Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-09-07

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the Bybees. There could havebeenn nc
Jealousy because Asbury never paid
any attentions to Green's wife before
or after marriage, but was going to
see another daughter of Maj Bybee's.
The LEDGER, as usual, vas the first
paper to give the new of the terrible
tragedy of last Sunday. The editor
of this paper was the only newspaper
man to attend the scene of the MUIR
der. Several thousand extras were
issued and sent to all parts of the
county Monday. The St. Louis
papers arrived with full particulars
before any other Mexico paper gave
any account at all.
Mrs. Brinker, we are informed by
a letterfrom Centralia, wrote to friends
there that she had to pay the burial
expenses of poor parties here, and
that the city should have attended to
it. This is the first we ever heard OF
the affair. If Mrs. Brinker did such
a good deed she will he rewarded in
Heaven, and should not issue circus
posters to advertise her good deeds.
1t amuses us to see persons who
never, on any other account make us
a call, invade our Office when we issue
a free extra edition. The extras are
free, and are for the public. We
have no fanlt to find. Men who don't
read only when they can get reading
matter for nothing, will never set the
world on fire.
DR.. S. S. Laws, of Columbia, has
been furnishing some of the country
papers throughout the State with a
sensational supplement. 1t was the
most thrilling, rich, rare and racy
piece of literature we ever saw. The
Doctor should have a regular organ
to elucidate through.
Miss Mollie Stewart of this county,
took the premium for the best five
pounds of butter, and received from
R. II. Fowler a fine chamber set in
exchange for same. Fowler knows
good butter when he sees it. He also
knows good groceries, and remembers
the printer.
No representative of a ward in the
city council should allow personal
prejudice or personal feelings of any
kind to influence his action on any
matter. Some men will carry their
personal prejudices to the better world
with them, if they ever get there.
The Press claims that the LEDGER
is taking al active part toward get
ting a republican ticket in the field.
| Who said we were not. The Press is
taking an active part toward keeping
a republican ticket out of the field.
| We will see who succeeds.
Miss Pearl Tucker, a bright young
girl from Mexico, left for her home
this morning after a weeks visit to
the Misses auckland, at Maj. Dobyns.
Miss Pearl leaves next week forC Chris.
tian College, and the Misses auckland
enter Synodical College at this place.
|-Fulton Telegraph.
The people of Monroe county killed
the fatted calf and knocked the head
out of the barrel when Alexander was
nominated for congress. We could
hear them clear over in Audrain hur.
raining for their man.
jacobson & Blum are going to have
water works connected with their new
hotel. They will have connections
with every room in the house. The
dining room and parlors Will be heated
by steam.
J. p. Dyer has our thanks for 6
cucumber - inches long, and II
inches around; also a tobacco leaf Is
inches wide and 40 inches long, 8
sunflower Is feet high, and the flower
3 feet around.
The announcement was made at
colored prayer meeting in this city
this week that the republican prima.
ries would come off Saturday. Yea,
verify, they are mixing politics and
religion.
T.. H. Jones, of near Mexico, vii
have in Mexico on Saturday next q
lot of one and two year old steers
which he will offer for sale. Parties
wishing to buy cattle will do well te
attend this sale.
The Milton Mobiles Combination
will be in this city Sept. II. This il
the best company On the road. A full
house will be sure to greet this com
pany. A rare treat is anticipated.
Mr.. Conollin, of Kansas City, who's
wife married another man in Mexic,
a few weeks since, was in town thi
week to have warrants sworn out TO
the arrest of the old wife and new
husband.
Miss Jennie Brown, of neal Mex
leo, left last Saturday for Concord
Galloway county, where she will tax
charge of her school for the comm,
winter.
Mrs. T. A. Whitney, of Louisiana
and Miss Alice Lampson, of Chaplin
ILL.,, both made us pleasant call
Tuesday and subscribed for the grea
and only religious weekly.
Ian B. Morris sold his young Col
, Dust horse last week to Frank Red