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The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1897-01-29

on cpttt.s uHA between hmestOn
aud pOrpiry aud trachyte, argsntifer'
GUS ;p,1stD , IS also occur between
pnrphyry aaiiime. 5ha ores being sui
ohides. oxides and some iron.
llermosd, Kingston, Percha, Hills
borough AND Lake Valley ores are rel
and easy 10 reduce.
1illsborough is the county seat the
principal towns are Kingston, Lake
Valley, Chlsr.de, FaIry.ew, uermOsa
Grafton, Paiona,, Cuchiilo, aud Mo-
ticetio. TAeiattyr three are in the
agricultural sections OF the country,
whereas The former are mostly support
ed 10y tas m.uIng industry.
Sierra, although one Of the youngest
COUNTIES d. New Mexico, Is e prosper
"a anu progressive ole. AdsnlIrsn,
chances Tor Investment are offered
there, tue capitalist, The stocE-sruwer
the miner, The farmer and the home,
seeker.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1897-01-29
Sierra County.


tTaken From Statistics Complied oy the
Bureau of Immigrationl.
Sierra county is situated in south
central New Mexico, being bounded On
ths north and east 10y SJc0rrO county
out OF which it was mainly taken)i
Oh the south by Dona Ana county anu
on the west by rant and Socorro coun
ties. The principal meridian OF New
Mexico forms its eastern boundary Tor
IS miles. The summit of the Black
Range is the western limit. Ii not
very large in extent, averaging hlty-
four miles from north to south, II
and about the same from east 10 west,
y.376 square miles, the county has a dI-
yersi.ied topography. In the extreme
east are large plains; then aSystem OF
mountain ranges, running from norm
TO south, along the east bank ot TIE
Rio Grande Sierra Fd Cristobdl aud
Caballol and DIT their western base THAI
river, leaving about one-thlrd of The
area of the county GA The eastern
bauk. On the west side plains. inter
rupted here ana there by promInenceS
extend to the foot hills of the Black
range for from twenty to thirty miles
while finally that range occupies the
westernmost portion. slipping, not
only from north to south, but also
from the northeast to southwest, the
drainage is well defined. With the ex-
ceptiou Of "a few creeks, in the utter
most north west corner, which flow
westward into the Rio ella, all streams
low southeast, into the RIO Grande.
The beds of these streams, approach
ing their mouths, are worn deep into
the plains.
Elevations, in the northern part OF the
county, vary from l,4S4 lFesJs Ferry
to 5,l77 Alamosll. 6,540 canada Ala.
IN IsAI, to S,)iJ N4jps Pass, from the
Rio Graude, 70 the western boundary
In the north n part from 4,0cO Trio
Grande, - Rinco1 o4,Go9 laboVt
,Nutt 81 l5DOrough !, y
g94 [BH % 1874 Ltlen-
. :I'-a ,sf pt4a 4f tho
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-23
A Daughter of NJ. R. K. Biggs a Fine
Horsewoman and Shows Nerve.

From the vandalia Mail and Express.
Last Sunday a merry party visited
Elk Lick Springs. Among them were
Mr.. Tom Hughlett, the popular young
druggist, and Miss Kate Biggs, daugh-
ter of the Hon. M. r. K. Biggs, of near
Farber. The day was pleasantly spent,
but on the return trip a serious acct
dent was narrowly averted. On leav-
ing the springs, the day being warm,
Mr.. Hughlett Invested himself of his
coat and put on a linen buster. When
about four miles north of town Mr..
Hughlett became chilly and, standing
in the buggy, started to don his coat.
For some reason the horses became
frightened and ran. The young man
was violently thrown over the dash
board under the heels OF the frighten-
cd animals and painfully though not
seriously kicked. Miss Riggs is an
excellent horsewoman, and with rare
presence of mind seized the lines and
brought the maddened team to a
speedy standstill. Much credit is due
her for her GOODNESS and heroism, for
had 1t been a girl Of the hysterical sort
both she and her escort would proba-
bly, have lost their lives. For the
present Mr.. Hughlett is confined to
his room, but will be among his friends
again In q few days.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-23
PUBLIC SALE!
Wednesday, September 20.

The undersigned will sell at public
auction at his place, ~ miles south
west of Mexico, Mo-, on the Mexico
and Concord road, and 10 miles north
east OF Auxvasse, No., on Wednesday,
September %, 1897, the following de-
scribed property, to-wit:
Ten head of horses, consisting OF five
brood mares, In foal by jack; n s.
year-old Rex Denmark gelding, one 2
year-o old mare, Golddust; M yearling
flly by Black Squirrel out of q Gold
dust mare; one 2~-year-old Warfellow
mare. Twenty five head of cattle,
consisting of four high-grade Short
horn cows, four Hereford bull calves,
4 extra good heifer calves, n year
ling heifer, Holstein; seven good steer
calves. Fifty head of hogs, consisting
OF eight good brood sows, thirty head
shoats and fifteen pigs. Twenty five
head of good breeding ewes. One good
surrey, one 1-horse wheat drill, one
harrow, one breaking pillow, n Guilt
vator, one set double buggy harness,
one set chain harness, lines, collars
and brides.
TERMS oR SALE.-All sums of $40
and under, cash; sums over $40 q
bankable note on nine months time
with eight per cent. interest from date.
Nothing removed from the grounds
until terms of sale are complied with.
e. d. HARRISON.
]. r. BROWN, Auctioneer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-23
DEMOCRATS NOT INTOLERANT.

LIE NUT lNTUlIEdANT.
The Columbia (Mo.) Herald has the
same opinion in reference to taking
politics into our schools that the LED
GER has always held and is eminently
correct in the following editorial,
which has the right ring:
"Those who are acquainted with the
board of curators of the Missouri
State University know that the talk
of reorganization of the University
faculty on political lines is the silliest
buncombe. The public sentiment of
the State, without regard to party,
is opposed to such q course More
over the curators themselves publicly
and privately have expressed their
opposition to such suicidal procedure.
The Democratic party III Missouri
as throughout the Union has always
been the party of free speech. 1t has
craved the fullest possible discussion
while the Republican party has been
the party of intolerance. Tho infamous
test oath Is not yet forgotten, the force
bill is still fresh in the minds of the
people. In other states the Republic
can party has pursued it's policy of
s~uppressing free speech In educational
institutions and carrying politics into
public schools. The Brown University
is an example, but not the only one.
In North Carolina the University facul.
ty has been reorganized by the Re-
%publicans for partisan purposes and a
change has been made in the head oil
the West Virginia University for the
same reason. In Kansas the Popul1sts,
recent converts from Republlcanism,
who have not abandoned Republican
ways, have recognized the Agricul.
tural College for political purposes.
lowed the bad example set them by
the Republicans and Populists oil
| Rhode Island, North Carolina, Virgins
and Kansas. They will not begin now
| in Missouri
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-23
Trustees Sale

Whereas, John @. Daniel a1o1
q. Daniel, his wife, by ther
deed of trust, dated NOV
1892, and recorded In the H.
Office of Audrain County,
book IL, at page 10, CONVEX
undersigned trustee the fonos.
scribed real estate situated =
County, Missouri, to-wif:
The west half (k) Of the
quarter cd and the soufhea-
90 of the southeast quefszst
section twenty-five (zz1
fifty-one (51) north, raney
west Of the 9th p. m, Con-
hundred and twenty lf20) s
or less, which said convey-
made in trust to secure ne
OF the promissory note II sL
trust described; and, r1esas1
note remains due and unP..ss
therefore, at the request o.
holder of said note and "
of the provisions Of said dess
I will, on
Saturday, the 25th Day Of
A. d, 1897,
proceed to sell the propesu
before described, at pubic
the highest bidder, for
east front door of the Coufs
Mexico, Missouri, between
OF 8 O'Clock In the forenoo.xn
O'Clock In the afternoon g
to satisfy said debt and ne
Of executing this trust. ourm]
r. p. HOPn
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-23
Sherif's Sale.

By virtue and authority ofaD15
execution issued from the ofins
Clerk of the Circuit Court q =
County, Missouri, returilab. I
September term, 1897, Of eai6e7
and to me directed In favor q
Friedman & 90. and agAin6 !.
Weimer, l have levied upon ~
ed all the right, title, intees.
claim of the said Urban Veins
and to the following deectipe
estate, to-wit: !,
Lots three and four, bloc1 h
Hunters Addition to Mexca
drain County, Missouri, ~ ~
being In the said County andS
Missouri; and I will, on
Friday, the First Day Of q
A. D., 1897,
between the hours of Minis o'cs
the forenoon and five o'clock !
afternoon of that day, af ~
front Court House door, In -
Mexico, County Of Audrain 20
sell the same, or so much 80
may be required, at public
the highest bidder for ca1n
(subject to all prior liens
ments) to satisfy said execaS
costs.
ID. N. MELSO,
Sheriff OF Audrain Oounut
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-23
Sherif's Sale.
JOSEPH M. CooNs, 4
PLAINTIFF,
VS. \HEN21i1
M. BEAGLEs ANDi ExHcpu|
FRANK BEAGLEs,
DEFENDANTS.

BY virtue and authority Of
execution issued from the ofic0 4
Clerk of the Circuit Court Of Az
County, Missouri, returnable I
June term, 1897, but continusdtl
September term, 1897, OF ~ q
and to me directed in favor d r.
NJ. Coons and against James n
giles and Frank Beagles, ! haysh
upon and seized all the fieAk {
interest and claim of the n6H8
NJ. Beagles of, in and to the lo1g
described real estate situate 3 [
drain County, Missouri, tc-wit;
Eighty acres, east u soufh1
section /; 40 acres, northwestkm
west "a section 2; 80 aer1G, -
southwest "a section 2; 50 aofelI
n northeast "a section 10; y q
southwest "a northeast v seetlnI
10 acres, southwest u noEf1us
northeast section 1910 a141
part north II southeast u secUn|
80 acres, west part southeastkml
east ID section 10; 100 acre., nsle
"a section IL; $40 acres, noth
west n section II, all In tow1al
north, range s west; also, midlh1
of northeast ID southeast Y see4
township 81, range 0 west; ~
No. 1 Of block No. 9, LAkgm
Barnes College Addition to W
of Mexico, Missouri, oil lyiN
being In the said County and
Missouri; and ! will, on
the First Day Of ot
A. D., 1897,
between the hours of nine oeh
the forenoon and five o'clockt
afternoon of that day, at VI
front Court House door, In u
Mexico, County of AudraIn afns
sell the same, or 40 much til
may be required, at public ye1a
the highest bidder for cal y
(subject to all prior liens ~
ments) to satisfy said execuialI
costs.
M. N. MEISM
Sheriff of Audrain County,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-23
Sherif's Sale.

BY virtue and authority a.
execution issued from the an
Clerk of the Circuit Court a ~,
County, Missouri, returnahie J.
September term, 1897, Of ~
and to me directed in fayo, y
First National Bank OF Mexiss
souri,, and against E. b. Grerv \
levied upon and seized ali
title, interest and claim of ~
B. Gregg of, In and to the ~.
described real estate situsta i 7.
County, Missouri, o-wit:
Eighty acres, west u sontheaat1
ton 80, and a strip OF grousd
ing the same on the west, ~
the entire length thereof ma ~
ing one ninety -four one husis
(1.94-10e) acres according Is -.
ment survey, and being eat
all lands owned in said sectia1
Ausey H. Flke, deceased, II ~
of his death; 80 acres, west I
east "a section 81; forty-thres n
one hundredths (43. 80 10Ol 49,
d northwest d section 81, N
ship 81 north, range west; sl1n
k southeast "a section /, ~
northeast "a section 1; 40 sersr
part south q north i soulle
section /, ali in township s.
range 6 west, all lying and
the said County and State d
and l will, on
Friday, the First Day Of
A. D., 1897,
between the hours of nina o,e.l|
the forenoon and five o'clocki|
afternoon of that day, st ~
front Court House door, il ~
Mexico, County of Audrain ~
sell the same, or go much 49,
may be required, at public yen
the highest bidder for .cash r
(subject to all prior liens a
ments) to satisfy said exeoon
costs.
M. N. MILAN
Sheriff Of Audrain ConntL
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-23
BURNED BY INCENDIARIEs,
Jack Harrison Sustains Heavy Loss
Included S775 In Money.

FULTON, Mo-, Sept. 20.-Jack Harri-
son, living twelve miles north of here,
lost a large barn and several outbuiId-
ings by fire last night. Besides these
s775 in money hid in an oyster can in
the garrett went up in the smoke. The
fire was evidently the work of incen-
diaries, as the dwelling was 200 yards
from the other buildings. When MI.
Harrison awoke the barn and OUT
buildings were falling In and the resi-
dence was half consumed. The barn
contained no stock but all the farming
implements were totally destroyed.
The house was partially insured.
Jack Harrison 10 one OF Callaway's
est-known cattle and horse men.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-23
Mrs. Norman ]. colman Dead,

81. LOUIS, No., Sept. 20.-The wife
OF Norman J. Colman, ex-Secretary
OF Agriculture, is dead at the family
residence. She had been IN invalid
for the past fifteen years, and for
several months had suffered from .
complication Of diseases. Her father
was Captain George Wright, q wealthy
plauter. and both he and her mother
came TO Missouri from Virginia She
ma born October ?, 1S43.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-23

A foot-hold for consumption Is what
you are offering, if your blood is i'm
pure. Consumption is simply lung
scrofula. A scrofulous condition,
with a slight cough or cold, is all that
it needs to develop it. But just as it
depends upon the blood for its origin,
30 it depends upon the blood for it's
cure. The surest remedy for scrofula
in every form the most effective blood
cleanser, flesh builder, and strength
restorer that's known to medical
science, is DIR. Pierce's Golden Medi-
cal Discovery. For consumption in
all its earlier stages, and for weak
lungs, asthma, severe coughs, and all
bronchial, throat, and lung affections.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-23
Circuit Court Proceedings.
Laughland VS.. Arnold, answer filed,

Fennewald VS.. Scott, farnishee,
leave to file denial to second amended
answer.
Lee Tweedy g. Co. VS.. j. c. Wilkins,
answer filed.
Turley vs.. School Board, leave to
file return to writ of mandsmus and
cause set for trial Sept. 80.
City of Mexico VS.. Caldwell, con-
tinued at defendants cost.
Clacher VS.. Clacher, answer to
amended petition filed.
A. K. Yancey vs.. National Life In
surance Company, on trial.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-23

4
their opinions on the money question,
and that the only test of q mans
is his willingness to bow to
the will of the party IN convention.
He is right; this is the only reasonable
test.
Is there to be no freedom of thought
and expression allowed in the party7
Had 1 not Is much right to oppose
putting 16 to 1 in the platform as You
had to advocate it? And because You
were successful and I defeated, am I
to be denounced and ostracised? That
spirit will destroy any party. When
the party spoke I met Col. Jones'
test and Loyalty supported the ticket,
and this loyalty you gladly recognized
a year ago, butnow you want to repu-
diate it; and you seek to account for
such loyalty by selfish, base motives.
Low-minded and purely selfish men
always apply the same measures to
others. When men try to hunt for
such reasons to account for actions,
their own mean spirit Is revealed.
Away with such q spirit among Demo-
Gratis. l do not have to edit a Demo-
cratic paper for a living, and would
not sacrifice one jot or little of my
principle to edit q dozen. I have
always been as strong an advocate Of
b~imetallism as you. 1 did not believe
1t would be wise to put a ratio in the
platform, and opposed 1t with all my
might. When the party at Chicago
said it was wise I acquiesced and gave
my best efforts for its success. What
the result was we know, but what 1t
otherwise would have been is mere
conjecture; and on that point other
mems opinions are as good as yours.
Now, Mr.. Cook, "Chairman" Cook,
if you object to my calling you "Sam"
Cook, Gas this is the only expression
you could possibly think offensive,
and it was not SO meant) though you
have made an unjustifable attack
upon me and mlsrepresented me, I
hold no malice or i'll will toward you;
and l am ready to cooperate with you
or any Democrat in trying to build up
the party. Butt can never be built up
by displaying a narrow, bigoted spirit.
The party is nothing if not liberal
and tolerant.
l do not blame you for repelling
any attack made upon you, but all
fair men must condemn you for wan
tonly and without cause attacking and
incorporating a fellow Democrat.
W. o, L. JEwETT.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-23

Mrs. Serena Hill, a most estimable
lady OF neal Thompson Station, No.,
leaves In q few days for Washington
and Oregon on ayear's visit to friends
and relatives. Mrs. Hill says there is
no place like Audrain county and that
she expects to come back.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-23
Land Sales.

~N~~ -
The following real estate sales have
been made during the past week:
James R. Browning toChas. Schoene-
man, south half of northeast and
northwest northeast 6-51-s, :t2,725.
O. @. Bartee to w. II. Adams, north
half of lots 1 and 2 southwest 1922,
$4,000.
T. J. Irvine to M. B. Garrett, south
west southeast 22.62-11, $500.
Mexico B. g. L. Association to g. G..
Williams, lot 8, block 4, Lakenan &
Barnes addition to Mexico, $50.
J. I. Kirkland to R. O. Peck, west
half OF southeast 32-53-10, 81 COO.
J. A. Ringo to Sadie Ringo, 1ss acres
in 1928 and 1855, $500.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-23

MR.. j. w. MONTAGUE is a splendid
business man and he knows a good
Investment when he sees one. He
buys Audrain farm property and Mex
leo residence property whenever the
opportunity offers. Both r good
investments.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-23
STOCK NOTES.
From the Paris p

From the Parls appeal.
w. s. Overfelt, of near Duncan's
Bridge, has lost 80 hogs from cholera.
Steve scobee, near Florida, has lost
100 hogs from cholera in the last few
weeks.
Steve Cowherd sold a mule colt to
Aaron Ward at $50, and Julian Hick-
man sold one at $45.
W. T. Gollehon on Saturday sold a
black mare to Spangler for $40, and
Emmett Wood sold him a horse for
S75.
Harry Goss and John W, Hurd, near
Florida, last week bought 1853 head of
Texas steers from John Green at $50
per head.
Judge ]. d. Smith has purchased
5000 bushels of corn from D. A. Mayer
& Bro. for 80 cents a bushel.-Sturgeon
Leader.
Gex Bros. on Monday received %
light hogs from Rockhill at "a per
head and ten that averaged $50 lbs.
from ]. K. Gilbert at $40.
T. j. Rowe, near Rowena, has a
Hereford bull and three heifers, all
registered, and captured every pre-
MUM offered for this class of stock at
Centralia.
Clarence Ragsdale, nea Santa Fe,
last week bought Sc Texas heifers
from John Green at $50 per head,
Green agreeing to pay him SIS per
head all round for their calves next
fall.
Tully Bros, of Stoutsville, paid John
Power $3.50 per hundred for their pick
of 80 head of steers out or his herd of
100. They will be shipped this week
and will average about 1900 pounds.
Dennis Fields on Monday shipped
the 20 head of cattle he contracted
from Tom Johnson last winter at "a. 35.
They averaged 1,42s lbs. ,drifted. They
brought $5. 10 at Chicago.
B. F. Vaughn, of South Fork, this
week brought in 70 fine calves from
Randolph county about six weeks ago
at an average of $40 per head. About
40 of them r Herefords.
If you eat what you like, and digest
it you will surely be strong and
healthy.
But If you don't digest it, you might
almost as well not eat, for what good
can yonI food do you If 1t doesn't
nourish you?
If you find that you can't digest it,
there is a simple help for your stom-
ach.
1t is Shaker Digestive Cordial, made
by the Shakers, Of Mount Lebanon. It
has never failed to cure the worst
case of indigestion.
Strength and health come from the
food you eat, after it has been digest
ed and has gone into the blood.
The best tonic is digested food. The
best aid to digestion, Shaker Diges-
tive Cordial.
When you have acid quotations,
nausea, headache, wind, dizziness, Of
fensive breath, or any other symp-
toms of dyspepsia, Shaker Digestive
Cordial Will cure you.
AT druggists. Trial bottle 10 cents.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-23

Mr.. O. @. DAVIS has no idea of
leaving Mexico or Audrain county.
He says that he knows of no better
country or better people than we
have right here in Audrain.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-23

KANSAS may not have money to
burn this year, but she has money to
loan, something seldom known before.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-23

In the death of Mr.. Hugh Wilson
Mexico loses one Of her most earnest
Christians and active church workers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-23

SOME candidates for office become
really objects of pity in their maneu-
vers to secure votes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-23
Hogs Diving.

bean Bros, A. 8. Moore, Isom
Davis, D. NJ. Roberts and J. M. Rice
have had q large number of hogs die
in the southern part Of this county.
Some claim the disease IN cholera,
while others think IL Ii not.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-23

Col. F. W. BLEEs, of Macon City,
Mo-, who knows a good newspaper
when he sees one, sends us Sc for the
Evening LEDGER one year. We could
publish much better country papers if
we had more men like Col. Blees.
May he live long and prosper.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-23
The Grand Jury Reports.

Late Tuesday afternoon the Grand
Jury, through their foreman, L. ].
Sims, made the following report In
open court:
State OF Missouri vs.. Thos- Cooley,
rape; q true bill.
State of Missouri vs.. Geo. Menifee,
grand larceny; q true bin.
State Of Missouri vs. josh Taylor, as
sault with intent to kill not Q true bill.
The defendant was ordered dis
charged.
The Grand Jury again went into
business session.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-23
PAINFUL ACCIDENT.

HOLD your corn and you will get
more money for it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-23


QUITE a number of politicians abuse
corporations with their mouths while
they have both hands behind them for
favors. They sandbag and blackmail
corporations while at the same time
they run for office on the ground that
they are opposed to them. This is
m of the real reasons we have so
many corrupt laws passed. Some of
the most blatant howlers against rail-
roads get all kinds of passes for all
kinds of reasons, going so far as to
dispose of personal transportation to
other parties. AT the same time these
gentlemen are loud with their mouths
as against the same corporations.
Along this line the Post Dispatch edi-
torialIy says:
The growing popularity of the mu-
nicipalization of the public services of
cities is grounded on the abuse of
franchises. Municipal ownership has
been resorted to by some cities and is
being advocated in others, because
city people suffer sc much from fran
chise grabbing and the oppressive use
of franchise privileges obtained from
corrupted legislatures.
Socialism would die of inanitIon if
its advocates could not have the great
trust monopolies to point to as an
example of the value of cooperation
and combination and their abuse of
monopoly powers for loot, as an argu-
ment in favor of public industrial CO.
operation.
We may as well face the truth. The
nurse of anarchism is Iooting and law
less plutocracy. The main stay of
socialism is the tyrannous trust mon
opoIy which uses the public for private
gain. If injustice, oppression and
corruption triumph under the present
system the people will eagerly listen
to the advocates of another system.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-23

The campers returned home last
evening, after spending a pleasant
week at Camp Fleming, near Santa
EA.