Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-08-05

n eitcus party auVertiSluS q
wizard oil will be in Mexico in q few
days.
We learn that the holiness party
and greenback party will fuse at the
coming election.
DIED.-in this city, on the 31st
ult., FREDDIE, infant son of Matt.
and Jennie Stacey.
Now is the time to subscribe for
the great religious weekly-only so
cents till January l, 1881.
A. NJ. Alexander of Monroe coun-
ty may succeed A. H. BHckner in
Congress, but not this time.
Next Saturday will be stock sales
day. Auctioneer Atkinson says he
has a large lot of stock for sale.
When DIR. T. wins his fasting race
we will hear from lawyer t., the cham
pion pie eater of Audrain county.
Johnny Clark has our thanks for
late Ohio papers. Johnny is can
wasting for Byron Hite's Heat Fen
der in that state.
Everybody is for Buckner now.
Parties who a few days since did not
know who they were for are now
strong Buckner men.
Parties who don't want the LED
GER or don't expect to pay for it,
please notify us or their postmaster
and they will be relieved.
D. N. Evans and family have
moved to Kansas City. We regret
to lose one of our best mechanics and
most substantial citizens.
A prominent Republican speaker
will be in Mexico on the 18th, and
will be invited to share the time al
the Cunningham picnic.
Three tickets will be in the field
this fall. We will then have the
Greenback faction shaped up in its
true light, two hundred and fifty at
the outside.
Dr.. Koontz has purchased the
property just east of the Liberty
street 81. E.. Church. The Doctor
is going to make Mexico his home
and become a citizen of our county.
Il. B. Anderson, living five miles
Southeast of this city, raised 6 IL
acres of flax that yielded lO2 bush
els of seed. This is said to be the
largest yield ever made in the county.
Hardly a day passes but what the
LEDGER receives three or four new
subscribers, unsolicited. The. peo-
pie are bound to have the news.
Only so cents till January /, 1881.
The rain last Saturday "a worth
thousands of dollars to this county.
Audrain will have better crops this
season than for years. Audrain Is
one of the best counties in the State.
Ed. Haley was nominated for Con
gress at Montgomery last week o.
the Greenback ticket, as the LEDGE
anticipated a few weeks since. W.
trust he will canvass the distric
thoroughly--we want to roll up al
increased majority for the Democrat
ic party this fall.
We announce this week John f
Bolts as a candidate for Count,
Judge, from the Eastern district
Judge Bolts has been in. office 70
two years and has proved a most ex
c%ellent man for the place. We thin
he will be elected without opposition
One OF our leading citizens WHOM
we never miss at the theatre, an
who should be posted on such mat
tiers, only last Monday asked a lad
in this city; els Madam Rachel
herr" Without doubt Madar
Rachel was a her when alive-if not
! she fooled her parents and the res
of mankind.
Allen, the ''Holyfed," at SAINT
Fe last Saturday, went into a trance
He said he was weak in body bu
' strong in soul. He is getting alon
very we'll and will make a good thin
out Of his peanut stands, &C., NOR
especially out of his &C. stands
: eye have made my house a den {
thieves"
, Judge Forrist made a campaig
. speech at Macon last Saturday. h
has many invitation on file. tt
4, State Republican Committee may pr
him on the stump. They could do Il
better IN this State. Forrist is a goo
speaker-a most excellent one. Til
+ only trouble will be in pleading
losing cause.
, Fast Train.
: The Wabash r. r. has put on
d fast through train from st. Louis