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Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-12-09
NJ, B. WILKERsoN & Son.

DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
has comfort and health to thousands
of suffering women. For many years
DIR. Pierce has been Chief Consulting
Physician at the Invalids' Hotel and
Surgical Institute at Buffalo, N. Y,
He has used the "Favorite Prescrip-
ton" all the time, with uniform sue.
cess. With it, there is no need of the
commonly insisted upon distressing
examinations" and "local treat
ment" by the family doctor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-12-09
Citv Marshal OuSted,

Mayor Ahlfeldt, of Laddonia, has
suspended R. A. Hanger, City Marshal
of that place. 1t seems that the
Mayor thinks Marshal Hanger is
guilty of general neglect of duty.
What there is to the charges is not
known here, but 1t seems that the
people of Laddonia are staying by
Marshal Hanger, who is quite popu-
lar. Until the matter is settled, j. 8.
Quisenberry is acting marshal. Han
ger will take the matter before the
City Council and fight it to the bitter
and
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-12-09

APRoPos of fusion deals, the amount
of money paid to Col. VIM. Hirth, OF
Audrain county, who never was a
Democrat, but supported" the DEM
ocratic ticket last year, is worthy OF
attention. The report of the Treas
urer of the State Democratic Com
mittee will, of course, show the
amount of money paid Billy. Was
Billy worth the price? Must the old
time straight Democrats OF Audrair
be expected to buy such people az
Hirth from year to year and pay q
commission to the buyers, too?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-12-09
Good Meeting,

To the Editor of the Ledger
MoBERLY, Mo-, Dec. DEAR SIR:
We are having a very fine horticul-
ture meeting here at Moberly now.
1t will last Wednesday and Thursday
and would like very much to have you
to attend il it is so you can, for think
you would enjoy it very much. Come
II you can and try and get Mr. M. B.
Guthrie to come with you. There are
men from Kansas, Iowa, Arkansas
and other states. Hoping to have
you with US,
We remain yours truly,
NJ r WTIRERSOy IL Son
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-12-09
Fire Losses Paid.

The following losses by fire were
settled Monday by J. ID. Tucker &
Son, all Of which have burned within
the past three week:
Julia 6. Maus, on dwelling.
q. H. Sanders, on house furniture.
Mary w. Howard, on dwelling and
furniture.
Green Cant, on dwelling and furni-
ture.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-12-09
THE CONGRESSIONAL LIBRanv
A Monument of National Mua,a..-..

The library building provided for by ~ !.
of congress approved April Is. lisa Ia -
completed and opened to the public. Il skssa
be u matter OF congratulatlon that throu1S r.
foresight and muniheence of congress IL -
tion possess this noble treasure hpn. :
knowledge. II is earnestly to be hnpod 81
having done so much toward the cause Il -
cation, congress will continue 20 dartlS q
library in every phase of research 70 u -
that it may be not only one of the most nsssjl
cent, but among the richest and most -
libraries IN the world.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-12-09

THE Odd Fellows of Mexico will
have a grand celebration in this city
on December 16. Prominent Odd
Fellows from all parts OF Missouri will
be present and the people Of Mexico
should do all in their power to make
our visitors feel at home. The Odd
Fellows order is one of the strongest
secret organizations in the country
and some of our very best people be-
long to it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-12-09
Cook and Fllley.

To the Editor of the Ledger.
SAILING L. O., AUDRAIN COUNTY,
Mo-, Dec. 8, 1s97.-Please give us the
names of the Chairmen of the Demo-
cratic and Republican State Commit
tees. READER.
The Chairman of the Republican
State Committee is Chauncey I. Fill
ley, st. Louis, Mo. The Chairman ol
the State Democratic Committee is s
b. Cook, Mexico, Mo- Editor of the
LEDGER
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-12-09
THE PACIFIC RAILWAYS.
The Sale of the Union Pacific Main Line.

The Sale of the Union Pacific Main Line.
The Union Pacific railway, main line. was
sold under the decree Of the United States
court for the district Of Nebraska, the 1st and
I'd of November of this year. The amount due
the government consisted of the principal OF
the subsidy bonds. 81, ,236,5 ,5l2, and the accrued
interest thereon. S3i 2li 7ll75, making the total
indebtedness S5S, i5S. .223 70 The bid at the sale
covered the first mortgage lien and the entire
mortgage claim OF the government, principal
and interest.
The Kansas Pacific Line.
The sale of the subsidized portion of the Kan
sas Pacific line, upon which the government
holds q second mortgage lien, has been post
poned at the instance of the government to De-
cember 16, 1897. The debt OF this division of the
Union Pacific railway to the government on
November l, 1897, was the principal of the sub
sidy bonds, Il, ,303 OOO. and the unpaid and ac-
crtied interest thereon, % 6e6 500. 50, making q
total of Sl2, ,929, ,69033
The sale OF this road was originally advertised
for November 4th, but for the purpose OF secur-
ing the utmost public notice OF the event it was
postponed until December 10th, and second
advertisement OF the sale was made. BY the de-
OF the court the upset price the sale of the
Kansas Pacific will yield TO the government the
sum of s2,a00.000 over all prior liens, costs and
charges. IL no other or better bid is made this
sum is all that the government will receive
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-12-09

THE sooner party gets clear OF It's
boodlers the stronger it will be with
the people.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-12-09

PRESIDENT VIM. MCKINLEY's mes
sage will be found III full in the Mexico
LEDGER. That's way We have.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-12-09
pocket Boob Lost.

On Wednesday, December sth, I lost
my pocket book, containing about s1s,
on the Public Square In Me,rico. VIII
Fay e5 reward. JSo. II. WAYNE,
d&w II. Mexico, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-12-09

THE President writes messages
His intentions to proclaim;
Santa Claus sends no word at all,
But he gets there just the same.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-12-09

THE new railroad will go through
Mexico.
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srase or states or the Union, wnIcn shall en-
brace the lands within said Indian territory.
Met with Much Opposition.

stape or states or the Union, which shall en-
brace the lands within said Indian territory.
Met with Much Opposition.
The commission met much opposition from
the beginning The Indians were very slow to
Discrimination TO meet with favor the PROPOSE
tions submitted to them. A little more than
three years after this organization the commits
sion effected an agreement with the Choctaw
nation alone. The Chickasaws, however. re-
fused to agree to It's terms, and as they have a
common interest with the Choctaws in the lands
of said nations, the agreement with the lat
ter nation could have no effect without the
consent of the former. On April %. 1877, the
commission effected an agreement with both
tribts-the Choctaws and Chickasaws. This
agreement, il is understood, has been ratified
by the constituted authorities OF the respective
quires ratification by congress to make II bind
ing.
Creeks Refused to Ratify.
On the s7th OF September, 1897. an agreement
WAS effected with the Creek nation, but it Is un.
derstood that the national council Of said ma
ton has refused to ratify the same.
Negotiations are vet to be had with the Cher:
okees the most populous Of the five civilized
tribes, and with the Seminoles, the smallest in
point OF number and territory. The provision
in the Indian appropriation act, approved June
10. 1898 makes it the duty OF the commission tC
investigate and determine the rights OF appli'
cants for citizenship in the ive civilized tribes
work among the tribes, and has made appoint.
ments for taking the census OF these people uI
to and including the 3oth OF the present month
Should the agreement between the Choctaws
and Chickasaws be ratified by congress- and
should the other tribes fail to make an agree
ment with the commission then It will be nee
essary that some legislation shall be had by
congress, which. while just and honorable to the
Indians, shall be equitable TO the white people
who have settled upon these lands by Invitation
of the tribal nations.
Hon Henry L Dawes chairman of the com
mission, in a letter to The secretary of the in
terror, under date of October II, 1891, says:
Chairman Dawes Letter.
"Individual ownership is in their (the com
mission's) opinion absolutely essential to AM
permanent improvement in present conditions
and the lack OF 1t Is the root of nearly all the
evils which so Rrieyously af1lct these people
Allotment by agreement IS the only pOssibl,
method, unless the United States 9 urts art
clothed with the authority to apportion the
lands among the citizen Indians for whose uss
it was originally granted"
concur with the secretary of the interior
that there can be no cure for the evils engen-
derci by the peryersion OF these great trusts ex.
cepting BY their resumption by ths government
which created them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-12-09
OUR INDIAN WARDS.
The Problem OF the Five Civ lIInsd Trib

The Problem OF the Five Civ iIIzed Tribes
For q number OF years past it has been ap-
parent that the conditions under which the five
civilized tribes were established in the Indian
territory under treaty provisions with the
United states, with the right Of a self-goyern-
r1ent, and the exclusion of all white persons
from within .thcir boders have undergone SO
complete change as to render the continuance
OF the system thus inaugurated practically i'm
possible. The total number OF the five civilized
tribes, as shown by the last census, is 4S,494
and the number has not materially increased
while tho white population is estimated at from
zoo, 900 to $4,000, which, by permission of the
Indian government, has settled in the terri
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-12-09


The present area OF the Indian territory con-
tains 2S.694 .564 acres, much OF which is very
fertile land The United States citizens resid-
Ing In the territory, most OF whom have gone
there by invitation, or with the consent of the
tribal authorities, have made permanent
homes for themselves. Numerous towns nave
been built In which from 500 to 5000 white
people now reside Valuable residences and
business houses have been erected In many OF
tnem- Large business enterprises are carried
on In which vast sums OF money are employed
and yet these people, who have invested their
capital In the development of the productive
resources OF the country, are without title to
tne land they occupy, and have no voice what
ever In the government, either of the nations or
trtDes< thousands of their children, who were
born In the territory, are OF school age, but the
ooors OF the school Of the nations are snut
against them and what education they get Is
by private contribution. No provision for the
protection OF the life property OF these Whit.
citizens Is made by the tribal government and
courts
Great Tracts Absorbed by Leading Indiana
The secretary Of the interior reports tina,
ieading Indians have absorbed great tracts OF
land 70 the exclusion of the comm m people
and government by an Indian aristocracy has
been practically established, TO the detriment
OF the people. Il has been found impossible
Tor the United States TO keep its citizens out o.,
the territory. and the executory conditions CON
the most part, become impossible OF execu-
tion. Nor has 1t been possible for the tri-
dividaai Indian Sis full fuii esjoymeat ii ssSn N, IN
common with other Indians Of the com mon
property OF the nations Friends OF the In
oians hRye iopa believed that the best interests
OF the Indians Of the i've civilized tribes
would be found In American citizenship with
al the rights and privileges which belong TO
that condition
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-12-09
Tae DAWes commission.

BY section i6 of the act Of March 3. 1863 the
president was authorized TO appoint three com
misstoners 70 enter into negotiations with the
Cherokee, ChoataE, Chickasaw, Masko9ea Ier
Creek and Seminole nations, commonly known
rs the Five Civilized Tribes In the Indian terri
tory. Briefly, the purpose OF the nego-
ment OF tribal titles to any LANDS
within that territory nov held by any aud
all such nations or txibes. either by cession OF
the same or some part thereof TO the Tinted
States, or BY allotment and diviaion o, the
same In seyeraity among the Indians OF such
nations or tribes. respectively, as may be en-
may be agreed upon between the several ma
tions and tribes Aforesaid, or each of them with
the United states With view 10 such an ad-
3ustment upon the basis OF justice and eurity
rs mag, with the consent OF said nations 81 IN
dians, 20 far as may be necessary requisite and
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-12-09
Ht SHUUIu o
Enlarged,

Most desirable from every standpoint of na-
tioral interest and patriotism is the effort to
extend our foreign commerce. To this end our
merchant marine should be improved and en-
larged. We should do our full share of the car
rying trade of the world We do not do
Il nov. We should be the laggard no longer
the inferiority of our merchant marine is Justly
initiating to the national pride. The govern
ment, by every proper constitutional means
should aid in making our ships familiar visitors
at every commercial port In the world thus
OPEN ng up new and valuable markets 10 the
| surplus products Of the farm and factory.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-12-09
Weyler's Recall.

She has recalled the commander whose brutal
orders intiamed the American mind and shocked
the civilized world, She has modified the hor-
ribie order OF concentration and has undertaken
to care for the helpless and permit those who
desire to resume the cultivation Of their fields
10 do 50. and assures them the protection of
the Spanish government In their lawful occu-
pations, She has just released tho "Competi-
tor prisoners heretofore sentenced to death
and who have been the subject Of repeated
diplomatic correspondence during both this
and the preceding administration.
Not American Citizen Now Under Ar
Not q single American citizen is now under
arrest or In confinement In Cuba OF whom this
government has any knowledge. The nearest
future VIII demonstrate whether the iusiis-
peusable condition OF righteous peace Just
alike to the Cubans and 10 Spain. as well as
equitable to all our interests so intimately in
volFed In the welfare OF Cuba, il likely TO be at
tanned. II not. the cxigency Of Irther and other
action by the United States will remain 10
be taken When that time comes that action
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-12-09
Not So Difficult as 1t May Appear.

The work OF putting our finances upon a
sound basis, difficult as 1t may seem, Will APP
pear easier when we recall the financial op-
erations OF the government since 1868 On the
Both day OF January of that year we had out
standing demand liabilities in the sum of
e72s s6s, ,4i7.4L On the first of Janury,
io7s tness So ,d naDlisies 10 hiu @ peea reInoeu Luce
ing obligations, the figures are even
more striking. On July /, 1855, the principal of
the interest bearing debt of the government
was q ,332 33I, ,2ss On the first day of July,
1893, this sum had been reduced to 1855, ,037 100,
or an aggregate reduction OF sl1i7, ,294, 108. The
Understanding debt of the United States on
the first day OF December, 1897 was ss47 .365 $40
The government money now outstanding (De-
cember - consists OF 1916 6sl .Ol6 of United
States notes, tl07, ,793, ,2S0 of treasury notes
issued by authority of the law Of 1890 1884 963,
70a OF silver certificates and so $50 a6i of stand
ard silver dollars
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-12-09

The government Is Obliged to keep equal with
gold all its outstanding currency and coin obli-
cations, while its receipts arc not required to
be paid in gold. They are paid in every kind of
money but gold, and the only means by which
by borrowing. It can get 1t in no other way
when It most needs it. The governments with
tain gold redemption, which it has steadily and
faithfully done, and which, under authority now
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-12-09
= CUu sluUb 20 UU.
The End loss Chain.

II 70 further legislation Is had, and the policy
OF selling bonds is to bo continued, then con-
Gress should give the secretary Of the treasury
authority to sell bonds az long or short periods
bearing less rate Of interest than is now au-
thorized by Law.
I earnestly recommend as soon as the re-
ceipts Of the government are quite sufficient to
pay all tho expenses OF the government, th at
when auy Of the United States notes are pre-
sentsd for redemption in gold and redeemed in
gold, such notes shall be kept and set apart and
onlv Maid In exchan1a for gold
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-08-26

Mrs. Nelson Hoople of Duluth is
visiting friends in this city.
Frank Darling has sold his farm in
Ashley to young Fred Bergman.
Henry Keller has two st Paul experts
at work putting the slate on his new
house.
Ed Pynch will leave for Arlington
on business in few days. Thence
he goes east. n
Street commissioner Warren is put
ting cross walks on Grove Lake-ave.
Call and look at our stock of guns.
How Bros. &. Co.
Miss Anna Hendryx gave dancing
party to about thirty of her friends on
Monday night.
Ed Hanson fell from his wheel on
Saturday and injured his shoulder
quite seriously.
Rev. Guy Rice of Springfield, MINI.
was in the city during the week. He
is travelling awheel.
Ben HI. Wethern has sold his farm
in Ashley to Henry Panty of Metres
Grove for So, 400.
Dobbs Bros. have public drink
| ing fountain of ice water on their store
corner. It is well patronized.
See DIR. Stanton's remarkable state
| ments in another column. Nothing
like it ever known before in the city.
| Norris Mahanna has leased his
farm on the AshleySauk centre town
line and will move into the city for
the winter.
If you are suffering from any dis
ease no matter of what standing, read
DR.. Stanton's article on page and
go and be cured.
| An inventory of the estate of L. E.
Coe has been filed in the probate
court. The personal property is esti-
mated at Sl100 and the realty at nearly
$4,000.
i
| Plummer, who have been visiting their
cousins, Misses Anna and Myra
Hendryx, will return to Minneapolis
on Friday.
Boys and Misses school shoes, the
best to wear. The best value at A..
Dahlem's department store. 70-2
A man named Ferguson had his
hand badly cut in the Stabbing ma
chine at the Keller factory Tuesday
afternoon. One finger and part of
another had to be amputated.
We have a full line of machine oils
for for harvesting and threshing ma
| chimes. w. S. DEAN & Co.
Rates of one fair for the round trip
to st. Paul during the fair week have
been arranged by the rail roads. The
sale of tickets will be gin on Saturday
Sept. 4th, and continue during the
fair. Fifty cents is added for admis-
sion to the grounds. IS
Lucus Kells, assignee of the estate
of N. p. Clark and N p. Clark & Co.,
/! is in town today. The assignment was
made,in 1895, and Mr.. Kells hopes to
have the matter closed up in every
thing except the tailsof some lawsuits
| by January /, 1898. The final amount
OF dividends will depend largely on
the success he has with the various
suits against certain alleged preferred
creditors and which are still in litiga-.
tion. u ournal Press.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-08-26

All kinds of fruits at Bishops.
See our lanterns. How Bros. 81 Co.
The Sunset camping patty pulled
stakes and returned from Fairy Lake
on Saturday. The sun must know
when to set on Fairy Lake now.
Bottled pickles olives, salad dress
sing, mustard catsup, etc. at Bishops.
Chan Harmon is improving in
health.
Lace hunting boots at the Boston
shoe house. 71-2t
Thos. Clarity was on the sick list a
part of last week.
Misses and ehildren's calf skin
shoes at the Boston shoe house. 71-2t
A pleasant dancing party was held
at the auditorium last Friday evening.
A pleasant party was given at the
home of J. H Simonton last Thursday
evening,
Boys seamless school shoes at the
Boston shoe house. 71.2t
The voice of the threshing engine is
heard in the land.
WIS. Dean is much better sitting
up at intervals every day.
School shoes of every description
at the Boston shoe house. 71-2t
Mrs. H. ]. Watt is steadily improv-
ing.
GentIemen's French Cordovan shoes
A freight wreck in the st. Paul
yards delayed the coast train an hour
ON Wednesday.
Misses school shoes at the Boston
shoe house. 71-2t
Bruce block formerly occupied by Mr..
and Mrs. r. T. Greene. He will close
his business forsthe winter.
J. M. Reid threshed his wheat crop
and says it yielded twenty one bushels
of No. / Northern to the acre.
Boys school shoes at the Boston
shoe house. 71-2t
There will be little threshing from
the shock this season. The farmers
are confident that stacking will in
crease the quality of the grain.
TAFT & Co will sell hardware, stoves
tinware, betting, plumbers goods, lub
ricating oils, cutlery, etc at unheard
of figures as long as their stock lasts
Leroy Bishop received an invoice
of goods on Tuesday, packed in boxes
and bundles, and on each package
was a large placard with this inspir-
ing legend, printed in large letters:
s are coming.
Gentlemen's dress suits, business
suits, workingmens suits, the best to
wear. The best value, the latest
styles at A. Dahlem's department
store.
Chas. RAIDER met with painful ac-
cident on Saturday last He had the
misfortune.to run the tine of a pitch
fork into his arm, the point striking
the bone.
For ORGANS AND PIANO REPAIR
ING call on f. III. McGorman at the
Star Hotel. Old organs made as good
as new. Prices moderate and all
work guaranteed.
For SALE. Second school
desks, of various sizes, cheap, inquire
of NJ. f. Woodbury., Secretary of the
Board OF Education.
We carry full line of Machine oil,
Castor OIL Black oil, Lard oil, Cylinder
oil all the best.
SCHELDRUP 8 FEISLER.
Farmers, we have this season, all
the New Brands grain bags. Largest
stock. Lowest prices at A. Dahlem's
department store. 7O-2t
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-08-26

Alarge stock of Castor, Lard, Black
and Cylinder oil at the lowest prices.
SCHELDRUP & FEIsLER.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-08-26

Buy your
Paints
Wall Paper
window Shades
At Hanson g. Emerson,
The Druggists.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-08-26

Peter O. Roe of Brooten, was in the
city on Friday. No threshing has
been done in his vicinity, but he does
not anticipate big yield not to ex-
coed dozen bushels to the acre.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-08-26

N. FL. Miller went to Minneapolis,
Fergus Falls and ST. Cloud on bust
ness connected with the N. p. Clarke
estate during the first Of the week.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-08-26

David Cleveland left on Friday las
for the National encampment of the
Grand Army in session this week il
Buffalo, N. ", on the same train
with him from here were Col. e. b.
Wood and wife of Long Prairie.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-08-26

4 N. T. Hale, whose disappearance a
year. ago was a matter of mystery for
a long time, returned as mysteriOusly
one day last week. He has been
down in Kentucky visiting with old
friends and neighbOrs.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-08-26

w. O. p. Hillsdale made q trip to
Minneapolis the other day. He found
SO urgent demand for some lines Of
goods he wanted that stocks were ex-
hausted, and he will have to wait for