Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-07-14
RING rs a load of wood.
R. ". Gill is city weigher.
Roys. beware of toy pistols.

DING
R. W. Gill is city weigher.
Boys, beware of toy pistols.
Miss May Silver is dangerously i'll.
uexico needs a Never Sweat Club.
The fire company now drills every
Friday night
We want ten cords of good, dry
hickory wood.
N. N. Conger's new custom mill
iin full blast.
Wonder what Bob Ingersoll thinks
ofthe late thaw.
See notice of lots for sale in Wells
Vile in this issue.
Ex.Gov. e. H. Hardin and wife
se in Virginia.
The gush about the assassination
is nearly exhausted.
Farmers, be careful when and where
you sign your name.
The late rain is worth q million
Of dollars to this comfy.
J.. T. Nelson, wife and children,
ae in Kentucky on a visit.
Our friend Joe Barth is happy.
Iii is a bouncing big girl.
The grass on the fair grounds has
been cut and sold for hay.
The. cry of the broom peddler is
heard no more in our land.
Ricketts, & Emmons' new building
will be completed this month.
The weather is getting cooler.
Look out for a crop of marriages.
Read the city ordinances in this
issue. The Ledger is the official Or
gan of the city.
Geo. Daniel, a leading merchant
Of Vandalia, is happy. 1t is a
bouncing big boy.
Several of the freight conductors
on this division of the C. 4 A. X. X.
are going to farming.
Wellsville has a grand free balloon
ascension by Prof. Nell Brayton on
Saturday, July 10th.
]. B. Weaver lost a $40 bill on the
street yesterday. The honest man
who finds it will return it.
Guiteau is in Jail and very unhap-
py because his guard will not tell him
how Garfield is getting along.
Mrs. Erskine, of st. Louis, a SIS
Ter OF Mrs.. DR.. T.. G.. Ready, is
spending the summer in Mexico.
The city ordinances are going to
be revised and reprinted. The revls-
ion will be published in the LEDGER.
|, It is now IN order to send bou-
qnets TO Guitean. If Garfield dies
Guiteau will 60 to heaven the short
way.
Do not tell a man he lies. 1t is
vulgar. Say that his conversation
suggests to your mind a summer re-
sort circular.
During this dry spell several fine
meadows up near Thompson Station
nave been burned over from fire
caught from railroad train sparks.
There are about twenty fast horses
eesng trained daily at our fair
grounds. We are going to have q
big fair.
VIM. Hinze has bought out Steele
&co.'s furniture store and moved
he stock into his store room on
southwest corner of square.
'as. Carroll, of the firm of Carroll
sbotts, was in St. Louis last week
aad returned with a full line of the
auest styles of goods for the empori.
I'M Of fashion.
rartles who owe the Ledger OLD
aeoants must make some arrange.
Isao to pay up Or they need MOI
surprised to find their names in
'ar dead beat list.
anere is to be a grant masquerade
ua'i At Sweet Springs. July 16. B
lareman, S. o. Lawder ant
A-ak coatsworth are the committe,
70 invitation from Mexico.
srlscom, the Chicago faster, com
'sd his 45th day last Tuesday,
ae lost 60 pounds during the fast
notei proprietor with a few sucl
aeefs could make a fortune.
iae people of Laddonia have on
r-a1s LOT the liberal manner in vhicl
Sss assisted US in representing tn
.''aeas interests of their live town
>se fos about IS new subscribers.
sardsld is daily getting better
e now not much doubt bu
.' ne will recover. The bullet i
aaed In his back and will not b
ssee Tor some time, if ever. 1
nos ssem to annoy him at all.
b. -, iaeAd Clarence vivion, ha
:. closed a very successful schoe
.s'''e Lee, this county, about +.
I~1aottaeast of Mexico. Miss I
e ssassoa received the first. Miss {
Tie second, and Miss Matti
"a We third prize for deportmer