Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-01-22
Miss Maggie Hall is very sick.

Miss Maggie Hall is very sick.
Mrs. T. 7. Morris is visiting in
Mexico. /,
Button has moved over near the
post-effice.
Next term of Hardin College begins
next Monday.
The Ringo House has a new street
lalnp-city style.
Eads says he can make the river
keep It's mouth open.
Mr.. Lewis Farrah and wife, are
visiting in Kansas City.
T. B. Buckner and wife are board
ing at Mrs. Stanhope's.
The A.. o. u. WIS now meet in
their new hall in the KEENAN, building.
A new grain firm from Indiana is
thinking of erecting an elevator in
Mexico.
Miss Lizzie Marmaduke has just
returned from a very pleasant visit to
st. Louis.
T. M. Gill & Co. have a bridge
over the alley from their store to
their wareroom.
Preaching every night, and Bible
reading every afternoon, at the Pres
byterian church.
Yesterday was payday on the c.
& A. r. r. The railroad brings
thousands of dollars to Mexico.
Col. james Tucker and Miss Mar
tina Murray, both of Galloway, are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Buckner.
Some young Granger from Cen
tralia, was fiued SIS and costs yes
terday, for carrying concealed weap-
ons.
j. A. Headington's saw mill, east
of Capt. Currie's, and one mile from
Mexico, is running daily. See no.
tice in this issue.
There is to be a grand masquerade
ball at Moberiy Tuesday night, Feb
ruary 10. The managers have our
thanks for tickets.
The guests of the Ringo House
had a show last Monday night. 1t
was a big thing on wheels, but we
, can't give a full account.
Our Alb. has the measles. He says
he would not care if he was in Jail,
for he could ''break out" We advise
Abs girl to 60 and see him.
e Miss Ella Patterson, a sister o
0 DIR. A. NJ. Patterson of this place
e was married on the 7th inst, to Judg'
e j. NJ. Anderson, of Fulton, Ky,
1t John Jones has sold out his stool
z of cigars, and M. Y. Duncan is hav
Ing that room and Bragg & Hiner'
l. saddlery store thrown into one.
"a Some exchanges state that til
G. q A. R'y division goes TO Louis
c. lana this week. 1t will go to Bento
IT CITY next, we guess, if we listen t
III rumor.
'o Dave Evans is not thinking c
" leaving Mexico to stay. He cor
q tracts all over the state, but will COZ
st tinue to have Mexico for his mead
as Ihe WOODEN mills are now owne
by 3 stock company, and will be en-
larged. Our enterprising townsma
no Mr.. Rice, will still have SUPERVISE
~ of the mills.
he We want u correspondents in a
er parts of the county, and new ones
lis to write every week. We want t
keep this part of the LEDGER boon
ing with the rest.
mr. Mr.. Jones, the house mover, kille
IN a rattle snake, with five r~attles, fol
,ir feet long last week. just east of Me,
ut leo. He presented lis with the rattle
Nv for a watch charm.
RS DIR. French, Richard Muir's phys
by clan, thinks he will recover. nj
ks Muir was pretty badly shaken up, I'll
train throwing him 25 feet in the a
81 and his head was badly cut in the fal
Mr.. b. B. Runkle, foreman of til
- LEDGER Office, will leave at noon Il
morrow for the Future Great" @
:, business connected with the ofic,
His ''better-half'' will accompan
him.
10 Last Sunday afternoon Pete Bedc
IA was kicked by a vicious horse on tt
elbow OF the right arm. The mu'
"A cles of the arm were badly spraine
IL in a very serious but not dangcro,
manner.
ct We learn that Harry Day is tryin
It to start a Republican newspape
il By all mean Mexico should have al
We other paper. AS long as we ha,
We gifted editors it is a pity they shoul
an be idle.
rk Charlie Morris is making arrang,
ments to open a grocery store in Il
Duncan building. Charlie is vel
known to the people of this county s
" a live, enterprising business man al
70 will do a good business.
ia The way things ARE working v
p think it would be a good idea for ii
n citizens to have a report from the
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