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Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03
RADICAL RECOMMENDATION
Governor Warehouses; Message
Pronounced to Be a Start
ling One.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Dec. b.
The legislature will meet Wednes-
dav at noon, Governor Warehouses;
message will create a sensation, Be-
sides handling the saloon business
without gloves, he will make several
radical recommendation.
He viii recommend that all OPP
ton dealing be prohibited by a law
similar 20 the one passed two years
ago relating to bucket-shops. He
will also recommend that the Aus
tralian system Of voting be adopt
ed in Missouri, but the most radi-
cal recommendation will be in re-
| gard to the board of railroad COM
missiOners.
He Will advise that it be practi,
caliy abolished, or at least that as
the terms Of the present commits.
sioners expire no successors be
elected, and that if it is thought
expedient to have Il board that i
consist of only one person, tc BE-
appointed by the governor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03
GUITEAU's CURSE.
Dr. Mcdonald of the Ward Is,oas
Asylum Becomes Insane.

NEW ioRK, December 2s.--An
evening paper says: "Notwith-
standing the carefully studied eff.
forts to keep the fact from public
knowledge, it has leaked out that
Alexander E. Mcdonald, General
superintendent CT the Insane Asy-
ium on Wards Island, has become
insane. 1t is hoped that the Attic
uen Is only Temporarily, and that
the once brilliant mind OF tbe greet
specialist will be restored to its
normal condition, but the prospect
at the present time is not eneourag-
ing. Mr.. Mcdonald has for many
years been one of the universally
recognized authorities in this CONN.,
try OF the subject of insanity and
its treatment. 1t seems like a true
supposition ofthe irony of fate that
he himself should have been visited
with an affiiction that no one was
supposed to know better than he
how to cure.
DIR. Mcdonald was one efthe x
perts whose testimony convicted
Gulteau, the assassin of President
Garfield, and it is noteworthy that
he is another of those who partici-
pated in that trial and who have
apparently fallen under the ban
of the assassin's curse.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03
THE DEFEATED HUNTERS.
Their Grand Banquet on Last
Thursday Evening.

The supper given by the defeat
ed hunters of Haunted Hill Thurs
day evening, at the residence of
Mr.. Henry Rodhouse, was a grand
success. Each captain wore a hat
made for the occasion. The sue
cessful one, Harry Howe, was
lucky enough to have two. On one
were the words, "got there )" on
the other, "victory." Ed. Rod
house, the beaten leader, had a hat
adorned with the motto: ODE
feated but not conquered" The
occasion was a most Ell enjoyable
one and those present, IS in mum.
Der, felt it was good to be there.
The winning party was very de.
mure, having nothing to boast of.
for they were in reality beaten.
having three more hunters in the
field than their competitors, who
lost by the failure of one of theil
men reporting. He came in at al
early hour next morning with
game enough to turn the table.
The following persons were pres
ent: The Misses Ware, Armi
stead, Jesse, Griffin, Cogswell
Vanderford, Brown, Powell, bud
ley, Fletcher, Myers, Milligan
Philips, Brown, Rodhouse anc
Messrs. Sallee, Jesse, Sims, Howe
Robinson, Dorgan, Tinsley, Scott
Armistead, Vanderford, ~Spotswood
Myers, Thompson, Griffin, Patter
son, Pryor, Milligan, Scott, Powell
Dudley, McCord, Cogswell, Fetch
err, Sallee, Redhouse and Jones
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Crockett, Mr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Jesse, MIR. ant
Mrs. VIII Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. J
Ware, Mrs. John Armistead, Mr.
and Mrs. John Jesse, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Rodhouse.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03
Irving to Kill Himself.

PARIS, Mo-, Dec. 31.---Walter
Lewellen, about II years of age,
who is confined in Jail at this place,
attempted to commit suicide yester-
day evening by cutting his throat
with a piece OF glass. Later on he
tried to poison himself by taking
some liniment, but again his at
tempt vas fruitless. The boy is in
Jail on a charge OF stealinga pairof
boots, or shoes, and rocking some
women, and is looked upon by
neighbors as a hard character for
one SO young. His father is a
prosperous and respectable farmer
of Monroe County.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03
A Deserved Compliment.

The following resolution was I'M
animously adopted at the recent
State meeting OF the Missouri trot-
ting and pacing horse-breeders at
Sedalia:
ResoIred, That the Missouri
Trotting and Pacing Horse-breeders
Association recognize the enterprise
of the Audrain County Agricultural
and Mechanical Association in Sc
curing and providingf for Dur annual
trotting meeting last year, and the
additional energy displayed in out
bidding all other fair associations
to secure the same for 1883 ; In the
doing of which it has shown itself
in advance in enterprise of all sim
liar associations in the State.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03
SOLONS.
The Legislature of Missouri Now
in Session-The Governors
Message.
Special Dispatch to the Ledger.

Special Dispatch to the Ledger.
JEFFERSON CITY, January 2.-The
Missouri Legislature convened at
noon to-day.
Joseph J.Russell, of Mississippi
county is speaker. The scramble
for committee Craftsmanship next
attracts attention. Mr.. Russell has
stated that he will not make up his
committees until after the inaugu-
ration Of Gov. Francis. Lieut-Gov.
Claycomb will hardly have his
committees ready before hat time.
In his message, Governor More
house recommends that restrictions
eliminating the gambling features
be placed upon option dealing and
trading in futures in wheat, corn
and provisions.
The committee appointed by
Gov. Morehouse to settle with the
State Auditor and treasurer and to
investigate the condition of affairs
in the other State offices, will rec
ommend IN their report to the Leg,
islature the adjustment of the Of
fees ofCommissioner of Labor ard
Register of Lands. The committee
has failed to find anything in favor
of the support of such an expensive
luxury as the Labor Bureau as al
present constituted, and will prob,
ably advise that it be dispensed
with entirely, thereby saving to the
State $4,000 appropriation for its
expenses every two years. In re.
gard to the Register of Lands of.
flee, the committee will probably
recommend that the present incum'
bent of the office, Col. Robert Nc.
Culloch, be permitted to serve his
term, after which the office to bt
abolished and the swamp land fea
ture be transferred to some Other
department.
When the Legislative committee
decided to look into the manage
ment of the Labor Bureau they
sent for Kochtitzky. He thinks
the Office of no practical value I'm
less its scope of authority is widen
ed. Gov. Morehouse takes th'
same view of the matter as Koch
titzky and the Committee and rec
oInn1ends that the duties of the of
fee be changed SO as to make thu
labor Commissioner also the heat
of a State Bureau efimmlgration o
be abolished.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03
Order of Sale In Probate Court.

Notice is hereby given thatin pursu-
ance of an order of the Probate Court
of Audrain county, Missouri, /, as ad-
ministrator of the estate of Lewis
Brand, deceased, late of Audrain coun-
ty, will, on
Tuesday, the 18th day of January,
1889,
sell all the right, title and interest of
said deceased, of, in and to the follow
ing described real estate, situated in
Audrain county, Missouri. to-wit {:
Undivided 1-5lnterest in west I-2 north.
west sec. Is. and % acres, south part
southeast sec. L, township Sc, range 8,
and Al acres, west part south 1-2 north
west IA Is, township 80, range 6; and
IS acres north, and west part north 1-2
northwest IA, IS, 80, s, all situate and
being in Audrain county. state of Mis-
souri,, at the east front of the Court
House in Mexico, in said county and
State, for cash ia hand, to satisfy the
debts against said estate.
l. W.B. MCINTYRE.
Public Administrator Audrain Co.,
Mo-, and Administrator in charge
estate of Lewis Brand, deceased.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03
A DISGUISED DEMOCRAT.
Amusing Communication from a
Leading Callawegian.
% the Editor of the Ledger.

To the Editor of the Ledger.
AuxvAssE, Mo-, Jan. BY all
means give the Republicans who
have paid money, bought voters
and stuffed ballot boxes, ''beans or
Punishment" We are glad to see
the Democratic press, especially
the LEDGER, firing broadside after
broadside of virtuous energy
into the ranks of our political
enemies who are coming up the
road, the head Of the procession on
the home stretch, and God only
knows where the other end Of it is.
Remorse Is the feeling of disgust
that comes over a man when beat
at any game he lured to play, The
Republicans have the otfices--Dem-
ocrats have the rerlerse. Punish
the Republicans for spending more
money than did the Democrats for
buying Democratic votes
than Democrats bought of RepubIi-
cans. The civil service law should
have been see and prevented this
~debauchery OF public sentiment.
The conduct of the Republicans is
very reprehensible. Had they
confined the use of their campaign
fund to the purchase of or debasing
of none but Republicans we could
have forgiven them, but dang their
wooden heads and flat buttons,
they bought Democrats, and by a
too free use of cash, stimulated an
over production. They reduced
the surplus, put money into cir
culation, lessened the money OF
many a poor Democratic dufier,
who has no coal, corncobs or cord.
wood, and thus have demoralized
Democrats who believe that q
man can be controlled best when
he is busted and without scrip.
What makes the matter worse is the
still more bobtailed humiliatine
fact that the Republicans wor
enough cold cash from Democrats
to furnish every Republican who /:
to enter office within the next five
years with a stack of red chips al
least two feet high.
Now that Democrats are not law
makers it behooves them to denanc
protection in the future and to SCI
their faces against the free trade
Or free trading in mugwumps ant
such. 1t is bad enough to have
the government jerked from oul
bald heads, but to lose our earlap!
in the campaign whirlpool ant
then have our eye teeth yanket
out and piled up like eordwood o
oak bark around a tannery in pay
ment of bets on a sure thing, i
enough to make us Democrat
gnash our molars clear down int,
the gums.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03

Ex-PREsIDEsT HAYES son says
that his father expects nothing of
Harrison and that he is perma-
nently out of politics. To this
state of Rutherford's determination
there will be general consent.
There is no eason why this extinct
politician should be brought to
life again, and his unwelcome figure
projected across the political heri-
zon ofthe present suuld be about
as threatening a ghost on the
threshold of Harrison's admins
tration as the political graveyard
could supply.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03
sdminisirafar,s Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the UNI
dersigned Public Administered ns
taken charge of the estate Oh sosspa
WheIan, deceased, for The purpose y.
administering the same. an perssS
having claims against sha eslate a II.
.ance nj Thin n year from this date
or they may be prec'a9ed from al.
benefit of said estate: and that uniess
SAID claims be presented for allowances
within two years from this date, they
viii be forever barred.
II. b. MCINTYRE, Administrator:
aexieo. SO, No Is, lSSS. 8es
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03
He Is Coming.

~ DR.. J. E. Dun ~
D)bar, eye, ear, -
IN catarrh and #4U%
~ throat special 49,
Mist, of St. Louis, but now To-
Gated at Macon City, Mo, by re-
quest will visit Mexico, Wednes-
day, January 9th, and remain II
days at the Windsor Hotel, where
he will treat all diseases of the eye
ten days free if satisfaction is not
given. Examination and %consulta-
ton free
DIR. J. E. DUNBAR.
Only four more days and DR..
Dunbar will leave for Higginsville,
as he is advertised to be there the
9th, next Tuesday. All who are
suffering with any eye, ear, catarrh
or throat trouble, should go and
consult this great specialist before
he leaves. During his stay here
for the past three weeks we have
had a chance to test his medical
skill. Miss Title Chancellor, who
resides near Old Franklin, had her
eyes treated by several eminent
physicians, for the past twelve
years, without meeting with any
success, her trouble being a chronic
case of granulated lids and inverted
eye-lashes, which turned in and
irritated the eye-ball. DR.. Dun
bar removed the granulatlon and
cut a piece out of the lids just skin
deep and stitched the eyes together
in a skillful manner. The opera
ton was performed with success,
and left ne scars or Disagreement
whatever. Miss Title left for
home last Tuesday with lasting
gratitude for DR.. Dunbar, who had
treated her case so successfully.
Also Mr.. A. W. Lyle brought his
son, Richard, here for treatment
for catarrh trouble. He was troubl-
ed with a severe headache at times,
dropping down of mucus from his
head, nose stopped up at times,
ringing noise in his head no APP.
petite at times, general health bad.
DIR. Dunbar put him under a reg.
ular course of treatment. He
began to improve and gained six
pounds in weight since the Doctel
commenced treatment, and is still
improving. Mr.. Lyle was uneasy
about his son, as his catarrh haC
effected his bronchial tubes and was
liable to terminate in consumption
We could fill our columns with
wonderful Improvements DR.. Dun
bar made with other patients, bu'
our limited space will not admit Of
it. Remember, Monday next i:
, the Doctors last day at Hote
Howard, where he had his medica
parlors. Examination and con
sultation free.-Fayette Adrertiser
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03
Trustees Sale,

Whereas, james Elliott and Ewald
NJ. Hoyer, both unmarried adults. by
cir certain deed of trust, dated April
"A. 1886, and recorded in the Recorders
office of Audrain county, Missouri, in
trust record book No. 2, page l6i, con-
veyed TO the undersigned trustee, all
the following described real estate in
said Audrain county, Missouri, to-wit!
The west one-haif {1-2) of the northeast
quarter ia of section seven "a. town
ship fifty-one (5ll, range nine 90, west
of 9th principal meridian, in trust. to
secure anote in said deed described; and
whereas, default has been made in the
payment of said note; now, therefore,
at the request of the owner of said
note, | will, on
Saturday, January u, 1889.
At the east front door of the Court
House, in Mexico, Missouri, between
the hours of O'Clock n. m. and 5 p. m.
of that day, sell at public auction to
the highest bidder, for cash, the above
described lands, to pay off said nete,
interest and costs.
SIT JIG. LAKENAN, Trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03
A Question,

To the Editor of the Ledger.
MEXICO, Mo-, Jan. 1.---Will
Brother Magee be so good as to
inform a NJ. NJ. shat if St. John
the Baptist's day is in the Masonic
Calendar as the 24th day Of June.
and that the Great Light in Ma.
sonry, the Holy Bible, says that
he was six months older than
Christ. how is it that the 18th day
of December is not Christmas
day?
A METHODIST AND A
MASTER MASON.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03
Administrators Notice.

Notice is Hereby given that letters
testamentary upon the estate of Freaef-
rick Raith, decd, have been grant
ed the undersigned, Chas, kaiIns
by the. Probate Court of Audrsin Couss
ty, Missouri, bearing date NOV. e,
1883. .a
All persons having claims agaiass
said estate are required TO exhibit a.
for allowance to the administrator 49,
in one wear after tie date, or they l.s6
be precluded from any beneft OF SUI -.
estate, and If such claims be NOS III
hibited within two years rom
date they will be forever barred.
.b.4t CHAS. RAITH, Administis
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03
Saved His Way Out.

New FLORENCE, Mo-, Dec. 3D.
Isaac Will, confined in the county
jail at Danville, escaped from his
cell last night by saving the bars.
Willis offence was shooting his
wife with intent 10 kill some
months previous.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03

THE New Year opens with the
most appropriate, beautiful and
suspicious of weather, and the
LEDGER is happy. The LEDGER is
at peace with its contemporary and
the rest of mankind, and has 8
right to feel happy. We wish
everybody now on earth, for all o.
whom this paper is especially pub
lished, q happy New Year and
many raturns. May We all be as
prosperous and as eontented during
$50 as we have been during 'SS. We
will all swear off and we will all
stick, and one year from now Wa
will find a balance on the RICH
side of the book.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03
Sherin's Sale.

SkiG1kh , EgOiNs
BY virtue and authority of general
execution issued from: the Office of the
clerk Of the Circuit Court of Audraih
County, Missouri, returnable,a at the Janu-
airy term, 1889. of said court, and to me
directed in favor OF John NJ. Gordon
and against Quincy A. Ffske,I have levied
upon and seized all the right, title, in
terest and claim of the said Quincy A,
Fiske, of, in and to the following de-
scribed real estate, te-wit Northeast
quarter (1-4) of the northeast quarter
"a of section thirty-four '(S4), town
ship fifty-one (5l), range SIX (6). All
lying and being in the said county, and
State of Missouri; and l will. on
Friday, the 1st day of February,
A. D., 1889,
between the hours of nine O'Clock in the
forenoon and five O'Clock in the after
noon of that day. at the Court House
door in TIE city of Mexico, County of
Audrain aforesaid, sell to the same, or SO
much thereof as may be required, lat pub
lie vendue, to the highest bidder for cash
in hand, Subject to all prior liens and
judgments) to satisfy said execution and
| costs. G. w. ADAMS,
Sheriff of Audrain Co., Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03

The present session Of the Mis-
seuri Legislature is an unusually
important one. AS provided in
the constitution, the laws of the
State are revised every ten years
and this is the session for revision.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03

Col. GREEN CLAY and Hon. c. F..
Clark left for Jefferson City
Tuesday. No county in the State
will be better represented In the
upper or lower house at the capital
than Audrain.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03
IruSiPp'S Sale.

Whereas, n. B. Shatfer and A. I.
Shaffer, his wife, did on the end day OF
July, 1887, execute and deliver their
deed Of trust to the undersigned to Sc
cur the payment of a note therein de-
scribed, which deed of trust is record
ed in book Y, page 50, for trusts, in Re
corder's Office of Audrain county, MIS-.
souri, and, whereas, said deed OF trns,
confers power upon the undersigned
trustee to sell the lands therein de-
scribed for no~n-payment OF said Que
and interest /: and, whereas, said shatfer
has failed to pay said note and inter
est, or any part thereof for six months
previous to this publication now,
therefore, under the authority In me
vested by said deed of trust, shall, on
Monday, the 2Sth day Of January,
1889,
| at the east door of the Court House, n
| Mexico, Mo-, in order to pay said note'
! and othel wise comply with the conni
tons of said deed of trust, sell to the
highest bidder, for cash, the g IN
said trust described, to-wit LOT no;
of block No. 6 of Lakenan & barnes
Highland addition to the city oil Mex
| leo.
3Stds. H. A. RICKETTS,, Trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03
Deatroved bv FIRE.

epeNlaE ItFsflaLth . Fht iAdsef.
ST. Lours, No., Jan. /, 1885,
The large wholesale drug establish
ment of The Richardson Drug Co.,
this city, was totally destroyed by
fire this morning.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03

Theo. Garrett, one of Mexieo's
most worthy and beloved citizens,
is going into business at Auxyasse.
No gentleman in Mexico has more
friends than Mr.. Garrett, and they
wish him prosperity.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03

We are still troubled over the
problem OF what peple mean by
going to California for climate.
Misseuri's climate is the finest On
earth
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03
The Presidents New Years Re
cspriou.

WASHINGTON, Dee. 31.---At the
Presidents New Years reception
to-day Mrs. Cleveland was assisted
by Miss Bayard, Mrs. Fairehild,
Mrs. Whitney and Mrs. Dickinson.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03

LINEN BUSTERS and s~cersuckcr
suits are bringing proportionately
higher prices than ~overcoats and
flannel underwear.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03

WHEN a convict is released from
the Missouri p%enitentiary he re
eeives a new suit Of cheap clothes
and so in cash. lie has to leave
Jefferson and Cole county within
twenty-hours after his release and
the money is given him SO that he
can purchase u railroad ticket to
some other noint.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03

OUR business men are all de-
lighted with the business of 1855,
but think the prospect for 1889 is
much brighter. We think Mexico
will experience more improvement
and a greater increase in business
during this year than during any
twelve months in her history.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03

The Sedalia Gazette is one of our
brightest and most reliable ex-
changes. The Ga3cttc will fill :
long felt want and can be depend
ed on as a first-class Democratic
paper under its present manage,
ment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03

II A GOOD Uncle Toms Cabin
Co. would come to Mexico and
locate, we will almost guarantee
crowded houses six nights in the
week. Let the Board Of Trade
look into this matter and see what
can be done in the way of securing
a first-class Uncle Tom Co. to re-
main permanently with US.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03
IF you swear off stick to it.

WE detest slang, but we cam
not help making the assertion that
there are no flies on this weather.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03
Wants A Pension.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 81
An Item of news was putt circula-
ton here to-day that caused all
Democratic Missourians at the
capital to blush. 1t was nothing
less than that eX-Gov. I. c.
Crittenden has made a formal appli-
cation for a pension. Mr.. Critten-
den served in the Union army
during the ~ and rose to the rank
Of Northumberland. The United
States District Judge for the Wes-
tern District of Missouri was the
| colonel OF the regiment in which
Crittenden served. Crittenden's
regiment and the regiment COM
manded by John Charles Black, the
present Commissioner of Pensions.
were engaged in the same opera
tons for some time. They were
at the battle OF EIkhorn, in Arkan-
sas, together, where Black was des-
peratelY wounded. Crittenden
commanded his regiment in the
latter part of that fight, Col.
Phillips being in command of a
brigade,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03

Mike Clark, a brother of Mart
Clark, died last week and was bur-
RED at Paris, Mo-, Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03
Eclfpse ofthe Sun.

Thd eclipse of the sun Tuesday
was not total as cen from this
place. the line of total eclipse be-
ing confined to a narrow belt
which cuts the Pacific coast a short
distance north of San Francisco,
where it is about 100 miles wide,
passing through the Yellowstone
park and Fort Burford, and ending
a little east of Winnipeg, where its
breadth doas not exceed sixty
miles. The phase Of total eclipse
lasted only two and a quarter min
utes on the Pacific coast and q
halt at the Manitoba. South of that
belt the moons center was further
north in the heavens, to all obser-
vers, than the SUMS center, leaving
a portion of the southern edge ex.
posed at the instant of greatest OBJ
servation.
Several years ago Chamberlain
& Co., of Des Moines, Iowa, COM
menced the manufacture of a cough
remedy, believing it to be the most
prompt and reliable preparation
vet produced FOR coughs, colds and
Group, that the public appreciate
true merit, and in time it was GER
tain to become popular. Their
most sanguine hopes have been
more than RELAXED. Over three
hundred thousand bottles Of
Chamberiain's Cough Remedy are
now sold each year, and it Is re-
cognized as sfthe best made
wherever it is knewn. 1t sill cure
a severe cold in less time than any
other treatment. For sale by c.
R. Gibbs, druggist. d&wtf.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03

Get your picture taken at
Heads, Southwest Cor. Square.
ALI work guaranteed. 38-3t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03

Misses Deyault and Jones, OF
Jonesburg, are the guests of Miss
Mary Miller.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03

r. NJ. White, editor of this pa
per, is in Jefferson City.