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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-30

were terrible ut they reached snrino
last after eighteen hours of torture
Several years ago the writer hannar0s. =.
be camping at Aqua Caliente an ~
iona mountain. II was a bripht Ill ar
light night, ard chance to walk ' .Iol,
distance from camp, ii wagon was fo,15'
apparently deserted and attached Ia wSiatl
were four bony horses In the last sfaoaa :.
starvation. The old rlckety vebicklIs ~ y
covered with ragged sheet of aa,ra1
and on turning this back an old man ne, ,as
found apparently dead. ExaminSt;,a
however, showed him to be alive. and sny-,
timulant diluted with milk was nr iSIie
sbtained and poured down his narcba3
ond biackened throat. 1t was hearfrand
ang to hear the poor fellow tell of nj i.
full experience when be recovered stranr,el
enough to speak. my Go ID, he MIA y
thought | should die from thirst
appeared that he had travelled an the va,
from lndoo under the burning spn ana
through the hot sand, a distance Of soms
thirty miles or more, and had had potbi1c
to drink for something like eighteen hoprs9
How he survived the suffering was
wonder.
No one who has not experienced tbo
thirsts that beset the desert traveller c.n
have the least idea of its terrible intensitv
The largest canteen that can be carried
will be exhausted within few hours
One may drink his fill and within fla
minutes the thirst will be as bad as ever
Men who habitually traverse this region
train themselves to 60 without water for
hours at a time, and when Injured to tba
hardship they suffer little. But the tvro
find it impossible to resist the desise for
repeated llbations, ana when his supplv
becomes exhausted ii needs but little Ia
drive him insane and end his life.
Sometimes the suffering preceding
death is of the most horrible kind. Men
have been found who have torn their aasb
and sucked their own blood others have
resorted to indescribable means for aIleyiat.
ing thirst, and bodies have been found
with the earth torn up for dozen feet in
the dying struggles.
Columns might be filed with the we'll
authenticated tales of suffering and death
from thirst that have come within the
observation Of that hardy race of pioneers
who travelled the desert with team and
stage long before the railroad was thought
of. In those times there was far more
suffering than now, and hundreds of lives
were lost. Such thing is not possible
now, at least along the railroad lines.
Train employees are under order to pick up
men who appear to be suffering on the
desert, and under no circumstances are
persons to be put off the cars between sta
lions while attempting to 'beat their
way" These facts, by the way, knock the
foundation from beneath a graphic tale,
published not long since, which purported
to relate the horrible death of tramp
who was elected from a train on the desert
for not having ticket.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-30
CRIME

Dr.. CRATES of Providence. accused Of
having poisoned Mrs Barnaby, was ar
rested Monday in Denver
Ex-GovERNoR RAMSEY, Of Minnesota,
is SAID to have been blackmailed out Of
several thousand dollars by his coachman.
NEAR Scranton, Pa, Joseph Moncke, a
jealous Hungarian, shot and fatally wound.
Ell Anthony Droyanski and shot two other
men in the legs Moncke escaped
PETER GREENWOOD, treasurer of Wood
River township, near Alton, ILL.,, is 3d.,
600 short in his accounts and has disap-
peared.
GRAND RAPIDS street car strikers re-
sorted to violence Tuesday, Several new
men were badly beaten, number Of cars
wrecked and the cable broken.
COKE strikers at Scattdale, Pa, Tuesday
tried to lynch a negro who had returned
to work, and IN rescueing him tpo deputies
were tearfully beaten, while one OF the
rioters was shot.
Cry TREASURER JoHN BARDsLEY, of
Philadelphia, besides being a defaulter to
the city in the sum Of 5000, 900 has swind-
led several hundred persons
WILLIAM JOHNSON aud LATE Sprinkle of
Petersburg, Ind. fought with pistols and
johnson was killed and Sprinkle fatally
wounded
"PRoFs Bush and Dodd, said to be
from Chicago, advertised an "airship' ex.
| hlbitiou al Omaha and collected admission
fees from 900 people whom they locked
in the fair grounds while they fed with
the receipts, the airship' being mythical
FANNY JARREr, OF jackson county, Geor.
gia, poisoned her father because he whip
pc her for meeting her lover against his
wishes.
A MOB stopped train Mt Bardsley
| Thursday night and took from the sheriff
Dennis Hampton, coored, who is charged
with the murder of f. II Weber. He
was probably lynehed.
EDWARD HoRING, ore of the most
prominent citizens of Pan Argyll Pa and
member OF the borough council, has just
absconded, taking with him, it is alleged
some s., 600 or FLO 900, His wife is left in
destitute circumstances
APARrY Of vigilartes at Dunuing, Neb,
were attacked Saturday night by other
yigiIantes in pursuit Of the same cattle
thief the first had arrested. Each party
in the dark thought the other thieves, and
a general shooting followed. Two persons
were killed
LLOYD BowERs. aged sixty eight, and
for twenty years cashier of the First Ma
tional bank of Mobile, Ala, shot and kill
ed himself Monday He had been forced
from il-health to retire from active bust
ness hle He had $40 900 TO his credit IN
the bank
CLAYTON LLOYD, a convict at the Pratt
mines in Alabama, was killed by a guard
Tuesday night, while be was in the act Of
setting FIRE to the building i'll which
he and forty other prisoners We're con
fined
Ar Evansville, Ind, q negro named
Jennings "Wednesday waylaid and Grimm
ally assaulted the thirteeu-year-old daugh-
ter Of George Bawlas The negro was cap.
turea and iyuched by Bowles neighbors i'm
spite Of frantic pleas for mercy, After he
was strung up the men hIled his body with
lulIats
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-30
THE BOY WHO GOT THE PLACE
He Wanted to Know what Became Of the
Squirrel.

A lawyer advertised for a clerk The
next morning his office was crowded with
applicants-all bright, and many suitable
He babe them wait until all should arrive,
and then arranged them in a row and
said he would tell them story, note their
comments, and Judge from that whom he
would choose.
"A certain farmer, began the lawyer,
twas troubled with tired squirrel that got
in through a hole in the barn and stole
his seed corn, He resolved to kill the
squirrel at the first opportunity. Seeing
him go in the hee one noon, he took his
shotgun out and fred away; the first shot
set his barn ON fire
Did the barn burn down?" said one
Of the boys.
The lawyer, without answer, continued
sand seeing the barn on fire the farmer
seized a pail of water and ran to put 1t
out. y
Did he put it out, SAID another one of
the boys.
"As he passed inside the door shut to
and the barn WIS soon in flames. When
the hired glrl rushed out with more wat
err"
did they all burn up?" said another
boy.
The lawyer went on without answer.
"Then the old lady came out, and all was
n" .se and confusion, and everybody was
trying to put out the hre.
Did anyone burn up2" said another.
The lawyer said; There, that will do
you have all SHOWN great interest in the
story But observing one little bright
eyed fellow in deep silence he said
Now, my little man, what have you 70
say?'
The little fellow blushed, grew uneasy
and stammered out:
II want to know what became of that
squirrel that's what want to know
You'll do, said the lawyer; you are
my man. you have not been switched OIL
by a confusion, and barn burning, and
the hired girls and water pals You have
kept your eye on the squirrel
SAVED BY A CRICKET.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-30
SAVED BY A CRICKET.
The Military Exposition is Saved From
Destruction BY Little Cricket

A cricket once saved an important mill
tary expedition frol destruction. The
commanding officer, Blbezldebaca, and
several hundred Of his men were on a great
snip going to South America, and near
ing the shore, through the carelessness Of
the watch they would have been dashed
against ledge ofrocks had it moi been tor
a little cricket which a soldier had brought
on board The little insect had been
silent during the whole voyage, but scent
ing the land, it struck up its shril!es,,
note and By this they were warned o.
their danger and were saved. An insect
is a small creature compared TO the huge
beasts u the forest. bur it has been ca',
culated that the insects upon our globe 4
piled in one mass would xaeed IN bn'e
the beasts and birds
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-09
stock

the Balaam persuasion. Inc stock
on exhibition represented the most
noted strains in the United States,
and lovers of horse flesh feasted
their eyes on the best trotting
stallion in Missouri and several OF
the finest bred saddlers in this sec
ton. The quality was on hand il
the quantity was not. The follow.
ing named owners had stock on ex.
hibition: Hon. G. F. Clark, Robt,
T. Freeman & Son, Foote Bros.
J. A. Potts, Chas. Hill, R. A,
Cauthorn, John W. Fox, w. w,
johnson, George II. Adams, VIM
E. West, G.. W. Galloway, P. s
Morris, C. D. Rodgers and a mum
Der of others. Several of the par
ties named had two or more ami
mails on exhibition.
1t is the custom of the LEDGE
to each spriag make mention o.
every animal deserving of notice
and nearly all of them are-to the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-09

The attention OF horse men is in
vited especially to the weekly LED
GER of this week, which will con-
tain two very important features.
One is an interesting review o!
most Of the horses IN thn part OF
the State. If any does not appear
it ia the fault of the owner and not
this paper. In another portion ei
the LEDGER, in q separate depart
ment, will be found the advertise.
ments of some of the best horses
In the United States. This depart
ment viii be much larger next
week even than it 10 this, as several
horse men + arranging to insert
their advertisements.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-09

stable Of R. II. Brown. near Ben
ton. The jack, Eli, can be found
at the same place. Mr.. Brown
keeps nothing but the best stock.
Black Squirrel. Jr., one Of the
best sons OF old Black Squirrel, and
an almost exact counterpart of his
sire, will make the season at l.. B..
Morris' livery stable. Black Squir-.
rel, Jr., is owned by Bob Cauthorn.
The fine English Shire horse,
King of Trumps 5l52 can be found
at Elm Ranch Stock Farm, 3 miles
north of Worcester. E. w. Corner
will take pleasure in showing his
fine horse to those interested.
P. 3. Morris, half q mile north
of Thompson, owns q fine young
Black Squirrel colt-Gray Sqnir-
rel-that will make this season at
Mr.. Morris barn. Gray Squirrel
is a stylish, toppy animal.
Duluth, Jr., son of Duluth Chief
tain. will stand at the barn of ].
II. billiard, on the John Arnold
farm 5 miles northeast of Mexico
and 2 miles southwest ofBean Creek
School House.
Robert and Black Stock, two
imported Clyde horses, and the
premium jack, Grover, can be found
at B o. Sims farm, 6 IL miles
northwest of Mexico.
j. F. Schneider u Bro, 3 miles
northwest of Worcester, on the old
Kendall farm, own the fine Clydes-
dale draft horse, Cubic. They SO
licit patronage.
j. B. Clark, at Rush Hill, owns
the foe bay stallion, Dan, and the
noted jack, Wade Hampton. Both
are first-ciass animals as their colts
prove.
G. D. Rodgers Rolla Boy hal
proven to be just what everybody
predicted-a valuable horse and
splendid sire.
Artist, Jr., Joe Potts. mode
young saddle horse, will stand THU
season. Artist is one of the fines
in the State.
The young horse. Red Squirrel
will stand at John Smiths stable
near Littleby Station, 5 miles cas-
of Mexico.
Lowlander, a Clydesdale, ownee
by Clay White, will stand at tn,
w. H. White livery barn inMexico
Geo. R. johnson offers the ser
vices of Archie, a black Clydesdale
at a reasonable figure.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-09
THOMPSON TALK.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
THOMPSON, April 8.-Sowing
oats and planting potatoes is the
general order of the day just now.
Frank Hill and family are back
from California and will remain
here. They will move into one OF
E. n. McDonald's houses, where
they will keep house until they
can build.
E. Ewers will move to Centralia
thus week and the house he vacates
will be occupied by Jas. Barker.
Henry Tiger will, he says, build
another room to his house in a
short time and give up any idea Of
leaving here.
DR.. Berry is rebuilding his fence
around the lot in front of his
house.
Mr.. Hamlin has built a new fence
his yaru.
The Wabash Railroad Co. has
completely made a new and passing
track of the old one and the agent,
NJ. Tinsley, is giving the yard and
depot grounds a general cleaning
up.
D. O'Callaghan is acting agent
for the c. & A. road here, which
makes it possible for Thompson
ians to ride on G. & A. passenger
trains as well as locals.
Thos. Daniel is buying cows and
heifers.
Some sheep dying in the coun-
try, but farmers are looking forward
to a profitable shearing. Ed Card
says he will have more wool of bet
ter quality this year than last. He
says the secret is, he has ted his
sheep plenty of corn and it pays to
do it.
Tarl Rutter, o of Jason Rutter,
of this place, is low with consump-
ton.
The Holiness people are holding
prayer meetings in the neighbor-
hood at their several homes every
Sunday evening
Mr.. Frank Hill is confined to his
home by a sprained ankle.
The people of Thompson should
not let their library scheme fall
through. They are on the right
track and should work together
and buy a lot of books of the high
est standard of authorship. No
dime novels, no lives of great out
laws, no slang of any kind; our
children can learn enough OF such
in alter life. q.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-09

Rich as Cr9sus.
Who was Croesus? NJ. G.
Cresus was the King of Lydia,
a State in Asia Minor, and ascend.
ed the throne about 562 B. G. His
name has ever been a synonym fol
wealth, "as rich as Cresus' hav.
ing been a proverb from his own
time, but the most liberal est.
mates of his property, SO far as
descriptions of it have come down
to US, make it worth i'm our money,
about SIC. OOO, 600. His riches were
derived from gold mines near Sar.
dis, the capital of Lydia, and from
the plumber OF numerous surround
ing States. The kingdom of Lydia
was overrun by Cyrus, the Persian
conqueror, and, according to the
best authorities, Croesus was taken
prisoner and kept in the train o
Cyrus. The court of Cresus was
considered one of the most refined
and elegant Of ancient times, and
the ruins of the royal palace and
of other magnificent buildings are
still to be seen on the site of Sardis,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-09

roa.is were bad and owners of fine
animals who live any distance from
town did not care to expose their
stock, especially fine jacks. How
ever, "a large crowd was on the public
square and there were to be seen
prancing up and down on the East
Side the trotter, the PAGER, the sad
dler, the thoroughbred, the Clyde,
the Percheron, the coacher and
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-09
Administering. Ne,,..

Notice Is hereby given that letter
Oh administration upon the estate r.
n. =. Wilcox, deceased, have hear
granted b under signed, by the Pre-.
pate court OF A,,drain county. Mis-
soaTi, bearing date March "a, 1859.
An persous having clairus aoainat
saio estate are required to exhibff
LIEN Ior aliowanceSto tho administra-
eILA within n year after date ~
granting of letters, or they NAV he
from any benefit of soeh
essates If such claims be- moi AZ.
ddntn.ea Wltnin two years from the
: .hey Will be forever barred.
oi-4e Ed. WILCOX.
Admiusstratrfv
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-09

HE most preposterous idea we
ever heard was the one advanced
by the Republicans Tuesday, that
even if Sanders got more votes than
Reid he would not be Councilman
from the 9th Ward. The man re-
ceivIng the most votes, of course,
was elected. There is no ground
for any other opinion in regard to
the matter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-09

Notice is hereby given that letters
of administration upon the estate Of
NJ. E.. Kearns, deceased, have been
granted the undersigned by the Pro-
bate Court Of Audrafn county, Mis-
souri,, bearing date March q, 1891.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them for allowance to the administra-
trix within n year after date Of
granting OF letters, n they may be
precl1ded from any benefit of such
estate and If such claims be moi ex-
hibfted within two years from the date
they viii be forever barred.
MARY e. KEARSS,
LIT Administrative.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-09

ANY attempt to throw out the
vote cast in the Fifth Ward be.
cause Saunders name was written
on it will be fruitless. These votes
are legal beyond question. Because
the throwing out of these votes
might elect Dixon is the only rea
son that any one al give for SO
doing. G. l.. Ferris was elected
by forty majority a99aa will surely
take his seat
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-09
PUBLIC SALE
ON FRIDAY, APRIL 10th.

I will sell at public sale, at my farm,
2 IL miles east of Benton City, Mo,
on Friday, April 10, 1901, the follow.
ing described personal property, to-
wit: Two good brood mares, 8 and Il
years old and heavy with foal; two
good 2-year-oId mare colts, two year
ling colts, 1 mare, l horse, l pair good
work mules, coming six years old, 4
head of cows, two giving milk and two
moderately fat; "a head of hogs, con-
sisting of shoats and good brood sows;
2 harrows; 2 ~cuitivators, / Garden City
I4-inch sulky pillow, farm wagon and
harness, some household and kitchen
furniture, &C., 500 bushels of corn,
some hay and 8 stands of bees.
TERMS OF SALE-An sums of SO
and under, cash; over $40 q credit of
eight months at eight per cent, pur-
chaser to give bankab1e note.
WM. n. MULLINS.
I N. ETFpHEyS- Auetionaer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-09

The Pennsylvania Senate has q
proposition before it "to protect
candidates from the rounder, heller
and ticket fend." The bill makes
it a misdemeanor for. any person,
church, society or charity to solicit
contributions from a candidate for
Office or ask him to buy q ticket for
any entertainment? What is the
matter with protecting the people
who are not candidates?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-09

CERTAIN medical men are now
working on the theory tina, the
seal of all human diseases is the
spleen. IF the old belief that i'll
temper has it's e.urce in the spleen
Is true. that organ is undoubtedly
responsible for considerable die.
ease.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-09
Administrators. r..,,.

Notice 10 hereby given that Ietter.
GSsea,nentary upon the estate of Edoar
y. Masthews, deceased, have been
granted the undersigned by the pro-
pate Court of Audrain countv Nj
bearing date Feb. q, isof.
..ta a. persons having clafms apaipst
sslo estate are required to exhibIt
t tno,. 10. allowances 20 the admipistra-
III ~stnin y year after datso of grant
ing or letters. or they may hs precIuJ.
81 Q any benefit of such estate and
II such claims be not exhibited within
sso years from the date they will he
Ola THOMAS BOARD.
Admittufra
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-09

IT is a good thing that the LED
GER withdrew its proposition to
pay an unlimited amount of money.
provided the doctors of Mexico
should agree The proposition was
Withdrawn at 8 a. m. to-day. At
10 q. m, the doctors agreed. Rather
q close call.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-09
Executors Notice.

Notice is hereby given that
testamentary upon the estate d
garet l. Gillham, deceased, haysy
granted the undersigned by th]
bate Court of Audrain county.
souri,, bearing date March 6, 1891,
All persons having claims az
said estate are required to u
them for allowance to the exec
within one year afi er date of grant
OF letters, or they may be preelnl
from any benefit of such estate =
II such claims be not exhibited viii
two years from the date thew will
forever barred. Z. M. Day
49-4 Taal
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-09

The Minnesota young man<who
married in haste a wopan old
enough to be his gran6mother il
Go.nr nls repentance at leisure ID
the county jail. This old lady had
him locked up for getting drunk
and mortgagipg her horses.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-09

ITE Hannibal Journal, like the
LEDGER, believes that advertisers
pay for circulation and should
know what they are paying for. 1t
invites the public to examine its
books and visit its press rooms.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-09

One woe doth tread upon an
others heels. According to the
experts, q new Indian wal is
breeding, with the chances much
better for the Indians than they
were IN the late campaign because
of the coming of spring.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-09

/ vile, by a deed To-
November, 1880, ar
:, page 566, for rs1
of Audrain county
ed to the undersig1
Lands, to-wit: 10 aef>
Side Of the northwest
southwest quarter, andN
theissuth end of the follow
ed tract of land The west haff
northwest quarter, and the west hail.
7 vest half Of the east half of the
northV fnouarter OF section n of
township 81, - Xezt 0f A1drain
county, Missouri, and ba % the same
land conveyed by J.. E. d bss and wife
to Joel A. Bennett, by d4ed recorded
at page AS of Book q, ofthe recorder
of deeds office for said cUuety,N which
said lands were conveyed to the uff-q
oersigned rs trustee To pay certain
debts therein described; and, whereas.
sand debts are now past due and un.
paid, new therefore, in order to pay
said debts, l will, under the powers IL
said deed Of trust, al the east front
door OF ne Court House In Mexico.
Mo-, on
Friday. the 10th day of April, 1891,
sell said lands to the highest bidder. |
for cash. G.. W'oADANS
tuS Trustao Z
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-09

GET vaccinated. There Is a great
deal of small pox in st. Louis and
Kansas City. An ounce of preven-
ton is worth any amount of cure.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-09

THE one column spring poem re-
ceived at this Office to-day contain.
ed burning words; at least the
words were burning the last time
we saw the poem.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-09

J.. T. SAUNDERS in the Fifth
Ward made a gallant fight against
long odds. He received the full
Democratic vote and kept the Re-
publlcans of that ward 1T home and
hDsv
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-09

It has been finally settled in
Scotland that after a single man
and woman have kept company for
fourteen years, and have not de-
MED to outsiders that they contem-
plated matrimony, that the man
can be sued for breach-of promise,
and that no further proof shall be
needed by the plaintiff
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-09

The doctors agreed yesterday for
only a few moments. They now
disagree again on a question OF
ethics.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-09

The 5000 which Vermont has
appropriated for a Worlds Fair
exhibit will pay for a real nice
maple candy stand or wooden nut
meg machine.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-09

YOU'VE LADIES who deal with
the idea that the more the men see
of them the more they will think
of them are laboring under a mis-
cradle mistake.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-09

We are willing to add a few
ciphers to the proposition in refer
ence to the Mexico physician
agreeing
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-09

PROF. B. w. ToRREYsoN was
elected county com missioner Tues
day without opposition, which lie
a compliment he we'll deserves.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-09

AMONG Audrain's most success
full and public spirited, all-around
stock men is r. T.. Freeman. He
handles the best OF everything.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-09

MISS Col LIZZIE TALBoTT and
Miss Coz. Josie Hamilton, al
though not candidates, received a
scattering vote for County Com
missioner.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-09

SEVEN Italians were killed by
the falling of a tenement house II
Pennsylvania Look out for more
rumors of war.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-09

TIE Democrats OF st. Louis got
together yesterday and elected a
straight ticket.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-09

THE Democrats IN Chicago put
up two tickets. The Republicans,
OF course, elected their entire
| ticket
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-09

IT is of the utmost Importance to
the horse interests of this county
that Mexico should have a mile
track.