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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-06-05

Flanagan, who wanted 10 know
what are we here fory" will be sue
ceeded by II. NJ. IIender rs collector Of
revenue in the Fourth Texas district.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-06-05

Hiss Cleveland, the presidents sister.
has written book, soon to appear, the
title Of which will be George Eliot and
Other Studies
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-06-05

There Is no longer much probability
OF n war between England and Russia.
England backed completely down and is
now being laughed at.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-06-05

L3custs have appeared in great num-
bers In Arkansas. Kansas has escaped
so far, and will likely not he bothered.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-06-05

The New Orleans exhibition closed
hast Saturday, and now somebody must
foot the bills, as II was a financial
failure.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-06-05

ble." About year ago now Mr. blaine
bad no idea that he would lie asking a
man from Buffalo to keep his friends
iu onicp
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-06-05

All men interested in the cattle bust
ness should encourage the prosecution
Of cattle thieves.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-06-05

49, - ~sY11I 20 ma 30 BoW1rd-
creeks. In Barber county. II mile s-W Of the
LodEe, on the night Of May 9th 1855 One dark
M, ,nsanosany Day MorEan mare; ore years old:
heavy black name AMI tail SLIGHTLY wavv:
heavy with foal and probably has coli By this
lime. Howard 81 - for return OF mare 10 me
Lodge, Kans. Rewsrd OF es0O0 Tor mare and
aarest and conviction Of thief r. U.Whcelock
or Z. I. hiEg, sheriff. Medicine Lodge. Kan.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-06-05

Work on the railroad To Medicine
Lodge will be commenced this month.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-06-05

TaN-dodging must I've discounten-
Rncedl
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-06-05

Manufactured by the
WA1TGR a. WOOD
MOVING & REAPING MACHINE co.
RoosrCK FALLS, NY.
Weight, 6s8 Pounds.-From 40 to los
pounds lighter than any other Two-Horse Mower.
% a sssS In n
Height OF Driving Wheels 81 In.
eheS,EFrom two to soar inches higher than
Wheel At each end ofFlneer-Bar.-
MOST other Mowers have but one. and some none
1t either end Of bar. ''''
n Gearing Enelosed. excluding all
aave the Gearing exposed. ~ 'Ae' ~0"er'
Draft from the Frame direct. Wht.
Movers have the Whifietrees on top of the Pole.
and push the Bar instead OF pulling it,
Bearings made Of Best Compost.
H0 oM.1 Metal ct easily replaced.-Ail other
ron, generally the latter.
Weight Of Machine largely on the
teft-Hand Drive-Wheol.-Some manu-
lacturers construct their machines so that the
weight is largely on the right-hand wheel. Pur-
Al c.ssHr. Ct
strength and durability.
Machine Perfectly Balanced on
the Axte.-Finger.Bar easily raised and
lolded-Easy 70 ride-No weight on horses'
2ecks. is the lightest-draft Mower In the world.
A Beauty IN Design and Finish.-
-
The best and cheapest gasoline stove In the
m ,rket ia tn FRONT RANK" and It is per
fectly safe and NON-EXPLOSIvE!
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-06-05

And now, for another year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-12
Frozen Ears Us. Chifhlains.

He came in the other morning from
one of the townships to see the coun-
ty treasurer on business, but he had
scarcely entered the court house
when a~4policeman gave him a sharp
looking over and said:
young man, you had better take
care of your ears"
whats the matter with them
ears?'
Frozen, or very close to it,"
Gosh! you don't say"
"How do they feel?"
"They hain't no feelin' at all. I've
bin thinkin' for the last half hour
that them lars was actin sorter
queer, but l didn't tumble to no
freezin'. What shall l dol"
Rub 'em in snow"
"And them"
"Wait for developments. They'll
soon begin to itch and burn. This
will be followed by a peeling process,
and in a month from nov you'll look
like a n.an with Holsters tied on for
ears. 1t will be at least six months
before your original beauty is re-
stored"
sit will! Why, gosh-all-fired. 1
am to be married in April"
"But you won't be. No girl will
marry a man with peeled ears"
The young man went out and
rubbed away at each ear with a bush
ell of snow. When he re-entered the
hall he looked as solemn as death,
and walking up to the officer he said:
1--we bin thinkin' it over as l
rubbed away, and if the gal objects
to my ears I've got an offset. She's
usln' a full quart of kerosene every
week on hel chilblains. When a gal
can't spark over twenty minutes at a
time without trotting off to the kitch-
en- to rub her heels with the nutmeg
crater she shouldn't screech very
loud agin frozen ears! Bet you two
to Il the bride tower comes off on
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-12
NAYLOR NARRATIVES.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
NAYLoR, Mo-, Feb. S.-Farmers il
this vicinity have finished gathering
corn. j. f. VIM sold to A. E. Nav.
lor SO barrels of corn ut S1.25.
Married, at the residence of the
brides father. by Rev. VIM. Jesse,
Mr.. John Kistler and Miss SaIlie
Corby. Mr.. A. L. Cleveland and
Miss Jennie Key were the attendants.
A good many relatives and friends
witnessed the ceremony. The happy
couple went to Galloway, where a
grand reception was rendered them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Shook are WIS.,
iting the latter's parents in Galloway
county.
Mrs. LaForce is very i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Baker left last
Thursday for Rocheport on a visit to
Mr.. Bakers sister.
The night of the wedding referred
to above q well known young ma
was conspicuous from the amount of
Grape lie wore. James, We wish there
was another Sallie for you.
w f T.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-12
Normal schools.

Prof. J. P. Blanton. formerly OF
Mexico, now president Of the Kinks
vile Normal, was here last week en-
route to Jefferson City. He was be-
fore the normal school committee of
the house on the matter of retaining
or abolishing the training depart
ments. He is an enthusiastic sup
porter of the departments. Prof.
Blanton says that the enmity to re-
taining the training departments
arises mainly from the fact that peo-
pie have an erroneous idea of their
intent. These departments are MAIN
tanned without any expense whatever
to the state and is solely for the pur-
pose of giving students who are train
ing for teachers an opportunity for
testing their merits by actual prac-
tice. All graduates are required to
teach in the model departments from
twenty to forty weeks before they are
given diplomas. Prof. Blanton feels
very certain that the bill which abol-
ishes these departments will be de-
feated
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-12
Beautiful Snow +" Next,

Bob Whites popular weekly, the
LEDGER, has been overrun with orig
insl poetry lately. Last week be
published a very beautiful poem
written expressly for the LEDGER, en-
titled 1.-The Burial of Moses" 1t be-
gan thus, by Nebo's lonely noun
TAIN" Next week he will publish a
poem called 1.-The Raven" which will
astonish the natives. The poetry
writers on the staff of the LEDGER
are not TO be winked at.-Moberly
Monitor.
:. The Mexico LEDGER is q shoulder
striker on original poetry. Last
week it printed that familiar old lul-
lahy, ''Oh Why Should the Spirit of
Mortal be Prond," written years and
years ago by that old Scottish muse.
Knox. 1t was headed, written for
the LEDGER" Knox was born 1889
and died in 1925. The LEDGER is
quite an old paper and the manuscript
hi been pIgeon-holed for many years.
Bob White has a large stock of poet
zeal gems laid up for a rainy day
Holden Enterprise.
The poems spoken Of appear to
have been well derouved and liked by
all who read the LEDGER. This is
the kind Of matter the LKDarB pub
fishes. We we're fooled Cd twice
and acknowledge the corn, but when
the same party this week brought us
IN manuscript for the Ten Com
marked written for the
LEDGER we al once caught on. We
we're not very familiar with old poetry
but the last article, of course, we
knew by heart
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-12
STEALING BIBLE.
A Preacher from Mexico, No., i'm Prfs.
on in Iowa.

KEoKUK, To-, February GA Bible
has caused the Imprisonment of a
man giving his name as Rev. Newell,
of Mexico, Mo. He visited Belfast,
To-, this week, and while there claim
ed relationship to a family of the
same name. The morning that he
left the family Bible was missing.
The local anti-h ,rse-thief organiza-
tinn was notified, and seven of it's
members started in pursuit of the
reverend gentleman. They found
him at Vincennes, To-, preaching to a
congregation: The upholders of law
and order drew reyolvers and march
ed forward to the pulpit, and by
placing the preacher under arrest. in
terrupted the services. A Justice
found him guilty of larceny and sen-
fenced him to a term in the County
iaiI.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-12
LOOK OUT FOR DEATH
Cholera Coming.

A committee should at once be ap-
pointed to see that all alleys in Mex
leo are we'll cleaned and that old
wells are filled up. All the cities are
preparing for the cholera and if it
should strike Mexico in the filthy
condition We are now in it would not
leave people enough to light the street
lamps. This matter should be attend
Ell to at once. Subscriptions should
at once be taken up for a sanitary
and preparations made for the
worst. A stitch IN time saves nine.
If Mexico is properly cleaned there
will be no danger from cholera. al.
though it may visit the river towns.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-12
A VILLAIN IN THE VESTIBULE.
A Lady From Mexico Assaulted in the
Portals of a Church.

Anew evenings ago while Mrs. DR..
Ready was accompanying her sister to
services at Centenary Church, Sixteenth
and Pin streets, she was the victim of an
assault that was startling from the very
boldness of the attack. Her sister had
preceded her after entering the vestibule,
and had got some distance up the stairs
when she heard Il loud scream, and rush.
ing down, found Mrs. Ready leaning
against the wall only able to gasp out:
so, the horrid mani" and pointing to a
figure that was rapidly disappearing in
the darkness. The ushers hearing the
ladies' screams, came to their assistance,
but found pursuit useless. The lady was
not materially injured excepting the
shock which the gross indignity of the as
sault caused.-St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Mrs. DR.. Ready formerly lived in
this city and is a sister of Mrs. Jno.
Morris, who was with her when the
assault was made. We suppose the
assault was made for the purpose of
getting Mrs. Ready's diamonds
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-12

Dr.. Fred Vernette, in a long letter
in the yonesburg Journal of last
week, shows up the state board of
health. His certificate to practice
medicine, he says. vas revoked be-
cause he advertised. From what we
can hear the doctor has q good Dip
Iona and is q fine physician and that
Is the only thing against him.
Hearne is a sweet-scented irregular"
TO say who shall practice medicine in
The state board must go.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-12
ECCENTRIC WOMEN.
One who will run past q dry 90

One who will run past a dry goods
store.
One who doesn't think her child the
sweetest in the world.
Who doesn't sit up for her husband
when he goes out to the club.
Who thinks some other woman's
sealskin sacque is better than her
own.
Who thinks more about the sermon
than she does about bonnets the next
seat ahead.
Whose preacher and doctor are not
better than any one eIse's.
Who doesn't think she is the ONLY
woman in the world who is misunder-
stood.
Who keeps a cook five years with
out giving her the whole house.
Who wouldn't rather 60 to an Ital-
ian opera, where she doesn't under
stand a word Or a note, than to hear
the same thing sung in English.
Who doesn't lay her illness to the
chicken pie rather than the ice cream.
Who thinks her sons wife is as
good as her own daughter.
Who doesn't spend less money in
a week than her husband does in q
day, and stand more hard luck with
out complaining than he ever dreamed
Of
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-12
Poultry Wanted.
Public Sale
on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY a I'M

l will sell. at my farm, 9 miles Norta
west OF Mexico, No., on TUESnsv
fEB'Y "a, 1855, the following descr,hsi
property:
IS head of high grade shorthorn co..
al bred to an imported Hereford hun
l imported Hereford bull, 8 years ola
In the spring. ou
l s%horthorn yearling bull.
10 two year OLD steers,
IL good work mules, 4 wears old IN ~.
spring; will be sold in spans.
span good farm horses.
span well matched harness. horses
Several good brood mares.
A lot Of stock hogs.
250 barrels corn.
All OF my farming Implements. consist.
Ing OF piows, harrows, cuitivators. cor
planter, two farm wagons and harness
spring wagon snd harness, l buggy ana
harness, and many other things.
TERMS OF SAIE.--Al sum under ajas
cash. On all sums of $40 and over :
Credit of s months will be given, purchas-
er giving note bearing interest at the rat.
OF . per cent. per annum, with approved
security. JOS. A. P0TTS
j. T.. JOHNSON, Auc'r. ids
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-12
Brass. Not Brains.

There are q few editors in this State
who have more brass and self eonceil
than brains, who think it smart to be al
the time throwing mud at Governor Crit.
tenden.-Paris Mercury.
Correct, and we see that several papers
have begun on Marmaduke in the same
way. There is a certain class of politic-
ians and papers who are always against
the administration, be it good or bad
They should be set down upon. They
remind US of the foreigner who, when he
landed, asked if there was a government
In this country. When told yes, he said
he was against I. then sure.-Mexico Led
ger,
The Topic votes aye. This thing o.
party organs abusing the reigning admin
every time the executive makes
decision or appointment without con-
suiting some little 6x9 sheet is not party
realty, yet such papers do the loudest
following and threatening about party
leaity when any pet of theirs is scratched.
lrl'icise and differ with the administra.
ont don't do it the injustice OF un-
nerlted abuse.-Boonyilie Topse.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-12

1he new county court met last
week and attended to routine busi-
ness, and among ot1er things settled
with the county treasurer. At the
March term the new road o~verseers
will be appointed, Audrain as usual
has a good court. We can not find
on the records when this county has
not had a good court. Therefore we
are out Of debt and have ssmonev to
throw at the dogs'-but the dogs
won't get it. The new court, we
trust, will e that We have crossings
to the court house hat people can
without chartering a Steamboat
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-12
Patent.

Bob White, of the LEDGER. has
been appointed chief of the Mexico
fire department. Good appointment.
for when he puts his foot down the
fire will be squelched.-P Paris Mercury.
Adam R''demyer, of the Centralia
Guard, will sue some of you fellows
for infringement if you don't let our
feet alone. He paid a fabulous
amount for the sole right to pun on
or joke about our deformlties.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-12

A gentleman of this city thinks he
has invented a noisleess chain stitch
sewing-machine. It makes no more
sound than the whirr of wings or the
rustic of leaves. 1t bastes your
goose, embroiders your thinking-cap,
puts a stitch in your side of bacon.
shlrrs your eggs for breakfast, gath
ers more moss suitable for manteI Or
n~amentation in ten minutes than a
rolling stone does in a year, runs like
a Virginia creeper, hens like an old
deacon at a dry sermon on a summer
day, and tucks the baby in bed for
the night. It is automatic, pneu-
matte, duplex elliptic, stylographic.
therapeutic and didactic.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-12

Adam Rodemyre, of the Centralia
Guard, in addition to the regular
amount of fun connected with a
printing office, is drilling twelve
young ladies in a broom brigade. II
his wife could see what he wrote us
one day this week about 1T she would
give him all the broom he wanted.
The bold, bad mani
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-12
Bold Attempt at Robbery.

Many of our readers will remember
seeing in the St. Louis papers of
last week an account of an attempt to
rob a young lady at high noon on
Olive street neal 30th, the most
fashionable part of the city. This
young lady was Miss Allie Morris,
a sister of Mrs. Ian Morris, now
residing here. While riding up in
the Olive street EAR she noticed two
rough looking men in the car but did
not notice that they got off when she
did at 3Oth street to 90 across to Pine
street, where she resides. She had
gotten about half way from Olive to
Pine on 31st street when they Slip
ped up behind her and tried to tear
her diamonds from her ears. H.r
cries brought a clerk from a sto,e
a by to her assistance, when the
robbers skipped. They got no booty
at all but frightened Miss Allie very
much and severely lacerated her ears
trying to tear her diamond rings
out.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-12
A Dandy.

Mr.. KEENAN,. of Audrain, was en-
tertained by a Jefferson City friend
so pleasantly last evening that he
went home with but one overshoe.-
Kansas City Times.
Amy one who could out talk our
genial representative when it comes
to telling good jokes or anecdotes and
get him 50 interested that be would
forget one of his overshoes should
take the cake.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-12

Aulraip's quota of public school
money, for the year 1889, was 81
for 1884, s5.3IS40.
PIKE cnnnty. for 1888. 81, 1896. so;
for 1884. s9.s21.s5.
Rails county, fer 1883, s,22s. so;
for 1884, S3.3S3.95.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-12
Editorial Opportunities.

just the same as in any other field
OF labor, there is a chance in journal
ism for a young man to make a name
fol himself. Edmund Yates COM
menced as a reporter at S. a week.
This was an humble beginning; but
he had talent and energy. Now he is
IL iaii
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-12

VIZ will give a liberal reward to
any person who can write more OF
better puns On any given word than
Bryson of the Louisiana Republican
He is a daiSy-root, stem, calyx.
pollen and petals all included.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-12

The battle of Shiloh is being Tough,
over again. The officers are doing
the fighting this time, but on pape,
of course.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-12

A st. Louis man cured himself of
Bright's disease after eating fifteen
dogs. We have tried eating crow
and think rather than die we could
get away with thirty dogs in thirt,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-12

T HAVE this daiy taken charge Of the
i estate of Henry Stark, deceased, for
the purpose of administering the same.
All persons having claims against. said
estate are required to exhibit them
allowance to the administrator within
one year after the date, or they may be
precluded from airy benefit of such estate;
apd II such claims be not exhibited within
two years from this date they will be
barred.
This l4th day of January, 1855.
WARREN B. MCINTYRE,
40-4t Put. Adj. Audrain Co., No.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-12

DIR. Lutz, of St. Louis. who MARI
ed Miss May Silver of this city, has
sued the city editor of the St. Louis
Post. Dispatch for criminal libel.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-12
GiYe her a ShnH-

Gov. Tom Yates, of Audrain, gave
us q very pleasant social and financial
call on Tuesday. He proposes stay
ing in Audrain until he makes q
lucky strike, or till Bob White is con.
yerted' and Bob is almost showed
under aoW.-Paris appeal.
A mistake Bro. Bfanton. The lady
who is after Dur future welfare ia
named Show-not Snow. Make no
mistake. please.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-12

Cleveland refuses ali railroad passes
and telegraph franks. He pays for
all he gets, like any other man.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-12
Old Timer,

Leadville has a hummer who has
been kicked so much that he can tell
the make of the boots that hit him
Denver Times.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-12

r. s. Strahan, formerly of this
county and a son of the late Judge
strahan, was compiimented by the
solid Democratic vote of Oregon for
Q. S. Senator. This was a deserved
compliment and we are sorry the Re-
pubiicans we're in the majority.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-12

The report that Capt. Dan Shields.
the temperance lecturer, was howling
drunk at Bowling Green has been de-
MED.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-12

VIZ have two street lamps at the
railroad crossing. We would have
more if the railroad would pay for
them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-12

Congressman Burns is spoken OF
Is a candidate for Governor in the
near future. We need him in Com
presS, :
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-12
Truatee's Sale.

WHEREAS, Ann H. Barnes, by her
w certain deed of trust, bearing date
of January 30th, 1884, and recorded In the
Recorders Office of Audrain county Il
Mexico, Missouri, in book "V, page ILL.,.
conveyed to the undersigned trustee the
following described real estate living and
being in the county of Audrain and Stats
Of Missouri, to-xit:
The north n half of the northeast
quarter Of section one ID in township
ifty-two (52r of range eleven ND and
forty acres off of the west end of lot one
~ in the Northeast quarter of section sir
(6( in township fifty-two (52) range ten
(io) west OF the 9th Principal Meridian.
containing in all one hundred and twenty
O20) acres.
Which said deed of trust was made tn
secure the payment of one certain prom
iss0ry note therein described. and whereas
said deed of trust provided that If defauIt
be made in the payment of said debt or in-
tercst or any part thereof, when the same
becomes due and payable, then the said
trustee may proceed To sell the said
property according to the terms of said
deed OF trust, and whereas default has
been made in the payment of the said
promissory note therein described, now
due.
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given
that /, the undersigned trustee, will, In
accordance with the terms and provisions
OF the said deed of trust, proceed to sen
the real estate therein described at public
vendue, to the highest bidder, for cash,
at the east door of the Court House, Ia
the city OF Mexico, Missouri, on
Saturday, the eth day of March, 1885,
between the hours Of nine O'Clock in the
forenoon and five O'Clock in the afternoon
70 satisfy said note with interest, together
with the costs of executing this trust.
44-tds. JOHN W. HOWELL. Trustae
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-12
Another College,

Wesee by the Kansas City journal that
a new female college is to be erected by
wealthy parties in Mexico, and that Mrs.
Baird will be president and that the sight
has already been picked.-Perry Pioneer.