Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-23

Mexico Daily.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. t. Qulsenberl,
are at the Randolph Mineral Spring.
for their health. They are having
a very pleasant visit.
Miss Annie Morris, who heen Wis
ting in st. Louis for some time past.
is home again, much to the deligh,
OF her many friends.
The prohibition convention is ir
full blast at Moberly. -Rev.'s Gooch,
Wheat and Brooks, of Mexico, are
taking active parts.
j. A. Judy and wife have returned
from a two months visit to Ho,
Springs. They derived very little
benefit from the water.
Our clothing dummies" must look
out, Or they will never again be no.
ticed in the daily with "beautiful and
accomplished'' personals.
Ed. Kennen, of Laddonia, is build.
ing a neat residence. Laddonia is
daily growing and Ed Is one of the
men that keeps it moving.
Laddonia has purchased the
ground for a large cemetery which
will be laid off and beautified. 1t is
west of town on the Mexico road.
Champ Clark, of Bowling Green,
dropped in on us last Saturday. He
is n of the coming men in this
State.
If the council of Vandalia would
clean out their public square and
plant trees In the same, it would
greatly improve the looks of the
place.
Hon. c. G. Daniel, of Vandalia,
Representative of this county, with
Cash Blackburn, a leading druggist
of that place, made US a pleasant call
Monday.
The greenback speech made in
Mexico a few days since did not
cause even a ripple of Interest. 1t is
no use, you can't hurry the day of
resurrection.
The day after the street sprinklers
were a certainty, the ''fog horn
found out we needed them. "As we
p~rophesied many years ago" Mexico
has a street sprinkler.
An exchange says that a woman In
jackson, Tenn, had sever girls at
ono birth last week. They weighed
five pounds each and all lived. This
event is unrivaled in history.
DR.. S. N. Russell left for Utah
yesterday for his health. We trust
he will return shortly, and bring back
his health. We don't want him to
bring anything else from Utah.
The interest, even this soon,
caused in the east by our mammoth
edition last week is very %tiattering.
We have received a large number
of letters in regard to immigration.
Oh! say, can it be that the Green.
back party of Audrain is without q
leader and their paper without an
editor? We see no nor of NJ. Y.
Duncan's writing in the Greenback
paper.
The Home Dramatic Club will pu,
Money on the stage again shortly
The caste will be strengthened in sew
eral particulars. If the license could
be reduced, we would have more ex'
hibitions by home talent.
Would it not be a good idea fol
our fair association to build a large
room for the display of agriculture,
implements. We know if this is
done a fine exhibit of machinery will
be kept in motion by steam. This
could be made an attraction.
M. l.. Everett came near losing
his house by fire last Sunday. The
timely assistance of neighbors saved
the house with but little. loss. Cause,
hot ashes thrown near the house. Toe
much care cannot be taken about
where ashes, hot or cold, are thrown.
The fire company met last Monday
night in answer to q call from CHIEF
Shea IN regard to accepting an inv.
tation to go TO Moberly On the 4tf
as a company and help celebrate
On account of previous engagements
the invitation was declined will
thanks.
We are very sorry, but find tina
last week, in our review of the town
we omitted the Pottery, j. w. Town
proprietor; the ax-handle factory ant
turning lathe of Mr.. Chase also
the two book stores. Our only excuse
Is that we were crowded with worl
and overlooked them.
The ~culverts and small bridge
throughout the county are sadly il
need of repair. Our attention ha
r been repeatedly called to this matter
They should be repaired at ono
, or the county may have to pay dam
t ages for an accident. Let us hav
good bridges and rock roads.
. DR.. J. II. McDearmon has sold hi
! drug store to his son, j. B. McDeal
mon, and DR.. Pinkney French. TIL
store will be refurnished and file
with a fresh supply of drugs. Frenc
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