Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-08-15

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Lincoln county is solid for Buck
fIer.
Partial eclipse of the moon Au-
gust 10th.
None but Democrats a vote at
the primary election.
-Beggars are chooscrs when they
choose to beg.
There ran he no ~scramtling for
the colored vote at the primary.
There are no rows or fights at
our picni:s this season. SO much
tor the Muypuies.
Fulton has five newspapers and
one lunafic asylum. The Proportion
is bad.
Fulton Fair opens next Tuesday,
August goth.
A button is Il small event which
is constantly coming off.
Howard persues the Indians
persistantly with the-teIegrap!l.
A lady wrapped up in herself is
a very common parcel now days.
The temperature did not hurt
itself in lis late fail.
A MAJ that is kicked over nv q
COW gets Il tree milk punch.
They say that Grant doesn't
drink the same kind nf whisky lac
uscC to. Maybe that is what makes
him talk SO much.
Ed Kendall is not a candidate
for sheriff.
A man can easily manage four
i'll hand if they are ali aces.
Congressional Convention to be
held at Mexico September 3d.
Which one of or L per cent can
didates is for ) cent beer!
-.Audrain county will have q very
fair corn crop after all our dry wealth
er.
Grand picnic at Vandalia on
Saturday the 18th.
Stolen water MELONS are I'M
healthy.
Tie degrees in medical treat
memt are pill, Ill, bill.
-Greenbuck convention tC noni-
nate Il county ticket, August 9th.
We trust there is enough truc
democracy in the Kingdom OF Caila-
way 10 elect their regular nominees
III spite OF office bidders.
There is much apprehension i'll
st. Loui, for fear yellow fever will be
brought into that city. 1t is raging
in New Orleans.
Tic greentackers mc trying To
get hold OF the repubiica paper
II some one. will starr "a party i'll
which every man can hold an Office,
and oct his hand in the public treas
ury, he can then die happy.
See how the little busy bee i'm
proves each shining minute; How
gaily lights he on your nose and
sticks his little singer i'll it.
The Sturgeon Leader says they
suppose Mr.. Glass-roostcr will COB
bic up Mr.. Rosc-uerry i'll the sheriff
race.
Cider may be a very good drink,
but You can get 50 drunk ON it you
can't tell one Of the ten command
ments from a base bail bylaw.
There are Il great many people
in this world whose only imJortancc
consists in their being exclusive.
brandy has been made from
sawdust. That accounts for men
that drink ice water getting drunk.
There is saw,lust on the ice.
BY the word 'Grecnback Par
ty," it does not necessarily follow
that every man that belongs to the
party will have plenty of g~reenbacks,
although some men seem To think > O
Those who think the LEDGER is
not THE paper Of Audrain county
should dropin and examine III: books,
and not a week has passed since the
fouth Of July that VT have not filled
orders for from n to two hundred
extra copies. This week one man
takes 100 extra copies.
The Mexico Detective Associa-
ton captured astolen horse last Mon
day night. Gydeler and Nichols
did tie work.
We announce this week o. Hit
as a candidate for the office of jus
tice of the peace of Salt River Town
shin. Ian is one of Il most encr-
getic and promising young lawyers
well posted in the law and if elected
he will not only ill the office with
equity and dignity but with satisfac-
ton to all.
-IIisey Bros. will have their annual
picnic on the Baskin farm, August
both. Everybody will be there with
full baskets.
Prof. Wise, of Louisiana, and
Harry Gilbert, of Cincinnati, have a
balloon race of 1,2O0 miles, starting
from Kansas City. The sensation
will probably evcntuate during the
Kansas City fair.
Jesse James has been in Gala
way county lately. He skipped out
when he heard about ., well, we
wont revive old nygones.
We announce this week A. b.
Cluster as a candidate for sheriff of
Audrain county. Byron has served
the county well as a deputy and his
claim should be considered.
-BRIrTON A. HILL OF ST.
LOUIS, WALL SPEAK IN MEXI-
co SATURDAY, AUG. gath
-James Wallace, of Santafee,
brothersof VIM. Wallace, of this city,
was thrown from his buggy last Fri
day, ~fracturing his leg below the
knee. The fracture is SO bad that
it is feard the leg will have to be am
putated.
AS DR.. Lacy has served the
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