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Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24
4 Choice lot Of
TTustee's Sale,


WHEASAs, A. NJ. Harrison and Lou
ella Harmon, his wife, by their deed
OF trust, dated July Z, 1894, and re-
corded In mortgage book 2, rage Ill
Of the records OF Audraln County,
conveyed 10 the undersigned, 70 Sc
cure a note therein d~escribeds the fol-
loving lands, to-wit:
Begin at the quarter section corner
| on the south side OF section %, town
ship 81, range ., run thence west with
the south line Of section % 1918
chains 10 a stone, thence north on the
line running north aud south through
the center OF the southwest quarter Of
said section Is ~ las chains 10 the
south line OF Wabash Railroad Com
pany lands, thence easterly with the
south line Of said land TO the legal
government line running north and
south through the center OF section rs,
thence south 1854 chains 10 begin
ming, and being all that part OF the
east half Of the southwest quarter Of
section rs, township 81, range 9, lying
south Of said railroad, being 3S.25
acres. Also, begin at the quarter Sec
ton corner, south side of eection 26,
township 81, range 9, run thence east
Q. SO chains, thence north 1873 9 chains
to the south line of the Wabash Rail-
road lande, thence westerly with the
south line OF said lands to the legal
government lines running north and
south through the center Of section %,
thence south 10 81 chains to the begin
ming and being all that part of the
west half OF southwest quarter Of
southeast quarter, said section % lying
south OF Wabash Railroad, containing
IA SO acres, except about ten acres,
described as follows: begin at the
northwest rne of above described
lands, run thence easterly 044 feet,
thence south 40 feet, thence west ga
feet, thence north 40 feet to point Of
beginning. Also, blocks "a, 2S, 20, 30
31, and f Of Ladd's Addition extended
to the City OF Mexico, Missouri, lots 1
IL, 3, A., 5, 6 and 8, block "a; lots 8 and
4, block 81; lots 5 and 8, block 80; lott
> 8, 7 and 8, block 81, excepted from thu
sale; and, whereas, IL was provided II
said deed Of tEnst that u said mott
should not be paid when due and acI
cording to it's terms, the trustee, the
undersigned, should have power u
sell said lands at public vendue; and
whereas, default has been made In th,
payment OF said note; now, therefore
D In order to pay said note, l will OK
, pose said lands TO sale &C the cas-
{ front door OF the Court House, II
e Mexico, Missouri, on
I Monday, the 9th Day Of December
A. D., 1898,
between the hours Of 10 q. m. and 8 p
m. OF said day.
nj JNo. ]. STEELE,
Trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

Notice Is hereby given that lsttera
OF administration upon the estate OF
A. +. Ryerson, deceased, were
granted the undersigned by the Pro-
bate Court Of Audrain County, Mis-
souri,, bearing date October 22d,
1898.
All persons having claims against
said estate are requested 10 exhibit
them for allowance to the administra-
tor within one year after date OF
granting letters, or they may be pre-
Guided from any benefit Of such estate,
and II such claims be not exhibited
within two years from the date they
will be forever barred.
J. e. JESSE,
S2-4t Public Administrators
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24
MAMw


A Shsnsi missionary who went 81
condzet . funeral the other day narrow
ly escaped being prsssns al ; marriage
The dead nan was 3 bachelor Of Sc,
and, fearing shss k3s Spirit would wa,
der e1z2asnsz1eza ID me world q
EAadaa relatives had s1sazs1 the son1
hyEzs fra aszd nas1sn - Easzy &
klz x1t sHsy VITA k=A a 6salzssHl
kzi1s ha1 sssn fruzd ssnls sspsu sale
avg AZ wts snga2zsd s1c rrspars
fz ts 1Gnt& esrzzny e nazrri2s'
and brtaal &c sggu A. the CzgsE'
NrvSN wNf 011lz3s1 Gd he zimioa
Ery ssd bis trses1 I'D e11z tas cha
ceremonies begza Marriages of u
dead b. interested fr5eads sEs cozamoi
In shAnh-NcEth Gains Herald
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

ing Of q parior match nwoke Dick
Lane, who called 70 hts mothsr, think
ing SIC might be m. This scared the
burglar away.
AT OK. BRowN'A
The thieves we're at the residence
Of o. K. Brown, but did not 60 into
the house The maranders took
everything in the refrigerator, which
was on the rear porch. Mr.. Brown
Gays along with the other things a lot
Of butter disappeared, but he thinks 1t
might have walked on OF lie own ac-
cord and the attraction been 30 great
that the other articles followed. MI.
Brown is quite sure II the thieves got
the butter they can be easily located.
AT Mr.. wADE's.
During the night the same man, Il
is thought tried to enter Section
Foreman Wadeis house, but was
greeted with sfusilade from a revolt
yer In the hands of Mr.. Wade. It is
thought that he escaped unhurt.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

Visitor Gin museum)-Is there any
thing else Of interest that we ought :,
see?
Caretaker-There' this here boz. sir
Visitor-Ah, very quaint, indeedi
suppose that is where the famous own
er put his private papers?
Caretaker-No; that's where thu
folks put my fees before they go.-Ex
nhanaa
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

Notice is hereby given that letters
OF naturalization upon the estate Of
W. II. II. Lee, deceased, have been
granted the undersigned by the Pro-
bate Court OF Audrain county. Mis-
souri,. bearing date OF Nov. 4, 16es.
AL persons having claims against
sad estate are requested TO exhibit
them for allowance to the administra-
tor within n year after date Of
granting letters, or they may be pre-
cluded from any benefit Of such estate,
and II such claims be not exhibited
within two years from the date they
will be forever barred.
GEORGE LIE,
t3.4t. Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

Mics Guests Edmonds, q cousin Of
the Misses Edmonds, passed through
here to-day en- route from her home
in Miami to Virginia, where she viii
spend the winter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

There were i've west { homes
entered BY barglarsFraday night, with
the exception Of County Clerk P. +.
Looke's home there wac nothing val.
liable secured.
AT Nh. BoCKE's,
The burglar entered Nj. Locke's
house through a s.schen window
which he left opea. He then unlock
ed the kltohea door and the front hail
door and proceeded to ranseck the
house. He entered the sleeping apart
ments Of Mt. and Mrs. Locke, and,
taking several suits OF clothes from q
closes, took them TO the kitchen and
extracted a pocket book and gold
watch from themiwhile inthe bedroom
he went through Mrs. Lo9ke's pocket
book and secured betweel 81 and 50
in change. MIR. Locke's pocket book,
which had contained only rs cents,
was left in the coal shed. Mr.. Locke
thinks that the burglar entered his
house shout two O'Clock, as slightly
peiore 1hAe ne
Win q cane over hls snouioel S'0o" "
a blind man In his bedroom door. he
awoke soon afterward and thought
nothing Of the dream till morning.
AT \. RAsKETT,s.
.o.oo .,.a.aA n.rrua, u.a,
p..La,.
~sIe-.aa ~ ort~aroa ,hrorol
- - Ne wsrt tnror,n ~,
s-s.,,.--oam anst-o- ,hor,
-..~ssa - eaon.iaa !, Mr. ! T
p~rna "a ssn.ntsr Mics Marde q
Uavolara a Az he s,snnaa into IN,
O'eN'o
room MIS- Dluos eMo
enA'n was y "a -
VIVA. ne NAheeu, AZ
sne loOAeu anu saw -
ene ooof was An seu S
WIN DlAok
oAtA iAh.eIn
On LUZ % tn
-.
sio"'y .tom INC I" au ~"
Drole IN ene ~ ssSsi asricsa Nd,bine wa
secured here.
At J. D. NORRIS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

John s. Mermaduke, who has been
laid up In Kansas City for two months
with the rheumatism, Is here the guest
OF his parents, Mr.. and MrsJ. ID. Mar
maduke.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

AZ the mint / propose to ssnd anothei
a vour stock arguments % that bonrA
from which no traveller ever returns
The question Is frequently asked q
Il Is regarded as . poser BY those VINO
ask H. "Why was not more silver coined
urior 10 is7Sya Now, Il . an old say
inR that one good turn deserves another
consequently / will answer that cues
tion b. asking another, III gold Is 20
much better than silver, and II there =
plenty Of gold for all cur money pnr-
posss, why wasn't there more gold
coined prior 10 1882
Twill give any gold standard man a
chance TO answer II be can, but don't
produce confusion BY all answering at
once.
Iwill give the answer myself. mo
more silver wac coined and no more
gold was coined prior to 1873 for the
all sufficient reason that there was no
more 10 coin. They coined al they
could Ret Of both" That's the fair,
SQUARE, honest answer. That IL VIII
surprise many honest men who have
been deluded into being gold mono
meiallists by cunning fables have nc
doubt. The paid agents Of the gold gang
will be disposed 20 dispute the truth o.
II but II they dare TO do 80. everybody
shAll know that they are lying, for
now and here give the figures, taker
from Soetbeer's tables and from report
Of the director Of the mint
Money Cotnage,
According TO the director Of the mini
there was produoed in this country from
l7o2. when we began coming money. II
1881 only 81, $50, 900 Of silver.
As this Is such an amazing statsmen|
% both gold monometallists and bimetal
lists, / will give his figures year by year
From April 2. 1894. to July 81, 1884
the quantity produced vas . smal
that he gives ID as insignificant.
L. Ill n taaf 40 nsa n 1874
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

Mesdamec B. 8. Hite and L. p.
smothess, Of Utah, who have been
visiting Mrs. O. A. Morris, left to-day
for . VISIT in Paris, Tex.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24
CHAMP gLARESETIER
Remarks on the Beauty Of
Autumnal Forests.
BRIGHT NOVEMBER DAYS
The Reformation of the Barber
Business.
BRIGHT NOVEMBER DAYS
TWO KINDS OF MOEOMErALLr'Ts

one Pfefers the Scarce Dollar For
seInsh Reasons, the other Follows
The Lead of wealth N AristoSsA-
ey-searee Money Bears Heavily on
the Toner-ssIver Collage Prior 10
1879.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

The victory rests with Americas
Greatest Medicine, Hoods sarsa-
PaTiiia, when Il entsrs the battle agaInss
impure bleed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

MiSs Althea Whaley entertained q
party Of friends last evening at her
homo on East Liberty street.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

Mrs. Tina Dobyns viii return from
an extended and pleasant visit east
sometime next month.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

Mrs. Fitzgerald, Of Ohebanse, III,
has returned to her home after a very
pleasant visit with R. P. Moore and
family
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

Geo. Morris, Jr., Is nov with J. ii.
Pollard, the jeweler. George is a
hustler and very popular with the
trade.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24
GIVE THE CHILDREN A DRINK

hIT[ INT GHILDhLN \ UhINh
called Grain-O. II Is q delicious, appetlzingi
nourishing food drink TO take the place Of cot
fee. Sold by all grucere and liked BY All who
have used It, because when properly prepared,
ii tastes ike the hnest coffee, but is free frum
all its injurious properties. 0rain-O ADS d.
gestiOn and strengthens the nerves. IL i not
a stimulant, but a health builder, and children
as well a. adults, can drink It with great bene-
at. Costs about one fourth rs much az coffee,
iSc and &c
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24
ilBISilGSS.

! have returned to Mexico
for good, and once more have
engaged in the Tin and Stove
business in the large basement
Under the Boston Shoe Store,
where | will be glad to have all
of my old customers call. | am
prepared to do all kinds OF Tin
and Sheet Iron work and re-
pair all kinds OF Stoves, Tin
Roofs, Cutters, Etc. VIII buy
secondhand Stoves. | keep all
kinds OF iron for sorghum pans
and skimmers, and make the
Ferris Steam Washer. the only
machine that children can wash
all kinds OF clothes with and no
hard work sold on trial. A
very large assortment OF Heat
ing Stoves which ! win sell
cheaper than ever stoves were
sold before in Mexico.
LOOK AT THESE PRICES:
s-gallon Tin Buckets, heavy tin. zoe.
Iron Tea Kettles ......... Csc.
Waffle Irons. Csc.
6 gallon Lard Cans. d. ........2 5c.
1 gallon MIX Pans, heavy tin. 49,. . &c.
90 Stove for. ..... ....... .....e3
IS Stove for. ..........-S5
SIS Stove for. -. 49,. $40.
All kinds OF sheet iron stoves
repaired. We make a specially
of putting up cutters and light
ming rods and repairing all
kinds of tinware.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

Mrs. Thos. Flint, Of Denver, has re-
turned home after visiting Mrs. Alex
Garter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

PROMPT, PERFEcTAND COMPLETE
was troubled with cotarrh and asthma fof
over ave years, which caused q great deal q
suffering. Inconvenience and embarrassment
the continual discharge Of mueus from The moss
and throat was especially disagreeable, and !
suffered almost continually with headache
frequently became very hoarse and the expee,
%toraiion and continual desire to clear the throat
vas very annoying.
Had tried almost every eatarrh medicine !
heard Of, and also took treatment from pfomt
nent physicians, and did not dnd the desired
relief until / used Or. Moore's Aerial Med'ea
ton, and the relief obtained from 1t VA
prompt perfect and complete. l am willinl
Tor my name 10 be used TO anything IN re9ars
10 this treatment, for / believe 4 to be All tina
l. claimed fer il, and I do not hesitate 70 rec
ommend il 10 all who are suffering as was
nv occupation is Captain and Pilot on IN
Ohio River, and am ~well-known from fifta
burg TO New Orleans. JoHx II. DiPPoLD
Baden, Pa
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24
Reuairiue Neatly Done

Repairing Neatiy DVho
II you want your watch cleaned OF
repairing Of any kind done neatly
cheaply and promptly call on 7. s
Riley. Satisfaction guaranteed.
wifi 7. s. RILEY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

James Buford, Of Vernon county,
is visiting ]. H. Crawford.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

During the night the same party, it
10 thought, entered the home Of Mrs.
Anna Lane, mother Of the city mar
shat, but secured nothing. The strik-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

Now, my gold standard friends, "if
you have tears, prepare TO shed them
aow.' foE by the evidsnoe Of the director
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24

AAAA8 ~ A ~
IusVsat that the monomotallizts care
ucehsng fnr q gold dollar OF a silver dol
Hur. bus want . scarce dollar. and In or
aer 70 secure II are willing 10 entail in
c~aIcziahIs niAary and unending woe
upon the great body Of the people In all
h1dR
Nov. 70 hear them tell it. gold Is sa-
cred pr - and possesses q secret virtue
q stz osn. They have much to say Of
the cheap dollar. '"'the nasty white met
al"
People who were roped into the mono
metallist camp by the Sir Giles Over
reaches Of the east will DO amazed "a
learn that in the ffties-subsequent tC
the great gold discoveries in Oalifornis
and Australia-the predecessors Of the
present gold gang went about abusing
"the nasty yellow metal''-only thinl
Of that ye easy dupes Of designing
scoundrelsi Your saffron god wal oncS
actually called "the nasty yellow met,
all by the predecessors of your present
leaders simply and solely because 1t wal
too plentiful for their base and crueI
purposes Your deity was an aocursed
thing because 1t sloshed around geneT.
ally, making the plain people independ,
ent and happy.
And, mirabile dictu, the inanciers o.
that day got up a movement to dsmone
tize gold. They induced Germany Il
lead the way. She actually dethroned tn
yellow god. This movement was broughi
to a sudden end By the discovery d
the Pixies peak ailyer Lines aim -.
Comstock lode at Virginia City. Then
with a fokleness ~disgraceful to human
nature, these censpirators at oncs trsns
ferred their affections from silver :
gold and their anathemas from gold .
silver. Yet in 1896 they shed oceans d
briny tears about the sacred honor q
the government and bodied the Who'll
country TO carry the electioni
In Missouri the Palmer -Buckner cor
poral's guard actually had more none,
than they needed, and after paying lib
orally for every speech made and ever,
editorial written in their behalf had
surplus Of so, 900 to cover back int
Mark Hanna's camp chest.
Mark had g., 600. coo left over.
thing unprecedented in all q politica
history.
Prepare to Weep.
Now, my gold standard friends, -
you have tears, prepare to shed then
now. +" for BY the evidsnoe Of the directo
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-24
suRoLARIEs GALORE.
five West End Homes Entered Last
Night Evidently An Experi-
enced Hand at the
Business.

There we're eve west SSd homes
entered BY harglArsFr lday night, With
the exception Of County Clerk ?. 3.
Locke's home there wac nothing val.
nnhlc acrnrnd-
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FISH AND GAME.
Another Story Of Illegal Killing
Proven False.
Started in the Army and Navy Journal. and
Copied Freely.

while it is undoubtedly true thai
much preaching is being done, this
WINTER say the game commissioners.
yet ii is exaggerated largely, and some
of the stories are absolute lies. pure
and simple many of which show on the
face of them that there is no truth in
Them
As an example of this kind they re-
fer to the fairy story" that has been
going the rounds of the New York
press, and was called to their attention
by the editor of Shooting and Fishing
The article referred to first appeared
i'll the Army and Navy Journal of the
issue of March j. and was copied bJ
many papers in New York and vicinity,
and as printed in the New York Sun Of
the 9th, reads as follows:
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Funeral OF Gertrude Mothcrweii.

The funeral services over the remains
Edward Mothcrweil were held at her
late home. Monday afternoon, conduct
a Trio from the church choir. Ther"
were many people present, including
her Sunday school teacher aud class.
The floral tributes were III an alum
dance. among thcm being 4 wreath Il
roses. titles and ferns with the inscrlp-
tinn. "Dur Dariug," from tn" family;
pinks ana ferns, Mr. ana Mrs. G"prSt'
MpthcrWcll; rinhs, hyacinthsand tulips,
Miss lin and SUNDAY school class;
pinks. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Fletcher; smS /
lax, little Freeman Fletcher; pinks and
sinNlaX. Miss Jeanette S"lhius; pinks,
Mrs. G. -. Cram; wreath. Mrs. Man
chester; pinks ana smylaX. Misses May
ana Nellie Clancy; rinks, Mrs. w. l..
Thompson: pnl ., Oracle Moudy; white
pinks. Nalie Hurlcigh williamson;
pinks, Adah rlunlmer; hcliotrope. Mrs.
William G.. Perkins; white pinks, Mrs.
Frank burgess. pnks aud smylaN.
from the following people: Mrs. II.
Locke Mrs. George Sylvester, Mrs. !.
Whitney. Mrs. N 9. FAIR. Miss May
Libby and Miss May Smart
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tics. and it is case of keeps with
them.
The price Of this luxury nuctuates
slightly. Only last Friday, they could
be bought for 45 cents a box, and in
four days they went up five cents. Al
any ordinary season Of the year, \
dealer with good large stock Of
fresh CD goods, would have been
pleased to see such a rise, but now it
makes Il bad matter worse
Lettuce remains at the same price Of
10 cents a head. Spinach and dande-
lion greens still command 50 cents a
peck to possess them
Cucumbers have dropped from 70 to
- cents apiece. Radshes remain at
10 cents bunch. Boston celery still
advances. and is now 50 cents "a bunch
Good appl,s can be bought for -
cents a peck, while second class goods
can be had for 20 cents.
Ehubaib costs - cents q pound.
Tomatoes II cents d pound. Bananas
and oranges remain at the same price
of % cents a dozen. while good lemons
can h" purchased for - cents a dozen.
Maple syrup has arrived in small
quantities al 20 cents a quart. There
v i'll be an abundance Of it. this week.
and the price viii not Hc quite 50 high
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The reason why the editor of Shooting
and Fishing could find no one of that
name, IL because the mans name is
James Jones. He was formerly the COM
mander of Fort Popham, until Orderly
richardson succeeded him.
Mr.. Jones was very much surprised at
hndinS an article apparently signed by
him, relating to ii hunting trip. when he
mas not been hunting for over u years.
1t was learned that Sergeant Richard
son had not been absent from duty at the
time mentioned. and be also stated that
II would be impossible for him to obtain
leave of absence for more than three
days. and then only with the greatest
amount of red tape.
Thus is another story of great marks
manship and illegal killing. killed.
Next
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A Tablet for the Old Fort.

The subject Of a tablet on Sign of
some sort to be placed ON the old fort.
was mentioned by some Of the business
men. Tuesday.
III should be done" said one gentle
man. and the city should DO it. There
is an old building with a history, and
visitors viii pass it by with but A
glance, thinking it but tenemenc
house. Other cities, as a rule, develop,
or appropriately mark such places 1t
would cost but few dollars, ana
would be a good way to help entertain
our many visitors.
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organism during this critical period, and
fails to resort to the right remedy, is pretty
sure to have a puny, pcevish, slckly baby,
born into the world with the seeds of weak
ness and disease already implanted in its
little body. DR.. Pierce's Favoritc Pre-
scription is the best Of all medicines for
prospective mothers. 1t imparts health
strength, vigor, and elasticity to the deli
cate and important organs that bear the
brunt of motherhood. II prepares wo-
man for the time Of trial and danger II
strengthens and invigorates, and instIres the
perfect well-being and absolute health Of
both mother and child. 1t does away with
the squeainiShness of the interesting pc
Rod 1t makes sure an ample supply OF
nourishment for the little newcomer. 1t
transforms weak. sickly, nervous and de
spondent invalids into healthy, happy
wives and mothers. Thousands of homes
to which babies once came to stay but Tor
brief day and then die, now bless this VOL
derful medicine for the gift of happy
healthful babies.
The dealer who tries to persuade YOU 10
take some other medicine, than that you
ask for insults your intelligence.
The best doctors III Kansas City told me that
unless | went to the hospital and had al opera
ton performed I could not live writes Miss
Broohie Galloway, OF Wilder, johnson 60;
Kaus 81 had liberation aud weakness. and
each month would get down in bed and suite.
severely for twenty four hours. Four bottles OF
your Favorite Prescription cured me"
For constipation-Dr. Pierce's Pellets.
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Beauty Is Only Skin Deep.

But n beautiful skin cannot exist unless
the blood be pure Every woman can
bring to her cheeks the rosy and delicate
hues of youth by taking Cleveland s
Celery Compound Tea, which cleanses
The blood mperceptiby but effeciually of
all impurities banishing pimples, erup
lions, itch boils carbuncles and sallow
color Cali on Jas. f. Devine, 200 Water
Street, and get a trial package free.
Large package 23c.