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Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06

THE City Democratic Committee
has called a primary for next Monday
to nominate a Councilman from the
First Ward, the result of the regular
election being a tie between Mr..
Abbay and MI. Houston. A great
deal of interest was taken in this con
tast
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06

THEWoman's Christian Temperance
Union of Kentucky should remember
that if that bottle of old "bourbon''
isn't allowed to trickle over the bow
of the new warship some Kentuckian
will almost certainly drink it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06

THE report that MI. Robert Kemp
would contest the nomination for City
Marshal ia without foundoticn.-Mr.
Kemp ia a thoroughbred Democrat
and although only beaten by one vote
accepts his defeat gracefully and will
support the ticket as heartily as any
Democrat in the city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06

If the Sultan imagines he has any
sympathy in this country, he should
have his interpreter read for him a
few of those propositions in the Amer
lean press TO send Mrs. Lease to
1'urkau
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06

BARNUM used to say that ''the peo-
pie loved to be humbugged; that Il
sucker was born every minute
Schrader is of the same opinion, only
he thinks "the suckers are born at
the rate of one q second.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06

IT does not matter whether Jeffer-
son City or Sedalia is to be the future
capital Of Missouri, there are a num-
Der of men who will be willing to live
in either place as Governor oil the
State.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06

Ex-Gov. MCKINLEY says he is going
to settle down and practice law, but
the betting is that he won't order a
very expensive shingle until after the
middle of June.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06

: We are now ready to do all kinds OF
tin work. Repairing a speciality. We
also repair guns, bicycles, locks, door
bells, electric fixtures, engines, boilers.
force, suction and chain pumps. We
do all kinds of steam fitting. This is
the time to have your wheels repaired
ready to use. Tin roof, gathering, SO.
Gan put You up one of the best light
ming rods on earth at a little cost. All
work will be guaranteed. Hit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06
Mesars. Schwager & Raef, the ",

Messrs. Schwager & Raef, the wen
driIers, have just completed awell for
the Mexico Electric Light Company.
They went down $50 feet and water
rises within IS feet of the top. A fine
How was secured-about IT'S barrels
per day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06

Ex-PREsIDENT HARRISON has posi-
lively declined to be a candidate for
the Republican nomination for Pres
ident this year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06

THE new public school building is
completed and ready for occupancy.
1t il a very handsome building, well
furnished and is a great credit to the
School Board of this city. 1t is sub
stantially and handsomely built and
the price paid was very cheap. The
Mexico School Board is composed Of
some of Mexico's most Substantial and
public spirited citizens. They give
our city an economical but most sue
cessful administration When money! is
needed it is appropriated but used
judiciously. The Mexico Public
Schools have a reputation more than
State wide and the credit is due the
school board and teachers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06

THE city primary is over and a
splendid ticket has been nominated.
1t will be elected by an increased ma
iority,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06

SCHRADER, the "Divine Faith He'll
err" is a fraud. The people seem to
like a humbug, but Schrader suits
them most too well.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06

IT is astonishing to note the num-
Der of strange things that come before
the curtain whenever the Monroe
doctrine Is applauded.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06
At Hardin College, Friday. Feb. q.

At Hardin College, Friday. Feb. q
The annual oratorical contest be-
tween the literary societies of VIM.
Jewell College viii take place in the
auditorium at Hardin College on Fri
day evening, Feb. 81. A gold medal
viii be given by Hardin College to
the winner in the contest. This will
certainly be a treat in the way OF
oratory to the citizens of Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06

SIN the Daily and Weekly LEDGER
will be found the financial statement
of Audrain County, showing the re-
ceipts and expenditures for the last
year. The affairs of this county are
administered economically and care
fully. Audrain' County is one of the
most prosperous in the State.
"SCHRADER" should start a new
third party.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06
columns.

IT is insinuated that the flying col
umns with which the Spanish army is
harrassing the Cubans are newspaper
columns.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06
Dodson-PittinraI.

CENTRALLA, Mo-, Feb. 3.-Informa-
ton has Just reached this city of the
marriage on January 81 at Tampa,
Fla, of Miss Minnie Pittingal OF this
city to Prof. Dodson Of the Louisiana
State University, formerly q professor
In the Missouri State University,
where the bride was then q pupil. The
contracting parties stand very high In
Boone county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06
OatIaud For Rert

sixty acres, AZ miles from town.
oneaP for money rent. viii take
nalf In work this winter.
ozs-wit II. p. WARDEN,
Mexico, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06
On "Wednesday. Februarv 5tb

On wednesday, February 9TH, Mary
South, aged 8 years, the only daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Trimble,
OF near Santa Fe, Mo-, died Of mem
braneous Group. Mary was a lovely
little girl, enjoying fine health and her
illness was brief. Her parents are
neart- broken and have the sympathy
OF the entire community in the loss of
their little darling. esuffer little
children to come unto me, for of such
Ii the kingdom OF Heaven
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06
Tn the Circuit Court to-day the

In the Circuit Court to-day the case
of w. II. Barnes VS.. Joseph Rawlings
was decided in favor OF the defendant.
barnes claimed that he sold Rawlings
d threading machine and thatRawlings
sold ft before he had paid him for it,
and sued for damages.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06

THE Democrats of Mexico and Au-
drain county need no boss. ga word
to the wise should be sufficient"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06
Now Ia the T,me

To lay in your mill feed. Pollock
will sell You bran at So per ton. Think
OF it, only half price. 42-4t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06
Court of Appeals,

The st. Louis Court of Appeals has
handed down opinions in the follow
ing cases from Audrain county: Lari-
more VS.. @. & A. r. R., affirmed Dam
iel VS.. Atkins, affirmed; Hockaday VS..
Sturgeon, affirmed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06

SENATOR PERKINS, bill introduced
m the Iowa Legislature providing that
any person wishing to indulge in in
toxicating liquor, including hard cider,
shai 1rst take out a license, is not
meeting with great encouragement;
and tnis h q pity. Iowa has some
strange laws on her statute books,
and this license measure Q dram
drinkers would At beautifully. among
them. II Iowa cares anything Q
revenue. the Perrin bill would mn the
treasury to Overlooking, inasmuon as
L Axes the price Of personal Licenses
4 &c and ssesses the barkeePer sio
everv time he sells liquor TO . person
who l. not provided with the required
nsrchment duly decorated with the
municipal seaI and tied with 2 Diue
ribbon. Il would add much 20 me
c.vety Of nations II the Perrin nna
could 20 through and the rush 9
Licenses begin ~ once.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06

The largest line Of Percales ever
brought to this city at Bium's. Come
and see them. d&wtf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06

THE Democracy of Missouri grows
stronger and more harmonious every
dav.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06

THE next meeting of the Missouri
Press Association will take place on a
steamboat between st. Louis and the
South and will likely be held some
time in June. The association will
charter q steamer in st. Louis and will
hold one session a day on the boat.
The excursion will last a week and
greatly reduced rates have been Sc
cured. During this excursion Walter
Williams will issue a daily edition of
the Missouri Editor, the best publica-
ton for printers that is published in
the United States. Those who are not
members of the Missouri Press Asso-
citation should at once send an appli-
cation for membership to Correspond
ing Secretary r. M. White, Mexico,
Mo. The meeting this year promises
to be one OF the most interesting and
pleasant that has ever been held.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06

To exchange for good farm In North
ern Missouri, stock of general mer-
chandise, hardware and store building.
Good location. Address box e, Biairs-
town, Ia. 45 II
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06

Keep good company, and you shall
be of the number. Kerr's System
Renovator cures Biliousness, Debility,
Malaria, etc. Sold by French & Gar
ratf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06
COAL! COAL!

Plenty of coal at my mine, one mile
north of Mexico, at 7 cents per bushel,
| cash. 36-et B. WADDINGToN.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06
Friday, the 9TH Day OF Fsbruarl
n JCOn

between the hours of nine o,eIcckh
the forenoon and five O'Clock In ~
afternoon of that day, at the 60
front Court House door, In the City,
Mexico, County of Audrain aforesa4
sell the same, or SO much thereof
may be required, at public yenscs5 Y
the highest bidder for cash ii bar
(subject to all prior liens and judx
ments) to satisfy said execution -
costs.
j.. N. STEPHENS,
Sheriff of Audrain County. Mo-,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06

THERE is a hungry hord of Repub-
lican office seekers this year. That
party believes in the mai seeking the
position, and its leade rs are not
modest in their demands. Public
patronage is all that keeps this party
together.
THE Worlds Fair medals are ready
for distribution. Probably some of the
winners have forgotten by this time
that they are entitled to any medals.
1t is confidently expected that the
diplomas will be completed some time
this century.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06
JUSTICE AT LAST.

4
Arthur Duestrow, the fiendish wife !
and child murderer of st. Louis, has
at last been convicted of murder in
the first degree. For two years some
of the ablest criminal lawyers in the
State of Missouri have been using
their eloquence and skill to set free a
man who tore himself from the en-
braces of n mistress to murder the
woman who had given her honor to
his keeping and the child which bore
his name. He was and is a rich man
so far as money is concerned, and the
power of gold is too great, alas, in
such cases. But even the shining
coiu-the very emblem of pleasure
and prosperity-could not buy infiu-
ence enough to keep the jury which
sat at his last trial from convicting
him of murder in the first degree, a
punishment not nearly sufficient for
the dastardly deed he committed.
The simple dates in the case show
what a herculean effort money and
skill made in behalf of this man. The
murder was committed on February
13, 1894. Duestrow vas indicted
March 20. His trial was set for April
9th and continued until April 23rd,
when an application for a special
Judge was made and granted and the
trial postponed to May Z. On that
day a change of venue was applied
for and the next setting of the case
was September II, when it continued
to January IA, 1895. AT this time ap-
plication was made for an inquiry into
Duestrow's sanity. The inquiry be-
gan January 81 and resulted in a hung
jury. The second inquiry began April
80 and he was pronounced sane. July
| 26 he was tried, but the jury could not
agree and the second trial was set for
September 10, and on that day con-
tinued to January 10, 1896. The ver-
dict of guilty was returned on Feb
ruary 2, within eleven days of two
years from the date of the murder.
Should the case be taken to the Su-
Sreme Court, as his lawyers will make
every effort to do, it will hardly bs
likely that that high tribunal Of jus
tice will set aside the verdict unless
grave and decisive errors have beer
made. Justice has been slow, bu'
sure, in this case, and Arthur Dues
trow is doomed to the gallows. Ht
will die the most degraded of deaths
and will surely suffer after death tn,
direst torments of he'll, which will b,
no moro than just punishment fol
such a crime as he committed.
IL the interest of harmony, Messrs
John Abbay and A. s. Houston hav,
voluntarily withdrawn from the con
test for the Democratic nomination TO
Councilman in the First Ward. Thu
LEDGER cordially endorses the spiri
shown by these gentlemen, and woul'
state that if all the Democrats in Mex
leo, Audrain County, State of Missouri
and United States would show tn
same spirit, the Democratic tickle
would sweep the earth. Both of thes
gentlemen desire, through the LED
GER, to thank their friends for tn
interest taken in their candidacy an,
express the hope that they will ap
prove their action. Mr.. George W
Adams, a sterling Democrat, will prob
ably be nominated by reclamation TO
Councilman by the Democrats in tn
| Irs.o4 ura.l
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06

THE Mexico LEDGER is in receipt of
a telegram from Ed. T. Orear, ofiJef-
ferson City, stating that the Supreme
Court has decided favorably to the
submission of the capital removal
question. The opinion was handed
down by Judge G.. B. Macfarlane.
-Thara is no 4aAstion-a now thatauo4e
on capital removal will be submitted
at the next general election.
THE Racket, Brown & Platt proprie-
tors, has contracted with the Mexico
Daily and Weekly LEDGER for adver-
Using space for a year. This firm Ak
poets to sell goods the year around
and advertises accordingly. 1t defes
competition in prices and quality of
goods. Read the Racket advertise
meBt and then call and e for your
selves.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06

Pollock win sell you bran at So per
ton; shipstuff $40 per ton. 42-4t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06
County Court Proceedings.

A statement of the receipts and x
penditures of Audrain county for the
year 1895 was presented by j. S--Sni-
dow, County Clerk, and was by the
court examined, approved and ordered
published in the Mexico LEDGER and
Intelligencer.
e. B. Bruce, having been appointed
Deputy Recorder, a by the court
approved.
The court ordered that the clerk ap-
portion the general road fund now
on hand among the several road dis
tricts, giving to each full district S335,
and fractional districts in proportion.
J. A. Harrison, Assessor, account for
s1,432.65 against State and county.
A warrant was ordered for S716.3 80, the
half due by the county, and ordered
certified to the State for payment of
s716.32, the half due by the State.
The following accounts were al
lowed:
M. R. Wise, carpet for County
Clerks office IS 80 IS
L. T. Shootman, or. salary as
janitor of Court House il. 40 90
j. 1. Kilby, repairs on Jas. Pitt
bridge 49,. 81 so
Jos. Reynolds, repairs on Heiz-
er bridge. IA 20
Philip Rebman repairs on Cross
DTiuSG &. . - = ~ w
Wade, Cauthorn Furniture Co.,
supplies for jail ........ 1 so
j. W.. Freeman, two pauper
collins 10 90
j. G.. Trimble, account as Pros
ecuting Attorney 176 Is
Water Works Co., Or. water at
at Jail. 4 so
Water Works Co., or. water at
Court House. -. ........... s 90
w. L. Redlich, repairs on Court
House. Z O5
G. G. Davis, coalfor jail ...... Sc so
Electric Light Co, light at Jail
for b W
W. ]. McLoney, supplies for
.. / 50
State Industrial Home for girls,
support of Birdie Mitchell or. IS rs
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-06
SHERIFF,S SALE.

BY virtue and authority of a speclf
execution issued from the office 0fthc
Clerk of the Circuit Court OF Andrsp
County, Missouri, ~returnable at ~
January term, 1896, of said court, ~
to me directed in favor of e. s. Maof
field and against Jacob Flora, and ~
real estate below described, / hss
levied upon and seized all the righS
title, interest and claim of the a&
Jacob Flora and all other perez
bound by the judgment, OF, in and N
the following described real estate, "
wit: Lot No. so, block L. OF Beatt{I
Addition to the City of Mexico, M
souri,, all lying and being in the g.
County and State OF Missouri; andI
win, on
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Two Lives saved.

Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, of Junction City
Ill. was told by her doctors she had
Consumption and that there was no hope
for her, but two bottles of DIR. Kings
New Discovery completely cured her
and she says it saved her life. Mr.. Thos.
Eggers, 1S9 Florida st. San Francisco,
suffered from a dreadful cold, approach
ing Consumption, tried without result
everything else then bought one bottle
of DIR. Kings New Discovery and in two
weeks was cured. He is naturally thank
full. 1t is such results, of which these
are samples, that prove the wonderful
efficacy of t his medicine in Coughs and
colds. Free trial bottles at Blakeley &
Houghton's Drug Store. Regular size
so cents and 81 90.
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THE BEST
SPRING MEDICINE

is SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR don't
forget to take it. The Liver gets sluggish
during the Winter, just like all nature,
and the system becomes eholxed up by
the accumulated waste, which brings on
Malaria. Fever and Ague and Rheuma-
tism. You want to wake up your Liver
now, but be sure you take SIMMONS
LIVER REGULATOR to do it. 1t also
regulates the Liver-keeps it properly at
work, when your system will be free from
poison and the whole body invigorated.
You get THE BEST BLOOD when
your system is in Al condition, and that
will only be when the Liver is kept active.
Try a Liver Remedy once and note the
difference. But take only SIMMONS
LIVER REGULATOR-it is SIMMONS
LIVER REGULATOR which makes the
difference. Take it in powder or in liquid
already prepared, or make a tea of the
powder; but take SIMMONS LIVER REGU-
LATOR. You'll find the RED Z on every
package. Look for it.
j. n. zeiIin 8 Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
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the part of the blue-coated minions of
the law that they represented the in
terest of the people at large; but they
bine and used all the means in their
power to secure its success.
The total number of votes cast was
6569. The county and city convention,
to be held Saturday, will number 124
delegates, of which the taxpayers will
have at least 80 votes. The taxpayers
carried the first, second, fourth, fifth,
sixth, part of the eighth, and the tenth
wards, in the city, and the Frank-Hume-
Mimic comb bine carried the third,
seventh, part of the eighth, ninth and
eleventh wards. The taxpayers have 6S
votes in the city convention; the COM
bine So votes.
Today was marked by many sensa-
tional episodes. In Upper Albina the
police deliberately broke into the poll
ing place, cenfiscated the ballot box, ar
rested the judges, and dragged them to
the central station, because they refused
a Democratic vote. In the second ward
there was vast mob of heeIers. thugs,
vagrants and law. breakers of all kinds,
and with the able and willin assistance
of the police, they had the space in front
of the voting place all day. and drove
hundreds of citizens from the polls.
Only 293 votes were cast, though at least
1000 Republicans were on hand ready to
vote. These votes were cast largely by
the iff-raff, who held their places in
line and managed to put in ticket
when it was not rejected by the judges.
This primary was the scene OF several
exciting episodes, and was a center of
uproar and commotion all day.
No one was killed. The same scenes
were repeated with somewhat less evil
dence of violence, at third ward. All
was comparatively quiet in the first,
fourth, fifth and sixth wards, in which a
free expression of Republican opinion
was allowed, and which, in consequence.
were carried by the taxpayers. In the
seventh ward, there were disgraceful
scenes of violence. On the East Side,
except in Albina, there was compare
tive quiet. Because of the tactics of the
police, not more than one-fifth of the
full Republican vote was cast north of
Washington street.
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Blakeley & Houghton desire us to pub
lish the following extract from letter
of Chas: NJ. Gutfeld of Reedley, Fresno
county, Calf, as they handle the rem
edy referred to and want their customers
to know what a SPLENDID medicine it is !:
cit is with pleasure / tell you that by
one days use of Chamberlain's Cough
remedy 1 was relieved of very bad
cold. My head was completely stopped
up and could not sleep at night. can
recommend this remedy" A cold nearly
always starts in the head and afterwards
extends to the throat and lungs. By
using this remedy freely as soon as the
cold has been contracted it will cure the
cold at once and prevent it from extend
ing to the lungs.
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1t May Do as Much for You.

Mr.. Fred Miller, of Irving, H., writes
that he had a severe kidney tlouble for
many years, with severe pains in his
back aud also that his bladder was af-
fected. He tried meny SO called Kidney
cures but without any good result. About
q year ago he began to use Electric Bit
ters and found relief at once. Electric
Bitters is especially adapted to cure of
all Kidney and Liver troubles and often
gives almost instant relief. One trial
will prove our statement. Price 50c and
$1.Oo. At Blakeley & Houghton's Drug
Store.
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P,nar Del Rio Burned.

HAVANA, April 2.-The capture of Pin
ar del Rio and Santa Clara by the insur-
gents, who occupied them several hours
and left them in flames, is severe blow
to the Spanish armies. General Pando
and General Juarez Valdez. the military
governors of the destroyed cities, have
been ordered to return to Spain by Cen
eral Weyler. The capt.-general is badly
worried over the situation. He thought
he had Pinar del Rio so strongly guarded
that it was absolutely impossible for
Maceo's forces to break in. But in the
middle of the night of March 25 they
came and literally laid the townsin ashes.
OF several hundred residences, not more
than couple of dozen were left unin-
jured.
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Hov to Cure kheumatism.

ARAao, Coos Co.. Oregon, Nov. 10.
1881 wish to inform you of the great
good Chamberlain's Pain Balm has done
my wife. She has been troubled with
rheumatism of the arms and hands for
SIX months, and has tried many reme-
dies prescribed for that complaint, but
found no relief until she used this PAIN
Balm; one bottle of which has complete
ly cured her. take pleasure in recon-
mending it for that trouble. Yours
truly. G. A. Bullord. 80 cents and 81 90
bottles for sale by Blakeley & Hough-
toms Drug Store.
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reduced Rates.

Effective March 22d. The o. R. & N.
Co. will reduce their round trip rates
between Portland and The Dalles as fol-
lows: Two day rate, good going Satur-
day and returning Monday night, So.
Ten day tickets $3.50. Good on all
trains. E. E. LYTLE,
m24-d&wtf Agent
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]. w. Pierce, Republic, Ia, says: 'sI
have used One Minute Cough Cure in
my family and for myself, with result SO
entirely satisfactory that can hardly
find words to express myself as to its
merit. 1 will never fail to recommend
it to others, on every occasion that pre-
sents ITSELF" For sale by Snipes-K -Kiner-
slew. Drug Co.
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The patrons of Mrs. NJ. E. Briggs mil
linery parlors will be pleased to know
that Miss Bottorf has returned and has
charge of the trimming department.
Latest novelties in spring hats made to
order. Miss Bottorf came directly from
the city, after two weeks stay, where
she inspected all the latest Paris designs
in hats and bonnets. m1S-dtf
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Hello, Hello,

This is the County Treasurer. He
wants all county warrants registered
prior to April l, 1892, presented at his
Office. corner Third and Washington,
for he is ready to pay the same. Inter-
est ceases after January 10Th.
VIM. MICHEL,
County Treas.