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Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-16

Missouri has three in the 2:20
list that were eligible to the 800
classes in the early spring aces:
Rowdy Joe 2:15a by Telegraph,
Sldmont 2:17}a by Sidney, Minnie
Higgins 2:1Sl@ by Billy.-Western
Breeder.
What's the matter with Joe He,
I2:14l4, who started out a green
horse this year?
Mr.. V. o. P. King, of Marshall
Mo-, was in Mexico this week look
ing at some land which lies neal
town. Mr.. King will likely move t.
Audrain County and establish a hero
| of Holstein cattle here. We feel sur,
he will like this county.
Rainmaker Matthews has every
confidence in bringing rain within
his six day limit. The time expire
on next Friday noon. He was pai'
500 when he started and if b
brings a one inch rain by Frida,
noon he gets $500 more.
The Kansas City Times says
Mexico has a $500 rainmaker on be
hands. People who go to see his OF
erations had as we'll take their UNI
brellas with them; they will com
in handy to keep the sun off if
doesn't rain.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-16

Miss May Hughes is home from a
visit to Sturgeon friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-16

Mrs. NJ. J. Harper, of Paris, is
visiting her brother, J. K. Brown
ing. She will remain several days.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-16

Mrs. George Robertson is home
from Excelsior Springs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-16

Rol.ert laW,irr sold $50 bushels
Of timothy seed 10 W. A. Morris
Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-16

There ATE more muscles in the
tail Of 4 rat than in the human
hand.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-16
Free Delivery in Mexico.

\ friend OF the LEDGER in Wash
ington City writes us rs follows in
reference to free delivery:
| will endeavor to answe your
query regarding the free delivery
service. Some time ago | had a
talk on this subject with Joe T.
| Johnston in St. Louis. He said
that he had instructions from Wash
ington to send an inspector TO Mex
leo to learn if that town was in readi.
ness for free delivery. That inspec-
tor must find the receipts of the
post .oflie amounting to $4,000 per
| wear or else he must find a town OF
10000 population. He must, be-
fore free delivery will be granted
find that the sidewalks are in good
| condition, the streets named and
the names posted on the corners,
and the houses numbered. If be
| does not find these things he reports
the fact. He is not allowed to take
promises from the Council, but car
not make a favorable report unit
these things are in shape. And
by-the-by, it is also required tina
the town be well lighted. | vii
look the matter up at the post'oifict
department with special reference tt
the case of Mexico.
The meeting which Rev. W. Il
Taylor is conducting at Washing
ton school house, south of town, !:
resulting in some good. Six per
sons have made public confession
and the meeting continues. Ser
vices begin at s p. m. Seats hav'
been improvised in the yard for tn
congregation. 1t is a pleasant driv'
these moonlight nights. Some o
th9 town people might do a goo'
thing by going out.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-16
Lon tba hrown oelding nv RoberI

Jap, the brown geldlng by Robert
Rysdyk, 2:134, won the three
minute pace at Higginsville Tuesday
in straight heats. Time-2:261a,
2:3331a, 2:40f. Jap bids fair to
make another fast Missouri PAGER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-16

w. ]. McLoney is going to st.
Louis in a few days to buy one oil
the largest stocks of fall and winter
goods ever brought 10 Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-16

Mrs. NJ. M. Williams, mother of
J. V. Williams, and his sister, Mrs.
Eva N. Jaudon, of Kansas City, are
visiting Mexico relatives and friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-16

Mrs. W. III. Browns mother and
sister, of Centralia, are her guests.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-16
FISHER ITEMS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
FISHER, Aug. 14.-Mrs. Melvin is
convalescing.
G. q. Mallory's barn is nearing
completion.
Mrs. Sue and Miss Anna Fisher
made a flying visit to Rails county
last week.
The Sunday School at Fisher
school house is in a fourishing con-
dition. They are talking of having
a Sunday School celebration in the
near future.
Mrs. Wood, we are glad to say, is
able to be up.
Cecil Mallory, of Rowena, is visit
ing the families of Messrs. Cauthorn
and Mallory.
Miss Maggie Catran, of Rails
county, is visiting Miss BirtieFisher.
The people Of this vicinity are pre-
pairing for the Baptist Association
the 25th at Berea.
Mr.. l.. Bybee is in our midst this
week. He says he will be at the
Stuart Ford picnic to talk for Pate
Cauthorn.
Mrs. Marshall and daughter, of
Mexico, are the guests of H. L.
Beaver.
The pass word Of. the day is
"Hurrah for Cauthorn,"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-16

Miss Alcinda Allen and Miss Ella
Pogue are spending the summer in
the mountains of Colorado.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-16

Miss Josie Hamilton is home
from an extended visit to friends in
Bowling Green and WellsvilIe.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-16

Flashing in their pearly sheen,
| From the glori Gus coralline,
See those teeth untarnished.
White alike the back and front
Yes, by the fragrant SOZOD0NT,
Nav beauty's mouth be garnishei.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-16

Born. % Eli. Dahlein aud wife, a
fine boy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-16

Roland Mason's ball nine did the
proper thing to the Union nine yes
terday afternoon at the fair grounds
Score, "a to 5.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-16
Stock Notes.

Stuth
Cant & Groves shipped two car
loads of hogs to st. Louis Thursday
night, Aug. 9th.
Jim johnson shipped two cars Of
cattle to Chicago Thursday, the
ninth.
r. 7. Freeman sent a car loads OF
iennets to Bowling Green Saturday,
the 18th.
James Quinlan shipped two car
loads of cattle to Chicago Monday
morning.
J. A. Potts shipped six car loads
of cattle to Chicago Monday morn
ing.
Thomas Northern shipped a cal
load OF cattle to Chicago last Sun
day night.
Lewis & johnson shipped two cal
loads of hogs to st. Louis last night
/ Dooley Bros. shipped three ca
Iloads OF cattle to Chicago yesterday
Cant & Groves shipped car loat
Of sheep to Chicago last night.
IN - L. AZ,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-16
Il, F. Dobyns' Funeral.

The funeral OF BENZ. F. Dobyns
took place at the Christian church in
this city last Sunday at 10 IA m. The
services We're conducted by Ed. w,
B. Taylor. The chruch was crowded
and the cortege was perhaps the
largest ever seen in this city. The
organ, altar and church were ap.
propriately draped. The floral trib'
utes were numerous and handsome.
Among those who sent flowers were
Mabel Hord, Katie Ringo, Mrs. R.
NJ. White, Rosalee Moore, Mrs. Frost,
Mrs. Robert Worrell, a handsome
wreath from Mrs. A. K. Yancey, q
beautiful wreath OF white roses from
Mrs. Ian Morris and Miss Laura
Cooper, a handsome pillow Of
flowers with the word "Husband''
hastily arranged in it, also a large
wreath for ''Brother.n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-16

The Dobyns family have purchas-
ed a large lot in the new cemetery,
where the remains Of B. F. Dobyns
were inferred. The remains OF S.
L. Dobyns, his father, Lizzie. Dob
yns, his sister, and a little daughter
of j. p. Dobyns, were to-day re-
moved from the old cemetery and
placed in the new lot where a family
monument will shortly be erected.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-16
vE.nE AFTER XOl.
WORRELL,
The JEWELER.

J. q. Trimhle Is able to he out
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-16

Pate Cauthorn, who lives near
Moline, has corn stalks II feet tall
with two Ears to the stalk.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-16

Mrs. Thomas Buckner, Of Kan
sas City, who has been the guest Of
VIM. Pollock and wife several days,
left for Auxvasse Tuesday to visit
reiatjveS-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-16

Mae. Bolts is back from st. Louis
and PattonvilIe, where he visited
his parents.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-16

Miss Belle Dahlem has Just re-
turned home from weeks visit at
Benton City.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-16

Samuel 7. Hook. one of Audrain
County's most prosperous farmers,
is dangerously i'll.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-16

Aylette Whitney and wife have
returned from Il pleasant visit to Nc
Credie friends.
The herald., 1894-08-22
STOLE THE STOCK.

Bartender Who Had An Eye for the
Future.
E. A. Mellick is disguised with the
saloon business. Time was when he
considered it quite a snap, as the saying
is. From what he could learn and see
on the outside, he thought it must be
one of the incest and most profitable
businesses that man could got into.
The profits must certainly be large and
the business pleasant enough when con-
Quoted right, and only few draw backs
presented themselves to mis- mind.
So Mr.. Mellick went into the saloon
business. He rented place down on
Main street and stocked it up. Now
Mr.. Mellick thought he had discovered
something about the saloon business
which most people in it overlook, and
that was the fact that bartender is
somewhat superfuous.
1T will be just as weH," thought Mr..
Melick, Ito tend the bar myself, and
thus save the expense OF a barkeeper
and also escape the possibility of being
systematically robbed" So he did.
The plan worked well, too, for certain
length of time, but there came q day, it
was last Monday, by she way, when Mr..
Melliok got terrible longing to lay off.
That was fatal mistake, as will more
fully appear from suit which will be
heard today in Police Justice Austin q
court. This suit is entitled The People
vs. W. S. Little. Mr.. Mellck took his
dap off and this same w. s. Little is the
man he put on while he went off.
1t seems that Little not only took ad-
vantage of the situation to fill up on his
employers liquors. but had his eye on
the future. The complaint says he
wilfully and unlswfully carried away 30
bottles of assorted wines. brandies and
whisky. one demijohn of whisky, two
gallons OF gin. one pistol, two boxes OF
cigars and one box OF cigarettes, but he
also went through the cash drawer and
took $3.50 in silver. He left the build.
inc
The herald., 1894-08-22
G. Corson. 2-e. GA and e-2 in the pre-

g. Corson, 2-6. ga and 6-2 in the pre-
liminary round.
Today there will be the most exciting
contests of the tournament, when Bu-
miller and F. Carter contest for the
all comers' singles for the tournament
trophy, and the winner plays r. p.
Carter, the champion. in the afternoon
for the challenge cup, which the Santa
Monican has won twice, and can keep
should he prove victorious in tomor-
rows contest.
Miss Shoemaker OF Pasadena arrived
yesterday and WAS q welcome tourna-
ment recruit.
British Vice Consul Rusk Harris was
an interested visitor at the games OF
yesterday.
Miss Innes of Angelefio Heights was
present.
The tennis ball at the casino on Thurs
day night gives promise Of exceeding
brilliancy.
Among those in the grand stand yes
terday were Mr.. O'Poolev and nephew,
M. O'Pooley, Judge Campbell. Miss
Whitley, Mrs. Peokham, Mira. Wsddi-
love, Lieutenant Baker OF the United
States army. Mr.. and Mrs. O.W. Ohilde,
Capt. and Mrs. Bolton, Prof. N. F..
The herald., 1894-08-22

Smith, Mrs. E. II. Grassett, Miss Wilkes,
Mrs. Walter Maxwell and daughter, Mr..
s. Bourke, Mr.. McGarry, A. Campbell
johnson. Mr.. and Mrs, s. p. Hunt and
guests. Mr.. Orr. Mrs. Polk, Miss Burt,
Mrs. Upham, Miss Roberts, Lieutenant.
Colonel Rowland. Captain Rowland.
Col. F. q. Baker.
The participants Of the Santa Monica
tournament will be interested in learn
ing that the championship tournament
of the Pacific states will be held st San
Rafael, under the auspices Of the Ma
tional Lawn Tennis association, Septem-
ber 7th, 9Th and 10th.
Miss Bee Hooper, the present lady
champion, will be called upon to defend
her title against the winner OF the all.
comers in the ladies' singles. Meesrs.
Hardy and Hardy. the present doubles
champions, will be called upon to defend
their title against the winners Of the all
comers in gentlemen's doubles.
Handsome and valuable prizes will be
The herald., 1894-08-22
SCHOOL BOARDS CONTRACTS.


A Peculiar Way te Save tho Tax
payers.
The ways Of the board Of education,
like Bret Hsrt's "heathen Chinee," ale
peculiar, and paut finding out. Their
latest efforts to distinguish themselves
10 in the way OF letting contracts for
furnishing supplies.
Some time ago they advertised for 250
tons of coal. The bids were to be
opened August 18th at s pm. At the
day and hour stated there were four
bids on hand, viz: Hancock Banning,
Cerrilles company, Caledonian and Elsi.
more. Although opened by the Becre.
tsry, it is alleged they were not made
public. and the decision was laid over
until the board should have further
time.
The following day the secretary of the
board, ii 10 said, met one OF the bid
ders, and told him that but four bids
had been received, and that his bid
would be accepted in all probability, as
it WAS the lowest of the better grades
submitted.
In the meantime the different coal
dealers had learned Of the different prices
in the bids, varying from So to 50 q ton,
and thought it was settled as to who
should receive the contract. Imagine
the surprise OF the contestants, at the
meeting held Monday night, to have 1t
! announced that the bid of the Crescent
Coal company had been accepted at 10
cents ton less than the lowest of tn Q
four former bidders, or at the rate of
$7.S5.
The other bidders assert that tho rest
OF the bids were not even read in public,
as the law contemplates, and moreover
the fifth bid was not even known Of. In
fact, the secretary had said to several
coal dealers that the four bids were the
only ones submitted.
The dealers who were unsuccessful do
not care for the loss of the contract 30
much az they do for the method which
was resortsd to. They claim that their
bids were opened, and that the fifth bid
came in, as evidenced by the admission
of the secretary, after the prices had be-
come known.
The herald., 1894-08-22

with the kindly interest," snown ege reg
iment by Lieut.. George w. Hclver OF
the United States army, who was de-
tailed to inspect and review the state
troops during the encampment.
The colonel and his staff are highly
elated over the lieutenant's work, which
they appreciate beyond expression. He
rises with the men carly every morning
and stays on duty until late ct night.
His Instructions will be Of great advan-
tags to the men. Lieutenant Mc1ver
is West Point graduate, and 10 now
frst lieutenant in the Seventh infantry,
U. 8. A. He WAS engaged In the cann-
paign against the Sioux Indians in the
outbreak in South Dakota in 1S90-91.
and has q most creditable record - an
officer.
The new company, Company O, in
the Seventh. is still improving, and 1t
10 hard to detect the difference now be.
tween the new company, If it may now
30 be called. and the others OF the Sew.
enth. Captain Symms has done q good
deal Of hard work to get them into
camp, and the boys are credit to him.
Upon recommendation of company
commanders the following members OF
the Ninth regiment have been dis
charged for the reasons stated: Private
Fairholm, Private d. e. Moore, Private
g. J. Weigle, vote OF company; Private
O. H. Wood worth, removal; Private l..
Drum, expiration OF term; all OF Com
pany D, Pomsna.
Other orders read in camp yesterday
were the appointment az q corporal OF
Private @. A. Clapp OF Company D.;
Private B. R. Sellow OF Company O,
CLERK at regimsntsl headquarters; Pri-
vate Joseph l.. Mande, acting regimen
tai sergeant major; George A. Isbeli.
Com pany @, principal musician; Corpo.
raj Fred Seaman, Company E. acting
battalion sergeant majar; Ordnance
Sergeant Harry Rowland, mail carrier.
In the Seventh regiment. Monday. the
officer OF the day was Capt. Henry Steere
of Company A. Lieutensnts Kennedy
Of Company G and Oollingwood of Com.
pany B were senior and junior officers
Of the guard. In the same regiment to-.
day Capt. @. H. Fenald OF Company E
will be the officer OF the day Lieut.. D.
r. Weller, officer Of the guard; Lieut..
j. O. Abbey, junior officer Of the guard.
For the Seventh regiment yesterday
Captain Welch OF Company D was off,
Ger OF the day and Lisutenent Sloat OF
Company E was officer OF the guard.
Today the officers will be Capt. R. V.
Dodge, Company B, officer OF the day /;
Lieut.. H. E. Highly, Company @. officer
of the guard; Lieut.. John A. Eason,
junior officer Of the guard.
The smallest company In the Seventh
is Company D Of Pomona, with only 33
men. The largest 10 Company F of
Santa Ana, with AZ men. Company @
OF this city, a member of the Seventh,
also has AZ men. while Company G of
Ansheim is the smallest for the number
of mem bers in attendance.
The herald., 1894-08-22
MORE MYSTERY ABOUT BOILERS,
The Board of Education's Strug-
gle With the Problem.
Prices on Boilers Are Hard to
Get At.
The Supply Committee of the Board
OF Education Wrestles Unsucosss-
fully with q Knotty
Problem.

Just what kind OF a boiler will b,
used for the heating apparatus OF th'
high school is still matter of doubt
AL OF yesterday m orning was spent By
the supply committee OF the board o
education in President Peppers office,
where a thorough discussion of the
problem was held, but no conclusion
was reached. Mr.. Trssk wasn't present
and the other members decided to wal
until his return, and will meet again
this morning and settle the matter def
nitely.
The time OF the committee was very
profitably spent, Notwithstanding nc
members learned a vast deal about
the Los Angeles public the benefit of
their knowledge.
The contract for putting in the heat
ing apparatus, as the public we'll knows,
called for a National tube boiler. The
board stipulated, however, that should
it decide to put in another kind of a
boiler, it could do so by paying the dif-
ference in price. That looked very rea-
sonsble. But there was dark-skinned
individual in the woodpile.
Last night at the meeting several gen.
tlemen appeared before the board Of ed
ucation to talk about boilers. The Will
cox Boiler company sent Charles A.
Moore OF San Francisco DOWN, and Mr..
Moore opened the ball by praising up
his boiler and running down the Ma.
tional. He did not mention snch a
thing as Root boiler.
Next came Mr.. Nolan, who talked
Root boiler right from the shoulder and
cast bomb into the peaceful camp by
the statement that he had figured with
the contractor on both the Root and the
National boilers and that he would fur
nish National for $500 cheaper than
he would Root. But--the National
was no good and the Root tip-top.
As soon As the members of the board
could recover from the shock the strait
they were In became apparent. The
board could take boiler which would
not be guaranteed and which the agent
himself said was no good, or else pay
5000 more than the contract called for
and get Root.
But the scheme was most transparent
when the agents Of all the boilers re-
fused to give prices upon any one of
them.
1--WE are not here to mention prices,"
they said, ''only to talk about our boil
ers. The contractors only are interested
in prices"
But Yesterday morning 1t was differ
ent. The board had referred the mat
ter to its supply committee, and the
supply committee slept over the matter
and woke up with plan of action clear
ly defined. Each agent was called be-
fore the committee separately and made
to give figures on his particular boiler,
with the result that the committee has
some valuable information, as follows:
The National boiler can be bought on
board the cars at New York for $500.
the Root for 5000 and the Wilcox for
$3.50, and the difference in price, there.
fore, is easy to get at.
And the chances are the committee
will pay 5000 extra instead OF 5000, and
take n Root boiler
The herald., 1894-08-22

noon, to watch the semi-inals and the
finale, which were played in the highest
order of excellence.
F. Carter easily defeated Lester in the
forenoon, playing q superb game. The
other players also showed up remarka-
bly, we'll, giving a good indication that
some really fine tennis will be seen be-
fore the close OF the tournament.
In all comers' doubles there we're 20
entries, or 10 teams, at the hour OF clos
ing. Freeman and Picher, Bumillsr and
German, Acker and Wilson, X. Garter
and partner, Spence and Smith. and r.
P. and +. Carter drawing byes with
Cosby; and Wsy vs.. Osborn and r. Car
tor, Barry and Young and W. and g..
Corson to contend in the preliminary
round.
Play commenced in the event after
luncheon, and at this stage it is diff
cult to pick out winners. Many OF the
knowing ones declare II will narrow
The herald., 1894-08-22
WARNER ON GRAMMAR.
A Resident of University Writes to th
Council.

4 Resident Of University Writes to the
Council.
John M. Warner of University has
addressed lengthy Communication to
the honorable city council, calling at
tention to the extraordinary knowledge
OF the English language possessed by
the author Of the notices OF street work
OF the city. In bissful ignorance Of
the fact that some OF the spelling and
most OF the grammar in his own COM
munica tion iH incorrect, Mr.. Warner
consumes four pages of ioolscap (very
appropriate for the purpose, too. per-
hAps) in pointing out g grammatical
error in the ordinances and notices OF
street work for Figueroa street.
The notices state that the street shall
be graded, graveled aud guttered with
asphalt cutters. He points out the fact
that the street may bs guttered with
asphalt cutters, but cannot be graded or
grsveled with asphalt cutters, and Gays
it reminds him Of the deed drawn up by
. distinguished gentleman who wrote:
This indenturs, between Mrs. Mary
Jones, formerly the wife of John Jones,
Henry Brown, William Scott, Edward
Green and John Andrews, parties Of the
nrst part, etc."
Mr.. Warner says that he has gone go
Tar as to call upon lawyer in regard to
this matter, but the lawyer was not in
when he called-a fact which the au-
thor of the notices will no doubt re-
joice at.
Not satisfied, either, with the four
pages OF foolscap, Mr.. Warner writes q
postscript on the margin of the last
page as follows:
"P. S.-f you insist on having the
street improved as specified south OF
Jefferson, intend to have the enter
prise busted, il possible. Sidewalks
and curbing are all that are needed
there now, except that the city pipe the
water for irrigation instead OF having an
open zanjs."
Mr.. Warner winds up by saying the
notices ought to be sent to the Smith
s0nian institution as ouriosities,
The herald., 1894-08-22

favor, with the score Sc. Many said
that Bumiller would walk away from his
opponent from the Drown OF the Valley
in the next. thus ending the match, but
they were mistaken in their estimate OF
the young mans staying abilities and
judgment, for he won the set by tho
same score az his rival did the preceding
one. n>
The fnal set was hotly contested, but
the Pasadsnan was compelled to sue.
cumb to the flower OF Los Angeles ten.
mis- experts by the score OF 4, thus
making the match 8-6, 6-8, Ga in Bu-
miller's favor.
In ali comers' doubles, Cosby and yvsv
beat Osborn and X. Garter, SO i,7-5.
aud Barry and Young defeated w. and
The herald., 1894-08-22
A Decision by Jadge CLARK.

Judge Clark yesterday decided tho
case OF j. +. Wilson vs. d. 0. Miltimore
and the University Bank Of Los Angeles.
in accordance with the opinion filed in
the case, directing the defendant to
draw findings and judgment for costs.
The action was one TO quiet the title to
the southwest quarter of section IL
south, rsngo 10 west, and involved the
construction OF an instrument An to
whether 1t was deed or mortgage.
The herald., 1894-08-22
A VERY CLOSE CALL.

Charles T. Deering Nearly Loses His
Life at Santa Monica.
Charles T. Deering Of the Los Angeles
Lighting company's office, met with an
accident at Santa Monica Sunday even
ing, which nearly cost him his life.
He and George J. Lendenfeld were
about to return from the beach. The
train which they wished to take hsd
just started and Mr.. Deering attem pied
to swing himself ON board. His foot
slipped and he was thrown to the
ground, his head hitting close to the
moving wheels. Had he fallen six
inches farther under the train the
wheels would have crushed him. As it
was he was considerably bruised about
the head and face.
Both young men remained in Santa
Monica that night and came up to town
Monday morning.
Wall paper house Of the coast, 32s g. Spring