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The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-04-10
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''Great GOdl2 exclaimed some one.
Low mutterings swelled into great
soundwaye and round up from the null
titude.
"Another trick" calculated Brown,
turning impatiently away and preceding
the stupefied crowd to the village. When
the others reached the hamlet, it was
found that the strangers had taken their
leave.
-Four days passed.-The widow firmly
reiterating that Condor was her son,
was i'll almost to death. The villagers
talked, thought, dreamed Of nothing
| else.
Then Hardy received letter; it read
"a follows:
| HARDY TELFoRn, ESQ.,: Dear Sir: l beg
! pardon for writing you anonymously. When
| yen have read this letter, you will under
stand why do so.
| Having read the newspaper reports of the
| remarkable circumstance In your family,
| feel that it Is my duty to write you of AIN oc-
currence which may bear slightly on the
mystery. will be as brief as possible.
| am a physician. At the time OF your
/ brothers burial was a student In me ical
college in this city. required body for
dissection. and, on the morning following
/ tuc HhoiishSp Qutc VI yOuT bfothcr
ment, the body OF a young man In a most
remarkable state Of preservation was
| brought me by a man engaged in such vo-
cation.
| ordered it taken to a room used by my
self and some fellow students. When we
| went to the, room the following night, we
| found thatthe door had been foSced open
| and coul find no trace of the corpse.
We were greatly disturbed, fearing that
our retreat had been discovered by officers
Of the law, and said nothing to any one about
| the matter. To this day have had no ex-
PLANTATION of the mystery. But since reading
/ OF your dilemma / am constrained TO think
! thatmv subject may have been your brother
Notwithstanding that the finding OF the slu IL
cton In the grave is strongly contradictory.
Hoping to hear OF your, success in the inves-
! tigation, ] am ANONYMOUS.
As may well be conceived this COM
inunication did not cool the fever Of
! sensation at Melrose. 1t was followed,
o. the next day, by another from the
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-04-10

NATURALLY the officials of electric COM
panies base their reports on current bust
ness.-Pittsburgh Chronicle.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-04-10

No Opium in Piso's Cure for Consumption.
Cures where other remedies fail. 25c.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-04-10

THE highest ambition of some men lie to
be seen on a corner talking with police
man---Texas Siftings.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-04-10

ONE swallow does not make a summer,
but 1t frequently creates a sensation Of
ethereal nildnessi in a mans .sinnards.n
-Binghamton Leader.
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ket to the last station
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-04-10

After living for few days amid the
scenes of his birthplace, Washington
gradually recovered his lost memory,
and his old love for his old mother and
brother.-Will N. Harlan, in Yankee
Blade
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-03-20
FIVE L IN O
Open to the World Without any
Expense - Try Your
Judgment.

The Mexico LEDGER will give
five dollars in gold to the party
who will guess the Democratic
nominees for Recorder and Collec-
tor. As there may be several par
ties who have a "rabbit's foot"
and can guess correctly on the
nominees, the money will not be
divided, but will be given to the
guesser who names the Recorder
and Collector and comes nearest
the Democratic vote polled in the
county primary. When you make
out your guess write your name
and ~post-ofice plainly. Give the
names of VINO you think will be
nominated for Collector and Re-
corder and the number of votes you
think will be polled at the Demo-
cratic county primary. Five dol
lars in gold will be given as the
first prize and the Mexico LEDGER
one year as the second. The pri-
mary takes place Saturday, May
24th. All guesses must be in
before the morning of that day.
r. M. WHITE,
Editor and Proprietor LEDGER,
Mexico, Missouri.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-03-20
ADMINISTRATORS
PUBLIC SALE
THURSDAY, MARCH 81, 1890.

As administrator of the estate OF
Abraham Gerard, deceased, I will sell
at public vendue to the highest bidder,
at the late home Of deceased, 4 miles
northeast of Centralia, on Thursday,
March q, 1890, the following described
property, to-wit:
q head of good hogs, 2 good sows
and pigs, 8 nice shoats, 2 cows and
calves, two 2-year-old he;sers, two
| cows and one heifer, 2 aged worh
horses, l 3-year-old horse. two mares
four years old, 1 good colt, l buggy
and 2 wagons, 1 pen of corn, set double
buggy harness, set of wagon harness
2 plows, l harrow, l corn planter,
cultivators, l spring tooth harrow, ]
good cider mill and several other ar
ticles.
TERMS OF SALE-An sums of S1t
and under, cash in hand. Over $40
credit Of 8 months will be given, pur
chaser giving bankable note bearins
8 per cent. interest from date.
No property removed until terms o,
sale are complied with.
HENRY GERARD,
Administrators of the estate o.
Abraham Gerard, deceased,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-03-20
holland WONT TALK.
Prosecuting Attorney Dawson
Says He Will Cause His
Arrest.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, March 10.
There was only one new de-
velopment in the Treasury defalca-
ton to-day. Gov. Francis filed a
certifi= I'd copy of the report of the
Investigating Committee with
Prosecuting Attorney W. S. Davi-
son. The latter has the same
under consideration now. When
called upon he declined to be
interviewed, but it is not to be
doubted that he will cause a war
rant to be issued within q day or
two at the furthest for Mr.. Noland's
arrest. The ex-Treasurer is in
town. He declines to talk, but has
made the statement that he will not
leave.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-03-20
WEST SIDE PUBLIC SQUARE,


Live STOCK Market.
ST. LOUIS, NO.. March 18.-Tht
National Stock Yards, of East st
Louis, furnishes the following
quotations
CATTLE-The receipts to-day
were 2,1O head; the shipment
were 200 head. The market was
quoted strong. The sales ranged
as follows: Choice heavy native
steers, a 4Oa5. 90; fair to good
steers, $3. 3Oa4.4O; butcher steers,
medium to choice, is not quoted;
stockers and feeders, 80. 30a3. so;
Texans, corn-fed, not quoted; grass.
fed, not quoted; range steers, al
81. 4Oa3. 80.
Hoas-The receipts to-day were
|6,4OO head; the shipments were
700. The market Is lower. The
sales ranged as follows: Fair to
choice heavy were quoted at 81 OK
al. Is; packing grades at 80. 9Oa4. co.
medium to prime, not quoted;
light, fair to choice, quoted al
50. 95a4. 10.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-The receipts
to-day were 600 head; the ship
ments were none. The market
was steady. Fair to choice grades
of sheep were quoted at 4.O0a5 IS:
lambs, quoted SIS. 00a6.20; mixee
lots. not quoted.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-03-20
BURNED.
Disastrous Fire at Kirksville,
Missouri.

KIRKsvILLE, Mo-, March ia
most disastrous fire occurred in
this city this morning. About 8
o'clock fire was discovered in Lam
kins' dry goods store on the south
side of the Square, and before as
sistance could be had it gained
such Roadway that the entire
block east, and one building west
were consumed. Seven brick build.
ings were utterly demolished in a
little more than an hour despite
the heroic efforts of the fire COM
pany. The loss in merchandise
will be from $4,000 to $4,000.
The principal losers are B. F. Hell
ney & Co., John Caskey, Hannah
& Six, Grove & Co., A. butcher,
First National Bank, Journal
Printing Co., and Kirksville DEM
ocrat. All of the above carried in
surance from one-third to two
thirds OF the amount lost.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-03-20
PUBLIC SALE
MONDAY, R "a, 1890.

The undersigned, having sold his
farm, desires to dispose Of his live
stock and personal property of all
kinds and viii sell the same at public
auction at the premises, 4 miles north
east of Mexico, on Monday, March "a,
1890, 2 brood mares, in foal; 1 4-year-
old horse, l 3~-year-old horse, ! year
ling mare, Z yearling heifers, 6 head
large, fat mules, 8 cows with young
calves, z springers, l Holstein bull,
4 sows and pigs, 1 stack of hay, 800
bushels Of corn, about one-half white,
three hundred bushels of oats, double
shovel pillow, 2 harrows, one-half in-
terest In corr planter, l sulky pillow, 8
twelve-inch plows, l hay rake, now
ing blade, hay knife, cutting box, etc.
One farm wagon aud two sets of pillow
harness.
TERMS OF SALE-An sums of $40
and under, cash. Over SO a credit OF
ten months will be given, purchaser
giving approved note with s per cent.
interest from day of sale.
SAMUEL s. DOTY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-03-20
Judge Norman Lakeland, vestry.

Judge Norman Lakeland, vestry.
man and superintendent of the
Sunday School of st. Paul's Epis-
copal Church, was presented with
an elegant ebony, gold-headed cane
by a number Of the members of
the church last Monday evening.
The Judge is just recovering from
an illness and when a few OF his
friends called on him with this
elegant little token of their friend.
ship and esteem, he felt very CRATE
full, not so much for the substantial
gift as tor the memories it would
always awaken of the holy bonds
Of friendship existing between the
members, old and young, of that
little party. vi. C. e. Purnell
made the presentation, accom-
panied by a neat speech.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-03-20
PUBLIC SALE
Wednesday, March 20.

win sell, at public a~ution, at M
residence, on the Lakeland farm, thru
miles southwest of Mexico, ON We'd;
nesday, March %, personal properly
as follows:
Two heavy work mules, / soodH
horse, l good brood mare in foal. i g
year-old horse, broke; / 2-year-oldD
filley; l extra draft colt; l yeariinel
Shorthorn bull, pedigreed; 2 eooa
milk cows, fresh; three yearling helS
ers, rs yearling steers ; a No. / LOT a
stock hogs ; a nice lot of poultry; Is
barrels corn, so bushels oats, / sprinil
wagon, 2 sets harness ; farm implSsa
ments, consisting of farm wagon. &
horse plows, harrow, cultivator an9
other articles to numerous to mentions
Household and kitchen furniture. II
above mentioned stock is in fine co1s
dition and will positively be sold.
Terms-On al sums of ten dol
and over a credit of six months VI
be given, purchaser giving bankable
note with eight per cent interest.
ISAAC LASWELL.#
J. T. JOHNSON, A~uctioneer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-03-20

E. M. You've, of SAILING town.
ship, and one of Audrain's most
worthy citizens, is a candidate for
Recorder of Deeds for Audrain
county. Mr.. Young is a native OF
Audrain county, a thorough Demo-
crat and if elected will make a
good officer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-03-20

THERE is a great deal of cheap
talk about the defaIcation of Ed.
holland injuring the Democratic
parry, and one radical organ, in a
highly hysterical manner, says the
Republican party will gain a vote
for every dollar missing. The ad-
mirable manner in which Governor
Francis and other Democrats con-
nected with his administration
have disposed of the whole affair,
will tend more to strengthen
the Democratic party than to
weaken it. The reputation of one
individual, and not ofthe party, is
1t stake, and We think the follow
ing from the st. Joseph Gazette is
to the point:
The Democratic party of Mis-
souri, is IN no danger on account of
any misconduct the State Treasur-
or may have been guilty of. What
ever his shortcomings, it will be
time enough for the Republican
papers to attempt the arraignment
ofthe Democratic party for his sins
when there shall have been q fail
ure on the part Of the State au-
thorities TO apply the remedies and
uenalti0s provided bv thu sfafute
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-03-20

THE death of Judge w. o. For.
rist has cast a gloom over the entire
community. He was one of the
best known men in this portion Of
tie State and had a warm place in
The hearts of all who knew him
During his last illness he wrote q
series of articles for the LEDGER,
which were widely read and ap.
preciated.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-03-20
Order of Publication.
STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY OF AUDRAIN.
In the Circuit Court for June Ten
1890.

STATE OF MISSOURI, I
COUNTY OF AUDRAIN.
In the Circuit Court for June Tern.
1890.
I. II. CAN'T ct al, plaintiffs,
VS..
Robt. F. Vanhorn ct al, Defendants
'sSuit to Correct Title.n
Now, on this. the 5th day of March.
A. D., 1890, comes plaintiff, by thdf
attorney, w. II. KEENAN,, and hl1z
herein their petition and afidayik.
stating, among other things, that Il
said defendants, Fenton Vanhorn, Hs
J. Fouts and Lucy A. Fouts, are no.
residents of the State of Missouri, ard
it appearing to the satisfaction Of IL
clerk of this Court in vacation thAf
service cannot be had in the ordinary
way, it Is hereby ordered, by til
Clerk, that publication be made mott
flying said defendants as above NAMED.
that suit has been commenced againsk
them with others in the Circuit Couxf
of Audrain County, Missouri, the Oh
ject and general nature of,which ID u
correct the title to lands in their pct
ton described and, unless you, the
nonresident defendants above named.
be and appear at the next term of said
Court, to be holden at the Court
House in the city of Mexico, Audrain
county, Missouri, on the LIST Monday
in June, A. D., 1890, and q
or before the 9Th day thereof, N
swer or otherwise plead to sa1d
petition, judgment will be rendered
against them, according to the prayer
Of said petition. 1t is further ordered
| that o copy hereof be published In thS
Mexico Weekly LEDGER, q newspapef
published in the said county Of Aus
drain, for four weeks successfully, tbs
last insertion to be at least four week.
before the commencement Of the ned
term of said Court. A true copy. -
I, [sEAL.1 In witness whereof I he
| unto set my hand and affix the seal
said Circuit Court, this done in ofice
in Mexico, Audrain county, Missouri
the 10th of March, 1890.
4S At BEN. G. JOHNSON,
Circuit Clerk. $
w. H. KEENAN,, Atty Plaintiffs. Il
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-03-20
Trustees Sale.

Whereas, John s. Smith and Leila
smith, his wife, by their certain deed
OF trust, dated on the tw~enty-fourth
day OF February, 1856, and recorded n
the Recorders office OF Audrainl
county, state OF Missouri, In trust rs-
cord book z, at page ~, conveyed To-.
a. Gutniie, Is trustee, the following
described reai estate, IN Al
Dram county and state Of Missouf1
to-wlt: ~ acres, o or less, the WEI
all OF the southeast quarter, anal
acres, more or less, being the soutes
in section fifteen: also ali that nat 4
the west half of the northeast auarta
of section % that lies north Of 10
creek and of the public road. eontaln-
ing about As acres: also ali that partd
the north half of the northwest ouafL
ter of said section % that lies east Z
the public road. all said land being 3:
township fifty-one f5ll, of range mis-
(9), west, and containing In all Or
hundred and sixty-three acres ard
sI-loO, more or less, ali lying and bslaE
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-03-20
INVITED.
The YOungs Creek Democracy
to Give Them a Reception.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
YouNGs CREEK, Mo-, March II,
1S90.-At the last meeting of the
Audrain Democratic Club it was
voted to hold an open meeting at
Bryan school house Tuesday even.
ing, March 25, at Z O'Clock.
Ordered that the candidates be
invited through
w. NJ. BLANKENsHIP,
Sec'y.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-03-20

By reference to our announce
ment column it will be seen that
Jacob Stumpf, of Linn Township,
is a candidate for County Assessor.
MIR. Stumpf has been a resident of
Audrain county for 81 years, is a
lifelong Democrat, is well and
fayorably known throughout the
county, and If elected will make a
good officer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-03-20

]. T. NELSON is announced to-
day as a candidate for County
Treasurer. Mr.. Nelson is well
known to almost everybody in
Audrain as a thoroughly compe.
tent business man, is attentive te
all matters entrusted to his care,
and if he is the lucky man in the
race for Treasurer he will make
the county a good officer. Read
Mr.. Nelson's card addressed "To
the Public"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-03-20

The State Democratic conven-
ton at st. Joseph this season
promises to be a convention OF
proxies. You will find politicians
there with whole counties in their
pocket which will be voted with
out regard to the people they claim
to represent,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-03-20

INSIDE of a year Audrain should
have at least four miles of rock
roads leading to Mexico and con-
Meeting with our macadamized
streets. 1t is only a matter of time
until Audrain county has one hun
bred miles of rock roads.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-03-20
Notice of School Election.

NVNkCC VI SSAVVA AAOS0AVAs
Notice is hereby given to the
qualified voters of the Mexico City
School District, in Audrain County,
Missouri, that an annual election
will be held on Tuesday, the LIST
day of April, 1880, in said district.
The polls to be open and the cleo.
ton to be held at the same voting
places as the election for city Of
fcers, at which election the fol-
lowing will be voted for
First-To choose two members
of the Board of Education to serve
three years.
Second-To vote 20 cents in ex-
cess of 40 cents on the 500 valua-
ton for school purposes.
By order of the Board of Educa-
on. j. +. NELSON, 6ec1y.
March 6, 1890. dtd
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-03-20
His Name Was William.

His Name Was William.
From the Washington Star.
What are you doing there,
daughter? It's time for breakfast 81
called a Congressman to his only
child, as she stood by the front
window in patient waiting.
"It's all right. papa; I'm only
waiting for the Bill to pass" she
replied sweetly, and the tather
called the roll and the beefsteak
and proceeded to the business OF
the morning hour.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-03-20

CuLcHAw has attained a dizzy at.
titude in the Eastern states. A few
days ago a young lady ofhciated as
umpire in a prize fight between he,
two lovers, herself being the stake,
and now a Pennsylvania mother
has acted as second for her son in a
slugging match for 500. And that
is the land that weeps because oil
the South's illiteracy and bar.
barism
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-03-20

THE Republicans are not half as
much worried aboutN oland's short
age as they are about the prompt
and effective action of Governor D.
r. Francis in regard to the matter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-03-20
THEWabash accommodation train

THEWabash accommodation train
should come to Mexico instead OF
Montgomery City. The additional
distance Is very short and the in.
crease of business would amount to
considerable. If our people will
take hold of the matter the train
will surely make Mexico the end of
It's RIM
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-03-20

In order to be a voter in any
district at the April school election
you must have lived in the State
q year; the county 60 days and the
school district thirty days.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-03-20

DIR. CAVE will bea candidate for
reelection to the office of Coroner
of Audrain county. He has made
an efficient and economical officer.
Dr.. Cave will be elected without OPP
-ns&,on
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-03-20
Order of Publication.
Order of Publication.
STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY OF AUDRAIN.
In the Circuit Court for June Term,
1880.
James Garrett, Plaintiff,


In the Circuit Court for June Term,
1880.
James Garrett, Plaintiff,
VS..
A. w. Pearson, Defendant.
On the 4th day of February, A. D.,
1890, it appearing to the Court from the
return Of the Sheriff, that service
could not be had on the defendant In
| the ordinary way, 1t is ordered by the
Court that said defendant, A. w.
Pearson, be notified that q civil action
has been commenced against him, by
attachment, and levying and seizing
the following lands, beginning at the
northeast corner of lot 8, block l6, in
original town of Mexico, Mo-, south
48 feet for q beginning, thence south
q feet, thence west go feet, thence
north % feet, thence east go feet to
beginning, the object and general
nature Of which is to collect q note
and account in favor of plaintiff and
against the defendant; and, unless
you, the said A. w. Pearson, the de-
PENDANT in this cause, be and appear
at the next term of this Court, to be
begun and held at the city of Mexico,
in said county and State, on the first
or before the 9Th day thereof answer
or otherwise plead to plaintiffs petit
ton, Judgment will be rendered as
prayed for. 1t is further ordered by
the Court that a copy hereof be pub
lished in the Mexico Weekly LEDGER,
q newspaper printed and published
in the County Of Audrain and State
aforesaid for four weeks, successfully,
the last insertion to be at least four
weeks before the commencement of
the next term Of this Court.
tsEAL.1 In witness whereof I here
unto set my hand and afix the seal
Of said Court, this done In clerks of
fee In Mexico, Audrain county, Mo-,
this March II, 1890.
5e-4t BEN G. JOHNSON,
Clerk Circuit Court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-03-20

This is the story of the Prodigal
Son as it has just occurred at Can
ton, China: A youth who had
wasted his patrimony in consorting
with thieves and gamblers, robbed
his iather's house of the money
chest, %whereupon the father sent a
trusty servant to him, saying, that
if he would promise to lead a bet
ter life he would be forgiven, and
would after a time be married to a
girl of respectable family. The
young man had spent his share of
the plumber and vas in penury.
He agreed to the terms and accom-
panied the servant home, where he
was received with every appear
ance of JOY by his parents, and a
banquet was prepared to celebrate
the reconciliation, But the dish
set before him was poisoned with
arsenic, and he died in great agony.
Nothing will be done by the au-
thorities to punish the father, as it
seems it is permissible to kill your
son in China. Had the son killed
the father he would have been
punished by being slowly sliced to
death.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-03-20

THE Youngs Creek Democratic
Club will give the candidates a
reception on Tuesday night, March
Is. A rousing good time will be
enioyed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-03-20
Auditor Seibert.

From the Jefferson City Tribune.
A few Missouri newspapers have
been doing State Auditor J. M. Sci
bert a great injustice by trying to
connect him, through innuendoes
and otherwise, with the Treasury
defalcation. The committee report
ought to set every mind to rest on
this point. Mr.. Seibert's settle
ment as Treasurer shows that every
cent was accounted for in the man
ner prescribed by law, and it is
unfair and contemplate to intimate
anything to the contrary. To those
who know Mr.. Seibert there is nc
need of contradicting these malic.
ious insinuations, but the public
should know the truth and not be
led astray by irresponsible news.
papers. Mr.. Seibert has nothing
to explain, because the affairs of his
Office are conducted in such a man.
ner az to render explanation un.
necessary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-03-20

THERE is some talk of Salt River
township having u candidate for
County Judge for the Western dis
trict.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-03-20

Wallace, Northern 4 Dowell
shipped one car of hogs and cattle
to st. Louis last night.