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Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02
UNION PICK-UPS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
UNION, No., Dec. 31.-W. s..
Eller and sisters, who are attend
ing school at Kirksville, came
home to spend the holidays.
Morgan Stewart, who has been
attending college at Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, has returned home.
Geo. Green made a flying trip to
Kirksville last week.
Mrs. Colley, of Moberly, is
visiting her brother, j. S. Atkins.
Elder Magee will begin a pro-
tracted meeting at Seed Tick, on
January 7th.
Farmers are plowing and every
thing has the appearance of spring.
We had lettuce and onions for
dinner Xmas day. How is that
for Missouri weather.
Some of the farmers are grazing
their wheat with sheep, it having
grown so rank that there is danger
of frost in the spring, besides they
say it is an advantage. We have
seen several crops that will hide a
rabbit now.
The champions have only play
ed two games of euchre this winter
and came out victorious as usual.
We understand there is some
talk of trying to organize a Wheel
at this place sometime in the near
future.
The youngsters in this vicinity
had jolly time at W. H. Nc
Intyre's last Saturday night.
They borrowed Sandy's mill, went
down in the pawpaw patch, broke
the old brass wagon and at 1C
O'Clock shot the buffalo and left
for home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02
SheriG,S Sale.

By virtue and authority of a general
execution issued from the office of the
clerk of the Circuit Court of Audrain
county, Missouri, returnable at the
January term, 1890, of said court, and
to me directed in favor of Ernest
Gaier & Co. and against Mrs. Linnie
Sloan, have levied upon and seized
all the right, title, interest and claim
of the said Mrs. Sloan, of, in and to the
following described real estate, to-wit:
Part of the southeast fourth la of the
southeast fourth Q-4) of the southwest
quarter of section twenty-three (23),
township fifty-one (51), range nine (9),
west, described as follows, to-wit !:
From the northeast corner of survey
No. 81, in said quarter section, run
west 4.T4 3-4-100 chains for beginning;
thence north 3. Is 1-2--100 chains,
thence west 70. 12-100 links, thence south
3. l6 l-2--l00 chains, thence east 1912
links to beginning, excepting and re-
serving strip of ground twenty feet
in width, on the north side or end of
above tract, reserved for street pur-
poses; also the following tract of land
to-wit: a certain one-half 1-2) acre lot,
being part the southeast one-fourth
I-4) of southeast quarter of the south
west quarter of said section %, town
ship 81, range 9,west, and more partic-
ularly described as follows: begin at
the southwest corner of a one acre
tract, decided by w. d. Campbell and
wife to Henrietta Herman on record in
recorders office of Audrain county,
Missouri, in deed book r, page 2S3,
and run thence west 1.5S 1-4-lOO chains;
thence south 3.16 1-2-100 chains, thence
east l. 5S l-4--l00 chains, thence north
3. Is 1-2--100 chains, thence east
l. So 14-100 chains, south 3. Is 1-2--1OO
chains to beginning, excepting and
reserving twenty (20) feet in width off
the north side or end of said one-half
(1-2) acre lot heretofore decided to city
OF Mexico for street purposes, and also
excepting strip sixty feet in width
off east side ofsaid one-haif( l-2)acre lot
heretofore decided to Lewis Fl Moore,
all lying and being in the said county,
and State of Missouri and 1 will, on
Friday, the 31st day of January,
A. D., 1890,
between the hours of nine o'clock in
the forenoon and five o'clock in the
afternoon of that day, at the Court
House door, in the city of Mexico,
county of Audrain aforesaid, sell the
same, or so much thereof as may be
required, at public vendue, to the
highest bidder for cash in hand, (sub-
ject to all prior liens and judgments,
to satisfy said execution and costs.
G. w. ADAMS,
I'd Sheriff of Audrain Co., Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02
Notice of Sale of Real Estate.

Notice is hereby given that, by
virtue of an order of the Probate Court
of the county of Audrain, made at the
May term thereof, 1889, and renewed
at the September term thereof, 1889, 1,
Sarah r. Whitley. as administrator of
the estate of J. F. Whitley, deceased,
will, on
Monday, the 18th day of January,
1890,
at the east front door OF the Court
House, In the city of Mexico, county of
Audrain and State of Missouri, and
during the session of the Probate
Court of said county of Audrain, sell,
at public auction, all the interest of
said j: F. Whitley, deceased, In and to
the following real estate, to-wit: Forty
acres west part southeast quarter sec
ton 2, township So, range s :; northwest
quarter section 35, township So, range
:, in Audrain county, Missouri, and
t1Ol ten acres east side southeast
southwest quarter, section 2S, town.
ship o3, range 8, In Monroe county,
Missouri, for cash in hand.
SARAH X. WHITLEY,
Administratrix estate J. F. Wilfey,
deceased. sesd
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02
Farm and Stock Notes.

The hog cannot thrive on ain ex-
elusive grain diet. 1t requires
bulky food also.
1t will be better to have a nice
lot of fodder near the barn when
the first snow comes than to have
it buried out in the field.
The younger an animal the great
er its proportionate growth and
gain in weight.
There is a watermelon farm at
Adams Park, Ga, which consists
of 800 acres and produces 400 car
loads of melons yearly.
Plant deciduous trees and shrubs
if the ground is not frozen; they
will start early in spring and get
ahead of warm weather.
1t requires considerable care and
time to prepare the soil for garden
purposes, but it must be done il
we expect good crops. Think OF
that next spring.
The men who make the most
money from farming are not the
ones who work the hardest Or the
most hours, but those who manage
with the greatest wisdom.
Eminent medical authority says
the milk of a thoroughbred Jersey
cow is the finest nourishmen1
known tor sickly children. 1t hss
been known in numerous lnstan'
ces to bring an unhealthy chile
around all right when other rene
dies had failed.
On one plot of ground wheat hal
been grown for 46 years, every yea
the average yield being l3 l.
bushels per acre. This is the wort
of Sir J. B. Lawes, who had devo
ted all that long period to a single
experiment. He uses good cul
tlvstion, but no manures. 1t is de
voting almost an entire life to .th'
testing of the soil as to its capaci
ty for the production of wheat fo
many successive seasons. How
many more years the plot viii
yield lair return cannot be con
jectured.
Many farmers in Butler county
Nebraska, are feeding their pota
toes to the hogs, believing that il
will pay better than hauling then
to town at prices from 10 to L
cents a bushel.
Instead of washing the sheep
thus rendering the animals liabl'
to colds and disease, 1t is now pro
posed in some sections where sheel
are raised in large numbers to es
tablish wool securing mills, t.
which the wool may be carried ant
washed before baling. 1t is 1
move in the right direction.
There are periods during th'
winter when the ground may b.
ploughed, and advantage shoul,
bo taken of such opportunities tt
do so, in order to kill the cut
worm in the soil. No remedy fo
Kidding the soil of those pests is 81
effectual as winter ploughing. Be
ing thrown to the surface they will
be unable to return into the ground
and are caught by the frost ant
destroyed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02
Tariff in Figures.
From the St. Louis Republic.

]. H. T., Boonv1lIe, Mo-.
Every pane of common window
glass that the farmer uses in build
ing or repairing his house pays a
protective monopoly tax of from
3-S to 2 rs cents a pound besides
an ad valorem duty of 81 to 100 per
cent, according to size and quality.
2. Enclose 10 cents to Tariff Re-
form, 50 William street, New York,
for the September issue of that
publication. 1t gives the tariff on
all dutiable articles that were pro-
posed in the Mills bill and the
Senate bill. 3. France has an
import duty OF three francs-say
60 cents-on each 220 pounds OF
wheat. This is 16 or II cents a
bushel. On flour the duty is twice
as much.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02
LADDONIA LACONICB.


correspondence Oh the Ledger.
LADDoNIA, No., December 3d.
Christmas of 1889 has passed, and
to the Laddonians it will be pleas
antly remembered-beautiful "Ital-
ian weather" and two grand Christ
mas trees loaded with burdens of
glft." The week has been rather
quiet, but few parties and only a
few turkey dinners. One OF the
features during the past week was a
shooting match for turkeys. The
question has been asked: Can
church members take part in a
shooting match when it is required
to pay ten cents a shot2 And
another question is being solved:
Can church members buy lottery
tickets when our merchants are
raffllng off certain goods J? These
questions have arisen and are
causing much controversy. Will
the editor of the LEDGER please
answer it for the curious2
Mrs. Kate Brown, who has been
it, Perry for several months with
her sister, Mrs. Doctor Bledsoe,
has returned home.
| Miss Maggie Torreyson spent
the holidays here.
| Miss Ferris spent last week in
Mexico.
| Mrs. Genie Fry, of Perry, is Wis
iting relatives here.
| Miss Annie McNama is visiting
in Mexico. Rev. Woody will com
mence protracted meeting here
next Thursday.
ANNIE LAURIE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02

Sunday school teacher-"Chil-
dren, what lesson do we learn from
this verse: Verify l say unto you
that a rich man shall hardly enter
into the kingdom of Heaven?' !"
Thoughtful boy--"We learn that
it's going to be good deal harder
10 get into Heaven than it is to get
into the United States Senate. "
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02
Administrators Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters
of administration upon the estate of
I. n. Hathaway, deceased, have been
granted the undersigned, by the Pro-
bate Court of Audrain county, Mis-
souri,, bearing date November %, 1889.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit them
for allowance to the administrator
within one year after the date, or they
may be precluded from any benefit of
such estate, and if such claims be not
exhibite within TWO years from this
date they will be fotever barred.
35-4t w. S. HATHAWAY,
Administrator,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02
COMING THIS WAY.
Sweeping the Entire
COuntry-Vcry Mild in Its
Form.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. 2S.-
In dis uss1ng the disease, as it ap-
pears in Washington, a prominent
physician said to-day: 1t Is
quite different from the ordinary
influenza, or cold in the head. The
most pronounced symptom is not
in the nose; it is an irritation of the
larynx, and sometimes goes down
in the lungs. 1t is accompanied
by a aracking cough, which comes in
paroxysms, and is terrible strain
on the entire system. | have not
noticed as much of the bone-ache
here as is reported from other cities.
| have one patient who came on
from Boston, where he was ex-
posed to the grippe, and he suffers
intensely from the pain in his
bones. 1t Is almost as severe as in
cases of break-bone fever, but my
other patients do not suffer as much
in that way. The most painful
thing is the racking effect Of the
cough. l have had to almost cover
the abdomen and chest with cap
cine plasters in some cases. The
soreness in the lungs and abdomen
is severe in most cases I have had.
Some of them have been complica-
! ted with malaria anG tendencies to
pneumonia. They then become
very serious. The disease is
serious to any one with weak
constitution. The disease is moi
transitory as cold is and the eff
fects cling to one. As to the treat
ment, so far it has not been at al
satisfactory. The ordinary treat
ment tor a cold does not appear tc
have the desired effect. The bes
results have noticed as yet were
from the use of calomel
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02

Rev. T. J. WHEAT, formerly OF
Mexico, Is now pastor of leading
church in Quincy, Ill. Rev. Whea,
is an honest and earnest worker
for the Lord, aud while in Mexico
the old debt on the Liberty Street
M. E. Church was paid off, new
parsonage was built and he con-
Quoted several successful revival
meetings. Bro. Wheat has many
friends in Mexico, who wish him
abundant success in his new home,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02
Different From Ours.

We notice that Chicago grocer
is advertising new maple sugar
first in market" In our climate
we make maple sugar in the spring,
but Illinois Is different from ours,
and her trees are on tap in Decem-
ber. You pays your money and
takes your sugar.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02
That's High Enough.

An English scientist sent out by
the Government has measured
waves on the Atlantic Ocean run
ming sixty feet high and travelling
at the rate of forty-seven miles an
hour. The other oceans might as
we'll shut off steam and go out OF
business. The old Atlantic allows
nothing to get ahead oft.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02

THE Brown Tobacco Company,
of Montgomery City, says it has no
idea of defying the antitrust law
and that G. Pitman Smith, its at
torney, in trying to bring himself
before the public, did the company
an Injustice.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02
Riches.

If you desire them no use
foeling away time on things that
don't pay; but send 81 at once for
magnificent outfit of Great New
Stanley Book. If book and terms
not satisfactory we will refund your
money. No capital needed. Both
ladies and gentlemen employed.
Don't lose time in writing. "Step
IN while the waters are troubled. !"
Days are worth dollars. Address
B. F. johnson & Co.. 1909 Main
ST., Richmond, Va. DIT.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02

THE year of 1889 was a great
year for Mexico. There is no rea-
son why 1890 should not eclipse it.
Unity of purpose and concert of
action will see Mexico growing
year by year until we are a manu-
featuring city surrounded by the
finest farming lands in the United
States
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02

We are loath to believe that
there is anything crooked in the
assignment of c. P. Pearson IL
Co., of Vandalia. That this firm
could not pay out is true and does
not necessarily reflect on the hon.
esty of the firm; but We sincerely
trust that all reports of fraud, etc.,
are without foundation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02

"LA GRIPPE" or influenza, is re-
ported to be showing up even in
Mexico. We do not state this as
a fact, because our medlcated con.
temporary might claim the disease
to be scarlet fever.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02
"A Pleasant Affair.

Medicine Lodge, Kansas, CresSet.
McCague-Pursell.-At the resi-
dence of the groom, on Central
avenue east, on Wednesday even
ing, December 25, 1889, William
Henry McCague, formerly of Mex
leo, Mo-, was married to Miss Lu.
Gle Pursell.
Guests to the number of about
sixty gathered at the groom's cozy
residence, and at the appointed
hour, the bride and groom, pre-
ceded by Mr.. Pursell, brother OF
the bride, and Miss Flossie Hitch
cock, entered the parlor and took
their station under an arbor OF
lace. vines and flowers. The short,
impressive marriage ceremony of
the Presbyterian Church was pro-
nounced by Rev. McElroy; the
happy couple received the congrat-
ulations of their many friends; a
splendid supper was partaken OF,
and the guests adjourned feeling
that they had spent one of the most
enjoyable evenings of their lives
The bride was dressed in a pale
green silk dress, high corsage and
natural flowers; the groom in con-
ventional black; and it was the uni
versal opinion that a handsomer
couple never stood before a min
lister.
Mr.. and Mrs. McCague will at
once commence housekeeping and
settle down in sensible style. They
received a large number of beauti.
full and useful presents. The hap
py couple are we'll and favorably
known, and the universal wish is
that they may be prosperous and
happy. No other marriage in the
history of the city has attracted &C
much attention and pleasantly as
the marriage of w. H. McCague tc
Miss Lucie Pursell. Several hand.
some presents were received from
Mexico. Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02

PROFESSOR ]. P. GAss, Superin.
tendent of the Fulton Public
Schools, was in Mexico this week
on visit to his old home. He is
proud of Mexico and her institu-
tions and expects to locate perma-
nently here. Prof Gass is one OF
the very best educators in the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02
Notice Of Final settlement.

Notice Is hereby given that /, as ad-
ministratrix of the estate of George W.
Edmonston, deceased, will, at fne
January term, 1890, of the Audrain
Probate Court, make my final settle-
ment as Administrative of said estate.
NANCY w. EDM0NSTON,
354t Admtnistfadix.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02
Notice Of Fiuai Settlement,

Notice is hereby given that !, as adj
ministrator Of the estate of Thomas
Hanley, deceased, will at the Janu-
ary term, 1890, of the Audrain Pro
bate Court, make my final settle
ment as administrator of said estate.
VIM. BARRY,
34-tds Administratof
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02
Notice of Final Settlement.

Creditors and all others interested
in the estate of Mrs. NJ. A. Pike, de-
ceased, late of Audrain county, Mo-,
are hereby notified that on the first
day of the January. 1890, term of the
Audrain Probate Court, 1 will make
my final settlement of said estate.
VIM. g. PIKE,
35td Administrators
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02

CITIZENS of Audrain are always
prompt in paying their taxes, but
this year they are unusually prompt
The delinquent list i'll Audrain
gets smaller every year and at the
present rate will soon disappear for
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02

HYDRoPHoBIA still prevails in
and about Marshall. We would
judge from what we see in the pa
pers, that the "town farmer" of
that city, Abiel Leonard, had been
bitten at least once.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02

CoLMAN's Rural World would
make ten strike by firing Glenn
ent, and the Breeders Association
should by all means unload him at
once. He has a mistaken idea in
regard to the duties of his office.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02
Notice Of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given that I, as ad-
of the estate of Polly Sims,
deceased, will, at the January term,
1890, of the Audrain Probate Court,
make my final settlement as admins
traitor of said estate.
I. J. SIMS,
35td Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02
35td
Notice Of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given that I, as ad.
of the estate of David Hor-
ton, deceased, will, at the January
term, 1890, of the Audrain Probate
Court, make my final settlement as ad-
ministrator of said estate.
H. KLEEKAMP,
31-td Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02
Assipuee,s A Notice.

Notice is hereby given to the cred
itors of w. p. Hooton that ON the
Fourth Monday in January, A. D.,
1889, or as soon thereafter as counsel
can be heard, 1 shall apply to the Au-
drain county Circuit Court for dis
charge from my trust as assignee of w.
p. Hooton. p. E. LOCKE,
31-6t Assignee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02
32-4t
Notiee of Final Settlement,

Notice is hereby given that 1, as ad-s
ministrator of the estate of G. h.
Tinsley, deceased, will, at the Janu-'
ary term, 1890, of the Audrain Pro
bate Court, make my final settlement
as administrator of said estate.
I'd JOHN w. RUTTER, =
Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02
Mexico to the Front.

Mexico is pushing to the front.
She has secured the overall facto-
~, which was lost to Hannibal on
account of indifference, and besides
scoring a victory in the location of
the school for boys, she is now
about to add a paper mill to her
industries.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02

The new year opens very quiet
ly in Mexico, but our business
men are all satisfied with the work
of 1889 and are confident of Mex.
ico's future growth and prosperity
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02

FILLEY may not get the ST. Louis
post.office and, as Democrat. we
hope he won't. The appointment
of any one else will split the G. o. p.
up the back all over the State.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02

Notice is hereby given that L, as ad-
ministrator of the estate of Ann
Corker, deceased, will, at the Janu-
ary term, 1890, of the Audrain Probate
Court, make my final settlement as adj
ministrator of said estate.
p. f. LOCKE,
32-td Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02

CANDIDATES for county office
next fall are beginning to rustic
and the outlook for a lively race
for at least one or two of the offices
is good.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02
Far sale Z

A good two story brick business
house with fine basement in
Martinsburg, No., is for sale cheap.
Apply to Theodore Bussen, Martins
burg, Mo. 39-A.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02
Notice of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given that I, as ad-
ministrator of the estate of John q.
Dingle. deceased, will, at the Janu-
ary term, 1890, of the Audrain Pro-
bate Court, make my final settlement
as administrator of said estate.
A. G. DINGLE,
32-tds Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02
Notice Of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given that ], as ad-
ministrator of the estate of r. Z. Nc
Guire, deceased, will, at the January
term, 1890, of the Audrain Probate
Court, make my final settlement AZ adj
ministrator of said estate.
III. B. BUSH,
32-4t Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02

THE chief trouble about Fulton
is that you can't get to the town
without passing through Mexico.
None but the "affiicted" ever pass
through,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02
32-td
Notice Of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given that I, as ad.
of the estate of Susan Fad
dis, deceased, will, at the January
term, 1890, of the Audrain Probate
Court, make my final settlement as ad-
of said estate.
34-td d. b. FADDIS.
Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02
Hydrophobia in Marshall, Mo

MARSHALL, Mo-, Dec. pa
steer belonging to Peter Akerman,
of Herndon, and suffering from the
rabies, was killed yesterday. The
animal was constantly bawliug and
would chase and try TO bite other
stock, and was foaming at the
mouth. A cat, suffering from hy-
drophouia, was killed in this city
yesterday after frightening eight OF
ten clerks in a dry goods store.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02

THE Mexico Savings Bank starts
into the New Year with a new
charter. 1t is a prosperous and
solid institution, as are all of the
banks of Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02

THE officers should leave no
stone unturned IN endeavoring to
find out who the Benton City fire.
bug is.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

The Senatorship fight at Colum-
bus, O., is growing in intensity.
The murderer of J. W. Tate near
Helena, Ark, has been lynched.
Senator Allison's action in the
Brewer case has been made clear.
1t is reported that Mary Ander-
son is betrothed to a New York
man.
The London Herald was sued for
$50, 900 libel by Fred Whitney of
Detroit.
The sorghum sugar industry has
made good showing in Kansas the
past year.
1t is feared that Switzerland has
got into serious trouble through
suppressing the Salvation Army.
A strange murder case, the out
come of a McGinty joke, was re.
opened in New York yesterday.
La Grippe still holds its own at
home and abroad, and thousands of
new victims are reported.
The Dakota boomers have
changed their tactics and will try
to buy the coveted land from the
half-breeds.
Martin Maginnis and W. A.
Clark were nominated by the
Democrats of Montana for United
States Senators.
The electrical apparatus for exc
cutting criminals was tested at
Auburn, N. Y, yesterday, and
proved entirely successful.
Near Logansport, Ind, yester.
day, on the Panhandle road, two
passenger trains running 80 miles
an hour dashed together. Three
lives were lost, but all the passen.
| GERS escaped
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02
Stock Notes.

Heath & CAN'T shipped seven
car loads of cattle to Chicago Mon
day.
J. A. Browning shipped one ca,
of mixed stuff to St. Louis Mon.
day.
Carter & Hisey will ship one Cal
of fine horses to Denver, Colo, in
a few days.
s. S. johnson shipped one car oi
hogs to St. Louis Monday. They
were fine ones.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02

The Fulton Globe says only three
families in Fulton use the Water
works water of that city. We are
not surprised.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02

Fox one hundred and ten years
the figure 8 will appear in the
date line of your letters.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-02

TURN over your new leai and
don't let it blow back so soon as
you did year ago.