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Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20
R.GIBBS
R SIDE SQUARE.
TRUSTEES SALE.

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WHEREAS, S. c. Hale and Albina
w S. Hale, his wife, by their certain
deed of trust, dated on the eighteenth
day of June, 1888, and recorded in the
Recorders office of Audrain county,,
State of Missouri, in trust record book.
II. at page $50, conveyed to Il A.
Ricketts,, as trustee, the following de-
scribed real estate, situated in Audrain
county and State of Missouri, to-wit:
All of the northwest quarter of sec
ton twenty-five (25), township fifty
one (51), of range sever %, west; also
the south half of the northwest quart
ter and all the southwest quarter, all
in section twenty-four (24), oftownship
fifty-one (51), of range seven "a, west.
This last described land lying in Sec
ton "a, is subject to O former lein held.
by Mrs. Mercy c. Glascock to secure 6
balance on note of about 1900. All
lying and being in Audrain county,
Missouri, which said conveyance was
made in trust, to secure the paymento OF
a certain promissory note in said deed
described. And, whereas, said deed OF
trust provides that in case default be
made in the payment of the said note
or any part thereof of the interest, the
said trustee, or his successor, shall pro-
coed to execute the powers therein con-
ferred; and, whereas, default has been.
made in the payment of said note,
which is now due and unpaid. Now,
therefore, at the request of the legal
holder of said note, and by virtue of
the authority vested in me so to do by
said deed of trust, 1 win, on
FRIDAY, JULY 18th, 1889,
| between the hours of 0 O'Clock in the
forenoon and 5 o'clock in the afternoon
of said day, at the east front door of the
Court House, in the town of Mexico:
State and county aforesaid, sell said
property at public vendue to the high
est bidder for cash, to satisfy said debt
and interest and the cost of executing
this trust. H. A. RICKETTS,,
1ltds Trustee
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20
A MISSOURI TRAGEDY.
A Quarrel Over q Wife's Fidelity
Ends In a Fatal ARRAY.

FAYETTE, Mo-, June ia
shocking tragedy was enacted in
Fayette at noon to-day, which has
resulted in the death of one man
and win probably result in the
death of two.
John o. Manion was a young
farmer living four miles east of
Fayette with a handsome wife and
three children. Mrs. Manion was
Miss Matte Fielding before mar
riage and lived in Fayette, moving
in good society.
The farm adjoining Manion's was
owned by Richard B. Fowler, a.
well-to-do bachelor and first cousin
of John 0. Manion.
Manion was poor and Fowler
spent many of his lonely evenings
with his cousins family. Three or
four months ago Manion's suspic-
ions were aroused, and, fearing that
Fowler's devotion was not that be-
coming a cousin, he began to watch
his actions more closely. and Man
Ion claims he caught Fowler and
Mrs. Manion in improper relations.
The result was, Manion left his
wife, and at a public meeting of the
mutual relatives of Manion and
Fowler the following day the whole
matter was fully discussed, ending
in bad blood between the two
cousins and complete separation
of man and wife, the wife taking
her babe and the husband the
other two children.
Since then the wife has been with
her father in Fayette and matters
have been growing worse daily.
The parties are all highly connect
ed socially, and injudicious friends
have kept the social sores open
and running. Fowler's friends
said he was innocent and cruelty
wronged; Manion's friends said he
was the injured and innocent party
and Mrs. Manion's friends maintain
she is the most cruelty treated ofall.
To-day both Fowler and Manion
were in Fayette and met in the
store of Boughern, Tolson & Smith.
Both men had pistols, that Of Fow'
Ter being 50 calibre and Manion'E
80 calibre. When within three
feet of each other both begar
firing and emptied their pistols in
8 to each other. Manion was sho
through the breast, stomach ane
| chest, besides other slight Aesl
wounds. His doctors say eithe:
OF his wounds would be fatal
Fowler was shot through both arms
neck, and IN two other places
Both men stood up and fought will
their pistols after they wer
emptied till the spectators parte'
them. Manion died at 5 o'clocl
this afternoon. Fowler is badly
wounded but the doctors say h.
may recover. Mrs. Manion's con
dition is critical since hearing Q
the affair. She is being CAREFUL
guarded, as she said she woul'
kill herself if her husband died
The prominence of the parties cor
cerned makes the event all tn
more terrible, and the whole com
munity is excited over the sad al
fair. Public sentiment is diYide'
and the guilt or innocence q tn
parties may never be known.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20
High License.
From the Richmond C~onservator.

From the RICHMOND UOnSerVatOf.
The city of Nevada reaps $4,000
a year from her saloons. No Won
der the city has fine streets, sewers
and electric lights. Yet, strange to
say, during a sojeurn there of two
whole days, the streets being crowd.
ed all the time, we did not see q
man under the influence of liquor.
But on Saturday when we got back
to local option Richmond we saw
at least half a dozen.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20
Theodore Thomas, orchestra wa

Theodore Thomas orchestra was
playing a symphony or something
in which the music, at one part,
was softened almost to q birds
whisper, when, like the crack of a
rihed cannon, came one startling
blast from the oboe. The enraged
conductor turned savagely upon
the player: What in the devil dc
you mean2" Just then a plump
blue-bottle fly took wing from the
oboeist's score. Scott in himmel!
I dhink he vas one node, und
blay himin
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20
Save the

From the Cafr0llt0n Democrat.
A prominent business firm OF
Mexico has determined to intro
duce the penny system Of making
change at that place. They think
the plan, if generally adopted, will
result in the saving to the pur-
chaser of several dollars annual
Iy. As an example of the benefits
to be derived it will be supposed
that strawberries are retailing at
seven and one-half cents per quart,
or as the common saying goes,
1.-TWO quarts for fifteen cents" 1t
often happens that small families
do not require as much as two
quarts of berries at a single pur-
chase, but rather than pay ten
cents for one box, an extra and un-
necessary quart is bought. If the
buyer satisfies himself with one
box, he loses two or three cents
that would be saved under the
penny system. Throughout the
East the system has long been in
vogue, but the West seems slow
to take hold of the idea.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20
A Curious Fact.

Bands of music are forbidden to
play on. most of the large bridges OF
the world. Constant succession OF
sound waves, especially such as
come from the playing of a good
band, will excite the wires to vi
bration. At first the vibrations
are very slight, but they will in.
crease as the sound waves continue
to come. The principal reason why
bands are not allowed to play
while crossing certain bridges, the
suspension bridge at Niagara fol
instance, is that followed by pro.
cessions Of any kind they will ster
with the music, and these regular
steps would cause the wires to vi,
brate. AT the suspension bridge
military companies are not allowed
to march across In regular step, but
break-step. The regular trottins
gait of a large dog is more danger
Gus TO the bridge than that of /.
large heavy loaded wagon drawn
by a team of large horses.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20

John A. Cockerel, editor of the
New York World, who is in receipt
of a $4,000 yearly salary, denies
the report that he is to be a candi-
date for Congress, adding: 81 am
still anxiously striving to fit myself
for the calling of ournalism which ]
adopted some twenty-five years ago,
and which | consider to be superior
to any profession l know of, politics
not excepted" Here is a pointer
for some Chicago editors to ponder
over.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20

It is the wonder OF the age why
any man of common sense should
travel further, work harder, lay
awake more nights, and practice
more schemes to get an office that
will barely afford him a living, than
would be required in getting into a
business that, if well attended to,
would give him a better living and
yield him a competence besides.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20

THE Warrensburg Journal-Demo
crat issued a dandy college CON-
mencement paper which will prove
a big thing for Warrensburg and
the school. The college at War
rensburg appreciates the newspa-
pers of its town.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20

THE more appointments Cover.
nor Francis makes the better the
people of the State like him, and
this is something unusual to say o
an officer who has appointments
within his grasp.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20

THE law against SEEMING is a good
one. Heck and line fishing in the
streams throughout the State is
good, and is getting better every
year. A half dozen seines would
shortly leave our streams without
fish of any kind.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20

LESLIE FERRIS has as fine a sup
ply of buggies, phaetons, spring
wagons, road carts, ETC., as was
ever put on the market anywhere.
He has vehicles all the way from
$40 to $500. The people of Au-
drain are beginning to appreciate
such enterprise and are buying
literally and at home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20

The Sunday School Convention
at Wesley Chapel last Sunday was
a grand success. At least five hun
dred people e present and there
was enough "good eating'' to feed
1000 hungry editors. Audrain
is taking the lead in Sunday School
work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20

IT turns out In evidence, when
ever a jury is to be secured in any
important case, that everybody in
Audrain county reads the LEDGER
and keeps posted on all matters Of
public interest.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20

James Gordon Bennett, of the
New York Herald, has started on
an expedition to the Soudan, to
visit the Mahdi, with the avowed
object of effecting the release of
Gen. Gordon, whom he believes to
be still a captive in the hands of
the Arab prophet at Kharsoum.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20

OF the 533 religious papers
published IN the United States, the
Methodists lead with S., the
Catholics come next with 20,
the Baptists follow with 60, the
Presbyterians have go, the Epis-
copalians have 33,the Evangelicals,
81, and the Lutherans %. All
others have smaller numbers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20

J. F. LLEwELLYN is erecting cleo
trio light poles all over the city,
and will be ready shortly to light
residences cheaper and better than
by gas. Such a light is badly
peaded
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20
Has no Brass.
From the sehen City News.

Bob White, of the Mexico LED
GER, is an old newspaper man and
one of considerable prominence.
He is known to all the press gang
without wearing any extra brass,
though he holds no office and was
not a candidate.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20

KELLY Pool has been reelected
superintendent of the Centralia
Public Schools with Prof. Bob
Rodgers, of this county, assistant.
Pool and Rodgers are two of the
most ambitious and indefatigable
school workers in the State and
the success of the school is assured.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20

DURING the past few weeks there
has been a great deal of fishing with
seines IN Audrain county, contrary
to law. SEEMING has been done
under q misrepresentation, those
taking part having being informed
that they could seine any time and
anywhere except, during April. AS
a matter Of fact it is unlawful to
seine at any time and anywhere,
except in a pond that is entire
ly on your own ground. The fol-
lowing is the law:
Revised Statutes of the State of
Missouri, page 279, Section 1925:
"No person shall be allowed to place,
erect, or to be placed, erected or
maintained in any of the waters of the
state, or in front of the mouth of any
stream, sloughor bayou, any seine, net,
gill net, t,ammel net, setnet, bag weir,
bush drag, any fish trap or dam, or any
other device or obstruction, or by any
such means to take or catch any fish In
any of the waters of the State; preyid-
ed, that the prohibitions of this Sec
ton shall not apply to waters wholly
ON the premises belonging to such per
son or persons using such device or de-
vices; provided further, that it may be
lawful to use a very small seine, not to
exceed in length fifteen feet, for catch.
ing very small fish, usually called min.
nows, which may be thus caught fol
bait or fol- stocking other waters with
fish, but for no other purposes; and
provided further, the fish commission.
ers may use any necessary devices fol
the purpose of removing fish from
ponds, pools or other waters, when In
their Judgment the safety of the fish OF
the object of this law win be promoted
by such removal. Any person whe
shall Violate any of the provisions o
this section, shall, on conviction, b.
deemed guilty Of q misdemeanor, ant
shall be fined in D sum not less thar
twenty MOI more than n hundred
dollars, and on failure to pay such fin
and the csts of prosecution, shall b,
confined in the county Jail for q tim.
not exceesiing one day for each dolla,
of such fine and costs" Laws 1873
p. 15, IA
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20
TRUSTEES SALE.

WHEREAS, Frank Tucker and Edna
w v. Tucker, his wife, of Audrain
county, Mo-, by their certain deed Of ]
trust, dated ON the ninth day of June,
1887, and recorded in the Recorders
office of Audrain county, State Of Mis-
souri,, in trust record book 3, at page !
$50, conveyed to J.. c. Bassford, q
trustee, the following described real
estate, situated in Audrain county,
and State of Missouri, to-wit: The
southwest quarter of the northwest
quarter; the northwest quarter of the
southwest quarter; the southeast quar-
ter of the northwest quarter; the north-
east quarter of the northwest quarter;
and the southwest one-fourth ofnorth.
east quarter, all in section twenty l20),
township fifty t50), range seven III
west, containing two hundred acres,
except one acre off of the east one-half
DE- of the northwest quarter, section
twenty (20), township fifty f50), range
seven (7), west, heretofore decided to-
district number two f21 for school pur-
poses, all situate and lying in said
county of Audrain, State of Missouri,
which said conveyance was made in
trust, to secure The payment of a GER
tain pronlissory note in said deed de-
scribed. And, whereas, said deed Of
trust provides that in case default be
made in payment of said note or any
part thereof, Oh of the interest; OF
If default be made in payment
of the taxes, as they become
due, the said trustee, or his sue
cessor, shall proceed to execute the
powers therein conferred; and, where
as, default has been made in the pay
mentof said note which is now due and
unpaid. Now, therefore, at the re-
quest of the legal holder of said note.
and by virtue of the authority vested
in me so to do by said deed of trust, +
will, on
FRIDAY, JULY 18th, 1889,
between the hours of o o'clock In the
forenoon and 8 o'clock in the afternoon
of said day, at the east front door of the
Court House, in the town of Mexico,
State and county aforesaid, sell said
property at public vendue to the high
est bidder for cash, to satisfy said debt
and interest, taxes and the cost of exc
cutting this trust.
j. C. BASSFORD,
| tlUls Trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20

Four HUNDRED DOLLARS worth of
new rope has been bought for the
acknowledgement, and, If pos
sible, the hole will be put down
tho 1900 feet at once.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20
N BASE BALL.
The Mexico City Officials and
Business Men Strike Atti-
tudes Only.

Yesterday afternoon a game oil
base ball was played by the city Of
ficials and business men. The
game was very amusing, and was
witnessed by a large audience.
The mines were arranged as fol-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20
No Billiards in Saloons,

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, June IT,
Gov. Francis has completed a
searching examination of what is
known as the Newberry bill which
shears the saloons Of all super
huous attractions, such as billiards
and pool tables, card tables, bowl
ing alleys, music, ETC., and the
probabilities, from a semi-oficial
source, are that it will receive ex.
ecutive approval and become a law
Immense pressure has been
brought to bear on Gov. Francis to
veto 1t, but this is considered i'm
| probable.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20

FAY TEMPLEToN, well known
among theatre goers in Mexico, was
arrested last week in Paris, France,
for being drunk and not dressed up.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20

THE Governor has signed the
Newberry bill which shuts bill
lizards and all kinds of games out
of saloons IN this State.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20

THE City Council should pass an
ordinance in regard to the promis-
cous throwing of water on the street
when horses are passing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20
Our Street Railway Incorporated.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, June IA.
Secretary of State Lesueur to-day
issued a certificate of incorporation
10 the Mexico Street Railroad
Company; capital $4,000, with
VIM. H. Garland, c. W. Squires
and II. N. Sarnstag of st. Louis as
incorporatorS,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20

THE St. Louis Republic claims
that Governor Hill is dead. The
St. Louis Republic spends a good
deal of time trying to kill a
sscorpse."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20

SCHOOL AND HOME of St. Louis,
is being appreciated by the schools
of that city, and should be placed
in every public school in the State
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20

Col. GARLAND, of the street car
company, is in Mexico, and says
the iron will be here shortly and
will be put down at once.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20

A novel and quite singular mar
rage has just been brought to light,
which was celebrated in New York
City, April 80. The groom is a
wealthy old bachelor who has seen
not less than Is summers, while the
bride is ahandsome blonde OFFS. The
gallant lover is a great uncle of his
youthful spouse, and his marriage
to her makes his wife the aunt of
her father, the great aunt of her
sisters, and the daughter-in-law of
her fathers grandfather. She is her
own aunt by marriage, the aunt of
her mother and her first Cousins
| great aunt.
The following order has been is
sued by the Postmaster G eneral
and will be of general interest to
all: "Any postal card, envelope,
or any outside cover, or any other
matter upon which appears any
thing which reflects injuriously up
on the addressed OF upon his con-
duct, or is plainly calculated or In
tended to injure the feelings or
reputation, or which threatens him,
is unavailable. It is allowable for
a person to send a bill or request
to call and settle, but anything fur
Their is liable to result in q heavy
fne."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20

Fred Fuhr, who left Mexico
about two months since for a visit
to friends in New Jersey, has not
run off to stay, at least so his
friends say. He has about s4N
coming to him from the old coun.
try and ewes about $500 in Mex.
leo, all of which he says he viii
settle.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20
FRIDAY. JULY 18th. 1854.
Notice of Special School Election

Notice of Special School Election.
The qualified voters of the School
District Of the City of Mexico, are here
by notified that q Special Election will
be held at the Court House i'm said
school District on Tuesday, the 9th day
july, isss, o the purpose o author-
izing the Board of Education in said
District to borrow Five Thousand
5000 Dollars, and issue bonds for the
payment thereof; said money TO be
used for building and furnishing three
additional rooms to the School Build
ing of said District, situated on the
corner of Olive and jackson Streets,
and for building and furnishing two
additional rooms to the Colored School
Building of said District.
By order of the Board,
j. T. NELSON,
% d3w Secretary.
Mexico, No., June IL, 1889.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20

Tramps have been getting in
their work in the neighborhood OF
T. w. Atkins whose residence was
broken into this week. Clothing,
rings, a watch, etc, we're stolen.
The residences of Harry Powell
| and John Robinson were also
broken into and robbed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20

MEXICO should be decorated
from center to circumference on
July 4, 1889.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20

NORMAN J. CoLMAN should have
Sanborn's place if he will accept it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20

Mrs. w. H. Lester, of Norborne,
Mo-, who has been visiting her
brother, Prof. W. NJ. Treloar, and
family, Of this city, returned home
to-day. She was accompanied by
Miss Clara Treloar, who will visit
friends there for a few weeks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20

A pious old citizen of Carrollton
went to the cars the other day to
see his daughter off. Securing her
a seat he passed out of the a and
went around to the car window to
say a parting word. While he wa,
passing out the daughter left the
seat to speak to a friend, and at the
same time a grim old maid took the
seat and moved up to the window.
Unaware of the important change
he hurriedly put his head up to
the window and said: "One more
kiss, pet" In another instant the
point of a cotton umbrella was
thrust from the window, followed
by the wrathful injunction Scat.
you gray-headed wretch He
scatted.--St Joe Gazette.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20

THE st. Louis Monday morning
Republic was a daisy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20
THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1889.

SEDALIA is using cedar blocks in
paving her streets.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20

81. Hawkins was sentenced to
the pe~nitentiary for three years
at Paris yesterday for horse steal
ing. He sold a stolen horse to
VIM. Wallace of this city. Nh.
Wallace did not pay for the horse,
#as he suspicioned him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-20

Miss Belle Dawson, of Platts-
burg, who has been visiting friends
in Mexico and Fulton, returned
home to-day.
Decorah-posten., 1889-08-07

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