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Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-21
No Millennium.

EA0s- ~
The millennium did not come to
Ray country with the adoption of
Local Option as was promised. The
the number of bottles turned up,
bottom side to the sky, in the
vacant space in the ear of the
Democrat office will attest to that
fact. Last Saturday, at the Mill
vile picnic, more than one drunken
man could be seen and Saturday
night last was no exception TO the
general rule in Richmond for plain
DRINKS. Ex-Governor st. John,
the noted Prohibitionist, was right
when he said Local Option is a
deIusion.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-21
MATTERS

Correspondence Of The Ledger.
MARTISsBuRa, No., June 90
Elders Strawn and Gray preached
in their respective churches here on
last Sabbath.
Miss Linda Ferrill, of Fulton
who has been the guest of Miss
minnie Jones, left for Mexico Mon
day.
Miss Maggy Torreyson is visit
ing friends in Mexico this week.
George M. Brown, U. S. A. ca
Diet, is ut home on furlough. George
is reported as being the finest
marksman at West Point, and
among the first in everything. We
are proud of our home boys any
how.
Our energetic and deserving lit
tie Misses will have a grand festi-
val this coming Friday night.
Everybody come and we will assure
a pleasant time and lots of good
things to eat.
Rev. Carter, of Columbia, preach
ed at the Christian Church Tues
day evening to a large and appreci-
alive audience.
MI. Shaden, our agents accom-
plished wife, leaves Tuesday fol-
New Mexico, to visit the springs
there, on a summer trip.
Mrs. G.P. Romans visited Mime.
ola springs last week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-21

Whereas, Martin A. Pennington and
Ruth Ann Pennington, his wife, by
their deed of trust, dated the eleventh
day OF January, A, D., 1887, and record
go IN trust book "2," page 490, in the
RECORDERS Office for Audrain county,
missouri, conveyed to the undersigned
trustee, the following lands, situate in
me county OF Audrain and State of
quarter of the southeast quarter Of zee.
I'D nineteen, township Atty (50), range
W eight and forty and S3-lO0 acres,
being all Of that part of the east half
a southwest quarter of said Sec
tion, township and range above named,
except the portion conveyed by John
Board to Thomas Board and Landon ID.
Craig, by deed dated October IL, 1867,
q being the same land conveyed I'd
Pinckney French, deed of August 8, lS7s,
by. Jno. w. Hamilton and wife, ali
peing IN Audrain county, Mo-, which
conveyance was made to secure
the payment OF q certain note in said
aeed OF rust described, and, whereas,
OF interest, which is now due ana M
paid Now, therefore, at the reouest
the legal holder of said note. ana nv
virtue OF b authority yeated IN INC -
do by said deed Of trust, / win. on
Friday, July 10, 1888,
between the hours Of o o'clock In the
and 5 o'clock in the afternoon
OF said day at the east front door offhe
Court House in the town OF Mexico.
state and county Aforesaid, sell said
property publicly to the highest and
best bidder for cash, TO satisfy said
debt and interest and the cost Of exc
cutting this trust.
iltds s. NJ. LOCKE, Trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-21
MORE STUFF"
Another c., Il. d s. Rumor, this
Time as q Springfield
"Boomiet."

The following item from the Pest
Dispatch of yesterday was taken to
the offices of the C., II, L S, in
this city, by a LEnGgR reporter
this morning:
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, June To-
Private advices from Chicago state
that contracts for the building of
the proposed Chicago, Hannibal Il
Springfield Railway have been let
and that the construction will be
under Roadway by July 20. The
movements of the company have
been cautious of late and surround
ed by an air of mystery, thought
to be due to a desire TO make real
estate purchases before publishing
their programme.
Upon reading it, the officer in
charge, Mr.. Richardson, said:
SIN my opinion, that is merely
a Springfield 'boomlet.' They are
anxious to start a real estate craze
down there and they think there
is no better way of doing it than to
advertise the immediate coming of
a new railroad whose southern
terminus will be Springfield"
"Mr. Williams has not yet been
notified of the letting of any con-
tracts and it appears to me that the
Chief Engineer would know of any
action of this sort as soon as any
person in Springfield.
"Work may begin within "a
month but l think it safe for you
to say that no dirt will fly before
fall. There is absolutely nothing
to reDort.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-21
Skin of His g

1t had been claimed all along
that Morehouse would carry Au-
drain county by 1900 majority,
but the returns show that he only
carried the county by the "skin of
his teeth" Could Francis have
eanvassed the county as Morehouse
did, it is very evident that he
would have carried it by at least
500 majority.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-21
THREE p o
Fawcett, johnson and Pugh Go
From the County Jail Last
Evening, Scott Free.

81 Fawcett, Jim Johnson and
John Pugh, three of the colored
men who have been in Jail for
several weeks on the charge of hay
ing had a hand in the murder of
Samuel Apgar, were released last
evening. The grand jury returned
an Indictment for murder in the
first degree in the cases of George
Mortimer and John Miller, but
found nothing against the three
who were released.
The three darkeys were very
glad to get out of SO unpleasant a
predicament as being held for
murder, but made no demonstration
when they LETT the Jail. For the
past week Fawcett has been brood
ing over his trouble and could not
understand his release. He is
said to be mentally unbalanced.
MILLER HEARS THE NEWS.
Areporter for the LEDGER visited
the Jail at noon to-day. Miller
and Mortimer knew of the release
of the three prisoners, but had not
heard of the finding of the grand
jury. When the reporter broke
the news to them, neither said a
word. Miller finally looked up
and simply said:
III never murderednobody."
When askedif they had engaged
counsel both replied in the mega
tive. Miller said that he didn't
want a lawyer--that he would de-
fend himself and ask only for
Justice. Mortimer-he of many
confessions-asserted his intention
to fight the ase and said that he
had written to Montgomery friends
for financial assistance. He said
he had little faith in lawyers but
was afraid a ''cullud man: would
STAN a mighty po' show widout
someone to defen' him
Mortimer's wife, a hale mulatto
of about 25 years, is in Jail, having
been indicted for harboring stolen
goods.
The dimly. lighted Jail and its
dusky occupants form a gloomy
picture. A single foring lamp
burns in the corner of the cage,
which is little better than no light
at all to one coming in from the
outside. But the. prisoners eyes
grow accustomed to the gloom and
they are enabled to read a news
paper readily with assistance of
the lamp light.
Miller maintained his story of
innocence to-day and Mortimer
didn't talk much.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-21
A Menroe Man Missing,

HANNIBAL, Mo June Isl. Hiek-
man, the leading eitiaen of Florida,
a town Fear here, saying he was
going to st, Louis to buy maehln-
cry for his mill, secured all the
money he could borrow, left debts
amounting 10 $4,000 and skipped
to Canada. Among hia creditors are
his daughter $1,000; James Rouse,
his miller, 81 600, his savings for
several years, and Mrs, Hickman,
a widow, $500. A letter has been
received from him stating that no
viii not return to Florida again,
The missing nan possessed the en-
tire confidence of the people, was
an influential politician and had
often been mentioned as suitable
timber for the Legislature. He was
a man of education and refinement
and had produced poems which
had given him q local reputation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-21
An Insane Editor.

LINNEus, Mo-, June 16.-T. E.
Brawner, who has been publisher
of the Linneus Bulletin for the last
twenty years, was recently COM
PEELED by falling health to sell that
paper to Wigginton and Conger,
who came here from Mexico, Mo.
To-day he became insane, laboring
under the hallucination that he
had bought the paper back. He
took possession of the office by
force, and drove the editors and
printers out with a mallet, making
quite a sensation before he was
ouieted.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-21
Odd Fellows
CELEBRATION AND PICNIC
AT VANDALIA
On Saturday, June 23d.

The lodges of the Twenty third Dis
trict OF the /. o. o. f., Of the State of
missouri, will conformity celebrate with
Lodge, No. 1856, on June 2S, the
50th anniversary Of Odd Fellowship In the
State: The exercises of the day will be
as follows :
Address of welcome by the Grand
Warden, Thos. p. Rixey, of-Mexico, Mo.
Algrand parade of the lodges and en-
campments in attendance, headed by
Patriarch Militants in uniform, accom-
panied by the vandalia Silver Cornet
Band.
Grand Patriarch T. B. Ganaway, Of
Paris, and j. b. Jewell, of Carroilton,
Mo-, will deliver orations on the prin-
ciples, teachings and achievements Of the
order.
Everybody invited.
Come, see and hear of the grand prin-
ciples That are taught and practiced daily
by this noble order In the name of Friend
ship, Love and Truth. Plenty of good
music will be furnished by the vandalia
Silver Cornet and other bands.
A grand Competitive Drill by the Pa
triarch Militants for the Championship of
the State will take place in the after.
noon. Don't fail to see this drill and the
finest uniform in the world.
Committee on invitation--S, d.. Ely,
Mayor; Hon. G. G.. Daniel, Chas. &.
Blain.
Marshals-A. McPike, ]. ID. King,
j. A. OMOHUNDRO, Pres.
G. r. PEARSON, Sec'y.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-21

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
LADDoNIA, No., June 10.-Mr.
Nick Cartmell, who has been sick
for the past two months, is thought
to be slowly improving.
Miss Fannie Gilliland, who has
been teaching at Bowling Green, is
home spending vacation; also Mrs.
Provine from Hannibal school is
at home.
Charlie Swift, who has been at
tending the Columbia school, is at
home.
Laddonia has not employed
teachers yet for the next term OF
school, with the exception of Mrs.
Bowman, who will have charge OF
room No. 2. Miss Josie Baker,
who was chosen as principal of the
school, resigned the position owing
to having located for the year in
Moline, where she will teach dur
ing the winter.
Mr.. S. T. Davis and Miss Maggy
Torreyson will have charge of
Martinsburg school.
The Odd Fellows picnic at Van
dalia will be largely attended by
L.addonians. Our own "Fourth"
is booming up nicely and bids fair
to be one of the grandest gatherings
ever held here. The Glee Club
is practlcing patriotic glees for the
occasion.
The Christian Church will be
dedicated next Sunday, Rev. s.
M. Martin preaching the sermon.
From the present prospects of
crops, the farmers will boom this
year. Meadows and oats are very
fine
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-21
Card From Col. CLAW,

The following card was handed
us by DIR. Fritts, who stated that
Col. Clay desired its publication
in the Mexico LEDGER. We cheer
fully comply with the Colonel's
request:
To the Democrats of Audrain County:
Mexico, Mo-, June 20.-My
success in the late canvass was due
to the disinterested, untiring de-
votion of my friends, of whom any
man may well be proud. To them,
each and every one, in the tullness
of a grateful appreciation l tender
my sincere, heartfelt thanks, and
] cannot better greetth the Democracy
of Audrain than with the assurance,
in striving to prove worthy of such
confidence, by a most sedulous care
of the interests intrusted to my
charge, I shall hope to merit the
distinguished honor received at
your hands. Now, hat your selec-
ton is made, let us remember the
duties of moderation and party
fealty, which should bind us in our
united effort to place Missouri in
her proper position in the great
contest for national supremacy.
The mission of the Democratic
party to-day is to restore the gov
eminent and the earnings of a ma
toms toll to the rightful hands OF
the people.
With the assurance of this faith
and earnest endeavor, / am your
obedient servant,
GREEN CLAY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-21
Gubernatorial Vote In Audrain.

0S S~S tNA>
candidates for governor. Only
two, those of Francis and More
house, have survived. The strug-
gle between the leaders is hot and
close, and to the close observer in
teresting and worth attention.
Just now Morehouse is making the
running and showing his strength.
The old allegation that Francis
caused the early selection of dele
gates in opposition to the wishes of
the central committee is no longer
urged since the counties which
have been claimed for and worked
in the interest of Morehouse have
held conventions. By the selec-
ton of Delegates favorable to him
in Pulaski and Audra1n counties,
he has been given a fresh start and
in the classification of strength
Francis is only twenty-eight votes
in the convention ahead of him.
But he will gain no more before
the primaries ON August II. His
victory in Audrain county on Sat-
urday failed to have the results
and moral effect he desired. Four
weeks ago when Mayor Francis
told me he had never been in Au-
drain county, he conceded it to
Morehouse by a heavy majority
and had decided not to allow his
name to be used at the polls, as he
believed the contest would be be-
tween Claiborne and Morehouse.
The latter heard of this and deter
mined to make a brilliant burst o
speed. To the Republic reporter
he said he would undertake to go
into any county with Francis
and beat him, and that as a test
he would carry Audrain county by
1000. votes over all candidates.
This reused Francis and he went
into the county which Morehouse
had visited constantly for six
months past and travelled over the
latter's ground. From Boosting
Morehouse become frightened and
put in all the time he could, fol-
lowing Francis footsteps in Au-
drain. The result Saturday justi-
fed his fear. So far from having
a majority of 1000 over all candi-
dates, he did not even have a
plurality. He beat Francis 319
votes out of the 3,271. AS Clai-
borne polled 442 votes, the opposi-
ton had a majority of 1913 votes.
Indeed, had Col. Claiborne with
drawn from the race, as many of
his and Francis mutual friends in
Audrain and st. Louis urged,
Morehouse would have been beaten
in his favorite county. The re-
suit has thoroughly frightened
Morehouse, and he has been in
consultation with his close friends
about a persistent canvass. of the
State. He will devote the greater
portion of his time between now
and August 18th to political work.
Francis will not be idle and will
make the fight hotter all along the
line
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-21

It is with unfeigned regret and
that I now announce to my
patrons and the appre-
clative public that my fine Import
ed Percheron Stallion, Pride, No.
1923, died on the 18th inst, at his
stable at Cottage Home near Mex
leo. The fatal disease ending the
life of this valuable animal was
spasmodic collie. My sincere
thanks are due and hereby tender
ed to DR.. Eby and other friends for
untiring efforts to aid me to save
my valuable horse.
ED. MI. CLARK.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-21
Home Stretch.

Audrain county had virtually
been conceded to Morehouse for
weeks past, and when he carried it
last Saturday his organs into con-
niption fits with delight. Well,
il would be cruel to deprive his
followers of this morsel of joy, and
re bid them be glad while thus
opportunity offers. August is not
f:ar distant when defeat and disap-
Yoint.nent viii settle over them
IKE & psi.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-21
Won't Work.

The attempt to defeat Senator
Vest by indecent and incorporate
methods will give him a third
term. 1t was so in Senator Cock
rell's case, and the enterprising
journal on the Kaw ought to know
that history repeats itself.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-21

Itch, mango and scratches OF evil
cry kind on human or anima-s
cured in 80 minutes by Woodford's
Sanitary Lotion. This never fails.
Sold by Dobyns & Gibbs, druggist,
Mexico, Mo 45-4m
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-21

WALTER WILLIAMS, of the Boon
VILE Advertiser, just elected pres
ident of the Missouri Press -Associ-
alton, is one of the most able and
brilliant editorial writers IN the
State and can always be found sup
porting proper measures and pure
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-21

THE number and character of
those who took part In the citizens
meeting last night clearly shows
that there are others besides
"red-nosed whisky bums,"a as some
of Mexico's enthusiasts assert, on
the side of the "wets."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-21

THERE is no need to get out of
humor about Local Option. The
citizens of Mexico will settle the
matter Friday, and no amount of
fussing or quarelling car change the
result
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-21

be allowed, to be sold 10 the high
eat bidder.
The committee has a right 10 ae-
eept OF reject bids for rights,
On motion twiae question was
tabled,
Meeting adjourned to meet at
Bean Greek, July IA, 1855,
], 7, VREekAar. Pres.
j. ". MFnpIEpoN. Seety
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-21
Alcohol All the Time.


Now that the excitement has
passed away and We can look at the
matter calmly and give it our
serious consideration, let us view
the question in its proper light.
While we do not desire to be un-
derstood as advocating or endors-
ing the saloons, yet it is but just
and proper that the people should
be correctly informed. Under
the Local Option law druggists can
sell alcohol at any and all times,
Sunday or any other day, without
limit or legal restraint and without
prescription. They can sell it to
young, old, male or female without
fines or penalties, and we defy any
one to prove the contrary. The
courts have decided this to be the
case and Judge Burkhartt afirms
this opinion.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-21

SUNDAY Gov. Morehouse claimed
that he had carried every precinct
in Benton county. Benton county
went for Francis by a good ma
jority.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-21

George Jackson, a prominent At
torney of Sedalia, and a son-in-law
of Senator Vest, is in the city, en-
gagged in an important law suit in
the Circuit Court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-21
Syrup Of Figs.

1t is Natures own true laxative.
1t is the most easily taken, and the
most effective remedy known to
Cleanse the System when Bilious
or Costive; to dispel Headaches,
Colds, and Fevers; to Cure Habit,
ual Constipation, Indigestion, Piles
etc. Manufactured only by the
California Fig Syrup Company,
San Francisco, Cal. For sale by
G. R. Gibbs, druggist, Mexico,
Mo. Dec. ID, 1889.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-21

Miss Ida Spencer, of Laddonia,
will sell you millinery now as
cheap as the cheapest. Go andsee
her when in town.