Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-10

tens ice-credm saloon.
City council meets in regular ses-
sion next Monday night.
A temperance lecturer could find 8
good opening at Moberly.
Pool your issues, but don't buy
French pools on a horse race. !
The Fourth of July was well cele~
brated in the State of Missouri.
Money will I've plenty this fall.
''There's a good time coming
The Greenbackers have a big picnic
near Thompson station, mex Satur-
day.
Two or three hundred dollars in
fines were booked for the city this
week.
Miss Belle Morris, much to the de-
light of Ter many friends, is again at
home.
Don't fail to examine the new
patent spring bed. l.. P. c. Taylor is
agent.
Moberly girls are like old muskets
they use lots of powder, but don't
get off.
Mrs. Sallie Keath is visiting her
father, who is very ill in Charlton
county.
Services at Episcopal church Sun
day morning at 1890. Evening SER
vice at 8:l5.
There is a letter at this office for
Miss Mollle j. Dorsey, from A. j.. G.,
Carrollton, Ills.
j. w. Carson, Esq, will spend a
few weeks this summer at Eastern
watering places.
But very little whiskey was drank
in Mexico on the Fourth-compara-
lively speaking.
Mexico beat Scedtick on the ''green
diamond" on the 4th of July, with
a score of IL to z.
The duty on quinine has been re-
moved. This will make a great diff
ference in the price.
A good many congressman are
now at large. Look out for your
watermelon patches.
Henry Clay Dean will be in Mexico
Saturday and will be present at the
immigration meeting.
From a private letter we learn that
cx-Gov. Hardin is much better. He
will not return until fall.
''Stand up and tell the truth like a
bell punch" is the latest. News
papers even can do that.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Smith are
visiting Judge Porter, Mrs. Smiths
father, at GAINESVILLE, Mo.
What has become of our Archery
club? Are our young ladies practic-
ing with Cupid's arrows instead!
1t is rather strange that no one
writes us q poem on summer. This is
excellent weather to inspire poets.
Miss Annie Woodward gave Miss
Moss, OF Paris, who is visiting her,
a very pleasant little party last Tues
day night.
In our last issue the type made us
saw Miss Florence Cotsworth was
married when it should have been
Miss Fannie Cotsworth.
Mexico is receiving great common
dation from the press throughout the
State ON account Of there being "ne
liquor sold in Mexico"
W. w. Fry pulled the feathers ou'
of the American eagle at Wellsvill'
on the Fourth of July. Fry made +;
most excellent speech.
c. P. Wade had over one hundred
chickens stolen the other night. The
Greenbackers will have chickens a
their barbecue next Saturday.
Excursion trains, we learn, viii
Il 20 the barbecue at Thompson
Station on Saturday. VIZ are no
reliably informed on the subject.
The Moberly races proved q goot
investment to the Jocky Club and thu
town. Mexico loses thousands O
dollars each year by neglect of sucl
enterprises.
The longest train we have ever seel
was pulled into Mexico by two engine
on the C.. & A. railroad last Friday
There were GA cars, besides the ca
boose, in the train.
/. 2. c. Taylor is agent for tn
best spring bed ever introduced il
Mexico. Don't fail to give him
call at the old City Hall. across frou
Botkin's livery stable.
Hon. Thos.H Holiday, State Auditor
made US a pleasant social call As
week. He is a most pleasant anC
congenial gentleman. He was Ell
route for the western part of the Stat e