Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-09-01

Miss Allie Cake, Of Clarksville, Is
in the city visiting friends.
John Mexican had his leg broken
below the knee yesterday.
John NJ. Menefee is making his
building three stories high.
The more you do for some men
the less they appreciate you.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. R. Taft have re-
turned to Mexico to reside.
H. Jacobson leaves for Europe on
business next Sunday night.
DR.. j. H. Parker, of Boone county,
has herd of fine cattle here.
Bill Davis, of Fulton, is carrying
off his usual string of premiums.
The booth men are all making
money. Booths will rent higher next
year.
There are no ''catch- penny
schemes at the Fair Grounds this
year.
Gen. Weaver, the Greenback gun
of guns, shoots off at the court house
to-day.
The grumbling husband can always
cook better than his wife-in his
mind.
There are 25 carriages, buggies,
etc., running to and from the Fair
Grounds.
The shooting gallery makes as
much noise as any body on the Fair
Grounds.
We think our Fair this year is
moral enough to suit the most fss-
tidious.
Pure Gypsy watermelons at Frost's
We have tried them and find them
first class.
Don't fail to 60 to the fair Satur-
day. You can 60 to the circus and
the fair both.
Miss Mollie Shootmsn presented
the officers of the fair with their
tasty badges.
Stop at Lyman Fetter's and get
pair of goggles to keep the dust out
ofyour eyes.
Ian Morris fine horse Gold Dust"
carried off the premium for the best
harness stallion anv aue.
Audrain county has the best look
ing women and the most enterprising
men of any county In the West.
Sheriff Woodward keeps first rate
order on the Fair Grounds. He
knows how to make the boys behave.
W. C. Mcdonald is going to re-
open the billiard hall over "Jake's"
Sept. 10. He will keep a pleasant
place. t....
Don't fail to call and see Boswell
and Browns display of farm machin-
cry run by steam. 1t is the leading
attraction.
The man with the blowing machine
is at thu Far Grounds. You can try
your hand at blowing without buying
out newspaper.
ssFos." Matthews, of Louisiana, has
five of the fastest flyers on the Fair
Grounds. ''Lulu M." and "Vandalia
Joe" are daisies ON the track.
The committee on arrangements
for floral hall are: Mrs. Cy. Clark,
Mrs. Caleb Berry, Mrs. w. H. Walk
er and Mrs. Sallie Mckinney.
Mayor Bassford issued no procls-
nation about closing up to-day, but
would be gratified if everybody would
close up and 60 to the Fair. a
Go to Frost's for crab cider, dried
beef, ham bologna, cheese, oranges,
lemons, bananas, peaches, eating ap.
pies and choice melons. Headquarters
for good tobacco and cigars.
6. W. Harper and daughter, Miss
Laura, of New Salem, ILL.,, father and
sister of George Harper, of this city,
are visiting relatives here.
The business men of Mexico are
the most liberal advertisers in the
State when they think they are get
ting the worth of their money.
Kerect.
Every one of the directors of the
fair should attend the fair every day
and stay until it closes. This is the
only way to make a success of the
fair. s't
R. Hisey is going to lay pipes
from the C. & A. pipe that runs to
the big pond and bring water down
for the use of his stable and the
streetsprinklers.
Miss Katie Brace, daughter OF
Col. Theo. Brace, of Paris, Mo-,
an accomplished young lady of that
place, is in the city, and is the guest
of her friend Miss Linnie Steele.
There we're at least 1900 people at
the Fair Grounds Wednesday. Geo.
Harper sold nearly 5000 worth of
tickets, besides what Kabrich sold, |
and the complimentaries. i
Prof. j. G. Davis. formerly of !
Mexico, now teaching in Kansas City, !
was In Mexico last week. While I
here, as matter Of course, he sub
scribed for the Great Religious
Weekly.
Roe Eubank, the boss hardware
merchant of Mexico, called to see us
the other day. We are glad to learn
that he has been doing very thirty
ing business since he went into busi-
ness over here.-Paris Appeal.