Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-30

''prophesy or cause TO exist"
We see from the St. Louis Globe
Democrat that the St. Charles bridge
is considered very unsafe.
Brady, the ''star route fraud,'
wants an investigation. That is a
new name for vindication by party
endorsement.
Rails county was visited by q storm
last week. New London would have
been swept out of existence except
for the Record man.
The trouble is not to invent a flying
machine but to find a flyer who will
make his start from the roof of q four
story building.
The new gambling law went into
effect last Saturday night. 1t is now
a penitcntiagy oftense to keep any
kind of a gambling devise.
Eleven out Of every twelve women
are afraid of cows, and yet not one
of them has the courage to protect
herself ny wearing a c~owcatcher.
A New York Chinaman has the
following notice, which VT give &C
cOrding to the revision: 80 trust
is to bust. To bust is Hades. No
trust, no bust. No bust, no Hades."
Peter McLarmy, of Moberly, a
hotel proprietor, while reading a pa
, per, fell from his chair dead last
Monday. The paper was the Stur,
geon Leader.
Billie Carter has just bought a pac-
ing horse named Dosage Charley
for $500. 1t will make it's debut al
our fair this fall.
No cure nc pay is the policy in
China regarding doctors. Even q
celestial can see the cheek Of sending
a widow a bill for killing Off her hus.
band.
The Kansas City Times says there
are 30 saloons i'll full blast ut tho
capitol of Kansas, and yet every day
We are told that Kansas is q prohibit
ton State.
Judge 5. NJ. Edwards and T. b.
Buckner, Esq, crate at Farbcr The
2nd of July. A large crowd is OK
pected to be present. Everybody is
invited.
Our friend, Jos. Henderson, on,
of the best statesmen in the country,
formerly with Reed & Nelson, is now
travelling for the Gilbert & Curd To.
bacco Company of Fulton.
A. II. Miller, formerly a leading
merchant of this city, now of Carlisle,
H., is in Mexico visiting friends
Mr.. Miller is one of the best business
hmen we ever knew.
A. W. Hanham, of London, Eng
land, has lately arrived in Mexico
He will assist Rev. Def. Allen il
teaching this winter. lie is a cuI
turcd gentleman and a fine educator,
No young lady in Audrain county
has died from q locust sting. TIL.
sting of a locust is not at all poison
Gus. The fog horns attempt at en-
tcrprIse results in q false statement.
We arc asked every day for "sure
curry for cllinch bugs The onl.
sure way VIC know of is to catch TIL
bugs and pour nitric acid in thei
ears. We can safely recommend thl
as at least a sure cure.
The picnic ut Dingle's last Satur
day was q grand success. Their
was Il large crowd of young people
present, all of whom had a Jolly time
We did not know before how man,
pretty girls and handsome boys Au
drain could present.
Friends and acquaintances of thu
family are respectfully requested t.
attend the funeral of little EDNA
daughter of DR.. +. ID. and Emm'
Baird, from Hardin College to-day a
10 o'clock.
We arc glad to learn that Mrs. A
G. Turner is fast recovering he
health. We are informed that tn
r regular reading of the LEDGER is do
ing much to assist the physicians
We hope to see her home from st
Louis shortly.
The fire company goes to Laddon
ia with the engine on the 4th by re
quest of the management of the pic
mic. 1t will be under the charge Q
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