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Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13
HUTTON DEPENDS THE .sRAsCALs."

The Intelligencer comes forward in
an article this week and attempts to
defend T. B. Buckner against the
charges we have made affecting his
official record. It characterizes our
attack as ''indecent and unwarrant-
ed" The fact is, there is not word
or syllable in our article that the
most fastidions can object to, and the
only thing that CRATES harshly upon
the Intelligencer's ears is the truth of
our statements. A more dignified
article than that which it complains
of was never found within the col
umns of the much narrowed up and
Mortified hsteNigencer 1t does not
do our article the justice of repro
duciDg one word of it.
Buckner in reply to us admits all
we have charged-accepting a free
pass and collecting illegal fees-but
attemps a justification. Violation of
law can not be justified, and after
reading his letter the only verdict
that can be given is that of guilty,
GUILTY, GUILTY. We started out to
discuss only his public record. This
we have a right to do, and as a rep.
resentative of the public it is oul
duty to do and we will do 1t. Upon the
charge of official dishonesty we plant
ourselves and there we will stand OIL
fall. Side issues and charges thai
are actuated by hatred and malice
need no reply. They are wholly for
eign to the question and will not bs
noticed. If the Intelligeneer can fine
a niche in which to pose for this mai
that is its business and not ours. I
1t wants to espouse the cause of off
cial corruption and dishonesty in of
fee that is no business of ours. Th'
LEDGER is run in the Interest ,o9f Of the
public gSed, of1icias honesty an6
party purity and will not be severed
from that line by the attack of any
paper or individual. If the Intelli
gencer can not ''call halt with {
defense for Gods sake let it no
lower the cause and ends of the pub
lie press by attempting to defent
without defense or single straw
} on which to build one. Something
more than mere loyalty to the Intelli
gencer should be considered. Ii
fact that is something that should b
laid aside altogether. Loyalty to an,
newspaper does not go far to max
up the private or public virtues o
man; but loyalty to official hon
esty and party purity do certainl.
have great deal to do with it AM
are the only things under considera
ton. Draw your gun down on tn
act and not the man. 1t is the ACT
not the man, we are after.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13
THREATS WILL NOT DETER.

Since our publication of the fact
that T. B. Buckner, prosecuting at
torney, has been caughtin violation
of the constitution in accepting and
using free pass FROM the Chicago &
Alton Railroad Company We have re-
ceived two anonymous letters, tue
first threatening personal violence,
the second threatening an attack up
on our personal and private character
if we do not cease to speak of this
mans official misconduct. So far
we have done nothing more than
publish the unvarnished fact and re-
publish the comments of the press Of
the state upon that kind of official
corruption. We have yet to hear of
single newspaper Or right-thinking
man who has given an expression on
tine matter that has criticised us or
failed to uphold US in our task to
publish and censure this plain viola
ton of the law. Threats of violence
will never stop US in giving to the
public what it is their right to know
and our duty to publish. Nor will
such threats or demonstrations ever
convince US that any official has a
right to violate the law he. is sworn
to enforce, or that there is any other
method of keeping the Democratic
party pure than to expose corruption
when found within the folds and turn
the rascals out" when proven guilty.
The visions Of pistols and daggers
which these letters hold up to our
view will not swerve US from our
duty to lay open this officers public
record. AS we limited once before
the charge Of accepting a free pass is
only the entering wedge-the first
ray of light let in on his official cor.
ruption. The fear that others would
come, and knowing that such could
be made and maintained, is doubtless
the cause of these threatening letters
LAY on, McDuff, and dam'd be hi
who first cries, hold, enough"
} We now make the charge that dur
I ing the time he has held the office o.
prosecuting attorney he has disgracet
his position by charging, collecting
receiving and pocketing illegal fees
and has done so in such sums as ar
not at all insignificant. This the rec
ords Of the courts of Audrain count.
disclose, besides the numerous wit
nesses that can be called on to sus
tain the charge. Canes, cowhides
I horsew6ips, aaitrks, dsgggsiss5 dsgs Histol
and all that sort of thing will con
vince nobody of the truth of an,
charge or denial and are only the ar
guments of the bully, the braggar
and the coward. We would deign t.
resort to the use of anything of th
kind except in the justifable defens
of our person. AS we stated som
weeks ago this exposition is mad
only in the interest of the publ
good and publication Of the part,
I and personalities are wholly foreigl
/ to the matter in hand. "Is he hon
est?' is party maxim and it shal
) be sustained and reign supreme.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13
The PanIteAfiarY.

Mexico is now fn The heid 1Si the
Branch Penitentiary. Bob White is
engineering the scheme. and when
Bob gets both feet sohdly down on
anything, it generally stays right
there.-Centralie Guard.
Some of the people in Mexico
think the pen is near enough to them
and we do not know whether fight
for it will be made or not.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13
Northwestern Missouri Aid Association,
Chicago, Ill.

Northwestern Missouri Aid Association,
Chicago, Ill.
Organized July, 1884. Member
ship 20, ,296. The largest and cheap
est of the kind IN the world. 1t is
cheaper than all other similar associa-
tions. Masons in good standing
under fifty years old who are No. 1
risks are eligible. A member can
get benefits of three divisions-di-
vision A, 81 800; division B, 1000 !;
division G., $1,000. Members can
take one or all. Insurance paid in
full in each division. Fl. T. Davis
agent, Vandalia, No.; W. 81. Car
pehter, agent, CentralIa, Mo. In my
absence blank applications can be
found at the office Of DIR. W. r.
Rodes, medical examiner, Mexico,
Mo. 1 take pleasure in referring to
our members everywhere. For fur
ther information call on or address
c. G.. BRIDGES,
General Solicitor, Mexico, Mo.
dlt-w1t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13
Mexico to Boom.

The vote on the proposition for
water works at Mexico Monday,
stood 703 for and only 29 against.
The works will be gotten in operation
by about next January 1st. Mexico
people say they had to do something
to keep the smaller towns around
from outstripping her altogether, and
now they think they have done the
thing that will give the city big
BOOM We hope so. If the propo-
sition had not carried, Mexico would
have been Laughing stock" for the
whole State. Now, gentleman, go in
for more manufacturing enterprises
and you have gotten things as they
should be. Let old Mexico boom
and let the whole county boom, is
what we crv.-Laddonla Herald.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13

We are pleased to notice that Mr..
Wash, of Colman's Rural World, is
in attendance at our fair this year.
The Ratral World is undeniably one
of the best agricultural papers in the
world, both as a family paper and an
advocate of the farmers interests.
We also recommend it as an adver-
tiser. Mr.. Wash is stopping at the
Ringo House and will be glad to see
any one who may be pleased to cal
on him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13
Whiskey Pays for Water. .

As an inducement for the people
to vote for waterworks the Mexico
LEDGER said:
Mexico is not going into debt. She
agrees to pay $500 . year for wa
ter. Two saloon licenses pays the
bill.
That ls, they are to make one hand
wash the other. The fellows who
drink the whisky pay also for the
water. In other words they have
both in the wash. It is an anomly
nowadays that whisky pays for
everything. - Randolph Republican.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13

Mexico voted on Monday last upon
q well-defned proposition to estab-
hsh water works. The proposition
was carried, we understand, by an
overwhelming majority-7O3 to 20.
We congratulate that city upon
the assured success of the enter
prise and upon the manifestation of
such universal and progressive pub
lie spirit. This is the true method
of ''town building" and We most
heartily commend it to some of the
neighboring towns.-Fulton Tele-
graph.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13

: Mexico carried the proposition to
erect waterworks by vote Of 70a to
to 20. The works are to be erected
and operated at cost to the city OF
SO, 500 per year, and the company
contract to supply hotels, houses,
etc, at definite rates that. are quite
reasonable. We congratulate Mexico
upon the promised improvement, and
have no stones to fling at her, as we
presume her people are capable Of
attending to their own affairs with
ont, :. our assistance.-Callaway Ga
kette.
What did you do with those stones
you were going to throw If we gotten
left!
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13
Order of PubIicatie.

VEucr VI L I0U1AcatAoD.
STATE OF MISSOURI, :.
COUNTY OF AUpRAIN. s.
In the Circuit Court, October Tern ia.
d. Il. Collins, plaintiff, se.
The unknown heirs and legal repease...
tives Of James Farquer, deceased.
Now on this day, August the sth A.
1885, comes the plaintiff by his sttor.
and files his petition and affidavit ssssss!
among other things that the said ~.
Farquer is dead and left SURVIVING ~
heirs and legal representatives 49,
names are to this plaintiff, and 49,
unknown, and 1t appears to the safi-,ss S
tion of the clerk of this court In yacsss.e
that service cannot be had in the orii.ss.
way, it Is hereby ordered BY the ~
that publication be made notifyinr -
unknown heirs or legal representatiyes s
the said James Farquer that an action IS.
been commenced against them n g.
Circait Court of Audrain county. n.
souri,; the object and general nsfn,a J,
which suit is to obtain an order and 4.
cree of said court to satisfy and hold s,s
naught, certain mortgage given b. os.
Martin G.. Herman to one James Farrm.s
deceased on the following desc,ib.t
lands in Audlain county, Missouri. ~.
southeast fourth of the northwest ou.rs..
the north half of the northwest ouartes y
section 50, and the west half of -
southwest quarter of section %, su =
Tp. 81, range Z, which said morta,ee 8
recorded at page IS, Book c.
mortgages and trusts in the Office Of q.
Recorder of Deeds for said county. sr5
unless the unknown defendants BE- ~
appear at the next term of this Court q
be holden at the Court House In the e,t,
of Mexico, Audrain county, Missouri. ths
1st Monday in October A. d. 1885, nd a
or before the 9Th day thereof answer q
otherwise plead to said petition. Jude.
ment will be rendered according to s.
prayer of said petition.
And it is further ordered that can
hereof be published In the Mexiee
LEDGER, a newspaper published S
Audrain county for four weeks succese.
lively before the commencement Of tAe
next term of this court. .
Witness my hand and seal Of ollce
this, the 9th day of August, A. D. leSg.
BEN. c. JOHNSON, Clefk.
SEALl 17-4.W.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13

Prof. J. p Blanton, of the Kinks
vile Normal school, will address the
scholars of Hardin College on the
opening of the school, Sept 1. Blan-
ton is one of the best readers in the
state
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13
QUESTIONS FOR BUCKNER.

Duckuef Says ut VIII SifO oh CA
planaticn of his official acts when
called upon, but not through the
press. We submit below a list of
questions to put to him by those
eager for explanation; also, We now
tender him all the room he wants in
this paper to answer them.
1. When and where did you per-
form any services for the Chicago &
Alton railroad to earn that pass?
2. If you earned the pass and it
was not free pass why did you re-
turn it?
8. Did you not use that pass?
4. Did you ever have a pass over
the same road before and since you
have held the Office Of prosecuting
attorney?
5. Did you not ask certain rail-
road officials for a pass over other
roads, and il so, when!
6. Did you not when first asked
about that pass deny having it?
z. Did it ever enter your head to
return that pass till you knew the
LEDGER was going to publish that
you had it and had the type set up in
the Office?
s. Did you not know at the time
you accepted the pass such an ac'
was prohibited by the constitution
9. Did you not few days before
you received that pass read the law
to certain official and tell him thai
he could not accept and ride on 6
pass?
10. Did you not ask Judge Mac
farlane for that pass?
II. Did you not know that yor
are not entitled to a fee in a crimina
case unless there is a conviction?
H. Does Judge Kelley in his ad
vice to prosecuting attorneys say thai
an attorneys fee can be charged on {
dismissed indictment?
Ii. Do you not know that the su
preme court of this state has decided
not less than four times that sucl
fees are illegal?
IA. Does not q reference to thest
four cases appear on the same pag'
of the statute that defines the fees O
q prosecuting attorney, and is thi'
fact not made so plain by the statute
and the supreme court reports as th'
nose on an old toper's face?
Is. If you were not afraid of hav
ing your game Of collecting illega
fees shut off why did you aim to set
tie all of those "whlskey cases" ou
Of court and at the back of the de
fendant's attorneys?
16. How much money did you col
lect of Henry Shoots, of Benton City
on fine against him more than tn
circuit court records showed that b,
owed?
| IL. How much money were yol
compelled to return to Henry Shoots
18. If the fees were not illegal ant
you had right to charge them VIII,
did you return any money to Henr,
Shoots?
| 19. Did you return any money t,
Henry Shoots till he threatened t.
present you to the grand jury for in
dictment?
90 Do you not know you deliber
ately lied when you stated in you
open letter to the people of Audrail
county ''that the taxing of an attor
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13
Order of Publication.

Order Of Publication.
Audrain County Circuit Court, 0ctohe
Term, A. D., 1885.
State of Missouri at the relation and d
use of J. T. Nelson, Collector for a.
revenue of Audrain county, plainsi&
Against
Dennis Quinlan and John Quinlan deiaa,
ants.
And now at this day, the 2Srd Z.
July, A. D. 1885, comes the plaintiff, n
his attorney, and it being made to appeR
to the clerk Of the court In vacation u
said defendants are non-residents d q
State of Missouri, it is by the clezk q.
dered that said defendants be noti1d
hereof by publication.
You, said defendants, Dennis Quinn
and John Quinlan, are hereby notified ~.
suit has been commenced and b N
pending against you in this court, Tie ~
ject and general nature of which 3 ,
enforce lien against the following =
scribed real estate situate In Andn1
county, state of Missouri, to-wit:
The north half and seven thousand ~
hundred square feet of of the west -
Of the south half of block 8, In CrisI1I
addition to the town of Martinsburk =
back taxes for the years 1878, 1879, iell
1881, 1882 and 1888, and unless you \
and appear at the next term of this CD
to be begun and held at the court ho11l
in the city of Mexico, Audrain coln1
Mo-, on the LIST Monday in Octobef, An
1885, and plead to said petition, the -
viii be taken as confessed and juden9
rendered accordingly.
It is further ordered that q copy haea
be published according to law In -
Mexico LEDGER, newspaper printed -
published In the city Of Mexico, Apa1s
county, Missouri. =
A true copy from the record.
BEN. C. JOHNSON, Clefk.
D. T. GENTRY, Atty for Pl'ff.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13

Wonder If the base idiot who signs
himself ga Democrat" in the Intelli-
gencer knows that we know he wrote
one of the anonymous threatening
letters we received last week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13
Hurrah for Mexico!
She has al

Hurrah for Mexico! She has at
last secured water works. The vote
to decide the matter was taken Mon
day and the proposition for water
was carried almost unanimously--7aa
votes for and !aaaqtaa % a3 against. We are
glad to notice this great evidence of
the enterprise and prosperity of
Mexico, which, by-the-way is one of
the prettiest towns in the state.
Here's to the future advancement of
Mexico. Democrat.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13

Llewellyn says he is ready to put
in electric light as soon as the coun-
ell will let him. :.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13

Golden's band will give fine dress
parade at the fair every day. Their
music and performance is well worth
the price of admission.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13
Protection From Fire.

Nevada has a system Of water
works like Mexico will have. This
city has ordered as follows for its
fire department:
The Council decided to purchase
two hose carts, one thousand feet OF
hose, and all the necessary equip
ments for a hook and ladder COM
pany.
Five hundred feet Of cotton hose
at ninety cents per foot was ordered,
and five hundred feet of rubber hose
at eighty cents. The hose carts cost
$175 each, aud the hook and ladder
wagon with all its equipments cost
$3.50, making total Of $3.50.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13

Speaking of ''hatred'' reminds us
that T. b. Buckner hates Dan McIn-
tyre and still accuses him Of break
ing the constitution even when it
don't help him if he did.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13

The Fair Daily last year contained
an editorial fayoring water works.
Just a year has passed and we are
assured of lust what We asked for.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13

La Plata Home Press: Mexico,
Mo. voted for water works at the rate
of "a to l, and the progressive citi-
zens of that place are rejoicing over
the verdict of the people in favor Of
improvement and progress.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13

Pond & Masten were here this
week with their engineer looking for
the location for the water works.
They will purchase the ground in
about week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13
Order Of Publication.

VEucE O1 Il u VI 1cutlOms
Audrain County Circuit Court, October
Term, A. D., 1885.
State of Missouri at the relation and IL
use of j. T. Nelson, Collector for de
revenue of Audrain county, plaintiff,
Against
Jessie Ogle, Francis Kincaid, ]. M. Claff
W. +. Reed, c. A. Smith and w. Z.
Moss, defendants.
And now at this, the 23rd day OF Jnly
A. D., 1885, comes the plaintiff, by II
attorney, and it appearingto to the satisfAc-
tion of the clerk of this court In vacattm
that said defendants, Jessie Ogle and
Francis Kincaid, are non-rssidenrs of q
State @ Missouri, IL Is therefore order
ed by the clerk that defendants atoresaN
be notified by publication.
You, said defendants, Jessie Ogle aad.
Francis Kincaid, are hereby notified tkat
suit has been commenced and Ia nov
pending against you, in this court, q
object and general nature of which is d
enforce lien AGAINST the following a.
scribed real estate, situate in Audraia
county, Mo-, to-wit:
The east half of the east half OF e
northeast fourth of the northwest quartR
of section Is, township 81, range weat;
also the west half of the northeast quu.
ter of the northwest quarter of sectioa:
Is, township 81, range 8 west, fer hack
taxes for the years 1877, 1878, 1879, lee4
1881, 1882 and 1888. Also on the soutk-
east fourth of the northwest quarter d
section 19, township 81, range west fce
the year 1883, and unless you be and ~
pear at the next term of this court, 10 &
begun and held at the court house IN fhe
city of Mexico, Audrain county, Mo, %
the lst Monday in October, A. D. 1885.
end plead to said petition, the same uil:
be taken as confessed and judgment nm.
dered accordingly.
1t Is further ordered that a copy hereol
be published lin the Mexico LEDGER, 4
newspaper printed and published D
Audrain county, according to law.
A true copy from record.
BEN. G. JOHNSON, Circuit Clerk.
D. T. GENTRY, Atty for PIE. I6-&N
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13

Buckner does not answer the ques-
tions. We will still give him the space.
1t seems scarce for him IN the Intelli-
oencer,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13
The Gist Of the Natter.

= II T. B. .Buckner is guilty OF
charges made he should resign. If
he is not Bob White should 60 to the
penitentiary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13

Thermometers come high this kind
of weather, but we have to have 'em.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13

Col. Hutton went to Elk Lick
Springs again last week. He may
get the rascals out by spending his
time at Elk Lick, but we think not
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13

The Offices should be given to the
Democrats because they ought to
have them.-N. Y. Sun.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13

We think the man who wrote the
ANONYMOUS letters for the Iatelligen-
Ger sent us one through the mail Of
the same character. We dare him to
give his name.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13

The Mteligeneer has authoritative
ly said that no appointment has yet
been made from this district of ca
Diet to West Point, the Missouri Re
publican's statement to the contrary
notwithstanding.-Mex Intellige,a-
Ger.
The Col. is busy resaining his
health at Elk Lick Springs and has
not time to attend to "plebian af-
fairs"
Married, last Wednesday night, by
Rev. J. S. Smith at the residence
of the brides mother, Miss Mamie
Whisner and Henry Reed of this
city. The bride is one of Mexico's
most accomplished and worthy young
ladies and the groom is the only sor
of w. F. Reed, the merchant.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13
Gambling.

Buckner and his friends talk a
great deal about gambling. How
about Buckner's gambling in grain !
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13

Mexico is receiving hundreds Of
dollars worth of fine advertising
since waterworks carried. So far SO
oood
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13

The City Council was handsomely
endorsed by the voters of Mexico
when the vote for water works stood
7l3 To 20.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13
THURSDAY, AUGUST 1s, 1885.

Let NO guilty man escape, no mat
ter what bis name is.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13

The Moberly Building and Loan
Association is nine years old and has
paid SOS, 1915.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13

NOTICE OF FINAL sETTLEW1ls
IN Notice is hereby given that !
ecutor of the estate Of Mrs. 3. b; ~ ~
deceased, will at the Septemo9
1885, of the Audrain Probate Coas
my final settlement as executor
estate. ]. Fl. STOWE, Exee
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