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Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

DR.. J. M. koontz and wife, sole
proprietors of the French cure for
women, and also other justly cele-
brated family medicines of their own
compound, are still located in Mexico,
where they can be consulted in regard
to their medicines and diseases which
they are recommended for. The
French cure for is the only
remedy of the kind prepared and sold
in America, and SO acknowledged by
all ladies', who have given it a trial,
to be the only reliable remedy
on earth for all diseases peculiar to
the female organization. Also make
chronic diseases of women a speciality.
Consultation and examination of la
dies made by Mrs. J. M. Koontz, who
has had over fourteen years expert
ence in the practice of medicine among
the female sex, and all persons calling
at residence will get an honest opin-
ion of their case and also, will give
treatment and medicines furnished
with full directions and instructions
for using, for less money than any
chronic family physician in the State.
All medicines guaranteed to be en-
tirely vegetable. Consultation free.
Call at residence on Water Street,
opposite Catholic Church. 41-tf.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05
Fire.

Yesterday morning Mrs. Cnd-
worth's old green house was destroy
ed by fire. Mr.. c. Wade and j. G.
Greenman assisted Mrs. Cudworth in
saving some valuable plants. Mr..
Cudworth was out of town. The
community regrets very much Mr..
Cudworth's loss. He is one of our
most steady, Woodworking citizens
and could lily afford to suffer a loss
by fire. The Daily Herald, speak
ing Of the fire, says:
"An honest mar can lily afford t.
lose, while a rogue may make it VI
by dishonesty. Mr.. e. is not that
kind of a man.
We suppose Hail or Reddington,
or who ever tried to write the above,
meant to say that Mr. Cudworth was
not q rogue. If Lonnie's parents
s'moved to town SO he (Lonnic,
could display his latent mind pow
ers," they had better bottle him up o
he will he killed with q stuifed-club
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05
A Wonderful Discovery.

For the speedy cur Of Consump-
ton and all diseases t:sat lead to it,
such as stubborn Coughs, neglected
Colds, Bronchitis, Hay Fever, AS
thma, pain in the side and chest, dry
hacking cough, tickling in the throat,
Hoarseness, Sore Throat, and all
chronic or lingering diseases of the
throat and lungs. DIR. Kings Dis
covery has no equal and has estab-
lished for itself a worldwide reputa-
ton. Many leading physicians rec
ommend and use it in their practice.
The formula from which it is prepared
is highly recommended by all medi-
cal journals. The clergy and the
press have complimented it in the
most glowing terms. Go to your
druggist and get a trial bottle free Of
cost, or a regular size for 81. For
sale by R. Scharlach, Ringo building
Mexico, Mo .Ff H.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

We received q long letter last week
from Il physician in Wisconsin, who
wishes to come to Mexico to live.
He wanted to know, among other
things, how many inhabitants we had,
and also how many doctors. We
were able to tell him how many in
habitants we had, but failed on the
number of doctors. (Those who are
not lawyers or doctors want to be
editors.) There is 10 dearth of pro-
fessional men in Mexico, and there is
always Dom at the top. Good mel
IN any business will always be appre'
ciated in our city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

When we say we believe, vi have
evidence to prove that Shiloh's Con-
sumption Cure is decidedly the best
Lung Medicine made, inasmuch as it
will cure a common or Chronic Cough
in one half the time and relieve Asta-
ma, Bronchitis, Whooping Cobgh,
Group, and show more cases Of Con-
sumption cured than. all others. 1t
will cure where they fail, it is pleas
ant to take, harmless to the young
est child and we guarantee what We
saw. Price 10 cts. SO cts. and 81.
If your Lungs are sore,. Chest or
Back lame use Shiloh's Porous Plas-
ter. Sold by DR.. ]. McDearman,
druggist. COW.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

1t Is to the interest of every farmer
having produce to sell, to call on G.
FERRIS, as he pays tn. best
prices for Chickens, Eggs, Hides.
Pelts, Feathers, Tallow, Butter, old
Iron, Rags, Beeswax, &c. And he has
for sale everything a farmer wants,
such as Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes,
Hats, Bibbons, Corsets, Gloves, Gro
c%eries, Queensware, Lamps, Clothing,
Furniture, Sewing Machines lower
than any house in Mexico, and ali
kinds of Sewing Machine needles at
the low price of thirty cents per doz.
Ell. 1t will pay any farmer to give
G.. d. a call if they want ii good price
for their produce, and he sells goods
lower than anybody. Store opposite
entrance to Ringo House. 42-tf.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

j. Wick Mason has just returned
from a very pleasant visit to ken-
lucky. He says that, on account OF
the warm rains the farmers are losing
large pens of corn, and good deal OF
the meat is spelling. Wick says he
is now travelling for Robt. McCorkle
& Co, one Of the sourest and most
mashed firms in Kentucky, He CAL
sell you liquor of any age, sex Oh
color. He says he even has Il brand
for Murphies which he calls '::sundle'
bundle'' whiskey.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

T. j. Gatewood, living on Young's
Creek, has a public sale OF stock,
&C., to-day, and has a farm of 400
acres which is for rent. He is going
to Vernon county to improve some
real estate he has there. MI. Gate
wood has a most excellent farm in
this county and viii return some day.
He and two boys have raised the
feed and fed SIS, 900 worth of stock
during the past year. Who will
deny that this is a good stock county 7
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05
GRAND RALLY,
The Murphies Grid up Their Loins.

The bugle call must have been
heard by the seated ranks of the
Murphies for Monday nights meet
ing. Promptly at seven O'Clock the
majority Of the temperance people
of Mexico put themselves in motion
and filed into the Opera House by
twos, threes, skies and one doz-
EN- crowds, until the audience room
was wcH filed Interest and enjoy
ment seemed pictured OH the faces
of all present, and a general satisfac-
ton expressed that the meeting had
resumed.
President Gooch took the chair
and opened the meeting with PRAYER,
after which the audience. sang GAN
Hail the Power of Jesus Name"
Secretary Dobvns was at his post
and read the minutes, when James
Carroll. Chairman Of the Executive
Board, read quite a lengthy report,
it being the expiration of the term
sof the present officers. The report
was received, Sand embodied in it
were the PRINCIPLES SO characteristic
of the reader: Work, work, work"
The total amount of money receiv-
ed during the ternkof the last officers
was $133.9S. Totakamount expend-
ell was sl32.oQ, leaving a balance OF
S1.9S in treasury. Tie society was
indebted $7.O2 over the amount of
monv on hand. part OR which bal
ance was raised during The evening.
This is Il good SHOWING and ~bespeaks
the healthy sentiment Of our people
in the temperance work. The hour
being early, the quick eye of the
President detected the top of Judge
florists head in the audience, and
called on him for a shake up. The
Judge lodged his head down, but II
was no use, the audience began to
applaud, when he arose. shook him
self from the law and its TECHNICAL
ties and said: May it. please Your
Honor, and then made an effort to
quote scripture and failed to get it
correct : then claimed he was a broth
er-in-law to the Methodist Church,
when President Gooch remarked, it
had been IL long time since he had
visited his relations. The Judge ac-
knowledged the hit, got his text
stated correctly and proceeded i'll his
mastery way to give us an old fash
toned shake up. The power cell
i tanned i'll the Murphy organization,
said the Judge, is just as great now
and as ready for work, as it was in
the earlier days ofits existence, but
| that thy sin shall find thee out (the
Judges text was inexora5ly I'M
changeable in its application to the
human body. SO it was i'll its APP
plication 10 organized bodies, created
for Il particular moral work.
Whatever may be said of Judge
Forrist's ideas Of temperance and
temperance work, II thing Is sure
he knows how to arouse the temper
ance feelings. OF a Murphy audience
ard understands the principles on
which such an organization should
be conducted.
At the close of Judge florists re,
marks, President GUoch delivered
one OF his pointed otf-hand speeches
in which he said that some one i'll
one Of our city papers, soinc time
since, had written the obituary OF
the Audrain County Temperance
Union, TO take place tonight. bui
said it did not look much like tht
thing was dead.
The committee on nomination q
officers, to report next Monday night
are John NJ. Gordon, JAS. Pasqucth
john L. Clark. George kabrich an,
Josiah Wright. MURPHY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

Next fall there is going to be a
grand national exhibition of decayed
booms in this country. They will
be hung up on the wall and the peo-
pie can go around and look at them,
and think how beautiful they were
when they were alive and could work
steam faster than the fireman could
make it,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

Hon. Chag. E. Peers, of Warrenton,
made US a social call yesterday. Mr..
Peers will, without doubt, be a can
has many warm friends all over the
State who will support him. He has
done more for the Democratic party
than most any man in the State Of his
age, and deserves o reward for his
services.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

We are reliably informed that yes
terday noon, a party OF this city who
is married and has two children, at
tempted TO exodus with another
man, who is her brother-in.law. He
went to Centralia to await her com
ing. She got on the train at Mexico,
and left her children, one of them
being sick. The train moved out of
the depot, but at that moment her
brother jumped onto the train, pulled
the bell cord, and took his sister from
the train and home to her mother and
husband. Her husband is a steady,
Woodworking man, and supports his
wife to the best of his ability. Last
night we interviewed the brother, and
he told US he thought his sister, after
reconsidering the matter, would stay
at home and behave herself. We
sincerely hope so.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

Land sold for taxes may be re-
deemed at any time within two years
from the date of sale, by payment OF
the amount for which the same was
sold and % per cent. additional, il
redeemed within six months between
six and twelve months, so per cent
additional between twelve and eight
cen months, as per cent. additional
and two years, 100 per cent. addi'
tional.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05
Mr.. Richard Jolly met with a very

Mr.. Richard jolly met with a very
painful accident yesterday at Mr.
Rufus Pearsoh's farm, about three
miles north of Mexico: He was
threshing hungarian when his arm
was caught and maugled in a terri
BILE manner. Drs. Keeton and French
had to amputate the arm. Mr.. Jolly
will recover, but will, in the future
be left handed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

We are making arrangements with
Judge John p. Clark to publish, next
week, bis stereotype letter on Audrain
county, which was written to the
Chicago Advertiser by Col. Burch.
This is i most excellent letter, and is
worthy of repeated publication. We
will issue an extra edition, and those
wishing extra copies will please order
them At once.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

A very interesting meeting is now
in progress at the Baptist church in
this city. DR.. Yeaman, of Glasgow,
is assisting Rev. j. c. Maple. DR..
Yeaman is one of the finest orators
and most effective expounders of the
gospel in the state.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05
Change of Venue.

The case State VS.. Stephen j.
Moore, for murder, was yesterday
granted a change of venue to Pike
county. The case will be tried some
time In March. Moore has been tried
twice in Mexico. The first time the
jury hung-themselves; the second
time they hung Moore.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05
Free Fight.


The Galloway Gazette and St.
Louis Journal of Agriculture are hav-
ing it ''fast and hot If they were
only where they could reach each
other with a cane, we think the long
est pole would hit the sign board.
We will utter not Il word, for there
might be a hook agent in the camp.
We are compelled to suggest that
the Galloway Gazette has as much
right to dictate to the Journal of Ag-
riculture as the Journal of Agricul-
ture has to the Gazette or to the
farmers of this state. We have moth
ing to say against the Journal of Ag-
ricalture, only it tries to own the
"dear people, and make them think
that its editors lay awake nights
praying for rain or shine for the
farmer. The Gazette is s. good pa.
per and 1t nor any other country pa
per will be sneered down by the ia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

"Jake" has the agency for the
Anheuser & Burch beer. This is the
best beer on the market, taking first
prize at Paris and at the Centennial.
For sale at Jake's by the bottle or
kag. fZ-lt.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

E. Tomlinson Go. have Just reeelv-
ed a full line of fresh groceries, staple
and fancy, which they propose to sell
cheap for cash or produce. Cali and
ner. Stiff.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

Oil is dangerous in any shape. The
steamer "Greece' blew up the other
day on Lake Michigan.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

Buy hedge plants, fruit and orna-
mental trees Of Wylde Brothers,
Benton City, Audrain county, Mo.
They have the finest lot of apple trees
in this part OF the state. 3S-3m.-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

The Sedalia Democrat has our
thanks for their Almanac for 1880,
which Is one of the neatest specimens
of job printing We ever saw. The
Democrat is one of the most enter
prising sheets in the state.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

If you want to buy, sell or rent
land. confer with j. w. Daniel, who,
by personal observation, knows most
every turn, crook, and cross-roau III
Audrain county. Law and Insurance
office, north side public square, Mex
leo. Mo. 42-tf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

Clark & Turner, dealer in staple
and fancy groceries; also Stewart
Singer Sewing Machines, needles,
oils, attachments. &c, east side of the
public square, Mexico, Mo. Aft
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

If you have any advertising to do
you had best bring it in for next
weeks LEDGER-it will have 1900
circulation at least. We are going
to publish j. L. Clark letter on Au-
drain county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05
Valentines.

j. Sontag has valentines without
number-plaln, fancy and burlesque.
Call and examine the finest lot Of val
entines ever brought to Mexico.
4O-3t-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

The want of manufactures is be-
inc felt all over this state. Jefferson
City, Moberly and other towns are
doing their utmost to establish manu-
featuring interests. Mexico must be
alive or our neighbors will out wit us.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

Messrs. Gill & Garrett will move
into their building in March. j. w.
Carson will then make some improve
ments on the old Ferris building,
which will be occupied by Leslie
Ferris hardware store.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05
For Sale,

One of the most elegant and COM
Portable dwelling houses in Mexico.
Good surroundings, convenient to
the square. Terms to suit purchaser.
Address or call On
40-tf. j. w. PLUNKETr,
Mexico, Mo,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

We see that II. Martin Williams
is again about to be hip-wrecked.
II. Martin is a good-hearted hale
fellow, we'll met, but he parts his
name in the middle and is on a very
cold trail. The worst of it is that he
wont turn oyer a new leaf.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

We learn from good authority that
''Royle' jesse, living about 5 miles
west OF Mexico, was dubbed over
the head last week by Thornton Da-
Wis in a very dangerous if not fatal
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

cake" the proprietor of Jake's
saloon, is sole agent in Mexico for
Budweiser's Bohemian Beer. Drop
10 and try it, the best in the market.
21-ff -
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05
A Rare RapUHfn.

A splendid, new, parlor organ, a
fine instrument, and a handsome
piece of furniture, worth 500, will
be sold for SIS. Enquire at this Of
flee DON or you will miss a bargain.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05
Go TO Jake's for beer.
Att

While we were sick , yet nigh even
unto death, being unfavorably i'm
pressed by a book agent, We received
a postal from an unknown friend
with the words: "Whom the Gods
love, die young" Only this and
nothing more. We doth die not.
Will our friend now finish the verse
and give US his name?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

The brick-layers of Mexico have
formed an organization, and have
pooled their rates. This is right.
Men in the same business should not
cut each others throats.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05
MILES WANTEDi

1 am buying mules, and will do so
indefinitely. Can be found generally
at the office Of my father, or at the
mule yards Of A. w. Quisenberry &
Co., on Liberty Street,
Stiff. A. W. QUIsENBERRY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

A gentleman living in this county
holds a certain deed of trust on a
piece of land in Audraln county. The
trustee having refused to sell the land,
Mr.-- and his attorney called at
the Sentinel office and made arrange
ments with us for publishing said
trustees sale. The deed contained a
provision for advertising the land in
any paper in the State. In this ase
it became the duty of the Sheriff of
Audrain county to sell the land, and
the data was sent to him for his adj
v~ertisement, which he was to return
to the attorney here, when we were
to publish it. 1t should be borne in
mind that the attorney gave the Sher-
iff notice that the contract had been
made for advertising the sale, but the
Sheriff disregarded this, and the inter-
Vests of the party who had most inter-
est in the costs Of sale and had it in
serted in a Mexico paper. W. ask a
candid public if his conduct in this
matter as a public official is not very
Missouri SEN
tinel, Middletown, Mo.
Bro. Fewclothes of the Sentinel, is
| really laboring under a mental aber-
ration. He either don't know what
he is talking about, or else has a
beautiful recklessness about stating
facts. The man holding the deed OF
trust wrote to Sheriff Glascock asking
him 10 act as trustee, as the trustee
appointed refused to act. The Sher-
if handed us the postal and told us
to answer it, and tell the gentleman
he would act as trustee. We did so,
and at the same time asked the saiG
gentleman if We could publish the
notice for him.
The gentleman wrote back that VIZ
could if we would do it for so much
The price was about what the job wa:
worth, so we agreed to do the same
Is there any law in this country tt
the contrary? Does the man-not'
afraid-to-grumble set himself up a:
the guardian of sheritfs and trustee:
in the State of Missouri? Why, m,
dear sir, Sheriff Glascock had nothing
at all to do with our printing saie
sale. Your worthy townsman CAV
us the job, which vas as it shoul'
have been. Tie trust said the lant
was to be sold in Mexico, Audrail
county. Was it not right to advertise
the sale in a Mexico paper, so tn
people could read and attend? A mic
job 1t would have been to print tn
sale in some BLACKSMITH shop" in AT
RIGA or in the swamps ofSouth Amer
lea. Who could get a chance to reat
the advertisement or attend the sale
ionr townsman did just right TO hav'
the sale advertised in the town wher,
the sale was to take place. Our Sher
If had nothing to do with 1t.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

I Miss Mamie Quisenberry, who, for
some time, has been visiting friends
and relatives in Kentucky, much to
the delight of her many friends in
this city, returned home last week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

Patrick Murphy died yesterday
very suddenly. The old gentleman
made his own tombstone, working on
it during leisure hours.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

Elvira Herndon, of Galloway coun-
ty, mother of Lewis Hord and Z.
Herldon, of this city, died Tuesday.
Her remains will be inferred at the
new cemetery in this city at three
O'Clock this afternoon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

Call at L. z. e. Taylor's manufac-
tory and examine the Centennial Bed
Spring before you buy. 20 tt.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

What We save this winter in the
short coal bill will be expended in
the long ice bill next summer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

Finest stock of canned goods in
the city, bought before the raise in
canned goods and to be sold at bed
rock prices at, Opera House Grocery.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

Mr.. Prank Crawford, of Young's
Creek, met with a very painful acci-
dent last week, cutting his leg with
~ axe in a very dangerous manner.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

W. G.. Barnes has the fullest and
most complete stock of lumber in
Mexico. at d. n. Evans old stand.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

If you don't believe that Taylor
manufactures the best bed spring in
town, 90 get one on trial. 20 tt.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

Five Sundays in February this
year. This occurred in 1852 and
will occur again in 1908.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

VIM. Harper has purchased of
VIM. Sims, his half Of the Harper &
Sims building, for $4,000. He has
also purchased the little green front
of G. d. Ferris for S1,250. In the
spring Mr.. Harper will erect a man.
moth store on that corner.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

White paper is still on the rise and
the newspaper men of Missouri are
getting rich very deliberately-very
deliberately.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

f. Tomlinson & Co. have opened a
grocery store just east of HarPer's
TURNER'S. Call and see them. 31-f.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

For lame back, side or chest use
Shiloh's Porous Plaster. Price, %
cents. Sold by DR.. j. McDearman,
druggist. Mexico, Mo-.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

W. G. Barnes will turn his attention
in the future to lumber alone, and will
keep none but good, which he will
sell cheap. Att.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

+. NJ. Gill & Co. have the finest
looking business house in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

If you want cheap groceries go to
j. G.. Hutchinson's. The freshest
groceries in Mexico. Sc 3t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

Mr.. James Wright, an old and re-
spected citizen of this county, died
Vast Friday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

Never have anything to do with
hogs-they will squeal on you every
time.-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

w. G. Barnes has the largest and
most complete stock Of lumber of all
kinds in Mexico. Att.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

The Democratic State Convention
will, without doubt, next fall, be at
Jefferson City as usual.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

Go to J. G. Hutchinson's for gro
c%eries, staple and fancy. The cheap
est store in Mexico. 36 st
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

The stars did not fall, but E. Tom
linson & Co. are selling groceries low
lust the same. Stiff.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

For SALE.-10 stacks of good hay.
cheap for cash. Apply at once.
CHas. H. HARDIN.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

Pure buckwheat flour, fresh prunes,
currents, dates and figs, at Smiths
Opera House Grocery.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

When at Fulton stop at the Com
mercial Hotel ; JAS. Watson, proprie-
tor. ~ IL. -.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

Nj. Blum & Sons cutter from New
York has arrived, and is ready to
take measures. 41-tf.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

LaMurtha is a poet as well as q
hero-so it appears.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

Everybody goes to Jake's for beer,
wine and cigars. 1t is the popular
resort in Mexico. Aft
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

w. C. Barnes has purchased D.. N.
Evans lumber yard, which be has
enlarged and filed with lumber o. all
kinds. Call ard see him. Alt.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

One new "Stewart Singer Ma
chine" tor sale at this Office, cheap
OR cash. 4l-tf.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

The reason why a man steals an
umbrella, says the New Orleans
pieayune. is because he does not like
G go out in the rain and borrow one.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

The Southern Bank paid out, dur
ing the month of January, to Z. & A.
employees, $1,000 on checks. Our
people can now see what effect q
division has on Il town.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05

Hinze is the cheapest dealer in fur
niture in the West. 27-tf.