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Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28
CENTRALIA NEWS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
CENTRALIA, No., May 23.-
Luke Payton has sold his drug
store, stock and fixtures to DR.. Sui
livan, of Humphrey, Mo.
The new bank building will be
the finest of the kind in Boone
county.
Elder Samuel Magee is at Tina,
Carroll county, doing missionary
work.
G. G. Bush has renovated his
large and commodious business
house with new coat of paint.
Mrs. J. r. Mitchell is visiting
her father, Captain Clayton, Oma-
ha, Nebraska.
A small pig sometimes makes a
terrible noise over trifing shock
to his pigship's dignity. The man
who does the least for the good of
the community in which he lives
usually howls loudest over imag-
mary grievances.
Farmers report wheat and corn
in fine condition; oats sorry.
Squire Early has remodeled and
added to the size of his laroa and
handsome residence. The Squire
always keeps up with the process
sion.
Centralia Is coming to the front
nobly with all kinds of improve
ments-fne buildings, comfortable
homes and progressive, well-edited
newspapers.
Dick Willis, who has been dam
gerously ill during the past month,
is convalescent.
Mrs. Matthew Fountain is on
the sick list.
DR.. Tom White, of Hardin,
was visiting in Centralia this week.
B. F. White, of Marcelline, has
bought out Kahn & Co., clothiers.
Mr.. White will come to Centralia
at once.
Your correspondent has learned
long ago that men of the first order
have no need to use stills, or to
put on airs, to assume sham great
ness, for they stand high enough
on their own feet, and are quite
satisfied to appear for just what
they are worth.
Mrs. Fannie Richards is in St.
Louis.
w. c. Todd, attorney at law,
was married in the Chistian church
at Marshall last Wednesday night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

shiftliness, but were placed in this
position of need from causes ovel
which they had no control. They
are the hardest working and most
industrious of our people. Mr.,
Llewellyn said he thought all oul
taxpayers were in favor of the
Court helping.
A vote was taken and every
member in the room voted for the
Court to make liberal appropria.
ton.
Rev. A. E. Rodgers then pre-
sented petitions asking aid from
the Court. They were signed by
large number of tax payers.
Sheriff Adams then read some OF
the petitions and the names signed
to them. The names of the largest
tax payers in the county were on
the petltlon.
Hon. G. F. Clark made a state
ment in regard to what he knew OF
the needs of the people and made
some valuable suggestions.
Judge s. M. Edwards then made
a feeling talk in favor of the Court
assisting the sufferers.
The amount thought by those
present to be necessary to relieve
present demands varied from
So 900 to SO, 600.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28
VOL. XXXIIl.
S. 0. GRAHAM. chairman of the

S. 0. GRAHAM, chairman of the
F. & L. U. inves.igating commit
tee, arrived in Mexico Friday. He
says the committee is ready to go
to work and will investigate thor
oughly the books of all the county
officials. He says this committee
is not only going to investigate the
Assessors list in order to see if
there are any tax dodgers, but is
going to make a compile investiga-
ton of all the county officials.
Mr.. Graham says that the COM
mlttee is going to make thorough
and complete report; and as init
mated by the LEDGER will do this
work at once. The county off,
cials, without a single exception,
will do everything in their power
to assist this committee. Their
books and papers are open for
their inspection. The investiga-
tion will be thorough and unpreju-
diced. 1t will be three or four
months before the committee can
make a complete report. If the
committee finds everything all
right, it will so report, if not the
Grand Jury will be notified, we
presume, to Investigate and bring
in an indictment.
The investigation of this commit
tee can result in only one of two
things: This committe will either
report that the county officials OF
Audrain have their books correct
and in good shape, or else report
indictments from the Grand Jury.
The committee, which is compos-
ed of s. o. Graham, G.. N. Wales
and w. T. Lott, should proceed as
rapidly as possible.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28
Pension Frauds.

The next House will have no
duty to perform more imperative
than the investigation of the PEN
sion Bureau.
The pension list has grown to
such enormous proportions that
the people who have it to pay, de-
mand some assurance that it is
honest.
Even the Republican journals be-
gin TO see the fraudulent character
of this whole business, and are de-
manding a revision. The follow
ing paragraph is taken for illustra.
ton from the Chicago Tribune:
"The abuses of the pension sys.
tenn are illustrated by the manner
in which 115 ne-hundred-d day men
from Ohio have been reinstated on
the rolls. Their scheme to get a
pension was carefully organized ,and
they succeeded in getting one some
time ago. From evidence furnish
ed him, Gen. Black ordered these
claims held up pending an investi-
cation, which was still pending
when Corporal Tanner came into
office. AS the result of the in
vestigation they finally were drop
ped, but now they have managed
by some kind of influence to get
back on the rolls again. They are
to draw pensions for the rest OF
their lives for one hundred days.
play in Washington, in which they
never fred a shot and never saw a
rebel, and in which not one OF
them was even sick. By fraud and
deceit they got on the rolls origi-
nally. Then they were hung up
and rejected, and now here they
are again in some mysterious man
ner grabbing from the Treasury TO
pay them for their hundred-day
picnic. They are patriots for reye-
nue. only. 1t Is just such outrages
as this which have brought scandal
on the pension business. If the
rolls were investigated and clean.
ed up under a fair construction of
the law fully one-fourth the names
would be taken off as having no
legal right there"
Gen. Black was Democrat ap-
pointed By Cleveland Corporal
Tanner was appointed by Mr..
Harrison, with the injunction "be
liberal with the boys"
Mr.. Cleveland vetoed the pau.
per pension bill MIR. Harrison
signed it.
Revise the pension list
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28
IN BOONE COUNTY.

CENTRAL1A, Mo-, May 20-A de-
structive cyclone passed over the
county within one-half mile north
of this place at 800 O'Clock this
afternoon, doing immense damage.
The cloud was funnel-shaped, and
travelled from west to east for a dis
tance of nine miles. The first
place it struck was on the farm of
J. H. Croswhite, demolishing his
barn. Next it struck the farm
house of Squire Jarman, Ieveling
it to the ground, and injuring Mr..
Jarman and wife and seriously in
juring II. c. Hunt, of Centralia.
JamesBradley's residence was next
destroyed and L. P. Browns barn
unroofed. Then, rebounding, the
cyclone totally destroyed the farm
houses of Nathaniel Gordon and
John "A. Johnson, whose families
were saved by taking refuge in the
cellar; stock and hogs were killed.
Next, the barns of John Fountain
and Babe White were destroyed,
the one-story farm house of Jerry
Bush razed to the ground, and
George Langston's barns unroef-
ed. Joe fuckers barn was next
unroofed and a horse killed ,and on
the other side of the road Frank
Wilson's dwelling was unroofed.
At the next farm, Mrs. Isaac How
ards dwelling was blown entirely
away, and on the opposite side of
the road the Gerard dwelling and
barn were unroofed and orchard
blown down.
The worst damage, however, was
done at the farm of John N. Har-
rison, whose farm house was blown
to atoms. Mrs. Harrison took ref
uge in the cellar with some of the
children, but was severely bruised
about the head, and Mr.. Harrison
was also seriously injured. A lit
tie boy was blown a half mile and
a piece of scantling driven through
his arm and his leg was broken, but
he was alive when found. Anoth-
er child had its leg broken. A fine
stallion was blown a half mile and
killed. Everywhere in the track
of the storm fences were leveled
and orchards and trees blown down,
and dead stock lay on every side.
There are no deaths TO date, but
the destruction of property is fear.
full. At one time it was feared that
the cyclone would strike the city,
but it passed one-fourth of a mile
north. 1t is hard to estimate the
damage.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28
YOUNG ORATORS.
The OratOrical Contest Highly
Interesting-Witnessed by
a Fair Audience.

In spite of bad weather fair au-
dience attended at the Opera House
Saturday to listen to the oratorical
contest of the Mexico High School.
The young men all did we'll and
clearly showed the effects of care.
full training. The following are
the names of the contestants with
their subjects
1.-THE Race is Not to the Swift"
Aubrey Bush.
"The Spirit of Progress," J. S.
Mcintyre.
Lafayette" 7. J. Rodhouse.
"..Self Government - Edwin
Woody.
"Political Reform Important"
Arthur Lee.
The committee was composed of
Judge S. M. Edwards, J. V. Viii.
liams and E. S. Wilson. The
gold medal was awarded to 7: j.
Rodhouse. Arthur Lee carried of
second honors. The young men all
did well and the audience, together
with the judges, are sorry there
was not gold medal for each one.
These contests are very interesting
affairs and cause a healthy rivalry
among the young men of the Pub
lie School, which brings out their
ability in the line of oratory. The
proceeds are for the benefit of the
Mexico Public School Library,
which is increasing annually, and
will be one of the most complete
libraries in the State if properly
patronized and literally suppor ted
by the public as it should be.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28
A LIBERAL OFFER.

To the Editor of the Ledger.
MEXICO, No., May %, 1891
Sad mlsfortunes have betallen some
of our good citizens, in the unex-
pected visitation of the most de.
ssructive cyclone that has ever
been known in our county. Some
families have lost loved ones and
valuable property. They now de-
serve and should have the sympa-
thy and immediate aid of all citi-
zens having means at command.
Misfortunes in heavy losses the
past two years leaves me without
ready means. Yet wish to con.
tribute az far as practical to the
sufferers. / will donate to each
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28
LATER FROM RUSH HILL.
rrespondence of the Ledger.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
RUSH HILL, May 21.-A destruc-
tive cyclone passed one mile north
of town yesterday about 4 O'Clock.
1t is reported that Mr.. Valentine
Erdel had child killed. His
house was torn to pieces and took
fire and burned. The large house
owned by Mr.. Macy, of Illinois,
and occupied by Mrs. Kearch, was
badly damaged. Albert Knoeble's
house was unrooted and outbulld.
ings ruined. The roof of the barn
on J. M. Menefee's fam was torn
off. Henry McKinney's barn was
torn to pieces. George Bears
house, barn and smoke house, with
all the contents, were blown away
most of it out of sight. The family
was not at home. This family il
left destitute and is not in a finan.
cial condition to replace the loss
On the farm formerly owned by
jeff Harrison and occupied by
Messrs. Jerman and Rodgers, the
house and barn were torn to atoms
Mr.. Rodgers was instantly killed
There were two other men in the
house; one of them was badly
hurt. August Ahlfeldt's house,
southwest of Laddonia, was blowr
down. The people of Rush Hill
were badly scared but little dam
age was done. A few outbuiiding,
were unroofed and VIM. Farrar'i
house was blown IF the foundation
about 4 feet. Hail fell as large al
a mans fist.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

THERE are several subscription
lists IN circulation for sufferers
from the tornado. Some of these
lists are for individuals who have
lost their all, others are for a fund
for the sufferers from the tornado.
There should be some concert of
action in regard to this matter.
There is not man, woman or child
who does not want to contribute lib
orally toward the Sufferers. A
committee should be appointed and
take charge of the money raised
and place it with the most destitute
J. M. Boyle has received quite a
liberal subscription for Mr.. John
Harrison and Mrs. Howard. Pate
Faddis has raised quite a liberal
sum for Mrs. Howard. Hon. w.
FL. Kennen had paper in circu.
lation for the sufferers, without
naming anyone in particular. From
two to ten thousand dollars will
likely be raised in this county. We
want concert of action not only IN
the matter of subscription, but in
the expenditure of this money.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28


The ancient who first suggested
that it was possible to fight the
devil with fire, probably failed to
appreciate that the time might
come when the perfection OF the
enginery of war would result in the
disarming of the world. Germany
now has q wicked infantry gun
which will kill at 6,0OO feet, and
ve all know what has been done in
the way of artillery and torpedo
service. There are possibilities
TOO terrible for the contemplation
of even ambitious kings and these
may bring us the millennium.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

INDIANA has endeavored to set a
stake as the center of population
in the United States. There is to
be an extensive celebration in the
southern part of the state in COM
memoration of the erection of a
pillar to mark the location of the
center of population as shown by
the eleventh census. But this CEN
ter of population existed, of course,
only on a given day in June of last
year. The location is arbitrary at
best. Beyond question the center
of population at this moment is at
some other spot in the union, and
is well on the course west by
northwest, which it has steadily
pursued since the first census. But
the erection of the statue will be
an interesting ceremony, and mark
an epoch in the country's advance
ment, although if of little or no con-
sequence as a geographical event.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

The st. Louis Post-DispGteh,
speaking of the new partly says:
1.-THE third party ship starts out
with q rotten plank which must
prove fatal to a prosperous voyage.
This is the government loan
scheme. 1t cannot hope to win in
tellieent men on a platform which
contemplates turning the National
Treasury into a loan Office and
taxing the people in order that
needy citizens may be supplied
with ready cash."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28
A TwIsTER AT yANDALIA

Special Dispatch to the LEDGE.
VANDALIA, May 2i.--The wind
and hail storm, which passed this
way yesterday, gave rise to the fol-
lowing lightning and other occur
rences: Harve Tapley lost two
horses; Goodpasture one and j. N.
Bondurant q valuable COW. The
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

main wind storm passed southernly
this place and blew over a large
barn for Mr.. Williamson, besides
many fences and hay stacks. Hail
fell as large as hens eggs. 1t is
likely that other accidents hap
pened not yet reported here. No
one killed or injured.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28
Revise the pension list !

THERE were thirteen factions
represented a. the Cincinnati con-
vention and there were thirteen
planka in the platform. There
were 10 negroes present is the
only reason there was no eolored
planks in the platform.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

FROM thirty to fifty farmers were
in Mexico Saturday with wagons,
hauling out lumber to the tornado
district for houses which will be
erected at once. This is what we
like to see in Audrain county.
Our people don't stand around on
the streets and talk about what
ought to be done, but 60 to work
and do it. Wind wont buy clothes,
food or medicine. Money is what
is wanted. Give your money and
then you can talk.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

No. As on the Chicago & Alton
Railroad had a narrow escape from
the cyclone Wednesday afternoon.
The rear car, just as it left Centra-
liza, came near being swept from
the track.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

THE National Union Conference
at Cincinnati formed the "People's 8
Party of the United States," and
arranged fer Presidential nomina-
tions to be made in 1892. The
platform indorses the St. Louis,
Ocala and Omaha resolutions, but
q prohibition plank was defeated.
Taubeneck, of Illinois, was chosen
chairman of the National Execu-
tive Committee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

We have before US the first issue
of the Centralia Courier, edited by
J. K. Pool, a brilliant young writer
and born journalist. The Courier
is a Democratic paper, favoring the
F. & L. U. principles, which are
consisten. with Democracy. The
paper is neatly printed, ably edited
and brimful of news. We predict
for it success in every sense of the
word.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28
Sheriff Adams that he has 500
raised for the storm sufferers,

Turner & Hopkins desire US to
say that the sufferers from the
tornado can have ice free of charge
during their illness.
Valentine Erdle lost s24O in cash
which was in his house. Mr..
Erdle's house was blown down
and destroyed by fire.
Edwards & Graham took twenty.
five views of the district visited by
the storm and will have them on
sale shortly.
A wagon hub was carried two
miles from the residence of T. B.
Ham.
Mrs. 7. B. Ham lost SIS. It
was blown away in her handbag.
Mr.. Eph. Hughes, of near Wor-
cester, lost two beef cattle.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

TWENTY-FIVE farm wagons came
into town Saturday from the tornado
district and went out loaded with
lumber for new houses. The
neighbors of the sufferers have re-
sponded promptly. The great
need now is for carpenters. Any
man who can handle a saw or
hatchet should respond at once if
he wants to assist in this matter
without spending money. This
procession of twenty-five farmers
was a living testimony to the kind
of people We have in Audrain coun.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

family of the sufferers the season
OF one mare to my Imported Per-
cheron Stallion, bismarck No.
12749." Those having lost their
mares are at liberty to breed to my
horse should they secure mares.
Ed. W. CLARK.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

We now have peoples Par.
ty." The people did not ask for
it. The people have no use for it.
The people don't endorse it. The
people don't want it. The people
wont recognize it. 1t is anything
but q peoples party. 1t is every.
thing but peoples party.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

Mr.. Hickman Wigginton, form.
erly of this city and one of the
editors of the Linneus (Mo.) Bul.
letin, is TO be married June Sd TO
Miss Mamie J. Day, of Wellsville.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

i The new power press of the
LEDGER was kept busy running
from daylight until noon Thursday
printing an account of the cyclone.
The demand was greater than the
supply.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

All those swept out by the cy-
clone can get their summers black
smithing done free ofcharge at my
shop; also all those who vail re-
build | will put their iiues up for
nothing. L. NJ. HENDRIX.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

DIR. c. J. Tannehill, of Brown
wood, Texas, died last week. DIR.
Tannehill was brother-in-law OF
Mrs. Judge Maeiarlane and Mrs. p.
K. Locke, of this city. He had been
in delicate health for several years.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

THERE will be no more fish
stories this year. The yarn which
comes from the New Jersey coast
of the capture of a Iizard.like sea
monster which mas pockets in
which it carries such food as it
does not need for immediate use,
has cloaed the contest of the ro-
ms-cers, although June Is not
horo 1zaf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

S. o. GRAHAM, chairman of the
F. & L. U. investigating COM
mlttee, requests the LEDGER to in
vite all who think there is any
irregularity in the Court House, or
know of any tax payers who are
NOT. giving in all their property, to
report at once to the committee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

The $50 appropriated by the
Mexico q. A. Il. Post was distrib-
uted by Maj. II. A. Ricketts, and
Capt. ID. f. Shea as follows
Twenty dollars was given to John
Doerge /; SIS to S. S. Norris $3.50
to Mr.. Yosemyer $50 to Henry
kupkaf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

The quarantine has been raised.
Phil Rebman and family have
rented a house in southwest Mex
leo. Mrs. Barton is visiting
friends. Miss Freddy will return
to her parents in a day or so. All
who have had the small pox have
reco, cred and are out of danger.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

AT least one thousand extra
copies of the weekly LEDGER have
been mailed to distant parties this
week. 1t was just seven days
ahead of its contemporaries with
its report of the tornado. That's
q way the LEDGER has.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

NJ. Yosemyer, who was reported
only slightly hurt by the tornado,
came near bleeding to death Fri
day. but was better Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

DURING his trip Mr.. Harrison
made l40 speeches, bu. in none OF
them did he say word on the sub
ject of the free coinage of silver.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

FIVE hundred copies of the
Mexico LEDGER were delivered
salong the track of the tornado with
D full account of the damage with
in 20 hours of the time it occurred.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28
PRIVATE SUBSCRIPTIONS.

PRIVATE SUBSCRIPTIONS.
We, the undersigned, agree to
give the sums set opposite our
names, to be applied to the aid OF
those who are sufferers by the
tornado on the Goth day of May,
1891, in Audraln county, who are
unable to care and support them
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

q EHE Mexico Hancock Post, e.
a. R., started the good work last
light by donating fifty dollars to
The cyclone sufferers. This is lib
eral and prompt.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28
HELP our suffering.

THE impression is spreading
rapidly that there is such a vessel
as the Itata.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

Hail stones weighing one pound
and four ounces fell all along the
edges of the cyclone which passed
through this county Wednesday
afternoon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

The case of State vs. Richard
Reid for assaulting John Botkin
has been taken out of the Justice
of the Peace's hands and will be
Investigated by the Grand Jury.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

ALEX. RUST, a travelling man
from st. Louis with Rice, Styx &
Co., gave the editor of the LEDGER
$40 Friday for the tornado sufferers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

The LEDGER was right as usual.
The F. & L, U. investigating COM
mittee is going to work at once.
There is no need for delay.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

THE immense export of gold
from the country will afford the
versatile tramp another reason for
demanding financial aid.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

E. T. French, of the firm of
French & Garrett, had neuralgia of
the heart Friday and came nearly
dying. He is much better and
will recover.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

The billiard boys tell the hard
est tale about the tornado. They
claim that the storm blew ground
hog out of his hole and killed him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

The singing at the Opera House
last night by the pupils of the
Public School was very good with
the exception of one piece, and we
would rot have aoticed that but
for our classical (2) musical ear.
The piano work by Miss EIoise
Mumpower was very good.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

THIS is no time for free adver-
tising or demagoguery. Give up
your money and not your wind or
advice.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

The F. & l.. U. investigation
committee went to work Monday.
This committee will make a thor.
ough investigation and will be as
sisted, as far as possible, by all
the officials in the Court House.
The report will be either an indict.
ment from the Grand Jury, or q
statement that our officials are al!
straight and their books correct.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

AUpRAIs is grand county.
Audrain county is the county in
which we should like to be when
wrecked by q tornado.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

. Miss Lou Evans, of Auxvasse,
will be married this week to Mr..
Joe Belch. They will go to Color
ado to reside.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

AUDRAIN county is able and
willing to take care of its own
afflicted. We need no outside
Aelp to assist our tornado suffer
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

THE cyclone sufferers need help;
not after awhile, but right now.
They do not need talk but money,
food and clothes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28

FoREPAUGH, Sam Jones, Sells
Bros, and Elder Martin, of Mex
leo, Mo-, will all be in Moberly in
June.