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not be able to come west to be pres
ent at the obsequies.
Was Woman of Woodcraft.

not be able to come west to be pres
ent at the obsequies.
Mas Woman Of Woodcraft.
The deceased was a member of the
Catholic church and was at one time
president of the Altar society of that
church. She was also a member of
Wyoming circle, Women of Woodcraft,
of this city, but on account of her i'll
health for several months was not
able 10 attend the meetings and did
not attain to Office in the circle. The
members will attend the funeral in a
body. The interment will be in the
cemetery here.
Was Loving Wife and Mother.
Mr.. Brueclner and little Dorothy
will receive in u%nstinted the
sympathy of their many friends here.
Mrs. Brueckner has been i'll a great
deal lately, but she did not complain,
.preferring to bear the burden placed
upon her shoulders and drink of the
cup as it came to her hand. She was
a ldutiful wife, a loving mother and a
good neighbor. May her soul rest in
peace.
, 1907-01-14
PLURAL Assesses
nr"~,E-
REMOVED SUNDAY,

DR.. A. B. Hamilton and DR.. C. A.
Ballard yesterday drove to Red Buttes
and removed a plural abscess from
little Relna Palmer, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. AXel Palmer, and they both
believe the young lady will now have
no trouble in entirely regaining her
health. She stood the operation well
, 1907-01-14

Annie Eberhardt Brueckner was
born in Germany As years ago, coming
to Chicago from the Fatherland TWEEN
ty-six years ago. There she met Mr..
Brueckner. She came west n he
again met her here, going with her to
Denver, where they were married. He
was then in the plumbing business
with William Cordiner, and has re-
NAMED in that business since. They
had four children, only one of whom,
Dorothy, now about S years of age,
survive their mother. She had four
brothers, three Of them being still in
the east. The fourth, Richard, lives
in this city and will attend the funeral
of his sister. Tie others were com
municated with in New York. but will
, 1907-01-14
Siqsbee to Be Retired.

Washington, d. c.. Jan. 14.-Rear
Admiral Sigsbee goes on the retired
list tomorrow night. This leaves only
Admiral Dewey and Admiral Evans of
the higher officers who made history in
the Spanish-American war now in the
service.
, 1907-01-14
POSTMASTER HEARD FROM
BY THE OFFICE FORCE

Assistant Postmaster Elwyn Condit
yesterday received a note from Post
master and Mrs Beltz, written at Kan
sas City on Friday, in which Mr.. Beltz
stated that he was feeling fine and thai
he hoped to be home sound and well
They expected to reach Excelsior
Springs, Mo, for Sunday.
, 1907-01-14
Fire Finishes a Church.

Denver, Colo, Jan. 14-Directly fol
lowing the last service in the Congre-
gational church adjoining the Denver
club last night, when the congregation
babe the old edifce goodbye, flames
broke out in the old landmark and its
interior was destroyed. The church
will be Immediately torn down to
make way for a business block.
, 1907-01-14

work is expected to begin within the
next fortnight, 1t is expected to have
trains running around that city by tho
first of June or thereabouts. 1t is now
thought that Laramie will be made the
division terminal, at least for freight
crews, for the Denver district.
, 1907-01-14
NOTHING
IN STORY
REPORT THAT B~ATTlESHIP CON-
NECTICUT FAILS BEFORE
HER SPEED TESTS ARE
HAD LAUGHED AT.

Believed to Have Been Started by Pri-
vate shipbuiIdine Company Which
Worked in Competition on Anoth-
err Vessel-CIyde Steamer Ashore
on Orleans Beach Believed to Be
in Danger Being Dashed to Pieces.
, 1907-01-14
To Be Informed of Injuries.

Assistant Superintendent A. +. WICK
Roy of the Wyoming division mas
asked all conductors on his DIVISION
Then a passenger on their rains is
injured, to wire the claim agent, >. D.
Peterson, at Omaha, giving full par
ticulars, with the number of the tram
and the probable time of its arrival at
Omaha, so he may meet the same at
that nOint
, 1907-01-14
Hopes to Meet His Family.

Trainmaster F. C. Let's, who spends
more time away from home than here,
says he will ask permission for a few
days layoff that he may visit Laramie
and get someone to introduce him to
his wife and daughter.
, 1907-01-14
Bitten by Boy With Hydrophobia.

New York, Jan. 14.-Bitten by a boy
who was dying of rabies, Frederick
Graul, a Bellevue hospital nurse, is de-
veloping the same fatal disease. Graul
was nurse in the delirium ward. as
signed to take care of Louis Schmidt,
who died of ~hydrophobia, after being
banded about for days by half a dozen
doctors, who all made wrong diagnosis
of his case.
, 1907-01-14

New York, Jan. 14.-Miss Margaret
Maillard, the young woman who for
more than a month has kept the police
department on the jump looking for
her missing father, and who was found
bound and gagged last Friday night in
the wilds of McComb's park, has been
unmasked as a sneak thief of startling
ability.
Domestic for Robbery Purposes.
By her own confession she is the
tool of a man who caused her to be-
come a domestic in the homes of
wealthy persons, there to obtain for
him and his fellow thieves information
, 1907-01-14

The jury commission today present
ed a list of jurors for 1907. The COM
mission consists of Chairman McGib-
bon OF the board of county commits
s~ioners, County Clerk Featherstone
and County Treasurer Maynard.
, 1907-01-14
Five Killed in a Wreck.

Ell Paso, Tex, Jan. 14.-Five persons
We're killed and a dozen injured in
New Mexico, when a Rock Island train
yesterday dashed into an open switch
at Barney. The engine went over and
cars left the track. The engineer and
fireman were killed.
, 1907-01-14

Rawlins lodge, G. l. A. to the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers, n
Installed the following officers; Mrs.
Allphin, past president: Mrs. Thomas
O'Donnell, president; Mrs. Jack Rob
inson, vice president; Mrs. F. M. Ken
, 1907-01-14
Had Been a Pythian.

In Pennsylvania Mr.. Van Burkirk
was a member of Active lodge No. 337,
Knights of Pythias, but allowed his
membership to lapse and did not unite
with the order in the west. He be
longed to no other secret society. He
was a lifelong democrat, voting at ev-
cry presidential election after he at
tanned his majority but two, voting
first in 1874. He never held state,
county or city office. but was always
foremost in the affairs of the state
when his services were needed. He
was of Dutch descent. his wife coming
from Scotch ancestry.
Remarkable Longevity.
The death of this good man will
mark the ending of a marriage record
that few will equal IN a century. For
nearly sixty-eight years were these
two together, their trials and vicissi'
tudes being met hand in hand and
whatever of joy of life they shared
together. To the aged wife will come
the hearty sympathy of the people OF
the city without stint, as well as to
the other members of the family. All
will be present at the funeral, perhaps
except ]. S. Van Burkirk, whose home
is near Los Angeles.
, 1907-01-14
perailment in Nebraska.

The derailment of a part of a freight
train neal Dix, on the eastern end oil
the Wyoming division, in Nebraska,
yesterday, delayed trains Nos. 3 and D
several hours, they arriving about Z
o'clock last evening.
, 1907-01-14

w H. Sackett, a fireman, was treat
ed by DR.. McCollum Sunday for a
splained left ankle, sustained by a fall
as he stepped from his engine at
ma He will be compelled to lay off for
a few days.
, 1907-01-14
Vessel May Be Wrecked.

Boston, Mass, Jan. 1.-THE Clyde
steamer Onondaga. which went ashore
yesterday on Orleans beach, was in a
dangerous situation this morning and
chances are that the vessel cannot be
saved.
, 1907-01-14
General Superintendent Here.

General Superintendent w. l.. Park
of the Union Pacific passed through
this city this afternoon, his official car
being attached to train No. 8. He will
probably go to Rock Springs and from
there to Salt Lake.
, 1907-01-14
Married at Tonopah

George A. Bankston, formerly an en-
gineer at Rawlins, now running a pas
senger engine In and out of Tonopah.
New, was married in that place re.
Gently TO Miss Lillian Nolan.
, 1907-01-14

The Plains line is preparing to re-
ceive a shipment of sheep for E. j.
Bell from the west and deliver it to
the MilIbrook ranches at the western
terminus of the Plains line.
, 1907-01-14
General Foreman eoino West,

A. Simons of Omaha, general fore
mar for the telegraph department of
the Union Pacific, passed west this
afternoon, making a tour of the lines
of the system in connection with the
duties of his position.
, 1907-01-14
LONG SPAN
Is BROKEN
DEATH SEPARATES COUPLE WHO
HAD BEEN MARRIED FOR NEAR.
lY SlxTY-ElGHT YEARS.
Record Perhaps Not Exceeded in Dura-
ton by Any Couple in the West
Peter Weaver Van 8urkirk Called
to His Rest After Long and Useful
life-Death of Mrs. B]rueckner.

Death has occurred TO sever the un.
ion of n of the most remarkable cou,
pies in the west, Peter Weaver Van Bus.
kirk n Caroline beats Van Buskilrk
Theylived together more years, perhaps,
than any other couple in the west, II
not in the United States, being INSOFAR.
able from their wedding day, April 20,
1910, until Saturday evening, when Mr..
Van Buskirk passed away at the home
Of his son, J. S. d. Van Buskirk, at
Denver, Colo. The interment will be
in the cemetery at this place. The re.
mains are expected to arrive tomorrow
morning, but the arrangements for the
funeral cannot be announced now, as
the details will be left to the aged
wife, she coming tonight with the fun.
eral party from the Colorado metropo,
lis. Mr.. Van Buskirk was a lifelong
Lutheran, and it is likely the funeral
will be by a pastor OF that denomina.
ton.
, 1907-01-14
DR.. GLOVER GAVE
lENDID ADDRESS.

DR.. G. H. Glover OF the Fort Col
Inns agricultural college delivered his
noted lecture, "Fads and Fakes at
the university auditorium Saturday
night, all present pronouncing it one
of the best ever heard there. This lee
ture closed the short course for the
present, a fitting finale for a very en-.
tertaining and instructive course.
, 1907-01-14
GOING TO THE MILLS
TO REMAIN A WEEK.

Grandpa" Parker left this after
noon for the Miller sawmills, in Colo
RADIO, to be absent for Il week, and will
bring back some lumber and other mill
products.
, 1907-01-14
WE'VE COT
THE STUFF
PROMINENT FlNANCIER SAYS RE
PORT OF TREASURY DEPART
MENT SHOWS UNCLE SAM
is WEALTHlEST.

All the Assets of This Government
Could Be Converted Into Money,
We Should Have Enough to Pay
Off the Entire National Debt of
Every Government on Earth
More Coming In Than Going Out.
, 1907-01-14
Divine Sarah Ill NTH Iumor-

London, Jan. 14.-Sarah Bernhard
is very ill today in Paris. She is suf-
fering with a tumor and it is thought
she will never act again.
, 1907-01-14

New York, Jan. IA story that the
battleshiD Connecticut has proved a
failure, as far as her speed is SUA
cerned, vas sent out last night from
Norfolk. Va, where the Co%nnecticut's
rival, the Louisiana, was built in a
private shipyard in competition with
, 1907-01-14
Never Had Speed Test.

1t is rather interesting to note that
this report that the Connecticut is a
failure comes before the announce
ment of her speed trials. So far as
anyone could learn in Norfolk or else
where today, the Connecticut has new
er had her official speed test.
, 1907-01-14
er,d,,, contract Awarded.

The contract for the grading of the
line around Athol hill has been award
ed to Fitzpatrick Bros. & Collins and
, 1907-01-14
HARTMAN COUP FOR CONTROL
OF RAILROAD SITUATION IN
THE NORTHERN HALF
OF CALIFORNIA.

Southern Pacific and Santa Fe Com
panies Go Halvers in Forming New
Concern With a Capital of Thirty
five Million Dollars-lnterstate
Commerce Commission Declines to
Discuss Union Pacific Inquiry.
, 1907-01-14
CoNFESSES THAT SHE ASSISTED
IN ROBslNG HOUSES OF THE
WEALTHY OF a LARGE
AMOUNT OF BOOTY,

Suffered Herself to Become Servant in
Homes of Rich ard Then Made
Way Clear for Fellow Thieves
Was Found Bound and Gagged as
Part of Scheme to Exact Black
mail from Men Accused of Outrage
, 1907-01-14
Jordan Goes on Record.

San Francisco, Cal, Jan. 14.-Presi-
dent David Starr Jordan of Stanford
university is much opposed to the anti
japanese sentiment here. Said he to,
day: The president was right. 1t
pays for a nation to be a gentleman.
No congress could pass a japanese ex-
clusion act and no president would
sign one, because it would be a hood
lum act.
, 1907-01-14

THE good will of Japan is the best
asset this coast has, and it is always
a bad plan to begin a trade by hitting
your customer over the head"
, 1907-01-14

Chicago, Ill, Jan. 1.-THE Tribune
today has a special from Washington
saying that a prominent financier, who
spent yesterday with the president,
told Mr.. Roosevelt that he had gone
over very carefully the Forthcoming
report of the treasury department, and
it showed this was the w%ealthiest ma
ton in the world.
Thinking in Billions.
1--WE are now thinking in billions
instead of millions, and our afiluence
outstrips anything ever known before"
says this gentleman, adding: Our
country has more actual money, more
gold, a larger volume of exporto, great
er banking facilities, richer farms,
more productive mines, more railroads,
more internal commerce, more million
aires, more well-to-do tradesmen, more
laborers, and a greater distribution of
Injuries, than any other has enjoyed
since time began.
Could Pay All Public Debts.
Probably the best way of illustrat'
ing the actual extent of Uncle Sans
riches is to state that if he could con.
vert all the assets into money, he
would have nearly four times as much
as is required to pay off the entire
national debt of all the governments
of the world. including his own. Last
year there was more than $25, 900 ,00C
in excess of expenditures.
, 1907-01-14
Native of Pennsylvania.

Peter Weaver Van Buskirk was born
in Pennsylvania October 27, 1919. His
wife is about eleven months younger.
her birth occurring September 25, 1920.
They were married in Pennsylvania in
1910, -hvaing eight children, four
daughters and -four sons. All are now
living except one daughter, who died
at the age of 6 years. All the chill.
dren were born in the Keystone state.
coming to the west with their parents
many years ago. The sons are J. S.
Van Buskirk of Livermore, Cal, ]. P.
Van Buskirk of Laramie, j. S. D. Van
Buskirk of Denver and Jesse Van Bus
kirk of Laramie. The daughters are
Mrs. Catherine Hutton and Mrs. Mary
Dayton of 317 Kearney street and Mrs.
Clara Hearing of Pueblo, Colo. Mr..
Van Buskirk has one sister living, Mrs.
Telluria Mott of Pennsylvania. There
are six grandchildren and four great
grandchildren.
, 1907-01-14

ROCK RIVER LOT
SOLD BY COMPANY.
The Union Pacific Railroad company
today sold to Paul Browning lot 7,
block 3, Rock River, for $50.
, 1907-01-14

Ralph McGibbon today presented
one coyote pelt for bounty,
, 1907-01-14
THE MUSICAL CLUB
To MEET TOMORROW.

TO WET ONTOTNFNO"
The Tuesday Musical club will meet
Tuesday evening with Rev. and Mrs.
Hogbin at the corne of Sixth and
Grand avenue.
, 1907-01-14

Little Good Will Follow.
Washington, d. c., Jan. 14.-Mem-
, 1907-01-14
Was Ranch Foreman.

Mr.. Van Buskirk for many years
was foreman on the Hutton ranch
west Of this city, one of the most lam
Gus ranches on the Laramie plain.
When he left that ranch he came to
this city, making his home here, going
to Colorado less than three years ago.
He was for some time a resident OF
the city with Mr.. INT Mrs, Dayton, anil
no one could pass and see him in the
yard, as he often was when the wealth
err was mild, without a nod and a
pleasant word. He vas everybody's
friend and none that did not revere
him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-05-02
Green, Muls King.


w. L. Green Of Centaalia has earn.
ed the name Of "King Green. He
buys and sells more mules than any
man In north central Missouri. He
bought and sold $500 head last veal
and bis sales this year have exceeded
those Of last. He buys the biggest
and best mules 10 be bad and pays bie
prices. The highest priced bunch be
ever sold consisted Of Is mules which
went At ESQ q head 70 IN Ohio man.
King Green averages about zoo mules
per month. His banner month was
December 1906, when be sold 300.
His most lively seasons are spring and
fall, and his best months, ordinarily,
are February, March, September and
October. BE buys the small chunky
mule in the spring for the Southland
This mule Is OF two types known a
the sugar and the sscotton'' mules.
The big Missouri mule usually goes 10
eastern cities for heavy traffic or to
the northern lumber camps.
The mules handled in Green's barn,
10 C~entralia, come principally from
Boone, Galloway, Audrain, Randolph,
Howard and Monroe counties. The
Missouri mule iourishes in the north
ern counties and In southern Iowa al
50. The centralia firm buys nearly Is
many mules in Iowa as It does in
Missouri But the Missouri mule has
the reputation, the world round
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-05-02
CANT BE SEPARATED.
Some Mexico People Have Learned
How to Get Rid Of Both.

Backache and kidney ache are twin
brothers.
You can't separate them.
And you can't get rid Of the back
ache until you cure the kidney ache
If the kidneys are well and strong
the rest OF the system is pretty sure u
be in vigorous health.
Doan's Kidney Pills make strong
healthy kidneys.
d. A. Wilson, living at corner Goa.
& Anderson street, Mexico, No, says
II am an endorser OF Deans Kidney
Pills. / had my back hurt when ]
was fifteen years old and it has beer
more or less sensitive ever since. Re
Gently It became unusually lame and
eyerylmovement was a pang. My kid
neys bothered me. / was compelled
TO rise many times during the night
70 urinate. There was pain in the
back and Top OF my head, spots dan.
cling before my eyes. ! was also
troubled with Indigestion. / had
tried numerous things but getting nc
good from them, it occurred to me &c
get DOan's Kidney Pills that people
were SO highly recommending aud ]
procured them from Buckner s Whit
ney's drug store and they gave me
positive relief at once.
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the United
States Remember the name Deans
and take no other.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-05-02

Peek Bros zretns pr0ad ownsrs q.
two o. TIE 6nczs y0zzngcOlss that evsr
|happened Dee sa Rer Carter, 10
|o:ber > Rex Morgan. Tns colts are
Phe2dso. fne Is split SIX ans ara
|heaztAss Bat everybody GDc every
thing are Gne-lalred and up-heAoed
cat C0ftonwood nay.
sasf ~ son - thai Washington
Cts tailor gets that sntt Of cooKeS
Isonzl eI0thes done that or friand and
henefactor, Col. Bob White, Is 50 gra.
IcS01sly and 90 excruelattngly going 10
give u ne shall don the said suit and,
after giving the good pe0ps q Asuco
e little touch q high Life, ne shall
spend ON VACATION ~ N2ngun, Okla
bona During our stay in thai city
We shall endearOr 10 win the heart
and hand Of q Mangum beireSS a
T0ung gentleman 0f MzDgum is soon
70 come to Mexico and pluck one o,
her izire<t noserx We want 30 return
The compliment
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-05-02

Mrs Amanda p. Crutcher, wife Of
DR.. Howard Crutcher, dIed at her
home, on Washington street, in this
city, On Tuesday night April 30.
The deceased vas aLdaughter Of
n nry and Margaret Pickrcll, and
leaves q husband and four children
Helen, Ruth, Marshall and Lloyd. A
son, Baird, died October %, 1909.
The funeral was private and took
place from the residence at eleven
O'Clock Wednesday morning. Tho
services were conducted by Rev. S.
w. Crutcher, Of Bramer, Mo.,..a faith
er Of Dr.. Howard Crutcher, and Rev.
Medburry, Rev. Truck, Of this city,
also assisted in the services. DR.. Ho.
ward Crutcher who remained here u
assist bis parents 10 leave will go t.
Mechanicsburg to attend the funeral
of bis wife. The remains will be In
TERED Gin the family cemetery at
Mechanicsburg. III.
Mrs. Crutcher has been III of con-
sumption for q long time and her
death was NOT unexpected.
The LEDGER joins other friends in
extending sincere sympathy 10 the
bereayed family.
Mrs. Locks solo at the funeral was
beautiful and sung with touching ex.
preston.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-05-02
PAY ROLL AT FACTORY
GROWS DAILY

The Morris Bros. Shoe Factory.
which has been in operation only a
short time and with but a third OF
the employees, they can accumulate
at work, are making their influence
felt in local commercial circles. The
ceaseleSs hum Of the machinery that
one hears on approaching their build.
ing is discernable only for a block OF
two but the pay role that eminates
from the product of these myriads OF
wheels Is noticed in all business house
Tonight at 5 O'Clock as the l34 EN-.
ployes line up and pass the cashiers
window s7s3.0l will be paid to the line
n new one and two dollar bills. This
line grows in length as does the pay
role, weekly.
At present over 500 pairs Of shoes
are turned out daily and OF course as
the force OF workmen is increased so
the output.
Look out for the new bills, they tell
a tale OF improved economic conditions
the result Of public enterprise and pro
gTessiYenesS
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-05-02
Charts Duncan Dead.

Charles Duncan, aged "A years, died
st the Home for Aged Women. on the
boulevard, where his wife Is matron,
at three O'Clock Wednesday morning,
May first.
The deceased was born in Kentucky
and moved to st. Louis some twenty
yeart ago and to Mexico 10 1905. He
leaves a wife and three daughters,
Mrs. G. A. Buckner, Mrs. Griffith and
MB. Frank Kelso.
Mr.. Duncan had not been in good
health for some time, but his death
was a surprise to friends who thought
be was recovering.
Funeral services will be conducted
BY DR.. A. A. Wallace, pastor OF the
Presbyterian church.
The LEDGER extends deepest SYN.
pathy TO the bereayed family.
The funeral will take place from
the residence Of Frank Kelso on South
Clark avenue, Thursday afternoon at
go. Friends Of the family are invited
10 attend
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-05-02

THE movement Of the city 70 snfoee
the sidewalk ordnance "a meeting
with the approval d all our citizens.
The idea IA. where 3 property owner
won't replace . salk that Is danger
ous the city viii proceed 70 DO the
sork and collect the tar biL Tar
hills that have teen Ignored 10 The
past are going ~ be taken into co1Tt
and collected. In this way Aexico
viii hare good sidewalks throughout
TIE entire city. Along this line sc
vould suggest that the law requiring
The slleys and street 70 Be cleaned b
enforced. We knoE Of one instance
where parties protesting paving az
alleY dumped garbage Of all kinds In-
70 this tbor0ughfzre. A few prosecn-
tions viii remedy this nuisance.