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Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26
In Memoriam.

Mary Hardin KEENAN,, daughter
of VIM. Fl. and Cordelia P. Ken
nan, was born Sept. q, 1872; died
April II, 1888, aged Is years, 6
months and 20 days.
Mary's was a brief life, and yet
who can say that it was not COM
plete? Not the broken column,
but the finished temple is the en-
blem of her life, though less than
sixteen years were included in its
span. Life is not measured by
years, but by deeds; by filling
full of faithful, loving service, the
varied spheres of action, in which
Gods providence has placed us,
be they few Or many. For Mary,
God had a work to do the task has
been cheerfully and faithfully per-
formed, and she has gone home to
rest, and to receive from Him
whose love had measured the task
to the worker the welcome of
"Well done, good and faithful SER
want, thou hast been faithful over
a few things, I will make thee ruler
over many"
From a child, Mary has been
noted for her thoughtful DISPOSE
ton, her sweet and loving tenn
per. Quiet and modest in her
manner, thoughtful and studious
beyond her years, she impressed
all who knew her with a sense of
the nobility of her positive yet
gentle character. In school she
was regarded by teachers and
pupils as a worthy model of all the
graces that adorn a school girls
life. In the Sunday School and
public congregation, to pastor,
teacher and companion, her intel
ligent, ~reverent interest, was at
once an inspiration and a help. To
parents and loved ones she was the
ideal daughter, sister and friend.
Though not a member of the
church on earth, she has left be-
hind abundant and satisfactory evil
denee, that by faith in Jesus she
has entered into that Kingdom
whose fruits are love, joy and
peace. Of her salvation in Heaven
we have no shadow of doubt. Her
Bible, which for years she has
read every day, by its marks shows
her to have been possessed of love
for its holy lessons and Divine
Author. With a confident hope Of
a future glorious meeting we leave
her with that Saviour whom she
loved. HER BEREAvED PASTOR.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26
w. A. Morris to the Front.

w. A. Morris to the Front.
I will sell you groceries cheaper
than any house in the city. Why !?
My expenses are light and / buy
my goods all for spot cash. AS
follows
A beautiful N. O. sugar, 16 lbs.
for 81.
A beautiful light brown sugar,
Is lbs. for 81.
Standard granulated sugar, IA
lbs. for$l.
A splendid green coffee, 6 lbs for
81.
4 packages Arbuckle's coffee 90c.
90 ID. bucket jelly, Zoe.
A nice tea, 30c. per lib.
A splendid tea, Soc. per Id.
Pollock's Daisy flour, $40 per
100 lbs.
Pollock's Bell do 1920.
Polloek's Bakers Choice S2.10.
Pollock Famous do $2.00.
Pollock's Peerless do s1.70.
3 lib. a tomatoes, best, 10c.
BIB. can apples, best, 10c.
lib. can pumpkins, best, 1Oc.
BIB. can pie peaches, 10c.
Can peas, l0c.
Can beans, Zoe.
Can corn, 10c.
Choice figs, Sc. per lb.
Choice dates, Sc. per Id.
Choice cooking rafsins, Sc. perlb,
Syrups, 35c. TO G5c. per gallon.
/ do not allow any house in this
immediate locality to sell under
me, and if you want aeommoda-
ton You can get it. Please come
and see nae. Respectfully,
dGWt w. A.. MoRRIs,
Wholesale and Retail Grocer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26
MISSOURI
Candidates for the Ministry Elk
ahmed Appointment Tho
Proceedings.

VANpALIAy Mo-, April 22,-The
Missouri Presbytery convened Fri
day morning md the following bus
mess was transacted during the day
aud night: At II o'clock M. Kerr,
d candidate for the ministry,
preached his trial sermon and it
was approved by the Presbytery.
A. A. Wallace of Mexico, candi-
date for ordination into the minis
try, preached his trial sermon last
night and il was approved by the
Presbytery. John A. Gallaher, son
of Rev. Thos. Gallaher of Fulton,
also wants to be a minister and
preached his trial sermon this
morning at II o'clock. The two
candidates for the ministry and
also the one for ordination were
examined in Greek, Hebrew and
theology. The Presbytery will
convene in Mexico at 7:30 O'Clock
Monday evening for the purpose of
o~rdaining Rev. Mr.. Wallace. The
Augusta Church in Galloway coun-
ty was selected as the place for
holding the next session of the
Presbytery which win be the 10th
of August next. Permission was
granted to the Brunswick Church
to employ Rev. G. J. Hinkell of
this city as the pastor ofthe church
for the ensuing year; also to the
Mexico church to employ Rev.
Wallace as its pastor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26
Henry Watterson's Ideas.
the Editor OF the Ledger.

AZ tiiS EuitpE VI iic tStuGtf.
VANDALIA, No., April o.
/ believe the time has come
when the present state of our
local Democracy should be pune
tured by the following point
ers Mr.. Watterson, of the Louis
vile Courier-Journal made a speech
before the Kentucky Democratic
State Convention recently in which
he said "Turn whichever way
you will it shall go lucky with you,
if you do not stick your nose in a
bottle ofpatent medicine prepared
for the regeneration of mankind.
The air is full ofnostrums. There
is the Protectionists' wonderful
iron tonic for making men rich by
taxation. There is the Mugwumps'
civil service elixir for purifying
the system and perpetuating liber-
ty by the erection of an aristocracy
of office upon the ruins of repre-
sentative government. There is
frauds own pauper patriotic lini-
ment, which proposes to extermin-
ate y~agabondage by making every
tramp a pensioner, (and which we
should have actually administered
to us) but for the fly which Grover
Cleveland dropped into the first
box of the ointment submitted to
his inspection. There is that
d%elirious, sugar-coated, double
compound, educational capsule,
which is TO be given to every little
negro in the land before he goes to
bed, and when he gets up in the
morning he shall come forth a
scholar and a gentleman. And
there is Fox's universal renovator,
and social moral and political cure
all, the tetotal prohibition porous
plasters which will stick to you
like a brother, and which is ex-
pected to convert every drinking
saloon into a temple of worship
and to repeople the world with 8
new race of red nosed angels.
ann against each and all of these
quack remedies, and against the
man who is in favor of any one
of them, and more particularly
against him if he claims to be a
Democrat. They are the vapor.
ings of mock sentiment and the
bastards of paternal licentious.
ness" DEMOCRAT.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26
LACONICS.


Correspondence OF the Ledger.
LADDosIA, Mo-, April 23.-Mr.
and Mrs. Walker and Miss Birdie
Walker all left this morning to re-
side in Santa Fe. MI. Walker and
Sam Whitman have bought a gro
Gerry store there.
James Basket has bought a drug
store in Rush Hill.
Mrs. Morrow and Mrs. Lock, OF
Louisiana. have beer visiting the
last week at PA Wilson's and DR..
Browns.
Mr.. Stone and family will move
to st. Joe next week
Miss Maggie Torreyson,in compa-
ny with several Martinsburg folks,
came over Saturday.
ANNIE LAURIE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26
A Card From j. W. James.

Fellow-citizens of Audrain County, Mo.
AT HOME, April 23.-As it is re-
ported that l am a candidate for
Sheriff only for the purpose of beat
ing Buck Jackson, which is false,
and told only for the purpose of
injuring me, I wish to state that l
am a candidate simply because I
want the office and desire to beat
both Jackson and Adams. I have
no coalition with any one except
the voters at the primary and shall
abide by their decision. On account
ofthe continued illness of my boy,
the early date of the primary and
my duties at home, l find it will
be impossible for me to visit you.
Hoping to receive a liberal portion
of your votes, | promise, if elect
ed, to do my duty under
the law, without fear or favor, and
chew to the line, let the chips fall
where they may" l am, yours to
command, 10. w. JAMES.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26
UNION PIcK-UPs.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
UNION, Mo-, April 23.-The
click of the corn planter is heard
on every farm.
A good rain is needed badly
around here.
Oats and grass are suffering fol-
rain. There has been a large
acreage of oats sown in this com.
munity.
]. J. Byrns smileth smile /; it is
a bouncing big girl.
Genial Geo. Adams, candidate
for Sheriff, was in this vicinity last
week shaking hands with the
voters.
The Hungry base ball nine has
received a challenge from the
Thompson Station Standards for &
game on Mexico Park April 2Sth
We have not organized yet, boys
and wont until we get through
planting corn; then we will accom-
modate you.
Billy McIntire has a colt by
Artist that is one of the finest colt:
we ever saw. 1t is the very image
of its sire, the boys say. Billy
commenced currying and rubbing
the next morning after it was foal
ed, for the Fair.
We would like to see a Sunday
School organized here. There az
forty children in this district be
tween the ages of 4 and IS years
Surely this is a field for Sunda.
School work. "WHo."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26
Card by j, d, Morris.

To my friends in Audrain County.
MEXICO, Mo-, April 25.--Faving
been solicited by a number, both
this year and in the last campaign,
to become a candidate for County
Treasurer, / have concluded to do
SO. In 1886, when requested to be-
come a candidate for this office, I
declined to do SO for the reason
that Democratic usage in the coun-
ty has always given an officer two
terms where he has done his duty.
This objection now being removed
I announce myself candidate for
the Office of County Treasurer and
respectfully ask your assistance.
j. d. MORRIS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26
Of the Result
-oF THE
L o cal Option
February adioutn-sl term. 1888.

Fehr,,aru ,d;o,.a.,l 49, rood
STATE Of MISSOURI, L.
C0ifNT,i OF AUDRAIN. 90
In the County Court Of said countv
on the 24th day of March 1904 tina foi..
lowing. amono othar nrorasd;ncs wsr.
had. tsaneIyt
Whereas. In pursuance of an order
issue,i BIZ this court. dated February
the Ill, 1883, under an act Of the General
AsseInbl,t of the State Of Missouri, en-
titled, local OPTION approved April
s. 1857, an election was ordered by this
court. to be held on Tuesday, the 10Th
day of Mtrcb. 1883. in all that portion
of Ayldrain county lying outside the
corporate limits of the city of Mexico,
said city having q population of TWEEN
ty-fvs hundred inhabitants or more, to
determine whether or not spirituous
and Intoxicating liquors, including wine
and beer, shall be sold within the limits
porats limits of said city of Mexico, to
be holden at the usual voting precincts
of holding any general election for
State Officers in said county.
And, whereas, notice of said election
havir & been given by publication in
the Alex co Weekly LEDGER and the
Mexii,o Weekly Intelligencer, newspa-
pers pub ished In said county, for -four
consecuti We weeks, the last insertion
being within ten days next before said
election; and, whereas, said election hav-
ing been duly Igs held ed in ma accordance with
being transmitted within two days after
the close of said election, to the County
Clerk, and, whereas, the County Clerk
within five DAYS after the close of said
election, to-wit: on the cath day Of
March. HISS. took to his assistance two
iudpes Of the County Cont. VIII ). upon
examination and comnarison of the said
poll tooKs. examined and cast mn the
votes given AT said election afor the
sale Of in~toxicating l~iouors. and fine
votes given ssaeainst the sale of intoxi.
cat,n,, liz nors,, ana - haing fonpd that
thera wee nast twalva hnndraJ and
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26

IL this weeks LEnsEg will be
found the announcement of Col.
Green Clay as a candidate for the
State Senate. Col, Clay is now de-
tanned in Mississippi, but will be
home in a few days, He has con-
scented for his many friends in this
county to use his name for this of.
flee. and if elected will make a
most efficient and faithful Senator,
Clay is a man of energy, push and
information, ana well fitted for this
most important position.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26

THE political tricksters of this
city are not in a good humor. The
people will have a chance this
year, by their ballots, to say who
shall receive the honors and the
tavors. The less the people have
to say the better the seheming pol.
iticians are pleased. The masses
of the people in this county will al.
ways control the politics of Au.
drain county and those who think
otherwise will see their mistake
before long.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26
MATTERS,
Correspondence of the Ledger.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
MARTINsBURG, No., April "a
Miss Maggie Torreyson opened
the spring school at this place las
week. with a large attendance.
The young folks of the Burg at.
tended the entertainment given a
Laddonia on Saturday night by
Mexico talent.
Several couple attended church
at Unity, near Benton City, Tues
day night.
The Douglass firm is open AGAR
and goods selling rapidly.
Married, at the home of Rev
Mr.. Magee, on Thursday the 10Th
Miss Addie Prichard and Ton
Stevens, all of Montgomery coun
ty.
Miss Theresa Morfe1d and Mr.
Oligslaeger were married at tn
Catholic Church Tuesday, by Rev
Father Haar,
Uncle Jack Torreyson sold hi
home residence to Nh. jacob 70
5000.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26
Thursday, May 8, 1888,
AamInisirafor,s Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters
te~stalnentary upon the estate of Charles
Riortlan, deceased, have been grant
ed the undersigned, JAS. Finn,
by the Probate Court of Audrain Coun-
ty, Missouri, bearing date January %,
1883.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit them
for allowance to the administrator with
in n year after the date, or they may
be %precluded from any benefit of such
estate, ard II such claims be not ex-
hibit,,d within two years from this
date they will be forever barred.
47-4t JAS. Finn. Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26

ABOUT midnight Sunday night it
looked as though John Miller and
81 Fawcett would be taken out by
a mob and made to talk. Quite a
crowd gathered for that purpose,
but were prevailed upon to allow
tile law to take its course. This
crowd "adiourned for twenty-four
hours We trust the more the
matter is considered the less mob
law will be thought of. Mexico is
q law-abiding city in a law-abiding
county in a iaw-abidipg State and
q mob should not be thought of.
Our officers are working day and
might on this case and with the
very best of results. There is no
show for any of the guilty parties
to get away and if kept separate il
will be impossible for them to fix
up a tale. There is no question
bat what the guilty parties are un-
der arrest, and the only question is,
Who fred the fatal shot? John
Miller is now thinking of turning
States evidence and there is nc
question bat what he knows all
aao..ts the matter. Allow the law
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26
For Representative.

To the Voters of Audrain County
We the undersigned citizens of
Loutre Township, would respect
fully submit to our Democratic
friends of the county of Audrain,
our fellow citizen, j. .Torreyson,
for representative in the next Leg
islature, subject to the primary
election.
Mr.. Torreyson is one of the old
citizens, having lived in this
county for thirty years, settled on
Johns Branch in 1856, when the
county was a wilderness; has
given his best efforts to promote
her prosperity and the interests of
her people, and contributed what
he could to make her what she is.
Mr.. Torreyson is a Democrat,
tried and true, and has never been
found wanting in his adhesion to
his conviction. Should you honor
him with your suffrage, we believe
he will be true to the confidence
reposed in him. Mr.. Torreyson is
one of our best citizens, ever ready
to relieve the needy and suffering
and condone the errors of his
neighbors; has been n of the
laborlng men of the county, on the
farm and in the shop; was not
afraid to work, and we ask our
Democratic voters to help us secure
for him this position in recogni-
ton of his fidelity to Democratic
principles, with assurance that he
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26

The lady who wrote us a letter
from Rush Hill in regard to a Mex
leo girl keeping company with a
married man should have signed
her name. We are satisfied the
Young lady, who is a school girl,
meant no harm and when told Of
the matter will be sorry and re-
pentant. She was, of course, de-
ceiyed. If newspapers published
such stuff the public would soon
become disguised with them, and
properly, too. Go and talk to the
girl, don't try to blast her charac.
ter by such publications.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26

M trouble first began years ago. = said Mrs;
every succeeding cold ] would take was more
severe.
LAST June, after taking n severe cold, ] be-
me so deaf that ! could not hear my children
Amen they were playing around me. l had a
tanttnuai pain over my eyes. and my face WAS
painful below them. | had II dull, heavy feel
Ing In my head. and at night 1 could only breathe
through my mouth, | had u continual dry.
hacking cough, with pain In my breast. / had
no relish for my food indigestion was so bad.
and nothing that | could eat seemed to have IFS
natural taste. was nervous and discouraged
all the time ana ielI so badly | had no desire 10
live My sleep Was troubled and | would awake
with the same dun and iistless feeling as when
/ retired at night. Indeed, my life was. made
miserable by my horrible disease. | had tried
many different kinds OF treatments but none
gave me any permanent relief,
"Abeut five months ago | visited DIR. McCoy's
office at 1916 ilucus Place and began his treat
ment. From the first ! began to improve. grad
ualiy ms sense OF hearing returned and now all
my unpleasant symptoms have left me. j am
entirely eured.'
The truth of the above statement can be veri-
fed by addressing or calling upon Mrs. Frank
Boudoin, Fiorissant. Mo.
The following statement regarding Or. Mccoy
Is maize upon good authority 'Since this
Eminent Specialist has been ia the West
q period of about five ycars-he has treated
and cured over Six Thousand cases of Ca
tarrh and Chronic Throat and Lung Trou-
bies and of theGe cases 10 per cent. had been
declared by local physicians hopeless and incur
abie,'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26
wARRENToN THE PLACE.
August 2S the Date with Repre-
sentation Based on the Theo-
dore Brace vote of 1885.

Special Dispatch to the Ledger.
WARRENToN, Mo-, April 25.-At
a meeting of the COMPRESSION
al Committee this afternoon, War
renton was selected as the place fol-
holding the next convention. The
date of the convention was fixed fol
August %. The Brace vote of1S8e
was decided upon as a basis of rep.
r~esentation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26

We announce this week j. r.
Torreyson as a candidate for the
Legislature. Mr.. Torreyson is well
known to all of our readers. He is
an old citizen of the county and a
representative man, and a life time
Democrat, and if elected will faith
fully serve the county in the Leg
jslature
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26

In the weekly LEDGER will be
found the announcement of r. P.
Hopkins, candidate for reelection
to the office of Collector of Audrain
county. He has made one of the
most efficient, accommodating and
faithful collectors any county has
ever had and will be reelected
without any opposition.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26

In this issue of the LEDGER will
be found the announcement of J.
ID. Morris as q candidate for Coun-
ty Treasurer. He is known to all
of our readers as one of the most
substantial and worth Democrats in
the county and would make a most
efficient treasurer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26

SHERIFF Atchison, his deputy,
Tom Atchison, and all the officers
ofthe city and county are doing re-
markably fine work in the breaking
up of Mexico's den of thieves and
murderers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26

In this weeks LEDGER win be
found the announcement of Geo.
Marshall as a candidate for re-eiec-
ton to the office of County Treas
urer. During the time he has held
the office the books have been cor
rectly and carefully kept, If re-
elected he will serve the county in
the same faithful and efficient man
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26
To the Christian Churches of Au-
drain County, Missouri.
st. Louis Live stock Market.

Cattle - Market steady and
strong. Quotations range as fol-
lows: Choice heavy native steers,
S4.40a5.1o; fair to good native
steers, s4a4-50; butchers steers,
medium to choice, at 5 .40a4.45;
steekers and feeders, fair to good,
s.. 20a3 80; rangers common to
good, s.. 25a4.00.
Hogs-Active and higher. Quo
tations ranged: Choice heavy and
butchers selections, So .50a5, so;
packing grades, medium to prime,
.3oa5 .55; light grades, ordinary
to best, S5.00a5.35.
Sheep and lambs-Firm and
steady. Fair to choice grades Of
sheep quoted, 84.I0a6.M.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26

We learn there is to be an
other prosecution in this city
growing out of Sprague's 's'bad
debit agency. A citizen of Mexico
is going to have n of our mer-
chants prosecuted for dunning him
through this agency. We pre-
sumo he is now waiting to see how
A. G.. Armstrong comes out.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26

MEXICO was never more quiet
than during last night. All fears
of mob violence to the murderers of
"Uncleo Sam Apgar are ground
less. Hanging is good enough for
them and that is what they will get
at the end of the law. The hang
ing wiiltake place shortly after the
June term of court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26

J. X. Pool has been elected SUI
perintendent of the Centralia pub
lie schools, and has five hrst-class
assistants. Pool is one of the best
educators in the State. He enters
into the spirit of his work and
watches the result with a Jealous
eye. He will make the Centralia
school rank with the best in the
State
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26

MORTIMER says Faweett shot
Apgar while he and Johnson watch
ed. Miller says Mortimer told him
he did it himself. Each one lays
it on to the other. The truth is
bound to come out.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26

THE public need not be uneasy.
The murderers of Samuel Apgar
will not be allowed to break out of
Jail. The attempt made last night
will make the officers more vigilant
than ever.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26

J. Y. MCLEAN is a candidate for
reelection as County Assessor. He
served one term in a most salts
factory manner and will be re-
elected without any opposition.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26

THINGS r working around
nicely. The c. & A. linemen are
located here, and next week the
telegraph division of that road will
come to Mexico. The next thing
in order will be the removal of the
train division to this place.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26
AdministrafrIx,s Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters of
administration upon the estate If Her
man Adrian, decd, have been granted
the Probate Court of Audrain county,
Missouri, bearing date March %, 1888.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit them
for a llowance to the administrative with
in ore year after the date, or they may
be piecluded from any benefit of such
estate, and If such claims be not exhib-
tied within two years from this date
they will be forever barred.
51.4 ELIZABETH ADRIAN.
Adminiafratrix
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26

TIE political circus is opening
up in good shape hereabouts, but
it looks as though the "lady"
would have to give way to the ami
mails.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26

Gov. David B. Hill, of New
York, will not be a candidate for
the presidency, but will head the
New York delegation for Grover
Glaueland
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26

FROM what we can learn John
Miller is the brains behind the
gang of thieves, which has been
robbing houses in Mexico for
months and killed old man Apgar
last week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26

THE thieying gang of niggers
called themselves The Royal Nine.
Three are likely to hang and six
will go over the river for long
terms.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26

The Local Option petition will
be presented to the City Council at
its next meeting and an election Or
dered in Mexico at once.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26

Black Squirrel and Royal Gold
dust can be found at my stable in
Mexico the present season. Terms
same as last year.
l.. B, MoRRIs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26

IT takes months, yes, years to
build up a reputation for a town,
county or State. All of this can be
ruined In one hour by a mob.