Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-06-12
A Newspaper Of the Present Time,
intended for the People now On EARTH

of July?
Seniors Levee at Hardin College
tonight.
Eve was the first woman that went
to the devil.
Circuit court will adjourn Satur-
day a week.
"Sigh' Rainey is ticket agent at
Jonesburg, Mo.
f. D. Graham and Red Galloway
are in st. Louis.
r. H. E.-LEDGER until January
/, 1880, IS cents.
Ccmpetltion is the life of trade,
but death to profit.
A few more of the st. Louis bug
gies for sale by Stafford.
Long temperance letter from Neal
Dow, of Maine, next week.
Several young ladies graduated at
Hardin College this morning.
Quite a number of our citizens are
attending the races in ST. Louis
Mrs. Julia Blanchard, of Hannibal,
is visiting her parents in this city.
Commencement exercises at Hardin
College at 10 o'clock tins morning.
Miss Ella Smith, of Sturgeon, is
visiting the Misses Ruloff, of this city.
1t is not definitely known who will
take charge OF Hardin College next
year.
Who started the political bug that
is buzzing in so many temperance
heads?
More vetoes in the air. Start the
music, grind the organ, play the dead
march.
President Terrill and lady will
leave for Colorado shortly for their
health.
Friday night a week, the city coun-
Gil meets to decide on the license
question.
There will be a grand dance and
picnic heal Salt River Church next
Saturday.
The rain Tuesday night was worth
q thousand dollars a minute to Au,
drain county.
Stafford, the boss buggy man, still
holds out on our streets with the st.
Louis Buggy.
Miss Mollie Tureman, of Fulton,
No., is visiting Mrs. Robert Ture-
man, of this city.
Rumor says that conductor Charlie
McMath is married. "Oh, say! can
such things be?"
Day passenger trains will not be
put on the c. & A. Extension for .
week or two yet.
DIR. Lee, Of New London, Mo-,
formerly of this city, is now visiting
friends in this city.
Thousands of dollars will change
hands in st. Louis this week on the
result Of the races.
Blind Tom, the great musician,
will be at Opera House Wednesday
night, June 25, '79.
Miss Annie Bowling, of st. Louis,
Is visiting her sister, Mrs. r. NJ.
Dobyns, of this city.
Rev. J. G. Maple is attending the
commencement exercises of William
Jewell College, Fayette, Mo.
j.. p. Clark is making arrangements
to build a wind mill at his dairy to
draw water for his mich cows.
The railroads are cutting each
Others threats. You a now ride
from Kansas City to Chicago for S..
The st. Louis buggy sold by Stat
ford, is the best and most durable
buggy ever offered for sale in our
city.
The only way to get v e with
some men is, TO wait till they die and
then beat their grave with a canvassed
ham.
r. r. Arnold has our thank for
Hot Springs, Ark, papers. Mr..
Arnold is visiting the Springs for his
health.
r. w. Truman, President of the
Mexico Exchange Bank, leaves for
Colorado about the goth for his
health.
A mail service will be put on the
c. d A. R. R., next Monday. Way
mail will then be delivered along the
whole road.
Miss Mamie Garrard, of C~entralia,
and Miss Matte Murray, of Gala
way, attended the alumne meeting at
Hardin College.
s'Senator'' AL. Bennett, one of the
high moguls Of tue Fulton Sharp
Shooter, is attending Hardin College
commencement.
Recent rains will prove beneficial to
growing crops, especially corn.
Reports reach us of revival OF de-
mand for goods manufactured from
iron.
Prof. Greenwood delivered an adj
dress at Hardin College last evening /.
1t was q most elegant and elaborate
speech, worthy of the man who de-
liyered it.