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Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-01-22
RIVERSIDE rNTIrUTE.
Montgomery City, Monday, February
8, 1908.

Remember its Winter Term, which
will open at Montgomery City, Mo-,
on Monday, February the o, 1908, and
continue three to four days. The
work will begin at 3;45 p. m. Of that
day.
Study topics include systematic
Theology" 'Homiletics,p etc, and
"The Commandments of the Bible
commencing with the "Decalogue."
The highest interest should be felt In
these discussions.
The methods followed by the In
stltute are such as are best adapted to
securea better knowledge Of the Sacred
Scriptures. No Bible Student can
afford to miss the opportunity offered
by an attendance upon a single SEES
sion of this Institute. Not a preacher,
young or old, In the district, should
fail to attend il possible to come.
Test the truth OF what | say by a
personal investigation. lam willing to
risk your Judgment and decision.
Come with the spirit OF a school
teacher II on the list Of lecturers; and,
il as a simple learner, come in the
spirit Of a school boy or school girl; fol
when not on the lecture stand all Of
us are pupils.
A feast awaits you If you will attend
the winter meeting OF riverside. A
cordial welcome awaits all.
In behalf Of the Executive Com
mittee.
r. S. DUNCAN, Chairman.
Montgomery City, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-01-22

Mrs. r. I. Carter entertained for
Mrs. Rockenstein, Of st. Louis, Satur-
day evening. The following ladies'
were among the guests. Mesdames.
Edna Williams, Phillips, R~ockensteln,
William West, P. II. Cullen, At
Brown, o. L. Martin, James Roy, and
Miss Gussie Schopp. "Stock Ex-
change and graphaphone were the
entertaining features of the afternoon.
Delightful refreshments were daiatly
served,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-01-22
Y0uNGS CREEK D

WI
Correspondence OF the Ledger.
YoUNes CREEK, Jan. 81. The farm
ers are through gathering corn, and
putting up ice is the order Of the day.
Youngs Creek NJ. P. L. lodge met
last Saturday nights and elected officers
for the ensuing year.
There is a great deal OF sickness in
the neighborhood. Among the cases
are, John MCGEE, Mrs. Lizzie Peck,
Mrs. Frank Finks, Mr.. Arnold and
Mrs. William Weaver.
Alb Skinner, who has been SO low
of typhoid fever, is better.
We extend our sympathy to the
mother and other relatives and friends
of Miss Mary Lizzie MCGEE, who dice
at the home OF her brother, John Nc
Gee, last week.
Mrs. win Denny, living south o.
Central school house, died last week
leaving a husband and eight little
children to mourn her loss. The re
mains were buried at Antioch GENE
terry.
Monroe G%orrelle has traded his 800
acre farm in Monroe county for 32I
acres in Kansas.
George Maddox, Of Monroe county
has sold his farm Of 100 acres to JOIN
Barnaby for s35 per acre. He will no
leave the neighborhood, his son, G. W
Maddox, having purchased the Bol
Crigler farm.
Frank Wilson has sold his 80-acr
farm to Clay Berry. Price unknown
William Berry recently sold his 40
acre farm to John Baker, of Littleby
for $50 per acre.
Our roads are very bad again.
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N vandalIa last week iof &c 20 per

in vandalIa last week fot So 30 per
hundred
Miss Matte Hammett, who lives
near Mt. Carmel, is much improved In
health.
Mrs. James Heaton, who has been
very Ill, Is reported some better.
Prof. A. G. Butts is arranging to
organize a singing class at his home
next Friday evening. Mr.. Butts is a
splendid instructor and should have a
large class.
Miss Lena Road and Sadie Neal, Of
vandalia, spent Sunday and Monday
with Miss Annie Shannon, OF this
vicinity.
Prof. Frank Williams is able 10 re-
sumo his school duties after "a short
Illness
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-01-22
FE ITEMS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
SANTA FE,Jan. 19.-Services Sunday
morning and night.
Robert Featherston and Miss May
Dull were in Perry Saturday.
Messrs. Sam and Wallace Turner, Of
near Strother, were the Santa lie girls
esee S to the party at Miss Laura
Curtis Wedne sday night. They took
the crowd.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Camplin and
daughter, OF Centralia, were guests Of
relatives here from Thursday until
Monday.
Prof. Atkins and scholars, Of Peak
school, visited Prof. Turner and schol-
airs Friday.
Miss Ida Dull was the guest of
Miss Lizzie Poague Thursday.
Joe Sharp, Of Indian Territory, was
in town one day last week.
Virgil Bates and Charlie Bybee were
in Mexico Thursday.
Wallace Bybee attended a party at
Oscar Cauthorn's, neal Moline, Thurs
day night.
VIM. Treadway is better.
Lawyer Whitecotton, Of Paris, was
In town Saturday.
Rev. Alexander preached at NJ. E
Church Sunday night.
Miss Efie Drake has been suffering
from a feion on her finger.
Quite a number Of young men from
Moline and Strother attended services
here Sunday night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-01-22
BENTON CITY ITE MS.


correspondence OF the Ledger.
BENTON CRY. Mo-, Jan. Il Mrs.
Schmidt, of Mexicl is visiting friends
here.
G. w. johnson spent saturday and
Sunday in Mexico
Frank Taylor, who has been in Hi
nois for several months, returned sat
urday.
Rev, Mr.. Kerr filled his regular APP
pointment at the Presbyterian Church
Sunday.
Mesdames J. d. Reed, A. f. Ro-
mans, Winfrey and Misses Cora Foley
and Grace Mullins were passengers tc
Mexico Thursday.
Mrs. Fred Rhoades returned from
W~ellsville Wednesday.
Miss Lizzie Ecton, of Mexico, is Wis
ing friends in Benton City.
Al Powell, of Slater, Is visiting here,
Mrs. Billiard and daughter, Mrs.
Douglass, have moved TO their farm
south OF town.
Mrs. Kaufman, OF Marietta, Ohio,
is visiting Miss Clara Johnson.
Miss Mamie Davis spent Saturday
and Sunday with Mrs. Maggie Ro
mans.
Mrs. Winfrey went to st. Loui'
Tuesday.
John Wiggington, OF Centralia, is
visiting at Judge Douglass.
Oscar Givens, Of Centralia, is sisit
ing his brother, Mark Givens.
Miss Clara Johnson was In Mexico
Monday.
There a school entertainment a
Erisman school house Saturday after
noon, beginning at 2 o'clock.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-01-22
MARTINSBURG ITEMS.


Correspondence OF the Ledger
MARTINsBURG, Mo-, Jan. 20.-Dr.
]. c. Blain, of Wellsyille, was on our
streets Saturday.
Mrs. Fred Burwell and little son,
Randall, were Wellsville visitors on
Thursday.
Walter Hale was a Mexico visitor
Wednesday.
Mrs. Charles Peyton was in Mexico
Wednesday.
Grandpa Collins, who has been max
ing his home with his daughter, Mrs.
William Hale, near here, left Tuesday
for Florence, Colo, where he will
make his future home with his son.
Walter Draper visited home folks
Sunday.
Henry Whitehead visited his family
in Wellsville Saturday and Sunday.
The Rev. Father Adrain, of Shell
bina, Mo-, was here Wednesday to at
| tend the funeral OF his mother.
Miss Mamie Jackson returned homt
| Wednesday from New York, wher'
she has been for some time.
Charles Boyer, Of Wellsville, VISITED
here Sunday.
j. N. Stephens spent Wednesday IL
Mexico.
Messrs. +. G. jacob, A. Fennewald
L. A. Bird and j. j. johnson were II
Mexico Friday.
Mesdames Ed Lewis and Fred Wad
kins were Wellsville visitors.
Miss Kate Crane, Of Montgomer,
City, returned home Friday after
visit OF several days with 7. e. Re
mans and wife, rear here.
Mary Martin has begun taking must
lessons again from Miss Harnedy, q
Mexico, from whom she received in
~struction last winter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-01-22
TULIP ITEMS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
TULIP, Mo, Jan. 2L.-The health OF
this locality is exceedingly good.
The Misses Turner, Two charming
young ladies' OF Centralia, attended
church here Sunday.
The Christian congregation has re-
elected the old officers and filled the
vacancies with three new deacons and
one new elder. There were two ad-
ditions to the church Sunday night,
A. Mckinney and wife.
NJ. Cottingham has a severe attack
OF the grip.
John Forbis ami wife will move to
our little city the first OF March.
Ben Carter and wife visited Mrs.
Carriers parents near Clark last week.
W. G. See has resigned his school In
the Sims district to attend school at
Kirksville.
William Branham was here last
week looking for q location. He has
sold his farm near Madison.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-01-22
Advertised Letters.

List OF letters remaining in the Post
Office at Mexico, Mo-, for the week
ending January %, 1903, which If mot
called for in thirty days will be sent
to the dead letter Office at Washing
ton. Persons calling for letters in this
list will please say ''adyertised:"
Adams, Urius; Brown, Mary j.;
Becker, Ira NJ; Balfour, Jas H.;
Crawford, L. e.: Carter, Rich & Ed
win; Creveling, ]. g.; Collins, John;
Duncan, Ellen; Davis, Willie; Ellis,
Mrs. j. W.; Ellington, T. E.; Fort,
Mrs. II. P; Farley, W. E.; Gaines,
Hattie; Griswold, Dan; Huffman,
livery; Hensley, ]. T.; Kilgore, Sidney;
Miller, Mary L.; Milton, E. f.; Mar
din, G. r.; Norris, B. +; Owens, Frank
Powell, J. T.; Phillips, Annie; Peter;
son, VIM; Stuart, Luther; Squires,
Jno.; Stovey, w. B.; Smith, BERTHA
Smith, T. j.; Timmons, j.. H.; Melon
aid, Evalee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-01-22
LnNG RRANCH ITEMS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
LONG BRANCH, Mo, Jan. 20, 1903
w. III. Berry lost q horse last week.
1t was hurt in the night and died
from its injuries.
George S. Maddox, Sr., has sold his
farm to Mr.. Barnaby, of Youngs Creek.
Mrs. Mike Peck is quite i'll with
hemorrhage of the lungs.
Little Grace Dowell is recovering
from a severe illness.
O. 7. Cauthorn and wife entertained
their friends at a play party last week.
A large crowd was present and report
an enjoyable time.
Born, to Jim West and wife, a SON
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Milt Hanna.
Of Indian Territory, a girl.
George E. Maddox is able TO be out
after a severe illness.
Tesha Cauthorn is visiting relatives
in Centralia.
Mrs, Frank Finks Is very low Will
| consumption. Her death is hourly
expected.
II. G.. Berrey has sold his farm
known as the Bayard Price place, Il
George Baker, Of near Laddonia.
S. Simon and family will move t
Anadarko, Indian Territory, to re
side.
II. G. Berrey has bought Frank WI
sons farm. Mr.. Wilson and famil,
will move South.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-01-22
Partition Sale.

BY virtue and authority OF an order
of sale made at the December term,
1902, OF the Circuit Court, OF Galloway
county, Missouri, for the purpose Of
partition. l will sell, on Monday,
February 2, 1908, at west front of the
court house, Fulton, Mo-, ITO acres of
land located q miles west of Aux
vase. For further information apply
ito J. W. Plunkett, Mexico, Mo-, or
J.. L. MOORE,
dI-wi Sheriff Galloway County.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-01-22
MT. CARMEL ITEMS.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
MI. CARMEL, Jan. 21.-Joe Lang
ford is i'll Of humps.
Mrs. SAKE left Tuesday for a visit to
relatives In Hannibal.
Joe +. Middleton recently sold a
span OF mules to Tom Moss for $500.
Haley Ogden, Of Louisiana, was the
guest Of G. G. Douchant saturday and
Sunday.
Miss Maude House, Of Mt oiivet
vicinity, left Tuesday for an extended
visit to her sister, Mrs. Helen SAKE, In
Iowa.
Ben Ogden, Of Louisiana, was the
recent guest Of friends in this
neighbofhood.
Mr.. Thompson, OF Estes, Pike
county, was In Mt. Carmel the first Of
the week on business
A. ]. Middleton delivered fat hog
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-01-22
FROM THOMPSON.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
THOMPSON, Jan. 21.-Mrs. W. Il.
Northcutt was in Mexico Friday.
Miss Laura Harris has returned to
her home in Sailing, after a weeks Wis
1t TO her sister here.
Mrs. r. p. Tinsley and Mrs. j. T.
Cogswell visited In Centralia last
week.
G. L. Bruce is home from a trip to
Omaha.
r. H. Brown and G, r. Pool were in
Centralia Wednesday.
DR.. and Mrs. Downing we're enter
tanned by Centralia relatives Thurs
day.
j. e. Tiger is visiting his ~parentsin
Stansberry.
Mr.. Wagner and son-in-law re-
| turned to their home in Iowa Friday,
after several days stay at their farm,
near here.
G. T. Jesse recently sold two car
loads OF cattle to @. L. Bruce at $3.50
per cwt.
Ernest Hovan, Of Columbia, has
taken the position formerly occupied
by ]. w. eastman in the Wabash de-
pot here.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Harris, of Sal
ing, we're entertained by DR.. and Mrs.
Downing, Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. T. Creasey visited in Centralia
recently.
Hiram Ferguson was here from Tex
as the first OF the week.
r. II. Brown and family visited in
Mexico Sunday.
John w. eastman, who has been
Wabash agent here for some time
past, has accepted a position as rail
road mail clerk and took bis departure
for his new home in st. Louis Tuesday
morning. During his stay here III
has made a host Of friends all OF whom
regret very much to see him leave, bu'
who are pleased to see him obtain thu
Ill ~uC OtoAANNf uAbSA AN'tet
here. He was offered the office at Gal
latin with a $40 salary, but declined
On the eve OF bis departure he was de
lightfully surprised by a large Grove
&C his friends calling at his home AM
presenting him with a handsom
watch chain, neatly engraved, whicl
showed plainly how well he was like
and his good standing in this con
munity. II. T. Cant presented tn
chain with a very appropriate speech
which was quickly responded to b
Mr.. eastman. Quite a number OF Oh
crowd stayed to spend the evening
which was pleasantly passed in soci'
conversation. Among those presen
were: DIR. aud Mrs. s W. Downing
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Considine, Mr.. an
Mrs. E. +. Elliott, z. I. Northcutt, {
st. Louis; Miss Wayne Sullivan, {
Mexico; II. T.. and W. +. Cant and v
S. Geary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-01-22
win Remove to Indian Territory

JEFF D. Ellis on next Tuesday, jan
uary q, will have a publicsale of stock
and farming implements at the Rus
sell farm, q miles west of Mexico.
Mr.. Ellis sold his farm last fall and is
now making arrangements to move
with his family to Muscogee, l. Il.
BY his going away Audrain loses one
of her best farmers, but his many
friends here wish him success in his
new home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-01-22
FROM SOUTH SALT RIVER.

Nun tVt1 RNA
Correspondence Of the Ledger.
SOUTH SALT RIVER, Jan. 2.-W. w.
Fry has bought about 400 barrels Of
corn for his farm.
Bruce Icenogh and little sons are
| visiting In Illinois.
t. H.. II. Waters Las sold mt hum
dred barrels of corn to Earl Walker at
s1.75.
Michael Shire has hired to W. W.
Fry for another year. Mr.. Shire is a
good worker and has been with Mr..
Fry fof three yearS.
Ira Sheppard, Of Mexico, visited at
Mrs. G~illaspie's last week.
Capt d. S. Burroughs will have
sale Of his personal property about
February 10.
Mrs. W. G. Byrns visited her sister
Mrs. r. A. Byrns, last week.
The dogs made a raid on Wallace
Hodges sheep and killed eight head
out Of his flock Of ten. The sheep vert
worth $500 per head.
David Mckee will leave ia a few
days for Virginia, where be expects L
locate.
Perry Riggs has bought the Roya
Hodges farm and will move TO itabon'
the first OF March.
Miss Maggie Bradley will give al
entertainment at the Union Schoo
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-01-22
Michael DIVER Dead.

Michael Dwyer, aged about 26 years,
died Tuesday morning, 3 miles south
east of Mexico at the home Of Nj.
Donelly, where be has been living for
several years. The cause Of death was
acute indigestion.
Funeral services were conducted at
the Catholic Church In this city
Wednesday afternoon at 2 O'Clock by
ReY. Father ]. ]. Dillon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-01-22
The Workers Society.

The Workers Society Of the Chris
tian Church met Monday, and will
continue in session on Tuesday and on
Wednesday, for the purpose Of making
clothing for the children Of the
Christian Orphans Home in St. Louis,
which was destroyed by fire last week.
Nearly all OF the chiidren'S clothing
was burned in the fire, and the local
society is assisting in providing for
the need OF the orphans
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-01-22
FROM SKINNER.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
SKINNER, Jan. 21.-Ice harvested
last week.
Hog killing almost past.
John Mcdowell returned from In
dian Territory before he got to see
much of the country, he having re-
ceived a telegram that his son-in-law,
A. B. Skinner, was dangerously Ill.
Clark & Householder are feeding 15C
head OF cattle, which Householder has
just put on feed.
Quite a good deal Of corn in the field
yet.
Corn is selling from 80 to 80 cents
per bushel.
Walter Holloway has at last sue
ceeded in getting a hand to help bin
his corn. He had In about 80 acres Of
corn which was good and he is no more
than half done now.
Miss Ella Powell, Of Cant, is the
guest OF "Billie' Powell and family.
Elmer Powell treated his friendS u
a good time Friday night by giving
them a party.
w. f. Wiley sold Harry House
holder $50 barrels Of corr at s1.40 pei
barrel. Householder is to haul it
however.
John Potts still has out about 4
acres of good corn in the field.
A. S. Mcdowell started back to hi
interests in Klondyke last Sunday
Bert, as he is Familiarity known, ha
been in the west the past IL years
five Of which he has spent In tn
Klondyke prospecting for gold. Fl
thinks he has good prospects and ha
gone back to work them when tn
time comes.
Miss Ellie Bruce is recovering iron
her recent illness. She will begin he
school at Dulv next Monday,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-01-22
Homes For Bows Wanted.

We have on hand a very fine lot Of
boys Of all ages from one month to
twelve years of age. We are putting
them out in carefully selected homes.
They are placed on three months
trial. All 1t costs to get n is the
transportation. References required.
For terms address Rev. Q. G. Stab
mann, $40 Olive Street, st. Louis, Mo-,
State Superintendent of the Children's
Home Society. d2-wl
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-01-22

A whole family is wiped out by
arsenical poison, supposed to have
been administered with murderous in
tent, at Santa Lucia, Tex. A wealthy
ranchman and his two sisters died
suddenly. While two of them were
yet alive a nephew, who was the sole
heir to the estate, suddenly fled from
the place. When he vas arrested at
Colorado City on the charge OF having
poisoned his relatives, he suddenly be-
came i'll and died In a little while.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-01-22

Claud Langford, Of Nadine, Rails
county, and Miss Lizzie Kniepfel, liv-
ing between Wellsville and Martins
burg, were married by Probate Judge
W. W. Bolts at the Windsor hotel at
2:sO O'Clock Wednesday afternoon.
They left on an afternoon train for
Moberly.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Langford are
well-known in Audrain and Rails
counties and have many friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-01-22
PRAIRIE VIEW ITEMS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
PRAIRIE VIEW, Jan. 20. Cook
Groves has returned from Kansas City
with one car load OF stock cattle.
Mrs. johnson Davis is not so well.
Charlie Farrah and Mac Gamble each
bought a team of mules, paying $500
for them.
Some of the farmers have finished
gathering their corn.
Messrs. John and ED Gamble will
movet to Mexico the first Of the month.
Lester Farrah has purchased the
John Harrison house on Olive street,
Mexico, and will move soon.
Luther Luckett has moved to town.
G. r. Gamble is not so well.
The question new uppermost in the
minds of a great many is where are we
going to live next year.
Mr.. Palmer and son, the man who
purchased the John Gamble place,
was here last week buying feed.
Mrs. johnson Davis recently sold 20
turkeys for s47.sO, Mrs. G. R. Gamble
ID, at II cents a pound, for 1862 and
Mrs. Ed Gamble II for 500. 10.
Nell Davis has rented some corn
land at $3.50 per acre and Bob Brown
some for one-half Of crop.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-01-22
Lady Maccabees.

The following members of the HI. A.
HOLSTER Hive, Ladies Of the Macca-
bees, went to Fulton Wednesday to
institute a new chapter OF their society
In that city: Misses Sallie Carter,
Lizzie Sanford, Clara Day, Mabel
French, Anna Kidd, Lizzie Miller
Anna Lupton and Mesdames Green
Blum, A. Heller, M. Conner and Nc
Dnnnugh.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-01-22
THE PETIT jury.
Fell From Engine.

j. Hull, @. & A. fireman, fell from
his engine on q west-bound freight
train, OF miles east Of Mexico, Monday
morning about half past five O'Clock,
suffering conclusion Of the brain,
which caused partial paralysis of the
legs and Of the throat muscles. Hull
was first missed about 81 miles east OF
here and on search was found at the
track side a mile further east.
He was brought on to Mexico and
then sent to bis home in Slater. There
was no evidence of internal injuries
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-01-22
COUNTY NEWS.
rPom YanNGs CREEK


Correspondence Of the Ledger.
YouNes CREEK, Mo-, Jan. 20, 1908
There was quite a nice lot Of ice put
up last week.
]. @. McGee is on the sick list at
present.
Mrs. Mike Peck is very sick.
Stock hogs are scarce at u cents per
pound.
Bert Berry sold j. Richardson some
corn at 80 cents per bushel.
There is a new phone line from
Rowena to Skinner-a distance Of
eight miles.
Miss Minnie Mclntire's school closed
to-day at Central.
Mrs. Lizzie Finks is very low with
consumption.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-01-22
WIN. TRELoAR, Postmaster.
Mutual Ere Insurance COMPANY.

The stockholders Of the Mutual Fire
Insurance Company have selected the
following directors and officers for
the ensuing year;
President. f. Llewellyn.
Vice. Presidents. P. Emmons.
Secretary. L. Jesse.
Treasurer-Frank Buckley.
Board of Directors-R II. B. Cauthorn,
W. w. Pollock, J. f. Llewellyn, VIII.
KEENAN,, j. w. Trlmble, ]. A. Clan.
don, S. P. Emmons, J. E. Jesse, John
Abbay, j. #. Grltfee, A. X. Luckie,
r. NJ. White.
The association is in a most prosper
Gus condition.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-01-22
Free Sample Sent for the Asking,

l make a speciality and treat success
fully all chronic diseases, Kidney, Ner'
vous Prostitution, Stomach, Lost VI
tality, Impotency, Heart Disease, In
digestion, Dyspepsia. Dropsey, Gouti
Piles, Female Weakness, Syphilis, st
Vitas Dance, Epilepsy, Skin Diseases
S~crofula, Eczema, Consumption, Bron'
chitis, Asthma, Catarrh, Hay Fever
La Grippe, etc. Address,
THE COMMON SENSE MEDICAL Co.
45-tf P. O. Box6. Rush Hill, Mo
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-01-22

Mrs. James Crigler is on the sick
list.
George Massey returned from Indian
Territory to-day.
Wallace Turner is attending school
at Columbia.
Carl Mattingly, of Strother, was in
town Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-01-22

Congressman Hopkins will be elect
ed to the United States Senate by the
Illinois Legislature Tuesday. Con-
gresham James r. Williams will re-
ceiye the Democratic nomination.
Little other business of general inter
est will come before the General
Assembly this week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-01-22

and keep nothing but the best. The
markets demand cattle with frames
for carrying the largest per cent. Of
high priced beef. The feeder demands
early maturity. Cattle combining
these qualities are the money makers.
The coming sale of Short-Horns from
the herds of Robertson Bros, of Lad
donla, and Branstetter Bros. and W..
L. Wright, Of Vandalia, Mo-, Thurs
day, February IL, 1908, offers an oppor-
tunity. Send for catalogue to
w. L. WRIGHT,
45-4t Vandalia, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-01-22
Home-Saakers' Excursion

Via the Wabash on the first and
third Tuesdays of each month. Home
sekeers' tickets will be sold to many
states and territories for one fare plus
81; for further information call on
nearest ticket agent.
l. M. RICHARDS,
Ticket Agent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-01-22
BIG P M OF PLows.
Passed Through This City Over
Wabash En- Route to Kansas
Tuesday Afternoon.

A special freight train bearing s55,
900 worth Of disc plows passed through
this city at 4 o'clock Tuesday aftei
noon en- route to Kansas.
The train was chartered by the
Hapgood Pillow Company Of Alton,
ILL.,, and is one of the largest ship
ments ever made through this city.
Stops were made at all OF the princi-
pal stations between Luther and
Kansas City and in same place fire
works displays we're made.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-01-22
For Sale or Trade.

A staple stock Of general merchan-
disc in country store. A good business
in a fine farming community, located
s miles from railroad. Store house and
buildings a be either rented. or sold
with stock to suit purchaser. For
further particulars enquire by letter
to A. B. Care of LEDGER office Mex
leo, Mo. 444t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-01-22

Theo. J. Williams, the real estate
agent, has some special bargains in
town property, also either local OF
eastern money to loan on easy terms
at a low rate. Office with j. M,
Pollard, south side square, Mexico,
Missouri. 44-2t