Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-02-10
See MitcheIl's SPACE this week.

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Rev. I. j. Wheat Is conducting
meeting at Wellsville.
W. c. Walker is home on visit
from Wyoming Territory.
For want of space the call for
railroad meeting is crowd ed out.
John Gross has opened a new bar
bershop in the Runkel building. Look
out for his card shortly.
L. Phillip leaves for New York
next week. He will buy a larger
stock Of goods than ever.
/ DR.. W. w. Rodman has moved
his office to the west side of the
square, over Halls drug store.
Miss Emma Bobbitt will next sea-
son read under the management of
the Redpath Lyceum of Chicago
Some of our society people are
going to Kansas City to hear Sara
Bernhardt when she is in that city.
The pond at Bowling Green is
now full Of water. The ''knowing
ones' say the division will 90 shortly.
The LEDGER gained at least fifty
new subscribers during the month of
January. The people want the news.
When you tell man to go to Jer-
icho you should remember that it
costs 1886. so to go there from Mex
leo.
The American Union and Western
Union Telegraph Companies have
consolidated. Jay Gould is in the
lead.
Farmers tell US that they are very
much troubled for stock water-they
can't cross the creeks to get 10 their
ponds.
The first gown was a fig-leaf. The
last, we junge from pictures we see
in exchanges, Is a strap with a kid
ney pad to it.
Bob Hoo,on has made good
many arrests for such young officer,
but the last was not least. No bou-
quets, please.
Mrs. Lore, who lives short dis
tance south of Mexico, slipped down
last week during the icy weather and
broke her arm.
: We are sorry, but "Bourgeois'' and
"Annie Laurie" were both crowded
out last week on account of press of
advertisements.
Judge Wilder, at Laddonia, is
building a brick annex to his store
The postoffice will occupy portion
of that building.
We are sorry to see editors who
do not read the LEDGER, use the
phrase ''That do settle it," and not
use quotation marks.
0. Hit has resigned his office of
Justice of the Peace. W. B. Nc
Intire and d. T. Gentry are both ap-
plicants for the Office.
If the new railroad is to be built
Mexico should, by all means, be ''in
at the death" and secure it. We are
in favor of the road.
Uncle Jesse Gilliland, at Laddonia,
is going to build an addition to his
store, and carry full line of plows,
farming implements, &c.
The Wellsville Wide-Apdke still
continues to ''puff'' at us. We don't
see what is the matter. Bro. Kirk,
keep off the tail of our coat.
We learn that Lewis Hord has sold
his livery stable to Emmett Cunning
ham, of this county, He will take
possession the first of March.
The Methodist mite at the resi-.
dence of J. A. Glandon, last Friday
night, was one Of the most pleasant
little gatherings Of the season.
| Virgil Keene and wife are stopping
permanently at the Ringo House.
Keene is one of the most popular
travelling statesmen in the West.
The Chicago Inter-Ocean calmly
observes that the telegraphed state
ment that ssHell Gate is full of ice
lis not orthodox but very consoling
We learn that Lem" Farmer, for
merly clerk in Mexico, now of Ce
dar City, is to be married to-day te
Miss Lille Dyson, of Galloway coun
ity.
| fla railroad is worth the building
the company should build it. Thu
day is past when the people built
railroads and donate them to compa
mics.
The mule market In Audrain i
rather brisk. A large number G
mules have been shipped from Mexi
co this winter; there is money Il
mules.
The moment Jay Gould ct al 60
the telegraph monopoly fixed, tn
, sleet broke down the wires all owe
, the country. Providence hates me
nopolies.
Salt river, just east Of this city, ha
. been ON high this week. If the {
| & A. Ry. bridge had not been re
f Gently raised it would have bee
. washed away.
Warrenton is to have grand mas
ouerade on the 25th. The committe
, have our thanks for an invitation