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The Osceola times., 1888-04-14
The Good the Levee Does.

Just as the water had reached its
highest point, and at stand, las,
Tuesday, we concluded to go out
and see what effect the new piece of
levee was having upon the reclama-
tion of the country. Before the levee
was built, all the territory beginning
from one to one and half miles
west from the river front, out to-
ward Little river, when the river got
TO the highth 1t was Tuesday, WAS
completely under water. A few
years ago, during the time Of food,
the writer accepted an invitation to
accompany Capt. 4. N. Ayrcs, to go
and look at one Of his back places,
OH Plum Point bayou. We embark.
ed in q canoe, in front of his resi-
dence, just one mile from Osceula.
by the aid of a long fishing pole,
which he took along. he managed to
locate the most of his land. His ten
The Osceola times., 1888-04-14

The Forrest City Times says Hon.
l.. =. Featherstonc has accepted the
Wheel endorsement as a candidate
for Congress from the First district,
made by the committee or caucus OF
Whcelcrs who met in Jonesboro on
the 5th., and adds: "Had he AL.
nounced himself as a democratic can.
didats he would have received th~
united support of the democracy OF
st. Francis county. A democrat can
not consistently support any but
democratic candidates." What flag
is Mr.. Fcathcrstone Ayingf IL hr
making the race A. = nominee of the
Wheel, Of the union lsbor party, OF
as an independent candidate? Is he
responsible TO and representative Of
any known political organization
His announcement in the East Ar.
kansian declares that he Is a candi
date subject to the will of the peo.
pie expressed at the ballot. box il
November" and this seems to mean
that he is running Of his own moti"n
dependent on the votes Of person,
dissatisfied with all existing parties
L. r. Gazette.
The Whcelers have q considerable
organized following in Mississippi
county, the majority Of whom arr
democrats, tried and true; and W,
We have no reason to believe there
are many dissatisfied sore. head,
among them; and it is hardly posi-
bic that any very large number o
them will desert the ranks Of tn,
democratic party and its principles
now in the hour Of victory, to fol
low the scarcely developed purposes
of secret organization, claiming t
be for pei sonal and mutual protection
in a financial point Of view, an,
wholly devoid Of political creed, o
aspirations.
The Osceola times., 1888-04-14
SIMMONS Liver REGuLAroR

CihMoNS lsiN EE ltE6O OLAIOH
ID what the name indicates, "Reg-
ulstor Of that most important Or
gan, the Liver. Is your Liver out Of
order? Then is your whole system
deranged, the breath offensive, you
have headache, feel languid, dispir-
tied, and nervous, no appetite, sleep
is troubled and unrefreshing. Sim
mons Liver Regulator restores the
healthy action of the Liver. See that
you get the Genuine, prepared by
J. II. Zrilin & Co.
The Osceola times., 1888-04-14

cmen: buildings were floating around
at the mercy OF the food, and the
tenants were found perched on a
raft made fast with pawpsw bark to
the top Of q tree, where rat'ons were
issued to them. On our recent trip
we rode over dry rQad three miles
beyond this place before encounter
ing any backwater.-Not a single
farm in the Sandy bayou neighbor.
hood, but what IL as dry as those i'm.
mediately behind the levee, rnd the
farmers all busy plowing aud plant
ing. But for this levee, not a farm
in that neighborhood but would now
DO under water. The same might
be said of the Carson Lake settle
mcnt, except the extreme lower end
where the water whips around and
over the banks and backs up over
the low lands. The few miles of
levee recently built, has reclaimed
thousands Of acres from overflow,
which can now be made as valuable
as any in the county.
If there is one thing the people
of Osceola take more pride in than
another, it is their vegetable gardens.
An inspection of their carefully cul-
tivated truck Eatches would lead a
stranger to believe that nearly the
entire population were professional
gardeners, and raising sass for mar
ket. Among those we noticed espe.
cially, while nosing around with AN
eye to the prospect Of sassy square
meal in the near future, we would
mention that Of Capt. Semmes, Judge
Blackwood, Mr.. l.. a. Morris, Squire
Cartwright, Mr.. W. p. Hale, Mrs.
Fl. N. McVcigh, Mr.. !. W. Price.
These we specially mention, as hav.
ing more ground in cultivation, but
every family is well provided in this
respect; and owing to the favorable
season, onions, radishes, lettuce, &c.
are in daily use.
The annual Spring Cleaning
struck the town during the week,
and when il reached the TINES
mansion, the editor felt called TO 60
out and view the country, aud take
notes and report the select of the
overflow upon the lcvee," no. Il
4" The effect of the I.cvee on the
Overflow" aud SD intimatcd to his
better half, the house cleaner, as he
started of with a gun ON h,s should.
cr, when she cried out, take notes,
you're gong turkey hunting
again, and ITS just an excuse to keep
from lifting the things around, and
taking down the stove, and busting
The carpet, and-but he was out of
,ar-shot, and has been wondering
svcr since where she acquired the art
'f mind reading. That is q wonder.
ul gift, and it is time married men
began to organize to prevent its
'pread,ng.
The Osceola times., 1888-04-14

Itch, Mango, and Scratches OF ev-
cry kind on human or animals cured
in 81 minutes by Woolford's Santa
ry Lotion. This never fails. Sold
by Gaylord & Hale, Druggist, Osce-
ola, ARK. 1l.l2.0m.
The Osceola times., 1888-04-14
WARNING ORDER.
IN THE MISSISSIPPI CIRCUIT CoURr-
MAY TERM. lsSs. IN IllANCERr

IN 1llE NISslSSlPPI CIRCUIT GbIkC-
MAY TERM. lsSs. IN IlIANCERr
George +. aorris, Plaintiff.
VS..
g. W. Thomason, Trustee
The unknown heirs at law Ct
Pstriex Whalen, decd The
unknown heir at law OF Ilgrh
Tate. deed. The unhnnwn Defendants.
heirs nj law Of Elias Fogie-
man. deed. Bette Garrett,
k.f,ie -inciair and her hus-
band, Albert Sinclair, heirs
at law Of Elijah Lloyd, decd.
Charles Hewitt, aud his wife
Carrie S Hewitt
The non resident defendants. the unknown
heirs at law Of IAiriCS WhAlcn, deed. Ihr
uns rown heirs at law uf Hugh Tats. decrease!
The unkno~n hoirs Al law - Eliish Fpgi.mau,
deed thariss Hewitt and Carrie = lIrw y ~
wife, are warned Ia appear In this Court with "a
ihirty d'ys as'i snswer the complaint OF the
plaintiff, George +. Morris
HUGH II NCNEiGH
Arril 4, lsss Clcrk Jircuit Court
= Adams, sol. for Pita.
q. W. Thomson, att'y for nan resident ~ is
The Osceola times., 1888-04-14
Improved Cotton Seed,

] have on hand several tons of the
Allen Cotton Seed, which will sell
at ii 90 per cwt., or ] will deliver
on board steamer at the landing, at
sl,i0 per cwt. Address,
JoHN B. DRIVER.
The Osceola times., 1888-04-14

and ono thing more u equally certain, I
ono will remain dyspeptic who will
The Osceola times., 1888-04-14
DYSPEPSIA,

1S that misery experienced when wo eud-
denly become aware that We possess q
diabolicAl arrangement called a stomach.
The stomach Is the reservoir from which
every n6re and tissue must be nourished,
and any trouble with II u soon felt through
out the whole system. Among dosen
dyspeptica no two will have the same pre-
dominantsymptoms. Dyspeptics OF active
mental power and . bilious temperament
arc subject 70 Sick Headaohe, those,
ieshy and phlegmatic have Consttpatioa,
while the thin and nervous are abandoned
togioomy forebodings. Some dyspept,cs
ore wonderfully forgetfui; others have
great irrttabiiity OF temper.
Whatever form Dyspepsia may take.
one thing " certain.
Ths underlying e0Sse tsI
tss the LIVER, 7
The Osceola times., 1888-04-14
Notice For Publication. 1907
LAND OFFICE AT LITTLE 40, n, ARK.

NOTICE is hereby given that the folloNIn--
named sr,tlcr hzs nicd tice of hi. m 'cstion
10 make fual prouf ia support OF his clam. and
that said proof viii lie male before the t.pntt
Judge Of Mississippi County al O.renia. Arr
on April 18th lss,. via Almcda 0uth, widgw
OF Jacob Guih, d.e'd. II. X 30 lsi05 or the
W. uf y Il, r.. oi SMS andNf, cIS-s
Of sec 81, 4. H. y. Il. : kast
lie names tht following witnesses 70 prov, liz
Continuous residence llpn. sad cultivation uf
said laHd, VIZ:
james d Monriaz. or fillmore. AK.
W. \ Mrght, of
h. tla.f,rt, af
4. Nllsub. of
Il YEAkLE.
80 kt.l-i.T
The Osceola times., 1888-04-14
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-01-19
Will Bring a Boom.


IT'S said, and on good authority,
that the monied men of the towns
touched by the c., III. q S. r so
confident of the success of the pro-
ject that many have already made
extensive purchases of real estate
adjacent to the towns, and are pre-
pairing for an immense boom.
The c., IT. & s. is the gateway to
prosperity through which it is nee-
essary for us to pass. Our present
condition is like the dawn of day
before the rising sun, with majestic
power, has eclipsed the briIliancy
of morn. ave will and must have
the road" is the cry of our people,
and tomorrow night the most en-
thusiastic meeting ever held in this
city will take place at the Court
House.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-01-19
Order OF Publication.

Vt0Nk " uUttChkluHs
STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY OF AUDRAIN.
In the Circuit Court. June term, 1888.
John Hickerson and wife, plaintiffs,
vs.,
Frsmont Schofen ct al, defendants.
Partition.
Now, on this day plaintiffs, by
their attorneys, Barker & Shackelford,
and it appearing by plaintiffs, petition,
herein flied, stating among other things
that the defendants, to-wit: Fremont
Schoffen and - Schoffen, his wife,
Jessie B. Surber formerly Jessie B.
Schoffen) and W. L. Surber, her hus-
band, and Fannie Longsden formerly
Fannie Schoffen) and Henry B.. Longs
den, her husband, are nonresident of
this State, and thst service I'M be
had in the ordinary way, it is by the
Circuit Clerk ordered in vacation, that
publication be made notifying said
above named defendants hal q suit
has been commenced against them in
the Circuit Court of Audrain county,
Mo the object AMI general nature Of
which is a suit in partition of the fol-
lowing described landr, to-wit: The
west half of the northeast. quarter and
the vest halt of the southwest quarter,
also the quarter. all IN sec
tlon twenty-four (24l, township fifty
one l51), range six (6), west, contain
ing 800 acres more or less, all lying and
being in Audrain county, Mo. And
unless you, the said defendants, be and
appear at the June term OF said Circuit
Court, to be held at the Court House,
in the city Of Mexico, Andrain county.
Mo-, the
LIST Monday in June, A. D., 1888,
and on or before the sixth day thereof,
answer pr otherwise plead to said petit
ton, Judgment will be rendered accord
ing to the prayer thereof.
1t is further ordered that a copy here
of be published according to law in the
Mexico Weekly LEDGER, a newspaper
printed and published in the said
county of Autlrain for four weeks sue
c~essivelv, the last insertion to be at
least fonr week b.fore the commence
ment of the June term ofsaid court.
a true copy from the record.
......s Witness my hand and seal
ZEAL. of the said Circuit Court, this
9th day of December, A. d.,
38-4t 1887. BEN. g. JOHNSON.
CLERK
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-01-19
Norton and Francis.

Ex-Governor Hardin and W. B.
Tucker differ in their gubernatorIal
preferences. In a conversation on
that subject Tuesday, the ex-Gov-
ernor said that, if Mr.. Francis was
nominated, he could support him
cheerfully, but his first choice fol
the position was Mr.. Norton. Mr..
Tucker said he was a Francis maj
and thought Mr.. Norton was too
old for the position. The ex-Gov.
ernor sustains the President in his
position on the tariff question
while Mr.. Tucker does not.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-01-19
Pretty Tough.

For cowardice there are several
members of the City Council in
Mexico who have double their share
and for holding such they deserve
condemnation. A petition with
$50 names attached, praying for an
election on the local option law,
was last week presented for their
consideration, but to avoid taking
action on the petition, they remain
ed away from the Council room,
consequently there was nothing
done, there being less than a
quorum present. The law provides
that a local option election cannot
be held within 60 days of any gen.
eral Oh special election, and by the
next regular meeting of the council
the four weeks notice would bring
the election within 60 days of the
city election. Now the matter can
not be voted on until June. The
sum and substance of the "neglect"
is this: The members Of the
council who failed to attend the
meeting are candidates for re-elec-
ton and they feared the granting
of a local option election would
defeat them. Away with such
men; they are not fit to hold Office
and but little account as citizens.
Turn the towards out.-Monroe
City Meas.
We notice the above going the
rounds of the press. Let's see
how much truth there is in it. On
the night of the 26th, the regular
time of meeting, the Council was
all present except DIR. Walker. He
was necessarily absent, and, as
a matter of fact, is in favor of local
option, and no one could accuse
him of being absent with motive.
On account of the 26th being illegal
holiday the Council adjourned till
the night of the 9th at Z o'clock.
AT that meeting the Clerk and
Mayor yer present, also Council
men Clark and Bunton were on
hand. Steele was in Chicago and
johnson in bed sick and DR.. Walk
er in the country; no quorum.
The Mayor on. the 28th called a
meeting for / P. M, at which he
and the Clerk were present, also
Councilmen Clark, Johnson and
Walker. Steele, who is in favor OF
local option, was still in Chicago.
Bunton, who is baggagemaster at
the Union Depot, could not get
away, as it is his BUSIEST time. II
anyone is to blame, or if anyone
has acted in bad faith, let the blame
rest were it belongs. Steele and
Walker were both absent at one OF
two of the meetings. They are
both in favor of local option. II
was not possible for them to be
present, and they did not astay
away because they wanted to be re-
elected There is q good deal oil
noise, we think, being made with
but little reason for the same. WI
are reliably informed that the local
option people would have with
drawn the petition for the present
even if a quorum had been present.
We are not trying to shield any
one and only want the Council to
be represented fairly. The people
have q right to vote on this matter
and must not be defrauded of the
right, but there is no need to jump
on TO the entire Council without
any Just cause.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-01-19
Executors Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters
testamentary upon the estate Of Chas,
II. Tinsley, deceased, have been grant
ed the undersigned, John w. Rutter,
by the Probate Court of Audrain Conn-
ty, Missouri, bearing date January 4,
1883.
Ali persons having claims against
said estate are required TO exhibit them
for allowance to the executor within
one wear otter the date, or they may
be precluded from any benefits OF such
estate, and II such claims be not ex-
hibited within two years from this
date they Will be forever barred.
JOHN W. RUTTER,
39.4t Executor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-01-19
THE suNNY{p, q
Explosion of Deep-rooted South
ern California Fallacy-An
Interesting Letter.
Correspondence Of The Ledger,

Correspondence OF the Ledger,
Los ANGELES, CAL, Jan. Al
To be appreciated, that country
must be seen and then very often.
The tourist will be convinced that
it has been, in his estimation, over
rated. There + many places here
where one can stand and see the
evidences of all the seasons of the
year. From midsummer, when
all nature is clothed with fresh
blooms, buds and mature fruit, to
the cold, stormy winter, which is
shown by the snow on the moun-
tains that are in plain view, and
which is evidence of the pleasant CD
weather you are all enjoying in
Missouri. We are now, / guess, in
in the midst of what is known as
the rainy season, but this, Califor-
mans will tell you, is just the max
ing of this country, and is what is
expected, but not prepared for, cv-
cry winter. The main thorough
fares of the city are perfect lob
loleys, and the crossing have to be
waded; but business seems to go
on just the same, and boom,
boom is waited to you on every
breeze. And let me say right here,
Mexico can have a boom, if there
is a long pull, a strong pull and a
pull altogether, and | hope you will
not let up until you get one, as you
do all other things you go after.
The Mexico colony is doing fine
and are becoming naturalized. and
|, convinced that there certainly has
been a change made, of which they
are not entirely certain. We have
pledged ourselves to give the facts
as they exist, to friends and anx-
ious inquirers whom we left be-
hind to mourn for the "Home of the
Angels All parts of this coun-
try are being fully advertised in ev-
cry conceivable way-allt that brains
and money a bring to bear upon
the tourist; and one is made to be-
lieve that he is ON the highway to
the promised land and has just
one more river to cross. / am not
certain but if we had a few copies of
the LEDGER here containing a well
gotten-up boom editorial, with a
few well-selected Salt river
scenes, together with your new
railroad to help us, we could in
duce a few of the disappointed
ones, at least, to turn for old Mis-
souri,, the greatest commonwealth
of the Union. I would warn all
persons having in contemplation a
removal 10 the sunny Pacific Slope
not to build air castles, for even in
this booming State they totter and
fall. There is nothing here, save
the salubrious climate, that with
, energy and money cannotbe obtain
ed in Missouri. Of course the
climate of California is as a general
t thing beneficial to those of broken
!, health, and we all shall feel well
paid for our expenditure of time
and money should we return to
Missouri in the spring.
!, III. CLAY SHEPHERD.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-01-19
A AND CARTER.
They Work Hard for Mexico and
Secure the Location OF the
Race Meeting.

Through the efforts of e, F.
Clark and w. r.. Carter, the loea-
ton ofthe race meeting of the Mis-
souri, Trotting and Pacing Assoeia-
ton for 1888 and possibly for
years to come has been secured for
Mexico. The selection was made
at Sedalia last evening by the ex-
ecutive committee, the vote stand
ing seven for Mexico and three each
for Sedalia and Moberly. These
three cities only made bids, as fol-
lows: Mexico, 81, 21o; Sedalia, $500,
and Moberly, $3.50. Every point
was contested by the Sedalla folks,
who were anxious to secure the
prize. Moberly offered a mile
track, while Sedalia was willing to
have a mile track constructed.
But Mexieo's healthy bid and ex-
cellent railroad facilities, coupled
with the well-known fact that this
city is in the center of the best
horse country in the State, brought
the meeting here. A speed pro-
gramme was arranged, upon which
there are twelve stake races in
which the value of the stakes will
not be less than $500, ranging from
that to 1920. The object of this
association is to advance the grow
ing trotting and pacing horse in
terests of Missouri. The member
ship viii be one thousand by next
summer, when the first race meet
ing will be held during the Mexico
Fair.
When it was announced that
Mexico had secured the location,
Gov. Coleman made a speech in
which he paid a neat tribute to
this city, our ~liberality and public
spirit. Mr.. Coleman delivered an
interesting address on the growing
horse interests of Missouri later in
the evening to a large audience.
Hon. Norman J. Coleman was
president of the Sedalia meeting,
to which position he was reelected.
John Cline, of Rensselaer,, was
elected vice-president; l.. E. Gle
ment, Pierce City, secretary, and
L.. A. Chapman, treasurer. The
new executive committee is as fol-
lows: Hon. Norman j. Coleman,
John Cline, L. E. Clement, l.. A.
Chapman, DIR. R. 7. Christian,
Reniek; E. W. Stephens, sedalia;
J.. w. Morris, Trenton; Capt. r.
Todhunter, Dover; E, B.. Hurxhel,
|Chillieothe; Ezra Overall, Fayette;
Col. L.. P. Muir, independence; L.
D. Buttles, Memphis; J.. C. Quarles,
st. Joseph; w. w. Finley, St.
Louis; w. R. Carter, Mexico. All
of Missouri's representative horse
men will belong to the Association
before the season opens. The next
meeting of the executive committee
will be held in Sedalia the last
Thursday in December and the
annual sale of the association will
be held in that city the second
Wednesday in May. Messrs.
Clark and Carter returned from
Sedalia this morning, satisfied
that, once securing a good hold,
Mexico's tow-line never breaks.
The tow-line this time, blythe way,
was in unusually skillful hands.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-01-19

"Money talks" says a protec-
ton contemporary, the Philadel-
phia Inquirer, land our nation has
vast amount of money that
speaks for a protective tariff"
Indeed it has; and that money was
extorted from the people through
means of the protective tariff, and
viii be used by the protective
tariff lobby and by the protective
tariff campaign bosses, as they SO
well know how to use it, to keep
the protective tariff fastened upon
the protective tariff-ridden people.
A beautiful system is this, is it
not-for the benefciaries of the
system !?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-01-19
Shops of the c., II. & s. Railroad.
Eram the Snrtnafeld Leader

A4SR III AS ~
Frem the Springfield Leader.
There seems to have been some
misunderstanding with some of our
citizens regarding the location of
the C. III. & S. shops. In order to
set the matter right a Leader re-
porter Yesterday called on Manager
House and asked an explanation.
MI. House said: "You may say
that any person who has any
doubts about the location of the
shops should insert in the note be-
fore signing it that the shops Of
said company are to be located in
Springfield before the note becomes
"a legal responsibility. am not at
all surprised at seeing the people
careful in such matters, in fact it is
o creditable caution. I am here to
benefit the people of Springfield
and before L am through I'll not
have to say so to assure them Of
it. We expect to make money
here and understand that other
folks will do likewise. We
do not want it all by any
means, but desire to help and be
helped. The industries that oul
people propose bringing to this
city, exclusive of the proposed
road, will not cost yourpeople hall
as much as Wichita offered Armour
to establish a branch packing
house in their city,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-01-19
Missed Pitchers Land.

Worcester correspondence Laddonia Herald.
Mark Pitcher offered the right Of
way for the new railroad across his
prairie farm of $50 acres, but the
surveyors did not cross his land,
but ran clear across Mr.. Logan's
farm, who will not give the right
of WaY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-01-19

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ds noI ps.sps a,a '.,ss.
Ayers saIsaiAs.as... i'ss
~ eia nras.,,a,s
sea,s II l. n,easau,
~ fate. sssyaa sfrength
AMI wissar ~ ire hnsiY
ami nsasi,,eas ! moss
narn,saans lsst;r,s ~,
snsa Thar M n.asi,sl,a
ar
| Haincs. Ma Iin,ia,e. a.
49,.
| nave ussu AYERS
afsapari.la,In ny isahi,
u, sof esoi y a s..a
fatthfulivi IL viii
| thornuyhiv eradicate
ara sasn;s,a aisaasa
~ as 4 r. ..,sess
Gr ~. T NJ "a -.
FOR Iorty Years
nave suffered with cry.
s,pelas. l nave tried
an sorts OF remeaies
!or my complaint, bus
oand mo rene! until
ca using
Ayer,s S~arsaparilia'
~ IA Sia.,a WI
49, oom s,ras .Isa, e,.rs,
MAJ sv,sshnrS
paanns.. A.
nfois' s.
i have suffered, fol
years, from Catarrh,
whicn was SO severe
that u aestroyeu my
appetlte ana weakened
my system. After Try
ing otner reIheoies,
began : to .,,, take sn5 Ayers ;s !
Susan L. Cook, a09
Albany ST.. Boston