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Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02
Saturday, the 25th Day Of September
Administrators Hotica

Notice lie hereby given that letters
of administration upon the estate of
Arthur Cottle, deceased, we're granted
the undersigned by the Probate Court
OF Audrain County, Missouri, bearing
date August 8, 1897.
An persons having claims against
said estate + requested to exhibit
them for allowance to the administra-
tor within one year after date Of
granting letters, or they may be pre-
cluded from any benefit OF such estate,
and If such claims be not exhibited
within two years from the date they
win be forever barred.
GEO. W. CRlJMP,
21-4t. Administrators.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02

IT begins to look as though II, p.
Warden was to be read out of the
Democratic party by Col. Cook and a
few others, simply because he wants
the word democratic" incorporated
in the name of the Mexico club. People
should have good, clean, Democratic
records before they participate in
the movement to discipline thorough
bred, lifetime, unselish Democrats.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02

q. ID. Glendy, q member OF the City
Council, who was n of the signers Of
the petition, said:
"No, I did not think, when / put my
name to the petition, that the LEDGER
was to be the censured party. 1t was
. surprise to me. / was not at the
club meeting Friday night, and did
mot vote for the resolution ~censuring
the LEDoER.u
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02
Geo. LaForce. when seem. said:

Geo. LaForce, when seen, said:
81 signed the petition in order that
we might have peace. / thought that
the people generally were pretty tired
OF the whole affair and that possibly
action by the club would end it,
I did not know that the petition
had any reference to the LEDGER.
was not at the club meeting Friday
night and did not vote for the resolu-
tiou.D
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02
STOCK NEWS.
From the Centralia Courier

From the Centralia Courier.
Quite a number of sheep will be fed
in the vicinity of Centralia this winter.
Col. Jas. A. spangler Is here buying
all the good horses he al get his
hands on.
There are more cattle being fed this
fall than ever known before in this
vicinity.
]. T. Mitchell bought a load of year.
ling cattle last week of j. W. Robin
son for $27.5 per head.
The hog market is a daisy. AS one
buyer said to a Courier man, 'iyou
can't buy them too high"
W. 8. Mcbride wal up from st. Louis
over Sunday. He topped the market
with a load of $5.3 o cattle last week.
V. T. Cox sold Cook & Givens and
Hodge & Tate IS cattle at $4.s5 the
first of the week. They were shipped
Tuesday.
7. T. Turly sold Is head of 11O0-lb.
2-year-old cattle to Charles Lewis at
S4.15. He also sold Mr.. Lewis 8 mules
for $11O.
Cook, Givens, Hodge s. Tate bought
two loads of 12S0-pound cattle east OF
Skinner at $4.75 per hundred the first
of the week.
J. L. Sappington has lost 30 good
hogs with the cholera in the last few
days. Most of them were thorough
BREEDS, too, and some of them sold for
$40 each.
P. Considine sold Mcbride & Son 90
head of cattle at sos per head. Also
60 hogs at 1925, The stock was bought
some days ago and shipped Tuesday.
B. F. Turner and Son, of Sailing, are
stocking up with mules again. Uncle
Ben has bought 10 head and Gil also 25
head. Gil also bought a load of cattle
of James Dickney, of near Santa Fe-
two-year-old 1100-pound steers at
about 4c.
j. H. Starr went down on Two Mile
Prairie and rounded out his 500 head
of cattle the first of the week, buying
II head of two-year-olds at $3.50 per
head and 81 head of Will Keene at 4
cents per pound. OF course they were
good ones.
VANDALIA, Mo-, Aug. 20.-J. II. and
]. D. Wright made the GROWING stock
sale to-day, selling to Messrs. White
and Washington, of Montgomery
county, Mo-, 40 head of fatted cattle
and 240 head of hogs at an aggregated
cost Of 81, $50. 90.
J.. H. Starr went up to Kansas City
Wednesday to make arrangements for
the shipping of a train load of sheep
in from the west the first of next
month. Of these sheep Ben Downing
will feed 800; John finder, 800; j. @.
Hit, 800; ]. A. johnson, 300; J. M.
Boyd, 300; ]. FL. Starr, 1880 and Nv.
B. Starr, 1900.
There are 80 farmers feeding over
1900 head of cattle in the vicinity of
O~entralia that will be marketed within
the next 80 days. They viii bring at
least $115, 600 into our midst. To this
add the hog crop that is following
these cattle and you get $165, 900 in
ninety days. That's the kind of huck-
| Ieberries that grow about Centralia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02
w. r. Kemp q y

W. II. houiP Says.
"When / signed the petition pre-.
sented to me it was in the belief
that 1t had no application to the
LEDGER. l was present at the meet
ing but was sitting out in the passage
way leading to the jury room and did
not vote yea or nay on the resolution
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02
DOCK BIGGs. AucrroNEE..
TRUSTEES SALE.
W. G. TINSLEY,

Whereas, John @. Daniel and Jennie
G. Daniel, his wife, by their certain
deed of trust, dated November 10,
1892, and recorded in the Recorders
office of Audrain County, Missouri, In
book IL, at page 10, conveyed to the
undersigned trustee the following de-
scribed real estate situated In Audrain
County, Missouri, to-wit:
The west half 90 of the southeast
quarter "a and the southeast fourth
% of the southeast quarter % OF
section twenty-five (22), township
hfty-one (51) north, range ten (10)
west OF the 9th p. m, containing one
hundred and twenty (120) acres more
or less, which said conveyance was
made in trust to secure the payment
OF the promigsory note in said deed of
trust described; and, whereas, said
note remains due and unpaid; and,
therefore, at the request of the legal
holder of said note and by authority
of the provisions of said deed of trust,
/ will, on
Saturday, tho 25th Day of September,
A. D., 1897,
proceed to sell the property herein
before described, at public vendue to
the highest bidder, for cash, at the
east front door of the Court House, In
Mexico, Missouri, between the hours
of 9 O'Clock in the forenoon and Eve
O'Clock in the afternoon of that day.
to satisfy said debt and the expenses
of executing this trust.
r. P. HOPKINS,
Trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02
stock News.

The following stock shipments have
been made during the past week:
On the 9th. Brown & Hays, oil
Thompson, a a of hogs to East st.
Louis.
On the 2Sth. w. r. Ridley, 1876 head
mules to Columbia, Tenn.
On the Goth. g. 8. Maddox, % head
mules to st. Louis.
W. w. Mundy, 105 sheep, 20 cattle
and rs hogs to East st. Louis.
8. @. Palmer, "a cattle to Chicago.
w. W. Mundy, rs hogs to st. Louis.
On the 31st. Lewis, johnson & Co.,
179 hogs to East St. Louis.
On the LIST. Browning Bros. and
Bolts, 50 cattle to Chicago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02

HENRY P. ROBBINS, Of Winfield,
Kansas, has bought the Mexico Trib-
une and will begin its publication next
week. Mr.. Robbins comes to Mexico
well recommended as q journalist. He
is a young man and an enthusiastic
newspaper writer. The LEDGER takes
pleasure in welcoming him to Mexico
and trusts that he will meet with much
prosperity.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02
WANTED TO DIE.
DR.. o. w. Farrar, of Chelsea. I. T.,
Took Nearly Five Grains
of Morphine.

Saturday afternoon at about $50
O'Clock q young man walked into VIM.
Kemper's saloon and asked for a glass
of beer. 1t was given him and he ask
ed for a glass of water, which was also
gwen him. He took a bottle from his
pocket and pouring a white powder in
the palm of his hand put it in his
mouth and washed it down with water.
He then said that he would die in a
short time; that he had taken NOR
phine.
Henry Kemper, ason of the propri-
etor, was behind the bar, and when
the man sunk to the floor in a few
minutes, went for a doctor. Drs. M.
e. Crawford and F. M. O. Usher re-
sponded and at n went to work,
trying to ave the mans life. They
tried to make him take permanganate
OF potash. The man was conscious
enough to know what was going on
and spit the antidote out as often as it
was put in his mouth, saying: 81 am
dying and I will not take that"
He was finally taken to the Windsor
Hotel and q stomach pump applied,
after which he was walked until morn
ing, when he vas put to bed at the
Tucker house and was all right when
he got up with the exception Of a hor-
rible nervousness caused by a con-
tinued debauch and the morphine that
he had taken.
THE MANS STORY.
The man told a LEDGER reporter
Saturday night that his name was DR..
Oliver W. Farrar, of Chelsea, 1. T.,
and that he had a father living in St.
Louis and q mother In Madison coun-
ty, Mo. He said that he had been a
practicing physician in Chelsea until
about Eve weeks ago. He also said
that about q year ago his wife had left
him through the influence of his par
ents-in-iaw and that since then he had
taken to drink. About five weeks ago
he began drinking harder than ever,
going to Kansas City and staying for
about two weeks. From there he
went to Jefferson City and from JEFF
ferson City to Mexico, where he said
he became 90 respondent that he be-
came convinced that life was not
worth living and determined to COM
NIT suicide.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02
P~oland-Chins Hog Sale.

Parties in Audrain and adjoining
counties looking for well bred hogs
should not fail to attend the sale Of
VIM. T. Fields, near Martinsburg, or
September 10, az some Of these pigs
are by n of the best bred hogs iv-
Ing, Hands On, Jr., sired by Hands
On s77s1, by w. B. Tecumseh, by L.
Tecumsahs by Chief Tecumseh End,
dam Graceful by An Right, Jr., q
brother Of Look Me Over. See adver-
tisement Of sale In Weekly LEDGER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02
III. IN. MELSON
Sheriff and Acting Trust
Exacutar,s Nnfice.

Notice is hereby given that iettes
documentary upon the estate &
Michael Scannell, deceased, with w
annexed bearing date of August, i9edz
nave been granted the undersigneN
by The Probate Court OF Audfal4.
County, Missouri.
All persons having claims again
SAID estate are requested to exhiDS
them for allowance to the execrtce
within n year after date of grant
ing letters, or they may be p~recludee
from any benefit of such estate, ~
II such claims be not exhibited within
two years from the date they win ~
forever barred.
p. III. SCANNELLs
21-4t. Executof.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02

CONTINUED viliification and abuse
of the late lamented Governor Mar
maduke and our present Congressman,
Hon. Champ Clark, seems to have
been all right in the eyes of Col.
Cook. As a matter of fact, anything
goes with him, il It comes his way.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02

Col. s. b. Cook is proud OF the res
olution directed against the Mexico
LEDGER, which he procured by sharp
practice. He endorsed 1t in q two
column editorial. Pride always comes
before q fall.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02

DR.. McManis, the specialist in the
painless extraction of teeth, will be in
DR.. McWilliams' dental Office, in Mex
leo, for another week, from Monday,
Sept. 9, until Saturday, Sept. IL, in
| ciueive.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02

Prof. e. NJ. Woody writes the LED
GER that his school ut Eureka school
house, near Benton City, WIN open
September Q, 1897. He asks the hearty
cooperation Of Al the parents and
guardians Of the dissrict In Arranging
20 that the children can "A bogfn
school on the ARA day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02

DEMOCRATS who only support the
ticket when they or their friends are
on it or are managing the campaign,
should expect to have attention called
to this fact when they criticise
straightforward, regular Democrats.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02

Less than a dozen Democrats know
ingly assisted in procuring the above
resolution, in 30 far as it is directed
against the Mexico LEDGER. About
that number of people could have
been procured to vote for any resolu-
ton Cook might want passed about
anybody along any line. They would
not care to hear it read. "Col. Cook
wants it passed." that's enough.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02
Notice If Final ssttlsms,,s

Notice Is hereby given That final
settlement OF the estate OF d. M.
Hill, deceased, win be made ut the
Sept. term Of the Probate Court OF
Audrain County, Missouri, to be held
at Mexico, Mo-, on the second Monday
In Sept, 1897. JOHN HILL,
I'd Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02

DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry is the only medicine that abso-
lntely and infallibly cures all blood
diseases. It isn't a medicine for some
one particular so-called disease. 1t is
a medicine for the schote body. 1t
forces out all the germs Of disease,
replaces impurities with rich, red
blood, feeds the tissues and makes
strong, healthy flesh.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02
). T. saunders said:

"when I signed the petition / sup
posed AL that was intended was q vim
dication Of the Chairman OF the Dem
ocratic State Central Committee and
IN endorsement Of him. I did not for
. moment think that an attack on the
LnDGER and Mr.. White was contem-
plated. Twas not at the meeting oi
the club Friday night, did mot vote fol
ths rssolutions and do mot approve Of
that part Of them which has references
- shsLED0ER.1
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02
Administrators Notice.

Aumin1SLrAt0rS N0tlce.
Notice is hereby given that iettee.
OF administration upon the estate q
Matthew Russell, deceased, Wefs
granted the undersigned by the Pr
bate Court of Audrain County, NJ
souri,, bearing date August 2, 1897.
All persons having claim69 aga1e9
said estate r requested to exhinls
them for allowance to the adminiso1
tor within one year after date Of grG111
ing letters, or they may be preclnoe
from any benefit of such estate, :
If such claims be not exhibited with
two years from the date they win ~
forever barred.
MARY RUSSELL.
20-4t. Administrative
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02
GREATEST HOG SHOW.
Klever's Model Sold for S5,100-Sixty
Four Poland Chinas by the Worlds
Champion Sold for S15,874.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL, Aug. 27.-The
greatest hog sale ever held in the
west and the largest price ever real
ICED for one hog at any sale in the
world, was that of the annual sale of
George G.. Council, Of Williamsville,
this county, on the Illinois State Fail
Grounds here to-day. Sixty-foul
head of Poland China hogs, bred by
"Klever's Model" sold for S15,s74,
averaging S24s per head.
"Klever's Model" was sold to the
Klever Model Breeding Association,
Of Illinois, an organization perfected
here to-day, for the enormous sum ci
$500, which is the largest price ever
paid for one hog before in the history
of the world. The syndicate buying
the animal is composed of George A
Heyd, of Washington, ILL.,; James E
Snare, of Wyoming, ILL.,; A. M. Cald-
well, of New Holland, ILL.,; T. R. vii
son, of Morning Glory, Iowa; A. H
Wegeman, of Lake Mills, Wis; O. Fl
Anderson, of Mount Vernon, ILL.,; j
R. Sharp, of Taylorville, ILL.,; J.. T
Stuart, of Lincoln, ILL.,; E. Fl. Ware, o
Douglas, and w. d. Ware, of Yate'
City, Ill.
"Klever's Model" No. 2S,719 wa
raised in this county and is a beautiful
| animal.
The sale to-day was attended BY
prominent hog men from Illinois
Missouri, Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana
Ohio, Nebraska, Kansas and Kentucky
Quite a spirited strife was NANTES
in bidding on the champion hog, which
went to the Illinois syndicate.
Among the most prominent buyer
were O. c. ampbelI, of Langdon, Mo.
who paid $1,000 for one hog; E. II
Laux, of Inland, Neb., paid $1,44o fol
three sows; L, w. Hamilton, of Kear'
ney, Neb., $500 for one hog; Richard'
& Son, of Vandalia, Mo-, $501 for one
SOW; A. ]. Brewer, of Kinsley, Neb.
$40 for one SOW; j. E. Axiine, O
Oak Grove, Mo-, 1926 for one SOW.
The auctioneers to-day were Col. D
P. McCracken, of Paxton, ILL.,, who
sold the champion hog; Col. F. W
Woods, of Lincoln, Neb., Col. j. w
Sparks, of Marshall, Mo-, Dol. Fl. o
Cowell, of Merchandising, ILL.,, Dol. w
F. Merriam, of Williamsville, and Col
J.. T. Stuart, of Lincoln, Ill.
At Odessa, Mo-, last week a daugh-
ter of "Klever's Model" sold fol-
$3,055, and a litter from the same hog
for 81 676
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02
Salvation Army.

The Salvation Army will visit Rush
Hill and hold q meeting in the Metho-
dist Church Friday night, Sept. 8. The
meeting will be led by Capt. Whitson,
Lieut.. Gleave and the local corps of
Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02

Mr.. VIM. A. Edmonston, the attor-
ney, who signed the petition, said:
"When l signed my name to the Pc
tition | had no idea that action was to
be taken against the LEDGER !
thought it vas to be against another
party altogether. 1 don't think the
LEDGER has done anything to be CEN
sured for. / recognize the right of q
newspaper to allow the g Of its col
umns to correspondents who sign their
names to articles written by them. II
seems to me that this is partly what q
newspaper is printed for. The man
who writes the article over his name
is the responsible party and not the
editor or the paper This is my idea
OF it.
81 was not at the club meeting Fri
day night and only know through the
papers what was done.
81 do not endorse the action of the
club in the passage of the resolution,
SO far as condemning the LEDGER is
concerned, and 1 do not approve of 1t.
| have always considered the LEDGER
a sound Democratic paper and Q no
reason why l should change my mind
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02
ateuhan County Vrnarar

Try some Of the pure SteubenCoun-
ty, N. Y, cider vinegar. W. A. Morris
handles it. d&v2v
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02
Martinshure Picnic.

The annualMsrtinsburg picnic, under
the auspices OF the Catholic church
Of that place, came of Wednesday
and was largely attended by Mexico
people. These picnics are well man
aged and always most popular with
the public. No picnic gwen in this
part OF Missouri meets with more
popular favor than the annual gather
ing ut Martinsburg.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02

Doctor Mayes, rupture specialist
and iate medical director Of the w. A.
levin Rapture Cure 90, win here
after be ct the Ringo Hotel, Mexico,
every week, arriving on the noon
train on Friday and remaining until
next day (Hatnrday3 . p. m.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02
K. Jesse said:

81 signed the petition to the Bryan
Free Silver Club for the purpose Of
having the club repel the attack made
upon the Democratic party and its
chairman, Mr.. Cook, and to vindicate
Mr.. Cook and approve his course as
such chairman. I did not and do not
approve of that portion of the resolu-
ton passed by the club and made a
part of the resolution, petitioned for,
simply, because the resolution in that
regard did not follow the petition that
had been circulated. However, I do
not approve of the course of the edl-
tor of the LEDGER in opening the col
umns Of his paper to the abusive at
tacks made on the Democratic party
and its officers by its avowed enc
mies.o
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02

Miss Lilly Ficklin has returned u
after q most pleasant visit with
friend, Miss Rachel Calvert, who
sides southwest of to wn,
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-09-25
Cattle for Cuba.

Late passengers from Havana
state that during the past week
not a pound of beef could be had
in that market. A number of
Cuban cattle buyers are now in
the cattle country around Punta
Rassa. Judge Zeba King, of Ar
cadia, is said to have sold 1000
head Of cattle to so to Cuba.
Captain VIM. Towles, has just
returned from Havana, where he,
taking 200 head Ct cattle, re-
ceived S14 per head, with $3.50
per head transportation charges,
the Havana buyers paying the
duty. He is now Quarantined on
the Dry Tortugas for fifteen days
detention. This sudden demand
has increased the price of South
Florida cattle s. a head.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-09-25
McMichael'S Tobacco Profits.

j. T. McMichael lives at Dade
City and grew tobacco. He
weighed off Of nine acres II, 300
pounds and has 500 pounds yet in
his barn. Five acres of this plant
ing weighed 1000 pounds.
This tobacco, in a pole dried
state, he took to Tampa and was
offered so cents a pound, but will
have it betuned and sell it, think
ing it will bring him more money.
This crop cost him between SIS
and 800 an acre to grow. There
was money in this crop.
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Hyneneal.

We note by late Jacksonville
papers that George Eugene Bry-
son, the New York Journal COR
respondent, who was expelled by
General Weyler from Cuba, and
who is so we'll known in Florida,
was married in Washington,
Tuesday, to Miss Willie Marion
kendrick of Jacksonville, the
charming daughter Of Captain
Bill kendrlck, the only original
Florida cracker. Everybody in
Florida wishes them JOY and ex-
tends congratulations, in which
the Star joins.
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The Committees.

Following are the committees
that have been appointed by
Chairman Campbell to discharge
the duties incumbent on them be-
fore and during the Marion Coun-
ty Day, October goth: Finance,
NJ. Fishel; reception, w. K. Ze-
wddski; barbecue, H. X. Smith;
tournament and amusemenIS, <.
L. McIntosh: advertising II.
G. Groves; horse-swappinE, s.
Il. Perry; exhibition, Charles
Peyser: colored barbecue, +. Z.
Gadson; ice water, 5. Benjamin;
marshal of the day, Carlos l..
SiStrunk.
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Are Doing Just as Well.

George +. Campbell, manager
Of the Ocala Havana Leaf Curing
Tobacco Company, ia company
with Herman Burdon, vice presi-
dent Of the association in their
late trip to Tampa, inspected
their curing houses to note if the
way they handled tobacco here
compared favorably with that
cured in Tampa. They are salts
fed they are doing as good work
in Ocala as the Tampa cllrers arc
They also took with them sam
pies Of their betuned tobacco and
those who were assured to be eX-
perts in Judging quality pro-
nounced their samples very fine.
The only manufacturer who has
been buying FLORIDA pole cured
tobacco is O'Halloran & Co who
up to Gate purchased about
$40, 600 worth Of it, but are taking
a rest now and no more purchases
are being made at present.
The Star is plea sed TO hear that
our betuners are doing good
work.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-09-25
Bound Over.

The sixty-four deputy sherlffs
Of Hazelton, Pa, who shot and
killed p Hungarian striking coal
miners, have been placed under
$4,000 bond each, or a total Of
1886, 900.
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"A Magnificent Eict0ry.'

The Marion Free Press charac-
terizes the result of Mr.. Porter s
suit to sustain his right TO pub
lish the delinquent tax list as a
magnificent victory"