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, 1879-04-03
TIE COURTS,
Decision Concerning the lahar
Insurance Company.
Tic Appellate Court Flies n Batch
OF Decisions.
Judge Blodgett Declines to Be Toch-
nical for Gregg's Sake.
A Case Of Misplaced Conlldcnce---Judg.
mcnls, New Suits, Etc.

THE PRACTICE Act.
judge McAttlutcr yesterday rendered Il detisioh
Of considerable importance III tho cnsc Of the La.
rnar Insurance Company Va. Fred A. Young, In
v0ivng the construction Of two conn,etnu scc-
tlons Of the Practice act. Tho following ID the
text Of tho opinion:
This Is nn ncfian Of assumpsit upon nn alleged
liability Of defendant for m n.tessmrnt on hs
Company. This Defendant bcinY a resident OF
kankakeo, = humn00s was issrgI out ot thu t;lf-
fs Sssy ssS' 2 ss;s sss ssasax II s Ss
q aplen IN abatement. to which defendant tic1anra
No Objection u inkcn to tho form tho pima nai
plaintiffs cnnnsel lntst TINT tho statute appfofed
May 70. la77, entitled. ''corposntIons," author.
lied Tho 'ssuuncp Of process In this caao to Kanka-
: ;. In n cases Of suits for or nsatnst such no.
]; eevet, Or the cooperation q wnsc n mHy % lss.
Ts oy oy as", hm o. from tho
~ ssy ssSn;y r. !' s'a'' for service" Session
Tit The silt; silt ,.orousn. IN Tic n.no Of tho corpora
+ tnn, thonJh Tho declaration showR Receiver had
~ fskfred i TO i ssssa s''oue. 70 @ sose; il.
e%absequenty. % M"y 10. Is!7, anothor act npor lis
same snheet was arrsoy.ci . r. which u wso,y fcnaEi
provail This Inst act d nn,entn.ory OF tho usernl
9atrae,!ce az, md y as 81 folio,va: M ..,.,u,r
sny defendant out Of the county Whore tho latter
resides or may be foand. excont in local nc,tnna,
in Inv where there Is mare than ono Defendant, tic
plaintiff commencing t.ls action whcro either ot
them resides Hny have lliH writ or wsits issued ~
defendant q It stthet q them nay be found" scs-
an hcrr "a but one defendant: SO that, taking the
wosds q the later sct Il, tho!s 97rnaEy uatnral
Ing it. u csndan IN s ea.s % oat !" ho County
: wncrc he resilcd or WIS found Thu farmer stat,
, 1879-04-03
THE CALI


JUDaE DnrMAoSD-sct cuscs aud general busi.
ness.
JupaE DLopuErT-Call Of criminal calondar,
Tlz APPELLATE coUnr-19. Dingmau VI.
DAncer; ~, pfriahug VI. lloGart; II, Singer Man.
nfactuslng Company VI. TEeadwny; H. Mannvs.
Empire Fire.Insnranco Company: 10, Wright W.
Chicago = Northwestern Hallway Company, No
cns1 On trial.
LuDaE nAmr-G03, a7o, oa5, 0a9 10 ono Goa
70 197. 7H]. 71O, I'll to ITO, and 79l TO 7iu, In
clnt!yc, except 7:iu, III. and 741. No caso on
trial,
JupnE JAxEaoN-Assisss Judrc Gary. No case
OIL trial,
JubaE MoonE-No conrt to.,lay.
JuptlE lsouENs-Dtl to 1O3, inclusive. No. DE-
9tcEmtller ". Hort.tB, on trial.
.'HnaE llour'1-poIomptosy eall Of all pending
,not!ons fnr now trinfk. No call Ut calendar,
JunHE McA1LisrEs-No call Of calendar. Het
cnEe /, kOH, Mclean ~. Fox, on trial.
,IuLdE FAnwELI-Sh22, Simmer W, Msrsch.
No. 2, ..df on trtal.
Junak LOOMS Insane caaes from o to II, Nos.
=. ~, H. 2D 10, ~, H.. rs, ~, W, 10, 10, and
IL. .
JunGE WII1IAns-Sos. B53. sB4, BsJ, B87,
], ,0Du, 625, hnd U'.u
, 1879-04-03

Tho distinguished pr,ma DONNA, lime. Rozc,
"lhey SUCH, 10 net especially upon tho organs Of
tho voice and produce clsas ehuncls:ion." culas,
this iavotte remedy II used. :6 cents box.
, 1879-04-03
ITEMS.
. THE 0ERMAN-AAtEHtCAN lsAEK.

THE 0ERAtAN-AMEHIcAN HASK.
Tho Rcccvar OF the German. American hank flied
q report yosterttay Is follows: Cash on hand at
date OF last rapport, s1.:,U; paid out aimee, STA;
amount on hand at prcsent, 81, l73.
Judge Drummond ycstegday decided thu cnsn OF
DraBs W. Nryson In favor OF tho compniuants.
This was bill to redeem from 3iaster's halo
house aud lot In Poora
Judge Ds1snuond will lcayc for Milwaukee this
morning to be abaont q week or Ton days.
Judge stooro yesterday granted dccrea Of
divorce to sallle N. Chnptn from Danol N. Chaplin,
for dcsettlon, md 10 Jennie i. CLARK from tIeorru
J.. Clark, alias George Oman, far tho same cause.
tho complainant In each casu to hnge the care Ut
lor chillron. .-.
In Tho cnse OF the Rehleld, Bowen 4 Walworth
Company, Etlc WIS Issued OH tho Assignee, John
Ercrtst tn hloW cAt1ku why he should nut bO re-.
moved fos fnllnru 10 4tt1na to hts otllcfal lulrs,
Goorge W. Campboll waR appointed Assignee
ycstGrdAy uf Nathan i. Merrill.
An AEsignsa will DO choson this morning for
James n. HryNnt.
The final dividend meoting In tho case OF necra
& Wordsworth fs Ect FOR = y. m.
In tho Prpbatn Court tho renunclntlon Of Bishop
Haitcs OF AltHn, nh executor under tho lat0
Ittshop Foloy'e will, waE fled yesterday. Letters
Of ahm!nistraton were insned 10 lilAhop John L..
spalding, of Peoria, under IN individual bond OF
81, 600. which wns approved. III tho csAte Hf
zeralta Ann Emmopn. deceased, the. will was
proved md tcsta'nentary lcttcra Issued to Daniel
Il. Linssed. Individual bond OF 81, 600 approved.
, 1879-04-03

will allow no one 10 70 II work nt the formcr
waQcA. Tie contractor announces hfH intention
OF putting on mon at the previous rates.
, 1879-04-03
MISPLACED CONFIDENCE.

MISPLACED CONFIDENCE.
Annctlnn Gnndalfo 1Ied 4 bill yesterday against
LouEs Arado 10 mako him account for about
Sl6, coo shu has lent hlnl. Sho statcs that hor
husband dlod In Jnne, 1871, and she was
appointed admlnlntratr!x Of Ills sttnte. A.
sho WAS incxnercnccl In business, hbe
often fonna II convenient to ask or accept tho
advice Of Arado. who had hecn friend Of her hus.
band. lie was aiwnys willing to rive his nseittancc.
and lie bceAmc master Of nr affairs. 1fn nlto
began borrowing Of her continually, md ,p 10 May,
1871. had borrowed Sl3. 4aO, which was ony ne.
cured by bis individual note, About that time she
wanted to bnv a housc, and xsknd him to repay
what he owed her. bur he declined. She then
askci for security, and he offered 10 give her TIM
house and toL No. 4tIO State street. valued by him
at $l7, 900. II Bho would give him her nUtca for
81, hO0 to make mp lie hl1cronec between the
nrfce Of tho house and tht SlJ, 100 he owed her.
She did 90 on his aufeoiug to take the property
il. slia room discovered il was not
worth oves $40, 900 md asked him totakei It back
bur he tcfHeed. 1l0 soon nftct entered MP itig.
nlent against her on her nuteA nnl tried to have
her property eo1a ont or execution. She, how.
ever was abs to get the Judgments Act aside. and
the casss arc now pendlng for trial ami viii bc
reached huon. Shc fcata she cannot show all her
hcfents tn common law Aiit, and rho nsks thnt
the persecution Of tho auls may he stopped, TINT
Arho may be compelled to accntnt for the moneys
received Df her. Tint tho properly he gavc her may
be no(i 10 pay her advances aud that abe may have
persUnal octrca againss him for any bniaaco duo.
, 1879-04-03
TO fEENT-FlOlJNEA&


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IN tht roiHnn faree ZINES or ttt& rs ctns pfr IN
seyfdnH. Eueh ufd'i!9r1i tfaft 10 cents
, 1879-04-03

EV11E HNlIE.s
t{oM BALE-Ar 4 BAt;ltIFlCK-AN El.EaANT
cred III plush, beautiful par!oT organ t1uaI Il new,
Ni fHRe7 BpwthK machine, family declining AauIa.
tNlR BALE-5YEAN.OLp COW, AND CALF, All
l. gil Ekluluet-AF,
, 1879-04-03

BUILDING MATERNAL.
I30l, HA lA;-vut ttulXa n!.Gs; IN AM 4HAA.
, 1879-04-03

;E(R EKO11ANGE.
LYME KANSAS LANDS Tt> EXCHAN0E ron
city oI c1nnt1y. property, ;!nstehandtse, stock,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-12-04
OurL. & vi. R. Railroad Stock

There was a meeting of the county
court yesterday afternoon with sever
al of our prominent citizens, to see
what was best to be done with our
stock in the Louisiana and Missouri
River railroad. This county has
5000 shares. Galloway county sold
her stock last week for Z cents pei
share. The stock has no real value
1t was thought best by some to sell ii
we could get 10 cents per share. This
woulG put the county out Of debt,
and it might be century, or never,
before the stock would be worth
more, If even that. The court was
in session all yesterday afternoon,
but no business was transacted. Our
county court is wide-awake, and will
get for the stock all they can.
Nichols, of st. Louis, wants to
put it on the N. Y. market and get
three-fourths of all he gets over 10
cents per share. j. w. Carson, our
enterprising banker, seems to offer
something little better. The court
meets again to day, when something
will be done. Don't be in a hurry ;
get the best bid you can, and let 'er
slide.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-12-04
LADDONIA ITEMS.

LADDON1A, Mo-, Dec. 1st, 1879.
EDITOR LEDGER This morning
our town is crowded with business.
Corn Is coming in, and the merchants
can hardly find time to eat dinner !;
and you know if there is anything
that will draw merchants attention
from business it is dinner. On
thanksgiving day, Elder Shields
preached ali excellent sermon. Our
business men did not close their
stores on that day-they don't believe
in giving thanks. Mrs. Wilder pro-
cured a thanksgiving turkey, and he
gave up his life as token of love for,
and to help feed few of Mrs. WIS
friends The day was passed very
pleasantly iii talks, songs and in eat
ing one of the best dinners we ever
enjoyed. 1t would have done you
good, dr. Editor, to have seen it.
Our Lyceum was quite interesting
last Friday. 1t was well attended,
the music good, and the debate was
excellent. Programme for next FRI
day will consist of readings, declam l.
tions, music and debate. Question:
Resolved, That education should be
compulsory. They talk of having a
charade for the evening. The Lad
donia Temperance Society has not
been organized yet, and we fear it
will go to sleep if it is not logged up.
On Christmas night the Good Temp
lars will give an entertainment, con-
sisting of songs, declamations, dia-
logues, &c. The public are invited to
attend. We begin to wonder what
Santa Claus will bring us. We hope
our friends" will not all select the
same present to. send us, but each
make choice of different articles.
ANNIE IAURA
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-12-04
MARTENSBURG ITEMS .

All kinds of business seems to be
improving daily. We notice the
merchants appear to be doing a great
deal better business than for some
time past. CAN'T and Douglass are
receiving corn so rapidly that they
find difficulty in handling it, even
with the improvements they have
recently made in their elevator and
cribs.s
Bro. Dan. X. Shields, of the Chris
tian Church, delivered a temperance
lecture here last Saturday evening
and preached to an attentive audi
ence on Sunday and Sunday evening.
His work was highly appreciated
and we understand that he has been
invited to spend week here soon,
working in the temperance cause.
The lodge of Good Tempiars is -four
ishing and expects to make great adj
vancement during the winter.
Leola Bilbrew, little daughter of
Ben and Jennie Bilbrew, died last
Wednesday of Group. There has
been several cases of pneumonia in
the vicinity, but we learn all are i'm
proving.
Thanksgiving day was observed in
the most approved manner. and we
have not seen a turkey since. And
now the small boy is beginning to
look forward to Christmas festivi-
ties and inquiries of the merchant
how soon the "tricks" will be on.
BILL TIMER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-12-04
DelinUUeutS.

The old year is passing away and
we want to begin 1880 with clean
sheet. We trust all of our subscri-
bers will come to the front at once.
The LEDGER is $1.50 if paid in adj
vance; $500 at the end of the year
No man is more disposed to be leni-
ent to those who wish and try to pay
their debts, but there are a very few
subscribers on our books who never
intend to pay their subscription.
Gentlemen, you had just as well pay
at once, for if you don't we will ad-
vertise every last one of You. Busi-
ness is business, and We mean what
We saw,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-12-04

.WHEER;EhAs, 4 Joseph Il. Sewer and
their deed Of trust, dated the 30th
day of October. y. d. 1874, and re-
corded in book ''K at page 236 ct
seq of trustrecords of Audrain coun-
ty, in the office of the Recorder of
deeds, within and for the county of
Audrain and state of Missouri, con-
veyed to the undersigned, as trustee,
the following described tracts or par
cells OF land, situate in the county of
Audrain and state Of Missouri, to-
wit: The northwest quarter of Sec
ton (32) thirty-two = and the east half
of the southwest quarter of section
1927 thirty-two all in township (52)
tifty-two, range [10) ten west; con-
tanning in all, 240 acres, in trust to
secure the payment of, and to pay
certain bonds and coupons in said
trust deed described. And, where
as, said bonds and coupons have long
since become due and remain unpaid.
! Now, therefore, at the request of
the legal holder of said bonds and
coupons, and by virtue of the power
| in me vested by the terms of said
deed OF trust, will, Oh
Thursday, January the 8th, 1880,
at the east door of the court house iii
the said county of Audrain, between
the hours of9 O'Clock a. NJ. and 5
O'Clock p. NJ. OF that day, sell all the
right, title and interest of the said
Joseph Il. Sewer and Sarah r, his
wife, in and to said lands, at public
vendue, to the highest bidder, for
cash, to pay said bonds and cou-
pons and the costs of executing this
trust. WILLIAM w. TUTTLE,
33 ids. Trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-12-04
Order of Publication.
Audrain Circuit Court, Nov. 4, 1879 =.
The State of Missouri, at the relation
and to the use of &. f. Dohyns, col
lector of the revenue for Audrain
county, plaintiff,
E. Tilson, defendant.

NOW, at this day comes plaintiff
~ by his attorney and files his peti.
ton, verified by affidavit, alleging
among other things, that said defend
ant is nonresident OF the State OF
Missouri.
You, said nonresident defendant
are therefore hereby notified of tho
filing of said petition, the object and
general nature of which is to enforce
lien against the following described
real estate, situated in Audrain coun.
ty, State of Missouri, to-wit: Fifty
(50) acres, lot (3) three, southwest
quarter section (30) thirty, township
(52) fifty. two, range (6) six, for back
taxes for the years 1876 and 1877,
amounting 10 S:l1,4S.
And unless you be and appear at
the next regular term of this court,
to be begun and held at the court
house, in the city of Mexico, on tho
fourth Monday in January next, and
plead to said petition, the same will
be taken as confessed and judgement
rendered accordingly.
1t is further ordered that a copy
hereof be published, according to law
i'll the Mexico LEDGER, Il newspaper
printed and published in the city Of
Mexico.
Witness my hand as clerk and sea
...~ of said court, at Office il
SEAL: Mexico, this 4th day of De.
*'''* cember, 1879.
JAMES CARROLL, Clerk.
5, NJ. EDWARDS, Plff's Atty. 33-4t.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-12-04
Miserable Mistakes

The story about Jesse James tax
ing dinner at the Ringo House on
Thanksgiving day is all mistake.
1t is mistake about there being a
steam printing office in Mexico. One
of the offices has gas-bag attach
ment and another sports fog-horn.
Only this and nothing more.
1t is all mistake about Duncan's
running for coroner on the G.-B.
ticket next fall. He says ''there is
no Office in the gift of the people Of
Audrain which he would have" This
is also mistake.
The firm in New York who wanted
us to advertise their vermifuge and
take IL bottles in payment for same,
made a mistake in tie paper.
Giles Green has moved to Mexico !;
but it is a mistake about he and L..
N. Bass making arrangements to
start a daily paper.
1t is a mistake to think your ac-
tons or desires have any effect on
the dispenser of weather. Tice is
not man to be influenced. You
can't get solid with him.
1t is a mistake to think when you
walk INTO church late that every one
is thinking about you. You do so
much Of that kind of work yourself
you exhaust the subject.
1t is a mistake if you think the
dismally pious man has had such a
change of heart. 1t is all in his liver.
1t is a mistake to wish the butcher
would remove the bones before weigh
ing your meat. How would you
like to be weighed that way yourself!
1t is mistake-the editor of the
LEDGER did not write the series OF
sermons on sanctifcation which he
has recently published.
| 1t is a mlstake-Coi. RediIngton
is not going to run drug store in
connection with his daily.
The rumor circulated about Hut
ton and McIlhany dissolving partner
ship and McIlhany taking part of the
Inteuigencer Office into Texas and
. starting daily on the Ruggles Grant
is a gross mistake-he never thought
of such thing.
1t is mistake to think if you eat
dates you will grow up to be an al
manac.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-12-04
Glasgow.

Glasgow, Mo-, is a very good
place in which to spend Thanksgig-
ing day. We will only mention enc
of the reasons for our assertion and
that is the hospitality of the people.
Last Thursday we had the pleasure
of dining with the family of MIR. Geo.
Phipps, one of the leading merchants
of that place. To say the dinner
was elegant does not express it. No
one can entertain better than Mrs
Phipps, except, perhaps, her beauti-
full daughter, Miss Mamie. who is
one Of the most accomplished young
ladies in the state. Her paintings
are receiving much attention from
art critics all over the state. MIR.
Phipps has one of the finest green
houses in the state, which he keeps
simply for the pleasure of his family.
He has some of the rarest flowers in
his collection. Few men have more
cause for thanks than Geo. Phipps
and family.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-12-04

AS all car readers know, there is,
at this time, great deal of talk
about the school book question: ::
Whose books shall we use for the
next years. We have never said
any thing on this matter, for we think
our school boards arc all composed
OF good and true men, who have the
interest of our people at heart. There
are two sides to this question and we
think our duty to examine into the
matter and by next week will be
ready to say something pointed and
to the point. We watch, with a good
deel of interest, the committee of
teachers who meet in Mexico next
Saturday to recommend school books.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-12-04
Drs. Humphrey & Exeeton.
The -Moberly Noaitor saws:

"Dr. Broome leaves Moberly this
evening, and DR.. Humphrey from
Mexico, assumes his place as surgeon
for the railroads centering at this
place, and at the same time occupies
DIR. BIS office and fine residence just
vacated. DR.. Humphrey brings with
HIM an enviable reputation as SUI
perior surgeon, as well as a fine gen.
tleman. We extend to the Doctor a
hearty welcome, as citizen like him
is an acquisition to any place.
We are very sorry to see DR..
Humphrey leave Mexico. He is one
of our most substantial citizens and
best physicians. We congratulate
Moberly on acquiring one of the best
surgeons and physicians in the State.
We learn that Humphrey & Keeton
will still continue in parternership,
DR.. Humprey being in Moberly and
DR.. Keeton in Mexico. This firm is
ROW acting surgeons for the G. & A.
and the st. L., X. C. & N. railroads !;
the NJ. K. & T., is also perfecting
arrangements with them. We are
glad to see that they are appreciated
abroad as well as at home. One rea-
son the Doctor leaves Mexico is, that
he now has his practice all in the city
or on the railroad, and in this way
avoids horseback riding, which is
very tedious. DR.. Humphrey leaves
for his new field of labor to-day, and
we wish him succasS
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-12-04
Moses Cockrell and Anton Weber,
defendants.

NOW, at this day, comes plaintiff,
L\by his attorney, and it appearing
to the court from sheriff's return
herein that said defendants cannot be
found, it was by the court ordered
that order of publication issue
for said defendants.
You, said defendants are therefore
hereby notified of the filing of said
petition, the object and general ma
ture of which is TO enforce u lien
against the following described real
estate situate i'll Audrain county,
Mo, to-wit: 40 acres, southeast
fourth of southeast quarter, section
one, township tifty-one, range seven,
for the years 1869, 1870, 1871, 1873,
1874, 1876, amounting to $23.32-100.
And unless you be and appear at
the next regular term of this court, to
be begun and held at the court house,
in the city of Mexico, ON the fourth
Monday in January next, and plead
to said petition, the same will be
taken as confessed and judgment REM
dered accordingly.
1t is furthered ordered that q copy
hereof be published, according to
law, in the Mexico LEDGER, a news
paper printed and published in the
city of Mexico.
Witness my hand as clerk and seal
*of said court, at office in
SEAL. Mexico, this 4th day of De-
*.'''..s scember, 1879.
JAS. CARROLL, Clerk,
s. NJ. EDWARDS, Plff's Atty. 3S-4t.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-12-04
THE LATEST ROOM.
The Daily's Boomerang

About five O'Clock last night the
son Of Prot. Wilcor's boy about ten
years old, fell into the well at Carter
& Hisey's new elevator Duly Her
aid.
Mexico has had several booms late
ly; beautiful new stores have been
built; handsome dwelling houses
erected; a sanctification boom; we
have had temperance boom and the
LEDGER has purchased new and
handsome building; put in an eleva-
tor; built press rooms, &c, &c. The
Greenbackers have come forth, some
dozen strong, swallowed NJ. Y. Dun
can and died the Intelligencer has
increased in the way of adding anoth-
er colonel to it's staff; in fact we
have had many and various boems,
but this Is the first time in the histo-
ry of our observation that we ever
even heard of ten year old boy hav-
ing son.
Now, Col. Reddington must be
Joking; we would not have been
surprised if the colonel or his paper
should have offspring, but really We
do think it disgrace that our town
shonld he slan1arad in any Such q
manner.
Now, colonel, this is very seri-
GUS matter. How would you like it
if you were only ten years old and
not married, to see in the ledling
daily paper of Mexico, that you had
boy? How would your friends,
and boys grand parents enjoy it!
Give this matter some thought and
explain yourself.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-12-04
A had Toe.


Capt. j. c. Greenman, of the C.
& a. railroad, who formerly lived in
this city, has been visiting his Lou
isiana friends for the past week
Everybody is always glad to see the
handsome Captain, for he ever has +;
kind word and friendly grip for bis
old acquaintances. He now walks
with the assistance of strong cane
the reason being that he has had
the little toe of one foot amputated-
to cure a bunion which had annoyed
him for many years. The remedy
was certainly of the heroic. If any,
thing will rld fellow of a bad toe i
is cutting it off. We hope two goOt
tees will grow on the place where tht
old one formerly wigoied.