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MEXICO, AUDRAIN COUNTY, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1909.
No. 50
MEXICO
WEEKLY
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ikly Ledger
:, Editor and Propria tor
MEXICO -WEEKLY
LEDGER
N IN ADVANCE
E' NEW8PAPER
for the people now an
all tha nw (that's fit
i tha time.
XRIBE
NOW
i f lt popularity tha Max-
Ledger has tha largest
f any country paper In
. H POR THE FARMER
arket raporti. atock new
es, and tha beat eorpa of
sspondents of any Journal
tn. County news a lead
f tha paper.
aster In tha county will
inscription. Whan In Mox
I ba pleased to have you
us.
:. OFFER TO AGENTS
subscribers to the Wee
In cash.
subscribers (1 In cash
; most liberal offers and
drawn at any time. The
;ly Ledger Is f 1 a year ,
anco.
R. M. White,
proprietor, Mexico Mo.
: the data after your
; tha margin or wrap.
'Is paper. If you are
d In advance make
lanoe at once.
' legislator! are agltat
- to decrease the length
ut for us let them wear
a as long as they like
lie hat bills.
forward tha Chinese coolies who used
to carry hint In sodaa chair on
their shoulders through the narrow
street! oi Canton, or the ricksha men
who dragged him about Yokohama
and Toklo.
COL. FRANK B. BRUTON, of the
Wabash railroad, haa the thanks of
the people of Mexico because of the
"Fighting Bob" speech Friday. It was
through, his efforts that the citizens
of Mexico were afforded an oppor
tunity to see and hear this "bull dog
of the American navy" and pay him
the respect he deserves. Mr. B ni
ton Is always looking out for the in
terest! ot Mexico as well as the
good of the Wabash rallrond.
THE demand that skins of animals
or hides as they are called, shall be
placed upon the free list haa been
so urgently pushed at recent tariff
bearing that there Is hope that the
tariff on them may at least be " re
duced. With free hides, shoe and
leather manufacturers it la thought
will concede the abolition of duties
on all leather products. It is not the
farmer or the cattle king who bene
fits by a high tariff on hides. The
beet trust alone a the beneficiary.
TWO auto cars of approved strength
and capacity have been ordered for
the use of President-elect Taft, af
ter March 4th. Judge Taft is an hon
orary vice-president of the American
Association for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals. It has been
suggested that the Society and his
belief in Us principles has had some
thing to do with his decision not to
use horses. Judge Taft la fond ot
riding horseback and of companion
ship in his rides, and he has said
that conversaton takes his mind off
the sufferings of his horse.
CATARRHAL ASTHMA,
Una Bottle of Pe-rn-aa.
LOSE8 90 HERE . :A RUSH FOR
LATER RETURNED'
MB. t. I BOULLIOUN.
MR. J, L BOULLIOUN, SHI 8 State
Sli'aitAJe Rock, Ark, writes!
"I have teen a sufferer with the asth.
ma for about four years, and I tried
different kinds ot medicines and could
not And any relief for It.
"I tried your medicines, bought a bot
tle ot Peruna, and after taking about
halt of UT must ay that I have not had
the asthma since. Before I took the med
icine I did not know what it was to go
to bed without bavins: the asthma."
Systemic Catarrh.
Mr. Samuel Burden, 701 Springfield
Ave, Summit, N. J, writes :
"In the fall of 1000 I bad repeated
attacks of cold, which developed Into
lyatemlo catarrh.
'It left me very weak and all run
Jown. When I got up in the morning
it would take about an hour to get my
head and throat elear.
"it also left me with a very weak..
all-gone, empty feeling In my atomach,
which I thought
was dyspepsia, for
Which I tried dif
ferent remedies
"ost, the famous French
s that alcohol and the
' ulng the human race. It
' Isn't it, that the prev
) Is due to man's tastef
r announces that he has
. ; air ship that cannot
inive all had expensive e
In those places which an-
una"
'. T BUTLER of Columbia
' '000 for the VstabUsb
or. r 'Vulture trust" In New
Tnero can be no doubt bat
jut f!iv neods It.
."T'ln? revolution Is develop
in Culm. The sooner Cuba be
a i".'t of the United States
better it will be for the Inhab
it, , i ii- Inland.
nufhomest men In Congress
i-i-ctcd for the personal
.v r, Taft at the Inaugural
!!. scramble for the places
a to Indicate that Congress
! like other people in not
Ives as others see them
i !e seem to have an
, u.an or a paper can't
to an administration un
ves ot every thing It
: right or wrong. Those
-i criticism are too big
le people.
r and Von Buelow, his
have kissed on both
t ;tde up to the delight of
. l.mplre, Now, if Roose
Ua Ananias Club were to
foast, we should feel that
' ( ' .toe on earth, good will,
'. jt dawned.
! has decided that the
vehicle for Mr. ' Taft is
D. If they needed any
Mory testimony to reach
iioy should havebrough
THE Mexico Business Men's Asso
ciation is conducted with less cost
than any other association of this
character anywhere In the country.
As a matter of fact It takes money to
have a prosperous business men's as
sociation and every citizen should be
glad to Join this association, as the
fees are only 50c per month. We clip
the following from the Moberly Dem
ocrat, and commend It to the close
attention of our readera:"The Pal
myra Spectator says: The enterpris
ing business men of Hannibal last
week pledged themselves to contrib
ute 17000 a year towards the support
ot the Commercial club. It's ust
such tilings as this that mokes big
cities out of little towns.' It may
'be possible that the Spectator has
been reckless with ciphers, but if not
Hannibal will step some If this do
nation la long continued. That's the
way to make successful clubs sue-
naaaful and ka la awtsav with lh
best tilings the world haa to offer.
Poverty is as inconvenient to a com
mercial club as to an Individual.
Many ot the things a club ought to
do cost money and the individuals
who are enterprising enough to give
their time ought not to bear their own
expenses or allow promoters to pay
them. The club should have plenty
ot money, to aend committees of in
vestigation out at frequent interval
and see the best methods
elsewhere and give the club the bene
fit of the experience of others. A
city should profit by the mistakes ot
others as do individuals and not have
to learn everything by actual experi
ence. IX our Commercial club bad a
revenue of (5000 a year Moberly in
five years would be a city ot over
20,000 inhabitants.
with very little improvement.
"I finally decided to give Peruna
trial. I felt benefited with the first dose.
After taking three bottles I was en
tirely cured. I cannot speak In too
high terms of your wonderful discov
ery, Peruna."
reruna is manuiacrarea oy tne
Peruna Drug Mfg. Co., Columbus, Ohio.
ER
1YEARS
MISERY
Lydia E. Pink
;etab!e Compound
, Md, "For four years
l misery to me. I suffered
lu.i.iafroin irregulari,
ties, terrible drag
ging sensations,
extreme nervous
ness, and that all
gone feeling In my
atomach. I had
Ifiven up hope of
ever being well
when I began to
take Lydia E. Pink
ham's Vegetable
- J Compound. Then
1 1 felt as though
-i" new life had been
yid I am recommending it
lends." Mrs. W. o. i'ORD,
nwne Kt. Baltimore. Md.
t successful remedy in this
ir the cure of all forms of
uplaints is Lydia K. Pink
ftuble Compound. It has
tent of years and to-day is
,y and succesaf ully used than
emale remedy. It has cured
of women who have been
with displacements, lnflam
cerutlon, fibroid tumors, ir
is, pertodlo pains, backache,
ngAlown feeling, flatulency,
i, and nervous prostration,
her means had failed.
re suffering from any of these
Joiit give up hope until you
a Lydia K. Plnkham's Vege
iiound a trial.
ou Id like apnolal advice
I Mrs. l'inkluviii, Lynn,
or It, Hlie lias trultled
is to licallh, Xr30 oi
HOW IT LOOKS
TO MEXICO PEOPLE.
We note by exchanges that the
North Central Electric Railway Com
pany announces the names of certain
persons who are authorized to re
ceive subscriptions for preferred stock
In Ashland and vicinity and from Co
lumbia to Mexico, Mo.
It would seem to us that in view
of the fact that THE MEXICO, SAN
TA FBI ft PERRY TRACTION COM
PANY being first in the field, and
also having their permanent survey
within a mUo or two of completion
and a great deal of the right of way i
sured, should be first considered. One
or the other of these Companies will
be forced to retire from the field, or
neither road will be built In all prob
ability, it the people divide their sup
port. It Is reported that the promot
ers ot the North Missouri Central,
when they oame to Columbia, stated
that they would ask no one to buy
stock and would pay for rights-of-way
Now they are asking the good people
to buy their stock.
The. Mexico Company Is telling Its
stock upon tha condition that suffi
cent moner be raised to build the
road and falling to do so, the sub
scription becomes void.
This plan should convince the most
skeptical of good faith upon the part
of the local concern. Wo are of the
opinion that two Companies In the
field cannot exist The local Com
pany will build from Hannibal to Co
lumbia and Fulton if they are not ln-
terferred with.
Mr. R. H. PhlUlps, who was chief
enelneer of the "Vorld'a Fair has
been employed to make tha final map
plans, specifications, estimates, draw
lugs, etc., for the entire road, power
house, over-head construction, bridges
etc.; complete upon which the bonds
will be sold and contract let.
The local Company have practically
completed their plans and the road
will be built If the people of Mexico
and her sister cities of Columbia
Hannibal and Fulton and interested
persons along the line will stand P
for tha Mexico Company. Thla Com
pany is composed ot our best citi
zens and they will expect the support
ot their frlenda and neighbors and
they should have it
F. H. Parker presented a fine Gor
don Setter puppy to Robt Rouse, the
cashier of a bank at La Belle, mo.
Friday.
- Bonk, to Dr. and Mrs. W. F.
Traughber, ot Lo Angeles, Cal.. on
Feb. 10, a fine daughter. Both moth
er and baby, are, doing veil.
Mis Elsa Chandler, of New Flor- Postmaster Kunkel Easily Disposed
once, While Waiting In This City of 5,000 Allotted to this office and
ttween Trains, the Loser Miss- and Then Had Hundreds of Calls
ea Adams, of Planters Hotel, tha for Them. .
Finder , T
, I The 3000 Lincoln memorial two-cen
While waiting In this city between stamps placed on sale at the post-
trains Thursday afternoon, Miss Elsa office were all gone before Friday
Chandler, of New Florence, lost her afternoon. When the stamp window
purse containing $90. Later the mon- opened at 7 o clock in tne morning
ey was returned by the Misses Ad- about twenty persons were in line
ami, of the Planters Hotel, who foun watting to buy the commemorative
the sum. stamps. A limited number ot stamps
Mis Chandler Is a student of were sold to each buyer.
William Wood! College, Fulton, and Postmaster Kunkel states ne couiq
was on her way to her school. She have sold a large number more U he
arrived In this city on the Wabash had had them. ,
at 11:64 and had to wait until t - " ' ' " , '" . . J
o'clock for her train to Fulton. She W' " Stofm ?l8ltir
had 1100 when she arrived here, but '"?OB V'
did some shopping and had spent 10 Ibbon brigade, comprising 100
of this amount At the station she wom'n
dropped her purse conalning the mon- ourl' looped down on th. Legisla-
ey. It was lucky for Mlu Chandler ddr",d the member,
that her money was found by honest " aom wm . Z r.
persons and the Misses Adams are
to be commended In their efforts to
locate the owner.
present
mit to the voters at the general elec-
HARDIN COLLEGE CON- tlon In 1910 a constitutional amend-
8ERVATORY OF MU8IC ment tor State-wide prohibition and
The Seventh Students' Recital was Importuned Governor Hadley to nse
given last evening. The excellent his influence with tha law-makers in
program as published In Thursday's behalf ot their request
Ledger deserved a much larger au- women gatnerea to-nignt in ,lneijrs. Swartswood Granted
dlence. Those taking part were Miss-haU of the House ot itepresentatwes, Dlvorea From Howell
es Olive Seltz, Frank Martin, Helen which had been turned over to them. After a honeymoon of but two very
Martin, Helen Jolly and Ethel Eck- for a mass meeting, and preached the ,hort WMk( Mrl, Nettle Swartswood
erd, all from the class of Mr. Thorn- doctrine of temperance to a gre", Howell, of this city, decided tha pro-
Weak and All
Run Down.
throng. Many ot the legislators at-
Mlss Belts played her three num- tended the meeting. ' 1 -
bers very Interestingly, with clean1 It was nearly noon when the por-
technlo and good Interpretation. itals of the House chamber ere
Miss Martin gave the Grieg "March ( thrown open and the women, with
of the DwarfB" with great dash and the Reverend Doctor Ray Palmer, oi
brilliancy.
Miss Jolly was at her best in both ed down the center aisle to
her numbers, the "Elton Dance" be- Speaker's rostrum, where
the
Speaker
lng particularly enjoyable. Speer awaited them. -
Miss Eckerd displayed fine technic The women, each ot whom wore a
and the , uonduosui eqi Suuveq eBpuq iq
"Missouri for Prohibition In 1910,"
JLXXIXXIIIIJ IXXXIIXIXIXX t.
jj 30, 20 and 10 YEARS jj
AGO THIS WEEK. K
XXIXXIIIIXXXIIXXXXXJXXl
30 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
"Seed Tick" church, southeast of
Mexico, was being repaired.
H. Clay Dean delivered two lec
tures In this city.
W. R. Wlggtngton, living west of
Mexico, advertised a sale ot all his
live stock and household furniture. :
- Tne superintendents t the differ
ent Sunday Schools In Mexico were:
Judge Macfarlane, Presbyterian;
M. Marmaduke, Methodist, South;
Jas. Caroll, Baptist; n.'L. Locke,
Christian; N. Lackland, St Paul's
Episcopal; J. Wright, Methodist.
The officers ot Audrain county
were: Representative, D, H. Mcln-
tyre. County Court Judges A. J.
Douglass, John T. Botts, Wm. J.
Mason. Judge of Probate, S. M. Ed
wards. County clerk, B. L, Locke.
Circuit Clerk, Jas. Carroll Pros
ecuting Att'y, J. McD. Trimble. Re
corder of Deeds, John Gregg. Sher
iff, H. Glascock. County Collector,
B. F. Dobyns. County Assessor, Jno.
Beatty. County Surveyor, J. H.
Hayden. Pub. Administrator, D. E.
Shea. School Supt., J. P. Gass. Cor
oner, Dr. J. H. Terrlll.
20 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
Rev. E. K. Miller was sick.
B. H. Carter occupied the store
room, next door to First , National
bank.
Robt Byrns, of Union neighborhood,
was an attendant at the asylum, at
Fulton.
A concert was given at the Grand
Opera House for the purpose of rais
ing money to purchase chairs for the
auditorium of the Methodist
Church, South. The project was
under the direction of Miss Belle
Morris.
10 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
Robert Hepler was very 111 of
pneumonia.
Dr. Samuel C. Halley and Miss
Lawrence, of Auxvasne, were mar
ried. .
Robert Dorgan and Miss Lena
Brown were married at tha home of
Mrs. Polly Brown.
Mrs. Mildred Eubanks died at her
home on West Jackson street. She
was 79 years old.
Lieut Jacob Johnson and Miss
Frances Howe were married by Rev,
. A; Wallace.
Chas. R. Brown and Mlaa Mattle
Sims, both of near Thompson, were
married in Mexico.
Dr. Nannie K. Dufur, a graduate
from the school ot osteopathy at
KirksvlUe, located in Mexico for the
practice ot her profession.
Miss Susie Talbot, aged SO years,
died of nervous prostration. She was
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H, Tal
bot, of Mexico.
Calvin Miller, living near Worces
ter, was seriously injured while on
a freight train In the stock yards of
Chicago.
Dr. R. A. Ramsey, ot this city,
was appointed meat inspector by
"Uncle Sam," with headquarters at
Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Sharp enter
tained friends in honor of their niece,
Miss Gertrude Sharp, of Carrollton
III.
8EED OAT8 FOR SALE.
1.000 Bushels ot Red Seed Oats
Apply to W. H. Fuhrer, near Llttleby
Station, Mo. 49-3t
THE LEDOEH COVERS THE FIELD
In the Chaminade "Toccata'
Dreyschock "Minuet"
On the whole the work of these pu- were applauded as they entered the
pile was characterized by clean, flu-. Hall,
ent technic, excellent Interpretation, I Practically every member of the
good pedalling and repose of manner. ! House was In his seat, The business
ot the body had been suspended a
Mexico Boy Quarantined , I tew minutes before, and Speaker Spee
Roy J. Mitchell, ot this city.. Is surrendered the rostrum to Mrs. Car-
one of the William Jewell students ' rte Le6 stokes, formerly ot Mexico,
unable to leave Liberty because of gtate President of the W. C. T. U.,
the quarantine. 'and Mrs. E. B. Ingalls, ot St Louis,
Fifteen students of William Jewell sunerintendent of the legislative de-
College are confined In the College partment ot the organization. Mrs.
gymnasium at Liberty with smallpox. ' j, h. Lane, ot Mexico, was also pres-
aji or tne iiiteea cases nave aovei- ent
oped since Tuesday, when the first ,
two cases were discovered.
The entire school dormitory is
KANALY- KELLEY.
: John Kanaly, son ot D. J. Kanaly,
quarantined; the gymnasium has been ot this city, and Miss Blanche Kel
oonverted into a ZMistho and guard , lay. ot Sleaa City, la., war -nuu-jied
are at all trains to keep students recently.
from leaving town. There are
students in the college.
LINCOLN STAMPS
8
Gov-
"FIGHTINO BOB"
SPEAKS HERB
Rear Admiral Robley D. Ev-
ans, known In the hearts ot
every American as "Fighting M
Bob," spoke In Mexico at 1:0
oclock Friday afternoon when B
lie passed through on the Wa-
bash en route to St Louis. He I
was greeted by several hundred 0
citizens,, the students of the
Military Academy and the mu-
slo of Mahara's Minstrel band,
As He stepped upon the rear
of the train on crutches he
was accorded a welcome that
tor pure American enthusiasm
would be hard to excel. In his
speech he said: ,.
"I am glad to see you, my I
lads, (addressing tho cadets)
and your bright faces. Always
fight square and never hit the
other fellow when he's down or
punch your finger In his eye.
Respect your flag and your wo-
men and whip anyone that'i
doesn't and if you can't whip R
him, don't stop fighting. Good-
and afterwards waited an tha
ernor in his off lea.
xaey asaeu uie iuiuwwui w pyu .
His address here had not been
previously announced, which
accounts for the small number
Jefferson City, at their head, march-
600
ferred widowhood to married Ufa
and Instituted suit for divorce. Friday
night, at an extra session of the Cir
cuit court, she was granted a decree
of ssperstlon by Judge Barnstt Her
husband did not offer any opposition.
Mrs. Howell is the owner ot the
Mexico Bottling Works company. She
has conducted the business for sev
eral years since the death ot her first
husband, Mr. Swartswood. The busi
ness which had grown steadily under
the management of the deceased also
prospered In the hands of his widow.
After he had ben dead several years
she married Chas. Howell, Ot this clt
The newly married pair lived toget
er about two weeks before they agree
to disagree. They then separated and
Mrs. Swartswood began suit for Be per
atlon.
ARRANGING FOR
MCMILLAN MEMORIAL.
A representative of the Rosebrough
Monument Co. of St. Louis was in
this city Thursday to meet a com
mittee ot the McMillan Memorial As
sociation regarding the description
and style ot memorial to be erected.
All those who desire to contribute1 to
, this fund should leave, their donation
i with James Jesse,
'LEDGER ADVERTISEMENTS PAT j LEDGER ADVERTISEMENTS PAT
The Fifth Annual Combination Sale
of-
"READY-TO USE" Horses
will be conducted by the
MISSOURI HORSE SALE COIP ANY
Under management 0. P. Updegraff Rufus Jackson, Sec
Mexico
Missouri
April U 2, .'09.
The entries of high-clan "READY-TO-USE" Horsei solicited. Catalog entries close March 10
For any information, address: RUFUS JACKSON, Secretary, Mexico, Mo.
Mexico To Entertain MarDiemen
J. W. Gallsher returned from Kan
sas City Saturday and reports that
Mexico has secured tha next annual
meeting. This la tha first time that
the State meeting of Marble men has
been secured for a town outside of
St Louis or Kansas City, and It was
through the earnest efforts of Mr.
Gal labor that Mexico secured the
convention for 1910,
Urban Welmer, who has been very
111 for some time, has gone to Tam
pa, Florida, on an extended visit to
his brother, Henry Welmer, who is
in business there. Mr. Welmer's
many friends hope that change of cli
mate will Improve his health.
THE LEDGER JOB PRINTER t
FOR NEAT UP-TO-DATE WORK.
The Annual Meeting of the State DO YOU Get Up
Association ot Marble Men ot Mls-j
souri which was held at Kansas City
this week was one of the most sue
cessful meetings in the history of the
organization. Jas. W. Gallaher, of
this city, who was in attendance, re-
norts a most excellent meeting. Men
from all over the State gather at
this meeting and discuss plans that
are tor me uesi. mierenv w iia y
trons and dealers in this business.
Brother of Rev. H. E. Trues
lias Smallpox
8pencer Truex, of Pilot Grove, Mo.
a brother of tha Rev. H. E. Truex,
pastor of tha, First Baptist Church.of
this city, Is one of the students III
with smallpox In William Jewell col
lege, Liberty, Mo. -
There are 85 five cases of the drea
disease in the school now as the pros
pect Is that the Institution will be
closed some time. No announcement
to this effect has been made though b
the college authorities.
MARDI GRAS FARES
Via Wabash.
$21.25 from Mexico to New Orleans,
$21.60 to Mobile, Ala., or Pensacola,
Fla., and return. Dates ot sale, Feb.
17-18-19-20-21 and 22. Return limit,
reach Mexico not later than March
4th, except that extension until Mar.
16th may ha had tor $1.00 additional.
For further Information, call or ad
dress L M. Richards, Agent '
sbti h i w f y
With a Lame Back?
Kidney Trouble Hakes You Miserable.
Almost everyone knows of Dr. Kilmer'
Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver and
LI 1.1. .. ...1 . . u.
1 It cause of its remark-
I able health restoring
I properties. Swamp
. Root fulfills almost
every wish in over
coming rheumatism,
coin in the back, kid-
neya, liver, bladder
and every part of the
urinary passage. n
corrects inability to
hold water and scalding nam in passing it,
or bad effects following use of liquor, wine
or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity of being compelled to go often
through the day, and to get up many
times dm-ine; the night
Swamp-Root is not recommended for
evervthimr but if vou have kidnev, liver
or bladder trouble, it will be found just
the remedy you need. Jt bat been thor
oughly tested in private practice, and haa
oroved so successful that a special ar
rangement has been made by which all
readers of tliis paper, who have not al
ready tried it may bare a sample bottle
sent free by mail, also a book telling
more about Swamp-Root and how to
una oui u you nave aiu-;
neyor bladder trou Die.
When writingmention
reading this generous
offer in this paper and
ut. tuinier to.. h.
Binghamton.N.Y. The regular fifty-cent
and one-dollar size bottle-J are sold by
all druggists. Don't make any mistake
but remember the name, Swamp-Root,
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the ad
dress, BiDghamtoB, N. Yi OH every bottle,
1 wiflii
Cripple Breaks Limb
While He Plays
Finis T rower, a crippled youth of 6
years boarding at the home of T. T.
Turley In nortrwest Mexico, fell Fri
day afternoon while at play and brok
his right limb. What made the acci
dent more serious was that It proved
to be his crlpled member which he
had Injured.
It was a tew- minutes past six o'
clock when the members of the Tur
ley household were attracted to the
rear yard by the child's cries for as
sistance. When they found him he wa
crumpled up on the ground his crip
pled limb bent beneath his body and
broken by the fall.
He Is the son of J. W. Trower, of
Marlln, Mo.,While very paiful the In-
Jury Is not serious. He was resting
easier Saturday.
J.C. BAS8FORD
IS CONFIRMED.
Jefferson City, Feb. 10. The Sen
ate in executive session to-day con
firmed the appointment of J. C. Bass-
ford, of Mexico, to be State Game
and Fish Warden, and Dr. Thomas H.
Doyle, member ot the Police Board of
the City of St Joseph. Both were
recess appointments made by Gov
ernor Folk.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
I will no longer be responsible tor
Maggie Dulsey Schneider's debts con
tracted by her in the future, dl-wlt
Albert Bchneidor.
jooes'nt Like to Catoth 'Bad
Men' Though Had To
Chllllcothe, Mo., Feb. 10. For the
'first tlma In her 22 years that In
herent nerve born of the rugged
'West was called to test when Miss
Mary McCarthy, operator and agent
for the Chicago, Milwaukee A 8t
' Paul Railway, at Bturgls, leveled a
' pistol at an alleged burglar, farced
' him to disgorge the loot of her office
safe, held him prisoner against the
wall and with her left hand opened
key board and sounded ths "C. Q. D."
call to Chllllcothe.
Sheriff White procured a team and
reached Sturgls two hours later. He
found the plucky girl still keeping
determined vigil over her cowering
captive in the corner, Philip Schott,
who was brought to Chllllcothe. con
fessed, and said bis home was in
St. Joseph,
"AfraidT Not a bit," was her re
ply as the blanched faces of fellow-
townsmen appeared to congratulate
her after Schott was well on his way
to JalL
: "Why, I was born In the West. I
never knew what fear was. Ot course
I am not used to facing danger dally,
but my first Impulse on realizing I
was confronted by a burglar, was a
personal combat I eould hardly keep
from pulling this forty-four from the
cash drawer and covering this fellow
right at the outset
I carry this revolver for protec
tion. It's soma little distance from
the office to home, and a lonely walk.
I've never had to use this weapon be
fore, and I hope I don't again. Real
ly, I don't like to capture bad men.
Not a bit"
When Miss McCarthy went to work
this morning she found the safe bad
been entered and a number of tickets
stolen. She at once suspected a
stranger, who came to town on a
freight train the previous evening.
The stranger appeared about 8
o'clock and Miss McCarthy summon
ed him to the window and asked to
see his ticket When he displayed it
she discovered the paste board was
one of tha missing roll. She de
manded the remainder ot the tickets
and the man, frightened, attempted t
bolt out the door.
"Hands up," she commanded, and
he turned to peer into the muzzle of
a pistol. He obeyed and was march
ed Into the comer with his hands In
the air. Then Miss McCarthy turned
to the telegraph key and called Chll
llcothe .
"I've caught a safe-cracker; send
the 8herlff quick," clicked the In
strument. The Sheriff went as quick
Iy as he could summon a team and
buggy.
Schott was taken before State At
torney Orr here, made a written con
fession and will be hold for the Fed
eral authorities.
Several robberies of railway sta
tions and post offices have been re
ported In this vicinity in the last ten
days.
Chicago to Sins; Dixie
Chicago. Feb. 10. Responding to
an inquiry from Philip Werlin, presi
dent of the New Orleans Progressive
Union, as to the correctness ot a
statement published there that the
president ot the Chicago school board
had forbidden as treasonable the sing
ing of "Dixie" In the Lincoln cele
bratlon in the public schools in city,
President Hall of the Chicago Asso
ciation of Commerce gave emphatic
denial to the story and told the
Southerners that not only was Dixie
on the program but that "President
Woodrow Wilson, of Princeton, a
southerner. Is to be the principal
speaker ot the celebration, and other
prominent southerners will partici
pate In several of the meetings.
' Lincoln and Dixie.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 10. Jo
seph Nlmmo, Jr., one of the few sur
viving close personal friends ot Abra
ham Lincoln, to-day took issue with
statement appearing In a local paper
that President Schneider ot Chicago
school board has forbidden singing of
Dixie at the Lincoln centennial as
treasonable.
This, I am prepared to deny from
my personal experience," said Nlm
mo. "Early one morning in April,
1865, news reached Washington that
Richmond had been evacuated. There
was a rush to the White House lea
by a band. I accompanied the crowd.
Soon Lincoln appeared at the win
dow over tho front entrance. He re
plied to the demand tor a speech. I
well remember his closing words
which were as follows:
Lincoln Called For "Dixie."
"There is a song, cr tune, which
I used to hear with great pleasure be
fore the war, but our friends across
the river have appropriated it to their
use during the last four years. It is a
tuna called "Dixie." But I think we
have captured it. At any rate, I con
ferred with Attorney-general this
morning and he expressed the opin
ion that "Dixie" may fairly be re
garded as captured property, So I
shall ba glad to hear "Dixie," by the
band.'
"Ever since then 'Dixie' has been
regarded as a National air, beloved
by the people of north and south. Th
tune ot 'Dixie' was composed by
Dan Emmett, A northern man, who
wrote the words and tha music. For
years before the war it was sung at
the north and at the south and it will
remain tor all time truly a national
song, made so by good-natured humor
ot Abraham Lincoln."
O. A. Slavens, a tonsorial artist wh
is with 1. D. Lambert, is taking his
vacation. Ho will be back to his
work Saturday.
On the first day ot March Fulton
will have a big stock sale and many
from this section of the county are
contemplating attending.
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Kretschmar Is Indioted (. THE TELEPHONE.
Killing Jones j aome ot ug hav9 near4 tta ola tolk
Herman Kretchmar, his head talk ot tIme wnen j-. rauroad
bowed, his Hps twitching and his tiret came to tne tow ot
knees trembling, was led from the tlnt fearsom9 r(da on the train. They
Police Headquarters Holdover to tho wondered at the novelty of what has
Jail Wednesday In St Louis and lock now oecomo so commonplace and es
edup there to await trial on a eha rge , nUiil. Just so will our children won
of murdering Clarence N. Jones, who! fler wuen tney near UB teu u,9 gtory
had been his closest friend for 40 j 0f tn8 telephone, of the first nervous
years. Ha Is a brother-in-law of i ai tomnt made to use tha then clumsy
Mrs. Kretchmar, who is a fre-, and elaborate! annaratus. Tho bors
quent visitor In this city.
and girls aro growing up thinking of
Kretchmar has been held without tho telephone as conatituttaf as es-
centlal a part ot life's equipment as
the daily papers or even tha dinner
plato.
We use tho telephone much mora
commonly than the train or any other
great modern invention. "Under tha
present administration ot the Bell
Telephone Company there has been
bond since Feb. 3, when he shot and
killed Jones in tha office of the
Commonwealth Feed Co., ot which
Jones was president and of which he.
Kretchmar, until a short time before,
had been a director.
His transfer to the Jail followed
the Issuance by Judge Fisher ot a
bench warrant Tha application for . wrough(; a complete revolution In tho
written statement from the Circuit
Attorney's office that the grand jury
Whereas It used to be a thing before
which we stood In awe, taking off our
has voted on indictment charging him' hatB now lt lg a thoroughly demo-
witn nrst degree oi muraer.
.Under the law the penalty for this
offense may be either hanging or lm
prisonment for life, at the option of
cratic possession, a popular necessity.
The instrument hangs on your wall
or stands on your desk as a tiny door
that a single motion on your part
the Jury. Before tha passage of this Bwlnga open and puts you the pres-
law, a Jury finding a defendant guilty
ot murder in the first degree could
name only tho death penalty in its
verdict
Photographs of the office of tha
Commonwealth Feed Co., at Second
and DeSoto streets, where the shoot
ing occurred, will play an important
part at Kretchmar's trial. The prose
cution will attempt to show by these
pictures, he, Kretchmar, did not shoo
In self-defense.
One ot the photographs shows the
chair In which Jones had been sitting
at his desk Just before the shooting.
It is topled over, the theory of the
State being, he, Jones, was sitting in
lt, and fell backwards when the bul
let struck htm.
LANE A COONS
REALTY CO.
Farms, City Property for Sale, Trade
or Rent,
Do you want to buy or sell a farmT
Do you want to buy or sell city
property T
Do you wont to borrow, or have you
money to loan? .
We have city property to trade tor
Town Lands.
We bave houses to rent
ence of whomsoever you choose out o
thousands of people ot tho city and
suburbs. This is the secret ot the
value of tha telephone to you not'
that yoU havo a box on the wall, but
that thla box and instrument gives
you access to the telephone track that
goes to almost every home and Indi
vidual you may wish to reach.
Tho value of the telephone to the
subscriber can ba measured only by
the extent of tha system.
During tho year 1908, the number
of stations of the Missouri and Kan
sas Telephone ' Company Increased
to near the 100,000 mark, which, with
the large and fast swelling number '
ot sublicense, stations, gives to The
Missouri and Kansas (Bell) Com
pany's subscribers and patrons close
to 236,000 possible connections in tha
two states.
In the country or In the City the
telephono Is) these days a necessity
In every home ... ,
. Act Quickly :
you nave a snuaen cnui u you nave
olic, crnmp or diarrhuaa don't waitamin
nte. Take a teaspooiiful of Perry Davis'
rauddUi-rmhaif a glass of hot water or mok.
You'll le on the road to quick recovery.
M . , 1LHVU nils iriru nimEnj uu wuiu ui uujiw
W can accommodate any of the, (!.iateue. Being prepared is half the bat.
tie. New size bottles 35e also in 50o. size.
above propositions.
We also hava two cash buyers at
present for two small farms.
List your farms and city property
with ' LANS ft COONS,
WHO IS THE OLD
TIME REBEL?
The followlnng is taken from last
Friday's St. Louis Republic:
To the Editor of the Republic.
During the "lata unpleasantness" 1
had the honor to fight under Gen
eral Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Da
vis, I admire Lincoln, but think this
centennial business is being overdone
An Old Time Rebel.
Mexico, Mo.
MARRIAGE LICENSE.
John H. Morgan, of Boone coun
ty, and Miss Fay Brooks, of this
ooanty. -
Tha Ledger covers t&t sMM
Missouri Fairs May Get $1000
From State Yearly
Jefferson City, Feb., 13 A bill was
rvfU, i T.-fl Ti.Min rnmer Introduced into the house, Friday, ap-
Promenade and Jefferson sts. dl-60 8t', Plating $1000 for each county fair
association in ine state mat nas ueeu
NINE MONTHS OLD CHILD
DIED OF PNEUMONIA.
William, the 9 months old son of
Wilson Thomas, of this city, died at
the home of its grandfather, J. A.
Vaughn, in south Mexico, Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock of pneumonia.
The child had been sick for the past
four weeks.
The funeral was held Monday after
noon at 2:30 from the home of Mr.
Vaughn and burial made in the city
cemetery.
The Ledger extends sympathy.
WHEN YOU PUT ON STOCKINGS
ur tho hoavlersore,ioyonr8iine8puicii,iiiiii u
feot iwell and iHimpiret If you siirmklo Allen's
root-Ktwe, an sntliwptic powder for tin' f-t, Into
your shoes, lt wll tutve you ruut ami comrort.anil ln
iUntrclief. Whn rnooera hefoma ni-wwary, and
Jour fllioo lecl llni, Atlin s ruoi-Mwijn"'-htinr
to iim). Try It for DmichiK Partii. Bn-nbmi,
In New fthoea and for iatent leather shoes 0 iokl
Everywhere. 9Sc Sample FKKE, Adilre.isAi.onS.
Olmsted, Le Koy, N. V. Don't uccept any substitute.
The new coaches for the Chicago ft
Alton branch to Jefferson City have
now been Installed.
Richard Norris, night watchman at
the Jefferson street crossing is ill,
and P. Hudnell Is taking his place.
Miss Cecelia Kennedy, of Perry, Is
the guest ot Misses Mary Abbay and
Ruth Durkee.
In existence moro than 5 years.'
There are bills now pending that pro
vide for authorizing county courts to
appropriate liko amounts to fairs In
their own counties. This is a new line
ot legislation in this state and Is the
sort of advertising Gov. Hadley advo
cates. - , .
8TODDERT SOCIETY OFFICERS.
The Stoddert Society of the Pres
byterian church has chosen for the
year 1909-tho following officers:
Mrs. E. L. Cass, Pres.
Mrs. D. L. Mattls, Sec'y.
Mrs. H. L. Rutledgo, Treas.
II. Y. Haggard, tha hustling local
agent for the Waters-Pierce Oil Co.,
In Mexico, and who has charge of
tho Company's business in the neigh
boring towns, haa had his territory
extended.
Dr. A. A. Wallace and J. O. Tins
ley left for Birmingham, Ala., to-day,
delegates from tho - Mexico Presbyte
rian church to the big Laymen's meet
ing. D. Gotthelf, of tha Ladles' Tog
gery, Is in St. Louts purchasing his
spring stock. .
MaJ. F. C. Shaw, of Kansas City,
spent Sunday in this city.
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Stops Falling Hair
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