Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-10-09

A. ID. Standlsh, county clerk OF
Cole county, died Friday night in
jefferson City.
An unusually large number OF
movers wagons have passed through
the city this week hound for the
west.
A Philadelphia paper refers to
Clcvcland's candidacy as quixotic
So it is. He is fighting a windmill,
sure enough.
Mr.. A. B. Daniel left here last night
for Montgomery Trigg county, Ky.
to visit his daughter, Mrs. E. Rasco
who is quite i'll.
Don't forget to call on Miss Ids
Spencer of Ladddonia for the lates
styles in Millinery. She is now il
st. Louis buying goods.
81: Thief" $50, 900; Default
err" S10O,OO0: "S~hortage!" $500,
900: Canadian tourist" $1,000,
600: Brilliant financier!"
Jim Brown and Isaac Jesse boil
had their buggles badly disfguret
last week ont in the ghost district
No one hurt. Everybody escaped
Several persons in Missouri wer'
drowned trying to cross creeks dur
ing the late rains. A family Of fou,
in Monroe county were lost in thi
way.
A night or two since q cow belong
ing to Earl Cunningham gave brit
to three living calves. One has sine
died, but the others are strong an,
healthy.
Mrs. Williamson, sister of J. B
Rotkln, of this city, who was injure'
in a railroad wreck in Illinois o few
weeks since, has not entirely recov
cred IS yet.
B. L. Locke, Mrs. P. +. Locke
Mrs. j. w. Mason, Miss Mamie Morri
and Miss Mollle Carter are in Kansa
City attending the State meeting o
the Christian church.
Married, at the residence of tn
brides mother, Mrs. Eliza j. Hays
by Ed. T. j. NARROW, ON the Is
inst, VIM. j. Broaddus and Mis-
Lizzie Hays, all Of Audrain.
Charley Malone, who has beel
clerking at the Hotel d. Ferris, ha
gone to st. Louis 10 take a position
in Bars dry goods store. Charlie
is an enterprising boy.
The Perry Gazette says that W
j. Giboney has entirely recovere,
from the effect Of the shot he receiv
ed in that place on the 10Th inst, an
has returned to his home.
The Blaine & Logan club, No.
will meet in the Circuit Clerks office
Friday evening at Z o'clock SHARP
Business of Importance to be attend
ed to. H. D. HUNTER, Chm.
How can any German or Irishma
vote for J. G. Blaine? He was
know-nothing only a few years az
and edited a paper with the motto
''put non but Americans on guard.
Bill Gay, colored, who stole Coate
Bros horse last week and was car
tured at Wellsviile by Detective Die
Carter, goes we to the "pen" fc
two years. Gay is a very bad cool
Supporting Col. Hutton is n
''crow eating for us. We fougl
him fairly and upon the open ielt
He is the victor and like a good sol
der we surrender.-Vandalla Leade
argus.
The games between Hannibal an
the Mexico Browns proved a Waite
loo for the Mexieans, the first gan
resulting z to 0 in favor of Rannib
and the second 8 to l, also in fave
of Hannibal.
There is at least one spot on th
fair earth where the base ball fen
cannot get in his work. On a vacal
lot near Covington, KY, is poste
this sign: "No plane bace Boil G
theas Primaces."
Fred Hickman, of this city, an
Miss Mary Engel, Of St. Louis, we,
married last Tuesday. Fred b.
many friends in Mexico who wis
him and his charming bride a Ion
and prosperous life.
Circuit court is in session. II
docket is very short. Neither oil
lawyers nor judge encourage unne'
essary litigation. 1t looks now
though IN the course of a few veal
we would need no court.
The bodies of Mrs. Brit Hickma
and one of her two children drown
ed recently in Salt River, near Flo,
da, have been found. The child r
covered had drifted twenty mil
from where the mother was found,
Columbus Float, of the vicinity
Thompson Station. last Saturds
brought us in a beet that weigl
about Is pounds and measures !;
inches in circumference and 10 inc
es through. It is quite a curiosit
The distinguished comedian, S
Smith Russell, in the ~successfI
comedy drama, entitled edge Woo
Folks" supported by a select comp
ny of dramatic artists, will positive