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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-29
AN INTEREST SUGGESTION.
To the Daily Light:

Would it not be Just, that the city
allow to the employees, not paid their
salaries, eight per cent interest per an
mum, on all wages not paid at the end
of each month? Many have sold
their time vouchers" at a discount of
ten, fifteen and twenty per cent. Why
should not the city reimburse this loss.
o. s.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-29

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money IL it
fails to cure. 25c. 10-5-156t.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-29
METEOROLOGICAL.

Local weather forecast for San An
tonic and vicinity, taken at 8 o'clock
An area of low pressure is
Fair tonight and Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18
Not the Find of Information Desired
by "A Starter"

Correspondence of the Ledger.
LADDoNIA, Mo-, February 1.-THE
article headed Enquirer for Informa-
tion," appearing in the LEDGER of
February II, by ga. S. Tarter," for
the purpose of having articles and
answers thereto in the LEDGER, in
the interest of farming, seems a good
idea. 1 say myself farmers do MT raise
enough; they can as well raise a hun
dred bushels of corn to the acr as
not; eighty bushels of wheat, athous-
and bushels of potatoes, etc. Then
there would be no famine or hunger
in the cities, no famine in Louisiana,
in Armenia, in India, or any where
else. Railroads would have some
thing to do. Elevators and the money
power would be busy, instead of be-
ing morose and idle, breeding discon-
tent and anarchy; interest, usury
and rent would rise to the zenith of
it's glory. All would be employed;
no idle labor, no tramps, if only the
farmer could raise the stuff. How
ever, if the LEDGER will publish ar
| ticles of this kind, 1 will contribute
| some, and answer some, but in no
wise will 1 use the word 'Singie Taxi
more than ten times in the same ar
ticle. So come on.
HENRY KoCHs,
The Laddonia (Mo.) Single Taxer
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18
Forty Pounds For ST.

AA~
Say, do you stop to think what you
are paying for your groceries? Glance
over my prices below and see If you
don't think it would pay you to call on
w. A. Morris. Sugar has advanced,
still I am selling:
Twenty pounds standard granulated
sugar, 81.
Twenty two pounds southern gran
ulated sugar, 81.
Twenty three pounds cream colored
sugar, 81.
Twenty six pounds of choice New
Orleans sugar, 81.
Twenty pounds choice raisins, 81.
Twenty pounds choice figs, 81.
Twenty pounds home-dried peaches.
81.
Twenty-Five pounds home dried ap-
pies, 81.
Twenty pounds evaporated apples,
81.
Forty pounds hand-picked beans,
81.
Honey drip syrup per gallon, Csc.
Plantation syrup per gallon, &c..
Last Out Tobacco per pound, 15c.-
Battle AK Tobacco per pound, zoe
Three Grow Tobacco per pound, Csc
Standard navy per pound, DC.
Twenty pounds prunes, 81.
l think the above prices will con-
vince you that 1 want your trade
Come and Q me.
Respectfully,
W. A. MORRIS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18
NORTH MOLINO ITEMS.

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
NORTH MoLINo, February 17.-Dan-
iel Arnold made a business trip down
about Victor last Friday and Satur-
day.
Benjamin Franklin, B. P. Bogarth
says, did buy a large hog of FL. L.
Berry.
DIR. Duncan, ]. F. Wilson, Brit Hick-
man, @. D.Dye andsJ. B. Palmer are
among those that butchered hogs last
week.
VIM. Mundy purchased of Joseph
Miller last week IL head of fat hogs
at 1915 per hundred.
w. W. Mundy recently sold to Wash
Miller a bunch of nice ewes at S. per
head.
Wonder who that fellow was that
spent two days and a part of one night
travelling, going to four different cities,
before he found a pair of felt boots.
The school in Berea district, under
the management OF Miss Katie Rod
gers, came to a sudden close on last
Friday evening by the board inform
ing her that the funds had run out.
As far as we have heard Miss Rodgers
has given good satisfaction.
Alfred Preston, of Moline, sold AZ
acres of bottom land to Fl. Clay Berry
for $27.50 per Gre.
H. L. Berry has been i'll with pleu-
| risy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18
A DOCTORS VISIT.
Dr.. Hartman's Free Visit to Every
Family in the United States.

How can that be? you ask. How can
DR.. Hartman visit every family in the
United States? This is the way: This
little article goes into every home.
Everyone has the privilege of reading
it. Through this article DR.. Hartman
speaks to every family. He asks if
any in this house is sick. If so, would
you not like to consult me as to the
nature of your disease and its treat
ment? If you would like me to do so,
l will give your case careful attention.
/ have a large institution and many
assistants and am in a position to de-
tect the nature of diseases where they
could not possibly be detected by the
ordinary physician. If you want to
consult me, just write me and give a
description of your ase and / will an
swer you free of charge, giving you
full directions for treatment. This is
tho way DR.. Hartman makes a free
visit to every family in the United
States. He has just called on you. Do
you wish to consult him? Or you may
send and get a question blank to fill
out if you prefer. All letters received
by HIM are strictly confidential. Have
you catarrh of the head, throat, lungs,
stomach or any other organs of the
body? If SO, write to him at once.
He will send you directions for treat
ment without charge.
If you desire to, you can send for a
free copy of DIR. Hartman's latest book
on catarrh and other climatic diseases
OF winter-64 pages instructively Illus
trated. Sent free to any address by
the Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturing
Company, Columbus, Ohio.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18
Must Have the Ledger.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
MIDDLETON, BOISE VALLEY, IDAHO,
Feb. 13.-Be sure to send the LEDGER
on. It's just like a letter from home
every week. l don't want to be
without it. The first thing / do when
it comes is to read the news from
home, but / like this country better.
We have considerably the best climate
and can raise a great deal more diff
ferent kinds of fruit and all kinds oil
berries grow to perfection intbis val
ley, because they car be irrigated in
the proper time. Crops also yield
well. People raise alfalfa for hay
mostly here. We cut three crops anc
it sells from s.. 80 to $500 per ton thi,
winter. We can raise better crop,
one year with another than they ds
back in Missouri. Well, / will close
adding that / wish all my old Audrair
friends happiness and prosperity.
j, nj. WATERS,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18
WORCESTER ITEMS.


Correspondence of the Ledger.
WORCESTER, Feb. 16.-The farmers
are all busy getting up their summers
wood before the "bottom falls out' of
the roads, and before the busy spring
time comes.
Mrs. ]. W. Beagles, who has been
spending a few days with Centralia
relatives, returned Wednesday in
company with her brother, Frank
johnson, of the Omaha Stock Ex-
change. Mr.. Johnson will return to
his home Saturday.
La grippe is raging in this vicinity
and scarcely a person escapes falling
a victim, though some r favored
with a light attack.
Miss Ida Galloway, who has been
quite sick, is getting better.
Little Ellen, the infant daughter
of Cliff Dudgeon and wife, has beer
under a DOCTORS care for a couple Of
| weeks.
Miss Callie Morris spent last week
with her brother, VIII, and his wife
We are glad to know that "Uncls
Jimmie" Atkinson is improving.
Mrs. Bessie Beagles will teach The
spring term of school in Beagles dis
trict. Mrs. BeagIes is one of our mos
earnest and efficient educators and W,
are glad to know she will teach for u
| again.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18
Shelby's Sentiment.

Hon. w. 81. KEENAN,, in a talk with
a LEDGER reporter this morning, gave
some very interesting "reminiscences
of Gen. 10 Shelby. Mr. KEENAN, said:
'During the first day at the eighth
annual reunion of the ex-Confederate
Association of Missouri, held at Nega-
da, Mo-, OF August 20 and q, in 1890,
General 10 Shelby was loudly called
for and on his appearance was loudly
cheered; the boys yelled until their
threats were sore. After about five
minutes of cheering Gen. Shelby was
lifted upon a chair, where all could
SCI him, and made a short talk to the
old soldiers. Among his remarks
which I particularly remember were
these:
Fate seems to have privileged
us to meet once more, but as we join
hands and look into eyes that are
beaming with friendship, we remem-
Der those brave comrades who Will
never meet with us again.
Ihave no criticisms to make of the
men who differed with us in the past.
Our victors treated US magnanimously,
more SO than any other conquered
army was ever treated in the history
of the world. Like ourselves to-day,
the North wants justice to n and all.
Our country, both North and South, is
80 interviewer to-day with affection
and brotherly love, that it would be
impossible for a set of politicians to
divide US as in 1860.
| Comrades, here we are. There is the
grave there. In a few years We will
totter into it., and / want to say this,
that we have but n duty to perform,
and that is to inculcate good feeling
all over this fair land of ours. Encour-
age your boys to honor the flag that
Lee accepted. God never created a
purer man or better hero than Robert
E. Lee. The lovely daughter of the
| Confederacy, the fair Winnie Davis,
we learn is to 500 teach a lesson that
no Confederate should ever forget,that
there is no North and no South.
My talk would be incomplete unless
I referred to that pure man, the leader
in the councils of the Confederacy.
Every Southern heart throbbed with
grief when we heard hat Jefferson
Davis was no more. 1 am not a
| Christian. Would to God that l were.
But l believe that if ever a tired spirit
found rest in good old Abraham's
bosom, then the tired spirit of Jeffer-
| son Davis is resting there to-day"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18
LADDONIA ITEMS.
Correspondence of the Ledger.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
LADDoNIA, Feb. 16.-The present
winter has been noted for the many
social events in Laddonia and they
will continue. Miss Ethel Darlington,
south of town, entertains next Thurs
day evening. The entertainment will
consist of games, etc.
The Methodist ladies gave an enter
tainment last Saturday night at
Browns hall. Mr.. Quisenberry acted
as auctioneer and he is among the best
we ever saw. If anything car be sold
he will sell il and for the best price.
While law is supposed to be just it is
sometimes unjust. The Board of AL
dermen of Laddonia has levied a tax,
or license, on all merchants and bust
ness houses in town in order to get
money to support the needs OF the
town. Last year they licensed the
drug stores $40 a month and got their
revenue in that way. If a drug store
is doing a lawful business they have
no right to pay a higher license than
| other stores of the same value, and II
they are not the town has nc right to
license them to do wrong. 1t seems
| equally unfair to tax the merchants
and all business men in a special man
ner from other citizens. 1t seems to
us tax should be levied according to
the value of property and not voca-
ton. Many of the merchants here do
not own but very little while other
citizens owning three times as much
are not taxed near so high. Last No
vember city license was paid and the
merchant or business person was au-
thorized TO run his business for one
year and now they come again with
another license. II this should be paid,
why not IN three more months Issue
another license and so on? The town
should have revenue, but expenses
should be managed some way to meet
the revenue and not altogether the
revenue to meet the expenses. While
! this may be lawful it 10 very unjust.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18
L L HIS
John Hunt, of Boone Comfy, Missouri,
Found Guilty of Murder in
the First Degree.

CENTRALIA, Mo.sFeb. 16.-A Boone
county jury has returned a verdict
against John Hunt for murder in the
first degree at this term of Circuit
Court, which is now in session at
Columbia, for killing his daughter last
spring. His defense was insanity, but
the jury were out only one half hour
in deciding upon a verdict of guilty.
This is the first time in % or 80 years
that any criminal has been adjudged
guilty of murder in the first degree in
Boone. county. His attorneys, Joe H.
Cupp and E. M. Bass, have filed a
motion for a new trial. They say if il
is overruled they will take the cast to
the Supreme Court. j. II. Muny rep.
resented the State.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18
GRIPPE-MALARIA,

There il. now prevailing throughout
the country a disease which has been
aptly termed "Grippe-Malarla," the
name being suggested by the pres
ence of the well-known symptoms of
both these diseases. There is at first
violent shivering sensations, followed
by a dull fever, severe headache and
pains in the lower limbs. Within
twenty-four hours the symptoms de-
velop a severe cold in the head,
soreness in the throat and chest, and
a dry, harsh cough. One of the pecu-
liar features of the disease is its obsti-
nate character, in many cases requir-
ing from six weeks to three months
to run its course, notwithstanding the
most careful medical attention.
How to treat this new combination
of diseases has proved a puzzle to the
medical profession, remedies usually
applied to relieve either grippe or
malaria being ineffective in the COM
bined form. While the physicians
nave DOCh S0otlbS dDout w Az OAlC
thing to fit the case, a series of ex-
periments by the proprietors or
PRICKLY ASH BITTERs has demon
strated that this remedy will cure
The method of treatment found most
effective includes the use of quinine
in doses of three grains each, taken
three times a day, and a half wine
glass full of PRICKLY ASH BTTTERs
one hour before each dose of quinine.
This treatment has proved to be 4
positive cure and will usually break
up the disease within three OIL four
days. The quinine controls the fever,
while the Bitters drives out of the
system all poisons and bilious impur-
tiles, at the same time imparting
vigor to the stomach, liver and kid
neys and regulating the bowels. Thus
the functions of the whole internal
organism are accelerated, the body
strengthened and assisted to quickly
throw off the disease. So successful
is this treatment that many physi-
clans have thrown aside professional
prejudice against proprietary medi-
cines and have applied it in their
practice with highly satisfactory re-
suits.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18
A Promnt Settlement,

BENTON CITY, Mo-, February Is,
1s97.-Messrs. Hopkins & Ricketts,,
Agents, Mutual Reserve Fund Life
Association: Gentlemen desire to
express my thanks to the Mutual Re-
serve Fund Life Association for their
promptness in settling claim No. ILL.,
337, held by my late husband in your
company. Also for the offer of 800
advance Immediately after his death.
And now the company has paid the
full amount $4,000 six weeks before
due under the terms of the policy.
Please accept my sincere thanks for
your courteous treatment, and best
wishes for the future success of your
company. Yours very truly,
LIZZIE FLITTNER.
p. s. If the late Frederick Flittner
had taken an ordinary life policy in
an old system company, and paid the
same amount in premiums as he paid
to the Mutual Reserve, his heirs would
have received $516 instead of $1,000.
Gain by being insured in Mutual Re-
serve, $4s4. d&w1t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18
County News.
THOMPSON ITEMS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
THOMPSON, February rs. @.
Grove & Go. shipped n a of hogs
to st. Louis Tuesday night.
Brown s. Hayes shipped three cars
of hogs to st. Louis Tuesday night.
Groves Bros. bought 80 steers in
Kansas City, averaging 1850 pounds.
Geo. Brown bought 20 steers IN
Kansas City last week at 4 cents.
James Hayes shipped two cars of
hogs to st. Louis last week and also
one car Monday night.
James Harrison, of Benton City, is
here this week assisting his brother,
Crockett, in taking an invoice of his
merchandise.
Clifton Jesse has moved to his new
home near this place.
Scott Condit has leased so acres OF
land from DR.. o. B. Mayes.
Elder Paisley will preach at Liberty
Church Sunday week.
II. T. Cant sold to James Hayes one
car OF hogs for S3.25; also. one 70
James Trusedale for 1928.
j. NJ. Beagles has taken 270 cows
and heifers from John Sims and agrees
to keep them eight and a half months
and to receive 1 cent per pound fol
every pound he puts on them.
In the case of James Clark against
Mr.. H~ightower, in Justice James
court on Monday, judgment was rem
dered against defendant by default.
There has been something over one
thousand cattle of all ages shipped te
this place in the last rs days. About
half of them r now being fed for the
market. The others are stockers and
will be grazed the coming summer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18
Cauphf Here

Tuesday night about s:45 the officers
at Centralia telephoned the officers
here to arrest two negro boys aboard
freight train No. "a on the Wabash.
The officers reached the depot just as
the train pulled in and Street Com
missioner Owen and A. j. Winscott,
who were with the officers, saw the
boys first and pounced upon them.
Centralia officers came down on the
II O'Clock train and took the boys
back to that city. 1t seems that the
two boys had robbed a house near
H~allsville and had stolen a gun, with
which they tried to kill a boy they
ran across. The details in the case
are very meagre and this wa all thai
could be obtained.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

The case of Shoppert VS.. Martin,
appealed from Audrain County, was
reversed and renamed by the Supreme
Court last week. s. P. Martin was
road overseer near Farber and he
condemned a strip of land through
Mrs. Shoppert's farm for the purpose
of making a ditch to drain the road.
Mrs. Shoppert sued out an injunction
and the court here held the o%verseer's
action illegal, but the Supreme Court
held otherwise. Edmonston & Cullen
represented Martin and George Rob-
ertson and E. G. Kennen Mrs. Shop
pert.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18
EAST ITEMS.

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
EAST CENTRALIA, Feb. 16.-Many
cases of sickness in this vicinity.
Mrs. Geo. Ridgeway is dangerously
i'll with pneumonia. Her sister, Mrs.
Jesse, from Mexico, has been called
to her bedside.
Plyde Hendrix came home last We'd
nesday from Kirksville quite sick. II
is feared he will not be able to return
to school this spring.
Everything Is on the move here,
| Clifton Jesse has moved to the farm
that he bought from Jas. Barnes.
Messrs. Brown, Of Mexico, and Pal
mer, Of Centralia, r moving to the
place recently vacated by Cliftor
Jesse.
Boys, have your good horses ready
for the combination sale which vii
begin in Centralia March Sd.
The horse trade is quite fourishine
here. Mr.. Spangler, the liberal buye1
in Centralia, has recently shipped on
about 20 head of horses.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

Friday last A. j. Crigler, OF Santa
Fe, died at his home in that place at
the age of about IS years.
Deceased was a most valuable fac
tor in his community and his loss will
be deeply felt, both in social and
church circles. He was, and had been
for years, an active member of the
Christian church.
Deceased leaves a wife and two
children, o. L. Crigler, of Santa Fe,
and Mrs. Thos. Smell, of Centralia'
He was a brother of John Crigler, de-
ceased, of this city. The funeral SER
vices were held in Santa Fe Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18
Funeral of Mrs. Edmonston.

Sunday at 10:45 O'Clock Rev
Fielding Marvin held services over
the remains of Mrs, W. A. Edmon-
ston, nee Sharp. Tho service were
conducted at the Promenade Street
Methodist Episcopal church and was
most impressive one. The pail bear
ers were s. W. Buckley, W. II. Ken.
nan, F. II. Jesse, Capt. @. T. Allen
W. B. McIntire and r. D. Rodgers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18
TULIP ITEMS.

correspondence or the Ledger.
TULIP, Feb. 16.-Mrs. B. @. Western
presented her husband with a nice
valentine Sunday morning, which was
a fine 1O-pound baby girl. Mr.. West
ern is the happiest man in Monroe
county.
Born, to the wife of ALIVE Foreman
last week, a fine boy.
E. P. Dawson, who has been quite
sick with pneumonia, is improving
His many friends will be glad to see
him up again.
Mrs. Wess Garnet has been very
sick, but is some better.
E. Conley and wife and Mrs. Luther
Hicks r recovering from a severe
attack of the grip.
Jas. Grim, of Richmond, made a fly
ing visit home last week.
Misses Mana Chandler and Irins
Ragland, two beautiful and accom-
plished young ladies of neal Middle
Grove, r the charming guests Of
Miss Fannie Giddings and the Misses
Anderson.
Bert Perkins, of Illinois, is visiting
his brother, OF Perkins.
Grandma Lynch is sick.
DR.. E. w. Johnson is feeding 80 cat
tie and so hogs.
Elmer Crawford and Miss Hodge
spent Sunday at Judge Wooden's.
Miss Lucille Wooden, accompanied
by her friends, Mr.. and Miss Threl-
keld, from near S~toutsville, spent
Saturday and Sunday at Judge Wood
ems. They had a break down on theil
journey.
@. G. Barron's baby and mother are
sick. .
j. W. Waller, East of Tulip, wal
have a sale the 22d of February.
Miss Bennetta Fowler and pupil
| will give an entertainment at the clos
OF the school this week.
Chas. Riley, n of our sportsmen
killed two red foxes last week.
Our merchants are doing a goot
business.
The Misses Anderson and Gliding
royalty entertained a number of thei
friends last week in honor of Misse
Chandler and Raglin.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18
Little Edna Berry Dead

Once more the angel of death has
visited the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G..
w. Berry, claiming for its victim theil
little infant daughter, Tena Edna,
scarcely more than a year among us,
The funeral was conducted Sunday
afternoon at 8 O'Clock by Rev. Rob-
bins and the remains were laid to rest
in the Lockrldge graveyard, Z nailes
south of town, Monday morning. The
parents of this little one extend theil
many thanks to their friends ant
neighbors who so kindly assisted
them in their darkest hour of be
reaYement.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18
Gone to the Flowerv Kingdom,

w. K. Roberts, of this county, left
Tuesday for San Francisco, whence he
will embark for Shanghai, China,
where he will take a position in
the Revenue Service of the Chinese
government. Mr.. Roberts will sail
from San Francisco on Feb. %, and
will reach his destination about three
weeks later. He has spent about
seven years in the orient. Mr.. Rob-
erts will write a number of letters to
the LEDGER during his soiourn among
the celestiaIs,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18
Mrs. Williams Dead.

Mrs. Hugh L. Williams died at her
home, 4 miles southwest of Benton
City, Saturday morning at about So
years of age.
Deceased was a most estimable
woman and her taking away was a
severe shock to both family and
friends. She left q husband.
The funeral services were held at
Union Chapel at IL o'clock Sunday.