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Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16
In the Circuit Court of Audrain Coun-
ty. Missouri.

By virtue and authority of a decree
and order of sale made by tl2e said
Court, in the above entitled cause,
and of a certified copy thereof, dated
May 10, 1895, / will, on
Friday, the Seventh Day Of June,
A. D., 1895,
between the hours of 8 O'Clock i'll the
forenoon and 5 O'Clock in the after
noon of that day, at the front door of
the Court House, in the City of Mex
leo, in Audrain County, Missouri, sell,
at public vendue, to the highest bid
der, the following described real estate,
viz: The northeast fourth of the south
west quarter of section No. twelve,
township No. fifty, range No. nine (S)
west, being about forty acres of land.
Terms of sale as follows, viz: Cash.
J. n. STEPHENS,
I'd. Sheriff.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16
Tilden's Views on Silver.

over silver, what Mr.. Eckels writes as
to Tilden's views is worthy of atten-
ton. He says:
at is interesting to note that when
Mr.. Tilden was a candidate for COVER
nor in the fall of 1874 the greenback
delusIon was then beginning to assume
large proportions, and it would not
have been Mr.. Tilden if he had not
struck straight at it, and struck strong
and hard. He did so without hesita-
ton, without ~equivocation, and in such
a ~forceful way that it brought to him
and his party in the state many ele-
ments which thought that even the
maintenance of a sound system of cur
rency was. the first and most impor-
tant of the problems with which the
general government had to deal. He
had been carefully instructed in the
third of the cardinal principles of the
Democratic party, as Mr.. Van Buren,
stated it, "A dollar worth a dollar
He had been all his life fighting for it
and living it. The first planks of the
platform upon which he stood in 1874,
repeated during every year of his
leadership, were:
sFirst-Gold and silver the only le-
gal tender; no currency incontroverti-
BILE with COIN
Second Steady steps toward specie
payments. No step backward
Third-Honest payment of all pub
lie debts in coin. Sacred preservation
of the public faith
WOULD NOT TOLERATE FINANCIAL
HERESY.
These words were substantially tax
en- from a resolution which he had had
proposed to the Young Mems Demo-
cratic Club, of New York, a short time
previous. In the light of recent events
it seems almost a pity that he saw
reason to vary the old phrase dollar
worth a dollar but one could not have
then f%oreseen that silver, the produc-
ton of which, like that of gold, had
just kept even with the use and waste
of it, from the days when the 'pecus,'
the flock of cattle and sheep, had
ceased to be the 'pecunia'-the money
would suddenly be produced in such
quantities beyond the use and waste
of it as to make soft silver a simply
abasement of the coin and the most
dishonest of all dishonest moneys.
In that day the fight was the old one
of a fight between honest coin the bull
lion of which was worth it's face in the
market and an irredeemable half prom
Use to pay, and Mr.. Tilden varied the
old phrase to meet the ~exigencies
of the greenback issue, which was be-
ing forced upon the country. 1t is i'm
possible to think of Mr.. Tilden toler-
ating any financial heresy. He would
be more impatient now with the free
silver movement, as it presents itself,
than he was of the greenback idea
during his first and subsequent cam
paigns. He would have applied no
less strong term than dishonesty to
affixing the governments stamp of a
dollar on but so cents of silver metal. 1t
is safe to assume hat if to-day in the
full vigor of his intellectual ability he
would be as pronounced in his oppo-
sition to lowering the standard value
of this government as most earnest and
enthusiastic a friend of sound currency
could possibly desire.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16
Goodwin Cots Da,u,rec

SEDALIA, Mo-, May 13.-The trial of
the $4,000 damage suit brought by J.
West Goodwin, editor of the BdzOo,
against DIR. II. W. Wood, proprietor
of Woods Opera House, came to an
end to-day after the jury had delibera-
tedtwo days, the plaintiff being award
ed 81, 900 for the injuries received in a
personal encounter with DIR. Wood in
January. 1891.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16
Advertised Letters

List of letters remaining in the Post
Office at Mexico, Mo-, for the week
ending May IS, 1895, which if not
called for in thirty days will be sent to
the Dead Letter Office at Washington.
Persons calling for letters in this list
will please say "advertised:"
r. H. Allen, Richard Brust, Mary
Barnes, Mrs. S. C. Brandstetter, Robt.
Caldwell, Sarah Ellis, Lille Hopiehter,
Mammie Lynn, J. Marchell, Harry
Patton, Mrs. Harry Patton, S. P. Sum
mers, Annie Turner, J. c. White and
J. L. McCeaslin.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16
In the Circuit Court of Audrain Coun-
ty, Missouri.

BY virtue and authority of n decree
and order of sale made by the said
Court, in the above entitled cause,
and of a certified copy thereof, dated
February y, 1895, / will, ON
Friday, the Seventh Day OF June,
A. D., 1895.
between the hours of 8 O'Clock in the
forenoon and 5 o'clock in the after
noon of that day, at the front door of
the Court House, in the City of Mex
leo, in Audrain County, Missouri, sell,
at public vendue, to the highest bidder,
the following deseribedreal estate, viz:
East half OF the southeast quarter of
section 33 and 80 acres south part of
the northwest quarter of the south
west quarter of section 81 and - acres
north part southwest of the southwest
quarter of section 81, all in township
81, Range 10 in Audrain County, Mis-
souri,.
Terms of sale as follows. viz: Cash.
]. n. STEPHENS,
I'd. Sheriff.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16
Matinee Races at the Fair Grounds.

Matinee Races at the FAIR GroundS.
There will be matinee C at the
Fair Grounds next Tuesday afternoon
in honor of the delegates who viii be
in Mexico at That time attending the
State meeting of the local Building &
Loan Associations. The delegates will
attend in a body. There will be a2:25
trot or pace, a 300 trot or pace and a
free-for-all trot or pace. Among the
horses which are entered for the free
for-all trot or pace are Lighthall, Dan
Backman, Nettlewood, 10 lie. Price
McCirath and Angie Bass.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16
Friday, the Seventeenth Day OF n
EXECUTORS I

Notice is hereby given that letters
testamentary upon the estate of
Temple Wayne, deceased, with will an
neXed, bearing date of April 18th.
1895, have been granted to the UNI
dersigned by the Probate Court of
Audrain County, Missouri.
All persons having claims against
said estate are hereby notified to pre-
sent the same for allowance within
one year from the date of said letters;
and if not presented within two years
from said date they viii be forever
barred.
w. a. & JNO. II. WAYNE,
at. Ey4ecutnre
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16
Peal Eunpu(0h

From the Fayette (Mo.) Democrat Banner.
If Mrs. Cleveland should not sur
viye her husband, how would it do for
Grover to marry Queen Vic, and thus
unite the two Kingdoms of Wall street
and Lombard street, and let the gold
bugs live comfortably in power and
Cypress the people at their W sweet
viii.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16

Notice is hereby given that letters Of
administration upon the estate of h. r.
Douglass, deceased, have been
granted the undersigned by the Pro-
pate Court of Audrain County, Mis-
souri,, bearing date April 27, 1895.
All persons having claims against
SAID estate are requested to exhibit
them for allowance to the administers
TOR within M year after date of grant
ing letters, or they may be precluded
o any benefit of such estate. and
II such claims be not exhibited within
Two years from the date they will be
forever barred.
W. T. TAYLOR.
O-4t administrator
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16

PROF. ID. a. MCMILLAN has been
unanimously reelected by the Board
as superintendent of the Mexico Pub
lie School. The Mexico Public School
has the well deserved reputation of
being the very best in the country
and this school is what Prof. Mcmillan
and his assistants have made it. Prof.
Mcmillan is n conscientious, earnest
school man. He has no other ambition
than to make his school the very best.
He devotes his entire talent, time and
energy to the school with which he is
connected. Success always rewards
such service. Prof. McMillan's as
sistants will be elected on the 23rd of
May. Applications should be sent to
the School Board by all who desire
places in the school. Those who are
now connected with the school will be
expected TO send in applications il
they want to be reelected.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16
Over An Embankment.
A DISASTROUS WRECK CAUSED
BY A BROKEN RAIL NEAR
SILEX, NC.
One Person Killed, Four Dangerously
and Thirteen Slightly Injured on
the st. Louis Il Hannibal
Railroad,
KILLED.
Charles #. q. Meyers, Warrenton,

KILLED.
Charles II. q. Meyers, Warrenton,
Mo.
DANGEROUSLY INJURED.
Hon. j. Perry Wood, New London,
Mo.
j. \. Jordon, General Manager OF
the road; injured in the back.
Eugene Sullivan, engineer, badly
scalded; recovery doubtful.
&. +. Garwood, salesman for Meyer
Bros. Drug Company, ST. Louis severe
injury to spine.
SLIGHTLY INJURED.
A. j. Dick, baggage master.
$. w. Smiley, mail agent.
j. w. Garland, brakeman.
WE. Ogleshy, C~larksyille, Mo.
Joseph Dechas, St. Clements, Mo.
William Boyd, Vandalia, Mo.
John X. Smith, Frankford, Mo.
Il. II. Jones, Louisiana, Mo.
Mrs. Clayton and baby, Hannibal,
Mo.
Charles Van Hofer, Bowling Green,
Mo.
Miss Lizzie Graflord, Cyrene.
Jesse b. Jones, Frankford, Mo.
w. T. Curd, St. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16
Darlington Goes to Spring6eld,

tENaI tAT NVFalt f8Hal TVsI.
Prof. Darlington, who was a promi-
nent candidate for State SuperinteDd-
ent of public schools, it is thought win
be chosen principal of the schools at
Springfield, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16
Seventh Day Of June
a n 1909
James Craig,
From the Paris Appeal.

FF0ta tHe FHtl- Apltai.
The friends of Jas. Craig, across the
line in Audrain county, r talking of
running him for Sheriff of that county
next year, and say they fully expect
to elect him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16
SHERIFF'S SALE

By virtue and authority of a tran
script execution issued from the office
OF the Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Audrain County, Missouri. r~eturnable
at the June term, 1895, of said Court.
and to me directed in favor of ], a
robinson and against John HenIy. +
nave levied upon and seized all the
rignt, title, interest and claim of the
said John Henly of, in and to the fol-
lowing described real estate. to-wit.
fifty acres off of the south end of the
west one-haif of the southeast ouarter
OF section Is, township 81. rance O
west, ali lying and being in the said
county and State of Missouri: and I
Friday. the Seventh Dav of ,rune
A. D., 1895,
between the hours of 9 O'Clock in tho
forenoon and 5 O'Clock in the after
noon OF that day, at the east front
court House door, In the CITY of Me-
ieo, county of Audrain, aforesaid eel,
the same, or so much thereof "a NAV
De required, st public vendue. To he
highest bidder for cash in hand CT
ject TO ali prior liens and indomento
TO satisfy said execution and costs
j. N. STEPHENS,
td' Sheriff of Audrain County, No
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16

WHEAT sold in Kansas City, Mo. this
week at above 20 cents a bushel. This
is an advance of nearly 20 cents within
the last few weeks. Farm products
of all kinds are rapidly advancing in
price, and better times are in sight.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16

THE LEDGER welcomes a new cor
respondent from Pine, a ilourishing
neighborhood in the west end OF the
county. The county correspondence
is one of the most interesting features
of the Mexico Weekly LEDGER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16

Troy, Mo, May IA disastrous
wreck occurred at s O'Clock this morn
ing on the st. Louis & Hannibal rail
road on a curve two miles west of
Slick. The engine of the south-bound
passenger train struck a broken rail
and the train, consisting Of Il baggage
and mail ear and one coach, was
thrown down a 10-foot e~mbanbment.
There were twenty-five passengers on
the train, and all were more or less
injured. Charles +. G.. Meyers, of
WarrentOn, had his skull crushed and
lived but q few moments. lie was
travelling salesman for c. i. Busch
man, a st. Louis grocer, and leaves Il
widow and six children in Warrenton,
Mo. Hon. J. Perry Wood, of New
London, attorney for the road, sus-
tanned internal injuries and is not X
pected to recover. He is still uncon-
scious. j. a. Jordon, General Manager
of the road, was badly injured in the
back, and Eugene Sullivan, engineer,
was badly scalded and his recovery is
doubtful.
The train was on adown grade when
the engineer saw the defective rail.
He and the fireman, after setting the
air brakes, both attempted to jump,
but fell to the floor of the cab and the
engineer tainted. The train left the
track at once, and after rolling down
the bank the coaches caught fire before
the passengers could be e~xtricated,
but General Manager Jordan, although
badly Injured ,succeededin extinguish-
ing the flames.
The track was badly torn up and two
rails were thrown 100 feet and bent
nearly double. One rail al clear
through the baggage car. Those who
were not injured, after eStricating the
wounded ones, took Il hand-car to
Slick and brought the physicians and
supplies to the wreck, where every
thing possible was done for the suffer
ers. A special train was run down
from Hannibal with surgeons and Of
icials on board, and all of the injured
were taken to that city.
This is the first time the St. Louis &
Hannibal railroad has ever had a
wreck which resulted in injury to pas
sengers. The track has been cleared
and trains ran regularlyth afternoon.
NOT CONSIDERED FATAL.
In response to a telegram sent by
the editor of the LEDGER inquiring
after the condition of Hon. Perry
Wood, Mrs. Wood wires as follows:
Special Dispatch to the Ledger.
NEW LONDON, Mo-, May 15.-Perry
has not fully recovered consciousness
yet, but ase not considered fatal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16

THE four countries in the world ona
silver basis are Mexico, India, China and
Japan. Wages there are much lower
than in gold countries.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16

AND so Bryan is to be brought ack
to Missouri in order to whoop up an
extra Democratic Convention TINS
ear
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16
LUNG TROUBLES.

Consumption in its earliest stages, Asthma and
Throat affections.
CANCER removed without the Use of q knife.
EPILEPSY, or fits; phenomenal success has
followed the treatment of this affection by IA
newly discovered drug.
PILES cured without a knife or detention
Trem business.
CATARRH Of the nose cured after other
methods had failed no failure in cases under
taken.
Many cases Of DEAFNESS and ROARING in the
head cured.
STOMACH Troubles, Dyspepsia Indigestion,
Bloatiug, &c. treated and cured with success
unparalleled
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16
The Unkindest Cut Of All.
From the Auxvasse Review

AT the "Atheletic" contest at Next
co Saturday night Maule threw Wal
ton so hard as to break one of his ribs.
Had each of them been wood chop
pers or rail makers and had both been
accidentally killed it would have been
more CT less a calamity. But this is
not an age of muscle exactly, and
hence.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16
W. +. TAYLOR,
o-4t Administrator

Assignee's Notice of Application for
Discharge.
Notice is hereby given that the nm.
dersigned, assignee of Theodore Rms
sen, will, at the June term. 1s95, of the
Circuit Court of Audrain Gouptv Afia-
sour, apply to said Court for final
disposition OF said assignment and
dlscharge from my said trust.
"-ot +. D. RODGERS,
Assignee of Theodore Bussen.
Mexico, Mo, April Is, 1885,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16

DEUsTRow has been declared sane
Now let him be hung.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16

and has specially imported medicines and ap-
p~liances necessary to cure nervous debility sad,
gloomy feelings, physical defects, impaired
memory, heart trouble, aversion to society,
lost power, &c.
Permanent Onice-No. PIG Ohio Street, Soda
liza, No. where every medical and surgical APP
pIiance can he found and where all correspond
euce should he directed.
= Consultation Free in Every Case.
Aud charges within reach of all.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16
sHERIFFs SALE IN PARTITION.

w. B. MCINTYRE, EFT AL,
Plaintiffs,
VS.,
JESSIE A. HICKMAN EFT Al,
Defendants.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16

TIE rich fellows who a C around
the country in order to keep from
paying taxes remind us of the church
goers who go from church to church
in order to keep from paying the ex-
penses of any preacher. They will all
90 to the same place when they die.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16

SOME of the officers of Audrain
county are interesting themselves in
reference to tax dodgers. 1t is said
that some of our very wealthiest peo-
pie are trying to hide their money. 1t
is claimed that one man moves around
all over the state and sometimes goes
outside of the state in order to keep
from paying taxes anywhere. If there
is any law to reach such people it
should be enforced.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16
DISEASES OF WOMEN

in all their various complicated forms. Ladies
find the doctor Il great friend and speak in praise
OF his advanced system Of home Treatment. A
trial Is all that i9 necessary to convince the
most incredulous thar his system Of treatment
is the best and only positive cure in all de-
rangements OF women.
DR.. shrimp has devoted extra time in AmeTi-
can and foreign hospitals on the study of
uriyate ailments of
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16

WE want a 50 to l corn crop i'll Mis-
souri, this year fifty bushels to one
acre,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16

THE extra session of the Missouri
Legislature will soon be owe The
extra convention of the Democratic
party is now on the programme. The
effect on the Democratic party from
one will be about the same as the
other.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16
The Sturgeon Leader says: To

The Sturgeon Leader says: To the
energy of b. B. Runkle as alderman
and the Mexico LEDGER as q news
paper is due, to a large extent, the
credit for Mexico's fifty electric lights
to-day. Messrs. Runkle and White
are hustlers and rarely go in for any
thing they do not get.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16
Champ Clark Astonlshed.

From the BoOnYiIIe MO- AdVertlser.
Hon. Champ Clark was a caller at
the advertiser Office Wednesday after
noon, and, in the course of the con-
versation, said: az never had any
thing to astonish me more in my life,
than the size of the audience that
greeted me, at such an early hour in
the day, when | spoke at the Court
House in Boonville, during the cam
paign last fall" ''I'n take that back
he quickly added, 81 win except
Treloar.r
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16
SIP
Mexico. Mo-. Friday. MAY "a.
At the WINDSOR HOTEL, returning
every four weeks.

Fighter years has been devoted to the study
and treatment of Nervous, Chronic and Obscure
diseases in the great cities and hospitals Of E1-
rope and America, and our offices are perfectly
equipped with special imported drugs and ap-
pliauces which are necessary to effect a cure III
long-standing ailments, such as stomach Lay
or. Heart and Nervous troubles, Kidney, Blad
der and Brain Disease, and all forms of Rheu-
iuatism, Neuralgia. Constipation, Dropsy, st.
Eitus Dance and Epilepsy.
Dr.. shrimp has devoted much time and prac-
fin4 IN Tho gTaf.Tjal study pf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16

THE New York World, referring to
the advance of stock and products
throughout the entire world, says:
''The calamity howlers have continu-
ously vexed II ears with stories of
lack of work, of cut in wages, of low
prices of commodities and a depres-
sion in business. They have explain
ed these troubles by ascribing them to
the demonstration of silver, the re-
form of the tariff and the incubus of q
Democratic Administration. 1t is now
in order for them to step up to the
front and be equally prompt with a
sufficient explanation for the improve
ment of the times, which cannot be
explained anyway"
THE Democratic Committee of st.
Clair County, Illinois, by a vote of ~
to 10, refused to send delegates to the
State convention to be held in that
State this year and adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions:
"WHEREAs, The Democratic State
Central Committee of Illinois, I'M
wisely and without warrant of pre-
cedent or party usage, has seeu fit to
call n convention o.: Democrats to
meet at Springfield, ILL.,, June 5, to
consider a question vested by the
Federal confederation in the Congress
of the United States, and
"WHEREAs, The National Demo-
cratic Convention has from the found
ing Of the party down to the campaign
of 1892 formulated the platform and
declaration of principles, defined the
issues and marked out the line of
party duty, therefore
"Resolred, That it is the sense of
this committee that the best interests
of the party in st. Clair County will
be snbserved by not sending any del
egation TO the said convention"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16

County Collector James Dowell has
a fine six months old st. Bernard pup,
which is one of the finest in the coun-
try.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16


DON'T sit down and wait until we
have free and unlimited coinage of
silver 10 to ! in order to get all the
money you want. We may have free
and unlimited coinage of silver Is to l,
but you will not be able to get all the
money you want even then unless you
work for il.
Hon. W. j. BRYAN is advertised to
speak in Mexico, May IS, and "answer
Carlisle's Memphis speech" Gosh, it
would be a terrible thing if Carlisle
didn't make a speech at Memphis.
Bryan wouldn't have anything to an
swer, would he? That would not make
any difference though. He could go on
and agitate a little anyway.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16

YoUNG men should learn a trade.
1t don't make any difference how
much money we have in this country,
unless you can work and earn some
of it you will always be poor. Men
claim they can't get money. 1t is be-
cause they haven't anything to give
for money. Other men claim they
can't find work when they can't work.
When you ask them what they can do
they answer anything, when, as a mat
ter of fact,they can do nothing, having
no trade.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16
SHERIFF'S SALE IN PARTITION

JESSE Fl. CARTER ET Al,
Plaintiffs,
VS..
ORA CARTER ET AL,
Defendants.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16

THE Columbia Savings Bank pays
4.O1 per cent for the use of Boone
County's money; the first National
Bank of Mexico pays3 .s for Audrain's;
the Fulton Bank pays 3 per cent for
Callaway's; the National Bank of
Rolla pays IL for Phelps County's
POUNDS, the Citizens Bank of Bowling
Green pays So for Pixies, and the
Farmers and Merchants Bank of Fay
cite pays l per cent for Towards.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-16
ADMINISTRATORS Notice

W. 4. q JNU. It. WAYNE,
o. Executors.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-10

REMARKS the Olneyville Times: "It is
understood that there is a movement on
foot to remove the State Agricultural
College from Kingston Hill to Kingston
Station. This plan, it seems to us, is
stepped and saturated in common sense. :"
1t seems SO to a great many persons, too.
Why shouldn't the General Assembly
appoint commission to look into the
whole matter thoroughly? The State
has had experience since the folly of
locating the State School on Kingston
Hill was committed, and the experience
ought to be turned to advantage.