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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-02
Riel Once in Lunatic Asylum.

A keeper of the BEAUFORT asylum stated
here yesterday that Riel had been an inmate
of that institution for two years. In course
of conversation he admitted that Riel had
never been insane, but had been hiding at
that institution, and further, that the govern
ment was fully aware of his whereabouts at
that time, though they pretended not to be.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-02
Pnlygamists Arrested.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 1.-Orsop P.
Arnold, polygamist, was arrested last
night ON an indictment for unlawful CO.
habltaton, and released on 1,500 bail.
A. NJ. Messer, formerly superintendent of
the Desseret Telegraph company, as,arrested
to-day on the same charge, and was also
released on BAIL
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-02
Order From Commissioner Sparks.

Order From commissioner Sparks.
WASHINGTON, April 1. - Commissioner
Sparks, of the land Office, has made an order
that no cases heretofore made ''speciar'
shall be acted upon until they have been
reached in the regular order of examination.
This order does not include cases already ap-
proved for patents, and in such cases patents
may be issued.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-02

own risk and duty in the premises. Inves-
tigate your agency thoroughly. Take all pos
sible precaution to cleanse the service Of
every suspicious or unworthy person.
(Signed.) JOHN c. BLACK, Commissioner.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-02

rebels cause. O'Soup, an Indian chief
quite loyal to the government, is quiet, but
runners are after his braves and they are
becoming restless and putting on the war
paint and dancing
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-02

Twenty-Five thousand collieTs struck
against 10 per cent reduction in wages At
the Yorkshire, England. mines yesterday
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-02
RieIs Brother Not His Keeper.


Riel's younger brother. Joseph, still lives
on the old farm in st. Vital, about four miles
up Red river on the east side with his brother.
He is tall, ine-looking man about 25 years
of age, and six feet high. He is Of quiet,
peaceabe nature, having none of the fire.
eating characteristics of his insurgent brother.
Joseph doesn't talk English, and the Times
reporter doesn't talk French, but the latter
managed to get a few facts worth publishing.
NJ. Riel has no knowledge whatever of
his brothers. movements, and has
heard nothing from him regarding
them. When Louis Riel was here in August,
'S3, he borrowed some money from Joseph,
which was not repaid. To cancel the debt
Louis agreed to deed over some property near
the Portage which was in his wife's name.
Joseph sent the deeds out to him some time
ago for signature, and they were returned
properly executed on the Sd of March. Al
though Joseph wrote long letter to his
brother the latter said not a word in reply,
but merely returned the legal instruments
a cavalier style of treatment which the
younger brother does not appreciate. Joseph
had intended going west on trip, but in
view of the difficulties he will discreetly stay
at home
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-02
VERY RESTLESS.
GRANTS HOWE.

How the Old Commander Lives and
Works.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-02
LATEST BULLETIN.

New YoRR. April ., :45 a. m.-The
Grant mansion was locked up for the night
soon after midnight and at this hour all
seems Quiet within. There are lights in the
generals bedroom aud on the upper floor
the general is believed TO De asleep.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-02
rxAR1.r To SEE CALLERS.

Ex-Secretary of the Treasury William
Window of Minnesota, and Ex-Postmaster
General Thomas L. James called at the house
early in the evening, but were unable to see
the general on account Of his condition.
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oN saturday TO e.. iasa forty team
were observed a, one time coming in
70 E-i Clold from tie south <iae o;
the river. TIL. IA: alone should u--s
Tie business men O: Rel Cloud on -
wards substantial. bridge ac-a<. re
Republican. What : the use o:s.::.n-
around unu. The bridge sus~ "a. again
before anything : done towards build
ing AsoaG aud ,sauc structure oys.
the nyeV, ;aa; AN l. defended upon
=; s. seasons Of the yea- The con
u"lA, and everlasting expense .! -
pairing tie Cd wood bridge should =.
81 eye>o-e +; 0 every citizen waO LA tie
interest 81 economy :; hear; IN tbs
county. Something Ike $1,000 -.
been spent IN repairing the Red C--l
bridge acne, when Tia; sGm would =!
ms, have tC:.; : god. suis.ar,A
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The Red Cloud chief., 1885-04-10

Nr and M. E.aA,ag.. wish :" 20
;a-u ;ay.g sincere thanks % ;ae!: many
friends IN Red Cloud. . ~ whom ,g:-
?-srl ...em 4; then home at T4c-
tay evening A.r. -th, the am
ys-.Ay O.. t.s.s marriage Tae beau
tiG. scysaaGc 81 Instruments. and
yoea, music. ;le cart loads o.; pro
VISIONS and fruit, ;ae lazy hand
worked banner, the useful aa1 orua-
mental paper holder. 80 elegant
oil paintings al Inc Rcs,:u. rocAer
eve =. s1--.ar;-al evidence Of he
XII h,ar- 49, VAIN generosity -
u4I friends.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-04-10

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meme reading sJCle interesting article
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m .oue advertise lea. Bu: never
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Uyvryru -Oula.. Friday morning
~. H., ~-...icoce If the bride, pa-er,s
NJ ,rl NJ. Krirh, # naval.
/ ~..rgrr.l m. MARRIAGE or tl.;r eldest
a,u.a.rr Nr,s Fannie / kr.rhr o.
NJ Johnny. Tats.r.,ar O. H..ra-
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sarry ,.ur', mined ,,e,y 4 for
.,nc,rne home IN lhaye- county
Tn, r,f.r4 Wishes Thorn . r,-- and
-~r....-.r, tourney over bs,. ,-.nb.,,I
ga Tn. hrr5e hq> II. be-. u;.ac,
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-24
Notice OF SncciaI Election.

Notice is hereby given that there
will he a special election held in the
city of Mexico on Tuesday, the 29th
day of September, 1855. for the pur
pose of filling II vacancy in the Office
of Mayor of said city of Mexico,
caused br the resignation of r. H.
Fowler T. J. Marshall. B. +. Tom
lInson and Logan Mundy are hereby
appointed judges at said election.
Tie voting places will lac at the
sheriff's Office in the court house. In
testimony whereof / have hereto sub
scribed my name, and caused the
seal of said city to be hercunto aiiix
ed, this 18th day Of September, 1853.
| Attest: b. RrSGo, Acting Mayor,
| (sEALl +. $. FEo,T, City Clerk.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-24
How to Avoid Paying Debts.

A gentleman who is delinquent
subscriber to the LEDGER, sent dol
lar to New York last week to learn
how to keep from paying his debts.
He received the following which we
guess he thinks is worth dollar.
If you are sitting in your office,
and the collector does not know you
by sight, tell him that you have gone
into the country. Tell him to call
again On some day when you know
you will not be in.
If the collector does know you
smile on him graciously, write 80.
K" on the bill and tell him to pre-.
sent it to the cashier, who is accident
ally absent. The collector will be
! satisfied with the 80. X" on the bill
and go off.
You should always have hundred
dollar bill about you if the account
is a small one. The collector viii
not have sufficient change. You CAL
have an arrangement with the Office
boy, for him to go out for change and
stay away until the collector has
left, or if he returns before the col.
lector has left, he can report that nc
change can be got in the neighbor'
hood
If you have safe, you keep il
shut. When the collector comes yor
get down on your knees, turn the
handle to the left, count seventeen
turn it to the right, count some
more, and pull it. As it does no
open, you can begin again, until thu
collector sees for himself that yol
have lost the combination. He goei
off, promising to come again. Whel
he comes again, you can tell hin
that you have just sent all the money
in the store to the bank to cover
foreign draft.
If the collector calls at your house
your wife can tell him you are not in
In order to facilitate matters, yo1
should procure photographs of tn
different professional collectors
Every family residence should hav
stairs going down into the backyard
The front stairs should be CAREFUL
soaped every day, for the first fey
days of every month, when collector
are bad. After a collector has falle
down stairs time or so and loosene
most of his ribs, he generally prefer
to stay away altogether
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-24

vised Statutes reads as follows: ::
"And non-uses by the public for a
period OF ten years continuously of
any public road shall be deemed an
abandonment of the same" Streets
being public highways, is there any
reason why public statutes declaring
what shall be deemed an abandon
ment of highways in general, should
not apply to highways within our
CORPORATE limits? 1t is settled
principle in law that unless public
statutes are restricted and declared
imperative in certain localities they
will prevail throughout the state
Our charter gives the city council the
right to pass ordinances to punish
for fast driving, drunkenness, breach
es of the peace, etc. But that does
not prevent the general statutes on
these matters from being operative
within our borders.
Briefly, then, the streets and al
leys are public highways, held by the
city in trust for the general public,
the people of the whole state, as well
as the inhabitants of the city of Mex
ico. The city has no right to fence
up its highways; certainly it cannot,
either directly OF indirectly, confer
such right upon others.
No power is given under the char
ter to vacate streets, nor to use or
permit them to be used, for any pur-
pose other than public highways.
Any use of the streets other than as
public highways is wholly unauthor-
lied and illegal and the highest pub
lie policy dictates that they should be
kept open and free from all obstruc-
tions.
There being no provision to the
contrary, either in the charter OF
statutes, the general law declaring
the effect of non-uses will apply to
all public highways, both outside and
inside the limits of incorporated
towns. S. w. Buckley,
City Attorney
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-24
MEXICO, MISSOUR RI, TIL HURSDAY, SEPTEMBER "a 1885
spreading out his hand and reaching

spreading out his hand and reaching
for the pot.
'Hold on, there interposed the
gambler who had been backing Kirk.
This hand beats yours. Four acesr'
Kirk turned up his cards, but to
the surprise and disgust of the gam
bier there were three aces, five and
a seven spot.
"Confound the mck!'' cried Kirk
in well simulated astonishment, 81
discarded the wrong card"
The gambler, not daring to accuse
Kirk of double dealing, but confident
he had been made the victim of one
of the great gamblers shrewd tricks,
turned on his heel with an oath and
retired to his state room. The In
dianian gathered up his winnings.
"Now comes the funny part of the
story" SAID Kirk, who told me this
incident himself several years ago.
"When | got an opportunity to see
my jayhawker friend alone and asked
him for my share of the winnings he
laughed at me
Il won the money and it's mine, :"
he said, ''but as you are broke /
don't mind giving you back $780,
l saw it was no use arguing the ques-
ton with the countryman, and l took
his S100. I never saw him after
wards, but he was the only man that
ever got the best of me at my own
game. l left the boat at Memphis,
made stake, continued on down to
Vicksburg, and three days after my
arrival there had won a cool $4,000
in cash and forty head of negroes
and a good plantation. That was my
last visit to Vicksburg. A commit
tee of citizens waited on me and gave
me three hours to leave town. sGen-
tlemen," l said, bowing politely, ''you
are too magnanimous. l require
only three minutes" and Jumping
into little pirogue that was tied te
the levee, 1 tossed the owner a S2(
gold piece and padded to the Other
side of the river.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-24
Changed Hands.

The Hotel Main has changed
hands, Maj. Hord retiring and Mr..
McCawley taking charge. Maj.
Hord made q popular host and was
ever tireless in his efforts to please
and always attentive to the wants OF
his guests. Mr. McCawley, his sue
cessor like Mr.. Hord. is a gentleman
of culture and is jolly and genial. He
has the means to make the Main s
success, and his. advanced ideas and
practical business ways, together
with his pleasant address, will prob
ably insure the success his new un
dertaking deserves. The Hotel Mair
is one of the finest in the state. 1
is credit to our city and should b
sustained.-Fort Smith, Arkansas
paper.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-24
Things Worth knowing.

4 note on Sunday is void.
A note by a minor is void.
l. is fraud to conceal fraud.
Ignorance of the law excuses no
one.
A contract made with minor is
void.
Notes bear interest only when so
stated
The acts of one partner binds all
others
Principals are responsible for their
agents.
Signatures in lead pencil are good
in law.
A receipt for money is not legally
conclusive.
An agreement without considera-
ton is void.
The law compels no one TO do i'm
possibilities.
Contracts made on Sunday cannot
be enforced.
If note be stolen IT does not re-
lease the maker-he must pay it.
Each individual in partnership is
responsible for the debts Of the firm.
A note obtained by fraud, or even
from one intoxicated, cannot be col
| lccted
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-24
PUBLIC SALE.
THURSDAY, OCT. 'S5.

l will sell at my farm, IL miles
southwest of Benton City, and miles
east of Mexico, on the Danviile and Mex
leo road, on THURSDAY. OCT. 1st, the
following property, viz:
One work horse, ! brood mare, l 2
year-old Clyde colt, saddle pony ) head
OF S-year- grade heifers, each giving
milk, graded yearling heifers, 10 head
No. ewes, 40 head stock hogs, 80 acres
= o. good corn, about Is tons of hay. Par
aes buying corn and hay can have lots
Nee to feed In. Lot of farming imple-
@ents, consisting of 1 new Brown corn
pianter, Pattee sulkey breaking plow, 2
waking plows, cultiYators, 2 harrows,
l roller, l No. l hay frame, l spring
wagon, 8 sets double harness, household
ana Kitchen furniture. A free dinner will
be given.
TERMS OF SALE-All sums of $40
ad under, cash; over that amount a
aeoit of 10 months will be given, the
purchaser giving note with approved Sc
date. ~, w r. CaITAHAN
= A. STEPHENS, AuctiOneer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-24
Practical Temperance Reform.

The temperance people of New
York who do not indorse the prohibi-
ton policy are making a strong and
systematic effort to popularize in that
state the idea of high license as the
best method, under present circum-
stances, of dealing with the liquor
question. Similar movements are in
progress, also, in other states; and it
may be said that in the country ut
large there is decided tendency on
the part of majority of the oppon-
ents of dramshop to accept this plan
of lessening an evil which it is nn-
deniably impossible to eradicate by
arbitrary and extreme legislation.
The fact has been conclusively es-
tablished, all candid men must admit.
that prohibition does not effectually
suppress either the sale or use of
liquors in any of the states where it
is being tried. Granting that the
policy has been partially successful.
it is by no means certain that high
license laws would not have produc-
ed just as good results, with 4 great
deal less of friction and demoraliza
tion-and prohibition that comes
short of thorough and unconditional
success is in general sense self
evident contradiction and a practical
failure.
It is believed, in short, that the best
way to promote the temperance cause
is to employ practical measures, and
if temperance people can not do as
much as they should like to do, then
to do as much as they can-which is
so clearly sensible that temperance
men of whatever degree of earnest
ness can poorly afford TO combat il.
st Louis Globe Democrat.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-24
An EnterprIsing, Reliable House

J. F. Llewcllyn can always he
relie'l upon, not only To carry IN stock
tie best OF everything, hut to secure
the Agency for such articles a. have
well known merit, and are popular
with the people, thereby susta ping
the reputation of being aiwars en-
terprising. and ever reliable. Having
secured the Agency for the ce!ebrat-
| ed DR. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, will sell it On Il posi-
: tive guarantee. 1t will surely cure
any and every affection Of Throat,
Lungs, and Chest, and to show our
confidence, we invite yom 10 call and
get Tria Bottle Free.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-24
Mexico School and Papers.

Mexico papers are booming the pub
lie school of that city. They recog-
nized it as the medium through which
the great body of the children of the
city and county must be educated and
they permit no petty spites, no mean
jealousies, no defeated ambition
to make them the enemies of the
children of their own town and coun-
ty. Recognizing the necessity of in
tellectual training, no less than the
fact that the public school is the only
hope for the poor mans child, these
papers do not hesitate to sustain their
board of education, to encourage the
teachers, to exhort the parents to a
right performance of their obliga-
tions and to do all and everything
calculated to enhance the efficiency
of the peoples colleges. We think
there are some who claim to edit
newspapers that might learn valu-
able lesson from the conduct of the
Mteligencer and LEDGER; who might
acquire knowledge of the fact that
personal dislike of any individual as
sociated in any capacity with the
school can furnish no excuse for an
attempt to break down the school it.
self and that any effort in this direc-
tion is as unjust to the children Of
their community as would be a direct
endeavor to refuse to these children
the opportunity of securing COM
mon school education. The man who
would endeavor, by any species of
sharp practice and chicanery, to de-
ny the children, dependant upon the
advantages afforded them by the
public schools for an education, oil
the means furnished by the law for
their benefit has within him all the
elements of common thief, and he
who imagines that he can disguise
his opposition to the school itself by
claiming that his enmity is confined
to some party or parties connected
with it, is a fool. Some communities
are cursed with such characters as We
bo,-o 1ocar;l,ol ,,o, who fooJ uror
their hates and who to crafty private
malice would sacrifice the public
good. The Democrat cheerfully
joins hands with the Mexico paper:
and will always be found on the sid'
of the people, advocating their right
and contending for the education o
their children. TIE public school
are the hope of the state. The poo
boy, that is to occupy prominen
, position in its affairs and to exert
commanding influence upon the mel
of the future, must be educated il
them The people recognize thei
, necessity and are determined to sus
, tain them and no man, be he editor
o official, or shyster, can ever impai
, their efficiency or render them un
, popular, however he may howl; be
hind what miserable subterfuge h
! may skulk, or in what manner b
may seek to disguise the contempt
o BILE motive by which he is actuatet
. Pike County Democrat.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-24
Grand Sunday School Celebration

There will be grand Sunday school
celebration near Union school house,
6 miles south of Mexico, on Saturday,
Sept, 26, 1885. Good speaking, good
singing, and dinner on the grounds.
There will be five schools take part in
the exercises to-wit: Beaver Dam,
Cedar Grove, Prairie View, Washing
ton and Union, All other Sunday
schools IN the county cordially invited
to be present.
PROGRAMME.
J. r. Hodge, of Washington District,
moderator.
lst. Song in concert.
ID. Devotional exercises.
Sd. Song by Washington school.
f, 4th, Address of welcome, by Wm.
| Edmondson.
9TH. Song, by Cedar Grove school.
( 9th. Response, by VIM. Thomas.
| 7th Song. by Beaver Dam school.
/ Sth. Object of Sunday school.
| 9th. Song, by Union school.
| 10th. Progress of Sunday school, by
Rev. Gingerrieh, of Fulton.
| II. Song, by Prairie View school.
II. Song in concert
Adjourn ior dinner.
/ l3. Song in concert.
| II. Address. by Col. J. f. Hutton.
Is. Song, by Washington school.
II. The best method of CONDUCTING
Sabbath schools.
Is. Song, by Union school.
10. Song, by Beaver Dam school.
20. The influence of Sabbath
schools.
81. Song, by Prairie Union school.
%. Song in concert.
%. ID. ARMSTRONG,
J. 7. BYRSs,
J. B. ATKINS,
Committee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-24
Don't Look Like a Wreck.

"When rnan is going down bill
everybody is ready to give him 4
kick" Yes, that is so. IT is sal,
but natural. Why, many a man and
WOMAN, seeking employment, would
have got it if their hair hadn't heea
SD thin and gray, One bottle oi Par
ker's fIair Balsam il then ;iic best III
vestment- 1t stops falling hair pro
NOTES new growth and restores cD.o.-
Clean, highly pertuned, not 4 dye.
a great improvement over any stint
lar preparation, ald sold at the low
price of soc. 2t-3t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-24

Senator Ball. of Pike, says there
viii be 10000 people in attendance
at the Confederate reunion at Louis
lana. October Ii. Col CELSIUS Price
/ has caused thousands of hand-bills
announcing the meeting, to Ire dis
trIbuted throughout the state
Rails County Guide.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-24
Administrators Notice.

1uIHIIIIStfHtUfs > NUtfcts
haVE this day taken charge of the
= an uestste of Mrs. c. C. Lee, deceased.
a.. M persons having claims against said es-
te Se are required to exhibit them for al
swasnce, to the Administrator, within one
s,ss IN after the date, or they may be pre-
sss sasu ss rom any benefit of such estate !;
n IN such claims be not exhibited with
Two so years from this date they will be
''reYer barred.
% aus ;. ilth day of September, 1885.
-o-ft LESLIE LEE, Admir-,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-24
CHICAGO EXPOSITION,

For the above the Chicago & Al
ton Ry., will sell tickets TO Chicago
and return, including admission
ticket to Exposition at the very low
rate Of S725. Tickets on sale Sept.
Z, ii, 81, 2S, Oct D and IL. good for
return passage one week from sale
of ticket. +. S. WILSON,
Ticket Agent,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-24
Excursion Rates.
ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION.

The Wabash. st. Louis and Pacific
and Chicago & Alton Rys., will sell
excursion tickets to ST. Louis and
return at S465, including admission
ticket the Exposition, on the follow
ing dates: Sept. s, 10, ii, Ia, u.
"a. rs. Oct l. ). s. II, ID, - and
%, all tickets good for return pas.
sage five days from date of sale.