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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-31
Killed His Friend.

On Saturday night Andrew Rinehart, a
veteran of the late war, and Marion Roll
ings, "A prominent citizen of Denuison, met
at Marshall, Ill. They were bosom
friends. Rollings was however, under the
influence of liquor and took offense at
some remark of his friend and attacked
him. Rnehart, in defending himself, cut
Rollings in the thigh. severing an artery.
Rolings bled to death before assistance
could be obtained.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-31
Boiler Explosion in Nebraska.

a terrible explosion occurred IN the
Burlington * Missouri railroad round
house at Plattsmouth, Neb., wednesday
evening. The conclusion was felt all oFer
the city. The ruins caught fire, but the
fire was soon eXtinguished. Charles
Hasemcyer an engineer. and John Hard
man were killed and several other men
were seriously injured.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-31
&. A. r. ENCAMPMENT.
PREPARATIONS MADE FOR THE
VETERANS GATHERING.
Commander Vcazey's General Order
Regarding the Reunion.-Notes
of Interest.

Detroit post has been selected by Com
mander-in-Chef Veazey as his honorary
escort during the parade and will conse-
quently head the procession Illinois will
take the right OF line Immediately after
the commander-in-chief and staff, and
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-31

The big mill to have been fought between
Hail and f1tzslmmons at St Paul Wednes-
day night had to 90 declared of on account
of interference by tho authorities.
The treasury department at Washington
Is making heavy shipments of currency to
Chicago, Cincinnati and other western
points to move the crops" 1t is esti-
mated that $l5. 0oo 600 will be required for
tho purpose this year.
Prof. Love, an aeronaut, drop ped 1. 900
feet from balloon at indianapolis We'd
nesday. His parachute failed 70 open and
had IL not been for some tree branches
which broke his fall he must have been
dashed to death. AS it was he was merely
stunned. VI
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-31

Midland was torn up socially Wednes-
day over the marriage Of Blanche Mixer,
of that place, 20 Circuit Court Commits.
sioner Annelxe, of Bay City. The happy
couple took an eastern trip.
Tho paper mill dam at Kalamazoo
sprung a leak again Monday and flooded
the celery fields. The celery owners
have become tired Of this kind of bushes:
and combined to test their rights in the
courts.
Nearly 1000 people turned out to a pic
mic at Gull Lake. Camp ST. Louis, Gales
burg. Wednesday. Prof. Earl went up IN
balloon to take parachute drop. III
took the drop all right but fell into the
middle Of the lake.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
Two Big Missouri Steers.

Two of the heaviest cattle ever
seen in Kansas City. were at the
stock yards Saturday and Sunday.
They were en- route to Chicago and
will probaly be kept there for exhi.
bition at the Worlds fair. The
two steers weighed S,040 pounds,
one of them tipping the beam at A.
600 even, while the other was 40
pounds heavier. The two steers
were red Durhams aud almost
exactly alike. They we're raised
near Carthage, in Jasper county,
this state. The owner, Mr.. Wal
ker. said that he bought them
when calves from a German, who
told him that they we're twins.
The cattle ares years old. The
largest one is exactly IL feet long,
and they both stand about 6 feet
high. Mr.. Walker said that he had
been offered 80 cents per pound for
them. which would make 81 ,020.
He is holding them for a higher
price as show cattle.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
Prof, COleman's Ill Luck.

NEVADA, No., July 23.-Ex-
State School Superintendent W.
T. Coleman has accepted the su.
perintendency of the Moberly Pub
lie Schools, and will meve his fam.
lily to that place sooE. Prof. Cole
man came here last January to &C
cept a position in the Citizens
Bank. He invested $40, 600 of his
own money and s11, 900 for rela-
tives and friends in stock of the
bank. On the 10th inst. the bank
suspended payment, and the stock
is now regarded as worse than
worthless. In consequence of his
bad business investment he goes
back to the school room.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
Crops of the World.

LONDON, July 20.-The Times
summarizes the harvest prospects
of the world as follows: "In Rus
sia there is a grave deficit, the
peasanry are starving, and there is
small hope of relief. In India
there is serious anxiety; famine
prevails over a considerable portion
ofthe country. Madras, Rajputana
and the Punjab are the worst suf-
ferers. There is drouth in Bengal
and the need of more rain is urgent.
Bombay alone promises good
harvest. The American harvest
will be good in quality and amount;
but, with the failure OF the Indian
and Russian supplies, it is of the
utmost Importance that the English
crop shall not be short. The pros
pect, On the whole, is good. Ir
the chief wheat counties-Essex
Norfork-she crop is above the
average and in other counties uI
to the average. There hsrvests
will be late and prices will be high
There is, therefore, good outlook
for the English farmer to break th'
long series of disastrous years.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
YOUNG FUGITIvEs.
Three Boys Coaght at The Depot Who
We're Trying to Escape From
Their Homes.

A telegram was received yester-
day from Mr.. Cumbey, of New
Hartford, wanting the authorities
to watch for three young boys, ages
IA, 16 and II years, who had run
away frona homes and taken a mule.
Their names were Jim and VIII
Cumbey and Hugh Hayden. The
dispatch had not been received
more than an hour until Night.
watchman kcKinney espied the
youngsters standing near the tank
at the derut. He walked up to
the boys and asked them which
way they were bound for. The
older ono replied that they were
from st. Charles and were going to
Jefferson City. The officer saw
by their appearance that he had
found the right parties and told
them to come with him. Hayden
saw their game was up and assured
Mckinney he had made no mis-
take in his capture. He said they
had turned the mule loose, think
ing he would go home. They were
held until Mr.. Cumbey arrived on
the noon train, when he took the
youngsters by the ears and return
ed to New Hartford, where they
will resume their agricultural du.
ties on Mr.. Cumbey's farm. Stay
on the farm, boys.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

To HORSE MEN: At what trot-
ting meeting besides Mexico will
you find four one Thousand dollar
and ten five hundred dollar purses
hung out for you to go after? Re.
member, too, there are a number
of smaller purses offered for run.
ming races. The amount offered
for speed at the Mexico fair foots
up ten thousand dollars. Besides
this very liberal offering there is
the sum of FIVE thousand dollars to
be given a. premiums on fine stock
of all kinds, agricultural products,
art, and everything else nearly that
can be mentioned. Where is there
another Association with the back.
bone to offer such money?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
Facts About Missouri.


Missouri is the most populous
State west of the Mississippi and
is nearly as big as all of New Eng
land.
Missouri is a large State and
actually contains California, Ne
vada and Mexico, as well as Ore
gon, Washington, Texas and Scot
land.
The Missouri Y. M. C. A. has
forty flour associations, twenty in
cities, sixteen in colleges, five
among railroad men, one colored
and two German branches.
There is third party prohibi-
zionist at Springfield who is SO
Jealous that he won't let the bar
ber put bay rum on his face nor al
low his wife to wear wine colored
dress, and he always makes his
boys stay in nights when the moon
is full.
A deed was fled for record at
Nevada one day last week convey.
ing boy baby, Ruby Earl Shep.
pard, to r. s. Wyatt, the consider
alton being named at 81. The
deed was duly signed by the par
ties to the transfer, including the
child's mother. attested by nota.
ry public. What a howl that
would have raised in Kansas if the
baby had been black instead oi
| White2
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
Street Car Fakir Gets an Audrain Boy.

Street Car Fakir Gets an Audrain Boy.
The latest scheme of the fakir to
make q living without work is to
rob the street Car conductor. One
of the st. Louis street Car conduc-
tors is in Mexico visiting relatives,
and he informed a LEDGER report
er this morning how he was "work-
ed" for $3.50 last Tnesday. A
neat dressed man boarded his car
and when the conductor went TO
collect his fare the fakir handed
him a FIVE dollar bill which Was no
tice to be good, but before the con.
ductor had succeeded In making
the change the fakir felt 3 10-cent
piece in his vest pocket and told
the 'con." to give him back his
Eve and take the 10-cent piece.
This was done, but when the dime
came out of the fakir's pocket it
was found to be Scent piece and
the conductor handed the a. 80 in
change to the man, whereupon he
returned the bill, but 1t was not
the same five dollar bill, but q. one
dollar bill he had fixed up his
sleeve for the occasion. The rob.
berry was accomplished in less
time than it takes to tell it. The
conductor did not discover the
loss of $3.50 until he turned the
days receipts in, which Of course
he had to make good.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
The Farmers Discomfort.
From Cnlman,s Rural World.

The disposition to unvalue the
farmers movement is one of the
profoundest mistakes in politics.
1t has gathered many forms
of discomfort to its bosom. Like
ali new movements, it is afflicted
by the crude thinking of many
minds which only dimly perceive
the true causes of discomfort, and
in it's convention utterances it advo.
Gates much that is visionary. But
the movement itself is a wholesome
protest against the tendencies of
recent legislation and it deserves
something more than merely re-
spectful consideration. 1t is terri
bly, in earnest, and in one form or
another it will impress itself for a
time at least upon the country.
In essence the movement is a
protest against monopoly, class
discrimination and all the wiles by
which plutocracy seeks to Intrench
itself against popular right, but
the men who lead and the men
who follow in these States where
it is strongest have always been
Republicans. They have always
been accustomed to regard alliance
with Democracy as something dis
creditable, something to reflect
upon a mans patriotism and to
cost him his standing in society
and even in the church. Their re-
volt, therefore, against the evil
courses and tendencies of Republi-
can rule takes first the form of an
independent movement. But its
better purposes and righteous de-
sires for relief from the oppression
of a Plutocracy party are essential
ly Democratic, and in due time its
strength will marshal itself upon
the Democratic side.
In any event the movement is
the spontaneous protest of a great
body of citizens against unequal
Legislation and it is therefore a
wholesome reminder to both of the
old parties that the people rule,
and that the only security either
party can have in its hold upon
power must lie in impartial legisla-
ton for all the people without dis
tinction of classes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

CAPT. BUeKNER and Bert Ringo
are home from Quincy, ILL.,, where
they were looking after the manu-.
facture of their new folding bed.
While in Louisiana, Mo-, several
prominent business men approach.
ed them and endeavored to get them
TO locate there. One gentleman
said: "Let US call our Board OF
Trade together and make you a
proposition. We want just such
men as you and just such factories
as you are going to start and this il
what our Board of Trade is for
Where is Mexico's Board of Tradef
Are our business men going to 81,
idly by without making any at.
tempt even to retain such business
enterprises as We have within oul
limits2
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

n W0Htpt Tett07s
of your money, if you get neither
benefit nor cure. Risky terms for
the doctor, but safe and sure for the
patient. Everything to gain, moth
ing to lose. There's just one medi-
cine of its class that's sold on these
conditions--just one that could be-
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery. It's peculiar way to sell
it-but it's a peculiar medicine.
It's the guaranteed remedy for all
Blood, Skin and Scalp Diseases,
from a common blotch or eruption
to the worst Scrofula- It cleanses,
purifies and enriches the blood, and
cures Salt -rheum, letter, Eczema,
Erysipelas, and all manner of blood
taints, from whatever cause. It
costs you nothing if it doesn't help
you. The only question is, whether
YOU want TO be helped.
"Golden Medical Discovery" ia
the cheapest blood purifier sold,
through druggists, because you
only pay ior the good you get.
Can yoa ask more?
The sDiscovery" acts equally
well ay The year round. Made by
the Worlds Dispensary Medical
Association, at e63 Main Street,
Buf&o, N. 7.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
HOLD YOUR WHEAT.
The Farmers Said to Have Formed a
COmbinatiOn-Better Prices
Looked For.

ST. PAUL. MINI, July 23.-St.
Paul has been made the headquar-
ters of national movement By the
united Farmers Alliances Of the
country to corner the entire wheat
crop of the United States. At No.
317 Wabash street for several days
a large force OF employees has been
engaged in sending out circulars,
with the view OF having not only
the Alliance men of the United
States. but all classes Of farmers,
keep back ther wheat crop until
the bears have all been killed off
and prices have been advanced to a
high point. In other words, the
Alliance Press Bureau, the Reform
Press Bureau and State Press Bu-
rea are working together, endeavor-
ing to unite farmers of the United
States in a gigantic wheat trust,
in which the producers shall be the
stockholders and by which the
speculators and wheat buyers will
be squeezed to the wall.
At the head of the movement,
which has its headquarters in st.
Paul, is Geo. M. Muller, editor of
State, and a prominent Alliance
man. A circular reciting the bene-
fits of combination and urging the
formation of the "trust' has been
made public. The circular >esti-
mates the wheat crop of 1891 in
the United States at 50O,0OO,000
bushels. The promoters Of the Far
mers' Wheat Trust believe that
four-fifths of this wheat can be held
back by the farmers for from four
to eight weeks, by which it is
thought that prices will have gone
skyward. Lists bearing the names
of Secretaries Of every Alliance in
the United States are now in the
hands of Mr.. Muller, and circu-
lars have been sent to the Allan
ces of the Eastern wheat-growing
States, Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska,
Iowa, California, Oregon and to a
part of the remaining wheat-grow-
ing States.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
SOME SNAKE STORIES
With Due Apologies to the ST. Louis
lObe-Dem0erat.

A Kentucky farmer who was
very much bothered by snakes
milking his cows recently hit on a
brilliant scheme for getting rid OF
the nuisance. He forced each Of
his COWS to swallow a pint Of ma
tive Kentucky whisky, and going
out to the pasture field next morn
ing he found seven snakes going
about in a drunken stupor. Cap.
turing them all he sold them to a
Chicago museum. The smallest
of the snakes was six feet five
inches in length.
A marvellous example of the
strength of a snakes coils and of
Its love for milk is told by trav-
eler who has just returned from
Africa. He says that he has fire.
quently seen boa constructors climb
up cocoanut trees, throw the nuts
to the ground, then descend and
coiling around nut after nut, break
them with a rapid squeeze and
drink the cocoanut milk.
That snakes are fond of music
has been known to snake charm
ers' in all ages. The latest in
stance of this reptilian rredilec-
tion comes from Florida. A stroll
ing fiddler who fell asleep was
wakened by hearing an air from
"Lohengrin" rendered with ex-
quisite taste. Looking about for
the source of the music he found
that huge rattler had coiled
around the neck of his fiddle, and
using its tail as bow, was play
ing for the benefit of half d dozen
other rattlers that were listening
with rapt attention.
A lew days ago kentucky
farmer saw a blue racer coming
across the field towards him with
inconceivable swiftness, but before
the snake reached him it curled up
and died. On examination it was
found that the heat generated by
the friction of the snakes body
with the ground and burned it to
a cinder.
A man living a short distance
from Cedar Keys, Fla, keeps a
large tame rattlesnake which he
has trained to amuse his baby with
it's rattle. THE PREvARICAToR.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
A PLEASANT PARTY.
A Glorious Time Anticipated by Star.
lfght-The Social Event OF the
Season.

There will be q starlight recep.
ton at Mr.. and Mrs. Wood Mad
dox's Thursday evening, July
30th, at 7:30 p. m.
Committee on Reception-Jen-
ME Harrison, Lena Harrison, Jen.
ME Brown, Irwin Brown, Bob
Rodgers and Joe Maddox.
Committee on Entertainment
Marie Boyd, Fannie Pierce, Hattie
Kimbail, Jennie CAN'T, Ella 6won,
Linnie Rodgers, Edna Ford, Vim
ME Eller, Linda Boyd, Maggie
Russell, Thos. Harrison, Geo.
Reeves, VIM. Smith, VIII Eller,
volney Harrison, Add Gard, Jas.
Pierce, Jas. Garwood, Irwin Har.
rison and Jake Maddox.
Committee on Refreshments
Mr.. and Mrs. Wood Maddox, Mr..
and Mrs. John X. Brown, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Rood.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
Young Missouri.
From COlman's Rural w orlk


The young men and the young
women of the State OF Missouri and
of the West generally are being
talked of and written about as to
"How shall we keep the boys on
the farm p and "What is to become
Of our daughters ?" etc., etc., ad in
fnitum but when have these young
men and young young women been
consulted in their own interests and
as to their own proclivities in these
regards ? 1t seems to US, old as we
are, that the first person to be con-
suited is the individual interested,
and it looks very singular that no
one has broached this subject be-
fore. The future of our youth is the
future of our country. This has not
been sufficiently brought out. The
men Of to-day live in an age when
We have a population of 81, ,0OO, 900,
but the men and the women of the
future that is to say, the boys and
girls of to-day, will live in an era
when we will have population Of
more than one hundred millions of
souls and more.
Missouri will then have popula-
tion of nearly five millions, and as
our boys and girls Of to-day are
made, so will be the men and the
women of that day. Is it then a
matter of no moment that we care
for the education Of our boys and
girls now, matter of no moment
that they be educated and prepared
for the future ? Is it not rather our
duty to lay well the foundations now
and then build thereon cleverly anG
| we'll ? The Rural World appeals
to youth Of Missouri, the young
men and the young women to thinl
OF these things, and if they consider
them of sufficient moment, then t,
write of them for these pages
What has young Missouri to say
| All are invited to give the matte
their best thoughts, to think the
subject over we'll and present thei
views in brief and pointed letters.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
BICYCLERs BANQUETED.
Sam BaslSin Entertains the Members
of the Mexico Bicycle Club.

The following are the members
of the Mexico bicyle club: WA.
Morris, Joe Luckle, S. NJ. Locke,
Rev. ]. "A. Mumpower, S. G. Bas.
kin, A. X Luckie, DR.. w. l.. Reed,
Butler Guthrie, F. r. Jesse, Ernest
Schumacher. Rodes Clay, Gus
Pasqueth, T. s. Riley, Edgar
Dudgeon and C. Wade.
The members of ihe club met
last night at the residence of S. C.
Baskin aud elected the following
officers DR.. w. l.. Reed, presi-
dent; w. A. Morris, secretary ;
Joe Luckie, captain.
A most enjoyable evening was
spent by the mem bers of the club
in social conversation, discussing
matters of interest to the members.
A splendid lunch was also enjoyed
by those present. Mr.. Baskin
never does things by halves, and
no one knows better how to enter
tain friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
MEXICO MISSOURI, THURSDAY, JULY 80,
All the Good Ones viii be Here


Secretary J. A. Glandon was at
the Marshall fair yesterday and, in
addition to the large number of
entries already made for the Mex.
leo meeting, secured about seven-
ty-fiye more. Mr.. Glandon says
some good horses are at Mar shall
and that every one of them will be
here. Horses at work at other
meetings now going on will also
come to Mexico. They will all
congregate here after the large
purses hung out. The little mare,
Jessie Gaines, who last year trot-
ted the fastest mile ever made in a
race on the Mexico track, is enter
ed for the free-for-all. Her time
was 2:24 l-2 and she went to the
half in i.6 10. Dick Smith, old
Black Diamond, and great num-
ber of others with low records, will
furnish rare sport this year. Many
new ones which we have never
seen here have been entered. The
entire list will be printed in the
LEDGER as soon as the entries all
come in.
1t is safe to say there will be
more fast trotting horses at the
Mexico Fair this year than ever
before. Among the flyers entered
in the free-for.al are Jessie
Gaines, Black Diamond, Diamond,
Dick Smith and Blackberry. Here
is field of talent for you. King
Herod, the famous trotter, will
also be here during the fair.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

The st. Louis Republic has the
following to say in regard to Demo-
Gratis and the F. & L. u: "Demo-
Gratis in the Farmers Alliance have
an excellent opportunity to do edu-
cational work that is much needed,
and if those who need the education
are sometimes refractory there is the
more reason for patience and perse-
verance. Democrats in the Alliance
may take it for granted that it will
be beset by refuse politicians from
the garbage heaps OF both parties,
and that it will have an assorted
variety Of wild or corrupt schemes
thrust on it. But this need not
make any difference. None OF these
schemes can stand under discussion,
and it will not be long before the
political tricksters will be exposed.
Democrats who joined the Alliance
under a constitution guaranteeing
them freedom OF political action
have only to stay in it and support
the constitution. 1t would be worse
than useless to draw out and
form a new organization in any
locality where the attempt is made
through the Alliance to dictate their
political action. If they are Demo-
Gratis they are not likely to be toss
ed about by every wind Of strange
political doctrine. The great advan-
tage of Democratic principle is that
it enables the plain people who are
not political economists to see what
is just and wise in government.
Every Democrat is thus fitted to do
missionary work, and Democrats in
the Farmers Alliance have nota-
BILE opportunity for it. The Alli-
ance in the West is very largely
composed Of men who have been
Republicans who are now disgust
ed with that party, and, being so,
are in a fair way to realize great
increase IN political usefulness. But
naturally they cannot escape i'm
mediately from all their Republican
prejudices. From these they can
be weaned only by education and
patience. If, as a result of such
prejudice or ignorance, the attempt
is made to use the Alliance to com.
pei Democrats to support un-Demo
cratic measures or to vote for politi'
cal adventures, all there is to b.
said is that the man who has tn.
first instinct of Democracy in hin
is his own master in politics and vii
vote his own principles for the mel
who represent them.
The Alliance has been taken bodi
lily INTO politics and it will go wrons
on some points of great impor
ance, but on the whole 1t is doing I
} great deal of good by the agitation
it is effeciing, and whether or no
. Democrats are members of it the,
have no reason to check this agita
tion as long as it is mainly directe'
against Republican policies. Wha
the Alliance needs from Democrat
/ is assistance and direction, not OBJ
struction or opposition.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

In his speech before the Texas
Farmers Alliance, at Fort Worth
last week, Hon. U. S. Hall, Of
Missouri, produced fine array oi
facts and figures bearing on the
tariff, showing that the whole bur.
den of it fell upon the consumer
Referring to the Sub. Treasury
scheme, he said: "The Sub Treas.
ury scheme is now being advocat.
ed and pushed, by its originator,
0. w. Macune, for the sole pur
pose of selling US and the Allianc,
out to the high protective tafi g
party" -