Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1877-04-05
LOCAL. NEWS.
MEXICO IN $pL1NTERs.

April fools.
I fRead our local ads.
G. B. Null is very sick.
spring-sure 90 this time.
I. L. Morriss has gone to farm
ing.
Mr.. Bush has just received car
load Of ''praties.
). AIenifee has gone to St. Louis
t. buy goods. -
The Boston boot & shoe store has
8 very Leat and tasty signs.
We have a copy of the map of Au-
dra.l county for sale cheap.
Let lis go and take some blue
glass with a rail il it is the latest.
Next Saturday is stock sales day.
Farmers should bear this in mind.
We had quite rain last Friday
whi>h has left our roads in a bad
fix.
Frank Coatsworth, who is attending
College ut Columbia, is at home on
visit.
= +. Llewellyn is always up with the
times and now he has a large lot of
blue glass.
Some Of the boys were very. much
ex tied election morning, but every
thing was quiet.
Several of our stores are receiving
new coats of paint which improves the
appearance of our city very much.
This is late spring and farm 8
will do well to get things in readiness
to work hard when spring does open.
We have just printed bills for r.
| G. Galbreath, Blues Store. He has
some splendid stock endorsed by
some of our best stock men.
r. White & Botliin have just left thef,
l. orders for bills far the celel.r4.s,.
d4af stallion 'TCir,ir' stock BREED
| ers should bear thi5 in mind.
We don't profess 10 be a prophet.
but down through the corridors OF
| time Of aboHt / Yeas. We hear whis-
pered the word Green back
FL. Wright, of Martinsburg, r2ade
ii, a pleasant call last Tuesday. Mr..
Wright is well known farmer Of this
county and has ''leyel head on
soIae things.
Miss Hayden. who has been visit
ing friends i'll this city left for Ky,
last Saturday. One of our young law
ycrs says to us chronicle her de-
! parture in the dearest terms.
'Spect his goose is ''Fried.''
! L. }. Shea, of McCredie, made lis
4 pleasant business call last Saturday
He says be is taking county pa
pers and would not give the LEDGET
for all Of them, and Mr.. Shea is :
reading man.
The Oregon elector Watts passed
through this city last Friday. He i
the man that elected Hayes. He il
as big as the side of a house. 1t il
! no wonder Cronin could not roos
+ him out, although he (Cronin) has
I mamoth rooter.
There was as lively little fight il
town last Saturday. One of on
gents of color got on high hors
" and was laid out by Harve Allen an
some four or five more men. Th
: negro was shut up, but has sine
made his escape.
Our young friend Tom Buckner ha
just returned from An Arbor, Mich
: gan, where he has been attendin
g law school. Tom now has two 'shee
f skins" one from q literary and th
other from law college. He is
y young lawyer Of promise and wi
$ doubtless settle in our city. w
e cordially reccommed him to the pul
}. lie.
e One of our ambitious citizens whe
k sounded on the subject Of his runin
= for Mayor against Dick Fowler saiC
IS s'Do you reckon | would be elected.
o J..B. answered, by asking, "woul
l. you serve if elected" ''prominel
citizen answers. Oh yes, l ney'
: kick over my milk. J. B. to (himsel1
# well guess | had best not say an,
thing, we might have another Horas
Greeley affair.