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Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-14

Mr.. Evan Evans, our genial
plasterer, Of near Mexico, has
moved his family here and now oe.
cupies the John Smith residence
Mr.. Evans purchased lots here
sometime ago, and will build il
the near future.-Auxvasse RerieaU
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-14

Judge S. NJ. Edwards is the recip-
lent ofan elegant present in the
way of a pair of finely mounted
Texas bull horns, which measure
at least four feet from tip to tip.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-14

William A. Edmonston is in
receipt of a trio of fine Langshan
chickens from Centerville, Indi-
ana. Mr.. Edmonst0n has some OF
the finest chickens in the State.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-14

George r. johnson has just re-
ceived from Bloomington, Ill. an
English draft stallion, weighing
100 pounds. He is fine animal
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-14

Rev. W. H. Hogan, of this city,
will act as pastor OF the Methodist
Church, South, at Vandalia, until
the conference next September.
He will not take his family from
this CITY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-14

D. P. Moore has purchased the
Cling residence occupied by ]. I.
Ricketts, on Promenade street from
Pat Roden, for $3.50.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-14

honor an praise which is so Justly
due to each divine person for the
part they bear in this illustrious
work. Amen
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-14

Moore & Nelson yesterday sold
the Ribble property just east OF
Waddingham park to VIM. Thomas
for 1920. Maj. R. E. Lawder
owned the property. Col. Thomas
will likely erect an elegant resi-
dence, as it is fine site.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-14

ELEVEN new subscribers to the
weekly LEDGER this week, and all
unsolicited. The spring boom is
upon us sure.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-14

Profs. Torreyson, Davis and
Dawson were all in Mexico Satur-
day shaking up the good people in
the race for County School Commits
siOner.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-14

B. f. Wylde, the Benton City
nurseryman, has the thanks of the
LEDGER for fine lot of Newtown
pippins, the finest eating apple
that grows.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-14

MEXICO needs a system of sewer
age very badly, and we trust the
Council will look INTO the matter
shortly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-14

The two Joes-Joe Offutt and
Joe Williams-have formed a CO.
partnership in the real estate and
insurance business. Office south
side Square. Look out for theil
ad. in LEDGER shortly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-14

J. A. Judy sold to Smeizer Il
Co., of Paris, Mo, So cattle at 81
per hundred, average weight 1914
mounds.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-14

Wood Maddox shipped "a car
load of extra mules to St. Louis
Friday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-14

Elwyn R. Locke started Thurs
day night for Woonsocket, South
Dakota, where he will engage in
farming during the coming summer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-14

The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
B. H. Robinson died Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-14

J. W. Mason is painting and
papering the inside ofhls mammoth
furniture store.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-14

Bud Campbell sold his farm last
week to A. J. Cox for $1,000.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-14

Sixty-five coal miners of Renick
went out on a strike this morning.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-14
Early Blessings.

Bill ID. Harrison, one of The old
pioneers Of Audrain county, at
tended the stock sales here Mon
day. He settled on the biz prairie
north of Concord in 1910, wren
,sorse flies. prairie wolves, ticks
and ague we're more plentiful than
money - nog.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-14

Most of the Mexico attorneys are
attending court at Bowling Green.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-14

| B. F. Wylde, apples, nursery
! stock, etc. He gratis from his
F., bearing trees. When you buy
from the Prairie Home Nursery
you can depend .n getting what
YOU order. dtswfs
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-14

Died, in Henry county. Feb. Is,
Mrs. Susan A. Mcdonald, aged
about 55 years. Deceased was
bern and raised in Audrain county
and was for many years faithful
member of the Baptist Church.
She was a sister of L. A. James,
Esq, of this city.-Columbia
Herald.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-14

The Bunton-Downey sparring
contest may lake place, but not as
a public exhibition. Neither
principal is desiFous of laying him
self open to the law.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-14

Robert Cauthorn, oinear Moline
Is recovering from severe attack
of pneumonia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-14

DR.. Black, Of Hattnn, one of CAL
laway County's large stock raisers,
spent several days in Mexico this
week. Reriesc.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-14

There are only five prisoners in
the county Jail.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-14
Cant r P. Richie. of the saw

Capt. B. P. Ritchie, of the saw
ings bank, is in fast declining
health and has moved to his sons
in Audrain county. He is seventy
five years old and has always been
an active business man, accumulat-
ing considerable property, most OF
which he has already divided
among his children. - Sturgeon
correspondence Columbia States
man.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-14

The saloons of Fulton have been
re-opened, after having been shut
up less than a month. Schmidt 5
orders for beer from Fulton Satur-
day were very large.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-14

Col. Robert McCulioch, the
president, has called a meeting OF
the council of administration OF
the ex-Confederate Association OF
Missouri, at the Madison House,
Jefferson City, at 2 O'Clock p. M,
Thursday, March 2S, to consider
matters of interest to the associa-
tion and especially the question OF
holding reunion sometime dur
ing the summer. The vice-presi-
dents who compose the council
are urged to attend.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-14

James H .Sallee has been request
ed to act as the guardian to minor
Laughlin heirs, of this county
who, it is claimed, have fallen
heir to 100000 by the death of
Minnesota relatives. Mrs. Gus
Atkinson of this city, is one of the
heirs, as mentioned in this paper
several days ago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-14

L. P. Crisler has moved into his
new store room at Worcester and
is now ready for business. His
large store is packed with the lat
est styles of new goods and he de-
fes competition in prices. Read
his ad in the weekly LEDGER and
give him a call at once.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-14

Stih Neck. Friendship. Wis. june II. isss.
Ny wife had violent pains In her nssk; very sore
and stif: cured entirely by st. Jacobs Oil
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-14

Sore Limbs. swyKert Ill. NAY Is, 1888.
Caught cole II limbs and back suffered months.
St. Jacobs Oil cured JACOB sCHuLTs.
, 1889-07-24

The unusual is invariably priced, and
he savage who exchanges his gold and
silver for worthless beads displays one
of the commonest traits of variety low
ing human nature. An amusing illustra-
ton of this tendency to exalt what is
rare is given by a yachtsman who paid a
flying visit to Holland.
At G%roningen we visited the Plantaage,
a very pretty park laid out three years
ago on the site Of the d%ismantled fortih-
cations.
There is a fine hill in the Plantaage,'
said my guide, ''and from the summit Of
it you will be able to see the country for
a great distance"
1t interested me greatly to hear that
there was such a thing as a hill in Hol-
land.
But where is it7" said l, looking round
the interminable plain. 81 can see no
hill"
at is just over there, but you cannot
see it, for it is hidden by that bush"
The hill proved to be an artificial
mound, not twenty feet in height, but
when my companion reached the sum-
NIT, so deceived was he by his imagina-
ton that he heaved a deep sigh, mopped
his face, and dropped exhausted into a
chair.-Youth's Companion.
, 1889-07-24
A FizzIed Sensation.

WASHINGTON, July % The Star will
publish an article declaring the officers OF
the treasury have made a startling dis
covery showing that a conspiracy his been
in operation among those who print the
government securities by which a large
amount of fraudulent government money
has been printed and issued. Investiga-
ton, it is alleged, disclosed the fact that
employees in the bureau of engraving and
printing printed government notes from
the plates and dies in the bureau and
have put counterfeit money in circula-
ton. From the nature of the case the
bad money cannot be distinguished from
the genuine and authorized issues. 1t is
impossible to state how much has been
put in circulation, but it runs up to quite
n large AMOUNT.
Alter putting this matter in type the
Star became convinced there was no
truth in this connection; however. the in.
teresting fact is called to mind that the
revenue officers who arrested the notorious
,ountcrfcitcrs, Nelson Briggs and his
gang. near Dayton, o., a few days ago,
said the silver certificates issued by the
gang were so perfect they must have been
printed from genuine plates and it was
intimated a treasury scandal was likely tC
result.
, 1889-07-24
over the PathIsss Ocean.

Athwart vast continents traversed by
mighty iron thoroughfares, many-armed
like the tabled Briareus, myriads set forth
daily to encounter the yicissitudes OF
travel, change of climate, unaccustomed
food, and an atmosphere, possibly mas.
matte, vet with a calm confidence that
their health will be preserved. When
this confidence is based upon the posses
sion Of the supreme medical defense Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, is indeed well
founded, otherwise not. Brakish water,
bad food, the wearying and other bad
effects of railroad iolting, sea sickness and
nervousness, aggravated by a Journey and
its attendant discomtorts, are shorn of
their influence by this sterling Alternative,
pacifer and compromising medicine, in
valuable for dyspepsia, fecbleness, nerv-
business, constipation, malarial disorders,
rheumatism and kidney complaints.
, 1889-07-24

ST. PAUL, July % "A clear day was
vouchsaied to the Twin City Jockey club
on this their opening day of the inaugu
raj meeting and fully 20, 900 people took
advantage of the fine weather and coed
programme to visit the race track. The
track was about two seconds SLOW. In the
inaugural three year olds and upwards,
six iurlongs- -Mable won, Mamie Fonzo
second, Benson third. Time, l:l53,
Three year olds and upwards, seven
lurloDgs-Cora Fisher won. Lotion sec
ond, Angclus third. Time, 1870.
Three year olds and upwards, thirteen
sixteenths mile-Bonair won, Castilian
second, Thankful third. Time, l:244.
Twin City derby, three year olds, mile
and acknowledgements won. Sallie
Hagan second. Logic third and 'X''
fourth. Time, 2:1O.
For maiden two year olds, four fur
lOnes-Morse won. Minuet second, Besse-
mer third. Time. sol.
, 1889-07-24
SHOT IN THE BACK.
A North Carolina Editor As
sassinated at Midnight.
The Dakota and Montana Con-
ventions Still at Work.
Big Production of Pig Iron for
the First Half of 1889.
An Editor Assnssinnted.

AsHvnLE. N. c.. July 23.-Col.
Roger l. Page. a prominent lawyer and
Editor of the Times-R Register at Marion,
N. c., was shot and instantly killed at
that place last night, Just after alighting
from the midnight train which brought
him from Round Knob. He was leaning
on the arm of his friend Judge
Haywood of Texas, while on his left was
another friend when some one came up
behind him and shot him through the
neck.
His assailant mounted a horse and fed
the town. 1t is said a woman is at the
bottom of the tragedy.
, 1889-07-24

PHILADELPHIA, July 23.-Statistics
furnished by the American iron and steel
association show that the production OF
pig iron in the United States Tor the first
six months of'S9 was larger than in any
preceding six months in the history of the
American iron trade. The stock of un-
sold pig iron on June 80 last was much
larger than at the close of any preceding
annual period for IA number Of yeaTs.
The total production of pig iron for the
first six months of 1889 amounts to f.
l07, S99 net tons of . 900 pounds or :, 6G7.
767 gross ton ot 2,240 pounds. In
creased production was wholly in those
kinds which are used for general foundry
and mill purposes. Nearly all leading
pig iron states increased their production.
Colorado shows a slight decrease. The
number of furnaces in blast June 80 was
2SS; out of blast 293; total. 5Sl.
, 1889-07-24
Investigating the Rerating

WAsHINGToN, July 23.-Secretary
Noble has issued au order directing DR..
George Ewing and II. D. Bruce of the
board of pension appeals, and Judge
Frank l.. Campbell of the assistant attor-
ney generals Office, as a committee 10
forthwith enter upon an investigation of
all reratings of pensions made by the pen.
sion bureau during the last twelve months
and especially those of the pensioners in
the government service, with a view of
ascertaining whether any such reratings
had been made in violation of law.
, 1889-07-24

W. d. Suit, Druggist, Bippus, Ind,
t%estifies: Il can recommend Electric
Bitters as the very best remedy. Every
bottle sold has given relief in every case.
One man took six bottles, and was cured
of rheumatism of ten years standing"
Abraham Hare, Druggist, Bellville, o.,
afhrms: ''The best selling medicine |
have ever handled in my twenty years
experience, is Electric Bitters Thous-
ands of others have added their testi-
mony. so that the verdict is unanimous
that Electric Bitters do cure all diseases
of the Liver, Kidneys or Blood. Only a
half dollar a bottle at W. N. Hunts drug
store.
, 1889-07-24
THE BRUISER'S DOODLE
Sullivan Receives Forty Five
Hundred Dollar Bills.
He Celebrates the Event in
Right Royal Style.
Diamond Belt to be Destroyed
by Sullivan.
Sullivan Gets His Money.


New YORK, July 23.-John l.. Sulli-
var came into possession of $50, 900 this
afternoon. 1t was the stake money in
the Sullivan ilrain fight and was paid
over by Stakeholder Cridge at his estab-
lishment in West Interchangeable street.
CridGe telegraphed from Long Branch
last night that he would Ike to meet John
l.. and his hacker to day. 1t was | O'Clock
in the afternoon when Sullivan and his
his party arrived ut Cridgc's. After
some conversation Cridge drew forth a
roll OF bills. There we're Just forty of
them of the denomination of $500 each.
Sullivan took the greenbacks, sat at a
table, counted them very carefully twice
and then showing the wealth in his pocket
thanked Cridge for accepting the office of
stakeholder and taking such care of the
money.
The fighter then invited all hands out
to drink bis health in bumpers OF cham
plgne. Holder Cridge then said the
$50, 900 IN cash was not all that he had to
dispose OF. He then produced the 20
lice Gazette championship belt Accord
lug to the stipulAtions OF Richard X. Fox,
donor of the belt, AS Cridge understood
them, a guarantee must be given for its
safety before be would surrender it. Sui
Ivan insisted the belt went with the
money and demanded it on the spot.
Matters were smoothed over by Wakely
giving the requisite guarantee and then
with the money and belt in his possession
Sullivan and party left Cridge's to cele-
brate the event.
IN. G.. .l... ,v..,sa1 rr., At.ll1,N--f,
saloon on Broadway, where Sullivan
broke his first $500 bill and cracked many
bottles of champagne. Every time the
champagne cork popped he called for
settler and lemon. From Middleton's
the sports went to Jim Wakeley's resort,
where more wine was opened. When
the wine gives out Sullivan will go over
to Brooklyn and visit Charlie Johnston's.
Johnston has the belt which Sullivan
contemptuously calls "a dog collar" aud
will have it on exhibition. Sullivan says
he will take the stone out of the belt,
distribute them among his friends, and
then melt the collar" into a solid mass.
He will have a tag attached which will
read: This is the remains of the dog
collar won by John l.. Sullivan in his
fight with Jake Kilrain in Richburg,
Miss, July s, 1889"
Sullivan flushed with his recent victory
is anxious for fresh laurels in the puga-
listic world. LamleY said this afternoon
that Sullivan would accept the challenge
of Jem Smith, the English champion. and
would present him with 50, 500 If he
would come to America and fight him
Marquis of Queensberry rules before the
California Athletic club. The $40, 900
stake money is not all Sullivan's. SlO,-
900 goes 10 the big fellow. The balance
will be divided among his hackers as fol-
lows: one-half TO the New York Illus
trdted Ne,os, one-fourth to Jim Wakely
and one. fourth to Charlie Johnston. 1t is
SAID that in this ratio the hackers will
present to Bill Muldoon $1,000. Sulli-
van also intends to give him a thousand.
, 1889-07-24
The sioux Fans Convention.

Sioux FALLS, July 23.-The greater
part of to days session was devoted to q
consideration of committee reports. The
notable features of to days proceedings
was the presentation of a communication
from the American Sabbath Union signed
by Elliott Il. Shepard, Mai. Gen. Howard
j.. II. Knowles, and Walter Crafts asking
the convention to insert in the constitu-
ton a provision protecting and encourag
ing Sabbath observance. The communi
cation was referred to a special committee
of five including three clerical delegates.
The committee on legislative apportlon
ment reached an agreement to day on the
senatorial apportionment by which the
number of districts is fixed at forty one
and the senators at forty-five, the latter
being the limit provided in the conslitu
tiOn-
, 1889-07-24

BISMARCK, OAK, July 23.-Prohibi-
ton petitions are beginning to pour in
and it is evident that they have not given
up the hope OF having a prohibition
clause embodied in the constitution. The
proposition to vest the legislative powers
in a single body was again discussed in
committee of the whole and furnished a
field day for the orators. The PROPOSE
ton was defeated,
, 1889-07-24

DETROIT, July 23.-To-day was the
opening day of the trotting and pacing
meeting Of the Detroit Driving club. The
attendance was 10000, the weather fine
and the track very fast.
In 2:33 class purse 50, 0O0-Veritas
won, Ketch second. Star Lilly third,
Arcordian fourth. Time, 2:2Oa.
The second and third races went over
until tomorrow, The heats we're dis.
tributed when darkness interfered.
, 1889-07-24

MONMOUTH PARK, July 23.-Owing
to the death OF Capt. Sam Browns son,
which sad event took place at Princeton,
KY, this morning, none Of his horses
started TO day.
Three fourths of a mile-Tenny won in
l:l4f, Maidstone second. Body third.
Three fourths Of a mile-Devotee won
in l:65f, Cayuga second. Gramercy third.
One and one eighths miles hemise
won in 1871. Village Maid second, Equal.
ity third.
One and one-eighth miles-Brother
Bon won in l:55a, Belinda second, Con.
nemara third.
One and one sixth miles-Benedictint
won in l:49, Brynwood second, San
Wood third.
Three fourths of n mile-Podishah wor
in l:l6, Onnway second, Ballot third.
, 1889-07-24
Dreadful Catastrophe.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 23.-The steamer
Belgic arrived from Hong Kong and Yo-
kohoma this morning, The recent fire in
Fla Chow burned % houses, destroying
$1,000 dwellings. Over 1000 persisted
IN the flames aud 400 others were killed.
Nearly 1900 people were obliged to
camp out without shelter and were dying
at the rate of 100 a day from want and
exposure. The authorities are providing
for their necessities.
, 1889-07-24

Bar Harbor, Me-, July %. -Secretary
Blaine, NJ. Roustan, the French minister
and party spent to-day at Ellsworth as
tie guests OF Senator Hale, returning this
evening. The fireman of the train bring.
ing the party was James G. Blaine jr.,
who has now made four trips in the capa
city of fireman on the Maine Central road.
, 1889-07-24
Toe the Mark Boys.

PARIS, July 23.-The trials of Boulan'
ger. Dillon and Rochefort, before the sem
ate court has been fixed for August s.
Gen. Boulanger and his colleagues have
been given an additional ten days in which
to answer the Of the court be-
fore being outlawcd.
, 1889-07-24
Stocks and Carrle Markets.

NEW YORK. July 23.-The stock
market during the first and last hours dis
played more animation with a more de-
cided zone than it has shown for weeks.
In the general list, Missouri Pacific, Union
Pacific, Northern Pacific preferred and
Chesapeake 4 Ohio stocks were all re-
markably strong and the later, later in
the day, became a feature on the report
that Drexel, Morgan & Co. had bought
from Huntington 100, 600 shares of stock.
The inference was that it was for the Van
derbilts, who would then have control of
another through line from the Atlantic
seaboard to the west. The entire list is
higher and Government bonds are barely
steady. Petroleum was active again to-
day and transactions heavier than yester-
days. The market opened firm at 981
and on heavy buying to price fer spot
cash moved up to 994 for September and
99l for August.
American cotton seed oil. 5Os.
Money on call easy at 24C@3 per cent.
, 1889-07-24
Storms in Colorado.

DENVER, July 23.-An exceedingly
heavy rain fell in this city last night be-
tween 10 and ~ o'clock, doing considera-
BILE damage to the streets and flooding the
cellars. To-day reports from nearly every
point in the state indicate that the storm
was general, several districts flooded and
great damage done to crops and fences.
The railroads are heavy losers, no trains
having LETT Denver or arrived until late
this afternoon.
The Santa Fe and Rio Grande are
washed out between here and Pueblo so
that trains on the former line are forced
to ccme in over the Denver, Texas Il Fit.
Worth track. which did not suffer by the
storm. The Union Pacific aud Burling-
ton we're DELAYED about eight hours as was
also the Midland and all mountain trains.
The damages will lie repaired and all
trains be running on time by to morrow
morning.
, 1889-07-24
The Helena Convention.

HELENA, July % In the convention
to-day the chairman of the committee on
miscellaneous subjects reported back the
proposition relating to gambling, stating
it was Tor the legislative power to act in
the matter. A resolution relating to free
passes was also reported back and a
substitute will be introduced later. The
labor question came up again. The
section relating to convict labor was
discussed at length and finally rejected.
The afternoon session was devoted to a
further discussion OF the preamble.
Several members opposed the bringing Of
God or religion into the constitution and
the preamble was finally adopted as
previously reported.
, 1889-07-24

There was n terrible epidemic of dys-
EMERY and bloody flux in Pope county,
Illinois, last summer. As many as FIVE
deaths occurred in one day. Messrs.
Walter Brothers of Waltersburg, sold
over $50 bottles of Chamberlain's Collie.
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy during
this epidemic and say they never heard OF
it's failing in any case when the direc.
tions were followed. 1t was the only
cases Many persons were cured by II al
ter the docsors had given them up. 25
aud so cent bottles for sale by b B.
David, druggist.
, 1889-07-24
AMONG THE BALL TossERs.
League Games.
AT CLEVELAND

btdsut tHthlts.
AT CLEVELAND.
Good base running and timely batting
gave Cleveland victory over Pittsburg to
day.
Score: Cleveland 3, Pittsburg 0.
Base hits-Cleveland 5. Pittsburg 5.
Errors-Cleveland .. Pittsburg 4.
Batteries-For Cleveland, Beatin and
Sutcliffe. For Pittsburg, Staley and
Miller.
Umpire-Curry.
AT CHICAGO.
Gesizin's poor control of the ball in the
first two innings to day caused the Hoos.
iers to lose the game. Healy pitched
well.
Score: Chicago 10, Indianapolis s.
Base hits-Chicago g, indianapolis H..
Errors-Chicago 5, indianapolis ..
BatterIes-Chicago, Healey and Farrell;
Indianapolis. Gestzen and Buckley.
UmpIre-McQuaide
AT BOSTON.
Boston defeated the Senators to-day.
The fielding Of the visitors was wretched
and that of the home team faultless.
Score: Washington 4. Boston 10.
Base hits-W ashington I. Boston S.
Errors-Wa shington 6, Boston 0.
Batteries FOR Boston. Bennett and
Kelley. For Washington. Sullivan, Hod-
dock. Mack and DAILY.
Umpire Powers.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
The Phillles won a second game from
New York this afternoon by hard hitting.
Score: Philadelphia T.. New York 5.
Base hits-Philadelphia Is, New York
5.
Errnrs-Philadlphia 4, New York ..
Batteries-For Philadelphia, Sanders
anc Schriver. For New York, Wclch
and Murphy.
Umpire-Lynch.