Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-04
yANDALIA AND VARIATIONS.
Correspondence of the Ledger.


at this place Saturday. The major
Of our boys had not played ball
for over n year, but they succeeded
in putting it Onto the Farberites at
the rate of 20 to %.
Frank Scott, a black rascal, who
has been giving the authorities trouble
for some time, was locked up in the
calaboose Saturday night for some
petty offence and about 9 o'clock
broke up his bedstead and pried out
the window bars and escaped. II he
will stay away it is best that he es-
capped.
Parties stopping at this place will
find the Commercial Hotel the place
to get a square meal.
Mrs. Gray, of Barry, ILL.,, is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. j. A. Smith,
of this place.
W. t. Balthrope, Of New London,
returned home Saturday after several
days visit with his brother, J. W.
Balthrope, of this place.
An additional brick building was
commenced Saturday on the south
side of the railroad square and will
be occupied by the post Office.
A great many oats are nov coming
into this market. Most of the crop
is very good. The average price is
about 10 cents.
OLD corr is yet coming into market
in considerable quantities. White 40
cents, yellow 80 cents.
Prof. H. A. Gass' residence was
robbed of about SD in cash while he
was in Mexico several days since.
c. P. Pearson's little son, Harry,
fell Saturday and broke his collar
bone.
The public school opened Monday
with a fair attendance. Prot. FL. A.
Gass, principal. Assistants Mrs. H.
A. Gass, W. II. Tulley, of Bowling
Green and Miss Belle Martin of
Brunswick.
The Republicans are talking of
holding a ratification meeting at this
place soon.
A farmer drove into town Monday
morning and before o one of his
animals became a mother. Another
proof that Vandalia and vicinity is
growing.
If some parties in this place do not
stop their monkey business we will
give you a red hot item some day.
: 1t will be a kind Of go-as-you-please
, item, with only twolucky numbers, as
!, it were.
The marshal, a printer and doctor
had a scrapping match Saturday. II
J was a noisy affair, yet in a manner
!. quiet. 1t would make a considerable
item if related in full, and the item
was not the only n full either. We
do not wish to give the boys away:
but don't do it again.
:, T. B. B%ranstetter, n of our most
enterprising farmers, living 8 miles
south of town, and who lost his fine
Clydesdale horse a few days since.
, has procured another from the same
: importers, two years old and shipped
: from Scotland in June. 1t cost 81 800
At the present time Vandalia has
more life than any town twice it,
size on the G.. & A. railroad. Farm!
. are in demand and town property ii
s on the advance. Eight bricks are il
} course of erection and there is plenty
of work for all idle hands. L. D
Ely, the proprietor of the coal shaft
will soon have arrangements perfect
I ed for supplying the coal demand
and the quality of the coal is not ex
celled anywhere in the state. Gu
r public well is being rapidly push
e ed which will supply an abundance
D of water. Our city authorities ar
9 pushing street and side walk improve
d ments, and to sum up matters gener
ally, the town is on a larger and NOR,
substantial boom than can well !,
= conceived by parties not present.
X. A. Laird & Sons are contempls
ting the idea of converting the secon'
story of their new brick into a hal
The building is 4SxS0 feet, and wit
: a hall above, stage 1924, and dress
n ing room on either side 12x1S, j
would make an elegant hall with
e seating capacity of about 600. 1t i
:. something the town badly needs, an
we hope to see the enterprise undo
way soon, and do not think we wi
IS be disappointed.
C The Mayors court has been rattle
;, lively of late.
Il Vandalia stands precisely as sh
always has regarding the congress
n ional race. She rather likes bein
y ''sat down upon" Those who sa
' down upon her may be reminded Q
income tax in the sweet bye and bye
A. S. Carroll has taken possesslo
of the post office. He has moved
INTO Laird's building.
al Mrs. j. NJ. Culbertson has bee
quite sick with fever for some time.
1t has been reported that T. R
Dodge, formerly of the Leader, wa
n reporting on the Kansas City Time.
e 1t has since been reported that h
was working a job press. and we ar
q inclined To helieya that the latter re