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Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19
RUSH HILL ITEMS.

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
RUSH HILL, Mo-, Jan. 1S.-Many
of our citizens are putting up ice.
Warren Bigelow had a severe fall
on the ice last Saturday and was
rendered unconscious tor several
hours.
Mr.. Thos. Roberts has built an
ice house.
The Walker school is fast collect.
ing books for a library.
Mr.. j. B. Clark will probably be
our new postmaster.
Mr.. Henry Winkler has rented
hie farm.
What's wrong with starting good
debating society in this moth-eaten
town?
We have probably never had
a station agent who gave more
universal satisfaction than MIR
Dowell, both to the company and
the public. B. D.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19
Champ Clark,s First Moustache.

Looking through an old scrap
book, the pages of which had turned
yellow with age, by chance we saw
a poem written some years ago by
our Congressman-elect Hon. Champ
Clark. BY reproducing the poem it
is not the intention to do our es-
teemed friend an unkindness-far
from it-but to impress upon the
minds of the young that what they
do while in their ''teens' is liable to
be drought up against them in
their old age.' With this we brave
ly submit the poem:
MY FIRST MoUsTACHE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19
AUXYASSE ITEMS.
CORRESPONDENCE of he Ledger.

Correspondents of The Ledger.
AUxvAssE, Mo-, Jan. II, 1893
S. Durham and wife were Mex
leo Saturday.
Mrs. TIL. Lawrence was in Mex
leo Saturday.
Dock Craig, of near Fulton, was
in town Saturday.
Miss Maud Cowles is on the sick
list.
Died, of pneumonia, Jan Is,
at his home six miles southeast
of Auxvasse, Peter Ross, aged 20
years.
Died, of pneumonia, Jan Is, q
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Powell, of
near Calwood.
Dave Atkinson, of MeCredie,
passed through here en- route to
Mexico to see his son, Paul, who is
very sick.
Tom Harrison, ST., had a very
serious attack of cholera morbus
Thursday.
Geo. Hatcher and T. J. Gatsil, of
near Hatton, will have a sale the LIST
day of FEBRUARY.
John Beckley and two sisters, of
near town, were in Mexico Friday.
I. P. Hamilton, of near Mexico,
Audrain county, was in town Satur-
day.
Rev. S. L. Woody, of Mexico was
in town Saturday.
DR.. c. w. Watts, of Mexico, was
in town Monday.
Mr.. Ut. Buckner and wife left for
kirksville Monday. He will be abb
sent several weeks.
Mrs. Frank P. Kelso, who has
been visiting in Mexico, returned
home Monday.
G. S. Maddox, of st. Louis, visited
his family Sunday and on his re-
tnrn Monday was in Auxvasse. Mr..
Maddox is a member of the Mad
dox & Montague horse and mule
firm, of st. Louis.
Bernard Cowles was in Mexico
Monday.
j. E. Buekner was in Mexico
Monday.
Eli Brooks bought of T. S. Harri-
son a span of two year old mules
paying $3.50.
Owen Gentry of Big Spring, Mont
gomery county is visiting relatives in
and near town.
JEFF Hatcher, of Hatton, left Mon
day for Chillicothe where he will at
tend school. BEN DOUBLE.
WANTED-Farms to sell.
GUTHRIE & GENTRY,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

suppression of the discussion of
personal character and of the spread
OF gossip. They can begin by con-
trolling their own tongues, and con-
tinue the good work by turning
conversation into safer channels
whenever a disposition Is shown to
retail the inconsequential news of
the day or to enter into a discussion
of the weaknesses of a mutual friend
who happens to be absent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19
{ and Comments.

A revenue cutter: Aliveryman's
sleigh.
The 'queer" minis are said to be
turning out some very able under
studies for the souvenir coin.
Old Mr.. Zero, who runs the coal,
ice and plumbing business, just
now is making a big
There have been stone, iron and
bronze ages. This is the sewerage /;
for from that source springs most
of the evils of the day.
1t is from the west and south
there will come the greatest opposi-
ton to any measures checking i'm
migration, say on the ground Of
poverty, provided the immigrants
are otherwise desirable. They are
wanted there to open farms and
cultivate farms that are already
open.
The clause of the Worlds Fair
act referring to Sunday should be
repealed in its entirety. The ques-
ton of opening or shutting the fair
in part or in whole on that day
should be left to the discretion OF
the directors and the influence of
public opinion.
The comparative safety Of draw
ing-room cars and vestibuled trains
in case of accident by collision or
derailment suggests hat a heavier
construction and a different arrange
ment of car platforms would dimin-
ish the danger to passengers in the
ordinary coaches.
Mayor Gilroy seems to be justified
in pointing with pride to the finan-
cial credit of New York City. The
az per cent bonds of that munich
| pality, which now sell at a premium
in the open market, have become
the highest standard of security in
| H. ,:cC.ol -a,1I
The latest treatise on life insur.
ance and the expectation of life
shows that among professional men
clergymen live the longest; then
come in order lawyers, artists and
teachers, and the shortest lived Of
all are physicians. Perhaps they
take too many of their own prescrip.
tions.
The danger, to men past their
; prime, of walking through deep
snow is illustrated in the death of a
leading citizen of Summit, N. j.,
aged "a, upon reaching the depot
after a miles walking in the snow
storm of Thursday morning. Ros.
coe Conkling never recovered from
his plucky struggle up Broadway
! against the blizzard.
There is a good field for lay mis-
~sionaries in society everywhere, i
they will devote themselves to q
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19
UncaIled for Letters.

Mrs. Anna B. Baker, VIM. Bret,
E. G. Blades, Chas. Brown, Mary
e. Brown, Laetitia Carrall, w. T.
Campbell, Rosie Cardan, Jim Dill
Ion, Louise Carson, Victoria
Leausgthe, Pail Gallip, Mamie
Clemson, David Herring, Lula Hen
derson, Chas. Heckler, Jimmie
Hunter, Isabella Humphreys, Sallie
A. Jessie, Sallie Lewis, Bessie Mar
tin, Mrs. w. r. Miller, Bill Michel,
VIM. Moore, Oral Powers, Mary
Ann Smith, Eaga Whitacomes, III.
P. Wilson, NJ. r. Woods, Fannie
P. McClintock, s.. B. McRoberts,
Burt MeCard.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

We clip the following from the
st. Louis Republic: The Type.
writer Trust will be an outrageous
monopoly, to be sure, but as it il
only a monopoly Of the machine
and not Of the motive power the
country can manage to stand it I'M.
til something can be done TO get the
antitrust law in operation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

w. Mason and C. A. BucKner
ease made arrangements to have
aeury Watterson lecture in Jeffer-
s1 CITY Friday night. Mr.. Mason
s4 % over to the Capital in a day
% and make arrangements fol-
1s lecture.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

J. L. Erwin, who was in our city
Monday en- route to the Dairymen's
Convention at Sedalia tells the LED
GER that some important steps In
the direction of better roads will be
taken at the Road Convention at
Sedalia this week. It is to be hoped
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

The St. Louis Republic says:
There is no need whatever for a Sep
crate Coach law in Missouri. There
are not very many negroes in the
state and they are well behaved for
the most part. Where they misbe-
have on trains let the conductor and
brakeman attend to them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd E. Wolfe,
who were married in Moberly this
week, will keep house in Jefferson
City. The groom is Superintend-
ent of Public Schools of Missouri and
his bride was his typewriter. He
will have to get a new Typewriter
now, as his former one has been
promoted.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

j. NJ. Mittelberger, Treasurer OF
st. Charles county, has defaulted for
SIG, 900. His bondsmen will make
this amount good. Mittelberger is
one of the oldest and most respect
ed citizens of st. Charles county
and was an all around good fellow
and everybody was his friend. Its
claimed that speculation was the
cause of his downfall.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

The st. Louis Chronicle says:
Vandalia, Mo-, has a p~ost-office and
1900 inhabitants. One out of every
hundred of the inhabitants is q can
didate for postmaster. There would
be something worthy of remark in
this if every other town in the coun-
try we're not similarly afflicted just
at the present time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

Marriage licensed were Monday
ganted to H. L. Butts and Miss
Rosa L. Thompson, of Vandalia.
1iso to Conrad Winkleman and
Alse Anna Busch, of Martinsburg.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

We clip the following from the
aaasas City Star: It is said that
ssxlco gave Colonel Fleet SIS 600
eeeablish his military school in
f eity and that now he is making
poi year out OF it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

james Adams, brother of DIR.
adams, was up from Wellsville
his week. Mr.. Adams has been
hnd since a child.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

Charley Day, mail agent on the
jefferson City Branch, has served
nearly four years under Harrison
and expects to serve sometime under
Cleveland. Civil Service, be thinks,
a GOOD thing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19
PROF. FRlNKUM's DEATH.
The Report That He Died Prom Be.
Ing Dueked In Icy Water Untrue.
To the Editor of the Ledger,

To the Editor of the Ledger.
CuRRYvILI.E, Mo-, Jan. Isl
have received a paper stating that
Mr.. Frankum's death was caused
by being ducked in ice water on
Christmas day by his pupils because
he would not treat. This is an error.
Everyone knows that Christmas day,
just passed, was on Sunday. Mr..
Frankum came home Christmas
eve. He was at home with me, his
wife. and two children that evening
and the next day and until New
Years day. The boys did partly
duck him on Wednesday or Thurs
day before Christmas. 1 think the
should have waited until Friday
anyway. He told me he did
not believe they would do such
a thing, and that he tried to
make a bargain with them after the
ice was cut, they having the adj
vantage of him by his falling over
one of the boys, he still believing
they would not do such a thing;
that if they would not put him into
the water he would give them a
good treat the last day of school.
They said no; they said they were
going to put him in and they were
going to do it. He said it was all
done in fun, and he took it so. There
was no trouble, no malice about it.
The good attendance he had the fol-
lowing week shows there was not.
He said it was the pleasantest school
so far he had ever taught.
Mr.. Frankum was severely expos
ed while at home during Christmas
week. | can not believe that being
partly put in the water alone brought
on his sickness, although it may
have had something to do with it.
Forgive lest We be not forgiven"
May God, in His infinite goodness
and mercy, forgive the boys as freely
as 1 do. I believe I have the entire
sympathy Of the patrons of the dis
trict. I know they were very kind
and did all they could for us.
JENNIE FRANKUM,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

John Payne, south of town, fell
|zon a load OF hay Monday. His
had struck the frozen earth and a
|sTere cash was inflicted. His arm
ms also hurt.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

Geo. Batterton, of Sailing Town
aalp, was in Mexico this week and
booking younger than ever.
ssofge is delighted at the success OF
= Democratic party and predicts
: Gtorlous future for this country.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

1.-The young man who picked the
|iuober coat up off of Shepherds
pond, north of town Saturday night,
does not return it at once to its
oHner there will be trouble, as he is
knovn
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

Il is said that Mr.. Cleveland calls
|ti1Gov. Francis Dave. Mr..
Panels no doubt likes to be called
Dave" by "Grover," but he would
|sther be called to the Cabinet.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

Robert c. Cauthorn, of Boone
county, was in Mexico Tuesday and
purchased of G.. B. Crews % acres
of the old Robert Crews farm, near
Columbia. Price paid, $500. Mr..
Cauthorn returned home that after
morn
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

We notice that Hon. A. B. Med
y, Of this county, has been APP
Pointed Chairman of the Committee
q Justices of the Peace instead OF
ne ommittee on Retrenchment and
Reform.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

John Roseberry is canvassing
Aexieo in the interest of the Cont
pntal Nurseries of Chicago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

The Executive Committee of the
Missouri Press Association meets at
the Laclede Hotel in st. Louis,
Tuesday, January "a, 1893, at 10
O'Clock. Business of Importance is
to be transacted at this meeting and
a full attendance is desired.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

j. r. Harris, 20 years old, who
was on his way from Cherryville,
Kas., to Wellsville, No., fell from a
train at Renick Monday and was
badly hurt. He was taken to the
Moberly hospital.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

Luke Morris was up from st.
Louis this week on a visit and re-
ports the firm of Montague g. Mad
a1 as having a splendid business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19
gx.pre.ident Hayes Deed,

FREMONT, o., Jan. 17.-Ex-Pres-
ident Rutherford B. Hayes died at
II o'clock tonight. Mr.. Hayes
had been in but 9 few days and the
end came vsry unexpectedly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

George and Charley Morris are in
Chicago buying new goods for their
bselry store to be opened on the
sBt side of the Ringo House.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19
Fatal Shoottng Afrav,

FAYETrE, Mo-, Jan. 17.-Geo.
Branham shot and killed George
K. Maupin near Steinmetz, eight
miles north of this place, this after
noon. Maupin has figured in sew.
eral shooting scrapes and killed a
man a few years ago.
Maupin, it will be remembered,
was once in Jail in Mexico for some
mis- demeanor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

Hon. Thos. Dunn, state sena-
tor from this district, has introdu-
ced a bill in the senate to take the
County of 1Audrain out of the
Kansas City Court of Appeals
District andto transfer it to the st.
Louis District; also amending the
law relating to the partition of real
estate.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

DR.. T. J. Turner, State Veter-
marian, has gone to New York to be
present at a meeting of United States
veterinary surgeons to arrange for
the Worlds Fair exhibit. DR.. Tur-
ner will likely be absent for a week
n, an
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

Mr.. James Canada, Of Sailing
Township, was in Mexico this week
on business. While here he took
occasion to say that he was delight
ed with the enterprise and push
shown by our business men. We
would not be surprised if he, at no
distant day, would remove to the
metropolis of Audrain to reside.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

Mr.. J. S. Quisenberry, of Laddo-
mia, Mo-, was in Mexico this week
and made the LEDGER a pleasant
call. He reports business fourishing
in Laddonia and says that the bust
ness men there and the farmers in
that portion of the county Ire all in
a most prosperous condition. Mr..
Quisenberry is a great Cleveland
man and anticipates even better
times than ever under the new adj
ministration.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

Nj. and Mrs. Charley Gregg, OF
81. Louis, are rejoicing over the ar
iFal Of a daughter. Mrs. Gregg is
NTH her parents at Clark.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

Mrs. w. Fl. H. Cranmer, Of Dem
q, colo., Miss Sue Houx, of War
snsonrg, Mo-, and Mr.. l.. Fred
|1sans, of Kansas City, were the
vests Of Miss Anne Hinde during
Ast week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

Col. Thomas is reitting the
room formerly occupied by w. /.
Paul on the South Side of the square.
The Machine and Music Co. will
move into this building as soon as
it is fixed up for them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

Hon. George Batterton and family
returned to Sturgeon Tuesday, after
q pleasant visit to Prof. Darlington
and wife. West Liberty Street.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

Lieut.. Brown and wife have been
lie guests of the formers parents in
dis county for the past few days.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

j. A. Gibson, of Galloway county,
was in Mexico to-day looking for a
convenient house to rent. He wants
to locate here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

N. Blum, of Mexico, won a very
important law suit which he had in
lie Circuit Court of Kansas City
l,ut woek
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

The Knight of Pythias of Van
.dais will give an entertainment on
lie oath.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

Mexico is hard place to stay away
hm, thinks Luke Morris. He ex,
pets to give up his position in st.
Louis and return to Mexico to re.
main.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

George Bare sold his so acre farm
,mile and a quarter northeast of
Nexico to Mr.. Clanton at $52 an
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

Ars. D.. B. Young, wife of the
Collector Of Ripley County, Mo-, is
n Mexico on a visit to her sister,
Nn. Wood Trimble.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

George Kunkel. of w. A. Morris
grocery store, went over to Columbia
this afternoon to buy clover seed.
The price paid ranges from So. 90 to
$500 per bushel.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

Henry Watterson said in bis
hcture in Mexico that the world is
aAsn led astray by some of its best
naxims.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

John 0rear, who is teaching school
this county, fell and broke bis
y last week. He is doing as well
can be expected under the cir
|nmstances.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

All kinds of stock has increased
in numbers in this county except
hogs. The shortage in hogs is
$500. The following increase in
stock is noted: Sheep, S,799; cat
tie, 455; horses, 8S2; jacks and jen-
nets, %; mules, 4S3.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

James Tratchel, who accidentally
hot himself several weeks ago, is
dill unable to be out of bed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19
Famous Ordered Sold.

An order of sale has been made in
the attachment suit against the
Famous in this city. Sheriff
has not yet fixed the date
but it will be sold some time between
now and the 18th OF February. The
probability is that the entire stock
will be sold in lump.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

D. 8. Burroughs and wife are
home from an extended visit through
the East. They were accompanied
by Judge Burroughs and wife, OF
Illinois, and the party took IN
Washington in their rounds and
also visited New York and the At
1T. ooccf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

Judge s. NJ. Edwards to-day mar
ried J. A. Given and Miss Belle
Hickey, both of this county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

Mr.. John Morris, of Kirksvilie, a
brother OF Mrs. A. Griggs, spent
Sunday in Mexico. During the war
Mr.. Morris was Mexico's photog-
rapher and he says it was a paying
business then.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

J. NJ. Beagles, Jr., is erecting a
mammoth barn on his farm near
Worcester.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

Ed. Dermody is visiting his broth
er at Benton City. He denies the
report that he is to wed real soon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

Oh. Lemon, of Auxvasse, is in
,sry poor health. He is now at the
Springs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

lanes Hamilton leaves for Texas
as week to purchase a large lot of
kaap
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

Miss Carrie Thompson, Of Lam
caster, Mo-, is the guest of the fam
ily of DR.. Watts. Miss Thompson
is the editress of the Lancaster Er-
eelsior, assuming the position after
the death of her father, which oc-
Cured this winter. 1t is "fxed'
that Miss Thompson is to be Ian
casters next postmistress.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

Mrs. c. A. Todd, Of Huena, Cal
ifornia, has been visiting relatives
in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

/Dr. R. w. O'Bannon, formerly
a citizen of Mexico, arrived Tuesday
afternoon from Paso Robes, Hot
Springs, California. O'Bannon is a
brilliant young physician, having
read medicine with DR.. French here.
On being asked by his old friends
in Mexico if he was married yet he
looked solemn and murmured no.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19
Death of Prof, Franklin.

The death of Mr.. Geo. Frankum
on Tuesday, Jan. 10, was spoken of
in last weeks paper but we want to
add a few more words-o of honor in
his behalf. We feel that it is our
duty after being under his energetic
and indefatigable teaching for the
last few months. We hoped the
supposed cause of his suffering,
spoken of in last weeks paper, was
only a %suppositlon. He said before
his death that he did not want any
one to think that caused his sick
ness. He took sick on Friday Jan.
6. The next Sunday following we
heard that he was much worse and
the next unexpected news was that
the icy hand of death had seized
him. We make bold to say he was
a true Christian who set a noble
example for Us who remain in life's
battle field. He leaves a wife and
two children besides a world of
friends to mourn for him to whom
our warmest sympathy is extended.
His remains were removed from
Mr.. VIM. Barkley's, where he died,
to Curryville for interment.
ONE OF HIS SCHOLARS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

Fld. CHM q up from Vandalia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19
by Han CLARK

OF all the joysI e'er nave known,
The sweetest and the best
That comfort was my first moustschs!
1t made me d0ubly blest.
The tiny thing. Twas soft and blondsl
Methinks I see it yet;
] love it and I dream of It,
My downy little pet!
nursed it at the morn 'ng g dawn,
And meath the noontide' g glare;
And, midst the falling shades o night,
worshipped every hair.
l deemed it made me lordly look,
It gave me endless joys;
! had no fear of smooth faced men;
And scorned all beardless boys,
1 thought how ca y hearts would break
And put on manly airs;
/ hoped to see my fortune made
By those two dozen hairs.
But all the myriad joys Of earth
Must sometime have an end;
So this at last went like the rest,
My boy1sh heart to rend.
In or11er to increase my pomp,
Ismeked a cigarette
Its blaze consumed my blest moustache
And left a sore regret.
The gods may smile, and I may beat
My fellows all to smash,
But while my life and being last,
I'll mourn my first moustache.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19
Audrain's Assessment.

Assessor J. Y. Mclean has our
thanks for the following abstract of
Audrain property for 1898:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

Nothing drastic in TUFTS Pills.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

WANTED-Farms to sell.
GUTHRIE & GENTRY,
41-2t Real Estate Agents.