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Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-24
TRUSTEES SALE
UNDER DEED OF TRUs

Whereas, James q. Reynolds
Jennie Reynolds, his wife. by HI
deed OF trust, dated the 18th day
February, 1897, duly acknowIed,
and recorded In the Office Of the
corder OF Deeds within and for !
drain County, Missouri, In Book hi
page %, conveyed 10 the underslgd
as trustee, the following descri5
real estate to-wlt: All Of the S}
half ~ OF the southwest a~uarter|
the northeast quarter III, and aid
the north halt (i) Of the nortbwI
quarter al OF the southeast quad
III, all In Section Thirty Three t9
Township number Fifty-One
north OF Range Six t6) west OF the (
p. III. in Audrain County, Missed
containing in all forty acres l4OA nd
or less, according to the United Sta1
Survey thereof, which said conveys}
was made in Trust to secure the 4
ment Of a certain promissary note (
said deed Of Trust described. Al
| whereas, said note is now paStdue& !
unpaid, and, whereas, the said Jinl
Q. Reynolds has now been dead
! more than nine months, now, the1
fore, /, Fred Blattner, the Trust
named In said conveyance, at the
quest Of the legal holder Of said ID
will, on
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-24

= SHERIFF QUINCY JAMES, OF Mexico
is being prominently mentioned as al
applicant for warden OF the peniten'
tiary. B. c. johnson, ex-Circuit Clerk,
OF Audrain county, who is now in the
Auditors Department of the Worlds
Fair, is also prominently mentioned
as an applicant for State Building &
Loan Inspector. Both Of these gentle
men are loyal and true Democrats,
and have warm friends throughout
the State who will earnestly endorse
their Application.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-24
Cook win Return to Mexico ATE
Term ExpireA.

Sam B. Cook, the retiring Secretary
Of State, came TO st. Louis Monday
night and is a guest in the Hotel JEFF
erson. Cook and bis ofioe force has
been engaged in making the oficial
count OF the State vote 10 the election
two weeks ago, and the work has just
been completed.
liam not raising any row about my
defeat, said Cook. II an In good
company, at any rate, and that is some
consolation. | shall go back TO my
home In Mexico, No, when my term
expires, and live as l did before ! was
elected Secretary Of State"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-24

SENATOR T. N Oockrsl has been
offered by President Roosevelt hi:
choice as Canal Commissioner ca mem
Der Of The Interstate Commerce Com
mission. This is a fine compliment
paid TO one Of the grandest Statesmen
Of the day. 1t is thought the SsualOl
will choose the place on the Interstat'
Commerce Commission.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-24

1T is hard to understand why bust
ness men OF Mexico I'll! talk and work
against Mexico institutions. We hnc
property owners who n opposed tc
buying Mexico brick. or Mexico cigars,
or Mexico -four. 1t is past the com
prehension OF the LEDGER that AM
one should be opposed to the liberia
and cordial patronage Of home indus
e,4nr
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-24
No Reasonable Man

imagines that a neglected cold car
be cured in day. The uncountabl,
air-cells in the lungs are infiamed anC
the throat is as tender as an opef
sore. But time and Aliens Lung Bal
sam will overcome the cold and stav,
of consumption. The cough will cease
and the lungs will be sound as a new
dollar. All druggists sell Aliens Lun'
Ralsam
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-24

RE- ". T. DclbynS E9red The LE-
sR fnsn Msrsazn SATURDAY thai Tia
mace fOr the meeting q TIE State Z.
NJ c A. next pear w0ula not be DE-
ferriDed uzE next spring. Aexico
viii pat il an application for this
-vszeiou
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-24

A family reunion will be held at the
home OF Mrs. Susie Baker Thanksglv.
ing Day. The out-of-town members
Of the family expected TO attend
are: Mr.and Mrs. Nofsinger, st. Louis;
Miss Lura Baker, Ferguson, and Miss
Robb Baker, Of Higher.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-24
Death Of Mrs. John Proctor,

Mrs. John Proctor died at her homs
in Sturgeon, Tuesday night after a
lingering illness. Mrs. Proctoris
maiden name vas Edna Daniels and
was q frequent visitor to this city be.
fore and after her marriage and enjoy.
ed q large acquaintance. Her death
Is deeply deplored.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-24
Club Furnishings Sold.

The furnishings Of the Montezuma
Club were sold at auction Monday
night, bringing only fair prices
WalterBurch bought the piano for sl22
and J. T. johnson the billiard table
for s4L25. The sale Melted 1888 20.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-24
Taxes of Railroads.

The Chicago & Alton and wal
railroad companies pay a little J
one-eighth Of the taxes which
through County Collector Harris
hands. Both have paid their /,
for the present year within the
day or 50. The Chicago s. Alton
$685.. 16 and the Wabash s567o 20 |
combined tax Of the two compauI,
as follows: State, s2423 so; CopI
1864 Al; road, s2824 81; school, 1854.
village, $500 SO. Total, sl5,O46 80
Ohas. Buffum, OF the LaOu
Lumber Company, was In MexICo
business Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-24

The trial of Josh Burks, principal,
and John and Sam Burks and George
Bright, accessories, for the killing Of
Tom SpurB Tuesday morning, will
come before the clTcuit court In this
city In January.
II is understood that there will be
no preliminary trial
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-24
FROM STURGEON LEADER.

VIM. Settles, Of Rowena neighbor-
hood, sold two mule colts to William
Pitcher for 800.
Some corn sales OF Long Branch
near Sailing: James A. Brown bought
1000 bushels from Mn. E. r. Cottle
at 40c; Herman Toom, who lives on
the late farm Of B. B. Littrell, sold
Ed Hendren 1000 bushels at 4Oc; Pack
Forrest sold ]. 7. finder 1000 bushels
at 43c shelled; Ohas. Turner bought OF
Willard Barnes 1000 bushels at 4Oc;
Turner also bought 1900 bushels OF
Jas. Harris at 40c; James W. Mahan
bought 500 bushels from W. T. Tucker
at 4Oc and $50 bushels Of Emette Cor
man at 40c; O. D. Llttrell bought $50.
bushels Of Ernest Hoffman at 40c.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-24

More than 1000 person voted on
Lieutenant Governor who did not vote
for Secretary OF State, and almost
1000 more % the former than on
Governor. The Lieutenant Governor
vote is regarded as the best to illus
trate the party alignment at this
election.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-24

THK party who wrote the LEDGER
Suggesting tAz necessity Of star and
feathers" being used In certain direc-
fsous IL Mexico Shoah sign his name
N fnM when writing 10 the LEDGER
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-24

THE metropolitan papers say that
VI. y vKDdiver wn be appointed RI
cise Canmissiauer q 81 Louis By
GoRsrnm F0Ik1nd thai TIE ocsce Uil
me raace5 pn 3 salary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-24
Emmett CUNNINGHAM Ill.

DR.. E. S. Cave and Earl Cunning
ham left for Des Moines, Iowa, Tues
day night in answer TO a telegram
stating that Emmett Cunningham,
formerly Of Mexico, is very Ill of ap
pendicitis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-24

Ii win be seen that 1900 persons
voted on 6oyernorf who did not vote
for a Secretary OF State.
The table on Lieutenant Governor
shows that almost COCO persons voted
for Swanger who did not vote for Cook,
IL viii be observed, too, that Cooks to-
tai vote is almost 1900 short OF that
for Rubey.
vorE FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
On Lieutenant Governor the vote
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-24

Miss Florence Mcoue, living in
Northern Audrain county, and James
Browning, public administrator OF
Monroe county. will be married at the
home Of the bride Wednesday even
ing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-24

TIE Mexico Business Mems Associ.
alton should move for a union station
~ oura
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-24

SURELY the railroads are not going
30 force the travelling public 70 DO
without q union station all winter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-24
Monday, the 10th Day
December, A. D., 1904,

between the hours Of nine O'Clock
In. and five o'clock p. m. Of said Il
proceed TO sell the property her3
before described, at public vendue
the highest bidder, at the Coz
House door In the city Of MeKld
Audrain County, Missouri, for cast,
satisfy said debt and the costs and 1
penses OF executing this trust.
FRED BLATTNER,
81 ids Trusted
Mexico, Mo-, November "A, 1904
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-24

TIE City Council should arrange at
once 70 purchase a one-horse street
sweeper
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-24

COW L0sT.-Red COW with halter
on. Finder leave with Robt. Turley,
West Liberty street. dltwIt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-24
Topped HOG Market.

B. Fennewald, a prosperous farmer
Of Audrain county, marketed of his
own raising and feeding, 70 bead Of
'253-pound hogs that topped the mark
ct at "a Solve Stock Reporter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-24

Folks plurality for Governor was
so.lo0 votes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-24
FROM FULTON GAZETTE.

While Jack Harrison, Of Auxvasse,
was in the district east Of town, buy
ing cattle, last week, he a across
five steers at Womack Bros. farm that
suited his taste and bought the bunch
at s31. SO around.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-24

Taylor johnson, of Oklahoma, Okla.
is visiting relatives Ia this vicinity.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-24

Mexico must have a union station
right away.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-24
STAY AT HOME DEMOCRATS
DEFEATED THEIR TICKET.
Secretary of State Casts Up the vote-Total Shortage Q
10000 is Shown by the Count-Folk's Plurality Is
$1,000 and Majority $3.50.

Subtraction OF totals shows a short.
age in the total vote on Governor Of
OF 40,Sso votes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-24
FROM LIVE STOCK REPORTER.

Coontz s. Waters, regular shippers
from Audrain county, No., had a ship
ment Of hogs on Saturdays market.
/. ii. Inflow was an Audrain county,
Mo-, shipper who bad both cattle and
hogs on Saturdays market.
Cunningham & Hobson, regular
shippers from Audrain county, Mo-,
had acaro of cattle in Fridays moderate
supply.
NJ. Z. Casper marketed a mixed con-
signment of cattle and hogs on the
market from Audrain county, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-24
STOCK AND A NOTES.
FOR SALE.-An extraordinary good

FOR SALE.-An extraordinary good
work team. ALT. NJ. BARNES.
Remember Emmons' Shorthorn sale,
Friday, November %. See add in the
weekly LEDGER.
j. w. Boles sells twenty-five pure
bred Poland China hogs, Saturday,
November 20. His ad. in the weekly
LEDGER explains itself.
Robert Berry, who was here from
the Williamsburg neighborhood Mon
day, tells that J. Yves Paisley, the goat
king Of that section, has lately added
400 to his flock Of Angoras, and 900 OF
the animals.
James Bosley has sold to A. G. Hub
bard, Of Redlands, Cal, a good geld.
idg at a fancy price. Mr.. Hubbard
will probably buy several more horses
In this vicinity and judging from the
one he has already purchased, nothing
but the best will suit him.
ALT. M. Barnes the well known
horse and mule buyer OF this city re-
ports the following purchases: From
o. Barnes, Centralla, two mules and
two horses; from Chas Black, Hatton,
two mules: from Earl Holman, Gala
way county, two mules; from Sam
Brown, Centralia, one horse; from
Chas. Dean, one horse, and one from
Billy Patterson, Of Hatton, a chestnut
gelding with fax name and tail, an
extraordinary good actor and one that
will attract attention wherever seen.
Mr.. Barnes is doing a nice business at
his new livery, feed and boarding
stable, on W. Promenade street In the
rear Of the jail He has on hand at all
times a good lot Of mules and horses
that will please the most choicy pur-
chaser,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-24

SCRATCHING SHOWN.
The amount Of scratching done al
the election is shown by the vote on
Secretary OF State. 1t follows.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-24

FROM THE LADDONIA HERALD.
Greening and Alexander sold theiI
livery stable to JEFF Hamilton and
then Ben Alexander bought a half in.
terest from Mr.. Hamilton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-24
FROM MONTGOMERY STANDARD.

I FHOM OWEh
Howard WEIGH, Of Bellfower, sold
his fine gray gelding Wednesday to
Ben Muir, Of Fulton, for $500. The
animal is a splendid n and Mr.. Muir
got a bargain.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-11-03
MOST HUMILIATING FRAUD
Col. Bseohs Review Of The Events Of July |, 1883
Daring capture Of IN undsfsndsd Field Attended
With Imaginary Slaughter.
ROOSEVELT AT SAN JUAN OUT FOR
GLORY, HAVING BEFORE HIS EYES
THE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION.

was reinforced by another company"
The artillery on San Juan consisted or
two old pieces that looked as IL they
We're hundred years old, mounted on
rickGty old carriages. They were left
behind. This echelon of San Juan was
attacked by 1900 Americans with light
batteries and a Gatling battery-thir-
ty TO one. The American loss at San
Juan, in killed and wounded, was more
than II thousand by the official figures.
The Spanish loss was substantially
nothing. Every Spaniard killed or
womdpd four Americans The per-
centage Of American loss ut San Juan
WAS twice that of the British at the
bloody" battles of Tugela River. The
Spanish loss is unknown, but was
practically nothing.
one OF the regular officers, who was
one OF the first to ascend the San Juan
Eill and occupy the blockhouse, when
asked. before the Seventy first Regi-
mcnt Court OF Inquiry, What did you
see on arriving ut the top of the hill?"
replied Nothing" q. Nothing at
nlI:' y. Nothing but scenery" Q.
No Spar.ardS: Z" A. We'll, Il few
might be seen il the distance retiring
to their trenches" The fact is that as
soon as the Americans formed line OF
battle and proceeded up the hill at
about 100 i. M, the Spanish sklrmsh
line retired 10 their breastworkS around
Santiago. which were never captured,
but We're surrendered with the city on
July H.
About 500 yards in front of the San
Juan hills was small stream called
Purgatorio Creek, with densely wood
ed banks. 1t flowed close by slight
rise called Kettle Hill, which was also
far i'll front of the San Juan hills. AS
far as known, Kettle Hill had never
concealed Il Spanish soldier in the his.
tory of the world, and its only forth
ticaton consisted of an old iron kettle
that gave It's name to the Americans.
For hours the infantry had been lying
in Il sunken road, in advance of Kettle
Hill No one thought of going on top
of it because there was nothing to go
after. But when the infantry left the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-11-03

val forces of the Province of Santa
go, in his history, which has been
translated in part by the Navy Depart
ment, gives only 5000 effective Span
ish soldiers in and about Santiago
on July ]. E3carlo and his column
did not break in until the Sd, and there
were about POO sick in hospital. Their
food consisted exclusively of rice and
water; their ammunition was scarce;
their artillery consisted of thirteen
pieces of antique patterns some of
which they did not dare discharge.
Santiago had not been prepared for a
siege. These 5000 hen had over ten
miles to cover, and We're attacked at
five different points simultaneously:
a. The fleet menaced MORO Castle
and the Socapa battery at the mouth
of the bay. ~ Five thousand Cubans,
whose losses were heavy Bonsal says
(p.44i their pCrcenta ,, of loss was If
ty per cent. greater tina the Ameri-
canS'-were active. and karassed them
on the west ca Aquadores was men
aced by demonstration of Michigan
troops just landed. a. FL Caney was
attacked by about COCO men; and To-
San Juan by abou 1900.
According to Lieutenant Muller. the
San Juan hills were occupied by a
mere skirmish line Of 80 Spaniards.
Captain NuneZ says. in his history. al
50 translated in part by the Navy (p.
lI3l, that the advance echelon OF San
Juan. consisting OF two companies un-
der the command of Colonel Naquiero,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-11-03
LETTER Nd. /.
AT Foot Of San Juan Hill.
I,,I,, 1OnO
July /, 1898


This has been a day of terror and
yet this evening finds me sngularly
cool and calm, The fighting
started about daybrpak with an artil
lery duel, In which our artillery seems
to have got the worst of it. | hear that
Grimes has been shellcd out of his po-
sltion on lei Pozo and that Caprons
artillery was worse than useless. You
see, our artillery was using black pow
der, while the Spanish used smokeless
powder. So, while we were a perfect
mark for them, we could not locate
their batteries at all. The casualties
have been pretty heavy. | hear to-
night that our division has lost about
$50 killed and 1000 wounded. Our
regiment lost something over 100
killed and wounded, but | don't know
just how many. | thought we would
be the whole thing on account of hay
ing taken this hill, but the adjutant
(who is now Lieutenant koehler) says
the Rough Riders will get all the credit
because they have their press agents
along. And, what do you think, they
were not even In the fight, They left
the main advance column early In the
morning, and going of TO the right
got lost somewhere in the chaparral
and did not get out again unit! to-
night. l Just got back from Il walk
along the line and find the army strung
out like this: letter contains map
not thought necessary to reproduce. i
Ed.
1t is pretty thin line, but guess
we will be able to hold our position.
The regulars are simply wonderful as
lighters They go at 1t just as II it was
sport instead of tragedy, and the fact
that men are killed and wounded con
tinually don't seem TO bother thcn at
all. They take ii MS matter Of course.
I'm glad I'm II regular, They
20 ahead and do their business without
any fuss or feathers. But Pm sorry
that wa will not get any credit for our
work. They say our charge will make
Roosevelt President some day, and that
that is the only thing he went into the
war for-j Just politics. Well. | suppose
| shouldn't kick, MS | ain looking for q
laurel wreath myself, The adjutant
says I'll never be heard of unless
should chance to get killed, when |
will occupy one line in the papers in
the list of dead and wounded
When | was over on the right flank
about an hour ago the Rough Riders
were just getting M 10 the line in the
position assigned them. Where they had
been all day | don't know, but the talk
is that they were having sport on hill
somewhere in the rear, | will proba-
bly, know more about this tomorrow
or next laV Ii is rumored that we
will advance again tomorrow and
drive the Spanish into the harbor. They
retired In pretty good order to-day, as
they ouly left eight dead on the hill
and no wounded. so far as | know.
Just how many are in the OPP
posing army l do not know. but IL Is
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-11-03

ed. and no one OF them was written
by any man who saw the alleged he
roic charge against the San Ju:n ket-
tie. Roosevelt. says, in his Rough
Riders" page 12J, that lie tried 10 find
General Sumner and General Wood
and could not. Colonel Mills was
wounded and out Of action long be-
fore the charge. Recommendations
in general terms, by subordinates
amount to nothing. Such unofficial
recommendations may be had for the
asking.
The charges contained in the bro
chure. published III 1900. remain unan-
swered; the charges of the August
Army and Navy Critic remain unan-
swered. And | repeat, and defy any
man with knowledge to refute
them.
General Macarthur obtained his pro-
motion as Major-GeneraI by making
a report about his maneuvres in the
capture of the city of Manila, which
we now know TO have been sham
battle, and Admiral Dewey Swore be
fore n committee Of Congress that the
city had practically surrendered to him
a week before and it was arranged
that the Spanards were not to fire
back.
Colonel Funston obtained his promo
ton as brlgadierg general upon his own
report of his own heroic deeds in the
capture of Aguinaldo, which we now
know to have been put up by Aguin-
aldo himself, who says, in Everybody S
Magazine of August, 1901. that the Ia
dies had come over the day before
from Casiguran to Palinan to have Il
dance, thus traversing the very road
over which Funston passed in his hor-
rible prlvations.
Colonel Roosevelt has obtained pro-
motions by false report in his Trough
Riders" of his own heroic deeds in an
imaginary charge on an imaginary
horse up an imaginary hill against inn
agInary Spaniards.
ALEXANDER s. BACON.
81 Liberty street, New York City.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-11-03

sunken road and captured the block
house, Colonel Roosevelt and the
Rough Riders marched from the millet
field, behind this hill and Purgatorio
Creek and frantically charged up ket-
tie Hilll 1t was attended with little
more danger than an attack on the
City Hall in New York. The San Juan
hills directly beyond it had no in
trenchments, and had already been
abandoned by the Spaniards.
His Staying the fleeing Spaniard less
than thirty feet away sounds much
like murder. No regular officer found
ii necessary to establish his reputa-
ton by an account of exultant blood
thirstiness. They accepted the painful
duty of fighting the enemy as one of
the sad necessities Of war and sought
to win no glory by gloating over the
widows and orphans they were forced
to make. Colonel Roosevelt stands out
against the lurid horizon OF war as the
solitary autohiographer from the days
of Caesar till now to write himself
down boastlngly as slayer OF his fell
bowman, and that, too, at such close
range.
Having examined under oath about
100 participants in the San Juan en-
gagement, and having in my posses
sion the stenographer's transcript OF
their testimony, | am prepared TO state
that Colonel Roosevelt did not so much
as see a Spaniard on July /, 1898, and
was not in a position where be could
see one.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-11-03

some time after | reached the crest.
reported that the Sixth and Sixteenth
Infantry had captured the hill, which
l now consider incorrect. Credit Is
almost equally due the Sixth, Ninth,
Thirteenth, Sixteenth and Twenty.
fourth regiments Of infantry"
General Miles official report contains
the reports of scores OF officers oil the
battle of San Juan, not one Of which
bears out Colonel Roosevelt's absolute
ly false report of the battle contained
In his "Rough Riders" There is not any
official report Of the battle from any
source corroborating Colonel Roose-
velt's official report of the battle. {
therefore repeat the charge that
Colonel Roosevelt has obtained promo
ton TO the Presidency of the United
States by report Of his own alleged
heroic acts at San Juan Hill, which re-
ports were knowingly false. l repeat
there was but one blockhouse, and one
entrenchment on the San Juan Hills.
These were captured by the infantry.
This infantry had lain for hours in
and around the sunken road in advance
of Kettle Hill, and AFTER the infan-
try had captured San Juan, Roosevelt
and his Rough Riders came out Of the
tall grass, where they had been CON
cenled for hours, and went up Kettle
Hill, which had never had upon it an
entrenchment or Spanish soldier.
Colonel Roosevelt had had no mill
tary experience. He left position in
the navy, where he might have been
of some service, in order to take n
spectacular position in the army, where
he was the laughing stock OF regulars
and volunteers alike. All the world
honors brave soldier, but all the
world despises false prctences.
"Roosevelt's Military Record" pub
llshed by the Republican Campaign
Committee, Is mere collection OF
platitudes, and the recommendations
OF Roosevelt for brevet and medal
of honor met with no serious consd-
Grafton. They were rejected. The let
tiers of recommendation are very guard