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Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-28
In the Audrain County Circuit Court,
January Term, 1897.

And now on this 21st day of Janu-
ary, 1897, comes the plaintiff, by his
attorney, Warren B. McIntire, and
shows to the court, by the Sheriff g
return herein, that said defendant has
not been here served with process in
this cause and that she cannot be sum-
moned in the ordinary way, it is
ordered by the court that publication
be made notifying said defendant that
suit has been commenced against her
in this court, the object and general
nature Of which is to secure q decree
of divorce from the bonds of matri-
mony. contracted with defendant by
the plaintiff; and that unless you, said
defendant, be and appear at the next
term of this court, to be held at the
Court House in the City of Mexico,
Audrain County, Missouri, on the first
Monday In June next, 1897, and answer
or otherwise plead In this court, ludg-
ment will be rendered against you ae-
cording to the prayer of the plaintiff
In his petition herein. 1t Is further
ordered by the court that copy
hereof be published in the Weekly
LEDGER, a newspaper published III
said county and State, for four weeks
successfully, the last insertion to be
at least fifteen days before the COM
mencement of said next term. A
true copy. ,
44-4t. Clerk.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-28
GEORGE TAYLOR AGAIN.
This Time He Is Supposed to Be the
Leader of an Indian Territory
Desperate Band.

TULSA, I. r., January 24.-George
Taylor, the escaped murderer of the
Meeks family, has again been heard
from, this time as the chief of a band
of desperadoes. On Friday last they
held up train of 10 emigrant wagons
on the Muskogee and Okmulgee mail
road near Conchartie Mountain, 25
miles south OF this place, and secured
nearly 81, 900. Three of the emigrants
positively recognized Taylor, having
known him in Missouri. A large
force of Deputy Marshals from Okla
homa passed through here last night,
and as there is a heavy reward for
Taylor it is thought they are after
him
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-28
Divorce Chean and Nasty

oASO2SO SAO0p duu Ndotys
We suppose there always will be
unhappy and mismated couples, who,
instead of bearing the ills they have,
will fly to others that they know not
of. Their pathway of flight usually
lies through the cheap and easy
likewise the cheap and nasty-divorce
mills of the states and territories. To
get divorce seems to be as easy as
lying, but when they think they have
it, they have really something elsa
charge of bigamy to answer, for as a
rule these cheap divorces are never
sought for save when the applicant
has another marriage in view and
wants to be off with the old love in a
hurry.
An otherwise estimable woman had
an experience that ought to be a
warning to all women. She and her
husband were residents of New York,
and undoubtedly an unhappy couple.
She left him and went to North Da-
kota, where, after a residence of
three months, she obtained divorce.
Then she went back to New York and
married again. In a recent trial this
woman, though inno6ent of evil in
tent, has been declared bigamist and
an adulteress.
Oklahoma is another place where
the divorce industry thrives, but
every now and then, to make the sub
ject more lively and interesting, word
comes from there that certain classes
of divorces heretofore granted are
invalid. Some time ago it was the
divorces that had been granted In the
probate courts. This time it is the
cases where the fees have not been
paid for entering up the DEGREES. The
courts of the territory, it Is said, are
now busy canceling all DEGREES that
have not been paid for, and another
fine batch of bigamists will be the re-
suit.
All this is very great scandal, and
it certainly ought to admonish the un-
happily married that there are no short
cuts to release from marriage bonds.
If there are good grounds for divorce
they can be adjudicated upon where
the parties actually reside. When
men and women go gallivanting away
from home in search of marital re-
lease they go wrong, and in all prob
ability will sooner or later meet with
humiliating disaster.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-28
SUFFERING IN THE CITIES.
Gigantic Trusts and Corporations in q
Measure to Blame for This Deplor-
able State of Affairs.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
MEXICO, Mo-, January 26.-DEAR
SIR: In behalf of the poverty strick-
en- people of the United States I wish
to say a word. 1 see in morning city
paper these horrible headlines from
Chicago: "sixty Thousand People in
Actual Need of Food and Fuel to Pro-
tect Them From the Chilling Blast
That is Sweeping Over the City," The
headline in the Republic was: Sun
precedented Suffering and Want"
After reading of all this distress of
the thousands of homeless ones, in the
same paper 1 read where people in
high places were vieing with each
other as to who can make the great
est display of their wealth in banquets
and balls, utterly regardless of the
great sufferings of their fellow man.
Now, viewing all this in an bipartisan
way, will never agree that 30 much
distress is the fault of the victims, ex-
cept SO far as they supported party
that, by dishonest methods, have
brought about this sad state of affairs.
Ever since the war the capital of
the country has been steadily going
into the hands of the few and by
friendly legislation gigantic trusts and
corporations have been formed that
have utterly destroyed all private in
dustries, thereby forcing the people
into new methods to obtain living
for themselves and families. The con-
sequence is, that they are dependent,
in great measure, on the factories
and as all values of produce have
fallen off and the people are not able |
to buy the output Of the factory, and
large stocks accumulate, and the op-
eratives are discharged and forced in |
to the streets they become objects of |
/ am glad to know that we have
many noble men and women-God |
bless them-who are devoted to the |
cause Of suffering humanity; but the
task Is too great. If they could, in
some way, get just a small per cent Of
the wealth that has been piled up by
Insurers or unjust rates Of interest 1t |
would help; or, IL some of these rich
fellows would get up conscience
Iund to the extent of few million, I |
.hink that their pillows would be soft
sr when they would come to die; or,
collect penalty from those who fail
20 give in a true List Of their property,
he penalty to go to the relief of the
Door.
For instance, see the taxable prop
,rty Of Jay Gould before he died. He
yave in Eve hundred thousand dollars
md when the property could be got
'en at it was found to be the enor-
nous sum OF eighty millions. In this
and similar cases penalty or fine
would be afforded sufficient to tide q
great many Of the unfortunate ones
over the cold winter.
Yours Respectfully, |,
8. e. KENDALL.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-28
Wsyler Nearly Caught.
THE BUTCHER BARELY ESCAPED
CAPTURE BY PATRIOTS.
His Body Guard Cut to Pieces by Gu
ban Machetes and But for MIS-
hap Weyler Would Now
Be a Prisoner.

NEW YORK, January PA dispatch
to the Herald from Havana, via Key
West, says:
Gen. Weyler has received his bap-
tism of fire in the field. He may ever
have been astounded by the brilliancy
of the flash of the insurgent steel be-
fore his very eyes. AT all events, ten
of his special escort of guides, a corps
of Cuban negroes who enjoy the dis
tinction of guarding the person of the
Captain General when he takes the
field, arrived here Tuesday night SER
iously wounded with machete thrusts.
Several have since died.
Eight members of the same corps,
all wounded reached Havana on We'd
nesday morning. From their accounts
it ia clear that early on Tuesday morn
ing the rebels under Aranguren and
Arrange made a startlingly bold and
dashing attempt to capture the Cap
tain General, which was nearly
crowned with success. Gen. Weyler
entered the village of Quatro Camiros
on Monday afternoon. Orders were
at once given that all inhabitants
should leave their homes within two
hours. The village being deserted,
the torch was applied, and all the
houses, about 900 in number, were de-
stroyed.
The Captain. General then proceed
ed toward Gopaste, 16 kilometers
further on the road to Guines. Go
paste was reached after nightfall, and
a corps of guides was sent forward to
reconnoiter. Gen. Weyler, with the
main Spanish column, under Colonel
Segura, halted some distance outside
the village.
The insurgents, at the orders of
their leaders, Aranguren and Arrange,
had concealed themselves in the
houses in the town. Their plans were
evidently well laid, and it is quite
probable that they might have sue
ceeded in capturing the desired prize,
the Spanish Commander himself.
Unfortunately for the fulfillment of
the design of the insurgent leaders,
while the Spanish scouts were engag-
ed in the reconnaissance, the guns of
some of the concealed rebels were ac-
cidentally discharged, giving the
alarm to the royal troops. Before
the Spanish advance guard recovered
from its surprise, the rebels, seeing
that their plan had partly failed, rush
ed from their places of concealment
and attacked the enemy with great
fury, infiicting severe loss in their re-
sistless onslaught. So bold, in fact,
was the insurgent column that it pur-
sued the rapidly retreating Spaniards
to point almost within range of the
troops in Gen. Weyler's main body,
and easily within the compass of a
field glass, if the Captain General had
cared to inspect the dispersal of his
own soldiers.
Captain GeneralWeyler spent We'd
nesday night In Guines and, according
TO occasional reports received here,
expected to enter Mantanzas on Fri
lay.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-28

Two kinds of women need Dr.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription-those
who want to be made strong and those
who want to be made well. 1t builds
up, invigorates, regulates and cures.
It's for young girls just entering
womanhood; for women who have
reached the critical "change of life"
for women expecting to become
mothers, making delivery easy and
almost painless; for mothers who are
nursing and exhausted; for erery
woman who is rundown, delicate or
overworked. For all the disorders,
diseases and weaknesses of women,
"Fsvorite Prescription" is specific.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-28

Foul poisons that accumulate in the
blood and vital organs, and clog the
machinery of the system, must be
gotten rid of, or disease will certainly
follow. Stimulate the blood cleansere
(the kidneys), and strengthen, purify
and tone up the liver, stomach and
bowels with an appropriate remedy.
PRICKLY ASH BITTERs is pre-
eminently the right medicine. 1t will
cleanse the system and impart a feel
ing of strength and vigor throughout
the body. Sold by @. A. Buckner.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-28
ELopED WITH A NEGRO.
Anne Abbotts Escapade at Macon.
Missouri.

MACON, Mo-, January 24.-Jesse
Gooding, coal black negro, eloped
from Schuyler county with Miss Anne
Abbott, a white girl under age. Good
ing swore to false affidavit, secured
a marriage license at Macon, and the
couple were married here by Rev.
Page, colored. After the ceremony
they remained together one night,
but were arrested by Detective Tur-
ner to-day. The couple were taken
back to Schuyler county by officers
from there. Miss Abbott is the daugh-
ter of respectable farmer, for whom
Gooding had been working.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-28

MORE individual effort is needed
everywhere in this country. Instead
of whining about matters not being
what we should like them to be, If
each individual would put his shoul-
der to the wheel and do what he can
for himself good results would follow.
When you look after the details of any
business the business as whole will
be successful. While each individual
In a community does his and her part
the community, as a general thing,
will be prosperous. Instead of dis
couraging others we should each of
US actively and earnestly do our part
in public life, in private business and
In allof the duties devolving on one
ag q citizen.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-28
HIS WIFE HIS SISTER.
An Awful Discovery Made at Kansas
Wedding Annlversary-Married
Thirty-Nine Years.

MULvANE, KAN, Jan. 24.-Shock-
ing disclosures were brought to light
by chance on the occasion of the
thirty-nint wedding anniversary OF
Peter Wilson and wife. There were
gathered at the home OF the aged
couple their children and number of
their grandchildren, along with many
neighbors. In the company was Isaac
Ashton, the foster father of Mrs. Will
son, who was en- route to Oklahoma,
and Robert Wilson, the foster father
of Peter Wilson, who lived in a neigh
boring county. The men were ap-
parently strangers. They had not al
ways been. Forty years ago they
were neighbors, but they had not
seen each other since that time. Be-
fore the close of the evening their
reminiscent talk evolved the follow
ing romantic facts:
In 1888 Alexander Taylor, his wife
and two children, located at Rich
mond, Ind, having moved there from
Noble county, o. Soon after taking
up residence there the father went
as a volunteer to the Florida Indian
war, leaving his wife and two chill
dren in Indiana. He caught a fever
while on the expedition and died.
Mrs. Taylor died soon after, leaving
her two children, Peter and Rachel,
aged and respectively, to the care
of strangers. Isaac Ashton and Robt.
Wilson had been friends of the Tay-
lors. Ashton adopted Rachel, and
Wilson Peter Taylor. Ashton shortly
afterward moved to Iowa and Wilson
to Northern Missouri. 1t seems they
never spoke to the children of their
antecedents and they grew respective
foster parents.
When Peter Wilson was II years old
he went to Sioux City, Ia, to learn
the carpenters trade, and at tenn
perance meeting he met Rachel Ash
ton, beautiful girl, who was visiting
her foster aunt. They became sweet
hearts and three years later were
married. A few years later they set
tied in Sumner county, Kansas, where
they have always been highly re-
spected. They have nine children.
Three are deaf mutes, the Oldest son
has club foot and one of the daugh-
ters is cross-eyed. All are now mar
ried except one of the deaf mutes and
two of the younger children. Before
the guests had retired on the night of
the recent wedding anniversary Ash
ton and Wilson began to talk of old
times and Peter Wilson and wife were
their closest listeners. As the COM
parative events drew to a climax
Peter Wilson swooned and for time
he was thought to be dead, but was
revived. He and his wife are almost
crazed with grief.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-28
AN EXTRA SESSION.
Mckinley Says He Will Gall Congress
Together March 10 for Protec-
tion Legislation.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, January 25.-
Congressman John q. Sturtevant, of
Crawford County, who will succeed
Joseph O. Sibley in the next Congress,
is in the city. He said that he had
called on President-elect Mckinley
and that the latter said:
81 win call a special session of Con-
gress on March 18th, and unless I
change my mind, you may be in Wash
ington by that time. desire to have
my protective system lnaugurated
Immediately upon my Inauguration,
and I want a measure passed that will
Immediately stimulate business and
give idle men work.
Congressman Sturtevant said fur
ther that no Pennsylvania would be
in the Mckinley cabinet.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-28

THE most horrible thing in the way
of a lynching was that recently at
Amity, La, where the lynching party
allowed the two negroes to be lynch
ed to fight each other before they
were strung up, after which the mob
sang hVmr1
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-28
Saves Doctors Bills

by regulating the bowels, thereby pre-
venting thousand and one derange-
ments of the system which follow
neglect of this precaution. Once
used for this purpose, DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets are always in favor.
They're purely vegetable and far bet
ter, as a liver pill, than blue pills or
calomel. Their secondary effect is to
keep the bowels open and regular
not to constipate.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-28
Public Administrators Notes.

Notice is hereby given that ietters
of administration upon the estate OF
Nancy Moss, deceased, have been
granted the undersigned by the Pro-
bate Court of Audrain County, Mis-
souri,, bearing date January Is, 1897.
All persons having claims against
said estate are requested to exhibit
them for allowance 10 the administra-
tor within one year after date OF grant
ing letters, or they may be preciuded
from any benefit of such estate, and
II such claims be not exhibited within
two years from the date they win be
forever barred.
: J. +. JESSE,
3S-4t. Public Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-28

BECAUSE the newspapers are not
making great to do about the poor
in Mexico is no reason why the char
liable people of our city should not be
at work. There are quite a number
of deserving poor in Mexico that
should be looked after. Many of
them are in need of clothing, food
and fuel. Some of the most worthy
and the most needy are the last to
call for help. Those who are in COM
Portable circumstances should give
this matter their attention,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-28

Notice Ia hereby given that. final
settlement of the estate of FL. E. Helm
ba1gh, deceased, viii be made at the
March term Of the Probate Court of
Audrain Comfy, Missouri, to be held
at Mexico, No., on the second Mon
day in March, 1887.
L. W. HEINBAUGH,
I'd Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-28
STOCK NEWS.
From the Paris Appeal.

FROM tle faflS Appeal
Chris Norman, near Santa Fe, has
1400 barrels of corn cribbed.
Hoar & Muldrow shipped 2 loads of
cattle from South Fork last week, IL
of which averaged 1850 pounds, and
were bought fromWm. Smiley at $4. so.
Thos. Thompson, near Tulip, last
week shipped 160 fat hogs of his own
raising to Chicago. They averaged
300 pounds and sold at the top.
Robert Smiley, one of South Forks
big feeders, has bought 1900 barrels of
corn since fall. About half of it was
bought at 15c and the rest at zoe a
bushel.
McCann & Smizer shipped loads of
hogs and loads of cattle from Paris
Saturday. One load of cattle was
bought from Ben Sager and the other
from John Arnold.
Burks & Moore shipped load of Sc
hogs from Goss Saturday. Joe Enfield
sold them 20 and F. Murphy 7. Mr..
Murphy's averaged 100 pounds and
were months and 26 days old.
The following shipments of stock
were made from Perry by Monroe
county parties Tuesday: B. F.Vaughn,
1 load of hogs; Clark & Gaitskill, 1
load of hogs and load of cattle; M.
F. Gill, loads of cattle and load of
hogs; Henry Yancey, 2 loads of cattle.
Everything brought top prices at
John Mallory's sale last Thursday.
Four thoroughbred calves sold at s33
each and "a white-faced yearling
steers, property of Dennis Fields, were
bought by Arthur Browning at $32
per head. Corn brought 80 cents and
81.
Among those who are feeding choice
native cattle in South Fork, we hear
of the following: J. ID. Power, 1O4;
Chas. Hizer, 20; JEFF Bates, 20; Theron
Powers, 40; B. F. Vaughn, so; Robert
Smiley, Y; J. j. Dashner, 20; Lewis,
Bolts & Bert Smith, 20; Nath Rogers,
$50 Texas cattle.
Ad. Buford got in Sunday from Iowa,
where he has been buying stock for
Monroe county feeders. Thirty-six
yearlings that averaged 900 pounds
were shipped to Win 8. Wood; Geo.
Massey got "a yearlings and year
olds and II calves, and VIM. Massey,
SO calves. Buford says corn sells up
there at - cents and fine white oats
at II cents.
Springfield, ILL.,, Jan. 16.-The big
gest and most successful hog sale ever
attempted in the United States was
held on the Illinois State Fair Grounds
and was under the auspices of Coun- |
,ips Poland China hog sale of Williams
Vile, Ill. Fifty-four head of Poland |
China hogs brought the high average
If $251.50. The highest price paid for a |
Jingle hog was for SOW bred in 1895,
which brought $3.50.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-28

@. E. DINaLE, formerly of Mexico,
and well known to many of the read
ers of the LEDGER, has been appoint
ed Postmaster at Woodland, CAL, by
President Cleveland. Mr.. Dingle is a
son of John G.. Dingle, deceased, who
formerly lived just northeast of Mex
leo, and is brother in law of Charley
Lewis, of this county. George Rob-
ertson, Of Mexico, was largely instru-
mental in securing this appointment
for Mr.. Dingle.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-28
Nntica Of Final sestlsment.

Notice is hereby given that final
settlement of the estate OF Jno. Cam
terbury, deceased, will be made at the
March term of the Probate Court of
kudrain County, Missouri, to be held
at Mexico, NO., on the second Mon
day in March, 1887.
VIM. CANTERBURY,
I'd Administrator
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-28


Col. RozELLE, Chairman of the
State Populist Committee, is some
what of a politician himself. Being
charged by some of the Republican
Populists in Missouri of taking money
from Filley he makes the following
reply:
"And here" declared Rozelle, wav-
ing packet, sis q report to the State
Executive Committee, showing just
how the money was spent.
"This money" says Rozelle, twas
given to me by a go-between for Fill
ley, who has always pretended to be a
silver man. He asked nothing at the
time. It was simply his contribution
to the expenses of maintaining head
quarters. His demands came later,
when he insisted that by this contri-
button he had put me under obliga-
tions to oppose fusion. He thought
that was mean enough to devote the
money to my personal uses.
ssThere's the report. The Filley
contribution was spent for the party.
I don't think that anybody In the
party would object to receiving an
other contribution from the same
source. Any time the Republicans
want TO pay our campaign expenses,
wen all be glad to hear from them,
take it.''
l.. "A
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-28

THE most pointed dun we have
heard of lately is that of the editor of
the Corning Chronicle, who says that if
his subscribers do not pay up he will
not only stop their paper, but he will
cease to publish it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-28
To Close Out

My entire stock of Cloth
ing | will sell at PRIME
COST the whole stock of
Clothing, which consists
of Mems and Boys Suits,
Knee Pants and some odd
Pants. Also, a few Over
coats left. This stock is
neW-made in the fall of
'96-and they are bought
right, SO you will find the
Clothing is good and all
right for less money than
you ever saw it before. |
have not got the room to
handle Clothing is the rea-
son | close out this line at
the price. Don't buy a dol
lars worth of Clothing be-
fore inspecting the line at
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-28
Estiee Of Final sestlsmspt.

Notice is hereby given that fna,
settlement of the estate Of J. G.. Dem
ton, deceased, win be made at Che
March term Of the Probate Court of
Audrain County, Missouri, to be held
az Mexico, No., on the second Mon
day in March, 1887.
3. J. DENTON,
"a Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-28

IT is wondered how widely known
George Taylor, the fugitive Meeks
family murderer, was. Nearly every
body that is robbed in the Indian Ter
ritory recognizes George as the lead
or of the highwaymen.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-28

Col. RozELLE and the rank and
file of the Populist party of Missouri
who voted with the Democrats in
1896, promise to remain in the Demo-
cratic camp. They have come to stay.
That ia ernnd
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-28

THE Democratic party in st. Louis
and Kansas City ought to be in pretty
good shape by spring. The party in
st. Louis is being investigated by the
State Central Committee and the
party in Kansas City by a committee
from the Legislature.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-28

REPORTS from Chicago show that
the anti-high-hat ordinance for the
benefit of the theatre-goers is mop
erative. Nobody has been found on
the police service who is willing to
"bell the cat" The ladies pay no at
tention to the ordinance and the po-
lice seem little delicate about tack
ling them. This is another case where
law is imperative when in advance of
public opinion.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-28

Says the Fulton Telegraph of a
brother of W. H. Edmonston, of this
city: Rev. j. o. Edmonston, of
Brunswick, Mo-, is doing some able
preaching at the Methodist churc b
this week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-28

THE American Magazine prints a
f'recipe for a new hash" Fiction, of
course; there's no such thing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-28

Now is the time for charitable peo-
pie to give, and to exercise good,
hard common sense in their giving.