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Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

Capt. D. e. Shea, of this city,
Witnessed the competitive drill in
Columbia Monday between the
cadets of the Missouri Military
Academy and those of the State
University. Capt. Shea was de-
lighted with the movements of the
Mexico boys and says that they
show fne drill and are far superior
to the State University boys. Capt,
Shea is an old soldier and . good
Judge in such matters.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23
IT'S the Passengers.

"I can run q passenger train at
the rate ofa mile for every fifty
Eve seconds" says an old railroad
engineer, "but the passengers
wouldn't stand it. When / get on
. speed Of forty miles an hour
the coaches sway 20 that half the
people became frishtsned and de-
mandA slower spssd.n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

The base ball game between the
Fleet and University boys was
stopped yesterday on account of
the rain. The game was called at
the end of the third inning with a
score of Z to l in favor of Mex
leo. In the same proportion, if
the game had been finished, the
score would have stood 81 to 8 in
favor of Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

A check for 1900 was received
to-day from the Grand Secretary OF
the A. o. U. w. Lodge of this state
in favor Of the wife OF J. A. Math-
ews, who died in this city . few
days SINGS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23
Wedding Anniversary.


The sixtieth wedding anniversa.
~ of uncle Billie and aunt Perline
Ridgway took place on Saturday,
April 18th, in honor of their
marriage anniversary which was
on Sunday the 18th. The fol-
lowing 10 a list of presents:
One jar Of fruit and package Of
sugar, Mrs. Condict.
One jar of fruit and package Of
sugar, Mrs. Barnes.
Loaf of bread and bowl of butter,
Alice Smith.
One sheet, Mrs. Smith.
Sheeting, Mrs. Vance.
Apron, little Jimmie Loren.
Package of sugar, Mrs. Sam Lo.
rem.
Package of sugar, Mrs. Favett.
Dress pattern, aunt Lucy Favett,
Cups and saucers and canned
fruit, J. r. Gay and wife.
Butter dish and salt box, Leroy
Gay.
Towels, Mrs. Gay.
Towels, apron, dress pattern,
suspenders, soap and handker.
chiefs, VIM. Ridgewsy and wife,
Kansas City.
One bowl, Katie and Daisy Trip.
let.
Half dollar, Mrs. R. N. West.
Pair of towels, Bertha Stephens,
Pair of hose, Daisy Tripiet.
!! Package of sugar, Mrs. Woolery.
Pair of towels, Renie and Cox.
Shirt, Mrs. Hayes.
Can of tomatoes, Henry Broad.
dus.
Can of apricots, Robt. Hays.
Tan Of apricots, Tom Brosdris.
Sack of -four, sack of crackers,
tea and soap, J. R. Hays and wife.
Sack of crackers, tea and soap,
Mr.. Broaddus.
Water bucket and dipper, Mrs.
y. coons. GUEST.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23
A Pretty Comedy.

"Tulu," a comedy in three acts,
will be given by St. Margaret's
Guild on Monday night, April 81,
at the Ferris Grand. The best To-
cal talent and q fine orchestra will
participate and an interesting per.
Torrance throughout will be given.
Tickets, 35 and % cts. No extra
charge for reserved seats.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

Charley Mcintyre, one of Au-
drains most industrious and bright
young men, is going to locate in
Oregon. Charley, we are sure,
will succeed wherever he goes and
at Whatever he undertakes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

A petition has been presented to
the Minnesota legislature asking
that an amendment be passed SO
that any woman appearing in soci-
ETY. in a decollette costume should
be heavily fined.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23
HISey.Glendye.

The Mexico LEDGER is having
wedding invitations engraved as
follows
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Hisey invite
you to be present at the wedding
reception of their daughter, Belle,
and Mr.. Charles Douglas Glendye,
on Thursday afternoon, April 80,
from II until 2 O'Clock at their resi-
dence, Mexico, Mo.
Athome after May 18th, Waynes.
booro, Va.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

You say you did not like the
sad" about the "Whole Hog ?"
We have expected some one would
kick because Whole Hog is seller
and will take some trade from the
ones who do not keep it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

W. H. Huston opened his wrench
mandatory to-day and will short
ly have it in good running order.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23
LETTER LIST.

MEXICO, No., April q, 1891.
r IST OF LETTERS remaining In the
LPost Office at Mexico, NO., for the
week ending April %, 1851, and which,
If not called for within two weeks, will
be sent to the Dead Letter Office al
Washington, d. G.
Basket B. B. Hampton FL. g..
Baker G. M. johnson Sarah.
Bretenbaugh S.A. Jones R.. ].
Boress Mrs. Sue Martin Mrs. NC.
Bomar J. T. Miller C.. G.
Byrumm Ada Rarter Belle
Cohl Henry Stevens Mike
Edwards Mrs. G. Sneed A. r.
Graves s, M. Shiplsy Lula
Hampton Dauid Sims James N.
Harvey Lottie Washington Nora
Hepler J. p. Walsh Mrs.
Walker w. r.
JNo. w. BEATTY, P. M.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

James Rainey, Of Kansas City,
is in Mexico on q visit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

If "Fair Play" who writes to
theLEDGER in regard to premiums
for mules, will look in the cata-
logue he will find that premiums
are offered as he suggested.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

Tom Creasey was arrested Sat
urday by Constable Bunton on a
warrant sworn out by A.. G. Arm
strong. Greasy was charged with
selling mortgaged property. He
gave bond. The case was dismiss
ed Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

Elder Henson left for Martins
burg, Mo-, to-day TO which place he
was called to take charge of the SER
vices over the remains of G. B..
Clark, 40 old and respected citizen
of that vicinity, aged 20 years
Moberly Monitor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

MI. Burr, of Michigan, is visit
ing his brother-in-law, Samuel
Turner.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

Miss Ida Spencer, of Laddonia.
has an excellent line of millinery.
A full line of ~corsets, ladies gloves,
mits, face yelling, etc. Dressmak-
ing a specially.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

"E. C."-The Suez Canal at the
top Is from 1876 to 325 feet wide.
1t is 100 miles long and twenty-six
feet deep.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

Fl. T. Brooks sold the J. II.
Hayden residence property, on
West Monroe Street, to s. W.
Buckley for $500. This is nice
property and cheap.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

DR.. Nichols got a verdict for $40
in his suit last Saturday against
DR.. French. The suit was for $45
in assisting DR.. French in surgical
operatiOps.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

The Louisiana Press says there
are five "Bobs'' in the Mexico city
government and the town certainly
ought to bob up serenely.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

Call at the LEDGER Office and
get a catalogue of Clark 81 Potts
Combination Horse Sale.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

Gus Weber is largely increasing
his planning mill plant and is
crowded with business. Mexico
people should give him a liberal
patronage.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

L1llard, a colored man, caught
some white fish out of the railroad
pond this week. He got two
buffalo which weighed II pounds
each.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

Some of our horseback riders
should be careful, as they will hurt
some one riding SO fast through
town.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

New goods cheap for cash at L.
G. Adams, the one price clothier
of south side of the square.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

Hon. G. F. Clark and Secretary
J. A. Glandon will represent the
Mexico Fair Association at the
National Trotting Horse Breeders
Association in Chicago. Mr.. Clark
il . member of the committee and
Mr.. Glandon il ) delegate from
The Mexico Fair A~ssoca4tion.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

Parties visiting Columbia and
wanting fine rigs should call at the
livery stable of Ben Anderson.
Ben has some of the best roadsters
and finest turneuts of any livery
stable in the State, not excepting
those in the large cities.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23
Stock Notes

The LEDGER is the stock mans
paper.
Milk cows are high and in great
demand.
Local buyers are paying 4 cents
for hogs and 5 cents for cattle.
The little Arabian spotted horse,
Hat, property of DR.. ]. II. Evy,
will stand this season at the old
/, Galloway livery barn in Mexico.
The LEDGER job department has
turned out from IS to 60 horse
cards and bills for stock in Audrain,
which shows we have the horses
and jacks.
! Some enterprising person can
make a good thing by canvassing
Mexico and buying calves that
will do to turn on grass. There
are lots of them here.
For the past few days corn has
retailed In Mexico at Is cents, oats
55, ship stuff 81 per 100 and oil
meal $50 per hundred. Hay is
worth $3.50 to $40 per ton.
You will lift your hat to the man
who owns hogs from now on and
this fall. The knowing ones pre-
dict that 5 IL and even 6 cents will
be the home prevailing prices.
We consider these figures q little
too high.
We have had frequent inquiries
as to where good Jersey COWS can
be had. Write to Mr.. Robert E.
Carr, 3130 Lucas Ave., st. Louis.
He has splendid animals of the
Alphea, st. Lambert and Signal
strains, registered A. J. G. C.
ALI the spring calves by the Jer-
sey bull, Uproar of st. Lambert,
property Of Mr.. Geo. A. Morris,
are beauties and nearly all solid
%colors. 1t is perhaps well to state
that Uproar is a grandson of Stoke
Pogis 3rd, the greatest Jersey bull
America ever produced. Uproar is
also highly bred on his dams side.
Attention is directed to the ad-
~vertisement in the weekly LEDGER
of the noted trotting horse, Nimbus
10457, record 2:26 IA at Phlladel-
phia last July. He was sired by
Ben Franklin who has ten in the
1880 list, and his breeding through
out is f~rst-class. NImbus is the
property of Ben. M. Anderson &
Co., Columbia, Mo.
The imported Percheron horse,
Eclair, registered in stud books OF
France and America, will stand
this season, as usual, at the old
Galloway livery stable in Mexico.
He Is a great animal and has many
in fact, all-magniicent colts.
Messrs. Evy & Galloway are pro.
prietors. See advertisement in the
weekly LEDGER.
There are seven columns of horse
advertisements in the weekly LED
GER, more by far than ever appear
ed before in a paper printed in Au.
drain county. The horse men be.
gin to realize that the medium oil
. widely circulated paper like the
LEDGER is what they want to gel
their stock before the public,
Every horse advertised in our col.
umns is worthy of patronage and 9
perusal OF his pedigree.
The large advertisement of ths
M cCormick Live Stock Company,
Bowling Green, No., appears II
this weeks issue of the weekly
LEDGER. On this fine farm are thu
following named stock for service
Aytoun 140S3, record, 2:29 IA
Grampian 913l Buford 107s2
Cigar 1922 ; Black Norris 1472S
Champ Clark and the fine Ken
lucky jack, Imperial Mammoth
ALI the above stock is first clasl
and the Mccormick Company in.
vites you to read their pedigrees
Harry Mccormick is manager ant
ranks as one of the best horse men
in Missouri. Harry will take
pleasure in showing visitors ovel
the farm and the fine stock.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23
shortnorn BuIIs For sa1e

Several young thoroughbred
Shorthorn bulls, eligible to regis.
tration, for sale. Apply to
2E WOOD MADDOX,
Mexico, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

Whole Hog tobacco Is the cheap
est quality, considered, in the mar
ket. It is as good as several
brands that sell for much more.
TRY it,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23
Notice to Won Direers

The trustees Of the village of
Laddonia, No., are now ready to
contract with any party for dig
ging q public we'll in said village.
C. A. SMITH, Ch'm'n.
THos. RAFTERY, Clerk. S2t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

The family of N. G. Dryden will
move into the Arthur Paul proper
ty on East Jackson Street May LIST.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

The wind of Monday damaged
John X. Browns sheep barns to
the extent of about $50.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

A marriage licese was granted on
Monday to Miss Vannatta and Fl.
Norton,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

The State University boys will
visit Mexico and there viii be an
other competitive drill and base
ball game. Alarge delegation will
be over from Columbia and we are
sure they viii enjoy the hospitality
of Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

Buy your clothing of l.. g..
Adams, the one price clothier, on
the south side OF the square.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

L. G.. Adams has only one price
on his goods. Don't TAIL to call ON
him before ron buy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

! Buy your clothing in Mexico OF
L. g. Adams, the one price cloth
ing man.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

An orchid is in bloom at the
Mexico green house.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

New goods cheap for cash at T..
e. Adams, the one price clothier
of south side of the square.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

You say you will not buy Whole
Hog tobacco. All right; some one
else will.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

Buy your clothing in Mexico of
L. G.. Adams, the one price cloth
inc man.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

81 Rainey is chief train dispatch
er for a Western railroad.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23
Sc. Louis Grain Market.

BCe IOufb 0faih 81
The market opened this morning
at 8 O'Clock and closed at Lis D. m.
The quotations ranged al follows to-
day: July wheat opened at s1.6 Ia
and closed at $I.o37- corn opened
at 66; and closed ct IS "a; oats
opened at AZ 3-8; and closed at Al
IL.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

/. G. Adams has the finest
stock Of clothing evsr offered Ia
this mty,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

VIZ are not going to beg you to
buy Whole Hog tobacco. It you
don't buy it somebody else will.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23
Mayor Ferris is able to be out.

Mexico is going to have a furni-
ture factory.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23

L. G. Adams has the finest
stock Of clothing ever offered in
this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-23
CHICAGO MARKET

CHICAGO MARKET.
July pork, 1880.
Receipts Of hogs, 5000; 5 cents
lower.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-11
THE MAYOR as a IRA TELLER.

Since Adam started from the Garden of Eden
on a personally conducted tour of the provinces
il has always been held that travel was sure
means of broadening the mind and cultivating
the perceptions. We do not recall the name of
any bard or sage who has maintained a con-
trary proposition and so an ancient theory has
slowly sodilied into an axiom, accepted and
approved by all mankind But now, suddenly
and without warning, so conspicuous an heir OF
all the ages as Mayor Grant, in an official
document issued from the City Hall over his
own sign manual, advances a strong and be-
wldering negative He says in word, that
New-York is the ceanest city on the Cont
nent, and offers the testimony of his own OBJ
servations to prove his assertion.
Now nobody can deny that the Mayor is a
traveller TO our knowledge he has visited
Fordham and Yonkers and Atlantic City and
Hoboken and Coney Island since he was first
elected Mayor and we suspect him of having
been in Brooklyn and at Hunters Point. And
vet he has returned from each and all Of these
explorations with the conviction that New York
is model of cleanliness. II we could only as
sumo that he is right and the rest OF us all
wrong the popular estimate of the value OF
travel would remain unimpaired; but we can't
And so we are forced to conclude that the
Mayors wanderings have done him no good ;
that he has either disproved the rule or proved
himself monumental exception. Neither horn
Of this dilemma offers comfortable and pleas
ant seat NEWCOMERS certainly do not like to
feel that their Chief Magistrate is a freak of
nature, nor do they contemplate with satisfaction
the possibility that time-honored adage is at
fault, and that they are liable to acquire mar
row-mindedness and intellectual penury when
ever they leave town. Truth is mighty, but
sometimes it is narrowing. and we wish the
Mayor had kept still. He has injected mistrust
and gloom into the bosoms of at least 1913
sol persons, and the streets are just as dirty as
they ever were.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-11
PERSONAL.

Joseph Jefferson and family have already occupied
their summer home on the shore OF Buzzsrd's Bay
Rose Hawthorne thinks that reason why Ralph
Waldo Emerson smiled in order to distinguish DID
self from the American eagle, which ne reSeno'ed
remarkable degree Go to the cage OF eases ~ Se en-
trail Park, in New YORK; she ADDS, anu you III ~ M .
that the hOarest bad-Eeaded monarch thcre WI" De 'o
image Of Emerson who does not smile
Tho members Of tie imperial family of Austria have
at last given up all hope Of the temperance on
Johann ORTIZ the exArcbduke. The Insurance sooeues
IN which his boat the Santa Margherita was insured
have also decided that he has been lost. ICY nave
ordered tho payment OF 100000 marks 10 MS ncns
as the ship was insured for that amount.
Tho Rev. S. A. Barnett, vicar Of st. Jude's White
chanel, London England, and warden OF Toynoee Han
and Mrs. Barnett will arrive in San Francisco In few
DAYS in the course OF their trip around the world Ilry
interested in educational matters, they VIII make
careful study OF the system used mere.
It is not surprising to find that Of such kind
impulses as Bshopccct Brooks should become the VIC
tim of misplaced benevoencc. While walking up
Beacon-s In Boston evening he was attracted 70
n stubby urchn who was trying In vain 10 pun the
door-beIl OF house near Charesst Advancing 10 tho
door. Dr. Brooks seized the bellknob. The urchln.
whose eyes followed the movements OF tine Dig man.,
retreated meanwhile the bottom OF the steps CIV,
ing the bell vigorous pull the eminent divine urned
to the urchln who Immediately shouted NOW Ssoot
and then beat hasty retreat leaving INC uoo'"r "
make his escape as best he could
Miss Mary Schiller, whom the Worlds Fair COM
mitteo will send as a Commissioner to South America
is a grandnece Of the German author bearing ,ns'
NAME and was for five years school teacher IN Ptes
burg At the end Of that time she had saved suiciehs
money TO 60 abroad and to remain therc lor "ii.o
wears which she devoted to perfectnG herself In tho
modern languages and in the study Of art and arcni
lecture On her return to this country Miss schiller
went to Washington to teach German and Laun ~ the
schools and English In the south AMERICAN lega9n,.
Ledger OF Philadelphia During her daily intereourse
with the legations of the Argentine Repubhc, Drahi
chill Colombia, Peru and Venezuela the determines
little teacher seized the opportunity not only TO per-
feet herself in the Spanish tongue, but 10 @iulg
thorough knowledge of the literature OF south America
At large and especially of the efforts In prose ana
poem Of its bestknown women sne r nSs Written
Nv The Helen Hunt Of south America, and bearing
strong resemblance in style TO the exquisite story "
Ramona
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-11

genious audaclty, had brought about. IL diu
not have long to wait Mr.. Gladstones clear
voice promptly called out that Ireland would
neither be abandoned by the Liberal party nor
would parnell be tolerated. This announcement
was echoed and Endorsed by every important
Liberal statesman and by every influential
Liberal journal. It's courage and candor exerted
a great and faf-reaching effect upon the droop-
ing spirits of the Liberal hosts They returned
TO the fight with their old-time vigor, and the
magnificent triumphs they have just now won
bear testimony that will impress their enemies
and encourage their sympathizers. 1t proves
their still efficient organization and proclaims
their entire readiness for the great contest that
in any event must soon come.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-11
MONDAY, MAY IL, 1891.
TWELVE PAGES.
THE NEVIS THIS MORNING.

Foreign.-The message to Congress Of the Presi-
dent Of the Argentine Republic dealt principally
with the finances of the country. - Newfound-
lands Legislature has Endorsed the proposals OF
the delegates to England - The Regent Of the
Manipuris has been captured. - revolu-
tionary movement In Honduras has been quelled.
- Many arrests for intimidating workmen
have been made at Lege and Charleroi
Domestic.-The President and his party spent
Sunday at Glenwood Springs, Col, receiving
many delegations. =-E Pilot Dill, who took the
CHILEAN steamer Itata to sea, and the supercargo
of the Robert anG Minnie were arrested in Cali.
fornia by Federal officers. G. Four tramps and
$50 cattle were killed In a wreck on the Santa Fe
Railway. 49, Ex-senator Peter Ward died in
Newburg.
City and Suburban.-Francis II. Leggett & Co.'S
warehouse and stock were damaged by fire to the
extent of S48O,O0O. - The Rev. DIR. Briggs
replied TO the Rev. DR.. Shedd's criticism of his
theological views - Phillips Brooks, Bishop
elect of Massachusetts preached on Faith. -
The Rev. Dr. R. Heber Newton preached on " Law
lessness," referring to the New-Orleans lynching,
the street cleaning problem and the recent theoogi-
cal discussions.
The Weather.-Forecast for to-day: Generally
fair, cooler at night. Temperature yesterday
Highest, 81 degrees; lowest, 50; average, Il la
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-11

outcome in a majority of cases thus lar apieSiis
to favor the laborer, though some OF the iloSO
important contests yet undeclded' anu 4" SUN
the workers have suffered their cause 10 oo % ms
managed that their defeat is not unnHeiy' III
this as in some other cities, oullolhg uaUe'
which employ many thousand men are nkeiy "
be arrested, at least in part, and this VIII re'aiu
retail trade. In western Pennsylvania the coke
trilse s said TO be on the verge of settlement ana
the miners have refused to urge their demands ior
the eght-hour day in Western bitumlnous mines
H. is nevertheless, the fact that some large ana
great number of minor strikes have on the volume
of business depressing influence. In spite Oh
this and other checks, the Clearing House ex-
changes for the first week in May, which included
large deferred payments, were Sl47OO,Ooo OF
nearly 3 per cent larger than year ago. pre-
sumably because of the deferred payments, ana
not on account of the new business East-bound
shipments from Chicago for four weeks ending
Nav . were but $50, 900 tons this year. against
o05.O1o last year, and while low lake freights
have much TO do with the decrease, the loss OF
corn and oat crops is still felt, and western re-
ceints of cattle have begun to fall behind last
wears At Western points in five weeks ending
May receipts of other grain than wheat were
II, 900, 900 bushels, against 27,5OO,OOo Inc snip
ments of merchandise from East to West, ana
also the coal movements, have been unusually
large.
Spectators in wheat who were " dead sure
there would be no wheat at so per bushel peiore
July, are returning to their senses by the most
costly path. The price dropped 5-S cents last
week. in part because Western receipts Tor nVe
weeks ending May 2 were 9,6le,s65 bushels
against 7059,470 last year. Corn fell Genus
in sympathy. and oats 1.2, pork rs cents per
barrel. and lard about 3-16 of cent per pound
but cotton is shade stronger, although the re-
ceipts continue more than double last years, for
exports are more than doubled, and also tapings
of Northern spinners. Sugar has fallen l-S, the
largest yield ever known being reported Specu'
laton in products has been somewhat anected oy
monetary doubts, bank reserves having fallen
g.. 566. 900 last week, but the Treasury put out
a little more money than it took in Merchandise
exports for the first week Of May fell below tue
same week last year, but in imports there Is
Gain of $4,000, 900 at New.York, more than 20
per cent. II nothing occurs to cut down tle
great crops. the situation next fall ought 10 DC
highly favorable, but during the int rmediate
period of uncertainty the financial situation Will
be watched with close attention