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Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18
Carrollton. MO. Jail Birds Escana

CARRoLLToN, Mo-, March 13.-Some
time after midnight, Ed. Aston and
Ben Marshbeicker, charged with lar.
ceny and burglary, d. L. Grace, lar
ceny, and @. Nelson, under sentences
of two years in the penitentiary for
forgery, escaped from the jail here,
Sheriff Lewis and deputies are work
ing bloodhounds with but little hopes
of o~vertaking the men,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Hunters in Harrison county, Mo.
are finding red cottontail rabbits this
spring.
Onyx in large quantity, and, it is
said, of good quality, has been found
in Hart county, KY.
In Harrodsburg, a city of the Ken
lucky blue grass region, the most val
liable property is owned by a woman.
Lightning in a Kentucky town
knocked a stave out of a rain barrel
and deprived a family of its water
supply for wash day.
An ex-mayor of Ludlow, KY, was
bitten by a mad dog, SO the reports
read, but on investigation it was found
that the dog had only seized his arti-
fetal leg.
Silyerites in Hopkins county, KY,
have added weight to their cause by
electing as chairman of the county
executive committee a man weighing
nearly 400 pounds.
An engineer and a fireman on a
freight train hauled by two engines,
which got stalled in the Kings Noun
tain tunnel in Kentucky, were over
come by the smoke and fell into the
ditch beside the track.
One Missouri mother has hit upon a
successful plan to get her three daugh-
tiers home at a satisfactory hour from
their various social diversions. She
requires the last one in to arise first
and prepare breakfast.
John Lawder, nicknamed the"Water
Crab" a hermit 65 years old, who for
forty-five years has lived alone, dealt
in old books and picked rags and
bones at Baltimore, died there last
month. All the year round he would
rise at 2:30 O'Clock in the morning and
forage before dawn. He was the son
of a lawyer.
There is a cat that goes hunting at
Hoisington, Kan. 1t makes it's home
in the roundhouse where a railroad
man placed it to get warm one day
when he found it half frozen in the
street. The men made a practice of
shooting birds for it, and now the cat
will follow for a mile or more any
man who carries a gun, and at sound
of a shot will run for the bird.
Water buckets saved Mrs. j. NJ.
Davis, of Buckingham, Va, from
drowning while she was on her way
to a spring. The path led ove a tun-
mel of an abandoned gold mine, and
some rotten timbers giving away just
as Mrs. Davis got above them, the
tunnel roof collapsed and she fell into
thirty feet of water. An empty
bucket on each arm buoyed her up
until she was able to grasp a floating
log.
Angry at a neighbor for killing his
dog, a Frederick, Md, farmer asked
a lawyer to collect $40 damages for
him. Results were slow and he secret
ly gave the case to another lawyer,
who wrote the offender 10 call and
pay up. The guilty man, frightened
at the thought of two lawyers after
him, went to the first one and paid
the $40, remarking incidentally that
he had received a letter from the
other. The lawyers met and divided
the $40, and their client had to laugh
at himself.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18
Galloway Maple Sugar.

IfUHu N UltUu toULs IE-
w. A. Morris, Mexico's leading gro-
Ger, advertiscs sspure Galloway coun-
ty maple sugar at 1915 cents PEI
pound" Mr.. Morris success, for he
is successful, is due to the fact that he
always keeps the best of everything
for his customers and he tells 'em
about it in Bob Whites LEDGER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18

MRS. JOSEPHINE A. Q. GOODWIN,
wife Of ]. West Goodwin, of the Soda
liz Bazoo, is the editor of a new Chris
tian Science paper called the Trumpet.
The Trumpet is a bright and sprightly
publication and will be most interest
ing to all Christian Scientists. Mrs.
Goodwin is a splendid writer and a
woman of literary ability. Her paper
is carefully edited, the subject matter
neatly arranged and nicely printed.
The LEDGER predicts for it much sue
caaa
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18

occupation the liberal wages and ade-
auate rewards to which skill and in
dustry r justly entitled.
"The necessity of the passage of q
tariff law which shall provide ample
revenue need not be further urged.
The imperative demand of the hour is
the prompt enactment of such a meas
ure, and to this object 1 earnestly rec
ommend that Congress shall make
every endeavor.
"Before other business is transacted
let us first provide sufficient revenue
to faithfully administer the govern
ment without the contracting of furth-
or debt, or the continued disturbance
of our finances.
CIVILIAN MCKINLEY.
.an- .
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18
New Millinery Store.

Miss A. B. Cole, of St. Louis, will
open a millinery store in the room
formerly occupied by Victor Bros, on
the north side of the square. She will
be ready for business about Friday.
Miss Cole is an experienced milliner
and will put out only the best work,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18

FrrzsIMMoNs whipped Corbett in
fourteen rounds and in less than two
hour8' time. Several thousand dol
lars changed hands and the Cornish
man made a fortune. Fitzsimmons
should now try his hand on the Mis-
souri, Legislature; it needs knocking
ont.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18
Saturday about noon while

Saturday about noon while Pefi
Acuf, formerly OF Mexico, now of
Moberly, was attempting to bride an
unbroken horse at a livery stable in
Moberly the horse reared and struck
Peff on the right side of the forehead,
tearing out his eye brow and the flesh
away from the frontal bone. 1t is
feared the eye sight will be injured,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18
The Moberly Democrat saws.

The Moberly Democrat says: Mrs.
8. P. Emmons, of Mexico, while on
her way to visit friends and relatives
at Bunceton last Friday, stopped of in
this city for a short visit to her sister,
Miss Hebe Grantham, who, with sew
eral friends. entertained Mrs. Emmons
while at the depot.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18

MR.. GEORGE A. MORRIS, JR., in
forms the LEDGER that the ice plant
will be completed and ready for
operation by May LIST sure. 1t is ex-
pected that a large amount of ice will
be shipped to towns throughout Mis-
souri, and in this way thousands of
dollars will be brought to Mexico.
The plant will be of large capacity and
can easily supply all the small towns
throughout this portion Of Missouri.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18
CONFEDERATE HOME.
Last Meeting of the Old Board of Di-
rectors at the Laclede Hotel
To-Day.
From the St. Louis Republic

The last meeting of the present
Board of Directors of the Confederate
Home Association will be held at the
Laclede Hotel to-day. In the meet
ing the home and grounds at Higgins
vile will be decided to the State OF
Missouri and the last act in the trans-
fer accomplished. The Is directors
who now constitute the State Board
will no longer have a voice in the
management of the home. 1t is
thought probable that Governor
Stephens will select the nine new d.
rectors from among those who form
ed the old board.
Besides the signing over of the deed
all unfinished business remaining on
hand will be transacted. James Ban
herman, president of the association,
will call the directors to order.
The directors who arrived yester-
day r Colonel Thomas P. Hoy,
Henry Guibor, DIR. ]. Med. Coffee, F.
L.. Pitts, State Treasurer, G. T. Davis,
o. Fl. P. Catron, William Il. KEENAN,,
Captain Asbury, Thomas Petticord.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18
Observation-Disclosures.

The marriage of Robert McClenney,
of Randolph county, and Miss Fannie
.Leeper, of this county, is announced
for the 25th of this month at s p. m.
The couple will reside at Youngs
Greek, where Mr.. Clenney will farm.
The groom is a well to do young
farmer of near MoberIy and the bride
ds'the Oldest daughter of J. T. Leeper,
u prosperous farmer of Youngs Creek.
The LEDGER extends congratulations
and wishes the couple a long and hap
,py life.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18

THE man who has a Federal posi-
ton thinks the civil service plan is a
great thing. The man who carried a
torch in expectation of getting a gov
eminent job thinks civil reform a
great fraud.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18
Notice Of Final settlement.

Notice Ii hereby given that final
settlement of the estate OF John q.
Whitley, deceased, will be made at the
May term of the Probate Court Of
Audrain County, Missouri, to be held
at Mexico, Mo-, on the second Monday
in May, 1897.
j. Il. JOHNSON,
I'd Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18
Horse Strayad

From my residence on Southwestern
avenue, a big black gelding about 16
hands high, nine years old, very heavy
name and foretop and small star in
forehead. Any information of him
please leave at Mexico Music Co.'s
store. CHAs, T, ETHERIDGE
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18

THE School Board has fixed the
same tax levy for 1897 that we had in
1896. No money is better invested
than the school fund of the Mexico
district.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18

THE Democrats on Monday nomi-
mated a splendid ticket for Council
men in the various wards and the
nominees will be elected by an in
creased majority.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18

THE New York Sun says that it costs
only So in Chillicothe, Mo-, to beat a
wife. But the big Gotham luminary
should remember that western wives
are hard to beat,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18

THE ruins of the Mexico Military
Academy should be removed by the
people of Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18

E. 81. Carter 81 Co. have contracted
for liberal advertising space in the
LEDGER to be used during the spring,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18
Funeral of Mrs. Howard.

There was a most Impressive funeral
service held over the remains of Mrs.
S. s. Howard Sunday at 2:30 O'Clock
at the Promenade Street Baptist
Church, conducted by Rev. N. R. Pitt
man. The pail bearers Eel o. L.
Martin, A. B. Smith, B. F. Haskell,
F. A. Pearl, T. J. Kelso and r. D.
Worrell.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18
Left a Numerous Progeny.

VIRGINIA, ILL.,, March b.-Mrs.
Elizabeth Davis, born in Kentucky,
the Oldest person in Cass County and
a prominent pioneer, died to-day,
aged 81 years. Her descendants hum
Der IA children, AZ grand children, 10
great grand children and seven great
great grand children.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18
Adell's dog and pony show is

AoeiPs dog and pony show is en-
dorsed by the newspapers, by clergy
men, by school superintendents, by
the people in general and the chill
dren In particular. At Ferris Grand
Thursday and Friday, March 18th and
10th. Prices, 10, % and zoe,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18
Deputy sherif. Ed. Hassmau and A

Deputy Sheriff. d. Hassman and A.
g. Pearson, OF st. Louis, passed
lshroughMexico Monday with murderer
Dreher, who was adjudged insane last
week by a Sheriff's jury. Dreher pre-
.sents a revolving appearance and drew
quite a crowd at the depot. Mr.. Pear
son told a LEDGER reporter that they
had had no trouble with the prisoner,
who seemed to be in quite q happy
state of mind. Dreher had nothing
to say to the LEDGER man.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18

The steel rails, ties and ten coal
cars, property Of the Farber Coal
Company, were sold at public auction
here Monday and were bid in by HE.
Bowen, of Farber, for $50. He held a
mortgage on the property for 81, 300.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18
THURSDAY, MARCH IS.

THE allopaths and homeopathic in
Missouri are beginning to pull hair
about who will control the Fulton In
sane Asylum.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18

The Fulton Telegraph says: Dun
navant & Henderson have sold their
meat establishment to Morris & Samp-
son and will 60 to Mexico in q few
days to take charge Of q restaurant.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18

IT is a shame that the University
endowment bill was defeated by the
legislature at Jefferson City.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18

MEMBERS of the Missouri legislature
from this time on receive only 81 a
day. They will soon adjourn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18

Mrs. Joseph Wolf has returned to
her home In Montgomery City after a
visit with her son, Harry Wolf, OF
this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18

Died, on Sunday morning at 1850
O'Clock, Lula May Muir, daughter of
Richard Muir, aged 8 years and %
days.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18

An unoccupied house belonging to
Mrs. ]. NJ. Beagles was burned last
night in West Mexico. Origin OF
fire unknown,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18

The Slater Under says: Mr.. E.
io'Brien and family left last week for
Mexico, where they will make their
future home. We regret to lose such
citizens rs Mr.. o'Brien and congratu-
late the citizens Of that neighborhood
in having them in their vicinity. May
success be with them In their new
field.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18

The Executive Committee OF the
Missouri Press Association will meet
in st. Louis Saturday, March "a.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18
Resolution by the Junior Epworth

Resolution by the Junior Epworth
League.
WHEREAS, Our kind and loving lit
tie friend, Belva Harrison, has been
called by our Heavenly Father from
her home here to her home in Heaven;
and,
Whereas, She was kind and dutiful
and a faithful member of our League;
therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Mexico Junior Ep-
worth League, that in the death of
our little sister the league has sus-
tanned a great loss and while we mourn
for her let us so live to meet her in
heaven.
Second, That a copy of this be en-
tered on our minutes and also pub
lished in the Mexico papers.
BERTHA EDMONSToN.
FRED KENT.
JAMIE EDWARDS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18

A MOVEMENT should be made early
this spring toward rebuilding the Mil
itary Academy. An organized effort
will bring this about.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18

ENSIGN SMITH made many friends
during hts stay in Mexico who wish
him much success In his Christian
labors at his new home in Springfield,
Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18

The Stoddert society meets at 2:3O
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Thomas
Nnr$horn
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18

n. G. Turner is in Macon City on
business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18

Try Ferris & Cauthorn for your
spring garden tools. West side square.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18

Walker Pollock is in Slater on bust
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-18
PoPULIST WOMEN in A FIGHT

CIVILIAN MCKINLEY.
Executive Mansion, March 10, 1897"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-08
July--A Fatcful Month.

July ito coft the Nrw
Orleans pcayunc then engaged bloody ca,arn
the 18th previous Gen oncur oll md
most soldiers the history Of the ynd
the struggle a Potomac
Demonstrations made ,lrlia and
the advance had reached far northward Harrisburg ,nn
take defensive positions;
ne Gen Lees cavalry deprived him of information which
had of the and position the Fca sann them mt
Gettysburg Lee attacked sw" ocnt from his
the aua
The fighting the M and 2nd July weeping
ies a they were expected to be- still gave promise that oe ANT
rd would the objects of the
lack of information through the absence of the cavalry had
heavy eenocenn to the enemy and Gen lie" fouG
The attack of the Bird of July the Federal position ul
two armies stood at bay On the m July Gen Lee
Virginia, followed distance by his wary opponent
repue put tie ~ 10 pny hone
for successful invasion Of the north The mqgnGnty
planned boldly execution but it failed b t nnven
cavalry The blow wifi and dead
lly Delay and misals hwared and highed it.
On the early days of the July Gen for many
starving out me starving process w" 'ny aoI | ' on tn" ih Of
the month the Conedeaes forced by their desperate ~Iiu
late the that had been to their not hay
ing given them aid or relief Of any kind
vckburg terrible en u 30, it sur
rendered control of the Mississippi river absolutely off
the country west of the great nye from the region east Of south
concerned The Mississippi special providence iora be
their fleets the II c river had
flowed eastward along the the Missouri dccl
Chesapeake the southern ned
the long and doubtful most dplre
ing upon people the @ law that had
passed widespread ion In nauy
places the people did not conceal their indignation and in
termination to enfo
disasters s
nmiaating the dissatisfied people but nevertheless
the 18th of July the terrible anti draft riots broke Many
lives lost and millions values destroyed won the
field of Gettysburg there would have been general rns Che stop
But July a TO great republic It ~ o he closely nj
lied with the national destiny and amid us burning heats M
public failed to shine brightest except Manassas in 1861
Then wanei into formidable dmne~ But concerned
will be dim republic VIII lave oy,
opportunity to work out mighty destiny.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-08

accepting that definition that makes a and
cal ethics our dnF" in this life rather than The
come she thinks to study religion thus defined science
'S can moi b" learned in our schools by
tanning as it does rcvolng history tribes ALWAYS WIZ of arbitrary
rulers and men and women who vot, ordinary life
She continues IN the same strain
DR. Andrew White president Cornell ug v in his new
WORK History @" the Warfare of Science with Theology
that the Bible has been the block then
continue to read 1t IN our public schools: Why that has
Tins retarded civilization cruel H t
and scholars that the world has
universe being aelshng in tempest aui ual
alternately blessing and cursins his supposed people W tn
women and children with vivid pictures terrible w one called
tod and one called satan the who with His eye y our
, ~ ~ n' anu ""'nS VINO ron"'nnS US scor" totally de
PRAYED conceived sin and brought hiuiy rejoicing
our vices and ever at hand TO tempt from path about
IKE roaring lion seeking whom he Srog may rise ,Ic
n'r to such visions but the mnlutue youu; yus
trembling before these imaginary beings crp ,hr,n
appeal to wise people to deliver gloomy , To give ,o(
women and children nm eNl"scd edition the Holy mrely
several hundred children from public York city
lesson to teachers !
"A thinkers will agree Grant that oxaoa M m il t
than taxation for las and prisons that are t
than those of the street that the ethics religion tcmo an lessons
be taught in schools social life trad. m end the
text books in onr schools the editorials journals from our
"lpi the platforms political parties decisions Of u ~ the So
councils with
ery and equality IT, however chNl,0 ai,s
of the New Testament rather uytholo,i the u @ and to
follow the example of Jesus and accept m @ their
ncghloIs al
wholly unfit them for Of coup
To teach them that the right enjoy the sl life while
the denied its necessities then, fr c community
social life and for socialism in the gcn,rnl gycrr
thinkers the philosophy of Jesus Objectionable l INV ,rv Of
MOSES ana frphets the reading
schools t
oect 10 because mention Of
uy consider OF vital consequence Mlonar5
h"n'o Oh ch men and women because assigns to them
ordination the church
IN spirit letter children u book
In all the reysip,s of text and @ n
the degraded position wloth
theological student the
respect for than he ordinary or in the
of the
Mrs Stanton meets Judge Grants VI md schools.
with another Of the purtan4 vino t
'ods mat we must have new text books the %
the
rights Cor all is tho toward
.~ \ ~ L.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-08
Meancst Form OF Stcaliug
Very truly yours,
WALTER McLhTEIE

Speaking OF the infaDIy of protection
the esteemed Carthagcnian says
The 'neanest possible form Of STEALTH
IL that which Is conducted under and
protected by forms of law. We have
some respect for the robber who meets
his victim on the highway and at ,be
point OF the pistol bids him stand ard
deliver. The bandit at least takes some
risk in the matter, either from the
active and successful resiqtnpcn Of N,
person he would hold up, or from the
law after the accomplishment Of hi.
crime But for the man or set or ,ron
who would deliberately lcgislatr money
ont OF one mans wallet into another
mans purse, or for those who aprcp
to become the benefciaries Of such cor
rupt legislation, we cannot see mncb
rom for respect They have not the
manhood of the brigand for they take
no personal risks And yet, in moral
sense, the dishonesty is as great in one
case rs the other, while the debaucbiny
influence on public morals eyerted bv
the legalized stealing is far greater ihau
that wron ,ht b. the vi. Int act of The
outlaw.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-08

est money must necessarily conform this belief
people are deude and wrongd they
on they become of it they generally bitter
they are confronted with uncertainty that detrimental
or enterprise Imagine
length and capacity all variable Yet condition
han huctuatng value
The demand for varies from chief
changes in the quantity goods exchanged the which
the extent which is boarded
constant value the supply adjusted
constant prices
constitute the standard Of quantity poone
Importance in trade
The only function of gold silver monetary system
nne OF money either by their scarcity when freely coined the
ing their coinage And as this limitation the supply bears definite
" the demand for the of the necessarily
dusfra system constantly growing sensitive
money value owing to the
division OF labor and the need for
ing imperative
When the people clever of
Will understand that the chance
properly control delicate
modern industrial conditions and
et system circulating medium properly
cephbe of prompt and certain
be variation demand and rgdy
standard standard
nned but of all the leading commodities
In short they will the standard of
'lang denonizng both gold and silver
10Th and and other things in
ion.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-08
Says He Did Not Feed

The warden Of the penitcntjo,v v,.tt,.
Herald
jackson, Miss, July ;, lsD,
Editor Nirksbnrg iIrrnld
Dear Sir: write to say that there IL
no truth in the charge that have been
giving brother free board at the pcni
tcntiary since | have been warden
while we are all poor, If one of us has
not enough to live ON another scraprt
enough together to keep the wolf from
the door There IN no truth in the charga
that the board said anything to me.
either formally or informally, about my
maintaining brother here at the pcai
tcntiary, No member of the board sayp
the chairman Of II ever mentioned a,..
thing TO me ab0ut allowing n brother 40
lake n meal mp here. He asked me II
some Of the opposition would not maize
Kick about IT, and said that while 7
knew some of them tthc opposition
were mean and contemplate, did no.
think any Of them would object to my
brother breaking bread with me. for
certainly had taken as many meals win
my brother as he had with me. Aud
theo 1t is known fact, that my proa,.
ccssor Mr.. NJ L. jenkins. often Ind HIS
friends to dine with him, aud sonIo v.y.
pie here do gay that he shipped enougn
vegetables away from the pcnitcntiafY
to supply his family in Meridian. And
this while Governor Stone was on il.
board, and You know hc IL an honest
man. ] have had several friends TO dine
with me here and al least four NOM.
bcrs OF the board knew it for two Of
them stopped with me during the meet.
ings OF the board However. since i,.e
charge has been made shall bring t'ln
matter before the board today, and II
they say that no person whatever OK.
ccpt the officers, shall Dc allowed to ota..o
meal here, their instructions shall t.,
carried ont
Very truly yours,
WALTER McLhUEIE.