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MEXICO, AUDRAIN COUNTY, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1909.
No. 22
Weekly Ledger THOUSANDS BITE OM TON WILL BUILD ON
4ITE. Editor and Proprietor
Tp. O. In Mexico, Mo.
Sled a 2S- e,aM matter.
iOLLARS EASY MONEY!
Ill give $5.00 in cash
I person securing ten
laid-in-advance sub
h for the Mexico
jy Ledger, or $1.00
ree new subscribers.
r
easy money. Any
.itnwi f 1 eS"Yl
man or wuuia.i van
make from one to
,llars by an hour's
in their neighbor-
Do it now. lhis
iay be withdrawn at
'irie weeniy
r is always 1.00 per
'n advance. Sample
1 free.
; R. M. White,
rtor and Proprietor
Mexico Ledger
50 CENT SOUS- BILL
PAID BY 1259,000
ANOTHER LATE FRAUD SCHEME
PLACED UNDER BAN BY THE
FEDERAL AUTHORITIES CAN
NOT USE THE MAILS NOW IN
THEIR SCHEME
Furnished Perfectly Good Clothing
for Half Dollar a Suit Which In
the End- Netted $120 on Every
Tranuotlon.
Chicago, July 29.
Before Owen T. Moeeo who fur
nlihed ulU of clothing on the end
lees chain syetam for 50 cento a, ault
got away from Chicago, ha had dis
posed of 60,000 suits, and had trans
acted business with mora than 1,250,-
000 customers In every State In the
union, Canada and Mexico.
This estimate of the number of bis
r'.ctiius under bis various aliases Is
regarded conservative by Postofflce
Inspector James E. Stuart and his as
sistant, George A. Powell, who has
been on the case at Intervals for tbe
last six years. .
Ua atariml Iha, anlaaa nlialn nf Mail.
tUGH cement prices have fall jng securIng , comparatively
stability of concrete Is
unaffected.
ap-
InD man has written a Bt.
iro club for a ride In one of
illoons. We would like to
iat he sees In the trip.
( - -
!ha won a battle. It Is
unusual occurrence the
uld appoint a great fete day
fratlon thereof.
Ill all, what does this leglsla-
lan regarding shorter hat
women? The right Ulna
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suian can pru.et -,..
wna has posted $5000 for a
fith Johnson. If he Is half as
Idil gi Senator Btone In van
L bit colored antagonist, be
Li be worried about the re
I lila cash.
small list of names, chiefly from vil
lages through advertising In 10 cents
a year publications. To persona who
asked for further particulars, he sent
a book of five stamps which were
to be sold to other persons at 20c
e:eli. Under the rules of tbe game
established by Moses the original pur
chaser wa entitled to a suit of
clothes for SO centa after tbe endless
halu had worked Itself out of a de
gree which the Inspectors say netted
Moses about $120 for each suit he
sold for apparently 50 cents.
He was able to furnish perfectly
good clothing at this bargain counter
rate under the circumstances, but
business became so good that Moses
forgot to send out tbe clothes.
For Sale -- A Beau
tiful Country Home
400 Acres All flue prairie laud
located 1 1-2 miles from Bryant Sta
tion, 3 1-2 miles from Auxvasse and
10 miles from Mexlco,Mo.,the coun
ty seat of Audrain County. 200
acres of this farm Is virgin soil, nev-
LIBERTY STREET SITE
if em i.-.gre tie
Parks C. Archer, General Claim
agent of the Chicago A Alton, on
the Western Division of the road
with offices here, Is In receipt of a
letter from tbe Road's headquarters
regarding tbe recent movemenT on
tbe part of the city government to
open up Liberty street In the vicin
ity of tbe Alton freight depot which
ground has been given for the erec
tion of a new depot. The procrasti
nation of the oad baa resulted in
tbe movement to again open the
street. Tbe Company states they will
start the work of construction on r
new station on or before Nov., 1910,
and complete it as rapidly as possi
ble, making six months the time
limit.
Mr. Archer, when aeen by a rep
resentative of the Ledger said: "The
first I knew of this movement to
again upon the street was when the
newspapers drew my attention to it.
The expense of the road this year
and the fact the appropriation for
such work for 1909 has been ex
pended naturally precludes the
building of the freight station this
year. The assurance I have from
the management of the road I trust
will be ample for the council to re
consider their intended action re
garding the opening of the street
and defer matters until the time lim
it stated by the Company hag ex
pired.
The management of the road Is
very favorable to Mexico and 1 hope
the future will bring us many good
things. As I am now a resident of
Mexico, be welfare of the city Is of
course my interest. The work of
construction will likely start next
July, If the city takes no further ac
tion In the matter."
CENTRALIA TO BORE WELL
MA8S MEETING ON TUESDAY
NIGHT SUBSCRIBED $2,500 OF
FUND TO SEEK FOR GUSHERS
IN NEARBY COUNTY.
$5000 to Be Raised before Boring
Will Begin St Louis Man 8ays
Every Indication of Oil Is Pros-nt
President Hill
Returns Home
0 BORE FOE OIL IN CEN
TRALIA FEVER HIS TAK
EN HOLD OFNEMCITY
liiH "10, 20 ana u i
of tbe Ledger, this week, will
id a table of what Mexico ac
hed In 10 years. It amounted
- a bait million dollars. Thiol er having had a plow put Into It, and
of doing things is still the itfel un nce, smooth land now In blue
city and tbe mauner In which JsragJ and blue stem, with Just
zena have taken bold of the I enough large trees for shade tor
luinua evidences It. I stock: 120 acres now In corn; 60
acres In oats and 20 acres in wheat,
WALTER WILLIAMS, Dean I The improvements consist of
School ot Journalism, of the I sutatantial one and one half story
University, as gone to i-on-1 trame dwelling with six rooms, one
iliere he will deliver the Prlu-o( tbe it barns in this locality 36
Vldress before the annual con-x65 feet wtn hed 28x70 feet
L of the British Institute of I ar0Und thia barn are six lots fenced
ilium at Plymouth. Mr. Wil-1 wm, ncw Whtte oak rails with two
fa a splendid representative oilpogt at eaen corner wired together;
Jet in journalism and will reflec 1 tnege loU au c6uter into the barn In
on his profession and his 1 3Ucn R manner ao as to cut stock to
any part of the barn or any of the
Hots: the lots vary In size from one
CHANGE of three votes in the I balf K( t0 Blx or geV9n acres. There
would have sent the tariff I lg alg0 a good jack and Horae Barn
ici to conference, and thej18x20 feeti ghedded on three aides;
majority is only 12. Nineteen i a Too, Houge or hop 30x40 feet; a
(llcans voted against the bill at two Btory gmoke House 16x20 feet;
li.h, while two Democrats voted a good fran)e tenant house in yard
Tbe bill as passed does not and apiendid frame chicken House;
to be satlcfactory to either The (arm lf all well fenced and
jftepublicans or Democrats. II I cross-fenced with a good new hog
llwnocratlc party will get to-jtlgnt fence consisting of woven wire
and quit its foolish factional I wltn three Darbed wires at the top.
I a Democratic House can he I There are two living wells on the
h at the next election. I place with wind mill and large stor
I age tank and water piped to all the
pjlNQ from the present Alton pMtureB xhe owner has good rea-
i6er station the freight depot 80n for seingi which will be made
f Intend erecting here should be known on request, and
fitly and substantial structure. In I cotl8iderng the price asked Is un
Itr part of the paper will be I doubtediy the best bargain In this
I an article stating why the Com-lpart o the gtat. Price, $65.00 per
acre, terms reasonable.
R1CKETTS & WHITNEY,
The Abstracters
Mexico, Mo.
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fj
I has delayed the building of
iBtatlon and what they hope to
the future, if the city govern-
I takes no action regarding the
nlng of Liberty, A portion ol
li is on the ground the Company
ilu view. As the street is lit-
ftler that a tail-end it might be
A dispatch from Tulsa, Okla.,
ell to let the matter rest In abey-t0 tna effect that Ed. Church, alias
I and allow the railroad company
b 'rill their promises.
HB Rev. Walter M. White Sat-
)' received a telegram, asking
j to again become pastor ot tbe
ft Side Christian Church of San
Msco, Call. The Rev. Mr. White
pastor for the San Francisco
fen seven years and much be-
Ed. Conway, who was arrested sev
eral days ago on suspicion, as be
ing one of tho men who robbed the
Wellsvllle, wa acquitted of the
charge. Conway was tried before
United States Commissioner Hyams
and found not guilty.
Constable W. D. Barnett and Clar
ence Ecton were subpoenaed from
hi. Mt to Identify the alleged
by the people of that congre-l , , ,our who
but no more so than he and I dl8turbance at the local air
dome on the night of June 1.
family have endeared themselves
he people ot Mexico. The people
leilco and community would re-l ADVERTISED LETTERS.
ry much to have Mr. wmte , Cox T M
fe this city. Ho has been pas-1
o' the Mexico Christian church! . M
far and no minister was ever held! Mm. A
Pigher esteem. Mr. White stated I Hunt CJ
f reP""eutativeof the Ledger to- Meyerf. Katie
I he had not made up hla mlnd, . .
t". avuuu ne wouia taae in reier-
to the matter.
Dudley, W L
Griffith, Frank
Heght, Theo
Johnson, Mary
Macfarlane, P V
Plnalre, J F
Smith, Herman
Tuttle. J Q
tltterback. Madge Young, Mary
HE vuZrrZrT.-.x.A o Witter. Laura wnieit.ueo.reuu
wttit o ,... .,- . Geo. H. Kunaei. r. m
sialn tn m-i . ,
i "n iaju una ubid rnuae ;i ' I
..I.. . . ... ... I A LARSEN HAS BETUItnt"
iteierrmg to his retire-1"- .,CUi vnotc
n,f ,H ... .1 rnun n" .......
"uiu me newsnaner nusineas.tn . . t.
ihUri . . A t.men has returneo iruui
, .nocrai eauoriaiiy says: - .tfonded the
ni,o.. ... i. a tiester. n.
uni utnru iiMivvtfiiuvui . ,
tlhas B,.. v.,. ..h. NatIonal Photograpners
r----vs uip vyiuivup
f 'sar or favor, durlne ho twelve
s he has been Hs editor
t'lur. We are not informed
his future Intentions, but
mocrat wishes him well In
"r line ot business he ntn v
the
what
Convention
- . . ,f.A ILttaianiirl Rtfttfl
as a delegate irom iuo
As.'n. There were 2000 members pres
ent and from his description it was
Sl ... . Mtalt traAt.
a decided aucceess aim
and
Miss Flemma Snidow Is the guest
n.Lf mi.. Blunche Williams, of Perry,
Mo. Miss Sndow has been employee
tn t,ach In the Huntavllle public
". Porter Gregory li In Fulton. schools for the coming term.
DR. A. ROSS HILL
Columbia, July 28.
Doctor Albert Ross Hill, Resident of
the University of Missouri, returned
day from a three weeks' tour of the
West. A Denver he attended the Na
tional Educational AssoclatIon,wbere
he delivered an address. He spoke
twice at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific ex
position at Seattle. He addressed
the National Educational Associa
tion on "University Training for
Journalism." His other speech was
made on educational day. Doctor Hill
attended a meeting of the Execu
tive Board of Curators at Kansas
Clyt Thursday.
BERT 8IM3 BUYS
THE WILSON BARBER SHOP.
Bert Sims has purchased from M.
Wilson the latter's barber shop
on S. Jefferson street, Just north of
the National Bank. The sale will be
come effective Monday, August 2. Mr.
Sims Is well known In this city, bav
ing worked In several well known
hops here. For the past year he has
been farming In the River bottom
nf noone countv. and during the re
cent flood lost his crops.
Bert has many friends In this
cltv who will regret to hear of his
misfortune, but will be glad to wel
come" him and his good wife back
to Mexico to reside. He Is a first-
class tonsorial artlet and will keep
a first-class, up-to-date shop such as
has been operated by Mr. Wilson,
Mr. Wilson Is undecided Just what
he will do, but will probably go to
Kansas City to reside.
Centralis has the oil fever.
Two thousand dollars was raised
at a mass meeting held there Tues
day night to bore tor oil near Cen-
trails. Five thousand dollars is to be
raised before work is begun. Great
excitement prevails In the Centralla
neighborhood.
L. C. Martin, an oil expert from
St. Louts, says the conformation of
northern Boone county Is the same
as the famous oil spouting district of
Indiana. Metfort's pasture was se
lected as the best place to bore, but
several other spots are under conslde
atlon and Just where the first trial
well will be sunk has not been de
cided.
At the meeting Tuesday night J. A,
Chance was chosen chairman, .1 0,
Hope secretary, and E. R. Denham
treasurer. Shares In the project were
offered at $10 each and $2,500 was
subscribed at the meeting.
The nearest oil district Is in
southern rHInois. The Indiana spout
era further east are on a line that
would run through Boone county and
the Illinois oil fields. The theory has
always been that oil was to be struck
somewhere tn Missouri, but no com
mercial oil wells of any consequence
are running there yet.
81 PHILLIP HOME
FROM THE EAST.
SI Phillip, of S. & N. Phillip, has
Jus' returned home after a three
weeks' skirmish of New York and
other Eastern markets. He informs
tbe Ledger that his opening pur
chases for the New Ladles' Shop will
be a revelation to tbe lady shoppers
of Mexico and surrounding country
snd that many exclusive novelties
have been added to the Men's De
partment that will exhibit slmultane
ously with such displays in New
York. Boston and other Eastern cit
ies.
We are getting more like New
ork every day.
IN8TALLS CHAPTER
OF I. O. O. F,
(Centralla Guard).
A. C. Whltson, district deputy of
the I. O. O. F., of Mexico, was here
last Thursday and went out to Row
ena and Installed the new officers of
the lodge there. He was accompanied
from here by fid. J. Schmidt, Smith
Crump, H. H. Hollenshead and E. T.
Rodmeyer.
The newly electde officers are
Frank Donaldson, N. O. and J. W.
Vanlandlngham, V. G. The lodge Is
In fine Shane and the Interest 1b
good.
WALLACE BASSFOBO PAID
A TRIBUTE OESEBVED
(Fulton Gazette).
Champ Clark, tbe Democratic lead
er In congress, paid, his secretary,
Wallace Baasford, of Mexico, a high
compliment In the house the other
day when the question of placing the
secretaries on the permanent salary
roll was being discussed. Tho follow
ing is from the Congressional Record
ot July 20. and Is In tbe characteris
tic plain and blunt manner ot the Mis
sourl statesman: "I have one of the
best secretaries in the city of Wash
ington. and he has been with me
ever since I have been here. I have
no Idea of discharging him, but
would not want to give np that priv
ilege."
While Mr. Baasford is still serving
as Mr. Clark's secretary, he holds tbe
highest appointment in the gift ot the
Democratic side of the house, which
is clerk to tbe minority caucus. He
is a brother ot Homer Baasford, who
was connected with the St. Louis Re
public for fourteen years, but is now
editor ot the St, Louis Times, a ner
vous break-down forcing him to
leave the night work ot one paper
for the daylight hours of the other.
They are sons of J. C. Bassford, of
Mexico, who has Just retired from
tbe office of State game and tlsh war
den.
TWQ WATCHES AND $20 IN
IQMASSEIMOFIffl
TWO MEXICO RESIDENCES
RESIDENCES OF DRS. CAVE AND
TOALSON ENTERED BETWEEN
THE HOURS OF MIDNIGHT AND
TWO THIRTY ON FRIDAY
MORNING
Attempted to Enter tfra, Residence, of
Attorney L. P. Crlgler on E. Mon
roe But) Were Frightened Away
Two Men at Dr. Toal son's Homo
at
Years I
!
FRASER-H0DGE8 WEDDING
THURDSAY AFTERNOON
MarriPit at the home of the
bride's parents, on W. Liberty St.
at 3:30 Thursday afternoon by the
Rev. E. S. Glbbs, Walter Fraser and
Miss Viola Hodges. The bride Is.
daughter of Willis Hodges and is an
excellent young lady. The groom Is
a young man of good habits.
Mr. and Mrs. Fraser will reBlde in
this city.
THE RIVER STILL
HOLDS LOCOMOTIVE
A wrecking crew is attempting to
raise the locomotive of the Wabas
passenger train, wrecked at OrrlcK
Saturday night. The engine Is twelve
or fifteen feet under water. It is be
lieved that the body of the fireman
la under it.
Rev. W. H. Hook was able to be up
town to-day after a severe attack of
cholera morbus. Mr. Hook says
is. trying his best to recover his
strength and health enough to meet
"Billy" Bryan at the Chautauqua on
next Tuesday.
CORN FOR SALE On Robinson
farm, 10 miles north of Mexico. See
John Burgess for prices. 21tf
20 and 30
Ago This Week
30 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
Mathias L. Barker, ot Benton City
and Mrs. Julia Snyder were married,
Mrs. M. J. Tomllnson was visiting
her sister, Mrs. Harri
son Gill, In Bath Co., Ky., whom
she had not seen for 20 years.
A little child, niece of Mrs. Geo,
M. Runkle, fell from a second story
window over Mrs. Muldrow &
Clark's millinery store, to the side
walk, and was considerably bruised.
The following Is a list ot what Mex
Ico and Audrain county undertook
and paid tor In 10 years:
Railroads $
Court House
Jail
Christian Church
MethodlBt Church
Baptist (Mis.) Church
Old Baptist Church
Catholic Church
Engine House and Engine
Public School House
Hardin College
County Bridges
County Farm
Cemetery
Colored Churches
Methodist Parsonage
Total
NFANT OF LYMAN ALEXANDER
DIES THURSDAY NIGHT,
The six weeks old son of Lyman
Alexander and wife, residing 6 miles
east of this city, died Thursday night
of Indigestion. The funeral was
held Friday afternoon from the home
by the Rev. H. E. Truex, of this city
and interment made at tbe Benton
City cemetery.
The Ledger extends sympathy.
BRYAN SCOTCHES "MOVE
TO TEXA8" STORY,
Chicago, July 30
William Jennings Bryan arrived
here yesterday from Bellefonatlne, O,
and proceeded to scotch once more
the rumor that he Is going to leave
Nebraska and make his permanent
home In Texas.
Mr. Bryan may spend his winters
there, though.
AUXVA88E CONFEDERATE
REUNION IN AUGUST
The reunion of Confederate sol
dlers of Callaway and adjoining coun
ties will ha hal . at Auimm tirlrirn.
Thursday and Friday, August 12 and
13. Quite a number from this city
will attend.
Cecil M. Baskett, formerly edltort
of the Intelligencer, will remain In
Mexico, temporarily, at least. He
correspondent for several metropol
Itan newspapers and will report for
them and do special work for them
here. He will have no parttc
ular headquarters at present, but can
be found at The Intelllgener office
for the next two weeks by those who
mar have business with him. We
wish him continued success.
Mrs. Stella Boyer, ot St. Louis,
president of tbe Rebekah State As
sembly, is expected to be in this
city from Sunday noon until Mon
day afternoon. She will likely
registered either at the Ringo
Hoxsey Hotel, and would be glad to
have the members of the Lodge call
and see her.
Robbers operated In Mexico on
Thursday night, entering ti home
of Dr. E. S. Cave, on E. Promenade,
and Dr. G. F. Toalson, on, 8. Clark
avenue. An unidentified person was
In the act of crawling through a
front window at the residence) of At
torney L. P. Crlgler, when he, woke
and frightened tjiei man away. A
gold watch valued at $40 and be
tween $12 and $15 In money waa
taken from the, residence, of Dr.
Cave, while a gold watch, chain and
ehrm with $4 In money was stolon
from Dr. Toalson.
Judging from the time ot the
night that tho three places were vis
ited. It seems that the same gang
was operating at each place.
Dr. Cave thlnka that his home
was entered about, midnight. When
seen Friday morning tbe Doctor
said
Chautauqua grounds. I had been
out there and returned home about
10:30. I lmediately retired, and a
short while later I was awakened by
To the Ladies of Mexico and Sur
rounding Community.
Improvements on "Phillips' Lady Shop" are progressing nicely.
Their buyers have just returned Jrom New York, where their
extensive and elaborate purcfiases Jor their early Jail opening,
have been made on a scale entirel differenty Jrom anything
Mexico has ever seen.
We believe every lady in this vicinity will rejoice
over their new shoppiug facilities.
You will be duly
informed of formal
opening.
Lady Shop
Mexico
1 1 QnrirrTV
Dear Ledger:
It's funny how the years roll back
when you meet an old acquaintance.
I don't mean to say I'm that aged,
but, from observation, I have do-
ducted as much. Things that we
were once ashamed of and those
which we frown upon when attempt
ed by those younger than ourselves
an. ronllnil with ft relish far
My family is camping at the L beneflclal ,houW ay ..u0pe(ur
be near and listening.
I overheard this myself. He was
a leading citizen. One of those men
In the (tnmmunltv vhn ftlwav. ll&u a
something, which I thought was the I rf weth(jr
430,000.00
.' 60,000.00
7,751.80
14,000.00
; 15,000.00
' 11,500.00
'-- 2,500.00
6,000.00
4,000.00
20,000.00
25,000.00
16,000.00
3,000.00
3,200.00
7,500.00
1,500.00
cat, walking lightly across the floor.
It came to my bed and I thought It
put Its fore feet upon the edge. I
slapped at it, and it ran out tho front
way. I got up and went to the
front screen door, which I found
was unlocked. I didn't think I left
it unlatched when I came home. I
went back through the house an
thought I could smell burnt matches.
Then I went back to bed without fur
ther Investigation. Not until I had
reached the Chautauqua grounds Fri
day morning did I miss my watch and
money." '
The Doctor thinks entrance was
gained through the cellar, but states
the fellow could have entered and se
creted himself in the house betore
he returned, aa the front door was
unlocked.
Dr. Cave's trousers from which the
watch and money were taken were
in arms reach of his bed.
The robbers were at Mr. Crigler's
at 1:30, he says. "I was awakened
about that time, by some peculiar
noise. When I looked towards the
$617,451.80
20 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
Ab. Harrison was arranging to
build a brick livery stable at Aux
vasse. Henry Brauer had the contract.
Volney Campbell, ot this city, head
lineman on the Alton, sustained se
rious injuries by falling from tbe
east end of the Glasgow bridge.
Virgil, the 6 years old son ot J. V.
Williams, was Injured by a piece of
timber falling on bis head.
Miss Nannie Duncan was employed
to teach at the Beaver Dam School.
Arch Boyd was erecting a two-
story dwelling on his farm south of
Mexico.
The funeral of Dr. Geo. Dunbar,
who died at Rush Hill, took place at
the Baptist church In this city.
The following Mexico people were
visiting out of town: Mrs. A. Hew
ellyn and Mrs. Mattls, Michigan; Mis
Katie Hltt, Colorado; Mrs. J. T. John-
son, Rush Hill; Miss Jennie Worrell,
Moberly; Miss Maggie Bradley, Cai
ro, Mo.; Misses Willie and Fannie
Potts and Stella Robnett, Glasgow
Mrs. 8. . Martin, Virginia; Miss
Lily Hopkins, Sturgeon."
Mrs. Jacob Ruloff was suffering
from the effeects ot a broken arm.
Ernest, the 7-year-old. Dn or EliJah
SelfTnorth bfTandalia, was killed by
falling from a grain binder.
I .. . T n ... n man prAHTl-
' " """" ' unntlnv for rabbits.
i- i tu i .,.11$ at him I
ng """ -- A unique, Announcement
ana ne uroppeu iu tuo B.v,u ... .iff.m mtv
earn. .auo wuuu a. u.o
ran
brightly and I could see him plainly.
He was about 5 feet, 8 Inches, tall,
weighing about 150 pounds and
wore a dark coat. The man took
screen out of a front window and
set
The top ot the screen was brok-
The residence ot Dr. Toalson was
visited by two men about 2:15 Friday
miliums. " v-.re. 1 . , 1 n ha riav it
pnone r nutty murmus, ni. va.auui
stated that two screens, one front
and the other back, were cut out, but
they tailed to gain entrance.untll they
attacked a third window,
TUn wv.K1.am antama . wlrtltftW In
Ido things In original ways.
our bedroom," said Mrs. xotison,' sua - -
escaped through a rear door." Mrs.
Toalson says there were two men
at her home. One ot them wore a
Kt.. nn llorfc mi.nanopa Thp
Z a . nlkt .w t genius. His name is Stanhope Crane
other one had on a light check I , ,
anit a Harhv hat and WAR rather tall.
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Tk. Ucrhf ora. nn anil Tit Atlfi 1 61 '
Mrs. louisou But a iiiaiu ire. w.i
.v.. ,ki,. Tk. m -horn that tage and Is a
, ' -, ., hi. Practicing the art of healing,
was taken was a present from hisi
father-in-law, Mr. Wheeler, who dug
the gold In California In '49.
Geo. E. White, residing tour miles
southwest of this city, has
turned from Cotulla, In Southwestern
Texas. Mr. White went to Texas last
fall and located near Cotulla. There
he put In 20 acres ot onions that
raised him nine cars ot the product
Ralph Garrett, who has been visit
ing bis grandfather, James Garrett,
and uncle Ernest Garrett, returned to
his home in St. Louis Thursday.
10 YEAR8 AGO THIS WEEK
Dr. W. W. Macfarlane returned
from Ca"ornia. He had been absent
from Mexico 15 years.
Miss Ida Rosamond was entertain
ing Miss Maude McCoy, of LaPorte
Texas, a former Ha-Mn College stu
dent
A marriage license was granted
to W. H. Barney and Miss Fannie
Gorman, ot Laddonla.
The remains ot Miss Claudle
Blum, aged 19 years, were interred
at Midway church.
Clarence Staples returned home
from Nada. Texas, where he at
tended the funeral of his mother.
Mrs. Bailie Lewis, formerly Mrs,
David Tollnson, died in this city.
HELP WANTED White or black
woman, good wages, no washing or
Ironing and no farm hands. Mrs.' Lam
ertlne Lackland. 'Phone Locust 212.
dlt wit
Miss Emma Wentzel, linotype ma
chine operator of the Missouri Print
ing Company, is taking a month's va
cation.
A. H. Blggers has Just completed
900 yards of plastering for I
Pierce, residing 12 miles north of
this city. ' j
and Is in the foremost of all progres
sive movements.
An ol' friend he hadn't seen since
the days of the swimming
hole at the sign of "two fingers"
met him. A good cigar and a seat
en a shady spot ot greensward at
the Chautauqua was all they needed
to start the Inexhaustible flow of
anecdote.
The story concerned a night in tbe
dark ot tbe moon when they entered
Farmer Jones' watermelon patch to
purloin a few of the ripest. They
kad scarcely started In testing the
melons with thumps from their lit
tle fingers before the bark of a
dog startled them.
Did they runT
They crossed that melon patch and
hit the big road with the speed of a
racing motor car. After a while
when they had reached a safe dis
tance, they baited to get their breath.
In a few minutes up trotted a yel
low, mangy pup, the property ot one
ot tho boys. He It was who had
caused tbe stampede when playfully
ot relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Pearson are
home from a visit with relatives In
Seattle.
Mlsa Allanson, who has, been visit
ing Miss Fry, returned to her home
last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Dearlng re
turned home yesterday from a tour
of the West.
Miss Kit Settles, of Centralla, Is
the guest ot Mr. and Mrs. R. R.
Arnold, Jr.
Mrs. Tony Boderacco, of St. Louis,
Is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Geo.
Lee.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Robertson
have a cottage at Huronla Beach
where they expect to spend tbe summer.
Misses Minnie Lee and ary Noe,
of Centralla, are visiting the Misses
Ritchie.
Mrs. George A. Carden.o t Texas,
will be the guest ot her mother, Mrs
Porter, next week.
Miss Nell McQuttty, ot Moberly, is
the guest ot Miss Velma Johnson.
Miss Louie Hunter, of Sedalia, Is
visiting Mrs. Charles Graham.
DRMNASKS;W90F
FRED HATHAWAY FOR AM
AFTERNOON KIQTOR TRIP
PLAINTIFF ALLEGES THAT DE
FENDANT BORROWED FOR
MER'S MACHINE FROM WEB
ER'S GARAGE LAST MAY AND
DAMAGED IT
Charges Neglect to Oil and Supply
Water, High Speed, Collision; With
Telephone, Pole 8aye Was Depriv
ed of lbs Use.
Miss Ruby Gulltck Is th
of Miss Ria. Hall.
guest
former Hardin College girl, Is to be
married. The bridegroom Is Mr.
Miller, and a very tine chap, from
all I can hear of him.
Alma has been a necessary ad-
.' .I .:,: w . Jnct at weddings In the Capital
II UUTIU UJ VI.U.U iu. w , K . , Qhaa I. .nl
jilj lor a uuuiuci
accomplished organist and has played
the wedding march or the bachelor's
swan song tor 30 nuptial affairs.
Her announcement, made last week,1
was to be made public she sent
"fake" telegrams to all her friends
announcing the engrgement. Cute,
wasn't It? But Alma always was
clever and could be depended on to
Musician Coming Here.
Mexico's musical colony is to gain
I another. This time it is a man, a
young man, who possesses talent and
I and his permanent address Is Mor-
who has left the
Christian scientist
is
cousin of his and for the past tew
months has been the guest of his par
ents. Stanhope was on the verge of
To make the position of the gov- nerv0us prostration when Nellie ar
ernment more difficult It has been i rlved but since she began "treat-
necessary to announce to-day that the ment h9 has Improved so rapidly
Spanish troops have been disastrous-1 th9 effect hM been marvelous,
defeated In an engagement wnn Tha f.mnv ant NpI
ly defeated In an engagement wltn
theobfsTu--WincTrt,t;inri5pauiaiu
mfbr a year more at least. Hence
have been killed and wounded. I bB coming with her. Nellie's charm
Constable W. D. Barnett and Clar- and eyes will do wonders with any
ence Ecton are in Tulsa, Okla., to man and before the treatment enas,
Identify a man under arrest there if his heart isn't aneciea, mere
.v. v.. . k. nr,r,io una nf I BomethinE radically wrong with his
Willi 1. LUUUKUt, W wvu.wi " I
tho a.nc- nt mhbera that has been op-1 cosmos,
ar.tin. thmiih this oart of the He has made an Italian harp with
State.
,q.,,trpat.
Mr. R. R. Arnold and Miss Elizabet
Arnold left Thursday for a trip
through the West,
Mrs. E. B. .Talbot, of Moberly, Is
In Mexico attending the Chautauqua.
Mrs. L. B. Hawthorne leaves
shortly for A visit with Mrs. Bailey
in St,. Louis.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Zevely are the
guests of Colonel and Mrs. Green
Clay.
Mlsse Magie Davis and Mri. Jo
seph Peterson, of Salisbury, are the
guests ot Mrs. W. W. William.
Miss Mamie Aydelotte has re
turned to her home In Troy after a
visit with Mrs. Frank Blckley.
Miss Layson gave her Sunday
School class s delightful noon hour,
Thursday by serving to them a nice
picnic lunch on the Chautauqua
grounds. Those who spent this hap
py time with Miss Layson were Miss
es Edith Gary, Stella Robertson, May
Bragg, Carrie Sproul, Abbie Llew
ellyn, Hattle Brown and Vlnnle Harrison.
The Epsllon Alpha Delta Fraterni
ty boys gave a watermelon party on
Wednesday evening at their tent at
the Chautauqua grounds. Each boy
was hostess for his best girl, each
couple being provided with a large,
Juicy watermelon, which of course
guaranteed to them the highest phase
of enjoyment. The hosts were Mes
srs. Dee Johnson, Frank Cauthorn,
Wilfley Johnson, Cave Johnson.Hen-
ry Kunkel. Fred Howard and Bush
Atchison.
Tenting on the old camp grouud
was enlivened Thursday evening for
Misses Tlnsley, Johnson, Hall and WI
nans, by the presence ot some guests
other than Misses Gulllc and McQult
Mrs. Eliza Price, of this city, who
has been visiting in California for
nearly a year, writes to the Ledger I arTe,
that she win oe nome in a iew uj .
Hp- manv friends will be glad to
see her.
his own hands as well as completed
a monster pipe organ all of his own
manufacture. He plays by the hour,
lives In music and Is Bald to be
When he comes he expects
bring his grand piano and harp.
Won't we local musicians be
to
Rev. H. E. Truex and family are I tranced It tho be-talented stanhope
home from Arcadia Heights, where I wni condescend to assist at various
they spent several weeks. Thy badconcerts and Euterpeans. He and
a most enjoyable time but glad to Nellie are expected during August
get back home again.
I sometime.
Miss Ila Brooks, of Topeka, Kan
who has been the guest of E. B.
Keath and falmly, left Saturday for
a visit at Triplet., Mo.
Mrs. George Chase, of St. Louis
Is expected to arrive Sunday and will
visit her daughter, Mrs. Jesse Har
per and sister, Mrs. John Ewlng.
J. Hoxsey, wife and daugb
ter, Ruth, are homo irom a iwu
weeks' outlnK on the Lakes. They
Good-bye,
Martha.
Mrs. J. A. Guthrie and Mrs. For
res' are home from St. Louis.
-MUf Cauthorne, of Columbia,
the guest of Mlsa Mary Blckley.
Ills Frances Wright, of St. Louis,
is visiting Mr. W. C. Johnson.
Mrs. Gordon, ot St Louis, Is the
had a delightful trip and ara arrang-1 guest ot her parents, Mr. snd Mrs. J,
ing next year to have a cottage near I h. Sallee,
St. Paul.
Mrs. Martha Taylor, of St. oLuis,
L. F. Bacon, of Kansas City, irav- . , Dr McWnilama,
eling Passenger Agent ol tne aanui.
Fe, was In Mexico for a short time
Saturday.
Mrs. J.M. Pollard and daughter. Miss
Mary, of Kansas City, are tho guests
Mrs. L. M. White, Mrs. Charles Gra
ham, Miss Louise Hunter, ot Sedalia,
and Messrs. Earl Bledsoe and ' John
Guthrie thoroughly enjoyed a picnic
lunch with these young ladles, Miss
TlnBley playing the part of chef to
the entire satisfaction of all concern
ed.
Misses Ria Hall, Velma Johnson,
Martha Tlnsley and Leila Wlnans,
with Mesdames Tlnsley and Johnson
as chaperones are enjoying tent life
to its fullest this week. Misses Ru
by Gulllck and Nell McQultty are
guests at their tent. On last Sunday
with Mlsa Hall acting as chef a num
ber of friends were entertained for
dinner and supper. Messrs. Rolla Fii-4
ley, Earl Bledsoe, Ed Williams and
George Will Robertson were the hap
py personages for the day.
Misses Johnson, Tlnsley, Hall
and Wlnans were the very pleasant
hostesses last evening at a monster
"marshmallow toast" given at their
tent on tho Chautauaua grounds. All
the tenters on the ground, the visit
Ing girls In town, and last, but not
least, their young gentlemen friends,
were the guests tor the evening. Un
der the skilled manipulation of Mr,
Joe Luckie the fire was persuaded to
go off properly and a row of femln-
lnlne toasters gathered round, soon
after which delicately toasted marsh
mallows were served In great abun
ance to the guests.
For an afternoon's motor trip.
$515.69 would be considered rather
expensive. Dr. T. H. Diven, of Mar
tlnsburg, has filed suit against Fred
Hathaway, of this city, for the above
sum charging Mr. Hathaway with
borrowing the ; former's ma
chine from Weber's garage, here,
and, tn a ride the speed ot which
at times is alleged to have material
ly exceeded the speed limit, In
jured the Doctor's Ford car, hurt
his practice and caused general dis
comfort o the physician.
In his petition the plaintiff charges
that on the 7th oar ot May, 10. the
defendant, knowing that the said au
tomobile was the property of the
plaintiff, took said automobile with
out tbe knowledge, consent or au
thority of the plaintiff, and ran It at
a high and unusual rate ot speed for
about 76 m Vs over rough roads,
railroad crossings, bridges and cul
verts In a wanton, willful, negligent
and careless manner without o' lng
Its bearings. The plalntflf further
charges that the bearings were
greatly heated, worn and damaged
from failure to oil them; that the
plaintiff failed to supply tbe water
cooler with a sufficient supply of
water and thereby overheated the
engine. '
The petition further charges the
defendant with having punctured
tires and also with having run the
machine against a telephone pole,
bending tbe front axle, and damag
ing frame that supports engine - of
said automobile. Plaintiff say that
the cost ot repairing tbe machine
was $66.69.
The plaintiff says he Is a prac
ticing physician of Martinsburg and
that be used the machine to make
calls upon his patients. He al
leges that while he was having tbe
the machine repaired of said breaks
and bends, he was deprived of the
automobile and because of this be
claims further damages to tbe amoun
of $150.
Finally, the plaintiff alleges that
the automobile was permanently
damaged because of this rough
treatment, crack and strains and
asks damages tor $300 on this charge,
making a total of $515.69, which the
plaintiff prays Judgment.
W. W. Fry, attorney for Mr. Hath
away, states his client denies the
charges filed in the suit and will
WtrtHvf
thuslastic motorist He has a
Ford machine of his own and scarce
ly a week passes without his mak
ing a long trip.
John D. Orear represents Dr.
Diven.
ful eveningplcnic in the big tent at
tbe Chautauqua grounds Tuesday ev
ening in honor of her guest. Miss
Frances Wright, ot St Louis. Much
conversation and a grand spread fill
ed the hour preceding the evening'
entertainment with a full degree ot
pleasure. The guest were Mlsse
Wright, Stella Robertson, Laura Rob
ertson, Marie and Susie Houston, Ab
bie Llewellyn, Frances Glandon, Jo
sephine Wallace, Pearl Williams, Mil
dred Whitney; Messrs. L. H. Han
na, George Dealing, John Guthrie,
George Will Robertson, Ed. William,
Louis Barth, Wallace Fry and Mr.
and Mrs. Walker Pollock.
Mrs. W. C. Johnson gave a delight-
JUDGE MURPHY LEAVE8
8ATURDAY FOR MOBILE.
D. A. Murphy left this afternoon
tor Mobile, Ala., to attend the Na
tional Convention of the Knight of
Columbus. Missouri delegate are:
Dr. R. E. Kane, State Deputy; Jno.
S. Leahy, Past State Deputy; Dr. D.
C. Cooney; all of St Louis, Also D.
A. Murphy, State Advocate, Mexico;
S. L. Moore, Farmington, and John
M. Cleary, of Kansas City. The con
vention will be in session August 3rd,
4th and 5th.