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Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-21
The Rush for the Strin,

Mr.. c. J. Tontz, of Panhandle
Tex, was in Mexico to-day on his
way to his farm near Rush Hill
MI. Tontz was in the rush into the
Cherokee Strip and says it was q
terrible crush, and after the people
got started they were the same as
100000 mad-men. Mr.. Tontz SAYS
a herd of stampeded cattle can
eventually be checked, but there
was no stopping this seething mass
of humanity in its wild, reckless
ride for homes. Many were injured
and some killed. in the rush and when
a horse stumbled and fell it would be
trampled on by those in the rear,
and all his rider could do was to
claim the 100 acres that he fell on
and proceed to guard it against
newcomers.
Mr.. Tontz states that some of the
land he would not have as a gift,
and that some, particularly Just
across from Arkansas City, was
worth $25 or $50 an acre. The
soil is red and what little water
there is in the springs and creeks
is also of a reddish color. He
thinks the Strip is not what it was
"cracked up'' to be and says the
newspaper accounts of the suffer
ings of the people are correct, only
the half has not been told.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-21

Missouri Conference Appointments.
MONROE CITY, Mo-, Sept. 10
The Missouri annual Conference ad-
journed tonight at 10 o'clock. after
a great deal of routine work. which
had been gone through since D
O'Clock this morning. Bishop Hay
good announced the appointments
for the coming year as follows:
Mexico DISTINGUISHING Elder,
D. C.. O'Howell; Mexico, j. ID.
jackson; Mexico CIRCUIT, J. w.
Owen; Fulton, W. F. Packard;
Montgomery City, A. F. Smith;
Madison, J. c. Carney; Sturgeon,
John Holland; C~entralia, J. O. Ed
monston; Auxvasse, E. w. Rey-
nolds; louisville, W. o. Medley
Millersburg, G. c. Hill; Cedar City,
J. Y. Blakey; Harris Prairie, B. D.
Sipple; Reidville, J. T. Kinsley;
Wellsville, E. l.. Kindrick; Mober-
ly. J, III. Pritchett.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-21
CAUGHT THE THIEF.
Capture or the Man Who Robbed the
Vault at Philadelphia.

WASHINGTON, Sept. lett is un-
derstood here that the Government
officers have captured the man who
stole $105, 900 worth of gold from
the mint at Philadelphia, and that
100000 worth of the precious
metal has been recovered. The
name of the thief has not yet been
disclosed, but the methods adopted
by him is given out. He was an
employe at the mint and he used a
common iron garden rake, which he
inserted between the bars OF the
vault door and raked the coin out
with it. He has been at work doing
this for a number of years, but fort
unately for the Government and
MIR. Bombyshell's bondsmen, he
boarded up his ill-gotten gold, and
upon being captured, it is said,
turned il over to the officials. Mr..
Preston, the acting director of the
mint, has returned from his visit to
Philadelphia and was at his office
in the Treasury Department to-day.
He at once announced that neither
the Government nor the bondsmen
of Bombyshell will lose anything.
There seems to be more smoke than
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-21

There are some stars that We can
not see at all when We look straight
at them, but which become visible
when we look to one side, So there
are things that We cannot get when
We try directly for them, but which
presently fall into our laps IT only
we try hard enough for something
else, Everybody knows it Is that
way with happiness, Make It q
primary object and it leads you a
doubtful chase but ignore 1t in the
rational pursuit OF something else,
and presently you may find II
perehed unnotieed on your shoulder
like a bird whose tail has felt the
traditional influence of salt. So, oil
course, the very first essential to the
achievement of happiness OF any
durable sort Ia to rise above the ne
csssity of being happy at all. II
may be conducive to this sort o.
achievement to remember that greaI
spirits in all times have found In
their own involuntary discomfort
spur to exalted endeavor. Neither
Lincoln, nor Balzac, nor Carlyle
were happy men, but they put the
saddle and bride on their own de
preston and rode in under whip anC
spur into Immortality. Columbus
himself had low spirits, and Soc
rates and the judicious Hooker botf
| had Xantinnes
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-21
A Big Shipment Of Big Cattle,

One of the largest shipments of
fine beef cattle ever made from
Howard county, says the Fayette
Advertiser, was that of lastSaturday,
when ]. R. Estill. & Sons, Wallace
and William, shipped 400 head of
extra large and smooth beef cattle,
three and four-year-olds, to Messrs.
Swarchild & Sulzberger, agents,
of New York, who sent them by
steamer direct toLiverpool, England.
The cattle averaged 1900 pounds
each and were as fat and sleek as
rolls of butter, attesting the merits
of Messrs. Estill as feeders. The
New York agents write that the
cattle were the best lot ever shipped
by them. The consignment was
twenty-five "a loads, making two
full trains. Palace stock cars con-
veyed the cattle. Old Howard
once more steps to the front through
the ~agency-of Messrs. Estill. We
are proud of them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-21
TaE TRUEs AGAIN.
They Have Separated This Time, They
Claim, For Good.

The readers Of the LEDGER will re-
member that one day last week Paul
True brought suit for divorce against
his wife, making various and sun
dry charges, during her absence. On
her return he withdrew bis suit Tor
divorce and everything was suppos-
cd to be lovely. He gave her the
letters he had secured during her
absence, which he claimed would be
the foundation for his divorce. 1t
appears that after he had given up
the letters he became jealous and
concluded that he would not live
with her, as he had intended, and,
with his mother, left for Moberly
on the way freight Saturday night,
stating that he was convinced he
was right and would bring suit tor
divorce again. Mrs. True, on the
other hand, says her husband had
no grounds for divorce, but that she
has letters duplicating him. She
says that since they made up last
week he has been jealous and acting
badly and she told him if he couldn't
trust her he had better go, which he
did. She says she is going to stay
in Mexico and conduct the photo.
graph gallery as heretofore. Ii he
files a suit for divorce she will like,
ly file an answer, which will bring
ont the facts in the case.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-21
DEAD BOON ERS.
Horrors OF the Cherokee Strip Coming
TO Light-Frightful Deaths In the
Mad Rush for Homes.

ARKANSAS City, Sept. 18.-Re-
ports of casualties, and horrors Of
death by fire, are beginning to come
from the newly opened country in
the Cherokee Strip.
On Saturday afternoon Mrs. E.
Osborne of Saginaw, Mo-, a woman
rs years of age, was burned to death
in a prairie fire a few miles west of
Ponca. She was buried in a shall
low grave at Ponca by starlight Sat
urday night.
An exciting race was run from the
Kansaslline for the town sites of Will
low Springs and Ponca by two
thoroughbred horses ridden by a
couple Of jockeys named Lane and
a bunch of twelve cowboys and men
on a hand car pushed by a special
train of cars.
All but one of the cowboys and
the thoroughbreds dropped out of
the race with the engine. The cars
went SO fast that the men on the
hand car were compelled to climb
into the engine.
AS the horses ran beside the train
a cowboy was riding between the
thoroughbreds. The cowboy, lean
ing over, was seen to swab out the
mouths of the thoroughbreds and
then attend to his own pony. When
the party reached the town site of
Willow Springs all were close to-
gether.
The men on the hand car then
climbed into the engine, threw the
car off the track and tumbling off
the engine, rolled over half a dozen
times, picked themselves up and
ran 1Or the claim.
At almost the same time the
horses galloped up and the cowboy,
throwing himself off his horse claim
ed the land. The boys on the
thoroughbreds~with hearty waves of
the hands sped on to Ponca. When
they got to Ponca one of them stop
ped.
The other kept on as the horse
was uncomfortable and three miles
beyond Ponca the horse dropped
dead. His horse was a valuable
thoroughbred stallion which cost his
owner $500.
The opening of the Strip was
marked by a large number of fright
full deaths. At least TWENTY-FIVE
dead bodies have been found on the
prairies and scores of dead horses dot
the plains.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-21
TALnAaR ON IsFiDELiTY.
He Offers q Reward 10 an lHiidei no
Has Read the Bibte Twice.

New YoRK, Sept. 1.-THE Rev.
DR.. Talmage preached to a large
congregation In the Brooklyn Tab
ernaels to day. His text was i;
"Lord, Increase Our Faith" In
the course OF bis sermon he said:
at Is easy enough to have our faith
destroyed. | can give you a recipe
for its obliteration. Read intidel
books, have long and frequent con,
versations with skeptios, attend the
lectures of those a~ntagonistic to re-
ligion, give full swing to some bad
habit and your faith will be 30 com
pletely gone that you will laugh al
the idea that you ever had any,,
Speaking of tbs Bible as a means
of increasing faith, DR.. Talmage
said 81 do not believe there is ar
infdel now alive who has read The
Bible through. But as so important
q document needs to be read a
least twice through in order that. i
may be thoroughly understood ant
read in course, l now offer 500 re
ward to any infidel who has reaG
the Bible through twice and read i
in course"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-21
Divorce Too Easy.


Judge Gibson, of Kansas City
is applying the brake to the fly
wheel of the divorce mill. He has
introduced the innovation by re-
quiring the most positive proof,
both OF the allegations in the petit
ton and the character of the petit
toner, in all default cases. Here
tofore divorces have been granted
in all default cases il the plaintiff
told a plausible story, but Judge
Gibson is determined to put a stop
to the practice of fraud in all ex-
parte hearings. There is probably
no reason in compelling the exist
enee of the relatives OF husband and
wife when there is a breach beyond
but fraudulent hand-me-
down divorces are too many in
Missouri.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-21
sheriTs Sale,

By virtue and authority of : iasi5
execution issued from the ofies ID
Clerk of the Circuit Court ofAHtk
County, Missouri, returnsbie III
September tenn, 1898, of said aE
and to me directed in favor a 1!
State of Missouri to the use I'll I
Jesse and against the unknown =
of Henry F. Reno, I have levied q
and seized all the right, title, inie1
and claim of the said unknown u
of Henry f. Reno of, in and to thtk|
lowing described real estate, tpns
The south part of the south opeh
of the northeast one-fourth, secti1s
township so, range Z, all lying asts
ing in the said County and esskl
Missouri; and I will, ON
Friday, the 22d Day of Septena
A. D., 1898,
between the hours of 9 O'Clock b !
forenoon and O'Clock in the Aliens
of that day, at the east front CO
House door, in the City Of Nor
County of Audrain aforesaid sell 9
same, or 80 much thereof as msy
required. at public vendue, % z
highest bidder for cash in hand u
ject to all prior liens and judgnel
to satisfy said execution and csh
]. n. STEPHEN
I'd. Shssf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-21
THE NEW TARIFF.
A Bill Likely TO be Ready by November
First-NO More Hearings Before
the Committee.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 49,
The majority members of the Ways
and Means Committee have not yet
decided upon a time for beginning
the work of formulating the bill to
replace the present Mckinley law.
Friday next will be the first regu-
lar meeting day of the committee,
after the hearings have ceased, but
it is hardly probable that the mem
beers will want to rush right unto
hat part of the work after nearly
three weeks continuous session.
Besides, all the testimony sub
mitted by those who have appeared
before the committee is not yet
printed and the members will prob
ably desire to study the statements
made to them before entering the
preparations of their bill. The
probabilities are, therefore, that
nothing will be done on the details
of the bill before next week.
1t is the expectation of Chairman
Wilson and his colleagues on the
committee that the measure will be
ready for presentation to the House
by November 1.
Chairman Wilson has informed
= number Of persons who have ap-
piled for the privilege of appearing
before the committee that it will
be impossible to grant their request,
the time allotted for hearings being
already occupied.
By the terms of the resolution
adopted by the House any particu-
lar subject upon which information
is desired may be secured by the
subcommittee having it in charge,
and in the course of the preparation
of the new tariff bill it is probable
that several inquiries will be prose-
cuted under this resolution.
A. II. Gallaghue, of New York,
opened the hearing before the Ways
and Means Committee by present.
ing the petitions of the Associated
Trades and Workingmen's Reform
League ofNew York City demanding
that the duty on vegetables products
OF the Bermuda Islands, be removed
or greatly reduced, so that she
middle class and working people
may be able to purchase and use
the fresh vegetables which are
for their health in the
early spring.
FL. 7. 0xnard, of New York City,
spoke next against the repeal OF the
sugar bounty clause Of the McKin-
ley bill. Congress had no right, he
said, to repeal this section; the
time it should continue had been
fixed and appropriations had been
to pay the bounty.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-21
CENTENNIAL CEREMONIES.
Celebration of the One Hundredth
Anniversary Of the Laying OF the
Capitals Corner Stone.
Special Dispatch to the Ledger.

Special Dispatch to the Ledger.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 49,
The celebration of the centennial Of
laying the corner stone of the
National Capital building was sue.
cessfully carried out to-day, the
weather being perfect.
President Cleveland presided.
He vas escorted to the capital by a
grand procession of civic and mil
itary bodies.
The exercises were quite extend
ed, including addresses by the
President, vice-President Stephen
son, Speaker Crisp, Associate JUS
tice Brown, of the Supreme Court,
VIM. Writ Henry, the orator of
the day, and others.
The music was furnished by the
Marine Band and there was a grand
chorus of voices.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-21
ROWENA ITEMS.
Correspondence of the LEDGER.

Correspondence Of the LEDGER.
RowENA, Sept. 20.-Misses So.
phia Threlkeld and Bessie Doty are
visiting sovth of Mexico.
Mrs. Lizzie Clark, of st. Joseph,
Mo-, is visiting friends in this vi.
cinity.
Messrs. James McConahay, Sr.
John Vance, G. Doty and others
have gone to Oklahoma.
Mrs. Annie Story, who spent a
month in visiting friends here, has
returned to her home in Albion,
Idaho.
Jas. Wager has sold his farm to
Mr.. Maddox.
Miss Annie Threlkeld is teaching
at the Anderson school.
Marion Barnes and wife spent
Sunday with Noble Barnes and fam
lily, south of Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-21
LADDONIA ITEMS.

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
LADDoNIA, Mo-, Sept. 1S.-Mrs.
Florence Bailey of Bates City, is
here visiting her mother, Mrs.
Judge Wilder. She has just re-
turned from Chicago.
Mrs. Jennie Brown, who has been
very sick, is thought to be some
better.
DR.. Ed. Barton, Lowell Bruton
and Frank Lippencott are at the
Worlds Fair.
Mrs. Nellie Barr is visiting friends
and relatives here. She will go
from here to Little Rock, Ark, to
spend the winter.
Ham Allison, Of Vandalia, will
organize a singing class here, if
possible, next week.
The o. S. Presbyterian church is
completed and it is a beauty. 1t is
neatly carpeted and painted inside.
The Presbytery will be held here
this week and the church dedicated
next Sunday.
Mrs. Bybee and Miss Mollie Glen
will 60 to Kansas City to spend the
winter. We regret to have them
60, as they will be missed by their
many friends.
Mrs. Hattie MCGEE spent a few
days in st. Louis last week.
The number of pupils at the
academy is increasing. The public
school is about full, and yet all the
scholars are not all in. Laddonia
is proud of her schools.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-21
sherif's Sale,

BY virtue aud authority offs &C..
execution issued from the ofhceGg
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Aua1sss
County, Missouri, ~returnable 81
September term, 1893, of said -
and to me directed IN favor Of =
Potts and against A. K. Laufnns
have levied upon and seized u
right. title, interest and claim g.
said A. K. Laughlin of, In and "
following described real estate ~
Lots six (6) and fourteen lain 81
Addition to the town of Mexico, es4
ing and being in the said County,
State of Missouri; and l viii. a
Friday, the 22d Day of Septe1use
A. D., 1898,
between the hours of 8 o'clockn ~
forenoon and 5o'clock in the afals
OF that day, at the east 'FRONT.'
House door. In the City Of 80
County of Audrain aforesaid ~ =
same, or SO much thereof ~ -
required, at public venduc. -
highest bidder for cash In hanaE
Ject to all prior liens and tu0s@
TO satisfy said execution and
j. n. STEPHEM
I'd. 6he1k
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-21
SEASON 1884.

The undeysigned, whilst thanking
their patrons for the confidence ana
IJerdtfty WITH Uhich their appeal hds
met during the past sfx months, Deg 70
draw their attention to the fact lndt
their stock Is noso reptete for the 70"
Season Of 1884.
Custom Tailoring Uiu this season hdes
specidl attention. Il vide range or sam
ftes for selection. Style n 1t gaafaaIsse'
Our Hat and Cap Department contains
the yeYy latest novelties for chstdrcn'
youths, young and old men-sfyis I'M
surpassed.
Furnishing Goods and Hsekvear-1hts
department must be seen to De dpfre-
osdted -we lead t1here imitation % ams'
possible.
Rssdy Made Clothing Dspsrtmsnt-W We
haze a fem snaps In neUg goods. Large
. ,0iH find Il to their advantage 20
cnu and see us. A special Tot OF extra
sizes that sDiH be cleaned out cheap.
Our Pantaloon Department Is reptete On
everything from q 75c working PAM "
to a $40 dress pant.
i Call and examine Our stock. roo
need not purchase unless you care TO
P1enpeffaIiIV
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-21
SheriHs Sale.

By virtue aud authority of ms
execution issued from the ufB0ds
Clerk of the Circuit Courts OF Az
County, Missouri, returnabls s E
September term. 1898, of said e.
and to me directed in favor Of
Missouri to the use of ]. E. yeuess
against Philip Orr, / have lsyiedn
and seized all the right, title. IT.
and claim of the said Philip Ord
and to the following described ~
tate, to-wit: The east one-haasd5
northwest one-fourth section s. n
ship 81, range 5, except 5 IL seuS
of the east side of the north hi
said tract of land, which lies a
Cuivre Creek, all lying and bsiRl
the said County and State Of Misz
and I will, on
Friday, the 22d Day of Septenk
A. D., 1898,
between the hours of O'Clock Il
forenoon and 5 o'clock In the aft1nx
of that day, at the east front CT
House door, in the City of Mo-
County of Audrain aforesaid Mi
same, or so much thereof as may n
quired, at public vendue, to tie hi
est bidder for cash in hand tsutffEi
all prior liens and judgmentsl tasz
fy said execution and costs.
J. N. STEPHEN
I'd. Ehaa
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-21

Mr.. G. A. BEEMER suggests
that some time this fall we have a
meeting of all the road overseers in
the county at the Court House in
Mexico and hal ways and means of
improving the highways of Audrain
county be considered. We feel sat-
isiedthat a great deal of good would
grow out of such a meeting. There
would be an interchange of views
and valuable suggestions made and
then the road o~yerseers could work
in harmony.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-21
PROGRAMME OF EXERCISES.
At Semi-Centennial Celebration oil
Long Branch Baptist Church,
Wednesday and Thursday,
Oct. IL and IL, 1898.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

WEDNESDAY MORNING.
1000 Devotional exercises
james A. Craig.
10 80 Sermon. Elder B.F. Hixson.
II 80 Address of Welcome
Elder w. B. Craig.
Reply on behalf of visitors.
Elder j. S. Jesse.
Reply on behalf of ex-members
O. G.. Powers.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
80 Devotional exercises ......
Judge John A. Guthrie.
200 Church History. j. o. Coates.
2:3O Reminiscent talks by ex-pas-
tors and pastor-Elder D. V.
Inflow, w. B. Craig, N. s.
Johnston and others.
Recollections of early churches
....... Elder w. J. Jesse.
1880 Devotional exercises. j. E Jesse.
Sermon. Elder M. l.. Bib.
THURSDAY MORNING.
1000 Devotional exercises. $50.
.............O. G.. Bowers.
1890 Relation and duty of church
members to each other
Elders w. R. Painter, B. F.
Hixson and w. r. Wiggin-
ton.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
1880 Devotional exercises ......
Arthur Moore.
200 Relation and duty of pastor
and people to each other
Elders w. ]. Patrick, A. E.
Rogers and NJ. L. Bibb.
800 The evidence of a true disciple
of Jesus Christ-Elders IS.
Jesse, T. M. Walton and N.
S. Johnston.
7:3O Sermon. Elder w. R. Painter.
W. B. CRAIG, Pastor.
w. l.. CRAWFORD, Mod. Com.
j. G.. COATES, Clerk.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-21
CHAMP CLARK AT WORK.
Making Legislative Hay While the
Congressional sun Shiaes.
From the st Louis Repabiie

RkSNA N%E ~ -NNsiS SEN~N [
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept, IL
In these piping times Of ilibuster-
ing and roll calls and no quorums
IN the House of Representatives it is
difficult for the industrious member
to have the nature OF his work an
derstood by either the people at
large or his immediate constituents,
Still the members are at work, and
more particularly is the new MEM
Der trying to get in his work in the
hope that the early bird will catch
the worm.
The Hon. Champ Clark Of Mis-
souri, has not been making much
noise since Congress convened, but
he has been getting in some hard
licks in the way of laying founda-
tons for future efforts. During the
past week Mr.. Clark introduced bills,
first, to place binding twine on the
free list; second, to place salt on the
free list; third, to place Sumatra
wrappers on the free list; fourth, for
the relief of Edwin F. Matches, for
damages during the Civil War fifth
a bill for the relief of Mrs. c. 5.
Loop, widow of a Blackhawk War
soldier; sixth, to take away from
Congress all Jurisdiction over the
consideration of claims and to refer
all claims to the Court of Claims
directly.
Mr.. Clark says that he introduced
the three first bills on the series be-
cause he is honestly in favor of a
tariff for evenue only, and is in
favor of placing all articles of prime
necessity and of everyday consump.
ton by the people on the free list.
In his own natural way he says that
a merciful God made the salt nearly
as plentiful as the air and water and
that it should be as free as they are.
With the wlckedness of man, espec,
cially Republican man, has come an
exorbitant tax upon it. Mr.. CLARK
introduced the bill to take from Con
gress jurisdiction owe claims, be.
cause the whole claim business in
Congress is a nuisance and is large.
ly conducted on the score of favorit,
ism. 1t is besides, an outrageous
waste of time and money.
Mr.. Clark estimates that it cost:
about $40, 900 day to run Congress:
and frequently a legislative day il
frittered away by a plug horse or {
scrub cow, never until after deatl
worth driving home. Then every
thing goes by favor in Washington
and log-rolling works too far int
everything.
Mr.. Clark thinks that in a court
of claims, which could be economi
cally conducted, every claiman'
would stand on his merits, and i
honest his claim would be allowed
and if dishonest it would be rejected
1t would end in substantial Justice
and vast saving of time to Congress
and of money to the taxpayers.
Mr.. Clark is doing a good deal o
hard, earnest work. He has gained
the reputation of being an indus.
trious member and is always attend
ing to his duties, never missing {
roll call in the House MOI a meeting
of a committee. He thinks more
can be made here by industrious ap
plication than by speech-making
and the chances are that be vii
work his case on that line.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-21

PROF. Howard A. GAss, editor
OF the Missouri School Journal, will
not be a candidate for State Super
intendent of Public Schools. Prof.
Glass; is one of Missouri's most pop
ular educators and is a genial gen.
tleman with a host of friends
throughout the State, but has sig
nified his intention to devote his
entire time to his paper, which is
now one of the most popular school
Journals in the United States.