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Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-10-07
Circuit Court Proceedings.

P. Mclaughlin vs.. Joseph Riggs,
continued.
State ok rel. j. P. Covington vs.
John B. Harrison, continued.
N. r. Pittman VS.. Monroe Beagles,
on note. Judgment granted plaintiff
for $224.2O.
8. w. Buckley vs.. O. & A. r. r. Co.,
continued at cost of defendant.
]. M. Hurley VS.. A. G. Barnes ct al
mandimus proceedings-writ denied
by Court.
The Hurley case was the most in
teresting one of to-day's docket. Mr..
Hurley, whose home is in Rails coun-
ty, was suing for his children to be
allowed to attend the Mexico Public
Schools, but Judge Hughes said, "nay,
nay, Pauline"
The attorneys were: Edmonston &
Cullen, for plaintiff, and Geo. Robert
son for defendant.
Powell VS.. Chalmers; verdict for
| plaintiff for 81.
Bessie Wilson VS.. j. 8. Wilson; YER
dict for defendant.
Souther Iron 90. VS.. A. F. Brown,
81. L. Ahlfeldt and August Ahlfeldt;
Judgment by default fer plaintiff for
800. SO.
Simmons Hardware Co. vs.H. L. and
August Ahlfeidt; judgment by default
for plaintiff for $500. SO.
Continental Wire Go. VS.. H. L. Ahl-
feldt and August Ahlfeldt; Judgment
by default for plaintiff for 1921. As.
j. ID. Hammett VS.. E. A.. Sullivan;
dismissed at cost of defendant.
First National Bank vs.. E. B. Gregg;
motion to quash execution sustained
| by the Court.
G. D. Ely VS.. J. F. Coontz ct al; ap-
peal allowed.
James Clacher VS.. VIM. Clacher ct
al; plaintiff deposits $75 as security
for cost.
r.. Louisa Thomas Va. Lewis E.
Thomas; divorce granted.
Clay VS.. City of Mexico; continued.
The jury to-day returned a verdict
for plaintiff Of $4,000 in the case of W.
FL. Turner VS.. the Nationul Masonic
Accident Association, of Des Moines,
Iowa. Turner had his left hand shot
off last winter, and through his attor-
ney, Geo. Robertson, sued the Insur-
ance Company for insurance. The
company was represented by W. W.
Fry,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-10-07
WELL TREATED.
Were the Ex-Confederates at the
Moberly Reunion-General 10
Shelby Eulogized.

W. Fl. Kennan returned last week
from Moherly, where he attended the
reunion of the ex-Confederate veter-
ans.
Mr.. KEENAN, says that the reunion
was a perfect success and that the
hospitality of the citizens of Moberly
is unbounded. Miss Mounce, former
Iy of this city, sang maryland, my
Maryland" at the evening entertain
ment.
The public schools were dismissed
yesterday to witness the big parade.
After the parade, which ended at the
fair grounds, Col. John O. Moore, who
was chief of Gen. John 8. Marina
DUKES staff, delivered an able ad-
dress, in which he spoke In the high
est terms of Gen. 10 Shelby.
Among those attending from here
who returned last night were Hon. W.
Fl. KEENAN,, Maj. Fl. A. Ricketts,,
Joseph Moore, "Major" T. T. Torrey-
son, DIR. ind Mrs. w. r. Rodes, Mr..
and Mrs. r. P. Hopkins, W. L. Smith,
Joseph T. Williams, Joseph 8. Muster
of M~artinsburg, Thos. Ellis and Taylor
Berry,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-10-07
County Court Proceedings.


Valuations of the several railroad
companies are by the court examined
and approved and it is ordered that
the rate of taxation for county pur-
poses be the same as fixed at May
term of this court on assessments TO,
1897, and that for school purposes the
average rate of school tax for 1897 be
extended.
The following bills were allowed:
P. W. Campbell, carpentering al
Court House, $500.
Ike MCGOWAN, building Downing
bridge, $3.50.
o. w. Smith, bridge lumber, $24.65
o. w. Smith, bridge lumber, $23.67.
o. w. Smith, bridge lumber, s5.12.
G.. A. Stewart, bridge carpentering,
s16.
T. T. Morris, work on road, $3.50.
Roe Ship, bridge carpentering, 30.
Roe Ship, bridge carpentering, SO,
Joe Reynolds, bridge carpentering
and painting, S23.
J. F. Sutton, signs for Court House,
S2.75.
Il. F. Mccullough, bridge hauling,
IS.
VIM. Bones, bridge carpentering,
S5.
w. w. Mckinney, bridge carpen-
tering, So.
W. W. Mckinney, bridge carpen-
tering, 90.
Chas. Hazard, bridge carpentering,
90.
Chas. Hazard, bridge carpentering,
%.
J. A. Leniton, bridge carpentering,
%.
r. s. Mckinney, account as road
and bridge commissioner, s54.50.
r. NJ. White, county printing, s17.5O
w. j. McLoney, supplies Jail pris-
oners, $3.50.
A. G. Bovine, bridge work, "a.
DR.. T. 8. Manning, medical exami-
nation Josephine Lanning, insane,
$3.50.
L. @. Henry, bridge lumber, SLAB.
The Court contracted with B. A.
Powell to build granitoid walks in the
Court House yard.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-10-07
THEIR SECOND DISAGREEMENT.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sexton Have Been Di-
vorced Before.

COLUMBIA, Mo-, Oct. Papers
we're filed to-day by Amanda Sexton,
suing for a divorce from Luther Sex
ton. The suit brings to light a remark
able story. This is the second divorce
suit between the two parties. About
20 years ago they ere married and
lived together some time. Children
were born to them. But disagreement
arose and the husband sued and OBJ
tanned a divorce. Shortly afterward
he married again. Then his second
wife died. He fell in love for a second
time with his first wife and they were
married. Now, after Blk years of a
second matrimonial experience, she is
suing him for a divorce. They live in
the northern part of Boone county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-10-07
County News.
ROWENA ITEMS.

ROWENA ITEMS.
Correspondence OF the Ledger.
RowENA, Oct. Everybody is in
want of rain.
Preaching, day and night at Maple
Grove. Brother Rice says he will
preach rain or dusty, and we are hay
ing good meetings.
Mr.. Cough and Maude have re.
turned home from an extended visit
in Illinois.
Mrs. Peck is suffering with rheuma-
tism.
Joe Williams mother, who is visit
ing at his house, is sick with chills.
John Crawford visited in this vicin.
ity recently.
Our mail carrier rides in q new
spring wagon now.
Jerry Foreman and wife and Miss
Lii Hoffman are visiting in Mexico
this week.
Nearly everybody is through work
ing the roads.
Pet Reed had his buggy harness all
cut to pieces last Saturday night at
Friendship church.
DIR. Kirkland has purchased prop
erty In Laddonia and is soon to move
there. They r splendid neighbors
and we hate to 9 them go.
Dave Wilson, of Mexico, was in this
neighborhood last week.
George Smiley, of Santa Fe, was
visiting in this vicinity this week and
looking for a place to rent.
Mr. Thomas has invoiced his goods
and moved to C~entralia.
Frank White bought of Goodwin
Creason 40 acres Of land at S25 per
acre.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-10-07
A PIONEER SHOEMAKER.
WORKING IT HIS TRADE ALTHOUGH EeHTFFVE YEARS OLD.
Mr.. James MchlIen, of Champaign, Has Followed the Shoemakers
Trade All His Life Every Day at His Bench Working with Appar-
entythe Same Vigor as Young Mana Sketch Of Hislfe.
From the Gazette Champaign, III.

~ read in the Newspaper testimonials from
people who claimed to have been cured OF
kidney trouble by the use of DIR. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People, and thought that
it would do me no harm TO give them o trial.
| bought a box Of them at the drug store and
began taking them according to directions.
1t may seem strange, but it is o fact that I
felt the benefit of them almost as soon as I
began to take them. After I had taken q
few pills my urinal discharges became almost
as black as tar and / noticed at the same
time that the pain and soreness were leay.
ing my kidneys.
IA few days later the swelling began to go
out of my ankles, and at the end of Eve
weeks it had entirely disappeared, taking
with it that terrible seurf which had formed
on the bottoms of my feet n caused me SO
much trouble. ] continued to gather my
lost strength, and at the end of six weeks I
felt entirely recovered and resumed my work
boxes of the pills and have taken none since"
Mr.. McMillen's residence On West Wash
ington street, is more than q mile distant
from his shop, but nearly every day he walks
the entire distance, morning and evening,
and he could not do this if that swelling
still existed.
Mr.. McMillen has no backwardness in talk.
ing of the merits of DR.. Williams Pink Pills.
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. Pink
Pills are sold by all dealers, or will be sent
post paid on receipt of price, 50cents a box, or
six boxes for $3.50 they are never sold in bulk
or by the 1907, by addressing Dr.. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady. N. Y.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-10-07
SILVER TO BE THE ISSUE.
Senator Cockrell Says He Is Con-
WINGED of This.
From the Kansas City Times.

From the Kansas City Times.
Senator F. M. Cockrell arrived in
Kansas City last evening and will
spend Sunday as the guest of United
States District Attorney John r.
Walker. During the past few weeks
Senator Cockrell has been devoting his
time to meeting his constituents. He
has attended a number of public gath
erings, and says that he has had a good
time. Senator Cockrell is one public
man who enjoys meeting the plain peo-
pie. No can have more real en-
joyment out of a school house gather
ing, a country picnic or an old soldiers
reunion, and no man in public life re-
ceives the same sort of a reception at
the hands of the people of Missouri that
Senator Cockrell does. The people
may cheer other men, but they not only
cheer Senator Cockrell, but must shake
hands with him, talk with him, ask
him his advice and tell him their
troubles. His trip through Missouri
during the past three weeks has been
a continuous ovation.
Talking of politics and other things
last evening, Senator CockrelI said:
''The feeling for free silver In Missouri,
SO far from dying out, is becoming
stronger. Every place where a free
silver speech is delivered there is a
great crowd and the people seem even
more enthusiastic than they were dur
ing the campaign last fall. 1t is usual
iy the case the year after a presidential
election, when there are no local
elections, that the people cease talking
politics and issues, but such is not the
case this year. Missouri, / do not
think, is an exception in this matter.
Men whom I meet from other states
tell me that it is much the same every
where. There is no doubt but that the
cause OF free silver is growing. 1t will
be the great issue next election. There
is no use for anyone to try to make
himself believe that it will not. There
Will be other issues. Time alone can
tell just what they will all be, but they
will be subordinate to the great issue
of free silver"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-10-07

At the advanced age of eig~hty-fve years,
James McMillen, of liz West Washington
street, is one of the most active men in Cham.
paign, Illinois. Mr.. McMillen is a pioneer
citizen of the city, and his form is as familiar
IN the streets rs that of any citizen of the
town. All his life Mr.. McMillen has fol-
lowed the trade of shoemaker, and every day
finds him at his bench, bending over his work
with apparently the same vigor he COM
manded when he was q young man..
He has a little shop on North Wright street.,
in the vicinity of the University of Illinois,
and he is the official shoemaker, as it were,
for the students OF that institution.
About q year ago Mr.. McMillen was absent
from his bench for several weeks, and his
familiar form was missed along the streets.
The local newspapers announced that he
sufferer, but finally he appeared again at
since then and none, perhaps, OF account of
sickness. His friends were surprised to see
him out again, and they were more surprised
when he told them the cause of his recovery.
There was no small amount of local inter-
est in his case, and a reporter visited him,
to have him relate the story.
81 feel" said the spry old gentleman,
"that I owe my life to DIR. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People. Something like a
year ago 1t appeared to me that l was almost
q physical wreck. / was suffering from q
disease of the kidneys. A thick scurf had
formed on the bottoms of my feet and my
ankles were terribly swollen and inf1amed.
In fact, they reached such a condition that /
could not walk, and it looked as though my
days were numbered.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-10-07
The Smoke of Battle Clears AWAY.

From the montgomery City Standard.
Sam Cook of the Mexico IntelIigen-
Ger and Bob White of the Mexico
LEDGER have been engaged in a war
Of words for some time, cutting and
slashlng each other desperately. There
is not q truer friend than either Sam
Cook or Bob White, and there are no
better Democrats and few better men
than they, and all they may say about
each other win NOS make anybody
who knows them believe otherwise.
Their newspaper fight cannot do the
party any good and is no benefit to
them. 1t is only enjoyed by those
who wish the Democratic party dis
rupted. Therefore we mildly suggest
that they let up on each other, join
teams and pour hot shot into the
ranks of the common enemy for
awhile and we guarantee both will
feel better.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-10-07
University Omen the Entire Year.

University Open the Entire Year.
The Columbia (Mo.) Herald seems
to be On the right track when il favors
keeping the Missouri University open
the year round, and along this line
says:
Quick and emphatic endorsement
has followed the Herald's suggestion
that the school terms at the State
University should be continuous. The
reasons for such a change are too pat
emit to require reinstatement. 1t would
be economy. would answer a pop
ular demand. 1t would bring the
University in closer touch with the
people. 1t would utilize to its fullest
capacity the States great educational
plant which now lies idle one-fourth
of the year.
The University of Chicago has reali-
zed to some extent the advantages of
continuous sessions. Especially does
Mr.. Rockefeller's school fish for the
teachers of the west. The result is
that in the summer the Chicago Uni
versity is thronged with western
teachers taking studies of all sorts.
When these teachers return home each
becomes an advance agent for the
school at which he has been studying.
SO the University of Chicago has be-
gun to drain the territory that should
be tributary to the Missouri State
University.
At Columbia a long step further
could proftably be taken. We have
now here summer schools, gilmore or
less value, and for special purposes.
Adjust the school work so that all the
departments could be open all the
year. Arrange the school year into
four terms instead of two and have
one term for the summer months. OF
course the inevitable money problem
| would confront the University but it
appears to us something at least could
be done in this direction. 1t is GER
tainly worth irving,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-10-07
L. B, Morris Statement,


In a conversation with a LEDGER
reporter this morning L. b. Morris,
proprietor of the livery stables which
burned Tuesday night, said that he
would lose between $4,000 and $4,000
by the fire. He said that the LEDGER
vas correct in the statement of his
loss, also in stating that his insurance
was but $500. He said: III do not
know what will be done in regard to
starting another stable here, but I do
know that I will not start one."
Mr.. Morris will remain here until
Monday, when he will return to East
st. Louis, where he has an excellent
position with the Western Sales Sta
bles, located at the National Stock
Yards. He will remove his family to
that place.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-10-07
AUDRAIN COURTS.

CIRCUIT CoURT-3d Monday in jan
uary, LIST Monday in June, Sd Monday
in September.
COUNTY CoURT-1st Monday in Feb
ruary, list Monday in May, LIST Monday
in August, LIST Monday in November.
PROBATE CoURT-2d Monday in jan
uary, I'd Monday in March, I'd Monday
in May, I'd Monday in September.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-10-07
NARROWING.
No Food in Havana, Rebel Victories
and Disastrous Floods.

HAVANA, Oct. 1.-The insurgents
yesterday attacked the town of Santa
Maria de Rosario, in Havana Province,
and routed the Spanish columns. The
Spanish troops were advancing at the
time to attack General Castillo. The
railway bridge was blown up and the
track destroyed for a considerable
distance to prevent % endorsements
being sent from this city. Thus all
connection on the Western railway
joining Havana with Pinar del Rio is
cut of. A meager driblet Of supplies,
chiefly milk and eggs, from the dis
trict around Bejucal, upon which the
people here are mainly dependent,
cannot be brought in. Cattle are now
nearly extinct, and great pressure is
being brought to bear on General
Weyler to allow beasts to be imported
from abroad.
Heavy and continuous rains during
the past week have entailed terrible
suffering upon the reconcentrados
and Spanish soldiers in the interior.
Hundreds have died from exposure.
At Jesus del Monte, a suburb of Ha-
vana, a great volume of water gath
cred in the hills suddenly burst
through the bank and poured down
the valley. A settlement of pacifcos
and the poor colored settlement of
Havana were washed away, though
most of the people escaped. Many
lives, however, were lost. It is i'm
possible to estimate the number, as
the torrent had a clear sweep into the
bay, but several corpses have been
recovered. Some were caught up in the
branches of the trees and under the
butress of the bridge. Many others
are reported missing.
Two starving farmers who had lost
their all through the val were plung-
ed in the flood and were never seen
AGAIN.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-10-07

An unique feature of the Howard
county fair was the special premium
of $50 for the best five miles of public
road leading into Fayette, good grad
ing and good culverts to be considered
and the average condition of all the
roads in the district to be taken Into
consideration. The committee re-
ported that the premium for the best
five miles of road should be awarded
to j. Rice Denny. The premium for
the worst FIVE miles was awarded tot.
r. Shepherd. The contest made many
a road overseer do much extra work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-10-07
The Texas Screw Worm.

Until this summer the screw worm
had been generally regarded as a
scourge Indigenous to the climate of
Texas. But this season they have
made their appearance in Shelby and
Monroe counties and are causing no
little loss and trouble to stock raisers.
The larvae, or maggots, popularity
known as screw worms, are first de-
posted by q fly, or winged insect, I'M
der the cuticle of live flesh in the
shape of an egg. The animal heat of
the victims matches the egg into the
worm, which In activity produces q
swelled surface upon the afflicted an
imal's hide, which finally develops
into q sore, enlarging in area, and
filed with writhing worms, which
prey upon the flesh and eat away not
only the flesh and muscles, but also
destroy veins and even bone struct-
ures, reducing finally to death the
animal SO afflicted.
Cows, hogs, horses, sheep and dogs
are especially subject to the scourge.
From the moment their hides become
the repositories of the noxious larvae
they become restless and lose flesh.
The sore appears shortly, and unless
the family is exterminated, the death
of the animal attacked will be the re-
Gasoline is said by those who have
experimental to be sure death to the
worms, and 1t is said that as soon as
frost sets in the parent fly will disap-
pear. Meanwhile, however, the raw
ages of the worm are becoming seri-
ous, and farmers all over the State
are becoming alarmed. The screw
worm Is believed to have been i'm
ported from Texas in a herd of 10000
sheep driven into this State last
June by Philip Armour. After deveI-
oping In live animals as a worm, the
pest takes wings and flies about,
the scourge, as recited.
gasoline is apowerful weap-
on with which to fight the disease.
Another remedy is, two parts of car
boiic acid and one part of chloroform.
with a syringe.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-10-07
Sheriff's Sales.


M. N. Nelson, sherif of Audrain
county, yesterday made the following
sales:
Two lots in Mexico, the property of
Urban Wsimer, to NJ. ]. Friedman
for s25.
Eight hundred and fifty acres Of
land and n Mexico lot, the property
of Jas. and Frank Beagles, to II. A..
Ricketts, Tor 500.
One hundred and twenty Of
land, belonging to Henry Koldehof,
to J. N. Bali for $40.
East half of southwest quarter Of
section eleven, township fifty-two,
range eight west,the property Of VIM.
Sumner and w. e. Cornett, to /. p.
Dyer and j. T. Sumner, for s1,150.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-10-07
Not True.

The Paris Mercury denies that Miss
Bodine has re-entered the stage. The
report went out that she had signed
with Litz & Davis "She" company.
The Mercury winds up its article this
way: She resigned an engagement
with one OF the biggest and best ira
gedians in the country because, being
a girl of good common sense, she did
did not like the life. This being the
case, it is hardly probable that she
would pick up with a company Of
third rate barn stormers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-10-07
Mrs. W. A. Rlhh Dead.

Mrs. w. A.. Bibb died at her home
In Laddonia Sept. 2sth at $3.50 o'clock
p. m. of typhoid fever. The LEDGER
joins the many friends of the deceased
in extending heartfelt sympathy to
the bereaved husband and other rela-
tives.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-10-07

Frank w. Buffum, of the La Crosse
Lumber Company, was in Columbia
recently discussing telephone connec-
ton with 81. Louis. This company
already has o telephone line which
connects Louisiana, Mexico, Wells
vile, Bowling Green, vandalia, Mont
gomery and win soon extend to Els
berry and st. Louis. Mr.. Buffum
proposes TO extend his line to Column
bia IL due encouragement Is given
him by our people. The great benefit
OF such extension goes without saying.
Our people should give every needed
assistance to the enterprise.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-10-07
The Mayfield Sanitarium
sl2 Taylor Avenue or Southeast Corner
Taylor and Belle Avenues. st. Louis, Nc.

Home and hospital established and controlled
" saptfsts, but admits Of sick and afiicted OF
Al denominations or OF no denomination. TN
medical stan ts composed Of some OF the besf
known. physicians Of the city and who are
authority In their special lines IN
wofk Amy physician OF good standiue can
treat MS own patients In this sanitarfum and
patients can choose their own physician n they
SO desire. II has q nurse g training school and
q woman's board OF charity. The location of
the sanftarium ts good and with It's many other
superior advantages, without a doubt, makes A
one or the most attractive and desirable fnsti-
buttons OF its kind in the West, and there are
hundreds OF patients who need treatment ana
yet they hesitate to come because they ars NOT
acquainted with sanitarium methods. To All
such we VIII say that the Nayneld eauitartum
fs a christian Home and you VIII feel that vol,
are with friends; viii be tenderly cared Tor by
trained nurses and viii receive such ekiIleS
medical and surgical treatment a. each indf-
yidual case may require, and we solicit your
patronage: Elegant accommodation furn;shed
az y, "a, SI0 and sl4 per week. Nursing At ~ m
to IS per week. Medical and surrica1 1870
reasonable. our aims In this new sanitsriuin
are }ust the same as whenw we first entered The
worx WE'VE I'D year, ago. As 10 the psst.
OF al denominations and their fzmi,
mes receive free professional treatment. AIso
charges Tor professional sery Ices Rendered
indfgent persons whose board and nurse bfIIs
are paid by churches. lodges, &c,
For further information address
w. 81. MAY Held, n D.,
maGneld Sanitarium. st. Louis, No.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-10-07
Stray Wastarn Steer

Red with white marks, prominent
horns, brands D d, left side, ] on left
hip, " on right hip. Farm ~ miles
southeast Of Mexico. Prove property,
pay for this card and pasturage. In
quire at once,
DIT w.t. GEORGE P. HALEY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-10-07

Minerva, the 6-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs M, w. Pearson, Ia
recovering from an attack of typhoid
fever.