Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-03
Congress has adjourned.

The days are getting shorter.
SAM Patch is in Mexico.
Real estate in Mexico is looking up.
Iaziness is the father of invention.
1F-morrow will be a regular ''bal-
er day"
the man that eats the smallest
meals uses the most tooth picks.
Our hotels are doing a good bust
hess.
Several of our citizens are attend
NO the Moberly races.
L. Phillips new addition is nearly
finished.
G.B McFarlanc is making ar
ogcments to build a fine residene.
FIX Gov. C. II. Hardin is very un-
sell.
r. W. Tureman has our thans for
ocnSer papers.
Day trains will be put on the e.
A. II. II. in q week or two.
Excursion trains from Mexico take
lou to the Moberly races.
sxexico has ten churches and no ga
Don.
w. II. Garrett has a hardware
tore at Centralia.
w. +. Whitney will return from
Washington this week.
Hon. A. II. Buckner will probably
s,end the summer in Colorado.
The Columbia papers say that
fudge w. o. Forrist will speak there
sm sbe Fourth of July.
There will be a picnic on Cunning
aams's farm on the oath of July.
Brass passes for gold IN more ways
than me-.
The Fourth of July is especially
lear to the small boy because it is
scarce.
There would be more drinking
lone if the creek ran through town.
A d~ispcptic thinks heaven is a
)lace to eat and hell to digest.
When a woman hesitates she is q
''g~ner."
Eureka, Nevada, has a lady faro
healer.
Prof. Cauthorn, of Columbia, Is
fsIting r. r. Cauthorn, in this city
r. W. Tureman is in Denver,
Colorado.
Henry Clay Dean will be in Mexi-
% on Saturday the 18th of July.
See DR.. Turner's advertisement IN
his issue.
Try Halls ginger beer. The best
.sink in town. Murphies dote on it,
Probate Court docket in this issue
Kansas City races this week.
The Martin House is receiving ;
Few coat of paint, which improves
is looks very much.
Nese Smith is in st. Louis.
Sept. Martin is in Sedalla.
Walking match in Fulton to-mor
row.
Don't fail to attend the picnic to
norrOw.
We are not able at this writing t
.tate whether Mt. Ktna will cele
bate tomorrow or not.
When you give the devil his dn
you had better take his receipt, c
when Gabriel blows his horn 20
viii find the devil after you Jus
the same" for that little balance 20
owe him.
Harvest is about over and trad
will be better. Now is the time I
adverti sc.
Family broils are best when rare
done.
From what we can learn there a
going to be about our million plcnl
5n the 4th Of July.
Few lemons and lots of squeeZi1
will be the order of the day at cou
Try picnicg on the 4th.
The man from Maine cart pr
down Missouri's Vest.
Green corn is now on the mark
Whom the gods love die POI
Now don't think because you
poor that God loves you.
ssCol." Hutton has frrtted hims
into another '.sick" because no {
has tried TO assassinatc him.
Several of the boys have had m
nees during the last few days. sc
of them come out with cross eJ
some with ALMOST no eyes NJ
They are getting in trim for the 4
Among the distinguished ylsl'
attending the Masonic celebration
Hallsville, we noticed Jacob Z
mau, of Audrain. a prominent
IN r and trader Centralia Guart
For fear that some one might
IN ,ment think that DR.. Flint W.
b. guilty of any improperly, we
ITO inform our readers that our
on him last week was a myth.
don't suppose anyone looked at
otherwise.