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Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25
THE BILL.

dlcted by the LEDGER, passed
the House Tuesday, with five votes
to spare, receiving IS votes. The
opposition to this bill did not ex-
pect to defeat it in the House I'M
less it could be postponed for a
week, so the people could study the
matter, as the bill was losing
ground at the rate of three or four
votes per day. The bill, as it passed
the House, is admitted by ali to be
a miserable measure, and will be
amended and improved upon by the
Senate unless that body should see
fit 10 vote it down entirely. The
question was thoroughly and intel
llgently discussed in the House and
strong speeches made on both sides.
The country members were divided
on the bill, some leading farmers
favoring and some opposing. All
were after the same result, but had
very different ideas about the bill
as presented. The chairman of the
committee on agriculture with other
leading farmers, thought it a bad
measure. Hon. G. +. Clark of Au-
drain, with some other farmers,
! tlnr,r1+ - ils+ar thnr a+iIn and
the St. Louis delegation, influenced
by the butchers, voting yes, gayeit
the required majority. At least
half OF those who voted for the bill
do not think it is what is necessary
but thought the cattle men needed
some relief, and we're willing to ex-
pertinent, thinking the market
might be improved and could not
be worsted.
We are more than ever convinced
that the House bill is a bad one,
but think that the Senate will either
amend it, as the House expects, or
vote it down entirely and submit a
better one. All the thinking men
recognize the Importance of this
question, and while they want to do
everything possible to protect the
producer and consumer from
combines and trusts, they
do not want to pass laws
which, when put into effect, will
accomplish right the opposite of
what was intended. The question
is being thoroughly studied and
examined into, and we are sure the
result will be good and wholesome
legislation. The Kansas City Times
speaking of the result says:
"Most of the prominent and rep
re%sentative members opposed the
bill. The few-but very few-able
members who supported the meas
ure, eve opened their mouths up
on the floor of the House in favor
Of it, bat merely voted in that d.
r~ection.
During the discussion the bill
was shown up in all its vicious, in
famous and unjust phases.
While the vote was being count
ed the butcher lobbyists, headed
by James, of St. Louis, who had
infested the House all during the
afternoon, made a wild rush and
gathered around the stand of the
reading clerk to see if the House OF
Representatives had been partial to
them.
Certainly some silent agent OF
corruption has been at work to
bring about all the injustice that
was displayed by the passage efthe
local inspection bill this after
noon.'
The representatives of such stock
raising counties as Monroe, Shelby,
Ste. Genevieye, Lafayette, Chart
ton, Atchison, Jackson, Cass, New
Madrid, Greene, Adair, Clinton,
etc, ETC., voted against the bill.
In fact, about all the votes oppos-
ing the bill were from the rural dis
tricts where the cattle men have
looked into the matter and were
convinced it was a vicious meas
ure.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25
Order OF Publication.

NV
STATE OF MISSOURI
COUNTY OF AUDRAIS.
In the Circuit Court, June Term, 1889.
Henry f. Woodward. Plaintiff,
VS..
Purlina Waddingham, Defendant.
"Suit on nete."
Now, on this day, comes the plaintiff
by his attorney n files his petition,
verified by affidavit, stating among
other things, that the said defendant.
Purlina Waddingham, is a non-resi-
dent of the State of Missouri and it APP
pearing t the satisfaction of the Clerk
of the CT nit Court in VACATION, that
service cannot be had on the aforesaid
defenda t in the ordinary way, it is
hereby ordered by the Clerk that pub
LEGATION be made, notifying said de-
PENDANT that a suit has been COM
menced against her in the Circuit Court
of Audrain County, Missouri, the OBJ
ject and general nature of which is a
suit in attachment and a levy, made
on your interest in lands, as follows
Section 8, township so, range 7, and
the northwest one-fourth section 8,
township so, range z, in Audrain Coun-
ty, Missouri, on note given by plaintiff
to defendant for the rental of east one-
half section 5, township so, range Z,
and mount of note given was $4,000
and interest from 10Th day September,
1888. 6 per cent, which note plaintiff
paid, and which sum plaintiff claims
was collected fraudulantly, etc, which
is further described in plaintiffs petit
ton, on file in Clerks office /; and I'M
less you, the defendant, Purlina Wad-
bingham, be and appear at the next
term of said Court, to be holden at the
Court Hous in the city OF Mexico, Au-
drain County. Missouri,
the FIRST Monday in June, A. D.,
1889,
and on or before the 9th day thereof.
answer or otherwise plead to said petit
ton, Judgment will be rendered &C
cording to the prayer of the same. 1t
is further ordered that a copy hereof
be published in the Mexico Weekly
LEDGER, a newspaper published in said
county of Audrain, for four weeks sue
cessively, the last insertion to be at
least four weeks before the commence
ment of the next term of said Court.
"a true copy"
[sEAL.1 In witness whereof / hereun-
to set my hand and afix the seal of
said Circuit Clerks Office, this done in
Mexico, April LIST, A. D., 1889.
52-4t. BEN. G. JOHNSON,
Clerk of the Circuit Court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25
Special Inducements This Week
M
We wiU offer for this week the following qaoted genuine


30 pieces Sateens, in new French de-
signs, would be cheap at II Ice; our
prices this week s 1-3c.
80 pieces special make of English Sat
Gems in latest French designs, cheap
at l5c.; our price this week, Zoe.
80 pieces apron ginghams, fast colors,
cheap ut S 1-Sc.; this week at ) LIE.
A full line of Dress Ginghams, nice
choice patterns, only : l-2c.
Calico in all the new spring shades,
standard make, only ) cts.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

FoRr VALLEY, Ga, beasts of an
infant sixteen months old that can
talk, knows the Child's Catechism,
can name the President and Vice
President, counts fifty and answers
questions like a grown person. The
colored brethren ought to consult
it as to when Harrison is going tc
recognize their existence.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

IT is said to have II required
$4,000 to make John Sherman a
Senator. As Mr.. Sherman has
never yet been nominated for Pres
ident, it is likely that national con-
ventions come higher thar legisla-
lures,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

IT is right amusing and even
nauseating to hear street-corner
politicians, who never read the
cattle inspection bill, rant and
cant about its merits. They did
not know they were for it till it
passed the House. Some of the
statements made would make a
sick dog laugh.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

SPRING is here, as all may know
when they read of the exploits OF
bridge jumpers, the proposals to sc
over Niagara Falls in barrels and
the doings of parachute fends.
Spring is a great time for fools and
loyarc
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

"IF Bismarck lives five years
longer free press and free speech
will be unknown in Germany"
was the paragraph which sent a
German editor to prison. The
climax was nearer than he thought.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

In spite of reports to the con-
tray,the bill authorizing the appro-
priating of So, 900 for expenses of
the Missouri delegation to the Cen
tennial celebration at New York,
has not passed, and is not liable to
mass
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

s. S. LAWS makes a speech in
the Hall of Representatives Thurs
day night. He will have a packed
house, and while he may be Sin
the soup" he will splash some of it
out and onto members of the Leg
islature, and they will find it hot,
too,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

A MAN worth 100000 died in
Chicago last week, and up to date
only one wife has come forward
with her claim to the property.
The incident is looked upon as
singular, to say the least.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

B. B. Tureman will go to St.
Louis Friday and from that city
| will leave with the Missouri dele
gates for New York, to attend the
centennial of Washington's in
| auguration on the Both.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

II AM tickled to death :" ex-
claimed John Grant, a Utica man,
as he heard the climax of a story.
Then, consistently with his ale,
CATION, he fell over and died.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

Mr.. GARRISON should 60 on max
ing his changes without giving to
the public his rot about efficiency.
No pestotfice department has ever
been more mismanaged than ours
under Republican rule.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

IT will cost $4,000 to feed the
guests at the centennial ball and
banquet, a sum which would have
very much improved the commits
sariat during the deadly winter
cantonment at Valley Forge. The
then and now are very, very differ
ant
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25
THE Sunday School convention

THE Sunday School convention
held in this city Saturday was de-
servingly successful. The attend
ance was very large, every address
was vigorous and valuable and no
feature of the well prepared and
varied programme failed to please
and instruct. Those in charge are to
be congratulated and we trust these
conventions In the future will not
be SO far apart.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

ADMINISTRATORS NoTICE.--Notice
is hereby given that letters of a~drninistra-
ton bearing date of April l3, 1859, upon
the estate of Robert Ii. Lochrldge, de-
ceased. have been granted TO the under
dersigned by the Probate Court of Au-
drain county, Mo. All persons having
claims against said estate are hereby no.
titled TO present the same for allowance
within one year from the date of said let
tiers, and If not presented within two
years from said date they will be forever
barred. THos. A. MCINTYRE,
Pat Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25
Steam Feather Renovater.

| am now ready to receive your
feather beds and renevate them.
will make them as good as new. II
matters not how old they are OF
how badly exposed, I have the
latest process for cleaning. l make
feathers odorless and as good as
new.
Work done at reasonable prices,
promptly and honestly.
My agents will call upon you
with samples and show you how
the feathers look after they have
gone through my steam process
These agents Will receive your
feather beds. Leave orders al
my business place and they will be
promptly attended to.
Respectfully,
Jgr,r Z Nov DS SIn AoppIc
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

A CIRCULAR saw in a mill in
Indiana cut Charles Wadsworth in
two SO quick the other day that he
spoke several words before he re-
allied what had occurred. Then
he ceased his remarks, of course.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

THE Republican candidate for
Governor of Rhode Island, who, in
spite of the fact that he was 5000
votes short, takes the gubernatorl-
al seat, has gall that will eventual,
ly put him INTO the White House.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

THE Hartford C0Wrant is entitled
to the cake. There is no other
journal so ingenious as to give to
Republican squandering of the pub
lie funds the name of ''judiclous
liberality."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

A WISCONSIN physician is pre-
scribing lager for the bite of a mad
dog, and the day may come when
man with smallpox will find ii
sovereign remedy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

OKLAHOMA may be a new Jeru-
salem. So was Dakota. The people
who now want balloons to get into
the reservation may want wings to
fly out with before they are three
years older.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

JOHN MORRISON is making &
model Warden of the penetentiary,
His administration Is thoroughly
one of business and is conducted or
strict business principles, which
will result in saving thousands o.
dollars to the State.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

IL. SIMS returned from Jeffer-
son City to-day, where he went to
hear the discussion of the cattle
inspection bill. He says the more
he sees and hears about the bill
the less he thinks of it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

Turner, Jackson & Co. are still
in the lead on prices in everything
they handle. Don't fail to see their
goods and prices, it will pay you.
They take all kinds of produce at
highest market price. till Nav
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

Mr.. MoEToS. in the Senate, has
proved an incompetent Vice Presi-
dent. Happily for Levi, the Civil
Service Law does not apply to Vice
Presidents.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25
Live Stock Market.

Following is the St. Louis live
stock market
CATTLE-Receipts, $500 head;
shipments,-head. The market was
strong. Choice heavy native steers,
SO 90a4 40; fair to good native
steers, So 00a4.O0; stockers and
feeders, fair to good, S1.1Oa5.1 10;
rangers, cornfed, So .75a5.50; rang.
ers, CRASHED, S2.0Oa2.S5.
HoGs-Receipts, 5000 head;
shipments, 400 head. The market
was easy. Choice heavy and
butchers selections, 81. 6Oa4 IS:
packing medium to prime, s4.5Oa
4.65; light grades, ordinary to best:
81 .60a4.75.,
SHEEP-Recejpts, 800 head:
shipments,-head. The market
was steady. Fair to choice, $1,000
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

A CHICAGO woman can speak ten
different languages, and yet she
can't keep a hired girl IN the house
a week. They don't know which
language to peel the potatoes in.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

Miss Hattie Overton, of Pomona,
California, formerly of Galloway
county, and a niece of J. V. Will
hams, died at the home of her pa
rents Monday night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

Champ Clark's criminal insane
bill was taken up and passed in
the House Monday. The bill
provides for the establishing of the
insanity of a person charged with
a crime by the decision of a jury
upon the testimony of reputable
person and when so declared in
sane whether the insanity oc-
Cured before or after the COM
mission of the crime, it shall
be duty of the Court to commit
said insane criminal to some
lunatie asylum until he RECEIVERS,
nor shall he be tried or punished
for such crime until recovery.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

Ten thousand men Monday got
what fifty thousand went after in
the Oklahoma territory. The re-
manning forty thousand can do no
better than come over and settle in
Missouri.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

A NEWSPAPER is generally deing
pretty well when it is not run TO
suit its contemporary. The LED
GER is truly IN a fiourishing condi-
ton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

N. l.. Raftery and brother, of
Laddonia, have sold a half interest
in their grocery store to A. S. I'm
derwood, lately returned from Ar
kansas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25
New Goods.

Mrs. Harding has just returned
from the city with an immense
stock of everything in her line
She is prepared to sell cheaper
this spring than ever before. She
will have a special sale of hats OF
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday anc
Saturday, May l, 2, 3 and 4, wher
you can buy hats at reduced prices
and everything else correspond
ingly low. dit wilt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

THE appointments OF Il. l.. Locke
as cemetery superintendent and S.
S. Craig as park commissioner are
good ones, and will give sat.sfac-
ton
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

The Missouri Amateur Athletic
Association, of St. Louis, the lead
ing amateur base ball club Of Mis-
souri, will play two games with the
Browns at Sportsman's Park here
| on the Both.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

Married, at the Roberts House,
by Rev. E. X. Miller, Mr.. jeff
Mourning and Miss J. C. Abney, of
Shamrock. Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25
d&w t May Is. SAM MORRIS.

Turner, Jackson & Co. want to
see you. They have something nice
to show you, and at prices away
down. See goods and prices before
you buy. till May 3
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

DR.. E. K. Miller, J. NJ. Marina
duke. DIR. Hinde and J. n. Basket
are attending District Conference of
the NJ. E. Church, South, at Mont
gOmeTy,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

Marriage licenses have been
granted John Hageman and Miss
Eva Belts; Edward kombrink and
Miss Elizabeth Beoger.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

The Senate has passed the bill
appropriating 50. 800 for the cree.
ton of a monument over the grave
of the late John s. Marmaduke,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

B. F. Lazear has been appoint
ed postmaster at Auxvasse, vice j.
A. Harrison, resigned.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25
THURSDAY, APRIL %, 1889.

THERE is no town in the State
where Sunday is better or more
generally observed than in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

III. T. CAN'T is now local agent
for Brown Brothers, live stock COM
mission merchants, of Chicago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

Fountain Bradley, of New Bloom
field, aged Sd and a resident of Cal.
laway county since 1882, was in the
city this week On his way 10 Win.
chester, Tennessee, where he will
visit a son.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

36-inch half wool Beige, spring color
ings, in plaids, stripes and solid color
would be very cheap at zoe; our
price this week 15c.
3s-inch all-wool Spring Flannel Suit
ings, in all new shades, would be
very cheap at SOC; u price this
week only 35 cents.
3S-inch all-wool Novelty Checked Suit
ing, cheap at 60e.; our price this
week 80 cents.
D~ Call and see these bargains.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

Joseph Hiidebrand and Miss
Mamie McGrath have been licensed
to marry.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice Is hereby given that /, as ad-
ministrator of the estate Of J. II.
White, deceased, will, at the
May term, 1889, of the Audrain
Probate Court, make my final settle
ment as administrator of said estate.
T. NJ. WHITE, Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

Porter Gregory holds a position
as guard at the Missouri pen
i{optiory
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

Harris Brothers have bought ice
McDonald's saddle horse for S160.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

ASSIGNEE'S NOTICE OF FINAL RE-
PORT.-Eotice is hereby given to all con-
cerned that l will file my final report, as
assignee of NJ. +. Bolts, at the June
Term, 1889, of the AudTaIn County Cir
cult Court, and ask to be discharged.
J. V. WILLIAMS,
2-et Assignee of NJ. K. Bolts.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

Norman Lakeland, Jr., has 4
clerkship in the State Senate.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25
Wanted.

Old feathers and feather beds,
I have an order to furnish 5000
pounds of old geese feathers. viii
pay good, fair prices if | can get
them Immediately. Write or call
on Sam Morris, Mexico, Mo. 2d4w
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

President J. Y. Williams, of the
Salt River Sunday School Associa-
ton, urges that all superintendent
In the county who have not already
reported TO him membership, offc-
ers, average attendance, ETC.. do so
at once,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

The County Wheel meets in this
city on the second Saturday in May.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice is hereby given that i, as adj
ministrator of the estate of j. 5.
Blythe, decd, will, at the May term,
1889. of the Audrain Probate Court.
make my final settlement as admins
traitor OF said estate.
r. L. NORRIS,
Lit Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice is hereby given that !, as ad-
ministrator of the estate of A. T..
Naylor, deceased, will, at b
May term, 1859, of the Audrain
Probate Court, make my final settle
ment as administrator of said estate.
Lat III. b. BUSH, Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

Jacob Marshall is very i'll with
pneumonia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25
60 to W. $. Hathaway
Public

for Wool, Irvine and sacks.
W5t-t&td
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25

]. II. HAYDON, trustee.
, 1889-10-17
LAND COMMISSIONERS DECISION.
Important to Those who Take Up
Claims and Double Up.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18.-Land Commits.
sioncr Groii has rendered a decision in
the case of MAY Barr, formerly Wasson,
u resident of Mitchell, Dakota, land dis
trict. II appears from the testimony that
in July, 1886 Mrs. Barr, then resident
OF the state OF Iowa, went to Dakota on
u visit and while there took up eighty
acres adjoining the tract then recently
entered by Michael Barr. She purchased
house and had it moved on her claim,
broke one acre and made other improve
ments. At that time she says In her
testimony, she had no intention of
marrying Mr.. Barr, but later they mar
ried when they moved their houses
close together on the line and sodded
them up all around ON the outside,
making one house. They were then
married. That Barr put his bed, stove,
table, ETC., in his house and she put
her bed, stove, table, etc., in hers; that
there is no means of communication be-
tween the two different houses except
by going outside, each having outside
doors; that she acted in good faith in
making the entry, not knowing Michael
Barr at the time, and having no under
standing that 1t was TO be kept in the
Barr family; that she complied with
the homestead law fully. Mrs. Barr's
claim is rejected on the ground that hus-
band and wife cannot maintain separate
residence at the same time and in the
same house, so that each by virtue of said
residence may perfect entry under the
homestead law. 1t is said there are a
number of cases in the general land
office similar in all important respects
to the case OF Mrs. Barr.
, 1889-10-17
killed Him On Sight.

AUGUSTA, Ca, Oct. l2.--The second
bloody chapter in the history, which be.
gan with the shooting of McGregor in
his own yard Friday night December
%, 1887, was enacted upon the streets of
Warrenton, Ga, to-day in the killing of
John w. Cody by G. L.. McGregor. Cody
had lust ridden in from the country and
after alighting from his buggy, started TO
walk up street. McGregor, who saw him
from ncross the street, crossed over, and
drawing revolver fired three shots at
Cody, who died in short time.
Cody had been indicted by the grand
Jury for an assault with intent to MUIR
der McCiregor, and the case was set for
trial at the October term of court, which
was to be held in Warrenton this week.
Cody was placed under bond OF $25O0 to
be present at this term OF court, but
when court convened Cody was not
present, and although bench warrant
was issued for his arrest he could not be
found. To-day after court adjourned he
rode INTO town.
McGrcgor, after killing him, said to an
Associated Press reporter: "When
Cody deliberately evaded the law and
haunted his impudent defiance In my
face il was more than human nature
could stand. II the courts would not
punish this man for trying to assassin
ate me. | determined to do II myself"
McCircgor is railroad agent at Warren
ton, and has represented his county in
the legislature. Cody was prominent
citizen of the place, worth 10000 and
widely connected thsoughout the
country.