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Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Rev. A. A. Wallace, pastor of
the Mexico Presbyterian Church,
left Tuesday for two months rest
at his old home in Independence,
No
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

A Colorado man has recovered
the snug sum of s1OO, 600 for the al
lenasion of the affections OF his wife
This large amount of money is a
comfortable and a pleasant thing to
have; it will buy ease, comfort and
all but happiness, but it would not
weigh in the balance of a sensible
mans mind an ounce against the
affection of good woman. There
is no price.too high to place upon
this, but is it ever SO alienated as TO
lead to wrone2
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Less candy issold in June than
in any other month. We don't
need it. This is the month of sweet
girl graduates and there's plenty of
,laas0a
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Mil
Ter, Of Montgomery City, formerly
of Mexico, q daughter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09
National Christian Endeavoz

National Christian EndeavOf.
The delegates from Mexico to
the National Endeavor Convention
are B. L. Locke, Alice Mason,
Julia Morris and Elva Tannehill.
These delegates left Monday on
the Hummer for Chicago. Mr..
Locke will visit his son, Elwyn, in
South Dakota, before he returns.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09
st. Louis Gram Market.

The market opened this morning
at 8 O'Clock and closed at 1:15 p. N.
The quotations ranged as follows TO.
day: Aug. wheat opened at S6 f-8
and closed at S5 5-8; corn opened
at IS 3.4 and closed at 543.4 oata
opened at Is IA and closed at %.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09
Attention, Odd Fellows.

Att6ntIOus Uuu TeIIOWS.
Business of great Importance to
every Odd Fellow will come up
at our meeting Thursday night,
July Q. You are all requested to
be present. w. NJ. TRELoAR,
DIT. Secretary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Hon. w. 81. Kennan informs as
that he has made arrangements for
. cottage at the Ex-Confederate
home at Higginsville for T. ].
Worsham and wife; also for anoth.
or family Of this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Over 900 delegates left Boston
to attend the tenth national oonven-
ton of the Young Peoples Society
of Christian Endeavor in Minneap-
oils.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

A cyclone struck the walls of
the penitentiary at Baton Rouge,
La, on July 9th. Ten prisoners
were killed and thirty wounded.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

The "stay at home" people will
have the best of it this season If
the weather remains as cool and
pleasant as it has been so far.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

David Steele is very much bet
ter, and we trust will soon be able
to be out again.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Mr.. Patton, the harness maker,
has now one of the most convenient
sales rooms in the city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

r. L Davis has left q bunch of
timothy at the LEDGER Office, the
heads of which are over twelve
inches long.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

]. D. Mckee has removed his
stock of blank books, stationery,
etc., to the elegant new room Just
directly opposite the post-ofiios.
dlt U2t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Rev. G. B. Rice will preach at
the Littleby Baptist church on the
third Sunday of July at II a. m.
and on the preceding Saturday at
n m
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09
Y q score of Is to z
The Marshall Democrat says: tt

The Marshall Democrat says: The
old Cumberland Presbyterian
church has been converted into a
gymnasium. r. N. Scherer, former
ly of Mexico, No., the proprietor
of the institution, is clever gentle
man, and under his management
the enterprise will surely prove
succasS
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

F.R.Jesse has in augurated a new
fad in society. He makes his calls
before breakfast in the morning and
assists the young lady to gather
Charles.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

B. F. James is prominently
mentioned as a good man to be
elected president of the Audrain
County F. & L. U.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

In a quarrel, near Warsaw, NO.,
yesterday. L Vaughn shot and
killed Henry Mock. Both were
farmers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

E. D. Graham, vile and Miss
Carrie Wade are having an outing
at Waukesha. Wis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Miss Ge.tie Fletcher, who was
30 seriously injured in the tornado,
has entirely recovered.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Jas. Mckee has moved in to the
Glandon block and is open for
business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

A new series of B. Il l.. will be
issued August 1. This will be the
10Th series.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Hannibal Hamlin, ex-Vice Presi-
dent of the United States, died In
Bangor, Me-, very suddenly while
playing . game Of Pedro on the
Fourth of July,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

In this issue of the LEDGER will
be found the card of DR.. w. T..
Rodes and DR.. L. o. Rodes, physi-
cians and surgeons, with Office
over the post-office,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09
Fined For Disturbing Church
Services.


Services.
F. R. Jesse, prosecuting attorney,
returned from Prairie township,
where several colored men we're
tried for disturbing church SER
vices in May. The trial took place
before c. G.. Baker, Justice of the
Peace for Prairie township. John
Hayes, R. Mitchell, 81. Mitchell,
D. Woodford and VIM. Bell were
fined IS and costs. VIM. Wood
ford was fined 81 and costs. The
parties were all drunk at the time
of the trouble.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

One more rain the last of this
month will make the biggest corn
crop ever known in the history of
Missouri.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09
Base Ball.

The Mexico Browns beat the
Vandalia crack nine on the morn
ing of the Fourth of July in a
splendid game of base ball by a
score of 4 to 3. In the afternoon
the Vandalia nine wiped the earth
up with the Mexico cigar makers
by a score of 16 tot.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Farmers generally have their
corn clean and in good shape.
Most of it is laid by,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Farmers are in the oats harvest
this week. The crop is large and
new oats will be worth about %
cents psr bushel and it may be a
few cents lower.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

J. c. Berry has been quite sick
for some time with rheumatism
and abscesa of the lungs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

No BETTER weather can be found
at any summer resort than We are
enjoying right here in Mexico,
Mo
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Work on the new addition to the
Missouri Military Academy is
being pushed. The building will
be complete in plenty of time for
the next session.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09
Liberal Reward.

Liberal Reward.
Lost, strsyed or stolen, seven
goslins, three ganders and four
geese. Win pay Q liberal reward
for their return.
Tow HENDRIX.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Butler Guthrie Is home from q
pleasant tour through Europe. He
brought back several trunks full
of souvenirs and relics. He saw
all there was TO be seen and had
royal good time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Mr.. J. B. Schroll, of Farber, has
a copy of the Vicksburg Daily
Gazette of date July 2, 1868, about
the time of the surrender. The
paper contains only one page and
is printed on wall paper.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

r. W. Tureman was down from
Kansas City to spend the Fourth
of july.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09
Ice Delivered.

We are supplied with very fins
lake les and from this date will
deliver same TO any part OF tho
city, or customers may secure same
at VIM. Llewellyn's grocery store.
TuRNER & doPKIHs,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09
who Wrote the Following

who Wrote the Following?
Anyone knowing the author of
the following lines Will please
send us the name:
s'Meantime unnumbered glittering stream
lets played,
And hurled everywhere their waters sheen;
That, as they bickered through the sunny
glade,
Though restless still themselves, a lulling
murmur made"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

James r. Hamilton. the sheep
dealer, left early this morning on
q short trip to Chicago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

R. W. Andersen, of st. Louis,
was in Mexico to-day. He has
been visiting relatives near Nc
Credie.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Arthur Lion, the well known st.
Louis bookmaker and sport, is
dead. He was known as . plum
ger.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

For SALE-A fne Holstein- Fre-
sian bull. Four years old, good
breeder. Address Capt. N. Dix,
Martinsburg, Mo. u At.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Audrain will have a fine peach
crop this season.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

c. r. Lupton and family are
home from Charlton county, where
they have had q pleasant outing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09
Coat Lost.

Lost, on July 8, between Mexico
and the first bridge north of town,
. light sack coat. Leave ct this
office. II. N. TowLxs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

: Bicycle riding Is becoming quite
popular among Mexico ladies'.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

l will pay highest cash prics for
choice hams and sides at my mAF-
ket, two doors south Of Roden's
grocery store.
2.t-w. JHo. II. LANE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Frank Price never fails to re-
member the editor in his hour of
plenty.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Sheriff Adams is having the
hitehlng racks around the square
repaired and placed in position.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

w. A. Morris returned from
Centralia last night. Mr.. Arnold
will likely be there q week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

We are glad to know that D.
D. Woodward in able to be cut
again, much improved in health.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

w. w. Gloon and wife are guests
at Lake View,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

VIM. Galloway is home from the
West with $50 head of two and
three year old cattle.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Local buyers are paying "a 10
$425 per hundred for hogs and
$4.50 for cattle.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Mrs. Shelf Riley and family are
in Martinsburg ON a visit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

COAL FOR THRKsHING.
Guthrie & Son, Mexico, Mo-,
have plenty on hand. 2s
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Judge-What's the prisoner
charged with?
Officer-Whisky, your honor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

VIM. Kemper Is laid up with a
sprained ankle.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

At the meeting of the Building
and Loan Association last night W.
I. Paul borrowed $1,000, paying
$50 bonus for it. A. S. Houston
borrowed 81 200, paying s96 bonus.
This is only $16 bonus, which is
very chaan.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Oscar Martin has returned from
st. Louis to stay and has his old
position at Griffee Bros. Shoe store.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

J. B. jackson, Thos. Harper
and Mrs. ]. M. Bush are no better.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Joe Barth is home from . visit
to Columbia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09
Repairing usssly Dsns.

II you want your watch cleaned
or repairing Of any kind done neat
ly, cheaply and promptly, call on
T. 8. Riley. Sstisfsction guasan-
teed. T. 8. Riley,
At Beck's Jswsly Store.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Mr.. Harrison, of Benton City,
informs US that the Hannibal B. &
L. Association paid back the
money collected from citizens of
Benton City by party who fraudu-
lently claimed to represent that
comnanv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

After . pleasant visit to rela-
tives here, Mrs. Frank Tomlinson
and children returned this after
noon TO Jacksonville, Ill.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Capt. Buckner is home for his
summer vacation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Mr.. Leake, Of Hannibal, is in
Mexico ON q visit TO his brother, L
g. Leake.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Feoht. :

Prof. D T. Gentry 10 in Mexico
on Q visit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

The Carrollton, No., base ball
club writes the editor Of the LED.
GER, saying it wants to play the
Mexico Browns.
Prof. J. N. Cross is home from
the Training School at Pertle
Springs. He reports a pleasant
and instructive meeting.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Haywood, Of
st. Louis, accompanied by Jas. K.
McGarth, . prominent politician
Of that city, spent the Fourth Of
July in Mexico. Mr.. Haywood
has just bought q neat residence on
Ohio Avenue, Sc. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

The County r. 4 L. Union meets
at Carter school house, southeast
part Of the county, the fourth FRI
day and Saturday in July.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-17
TEYAS GRANITE.

Workmen were busy this week put
ting down on one Of the sidewalks, on
Congress avenue, immense flagstones.
The slabs were at least twelve feet
long. four feet wide and eight inches
thick, and were Of solid granite
granite as fine as ever went into cor
nerstone. or column, or arch. 1t was
such granite as, being quarried i'll
the New Hampshire hills, would
have made the polished shaft Of
costly monument, or have formed the
columns and facings Of some magnifi-
cent building. But Texas, with her
wealth Of building material, can af-
ford to play the prodigal with her
stores, and can lay these splendid
slabs Of granite to mend broken side
walks. What could she not do with
this Burnet county granite if she had
machinery to work with, and roads
enough for shipping her products?
THE STATESMAN believes that even
the most sanguine citizen Of
Texas has never dreamed Of
the prosperity that will come
upon this state through the
development of her mineral products
alone. Austin is helping to hasten
the day, for every stone laid in the
dam is another stone in the fOunda,
tions Of the manufactures which will
utilize not only the cotton and wool
the iron and timber, but the marble
and granite; and the product Of these
manufactures will be carried hundred:
and thousands Of miles.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-17
THE DELAYED EXTRA SESSION.

THE DELAYED EXTRA SESSION.
The Dallas News says that the people
are going to arise and ask Governor
Hogg why he has unnecessarily de-
layed the extra session, and that they
will be satisfied with nothing less
than some iron-clad reasons. The
argument of the News is that there is
great embarrassment throughout the
country, and even distress among GER
tain classes; that this condition is in
great part due to unwse legislation;
that these laws must be repealed or
amended before any change for the
better can be effected; that the mis-
take having been made, it should be
rectifled as soon as possible, and that
the governor, having delayed the
called session to such late date, has
injured the prosperity of the country
and worked against its interests.
THE STATESMAN does not know that
Governor Hogg will undertaketo give
any reason, iron-clad or otherwise. 1t
is possible, Of course, for a governor to
do things arbitrarily, because ii
happens to suit him. He might
call this extra session in "March
or April" Or he might perchance,
not call it at all; and the people can not
help themselves. THE STATESMAN
however believes the session will be
called, and with the people generally
is worried only over the delay in its
assembling. If the mistakes indica-
ted have been made, if the people are
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-17
THE STATE PRESS.

The Bryan Eagle will bring out a
fine Christmas edition.
GAS We Were Saying" in the Cor
pus Christi Caller, is doing good work.
The Waxahachie Democrat has ex-
cited the envy of its contemporaries by
having "A marriage ceremony per-
formed in its sanctum.
Editor Mcpherson deservesapplause
and encouragement from the whole
state press for the work she is doing
on the San Marcos standardization.
The Palestine Daily Advocate
would like to take the afternoon press
dispatches and build up into good
evening paper. All it needs is little
encouragement from the people.
The Bolton Journal says of the
Temple sun: "The advertising pat
ronage the Sun receives is beyond
that accorded to most Texas papers.
Nearly every business house in its
town is represented in its columns"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-17
THE RAILROAD COMMISSION.
The Nashville American says:

The Nashville American says:
Mr.. Huntington has coOlly informed
the people of Texas that as railroads
are not permitted to own the states
and all things therein, there will be
no more building Of them. The Texans
are invited to gaze upon Tennessee,
where for years the railroads have
run things to suit themselves; have
owned the legislatures, body and soul;
have tyrannized the people, and yet
have done absolutely nothing except
grind the life blood almost out of the
patrons, upon whose business they
have grown rich and powerful. Better
off, far, are the people Of Texas. They
at least have the satisfaction Of know
ing that they are masters and not
slaves.
The truth is that one extreme is as
bad as the other. The railroads have
no right TO own legislatures, or to
tryannize over the people; neither has
the state any right to crush the life
out of railroad enterprise. Between
masters and slaves there is a
golden mean. If the railroads are
necessary to the States development
the State is equally indispensable tC
the railroads, and there is no reason
why they should not work together
in harmony and to mutual advantage
If Texas has decided to put a re-
straining hand upon the too-grasping
monopolies when they are pushing
their claims unjustly, or to the detri-
ment of the State, she is merely act
ing the part of a wise guardian of her
children's interests. Her railroad
commission is not working against
Railroads.&c. is trying to adjust mat
ters between the railroads and the
people in such manner that both
may prosper, instead of one absorbing
all the gain, to the Getriment of the
other. If Mr.. Huntington does not
like the condition of things in Texas
he should build railroads in Tennes-
see, where the railroads "run things
to suit themselves But his present
building in Texas, despite his threat,
shows there is no such scare as some
would make believe.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-17

really suffering, if there Is any occa-
sion for the extra session at all, why
it certainly seems the sooner it is call
ed. the better for all concerned. 1t is
thought the constitution was right in
fixing January az the menth for the
regular meeting Of the legislature as
at that time Of the year those engaged
in farming Industries can the safer
neglect their business and live at the
state capital. If this holds with
general reasoning why not in a
sDecial case? THE STATES
MAN thinks the urgency Of
the needs Of the people, their uni
versal suffering from some mistakes
made by the last legislature should
have found expression many months
ago in a called session and amended
laws. e. 1t has come to this time now
however, and sufficient notice would
carry the beginning Of the session to
the usual time in January for regu-
lar session. If Governor HOgg has de-
cided to call an extra session, he can
not confer greater blessing upon the
people Of his state than by issuing
that call Immediately. We think the
people generally expect that relief at
his hands.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-17
Notice of Intention to In corporate.

Benbrook School Furnishing COM
pany. partnership composed Of NJ.
Benbrook, w. o. Hightower and
Chas. H. Hightower, hereby give
notice of an intention to incorporate
under the laws of the state of Texas
as private corporation on Jan. !,
1892, under the corporate name Of
School Furnishing COM
pany."
BENBRoOK SCHOOL FURNISHING Co.
NJ. BENBROOK.
w. O. HIGHTOWER.
CHAs. H. HIGHTOwE
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-17
TINE PREgTDEyT'S MESA GE.


President Harrison's message TO
Congress- is in general character Ike
all such documents that have issued
at this time of the year from the
White House for hundred years
past-it is a compilation from the "oiA
Of the heads Of departments, their
recommendations, and his views on
the history he furnishes and Things
in general. If for nothing else TINS
message is remarkable for it's exceed
ing great length and his solicitnde
about presidential elections-a matter
that in the future need give him but
very little concern. That he should
devote one-ninth Of I9,OU
word message to the proper &C.
lection Of presidential electors,
looks seriously like hope did indeed
spring eternal from the human breast;
in no better way in the message Is his
mower AZ humorigt so well brought
out. Now, if he had only gone a little
fuller into the pension business and
cut off the top Of his air castle how
much better it would have been. FOR
the people are willing for him, James
p. and the others to have it out all
among themselves, but they would
have liked to have been informed az
to the method Of the "great diligence .
in the pension business, and why the
commissioner thought the pitiful sum
Of s144, $685. 900 would be sufficient
for the fiscal year ending June 3, 1893
and how it was possible to carefully
and correctly pass upon 1000 pension
cases a day for 3G5 consecutive
days, and how the commissioner
became convinced Of the "gratifyine
factu that all to whom pensions are
being given "are men who rendered
not slight, but substantial war ser
vice." How "gratifying" it would
have been to have been told all about
this!
1t was. of course, to have been eX
pected that he would claim the in
crease in farming wealth as directly
attributable to high tariff and TIT
Mckinley bill. What worries US il
how he would have explained it if j
had happened under Democratic rule
as 1t would just the same. Mr.. Por
ter should feel hattered over the com
pliment paid his alleged census and
cheered by the hope Of another ap
preparation to put it into print. TIT
Jews in Russia and the known Worlt
are doubtless jubilant over th'
empty compliment paid them. If Mr.
Blaine is guilty Of the history Of the
secretary of states office, it is mucf
feared he is not really as well as his
friends claim. The nation il
doubtless grateful for the sta
tistical information furnished, but
if the message could have beer
condensed how many more people
would have learned the information
it tried to convey. Brevity was
slaughtered, ponderosity prevailed
but President Harrison has paid the
debt due to annual custom.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-17

FORT WORTH is rejoicing over the
new malt house which has just been
started. Perhaps the Fort would be
better Off, financially, with fewer
breweries and more pork packeries.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-17
Acquitted of Embezzlement.

Special to The Statesman.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. 12.-Wm.
Peake, ex-city treasurer, who has
been on trial in the criminal court
during the past week, charged with
having embezzled 1000 of the city's
money, was acquitted today.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-17
Charged With Kidnapping.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 12.-Lizzie Den
mis-, alias Smith, was today held to
await the action of the grand jury on
a charge of kidnapping little Junior
Beals, and bail fixed at $4,000.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-17
Rnnklen,s Arnloa Salve.

The best sslve in tie world for cuts, bruises
sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores letter
chapped hands, chilbains, cornS and all skin
eruptions and positively cures piles or no pay
reoilired 1t is guaranteed to give satisfaction
or money nfunded, Price % cents per box. For
sale by J. TObin.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-17
For Over Fifty Years

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used
for children tecthing. 1t soothes the child
softens the gums allays all pain, cures wind
collie and is the best remedy for diarrhua.
Twenty-Five cents per bottle Sold at all drug
gists throughout the world.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-17
Greenville Residence Burned.

Special to the Statesman.
GREENvILLE, Tex, Dec. 12.-The
residence of C. Williams burned this
morning with all the contents. Loss
$4,000; insurance $500.