Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-05-01

IS reared scared Its race Tor life.
You can hardly pick up news
paper that does not contain an ac-
count of some destructive cyclone.
Centralia, Missouri, now claims
the stingiest man. He stops his
clock nights to keep it from wearing
out.
Vandalia is boring for water. They
have struck coal about 20 feet below
the surface. This may prove a big
thing.
Ed. Buckner is going to move to
Brownsville, Mo-, to reside. He is
good business man and we wish him
success.
L. S. Moody advertises that he
will not pay any bills contracted by
his wife, Ida. as she has left his bed
and board.
Don't fail to attend sale of lots in
Bakers addition to Mexico to-day.
Good building sites and fine place
to invest capital.
"Boiler Empty and Engineer Full
is the way the New York World tells
the whole story of an explosion dis
aster in q sinole line
T. T. Crittenden and wife were in
Mexico last Monday, guests at the
Windsor Hotel, en- route to Jefferson
City from Columbia.
The Gasoline stove is the coolest"
cooking invention you ever saw to
make things so hot.
For sale by L. P. SMoTHERs.
Mr.. McKinly is opening bakery
and restaurant just in the rear of
Garrett & McCue's store, southeast
corner of the square.
J. B. Schroll, of Farber, is doing
an extensive lumber business. He
can sell you any kind of building
material at bottom prices.
Laddcnia has small one-horse cir
Gus tomorrow and we should not be
surprised to see a number of our cit
izens take their children down.
JERSEY Bull will sell on the
street on Saturday, May 3rd, a thor
oughbred Registered Bull.
NJ. RUSSELL.
There is no objection to competi-
ton IN business, but we do think our
friend Cross is going too far when he
tries to SOW more oats that Jackman.
| The finishing touches are being put
on ex-mayor Botkln's new residence.
When completed the LEDGER will
give a complete description of it.
i Mexico is to have a May festival
during this month, and judging from
the management it will be grand
success and the entertainment of the
season.
We stated in the LEDGER, several
weeks ago, that VIM. NJ. Sims hao
T sixteen head of cattle affected with
the foot disease. Since then twelve
have died.
J, In spite of the Fog Horn, which
saws but one person is spoken of as
, candidate for county treasurer Uncle
John Gregg and Jos. Coons are botl
candidates for the Office.
The State Board of Baptist Mis-
sions met in Mexico this weelo Th'
Mexico delegates are Rev. j. G. Arm
strong. Ex-Gov. G.. III. Hardin, j. NJ
Gordon and John A. Guthrie.
, If you want couple OF artistic
r and humorous pictures, send 40 cent
to Reed & Branham, Little Rock
Ark, for the "Arkansaw Traveller
and 1.-THE Turn Of the Tune"
Charley Dobyns has resigned hi
position with Coles circus and
: now better prepared than ever to d
E all kinds of bill posting in the mos
: artistic style. Leave orders at th
J, LEDGER Office. 1t
!. Burglars are working the towns al
. around US, but our efficient night pc
n lice is too much for them. One nigt
last week they drove seven or eig
!. out of town. Next night 9 houses
q Moberly were robbed.
nj The Mexico Gun Club has men
l. bership of sixteen members. 1t
b in healthy condition and the boz
have rented Hamiiton's Park for Il
;. season. Last week Joe Moore ca