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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-11-25
GRAND ENCAMPMENT, /. o. o. F.
Officers We're Installed Louis
the Next Meeting Place.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Nov. 17.-At
the session of the Grand Encampment
I. o. o. F., to-day, st. Louis was Sc
lected for the next meeting. The per
capita tax was fixed at 70 per cent.
The following officers, who had pre-
viously been elected by vote OF the
encampment, were installed: D. A,
Smith, G.. p, Sarcoxie; R. M. Aber-
combia, Fl. p, st. Joseph; @. A. Con-
RAIDS, 8. W., Trenton; Hiram Lloyd, J.
w., st. Louis; E. M. Sloan, G. s.; St
Louis; E. Wilkerson, G. T., st. Louis;
F. E. Hoffman, J. g., Sedalia; @. F,
Ford, o. g., sedalia; and W. L. Cup.
ton, g. a., Montgomery City.
The following were nominated fol
grand officers, to be voted upon by
the different encampments in October
next: R. M. Abercombia, G.. p, St.
Joseph; @. A. Conrads, HIP. Trenton;
Hiram Lloyd, 8, W., st. Louis; @. G.
whitemore, Kansas City; R.A.Spears
Joplin; NJ. e. Graft, st. Louis; w. l.
Gupton, Montgomery City, and Rufus
Gilaspy, Nevada, for ]. W.; E. M
Sloan, g. g., st. Louis; E.. Wilkerson
G. T., st. Louis.
There are 20 subordinate encamp.
ments, with membership of 3,1s1 II
Missouri. Two thousand seven hum
dred and ninety-seven dollars and
eighty-five cents was paid for the re.
lief of patriarchs during the last year
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-11-25
LA CROSSE LUMBER co.
Operate their Own Mandatory.
UANDaTJA pOJIJTRV SHOW
The Success Of Which Insures Anoth-
or Such Meeting Next Year
Place and Date yet to be
Decided Upon.

The Vandalia Poultry Show held
the first part of last week was sue.
cess. There was a large number OF
fine chickens shown.
@. E. Mum was reelected Presi-
dent and J. ]. Laylin Secretary. The
old board of directors were retained.
Mrs. Wilcoxen, of Ashley, was elect
ed a member of the executive COM
mittee.
George Kunkel, of this city, won
second on cockerel and third on hen
in the B. P. Rocks display. In the
same class, Mrs. U. E. Thurmond, oi
Louisiana, Mo-, won first on cock, first
on hen, first on cockerel, first on pull
let, second on cockerel, second on
pullet and first on pen.
The chickens, turkeys and ducks
shown were very high in standard
and showed that the people of this
section are becoming conscious of the
fact that the raising of highly bred
poultry is the proper thing.
The Association is well started now
and will continue to the advantage oi
the poultry raisers.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-11-25
Challenged the Winner.

F. q. Harris, who won the prelimi-
nary to the Inter- Collegiate oratori-
cal contest in Columbia Saturday
night, has been challenged by Guy A.
Thompson, the winner of last years
contest. AS soon as the result
was announced he availed him.
self Of the opportunity to make the
challenge. 1t Is bis privilege, as
winner of last years contest. Har-
ris, has as yet, neither accepted nor
rejected the challenge. II he accepts
it will require a special contest. The
two young gentlemen are members
of rival college fraternities. Mr.. Har-
ris wears the badge of Sigma Nh, while
Mr.. Thompson is loyal to the sword
and shield of Phi Delta Theta.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-11-25
GOOD GRADES,
La Crosse Lumber Co.
A CON MAN CAUGHT.
Tried to Sell Captain &. ". Bowles a
Gold Mine.

PALMYRA, Mo-, Nov. ia cleverly
arranged scheme to WORK the gold
brick swiudle on Captain r. W.
Bowles, President of the First National
Bank of this city, came to light this
afternoon.
Monday rough looking, heavy-set
stranger came to Palmyra and sought
an interview with Bowles. He told a
plausible story of having lived for
many years among the Indians of
Arizona, and that he, a white man
named Henry Bowles and an Indian
chief had discovered very rich gold
miLe. Eowies had come to Missouri
on visit year ago and had failed to
return. Graham and the Indian
decided to get some of the gold mined
into bars, come to Missouri, find
Bowles and then go to Washington,
sell the gold and file claim to their
mine. When they reached Bowles'
home they found that he was dead, and
as they were both illiterate and unused
to the ways of the world, were in a
terrible dilemma having expected
Bowles to transact their business for
them. Learning their dead partner
had influential relatives at Palmyra,
Graham left the Indian camped in a
woods near Keokuk, To-, while he
came here for the purpose of offering
Captain Bowles his dead relatives
interest in the mine If he would see
that their claim was sproperly and
legally fled. Captain Bowles accom-
panied Graham to Keokuk, where he
showed him the gold bars and had a
sample assayed by a government
assayer. Graham then proposed that
Bowles buy the Indians interest in
the gold and the mine for $4,000 and
they would become joint owners in
the property. Bowles agreed and the
two men returned to Palmyra to gel
the money. After reaching here Cap
tain Bowles became suspicious and
took Sheriff Pratt and several of the
directors of the bank into his conf.
dence. Graham became alarmed and
boarded the first train for Hannibal
where he was arrested. 1t Ia evident
q very slick swindler has been caught
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-11-25
LA CROSSE LUMBER co.
Operate their own
Private Telephone System
How to Run q Fair.


The Centralia Courier, edited by the
secretary of one of the best fairs in
the state, gave some valuable pointers
to programme builders last week. Mr..
Pool is in favor of offering good pre-
miums for agricultural displays and
and dispensing with the small pre-
miums offered for the many different
varities. He suggests a premium
large enough to make it worth the
while of a farmer to raise a special
exhibition crop, and should he fail to
win the prize he would certainly be
well paid for his work when his pro-
duch goes to market. A few bang tail
runners and fast trotters and PAGERS
don't make country fair. All branches
of agriculture must be provided for if
the farmers take any interest in it,
and without the farmers support our
fairs would amount to but very little.
We will go Brother Pool one better by
suggesting this exhibit to begin with a
pair each of horses, cattle, ,sheep, hogs,
ETC., all raised on the farm by exhibit
tor. OF course, a much larger pre-
MUM should be given for this kind OF
an exhibition.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-11-25
CLAIM TIE SUBLETTE FARM.
Valuable st. Louis Property to Be
Fought For-There Are CLAIM
ants in This City.

Mrs. Mamie Wilburn and jaime.
Sublette, of this city, are interested il
ten ejectment suits which have beer
filed in the circuit court ia st. Louis
by Attorneys Thomas B. Crews anc
William 8. Kirk, who act for the heirs
of Col. Whitley, who, SO far as known
are Thomas Pension, agent Eagle
Packet Company, St. Louis; Daniel G
McCarron, 1884 Eads avenue; Mrs
Mary Whitley and sons, of Finney
avenue; Mrs. s. M. Ewart, Sedalia,
Mo-; Mrs. Mamie Wilburn, Mexico,
Mo-; William A. sublette, Arbuckle,
CAL; Mrs. Mary M. Moore, George
town, KY; Mrs. E. McCammon, Den
yer, Col; Mrs. Georgia Greenlie,
Kirkwood, ILL.,; Mrs. Sallie A. Higgins,
Grab Orchard, KY; James Sublette,
Mexico, Mo-; William Sublette, YER
sailies, Mo.
The claimants allege that Pinckney
w. Sublette, who owned 240 acres of
land in Southwest st. Louis, formerly
known as the Sublette farm, died in
1865 and left no heirs. Therefore, the
estate should revert back to the estate
of his grandfather, Col. William Whit
ley, of Kentucky.
The defendants in the suits filed are
Ira w. Upshaw, Andrew Meyer, James
Cummings, Edwin B. and Anton H.
Haase, the Carondelet Foundry Com
pany, Albert Forster, Christian
Schlude, Martin RitscheI, Louis F.
and Henrietta Freund and John Hill
debrand.
The property lies on Macklind,
Edwards, Cooper, Boardman, Patti
son, Shaw, Doggett and Wilson
avenues. Heavy damages are also
asked by the plaintiffs from the Ca
rondelet Foundry Company, $50, 900.
The damages against the other
defendants range from 500 to $4,000.
A feature of universal interest in
connection with the litigation is that
the bones of Pinckney W. Sublette and
the tombstone on his grave are to be
brought from Wyoming, where he Is
said to have died in 1865, to be used
as evidence IN the case.
William Mckinney, of this city, was
instrumental in the location of the
grave of Pinckney Sublette.
The five Sublette brothers, William
L., Solomon, Andrew w, Milton G.
and Pinckney W., were sons of Phillip
and Ibbie Sublette. The latter was a
daughter of Col. William Whitley.
The brothers were trappers, fur
traders and mountain guides in the
far west and were known as Indian
fighters. They blazed trail through
the Rocky Mountains, which was fol-
lowed by the gold hunters of 1859.
William L. and Solomon returned to
st. Louis. William died in 1s46 and
Solomon in 1875. Andrew died in
1864 and Milton few years later.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-11-25
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

| Andrew @. Quarles, for many year.
a letter carrier at St. Joseph, Mo.
was completely paralyzed "Wednesday
while at work and will die.
| The Arkansas Board of Penitentiary
Commissioners Wednesday afternoon
sold 1900 bales of cotton at SIC pei
pound. The cotton was raised by the
State with convict labor.
at Kewanee, Wednesday, the jury
in the case of Mrs. Daisy Thompson
against the Rock Island and Peoria
railroad for SIC, 600 damages rendered
verdict for the defendant.
The Leather Betting Manufacturers
Association held its annual meeting
at the Astor House, New York, We'd
nesday, and decided on general ad-
vance of 25 per cent in the price of
betting.
Charles SchaugoId, proprietor of a
fire store, which opened for business
at Hannibal, No., Wednesday, was
arrested for refusing to pay city Ii
cense of $25 per day as provided by
city ordinance.
The Industrial Institute and Col
lege opened at Columbus, Miss, We'd
nesday morning. The number of stu
dents present is unusually large. The
autumn session begins late, owing to
yellow fever.
At Little Rock, Ark, Wednesday,
Bette Taylor was awarded a judgment
of $1,000 in the Pulaski Circuit Court
against the Massachusetts, Benefit
Life Association. She held a policy
for that amount, issued on the life of
her husband.
Charles Kuharch, secretary of the
Croatian Colonization Company, of
New York City, is in Denver, Colo.
He represents about 1000 families
that are ready for western immigra-
ton. They want fruit, vegetable and
grape lands.
The next session of the Kentucky
Legislature will probably by asked to
allow the People of Hancock, Breck-
inridge, Ohio and Daviess counties to
vote upon the question of forming a
new county out of necks and slices Of
of the counties named. Sentiment is
divided on the movement.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-11-25
AT ERIsMAN SCHOOL HOUSE.
The Southeast Audraln Teachers In
stitute to Hold Sessions December
Sd and 4th--The Programme.

The Southeast Audrain Teachers
Institute will hold its next regular ses
sion at the Erisman School Hous'
(Grand Prairie) on Friday and Satur
day, December 8 and respectively.
The following is the programme:
7:15 p. m, Dec. 8, 1s97-Openfnf
exercises.
7:3O-Welcome address, Mr.. 8. o
Wright.
Response, E. NJ. Woody.
s:0o-"How to Gain the Respect oi
Your Pupils," Mr.. Justin White.
Discussion, Prof. D. M. Slonaker,
Miss Ida Reavis, Miss Ida Powell.
s:30-"The Colonial Wars" Mr..
Lester Rodgers.
Discussion, Mr.. NJ. M. Show, Mr..
Braden, Miss Gibbands.
9:00-"Causes of Disorder" Miss
Mary Coakley.
Discussion, Miss Florence Kirkpat-
rick, Mr.. Noah Barnes, Mr.. Hale
(Rush HILL
9:30-'Means OF Avoiding Dis
order," E. NJ. Woody.
Discussion, Mr.. Thomas Seal, Mr..
Sallee, Mr.. Il. B. Painter.
1o:o0-"Teaching Physiology" Mr..
Rodgers prairie Lea.)
Discussion, Cecil Cohoon, Miss
Kanatzar (Lawder Dist.), Mrs. Beal,
of Laddonia.
800 a. M, Dec. 4-"Decimals," Mr..
O. O. Woodbridge.
Discussion, County School Commis-
sioner Strother, Miss Leila Cohoon.
9:3o-"School Discipline" Supt.
Hale, of Rush Hill.
Discussion, Mr.. n. B. Painter, Mr..
Rodgers prairie Lea).
1o:3o-"Free Text Books" E. M.
Woody.
Discussion, Mr.. O. Q. Woodbridge,
Mr.. Thomas Seal, Miss Lena Petty.
11:30-"Reward of Teachers" Mr..
Fl. B. Painter.
Discussion, Com'r. Strother, Mr..
Henry Weber, Mr.. Moore (Walker
Dist.)
The next thing on the programme
will be grand basket dinner, which
will be served at the school house by
the ladies of the neighborhood at IL
O'Clock.
1:3O-"Ideals,' Miss Florence Kirk
patrick.
Discussion, Mrs. Marshal and Miss
Myrtle Painter.
2:00-"Ancient Languages and Eng
lish," Mr.. M. M. Show.
Discussion, Miss Nora Able and Mrs.
Noah Beagles.
2:30-First contest. Best recitation
by girl.
3:O0-Second contest. Best recIta-
tion by boy.
3:30-Third contest. Best reader
between the ages of 15 and 20 years.
In the first and second contests the
prizes are offered by Mr.. Strother and
in the third contest the prize is
offered by E. M. Woody, of Eureka.
Ali teachers and friends of educa-
ton are respectfully invited to attend.
Respectfully,
E. M. WOODY.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-11-25
FANCY FRONT DOORS, Gss Dss;sns, swa
La Crosse Lumber &c
ON HIS TOOTH BIRTHDAY:
John j. Overton Weds Widow Mary
Henderson, Aged ~.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Nov. 1s.-John j.
Overton, 100 years old, was married at
noon to-day to Mrs. Mary Henderson,
"a years of age. They were joined by
DR.. @. H. Stockton of the Fifth Street
Methodist Church at the parsonage,
and the ceremony was witnessed by a
few friends. Overton is believed to be
as old as he claims. He voted for
Andrew Jackson for President in 1924,
and was in the Black Hawk war. He
has been resident of this city many
years, and has been married twice be-
fore to-day. He says he was born
Nov Is. 1897.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-11-25
Asks for q Re-Hesring

Edmonston & Cullen, have filed
molten for re-hearing of the Taylor
murder case. Taylor shot and killed
Lee Smith in his CTsyior's) house on
Jan. 80, 1897, and was tried and sem
fenced to 20 years In the penitentiary
in the January term Of Circuit Court.
An appeal was taken TO the Supreme
Court and the lower court was sus-
tanned In its action. The disposition
OF the motion for re-hearing will be
watched with interest.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-11-25
RED CEDAR SHINGLES,
La Crosse Lumber Co.
OIL ROCK NEAR CARTHAGE.
A Discovery That is Considered Of
Much Importance.

JOPLIN, Mo-, Nov. 17.-Oil rock has
been discovered on the farm of j. j.
G. Armitage, about eight miles north
west of Carthage, in this county.
There is great ledge Oft and 1t smells
strongly of coal oil and burns brightly
If placed in hot stove. The rock is
exactly similar to that found at
Neodesha, Kas. There is considers
BILE excitement over the find and
arrangements are being made to drill
for oil.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-11-25
BARN PAINT IN BULK,
La Crosse Lumber Co.
Mrs. Todd Released on Bone

Mrs. Todd Released on Bond.
HANNIBAL, Mo-, Nov. 17.--At the
last term of the Rails County Circuit
Court Mrs. Virginia B. Todd, of this
city, was convicted Of the murder of
her daughter, Hattie Bethel. The jury
assessed her punishment at 25 years
in the penitentiary. A motion for
a new trial and q motion in arrest
were argued yesterday in New
London before Judge Roy. Both mo-
tons were overruled and the defend
ant was sentenced. A motion was
then filed for an appeal to the Su-
preme Court, which was granted, and
the defendant was given leave to file
a bill Of exceptions on or before
March 1. Her bond was fixed at $1,000,
which she promptly furnished.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-11-25

tovERNoR LON v. STEPHENS is not
. nsor Of "fusion," as the following
- the St..Louis Republic clearly in
saass "Governor Stephens does
intiorse the idea Of a fusion be-
:en the Democrats and Populists
- isn In the sense of giving them a
g On the State ticket. He says
ropulists helped the Democrats in
asd he has recognized them to
ex'snt Of giving them the Bureau
Aosr Statistics and a representa-
g the Board of Curators of the
university. This much, he says,
"A nerited, but be adds there is no
assan TO 20 to the extent of offer
PUT up State ticket. In his
tne Populists are not demand
much and the Democratic party
never submit to such an ar
nent. The Governor further
ee Populists will nearly all vote
1emocfstic ticket next fall, and
= ne oampaign of 1900, and that
not disposed to make any un-
.able demands on the Demo
= perty.n
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-11-25
Justice At Last.
ABOUT TO BE METED OUT TO THE
REAL MURDERER OF STOCK
MAN EDWIN E. BROWN.
Henry Kaiser and Jacob Heinze Sery
ing Life Sentences For the Deed
He Was a Brother of DR..
Brown, of Laddonia.

1t would seem from the following
article, clipped from the st. Louis
| Chronicle, that the two men now serv-
ing life sentences in the Missouri peni-
tentiary for the murder of Edwin E.
Brown, in st. Louis several years ago,
may soon be liberated from prison and
justice be meted out to the real MUIR
derer.
Edwin e. Brown, who was killed
for his money, was quite well known
In Audrain county and was brother
of DR.. Brown, of Laddonia. The
Chronicle says:
The murder of stockman Edwin E..
Brown at Garrison and Easton, in
March, 1892, is nearing solution.
From the lips of Father McErlane
comes remarkable story. That story
the worthy priest related to the rela-
tives of Henry Kaiser and Jacob
Heinze, who are serving life senten-
ces for the murder, and careful work
is now being done by private detect
ives.
1t was asserted at the Four Courts
Thursday that the watch taken from
Brown had been located, and the ar
rest of the real murderer was simply
q. matter of time.
The "tip" came from the Jail. The
police arrested a well-known local
crook few months ago. While he
was in Jail the crook dropped hints
to fellow prisoners, and one of these
was a murderer, and he confessed to
Father McErlane.
WAS ovERJoYED.
The confessor was overjoyed.
81 knew those boys are Innocent"
he said.
Then he set the man at work, but it
was hard work worming anything out
of the murderer.
"Do you think will put my neck in
noose?" the fellow asked.
But the clew was out. FIR. McEr-
lane put the matter in proper hands
and it was quietly worked on until it
is now very nearly ripe.
Father McErlane was seen by a
Chronicle reporter Thursday.
eyes, it is all true, but don't put me
in it too deeply" he said. 81 acted
merely for justice. Those young men
are innocent, as time will prove. 1
10 not care at present to divulge the
name of the real culprit, but he is not
far from his just deserts. The par
ents of Heinze and Kaiser are hand
ling the matter.
Brown was held up by footpads, and
when he resisted was kicked to death.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-11-25
LA CROSSE LUMBER co.
Garry Large Stocks

Strange disease Among H0rses.
MOUNT VERNON, ILL. Nov. 17.-Vet-
erinary Surgeon D. K. Goodall notes
the appearance of a disease among
horses in Jefferson County, which to
some extent resembles collie, but
which Is much more difficult to con.
troll. The first symptoms exhibited
are restlessness, stamping, paving and
rolling on the ground. Later the ami
NAL, unless given relief, bloats to an
unusually large size and soon dies.
Mr.. Goodall reports the loss oi
about 25 horses in this vicinity within
the past month.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-11-25
vIGlLANTEs VISIT LIBERTY.
Fargo, Who Was Acquitted Of Ar
son, Shot and Beaten-A Band of
Mounted Men Wound Him
Most Severely.

LIBERTY, Mo-, Nov. 1S.-Abont IL
O'Clock last night William Yates, faith
erin law Of Silas ID. Fargo, the black
smith, acquitted last week of incen-
diarism, but generally believed to be
guilty, was awakened in his home in
"Happy Hollow" by the tramping OF
many horses. Before he could even
move from his bed the door was
broken open and about twenty armed
men rushed in and asked where Fargo
was. Mrs. Yates told them he was up
stairs.
A narrow stairway leads to the Sec
ond story and the men filed up it. Tom
Yates, aged 20, was in the room into
which the stairway leads. He was
awake. He was covered with pistols
and asked If he was Fargo.
Fargo partly opened door from
the next room and said to the men:
'Stay out of here" and then closed
the door.
SHOTS FIRED THROUGH DOOR.
Two shots were fired through the
door against which Fargo was press-
ing, and one of the bullets went In his
breast and through the lobe OF his left
lung. He reeled and fell across the
bed.
the door was pushed open and three
Of the men went in, and one of them
remarked: "Now we have him and
We will finish him." They struck
him with pistols repeatedly, and then
left him covered with blood.
Fargo revived later and is now in q
DOCTORS care and may recover. He
says that he remarked to the men:
"Gentlemen, know you ALL" and he
believes that this Is why they tried to
kill him, that they only came to give
him whipping with the object of
making him leave town. He will not
say this morning that he knew them.
He is said to have had corn knife
in his room but could not use II
after being shot. A hundred or more
Of men were in the crowd.
FARGo's CONFESSION AND DENIAL.
Fargo Is the man who declared at
Fond du Lac, Wis, last June that he
had burned the carriage factory of
John j. Cav, but afterward denied
committing the deed. He was indicted
by the grand jury for the present term
OF court, but was acquitted at the
trial last week. The people generally
believe that Fargo was guilty and the
jury that acquitted him has been
much criticised, and the object of the
men who visited Fargo's home was to
give him the punishment they be-
lieved he deserved He said that he
had falsely confessed so as to get
transportation back to his family.
Fargo married daughter OF VIII
liam Yates and he and his wife and
child have been living withYates. He
has q bad record and is regarded as q
dangerous man. He is a blacksmith
of heavy build and of great strength.
While drinking he would give trouble
and his arrest would be made under
great difficulty. He served term of
two years in the Wisconsin peniten-
tiary for burglary. 1t is said that he
had been warned by the vigilants to
leave town.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-11-25
YELLOW PINE,
La Crosse Lumber Co.
RAILWAY MUST PAY.
Are Held Responsible For Fire Caused
by Sparks From Engine.

MUsKoeEE, I. T., Nov. 17.-In the
United States court at this place the
jury in the ci,se of Wilder Bros. VS..
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
company returned a verdict for s3,-
1880 In favor of the plaintiffs for
damages caused by the burning Of the
plaintiffs livery barn at Choutean, /.
T., in September, 1891, by sparks from
an engine passing on the plaintiffs
road.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-11-25
LA CROSSE LUMBER co.
BUY Cheap for their
Many Customers
Bolfon-Todd.

COLUMBIA, Mo-, Nov. 1S.-The mar
riage of DR.. B. Meade Bolton, former
ly professor of bacteriology in the
Missouri University, but now bacteri-
ologist of the New Jersey board OF
health at Princeton, and Miss Laetitia
Todd, daughter of Hon r. L. Todd, OF
Columbia, took place to-day.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-11-25
STOLEN NAIL.
It Has Been Recovered Near Pal
myra, No.

PALMYRA, Mo-, Nov. 17.-On the
10th inst. a mail pouch containing
several packages Of letters was stoier
from the junction at this city.
Postmaster Owsley yesterday re-
ceived q letter, postmarked st. Louis
telling him where the pouch and let.
ters could be found.
The postmaster followed the direc
tions of the letter and the property
was found in the place described. Tht
pouch had been cut open and each o.
the several hundred letters opened.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-11-25
LA CROSSE LUMBER co.
Save their Customers One Profit
Audrair's Resources.

Audrain county has developed
wonderfully in the past twenty five
years. In 1879 there were only two
banks in the county, with deposits
amounting to s10o, 900. To-day there
are nine banks In Audrain with $642,
600 In deposits. This is fine show
ing, but is not surprising to those who
know the fertility Of the soil in this
county and its great resources.