Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-04-24
Joe & Vic Barth,
Leaders in Styles and outatters Of all Mankind. III
North Side Square, MEXICO, MO-

Dickson's Celebrated Sketch CLUB,
at Opera House Tuesday evening,
May 18th.
A wrong impression-Kissing your
wife on the back stairs in the dark,
supposing her to be the hired girl.
Col. Cullen, of the Perry Gazette,
was in Mexico last week hustling up
our business men. He is an enter
prising newspaper man,
Taz Johnson had a fine mule to
commit suicide last week by hanging
TO a hay frame ON the wagon. Cause,
Taz did not want it to.
The Linton District Medical Con-
vention meets the 29th of April.
There will be some fun for the news
papers if nothing happens.
The Holiness people now hold their
meetings up stairs over Buckley &
Moorc's store. They should get as
high up in this world as possible.
The Moberly Monitor is again hap
py. Its city ticket vas elected. The
Monitor always gets to the front when
it puts a shoulder to the wheel.
Mrs. Joe Weinand of Wellsville,
Missouri, and Miss BERTHE Schmidt
of Glasgow, Missouri, are visiting the
family of H. Schmidt of this city.
c. C. Buckley of England, brother
of the Buckley Bros. of this city, ar
rived last week. Such citizens as
the Bickleys will always be welcome
in Mexico.
S. E. Kendall, one of u best
| citizens. sold his farm last week to P.
Snyder of Illinois, for $1,000. We
are glad to know Ed will not leave
the county.
Judge Thornton Scott, of CaGfor-
MIA, is visiting his brother-in-law
John Spottswood. Scott started in
with s4OO on a sheep rancho and is
now worth $50 200. e
Our old friend, John Creasey,
made us a lightning call Tuesday and,
after, kissing Runkle and Bennett
good bye, promised to bring US in a
load of good hickory wood.
This week we announce John w.
Atchison for sheriff. John is a dem
ocrat with q fine record and has a
host of friends all over the county.
If elected, he will make a good
sheriff. ~
AS will be seen by this issue OF
the LEDGER, NJ. l.. Raftery has &C.
cepted the call made on him and will
be a candidate for county judge from
the eastern district. He would make
a good judge.
I. B. Blackburn, of Fulton, passed
through Mexico yesterday on his way
to Joplin, Mo. 1t is currently repor
!, ted that Tom will bring back will
him a bright, blooming, blushine
bride-as it were.
L
The Columbia Herald, for the pas
two weeks, has been issuinga double
sheet. That paper last week was thu
most complete we yer read. Ed
Stephens is perhaps the best %countr.
, editor IN the State.
: Jerry Currie and Miss Britt, San
Britt and Miss Kinzie, all colored. ar
wanted for a disregard of the mar
rage law. They will soon be work
/, ing out their salvation on the street
if nothing happens.
The Kansas City Journal advise
+ young men to go into the woods an,
$ shoot themselves rather than MARI
. lazy and extraragant wives.
This is certainly sensible advice i
these days when the wife is expects
to support the family.
al Elder Hook has been holding
. meeting at High View school house
on Bean Creek, which resulted in th
i baptism of five persons Tuesday, q
o follows: John Enbanks, James an
3: Jacob Jones, Mrs. Josephus Eu5anh
and John W. Spottswood.
This week we announce ]. NJ. BIZ
shears as a candidate for sheriff. Jo
. lie a thoroughbred democrat and +
worker in the party. He has serve
! as deputy several years with perfe'
= satisfaction and is in every sense (
:. the wcrd well qualified to fill the Of
fee.
wi The LEDGER stated last week tn,
It big SIX and her gang, near tt
4. depot, must go. Friday she and hi
friend were fined 1874. 10 each for v,
sgrancy and sent to the rock pill
le Other arrests are being worked U
1t and the whole gang will either have
" skip out or extend our macsdam Sc
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