Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-09-28
Geo Marshall has been east on a

man Monday night.
Octave Buscaren has sent for his
trunk. This looks as if he did moi
expect to give bail.
Mrs. Marmaduke, mother of J. NJ.
Marmaduke, of this city, has bee,
on a visit to her son.
!. John H. Bishop has returned from
Texas, and gone into the butcher
business at Vandalia.
Mrs. X. NJ. Brigham from Ohio,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. l. N. Hath.
away, of this county.
Billie Morris wears the LEDGER
gun club medal. He broke 10 out
20 balls last Thursday.
The funniest of all funny plays,
''Rooms for Rent" at opera house
Wednesday eve, Oct. 4.
The change from Filley to Van
Horn strikes us as the funniest thing
we ever read or heard of.
We learn that a son of j. B. Sykes,
OF Farber, was scalded to death ny a
steam thresher last week.
Zach. Herndon, of Fulton, spent
last Sunday in Mexico. Zach. is now
clerk at the Palace Hotel.
Many people who left Audrain in
1879 and 1880 are returning this
year and buying property.
The Mexico Military Company had
a moonlight field parade at the base
ball ground Tuesday night.
The council Monday night granted
Alex. Goode, colored, wine and beer
license for six months for $500.
Some people who "come OUT
squarely for prohibition, we're in
saloons before they "came out"
The Mexico band serenaded Har-
din College Saturday eve. They were
invited in and royalty entertained.
Frank Grasty has gone to Clarks-
Vile to clerk IN the Carroll House.
Frank is a clever and reliable boy.
The independent ticket of Gala
way will be buried so deep that it
not hear the blast of Gabriel's
horn.
One or two of the Filley republic
cans are boiling the late republican
convention, and will vote the green
back ticket.
Prof. Carl Vincent, Supt. of the
Schools, was in Mexico last
week. He found our schools in fine
working order.
Bob Ford and Frank James will
meet some day on the same track.
They will not be able to pass at full
speed as usual.
R. w. Main, of Fulton, has chal-
.enged any member of the Sedalia
gun club to shoot fifty live birds for
purse of $500.
l.. Phillip says he will give 1OO,-
100 brick toward a male college.
This is the way to talk. Who will do
Is well or better?
May Jesse, aged 16 years, died six
niles west of Mexico Monday, of ty-
'hoid fever. She had a host of friends
Who mourn her death.
About fifty counties were not rep
'esented at the jefferson City repub-
lean tea party. We see a cloud
than a mans hand.
Leslie M. Combs and Irving Hick-
nan, two clever and substantial young
men from Monroe county, were in
own Monday, and called.
D. Henderson and wife are at Dem
'er, Col. Henri Fowler has charge
# the union depot and everything is
'ept going in good shape.
B. S. Hite is at home to see his
amily. He has had a very successful
rip in the interest of his fender, which
las a worldwide reputation.
Last election the greenbackers and
epublicans drank and voted together.
This year they do not speak. They
AVE been reading the LEDGER.
Mrs. Miller and daughter, of Gin
Ohio, and Miss Houston, of
hannibal, Mo-, have been visiting
drs. R. E. Lawder, of this city.
S. c. Baskin has purchased Ray
interest in the wood and
oal yards owned by Glascock &
iooton. Success to you, Sam.
The Hamilton Bros, of this coun-
y, have shipped several thousand
heep from Wisconsin, Pennsylvania
nd other eastern States to Texas.
We hear that Elmer Cunningham
talking of going to Texas. Elmer,
on will look a long time before you
nd a better country than Audrain.
The republicans at Warrenton Tues
ay nominated Stewart Gardener, of
ike county, for congress. He will
rove an easy man to "'snow UNDER"
Judge W. o. Forrist, on account
{ legal business, refused to accept
nomination for congress in the
district on the. republican ticket.
Geo. Kabrlch and wife are attend
g the Chicago Exposition. Mr..
.abrich will also purchase his fall
oek of dry goods while in that city.
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