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Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
Cypress Finishing,
La Crosse Lumber Co,
A 16 to 1 Democrat.


KIRKsvILLE, Mo-, Nov. 20.-I have
been greatly interested and highly
pleased at the action of q great many
prominent Democrats throughout the
State in petitioning the State Com
mittee not to be in too great haste in
calling a convention.
am only an humble member Of the
Democratic party, but I greatly desire
its success in 1895, and there is only
one way, in my opinion, to be sue
cessful, and that is to stop fighting
each other and harmonize. am a 16
to / silver man and rather favored the
calling of the convention that met a
few months ago at Pertle Springs, but
I think the convention made rather q
serious mistake in recognizing the
State Committee. It has certainly had
q bad effect. l desire the success of
the Democratic party above all things
political, but WI cannot have it while
we are ~quarreling among ourselves.
The silver question is q matter of
minor Importance compared with the
success Of Democracy.
Hoping that nothing rash or hasty
will be done and that we may get to-
gether sufficiently to save Missouri to
Democracy, lam, ETC.,
r. M. RINGo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28

Gus citizens and who resides in Rush
Hill. The ceremony was performed at
5o'clock Thursday afternoon, Novem-
Der Fl, by Rev. A. A. Wallace, of the
Presbyterian Church OF Mexico, in his
usual impressive manner. A repre-
sentative of the LEDGER noticed
among those present some of Audrain
County's most substantial families.
Quite a number were present from a
distance, among others the brother of
the groom from Shelby County, who
was his best man; Misses Emma and
Louise Groffried, of Highland, ILL.,,
(the former acting bridesmaid;) Mrs.
Boiling, mother of the groom, and
daughter were present from Shelby
County; Mr.. A. Zimmerman, of Mar
tinsburg, and quite a number of Rush
Hills citizens were in attendance. Mr..
Winkler came to this county from
Switzerland some thirty years ago
and is now one of Audrain's wealthiest
farmers and is highly respected by all
who know him. His stepdaughter,
the bride, is a young lady of accom-
plishments, while the groom is a sub
stantial farmer of Shelby County, Mo-,
and they made a handsome couple as
theypresented themselves before Rev.
Mr.. Wallace to be made man and wife.
After the ceremony the wedding sup
per was enjoyed by all present. 1t
was a sumptuous spread, presided
owe by Mrs. John Hildebrand, the
married daughter of MI. Winkler,
who knows how to entertain and make
her guests feel at home. All present
enjoyed a pleasant evening and ex-
tended their warmest congratulations
to Mr.. and Mrs. Bowling, wishing
them a long, happy and prosperous
life. Mr.. and Mrs. Boiling will reside
nea Clarence, in Shelby County, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
MRS. Doss GETS THE CHILD.
Her Husband Obtained a Writ of
Habeas Corpus, But Judge Ed
wards Quashed the Writ
and Gave the Child
to Mrs. Doss for
the Present.

w. ii. Doss, q boot and shoe maker
of Auxvasse, came to this city Mon
day and through his attorneys, Ed
monston & Cullen, obtained a writ of
habeas corpus for the possession of
his 13-months-old boy.
On April %, 1898, w. H. Doss, of
Auxvasse, married Miss Ida Beadles,
of this city, and they made their home
in Auxvasse. Last October a child
was born to them and was christened
Frederick Alvin. On November 2, of
the present year, Mrs. Doss left her
husband in Auxvasse and, with the
child, came to this city, where she
has since lived with her mother.
Tuesday she petitioned for a divorce
from her husband on the ground of
mistreatment. Her petition claims
that he mistreated her in many ways,
sometimes shaking his fist in her face
and cursing her, and she also claims
that he now has in his possession a
gold watch and some furniture which
rightfully belong to her. w. w. Fry
is her attorney and the divorce 9
will come up at the next term of
court.
AS stated above, Mr.. Doss obtained
a writ of habeas corpus and the use
was tried before Probate Judge Ed
wards November 81. Mr.. and Mrs.
Doss and the child in question were
present, and after the lawyers had
made their statements Judge Edwards
announced his opinion. He said that
owing to the tender age of the boy he
thought it best to give him to the
mother, at least until the divorce case
came up in the Circuit Court. He
therefore let Mrs. Doss take the child,
who is a sweet-faced, flaxen-haired
little one, and an agreement was
made that the father should be allow
ed to see the child for a time not less
than one or more than two hours once
each month at the Windsor Hotel in
this city. Both parties seemed well
| satisfied with the decision.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
LLEN-HENDERSoN
Robert Allen and Miss Lulu Hender.
son Married at the Parsonage of
the Christian Church.

1t will doubtless be a surprise to
Robert Aliens many friends in Mex
leo to know that he no longer "keeps
bach" Last Wednesday evening
he drove into the city from his farm,
seven miles north of here, and with
him was Miss Lulu Henderson, daugh-
ter of Robert Henderson, a promi-
nent farmer, who lives near Aliens.
The necessary license had been pro-
cured beforehand, and the couple
drove to the Christian Church Par
sonage, where Rev. j. s. Shouse
made them man and wife. Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen are at present at Mrs.
Robert Steele's, where they will re-
main for a few days.
The groom is one of Audrain Coun-
ty's most enterprising young farmers
and is well known and highly respect
ed all ove the county, while the
bride is a most charming young lady
of estimable attainments. The LED
GER joins their many friends in wish
ing the happy couple a long and pros
porous life.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
Highest Of all in Leavening Powcr--Latest L. S. Govt Report
@A!:!!!l! R RasaRs
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Gard From H. G. Turner.

10 tine Editor or the Ledger.
MEXICO, No., November ia few
words in reply to "Sound Democrat
Without Reference to Money! He
says: "I can 9 only one way out
of the dilemma, and that is to ignore
national issues for the present and
take care of our homes" Here's the
Interpretation of this: Let the gold
bugs and dictators stay in power, keep
still about the great national princi-
pies of the party, leaving silver de-
monetized, and let's have harmony,
with a big 81. The people think too
much of their homes and children to
allow this commonwealth to remain
under a gold standard. 1t has been
demonstrated beyond q doubt In two
regular Democratic conventions that
the people of grand old Missouri are
overwhelmingly in the majority In
favor of free silver, and there cannot
be harmony in the party until the
minority becomes Democratic enough
to accept the rulings of the majority.
The gold bugs said .'repeal the pur-
chasing clause OF the Sherman act and,
prosperity viii come" 1t was done,
but did prosperity sweep the coun
try9 Last summer they began 10 cry
that prosperity was upon us, that all
the factories were increasing their
employees wages and the silver men
would have tn cease their cry for re-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
county. Missouri, Thursday. November 90, 18e

though we can, with reasonable PROS
pect of success, breed an ordinary
mare to this horse, the crosses must
not be too violent. The larger we
can get the produce of the cross, if in
combination with quality and man
ners, the more money he is worth.
AS TO RACE HORSES.
As to race horsesat any gait think
the farmer had better let them alone.
Let the millionaire breed and train
race horses. It would just about take
an ordinary farm to breed and train a
trotter, and he has to be SO very fast
to be valuable for racing purposes
that it is very likely to prove ruinous
for the ordinary farmer to try to pro-
duce one.
THE HORSE BREEDING OUTLOOK.
The country is to-day full of horses
which, though very serviceable fol-
ordinary work, are of no commercial
value. The kind of horse once used
extensively for street car purposes il
a conspicuous illustration. Why are
there SO many of these i'll bred mon.
grels? Simply because the breeder,
either through ignorance or false
economy, patronized the cheap mon.
grel stallion. Before the business Of
breeding can be made a financial sue
cess, the man who follows it mus
convince himself that it pays to Sc
cure the very best horse of the class
required, that al be gotten at 3
reasonable stud fee.
As a matter of fact, horse breeding
has within the last two or three years
materially increased. [ question
whether more than 80 or 40 per cent
of the usual number of mares were
bred in this country the last year. In
my judgment this is a mistake, and
the farmer who continues to breed
horses of the right classes is the man
who will make money, as I believe
the horse market is bound to inn
prove. The stringency in the money
market accounts for the decreased
demand for the pleasure horse. Most
of us believe this is a temporary CON
dition, but even though times should
not improve, the rich man must still
have his carriage and saddle horses,
and the transportation companies
their heavy horses. Those now in use
will not last long, and if we can sup
ply suitable animals to take their
place, a profitable price may reason
ably be expected.
r. A. RAMSAY n V g
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
Farmers Holding Their Corn

ABILENE, KAs,, Nov. 22.-Farmers
Of Central Kansas are storing up
every available bushel OF corn and
shipping scarcely any. Thelow price,
10 to 10 cents, at which it sells in most
OF the interior towns, has set capital
lists to work, and a buyer is at nearly
every station putting great grauaries
in order and filing them with the
crop now being gathered. The mills
and shippers have to outbid these
spectators to get enough for current
use. Owing to the lack of stock cat
tie, comparatively little feeding is be-
ing done, and the grain will be held in
cribs more generally and less will be
shipped out than in many years. One
firm has three car loads of lumber in
cribs in Harper county alone, while
thousands Of individuals are ho,dino
corn or speculation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
Red Cedar Shingles,
La Crosse Lumber Co.
County School superlntendency

Ouuuty pCuUUl Cup6IIubtuUouCy.
To the Editor Of the Ledger.
mexico, Mo-, November 22.-In his
report to the United States Commits
sioner of Education for the years
1ss7-s8, State Superintendent W. E.
Coleman used the following: ''The
State employs more than fourteen
thousand men and women to instruct
its pupils, but provides no supervis-
ion of the work &C this large body of
teachers except the nominal super
vision of County Commissioners. 1t
assumes, in the first place, that the
teachers thoroughly understand what
and how to teach, and how to manage
a school; in the second place, that all
the teachers are perfectly honest and
honorable, and will discharge their
duties with the utmost idality.n
In Texas, where their school law is
like ours in many respects, their su-
perintendent in his report for 1878
says: During the last two years the
experiment has been made in several
counties of having all the schools of a
county placed under n superin-
tendent, and it has proved highly sat
isfactory in every respect. The school
term was usually heightened, although
the amount of funds per capita was
less, and the quality of work done was
much better"
The foregoing is the sentiment of
every true educator, if not their ex-
perience, and it is a waste of time and
of money to longer delay having coun-
ty supervision. Put a live school man
at the head of our schools and in a
short time it would be possible for our
young men and women to enter the
State University from our country
schools instead of going off to some
preparatory school.
/ have no war to make on our
worthy commissioner, but think he
has done the very best under the law
which assigns him his duties. But he
is not paid to "formulate studies,'
"hold township Institutes" or Gin
spect' the schools.
Trusting this article will put the
people to studying this subject, and in
the end place our county alongside
Of some other counties which have
supervision, 1 remain,
A TEACHER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
La Crosse Lumber Co.
Never Fail to Please.

Cotton States and international Expo
sition, Atlanta, Ga, Sept. IS to Dec. 81.
The Wabash railroad has made =
special low rate for parties desiring to
attend the Cotton States and Interna-
ticnai Exposition atAtlantay Ga-,whiah,
win be open until December 3lst,1s96.
Tickets are now On sale, good return
ing until January 2, 1896. Only one
change Of sleepers from the points ON
the Wabash line to Atlanta. For de-
tailed information, rates, sleeping car
berths, ETC., call or or write to near
est ticket agent Of the Wabash or con-
Meeting lines, or G. s. CRANE, Gem
eral Passenger and Ticket Agent, st.
Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
Yellow Pine Finishing,
La Crosse Lumber Co.

1 will give a silver watch, suitable
for boy or girl, to any pupil in Audrain
county for the best written advertise
ment pertaining to my business and
holiday display. The advertisement
to consist of not less than 80 or more
than 100 words, and copy must be in by
s p. m. Monday, December 8.
33-d1t-w4t j. NJ. POLLARD.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
Odd Size Mill Work,
La Crosse Lumber Co

Economy lie something that every
body tries to practice, and yet just q
little oversight will sometimes rob the
most frugal and thrifty family Of a
years savings. You want to do al ].
p. Hickman, of Monticello, Ca, did.
He writes, "For six years / have kept
Simmons IverRegulator In my house,
and used # in my family and have
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
A Good Thing for SOmebody

A Good Thing for Somebody.
The undersigned owner offers for
sale his splendid home near Rush Hill
and Laddonia, Audrain County, COM
prising $40 acres, nice residence, good
improvements of every kind, one
third cash, balance In 1, 2, 8, 4 and s
years, with interest at 81, For fur
Their particulars apply to W. H. Ken
nan, Mexico, NO., or Il. b erish,
Nocona, Texas. d6t.32-4t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28

Our people r growing more and
more in the habit of looking to G. A.
Buckner, for the latest and best OF
everything in the drug line. They
sell Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
famous for its cures of bad colds, Group
a whooping cough. When in need OF
sch O medicine give this remedy q
trial and yon win be more than pleas
ed with the result.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28

A Good 0ld-Fsshioned Wedding Large
ly Attended-Henry W. Winkler's
Residence Crowded With
Friends and Relatives.

o more enjoyable
wedding b a s
taken place in
Audrain County
than that of Miss
Mary Salzmsn, OF
Rush Hill, to Mr..
VIM. Boiling, Of
Shelby County,
MO, which took
place at the resi-
sdence Of Miss
Saizman's step
faith er, Henry
sWinkler, who ii
of Audrair
'County's most
substantial, wor-
thy and proper.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
La Crosse Lumber Co.
Floor Paint Dries Over Night

Simon 8. Hartman, OF !Tunneltcr,
West Va. has been subject to attacks
Of collie about once a year, and would
have to call q doctor and then suffer
for about twelve hours as much -
some do when they die. He was taken
recently just the same as at other
times, and concluded 70 try Chamber
lain's Colo, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. He says: 81 took one dose
of 1t and it gave me relief in Ave min
utes. That is more than anything else
has ever done for me.n For sale by
@. A. Buckner, druggist.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28

A NEW comet has been discovered
at the Lick Observatory. Supersti-
tious people think a comet always
precedes a war, but in this case the
war Of Republican factions over the
Presidential nomination got ahead of
the comet.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
Celebrated Mixed Paints,
La Crosse Lumber Co.
An Alleged Aliegory,


Missouri is a shock of hay
The gold bugs are, trying to pull;
The silverites go tother way,
And Pertle Springs gets all the wool.
1t is estimated by experts that on q
fair trial n~ine-tenths of Missouri's
Democrats are for free and unlimited
coinage of silver at Is to /. If this be
SO then for one-tenth of the party to
control the policy and dictate what
shall be done would establish logically
the proposition that the tail in all
future time shall wag the dog. This
is too much even for a small clique of
ex- office holders in and out of st.
Louis to maintain and as they look at
the handwriting on the wall, as shown
in Kentucky a couple of weeks ago,
now like the famous coon in the his
tory of Davy Crockett az he sat
perched in the top of a tall Tennessee
sycamore when he said: els dat you,
Mr.. Crockett? If it is you needn't
shoot. rl come down."
These ex-fellows have an intima-
ton that dynamite was largely used
at the Pertle Springs Convention and
they are on the lookout for an ex-
p~losion, and, oh my! how they do
climb down. Like a pack of spaniels
tied to a whipping post their loud
barks have sunk to piteous whining.
Their motto now is: "Any port in a
Storm After their unsuccessful at
tempt to bulldoze the people out 81
all support for the Pertle Strings Con.
vention they now want peace and
harmony. In this they present to q
gazing world the pitiable sight of dis
gruntled tramps knocking on come
mans kitchen door and asking for a
morsel to eat. Since they come 90
humbly back let us open the doors
| and take them in on six months trial
and make them promise in all that
time that they shall be Q 10 but not
heard. This ailegory was suggested
| by the late election in Kentucky.
M. Y. DUNCAN.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
New Subscribers to the Ledger.

New Subscribers to the Ledger.
Within the last week the following
named persons have become subscrib-
ers to the MEXICO WEEKLY LEDGER.
All are residents of Andrain County,
with possibly two or three exceptions,
and are u best citizens and tax
payers. Advertisers will please bear
In mind that during the past six weeks
more than two hundred new names
have been added to the Weekly LED
GERS large subscription list and that
the paper now goes into nearly every
household inAudrain County. The fol-
lowing list embraces forty one names:
j. A. Craig.
j. F. Waters.
s. A. Sidenstricker.
| j. w. Avis.
Jno. F. Harrison.
j. T. Douglas.
L. H. McAlister.
A. Cottle.
@. N. Marling.
r. M. Fountain.
E. 8. Stewart.
Hiram Hartley.
N. D.. Owings.
W. @. Roland.
j. T. Thurston.
A. O. Croswhite.
Theodore Bartee.
| II Q1ooH~nro
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
All Grades White Pine,
La Crosse Lumber Co

County Collector Dowell and his as.
sistant, J. E. Jesse, spent Tuesday .oi
last week ut Sturgeon and Wednesday
atMartinsburg making tax collections
At Sturgeon not quite az much money
was paid in as last year, while nj
Martinsburg the collections broke the
record, something like $1,000 having
been paid in. No complaint OF hard
times was heard at either place and
a greater part Of the taxes were paid
In checks on local banks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28

SECRETARY MORTON saved more
than 81, 600. 600 out of the money ap-
propriated for the Agricultural De-
partment for the last fiscal year. He
practices as wei as breaches economy
in public expenditures.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28

If Miss Phoebe Couzins had had a
little experience as an editor she
would not do so much kicking about
having her ideas stolen; she would
have become used to it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28

HARRISON, Reed and Mckinley were
in New York City at the same time,
but they didn't meet each other, al
though each of them met some Of the
same men-bankers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury,

Contain Mercury,
as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering it
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable physi-
clans, as the damage ey~willd do il
ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. j. Cheney
& CO., Toledo, o., contains no mercr-
ry, and is taken internally, acting d.
rectly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the gen.
uine. 1t is taken internally and is
made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney
& Co. Testimonials free.
BksrSold by Druggists, price Use. per
bottle.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28

: 2lG Weekly ledger :
z FROM Z
: 1 a; 9: i: ?''' { Zoe
= " -
10 -
Z This Offer is Made :
: To New Subscribers Only. Z
SAY, girls, did you hear the latest
from fashions headquarters? In Paris
only washerwomen YEA boomers.
h Offer is Made

MIR. BEN HARRISON denies having
made 500, 600 by. specializing with all
the vim of a man who is afraid OF
having his leg pulled by Republican
strikers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28

THE State Democratic Central Com
mittee has gotten together and is
ready for work. Members of the party
throughout the State should follow
the example of the committee, and
fall into line and prepare to reclaim
Missouri in 1896.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28

SENATOR SHERMAN is SO busy "get-
ting even" with his personal enemies
that it is feared he has forgotten all
about the fight on the prices of the
Pullman Car Company he was sched-
nled to make,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28

The party who wrote a letter to
Chief Grain Inspector j. G. A. Hitler,
and signed the name Of the editor of
the LEDGER to the same, viii please
report at the LEDGER office. There is
q letter here for him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
Montgomery County-seat War

WELLsvILLE, Mo-, Nov. 20.-The
mandamus proceeding against w. A.
Crockett, County Clerk of Montgom-
cry County, to compel a modification
of the vote so asto remove the county
seat from Danville to Montgomery
City, was thrown out of court yester-
day by special Judge Robertson, the
Supreme Court having passed on the
questions of law and merits of the
case last March.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28

Miss Emma Buckner, of Paris, Mo-,
and Miss Frankie Buckner, who La at
tending school in KirksviIle, arrived
to-day 10 visit Mrs. A. s. Houston.
Miss Buckner was accompanied by
little Charlie Houston, who has been
visiting In Paris.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
Enr Sale.

A ten room dwelling with barn and
other out buildings. All kinds Of
choice fruits in bearing. With one to
ten acres land to suit the purchaser.
Situated n mile south Of Hardin Col
Iege on Jefferson street.
d&wtf w. 8. HATHAWAY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28

c. III. Rippey and family are moving
into the g. L. Ferris residence prop
erty. The LEDGER takes pleasure in
welcoming them to Mexico. MIR.
Rippey Is one Of the kind Of men 1t
takes to make q city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
House for Rent.

New six room dwelling ct east end
Of Promenade street, with Q acres OF
ground or without Apply to J. z.
Callahan, Benton City, OFT. r. Roden,
Mexico, Mo. d&w n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
The very Best Coal Cheap,

win sell coal in any quantity on the
bank or delivered. My coal is as good
as any mined anywhere. Idefy COM
petition in prices. Give me a chance
before You buy. My coal bank is IL
miles southeast Of Mexico. Address
w. W. MCGOWAN, Benton City, Nc.
15d&Wtf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28

There r many good reasons why
you, should use One Minute Cough
Cure. There are no reasons why you
should not, If in need Of help. The only
harmless remedy that produces i'm
mediate results. Woodbridge &Purdy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28

A. u. BARLEY, of Magic, Pa, writes:
I feel it q duty of mine to inform you
and the public that DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve cured me of a very bad
case of eczema. 1t also cured my boy
of a running sore on his leg. Wool
bridge & Purdy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28

1t is a truth in medicine that the
smallest dose that performs a cure 10
the best. DeWitt's Little Early Risers
are the smallest pills, win perform q
cure and are the best. Woodbridge q
purdv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28

DR.. Ellis, of Concord, Galloway
County, has moved to Mexico to re-
side. He will practice In partnership
with DIR. Tincher and the LEDGER
bespeaks for these gentlemen q full
share Of practice. DIR. Ellis and wife
will reside at5oe South Calhoun street.