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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1901-09-05
D. G. OWEN.
He Furnishes the Ledger Some Figures
Regarding the Cost Of
Rock Roads.

d. @. Owen was formerly Street
Commissioner of Mexico and thor
oughly understands the cost Of rock
roads. Mr.. Owen furnishes the LED
GER the following which will be Of
interest at this time:
s'Statement showing cost for build
ing four rock roads, II inches deer
and 20 feet wide, from Mexico leading
east, west north and south, to the
several edjoining counties; Beginning
at the Pike county line, east of Van
dalia, and coming west through Van
dalia, Farber, Laddonia, Rush Hill
Mexico, Thompson and west to the
Boone county line and north to Sailing
township and west to Sturgeon, is b
miles Of road. That would take I'll, lS4
yards Of rock to build them.
'sTo begin at the Monroe county
| line about Molino on the north anc
coming south through Mexico. and
south on the Fulton road to the Cal
laway county line is 10 miles Of road
That would take 74,3O9 yards Of rocE
to build it. Number of lineal miles
70; number of yards of rock to build Z
miles Of road, 264,5O At the fai
and reasonable price Of two dollar
per yard the four rock roads woul
cost S571, ,000.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1901-09-05
DOCKERY DECLINES
TO CALL AN EXTRA SESSION OF
LEGIsLATuRE.
qHE NRsBIP ELECTION Law.
Governor Dockery, in an Open Letter
to the st. Louis Chrenicle, Tells
why the Present Kesbit Elec.
tion Law is Rot Grounds
for Extra Session.
From the state rrbane. Aug, n.


The following letter from Governor
Dockery to the editor Of the st. Louis
Chronicle is self-explanatory;
John NJ Hertel. ESQ, n..sing Editor Of the
Chronicle, St Louis.
JEFFERSON CRY, Aug. 20, 19O1.--l
beg to acknowledge receipt Of your
letter Of the 23d inst, asking that |
call an extra session OF the General
Assembly for the purpose Of repeating
what is known as the "Nesbit Elec-
tion Law"
The last General Assembly amend
ed this law in several important par
ticulars, by which it was deprived OF
those features which made partisan
advantages possible, namely;
|. The abolition Of the office OF
deputy election commissioner, which
was the occasion Of so much complaint
by the minority party.
2. The abolition OF the provision
! for what was known as the "latt
registration" at the City Hall, which
made it impossible to review or purge
the list Of registered voters.
8. Giving the Republican member
of the Election Commission power t
name the Republican judges ant
clerks.
The original law provided simply
that two of the judges and one of th'
clerks should belong to and be mem
bers of the party Of opposite politic'
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1901-09-05
a BEAR STORY.
Herbert Tucker, The Teddy Roose'
velt Of the Mexico Hunting
Party.

From the Moberly Monitor.
The hunting party, composed Oh
Jerry Simpson, Dave Robertson, Bob
Arnold, Of Mexico, and Frank Forney,
Of this city, which left about two
weeks ago for big hunt in the West,
are at home again. When a Monitor
reporter called upon Frank this morn
ing he found him in the best Of spirits
and with a healthy look upon his face.
In reply to our questions he told the
following regarding his trip;
"Our first stop was at Fort Collins,
Colo. From there we drove overland
about 200 miles and camped, making
the trip at the rate Of 40 miles a day.
We found plenty of deer and killed
several, one of the finest being killed
by Mr.. Herb Tucker just as we started
home. Fish were caught in abundance
from streams of water as clear as crys-
tai and as cold as ice. Black bass were
the favorite and a few mountain trout
we're caught. At killing deer ! had
no success, though l shot at several
My one kill was that of badger. Hert
Tucker had the most exciting exper
ience Of us all. He was out looking fcl
deer when he saw a black bear about
seyenty-five yards away. He wouldn't
attempt shot at that close range and
waited until bruin was off about l5(
Yards and then let him have it, The
| first shot hit the mark and Mr.. Beai
started toward Herb on the run. Fol
| ten seconds Herb said that he didn'1
breathe and then realizing that i
meant life or death to him, he gay'
| the old fellow one more shot. Thi
must have hurt him pretty bad for h
stopped and ran into the woods. Whei
| Herb reached camp the boys asked hin
| why he didn L look for the bear afte
that last shot. Herb answered tina
be hadn't lost any bear meat AM
wasn't looking for any,"
Frank says it was the finest trip b
| ever took and hopes to go again some
Il
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1901-09-05
MIR. NEwKIRK's WILL.
He Leaves q Good Estate-Most of
1t to His Som His Wife Perfectly
Satisfied and Will Not Ask for
a Childs Part.

Lafayette Newkirk, who was muir
cereu in Mexico on Saturday night,
August "a, left an estate estimated at
from twenty to twenty-five thousand
dollars, consisting Of notes, bank
stock, city property and fine 274-aere
farm Just south Of this city.
Mr.. Newkirk, in his will, left Mrs.
Martin, who lives at Martinsburg,
$3.50 in cash and a piece of ground in
Mexico. Mrs. Martin is his stepdaugh-
ter. Mr.. Newkirk willed his property
to his son, W. e. Newkirk, excepting
the residence In Mexico and the in-
terest on $1,000. Nancy D. Newkirk,
his wife, is to have the residence in
Mexico and the interest on $1,000 up
till the time of her death or marriage,
when said property will revert to his
son, w. E. Newkirk.
The witnesses TO the will are A. ID.
jackson, f. w. Buckley and J. W.
Howell. The will was made on April
"a, 1899. T. Fl. Marshall was made
trustee of Mrs. Newkirk's interest. W.
E. Newkirk was made executor with
out bond.
Under the law Mrs. Newkirk could
repudiate the will and take a child'i
part, which would be one-half Of tht
entire estate. When asked by a LED
GER reporter what she intended to dc
about the will she replied; "Mr.New'
kinks will is my will. The property
was his, and whatever disposition he
has made OF it Is perfectly satisfact
ory to me. He was kind and loving
husband and provided for me well dur
| ing his lifetime; and while have
never seen the will | know the pro
visions and they are perfectly salts
factory to me. OF course, 1 understand
that can take q ehild's part If l 81
desire, but my mind is made up on th'
matter and everything is satisfactory
The relations between myself and W
| e. Newkirk are most cordial, and Their
will be no contest over the estate. w
are perfectly satisfied, and we are tn
only ones interested In the matter"
Thereis more eatarrh in this section OF th
country than all other diseases put together
and until the last few years was supposed to
incurabie. For great many years doctors pro
nouneed it a local disease, and prescribed loot
remedies, and by constantly falling to cure wit
local treatment, pronounced it incursbl'
Science has proven cstarrh to be constitu
tional disease, and therefore requires const
: tutional treatment Halls Cstarrh Cure, manr
featured By f. J. Cheney q Co., Toledo, Ohio,
the only constitutional cure on the market
is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to
teaspoonful. It acts directly on the blood an
, mucous surfaces Of the system. They offer on
/ hundred dollars for any case 1t fails to cur
Send for circulars and testimonials. Addres
F.J. CHENEY, & CO.. Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c
II ualtla Family pfIta are the best,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1901-09-05
Agar without a Summer.

From the Centralia Courier In this
year when 50 many have been oppress-
ed by the unusual heat 1t will be in
spring to know that as far back as
1916 there was a 'year without sum-
mer." 1t was referred to by the peo-
pie Of that age as the year eighteen
hundred and starye to DEATH" That
year the rays Of the sun seemed
to be destitute of heat. The
cause was not attributed to sun
spots but that the 'sun was giving
out. people talked just as much then
of the cause as they have recently oi
the cause Of the extreme heat. The
corn was killed in the fields ant
preparations was made for another
crop; ice formed In June to thick
ness Of half inch. June was accom-
panied by frost and Ice. What little
corn ripened in unexposed parts o.
the habitable United States was SOLD
at IS per bushel for seed In 1917. Floul
sold for S13 per barrel.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1901-09-05
AUDRAIN COUNTY MISSOURI SEPTEMBER leo
". W. BOrTs.
Would Support Clark and Then Stone
for the Senate Mr.. Bolts is Prom
inently Mentioned as a Candi-
date for the Legislature.

w. W. Bolts, Of Vandalia, was in
Mexico on business Thursday and when
seen by a LEDaER reporter in refer
ence TO the rumor that he was to be a
candidate for nomination for Repre-
sentative Of Audrain county he was
non-committal
When asked the direct question,
swim you be a candidate for the NOM
fnation?' Mr.. Bolts said:
II am not a candidate and have
not given the matter serious thought,
although cannot say that will not
be in the race. -
nWhat would be your preference
along Senatorial lines were you can
didate, Mr.. Bottspn to which be re
piled;
ssFrom tss fact that Champ Clark Is
som my own district and If he were
candidate, / would be for him; other
wise, / am, first, last and all the time
a Stone man."
"Have you any decided ideas along
taxation lines?"
eyes" said MIR. Bolts; Il have, but
I guess / am too much of singl'
taxer to discuss the matter with you
our present system of taxation is al
wrong"
While Mr.. Bolts will not be yer!
explicit in his statements in regard t
being a candidate, it is generally un
derstood that he is seriously consider
| ing the matter.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1901-09-05
COLOMBIA IN a BAD FIX.


WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 29.--
Colombia is in great financial straits,
according to advices received here from
merchants In Baranbuillo. Revolu-
tion has cost over 100000, 600 in the
past two years, and as trade is paralyz-
ed to a great extent by the govern
ment seizing the 40 odd steamers on
the Magdalena River and converting
them into gun boats, the revenue re-
ceived from commerce is comparatively
nothing. The government is printing
a great deal of paper money. In fact
the country is flooded with paper and
as the government is unable toredeem
it, its value has greatly deprecated.
Prices have increased and there Is
great suffering among the laboring
QfacCnc
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1901-09-05
HEwKIRK INQUEST ENDED.
The Jury Does Not Place Response
bility-A Number Of Witnesses
Examined.

In the inquest in the case Of the
murder of Lafayette Eewkirk all of
the evidence is In and the Jury has
brought in the following verdict;
"We find that Lafayette Newkirk
came to his death from gunshot
wounds in his head and face inflicted
by party, or parties to the jury I'M
KNOWN
Those witnesses who have been
examined to-day are: Seldom Johnson
Arch Jenkins, las. Sandford. V. 0, 2,
King, Joe Reynolds, Giles Green, Pack
Green, Mason Greasy, Sam Morris.
The jury was composed of the follow
ing: W. II. French, J. w. Atchison,
|G. N. johnson, T. B. Hit, w. @. Bar.
clay and George T. Baker.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1901-09-05
The Rhodes CIay Amendmsnt.

From the JEFFERSON City Ifteeer,
The announcement which is made BY
Rhodes Clay, the capable and honest
representative from Audrain county,
that he will be a candidate for re-elec-
tion to the House Of Representatives
is coupled with another announcement
of interest. Mr.. Clay will again make
an effort to have enacted into law his
plan for the separation OF State and
local sources Of taxation. The Cen
tralla Courier, which publishes an in
terview with Mr.. Clay, states that
this will be one of the planks In his
platform. A bill for this purpose was
passed by the last House Of Represen-
tatiyes, but was defeated in the Senate.
The argument for It's adoption is con-
talned in this statement by Mr.. Clay
~ nas anxlsggs 60 SCI the day in thss
State when the producing element
the farmers aud laborers, are relieved
of State taxation and the burden Of
maintaining our State government and
| its institutions thrown upon tnoSe VINO
derive special privileges from the
State, who are more able to pay the
tax and who by every principle Of
justice ought to bear it."
The Clay plan will not Of necessity
bring about uniform and Just taxation.
Indeed no plan does this. The plan Is
never SO important as its enforcement.
But the Clay plan has been success
fully followed in other states and its
adoption in Missouri would be a long
and important step in the right direc-
| tion. Under it there would be done
away with at once the present system
which permits property in different
counties to bear wholly dispropor-
Itionate share Of State taxation.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1901-09-05


ST. PAUL, Aug. .29.-James Younger,
one Of the notorious bandits now out
on parole under life sentence, Is to
marry Miss Alix ]. Mueller, formerly
society editor on st. Paul paper, ae-
cording to a report published here.
Miss Mueller was i'll to-day and could
not be seen, but her friends say she
has made the announcement,
Jas. Younger is out Of town travel
ing for a tombstone manufacturer
and his version Of the affair could not
be learned.
Miss Mueller formerly lived in Mis-
souri,. near the home OF the Younger S
though she did not know the Iam'
| ily. Upon coming to Minnesota she
became interested in the prisoners
and made heroic efforts to secure theiI
release. She made frequent visits C
the peniteutiary, and it is said thai
these visits ripened into love on botf
Sides
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1901-09-05
A TEXAS WONDER.
Hall,. araat nisOoverY,


One small bottle Of Halls Great Dis
covery cures all kidney and bladder
troubles, removes gravel, cures dia-
betes, seminal emissions, weak ano
lame backs, rheumatism, and all irregu
larities Of the kidneys and bladder In
both men and women, regulates blad
der troubles in children. II not sole
by your druggist viii be sent by mai
on receipt of 81. One snail bottle Il
two months treatment, and will cnr'
any case above mentioned. Dr. q. "
Hall, sole manufacturer, ?. o. box ezs
st. Louis, Mo. Send for testimonials
sold by all druggists and Bucknes .
Whitney, Mexico, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1901-09-05

Miss Matte L. Guild, President Ifii-
nois Young Peoples Christian Temper
ance Union, in a recent letter from Chi
cago, Ill, says:
al doubt n Peruna has rival Ia aH
the remedies recommended to-day for
cafarrlt of the system. A remedy that
will cure cafarrfi of the stomach wifi
cure the same condition of the mucous
membrane anywhere. have found II
the best remedy I have ever tried for
catarrh, and believing II worthy my
endorsement gEadlS accord H."
Catarrh Of the abdominal organs is
very much more common in summer
than in winter time. This form Of CO.
tarrh might be appropriately classed as
summer catarrh.
Peruna will cure catarrh wherever
located. In pelvic catarrh 1t has won
we'll deserved renown. Peruna viii
cure any case of diarrhna, acute or
chronic. Peruna is an absolute specific
for dysentery. Peruna cures catarrh Of
tho liver. Peruna cures catarrh Of the
stomach.
Address The Peruna Medicine Co, Co.
lumbus, o., for free book entitled
"Summer Catarrh."
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1901-09-05
RsOapsd Burial Alive.

HANNIBAL, Aug. 20. - Early this
morning Mrs. Susan Basnett, who re-
sides on Reservoir street, called at
the home of a neighbor, Dan Quirk,
and announced the death of her baby
and requested him to procure the
coffin and other funeral necessaries
and arrange for digging the grave
The caket was purchased and prepa
ration made for the funeral. This
afternoon the watchers noticed that
the child was breathing. The grave
clothes were hastily removed, The
order for burial material counter
manded and efforts renewed to brinl
the little one back to health, whicl
may prove successful.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1901-09-05
Mrs. Hiram Threlksld Dead.

On Thursday night, Aug. 9th, at
IL O'Clock Mrs. Hiram Threlkeld, aged
thirty-two years, died suddenly of
heart disease at the family residence,
nine miles southwest of this city.
Mrs. Threlkeld has been in good
health up to within few minutes of
the time of her death, when she was
taken with something like smoth-
ering spell and died within five min
utes. Deceased leaves a husband and
three children, one boy and two girls
The funeral services were conduct
ed at Beaver Dam Church at 10 a.
M. on Saturday, August 81, by Rev,
J. j. Porter, of this city, and the re-
mains were inferred in the Mexico
Cemetery.
Mrs. Threlkeld was a devoted
mother, a loving wife and consis
tent member Of the Baptist Church.
The LKDeER joins other friends II
extending sincere sympathy.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1901-09-05

to the other judges and clerk. Under
this law the Democratic members OF
the board could name the judges and
clerks Of the Republican party.
The amendment passed by the last
General Assembly provides that:
"Two of said judges and one Of said
clerks of election shall belong to and
be members of the political party
which at the last general State cleo
tion for State officers polled the high
est number Of votes for Governor, and
two of said judges and one of said
clerks of election shall belong to and
be members of the political party
which at said last State election polled
the next highest number of votes for
Governor; and the names Of two judges
and one Of said clerks shall be desig-
mated by the election commissioner,
or commissioners, belonging to and a
member, or members, of the same
political party as such judges and
clerks, subject to the ratification OF
the Board of Election Commissioners;
but said Board of Election Commis-
sioners shall accord to each Of the
aforesaid political parties equal rep
resentation in the appointment OF
Judges and clerks"
This amendment gives to the Re
publican Election Commissioner the
right to name an equal number Of
, Judges and clerks, power not given
, under the general election law, to the
} minority party in any Of the counties
; of the State. Under the general law
: the party in power in each of the
t counties names absolutely the judges
: and clerks for the minority party. Ii
5 Democratic counties the Republican
Judges and clerks are named by thi
S Democratic County Courts. In Re
: publican counties the Republican
County Courts name the Democrats
a Judges and clerks.
In other words, the law as amended
by the last General Assembly confer
! upon the Republican Election Com
missioner, of the city Of St Louis
! greater power than is exercised by th
! minority party, whether Democratic
! or Republican, in any county of th
. State.
The people Of this State stand 70
honest elections, and l fully share thi
|, sentiment. If / felt that the exist
j ing law did not provide ample safe
1 guards to secure this result, / shoul
/ unhesitatingly convene the Genera
II Assembly in extraordinary session fC
II this purpose.
H 1t seems to me, however, that a
i necessary provision is made in tn
| amended law for an absolutely hone'
| election. II the judges and clerks {
| either party are dishonest men, I
| provision of law, however stringen
/ can insure an honest election. A
n that is necessary under existing Ia
| 10 secure an honest election in S
| Louis is for the representatives Of Il
| two parties charged with the respons
ibility of selecting judges and clerl
r to select honest, competent men +
Ie these important positions.
+ Because Of these facts, showing th
i the Legislature has already dealt Wi
4. this question, and the further IA
that have yet to see any evidenc
:. :. of a general demand for special s.
>. sion, l must respectfully decline
ps grant your request
r Very respectfully,
a A. N. DocKERY.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1901-09-05
NO MORE COUNTY FAIRS.


Those who predicted that the old
| fair grounds would not be closed up
and sold were mistaken. On Wed
nesday afternoon, August 2s, most OF
the buildings were sold and the land
and remaining buildings will be dis
posed OF at public sale very shortly.
Those connected with the old fair
association feel that they have lost
Ienough money in the enterprise and
that the people did not take any in
terest In it, so they decided to close
| the business up. Some one can get a
lgood bargain by buying this land, as
lit is nicely located.
The following gentlemen own the
lgrounds and will be glad to sell the
lsame privately II fair price is
Ioflered;
| S. B. Cook, J. A. Glandon, Charles
Lewis, Jas. johnson, J. A. Potts, G. f.
lClark, Joe Bolts, Robt. Buckner, III.
A. Ricketts,, Green Clay.
The old buildings sold very cheaply.
Frank Coatsworth and Henry Meyer
bought the grand stand for 1925.
| J. A. Potts bought the floral hall
flor s215.
Jacob Schopp paid s4l for the
lchicken house, $50 for the dining hall
land s201 for the big barn.
4.
| Walker Pollock paid 81 for the pig
lpens.
| Yancey & Fonville paid sl5 for the
music stand and sI6O for the old agri'
Icultural hall.
| r. r. Buckner bought the house Of
comfort for $25.
The barns, one hundred feet long
Itwenty-four feet wide and one story
thigh, sold at prices ranging from s5t
to 500 each. The fence sold at about
las per hundred feet. Among the
purchasers were A. G.. Turner. Joe
Wayne, Lakenan s. Barnes, J, N
Bradley, Willard Potts, }. M. Daniel
lAbe jackson, Rufus Herring, San
Howard, B. r. Middleton, R. p
] Moore, ]. @. Carter, J. T. johnson
IScott Settle, W. f. Jones, Squire
Doolin, Chas. Torbett aud George
Kabrich.
The old lumber In the buildings
Twill be used for stock sheds and vii
, Ic0me in good use for this purpose.
The date for the sale Of the remain
Ider of the old sheds and the grounc
has not been fixed as yet, but will b.
duly advertised.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1901-09-05
Cured Of Chronic Diarrhoea After
Thirty Years of Suffering.

81 suffered for thirty years with
diarrhoea and thought l was past being
cured,n says John S. Halloway, OF
French Camp, Miss. II had spent so
much time and money and suffered so
much that had given up all hopes OF
recovery. l was so feeble from the
effects of the diarrhoea that / could
do no kind of labor, could not even
travel, but by accident l was permit
ted to find a bottle Of Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
and after taking several bottles | am
entirely cured of that trouble. lam
so pleased with the result that | an
anxious that it be in reach of all wht
suffer as have" For sale by Buck
ner & Whitney, druggists.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1901-09-05

Special Correspondence of the Ledger.
WEILsvILLE, Mo-, Aug. 30.-Last
night at about 10 o'clock Ralph Van
Meter and another young man by the
name of Stottler, both Of near Middle
town, NO., who were walking on the
railroad from Montgomery City to this
place, were struck by the fast mall
at Porters crossing, about miles
east of here, killing the former In
stantly and iniuring the latter. Ar.
irving at the crossing both sat down
TO rest and fell asleep. The coroner's
inquest is now being held.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1901-09-05
Corn Crop of Audrain and Boone.

ET1u LHt OoilltluiH AAOi1Ahf
The Centralia Courier has inter-
viewed hundred farmers in the last
few DAYS in regard to the corn crop.
1t finds that the best corn is in the
Middle Grove, Rowena, Hereford,
Dripping Springs and south of stur-
Reon neighborhoods. Cant, Hallsville
and John Tinder neighborhoods Will
also raise some corn. The rest OF the
country is almost blank SO far ascorn
is concerned. The great corn belt
from Sailing to Skinner win not aver
are a barrel to the acre. While the crop
win be less than a fourth, yet every
man interviewed stated that the fod-
der would be good and that there
would be plenty of 1t raised to take
care of the stuck. Practically all the
corn will be cut up. Some will en-
deavor to run their binder and mar
vest 1t. Others propose stacking Il
lin barns and sheds. By careful feed
ling and taking care Of roughness thi'
entire county can take every hoof o
Its stock through in good shape. That
1.-The testimony of every man inter
viewed.