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Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-11-16
As % the State Chairmanship.

Iron ne Meat Plains lAoJ OA1efe.
The Gazette Is in favor Of Sam b,
Cook resigning as Chairman OF the
State Democratic Committee on JAM
uary 1, 1900, as be has indicated he
would do.
Personally and politically the Ga
sette IL Mr.. Cooks friend, and what
we have said above is, in no way, to
be construed as an u~nfrlendly sug-
gestion or an unfriendly thrust at the
gentleman.
But Mr.. Cook is q candidate for a
state office. For the same position
there r two other equally as honor
able gentlemen and popular Demo-
Gratis who are candidates. Mr.. Cook
and his friends have, repeatedly, said
he would resign and this has been
the expectation. Let him and his
friends keep faith.
We know what MIR. Cooks friends
are saying-that bis official position
will cut no figure in his candidacy.
And we, also, know this is not true.
No use arguing this question-let Mr..
Cook do rs he said he would do.
In short, the Gasette is opposed TO
any juggling in the Democratic party,
either State or county. We want q
fair deal among all the candidates,
and we must not have any chicanery
mixed up in the selection Of u can
didates. Give each candidate the
same chance, and then elect the for
tunate one.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-11-16

Now on this day, November 4, 1899,
come PLAINTIFF herein, by then at
torneys and file their petition with the
clerk OF this court, In vacation stating,
among other tAfngs, that the de-
PENDANTS, Sadie Tincher, VIM. Tincher
and BettfeMc Cllntic, are non residents
Of the State ofMissouri,s so that the or
binary process OF law cannot be served
upon them.
1t ls therefore ordered by the clerk
OF this court, In vacation, that publ
cation be made notifying said nom
resident defendants that q suit has
been commenced against them in the
Circuit Court Of Audraln County,
Missouri, the object and general ma
ture of which is to obtain . decree OF
partition and order of sale Of the fol-
lowing described real estate, situated
In Audrain County, Missouri, to- wit:
The east halt Of the southeast quar-
ter and the east half of the southwest
quarter Of the southeast quarter and
the southeast quarter Of the northeast
quarter, Section Seventeen, and the
east half OF the northeast quarter OF
the northeast quarter, Section Twenty,
ell In Township Fifty One, Range Ten.
Now, therefore, you said n~on-rssi-
dent defendants, are hereby notified
Of the fling Of this suit and rnlese you
be and appear at the next regular
term OF this court, to be begun and
held at the court house in the City OF
Mexico, county and state aforesaid,
on the third Monday In January, A. d.
1900, and on or before the third day
thereof snswer OF otherwise plead to
PLANTING petition, the same will be
taken az confessed and Judgment
rendered according to the prayer
thereof.
And IL lie further ordered that 9 COPY
hereof be published In the Mexico
" sskly LEDGER, a weekly Newspaper
puolshed In County OF Audrain and
State OF Missouri, for four weeks sue
eessively, the last insertion 10 be at
least fifteen days before the COM
mencement Of said next term OF this
court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-11-16
In the Circuit Court, to the January
Term, A. D., 1900.

Now on this day, November z, 1899,
comes the plaintiff herein, by his at
torneys, and files affidavit, bond and
petition In attachment, with the clerk
OF this court, In vacation, stating,
among other things, that defend
ant, j. W. Tinohsr, is q nonresident
Of the State of Missouri, so that the
ordinary process of law cannot be
served upon him.
It is therefore ordered by the clerk
Of this court, in vacation, that publi-
cation be made notifying said nom
resident defendant that a suit in
attachment has been commenced
against him In the Circuit Court o.
Audraln County, Missouri, the object
and general nature of which is 10 OBJ
tain a judgment against said j.. W.
Tincher on q note for 1851. is, dated
Fulton, Mo-, December 4th, 1883, due
a day after date with interest at the
rate OF 8 per cent, compound annu-
ally, there being now due 1885 on
said note, and that your interest In
the following property has been at
tached to satisfy the same, to-vit:
An undivided one-sixtb interest In
and to the east halt OF the southeast
quarter and the east half OF the south
west quarter of the southeast quarter
and the southeast quarter OF the
northeast quarter, Section Seven
teen, and the east half Of the north
east quarter of the northeast quarter
Section Twenty, all OF Township
Fifty-One, of Range Ten, all In Au-
drain County, Missouri.
Now, therefore, you said non-resi-
dent defendant, are hereby notified of
the filing OF this suit and unless you be
and appear at the next; regular term
OF this court, to be begun and held at
the court house in the City Of Mexico,
county and state aforesaid, on the
third Monday In January, A. ID. 1900,
and on or before the third day thereof,
answer or otherwise plead to plain
THE petition, the same Will be taken
as confessed and judgment rendered
according TO the prayer thereof.
And It is further ordered that q COPY
hereof be published In the Mexico
Weekly LEDGER, a weekly news
paper published in the county Of Au-
drain and State OF Missouri, for four
week successfully, the last insertion
to be ct least fifteen days before the
commencement OF said next term Of
this court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-11-16
His Name is DOcksry.


We 9 no reason to change the
views expressed some months ago in
the Herald. The next Governor OF
Missouri viii be the Honorable Alex
ander Monroe Dockery, Of Gallatin.
And in this instance, at least, In
things political, what will be should
be.
Congressman Dookery is q man OF
unblemished public service. His
years of active congressional work
have been as an open book to the
people of the State. He has voted In
the interest of his constituents. He
has been on the right side Of the
great questions. The confidence which
his neighbors have in his ability, in
tegrity and personal worth is felt
also by the Democracy of the entire
State.
The nomination Of Congressman
Dockery would NEAR an aggressive,
vigorous, successful campaign. II
would mean a splendid victory at the
polls. It would mean a clear, able,
economical, business-like administra.
ton. 1t would mean another fouI
years OF Democratic rule of which the
State might wen feel proud.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-11-16
County Court Notes

NOVEMBER s, 1899.
Court met pursuant to adjournment,
all the Justices present.
R. g. Mckinney, road and bridge
commissioner, $685.; d. Towson,
building Frank scrOgin bridge, 500;
Kemp q Pearson Clothing Co., sup
plies jail prisoners, 81 rs; Harry Rich
ardson, eolored, keeping colored boy,
$40.
J. H. Sallee, treasurer, quarter set
Element account ven and road
fund, by the court examined and ap-
proved and ordered of record.
B. ]. Kleinsorge, license approved
and granted for six months from this
date.
VIM. Kemper, license approved and
granted for six months from this date.
V. o. P. King, supplies county farm,
50; V. o. P. King, supplies court
house, s4.15; Houston, Grow & Co.,
supplies county farm, $500; Houston,
Grow & 90, supplies bridge lumber,
s7.26; Houston, Grow & Co., supplies
county jail, $40.
NOVEMBER 9, 1899.
Court met pursuantto adjournment,
all the Justices present.
NJ. n. Nelson, account as sheriff,
1929,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-11-16
WARRANT FOR ROBERTS.
BE is Charged With POlygamy in
His Home State.

SALT LAKE, UTAH, Nov l0.-Despite
the evaaions of the officials before
whom the information was laid against
Brigham Il. Roberts, Congressman
elect, and Notwithstanding the tre-
mendous power welded in the case
by high officials OF the Mormon church,
who did their utmost to prevent the
issuance OF the warrant at this time
the proper officials were compelled to
do their duty to-day on information
sworn to by Charles NJ. Owen.
County Attorney Putnam, Of Salt
Lake county, the county in which
Maggie shipp-Roberts lives, took a
week to consider the information laid
before him, and to-day reluctantly
granted the warrant, which even
Roberts friends recognize means the
death knell to his political hopes.
The charge is polygamous living with
Maggie shipp-Roberts, wife No. 8.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-11-16

The Fulton Sua says: R. R. Buck
ner, OF Auxvasse, bought IA head of
mules in Fulton last Monday, paying
from $3.50 to 800 per head for them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-11-16

The Mexico LEDoER took a posi-
ton against the State primary, BAT
favoring county primaries from the
beginning of the agitation Of this
question. The LEDGER is glad to note
that quite a number of leading DEM
%ccratic papers in the State endorse
our position on this matter. We note
from two OF our most worthy Demo-
cratic contemporaries as follows:
J The school district primary, AZ con-
Quoted in Audrain, lie probably the
most satisfactory ann o predicting
county candidates, and the Standard
has always favored such a method
Montgomery Standard.
That is precisely the method we are
trying to get at. 1t is the system OF
organization 30 earnestly recommend
ed by Jefferson. IL Instituted and in
tellIgently carried out, and persisted
in as a permanent thing, 1t win edu-
cate the people in the true principles
Of free government and make them
invineible against all the intrigues OF
rings and combinations. The school
houses al be used as places Of meet
ing, where the people can assemble
and talk over their interests In o
friendly and neIghborly way, and de-
eide what lie best for them to do In
relation to public affairs. Then when
it lie time to nominate candidates each
school district can elect its delegate
to the county convention, and
the county convention can elect the
delegates to the State and district con-
ventions. In this way you get the
benefit OF both the primary election
and convention plans, and you bring
politics up to the people and secure an
organization that viii be invincible
for the right. The Standard sees the
Light clearly; it is blazing the way to
complete sovereignty for the people,
and we hope 1t will keep up the good
work The Mississippi Valley Demo-
Graf and journal Of agriculture.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-11-16

Now at this day, August II, 1899,
come PLAINTIFF herein, by their at
torney and file petition In the above
entitled cause, in vacation, and after
ward at the regular September term,
1899, in open court and on the second
day OF said term, it being made to ap-
pear to the court from the petition Of
plaintiffs and proof, that defendants,
Mary Billiard and Carl V. billiard, are
non-residents Of the State Of Missouri
so that the ordinary process OF law
cannot be served upon them.
And now on application Of plaintiffs
1t is ordered by the court that plain
tifs have an Order Of Publication for
the nom resident defendants notifying
them thai q suit has been commenced
against them In the Circuit Court OF
Audrain County, Missouri, the object
and general nature OF which 10, that an
issue be made up whether the will ad-
mitted to probate by the Probate
Court of Audrain County, Missouri,
be the will Of the late james d. Dill.
lard, and to have said will rejected,
set aside and for naught held.
Now, therefore, you said non-resi-
dent defendants, are hereby notified
OF the filing OF this suit, and unless
you be and appear at the next regu-
term Of this court, to be begun and
held at the court house In the city Of
Mexico, county and state aforesaid,
on the third Monday In January, 1900,
and on or before the third day there
Of, answer or otherwise plead to
PLAINTIFF petition herein, the same
will be taken as confessed by you and
Judgment rendered In accordance
with the prayer OF plaintiffs.
And II is further ordered that q
copy hereof be published In theMexi-
co Weekly LEDGER, q weekly news
paper published In the said county
and state aforesaid, for four weeks
successfully, the last insertion to be
at least fifteen daye before the com
menoement of b said next term OF
this court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-11-16

That Have disappeared for Centuries
Revived by Chance.
Some twenty-five years ago, when
the scoriae Tor slsg) produced by the
ancient Greeks In working the silver
mines Of Lawimur. near Athens. was
removed, in order TO be reworked by
more efficient modern appliances. the
seeds Of a kind OF poppy OF the genus
Gianeinon, which had lain underneath
the Stag 10 a dormant condition for at
least 1900 years. sprang up again all
over the uncovered ground. Unknown
IN modern times. this plant vas de-
scribed In the hrst century Of our era
BY Dioscorides and Piiny. and had dis
appeared from the face o. the globe for
fifteen or twenty centuries. The fact
that these seeds should have retained
their vitality so long seems very "a
traordinary. but there are other In
stances quite as remarkable. For In
stance. raspberry seeds found IN 1885
in an ancient tumulus. 10 a ccfin
buried thirty feet below the surface.
and believed 10 have been there since
the second century. were successfully
planted. And IN another case SEEDS
Of the Polygonum Convolvulus. dug up
from the bottom Of a Eandplt. where
they were believed 10 have been buried
for 2.006 years, were still vigorous and
produced healthy plants.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-11-16

Mrs. Jacob Maddox, OF McCredie,
who has been at the bedside of Mrs.
R. R. Arnold, who Is seriously III, has
returned home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-11-16
REPLIES TO AccusERs.
Charges Made in Nebraska Are Re.
futed by the Colonel.

LINCOLN, NEB., Nov. 1O-Duriug the
campaign which has just come to an
end, Col. William j. Bryan has been
accused by the Republicans Of having
made campaign speeches for money,
and that his political work was bring
ing him In a fortune. 1t was also
charged that he was not able to earn
q living as & lawyer.
In reply to the first charge, Mr..
Bryan tonight authorized the state
ment that he does not charge a cent
for any campaign speech and that on
these trips he pays his own hotel bin
and railroad fares, unless he lie trav-
cling on 8 special train. In reply to
the second charge, Mr.. Bryan said;
81 began the practice Of law in my
native town, Jacksonville, H., July 4,
1883, shortly after graduation. / was
then % years old, and for the next
six months, or for the remainder of
that year, my fees at the bar amount
cd to go, but for the next year, 1884,
they amounted to s770.2O. In 1886
they YER s1,Os5.2 81, and in 1895, ell
668.63.
"FoF the next nine months my fees
were el,362.s3, OF at the rate of ST.
500 a year. On the last day Of Sep
TENDER, 1887, ] moved TO Lincoln,
Neb., and began Business there Oct.
i, 1887, being then 81 years old and
then without friends In Lincoln.
81 did not sven know more than
half q dozen persons in the town, and
In the remaining three months of that
year earned In practice at the bar
Ss2.55."
he wa then just beginning to form
an acquaintance, and in 1855 his fees
were ss89 Il. In 1889 his fees rose to
e1,sss.2s, and were increasing In the
following year, when he was nomi-
sstse for Congress and entered the
campaign. After bis election to Con-
gress be abandoned law for public
life. Since the 1896 campaign be has
had several offers OF $4,000 a year
from corporations 10 act as their at
torney, bat be has declined them all,
preferring to devote himselfto his po-
ntical projects
Mr.. Bryan says he earns money now
In three w~ays-from his books, through
lectures and BY writing articles for
magazines and the press. While Mr.
Bryan is far from being a rich man,
even In the modest sense in which
the term IL used in a small western
city, ne has no debts. He has always
lived within bic income, owning his
own house ard = little farm OF twen-
y-nye acres. He has no expensive
habits whateyer.
When be was nominated for the
presidency 10 1896 be was writing for
the Omaha World Herald, and his
salary was so . week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-11-16
In the Circuit Court, January Term,
A. D., 1900.

Alta Hatcher and E. H. Tincher
PLAINTIFFS,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-11-16

Senator Cockrell says that the Ohio
election was not an Endorsement OF
the administration.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-11-16

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Col. E. B. Splleman, OF the 9th
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-11-16
Twenty Years Ago =
This Week.
VIM. Pollock putin a corn elevai

VIM. Pollock put in a corn elevator.
J. T. Jones bought the J. ]. Parks
cigar store.
Mrs. ]. ". Ritenour, Of Virginia,
visited Mrs. J. W. Carson.
Miss Minnie Tomlinson entertained
Miss Lille Rodgers, Of Perry.
Mrs. a. Glascock entertained Miss
Molhe McFarlane, Of Rails county.
George Daniel, Of Vandslis, and
Miss Ella Bowen,of Ashley, were mar
ried.
Walker Kilgore, who had been SEN
fenced to hang, was given a stay of
execution.
A freight train went through the st.
Charles bridge and killed four men
and several car loads Of stock.
N. N. Roberts was chairman OF the
executive committee OF the Audrain
County Workingmen's Association.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-11-16
The Weekly LEDGER
W pRpsrERous roWNs

A xKrKRsEsTATsvK Of The Mexico
LKDoKR this week visited Farbsr and
Laddoula, two Of the very best little
cities Ia Missouri Al Farber there i
not a vacant dwelling house and a
good demand for residences. The
coal mines, operated hy Lawder &
Petersen, Of Mexico, are doing al
nouFishine business and we under
stand tasre is work for quite a num-
Der more lAborers. Both Farber Snd
Laddonia srs surrounded bg good
farming country and the business men
are progressive and substantial. lad.
doniA has some splendid business
houses and dwsllings--in fact, the
business houses would look well in a
town Of 1900 inhabitants. The mer.
ohAnta. generally, seem TO be enjoy
ing q nne business and Laddonia Is
pcospering and growing.
The FArber Forum and the Ladaonis
Herald both work in and out Of season
tor the best interests OF their cities
. much Of the growth and prOsperi'
~ Of these towns is dueto the unfslt'
ssssE and intelligent work OF thsi,
respective newspapers.
The people in the east end Of Au
drain are not only loyal supporter
Of their local papers, but we are glad 4
note that the LEDGER has q most sub
stantial hold upon the people in tina
part Of the county, and ii has a splen
did circulation, which is growing
steadily from year to year. When yol
find q community liberalin its supper
OF home papers you may be assures
that the citizens are progressive, in.
telligent and prosperous.
At Mt. Carmel the farmers werI
found in a prosperous condition. Somt
Of the best land in Audrain is arount
this place and crops this year vert
generally fair. The LEDGER lie undei
obligations to many Of the good PEG.
pie Of that section, especially to Mr.
Gregory Douchsnt, the merchant ant
postmaster at Mt. Carmel, for recen
fsvors.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-11-16

Miss Kate Atkinson has returned to
Benton City, after visiting Mrs. O. e,
Mil
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-11-16

Now at this day, August IL, 1899,
come plaintiffs herein, by their attor-
ney, and file petition in the above en-
titled cause, In vaction. And after
wards,at the regular Sept. tern, 1899 in
open court, and on the second day of
said term, 1t being made to appear to
the court from the petition OF plaintiffs
and proof that defendants, Mary Bull
lard and Carl V. billiard, are non-res-
idente OF the State of Missouri, go that
the ordinary process OF law cannot be
served upon them.
And now IN application Of plaintiffs
il is ordered by the court that plaintiffs
have an order of publication for the
nonresident defendants, notifying
them that q suit has been commenced
against them In the Circuit Court Of
Audrain County, Missouri, the object
and general nature OF which is to OBJ
tain q decree of partition and the APP
polntment of commissioners to make
such partition or for an order Of sale
as may seem meet and proper of the
following described lands, to-wit: The
northwest u of the southeast a and
~ acres, the middle part Of the east Il
Of the southwest u and 27s acres, the
west part of the north u and 90 acres,
the west u OF the southwest Il and 26
acres, the north part OF the east 4 Of
the southwest Il, all lying In Section
10, Township 80, Range s, In Audrain
County, Missouri.
40 acres, south part of the east u OF
the east u Of Section "a, Township so,
Range 3; 90 acres, west part Of the
southwest Il Of Section %, Township
so, Range Q; 32.6 acres, east part OF
the east u Of the southeast u Of Sec
ton "a, Township 50, Range 3, and lot
10, survey No. s63, Ladds Addition to
Mexico, AudFain County, Missouri, all
Of said land lying in Audrain County,
Missouri.
100 acres, south part OF the north
east u OF Section "a, Township 40, /
Range 7; 80 acres, south part Of the
east u Of the northwest u OF Sec
ton "a, Township 10, Range z; 40
acres, northwest d Of the southeast
u Of Section "a, Township 40, Range
2, all lying in Galloway County, Mis-
souri,.
Also the southwest u OF the north.d
west u Of Section "a, Township 40,
Range s, lying in Montgomery Ooun-
", Missouri.
Now, therefore, yen said real
dent defendants are hereby notified
Of the fling of this suit and unless
you be and appear at the next regu-
lar term OF this Court to be begun and
held at the Court House in the CITY
OF Mexico, County and State afore- |
said, on the Bird Monday In January,
1900, and on or before the Bird day
thereof answer or otherwise plead to
PLANTING petition herein the same
will be taken as confessed by you and
Judgment will Be- rendered In &C.
cordance with the prayer Of plain
tifia.
And II lie further ordered that q,
copy hereof be Published In the Mexico
weekly LEDGER, g weekly Newspaper
published in the said County OF Au-
drain and State OF Missouri, for four
weeks SUCCESSFULLY, the last Insertion
to be at least fifteen days before the
commencement OF the said next term
Of this Court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-11-16
Ben Middleton a Hustler,

The CentrAlia Courier says: The
hustling horse buyer, B. R. Middle
ton, of Mexico, bought sever head Of
horses at Hallsvllle last Friday and
fifteen here the next day, paying all
the way from SIS to s75 per head. The
fact is, horse flesh Is getting scarce in
these ends OF the earth, Mr.. Middle
ton alone having shipped out four
lnada In two Reeks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-11-16
Farber a Lively Little Town.

Prom the FHrbef FOfUH.
Col. B. B. Runkle, Of the Mexico
LEDGER, is making the rounds with
the tax collector as usual in the inter-
est Of bis paper. He was in Farber
Wednesday. Col. Runkle is one Of
the most clever newspaper men in the
State, and Of course the LEDGER will
contain something Interesting as a
result Of his visit here,