Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-08-24

Had}Of3ty thaS JdH.
Fulton Fair this week.
st. Louis Fair October I'd.
Come TO the Fair, and bring your
family.
There are two trains per day on the
Jefferson City Branch.
If nothing happens We will have
Gas in Mexico in 80 days.
Bessie, little daughter of W. r.
Nottingham, died last week.
There will be a full Republican
county ticket in the field this fall.
The silver cornet band presents a
fine appearance in its new uniform.
The Greenbackers are ssfew and far
between,' but they make lots of
noise.
When you come to the Fair call up
and see us. We are always glad to
see our friends.
The programme of the County
Sunday School Convention will APP
pear next week.
Many a good politician has re-
NAMED consistent by not reading his
party's platforms.
What would Mexico be to-day
without her $4,000 annual income
from saloon license?
Henry Woodward has the thanks
Of the Mexico browns for substan-
tisl and agreeable favors.
Renfro Gibbs and friends went out
to a grand picnic at his mothers res
denee last Tuesday night.
The Stalwart Republicans of this
county claim they are not going to
run a state or county ticket.
Don't fail to read the FAIR DAILY
LEDGER. They will be distributed
free on the fair grounds every day.
Capt. Frost has the thanks of the
LEDGER for a mammoth watermelon.
Frost never forgets the printers-even
in his prayers.
A man was found hanging in a tree
near Marshall last week. He had
been dead two weeks. The birds had
picked his eyes out.
A man compelled to wear a wig is
an object of aversion, while a woman
with bangs, Saratoga waves, switches
and-but we digress.
Tom Gill, while visitingin the coun
try, came very near being accident
ally Shot by a friend who let both bar
rels of his gun go off while fooling
with it.
Parties who advertise in the FAIR
DAILY LEDGER will get the benefit of
at least 5000 papers, and every per-
sen who comes to the Fair will see
your advertisement.
Capt. Shea had the military COM
pany out for it's first dress parade last
week. The boys are improving fast,
and will make a fine appearance when
they get their uniforms.
The Lazear Bros, have white lime
works in Galloway county, near the
bridge. P. o. address, Auxvasse.
We have a sample of the lime, and
ind it first rate in every particular.
We have received a copy of a call
Tor a Republican State Convention to
be held in st. Louis September Is.
n. {. Burch, of Jefferson City, ap-
pears to be the engineer of this new
political boat.
Everett Bean, of the Mexico LEDG-
ER, gave US a call Tuesday. Ev. is
ehe night hand bower of the LEDGER,
aad n Of the best fellows living.
he graduated from the appeal, and
We know and appreciate his moral
sorth.-Paris appeal.
Oklahoma Payne is going to invade
me Indian Territory again, and says
nis time he will settle there perma-
nently. There is no doubt in our
mind but what he will keep fooling
Mound till he gets permanently set
tied.
The Mexico boys beat the Rush
hhl nine last Friday in a game OF
oase ball 90 to "a, and then two in
lungs were due the Mexico boys, and,
VI all we know, the Mexico nine
might have made 100 runs. Dick Gill
.e'ed as umpire, and gave good salts
"cdon. The Rush Hill nine is CON-
POSED OF a ine-looking set Of fellows,
sho only need practice. They laughed
y some OF our nine being so young.
.na SAID we had robbed the cradle !;
.us the Mexico ''babies" gave it to
Aem in good shape, just the same.