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The platform was then submitted and
finally adopted as follows
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28
STRAY NOTICE,

Taken up by John j. Canada. OF
Sailing township, in Audrain county,
Mo-, and posted before the under
signed justice of the peace for said
township, two head of horses. one
two year old nrown horse, II 1-2
hands high, left fore foot and right
hind foot white, no other marks. AL
so n iron gray FLY two years old.
Is hands high, no other marks per-
ceivable and appraised at 1926; the
horse is appraised at $l5. The said
strays were appraised by John Ridg-
way and Mildred Ridgway, given
under my hand this Nov. 29th, 1876.
36-3t. GEO. w HoLLAwAY, j. p.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28
A-Dn1N1srRAroR,s SAFE.

BY virtue Of an order of the Pro
bate Court held I'm and for the county
of Audrain and State of Missouri,
made at the March term, 1875, OF said
court, and renewed at the November
term, 1876, Of said court, / viii, in
obedience to aaid order, on Monday,
the 9Th day of January next, A. D.,
1877, at the east door of the cours
house In the city of Mexico, in said
county, and during the session of the
Probate Conrt held in and for said
county xpose to sale at public auc
sion. all the right, title and interes
of Geo. w. Goddard, deceased, off,
and to the following described re
estate in Audrain county. Missouri
to-wit: North half of east half
southeast quarter of southwest gus
ter OF section Is, township so, raa
9 west, and lots / and Q, except
acres of of the east side of nor
west quarter section 81, township
range 8 west. Terms Of sale casI
hand. ID. Il. SHEA,
Admir- estate of Geo. W. Godd
33-4t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28
STRAY NOTICE,

State OF Missouri, county of Au-
drain; posteu before j. G.. Moore, j.
p. The undersigned, James F. Hall
and G. B.. Cha, ton, appraisers APP
pointed and sworn fully, fairly and
inlpartially to appralse a certain mule
taken uD as a stray by George w.
Brooks of Culver township in Au-
drain county, certify that we have
viewed said stray and find the same
to be a bay mule, fifteen hands
high, two years old past, has a small
split III the left ear; no other marks
or brands p~ereeivable, and dc ap-
praise said stray at forty dollars.
James +. Hall, G. B. Clayton APP
praisers. Subscribed and sworn to
before me this 21st day of Nov. 1876
n34-3t j. G.. MOORE, j. P.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28
STRAY NOTICE.

Taken up by P. G. Sicily of Linn
county of Audrain, Stat.
o. Missouri, on the 14th day of No
vember, 1876, and posted before the
undersigned justice of the peace
within and for Aad:ain county, as
estray, two steers; one a three year
old white steer, some red hairs in the
ears, thick horned. branded on left
hip with letter &C." The other IL
a red steer with a white face, red
spot on the forehead, white belly,
also branded on the lett hip with the
letter &C." No other marks or
brands parceivable. The wht,a one
"~tv.u..se1 O.. t.pr.- dollars. tH. rr1
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28
Go to r. T. norris' for fresh oysters
fRuSlRE's .kLE

Whereas, James n. Sims and Lou
lisa Sims his wife. Of the county Of
Audrain and State of Missouri. did
execute and deliver to the undersiGn-
| ed rs trustee, their certain deed a.
trust, dated 18th Oct, A. ID. 1874, 10
corded i'm the recorders office OF An
drain county, Missouri, in book OK"
on page 100, conveying the following
described premises, situated in the
county of Audrain, State of Missouri,
to-wit: The northeast quarter ofsec-
| ton number sixteen u.s. 100 acres.
| Also the northwest quarter of the
northwest quarter of section fifteen
| (15,1 40 acres; also west half of the
southwest quarter Of section ten (1o,l
| 80 acres; also northeast qnareer OF
southwest quarter Of section ten (10,)
40 acres; also west half of the south
easC quarter of the south west
quarter OF section ten (10,) 20
| acres. Also east half of the southeast
quarter of section nine (o,) 80 acre.
Also south east quarter OF the
north west quarter of section nine
(9,) 40 acres. Also north west part
of the north east quarter of the south
west quarter of section nine (9,) "a
acres. ALI in township fifty-one (51,)
range nine Co. west containing in all
484 acres, to secure the payment of a
certain promissory note in said deed
of trust described.
Whereas. said deed of trust pro
vides that in case of default in pay
ment of said note and the in
terest thereon, as therein specified
then ON the applications of the legal
bnl1ar &c co;d ntNrniccnpv motto af4a,.
having complied with the pro-
visions of said deed and the
directions therein made, the under
signed may lawfully sell the premises
and all the rights and equity of rede-
lnption of the said James M. SIMS and
Louisa Sims his wife, their heirs,
assigns &c, therein al public vendue;
and
Whereas aaiu trust deed further
provides that in ease of default in
therein specified then the whole shall
and NAV become due at once and pay
able, and
Whereas. there is interest now past
due and payable On said note and re-
mains wholly unpaid. and the legal
holder thereof, has, by reason of the
ueIautt III the u nleHt Thereon, uc-
clared the whole of said indebted
ness and interest thereon to time of
sale due and PAYABLE immediately;
and
Whereas.the holder of said pronlis-
sorry note has requested that said
premises be sold, and the proceeds OF
said sale applied as provided i'll sand
deed of trust
Now, therefor: by virtue Of the
power anu authority in NE vested,
and in compliance with the proyis-
ions of said deed of trust, | shall
proceed to sell the above described
premises at the east door Of the court
house in this county of Audrain and
State of Missouri, at public vendue
to the highest bidder tor cash IN hand
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28
TRUSTEES SALE.

Whereas, Lucy j. Pool and her hus-
band John q. Pool, by their certain
deed dated the 9Th day OF August,
1879, and recorded in the recorders
office for Audrain county, Missouri,
in book L, page 600 OF mortgages,
conveyed to the undersigned in trust
the following lands, situate, lying
andbeing in the county "f Audrain
andState of Missouri, to-wit:
Northeast quarter of northeast
quarter section s, township 81, range
10. Southeast quarter of northeast
quarter section 8, township 81, range
1912 acres excepted IN the south
west corner OF the last named tract
for church purposes-and containing
IN all 76 1-2 acres, to ecure the pay
ment of a certain note therein des-
cribed; and whereas, said note has
long since become due, and default
has been made in the payment of said
note.
ThereforeI NJ. Y. Duncan, trustee,
atthe request ofthe holder OF said note
and by the authority in me vested by
said deed OF trust, will on
Saturday, the G0th day ofDac., 1915,
oH"r said lands for sale al sll3 co@ra
house door n Auirata rnal.v. .lis-
SouEi, h.tW2ar the tou-@ 0I.J @'-..--
Etti4 i3E2 .t.tk ..r /. . e.. .|.. HI. ..-f
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28
llRUSTEE nSALE.

w hereas, William I'll. Kerr and
Marena S. Kerr his wife. of the coun-
ty of Audrain and state of Missouri.
did execute and deliver to the under
signed as trustee, their certain deed
Of trust, dated the 18th of February,
A.. D.. 1875, recorded in book "K" on
page Sol it seq. in the recorders of
flee of Audrain county, Missouri,
conveying the following described
premises situated i'm the county OF
Audrain, State of Missouri, to-wit:
Fifteen acres, the south part of the
south half of lot n of northwest
quarter of section six, and the west
half of the northeast quarter of Sec
ton six (6,) except fifteen acres of
the northeast part-6S acres; and the
east half of the south quarter OF
section six C., 30 acres; and the north
west quarter of the southeast quarter
of section six (6, &C acres and the west
half of the south quarter of section
five (5,) 80 acres, all in townships fifty
TIVE (52), range eight wesl, contain
ing 2SS acres, more or less, to secure
the payment of a certain promissory
note in said deed of trust described.
Whereas, said deed of trust pro-
vides that IN a 9 of default in pay
ment of said note and the interest
thereon as therein specified, then all
the Applications of the legal holder of
said promissory note, after having
compiled with the provisions of said
deed and the directions therein made,
the undersigned may lawfully sell the
premises and all the rights and equity
of redemption of the said William III.
Kerr and Marena S. Kerr his wife.
their heirs, assigns, &C., therein, at
public yendue; and
Wheseas, said deed of trust further
provides that in case of default in
payment of principal or interest as
therein specified, then the whole NAV
and shall become due and payable at
once; and .4...
Whereas, there is interest now past
due and payable ON said note, and re-
mains wholly unpaid, and the legal
holder thereof has by reason of the
default in the payment thereof, de-
clared the whole of said Indebtedness
and interest thereon to time of sale
due and payable immedix telv: and
Whereas, the holder of said prom
hecOAy AOSO A&No kC4uCotCo Offdt Sdiu
premises be sold and the proceeds OF
said sale applied as provided in said
deed of tluss
Now, therefore, by virtue of the
power and authority in me vested
and i'll compliance with the provis.
ions of said deed of trust, l shall pro.
coed to sell the above described d. EN-.
Uses at the east door Of the court house
in the county Of Audrain and State
OF Missouri, at public vendne, to the
highest bidder for cash in hand, on
Thursday, January 25, IT,
between the hours Of nine o'clock il
the forenoon and five O'Clock in The
afternoon of that day. to satisfy saiC
Indebtedness, together with costs an(
expenses Of executing this trust: and
will execute and deliver a deed of
conveyance ii fee Of the premises
EE.t.t E& .t. ..-. ..-.. rHH s..rt .-r. ..' fs,..-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28
Thursday, the 25th day o,
January.

a. d. 1877, between the hours OF
nine O'Clock in the forenoon and five
o'clock in the afternoon of that day,
to satisfy the said indebtedness, to-
gether with costs and expenses of
executing this trust, and will execute
and deliver to the purchaser a deed
of conveyance in fee of the premises
sold as provided in said deed OF trust.
WIN. w. FUTILE, Trustee.
Macfs rlane * Trimble, attys. 36.5t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28
STRAY NOTICE.

Taken up bv Thoms p. Lon.
Sailing township in Audrain COT
Mo-, and posted before the III
signed, justice of the peace for
county, as a stray, N yearling steer
medium size; color pale red with
white spots on him, marked with a
crop off of the left ear, split in the
right. No brands perceivable; and
appraised at fifteen dollars by Jesse
Vance and John Vance. Given under
my hand this Nov. Goth, 1875.
35-4t e. w. HOLLOWAY, j. +.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28

the country are denonnc,ng The isfse
claim ct up that B. b. Hsyes 10
elected president.
Peter Cooper poIled 1880 votes
in ell.
If your Office SCENE cold and the
IRE 10 the CRATE does not u it.
aelf up to suit you, don't swear, but
imagtss yourself y s~trest-car driver
who never aces q fire.
Janury 9Th the voice of the people
| will DO heard.
u. 8. GRANT 81 don't care .
damn for the supreme court.
II Grant ever gets sober we would
like to know what hs thinks Of him.
self i'm the morning.
The telegraph and the associated
press have been two of the most
powerful agents Of the republican
party.
Ranpton's official majority in
South Carolina, rs certified to by J
FL. Hayes, the secretary of state, il
1,134.
A mass convention of the democra-
OF OF Ohio will be called TO meet al
Columbus January 9Th. l: is ex-
psctsd that 100000 will attend.
Tho following is the oath Govern
or Wade Hampton took:
I'll recognize the constitution and
of The United States as supreme
the constitution anu laws o
aRy state, and | swear to maintain
them both"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28

In the latest and best styles. Thank
continuance of your patronage.
Bring your old Hats and save your
money. Residence and shop on Mem
roe street, south of old fair grounds.
MRS. NANCY G ROSAMOND
VIM. N. RosamA nd. agent for the
Walton Tub WastAng Machine and
Centennial Wringer.
Mexico, Nov. 80, 1875. nS2-tf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28

Tilden, the leader or, Hayes the
led T Which shall it be? Why the
people decided that qussti IN mos,
emphaticaliy on Nov. I, 1876, in "a
Yer Of the great leader Of Reform.
Revolutions never 60 backwards,
when the masses rise agains.
thieves.
Ii CongrSss decides for Tildsn, ell
right. II for Hayes, all right. The
powers OF hell can't prevent The
choice OF Congress from being i'm
ausurated and respected ~ pres
ldsat for the next four ysars.
Radical journals and radical thieves
talk loudly sbsdt fighting for prin-
cipls, when none know better than
themselves that the principal thing
with them 10 to hide their stealing
for the last eight years.
The Democratic majority alone
in tho United Ststss, could wips cut
Grant and his Emo hsirsd soldiers
gathered around him from the gov
ernmsns offices and Union isagss
mordss.
Progress is making tremendous
strides in the Black Hills. Msp
wear collars iu Custer City, and
there 10 . canary bird ~ Dead
wood.
When do co election not an cleo.
toni Whsa ths majority Of the
voters are against the Radical
party.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis and her
daughter viii remain abroad during
the winter.
Two acquaintanoes meeting on q
vet day, one greeted the other with
-'Beautiful rain this. Fetching
things out Of the ground"
Second friend, disoonsoIately-
"Hope not, sir, hope not ; got two
wives there, sir.
A blasted Tyre. y. S. Grant.
Few railway accidents ara re.
ported of late. In fact, it IS gener-
ally conceded that no roads are at
present doing smashing business.
Tic most unmitigate bull dDz-r
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28

1t is . mistaken idea that there u
40 room for eoautry newsPaPers
There 10 room for then. . nssd Of
them, . support for them, snd 90 In
dependents one, too. A live, spiey
local paper, which reports faithfully
he new of the section whore, II il
published, and discusses fairly and
Nth decent ability tbs LEGAL quss
tons which arise 10 the sommanity
viii % able to pay its way. and it,
patroas will DO willing to pay for it
The effort which 10 made oitentimsa
TO establish . paper in . small to~u
proves conclusivsly that the nssd o.
it Is fsls. Those people can get oil
the daily and weekly papers they
want, but they are not satisfied with
them. There 10 much wonderful
rews IA them, to bs cure, but roth
ing absut themselves, their town,
their doings, etc. They feel The need
Of something else, OF some bright,
nswsy, little paper that will gossip
of home affairs aad mirror them
selves in its pages. Are they un-
grateful and psnurious in their treat
nsnt of the country publisher !
Perhaps they are. But, pCrhaps,
too, it 10 often the publishers fault.
Does he do the very best he can 1?
~ he honest, Industrious, candid,
'air, and temperate? If he q an
~sr these queries in the affirmative
believe he will ALWAYS succeed.
In many localities the people need
be educated up to this true stand
.rd of local journalism. Many OF
hem think the Weekly Tribune or
World 10 vastly cheaper than their
title to wn paper , that the World or
Tribune ia all they need. 1t il the
country publishers business to show
hem that they are Eistaken-that
,is swn paper rs 40 cheap as the
argo city onea, because it 10 as cheap
- it can be mads--and that ii lie
the price Of it Cor the home
,sws it contains. 1t may take some
i'm , to do this, but it can be done
md is being done wherever good
oeai newspapers are published
Many o farmer goes homo with the
,ity weekly and bis local paper mes.
led peacefully together in the same
taking the q for its nsws
If foreign affairs, and the other for
ito gossip about things at home, and
if the latter 10 o really good paper,
We venture that il catches the wits's
eye first and every item carefully
read over,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28
FOR SALE OR TRADE.

A No. I residence in Mexico, Mo,
rooms and nearly four acres of gre
highly ornanented with sbrubhery
fruit trees. good barn aud other
buildings, everything in good re
Will sell or exchange for good impr
70 I'm. Call and get particulars.
30 3m q. VI. BAKER, Age
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28

have just received a large lot q
slocks direct from factory, for Wild
I paid cash and for cash will sell n
markably cheap. Mark Pitcher, sout
side square, Mexico, Mo. 32-st
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28

NNHEREAc, William hi Hcos and
w Martha Blincoe his ifs,of re coun-
ty nf Audrain. and State Z Nilsson i: did
sxecute and deliver to the u. dersig ned az
trustee. their certain deed OF .,-s. dated
September 9th, 1874. recorded in the Re-
corder's Office. of Audrain county. Mis-
souri, in Book *" on page l57 con-
veying the following described prem
ises situated in said county of Audraln, and
State of Missouri, to-wit
The south halt Of the northeast quarter
of section twenty-nine &C., 80 acres: also
the east half OF the southeast quarter of
the northwest quarter of section twenty-
lime (29,l 20 acres; all in township fifty
one (5l) range ten ilO1 west, Contain ing
one hundred acres, mere or less, to secure
the payment of a certain bond or promis-
sorry note, bearing even date with ssid
deed, and therein described.
And whereas. said deed of trust provides
that in case OF default i'm the payment of
said bond or promissory note ard the in
terest thereon as therein specified, then OIL
the application of the legal holder there
of, alter having complied with the direc-
tions of SAID trust deed, the undersigned
shall and may lawfully sell the said prem
ises and all the rights and equity of re-
demptiop Of the said William X. Blincoe
and Martha Blincoa his wife, their heirs,
assigns, &c, therein, At public vendue;
and,
Whereas, said trust deed further pro-
vides tnst in case of default in payment
of principal or interest as therein speci-
fed, then the whole of said principal sum
thereby secured end The interest to the siu,e
OF sale. according TO the tenor and effect
If the said Indebtedness, shall and may
at once become due and PAYABLE, and the
said premises be solo In like manner and
with the same effect as if the laid indebt-
edness had natured; and, whereas. the
interest on said promissory note is now
due by the terms of said deed and remains
wholly unpaid, and the legal holder tn ere-
OF has, by reason of the default in TIE
payment of said Interest, declared the
whole of said indebtedness and interest
thereon to time of sale. due and payable
immediately, and whereas, the holder of
said indebtedness has requested that said
premises be sold, and tie proceeds of said
sale applied rs provided Ia said deed of
trust.
Now, therefore, by virtue of the power
and authority in me vested, and in com,
pliance with the terms of said deed of trust
l shall proceed to sell the above described
premises at the east door of the court
houss in the county of Audrain and s tate
Of Missouri, at public vendue to the high
est bidder, for cash in hand, on
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28
a4a-IL. THE MINOkITY RULEe

she Presidential question is nov
sSeeking . crisis. As to wha
10 tn. ultimate end OF the mat
it. ia rather difficult TO foreses
,Sm.n t., and revolutionary az
ocements from republican bea'
sers ut Washington City, fore
ow trouble. Ono OF the evils 0
time is partyism. 1t has nov
ED ITS greatest extremes, ant
3 there is q divergence by tn
Q from It's beaten path tb'
probability is, that the result
nos. ssrious. For the pas
year. it has been predicted
se republican party, if beaten
polls, would not willingly
der its government INTO tn
Of their vic.nrs, and the fraud
,heming lately resorred to IN
ana, Florida and South Caro-
nave only been means to an
By their Infamous conduct
aow pretend that Hayes haA
s1neted, and that any attempt
part OF congress or the people
.biish any other result will be
rebellion. Rebel aud traitor
been watchw ,rds of the party
ser; and they have proven
4er1ui enginos in the production
reng,h TO their cause. That The
i. masses Of the people have al
earnsd 10 look with some sus-
on on~stnse threadbare illusions
sow without question. During
late campaign the bloody shirt
same q stencil in the nostriis OF
gent men ; and it's most valiant
xhibi'ors gently bound it up and
sid it away in the grave of ultimate
aud three hundred thousand
men composing the democrat
majority have proclaimed that
J. T,lden is duly elected
,res;dent OF tho United States for
rom the 4th OF March
,sxt. wh,l.t republicans routed on
6eld, and varqrished in it's
,srong noids, still clurch,ng to the
,ost at powss stands ready to throt
h pnb'ic -epiHion and drag a free
,eopIe down to the dust and degra-
Rstion Of slavery. And this for the
nero purpose Of perpetuating It's po-
exi~tsncs. Have we come to
sais: sha, tte party in power beiug
ssrreiv in the minority can seize the
ssaps. Of government. marshall the
SBd naval forces and COM
,ei submissiop on the part o: the
If the be 80, where lie
suraboasssd libsrtyl II the demo-
party we're in power and
attempt such a course, ii
Rsaid be the duty OF every patriot
10 bmri.it from place, and blot out
Iss rause from the annals of Amer
lpsa historv forever. Can less be
of the Republican psrtyY
Have oar people 30 higher Gen.
Nption OF our government than the
pe~rpetusss 81 q party1 Haze we no
beyond a yarty?
The teening m illlons Of women
gnd cbildren in this eosntry demand
n thun der tones Our devotion to q
principal far above all party consid.
rstions. La our madness We are
. q fair way to forget that va have
eva for our govern ment, and when
ignore them add call into rsqui.
military fore, We r fixing
he way that leads TO chains and
and the time will no. be dis
ant when some one will. seizs on
he opportunity and The people tired
|f t"rmol will! quietly suhmit to die
aaien and the proud structure Of
rec government once the boast Of
gur people and the pride OF the
world will 60 down amidst the
OF darkness forever. Be-
ore this ia done let us III mercy to
and in generation Of our
,Msrint fathers remov. all race Of
r4tuee that rerp"tnate their blessed
aud let lib" pail % darkness
eriia down forever, a That one
Wand ot rhe free and home Of the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28

Several steamboats, sank NJ St
Loais, last Tuesday morning, by the
breaking up of the ice.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28

10 Ray county it 10 hard to deter
mins which 10 the more plentiful,
mice or corn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28

S.. Louis Time: II lath no
fur T-' or
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28
Thursday, the 25th day OF
January,

1877, between the hours ofnine O'Clock In
the forenoon and Ave o'clock in the after
noon of that day to satisfy the above in
debtedness, together with the costs of ex-
ecuting this trust, and will execute and
deliver to the purchaser a deed of convey
ance in fee Of the premises sold, as provi.
ded in said deed of tr.st.
VIM. w. FUTILE,
n35-5t Trustee.
Macfarlane s. Trimble, Atty's,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28

3J-4t ii. \. DUNcAE, Trustee