Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-20
o. tn your church soc;ables.

p.v your taxes and ave the pen
sty.
perry. No.. wants a good shoe
paker.
Bring US in that wood before the
gring thaw.
Come of our sharp horse traders
90, left this week.
Nine new Murphies were taken in
lst Monday night.
John Stull has our thanks for late
Mississippi papers.
Sheriff Woodward has moved into
be jail residence.
L. Phillip is making arrangements
pgo east after goods.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Heating have
gone to sedalia to live.
Even the righteous are liable to
dip up this slick weather.
Hon. C. G. Daniel has our thanks
tr valuable State papers.
Mrs. A. G. Turner, we are glad to
Know, is very much better.
The building boom promises to be
revived early in the spring.
Look out and don't let your grocer
give you lardine for butter.
The LEDGER has no ''night OWL
Ne don't believe in ''owls."
/. Frank is closing out at cost.
He IS going to retire from business.
Gov. Crittenden will give a for
NAL reception sometime this month.
G. D. Ferris & Co. are closing out
their stoves and queensware at cost
". C. Hicks and wife have been
visiting friends and relatives in Mex
leo.
No. rs drew the organette at r. c.
Pauls. Jas. Hardesty Vas the lucky
man.
Hon. N. McIihany is now in Texas
disposing of a part of the ''Ruggles
grant,"
j.. C. Maple is holding a very in
tsresting protracted meeting at Cur
yville, Mo.
A colored woman vas severely
burned last Saturday. Mexico needs
fire company.
Our friend J. R. Haislip, of Mar
tinsburg, has our thanks this week for
new subscribers.
We are sorry to learn that the
prospect for fruit next year is less
than that for ice.
There we're eight additions to the
N. f. Church, South, during the late
protracted meeting.
Miss Rissie Branstetter, of New
Harmony, Pike county, is visiting
relatives in this city.
Hirsch & Jacobson will shortly
erect their new brick annex. They
have let the contract.
A little patent sheet comes on'
a column editorial against Cock
rell. Cockrell booms.
Mrs. ]. M. Marmaduke, who has beer
very sick, We are glad to learn is
again able to be out.
T. J. Armstrong is 10Y with G,
ID. Ferris. Tom is a good salesman
and has a host of friends.
A man never looks so much like
red.handed villain as when be is tolC
BY the photographer to ''look pleas
ant.
The boys who write obscene Ian
guage on the public school fence arr
known and had best turn over a new
leaf.
Prof Treloar will have his operet'
ready by the middle of February
It will be a very enjoyable entertain
uent.
Miss Mollie Debyns, cousin o
Collector Dobyns, is visiting rela
tives in this city. Hell home is il
California.
Our ice men are now making en-
gagements for the coming summer
Ice will be a half cent per pound,
nothing happens.
Call and examine our unprece
dented large list of subscribers be
lore you make your contracts &c
spring advertising.
Mr. and Mrs. S. r. Martin hav
our thanks for a bountiful supply {
Wedding cake. There is no need I
gay it was appreciated.
Our business is daily increasin
and we are adding new type and fl
lures every week. The LEDGER wi
keep pace with the times.
Rev. T. j. Wheat preached
Louisiana last Sunday. Rev. 7. .,
ferrill occupied the Liberty Sre
Church pulpit last Sunday.
R. W. Turenan and J. NJ. Menefe
TWO If Mexico's capitalists. left Fl
Texas yesterday on business. Thu
Will perhaps invest in Texas lands.
steps will be taken at the coun'
meeting next Monday night to c
ganize a fire company on a pernane
basis. We trust this will be done
once.