Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-11-07
A newspaper of the present timei
Intended for people now on earthl


Vanity fair-living on air.
The grand bounce--cherry bounce
An attached couple-oyster shells
Prize-fghting is a decorative SRI
They have gone to meet the Tad
poles.
We sigh for a rooster as big as
house.
Mrs. Gum Lakeland is visiting il
Kentucky.
The negroes all voted the Green
back ticket.
Bob Steele is happy the girl weigh
eleven pounds.
Ed. Haley is now inventing SONS
new ssscism."
Buckley is now satisfied with being
City Recorder.
The days are becoming shorter
now at both ends.
There is preaching at Beaver Dam
church this week.
A Republican paper is what Au-
drain wants now.
The new Catholic church is quite
an ornament to Mexico.
Mase Mcdonald don't want to col
jlect the taxes Of Audrain. Z
sumo" your communication is
crowded out-"Juno" why.
Bridges viii continue to work for
the c. & A. r. r. Company.
Telegraph rates are being reduced
In many parts of the country.
You can't find a man in the county
who voted the Greenback ticket.
Do you remember four years ago
how badly you were ''soaked?"
ssThe "Social Club" meets at
Blum's store next Sunday evening.
Do not poultice your own elbow
for the boil on another mans neck.
There win be an excursion to Lou
isiana tomorrow (Friday) n week.
Geo. Suffer has opened a cigar
store just South of the Ripgo House.
Everybody feels better now the
campaign is over. Let us change the
topic.
We have buried the baby and she
will never more be seen abroad in
the land.
Now that it is all over, if we have
said anything we art sorry for we are
glad of it.
Elder Haley, of st. Louis, is con-
Quoting a protracted meeting at the
Christian Church.
1--WE viii run pretty well in the
county" yes (?) and you will ''quit
like steers" also.
Anything to beat the Courthouse
ring" Don't but your brains out
for nothing in the future.
Why do you blame people fer SELL
ing liquor, when you make the laws
that give them the p~rivilege2
"Let those laugh who win."-Ed.
Haley.
Thank you Ed. Ha! hal! hall
The honest yeomanry of Audrain
are down on bribery and boiling .
The third party trick don't catch
them.
For the past week, Democrats have
been kept busy getting out cards to
keep their names Off Of the Green
back tickets.
The house Of Conductor Miller, OF
the Jefferson City branch, was enter
ed last week by robbers and a fine
gold watch and 800 in cash was
taken.
s. W. Davis sent about a dozen
negroes down to his plantation in the
South to pick Gotten Monday night
and he went down himself Tuesday
night.
Hurrahi for the LEDGER tow-line.
1t will never get tired, can never
wear out. 1t is always dashed to the
right ship, and that man don't live
that can cut it.
An attempt was made last Friday
night TO break into Blum & Sons
dry goods store, but as C. H. Green.
who sleeps in the store was awakened.
] the robbers were foiled.
What do you mean by Courthouse
ring, always in Office, &c. Are moi
Trimbie, Dobyns and Beatty all new
men? You don't know what is the
matter with you until you individually
get Office you will squeal like a pig.
McCarten, at Nc. 1873, just south
! of Casy's has a full and complete line
of toys, call and see for yorself. He
has by far the most complete line OF
this class of goods ever brought to
Mexico.
The election passed off very quietly
Tuesday and we could not help but
contrast it with the election two years
ago, when whiskey carried the day.
This year all praise to the Murphies,
there was not q drunken man in Next
, CO. No fights no rows; everything
! lovely.
. When the Greenbaek vaoa sfart.