Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-11-14
A newspaper of the present timei
Intended for people now or earth!
News is scarce this week.

News is scarce this week.
Probate court is now in session.
Have you been to number 1913.
The skating rink will open next
week.
Septimus Martin is in Sedalia on
business.
Mai. Allison is in GAINESVILLE on
business.
Lets give Ben Butler and ''Grand-
father Clock q rest.
Scarlet and red stockings contain
poison. Don't eat 'em.
Do not put up your sign till you
have something to sell.
Those ''who know" say we will
have a very cold winter.
The Republicans in Galloway are
rejoicing over their victory.
The Missouri State Grange meets
at Columbia On Dec. 10th, '78.
Kate Claxton has shivered through
the Two Orphans 1920 times.
A. d. Moore, of Martinsburg, has
our thanks for some very old papers.
How conversation would be abridg-
ed if every one would speak the
truth.
81. Rainey is in the freight office
while Charlie johnson is east on a
visit.
j. Med. Trimble and George B.
McFarlane attended the Fulton Cir
cult court.
Geo. Gamble, colored, was fined
last Saturday SIS for a plain DRINK
with trimmings.
Young man, break yourself of the
habit of following. Some day you
will have TO lead.
Jas. Daniel and lady, Miss Efie
Daniel and Miss Mamie Quisenbery
are visiting in Vandalia.
We hear there was an inquest held
at Joe Botkin's room last Friday
night. How was it, boys?"
The more corruption a mar sees in
a political circle the more he seems to
want to get into that circle.
Willard Potts has purchased Char
lie Brandrif's restaurant, and will
have charge of it in the future.
Miss Ella McCracken, of McCredie,
is visiting friends in Mexico, much to
the happiness of her many admirers.
Now plant candidates. Plant deep.
You can't put too many in a hill.
There will be a good crop two years
hence.
We learn that George Wagner's
wife of Martinsburg, left him last week
on account of i'll treatment from he
husband.
If some of our absolute money me
would work more and talk less, the
could pay their debts and be NOR
prosperous.
Miss Carrie Duncan read a vel
Zine essay at the Murphy meetil
Monday night. 1t showed DO
thought and talent.
1t is very common to telegraph
1t will soon be very common to tell
phone, but W. think it will always t
common to tell a fib.
Candidates are already canvassin
for the spring city election. w
would not be surprised if we had a
convention in the spring.
We heard a woman say last week
that if she was Bob Ingersoll's hus-
band she would make him think there
was a hell. We don't doubt it.
"Well, we will beat them next
time" Y-e-sl You will beat them
next time if you join the Democratic
party. Ills is your only salvation.
The Teachers Institute will be
held at the Benton City school
house next Saturday. There will be
a match game of ball at Benton on
the same day.
Don't forget the excursion to Prof.
Treloar's concert tomorrow night at
Louisiana. Everybody and his girl
are going. The excursion will be a
very pleasant affair.
Every county in the state hat has
this fall INDUCED in a Stree fight
election, is sick of it. Give us a con-
vention with a full delegation from
all parts Of the county.
Kearney had better go back to the
"Pacifc slope" Kearney could not
get Butler through, and we know an
other "Pacifc SLOPE man who could
not get Fagg through, either.
81. Med. Trimble was elected
prosecuting attorney of Audrain
county Tuesday last. He is a grad
nate of Westminster, and a young
lawyer of rare ability. Fulton CAL
lawegfan.
The st. Louis Journal encourages
Hahe disorganization of the Democratic
party in Galloway county by eulogiz-
ing Tucker and his cane. The CAL
lawegian not seeing the point quotes