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Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24
BELIEVED TO BE TRUE,

BELIEVED TO BE TRUE.
HANNIBAL, Mo-, April 16.--The
story of Mansfield King, who con-
fesses to the murder Of a man
named Carter at Perry, Rails coun-
ty, in 1884, has been looked into
and Kings statements as to this
and other crimes are strongly cor
roborated by the surrounding cir
cumstances. While face to face
with death King admitted having
broken into his uncle's house, and
also limited at ether crimes which
he had committed, one of which
he said was too black to be made
public. After recovering, he was
arrested on a charge of house.
breaking, but, strange to say, en-
tered a plea of not guilty and
stoutly denied what he had SAID
while upon what he thought to be
his death-bed. No one in Rails
county now questions that Coil was
robbed and that King did the deed
The murder of Carter is also look
ed upon as a fact, as the latter's
mysterious disappearance at tht
time indicated by King almos'
conclusively shows.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24
THEY WORKED TOGETHER.

In an interview with a LEDGER
reporter to-day Mr.. J. S. Wilson, a
carpenter, stated that he worked
with Carter, the man claimed to
have been murdered by Mansfield
King. For some time just previous
to his disappearance Mr.. Wilson
thought there was something
strange about Carter's disappear.
ance, as $40 was yet due him for
work on the Wommack school
house, which he was painting al
the time. Mr.. Wilson talked with
Carter on Sunday afternoon in
Perry, this being the last time be
saw him, for Carter did not come to
paint the next morning, and, in
fact, was nsver seen again, there
fore it must have been Sunday
night the deed was done. After
the usual thine days wonder" il
was all forgotten, save by the
haunted murderer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24

THE LEDGER, as a supporter OF
K. h. Norton for Congress, does
not claim that Hon. Champ Clark,
or any other clean, able Democrat
has not a right to run for the place;
nor is it necessary for this paper to
proclaim that any such Democrat
will be treated with courtesy at its
hands. R. H. Norton, Perry
Wood, Champ Clark or any other
Democrat, who might aspire to
This place (and 1t is the right OF
any Democrat to aspire to a nomi-
nation at the hands of his party
viii be treated with courtesy by
III Democrats and all Democratic
papers. But the man is not what
~ are after. Democrats are ali
epod fellows. They all ought to
have an Office. The LEDGER has
teksn the position, advisedly and
mar calm and cool deliberation
nat Hon. r. Fl. Norton, not only
"a the interest of harmony in the
partY, but for the good of the dis
slcs without regard to party
nnould be aent back to Congress fol
.econd term, and the more w
mink shout the matter the NOR,
eertain We become that our posi-
tsn . rieht.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24

PROHIBITION has had one start
ling effect in Iowa-it has increased
the illness nightly. The drug
stores never had so much to do in
filling prescriptions. Some Of
them are very singular, or would
be in an eastern State. One drug
gist reports a recent prescription OF
Zone quart of whisky for sick
child" and as he does not take the
trouble to say that he did not fill
the prescription it may safely be
presumed that he did. One may
be permitted to hope that the sick
child took the whisky vicariously.
The incident recalls the palmy
days OF prohibition in Maine, when
the town agent was permitted to
sell "for medicinal and mechanical
purposes One thirsty soul who
applied for a quart of rum ''for
mechanical purposes was asked
to specify the particular purpose,
and responded that he was going
to make an ox-yoke.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24
Ex-confederate Home.

Maj. H. A. Ricketts,. the well
known Mexico (Mo.) banker, and
treasurer of the ex- Confederate As-
sociation Of Missouri, Is ia the city
accompanied by his wifs, for visit
of several days. Maj. Ricketts, is
an enthusiast on the subject Of the
establishment of q home for de-
pendant Confederate soldiers in this
State. 1--WE have got the thing
started" he said last night, 'sand
We have the right kind of men at
the head of it. We are going to
have the home; that's sure thing.
Jim Bannerman sent me mis- check
for $500 to start off with, and we
have now about "a, 600 in the treas
ury. Maj. Bannerman says he
thinks We ought to commences
building the home with $10, 900,
but / think we ought to start with
$50, 600. There are plenty Of ex.
Confederates in this State who can
afford to subscribe that amount,
and they are willing to do it. All
they want is to know that the
money is going into hands that
will spend it carefully. I have
not been asked for q bond yet, but
| am going to make the association
take one, and it won't be a straw
bond either, at the next annual
meeting. We are receiving offers
of land for the home. We will
have no trouble getting all the land
We want for nothing. We will
take care of our dependent sol.
diers, and we will do it out of oul
own pockets"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24

The salamander Company's cap
ital will most likely be increased
to $10o, 900 at once. The capital
stock is now 100000. The stock
holders find the works in splendid
condition and feel confident that il
will pay them we'll in the future.
Up to the present time all the
money made has been put into new
buildings, kilns, machinery and
other things too numerous to men.
ton. Within the last few days a
new kiln, capable Of burning co..
600 brick at . time was built and {
neat fence new surrounds the
works.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24
Francis and Prison Reform.
JEFFERSON CRY, NO., April rs.
M A Eapn,nu Gov. EraRcia,

JEFFERSON CRY, NO., April rs.
M. A. FannlHg, Gov. Fraicis'
private secretary, yesterday AFTER
noon delivered forty-minute ad-
dress to the convicts at the peni-
tentiary in the prison chapel. His
address was delivered at the re-
quest Of the prison chaplain. He
confined himself to q discussion Of
what books and kind Of literature
the convicts could read with profit
to themselves, and referred solely
to the books and papers In the
PRISON library. Gov. and Mrs.
Francis were present. They are
both deeply interested in anything
which promises to make the prison
more of a reformatory institution
than it is. To-day it was learned
that the Governor had been giving
the question of prison reform
serious attention, and it seems that
he has enlisted for the war, and
Mr.. Fanning's address was the
opening gun. It has been observ.
ed that imprisonment in the
penitentiary does not reform any
one. but freuuently makes them
worse. This is not due TO in.
dividual management ofthe prison
but to the entire system, which
causes small vices to associate viii
larger ones, and makes the small
criminal feel disgraced in the pres
ence of the great criminal. Iii {
great undertaking for the Cover
nor, and the progress made viii
mt fail tn attract attantion.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24
HE Is NOT FAT.
Ex-President Cleveland Reviles
Dana and the Sun for Prose-
~ cutting Him.

New York, April 17.-In an
interview with a World reporter
last night, ex.President Cleveland
said of the SUMS story that he was
under medical treatment for corpu.
lency:
"The whole story is a lie.''
Mr.. Cleveland, the reporter says,
looks less fieshy now than when
he was in the White House and has
healthy color in his face.
Mr.. Cleveland also said:
"I do not care how much I am
criticised for my public acts. That
is perfectly legitimate. There is q
line, however, 1t seems to me,
where abuse should stop. The
man who invades the privacy of q
family and INDUCES in coarse at.
tacks on private citizens places
himself on the level of a black.
guard"
Regarding the frequent personal
attacks upon himself in the Sun,
Mr.. Cleveland said he did not see
them. Every time one appeared.
a dozen cranks, more or less, would
| write to him about it. "Wheneve,
| receive this crank's letters" con.
tinued Mr.. Cleveland, "I know
that the seniie old liar and thief
Dana, has been at 1t again. There
is only one thing that 1 care about
in these attacks. It seems thaI
Dana does not confine his warfare
to men. Women are not free from
his dastardly assaults. Il u ba<
enough for him TO print his LYNN
statements about myself, but it i,
Infinitely more cowardiy ant
dastardly for him to include m,
wife in his attacks. II Dana were
not in his dotage his rawlings woult
attract more attention.n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24
stFirm Foundation" "

FTlH HuUkSFIII6
The Mexico LEDGER, one OF the
best and most enterprising news
papers in Missouri, entered upon
the 32d year of its existence last
week as full of vigor, vim and
news as voluptuous maiden OF
sweet sixteen. The LEDGER, like
its dashing editor, is upon firm
foundation. May 1t live to cele-
brate its centennial anniversary,
with the genial Bob White still at
the helm.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24
Wool Growers' Meeting,

The Audrain County Wool Grow
ers' Association met at the Court
House at 2 O'Clock Saturday with q
good attendance. The following
officers were elected; President,
o. G. Roby; Vice-President, VIM.
johnson; Secretary, WIS. Hatha-
way; Treasurer, BENZ. Sims. The
Executive Committee is composed
of the following gentlemen: VIM.
Groves, J. X. Brown, John Ellis
and L. S. Hopkins.
Messrs. o. G. Roby, VIM. John.
son and W. 8. Hathaway were ap.
pointed a committee to draft reso-
lutions to be forwarded to our rep.
resentative at Jefferson City, ask.
Ing for more efficient dog law.
The following resolution was read
and adopted:
WHEREAS, We, members of the
Audrain Wool Growers Associa.
tion, believe that the truest pros.
perity of our country follows as ths
result of the greatest diversity o
employment of the people; and
WHEREAS, We believe that th,
American protective tariff system
fosters many of the weaker indus
tries which must fail were sucl
tariff protection withdrawn: and
WHEREAS, We believe that ",
cannot produce wool in competi
ton to foreign countries withou
the aid which customs duties affort
US.
Resolued, By this association
that we request and urge our rep
| resentative in Congress to use hi
influence to prevent any change
in the wool schedule of the tarif
bill, presented to the House by tn
majority of the ways and mean
| committee, which shall result il
unjust discrimination against tn
wool industry.
ResoIved, That a copy of thes'
resolutions be forwarded by tn
secretary of the ASSOCIATION to Hon
r. H. Norton, representative i
Congress from the Seventh Distric
of Missouri, and to Hon. Geo. H
Wallace, secretary of the Nations
Wool Growers Association.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24
The State Fair.

To the Editor Of the Ledger.
BENTON CRY, No., April 49,
DEAR Sir: The Democratic Club
st Benton City begs leave 10 an
the candidates for the Legislature,
through the columns tyour paper.
how they stand on the State Fair
question, and oblige the club.
Al. DOUGLASS, Chairman.
THos. REEVES, Secretary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24

ONE of the beauties of the Amer
lean system is demonstrated by the
fact that Nevada and Wyoming,
with total of but 30,573 voters,
will be able to dominate in the
Senate the great State of New York
with / 800. 900 voters. Other things
being equal the chance of a man
growing up with the country to be
something great or influential is
much more if he goes west than il
he stays in the Empire State.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24

Warren county has rebelled
against the authority OF the State
Board of Equalization; that is, if
the action of the county court rep
resents the opinion of the people.
The board found that the assess
ment of Warren county was below
other counties on a general average
fully 20 per cent, and raised the
valuation accordingly. Now the
county court has notified the audi
tor that no attention will be paid
to the valuation fixed by the board
but the returns of the assessor will
be taken as the valuation of the
county. The attitude of the county
court is simply ridiculous, as the
board has full power to enforce lts
edicts, as the obstreperous county
court will soon discover.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24

The LEDGER is attempting to
arrange a scheme SO the people of
Audrain can vote for the most pop
ular somebody. Voting is getting
to be a craze In this county and the
LEDGER wants to give the people
Of Audrain a chance to keep in the
swim. What shall it be? The most
popular lady school teacher? The
most popular lady? The most
popular clerk, or the most popular
baby2 Let US know what you want
and we will open the ball on short
nnfina
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24

Hon. CHAMP CLARK Is going to
make thorough canvass OF this
county for Congress. and we are re-
liably informed that Hon. e. II.
Norton will shortly arrive from
Washington and ask to be re-elect-
cd to q second term, standing
squarely on the record he has made
ss the representative of the
Seventh District,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24
From the Columbia Herald.

We are glad to know that Judge
George B. Macfarlane, of Mexico,
is receiving cordial and compli-
mentary support from the press
and people in his candidacy for
Judge of the Supreme Court. He
has peculiar qualifications for the
place. He is clear headed and
clean handed. His integrity and
private life are above suspicion.
A lawyer of acknowledged ability,
taking high rank wherever he
practices, Judge Macfarlane num-
bers his warmest advocates among
those most familiar with his SER
vices and his work. He possesses
judicial mind, eminent legal
talent and is in the best sense
"iearned in the law" He would
add strength to the Supreme
Bench and his many friends in
Boone county. would hail with
satisfaction and pleasure his pro
motion to that high Office.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24

Col. JOE RIcKEY, in an extended
interview published in last weeks
Washington Post, gives many good
reasons why he thinks the Repub-
icans will nominate Senator STAN
ford, of California, for President.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24
Absolutely Pure,
MONROE STREET. FINISHED.


The City Council met Friday
afternoon at called meeting. Ali
the members were present
After the approval of bonds the
Council instructed Treasurer Buck.
ner to loan the 81, 100. in the sink
ing fund to J. A. Petts at 6 per
cent. The City Engineer, @. d.
Rodgers, was then instructed to at
once advertise for bids for ma
cadam for the block at the east
end Of Monroe street.
Mr.. Burkalter, now of Wells.
vile, No., q practical tanner,
formerly of Pennsylvania, appear
ed before the Council and said. he
would like to come to Mexico and
establish tannery if the city
would encourage him. He wants
to invest SIC, 900, if the city will
help him to the extent Of 81, 600.
The matter was referred to the
committee on ways and means,
consisting of Lupton, Roden and
White, who were instructed to at
once confer with the Board Of Trade
and citizens generally and see If IL
would not be a good investment
to raise the money by subscription.
The gentleman says he will start
in by working ten or twelve men
from the beginning and would
soon increase his force. He would
use all the hides grown in this
part of the country, and there il no
limit to the demand for leather.
The committee has consulted with
some of our people, and Mr.. Burk-
alter has been requested to sub.
NIT o written proposition.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24
Land Sales.

Lakenan & Barnes have made
the following sales of Mexico city
property in the last week:
E. l.. Rutledge to Alfred Fox,
lot 20, Barnes addition, $685..
Heirs of E. M. Greer to First
Baptist Church, 40 feet east part OF
lot 2, block 8, original Mexico,
$500.
G. w. and Efie E. Bridges to
John Leniton, part of lot 81,
Sparks addition, 1875.
Eliza e. Humphrey to Ellis
Mann, lots 9 and 10, block 1, Lake.
nan & Barnes addition, $135.
Daniel Eubank to W. L. Reed
40 feet adjoining City Hall on the
west, 1920.
Mrs. Matilda Wells to William
D. Frazier, 8 IL acres in south
| west Mexico, $500.
W. D. Lawhorn to Chas. e
Haggard, 230 acres, southwest O
Mexico, 81, ,250.
Robert W. Tureman to J. w.
Ritenour, west third of lot 8, blocl
8, original Mexico, $3.50.
B. F. Dobyns to w. L. French
lots z, s, 8 and 10. Bassford's addi
tion to Mexico, $175.
Jesse L. Darnell to Henry M
Darnell. 80 acres, 3 miles south o
Vandalia, 81, COO.
Henrietta c. Jesse to George A
Stewart, undivided half of 90 acres
8 miles south of Mexico, IS.
George A. Stewart to Henriett
lC. Jesse, undivided half of q
acres, 5 miles south of Mexico
l45.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24
The Largest Englishman.

Thomas Congley, of Dover, Eng
land, 10 said to be the heaviest Of
her majesty's many subjects. He
ID an intelligent and respectable
citizen, ~ years old, having been
born (of parents not above the nor.
mai size) in 1S4S. As . baby he
was considered small and not over
healthy. His present weight is 40
stone 600 pounds); height, 6 feet
"a inch; measurement Of waist, 50
inches, and of legs, Is inches.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24
ga Good Move"

A Young Meme Christian Asso-
citation was recently organized at
Mexico. This Is q good move and
should receive the hearty encour-
agemsnt Of all Christian people OF
the place.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24

IF the railroad companies erect
their new Union Depot where the
old one is, there will likely be a
tunnel made under the track at that
peint. This would prove of great
convenience to the public as well
n to the II ain men.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24

Bob Freeman sold 33 steers
weighing 1645 each to R. R. Buck
ner for 5 cents. Bob says this was
as fine bunch of cattle as was
ever sold in this county and we
know of no better Judge than he is.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24
The King Wins.

When the King Of Greece frst
started out as 3 euchrs player he
made up bis mind 70 always win.
and he has never lost . game yet.
The chief reason for bis good lack
lies In the fact that every man who
plays sgainst HIM Ii given 70 un-
derstand that II he wins over three
points cut of Eve he win % tsottsd
of TO some fortress ~ . political
|conspirs4of.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24

The report that our Board of
Trade had come to life is without
ny foundation. 1t was the first
man buried in the old cemetery
Who come to life.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24

The st. Paul Globe says: "a
young Michigan lady, who has all
the accomplishments, lately split
twenty cords of wood and piled it
for summer use, and now all the
manageable young men are afraid
of her. They don't want to be in
the private range Of so much
muscle" The Globe has missed
the point of the story. The young
men are simply afraid that the
young woman would insist on cut
ting all the frewood and thereby
diegrace her husband in the eyea
lof the neishbors.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24

G. R. Lupton, chairman of the
city finance committee, has 81, 100
of the city's sinking fund which he
wants to loan on gilt-edge security
for Is months.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24

Richard Hoban and family will
leave this week for Kansas City
to reside. Mr.. Hoban will be
yardmaster at the Grand Avenue
Depot.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24

D. P. Moore to-day sold the
Mrs. Taylor homestead, for which
he paid $500 few days ago, to
DR.. w. v. Walker for 81 100. Let
'er boom,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24

BENZ. Northcut, of this city, a
brakeman on the Alton, was mar
ried to Miss Birdie Epler, of
Beardstown, ILL.,, at that place last
Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24

Parties not belonging to the Mexi-
CO fishing club have no right to fish
in the water-works pond and will
get into trouble if they don't stop.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24

On account of i'll health, Wallace
Bassferd, who has been with the
LEDGER for nearly q year, will take
a lay off. Wallace is a bright and
clever young man and we trust will
soon recover his health,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24

DR.. Tom Turner went to Paint
Rock, Texas, to-day, where he will
remain a month or more dehorn-
ing cattle.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24

DR.. O'Bannon is now a resident
physician of Mexico and has joined
the firm of French g. Nichols.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24

Will Lee bought q fine saddle
gelding of Mr.. Hawkins, of
Bowling Green, this week for 500.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24
The Older the Better.

From the Wellsyilie Wide Awake.
The Mexico LEDGER Is thirty
years old. 1t continues to grow
better as 1t grows older.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24

M. Y. Duncan has bought four
or five lots in the rear of his resi-.
dence from A. G. Turner. Let 'er
roll,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24

Mrs. F. F. Danley is home from
Fort Scott, Kan, where she visited
her son.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24

Two of Mexico's finest residences
one brick, the other frame-are
about to change hands at good
figures.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24

Messrs. Hiram and Edwin Nc
Fall, brothers of DR.. McFall, ol
this city, in company with the
Doctor, made the LEDGER pleas
ant call to-day. These two gentle
men are looking for a location and
in all probability will become
citizens of Audrain.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24
THE APPOINTMENT OF POST
MASTERS.

We have in the United States
1893 post-offices against 1886
for last year, and the number is
every year steadily increasing.
1t is suggested that, with the ex
ception of the lncumbents of the
first-class offices. all these post
masters be appointed by the peo-
pie of the districts in which the
post-offices are located. Let there
be day on which no other matter
shall be considered or voted on,
when all voters, irrespective OF
party, shall by vote designate
someone as their postmaster, and
then let the commission of each
person be issued by the govern
ment--the government, as now,
fixing the bonds to be given, and
having the full right of inspection
and of dismissing the postmaster
for competent reason. Some of
the reasons for such a change are
as follows:
| /. 1t is Democratic.
2. 1t will restrict and diminish
the immense and steadily increas-
ing patronage OF the general gov
eminent, which is growing to be
dangerous.
8. 1t will be likely to give us
the best postmasters, for the peo-
pie of each district will best know
who are the most capable and re-
liable men.
4. 1t will give our public off,
cials-Presldents, Senators and
Representatlves-time to attend to
their proper business, where now
two-thirds of their time is taken up
by the call and solicitations of men
and their friends seeking for Office.
| Other reasons might be given for
the proposed change. But these
are enough to commend it to the
consideration OF the public, for in
the end public sentiment is likely
to control such matters and lead to
wise conclusions. As Talleyrand
once said: "There is one body
that is wiser than anybody, and
that is everybody" To everybody
the subject is suggested for though,
and consideration.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24

Mr.. Heppler, of North Mexico,
has a son Z years old who is very
sick.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24
A Grand Animal.

tuHi VOttuhu mural WoIlus
Mr.. Geo. A. Morris, of Mexico,
Mo-, has recently bought the grand
Jersey bull, Uproar of st. Lambert
2O621 CA. J. G. c. which animal is
now on the farm of Mr.. Morris,
one mile south OF Mexico. Uproa,
of st. Lambert ranks with the best
Jersey bulls in America. He was
sired by Pogis Chief 1898, he by
Stoke Pogis Sd 223s, who was the
sire of twenty-five daughters with
seven.day butter records of from
IA lbs. s ozs. to 36 lbs. II IL ozs
Uproar's dam is Khediv1's Fancy
1880, seven-day record Is lbs.
ozs. She is a half sister to Princess
I'd, seven-day record 46 lbs. IL l.
ozs. The Rural World congratulated
Mr.. Morris on the purchase of {
bull that belongs to such a renown
ed butter producing family as th'
st. Lamberts.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24

Mr.. Frank Motter, who has been
the guest Of the family Of Rev. E.
(K. Miller, Left to-day fm Oregon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24

The capital of the Salamander
Stove Lining and Fire Brick Com
pany will, in all probability, be
increased to s1Oo 900 at once. The
directors conceive it . fine invest
ment and will continue spreading
it out.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-24

The Francis administration is
willing to stand on its own man.
ssement of the State penitentiary.