Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-04-07

Give US a cooking school.
sunday, April II, is Easter.
The colored troops fought nobly.
The lightning rod man is in town.
The city election passed off quietly.
7. O. Garrett is clerking for Sam
Grove.
Martinsburg is going to have a
saloon.
Maj. Whaley was able to come up
to vote.
Mrs. Deyault gives her concert on
the 18th.
Our county tax next year will be
very low.
The saloons were closed on cleo
ton day.
Miss Mollie Shootman is east buy
ing goods.
Hon. Mordecai Oliver Is in St. Joe
on business.
Our friend W. H. KEENAN, is hap
PVT is a boy.
Our merchants all did a big bust
mess last Saturday.
Judge R. Creed Carter has lost
several sheep by the dogs.
For the first time in the history of
Mexico we have Sunday trains.
Look out for travelling frauds
Patfonize home institutions.
The board of equalization was in
session Monday and Tuesday.
Come to Mexico on stock sales
dsy if you want to see a live town.
The Linton District Medical Tnsti-
tute meets on the Esd of next month.
There will be a pleasant little
dance at the Central Hotel tonight.
When We see a man take defeat
gracefully we know he has the true
grit.
Hiram Sears, of Shelbyville, ILL.,,
was the guest of George Poteet this
week.
Pomp Plunkett has the mumps.
His early education was. sadly neg
lected.
DR.. Grasty was sick last Sunday,
hence no preaching in the Presbyte-
ran Church.
Adolph Brandenberger has gone to
Colorado and the Indian Territory
for his health.
Miss Ada Mann had a very pleasant
little party last week at her home on
Liberty Street.
Sells Brothers and Forepaugh's
shows will both be here this summer.
Probably others.
Gill & Garrett sold 20 sulky plows
last Saturday. They are doing an
immense business.
There is no ''double quick" in
Chinese infantry tactics. 1t is
"muchee hurry up"
Our little account of the many
April fool tricks practiced in Mexico
will appear next week.
The members of the Davis School
Lyceum enjoyed a very pleasant BAN
qaent q evening last week.
Frank Cummings, of Laddonia, is
building an addition to his hotel.
J. R. Bishop has the contract.
Audrain county gets $4,000 "a
Of the State school money. There
are 1894 children in the county.
A great many articles were unavoid-
ably crowded out this week on &C.
count Of rush of advertisements.
Mrs. j. P. Blanton and children
are visiting her father in Pike coun-
ty. The Prof. wears a long face.
Mark Pitcher has purchased the
brick building en- the east side of the
square occupied by j. C. Bassford.
Some newspapers smuse themselves
BY abusing city and equity officials,
because they won't toady to said
papers.
DR.. ". W. Rodman's little daugh'
ter fell and broke her arm last week
She will recover and suffer no incon'
v~enience.
Winter fingers in the lap Of Wis
eonsin.-N. O.. Picayune. 1t appear
to US that winter is lingering in the
lap Of Missouri.
Judge Gilchrist Porter has adver
tised to sell his residence at Clarks
vile, Mo-, at public sale, and vii
move to Hannibal.
Elder W. j. Mason has sold hi
farm, containing 260 acres, for abon
$1,000. j. L. Henry, of st. Charles
was the purchaser.
See advertisement of j. A.. Judy
sale. Parties coming from a distanc
will be treated with MI. Judy's char
acteristic hospitality.
Henry Fowler and wife have re
turned from their tour East. The.
had q very pleasant trip. Henry
again at his post Of daty.
Quisenberry Z Bolts store 1t SAINT
fFe, No., was broken into n nigt
last week and robbed of quite q
amount of goods. No ciew.
When you have convinced q w