Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-19
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1880.
A Newspaper Of the Present Time,
Intended for the People now On Earth.

lnsenaed lot the feopie now On EARN.
The Ferris Hotel hooms.
Have you seer the new 'tus?
Tie Daily Herald is enlarged.
Sam. Volt is at Welisviile, Mo.
Next Sunday will be Wasning.on's
birth day.
Warner Potts will not be a candi-
date for Marshal.
Charlie Rodgers is attending Col
lege in Columbia.
Col. j. j. Haden left for Sher-
man, Texas, last night.
A motion for a new trial has been
filed in the Hartley Ease.
Jay Gould's telegraph office will
be opened III a few days.
P. B. Baily, of Fulton, is census
supervisor fol this district.
We need a fire company worse than
we need either light or water.
Mexico should have a. paid fire
company-we need one badly.
Farmers will lose nothing by hold
ing on to their corn a little longer.
Some of our theatre goers pro-
nounce Janauschek mamie Shack"
The people want a larger public
school building. We need it very
badly.
Some peoples idea of doing good
is the going to a charity ball in
masque.
The Harrison case is concluded
and the jury will bring in their YER
dict to-day.
j. d. Tucker is building another
new house Just across from the Chris
tian Church.
We learn that Bill West has gone
into the hotel business. We don't
know where.
II. Hall makes his own ink-inks
of every shade imaginable for sale in
any quantity.
The case, State against Muldrow,
ct al, for killing Octave Inflow, will
be called to-day.
Our public school building should
have an addition. Our educational
interests demand it.
The parties who sent us valentines
can get them back by calling and
paying for this notice.
The Daily Herald has a corner on
"Mertha," the fireman who was in
the Glasgow accident.
James +. Gillian will be a candi-
date for reelection. He has proved
very efficient officer.
Quarterly meeting at NJ. f. Church.
South, next Sunday. Rev. Gillles
will occupy the pulpit.
VIM. Hartley has written to Jeffer'
son City asking to have the cell nex1
to Leslie's, his brother.
What is the matter with our spring
crop of candidates? City election is
only about 6 weeks off.
We learn that one vi our Msre,
Ministries went west with the 81"
clothes troupe last week.
J. NJ. Beshears, of Van1alia, il
spoken of all over the county very
favorably as our next sheriff.
DR.. w. ID. III. Hunter, formerly
editor of the Mexico LEDGER, is ir
Mexico visiting his many friends.
Miss Lizzie Purse, of Ashley, Mo.
has for the past few days been visit
ing Mrs. Dave Steele of this city.
Girls who have good compilations
should get thick wells at once. The
March wind tans like nothing else.
Joe Partridge, one Of the best boo
and shoemakers in the State, is agar
in Mexico, with Charlie Knoderer.
F. S. Mitchell, of the boot anC
shoe firm of Gary & Mitchell, ha,
been in Mexico for the last few days
The execution of Walker kilgort
will probably take place south of the
court house in the court house yard
The ladies society of the Presbyte'
rian Church, meets at the residence
of j. J. ellis at 4 O'Clock, p. M. to
day.
What ought to be done for a mar
or paper that will do all it can agains'
party and then ask favors of thai
party?
Miss Emma Luckie, one of Mexico.
most popular society girls, has jus'
returned from a visit to Jacksonville.
Illinois.
The C.. & 4. railroad has not hao
an accident since the first of Janua'
ry. Everything runs as smooth as
you please.
Services at the Episcopal Church
Friday and Saturday afternoon, at
4 O'Clock Sunday at IL a. H.. and
1880 p. IN.
Alb. says that anyone wanting
wrapping or poster paper can call on
him. He has not disposed Of all his
valentines yet.
Charlie Grasty is now attending