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Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-05
The Editor of the Ledger,

The Moberly Democrat, in its re.
port of the Northeast Missouri Ed.
itorial Association, publishes 9
very fair picture of R. Nj. White.
and says:
RIM INVITE, EDITOR MEXICO LEDGER
We doubt if there is a man con.
nected with the press of Missouri
better known than the subject Of
this sketch; always pleasant, jovial
and good-natured, he is one of its
most popular representatives. He
was born in New York, came to
Missouri in his early youth and
graduated from Westminster col.
lege at Fulton. He has been a
member OF the craft for several
years and he's risen rapidly to emf.
hence in his profession. He as
sumed charge ofthe Mexico LEDGER
in 1877, rescued it from utter OBJ.
security and placed it in the front
ranks OF Missouri journalism. He
has been president of both the
Northeast Missouri and Missouri
Press Associations, and a delegate
to every National convention. AT
the meeting at Boston he was made
a member of the National execu-
tive committee from Missouri, a
position which he now holds, and
was elected Corresponding Score.
tary of the State Association at its
recent meeting in St. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-05
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Ex-Mayor Carter Harrison now
owns and conducts the Chicago
Times.
During a recess in a trial al
Boerne, Tex, Frank Bishop, one
of the Jurors, hanged himgelf.
New York school children OF for.
eign birth are being taught to
salute the American flag and also
the way to vote.
DIR. NJ. NJ. Hoolen of Plymouth,
Ill.,, has been arrested at the re-
quest of a lady patient, who says
he Rugged and kissed her.
A mob of 200 released 200 con.
victs at Oliver Springs, Tenn. Five
hundred convicts are now roaming
through that part of the state.
1t ia said the Armour udahy
Packing Company of Chicago will
shortly establish its main works in
East st. Louis and will erect q
building to cost 100000.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-05
the huge Republican majority had

the huge Republican majority had
been cut to almost nothing. Iowa
having gone Democratic in three
successive elections must now be
taken out of the Republican column
and placed in the list of the doubt
full States.
In its bearing on national issues
the result of yesterdays elections
is significant and well defined. 1t
means that next years Presidentl-
al contest will be fought squarly ON
the issue of Protection on the one
side and Tariff Reform on the other.
| And this is a contamination most
devoutly to be wished by Demo
| or ats,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-05
Xmas Market.

The Xmas Market on the 18th
will be ga thing of beauty and a
joy forever" st. Margaret's Guild
has been at work for several months
making many useful and dainty
articles. It will be carried on upon
an entirely difererent plan than
usual; booths representing the days
OF the week will be prominent feat
ures. Monday and Tuesday, booths
containing laundry articles +; We'd
nesday will be mending day; Thurs
day, reception day ; Friday, clean
ing house ; Saturday, Children's
Day. See their handsome diamond
ring in Worrell's window to be Civ
en- away.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-05
Modern SamsOns.

Sampson Mccain, an Irlshman
breaks silver dollars between his
fingers and chains capable of sus.
tanning 5000 pounds.
Eugene Sandow, a German, only
weighs 202 pounds, but is credited
with having put up a 312-pound
dumbeIl with one hand.
Paris was recently astounded by
the feats of Apollon, a 25-year-old
Ffenchman who weighs 25Opounds,
and who Gun lift thres horses, hold
100 pounds out at arms length,
and play catch with a 160-pound
weight.
Irving Montgomery, an Amer.
can, breaks strong chains and
straps with his hands and by chest
expansion with remarkable ease.
His exhibition partner, Cyclops,
is q giant who thinks nothing oil
running about with three big men
and a 150. pound dumbell or break
ing a heavy iron ring by the con-
traction Of his b,ceps.
Louis Cyr, a French Canadian,
Is six feet high, weighs 800 pounds,
and has lifted 1900 pounds OF
pigiron with his hands and back
and without using harness. Should
ering a 800 pound barrel of Cement
with one hand, lifting 5l6 pounds
with one finger, balancing his wife
upon his chin, and raising with his
back q platform holding q 232
pound dumbell and twenty men
aggregate weight 1887 poundsl
are among the every day feats.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-05
Administrater's Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters
of administr alton upon the estate OF
Patrick Gibbons, deceased, have been
granted the undersigned, by the Pro-
bate Court of Audrain county, Missou-
ri, bearing date Oct. 20, 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 win be forever barred.
THOMAS GIBBONS,
31-4 Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-05
Public-Sale
TUESDAY, NOV. 10.

I will sell at public auction at my
Mace. II miles north of Mexico and 4
miles northeast of Moline, Mo-, on
Tuesday, Nov. 10th, 1891, the follow
ing described property, to-w1t:
saddle mare, in foal by Star Rose.
This lie an excellent brood mare and
her colts have sold for St25 to $500.
One sorrel mare. five years old, in
foal by Star Rose. VIII work either
single or double.
One black saddle mare, s years old,
drives single and promises to be . fast
saddler and driver.
One good work horse, enc yearling
horse, one sucking colt by Ben Rose.
Three good milk cows, | yearltng
heifer.
"a head of stock hogs, 2 good brood
sows, Is head of steer calves.
A lot of farm implements consisting
| of corn planter, moving machine, two
| horse hay rake, cu1tivator, double
harrow, new 3-horse breaking plow,
| etc., etc.
2stacks of hay, 100 barrels of corn,
new spring wagon, set of new double
harness, set of new single harness,
one cart and one road wagon.
TERMS OF SALE.-SumS of $40 n
under, cash. Over $40 a credit of 9
months at s per cent. with bankable
note.
JACOB e. MIDDLETON.
| ED. ATCHIS0N. Auctioneer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-05
FARMING.
Thinks the Farm Cannot Be Equaled
by Amy Of Those in Kansas.


From a Butler, Mo-, Letter.
While Kansas has been looked
upon as the marvellous state in the
way of raising immense crops,
Missouri has been going along in
the even tenor of her way and
"saylng nothing and saving wood"
But when it comes to large crops
there are several counties in this
state which can show them, and
Bates and Cass are two of them.
That this is true is shown by the
returns made by Captain John
Scarce, who lives just across the
line in Cass county, in Everett
township. The captain has a farm
of 800 acres, and had 100 in wheat
and the same area in corn. His
wheat has been threshed and his
corn has now been cut and is in
shock.
From the 100 acres of wheat land
the captain received a total of 81
500 bushels OF wheat, which he
sold at the railroad for So, 1915. His
corn field has been estimated by
those who are good judges to have
an average yield of over fifty
bushels to the acre, which, if the
estimate holds out, will amount to
at least $500 bushels, worth not
less than fifty cents per bushel, or
a total IF s2,750, making a total of
S., 725 for 200 acres.
In addition to this grain the cap
tain has twenty acres in hay and
has an orchard of twenty acres full
of bearing trees, which this year
are loaded down with fruit. He
has a feed lot in which fifty head
of cattle are ready 10 be fattened,
while his wife and daughters have
a poultry yard that is one of the
best in the state, and which nets
them enough every year to pay
more than the expenses OF the
household.
The captain estimates this year
that his farm of 800 acres, which
he considers worth s75 an acre, OF
a total of $4,000, will net him
over and above all expenses, not
less than $4,000, which he thinks
cannot be equaled by any Kansas
farm, no matter where it lies.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-05

J. P. Gibbs, a prominent bust.
ness man of Pike County, will
move to Mexico with his fam.
lily to reside about January list,
Mr.. Gibbs has bought the "Temple
of Economy" from R. s. Turner
and will take possession January
10Th. We hope MI. Turner will
conclude to again embark in bust.
ness in Mexico, as he is a reliable
and energetic merchant. Mr..
Gibbs and family will be quite an
%aquisition to business and society
circles in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-05
Coed School.
TO the Editor OF the Ledger.

To the Editor Of the Ledger.
THOMPSON, Mo-, Nov. 4.-Mr.
Editor, will you please insert the
following.report of the Thompson
School, in the columns of your
paper? The first quarter COM
menced Aug. 31st and closed Oct.
%, with a written examination.
No. of pupils enrolled, female II;
male 81; total A. The following
are the names o fthose whose stand
ing is 80 or above: Misses Emma
Vanderford, Clara Vanderford,
Fannie Dye, Nettie and Daisy
Powell, Fannie Tiger; Messrs. Sid
Geary, Dennis O'Callaghan, Halle
Haley, James Haley and Ernest
Griffin. Miss Nellie Hover, Teacher.
Very Respectfully.
A READER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-05

The results of Tuesdays election
are a sweeping Democratic victory,
Iowa, New York and Massachu-
sets all going Democratic, while
Ohio is claimed by the Republi-
cans by a small majority. The full
returns are not in yet, and it is i'm
possible to get correct figures in re-
gard to the legislatures. The st.
Louis Republic head lines are as fol.
lows: "Vlctory'-'New York goes
Democratlc"-"Flower's election
by big plurality concsded"--"Mas-
sachusetts reaffirms her choice Of
Governor Russell as her tribute to
Democratic neutrality-suspicious.
signifies her respect for honest gov
eminent by triumphantly re-eiect-
ing Governor Horace Boies''-''Ohio
bows to the moloch of the tariff
"Mcklnley's election there claim.
ed by a small plurallty''-"The
preliminary skirmish to the great
battle of 1892 results in a thorough
Democratic triumph"
The Globe Democrat comedies the
victory to the Democracy and prints
the following head lines: enc
Kinley elected"-"The Republican
party triumphant in Ohio"-''A
good round majority for the apos'
tie of protection''-"Flower elecs
ed in New York, Boies in Iowa and
Russell in Observation-Disclosures
cratic gains In Pennsylvania"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-05
Adminiatrater's Notice.

Notice Is hereby given that letters
of administration upon the estate of
Henrietta Mallory deceased have been
granted the undersigned, by the Pro-
bate Court of Audrafn county, Mis-
souri,, bearing date October ID, 1891.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them for allowance to the administTa-
tor within enc year after date of grant
ing of letters, OF they may be preciud-
ed rom any benefit of such estate-a and
Ii such claims be not exhibited within
two years from the date they will be
forever barred.
VIM. II. MALLORY,
29-4-t. Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-05


1T Is conceded by the horse men
in Missouri that Mexico is the
place for the new mile track. II
the horse men in this city and this
county will do their part the enter
prise is secured. At least one hall
the money will be cheerfully con.
trio tied by trotting horse men who
live outside of this city. The bus
mess men and horse men of Mex.
co and Audrain county should &c,
together at once and put this mat.
ter In the proper shape. Talk will
not build a mile track. It takes
moaey and the money is in sight.
All that is necessary Is prompt
organization and a weeks active
work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-05

BABYLAND for November is out.
"How the Baby Named Herself" is
a charming surprise. The little
.~love-song ITO My Kitty" is a
sweet awakening from an unhappy
dream; while the tots lost in the
snow, and the darling signing for a
watch III exchange for her doll are
delightfully."- drawn. The touching
stories, the funny iingles, and the
lovely pictures Of BABYLAED fasci-
nate Us more and more. No better
investment OF SO cents for the entire
wear. D. Lothrop Company, Boston.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-05
Fine PHOTOGRAPHERS.

The Enamel Photo and Portrait
Company, now doing business at
Heads gallery on the southwest
corner of the Public Square, is do.
ing some splendid work. These
artists, consisting of R. B. Hans.
ford, w. r. Marvin, R. e. Lauck
and F. W. Allen, have only been
in Mexico a short time, but are
crowded with work. Their photo
graphs, portraits and work OF all
kinds show artistic skill and is
frst-class in every particular. This
firm guarantees satisfaction, and
the work they have on exhibition
demonstrates the fact that they
know their business. Give them q
call
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-05
DULY SCHOOL Z

Correspondence of the Ledger.
DULY SCHOOL HOUSE, Nov. s.
Mrs. VIM. Fecht is quite sick.
b. O.. Sims has bought several
hundred sheep.
Rev. Holland preached at Trini-
ty Saturday night and Sunday, FILL
ing the appointment of Rev. Owen,
who Is conducting a protracted
meeting at Olivet.
VIM. Edwards and lady, who
were welded last week, are visit
ing relatives in this vicinity ; also,
Bud Hickman and family, of Boone
county, are visiting in the neigh
borhood.
Miss Annie Hinde has returned
home from a protracted visit to
Palmyra.
Charley Hill went to Middle
Grove last week to assist his
friends, Professors Isom and Burt
Roberts, in their college entertain
ment.
A literary society was organized
at the school house Friday night.
The next meeting will be held two
weeks from that date.
The spelling Friday night was
well attended and greatly enjoyed
by those present. We noted the
following features of the occasion 4:
Mr.. Forrest Barnes and Miss Mary
Clapper were taken unawares, and
landed by a fHy; Miss Nellie
Bruce was driven from the field
by a serpent Messrs. William and
Kenneth Brown make no preten-
ces 10 a classical education, they
therefore preferred to retire ; Nor
die Fox became somewhat gidda
and quit the floor Miss Matte
Sims refused to cater to the wishes
of her friends and left them to thei,
fate ; Jimmie Henderson did moi
wish to appear silly and SO retired
in good order Tommie Brentor
failed to make good use Of his bile
and was foored on the first round
Miss Elsie Martin thought that the
situation was somewhat dingy look
ing and took a better position
Miss Efie Bruce has no taste fol
whey andWm. Forsythe went dowr
On the fftieth word Johnnie Sims
epsglottts was out of repair and he
became tired, and Miss Lula Hen.
derson concluded to descend from
the platform and take a seat ; Miss
Carrie Clapper's tongue was hardly
plant enough and Johnnie Hen.
derson did not propose, to litigatt
the case when offered a good seat
the work was SO rigorous that Miss
Bertha Selb gracefully vacated the
floor ; Tommie Bruce got scared a,
a maggot and Johnnie Williams
yielded to the gentry on the oppo-
site side !; Miss Bessie Fox had he,
mind located on the wrong plane
and Miss Libbie Henderson did
not appreciate her heirloom, sc
it was given to another !; Charles
Cleveland and George Clapper ut
terly failed to devastate the old spell
ling book, much to their disappoint'
ment, and Bates Fletcher, after 8
gallant effort, marched off with
consequential air.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-05
FerrYage at Cedar City.

We are all interested in having q
first-class ferry at Cedar City.
Capt. Moore has given the best
service we have had within our
recollection and we are surprised
to notice a movement has been
consummated to break down Capt.
Moore and leave the question OF
ferryage at Cedar City in a very
bad shape. A free ferry has been
started there, which will, of course,
run while there is good weather
and during the time it takes no
work to attend to the business.
This ferry will, of course, compel
Capt. Moore to abandon his bust
ness there. The point we desire
to make in this article is that a
free ferry the year around cannot
be maintained at Cedar City on the
plan now adopted, and the next
thing we hear of will be that the
river is up or down or frozen over,
and the travelling public will be
compelled to swim, wade, or skate
over, az the case may be. No bet
ter man can be found anywhere to
have charge of the ferry at Cedar
City than Capt. Moore, and We are
surprised, in view of the light we
have on the subject, that he IL not
being encouraged and protected IN
his business. The Cole County
Democrat, referring to the matter,
says:
Until the river is improved at
this point, no one can maintain a
better ferry than the one now and
for years run by Capt. Moore. We
are in favor of every proper move
in the interest of this city, bat let
us be certain that we do not drive
out the best ferry that the city ever
had. IN our efforts to establish q
free ferry. We can never favor
any project that materially Injuries
one of our citizens. We believe in
the old rule, DO unto others as We
would be done by etc. Better
unite our efforts and get Congress
TO have a dyke thrown out ct this
and a cnnd fairy will foI1ow
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-05
J. W. ATCHIs0N & SON, Auctionsers,
Notice of Limited C0-Partnership.

Notice OF Limited C0-Partnershfp.
Memorandum of contract by and
| between E. G. Cunningham and e. r.
Cunningham, both of Mexico, No.,
wherein they agree to become part
ners in a limited partnership. 1t Is
agreed that the said e. G. Cunning
ham will furnish the sam of $50 as
capital stock, and this shall be the
sole capital stock of the firm. With
this capital stock a set of plumbers
tools and such stock rs Ii usual and
necessary in running the plumbing
business will be bought, and said
business located and carried on in
in Mexico, Missouri. The said E.
R. Cunningham will devote his
entire time to the prosecution of
profits shall be given him for his time,
and the other half to said E. c. Gun
bingham for the use of his capital.
This contract shall exist for a period
of two years from the date hereof, and
is limited to the amount of capital
stock aforesaid, and this partnership
IN all particulars shall be a limited
partnership under the Statutes of this
| State. And said business shall be
| carried OH In the name of L. r. Cum
| ningham & Company, Limited.
Witness our hands this 18th day of
October, 1891.
E. C. CUNNINGHAM,
f.. r. CUNNINGHAM.
STATE OF MISSOURI, las.
County of Audrain. }'@
| Be 1t remembered that L. r. Cum
bingham and f. G. Cunningham, each
known to me to be the same persons
whose names are subscribed to the
foregoing contract, each personally
appeared before me and acknowledged
the same to be his free act and deed
for the uses and purposes therein
mentioned.
Witness my hand and notariaI seal
this 18th day of October, 1891. My
commission expires Jan'y 9th, 1894.
49, JOHN A. McINTiRE,
| SEAL Notary Public.
1 49,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-05

Hon. C. +. CLARK and other
prominent horse men of Mexico
are taking hold of the mile track
question and mean business. Mex.
leo is going to have a mile track.
The right kind of people are mov-
ing in she matter, and all who feel
an interest in its success should
come to the front promptly. I'm.
less this enterprise succeeds Mex.
leo and Audrain county will lose
its prestige as the horse centre OF
the West. Too much importance
can not be attached to this matter,
and We trust our people will ap-
preciate this fact.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-05

CAMPBELL, OF Ohio, made q splen
did canvass against all odds. Large
Sums of money, the appointive pow
Of and the solid influence of the ma
tional administration were against
him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-05
Wedding Presents at WorrelI's.

Senator Caldwell and wife, OIL
Springfield, Ill.,, have been in
Mexico during the past few days
Senator Caldwell is one of the
staunchest and truest Democrats
in the country. He was one of the
1O1 who stood by Gen. Palmer SO
nobiy. Senator Caldwell has bus.
mess interests in Audrain county
and thinks we have one of the
grandest counties in the United
States. He passed through here
in a wagon prospecting in 1866 and
is agreeably surprised at the vast
improvements made here since
that time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-05

r. II. CAuTHoRN will speak to
the Bean Greek Union next Satur-
day night. He will favor the SUBJ
treasury and land loan scheme. Ii
he will produce any plausible rea
son for the adoption of such legls-
lation We will agree to eat our Cleve-
land-Boies cannon without sauce.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-05
Correct Yeu Are.

The citizens of Mexico propose
to make that town a great racing
center In the future. An effort is
being made 10 construct q mile
track. Hon. G. f. CLARK and w.
]. Bolts each offer LOCO for such
purpose. These men think that
the way 10 construct a mile track is
TO construct it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-05
The St. Louis Republic editor.

The St. Louis Republic editor
tally says:
The result of yesterdays elec-
tons was a substantial Democratic
victory, especially if Gov. Boies has
been reelected in Iowa, as seems
probable at the time of this writ
ing. If the peoples verdict is ex-
pressed in less emphatic figures
than in the upheavai of last fall, it
is sufficiently decisive, both to de-
fine the issue on which next years
campaign will be fought and to
give the Democrats every reason to
look for victory on the issue.
The battle in New York has end
ed in a Republican Waterloo. Its
result shows that New York is no
longer a doubtful State, and great.
ly simpli6es the calculations for
the Presidential contest of 1892
More important even than Flowers
election as Governor by a greatly
increased majority is the reported
capture of the General Assembly.
A Democratic majority in that
body means q new apportionment,
which the Republicans have pre-
vented, in brazen defiance of the
Constitution ; a redistricting of the
State that will abolish one of the
most infamous gerrymanders in
the history of American politics /;
the gain of a Democratic United
States Senator, and such legisla-
ton in the interest of the people
as will make New York securely
Democratic for years.
Scarcely less important is the
reelection of Governor Russell in
Massachusetts,. The Republicans
have claimed that his election last
time was simply a political acct.
dent that indicated no real or per-
manent change of opinion among
the voters. His reelection On the
eve of a Presidential contest, after
a hot campaign fought In the main
on national issues, placed Massa-
chusetts in the list of doubtful
States, and lends plausibility to
the Democratic claim that on the
tariff issue the old Bay State is no
longer Republican.
Governor Campbell's failure of
re- election in Ohio can hardly be
regarded as a deieat-it is rather a
dra wn battle. Ohio is naturally a
Republican State, yet after a CAM
paign in which all the resources of
Republlcanism financial and other
wise, were lavishly marshalfed,
the Republicans we're barely able
TO retain their lead of last year.
Up TO midnight the returns from
Iowa and Pennsylvania were too
scanty TO serve az more than ind1-
catlons, and the indications then
were that Boiss had again won in
the former and that in the latter
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-05

The financial troubles between
the Farmers and Traders bank of
Montgomery City and II. W. Gov
ington, it's defaulting cashier, have
been adjusted. The bank no longer
has any claim on Mr.. Covington,
and we understand that he and his
family will come back to Mont.
gomery City to reside permanently.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-05

w. l.. REID, who has just been
elected president of the Northeast
Missouri Press Association, is one
of Missouri's brightest and most
successful journalists. He is a
thorough newspaper man and takes
great pride in the business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-05
w. r. Carter, of this city, hal

w. r. Carter, of this city, has
bought a splendid young pacing
horse and the Moberly Monitor in
referring to this matter, says /:
John B. Jennings, cashier of the
Merchants Savings Bank, sold
his beautiful yound PAGER, 81. B.
j." yesterday, to w. R. Carter,
of Mexico. MI. Carter is an ex-
perienced horse trainer and next
spring 50. B. j." will be put on
the track. Price paid, $3.50.