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Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-09-14
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-09-14

Miss zelma Turner, daughter Of
ths REV. !. u. Turner and Miss Elsie
preger III Chillicothe arrived III Mex
leo Sunday night TO enter Hardin
College.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-09-14

To Attend Republican Convention.
Harry Householder left Monday
for Springfield, Mo-, where he will
attend the State convention of the
Republican Party which opens there
Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-09-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Lutte Blackburn and
VIII @. Krusen Of High Hill and Ed
Erusen IL ST. Louis were the guests
1of Mr.. and Mrs. r. L Howard Of
Mexico Friday evening,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-09-14

Mr.. and Mrs. r. v. Blanchard are
home from visit in Omaha and
Iowa. Mr.. Blanchard reports big
corn crops in that section.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-09-14

Anne Lacy Wallace left Tuesday
for Oxford, o., where she will study
in the Western College for Women.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-09-14

The marriage of Miss nellie B.
Pearson, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. M. Pearson, formerly of Mexico,
to Clyde Kutzner of Billings, Mont,
took place Augost 27 at the home of
the brides parents in Roman, Mon.
They will make their home in Bill
ings, where the bridegroom is in the
wholesale lumber busiess.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-09-14
WEDDINGS.

Miss Susie Guthrie, eldest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. s. P. Guthrie, Of
this city, was married Saturday in
Jacksonville, ILL.,, to H. R. Kehl, of
this city. The wedding was kept a
secret until Thursday.
Mrs. Kehl is a charming and ac-
complished young woman. She at
tended Hardin College and has many
friends in Mexico. Mr.. Kehl is as
sociated with his brother, Chas. Kehl,
In the management of the Mexico
Typewriter Exchange. He is hust-
ling young business man.
The Leder joins the many friends
of both in extending best wishes and
congratulations. After a Short we'd
ding trip they will return to this
city to make their home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-09-14

The marriage of Idylle Wilkerson
to Ladell Gym, both Of Paris took
place at o'clock Friday evening at
the home of the officiating minister,
the Rev. F. w. Emerson. Following
the ceremony they left for short
honeymoon but refused to tell friends
their destination. After their return
they will make their home on the
farm of the bridegroom near Paris.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. C. B. Wilkerson and is a
most charming and accomplished
young woman. She is we'll known in
Mexico, having been graduated from
Mcmillan High School recently,
Mr.. Gym is the son Of Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Gym and is a progressive
and energetic young farmer.
The Ledger joins their many friends
in offering congratulations and best
wishes for much happiness.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-09-14

. The marriage of Miss Gladys Cal
houn of Denver to Baker Barnes of
near: Mexico took place Sunday at
the home of the brides parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Calhoun of Denver.
The bride was born in Mexico
and lived here until she was five or
six years old when she moved West
with her parents. Her parents are
we'll known here.
Mr.. Barnes is a progressive young
farmer of Audrain County and has
large number of friends here.
They arrived in Mexico Wednesday
and will make their home on Mr..
Barnes farm northwest of Mexico.
The Ledger extends congratulations
and best wishes for much happiness.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-09-14

R. r. Buckner is in Excelsior
Springs for q visit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-09-14

George Elliot. 81 Chicago, was here
on business Friday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-09-14

The marriage of Miss Lillian Spots
wood to Elmer Wait Adams took
place at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Spots
wood on East Liberty Street at $3.50
Wednesday evening, the ceremony
being performed by the Rev. John
H. Turner, in the presence of few
relatives and friends.
The bride was attractively dressed
in dark blue tailored suit with hat
to match and carried a bouquet Of
BRIDES roses. Following the cere.
mony a two-course luncheon was
served after which the young couple
left for Chicago where they will GO
to Madison, Wis, where Mr.. Adame
will teach this winter.
The bride is well known in Mexico
having graduated at Mcmillan High
School and been employed for the
last two years at Fredendall and vii.
kins dry goods store. She is also
a graduate Of the Quincy Business
College. Mrs. Adams is a mosi
charming and attractive young wo,
man with a large circle of friends
here.
Mr.. Adams taught at Missouri Mil
itary Academy in 1920 and while il
Mexico met his bride. He is an en-.
ergetic and promising young man
and is making good in his profession
He will be remembered by a number
of friends here.
The Ledger extends congratula'
tions and best wishes to this splendid
young couple.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-14
R.R. CROSSING
WORK PLANNED
Indications That R. R. Com
panies Getting Ready to
End Crossings Here
MUST START BY JANUARY !
Believe That Work Will be
Started on Scheduled
Time
MUST START BY JANUARY |

Indications at this time are that
the railroads will begin the work OF
eliminating the grade crossing
through this city before the first OF
the year. According to information
which has been obtained today the
order of the Public Utility Commits
sion eliminating the crossings makes
1t compulsory for the railroads to
begin the work before January l,
1923, and the fact that the railroads
have not applied for an extension CT
time, creates the impression that
they will go ahead with their part
of the work on schedule.
According to City Attorney Leo
Go;dberger, Charles A. Mead. an en-
gineer Of the commission, phcned
him recently, asking what the city is
doing toward its part of the elimina-
ton and informing him that work
will be started within short time.
Mr.. Goldberger referred Mr.. Mead
TO the city engineer for his informa-
ton.
Today the Evening News was in
telephone connection with Mr.. Mead
but he said that he was unable to
give out any information aud REFER
red the reporter to James Maypuryi
who is in charge of the grade cross
ing eliminations. Mr.. Maybury was
not in.
According to City Engineer Nor
gan F. Larson the city is just as
much in a position to go ahead with
the work as the railroad and he
points out the railroad has not as
yet arranged for the purchase OF
the property necessary in Washing
ton street. He added that the main
work of the city is in connection
with the laying of the sewer system
1t is believed that the first work
to be done by the railroads will be
the laying of additional tracks on
which steam shovels and other
necessary machinery needed in ex-
tensive excavation work of this kind
can be operated. so that the present
two-track road may be kept free fol-
the rush of traffic between New
York City to the shore resorts.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-14

City Awaits Approval of State
Highway Commission on
on Amboy Ave. Contract

The issuance of the bonds, the
sale of which will supply the money
to finance the paving of Amboy
avenue as relocated, is now being
held UP awaiting official cont1rma-
ton by the State Highway Commis-
sion of the awarding of the contract
to Graham & McKeon. In an EFFORT
to have the state board speed up
their action in considering the mat.
ter and affirming the issuance OF
the contract to the local firm, City
Clerk Arthur E. Graham this morn
ing wrote to A. Lee Grover, secre-
tary of the highway board.
In order to take advantage OF the
mild weather prevailing at this time
of the year, Graham & Mckeon
have gone ahead with the work OF
excavating and filling over the new
route without waiting for the state
to confirm the awarding of the con-
tract to them. The bid of Graham q
McKeon for the work was low and
the aldermen awarded this firm the
contract subject to the approval OF
the State Highway Commission
which is assisting the city in flnan-
cling this work.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-14
COUNTY SEAT
AGAINST REST
Of MIDDLEsEA
New Assessment Fight Win
be Staged Within County
Limits
MANUFACTURERS LEAD
Brunswick Plants Point to Un-
equal Assessments Through
out the County

NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. IA.
Middlesex county is due for another
tax fight, it became definitely estab-
lished today, but this battle-unlike
that of last year and the early part
Of this year with Union county-wil1
be staged entirely within the county
limits. 1t will be a fight between the
industries of New Brunswick against
all of the industries IN Middlesex
county. Although the industries are
the guiding lights in this tax battle,
they being the ones paying the big
gest part of the taxes in the county.
a re-assessment of all other property
will be requested by New Brunswick.
The first inkling of what New
Brunswick intends to do in this
fight, which promises to be a bitter
fight to the end for more equal and
fair assessments, was made known
this morning when Russell Z. Mai
son, attorney for Johnson & John
son, appeared before the city COM
missiouers at their meeting and re-
quested that the commission file on
behalf of the city of New Brans
wick a. complaint with the county
tax board against '4the unequal as
sessments in every municipality IN
Middlesex county with the excep-
tion of New Brunswick"
Mr.. Watson asked that the as
sessments in other places be put on
"a par, especially in the case of in
duStries, with those now in force
in New Brunswick. The assessments
in New Brunswick were decided up-
on about two years ago, Mr.. Wat-
son said, after an appraisal had
been completed by experts. These
assessments, he maintained. are as.
near to being the true assessments
as can be levied.
Failure on the part OF the city OF
New Brunswick to push this fight
for a reappraisal of assessments will
result in the Industrial Association
of New Brunswick taking up arms,
Mr.. Watson said. and filing com
plant against every plant in Midd1e-
sex county outside of New Bruns-
wick.
This move will be felt particularly
by the Perth Amboy industries, that
city having about seven-eighths OF
the plants in the county outside Of
the county seat.
1t seems that the Perth Amboy
Industrial Association has received
word of the intended fight planned
by the New Brunswick plants as it
is known that association has se-
cured q fist of the assessments now
in effect at the New Brunswick
plants.
The New Brunswick Board OF
Trare Is also prepared to particle
pate in this tax fight. hay-ns cou-
Quoted 4 survey of assessments
throughout the county for the pur-
pose of comparing those of New
Brunswick with other municipali-
ties.
The Perth Anlboy assessors are
now making their 1923 assessments
and it is reported in New Bruins
wick that no material changes have
been made over those of 1922 in the
cases OF plans. New Brunswick
wants a complete revision made by
experts.
Continued on page -
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-14
.F0RMAN TAKES
OFFICE TODAY
Charles Morris of New Bruins
wick Will be His Deputy
Surrogate

NEW BRUNSWICK Nov. 14:-
Charles Forman was sworn in as
surrogate at P. NJ. today in the
county clerks Office here by
Judge Peter F.. Daily. succeeding
John Kirkpatrick who has been sur
rogate since the death of Daniel w.
Clayton, the successful candidate at
last years election. Mr.. Forman,
Republican, was honored by his
friends who sent him numerous
floral offerings and notes of con-
graduation.
Surrogate Forman announced
this morning that Charles Morris, OF
New Brunswick, will serve as dep
uty surrogate under him. Miss Ella
Whitaker will continue as second
deputy and William, McCloskey, who
has served for many years as a
deputy in the surrogate's office, Will
continue as an employe that Office
until the first. of the year, familiar
izing the new appointee with the
duties.
Judge DAILY also swore in Mr.
Morris and Miss Whitaker in the
surrogate's ONCE Immediately after
Surrogate Forman was placed in Of
| fee.
Mr.. Morris, the new deputy sur
rogate, is law student and will be
admitted to the bar the early part
of next year. Owing to the fact
that a great amount of law knowl-
edge is required in the Office of the
| surrogate, the selection of Mr
Morris is looked upon as a wise
! move by Surrogate Forman.
Early this morning Surrogate
Forman received large basket OF
yellow chrysanthemums from the
| Craftsman's Club, of which he is
member. A floral horseshoe wish
| ing him success was received from
] the Brunswick Club. Many Other
4 floral gifts were received.
Politics were forgotten in the Of
| fee of the county clerk today, the
| employees of this office presenting
bouquet to Charles Morris, the new
| ly appointed deputy surrogate. The
| fact that majority of those in 'he
| county clerks Office are Democrats
! did not in any way lessen the recep-
| tion given the Republican deputy
surrogate. Mr.. Morris has spent
considerable time in this office doing
title work and is well known by all
the employees.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-14
POISON PROBE EXTENDED,
MURDER CHARGE MADE

CHICAGO, Nov. 14.-Matrimonlal
.agencies and undertaken establish
Gents were under investigation today
in the alleged poison plot of Mrs.
Tillie Klimak, and her cousin, MIS-
Nellie Scurmer Koulik.
The women were arraigneo OH
murder charges yesterday, but the
preliminary hearing was postponed
ten days, while the police and cor
oner's office continued investlgatio
According to the authorities thete
have been ten mysterious deaths or
cases of illness from poison among
former husbands, relatives ana
friends of Mrs. Klimaw, While MIS-
Koulik is held as a suspect in five
alleged poisonings.
Detectives turned to matrimonial
agencies and undertaken parlors
when they were unable to trace the
life of Mrs. Klimak during period
which the police say she was known
as Mrs. Meyers" The search OF rec
ords was started in an effort to learn
If there was a Mr.. Meyers"
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-14
IRISH TROOPS
AGAIN ACTIVE
Re- Union of Political and Mil
itary Wings of Republican,
iS--De Valera is Active

DUBLIN, Nov. IA. (By The AS
sociated Press) The current in
crease of activities of armed forces
opposing the Irish government is
attributed to reunion of the politi-
cal and military wings of repubil-
canism.
This, among other things. result
ed in the reappointment OF ramon
de Valera as president of the irish
republic" was a counsel of state
claiming sole-legitinlate< authority
in Ireland.
There is a wide divergent between
the published account by the gov
ernment of it's success over the IT.
regulars and those put out by de
Valera's party. The government
claims to be waiting and gradually
restoring order, while de valera
forces record severe losses they are
inflicting and assert that the 1ree
state is already beaten.
The intensification of activities
by irregulars is supposed to be par
TALLY aimed at the. British political
crisis, with the design of bringing
home to the British the thought
that the Irish question remains un-
troubled, despite the treaty. When
the new British parliament assem-
bles and the constitution of the
Free State is submitted lot rdthl-
cation it is anticipated that the ac-
tivities of the irregulars will be FUR
ther intensified:
Except in the south all large
bodies of Republican forces have
been dispersed in wholesale man
ner by national troops, but small
bands are able to inflict constant
losses and humiliation upon the
government by their activities in
Dublin and elsewhere.
If members of the Irish parlia-
ment which resumed Wednesday
express in public what some of them
have been saying in private there is
sure to be searching criticism of the
governments ineffectivehess against
the irregulars.
Considering some arrests which
have been made and others which
have not been made. it is inferred
that there are differences of opinion
in the Irish cabinet as to what
ought to be done to put a stop to
the irregulars. Apparently the Re-
publican leaders are not seriously
evading arrest, for the whereabouts
of deValera and his colleagues are
said to be we'll known.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-14
COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
PLAN DINNER FOR Sill AzER

The Middlesex County Bar Asso-
citation is planning a testimonial
banquet in honor of Governor-elect
George S. Silzer. A committee con-
sisting of Augustus Streitwolf,
Thomas H. Hagerty and Alfred 8.
March has been appointed by Jo-
seph E. Stricken, president of the
bar association, to arrange for the
affair which will be held sometime
in December. The place has not yet
been decided upon.
Mr.. Silzer has been a lifelong
member Of the Middlesex County
Bar Association and one of its most
distinguished members. He has al
ways been held in great esteem by
his colleagues and they appreciate
the honor of having one of their
members chosen for the high office
of governor. The personal popular
ity of the governor-elect as well as
his great ability as a lawyer and a
Judge has won. for him the greatest
respect and the lawyers of Middlesex
county are going to out-do them
selves in showing just how much
they think of him.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-14
Police Force Assured
FOrRaritdn TOWNSHIP p
Will Have at Least Three Pc.
licemen With Motorcycles
This Coming Year

Without further ado, Raritan
Township is to have a police force
of at least three men, Tl.s was
learned today from William A.
Spencer, township attorney VINO de-
clared that an appropriation has
been provided for in the-s1923 bud
get to supply funds for ouch
cause. According to Nc. Spencer
three men will be employed and
equipped with motorcycles 1t is
believed that to properly police the
township the appropriation will
have to be about 100000. 1t is ex-
pected that the new men Will go Tn
duty shortly after January /.
The township does not have to
worry about Jail facilities as two
steel cells were recently purchased
from the county and these nave
been set up in a building in Piscata- :
waytown and are now ready FOR
use. The headquarters of the new
police department will in all proha-
bility be located in the town hall.
AS the state police spend consid-
erabIe time in Raritan township it
is thought that with the addition of
three township officers the township
will be we'll taken care of as far as
police protection is concerned.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-14
Grand Jury To Act In Double Murder Monday
ANOTHER TAX FIGHT SEEN I'M M|DDLESEx
Police for Raritan Township; Town Hall for WOOdb
JUDGESHIP FOR STRICKER
IS THE LATEST TALK

Prosecutor Joseph E. Stricken for
circuit court judge. This is the
latest rumor in connection with the
appointments to be made by Cover
nor-elect George S. Silzer of Me-
tuchen when he takes up the reigns
of the government. Each day brings
forth new reports and rumors as 10
possible appointments. but the ap-
pointment of Stricken as circuit
court Judge is said to be the most
likely of any that have been sug-
gested since the election of last
Tuesday swept the Democrats into
power with large majority.
From various sources it had been
rumored that Mr.. Stricken was be-
ing considered for the appointment
of attorney general, but the fact
that Attorney General Thomas T.
McCran's term does not expire until
1924 has led many to believe that
Governor-ele Silzer will not make
Mr.. Stricken wait that long for an
appointment and that the most
likely slate is for Mr.. Stricken to be
appointed to the circuit court bench.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-14
Town Hall Work Starts
Soon at WOOdbridQe

will be decided to break ground for
the building the first week in De-
cember, it was learned this morn
ing.
The town hall structure will have
a large auditorium on the second
floor, as part of the Memorial to
the former soldiers. There are to
be meeting rooms and other con-
veniences for holding public gath
erings.
The new building will be erected
on the property known as the tenn
perance society tract at Main street.
Committeeman McElroy and Hoy
played an important part in getting
the work under way.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-14

WOODBRIDGE, Nov .4-Ac-
cording to Senator Morgan Larson
the present township committee
does more work per square inch
than any ether body in the state.
But at this time it can be said that
relief is ir sight at last. At the
meeting of the town hall and the
mortal committees last week, it was
decided to instruct the architect in
preparing the necessary specifica-
tions AMI present them to :be me-
mortal committee at it's next meet
ing, which will be within two
weeks. 80,
AS soon as the committees will
check up upon the specifications, it
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-14
A, s, & R. SHELTERS
IN EARTHQUAKE REGION

NEW YORK, Nov. 14.-The AM
erican Smelling and Refining Com
pany announced today that it mad
smelter which was not in operation
in the town of Carriza, which IS re-
ported to have disappeared in the
earthquake and tidal wave disaster
of last Saturday.
The company also owns smele-
ing and converting plant at Caldara'
another town reported to have been
seriously damaged. This plant has
not been in operation for some time.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-14

No longer are soda crackers sold
from dusty barrels or milk from
open cans Why should butter be
sold from an open tub? There are
millions of germs and dust particles
in the air. These settle upon the
tub butter everytime the ice box
door is opened-not to mention un-
welcome flies and greasy butter pad
dies.
People should safeguard their
health by demanding print butter IN
alright, sealed cartons. Such is
Blue Ribbon Butter-the purest
cleanest and most delicious in the
city. Sold in cartons only by all
lgood dealers. 1s1s2-11-14-24s
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-14
16 SCHOOL GIRLS ON JURY
FREE MAN IN BOOZE CASE

AKRON, O., Nov. 14.-Sixteen girl
members of local high school class
in civics sat as a jury in police court
and acquitted Rudolph kalian,
charged with violation of the state
prohibition act.
The girls were spectators IN court
when the Kalian case was called.
Judge O'Neil asked if they would
like to act as jurors. All were eager
to serve.
.There wasn't enough evidence to
convict the man." the girls explained
after the verdict.
Kalian was. freed. >,
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-14
To Start Damage Suit

NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov IA
Letters of administration ad prose-
quendum were issued this morning
by Surrogate Kirkpatrick to Katie
Ruck, of Perth Amboy for the prose-
cution of an action for damages
against the United New jersey Rail-
way & Canal Co.. and the Pennsyl-
van.a Railroad. The death. Of her
husband. Andrew, on September 1S,
1922. is said to be due to the negii-
gence of the two railroad companies.
Buy Genuine Dodge Brothers parts
which are guaranteed. Frank Van Sycixle
1e20s-11-14-1t'
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-14
Enorh Johnson Has Relapse

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., NOV. IL
Enoch i. Johnson. clerk of the New
Jersey supreme court and Repuhf-
can lea or of Atlantic corrty who
has been iii, today suffered re-.
lapse a nd is in a critical condition
at the RitZ-Carlton.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-14
ATrENTION-DODGE OWNERS

Dodge Front and Rear Springs, all mod
els. which we are selling at 6oSo OF List
Price. Now is the time to buy spare
spring, for the price of a spring leaf
While they last First Coule--First
Served. Perth Amboy Garage Co.
1efSs-11-l1-St