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Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-10
AUXYASSE.


The editor of the LEDGER dropped
III ON AuXsasse, Il beautiful little VII
iage Of three hundred people, located
on the Jefferson City branch just
over the Audrain line, III Galloway,
Tuesday morning, The country
around il is the. very best farming
land in the state. The business men
are AL young, live and onturprising
and the town is growing every day, a
tiue new bank building o being
erected AuNvasse was Incorporated
in November, 1850. The following
are the trustees: Ed Swan, f. NJ.
Dudley, Joe Rohn, DIR. Harris and
Ab Harrison. There are two church
es, Baptist and Methodist; also two
good schools just in the edge of
town. Chas. Gaieski is depot and
express agent and telegraph operator.
Alb Harrison is postmaster. The
town boasts of two good physicians,
DR.. Watts and DIR. Harris. There is
Il good 4. .. L. w. lodge, odd Eel
lows lodge and Good remplars lodge,
all i'll healthy condition Two large
lime kilns just out of town are ship
ping several cars of lime per day and
bring thousands of dollars per year
into the town. Among the business
men we noticed the following during
our flying trip this week: Swan u
Martin, flour mill; w. c. Barnes,
lumber; j.. L. Rohn, blacksmith /;
w. H. Doss, shoemaker; Mrs. Ne
Cune & Wills, millinery; VIM. Law
renee. general merchandise; +. NJ.
Dudley, general merchandise j. II.
Farrah, harness and saddles: Frishy 4
Strauhy, hardware; John Smith, gro
c~eries, restaurant and butcher shop ;
Day 4 Co, drug store; Adams 4
Bro, general merchandise; Harrison
Il Monroe, hardware and groceries
DIR. Harris, drug store; W. II. Doss,
barber; VIM. Frisby, hotel; n. 2.
Cole, livery. The business men all
seem to be in a prosperous condition.
The crops around the town look eX-
cellent and the prospect for Il boom
is good. The business and residence
houses are all substantial, neat and
comfortable looking. We predict a
bright future for this live and spark,
ling little city. The LEDGER has
many warm friends in AuXvasse and
we trust will soon have many more.
Special train leaves Mexico at Z p.
NJ. to-day for Auxvasse. About 15t
citizens Of Mexico will attend the A
o. |. ". festival at that place to
night.
Soda water, with fruit syrup, from
glass containers; no metal poisons
J. +. Llewellvn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-10
roUNGs cREEK ITEMS.

Correspondence to the Ledger.
YouNGs CREEK, June Health is
good in this vicinity.
The recent showers have revived
the oats and corn, which are looking
nicely.
Miss Flora Vanhorn, Of Bellview,
Ohio, is visiting Miss Mettie Patter-
son of this place.
Miss Katie Rogers is teaching our
summer school.
Quite a number Of fish is being
caught out of Youngs Greek.
Ed. Sipples preached to a large
audience at Oivet last Sunday at
IL O'Clock.
Browning, Sharp and Kenion ship
two loads of hogs to Chicago last
week.
w. p. Browning sold a pair OF
horses to Galloway & Crawford fol-
S270.
Thos. Smith and wife, Of Green.
leaf, Kan, r visiting the family Of
Mrs. Fannie Crawford.
Miss Fannie Emmons visited th,
Misses Browning last week.
Farmers all speak en~couragingly
of the growing wheat.
Prayer meeting at Midway every
Sabbath morning at 10 o'clock.
What we would like to know?
Why Sam Crawford goes fishing 81
often.
II the "Youngs Greek Dude" hat
not been to Mr.. HIS last Sunday.
If George Nugent don't mourn tn
loss of his "pet OWL"
Why "Bill Peck" is so anxious t,
take S. Callaway's mail from the OF
fee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-10
Best of mixed paints.
j. +. Llewellyn.
LADDGNIA

Correspondence of the Ledger.
LADDoNIA, Mo-, June Last Sat-
urday was the candidates day in Lad
donia, and many we're here with their
brightest smiles, shaking hands with
young and old, big and little, clean
and dirty babies. The picnic north
of here was not SO largely attended
as expected, but a pleasant time was
enjoyed. Several from Mexico we're
in attendance. Among the number
we're Mr.. and Mrs. b. b. Runkle, who
spent the evening with friends in
Laddonla. The band gave some live
ly music in the evening. Laddonia
is proud of her band.
Madam Rurhor says we are to have
q wedding shortly, the highly contract
ing parties being an accomplished
lady living near our city, and a d..
d. formerly of this town, but now of
Charlton County.
Frank Case, of Scott City, Kansas,
Is here visiting his old friends.
Laddonia is preparing for a grand
Fourth. All the lodges of the town
have been invited to assist, and Rev.
Wheat has been chosen orator of the
day. The G. L. lodge is in a -four
ishing condition, and its members
are working up their cause more than
ever.
The M. E. quarterly meeting was
held here Saturday and Sunday. A
large crowd in attendance.
Rev. Wheat preached some excel.
lent sermons.
Rev. Bib, we are sorry to state,
talks of leaving Laddonia and going
Paris, Monroe county. He is an
able preacher and has been a great
worker while in Laddonia.
The Laddonia Dramatic Club vii
produce the play Am / my Broth
er's Keeper" at WelIsville Thurs
day evening next, for the benefit o.
the band at that place. Our band vii
accompany the club. Following il
the caste:
Adle Benton, a merchant. .......J. III. Landrnn
| Charley Benton, )......-.. Eugene Proylni
Richard earns, ihis clerks. 81. Noel Mitchell
Matthew Allen, S........ ..... Reuben LandruH
job Layton atlas Scrapsl....C W. Montgomer
Betsy Benton Told maIdD .-.. Mrs. Josie Gofnei
Grace Benton Miss Kate CLAIR
/ Rachel Allen, ...-...- Miss Cora Wilson
= hx~rr Ttrptr
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-10
Hardin Cuitsge Glazed.


The LEpaER last week contained a
full account of the commencement
exercises OF Hardin College except
the last two nights, Thursday night
the graduating essays We're read, AS
follows:
Seniors In and Out Of the School
Room" Miss Annie Crawford,
Character" Miss Pink Edmon-
ston.
Woman i'll Political Life" Miss
Annie French,
Simon Says Thumbs Up" Miss
Julia Gamble.
The Power Of Aggregation" Miss
Georgia Guthrie.
The Bud, tho Flower and the
Fruit" Miss Hulda Harmed.
"A Dream" Miss Lily Herald.
Worship" Miss Arab Hubbard.
Light" Miss Ida Herman.
Birds of Ill Omen" Miss Clara
Kramer.
High Ways and BY Ways" Miss
Emma Nichols.
BLUE Boards of Society,"" Miss
julia Ross.
What Hast Thou Laid up for Me,
Old Timer" Miss Nettie Sproul.
''?' Miss Carrie Woodward.
All did we'll and the committee
who awasded the medal to Miss Pink
Edmonstoh wished 1t could favor
each II wittrsome token of apprecia.
ton:
Friday night tire annual Alumna
meeting was held at the college. Ii
was the social event Of HE week and
was Il success in every sense of The
word. The programme was as fol
lows:
Presidents address and welcome
to classes of 'S5 and sc, Miss Annie
Spence.
Response for class of 'S5, Mis-.
Polly Bryan.
RESPONSE for class of SO, Mis-.
Lily Herald.
Toast to The Brothers-in-Law O
the Alumn9." Response by Mayo
S. z. Emmons.
Toast to 1.-The School Marin
Response by Prof. +. c. Bryan.
Toast to 1.-The Spring Chicken
Response by Miss Sallie Guthrie.
Toast to 1.-The Young Men," Re
Spouse by Prof. w. F. Damn.
The banquet prepared by tn
ladies of the Baptist church was ele
giant and managed to perfection
The Alumn;e meeting was a ~fittin!
finale to Mexico's gala week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-10
Card.

To the Editor of the Ledger.
l would love to call the attention
of the Democratic voters of the west
ern district to the claims Of Martin
Flynt, of Wilson township, a candi-
date for county judge in the western
district. He is a farmer, a gentle
mar of good education and fine judgr
ment. He has been a justice of the
peace for a number of years and be-
sides a member of the Democratic
executive committee. He served
through the Confederate army In
Cockrell's Old Brigade and was
wounded severely three times. He is
a good, steady, sober nan and will
make a good judge. FARMER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-10

To do the wrong thing with the
conviction that it is right is delusion.
But to do the right thing with the
conviction that it is wrong is demon
alization. The one is a mistake, the
other is a sin-a sin against ones sell
as well as against God. Delusion
may be compatible with moral sound
ness at the core of character, with the
consciousness of integrity and a self
respecting and high-minded virtue.
But these decay in conscious shame,
the moral pulse is s~lackened, the
moral sensitivencss is deadened, the
moral eye is darkened, whenever con.
duct is opposed to conscience, how
eve innocent in itself the thing by
which we violate our moral convic'
ton NAV be.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-10
The Lancaster Investigation.


The Glover Lancaster investiga-
ton has ended in q fiasco. Nh.
Glover requested Mr.. Bliss to hold ii
aud Mr.. Bliss consented TO do so.
As he had no authority to compel the
attendance of witnesses lie requested
their presence, and be also requested
Mr.. Glover to present his testimony,
Neither Mr. Glover nor his witnesses
NOR his testimony have been heard
from, and the investigation that wal
TO startle the community with tba
revelation Of immense fraud has end
ed in wind. Mr.. Bliss will report Il
Washington to that effect.-st. Louis
Globe Democrat.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-10
Prescriptions prepared carefully.
j. F. Llewellyn.

See the cards of B. l.. Locke and
Green Clay in this issue of the LED
GER.
Smiths coal bank gave out last
week. He was just getting it we'll
opened.
Mrs. VIM. Houston, nee Miss Mary
Carroll, of Brazil. Ind, is visiting in
Mexico.
The streets around the square are
now sprinkled twice in one day, and
kept in good condition.
Bean shooting is all the go at
Auxvasse. Charley Adams a wing
a bird one-half mile off.
The friends of Joe James, of Will
son township, say they are going to
nominate him for constable.
Mexico celebrates the 4th of July
under the auspices of the Catholics.
The programme will be interesting.
Frank Hart, of the Kansas City
Times, is IN Mexico on a visit. Frank
is one of the best reporters on any
paper in the state.
There are several parties deriving
benefit who do not assist in paying
for the electric light. They should
give the matter some attention.
Miss Bessie Guitar, one OF Colum.
bias most charming young ladies.
was the guest Of Miss Cora Wood.
Ian a few days last week. She re-
turned home Sunday evening.
Louis Maupin, who killed young
Watson at Fayette last week, is il
the Audrain county jail. They
brought him down here to keep hin
from being mobbed.
N. NJ. Friedman, Stephen BeItel'
and Messrs. Kobler and Pihale, 0
Martinsburg, made us a pleasant cal
last Tuesday. They are now al
readers of the LEDGER.
S. p. Emmons last Saturday sol,
at public sale five thoroughbre'
Short Horn yearling bulls. The.
were very pretty straight calves ant
averaged $67 per head.
Geo. Stuart, one of Audrain'
successful stock raisers, has jus
sold g 100 head of cattle for Jul.
delivery. He got between 4 and
cents per pound for the bunch.
Capt. Currie, formerly of Mexico
now Of Pewaukee, Wis, was in Mex
leo last week shaking hands wit
friends. Capt. Currie is tslking c
coming back to Audrain. Currie
one of the best stock men in th
country and we would love to hay
him back with US
Dr. .Mumford, of the Kansas Cit
Times, says: 1.-The only party oppt
sition to Cockrell is q lot of sor'
heads and disappointed place-seeI
ers. They have DO strength, no il
fuence, and / am very much mistake
if they will be able to either preveI
his nomination or initiate agalni
his election"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-10
4 Good Band.

Laddonia has the best cornet band
we know of in this section. The
music the boys play is of a high
order, well executed, and pleasant
to listen to. Prof. Farmer is the
leader and instructor, and he under
stands his business thoroughly. He
is also an expert on the violin. and
has q No. l orchestra composed of
members of the brass band. The
members are worthy gentlemen and
good musicians and the people Of
Laddonia appreciate and encourage
them. Following are the members:
Prof. Jas. Farmer, Eb.
J. A. Pendleton, I'd Eb.
\. Proctor, BIB.
f. D. Barr, I'd BIB.
J. II. Rifle, solo alto.
Ed. Sutton, lst alto.
A. g. Leet, md alto.
VIM, Lippincott, lst tenor.
Grant Beal, solo baritone.
5. A. Whitman, tuba.
Fred Seigel, bass drum.
Alya Reed, snare drum.
At G.. NJ. Haskell and Cos. is the
place to get your harvesting machin'
Fery repaired. sgt.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-10
A Card from Ii. l.. Locke.

Fellow IT1zENs-The duties of
my present position prevent me from
visiting you or making a regular can
vass. and [ take this method of say
ing to you that in becoming a candi-
date to represent you in the next
Legislature l have no person to build
up nor any one to pull down. Ihave
not been asked nor have l made any
pledges to any one Ihave no ambl-
tons higher than if elected to serve
the best interests of my people in any
legislation that may come up.
l have no word against any gen.
tleman seeking the same place in this
canvass, nor shall l do more for my
self than to point to my past record
of a quarter of a century as your SER
want. The matter is with you.
When you have considered your in
terests make your choice, and your
choice shall be mine.
3. L. LOCKE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-10

Pike county i~nstructs for Cockrell.
Thus the bluebirds sing as each Sat-
urday brings around a new batch of
primaries and conventions. The pros
poets now are that about two-thirds
of the democratic Legislative caucus
next winter will be instructed for
Senator Cockrell and the other third
practically pledged to him.-Kansas
City Times.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-10
Grand and Petit Juries.

The following are the grand and
petit ~juries for the June term of
court, 1886:
Grand jury. +. Harrison, j. Z.
Williams, l.. NJ, Hendrix, S. Ross,
j. D.. Smith, Robt. Brown, John j.
Steele, Joel Guthrie, Thad Stewart,
C. G. Baker, Chat Sumner, Robert
C%authorn.
Petit jury-Joel Davis, E. c. Will
son, G.. W. Ramey, John Blythe, H.
NJ. Long, Thos. Board, j. L. Harri-
son, J. H. Jones, John Munday, Jas.
Pasqueth, A. D.. Jackson, J. R. Baker,
Joe James, w. O.. Johnson, w. FL.
Mcintyre, &. o. Sims, Thos. Yates,
G. A. Dowell, Joseph Boyd, L. W.
Atkinson, John Northern, j. j. Win
scott, John Lane, 7. l.. Hill, Frank
ScrOuriuS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-10

Who r living under a tree.
Who will be elected justice of the
peace.
Who paid the most on that house
and lot.
Who invited the boys to dinner at
Santa Fe.
If there is not very little litigation
in Audraip.
If there will not be a big picnic at
Martinsburg on the 10Th.
Why every young man in Mexico
does not attend Sunday school.
If the Catholics don't always fur
nish a celebration on the 4th of July.
If the committee on Trades Pro-
cession should not keep the ball
rolling.
Why people do not cut the weeds
growing around the sidewalks in
front of their property.
If Pollock's flour, Weimer's cigars
and "Bob Whites LEDGER are moi
circulating in and around Auxvasse.
Why every owner of property or
and near the square does not set ou'
trees, as Buckley & Moore have done
If a little tar and a few feathers
would not look well on a female who
has been given hours to leave towr
by the proper authorities and won
leave.
What to think of a man who "won't
sign a petition for saloon license be
cause his preacher won't let him,
and at the same time he is drinking
on the sly all the time? Fine Chris
tians, they.
If there is any truth in the repor
that a married couple are living GU
near the railroad bridge, west o
town, with the canopy of heaven a
their covering, mother earth as thei
pillow and the odor of blue gras
and mosquito eggs as their susie
!, nance.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-10

I. g.. Canady, who has for 1 years
resided in Carthage and who by his
energy and business tact has &C
quirea an enviable reputation among
business men as a salesman, has re-
moved his residence to Mexico, Mo,
where he has engaged in business.
MrjC. always took an tive interest
inpolitics, always being in the front
rank of the Democratic party ready
TO do and dare for the cause of the
people. He will be missed here i'll
the bivouac of the old guard.-Car-
thage Patriot.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-10
When Blair Gets Through.

When Blair Gets Through.
"When do you think Congress will
adjourn?" Senator Hoar was asked.
II don't know now," he replied.
"There were forty-six dollars sent in
to the conscience fund yesterday, and
I suppose we will have to stay until
Senator Blair gets up a bill to give
the money away to some body"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-10
re. Paul sells groceries as cheap
as ANYBODY for the money down.

The third annual meeting OF the
Northeast Missouri Short Horn Breed
ers association met in Mexico at the
court house June 7th. Sixteen mem
beers present secretary reported 30
members On the roll. Called to or
der by Pres. James Is. Davis. Officers
elected for the following year: Presi-
dent, j. B. DAVIS: Vice-President,
Judge j. Shobe; Vicc-President, j.
NJ. Davis; Treasurer, j. S. Brown !;
Secretary, S. p. Emmons. Sixty
head of cattle subscribed for the 3rd
annual sale to be held in Mexico,
October 18th. S. 2. EMMoNs,
SporpfarU
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-10
Rig BienieS.

J. III. Canada informs us there will
be two big picnics in Sailing town
ship one near the old Canada school
house on the 18th, just North of
and one on the 10Th, on
the Sam Hanna place, just Northeast
of Centralia. Candidates and every
body else invited.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-10

Our Martinsburg correspondent
suggests the LEDGER banquet its cor
respondents. A good idea. Let them
suggest the date aad the LEDGER will
furnish the layout. Green corn will
soon be here and the watermelon
crop promises we'll
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-10
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-10

Alfred Barnes is SO years old and
as lively as a cricket. If he had not
smoked and chewed all his life he
would be double that age. On June
FIRST his family celebrated his birth
day N
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-10

We are glad to have Chris Pearson
back on the Middletown Chips.
Chris is one of the live and pointed
writer's on the country press.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-10

Tue Philadelphia Times, in it's re-
view of religious statesmen in Con
gress, finds no representative from
Missouri, and only one, John Ander-
son, from Kansas. Yet Mr.. Hutton
is as famed for his piety as are Mr..
Heard and Mr.. Dockery for good
works. In fact, the Missouri dele
CATION, while not ostentatious in their
religion, will strike a fair general
avcrage.-Kansas City Times.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-10

Whoop up the Trades Procession.
A meeting should be called at once
of all who will take part and officers
elected, committees appointed, etc.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-10
1T is A FACT THAT

A good crowd will excurt to Aux
vase tonight.
No one can beat Mrs. A. S. Hous-
ton baking cake.
The picnic pie this season is even
better than usual.
The voters of Audrain county do
their own thinking.
W. w. Settle wants to get a job
on some newspaper.
All the Hardin College pupils will
come back next year.
The Alumnae banquet was the best
managed we ever attended.
Some of Mexico's young people
don't behave we'll at public meetings,
Our friend, J. B. james, should
come to Mexico oftener than he does,
Liars, in addition to the regular
catalogue of punishment, very often
make themselves ridiculous.
Bob White will pay q liberal re-
ward for a good joke on Mr.. j. NJ
Marmaduke or Judge j. E. Ross.
The people of Audrain county care
very little for the opinion of the edi'
tor of one Mexico paper for the edi
tor of the other.
Tax payers pay a Congressman
s15.9S per day and that it should moi
be a crime for a man to have a pref
erence as to who should fill this posi-
ton.
Our friend Of the Intelligemcer i
hard to please. He finds fault will
the LEDGER for fighting Hutton las
time, and is mad because we won
fight him now.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-10

Mag Browns dog, which bit one of
Clark Barnes little children, was
shot by the police Tuesday. The
dog was not mad.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-10
Land Sales.

Land Sales.
Sophia McDearmon to Pinckney
Frenck, lot 2, block q, origin
al town of Mexico. 1000 90
P~inckney French to Walter II.
White, lot Is and l6 and west
half of lot IL, block z, Ladd's
addition to MeXico......,... COO 90
Catharine Lambert to Michael
Quinn, l60 acres, s miles east
of Mexico. 5000 90
Thomas II. Reed to School Dis
trict of Laddonia, lot abb DIN
ing NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. l03 sc
Leona George and Others to ID.
d. Gray, undivided one-fourth
OF So acres, 10 miles northeast
of Mexico.................... $50 oC
Mary II. Dickson to ID. ID. Gray,
undivided one-fourth of SIS
acres, 10 miles northeast of
Mexico. $50 OF
w. T. Lott, by trustee, to j. +.
and G. D.. Green, lots | and 2,
in block 6, Hill & Reusch's
first addition to Rush HILL. COS OF
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-10

The McHattons have moved to
Tennessee. We hate TO e them
leave Mexico where they have made a
host OF friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-10

The candidates all break for Eph.
Hughes when they are near Wor-
cester. They say no n can beat
Mrs. Hughes cooking. We can tes-
tifv TO this.