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Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17
Horse Thief in Mexico, Caught,
Convicted and Jailed in "a Hours

The recent sentencing Of John Nicl
olson to States prison for murder in
less than ten days after his arrest
caused no little favorable comment o
the speed with which justice was dis.
patched in the Audrain County Cir.
cult Court. j. B. Botkih however tel
a story of Audrain County 40 years
ago when a horse theft was captured
and locked in prison with a five year
sentence in less than "a hours.
Mr.. Botkin does not recall he ex-
act date but It was about 40 years
ago, rather late in the afternoon,
while he and Mart Roberts were
standing in front Of Llewellyn's drug
store. They saw a man by the name
OF Miller, from Galloway county,
walk to the hitch racks across the
street from DR.. Patterson's drug
store. in the building now occupied b
August Meyer, and take a horse be.
longing to Jas. Simms.
Mr.. Roberts Immediately notified
Simms, who was nearby. Tom
Coons jumped upon a pony belonging
to John P. Clark and led the chase
after the theft who was going north.
ran to Kern Whites livery ST
Die and tried to secure Red Fog, a
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17

running horse, but Mr.. White SAID
he wanted to be in the fun so mount.
ing what was then one Of the fastest
animals IN this part OF the state,
soon outdistanced all others.
AT Skull Lick, Ham DooIey, Frank
Doane and other farmers Joined in
the search and made it so hot for
Miller he abandoned the horse and
sought to lose himself in the brush.
Finally, after Frank Doane had had
a bullet whistle through his beard.
Miller was taken and brought To
town by Kern White and lodged in
jail.
j. J. Steele was Sheriff, and secur.
ed Mr. Botkin and a Constable nam
ID Partridge from Vandalia. TO assist
IN guarding the prisoner as there wa
was some talk of lynching him. The
Grand Jury was in session and early
NE text morning an Indictment was
returned against Miller. He was
brought into the Circuit curt imnedj.'
ateiy and after pleading guilty be-
ore Judge Porter was sentenced to.
. years in the penitentIary. BY five
O'Clock that afternoon he was wearin
his stripes in Jefferson City.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17
EARLY SCHOOL u,sron.

Prof. French strother, the yeter.
an teacher who Is visiting Missouri
relatives. has a letter in the last "a.
sue Of the Glasgow Mlssourian. tell,n
OF some of his early experiences an
Inis state. He bought the strother
institute at Glasgow in 1858 and own,
ed and conducted It for eight years
He went from Glasgow to Linden.
wood College in st. Charles and from
there to Independence and Kanssa
City female college. Later he tauob,
carrollton and from there 10
STROLLER in Monroe county. He was
more than forty years a teacher
missouri. He Is now 80 vears
olo and lives in Virginia, but is vIsIt.
ing relatives in Missouri this ann.
ner' being at the home of his only
laughter, Mrs. II. P. warden IN
MEXICO when TIE letter was written.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17
LET EVERY CITIZEN WORK

GOVERNOR MAJOR, as command
er-fn chief OF the people OF this state
will issue a call shortly TO all Mis-
sourlans ordering them to display
their patriotic interest In the great
commonwealth by giving two days
work on the public highways in tbeh
vicinity. 1t is a call for volunteers,
not 10 struggle on a sanguine field
olouded by the discharge Of fire
arms only to be stilled by the grip OF
death, but the call for an army OF
Peace on a mission OF Progress. An
drain should respond nobly.
In speaking Of this call the Kansas
City Times editorially Gays:
1T Is az fae an order az a com
manderin-chief ever issued. And the
call Is as fine a service az the "eiti-
zen soldlery" ever engaged in.
"The governor viii have aroused the
best spirit OF Missouri in thus CIV
ing all the able-bodied men of the
commonwealth a chance to show thel
commonwealth devotion.
ut is going TO be a really dramatic
occasion. 1t is going to mean a lot
more TO Missouri than even the six
hundred thousand days Of work on
good roads.
THAT is a great big thing in itself.
But beyond its own immediate mean
ing It signifies a constant inspira-
ton to road work, a continuing ex-
preston of Missouri's loyalty 20
Missouri"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17
DR.. J. r. N. JOHNSTON rs NOV
REMAINS OF ANCESTORS.

DR.. ]. T. NJ. Johnston Of Kansas
City, an uncle of Mrs P e Coil Of
this city, is having an entire grave
yard near Columbia dug up and the
remains o hfis ancestors and the
tombstones removed to the family lot
in New Salem churchyard near Ash
land. The actual work OF disintering
the bodies began Wednesday and the
we're safely placed in their new rest
ing place before Saturday night.
Captain William Johnston, the
founder of the estate died in 1850.
His property was divided among his
heirs and now it has all passed into
foreign hands. DR. Johnston, grand
son Of Capt. Johnston decided two
years ago TO have the bodies moved
to New Salem md he has been pre-
pairing for the event since that time.
Captain William Johnston emfgrat
ed to Boone county from Paris. Bour.
bon county, Kentucky. in 1916. with
him he brought his wife. his mother,
Mrs. Peggy Johnston and his wife's
mother. Mrs. Elizabeth Sears. He
was a very wealthy man when he
moved to this county and he brought
a great numer OF slaves with him. Al
the time Of his death he owned more
than go slaves.
He purchased 1000 acres OF land
just south Of Columbia and built his
house on this plantation. 1t was al
most an inspiration that induced him
to select the site no did The old
Johnston estate comprises the high.
est ground In Boone county and the
old house is built on almost the high.
est ground in that estate. Just to IN
southeast OF the house however Is a
little knoll which is the apex OF the
county and this knoll was selected as
the family burying ground.
Captain William Johnston died July
18th, 1850. He was born in Ken.
lucky in 1875 and was captain of a
Kentucky regiment during the war of
1912.
His wife. Rachael Sears, vas also
porn in Kentucky in 1887. She died
a few months after her husband on
November 4th, 1850. These bodies are
inferred side by side underneath the
stone monument erected to their mem
Dry Twelve other bodies we're bur.
led in the cemetery.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17
History Of the War in Audrain County
(8y George Robertson
To be Continued From Day to Day Until Completed.

Great excitement was created IN
Mexico and vicinity when q was
known that The notorious Bill Ander-
son was IN an adjoining eosnty, and
headed toward Au1rain shortly be
fore the Centrzlia massacre A little
after the middle Of September 1854.
Anderson made an attRck on the post
az Fayette and was driven ollie then
went through Randolph County TO
Paris and finding the Federal forces
there too strong for sia turned sosih
ward. coming In the direction Of Mex
ioo. until ne reached a point where
the Mexico and Paris rozd crosses
Long Branch. Instead Of continuing
on his way toward Mexico. be turn
ed soathwestEard and crossed the
western part OF Audrain County to
centralia- He vas followed from Pa
Is by Major johnson with about us
men and the NEXT day the fight at
Centralia occurred. Shortly before
this. Captain George W. Bryson. a.
regular Confederate soldier Of the
Missouri troops, who had been IN.
the siege Of YicksburE. was transfer
red to the Trans-Mississippi Depart
ment, then commanded by Gen. Kirby
E Smith. made his appearance in thi
section on a recruiting expedition
In April, 1864, Gen. Smith made a de.
tail of ten men, Of his best and most
daring scouts TO go TO North Mis-
sour to recruit men for the service.
Pursued by Federals from the south
side, these men got across the river
just below Jefferson City. After traY-
cling about twenty miles northEard
Boone county. they separated, each
going to his former home. Bryson
went to the home OF John Barnes,
south Of Centralia, and there recruit
ed four men Near CentraHa Bryson
across a Company Of Federals
guarding a wagon load OF ammunition
and guns, being taken from Contra
ia to Columbia Bryson with his men
fire on the Federals, and
Major Evans. in charge Of the
troop, had a fun Company, they ran
abandoning their charge. Bryson cap
.ured rs guns and 19,oeo rounds of
ammunition and soon raised a Com
1any of sixty two men. He soon af
.erEard captured a train Of Federal
lorses at Centralia. He then start.
ID on a scout to capture Mexico.
While north of Mexico about ten
niles n morning. he divided his
nen into small punches in order to
breakfast at different houses. One
4 these houses was that Of Peyton !,
The Lieutenant, who had ord. /,
red breakfast at the Bolts home.
allied 60 leave a guard there to- /,
BOX out for Federals. While Mira. /.
'otts was preparing breakfast. al,
'ederal troop came along and see +,
Ing that unusual preparations were f,
eing made for breakfast. compelled {
lrs. Bolts by threats of killing her /
usband to tell that the breakfast .
az for a band Of rebels, they con. r
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17
nAYoR porTs ANp cITY
couneIL ARE mANoAMusEo

COUNCIL ARE MANoAhusEl
Mayor Potts and all the members
Of the City Council were served WITH
an order on Wednesday
afternoon, issued by Judge
WIN. H. Allen OF the ST. Louis Court
of Appeals calling upon the
Mayor and Council TO give their rea-
sons Why they refused to pass an
ordinance accepting the plat OF Boule
ward Place and show cause why writ
Of alternative mAndamus to accept II
should not be issued tgainst them.
The order was secured By
r. W. Liewellyn who put the south
side addition to the city Gu the 10
cal real estate market
The Mayor and Council were called
upon to appear al Robertson & Rob
ertson's offices IN this city the
morning Of July is where their depo-
siaons in the case win be taken. The
hearing will b at IL o. m July 10
before Judge Alien in 81 Louis IN
less postponed.
This action followed the recent do
eision Of Judge Barnett In the Au-
drain county circuit court in the
case OF 6. W. Llewellyn vs.. City
Clerk Wallace bearing. The case
was 20 force the Clerk 20 cert.fy the
plat Of Boulevard Place, claiming
that Mayor Potts had not legally We
toed II. Judge Barnett held that the
veto was legal.
Mr.. Llewellyn says he has nothing
further to say in the matter except
that he leaves II in tn hands Of the
court. Mayor Willard Potts states
he intends to retain former City
Attorney A. C. whitson, who acted 70
the city in tn recent Circuit Court
case. and will also secure further
counsel,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17

Tzrar nhs Gonv; y 70 x ess sioyk-
rsisg G1ef Laastoonfsb A c Bakise
P6snfes Ghosf I cHb nfk or KaAy: Z
kaypooHfnf saA
Sih three times. the -four, salt and
baking powder. Work into the -four the
shortening, using lard OF butter for
shortening. Thea mix 10 q very soft
dough with the milk. The softer the
hscuit enters the oven, the lighter Il
comeso out Never knead baking powder
biscuits; press the doegh into shape and
rol lightly. Cut In small shapes and
bake on 9 sheet OF very shallow pan in
q hot oven. In placing biscuits In the
pans place vel, apart not allowing edges
10 touch. Small biscuits are better thsn
large ones. Large biscnits do not have
the proper amount OF time 10 raise and
cake.
Have you seen the new K c Cooks noukf
Brmfal q appruEing recipes that simply tnust
he successful every time Il he few simple dirrc-
ta1s are c~refaliy followed. Voc uouid Riadly
pay 50 ccnts for this vnlnabie book. vet We heuf
EettaAasaFJ snf upon receiptof the cui1red err
tdcafe packedi in every &ccntcau q K Baking
Powder. JAQCns IN Co. Chicago. Small
ca1a do not have Cooks BOX certificates.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17
90 nIssoual SADDLE noRsE

TaE MISSOURI SADDLE HORSE
NOW the Missouri saddle horse IS
taking rank with the Missouri her
and the Mlssoarf mule Boone, AUD.
rain ana Galway Counties are offer
ing stakes at their county fairs which
equal those given almost anywhere
else
The AudrAln County fair, which is
held IN Mexico. heads the list with
a $500 sEecpstake for f~1ve-gaited
saddle horses. Boone County has two
fairs. at Sturgeon and at Columbia,
each offering stakes OF si,e0, while
the Galway County fair at New
Bloomfield offers a OF the same
size.
The fairs follow each other and
should bring to this part Of Mis-
sour a string Of s~addlehorses that
win be hard 70 equal Good saddle
horse stakes do more TO advertise q
county than almost anything else. -
University Mlssourian.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17

eealed themselves n when Bryson
with 10 men returned to the house
TO eat breakfast, they were fired up
On at close ange by the Federsls.
killing one horse and woanding BY
son. Bryson fell hack into the woods
and rallied his men. but when he
got back to Bots house. they were
an gone. carrying with them as a
prisoner the mar whose horse they
had killed.
This fight occurred the day before
the BIZ Anderson fight at centralia.
and for that eason in the minds Of
some, BrysOR was connected with
Anderson IN the guerilla warfare OF
North Missouri Bpson was never
connected with Ban Anderson though
Brition in his The Civil War on
the Border, puts Bryson down as a
guerilla and classes him with Ander-
son, Todd and others. He was n rsg
ular Confederate soldier and at the
tine OF these occurrences was recruits
ing. Capt Bryson was taken carr
OF By Mr. Logan Mundy and Mr. JoAnl
Ellis. OF that neighborhood, until he
recovered from his wounds. He was
kept in the timber near
their houses. Bryson was
attended by DR. W R Rodes. then
Of Santa Fe, now residing in Mex
leo. While Bryson vas still unable
for service, the First Lieutenant oil
the Company. under Bryson's instruc-l
tons, Joined Gen. Price near Boon-l
vile. By the time Bryson uasl
able 10 travel seventy-fiFe menI
had come to him and he started tol
the Southern army and after a longl
and tresOme march. rejoined Kirby
with whom he remained until
surrender. Captain Bryson re-
turned to Missouri after the war
and married the daughter Of Logan
Mundy, with whom he became ac-
luainted while being nursed for his
wounds. He now lives in Gainesville.
Texas, and is Treasurer OF Cooke
In addition to those already men,
Toned the noncombAtants killed bylt
he Federals in and around MEXICO /,
turing the Civil War. was GABRIEL
Turner, a citizen of Boone County,
in Mexico along the %latterl
'art Of the War. was fallen upon by
number Of soldiers and killed. Then
he Barnett boys, two inoffensive /
'oung fellows. attending to their own /
1ffairs at their home about two miles
rom Mexico. on the Florida rad |,
e r also killed by the Federal mill
Ia The Federals by virtue OF mill. /
airy power had a mean by which, I
hey could hold the other side rel
ponsible for murders and depreda- Z
IONS but there was no way to holdll
e~sponsible the Federal soldiers or /
niiltiamen who were guilty OF killinxI q
'outhern sympathizers. so that mat.
ers Of that kind went unlnyestieat.T
d. unpublished and passed into aid
nemnrv
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17
COLONEL WRITES FROM NEW

YORK; ALL IS LOVELY.
Herald Square Hotel, New York
City. July ~.
With the exception Of hay ant
oats. l saw better crops THU
time Of the year than there are be
tween Montgomery County, Mo-, ant
New York. Wheat is yielding fine
and corn, outside OF a few counties
IN Missouri, promises a bumper crop.
had a date to meet A. II. Whit
ncy, Ralph Buckner. Sam and Walker
Burns. Mexico delegates to the Ma
tional Elks' Convention 'in little OLE
New York." this morning. but guess
they we're delayed. l asked the DO
iieeman who stays at the corner o.
18th Street and Broadway II he haG
seen anything Of my friends and h
said: No, they must have been de
iayed. but l will phone you II l SEE
them before they see me. VIZ
have been furnished with photos o.
all the Elks who are coming here By
the Chief-of-Police OF Rochester
where the National Convention wai
held, and ! will know them by your
description"
have noticed several children's
play grounds In small cities through.
out the East and learn they are prov.
ing most popular. They are small
parks with tennis courts, swings
rockers, flowers, shade trees, foun.
tains. ETC., and are well lighted at
night. Teachers are employed to
show the little folks how to play
and to behave when they do play.
They are open at night and are al.
ways, crowded and l hear they are
becoming more and more popular ey-
cry year.
! met the Mayor of a Pennsylvania
about the size Of Mexico. that
has paved streets. public utility, al.
so library, hospital and a childreu's
playground and no saloons. / asked
him how 1t was possible to maintain
-hese institutions without saloon II.
,ense, and he said: "Why, we nav
them like we do for our houses.
land and Jul meat, our bread and
'ur clothing. What we want we
'ay for. and the saloons do not pay
'ur bills, SO, Of course, they do not
ry to run our town. When saloons
the bills, why should they not
want TO run things?"
New YORK Is full OF merchants from
over the West, and they report /
he outlook for business everywhere
me. The scheduled panic cantl
ONE off. President Wilson blocked
he game and everybody, including
lenry Waterson, is praising Wilson.
am going down to the old Ocean To-
to get my feet wet.
r. NJ. WHITE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17
THURMAN sTALLtNes ,n,,-

THURMAN sTALLlNes INJURED
Thurman Stallings. who is emplov
ed at the Mexico Brick and Firt
Clay Co. was painfully, IL not serIou,
~ injured, Friday morning. when he
ell on the sharp edge of an iron
gang plank at the Company's plant.
stailings, at the time Of the acct.
Gent was overseeing the loading Of
a car The iron gang plank leading
from the platform to tho car, on
he was standing, slipped of
the a floor letting him fail ha.
tween the a and the platform, the
'narp edge of the plank piercing bis
aodomen' stallings was ImmedIax
y rushed to a physician where his
wound was dressed. He is resting
very easy this afternoon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17
IS among he best

is among tie best
Albert Burgess reports water stana'
ing in the corn rows on his farm AZ
ter Friday nights shower.
TAYLOR Berrey reports q fwoinen
rain At Youngs Greek Friday night
Manager smith, Of the Lyric, hss
received notification from the Pathe
Bros' Picture Co. stating they will
have a photographer here Aug. - 70
take motion pictures Of the $500
saddle stake. This picture will form
a part Of their animated weekly.
WE are in receipt OF ~courtesies
for the Montgomery County Fair. Aug
IS TO 80. This is one OF the best
fairs in the State.
At a mostt conservative estim'
ate, Farmer Rask has saved the eia'
zens OF Audrain County at least 81
500 in the fight on hog cholera alone,
to say nothing OF the aid he has CIV
en- in other lines OF agriculture. Ho
cholera Is breaking out anew in vari'
Gus parts Of the county and be Is
giving practically all his time to
fighting this most insidious dis
ease.
over 75s head Of hogs with the se-
rum from the College Of Agriculture.
Up to July 10 he had vaccinated
This serum is a preventive and not a
cure. of that number according to the
reports of farmers whose hogs he
treated, he has saved between % and
90 per cent
A dose OF serum is given for each
100 pounds OF hog weight; he has CIV.
en- 1117 doses, which equals 111,7oO
pounds. Say that these hogs were
only worth $3.50 a hundred, which
would be a conservative estimate, ac-
cording to present market quotations,
then those 75s hogs. OF which on
ly Z per cent were lost,
we're worth more than $500 easily.
These animals were, for the create
part, exposed to the disease and had
It not been for the treatment would
have succumbed.
J. J. Wakefield reports a fine
rain Friday in his neighborhood. He
says a little more rain will insure
the corn crop and a fair stand of
fall grass.
Eugene Jones and son are putting
in 20 acres Of millet
J. E. Steiner was up ia Howard
county Sunday. He says the crops
up there are looking fine and the
ground is wet. They haven't want
ed for rain at all there, he says.
]. E. Simms & Son and Powell &
Mundy shipped hogs to st. Louis re-
Gently, so head from Centralia and
rs head from Thompson. One brought
$9.05 and the other $500.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17
1oo 80 cEhr AnvEa1lslMe


Mr.. MERCHANT, do you analyzs
your field and customers and adver
Else to reach those who need you?
Is your advertising merely a per
functofy matter. the result Of little
thought and the same amount o.
knowledge?
Or r you q Of the wise mere
ants who study the field 5ust as they
study the Commercial Travellers sam
pies and choose the best sellers?
Newspaper advertising is one of
the most important OF selling forces
and you suffer when you fail to nth
lie 1t.
To attain a 100 per cent efficiency
in advertising you must study the
question and gain a full understand
ing Of it as OF zay ether business
force you intend using.
You advertise to get results. Your
business was not built in a day Meth.
er a results In any line be Sc
cured in such a short time.
Consistent inslstent advertising
Of IN intelligent character will do the
work. Why mot try IT. /
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17
EXECUTORS T


Letters testamentary n ~.
We % r. A. Jesse, deceased
su v,e granted to the undersigned on
pro.day Of July. 1918, by the
roDate Court OF AudraIn county
ssIA PERSONS having claims against
ss.a estate are requested % le.h.nr
m ,asa 70 me for allowance witblD y.
months after the date Of aa,a I~.sA
" meg may be procluded fran oa,
lt OF sucn estate and II such
Chains vaa ! Be not exhibited within one
year from the date Of sala la,,s-
y, ,9ey VIII be forever barred. '
$. ?. EMMoNs,
Executor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17

THE Marhnsburg Oracle editorial
ly says: "Martinsburg appreciates the
spirit and fellowship shown by the
Mexico Commercial Club IN attend
ing the celebration in a body. The
commercial clubs Of to-day are not
only working for their own towns,
but for the county and neighboring
foRns as vel.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17

MISS MAUDE WALLACE, who lie
head Of the Music Department Of the
Mexico Public Schools. is home from
Chicago where she Just completed q
course in the New School Of Meth
DDS OF Public School Music. Miss wal
lace is to be complimented on the
progressive spirit which marks every
thing she undertakes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17

Leo p. MOTT and Reeoe Hughes. "a.
'oonkeepers at welIsvillle, reopen.
20 for business Saturday. Their 81.
had been closed for two weeks
while some legal difficulty was he
ing Strengthened. They have state
and county licenses. but the town
board refused to grant them lIcensee
because Montgomery County voted
dry" recently.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17
Wednesday, Aug. ~.

Wednesday, Aug. 81.
Illustrated T~rayelogue for Children
Morning Lecture. Literary Misa,
lures"
AFTERNOON, Thayiu's International
Band.
In Grand Musical Festival.
Admission. so Cents.
EVENING. Thayiu's International
Band.
Part Popular Band Concert.
selections from Grand Opera.
Part 2-Thaviu's Adaptation o,
Comic Opera, Lovely GaIatea.p
by Twelve Grand Opera Singers
and Thayiu's Great Band.
Admission, SO cents.
Thursday, Aug. %.
illustrated T~rayeIogue for Children
Morning Lecture. "Woman's suf.
frage in England"
FTERNooN-Entertainmen NV tn
Riner Sisters Company.
Monologue Entertainment.
The Nest Egg" Miss Mary Az.
mes Doyle.
Admission, % cents.
EVENING - Popular Entertainment.
The Riner Sisters Company.
Illustrated Trayelogue, "The Ian,
a "a
OF the Dragon" DR.. Frederick Poole.
Admission, 80 Cents.
Friday, Aug. 20.
illustrated Travelogue for Children
Morning Lecture.
AFTERNOON, Music and Melody. Ed
win r. Weeks Company.
Lecture, Congressman Vic Murdoch
Of Kansas.
Admission, so cents.
EVENING. A great program OF Fun
and FroIlc by Edwin r. Weeks ulml
self.
Music by the Company, c~oncludlng
with ''The Indian Mystery Man.
shangopayi.
Admission, IS cents.
Saturday, Aug. go.
Illustrated Trayelogue for Children
AFTERNOON, Music by The DUNBAR
Quartet and Bell Ringers.
Popular Lecture, Harry +. Atwood.
Admission, so cents,
'vENING, JOY NIGHT (Big Do.
ings, Too.) /,
Admission, IS Cents. ],
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-17

THE election Of William T. Cross,
formerly of this city TO the Secretary
ship Of the National Society OF Char
tiles and Correstions is a just sp-
probation Of deep study and hard
work along these lines. Mr.. Cross is
one OF Mexico's sons OF whom we
are Justly proud and the
Ledger Joins his many friends in Mex
leo and elsewhere in wishing him
continued success and advancement