Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-01-17
II USUAL RUMOR.
The Public Mind Still Troubled About
Fox.

Say" said a visitor to the Mail
office Friday, ''what is there in this
report about Fox coming to, after he
was taken out to his father's?"
sMen with broken necks seldom
move about much" the Mail man
replied.
"WeIl," continued the visitor. ''one
of my neighbors told me the other day
that Fox and his wife were seen 60
ing through Schell City on the train,
and there are a good many people in
my locality who believe it,
This gentleman vas only one of the
many who have called attention to
the fact that Fox's death is doubted
by. number Of people. 1t appears
that after all hangings, especially
where they are %mfrequent, rumors in
regard to resurrection commence
floating, and often assume very
plausible shapes
The world may rest assured that
Fox has made his final exit from the
stage of life.-Nevada Mail.
Suitable Timber for Governor.
Col. j. W. Booth, travelling cor
RESPONDENT of the Kansas City Times,
who was in Mexico last week, writ
ing to his paper from Moberly I'M
der date of Jan. IL, says:
81 have found in all my interviews
with prominent representative men in
Carroll. Randolph and Audrain coun-
ties that Marmaduke is the man, and
for evidences of the assertion l wish
to quote the saying of some of the
gentleman l have met.
Your correspondent also made a
visit to Mexico, Audrain county,
and had the pleasure of meeting
quite a number of prominent bust
ness men, among whom was H. A
Ricketts,, cashier of the Southern
bank. who says, rs between Phelps
and Marmaduke in Audrain county,
"Marmaduke will carry Audrain."
Mr.. Ricketts, opinion is one to be
relied upon, as he is one of the most
thorough-going, reliable bushes men
of the thriving city of Mexico. Mr..
William Stewart, president of the
Savings bank, says that he is of the
opinion that General John S. Nam.
maiuke will carry Audrain county.
Mr.. Stewart rates high among the
business and influential men of the
county, and his opinion is valuable.
l also met at Mexico Mr.. J. NJ. Mar
maduke, a relative of General John
S. Marmaduke. He is cashier OF
the Mexico Savings bank. Mr..
Marmaduke is enthusiastic for the
general, and gives it as his opinion
that Audrain county will go for
General John S. to a man. DIR. r.
J. La Rue formerly of Louisville
KY, now a resident of Mexico, is
for Marmaduke, and says that the
prevailing sentiment is for Marina.
duke. Major F. L.. Hord is another
enthusiastic supporter of Narmaduke.
1t was the intention Of your cores,
pendent, while in Mexico. to cal
Oh Ex-Governor Hardin but learning
he was on a visit to New Orleans.
rendered it IN impossibility to obtain
his views on the gubernatorial situa.
ton. but / understood from various
gentlemen that, as between Phelps
and Marmaduke, he would be for the
latter"
This correspondent also speaks OF
Joseph Q. Minteer as a prominent
candidate for State Treasurer.
There Is a girl in Centralia who is
so modest that she cannot be induced
to walk in the grove at this a OF
the year on account of the trees hav-
ing bare limbs. Fulton girls are so
modest they won't cross a potato
patch, because the potatoes have eyes.
Vandalia girls won't talk in the corn
field because there are so many ears.
Oh shucks, we have a girl here who
won't wear a certain paper for a bus
tie because it has so many big 'sI's''
in it.
Miss Matte Boulware, of Fulton,
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