Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-07-22
st. Louis almost lost her census

SCHOOL building will be built al once.
The circus catches the young and
Old, rich and poor, christian and pa
gan.
The LEDGER would like to know
who Is the oldest person in Audrain
county.
Fort Emmons, Of the Daily Herald
takes milk in his ice tea. That do
settle it.
,Blondin threatens to walk over
Niagara this summer again. Better
sail over.
See correct likeness of the Demo-
cratic presidential candidates On the
first page.
The Heat Fender Mandatory is
booming. They have about Is hands
employed.
More people go to a circus in one
day than attend all of our churches
in a month.
Total population of Monroe coun-
ty, by the census, 1917. City of
Paris, 1852.
The town was full of newspaper
men last Tuesday, on their way to
Jefferson City.
Thompson is at last happy. He is
now local editor of the Daily Herald.
It's a big thing!
Don't stray after strange gods, but
stick to your true and well-tried
friend, I. FRANK. l3-tf.
event to the circus to see the
animals First time we knew girls
legs were ANIMALS.
A large number of our prominent
Citizens are attending tho State Con-
vention this week.
Jouett Tomlinson and sister, arc
visiting in Kentucky. They get the
LEDGER every week.
Vor populi, coc Dei-'sThe voice
of the people is the voice of God
The people want Buckner.
jim Robinson never rode as well
as he did last Friday. He is truly
the champion Of the world.
Tanner wants a watermelon. He
is getting, we think, something more
substantial than a watermelon.
Does "a. j. So still think tina,
Kentucky dog has more sense than
ninc-tcnths Of the Mlssourians ?
Mr.. r. s. Sandidgc, editor Of the
Marshall Progress, was in the city
Tuesday, and made Us an agrceahl,
call.
The show last Friday carried away
at least $1,000, and still you can
afford $50 per year for your count,
paper.
"Gartirld and Arthur clubs are CT
ganizing all over the county,
Farmersl Look ont for your water
melons.
john NJ. Clark, of the firm Of j. L
Clark & Son, real estate agents. is il
OHIO in the interest Of immigration Il
this county.
We think Squire Gilliam's wifi
had better come home. We saw tn
Squire ilirting with the country girl
circus day.
9 Buckncr la,oms with the people
The political trickstcr> and trader
may not like him because he don
wink that way.
The Christian Church is being re
painted all over. 1t improves til
looks Of one of McXico's finest ed
: fees wonderfully.
The Monroe County Fair will h
held 1T Paris, commencing Sept. II
and continuing four days. The pr,
miuris Offered are liberal.
Our Council had better hoop til
>. fire company up, and have the Ill;
CHINE put in order. Nothing coul
4 now be done in ease If fire.
James PaSquetl,'s il t"'r "ff retain
Z harness shop. lie sells none but tn
\ best of work. Our farmers all kno'
5 him and should p%alronize lin.
t 1t is o claimed that the first tim
the expression "Eurka' WIS use
was when Socrates sat down on
tack for which he had beer looking
II, The Sanciilird Camp Meeting, nca
SANTA Fc. commences next Saturday
# will continue about one monti,
! Bro Alien will, We learn, ''hold th
fort
c II. Martin Williams, who runs HI
: Grecnback paper on wheels, as
: tsere. is now located Mt Joplin. II
| Martin is Il live man, and worthy of
| better cause.
1 II. b. Speed, of the Warrcnto
Banner, and Nat. c. Dryden were i
Mexico last Tuesday, on their wa
I to Jefferson City, and called at til
= LEDGER office.
"a. j. SIT is perfectly natur:
that a man should see his mistake a
= ter he has made it. You are to |
excused this time-circuses don
:, come every day.
Hundreds ''wcnt to e the an
mails" but were in such a hurry I
ro+ in and see the girls ride and pc