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New Ulm review., 1922-03-01
PROGRAM FOR RECITAL

The following is the proposed pro-
gram for the recital to be given under
the auspices of the Congregational
Ladies Aid this month. 1t has been
decided to give the recital at Turner
Hall because SO many expressed their
desire to hear the program that the
church rooms would not accommodate
all.
Those who will give the recital are
Mildred Ozias de Vries, Soprano,
Lillian Nippert Zelle, Violinist, Mar
garet Hicks Schmitt, Pianist, and Glad
Burnside Streissguth, Reader.
Il. Program.
Violin:
5{a) Abendlied Evening Song)
Schumann- Wilhelmj
s(b) Woodbine -Burleigh
(c) Thro' the Snow -Burleigh
Voice:
.(a) when Celia sinss NOR
.(b) Q Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave
:
.(c) The Last Leaf Homer
.(d) Rain Curran
(e) The Fairy Pipers Brewer
10 The Robins Song White
Piano:
(al Juba "a Negro Dance) Dett
.(b) 70 a Waterlily MacDowell
lc) Scherzo B flat minor Chopin
Reading:Selected 4
Voice: 8 A. d. &. AZ
sla) Beneath a Weeping Willows
ss Shade 81 - Hopkinson
:(b) Serenade Schubert
3{c) My Love is a Muleteer y de Nogero
3(d) Swedish Dance Song Joachim
s(e) The Three Cavaliers
- u -Dargomyzhsky
% Bon Jour, Ma Belle Behrend
Violin: q .S 81 8.. s@
s(a) Serenade CZerwonky-
S(b) Hindu Chant, Korsakow- Kreisler
The New York herald., 1922-11-12
MR. MENCKEN FOAMs AT THE
MOUTH.


Some time ago Burton Rascoe recorded
the fact that he and H. L. Meneken had
foregathered in a Certain Restaurant and
consumed endless quantities of real beer.
And il is our charitable notion that il
was the next day. while Mr.. Mencken was
In the throes of a hangover-and there is
nothing meaner than a beer hangover
that the Sage Of Baltimore wrote the sec
ton OF his new book "Prejudices: Third
Series" in which he dispenses this price
less Menckenian finality: 1T is my con-
viction that the American people. taking
one with another. constitute the most
timorous. sniveling pOltroonish, ignomi-
NOUS mob of serfs and goose steppers ever
gathered under one flag in Christendom
since the end Of the middle ages. and that
they grow more timorous. more sniveling.
more poltroonish. more ignominious every
day"
II is our conviction that when he belly
aches. to swipe the Menckenian manner in
that addle- -pated crack Drained. boobishly
fanatic way. the Europhobiac from Mary
land might. with no little appropriateness.
be referred TO as a Baltimoron.
Not that Mr. Mencken is entirely wrong.
We know many people who couldn't pos
sibIy be more "sniveling. more poltroonish.
more ignominious" But most Of them are
The New York herald., 1922-11-12
TERHUNE ON LAW.

r. Pounds AN Introduction to the
Philosophy of Law" is doubtless an author
itative work, but Wen wager it contains
no better philosophy on the subject of the
law than we find in a letter We have from
Albert Payson Terhune. in which the
author of numerous "sagas of the flea
hunters" as he designates himself, writes:
As for me 1 have always been
upheld to righteousness by a rugged fear
of the police"
The New York herald., 1922-11-12

ment. was made possible by the enterprise
and devotion of the editors and by the
munificence of an anonymous benefactor,
who. in 1913. made a most liberal gift to
the British Academy for the purpose.
The New York herald., 1922-11-12

to be found among the Young Intellectuals
whom Mr.. Mencken processes TO admire
and who kiss the ground that the Field
Marshal OF the Marylandsturm walks on.
RARE BOOKS.
Volumes that we'll advertise for when
We start rare book collecting:
"a a novel of The Great Outdoors in
which the Spirited Girl from the East
doesn't learn to outride every cowboy on
the ranch.
(2) A travel book that does not refer to
the scene OF the authors experiences as
Gods country"
CD \ book of free verse in which some
thing isn't stark" or poignant" or 'throb-
bing"
(4) \ book of regulation verse in which
the wraith-faith rime does not appear.
(5) An autobiography in which the
author does not give his parents credit for
All He Has Accomplished in This Mundane
Sphere. passing thought: Some
people give their parents more credit than
CASH.
BEkSONALT-Io Ernest EcCleS, Brook
lyn. and John Barley. Toronto: Wen run
your excellent contributions as soon as We
have the space.
LONDON LIT'RY LETTER. SPECIAL TO
THE BOOK FACTORY.
Your correspondent is fresh from a
palaver with Gordon Se1fridge, who wants
to know. among other things. why there
is no carto0nist in England like Briggs, and
why there is no Pilgrims Progress of busi-
ness. The latter question We respectfully
refer to Sink Lewis
"Babbitt." By the way is catching on in
England. But We refuse 10 read 1t until we
receive the deadhead copy that :. L. half
promised US when he was in London.
Scene; The revival of romance at the
The New York herald., 1922-11-12

Court Theatre. with Gerald Lawrence's
sweetness -and-light production of Mr..
Garrick," Lawrence making a curtain
speech assuring the slightly reviving spec
tators that the roots of the tree of ro-
nance are deep and that the tree of ro-
nance still lives" Some one remarks that
the tree of romance could do with a deal
of pruning. and we look into the mel
ancholy eyes of st. John Ervine.
We are glad to chronicle that in spite of
the downfall of Lloyd George the London
papers yesterday found plenty of space
in which to report the most important news
of the day. the publication of A. E. Hous-
mans Last Poems"
Albert Kinross is writing a novel of the
Fleet street life of a bygone generation,
and it's good stuff. Two of the persons, by
the way. who have told us that Kinross in
his days as editor of The Outlook accepted
their first printed contributions are John
Masefield and Robert Lynd.
There is a persistent rumor from a
usually we'll informed quarter that Rud-
yard Kipling finished new novel two
years ago. sent it to the printers. looked
at 1t. saw that it was bad or, at least. not
as good as he would like it to be. and had
the type pied and the book suppressed. If
it be true. our vote goes to Mr. Kipling as
pro-consul with A. E. Housman of the
select republic of those who never open
their mouths unless they have a mouthful
to say. JOE.
LONDON.
The New York herald., 1922-11-12
The Book Factory
By EDWARD ANTHONY.

BY EDWARD ANTHONY.
CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK STANZAS.
This being Children's Book Week, buy
The kids some books. They need 'em!
And as you buy 'em, gaily cry,
"A Little Child Shall Read En-
Macmillan, Scribners, Doubleday
And others make bid
With jolly volumes, for your pay
And so does Stewart Kidd.
(That last lines rather good, think,
For kid books that are sold
BY Stewart Kidd should make bid
For anybody's gold.)
Which are the good ones? I'll begin
Enumerating hordes-
More titles than there's titles in
The well-known House of Lordsl
There's one by Margie Williams there
Is one by Gordon Rudge,'
Who tells bare facts about bear
And tells 'em WE'LL judge.
There's one by Hughie Lofting.' How
I'd love to own the book!
I'd be a-reading of it now,
Beside purling brook.
Cts rather cool to sit beside
A purling brook, know,
But rhymes demands can't be denied.
So don't you snicker SOY
There's one by Poet Sandburg;' one
By Ernest Thompson Seton;'
There's one by Oscar Otto Dun
That simply can't be beaten.
There's one by K. H. With Ga dear
LII mouses historee;)
And also one or two, hear,
By Edward Anthoneer
of THE Velveteen Rabbit (Doran).
OF "The Little Black Bear (Doran).
of '"The Voyages of Doctor Doittle" (Stokes).
of eRootabago Stories (Harcourt).
OF "Bannertail" (Scribners).
Of nothing. We invented Mr. Dun to create a rhyme
OF The Mouse Story (Stokes).
of The Pussycat Princess Century and coauthol
Fairies Up to Date" little, Brown).
The New York herald., 1922-11-12
WARMING!

II "Marmalade." whoever he is, doesn't
stop sending US unprintable poetry we'll
ask the gunners at Fort Summer to take
a few shots at him.
Perhaps in return for our vigilance the
Commanding General will have us made
Assistant Commanding Generator. to sug
gest more appropriate title-vice- -presi-
dent vice-president of the Vice
Society. What a wonderful title to havel
a friend of ours confides that he has had
four cooks in the last month, so it was only
natural that We should tell him that with
his apparent slogan of Try Cook
Week" he is stealing the publishers stuff.
The New York herald., 1922-11-12

Biblical scholars throughout the world
will be glad to learn that the Oxford Uni
versity Press American Branch will have
ready early next month the facsimile of
the Old Testament text of the Codex Sinai
ticus. reproduced from photographs taken
at Petrograd and in Leipzig in 1918 by DR..
and Mrs. Kirsopp Lake. description of
this famous codex and an introduction to
its history have oeen contributed by DIR.
Lake. 1t may be added that the produc-
ton of this volume. completing the task
begun by the oxford University Press by
the publication in 1911 of those parts
of the codex which contain the New Testa-
The New York herald., 1922-11-12

The Turner Twins" the latest product
of the Ralph Henry Barbour Shop. is the
most carefully wrapped book we have re-
ceived this season. In addition to the regu-
lar corrugated boards there are two layers
of wax paper which the frivolous minded
might take as an indication that the pub
fishers consider the book perishable rather
than immortal literature. Com
mendable modesty. but We'll bet copy OF
Bob Benchley's Love Conquers All
don't fail to read it. by the way) to a copy
of Charles Hanson Townes "The Chain"
(those are odds of ten to one) that even
without wax paper Mr.. Barbour will out
last most of his Juvenile writing con-
temporaries.
The New York herald., 1922-11-12

thony O Fairies Up to Date" lIlttle, BrownJ.
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Art Goods

PICTURES, framed and unframed.
DAVIDSON AND NUTTING COLORED ~PHOTOGRAP
BEAUTIFUL LOCAL VIEWS
SOUVENIR NOVELTIES
ART POTTERY
BRASS SMOKING STANDS
NARCISSUS NOVELTIES and BULBS
BOO EMF
DESk SETS
JARDINIERS, CASSEROLES, etc. with Pyrex dishes
RUST CRAFT and other boxed useful gifts
VASES
FERN DISHES
CANDLE STICKS
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Sporting; Goods Dep.

INCLUDES ANSCO CAMERAS
INGERS0LL WATCHES
THERM0S BOTTLES
ELECTRIC FLASH LIGHTS
HUNTING COATS
FISH RODS
GUNS
KNIVES
SNOW SHOES
SKATES
SLEDS
SKIS
FOOTBALLS, BOXING GLOW
and hundreds Of things the red-h
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Books
NEWEST COPYRIGHT,
COPYRIGHT,

NEWEST COPYRIGHT,
POPULAR COPYRIGHT,
PRAYER, NOTE,
ADDRESS, AUTOGRAPH,
CHILDREN'S, PHOTOGRAPH,
DIARIES, DICTIONARIES,
STANDARD, POLITICAL.
WEDDING, BABY and SCRAP
These last three are not necessarily
We have books for old and young. Bibles for the
for those who won't read and blank books for tn
head quarters for books, don't TO
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-10-19
HOLLIS HAGGARD
IS EDITOR OF
MCN. ANNUAL

Hollis Haggard was chosen editor
in chief Of The Mcmillan, the an
nual, of the local high school this
week. The other members of the
staff are: Business manager, Har-
old Brown; associate editor, Martha
Miller; assistant business manager,
Ryland Pearl; secretary, Waldene
Barnes; treasurer, Lucille Dozier;
literary editor, Anna Margaret Burt
on; social editor, Elizabeth Sqpires;
art editor, Sam Shoup; athletic edi-
tor, Harold Thomas; calender editor,
Ruth Ridgeway; editor of life, Fran
ces Gooch; kodak editor, Raymond
Gibbs.
The staff was chosen by a COM
mittee from the faculty and the choice
ratified by the student body. A COM
mittee composed of A. Gorrell, Miss
Flowerree and Miss Frances Goech
will act in an advisory capacity to
the staff.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-10-19
FOX HUNTERS
HOLD CAMP
NEAR MCCRED|E

Between fifty and a hundred hun
tiers from several counties spent Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday in camp
on the c.. j. Patterson farm, four
miles northwest of McCredie, and en-
joyed fox ehases each night. Fully
fifty hounds participated in the chas-
es Monday night and it was estimat-
ed that twice that number ran foxes
Tuesday night.
The hunters camped in tents in q
pasture adjacent to theI Patterson
house and meals for them and their
guests were served by the woman of
the McCredie Methodist Church.
The camp was the largest and
most successful the hunters have ever
had for besides a largest number than
usual, more counties were represent
ed. Dogs from Illinois were shipped
to McCredie.
The dogs chased several foxes in
the Auxvasse Greek hills Monday
night and during the night a live fox
was caught and used for a brush chase
Tuesday morning.
Many persons visit the camp each
night to enjoy the camp fires and
hear the stories of the prowess Of
the dogs.
George Hord of Tebbetts in presi-
dent of the fox hunters organization
and Milton Armstrong Of Bachelor
is secretary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-10-19
Powell Ford.

Another rain Saturday and Sat
urday night. Miss Mabel Cook near
Ce~ntralia, spent the weekend with
her home folks.
Conrad Schultz helped saw wood
Monday at Mr.. Hesterburg.
Mr.. Mark Woodson who has
teen i'll with diptheria is able to be
up and the rest Of the family is
we'll.
School has commenced again at
Carter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milford Berry is
home after two weeks visit with
relatives and friends in KY. They
spent most of their time at Carlisle
and Moorefeld, KY.
Mrs. Wiley johnson has been
spending a few weeks with her
parents in st. Louis.
Mr.. Hill and 500, spent Saturday
night ard Sunday with MI. and Mrs.
Burdett
Some around in this vicinity still
cutting corn ard cane, most all are
through sowing wheat that ex-
pected to put any in.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-10-19
]. B. DEFAULT
SHIPS AUTO TO
POhTO RICO

From Mexico, to Porto Rico is
a long distance but not so far that.
the merchants of this city find bus
mess dealings impossible. j. B..
Default, Studebaker automobile deal
,er, received a message Monday after
noon from D. w. May of Porto
Rico asking that he ship him a
special six Studebaker touring car.
Mr.. May visited Nh. and Mrs.
lChas. Harrison Of Benton City this
fall and enjoyed driving Mr.. Har-
rison's Studebaker which Mr.. De-
Vault sold him a short time ago.
Mr.. DeVault is making arrange
ments for the car to be shipped to
Mr.. May as soon as possible.
MI. May has been in Porto Rico
for a number Of years in connection
with government experimental work
but is well known in Mexico and
vicinity.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-10-19
PRAIRIE HILL.

Michigan Farm Club have its
annual feast and drive for members
last Thursday night. The Prairie
Mound Club entertained with their
play. A large crowd was present
and a good meeting was enjoyed by
all with much benefit to the Club.
The many friends of w. P. Cas-
siday regret sincerely that he suf-
fered a stroke of paralysis, but are
glad that it was only a slight one
and wish him a speedy recovery.
Mark Kisor and wife, Of southwest
Missouri visited his sister, Mrs. j.
r. Northcutt, Friday.
Mrs. j. E. Trover visited Mrs.
Earl Motley Thursday, and Friday
the latter entertained Mrs. Arch
Motey and mother, Mrs. Wilson.
The Ladies Auxiliary meet with
Mrs. Dave Nation next Thursday to
quilt for her.
Mrs. Paul Evans and Mrs. J. B.,
Cassidy also Clark Stotler and fam
lily attended the Homemakers earni-
val at Laddonia Saturday.
Earl Northcutt took a car load of
high school folks of vandalia to the
basket ball game at Laddonia Sat
urday.
Sunday morning we met Leslie
Crow, wife and baby Chug-chuggine
through the mud returning from q
visit with Mrs. Crows parents. Frank
Sparks and wife of Pike County.
Mrs. Johnnie Newell very pleas
antly surprised her mother, Mrs.
Mary Wilson, Sunday.
In spite Of bad roads and threat
ening weather, many of her friends
arrived at l1:30 to enjoy with her
her 85 birthday. After the manv
good large baskets were emptied of
their treasures, Uncle Dave Nation
paid q very beautiful tribute to the
beautiful life and character lived in
our community and asked Gods bless
ing on her and all. After the din
ner was enjoyed Mrs. Wilson touch.
lngly thanked all for the pleasure
given her closing with an earnest
petition for Gods gracious blessings.
Among those present were Aunt Mira
Shattuck of Mexico, who is visiting
Aunt Mary; Henry Kolh, Dave Nat.
ion, Henry Miller, Chas. Schultz, Chas
Wright, Chas. Davis of Harmony,
Tom Williams, C. C. Caldwell, Frank
V~anwinkle, Art Richards, Frank
Daniels, Floyd Maxwell, Jim Max.
well, Raymond Motley, Ogle Helm
Stanley Caldwell, and Brice and CLYDE
johnson and families. Also VERNE
Elnora, Gladys and Leta Noysmitf
and Mrs. DickRiney of Hannibal ais:
Harold Branstetter and Howard Hoy
and wife.
Mrs. f.. H. Naysmith had to gc
back to bed. Her many friends hops
soon to hear of her rapid improve
ment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-10-19
AWARDED
PRIZES FOR
BEST ESSAYS

Florence Weeks of the Central
School won the first prize of $1.50
for the best essay on "Home Furnish
ings and Equipment" in the contest
conducted here this week IS part of
the Better Homes Campaign. Ardelle
Chaplin Of the Central school won the
second prize Of 81. Similar prizes were
awarded the boys for the best essay
on the subject "Home Owning and
were won by Dee Allen Of the South
Side School and Everett johnson Of
the Central School.
AL the prizes were given by Mrs.
Alex Carter and the contestants were
the students of the eight grades Of
the Central and South Side Schools.
Two from the South Side were
given honorable mention. They were:
Marjorise Garst and Rose Eleanor
Wright.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-10-19
DISTINGUISHED
WOMAN VISITS
MODEL HOME

Mrs. W. B. Meloney, of New York
City, secretary of the Advisory Coun-
ell for Better Homes Campaign was
in Mexico Wednesday and inspected
the model home on W. Monroe Street.
Mrs. Meloney said the home here was
one of the prettiest and most con-
venient if not the most attractive of
all she had visited. Mrs. Meloney
is editor of the Delineator Mag
azine and for years has taken an act
i've part in working for better homes.
The kitchen at the model home
was judged the most convenient and
attractive of all those visited, We'd
nesday morning.
Over a hundred persons visited the
home Wednesday, among that number
being a number of D. A. R. delegates.
The hosteesses at the model home
Friday will be: Mrs. E. Y. Burton,
president of the local chapter, u. D.
c., Mrs. Ferd Howe, Mrs. George
Kemp, Mrs. J. C. Stoy, Mrs. John
enser, Mrs. A. o. Alexander, Mrs.
F. C. Stoltz, Miss Alleene Reed and
Miss Orelia Powell.
w. S. Doolin has returned from a
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-10-19
HATToN-coNCoRn.

Pearly Tredd was shopping in
Fulton Saturday.
Mrs. Chas. Emmnns was shop
ping in Fulton Friday.
Miss Ethelyn Conner visited her
Aunt, Mrs. Indy Henderson in Full
ton last week and returned home
Saturday.
Mrs. Houf and Miss Deets and child
rem were shopping in Mexico Sat
urday.
The McVeight's sale was well at
Thursday and things sold we'll.
The Galloway Fox hunters reunion
was well attended by both men and
dogs.
]. R. Leeper lost a mare last
week.
Mr.. Rob CAMEL and mother and
sister were shopping in Mexico Thurs
day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-10-19
Sunrise School District.

-
Mrs. Holbrook visited at the home
of Frank Erisman last week.
Juanita Campbell was out of school
all last week on account of a spell
of tonsilitis.
Mrs. Clarence Cbx and children
spent several days last week with
Joe Coil and family.
0. r. Massey, wife and daughter
and Glenn Williams motored to Qui-
ncy, ILL.,, Saturday, and spent the
weekend with Rice Massey. They
report him well and getting along
nicely with his college studies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Stumpf of Kan
sas City have been guests at the
home of j. H. Stumpf.
Mrs, Sam Douglass of st. Louis
arrived Sunday for a visit with Mrs
Martha Billiard and family.
Rev. Mclaughlin filled his re-
gular appointment at Unity, Sunday
And was the guest of r. s. Douglass
and family for dinner.
The Harvest Festival held at Sun.
rise Friday night was well attended
and enjoyed by all.
We are sorry to report two accid.
ents that happened late Sunday even.
ing. Little Hobart Newberry fell
from a fence and broke his leg be.
low the knee. Claude Carter STRUCK
his eye with a whip and was pain.
fully injured. DR.. Cornett was cal,
led and attended them. Here's hop.
ing both will recover rapidly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-10-19
MYERS BROS.
ESTABLISHMENT
IS ROBBED

: Burglars broke into the Myers
Brothers Cleaning and Pressing Es-
Enlistment some time between Sat
urday night and Monday morning and
stole two suits of clothing. The in
truder broke the lock on one Of the
back windows. Bloodhounds were
brought from Moberly Monday morn
ing and taken to the place of the
robbery but seemed to have difficulty
getting on to the trail.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-10-19
COURT HOUSE

r Iii blE CDbaIC VI 41dlJ "a 4AlAuC
brand, the will was probated and
Gotleib Hildebrand filed remuneration
of right to administer and asks that
Grover Weber be appointed. Bond
given and approved and letters issued.
According to the provisions of the will,
all of the property will go to Gotleib
Hildebrand, brother of Mary M. Hill
debrand. .
In the estate of Rosa Jane and Will
liam Frederick Geisel, Lydia May Gel
sci, mother, filed application for ap-
pointment. Bond fixed in sum Of
$500, given and approved and appoin-
tment made.
In the estate of Charles W. Lewis,
j. G. King filed demand in sum Of
$20.08, which was waived.
The following persons have been
drawn by the County Court Sat
urday to serve on the Petit Jury for
the November term of the Circuit
Court, which opens the fourth Mon
day of the month:
Cuivre-Wm. Cassiday, James Pitt,
Ira Sutton, Ben F. Cassiday, J. T.
Bland.
Loutre-R. P. Crane, j. W. Peery,
Prairie-T. W. Crawford, W. j.
Britt.
Linn--W. l.. Frazier.
Salt River-Tom Ridgeway, Dick
Carter, Geo. L. Clanton, 7. E. Hook,
Geo. Throckmorton, Ryland Rodes,
j. w. Rutter, Lewis Atkins, Harry
Atchison, Jno. W. Ellis.
wilson,. C. Flynt, j. P. Ed
wards.
saling-W. e. Hoffman, W. W.
Crosswhite.
The alternate jurors are:
Cuivre-U. G. Maskey, R. S.
Martin, T. E. Seeley, Mayo Moss,
S. T. West.
Loutre--Lee Brown, Jno. M. Hide
brand.
Prairie-James Coons, Jno. W.
Beagles,
Linn. M. Kennedy.
Salt River-Jno. Abbay, Charles
McCuran, Oscar Martin, John T.
Brown, Jr., James P. Powell, Clay
Freeman, Hiram Threlkeld, Jno. Qui-
nlan, Jno. Fecht, H. S. Ford.
Wilson-C. Duff, j. W. Blum.
Saling-J. W. Burrus, B. B. Lit
trell.
The will Of James A. Lewis has
been probated and letters testament
tary issued to his wife Minerva E.
Lewis who will inherit all of the
property.
In the estate of Edward F. Kun
KEEL, the M. S. Bush Undertaking
Company, filed demand in sum OF
S257.
In the estate of Benjamin Turner,
Fry and Fry, attorneys, filed APP
praisal Of real estate.
In the estate of Lewis and Sims
partnership, W. Il. Sims filed re-
nunciation of right to administer in
probate court here and suggested
A. D. Jackson. Bond fixed in sum
sc $4,000 which was given and ap-
proved and letters issued as prayed
In the estate of Edward F. Kun.
wei. s and N. Phillip filed demand
in sum Of $17.S5 which was waived
IN the same estate, M. $. Bush
Undressing Company filed demand
in sum Of $25T.0o.
Two more cases have been placed
on the November docket of the Aud
rain County Circuit Court. They are
Mary L. Feutz v. Unknown Heirs q
John D. Mccain to perfect title and
la. b. Webster ". r. W. Taylor fol
legal services.
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-10-19

About ten candidates took the ex-
animation for the position of rural
letter carrier from the Thompson
postoffice here Saturday. The three
making the highest grades well be
submitted to the p~ostoffice officials
here and the choice will be made.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-10-19

The invitation Of the Sedalia Chap
ter, d. a.. R. to hold the annual
conference there next year was ac-
cepted at the closing session Of the
conferenc here Friday %aftrnoon. The
meeting will be held some time in
October.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-10-19
PARENT TEACHERS AS
ISOLATION FORMED AT
MAPLE GROVE

A parent-teachefs' Association was
organized at Maple Grove School
Wednesday by Mis-. Rufus Jackson
of Mexico. The officers chosen were:
President, Mrs. Grace Coons; vice
president, Mrs. Earl Lyman; secret
airy, Mrs. R. Day; treasurer, Mrs.
Fred Patterson. Miss Grace Meliza
is teacher at this school. The fourth
Friday in the month was chosen as
meeting day and it was decided that
the special work of the organization
would be arranging for serving the
students hot lunches.
F. A. Morris is in Shawnee, Okla,