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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1903-12-10
For Sale.

At the Hickory Park Stock Farm, 2
miles south of Mexico, Mo-, 20 head of
Poland China hogs, sired by Perfec-
tion l Know No. 22152 and other good
hogs. Those wanting stock in this
line will please call and will make
nrices right. wifi
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1903-12-10

A glass or two of water taken half
an hour before breakfast will usually
keep the bowels regular. Harsh
cathartics should be avoided. When
a purgative is needed, take Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
They are mild and gentle in their
action. For sale by all druggists.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1903-12-10

S. P. Guthrie has been elected a
member Of the Board OF Directors OF
Hardin College, vice William Harper,
dacaasnd
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1903-12-10
rn CnRE A GOLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's. All druggists refund the money
If it fails to cure. E. W. Groves sig
natured is on each box. 25c.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1903-12-10
OsteonathY.

Those wishing to investigate Osteo-
pathY vii. find DR.. Traughber at hi
office Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays
and Sundays. Examinations are free.
A lady in attendance. ONCE across
the street east of the post office. Once
hours a. m. to p. m. Special hours
by appointment. Telephone 365.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1903-12-10

The Best Prescription For Malaria
Chills and fever is bottle Of GROVES
TAsTELEss CHILL Tonic. Ii is simply
iron and quinine in tasteless form.
No cure, no pay. Price SOC.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1903-12-10
7. L. Cadwallader Dead.

T. L. Cadwallader, who was In the
railway mail service, and had rooms
with DR.. G. A. Rothwell, in South
jefferson street, died in st. Louis on
December second.
Mr.. Cadwallader had made many
friends In Mexico, and all extend sim
cere sympathy to his wife.
1t is thought that the remains will
be taken to Louisville, KY, for inter
ment.
A cat discharged shotgun while
chasing a mouse in a house at Van
dalia, ILL.,, killing a child.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1903-12-10

Frank Robertson has returned frem
a visit In Texas.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1903-12-10

o. Fred Lindstrom, Past Grand Master
Independent Order OF Odd Fellows, Past
Chancellor Twin City Lodge, No. 68,
Knights of Pythias, also Past Chief Patri-
arch, ,Ridgely Encampment, No. q, writes
from 1923 University Ave, st. Paul, Minn.
"Peruna has my hearty endorsements.
There is no medicine know Of which
can compare with 1t. I contracted q
severe cold several years ago, which
from neglect developed into urinary
trouble, and threatened Bright's disease.
As one of my friends was cured of
Bright's disease through the use OF Pc
runa I thought would try It also, and
used 1t faithfully for three and one-half
months, when my health was perfect
once more. have never had any trouble
since, and therefore think IL is but just
81 x,o.,r nxx.aroscf Cor a r.,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1903-12-10
Stops the Cough and Works OF tn
C0ld.

Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure
a cold in one day. No cure, no pay.
Price 25 cents.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1903-12-10

to give IL unlimited praise."-os Fred
Lfndstroni.
Catarrhal inflammation Of the mucous
lining OF the kidneys, also called
"Bright's disease" maybe either acute
or chronic. The acute form produces
symptoms Of such prominence that the
serious nature Of the disease Il at once
suspected, but the chronic variety may
come on so gradually and insidiously
that Its presence Is not suspected until
after it has fastened itself thoroughly
upon Its victim.
At the appearance Of the hrst symp-
tom Peruna should be taken. This rem
edy strikes ct once at the very foos ok
the disease.
A book on catarrh sent free by Tho
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q Peruna Almanac for 1904.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-02
CONDITIONS
IN GUAM
Rather Serious Outlook for the
Little Island.
REPORT
OF Commissioner S. Schroeder
Governor of the IsIand--L
Colony Established.

Washington.-The annual report
Of Commissioner S. Schroeder, gov
ernor of the island Of Guam, it indi-
Gates a rather serious condition in
the islands finances, owing to the
failure CT congress to appropriate
the sum asked for last year. The re-
eeipts last year were in round nun
bers $66. coo and the expenditures
S75, 900, leaving a balance of $4,000
which, however, is a decrease OF
over $13, 600 in cash balance of the
preceding year. This loss is due
largely to the unexpected expenses
incident to the establishment of q
Ieper colony.
Not pound of copper has been
exported and neither cocoon or coffee
has been produced in sufficient
quantities to supply the home mar
ket, owing to the slow recoveries
from the effects of the quarantine OF
1900. The governor suggests that
it would be a great boon if the de
partment of agriculture would es-
tablish an experiment station in the
island.
The governor recommends that il
a Philippine dollar of fixed value is
to be coined under the laws Of the
United States that it be made legal
tender also in Guam in place of the
present Mexican dollar. The census
taken last August shows the total
population to be 9,776 of whom only
46S are foreign born, IA being citi-
Zens of the United States. The latter
does not include officers and men ol
the navy Or other civil employees,
temporarily imported from the
United States. Above the age el
seven 46 per cent. of the natives
read and write Spanish. He says
the natives still continue to refuse
to allow their sick to receive med
ipal attention, but that conditions
are improving, an excess of births
over deaths being shown by each Of
the two years.
Commander Schroeder says that
there are now twenty -four lepers
in seclusion at Tumon Bay. The
governor recommends improve
ments in facilities for education and
also that the laws of the island
should be remodeled and codified.
The governor says there is desire
for United States citizenship among
persons domiciled in the island. He
calls attention to the case of Pero NJ.
Duarte, at present the auditor ol
the island. He occupies an anoma-
lous position. He was an officer in
the Spanish army who resigned
after the war aud who obtained an
acceptance of. remuneration of allie
glance. The report says that today
he is citizen of no country. The
governor recommends an appropria-
ton of about $4,000 foppublic i'm
provements.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-02
A FAMOUS CASE.

Washington.-A case was filed in
the United States supreme court
Friday which involved the question
whether a court may punish for
contempt for assault upon one of its
members.
The case is that of w. G. O'Neal,
of Pensacola, Fla. who is charged
with having assaulted A. Greenhut,
of the same place, trustee in bank
ruptcy proceeding against Scarritt
Moreno. O'Neal is president CT a
bank which is involved in the pro
ceedings and he fell into an alterca-
ton with Greenhut last October and
cut him with a knife.
He was summoned before judge
Of the United States supreme court
ON the ground that the judge ex-
ceeded his jurisdiction and that
-O'Neal's offense was not one punish
able by Contempt proceedings.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-02
RECEIVED BY POPE.

Rome.-The Pope Saturday roceiv-
4 in private audience Commander
William H. Resder and Chaplain Ed.
yard J. Brennan and Lieut.. Henry
Kiegmier, of the United States train
ing ship Hartford. Commander Reed
n and Lieut.. Ziegmier uere in full
uniform. The poatiff eonversed an
imatedly with the officers. He re-
marked on the smartness of the
american naval uniform and said he
egretted the Hartford was not coming
learer to Rome. He would have en-
ioyed seeing more of the officers and
nen as he had the most pleasant re-
nembrance of the meetings with
Americans.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-02
BANK VAULT
DYNAMITED
FusiIade of Shots Terr0rized the
Villagers.
LARGE SUM STOLEN
Union, Mo-. the Scene of a Bold
Burglary, Three Professional
Cracksmen Hold Up the Town.

Union, Mo.-The Bank of Union
was burglarized between | and 2
o clock Saturday morning, the vault
being blown open with nitro
glycerine and $4,000, the entire
contents of the safe, stolen. The
robbers were three in number and
re believed to be professionals.
They escaped. A little after
o'clock loud explosion was heard
and several shots were fired around
the public square, Most OF the .citi-
zens who heard the noise supposed
it was caused by some Of the boys
out On lark celebrating Christmas
and paid no attention to it. Oscar
Busch, hardware dealer living
across the street, realized that the
bank was being robbed, but when
be went to the window to look out
was covered by a revolver. He
teen kept quiet. Others in the vi
cinity of the bank also were kept
quiet by a display of revolyers.
About fifty shots were fired to
terrorize vcnturesome persons. Not
witbstanding reports contrary Mr..
Busch says only two men came out
of the building after. the explosion.
The wreck was complete, the
front door and the safe being com
pletely demolished as was the whole
front and interior of the bank. By
3 o'clock the work was finished and
the men left town by walking to the
east. T. It. Reinhard, the president
o. the bank, was very sick at his
home and he was not told of the
robbery. A. W. Hoffman, the
cashier, was called after it was all
over. He estimates the loss at about
S15, 1000. The bank carried 80, 900
insurance against burglars. There
is no clue to the robbers.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-02
MRS. GRANTS WILL.
Four Children Share and Share
Alike.

hllht.
Washington. The will of Mrs. u.
S. Grant was fled Friday. The es-
tate is 20 be divided into four equal
parts. 1t also provides that me-
mento presented to her by the en-
press CT Japan, said to be thousand
years old, snail &C to the museum OF
arts, New York.
Gen. Fred d. Grant, son of the
testatrix, delivered the testament at
Registrar Deut's Office in person.
Mrs. Grant named as executor, the
trustee to be selected by three sons,
a majority, or the survivors Of them.
In petition asking the district
supreme court to admit the will to
probate, Gen. Fred D. Grant, ex-
plains that his mother left surviving
her as heirs at law and next of kin
in addition TO himself Ulysses S.
Grant, Ellen W. Sartoris and Jesse
K. Grant. The deceased died pos
sessed of q home at 2, Ill Massachu-
setts avenue, this city. of the value
Of about $4,000; money amounting
to SO, ,065; stocks, bonds and other
securities of the value $780, 900 and
household and kitchen furniture of
the value of $4,000.
Gen. Grant sets forth that under
the terms of the will the three sops
of the deceased have designated him
as executor. He therefore asks the
court to grant letters testamentary
to him. BY the terms of the will the
entire estate of the testatrix is to be
divided into four equal shares. The
income of the first portion, it is di-
rected, shall be applied to the sup
port of the family of Fred D. Grant
and the education of his children.
The second portion is left to the ex-
ecutor in trust and for the benefit of
the family of Ulysses S. Grant, un-
der precisely the same conditions
and for the same purposes as re-
CARDS the first portion. The third
portion is left under similar condi-
tion to Jesse R.Grant and the fourth
for the sole use of Ellen w. Sartoris
for life and at her death to The lat
ter's children in equal shares.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-02
INCREASED SALARIES.
May be Given Officers of the Mine
Workers.

indianapolis. 1t is probable that
at the coming convention of the
United Mine Workers of America
movement will..be inaugurated to
increase the salaries of President
Mitchell and Secretary Treasurer
Wilson. At present Mr.. Mitchell
receives 81 800 a year, while Mr..
Wilson'S compensation is $500.
During the strike both of these
men, with the other officers con-
tributed 25 per cent. of their wages
to the strike fund. The friends of
the officers will ask that the salaries
be raised. The miners are looking
forward to securing an increase IN
pay for themselves inasmuch as
they claim the operators have held
a successful season and they want to
share the profits. The Mine Work
ers' Journal, the crgan of the organ
ization, takes it for granted that an
increase will be allowed. The only
speculation it sees is as to the exact
increase TO be determined upon.
The credentials and auditing COM
mittee of the mine workers will
meet here again Monday to begin
the canvass of the vote Of the locals
for the national officials and the ere
dentials of the delegates to the an
nual wage conference to be held
here in January and February.
The polls in the election of officers
will be closed Wednesday and the
credentials of all delegates must be
received at the national headquar
ters here by January 2.
The wages conference will break
all records for labor delegates.
Last year there were about 1,00C
delegates representing a member.
ship of nearly 3d. 900. 1t is ex xpected
there will be over 1000 delegates to
the coming convention as the organ
ization has had a great growth.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-02
CHIEF OF SCULPTURE.

ST. Louis.-Mr. Carl Theodore
Francis Bitter has been appointed
chief of sculpture of the Louisiana
purchase exposition, taking the
place of Frederick W. Ruckstuhl.
resigned
Mr.. Bitter's early home was in
Vienna, Austria, where he attended
art schools and studied sculpture.
Mr.. Bitter was commissioned tc
make the sculptural decorations for
the administration building and the
manufacturers and liberal arts
building. He was the director OF
sculpture for the Pan-American ex.
position.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-02
WRONG MAN LYNCHED.
Terrible Mistake of the Pittsburg,
Kas., Mob.

Pittsburg, Kas. - Investigation
tends to show that Joe Cooley,
brother of Montgomery Cooley, who
was lynched by mob here Friday
for killing Policeman Hinkle, is the
man the mob intended to hang. It
seems that Joe Cooley escaped dur
ing the lynching. 1t is now thought
that Joe Cooley fired the shot which
killed the policeman and that the
man who was lynched was innocent.
The mother of the Cooley BOYS is
said to have asked a physician here
to treat Joe for a gunshot wound in
the neck. She would not tell the
whereabouts of her son and the dog
tor refused to go with her. Hinkle' S
revolver, with which he was killed.
has not been found and it is be-
lieved that the man who did the
killing has the pistol in his posses
sion.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-02
MAN AND WIFE LYNCHED.
South Carolina Negroes Hung for
Foul Murder.

Foul Murder.
Greenwood, S. CIV. X. Jay, q
prominent young farmer of the
Troy section of this county. was
foully murdered in his own yard by
negro, Oliver Wideman, or his
wife, both of them living on the
place. Both of the negroes were
lynched last night by Jays infu-
rated neighbors. Mr.. Jay. on re-
turning home on Friday afternoon
heard Wideman abusing or fighting
his Wideman s-wife.
He went to the cabins and or
dered the negroes to be quiet. I'm
mediately afterwards Mrs. Jay
heard the report of .gun and saw
the two negroes running away.
Calling for her husband she got no
answer and looking over the yard
found him dead in a pool of his own
blood. Almost his entire head had
been blown off. The alarm was soon
given and parties were soon scour-
ing the country in pursuit of the
negroes. They were captured. Be
fore the coroner's inquest both
acknowledg ged the deed but the man
said the woman did it and the wo-
man accused the man. They never
changed from this, accusing each
other of the crime. While in the
custody of constable on the way to
Jail they were stopped at the Win
ter seat bridge by crowd of infu
rated friends and neighbors OF Jay
and both negroes were lynched.
The lynching took place about mid
night, seven hours after the inquest
Jay was a prominent Mason, having
been a high official in the grand
lodge of South Carolina.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-02
FIVE PERISH In WRECK.
Fifteen Others, Injured in Cana
dia-. Disa~ter.

uld.s DlSt1&Aer.
London, Ont.-A head-on collision
occurred Friday night at Vans
lead, twenty miles east of this city
between westbound passenger train
and a fast east bound freight train
on the Sarnia division of the Grand
Trunk road. From meagre reports
at hand, it is learned that FIVE per-
sors were killed and fifteen or six
teen were injured.
The engineer of the freight train
and the fireman Of the express are
mong the killed. The other three
dead were passengers on the ex-
press train.
A special train left here at mid
night with fifteen doctors for the
scene of the accident.
The express was an hour behind
schedule time when she Left this
city. 1t is through train from here
to Sarnia, no stops being made at
the small stations on the line. The
express should have passed the
freight at Strathroy.
All trains On the division have
been cancelled and passengers and
freights are being sent over the oI~'
main line from Sarnia to Strathroy.
The wrecked passenger train con
netced with eastern trains over the
New York Central, Erie and Lehigh
Valley railroads at Suspension
Bridge, at lbs clock yesterday.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-02
REoRG AIMING BIG COMPANY.

Philadelphia, Pa.-The directors
of the Consolidated Lake Superior
Company, which has just effected a
loan of $50, GOO, 900 to assist the con-
cern in carrying on its business,
held meeting Friday and in order
to make places on the board for rep
resentatives Of the banking syndi-
cate which advanced the loan, f. S.
Lomis, w. p. Douglass, Edward Ell.
Lee and James BCtterworth re-
signed, and their places were filed
by Charles Mcdonald and Charles
FL. Tweed of Speyer and Company,
New York; Horacio g. Lloyd, presi-
.deut, and Thomas Dewitt Cuyler,
vice president, and Thomas of the
Commercial Trust Company of this
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-02
CHAMBERLAIN IN DURBAN

CHAM MBERLAlN In DURHAM.
Durham, Natal.-Colcnial Secreta
ry Chamberlain and Mrs. Chamber
lain, who left Portsmouth, England.
November 20, on the armore0
cruiser Good Hope, landed here al
1890 Monday morning. They re.
ceived warm welcome from big
crowd of people. The long speeches
made by MIR. Chamberlain in the
course of the reception functions
were nctbale for their strong tone
of Cancellation and his expression o.
confidence in Lord Miner, British
high commissioner in South Africa.
Bearing in mind seemingly the ru.
mors that his visit would lead to tbs
displacement of Lord Miner, Mr..
Chamberlain declared his BELIZE
that his visit would have the effect
of strengthening the hand of Lore
Miner. who, he hoped, would be a
great in Cancellation as he had beer
in the maintenance of the rights o.
the empire.
"Victor and vanished, said Mr..
Chamberlain, "bravely played thei
parts. We scorn to glory in our
triumph; the enemy need fear no
humiliations in their defeat"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-02


will be largely with teachers, but when
summer comss it's SCOPE will be large
ly widened.
The Pearl aud Leaf rivers railroad
has made application to the Railroad
Commission for permission to chrnge
its terminal from Monticello, In Law
renco county. to Natchez in Adams
county. The road now runs from
Hattiesburg to Blountville. and is be-
ing built beyond Blountville in the
direction Of Monticello. and the ap-
plication made this morning means
that ID is to bs extended to Natchez.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-02
THE QUEENS CHARITY.
Widows and Childred. OF Soldiers
Banquetted.


London Queen Alexandria's din
ner Saturday afternoon to the widows
and children of those killed in the
South African war formed the. most
stsiking demonstration in London's
observance of Christmas. Long be-
fore the festivities began crowds
gathered in the streets adjacent to the
Alexandri Trust building, which was
gaily decorated without and within.
Over six hundred widows and 800
children partook of the queens Christ
mas fare. The bright clothing of the
children formed pleasant contrast
to their mothers weeds. Inside the
building there were military bands on
each floor while highland pipers,
punch and judy shows, the perform
ers from the music hall aud tables
full of toys, crackers and chocolate
boxes from the queen lent vivid color
and meaning to the celebration.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-02
INCREASE IN WAGES.

Dallas, Textile employees o
the Dallas street railway lines, some
200 in number, will on January
receive an advance in wages
amounting to cents per hour, max
ing the maximum twenty cents per
hour. Stone and Webster of Bos-
ton, who now control the Dallas
lines, will rebuild or replace all
equipments with up-to-date material
and improve the service to the full
est extent.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-02

The educ ltional reports from all ol
the county superintendent except
one or two have been received by the
State superintendent and the Office
free is. now engaged in tabulating
them. Enough has been done to show
that the schools of thu State viii make
a very encouraging showing for the
year past.
- there has been an increase in
nearly all the items embraced in the
report" said Superintendent Whit
field "and taken as whole the school
situation in the State is very crafty
ing to all the believers 10 educational
progress. In the first place, the vast
majority of the SCHOOLS report increased
enrolIment=, part CT which is due n Q
doubt to increase in population, bul
also part to the awakening to the
need for education that has manifsst-
ed itself so strikingly in this State
within the past few years. Better
ihan this there is an improvement in
the average attendance, which can be
ascribed to the latter cause alone.
The problem of getting the school
chiIdred in rural districts to attend
regularly is very troublesome one
and it is gratifying to note that the
awakened sense of the advantages to
be received has made the first step in
this direction possible.
''Ihe funds available in the various
counhes for educational purposes are
showing up much better. This is IL
a sense natural because the State ap-
propriations was largely increased at
the last meeting of the Legislature
But il is also due to active local CO
Sopesstion, the levying of special taxes
Ny boards of supervisors who have
reslized the justice of the public de-
Dzand for an improvement OF country
school conditions. In this connect
ion may be mentioned the fact that the
aberage school for of the State ,has
been greatly extended comparatively
speaking aud in a large number OF
counties the children are given the
advantage of longer scaool terms.
"With the beginning of thu nes
year we expect te inaugurate a move
ment which will further Improvement
The work this winter and in the Spring
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-02
FORMING GREAT GAS TRUST.

New York. = Semi-oficial an
nouncement was made Friday thai
g. 9. Knapp, president; N. Brady,
vice-president. and G. K. Billings,
chairman of the board of directors
of the Peoples Gas Company, soon
will sail for France to inspect the
industry in Paris with a view tc
bringing about a merger of the gas
in that city.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-02

The return to Baloxi of Rev. J. M.
Morse as presiding elder of the Meth
od;st churches of The Seacoast District
is very gratifying to this section.
Under Mr.. Morse the district has
made wonderful strides and made one
Of the best reports received at the
recent conference. At the annual con-
ference held at Natchez Mr.. Morse
was sent to the Meridian District, but
for reasons not known here he has been
changed back to his old district.