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Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-24

Senator Clay has introduced the
following bill: Senate bill No.
$50, to revise and amend articles l
to II inclusive of chapter 145, re-
vised statutes, "Of assessment and
collection of the revenue and acts
amendatnrY thereto
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-24

Jerry Carter was fined S12.75 in
the police court this morning for
assaulting a man in kemp's saloon
Saturday night. He struck his
victim a severe blow on the head
with a poker. Carter didn't pay
the fine and Judge Riley gave him
apermit to occupy q cell in the
calaboose for a dozen days.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-24

J. T. Nelson sold his residence
property On East Monroe street
this morning to J. NJ. Beagles. The
|gice paid was $500, which is
cheap for this valuable property.
Possession will be given April l..
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-24

Miss Stuart, Mrs. Ann Kemp
and Hop Kemp went to Monroe
SiN Monday afternoon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-24

Joseph L. StillweIl will occupy
James +. Johnson's farm near
Rush Hill during 1889.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-24

Charles L. Purnell, proprietor
= Of the Famous" left Mexico Sat
<urday night for New York City.
Mr.. Purnell will remain East for
sometime, buying one of the largest
stocks of dry goods ever brought to
Missouri.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-24

Miss May holland, who has been
visiting Mrs. Ed. 7. holland, left
yesterday for Mexico, Mo-, to
spend a few days with friends be-
fore she returns to her home
in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. City
TTihHnr.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-24
LEDGER.

LOAN AGENTS hA1,o' Wv
G. G. Daniel, Of Nandalia, is in
town.
!, W. Hill i. home from st.
Louis.
Watch Gibbs advertisement in
the LEDGER
Mrs. L. d. Graham is in Van
: dalia on a visit.
Mrs. J. T. Johnson is visiting ut
Martinsburg.
George Adams is in the Eastern
A,dof the county.
c. \. keeton is home from Kan
sas City IN a visit.
Mrs. Charles +. Moore is visit
agin Roodhouse, Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. :. Wilson spent
Sunday IN Moberly, Mo.
Bob Mcconnell, formerly of
Mexico, is here on Il visit.
J.. ". Hill, Of the firm of Clacher
&Hill, is in St. Louis buying new
goods.
: Mrs. George Kabrich is very i'll
at her home on West Jackson
street.
Ira Tincher, with J.. ". Mason,
is suffering from an attack OF Ca
tarrhal fever.
Northern, Edmonston l. DoweIl
SHIPPED d car load Of mules to St.
Louis Monday night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-24

Born to the wife of Clifton jesse,
OF a Thompson, a boy.
Mrs DeJarnette, of Columbia, is
visiting Mrs. J. +. Llewellyn.
DR.. Mudd and Judge kirkpatrick,
of St. Charles, are in the city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-24

A little child of J. B. Blanton, a
leading citizen of Centralia, got a
small stick in its throat Saturday,
choking to death before the doctor
arrived. The bereaved parents
have the sympathy OF the public.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-24

Marriage licenses were granted
Saturday to Lucien Poirrier, of St.
Louis and Miss Mary Y. Murray,
of Martinsburg Francis c. Ross
and Miss Cora Burgdorf, of this
county.
Hon. G.. F. Clark has introduced
the following bill by request: House
bill No. 261, an act appropriating
money to properly equip the State
Agricultural College and its farm
and horticultural grounds.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-24

Northern, Edmonston 4 DoWell
SHIPPED d car load of mules to St.
Louis Monday night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Z. ). Wilson spent
Sunday in Moberly, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-24

Mrs. Charles +. Moore is visit
ngin Roodhouse, Ill.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-24

Bob Mcconnell, formerly q
Mexico, is here on Il visit.
, 1889-10-09
F--ederiksted, 7th October 1880.

Fears having been entertained for the
safety of the barque anna l.. Taylor,
which left New York Oh 3rd September,
it was with great Joy that We saw her &C
anchor in cur roadsted on Saturday morn.
ing 9th inst. looking none the worse for
her long and stormy passage.
l have had q very interesting SCcouRt
given me by one of the crew-worthy Of
w. Clarke Russell-buk I regret to eAy
that | find it very difficult tn put it to
paper UerbdtiRt, as ] am not acquainted
with the art of stenography; however to be
brief it is about as fOll0ws:
Leaving New York on the 3rd Sept,
the weather was pleasant enough Snd .
quick passage was enticipsted, but on
Saturday morning the 7th it began to blow
Very heavy, it increased OF Sunday to .
gale and on Monday to . perfect hurricane
with u terrible sea running. On this day
the deck load was thrown overheard for
the safety of the vessel. Heavy plAnks
were blown into the air like feathers, and
it WAS with great difficulty that the men
could keep their legs.
The use Of oil on the trouhfeA waters
proved III this case, as II has proved In so
many other cases. of very great help
small canvas bags containing oil were put
over the weather rail. and the oil was
allowed to run ont gradually 80 that
the sea was somewhat Gained there
by. The port anchor! with 80 MthOms
chain was lost and some ssils blSwn
away like rags.
On Tuesday the weather moderated, and
during the rest Of the voyages, eve when
in latitudee whore they expected D change,
it was now and then very FopgAI and
stormy.
Great praise Is given Capt! LAAOgst fox
the skilful manAgsmeRCtOf tho ship, css
all hope was given ap 0fever seeing, land
again. and the "Anpa 4. Tsylor'., Ais0 re-:
Ceived her need Of praise ID Weatherihg
the tempests 30 'handsOSesy.ih 2i'Hnm'
, 1889-10-09
- 4-I4F =
1sGhEmian News.
(From the Telegram, OOloa.J

Daring the last fortnight we, have bad
good wep .tas although we are still in what
IL known here as the wet season. n..
Things are as quiet on the canal az they
cal possibly be and it appears that little
or no news has come from Paris regarding
this great work. which is the life; and soul
of the Isthmps. NJ Brupe- has, ordered
q profile to be made, of the entire. canal and
for some days the employees werb bard at
work on it. It was completed and for.
warded to Paris by last Pacific Mail Str.
via New York. -1ogt.l 1fa.4 3 3i4at ~
BY last French Steamer, which arrived
here on the 18th inst, our Paris correspon.
dent wrote US the following important
news regarding the Canal :: srTlis commits.
sion will assuredly leave St. .NaEaire ION
the 10th October to examine the extent of
work done and what remains to be done.
Should the commission ind that the work
can be terminated for 300 million francs. q
company will at once be formed understhe
initiation of the Credit Foncisr, Credit.
LyORnaise aud 6O0iet6 4enerelA. &c hoW.
aver the Commission fnds It impossibiete
terminate the w0rk foe that supa, the oanaa
will be definitely abandoned. 80
We published o feu days agO Q erans-
latiOn OF q very Important article .tAaE 1Aan
appeared in the columns. fthe. RhrasndR
a paper published H. ,Carthagena and
which may be considered the organ through
which Ia expressed the Colombian views
i'll reference TO the. canal. ,Qie Of the chief
contributors to that Jourusl on this impor.
fant question, 10 no less Q person than the
distinguished DIR. Nuuex. late President3of
the Republic. The article we sllnds 70
, 1889-10-09

A crowded audience assembled on. Mon-
day evening to witness another effort OF
the Phoenix Ora matte Association. AmuSe-
mcnt was doubtless what was sought, and
We do not think that any OF those present
could complain that they did not get enough
OF it. The pieces " hich had heen selected
were full of fun, aud the amateurs, without
exception, succeeded thoroughly in present
ing it for the enjoyment Ut the sudiHuNe.
We were sorry to notice that, q situation;
occurring in the last piece was not quite
O which of course is not the fault of
the players, but of the play writer. 1t is not
Impossible, however, 70 shoald think, to
avoid selecting pieces which have q shade
of this sort in them, and We hope that our
Dramatic Associations, for which we wish
the continued and increased success that
they have shewn themselVesHtO deserve, will
maintain 8 high tOne III this regard.
, 1889-10-09
4 Obeahism in MOntserrat.
~ XFT6aA the Dominica Dial.1

Since. my last contribution in your paper
We have been experiencing very rainy
Weather here, which eliminated in q storm
on Tuesday, the 3rd instant. There was 9
heavy downpour Of rain. Several trees
were uprootad, and a couple of small
craft in port had to weigh anchor and
put to sea. One of them, the sloop G,oex-
dolime, did not return till Sunday afternoon.
The relations and friends Of those on board
had given up all hope of the vessel reap
pearing. II Was Thought she was lost,
especially when the effect of the storm at
ST. Kits was made known. Great was
the joy of friends of the crew when they
saw al on board landed quite safely.
/ regret to have to inform you that
OONahisra is very rampant III this island.
, 1889-10-09
KILOGRAMS. !,
ST. OROIX ETATTON.I

New York, October kth.-Lpndon news
states that Earl Rosebery presided at 0
meeting of 1000 tramway ard. Smnibus
employees in THE city. ct which was formed
a union to obtain shorter hours and the re.
dress Of u number of grievances, 5 persDas
have been killed in - collision on the raile
road between Manchester and ~St0ckport.
due to the blander of . signaimaa. =, -
The legal costs on the, Irish eide Of the
PANEL Commission are covered By the
Indemnity fund, but the Times expenses
ere estimated at much more. = hf9
Several thous and JewU Who here been
, 1889-10-09
RRISTIANgTRD

October 9th Pc or schrt Vigilent from St.
Thorn 40 James s.. Woods, Mrs. Joseph
Sasso, Moses Cruise, Miss Eliza Cruise, Mrs.
De Chabert & sou Holger, W. e. Daniel
sen. IL
October 8th per schr "Yigilaat" for st
TIL omas- Cathrine Scandal, 81. de Cha.
bert N. E. Nj elsen, James 2. Woods. J, J.
Richardson, Arthur GoOswell, Anna Yep
pc, ThowaId Weng, Miss Weng. Mrs. ROos-
child, Anna Christensen. MILFORD Plaskett
James Higgins, Charles Payne. Ferdinand
Code, John James, J. F OOomann.
, 1889-10-09

1t is practised at Little Town, a village.
about half a mile from Plymouth. Doctor
Johnson, who WAS speaking to me on the.
ObealI question u day or twO ago, Char
acterized the village rs q "sink of mi.
guilty" White River, the Roman CathO.
lic portion of the island, ia also filled full
to overlooking with this ahominatiOn.
Father Savage, all apparently good and
holy man, who, by the way. ia, q bosom
friend of the chief Methodist of this island,
10 always speaking TO the people. about the
error of their ways in this respect ; but
his predicatiOns seem to produce little or
no effect. 1t is from Windward, where Me.
thodisn is hOprishing, that the people
get their Obeah potions. They also deal
largely, With Antigua in this respect.
The Antiguan doct0r-man heing much
preferred To- she native Jumbee man. At
any r"5e, there is. All Antiguan on the
spot practising the "Black Ar0, who
makes d good income. There is, be.
sides, an %itinerant lRan who is sent for
when wanted-and who alwaxa charges
pounds for bis services, Some weeks ago
this medicine man managed to get a bag of
his preparations exchanged for. that of the
Anglican teacher, who was going to
Antigua on account Of his health. Upon
opening the bag it was found TO contain
the skeleton OF a child. and prepaI atoms OF
80 Offensive an OdOur az to almost stif1e
those who tried to smell them. The per.
son Into whose hands they fell threw
them into the sea but I told him he
should have had the matter looked into
by the authorities. It. is not among the
Roman Catholics alone that these things
are practiSed. 1t is no thing
TO hear Wesleyan members aud Anglican
communicable saying, JumbSe has Oeen set
upon them, when they are suffering from
some disease brought on by the d0ses
they have taken from the Obeahman. /
believe not only the peasantry goes in for
that sort OF thing, but it is also practised
among some OF the oOloWred people, who
are supposed to be ia the middle class OF
this community. There is an aged man..
q former school master, who lost his sight
and became permanently blind by allow
ing q jun bee mar to apply som Obeab.
lstlc potion to his eyes. There is an old
woman living somewhere at Windward,
or on the road to Windward, u Mrs. Quar-.
rOtte, who pretends to see into the future
by cutting cards. Persons visit her reg.
uIarly to have their destiny foretOld or
tC question her OH what is taking place.
AS an instance of her capacity She told
thr bewlldered parties whose relatives
we're on board the @ aCendoli8e, that all
hands were lost | This reads a lesson to
all Dominicans for, / believe, q good deal
OF that sort oil thing is practice among
them. Well, may the Methodist adage be
applied to these-"Dark, dark I still must
say, samid the blaze of Gospel dayT.- 2
Mo"tssrrGt, IS September 1889. ,cu lns
, 1889-10-09

The American brig I. Totc~sr, Captain
Dayton, arrived at Frederiksted on Mon.
day from New Haven. ..,t
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-08-29
The Democrats.

The democrats will hold state con-
vention at Fargo tomorrow and place a
state ticket in the field. There has been
some talk to the effect that they would
make no nominations but declare against
the constitution. This proposition,
however. seems to meet with disfavor
with those who have given the matter
sober second thought. 1t is likely too,
that the advice of Congressman Springer
will have weight with the kickers and
that no such action will be taken.
There does not seem to be much inter
est manifested in the nominees The
eyes of the territory, which were centered
on Fargo last week, do not seem likely to
turn that way again this week. This
weeks nominees will lead forlorn hope,
while last weeks will be our state officers
and that is probably the reason. For
governor the names most often mention
ed Are '.Uncle John Russell OF Valley
City. Jacob Lowell of Fargo, w. b. Pur-
cell of Wahpeton, and M. l.. Mccormack
of Grand Forks. but none OF these gen
tlemen are very anxious to sacrifice them
selves. The only slate which has been
heard of is Mccormack for congress,
Lowell for governor and $. Is. McGlnnls
of this city, for lieutenant governor. 1t
is claimed that such a ticket would be
strong with the people, but inst how
strong 1t will be in the convention does
not vet appear. Judge Mcconnell will
be candidate for district judgeship.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-08-29
South Dakota DoinpS.

Hon. Jud LaMoure of Pembina. has
been attending the preliminary proceed
ings OF the South Dakota republican
convention, which is in session at HUI
ron. He came north last night in Or
der to attend the meeting of the republi-
can executive committee for this state.
which meets in Fargo today. MIR. La
Moure, has been pulling for his friend Mel
lette,whois making prohibition speeches.
and that feeling in South Dakota is now
so high that he is working it to his ad-
vantage after the politicians s most expert
style. Pettigrew will be one of the new
senators and Moody moet likely the
other, says Mr.. LaMoure Prime Min
lister" Patten. the anxious little farmer
who vibrated all last winter between the
executives Office in Bismarck and the
co"ncii chamber, is slated for lieutenant
governor. Jnd thinks the capital Ioca-
tlon has been about settled in favor of
Sioux Falls.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-08-29
wet and Dry Periods.

Z The grateful information comes from
scientific sources and is corroborated by
the testimony of oll and opservant Da-
kota settlers, that the dry period in the
northwest ends this year. Jaco;, Brauch
OF Yankton. who has lived in Dakota
since 1868. says these periods occur every
nine years, beginning with extremely
wet seasons such as those of that year,
of 1877. and OF 1881, each followed by a
succession Of years in which, the ram nsfaal
gradually decreased. This being the
ninth year of the last PERIOD it is reason
able to expect increased moisture in 1890
and the reports of close students Of
meteorological conditions 60 to assure
this. 1t will be recalled by the present
inhabitants of this section that there has
been gradual lessering of rainfall each
year since 1881, eliminating this year,
which at its worst, cannot prevent from
half TO two-thirds crop. Taking these
precedents into account, therefore, it
will be seen that the farmers OF South
Dakota have little reason to be discour-
aged. They have experienced the most
unfayorable conditions which are liable
to surround them for a decade longer,
and during the past ten years have not
known what might be called a total
failure of crops. III fact, the partial
shortage Of the past two or three years
would not have Seen appreclably felt in
any but a new country, with it's natural
lack of accumulated resources"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-08-29
IMR. SPRINGER TALKS.
HetSays If he Were a Dakotan he
Would Vote for the Consti
tuition.
The Democrats Select Nine Dele
gates to Represent the
County at Fargo.
TIE sRepublican Legislative and
County Convention Called
s-s for Sept. II.
Mr.. Springer Talks.


Ths Springer reception eventuated
last night. The MOTEL Illinois congress-
manswas to have been present at the
democratic convention yesterday after
noon, but the heat and wind kept HIM in
his room. Along towards evening, how
ever, it cooled of and was very pleasant
about the reception hour. The James
town Cornet band played several selec-
tions in front of the Gladstone hotel,
which was the signal for the appearance
OF tlie@istinguished visitor. Soon after
the banu ceased, Mr.. Springer appeared,
accompanied by Judge Rose, by whom
he was introduced. and proceeded to ad-
dress the crowd Of four or five hundred
peoplewho had assembled TO hear what
the great democratic friend of Dakota
had tossay. =.
Mr.. Springer is a tall we'll proportion
ed gentleman of distinguished carriage.
He has the broad, high forehead of the
statesman and appeared just like the
Springer that the correspondents picture
with the exception that the ever-present
button hole boquet for once was lacking
He SAID his mission to Dakota was not d
political one, that he was here simply tC
see our broad prairies and get better
acquainted with our people, and that the
more he saw OF the prairies the moro he
thought of the country and the better he
became acquainted with the people the
more he liked them. He was not here tc
claim any particular credit for the admis.
sion Of the four northwestern territories
but he did want to say that in the hum
bic part that he had played in the ad
mission fight he had always in
sisted and demanded that NORTH
klAekSS4 ststonla come INTO the Unior
at the f same time, under The
same circumstances and on the same
terms as the other soon-to-be states {
statement which was loudly applauded
Mr.. Springer said that he had read witt
a great deal of interest the daily reports
of the four constitutional conventions
and that he approved. as rule, every
thing that had been done. He said the
result OF the North Dakota convention
was ample lstifcation Of his statemen,
that we were entitled to admission, and
prepared for it. While there might be
some objection to the constitution. he
thought it was the best that could have
been formed under the circumstances
and that whatever had been done was, al
the time, believed to be for the best. III
I were voter in North Dakota be
said, II would vote to ratify the constitu.
ton. Adopt the constitution, take your
place IN the slsterhood of states. If there
is anything Objectionable in the consti-
tuition. a remedy is provided IN the man
ner of amendment. Don't reject it,
Rat,fy and then amend, if there is any
need of amendment"
At the conclusion of his address. a re-
ception was held at the Gladstone par
lors, and many of the citizens of James
town were presented to the Illinois con-
preSSmap.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-08-29
precipitation that within a

stantaneous precipitation that within a
few moments the entire country was
transformed into one vast lake, many
miles in extent, the -avines and depres-
sions filling to a depth of from one to
ten feet of water. Hay, shanties and
timber in the ravines were swept into
the Missouri. but fortunately no lives
were lost. Aside from the water fall the
hail stones which accompanied the
rain were incredibly large, Colonel Day
averring that some Of them were so great
of circumference that man could not
encircle them with both hands. These
immense balls of falling ice were not
distinct hailstones, but were clusters
which had been flozen together in their
descent ---
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That Oliver County Storm.

Bismarck Tribune: The recent rain
storm or water-spout in Oliver county
has thus far escaped the publicity
which was due it. Colonel Day, who has
jus. returned from there, says 1T was the
greatest fall Of water in the history OF
this. and lie thinks. Of any other cnHn-
try. Tt was not a rain, the water falling
in sheets. So great was the almost in-
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-08-29

probably be made to feel that it would
have been better had they hustled for
themselves when they had an opportunl-
ty. Men who can obtain work and are
too lazy to do it, should not be viewed as
objects OF charity, and we trust that far
mers will "spot'' individuals of this class
and report them to the members of the
relief committee
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-08-29
Territorial Topics.

Mandan Pioneer: A gigantic horse
stealing industry is said to have been es-
tablished in the coteaux along the Mis-
souri, river. Different parties take old
decrepid horses ont among hills which
are totally uninhabited, and any strays
that may be around will come to these
horses, when they will be caught and
sent out together to parties connected
with the gang, and in a few days they
will have the horse lOO.miles from where
it was picked up, and then it is offered
for sale with safety. The facts lead to
the belief that this organization leads
from Pierre, s. d., to Great Falls,
Mont. and probably TO the British pos
sessions.
The Emmons County Record says of
the badger: He not only catches gophers
on the surface. but often he enlarges
the passage leading to the gopher resi-
dence and makes meal off the family.
Why wouldn't a badger with a gopher in
his mouth make a good coat of-arms for
the new state.
Aberdeen News: There are two young
ladies in Aberdeen who are mutually
certain that they are going to be married
within year. How do they know it !?
Why, they have tried an lnfallible test.
The other night before they went to bed
they tied their two rosy. pink big toes
together and with great ado tumbled
gigghng into bed Now it is we'll known
that if the string holds in such cases. the
girls are doomed to perpetual maiden
hood, but if it breaks they are certain to
be married within a year. Well when
they awoke the string was broken and
the girls. unconcious of the fact that a
friend IA lady of course stole in and cut
it for them as they slept, are now CONT
dent that orange blossoms will bloom for
them within year.
Nelson County Observer: We are in
formed that there are numbers OF able
bodied men in the county who look to
the public for aid to assist them through
the winter, who refuse to accept work as
harvest hands, ana are sitting around
waiting to be cared for in ldleness. The
relief committee will look sharply after
this class of characters, and when they
come around for assistance they Will
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-08-29

A well attended meeting of the repub-
lcan club was held at the council rooms
last night. Arrangements were made and
committees were appointed for campaign
work IT is intended to organize club
in every precinct throughout the county
where possible. Eldridge will lead off
Saturday night.