Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-12-06
Who is John Y. Jones.

Who is John Y. Jones.
Who went to see "'49" on a fiddle.
Who is it that is trying to buy the
Press.
If the boys are getting ready tc
swear off.
If we are going to have a big lear
year ball.
What young lady in Mexico looks
like Carrots.
What is the matter with Cross
liver this week.
If. Maj. Whaley is going to start
q dime museum.
Why you don't send US in tina,
dozen of quail.
Which hotel "Our Alb sleeps al
when in St. Louis.
If the devil did not sell out to the
Lord at Rush Hill.
A man who can run a newspaper
to please everybody.
What has become of the Hannibal
and st. Joe Railroad.
If W. F. Reed won't have the
dandy ad. next week.
If Mexico is going to nominate 8
city ticket next spring.
Why the Mexico Telephone system
is not made success.
If operas with only two acts are
not hard on the saloons.
If some men would not have to fall
up bill if they fell at all.
Why ysu don't secure space for
your holiday advertisement.
If some young lady won't write us
a definition for ''crazy quilt
The reason why we don't have an
Uncle TOMS Cabin this season.
If the churches will not all have
Christmas trees for the little folks.
Which are worse stuck on the roller
skating rink, the boys or girls, and
why?
How you expect to sell goods if
you don't let people know you want
to sell.
What was the matter with our
friend when he wrote the letters about
loving our enemies.
If several parties in the first ward
have not got some of their wood
loaded with powder.
If certain lady in Mexico is wear
ing Grape because the widower mar
ried widow last week.
How parties from this county, who
are dead, appear on the lists as per-
sons receiving pensions.
If H. Martin Williams is still alive.
We see dime museum has 3 jaw
bone that weighs $50 pounds.
Who wants to give 500 to the poor
if the LEDGER has the largest circu-
lation of any paper in the county.
If the best looking young lady in
Mexico really does think the LEDGER
the best paper published on earth.
If cur friend Geo. Robertson,
while in Colorado last week, did really
eat a mule steak, thinking it was an
telope.
Why the Presbyterian concert did
not come off last week. Did the
singers eat too much turkey? A large
audience would have been present.
If A. L. B. did not think he was
in the hands of the vigiIantes of Cen
tralia when that bold, bad robber
threw a gum overcoat over his face
last Saturday night and attempted to
rob him Of his dime-and-pin.
On what account the Fog Horn
finds fault with the present city gov
eminent. 1t gets the city printing
as general thing, that is all that is
necessary to make good govern
ment or a good man with our esteem.
ed contemporary.
Why, when a person sends tele.
gram from Mexico to Miami, vio
Marshall, and from Miami to Mexico
paid for in advance, it don't reacl
it's destination for three or four days
and sometimes not at all. We know
of several instances of this kind
Some one should be ''fired."
The last meeting of the Audrair
County Medical Society last Saturday
night was of more than usual inter
est. Surgical Shock was the sub
ject of discussion. DIR. S. n. Rus
sell made most excellent address
DR.. w. c. Pipino rendered for rea
sons assigned, his resignation as
| member of the society.
| EXCITEMENT.
| "What causes the great rush at Dob
yns & Gibbs Drug store?" The fire.
distribution of sample bottles of Dr
Bosanko,s Cough and Lung Syrup, tn
most popular remedy for Coughs, Colds