Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-12-23
..~,.,vsr Of the Present Time,
,..snasd for the People now On Earth.
uerry Christmas.

,.xt Saturday is Christmas day.
c.o,t Mexico have a charity ball?
..swear off, viii always wear off.
xox Years day is stock sales day.
r,a hanks will he closed Christmas
bs.
The tramp has gone INTO winter
~psrters'
centralia is to have a ball Christ
ps night
The DAYS are now getting longer at
9th ends
Day your taxes before Jan. /, and
ore the penalty.
.Prof." Rogers has opened a tailor
bop in centralia'
| People who do not pay their debts
MT on some style.
4. s. houston and wife, spent last
Monday in Paris, Mo.
Hancock got 154,750 more votes
ssn Tide" did in 1876.
Sam Armstrong, now in Kansas,
,,s our thanks for papers.
There are some people who will lie
-s7en at the point of death.
Carter & Hisey are shipping a
,,se lot of turkeys to st. Louis.
Another Leap Year party tonight.
The girls are putting IN their time.
Read C. O. Morris & Co.'S locals
N this issue. Heed what you read.
Dir. Fetter has the thanks of the
IvpGER s'force' for some fine cider.
Vim. H. White has a large sale
It bis place Thursday, Jan. 20, 1881.
NJ. McIlhany and I. b. Buckner
lave dissolved their law partnership.
/. G. Bruton was in Mexico last
.sek. We are not going to tell on
Hn.
+. NJ, Pease will come out with
liza column advertisement next week
gain.
An empty carriage was driven up
b, the tbeater and Sarah Bernhardt
!t out.
P. ". Harding is happy. His face
i sreathed in smiles more than usual.
h is a boy.
Mrs. ]. j. Haden returned from O
pry pleasant visit to Texas las,
Monday.
Levi Pettibone, of st. Louis, cele-
mated his one hundredth birthday
last Friday.
The wooden mills have shut down,
they will resume work again early
IN January.
Vim. Hinze has purchased the
house he is doing business in fol
5000 cash.
Misses Emma Smith and Lllli.
Wommack returned from ST. Loui:
Friday morning.
In 1876 Missouri cast 350,5S;
votes, and this year, 397,311-an in.
rrease of 46, 1928.
Don't fail to attend the grand mas
qaerade ball next Tuesday night
It will be immense.
Gus. Hiner, jr., reached his hom'
in this city yesterday, where he vii
spend the holidays.
The newely elected President o
Mexico issued a most excellent mes
sage: II thank you"
In this issue OF the LEDGER will b.
found our annual record of the mar
riages during the year.
The daily has not as yet found GU
that the Fair stockholders had
meeting last Saturday.
John Gregg, our accommodatln!
recorder, and Miss Vic. have on
thanks for favors this week.
We learn that Jay Gould said b
would die happy if he could get con
troll of the jeff. City branch.
Master Eddie and Miss Mann
Hines will reach home from St, Loui
to-day, to spent the holidays.
o. R. Waite, c. & A. freight agen'
has gone north on a visit, and vi
not return till after the holidays.
Miss Kate Wilder, of Laddenia,
taking evolutionary lessons OF Mis-
Emma Bobbitt, at Hardin College.
The peculiarities of 1881 are no
In order. In the first place, the fir
Jay of the year is New Years day.
Pike county has several prisone
IN Our Jail for safe keeping. A
drain has one of the best jails in u
State.
Ed. Mason is not now at the Eur
IA Springs. He has gone to Kentucl
On a visit. His health was very mu
Improved.
We learn that Miss Nellie Lo.
formerly of this city, is to be MARI
70 Mr.. Pendleton, of independent
Dec. 29th, 1880.
We learn from a private letter tt
Johnnie Kellogg, Jr., formerly
als city, died near Ann Arbor, Mic
afew days since.
DR.. j. S. Potts is staying in Nj
eo for a few days on his way to e
norma from Europe. He reach
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