Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-01-15
NEW TIME B
This is census year.
This year has 500 days.

Vandalia needs and wants a bank.
Circuit court convenes on the 26th.
There is something rotten in Maine.
Scarlet fever and measles are abroad
in the land.
Ed. Pitcher has the express Office
at Marshall, Mo.
We learn that Prof. Hamill is i'm
proving in health.
John A. Pearson has Our thanks
for Leadville papers.
The Missouri Press Association
meets at Sedalia in May.
Our ice men have not harvested
mere than one half a crop.
Gary & Mitchell have some of the
finest sewed boots we ever saw.
J. d. Tucker is going to build an
other large brick dwelling house.
Christian Church sociable at j. d.
fuckers, tomorrow (Friday) night.
Frank Leslie, Of New York, the
we'll known publisher, died last week.
Appleton's Readers we're adopted
in a great many counties in this State.
The Detroit Free Press is the best
family newspaper in the United States.
". K. Potts is spoken of as our
next sheriff. as is also R. B. Hooton.
Miss Camilla Switzier, of Columbia,
is visiting Mrs. Katie Glandon of this
city.
j. J. Winscott is now street CON-
missioner in place of A. J. Stasey re-
signed.
1t makes i man of a fellow to get
some of the rough corners knocked
off of him.
The LEDGER boys return thanks to
Mr.. James Carroll for a ''set 'em up
to the cigars.
Miss Sadie Lawhead, who has been
visiting in indianapolis, Indiana, has
returned home.
Money Will do most anything fol
a man, and yet not half as much as
man will do for money.
The editors of Missouri expect te
excurt into the Santa Fee and New
Mexico country next May.
Maine supports two governors
both daily. My! What a place fo'
newspapers that must be.
Several of our citizens are prepar
ing to sacrifice themselves for tn
good of the city at the spring cleo
ton.
When a "Monopoly'' strikes a
you, the best thing you can do ii
to hear some one call you across thu
street.
Unless the City Of Merico makes
moue in the right direction, and quick
lg, ace aoN lose the G. & a. r. Il
dicision.
Geo. Poteet's little boy, "Mark,
and Edward Rines' little girl, hav
both had the scarlet fever, but the
are better.
Barth, of Columbia, Is going t
open a clothing house the first G
March in the room Blum & Son hav
just vacated.
B. P. Bailey, of Galloway, is 81
p%erintendent of Census for this dis
trict, and notI I. N. Hathaway, As "
stated last week.
The Murphy meetings are to b
revived soon. just about the tim
the boys want to drink beer they wi
have to put on the blue.
Gould is putting a city telegraE
office in the U. S. Express offic'
The wires are up. W. will now hay
lower telegraphic rates.
Jim Daniel is going to move b
office to the north side of the squal
to the rooms now occupied by Flint
McWilliams the first of next montl
Mrs. Plunkett is WE'LL. w.
the happiest man in town. The lit
girl is a darling and the way sh
lisps papa, makes Plunke:t feel C
lossal.
At last, Centralia has a bank. "
were just fixing to give her one, Blu
as usual. did not get our money o.
until the deacon had passed wi
the hat.
It was never intended that v
should die with our boots on. Wht
We turn up our ''big" toes 1t will
in bed, the most unhealthy place
the world.
Charley Duffy, of Louisiana, is
the city, visiting friends and rel
tives. 1t seems that West Mexico
avery attractive part of the city
Charley.
Mrs. A. B. Daniel, who has be
visiting relatives and friends at Ho
k~insville, KY, for the past thr
months, returned to her home in Il
city last Tuesday.
Last Sunday morning some "f
bug set fire to the building on t
south side of the square at Fulte
Three large stores on College str
were burned to the ground.