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Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02
MEXICO ALI EGET.
Hea. yohn A Kzctt DslightsG VITA
KsreO ana Ets Eztszpriss ana
Hospitality.

The editors o. Eurtse4ss Missuzrz
were royalty sntezs4lned b. the hes-
plsnble people q Mexico, Nc, nus-
day and Friday last
Il wss the t2nEh 4nuukl nesti-E q
TIE Northeast Missouri Pres Assoc4-
tion, vhich w9s organized N HHEzi-
bal iE 1855. Col B a. wkitA, Of he
Mexlco LxDGEK, wns the erss ueE
dsEt Of the assoSsAls01, and his app
pFecAtton u he homer vas sloq1sztiT
and every ether wzy evi3suces a. TIE
recent meeting lis paiAf1kl hose
one Of ths ansss h the safe, wEs
lOekIess durtng the sag q NE sS1sors
and d was not evea Necessary to pan
The l~Atch-ssEing. Tae do0gs wers net
only aiar, bnt wide open, and a wsrE
and earnest welcome awaited me
members Of the erasA
The editor Of the Eosra1i Il pre-
pared 70 give his sdvices When y01
20 10 Mexico don't stop Al q hotsl-
stop with Mr.. and Nrs "Bo5n White,
No matter how dark the clouds mzy
be without within this model home
sunshine lie perpetual. Mrs. White i
one of Missouri's most charming
women and IN her home q veEii&bts
queen. At her shrine worship hus-
band, son and friends and the Journal
desires to be enrolled as one OF her
willing subjects, aa everyone must
wont to be who once enjoys the hospi-
tally Of her home. The vzine of
such a home 10 Mexico Il fncalculzble.
This deserved tribute to Mr.. and
Mrs White must not be construed to
mean thai Mexico people generally
are lacking n hospitality, fer that
would be departing from the truth.
They, each and everyone, contributed
to the pleasure II the editorial visit,
and the unanimous ysrdictis: HMex-
leo is q great town and destined to be
sin greater, with nowhere on earth
10 be found & more charming people"
Cecil n. Basket, managing editor
Of the IHfelligeaeeT, was everywbere
at the same tine and always ready
to ssrv the visitors. II 3 eompli-
nsnt al all, the compliment Of meet
ing in Mexico belongs 10 Mr.. BsEkstt,
for 1t was at his invitation the aszociz-
ton met there. TIE sessions we're
graced by the presence Of Mrs Bas-
ketl, the young ana beautiful wife Of
the editor, and at their pretty home
many Of the visitors were entertained.
Mexico has & right 70 be proud OF
her newspapers, her Newspaper w0-
men and her newspaper men
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02
A cLARK's B


WASHINGTON, Feb. zS-Rspresents-
tive Champ Clark Is an ardent Aaron
Burr student Every secondhand
book seller In Washington has . stand
ing order to PICK mp all the books
dealing with the great yics-Prssideni
that can be foasd, and the Missouri
Congressman beasts Of a most exteus-
i've library OF the tines and doings Of
the man that killed Hamilton. aDo
Jon know he said the other day,
SHAT there iz not 3 scrap OF ohei3l
history about the Capitol that would
inform the historically unread that
Aaron Burr ever vas in Congress, or
ever occupied the Vice-Prssideui's
chair, with the single exception Of his
busi in the Senate. When came
here l oould not ind anything AZ al.
Finally = motion vas passed 10 place
the basts OF Vics-Presidents in the
Senate, and Aaron Burr got In this
Way
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02
roo PRONE TO cRIrICrsE.
A Magazine Opinion That Bears
Directly Upon Passing TASTY
Judgnsnt-compArisOns
Drswn

To The Koitur q the Lsa9sr.
MEXICO, No, Feb 2-Having no.
ticei in your paper lately numerous
criticisms Of the government by cor
respondents, and BY others who have
been interviewed, and, observing the
tendency OF people 70 criticise, gen.
orally, things that do not appear to
conform to their views, the following,
taken from AEassy's Magasias, sp-
pears to be timely. II people would
observe the Suggestions hsre made, il
would certainly save wounded feelings
and be for the bstterment of man
kind VIII you please give ii 8 place?
cit Il an easy matter to come to
hssty decisions when the decisions
have no bearing Whatsoever. But
when decisions carry responsibilities
with them, the responsibility 10 quite
another thing. Different view points
lead to different conclusions The
banker, the merchant, the mann
fseturer, the farmer, the CLERK, the
lsborer-not n Of these can possibly
reason ss the President Of the United
States on governmental sf-
fairH-because the problems forced
upon him are not seen by any OF these
men from the anne point Of view.
he has before him a thousand facts,
OF which they know nothing, and
which necessarily determine bic
course. OF the tremendous pressure
brought to bear upon him for this
move or that or the other they are
wholly ignorant.
ITO form hasty conclusions, then, Of
the Presidents acts, to talk fipp4ntly,
knowingly, critically, without an init.
mate knowledge OF the situation as
he sees it, is not the Sisest thing in
the world. II does not show the
thought, the breadth Of consideration,
the reason that typinss 9 logical, q
rational mind. For the blaze club mar
or the exquisite young society youth
to lay down laws for the government
to follow in q crisis like tsis, u Just
about ss absurd IS Is is for = million
aire, surrounded in his home by all
the luxuries Of comfort and wealth, to
eriricise the acts OF the starving ex-
piorer OF the frozen north. Wined
and dined to his hearts content, he
sits before his glowing IRE and tells
with profound wisdom Just what the
starving explorer should do or should
rot do. To him the thought Of the
latter eating the fesh OF his fellow
man Is horrible, criminal, inhuman.
BE c=nsot denounce it sufficiently.
Criticisms like these are the merest
nonsense. The veil-fed man has not
the same point Of view a. the starving
one and cannot reason a. the other
reasons, except he be placed In pre-
cisely the same position.
"The view point Il . pretty good
thing to keep in mind, always TO keep
in mind and especially at this time.
Il win save the uuerance Of q good
many foolish words, idle criticisms; it
viii temper many expressions with
consideration, kindness and Justice
3. j. J.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02
EMBRYO STATESMEN.
The Young Mems Iyesum vs.. Wash
ngton Debating Society At Court
House March 3.

The Young Mems Lyceum Of this
city VIII again lock horns With WASH
ington In debate. This makes the
second time for the season. The de-
bate will take place in the Court
House GA the evening OF March 5.
The question lie, Resolved, That the
Signs OF The Times Point to the Down
fall Of the Republic" The Y. NJ, L,
has the affirmative and Washington
the negative. Il. E. Collier, Oscal
Kent and Elberne Rice viii represent
the Y. n. L and Charles Boliey, Cal.
Barnes aud Mr.. Roberts, Washington.
Music will be furnished by the
7. NJ. l. quartette, which will be
under the supervision OF s. 7. Cooper.
The question for debate tais week
il, aResolved, That Gen. Miles Should
Be Expelled From the Army"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02
Wauted-To Losse a stalliop

To lease q high class saddle stallion;
be must be q good Individual and well
educated TO saddle gsits. Have had
years Of experience with saddlers;
am located where no other saddleI
stands, in q good breeding section
am sure Of large business at good
terms and prices Can furnish any
reference required. Address, giving
fall description.
L. e. TANsEL,
4s-2t La Plata, No.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02
SOUND ARGUMENT.
Mr.. Erdsl Thinks It viii Take Business
Enterprises and Not Politics to
Make Mexico Prosperous.


CorroEpondEace Of the bedEer
WORCESTER, Mo, Feb. al vii
make 9 few Suggestions as to whai
will make Mexico . city and Audrair
County prosperous. Idiher from one
Of the writers in last weeks LEDGE
in some respects.
In the frst place ! do not believe
politics VIII makes city, therefore
would discard them and suggest nbus.
iness snterprlsss.D Some one win cay
Bryan and tres silver, and businesl
enterprise win spring up, but II takes
more than that. I know OF eIties thai
are prcspering and business enter
prises sprung up some years ago. Il
takes some ngit up and gitn 10 make
a city prosperous.
The Business Mems Association fs 4
good thing. II they VIII keep At work
they viii accomplish some good. ]
think an embroidery factory would b
. great thing for MEXICO. Il would
furnish employment for many OF our
young men and women. A Gaming
factory would prosperln Mexico with
out q doabt and there are other enter.
prises that would flourish. Therefore,
1 say encourage the Business Meas
Association, which b composed Of as
energetic me as you Dan hnd any
where.
Now, as to better roads. In the iEst
place 1 believew We ought TO change the
present road Law. Nj. Hubert's sng-
gestion In last weeks LEDGER In rs-
gard to changing the road Law is q
good one in my opinion, especially
where Il suggests 'ssubstantial rock
culverts," and l am in favor OF making
the same changes he suggested. Now,
some nj will say rock cuiverts r no
better than others. Why do they
speak thus? Simply because they have
lever seen a rock calvert. We have
As good rock and as many here as can
be found anywhere, and / think we
ought to use them on our roads, es-
pecially in culverts.
Just let us the Mississippi Riv-
er and go into Illinois and we fiud, in
some parts, rock used to q great ex-
tent on bridges and culverts, know
Of instances where rock was hauled IL
miles for culverts. We have them
almost at wi door, still we refuse to
use them. Now, IL 1t will pay to build
rock culverts and haul the rock 10 or
10 miles l am sure we could use them
in the same aus when we can get
them almost where we want to use
them. There is one thing certain, good,
substantial rock culverts will be more
expensive than the oRes we have now,
but with changing the road Law as Mr..
Hubert suggests 1t would work out all
right,
l believe in taxing the legal voter
according to the real estate he owns,
and we will eve have better roads
until that lie done; and then we will
have better roads and Aundrain Coun-
ty and the city OF Mexico will prosper
and not be 20 years behind the timea.
Yours respectfully,
V. ERDEL, JR.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02
$50 70 SOS SAVED on /, pi.no

lam going TO Chicago soon to buy
pianos for my Missouri and Kentucky
customers. By buying hfty pianos al
factory ] get q discount from the
Wholesale price, and by shipping d.
rect from factory to bouseholders,
cut OF immense expenses, thus saving
my customers from % TO IS per cent
on a new instrument. I will send it 70
your place on trial, and, il not satis-
factory, you need not purchase IT.
No cost to you to try it, l have
already sold over twenty and hope
soon to have the fifty sold. Call on or
address 8. B. KRTLEY,
At Ferris & Cauthornis, Mexico, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02

On Fridey evening J. W. Clement,
Of Kansas City, who l. braking on
the jefferson City freight which runs
ont OF hore, was unfortunate enough
TO have bis hand painfully plnched
while making 3 compiling, He viii not
lose any Of his fingers. w. P. Mohlor,
OF slater, a son Of J. w. M0hlsr, Of
the Kain HOTEL win hold the position
until Brit Garrett, for whom Clement
was working, IL able 70 20 back to
work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02
Try GRNN.ll Try GRnh.nI

Ask your Grocer today % show you q PACK
zge Of GRAIN-O, the new food drunk that takes
tie plAce q coffee Ths cEl1rsn may drfnk #
w~1th0urtn5uy as vel IS TIE adult. An who 1ae
q Mocha O. Java, bat Il - made frum pare
grains. and the most delicate stomach recefFes
Il without distress fhs prtcs of oudee- iE
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02

The UniOnviIIs RepubIicon I
"Hardin College is a most s,,'s
school. Nearly 800 pupils-Su -
ladies-are enrolled under tbO ~
supervision and discipline Of p,s.s
Million and an able corps Of tss,s
Our reoollections Of Hardin ~
and Of Mexico generally are u |
most pleasant naturs.n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02

ouR experience In the Philippines
recently has certainly not been en-
~eouraging to those who say our object
Is to civilize and ChFistisnize the
natives. Our soldiers have killed q
whole lot Of them, but we haven't
beard Of any being converted.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02
Scr0fula, a Vile
Inheritance.

ecrofulais the most obstinate Of blood
troubles, and Is often the result Of ar
inherited faint in the blood. s. 8. 8.
is the only remedy which goes deep
enough to reach 6crofulA; It forces out
every trace Of the disease, and cures
the worst eases.
Ny sou, Charlie. was Afaictsd from infancy
with s~crutasa, and he suffered 90 thas II was
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02

TIE administration argument that
all credit belongs to the Republican
party and all the blame to the Demo-
cratic party, regardless Of the acts Of
either, is neither nes o convincing;
simply ridiculous.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02

II Secretary Alger has the slightest
doubt Of the feelings Of the people
toward him be should 60 home and
announce bis candidacy for some
elective ONCE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02

II is again announced that CEaE
Reed intends 70 retire from politics
and practice Law. This announcement
regularly follows BY from four 70 slx
months the re-eleeuOa Of Reed. II
never comes when II alghs count for
somelhlnR.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02

Mise N. r Beritzbon, Of Mexico,
No. needs the help Of every delicate
woman IN Aadrain County to estsb-
lish a perfect condition Of health
among women. Write her for partie-
ulars and become = well woman your
EN-. DIV
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02

etded Improvements was the result. and aftsF
he had taken . dozen bottles, no ons Who Knew
OF his former dreadful condition wo1ld have
fecognt1ed htmt All the sores on his body
have healed, his skin IL perfeetiT s,szr and
emootns 2 ne has been restored 70 psrfect
health Ms. s.. S. hABkY.
90 Kim St., Macon, Go.
For real blood troubles it is q waste
OF time 70 expect a cure from the doc
tors, Blood diseases are beyond their
skin. Swift's Specific,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02

SENATOR JONES, Chairman of the
National Democratic Committee, is
very positive that the issues for 1900
win be practically the same as in 1895
and that silver has gained strength,
instead of losing it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02
Fulton Pushinr FnrHard.

At a special election held in Fulton
Tuesday, Feb. q, It was voted 10 Issue
0-year s pei cent bonds for sIo.Ooe.
s4,oOo TO be used In purchasing new
machinery for the electric light plant
and $1,000 to build . city hall.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02

imposahis 70 drszs him
for three years. His
head and body were a
mas Of sores. aud his
eyenght also became
Affected No treatment
gas spared thai We
q would relieve
him, but be grew worse
until his condition was
indeed pltiRha. / had
almost desNined Of his
ever hang cured. when
By the advice Of afrfend
we gave hin s. s. s.
t9wiftss speetfel. AIDE
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02
j. v. Williams Address.

Ex-County Clerk ]. V. Williams
address Of welcome q the editorial
convention at Mckee last week was 9
prose poem, . happy combination Of
orstory and sound ems As . public
speaker Mr.. Williams l. on a par with
the .blest talent in Andrsin County,
and that is saying not 8 little.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02
Repairfng Natlr pons

II you want your watch cleaned OF
repairing Of any kind done neatly,
cheaply and promptly call on 7. s,
Riley. Satisfaction guaranteed.
wifi T. 8, RILEY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02

Col foot" Ellis, OF the vandAlla
E<Prcss, Who "a postmaster OF the
Missouri House at jefferson City, l.
one Of What be h pleased to call DE
immortal So This vas one Of the
eisFkships which wAs abolished.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02

The Post Dispatch correspondent
from VandAlia wires his paper that II
is likely that Rev. ". II. Sapp, for
merry Of this city, nov Of Brookheld,
VIII be made presiding elder Of the
Hannibal District Of the First d. 3.
Church.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02

THE Laddonia lMo.) Herald, which
believes In Mexico and Mexico's in
stitutions, says: "Mexico lie going to
rebuild the Military Academy. 'Rsh
for Mexico"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02

scrofula, salt rheum and eli other
diseases cansed by impure blood are
cured by Hoods sarsapariIla, which 4.
Americas Greatest Medicine.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02

j. n. Walden, Of this county, and
Miss kats Woods, OF near Emdsn,
Mo-, were recently married IN Emdsn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02

iI7-acre farm; nsv buldlnes; good
land vel fenced. No. I home foI
good tsnAnt Between AuxvAsse and
Benton City. Address,
O. J. GETTLE
No 1885 Central 81,
4otf Kansss Clty, No.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02

o. T. Settle, VINO formerly lived
soaih Of LaddOuia, Is a musician in the
First Colorado regiment at Manila
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02

Matt McKson, . merchant Of Cedar
ohy, No, has disappeared and e
mouned By several peopIs from
whom be borrowed money.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02

The crops and fruit in Georgia were
injured to the extent Of several mil.
lion dollars By the recent cold wave
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02

Chas. n. Lssiey, whoformeriy lived
10 Paris, bat later travelling salesman
Tor The American Tobacco 90. VITA
headquarters In ST. Louis, was mar
ned a. 2 O'Clock Wednesday after
neon, Feb 2, 70 MIS- Eta Anderson,
d Monroe City. AiF. Lasiey is quite
vel known here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02

Mrs Shelf Houx, nee Rosenberg.
Of Marshall, Is the guest Of Der aunt
Mrs. /. G. French.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02

Mrs. WIN. H. Edmonston lie rscov-
ering rapidly from a severe spell Of
illness.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02

The meeting Of the broom corn
buyers at Nation, H., advanced the
price OF brush to also a ton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02

william Schumacher, Of s. Joseph.
No, gave : gyPsy $500 to hasten he
coming Of a fortune which she prv-
dicted.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02

The orange yield OF California for
the coming season lie estimated at
2,OoO, 900 boxes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02

Mrs. Edward Lewis has returned to
her home IN AaFtinsburg after visit.
ing Mrs. ". r Wright, her sistsr.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02
SCRATCHED TILL RAW
EeEens on Len fFca KncstoT Toe. No
Rest Dayor isi9ht. nscsors SalVes,
eta, Coaid Act Cure. CUU-
cURA 1sUsdias Cured.

Ny hnsbeafs w. hfa hnos 10 ioes, vurs
iishiuz via fsrerA lie hA no red day or
nsha. ~ s9ail .1fatsA - h @gs woah b
ras. Re hs- = eel nasy doctors. Who pss
El ssout = Fet q t7tiisa. sslss and oshsE
naEs % % a. L1- 111a ii Lin a1y good /
tod hz . ~ c-Esa rsmcai-s. He vszt
IA iastaniaai 80 C7soCAA soar, cUr1ccAA
tolntzeus ari ClrlTaA RrsoUyKSf. ina
rishtha rested wsA, - Ara essiag better unal
hsW4a cured. Ara IT, 5sNElxs, Middlsbors, KR
Isr4Er Baum asB srsaaF cErr THt4FzEsz-A
EEna htzl Wsk C1EETskSsa aA4 sa1s asdnEnx
u4 clUuEL AsaEl - 4 fsA tas a crucrEA
EzssLzEsr iaErHfY ssssa szA sPsetly eusa ~
EE HrnE aala g-=5Eh azen q ~ itiz. a1in
&Asst rA&aG ~. Eksa
- FnuBA- ea1L AaE1aEazs EEsy HzmH. fA
AamaR umAUmA wHaaa
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02

Miss ANNE Clement ia home from q
visit In Csutralia.
Miss Mana LAFrance, of Perry, is IN
at Hardin College.
Miss NJ. Holiday Is the guest of
Kansas City friends.
Miss Dell MeElhaney has returned
from a visit in Hannibal.
Miss Mary Robinson has gone to 81.
Louis TO trim for : millinery house.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02

French Field sold TO jim Doweli, the
mule buyer, the fret Of the week, =
pair Of coming 4 year old mules Tor
eg7B.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02

Some gToceTs are 50 short sighted as to decline to
keep the Ivory Soap claiming il does not pay as much
profit as inferior qualities do. so if your regular grocer
refuses to get ii for you, there are undoubtedly Others
who recognize the fact that the increased volume of
business done by reason of keeping the best articles
more than compensates for the smaller profit. and viii
take pleasure in getting it for you.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02

Sal order A. r. 7. A Ne. n zss5 Nonda,
uight o. o. bstors I'm noo1 IN each noufh.
Visiting brsthreu GESys ssioo7a
vi LOTT. W.P
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02

DR.. Frank Spence and mother, Mr.,
Spence, are visiting relatives In Kan
s3s City.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02

RepuAiieAAs WIN nave bat rhartsea
Majority ana Ne Dtsanftsa. whne
she oppssltisA WIN he sonia and
Asay Lsa-aave We outsrswn the
oensutssieas-Rtns ts eas E@hrys
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-02

mouths sna that al Esn shall BE taught
the great fundamental truth prouul-
gated b. car fSthsrs-thst the federal
government Is a government q limite3
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-04-25
EXPLOSION IN. :
A GUM FACTORY.
Two Dead Bodies Recovered and
Seventy-fve Injured.
PROPERTY LOSS is 100000.

Philadelphia, April 25.-By a
terrific explosion the Farnk H.
Fleers' cheming gum factory of
Callowhill, was destroyed at eight
o'clock this morning. The explo-
sion partially destroyed every
building in the block
Two dead bodies have already
been taken out of the debris. and
there are twenty-five injured in the
hospital.
The force of the explosion was
so great that bricks and splinters
of glass injured people two blocks
away. Every pane of glass in the
block was shattered.
The two bodies recovered are as
yet unidentified. 1t is not known
what caused the explosion. The
property loss is estimated at fully
S30O.OOO.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-04-25
OTIS CABLES
ARMY'S MOVEMENTS.
Town of Caiumpef Surrounded
and WIN be Taken Tonight
SIX MEN KILLED YESTERDAY.

Washington, April 5.-The fol-
lowing dispatch from General Otis
WAS received at the war depart
ment this morning:
M ,nila, April %. - General
Hale's brigade and McArthur's di-
vision moved along the right bank
of the Quengua river yesterday to
Bocave and has now been joined
by Wheaton's brigade on the left
bank
General Hale encountered heavy
opposition en- route. but drove the
enemy away. His loss was six
killed aud eight wounded. Our
forces have now surrounded Cal
umpet, which will be taken today.
General Lawton, with a part of
| his command, will reach Norsaary
| this evening. where they will be
fjoined by the center column from
Bocave. The extreme heat, the
heavy rains and the bad roads will
make the march very difficult
Near Manila on the south the
Enemy has force of 1000 men.
who are making demonstrations
|iaily. They cannot communicat,
Fith the insurgents on the nortl
md can be easily taken care of
OTIS
Soda water time at Yelton's. l7tI
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-04-25
Killed Wife and Child.

Camden, n. j., April %. Early
this morning Edward Oswald mur-
dered his wife and eight year old
daughter. He attempted TO kill
his eleven year old daughter also,
but failed He then made an un-
successful attempt Mt suicida 1t
is supposed that jealousy was the
cause of his crime.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-04-25
John B. Meserve.

The last number of The Pythian
Triangle, Denver paper pub
lished in the interests OF .Pythian
lodges in Colorado, Wyoming and
New Mexico. contains a fine, half
tone cut OF John b. Meserve,
Chancellor Commander of Petro-
leum Lodge No. 81. Florence. 1t
also contains u brief biography of
Mr.. Meserve. as follows:
John b. Meserve, whose pic
ture we print on this page, is the
Chancellor Commander of Petro-
leum Lodge No. 36. of Florence,
Colo. Bro. Meserve is native of
Indiana, his birthplace being
Waterloo, where he first saw the
light of day November II, 1863.
In 1870, along with his parents.
he moved to Kansas, and grew up
on farm near Abilene. After
completing the high school course
at Chapman. Bro Meserve took up
the study of law and was admitted
to the bar in 1895. He came to
Colorado in the summer ~of that
wear and located in Pueblo, where
he remained until January, 1897
when he pulled stakes for Florence
He is now the deputy district at
torney there and enjoys lucra
tive practice. Bro. Meserve was
knighted in 1891 by Damon lodge
of Abilene, Kansas. When ht
was convinced that Flerenc,
would be his future home, he affil
lated with Petroleum lodge in lS9'
and is now its presiding officer
Bro. Meserve is Pythian in tn
| full sense of the term and an en-
, thusiastic worker in the order
This is illustrated by the rapi'
advancement he has made to hi
present high position.