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Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-04
Officers Of Hebron Lodge.

The following officers for Hebron
A.. F. and A. M. have been
elected for one year Jno. Abbay,
W. J. A. Potts, s. W.; J. G..
J. w; A.. G. Turner,
Treasurer; J. N. Cross, Secretary;
C. Robbins. S. D.; L. P. Crigier,
J. D.; R. A. Daniel, S. s.; E.
Mcdonald, J. S.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-04
WORCESTER NEWS.
Correspondents of the Ledger.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
WORCESTER, Mo-, Sept. 2.-Quite
a delegation Of friends and rela-
tives, from Galloway, visited the
family of J. H. Conner last week.
They have returned home, taking
Miss Retta Conner with them, who
will spend a few days there among
friends.
MI. Daniel Bowen and family, of
Ashley, Mo-, visited L. P. Crigler
and wife last week. Mr.. Bowen Is
a merchant of Ashley, and reports
q fourishing business. Mr.. Bowen
reports great dissatisfaction among
the Democrats of Pike, as to the
manner in which the Pike delega-
ton acted at St. Charles, and that
Pike will roll up her standard vote
for Mr.. Norton.
Miss Lena Kunkel ia visiting in
Worcester this week.
Mr.. Harry Grub, OF Illinois, is
visiting at Mr.. Alder Smiths.
Miss Ida Greer, of your city, is
visiting at Mrs. Mohn's.
Mr.. N. Schearer and family Wis.
tied a week at Palmyra, Mo. They
returned Saturday.
Nh. Isaac Iiams and family have
left for St. Louis to reside.
A sanctified meeting is drawing
immense crowds at Wesley Chapel
church this week. 1t is being con.
Quoted by the Rev. Petty, of Rush
Hill. The sum of the testimony
given IN is, that they are all full o.
the love of Christ and free from sin
Some joiners are expected.
Our ball club wiped the earth uI
with the Santa Fe Pastimes, las
Saturday. Mr.. Head, of Mexico
was out and took the pictures of thu
winning nine. There were 500 PEG
pie there to witness the defeat o
the poor old Pastimes.
Ad. Barnes and Claud Morril
leave this week to attend school a
Sedalia. Will Azdell will attent
at Kirksville; Gather Berry an,
Tommie Kunkel will attend tn,
Fleet Military Academy at Mexico
Saturday was the guessing tour
nament for the dishes at Crigler'i
ranch. MI. Murray and DR.. Car
nett were judges. Little Carl liam
did the drawing. No. 40 drew tn
dishes. J. h. Davis had No. 40
but had sold it to Geo. Tanning 70
10 cents. So George carried OF
the set, after "setting up" the ci
gars to the crowd. A big crow
was at the store, and all will testi
fy that everything was done on tn
square, Notwithstanding the report
to the contrary. Crigler will hav'
something else nice to give ava,
before long.
P. S. Underwood and wife spen
a few days in Nevada, and OF cours
took in the reunion.
Mr.. Byron Iiams, while extract
ing honey on last Saturday, cam
very near being shot by a stra,
ball. He says cit looked like
A, and was travelling at an i'm
mense gait" He lodged, and j
went on by. People should be care
full where they shoot.
Town TALK.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-04
Administrator,s Notice.

Notice is hereby given that lettsl|
of administration upon the eststsd
Geo. b. Adams, deceased, have -
granted the undersigned, by the e
bate Court of Audraiu county, -
scuri, bearing date July 5, 1890.
All persons having claims agar
said estate are required to exhlM
them for allowance to the admin1tu.
tor within n year after date q
granting of letters, or they may =
precluded from any benefit Of -
estate and If such claims be not q
hibited within two years from q
date they will be forever barred.
JOHN ADAMS,
dnaiuafHafdR =
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-04
Notice Of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given that final =
Element of the estate of Geo. w. Hon
don, deceased, will be made as =
September tenn of Probate Couf1 9
Audrain county, Missouri, to be hess5
at Mexico in September, 1890.
20 At L.. +. HERNDON,
AdministratfU.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-04
THOMPSON TALK.
Correspondence of the Ledger.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
THOMPSON, Sept. 3.-Corn here
will make from 6 to 8 barrels per
acre.
A. ]. Powell shipped a car load
of COWS to st. Louis yesterday.
School opened Monday with 80
pulpils-J. N. Cross, teacher.
The Union will meet Saturday
night and will initiate a lot of new
members.
VIM. Bradley is remodeling his
residence.
A. J. Powell bought a registered
Jersey. this week, from M. Russell.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-04
Notice Of Trustees SAILS.

Notice is hereby given that IN pu!
suance of authority given me by tzu1
deed made by Perry Wrightstel -
wife, dated 18th day of Decenl9l
1887, and recorded in Book 8, pagpM
Audrain county records, l will, atrf
request of the legal holder Of the e.
described in said deed, on the 9Th II
of September, 1890, sell publicly, +
cash, at the east door OF the csHs
house, the real estate in said d.
described, to-wit. Lots enc, TIVE -
three, Fair Ground addition to No.
leo, to satisfy said note, which y
mains unpaid. w. +. REED,
TrrafaA
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-04

IT TURNS out just as We expect
ed. No merchant wrote the card
80 signed in the Intelligencer.
Cookie wrote it all by his little
self. No merchant ever saw the
card until he saw it in print. At
the same time our contemporary
says Sue would hare preferred not
to publish the article" Now, crawl
into your hole and stay there.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-04

J. NJ. SIMS had one and one-half
acres of potatoes this season, which
yielded 225 bushels. He is selling
them at from $1.3O to S1.5O per
bushel. Who is it that claims
corn is the only crop to raise in
Missouri? The LEDGER has always
held that our people do not pay
enough attention to other crops
than corn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-04

In the past the Republicans
have been claiming to "carry
Missouri this fall" This time
they claim they. will "carry Mis-
souri, in two years." By their own
admission they are getting further
and further behind.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-04

Col. SWITzLER, the young and
handsome wldower who edits the
Columbia Statesman, says: "a
handsome widow should either be
married, buried, or placed in q
opvapf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-04
Notice,

The vice-presidents OF the Au-
drain County Ex-Contederate As
ISOLATION are requested to meet at
the Court House in Mexico on
Saturday, 18th day of Sept, 1890,
Of 2 O'Clock, p. ~, to provide q
way for collecting funds with
which TO build an Ex-Confederate
Home. ALI Ex-Confederates, and
these who wish to contribute to the
Ex-Confederate Home, are cordial
~ and earnestly invited to be pres
ent on that day and hour. Ad-
dresses will be made by good aud
prominent speakers.
w. FL. KEENAN,,
Pres. A. C. Ex-Oonfed. Assn.
BEN. G.. JOHNSON, Sec'y.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-04

We appreciate highly the letters
of concentration from prominent
citizens of Kansas City, heartily en-
dorsing the position taken by the
LEDGER in regard to the Kansas
City Sunday Sun.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-04
Notice of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given that IN
settlement of the estate OF J..n
Machin, deceased, will be made a. .
September term of Probate Cou5 q
Audrain county, Missouri, to be hea
at Mexico in September, 1890.
JULIA MACHIN,
I'd Administratffx.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-04

Notice is hereby given that the g.
dersigned will apply to the Propss
Court of Audrain county, Missouri
It's September term, TO be begun ~
held on the I'd Monday In SeptemDat
lSSQ, 10 resign L-y letters ss adni.ass
traitor Of the estate Of A. E. lnio3f
deceased. NJ. Y, DUNCAN,
l7-4t Administrators.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-04

The suits filed against the Sala-
mander Company will be watched
by the public very closely. A
score at least of other cases will
follow if these are gained. The
compiainants claim that they can
not stand the smoke, and the Sala-
mander Company of course can moi
pay any such damages as are and
will be asked.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-04

Children clad in a pair of the
school shoes bought at the Boston
Shoe Store, will stand q good
chance to get ahead of those who
do not. d2twlt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-04

Hon. NAT. NJ. SHELTON will
speak in Mexico September 18th,
and D. c. Allen, of Liberty, will
shake us up on the same day. They
are a couple of the best Democratic
takers in the State.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-04
Notice Of FINAL settlement.

Notice is hereby given that nm
settlement of the estate OF Il. -
Armistead, deceased, will be msdes
the September term of Probate CoaIs
ct Audrain county, Missouri. 70 -
held at Mexico in September ls9s
L. +. BEATTY
I'd Administering
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-04
Assignee's Notice.

The undersigned assignee Of MI
Barker will make application TO Y
Circuit Court at the October ter
1890, to be held at Mexico, In Audf.ln
county, on LIST Monday in 0ctober, y
his discharge. A. J. DOUGLASS
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-04

THERE has already been snow in
Pennsylvania. This is merely a
precursor of the showing under of
Quay and his man Friday, Delema-
ter, in November.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-04

MEXICO needs a Board OF Trade
composed of such men as consti-
tute our fair directory. This state
ment will bear repeating every
day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-04

GEO. kABRICH Is home from an
extended tour through California.
He says in the world over there is
no place like Mexico and Audrain
couDtv
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-04

The Youngs Creek Club is push
ing arrangements to have a grand
rally of Audrain Democratic clubs
in Mexico this fall. 1t will be .
succoaa
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-04
Notice of Final settlement.

Notice is hereby given that nns
settlement of the estate Of JONI
Wilson, deceased, will be made at tns
Sept, term of Probate Court ofAudraas
county, Missouri, to be held at AeA'
in September, 1880.
j. NJ. MARMADUKE,
19td Administrators.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-04

EVERY stakeholder in the Mex
leo Fair should be in favor of in
creasing the capital stock and
securing a kite-shaped mile track.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-04

Twenty thousand Conover's Co.
lossal Asparagus, the best, cheap
er than dirt. am now taking
orders for fall planting.
L, D. SHIPPxx.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-04

EVERY citizen IN Mexico should
make it his business to keep his
alley clean and his sidewalk in
good repair.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-04

REPUBLICANS who are wise will
rally under Jim Blaine's banner.
Jim Blaine, as we have often said,
is the biggest man in his party.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-04
Stockholders Meeting

MEXICO, Mo-, August 80, 1886.
Notice to the Stockholders Of the Au-
drain County Agricultural and
Mechanical Association:
You win take notice that a meeting
Of the stockholders of said corporation
wi1rtake place al the Court House in
Mexico, Mo-, at one O'Clock ?. ~, OF
the sth day Of November, 1881, for the
purpose ~ofincreasing the capital stock
of said corporation ten thousand dol
lars (S10,000.o0.)
Done by order of the Board this
August 80, 1880.
w. ). Boris, President.
]. 4. GLASDoS, Secretary. I'd.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-04

THE anti Horse Thief Associa.
ton Of Audrain county is growing
and should be a power for good in
the land.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-04

J. G.. Fikenseher's Sweeper
cigar is as good as anybody can
make. d1w1tw.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-04

Smoke ]. G. F~ikenscher's
seTambourine" cigar" It is q
dandy. 1-w-d 1-tw.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-04

THERE were 1881 people at the
Mexico Fair on "big Thursday"
that we know of.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-04

success.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-09-04
NEwsPAPER NONSENSE.

"WHAr did God Greater" asked Sun
day-sohool teacher Of little girl, and
the little girl answered: "The earth,
the sun, the moon, the stars-and
stripes"
DURING the performance OF a tragedy,
bald-hoadcd gentleman, looking up
into the gallery. said: My dear madam,
I respect your emotion, but the truth
is, you are shedding tears on my head"
81 THINK ice cream is delicious.
George she said. n just love it," "But
don't you know that 1t is very danger
ous?" inquired George, uneasiiy. "Yes,
! suppose it is dangerous. but I'm no
coward. George"
MAJOR Jon. mayor Of plainfeld, y. J.,
is eighty years old and has an umbrella
which he has carried Tor thirty-flve
years. A population that is 50 honest
as this story would seem 10 Indicate.
scarcely needs a mayor.
'BABYIoN must have had a very
equatle climate said Mr.. Brown to his
wife. GLOW do you mean?~ she in
quircd. ''Why, you always hear Of the
fan 81 Babylon and never a word about
is spring OF summer or winter" Then
be dove into the paper again and was
still.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-09-04
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES

THE business section and many resi-
dences in Oxford Iowa, were destroyed
by an incendiary fire Loss, s40, 600.
! IT IS reported in London that Henry
NJ. Stanley will donate the proceeds Of
his b ography sale to the abolition OF
slavery in Africa
TRAIN was thrown from the track
at Arrcnes Franco. Seventeen car
riagcs were wrecked and several per-
sons were killed or injured
An explosion has occurred in a mine
at liorislav in Silcsia. Thirty miners
wero snffocated.
a PASSENGER train on the Northern
Pacific was wrecked near Eagle gorge,
sixty milos from Tacoma. Several per-
sons wore injured
CONGRESSMAN SMYsER Of Ohio. one OF
the members Of tho committee TO in
vestigato tho charges against Pension
Commissioner Ranm. has been forced to
resign from the committee because he
was a stakeholder in the refrigerator
company that General Raum organized.
THE Figaro says that England has
made proposition to tho Powers that
ehNg abif' hfoh itutlt ttrlN ol lut
Balkan States including Roumania,
Bulgaria Scrvia, Montenegro and part
uf Albania.
PRESIDENT HARRISON and Gonoral
sherman have accepted invitations to
be present at the iwenty-drst annual re-
union OF the Societyo the Army Of the
Cumberland. 20 be held at Toledo O..
September IL and Is
lIESRY GEORGE arrived at New York
from Europe on tho 1st
THE senate on the lst again debated
tariff, senator Paddock taking occaslon
to criticise .he bill. Tho Smyscr case
was before the House. The Sac and Fox
and Iowa Indian Agreement bill was
passed; also a bill giving right Of way
through tho Indian Territory 10 the
Hutchinson & Southern.
DURING the parade Of the Bakers
Union Labor day in Allegheny City,
Ia. a party Of American mechanics
broke into the ranks and tore down
German flag. The bakers defended the
flag. but they were orcrpowered and the
flag trailed in the duSt Tho incident
created great excitement and consider
able bad blood.
THHrE persons were burned 20 death
In firc al The Woford House. Como,
Col. recently.
THE burning az sea Of the steamship
Egypt Is attributed by experts in En-
gland 70 the Americas way OF packing
cotton
Tue President has approved the joint
resolution making appropriation Tor the
relief 0f tht dusiitule Ia Oklahoma
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-09-04
PePPERY PLEAsANTRlEs.

MonERN CHIvALBY Miss
with an umbrella) )-"Bog pardoni7
Polito Contleman-"Do mention It,
have another eve left"
Mrs. CUMso-"Any one who met ne
could tell that VIC were man and wife. d
Mr. Cumso-'lIoW, my dcar?- Mrs.
Cumso-"By the way you hold the usa-
hrolla.n
HE-'l notice you have a piano, Miss
Clara" She-"Oh, yes but 10 is ms
sister who plays on it-not me-" lie
(rapturouslyl l-''Clara, love you. VIII
you be my wife?T
"CAN it be only six o'clock" said
John. opening his watch. There goes
the factory whistle" That's not the
whistle dear, put N Mrs. John. ''Its
the new cook singing in 10 kitchen
GIRL friend kissing the Chicago bride
ecstatically)-"Oh. Ian. you did
splendidlY At the altar, and this is only
your secondr' Bride icomplaccntlyl ~
''Yes, I've really bad very little prac-
tice.~
"H0w does your husband spend his
eveninrs2- "Ie stays at home and
thinks up schemes TO make money. -
"And what do you do with yourself
when be is thus occupicd2~ '7Oh, think
np schemes 70 spend IN
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-09-04
rERsoNAL AND pOIITICAI.

THE Farmers Congress in session at
Council Bluffs Iowa. voted to meet in
Missouri next year
THE situation. in the Argentine Re
public Is reported to be improving daily.
confidence in the Government being
restored
The Second district Of West Virginia
Democrats have renominated William
l.. Wilson.
THE Ninth district Democratic Con-
gressional convention at Temple, Tex,
renominated Roger Q Mills by acclama-
ton.
PRESIDENT BARRILLAs has ratified the
treaty Of peace with Salvador
AT the request of the Secretary OF the
Interior Governor WolHey of Arizona,
has resigned.
THE National Greenback convention
met at indianapolis, Ind, with Colonel
Jones in the chair Steps were taken
looking to a thorough reorganization OF
the party for the ampaign Of 1892.
TIE Pres dent OF Salvador has
thanked Spain for Its efforts to restore
peace in Central America
SENATOR PLUMB has introduced an
amendment 70 be proposed to the Tariff
bill TO take hides, raw or uncured,
whether dry. salted or picked, of the
free list and to make them dutlable at
one cent a pound
CONGRESSMAN CANNON has been re-
nominated by the Illinois Fifteenth
district Republicans.
THE Oklahoma Legislature was un-
able to organize on the 2sth for want Of
quorum.
AN expedition, comprising infantry,
cavalry and artillery, has started from
Calonda, Benguela, to punish the King
Of Bibelard for outrages on Portuguese
subjects
DIR MEImILL f. GATES has accepted
the presidency Of Amherst College.
NORTH CAROLINA Republicans nom
mated Hon. Charles Price. present
United States district attorney, for
Chief Justice.
MICHIGAN Republicans have nomi-
mated James NJ. Turner OF Lansing, for
Governor
CLAUDE MATTHEWS was chosen by
Indiana Democrats for Secretary OF
State
GOVERNOR MELIETTE. OF South Da-
kota, has been renominated by the Re-
publican convention.
MARY ELIZABETH COOLEY. wife of
Judge I. NJ Cooley of the Interstate
Commerce Commission. died at Ann Ar
Dor Mich, recently.
NJ. DE GIERs the Russian MIEister Of
Foreign Affairs, receiving several dip
iomats, expressed himself as completely
satisfied with tho result Of the recent
interview between the Car and Emperor
William.
THE Patriarch Of Armenia has with
drawn his resignation, the Sultan hav-
ing promised redress
IT is not thought likely Congress can
ad iourn before October.
STEAMER DANIELS, OF the Oklahoma
Legislature, was prostrated by heat at
Guthrie on the 30th. Governor Steele's
message spoke Of the effect CO sAe pro
tracted drought in addition 20 the con-
ventional subjects
BRAzrL is ready with concessions in
return for free sugar by the United
States
THE President has signed the Meat
Inspection bill
TIE President has approved the Sun
dry Civil Appropriation bill providing
for additional force to carry into effect
the Dependent Pension bill.
OK and after October the Emperor Of
Germany will publish a paper 70 be in
spired directly by himself and TO be the
official exponent Of bis views on all sub
jects military, civil and political The
staff has been already appointed
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-09-04
HORRIBLE DEATH,
Young Mans Terrible Fate at a County
Fair.

Young Mans Terrible Fate at a County
Fair.
WooDFIELD, O., Aug. 81. Yesterday
was the last day OF the fair here and
more than 10000 people assembled to
see the final races and a balloon ascen-
sion by Cartef, the aeronait The bal-
loon was a small hot air affair and was
kept in its position over the fur
mace by ropes held by the by
ISLANDERS. When it had been in
fiated and all was ready Carter gave
the word 10 let 90 The balloon shot
upward and the thousands Of spectators
were Mortified TO see, dangling at tho
end of small line. young man named
Milton Redin, an officer Of the fair asso-
citation. Hundreds Of persons shouted
for him to drop, but Redin was either
entangled or had lost his head and he
clutched frantically at the rope, at
tempting to climb up the slender line
into the basket A number OF women
in the dense crowd tainted and
all tho spectators grew sick with
horror as tho balloon sailed upward
and began moving southwark Carter
could be seen making desperate efforts
to draw Redin up the rope on which he
swung to and fro For fully ten min
utes their efforts continued and then, at
a height of over one thousand feet the
balloon took a sudden lurch, Redin's
hold was loosened and his body shot
downward. IL was found half a mile
away. The clothing was torn of, all
his bones broken and the body crushed
out Of all human semblanco. Redin's
brothers and sisters we're in the throng
and saw his terr Bile fall.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-09-04
RUSSIAN exILEs.
Another Tragic Horror Reported From
siberia.

An0ther tragic HorrOr heported Fr0n
siberia.
New YoRK. Aug. 30 "Details have
been received in this city OF the staying
OF a number OF Russian political un-
'ortunates" at Tiumen, In Western ST.
beria. A Russian, Alexander Kwiat-
Sowski, arrived here on Monday direct
from St Petersburg and brought with
him the first account Of the Tiumen
tragedy. He had gained his news al
most at first hand from a relative OF one
OF the victims, beautiful young girl,
the Princess Elene Oginaka-
The exiles, 100 in number, left Ekat-
erinburg about the end Of May and the
journey TO Tiumen was one OF indescrib-
able hardship. The heat was intense
and for fifteen days the exiles we're com
pelled to walk along the roads half foot
deep in dust The sufferings OF the frail
Princess Elene were intense, arousing
even the sympathy Of the Cossack
guards She was the youngest OF the
group Of exiles, but much as she suf-
fered herself she was never heard to
complain. All her companions we're IA
similar pitiable condition Of exhaust
ion from the journey.
They appealed to the guard in vain,
however For an answer they we're
cruelty beaten by the soldiers with the
stocks Of their guns and ordered to get
up and march on.
These scenes happened frequently on
the journey, always with the same re-
suits in cruelty. But at last when
thin only few stations OF Tiumen
the small band of exiles, driven to
despair, turned fercely upon their
guards and began to fight for
their freedom. But IL was
very unequal fight for the soldiers
who made the journey with loaded rifles
Immediately began firing on the crowd.
rhe result was horrifying. The first
victim was the beautiful young Princess.
Her head was pierced by bullet and
She fell dead without uttering word
till the soldiers kept up the firing
and out OF the small band Of hun
fred politc cal exiles who left Ekaterin-
burg twenty were shot dead and twelve
were wounded. As nearly all the exiles
in the group participated in the rebel
lion to a greater or less degree. it is
feared that the remainder will be So
varQlv punighqd If not hauupd
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-09-04
SONS OF VETERANS.
Close Of the National Encampment- LeIand
J. webb, Of Kansas. Chosen Commander

Close Of the National Encampment Leland
J. webb, Of Kansas. Chosen Commander
in-Chtef.
ST JosErH, Mo, Aug. 80. Leland J.
Webb OF Topeka Kan, was elected
Commanier-in-Chief Of the Sons OF Vet
Grams.
The appeal OF ex xCommander-in-Chi
Walter 5. Payne, OF Ohio, from the find
ings Of the court martial was treated
very indiherently when brought before
the encampment as the delegates re-
fused 10 take any action on H. Payne
employed an attorney and sent him to
Kansas City 10 ask United States Judge
Philips to issue mandamus TO compel
the National eucampment to show cause
why he should not be granted a trial by
his peers.
The committee reckoncd mp the
points made by the competing COM
panies in the prize drill Their report
gives st Paul 9s per cent. Decatur 81
and Springfield 81. The prizes are $500.
$500 and 5000.
Atnight ball and reception was ten
dered the mombers Of the Ladies' Aid
Society. who were attending the en-
campmcnt