Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-07-03

Why not nominate Tilden, elect
him and let his administrator be
president? We know Tilden can win.
are sure of no one else.
In the future postmaster Saunders,
who is eve ready to oblige the peo-
pie, will have the postofice open Sum
day from Z to 8 a. M, and q to 4
p. IN.
Miss Lizzie Walker left Wednesday
to spend the 4th in Louisville, KY.
From there she will go to visit rela-
tives in the southern part Of that
state.
Hon. W. D. H. Hunter, formerly
of Mexico, is one of the delegates at
large from Indiana. Hunter is
worthy Of any honor his party could
confer.
If you want to send 8 telegram te
Perry you a do Sc by way Of Lad.
donia. The telephone line is com.
plete. DeLaporte & Ward are the
agents.
Mrs. Capt. George Edmonston.
Tuesday, fell from a horse and frac.
tured her leg just below the knee
She is getting along as we'll as could
be expected.
"Small' boys who break window
glass out of public buildings had
best look out or they will languish
IN Jail while they would like to bt
playing base ball.
1. P. C. Taylor and Mrs. O'Callag
han r running D. o. Callaghan's
grocery store down town. They won
be undersold for cash or trade
Call and see them.
We are glad to know the Fanni,
Murphy scandal case of Fort Worth
Texas, has been dismissed from tn
courts and is a thing of the past. Ev
erybody was vindicated.
Geo. Wilson now has a position a
telegraph operator in st. Louis. Geo
is a good boy and learned his trad
under the skillful training of Messrs
Wilson, Chauncey and Diggs.
R. M. White, editor of the LEDG
Err, will be in Chicago next wee
and keep the readers of the LEDGE,
bulletin posted in regard to th
proceedings of the convention.
Mrs. E. P. Smith has returned fror
Fulton where she established a fin
library. She will make enc more Ell
fort to meet with success in Mexico
and we don't see why she will not.
Don't fail to read Wrn. Kemper
ad. in this issue. Bill Keeps a frs
class saloon and handles the best {
liquors. He asks his friends to ca
and solieits a share of public patror
age.
Ed Kendall has a colt sired b
c. T. Quisenberry's Hambletonla
Mambrino, which he would not tax
$1,000 for. Kendall and Quisel
berry both know and handle GOO
stock.
Hon. D. Fl. Mcintyre, candida
for Attorney-G General is boomin!
Every day he grows in popular favo
and there is now no doubt but VIII
he will be nominated on the fir
ballot.
The gentleman who is trying
3 sell goods on the Ringo House corn
and initiate the mockirg bird is not
, success, and his efforts sound mo
=, like the racket made by a sick cat c
a windy night.
, Every farmer in the county shou
r make it his business to cut dov
every canada thistle he sees. Tn
are fully as bad s. scourge and cur
to the country as such men
"Hugo" are.
Marshal Murray Tuesday eaptur'
a young "coon" who had in his pc
session Is pounds Of wool, stol
from P. W. Harding's warehous
The wool and boy we're turned ov
to Squire Winscott.
VIM. Kemper has in his saloon
y force pump that forces the beer fro
the kegs in the cellar on ice throu
,plpes into the saloon. In this W
the beer is kept continually on i
and is much improved.
The position Of principal Of t
Mexico High School has been tend
D. T. Gentry of this city. Dave
a good scholar, with fine experien'
y and we congratulate the sch'
= board on its wise selection.
Mr.. C: T. Qulsenl,erry will hav'
public sale of fine stock, a libra
> household goods, &C., at his re
dence in Mexico, on Thursday, j
[e 10, at 1880 o'clock. 1t will pay J
70 to read his advertisement in t
issue.
Avery interesting; novel battle
fought on Salt River. near this c
last Sunday. The iarmor was pls
, just what nature had endowed
combatants with. Col. Bennett
Major-general Wakefield were
leaders.
Hon. G.. L. Peers, Of War
county, candidate for Congress,
II in Mexico Tuesday en- route
slr Rails county, and made US o pleas