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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-24

Size doesn't indicate quality. Be-
ware of counterfeit and worthless salve
offered for DeWitt'sWitch Hazel Salve.
An infallible cure for piles and skin
diseases. J. r. Young Drug Co.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-24

Lewis Dennis, Salem, Ind, says, Ko-
dol Dyspepsia Cure did me more good
than anything l ever took" 1t digests
what you eat and cannot help but cure
dyspepsia an6i stomach troubles. j. r.
Young Drug Co.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-24

The modern and most effective cure
for constipation and liver troubles-the
famous little pills known as DeWitt's
Early Risers. j. r. Young Drug Co.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-24
FOE
DYSPEPSIA
or INDIGESTION use
DIR. FENNER,S
Dyspepsia Cure.

Some symptoms: uneasiness,
weight and tension over stomach,
hesrtburn, sour stomach, bloating,
- eructation, splitting food, belch-
ing wind, offensive breath, sick and
nervous headaches.
Ifyou are sufferer from any of
the symptoms here given Doctor
Fenner's Dyspepsia Cure will
cure you.
You must consider when you take
this medicine you are not taking a
preparation hastily gotten together
to sell, but one evolved by
many years of hard study
and wide experience in pri-
vate practice, by a physician
Of recognized eminent abilities,
GEM DRUG co.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-24
NOTICE TO DEBTORS.

All persons knowing themselves in
debted to us Will please call and settle
at earliest opportunity. B. F. Gla-
sier 81 Co.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-24

For SALE-Wlndmill with water
tank. self-binder and sulky pillow.
SAMUEL, MADDEN,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-24

GRINDING-I am now prepared to
grind feed and thresh kaffir corn and
cane seed. Mill runs every Saturday.
SAMTFU, MADDEN
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-24

Harry Briant and wife. of Medicine
Lodge, were here last Sunday to visit
relatives and friends.-pratt Union.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-24

Homeseek ers excursions, new series.
Dates of SO le Jan. 10th, Feb. 9Th, Goth,
April 3rd, 18th. Same territory as form.
er excursions. One fare for round trip
plus So. Call at ticket Office and get
particulars. G. E. Bechtel, agent.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-24

WANTED TO SELL our entire store,
goods, fixtures, etc. A fine business
opportunity. B. F. Glasier 81 Co.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-24

Highest market price paid for corn
oats OF kaffir corn at the new mill.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-24
sT0cKMEN ATTENTION.

have feed for 400 head of cattle
Plenty OF fresh water and good range.
Gall and see mt at the Orion Nursery
8 miles southeast of Klowa. or address
me at Kiowa, Kans. F. B. ORION.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1900-03-22
AUDRAIE COUNTY SCHOOLS.
Some Faots Condensed From the Annu'
al Report Of State Superintendent
0fPublic Schools.
pHloE sAKlHo POWDER CO.,
eHIoAao.

The enumeration of children in
Audrain county, 1899, was 6,771.
ApportIonment Of funds, s6,372.55.
Audrain county has nineteen scholars
in the State University. Mexico has
1850 scholars enrolled in the Public
Schools and twenty EIGHT teachers
employed. The total enumeration In
Mexico is 1858. The average number
OF pupils attending each day is s27.
Number OF days Of school maintained,
170. Number of pupils that may be
seated in Mexico schools, ], 200. Num-
ber Of volumes in the school library,
$50. Value Of school library, $3.50.
Value Of school property, $4,000,
Assessed value of taxable property
q, JOG, 1903. Levy on the hundred dol
lars, 500. Total receipts for school
purposes, s16,72ss5 Total expendi-
lures for school purposes, s1e,6s4.S5.
Cash on hand July 1st, '9S, $29 so.
The white enrolment in the schools
Of Audrain county was as follows;
Male, S,712;female, 2,476. Total white,
b,1s1.
The colored enrolment in Audrain
county: Male, 1914, female, PA. Total
ooIored enumeration, 40s.
Total number of children enrolled In
Audrain ty, $500. Number of
trusncies in Audrain county, 81 /,
Number Of pupils that may be seated
In Audrain county white, 6,sS7;
oolored, 1856.
Number Of volumes in library in
Audrain county, 2,2s4; value, q, ,2Os.
The report Of the Superintendent
shows that the schools in Audrain
county are In splendid condition, and
there are several item In this enumeFa-
ton which should be examined by all
those especially Interested In our
eoh0oIa.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1900-03-22

"Because Of the fact that l am Gov
ernor OF Missouri, I do not feel that II
makes me the boss Of the party, nor
does II give me the right to dictate OF
demand. / am the party's eervant
and in order to build myself up In its
confidence and esteem do not desire
to pull others down. have gone into
no combination with anyone and have
no fight to make against any who may
aspire with myself for this honor; nor
has any friend Of mine, nor has any
good Democrat interested in the
party's welfare, the right to draw me
into any such fights.
81 simply have this to say In con-
clusioD: / am personal and political
friend and admirer Of Hon. VIM, J.,
Bryan. My loyalty to him has never
been questioned. / stand squarely
upon the Chicago platform. I believe
my bitterest enemy will edmit am
still true representative Of the DEM
ocratic party of the State. II deIe-
gate-at-large no one viii be able to
dictate to me, either on or OF the
delegation. will wear no mans coli
lar, and will not be led on to doubtful
or compromising grounds. III Bryan
is to be knitted in Kansas City, and l
have no reason to believe he will be, I
will not be party to IL.
"This is my platform In nutsheIl.
Those who cannot stand upon it with
me should not make me delegate-at-
large to the next Democratic National
Convention"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1900-03-22
GOVERNOR STEPHENS
States His Position as to Delegate-at.
Large-Is Friend of Bryan
and Stands Squarely on
the Chicago Platform.

Governor Stephens was asked Tues-
day concerning bis being a candidate
for delegate large to the National
Democratic Convention. The Gov.
ernor said:
81 stand on the question as far as /
am personally concerned where I stood
six months ago. At that time I stated
that l would appreciate the honor Of
being one of our four delegates att
large, but that I would not be in any
sense q candidate; would make no
effort to be selected, and would be
content to keep hands of and leave
the matter wholly to the Democratic
party Of the State. l repeat now, /
would be proud Of the honor II II
were conferred upon me, but II must
be practically conferred unsolicited.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1900-03-22
sAPH0 was STOPPED.
Kalamazoo Police Chief Had To Sit On
The Curtain To Do 1t.

KALAMAZOO, MICH, March IA
In the middle Of the FIRST act the
production of Sapho was stopped by
the police on the ground that the play
offends public decency. Two un-
successful attempts were made to
raise the curtain, but each time Chief
of Police Greenfield sat on 1t In the
upper files.
The council had adopted q resolu-
ton prohibiting the play on the pre-
sentation of petition OF 20 citizens.
There we're 1900 people In the audi
ence who hissed the action OF the
police. Sapho will be an issue In the
municipal campaign next spring.
Money was returned after the audience
had sung "There will be hot time In
the old town to-night.n
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1900-03-22
VOTE was 1855 TO 100.
New Law, 0verstTset Says Prevents
international Bimetallism.

WARRINGTON, March 4.-The finan-
cial bill definitely fixing the gold stan
dard and providing for refundiug soi
the public debt, after conference and
amendment, was yesterday passed In
the House by q vote of 1856 to 120;
present and not voting, 10. Nine
Democrats voted with the Republic
cans to agree to the report, viz. I:
Clayton, briggs, UnderhilI, Levy,
Scudder, all OF New York; Denny of
Maryland, McAleer OF Pennsylvania,
Thayer and Fitzgerald of New York.
In other respects the vote was on
party lines.
In answering questions offered by
the minority before the vote wac
taken, Congressman overstreet of
Indiana, who had charge of the bill,
declared:
"Under the provisions Of this bill
United States bonds Of whatever issue
can be paid only in gold. This bill
holds out not the slightest hope of
international bimetallism under pres
ent conditions. I say frankly that
this bill will make 1t practically and
absolutely impossible ever to have
international bimstailism ct the ratio
of 10 to l."
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1900-03-22
HANDS OFF" SAYS ENGLAND.
Great Britain Declares That She Will
Brook no Intervention in South.
Africa Mr.. Balfour's An
nouneement.

LONDON, March 15.--In q manner as
official as though diplomatic notice
to Ambassadors, Great Britain has
served notice TO the world that she
will permit no interference with the
war in South Africa.
This announcement comes through
Mr.. Balfour and was made to-day In
the British Parliament. Mr.. Balfour
is the Government leader in the
House OF Commons. To-day he was
asked by William Redmond, Irish
Nationalist, whether the Government
of the United States had offered its
good offices to Her Majesty's Gov
srnment with the view OF bringing
about peace In South Africa.
To this Mr.. Balfour replied: "Her
Majssty's Government will not ac-
oept the mediation or Intervention of
any power on the globe in its SETTLE
msnt OF the affairs of South Africa. +"
In support Of his declaration Mr..
Balfour made the following state
ment:
"The United States Charge DAT
faires March 13 communicated to
Lord Salisbury the following telegram
from Mr.. Hay:
"By the way of friendly and good
Office inform the British Minister of
Foreign Affairs that l, to-day, re-
ceived telegram from the United
States Consul at Pretoria reporting
that the Government OF the South
Africa Republic requests the Presf1
dent OF the United States to intervene
with the view of q cessation of
hostilities and saying that q similar
request had been made to the rep
resentatives Of the European powers.
In communicating this request, II am
directed by the President of the
United States to express the earnest
hops that a way will be found to bring
about peace, and to say that be would
be glad, In any friendly manner, to
aid in bringing about the desired re-
sult."
The reading of this dispatch was
greeted with cheers from the Irish
members.
When the cheering subsided MIR.
Balfour said:
"Lord Salisbury requests Mr.. White
to convey the sincere acKnowiedg-
ment OF Her Maiesty's government to
the United States for the friendly
tone Of their Communication and to
say that Her Maiesty's government
does not propose to accept the inter-
vention OF any power In the settle
ment of South Africa affairs"
Loud and prolonged cheers followed
this statement.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1900-03-22
A CAMPAIGN LYRIC.

Form the Atlanta Constitution.
He at my gate
De canderdate,
He all time "howdy-'do2"
My face is black
Ez de chimbly-back,
But he wish dat his wuz, tool
En-, "How you gwine ter votef"
En-, "Ain't you In my boat2n
En-, "Heah's de ham
Er wuckin' man,
En- l wish you'd wear my coatl"
he at my gate
De canderdate,
En- he hang round whar ! is;
My face is black
Ez de chimbiy- back,
But he says dat it don't smut hisI
En-, "How ye gwine ter voteln
En-, Jump right in my boati"
En-, "Heah's de ham
Er frien'ly man,
En- my hat, en- shoes, en- coati"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1900-03-22
CITY TICKET NOMINATED.
The Republicans Of Mexico Place a
Full Ticket In the Field-Those
Nominated.

The Republicans Of this city held q
meeting on Wednesday night, March
IA, In the hall over the Post Office for
the purpose OF nominating candidates
for the city offices. There was large
attendance and much interest was
taken. A. O. Barnes was elected
chairman and g. F. KunkeI secretary.
The nominations for city Offices
were:
Mayor--John x. Brown.
City Marshal-T. ]. Gibson.
Collector-E. F. Kunkel.
Police Judge-A. r. Reid.
Treasurer--L. NJ Saunders.
Assessor l.. Corner.
coUNcILMEN.
First ward-A. W. Fish.
Second ward-E. B. Keath, Jr.
Third ward-J. W. Mohler.
Fourth ward-Frank d. Wells.
COMMITTEEMAN BY WARDS.
First ward-Thos. Clendenin and ],
B Botkin.
Second wasd--James 'squires and
Tom Bass.
Third ward--Percy Treloar and T..
81. CLARK.
Fourth ward--J. B. Flemming and
Gus Minor.
coNAuTTEEMEN AT LARGE,
]. G. Head and l. ]. Hicks.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1900-03-22
MONUMENT FOR MASON.
Subscriptions to the Memorial Fund in
Honor of the Dead Soldier
/ Should Be Made as Soon
as Possible.

Those who have so kindly and 90
freely donated to the sum to purchase
stone to be erected over the grave
Of the young soldier, Dick Mason,
and all others who so generously ex-
pressed wish to do something In the
cause, will find a subscription book
and box at the store of J. At. Brown.
Whatever is to be done must be done
soon, as the time is now short to get
the stone in readiness before or by
Decoration Day.
Following is q list OF those who
have up to this time donated to this
fund:
Mrs. ]. R. Luckie.
Mrs. B. o. johnson.
Mrs. r. M. White.
A. Fl. whitney.
]. B. Botkin.
q. d. Graham.
J. At. Brown.
7. q. Holland, Jr., 90. L.
Gus 7. Graham, 90. L.
8. E. Button, formerly 10. L, now
90. A, 1lth Infantry, Ponce, Porto
Rico.
Whatever sum is donated by the
18th Of April will be used to purchase
the stone and IL 1t be sufficient to get
a handsome stone, well and good to
our credit; if it be Just enough to gel
single head mark, well and good
also, for some kind Of . stone will be
put in place over the grave Of Dick
Mason by that time.
At least $3.50 should be promptly
subscribed.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1900-03-22
now THAT YOU ARE GONE.


Now that you are gone,
What does IL natter that the sun stu shines,
That birds stir sing and Nature seems 10 smilei
Ny heart each hour in lonely sadness pines,
And dreary, weary is the world the while,
Now that you are gone,
Now that you are gone,
What does It matter that men call mo friend,
That hands touch mine in weI meant sympa'
thyp
They lack the thrill that your sweet clasp did
send
Into the soul which holds your memory,
Now that you are gone.
Now that you are gone,
What does it matter should cease to live;
The world is barren Of all Joy and hope.
IhaVe no heart its tasks to take and give,
No courage with Its pettiness to cope,
Now that you are gone.
Now that you are gone,
My life "a dark, but, lol ray Of Light
Cleans on my soul and lightens up the way
should traverse. 1t Is beacon bright
That turns grisfs night to cheerful hopes
bright day,
Fen though you are gone.
Now that you are gone,
take the task you laid so gently down,
And II follow In your footsteps true
Iyet may win the futures golden crown
The right to be forever, love, with you,
Where you are gone.
-WiEIiGm sydnss Hillysr.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1900-03-22
Ferris In Luck.

By the death Of an aunt in vinton
county, Ohio, q. D. Ferris has fallen
heir to $4,000, which he will receive
In cash In Q short time judging from
letter received by Mr.. Ferris Tuesday.
It seems that his aunt left a will be-
queathing an estate Of 800 acres OF
land in that county to her husbands
brother and q. F. Stewart, an adopted
son, the latter's share to be $4,000
The will provided that IL young Stew
art died without heirs his share would
become the property of q. D. Ferris.
Young Stewart died short time ago,
hence Mr.. Ferris falls heir to his share
of the estate.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1900-03-22
LAND SALES.

Laura B. Powell and husband to r.
P. Hopkins and ]. T. Ricketts,, west
half northwest 2o-52-o, 1880.
]. A. Guthrie and wife to John
Coughenour, northwest southwest and
southwest northwest less A acres 60
SIS, q, 100.
Obadiah Dishman and wife to Mag
gle 3. Freeman, east half northwest
2O-5o-s, s1,sOO.
M. p. Sampson and husband TO Mar
tin Hildebrsnd, northeast southwest
and northwest southeast ana north
half southeast southeast 1867, s1,-
500.
J. e. Green and wife to W. W. Fry,
225 s5-100 acres in north half 2S-50-9,
$4,000.
BENZ. F. James and wife to Milton
Lee, 1O2 acres in 1909, q, 800.
d. O. Owen to Mason Creasey, west
two-thirds lot 8, block 4, Ladd's addi
tion TO Mexico, $40.
Alfred W. Hulen and wife to James
W, Clemenp, lots and Lakenan &
Barnes college addition to Mexico,
$3.50.
James W. Clement and wife to Al
fred W. Hulen, acres mile west Of
Mexico, sl,70O,
Frank L. Crawford and wife to John
Zimmerman, north half northeast and
east half northeast northwest 1852
II, $2,05O.
J. q. Proctor and wife to Emanuel
o. Beachy, 100 acres in 2e-52-11, a2,-
$50.
Josiah Marshall and wife to Freder-
ick Henke, northeast northwest H.
52.s, s., 900.
James Fl. Faucett and wife to John
w. BroRddus, west half southwest A.
5O-10, $4,000.
Samuel P. Loren and wife to James
H. Faucett, west half northwest ESQ.,
10, $4,000.
Mary A. Preston ct al to VIM. r.
Mudd, northeast northwest and north
half southeast northwest S6-5s-s, ST.
900.
Quincy James to s. P. Dubray,
north half north half 1857, $4,000.
R. K. Price and wife to J.w Gregg,
80 K 100 feet adjoining vandalia, se75.
Robert Boyd and wife to James o.
MCGOWAN, south half northwest So
5O-IO, s2,0s0.
Joseph sandbothe and wife to Jas.
Deimecke, west half northwest 1850
Z, S2,s0O.
Monroe NJ. Gooch to Charles E.
Gooch, northwest northeast aud north
half southwest southwest and % acres
west part northeast northwest 20 81
5, 200.
J. ]. Freels and wife, Cornelis r.,
to Pearl Freels, southeast northwest
and northeast southwest sole, s1oo.
Pearl Freels to Cornelia A. Frssls,
southeast northwest and northeast
southwest s-51-6, slo0.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1900-03-22

Hon. Edward Dwyer, State Senator,
Seventeenth Senatorial District Chi
cago, ILL.,, writes: sPe-ru-na cures when
all other remedies fail. can heartily
recommend Pe-ru-nA as q catxrrh rem
edy. It has been two years since was
cured, and ! consider my cure perna-
nent. / took the remedy for two months
and am now entirely cured. 1 applied
to several doctors, but they were not
able to cure me. I tried many remedies
without avail.
any catarrh was located chiefly in
the head. l was afflicted with catarrh
for seven years."
Pe-ru-na cures catarrh wherever To-
Gated. Who is It that says Pe-ru-na will
cure catarrh wherever located2 Doctors
say 1T, lawyers say 1t, preachers say 1t, q
vast army Of men and women say It who
have tried 1t. The old and the young
say it. They say 1t in the east, in the
west, they say it in the north and the
south.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1900-03-22
Deaths at Centralia.

CEERALIA, Mo-, March 15.-Mrs,
Otto Sent, aged 50 years, died at her
home In this city last night. She
leaves q husband and seven children,
Mrs. R R. Baker, aged 81 years,
died at her home near this city last
night.
Robert Boyd, aged 81 years, died ai
his home near this city last night.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1900-03-22

lsenator 4th District, City Of Chicago, H.
al took the remedy for fifteen weeks
and am now entirely cured. 1t has been
. year and half since / was cured, and
| consider my cure durable. I was
afflicted with the catarrh for ave years.
My catarrh was chiefly located in the
stomach"
Send to The Pe-ru-na Medicine Com
pany, Columbus, o., for DR.. Hartman's
latest free book on chronic catarrh, L.
grippe, etc.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1900-03-22

aTIoN brings about success.
aEic club should be organ
8 every school district In the
z Missouri. Along this line
zHsoh City Tribune editorially
Ihs Democrats OF Missouri are
81 =InK to bestir themselves.
re large and lively signs Of
s II is a wholesome indi-
Halitical events are moving
sef the Democracy must be
and active. No single
campaign work is more
e Of good results than the
|zzz=an OF clubs. A Democratic
q eIficered, holding frequent
aggressive, earnest and in
d OF unmeasurable service. /.
z 81 local orators or visitors,
=| z|Hcussion, canvasses OF the
zzzz = districts come sc q result
1I11 Organization. New life is
azed into the party, enthusi-
5 zI7an the workers and interest
aaneess OF the party is created
Hzzare there was lukewarmness
srence. Tie Democrats
=s#I Missouri should take
s 81 immediate steps looking
+ IEs organization, reorganiza-
snllvening Of Democratic
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1900-03-22
TWO SENATOR'S TESTIMONY.


Hon. Porter johnson, who has served
four years as State Senator from the
Fourth District in the city of Chicago,
Ill, and who also is tho first Democratic
Senator ever elected from that district,
writes: " I can heartily recommend Pc
ru-na as a catarrh care. 1t cures when
all other remedies fail. I applied to
several doctors, but they were not able
70 cure me.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1900-03-22

The oentralia Courier says; ]. h.
Starr has purchased the Robert Brown
farm Of $40 acres, near Tulip, for
Ell, $50. This gives Mr.. Starr over
1000 acres of as flne land as a crow
ever few over.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1900-03-22

Mr.. and Mrs. E. @. (Kane) smith,
having sold taeir residence 60 B. T.
Shepherd, will move to Kansas City
tho latter part Of this month. It is
with reluctance that the many friends
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Smith see them take
leave of Mexico. But 1t won't be long
before they are back home again.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1900-03-22

One of Audraln's prosperous young
men, who lives near Mexico, viii
shortly marry one Of Mexico's most
lovely girls and the happy couple viii
live on the groom's fine farm near
| Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1900-03-22
Mrs. Bambsrger Found Guilty

MAb. 1oAuuuA6uh 1Ouuu UuA4tgs
The st. Louis Globe. Democrat says:
The case against Henrietta Bamberg.
er, the midwife, was completed
Thursday evening 3 little before
O'Clock, the entire day having been
occupied with the giving Of evidence
and the arguments of the attorneys.
While, of course, there was no an.
nounoement of the nature Of the YER
dict, from indications surrounding the
retirement Of the jurors and their re.
turn to freedom, and from the atmos-
phere surrounding the close Of the
deliberations, ID became pretty vel
understood that the jurors had found
the midwife guilty OF manslaughter
as charged in the Indictment.
II was old Mrs. Bamberger, 1t viii
be remembered, who IL charged with
being instrumental in tbs death oi
Mary Holtkamp, of near Worcester
this county. However, she was moi
tried upon this charge, but wal
convicted of numbering girl named
Spoeri.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1900-03-22

The st. Louis Globe Democrat says:
Word has been received in the city
that Rev. N. R. Plttman, formerly
pastor of the Baptist churches In st.
Joseph, Mexico and Clinton, Mo-, has
accepted a call from the Baptist
church OF Fort Smith, ARK.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1900-03-22
whistle OF one OF the engines sounded
like the bowling OF demons.

whistle Of one OF the engines sounded
like the bowling Of demons.
Men who had jumped through win
dows were rubbing their eyes to see II
they were awake and alive. Women
were sobbing hysterically and clinging
to men they had never seen before.
When they came to their senses and
found themselves and others unhurt,
they wondered. Was It possible9
Quinlan and Scott and their firemsn
had jumped, after shutting OIL ell
steam, but the trains were running at
such high speed and were so near each
other that the speed was little reduced
when they came together.
Apart from the crowd stood q man
who wept until his whole frame shook
with his sobbing. He covered his
face with his hands and no one could
comfort him.
He was Ransom.