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Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
LADDONIA ITEMS.

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
LADDoNIA, Mo-, July 29.-Mrs.
Eliza Reed is visiting in Perry.
Miss Ida Spencer visited IN Perry
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Martin and
family are visiting relatives here,
after an absence of four years.
Mrs. L. C. Provine will visit rela-
tives in Texas for the next four
weeks.
Mrs. H. Wommack has just re-
turned from a protracted visit to
Louisiana, Perry and other points.
Acy Underwood and wife will
leave for Texas in a few days.
Preaching yesterday at the NJ. E.
church by Rev. Bundy. Elder
Shives preached at the Presbyterian
church. Both ministers had fair
congregations.
Oats and wheat are coming in by
the wholesale.
A good rain is badly needed. Corn
will be very short without it.
There is another mill talked of.
We hope it won't turn out to be
another phantom, but a reality.
Laddonia should have a good mil.
and a creamery before another sum-
mer. They pay in other towns;
why not here? Laddonia has been
asleep to public improvements for
the past three years, and other
towns have taken what it should
have had. There are no reasons
why we should not have a high
school. ANNIE LAURIE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
M~ARTINSBURG

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
MARTINsBURG, Mo-, July 29.-It
was a runaway couple; get out of
the way; danger; the same old story,
yet ever new; a telegram; a livery
team; the wrong direction; a disap-
pointed daddy; a happy couple; now
made one.
Elder Magee is holding a pro-
tracted meeting at Liberty church,
Galloway county.
Wilmer Rombaugh, the artist OF
Montgomery City, will be in the
Burg this week to make pretty pic
lures of ugly folks.
Miss Mary Rogers will attend the
teachers institute at Mexico.
Misses Ada Overbagh and Maggie
Torreyson will attend the institute.
Misses Susie and Maggie French
of Mexico, are guests Of relatives
and friends here.
Miss Birdie Martin entertained 6
host Of friends from Wellsville last
Sunday.
Chas. Cary, Of this vicinity, had
his leg broken very badly last weel
by a horse.
The "East End of Audrain coun'
ty denies the charge of the maj
with a sun-bonnet fooling the mai
with the hat. There are more way!
than one of fooling a man, and sui
will be brought at once for SANDER
Blackberries and peaches are be
ing brought to the market fast ant
poor old Laddonia stands around OF
the street corners trying to get
corner" on them.
1.-THE harvest is plenty, the lab
orers are few"
Elder Henson, Of Moberly
preached at the Christian churcl
Sunday night and remains among
friends mere this week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
DR.. Martin in California.

+, The Oakland, California, tribune,
speaking Of Elder Martin, Of Mex
leo, who is now in California, says ::
"Long before the hour of service
last evening at the revival meetings
conducted by DIR. Martin, of Mis-
souri,, the people we're turned away
from Hamilton Hall. DIR. Martin
has been preaching some two
weeks. The first week was spent
at the Christian Church Rev. Geo.
w. Sweeney's.). The second he
has been holding forth at Hamilton
Hall, which has been secured by
Mr.. Sweeney's congregation for the
meetings. But it is probable that
the revivalist will have to move
into the Oakland Theater.
"Infant Baptism, Mans lnven-
tion," was the subject of DIR. Mar
tins discourse last evening. To-
night his theme will be "Sprink-
ling and Pouring not Baptism
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
LATE NEWS ITEMS.
G. l. BENIN T

Secretary Blaine says he will re-
sumo his duties this fall.
At Evansville, Ind, and vicinity
there was a sharp earthquake
shock.
The little town of Lawson, Colo,
was almost wiped out by a cloud
burst.
Mrs. Cave, who was shot by her
husband on Finney avenue, st.
Louis, is dead.
James Broadly tried to commit
suicide by cutting his throat in
East st. Louis.
Probabilities that Archbishop
Kenrick will be made a Cardinal
are increasing.
Republican politicians seem to
be making a political infirmary of
the Worlds Fair.
A town has been discovered in
the Andes Mountains nearly Is, 900
feet above sea level.
While insane J. r. Hull of Pettis
county, Mo-, tried to kill his wife
and family, who fed.
Pool-rooms are running at full
blast in st. Louis and sports and
toughs are IN great glee.
The State has no appeal in the
st. Louis pool-room case and Judge
Olaiborne's decision is final.
The thirty-seventh annual ses-
sion of the Good Templars of
Missouri convened at La Plata.
The forthcoming Alliance fair, to
open at Virginia, ILL.,, August 8, is
to be a big demonstration.
For the seventh time Rain. maker
Melborne of Canton, O., succeeded
in producing the desired shower.
Col. Heath denies that sensation.
al stories about Mr.. Blaine's i'll
health were inspired by Private
Secretary Halford.
Laboring men throughout Ten,
nessee will join with the miners
in an effort to secure the repeal of
the convict lease law.
The Amalgamated Association Of
Iron Workers will oppose the i'm
portation of tin-plate workers by
Mr.. Niedringhaus.
1t is said that a committee ap
pointed by Pennsylvania Republi
cans to demand Wanamaker's res
ignation was snubbed by the Presi
dent.
st. Joseph, Mo. is in danger O
being abandoned by the Missouri
River, which threatens to- cut {
new channel, leaving the towr
inland.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
THE CORNER Is OFF.
A Constitutional Amendment Renders
the Proposed Alliance Wheat
Deal In Minnesota Illegal.

ST. PAUL, MINI, July 27.-The
farmers of Minnesota will not be
likely to corner the wheat market
after all. The discovery was made
to-day that a constitutional amend
ment makes the proposed action of
the Alliance under the Muller cir
cular a criminal conspiracy. The
strange thing about the whole
matter is the fact that the measure
was introduced in the winter of
1887 by Ignatus Donnelly, who is
now president Of the Minnesota AL
lance. 1t passed both houses Of the
Legislature, was almost unanimous
ly adopted by vote of the people in
the fall of 1888 and is now in section
80 of article 4 of the constitution.
1t reads:
Any combination of persons, eth
err as individuals or as members or
officers of any corporation to monop-
olize the markets for food products
in this State, or to interfere with or
restrict the freedom of such mark
cts, is hereby declared to be a crimi.
nal conspiracy, and shall be punish.
ed in such manner as the Legisla.
ture may provide.
The amendment was aimed al
spectators and intended to prevent
corners in wheat and other prod.
ucts, and Mr.. Donneily did mol
foresee that a party of which he i:
the head should one day be caught
by the drastic law. The Alliance
wheat corner, so far as Min nesota il
concerned, is therefore off.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

Thousands of people in Chicago
are renting out their property to
newcomers and preparing to board
until the Worlds Fair is . thing of
the past. The reason of this 10 At
tributed to the fact that if they re-
fused to board and continued to
keep house their homes would be
turned into hotels during the
Worlds Fair for the benefit Of
country kinfolks. This is not con-
plimentary to US country "ysps"
who always try to extend our hos
pltality to all the city people who
see 6t to eat our corr bread and
bacon. '@i SIS
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

We trust the movement on foot
to bring Senator Palmer to Mexico
will be successful. Ex-Gov. G. H.
Hardin had intended to go to
Louisiana, Mo-, Tuesday to see
him but ill health prevented.
Palmer would be listened to by a
splendid audience in this city.
Not a stone should be left unturn-
ed to bring him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
Spanish Jacks.
From the Rural World .

hhS - fSAf"s
Luke M. Emerson, of Bowling
Green, Pike county, No., a man
known to most of the readers of the
Rural World and to importers and
breeders of Jacks throughout the
country as one of the foremost men
in the business, has just returned
from Barcelona, Spain, with the
largest importation ever made to
this country by any man or firm,
numbering in all ninety head, of
which eight are jennets. Nj. EN-
erson has displayed his usual
energy in that he is the first to
"get there ana back again, but in
this even he but exhibits Pike
county grit and energy, which not
only takes the lead but holds it,
too. Now, then, the farmers of the
West, the North, and the South,
know where to 60 to get their Jack
stock. He has the variety, the
style, and the number, and can
make the terms to suit his custom
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
GONE AFTER A RAILROAD.
4 Mexico Delegation in Perry in The
Interest of The New Railroad
"A New Road to be Built.

John w. Atchison, J. V. Will
liams, H. P. Warden and J. G.
Wilkins left for Perry Wednes-
ing, where they were to attend a
railroad meeting at that place yes
terday at 2 O'Clock. The OBJ
ject of the meeting is to secure an
extension of the Short Line, own
ed by John /. Blair, from New
London to Perry. This will IN
doubleday be done, and will cause
a new road to be constructed from
Perry through to Mexico or Cen
tralla. The grade is already com.
pleted for the road from Perry to
London and at the meeting We'd
nesday three hundred dollars
per mile was asked from the
citizens to assist in putting down
the ties and rails, which will most
likely be subscribed at once. Col.
John /. Blair has said on several
different occasions thaExhe would
construct this road and is now pro-
ceed1ng to prove his assertions by
action. When the road is rallied
and completed as far as it is at pres.
ent graded, which is up to the
county line, about IA miles north
east of Mexico, a station will be
made about where William Stu
arts farm lies. When this is done
it absolutely insures q continue
ton of the line either to Mexico or
C~entralia, as stated before. 1t is
likely the highest money bid will
be considered in the matter with
the traffic and country advantages,
and in this case Mexico's changes
are twice those of Centralia. The
representatives FROM Mexico at the
meeting in Perry Wednesday
endeavored to induce the Short
Line people to keep on coming
with their new railroad until they
complete q much needed outlet
from this place southeast.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
Audrain County Normal Institute.

Audrain County Normal Institute.
According to appointment, an or
~ganization was effected Monday af.
ternoon. The work commenced
promptly at 8 a. M, Tuesday. The
first two days show an enrolment
of So members. This is a good be-
ginning. Many of those present
have already secured certificates,
and their attendance is due to a
desire on their own part to use
every means in reach for making
themselves better teachers. The
spirit OF making the institute mere
ly a means for securing certificates
has not been characteristic of Au-
drain teachers, and if all counties
in the State had been as progress
sive, the late institute law might
not have been necessary.
The members are classed in four
sections. Each teacher has an Oh.
portunity to secure all the lessons
brought before the institute.
So far, there is no Tagging
every one lie prompt and thought
full and earnest. Good results are
sure to follow.
Hours of work commence at 8
O'Clock a. m. and close at 1890 d.
m. Afternoon sessions will be
called during the third and fourth
weeks. This was determined by
the institute this morning. We
are anticipating q larger attend.
ance yet. The roll should number
100, at least. Audrain is still in
the front,
Corps Of Instructors: B. ". Tor.
reyson, J.. e. Jesse, j. N. Cross
and D. A. Mcmillan.
The public generally is invited
to attend the sessions of the In.
stitute.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
CoIuubia's Summer Assembly.

COLUMBIA, No., July 27.-The
outlook of the assembly grows
brighter each day. Unless it 10 de-
ceiving il promises to bring togeth-
er the largest religious gathering
ever brought together in Central
Missouri The strongest men of
the church are TO preach. The
sweetest singing is to be had. No
pains are being spared to perfect
accommodations. The people here
are becoming enthusiastic about
this meeting, which viii be held at
the Columbia fair grounds from
August : to August 8.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

The F. & l.. U. of Audrain
county endorsed U. s. Hall and
condemned the s%ub-treasury
scheme. s. o. Wright, the dele
gate to the State Union, is in
hearty sympathy with the senti-
ment and will properly represent
his constituency.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

The Moberly Monitor says: "W.
F. Elliott left for Mexico this after.
noon to attend the State Missouri
Board of the Baptist Church. The
board consists of nineteen mem.
bers, of which ex Gov. Hardin, of
Mexico, Is chairman and Jas. Reed,
of st. Charles, secretary. 1t ISL
very important meeting and many
of the vital interests of the church
in regard to Missions are TO be
considered.n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
Lost Geese Found.

~ y t"T c&6NAs = II
Pans, Mo-. Jnly 28.-Fonnd,
swimming in the River Elk Fork,
Monroe Comfy, Z goslings, which
we believe 10 be the property Of QUE
r. B. Heuirix, of Andrain, who in
serted an advertisement in the
Ledger i'm regard to This missing
property. We are not sufficiently
versed in Gnoeeolegy tn determine
the ganier Of the birds, vet sonl,-
thing tells ms they are the long lost
goslings. Not knowing the add
dress of Mr.. Hendrix we take this
method of relieving his painful sns-
pehse. If he will send us his adj
dress. enclosing photograph, and
call at the LEDGER Office and pay
for this advertisement, we will for
ward his prospective feather beds at
once. Yours Respectfully,
Gus ScoTT.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
w. 8. CAPPELLER, editor of the

W. 8. CAPPELLER, editor of the
Mansfield (Ohio) News, and the
newly elected president of the Ma
tional Editorial Association, is one
ofthe brightest newspaper men in
thu country. He Is a born jour-
nalist and knowing what it takes to
constitute a frst-class newspaper,
spares neither time, money nor
energy in filling the demand. He
will fill this most responsible posi-.
ton with credit to himself and
honor to the fraternity.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
Elegant New Residence.

Mr.. W. F. Wiley, who resides
IL miles north of this city, is
erecting one of the neatest and
most coy cottage residences in the
county. 1t contains FIVE rooms and
every convenience that could be
wished for. Geo. Espy, a we'll
known architect of Indianapolis,
Ind, drew the plans. Clay Shep.
herd, the well-known Mexico con-
tractor, is doing the work and will
finish it up about September /.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

THE great free-for-all trot at
Mexico on Friday, August z, will
bethe track event of the western
fair circuit. There are six entries
and every horse has q record of
from 2:16 to 2:21. 1t will be a
horse race.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

All owing Miss Ida Spencer, Of
Laddonia, will do her a favor by
paying up at once. She ia closing
out summer millinery AID other
goods at the very lowest. The eel
ebrated Normal charts for sale and
Iassons on the same for $3.50.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
Hardware Store For Sale.

Wishing to give my undivided
attention to getting my new patent
folding bed before the public. We
desire to sell the Bryan & Ringo
hardware store in Mexico. Stock
in fine shape and doing a paying
business. A bargain is offered.
Call on or address Bryan & Ringo,
Mexico Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
New Salts.


The following are The new suits
filed for the October term of the
Circuit Court since our last report:
Lydia F. Herndon vs.. Triple AL.
lance; reversed and remanded.
School District 3-50-1l, Boone
county, VS.. School District 3-50-l0-
II, Audrain county; debt.
Evalina Caldwell VS.. VIM. Cald-
well; divorce.
s. A.. Maxwell & Co. vs.. e. Il.
Carter; note and account.
Dorcas Wayman ct al. vs.. Lewis
Phillip; ejectment.
Mrs. E. ]. Yohn vs. John Yohn;
divorce.
B. A. Shoup vs.. Dwelling House
Insurance Co.,, Boston, Mass;
Are insurance.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

j. d. Sims has bought Dennis
O'Callsghan's general store at
Thompson Station and will take
charge at once. Sims ia an active,
go-ahead business man and will
have a fine trade. Dennis says
that he lie going on his fns farm
located south of Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

REMEMBER, on the first day of
the great ~Fair-Monday, August 3
all ladies are admitted free, and
all children under Is years of age
will be given free admittance if
accompanied by parents or adult
persons.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

MEXICO should have a third class
charter. A third class charter and
a good live Board of Trade would
double the population in less than
five years.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

CHARLEY WADE ia one of Mex.
ico's most active and energetic
young business men, who has a
host of warm friends in Mexico
and this county. We hate to have
him 60 away, but know that by
his honest methods in business he
will succeed wherever he locates.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

BUSINESS men of Mexico, who
have anything to sell, and desire
the public to know 1t, will never
have a better opportunity to ad.
vertise than in the Fair Daily
LEDGER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

The st. Louis Chronicle says: A
gardener at Mexico, Mo-, has dis
covered that by watering his vines
with water slightly tinctured with
brandy he has been able to raise an
especially fine favored lot of water
melons. They are in great de.
mand. Bob White of the LEDGER
had q crate of them sent to him
while at the st. Paul Editorial
meeting.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

THE Farmers Alliance of CAL
laway county has requested the
County Court of that county to
resign.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
Al The MarahaIl fair las

At the Marshall fair last Satur.
day, Jos. A. Potts, of this city,
captured fret premium on his
fine animal in the buggy geiding
ring and also for the best combined
horse. mare or geiding any age.
Mr.. Potts stock took . lot of rib
bons during the week,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
Wreck at Mobefly.

The NJ. Z. Il T. passenger train
rur into q freight train at Moberly
this afternoon and several passsn-
gers we're injured. The fireman
and engineer saved their lives
by Jumping from the engine. J..
w. squires, of this place, was In
the wreck, but came out uninjured.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

w. A. Zumwalt, of Montgomery
county, and Josie e. Cavanaugh,
of Boone county, were married at
the Catholic parsonage this morn
ing By Father Dempsey.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

People who complain of the
heavy dew are the folks who gen.
orally object to the snnshine.
They arr born TO be contrary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

j. M Menefee wishes to say
goodbye to his friends through the
LEDaER, as it was almost impos-
sible to see all in person. Mr..
Meaefee and family left Saturday
night for the Golden State 70 make
their future home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
Third Party Drives Up.

Third Party Drives Up.
From the New York Sun.
1 am the third party!
Get on to my style
VIII ycu2
And my trimming s?
By gravy.
1 don't wear no socks
And my gallus is
Fastened with a linchpin,
But I'm cuttin'
A wide swath
Right down the middle,
And they can't head
Me off,
Nohow!
Mebbe I am a sort of
A Farmers'-Allianc Citizens
Alliance-K nights-o of Labor
National Industry.Anti
Monopoly-Single- Tax
Prohibition Women Suffrage
Greenback-F ree-Silver-
Potato Currency Socialistic
Grand Old-People's party.
But what if I am?
What r they goln'
To do about it?
That's what
By zucks, I have come
To stay,
And no razor back Democrat
Nor slab-sided Republican,
Nor ring-nosed mugwump
Ken root me out!
I'm a 4O-acre field
That you can raise anything on
From a mortgage
To a bale of hay,
With a wagon load
OF dressin' throwed in
And I don't give a durn
Who knows it.
kin grub up a stump
In two shakes of a lambs tail
And the old political
Stumps has to come,
Eff it busts a britchin''
DOM of it.
You hear mel
Mebbe my clothes don't fit
And my cow-leather brogans
Hain't got no shine
On to 'em
But that won't stop
Their kicken'l
And brains amt
In that end
Nelth6rl
All the American Eagle
Has got to do in this business
Is to set on the fence
And watch my
Thrashin' machine 60,
When that off mule
GIFTS done scratchin'
His back up agin the fencel
Hand me that whip!
Gimme them lines.
Now!
Wo.haw!
Jeewhillikinsl
Gosh all-hemiock!
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

ARROW Rock has a paper just
established, called the Enterprise.
It Is q bright sheet and is very
literally patronized.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
Repairing Neatly Done.

1T you want your watch cleaned
or repairing of any kind done neat.
ly, eheaply and promptly. call on
I. s. Riley. Satisfaction guaran-
teed. r. 8. RILEY,
At Beck's Jewely Store,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

Feed Stable at Fair Ground.
During the Mexico Fair | will
have stables on the inside and out
side of the fair ground and will
give the best attention TO horses
left in my care. | cannot be IRE.
sponsible for accidents or escapes.
3tw Ep. HARRIsoN.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

The F. & l.. u, of Audrain,
shows that all the good things
said of it by the LEDGER r true.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
Smith-Stewart.

The LEDGER is in receipt of the
following invitation
Mrs. Mary E. Smith requests
your presence at the marriage of
her daughter, May, to Mr.. William
B. Stewart, Thursday evening,
August Thirteenth, at 8 o'clock.
Santa Paula, California.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
William Jewell College,,
LIBERTY. MISSOuRI.

Forty Second year begins Thursday, September 3rd, 1891.
Enlarged Faculty. Improved library faculties. Thorough course
in Literature, Science and Theology. Teachers Course, Bust
ness Course, with Bookkeeping, Stenography, Type-writing,
etc. Board for $3.50 to $3.50 per week. Tuition 500 per term of
20 weeks. Free to Ministerial students and sons of Baptist
ministers. For Catalogue address JAS. 6. CLARK,
Or, L. 3. ELY, Carrollton, Mo. Ch'mn of Faculty.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

B. F. JAMES, the new president
OF the Audrain F. & l.. o., is the
right man in the right place.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

We have before US q copy of the
Ciarksburg (Mo.) Collegian, edited
by x. P. Whitley, Of this county.
Il is . splendid college paper and
shows that it is in good hands.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

The Hannibal journal says: Ed.
tor Bob White, member Of the city
council of Mexico, No., has tend
cred his resignation to the mayor.
Which disproves the charge that
Democrats never resign.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

The entries In the speed rings
show what a big fair Mexico is to
have.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

EVERY citizen in Audrain coun-
ty is interested in the success OF
the Mexico Fair.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
LEDGER.
THURSDAY, JULY 80, 1891.

SEcRETAY BLAINE is about the
"eame."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

FIFTEEN thousand people would
hear John NJ. Palmer if he will
speak in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
Fine Colts For Sale.

I have two Montrose colts, one .
horse and the other q mare, one
Luke Broadhead horse colt and
one Hambrlno Pilot mare colt, out
of q Broadhead mare. This colt is
standard bred. All fine individuals.
viii be sold at public sale in the
ring on the Mexico Fair Grounds
on Thursday August 6, at l O'Clock.
G. G. NICHOLSON,
Itw-3td Calwood, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

Land For Sale or Trade.
Fifty.five acres of land 2 miles
northwest of Mexico, Mo.
JOHN C. CUILERs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

Miss Julia Philips and Miss Fam
ME Whalsy went to Thompson 70.
day for . brief visit 70 relatives.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

WHY can't We have the Ringo
bed made right here in Mexico?