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Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
HIS TOOTsY WoOTsY.
The Widow Hibbard Wants $780,
600 for a Fractured Heart
Rich Testimony.

BEAVER, Pa, Nov, 23.-The
court rooms were literally packed
this morning with spectators eager
to catch every word that fell from
the lips Of H. c. Fry, the rich de-
PENDANT in the 500, 600 breach of
promise case, as he continued his
sweeping denials of the plaintiffs
accusations.
Mr.. Fry admitted having fire.
quently sat with Mrs. Hubbard on
the train going to Pittsburg, az was
his custom to sit with any of his
town-folk when they should hap
pen to meet. He invariably pat
ronized the parlor car and always
invited whoever was with him
into that car.
He never told her he was wretch
ed and was doing three mems
work to occupy his mind; never
asked Mrs. Hubbard for her photo
graph; never asked her for a ring
or inquired how she would like to
live in Seawickly or on a farm.
"Did you ever tell Mrs. Hubbard
that you always missed her sweet
face when she was absent from
church ?"
"No, SIR" with emphasis.
"Did you ever tell her you would
kill yourself for her, or that she
was the only woman who had any
attraction for you 2"
"No, sir. There is not a word
of truth in it. Further, I never
said I'd cut my head off rather
than grieve her. I never asked
her to go away with me, nor told
her that we would be married"
"Did you ever kiss Mrs. Hib-
Udfu Oh d tTdlu !
"No, sir. I never kissed her
in my life, nor did l ever say she
was the first lady 1 ever kissed on
at rain"
"After November 2 she wrote me
a letter demanding that I call upon
her. I went at once to her store.
Mrs. Hubbard invited me into her
parlor.
81 then demanded to know what
she meant by writing such a letter.
She replied that I had been court
ing her for two years and had
promised to marry her. I replied:
4 now see you in your true char
acter; hat of a wanton adventures.
When you say l promised to mar
ry you, you tell what you know to
be an unmitigated lie.'"
Mr.. Fry's earnest dramatic man.
ner of relating his interview Great
ed a decided sensation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
A Peculiar Hallucinarion,


Speaking of Joel Meadows, the
strange acting man who Is now
confined In the county Jail here,
the Laddonia Herald has the fol-
lowing:
"Meadows had been, until re-
Gently, doing farm work for DR..
Brown on his farm eight miles
north, in Rails county. He quit
work about two months since and
about that time discovered his gold
mine. on the Doctors farm. The
spot he selected to dig was on the
line of a wire fence, separating a
large corn field from a pasture
where $50 head Of cattle were feed
ing. He cut out a panel or two OF
the fence and commenced some
operations, digging a little here
and there, keeping it up till last
Thursday, when he came to town
and told the Doctor that he had
discovered a rich mine, and he
wanted him to go in partnership
with him, stating that there was
enough gold there ''to buy the
whole world" Said he had dis
covered two coal oil wells also.
The Doctor urged that the cold
weather was coming on and that 1t
would be difficult to operate a
mine at this season and he would
better wait till spring, to all OF
which he readily consented, and
the next heard of him was his get
ting into trouble at Mexico"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
An Election of Officers.

AT a meeting of the stockholders
of the Regular Baptist Publishing
Association at the office of the
company in this city, Friday
the following officers were elected
for a year:
President, NJ. J. Sears, of Hunts
vile, Mo.
Vice-president, W. A. Rothwell,
of Moberly, Mo.
Treasurer, R. P. Hopkins, OF
Mexico.
Secretary, James Bradley, editor
Magazine, Mexico.
The directors who are not officers
are as follows:
Ed. E. H. Durham, Richmond,
Ky; J. P. Carter, Huntsville, Mo-;
N. o. Walker, Franklin, Tennessee e.
1t was determined that $4,000
should be raised within the coming
year for the purchase of a cylinder
press and the fitting up of a bind.
cry.
Elder James Bradley, editor o
the Regular Baptist Magazine, this
city, says Mexico is the permanent
location of the publication.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
Neatnass in Girls

Neatness is a good thing for a
girl, and if she does not learn it
when she is young, she never will.
1t takes a great deal more neatness
to make a girl look well than it
does to made a boy look passable.
Not because a boy, to start with, is
better looking than a girl, but his
clothes are of a different sort, not
so many colors in them, and peo-
pie don't expect a boy to look SO
pretty as a girl. A girl that is not
neatly dressed is called a sloven,
and no one likes to look at her.
Her face may be pretty and her
eyes bright, but if there is a spot
of dirt on her cheek, and her
fingers ends are black with ink,
and her shoes are not laced or but
toned up land her apron is dirty and
her collar is not buttoned, and her
skirt is torn, she cannot be liked.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
A Baby Girl in an Incubator.

The baby girl who has been
living in an incubator at the Wards
Island Hospital New York several
days is rapidly approaching a nor
NAL babyhood. Yesterday and to-
day she has been nursed by her
mother and has passed several
hours outside Of her sawdust crib.
She has grown fat and strong. She
has gained nearly a pound in
weight during the past four days.
The doctors say that after next
Wednesday she can be left to grow
up as other babies grew.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
The Underwriters BANQUET.

The invitation to the annual BAN
quet of the local Board of Under
writer's is a decided novelty. 1t is
composed ofthree slips of white pa
per mounted one upon another on
a piece of card. The first slip pre-
sents the front of a ealander, CIV
ing in bold type the date of the
banquet, Tuesday evening, Nov.
27. Raising the slip, the follow
ing neatly worded invitation is
seen:
you are respectfully invited to
attend the second annual banquet
of the Local Board of Underwriters
at the Windsor Hotel, November
p, IS, 8 p. m"
Following the invitation is the
menu, As given below:
MENU.
Celery.
Blue Points.
oysters SteWed Fried oysters.
Mallard Duck.
Quail on Toast. Cold Beef Tongue.
Young Turkey, Cranberry Sauce.
Sugar-cured Ham.
Clipped Beef.
Chicken Salad. Soft Shell Crabs.
Spiced Sardlues. Lobster Salad.
Shrewsbury Tomato Catsup.
Mixed Pickles. Worcester Sauce.
Lettuce. Cheese.
Darker's Salad Dressing.
Vanilla Ice Cream. Pine Apple Ice.
Sherbet. Fig Cake. Fruit Cake.
Chocolate Cake. Prince of Wales.
Angel Food.
Bananas. Oranges. Grapes.
Apples. Nuts. Tea. Coffee.
l desire nothing much.
Your friend always,
LUCILLE
At first glance, the card on which
the white slips are mounted strikes
the beholder as a genuine fire in
surance company's advertisement.
1t reads in this way:
Capital UnliDatted-4H Paid Up.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
A Prospective Lynching.

MoBERLY, No., Nov. 23.-News
has just reached here of a robbery
committed over in the edge of
Monroe county, lea Middle Grove.
Two elderly maiden ladies named
Maupin, while their nephews were
out on the farm, we're attacked in
their house by two robbers, who
knocked one of them down and
took $40 from her bosom. The
villains were traced to this city,
but have not been captured.
Fifty Monroe county farmers are
out with shotguns in pursuit, and
a lynching is in prospect.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

Sheriff Adams is fully installed
at the Jail and is rapidly ~acquaint-
ing himself with the duties of the
Office. He says his best prisoner
is Mortimer, accused of having a
hand in Samuel Apgar's murder.
Miller, charged with the same
crime, is his most troublesome
charge. The new sheriff has re-
fused to allow Mrs. Miller to see
her husband more than once a
week. He says she tries to see
John every day, when In reality
she has no business about the Jail.
Neither the woman nor her hus-
band is pleased with the new ar
rangement, but Sheriff Adams in
tends enforcing his new rules to
the letter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
Marriage a Failure,

Matte Bryarly has brought suit
in the Circuit Court for a divorce
from her husband, Alvin Bryarly.
Failure to support and desertion
are alleged.
Maggie Bost asserts that her
husband, Mathew Bost, is a habi-
tual drunkard, and in the Circuit
Court she prays that the ties that
bind her to him may be legally
dissolved. The man lives IN
Pennsylvania.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

A Frenchman died at the Buch-
anan county poor farm the other
day. Before dying he wrote on the
head of his bed the following: 81
am rs years old, and don't want to
take any more medicine. Please
let me die.O
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
1889.
Harper's Magazine.


HARPER's MAGAZINE 10 the most useful, enter
tanning, and beautiful periodical In the world.
Among the attractions for 1880 viii be . new
American story, entitled @JupitsF
Lights"--by CONSTANCE r. WooisoN !: tliustra.
tons OF Shakespeare's Comedies by !. A.
ABBEY q series OF articles on Russia. fliustra-
ted by 7. DE ~THUIsTRUr papers on the
Dominion of Canada and . characteristic serial
wrgian Studies. "by BJoRNsTJKHrK BJonNsoN.
illustrated 'Commodus,"a historical play BY
the author Of Ben Hur," illustrated ~ !. Il.
are conducted by GEoRG WILLIAM CUTIE,
WILLIAM DEAN HOWELL and oHAs. UDLnf
WARNER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

By a recent order of the post
office department, all stores run in
connection with offices throughout
the country must be removed.
The order took effect October /,
and hence Mr.. McKee's>removal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

Mother: "And the serpent, as
a punishment for tempting Eve,
was made to crawl all the rest OF
his life." Bobbie: "Well. NAM
ma. how did he get along before?"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

Prof. William TreIoar has moved
withhis family from Fulton to this
city. Prof. Treloar's elegant new
residence on South Jefferson street
is fully completed and is n of the
finest in the city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

Recorder Torreyson Thursday
received an order from Judge ]. d.
Chandler, of st. Louis, attorney for
Chas. r. Gavin, for certified copies
of all deeds affecting title to the
large body of land, known as the
Hulett property, near Martlnsburg.
There were twelve or fifteen con-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

There are now 1879 prisoners
in the penitentiary. This, says
the Jefferson City Tribune, is the
largest number ever confined with
in the walls of that institution.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

Street Commissioner Mckinney
has just completed the macad-
am on Jackson street from Olive
street to Depot street. The work
was done entirely by prison and
noll tax labor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

Elder Cobb, of onarga, ILL.,, is
conducting a most interesting meet
ing at the Christian Church, as
sisted by Elder J. w. Higbee.
There have been several additions,
with promises of a successful meet
inc
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

During Mrs. Annie Jenness
Miller's dress reform lecture at st.
Louis she donned a rainy day dress.
1t came to about her shoe tops.
"This," she said, ''is not the ideal
rainy day dress, but 1t is the best
that women can adopt at present.
The ideal rainy day dress will
come only to the knees"
"What would you have below
that? asked q lady present.
aLegsl', was Mrs. Miller's re-
Spouse.
Don't forget the Cleaners social
| at the Liberty Street NJ, E, Church.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

The protracted meeting at the
Promenade Street Baptist Church
promises to continue for several
weeks. Unusual success has at
tended the efforts Of the ministers
in charge Of the meeting. A large
number of additions to the church
have already been secured and
each meeting adds to the general
interest.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

William Prussing, of Samonaka,
ILL.,, has been the guest of his
brother, E. w. Prussing for sew
eral days. 1t was the first meeting
of the brothers for II years.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
Hard features every bungler can command;
To draw true beauty shows a masters hand.

r HE outline illustrations Of the Ivory Soap advertisements have
created SO much favorable comment, and the requests for copies
been SO numerous, we have, TO meet the demand, bound in the form
of a Drawing and Painting Book @izc 6 X 9 inches) tw~entyfour of
the most spirited and pleasing of the advertisements. We will send
one of I, : books with 4 pad Of twcnty-our sheets of drawing paper,
post paid, 20 any one who will mail US, according to directions below,
fifteen Ivcr% Soap wrappers.
Proctor 6 GAMBLE, Cincinnati.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

Misses Pauline and Carrie Barth,
of Rocheport, who have been the
guests of Mrs. Joseph Barth, on
East Liberty street, returned to
their home Friday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

Cornfields near Worcester, over
which the hail storm of last sum-
mel passed, are yielding but FIVE
bushels to the acre. Before the
hail, 1t was estimated that they
would ''turn out'' fully fifty bushels
to the I
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

Miss Ida Ricketts, is home from
st. Louis, where she was the guest
of Mrs. T. W. Carter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
c. D.. Rodgers. ofMexico. is he,

c. D. Rodgers, of Mexico, is here
attending court. Mr.. Rodgers has
the contract for building the bridge
across the Auxvasse, on the lower
Mexico road. He says the bridge
will be finished this week and the
approaches this Eaonth.-Fulton
Sun.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

Harry Wolff and bride, who were
married Wednesday at Montgomery
City, arrived here over the Wa
bash that night and r tempo
rarily residing at the Windsor. The
young couple will go to house.
keeping in a few days.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
Worlds Dlspsnsary Medical Association,
663 Main st., BUFFALO, N. z.
GRAVE CHARGES.
Mr.. L. R. Whitley, Well and Fav-
orably Known Here, Accused
of Plagiarism.

The Columbia Herald of last
week makes extensive charges of
plagiarism against Mr.. L. R. Will
fey, who is we'll and favorably
known in this and adjoining coun-
ties. He is charged with having
stolen bodily the address which
won him the first medal at the In
ter-collegiate contest last June.
Dr.. i. A. Watson, of Columbia, in
ali open letter, makes plain the
charges, as follows:
To Whom it may Concern
In an intercollegiate contest be-
tween the students of Missouri I'm
iversity, William Jewell and Gen.
trail Colleges, | was chosen as one
of the judges to award the prize to
the best orator. The first prize
was unanimously adjudged to Mr..
L. R.. Whitley of Central College,
on "Mob and Law" in 1888. Since
then my attention has been called
to a publish pamphlet, entitled
University Reriew which con
tains several orations delivered at
Lawrence, Kansas, University, on a
similar occasion. Among the num-
Der is one, purported to have been
written and delivered by Mr.. H. H.
Russell, also on "Mob and Law" in
1886.
After reading carefully the ora
ton attributed to Mr.. H. Fl. Rus
sell on "Mob and Law" I have ar
rived at the conclusion calmly and
deliberately that it is the identical
Grafton delivered by Mr.. l.. R.
Whitley in the late contest between
said colleges.
So thoroughly are my convictions
in regard to their identity that l
feel justified in requesting Mr.. l..
r. Wiley to return to the proper
authorities the medal awarded to
him on that occasion.
B. A. WATSON.
Mr.. Whitley, says the Herald,
has been repeatedly written regard
ing the matter, but the only answer
yet obtained is the following:
Mr.. John T. Garrett. Columbia, Mo.
CLARKsBURG, Mo-, October 20,
1SSS.-SIR Yours of the 10th
received a few days ago and will
say in reply that I'll try to make
arrangements satisfactory to all in
a short time. Yours, etc.
/. R.. whitley.
The LEDGER is 10th to believe
that the charges have any founda-
ton and hopes to be able to make
an announcement to this effect. If
the judges of the contest push the
matter, as they doubtless will should
Mr.. Whitley remain silent, the
medal will of necessity be trans
ferred to Mr.. r. w. Barron, of
Marshall, who was second in the
contest.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph J. Weimer
were rendered a pleasant reception
at the home of Adam Weimer, on
South Jefferson street last week.
About a score of persons were
present. An elegant supper was
served at 6:3O.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

Mr.. j. G. MCGOWAN and Miss
Bette Hassler were united in the
bonds of holy matrimony at Liber-
ty Church, Galloway county, We'd
nesday evening, Nov. q, 1888, at
T;30 o'clock by Rev. Samuel Ma
gee, of Centralia. An immense
congregation of friends and neigh
bors witnessed the ceremony.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

VIII Patterson, who has been
the guest of his father, DR.. A. M.
Patterson, for several weeks, is in
Fayette.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

The c~onvocation meeting at st.
Paul's Episcopal Church closed
Friday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

Miss Carrie Lazear is the guest
of relatives in Ashley, Pike county,
Missouri.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

Mrs. Susie Buckner returned to
her home in Kansas City Friday
afternoon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
THE UNDERWRITERS
1 R ASSOCIATION OF MEXICO, MISSOURI.

DIRECTORS.
J. D. Tucker, J. I. Nelson, N.
F. kilgore, A. c. Barnes, Joseph
Offutt, E. S. Frost, John w. How
ell, Jos. 7. Williams, Joseph G..
Lakenan, Fl. F. Woodward, F. V.
Gentry, H. I. Brooks, F. H.
Mitchell, E. W. Lee, w. L. Fowle.
VINO daTes prefer the tolls of Hercules,
To daillance, banquets and ignoble easc?"-
TIE local aren't.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

Jack Harrison took the following
premiums at the Chicago Fat Stock
Show last week: Best saddle
stallion, any age, Rex Denmark,
LIST; best roadster team, Frank and
Jesse James, LIST; and I'd. Best
saddle mare. Rosa. I'd.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

Mrs. DR.. Lindenberger, of Bowl
ing Green, is the guest of her Sis
ter, Mrs. J. d. Gregg.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

Alex Barth, of Chicago, is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Barth.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

Mrs. E. W. Prussing, who has
been seriously i'll for sometime, is
improving.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

Nh. and Mrs. Davis, of Fulton,
are visiting Judge Stuart and wife.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

Mrs. Anna Weimer is home from
Carrollton, III.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

DR.. r. w. Bourn is home from
st. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

Mrs. Cant, of Carrollton, Mo-, is
visiting Mrs. Woodlan, of this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
THURSDAY, NOV. %, 1888.

B. B. Tureman is home from
Fulton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

Mrs. China Rothwell, of Aux
vase, has removed TO this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
1889.
HaTDGr'S Young People.
An illustrated Weekly.

HARPERis YOUNG PEOPLE begins its tenth
volume with the first number in November.
During the year II i'll contain five serial stories
including "Dorymates, " by Kirk Afuaros "Ths
Red Mustang "by W. q. Stoddard, and "a Day
IN WaxlaAd." by X. X. Muntittrick 'Nels
Thurlow,s ria" by. J. 7. Trowbrldge: "Ths
Three Wishes" by y. Anstey and Bsander
Matthews 2 series Of fairy tales WRITTEN and
illustrates by Howard Pyle Home etndie: II
tie Experiments" by. Sophia. B. .Hsrrick:
garet K. sangster articles on various sports
and pastimes, short stories by the best writer's.
and humorous papers and poems. with many
hundreds of Illustrations OF excellent quality.
Every line in the paper is subjected to the most
rigid editorial scrutiny I'm order that nothing
harmful may enter its columns.
An epitome OF everything that is attractive
and desirable In juvenile literature.--The Boston
Courier.
A weekly feast of good things to the boys and
girls In every family which IL visits.--Bfooklyn
Union.
1t is wonderful In its wealth of pictures, In
formation and nterest.--New York Christian
Advocate.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-09-29
loyement, turning his head to one side

movement, turning his head to one side,
responded:
''Ehere's number OF curious people
coming around here lately and saying
curious things. until | don't know
whether to believe any OF them or not"
And that was ali the interview Amos
got for his pains.
Murat Halstead, who has been in New
York during the week, had an experience
with General Grants father which he
still remembers vividly. Mr.. Hslstead
had been critical about some appoint
ments as he charged by the elder Grant'a
intiuence. The old gentleman marched
into his sanctum one day with blood in
his eyes and big stick In his fist, de-
olaring that he had come to know what
the editor meant. As Mr.. Halstesd tells
the story. there was no chance for es-
cape. and he couldn't strike the presi-
dents father, even ii he were not an old
man, ana being in danger OF getting O
solid thump he was obliged to "tempor
ize." The way in which he begged Mr.
Grant to sit down a dozen times over
before he finally got the old gentleman
settled in an easy chair can be imagined
Ii was. the remark MIR. Grant made
as he settled down that is pertinent tc
history. "Well," said he. 81 alwayf
knew that from the time he was boy
that Rosecraus would be failure" Mr.
Hslstead prudently kept Rosecrana
under fire OF discussion for the next
hour, and came out of the engagement
whole. The old gentleman held two
men in great abhorrence--Gepera Rose
Grams and Charles Summer. A safe and
sure way to his favor was to condemn
either or both.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-09-29

Everywhere in Dakota the democrstic
party is falling down and worshipping
the farmers alliance. Free trade, the
old Roman, the man OF destiny and all
else which makes up the stage thunder
OF the national democracy is eliminated
from their declarations of principles and
they are tumbling heels over head into
the farmer camp. The platform of the
farmers alliance is their platform for
the campaign and nine-tenths of them
don't know what it contains. They are
making this move to secure power.
After tue election the farmers alliance
can paddle Its own canoe, for all the
democratic party will care.