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Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-10
Resolutions of Respect.

WHEREAS, 1t has pleased Dur all
wise and loving Heavenly Father, in
His divine providence, to remove to
her home beyond, for which she was
so well prepared, our beloved sister,
Mrs. Myrtle Shoup.
WHEREAS, The Littleby Auxiliary
of the Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society, in which she was a most
earnest worker, wishing always to do
all she could for the cause of Christ,
desiring to express its love for her,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That in the death of our
sister and friend, Myrtle Shoup, the
society has lost n of its most zeal
GUS workers, the church an earnest
follower, the community in which she
lived a loving friend and neighbor,
and the husband and child a most low
ing wife and mother.
Resolved, That we extend to hel
family and friends our most sincere
sympathy, with the assurance that hel
memory Will Do cnerlsneo Dy US, ano
that the influence of one who SO hum.
bly, followed Christ will still remain.
Resolved, That a page of u society
records be consecraUed to her mem
DRY, and that a copy of these resolu'
tions be recorded thereon, and that
copy be presented to the family ant
to each of the county papers for pub
lication.
The above resolutions of respec
were adopted by the Woman's For
eignMissionary Society of the Littlebl
M. E. Church, South.
MRS. G. HAUsSLER,
MRS. LIZZIE SHOOK,
MRS. D.. L. ROGERS,
| Comn,iffoa
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-10
Circuit Court Proceedings,

r. r. Arnold vs.. E: E. Jones; W. /.
Gardner fled motion to be made CO.
defendant in the case.
W. K. Potts vs.. E. E. Jones; W. 1.
Gardner fled motion to be made CO.
defendant in the case.
@. W. s. Cobb VS.. VIM. Dickinson;
W. Fl. Goodrich filed answer.
SiIas Wilson VS.. Wabash and G. & A.
railroads; plaintiff filed reply.
Geo. Boomer vs.. Wabash and @. &
A. railroads; plaintiff filed reply.
j. II. Clark VS.. D. W. Hughes; bill Of
exceptions filed.
T. j. Powell, administrator, VS.. Lin
ME M. and j. o. Bosard; time for filing
bill of exceptions extended 80 days.
Chas. Threlkeld vs.. Este Threlkeld,
divorce; cause dismissed on motion Of
plaintiff at his cost.
E. B. Grey VS.. Geo. w. Adams;
leave of court granted defendant to
file amended answer in 60 days. Leave
given plaintiff to file his reply thereto
in 80 days thereafter and continued.
G. W. Adams, assignee, VS.. Mexico
Savings Bank; trial by court and
taken under advisement. Decision
not yet rendered.
Thomas Rector ct al vs. John Rec
tor; motion for security for costs sus-
tanned.
Yesterday afternoon the mandamus
case of State ex rel. William @. Mans
field VS.. ]. M. Riley, was tried by the
court and the writ denied.
W. FL. Turner VS.. National Masonic
Accident Association; on motion OF
plaintiff case is dismissed at his cost.
@. B. Rouss vs.. r. l.. Holloway ;
Judgment for plaintiff for s173.60 and
costs.
R. NJ. White VS.. Union National
Bank of Kansas City; defendant files
ans
Philip Helwig vs. Geo. Bohan; ap-
peal dismissed and judgment against
plaintiff for costs.
Advance Thresher Co. Va. f. Pierce
and Erisman; now on trial by jury.
GRAND JURY CASES.
The Grand Jury disposed of the fol-
lowing cases Wednesday morning:
Albert Brown, burglary and larceny;
a true bill.
Joseph Anderson, grand larceny
q true bill.
Stewart Owsley, petit larceny; 6
true bill.
Marcellus Sullivan, false pretenses;
not a true bill and defendant discharg'
ed by order of the court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-10
Miss Lucy Laughlin Married.

from the montgomery otdHuhTu'
A very quiet wedding occurred at
the residence of Judge VIM. Clark in
this city yesterday Thursday even
ing at four o'clock. The contracting
parties were W. I. Gardner, of Prices
Branch, and Miss Lucy Laughlin, late
of Mexico; Elder Claude E. Hill, of
W%ellsville, officiating.
Mr.. Gardner is one of our largest
farmers and stock ralsers and has
large real estate interests in u city.
He is an energetic business man, but
has long been regarded by his friends
as a confirmed bachelor, and his mar
riage will be quite a surprise to them
His bride is a native of Virginia and il
a handsome, intelligent young lady,
who will prove a help-meet to him in
life's journey.
The happy couple have gone on q
bridal trip, but their destination IL
unknown even to their most intimate
friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-10
MEXICO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The Board Fills Several Vacancies
Superintendent of Public Schools
Not Elected Yet.

The Mexico School Board met on
Monday night and in place of Prof.
Wauchope, Miss Eva White and Miss
Melissa Jesse, resigned, elected Prof.
J. M. Walker, of Maryville, Mo-, sal
airy $50 a month; Miss Rose White, of
Danville, Mo-, $45 a month. Miss
Helen Gross, Mexico. Mo-, $50 a
month. Hugh Donnelly was reelected
janitor of the north side school at $50.
Jake Flora was reelected janitor OF
south side school at $25 a month. No
superintendent was elected for the
colored public school at this meeting
of the board. The following teachers
were chosen for that school: Lucy
Hubbard, Mamie Winfrey, R. A
Henderson and Mary Goode. The
latter two were elected only for five
months. The attendance at the col
ored school is much larger earlier in
the session than it is at the close and
for this aso two of the teachers
were only chosen for five months.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-10
See the Butterfly Buggy
at Ferris & Cauthorns.
It's a beauty.
Advertised Letters.

List of letters remaining in the Post
Office at Mexico, Mo-, for the week
ending June IL, 1897, which if not
called for in thirty days will be sent to
the Dead Letter Office at Washington.
Persons calling for letters in this list
will please say "advertised:"
G. T. Birdless, T. ID. Douglass, W.
w. Faucet, r. V. Gilbert, 9. E. Gar
rett, Henry Hueberger, Miss Daisy
Hickman, Natalie Holden, Mrs. Fl. G.
Kunler, Cal Leuman, Edward Morgan,
Mrs. j.. P. Moore, E. l.. Montague,
John Peferhea, Maggie Ryne, Sarah
Roun, j. H. Robertson, Edwin Smith,
]. W. Walsh, Leslie McQuoun.
l.. w. MORRIS,
Postmaster.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-10
EAST LITTLEBY ITEMS.
correspondence of the Ledger.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
EAST LTTTLEBY, June THE farm
ers are busy blowing corn. A few have
had to plant over on account of wire
worms.
The recent rains have added much
to the growing crops.
How William Lewis shines in his
new buggy.
Prof. Thomas Seal is building a new
barn. John Braden is the architect
and also the carpenter. Prof. Seal is
an enterprising farmer as well as q
school teacher.
Mr.. Cooper and his daughter, Mrs.
McClintic, were visiting in this vicini-
ty last Saturday. Mr.. Cooper is soon
to depart for Custer county, Neb., to
visit his son.
The Omaha merchants are not doing
any business in this vicinity.
The Ice cream festival at Rock Hi
last Saturday night was well attended
The proceeds 60 to support the minis
terial cause.
DR.. McMurtry and wife were visitor
in this vicinity last Thursday. DR.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-10
A BEAUTIFUL GIRL
Barely Escapes q Life Long Ca
lamity.

1t happened in this way: The young
daughter of Mrs. e. 8. Gibson, Greedy
vile, South Carolina, was slowly but
surely becoming q hopeless invalid.
Her mother became anxious and bag
gard in her frantic efforts to save her
None of her attempts to
find a cure seemed of any avail. As
stated in her own words:
"My daughter was taken sick some
time ago and / tried many medicines
in vain. lShe was very weak, appetite
poor, bowles costive and night sweats.
She appeared to be cold all the time,
being taken with violent chills at
times. Her nerves were in a very bad
condition. At last I happened to see
one of your little books and wrote you.
You recommended Pe-ru-na. I gave
it to her and she has now completely
recovered. I owe all that I am worth
in this world to you for saving my
daughters life. I shall always keep a
supply of your medicines on hand.
May you live long to help those suf-
fering as my daughter was"
Pe-ru-na always cures such cases
Send for free book, written for women
only. Address the Pe-ru-na Drug
Manufacturing Company, Columbus,
Ohio.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-10
A Pretty Studio.


A LEDGER reporter called at the
Morse Frame and Portrait Studio, 11s
Washington street, this morning and
was shown through the studio by the
genial proprietor, G. F. Morse. Mrs.
Morse, who is an excellent artist, was
at work on a crayon portrait and she
shows her aptitude in her def, accu-
rate and swift strokes. She does work
from life, photographs and tin types
in oil, pastel, crayon, india ink and
water colors.
The proprietor has a stock of picture
frames which, both in artistic merit
and variety, has never been equaled
in Mexico. 1t is his intention to re-
main in this city permanently, making
this his headquarters for the 80 mile
territory around here.
The inducements offered to the pub
lie by Mr.. Morse are indeed great, and
in patronizing him the people must
remember hat the work goes IN right
under their eyes; that they can have
any changes made that they wish,
where if they send their work to
another city they have to take the
portrait when it comes back, whether
it suits or not.
There is a representative of the
studio making a canvass of the city
now and any n wishing to have
such work done can fully trust the
work in their hands. Many people
having but one picture of a lost friend
or relative fear to send it away to be
enlarged as the chances are they will
never get the original back, but in
this case no such fear is to be enter
tanned, as the Morse people are per-
fectly reliable and are going to stay
| here. PatroniZe them,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-10
Wpddinp RellS

Miss Sallie Mckee Armistead and
MIR. Albert j. Miller were married at
high noon on Tuesday, the sth day OF
June, 1897, at the home of the bride in
South Mexico. The bride is an amia-
BILE, handsome young student of Har-
din College, and of an old Southern
family, being a granddaughter of Capt.
Joseph Price, of Virginia, and a near
kinsman of Gen. Sterling Price.
The groom is apopular and prosper
GUS young business man and a brother
of Col. Scott Miller and Mayor Frank
Miller, of C%hillicothe, both prominent
lawyers and politicians. The couple
will leave on the 1890 Wabash for
Kansas City and will be at home on
west Bryan street in Chillicothe after
lime Goth.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-10
THOMPSON ITEMS

Correspondence of the Ledger.
THOMPSON, Mo-, June 9.-Harvey
Reed has had one quarter of a mile Of
wire fence with iron posts built on his
farm. Joseph Phelps, of Centralia, Is
the agent for hat kind of fence in this
county.
John Sims, of Arkansas, is visiting
friends lear here.
Jas. A. Surber sold to s. @. Groves
& Co. twenty fat cattle at $3.50.
Fl. T. Cant contracted twenty hogs
of f. Wisdom, to be delivered the first
half of July, at s3.12k.
y. @. Groves s. Co. shipped one car
of cattle and a mixed a of cattle and
hogs to st. Louis Sunday night.
Miss Nellie Hoover left Saturday
for an extended visit with friends in
Pennsylvania.
Emmett Elliott is visiting relatives
in Hallsville.
John Reed, of Saline county, is
spending a few days with his parents
near this place.
Elder Joseph Walling, of Texas,
lectured in McDonald's Hall on Tues
day night on the "Ipspiration Of the
Bibie.n
Harrison Brothers shipped o. car
load of corn from Benton City to this
place for feeding purposes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-10
The Cracker Jack Road
Wagon at Ferris & Cau-
thorn's.
Stock News.

The following shipments have been
made from this point in the past
week:
On the Sd, Lewis, johnson & Co.,
a car of hogs to East st. Louis.
On the 4th, T. ]. Gibson, a a of
dressed poultry to Philadelphia; Wal
lace and Northern a car of hogs to
st. Louis.
On the 9th, T. J. Gibson & Co.,a car
of eggs to Philadelphia.
On the 7th, L. B. Morris, one horse
to st. Louis; j. w. Wilson, a car Of
cattle to st. Louis.
On the 9Th, Browning Bros, a cal
of hogs to St. Louis; w. w. Mundy,
car of hogs to st. Louis; Lewis, John
son & Co., a car of sheep to Chicago
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-10
Made in Mexico.

The company known as The Animal
Protective Manufacturing Company,
composed of Andrew T. Bennett,
President, o. Rouse, Vice-President,
G. E. Leeper, Treasurer and Secretary,
and S. M. Gilbert, manager of the
shipping department, doing business
in the basement of the Armstrong
building, is a company which will do
more business in Mexico than some
people imagine. They start off with
several large orders for their prepa-
ration and are doing lots of work.
The preparation, which is put up in
gallon cans, will destroy all lice,
chinches, nitts and f1eas, and as a
healer will cure skin diseases of ami
mails, being purely antiseptic and nom
poisonous.
"Flyskeepoff," the name of the
preparation, is an excellent mixture
to drive away flies, mosquitoes and
buffalo gnats from stock.
The company will put a representa-
tive on the road in a few days and ex'
poets to do a large shipping business
in the State. Application for patent
| has been made.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-10
Real Estate Transfers.

~
The following sales by warranty
deed have been made in the county
since our last report:
Geo. Belk to J. @. Parrish, south half
of lots 5, 6 and 7, block 1, original
Vandalia, $500.
s. P. Emmons to G.. r. Brown, lot
II, block 5, county addition to Mexico,
$500.
Mary N. Locke to Flora Ahlfeldt, 8
56-1OO acres adjoining Laddonia, $500.
E. B. Luebke to Geo. Rosenboom,
y acre southeast corner of southeast
23-52-1O, 500.
Lydia M. Cant to R. B. Drown, 10
lilo acres, part of south half of north
west ~16-50-10, S125.
Chas. T. Oliver to VIM. Steffens,
part of a lot in block 81, original Van
dalia, 81, 100.
w. G. Barker to Chas. g. Hill, lot 4,
block 4, Warden's addition to Mexico,
| $500.
, Elizabeth P. Coil ct al to John P.
Coil, southwest southwest 32-50-7,
$1,000.
Wellington Wilcox to Robt. Ruse, a
strip of ground in north half of north
east northeast 1s-51.7, $75.
Schuyler N. Wilson to Virginia NJ
Wilson, lots ii and IL, block 5, Lake.
nan & Barnes addition to Mexico, ane
lots 4 and 5, block II, Ladd's addition
to Mexico, $1,000.
J. F. Doty to @. w. Rowe, south hal
of northwest 2s-52-10, $1,000.
Andrew NJ. Harrison to Lakenan
Barnes and Bassford, lots 8 and 4
block 81, Ladd's addition to Mexico
$73.
Andrew M. Harrison to Lakenan 1
Barnes, lot 7, block 26, and lots 5 ant
6, block q, Ladd's addition to Mex
leo, $s4.
Shelby Musick to Lester Calvin
southeast northwest 15-51-5, $1,000.
l.. B. Hickman to w. D. Miller
northwest southwest and 10 acre
south part of southwest northwest "a
=, 53-9, $40.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-10
Ferris & Cauthorn for
fine Surveys, Buggies and
Road Wagons.

A handsome picture painted by Mrs.
Griffin, of this city, is on exhibition in
Elon Bearings window. 1t is a study
of Longfellow WIS famous scene where
John Alden comes to Priscilla, "The
Puritan Maiden" to press the suit of
his friend, Miles Standish.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-10
WORCESTER ITEMS.

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
WORCESTER, Mo-, June s.-Farmers
r busy tending their crops.
The ice cream and strawberry sup
per given by the ladies of Rock Hill
last Saturday evening was quite a suc-
cess. There was a large crowd pres
emit and a neat sum was Melted.
Worcester is improving.
Ed Scherer is building anew store.
Mrs. @. Berry and daughter, Miss
Minnie, and Mrs. Wright and daugh-
ter, Miss Lena, of Mexico, visited
friends here last Saturday and Sun
day.
Rev. Woller, OF Texas, preached at
Rock Hill Sunday.
Mrs. Martin Kunkel and Mrs. Leb
Crigler, Of Mexico, visited Tom Kun
KEEL and wife Saturday and Sunday
and attended the ice rea supper.
H. Vetter, u blacksmith, has a
new disc sharpener. If you have any
work in that line to be done he would
be glad to have you call on him.
VIII Farnsworth, ofMadisonvIlle, and
Will Stark, of Vandalia, were guests
in our vicinity recently.
Master Raymond Brandenburger,
of st. Louis, is the guest of his uncle
and aunt, MI. and Mrs. Tom Kunkel.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-10
Had to Shoot Him.

Monday evening Marshal Lane re-
ceived a telegram from Marshal Davis,
of Montgomery City, stating that he
had arrested John Caldwell, colored,
who was wanted in Mexico. Marshal
Davis brought Caldwell up on the Ac-
commodation Monday night. Cald-
well, after being arrested ,triedto make
his escape and was shot in the hand,
producing a painful wound. 1t will
be remembered that Caldwell made
his escape from the rock pile here
about three months ago while serving
out a 800 fine tor cutting another
negro,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-10
CHAMP ITEMS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
CHAMP, Mo-, June s.-Mr. Hudson
was called very suddenly to st. Louis
last week. We suppose his best girl
shared a portion of his visit.
F. M. Crawford, of Texas, is back
on business. The next time he comes
back he will come to stay.
Chas. Dean lost a fine mule last
week of lung fever.
Mrs. Wood, who has been sick for
some time past, is convalescent.
Born, to Ernest Jesse and wife,
May %, a fine boy.
William Gammage, of st. Louis, re-
turned home Monday after a pleasant
visit with his uncle, William Moss.
Miss Annie Hopkins, of Mexico,
spent a few days in our midst last
week.
DIR. Reagan, of st. Louis, made q
short visit to his parents last Sunday.
J. II. McCune, of Kansas City is the
guest of his sister, Mrs. W. A. Sharp.
The road overseer of this district,
Harry Householder, is dong some
excellent work. They have the right
man in the right place.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-10
II Ionis Live Stock Market.

ST, LOUIS, June S.-The supply OF
native cattle yesterday was liberal.
Steers sold from 81 to s4.9o, stockers
% to 81 20, cows and heifers $1.76 to
81. 40, calves from IS to $3.50.
HoGs--Light hogs were good ri
$3.50 up, medium weights were strict
ly good at $40 and upward, heavy
hogs sold at $40 and s3.45. Mixed
at s. to s3.27K represent hogs that
sell better when too many strictly
standard grades are not in sight.
Pigs and light lights sold at s2.75 to %,
some common mixed and culls sold
| at g. 10 to 3d. 20. The bulk OF the hogs
! sold at $3.50 to s3.45.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-10
Goods and Fixtures for Sale,

Wanting to change climate by Aug
ust 1, 1 will offer my entire stock of
goods and fixtures for sale until that
date and will make the right price to
anyone meaning business. Goods re-
tailed at reduced prices until that
date. You can save money by buy
ing now, rs prices on imported goods
are advancing. Temple Of Economy,
j. P. GIBBS, Prop'r.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-10
SATURDAYS Stock Sales.

]. r. Brown, auctioneer, sold the
following stock on the street satur-
day:
For Ed. Reed to VIM. Cunningham,
1 heifer, S12.
One COW to John Gregory, So.
One heifer to Lum Dawson, $1s.
J. T. johnson, auctioneer, made the
following sales:
For Mr.. Haines, of Galloway, l bay
mare to VIM. Lee, $11.
One s year old black mare to John
Lockridge, $40.
Bay horse for Chas. Marshall to
Judge L. N. Bass, $50.
For Felix Arnall one bay mare to
Jasper King, $3.50.
Two yearling mules to ]. M. Smith,
s52.5 4.
For Mrs. VIM. Frasier one COW and
calf to J. d. johnson, $50.
For John Field one Jersey cow to
Samson Brown, $50.
Also q lot of farming implements.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-10
BENTON I T e

Correspondents of the Ledger.
BENTON CITY, Mo-, June Cut
worms r playing havoc with the
corn during this damp, cool weather.
Jim Hendricks shipped a load of
hogs to st. Louis Monday.
Mrs. Jessie Davis and daughter,
Miss Lee, of Mexico, visited W. N.
Mullins and family Friday.
Miss Lucy Painter, who has been
taking a college cours at Warrenton,
came home Saturday.
Mrs. Vince johnson and Mrs. Clar-
ence Douglass spent the week in
Mexico at the bedside of Mrs. john
ME Stumpf.
Edgar Woodson, of East st. Louis,
made a business trip to Benton re-
Gently.
Misses Maggie and Fannie Hoffsess
were called home last week on account
of the serious illness of their mother,
Mrs. John Hoffsess.
Master Henry Davis, of Mexico,
spent a week here the guest of his
young friends.
Mr.. Billie Reed recently had the
ill luck of losing a nice bunch of pigs
and a fine Jersey cow.
Decoration Day was observed here
by private citizens. The homes OF
our departed were transformed into
bowers of beauty and fragrance, as
loving hands strewed them with roses
and sweet blossoms.
Mr.. CLARK Mcclure and family, o.
st. Louis, returned home Monday at
ter a lengthy visit with Mrs. McClure'i
mother, Mrs. Hamilton, west Of town
A large number of visitors from
Mexico and the surrounding country
attended services here Sunday.
Elmer johnson is putting in a tani
at his windmill.
Mr.. Billy Reeds new windmill
looms up. He has also built a com
modious back porch to his residence
papered and painted and otherwis
improved, making one of the neates
dwellings around.
Mr.. Head, of Mexico, made quite
success in this vicinity selling his i'm
proved fiat iron.
The Laddonia young man was o
hand bright and early Sunday morn
ing. Will says it don't pay to rid
fifteen miles just for a call, SO, as
starter, he put in the day, seen to tn
wee sma' hours"
Miss Edna Garner, one Of Mexico
fairest daughters, Is a guest at MI
Jim McCormick's.
Miss Florence Collard seems to b
progressing nicely with her little foe
of pupils.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Cowan made
business trip to Rush Hill Monday.
Miss Annie Lanning is still sojourn
, ing in Wellsvile and one of u bach
elors refuses to be comforted, even b
, some of our "irresistible" young Ii
dies.
Rev. J. o. Reavis preached Frida,
, Saturday and Sunday nights at ii
: Presbyterian church, which results
in several additions. Rev. Wallac
+ of Mexico, conducted the Sund'
morning services, which we're espe
tally impressive. The confessions
! the converts were given and Thu
q and several infants were baptized.
was ALEC Communion day. An in
= mense congregation assembled, full
q one third of which could not
seated.