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Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-18

lend themselves to such a scheme
is something which is past COM
prehension. They are pulling on a
rope the moose end of which is
around the necks of the great ma
jority of their constituents. The
New York Times is,a paper which
is beyond suspicion of improper
motives, and its views of the bill
are in accord with those of intelli-
gent men everywhere. 1t says:
Many absurd and bad bills are
introduced at Albany, but very
few Of them are supported so
strongly and successfully as this
has been. Even if it had been
carefully prepared, its aim and the
transparent and dishonest pretense
on which it is based ought to have
caused its rejection at once. But
while it is a thoroughly dishonest
measure, and one designed 10 serve
the interests of a few local slaugh-
terers at the expense of the people,
it is also one OF the ciumsiest and
most ridiculous bills ever discussed
soberly in the Legislature of this
State.
This is an independent Eastern
paper defending Western beef
against the butchers combine.
Ought not members of the legis-
lature of a Western State to be
mortified at being caught helping
the Eastern butchers to kill the
Western meat market? 1t looks
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-18
Trustees Sale.

Whereas, J.. r. Baker and Susie Baker,
his wife, by their certain deed of trust,
dated the LIST day of October, 1885. and
recorded in the Recorders office of Au-
drain county, Missouri, in Book W., at
page $50 of records of deeds of trust of
Audrain county, Missouri, conveyed to
the undersigned trustee, the following
described real estate, situated and being
in the county of Audrain and State of
Missouri, to-wit: The southwest quarter
of the northwest quarter and northwest
quarter of the southwest quarter of sec
ton five (5l, township fifty (5o), range
nine {9l, and the east half of the south
east quarter and southeast quarter of he
northeast quarter of section six (6),
township fifty $50, range nine 49,, con-
tanning in all 200 acres, more OF less,
which said conveyance was made in trust
to secure the payment of a certain note
In said deed fully described; and. where
as, according to the privileges of said
deed of trust in case of the failure of said
J.. r Baker and Susie Baker, his wife,
to paw the intere st on said note when the
same became due and payable and the
trustee could proceed to sell said land to
satisfy said debt: and, whereas, default
has been made in the payment of said in
terest, which now remains due and up
paid. New, therefore, at the request of
the legal holder,of said note, and under
the provisions OF, said trust, the under
signed will, on
Tuesday, April SO, 1889,
at the east front door of the Court House.
in the city of Mexico, county and State
aforesaid, between the hours of 8 O'Clock
in the forenoon and 5 O'Clock in the after
noon of said day, sell the above described
real estste to the highest bidder for cash
to satisfy said trust and the costs Of exc
cutting the same.
JOHN w. ATCHIS0N,
52-tds Trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-18
An Eastern View of the Inspec
ton Bill.
From the Kansas City Times.

From the Kansas City Times.
The New York Times says that a
pretended desire for public health
has been used in behalf of a meas
ure designed to set up a prohibitory
tariff against imported beef for the
benefit of local slaughterers. The
Times thus speaks of the effect OF
the beef inspection bill if passed
IN New York:
1t would prevent the consump-
ton of any Western beef, except
such as might be procured from
animals bought from the West on
the hoof and slaughtered here.
The proposed system of inspection
especially deserves attention. All
beef must be inspected by inspec-
tors appointed by the authorities
of the city, village or township i'll
which it is to be consumed. Under
such law beef inspected by the
competent inspectors of this city
could not be sold in Yonkers, for
example, unless 1t had been in
spected ION the hoof'' by the in
spectors of that place. Every
town would be required to provide
inspectors enough to inspect while
alive the imported animals intend
ed for its local market. The in
spectien of the beet would not be
sufficient. The town inspectors
would be on the lookout at all the
large slaughter houses IN neigh
boring cities fof the cattle that
might supply beef to their fellow
citizens.
For members of the Missouri
legislature the point of the above
paragraph is that it shows how the
New York butchers are fighting
Western beef without pretending
to do anything else. In st. Louis
the butchers are fighting all beef
killed anywhere but in St. Louis,
and while they dare not openly
talk of driving out western beef"
yet relatively they have that object
in view. They are aiming a blow
at all Western Missouri, Kansas and
other beef raised OF killed west OF
st. Louis local territory.
Tits not surprising that the St.
Louis delegation favors the beet
bill, but how any other members
Of the legislature whatever can
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-18

Mr.. BILBY, a leading Nodaway
county farmer, writing to his
representative at Jefferson City,
among other things, says: Il ain
sure you will find underlying the
matter a still but sure determina-
ton by the railroads to crush out
the dressed beef interest" Mr..
Bilby is doubtless right. The rail-
roads can make more money in the
transportation by live cattle than
dead ones. More bulk is of ne
cessity carried in this way and
naturally the charge Is greater.
Kill the dressed beef industry land
what will be the result? Stock
viii be shipped alive all over the
country, butieted from this place to
that In search of a market and
finally landed at the consumers
door in a feverish, sore and dis
eased condition. Such food as this
is plainly inimical to health. Such
a plan will prove expensive, cruel
and very disastrous to the public
good.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-18

ACCORDING to correspondence
from Jefferson City to the ST. Louis
Republic, found elsewhere in the
LEDGER, Senator Clay is ~''fairly in
the hands of his friends as a candi-
date for the nomination as Gov
ernor." Senator Clay represents
one of the most influential districts
in the State, and occupying a place
on some of the most important
committees in the Senate, is in a
position to do valiant service for
his constituency; and at the same
time, show the Democracy of the
State what kind of a statesman
iS
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-18

and in doing so proves objectiona-
BILE. l am square-toed against the
bill"
Mr.. r. G. Graham is an extern
sive cattle raiser and shipper, Mr..
Graham is firm in his opposition to
the meat inspection bill and thinks
it would work to the disadvantage
of both producer and consumer.
His views are SO much in accord
with those of Mr.. SIMS that they
will not be given at length.
Mr.. J. T. Johnson Is one of the
sturdy young cattlemen of Missouri.
In conversation with the Times
correspondent this afternoon be
said: you may put me down as
opposed to the meat inspection
bill being considered in our general
assembly. 1t simply creates a lot
of useless offices and will harm the
cattle and packing interests of Mis-
souri,. | do not believe in breaking
up or even running the risk of in
,juring the vast packing interests of
Missouri and that is just what, in
my opinion, this bill will result in
should it become a law. Even as a
sanitary measure strictly I do not
see that we r greatly in need of
it,"
Mr.. w. O. Johnson is opposed to
the proposed law. Meat inspec-
tors" said he, "even after they are
appointed amount to nothing and l
have my Wears that such alaw would
be detrimental to the live stock in
terests of our State. There is abso-
lutely no need for such a law and
therefore | oppose it," Mr.. John
son is one of the oldest and heav-
lest dealers in Missouri, and his
opinion is worth something.
Mr.. R. W. Edmonston, a stock
shipper of prominence and exper-
fence, is against the bill. He favors
inspection, but not as provided for
in the pending measure. He thinks
the proposed law would hurt the
cattle industry OF the State to an
alarming extent.
Many minor shippers and pto-
ducers were seen, and almost to a
man they oppose the proposed law.
1t is the general impression that
if the bill becomes a law the live
stock and packing interests will
lsuffer seriously in consequence.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-18
IN THE SOUP, AND IT'S HOT,
TOO

Our esteemed, but altogether
hebetudinous contemporary is in
the soup again and is trying to get
out hv the Observation-Disclosures
strap-route.' The LEDGER took
Issue with some sections of the
meat inspection bill. the Fog horn,
in a three or four column TRADE,
said we dld this to injure Senator
Clay, etc, etc. We then showed
conclusively that Clay was about
as much opposed to the bill as we
were. Hon. c. F. Clark is for the
bill. Eve did not even know how
he stood when the article was writ
ten Why did not the Iatclligencer
say we we're '~'retlecting on the
course Of Mr.. Clark? The "an-
linus is evident. The desire to
open old sores and create dissen-
sion landed the mullet head in
the soup. Why was Senator Clay
mentioned? Is the Int~eiligencer
hunting for shoes to tit him? If SO,
We think it Is showing very poor
Judgment. 1t strikes Us that the
| editor of u contemporary has
made an egreginus ass of himself in
this matter, and We are also salts
fed that he has about come to that
conclusion himself. Now to nail
the following little extract:
But there was more than one
cheap lawyer doing the heavy edi-
torial work on the LEDGER yester-
day. Litigation was dull and the
LEDGER afforded a convenient me-
dunn for disseminating the dis
tempered views of 4 couple of self
opiniUnated statesmen who more
than once in the recent past have
had their political noses twisted
out of shape"
We do not ask the Intelligenccr
to put up a cent as a forfeit. We
have deposited at the Southern
Bank of Mexico $500. If the edi-
tor of that paper will make atfi-
davit that any one except the editor
of the LEDGER wrote a line of the
editorials referred to, "as stated in
the above extract, we will agree TO
convict him of perjury or voluntar-
lily give the 500 now on deposit
to any worthy charitable object in
Mexico that the Mayor of the city
NAV designate. This is an ex-
%cellent opportunity to settle who
has 'falsitied.' Now take your
medicine like 4 little man and
don't try to laugh and laugh with a
sickly grin and try to creep out OF
your own trap.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-18
NO EXISTS.

Mr.. c. NJ. Lakeland, a shipper
and cattle handler of many years
experience. is very much opposed
to the proposed law. Said he: Il
think such a measure would hurt
the shipper and consumer and in
the long run do much harm to the
farmer and live stock raiser. There
is much talk of a combine and a
big Four but l. do not believe
such a thing exists. There is as
much competition between the
members of this so-calIed combine
as between two local shippers.
And more than that, / think ii such
a trust did exist, an inspection
measure is a poor means of getting
rid of it. In fact / seriously doubt
the need of such a law at all, and I
am certainly opposed to the bill
now under consideration. True, we
might have some sort of an inspec-
ton that would be of value as a
sanitary measure, but the bill
lately introduced goes beyond that
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-18

THE person who furnishes items
to a newspaper is always a valuable
friend to an editor. Many persons
hesitate about sending personal
notes to a newspaper regarding the
movement of friends lest the news
paper man should think them too
anxious to see their names in print.
He will think nothing of the kind,
but on the contrary he is glad to
get such notes. Many seemingly
~Nportant items when printed
are news y a large number of our
readers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-18
DIR. j. e. DUNBAR.
The Eminent Specialist to be at
MiddletoWn Soon.

DIR. J. E. Dunbar, the eminent
specialist, will be at Middletown,
April 20, to remain twelve days.
The Doctors well known skill in
handling difficult diseases of the
eye, ear and throat wilI'insure him
a large practice wherever be goes.
DIR. Dunbar Is at present at Perry,
Rails county, where he has a larger
practice than he can attend to. We
r glad to learn that he will favor
Mexico with another visit within
the coming year, very likely next
fall. 1t is safe to say his welcome
will be a right royal one. wi
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-18

The high license bill, on which
a bitter fight was made, passed the
House of Representatives at Jeffer.
son City Thursday, receiving u
votes, just one more than enough.
The largest attendance since the
Legislature convened was present,
but five members being out of their
seats.
THE Lower California gold stor-
les and the high-tariff American
prosperity promised last fall should
be put in a little book together.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-18
Trustees Sale.

Whereas, Isaac Rohr and Mailnda j.
Rohr, his wife, by their certain deed of
trust. dated March Goth, 1883, and re-
corded in the recorders Office of Au-
drain county. Missouri, in Mortgage
Book Number 4, at page 81, conveyed
to the undersigned as trustee the fol-
lowing real estate, to-uit: 26s acres the
east part of the south ) of the southwest
quarter, and 40 acres the southwest
quarter of the southeast quarter. and
221 acres the north part of the south
east quarter of the southeast quarter,
all in section nineteen, 49, township
hfty-one (5l,D range ten (i0.) Also
thirteen and a third (133) acres the east
part of the north half of the northeast
quarter oil the northwest quarter, and
twenty (20) acres the north half of the
northwest quarter of the northeast
quarter of section thirty 1901 township
ffty-one t5l,) range ten (10,)-ail lying
IN the said county o fAudrain, and con-
tanning in the aggregate one hundred
ana TWENTY-FIVE and a half f122j) acres.
more or less which said conveyance
vas made to secure the payment of
certain PromIssory note in said deed de-
scrioed; and whereas said note is now
que and default has been made IN the
payment thereof. Now. therefore, at
The request OF the legal holder of said
note, and by virtue of the powers in me
vested by said deed of trust. i, 4. Turn
ef, trustee as aforesaid, hereby give
notice that will, on
SATURDAY, II 27TH A OF APRIL, 1850,
between the hours of 8 O'Clock in the
forenoon and ) o'clock In the afternoon
O that day, proceed to sell said above
described real estate, at the front of the
court house in the city of Mexico, in said
Gouhty OF Audrain, to the highest bid
or so much thereof as shall be nerassar1
TO satisfy and pay the note aforesaid
\ the interest thereon, and any and
all taxes that may be due thereon and
.he cost and expenses of executing this
"ss s. TURNER,
ot1N Trnstee-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-18
An Eve to Business.

E"tTF FIEV FV1sVofVFFV sFfEHFH
Mrs. Taylor, an Ell Paso lady,
fell thirty feet from a Memphis
CTenn. elevator on her hustle and
escaped unhurt. Old newspapers
for sale at this Office.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-18
WOOD MADDOX.
THE FIN JACK
= -

Will stand the present season at my farm,
5 l-2 miles Northwest of Mexico and will
serve a. S. to insure "A live colt, money
due when the colt comes or mare parted
with or leaves the neighborhood. Peter
is 5 sure feal getter and good breeder he
is 5 years old, Is l-2 hands high and very
heavy built and is black with mealy nose
He is of the Reush stock Of jacks, out of
"A big %jennet. | have not asked for his
pedigree, but can get it any time.
Care taken to prevent accidents, but
will not be responsible should any occur.
JOHN W. FOX.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-18
ADMINISTRATORS NoTICE.-Notic

ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.--Notice
is hereby given that letters of admini>tra-
ton bearing date of April 10, 1889, upon
the estate of Robert II. Lochrldge, de-
ceased, have been granted to the under
d~ersigned by the Probate Court of Au-
drain county, Mo. All persons having
claims against said estate are hereby no.
titled to present the same for allowance
within one year from the date of said let
tiers, and if not presented within two
years from said date they will be forever
barred. THos. A. MCINTYRE,
2-4t Administrator,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-18

One of the curiosities of female
suffrage is the rebuff which the
veteran Susan B. Anthony, the
founder of the movement, received
at the hands of her friends land
sister in Leavenworth, Kan. The
women beat her brother, who ran
for Mayor of that city. He has
the consolation of knowing that
Susan calamity led the colored
rote to the polls in his behalf. but
the white sisters were too numer-
Gus and too impetuous in their
charge to be resisted.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-18

An old saddle which had been
kicking around in a Nashville har-
ness shop for several years was
ripped up the other day and found
to contain $500 in Confederate
money. If the owner of the shop
could only have found the prize in
March. 1865, he could have bought
q breakfast and three cigars.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-18
An Annual Horse Show,

To NE EulIOr q tIIe EedgeF.
MEXICO, Mo-, April 15.-I see
advocated in Saturdays LEDGER a
plan that | have long had in view,
t. e., to have an annual horse show.
No time should be lost in %perfecting
arrangements for the first display,
which should take place this month.
HoRsEMAN,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-18

We had intended to say that the
frost did not materially injure the
peach crop last night, but tor fear
our contemporary might consider
it a "~retlection on Senator Clay's
course in the Senate We refrain.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-18

ONCE again the danger of over
Indulgence in tobacco is brought
wildly before the public. Edwin
Booth has been in the habit of
smoking twenty strong cigars a day.
1t may be that to some men a small
amount of tobacco every day Is
beneficial, but a man who lights a
fresh cigar every half-hour is tlirt-
ing with physical collapse.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-18

OUK "strabismatic' contem-
porary says the Kansas Legislature
is going to pass a local inspection
law. Our impression is that the
KansasLegislature adjourned some
time since.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-18
None Brighter or Newsier.

Ffoii aIt ttHkfs5Ei 1HAtu.
The Mexico LEDGER is thirty
years old. A brighter, newsier
or more enterprising newspaper
cannot be found anywhere. 1t
heads the list. May its days be
many.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-18

De LEssErs still has faith in his
Panama Canal. Some folks call
this true courage on his part, but
no one has seen any statement OF
his personal losses. His faith is
on other peoples dollars, and he
can have lots of it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-18

The Kansas City Times of this
morning contained a number of in
terviews with Audrain county
stockmen on the proposed inspec-
ton law. The interviews, except
that of I. J. Sims, whose views are
set forth i'll his letter to this paper,
are as follows:
THE BILL A GAUZY FRAUD.
Mr.. w. s. Hathaway, a very ln-
telligent gentleman and one Of
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-18

THE father of a Pennsylvania
family got thirteen different sorts
of roots and herbs together to make
q spring tonic, and it took two
doctors a fortnight to pull the child
rem through their peril. Thirteen
is an unlucky number.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-18

ASSIGNEE'S NOTICE OF FINAL RE-
PORT.-Notice is hereby given to all con
cerned that l will file my final report, as
assignee of NJ. Z. Bolts, at the June
Term, 1889, of the Audrain County Cir
cult Court, and ask to be discharged.
j. v. WILLIAMS,
oct Assignee of NJ. u. Bolts.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-18

RUFUS HIsEY is one of Mexico's
most enterprising and public spir
tied citizens and we are glad to
know he has about concluded to
erect a fine brick feed and sale sta
BILE, S0x114 feet, where his frame
stable now stands. This would be
a paying investment and prove d
big thing for Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-18

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
notice Is hereby given that I. Az ad-
ninistrator of the estate of 7 II
white, deceased, Will, at the
nay term, 1889, of the audrain
Ifooste Court, make nv final settle
ment g administrator of said estate.
I'm. WHITE, Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-18

Married, at the Ri.lgo Hotel in
this city yesterday, by Rev. E. X.
Miller, Mr.. G. P. Duprey and Miss
Eliza B. Larue. The LEDGER ex-
tends congratulations.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-18

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice is hereby given that L. as adj
ministrator of the estate of A. q.
Naylor, deceased, will, at the
May term, 1899, of the Audrain
Probate Court, make my final settle
as administrator of said estate.
Lat H. B. BUSH, Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-18

THE Rodgers trial orn up at a
special term of Circuit Court on
the fourth Monday in May.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-18

We publish a sensible letter
from |. J. Sims, one of the leading
farmers and stock r~aisers of Au-
drain, giving some of his reasons
for opposing the local inspection
bill. The letter is well worth a
close perusal by all stock ralsers
and meat consumers in the State.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-18

THE President appointed Mr..
Whlteman to an office, but Mr..
Blackman still waits.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-18

MEXICo should have an annual
horse show. 1t would ne a great
thing tor the town.