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Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12
Seanland Successful.
Mr.. y. q. s~GAsLAsD, 0P LAD.
D0sIA. WINS THE LRDGER's
$500 IN GOLD.
Tony Buekner, George w. Wilney
and c. A. Wilder Close Guessers,
and Win Second Prizes.

The Mexico LEDGER offered a
prize of $500 in gold to the person
who came closest to guessing the
right nominees for Prosecuting At
torney and Sheriff, and also the
number of votes cast at Saturdays
primary. The highest number Of
votes cast was 1926. Mr.. E. E.
Scanland, of Laddonia, guessed the
right combination and 1923 votes
and gets first prize. S. J. Buckner,
of Mexico, Geo. Whitley, of Youngs
Creek, and C. A. Wilder, of Lad
donia, each tied on second best
guess and will receive the Mexico
Weekly LEDGER for one year free.
There were q persons who guessed
the combination and II who came
within % of the highest number of
votes cast. The closest guesses are
as follows:
Joe Stephens, Laddonia, right
combination, 1905.
Richard Potts, Concord, wrong
combination, 3542.
7. E. Hook, Mexico, wrong COM
bination, 35O5.
J. L. Hit, Mexico, wrong COM
bination, 1902.
j. S. Jones, Mexico, wrong COM
bination, 3505.
S. J. Buckner, Mexico, right COM
bination, 3511. (LEDGER one year,
H. G.. Shobe, Laddonia, wrong
combination, 1927. (Close guess.)
Lester Shobe, Laddonia, wrong
combination, 3541.
E. ]. Shobe, Laddonia, wrong
combination, 1910.
C. A. Wilder, Laddonia, wrong
combination, 3541. (LEDGER one
year,
G. w. Whitley, Youngs Creek,
right combination, 3511. (LEDGER
one year,
E. E. Scanland, Laddonia, right
combination, 1923. (Winner of $50
J. C. Buckner, Mexico, wrong
combination, 1857.
A. L.. Neill, Rowena, wrong COM
bination, 1888.
Beth Wisdom, Mexico. wrong
combination, 3547.
]. S. Mcintyre, Mexico, wrong
combination, 1885.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12
DANGER AT LOUISIANA, MO.
Farmers Keeping a Keen Lockout for
Leyee Cutters.

LOUISIANA, Mo-, May 1.-THE
river at this point is at the danger
line and has reached the fatal height
of 1888, II feet and 8 inches, when
the levee broke, causing the loss of
over a million to farmers on the Illi-
nois side.
Stock of every kind are in perilous
situations along the Missouri aide
and in some places are beingdrowned
within sight of their owners, who
are unable to rescue them, while
others, who are daring enough to
swim, are being caught by boat
men and landed safely in this city.
At the Oliver farm, on Salt River,
$50 hogs and so head of cattle are
reported swept away in the mad
current.
A close watch is being kept on
levee cutters, who, if detected, will
not have much of a trial.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12
Wool For the M0rld,s Fair.

Mr.. w. S. Hathaway, of this city,
has received a request from the
chairman of the committee on wool
exhibit at the Columbian Exposition
to be held in Chicago, to interest the
wool growers in this section in send
ing samples of their produce. The
department has allowed a very de-
sirable space for wool. Thssamples
must be from blooded animals to en-
title the wool to exhibition and will
be placed in glass jars with descript-
i've labels, including the growers
name and address. Each fleece
must weigh one pound. MI. Hath.
away desires the names of wool
growers who wish to exhibit. For
further particulars call and see Mr..
Hathaway, who has the necessary
blanks for entries.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12
Saturday Night In Mexico.

Last Saturday evening was a red
letter one. There never was such
enthusiasm manifested over an cleo
ton in Mexico. Hundreds of citi-
zens gathered around the telegraph
office until the streets were almost
impossible. Every time a precinct
was heard from a yell went up from
the friends of the respective candi-
dates who were evidently in the
lead. Champ Clark's election was
evident by a good majority from
the start and grew better every time
a dispatch was received. While
the crowd was inquiring the where.
abouts of Mr.. Clark his voice was
heard from the Ringo Hotel balcony.
He had come in from Montgomery
county on a freight, Unexpectedly.
He made a brief addesss and thank.
ed his friends for the victory they
had won for him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12
RUSH HILL NEWS.
Correspondence Of the Ledger.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
RUSH HILL, Mo-, May 1O.-Sher-
man Collier was here this week
from Columbia visiting his parents.
Robt. Garrard, of Centralia, was
here to attend the closing exercises
of the Clark Seminary.
The primary at theWalker School
House had only six attendants,
which formerly numbered as high
as thirty. Rush Hill primary cast
only 40 odd votes and heretofore has
always cast over one hundred.
Hon. Champ Clark spoke to a
large audience at this place last
Wednesday.
The closing exercises of the CLARK
Seminary took place May 5 at the
Baptist Church. A large crowd was
present and the recitations were ex.
cellent as they invariably are under
the instruction of the Misses Clark,
A gentleman from Mexico will
wed a Miss Devaney, of this neigh
borhood, on May 20.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12
RUSH HILL SEMINARY.
Closing Exercises Of the Clark Sis.
terS' School a Notable Success.

The closing exercises of the sew
enth year at Clark Seminary at
Rush Hill took place last Thursday
afternoon. The church was filed
with the patrons and friends of the
school and a great many had to
leave for the want of room. The ex-
e%rcises consisted of recitations and
instrumental and vocal music. The
pupils, without a single exception,
reflected credit upon themselves
and their teachers, which illustrates
that the students have been taught
to think and act for themselves.
The praiseworthy efforts of the Clark
sisters in their endeavor to establish
a school of higher education and a
more diversified knowledge should
have the cooperation of every citizen
of Rush Hill and vicinity. The
Misses Clark are highly educated
and deserving ladies.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12

Cuivre-John Elzea, Wat Crow.
No instructions given.
The following Central Committee
was elected:
Saling-W. I'll. Angel and J. P.
Naylor.
Wilson,. w. Holloway, Joe
Davis and J. E. Sims.
Loutre-A. J. Douglass and E. P.
French.
Limo. III. Cauthorn and Chris.
Nohrenberg.
Cuivre-Ed. Vandeventer, c. G.
Daniel and J. X. Crow.
Prairie-J. l.. Pierce and S. E.
Kendall.
Salt River. j. Steele, w. K.
Potts, S. S. Galloway, Jas. Frasier
and L.. X. Crockett.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12
Among the Poultry.

Select the best fowls before mark
citing.
Dry lime will help purify the
quarters.
The sooner hat culls are market
ed the better.
Give your poultry all the range
possible when there is no wet.
Better results will be secured if
the seed is scattered so they cannot
eat too fast.
Turpentine and sulphur in the
feed is a good preventive for gapes
in young chickens.
A quick-maturing fowl is very
desirable for market as well as for
home use, especially in the spring.
Color is not an essential with
market poultry except when it in
lures the looks of the dressed poul-
try. A yellow skin helps the sale o.
| dressed chickens.
Push the Matching now a much
as possible. This applies to all
kinds of poultry kept on the farm
unless it be bantam chickens.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12
TROTfIsG n LORE.

Ed. Tfask will train a stable at
St Charles, Mo-, this season.
G, e. Maddox Marshall, Mo-, will
develop Warburton, full brother to
Grattan, 2:1s4.
Yon can judge the disposition of
a man in nine cases out of ten by
the looks of the horse he drives.
A mile track at st. Joseph, Mo,
is an assured fact. Enough money
has been subscribed to build and
equip it.
The Sedalia kite will not be down
hill all the way" but will vary in
grade a trife, the finish being a
slight descent.
Keep your horse feeling good by
proper food and care and he will
more than repay you for the little
extra time you give him.
Ground was broken Friday for
Mexico's new kite track. Men and
are wanted for work, as much
of it will be made in the next two
weeks.
l.. K. Clement, the great Blue
Bull exponent, says a sire who is a
PAGER has more right to a place in
the register than a trotting sire who
is blind.
DIR. R. J. r. Tilton & Son, Column
bia, Mo-, have sold to George c..
Story, Lexington, Ia, the chestnut
colt Col. Matthews by Dalmont, dam
by Indian Chief; second dam by
Pacing Abdallah.
A Sol of Onward, out of a daugh-
ter of Administrator, second dam
of Jean Vatican, 2:174, stands at a
Missouri town at SIS the season,
and a son of King Rene, out of a
daughter of Princeps, second dam
by Almont, etc., stands at $25.
Missouri breeders have no complaint
on the score of high service fees.
Anexchange says 'sthe owners of
the. stallion Pat Downing, 2:13, by
Abe Downing, want to trot their
horse in a sweepstakes event with
Delmarch, Robert Rysdyk, Mc-Kin-
ney and Charleston The Mexico
fair association has offered a big
purse for this event. Why don't
the owners of these fasthorses make
the race? The owner of Robert Rys-
dyk is willing.
Tart, E.ld end Farm says: The
only way to lead is to go ahead and
make new departures, when success
practicable. The Mexico
Fair Association is a leader in OPEN
ing a stake for $500 for the best sad
die horse, mare or gelding, and a
stake of $500 for the best harness
horse, mare or gelding, the stake di-
vided in four moneys, ard entries
transferable up to August 1
SOME QUEER PRICES.
c. W. Williams bought the dam
of Axtell for $75.
The dam of Ralph Wilkes, 2:1S
at a two-year-old, and sold for $780,
600, was once sold for $110.
Nutwood, 2:1SA, was sold at
auction at a two-year-old for $175,
and afterward brought $2S 900 at
auction.
The dam ofJack, 2:124, was sold
after she had foaled that speedy trot-
ter for $40.
Clara, the dam of Dexter, was
once sold for $13. She was only
Az hands high.
Hambletonian 10, when four
months old, was sold with his moth
err for 1925, and he afterWard
earned $62 900 in one year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12
Will Contest the Election.

1t was enormously stated yester-
terday in the election returns that
Mr.. James, candidate for constable
of Wilson township, received 2O6
votes and Mr. Pulls, candidate for
the same position, 205. The official
returns declare Pulls the nominee.
1t is understood that Mr.. James will
contest the election.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12

The county Jail has only four
prisoners at present and one of them
is from Montgomery county. They
are Charley Worsham, Jas. Wash
burn, Charley Mitchell and Jethro
Martin. Mitchell stole a 75-cent
lamp, Worsham stole surgical in
struments from DR.. Fritts, Wash.
burn committed crime in Montgom.
cry county and Jethro Martin killed
his father.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12
DR.. French's Property All Right.

Df. All hlSHts
Aletter from DR.. Pinckney French,
of st. Louis, to the LEDGER, says:
"In your report of the claim of Mrs.
E. S. Mansfield to the dowry in
~terest of a part of the city of Mexico,
you make it appear that the property
of Mr.. Marmaduke is the only land
situated in the addition in question
which is relieved of the claim. In
this you are in error. When the alb
stract of title was made by Ricketts,
& Hopkins to my place they advised
me that Mrs. Mansfield held a dover
and | at once secured a deed from
her and her husband and said deed
was made TO include all property
which 1 had formerly decided TO Mr..
John Ballew."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12
Delmareh win Trot For $4,000.

FREEPoRT, H., May 1U.-Del-
march will trot for a purse of s10,-
900 at Des Moines, To-, in August
next. NJ. D.. McHenry, Of this city,
said to-day that his proposition was
accepted. Ii was that Delmarch
would trot against any stallion in the
world for a purse of $4,000, en-
trance tree, 60 per cent to the win
ner, and 40 per cent to the loser. II
is probable that either Allerton or
Nelson will be selected against Del
march for the rae
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12

G. A. Buckner the druggist, desires
US to publish the following testi-
mony as he handles the remedy and
believe it to be reliable. / bought a
so cent bottle of Chamberlain's
Pain Balm and applied it to my
limbs, which have been afflicted
with rheumatism at intervals for
one year. At the time l bought the
Pain Balm l was unable to walk. /
can truthfully say that Pain Balm
has completely cured me. r. A.
Farr, Hollywood, Kan. Mr.. A. B.
Cox, the leading druggist at Holy
wood, vouches for the truth of the
above statement. TUNE
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12
FOR III CAMPAIGN.
The Twiee-a-Week ST. Louis Republic
For Only Fifty Ceats,

VIII be sent To any new sub
seriber from now until November 80,
1892. 1t is mailed every Tuesday
and Friday, and its readers will get
the important news OF the Campaign
and Election at least half a week
earlier than any weekly paper could
furnish it. 1t will be indispensable
during the campaign. Subscribe
now, and get all the news from the
beginning to the close of the Cam
paign, and the final result of the
Election. An extra copy will be sent
free, for the same length OF time to
the sender of each club OF five (5,)
at fifty cents each. Cut out this
advertisement and send it with your
order. Send for a package of Sam
pie copies, and raise a club. Ad-
dress the Rtpubl'c, st. Louis, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12
Attention. Horse Men,

DIR. Evy and R. W. Edmonston,
at the old Galloway stable, Mexico,
Mo-, will castrate horses and colts
on reasonable terms. Special at
tention given to ridglings. Cali al
the stable or drop us a postal when
u services in this line are needed.
Aim.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12

Some of the Grand Army boys
be interested in the following
from Alex. B. Pope, A. d. c.,
Commander Dept. Tenn. and Ga.
He says: eve have had an cpl
demic of whooping cough here
(stewart, Tenn.,) and Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy has been the
only medicine that has done any
good" There is no danger from
whooping cough, when this remedy
is freely given. II completely con-
trolls the disease. % and so cen,
bottles for sale by c. A. Buckner.
[ Iunf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12
A Gard of Thanks.

Iwish, through your paper, to ex-
press my thanks to the many friends
who supported me so untiring in the
LEDGER voting contest, and to them
| will say I feel as grateful for the
support as if | had won in the con-
test. Respectfully,
~ zxrp =,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12

"Uncle' Baz Beshears was up
from Vandalia this week. He says
"Uncle" George Utterback is rails
ing a mighty howl because the
weather is so bad he can't get out to
play croquet. Down in Vandalia,
when business Stacks upfor an hour
Or SO during the day, everybody
gets a mallet and goes to hammering
croquet balls. "Utterback & Be,
shears is the boss team in that
country.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12

What the Hon. George G. Vest
says in regard to the superiority of
Hirschberg's diamond and non
changeable spectacles:
81 am using glasses which | pur-
chased from Prof. Hirsehberg and
they are the best | ever tried.
sit affords me great pleasure to
recommend Prof. Hirschberg as an
excellent optician and his glasses are
simply unequalled in my ex-
perienee. G.G. VEST
These glasses are for sale by j. III.
Pollard. d6w-tf.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12

The Montgomery County dele
gates we're instructed for Dalton,
Stephens, Lesueur, Siebert, Wood,
Breathitt, Macfarlane, Norton and
Hughes. Also for C. H. Jones, OF
the st. Louis Republic, as delegate
at large to Chicago. Hon. c. E.
Peers, of Warrenton, and DR.. L. E.
Mueller, of Gasconade, for District
delegates to the National Conven'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12
Investigation POSTPONED.

FULTON, No., May 10.-The
Board of Managers of the Insane
Asylum held an informal meeting
this morning in the office of that
institution. The question arose
whether they should proceed with
the investigation or wait for the
Governor to appoint another mem
Der of the board. They finally de
cided to wait for the Governors ap.
pointment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12

Attention is directed to the adj
vertisement of B. Holm, merchant
tailor, in this issue of the LEDGER.
Mr.. Hohn's place of business is next
door south of the LEDGER office. He
will be pleased to have persons
wanting anything in his line give
him a trial order. He guarantees
! satisfaction i'm every case.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12
Teachers, Dent Miss II.

No teacher can afford 10 miss the
Teachers Review Term at the
Chiliicothe Normal. This term viii
begin June 7 and continue six weeks.
Board, tuition and room rent for the
term only $3.50. Professional
teachers as instructors. 3td&w.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12

The new mill has an advertise
ment in the LEDGER telling the
people they have reduced the price
of flour. Look it up and read it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12
Suspended

Operations in our old stand until
rebuilt. Cali and see us in post-of-
fee block, one door north of McKin-
ley's Bakery.
i3-w1 J. PAsoUETH & Son.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12

Mrs. Annie Blain, OF Bowling
Green, and Miss Ida Campbell, Of
st. Louis, are the guests of the fam
ily of A. +. Reid.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12
Strawberry Festival.

The ladies of the Episcopal
church will give a strawberry and ice
cream festival at the residence Of
Mrs. Green Clay on Monday after
noon, May is.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12
Strayed.

One bay mare pony, shod all
around with swelled heeled shoes,
branded on left hip with l. P. Five
dollars for information that will lead
to her recovery.
Brooks STABLE,
Wellsyille. Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12

There are twenty-eight counties in
Missouri that have no colored school
teachers and the queer part of it is
that the majority of them are Re-
publican counties.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12

At a meeting of the directors of
the new milling company Saturday
VIM. Steffins was elected secretary,
rice w. w. Harper, resigned.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12

Try the New Mill flour. They
have reduced the prices on all grades
of flour and also on ship. See add
vertisement and remember the
brands.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12

Some of the business men on the
east side of the square are making
an effort to build a granitold side
walk. We h,pe they will succeed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12

Rev. w. G. Barker and wife de-
parted to-day, the former for a visit
to Virginia and the latter for Balti-
more. They viii join each ether in
Virginia after Mrs. Barker visits her
mother and sister in Baltimore.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12

This is the season when the young
squirrel perches upon Il high limb
and watches the good little boy blow
into his gun to see if it is loaded.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12

In almost every neighborhoo 1
throughout the west there is some
one or more persons whose lives
have been saved by Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrh9a Rene
DIV. or who have been cured OF
chronic diarrhea by it. Such
persons take especial pleasure in
recommending the remedy to others.
The praise that follows its introduce
ton and use makes it very popular.
.25 and so cent bottles for sale by c.
A. Buckner. June
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12

Geo. A. Morris, administrator has
made final settlement of the r. G.
Graham estate. Mr.. Norris has
paid out SIS, 600, most of it within
a year, and did the business without
an error. There is a neat balance
left-the home place south of town,
$1,000 or $500 worth of stock and
5000 or IS 900 in money.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12
First Grade State Certificate.

Many teachers can secure this
certificate by attending the Chilli
collie Review Term, beginning june
9TH and continuing six weeks, and
to the county Institute. A golden
opportunity. Don't miss il. 3td&T.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12
THE FULTON ASYLUM AFFAIR.
A Citizen of This City Gives His
Views on the Matter, and
Thinks Injustice Has
Been Done.

Mr.. John w. Howell, of this city,
was in Fulton this week on bust
ness with the Asylum Board. Mr..
Howell says from what he saw and
learned while at the Asylum las well
as from the statements of some of
the best people in Fulton regarding
the Asylum row, he was thoroughly
convinced that at least nine-tenths
of all of the charges published in
the St. Louis Republic touching the
alleged scandal is without foundation
in fact. Mr.. Howell thinks jealousy
among the attendants at theAsylum
and a disposition on the part of sew
eral parties to fight the State ad,
ministration are mainly responsible
for nearly all that has been said
and written reflectiug on the man
agement of the Institution. He
SAYS that DR.. Atwood has return
ed from the east and as soon
as practicable, an investigation of the
charges will begin. Mr.. Howell
thinks the Board was strengthened
when DIR. Etmueller was added to it
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12

Mr.. J. J. Alexander, the nominee
for County Judgefrom the Eastern
District, when elected will be the
youngest man who ever held a coun-
ty ~judgeship in Audrain. He is "a
wears old
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12

A son of Squire Doolin, who lives
near Rush Hill was accidentally shot
this week while out hunting. No
particulars are at hand; the boy was
shot in the groin,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12

1t is intimated there are yet inter-
esting developments to arise out
of the murder of DIR. Cronin, who
was killed in Chicago three years
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12

We have heardthe question asked
frequently since the primary why
c. D.. Rodgers, for Surveyor, did
not poll as many votes as other can
didates who had no opposition.
The explanation is simple enough
his name, by oversight, vas not
printed on all the tickets.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12

CLYDE Frost, who left Mexico four
years ago and went to California, is
back on a visit to his parents and
friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12

Walter Tratchel, of near Benton
City, has a living well on his place
and is arranging to make good use
of it. Mr.. Tratchel will run water
through 1000 feet of pipe to his
house and barns. He will have
three hydrants on his premises.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12

Richard Nichols, a brother-in-law
of Riley Brown OF this city, has
moved from Edgar county, ILL.,, to
Audrain. He brought his family
through in a wagon
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12

Mr.. B. Holm, the new merchant
tailor, who will occupy the room
Just south af the LEDGER office, has
arrived from Marshall and will open
his stock of goods on next Wednes,
day. He will be assisted by w. J.
Nc Grath, a workman of experience
Mr.. Holm will move his family tt
Mexico later.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12

Mr.. B. F. Davis, of Sturgeon,
having been warned by his fellow
church members to give up his drug
store, asks them if it is not true that
they play progressive euchre.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12

Geo. Kabrich bought several lots
of wool Saturday, paying for merino
l6 cents, coarse Is cents and for
three-eighths medium 20 cents. All
were clear and choice woods. Mr..
Kabrich says the cause OF the decline
of nearly 3 cents per pound since last
season is due to the decline in wool
in the London market.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12

.Jouett Tomiinson is now manag-
ing a large dry goods store nj Mead
vile, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12

Miss Beulah Williams has re-
turned from Edinburg, Mo. She
has been teaching music in the
Grand River College there.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12

1t is always well to look at the
bright side of things. If there were
any ducks i'll this section, and we
had time to hunt, this would be
I good weather for ducks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12
FEATHERS WANTED!

Highest market price paid in cash
for old feathers and old feather beds.
Bring them in at once.
6w-d&w SAM MORRIS,
Mexico. Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12

Miss Henrietta Q~uisenberry, of
Trinidad, Colo, is here visiting the
family of Clark Barnes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12

Mr.. VIM. Steffins, the secretary
OF the new milling company, has
located in Mexico and will erect a
dwelling house on the property near
the residence of w. III. KEENAN,.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12

Browning Bros. Il Mundy win
ship two cars of fat hogs to st. Louis
tonight.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-12

DIR. and Mrs. H. X. Hinde, of
this county, are entertaining their
daughter, Mrs. E. n. futile, of
Fulton.