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Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-28
Trustees Sale.

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
ed in trust book "2," page 400, in the
Recorders office for Audrain county,
Missouri, conveyed to the undersigned
trustee, the following lands, situate in
the county of Audrain and State Of
Missouri, to-wit: The northwest
quarter of the southeastquarter of sec.
G9) nineteen, township fifty (50D, range
iS) eight and forty and S3-l00 acres,
being all of that part of the east half
of the southwest quarter of said Sec
ton, township and range above named,
except the portion conveyed by John
Board to Thomas Board and Landon ID.
Craig, by deed dated October IL, 1887,
and being the same land conveyed OF
Pinckney French, deed of August 5, 1876,
by Jno. w. hamilton and wife, all
being in Audrain county, Mo, which
said conveyance was made to secure
the payment of certain note in said
deed of trust described, and, whereas,
default has been made in the payment
of interest, which is now due and un-
paid. Now. therefore, at the request
of the legal holder of said note, and by
virtue of the authority vested in me 80
to do by said deed of trust, will, on
Friday, July 1S, 1885,
between the hours of 8 O'Clock in the
forenoon and 5 O'Clock in the afternoon
of said day at the east front door of the
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.
lltds S. M. LOCKE, Trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-28
Trustees Sale.

Whereas, James A. Curry and Ida
Curry, his wife. by their certain deed
of trust, dated 9th day of January,
1885, and recorded in the Recorder's Of.
flee of Audrain county, Missouri, in
book ., page 6, of records of deeds of
trust of Audrain county, Missouri, con-
veyed to James E. Peery, trustee, the
following described real estate, situated
and being in the county Of Audrain and
State of Missouri, to-wit A certain
parcel of land, containing one acre more
or less, situate on what is known as
the twenty acres, being the north half
of the northeast quarter of the north
east quarter of section eighteen, in
township fifty-one, range seven, west,
and known as the B. l.. Lisenbury pro-
perty.
Which said conveyance was made in
trust to secure the payment of q
promissory note in said deed described
and, whereas, under the provisions Of
said deed of trust in the case of the
death, failure or rufusal of the trustee
named therein to act, the acting Sheriff
of Audrain county, Missouri, may ut the
request of the legal holder of said note,
proceed to sell said property, and,
whereas, the said james K. Peery is now
deceased. now, therefore, at the request
of the legal holder of said note and in
pursuance of the deed of trust aforesaid
the undersigned Sheriff Of Audrain
county, Missouri, will, on
Saturday, July 21st, 1858,
at the east front door of the Court
House, in the city of Mexico, county
and State aforesaid, between the hours
of 9 O'Clock in the forenoon and s
O'Clock in the afternoon of said cay, sell
the above described real estate at pub
lie venue to the highest bidder for cash
to satisfy said trust and the costs of
executing the same.
JOHN w. ATCHISON,
Sheriff Audrain Goa Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-28
Fresh vegetables at r. c. Paul's.

EX-PosTMAsTER JOHN SAUNDERS,
of Mexico, is one of the best read
and best posted politicians in the
party. He says the ticket is very
weak. SIN fact, (to use his own
words, there could have been but
one weaker ticket, viz: Blaine and
Filly." Mr.. Saunders thinks
Gresham and Hawley would have
been a winning ticket, but has no
thought that his party can win
with the present leaders. He says
Harrison is very poor material, and
that Morton is an aristocrat. The
party all over the country appears
to agree with Mr.. Saunders; at least
those who are willing to give an
opinion do. Mr.. Saunders closed
his remarks in a dlsgusted manner
by saying: "If the Democrats can't
beat Harrison and Morton they
had better quit
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-28
HITS AT THINGS.

Bachelors and old maids are
naturally quite self.possessed,
Thetypewriter is the only woman
who takes kindly to diotation,
A father may he more or less
paternal and still not be desirable
pattern for his children.
Among other summer flowers
that blow, the eornet and politi-
clan are just now very prominent.
Ii the women are to go to Con-
gfess, let the women be married
women. Ii won't do for us To be
miss.represented,
"Silenoe is the saverest criti-
eism," but men have been known
to be willing that their wives
should criticise their faults that
way.
There are more than fifteen hun
dred kinds fjaok knives. and yet
the average man can never find one
to use when he wants it in hurry.
One of the leading Anarchists in
st. Louis is named Griafgrabber.
A man with name like that is
quite likely to get what he grabs
for when he goes into the anarchy
business.
French women of means are now
devoting themselves to the study
of astronomy. French men OF
means continue, as heretofore, to
pay undivided attention to theat-
rical stars.
Probably the most annoying
thing in the world is a fly which
has the gall to enter Il mans car
while he is asleep and hammer out
the tune Johnny, Get Your Gum
on his drum.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-28
A CHASTITY TRUST.

A "Trust" which has for a long
time been shrouded in mystery,
and which presents grave features,
has just been disinterred and
brought to grief in South Carolina.
The object of the 'Trust" was to
obtain assurances on fictitious lives
and then to bring forward proofs of
death and receive the amounts of
the policies. In order to do this
the "Trust' for four years has
been drawing on the cemeteries and
the Potter's Field of Charleston
with q success that has netted some
$50, 900.
The plan was, after getting an
insurance on John Doe or Richard
Roe and paying few premiums, to
dig up a newly buried corpse,
''plant' it in prepared residence,
give it the name of the insured, re-
port his death and obtain the prop
er certificates of the physician in
the conspiracy and of innocent un-
dertakers and health officers. With
these documents, all apparently
regular, it was easy to obtain the
insurance money.
On the exposure of the Trust one
member committed suicide, another
fled and six principals this week
pleaded guilty before the Charles
ton Court and will be sentenced in
few days. There are several
other indictments pending.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-28

HENRY WATTERsoN, speaking of
the Republican nominees, says:
''The Republicans will of course
try to raise an 1S40 furore and to
make a log-cabin and hard-clder,
Tippecanoe and Tyler, too, cam
paign of it. But the old chicken
wont fight. The present Harrison
is not that sort of person. He lives
in a palace and drinks only cham
payne out of cut glass. He never
wore homespun in his life and
would not know a coonskin if he saw
it. He is a cold, selfish, exclusive,
arrogant and vain patrician. He
hates poor man worse than the
devil hates holy water. There is
nothing popular or magnetic about
him, if he lived in the East, he
would be drawing anglomaniae.
Living West, he is merely the
grandson of his grandfather. With
Morton for yoke-mate, it is simp-
ly a rich mans ticket on rich
mans platform and will poll only
the party vote"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-28

REPRESENTATIVE Mills says of
the Chicago platform at is a
very bold declaration of the policy
of the Republicans. They have
put their party up for free whisky
rather than for a reduction in the
price of the necessities of life. 1t
is the triumph of Kelley and the
Pennsylvania idea over the Re-
publicans of the West and North
west. The Republican party is
now thoroughly committed to free
whisky and to free trade in whisky
and against any popular reduction
in the customs duties for the bene-
fit of the people. The country
knows exactly where the Republi-
cans stand. There can be no mis-
taking the issue this campaign. We
gladly accept the declaration of
principles that has come from
Chicago
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-28
The Journal and Mr.. Francis

From the Journal of Agriculture.
The Saline County Democrat,
Mexico IatelIigencer, Fulton Tele-
graph and other political papers
have taken us to task, in language
more forcible than elegant, and
with an ardor more characteristic of
assurance than discretion, for what
they, severally, are pleased to call
our endorsement of the candidacy
of Mr.. Francis, and the resultant
inconsistent position which this
endorsement makes US occupy
when our utterances on option
dealing in grain are considered.
Our utterances on this subject are
about as irrelevant to Mr.. Francis
candidacy as anything can well be.
We recommended that the Demo-
cratic farmers of this State support
Mr.. Francis, because, from their
standpoint and from their interests,
he was the best man for them to
support of all those who are in the
race for this nomination; and We
assigned positive reasons, not
negative ones, why. The positive
reasons why are that the railroad
influence is against him; the cor
porate influence is against him;
those who are politicians ''for
revenue only" are against him; the
boodlers, the trusts, and every
element and influence which have
corrupted and degraded our politi-
cal system are against him; the in
fluence, which rendered an extra
session of the last legislature a
necessity, is hostile to him, and
the influences which have made the
work Of that extra session nugatory
are against him, and last but not
least, the influences that attempt
ed to defeat Gov. Marmaduke are
against him. If all these sle-
ments are hostile to him, dread
and fear him, these make reasons
enough way the farmers should
support him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-28
Sherlff's Sale I'm Partition.

Partition in the Audrain County Cir
cult Court, June term 1888.
John Hickerson Us. Fremont Schoffen
etal.
In the Circuit Court of Audrsia County,
Missouri.
By virtue and. authority of a decree
and order of sale made by the said Court,
IN the above entitled cause, and OF
certified copy thereof, dated June 10Th,
1885, l will, on Tuesday, August 7th,
lsSs, between the hours Of O'Clock In
the forenoon and O'Clock in the after
noon of that day, at the east front door
OF the Court, in the city of Mexico, in
Audrain county, Missouri, during the
sitting of the County Court, sell, at
paolc vendue, to the highest bidders
the foil 'r.g described real estate, viz:
The Nos tnwest quarter In. VI. La and
the west half OF the northeast quarter
(w. l-a n, Q. gr,l aud the west half Of
the southwest quarter tw. l-a 5. W. IA
all In section aamesr twenty. four (24),
In township anyone tSll. in range six
s6l, west, In the county Of Audrain and
State of Missouri.
Terms of sale as follows, viz: Cash.
lstdss j. W. ATCHISON,
Sheriff
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-28
HARRISON AND NORTON.
Two Weak Warriors Selected by
the Republicans at Chicago
Biographical.

CHICAGO, It'll, June 10, Lew
T. Morton. of New York, was nom-
mated for wee President at $40
last night, ON the first ballot, re-
ceiying a9i votes, The other can
didates were; Phelps, lio; Brad
ley. iuSs Bruce, IL; Thomas, l.
A Chillieethe, Mo, special To the
Times shows the temper of North
Missouri Republicans toward the
action OF tho convention, as follows:
"CiullIcorne, Mo-, June 25.-
The nomination of Harrison strikes
the Republicans here about like ~
Dakota blizzard does u school
marm with a room full of pupils.
They were all for Blaine and some
OF them say Cleveland is as good
rs elected now"
The nominations of Harrison and
Morton are looked upon by the
Democrats here as being very
weak, There is a general express
sion of gladness at the result of the
week 5 work; and the Republicans
who came here enthusiastically
operating their little booms left
town disgusted. Blaine was the
man." is the cry of everyone.
Anybody but Harrison, seems to
be the general feeling.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Ben" Harrison, of Indiana,
comes of family always distin-
guished in politics, the first Har-
rison of which there is any record
having been hanged in the fall of
1860, tor signing the death warrant
of King Charles |, of England.
After this little difficulty, the
descendants of the deceased Har-
rison removed to this country.
The Harrisons cut Il big figure in
continental history. The "favorite
son." and subject of this sketch
can claim the distinction of being
born outside the Hoosier State,
having first seen the light of day at
North Bend, Ohio, August 20, 1888.
Gen. Harrison was graduated
from Miami University, Oxford,
OHIO, at the age of Is. In 1854 he
began the practice of law in In
dianapolis and soon won distinc-
tion. About this time he began
to take an interest in politics and
in 1856 he took the stump. Since
then he has cut a conspicuous
figure in every Presidential fight.
He was elected reporter of the
Supreme Court in 1860 and in 1862
he assisted in recruiting the regi,
ment from the Sixth Indiana Dis
trict. Harrison was soon made 8
colonel and he then commenced
a sevice through Kentucky and
Tennessee, continuing eighteen
months. Harrison was transferred
in January, 1864, and continued in
the service until the close of the
| was, without special distinction.
He was defeated for Governor
in 1876 by ''Blue Jeans Williams
| and was chairman of the Indians
delegation to Chicago in 1886
| and threw the vote of that
State to Garfield. In 1880 he was
elected to the United States Senate
where he worried through his
term with responsibility, lfnot dis
tlnction.
Itwas sorry day for him when
he entered politics; for if he had
| continued the unobtrusive life o.
an Indiana lawyer he would not al
| present have on his hands the jot
of leading the G. o. p. to defeat.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-28
A Cure for Sore Nipples.

Mrs. Mary E. Ludlow, of Man
ming, Pratt Co., Kansas, says: Six
years ago we lived at Columbus
Junction, Iowa, and had young
baby and very sore breast. For
three months / tried every thing
until at last I got a box of Cham
berlain's Eye and Skin Ointment
and II cured them. Sold by C. 3.
Gibbs,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-28
Trustees Sale

&
Whereas, James A. Curry and Id.
Curry, his wife, by their deed Of t,YSt
dated the seventeenth day of March a,
D., 1885, and recorded in trust boo2 "
page 40, in the Recorders oficc fo,
Audrain county, Missouri, convened 4,
the undersigned trustee the folloTin,,
lands, situate in The county of Autira;s
and State of Missouri, to.wit. Fortr
and $500 acres, being the north nas,
of of the tn west half @ Of the northwest quart
one rsnan nn,as 49, nIty-
dred and fnr,y.fou ." aeo o nun
situate in the north W.. o.roar rou ~. iano ny
north haif ot the norsha. s evln sn'r.h =, ~ .o
uortbeast ouarter nf saa,;a ,ou, a;nh,a ~ ane
township fifty-one ranoa on saven "sesn ~aa
described as follows: Beg;n two roJs
east Of the present recognized north
west corner of the said norfi, h.n rf a.
.r.L.. fr.I WI hdh ~ ING
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-28

A CORRESPONDENT assures an
American newspaper that James
G. Blaine wept at the tomb of Sir
Walter Scott. It seems to be in
eumbent upon such ofour country
men as travel in the Old World to
let teeir tears fall upon the graves
of great men. "Mark Twain wept
at the resting-place of Adam, and
more recently Ignatious Donnelly
bedewed the grave of Shakespeare
with enigmatical tears. Surely"the
deed but sceptred sovereigns, who
still rule our spirits from their
urns" seem to be especially potent
so far as lachrymose Americans are
concerned.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-28

In the New York Tribune are
some rhymes which are fired at Mr..
Thurman's bandana. They say
"the stars and stripes are good
enough for u.s." Now, wasn't the
Tribune the very paper that once
printed some verses, calling upon
everybody to ''half-mast the starry
flag" because 1t was "hate's
pollutedrag?" First thing we know
some of US will get mixed on this
flag business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-28

THE Galena gavel that is to
''pound the life out of the Demo
cratic party" may be good tool,
but it will fail in its mission. The
Democratic party got up and walk
ed into the White Honse after it
had been declared, for twenty
years, to be too dead to skin.
Even the obituary prepared for it
by Col. Bob Ingersoll would not
stick.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-28
Fine Nursery Stock

For the benefit of the farmers
and all who want nursery stock of
any kind, we desire to say that we
bought quite a large bill Of trees of
different kinds from the Rochester
On. " Nurseries, c. Ragsdale,
agent, and that the stock was de-
livered in good order and in fine
condition and are doing exceeding
ly we'll. n. F. KILGoRE.
DOUGLAS MURRAY.
Mexico, Mo-, June u. 1888.
C. Ragsdale, the agent, can be
found at Ragsdale's harness shop,
rear of T. A. CARROTS store.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-28
Trustees Sale.

Whereas, G. ID. Sims and Mary A..
Sims, his wife, by their deed, dated
Dec. xs, 1881, and recorded in book al, I"
page Il, in the Recorders Office for Au-
drain county, Missouri, conveyed to the
undersigned In trust, all the following
lands in Audrain county, Missouri, VIZ:
The southwest Ia of the sonthwest
quarter OF section l6.township SO, range
., west, to secure a note in said deed
described; and, whereas, said note y
due and unpaid. now, at the request OF
the hoiaer OF said note, and by virtue
/ will. on
Friday, the Goth day ofJuly, 1888,
at the Court House door In Mexico.
Audrain county, Mo-, sell at public anc-
ton, to the highest bidder, for cash. The
above described land, to ply off sxid
debt, interest and costs.
i2tds NJ. Y. DUNCAN, Trustee,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-28

CHARLEY MORRIS is going tc
help celebrate the 4th of July.
He will send up three balloons Of
good size. If our business men
will take hold of the matter it is
not too late to have a big celebra.
ton. Hundreds of dollars can in
this way be kept at home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-28

English SPAWN Llniment re-
moves all hard, soft, or calloused
Jumps and blernishes from horses,
blood SPAWN, curhs, splints, swee-
ney, stiles, sprains, sore and swol-
len throat from whatever cause,
coughs, etc. Save $50 by use of
one bottle. Warranted. Sold by
Dobyns & Gibbs, druggist, Mex
leo. Mo. 45-4m.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-28

Itch, mango and scratches of ev-
cry kind on human or anima-s
cured in 80 minutes by Woodford's s
Sanitary Lotion. This never fails.
Sold by Dobyns Il Gibbs, druggist,
Mexico, Mo. 461m.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-28
Another Stock of Goods For Sale
Edward Selbe,

Edward Selbe, who is now locat-
ed at Rising Sun, is one of the
best blacksmiths in the county.
All work warranted satisfactory.
Repair work of all kinds done.
Special pains taken with Horse
Shoeing and Plow work. All new
shoes warranted for 60 days. All
friends and patrons please call. If
l can't please you my work will
cost you nothing. ATT
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-28
THE HEREPUBLICAN PLATFORM

While the Republican platform
is Enthusiastically in favor of extreme
Protection it has no ringing sound.
1t lacks the directness and conf
dence of the utterances of the
Democratic platform in yindication
of the policy of Tax Reduction and
Tariff Revision as upheld in Presi-
dent Cleveland's Message and en-
bodied in the Mills Bill 1t talks
about the destruction of "the
American system of Protection"
by ''the President and his party"
charges them with serving the in
terests of Europe; denounces the
Mills Bill as obstructive to the
general business, the labor and the
farming interests of the country"
and has separate condemnation
of free wool. But it is dumb about
f'Free Trade" and about the
"wages of labor which the DEM
ocratic reduction of taxation and
cheapening of the necessities oflife,
We were told, were to cut down to
the rate of the "pauper labor of
Europe" Compared with Mr..
Blaine's cable message in reply to
President Cleveland's letter the
platform in point of strength is as
milk and water to alcohol.
Indeed, the Republican platform
practically indorses the Demo-
cratic position, that Tax Reduction
and Tariff Revision are a necessity.
1t declares in favor of reducing the
national revenue by repeating the
internal-revenue taxes on tobacco
and spirits not for consumption and
by a ''revision of the tariff But
the tariff is to be revised by the
imposition of prohibitory duties on
such articles as are made here,
which would raise their cost to the
American consumer for the benefit
of the monopolist, and by the free
admission of articles which cannot
be produced at home. Ifthis does
not sufficiently reduce the revenue
the platform declares for free
whiskey rather than for cheap
necessities of life, provided the lat
ter are produced or manufactured
by the protected classes here.
The tameness ofthe tariff portion
of the platform indicates division
in the party on the question of high
Protection, and an unwillingness
to go to the people without some
sort of a pretense in favor of re-
ducing taxation and revising the
war tariff.
The remainder of the platform
Is of the usual character. The peo-
pie have heard again and again at
convention time that the Republi-
cans uphold an honest ballot, op-
pose monopoly, demand that the
public domain shall not be squand-
cred on railroads, denounce the
''twin relic" and favor CiviI-Ser-
vice Reform. But did they ever
know these professions to be put
into practice during nearly a
quarter of a century Of Republican
ascendancy?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-28

c. C. king, of Mexico, has
moved to Nevada, Mo-, and opened
a marble yard. Charley is a fine
workman, a clever gentleman and
a square dealing business man.
We are sorry to have him leave
Mexico and bespeak for himself
and family a hearty welcome in
Nevada
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-28
AdnlnIsirntrix,s Noliss.

Notice Is hereby given that letters u
administration upon the estate OF G. H.
Adams; deceased, have been grantsd
the undersigned, TeeBa Adams, by IN
rrooate Court OF AudraIn county,
missouri, bearing date June 5th, 1855
All persons having claims agsina
sad estate are required to exhibit tbsn
IoI allowance 10 the adnainistrstxn
within one year after the date, or tss7
may be precluded from any benefit q
such estate, and IL such clsims be -
exnibited within two years from thu:
oate they will be forever barred.
I2tds TEENA ADAMS,
Admin liistratr7x. ~
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-28
Rememher that yipilance is the

Remember that vigilance is the
price OF life as well as of liberty.
Only those who take good care of
their health enjoy a ripe old age.
Those who wish to, should keep
their liver and bowels regular, by
an occasional does of st. Pairick's
Pills, the best made. Sold by c..
r. Gibbs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-28

IT is a very small trick to place
disgraceful placards on the fronts of
leading business under the cover of
night. Small tricks of this sort are
offreauent occurrence in this town.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-28

Mr.. C. w. Battell, a travelling
man representing Messrs. S. Col
Inns Son & Co., printing inks,
after suffering intensely for two OF
three days with lameness of the
shoulders and back, completely
cured it with two applications OF
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. II
cures lameness and rheumatism
when all other treatment fails.
Guaranteed and sold by G.. R.
Gibbs. d&w If.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-28

VANDALIA had a grand picnic
Saturday and hundreds of dollars
were left there by strangers. Why
can't Mexico have something ofthis
kind on July the 4th? Viii the
people of Mexico have to go away
from home, as usual, to celebrate.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-28

HANNIBAL has raised 81 900 for
a big Fourth of July celebration.
What is the matter with Mexico?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-28

THE citizens of Mexico and Au-
drain county should be preparing
something for the Fair, which will
be the best in the State, outside OF
Sf n11iS
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-28

MEXICO will have two games of
base ball ON the 4th of July. If
our business men were as enter
prising as our base ball boys hun
drsds ofdollars would be spent in
Mexico on the Fourth.