Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-07-17

VeaenefS, YOU Suoulu
Attend the Audrain County
Normal Institute, at Mexico, Aug.
18th to 22d. Prof. J. P. Blanton,
Conductor. See notice elsewhere.
Let us have waterworks.
North Jones is home in Mexico
again
Ben Butler will be himself again
in a few days.
Carter Harrison, Of Illinois, ia a
pretty sick man.
George Kabrich and wife are visit
ing in Nebraska.
e. P. Pearson, Of Vandalia, made
US q pleasant call this week.
Don't let the water works, like
other enterprises, fall through.
J. A. Hudson, of the Macon City
Times, called On us yesterday.
J. B. Tompson, of LaPlata, made
US pleasant call last Tuesday.
j. D. Pratt is making a fine dis
play Of horse shoes for the fair.
The Mexico young folks had a big
time at the Rush Hill lawn panty.
Billie Gregg is selling Washing
Machines in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Mrs. DR.. Morgner, of st. Charles,
is visiting Mrs. H. Schmidt, of this
city.
III. W. Scheftell is rebuilding his
restaurant, and will be open July
oath.
[. The reaction in honor of Govern
or Crittenden has started with q
boom.
Miss Annie Cummings, Of Sun
bury, Pa, is visiting Mrs. Bob
White.
The II. z. Church will be much
improved when the repairs are COM
pleted.
Everybody will vote for water
works. 1t will be the making OF
Mexico.
The platform of the Democratic
party will appear in next weeks
LEDGER.
Hon. G. G. Daniel and family, Of
Vandalia, spent Sunday with rela.
tives in Mexico.
Call a meeting and let's secure an
expression of the people on the water
works question.
Charley Pearson, formerly of thi
city, is now in the express office a
r. & L. Junction.
Miss Jennie Walker and Mrs. Geo
Norwood of Peoria, ILL.,, are here Wis
iting Mrs. VIM. Jones.
General Marmaduke is out of tn
woods. He will have so votes Il
spare on the first ballot
Why Judge Buckner didn't ad
dress bis card of withdrawal to one
or both, of bis home papers.
Nj. and Mrs. r. S. Strobhart ar
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Hord
the parents of Mrs. Strobhart.
Our old friend, L. NJ. Lesem, il
now manager Of the Famous" {
large clothing house at Higginsville
In the language of Gene Field, thu
lightning bugs are the most brillian
inhabitants of Brownsville, this State
The Mexico newspapers found GU
that Judge Buckner was off the trael
for Governor from the st. LOU
papers.
]. C. Huff and employees left 70
Philadelphia Monday night. Lesli
Ferris and family will go abou
August lst-
The hog and sausage anecdote, "
think, 10 about the best claim our on
atorical friend has why he should &
to Congress.
Send Judge Robinson to Congress
and you will have q working repr'
sentative who will do more than vol
and draw pay.
Mr.. j. A. Jones, the waterworl
contractor, arrived from Lexingto
this morning and is stopping at Il
CentralRingo.
II Mexico is ever going to do an,
thing for herself, now is the tim
Let us start the boom at once 1
building waterworks.
The Springfield, Mo-, Leader,
s. Phelps organ, says he is not a ca
didate for Governor and comes o,
boldly for Marmaduke.
In the "fst mems race at Mober
on the 4th Of July, Herman Stillho,
OF this city, won first prize-a fin
large keg Of Lemp's beer.
W. Il. Kennan will probably
elected Representative in Audrs
county without opposition. He is
good man.-Stargeon Leader.
Maj. Hord, of the Hotel D. Ferr
has our thanks for favors. T
Major keeps q frst-class hotel, a
knows how to entertain his guests.
The LEDGER was correct. Y
claimed that Tilden's letter was
declination and that Cleveland wo,