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Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27
Ii a High Instep Beautiful

FROM the Boston Globe.
A very high instep is never seen
on any of the famous statues which
the world considers ideals, yet
when the foot is placed firmly
down, as in walking, it must not
hatten and lose its shapeliness.
1t should be neither plump nor
bony; the skin a healthy ivory
white, the tips of the toes and the
nails pinkish, while the sole of the
foot, the color extending up on the
edges, should be deeply roseate.
Dimpled feet are not beautiful,
according to the canons of high art;
dimples always mean prettiness,
not beauty. Beauty is cast in too
pure a mold to need the eye-catch-
ing little hicks and ind~entations,
which may be winsome, but which
usual accompany an overpulse OF
adipose tissue.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27
Missouri Newspapers.

No state in the Union has better
public schools or better newspapers
than Missouri. The county pa
peri in Missouri are far above the
average of those in other states and
there is nothing that clearer indi-
Gates the class of people who inhab-
it a town, county, state or country
than its newspapers. The Kansas
City Star, in an editorial referring to
this matter, says: "In fact, Mis-
souri, editors are living on the fat
of the land and as a class are reyel.
ing In all of the comforts and many
of the luxuries Of life. The news
pape,s of this state are convincing
advertisements of their own pros
perty. Any experienced observer
can tell by looking at country pa
per how ii is getting along. There
is that about it which defines its
statue just as surely as the apparel
proclaims the man. If 1T is poor
it will be badly printed and edited
in a slouchy, careless manner. Ii
the matter is properly classified,
and the typographical features are
neat and attractive, it is safe to
conclude that the paper is making
money. Judging by this standard,
the press of Missouri is far above
the necessity of hickory nut diet.
No state in the Union at the pres
emit time has a better lot of country
papers than Missouri. They are
pretty and spruce and readable.
They are attractive in their me-
chanical makeup, and are able and
interesting as to their editorial and
local features. The improvement in
rural journalism inthis state has
been very notable during the past
decade, and is still progresslng.In a
great commonwealth like Missouri
there is much to write about which
is of interest to the public, and this
material is treated by the press in g
way which bespeaks a high order Of
ability in the journalistic profession
The increasing excellency of the
newspapers in Missouri reflects &C.
curately the rapid development OF
the state and their constant ad'
vancents is a fascinating study. Il
is a genuine treat to sit down by &
stock of Missouri Exchanges" ant
scan their news and editorial col
ums. AS a rule they are fresh anc
vigorous, and are industrious ane
interesting chroniclers of events il
their respective localities. They
are largely READ, too, as is NANTES
by those business ear.marks which
denote the volume of circulation
and the measure of patronage"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27
A Perfect Horse.

From time lmmemorial the horse
has been known as mans constant
companion. Fl omHomer toByron
this nobelist of all animals has
been immortalized in verse and
even in holy writ. He occupies a
position in both Jul admiration,
necessities and affections above all
other domestic animals. TheRing-
ling Bros. Worlds Greatest Shows,
which exhibits at Mexico, Mo-, on
Sept. 8, possesses three.hunhred of
the finest horses and ponies ever
bred. Among them are scores of
educated performing equines, in
Guiding "Spider' the great leaping
horse; Captain" the Tightening
calculator, and "Sulton" the dane
ing stallion. Be sure and see the
fine stock in their free street par
abe
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27
4 Big Reform Picnic.

VANDALIA, Mo-, Ang. 24.-The
farmers in the vicinity of Vandalia
met on Saturday and decided to
hold a great reform picnic in Rails
county, eight miles northwest of
the city, on Sept. s. U. s. Hall,
George Williams and Richard Dali
ton have promised positively to
make addresses, while I. ]. Sims
and s. O.. Wright, Alliance agita-
tors of Audrain county, will also
speak. 1t will be a formal msni-
festation of the feeling in this sec
ton against McCune and the sub.
treasury and third party schemes.
Preparations are being made to
feed 10000.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27
BULLING TO BE EXECUTED.
Judge &. b. Maefariane Renders a
Most Important Opinion.

Application was made to-day to
Judge M~acfarlane of the Supreme
Court for writ OF error and stay of
execution In behalf of Lewis Bull
ling, now under sentence to be
hung Sept. 4th next, for the MUIR
der of his wife at st. Joseph sew
eral years ago. Bulling was tried
by the Circuit Court of Andrew
county and convicted of murder in
the first degree. From this judg-
ment he appealed to the Supreme
Court. The judgment was reversed
and a new trial ordered. In 1890
he was retired and again convicted.
Upon a second appeal the judy
ment was affirmed by Div. No. 2 of
the Supreme Court, as now con-
titituted, and the sentence Or
dered executed. Bulling escaped
from the Andrew County Jail
before the day fixed for his ex-
ecutlon. He was re%captured in
Chicago about the first of July, af-
ter the day he was to have been
executed. On the 7th of August
he was taken before the Circuit
Court of Andrew county and the
execution of the sentence ordered
carried out on the 4th of Septem
Der next. The ground ofthe appiica.
ton was that as the Supreme Court
had, upon affirming the judgment
of the Circuit Court, ordered a war
rant for executing the sentence, the
Circuit Court had no further juris.
| diction yer the case.
Judge Macfarlane held that nc
new sentence was provided by the
Supreme Court, but it simply af.
frmed the judgment, and sentences
of the Circuit Court. The affirm.
ance OF the judgment left the sen.
tenee of the Circuit Court in full
force, and all that remained to be
done by any court was to order the
execution of the sentence and fz
the time therefore. Upon the af'
frmance of the sentence of the
Circuit Court, Sec. 1928 requires
the Supreme Court to ..order the
Judgment of the Circuit Court to be
executed. If for any reason the
sentence is not executed at the
time fixed, as in this case, Sec
1856 and 1856 give Jurisdiction tt
both the Supreme and Circuit
Courts to order a warrant and fix s
time for the execution of the sen
tepoa
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27
TheO. Osborne.

The Columbia Statesman tells the
following good one on Theo. Os-
borne and one of our Fulton ladies /:
"Theo. Osborne is one of the numer-
u commercial tourists who visit
Mexico now and then, and is well
known to the grocery trade, a good
fellow and enjoys a ioke-even at
his own expense. The latest we
have heard is on him. Not a great
while ago he visited Fulton and
during his stay met a married lady
who asked him if he knew a Miss
of Glasgow, Osborne's home.)
On his replying yes, the lady fur
Their intimated that she had heard
Miss - had married and did
badly She and Miss were
room mates at school and Mrs. -
felt so sorry to hear of the girls
misfortune, and enquired if Theo
saw her often. YES" said he, ION
every trip, she is nov rooming with
me- This was too much and the
Fulton husband was almost over
come-laughing immoderately.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
Branstetter & Son Offer Their
City Home and Two Farms.

S. M. Branstetter, of Vandalia,
No., offers for sale the following
real estate 1t will be sold in
tracts to suit purchasers at very
reasonable prices, and on liberal
terms. Two story five room resi-
dence in southeast Vandalia, 4 l
acres Of land inside corporation
limits, good large barns, out build
ings, wells and all necessary i'm
%provements and comforts. One oil
the best pieces of property in Van
dalia.
Two farms 10 miles south OF
Vandalia. One of so acres and the
other 40, both well improved,
good houses, barns and all neces-
sary out buildings on either. Both
in q high state of cultivation, good
fences, gates and an old and young
orchard. Either farms can be
in Audrain county. Title
perfect and abstract given. Call
On or address
s. nj. BRANsTETTER,
yandalia, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27
Penalty of Telling the Truth.
DE Foe

i'll might give a short hint to an
imperial writer, it wonid be to tell
him his fate. If he resolves
to venture upon the dangerous pre-
cipice of telling unvarnished truth,
let him proclaim var with man.
kind-neither to give nor take quar-
ter. II he tells the crimes of great
men, they fall upon him with the
iron hands of the law If he tells
them of virtue, when they have any,
then the mob attacks him with
SANDER ; but if he regards truth let
him expect martyrdom on both
sides, and then he may 60 on tear
lessly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27
Cut His Head Off.

MoBERLY, Mo-, Aug. 24.-John
Tribble, a farmer living in the
southern part OF Randolph county
was killed by a train on the Chi
cago & Alton railroad about two
miles west of Clark's switch. Both
of his arms and legs we're broken,
his head cut clean off and mashed
into small pieces. He was seen
at Clark late Saturday night and
had started to his home, some four
miles west of Clark, when he was
killed. He leaves a wife and five
dauphters.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27
NOT
The New Institute Law Has Been En-.
dOrsed by Only One County
Institute.

The Galloway County Teachers
Institute was the only one we know
of having endorsed the new law in
reference to holding Institutes.
Our institute did so under protest.
After the resolution was passed .
number of the teachers desired to
reconsider it, but were not allowed
to do SO. Galloway always makes
herself prominent one way or an
other, generally another. Fulton
Sam.
The Audrain County Teachers
Institute, which was composed of
more than one hundred of the best
teachers in Missouri, not only did
not endorse the law, but came very
near condeming it. When the
resolution was presented there
were 80 teachers present and the
following resolution, on being pre-.
scented out of the 80 teachers and on
ly received 20 noes. 1t is true only
Is voted yes, but the 81 who did not
vote at all would have voted for the
resolution. The resolution as re-
ported by the committee, and dis.
posed of as above stated, reads as
follows:
Resolved, That it is the sense oil
this institute, that while we recog.
nize many commendable features
in the act, constituting county
teachers institutes as proper (by
the last General Assembly, yet we
are of the opinion that it contains
many features too stringent, such
as length of time, compulsion Of
attendance, giving the power to in.
stitutes to grant certificates. taking
the power from the county school
commissioner, the proper person
according to time honored custom.
Therefore, we would respectfully
ask that these be stricken from the
act. J. S. SNIDoW,
NETTIE OWENS,
M. B. SBHoFELD,
j. M. BARNES,
KATE Houston,
Committee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27
Busy Statesmen.

TUT tII6 OUIITIFIUIf IItIdIU.
Congressman Dockery has been
serving as road overseer while
Congressman Hatch, Mansur and
Norton have been looking after
their farming interests. 1t is safe
to say that none of these gentle
men forgot to look after their po-
litical fences while going the
rounds.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27
F.: Only 300 yards to Dudley's
J.: Salune.
!: Dudley's beer is the long
. est and coolest.

| went over to the state line and
found twelve saloons there, side by
side. They all front ~squarely on
the line, facing south. 1t looks
like the main street OF a Missouri
village, but there is no Mayor, no
fire department, no colonies, no
newspaper and consequently no
town. A man plays Arkansas
Traveller" in front Of Dudley's place
and in consequence of that and the
long beer referred TO on the sign
board, that gentleman seems to have
the bulge on business in this queer
baekwoods saloon settlement.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27
Judge James Gibson.

AAVhA tHe VIZ Sbty AhSS
Among several good and avail
able men in the Democratic party
spoken of for Governor of Missou-
ri, is Judge James Gibson, of this
city. While Judge Gibson has not
announced himself, the fact that
he has been talked of for the place
makes it necessary to let the pub
lie know. who he is. Judge Glib
son was born in Cooper county, in
this State, November 10, 1S49. He
is the son of a prosperous farmer in
that county and was raised on a
farm. He was educated at KEN
per's Institute in Boonville and
went back to the farm for a time.
He came to Kansas City in 1871
and began the study of law, being
admitted to the bar in 1876. In
1877 he was elected city attorney
and was re, elected in 1878. In
In 1880 he was a Democratic Pres
idential elector from this district.
In hat year he married Miss Mary
Pence, of Platte county. In 1888
he was elected Mayor OF Kansas
City by a large majority. He was
appointed Circuit Judge in 1889
and in 1890 was elected to the same
Office, which he still holds, by the
largest majority ever given in the
county. 1t is unnecessary to say
that Judge Gibson has always been
a staunch Democrat. He is a
handsome man of medium size and
height, an able lawyer and withal
a cultured gentleman. AS a CUB
ernatorlal possibility he ranks
well. His personal popularity is
wide spread and growing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27

The Kansas City Scar speaking
OF the addres made by Gov. Fran.
chs ct Sedalia fair last week avs !:
I'm addressing the large assembly
at the State fair at sedalia, Gov.
Francis very judiciously embraced
the opportunity of advancing the
claims of the Columbian exposition
ct Chicago in 1893. The occasion
was opportune and the chance was
wisely improved. No one will be
able to say of Governor Francis
when ne retires from the Guber.
material Office that he was ever
negligent in the matter OF keeping
Missouri TO the front and inspiring
her people with q proper apprecia.
ton of the greatness Of this grand
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27

3. o. WRIGHT, delegate from
Audrain county to the State F. &
l.. U. meeting at Pertle Springs,
left for that point Monday and will
not return until Saturday. Mr..
Wright is one of the representa-
tive men of the order in this State
and is bitterly opposed to going
into politics.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27

A TEST case was made last week
as TO whether a young man could
be made to work the roads or not.
In order to test the matter one of
Audrain's most prominent young
farmers held that he could not be
made to work the road or pay a
poll tax. The case was brought to
trial and he was fined IS. 70.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27
Administrator Notice,

Notice is hereby given that letters
of administr alton upon the estate of
Enoch Doty, deceased, have been
granted the undersigned, by the Pro-
bate Court of Audrain county, Missou-
ri, bearing date August 10th, 1891.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them for allowance to the administra-
tors within one year after date of
granting of letters, or they may be
precluded from any benefit of such
estate and if such claims be not ex-
hibited within two years from the
date they will be forever barred.
R.. =. and 7. W. DOTY,
2O-4t Executors.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27
ANOTHER foolish maiden. a baos

ANOTHER foolish maiden, a hoos.
Ter belle this time, has " run away
for love-" This popular pastime
seems just at present to be growing
IN favor in other places as we'll as
IN Indiana. As most of the girls
who have come to notice in this
way are provided with homes, par
ents and frieIds it seems a little re-
markable that not one of them has
thought Of pursuing the simple al
tentative of staying at home for
lore.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27

We have heard several COM
plants in regard to road overseers
who r not looking after their
roads properly. The late rains
have washed out several small
bridges and culverts, which are al
lowed to remain sometimes as long
as a month, which is a great incon-
venience to the travelling public.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27

The American Agrscaltaris, says
that at 81 for wheat, 90 cents for
corn and DO cents for oats this year,
the farmers of the United States
will receive q total ofs1, 750,0 O, 900
which Is 1925 ,OO0. 0oo more than
the value en- the average of the
crops from 1880 to 1880 inclusive.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27

STATE Auditor Seibert has pre-
pared a statement, showing the
percentage of taxes collected in
various counties of Missouri for
1880. Audrain county stands away
up at the top, and shows that r.
p. Hopkins, collector of Audrain,
collected SO 2-10 of the tax listed
for that year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27

THE question of resembling the
order to do away with the electric
lights, after September LIST, will be
considered at a meeting of the
Council called for that purpose on
next Monday night. In all proba-
bility the light will be continued
by unanimous consent
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27
Colt Show.

On Saturday, Sept. IL, at 2
o'clock, G. D. Rodgers will have a
show of colts sired by his horse,
Rolla Boy. A premium of season
for 1892 will be given for the best
horse colt and best mare colt. Show
will be at Gallowsy's stable.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27

THE +. & l. U. Convention at
Warrensburg, No., is in session
and promises to be a very interest
ing meeting. U. 8. Hall, presi-
dent of the Association, backed by
those who have the best interests
of the order at heart, appear to be
able to protect the order from
scheming politicians.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27

THE School Book Commissioner
appointed by Gov. Francis has
done good work. The average saw
ing in text books for pupils in the
public schools will be SO per cent.
The commission was in session
three weeks and the total cost will
not exceed $1,000.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27

HARDIN COLLEGE and the Mis-
souri, Military Academy both are
going to be crowded with students
from all parts of the United States.
No colleges in this country have
any better reputation than those
located in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27

Il. I. FREEMAN & Son are the
mule kings of Missouri. They
have attended a large number OF
fairs in Missouri and adjoining
States this season and have never
failed to secure first premiums. At
most of the fairs the rings were
large and the competition sharp,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27
Assignee's Notice to Apply for Discharge.

Notice is hereby given that I shall,
on the first Monday of October next,
or as soon thereafter during said Oet0-
Der term as I can be heard, make an
application to the Circuit Court of Au-
drain county, Missouri, for my dis
charge as assignee of G. Ii. Morris,
upon the ground that il is no longer
advantageous to his creditors to keep
open said assignment.
16t GEO. A. NORRIS.
Aug. 18th, 1881. Assignee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27
Notice Of Final skfflement

Notice ID hereby given that final
settlement Of the estate. Of Hannah A.
Fountain, deceased, will ne made at
the September term Of Probate Court
OF Audrain county, Missouri, to be
held at Mexico I'm September, 1891.
I'd w. w. FOUNTAIN.
Administrator
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27
Notice Of Final Settlement,

Notice Ii hereby given that final
settlement of the estate of J. II. Wall
lace, deceased, will be made at the
september term Of Probate Court of
Atidrain county, Mo-, to be held at
Mexico in September, 1891.
w. H. WALLACE,
Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27

THE stockholders in the Mexico
FAN Association should, at the
next meeting early in September,
arrange to have a mile track by
next season.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27
Notice Of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given that final
settlement of the estate of Geo. II.
Dunbar, deceased, will be made at the
term of Probate Court of Audrain
county, Missouri, to be held at Mex
leo on the second Monday I'm SepteIn-
Der, 1891. ID. p. MOORE.
I'd Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27
Notice Of Fina, set.Isnsn,

Notice is hereby given that final
settlement Of the estate of J. w.
Heller, deceased, will be made at the
september term of Probate Court of
audrain county, Missouri, 10 be held
at Mexico in September, 1891.
j. +. WILLIAMS,
Public Administrator,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27
Notice Of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given that final
settlement of the estate of James NJ,
MeFadin, deceased, will be made at
the September term of Probate Court
of Audrain county. Missouri, to be
held at Mexico In September, 1891.
I'd j. WILSON,
Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27

GROVER CLEVELAND will be the
next Democratic nominee for presi-
dent,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27

Mr.. K. E. JONES knows a good
country when he sees it. Gene
has just bought $4,000 worth of
Audrain dirt.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27

WARREN county is the only one
in this district which faVors the
sub-treasury scheme.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27

THE people of Missouri will
never endorse the sub-treasury
scheme.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27
Notice Of Final settlemeut.

Notice Is hereby given that final
settlement of the estate of William
Woods, deceased, will be made at the
September term of Probate Court of
Audrain county, NO., to be held at
Mexico in September, 1891.
o. l.. WOODS,
I'd Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27

GROVER CLEVELAND will be the
next President of the United
States.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27

The meeting of road overseers
in Mexico, on Sept. ID, 16, II, is
a matter of national importance.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27
Notice Of FiaaI Settlement

Notice 10 hereby given that final
settlement of the estate Of Jacob Jarck.
deceased, will be male at the Septeru,
Der term Of Probate Court Of AudraIn
county, Missouri, TO be held 1T Mexico
In September, 1861.
d LA. KUHNE,
Administrator,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27
Notice to Stockholders.

STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY OF AuDRAIN.
In the Circuit Court, October Term,
1891.
Mary HozeIton, Plaintiff,
vs..
Amos Hozelton, Defendant.
Now, on this, the 10th day of Au-
gust, A. D., 1891, comes plaintiff and
files herein her petition, stating among
other things that defendant, Amos
Hozelton, ia a nonresident of this
State, and it appearing to the salts
faction of the clerk of this Court in
vacation that the defendant is a nom
resident and that service cannot be
had Oh him in the ordinary way, it
is therefore ordered by the clerk in
vacation that publication be made
notifying said defendant that a suit
has been commenced against him in
the Audrain County Circuit Court,
the object and general nature of which
is q suit for maintenance, and unless
you, the said defendant, Amos Hozel-
ton, be and appear at the next term
of the Circuit Court, to be held at the
Court House in the City of Mexico, on
the LIST Monday in October, A. D.,
1891, and answer or otherwise plead
to said petition, Judgment will be
rendered against you according to the
prayer of said petition; and 1t Is fur
her ordered that a copy hereof be
published in the Mexico Weekly LED
GER, a newspaper published in said
county and State, for four weeks, &C
cording to law, the last insertion to be
at least fifteen days before the next
term OF said Court.
A true copy.
IsEAL.l In witness whereof here
unto set my hand and affix the seal of
said Court this August 10, 1891, A. ID.
BEN. g. JOHNSON, a..
10 At Clerk Circuit Court,
Audrain County, Mo.
+. r.. JESSE, Attorney for Plaintiff.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27

Watch the feet of the horse. Let
them 60 bare foot as much as pos
sible, at least change their shoes
frequently. Study how to tend and
shape the hoofs of the colt. A
fine bodied and fine spirited horse
may have a bungling gait or lack
of endurance from bad feet that
will hurt the value very materially;
too often it is all the owners fault.
Mrs. Nj. T.. Wells LEFT this after
noon for Paris. Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27

THE gypsles were given hours to
leave and they have gone.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27

FALL trade is opening up all
along the line.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-08-27

THERE is no room In MISSOURI
for any third party.