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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08
ChaIsia Crews Graduates From
Law School.

Chalsia E. Crews, a nephew OF
Judge John T. Crews of Mexico, and
a graduate of the Mexico High School
has Just graduated from George
Washington Law University at Wash
ington, D. C. Young Crews has had
an important position in the War De-
partment and has been attending law
school at night. We understand he is
going to open an office in Washing
ton and Mr.. Crews many friends in
Mexico wish him much success.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08
MING ALONG

ming ALONG
BUSINESS LINES
EFERRING to the importance Of
hess methods in connection with
ping the Chicago Breeders Ga
editorially says: Business
hgement can be and should be
Jed to practical farming, but
hing is not business, in the
/ in which any indoor manufac-
ig enterprise is a business
bfacturers in working raw ma
1 Is into finished products, are in
Sition easily to keep tab on every
of expense and income. Wealth,
nnditiOns have little or no direct
upon their operations. The
ng Of crops and the raising OF
81 are much more complicated as
than the manufacturing Of
for example. Farmers have t.
\ with many factors over whlcf
\ have practically no control. Il
e combination of these factors
their consequences which makes
elaborate system of farm book
'ing impracticable in most cases
Rrming is life. 1t is both {
|hs and an end. Energetic, eff
business management does mo-
cannot make it a business; i
make it more profitable.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08
WESTERN UNION OFFICE
TO Be OPEN At NIGHT
The New Office in the RingO Build
ing Will be Open From 7:45 a.
m. to 1000 at Night
NEW FURNITURE INSTALLED
Miss Lizzie Burnett, the Local West
ern Union Manager, VIII Have
an Assistant Operator.

George A.Littell, district CONNER
cial manager of the Western Union
Telegraph Co., Was in Mexico this
week installing the new office in the
Ringo Building. Will Nisbet Of st.
Louis, will be the assistant operator,
while Miss Lizzie Burnett will con-
tinue as local manager of the West
ern Union office.
The Ledger is glad to be able to
announce that the telegraph office in
Mexico in the future will be open con-
tinuously from 7:45 in the morning
till 1000 o'clock at night. New fur
niture is being installed and the West
ern Union office in Mexico will be
up-to-date in every particular. The
district manager while in Mexico
called at the Ledger office and COM
plimented our prosperous growing
little city and said "their business
here is most satisfactory and that the
Company is going to do everything
possible to increase the convenience
of those who use their lines"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08

First Days Program for G. o. P's.
Chicago, June Following is the
program for the first days session Of
the Republican Convention today.
II a. m.-Called to order by Chas.
D. Hilles of New York, chairman
Republican National Committee.
Invocation by Rev. DR.. John Tim
othy Stone, pastor of the Fourth
Presbyterian Church, Chicago.
Reading of call for convention by
James B. Reynolds, secretary of the
Republican National Committee.
Election of Warren G. Harding as
temporary chairman.
Address by temporary chairman.
Election of other temporary Of
ficers.
Selections of committees on Gre
dentials, Resolutions, Permanent
Organization, Rules and Order o.
Business.
Adjournment until Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08
NC rnnns ON CREDIT

HING GOODS ON CREDIT
.nNG the line Of buying goods
kdit, the Saturday Evening Post
&ioIly says. at is our impression
+ yod many farmers-and other
too,, no doubt-get their cash
heir credit wrong end to. They
.rsful about making a purchase
h,A. nut rather less careful about
h one on credit; they would
H. anewhat longer about the
n As new implement IL they
going " plank down the money
i rather han If they were only
to sign six-months note.
course Il ought to be just the
way round. A man can afford
Ike more chances with his cash
with his credit. He ought to
or vary about making a given
Asse when he cannot pay for II
bust give a note than if he had
honey in the bank. If a man los
hundred dollars in cash through
profitable purchase he has lost
hired dollars, and that is the end
II he signs a note and cannot
h he stands to lose finally not
The money but his credit too.
iiviously a man can afford to
chances in proportion to the
of his margin over and above
sites. If he makes a question
purchase on credit he is gam
below the margin. This vii
pretty self-evident, we think, t
,dy who studies it over.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08
Paul Brown, Jr. Dead.

Paul Brown, Jr., 32 years old, son
of a millionaire broker and banker
died of paralysis at $3.50 Thursday
morning at his fathers home, IL
washington terrace, st. Louis. He
had been suffering from q nervous
breakdown for a year, and spent siH
months, from last July until January
in Johns Hopkins Hospital at Balti'
more.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08

BRYAN has put a quietus on
snublican story that he would
4 the st. Louis convention on a
land stir up trouble by making
'Ort to endorse prohibition. He
\ will not accept a proxy, there
A such effort will be made. He
Ioadv made his position clear on
|uOr question. He says it should
h to the state and not be
N into national politics, at least
XII other pressing problems
Ieon settled. That he will accept
Iiration as the candidate of the
Sition party is good reading to
gloomy Republican friends, but
4 preposterous. Wilson will
H. more earnest and enthusias-
lpporter in the coming campaign
.William Jennings Bryan.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08
Lord Kitchener
andEntireStaff
Reported Lost
English Cruiser Hampshire
Sunk Off Orkney Islands.
Thought All Aboard
Lost
ONLY ONE BOAT FOUND
Kitchener and Staff Were on
Way to Russia to Confer
With Officials

Ledger Special 8 a. m. Tuesday
London, June 6.--Lord Kitch-
ener, commander in chief of the
English Army, and his staff
were lost on the British cruiser
which was sunk off the Scottish
coast.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08
W. w. Johnson Succeeds R. R. Arnold

In a joint meeting of the County
Court and City Council Monday after
noon, W. W. johnson was elected to
the Eight Mile Road Commission to
Succeed R. R. Arnold who recently
resigned. Others who were vot-
ed upon for the place were Fred
Pitcher, Willard Pots and w. E. West
The other two members of the COM
mission are Fred A. Morris and E. L
johnson.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08
,,0.ieo 10 Have Billiard Halls

Charley Moore and Harty Frazier
are going to open a pool and billiard
hall in the French building just south
of the Savings Bank. o. II. Brown
hos rented the corner building oppo-
sito w F. Atkinson's office for a
billiard hall. Ernest Barnett has
rontcd the Arnold building just south
Of the National Bank for a billiard
hall,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08
Circuit Court Notes.

In the suit of Halle L. Hudson
against Douglas D. Hudson for div
orce the decree was granted the
plaintiff.
The jury has been dismissed until
Monday and in the meantime the
cases will be decided by the court.
In the suit brought by Charles E.
Archer against j. W. Smith the plain
tiff was awarded a judgement for
$3.50. The law suit was the out
come of a misunderstanding over
some cattle.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08
vICE-PREsIDENT AT HOME
VIII Remain in Indianapolis Until
After the Convention

indianapolis, June 7.-Vice-Presi-
dent Thomas R. Marshall, accompan-
led by Mrs. Marshall arrived here
Monday from Washington and will re-
main until after the Democratic ma
tional convention in st. Louis next
week. Under the agreement be-
tween the Republican and Democrat
ic Senators no business of Importance
will be undertaken in the Senate
while the national conventions are in
session.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08

have an anonymous letter re-
whether Henry the Eighth or
Luther "wrote the Blble", or
he Of that character. We sure
enough discussions and dis
'ents in Mexico without start
regarding religion, especial
anonymous way.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08
FULTON TRAIN IN DITCH
MILE EAST or FRANCIS
Three Coaches Leave Traek-Seyer-
al Iniured-Broken Rail The
Cause.
FIVE ARE IN THE HOSPITAL
Low Rate of Speed Ayerts More Seri-
Gus Accident

The Fulton train due in Mexico at
eight o'clock from Louisiana, was de-
rallied Wednesday morning about 1880
one mile east of Francis. No one was
killed, but several were injured. The
train was made up of two coaches and
baggage car, in charge of Conduc-
tor P. E. Clampitt and Engineer
Frank Blaclman. Three cars left the
track, two of them turning partially
over. The passengers say the train
was going only about twenty miles
an hour when it left the track or the
wreck might have been more serious.
A special train was made up in
Mexico to carry the doctors to the
scene Of the wreck and the injured
were brought to Mexico where they
were taken to the Hospital. There
were about twenty-five passengers
on the train and several had narrow
escapes. Another train was made
! up and left for Fulton at 10:30-only
about two hours late.
The Injured Are:
W. Il. Logan, lawyer of Laddonia,
Mo-, seriously, conclusion of head.
"Bunt" Freels of Laddonia, injured
internally, Mr.. Freels was in a Chi
cago & Alton wreck near Rush Hill
about one year ago and was severely
injured, getting $500 damages.
| X. G. Kennen, attorney of Laddon-
ia, Mo-, elbow cut and back bruised
and wrenched.
Miss Verlea McCubbin, Laddonia
injured in back.
E. .Bosge, Bowling Green Mo.
side and back wrenched, slight.
| W. H. Goran, Vandalia, Mo-, LEI
skinned, slight.
Mrs. Maggie Doss Laddonia Mo.
back, shoulder and chest hurt and ril
broken.
Madeline Hess, Farber, Mo-, lip
cut.
DR.. 0. C. Queen (colored) heat
bruised.
W. L Thompson, Laddonia, Mo
hip and elbow hurt.
G. w. Ramey, Laddonia, Mo-, injur
ed slightly.
r. W, Anderson, Greenville, Ill
chest and hip hurt.
r. l.. Afford, Vandalia, slightly.
Nola Dunbar, Bowling Green, fore
head bruised, side wrenched an
ankle sprained.
Bessie Hedges, Bowling Green, Mo
right arm wrenched.
Miss Minnie Freeman, Mexico, Gu
behind the ear and internal injuries
| Miss Adeline Caldwell, BowlinI
Green, Mo-, slight.
Conductor P. E. Clampitt, Mexico
hip hurt.
Tate Hess, hurt but injuries are ur
known.
J. H. Fairchilds, Littleby, Mo
: slight.
Fay Mecklin, Laddonia, Mo-, shou
der hurt.
]. A. Layman, Laddonia, Mo-, hi
sprained.
In. P. Middleton, Vandalia, Mo-, 81
and shoulder hurt.
Mrs. E. r. Swimm, Laddonia, Nc
, ankle sprained.
/ The following five injured WEI
Il taken to the hospital, "Bunt" Freel
: Miss Verlea McCubbin, w. H. Loga
W. E. Thompson and Mrs. Magg
Doss.
t Mrs. George Settle, who lives OIL
g mile east of Francis, saw the ira
: leave the track and turn over. S!
s. telephoned to Mexico immediate
/ and DR.. N. R. Rodes, the Chicago
n Atoms company physician was moi
y fled of the wreck before it was know
/ at the C. & A. station.
u At the time of going to press Il
e two supposed to be most seriously !
II iured are Hugh Logan and Mi
. Freeman, both of Laddonia who a
u in the Mexico Hospital. 1t is fear
% their injuries may prove serious
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08
Low Prices This Week

The prices we are making this week
on Wash Skirts, waists and Crepe de
Chine Corset Covers, will interest
you.-Ricketts & Emmons D. G. Co.
153-2w1t.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08
Tongue Falls and Scares Team.

Snidow Armstrong had an exciting
runaway Wednesday afternoon He
was driving a pair of mules, hitched
to buggy when the neckyoke broke
allowing the tongue to fall. The
team ran from Abbey & Adams
store to the corner at Lewis Moore's
grocery store. There, the tongue
which was dragging the ground
struck the sidewalk and broke allow
ing the team to get lose. Young Sni-
dow held onto the team and was not
hurt.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08

John Mcfarland, who has been
studying engineering at Purdue Uni
versity, Lafayette, Ind, for the past
year, is in Mexico visiting friends.
He will go to Kansas City soon where
he has position as draftman.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08

DR.. Theo. H. Winans will attend
the annual meeting of the Internot-
ional Homeopathic Association at
Philadelphia, June 2l-24 and will be
absent June 1929.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08
80 KILLED 1862 ARE HURT
Southeast Missouri, Illinois Arkansas
and Mississippi Swept by Storms

More than eighty-two persons
were killed and 262 injured and en-
ormous property damage was done
through large sections of Southeast
Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois and Miss
issippi Monday night and Tuesday
by series of tornadoes, according to
incomplete returns received by The
Republic.
An incomplete list of the killed and
injured, by states, follows:
MISSOURI
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08

n PITCHER has been elected
4 of the Mexico baseball team,
.pld have the cordial support
Ioyers of good clean sport in
Mexico secure the pennant.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08

Heavy weight 2 quart aluminium
stew kettles. Regular price 45c, sale
price 25 cents. Open Saturday night.
L, Roy Ferris. d2w1.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08

912 wool sold for about 16c a
In 1916 it is selling for from
S5c a pound. Those Republi-
Tho in 1912 said that "the
rats would never be able to
sheep in the face again." were
,fnllv mistaken-as usual.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08

V. JOHNSON will make a
Efficient eight-mile road COM
her as he thoroughly under
the Importance of permanent
bads and is ambitious to make
one of the best little cities in
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08

|pn't forget to patronize home IN
Eries by buying chick feed made
b Audrain county grain. For sale
|hll grocers.-Wm. Pollock Moll &
kator. Co. d1w1
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08
While They Last

A splendid adjustable hack saw
frame and blade. Regular price 75c
for As cents. Every farmer needs one
L. Roy Ferris d2wl
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08
Mrs. snidOw Home from Kansas Cit,

Mrs. SnidOw Home from Kansas City
Mrs. Clara Snidow returned Tues
day from Kansas City, accompanied
by her daughters, Misses Flemma,
Fay and Eth elSnidow, who have been
teaching in Oklahoma. Almost i'm
mediately upon their arrival in Mex
leo a telegram was received, notifying
Miss Ethel Snidow that she had been
elected to teach Mathematics during
the summer session of the state nor
NAL at Durant, Okla. Miss Snidow
will leave Thursday for her work.
Misses Fay and Flemma Snidow will
leave shortly for special work in the
University of Virginia, at Charlottes-
vile.
Mrs. Snidow was much impressed
with the sermons of Billy Sunday
which she heard while in Kansas City
She says his personality is wonder
full and his illustrations are the besl
she ever heard.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08

Once Week, Friday & Saturday
We have a splendid sale on some
household articles at price you wild
be the looser if you miss L. Roy
Ferris. d2wlt.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08

fiss Mary and Beulah Griffen and
lie Garret went to Kirksville, Sun
to attend the summer session Oh
Normal.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08

Howard Keath is home from Col
umbia where he has ben attending
the University.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08

Misses Edna and Virden Akridge of
Laddonia returned home Sunday after
visiting several days with Miss Ruth
Cleveland.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08

Hamp Rothwell Of Moberlg was in
this city Friday attending the U. G..
7. convention.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08

Miss Clara Haggard went to Mer-
rill, Mo-, Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08

Charles 0. Wright of Mexico, will
,oyo charge of q motor cycle business
in Columbia, Mo-, this summer
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08
PROGRESSIVE NATIONAL
CONVENTION

Ledger Special
Chicago, ILL.,, June THE Progress
sives got under way late. Only
routine business had been transacted
up to p. m. today.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08

Miss Marie Gibbs is wishing with
friends in Galloway county.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08

Demonstration Of Detroit Vapor
oil stove all day Saturday, June 10 at
Cantrells loz-z"lS'
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08
tain in Reading
Matter

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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-06-08


OUR FACILITIES
X good banking service are not
R'passed and we offer our custom
n every courtesy and convenience
want your account and il is for
Pur interest TO bank with us II
\" appreciate safety and good iudg-
'0I combined with a broad liberal
Policy.
pOuthern Bank of Mexico
Capital and Surplus $4,000
The Snowflake herald., 1916-04-07

ADVERTISING RATES.
Display advertisements, per inch 25c
foreign and irregular, per inch SOc
Locals, per line, per issue lOc
Readers, per inch, per issue 75c
Display ads, plate form, per inch zoe
Readers, plate form, per inch 5O
Legal ads. per inch at legal rates.
The above rates are the rates per issue.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-04-07

members may have been honest
and conscientious in their belief
of their right to pay out the
sums of money charged, cannot
in the least affect their liability
for money paid out without
authority of law" If the mem
bers of the board would avoid
personal responsibility for sal
ary, fees or other sums of mon
ey paid out by them, they must
ascertain if such payments are
for a purpose authorized by
some statute or law of the state.
Good faith and honesty of pur-
pose is no defense to a law suit
to recover money paid out with
out the laws sanction. The an
nouncement of this rule may
seem harsh, but we find it in
the legislative act and, of course,
are bound by it. 1t remains for
us to determine whether the
sums of money sued for by the
appellee were paid out without
authority of law" and if so the
judgment must be affirmed even
though the sums were paid out
for most laudable purpose and
with beneficial results to the
county"
The Judgment of the lower
court entering verdict in favor
of the appellee for the sums
sued for, together with interest
of the appellee for the sums
sued for, together with interest
and penalties, and 40 per cent
thereof as attorneys fees was
affirmed. For the benefit of the
county attorney we will say this
case will be found in the 17th
Arizona or in the 154 Pacific
Reporter as soon as they are
issued. Evidently the only law
and court decisions he reads are
found in the Sapp library, which
was originally assembled for
use in Oklahoma in the pioneer
days when brains were not an
essential in the practice of law,
and all that was necessary was
an unmitigated gall and a shelf
full of antiquated law books that
could be bought in any second
hand book store for SOC volume.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-04-07
HUSBAND RESCUED
DESPAIRING Wife
After Four Years Of Discouraging
Conditions, Mrs. Bullock Gave
Up in Despair. Husband
Came to Rescue.

Catron, Ky.-In an interesting letter
from this place, Mrs. Bette Bullock
writes as follows: 81 suffered for four
years, with womanly troubles, and during
his time, | could only sit up for little
lille, and could not walk anywhere at
At times, ] would have severe pains
in my left side.
The doctor was called in, and his treat
ment relieved me for a while, but | was
soon confined to my bed again. After
that, nothing seemed to do me any good
! had gotten so weak | could not stand.
and gave up in despair.
At last, my husband got me a bottle NJ
Cardui, the woman's tonic, and | COM
menced taking it. From the very first
dose, could tell it was helping me. |
can now walk two miles without its
firing me. and am doing my work."
If you are all run down from womanlv
troubles, don't give up in despair. Trv
Cardui, the woman tonic. lthas helned
more than million women. in ifs 51
years OF wonderful success. and should
surely help you, too. Your druggist has
sold CardW for years. He knows what
ii will do. Ask him. He will recon-.
mend I. Begin taking Cardui today.
W'its g: Chattanooga Medicine Co.. i.6,...
Advisory Dept. Chattanooga. Tenn. for SDsc;ol
Treatment fss Women" seat in plain WraOper E6S.n
The Snowflake herald., 1916-04-07
Supreme Court VS..
Board Of Supervisors

From the Winslow Mail.
1t should be comforting to the
people of Navajo county to know
that the supreme court of the
state of Arizona has no final
jurisdiction in matters arising in
this county, and that their deci-
sions can be set aside by resolu-
tions of the board of supervisors.
Less than sixty days ago the
supreme court handed down an
interesting opinion in the case
of the supervisors of Greenlee
county, appellants, VS.. Jas. V.
Parks, appellee, on appeal from
the judgment of the superior
court of Cochise county, and for
the edification of the board of
supervisors and the brilliant
county attorney, who is drawing
down a salary regularly as the
supposed legal guardian of the
rights of the taxpayers, we
quote from the opinion of the
supreme court.
This case arose from the mis-
appropriation of money by the
supervisors of Greenlee county,
when they appropriated $3.50 to
the clerk of the board for MAX
ing duplicate assessment roll
for the county, and appropriated
$65 to pay the expenses of the
county engineer to attend the
Good Roads convention at Pres
colt.
The Court says: 1T is the
contention of the appellants on
their assignment of error that
the moneys directed by them,
as the board of supervisors of
Greenlee county, to be paid out
of the funds of the county were
authorized by law and that, if
they were not authorized by law,
in auditing. allowing and direct
ing the payment of such sums
of money the board was acting
in a quasi judicial capacity with
in the scope of their authority
and without corruption or NAL
ice, and in accordance with their
honest convictions as to their
duties. Quoting Paragraph
955 of the statutes, the Court
continues: Under the express
terms of this statute the fact
that the board may have acted
in a judicial manner, or that it's
The Snowflake herald., 1916-04-07
Favors Purchase of Mexi-
can Strip of Territory
According to the Washington

According to the Washington
Cd. c. Post, Senator Ashurst
Of Arizona, backed by several
western senators, has urged
President Wilson to renew ne
gotiations with Mexico for the
purpose of obtaining small
slice of the northern portion OF
Mexico. The plan proposed by
the Arizona senator is in line
with one of the treaties nego-
tiated by James Gadseu, but
which was not sent to the SEN
ate by President Pierce. Under
that treaty Mexico agreed to
sell the United States all that
territory lying north OF the
thirty-first parallel and the pen
insula of Lower California.
If this territory could now be
obtained it was pointed out that
the western tier of states along
the southern boundary of the
United States would obtain a
seaport through Arizona in the
Gulf of California.
In addition, and equally i'm
portant, all the stragetic naval
bases, including Magdalena bay,
along the coast of the peninsula
would pass into possession OF
the United States.
President Wilson, of course,
made no promises, beyond the
mere statement that he would
give the subject consideration.
This proposed negotiation with
Mexico was urged upon the
president strongly, Senator Ash
urst fortifying himself with a
number of large maps and plats,
throwing much light upon the
early negotiations of Gadsen and
illustrating the great value that
this territory would be to this
country.