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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

THE Mexico LEDGER is endeav-
aring to make arrangements 10 open
a real estate and insurance office.
No charges to be made for the sale
of property and no commission to
be charged on insurance except
actual cost.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

W.. A. Morris has bunch of ten
squirrels in his show window.
Their antics drew a large crowd
this morning,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

A MOVEMENT to secure money to
build rock road one mile south of
Mexico will be inaugurated shortly.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

RESIDENCE property in Mexico is
advancing at the rate of per cent.
Der month.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

The Democratic Senators have
decided to make long and bitter
fight on the Montana election cases.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

W. F. Jones is building a neat
cottage just west of his residence
on West Love street.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

There is a large force of men at
work on the Fleet school buildings.
The work will be pushed right
through,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

mexico is well represented at
the G. A. Il. meeting in Jefferson
CITY.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

w. II. FRENCH Is q farmer, but
he knows a good thing when be
sees 1t. He Ii buying all the Mex.
leo dirt he can get.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17
Why is It?

ffom the FhitoH H1Obe.
Why is it that house that rents
for twenty-five dollars per month
in Fulton would bring forty in
Mexico7 Il is because Fulton 10
such a nice place TO live IN.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

w. II. French has bought the
Marmaduke residence on Prome-
made street, occupied by B. G.
johnson, from J. w. Ritenour for
90, COO. Mr.. johnson is erecting
new residence on South Jefferson
street. Mr.. French Will move into
town to live.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

DoN'T forget the wool-growers
meeting in Mexico on Saturday,
April 18th.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

Miss Lulu Brown, daughter of
John Brown, a prominent farmer
of the East End of the county has
been married to James Wright.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright will live in
Centralia. The LEDGER extends
CONGRATULATIONS,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

There was dance at the resi-
dence Of Joe Hit, 6 miles south
east of town, Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

SoAE young man can make good
money BY putting telephone sys-
tenn in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

Nick McCubbin is back from
California looking as smooth as q
ribbon.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17
Mrs. Martha Hogan, of thi

Mrs. Martha Hogan, o. THIS
county, was adjudged insane in the
Probate Court Friday. The
woman is old-perhaps IS years
and says she doesn't know of q
living relative. She seemed to
want to roam around all the time,
SO it was thought best that she
should go to the asylum at Fulton.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

The Supreme, Court now has the
John Miller murder case under
consideration. A decision may be
looked for at any time. The hang
ing will likely take place this sum-
naer.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

J. G. Trimble is home from Kan.
sas City where he attended the
marriage of his brother, j. Med.
Trimble. Mr.. and Mrs. Trimble
will visit Washington City, New
York and other Eastern cities and
will be at home to friends in Kan
sas City on Tuesdays after May Is.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

Fred Hickman is up from st
Louis aud wants to come back to
Mexico to live.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

The Baptist Church and J. w.
Ritenour now own ell the property
west Of the church 10 tho alley.
The shanties We gusss will como
out soon.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

MEXICO dirt Is fast coming mp to
what it is worth.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

The county road wss repaired
out north Of Mexico BY the filing
in of couple Of loads of hsy.
Some sscorpioa" put . match to
the hsy aud burned it up. This 10
another argument In favor Of rock
roa6a
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

The mortgage has done its dead
ly work-has wrought ruin in thou
sands Of homes. Relief of some
kind must come, or within Eve
years 100, 600 Kansas farmers
homes viii be sold by the sheriff.
This is an ugly picture to look at,
but is is before us.-Kansas Farmer. !.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

Mrs. Bob Hisey win spend aifew
weeks with relatives in Texas this
spring.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

w. ]. Rixey has sold q couple Of
lots to Rev . Vardsnan. 9sd
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

THE building b,om is upon US
all over town.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

Urban Weimer returned from
Columbia to-day and says the
Democratic city ticket was elected
hv an average majority of 90
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

Louisiana is thinking seriously
of having q fair this fall. y
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

There viii likely be a new di-
voree suit or so brought in Mexico
shortly.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

Charley Baker 10 down from Kan
sas City. Charley can tell whom
Mexico dirt Is coming up TO ito rsa
value.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

Mrs. Judge Sumner and Mrs.
Adeline L. Judy have returned to
their home after pleasant wintsr
South.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

The faith required by Schwein-
furth OF his followers is of small
extent compared with that requir-
ed of their followers by insane
prophets of the last two decades,
says the Chicago News. Freeman,
of Procasset, offered his child as a
sacrifice with the full concurrence
not only of his insane wife, but was
cheered to the deeds commission
by the applause of seventeen sane
Yankee disciples. In Illinois, Lay
of Sandwich, permitted and encour-
aged his mother to starve herself to
death IN expectation Of her inn
mediate resurrection as the Virgin
Mary. A devoted band of sane
disciples cheered the starving
woman to her death. In Califor-
MIA the lunatic Erickson is follow
ed in his denunciation Of woe to
Chicago, and every place else ex-
cept st. Louis, by a devoted band
whose faith in their prophet sur
wives even after his committal to a
lunatic asylum. The vagaries OF
the 5chweinfurth devotees are only
another illustration that the savage
tendency to believe in the inspira.
ton of lunatics still survives in the
nineteenth century.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17
Within the past week the Sheriff

Within the past week the Sheriff
of Atlantic county, New Jersey,
has sold 200 farms to. foreclose
mortgages, and over forty families
have been ev1cted and are without
homes and shelter. And yet New
Jersey is reasonably "handy" to
the tshome market"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

B. B. Tureman to-day sold for
R. w. Tureman, twenty foot
front lot on Promenade street, just
east of the Express Office, to ]. w.
R,teno,1r for SS50
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

w. III. French will buy or build
a. fine residence in Mexico this
spring.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

A Nebraska farmer recently
loaded up his three teams, one
with corn, one with oats, and one
with potatoes. Behind one team
he hitched a fat steer, and behind
another fat cow. With his out
fit he started to his "home mar.
ket," where he sold the products
of his farm. The fat steer bought
him suit of ordinary clothing; the
fat COW bought him a common
overcoat; the load of potatoes
bought him a hat and a pair Of
gloves; the load of oats bought him
a pair of boots and pair of seeks,
and the load of corn bought him a
suit of underclothing. He went
home whooping for Harrison,
Protection and Home Market, "
ard wearing upon his person the
products of a fat steer, a fat COW, a
load of corn, a load of oats, and a
load Of potatoes.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17
Binder Twine.


1t requires annually 81, 900 tons
of binder twine to bind the grain
crops of the country. Ten years
ago all the sslf-binders in existence
required but a few tons. The in.
dustry practically started with a
visit made by Mr.. VIM. Deering,
the harvester manufacturer of Chi
cago, to Hon. Edwin 81. Filter, a
rope manufacturer, and the pres
ent Mayor of Philadelphia. Mr..
Deering subsequently found it SO
difficult to get perfect twine that a
few yew years ago he equipped a
large twine factory with the best
and most modern machinery, and
is now making his own twine. The
value of the annual output of bind
er twine is about $14, ,000, 600.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17
Road Overseers.

The following new road over
seers just elected have reported
since the LEDGER's last publica-
{.a,.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

J. R. Carter and J. H. Nichols,
of Fulton, were in town to-day on
their way home from Hot Springs.
Carter weighed 800 when he left
home, but has lost % pounds, while
Nichols has gained that much.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

]. A. Guthrie has sold The PETE
Bsdeli residence, opposite DR..
Walkers, TO John Hill for $3.50.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17

Luke Morris has soseht : dAnay
saddle horse
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-04-17
- MEXICO MISSOURI THURSDAY APRIL II. $3.50 =
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. SAM
duncan, a Hon.

bofn, 70 MT. ana MRS. 6am
Duncan, a son. i IS
w. J. Rixey has sold q couple of
lots TO Rev !. Vardeman.
Louisiana is thinking seriously
Of having a fair this fall. y
Mrs. Bob Hisey viii spend afewi
weeks with relatives in Texas this
spring. -
Nick McCubbin is back from
California looking as smooth as a
ribbon.
There will likely be a new di-
voree suit or SO brought in Mexico
shortly.
w. III. French will buy or build
a. fine residence in Mexico this
spring.
Fred Hickman is up from 81
Louis and wants to come back te
Mexico to live.
W. F. Jones is building neat
cottage just west of his residence
ON West Love street.
There was a dance at the resi-
dence of Joe Hit, 6 miles south
east of town, Thursday.
Mrs. M. E.. Lewis, of Osceola
Mo-, is in Mexico on visit to hel
daughter, Mrs. DR.. Winans.
John A. Judy and wife are IL
Mexico on a visit. They viii
spend the summer in Kentucky.
The Democratic Senators hav
decided to make long and bite
fight on the Montana election cases
There is large force of men a
work on the Fleet school buildings
The work will be pushed rlgh
through.
w. A. Morris has bunch of tel
squirrels in his show window
Their antics drew a large crow
this morning.
Price Guthrie has bought
couple of nice lots in Bassford'
addition to Mexico and will bull
this spring.
Col. Thomas sold four fine LOT
just east of Waddingham park t
W. J. Rixey, who can't get to
much Mexico dirt.
Ian Morris drives a spankin
good team Of black horses, whic
attracts a great deal of attentio
when out for spring airing.
| Urban Weimer returned fror
Columbia to-day and says th
Democratic city ticket was electe
by an average majority of so.
B. B. Tureman to-day sold fo
R. w. Tureman, a twenty foe
front lot on Promenade street, ju;
east of the Express Office, to ]. "
Rltenour for $3.50.
| ]. r. Carter and J. H. Nichols
of Fulton, were in town to-day O
their way home from Hot SPRING
Carter weighed 800 when he le
home, but has lost % pounds, Will
Nichols has gained that much.
| The extreme reluctance wit
(which Mr.. Noland's bondsmen al
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-28
DOM PEDRO ON BRAZIL.
The Deposed Ruler Talks OF the At
fairs Of His Country.

New YORK, February 27.-The Brazilian
consul general, DR.. Mendonca has received
copy Of an interview between DR.. Morel.
editor Of La Nacion, Buenos Ayres and Dom
Pedro, the late emperor Of Brazil. Dom
Pedro remarked that the provisional govern
ment had too much to do In consolidating
the republic to occupy themselves with af-
fairs abroad. ''They have committed an act
OF injustice against me-" he added. He SAID
that the Republicans had defficult task be-
fore them. They were obliged to send mil
itary man from Rio TO the northern provinces
to organize their administration. There
were no civilians to intru,t with the task.
They VIII be able TO consolidate the Repub-
lican system" ne said, because Brazlllans
are patriots. believe they will exert them
selves for the good OF the country. shall
serve them In Europe as long as live In
throne"
DR.. MOrel asked: "If the people tired Of
strife, should become reactionary and spon-
tanecnsly call you to be their ruler, would
Your Majesty return?"
Dom Pedro said: 81 do not know.
L can assure you 1 am nowl and al
ways ready to subject myself to the win Of
the Brazilian people, At the same time I
will not be one to procure directly or indi-
rectly lnternecine division or strife"
Dr. MorelI"Then you do not think there
Is cause for abdlcation@
Dom Pedro-"Tnere Is no reason why
should. The facts are consummated. The
facts have force for the present. / shall not
issue manifesto, at least not for the pres
ent am man Of actions not Of words.
believe Brazil will maintain union under the
new order OF things"
DIR. Morel-"Does Your Majesty think
there will be reaction In favor OF the
monarchy"
Dom Pedro-"This belongs 70 the future
OF which know as much as YOU"
This ended the interview as far as politl-
cal matters are concerned.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-28
A FORCED NOTE.
Serious Charges Against a Citizen Of
the town of Dexter.

DEXTER, February 27.-The Dexter Ga
zette prints the following:
Mr.. Gilman H. Jewett of this town is in a
peck of trouble just now and forged notes
have placed him there. Some time ago Mr..
Jewett presented at the First National bank
a note for $50 and asked to have the same
discounted. The money was given on the
security offered. Last week Jewett came in
to the bank and asked for money on note
of 5000. John B. Arnold and VIM. Oliver
were the apparent endorsers. Cashier Saw
yer notified Jewett to call the next day and
he would be informed whether or not the
loan would be granted. After banking
hours Mr. T. P. Sawyer called upon the per-
sons whose names were upon the back of the
note and found the same was forgery, also
that the first note was fraudulent. When
Jewett arrived at the bank at the time ao-
pointed he was faced with proofs of his Of
Tense and retired in disorder. 1t is needless
to say that he did not carry away the $500.
The $50 note and costs amounting to $110,
were settled by Jewett's brother, G. /. Jew
ett and the other note, bearing evidence of
attempted fraud, is In the possession OF the
bank.
1t further appears that Jewett owned
horse upon which he had given four parties
bills of sale. These parties were John White
of Levaut, Abner Shepherd. j. S. Folsom
and f. w. Hill. He then conveyed the very
useful and many-times-secured equine to the
bank. asserting that it was free from all en-
cumbrance.
All in all it is black looking case, should
the parties whose names have been used de-
eide to push the case. The persons holding
the bills'of sale of the horse are also anxious
regarding their security and claims.
Jewett has disappeared and all attempts
to learn his whereabouts are as yet uuavail
ing. Whether or not prosecution will follow
Is yet undecided.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-28
RUSSIA WILL TAKE PART
In the Settlement Of the Controversy
Regarding Behring Sea.

NEW YORK. February PA Washington
special to the Herald says that it is under
stood that Baron de Struve, the Russian
minister at Washington, has been instructed
by his government to present its views in re-
gard to the Behring sea question, now the
subject of diplomatic negotiations between
this country and Great Britain. These in
structions are said to refer especially to the
protection Of seals during the breeding
period.
No communication having as yet been
made by the Russian legation to the Depart
ment Of State for that and other reasons the
Russian minister deems IL improper to make
and statement to the press concerning the
matter From other sources, however, it is
learned that the instructions confer an au-
thority upon the minister to take up, at the
plea sure and convenience of the Secretary
of State, the negotiations expressly invited
by Secretary Bayard in his circular note to
the ministers Of the United States at Lon.
don, st. Petersburg and other capitals. dated
August 10, 1887.
1t is positively asserted that both Secreta
ry Blaine and Sir Julian Pauncefote are
pleased to have the approval and support Of
so experienced and interested a power as
Russia in the method they have settled upon
for restricting the destructive pursuit Of
fur seals in the Behring lsea. The instruc-
tions cabled to Baron de Struve will enable
him to participate in the framing of the rules
for the enforcement of the broad agreement
already -irtually settled.
The Britishs Columbia sealing interests
have not been heard from since 1t has become
a moral certainty that all the powers inter-
ested mean to restrict and regulate the Beh-
ring sea fishery, but no amount of opposition
on their part, If any be contemplated or Of
fered, will be permitted to delay or obstruct
the shaping of the agreed principle in prac-
ticable system. Within the limits Of that
principle every attention will be paid to their
just interest, and Minister Upper has been
sent here from Ottawa for that primary pur-
pose, but henceforth Behring seawill be un-
stead of one
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-28
RUM AIDED THE WATER IN ITS WORK.
A Messenger Sent to Give Warning
Got Drunk on the Way.
Another Sent for the Same Purpose
overtakon by the Flood.
Scenes at Walnut Grove When the
Big Dam Disappeared.

PRESCOTT, Ari., February 27.-Two pros
arrived from the upper Walnut Grove dam,
give the following particulars Of the late dis
aster: "We came up to the Hassayampa
prospecting, and passed number Of parties
on the way, who must inevitably have been
lost. Thursday we arrived at the dam. Fri
day morning the water in the dam was ris-
ing at the rate Of IS inches an hour, with all
sluices open. Superintendent Thomas
Brown had Is men employed all day in
blasting out the waste water way to allow
the escape of the water. Despite the i'm
mense volume which went through this pas
sage the water continued to rise until 9
o'clock at night. when 1t began to pour over
the top Of the dam. In the afternoon, Su-
perintendent Brown, seeing the dam must
inevitably go, sent messenger to the lower
dam to notify them of the danger, but he
stopped at a saloon on the road. and, becOm-
ing intoxicated, failed to deliver the mes
sage. Next morning another messenger
was sent, but was 0vertaken and drowned
by the flood just as he neared the lower
camp. About midnight we were awakened
by Brown calling to his foreman: Get up,
Phil, l think the dam has broken Soon af-
ter there was tremendous roar, which was
luutoCTlDdDlt, anu VIC dIOot anu, iUOklDB
out, saw the water rushing. out of the dam.
Inside Of two hours it had disappeared en-
tirely from where 1t was from GO to 80 feet
deep. Francis M. Parker was one Of the
men rescued from perilous position about
daybreak. Parker and his partners had
gone to bed When he was awakened he
heard one of his partners exclaim, "My God,
what was that" He (Parker) never saw
them again. He was caught up by the water
and lifted to the roof Of tbe cabin, where he
clung to the rafters until the cabin, after
floating around, was driven against the bluff,
where he seized some bushes and drew him.
self up ON the cliff. One man was seen to
start for a place of safety, and seeing es-
cape was impossible, brayely turned his
face to the flood and was swept away. An
other man was seen going up a steep hill,
and had reached a point about 80 feet above
the level of the river bank, when the mighty
volume of water struck and killed him. Out
side towns are supplying all needed necessa-
rips -
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-28
FOUND ooUNTeRFEITERs' TOOLS
Their Owner Arrested and the Outfit
Seized by the Police.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. February 27.-For
some time counterfeit coin, mostly quarter
and half dollars, has been floating around
town. Monday George Whalen was arrested
in Troy. N. Y. for passing counterfeit
money. On him were found 4s counterfeit
halves and 80 quarters. He claimed that he
was from North Adams. The officers here
began investigating the matter, and learned
that George Whalen and his wife had been
living in tenement at the Five Roads"
settlement, in the suburbs of this town.
About week ago both disappeared. Late
last night the officers, after procuring the
necessary authority, broke open the door to
the apartment wherein had lived and
found counterfeiters' outfit, consisting of
smelling pot, about three pounds Of metal
and quantity of silver plating. There was
one 25 cent counterfeit coin. The moulds he
had taken with him. All were taken by the
officers. The Troy police were notified of
the find. Whalen has been here several
months selling jewelry and watches.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-28
THE QUESTION OF TRUSTS.
Senators Agree In Calling Them
EVIL But Differ AS To Remedy.

WASHINGTON, February 27.-In the Senate
today several unimportant bills wer passed
and the Senate proceeded to consideration of
the bill to declare unlawful trusts and COM
bination in restraint of trade and production.
Mr.. Sherman who reported the bill from
the committee on finance said he was in
structed by the committee to move to strike
out the third section, which fixes penalties
for the offence of entering into trusts or
combinations.
Mr.. George opposed the bill on the ground
of its inefticiency, if the bill was constitu-
tional, and on the ground that Cong ress has
not the constitutional power to enact the
law, his argument was mainly of a techni-
cal character and designed to prove that it
would pc impossible ever to get conviction
under the Dill. As for the civil suits provid-
ed LOT In II, ne said few such events would
ever De Instituted and not one would be sue
cessful. He characterized the bill as an
abortion that would aggravate rather than
diminish the evil. Mr.. George quoted Mr..
Shermans statement in the last Congress to
the erect tnat trusts could be best put down
entirely Ignored that idea. The bill was
framed, he said, with such utterly contradic-
tory ana irrec0ncilable ends, that il could
not 1all 10 De an inefficient and miserable
sham; Inc evils against which the bill was
aimed demanded redress and it was the duty
OF congress 10 furnish a remedy. He be-
lieved the bill wholly inadequate and a mere
deluslon, not real and efficient measure.
lie Thought a real remedy could be found
Mr Reagan gave notice of an amendment
he intended TO offer to the bill, being the bill
offered by him on the 4th of December last.
The bill went over without action. After a
brief executive session, the Senate at 4. so ad-
journed until tomorrow.