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Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24

The anti-third party convention,
which met in St. Louis this week,
is strongly opposed to the SUBJ
treasury scheme. The report that
the object of this meeting was to
form a new order outside OF the +.
& l.. U. is without foundation.
The committee on resolutions
then reported resolution indors.
ing the Dallas (rex.) Farmers
World, which paper is a steadfast
opponent Of the sub-treasury and
land loan scheme. 1t also report
ed distinctive platform in which
the following We're unanimously
adopted by the convention:
First-A reduction of the tariff
to a revenue basis and tariff reve-
nue. only.
Secoud-The free and unlimited
coinage of gold and silver-the
money of the constitution-and
such currency as may be founded
thereon as the surest, safest and
most permanent settlement of the
money question.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24
Campbell VS., Campbell,

AL. Campbell is home from st.
Louis little disfgured but still in
the ring. His right ear looks as
though somebody had been chew
ingit. He said he went to St.Louis
and found his wife, his step-son,
Toby, and Geo. r. Miller, a man
who run pop corn stand in Mex
leo some time ago, all living TO.
gether. He said he got into an al
tercation with them, which result
ed in free fight. They all jump
ed on to AL. and at first had little
the best of him, but he said before
he got through he knocked Miller
out OF time. He says all he wants
is his furniture. He said he would
not let his wife come back if she
wanted to. He has employed a
lawyer and says he will surely
get back his furniture.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24

THE question which now sp-
pears to be agitating the minds Of
the public is, whether Mr.. Robert
Cauthorn, who has become PROM
inent furniture dealer IN this city,
can still hold his job SIS one of the
main leaders of the f. IL l.. Union
of this county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24

A delegation from Sedalia, con-
sisting of Mayor Stephens, J. r.
Barrett, Mr.. Meyer, President of
the Commercial Club, and Hon. J.
FL. Boutwell,, accompanied by At
torney-General Wood, arrived in
this city yesterday afternoon to
have a conference with Gov. Fran
els in regard to the removal of the
headquarters and shops of the Mis-
souri, Kansas and Texas road from
Sedalia to Parsons, Kan, to comply
with the Kansas law. The Govern
or last night wired Fl. G. Cross,
President of the road, protest
against the removal. When seen
by a LEDGER reporter at his hotel
Gov. Francis said he did not think
the road could be forced to such
measures, and 1t was, he thought,
nonsense fsr Governor to try such
a foolish move.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24
Aufrain Girl.

Miss Helen Hall won the Stur-
geon Leaders voting contest for the
most popular young lady in Boone
county. She received $3.50 votes,
Miss Matte Harris was second
with 6,367 and Miss Octavia Thom-
as third with 2,477. Over 1900
votes were cast.-Columbia Herald.
Miss Helen Hall, the beautiful
young lady who carried off the
prize in the Sturgeon Leaders con-
test for the most popular young
lady in Boone county, lives in Au.
drain. We are proud of her.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24
7 n Tpckar carr;es off the nr;,

]. d. Tucker carries off the prize
up to date on fruit. He brought to
the LEDGER office Saturday
some peaches and pears as fine as
we ever saw. The peaches, by &C.
tual weight, weighed 8 ounces, his
pears weighing IS ounces. He has
quite lot OF fine fruit in his large
garden adjoining his elegant resi-
dence on east Promenade street.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24

j. A. PORTS, of this city, is presi-
dent of the State Board of Agri-
culture, and one OF the most active
and energetic workers we know of
anywhere in the State. He Is
the right man in the right place.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24


JOHN f. MOUNTS. formerly editor
of the fatelltgeneer, of this city,
now of the Versailles Gazette,
is about to be removed as postmas.
ter of that city. While in Mexico
he claimed to be Democrat. He
not only claimed to be Democrat,
but claimed that no man could be
a Democrat unless he agreed with
him on all questions of public
policy. From Mexico Mounts
went to Versailles. NO., where he,
for small sum of money, started
a Republican newspaper. He then
claimed that no man could be 6
Republican that did not agree with
him on all questions of publ,
policy. The Versailles Leader o
this week announces that Mr.
Mounts is to be removed from ths
office of postmaster and will b,
succeeded by some other Republi
can and a gentleman.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24
T, il l.. u. Picnic.

A big F. & L. U. picnic will take
place at the farm of B. F. James,
president of the T. & L. u. in this
county, just south of town on Sept.
30th. Among the speakers who
are expected to be present on that
occasion are U. S. Hall, State
Lecturer Williams, Richard Dalton,
of Rails Co, and Col. Leonard,
who is now president of the State
f & T.. U.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24
Fine Corn.

Judge J. II. Shell has our thanks
for some Of the largest corn we
ever saw. The stalks are fully 20
feet tall and the ears are more than
10 feet from the ground, two ears
to the stalk, each esr being fully
IS inches long. This ia a great
corn country and Judge Shell is
one of the most successful farmers
in the country.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24

Sciapce has its practical uses.
For example, very profound sci.
entistAhe must be very profound
to have gone SO deep-tells us at .
distance of 200 miles beneath the
earth's surface the temperature is
28,C10o Fahrenheit. This will
be exceeding useful information 10
anybody who may happen to be
looking around for an suspicious
location for an ice- GREEN saloon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24
Ringo Closed Up.
CHARLEY WADE CLAIMS HE WAS
DEFRAUDED OUT OF HIS
FURNITURE STORE.
Suit Brought and The Sheriff Closes
Brit RingO.. Up-.-BOb. Cauth0rn
Appointed Receiver.

Charles P. Wade, through his at
torney, John NJ. Barker, bks
brought suit against Birt Ripgo,
who traded him his cne half inter
est in the folding bed for Charley's
furniture store. The style of the
suit is, "Biil in Equity to rescind
contract, to restore property; ap-
pointment Of receiver and for in
junction ana other relief" In the
body of the instrument we find the
plaintiff claims the property.
which he traded Mr.. Ringo, con.
sisting of 6 large stock of furniture,
hearses, etc., etc., which he claims
to have been the fruits of a long
time of active labor, expense and
cost to plaintiff. Plaintiff then
goes ON to desribe the Ringo fold
ing bed, for which he traded his
store for one half interest. He
speaks of it as an "alleged inven-
ton" and claims that the defend.
ant, Birt Ringo, intended to ruin,
cheat and defraud him of his out
stock of goods and property, fraud.
ulently and deceittully represent
ing that his said invention was
such an Improvement on the
other folding beds that all
weights used for balances
could be dispensed with. The
plaintiff also makes other com.
plants among which is that Mr..
Ringo agreed to have three folding
beds made at Quincy and then
to buy them from plaintiff.
Plaintiff claims that said beds
have not as yet been fur
nished him; he also claims that
Mr.. Ringo was to procure contract
from Mr.. Bucknsr, who owns the
other half of the bed, to introduce
the same upon the market and to
engage in selling the same, and
that Capt. Buckner has not taken
any interest in the matter at all
He then says that he has received
no consideration at all for his stock
of furniture, etc. He further says
that he now offers the defendant
complete bill Of sale for said
folding bed and will re- convey it to
him. He claims that defendant is
disposing of the property at sac
rifice and asks for an injunction TO
be served upon him at once. The
attorneys for Nh Ringo are George
Robertson and W. w. Fry.
Mr.. Ringo EXPRESSES no uneasi-
ness in regard to the results of the
suit and says that hs filled his con-
tract and that the b ed is all thai
he represented it 10 be. The case
will be called at the October term
of Circuit Court.
The Sheriff closed Ringo up this
afternoon, under an injunction
granted by Judge Hughes, who ap.
pointed Bob Cauthorn receiver
Mr.. Cauthorn gave 5000 bono
and will invoice at once. Mr.. Rim
go says he did not know Charley
was dissatisfied until the Sheriff
closed him up.
The proceedings are exciting {
great deal of interest.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24

We find the following in the
Kansas City Star: SAN eagle big
enough to handle forty pound
sheep, was brought to the office of
the Mexico LEDGER last week.
The editor of the Wichita Eaqle
ought to secure that bird, even
though IL might take whole years
subscription to the daily to get it. .
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24

Gov. ID. T.. FRANCIS and the
members of the State Board of Ag-
riculture were highly delighted
with Mexico and her people. The
Board will likely meet frequently
in Mexico in the future.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24

Ex-Gov. g. Ii. Hardin, who has
just returned from Eureka Springs,
Ark, Gays that the Mexico people,
who are there for their health, are
rapidly recovering. The Governor
says that d. d. Woodward'e
health is very much better
and that the doctors think that he
will shortly be entirely well.
This will be very gratifying TO
Dams friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24

The difference beuGeen preach
ers and road grader men is that
preachers endeavor to improve the
ways of men while road grader
agents endeavor to improve the
highways of men.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24

The grand rally and F. & L. U.
picnic to be held on Wednesday,
the Both OF September, 2 IL miles
south of Mexico, on the farm of B.
#. James, who is president of the
f. & L. U. of this county, will be
largely attended and will be the
event Of the season in the Union.
President Leonard, ex-President
u. s. Hall, Hon. Richard Dalton,
and ex-State Lecturer Williams
have all agreed to be present and
to make speeches on this occasion.
The public is cordially invited to
attend, no matter whether they be-
long to the Union or not. The
commmittee on arrangement is
composed OF B. F. James, P. NJ.
Morris and Jno. c. Woods, who
are doing all in their power tc
make the occasion one of intere st
The picnic should be largely at.
tended by farmers from sll parts oil
this and adjoining counties. Come
and bring your baskets full.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24
Send the American Tramp There.

1t is said that between the Island
of Madagascar and the coast Of
India there are l6, 600 islands, only
600 of which are inhabited. On
any of these islands a man can live
and support his family in princely
luxury, without working more than
twenty-five days in the year. In
fact, on come of these islands he
need not work at all, as nature pro-
vides the food and no clothing 10
required.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24

WE have been asked several
times in regard to the vote cast by
S. o. Wright, delegate to Pertle
Springs for the F. & l.. U. conven-
ton from this county. Mr.. Wright
voted for Leverett Leonard for
president Of the State f. & L. u,
but voted against the suo-treasury
Echana
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24

The Road Grader Contest will
result in great good to roads in
Missouri and the west. 1t is prov.
ed conclusively, not only that all
the graders will do good work, but
that the use Of any grader saves
thousands of dollars, with better
results. Every foot ofroad in Mis-.
souV, when worked, should be
worked with q grader.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24

Mr.. and Mrs. j. s. Furnish, Of
Kentucky, who have been visiting
among relatives and friends in
Mexico for several days, left this
afternoon for Holiday, Monroe
county, where they will be the
guests of Judge j. M. Furnish.
They were accompanied by Mrs.
G.. 81. Wales.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24

We highly appreciate this COM
plIment, coming stom the Kansas
City Star, which is one of the very
best printed and ablest edited pa
pers in the United States: The
Mexico LEDGER has been under the
same management for fifteen years.
and nobody who reads that paper
wants . change.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24
J. V. WILLIAMS,

County Clerk of Audrain county
on being interviewed in regard tt
the present road law, its defeats and
amendments needed, said: 'It would
be impossible for me or any one
else to cover this ground in a short
interview, but to be brief | would
say:
"Moses and the twelve Apostles
with all their combined wisdom and
Divine guidance, could not to-day
make a road law that would please
and suit every man In Missouri OF
be adapted to the demands of the
different sections of the state. MY
ears have been the receptacle for
years Of its defects and its praises.
A constant stream of kicks from
men who think Of the roads or road
laws only once year-when work
ing or paying road tax. We have
the best road law we have ever had.
1t needs amending IN few particu-
lars. The people should vote the
road tax at the annual school meet
ing, as they do their school tax,
without asking or bothering the
County Court. 1t is nobody's bust
ness but theirs, and no court under
stands the needs of road district
as well as the people who live in it.
The people should elect (as they
now do) their own overseers. If
for the first few years they elect in
competent men, they will soon learn
better. You trust these people to
elect Governors, Judges, Clerks
why not their own road overseers.
The poll should be two dollars and
all kinds of road tax paid in money.
Then let the overseer take that
money and hire men who can and
will do the most work for the
money. As a rule five railroad work
hands can make more road in one
day than twelve Of the best farmers
in the county. We need more work
and less talk, and oyerseers who
know how to oversee. There are
many more defects in the overseer
and hands than in the law. The
grader has come to stay-can't dc
without it. Put good teams to it
Don't change them or the hands
until every road in the district is
worked. One school district is large
enough for a road district. The
overseer should be better paid, bui
ON the per cent. plan.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24
The Champion Road Machine.

The Light Steel Champion Road Ma
chine, manufactured by the American
Road Machine Co., of Kennett Square,
Pennsylvania, entered in the Mexico
contest by T.W Smith, of Chillicothe,
Mo-, general agent for Hunt & Adams,
of Indianapolis, Indiana, has been in
eighteen test trials In Missouri since
May 10th, 1891, and has sustained but
two defeats.
As q practical road machine it has
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24

Bobert johnson has bored a
well On his farm, q miles north of
town, and has struck living water.
He win put in wind pump and
az the well is situated on a high
site, Mr. Johnson hopes TO be en-
abled 10 water his whole farm.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24

Miss Edmonston has lost her
watch-a silver open face lady's
watch with a gold chain and moon
stone heart charm. Liberal re-.
ward for its return to the LEDGER
offica
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24
Mrs. DR.. White, nee Minnie Bea,

Y Mrs. DR.. White, nee Minnie Bea-
giles, daughter of J. M. Besgles,
of this city, died at Perry, Mo-, Fri.
day of congestion of the stomach.
Her funeral was preached by
Ed. Granfield at Perry. The re.
mains OF Mrs. White was inter.
ed in the new cemetery of this city
Saturday morning at 8 O'Clock.
The deceased was a most estimable
lady and respected by all who
knew her.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24

Mrs. G. A. Worley, who moved
with her husband from Mexico
to Truesdale, Warren county, sew
eral weeks ago, died in that place
yesterday with consumption. Her
remains were brought here to-day
and taken to Auxvasse for inter.
m6nt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24

A. G. Armstrong and Sam Bas-
kin are building two more splendid
brick buildings adjoining the one
just completed north of the Wind
sor Hotel. This will be one Of the
handsomest and best blocks in the
city
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24

THE Columbia Herald, speaking
of the election of officers at the late
editorial convention, says: ''For
corresponding secretary L. NJ.
White, ,ofthe Mexico LEDGER, whom
all good editors call Bob, was Sc
lected. A better man could not
have been chosen. He is energetic,
faithful, reliable"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24
ssThe Ledger Gets There"

Bob White, of the Mexico LED
GER, always gets there in great
shape at the Press conventions.
Bob has been President of the Mis-.
souri, Association; also OF thenorth-
east Missouri, ana is now a mem.
Der OF the executive committee OF
the National Association. A the
late State convention, in st. Louis,
he was elected corresponding secre-
tary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24

Gus. Atkinson, OF this city, 10
making arrangements to 60 on the
road with a circus. He will not
have menagerie but will have .
first class old fashioned circus.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24

Hon. Roswell 2. FLOWER was
nominated for Governor OF New
York by the Democrats on the first
ballot. he will be elected by a
rOusing majority.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24

Joe Hit sold his fine farm, z
miles southwest of Mexico, CON-
tanning $40 acres, to Ed Roberts,
for s13 900. This lie one Of the
best farms we know of anywhere.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24

Lakenan & Barnes, as agents for
Mrs. Eliza B. BARLEY, to-day sold
her four acre property in northwest
Mexico, to A. w. Collins, for
81 .O9U.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24

THE statement going the rounds
of the press of Missouri that "Birt
Rlngo, prominent furniture deal
er of Mexico, had failed and been
closed up by the Sheriff. is
mistake. MIR. Ringo has not failed
but Was closed up by an injunction
suit, the merits of which will be
settled in court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24

Major H. A. Ricketts,, Treasurer
of the ex-Confederate Home, has
invested $4,000 of the funds In
United States bonds.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24

/. R. A. Daniel, of firm of Daniel
Bros, hardware dealers, will move
his family to Mexico from near
Thompson In q few DAYS,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24

j. B. Cropper has returned from
an extended trip in Lincoln county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24

e. D. Graham has bought . fine
$3.50 buggy horse from Wood Mad.
dox.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24


THE Kansas City Star, in quite a
lengthy editorial, which shows the
prominence occupied by the farm
ing element in this country, says:
Erastus Wiman contributes an.
article to the North american Re-
viea0, which is full of encourage
ment for persons engaged in the
agricultural industry. The early
supremacy of the farmer is conf
IDENTIFY predicted, and reason for
this is clearly and logically stated.
1t is asserted by Mr.. Wiman, upon
which appears to be trustworthy
data that ''the power of absorption
or consumption OF food product has
at length caught up with the power
of production, and that the posi-
BILE ratio of increase in consump-
ton is much greater than the im-
mediate possible ratio of increase
in the growth of food" This
proposition is fortified by an array
of facts and figures that is truly
startling. Practically speaking,
no new wheat lands remain unoccG-
pied in the United States. Sta
tistics show that while the popula.
ton in the country continues to in
crease at the rate of IL IL per cent
in every five years, the area now be-
ing taken up has not in that period
increased per cent ,and it is yearly
and progressively lessening.
The american Agric,tltatrist, from
which Mr.. Wiman quotes, says:
est is safe to say that the yearly
additions to bread eating popula-
tions of European blood are such
as to require an addition yearly to
the wheat and rye supply of the
world of from 80 to 80 million
bushels, Or the product of 2 IL
million to 2,7OO, 900 acres. Yet
the entire wheat and rye growing
world has of recent years been ad-
ding not to exceed 100000 acres
per annum, or less than one-sixth
of the increased requirements.
Moreover, there is no country
where the present rate of increase
is likely to be much accelerated at
an early day."
Mr.. Wood Davis, who has made
the question of food products a
careful study, and who has devo-
ted to 1t the most painstaking re-
search says: "From the best OBJ
tainable data it would appear that
with an average yield the worlds
crop OF wheat and rye is now 70
million bushels less than the yearly
consumption. Each passing year,
by reason of the increase in the
population, adds at least 25 million
bushels to this yearly deficit, so by
1895 it can hardly be less than 200
million bushels, if the per capita
requirement remain as large as
they have been." Mr.. Davis sets
forth that up TO this time the re-
serves accumulated during the ex-
istence of surplus acreag ehave met
the deficit, but there are indica-
tions, he says, in every grain grow
ing country going to show that
these reserves are nearly If not
quite exhausted.
I L Safr
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24

Gene Jones, one Of Audrain's
best farmers, has bought 100 cattle
in Galloway county, which he will
feed
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24

Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Worrell have
returned from a brief trip TO
Kansas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24
SAMPLE Cory FREE.

THE road graders are all good.
Some may be better than others
but they are all good.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24

The remains of Mrs. DR.. J. P.
White were inferred in the new
cemetery of this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24
A MONTREAL I.ErT.ER.

The Trse Efsss.s a.d ezro~fefe, Hosfy<14
C1sn., fssbifshed On. rf ~. We are IN eess4pt
pf q letter from efas, of our ~ei-snosn c4tizrba,
Mr.. q. Baixvsft, Who writes that upgn fefz,ns-
nsaFH.attGn of fbe ssosi Ess. A. Msrohsn3. 81
Drriaafnor4yilIs he ira6sscssd 10 use fpr that
nssas siYsadfrI ot all usTSosss dissass~, TfTs. 9
fsz isistfe4 uf Pastor Eosnisss Nerve Tonic. stsd
h siaa % ssy tsEt after hsvtas safered ~
eight years ~ Roe entirely cured. and heartily
recommends ed suffsttzs of Esrsoas dissns8
10 tfy this feHssiy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24

The committee of mechanical ex-
perts. comprising Prot. Hiram Phil
lip, Geo. Burnett and M. L. Hoi-
man. made the following report on
score:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24

Ex-Gov. G. FL. Hardin is home
from Eureka Springs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24

Will be in Mexico every Satur-
day to buy mule colts.
MADDOX q MONTAGUE