davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-06-25

The people of the cotton States are reaching, It they have not already reached the valuable conclusion that cotton Do not king. Nothing Is kiuE m tuis country. There I5 no commodity which cOuid not be dispensed with entirely without making lie mtUlerablt. There are commodities of great value and con- sequence and cotton IS anc li them. But 1t IS now realized more fully than [ rmerly that cotton as It sIects the comfort of the great body of the people must be converted into fabrics. That this great staple should vIeld its just and possible powers it must be woven into the cloths, yarns, twlues and fopes, articles ol u-e and even pr.me necessity, , in every household even the Eunblest. These facts are not new Co the people 0t the South, for DO people have been more gwen tO pursuing economical questions Go the nasis 0t ultimate truths. But til recently they have hot been acted upon. There were many reasons why they were neglected .n practice. These reasons are losing tlelr force or are giving way entirely. HgIceiOrta cotton will leave the states oi It> production. much oi It after it's fabrication, with its value multiplied. No industrial truth mas been more clearly proven than that sLe most favorable sites for cotton manufacturing iu the United States. 0r for that matter in the world, are il close proximity Co tLe fields of irs growth. Hence tbe unprecedented multiplication of spIudies and looms u the cotton States. This develop is auspirious and important to tie West This land ol stock, corn, hogs and gran must always find a field of rrotitab' ez. change in the cotton States whose growth and enrichment will be reflected ID tue intercourse which will follow il growing volume.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-06-25

laE strength Of the Tucson Demo ''-'!' as measured by their primaries T- saturday, Is something formidable AAe immortal ninety-nine!
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-06-25
THE rErop qtrr

Judge Hines of Ventura, California. appears to think that the country is safe for the present. Atleast itappears so from fine manner in whicl he ad- dressed Mir. J. Marion Brooks, the Dls- ulct Attorney ot Ventura county, in a recent case. The Free Press says:
 The other day, in the Superior Court, he had presented a man for burg ary, and the jury disagreed, whereuyou he demanded that the second trial be set down for date two weeks of. "Nhv this long deiay?' frowningly inquired the JuGge, -Because. your Honor. | am obliged to attend the Democratic County Convention. Ny mission is to save this nation, sir-to save this na- tinum Looking quizzically at the natlon-saver, the Court replied: "Mr. District Attorney, the telerraus from Oregon indicate that our beloved country IS very safe indeed. We wlll retry this case tomorrow morning, sir"
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-06-25

4 Bosr0N crank has disclosed z mythical plot 70 assassilate Presidsui Arthur on July ?.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-06-25

The Syracuse Herald is la favor o5 substituting steam whistles for clurcl bells. They can be beard fur-le-. create more disturbance. and It is lsldle- O. drop in and murder the chap who pull- the rope.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-06-25

WE publish portion or the CaliIor- ma Democratic platform to-day. That which IS good in 1t is not new, and that which is new is not good.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-06-25
The Man Who Ran the First Loco-
 motive in America.

J. Van Buren, a resident of Clarks- vile, Ga, where he has been living since 1859, was the first, and IS the oldest, locomotive engineer in the United States. He ran the first one placed upon a railroad m the United States. He was born iu Schenectady. \. l., in 1SO0. and is, consequently, S2 years old. He says the first locomotive placed upon any
 railroad in the Uni ed States was put on the road known as the Schenectady and
 Saratoga railroad, in 1882. It was built by George Stephenson, at Newcastle upon-Tyne, England, and imported by the Schenectady and Saratoga Railroad Company. X man named Turner came with it as engineer, and Van Buren as- sisted him m setting 1t mp and driving it from tune tO time to and from Sara toEa. The Mohawk and Hudson rail road was completed in 1S3l or 1881, and was operated for two three years after Its completion entirely by horHe power. A halfway house was built by the con- pany or the line of the road, where the horses were changed for fresh ones ID going both ways. The first locomotive put on this road was built by David
 Matthews, young man from New York, and it was named the Brother Jonathan.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-06-25

RCsEcRASs IS making brilliant cam paign against a dead man.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-06-25

Electro lighting IS in successful opera tion on more than 60 steamers of the Mississippi rlver and it's tributaries. IL is believed to adj much to the safty of Ina. kind Q. traffic and travelling.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-06-25

worse, aLd the wedding mig take place as soon as the young lady had re- covered from the eiTac, Os her immersion m tle river.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-06-25

The nilk diet Las been for many years a favorite treatment m Europe for those who are suffering with impair ed digestion, General Robert c. Schcuck has, however, written a letter in which he says that he has been cured rf Bught's disease by living Upou skim med milk.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-06-25

A SlG0O0 cotton factory, S5CO01 compress, S7J,lQO cotton seed oil mill that's tbe way WeGtheTford. the com mercial citadel of Northwest Texas, is looming up.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-02-16
Be it enacted By the City Council of
the City of Merico-

SEC. 1.-That Washington Street, in
said City, be and the same is, hereby Or
dered to be extended so as to include the
following described lands in said City of
Mexico, Mo, to-wit: Begin at q point
four feet east of the intersection of the
west side of Washington street, extended
across Liberty street and the south side of
Liberty street; run thence south one hun
bred and thirty-four feet to railroad lands;
thence southeasterly fifty-seven feet;
thence north one hundred and forty-fve
feet to Liberty street, and thence west
tifty-six feet to place of beginning. the
same taking Is feet by 135 feet OF land
owned by JOS. A. Glandon, 3S feet by l40
feet owned by Andrew Luckie, and 8 feet
by 1874 feet owned by Jno. w. Reed; and
that the land embraced within the above
described limits be, and the same is here
by condemned for street purposes.
SEC. 1.-The City Engineer is hereby
ordered and required to survey and make
q perfect plat of said street SO to be OPEN
ed, and extended, which survey shall show
the quantity of land taken from each land
owner through which said street shall
run the quantity of land remaining to each
of such owners when such street shall be
so opened and extended and the quantity
of land lying adjacent to said street to be
opened and extended as aforesaid, togcth-
er with the name or names of the owner
or owners of such land; and said City En-
gineer shall make a carefully prepared re-
port of such survey in writing at the next
regular meeting of'the City Council
SEC. 3.-This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and and after its
publication.
Approved this 18th day of February,
1882. j. c. BASSFORD, MAYOR.
Attest: J. F. GILLIAN, City Clerk.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-02-16
Haven't the HOnOr

We suppose every lawyer in the
civilized world and in the uncivilized
world (if they have lawyers there)
| has been asked at least 100 times his
opinion on the Guiteau trial. We
were amused last week to witness the
way one of our Mexico lawyers
handled a q%uestioner. We were in
Laddonia when a rural rooster from
Middletown approached us and re-
marked to the attorney with whom
we were talking:
MIR. - what do you think of
the Guiteau trial. 1--WE don't sup
pose he had heard that the trial had
ended and the prisoner sentenced to
be hanged.)
The attorney promptly answered by
asking:
Whose trial.
r. R.-'Guiteau's trial.
Att'y.-"Where:'
r. R.-"Why, Washington City.
Have you not heard about it2"
Att'y-"When:'
II. R.-"Why, now. All the time.
1t has been going on for a month";
Attsv-"No!"
II. R.-s'Yes!' .
Att'y-"What for:'
r. R.-Moying his arms around
like a Windmill, as he gestured.
"Don't you know Guiteau murdered
Garfield and is being tried for it,"
Att'y-'Haven'tthe honor to know
the gentleman"
The rural rooster moved away num-
bling to himself something about law
yers not knowing anything until they
were paid a fee, while the attorney
went on reading the newspaper and
wondering if he could not engage a
pile driver to caress every man who
asked his opinion Of the Guiteau trial.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-02-16
Philadelphia Spectator in Stiffs.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. ii. H. Ridgeway,
of this city, patentee and builder of re-
frigerator cars, has received the following
letter from George Scoville in reply to the
offer for the purchase and exhibition of
Guiteau's body after death:
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 3O.-Yours of
the 2Sth inst. received. The relatives are
inclined to regard your proposition favor
ably. In case of the death the brain will
have to be removed for post-mortem ex-
animation.
[Signed] GEO. SCovILLE.
1t is understood that Mr.. Ridgeway gives
the relatives $4,000 with a percentage. He
calculates that this will make the total
price for the corpse $4,000 at least. If
the offer is accepted the body will be per-
fectly preserved by a patent refrigerating
process, ice and salt being the materials
used. The special exhibition car refrig-
orator will be deliberately fitted and cost
$50, 900.
THE PROPOSED SPECULATION.
The body will be dressed as in life and
arranged in a natural position, above the
rich hangings which are to conceal the
cooling apparatus. "We will visit all of
the chief cities of this country, after which
We will go to Europe, and probably ex-
hibit in all the principal cities of the o n
tinent. think we will do even better
financially there than in this country. In
London, especially, l expect to get large
returns. wrote to Guiteau soon after
the trial began, making Il similar propo-
sition to him. He replied, saying that he
was disposed to regard my proposals with
favor, but that he would have to refer me
to his counsel. | think there is no doubt
but that | Shall get the body, and | am now
making arrangements to ecu the largest
halls in the roUntrV'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-02-16
Probable Candidates.

Among those we have heard spok-
en- Of i'll connection with city offices,
are:
For Mayor, Bassford, Baker, Pol
lock and John Buckley.
For Recorder, A. b. Daniel, Jas.
Gillian, b. +. T~omlinson, Sam. Bick-
ley and George Robertson.
For Marshal, John Coons, Milt
Riley, Warner Potts and Willis John
son.
For City Attorney, O. Hit, Dave
Gentry and W. B. McIntire.
For Councilmen, r. Galloway, d.
f. Shea, I. b. Buckner, W. II.
Woodward, j. j. Haden, L. Phillip,
John Bishop, VIM. Pollock, c. W.
Baker, John Buckley and several
others whose names we do not recall.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-02-16
benefit of the College Library, that night

benefit of the College Library, that night
The following are the representations:
c. H. Grasty and Miss Lizzie Silver,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Washington.
R. M. White and Miss Ella Forrist,
England.
Miss Sager, Goddess of Liberty.
Snf1h Spence and Mr.. Belt, Army and
Navy.
l.. P. Smothers and Miss Cora Burns,
Switzerland.
j.. T. Ricketts, and Miss Belle Morris,
Scotland.
j. Wood Trimble and Miss Belle Hisey,
Germany.
Ian B. Morris and Miss Annie Morris,
Spain.
Will Houston and Miss May Ross,
Poland.
d. T. Gentry and Miss Lizzie Talbot,
India.
S. o. Lawder and Miss Mary Carroll,
Ireland.
F. N. Frost and Miss Kitty Wardwell,
Italy.
R. f. Hisey and Miss Nichols, Gypsies.
B. f. Dobyns and Miss Edmonston,
Russia.
Frank Coatsworth and Miss Ca%rstarphen,
France.
Maj. Lawder and Mrs. R. NJ. White,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Putnam.
Lords, ladies, attendants, without num-
Der.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-02-16
Ii. ID, Hunter,

If there is any one man, more than
another, that can, each year, add to
a towns substantial and permanent
improvement, it is the contractor and
builder. Mexico has, to-day, some
as handsome and substantial buildings
as any town of its size anywhere.
Most of them are monuments to the
skill of II. d. Hunter. contractor and
builder, who is, without doubt, an
architect of fine Judgment. He works
for the benefit of the property owners
as well as for his own emolument.
His buildings are all substantial as
well as handsome. Parties who are
thinking of building should examine
some of his work and give him a
chance.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-02-16

There is no doubt but Mexico
needs several enterprises in the way
of manufactures, gas, ETC., but if
there is any one thing, more than
another. we need it is water works.
The reasons for wanting water works
are self evident and we shall not give
them now but merely write this arti-
Gle to notify parties who expect te
run for counciImen that they might
as well stay off the track unless they
are in favor of water works.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-02-16
Paw UDi

Parties who owe this office must
pay up. We have to pay our debts
and expect those who owe us to pay.
We have just been to heavy expense
in buying material and need all money
due us. Old accounts will he given
to an officer for collection unless paid
at once. Pay up and save expense to
both of us. r. M. WHITE,
Editor and Prop.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-02-16
The Kentucky Grocery"


A. L. Better will sell you stoves,
tinware, glassware, queensware; do
your job work and repair tinware ;
sell you the best washing machine
made on trial; is also agent for the
best sewing machine made-the Light
Running Improved Howe-at bed
rock prices. Come and see me at the
Tomlinson building, 5 doors south
from the southwest corner OF the
square. .
1 will also open a grocery store at
Tompson Station, with a full line OF
groceries, tinware, sewing machines,
washing machines, and take rags,
iron, butter, eggs and all kinds Of
produce in exchange for goods.
l respectfully solicit a liberal share
of public patronage at both Mexico
and Thompson. Respectfully,
A. L. BETTER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-02-16
Our Valentine.

The following is a sample Of the esthets
&c Valentines we received last Tuesday:
How firm the foundation
On which the LEDGER man stands;
He yields not to temptation,
For his feet cover his ands.
He raises his hoofs carefully,
He slides them with much care
They are build-ed so beautifully
And fully a yard square.
With an unbounded confidence
He plants them on the grouud,
Trusting in Providence
That no book agent is around.
O. but the Mexicans are proud
OF the editors great feet
The people all cry aloud
When they meet them ON the street.
These the joy and pride of our town,
Our possessions we know are rare,
Having sought the whole earth around
And find no other feet a yard square.
-'TOO-TO0LY-TOO,'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-02-16
aesthetic.

We found the following letter this
week, and the writer had best send
us a box Of cigars: ''Fresh with the
breath of the morning camo your
loving missive. l have turned over
every leaf ofmy heart during the day,
and on each page l find the same
written, namely, gratitude for the
love of a noble man, humility in find
ing myself its object and ambition to
render myself worthy of that which
YOU Offer.'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-02-16
Penitentiary,

We neglected to state last week in
answer to the question, Son what
charge could Pack Woolwine be ar
rested,'' that Miss Ella Mitchell was
an United States post-mistress, and
that if it is a ~penitentiary offense to
fool with the L. S. mail, why not the
same punishment for fooling with an
II. :. female?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-02-16
Public sac

On Monday, Feb. 10th. n. NJ.
George will sell, at his faran 10 miles
a~ortneast of Mexico and on. half
mne north of Worcester, 5 horses. 2
COWS, 70 sheep, yeariing heifer.
amothy, hay, | two-hsrse wagon and
spring wagon, 2 sets harness. GOOD
reaper and mower, eultivator, riding
and sulky plows, cook and parlor.
stoves. and a large lot OF household.
and Kitchen furnitare. @
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-02-16
GLORIOUS NEWS.
Return Of the Old Favorites at the
Opera House, Saturday and
Monday, Feb. 10 and 20.

We are pleased to announce to oul
readers a temperance of ''The Fa-
vorites,'' Charles Forbes Dramatic
Company, at the opera house Satur-
day and Monday evening, presenting
the beautiful festive play of "Fan-
chon, the Cricket" first night, and
the new and truly interesting comedy
drama entitled ''Roxina, or the Pet
of the Mines" second night; also a
grand "Uncle Toms Cabin" matinee
Saturday at 2 p. m. We are prom
ised entertainments that cannot fail
to please the most fastidious and to
deeply interest all amusement lovers.
Let's give this justly celebrated COM
pany what their merits deserve, viz:
a hearty welcome and big houses.
The Forbes Dramatic Company is
endorsed by the press and public in a
very handsome manner. At Des
Moines they played two nights to
5000 houses and turned away many
people. The following letter from
Hon. L. B. Raymond, in this state,
indicates the character of the troupe
and its acting, better than anything
the troupe might say for itself:
To Mr.. Charles Forbes
HAMPTON, Iowa, Dec. IA, '81.-I
think it due you to say that you have
more talent in your troupe than in
any combination l have seen on the
road in Iowa, and one that would not
disgrace the boards in any city Or
before any audience. Little Lelah is
a star, and l never saw her equal,
taking into consideration her age. /
pronounce your entertainment the
most creditable ever in Hampton, and
hope that you will meet with the sue
cess that such extraordinary enter
prise deserves. Yours truly,
L. B. RAYMOND,
Editor Recorder.
Evening prices of admission: All
chair seats, so cents; back seats ON
benches, IS cents; gallery, 25 cents !;
children, Is and 25 cents. Reserved
seats, without extra charge, at Ka-
brich's. Matinee prices, 10, 10 and
% cents.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-02-16

VIM. M. Sims sold last week a two
year-old "Gold Dust colt to Horace
Mundy for $175. "Lofty Gold Dust"
is not only a good breeder, but one
of the finest blooded stations in this
State, and owned by Ian B. Morris,
of this CITY,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-02-16
ELSEWHERE.
RUSH HILL.

RUSH HILL.
T. NJ. Tilford has sold out.
DIR. Vance is building a drug store.
There will De a marriage here soon.
Mr.. Jeffries has moved here to reside.
We are going to have a depot in the near
future.
MARTISSBURG.
Dance at Clifton House last Friday
night.
Dance at viii Marlow's last Thursday
night.
Charley T%orreyson has gone to Curry
vile to live.
Misses Sharp, Perry and Edwards have
been visiting here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-02-16

This is to certify that the parties
who absent-mindedly walked off with
that cows hide last week, which we
notified them to bring back or get their
names in the LEDGER, have sent the
pay to this office, for which the owner
of the hide can call.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-02-16

A correct list of the victims of the
fire in the Vienna theatre gives the
total number as 794, of whom the
bodies of only 144 were legally iden-
tilted. The fire occurred on the
evening of December 9Th. 1t was
estimated that there were about 1900
paOple present,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-02-16

The deserving poor often suffer on
account of the undeserving poor. We
know Of a poor family who, while the
city are feeding them, want pickles,
raisins, canned fruit, Mumm's Extra
Dry. etc,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-02-16
To Publishers.

Having put on an entire icy dress,
the LEDGER has for sale a large
amount of body and display type that
is in good condition, only having been
used about sixteen months, which can
be bought cheap for cash. For price
and specimens address the LEDGER,
Mexico Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-02-16

A couple of u leading farmers
out south of town had a matinee last
Sunday. One threatened to cane
the other, and the other knocked the
man with the cane down with his fist.
No lives lost.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-02-16

Farmers need not be uneasy, for
when there is any small pox in Mexi-
co, the LEDGER will publish the truth
as far as we can learn. Don't think
we are trying to suppress anything
for We are not.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-02-16

1t was but a twenty-five cent piece,
yet its loss in the grass by Jacob
Carter, of Ohio, sc excited him that
he burst a blood-vessel and died. We
know men like unto Jacob even in
Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-02-16
LETTER LIST.

MEXICo, Mo-, February is, 1882.
r IST OF LETTERS remaining in the Post
IL office at Mexico, Audrain County. Missouri.
and which, If not called for within four weeks
from date, will be sent TO the Dead Letter Office
at Washington City.
Allen Jehn A mr. Haden Frank
Bright Jos lcon Hensley Alice mrs
Browning JP Jones Levi W
Brown Annie l. miss keunkel Tratha miss
BaSken John + mrs kilgore Samuel
Carter G Len Jesse (col)
Donaldson Matilda mrs Robinson II n
Ellis Bill Stanton J Lee
Elliot VIM Slaughter George
Ford II Stevens Jno .
GateSkill William White Bette miss
Willis Belle miss
~ Persons calling for letters in this list will
please say advertised
81 Office open on Sunday from 1 to 5 O'Clock,
in the afternoon.
GEO. A. POTEET, P. Nj.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-02-16
eENEkAL AND PERSONn

The LEDGER desires to maka +,
soriatE a true record of the moven ,uy de. ;.
circles circles PTf Eco the; and md Of !, the occurrences IN the Gr
Please notify us III in d peI ASKS your cooperation,
fm riands' in friends 'isit you, or When S van cara
Of 'a'e paFti IN ot reee 1Sfa!'tie ST. Send Us BRET ; seeo u,sts
, MAUI, hefeaiter if we fail to mention v nnr I povags
fault-not ours. VIII pe your own
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-02-16
An Omaha communion service was

An Omaha communion service was
DELAYED for some time, the other day,
because of the Sunday liquor law.
There was no wine in church, drug
oists refused to sell any without a
prescription, the whole congregation
was waiting, and no way was found
until a good church member managed
to steal a pint of port at a store when
tho clerks back was turned.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-02-16

AS WI stated last week Henry Gull,
of this county, was arrested at Paris,
Mo-, for obtaining goods under false
pretenses. Geo. Robertson, of this
city, went over as his attorney. Hen
ry, we are glad to learn, was cleared
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-02-16
No Small POx Now.

No matter what there has been, OF
will be, there is to-day no small box.
varioloid, or anything akin or lik,
unto 1t Ill Or around Mexico. On this
the doctors all agree, for which they
should have a medal. In regard tc
Mr.. Bradley's case, We have no opin-
ion to offer, for it would be worth
nothing if we offered it. Drs. French
and Hamilton say it was small pox
Drs. Pipino, Macfarlane, Russell and
Allison say it was not. To the VIC
tors belong the spoils. Never having
been a doctor, an apprentice to q
doctor, OF even made fires for a doc
tor, We don't feel exactly equal to AZ
opinion. 1t is sufficient for rs tC
know that there is no small poX III
or around Mexico. Now, we have
given both sides Of the question, as
WI always have done and will do, and
those who don't like it can make the
worst of it. We hear some COM
plants about our publishing Drs.
French and Hamilton's statements.
There are also a good many people
who think they know better how tc
run a newspaper than the editor
men who have not sense enough tC
set a hen on a hillside, and car
neither read 0 write. They think
they can run a newspaper to the
queens taste. The first time a book
agent ome to town, we will Civ.
some of these fellow a chance. and.
in this way, permanently rid the town
Of them.
We are sorry the town and doctors
became 50 much excited over til,
matter, and are glad that the disease
did not spread. Mr.. Bradley is now
perfectly well, and we hope that il
we ever have the small pox we viii
get off as easy as he did.