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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-01-16

The Minister from Hawaii to Washing.
ton says the proposed extension Of the
treaty will greatly benefit Americans.
LAST year the number Of appointments
under the civil service rules was 135-l0o
men and 70 women.
OK the lth additional shocks Of earth.
quake occurred In the southern provinces
Of Spain. Tho continuance OF the shocks
has caused great panic among the in
habitants.
The Spanish Government has informe
the Powers OF the annexation Of certain
territory on the west coast Of Africa
The tobacco crop in the Connections
Valley Is good one, according to reports
received by the Springfield Republican.
The miners In the Hooking Valley are
said to BE- tampering with railroad tele-
graph wires, and sending out false orders
as 70 the running Of trains.
APAcK Of bloodthirsty Socialists held a
meeting In Chicago on the 9TH. Some Of
the speakers favored the liberal use OF dy-
Mantle, and one aged, decrepid creature
urged the slaughtering Of several thousand
capitalists q once.
In Frederick County, Maryland, on the
Sd, violent shock Of earthquake was felt.
The farmers Of Italy are forming . Ma.
tional League for mutual protection.
The number Of school children In Iowa
d 020,00O-3is,000 females and 30s,00o
males.
APARrs dispatch says the Minister OF
War has resigned because Ferry insisted
upon endorsements being sent 70 Ton
quin.
An address has been issued BY the Irish
Republican League upholding the protcc-
tive tariff system.
The Hooking Valley miners before 70.
turning % work are required TO sign an
iron.clad contract
On the 9th The Psmbsrton Mills, q Law.
rsncs, Masa, which employ 2yooo handa
resumed operations.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-26
MRS. n TOUCHED.
BrockweIl Breaks q Married Nan All
Up-He Was Mashed on a Respect.
able Married Lady--She Finally
Tells on Him.

The farming community of Prairie
township has been greatly seandalIzed
lately. T. F. Tontz and wife live in
that part of the county. MI. Tontz
Is a respectable, well-to-do German
farmer living in that township. B.
H. Brockwell is a hired man living in
the same neighborhood. He was
fined $37 so before justice Of the
peace Bolts for disturbing the peace
of Maggie, wife of Mr.. Tontz, by
taking improper liberties with her.
The evidence shows that he kissed
her and ut different times took other
and very improper liberties with her
and that she also kissed him and got
in his lap and laid her head on his
shoulder, as she says, because she was
afraid and forced to 10y him. 1t ap-
pears that the husband got on to the
racket and for some reason did no,
like it and broke up the fun by having
MIR. BrockwelI fined as abnve stated.
IF the lady was insulted and treated
badly against her will the matte,
should have been pressed to the full
extent Of the law. II she was q vii.
ling partner to the pastime the husr
5and should have taken a very differ
| ont rorroo
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-26
Childish.

We are sorry to see our eotempo-
rary turn green and yellow alternate
ly with jealousy because a st. Louis
paper copies what the LEDGER says
ON q matter Of interest. Our cotem-
porary goes so far as to call it ''silly
twaddle," ETC., ETC., and refers to
the LEDGER as an ''alleged'' Demo-
cratic paper. We supposed our co.
temporary. now that it "owned the
GARTH" could afford to be q little
magnanimous and overlook anything
wrong" in the LEDGER. We are
sorry hat our cotemporary's views
are never copied in the large ST. Louis
papers, but We think it childish in 1t
to a5ase the LEDGER for such q little
recognition in that direction. II it is
looking for ..silIy twaddIe' it should
look over its files and end where col
amns Of sickening letters OF .'con-
graduation" from Sunday scho /
children were published, to the dis
gust Of It's readers. Let's not quar-
rel about small matters. There is
room 10 Mexico for the ..follies" Of
the LEDoER and the ..disnities,' Of
its cofemDorafr. tsTAet us have
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-26
Tru.tee's Sale.

WHEhEAS, ann d. barnes, py per
~ cer.aIn oeeo .. rust, oea.,ns uase
OF January oosa' 1903, ana cofae "a tne
necofueIs ONCE Vi AoefaIn 9ounty NJ
Mexico, missouri, 10 DOOR Y pasel.I
conveyed 10 the Undersigned trustee me
ioiioWing descrioea leaa estate lying auo
oei1S IN .he County " Aua1ain anu oea.s
The north one half of the northeast
quarter of section ane % in township
fifty-t (52) of range eleven QD and
forty acres OH OF the west end OF lot one
~ in the northwest quarter of section six
loI III nity-tmo eo<l Ianse yen
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-26
&C. II. t." After "Swaddleton.'

Correspondence of the Ledger.
NATIONWIDE, February 23.-Ta,
Ia, Western Grove pukes.
The measles are raging in this vi
cinity.
Died, on the 22nd inst, at his res
idence. on Youag's Creek, John Fad
dis, age az. He left a wife and three
children. Mr.. Faddis was a member
of the Baptist church and a promi.
nent citizen. His death is widely
lamented.
A.. Z. Naylor is talkingsof going to
Colorado for his health.
After six months the Naylor schooI
has come to a close. A grand ex.
animation was held on Friday last
The late married couple Of this
vicinity have moved to Centralis
where they will remain for awhile.
We know the reason why j. K. p.
is so angry with US. If we all had
voted for Butler and the directors oi
our school had employed a certain
person who did not know the multi
plication table to teach our school,
Mr.. Pool would have been our bes,
friend.
We would like to know If j. K
Pool was moi fed on razor soup wber
he was a kid. II is said that at on.
OF the former meetings Of the Yves
tern Grove '.pukeish hoodlums'' that
some person climbed a pole Is feet
high to hear j.. K. Pool speak Puppy
Dog Tray" We will not be so hold
as TO say that the Western Grove
pukrs don't know their alphabet, blu,
we a say that they know nothing
about a compulsory educational law
Wonder il a certain young mar
won't wash his feet before he comes
to Naylor school house again?
G.. II. r.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-26
1.-THE OLD RELIABIEs
A. II. BOYD
Rush Hill. Mo.
Dealer in Groceries.
Glassware, QleensFarss, &c.
All Kinds OF PRODUCE wanted In exch,n..
for Groceries. Highest market prices paid.
You can do nc better than to buy goods Of mn.
Give me q call. s6-sf
Order Of Publication.
State Of Missouri,
County of Audrain
Jacob w. Atchison, guardian for Homer
Atchison and Virgil Atchison,
Ann McLannahan aud Chas. McLannahan,
her husband.
Glassware, QueensFars, &c
Order of Publication.
Ann McLannahan aud Chas. McLannahan.
her husband.

NV. ~ .his gay. sothes Tue psaintin
~ IN the aoose entitied cause o dies
MS petliloh I'D this cause, wherein Il Is
alleged that said defendants, Ann McLan-
nahan q Chas. her hus-
.ai'o, ass on-5esIuenI ~ tuts slate. 9
u appearing 10 the SATISFACTION u the
c.efk Ina. the Ann and Chas.
M~cLannahan, cannot De mmon In
tnis acts'n ny ordinary process oi law, Il
u orueIeu ny Tue eierk IN vacation thAe
p~ueiicailon De made notifsing said de-
Ienoaiits That an action has been coin-
nienceu asaih>t tnem ny peuitHsn IN the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-26
Mexico Public Schools.

A gentleman we'll known here, and
who is probably as thoroughly ac-
quainted with the public school work
of the state as any man in the state,
passed through the city this week
and visited our schools. A LEDGER
reporter. happening to meet him, in
dulged the newspaper mans privilege
of asking a few questions.
Have you had time to look around
the city much since you arrived?"
mo; / had such a short time to
remain that 1 concluded to spend it
in visiting the public schools"
"Do you visit schools as much as
ever?"
Eyes; l have visited a great many
schools since l was last here and my
observation shows that the work of
public education is making wonder
full progress in this state"
"Hnw does our school compare
with others that you have seen?"
Il have seen small schools that in
one or two particulars perhaps sur
passed the Mexico school, but I have
never seen so large a school tina.
combined so many cxcellencies. ]
visited every oom and found every.
where good order. attention and in
dustry on the part of pupils and ex.
traordinary aptness to teach on the
part of the teachers. l am not vel
acquainted with your superintendent
Prof. Mcmillan, but no competent
critic can visit those schools and moi
cnme to the conclusion that he is
very superior man. 1 do not believe
he has his superior in the state.
Why, the music IN the high schoo.
was simply wonderful. The more
difficult selections of classic music
were rendered with ease and precis,
ion. Such results in music l have
never seen before in a public school
The other branches taught in tho
school are equally well attended t.
and it has never been our pleasure tt
visit O school of this kind" wher,
every branch was as carefully kept L
the front as in Mexico"
Mexico is to the front at least OF
far as q good public school is con
cerned.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-26

There are q great many poor In
Mexico who are deserving. They
very often suffer because others who
are poor TN account of their own
s%biftlessness impose on those who
help the needy. We hear that a mar
named Rev. Isaac Rutledge, pure and
without sin, a dispenser of 4'holi.
ness" literature, (Goodways) etc,
lives in East Mexico with his three
children. He prefers canting to
working and his family often goes to
he'd hungry. He is able TO work.
The Lord don't feed his people here
lately unless they work. His little
girls have to beg for, something to
eat from the neighhors and only las,
week he refused TO let them eat sour
sent in by q neighbour because il
s,nelt OF onions and he SAID he did
not like their smell. His children's
feet were frozen this winter because
he did not have wood for a fire. His
children should he cared for and II
he Is too |: ~ t, work he should liz
ridden on a rail out of town. People
glio treat their family this way and
who won't and can work should be
made to get or work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-26
Gaad Men for City Office.

We are glad to e ID It every Dem
oerat is anxious to have our best men
nominated for all the city offices.
No question should enter into the
matter except that OF the best men
for the places. Mexics, is bound to
haze some improvements and that,
too. quickly. The Democrats of
Mexico appreciate this Let no per-
sonal prejulices or preferences m
fiuence us. Our nominees will all he
elected. Let US then put up the best
men and Mexico will get to the from,
and boom.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-26
Trustees Sale.

WHEREAS, F. M. Dunkin, and Elizes
w A. Dunkin, his wife. bv their deed gf
trust, dated February %, 1884, and re-
corded In trust book v, at page $50 of the
records Of Audrain county, Missouri, did
convey to the undersigned trustee the
following described real estate situate In
Audrain county, Missouri. to-wit:
All of the west half Of that portion Of
the west half of section fourteen (l4),
township fifty-two (52), range six QD
west, that lies north of the raul
road running through said section, the
portion hereby conveyed containing one
hundred and two and ninety two one
hundredths acres, more or less, to seoul
the payment Of five notes in said deed Of
trust described; and. whereas, one Of said
notes is due and unpaid; now, therefore,
at the request Of the legal hvlder Of raid
notes | will, In pursuance Of the proyis-
ions of said deed Of trust, on
Wednesday, March 18th. 1885,
between the hours of 9 o'clock, a. H., and
4 O'Clock, p. m, of that day, at the Esst
front door of the Court HOUSE In Mexico,
Audrain county, Missouri, sell NIL the
above described real estate at public ven
due To the highest bidder, for cash, for
the purpose of satisfying said notes and
interest thereon and the expenses of exc
cutting this trust.
GEORGE GRAY, Trustee
January Is, I8S5-tds
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-26
Tru.tee.s sale.

WHEREAS, Henrietta p. Calbreath, by
w her deed of trust, dated the ed day
of April, 1881. and recorded in Deed Of
Trust Record Book 90" page Sf3, OF rhe
records In the Recorders Office In Audrtin
county and state of Missouri. CONVEYED
the undersigned, in trnst 10 secure the
payment of O certain note therein descftb-
ed and interest thereon, the following
described real estate situated In Audfsin
county, Missouri, to-wit: Lot four t4,1
block five 60, Laddonia, Audrain coIiity,
Missouri, as per plat Of said town on die
and of record, ia the Office OF Recorder OF
Deeds In and for Audrafn county, No.
And, whereas, default has been made fn
the payment of said note, interest ma
taxes; now, therefore, at the request o.
the holder Of said note, and 10 accofuaoce
with the provisions of said deed Of Iast,
the undersigned will, on
Wednesday, March 20. 1880,
between the hours Of 10 O'Clock, Q. m,
and 5 O'Clock, 3. m, of that day at the
East front door of the Court House, n
the city Of Mexico aud state Of Missouri
proceed to sell, at public vendne, "a thu
highest bidder for cash, the above de-
scribed property, for the purppses OF sahl
trust. dG0. j. SfEELEa
46-tds TfuStse.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-26

AttorBey-G General Boone informs
the state superintendent of schools
that teachers of this state are not
entitled to holidays under the statutes.
Teachers who have heretofore re-
ce,ved pay for holidays will not re-
eeive the news with much relish.
Teachers have a hard time anyway
and this looks like a hardship.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-26

The prospect is that the PROPOSE
ton to remove the capitol to Soda ia
will be submitted at the next cleo
lion. II SO 1t will carry. The peo-
pie of jefferson City deserve no
public buildings of any kind. Some
of the hotel-keepers should be re.
moved also il the pen is to go with
the capital.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-26
ssEs and f5s.o

We wish to state that last week in
speaking of the ''kids" and ''Coi's'
We referred to st. Louis and not to
Mexico. We are all ''Col's" or all
kids" in Mexico. Anything and
everything to get gas and water.
Good men for all the city offices is
what we want,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-26
Admintstratsr,s. Notice.

r HAVE this day taken charge of the
/ estste Of Martha Seiby, deceased, for
the purpose Of administering the same
All persons having claims against, sud
estate are required 10 exhibit them
for allowance to the administrator within
one year after the date, or they may be
preciuded from any benefit ii such estate;
and u such claims be not exhibited Kitaln
two years from this date they will De
forever barred.
This 18th day Of February. 1885.
WARREN B. MCINTYRE,
l6-4t Put. Adj. AadraIn Coz 3D.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-26
4 he new railroad from

The new railroad from Alton, ILL.,.
to Kansas City will go through Au-
drain county. A branch is to TIE
built to Hannibal. They will meet
somewhere in Audrain county. per-
haps in Mexico. These roads will
both be finished by the time We get
gas and water.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-26
A Rough Joke.

It is quite evident by the last issue
of the Saturday Republican, that the
editor thinks the renowned Botl
White edits the Mexico I~nteliiyencer.
Every newspaper man in the State
knows that The said Robert is editor
of the LEDGER. But mayhe the mis-.
take was due to the Republican,
type or was the fault of R. Son Penn.
-Louisiana Journal.
We noticed the mistake but
thought it was only m of the Re.
Dublicun's Jokes,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-26
AdmiaiAtrater,s Notice.

T HAVE this day taken charge OF the
i estate Of Henry Michael. deceased. for
the purpose Of administering the Same.
All persons having claims against said
estate are required 70 exhibit them fdf
allowance to the administrator within
one year after the date, or they msy lie
precluded from any benefit Of such estate,
and if such claims be not exhibited within
two years from this date they viii DC
forever barred.
This 18th day of February. 1885.
WARREN B. MCINTYRE,
AT Pub. Ad. Audrain Co., No.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-26

All cases against Frank James in
Missouri have been dismissed for
want of evidence. Frank says he Is
ready 10 go to Minnesota Or any
where else and stand all trials. As u
matter Of fact no one living can iden-
tify him as ever having been in that
state except the Youugers and they
are in the pen.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-26
Fabulous Price.

Rodemeyer. of the Censralia Guard,
has purchased at a fabulous price
from Bob White. the Mexico LEDGER
man, the exclusive right to manufar-
ture puns IN the latter gentleman's
pedal extremities. That's what Bob
says.-Stater Iades.
We hear that Rudemeyer is now
fixing to advertise a patent medicine
and have a cut of one of our feet on
every bottle. Two bottles will make
a car load.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-26
C~lpyeland's Cabinet.

In addition to the guesses al
Cleve.and's Cabinet from this county
in last weeks LEDGER, we notice the
following:
Harold E. Cluster, Mexico, No.;
S., Bayard; T., Randall; L, Schurz
w., Mcclellan; n, Whitney; A.-G:
Mcdonald; PIG. Money.
Z. W. Pierce, Laddonia, Mo-: S.,
Bayard; T., Manning: l.. Thurman
W., Villas; n, Mcdonald; A.-G., Gar.
land; PIG, Jonas.
Benjamin Tureman. Mexico. Mo. /:
S., Bayard: T., Thurman; L, McDon-
aid; W., Villas; n, Whitney; A.-G.,
Garland; PIG, Jonas.
n. T. Brooks, Mexico, Mo-: S.,
Rayard; T., Mcdonald; L, Thurman
W.; Mcclellan; N, Was; A-G., Gar.
land; PC. Manning.
e. C. KEENAN,, Laddonia, No.: s..
B.yard; T., Manning; L. Mcdonald;
w, Villas; N, Whitney; A-G., Gar.
land; Pc, Lamar.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-26

The Columbia Statesman and other
friends of the press continue to
whack us over the head about getting
fooled on "original'' poetry. All
right, boys; "what will you take?'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-26

Adam Rodemeyer, of the Centralia
Guard, is we'll posted on all the issues
of the day. We judge from what We
a hear that his dissertation last week
on poker was peculiarly pointed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-26

The mteuigencer is surely in deep
water and worse than the 'shaunted
hill correspondents" when it says
.'the tax in Pike county is SO cent:
on the dollar
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-26

The legislature will have to adj
jouru on the 18th of March, "St.
Patrick's day in the morning." or
thereafter receive 81 per day for SER
vices.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-26

Madison, Monroe county, has q
newspaper called the Watchman. II
bears evidence of q live man at the
helm. We wish it success.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-26

A large number of the Mexico Sc
lect Knights went TO Centralia last
Saturday night to attend a lm)ge
meeting. They give glowing de-
scriptions OF the hospitality with
which they were received and one and
al with one voice say Centralia is
booming.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-26

The State Board Of Health will
likely he retained but its secretary.
Hearne, and all his isnls. must surely
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-26
Sunday was the anniversary Of
Washington's birthday.

The Legislature of Oregon ad-
journed without electinga q. S. Sen
atOr.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-26

A. Browns is the place to buy
goods.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-26
Missouri

Will not be beat in prices west of ST. Louis. Lumber the best to be had in the
Yards also at Fulton. When you want Lumber give me a call at either
inc all ordsrS will receive prom attention. 46-3m
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-26

ished its work speeches relative 10
public Improvements were INDUCED
in by DR.. RotIwell, Geo. Robertson,
DR.. Walker, j. NJ. Riley and Jno. II.
Buckley. DR.. I. p. ROCKWELL spoke
of the necessity of artificial light, gas
or electric light and some sort of a
system of water works. He SAID that
if Mexico did not look out she would
get the name Of old f'gy; that we
are getting behind other towns and
we must shake off this Rip Van Win
kle nap. That only such men as are
heartily in favor of public improve.
ments should be put forward for the
offices. We should all consider it
our duties to put up such men and
let them know that we mean business
and win expect it from them when
they r put into office. He thought
the town canld afford to 60 in debt
for such things.
John H. Buckley said a thirty
thousand dollar debt would get thirty
Thousand dollsrs worth of property
and improvements. He Thought we
ought to have light and water. and
such me- as will put these thiags
forward should he put in the offices.
+ All the other speakers fully en-
6orsed thase sentiments and each
| pledged himself to use such emieav-
ors as lay in his power TO work up q
feeling in their various wards 10 ia
vor Of water and light and pubic EN-.
terprise generally.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-07-25

by northwest wind which made
the hearts of the people as well as
the houses tremble. The heavenly
blue was invisible, and only black, angry
clouds canopying the heayens could be
seen by the rapid flashes of lightning.
Soon the wind had delivered its errand,
and the rain, which it had foretold, began
to descend, accompanied by heavy rolling
thunder. With the morning. dawn also
came the dawn of hope in the minds of
many who had begun to fear the re-
appearance of the destructive hot winds.
A large amount of rain had fallen, and
the crops will continue to grow in pro-
portion.
Absent mindedness was the cause of
considerable trouble between two families
of this neighborhood not long since. As
the matter has been settled without the
threatened law suit, the names of the
parties will be withheld. The facts, as
obtained, were: A lady called at the
post Office for her mail, and while there
laid upon the delivery window shelf a
gentleman's watch, where it was some
time after found by the postmaster as he
passed through the room attending to his
other duties. From the post-office the
lady went to one of the stores, where,
while doing her shopping, she first missed
her property, and Immediately concluded
it had been taken from her by little boy
who had been in the store, but who
was then on his way home with his
father. The lady and her husband, TAX
ing with them third party as witness,
started in pursuit, overlook the boy, made
a search of both the wagon and the boy,
but failed to find the watch. When the
postmaster learned the trouble, he soon
produced the watch, which was immedi-
ately claimed by the lady. As said
before, a lawsuit was seriously threatened
by the boys father, but now he has
thought better of the matter, and will not
prosecute.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-07-25
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