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Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25
Nip and Tuck.
London (Ont.l Advertiser.

IOluUE Jill
The reputation that Harry Weber
and his company made in the funny
drama of nip and Tuck on their
recent visit here, filed Mechanics
Hall on his return last night, dlspite
the inclement weather which doubt
less prevented many the disappoint
ment of being turned away from the
doors. Harry Weber, as "Nip,"
and Harry Rich, as "Tuck," his
partner. were very comical and kept
the house in roars of laughter all the
time they were on the stage. The
support was very good j. M. Mortar
ty as ''Major Tremain," Eva Webber
as his dashing wife, being especially
good. The most loudly applauded
feature of the play was the appearance
of little Carrie Weber, a three-year'
old prodigy, who drew forth the rap
furious applause of the audience.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25
RUSH HILL RACKET.

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
RUSH HILL, October 22.-Business
booming.
1t seems as though all the long
looked-for weddings in Rush Hill
have gone the way of all the earth.
A young man, a book agent by oc-
cupation, became very ill last Sunday
night, and great interest was manifes-
ted in his recovery by his girl Selling
the ''camp fire" bottle and emptying
the contents on his head.
Where, oh, where, is u music
teacher?
George Peery has owned more
buildings in this town than any other
man. He has been s'bucking' at
George Culver, the agent, to buy the
depot on the c. & A. R. R., but he
could not bluff George, so he rented
him the upstairs.
Messrs. Hisey & James, the grain
dealers of this vast prairie, expect to
build an elevator at this place at once.
OF all the business lei of this
town, P. F. Dyer takes the lead in
accommodating his customers. Pat
has a big trade and honestly makes it.
Geo. W. Peery sold his residence
to Jas. A. Curry last week. Mr..
Curry will move his family to town
to-day.
We notice a new style of window
blinds in our town. The glass are
painted. Wonder what is going on
inside.
Elder NJ. L. Anthony is holding 6
series of meetings at Louisville, Pike
county, this week.
There was q ''hickory nut crack
ing at Mr.. Wilson Poorman's las'
evening, The aristocracy only were
invited. LIMBER JIM.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25
C. S. Mcdonald, of Michigan, who

c. S. Mcdonald, of Michigan, who
has been figuring in Mexico for the
past few weeks as a private detective,
artist on the rock pile, shorthand
reporter, newspaper publisher and
blackmailer, was given "a hours to
leave town Tuesday. The last racket
he got into was with Nj. Blivens.
Mcdonald made some ambiguous re-
marks about Bliven's wife, for which
he received q good humping. Nc
Donald is well connected in the East,
but Ia evidently q crank.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25
HIGH HILL ITEMS.
) OF the Ledger.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
HIGH HILL. Oct. 23.-Seeing that
our part Of the county has been over.
looked, and thinking it to be worthy
Of mention, / send you a few items
if you have a space in your valuable
paper.
The improvements in this commu-
nifty have been great Many new
barns have gone up in the last few
weeks. Nj. j. Smith has about COM
pieted his new residence. Mr.. j.
Woods is building a new house.
Many Of the young people Of this
vicinity were tripping the light fantas-
tic last Wednesday evening. Cupid
reigns supreme.
Our school is progressing nicely
under the management of Miss
Mamie Matthews.
The people of High Hill organized
a literary society last Thursday night
under the supervision Of Miss Matth-
ews. The officers elected were as
follows: Mr.. j. Turner, President ;
Mr.. ]. Shock, Vice-president; Mr..
J.. Miller, Treasurer; Mr.. A. Shock,
Secretary. On account Of the in
clement look Of the weather they adj
journed before selecting duties. The
sanctified people are holding a meet
ing in Centralia. Many Of our young
people attend.
Many of High Hills people take
the Religious Weekly (LEDaER) AID
are happy. SEcoNIs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25
A SEDUCTION.
Another Beautiful Young Lady Ru.
ined-The Seducer Indicted but
not Caught.

While in Laddonia this week, we
learned of a very sad case of seduc-
ton. Miss Mamie Earhart, the
beautiful young daughter of John
Earhart, the wealthy plasterer, is in
great trouble. She is out of money
and very much IN need of q home at
this time. Her father will have Moth
ing to do with her at all, She has
applied for admission to the poor
farm and was told that she could not
be as well taken care of there as with
friends who would be paid by the
county. She will remain in Laddo-
mia, and as that city has no provision
for paupers her expenses will, for a
time at least, be paid by the county.
We were also informed that Minor
Doss, son of the shoemaker Doss of
Laddonia, was the cause of her
trouble. Doss is a printer and work
ed for awhile on the Laddonia Enter
prise, then ON the Mexico Press.
Fair week he skipped out. We were
also told that the last grand jury had
indicted him for seduction. We are
unable to gather any information on
this point as the Indictment would
not be made public until his arrest.
We think the report that he has gone
to California is false, and that he is
not 100 miles from Mexico.
A gentleman of Laddonia told us
that the girl went to Doss' father in
Laddonia for help, but was told he
knew nothing about her, his son or
their affairs. The case is a very sad
one. The girl is not more than II
or Is years old, very pretty and in
teresting, and farther than this trouble
bore q good character.
She is greatly to be pitied, and we
think her father, who is amply able,
should care for her at this time when
she is without mother, home or hus-
band, about to be a mother, and not
a bride. We have published these
facts as we have CLEANED them, not to
parade them, but as facts-stubborn
facts-from which lessons and warn
lngs could and should be taken. The
fewer such cases the LEDGER is called
on to report, the better it and society
will feel.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

GA respectable negro" says the
Globe Democrat, sis not only in every
thing superior to a disreputable white,
but the equal of a respectable white"
Then why don't you give him n of
flee occasionally? And why did your
supreme court declare unconstitu-
tional a law which fully recognized
this equality ?-Sedaiia Democrat.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

And still they go. The Living
Issue, so-called, is now dead. 1t
used to olive" or rather stay at
Chillicothe. 1t was a prohibition
paper. We have not enough Blue
Laws in Missouri yet to make the
publication Of such a paper much OF
a bonanza.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25
SiraIed or stolen.

From the court house fence In
Mexico. No., Saturday night, Oct.
18th, n dark brown mare, fourteen
hands 8 inches high, scar on right
fore leg cut by wire, cut places on
knees. saddle and bride on. Will
give q liberal reward for return of
mare or information that will lead to
recovery. X. ID. MARTIN,
Thompaan S~fafion Afn
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

Miss Mamie Matthews, an accom-
pIished young lady and an efficient
teacher, has charge of a school in
the High Hill neighborhood, twelve
miles southwest Of Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

Col. Merrill, of Marshall, NO., has
been in Mexico this week trying to
buy a large stock farm. He has
plenty of money, and wants to make
Audrain his home. He would make
a good, substantial and enterprising
cifizoD
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

Hon. James G.. Blaine is said to
have been offered 500, 900 in cash
for the two volumes of s'Lincoln to
Garfield" which he is now writing
| and has almost completed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

j. w. Coakley was in town Tues
day with an idiot he found in Linn
township. He looked to be about 80
years old, crippled in right side and
had sandy whiskers. He was sent to
the poor farm. He evidently had es-
capped from some institution and is q
stranger IN Audrain. The county
clerk would like to hear from his rel.
atives or friends.
LATER.-Mrs. Doolan, mother Of
the unfortunate man, from Montgom'
cry county, arrived in Mexico Tues
day and took her son home with her,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

What is that's it q circus aero
bat? Oh, no, my son, that is a man
who is kicking himself. What makes
the man kick himself He has been
to a masquerade party and firted
with his wife all evening.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

If you have the blues, feel bad any
where, and want something to arouse
your circulation, go and see "Nip
and Tuck" Care will leave your
soul like a cat going under a barn
after q rat.-CIegeland Herald.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

Our exchanges speak in the highest
terms of the good work accomplished
by the ''moral colored people" who
formed a society, and induced a re-
form in the habits and customs Of
their race in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25
Teachers Meeting.

A meeting of the teachers of Aud
rain county will be held at the Office
of the school commissioner In Mexico,
on the first Saturday in November at
2 o'clock, p. w., for the transaction
Of important business. New plans
and methods of organizing Institutes
will be discussed. 1t is hoped that
every part Of the county will be rep
resented. All are urged to come.
Very respectfully.
H. A. GAss, School Com.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

The original and only Bob White
he of the Mexico LEDGER-was in
town Friday last, and we had the
pleasure of his OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
lana Republican.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25
Martin Mashed.

Sol Martin (colored) aged 10, last
Sunday morning, was climbing around
on a moving c.. & A. freight train,
when he fell off, the train running
over his left foot. The company's
physician was called in and found
amputation necessary. Hardly q
month passes but what some one gets
crippled fooling around trains at the
depot. Just 60 on, boys; you make
work for the doctors and news for the
papers and business for the underta.
EarS
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25
For Sale.

Three acres of ground within one
and ne-fourth mile of the court
house, well fenced, sixty foot street
on two sides of it price, $500. Tins
is dirt cheap. The party wants
money. Enquire at this Office.
tS-2m
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25
Thompson Station. Nc
Farmers, II VIII Pay Yea to Read
Thss

II you have any feathers, hides,
wool, tailow, rags. or scrap iron to
bring to market. look out and don't
sell it to street runHers: they will get
you every time. Ii Won want the fun
market price and good, correct weight,
take your produce to Sam Morris;
be win always pay Jon top prices in
cash. His warehouse Is one and q half
blocks northeast Of public square, near
Mexico Custom Mill. 22-5m
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

Rowe, this county, is going to have
monthly stock sales If possible. The
first sale will be next Saturday. We
trust they viii be successful. Rowe
is in the finest stock country in Mis-
canrf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25
Money to Loan.

ON. HI. Woodward 4 Son
,.,e money to loan, secured by
-.,e.tate, in sums from $500
.sssO. 900. at & per cent. with
..,yiIege Of paying part or all
3 principal at end of each
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

The State University club has twice
defeated the Fulton base ball nine
badly this fall. The Fulton club will
be no good until some of the kickers
are ssfredO
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25
HUNG JURY.
For the Second Time In the Rev. Silas
Smiths Case-The Other C0nspir.
at0rs not Tried-When will
the End Bet

The trial of Smith, Glover and
Redmon for accomplices in arson for
burning the colored Baptist church,
bids fair to cost the county thousands
of dollars. Most of our readers are
familiar with the case which has been
twice tried-at least Smiths part of
it has-and each time resulted in a
hung jury.
Ann Crockett burned the church,
at least so she says. She turns states
evidence and says Rev. Smith, Hen
rietta Redmon and gulia Glover indu-
ced her to do it. Tie cases are all
to be tried separately. The case
against Ann Crockett was. dismissed.
The jury in the Smith case the last
time stood s to 4 for conviction for
awhile and then 9 to 3, when they
stuck. o. Hit and Geo. Robertson
for the defendant, T. B. Buckner and
Ed. Smith of Pike for the prosecu-
ton. We do not know when, if ever,
the Glover or Redmon branch of the
case will be tried.
The jury and the public find it q
hard matter to send a man or two
women to the pen on the evidence
of Ann Crockett, who ~confesses she
did the job.
Smith is out on bail. His case
still remains on the docket, where il
has been for several terms. 1t is tt
be hoped that the next and third TIME
will be the charm, and that the cast
will be disposed of one way or anoth
er. We do not see how he can bt
found guilty on the quantity ant
quality of the evidence.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

Judge Wilder, of Laddonia, fell off
a freight train as it started a few
DAYS since. The ties he fell on, after
amputation, were considered unfit for
further use.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25
Buekner for Governor.

Quite q number of papers in the
State have come out in favor Of. Hon.
A. III. Buekner for Governor. II
Aylette wants tho place, he q count
on Rails as being solid for him.
Rails County Record.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

Don't fail to read the advertise
ment Of the Pacific Express Co., and
then attend the sale. There will be
plenty of chances to secure bargains
and lots of fun.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

Mrs. W. Wetter and little son ar
rived in this city Monday direct from
their native home, Vaassen, Neither
lands. Mr.. Wetter, who is book
keeper at the Windsor, met his wife
and son in St. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25
A New Departnre.

As large and as fine a line Of Cloaks
on display Friday and Saturday, Oc-
tober 26th and eth, as you will find
in any city. Ladies, don't miss 1t.
See them and buy. j. E. Boris.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25
For Rent-Dxelliur House.

Near Hardin College. Parlor, 3
bed rooms, dining room, kitchen, &c.
Now being painted inside and out,
and put IN elegant repair. Enquire Of
WIN. WAppISsHAM,
Office North Side Of Square,
Or Of w. II. KEENAN,, Att'y-at-Law
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

Charlie Greenamyer left here last
Saturday for Lawrence, Kansas, to
visit his parents. Before he returns
he will visit Kansas City, where he is
interested largely.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

Geo. H. Simpson and family, Of
Eldorado Springs, are visiting rela-
tives at Laddonia. George has our
thanks for substantial favors.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

Something Useful and Valuable in
Many Ways.
We to-day received from j. H.
Zeilin & Co. the proprletors of Sim
mons Liver Regulator and Darby's
Prophylactic Fluid, q copy of ''The
Peoples Regulator pocket CON-
panion useful for everybody, man,
woman and child, and we hope all our
readers will get a copy as they will
find it valuable in many ways. They
mail it to any n sending them their
address.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

Miss Kate Field believes in hot
water as a cure for dyspepsia. Well,
yes. You let a man get into hot
water and he'll forget all about dys-
pepsia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

Mrs. H. Scharlach, Of Jefferson
City, who has been visiting Mrs. II.
jacobson, Of this city, left Tuesday
for st. Louis, where she will visi,
relatives.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

/ have examined two barrels OF
coal oil for j. f. Llewellyn and found
them to be 175 9 fire test.
T. HI. MARSHALL,
Guager and Inspect. City Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

1 have again began the sale Of
Cakes celebrated candies, and will
keep them on hand fresh during the
winter season. L. p. SMoTHERs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

Rev. Joseph Cook will lecture in
st. Charles Nov. sth, on the ssSigns
of the Times" He will, without
doubt, refer to our tendency back to
the Blue Laws.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

Mrs. Edgar Dudgeon, an accom-
plished shorthand writer of this city,
has been appointed official steno-
grapher for Scott county, Ill.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

WANTED want to buy 10000
bushels of shell bark hickory nuts,
for top price in cash.
SAN NORRIS,
/ 1-2 blks. n. E. Square.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25
Residence for Sale.

1 want to sell my property, known
as the J. b. Clark place, near Hardin
College. j. NJ. BEsHEARs.
Pitt,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25
For Sale.

Choice Clover, Timothy, Hungari-
an, German Millett aud Blue grass
seed at the lowest cash price. Also,
L~andreth's celebrated garden seeds.
43 tt Buckley & MOORE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

The finest selection of pipes, smok-
ers articles: chewing and smoking to-
baccos at Urban Weimer's, northeast
cor. square.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

Last Tuesday. Mrs. Baker and
Miss Ella Crawford, from Prairie
High School. were returning from
Mexico, and when within a few miles
of home one Of the wagon wheels
dropped into a deep rut Or hole in the
road, throwing Mrs. Baker out of the
wagon, with the babe of her deceased
sister in her arms. Miss Crawford
was thrown from her seat between
the wagon bed and wheels, but reeov-
cred herself before reaching the
ground, and in some way almost in
credible regained her seat. The col
ored woman who was driving was
also thrown off her seat, but not out
of the wagon. Mrs Baker, having
the babe in her arms and being on
the side of the wagon that went down,
was unable to do anything for her
safety, and vas hurled to the ground,
falling en- her shoulders and neck,
one of the wagon wheels passing ovel
her knee and foot. She lay for some
time speeches. and Unconscious, ant
is now confined to her bed from thu
fall and suffers considerably. Tn,
babe escaped uninjured, except /.
scratched cheek.-Pdris appeal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

MIR. j. B. Hicklin, foreman Of the
Progress, Marshall, No., was in the
city Saturday last and made us q
pleasant call.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

WANTED.-I want to buy 10000
bushels of shell bark hickory nuts,
for top price, in cash.
SAM MORRIS,
1-2 bIks. N. E. Square.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

If you have any go to H. Halls
drug store and get a bottle Of Painless
Corn Cure warranted to remove the
corn. 29tf.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

T. B. Buckner has just received
from Pennsylvania three fine chester
white hogs. They are full-blooded,
and will raise some fine pigs. 1t
would be a good thing if u farmers
would also appreciate the value OF
good stock.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

Johnny Clark is travelling for a
wholesale wooden-ware house OF
Louisiana, No., and has moved his
family to that city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

N IN VLlkE toKNOW
AMAH~X
What has become of the Y. NJ. C. A.
Who will get the orchestra money.
If Mexico is not getting sensational.
If there is a stock ordinance in
this city.
When we are going to have gas or
water works.
How you expect to sell goods with
out advertising.
If you don't have to read the LED
GER TO get the news.
If We are going to have a roller
skating rink this winter.
If Mexico has not very clean streets
but rather dirty alleys.
Who is going to bring us IN a bush
ell of big hickory nuts.
How much the Rev. Silas Smith
case will cost the county.
Who is the best fisherman, Captain
Frost or President Arthur.
If Gov. Crittenden don't know
how to take care of himself.
What the InteNigencer is jumping
ON to the public school for.
If we are going to have the usual
number of fires this winter.
If even the grave of the Greenback
party of Audrain can be found.
Who the gentleman was who said,
"Ta-ta, Buckner. Good-bye!"
How many hotels and private
boarding houses there are in Mexico.
If we are not going to have a
course of lectures or q debating soci-
ETY..
If we can't at least have a coal oil
lamp on a post on each corner of the
square.
If it won't be call hands round
when Charlie Greenamyer visits Kan
sas City.
What Charlie Hablutzel said to a
young lady friend about the fire the
other night.
If the first thing a lady does when
her friends call is not to show them
her crazy quilt.
What s'Sut'' Hooton did with tina,
package of bologna sausage he had
Saturday night.
What church will first introduce
the historic oyster with a string tied
to it this winter.
If the LEDGER was not about righ'
about Silas Smith not being proven
guilty on the evidence.
When the boys will quit foolins
around moving trains and if they
don't know they are loaded.
Where the fire company would ge
a good supply of water for a blaz'
most anywhere around the square.
If Hardin Scott is not a hummer
and if he can't make more music wit
his mouth than Ole Bull could on TIL
violin.
J, If that fine, large imported Ger
, man pipe would not make some Dutc
, grandpa the happiest man of tn
Fatherland.
What a witness before the las
grand jury asked u friend, Mil
Rafferty,, the foreman, about his "ez
perience."
What Mrs. Langtry anne back
t America fol, and if a cabbage woul
| not grow even on a rock just to b
, thrown at her.
) If, in view of the many fine built
; ings in Mexico, we can't have a ne
l steam fire engine or at least a fe
ladders or an ak.
If certain friend of ours wh
owes for the LEDGER for the past fou
years, won't get birthstone instead
q tombstone when he dies.
What Bro. Wayman, the fog hor
and corn field canary think by tn
time about the Blue Laws of Come
ticut as published in the LEDGER.
4 What the LEDGER's list of BIZ
Laws has to do with what Bro. Wa.
man has said of Rev. S. Peters cod
Their identity cannot he establishe'
VI If it is not tlIesome and rath
+ inclined to encourage people to sts
at home from church for a minist
himself to publish his sermons in Il
ne wspapers.
=. Nip and Tuck.
London (Ontl Advertiser.
N The renutation that Harry Webb
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25
WANTED.

1 want to buy 10000 bushels of
shell bark hickory nuts, for top price
in cash. SAM MORRIS.
/ 1-2 blks. N. E. Square.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

NorIcE.-I have a good, heavy
Spring Wagon, has been run two
years, will sell for $1,000.
1S-3w. G.. l.. FERRIS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

O'Donnell pleaded not guilty to
indictment for the murder of Carey,
and the trial has been postponed till
November 81.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

A man who gave his name as John
Ward was arrested on Wednesday
for stealing several pairs of socks snd
stockings from Joseph Griffen's store
and selling them to Messrs. Blum and
Hall. He pleaded guilty before the
recorder and was sent to Jail for 20
l,,-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

Write or call on W. C. Barnes,
dealer in lumber at Fulton, NO., II
you want red cedar posts. 1I-tf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

Hosiery made to order, cheaper
than the cheapest, at Griffen's. Call
and see his stock.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

NoTIcE.-I have a new Grain Drill
/ will sell for $500 90. This is a bar
gain. j. G. HUFF.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

Order your nursery stock Of B. F.
Wylde, Benton City, No., or of j.
Hallopeter, Mexico, No. Att
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

Urban Weimer is selling cigars
cheaper than in Mexico, southwest
corner Of square. % If
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

HrcKo.Y NUrs wAxTEp.-Highest
cash prices paid for all the shell bark
hickory nuts, delivered at E. s. Frost
4 Co., next door to postoffee. 2w.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

Miller & James, proprietors of the
bus line, call in any part of the city
for passengers. Is II
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

10000 doz. eggs wanted. Highest
market price paid In cash at Frost's,
next door to post-ofice. 22 3w
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25
Eggs.

Wanted-all the eggs in the coun-
try. Highest market price paid in
cash or trade. Also spring chickens.
BIcKLEY & MOORE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

Free lunch at Collins saloon at
10 a. m. every day. Everybody in
vited. 19-tf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

Drop into Collins and see the
monkeys. The toniest. saloon i'm
town. l9.tf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

Parties owing the LEDGER long
standing accounts will save costs by
paying at once. II
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-25

Bayless Collins is one of the boys.
Give him a call, and try his beer and
lunch. 1877