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Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18
C. C. JACOBS NOT DEAD.
A Columbia Man Writes From Alaska
Three of the Party Turned Back.

COLUMBIA, Mo. Nov. 12.-Charles O.
Jacobs, son of George R. Jacobs, of
Columbia, who left here several
months ago for the Klondyke
gold fields, was supposed to have
persisted while crossingthe mountains.
To-day, however, a letter was re-
ceived from him, dated Lake Under
man, Alaska, October 10, showing
that he was alive and well weeks after
his reported death. He writes:
"We arrived here almost 10 days
ago, after going through the toughest
section of the globe. / reckon this
place to be 35 miles from Dyea, right
across the coast mountains. We came
in over the Chilkoot Pass and it has
taken US this long to get our provis-
ions. Our horses r almost useless.
The stones cut their feet and legs all
to pieces, and after they died we started
in to carry our goods on our backs.
This was such slow work that we found
that would never get to the lakes IL
we attempted 1t, so we had to hire
men at the rate of $50 a pound to help
us. This took all of my ready money
except S25.
"On our arrival at this place we
went to work to build a boat, as We
were compelled to sell our Seattle
skiff at Sleeps Camp. We went in
to the woods and cut spruce trees In
snow two feet deep, whip-sawed our
boerds, packed them two miles into
camp, built eur boat and will sail this
evening for the gold fields. There r
but three of us In the party, three
having abandoned the expedition at
the first sight of the terrible ice and
rock of the pass.
81 never saw so much rain In my
life. Strong winds blow the mist
through your clothes. But the
weather is fine. The voyagers say
that 1t is the beginning of that brief
Indian summer which floods the
glaciers and great forests before the
land falls into the shadows of an
Arctic night. The silence. is oppress-
i've. The lap, lap Of Linderman's
waves in these solitudes sounds like
the boom of a cannon. The sun is
beginning to circle and it seems that
the arch of sky which he lights Is
growing smaller hourly. We will try
to get to the mouth of the Stewart
river, but il we r unsuccessful we
will build a cabin wherever cold
weather catches us. / am well and
have learned to be q fine cook.
"a word about the pass: The sum-
init lie at an angle OF s55 degrees, and
you step from rock to rock as you
crawl or wedge your way through the
masses Of rock-lfke Ice. Above you
snow and ice stand out against b
SOFT clouds which hover over the
range, while far below the island
studded Linn Channel, surrounded by
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18
SHE PANNED $500 IN ALASKA.
Mrs. White Was the First American
Woman to Go to Cooks Inlet.

Mrs. Martha White is a heroine
twice over. Besides having q medal
given to her by the government for
bravery In the rescue of three ship
wrecked sailors, she is distinguished
as the first white woman to penetrate
the wilds of the Cooks Inlet mining
district. She has just returned from
a five years. residence in Alaska. For
several years she traded with the
Indians OF Turnagain Arm, her hus-
band, Edward ,delving for the precious
metal in the a%uriferous sands OF the
various creeks and rivers emptying
into the inlet. And in the matter of
placer digging Mrs. White Is a much
better authority than the average
man who digs gold, having with her
own hands panned out about $500.
To MIR. and Mrs. White the first
white child on Cooks Inlet was born.
They had two children, d boy and a
girl, born on Turnagain Arm. The
little girl, though barely past 8 years
of age, speaks three languages-En-
glish, Russian and the tongue of the
Kenitesey tribe of Indians. She is
more fluent in the Indian dialect,
though she speaks Russian with ease.
English she dislikes.
The shipwreck of which Mrs. White
is tie heroine occurred January %,
1892, when the english bark Ferndale,
Captain Blair, was driven on the rocks
off Gray's Harbor. The captain and
sixteen of the crew persisted and the
vessel was lost.
Three of the sailors, Charles Carl
son, Erick Sumba and Peter Patter-
son, chung to pieces Of the wreckage
and were rescued by Mrs. White.
Nearer dead than alive, they were
being buffeted when Mrs. White,
whose home was on the beach near
by, saw them, and, winter though ii
was, waded into the breakers to her
chin and pulled them ashore.
Her larger display of nuggets, rep
resenting about $4,000, is a small por-
ton of the wealth dug from Lynx
creek, Cooks Inlet district, by Fred
Smith, who accompanied Mrs. White
from Alaska to Seattle a few days
since.
Smith, an old Montana miner, is the
discoverer of Lynx creek, a tributary
of Six Mile, which empties into Turn
again Arm. He and Edward White
own six claims on Lynx, from which
they dug during the fall and summer
of 1897 a fortune of $4,000. They die
30 at a profit of over $4,000, the bal
ance having been expended in labor
and improvements.
The 1897 yield of their Lynx creek
mines Smith and White regarded as q
small proportion of the actual gold to
be found in those properties. Since
arriving in Seattle Smith refused $50,
600 for the six mines. He thinks this
district a continuation of the gold belt
in which are the famous Klondyke
diggings. In this opinion he says he
is supported by the agent of the
R~othschilds, who spent several weeks
last summer investigating Turnagain
Arm properties.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18
YELLOW PINE,
La Crosse Lumber Co.
Missouri Cattle for England.

COLUMBIA, Mo-, Nov. 12.-The larg-
est shipment Of cattle ever made
from Boone county will be made by
II. Waltz about December l.. Mr..
Waltz has been buying cattle in this
section. He has bought 1900 head OF
two and three year old cattle at prices
ranging from 8 to ga cents q
pound. These cattle have been pur-
chased in Boone, Audrain, Galloway
and Monroe counties. MIR. Waltz ex-
poets to ship them direct to England
for the London market. Three long
trains will take the cattle. He has
been buying for Is years all over the
West. He says that he never has
picked mp q finer bunch of cattle than
In Central Missouri.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

We have great faith in them and will con.
tinue their use whenever afflicted.
(Signed) GEO. N. BENsEL."
Sworn and subscribed to before me this
7th day of September, 1895.
T. E. ANDREWS, Notary Public.
"This is to certify that l have had a very
favorable experience with DIR. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. / have suffered
more or less for seven years with intiamma-
tory rheumatism and neuralgia pains tsome.
unable to walk for three weeks at a
and in one instance had such intense
pain in the stomach and around the heart
that I thought each hour for three days
would be my last. Having seen articles in
the papers about your pills. / concluded to
give them o trial, and have used ten boxes
with marvellous results. a felt better
the past month and more free from pain
use. {Sigued) Eta PIPER"
1921 Penn Ave-, Minneapolis, Mimi.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
TIN day of September, 1896.
T. E. ANDREWS, Notary Public.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
contain, in a condensed form, all the elements
necessary to give new life and richness to the
blood and restore shattered nerves. They are
also a specific for troubles peculiar to females,
such as suppressions, Irregularities and all
forms of weakness. They build up the blood,
and restore the glow Of health to pale and sal
low cheeks. In men they effect q radical cure
in all cases arising from mental worry, over
work or excuses of whatever nature. Pink
Pills are sold in boxes (never in loose bulk
at so cents a box or six boxes for $3.50, and
may be had of all druggists, or direct by mail
by addressing DIR. Williams Medicine Com
pany, Schenectady, N. Y.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18
HELD UP A TRAIN.
Bandits Stopped the Wrong Train and
Their Work Proved Proftless-
Scene Near Blue Cut.

KANSAS CITY, NO., Nov. 12.-Five
masked men, two of them wearing
another hubbards," to disarm sus-
picion, held up the st. Louis mail train
on the MissouriPaciic road which left
Kansas City at 0 O'Clock tonight. The
robbery occurred at 9:4O O'Clock, at a
point a short distance east of the
famous Blue Cut, and about II miles
from Kansas City. The robbers Sc
cured practically nothing, however,as
they made a mistake and held up a
train which carried nothing but a way
safe, while they intended to rob train
No. 10, known as the st. Louis limited
express, which left Kansas City at
10:45 and which is supposed to carry a
large amount of money in express
packages.
The train was proceeding slowly,
when Engineer Mcclure saw a man
with a red lantern standing on the
track. AS Don as the train stopped
two masked men jumped on the cab,
and with Winchester rifles covered
the engineer and fireman. At the
same time Two others cut off the ex-
press and baggage cars and the en-
CINE, while the fifth began shooting to
keep the passengers quiet.
The robbers then compelled the
engineer to run the train UP the track
about a mile to a deer cut. Then they
went back to attack the express car,
but after a little parleying, Express
Messenger Williams admitted them.
They searched the car, but could find
nothing of value. Then they stood
the train crew up and searched all of
them. They got S2.S5 from the ex-
press messenger and that was all.
The robbers admitted that they had
made a mistake, as they expected to
hold up the st. Louis limited. After
robbing the express messenger they
hurriedly left the train and disappear
en- the brush.
Although several shots were fred
by the robbers, no one was injured.
Immediately after the news of the
robbery had been sent to Lees Sum-
init, Price Huloe organized a posse
Of Is mounted men and started for
the scene OF the robbery. The county
sheriff and city police nave also sent
out a number of men to join in the
hunt. None of the trainmen could
give good descriptions of the robbers,
however, and the chances for cap
turing them are few. The train fin
ally proceeded on its way to st. Louis,
one hour and forty minutes late, with
No. 10 a few minutes behind.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18
A TEXAS WONDER,
Halls Great Discovery.

I1dil tE0ht lS1bSOtcIys
One small bottle of Halls GreatDis-
covery cures all kidney and bladder
troubles, removes gravel, cures dia-
betes, seminal emission, weak and
lame back, rheumatism and all irreg-
ularities of the kidneys and bladder
in both men and women. Regulates
bladder trouble in children. If not
sold by your druggist, will be sent by
mail on receipt of 81. One small bot
tie is two months treatment, and will
any case above mentioned.
E. w. HALL,
Sole manufacturer, P. O. Box 21s,
Waco, Texas.
READ THIS.
CLANToN, Ala, March 8, 1877
certify that / have been cured of kid
ney and bladder troubles by Hall's
Great Discovery of Waco, Texas, and
I can fully recommend it.
Rev. L. B. POUNDS.
All orders promptly filed. Send
for Texas testimonials.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

Hon. CHAMP CLARK was in Mexico
to-day and in talking with a LEDGER
reporter said:
81 am for Bryan for President and
ex- Congressman Joseph g. Sibley, of
Pennsylvania, for Vice-President. l
served in the Fifty-third Congress
with Sibley and know him to be a
genuine, jam-up good Democrat. He
gave the only vote in the House
against the repeal of the Purchasing
Clause, of the Sherman act, which we
got from any man east of the Allie
ghanies and north of the Potomac.
For voting and speaking with us he
was lambasted by the eastern press
and almost o~stracised by the Pluto
cratic gang, although he is a million
aire himself. He is as brave as a lion
and smart as a whip. He is also one
of the finest stump speakers in the
land. He ought to have been nomi-
mated for Vice-President last year
and would have been, had he not
peremptorily refused to permit his
name to BIO used on the grounds that
he did not want to appear as the
'Money Bags" of the ticket"
"Sibley is a peculiar man. He rep
resented q district of which he was
not even a resident-a very unusual
thing in this country-though very
common in England, The District was
strongly Republican, but Sibley a r
ried it with a whoop. He was a three
ply MISUNDERSTANDING three nomina-
tions-Democratic, Populist andLabor
Union.
Gle won by the system of holding
p~rotracted political meetings, lasting
two or three days.
"The way he became a silver man
with his Goldbug environments is
very interesting. He was rich and
therefore naturally ran with the
moneyed classes and was a GoIdbug
because he never studied the finan-
cial question and didn't know any
better. He vas invited to deliver a
Goldbug speech somewhere. In order
to prepare for it, he applied to emil
nent Goldbugs for the best literature
on the subject, which they furnished
and which he studied diligently. When
he finished his studies, contrary to his
own expectations and those of his
mentors, he was an enthusiastic BIZ
metalist and made a silver speech in
stead of a Goldbug speech, and has
kept it up ever since. AS a Vice
President campaigner, he would
arouse nearly as much enthusiasm as
Bryan himself. 1t would be a great
and winning ticket"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

mighty frozen mountains, glistens like
a cauldron full of the gold which so
many men have risked their lives to
get. AT sunset the scene is indie
scribably grand, a perfect symphony
of snow and sky, and the waters
reflect the dark forest and glaciers in
a thousand soft tints.
81 have a ~six-months' supply of
groceries. Flour at this place is $50 a
sack; bacon, 55 cents; sugar, 81, and
other things in proportion, and it is
only occasionally that you can buy
anything at all. If you get hungry
you are lucky to strike a man who
will ask anything less than So for a
cup of coffee and some beans and
bacon. About $50 boats are being
built here-but my bread is done.
Good-bye."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18
CHICAGO.
To Hunt Deer,

A party consisting of 1. H. Talbot,
Joseph Luckie, William and Frank
Eller, of Auxvasse; Col. N. J. Col
man, of st. Louis, and Capt. Heck
man, of Gasconade County, Mo-,
left Monday for Ripley county,
Southeast Missouri, on a deer hunt.
The party will stay 10 OF Is days and
expect a great deal OF sport.
Capt. Hickman has the distinction
of never having lost an important part
of his wearing apparel, which is the
forfeit demanded by companions when
a poor shot il made.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18
White Refuses to Be Cooked"
From the Miami News.

The Cook White act is again on the
boards at Mexico, Mo-, but Editor
White strenuously refuses to be
cooked. The renewal of this fight is
an undeserved afiiction on a long
suffering public. The gentlemen
should settle their differences by pri-
vate correspondence il a personal
conversation" it is too hard on their
voices. The public has already borne
more than its share of the trouble.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

And now at this day, OH -
1897, comes the plaintiff and ~
petition herein, verified by afads1
of plaintiff, stating among ~
things that all of said defendsnas =.
non-residents of the State N ~
souri,, except W. 8. Woods. ma ~
the names of said heirs Of esis-
ties and their places of resldsnas
unknown to him except the nos.s-
dents named above, and that ~
binary process of this court 49,
be served upon them.
1t is therefore ordered bv tn ~
OF this Court in vacation, that m
cation be made notifying said delest
ants that a suit has been commssss
against them in the Circuit Oourt =
Audrain County, Missouri, the ohiss
and general nature of which ~
have certain mortgages, notes s.
bonds, in said petition deecrihai /.
be declared of no force and offec4
reason of limitation, and tbst y
cloud upon the title to the soutbrss
quarter of the southeast quartar 4
Section Ten (10), Township Fifty4ss
(62), Range Eight (s), west, d Al.
drain County, Missouri, covered i,
said mortgages, be removed ard y
apparent interests of defendann e
said notes and bonds be adiudped r.
and that title to said land 81 80
lutely vested in this plaintif ~
from lien of said mortgages.
Now, therefore, you said nou-re3,
dents and unknown defendant. =
hereby notified of the filing al -
suit, and unless you be and appear 4
the next regular term of this court,t
be begun and held at the court ~
in the City of Mexico, county ~
state aforesaid, on the third Moud1y
in January next, 1898, and on Or
fore the third day OF the said tan.
answer or otherwise plead to plsas
tiff's petition, the same will be akn
as confessed and q decree ordered i
accordance with the prayer Of ~
petition.
And it is further ordered that ON
hereof be published In the Mexfs
LEDGER, a weekly newspaper puh.
lished in said Audrain County, &
four weeks successfully, the lat b
sertion to be at least fifteen days y
fore the commencement of said nd
term of this court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

]. M. Thirswend, OF Grosbeck, Tex,
says that when he has a spell of indi-
g~estion, and feels bad and sluggish he
takes two of DeWitt's Little Early
Risers at night, and he is all right the
next morning. Many thousand others
do the same thing. Do you? For
sale by Woodbridge & Purdy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18
Twenty Years Ago This Week.

Ed Rines was i'll.
Jerry Taylor was in Kentucky.
Missouri had a large apple crop.
Diphtheria was raging in Vandalia.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. L. Phillip, a
son.
Miss Lou Hord was in Fulton on a
visit.
DR.. Vincil moved his family to st.
Louis.
j. A. Guthrie attended court in
Fulton.
Miss Lou WardwelI went to Marble
Head, Mass.
Died, Nov. 9, Miss Eliza E. Clark at
the age of 81 years.
A Christian Church mite was given
at the residence of B. L. Locke.
Mrs. Katie Glandon was entertain
ing Miss Annie Hubbell, of Columbia.
j. s. Harrison and Miss Mollie Buck
ner, both of Galloway, were married.
Rev. Pope Yeaman was conducting
a Baptist meeting which was quite
successful.
Mrs. s. G. Perrien, of Covington,
KY, was the guest of her sister, Mrs.
S. L. Dobyns.
Bishop Ryan delivered a lecture at
the opera house on "What Catholics
DO Not Believe"
The proposed extension of the O. &
A. road frem Mexico to Kansas City
was expected to cost about 5000, 900.
LAND SALES.
]. W. Carson to s.. A. Dunn, east
half of lot 4, block 10, original Mexico,
$500.
Nimrod Darnell to Henry Tungate,
80 acres, 20 miles east of Mexico,
$1,000.
d. W. Turner to John Mcleod, $40
acres, 20 miles northwest of Mexico,
$1,000.
J. T. Guthrie to J. W. Settle, ITO
acres, 10 miles north of Mexico, S1,115.
N. E. Adams to 8. M. Edmonds, 400
acres, is miles east of Mexico, $4,000.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18
Property Sold.

properly colQ.
Lakenan & Barnes, as agents, sold
for Graham T. Hook his residence
property on the southeast corner of
Western ave. and Whitley street to
Mrs. Elizabeth Carroll, of this city, for
$3.50.
For themselves, their 1877 acre farm,
IL miles northwest of Benton City, to
Paul Leirheimer, of this county, for
So. 400.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18
Adama-CamnhalI.

At 1880 o'clock on Wednesday, Nov.
10, Ellis P. Adams and Miss Ollie NJ.
Campbell, both of Youngs Greek, were
married at the home of the brides
father, W. T. Campbell. Rev. e. W.
Reynolds officiated.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

Mrs. Fannie Gloon, who has many
friends and relatives in Mexico, will
shortly be married to Mr.. Edward
Pitzman, a prominent business man
of st. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18
STATE OF

S spATE OF OFF A M1Ssonkl' IS.
l, P. M. Morris, Clerk OF the oireul
Court within and for the county ~
state aforesaid, do hereby certify ~
the foregoing ia a full, true and O.
plete copy of the Order Of PubHu-
ton in the above entitled Gauss :
full as the same now remains on ~
and of record in my Office.
Witness my hand and Official ~
Done at office in the City Of MexhA
county and state aforesaid, this -
ond day of November, A. D. 1891.
[sEAL. P. nj. MORRIS
32-4t Cfesk.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18
LA CROSSE LUMBER co.
Stock Carried in Large Sheds.

]. Q. Berry, one of the best known
citizens of Spencer, Mo-: testifies that
he cured himself of the worst kind
of piles by using a few boxes of De
Wits Witch Hazel Salve. He had
been troubled with piles for over
thirty years and had many different
kinds of so-called cures; but DeWitt's
was the one that did the work and he
will verify this statement If any one
wishes to write him. For sale by
Woodbridge & Purdy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

The statements Of those who have
been cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla
prove the great merit of this med
icine. Get only Hoods.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18
Repairinp Neatly Dome.

Repairing Neatly Done.
If you want your watch cleaned or
repairing of any kind done neatly,
cheaply and promptly call on T. 8.
Riley. Satisfaction guaranteed.
wifi T. 8. RILEY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18
CYPRESS FINISH,
La Crosse Lumber Co.

The Laddonia Herald says; Judge
8. NJ. Edwards, of Mexico, is the only
county official who uses a goose quill
pen. The Judge doesn't tire of some
of the good old "weapons' of yore.
DIR. E. 8. Cave is home from a busi-
ness visit to st. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

The 1-year-old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. WallaceErdle died Wednesdad of
dysentery. The funeral was con-
ductedFriday afternoon at theGerman
church nine miles east of Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18
LA CROSSE LUMBER co.
Employ Competent Managers.

Small pill, safe pill, best pill. De
Wits Little Early Risers cure bilious
ness, constipation, sick headache.
For sale by Woodbridge & Purdy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18
The Mayfield Sanitarium,
OLE Taylor Avenue or Southeast Corner
Taylor and Belle Avenues. st. Louis, o.

Home and hospital established and controlled
by Baptists, but admits of sick and afflicted of
all denominations or Of no denomination. The
medical staff Is composed OF some of the best
known physicians of the city and who are
recognized authority In their special lines of
work. Any physician of good standing can
treat his own patients In this sanitarium and
patients can choose their own physician if they
so desire. It has a nurses training school and
q woman's board Of charity. The location of
the sanitarium Is good and with its many other
superior advantages, without a doubt, makes it
one of the most attractive and desirable insti-
tutions of its kind in the West, and there are
hundreds of patients who need treatment and
yet they hesitate to come because they are not
acquainted with sanitarium methods. To all
such we will say that the Mayfeld Sanitarium
Is q Christian Home and you will feel that you
are with friends; viii be tenderly cared for by
trained nurses and will receive such skilled
medical and surgical treatment as each indi-
case may require, and we solicit your
patronage. Elegant recommendations furnished
at SIS, 81, $40 and $l4 per week. Nursing at $3.50
to IS per week. Medical and surgical services
reasonable. Our aims in this new sanitariuln
are Just the same as when we first entered the
work twelve l12) years ago. As in the past,
ministers of all denominations and their fanni-
lies receive free professional treatment. Also
no charges for professional serv ices rendered
INDECENT persons whose board and nurse bills
are paid by churches, lodges. &c.
For further information address
W. q. MAYIELD, M. D.,
Mayfeld Sanitarium, st. Louis, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18
la CROSSE LUMBER co.
Have q large Wholesale Yard.

Call for your fees in w. H. Turner
VS.. National Masonic Accident Asso-
citation las p. M. MORRIS,
Clerk.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

P. P. Collier has two good young
English bird dogs for sale. He has
only two left.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18
LOW PRICES,
La Crosse Lumber co,
Down on Bosses,

from Inc farlllllRtUn Times.
Bossism in the Democratic party in
Maryland is not any more popular
than Bossism in the Republican party
in Ohio.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

"Splinter" Barnett received a fine
mare from st. Louis. He will handle
her for Mr.. Smith, of the Phoenix
Brewing Co., of that city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18
AGATITE CEMENT PLASTER,
La Crosse Lumber Co,

There is nc need of little children
being tortured by scald head, eczema
and skin e%ruptions. DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve gives instant relief and
cures permanently. For sale by Wool
bridge & Purdy.