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Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02
WOMEN IN HARVEST FIELDS.
They Are Driving Binders and
Shocking Wheat in Missouri.


Chillicothe, Mo, June A.
An unusual scene was witnessed by
travellers south Of town this afternoon,
when seven women, wives and daugh-
ters Of prominent farmers, were seen
working in the harvest fields. The
recent heavy rains have kept the
farmers from harvesting their crops,
and this afternoon was the first time
they we're able to enter the fields and
the women volunteered to assist In
the harvest. Some are driving bind
ers, while others are shocking the
grain. The women are also shocking
the grain. The women are also as
slsting in the cultivating and replant-
ing OF corn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02
Al,en-Calhoun.

Miss Minnie Calhoun and Worth
Allen stole march on their many
friends and we're married "Wednesday
evening at $50 by Rev. @. NJ. Aker at
the parsonage.
The bride is a daughter Of Mrs.
Anna Calhoun, of this city, and is a
young lady OF culture and refinement.
The groom, formerly agent for the
Metropolitan papers here, is a most
estimable young man.
MIR. and Mrs. Allen left at 4 O'Clock
Thursday morning for st. Louis where
they will spend a week, after which
they will return to this city, and re-
main until spring, when they will
move to Mr.. Aliens fine farm south
east OF this city.
The Ledger joins their many friend
in extending heartiest congratulation'
to Mr.. and Mrs. Allen, hoping them
long and happy life.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02
FRANCIS is NOT A CANDIDATE
81 Don't Want the Nomination, =
Said the Ex-Governor Last
Night.

st. Louis, June 23.--Davld r. Fran
cis, ex-governor OF Missouri, said to-
night that be knew nothing Of any
letters being sent out from st. Louis
booming him for Vice President. He
also said that he was not a candidate
for the vice presidency and did not
want the nomination. United States
Senator James P. Clarke Of Arkansas
said at the Planters hotel tonight
that Mr.. Francis might be the vice
presidential nominee.
Senator Clarke is one Of the four
delegates at large to Denver from Ar
kansas, elected at the state conven-
tion in Little Rock last month, at
which resolution was presented
recommending Mr., Francis as the
vice presidential nominee. The
recommendation, however, was not
pressed, Senator Clarke said, and the
teld was left open for the action Of
the national convention.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02
THREE EXECUTIONS A DAY
BY RUSSIAN COURTS MARTIAL
Twenty Months Of Bloodshed Due
to Military Activity at a Time
Of Supposed Peace in the
Cars Land = Bloody
Record in the En-
spire.

St. Petersburg, June 22.-The fol-
lowing Is from a recent issue Of Pravo,
a foremost legal paper In Russia;
"From the issue Of the law on field
courts martial to this moment-that
is, in the course OF twenty months
between 1850 and 1,700 persons or
90 per month, or three per diem, have
been executed. The courts martial
worked with special energy during the
autumn Of 1905, Immediately after
the publication Of the law Of Sept. 2
and the we'll known secret circular to
the governors general forbidding then
to petition for Communication OF the
death sentences.
"During the election to the second
duma and still more during the sit
tings Of the second duma, the number
Of executions fell to "a In the course
Of three months Then came the dis
solution of the second duma. Tht
place or the neld cOuItS mhIuiai wa
taken by the ordinary courts matrial
and the political situation immediate
ly found expression in the enormous
increase OF death sentences and exc
cutions. In the course Of the thre'
autumn months of 1907 the courts
passed 456 death sentences; l76 per
sons were executed, or SO per month.
"During the first three months o
1908 the number Of death sentences
rose to 47e, and that of executions tt
2e7. The activity Of the third dunn
has thus, in comparison with that o
the second duma, increased the mum
Der OF death sentences by 10 per cen
and that Of executions by IS pc
cent.r
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02
MADE OWN PREPARATIONS
FOR FUNERAL AND BURIAL.
Built Coffin and Cooling Board and
Bought Tombstone-Then
Died.

Butler, Mo-, June 25.--Uncle Laban
Warren, a pioneer citizen of this
county, died at his home here today,
aged "a years. He was a veteran OF
the Mexican war. Thirty years ago
be felled very large walnut tree on
his farm near Cortland, from 1t had
lumber sawed to make a coffin. This
lumber he kept until two years ago,
when he went to work and made the
contemplated coffin and in it will be
buried. A year ago be selected the
clothing in which he wished to be
buried, and also purchased the mater
ial for an old-fashioned winding sheet
to be used. The cooling board on
which his body was laid came from
the same tree from which he secured
the lumber for the coffin.
A long time ago he purchased hii
tombstone and on 1t had his name en-
graved and the date Of his birth ant
even paid for the work Of carving tn
date of his death. Mr. Warren hat
been In splendid health up to a shor
time ago and was unusually vigorou
for man Of bis years. He frequentl
| joked the older citizens Of butle
about their feeble condition and prld
ed himself on his good health an
freedom from the usual ills Of old agt
Mr.. Warren's descendants are nun
bered as follows:
! Children IS, grandchildren so, grea'
grandchildren 90, great-great-grant
children 6, a total OF l43. Most {
these descendants are now alive.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02
MRS. cHAs scHUCHMANE DRINKS
THE CONTENTS FROM AN OUNCE
BOTTLE CONTAINING CAR
BoLIc ACID ABOUT SEW
EN.THIRTY, THURS
DAY EVENING.
REASON FOR SELF
| DESTRUCTION UNKNOWN
Was in the Best of Spirits Up to the
Time of Committing the Act
Did It in the Presence Of
Her Sister at Their Home
in West Mexico.

After preparing supper for her FAM
lily and boarders, Mrs. Chas. Schuch-
man, residing on West Liberty street,
In the presence OF her sister, Mrs.
Harry Wright, who resides in the
same house, deliberately drank the
contents from an ounce caroolic acid
bottle about seven thirty O'Clock
Thursday evening with serious though
not fatal results.
Medical aid was Immediately sum-
moned, and when the physicians ar
rived the patient was In an uncon-
scious condition. The stomach pump
was applied, and an antidote admins
tered, and early Friday morning the
patient rallied, though her condition
was most serious.
Mrs. Schuchmann was thirty-eight
years Of age. What induced her TO
want to take her own life, her friends
and family are at loss to know. IL
is stated by her brother-in-law, Harry
Wright, that she and her husband had
a Misunderstanding Thursday morn
ing, though at all times they seemed
to be very much attached to each
other. Charlie Schuchmann, her hus-
band, was not at home at the time,
and when the news of his wife's
attempting suicide was told to him he
become almost Frustrated with grief.
A statement of the sfTair was given
out by Harry Wright, Thursday
night, in which be said that Mrs.
Schuckmann and her husband had q
misunderstanding, Thursday morning,
That afterwards Charlie Schuchmann,
her husband, told him (Wright) that
be was going to the country to stay
till Fannie got In good humor.
Nothing more, he said, was thought
Of the affair till about seven-thirty
when Mrs. Schuchmann, seated In q
chair In her room with her sister
Mrs. Wright. remarked to her: "Lottit
tell Charlie goodbye, ''and then drank
the acid.
Mrs. Schuchmann was before hel
marriage Miss Fannie Byrns, daugh
ter Of Richard Byrns residing south
of this city. she was married tC
Ohas. Schuchmann In June, 1898.
Her condition Friday afternoon wa
much improved, and though veal
from the experience, she is on fall
road to recovery.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02
WABASH CITY OFFICE.
Headquarters for office opened
in the Lawder Building-Fran
Bruton in Charge.

The Wabash Railroad Company has
opened a city office in the Lawder
building, which will be headquarters
for Frank Bruton, the hustling tie
man and l. M. Richards, the local pas
senger agent. During the absence Of
Mr.. Bruton on the road, his son,
Frank Bruton, Jr., will be In charge.
This office will have a telephone, and
later a telegraph operator will hc
added. 1t will be a bureau OF infor-
nation and headquarters for Wabash
officials and later 1t will be the down
town ticket office for this company.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02
Mrs. william weaver Dead.

Mrs. Georgia Weaver, wife of VIII
liam Weaver, residing about seven
miles north of this city, died at the
home of VIII Rose, on West Promen-
ade street, Saturday about noon, at
the age Of 10 years. Heart trouble
was the cause of her death. She came
to town few days ago to be treated
for her heart, and while here was
staying with her cousin, Mrs. VIII
Rose. She died suddenly.
Besides her husband the deceased is
survived by one child, Forest, of Mo-
limo, and sister, Mrs. Martin Blue,
who resided with her.
The funeral was held Sunday
afternoon at four O'Clock at Sun Rise
church, the services to be conducted
by Rev. Reavis.
The Ledger extends sympathy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02
Points Bryan Makes In Denounc-
ing Taft's Platform.

Analyzing the Republican national
platform, william J. Bryan declares
the ''Grand Old Party" has furled its
banners Of reform and is "Under Full
Retreat. de makes these argu-
ments.
l. The La Toilette planks contain
ed policies previously endorsed by
President Roosevelt, but were voted
down in convention, $50 to 94. Fifty
two members of the platform COM
mittee signed the majority report. re-
jecting the La Toilette planlks, one
Congressman Cooper of Wisconsin,
signed the minority report. The ratio
Of 50 to against reform is an embar-
RAISING one, Bryan argues.
2. The plank urging publicity OF
campaign contributions was rejected
although both Roosevelt and Taft had
openly advocated 1t In pre-convention
utterances.
8. Another plank, authorizing the
investigation Of the Valuation Of rail
roads--a policy advocated by Roose
velt--was rejected.
4 The anti-injunctlon policy advo
Gated by Roosevelt In messages tt
Congress was not included In the plat
form.
s. President Roosevelt advocated
an income tax. The platform is silen
on the subject.
8. Roosevelt advocated an inheri
| tance tax. The platform ignores thi
question.
I. Roosevelt had claimed tina
there was conspiracy formed anon
the "malefactors Of great wealth" t
prevent the enforcement OF the laN
and to evade punishments prescribe
by law. The platform does not mer
tion 1t.
8. The plank providing for th
popular election of United States Ser
ators was voted down. This, Nj
Bryan says, was black eye to th
most popular reform in the Unite
States today.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02
Peculiar variety of Chickens.

Peculiar Variety of Chickens.
Mrs, W. T. Wilkerson, Of West
Liberty Street, is the proud owner Of
twenty-five peculiar variety Of young
chickens. They are Of the White
Crested Black Polish breed, and as
pretty a chicken as the Ledger Owl
ever saw, or any one else. Said chick
ems are as black as crow with the
exception of their top-nots, which are
as white as snow, and larger than the
top-not which graces the Owls we'll
shaped head Mrs. WilkeTson says
this variety of chickens do not begin
to lay until they are seven months old,
nor do they want to 'set" until they
reach the age OF seven years. This
species Of chickens lay eggs In every
month in the year except February
when the fowls clay off, and take q
much-needed rest. Mrs. Wilkerson
got two settings of eggs from Des
| Moines, Iowa, paying 50 setting
This good lady also owns many othel
varieties of fine chickens. DILL.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02
CONDUCTOR KEYEs INJURED.
Received Bad Cut on the Back
Of the Head Thursday Night at
Guthrie by Being Struck by
Passing Car in Max
ing a Switeh-Injury
Not Serious.

Milo Keyes, conductor on the .. &
A. branch to Jefferson City, was pain
fully, though be is not thought to be
seriously injured, at Guthrie Thurs
day afternoon on the trip to Cedar
City. Mr.. Keyes is thought to have
received his injury by being hit with
the edge of a car in making a flying
switch. Whether Mr.. Keyes failed
tn get the switch open wide enough OF
that that he failed to get his head far
enough away from the track to keep
from being hit, is not known.
He received cut on the ear and
the back of his head was bruised. AT
ter the accident the conductor was
taken to his home and Brakeman Nc
lntosh brought the train back to
Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02
ODD FELLOWS BARBECUE.
VIII Take Place in Wade's Pasture
July 21-Good Speaking-Fifteen
Hundred odd Fellows
Expected.

The members of the Odd Fellow
Lodge Of this city have arranged to
have a large barbecue bere, July 2l,
and the place for this entertainment
will be in the Wade pasture, just
northwest Of the city. This promises
to be one Of the most enjoyable coca
sIons Mexico has had for sometime.
Speeches will be made By several
prominent Odd FELLOWS Of the State,
and about fifteen hundred members
OF the order are expected TO attend,
as excursions will be run from Hanni-
bal, Louisiana, st. Charles, Jefferson
City, Columbia, Glasgow, Huntsville
and Kirksvllle. O. .E Stokes, mana
ger OF the Mexico Ohautauqua has
kindly donated the use of his large
Chautauqua tent for this occasion.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02

Lester Barker, whose home is in
Hannibal, is IN this city on business
connected with the Industrial Insur-
ance Association. Mr.. Barker, form.
erly lived In Mexico, but has not been
here for twenty years, aud was sur
prised and delighted with the splen'
did improvements made in Mexico
Mr.. Barker says that he has Travelled
all over the country, but finds no place
be likes so well as Mexico and ex
poets to shortly return here to reside
"They all come back".
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02
HUNTSVILLE WET BY 2 VOTES
Randolph County Outside Of Mo-
berly Dry by sos Majority.

Moberly, Mo-, June 23.-Complete
returns from the local option election
Saturday show Randolph county, out
side of Moberly, went "dry" by a ma
jority of sos. The greatest interest
centered on Huntsville. fhe anti
prohibitionists there polled 225 votes,
and the 'drys' 223.
There is talk of contesting the vote
of Huntsville as separate city on &C
count OF insufficient population.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02
GIRL WALKS TO ST. LOUIS
FROM COLUMBIA, MO-, MISSING,
Mother Says 14-YeaP-0ld Child
Fled After Threat About Tes-
timony.
St. Louis Post-Dlspatch.

Mrs. Fritz Brier, OF Columbia, Mo-,
has asked the police of the Baden sub
station to try and find her daughter,
Emma, who left home last Monday
evening 10 come to st Louis. Mrs.
Brier says the girl was frightened
from home by young man who lives
in Columbia, who threatened to kill
her II she testified against him In
court.
Emma walked all the way from Co
lumbia to St. Louis, her mother says,
stopping near Baden to borrow clothes
at a dairy. Then she stayed at the
home OF her aunt, Mrs. Caroline Len
yer. GIT Red Bud avenue, until Thurs
day. Her aunt tried to persuade hel
to return home, when the girl rar
away again, and her parents believe
she is In st. Louis.
She is IA years old, has dark re(
hair, blue eyes aud small face. He
father will pay q reward to anyon'
who will give him information as t.
her whereabouts.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02

To overcome the well-grounded and
reasonable objections OF the more INTEL
llgent to the use Of secret, medicinal COM
pounds, DIR. R. V. Pierce, of Buffalo, n.
Y, some time ago, decided to make q bold
departure from the usual course pursued
by the makers Of put-up medicines for do
mestIc use, and, so has published broad.
cast and openly 10 the whole world. . full
and complete list OF all the ingredients
entering inkethe composition Of his widely
celebrated hpdlcj6es. Thus he has taken
his numerp1s patrons and patients into
his full k6n9Aence. Thus too he has re.
moved his medicines from among secret
nostrfms Of doubtful merits, and made
themk fsemedies Of KTot0e C0mpostttoTl.
BY this bold stem Dr., Pierce has shown
that 6is formulas are Qt spch -excelI Hence
that he IS not AFRAID 70 subject them 70
Nos only does The he ~Fsppsr q every bottle
of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. the
liver or biliousness and all catarrhal diseases
wherever located, have printed upon IT. n
plain Engltsh. q full and complete List OF ell
the Snts 0Iosa sr T. but %S
standard medical works OF all the different
schools Of practice, containing very numer-
Gus extracts from the writings Of leading
sfTO110sst possible terms, each and every ingro-
dent contained In DR.. Pierce's medicines
One Of these little books will be mailed free
70 any one sspdipg address on postal csTd q e 9r
and requesting the same. From this little
| book 1t will be learned that DR.. Pierce's med.
| icines contain no alcohol. narcotics, mineral
| agents or other poisonous or injurious agents
| and that they are made from native. medici-
| nal roots of great valuei also that some Of
the most Valuable ingredients contained II
| Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription for weak,
| nervous, over-worked. rrun-down." nervous
| and debllitated women. were employed, long
| years ago. BY the Indians for similar ailments
| affecting their sQuaws In fact. one OF the
| most valuable medicinal plants entering into
| the composition OF DR.. Pierce's Fayortte Pre-
| scription was known to the Indians a
| WSquaw-Weed.p Our knowledge OF the uses
| Of not few OF our most valuable native, me-
| dicinal plants was gained from the Indians
As made up by improved and exact pro,
| cesses. the uFavorite Prescription y Is most
| efficient remedy for regulating all the WON
| anly functions, correcting displacements, a.
prolapsus. anteversion and retorversion
overcoming painful periods, toning up tht
nerves and. bringing about perfect state d
health. Sold py oil dealers IN medicines
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02
What Shall we Have for Dessert

Try JELL-O, the dainty, appe tizing eeonomi'
cal dessert. Gan be prepared instantly sim
Fiayored Just right; sweetened just riRht
perfect in every way. A l0c. package makes
enough dessert for large family. AL groeers
sell IL. Don't accept substitutes, JELLY
complies with al Pure Food Laws. fiayors-
Lemon, Orange. Raspberry, strawberry
Chocolate, Cherry. Peach.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02
BARGAINS.
Lane 81 Coons.

Small stock Of merchandise, in Mex
ico, for sale. Or will trade same for
farm. Stock new and parties doing
good business. Also sections OF
land In Panhandle, Texas, to trade for
Audrain Co. land. Several good
pieces of Mexico property for sale, or
will exchange for land. Any prop
ertY you have for sale list it with
Lane s. Coons.
If you are purchaser see them.
They will save you money. ONCE
over W. L Craddock's Book Store.
d1-14.4t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02
Making More MilIionaires.

PhHAutIpnIH hCCUTu
Glass heedstones are the latest NOR
tuary device sent forth to order from
inventive Pittsburg Not only the
epitaph, but also the photograph Of
the deceased person, will be blown
into the glass, thus giving a joint IN
destructibility to both fame and feat
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02
Standard Mowers For Sale
Standard Mowers, six foot
cut, $40 cash.
Sam Morris. Agent.
From Mr.. Cleveland's Last Public
Addnooc


from Mr.. Cleveland's Last Public
Address.
II we find that the wickedness
Of destructive agitators and the
selfish depravlty Of demagogues
have stirred up discomfort and
strife where there should be peace
and harmony and have arrayed
against each other interests that
should be in hearty cooperation;
II we lind that the old standards
of sturdy, uncompromising Amer
ican honesty have become SO cor
roded and weakened by sordid
atmosphere that our people are
hardly startled by crime In high
places and shameful betrayal OF
trust everywhere; II we find a sad
ly prevalent disposition among US
to turn from the highway of hon.
orable industry into shorter cross
roads leading to Irresponsible and
worthless ease; II we find that
widespread wastefulness and ex-
travaeance have discredited the
wholesome frugality which was
once the pride OF Americanism,
we should recall Washington's ad-
monition that harmony, industry
and frugality are Essential pillars
uf public felicity" and forthwith
endeavor to change our course.
Union League Club Address,
Chicago, Feb, %, 100
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02

In publishing the list of names OF
those riding horseback In the splendid
parade Saturday, June 20 during the
drummers' convention, the Ledger
omitted the name of Miss Elizabeth
O'Brien. Miss O'Brien participated
in this exhibition and is a fine rider.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02

Col. Rufus Underwood, merchant
of Thompson, called at the Ledger Of
flee Saturday and left fat order for
stationery for his firm. Col, Under
wood has just returned from pleas
ant visit to his father in Springfield,
Iil....Ia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02

Carl Sanford writes the Owl from
Chicago that he and bis charming
little wife will probably visit Mexico
relatives along about July 4. o, joy |
They will be as welcome as the flowers
in June. Mrs. Sanford was formerly
the beautiful and accomplished Miss
Eula Gordon, Of this city. DILL.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02

.Ia 81 tse most important reasons
hid aaln streets Of Mexico should
,1H. 10 1ha city limits is that the
|<I< aajolnlng Mexico are very
VIZ II raise money and improve
;||.42 leading out from Mexico,
|I<k,'ona are being formed to
Iao oi'Alix and in a permanent way
I1fs ahe reads leading from the
lls1}<s aft as soon as the streets
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02
State Binding Twine for Sale.

I am the only authorized
agent in Mexico to handle
binding twine made by the
State of Missouri. Prices
right, and satisfaction guar
anteed. Sam Morrls.
Ot1E
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02

DR.. H. O. McFall has returned from
Massachusetts and is now under treat
ment at the Mexico Osteopathic Sani-
harluun
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02

The caboose on No. SO was derailed
on the Bowling Green Hill Thurs
day night. The caboose turned over.
Brakeman Jess Harper received few
bruises.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02

s. p. Emmons has bought eighty
sacks Of wool from James Ooyington,
a farmer living south of Martinsburg.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02

Tom Bruce Elected President.
Tom Bruce, Of this city, was elected
president of the Epworth League OF
this district. The meeting just closed
In Noherly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02

Mary Coles returned TO her home in
Auxvasse Thursday morning, Eafter q
visit with friends here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02

John Lane, while riding his horse
to the barn without bride Wednes-
day, was thrown from the animal and
severely injured his right leg. Surely
John did not think he was a show
man.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02

DR.. Q. A. Rothwell and s. p. Guth-
rie and daughter, Miss Susie, went to
st. Louis Saturday afternoon, where
Miss Guthrie will be treated for throat
trouble,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02

y 81 AVA couple waded through
4 Niill - order TO get married,
+ p8sIs Dakota, millionaires fire.
K lAlle through a greater ex-
X iAife than that in order TO get
IHsfiIal contracts.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02
Meat Stolen from G. c. Dawson.

Il thief entered the meat house Of
@. O, Dawson, in north Mexico, We'd
nesday morning, and carried away
four hams. Mr.. Dawson says he keeps
his smoke-house locked at night, and
that the meat was stolen after be un-
locked the door Wednesday morning.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02
For Sale.

Two lots, four-room house, good out
buildings, living well, all kinds Of
fruit. Apply 900 Mansfield ST., Mex
leo, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02

The st. Louis Live Stock Reporter
says: j. NJ. BeAgles, shipped from
Audrain county, Mo-, market Of his
own feeding 40 head of 1's6-lb beef
steers that sold at S7.35.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02

Mrs. Ohas. Duncan, who has been in
q hospital In st. Louis for several
days, has returned home much I'M
proved In health.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02

James Squlres and mother are put
ting down granitoid walks in front OF
their residences.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-02

Mrs. Lee Mcconnell, Of Los Ange-
les, California, is the guest OF Mrs. b.
r. Jesse, on south CLARK avenue.