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Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22
BENTON CITY ITEMS.
correspondence of the Ledger.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
BENTON CITY, Mo-, June 90
Rev. Ferguson filled his regular
appointments Sunday. In the
morning he talked on the subject
of excepting the Sabbath Holy"
He was very bitter against open
ing the Worlds Fair on Sunday.
He said that it was a disgrace to
the citizens of the United States
whose christianity and patriotism
should so govern the Columbian
Exposition that it would be an
honor to all foreign visitors as well
the citizens of the United States.
VIM. Brit, Jas. Dowell and Alb.
Harrison shipped a few loads o.
hogs to st. Louis last week.
Corn is getting weedy; meadows
are very short; oats are looking
fine considering the wet weather.
Miss Brooks, who has been visit.
ing Miss Myrtle Painter, returned
to her home In Warren county to-
day.
Mrs. Jamison and daughter, Of
Lincoln county, are visiting Mrs.
Gilmore and family.
The lawn party at Mrs. North
cults last night was we'll attended
considering the rain and storm OF
last evening. Everybody present
enjoyed themselves.
Clarence Thompson has been at
the Worlds Fair for the last three
weeks.
A. d. Erisman is planting his
corn the third time. He says he
will plant until the 4th prox.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22
connmunlt

J. r. Shell, who lives six miles
northwest of Laddonia, is building a
beautiful eight room cottage house
of modern style which will be COM
pleted in a short time. Contractor
VIM. L. Martin, of Huntington,
Rails county, is doing the work and
is making a irst-class job IF it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22
A Horse Burned to Death.

Saturday afternoon a stable be,
longing to D. p. Moore, on the
property occupied by VIM. Red.
Itch, was burned. It is supposed to
have caught fire from some little
children playing with matches. The
stable was entirely destroyed and a
good horse belonging TO Mr.. Red.
lieh was burned to death.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

John Wilkerson, SO years old,son
of w. o. Wilkerson, of near Worces-
ter, has been adjudged insane and
was taken to the asylum at Fulton.
It is thought the arrangement ison-
ly temporary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

John Wilkerson, of near Worces-
ter, was taken to the Fulton asylum
to-day by Deputy Sheriff Stephens.
He his been in an insane condition
for a long time, but here lately has
been worse than usual. He recent.
ly fell off of a train in this city and
bruised his face very badly. He
told his friends before he departed
that he would be back in about two
weeks cured.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22
THE NATIONS, BIRTHDAY.
Programme Of Exercises for the eeis-
brati0a Of the Fourth at the
Fair 6rsands IN Mexico.

Each society, with its Marshal,
will meet at its hall and march to
the Court House Square and there
form for parade under the direction
of the Grand Marshal, The parade
will start for the Fair Grounds at 10
a, m, sharp.
ORDER Oh RKRRoIsEs,
Reading OF the Declaration of Inde.
pendenes at III a. m.
Grafton of the day
RRoRss FOR DINNER.
Slow mule race at i:a1, First prize,
saddle and bride. SECOND prize. set
of mule shoes to be put ON by the world
renowned Joe Pratt.
THE EVENT or Fiji DAY.
The grand parade of tho wheelmen.
First prize for class one, a magnificent
gold medal. Second prize, sn elegant
wheelman's sweater.
First prize for class two, u beautiful
gold medal. Second prize, a bicycle
lantern.
First prize for class three. u wheel
mans l.. A. w. pin. Second prize, q
copy OF the City Ordinances under the
old charter.
Music by all the bands.
Exhibition trot by C. +. Clark's cele-
brated Robert Rysdyk, 2:1S Ia.
FOOT RACES AND JUMPING.
One hundred yard dash, go yard
dash, 440 yard run, egg race, banana
race, standing broad jump, hop, step
and jump, standing high jump, run
ming high jump, pole vaulting, greas-
ed pole.
Dancing and good music.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

Thee. & A. will attach its largest
engines to the "Hummers' in flu
ture. "These mammoth engines
weigh IS TONS" said an engineer
who was taking one through Mexico
TODAY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

Anton Endres, of Clinton county,
ILL.,, who came here to attend the
funeral of Fred Koldehoff last week,
returned home Monday. MI. En-
dres is much pleased with Andrain
county and his friends hope he
may be induced to come here to live.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

For the first time in the history
of Audrain county the Sheriff had to
be sent after 4 poll book. The re-
turns from the local option election
at Rowena not being brought in at
the required time, the Sheriff was
sent after them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

The st. Charles Banner says
An exchange tells of a lady who
decided to scare her husband, who
was quite a hard drinker, so that
he would reform. To do this she
secured the costume of devil that
had been worm at a masquerade.
The next time the erring spouse
came home feeling happy she
quickly donned the costume and as
he opened the door she stepped
forward and said in sepulchral
tones: "Come with mel am
the devil" The result rather
startled her, as the response that
greeted her was: "Zat so? Shake,
OF 10y: Pm your brother-in-law.
l married your sister,"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

John Fikenscher was up from
Warrenton to-day. He says the
loss by the burning of the Wesleyan
College at that place amounts to
about $18, 900; insured for $4,000.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

Messrs. A. S. Houston, j. G.
Trimble, D. c. Wright and Jno.
Abbay went out to Central School
House Saturday evening to confer
degrees in the Masonic Lodge at
that place. Mr.. Houston says af-
ter the storm BELTS passed the crops
are good, especially the corn. In
the path of the storm the wheat will
yield scarcely nothing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

IL WHAT A WRITER THINKS OF n.
D GRAHAA's WAR RElOkD,
tie Says the Fact That tsraham Was
With the Guerrilla Margan hoes
Not Make Him an Ex-t'anfed-
crate Saiaier.
cor,esnoraenee of the t.sd.er

MinhLkfoNN, Mo, June lbs.
o, Graham's public statement of his
career during the late war is hard to
believe. | was a resident Of Illinois
then and knew something about the
luminosity of the people OF that great
state. MIR. Graham says that no
joined Morgan in 1861. Now the
career of the noted guerrilla, Morgan,
and his followers will give some light
on the company Graham kept. Jno.
H. Morgan was a kentuckian by
birth and was considered a ''holy
terror" 10 that state. Let us see,
now, if this is correct. Here is n dis
patch to General Burbridge, COM
manding the Division of Kentucky:
1.-The recent raid of Morgan and
the acts of men styling them
selves Confederate soldiers calls for
determined action on our part. These
so-called Confederate soldiers are
nothing but simple robbers, murder
ers and horse thieves, committing
arson and other we'll defined crimes,
which do not sound as well under
their true names as more agreeable
ones of war-like manner. BY order
of w. T. Sherman, Major General of
the United States Army"
Now, let us look at the Knights
of the Golden Circle-its life, its
mission and its death, of which
friend Graham speaks in Illinois.
In the year of 1858 there was organ
lied a Knights of the Golden Circle.
They continued to exist in my part
of the state until the election of Abra-
ham Lincoln on November 6, 1860;
then they ceased to exist, not only
in Illinois, but in the United States.
| The time had come for real action
and there being no need of the Circle
any longer, their mission being fer
the extension and defense of slavery,
there vas no reason why they should
exist any longer. Every man took
his place in the ranks that he wish
ed, unmolested. Graham says any
man who was a Southern sympa-
thizer had the eternal enmity of
the Federals. Our part of Illinois
vas full of refugees from the South
and rebel parolled prisoners, who
were furnished work at fair wages
and treated with respect and were
not prohibited from proclaiming
their sympathy with the South. They
were generally honorable and good
men, highly respected by everybody.
There was a class of men, however,
that terrified that part of the state
they were dressed in blue uniform,
it'll brass buttons and sometimes
shoulder straps. They would drop in
after night and make arrests, claim
ing to be Provost Marshals. then rob
and steal horses and disappear.
Such men as these had the eternal
enmity Of all the honest people of
that country.
| have written this article by re-
quest of my Illinois friends and
neighbors and to inform the readers
of the LEDGER, some of whom per-
haps never heard of the Knights of
the Golden Circle, that there may be
a better understanding in the matter,
so the people of Missouri may not
think that the citizens of Illinois
held any cut-and-dried animosity
against the Confederate soldier, as
MIR. Graham would have them be-
lieve. JOHN nj. G. RENTFRo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Garrett
were in Mexico to-day while on their
way from Huntsville to Auxvasse.
Mr.. Garrett and wife are former
residents of this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

All parties having sacks belonging
to the undersigned or with our
brands on them will please return
soon as possible without further
notice. Rent charged on all not re-
turned before July LIST.
WIN. POLLOCK MILL & ELEvA'R Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22
Lizzie Borden Net GaiIty.

New BEDFORD, Mass, June 90,
3 p. m.-The jury in the Borden
murder case has rendered a verdict
Of not guilty.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

A son of Scott Edwards fell off d
load of wood this week and vas
run over by a wagon. On account
of the roads being soft he was not
injured.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

Judge B. II. Wilder and Mr..
Bedford, of Laddonia, each lost a
horse by lightning Monday. When
killed they were standing with their
heads over a wire fence.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

Naylor, Wilson township, is a very
''dry" community. The vote on
local option Saturday was 20 against
and 9 for the sale of liquor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

W. w. Bolts is up from Vandalia
attending court. His paper, the
Leader, is worthy Of the support OF
every individual who is interested in
the welfare of Vandalia. The good
citizens of that town ought to be
proud of this newspaper.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

BENZ. Simcoe, who has been visit
ing his folks in Galloway for some
time, was in Mexico to-day while
on his way to California, where he
will teach school. In the Golden
State 500 per months very reason
able for a pedagogue.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

Mr.. ]. F. Llewellyn is home from
Chicago where he attended the
Worlds Fair. Mr.. Llewellyn was
delighted with the fair and Its var
ious exhibits and thinks it is worth
travelling thousands of miles to see.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

The case of Jas. w. Dowell, ap-
pellant, vs.. John Guthrie ct al, re-
spondents, was affirmed in the Su-
preme Court this week. This is the
end of the celebrated sky rocket
case and is a verdict for the defend
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

w. J. Williamson, the student
from William Jewell College who
was successful in the intercollegiate
oratorical contest held here May /,
was in Mexico Monday en- route to
Fulton. After attending the Young
Peoples Baptist Association meet
ing there this week he will 60 to his
home near Darlington, Galloway
ooi1nfu
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22
"Pnlied" For stealing.

Two negroes, John Coleman and
Oscar Brooks, were arrested Satur-
day evening by Marshal Kemp and
locked up in the county Jail. They
are charged with stealing two pairs OF
pantaloons, two hats and a shirt
from Engineer Robert Nicholson.
There We're $11 in the pantaloons.
When the property was stolen the
engine was standing on a side track
and Mr.. Nicholson was off eating
lunch. The clothing has been re-
covered, but the money they spent.
John Gatewood, COL, says he saw
Brooks andColeman have the money.
They have both served terms in the
county jail for stealing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

The corn crop is bound to be short
this season. 1t will likely be larger
than many expect. In some parts
of the county a full crop will be
gathered,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

oAtatOA al MAI
riage at the beautiful home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ].
B.. Clark. Rev. John D. Robnett,
president of Howard-P Payne College,
Brownwood, Texas, performed the
marriage ceremony in a beautiful and
impressive manner. Among the in
vited guests were friends from Illi-
nois, Mexico, Boone county and sew
eral other places. The presents were
numerous, handsome and valuable.
The wedding party left on the / al
train for Chicago, where several days
will be spent in visiting the Worlds
Fair and other places of interest. The
LEDGER joins a host of friends of the
newly welded couple in wishing
them a long life Of happiness and
prosperity.
The bride is a cultured and anna
BILE lady and is held in high esteem
by all who are favored with her &C.
quaintance. She is a graduate Of
Hardin College and is the last one
OF the first class of that institution
to succumb to the wiley arts Of Cupid.
She has been a successful teacher
since she left the walls of Hardin
and for the last eight years has been
principal of Clark Seminary at Rush
Hill, of which she Is founder.
the groom is an exemplary young
man and numbers his friends by the
score. A greater portion of his life
was spent on the farm, but for the
last two years he has been one OF
the teachers at the Clark Seminary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

Mr.. and Mrs. George Espy, who
have been visiting Mrs. VIM. and
John G.. Whitley, have gone to Chi
cago to visit the Worlds Fair. Their
home is at indianapolis, Ind.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

The members OF the City Council
are seriously contemplating the
feasibility of erecting a new Gala
boose. 1t will likely be built just
back of the City Hall. The present
calaboose would not make a respect
able hog pen for a depopulized
community.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

Capt. Dix returned to Martins
burg to-day. He is about to trade
bis Holstein cattle to C.. B. Crews.
The trade will likely be made.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

Miss Julia Corner, who is visit
ing her brothers in the new State
of Washington, writes to her pa
rents that she is more than pleased
with that country.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

Mrs. VIM. Whitley and little
daughter, and Mrs. George Espy
and mother are visiting the family
of John G. Whitley.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22
USED HIS WHIP.

"a few months ago." said Mar.
shall Kemp this morning, Il arrest.
ed this same John Coleman, who is
about Is years old, for stealing and
his mother told me that she wished
| would give John a whipping in
stead of putting him in Jail. He
had been in Jail several times so |
concluded to give him the lash. |
bought me a good cowhide-by-the
way, | have it yet-and took the
negro back Of the calaboose. | let
loose upon him. | told him if he
hallooed | would kill him. With
that cowhide l whipped him until
the blood run and turned him loose.
He cried and went home"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22
Work Them ON Our Streets.

Joe Thompson, the negro arrested
for vagrancy, is now in st. Louis.
Until the last few days he has been
at Wellsville, Nc. Migrants should
be punished. The city law says
any person convicted of being a
VACANT shall be punished by a fine
of not less than ten nor more than
one hundred dollars. We need their
work on our streets.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

Mrs. E. A. Judy has returned
from Vernon, Texas, where she has
been visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Sumner. Mrs. Judy is a guest
at the Ringo House.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22
Thomas w Atchison left 8

Thomas w. Atchison left Satur-
day night for st. Louis, where he
has accepted a position under Col.
Richard Dalton, Surveyor of the
Port of that city. Tom is a fine
business man and will fill the posi-
ton in q satisfactory manner.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

J. r. Maxwell, who bought the
Dingle farm, has shipped from st.
Louis a lot of Shetland ponies.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

Miss Minnie Cavanaugh, who
formerly lived in Mexico, writing
from Canada asking to have her
LEDGER address changed, adds that
she would rather live in Mexico
than any place she ever saw and
that she may relocate here, where
she owns valuable property.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

Mrs. James Hamilton will make
a pleasant trip to Texas this month
where her husband is buying
sheep.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

Mr.. and Mrs. G.. G.. Sherwood
are the guests Of the latter's mother,
Mrs. E. A. Shootman.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

Miss Ned. MeIlheney, of San
Antonio, Texas, is the guest of
Mrs. Sullinger, Breckenridge street.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

A Mexico man is after a fat Of
fee under a prominent Democratic
offce-holder of Washington, ID. c.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

Capt. Bryson, of Gainesville Tex,
is the guest of his old time friend,
A. G. Turner.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

Chris. Vogue and Miss Annie
Weeder we're married at Vandalia
last Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

]. L. Barker, of Wellsville, is at
tending court and visiting his broth
er, j. M. Barker.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

Mrs. Alabama Campbell has gone
to Kansas City to spend the sum-
mel with her daughter, Mrs. Cora
Rainey, and other relatives.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

Miss Nora Tincher, of Fulton, is
the guest of Miss Sulie Griggs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

The residence of Commodore
VIM was struck by lightning last
week. Very little damage was done.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

The oats crop in Audrain county
will be very good. The wheat crop
is short.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

The Mexico Fair Association has
never been expelled from the Ameri-
can trotting association.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22
Chiidrea'S DaY.

Children's Day services at Olivet
next Sunday. Let all give atten-
ton. Yours Truly,
j. w. OWEN, Pastor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

The local option election was as
tame as a lamb. Audrain is a "wet''
county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

A large crowd was present at
Vandalia last Saturday to attend
the sale Of lots in Geo. H. Utter
backs addition in the southeastern
surburbs of that live little town.
Forty beautiful lots were sold at an
average of $50 each.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

o. r. Waite, who is handling
freight at Bloomington. H., spent
Sunday with his family in this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

B. W. Torreyson has gone to Vir.
ginia where his sister is very sick.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22
Miss Effie and Mr.. Walter !

Miss Effie and Mr.. Walter Bled-
soc, of Modesto, CAL, are the guests
of their uncle, Alb. Bledsoe, n of
Audrain county's most prominent
farmers. They have been to the
Worlds Fair and before returning
home will visit New York, Washing
ton ond othar oastarn c1ties
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

St. Louis has 1000 saloons. The
idea. Mexico has five.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

Palmer Martin has just had a stone
shipped from Italy to be used as a
monument over his wife's grave. The
freigh. on the monument was 500.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

Miss Mary Thompson, of Ian
caster, is the guest of Mrs. Emma
Myers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

The man that has a good home
in Mexico ought to be happy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22
MRS. KoLDEHoFF AND CHILDREN

The lady members of Mt. Zion
Baptist Church, north of Mexico,
will serve ice cream and other re-
freshments at the residence of Will
Browning on Thursday evening,
June 20. The object is to buy an
organ for the church. At the sup
per given at the residence of Mr.. w.
C. Burkhart recently about $25
were realized.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

VIM. Vawter, of Marshall, has
been visiting relatives in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

The Spotswood deer case will
prove a dear case sure enough. The
costs will amount way up in the hun
dreds and all participating in it have
been away from their farms when
they were needed at home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22
TUFTS Pills in use thirty years.

The Chicago theatres are dong
so enormous a business that every
manager is confident Of becoming a
Crnsus by fall.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22
The JEWELER.

The Misses Edmonds have return
ed from Sturgeon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

John C. Turner, of Montgomery
City, spent Sunday in Mexico. He
says there is a good deal of talk
about the Paul Brown Tobacco Com
pany leaving Montgomery City.
What would Mexico give for this
enterprise? A gigantic effort might
possibly be very profitable.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

BE in Mexico on the Fourth.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

We clip the following from the
Wellsville (Mo.) Optie-N ews The
Martinsburg Bank opened up for
business last Saturday with the
most 1attering prospects for its
future. The opening of this bank
will supply a long felt want in that
live little town.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22
Card OF Thanks.

To the Editor Of the Ledger.
Mexico, Mo-, June 20.--Please
allow US space in your paper to
thank the many kind friends who
rendered such valuable assistance
during the illness and at the demise
of our dear husband and father,
Fred Koldehoff.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22

UNITED IN HOLY wgDLOcK.


/, T high noon in
the little village
of Rush Hill on
W ednesd
June 81, Mr.. Ar
. thur E. Collins
and Miss Laura
A. Clark were
united in mar
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-06-22
on TIME.

That's the way all our watches run
and our clocks have a well regulated
habit ofdoing precisely the same thing.
Perhaps you have a watch thatis some
what eccentric i'm its movements; fyou
have, we will straighten 1t out for you
in short order and We will also see to
it that the expense involved in the
operation is exceedingly moderate. A
good way to ruin the best of clocks
and watches is to let them 60 too long
without cleaning. We not only make
a speciality of cleaning, repairing and
regulating, butjust now we have anoth-
or specialty-a special display of Ladies'
Gold, Gold Filled, Silver and Nickel
Watches, costing from 81 to 500.
WORRELL
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-05-13
Birds Larger Than Ost riches.

At the last meeting of the OrnithO-
logical society in Berlin DR. Reichnow
communicated some of the particulars
Of the finding of remarkable remains
Of gigantic birds in Argentina double
the height of the ostrich. In modern
times many kinds of birds are becom-
ing extremely rare, especially the
dinorious races Of New Zealand, which
are beginning to die out. The lecturer
presented specimen of one of these
birds, a very rare and costly apteryx
hasselti, which inhabits the northern
island of New Zealand, and, while re-
sembling the ostrich, Is very much
larger The government Of New Zeal
and has determined to cut off some Of
the smaller island from all civilization
In order, after destroying all the wild
cats, pigs and other animals introduced
there, to preserve as far as possible
these birds.-London Daily News.