Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-07-08

mas Withdrawn from the race for con-
gress.
The LEDGER has 400 more sub.
scribers then any other paper in the
county.
All the Clay county delegates are
Tor Hon. D. H. Mcintyre for Attor-
torney-G General.
zoe Lakenan has opened a real es-
tAte and land agency on the east side
/of the square.
The display of fire works at the
ratification was the finest ever seen
west Of st. Louis.
We defy any one to do legal or
any other kind Of printing cheaper
than the LEDGER.
Look out for counterfeit 500 Ma
t'onal Bank Notes. Many have been
recently discovered.
The Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph
Company have opened a joint office
with the Western Union.
Grants congratulations to Garfield:
81 think Hancock will be elected if it
takes all SUNNI err"
Grasty tries very hard to initiate
the LEDeER's style of head lines, but
always makes a bad break.
The Mexico Brass Band has i'm
proved wonderfully. It is now one
OF the best bands in the State.
Master Edward Rincs las returned
from st. Louis. He took the first
prize in a school Of over 500 boys.
Mrs. F, F. Danley, formerly of
Mexico, but now of Jonesburg, spent
n few days with friends in this city.
Some Of Buckner's opponents say
they are only training for another
heat, and do not expect TO run this
race.
There are many young Democrats
among the candidates, but some of
them have red heads that never Get
gray.
Champ Clark is gong to take the
patent of his paper. Champ is one
Of the liveliest newspaper men in the
State.
Hundreds of country people, old
and young, men, women and children,
came in to ratify and see the fire
works.
We always said G. P. Wade want
cd some Office. If he had remained
IN the Democratic party he would
have had one.
The Greenbaekers have not as
much love for our friend Duncan as
they should have. He is not soft
enough for them.
The I%ntelligencer would not say
anything about "a being sick, SO We
thought we had as we'll get out Of bed
and 60 to work.
Some men are always before the
public for office. II they were wise
they would know the ''dark horse
has the best show.
Our delinquents must pay up-we
need the money. 1t is not much to
each Individual, but the aggregate
would be of great service to us.
Last Saturday night James Carroll
RENTED S94, which he had collected,
to the Marshfield sufferers. This
makes $685. 60 sent from Mexico. I
"The junior editor Of the Herald
returns thanks to the band for a SER
enade." The junior editor Of the
! Herald is a member of the band.
We this week as a candi-
date for Sheriff, w. X. Potts. He
has q good record as Marshal, and il
elected, would make a good Sheriff.
Miss SalIic Conyers, OF Paris, who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
VIM. A. Eubank Of this city, for sev-
eral weeks, returned home this morn-
ing.
The county tax has been reduced
for next year 60 cents ON the 500,
and the Board of Education only ask
80 cents to provide school room t"
last for years.
Miss Annie Major, a charming
young lady from Ciarksville, who has
been visiting the Misses Allison of
this city for several weeks, left for
Vandalia Monday.
We this week as a candi-
date for the legislature, Col. j. j.
Haden. He IS a gentleman Of fine
address, excellent judgment, and we'll
known all over the county.
Last Monday night a rocket got off
the wrong way, and struck Mrs. j. I.
Brooks, who was sitting in the door of
her husbands store, on the foot. The
wound is painful bat not dangerous q.
f.. d. Graham, Of the Ringo House,
had some FIRE works on his own hook
on the night Of the ratification. He
sent up q couple Of balloons, and had
quite a display Of fire works in general.
The LEpGER ratification boom was
q grand success. We asked the other
Democratic papers to help as, but
thev vould not do It. One Of them