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Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-07-27

writing finds $1,000 pounds oil
binding twine in stock, and is the
largest single invoice of Irvine ever
brought into Audrain county. The
basement of the main building is
devoted to the storage of farming
implements, such as plows. har-
rows, c%ultivators, &c. The ground
or street floor Is the hardware store,
where is constantly kept in stock a
full line of shelf aud heavy hard
ware, builders hardware, stoves
and tinware, as also a complete
line of light and heavy harness
and Quick Meal gasoline stoves.
The floor above IS the carriage and
buggy repository, which contains
as fine a display of spring vehicles
as can be seen in North Central
Missouri. The third floor is the
tin.smith's department, and where
two expert workmen are constantly
employed; and who do roofing.
spouting. and all kinds of repair
work. The floor above this is "a
by 80 feet, and is used as storage
room for goods out of season. The
whole force employed by this con
Germ is twelve men, the same being
experts in their several lines.
The implement department EN-
braces everything in the lile of
standard goods from the best known
manufacturers, and among which
will be found the New Deering
folding platform ~harvesters, and
the Canton Disc cultivators, and of
which he has already sold nearly
three car loads ofthe latter aud ex-
poets to sell two hundred cultlva.
tors before the season ends.
Mr.. Ferris is manager ofthe Fer
ris Grand Opera House, a full de
scription of which will be found
IN another column. AS a whule,
the great hardware and implement
house OF G.. l.. Ferris is ranked
with the largest and heaviest cap
italized in North Missouri, it is
the oldest established in Audrain
county, and has had an honorable
career for twenty eight years, and
in the hands of its present propri-
etor it has descended to the worthy
son of a most worthy sire, who has
the thanks of the LEDGER for sub
stantial interest taken in the sue
cess of this great trade edition of
Mexico and Audrain county,
The Windsor.
Numbered among the largest and
finest hotel structures in North
Missouri, is that of The Windsor
at this point. the same being own,
ed by Major H. A. Ricketts,. cashier
of the Southern Bank of Mexico,
and who, until recently. and for
three years, held a half interest in
this fine property. The Windsor
is located just off the public square,
away from the noise and dust pc.
culiar to that locality. 1t has a
northern frontage of ia feet and
extends southwark 100 feet. is sol.
idly built of brick, iron and native
rock, and embraces four floors, the
whole being crowned by a beautiful
mansard roof. The first or grount
floor, is divided into office, reading
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-07-27

room, spacious dining hall, billiard
parlor and kitchens. On the floor
above are the parlors and guests
rooms. en- suite and SINCE. The
third and fourth floor are also di-
vided into private apartments, the
total number being fifty rooms, the
whole of which were recently
painted and papered throughout
The Windsor is the only hotel i'll
the city with office and dining hall
on the ground floor. Its wash and
toilet rooms contain new and mod
ern plumbing, and the whole build.
ing throughout IS lighted by cleo
trieity and ali the rooms are con-
nected with the Office by electric
bells. 1t also has very fine sam
pie rooms. The landlord of the
Windsor is Mr.. H. C. Eagon, whose
experience as a caterer extends
oyer a period of several years, and
In some of the best hotels in the
East, notably at Poughkeepsie.
New York, where, for a long time
ne had charge of the we'll known
Nelson House. The coming fall
VIII lnaugurate steam heating
throughout the Windsor, and otheI
improvements will be added A.
hrst-ciass resort for commercial
men. and as a beautiful home fol-
all, The Windsor has no peer il
the state.
W. l.. Redkch.
on East Promenade street is tn,
shop and roofing establishment
MT. w. l.. Redlich, who ha
20 In business at this point 70
past two years aud a half, an,
. had fifteen years experience il
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-07-27
SMITHS I'M
Grabbing Machines !

Pulls stumps or trees. A horse, man
and boy can do more work in one day
than eight to ten men will do i'm the
old way. make the broad claim, viz:
That this machine saves more hard
labor than any machine in the market.
It is simple in construction. durable,
and needs no expert to handle 1t. by
its use unproductive timber land can
be cleaned out cheaper than IN any
other way. 1t will pull out by the roots
from small grubs up to stumps and
trees measuring twenty inches in di-
ameter. This machine is fully warran-
ted to do the work claimed for it. 1t is
sold al a price placing it in the reach
of all. Write me for a catalogue Civ
ing prices and terms. Agents wanted
in every vicinity to sell them. Address
T. {. Cunningham,
Manufacturer, We~llsville, Missouri.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-07-27

In making up the forms of this
edition the electrotype of the State
University was inserted on first page
when il was intended to use the
cut of the Missouri Military Ac-
ademy. The close similarity of the
cuts of the two colleges caused the
error.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-07-27
The Press.

Mexico has two daily and three
weekly newspapers. 1t also has a
well equipped job office. The daily
and weekly LEEGER is owned and
edited by Mr.. r. NJ. White, who has
had it in charge for seventeen years.
Mr.. White has peen the president of
the state editorial association, is at
present Its 90 responding secretary
and is a member of the national COM
mittee and represents this state.
The Mexico daily and weekly Intel
ligencer is ably edited by Mr.. s. b.
Cook, an old newspaper man, who
keeps it alongside with the best pa
pers in the state.
The Regular Baptist Publishing Co.
issue their Official paper from this
point and which is in good hands.
The writer feels himself under obli-
cations not only to the LEDGER, but to
every citizen of Mexico for good will
and coultesies extended, and returns
thanks TO all tor their interest in this
trade edition. For similar work To
this, editors win please write 10 box
4Gi, C~hiilicothe, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-07-27

$50 per week, while the business is
light and easily learned by any one.
Over $50 machines sold in Mexico
and everybody cheerfully recon-
mending them. Twelve machines
sold in one day and % in two and
one half days, by a gentleman who
resides here. Anyone wishing TO
test the merits OF the machine or in
vestigate the business may do so by
calling on or addressing
+. NJ. SINCLAIR,
Mexico. Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-07-27
DO NOT DELAY.

Any one with very ordinary bust
ness talent and with only a small
amount of capital invested can real
ize cash every 10, 20 or 80 days.
Miss an opportunity to handle this
business and you miss a fortune.
We have employed men here in this
town who are making from $50 to
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-07-27

from theH Henry County MOI Democrat ct1rTs+ hL
We can give few of h cases. One cew wa Mr.. j II Weaver Of Calhoun. Her husband
.Cahd at our Office md made sfolOHfng sthenen:
Five years ago my wife vast mn with sore eyes tried several remedies and they failed.
o. 1T T e h@r heIh va ana1y broken down havfug a1 sstxr Til nnIe and indLe-tEn I sag
to him she vas blind sdh her hhh was in such q condition she vas not able to visit his oue.
She emaineds even days, returned home with hre y@eht restored and after one week ssh had
been ddng the huework. Her eyes are SCUM and vel: can read fine print s Ihrd tn
pounds i'm weight shall ever bold bold g Mah Du .maII m hh kssnaS I M sgam ma @ 20 mi frs
lDmtari Uniformed unless was perfectly t-hedH shoudu he cost M one cent. Ithoughth
Impossible for him oaccomphh m@etn sssen lays than al3hsr d~trsh id done N hsS ears
which he did Any deubtnR tTbDmaslw shmsb know about hers AS cam hH>a mes t'ahuh
and nm cheurunya answer hdrld letters"
Mr. a r. Hoskfus Of Garland has been suhingw With ganuatds sore eyes rt hry years
we're t1rnedin on the eydans and kept up constant rrfsthn. HeN blind his r@ eye fog
Invent year.. DR. Dunbar perhmna surgical operation upm his eye AMI now his eyeShtR
and he left for home ysbrdaya happy man. md can seto read hnsp print
Benjamin Melvin of Cole ami ,hads suffered for tTty-s Fsny eIs hthes same uoabe
III vas Uerstedu n md his sxhtr stued-H Hi sage IL :.
Ms ~ l. Shields who rsts near Clinton, had DR. Dunbar to remove two ltH7duHs
from each EYE. which had prU1usd bhndne=m onee eye Her sigh was restored MIS- bh7as
Ts foniy an nfutraond of some Of his work turing his stay here There een many rho
went under stust for ctrht trouble. but that being constitutional tuutk. their tupSe-
m ass bh III not ss sn Ssyd ii he Is a MGmnshs @nss nan and one bmnh bs pleasure meet,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-07-27

%niicent sure u ding country, ten
years ago, and, in looking for a To-
cation, Mexico and Audrain county
seemed to him the land of promise.
Raised on a farm, as Mr.. Warden
was, real estate as well as the law
of real estate has a special fascina-
ton for him, and he is now turning
his attention to Mexico real estate
and suburban property in connection
with the practice of law. Recently
Mr.. Warden has bought with A. B.
Cluster a half interest in a set of
abstract books, recently made by
Cluster & McFadin. These abstract
books are very complete and accu-
rate, touching all instruments Of
conveyance affecting any real estate
| within the bounds of Audrain coun-
ty, now on record. Mr.. Warden
and Mr.. Cluster are making Mexico
real estate a specially. They will
in the future endeavor to have upon
their books all of the homes, bus.
mess property and building lots that
are for sale in and around Mexico,
and will keep strictly posted in re-
gard to the same.
If you wish to have the title o.
your land looked into and examined
or an abstract made, or if you wish
to buy or sell city real estate, you
will do well to call on Messrs. War.
den & Cluster, where you will receive
fair treatment.
The Lacrosse Lumber Co.
The Lacrosse Lumber Co., Will
headquarters at Louisiana, Mo-, is
one of the largest and strongest
lumber firms in Missouri, and was
established in 1873, and every yeal
finds it reaching out after new bus
mess. The officers of the firm art
all. substantial business men, pecu
liarly fitted for the positions they
fill and are as follows: G. A. Buff
fun, president; Charles G. Buffum
vi~ce-presldent and treasurer; Franz
W. Buffum, secretary and manager
VIM. Angle, assistant manager
The employees of the local yard are
W. L. Ely, manager; A. R. Bris
coe, assistant manager; 7. H. Ben.
ming, superintendent contracting
department. This firm has large
lumber interests in the north and
brings its lumber down the river b,
RATS, having distributing yards al
the following places: Louisiana
Bowling Green, Vandalia, Laddonia
Centralia, Blackburn, Higginsville
Odessa, Mexico, Slater, Marshall
Elsberry, Auxvasse, Fulton, Mont
gomery City, GAINESVILLE and Nebo,
Ill. This firm has established at it,
main yard in Louisiana, Mo-, 6
large and extensive planning mill anG
factory for the mandatory of al
kinds of sash, doors, blinds, turned
scroll work, stairs, counters, stort
fronts, fine interior finish, mantels
etc. Their line of hard woods
white and red quartered oak, cherry
birds eye maple, sycamore, yellow
pine, walnut, cypress, mahogany
ash, b%utternut, birch, red wood, ret
cedar. etc., is one of the most com
plete carried by any firm in th'
country. In their mills they hav
the latest machinery of all kinds AM
they guarantee satisfaction. Thi
company has a pure paint whic'
they have placed on the marke
which gives perfect satisfaction.
you want prompt attention, fai
treatment, good grades of lumber
, large stocks to select from, you wi
: do well 70 have the Lacrosse Lum
Der Company make you an estimat
when you get ready to build.
Ill. ID. Hunter. Architect.
II A. - A.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-07-27
A SUCCESSFUL SPECIALIST.
From the Clinton MOI Daily Democrat, November Is, ls

From The Clinton MOI YDemgrat.N oFemlsf Ell N-
xM rsnplC Clifton s IsInev asn our cts u daS Se koe Of the mani patient who
xM eve bod DIT Dunisrh hh veneratkn and etemf TOR what he hasd on for her. She had
been suffering for year with ntsrhu uube, dropping dog Of Phsnnd mueusf from be hd
WIs general health poor Tow she ondiesh rG case well; also eru mother who had end @t
S sv y1 DR. bun1are examined her cae. but nds no fateTHg pEHhes. Alter BDg
his reatmen thvew eeksk her bearing wsL restored. md the % hy ALL E5 beT"@ "f
and Gee Dr. Dunbar again before he hayss frl seoa On he5 hm$.
- NJ Holm W Hurst of D4pwst a, was up yesterday. Her toude was the same ash Mrs
eunas Int her dafuessw was only of two yes standing. This r. was ALSO uecssfui III her
eMsa ioh her SON John. who RESIDES DeepwAir hd lad es Of nisnh trouble and sh
also was deaf in one eaf he hasm made SH"fHh hhPHV""h' NJ SS up p~9F
homs on tes fsTpo0ntr train.
DIR. Dunbar will be in Mexico at the Windsor Hotel some
time this fall. The DIR. will be announced in the Mexico papers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-07-27
q. M. Haskell Il Co.

The oldest established carriage shop
under its present management in Mex-
leo is that of G. NJ. Haskell & Co., the
same being located on the southeast
corner of Jefferson and Liberty streets,
where its quarters are convenient to
the depot and business center of the
city, and is fully stocked with every
thing necessary to construct all kinds
of new spring work. as also repair work
on old jobs. Mr.. 6. M. Haskell of this
firm is q carriage wood workman OF
many years experience. The company
of the firm is represented by Mr.. Jas.
NJ. Haskell-a son of the former-and
q blacksmith "to the manor born" and
who is also an expert horse-shoer and
gives this branch of the business
special attention. This establishment
is prepared and fully equipped to build
new work on order aud to do all kinds
of repair work on vehicles on shor'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-07-27
Ill. ID. Hunter. Architect.

Perhaps the busiest man IN Mex
leo is H. d. Hunter, the we'll known
architect, who employs all his time
in drawing plans for the business
and residence houses going up in
Mexico and in the several adjacent
towns. Mr.. Hunter has spent a
lifetime at the business and has,
in every instance, given satisfaction.
He is the architect of some of the
best and finest buildings in North
east Missouri, some of which are the
Ferris Grand Opera House, Mexico;
the Opera House at Fayette; the
Opera House at Paris; the Opera
House at Newport, Ark; Baptist
| churches at Mexico, Paris and Mont
gomery City, all elegant buildings;
the Presbyterian church at Lad
donia; Hardin College Chapel at
Mexico; ]. T. Johnson's residence,
w. NJ. Treloar's residence, S. B.
Cooks residence, E. C. Kennen's
residence at Laddonia; business
houses for Armstrong & Baskin, L,
Phillip & Son, the Mexico Nationa.
Bank, James Pasqueth, Sallee &
Craddock, and a great number o
others. Mr.. Hunter has been
resident of Mexico for many year
and the LEDGER, knowing his repu
tation as an architect as it does
heartily recommends him to all VIII
anticipate erecting buildings of an,
kind. He is prompt and reliabl
and, while he is always kept busy
will find time to draw up plans 70
those who desire his services. MI
Hunters charges are moderate
Give him a call.
(, Mexico Electric Light Go.
Situated one-half block southeal
, of depot the above company hs
, erected a large brick building As b
Y 80 feet, to take the place of the oil
; plant and they have fitted it up wit
y brand new apparatus, consisting
!, a three hundred horse power Han
ilton Corliss engine, two 1850. ligl
q Westinghouse Incandescent dyn
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-07-27

notice and in q workmsnlike manner.
Mr. g. NJ. Haskell has been in business
In Mexico for twelve years, the present
firm succeeding to that gentleman's
private interests seven years ago. In
connection with its other departments,
this concern is prepared to do painting
and trimming on new work, and re-
painting, trimming and revarnishing
old work, and for the purpose employs
workmen to do the same. The mar age
men report a good and growing bust
ness. which fs still further evidence
that Mexico 10 advancing and patron
iziHg home manufacture,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-07-27

Located just one hundred feet
north of the Union Depot is the
Merchants Hotel, which is one Of
the most desirable hotel sites in
Mexico, the proprietor of which is
Mr.. B. H. futile. The Merchants
is a thirty-six room house, is nicely
furnished throughout and has 9
combination dining room and lunch
department that in size is 70 by u
feet, this being necessary to accom-
modate passengers from the trains
to which it caters to a large extent
and in this respect it is the onl!
hotel in the city that gets this trade
this is owing to its close proximit.
to the Union Depot. Mr.. Ferris
the owner of the building, is ais
, the owner OF the Ferris Grand Oper
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-07-27
William s. Ragsdale.


On the south side of East
Jackson street and next door
vest Of the Intelligencer Office,
is located the harness establish
ment of Mr.. William Ragsdale.
who has been conducting the
business at this point for the
past three years and a half and
reports a good and constantly
growing business. His stock
consists of light and heavy har'
ness, which he manufactures in
his shop, and is made from the
best leather to be bought on the
market. He makes a specially
of fine track harness and Ken
lucky spring seat saddles which
he also manufactures to order
and keeps constantly in stock
and to do the same he employs
the services of from one to two
men, aside from his own labor
This gentleman has had twenty
four years practical experience
as a harnessmaker, and in hi
Mexico enterprise he is prepared
to furnish the best hand-stitch
ed goods, which are guaranteed
in every particular. He als'
makes repair work a specia
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-07-27
j. w. Clement.

j. w. clement.
A little to the northeast of the bust
ness portion of Mexico is the broom
factory of Mr.. j. w. Clement, who has
had sixteen years experience in this
line of manufacture, and six of which
he has been doing business at this
point. His factory is located on his
| residence lot and is QUILTED with the
latest and most improved machinery
for making brooms and of which the
present writing finds him turning out
sixty dozen per month, which are Of a
very superior make and material. Mr..
| Clement buys his broom corn of Aud
rain county farmers, makes honest
goods and every housewife in Mexico
should insist upon having a Mexico
made broom and thus help home in
dustry. And from his local trade MIR
Clement sells his brooms throughout
this aid adjoining counties, and fur,
nishes the insane asylum at Fulton
with its brooms, they having been
found by that institution to be the
best on the market. He owns his
home here, is a tax payer, and during
the busy season employs n man
aside from his own labor, and should
have the earnest support and undi
vided trade of every mercantile hous'
handling brooms in this city. There
fore, place your broom orders with you
home factory. 1t will pay.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-07-27

who are kept busy waiting on
its numerous customers. AS a
representative business enter
prise this is one of Mexico's
foremost, and as an example Of
American thrift and push, Mr..
Roden is among the city's most
energetic business men.
]. w. Mckinley.
The large bakery. restaurant
and candy factory of Mr.. J. w.
Mckinley is located on Jefferson
street. just opposite the First
National Bank, where its quar-
tiers have a frontage of 90 by a
depth of 60 feet, and is divided
into salesroom in front, restau-
rant and ice cream parlor to the
rear, and still to the rear is the
bakery and candy factory. Mr..
Mckinley is a baker ''to the
manor born" learned his trade
in his. native city of Glasgow,
Scotland, in an early day, and
has been in business in Mexico
for the past twelve years, where
he has built upa desirable trade
i'm all branches of his business.
Aside from his local trade in
baker goods he ships bread to
all the surrounding towns along
the lines of railways centering
here, and in this respect he has
a good wholesale trade. His
candy department is a special
feature of his establishment and
is the place where fine fresh con.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-07-27

on mana q 1ull STOCK Oh East
lake finish for interior work, as
also sash doors and blinds, and
during it's ten years existence in
this city it has supplied much
of the material that has gone
into its residences and business
houses. In fact, the lumber firm
of Houston d Trimble have ever
had a good and constantly
growing business and is ranked
alongside with Mexico's best
and most prominent mercantile
establishments. Mr.. A. s. Hous-
ton of this firm is secretary of
the school board of this city,
and to him is largely due the
fact that the Mexico public
schools are among the finest OF
any city in the state, a resume
of which will be found in anoth-
er column. The firm of Houston
& Trimble has had an honorable
career in this city, is purely a
local enterprise, doing business
on local capital, and has the
thanks of the LEDGER for cour-
tesies extended in aid of this
trade edition.
Dyke d Kelly.
Sanitary plumbers and steam
filters, + late successors to
John M. Dyke, who conducted
the business in Mexico for seven
years, the concern having been
} doing business under the firm
r name Of Dyke & Kelly since
January LIST of the present year
/ The location of this establish.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-14

The feathered tribes have many peculiar
ways and fancies about the details of their
toilets. Some birds lue water only, some
water and dust, while others prefer dust and
no water. Birds are not only exceedingly
very particular about the quality OF their
toilet dust"
Wild ducks, though feeding by salt wa
ter, prefer to bathc in fresh water pools
and will fly long distances inland to run
ming brooks and ponds, where they preen
and dress their feathers in the early hours
of the morning. Sparrows bathe often,
both in water and in dust. They arc not
so particular about the quality of the wa
ter as about the quality of the dust. They
prefer clean water, but have seen them
take n dip in shallow pools that were quite
muddy.
The city sparrow must take n water bath
where he can get tin the streets or on
the tops of houses-but he is most careful
in his choice of his dust bath. Road dust.
the driest and finest possible, suits him
best. | have noticed the city sparrow TAX
ing his dust bath In the street, and inyari
ably he chooses place where the dust is
like powder. Partridges prefer dry loan
They like to scratch out the soil from under
the grass and I'LL their feathers with cool
earth. Most birds are fond of ashes
Some early morning take q walk across
field that has been burned over and see the
number Of winged creatures that rise sud.
denly from the ash heaps A darting form,
q small cloud of ashes, and the bathers dis
appear.-NeW York Home
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-14

The Board OF Directors OF the vii.
mington Institute met yesterday af.
ternoon and decided TO remove the
library from tho first floor to the audi
torinm on the second floor. The first
story will be library and reading
room. The directors will take one OF
the stores on Market street and make
II an entrance to the building. This
cannot be dono until after next March
as the leases hold 6 God until thai
time.
The stairs will be built from this
entrance under tho rooms of the col
leEe with n landing to break the
ascent.
As foe the general arrangen ent OF
the new room, the west side along the
windows will be used as reading
room. Around the walls ard on the
eastern side the book cases will be
placed. Where the stage Is Mt present
II is expected that 1t will be converted
Into 4 reference room and study, The
board also discussed popular name
for the new library, hut reached no
definite conclusion. Several members
think that The Institute Free Libra
ry' would be appropriate.