Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-01-09
Grant is in Ireland.
This is the week of prayer.
EX-Gov. Hardin is at home.

EX-Gov. Hardin is at home.
Fulton is to have a new hotel.
Probate Court is now in session.
Prize fighting is a decorative art.
1t takes a good artist to draw pay.
The State Legislature met yester-
day.
Now, then, who ever saw a walk
ing match.
AS the days lengthen the cold
strength, ms.
Mr.. Jack Frost is the author of
Beautiful snow.
One of ''our boys" knows how to
carve q turkey.
Such charming sleIghing was never
known in Missouri.
Miss Laura Bishops visiting friends
in GAINESVILLE, Mo.
Capt. Mcintyre is not a candidate
for speaker of the House.
A great deal of interest is being
taken in the Hartley trial.
The Mexico Quadrlle Club -four
ishes like a green bay tree.
The LEDGER's list of friends and
patrons daily grows larger.
w. w. Fry has just returned from
q h, sinoss trip to Louisiana.
Miss Lena Wheeler, of Fulton, is
visiting in Mexico this week.
Lee ucConncll's little terrier was
acccidently poisoned Monday.
Ggiick is a good remedy for govt
There is no remedy for garlick.
The mite at the Cromwell Hous,
last Friday night was a c
This Is the coolest winter exp.ri
enced in Missouri for raany years.
Can't we have the hands on the
north side of the town clock set right !!
!Sherman's resumlng does not cans,
q ripple 40 yet on the busy SEA of life
Mr.. Belch, Of Cole county, wilt
probably he Speaker of the House.
AS1,400 ian is the latest novelty
in Paris. 1t creates quite a breeze.
Oh, for something startling in tlls
way ofnews, if it only be sur stroke.
More money is spent each year il
New York, for cigars than for bread.
You can't strengthen a fence with
white wash, nor a mans character
either.
Switzler post office is abolished.
Mail for this point is thrown to Cen
tralia.
The opera house was crowded n
the Murphy meering last Monda!
night.
Bashful young men and womcl
now have al opportunity to ''breal
the ice"
j. A. j. Dawes, of Centralla, ha
sold his farm to Mr. Kay, of Monroe
county.
The wicked and righteous fall wit
equal grace during this very slIpp +.
weather.
Big fire in Chicago last sunday
post Office and other buildings yer
destroyed.
Circuit Court docket for Januar
term of court closes next Saturday
January 18th.
DR.. c. A. Clarkson. of the Salin
County Democrat, made us a pleasaI
NoA 1SotCi''0y E
Shock, the colored child mlrderc,
Of Galloway, is to be hung Jan. 24t
if nothing happens.
r. p. Ellis, of Montgol-.ery coun
ty, is a candidate for ealgEassis
clefk of the State Senate. ]
Any one wanting bills posted {
distributed should call OH Charlie
Dobyns, the ''hoss ufh poster"
Lewis Hord is in 81. LOUIS on bus
ness. Wonder what he had in h
~carpetsack when he first started?
Mexico fire company held an exec
tive session last Friday evening
r. Lupton was elected secretary.
Hendricks, the musician, is haI
Ply, he has a new member in his can
1t is q girl, and weighs eight pound
Capt. Mcintyre and lady left ye
terday for Jefferson City. The Ca
tain will do good and effective work
his county this winter.
Willie West began ues 'ay me
ming on his feat of eating 80 quail
thirty days. If it can be dome w
liam ia the man to do it.
On Wednesday, the 22d of Il
month, Tr H. Williams will sell
auction all his stock, household fl
nitsre, md farming uliusils.