Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-13
. Newspaper Of the Present Time,
intended for the People aew o. Earth.

See card of Mexico Southern Bani
10 this issue.
There we're 246 deaths In Boone
county IN 1880.
Mai. Whaley's rat story will ap,
pear next week.
l. n. Bass has gone to Lancaster
on a business trip.
The new State officials took theil
places last Monday.
Slater had a fire last week. Mexico
needs a fire company.
Rev. 7. J. Gooch has married 1e
couples since last October.
Mrs. Free L. Paine was visiting
friends in Mexico this week.
Don't fail to read l.. NJ. Pease's
advertisement in this issue.
Mrs. ]. H. Heating has returned
10 Mexico from a tip North.
C. A, Smith, of Laddonia, was in
Mexico Oil business this week.
A, B. Cluster is going into the real
estate and insurance business.
Prof. Robinson. Of Mexico, is now
taehing a good school at Wellsville.
Steps are being taken to have a fire
company. Hurrah for the LEDGER
Pease is a square man to do bust
ness with, anu believes in printers
ink.
|. N. Lindsey, of Young's Creek,
has a public sale Wednesday Jan. 10.
1881.
T. A. Bolts bought OF Squire
Randall fifteen yearlings at S35 pc,
head.
Willard Potts shipped two car loads
Of hogs to St. Louis on Tuesday
night.
H. Turner and Maj. Rucker, o
Sturgeon, killed IS rabbits n day
last week.
Shall we have a Democratic con
yention and nominate a ticket for tn,
city election?
No matter how bad the day, Mex
ice is crowded with people at leas
every Saturday.
Communications from Pleasan
Valley and Those Babies will
appear next week.
Hon. A. H. Buckner has GU
thanks for a complete file of tn
congressional records.
The WOODEN mill will re open thi
month. W. II. Rice is in the Eas
getting new machinery.
There was no opposition to Senate
Cockrell. He vas nominated by tn
caucus on the first ballot.
Father O'Leary was in Mexico thi
week ON business. He has a CROWN
church at Evansville, Mo.
Ed Gentry, of Surgeon, father c
D. T. Gentry, of this city, marie
twenty couples last year.
Mr.. and Mrs. B F. Fox celebrate
their tin wedding on the 10th Of Jan,
1881. Full account next week.
We learn that NJ. Hatton, Of Mont
gomery City, is a medical studen
under DR.. French, of this city.
"Cash" Blackburn, of Vandalia
was 10 town on business last Nor
day, and made rs a pleasant call.
Geo. T. Barnard & Co, of s.
Louis, has presented County Collet
tor Dobyns with a ine paper weigh
Our friend, Ed. kennen, Of Lac
donna, was in the city last week. H
Is doing a fine business in Laddonia
There were three suicides, tw
hOmicldes, and six accidental dealt
by violence in Boone county durin
1880.
Prof. Rice, of the Galloway Gazett
is happy. 1t is a boy. The Profe
sor a no longer be called "Babe,
SIS of old.
Last Monday morning was Il
coolest of the year. 1t was 22o b
low zero, by ]. F. Llewellyn's the
memeter.
Jay Coatsworth, a leading lumb
merchant of Kansas City, is visitin
With his wife, his father and moth
in this city.
George Harper left Tuesday mig
Tor New Salem, ILL.,, to visit frien
and relatives. He will be abse
about a week.
Miss Sailie Hammer, formerly
Hardin College, is now teaching
the Richmond Female Institute
Richmond, Va.
Mrs. H. Glascock has receiv
from the Masonic Mutual Aid Socie'
in which Mr.. Glascock's life was
sured. $3,244.60.
Sam. Brit, (col.) j~anitor of I
opera house, goes to Jail for a conI
OF months for stealing. Next til
he will 60 to Jefferson City.
One Of our lady friends has {
thanks for s cake basket full
doughnuts. s'She takes che cake
put we got away with the doughnu
W. H. Jacobs, of ILL.,, lately p
chased the Hart farm southwest
1911