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Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05
FROM FISH

Correspondence of the Ledger.
FISH BRANCH, April 2.-The late
frost did considerable damage to the
oats and fruit.
Grass that was nice and green a
week ago is dry enough to burn
now.
Thomas Helm, of Mexico, is out
on his farm at work.
Old Jack Frost, of the North Pole,
had a nice time in the early gardens
around here. From the looks of
them we think he had a square
meal.
James Griffin and family and Ed.
Rodhouse and wife, of near Thomp-
son, were the guests of J. w. Gil
pin and family this week.
On account of so many weddings
on the Branch lately, n of our
society boys was confined to his
room for several days.
The Branch people would like to
know when out Skinner friend is
going to take that lady to another
oyster supper.
Joe Early, living on ]. T. John
sons fine cattle farm, is a hustler
from the Knobs. Joe is a man full
of business and hard work.
Mrs. Mack Edwards has a curl.
osity in the way of a four legged
chicken that Matched on Easter. II
has four legs, four feet and fifteen
toes, one foot having only three
toes. The chicken is doing well
and growing nicely. If it lives to
be one month old it will be seen a
the LEDGER ofice-that is if oul
friendly editor, Bob, will allow hif
show window to be used for a poul'
try yard.
Alex Carter and Will Wakefield
have sowed their oats over on &C
count Of their being frozen out. Oatt
are considered damaged a grea
deal during the last freezes.
! Frank Robbins, the get up ant
90 farmer, is c~ultiyating the Alex
Carter, ST., land on the Branch.
Mr.. Editor-Allow me to inform
! your Skinner correspondent tina
Fish Branch is on both sides &
skinner and when the Branch item
are gwen we have a right to go iron
one end of the Branch TO the other
, Is large a town as Skinner, If il
:. correspondent can't find enoug
!, items, he had better head hi
cniuann: "Skinner Skinned"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05
MEMS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
WORCESTER, April 3.-Mr. Willis
Gable, of Galloway, is visiting J,
NJ. Azdell.
Mrs. C. Berry and Miss Lena
Wright, of Mexico, visited at DR.,
Cornett's last week.
A Sunday School has beer
organized at Rock Hill; meets al
2:3O. Also at Llttleby Baptist
time of meeting not known.
Miss Kate Hollopeter closed bel
eight months term of school Friday
with an entertainment at Rock Hill
Church that night. 1t was the grand
est ever witnessed in this vicinity
The church was crowded with peo'
pie from almost all parts Of the
county who gathered in to hear the
exercises. The evening was spen'
with dialogues, recitations and songs
which were played by Miss Kate
1t lasted until l O'Clock Saturday
morning, when all departed think
ing they had been fully paid for theil
trip. Miss Kate is a splendid
teacher, and always has success
with her entertainments. We hops
that she might teach our schoo
next winter, for we could not find q
better teacher anywhere. She CAV,
five prizes in the evening which
we're won by John Boley, Shanor
Hodge, Lena Erdle, Ethel Laforct
and Jesse Boley.
Miss Mamie Azdell, of Mexico
visited at her uncle's, ]. NJ. Azdell
last week.
Mrs. DR.. Cornett is visiting he
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Berry, il
Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05
SKINNER CLIPPINGS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
SKINNER, April 3.-Chas. Down
ing has his paint shop about COM
pleted. This will be a great addition
to Skinner. Mr.. Downing is M of
our best young men and thoroughly
endowed with business qualifica-
tons.
We are glad to say that Skinner
has been established as u permanent
post-office. For the past year mail
has been carried by the neighbors
and by private subscriptions. Al
ready bids are being put in for mail
carrier.
A large acreage of corn will be
put in this year. 1t is rumored
that James Fox will put in 125
acres.
Mr.. P. S. Faddis, our cattle king,
is having lumber sawed for a barn.
Mr.. Faddis never does things by
halves. 1t was he, who last fall
shipped the finest lot of cattle into
Chicago, that ever went into the
stock yards.
Mr.. Editor how does Coxey's
army, the Commonweal, strike you?
1t does not meet with u approval
at all. We know that money is the
soulless monarchial despot of the
world, and that banks and bonds
are enemies to the masses. Still
we have not come to be beggars yet
and none of our citizens are tramps,
hence we will not join this band of
anarchists.
Prof. Isom Roberts, of the Mid
die Grove College, MiddleG rove, Mo-,
came home on a visit Sunday week,
returning Thursday following. He
reports his school fiourishing.
Mr.. Frank Barker has a fine
| Montrose horse entered in the Clark
Potts combination sale books. He
is a picture.
Many Of our farmers have been
blowing all week with o~vercoats on
buttoned clear up to their ehins.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05
RUSH HILL ITEMS.
correspondence of the Ledger.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
RUSH HILL, April 4.-How is the
oat crop? is the question that is be-
ing discussed daily. Some think
there are enough alive to make a
stand and some have sown again.
We think a good rain would bring
them through yet if it comes soon.
James Beagles bought a car load
OF hogs in this locality last week fer
which he paid 4c per pound.
Quite a number from Rush Hill
attended the entertainment at Rock
Hill Friday evening. 1t was very
grand and the order was excellent.
The Rotations and dialogues were
almost perfect. We think Miss Katie
Hollopeter deserves great credit for
the interest she has taken in her
pupils.
James Beagies shipped two car
loads of hogs to st. Louis Monday.
Miss Ada Rafter, of Los Angeles,
CAL, is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
A. A. Belts.
Henry Howe spent Monday in
| Rush Hill.
Mrs. Fred Feutz is reported
dangerously i'll with heart disease.
J. D. Lott, who has had surgical
operation performed, having a tumor
taken from the back OF his head last
Friday, is getting along nicely.
MIR. Howe, of St. Louis, was here
the first of the week to look at Mr..
Boyd's farm just east of town and
will likely buy it.
The Pasly brothers and company
on their way from Rock Hill Friday
night eapsized the wagon by running
one wheel off a culvert. All went
over the dash board at once but no
one was hurt.
Mrs. Maggie Dowell, of Benton,
La, is the guest of her mother, Roda
Maxwell.
Thomas Kenneth, south of town,
was summoned to Stoutsville last
week to see his brother who is
dangerously ill.
Mr.. Floy Handkerchief has moved
to Martinsburg.
Mr.. Z. A. Collins and wife, of
Laddonia, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. J. B. Clark.
The saw mill of ID. E. Elders is
making a start this week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05
EST END WAITS.

CORES pondepce of the Ledger.
CoTToNwooD SPRINGS. April O.
Sunday was almost a perfect day
and many visitors were in attend
ance at the Springs. Your cor
respondent and manager of the
Springs being absent we cannot
give the doings Of the day, but we
feel assured that each person went
away much refreshed and will come
again.
Born, April /, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Davidson, a son.
Jay Bennett and Dick Carter will
leave for Texas about the Goth Of
this month with two car loads OF the
best horses that will ever enter the
Lone Star State. They will probably
purchase a load of Texas goats.
A syndicate of eastern capitalists
are in correspondence with E. w.
Prussing, their western agent, fol
full particulars in regard to the
Springs and what they can be pur'
chased for, etc. Full particulars in
our next.
Joe Pratt has purchased foul
acres of the ]. P. Clark tract and il
now erecting a nice residence on ths
same.
Woods Matthews purchased a rac'
pony from George Chism a few day
ago.
Col. A. G.. Gass has purchased
from various parties 80 feet o
ground running from the Columbi
road north to his residence near tn
Wabash bridge. This road will b
of great value to Col. Gass as here
tofore he had to go1about three mile
in a round about way to get to Me1
leo, while now he "a make it /
! IL miles.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05
Fixed for the Texas Climate.

To the Editor of the Ledger.
MARLIN, Texas, March 80 -As l
thought you might want to hear a
word from Texas I will write you a
few lines. 1t has been very bad
weather here. We have had some
frost and all the corn and gardens
and some of the fruit have been
killed. We have had plenty Of rain
in the last few weeks. The people
are busy planting their corn over.
Oats are coming up again. Texas
is fixing to raise a big crop this
season of everything. Mr.. Gather
Berry, of Audrain, has been visiting
US for the last two weeks but left fol
San Antonio this evening. Will be
at home in 8 week or two. The first
day Mr.. Berry got here it was warm
and nice. So be bought him a nice
summer suit. The next morning il
was raining hard and he bad to buy
him a pair of gum boots and rubber
coat. The next morning it was SC
cold he had to buy an overcoat and
a fur cap; the next morning it was
so warm he had to 60 and buy hin
a parasol, a linen buster and a fan
So he now has a full Texas outfit
for travelling and he says, ''let be-
come | am fixed for them ALL"
w. }. FREDDIE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05
Death Of II. Il. WOrreil.

At midnight Tuesday night Rich
ard B. Worrell died at the residence
of his son, Robert Worrell, in south
Mexico. Mr.. Worrell had been
dangerously i'll for some months and
his death wasexpected. The deceas-
ed was born in Roanoke, Va, Dec.
3, 1912. He came TO Missouri some
81 years ago. Mr.. Worrell vas one
of the most popular landlords that
Mexico or any other town in which
he conducted hotels ever had. He
owned and operated hotels in Paris,
Mo-, Slater, Mo, Fulton, Mo, Mexico,
No., Salina, Kan, and Hot Springs,
Ark. He was a successful business
man, quick to make friends and
always held them. We don't
suppose that Dick Worrell had
an enemy in the world. He mar
ried his first wife, Miss Jen.
ME Deaton, who was the mother of
Robert Worrell, at Jacksonville, ILL.,,
some thirty years ago. Twenty-three
years since he married Miss MaryE.
Bean daughter of State Senator Jas.
M. Bean, of Paris, Mo-, who survives
the deceased as does their daughter,
Mrs. Jennie Thomas, of Salina, Kan.
The deceased made quite a reputa-
ton in the Confederate army as a
brave and fearless soldier. He was
a member of the celebrated Guilford
Grays, who went from Guilford
Court House, N. c., and were part Of
the 9th N. C. regiment. During
the war he received promotion and
was noticed on different occasions
for his personal bravery. The Grays
received honora BILE mention from
Gen. Lee after the famous seven
days fight. There were Sc of the
Guilford Grays and only two of them
are how living. Mr.. Worrell had
been a member of the Christian
church for twenty.four years and was
made a Master Mason in 1867 and
was a member of Hebron Lodge, Of
this city lat the time of bis death. He
was also a member of the Knights Of
Honor and carried $1,000 life in
.surance. His funeral will take place
Thursday afternoon at 3 O'Clock al
the residence OF Robert Worrell in
south Mexico and the services will
be conducted by Hebron Lodge, A
F. & A. M, of this city. Members
of the family have the %sincerest
sympathy Of all our people in the
loss of a devoted husband and loving
father.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05
LADD0NIA ITEMS.

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
LADDoSIA, April A. Mr.. Ernest
Ahlfeldt died last Saturday after sev-
eral months of painful illness. He
left a wife and daughter. Mrs. Jas.
Lynch, and two sons, Henry and
August. He was well known
throughout the country.
C. w. Beal, of Nebraska, spoke
to a large audience in Stephens hall
last night on the political issues OF
the day. He spoke in favor of the
Populist party and made a good i'm
preston upon the audience. He is
a clear and forcible speaker and
commands the attention Of an au-
dience.
The reading circle met at Mr.. E.
B. Locke's. The subject was"Long-
fellows Evangeline." Mrs. Locke
sang "The Rainy day. and Mrs.
Tucker sang 1.-The Bridge" Both
Longfellow's poems.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05
MACEDONIA lTEAS.

Correspondence Of the LEDGER.
MACEDONIA, Mo-, April AIR.
John Lester, of Moberly, and Mr..
Alex. Langston, Of Valley Falls,
Kas., we're visiting Mr.. j. H. White
and family the first of the week.
Mr.. E. NJ. Young, who has bad
a severe attack Of pneumonia, is
improving slowly.
It is understood that We are to
have w. II. White as a candidate
for Justice of the Peace in Sailing
Township. If elected he will make
a good one.
Lots Of people are blowing fol
corn in this neighborhood.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05
Sorghum Mill nc Rush Hill.

Mr.. j. R. Meadow, who lately
went from Galloway county to Rush
Hill, will soon move bis mill to that
place. He has been. in the sorghum
business the last eight years and has
one of the best equipped mills in
the country and has the reputation
of making a superior grade of sor-
ghum. He has made arrangements
to furnish seed to all who want to
raise cane. Farmers, encourage this
enterprise; you will not only help
Mr.. Meadow but will find it profit
able to yourself.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

J. E. Northcutt, Constable of
Loutre Township, this week arrested
NJ. C. Youtsler, who is wanted at
Springfield, Ill. Youtsler is now in
jail in this city waiting requisition
papers. He is charged with rape.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05
Missouri M. F. Conference

Some of the appointments of the
Missouri Annual Conference for the
Hannibal District r Mexico, w.
M. Sapp; Vandalia and Laddonia,
C. W. Campbell; Wellsville, N.
Shumate; Louisiana, 0. S. Middle
ton; Centralia, E. A.. Chatter;
Bowling Green, w. A. Presson.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05
Adniristrator's Notice.

Notice f. hereby given that letters
of administration upon the estate OF
Lewis Farrah, deceased, have been
granted the undersigned by the Pro-
bate Court Of Audrain County, Mis-
souri,, bearing date March %. 1894
All persons having claims against
said estate T requested 10 exhibit
them for allowance to the admiBistra-
tor within one year after date Of grant
ing letters, or they may be precluded
from any benefit of such estate. and il
such claims be not exhibited within
two years from the date they will be
forever barred. l.. J.. FAKRAH.
| I'd Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05
The Rights Of Bicycle Riders.

CHICAGO, ILL, March 3O.-Judge
Wheeler rendered a decision to-day
in which he held that a bicycle rider
had as much right on the street as
the driver of any vehicle. On March
10Th a driver of one of the Garden
City Sporting Company's delivery
wagons ran into and broke to pieces
a bicycle ridden by c. F. Nelson.
Nelson brought suit for damages and
Judge Wheeler fined the Company
$50, saying that the driver of the
wagon should have gone around the
cyclist.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

Recorder Minor has issued mar
riage licenses to Edwin Back, OF llli-
nois, and Elizabeth Smith, of Ben
ton City, and VIM. M. Banks and
Mary T. Kelley, of Audrain County.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05
Building and Loan Money.

Building and Loan money was
loaned last night as follows: j. 7.
Williams 5000, paying 1928 bonus F.;
w. T. McNeely 5000, 1928 bonus
D. H. Collard 5000, $12O bonus.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

Postmaster Mason is having 100
new lock boxes put in the office. This
will be a great help to the patrons Of
the office. The front doors Of the
office will likely be kept open all
day Sunday and on all legal holt
days, thus enabling those holding
lock boxes to procure their mail al
any hour. Mr.. Mason is also hav-
ing a new burglar proof safe put in
and several other important improve
ments about the Office r being
made.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05
Kotis. Of Final s.t,lsusn..

Notice IL hereby given that final set
Element Of the estate Of Andrew SuHi-
van, deceased, viii be made at the
May term of the Probate Court Of Au-
drain County, Missouri, to be held IN
Mexico the second Monday ia May,
1894. MARY SULLIVAN.
Id Administrative.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05
Died Himself.

PARIS, April PROF. Brown
Sequard, the eminent physician, is
dead. He was noted for his sue
cessful treatment of Charles Sumner.
In his declining years he invented
a so-called elixir, which, for a time,
created a sensation in the medical
world, but proved to be of little value.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

Mr.. Alex Carter says he thinks a
large proportion of the ground sowed
in oats will have to be replanted but
that the wheat in this county is all
RIGHT
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

At the regular city election held
at Vandalia Tuesday the Democrats
elected John f. Turner, Mayor
Thomas E. Moss, Marshal, and j,
T. Glasscock and A. A. Hesse,
Aldermen. The Republicans elect.
ed 1. j. Stuart and Fred Winters
Aldermen.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

The Fulton Sun says: U. F.
Harrison, of Auxvasse, sold eight
young mules at auction in Mexico
last Saturday at the following prices
One for $1o5; one for 500; two
teams, one at 500, the other al
$142ta; one team at S165. The
mules we're all coming threes and
we're extra good animals.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

The fact was brought out in a
Philadelphia court the other day
that a certain money lender of that
city has been in the habit of charg-
ing 1900 per cent for the use Of
d.. money.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

Andy Surber, an old citizen OF
Mexico, but now of Kansas City,
has been in this city several days
looking after his properly interests
here. Mr.. Surber says that ii has
been four years since he left Mex
leo, but it wont be that many be-
fore. he comes back to stay.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

At the Centralia election Tues
day Fl. C. Threlkeld and w. w.
Green we're elected School Directors
and ]. A. White and w. w. Wool
folk, Aldermen.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

Rev. C. C. Hill, who has been Wis.,
iting relatives in this city for the
past few days, left Monday for his
home in Paynesville.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05
FOB SCHOOL DIRECTORS.
THE ADDITIONAL LEVY,
THE ELECTION IN 1892,

The majorities in 1892 were as
follows: Lupton, 335; Buckner,
1868; Kemp, III; Craig, 35S; Bick.
ley, 50; Bass, 1870. The majority
for the school levy in 1892 was 1879.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

Fine white marble in a compact
/ ledge, ITO feet wide, has been dis
covered on the Rio Verde, 80 miles
northeast of Phoenix Ariz. 1t is
J said to be equal to the best Italian
i marble,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

Rev. Mr.. Willis has a curiosity
in the way of an Egyptian envelope
and stamp. He has just received
a letter from an old schoolmate who
is now in Egypt,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

Postal cards we're first issued May
/, 1873. The first years sales were
81 ,O79. 900, while last year over five
hundred million were sold.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

There will be a Sunday School
organized at Rock Hill Church next
Sunday at 10 O'Clock, a. m.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

There we're weighed at the store
of Thos. Roden this morning five
early rose potatoes that pulled down
the scales at ga pounds.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

DR.. Hawkins is happy. His fine
mare, Dutch, dam of Rowdy Joe,
on April LIST dropped a fine filly
sired by Ell CAPTAIN.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

Judging from the large amount of
buggies and phaetons being sold in
this county our farmers are in a more
prosperous condition than reported.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

Forrest Edmonston, of this city,
has accepted a position in the ticket
office of the c. & A.. Railroad Com
pany at Nandalia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

. j. NJ. Menefee, of California, is
in Mexico on a visit. He is delight.
ed with the many and substantial
Improvements made. in our little
CITY since he left.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

The peach was at M time a
poisonous almond. Its fruiiy parts
were used TO polish arrows, and for
that purpose il was introduced into
Persia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

There are fifty.two canals in the
United States having a total length
of 4,46S miles. China alone excels
this country in its canal mileage.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

Mr.. A. G. Davis and Miss Annie
Watkins, of this county, were mar
ried in this city Sunday by Squire
Winscott.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

The wedding ring is worn on the
left hand because, in symbolism,
the right hand is authority, the left
obedience.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

G. B. Macfarlane is in Columbia
where he will lecture to the law
department of the State University
for a week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05
This Pump
Live O Market.

ST. LOUIS, April 3.-There was
only a moderate supply of native
cattle, and medium grades were
hard to sell. Prices-Corn fed
steers $3.50, to $4.25, medium So to
$40, fair to choice feeding steers
$3.50 to SO. so, butcher steers $2.7O
to 1915, COWS and heifers SO to $3.50.
HoGs-The bulk of the hogs sold
at $4.55 to $4.65. The top Of the
late sales was $4.72la, and mcst OF
the 81. 70 hogs sold after 10 O'Clock.
The bulk of the good hogs sold at
81 IS to $4.7O, and only pigs and
inferior hogs sold at $4.20 to 81 so.
The County Board of Equalization
composed of the members of the
County Court and the Assessor and
Surveyor is in session. The State
Board of Equalization has notified
our board to raise the assessment or
cattle and on all real estate, either
| city or country, 10 per cent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

The leaves Of a tree in Dutch
Guiana are so rough that they are
used as sandpaper.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

Four thousand million postage
stamps were issued by the United
States in 1898.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

James Ringo is canyassing the
county in the interest of the Cham
pion binder.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

Andy Harrison is going to burn
an unusually large number of brick
this season.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05
Cheap Excursion.

On Tuesday, April 10, a low rate
excursion will leave Mexico for all
points in Texas. For particulars
apply to E. S. WILSON,
DIV till 10 Tk't. Agent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

We meet all competition on
prices and have a large assortment
to select from. d&w till Apr 7
TEMPLE OF ECONOMY,
Opposite east door of Court House.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

Judge NJ. C. tlynt has the boss
joke ON DR.. Wallace, of Cant.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

Mr.. F. A. Pool, of Kirksville, Mo
has accepted a position with Sam
Morris and will make this city his
home in the future.
Capt. w. P. Frost is going to open
a news stand and general store in
the Ferris building on the northwest
corner of the Square.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

See Pasqueth & Sons new adj
vertisement in the Weekly LEDGER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

The remains of J. N. Evans, OF
Vandalia, who died in the insane
asylum at Fulton a day or so ago,
were shipped to Yandalia today.
The deceased had been an inmate OF
the asylum for n month only and
was formerly a furniture merchan,
and a leading citizen of Vandalia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

Special sale of trimmed hats Fri
day and Saturday at Mrs. Harding's.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

One dollar saved Is one made
Don't miss Friday and Saturday:
sale of hats at Mrs. H%arding's.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

Tony Buckner shipped a fine
young saddle horse to St. Louis last
night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

Just received 2 cars of seed po-
tatoes from Minnesota.
| 1t W. S. HATHAWAY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

Ransom & kimball have just re,
ceived their new brick making ma.
chine.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-05

M. B. Guthrie, f. v. Gentry,
Notary Public. Notary Public.