Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-11-18

0Ou y cav SW.
Who will mourn for a.. Martin
Williams, now?
Get out your sleighs and sharpen
up your skates.
There are now only 4 prisoners in
our county jail.
Look out for Lyman Fetter's new
advertisement next week.
DR.. Arnold, the funny man, will
I've in Mexico next Monday or Tues
day.
Sheriff Dan Woodward is happy;
it is a bouncing boy. Another Demo-
cratic vote.
The Linton District Medical Insti-
tute meets again in Mexico the first
Tuesday in May.
VIM. Hinze, furniture dealer, will
have to increase his stock of furni-
ture. It is a girl.
The store of Wilder & Co., Lad
donia, was b~urglarized of $50 worth
of goods last week.
Mrs. Paullin has sold her interest
in the millinery firm of Henderson &
Paullin, to Mrs. Henderson.
Some men who 'svoted as they
shot," found their votes counted I'M
der the head of "scattering."
VIM. c.. Hicks, son-in-law of J. NJ.
Marmaduke, is completing arrange
ments to 20 into business in Mexico.
Rob't Hooton will be Deputy-Sheriff
under Sheriff Woodward. Bsb is a
good. steady boy, and understands
his business.
There has been more building
done in Audrain county the last
season than in any other county of
its population in the U. S.
We think the new military compa-
ny a good thing. When a book agent
comes to town we will have it called
out on double quick time.
VIM. Logan, of Jonesburg. NO.,
will be the next Tobacco Inspector.
We want men appointed to such Of
fees who know their business.
A burglar attempted to rob T. b.
Buckner's house at 2 p. m. last Mon.
day night, but he saw Tom in bis
night clothes and ran, never TO return
again.
There 10 to be another railroad
bridge at st. Charles. This time il
will be the St. Louis, Keokuk a
Northern r. R., which spans tht
Missouri.
The Martinsburg school house wa
burned last week. The Masonic
Lodge now meets in the church o
that place, where the school is also
in progress.
The Adams property in East Mex
leo now belongs to Hon. Mordeca
Oliver. 1t is undergoing repairs, ant
will be made one Of the finest resi-
dences in the city.
Conductor Jimmie Graham, of th'
C. & A. r. R., was presented with
very pretty present last week. Th'
boys seem to know what fits Jim
The Indians did not make it.
1t appears like a slam ON the virtu
of this continent, that's woman G
Sara Bernhardt's reputation for viz
tue should create such q Juror
among our society people.
Jake has now a billiard an
pool parlor over his saloon c~onnecte
with the same by a ''dumh waiter.
"Jake' now uses eight Dom an
three floors in his business.
A. G. Armstrong, the popula
head clerk at Kabrich's store, ha
' our thanks for favors. All is nc
. only a good man behind the counte:
l but he keeps one of the neatest store
in the city.
!, California Democrat: In aspeec
: at Sedalis q few nights since jude
j. Rice placed himself squarely on Ii
. Republican financial platform. Ca
! our Greenback friends find any col
ISOLATION in this?
BASS" Moore, OF the c. 4 r. r
left for a visit to California last Tue!
day. He will be gone about tw
I weeks. MI. Moore is q very faithf'
employee. This is the first ''lay of
he has taken for years.
The Odessa Herald, a neat lit
paper, has reached us. We vi,
Brother Reddington in his new fel
every success in the world. He
i, an energetic-knock-th the -bottom-ou
and-top-off kind of a man.
On December first the the Expire
: Office and American Union TelegraI
office will be moved to the new roo
b just east Of Harper & Turner. IT
n Telephone connection with the dep
a will also be moved to this room.
Hunter & Evans r figuring
:, another new building for Mexic
1t will be larger than any now in Il
city. As soon as something defni
is done, we will report it. Mexico
+ bound to be city.
DR. Glandon & Potts are enlargl
" their ice house. They are making
in four times as large Is last year. T
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