Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-06-29

There will be a grand celebration
on the Fair Grounds July 4th. Horse
racing, glass ball shooting, &C., will
be the order of the day. The orators
of the occasion will be Judge w. O..
Forrist and j. Med. Trimble, ESQ.,,
of this city, and Hon. T. M. Rice,
Greenback candidate for Supreme
Judge. The managers of the cele-
bration are Messrs. d. Z. Shea, Thos.
Rodan, p. F. Brophy, John Maloncy,
John Sontag and M. J. O'Brien. A
large crowd will be in attendance.
Columbia, Mo-, is making it hot
for any n who sells whisky, wine
or beer. The city council has also
ordered that ''any steam threshing
machines that whistles on its streets
shall be fined $2O;'' also s25 fine for
moving said steam ~threshing machines
through the streets of aesthetic Column
bia. There is some talk of filming a
man for selling coffee and saving
wood.
We have a coal oil stove from the
mammoth hardware store of Reed &
Bro, Marshall, Mo. The cost for
oil is only about 25 cents per week.
The kitchen is not heat up as is the
case with the hot wood stove. There
is no trouble to make a fire. All you
have to do is to apply the match and
you have a hot fire, and al cook for
a whole family. Every housekeeper
should have one. Cost very reason
able.
Clarence Vivion, one of Audrain's
most talented young men, who last
week was admitted to the bar after a
most thorough but brilliant examina-
ton, is To- ready to serve his friends
in the capacity of an attorney. Clar-
ence can be found in the Office of
w. H. KEENAN,. He is an ambitious
Eyoung man, and will carefully attend
to all business entrusted to him.
We again have to apologize to our
readers for occupying so much of
our space with a personal article.
This business is not more unpleasant
to any one than it is to the editor of
this paper. We have tried to be
brief and gentlemanly, SO as not to
weary or offend. AS soon as the
"dog days. are over, we think the
controversy will end.
Prof. H. T. Baird, the enterprising
manager of Hardin College, has shown
us a photograph of the College as it
will look when the new wing is added.
Cuts will at once be made for adver-
Using purposes. Mr.. Baird is one of
the most enterprising and ~go-ahead
men in this city. and is doing wonders
toward keeping Hardin College to the
front.
Mrs. James Carroll entertained the
children Of the Baptist Sunday School
in her beautiful grounds last Thurs
day night. The silver cornet band
was in attendance, a sumptuous sup
per was served, and a grand and Clio.
nous time was enjoyed by the little
folks, who will never forget Mrs.
James Carroll.
J. Linn Ladd, formerly editor Of
the LEDGER, now of the Rails Count,
Guide, is a candidate for Prosecuting.
Attorney Of Rails county. Ladd is
a good lawyer, and would make {
l vigorous prosecutor. We think he
t will be elected, and will give excellent
satisfaction.
: The candidates should wind up theil
!, canvass with a mass meeting anC
speaking. at the court house Friday
night. Let's all meet there and haye
/ a jolly, good-natured talk, and pre-
pare our minds for victory or defeat
, and in either case be philosophical.
1t is understood that Peter Cooper
will be nominated for the Presidency
by the Greenbackers year after next,
He is not as strong in the party as
: Jim Weaver, but the fact that he is al
) orphan will 60 a long way towards
pulling him through.
: Mrs. Harriet Blythe, wife of Squire
> Milton Blythe, has our thanks fol-
some of the finest potatoes we ever
saw. She also sent us some Marrow.
fat peas on stalks Z feet tall, and
still growing.
There will be a big picnic Ia mile
, south of Thompson on next Saturday
July 1st. Music and dancing, ant
speaking by the candidates will be the
order of exercises. Everybody is in
fvited.
: J. j. Spencer has our thanks for al
, invitation to spend the summe at the
Monegrew Springs, of which he is
-, proprietor. These Springs are in St
!. Clair county and are very popular.
t Our Fair managers, among othel
attractions, will have a 20 mile run
ming horse race with professional
lady riders. This will be a big draw
ing card.
Tomorrow, while you are reading
your LEDGER, Guiteau will be walk
: ing around his new and everlasting
home, in coming with Jesse James
trying to find a cool place and {.