Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-05-20
Fine rain this morning

The Cromwell House is vacant.
Eniscopal services next Sunday.
The fruit crop is very promising.
nrnms should be sold by the pound.
Zach Herndon is again able to be
out.
Adimpled cheek is a good side
show.
City council meets next Monday
night.
Whitaker has not recovered his ears
asyet'
Mai. Lawder is moving his office
to Mexico.
Grand concert Friday and Satur-
day nights.
.uotller Goose did not lay a
golden egg.
The LEDGER has q circulation OF
1900 this week.
Tilden put the spigot in the east
end of his barrel.
Ifvou want Il slick shave call at
Prof. Pollar'l's.
Amad dog was killed at Young's
Creek last week.
See Grove & Mergell's advertise
ment in this issue.
The Moberly convention meets
next Wednesday.
The Mexico Herald claims to be i
Democratic sheet.
Miss Mary Guthrie is visiting
friends in Moberly.
Corn never looked so well before al
this season of the year.
1t is not falling into the water that
browns, but lying in it.
Il. Coatsworth is building 4 new
Office for his lumber yard.
Rev. j. c. Maple and wife have
gone to Kentucky on 4 visit.
Z. }. Wheat lectures on temper
ance at Middlctown tonight.
See announcement Of Dan Wood
ward for Sheriff in this issue.
Circuit Court docket for the june
term was closed last Saturday..
Miss Annie Woodward has returned
from her visit to New Orleans.
Chintz bugs are making their ap
pearanre in the wheat and oats.
See Ftean Il lIorscfa!l's advertise
meut in this issue of the LEDGER.
W. W. Fry and Sam Locke have
just returned from a fishing spree.
Parties ewing this Office must pa,
up or they will have to pay costs.
Wool has taken Il tumble on ltsel
and tleeccd some of our merchants.
Marshal Coons has q new suit o
blue with brass buttons all over him
Money at 3 per cent. can be Oh
tained at the Mexico Exchange Bank
Prof. \ 5, Houston, of Santc Fe
Monroe county, called on us yestcr
day.
The c. & A. Division is at Mexico
Mo. Bowling Green papers pleas
copy.
Don't fail to 90 and hear Mis-
Bohbett, the queen of the stage, TO
night.
The Missouri delegates to the Gin
cinnati Convention will not be in
structed.
All who read the LEDGER mourn be
cause they can not take it with tlieI
when they die.
Ringo Il Eubank have high-toneo
glass-topped city carriage. Mexico
putting on airs.
We would like each week TO rccclv
4 communication from every poli
In the county.
Services at the Episcopal Churc
next Sunday at IL O'Clock, a. m. "n
So'clock p III
The LEDGER is for the man tn:
can carry New York for Ireslden'
Can Tilden do it?
The public school ENTERTAINERS
last week was a grand success
every sense of the word.
The Missouri State Teachers A:
sOciqtion will meet at the Unlversit
IN Columbia, June 22d.
A large number of our leadir
Democrats will attend the Mober'
convention next Wednesday.
Col. Hutton is really very sicI
He has the hay fever. We trust
will be at his post again shortly.
The building boom in Mexico st
goes on. Mexico will never retr
grade. Onward is our watchword.
A letter from Mrs. Hardin inform
us hat Ex-Gov. C. ii. Hardin is
better and will return home short
The Mexico Savings Bank nc
loans money at 8 per cent. This W
bring money within the reach OF u
Percy Hord, son of Lewis Hor
who cut himself badly on a sha
stick while in bathing, Is doing VIC