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Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02
TO MEET AT M0BERLY.
Ex-Confederates of Missouri Will Hold
Their Encampment Sept. %,
90 and 30.

To United Confederate Camps Of Mis-
souri:
BooNvILLE, Mo-, Aug. 26.-Com-
rades: The camps of the United Con-
federate Veterans of Missouri will
hold their first annual encampment
at Moberly on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, September 2s,2s and 80.
Each camp will be entitled to two
delegates and one additional delegate
for each fraction of ten members over
twenty. This is intended as the basis
of representation in the business meet
ings of the encampment, but the en-
tire membership of each camp is earn
estly requested to meet with US on
this occasion, and ex-Confederates
not members of any camp will also be
cordially welcomed.
The Sponsor and Maids of Honor
who attended the Nashville reunion
will be in attendance, and all the staff
officers are also ordered to be present.
Some of the leading features will
be the appointment of historical
committee, a committee on texg books,
a committee on monuments, COM
mittee on the preservation of The war
record of each individual member of
the respective camps, and other mat
ters concerning the welfare of ex-
Confederates.
There will be 100 ex-Confederates
in the procession uniformed and armed
as they were during the late war, in
order that the present generation
may see how their fathers and grand
fathers appeared in war paint in years
agone.
The first day will be devoted to the
business of the camps; the second to
parade and addresses by distingu guished
citizens, and the third day is set apart
for the Daughters of the Confederacy
to hold their first annual meeting.
The first annual reunion of ex-Con-
federates was held in Moberly, and it
is meet and proper that the first an
nual encarnpment of the camps of the
U. q. v. should be held there also.
The hospitable citizens of this enter
prising city have generously ccntribu-
ted sufficient funds to meet all neces-
sary expenses, and her gates and
homes will be thrown wide open to
welcome you, as they were at the first
reunion of ex- Confederates.
The time is rapidly approaching
when the reunions and encampments
of ex-Confederates will be only a
memory, and during the few remain
ing years spared us we should meet
together as often as possible and Ia
Dor zealously to leave behind us an
impartial record of our cause and war
history. 1t is earnestly desired to
make this the largest gathering of ex-
Confederates ever held in the state,
and we urge the camps especially to
honor the occasion with as large an
attendance as possible.
All the railroads in the state have
agreed to have reduced rates, but OF
this and other matters you will be
more fully advised in future circulars.
Adjutanss are requested to have
this orded published in full, or noto
made of same in their county papers.
By order of
ROBERT MCCULLoCH,
Maj. Gen., Commanding Department
of Missouri.
H. A. NEWMAN,
Adiutant- General and Chief of Staff.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02

INTERVIEW WITH GEO. ROBERTSON.
Geo. Robertson, being interviewed
by reporter of the LEDGER concern
ing the action of the Free Silver Club
last night, said:
81 am not surprised at the partisan
action of the club in Mr.. Cooks be-
half. While the club was called to-
gether for the purpose of landing him
understand that so fearful was he
that everything would not turn out to
his advantage that he was present
and made speech.
"They, as well as he, felt that it was
necessary for something or somebody
to come to his support. Ipresume that
the action last night in commentator
of his public record is to be taken as
complete retraction of what they have
said heretofore In condemning the
very things to which he has pleaded
guilty. take no exceptions to their
condemnation of me and reading me
out of the party, for it is well known
fact that do not belong to the free
silver party, nor never did, and es-
pecially in view of the fact that the
club last night repudiated the name
Democrat.
"The vicious tone of the resolutions
can be accounted for by the great re-
vivaI of business, which, of course,
everybody knows is exceedingly ex-
asperating to the free silverites;
neither am surprised at the action of
the club in taking upon itself the CEN
sorship of the press and in undertaking
to throttle free speech and intelligent
public examination of political ques-
tions.
"The insincerity of the club in COM
ing to the support of the State chair
man is only apparent when you have
been familiar with its fprmer resolu-
tions. OF course, everybody under
stands that the purpose of the resolu-
tions was simply to bolster up its
honored member in this hour of be-
ginning decay of his greatness
and his cause"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02
A Gard From Lee Craddock.

To the Editor OF the Ledger.
MEXICO, Mo-, Aug. 27.-I desire to
say that, in joining with others in call
ing upon the Bryan Free Silver Club
to pass resolutions concerning con-
troversy between Mr.. Robertson and
Mr.. Cook, intended no personal re-
Election upon MIR. Robertson. He is a
gentleman and has always beGn a
friend of mine, and, while / do not
agree with him politically, / accord to
him the right of freedom in political
thought and action.
Respectfully,
w. L. CRADDoCK.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02

Mrs. Geo. Throckmorton and two
children had narrow escape last
Friday from being injured or killed
by a runaway horse on the road south
of town. Mother and children we're
in a cart when the horse started to
run. Mrs. Throckmorton and the eld-
est child were thrown to the ground,
but the little one remained on the seat
until tho horse was stopped by neigh
bors, after running quarter OF mile
or more at fun speed. no one was
hurt. Mrs. Throckmorton Ia daugh-
ter OF N. q. Calvert.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02
BRYAN CLUB OFFICERS.
New officers Of the Mexico Bryan Free
Silver Club Selected by the
Committee.

The committee appointed by Presi-
dent j. A. Potts to recommend new
officers for the Mexico Bryan Free
Silver Club for the ensuing year have
met and named the following:
For President-P. III. Cullen.
For Vice. president John Abbay.
For Secretary-E. III. Carter.
For Assistant Secretary Rhodes
CLAY.
For Treasurer F. Roden.
The members of the committee were
all present and unanimously recon-
mendde the above named parties for
the offices designated.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02
Our rs and....
....Other Eyes.

Our rs are just as strong as
they were fifty years ago, when
we have cause to use them.
But we have less and less cause
to praise ourselves, since others
do the praising. and we are
! more than willing for you to see
us through other eyes. This
Is how we look to s. r. Boyce,
Wholesale and retail druggist,
Duluth, MINI, who after q
quarter of century of obser-
vation writes:
~ have sold Ayers Sarsapa-
rilla for more than IS years,
both at wholesale and retail,
and have never heard anything
but words of praise from my
customers; not a single COM
plant has ever reached me. I
believe Ayers Sarsapari1la to
be the best blood purifier, that
has been introduced to the gen.
eral public" This, from a
man who has sold thousands Of
dozens of Ayers Sarsaparilla,
Is strong testimony. But 1t
only echoes popular sentiment
the world over, which has,
''Nothing but words of praise
for Ayers Sarsaparilla."
Any doubt about IT? Send for" Curebook"
II kills doubts and cures doubters.
Address J. 9. AVER Co.. Lowell. Mass.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02
Postmaster Morris Buys q Home

Mr.. Luke Morris, Postmaster OF
Mexico, has purchased from Robert
woltz his residence property on West
Monroe street for $1,7oo. This is q
meet, cozy and nicely located home.
Mr.. Wolff and family, we are sorry to
learn, will leave Mexico on account OF
health and willprobably reside in New
Moyicn
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02
OLDEST TWINS L; THE COUNTRY.
Born in Kentucky in 1920, They Went
to Missouri in 1848, Where
They Still Live.

Two of the most Interesting charac-
ters in Boone county rode into Co.
lumbia together to-day, looking un-
usually well and happy, says Column
bia, No., dispatch to the st. Louis
Globe Democrat. They are Allen and
Ballard Mckenzie, perhaps the Oldest
twins in the country. They were born
in Henry county, KY, in 1920. Allen
insists that he is the older. They came
to Boone county in 1s4s, when land
sold at from 81. .25 to % an acre. Taxes
on 200 tract amounted to only
about So a year. Although nearly rs
years old, both of these gentlemen are
apparently strong and robust. Allen,
in telling the prices of things at his
first coming to Missouri, stated that a
100-pound hog sold for fifty cents, a
No. 1 milk COW for 81 or $s, and said,
with a merry twinkle in his eyes, a
calf, if stolen one, sold for 90. He
greatly enjoyed getting ahead of Cir
cult Clerk Walter Hodge about four
years ago. His wife had died some
years before that time. Mr.. Hodge on
frequent occasions jokingly told him
that he would not charge him for a
marriage license when he wanted to
remarry. Mr.. Mckenzie four years
ago took his present wife into the
Circuit Clerks office, claimed the full
fillment of two promises, and Judge
Switzler made two happy hearts one.
These two old gentlemen are the
last of a family of twelve boys and
two girls. They themselves have a
number of descendants. Allen is the
father of five children, all living, and
has seventeen grandchildren. Ballard
was the father of four children, but
one of them died when Is years old.
He has fifteen grandchildren and two
great When they first
came to Missouri they frequently
made rails during the winter at 25
cents per 100. They made about 400 a
day. In answer to the question wheth-
er they used tobacco, Allen replied
that they were raised in a tobacco
patch. He believes that it has not
shortened their lives.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02
M. B. GUTHRIE,
MEXICO, MO.
THE LEDGER A LOYAL DEMO
CRATIC PAPER.

Regarding the resolutions passed by
the Mexico Bryan Free Silver Club
Friday night in reference to the LED
GER, the editor at this time would
simply say that he is Democrat,
always has been a Democrat, and
always expects to be Democrat, true
and loyal to his party, abiding by the
nominees and platforms agreed upon
by his party in convention assembled.
We defy anyone to find any editorial
utterance in the files of this paper
which would lend color to aught but
this fact. Can all of those gentlemen
who participated in the passing of the
resolutions-published elsewhere in
this paper-say rs much? The same
gathering of gentlemen, Immediately
previous to adopting the resolutions
referred to, refused to incorporate
the word Democratic In the name of
the organization. Have we the priv
ilege of asking if it is not at least bad
taste for an organization refusing to
use the word Democratic in its title to
criticise, In such a manner, a loyal and
true Democratic paper?
May we ask fair minded Democrats
II the resolutions referred to, in the
light of this significant action, are not
plainly procured for reasons which
should not maintain in a body of fair
minded, conservative, thinking, loyal,
patriotic VIM. J. Bryan Democrats?
The Mexico LEDGER has always
been in favor of free speech and the
freedom of the press. Its columns
have always been open to the free
discussion of public and political ques-
tons. Are we to be censured for this?
Such a sentiment would be something
new in Grand Old Missouri.
The LEDGER is glad to know that a
large proportion of the rank and file
Of the Democratic party in Mexico,
and many of those who attended the
meeting, are outspoken in their con-
demnation of the proceedings, as far
az they refer to the LEDGER.
The animus of the whole matter will,
without doubt, shortly develop. In
the meantime the Mexico LEDGER will
continue to be loyal, fearless Demo-
cratic paper, always faithful to it's
party and true to the public.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02
Gass-SbarU.

Elmer Sharp, formerly OF Mexico,
will, on Wednesday, Sept. I, be mar
ried to Miss Edna Gass, daughter Of
Prof. John p. Gass, Of Fulton. Miss
Gass is one of Fulton's most accom-
plished and lovely girls, while Elmer
Sharp, well known to the readers Of
the LEDGER, is young man OF ster-
ling worth, upright In character and
the LEDGER takes pleasure In extend
ing in advance most cordial congratu-
lations.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02
Lonis Naela Sells Out.

To-day contract was signed by
which, on Oct. 10, Louis Nagle, OF the
firm of Rixey & Maggie, shall transfer
all of his interest in the firm to John
FL. Wayne, of miles southwest Of
Mexico. Mr.. Nagle has made many
and lasting friends during his short
stay in Mexico. He win probably go
back to farming. Mr.. Wayne comes
to Mexico well recommended as q
business man and we wish him and
his senior partner, w. J. Rixey, all
the success possible.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02

HON. o. H. AVERY, of Troy, Mo-,
made rousing speech co the Mexico
Bryan Free Silver Club on Friday
night, when the new officers were in
augurated. Mr.Avery was greeted with
an appreciative audience and those
who heard him were not disappointed.
Avery is an enthusiastic Democrat
and splendid talker.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02
Another Bicycle Club.

L. Phillip is organizing another b.
cycle club In Mexico. He says that
there viii be no members in the club
who is under 30 years OF age. The
club win furnish each member bicy-
Gle and there is no membership fee;
the only cost to a member will be for
q teacher. Among the prospective
members mentioned by Mr. Phillip are
VIM. Harper, DR.. w. r. Rodes, ]. ID.
Morris, 4. 8. Pearson, II. A. Ricketts,,
B. r. Cauthorn and L. Phillip. May
they organize and live long and fall
short and seldom.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02
A New Building.

The house belonging to John J..
Steele, next door west Of Henry San
nebeck's meat market, on West
Promenade st., was removed to-day
and in its place a one-story pressed
brick building win be erected. Mr..
Steele win use one of the rooms as .
water works Office and the other, It Ia
said, will be used as printing Office.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02

WALTER WILLIAMS, of the Colum-
bia (Mo.) Herald, is rather hard on
Mexico In the following:
"Of S5 ,56S, the total receipts of the
Mexico fair, 10 cents came from the
conscience fund. This is large pro-
portion for Mexico!"
Until Columbia people do as well or
better, brother Williams should keep
mum.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02

NEITHER Mr.. Dingley, Mr.. Hanna
nor Mr.. Mckinley has as yet congrat-
ulated the country on the so per cent
increase In the price of Sugar Trust
shares. And yet that increase is by
far the most striking result the Ding
ley bill has achieved up to date.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02

THE farmers Of Audrain county
should pay more attention to fruit
growing. All kinds of fruit, espec-
tally apples, flourish in Missouri, and
nearly every season brings a good
price. Every farmer should have at
least small orchard.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02

REPUBLICANS proclaim the wave of
prosperity. Stocks have risen in val
ne, wheat is booming, Republics4edi-
tors are hysterically happy, but the
wage Garner is looking in vain for an
Increase in pay. The Dingley bill was
passed, 30 the Republicans declared,
To help the poor laborer, for whom
they shed so many tears. Tools are
higher, clothing Is higher and SO is
food, but where is the rise in price OF
lahor9
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02

Lakenan & Barnes sold for j. p.
Gibbs his residence on Promenade
street to Albert Johnson for 81 ,2z5.
Mt. johnson win probably rebuild and
generally improve this place, which
can be made one OF the pleasantest
homes Ia the city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02
Mexico Audran Thursday September

fed by the strange writing on the wall,
"Death and Destruction On this
night the enemy turned the course of
a river, gained entrance to the city
and slew Belshazzar and his followers.
Under the leadership of R. P. Bland
and that magnificent young general,
VIM. j. Bryan, we expect to dig and
dig, finally turn the course of the cor
rupt old river and have q government
for and by the people.
"Vox populi, vox Del"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02

mexico should have an old-fashion-
cd barbecue this fall under the aus
pices Of the old settlers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02
Edward o'Brien, of Thompson Sta

Edward o'Brien, of Thompson Sta
tion, is the FIRST man to pay for the
Weekly LEDGER mp to January 1,
1889. Our books are now open and
we would be glad for all Of our read
ers to come forward and follow Mr..
O'Brien's example.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02

THE business men and citizens OF
Mexico and Audrsin County should
interest themselves at once In the
forth and south railroad from Iowa to
Mexico and probably on south. A
forth and south railroad through this
country has been talked of for years
and win surely be built at no distant
DAY. Mexico people are vitality inter
sstsd IN having this new road pass
through our prosperous little city.
The Business Meas Association Of
Mexico Snould at once open CORES
pondence with the proper parties and
80 that the projectors Of this enter-
prise are interested in this city. II
the railroad In built we must have 1t
run right through Mexico. In our
tslegraph columns win be found some
interesting news in reference to this
enterprise.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02

w. o. Foote's great mare, Rilma,
won the 5000 2:16 trot Friday at
ReadvfIle, Mass. Best time, l:1o.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02

AUDRAIN Is to have a new county
map. The Northwestern Publishing
20. OF Philadelphia will begin work
at once and hopes to have the map
completed by the close of the year.
1t will be an up-to. date atlas, giving
the location of each homestead in the
county, with all the lines and SUBJ
divisions of a first class work Of this
character. 1t has been some twenty
years since a map was made of Au-
drain and the work is greatly needed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02

THE Molino people know how to
successfully manage big picnic.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02


tions which were kept within the con-
fines of their charter. All of this came
about under a direct tax for the ex-
penses of running the government
and the free and unlimited coinage of
silver at the ratio OF 16 to 1.
1 have given the subject of finance
great deal of thought and deep
study and find In no instance a word
or fact which could cool my ardor in
the cause for which I am working. In
the book, which we all should read,
the Bible, we find the first mention Of
money. It is recorded there that
Abraham's wife paid silver pieces for
q cave in which to bury the remains
of her husband. Solomon, the wise
man, though he may not have been ~
wise as Mark Hanna, paid the men
working on the temple In silver and
gold for their labor. Christ spoke Of
Casar's image on piece OF silver, the
money OF the people. In profane his
tory you Will also read of both silver
and gold, which was current in the
Roman empire, Egypt, etc. Germany
prospered while silver was recognized,
as also did France. England, until
1916, had reached high position by
the recognition of both gold and sil-
yer. Her magnificent number Of home
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02
A Hundred Years Ago.

Adiutant- General and Chief of Staff.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-30
event in this city.

theatrical event IN this city.
The first rehearsal for the Living
Pictures, which are to be given next
Friday and Saturday nights at the
Parish Institute, was held Saturday
night. Quite a large number OF
young ladies' will take part and the
affair promises to be very interesting
in the society line.
Mr.. Clint Moore, prominent oil
man of Sistersville, passed through
the city yesterday en- route to Man
nington. Mr.. Moore is also well
known politician of Tyler county and
during his stay here met many OF his
friends.
A. L. Hooten is able to be out again
after brief illness. "
Col. Phil A. Schafer has gone to
Piedmont to hold military court this
week.
The Kings Daughters held Their
regular meeting last evening at the
home of the president, Miss Anna
Sunderland.
Tomorrow Newton Boner, of this
city assumes the duties Of revenue
collector of this district. This is the
position he held several years ago.
There will be about five cases in
Police Court tonight, on account OF
the trouble which happened in the diff
ferent parts of the city Saturday night.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-30
MOUNDSVILLE.

Harrison Dunlevy, a well-known
Cameron citizen, was in the city on
business yesterday.
Mrs. w. H. Webster leaves to-mOr-
row for Chicago, where her husband
has been for some time past on bust
ness.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Weidebusch at
tended the funeral of Spence Hager at
Wheeling yesterday.
Miss Mary Gable returned to her
home at Cameron last evening after a
visit to friends here.
Mrs. T. ]. Parsons spent yesterday
the guest of Wheeling friends
The County Clerk has issued a mar
riage license to Pearl w. Spicer, aged
R2, and Rebecca Ryan, aged 10, both
of this city.
Miss Anna Strong, of North Jefferson
avenue, is confined to her home on &C
count of sickness.
d. w. J. Carney left yesterday on a
trip to Wetzel county.
The EpwOrth League meets as usual
on next Thursday night, when a new
set of officers will be elected for the
ensuing year.
Deputy Sheriff S. NJ Cunningham
was at Cameron on business yesterday.
Mrs. w. N. Darby returned to her
home at st. Clairsville yesterday after
visit with friends here.
J. M. Booth and family leave this
week for California, where they will re-
side in the future. The change. as has
been heretofer mentioned, was made on
account of Mr.. Booths health.
Postmaster Linch will occupy his res
idence on Fifth street, and moved his
household goods into the building yes
terday.
Mrs. A. D. Stewart leaves to-day for
Kansas City, after spending some time
visiting relatives.
u. w. Rumbaugh, who has leased the
Nevaro Hotel, has arrived with his
household goods and u having things
placed in shape too open the house to
the public this week.
Seats go on sale to-day for the "Wid-
CIV Bedott' Company, which appears
at the OPERA House tomorrow night
The play is very bright musical come
ely and all who enjoy plenty of singing
and dancing specialties should not fail
10 be present.
1t is likely that the comic opera,
rPrincess Bonnie" will be given at the
Dpara House some time in December
Several of our people are making ar
rangements to have the piece pre-
scented and if the proper encourage
ment is given no doubt the big COM
)any will be secured, and it will be the