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Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08
Who are Mt ST. LOuis.

The following is a partial list Of
those who are attending the st. Louis
fair from Mexico.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Runkle, Geo. Kab-
rich,i Mrs. M. Blum, A. S. Dunn n
wife, Mr.. ard Mrs. E. c. Buckner, Mrs.
1. Frank, Mrs. Steele and son, Eddie,
Mr.. and Mrs Keith, Mr.. and Mrs. Ham
ilton Hall, Miss Carrie Lakeland, VIM.
Hendley, DR.. Rodes, Charley Harding,
Clayton Lupton, Mr.. and Mrs. R. N.
West, Mr.. and Mrs. E. D.. Graham, Mrs.
H. W. Dejarnatt and daughter, Miss.
Stella, Miss Nora Branstetter, Mrs. F.
B. Delaplain and children, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. V. Gentry, Mrs. James McKibben,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Ragsdale, Miss Ida Rosa
mond, Mrs. Mary Stanhope and Miss
Sadie Pollock, Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Tucker
and daughter, Miss Pearl, w. F. Reed,
c. Gooch Dobyns, Ben c. Johnson, Mr..
and Mrs. L. G. .Woellmer, DR.. W. L.
Reed, c. B. Morris and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. D.. Hunter, Rev. S. N. Watson
and wife, Mrs. George Kabrich and Miss
Ida West, Judge and Mrs. X. J. Pindall,
Miss Fannie Cave and Miss Mollie Carter,
B. Collins, VIM. Kemper, W. R. Carter,
H. Schmidt, DIR. J. s. Drake, Mrs. r. B.
Burnet, Miss Gertie Burnet and Mr.. and
Mrs. W. Fowles, John Atchison, Price
Ragsdale, Mrs. s. B. Collins, Mrs. Nick
McCubbin, Sam Morris, J. T. johnson,
Dan Cauthorn, j. w. gill, T. B. Buckner,
4. Frank.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08
A Sad Accident.

Last Friday as the family Of Mr..
Stone, Of Illinois, was passing the
rock quarry of W. o. Johnson, just
north of Mexico, a blast was fired by
a man named Hayes, who was getting
out rock nearly 100 yards from the
road. and a rock weighing about 8
pounds was thrown out of sight in
the air and coming down struck a
12-year- old son of Stones, who was
standing on the break beam of the
wagon, on the head, knocking him on
the ground, where he was run over
and his leg broken. The boy is ter
ribly injured and is not expected to
live. The whole side of his head was
crushed in. He is being well cared
for and has the best of medical aid
but his life is despaired of. His par
ents are almost crazy with grief. This
is a most peculiar accident and one
that could not be thought Of o,
avoided.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08
thern.WOellm

Married, in this city, Tuesday,
by Rev. j. c. Armstrong, Miss Jen-
ME Northern and Mr.. L. G. Woell-
mer, both Of Mexico. They took a
flying trip to st. Louis. The bride
is one of Mexico's most pleasant and
accomplished ladies and the groom is
known to our business men as q
young man Of sterling worth, steady
habits and has a bright prospect.
The LEDGER joins their friends in
their best wishes for a long and hap.
py life, &C., &c.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08
More Ab0ut the Hughes Matter.

To the Editor of the Ledger.
LADDoNIA, No., Oct. 9th 1851 ask
for q short space In your paper to correct
a card that appeared in the Herald last
week, over the name Of ID. W. Hughes.
To those who are acquainted with the
case 1t is not worth noticing, for they
know it to be false-but strangers may
not know.
In my card l thanked my friends for
paying my expenses, which they did.
Hughes says not n cent was paid when
wrote the card, which is untrue. Judge
Forrist was paid and l did not even know
his charges. When Mr.. Underwood came
to my house l did not pay him SO much
as one cent. 1 simply told him that If
anything remained unpaid my friends
would attend to it, and l referred him to
Deacon Basket. Soon after Mr.. Basket
brought me a receipt from Underwood
stating all charges were paid. When Mr..
Underwood came he seemed very much
excited, and 1 supposed had been drilled
by Hughes & Co., but he soon used his
better reason. Several ladies were pres
ent and viii be my witness, that treated
him in a lady like manner, saying l knew
nothing of the natter, that my friends
would attend to it for me, and l referred
him to Deacon Basket. Slraws show
which way the vino blows. Hughes &
Co. were mad because l had friends and
because 1 was not peeping out from be-
hind the "bars,'' as VIM. Hughes said he
would make me do, and, as many l think,
would have been his just reward had
Justice for past sins been meted out to
him. Poor unfortunate family! The old
| man a perfect slave to intemperance, pro-
claiming to the word that l am an "infa
nous liar" and the rest of the family at
tempting a play at high life in disguise.
, If, as Mrs. H. states, my written and YER
l.bal statements about Miss Pearl Hughes
are as correct as my card of thanks, ther
all is true. Hughes & Co. are beneath
my Enotice. I pity them at times, bU'
they must reap what they sow.
Il S. CARRIE WILKINS.
We the Undersigned wish to say tina
we know the statements herein, made BY
Mrs. wilkins TO be true, and we know
the statements made by Mr.. Hughes ii
his card are entirely false. Mr.. Uuder-
wood said nothing about thirty minutes
nor any particular time, and did not re.
ceive any money from Mrs. wilkins.
=. Miss C. c. GLENNoN,
>, MISS LILLE PASSENGER,
MISS ANNIE GLENNoN.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08
RUSH HILL RACKET.


Correspondence OF the Ledger.
RUSH HILL, Mo-, Oct. 6th.-We learn
that A. II. Boyd has received the appoint
ment as postmaster. MIR. B. is a staunch
Democrat and will make a good post
master. Mr.. Reusch, who has held the
office ever since it was a p~ostofice, made
a good and reliable postmaster.
Another one of the Prewets skipped out
last Friday.
Thursday night Mrs. Parrish had a half
a quarter Of beef stolen from her smoke
house. A man that would steal provision
from a poor widow woman would do
most anything.
Henry Cruise has ordered the lumber for
a large barn to be erected on his farm
three miles south Of town, Mr.. Peters
has the contract to build it. Mr.. Peters
has just completed a large barn for Char
| ley Ruther half a mile from town.
Last week when so many parties were
securing the country hunting for 81
King, the negro ravisher, a few OF
the town boys concluded to have
a little fun. They BACKED one OF
their comrades, then they sent out word
to the hunters that they had the negro at
the depot, and a crowd soon gathered,
asking, sis he the right negro9' The boys
said yes, they were sure that it was 81
King. A posse from Mexico was in town
with a colored man who professed to
know King was called in, he looked at the
prisoner good and said eyes that's 81
sure" He was asked if he was sure he
was not mistaken. "No, sir, l would
swear to it in a court" At this active
preparations were being made to hang the
black rascal. The boys found thing,
were getting serious and they brought IL
a pan of water and told the darkey to wasl
himself. You ought to lave seen tina
crowd slip off home, and the next morn.
ing you could not find a man that woul(
acknowledge he was in the crowd.
MTZpAu
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08

Bob White, of the Mexico LED
GER, was umpire in a base ball match
over at Paris, Mo. A ''hot ball'
struck Bob on the eye and this is
how he appeared next morning.
The Fulton Telegraph is also off
when it says:
The editor of our neighboring con-
temporary, the Mexico LEDGER, is in
a very dilapidated condition. He
went to Paris to umpire a base ball
game and also to address a Sunday
school. A ball vas thrown which
broke his arm and nearly put out one
of his eyes, and the Sunday school
lost the address. The truth of scrip
ture is again illustrated. "Ye can
not serve God and Mammon." W.
extend our coincidence.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08
Trace of Sims Cattle.

As stated in the LEDGER last week
l. j. Sims of this county had one
car load of fat cattle stolen from bis
feed lot valued at $1,000. He offered
5000 reward. We learn he has
traced them up above Clark's Switch,
beyond Centralia, and thinks he is
on the right track. Irv is one Of
Audrain's hardest working and most
prosperous cattlemen and we trust
he will GOV his stock. The re-
ward is liberal and will incite hot
pursuit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08

Work will begin on the Mexico
waterworks as soon as the works at
Moberly are completed, which will be
some time next week. Land has
been bought for the reservoir, the
company has been organized and the
majority live in Mexico. We fail to
9 where there can be any lack of
confidence in the success of the en-
terprise. The Moberly works will
be in active operation by the middle
of this month, then look out for
Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08
School Renorf.

Monthly report of the school st
Washington district: Number Of
pupils enrolled for the month ending
October I'd, As males, 80; females,
Is; number of days attended by all
the pupils, 700 average daily attend
ance, Sc 10; days attended by males,
40; days attended by females, 239
average daily attendance of males,
% 1-2 average daily attendance Of
females, IL 5-1S; number of cases
of hardness, males, z; females, 2.
W. l.. RAGsDALE. Teacher.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08
81 King in Hell-How he Got There.

On the first page of the LEDGER
will be found a full account of the
crimes of 81 King, colored. While
he was being hunted by at least 1000
men he was hanging to a r near
New London and the scenes of his
crimes. If he committed suicide it
is the first negro we ever heard of
dying by his own hand. The St.
Louis Republican in an editorial
speaking of the matter says:
In Rails county criminals who are
pursued by the citizens save a great
deal of trouble to the people by COM
hitting suicide. ST King, the negro
brute, has set the fashion. Kings
suicide is all the more remarkable
from the fact that after pulling his
body off the ground he must have
got down again and hitched the other
end of the rope wherefrom he was
pendent to a stump about ten feet
away.
As a matter of fact the double and
thribble criminal was crematcd as the
following dispatch shows:
New LONDON, No, October 4
The body of 81 King, the rapist,
which was found yesterday hanging
from the limb of a tree in a patch of
woods, one-half mile from town, and
buried at the foot of the tree where
discovered, was taken up and burned
by unknown parties sometime during
the night. Several of our citizens
proceeded to the spot this morning
; aad raked out of the still shoulder.
ing ashes pieces of bone belonging
to the negro's skeleton, which they
brought back to the city with them
A thigh bone and a piece Of the YER
tebra, with two ribs attached, arr
now on exhibition here.
There can be no doubt about the
Identity of the negro because thu
relatives of those interested identified
it. II he did not commit suicide thu
reward would have been claimed Ions
t ere this for it only lacked $50 o
, being $1,000.
: The hunt near Laddonia was all
} wild goose chase because the rapis
: was then hanging to a tree. Harl.
: Monroe, the colored boy who was tn
| cause of the hunt near Laddonia
lied to keep from being mobbed ant
after he had lied and was caught ha'
+ to call on the marshal to keep fror
being hanged for lying. W. B. John
son says he protected him from bein
: hanged after those who had stage
n out in all kinds of weather to cate
t the criminal found that he Monroe
t had never seer King at all. Th
. Mexico boys who joined in the pu1
e suit feel rather cheap. The result
unexpected and is the first nigge
e suicide ever reported as far as W
e know.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08
Characterization.

Married, in this city, Tuesday
evening, by Rev. W. S. Trimble, Miss
Edith Burnett of Mexico and Mr..
T. II. Preston of Illinois, at the
brides mothers residence in this
city. The presents we're many, use.
full and ornamental and the supper
was much enjoyed by all. The happy
couple have the best wishes of a host
of friends. They will reside at
Belleville, Illinois.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08
New Furniture for Council Room

The city dads have moved into
their elegant new building, next
door to the post office. 1t is a beau
tiful building, inside and out, and
we trust the council will put new
furniture in it. The mayor has been
sitting on a nail key long enough; ; a
large chair should be bought for him.
He and each councilman should
have a new and neat desk. There
are two investments the city should
make at once-one is new furniture,
the other is an iron fence around
Hardin Park.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08
Enterprise and Public Spirit.

Our friend, S. P. Emmons, a
prominent merchant Of the city Of
Mexico, was nominated by the Demo-
Gratis of that city for the Office of
Mayor. Mexico could not have
found a better man for the place,
and we hope he may be elected
He is a high-toned gentleman, full Of
enterprise and public spirited, honest
and fearless in all the relations OF
life, and withal pleasant and affable.
-P1ris Mercury,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08
POe.ROhn.

Married, in this city, last Thursday
by Rev. w. S. Trimble, Miss Mary
Belle Poe and Mr.. Frank G. Rohn,
both of Mexico. The bride is one
of Mexico's most worthy and esti.
mable young ladies and while the
groom is O new conner he is well rec
commended as a steady, industrious
workman and will make a good citi-
zen. The LEDGER extends its best
wishes, also thanks for a basket OF
fine cake.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08
Mexico Mayor .

S. P. Emmons, who is a Democrat,
was elected mayor of Mexico over J.
B. Botkin, the 'people's' candidate.
It turns out that Emmons was the
peoples candidate, as will be all
other grod democrats for some time
to come where there has been any
thing like an equal show.-Moberly
Monitor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08
Sad Death.

Mr.. John Sontag, of this city, who
has been sick for over a year, died
last Saturday. His remains were
taken to Illinois for interment. The
last act of Mr.. Sontag's life was to
make an assignment, which he did
fust before he died, to Mr.. W. W.
Fry, Of this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08

The waterworks contractors at
Marshall, Mo, have paid out in round
numbers for labor and material
bought there, $4,000. This Is the
same firm that builds the Mexico
works,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08

Congressman Hutton has just con-
eluded some good work in Washing
ton. He is just getting his hand in
and says he will keep the good work
going. /
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08
WHO OUR OLD SETTLERS ARE.
The Bone and Sinew of the County,
The Roll Call.

The following is the list Of those
who answered to their names at the
Old Settlers Reunion in this city last
month. There are ten times ss many
who should have been present and
we trust next year we will have a full
furn-out.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08

The Laddonia Herald is calling for
a new public school building. This
is correct. I4addonia is a growing,
live little city. Its inhabitants are
above the average in intelligence and
want their children to 60 to school.
The house they nov have is toe
small. We trust the Herald will get
what it wants.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08

The railroad companies claim that
if Mexico wants the bridge repaired
it must pay for it as it agreed to
forever maintain the same if the
railroad would help build it. Some
thing must be done at once.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08

The ex-Confederate reunion at
Louisiana Oct. IA and Is will be q
big thing. An attemp. should be
made to have the next meeting at
Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08

A prominent mugwump journal
refers to the two great parties as fac
tions. When a boy reaches the age
of ten he usually begins to talk about
sstbe chiIdren.'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08
Can't Kill an Editor.

The reports all over the state that
Bob White lost leg, an arm, an eye,
a lung, etc, umpiring a game of base
ball is untrue. Libel suits will be
brought at once against the Centralia
Guard, which contains the following:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08

st. Joe ID booming. The st. Joe
Gazette is booming. The latter is
the cause of the former. A good
paper in . good town Railways pro-
ducs such q result.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08

Somehow or other the Grant fund
is languishing. There r a great
many people who feel fol Grant in
their hearts, but who DO not feel for
him in their pockets.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08

The Laddonia Herald is right.
Corruption and dishonesty in Office
must be punished but the charges
must be plain and proven.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08
Teachers.

1CQOlClS
Young ladies who contemplate the
teachers profession should, by all
means. avail themselves of the oppor-
tunitles now afforded by
HARDIN COLLEGE,
where they will not only enjoy the
best advantage of class drill but will
be taught
HOW TO TEACH,
by teachers whose lives have been
spent in the school room. 24-tf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08

have some nice Short Horn bull
calves and Poland China pigs for
sale. B. r. CAUrHoRN.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08
Music, Art, Elocution.

= Young ladies who desire to give
special attention to any of the above
subjects will find rare advantages at
Hardin College. 24-tf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08
Mexico's Streets and Alleys.

Chief among the many valuable
improvements the city has given US
this year is perhaps the work done
on our streets. The work done is
of the best kind-work that will last.
We are getting a grade on our
streets. Rock is being put down,
and where we can not afford rock the
road graders are giving US a good
street. Thing and trenching is be-
ing done where it is needed, and we
have, without doubt, to-day, the best
streets Of any city of our size in the
West. For this valuable improve
ment too much credit cannot be Civ
en- to A. G.. Turner, chairman of the
street and alley committee. He is
unsiring in his attention and work in
this direction.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08

The editor of this paper has at
tended three sales within a week and
finds times getting much better. We
secured about twenty new subscri-
bers to the G.. r. W. and found the
farmers all in good spirits.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08

Perry, Mo-, now has a good bank.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08
UNDERWEAR

We are showing a line of ladies knit vests at so cents, real value Is ane
Ladies scarlet underwear, vests pnd pants, all prices and superior qannse
ChIdren's scarlet underwear.
Chldren's white knit underwear.
Chldrens union suits so cents q suit; should be sold for 81.
We have about one hundred unlaundried shirts. Will close them ot y
IS cents; our price has been 81. -
We also mention some "a dozen mems knit shirts and drawers; tsg z"
go and are now going fast at 125 a suit; not half value.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08

Well, we have a hundred pair of T. B. TERRY & CO.'S best shsn;
every pair warranted; none better. Are closing them out sta@
Now is the time to secure a grand bargain.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08

Best two-py all wool ingrains. -
Best two-ply cotton chain ingrains.
Tapestry Brussels. very best makes. =.
Fancy Mattngs, Cocoa Mattings, Hemp Carpets, Printed Cotton CS.Pu.
Also some so pieces of the celebrated Missouri Brussels floor vi O"S'
yard, yard and q half and two yards wide
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-08
CLOAKS.

CIOAkS.
The garments in this department have been selected with great cse with
an eye to the wants of our entire trade.
We can show you walking jackets in black and colors, astrachan and plush
trimmed. We display from 100 to $50 of them, and without goingu0
detailed prices we will say to you it is our determination not to CAM
over single one Of them. We assure you we intend to sell and theE
Ladies Berlin twiIed Newmarkets, long lengths, bust 80 to 40
Ladies Jersey cloth Newmarkets, long lengths, all sizes to AZ.
Ladies plain Beaver Newmarkets, long lengths, all sizes to 40:
Ladies diagonal cloth Newmarkets, long lengths, all sizes to 40.
Ladies Maltese Newmarkets, long lengths, very elegant.
Ladies Seal Plush Newmarkets, very beautiful
Ladies Seal Plush Sacques.
Ladies diagonal cloth Russian circulars marked at prices far below anything
ever exhibited in this market.
Ladies Berlin twill Russian Circulars. .
Ladies Beaver cloth Russian Circulars.
Ladies Dolmans, fashionable lengths, IN diagonal cloths, plain, beayerah
Berlin twils.
Misses Newmarkets, ages IL to 16 years.
Misses Havelocks, ages IL to 16 years.
Childrens Havelocks, ages to 10 years.
Chldren's Cloaks, ages 4 to 10 years.
By way Of emphasis we would say to those in search of ladies, misses Q
childrens wraps, we want to e you in this department. Views
take pleasure in showing you through, feeling confident of our obi
lty to please.
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(TOLUNE LXEIVI.l

The GAZETTE was established in 1900 and +.
he oldest paper published in the State, ald w'H
one or two exceptions the oldest ia the cuuu.
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to continue IL as paper suited for the family US
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consult its advertising columns before pulrag-.
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from the fact that large country edition u'as-
ly as large AS the daly-s sent out all over ,Hr
section of country three times week, anI g-
read by thousands, most of whom send here as
to contiguous cities to make purchases. The .-
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apparent, and need no further demons tr,tion
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and of Reuters European Agency, while u,
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Grain, Cattle Grocery and other Markets.
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graphic dispatches will give early and arrnrt"
accounts Of the proceedings Of the General Assent
bly, and of all the operations of the State govern.
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Ateyanar1a DazKtte.
MONDAY EVENING, JUNE %.

How DISEASE IS SPREAD.-Every one
knows that scarlet fever is infectious, but IL
"a not often Que is able to trace the progress
Of the disease through simple careiessness
so easily as in case which has just come
under the notice of the Sanitary |Portd.
The story is told as follows: A young
Scottish lassie, in domestic service not lar
from the town of Elgin, died from scarlet
fever in her "place." Her clothes were
carefully packed up, and her "klst. con- con-
tainiug them was conscientiously sent home
tn her native village. On its arrival at the
station there was the usual difficulty OF get
ting it conveyed over the hills to the place
If its destination, so there it had to remain
awaiting a friendly lift. Meanwhile the
infected kist formed happy hunting ground
for the station masters children, Who' IN
due time, all fell ill with scarlet fever. AT
last the friendly lift came, and the box "a
large wooden one) was carried home, ana
the contents generously distributed among
the neighbors. Needless to say that an OUT
hreak Of scarlet fever in the village was the
result; and as to the station, where people
do congregate and often have long to wall
it would simply be centre from w .ai
MANY fever track would radiate, exciting
the usual wonder whence and how the FEVER