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Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-26
UNION CHAPEL ITEMS.

Correspondence of the LEDGER.
UNION CHAPEL, April 25.-Elder
Golfer, of Montgomery City, will
preach at this place next Sunday.
Mike Stevens had the misfortune
to have a fine horse cut very badly
on a barbed wire fence.
George Sanford is able to be out
after having asprained ankle.
The Sunday School is progressing
finely at this place.
The corn crop in this neighbor-
hood is about planted.
Born, to Mrs. II. p. Crum on the
18th, a girl.
Rev. Walton, OF Mexico, filed
Rev. Gibbs regular appointment
Saturday and Sunday at this place.
4. b. Kidwell has two car loads
Of cattle ready for the market.
John Crum's two children, who
have been i'll with pneumonia, are
some better.
VIM. Staples has a very sick child.
J. l.. Bomar and wife spent last
Sunday with ?. Crum's family.
Alex. Duckworth is making a cy-
| clone cellar for this summer.
J. f. Dishman is feeding GO head
Of cattle for the summer market.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-26
PRAIRIE VIEW ITEMS.

Correspondence of the LEDGER.
PRAIRIE VIEW, April 25.- Aunt
Jane Brown is sick.
Born, to Cook Grove and wife, a
daughter.
Mrs. Renie is on the sick list.
The frost Saturday night cut the
potatoes and gardens down again.
Almost everybody resolved their oats
Farmers are about through plant
ing corn.
Ira Milligan went to town Satur-
day and bought 500 pounds of ship
stuff. On the following Monday
morning he had only enough to FEED
with. It had been stolen.
Ben Brown has gone into the dog
business. He has nine hound pups.
Mr.. VIM. Grove has returned
home after a pleasant visit to his
sister at Pierce City, Mo.
Rev. Cowen will hold communion
services at Prairie View on the first
Sabbath in May.
Rev. Edmonston will preach at
Chapel Grove next Sabbath.
Mr.. and Mrs. Colly and baby, Of
Moberly, are visiting here.
Brown & Sims shipped one cal
load of hogs to Chicago to-day.
Mrs. Bob Brown and Miss Mel
Davis spent the Sabbath at West
minister.
Rev. John Robson, son-in-law Of
VIM. Grove, sailed for England the
first Of this month.
Mrs. Frank Semitic has lost hel
| eve sight,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-26
WORCESTER NEWS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
WORCESTER, April 25.-Farmers
are busy planting corn and gardens
are looking fine.
Mrs. Hodge and daughter, of Cen
%tralia, are visiting at J. R. Hodges.
Miss Kate Hollopeter, of Mexico,
has been visiting friends here since
last Thursday
VIII Armstrong and VIII Stark, Of
Rush Hill. spent Sunday at N.
Scherer's.
Wonder where Ed. Scherer was
Sunday night? We might guess as
one of Mexico's fair young ladies was
visiting at J. R. Hodges.
We are glad to announce hat lit.
tie Bessie Iiams is able to walk on
crutches, and think that she will
soon be we'll.
Mrs. n Scherer is improving.
Flode Iiams will be our future
mail carrier.
Died, at the residence of his son
Frank, on the 23d, Mr.. Peter Erdel,
aged 81 years.
Mrs. DIR. Cornett visited her par.
ents this week.
The Sunday School was organized
last Sunday. Mr.. NJ. B. Page is
superintendent and MI. John Smith
assistant superintendent and Miss
Martha Smith secretary, Mr.. J. M.
Atkinson treasurer. They meet next
Sunday morning at $50 o'clock.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-26
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
WASHINGTON DISTRICT, April %,
Our teacher, Miss Berthe Boatuan,
is sick. AS there is only a few more
days of school it is likely hat she
will not resume again.
Miss Ella Mckee entertained q
bevy of the young ladies of the
neighborhood last Saturday in 6
most pleasant manner.
Mrs. Allie Cowan has been in
Mexico for same time at the bedside
of her father, Samuel Turner, who
is quite sick.
W. E. Newkirk met with a very
painful accident last Thursday,
While riding on horseback his horse
became frightened, reared up and
fell back on him, injuring him
severely.
Miss Edna Hatton, of Richland
Mo-, is the guest of her uncle, Jos
Brashears.
Hamilton and Rice sold a car load
of fat COWS to some shippers il
Mexico last week.
Messrs. d. d. Armstrong, +. w.
Brand and w. E. Newkirk were ap
pointed trustees in the district. Al
eight months term of school wa:
voted for the coming year.
j. S. Mcintyre will be hume mex
week from Columbia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-26
FROM BEAN CREEK.

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
BEAN CREEK, April 24.-The
majority Of the farmers are finish
ing up corn planting.
Wheat is looking excellent, but
we fear the oat crop will be short on
account Of the recent freeze.
We are gladto announce that our
Sunday School is increasing in
interest and numbers, and we hope
to make it a permanent institution.
Mr.. G.. b. WiIlingham, our super
intendent, is a faithful worker, and
bis efforts are marked by persistency
and determination.
We wish to correct a statement
made by one Bean Creek cores.
pendent who seemed to think that
the mumps ere raging in this COM
munity. We wish to say that there
was only one case when he made
that statement and he that was sick
is now well and attending school.
We heard yesterday that the 10
FAINT daughter of Mrs. 4. Armstrong
had taken the same malady. We
have only heard Of three cases in
all, so how can the mumps be rag.
ing? Our school Is still going on
| with a good attendance.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-26
SKINNER CLIPPINGS.
dependence of the Ledger.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
SKINNER, April 24.-How beauti.
full is spring.
The common question among
women at present is: How many
little chickens have you got?
A young doctor from Moberly was
at Skinner Saturday. He anticipates
locating here. He met many of our
citizens and quite a number gave
him encouragement.
The contract for mail carrier was
let to Mr.. f. E. Smith, of Washing
ton, d. c.
Mr.. William Baker is travelling for
an insurance company at Monroe
City.
Prof. VIM. Todd, of Monroe
county, was in our midst Saturday.
He is an applicant for the Fern Glen
school. VIII is a hustler and can
use the rod dextrously.
Mrs. Jno. Harrison, who has been
sick for the past week, is much bet
ter.
Mr.. Editor, we have a good COM
munity and "no black sheep in it."
All of our elderly people are Christ
ians and are awake to the interest of
their children where corruption and
fraud predominant. 1t is hard for
one to achieve true greatness where
enticing influence wraps its mantle
about the shoulders of young men.
1t will finally drag them down to
vagabonds. When one seeks the
low novels of chance his life is a
failure. Then for the benefit of our
growing young men-those who
once rested on a mothers bosom as
a bud of promise, we earnestly en-
treat you to Alloy! For the rapids
are below. Let's have a community
free from the stains of iniquity, that
from the countenances of our citi.
zens may reflect this motto:
Refinement on every hilltop, no
places of allurement anywhere"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-26
WALKER DISTRICT ITEMS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
WALKER DISTRICT, April 25.-
Corn planting is nearly over for this
year. There is a very large acreage
being planted.
The second sowing of oats are
coming up nicely, and If the season
is favorable there will be a large
crop raised yet.
A. B. Smock, who has been very
sick for some time, We are glad to
report is mending nicely.
P. P. Collier made a business trip
to College Mound last week.
The sawmill on the Smock farm
is doing a land Office business, hay-
sawed over 1000 feet Of frst-clsss
lumber. Old man Winter is head
saver and thoroughly understands
his business, having served over
40 years at his trade.
| Well, there will be considerable
fruit yet If Providence will only
favor us from this on.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-26
The Shakspeareap Contest,

The Keene Dramatic Club, com.
posed of University students, de.
lighted a fair audience at the Grand
last night, with scenes from the diff
ferent Shakspearean plays. They
also produced a scene from Rieunzi
and Francisco la Rimini. With one
or two exceptions the young mer
were very good indeed, and seemed
well fitted for their parts. Among
those deserving special mention
were Messrs. Mitchell, Shouse,
Rutherford and Thompson.
Mr.. Thompson, whose portrayal
of Richard Iii won him the first
honors in the contest, acquitted
himself in a manner which wor
hearty applause from the audience.
Elder w. B. Craig and Chester
l.. Dowell, Of Long Branch, were
in town Tuesday en- route to Concord
to attend the wedding of C. L.
Dowell and Miss Anna l.. Leepel
at that place on April 25.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-26
RUSH HILL ITEMS.
,orrespondence of the Ledger.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
RUSH HILL, April 25. - Rev
GLADDEN. preached his first sermon
in Rush Hill Sunday at the M. E
Church. He will be the regular
pastor for one year at this place The
second and fourth Sundays in each
month.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Hughes we're the
guests of NJ. E. Crawford and wife
last Friday.
Miss Dolly Harpe returned home
Saturday from an extended visit te
relatives and friends in the Kingdom
of Galloway.
Miss Nettie Ridgway spent Sun.
day with her many friends in
Gazette, Mo.
Sheep shearing is near at hand
but sheep are scarce.
w. G. Sims caught six foxes on
his farm the first of the week and
one got away and also two good
hounds Mr.. Sims had are missing.
MIR. H. H. Meyers, of Mexico, was
in town Monday. He was down to
look after his farm cne-half mile
west of town.
U. G. Sicily, of this place, will go
to Mexico to engage as night man at
the Water Works for Mr.. Dyke.
A little son of Frank Erdle had a
bad accident last week while playing
with his little brother in the house.
He fell and broke his leg but is get
ting along very nicely.
1t is not a settled fact yet, but it is
supposed that Miss K atie Hollopeter
and Miss Nellie Hover will teach the
Rush Hill school this fall and winter.
We hope they will be elected as they
are we'll qualified.
The three-year-old son of Steve
Johnson near Littleby church got
his leg broken in two places Monday
evening, one fracture above the
knee and the other in the thigh. DIR.
NJ. E. Crawford was summoned
Tuesday morning to set the limb.
Hog cholera is reported nearRock
Hill church. 1t is hard for a farmer
to go out in the morning and find
two Or three hogs dead weighing
from $50 to 200 pounds.
Most of the farmers are done
planting corn in this vicinity.
Died, April 23d at 2:30 O'Clock
after a two weeks illness Peter Erdle.
He passed away as though he had
gone to sleep. He made a selection
of the text from which he wanted
his funeral preached, which reads
"My work is done, l have healed
my faith and labored for my Master
10 these many years" 1t is hard to
part from those we love, who are SO
dear to us, but we should be ready
for we know not when the Son OF
man cometh. "Blessed are the
dead hat die in the Lord for they
shall live again." The deceased
was so years and one month old.
His remains were laid to rest in
Emanuel cemetery at the Bean
| Creek church on the oath at 4
o'clock. The services were conduct.
ed by Rev. Jenrich.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-26
FISH BRANCH ITEMS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
FISH BRANCH, April 23.-Most
of the farmers are about through
planting corn.
Oats that YER supposed to be
frozen out are coming out and look
ing well.
MI. Helm, james Gilpin and John
Fecht are through planting corn.
Jim says the early bird catches the
worm.
Joe Early is the hustler on the
Branch. He is living on j. T.
Johnson's farm and is feeding 152
head of cattle and has forty acres of
corn planted in stumpy ground. Joe
says the stumps are as thick as the
candidates are in Salt River town.
ship.
John Fecht sold ii head of nice
hogs to Mr.. Cant for 4Ac.
Alex. Carter, Jr., delivered to w.
johnson 81 hogs contracted at $3.50.
Most of the people on the Branch
would like to know when that we'd
ding is coming off?
Why some of the boys can't stand
in with the girls?
What that young man has done
to cause that girl to give him the G..
B.
Why that fellow objects for some
other man going with his girl?
When that man is going to pay
that bet on that wedding?
What Joe Wakefield is going TO
do now. His girl says times are
too hard TO spark.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-26
4 DRESDEN
The Marriage of Mr.. Robert l.. Morris
and Miss Mary e. Morris.

l. The nuptial of Miss Mary Morris
and Mr.. Robert L. Morris was eel
ebrated Tuesday night at the Chris
tan Church, Rev. Mr.. Taylor officiat'
ing.
The space back of the pulpit was
hung with soft draperies of the Dres-
den eolors used in the gown and
the arch above was banked with
magnolia boughs, fan palms and
ferns. Magnificent palms, ferns
and masses of fragrant white lilies
filled the pulpit. Banks of dainty
spring blossoms filed the spaces on
either side of the pulpit and the
scene was n of rare beauty and
animation.
The organ, well played by Mrs.
Wallace, announced the approach
of the wedding party, led by the
flower girls.
The bride was attired in an ivory
white Duchesse satin, and its tint
accorded charmingly with her bru-
nette style. The bodice was trim.
med with a bertha of Duchesse lace
in tlower-like pattern; the skirt was
finished with a tiny ruching and
the train fell away in broad folds.
The tulle veil was confined to the
hair with pearl pins. She carried
I bride roses and was a lovely picture
in her wedding gown.
The bridemaids' gowns were
without exception tasteful and ele-
giant. They were in the pictur-
esque Dresden style, with short,
rounded p%aniers over white silk
petticoats. All carried roses.
Miss Emma Morris, maiG o..
honor, wore the pure white gown of
silk with chiffon paniers. A short
tulle veil confined her blonde tresses
and lent a most becoming softness.
The pretty flower girls wore
white silk petticoats with the color
ed chiffon paniers and gloves and
slippers to harmonic.
Miss Mary Morris, of St. Louis,
wore a white petticoat with pam
iers and sleeves of seafoam green
chiffon. Her costume became her
most charmingly.
Miss Mamie Cauthorn looked
handsome in her gown Of white
silk with paniers of baby blue
| chiffon.
Miss Kate Ferris wore a white
silk petticoat, with tiny ruff1es in
panier design, and paniers of deli
cate lavender chiffon set off her
figure to a fine advantage.
Miss Maud Cauthorn, a stately
girl, was tastefully dressed in a
white silk petticoat with peach
blossom, pink chiffon paniers.
Blossom Morris, the little maid
of honor, wore a long silk petit
coat with yellow chiffon paniers. A
tulle veil fell gracefully over the
gown and she was a picture as she
carried the ring on a pillow of roses.
Alice Morris was a dainty little
maid in white silk petticoat with
paniers of delicate lavender chiffon.
Sallie Blythe and Lizzie d .Arnold
came in together dressed in white
silk %petticoats with blue and pink
chiffon paniers that were becoming
and pretty.
After the ceremony the bridal
party and the relatives repaired to
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. J. D.
| Morris, where a reception was held.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-26
i,Path of Ella Grasiy-Crews.

Etfil IN 81 "a "a 1 cSN DiStti'h-
News has been received at St.
Louis of the death of Mrs. James
d. Crews of Danyille, Va, which
occurred on Wednesday, April Is.
Mrs. Crews was formerly well known
as Miss Ella Grasty of Columbia and
Mexico, Mo. in both of which towns
her father, Rev. DR.. John S. Grasty,
was for several years pastor of the
Presbyterian church. The deceased
had many friends in st. Louis where
she resided at different times with
her sister, Mrs. Robert l.. Broken
brough. She was also a sister o.
Charles H. Grasty for several year:
Managing Editor of the kansa:
City Times, and her death will be
heard with regret by friends all Owe
the state. She leaves a HUSBAND
and two little children, having LEFT
st. Louis a happy bride six year
aUa
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-26
Wanted to Buy
County Maps for Audrain and
Galloway Counties.
G.. w. ROBERTSON.

Col. G. B. Kelly, of the Moberly
Monitor, has just received atelegram
that the prospects at his mine in
Arizona are good. Kelly now has
two gold mines, one in Arizona and
the other in Moberly, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-26
IlllllP ~ 9oIlS-
The CLoTHIERs AND FURNIsHERs.

fancy saddle and park geldlng, color
chestnut; owned by Lee Bros, Mex
leo, Mo; sold to Thos. kukland, New
York City, 1925.
No. Al, Top, saddle and harness geld.
ing, color steel gray; owned by II. o
Craig, Mexico, Mo-; sold to S. S. Biven.
Columbia, Texas, $500.
No. A, Prince Rex, saddle gelding
color bay; owned by Lee Bros. and
Johnson, Mexico, No.; sold to w. VI
Carter, Iowa, $l60.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-26

Mr.. Clinton B. Fox, formerly Of
this city, now of Slater, and Miss
Georgia Piper, of that town, were
married Tuesday evening, April Il,
The bride and groom have been Wis
iting the latter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Fox, of this city. Gin
is a popular employe of the Chicago
& Alton railway.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-26

IIisey & Glendy have about 200
saddle and harness horses in their
stable and L. B. Morris has about
100 head, all of which will be sold at
the combination sale. Hawkins
Bros. and Shepard OF Bowling
Green, will sell IL head and Nit
Harrison, OF Galloway, has a few
extra good ones.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-26
SeasonabIe Remedies!

Curryyourhorse with those new
double and reversible steel one
piecehexible ribbon clock spring
steel CURRY COMBS with those
new Horse BRUSHES with all
steel flexible BRUsH-ooo other
kinds at ROBERTsoN's.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-26
Another Card From Mr.. KEENAN,.

To the Democrats Of Audrain County.
MEXIco, Mo, April 25.-Reply-
ing to the card of Mr.. Minor OF the
18th inst, [ would say that in my
card | certainly did not intend to do
Mr.. Minor an injustice. | tried to
give a plain statement of facts as |
had learned them. Nor have | in
tentionally tried to create any dill
ferences between the Missouri and
Virginia ex-Confederates. What |
said in my card was said in Il iocu-
lar spirit, without any intention of
doing anyone an injury or wounding
the feelings of anyone in the least,
and | think the people generally
took it in that way. If | have, by
what | wrote in the card, hurt the
feelings of Mr.. Minor, or anyone, |
here sincerely beg his and their par
dons ten thousand times. That is
all a gentleman can do. | love an
ex-C Confederate, let him hail from
where he may. | am making an
effort, in my poor way, to care for
them at the Confederate Home and
by providing honorable employment
for them, if possible, and especially
Tor those who are disabled.
Torreyson, Hopkins and Minor,
all brave, generous hearted Virginia
ex-Confederates, with records as
soldiers and public officers anyone
might envy. Upon a careful exam
nation of the records | find the Of
fees Of Collector and Recorder have
paid about the same net salary in
the past three years.
Mr.. Minor is a gentleman and has
! made a kind and efficient officer,
and when he retires from the office
he will carry with him to his home
the good wishes Of all the people he
has served so we'll and so faithfully.
| wrote the card in a kind spirit,
in vindication of myself, and not
with any view of entering into q
newspaper controversy,
| have summed up the salaries
received by seven Missouri Exon,
federates named in Mr.. Minor
card (B. c.. Johnson is a Louisiana
ex- Confederate) and the gross sum
is $4,000. OF that sum | got 1898
and out of which paid my expense:
at Jefferson, while the gross sun
received by Hopkins, Torreyson anC
Minor, 8 Virginia ex Confederates
is $4,000. The boys are playing TO
$4,000 more to make it q cool $50,
900. We have not only set oul
Virginia ex-Confederate guests dowr
to the first table, but we have fec
them exclusively IN pie,
Come, boys, don't be greedy
have some manners. Boys, yor
have had enough. A term of foul
years is enough in this office.
For fear my brother Virginia ex
Confederates will cry out that [ am
trying to create differences be
tween them and the Missouri ex
Confederates, l plainly state this is
said in a spirit of pleasantly as the
other was in my first card.
Think of it! Shall one Demo
crat be kept IN office eight years
and receive $50, 900 or more in gross
and turn away a needy n under
the plea of a second term? Make
the Recorders Office a four year of
flee. the same as the Collectors
office. Make a fair division of the
offices. If we have done wrong in
the past by keeping others in that
big paying office for eight years it is
10 reason we should continue il
our wrong. love the right; I cant
help it; | would not if | could.
/ leave the matter to Il fair and
generous people
Respectfully,
~ IT T.,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-26
A NEW TELEPHONE SYSTEM.
DR.. Patterson Talks Through His
Hat in II Very Interesting
Manner.

This mornlngaLEDGER represent
alive was strolling down Washing
ton street and happened to drop in
on DR.. Patterson, the man Of the
rabbit foot and a local weather
prophet. The reporter was giving
the genial doctor a little roast about
not being up to date when it came
to competition in the soda fountain
line. The doctor listened in silence,
but with a look on his face which
showed plainly hat he didn't care
much for the scatlling remarks of
the ''pencil shower" but at the same
time he didn't want his shop run
down. Then he said: "Iou can't
roast me, young fellow. | do not
intend for my friends (the other
druggists here) to down me with
their little one horse soda fountains,
costing only 81 500 or $4,000; so !
have contracted with a firm in the
east for the finest fountain that can
be made, with the latest improve
ments. The price to be paid for the
article with its various attachments
will be given to the public later,
through the columns of the LEDGER.
The STATS will be of gold, shaded
with precious stones and diamonds.
There will bel 900 syrup cups, each
co%ntaininga different favored syrup.
There Will be an ice plant attached,
with a capacity Of ten tons a day;
also a plant for the manufacture of
the syrups and different favoring
extracts to be used. The State of
Louisiana has been awarded the
contract to furnish the sugar for the
syrup. Fifty brass bands have
been engaged to furnish music,
day and night, the year round.
Every young lady who buys a glass
of soda water will be entitled to a
diamond ring. Every young gen,
tleman who treats his girl and him,
self to a glass each will be presented
with a mule and forty acres of good
land in Kansas. want a thousand
hands to help runit
The doctor may mean everything
he says, but it is our private opinion
that his liver is slightly out of order.
A Pleasant Social at Mrs. WatsOH's,
The White Ribbon Social, given
by the ". c. I. L. Monday night,
was a pleasant and profitable affair.
The home of Mrs. Watson, where
the social was held, was Hastily
draped in white and artistically dec.
GRATED with spring blossoms. The
dining room was especially pretty
and attractive, while refreshments
were well prepared and daintily
served by the ladies and immensely
enjoyed by those present. The
souvenirs were white cards tied
with white ribbon and engraved
with the W. c. 7. q. motto, "For
God, Home and Native Land"
The programme consisted OF
music, essays and recitations, every
part Of which was exceIlently
rendered and enthusiastically APP
plauded.
An informaltalk by Rev,Jackson,
IN which he complimented and com
mended the W. c. T. U. for its eff.
forts in the cause of God, home and
humanity, IA very highly appre.
ciated, as evidenced by the hearty
applause.
The w. c. 7. U. will give one
entertainment each month during
the summer. The May entertain.
ment will be an Art Gallery at the
residence Of Mrs. D.. NJ. Hill.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-26

On Wednesday morning the good
mare Emma Carroll, 2:27, property
of A. ". Robinson, of Vandaiia,
dropped a FLY colt by Grattan,
2:l79, son of Wilkes Boy by the
great George Wilkes. Emma Carroll
got her mark Sept 2, 1892, on the
Mexico track; sne is by Charley
Ross by smuggier, 2:f5a- The
youngster is bred to step along some
and we hope it may prove to be as
fast az Directum.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-26

The northwest corner OF the Court
House yard is being used for q
dumping ground. 1t will soon look
as bad as the streets around the
Square.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-26

HORSE STRAYED-From myplaee,
6 miles east of Mexico, Saturday,
April 81, a 3 year old bay FLY, star
in forehead. Any information
thankfully received by
Gus DILLARD.