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Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-01-18
Ladd0nia to the Front,

Bruton & Gilliland, real estate
agents of Laddonla, and several other
friends have invited US to write up
the town as We did two years ago.
The town has greatly improved, and
we a get up a much better article,
which will do the town a great deal
of good. With the proper encour-
agement, in the course of a week or
so, we will bring Laddonia out in
great shape, as it deserves.
We had the pleasure Monday of a
short interview with Eli Perkins
(Melville D. Landon), while at the
Windsor Hotel. We found him So
cial, pleasant and even humorous in
his private conversation. He is busy
at work on a new book, which will be
the largest and contain the most fun
of any book he has published. This
was the third time Eli has lectured in
this city, and he had a larger audience
than ever before. His tongue has
lost none of its cunning, his wit none
of its pungency, or his ability as s
laugh-producer none of its power.
He is the same old Eli, and still gets
there in elegant shape.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-01-18
Cav Garrison Girl.

Miss Zerelda Garrison, the young
lady who was missing in st. Louis for
several days, and whose disappear
ance caused so much anxiety on the
part of her friends and furnished the
basis for sensational articles in the
metropolitan dailies, came home by
herself after an absence of six days.
In her statement she claims that she
was chloroformed and seized in the
streets by ruffians, carried to a house
in the city and there kept in confine-
ment by the men who Lad abducted
her, presumably for the purpose of
receiving a ansom for her return.
But when the house was found and
the landlady had told her story, she
stated that Miss Garrison was not
confined there but passed in and out
at her pleasure, and that she spent
her time in smoking cigarettes, drink
ing wine and reading Zola's "Nana.'
Taking it all in all, Miss Garrison
was either captured As q valuable
prize, which verifies her statement,
or her action was rather strange and
open to criticism. Modest young
ladies should take warning. They
should not go out unprotected in th'
city, for fear OF trouble like the above
Gay young ladies' should take warn
ing. They should cover up thei
tracks we'll after q s'lark,' FOR they vii
.loose their place in good society.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-01-18
AND THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL!


NOTICE is hereby given that by
IN virtue of an order of the probate
court of the county of Audrain, Mis-
souri,, made at the September term,
1882, thereof, l., George Robertson,
administrator Of the State of Annie
Porter, deceased, will, on
Friday, the 26th day of January,
A. D., 1888, at the east front door of
the court house in the city of Mexico,
Audrain county, Missouri, and dur
ing the session of the circuit court
of said county, sell at public auction,
all of the right, title and interest of
said Annie Porter of, in and to the
following described real estate to-
wit: Lot number (31) thirty-one OF
block 3D." Beatty's addition to the
city of Mexico, Audrain county, Mis-
souri,, for cash, said sale to take place
on said day between the hours Of 10
O'Clock a. m, and 4 O'Clock p. m.
GEO. ROBERTSON,
3S-tds Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-01-18
SheriH'a Sale.

RY virtue and authority of a special
ID execution, issued from the Office
of the clerk of the circuit court of
Audraln county Missouri, returnable
at tie January term, 1883, of said
court, and to me directed in favor Of
John r. Bishop, and against George
Redmon, l have levied upon and
seized all the right, title, interest
and claim of the said George Redmon
of, in and to the following described
personal property, to-wit The house
now standing on lots eighty-two (82)
and eighty-three 1857, in Beatty's adj
dition to the city of Mexico, in Au-
drain county. Missouri, all lying and
being in the said county, and state of
Missouri and / will, or
Wednesday, the 31st day Of January,
A. D., 1883,
between the hours of nine O'Clock in
the forenoon and five O'Clock in the
afternoon Of that day, at the east
front door of the court house in the
city of Mexico, county of Audrain
aforesaid. sell the same, or SO much
thereof az may be required, at public
vendue, TO the highest bidder for
cash in hand, to satisfy said execu-
ton and costs.
DE-.
39tds Sheriff Audrain county, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-01-18
Trustees Sale.

WHEREAS, Oliver White, and
w Jane White, his wife, by their
deed of trust, dated May 26, 1882,
and recorded in trust book 49," on
page SOL, of the records of Audrain
county, Missouri, did convey to the
undersigned trustee the following
described real estate, situated in the
village of Laddonia, Audrain county,
Missouri, to-wit: Lot number (8)
eight, in block number (12) twelve,
of the village of Laddonia. Audrain
county, Missouri, according to the
official plat thereof, to secure the
payment of two promissorynotes in
said deed of trust described; and,
whereas, the said notes are due and
unpaid. Now, therefore, at the re-
quest of the holders of said notes, |
will, in pursuance of the provisions
of said deed of trust, on
Tuesday, February 18th, 1888,
between the hours of nine o'clock a.
M, and 4 O'Clock p. M, of that day,
at the front door of the post-ofice. in
the village of Laddonia, Missouri,
sell the above described real estate,
at public vendue, to the highest bid
der. for cash, for the purpose of sat-
isfying said notes and interest there
on, and the expense of executing this
trust. j. b. CLARK.
40-tds Trustee
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-01-18

NOTICE is hereby given that I, as
N administrator, have taken charge
of the estate of Hezekiah Jones, de-
ceased. All persons having claims
against said estate are required to
present them for allowance within
one year from the date of this notice
or they may be preclnded from any
benefit of said estate, and unless pfe.
sented for allowance within Two
years from this date they will be
forever barred.
A. j. DOUGLASS,
Jan. 4, 'SS-S84w Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-01-18

NOW, at this day, January II, 1888,
IN comes the plaintiff herein and flies
his petition, verified by affidavit, al
leging that he is the owner of the
northeast fourth of the northeast
quarter of section (9) nine, and the
northwest fourth of the northwest
quarter of section {10) ten, all in
township (52) fifty-two, range (9l
nine, west. in Audrain county, Mis-
rOuri, and by which said petition it
appears that process herein can be
had only by publication. 1t is,
therefore, ordered by the clerk, in
vacation, that notice of the pending
of said suit be given by publication.
You said unknown heirs are, there
fore, hereby notified of the filing of
this said petition, the general nature
and object of which is to correct a
mistake in a deed, dated May 81,
1864, conveying said lands from said
Solomon j. Fisher to one Preston
Thomas, through whom plaintiffs
derives title to said lands, said mis-
take being a mistake of the scriyener
who drafted said deed, wherein said
scrivener inserted the words can
undivided half and to" said lands,
| when it was the intention of the par
| ties thereto to convey an entire
whole interest in said lands; and
further to divest said unknown heirs
of any interest they may have in and
tc said lands as the heirs of said Sol
ONION j. Fisher, and rest an entire
and absolute interest in and to said
lands in the plaintiff; and that, unless
you be and appear at the regular
term of this court, to be begun and
held at the city of Mexico, ON the
first Monday in June next, 1883, and
plead to said petition, according to
law, the same will be taken as con.
fessed and a decree rndered as prayed
for.
1t is further ordered that a copy
hereof be published according to law
in the Mexico WEEKLY LEDGER, a
newspaper printed in Audrain
county.
A true copy.
Attest: JNO. J. STEELE, Clerk,
GEO. ROBERTSON, atty plff 4O-4w
n-In- - D-LlS--k~-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-01-18

NOTICE is hereby given that the
undersigned Public Administrator
has taken charge of the estate of Jane
Britt, deceased, for the purpose of
administering the same. All persons
having claims against said estate are
required to present them to me for
allowance within one year from this
date, or they may be precluded from
any benefit of said estate; and that
unless said claims be presented for
allowance within two years from
this date they will be forever barred.
GEO. ROBERTSON, Admir-.
Mexico, May /, 1882. 4O-4w
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-01-18
Advertising in the Ledger,

Every day we are told at what low
figures an advertisement can be put
in another paper. The LEDGER
charges reasonable living prices. We
are here to stay, and to make money
enough to pay our debts. The LEDG-
Err is no venture, but an established
paper, with 500 more subscribers
than other papers that do more blow
ing and less advertising.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-01-18
Order Of Publication.
I'm ~vACATION.1
Hugh w. Brenton, plaintiff,
VS..
The unknown heirs of Solomon J.
Fisher, deceased, defendant.

NOW, ut this day, January II, 1888,
~ comes the plaintiff herein and files
his petition, verified by affidavit, al
leging that he is the owner of the
east half of the southeast quarter of
section (4) four, and the north half
of the northwest fourth of the south
west quarter of section (3) three, and
the southwest fourth of the south
west quarter of section (3) three, and
the south half ofthe northwes fourth
of the southwest quarter of section
(3) three, all in township (52) fifty
two range (9) nine west, in Audraiu
county, Missouri, and by which said
petition it appears that process here
in can be had only by publication.
1t is, therefore, ordered by the clerk,
in vacation, that notice of the pend
ing of said suit be given by publica-
ton. You said unknown heirs ale,
therefore, hereby notified of the filing
of this said petition, the general ma
ture and object of which IS to correct
a mistake in a deed dated Nav 81,
1864, conveying said lands from said
Solomon j. Fisher to one Preston
Thomas, through whom plaintiff de-
rives title to said lands, said mistake
being made by the scrivener, who
drafted said deed, wherein said scriv-
ener inserted the words San undivid-
ed half in and to-" said lands, when
in fact, it was the intention of the
parties thereto to convey an entire
whole interest in said lands; and, fur
Their, to desist said unknown heirs of
any interest they may have in and
to said lands as the heirs of said Sol
ONION j. Fisher, and rest an entire
and absolute interest in and to said
lands in this plaintiff; and that, un-
less you be and appear at the regu-
lar term of this court, to be begun
and held at the city of Mexico, on the
first Monday in June, next, 1888, and
plead to said petition according to
law, tee same will be taken as con-
fessed and a decree rendered as
prayed for.
1t is further ordered that a copy
hereof be published according to law
IN the Mexico WEEKLY LEDGER, a
newspaper printed in Audrain
county.
A true copy.
Attest: JNO. j. STEELE, Clerk.
Geo. Robertson. atty per plff. 4O-4t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-01-18

The Planters House kitchen in St.
Louis: burned Sunday morning.
Three lives were lost. The other
losses were covered by insurance.
The fire department worked nobly,
and subdued the flames before they
reached the main building. The
three persons burned were not guests,
but employees who slept over the
kitchen, where the fire originated.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-01-18

re hear that Judge Robinson has
issued an order for all jurors and wit
nesses to report at the court house by
8 a. M, or be fined. Now we think
this too early. We think this order
most oppressive. How is a nan to
attend to his feeding, and then ride
to town Is or twenty miles by 8 a. m.
Nine O'Clock is esrly enough, in our
opinion, for even the lawyers who live
in town arc generally not there then.
Care of stock can not be neglected at
this season of the wear,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-01-18
VIM. F. Reed.

In this issue of the LEDGER will be
found the mammoth advertisement of
VIM F. Reed, who has the goods
and is going to sell them. He has
engaged this space in the LEDGER for
at least five weeks. Reed is a live
man, and believes in the use of prin-
ter's ink. He won't be undersold,
and don't you forget it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-01-18
stray Notice.

mp by John Donly living in
L Leutre township, Audrain county,
Missouri. one two-year old mare with
blazed face aud three white feet, and
appraised at thirty-ive dollars by
Vim. Derock and John Sheehan
Posted before the undersigned JUS
tice of Loutre township, January 6,
1889. \. w. TAPSCOTT, J.P.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-01-18
Sherifrs Sale in Partition.
Abram Laramore, ct al,
rs.
r. III. Tyler, ct al.
In the Circuit Court of Galloway
county, Missouri.

DY virtue and authority of a decree
- aud order of sale made by the
court, in the above entitled cause,
and of a certified copy thereof. dated
November 18th, 1882, l will, on
7th day of February, 1888,
between the hours of nine O'Clock in
the forenoon and five O'Clock in the
afternoon of that day, at the front
door of the court house in the city eff
Mexico, in Audrain county Missouri,
sell at public vendue, to the highest
bidder, the following described real
estate. viz: Twenty (20) acres, cast
half ofthe southwest quarter of the
northeast quarter of section (29)
twenty-nine, township Oh fifty-one,
range (9) nine.
Terms of sale as follows. via: One
half in six months, and one-half in
twelve months.
D.. D. WOODWARD,
4Otds Sheriff Audrain county, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-01-18

Joe Burnett, of the Paris Mercury,
is in bad health. He burns too much
midnight oil and reads the Detroit
Free Press too closely for the good
of his brain. The spring time, with
cabbage and other brain nourishers,
will relieve the mind of the 'sbrick
Dust, maninnlatnr.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-01-18

A bill has been introduced into the
Missouri legislature making abduc-
ton punishable by death. 1t will
be passed and should be enforced to
the letter, but we should draw a dis
tinction between abduction and a
IorE
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-01-18

The three-cornered tilt for post
master at Mexico grows warmer and
more interesting. By the result of
this skirmish we shall see what we
will seq
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-01-18

prohibition and Brooks for Gov
ernor'' Is the cry of the ice water IA
natlcs. They should give it to us in
broken doses if they don't want to
make us sick.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-01-18
FROM LADDONIA.

Of The Ledger.
LADDoNIA, Mo-, January 1--we learn
to-day that Mr.. Longan is superseded by
Archie L.eet in the telegraph office at this
place. Mr.. Longan was erecting a good
building for a dwelling, and expected to
make his home among US. We welcome
Archie, but are sorry to lose Mr.. l.. and
family.
Rev. G.. W. Smith gave a temperance
lecture here last night to a crowded
house. His greatest remedy for intem-
perance is the strict enforcement Of the
laws that now exist.
The Lyceum grows in interest. Last
Thursday night Miss Lizzie Cullen, teach
er of our school, read an excellent essay
on the Progress of Time" Miss V.
Rastham read "Prayer and Potatoes"
Miss Barnett read a selection on morals.
The debate was good, the speakers ac-
quitting themselves nobly. The discus
sion for next Thursday night-"Resolved,
that prohibition law for the United States
| will be a benefit"-wil be ably discussed
Miss Ida Spencer is quite sick.
News is scarce, and everybody is busy
at work. Laddonia is the busiest tow
on the road. ANNIE LAURIE.
Hon. Geo. W. Batterton is on the
road and highway committee. A
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-01-18

II. Clay Sexton, chief of the st.
Louis fire department, horse-whipped
a ''masher" in st. Louis this week.
There are two or three ssmashers" in
and around Mexico who will either
get cowhided or shot. if they will just
keep on at their dirty work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-01-18

Elder J. A. Brooks had a large III
dience at jefferson City the other
dav.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-01-18

Our daily contemporary did not like
Eli Perkins. No one expected any
thing better.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-01-18

Mexico should be lighted either
with gas, electric light, oil or candles.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-01-18

Hon. Geo. W. Batterton is on the
road and highway committee. A
very important appointment if he will
have the roads properly worked and
at the right season of the year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-01-18
Order Of Publication.
I'm VACATION.

w. W. Wilson, plaintiff,
VS..
The unkno wn heirs of Solomon j.
Fisher, deceased, defendant.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-01-18

IHoMrsos station; Mo. October Il 1881. This e certify that have used Our Ea1
all is recommended for if ued according to directions. rpm
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-01-18

MARIINsBURG Ma. Augua B 1882 J. NJ. Koontz Mexico. 10, Dear SIR: Ana3
you family med1nesfO general use in my family fort he past three years. with peh4&
!canh heartily recommend them as being valuabe medicines Our Electric Wmdas4
tOri nhammatHy aches and pains for external or internal USE for man or bm1
beg good III tisr recommended for l cured several of M horses with on EeheHM
Of proud flesh AM badly Unframed sores,a after being nut With bsfbed wire. and also mi y
which am satisfied no OMr remedy but Our Electric Wonder wUmd have =flI
same length Of time m without leaving a hemish as ndd. JE MDaNM
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-01-18

MEXICO Mo, October 49, f&2-ThR is to certify that we have used Our Electric Wm1al
family IN found tito e a valuable medenef for all it is recommended for and in many
our compound Alternative and liver pMsf ar supenort to IN oher meMcne We have ever
HARVEY REED AM N
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SIGNS or 4 REAcrIoN.

Tue New York Tribune thinks
that there are sigus OF a reaction
among physicians against the pract =
ice of ordering patients into. the
Souts, or the Bsrmuias during
the winter mouths. \ Dos on phys
iciAu. II says, who depreoe,es the Gus
tom Of sending iDvalids on long Jour
ueys and exposing them 10 radical
changes IN every way, advises per-
sons bcm he huGs 10 need OF a more
braciug climate simply to 90 from
Boston TO the higher and hi!ly coun-
Try further inlsud Ia Massachusetts,,
Instead o! ordering them to Colora-
DO, just ss Naw-York doctors are
sending patients to the AdiIoudacks.
Those Who spend wluter In florida
are apt to fud themselves much more
susceptible to the effects OF our
northern climate on the approach Of
the next winter. II they return too
early from The South, the results are
siguaily dangerous Inva'lds who
20 South should remain until the
bomsward journey does not mean a
irving change.
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co-EDUoArIoa or 1ur sExea

Some Of the opponents Of the CO.
education Of the sexes, ssys the
Washington Post. assume a degree Of
deprayity among the boys and girls
ard young msn and young women Of
this country that exists only IN the
utg.ration Of such sOuied seclari-
ses ~ would have delighted TO
yresel infant damnsiion 1T they had
come On the stage bali centure
earlier. I. The youth Of America
were ball as bad ss those ascelics
paint them, The boys and girls oil Il
family should be separated in early
Chi dhood. The simple truth is that
co-education has produced better re-.
sults, morally and intellectually,
than have been attained 10 those
boarding sch1ols where young ladies
and young gentlemen are rgdly ex-
Guided from each others society. The
very care that is taken TO keep them
separated is, ia itself, a suggestion
Of evil Give The young people
wholesome surroundings, inspire
them with ambition to learn, lead
their minds upward and onward lst
item zee 10 watchiul suspicion, and
they may be much more safely trust.
ed TO think rightly and DO we'll than
they can be unders system that says
to each boy and girl you are 90 foil
Of sinful nature that you must be Get
apart and watched"
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COD IN N.ITyRE.

Ia recent scien tiiic lecture Pro-
feesor Q. A. Young, the astronomer
of Princeton College, used, the follow.
ing language;
Do not understand me at all ae
saying that there is no mystery about
the planets motions. There is lust
the one aipgIe mystery --gravitation
and 1t IL very profound one.
How it il that an atom of matter can
attract another atom. no matter how
great the disturbance, no matter
what intervening substance there
may be; how it will act upon it, or at
Ieast behave as il it acted upon it, /
do not know, ! cannot tell. Whether
they ar, pushed together by means
OF an intervening ether, or what is
The action, / cannct understand. 1t
stands with me along with the fact
that when | will that my arm shall
rise, IT rises. IL 10 inscrutable. All
the explanations that have been Civ
On OF it seem TO me merely to darkea
counsel with words aud no under
standing. They do not remove the
difficulty at all. II / were to say
what Irea!Iy believe, it would be
that the motions OF the spheres Of
the material universe otand in some
such relation to Him in whom all
things exist, the ever present and
omnipotent God, as the motions Of
my body DO 10 my will do not
know how, and never expect to
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mIuera, coal. -
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wnr rIss rrSr ysRaINr.. /,

Uoder this head the Waeeiug
Register concludes a very sousib!e
aud timely article as follows;
I'VE have land as cheap, az pro-
duc.iye. with more coal, more tim
ber more minerals in West Virginia
and with many more inviting oppor-
tunities for the investment Of capits al
than any Of. the extreme Western
States that could be selected
Moreover We have less rigorous
climate, lees Of extremes Of heat aud
cold, less liability to destructive
storms and cyclones, no malaria, no
grasshoppers, potato huge, aud like
pests, aud there is less vigor Of com
petition in any line OF industry in
West Virginia than in almost any
Western State that could be select
ed.
with a population not greater TO
the square mile than some of the new
States OF the West, we have ell the
advantages Of sh admirable free
school system; we haye churches IN
every settlement; We have an Gu
lightened, settled and exemplary
population. and IN fact nea, ly all he
home ADVANTAGES Of the ol5er