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Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

Mr.. Meyers, of the firm of I. J.
Gibson & Co., leaves this week for
Arkansas Pass, Texas, where he will
participate in a green sea turtle bar
becue. There are ~barbecues and bar
becues, but Il green sea turtle barbe-
a carries off the ribbon. 1t lays 1t
a little bit over a clam bake.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16
Shot His Toes OH.

FULTON, Mo-, Jan. 11.-JamesCraig-
head, four miles northeast of Fulton,
while coon hunting last night, shot the
toes off one of his fleet. He was hold
ing the gun with the muzzle on his
foot when it was accidentally dis
CHARGED
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16
Farm For Sale.

Small farm IN easy payments, 2R
miles from Mexico. Apply to Mason
Creasey. w1t-d1w
The Haley Worley churn has been
exhibited at the LEDGER Office and 1t
is one of the best inventions of the
age. 1t is a ehurn, an ice cream freez-
er and a lard and fruit press combined.
At a trial in the LEDGER Office this
| churn made butter in minute. The
inventors, Messrs. HALEY and Worley,
live on Long Branch, north of Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

Louis Hubert, one of the substantial
farmers of Audrain county, was in
Mexico this week and says that his
corn at 81 per barrel is making him
SIG an acre. Mr. Hubert says he has
nothing to kick on excepting the bad
roads in the vicinity of Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16
Burglars at centralia.

CEsrRALIA, No., Jan. Al Burglars
have for several nights been raiding
residences in this city, and many ar
tIcles of value have been stolen. A
$50 cloak and q number OF other yaip-
able articles were stolen from the
residence OF Miss Gussie Turner last
night,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16
Donnelly Will Not Hang.
THE GOVERNOR COMPUTES THE
DEATH SENTENCE TO FIFTY
YEARS IN THE PENI-
TERTIARY.
The Execution Was Set For January
27th-The People of Mexico Are
Glad That He Will Not Hang
The Communication
Was Expected.
Special Dispatch to the Ledger.

Special Dispatch to the Ledger.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Jan. 49,
Governor w. j. Stone has COMMITTED
Joseph Donnelly's sentence to inn
prisonment in the penitentiary fol
fifty years.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16
A PRESENT.
The Mexico Ledger to Remember AL
OF the Audrain Babies Born Christ
mas Week.

The Mexico LEDGER Will present a
handsome engraved silver cup to
every white baby born in Audrain
county during Christmas week. 1895
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16
TULIP ITEMS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
TULIP, January H. Farmers gener-
ally done gathering corn and are now
hauling it for delivery to places where
they have made sales.
G. G. Turner sold a car load of two
year-old stock cattle to Tom Rowe for
4 cents.
E.W. johnson sold IS yearling mules
to a Mr.. Sanders, of Woodlawn, for
$50 per head.
R. L. Farmer bought quite a num-
Der of stock hogs last week for which
he paid SIC and &c.
DR.. G. @. Gentry received s4.15 for
his cattle he shipped to Chicago last
week.
J. w. Cloyd, of Wray, Colo, spent
last Saturday and Sunday in Tulip
Mr.. Cloyd sold goods at this place fol
six years and has many friends here
who will be glad to known that he if
doing a prosperous business at Wray'
Ethal Cottingham, of Evansville,
and his sister, Mrs. Swinney, of Cen
tralia, visited their brother in thii
place Saturday aud Sunday.
Miss Maude Maxey, of Browns Sta
ton, Is visiting in Tulip this week.
Uncle Sam CockereH has gone t.
Randolph County for a visit of twt
months.
The sick in and around Tulip are al
improving and sickness seems to bt
on the decrease.
The social at Tom Turner'S Friday
night was enjoyed by all present.
Mr.. Ed. Davis, who has been to Him
OILS on business, has returned ant
says if some Missouri woman dom
talk different soon he is liable to maxi
another trip to Illinois in the neal
future.
The prayer meeting at sister Yves
terms Saturday night and the singing
at e. w. Crosswhite's Sunday nigh
were each well attended.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16
Married BIZ

-aardy Patrick and Miss Edna Force,
both of Rowena, were married by
Judge Edwards January 18th in the
presence of a number of friends. The
young couple could certainly have
found no n better suited to tie the
knot, and the LEDGER wishes them
long life and prosperity.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16
Nearly loo Years Old.

Victor Victor, of this city, has re-
Gently received the news of his grand
mothers death in Germany. She was
Mrs. Leah Leon and resided in Spie-
sen, Germany. She died during the
latter part of December and at the
time of her death was 90 years, 10
months and z days old.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

Col. NJ. L. Brown, of the Racket,
is home from a business trip through
Texas and Kansas. He leaves in q
day or SO on a pleasure trip to Hot
Springs. d..
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16
For Sale

One 100 egg size incubator in first
class condition cheap. Have two and
can't use but one. GEO. II. KuNKEL.
WIZ Mexico, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

Miss Johanna Barth, of Virginia,
who has been the guest of j. Barth
and family for Il few months, has re-
turned to her home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

Mr.. and Mrs. James Jameson, Of
Bowling Green, were the guests of j.
". Ball and family, on West Breckin'
ridge street, Friday and Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Asher, of Laddonia,
visited j. n. Ball and family, in South
Mexico, Saturday and Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

Sheriff Stephens will take Donnelly
to the penitentiary as soon as he re-
ceives the necessary papers from the
Governor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

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., 1896-01-16

Col. A. f. Fleet is in Washington
City to meet with the members of the
Board of Visitors to the United States
Naval Academy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

Mr.. Bernhard will shortly go to
Little Rock, Ark, and from there will
go to South Africa, where he has large
property interests.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

The good roads convention, which
will be held in Columbia this week,
will be attended by over 400 delegates
from all over the State.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

Robt. Scott, of st. LOUIS, mas rented
the Merchants Hotel, near the depot,
and will open it in few days on the
European plan.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

b. G. johnson, Hon. w. H. KEENAN,
and J.. G. Bassford are all being promi-
nently mentioned as candidates for
Mayor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16
Tha LEpaER has received a marked

copy of the st. Louis Messenger con-
tanning an extended account of the
Pisman Glass social. The LEDGER
would like to give a more extended
notice of the social, but does not I'M
derstand the s'marked copy"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

DR.. White, of Sedalia, has been APP
pointed State Veterinarian in place of
DIR. Turner, whose time has expired.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

Col. NJ. l.. Brown, of the Racket,
left this afternoon for Hot Springs,
Ark, where he will spend a few weeks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

Mrs. Joe Blackburn, OF Elsberry,
Mo-, is the guest of her father, s. ID.
Ely, and family.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

Don't fail to see the stereopticon
views at the Christian church on next
Saturday evening.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

A lot of ladies' wrappers sold at 81,
SIPS and $3.50. Your choice for 70
oapts HALL.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

MIR. and Mrs. w. T. Keath are home
from Nandalia, where they visited
friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

McDonough had occasion to get up,
and noticing Esteips bed found 1T
again empty. Search was instituted
and he was located at Mr.. Squires'
home, where he had gone, as before,
but was taken in and put to bed.
Strange to say, young McDonough
has suffered no i'll effects from his
midnight adventures, which are re-
markabIe for one of his age. His father
now locks him in his room each night
TO avoid a recurrence OF this dan
gerous occurrence. The boy was Out
in the freezing cold for about one
hour.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16
For Sale at a Bargain.

FOr 6aIS at q 3
Harness shop in a railroad town of
500 inhabitants. Stock and tools can
be reduced to $500. Lock box /, Lad
donna, Nc. 41-3t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16
A YOUNG s0MMMBULlsT.
A Thlrteen-Y ear-old By Of North
Mexico Takes a Midniht Stroll
of Over an Hon's
Duration.

A remarkable case of somnaAbulism
took place in North Mexico ,n last
Saturday morning between tvelve
and one O'Clock. About this lime
the family of Joseph Squires we're
awakened by some one knockingat
their door, and getting up Mr.. SquiAs
went to the door and found Estel
McDonough, the 13-year-old son q
Robert McDonough, a well-knowr
contractor and builder, who resides
in that part of the city. The boy
| seemed to be awake and said that he
wanted Mr.. Squires to go right up te
his fathers house, as he was tearing
up everything in the McDonougt
home. Mr.. Squires, beng well &C.
quainted with Mr. Med though
this rather unusual, but nevertheless
he hurriedly dressed and went up IL
the McDonough house, where ht
found everything quiet and peaceful
The family were ali asleep and were
much surprised to hear the story
Meantime, MIR. Squires supposed Estel
had returned to his home, but OF
looking in his bed he was not fount
there and his parents were alarmed
as to his whereabouts and went II
search of him. In about an hour hi
came running home, attired as h
had been when he left, in only hi
nightgown, with bare feet, head an,
limbs. He had gone to Clay Shep
herds house after leaving Squires
and finding the kitchen door uniocke'
had entered and taken a seat on tn
woodbox. After remaining here TO
some time he was awakened by
feeling of being cold, and when b
realized where he was he was great
frightened and hurried home as fas
as he could. On his arrival he wa
put to bed and the house doors wer
all closed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

Born, TO Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wood
ward,o Kansas City, on Jan. 13,a son.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

See Hall for leggings, tights, nit
tens and fascinators. Nice things for
skating people.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

Mrs. Phil Rebman is visiting her
son Ross and family in Jefferson City.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

The Mexico Band will give a concert
at the Ferris Grand Thursday, Jan. %.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

Mr.. NJ. A. Corner, representing the
wholesale grocery firm Of B. L. Cor
don & Co., Of Spokane, Wash, IL IN
Mexico on a visit TO friends and rela-
tives. Sir. Corner is delighted with
the many improvements which have
been made in Mexico since he left.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

j. W. Trimble and wife, Of Santa Fe,
we're in the city yesterday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

G. W. Ridgeway has announced as
a candidate for Sheriff of Audrain
nnurtv
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

For Sale-A small stock OF variety
goods for sale. Apply to W. p.
Frost. d1t-w1t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

Pollock win sell you bran at IS per
ton; shipstnff $40 per ton. 42-4t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16
CANT ITEMS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
CANT, Jan, 15.-Mr. Laforce, Of
Worcester, was at this place last week
l. J. Cant, Of Rowena, was here
Wednesday week ago.
Cyrus Jennings and wife visited ID.
M. Jennings and family Thursday and
Friday Of last week.
MI. Win Sims and sister entertained
their friends in grand style Saturday
night. Everyone enjoyed themselves
to their fullest extent. Miss Bessie is
q delightful entertainer.
O.. Duffey shipped his broom corn
last week.
Thurston Roberts had the misfor-
tune to be thrown by a horse and
break his collar bone and dislocate his
shoulder.
T. P. Rench visited q. L. Shock
Sunday.
Georgia, daughter of L. d. and
Alice Roberts, died January s, 1896, of
pneumonia. She was sick only one
week.
Do not grieye, dear parents,
For the loved one has gone before.
To await your coming ON
The happy, golden shore.
Frank and Sid. Condict visited near
CANT Saturday and Sunday.
The little daughter OF E. V. Ever
man had the Group Sunday night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16
THE G~ovERNGR's REASONS.

@JKEEERsoN- CITY, Jan. 13.-
Governor Stone yesterday committed
the death sentence of Joseph Dom
nelly to so years in the penitentiary.
Donnelly is in Jail in Mexico. Great
pressure was brought to bear upon the
Governor to commute the sentence.
The following letter was filed with
the other papers in the case in the
Department of State:
Estate of Missouri, Executive De-
partment, jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. IL,
1s96.-To the Secretary of State, Sir;
At the October term, 1895, of the Su-
preme Court, one Joseph DonnelIy
was convicted of murder in the first
degree on an appeal from the Circuit
Court of Audrain County and sen
fenced to be executed on the 31st day
OF December, 1895. Application hav-
ing been made to commute the SEN
tence to life Imprisonment, / directed
a stay of execution until the 27th day
of January, 1895.
1.-The prisoner in this case was in
dicted, together with one William Nc
Kinney, for the murder of Samue
Turner. 1t seems that the three mel
were together drinking at Mexico OF
the night of the 2sth of July, 1898
About 2 O'Clock a. M. Turner wa
found lei the Chicago & Alton tract
in q emi-conscious condition and wa
conveyed by officers to the city lock
up, under the impression that he wa
intoxicated. On opening the prlsol
the following morning he was found t
be dead.
"a post-mortem disclosed the fac
that he had been struck on the head
supposedly with some blunt instru
ment, resulting In a rupture Of bloc
vessels, causing death. Donnelly an
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16
HUNG JURY.
Two Trials and Two Failures 10 Find
a Verdict.

Bowling GREEN, Mo-, Jan. lin
the case of the State against Charlie
Burnett, for killing John Kirsch at
Paris, Mo-, June 3, 1894, the jury this
morning failed to agree and was dis
charged.
The killing was the result of a diff
Guilty growing out OF Kirsch's atten-
lions to Miss Frankie Boyd, sister to
Burnett's wife.
This IL the second trial and second
hung Jury.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16
36-10t A

Patronize home institutions by at
tending the Band concert Jan. %.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16
Cure a Cold in IL Hours,

A so cent bottle of Cohosh and Tar
will arrest a cough and cure you. Chill
dren cry for it.
J. T. LLEwELLYN,
38-10t And all Druggists.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16
FISHER ITEMS.

Correspondence Of the Ledger,
FISHER, Mo-, Jan. 1.-THE farmers
in this vicinity are about through
gathering corn.
Thore was quite q crowd at Mr.. H.
Fishers at the social the other night.
Miss Annie Threlkeld spent a few
weeks in this vicinity.
Mr.. w. P. Bolts has sold his interes,
in the drug store at Santa Fe and ID
home once more. We all give him a
hearty welcome for his genial smile
and cheerful company wer truly
missed in social circles.
Our literary society is in a flourish
ing condition and we ask the CO.
operation of all in our work.
@. @. Mallory is still buying corn.
Mrs. T. G. Henderson Is quite well
again.
Lee Fisher is in Hannibal visiting
his father.
MI. Ben Beamer, who has been quite
sick, is convalescfng.
MI. r. Littrell sold his shoats to Mr..
Porter Bruce for three and a quarter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

X. X. Buckner shipped a car load of
mules to Chicago on Saturday last.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16
Governor and all those who had in
anY WAY aided in obtaining cnmmuta-

Governor and all those who had in
any way aided in obtaining commute
ton of the death sentence. Mrs.
Donnelly is an old lady and quite
feeble, and the news came to her like
a bright star of hope from a dark
cloud of despair.
The crime for which DonnelIy was
convicted was committed on the night
of July 10, 1894. He and Will McKin-
ney were walking up the railroad
tracks with Samuel Turner, a wood
chopper from Thompson Station. Al
ERE mor or less intoxicated, an6
Donnelly and Mckinney had made
plans to rob Turner. When near Pol
locks mill Donnelly is said to have
struck Turner a blow with a rocl
which was SO powerful that in thu
course of a few hours Turner died a
the City Hall. Will Mckinney turned
States evidence and was released
while Donnelly was convicted.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

John NJ. Pollard is home from a
business trip to S%helbyville, Ill.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16
Six dollar muha at Halls for So.

Six dollar muffs at Halls for So.
S. b. Cook is in Warrenton on bust
ness.
j.. A. Glandon is in st. Louis on busi-
ness.
II. p. Warden is in st. Louis on bus
mess.
Ice wool shawls % cents to SO at
Halls.
John p. Clark Is confined to his
home with Illness.
r. Il. Buckner was in this city Sat
urday on business.
j. II. Bryant, of Kahoka, Mo-, is
visiting his parents here.
C. r. Macfarlane spent Sunday in
Columbia visiting friends.
John Y. Brown shipped a car of
sheep to Chicago Wednesday.
Urban Weimer spent Sunday with
his brother in Carrollton, Ill.
Gus Graham is back from st. Louis,
where he has been for a few days.
John NJ. Pollard is home from a
business trip to ShelbyviIle, Ill.
X. r. Buckner shipped a car load of
mulea To Chicaop on Saturday Iasf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

Gus Graham is back from st. Louis,
where he has been for a few days.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

Urban Weimer spent Sunday with
his brother in Carrollton, Ill.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

John Y. Brown shipped a car of
sheep to Chicago Wednesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

John p. clark Is confined to his
home with Illness.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

c. II. Macfarlane spent Sunday in
Columbia visiting friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

r. Il. Buckner was in this city Sat
urday on business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-16

Ice wool shawls 25 cents to SO at
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-20
South African Joys.

A correspondent writes from Johan-
nesburg "Money can be made here, but
the conditions are terrible. Talk about
South Africa s being a health resort Or
general worlds sanitarium Rubbish
1t is only the very strong, those with
sound constitutions, who can survive, in
johannesburg, at any rate. The terrible
things here are the dust storms The
dust is mixed with filth from a town in
which there is next to no sanitation.
and also with cyanide from the mines,
and that, entering the lungs, produces
pneumonia-fatal in a few hours The
dust storms are SO bad at times that they
are compare Jle to London fog. Just
now they are particularly bad, as we
have had no rain since March or April
Il forget which-and about half the
population is sick with some ailment or
another. However, when the rains come
we shall see marvellous change-then
the climate will be one of the finest in
the world At present the candles are
melting from the heat. - London
Realm
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-20
Theology.

A writer in The Church Standard says
that guide in the Holy Land made the
following historical explanation to some
Americans by whom he was employed /:
'King Saul, you know, was called Paul
after his conversion, and you can always
tell churchman, for he never fails to
speak of him as st. Paul" This recalls
the old story of stupid candidate for
orders in Oxford who had been repeated
~ plucked in his divinity ''exam." 1t
was at last decided to ask hm one easy
question and let him go through if he
answered it correctly. The question Sc
lected was, "What was the former
name Of st. Paul, the great apostle to
the gentiles?' AS the examiners hoped,
the young man answered "Saul, which
was correct. But just as they were
breathing sigh of relief over his sue
cess the young fellow, proud of his
achievement and anxious to show how
much more he knew, turned back after
he had opened the door and added, "He
was the son of Kish''
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-20
HARPER'S PERIODICALS.
Have You =

Tried a pair of those heaVI
winter weight $3.50 Pant|
that Hoyt e Harris are closing
out at 90 cents? if not, don
miss the chance, for they are
going fast!
Barton Landing, VT.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-20
Reasons For Living.

The Duke of Marlborough will now
have to take better care of himself than
ever. It is said that he always puts cot
ton wool in his cigarettes to keep from
swallowing the nicotine. When man
comes into SO much money, he has rea-
sons for preserving his health "Pardon
me- said the Insn in the car, "will
you please pat down that window. I've
come into SO, coo a year, and feel I
must take care of myself. New York
World
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-20
'lThe President"

Is the name of the beautiful watch
movement illustrated above. 1t is
made by the United States Watch
Co. of Waltham, Mass. It has II
jewels in gold settings, patent reg
ulator, Breguet hairspring, is fully
and accurately adjusted, and war
ranted by the manufacturers to run
with less variation than six sec
onds a month. Just think Of it !!
Does it pay to send five dollars to
North Carolina and get Tar Heel
watch, even though you get a box
of cabbage leaf cigars thrown in,
when you can get such watch as
"The President" right here at
home? Fake advertisements from
distant parts of the country cap
ture credulous people, but not the
thoughtful. See Proverbs, 18th
cbapter. 18th verse. [ sell the o.
S. Waltham Watches, and also,
watches of other make. You pay
your money and take your choice.
A nice line Of Chains, Charms, DC.
Also, some Japanese Goods worth
looking at. Drop in!
Q IT Dvnc+0n
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-20
The Chief Language.

1t is estimated that the chief Ian
guages OF the world are spoken by the
following numbers of people: Chinese,
by over 400, 900, 900; Hindoostanee, by
over 100, 100000; English, about lOO,-
100000; Russian, 70, 900, 600 /; German,
over 10000, 900; Spanish, 4S, 600, 600;
French, 46, 1000, 900; japanese, over 49,
600, 600; l.aliaa, over Sc. 900, 900; Turk
ish. over $4,000, 600
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-20
Inapt.

YES said the young physician of aris-
tocratic lineage, ''our family has motto,
but prefer not to use it. 1t is little too
suggestive in my profession.
'What is it?''
sFaitbfnl unto death. Indianapolis
Journal.