Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-06-26

StaSSho hPV oSt lhSt 8NA}IAi.
keeps a man hustling to take
them all in.
Wallace Williams, of the Fulton
Telegraph, was over 10 the circus last
Saturday.
Crittenden was defeated for dele
gate at large. How or why is hard
to explain.
Col. G. r. Jennison, the Kansas
''jayhawker," died at Leavenworth
last Saturday.
Phelps IS reported as saying he
will accept go%vernorshlp if offered.
A little to late we think.
A new postofice called Sailing has
been established nine miles north Of
Centralia in this county.
Dick Gentry carried Pike county
for State Treasurer. He will carry
the State in the same way.
Our friend, Frank Plummer, has
our thanks for some of the finest
currants we ever sampled.
Earl Morris with a little practice will
be one of the best shots in the country.
He now wears the $3.50 medal.
Miss Ada West, of this city, is as
sisting in a grand concert TO be given
at Montgomery City tonight.
The LEDGER last week sold 25O
extra copies of the paper containing
the cuts of the base ball nine.
We learn that j. Kelly Pool Is to
be married to one of Audrain's fair.
est daughters the first Of July.
There promises to be an enormous
wheat yield this season, if there i:
not weevil in this wheat by and by.
The St. Louis convention endorsed
and emphasized the st. Louis plat.
form of '76 and of Cincinnati in 80.
There were more drunken people
in Mexico last Saturday than VIZ
have seen on any one day for years
We visited Johnston Bros. washing
machine factory in St. Louis this wee
and found them doing an immense bust
ness.
J. NJ. Beshears, the next sheriff o.
Audrain, was in Sailing this weel
working up his boom.-Sturgeol
Leader.
Capt. Fisher, of Santa Fe, Gale,
on us Wednesday. He reports cor
and wheat looking elegant in hi
locality.
Col. J. C. Robbins has our thank
for some fine raspberries. Robin
has one of the best berry farms il
the State.
Jay Bennett, assisted by his tw
Spanish terriers, killed 40 rats at on
round Saturday. Jay and his dog
are rustlers.
Nothing but frst-class rigs turne
out from Ian Morris new stable o
Promenade street, just south of th
Rlngo House.
W. T. (Bud) Jamison, OF Fultor
got away with his friends for abor
$1,000 and left for Europe or som
other sea port.
Franklin county did not instruct fl
Norton for second choice. Franklin il
structed for no one for second choic
She is for Crews.
Misses Emma Bower, of Califol
MIA, and Mollie Benson, of Williams
burg, were the guests of the family
3. S. Hite last week.
4 Misses Nova Carter and Bert
Craghead of Fulton, have been vlsl
ing J. G. Carter's family Of this v
cinity for several weeks.
]. B. Schroll, of Farber, has ju
t completed a new business house
Farber. The upper story a
used as q printing Office.
), A. P. Bishop, of Miami, is in Me
leo visiting. He is an enthusiast
base ball man and says Dewitt, M
| has the boss country nine in t
State.
e Capt. J. C. V. Baskin, Lewis Fa
> rah and Willis Vivion, of southe
Audrain, passed through town "
terday bound for Florida, on a fish
e excursion.
A Wellsville man says: "If y
= sow wheat you get cheat, and th
e sow the cheat you will get wheat
Sow the whirl wind and get wir
d so to speak.
Miss Ida Spencer, in Laddon
on End street, has q choice lot
millinery and notions which she
selling as cheap as the cheapest.
- and see her.
D The Episcopal church has t
k chandeliers for sale cheap. Call
Llewellyn's and see them. They
J. good for a church, parlor, store
anywhere you want light.
IL The Audrain county fair OPT
is August 26th and promises to be
If best fair ever held in the cour
y We hope our merchants and farm
lie will all prepare displays.
Thomas & Pollard Jour buggy m
ne ufacturers, are doing a fine busine
I'd our citizens should patronize thu
Home industries Of every k
should receive liberal patronage.
ia Wilb1rn & Smithey's Piano, Or,