Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-07-24

at Middle Grove, Monroe county.
Miss Lizzie is an accomplished young
lady and we wish her success.
There is a dead lock in the Sedalia
congressional convention. II all the
delegates are instructed "frst, last
and all the time" the old congress-
man, We presume, will hold over.
Mr.. John Dutwiler, who has one
of the best gardens in the county,
has u thanks for early vegetables.
MIR. Dutwiler has also quite a large
lot Of silk worms which are proving
profitable.
ALI the candidates are respectfully
invited to attend the picnic at the
Canada school house August LIST. A
stand for speaking will be erected. A
large crowd and q general good time
is expected.
Isidor Victor, for some time a.
clerk for Joe and Vic Barth of this
city, died in Columbia last week. He
was a clever boy, making all who
knew him friends. He was a cousin
of the Barths.
Charley Roberts, 1syears old, son
of D. Roberts, who lives northwest
of Mexico, while out 'hunting last
week accidently shot himself in the
right thigh. The wound is painful
but not dangerous. 4
Our young friend Mcclure, of the
Wellsville, Mo-, Democrat, was in
Mexico last week with the ball tos-
sers. Mcclure is the youngest edi-
tor in the State, and much better
than many Of us who are older.
WANrED.-A young man of good
habits who is a practical country
printer and has o little knowledge OF
brass music can find a good home and
steady employment by addressing
Ed. News, Miami, Mo.
John Mcdowell is under arrest and
will be tried to-day for cutting a son
Of Pete Mccullough, who is in a dan
gerous condition. Mcdowell claims
that Mccullough accidentally cut
himself by falling on a knife open in
his pocket.
Geo. Poteet is with Gill & Garrett
in the new enterprise they have just
undertaken. They have a new wash
ing machine, which is claimed to be
the best in existence. AS soon as
they get a patent they will 60 into
the manufacturing business extern
sively.
, Elwyn Locke and Robert Morris,
formerly of Mexico, have returned
, from a trip Of adventures in the
West. They went into business in
Dakota, but after a few months stay,
, concluded that there was no place
!, like Audrain county. - Loddoaia
Herald.
IT Samuel Ellis, who lived southwest
of Mexico, aged %, and son Of the
widow Ellis, was drowned last week.
! Ellis, it appears, was swimming his
horse in the pond, holding by the
tail, and letting loose vas drowned
. not being q good swimmer. Hi:
family has the deepest sympathy Of
friends.
The prospect for waterworks ap
pears to be good. When we ge
plenty of water other enterprise
h will follow; for instance, Osca
Kreiger Of Martinsburg, one of Au
drains most substantial citizens
says he wants to come to Mexico a
= soon as We get water to erect a fin
and extensive turkish bath. :
-. Moberly always gets to the front
Buck Kelly, of the Moberly Monitor
can always be seen just a little ahea'
of the front. The grand celebration
there to-day will be a big thing
Many from Mexico are going
8 Buck has our thanks for invitations
. but we cannot possibly be there a
y much as we would like to.
Mexico has<he neatest and pref
test cemeteries we know Of. Th
catholics, jews, and professionals a
have cemeteries adjoining eac
other, and we know of only one in
y provement that could be made;
"a sidewalk should be built out to th
Is cemetery, and the bodies from th
y old moved into the new cemeterie:
" In this issue of the LEDGEB will b
found the advertisement Of w. [
Frazier for Constable of Salt Rive
J: township. Mi. Frazier is thoroug
democrat, a good citizen and hs
lived here 13 years, and all wh
know him testify that he is a goo
neighbor and would make a goo
:, officer. He lives just north of Me-
leo but has warm friends all over Il
township.
Married, at the residence of Il
. brides brother, B. l.. Locke, at
. a. NJ, Tuesday, Rev. Chas. A. A
!. len, of New Orleans and Miss Lyd
G. Locke, of Englewood, N. j.,
Elder j. II. Hardin Of Hannibal. II
happy couple left for Chicago via Il
Wabash. They will spend the heatt
term in New York and New Englar
and return to New Orleans in Octob