
Mrs. J. R. Bragg has returned to
Fulton after a visit with her neice,
Mrs. D. A. Mcmillan.
The Grand Commandry and Grand
Chapter of Masons met in jefferson
City this week. Among those who
attended from this city were: Hon.
W. M. Treloar, ]. J. Steele, Rev. K.
M. Deane, John Abbay, F. R. Jesse,
A. S. Houston and T. B. Duncan.
Mrs. P. Chapel has returned to Kan
sas City after a visit with MI. and
Mrs. B. l.. Locke.
Jacob Schop is home from a bus
mess trip to st. Louis.
Miss Susie French is in Jefferson
City where she attended the Elston-
Brown wedding.
Mrs. Kate Mahan and daughter,
Martha, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Fitzpat-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-04
STANLEY WILSON IS TAKING
PROMINENT PART IN ACTI-
VTTTES AT WESTMINSTER
COLLEGE.

Fulton, Mo, April 29.--At a meet
ing of the Publication Board of
Westminster College today, Stanley
Wilson of Mexico was elected Bust
ness Manager of the Westminster
Fortnightly for 1929. The Fort
nightly which is issued every two
weeks deals exclusively with student
life and activities and occupies an i'm
portant place among the list of stu
dent endeavors at Westminster.
Besides holding this position Mr..
Wilson is active in other student
ctivities. He is president of the
Dorm Club, a member of the Philo-
logic Literary Society and a member
of the Blue Jays indicated debating
squad. He will debate next Tuesday
on a Westminster team against Gull
yer Stockton College at Canton, Mo-,
this debate was to have been held
some time ago but was postponed
suddenly for various reasons.
R. M. Long of Fulton was in the
c;tx Mnudar ~ h,1stnass $50
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-04
THE Kansas CITY Times Wedr

THE Kansas City Times Wednes-
day morning carried a half column
article about the convention here Of
the Missouri Federation of Music
Clubs in which prominent mention is
given to the fact Mexico is becoming
a musical center Of Missouri due to
the efforts Of Hardin college and Mr..
George May who is IN charge Of its
conservatory Of music. Besides the
entertainment value to Mexico Of
these recitals and concerts this city
is gaining favorable publicly through
them that Is Of inestimable value to
the entire community.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-04
DEATH RATE
AND BIRTH
RATE EQUAL

Last year during the same period
there were five more births than
deaths, though in January of that
year the amounts were equal. During
April this year there were twice as
many births than deaths but in each
of the other months the death rate
exceeded the birth rate.
Probably never again in the history
Of Mexico and Salt River Township
will the birth and death record for
any four. months period be the same
but that is the case this year accord
ing to the bureau of vital statistics
kept by Wallace bearing, City Clerk.
The record for the two years is as
follows:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-04

EVERY time we have a convention,
and frequently when there is no con-
.vention in the city, we have strangers
ask US why such a progressive city as
Mexico hasn't it's streets properly
designated by street signs? One
gentlemen drew our attention to the
fact that the houses we're all number
ed but to a stranger this meant moth
ing inasmuch as they didn't know
whether they were on Jefferson
street, Monroe street or what thor
oughfare. The city's streets should
be properly designated.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-04

MEXICO was particularly promin-
ent in the meetings OF the Music
Clubs this week. 1t is impossible
for US to draw attention to every per-
son in this city who took an active
part in the programs but Mrs. A. L.
Snoddy, Miss Mary Banks and Mrs.
F. N. Henderson played a prominent
part in the gathering, Mexico has
many particularly talented women
and those who participated in the
gathering of the Music Clubs brought
new laurels to this city as a music
center of note.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-04

MISS Mary V. Houston retires as a
teacher in the Mexico public schools
this spring and as she enters private
life she viii be accompanied by the
good wishes and love of hundreds Of
men and women who had the priv
ilege of being a student under her
efficient instruction and enjoyed the
splendid influence she welded in her
school work. miss Molly" as all
those who love her call her, is a
woman Of exceptional attachments
and character and during the twenty
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-04

Lawrence DeAuth, former City
Editor Of The Ledger, who is a stu
dent in the Law Department Of Mis-
souri, University, is home on a short
visit. BE viii travel in the interest
of Stephens College this summer,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-04

MEXICO is becoming quite q con-
vention city. In May besides the vis-
1t Of the St Louis business men on.
the 18th there will be a district meet
ing Of the Christian Church on May
RI 8, and A. These events coupled
with the college and school COM
mencements viii make the month a
gala one in this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-04

rick in Laddonia this week.
The long distance telephone office
has been moved from Mr.. Rodgers
fish market to the Lacrosse lumber
yard office, corner Liberty and jeff
erson Street. The switch board will
he in charge of Miss Vallie Bush.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-04

THE sermon of the Rev. A. A.
Wallace Sunday night on Evolution
was a most able one an attracted a
congregation which filled every avail
able seat in the large auditorium and
Sunday school room. DR.. Wallace is
one of themost capable ministers and
proficient students in the state and
his address was most interesting and
most worthwhile.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-04

monia, contracted after being ill with
measles.
The roads all over the county are
being dragged.
Mrs. ]. H. Minor gave a pleasant
little party last Monday evening en-
Pertaining her guests with the radip-
tican views Of DR.. Wallace's Euro
pean trip.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-04

In the presence Of nearly 25,000
people, Sunday in Detroit, q kid
pitcher Of the White Sox, Charley
Robertson, entered his name on the
base ball roll Of hOnor, the hero q a
no hit, no run, nobody reached first
base triumph, and attained glory that
win be lasting generations to come
This is the third game Of Its kind
ever recorded in base ball history.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-04

DIRECTOR of the War Finance
Commission, Eugene Meyer, Jr., Of
Washington, has issued a statement
to the effect that better times are
coming on the farms of this country.
Indications have been pointing in that
direction for sometime and we are
glad to hear further verifcation Of
the fact,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-04
Meeting WITH Success.

The Rev. r.. W. Gentry, former
pastor Of the Mexico Christian church
who il pastor cf d church III Coyina,
Calf, d town Of 1000, Is meeting
with splendid success there. He Is
sues a weekly church paper and a
recent edition sent to Miss Marjory
Beach, Of this city, shows that his
Mems Bible Glass in one year grew
from . small average attendance to
that Of 1856. His many friends here
will be glad to know of his success,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-04

entertains a convention and on occas-
ions when the city is holding a cele-
bration. Mexico will be the best and
most appropriately decorated city it's
size in the state as a result of this
ontiuitv,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-04
Two Killed

The wabash plug" running be-
tween Centralia and Columbia had a
wreck Saturday because Of a spread
rail and a brakeman and fireman
were killed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-04

FIVE years she has been connected
with the Mexico school system her
life and work has had a most bene-
fetal influence upon the young people
with whom she came in contact. The
desires to express its appre-
Of Miss Houston and what her
work in the public schools has meant
to Mexico in the building of better
and women.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-04

VIM. Bankhead Of Bowling Green,
Charles Meyers Of Wellsville and
Mrs. John Douglass were discharged
Monday from Audrain Hospital.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-04

DID you " notice that that flap
per's galoshes are never brought into
service when the weather is "galosh-
able"?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-04

Mrs. J. G. Trimble who has been
the guest of Misses Guthrie has re-
turned to her home in St Joseph,
Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-04

THE business men generally are
purchasing decorations for their store
fronts to be used whenever Mexico
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-04

THE fellows who are defending
"gas warfare" must be a lot of bach
elors.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-04

THERE are a lot of husbands who
never even receive honorable mention
in the Carnegie hero awards.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-04

"STILL" water runs deep and If
it runs true to form it also runs
'high".
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-04

LIFE is what we make it, and some
folks have a mighty poor set Of
tools.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-04

Clarence A. Barnes has. returned
from Columbia where he attended
court two days this week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-04

A LIP stick and a rouge pot have
nothing to Do with the ''EHome Beau
tifuf.H
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-04

Miss Susie Guthrie was discharged
from Amanda Hospital Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-04
THE WEEKLY LEDGER
IA n. White. Editor.

kbe Per Year. Cash in Advances
Andrain and adjoining counties.
where 81 q year In advance be-
. OF advanced postal rates.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-08-19
CELEBRATE WITH PARTY
 FOR SCN BIRTHDAY

Bernie Bielck, son of MT. and Mrs. Archie Bielick. celebrated his first birthday, August IS. Baby Bic lick is the only brother of five sis ters, and in homer of his having lived an entire year all on his own and being husky young man, de- spite the sisters to pet him, his parents crowned him king of the day yesterday and held a big birth day party.
 From l o'clock in the afternoon uneil II o'clock at night the Bielich home was a scene of gaity. Gifts to- taling $50 and the same amount in silver dollars. were bestowed upon the young man of the house. The guests declare the party to be one of the best they have attended in l long time.
 Those present were: Mir. and Mrs. Peter Betiiovich and child. Nick Petejvich. Obren Odolvich, Mir. and Mrs. Mike Pusich and three children, Mr. and Mrs Charles Miller, Vaso Nikinoyich and son, Laver Bozovich, James Carlson. Edward Ryan, Sam uel Powell. Crahr:el Powell. John Radovich and Radisav Mitrovich.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-08-19
"THE WEIGHING HOUR" AT COLISEUM SUNDAY

You're not going to shoot me; you're going to drop that gum" And he didi The force of an over towering will served to dissipate q mIrlerous impulse and prevent a .ragedy. The situation is the crux Ci "The Witching Hour" the pow orful Augustus Thomas stage sue cess which has been pictured by Paramount and which will be shown at tho Coliseum Theatre for two days. beginning Sunday night.
 A remarkable cast was secured to interpret the difficult situations cIs the play. EHiott Dexter plays "J7ok Brookfield," the man of iron will. Mary Alden in the feminine lead while other famous Thespians include Winter Hall, Ruth Rcnick, Edward Sutherland, Robert Cain, Charles West, l.. M. Wells, Clarence Gcldart. Jim Blackwell, Julia Craw- ford Ivcrs wrote the scenario, while James Van Trees is responsible for the photography.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-08-19
SPECIAL FEATURES
 AT CHURCH SERVICES

Mrs Mary Lioaberger Scott of Seattle will sing two numbers at, the Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning at II o'clock. Mrs. Scott has a contralto voice of rare quality especially suited to the singing of sacred hymns. Her gift of worship Will add much to the morning de- yOtion.
 Rev. S. Hall Young, D. D., General Miss )nary for the Presbyterian Church in Alaska will preach the sermon. Dr. Young has given A years Of his life to Christian work in the North.
 Mir Thornton Penfe.d. q Prince ton student who has been helping on the mission boat Lois under the direction of Rev George J. Beck. is expected to be present at the evening service. MT. Penfield is an accomplished violinist as well as a fine speaker He will soon leave for his school work in the East.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-08-19
LASZLO SCHWARTZ
 LEAVES FOR NORTH

Laszlo Schwartz. yiolinistcomDoser left Juneau last night on the steam ship Spokane for Skaeway on tour through the Interior and Westward Coast He will go from Skasway to Whitehorse and down the riyer to Dawson, Fairbanks and Nenana. He will spend short time in each town. From Nanana he will come cut to Anchorage. over the Govern ment Rlilroad Returning South by way of the Westward coast he will stop at each Coast town fer concert eng agements. He expects t0 return to Juneau in about two months.
 Mr Schwartz has sport some time in Juneau. coming here from Ket- chikan He appeared in concert here and in Douglas. Mr. Schwartz is on | tour of the world and expects to go from Alaska to the Orient.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-08-19
TRUE-TO-LtFE TYPES IN WAlTHAll PICTURE

$, "Humdrum Brown" Henry B. Wal thall's new release. which comes to the Coliseum tonight. was written es- pccIally for MT. Walthall, and the production was directed by Rex In gram. under the supervision of Rob ert Brunton. managcr of productions at the Paralta studios in Los Ange- les. The story is a delightful com bination of humor and melodraml and the plot is particularly inter esting inasmuch. as 1t deals with the same characters when living both 4n the small community of Norwalk and in the great. bustling metropolis of the West.
 AS in Ahis previous success. His Robe ofRsHonor," Mir. Walthal has charming Mary Charlcson as his loading woman. Others in his sup port are Joseph J. Bowling, Ida Lewis. Howard Champion. Dorothy Love Clark and Kate Price.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-08-19
WASHINGTON EDITORS
 TO EAT REINDEER MEAT

An ail-Alaskan dinner, is planned for the closing event of the eleventh annual Journalism week at the Uni veraity of Washington next year. All foods on tho menu will be sent direct from Alaska.
 Each city or district will send its most representative product. Nome will send four hundred fifty pounds of reindeer meat. Sitka will send floral decorations and St Mi cheel will give fresh wild cram berries.
 The dinner proposal was made in April by M. l.. Spencer. director Of the School of Journalism. The plan was endorsed by the Alaska Blu reau of the Seattle. Chamber of Com merce. Arrangements were turned over to C. D. Garfield. Secretary cs the Alaska Bureau of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce. The dis tarce to Alaska made early planning necessary y.-tUniversity of Washing ton Press Bulletin.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-08-19
WINNING PROSPERITY

OTTAWA, ONT.-Sixty million dollars is saved to Canadian farm CTS annually as a result of the ex- perimental work on government farms in charge of scientific agri- eulturists.
 This was the statement of E. s. Archibald. director 6 Dominion farms, in an address before the Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists. .E. 4
 Starting with four farms in 1S86, the government now operates twenty-two farms, seven sub stations, two tobacco stations, and 100 illustrative farms.
 yhe benefit that Canadian faEss- err have received from these e1r peEiQent1 stations. said Ar
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-08-19

stroys a blackmailer who would ruin the career of her husband, now a judge, and fate brings her before the bar of justice where her hus- band presides and places her fight for life in the hands of her son counsel for the defense. And hay ing played trumps to the last, fate plays its joker, the highest card of all-death.
 Pauline Frederick in the role of Jacqueline Floriot brings an emo tional art to the screen more in tensified than any evcr displayed by this popular star You may have seen the stage version of this ia mous play-moSt everyone has, now see Goldwyn's masterful, heart touching perturbation.
 The rroduo..on is Madam K" and ii is at the Palace Sunday and Monday with extra features.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-08-19

Archibald, is incalculable. The fertile region along the transconti- mental lines of the Canadian Na- tional Railways was wilderness a few years ago. Today it is a pie ture of diversified farming pros- perity. Settlers are pouring in. Their prosperity is built on live stock, field crops, and dairying end is due in a very large degree to the educational results of the work on experimental farms.
 Marquis wheat, now the staple wheat of Western Canada, was pro- duced by Dr. Charles Saunders, Dominion cerealist on the central experimental farm near Ottawa. Df. Saunders originated hnlless oats and beardless barley. To. the experimental farms Was due the
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-08-19
WIVES OF MASONIC
 OFFICIALS LEAVE

Mrs. James Mccormack, Past Grand Worthy Matron, Order of the Eastern Star, Washington State, and Mrs. HGrace w. Tyler, wives of the ;rand Master and Grand Secretary 7. X A. M,, of Washington State, n whose jurisdiction are included Alaskan lodges, left Juneau last light on the Spokane, making the ound trip to Sitl1a. They will be joined at Skagway by Grand Master Mccormack and Grand Secretary " Ter, who are inspecting the lodge there. and the party will continue South on She Spokane, stopping al Ketchikan to inspect the Masonic lodge at that place.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-08-19

rent fer lighting purposes as was usedslas year.
 In i.s communication to the Coun- cil the company slid in part: Your letter Of August 4th to the. Alaska Electric Light X Power Company relative to tho increased rates for electric Current, has been received and given due consideration by the company
 "The proposals in your letter for changes in rate cannot be accepted. v The company made no reference in it's letter to the Councils sug- gcs:ion that, in case both of the rate, schedules proposed by it on August 4th were unacceptable, a board of arbitration be selected to go over all facts bearing on the rate situation. It reaffirms it's decision to put the new rates announced into effect as of August l.
 To Determine Rights In presenting the matter to the Council, Mayor Robertson said he l believed that the City should em- ploy an attorney to make a thor oueh investigation of it's legal rights in the matter "I believe that we should find out right now just where we stand in the matter and whether CT not we c1n do anything. If, after an investigation. it is thought we can bring an action in Court to de tcrmine the fairness or unfairness of the proposed rates. believe it is the Councils duty to do so.' In this position he was unani- mouslv supported by the Council. i The Mayor said in his own opinion the City did have right to go to Court it is believed that unjust ! charges were being made for public utilities He added, however. that 1 he had not given thorough consid eration to rhc matter and desired the investigation of the legal phase l of the question made by an impartial 1 attorney Upon the outcome of such Ian investigation, it was indicated
 would depend tho future procedure adopted by tho Council
 1 Postpone Rock Filling
 The contemplated construction of { permanent roadway on Front Street
 by replacing the nrescnt plank struc
 .ure with rock filling and surfacing
 was atlndc2ed for the present by
 the Council last night. The cos 1 Of such work was estimated to be in the 0ighborhocd of $6.000. Ow ng % the latencss of the season
 and the condition of the City treas
 ury at this time. t Was agreed ti
 hold this work il abeyance unti
 later It will be brought Up agail
 next February, or March, it wa
 said.
 The erection of markers pointin;
 out the way from both docks to tht
 trail up Mt Roberts was authorize
 by the Council Markers for tn trail itself have already been nrc yided by tha Forest Service. Tn
 Forest Service was also authorize
 to use old lumber possessed by tn
 City for building benches to b
 placed at convenient stop"ing place along the trail.