Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-10-02
Mrs. III. ". DeJarnatt and haugh-
ter, Miss Stella. will attend tte, r.
Loud fair mxt RakA 10.I

iNeF. Lewis has Gliafse 0ig%he -. p
church Of that city.
Found.-On the Haunted Hill, last
Tuesday, a photograph of a beautiful
young lady. Call at this office, pay
for this notice and get the
Geo. Hamilton has removed TO
Kentucky TO reside. Geo. s clever
boy and made a good citizen. We
hate to see such men. leave the state.
Miss Ida Spencer, of Laddonia,
has a full line of millinery and no.
tions, just received. All the latest
styles of hats. Dressmakins a spec
ialty.
W. II. Ely, the senialiant1 coarte-
Gus manager Of the new skating rink,
has purchased a fne lot of the latest
improvement of Henley's challenged
skates. w% 5 vTa
We see by the decket;t that Mrs. Fl.
Rodman has brought suit for divorce
from BENZ. Rodman. The reasons
given in her petition r good and
valid.
G.. f. Moore, son-in-law of Judge
Edwards Of this city, was elected
circuit clerk Of Cherokee county, ID,
on the second ballet. He will make
o good official.
Ricketts, & Emmons have the boss
stock of dry goods, boots, clothing,
etc, at the very lowest price. Don't
buy till you call and examine their
goods and prices.
Mr.. J. P. Squires has charge of
the soda factory and is prepared to
fill all orders. Mr.. Squires is a true
gentleman and asks the public. to
make him a call.
While in st. Louis next week be
sure to stop at Barnum's Hotel, cor
ner I'd and Walnut SITS. The best of
accommodations can there be had at
a reasonable figure.
We see that Sam Davis, formerly
of the GAINESVILLE Sentinel, is going
to edit the Vandalia Leader-Argus.
Davis will keep up the live reputation
the Leader-Argus enjoys.
Walker Ragsdale has gone to Nor
rison, Tennessee, to join the Kittie
Rhodes combination. He plays the
tuber, double bass and the heavy vii
lain who ''still pursues her."
Laddonia has a Blaine & Logan
club with the following officers =:
Chris Smith, President; W. B. john
son, Vice. President H. E. Myers,
Secretary, and john Reighly Treas.
H. w. johnson is the nominee for
the Legislature in Montgomery coun'
ty. He Is a good democrat and will
make o good member, although Hon
Sol Hughlett's place will be hard tc
fill.
We learn from Capt. Jamison, Of
the Louisiana Press, that the reun.
ion of ex-confederates, which was to
have taken place at Louisiana in DC
tober, has been postponed until mex
year.
The friends of W. T. Lott, Jr., Of
Rush Hill, are trying to prevail or
him to be a candidate for Constable
Lott is a thorough democrat, a live
young man and would make a fin.
officer.
Laddonia has q fine Cleveland &
Hendricks club-the largest one in
the county. Mike Rafferty,, Ed
Kennen, Nick Cartmell and other
leading democrats got up the organi
cation.
The Germans Of New York had {
grand mass-meeting and Endorsed
Cleveland for president-and still
they come. There is no use Of talk
ing, We are going to get there thi
time, sure.
We went to Laddonia last Satur
day to the Cleveland & Hendricks
~pole-raising. A large crowd was il
attendance. Hon. W. H. KEENAN, O
this city, was also there talkin!
democracy.
Collins. the murderer from Pike
who got up a riot and tried to breal
out of the Mexico jail, succeeds
better at the St. Charles Jail las
week but was re%captured the day" afte
he broke out.
80 T- pE
D1Ep-sept. 10th at his residenc
southeast of Mexico, Joseph McGee
aged II years. Mr. McGee was on
of Audrain's most sturdy and respect
ed farmers. DR.. Stoddert condncte
the funeral services.
The st. Louis Exposition is i
every particular superior to the CHI
cago fossilized show. When an
one says poor old Missouri" poin
/ them to our exposition and to on
! Democratic majority. ~
VIM. Anderson, Of near Thompso
Station, brings suit for divere
against his wife, Hannah, claiming
among other things, that she is stuc
on Lee Daniel, and that he will nc
stand any such racket.
An attempt to bore for water {
vandalia has twice been i%nterrupte
, when about $50 feet deepa by I'll
.breaking Of che drilsss~-Ehey~wj