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Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22
Trustees Sale OF Lana.

On the 25th day of April, l6Se. -
J. Whisner and A. s. Whisnes, III
deed Of record i'm Book T., pase =
conveyed to CIV. Baker the follow
land In Audrain County, Missoau.s
wit: West half, southwest quaf71
section twenty-six (26), tgsnsnip :
ty-two t52), range seven "a, 70 -
q note In said deed described, tnasn
Baker Is absent from the Stste soay
Sheriff Of Audrain County his -
70 act; that on the 21st day Of 0enSs
1892, by an order of the AudfainsN.
" Circuit Court the undersignee !,
appointed as trustee to sell said -
i, by authority of said order -
Circuit Court, will, at the eastsps
door OF the Court House, In 49,
Audrain County, Missouri, on
Thursday, the 29th day OF Dec -
sell said land at public vendue ~
highest bidder for cash TO p44D
note and costs of this sale.
H. A. RIcKr51
I'd. Truos1
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22
Trustees Sale

Whereas, Jabas Harpef and L.
Harper, by their certain decd aha
dated December 5, 1891, and reccf1
in the Recorders office Of Aud1
County, Missouri, in Book No. s p
SOL, conveyed TO Richard P. Hopli!|
as trustee, the following dssedbedn
estate situated in Audraln ceus!3
Missouri, to-wit: Lot numbefede
(S), block numbered two IN, d =
original town of Rush Hill, whlehn
conveyance was made in trust % i
cure the payment of promissoar :
in said deed described. And whei
said note is now due and remaiDss
paid. Now, therefore, at the req
of the legal holder ofsai1 ncpe ana e
der the provisions of said deed ofroI
the undersigned will, Oh
Saturday, the 31st day Of Dec l&
at the east front door of the "
House, In the city of Mexico, 6tess
County Aforesaid, between the bay.
nine O'Clock in the forenoon ana !
O'Clock In the afternoon on satate
sell the above described real esisez
public vendue to the highest ~
for cash, to pay off said mott, Hlses
and costs. RICHARD P. HofRIss
~. 1IX#4F /
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22

THE ghost of a white man has
appeared, with a face as black as
Georgia tar, before a Minnesota
priest. The specter explained that
he had been changed into a negro
as punishment for crimes committed
in this world. The story, like all
ghost stories, is f1shy. The depart
ed gentleman had probably black
ened his face by ~shoveling coal
down below, and did not like to adj
NIT that he had been set at such
mental employment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22

MANY of the latest dress skirts are
open down the front, revealing a
real or simulated second skirt ofrich
brocade, velvet-striped cloth, vel
ours, or plain cloth, trimmed with
straight rows of gimp or decorated
with a handsome tracery in SOU
tache, about half ayard deep. This
is the French Directorie skirt, and
thejacket above is open down the
front to correspond with the skirt.
The vest is made and trimmed to
match the petticoat.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22
BLAINE Will NOT LIVE.
The Ex,seeretary Has Two serioas
Organic Diseases.

WAsHINaToN, d, e., Dec, To-
The newspaper death watch
in front of Mr.. Blaine's house con-
tinues, but not for long. 1t ia a
physical impossibillty that Blaine
will last through the week,
He not only has n organic dis
ease, a fact which the press associ-
atoms have stoutly denied, but he
has two.
Mr.. Blaine suffers with a very
troublesome case of hernia, he has
pleurisy, a result of his recent cold
and symptoms OF arsenic poisoning
have set in, showing the presence
either of diabetes or Bright's. He
had a slight hemorrhage this morn
ing, but while it was slight, the
Quantity of blood lost was sufficient
to show that the lungs are heavily
touched.
The family still refuse to admit
the gravity of the case, but the
physicians in attendance have
found it impossible to maintain
their wall of ~reticence and denial.
AS the Chronicle first announced
some days ago, James G. Blaine is
a doomed man and will never make
the trip to California, which the
physicians declared had for its OBJ
ject a general recuperation, but
which they advised when they dis
covered that the lungs were affected
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22
LOCAL ROAD IMPROVEMENT.

Our railways have superseded Or
binary state and county roads.
Scarcely any one would prefer travel
ing or transporting products along
their routes to using the facilities
furnished by them. What is need
ed is good local roads to enable
farmers to carry their products i'll
the easiest and speediest manner to
the depots nearest them, and exper-
fence has proven that they cannot
be had under the operation of our
present methods. theoretically our
road laws may be perfect but prac-
tically they amount to little or
nothing. Neither our system of
working roads under overseers nor
constructing them when half their
cost is subscribed is productive Of
such roads as the needs of agricul-
turalists demand. There is little
need of argument to establish what
has been advanced. 1t may, there
fore, be taken for granted that the
conclusions reached are obvious.
Neither is it necessary to point out
how greatly good roads to railway
depots would advance every indus
trial and commercial interest of the
county. What is proposed is to
present a practical plan for their
construction.
Our railways were secured by
county subscriptions, easily paid
without grievance, forless than would
have been required for the construc-
ton of permanent state and county
roads. And a similar appropria-
ton would provide for the perma-
nent improvement of our local
roads, the most of which ere now
open and worked after our ordinary
fashion. Sectional jealousy has
heretofore prevented the permanent
improvement of these roads, but
that might be vercom by our
county authorities inaugurating a
system of road improvement based
upon a provision that what any town.
ship would be expected to contribute
thereto by tax or otherwise should
be spent on the local roads of that
township,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22
The0akD alePafming and Stoclcam

In the matter of The Oak Dial. n
ing and Stock COMPANY QimItss11
Whereas, a ship aes.,e;.sj
limited, has been formed by ~
Mayes and Jno. w. Rutter n 4.
ance of the Revised Stafutes s
State of Missouri, 1889, chaptef ~
titled San act authorizing ths ~
ton of limited partnership
TONS"
Now, we, David ]. Mayes ana
w. Rutter, the persons who harss.
6 d the said association, do herebs =
this statement in writing a. reaus
by said act.
The full names of the persons n
ing the said partnership are q m.
viz: David j. Mayes, Of Csnt,s
Boone County, Missouri, and In
Rutter, of Audrsin County. ~
The amount of capital of said -
ton subscribed for by each Of ssid
ties is as follows, viz:
David }. Mayes, nine handrsd ..
eixty-five dollars; Jno. W. Rutts n
hundred and sixty-fve doilau.
The partners hereto shall have =
right, after January l, 1904. b. ~
out annually for individual mn =
amount not to exceed the sum q A.
hundred dollars.
The total amount of capital d y
association is twenty-seven hupd3
and thirty dollars, of which ninses
hundred and thirty dollars hns +
paid in, and the remainder, ei9hths
dred dollars, to be paid as follow 3
is to say: each of the said psrde n
pay into said association one humid
dollars on the first day of Jappr3
1894, one hundred dollars on thu 3
day ofJanCary, 1895, one hundred :
lars on January i, 1896, and one q
dred dollars on January 1, 1891.
The character of the business b J
conducted by this association d 4
of farming and stock raising.
The name of the association 4 r
Oak Dale Farming and Stock ouuu
ny tLimited.)
The contemplated duration d
association Is five years ftuu
hereof.
The location of the business "a
association in Audrain COUNT. =
souri,. DAVID ]. MAYES. fEaiI
J0HN w.RUFFEk 4SIfS
Subscribed and sworn b beioep
this Sth day OF December, A. D. q
JOE II. CUP. j
Notary Puhlk |
STATE OF MISSOURI, -.
County of Audrain, o
Be 1t remembered. that on th5 '
day of December, A. D., 1880, penmz'
ly appeared before me, . NotAfJ ri
lie within and for the Counfyo Of bna
State of Missouri, David ]. Aayanl
Jno. w. Rutter, who are pefscni1
known to me to be the same PEN
whose names are signed to The foss3
ing instrument of v rIting and acAnSl.
edged the same TO be their free acsu
deed for the purposes therein msnbn
ed. My commission will expire Nd
6, 1896. JOE II. CUP.
Notary Publ
In the Recorders once.
STATE OF Missouri, -,
County of Audraiu,
III. H.. Minor, reso der Of deeds !
said county, do hereby certify y.
the above and foregoing deed wAf4
for record in my Office on the oh a
OF December, 1892, at 2 O'Clock, pr
and has been recorded In book = p
20. Witness my HAND and zeal d =
office on the day and year xtursnfa
lSEAL1 ]. b. MINOR i
ReeofdG
]. T. WILLIAMS, Deputy. -
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22

Secretary of State Lesueur was In
Mexico to-day shaking hands with
friends and looking after some bust
ness connected with his Office. Mr..
Lesueur is making one of the very
best officers Missouri has ever had
and is very popular with the Dem
ocraey everywhere.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22

Over the whole world the proper
ton of the sexes is about equal,
but in separate parts of the world it
varies greatly. For instance, in
this country there are 50 women to
every 100 men; in Europe there are
rather more than 100 women to 100
men. Canada has 95 women to
100 men. In uncivilized countries
the men are believed largely to
outnumber the women; this on ac-
count OF the fact that more men are
needed to carry on the wars in which
such people are constantly engaged,
and because Of the rougher ways OF
living. But SO long as there can be
no census OF Africa and Asia, so
long statisticians can only guess at
the proportion of the two sexes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22
Not suicide.

10 the Editor OF the Ledger,
BENTON Cry, Mo-, Nov, To-
The general opinion now Ia that
Robert Tratehel did not attempt to
take his own life but that 1t was
done by accident. True, he tried to
borrow a gun from MI. Hildebrand
the same afternoon, but because
their own gun was out OF repair and
he wished to 90 hunting, SO when he
reached home he took their double
barreled shotgun, one side Of which
would not work at all and the ham,
mer on the other side would not stay
cooked, and went to the barn to try
to fix it. Before he had been there
very long his sister heard a gun
shot and the heart-rending cries Of
the wounded boy and running to
the place she saw him lying there
with a wound in his left side just
below the heart and his face as pale
as death. She called loudly for
help and was heard by the children
coming from school and by a neigh
Dor gathering corn near by who all
rushed to the scene. Then Willie
caught a horse and hurried to Ben.
ton without either hat or saddle for
his parents and DR.. HALEY. The
accident happened about 4 O'Clock
p. m. but he could not be taken into
the house for about two hours, when
the wound vas examined by the
doctor. One rib was cut in two and
part of his watch chain waa carried
in with the shot and wadding. The
doctor thinks all the particles have
been removed and that he may like.
ly recover, which is earnestly oped
by the poor heart-stricken family.
Robert has always been a good, kind.
hearted, iovial kind of a boy and we
know of no reason why he should
take his life. The love affair, as
reported, is undoubtedly without
any foundation whatever. He has
never been unconscious and is very
anxious to recover. He does not
talk much but says it was all done
by accident. CAL O'MEL.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22

Ifyou are buying toys that are not
for the little people of your own
household, but are for somebody
else's little people land ifyou feel as
l do, that is, if you love toys as
much, you will find a keen pleasure
in selecting them, writes Rush Ash
more in the Christmas number OF
The Ladies' Home Journal. But
there are some toys to be avoided.
| do not recommend mechanical
toys; they are very quickly injured,
they only give pleasure for a short
time and a child soon wearies OF
them. But for the dear dolls, the
delightful wheelbarrows, the superb
blocks with the queer German pic
lures, het trains of cars, the fiery
horses in tin that will hook and I'M
hook from a patrol wagon, the dain-
ty sets of dishes, the lovely light
balls that will fly up in the air and
coming down will hurt nobody, and
best of all the beautiful wool dogs
with pink tongues, or the woollier
lambs like Mary's companion-of
these and many more, nothing can
be said except words of praise. l
know a little invalid who is never
weary of starting Noah and all his
companions to and from the ark
and sees no discrepancy in the fact
that the mosquito, the dove and the
elephant are all the same size, and
who cares nothing for wonder
full mechanical toys, while he cher
ishos the doar old ark.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22

A few days ago one of our bust.
ness men was in an discontinued
manner contemplating a rich look.
ing restaurant window, when a seedy
individual of the travelling fraternity
inquired as the cause for such a fix
ed gaze: "Trying to get hungry
was the earnest reply, %whereupon
the tramp thoughtfully remarked
that ''such an effort rarely became
a necessity to him, "and sadly turn
ed away.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22

The Fulton Sun is after the ex-
press companies for the excessive
charges, and, complimenting the Au.
drain county's Representative On bis
proposed bill, says: Alb. Medley.
Representative from Audrain coun.
ty, is loaded for the express com.
panies ON their robber charges. We
wish the gentleman from Audrain
abundant
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22
OYSTER

The ladies of the Presbyterian
Church Of Benton City will give an
oyster supper at the residence Of
Mr.. R. III. Brown on Wednesday
night, December %. Proceeds to
go towards fixing up the church.
Everybody invited to attend.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22
Administrator Notice,

Notice is hereby gwen that letters
of administration upon the estate OF
William r. Beck, deceased, have been
granted the undersigned, by the Pro-
bate Court of Audrain County, Mis-.
souri,, bearing date November 2, 1892.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them for allowance to the administra-
tor within one year after date of
granting of letters, or they may be
precl1ded from any benefit of such
estate, and II such claims be not ex-
hibited within two years from the
date they will be forever barred.
J. T. WILLIAMS,
31-4-t. Administrator,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22
Dissoiution Notice.

The partnership heretofore sS5 =
under the name Of NorthcnM
iins, wherein 2. T Nortbeutt 81
n. Mullins, both of Benton CIV
are partners, will, by mutual 60 -
De dissolved on the first day o.
airy, 1888.
ALI accounts of said firm IT,
closed by the above date bezS
Will be continued by q. I. NOR
at the old stand 1921. -
2. T. N0RTHcu.f
w. n. MULLlnt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22
Notice of Final settIement.

Notice is hereby given that final
settlement of the estate of Elizabeth
Evans, deceased, will be made at the
next term of Probate Court of Audrain
county, Missouri, to be held at Mex
leo on the second Monday in January,
1893. T. A. MCINTYRE,
I'd Administrator
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22
Columbia To Have Water And Light.

Columbia To Have Water And Light,
COLUMBIA, Mo-, Dec. 17.-Colum'
bia today, by a vote of CAT for to II
against, voted to have both water.
works and electric light. The vote
was upon the acceptance of a pro.
position made by W. T. Anderson
of st. Louis to furnish the city with
water and electric light for II years
for Sc, 900 per annum. Mr.. Ander.
son has already purchased ground
for his work, which he will put in
during 1893.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22
Notice Of Final Settlement,

Notice is hereby given that fina.
settlement of the estate of Letitis
Tomlinson, deceased, will be made al
the January term of the Probate Court
OF Audrain county, Missouri, to be
held at Mexico In January, 1893.
I'd J.. T. WILLIAMS,
Public Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22

DR.. Hudson, formerly of Mont.
gomery county but later of New
York City, has moved to Mexico to
reside. He will board at the Ringo
House and has an elegant set of office
rooms Owe the Savings Bank. DIR.
Hudson is brother of Mr.. Hudson
of this city, well and favorably
known to all our readers, and we
take pleasure in welcoming him to
Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22
Just hear this about the room Jas.

Just hear this about the room Jas
per county will have in the Missou-
ri building at the Worlds Fair:
"The dado. frieze and ceiling, also
the mantel, cabinets, ETC., will be
made Of lead, zinc, ruby, mundle,
tiff and spar SO harmoniously blend
ed by a competent artist that the eff
feet will be magnificent
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22
GREAT SCHEME.
Connecting st. Louis and Kansas City
by Telephone.

KANSAS City, Mo-, Dec. 90
The American Telephone and Tele'
graph Company, commonly known
as the Long Distance Company
which has a line in operation be
tween New York and Chicago, will
probably soon connect Chicago, st,
Louis and Kansas City by tele'
phone. The plan is to run a line
from Chicago to Bloomington, ILL.,,
and there branch off to St. Louis
and Kansas City. Besides, the
scheme contemplates a line from
Kansas City to st. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22

COLUMBIA, Mo-, is to have water
and light as promised. We con-
graduate our neighboring city. We
always felt satisfied that the enter
prise and public spirit Of some Of
the leading citizens in that city
would win in the end.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22

REPUBLICAN organ-grinders who
are making merry over the advance
in the price of whisky should re-
member that after the last great Re-
publican triumph-the passage Of
the Mckinley bill-it was the price
of clothing that went up.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22

Notice is hereby given to the credi-
tors of b. Holm that on Monday, the
23d day of January, 1893, or as soon
thereafter as counsel can be heard, I
will apply to the..Audra1n county(Mis-
souri) Circuit Court for a discharge
from my trust as assignee OF said B.
Hohn. p. E. LOCKE,
S7-td Assignee Of B. Holm.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22
Neties Of Final ssttlsmsuf

Notice IL hereby given that I will
make final settlement a. curator Of the
estate OF Rose Thurman, formerly Rose
Rutter, at the January term ofthe Pro-
bate Court to be held In Mexico, Au.
drain County, Missouri. on the second
Monday In January, 1893.
PHILIP DALEY,
Curator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22

The only correct styles of gents
furnishings. You can find all the new
designs of neckwear, handkerchiefs
gloves and shirts of the very best
taste at Joe &Vic Barth's. d3t-w1t,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22
Governors Private Secretary.

Governor w. j. Stone has APP
pointed Mr.. Kim Winston, his
brother-in-law, as Private Secretary.
He is a well known Democrat, affable
and courteous. During the campaign
for the gubernatorial nomination Mr..
Winston acted in the capacity Of
Private Secretary, attending to his
correspondence.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22
Notice Of Final settlement

Notice is hereby given that final set.
Element of the estate of Matilda Var.
nell. deceased, will be made at the
January term of the Probate Court Of
Audrsin County Missouri, to be held a,
Mexico In January, 1893.
A. B.. WEIDLER,
I'd. Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22
igu

The dispatches indicate that Mr..
Blaine's health will not even permit
his being removed to a warmer eli
mate.-Sedalia Bazoo.
Does this mean he is out of dan
ger?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22

Our business men can surely
find time to attend some of the SEES.
sions of the Farmers Institute now
being held at the Ferris Grand
ODera HOuse.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22

THE Farmers Institute was or
ganized for the benefit of the farm
ers and we trust that the one
held in Mexico will be largely at
tended,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22
Notice Of Final ssttisnsst.

Notice Is hereby given t5sl
settlement of the estate OF Il.
der, deceased, will be made q r
uafy term of the Probate Court
drain County. Missouri. to Be
Mexico on the second MoDdsy
uary, IS92. H. A. r. W. LAM
Admiuisf0
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22

EVERY citizen of Mexico should
consider himself ON the recep-
ton committee during the Farmers
Institute.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22

WHILE this is a busy eason OF
the year the attendance at the
Farmers Institute should be large,
especially at the night sessions.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22

Gen. Odon Guitar, one of the hes,
known old men in this part of mag.
%nifcent Missouri, passed through
Mexico to-day. He is well known
in this county, having shot deer in
and around Mexico in the forties
The first time Mr.. Guitar visited
Mexico he stopped at the Morris Ho.
tel, which stood where Coatsworth's
lumber yard now stands. Mexico
was a hazel patch at that time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22

The business men and ladies
should at least attend the night
sessions of the Farmers Institute.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Mr.. Catchings of Mississippi
favors a restoration of the tax on
sugar.
Secretary Fosters efforts to retain
gold in the Treasury are said to be
meeting with success.
VIM. G.. Simmons, charged with
the murder of Miss Louie Noel OF
Noel, Mo-, denies his guilt.
In a car of corn from Nebraska,
when opened at Toledo, o., the
murdered body Of a man was found.
February % will witness the for
NAL opening of the new European
Steamship line under the American
flag.
The Rethchilds are said to be
heading a syndicate to buy up all
American breweries and organize a
gigantic trust.
An Oregon Judge decided that
levying assessments on gambling
houses and houses of ill repute for
political purposes was no crime.
In a battle between two United
States Deputy Mars halls and gang
of rustlers in Johnson county,
Wyoming, the two officers and
three outlaws were killed.
A14-year-old Wisconsin boy ran
away from home, taking his 10
year-old brother, and killed a set
tier, whose cabin they seized and
proceeded to live in in true robber
style.
Hon. John J. O'Neill of the (new)
Eleventh Missouri is sure that he
has established frauds amply suffi-
Gent to unseat Charles F. JOY,
whose election by 81 plurality is
shown by the returns.
Secretary Foster says with en-
phasis that the gold reserve will be
maintained.
-
Great distress is reported in West
ern and Northwestern Kansas as a
result of the cold weather.
Secretary Blaine is very low. His
physician, DR.. Johnston, says it
would be useless to deny this any
longer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22

Muffiers in all the fabrics can be
seen at our house selected with the
best taste. JOE d VIC BARTH.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22

We invite everybody to visit ou1
establishment which is full of novel.
ties for the holidays.
d3t-w1t JOE & VIC BARTH.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22
Barlow What are the seven moe

BaFIOW IVY maj are the seven mod
ern wonders of the world2
stirling-I don't know, but one oil
them is the way a woman carrying
seven parcels, an umbrella and a
train, can go through a crowd Of
Christmas shoppers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22

Trimmed hats, infants hoods
velvet bonnets, ETC., at gfve-away
prices before l move.
MISS RosAMOND.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22

The Knights of Father Mathew
will give their second annual ball al
the Central Hotel Wednesday even
ing, Dec. %, 1892. Music will be
furnished by Prof. Sellers orchestra.
Doors open at 5 O'Clock.
JOHN FITZPATRICK,
JAMES WADDINGToN.
MARTIN MILES,
d&utDec.29. COMMITTEES.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22
THE LEDGER.
THURSDAY, %.

MEXICO need a Business Mens
Association.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22

Our whole house is full of Christ
nas presents for your gentleman
friends. JOE & VIC BARTH.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22

Whether YOU intend to buy or not
call and see the bargains I offer in
millinery before moving.
MISS RosAMoND.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22

Beans, hominy, rolled oats, lima
beans and pop corn at r. c. Paul's.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22

The very best OF everything in the
grocery line at J. R. Luckie's. Call
and get bulk oysters, fine canned
goods, etc. d1tW1t.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-22

Umbrellas we have in all thu
handsome designs. Special prices
made this week.
d3tw1t JOE & VIC BARTH.