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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-05-16
The clerk was directed to give re-

ceipt therefor.
In the matter of the report of L. P
Yemen, County School Superintendent
relating to the division and apportion
ment of school funds belonging te
School Districts 40 and Al, referred tc
this board for final settlement, it j.
ordered by the board that the action
Of the Superintendent be sustained.
On motion, the action of L. p
Yemen, County School Superintendent
in forming two new school districts
was sustained.
On motion, board adjourned to 80
o'clock p. NJ.
80 o'clock P. NJ. Board reassem-
bled, all present.
The time having arrived for the
opening of bids for county printing,
the bids of ]. C. Rathbun publisher, of
the Olympia RerieW and of the Olympia
Tribune Co., were presented, and it APP
pearing to the satisfaction OF the board
that the bid of ]. C. Rathbun was the
lowest and best bid, it is ordered that
upon the filing of good and sufficient
bond in the sum of $1,000, the con-
tract be awarded to the said J. c..
Rathbun.
On motion, Geo. B. Capen, Chair
man OF the Board of County Commits
sioners and Joseph Gibson, were APP
pointed commissioners to advertise for
plans and specifications and to receive
bids for the construction of q bridge
over the Skookum Chuck river, on the
road leading from Bucoda to Cen
tralia.
The petition OF Thos. R. Prather
ct al, for the view and survey of a
county road, was presented and read
and B. w. Brintnall was appointed
surveyor and Geo. C. Stocking and
James Lynn, viewers, and Monday,
June the 10Th, the time set and the
place of meeting selected the residence
of John Mills.
The petition OF A. Langworthy ct al,
for the view and survey of a county
road was presented, and read and B.
w. Brintnall was appointed surveyor
and Geo. C. Stocking and James Yum
viewers. The time set was Monday,
June 18th, and the place of meeting
10 be the residence of John Mills.
The ballots Of last May and Noyem-
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Contractors Notice.

HE city OF Olympia invites and will receive
for the grading and graveling of Main stree,
from sixth street to the South line OF the city
Union street from Water street to Eastside
street, Fourth street from Main street to the
East line of the city, Eighth street from Jeffer
son street to Central street, Eleventh, Twelfth
and Thirteenth streets from Water street 10
Jefferson street and Columbia street from Ninth
each street separately, their bid for grading by
the cubic yard bank measurement and fol
graveltng by the cubic yard measured as de
livered on the street.
The city reserves the right to reject any and
all bids,
BY order of the City Council.
Olympia, May 18th, 1890.
Once at Acme Drug Store. City Clerk
Olympia, 10TH 1890
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-05-16

The Orting Oracle has passed under
the control of prominent Democrats
of Pierce county, and will hereafter
advocate the true doctrines of free
government. Andrew w. Smelling
will be the editor.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-05-16

THE Tribune doubtless feels like the
boy who wlistled in school, whenever
the Tacoma election is mentioned.
It has nothing p say in extenuation
or defense. lis we'll. The wise man
holds silent tongue.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-05-16

A TERRIFIC hurricane at Jefferson
City, Mo-, on the 18th inst, unroofed
the State House.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-05-16

SENATOR Allen has introduced q bill
in the u. s. Senate making an appro-
priation for providing standards of
weights and measures for Washington.
All the other States have been provid-
ed with such standards by the general
government, but there is now no
money available for the purchase OF
them for Washington,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-05-16

WEDNESDAY, May 7th, 9 o'clock A. Nj.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
all present.
c. B. Mann, County Treasurer, ap-
peared before the Board to make his
quarterly settlement, and fled vouch-
ers for payments from the different
f,,rJo m foli0,,c.
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motion, board adjourned to next day.

SATURDAY, May 10, ga. n.
The following miscellaneous bills were ordered
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-05-16

A FIRE destroyed $4,000 worth oil
property at spokane Falls, yesterday
morning, about 3. o'clock. The water
supply, As atAhe Abrmer fire, was made
quate. The pressure was not sufficient
to throw it to the tops OF three-story
buildings. The fire originated in a large
frame building occupied by Peter
Hansen, as a saloon and lodging house.
Soon as the Silsby got a stream on the
fire, however. its progress was checked.
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RoBT .. WHIrHtM, MARY L. FACE,
Civil Eng. and City Surveyor. Draughtsmal
WHITMAN q PACE,
Civil Engineering and Hraughting.

IlLCE printing done to order. Blue print
ID maps OF Olympia. "Olympa and Sur
roundings," and Thurstou county, for sale.
Room d, hamber's Block, Olympic,
Warrington.
May 0, 1870. II
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State Medical Society.

board adjourned sine die.
JOHN p. TWEED, Clerk.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-03
A Cyclone Strikes Louisville,
KY, and Devastates 1t.
A THOUSAND LIVES RE.
PORTED LOST.
The Country Generally Swept
by a Disastrous Storm.
Ohio, Illinois, Kansas and Me-
braska Towns Suffer Sc
vereIy-Cities Blown
Into Fragments.
Special Dispatch to this Ledger.

Special Dispatch to this Ledger.
LOUISVILLE, KY, March %, A
O'Clock, p. m.-Ihe loss of life in
this city by last nights terrible cy-
clone, is reported this afternoon at
five hundred, but 1t is probable
that this figure is too small. One
hundred bodies have been recover
ed. Twenty-Five hundred build
ings were blown down and totally
wrecked and it is matter of i'm
possibility at the hour of sending
this dispatch to estimate how many
hundred bodies are under the
RUNS. The cyclone cut a swath
half a mile wide and three miles
long, literally sweeping everything
in its path. Thousands of people
are injured, many mortally, and
others are suffering from broken
limbs and other wounds.
Jeffersonville, Ind, is also CON-
pletely wrecked. The works
above Louisville were completely
demolished Portland, a suburb,
was wiped out. The work of
searching for the victims is going
on as fast as the paralyzed energies
of the panic-stricken people will
permit. Surgeons are arriving
every minute from other points and
giving every attention to the
wounded and dying. The situa-
ton is simply appalling.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-03
Value of Earth Worms.

The weight of earth worms bring
to the surface yearly is enormous.
Darwin estimated that worms, by
swallowing earth for the sake ofthe
vegetable matter il contains and
forming castings, bring to the sur
face as much as ten tons of earth
per annum on an acre. Worms
are great promoters of vegetation
by boring, perforating, and loosen
ing the soil, and rendering it
pervious to rains and the fibers Of
plants, by drawing straws and
stalks of leaves and twigs into it,
and, most of all, by throwing up
such infinite numbers Of Jumps Of
earth called worm-casts, which
form q fine manure for grain and
grass. The earth without worms
would soon become cold, hard
bound, void of fermentation, and
consequently sterile; this has oc-
CURED in many cases where the
Yorms have been either accidental.
II or intentionally destroyed. and
the fertility Of the soil TINS lost
has only been restored syhen the
worms had again colleaed and
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-03
Land sales.

Albert Griggs to Edward L.
Rutledge. lot %, Barnes' addition
to Mexico, $500.
Albert Griggs to Mrs. Mary g.
Martin, lot 20, in Barnes' addition
to Mexico, $1lO.
Erastus g. Stone TO James Scott,
40 acres, 4 miles north Of Martins.
burg, Il 100.
Leslie Z. Leo TO VIM. d. French,
lot 4, city survey 40. Mexico. $500.
John Il. Byrns 70 Fielder +.
Byrns, 80 acres, 6 miles southwest
of Mexico, q 600.
Lakenan q barnes to John w.
Stewart, lots 5, s and z, block 5,
Lakenan & Barnes addition tc
Mexico, $Sl5.
Joseph G. Lakenan to John w.
Stewart, lot 5, block 6, Lakenan a
Barnes addition to Mexico, e100
John 81. Pease to A. NJ. and
Sidney e. Huntly, west half lot 4
block IL, Farbsr, $780,.
7. Oscar Elzea to 8. M. Locke
and G. D. Rogers, lots 8, 4, 5 and
6, block 4. Lakenan & Barnes I'D
dition to Mexico, 500.
&. p. Emmone aTnin;sfrafor r
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-03
WHOLE FAMILIES KILLED.

Special Dispatch to the Ledger.
ST. LOUIS, March %, 4:15 p. m.
Reports just in from Metropolis,
ILL.,, say the cyclone cut a swath
a quarter of a mile wide through
the town, from southwest to north
east, wrecking property of all des-
criptions and burying men, women
and children in the debris. Sew
eral hundred were killed and in
jured. One entire family of six
persons was crushed under falling
walls. Many cases of two and three
ofa family killed. One woman was
found with her babe clasped to her
breast, her little girl by her side,
all horribly crushed, while the
father was desperately injured.
Scores Of bodies have been recov-
cred. In the business district the
havoc is terrible. The most SUBJ
tantlal buildings were crushed like
egg shells and goods were scattered
all over the country.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-03
new REsrDENCEs.
Mexico to Have q Building
Boom This Spring.

H. d. Hunter, architect, has
made the plans and specifications
for the following houses to be built
in Mexico this season. Some are
being built and some are in the
hands of the contractors for bids :
]. R. Luckie, 6 room cottage,
cost s140O.
B. G. Johnson, s room house,
s25OO.
VIM. Stuart, 9 room residence,
$500.
Leslie Lee, 6 room cottage, 81.
800.
Name forgotten, s room cottage,
$500.
All these houses will have all
modern conveniences.
There ere several others talking
of building and there would be 9
good investment in building some
neat cottages for rent, as there are q
great many calls for houses fol
rent.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-03
enc - tariff taxation, yet the
principle suite as applicable to

enc ~. SarlH taxatlon, yet the
principie iuite as applicable to
the internal revenue system of tax
alton, and it is the principle in
volved In the bill IN question. /
Not only has every national con-
vention OF the Democratic party
enuncisted this plain and just
principle of taxstlon. but it has
been declared by State and Con-
gressional conventions without
number. In 1886 the Democratic
State Convention in Missouri
embodied this principle in its plat ,
form in the following words:
"That the authority to levy and
collect taxes and duties on i'm
ports was intended to vest in the
general government the power of
raising the money necessary to
meet its expenses and is by the ex-
press terms of the constitution
limited to the purposes of paying
the expenses and obligations of the
government.
"We therefore deprecate the
lEsestitution CT the taxing power un-
i%ier any prete1t or guise whstever
to objects and purposes other than
the raising of revenue, or to the
purpose of effecting indirectly
le islation as to subjects over
which Congress has no control, as
such legislation tends inevitably to
consolidation and a destruction of
the reserved rights of the States,
and that the building up of one in
dustry by taxation or at the ex-
pense of another is foreign to the
true aims of free government in
which all the people, as to their
legal rights, stand on an absolutely
equal footing"
Upon this platform it made the
Issue with the enemies otlow taxes,
individual liberty and free govern
ment, and the issue was made
national in 1888.
In order to emphasize their
hostility to the interference of the
government through its power to
lay taxes, with the industries of
the people, many Congressional
districts made the question a local
one. Notably was this the case in
the Eighth Congressional in this
State, in which the convention
which nominated candidate for
Congress adopted the folio wing:
"We declare our opposition to
all attempts at taxation by the
strong arm of the government un-
der any pretext whatever, no mat
ter whether through a system of
tariff or the internal revenue sys-
tenn of taxation, which has for its
object the building up of one in
dustry by crushing out another, the
robbing of one in order to enrich
another, it being a perversion- of
the constitution of our country in
i which all citizens are placed on an
equal footing"
In the face of these declarations,
and with an intelligent comprehen-
sion of the correct principles of tax
alton, it Is difficult to understand
how any representative o! Demo-
cratic constituency can vote for a
measure SO palpably unjust, so
plainly violative of the principles
!, underlying our constitutional form
of government, as the Conger bill.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-03
A MISTAKE.
No Small Pox i'm This City.
From the Columbia Herald.

From the Columbia Herald.
There is at present one case OF
small pox in the county. Little
Matte Smith, daughter of F. w.
Smith, has this disease, brought
here, as near as can be ascertained,
by the gentleman from Mexico,
who were in town last week visit
ing Mr.. Smith on business, having
returned with him from Mexico.
DR.. Watson has the case in charge
and has taken up his residence at
Mr.. Smiths, which is a mile north
of town, until all danger is over.
With proper care there is no dan
ger of the disease.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-03

The Mexico LEDGER, in a well
written editorial, champions the
Hon. r. 81. Norton for re-nomina-
ton to Congress in the Seventh
District. The LEDGER has hitherto
been a strong anti-Norton paper,
but the editor has been convinced
of his error and is now according
the brilliant Lincoln county states
man a warm support. The edi-
torial referred to closes as follows :
"We believe it to be to the best In
terests of the party that Mr.. Nor
ton should be reelected, and res
nomination by the unanimous
voice of his party would add to his
prestige and strength. Hannibal
Journal.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-03
Prof. p. Schweitzer,

of the Missouri State University,
says: DR.. w. A. Levin fitted my
eyes with glasses, which feel very
easy and pleasant and which
benefited my eyes very much. I
take pleasure In recommending
this gentleman as accussfB ana
skillful. P. ScHwEITzEK,
Columbia, No., jar. ~, 1883.
S,rr Levin il now e the Windsor
Gonsult zion Da
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-03
Opposed to a State Fair.

S NJ SAsA Soa6 cSoAoAAss@S - AAASAA
assembled at WellsvilIe and passed
a resolution favoring State Fair.
The Jackson Union No. 697 OF
Audrain county, Mo-, met and pass
ed the following resolution:
ResolUed, LIST that we are oppos-
ed to taxing the people for a State
or any other kind of fair.
Second, That we will not vote
for any man for Representative who
will not pledge himself to work
and vote against any State Fair
proposition.
0. DIsHMAN, Pres.
J. w. CRUM, ,Sec'y.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-03
Big Fair.

At the coming fair in Audrain
county, to be held August So,
there are two $1,000, eight $500.
two $4O0, one 500 and a number
of 500 premiums in the speed
rings. This ought to bring the
very best stock to Mexico. 1t is
not often in the lifetime Of a horse
that he has an opportunity to 60
for such money.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-03
NEW b. & L. ASSOCIATION.
The Phoenix of st. Joe Organ
lied In Mexico.

Gene Burkhart, local agent for
the st. Joe Phoenix B. & L. Asso-
ciation, organized a local board in
Mexico to-day. The directors are:
Thos. Roden, F. v. Gentry, H.
Altepeter, J. w. Mckinley, Josiah
Wright and Gene Burkhart. The
officers are: President, T. +. Ro-
den; Secretary, Fl. Altepeter;
Treasurer, f. v. Gentry. The
o<ookh o1Ia,s ovn,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-03
DR.. levin closes his professional

Dr.. levin closes his professional
work in Trenton for the present
this evening ats o'clock. The Dr..
has had q good business here
among the best families In our city
quite q number of the physicians
patronixing him, all of whom
testified to his fair dealing and
skill in his profession. He leaves
with the. good opinion of our
people.-Trenton, Mo-, Republican.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-03

W. o. L. JEwETT is a candidate
for Railroad Commissioner. There
is no Democrat tn the State more
worthy of favor or emolument than
Col. Jewett, who is one OF the
hardest workers in the party that
we know of.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-03

JUDGE JOHN w HENRY and
Judge James Gibson, of Kansas
City, are framing bill on divorce
to be introduced into the next
legislature. 1t provides, among
other provisions, that the prosecut-
ing attorney represent the defend
ant in each case in which there is
no attorney. By this means both
plaintiff and defendant will have
an opportunity to be heard.
Second, that any person obtaining
divorce in the absence of the defend
ant be debarred for a number of
years from marrying again Judge
Henry says divorce suits are becom-
ing ngalarmingly prevalent all over the
State, and particularly SO in Kan
sas City, St. Louis and st. Joseph,
and that for the past twelve months
the Circuit Courts have been food
ed with them, many of which are
brought for the purpose of giving
one of the parties to such suit an
opportunity to re-marry.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-03

The Coroner's jury In the Lizzie
Renfro suicide case gave in q ver-
dict Thursday. Prof. Schweit-
ger, of Columbia, would not under
take to analyze the stomach of the
dead girl. The jury could not de-
eide whether she died from strych-
nine administered by her own hand
or by other person or persons. Az
she purchased the poison herself,
it is supposed she took 1t Of her
own accord.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-03

T. A. Mcintyre, of Audrain, was
considerably bruised up one day
last week by horse getting him
down in the stable. He was
knocked unconscious and lay there
nearly two hours before he WAS
found. He Is now able to be
around again. Tom says it was .
close cau.-Auxyasse Revias.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-03
For President at the General
Election, November 6, 1883.
d. r. Francis.
From the Herman Ledger.

From The Herman Ledger.
The treasury defalcation has i'm
posed upon Gov. Francis the graz
est responsibility. He has met it
In q manner characteristic of the
man. Prompt, thorough ,conscien-
tious and capable, the interests of
the State and party are in safe
hands. Every step has been de-
liberately taken and no mistakes
made. His prudent and wise
policy will commend itself to the
approval of all right thinking men.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-03

The Mexico Machine Il Music
Co. is always to the front among
the live business houses of Mexico.
During the past week this firm, in
addition to its other business, has
sold three fine pianos. II any one
wants q good piano, organ or sew
ing machine, it will pay TO call su
this firm and look sgoods and get
fipurss.~-whatever this finn tells
you about an instrument cara Be re-
lied upon.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-03
State superintendent Of Public
SchoOls-Dr. Yeaman
Interviewed.

From the KANSAS City TlmeS.
Speaking of Prof. Blanton's can
didacy, he Rev. DR.. w. Pope Yea
man, of Columiss. said to Times
reporter:
"The Office of State Supesin-
tendent of Public Schools Is not
second to any Office under the con-
stitution. The benefits to the pub
lie from general education, the fu-
ture dignity and power ofthe State,
the municipal school fund and the
tax of this State all combine to call
for the best administrative talent.
We want a man whose aims are
loftier than emoluments and who
is more patriotic than ambitious.
Blanton is an able man. There is
no Office in the gift of the people of
this State that he would not honor
should he be called to it. He is a
scholar and experienced educator,
and earnest and patriotic educa-
tionalist. He is a man of affairs
of administrative ability. He has
great energy and industry, and
withal he is an orator. In q can
vass of the State he would advo-
cate and defend Democratic doc.
trine with as much effect as any
man in the State. If he contests
the nomination he will prove him.
self quite formidable indeed. ]
hope the people will see to 1t that
a delegation is sent to the State
convention that will be more in.
terested in the State than in the
politicians
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-03
ONLY "WIND."
No Loss Anywhere Except al
Thompson Station.

The wind and rain storm Thurs
day did little if any damage in
Mexico. At Thompson Station the
out houses were blown down and a
new residence, being erected by I.
]. Sims, a candidate for the Legis-
lature, was entirely wrecked. In
Mexico, Mr.. Llewellyn makes the
following observations:
At / O'Clock this afternoon the
wind commenced veerlng IN every
direction and inside of six minutes
the wind aad blown from every
point of compass. At 3 O'Clock
the barometer was still falling and
was lower than has ever been
known here. It was fifteen hun
dredths of a degree lower than at
the time of the Marshfield and Cal.
laway County cyclones in 1880,
lat which time the mercury
stood at the same point that it did
at O'Clock to-day.
A chimney blew off the roof of
Ian Jones' house on West Monroe
street.
Nat G. Dryden, who returned
from St. Louis to-day, says that
when the storm came up he was
| just this side of Martinsburg on the
train. 1t was so dark he could not
see to read. A funnel-shaped cloud
was headed for Martinsburg and
Wellsville, and it looked to him as
though the towns would be wiped
out. The LEDGER has wired both
towns to see what the damage is, if
there is any.
| just as we 60 to press we learn
by wire there was no cyclone either
at Wellsville or Maatlnsburg.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-03
M. T.. Jones,

Special dispatch to the Sc Louis Republic.
JEFFERSON CRY, NO., March 26.
The Governor has appointed NJ.
L. Jones as Coal Oil INSPECTOR Of
Mexico. The contest over this ap-
polntment has been very warm for
several weeks. and q great deal Of
interest Wsa manifested. N
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-03

w. v. White, of Molino, has re-
moved to Maynard, iowa, to re-
main.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-03
STRUCK A SNAG.

The ferry boat, "Steady Fisher" I"
struck a rock and sank in the Mis-
souri, river at jefferson City, leav.
ing the passengers bound north
ward to come across in skiffs.
The Kinney House at Cedar
City was Invested of its front by
the storm, while several residences
were unroofed. A freight car was
blown a half mile northw ward up
the track until it struck a frighten-
ed bovine, when it went into the
ditch.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-03

The Home Green House WiIl b
spen April 1st, and Ne respectfully
solicit IN inspection Of our NOOK
which embraces : large assortment
q aQMaEiue plants II -oon-
dition; also fhe following plants IN
their season: Cabbage, aulidcw-
OF, celery, tomato, pepper, and
sweet potato plants nioeiy peOked
and ssnt to any part Of tho country
If desired.
4td. Mns. G. II. cAnnofx.
ltw. Mns. w. LLEwnLLYu.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-03

Two or three of Noland's bonds
men say they ''can't pay" The
State will not lose a cent, as the
full amount will be paid by the
other bondsmen. Congressman
Norton arrived from Washington
Friday and is ready to pay his
norton
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-03

"TIME CHECKS" of the Salaman-
der Company are good as cash at
any store in Mexico, and there is
no need for any discounting. Any
report that the company stood in
with the brokers is without founda-
&Sny,