Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-02-08
DR.. W. c. Pipino, Harper block.

Next Nednesday Is st Valentines
ay.
Mexico Is said to have a literary
paper.
1t is Il long lane that has no tralnps
withal.
". F. Reed has adopted the cash
system.
ssMuldoon's Picnic" Feb. 18th, at
opera hall.
Muldoon's Picnic. a success.-N.
Y. Tribune.
". ii. Coons is going into the
stock business.
Yesterday wasAsh Wednesday, the
first day of Lent.
Circuit court meets in adjourned
term February 9th.
". II. Woodward has bought the
town hall in Laddonia.
Judge Carter is sick and unable to
attend court this week.
J. Med. Trimble, Esq. is in Chi
cago on legal business.
The county court is sitting with the
road overseers this week.
United States Senator Cockerel has
our thanks for pub.-docs.
I W. W. Davenport, formerly a Mex
I leo editor, died last week.
Corn is coming in fast. The steam
shelter is kept busy Smelling.
George Robertson was in Bowling
Green on business this week.
After seeing Muldoon's Picnic 1
was happy. T. Barnum.
Mexico is going to experience a
genuine business boom this spring.
Representative George Batterton
has oar thanks for public documents.
The ground hog did not go back.
1t is u opinion that he is sorry he
didn't.
The ''holiness'' gang are ''ralslng
Cain" at New Hope Church, this
county.
DIR. Macfarlane is going to return
from Texas, and will locate in south
west Missouri.
A certain drug store in Mexico is
selling crooked" cigars. Where is
the revenue officer?
W. W. Fry, Esq, was in st. Loui:
on business connected with the Bous
earen this week.
The State treasurer of Alabama go
away with $500, 900 last week. Cot
ton options cooked him.
Our readers will have to excuse
u lack of reading matter. TIT
LEDGER will be enlarged next week.
The Rush Hill dancing school ha
organized, and Will meet at Uzzell'
Hall Thursday and Friday nights.
Mrs. NJ. Y. Stanhope left yester
day with her attorney, J. Med. Trim
Bile, for Chicago on legal business.
c. W. Baker sold the farm, owne,
by Baker and Tureman, of 326 acre
this week, to A. B. Medley for IS,
172.
The snow storm last Friday wa
very peculiar, in that it was accom-
panied with bright lightning and lou
thunder.
S. W. Buckley is now a license
lawyer, and will hang out his shingl'
He is a fine jurist, and will make
good lawyer.
Mrs. DIR. French has returned fro
Illinois much improved in health. III
many friends were glad to see h
home again.
Dennis O'Callaghan is still on t.
of high prices and You can bet he h
put them down. Call and SEE no
cheap he sells.
Sullivan, the champion prize fgh
er, is trying to find a man to VIII
him. We will back ". n. Graham
the book agent, against him for al
amount.
The live town of Perry is to
Incorporated. There are some ente
prising men in Perry, and we see tn
they know how to bring their town
the front.
Iowa, so far as prohibition goe
has had her labor for her pains. II
supreme court of that State doclar,
the prohibition amendment unconst
tutional.
Geo. W. Batterton, of Audrain,
a busy little mar with splendid co
rersational powers. He is too pra
teal to cultivate oratory.-Sedal
Democrat.
VIM. Eller, of this county. is bull
ing a fine barn and making a lar,
pond. Mr.. Eller is one OF Audrair
model farmers. He should stock
pond with carp.
Shannon Douglass, of Columbi
one of the most prominent, brillia
and able young lawyers in this p:
OF Missouri is going to move to IA
sas City. We wish him the succt
he deserves in that growing city.