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Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20
AN BREEDER.
A. A. Kitzmiller Will Soon Locate in
Mexico With His Big String
OF Horses.

MI. A. A. Kitzmiller, who bought
the Frank Kilgore place in the south
western suburbs of Mexico, was al
the Windsor Hotel this morning and
remained until this afternoon. Mr.
Kitzmiller came down last night from
Wichita, Kas., and as he has large in
terests there which demand his per-
sonal attention his stay in Mexico was
limited. He will locate on his new
purchase in the early spring and will
vastly improve the premises. He says
the more he sees of Mexico the bet
ter he likes the town and the people.
Mr.. Kitzmiller is one of the most
extensive breeders of the light har-
ness horse in the West. He has
there is still money in the business,
and always will be. His stud is headed
by the great stallion, Ellerslie Wilkes,
2:22k, the best bred son of George
Wilkes, and as grand an individual as
stands on iron. In a few days he will
ship 81 brood mares to this city. The
balance of his stock-mostly track
horses and campaigners-will arrive
about the first of April. Mr.. Kitzmiiler
has sixteen track horses on the Fair
Grounds at Wichita, among whom are
General Sherman, Maud W., Severn
Girl, Albert X, and other good ones.
The harness horse interests in this
section will be very materially adj
vanced with the arrival of Mr.. Kitz-
miller's string.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20
Obituary.

At six o'clock Jan. goth, Mrs.
Mary Cant Barnett fell asleep at her
home in this city. She was
thirty-five years old the 25th of
last August. Her husband died
about one year before her. She
leaves Il daughter and two sons
between the ages of eight and four
years. She was married to Mr..
Barnett Dec. 31st., 1885.
She had been n member of the
church since girlhood and held her
membership with the Christian
church of this city. She had con-
sumption and unlike most victims
of that deceptive disease she recog-
nized the fact that she was doomed.
She met death calmly and resignedly
and committed her soul and all her
interests to the Lord.
She was tenderly nursed by her
aged mother, sisters, brothers and
kind neighbors who did all they
could for her comfort. She remem-
bered all this most gratefully and
requested that her thanks should be
rendered to each and every one who
had shown her such attention and
kindness.
Her funeral services were con-
Quoted by Ed. John S. Shouse, who
spoke ON the blessedness of being
lat home with the Lord" Hel
remains were carried to Laddonla
where they were inferred by the
side of her husband. May the gra'
cious Father guide her children and
her loved ones TO the heavenly
home where Gods children are
being gathered. A FRIEND.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20
To b Ladies.

When anyone wishes to have a cor
rect idea of anything in volving good
taste they wall invariably refer to the
ladies to pass judgment. A lady when
asked for an opinion does not
blunder over what men choose
to call a course Of reasoning, but will,
by a nearer route and quick intuition
of soul, see at onc what is right and
what is wrong. We all strive to get
the good opinion of the ladies. Often
we overdo the thing and imagine we
are making a great impression, but
don't think for a moment she can't see
through the mask of deceit. She will
size you up and estimate you at your
true value. Now, what we want is a
visit to our store of all the ladies in
Mexico mot all at once, however, where
you will find good things to eat. That
Delmonico Drip goes fine on q biscuit
made from Mexico -four and good but
ter. which we always have. That pure
apple vinegar is the best that a be
made. Don't fail to try our coffee;
everybody who has tried it knows how
good it is, the rich aroma and DELICIOUS
flavor will always win friends. Apples,
what is better than a good geneting
Hay and corn always on hand.
Come and see us; you Will find we will
always please the ladies.
JOHNSTON & AsBURY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20
La GRIPPE REMAINS
For Years in the System ii Not Cured

This country contains a large mul.
t;tude of men and women who are de-
bilitated and weak as the effect of La
grippe. II every one would do as the
Reverend Petty, of Virginia, did, this
vast multitude of sufferers would soon
be well and strong again. He writes
Last winter I had q very bad case oil
la grippe which left me enfeebled and
liable to cold at the slightest exposure.
1 tried a number of remedies, but they
afforded only temporary relief. IsaW
an advertisement of Pe-ru-na and con
cluded to try it. I have been using it
for two months, and it has afforded
me much relief. 1t is indeed a panacea
to me. 1t has invigorated me more
than anything / eve tried. / have
recommended it to others and advised
them to send for your pamphlets. I
have written of it to distant friends
You can use this statement in any way
you choose.
REV. III. PETTY, Baptist, Dry Fork, Va.
For further particulars and a multi
tude of witnesses write to the Peru
ma Drug Manufacturing Company,
Columbus, Ohio, for a free copy of
their illustrated treatise on la grippe.
Pe-ru-nais also a IRE cure for catarrh,
cough, colds, bronchitis, first stage of
consumption and all climatic diseases
Of winter,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20
ROBBED AND THEN SHOT.
Thomas Vaughn Held UP Near Rich
Hill, No.-Shot Because He Would
Not Trot.

RICH HILL, Mo-, Feb. 1.-Two high
waymen held up a farmer named
Thomas Vaughn, who resides at Corn
land, a crossroads p~ostofice and
country store, seven miles north OF
Rich Hill. yaughn-was walking
along the road when he was attacked
and, after robbing him Of his watch
and IS cents in money, the highway
men commanded him to "trot," but
he continued to walk and they fred,
shooting him through the ieshy part
of his legs. About $3.50 O'Clock the
footpads met two miners about q mile
from Rich Hill, from whom they Sc
cured a watch and 81 In money. They
arrived In Rich Hill at 8 o'clock In the
morning and were arrested and jailed.
They had one horse, which they rodo
by turns and which was found to be
one which was stolen from Mrs.
Huckins, the postmistress OF Arthur,
in Vernon County. The animal was
o valuable one and a reward OF s125
was offered Tor it at the time OF the
theft.
The robbers were recognized by
several citizens as brothers named
Orr from Harrisonville.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20
WILL BE EXTENDED.
Beginning Next Monday the Wabash
Accommodations Will Run Through
This City as Far as Moberly.

Word was received in this city from
headquarters yesterday that on next
Monday the accommodation trains on
the Wabash, which now run as far as
Montgomery City, would be extended
to Moberly. As stated in yesterday
evenings LEDGER it has been the
general wish of the people here to
have the accommodations extended
and this wish will be satisfied.
A time table has not yet been made
out, but there will ba a morning train
going to st. Louis and an evening
train coming from the city. The
morning train will leave here between
seven and eight O'Clock and arrive In
st. Louis about IL or before, and the
returning train will leave st. Louis
about five and get to Mexico about
nine, giving a person nearly a whole
day in the city and a chance for good
nights rest afterward.
The people Of Mexico should ap-
p~reciate the action of Wabash COM
pany in extending these trains and no
doubt will patronize them freely The
company is to be congratulated on its
speedy action in regard to this mat
far
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20
CRACKED THE SAFE.
Bank of Richards, Mo-, is Robbed OF
S9O0-Thieves Use Dynamite.

NEVADA, Mo-, Feb. 1s.-Conklin
Bros bank at Richards, in this county,
was robbed at 2 O'Clock this morning
by three highwaymen. The safe was
blown open by dynamite. The build
ing was badly wrecked and 5000 in
cash was stolen. The building was set
afire by the explosion, but the robbers
cody carried water and put 1t out. The
explosion aroused the town. The rob-
bers were seen but no effort was made
to capture them. They walked away
in the darkness and made their es-
cape. The owners of the robbed bank
have a bank in this city, and one at
Sheldon. They sent currency to Rich
ards this morning, will order a new
safe at once and open up their bank
again. There is no clew to the thieves
and no particular effort is being made
to capture them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20
Attention, Dairymen.
Public Sale!
ThurSdav- March ID

The undersigned will sell at public
sale to the highest bidder at the Reed
farm, IL miles east of Mexico, Mo-,
on Thursday, March IL, 1895, the fol-
lowing described property:
1 pure blood Jersey bull, Ko-Ko,
registered No. 30593, A. j. @. G.
1 registered bull calf.
registered Jersey COWS.
20 Thoroughbred Jersey cows and
heifers unregistered
Also, about 20 head of thoroughbred
HoIstein cows and heifers, bred by w
F. Whitney (~registered or eligible te
registry and bred for butter and milk
This stock has been selected for high
merit as dairy cattle and those want
ing milk stock can not afford to mist
this sale.
TERMS OF SALE.-Sums of S25 anG
under, cash; over s25 . credit of 81,
months will be given, purchaser Civ
ing note with approved security bear
ing 8 per cent. interest from date.
! Y. o. p. KING.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20
SWEPT BY A MORAL WAVE
Unparalleled Religious Enthusiasm in
Eastern Kentucky and
Tennessee.

LEXINGTON, KY, Feb. ia great
religious tidal wave is spreading over
Eastern Kentucky and Eastern Ten
nessee. From nearly every county
comes news of great revivals. One
Just closed at SneedviIle, Hancock
County, Tenn, reports 200 converts.
In many sections the religious fervor
has run into the worst kind OF fanati-
cism. Holiness meetings IRE common,
men and women claiming to be sane
titled and can do no sin. In this coun-
ty 1t has taken the form of a temper
ance crusade. Several weeks ago Mrs.
Beauchamp, Of Lexington, State pres
ident of the w. g. T. T., organized
several unions in this section. The
women went to work with q viii, and
whiskey has been prohibited at Pine
vile. Middlesboro is at fervor heat
over the movement. A monster Pc
tition, with nearly 1000 names, has
been gotten up to present to the
Council next Monday night, asking
them TO refuse further granting OF
license. This petition embraces about
one-half of the grown-up people.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20
County News.
ROWENA ITEMS.

Esrtr-
Correspondence OF the Ledger.
RowENA, Mo-, February T.-Mr.
Rench and family will move to Barton
County to make their home.
Frank McConnahay and family, who
spent the winter in this neighborhood,
started for Oklahoma the 18th inst.
Mr.. James a. McConnahay, Sr., and
family will go to Nebraska to make
their permanent home.
Jim McConnahay viii go to Texas
to look for a location.
Mrs. VIM, P. Gan. is on the sick
list.
Mr.. JEFF Hess is painting the new
store house at Rowena.
MIR. James A. Craig writes back to
friends from Texas that he and family
are perfectly satisfied in their new
home.
MIR. VIM. Reid, of Paris, Mo-, made
a short visit to this neighborhood.
Miss Sophia Threlkeld spent last
week with friends near Mexico.
On account OF bad roads the mail
only goes out every other day.
Nat Dawson will live on Mr.. j. Hess
farm this year. !.
Mr.. S. j. Hollanshead has returned
from Kansas, where he has been visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. Neil Ashhy.
The debate at fuller school house
Friday night on the "Woman Suf-
frage' question was ably discussed by
Messrs. Cant Creason, Frank. Crea-
son and G. Moorhead on affirmative
and Col. Jas. Todd, VIM. Todd, VIM.
Snort and P. jacobson on the mega
tive. The judges rendered their de-
cision in favor of the affirmative.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20
BENTON CITY ITEMS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
BENTON CTTY, Mo-, Feb. 1s.-Rev.
Hagan filled his regular appointment
at the Presbyterian church Sunday.
The ~protracted meeting was put of on
account of bad roads until the Thurs
day night preceding the first Sunday
in March. The following Sunday Is
communion day and the two elders
and two deacons will be installed. In
FAINT baptism will also be administered
If any desire.
Mr.. Stone went down to Wellsvilie
to participate with the Masonic Order
In the funeral services of 8. III. Bark
er Friday.
As Tom Hamilton was walking home
from Mexico Tuesday night he was
accosted by two robbers, who prompt
ly relieved him of as cents.
Will Gerring is going to Virginia.
| Stock sold well at his sale last Tuesday
; Miss Stevenson came down on the
| local Monday morning to presume schoo
duties, after a visit to home folks in
| Mexico.
Virgil Williams was here Friday on
business.
DIR. T. j. Divers returned Sunday
night from a brief visit to his home In
| Centralia.
William MCGOWAN and children
| came home Saturday from johnson
county, where they visited relatives
Mrs. John stumpf and little daugh'
ter, of Mexico, IRE visiting Clarencs
Douglass and wife.
Miss Brown, of Mexico, is the CUES
| of relatives near Benton City.
Mrs. Jacob Stumpf returned from
visit to her daughter, Mira. J. T. Ban
ton, of Mexico.
"oid Man, DR.. 'Hsiley's fine dog
was stolen from him about q week ago
Word was received Friday that twt
tramps ere see with him In Rusl
Hill. Tom Moore Immediately wen
in search OF him. DIR. HALEY was tn,
happiest man In town to-day whei
Tom Moore came In with the dog
having found him In Bloomington, Ill
Miss Williams, OF Mexico, Ia tn
guest Of her uncle, Win Williams, an
family, of Benton.
Ernest Johnson aud Miss Fiittne
were married last Wednesday at tn
brides homo, Just west of Benton,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20
Big Barg,
Big Bargain.
Five pounds best green coffee for 81
ltw OWEN & WoLTz.
Another National Holiday.

FAb14 II y. IN &tNW5.
Linooln's birthday is a holiday in q
couple of States by law. An effort is
being made to make it a national hol-
iday. But for Senator Hawley a bill
to that effect would have passed the
other day in the Senate. The Senator
said he did not wish to act ungracious-
ly In the matter, but he was opposed
to creating any more national holt
days. There was danger, he thought,
of running into the extreme, like
some countries which had 80 many
saints days that people were serious
ly deprived of opportunities to work.
1t is evident that the. bill will be
passed in the Senate and probably it
will go through the House also.
President Cleveland will not veto such
q bill and then we shall have q ma
tional holiday only ten days distant
from Washington's Birthday most
undesirable arrangement. The coun-
try does not want two national holt
days so near together. In fact II this
holiday making is not to stop right
here we viii, az Mr.. Hawley said, soon
have as many as Spain.
Senator Hill gave notice that he will
introduce a bill to make the 9Th OF
January, Andrew Jackson's birthday,
a national holiday. There will be a
great many people who will say that
Andrew Jackson's memory Is entitled
to this honor. But it is not only q
question of honoring Jackson--it Is a
question of whether we want, by and
by, to celebrate q national holiday
once every two weeks or so, for that
ia what it will come to II the process
of legislating new holidays goes on
If jackson is honored, why should
not General Grant be honored9 And
il Grant, why not Sherman and Sher'
idan7 Like the rank OF Lieut.. Gen.
which was created for Grant, and hal
since been conferred on his c
ors, every President and general vii
have friends who want a day set apar
to his memory as O holiday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20
Bridge at Jefferson CITY.

JEFFERSON CrTY, Mo-, Feb. 1.-THE
big steel highway and electric railway
bridge across the Missouri River at
this place is rapidly nearing compile
ton. Three spans r completed and
the fourth and last span is half done.
The approach on the Galloway county
shore will be finished in two or three
days and the steel approach on the
Jefferson City side will soon be under
way. The big draw span was opened
o-day for the first time and the test
was satisfactory, the machinery work
ing perfectly. The bridge viii be prac-
tically completed within four weeks,
and will be formally dedicated and
thrown open to traffic early in the
spring.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20

Wilson and Hamilton will sell pub
licly, for division, Oh the DR.. Black
farm, 3 miles west of Concord and X
miles northwest of Hatton, in Gala
way county, on Thursday, Feb. q, the
following described property:
Forty mules, part of them broke, II
head horses, mostly saddle stock sired
by Rex Denmark, Abdallah and Oblet,
one extra fine harness mare by Ayres'
Hambletonian, 70 cows and heifers,
Jerseys and Sborthorns, all fresh or
springers, 100 extra ewes with lambs
by side, stock hogs all ages, grain, hay,
harness and farm implements of every
description.
Remember date and attend the sale.
This notice will appear but once
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20
For Sale or Exchange.

The celebrated coach stallion, Ex-
celsior AL, A. O. B. S. B., sired by Y.
L. All 1856. I will sell or exchange this
fine horse for any kind of young stock,
horses, mules, cattle or sheep on easy
terms. He is in fine condition to make
the coming season. The best refer
ences given IN demand. Can be seen
at the DR.. LuckIe farm, 3 miles south
of Mexico, on the lower Fulton road,
w4t J, s, LuCKIE,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20
Mrs. EIizabeth Lamb Dead.

The Kansas City Star says: Mrs.
Elizabeth Lamb, mother of ]. E. Lamb,
assistant superintendent of the Chi
cago, st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
railway at St. Paul, and Miss Jessie
Lamb of Kansas City, died of pneu-
monia at her home, s11 Wabash
avenue, at 2 O'Clock this morning.
Mrs. Lamb was a sister of the late
Robert 8. Guy, of Dallas, Tex, and
Mrs. G.. E. Mountfortt, of Kansas
City. She was a native of Virginia,
but she had lived in Missouri more
than fifty years.
Deceased was a cousin of j. G. V.
Baskin, of this city, and formerly re-
sided here, where she was well known
Mrs. Lamb was in Mexico on a visit to
relatives and friends two DR. three
weeks Ago..
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20


List of letters remaining in the Post
Office at Mexico, Mo-, for the week
ending February 20, 1895, which If not
called for in thirty days will be semitic
the Dead Letter Office at Washington.
Persons calling for letters in this list
will please say "advertised:"
Miss Nettie Anderson, Edna Dun
can, Floy Dunbarn, Mrs. Matte Flood,
Bird Howard, j. J. Jesse, Miss Minnie
Johnson, Albert K~atalnstein, ARIEL
Powell, Elice Rigely, Miss Rose Round,
Miss Mamie Roberts, Dungers Rob-
erson, Miss Swain spillers, Miss Tiggie
Smith, Miss Tiggie Smith, Andy
Thomas, Rebecca Turner, Miss libby
Woods, j. L. Webb, john McCoffey.
]. w, MASON, Postmaster.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20
o h w. Moore Dead.

John w. Moore, for many years as
sistant agent at the Wabash freight
depot in this city, died at the home of
his mother, on Olive street, at $3.50
Wednesday morning. He has been
sick with asthma for some time and
this disease, in acute form, was the
cause of his death. He was 80 years old
au the time of his death. The funeral
services will be held at the family
residence at ten O'Clock Thursday
morning and will be conducted by Rev.
j. S. Shouse.
John was we'll known in Mexico as
an honest, business-Ake young man,
and his loss will be felt by the many
friends he has here. To the sorrowing
family and relatives the LEDGER joins
the community in extending sincere
svmOatby
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20
See the pretty spring
Dress Goods at Famous.

Mrs. George Trimble, who lives on
the Sims farm 6 miles northwest of
Mexico, has 100 young chickens which
will soon be ready for frying. Those
who want to make arrangements to
get some of these chickens had better
be stepping lively,as Honorable @. F.
CLARK has an eye on this particular
hen roost. By the way, ex-members
of the Missouri Legislature are par
ticularly fond of fried chicken.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20
FIGURES OF BLOOD.
twenty-five Thousand Armenians
Murdered In Five Months.

LONDON, Feb. H.-Another blue
book on Armenia was published to-
day, the dispatches covering the per-
iod between September 8, 1895, and
February IL, 1896. It contains a table
prepared by a committee of delegates
from the embassies of the six Powers,
showing that the total number of per-
sons massacred, concerning whose
fate accurate information has been
obtained, is %, 900,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20

The Desire to Eat a Fellow Man Strong
or at Sea Than on Land.
From Science.

EIOluS CltHCC.
Then it comes to pass, when the mo-
ment of keenest agony is reached,
that the starving man begins to eye
his companion with the wo,f-glare OF
a beast of prey. His pangs become
paroxysmal. During their greatest
intensity there springs up within him q
fierce impulse to slay his neighbor that
he may feed on his flesh ard slake his
thirst with his blood. This terrible
prompting to cannibalism, it may be
noted, is, however, rare, save in cases
of famine from ~shipwreek.
Although it is customary to regard
it as a common feature of starvation,
and to make thrilling statements OF
the frequency with which even moth
ers win, under the goad OF hunger,
kill and eat their children; and though
startling assertion ma to this effect have
been made by historians Of great
sieges, yet it ought to be said that, as
cases Of cannibalism among the civil
lied people will be found to occur only
at sea. They IRE very rarely found on
land. And what is more curious still,
whenever famished, ship-wrecked
men set foot on shore, no matter how
desolate and barren may be their rock
of refuge, they seem as If by magic at
once to Danish from their minds the
very idea of anthrcpophagy, or nan
eating, and that, too, though they
might have been resignedly contem-
plating 1t as an imperative necessity q
few hours before.
In the case of Ensign Prenties, of the
eighty fourth regiment, and his COM
p~anions who were wrecked on the bar
rem island off Cape Breton In 1870, the
difference between famine on shore
and or sea is c~uriously exemplifed.
Prenties records that they were able
TO endure the most fearful pangs of
hunger without ever 30 much as q
thought of resorting to cannibalism
for relief, SO long, however, and only
so long as they kept on land. But
when they took to their boats-and 1t
was not once merely that they expe-
rienced this-in order to escape from
their rock-bound prison, though they
were not a whit worse off for food than
they were on land, yet tho moment
they put to sea with one accord they
began to think of killing and eating
one of their number. On the other
hand, when they found their attempt
to escape futile, and put back to shore,
whenever they landed the horrible
idea of cannibalisn, seemed to vanish.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20
Strange Meeting of Brothers,

NTUna IuH CIeVelalu 7 IHIu DeaIe1'
Jesse NJ. Brown, of Franklin, Pa,
and Manson Brown, of Titusville, Pa,
were called to Akron, o., by a teie-
gram announcing the dangerous ILL
ness of their father. The two broth
ers had not met in twenty years. They
travelled in the same train and sat OPP
posite each other. Neither knew who
the other was. Leaving the train they
walked to the business portion of the
city together. They met again on
South Main street and IN a joking
manner one of them stated that they
were following each other. This led
to a conversation in which it develop
ed that they were brothers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-20
Live tnc Market.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 1s.-There was big
supply of cattle in the native division
and more heavy cattle than usual was
on sale. Prices-Steers sold from
1926 to S4.15, feeders from 1910 to
$40, stockers s2.s5 and somea at SO. 10.
Hogs-The bulk of hogs sold at 81
to $4.15, against 81 to $40 Tuesday.
The difference in favor of yesterday
was on account of the light hogs.
Pigs and light lights sold at $40 to
$40, inferior mixed hogs sold at all
prices up to the top, medium weights
up to s4.12k and one load of heavies
sold at 4.121a, the bulk and strictly
goods loads selling at 81 to $4.05.
Kansas City succeeded in selling the
bulk at $3.50 to 1896.