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Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23
nOliceOfE Election
Under Local Option LaT.
Regular February Term Audraip Conn,
Cont, 1883.
STATE OF MISSOURI

STATE OF MfSSouRI.e
CouETr OF AunRArN,9 g
In the County Court Of said couutv. 4.
the nth day Of February, 1883.
The following among other procesd-
ings were had, viz.
NOV at this day come d. M. Nm :
IN s. Fletcher, ID. A. Sneed ana ukhSs
citizens of the county and present a petl-
tion signed by t5S qualified voters al N.
county OF Audrain, who reside outside ~
the corporate limits Of the city OF Mexico.
said city. having q population Of twenty.
five hundred Inhabitants or more. ana
said petition being fled and publicly read.
in open Conrt and carefully examined ~
the Court and found to contain the maze
of at least one-tenth Of b qualI6ed
voters Of the county, who reside outside
of the corporate limits of said city al
Mexico, the only city or town IN eatd
county having q population Of twenty-
five hundred Inhabitants or more, ana
who are qualifed TO vote for members II
the Legislature In said county, Ehe suil-
cheney of said petition being bytte Coun-
ty Court determined by the poll books of
the last previous general election In said
county, it Is ordered by the Court that an
election be held In said county of Au-
drain, vt the usual voting precincts for
holding any general election for STATE
officers, on
Tuesday, 10th Day of March, 1883,
to determine whether or NOT spirituous
and intoxicating liquors, including wine
and beer, shall be sold within the iimits
of said county lying outside the corpor-!
y. efxnf<a - aafd ATTN ~ ATaxfNn s-%i
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23

THE are many of our citizens
who viii DE directly benefited by
the advent Of the new railroad who
have not contributed one cent to
secure the enterprise. There are
others, well able to subscribe large
y, who, comparatively, have given
almost nothing. It is the inten-
ton of the LEDGER to print each
day one of the names of such, in
order that the soliciting committee
may know who they are, The
gentlemen, when once they are
shown the advantage Of such a line
of railroad as the one proposed,
viii, Of course como up literally.
They are not short-sighted, but
have not yet been made to appre-
ciate tho enterprise as they should
and will. For instance, in the
long list of names we are unable to
find that of B. b. Tureman, one of
cur most substantial, public spirit
ed citizens.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23

lr begins 10 laak a. if the anti.
Cleveland reealeitrants want the
next Democratic National. Canven-
ton in San Francisco, AT first
the idea Of taking the Convention
to the Land of the Setting sun was
looked upon as wild, unreasonable,
but latterly il begins to lock as If
there was method in the madness
of the movers in the scheme, The
idea is simply this; The Conven.
tion held in ST. Louis would be enc
of brains and power, the CoAven-
ton held in San Francisco would
be one of proxy, In the first
named Convention Cleveland
would be the favorite; in the
second, by means rather foul
than fair, he would doubtless be
beaten by the above mentioned
recalcitrants. II cannot be dis
puted that the ST. Louis Conven-
ton would be a representative one,
and it must be a simple mind in
deed hat cannot understand the
effect distance and time consumed
in reaching San Francisco would
have on the power and stability OF
the Convention held in that
city. If the Washington news
paper correspondents are to be
believed, it certainly looks as il
there is a bold conspiracy and that
this is the plan oft.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23
Not in the Race.

SRANBERRY, No., February 90
1t is learned that a close friend OF
Hon. A. NJ. Dockery in this city
has this week received positive as
surances from him that he will not
be a candidate for Governor. There
has all along been a belief here
that Dockery was not out of the
race, but his many friends will now
be free 10 choose among the other
aspirants.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23
A Magnificent Water Power.

The water power at Minneapolis,
since developed to its present ca
pacity, has only $4,000 horse
power. At the town of Great Falls,
Mont, the Great Falls of the Mis-
souri, furnish oyer 5000 available
horse power. With an extensive
grain and stock country rapidly de-
veloping on one side; an abundance
of timber, coal, and magnificent
quarries close at hand; and extern
sive mining districts only a few
miles away with their great guam
titles of ores to be reduced, and
large population requiring food,
heat and shelter, Great Falls
seems beyond question destined to
soon become an industrial centre of
magnitude, now that it has secured
railroad communication with the
rest of the country. A new map
just issued, and other information
may be secured free by applying to
G. II. Warren, General Passenger
Agent, st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Manitoba Ry., st. Paul, Minnesota.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23
CAUSED bv Overwork.

NEVADA, Mo-, Feb. ia. B.
Bredenburg, American Express
agent at Hannibal, was brought
here yesterday by Officer DAILY and
placed in the Insane Asylum for
treatment. The patients insanity,
it is claimed, is the result of over
work, loss of sleep and the ex-
cessiye use of tobacco.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23
Scores are injured more or less and
the once pretty town il now a
lesolate waste.
SKIPPED WITH a SCRIBE,
A Newspaper Reporter Olives Hia
Brethren Something to Write
About,

EEEt"F=.
AuauaN, n. 1a February "a.
The sensation of the hour Ii the
elepement of a young married
woman, quite prominent in society
.oireles here, with a dapper little
newspaper man Of this city. Her
husband is a wealthy business man
and has surrounded her with every
luxury, She ID u petite mn | pretty
blonde and used to cut great dash
driving about in a handsome phae.
ton, the gift other loving husband.
On Saturday afternoon she had
made arrangements to go TO the
theatre with her mother-in-law,
but she asked TO be excused and
while the mother ) in : law
was enjoying the matinee she en-
ployed herself in packing all her
belongings, which she sent off by
express to an address in Syracuse.
She also took with her all her
husbands jewelry and diamonds
and $3.50 in gold. The fugitives
were tracked to a house in Syracuse
by the angry husband. He could
get no admittance, and the police
declined to make arrests, as no
warrant had been issued. The pair
escaped from Syracuse and fled to
Fayetteville.
The newspaper man had known
the lady before she was married.
They used to go to skating-rinks
together, and much gossip was cur
rent about them at that time. The
journalistic Lothario has made a
speciality of writing up all sensa-
tional society events, and, such
news being dull at present, has
kindly given his professional
brethren something to write about.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23
EPILEPSY.
Y BY HIS BROrHER.
Hew Ha Gume Aear Hesag urushed,ta
Death hs Falling Into the
large Fly Wheel In u
Machine shop.


Il h1se lived In sc. Louis all my iiie.V said
Herman, 2@ieSe, II young man Is years tf age :.
"Ahout i've years ago | was attacked ny n diz-
ziiess which Is udesefibabiet " fttfihg rs
ti,oigR there was something irving to force IL
self feani my chest aud heat. That was MI !
knew uhtlt | iat,ua ysrii In bed, After awhile
! tatsed ;,rnnlid az sin and MAS SEIZED ts ht'iefe.
These attacks &t,uid q lHe 90 eStfs day or SO.
! Was tsst hectlming IN Invalid, gfuWtiis verse
AL the time, Then 10 mike things verse my
appetite failed ME aud ! eDHid not sleep at
nights. WAS tnahie TO do naS kind ct work.
fearing thess dreadful attacks ali the time. !
fell 10 Il nc one day hear the large fly wheel ~ u
ma,th,pe shil, thd eaIts near bring frtlstit q 10
death Altar this hi brother wo lid not ALLOW
NE ta ga out i,v myself. | consulted setite di tile
best physicians IN ~. lanis but obtained no
relief. My hfutAef, &iiti IL shipping clerk Tor
VIM. S~ctlotteu Il Co. snIse miiis, sa d lie &elld
takt me 10 see t,r. n. y and pay lar my treat
men. IL l wailld try the doctos's treatment. Civ
Ing M al lapps ot ever being cured | evnseni-
ed to accept my hrotiier's proposition This
WAS November o, 1885, wien ! Arst went 10 i1r.
Mctfpy's niliee. The daetar told nae 1t wonid
require fran tx mna ihs to 3 year To cure me-
and i viii a8s That his terms OF treatment were
SO reasoaanie TAFT | wds astonisaed and could
aaf understand how lac iIietcr treats ". cheap
ana furnishes aif mefiIcief. Mas ". tSsG, the
doctor tai,I nae ! r.ttld Sta., ttktas medicine as ]
was cured. tlrsr srar sfni 4 hail have passed
slaeeI WAS ,,f,Il suneed cured by fit Mgsfoy aHd
I never have had the slightest sign II II ilt AID 1
fret like working tue remainder a. my life for
the doctor tt rcpty him for his great kindness.
| am ured-onFed from one of the must terrible
naiadies imaginable, saved from living
A~IoaTHsoME. UNHAPPY LrFE,
a life that is worse than death. / would advis.
disease to try DIR. Nc oy. Any one wishing any
Information may come aud SEE m or address
me ut my home at i22i South Broadway, where
l can answer all questions that may be asked. y
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23
Cyclone SWEPT
An Illineis Town in Raina-At
Least Thirty People Killed.

CHIeaae. ILL.,. Feb, A,-A dis
patch was received here. ta.day
that a cyclone had struck Mount
Vernon, H., yesterday afternoon
at 4;ae o'clock, virtually destroyed
it, killing at least thirtyveight per.
sons and injuring many more,
Mount Vernon is situated in the
southern part Of the State. about
sixty miles east of st. Louis, in
almost q direct line. The re-
mainder of the place caught fire,
and as there Was a strong wind
blowing, the flame soon got beyond
the control of the fire department,
Above the roar of the winds could
be heard the shrieks and groans OF
the dying, Bodies half-huried in the
debris could be seen oil every hand,
Twenty.seven dead have been taken
from the ruins and over 2ooinjured.
The town was on fire in several
places. The damage is principally
in the northern part and on Court
House Square. The Mayor tele-
graghed to Evansville for aid and
one fire engine and two hose reels
were sent with fremen TO work
them; also, nine physicians and
twenty-five citizens, including news
paper reporters.
The storm passed from the south
west and had a rotary motion. 1t
swept down with fearful fury,
striking first just south of the City
Hall. The large two-story brick
school house did not withstand the
terrible shock any better than the
smallest house in the track of the
cyclone. The loss cannot be esti-
mated, but not less than half a mil
lion dollars worth of property has
been destroyed by the cyclone and
fire in that neighborhood. Re-
ports are coming in from the coun-
try and the storm seems to have
swept everything for miles. The
loss of life is incalcuable and great
suffering will follow unless outside
assistance is given.
The latest reports show twenty
nine dead and about 100 injured,
some of whom will die before morn
ing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23
Trustees Sale.

. y Y tCAt0s ~
Whereas, David N. Cannedy and wife.
Abby j. Cannedy, by their certain deed
o ftrust, dated on the fifteenth day Of
corder's Office Of Audrain county, State
of Missouri, in record u, at page ~.
and conveyed to B. III. Ingram, -
trustee, the following described ret 1
estate, situated IN Audrain county, and
State of Missouri, to-wit: All of The
northeast quarter Of the northwest
quarter of section thirteen f13), and
the southeast quarter of the southwest
quarter of section twelve (l2), all in
township ifty-one f5i) of range seven
IA, containing eighty (S0f acres, more
or less, which said conveyance was
made in trust, to secure the payment Of
one certain coupon note, for $500, in
said deed described. And, where's,
default be made in the payment of said
coupon notes, or either of them, or
either of the interest coupons; or If de-
fault be made in the payment of faxes,
as they become due, the said trustee, or
his successor, shall proceed I o executo
the powers therein conferred, and,
whereas, said deed of trust further
provides, that in CAGE of sickness,death.
or absence from the said county of the
said trustee, or the disability or To-
fusal to act, then the acting Sheriff OF
said county, for the time being, shah
proceed TO execute said trust; and.
whereas, the said b. H. Ingram is ab-4
sent from said county, and has re fused
to act; and, whereas. default has been
made In the payment Of said coupon
note and one of said interest coupons.
Now, therefore, L, John w. Atchison,
Sheriff OF Audrain county, acting
trustee at the request of the holder o.
said coupon note, do hereby give mo-
tice that will proceed t, sell all Of
said real estate at public anction to tho
highest bidder, for cash in hand, at the
Court House door in the county of Au-
drain and State of Missouri, on
Monday, the 18th day Of March,
1888.
Between the hours of nine o'clock in
the forenoon and six O'Clock in the af-
ternoon of that day, to satisfy said
note and interest, and costs Of execut-
ing this trust. A-tds.
JOHN W. ATCHIsoN y, Sheriff.
Acting trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23
John Loved Her.

Wife Con her husbands return
from his office: II came across a
lot of your old love letters to-day,
dear, in one of the trunks upstairs.
Alb, John, how you did love me !
Husband Yes, indeed. Is din
ready? I'm as hungry as a
t~ramp.-Harper's Bazaar.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23

Is another column will be found
a card from Elder D.. L. Kineaid,
who says he desires to set himself
right before this and other COM
munities in regard to certain mat
tiers he claims to have been falsely
charged with, and asks the in
diligence of the LEDGER as the me-
dunn through which to do this.
We know nothing at all of these
matters, and promise our readers
to inaict precious few articles of
this character upon them. Kin
caid seems to be irrepressible.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23

THE prediction that every foot
of the right of way from this city to
the Rails county line will be in the
hands of committee by the first
of March seems safe. 1t should be
this and more: The right of way
from Mexico to the Boone county
line, on the direct survey, ought to
be given to the enterprise.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23

The Chicago, Hannibal and
Springfield will make Mexico the
leading railroad center of North
Missouri. Already a sharp COM
peting point, the addition of this
line will make it doubly so.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23

ANY farmer with the good sense
Audrain farmers are credited with
having can readily see what i'm
portance the e railroad viii
give Mexico as a. centre. 1t is OBJ
viouSthat what is good for Mexico
is good for the county and it is con-
coded that the new railroad will
make this town boom as it never
doomed before.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23
THE dreaded cyclone season has

THE dreaded cyclone season has
commenced early this year-much
earlier in the Northern States than
was ever known before. February
cyclones in the Southern tier have
been quite common, but a new
terror has been added to them
should they come to the North in
the cold months. The one at
Mount Vernon Sunday was a
calamity that will call forth wide
sympathy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23

THAT the busy Missourians in
Washington have no time to spend
over prolix profundity is shown by
the remark of Senator Vest to the
effect that he has lots of public
documents that he can't even give
away to his constituents.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23
Winter Wrinkles.
It's a wise child that knows its
own birthplace.

It's a wise child that knows its
own birthplace.
The Government gauger is usual
ly a bung-ler.
A popular boarder tale-I will
settle next week.
The bootblaek deserves to sue
coed. He gets right down to bust
ness.
In spite of our best efforts, our
delinquent subscribers are still
holding their own-and a little of
ours.
When a woman loses anything
she cries. Even is this so when it
is her temper which she has lost.
The plumber who whistles while
at work is a paradoxical creature,
for although he lays his pipe, yet
he pipes his lay.
"Spodobs Volapuk'' on a letter
head means, eve correspond in
Volapuk," but it looks like a
premeditated insult.
Many a man who remains Sat
the office" till late at night TO
balance his books finds consider
able difficulty in balancing himself
on his way home.
It is now the season of sackcloth
and ashes; but society want the
sackcloth made up beeomingly and
the ashes must be ashes of roses
What mainly puzzles the small
boy when he begins to study poll
tics is this: How does it happen
that a drum-major has never been
elected President.
1t is the men who write poetry
when they don't have to that. the
public car never forgive.
A young man never can wait
until he gets home from the post
| Office with his first love letter.
Philosophers have noticed that
when a man makes up his mind
that he has got to practise economy
he generally tries to begin with his
wife's expenses.
R. B. Hayes, of Ohio, enjoys the
distinction of being the only Re-
publican in the country who has not
been mentioned for the President
ial nomination of 49,.
Missouri and Kansas have been
marked down as "Two great corn
States of the Union" We pre-
sumo the marker referred to corn
on the ear-not corn ON the foot.
The Legislature of Ohio is dis
cussing the question as to the best
method of destroying the English
sparrow. There is nothing which
gives a sparrow SO much amuse-
ment as seeing statesmen thus EN-.
I ployed.
The Car has sent Mrs. Trinitats.
kaja to Siberia for conspir1ne
against him. The cruel despoi
will relent when, some evening
after he has been eating tallow pie,
a horned demon shall sit ON his
stomach and hiss in his internal
ear: "Trinitatskaja /"
An enthusiastic Republican re.
siding at Springfield, No., writes
to the New York Tribune to say
that lie must have Blaine or moth.
ing. The average Missouri Re,
publican is accustomed to nothing
in politics, and he a afford te
stand and shout on a platform o.
this kind.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23

The prize for the effectual de-
struction of rabbits offered by the
South Wales government is being
warmly contested. Already 1856
inventions have been sent in to
compete for the $3.50, 600.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23

We are in favor of admitting Da-
kota as a State if she will enter
into bonds to intercept and hold all
the billiards. of the Northwest.
We don't need them this far south.
We prefer booms.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23

SPRINGFIELD proposes to be the
next to test the constitutionality of
the Wood Local Option Law. At
torney T. S. Heffernan, of that
place, has applied to the Supreme
Court at Jefferson City for a writ
of fabeas corpus in the case of a
Springfield citizen now in prison in
default ola $500 fine for violating
the law. The reason forasking the
prisoners release is alleged uncon-
stitutionality.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23

APPLICATIONS for divorces APP
pear in the society columns of Chi
cago newspapers. 1t would be
much more consistent, of course,
to put them in a Separate" de-
Dartment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23
Young Democracy on Top.

Hon. D. R. Francis seems to be
the leading man for Governor since
Judge Norton has declined to run.
The young Democracy of Missouri
will be ON top this year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23
Will. be Warm in Pike.

LOUISIANA, Mo, Feb. l7.-Judge
Elijah Robinson of this city and
Hon. Champ Clark of Bowling have
publicly announced their candi-
dacy for Congress from the Sew
enth district. As a consequence,
the weather prophets are predict
ing q very warm summer in Pike.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23

THE Seventh district of Mis-
souri, is noticeable in Washington
City by the absence of representa-
tives in any of the departments.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23

RUSSIA distinctly announces 10
the world that she longs to "wipe
out" His Serene Highness Prince
Ferdinand of Bulgaria. While
Russia may be in the wrong in har-
boring such an ungenerous and
belligerent feeling towards Ferdin-
and, we nevertheless advise His
Unruffled Altitude to ''dig OUT be-
fore the wiping-out process begins.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23

AUDRAIN COUNTY has a big,
well-deserved reputation for the
grade and number of mules raised
here and shipped to the Eastern
markets.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23

THE willy aspirant for a lucrative
office is now abroad, smiling, shak-
ing hands and promising everybody
everything. Don't let him pull
the wool over your eyes, brother,
but pin him down so close that you
can tell exactly whether he is
worthy your support.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23

STRONG committees are now
working on the right of way both
northeast and southwest of the
citv
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23

THE right of way through Au-
drain County should and must be
in the hands of the committee by
the first of March.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23

You are mistaken, Evangeline, a
man who plays euohre is not a
eucharist; quite the contrary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23

THE Missouri Press Association
will hold its next annual conven-
ton at Warrensburg, ON June II.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23

DEPEw is now considered as oe-
cupying a front place among the
dark horses on the Republican
side.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23

THE Nevada Mail, one of the
brightest daily papers that comes to
this office, makes its appearance
in a new dress.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23
Admin,strator,s Nos,ce

ANmtnfstFatOf's NOIlce.
Notice is hereby given that letters of
administration upon the estate If Mich
ael Du,n, deceased, have been granted
the undersigned, Jerry Casey, BY
the Probate Court of Audrain county.
Missouri.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit them
for allowance to the administrators with
in one year after the date, or they may
be preciuded from any benefit OF such
estate, and If such claims be not exhEb-
tied within two years from this date
they will be forever barred.
Letters bear date of February 10, 1888.
45-4t JERRY CASEY,
Admipi<fyaff,y
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice is hereby given that l. % I'D.
Illustrator of the estate of. N, Price,
deceased, will, at the March term,
1855. of the Audrain Probate Court,
make NV final settlement as admins
traitor OF said estate.
j. W. PRICE, Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
ministrator of the estate Of q. w.
Kisor, deceased, will, at the March term,
1888, of the Audrsin Probate Court,
make my final settlement as adminis-
traitor of raid estate,
r.. w. KISOR. Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice is hereby given that ] as adj
ministratrix Of the estate Of j.; II.
Terrell, deceased, will, at the March
term, 1888, of the Audrain Probate
Court. make my 9nal settlement as o
miEistratrix of said estate.
ANNIE TERRELL,
Administrative.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23
IT
J. CRESAP Mccoy
Late Of Bellevue Hospital, New York,
las OFFICES AT
1916 LUCAS PLACE, ST. LOUIS.

Where all durable cases are treated with success.
Medical diseases treated skilitully. Consumption
Bright's Disease. Dyspepsia, Rheumatism, and al
DISEASkS. All diseases peculiar to til,
sexes a specially. CAfAftRH CURED.
Many diseases arg treated successfully by DIR. Nc
Coy through the Mails, and 1t Is thus possible fo
those unable 10 make a journey to obtain suecessfu
hospital TREATMENT AT THEIR
OFFICE HOURS: $40 TO IL a. m. 1 to 4 p. m.
$3.50 to 80 p. M SUNDAYS $50 a. m. to J p. m.
correspondence receives prompt attention.
No letters answered unless accompanied by foui
cents in stamps.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23
Administrators Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters
testamentary upon the..estate of James
Riordan, deceased, have been grant
ed the undersigned, Jas. Finn,
by the Probate Court Of Audrain Coun-
ty, Missouri, bearing date January %,
1888. z
ALI persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit them
for allowance to the administrator with
in one year after the date, or they may
be precluded from any benefit Of such
estate, and II such claims be not ex-
hibited within two years from this
date they will be forever barred.
Ait JAS. FINN. Administration.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-23

Hon. J. E. HUTTON is a candi-
date for reelection. Anybody else
to the contrary Notwithstanding.