Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-05-10
Probate court meets next Monday

j. d.. Tucker has been appointed a
Notary Public.
George Robertson is in Palmyra
on legal business.
Clarence Vivion was in Mexico on
bushes yesterday.
James Hamilton, ST., has gone to
T.Xas on business.
Miss Emma Luckie is home from a
pleasant visit East.
DR.. Murdoch is erecting a neat
residence in West Mexico.
Mexico was not represented at the
Press Convention this year.
An infant daughter of J. p and
Hattie Dobyns died yesterday.
Myers, the furniture mar of Lad
donna, wa in Mexico yesterday.
Judge Forrist's dog, Tip Is
dead. Another cas- of poisoning.
There never was such a dearth of
news. Not even a fire to report this
week.
E. Rines is dong some neat reg
pairing on the east front of the Ringo
House.
Miss Jessie Hamilton left Monday
for Denver, Colorado, to spend the
summer.
Harry Hiner, a clever and steady
young man, is now clerking for J. M.
Menefee.
Don't fail to buy a bottle of "Our
Electric Wonder" For sale at J. F.
Llewellyn's.
The county court met Monday.
They set down on the usual number
of road cases.
We feel safe in prophesying that
Mexico will have either a cyclone OF
a circus to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Ruloff were in
St. Louis this week attending the
wedding of relative.
Charley Hamilton has planted sew.
eral acres of spring barley. 1t viii
be a profitable crop.
The Press says it is stealing the
LEDGER's advertising. Wonder what
they have done with it?
Prostitution from heat can be pre-
vented by taking Leis' Dandelior
Tonic regularly in small doses. q
Nick DeJarnett has opened a luncl
counter just opposite the Episcopa
Church. He keeps the best of cigars
Wonder where our enterprising
men are. A man can make a for
tune out of a street sprinkler in Mex
leo.
Our friend Frank Heckler received
q bogus telegram yesterday notifying
him he had drawn SIS, 900 IN q lot
terry.
The Press says we copy editorials
A paper that has not sense enough
even to copy an editorial should keel
still.
Nip and Tuck" advertised to APP
pear at opera house tomorrow nigh
have Cancelled their date and will no
appear.
The little child of Joe Allison, col
ored, died Monday. He accidental.
got hold of a bottle of laudnum, an
took a dose.
We are informed that our frien'
J. w. Town, has gone East to &c
married. The LEDGER extends con
CALCULATIONS.
On account of %''previous engage
ments'' the edltor-in-chief of this ps
per dld not attend the Press Conver
ton at Carthage.
The New Florence Optic agrees wit
the ladies when it speaks of Judg
w. O. Forrist as one of the hant
soonest men at the bar.
The Galloway county papers spea
in the highest terms Of Miss Ann
Spence, of this city, who has bee
teaching school in the Kingdom.
! Mr.. Geo. Thorne and wife of S
} Louis, after a weeks visit to Mr. an
Mrs. E. P. Thorne at the Contra
Ringo, returned home yesterday.
The Press has our thanks aga
for free advertising that is, if it
worth anything in a cheap dolla
greenback, independent, what-is-
=, paper.
Joseph D.. Smith, a c. & A. Sc
ton hand, was yesterday mornir
considerably smashed up by beir
t run over by two hand cars. His hes
j.. was cut severely in several places, b
: sides various bruises on his body ar
legs.
Mrs. NJ. F. Hall is visiting in Ma
shall, Saline county. Her husbal
t looks like he was deserted. He los
5 around on curbstones and dry goot
r boxes whistling There's no pla
D like home," or I'VE won't 60 hor
till morning Oh something Like it.