Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-02-07
St. Valentines Day, Feb. IA.

When, in that world from sorrow free,
We with our little Willie shall be.
/. NOBLE Dunn.
St. Valentines Day, Feb. IA.
G. G. White Of Vandalia, is atten-
ding court.
Hon. 1. w. Boulware of Fulton,
is attending court.
Sugar IA lbs, for 81 90, at C. E.
Purnell & Bro, Laddonla.
There is one thing certain-Gen.
Marmaduke is being run by no ina
chine"
Ian Morris and wife have gone to
housekeeping in the Geo. Morris
residence.
Hon. G. w. Ratterton will not be
a candidate for reelection to the
Legislature.
VIM. Ogle. of st. Louis. of the
firm of ogle & Rolling, of this city,
came up Tuesday.
The cases tried at the circuit court
this time have all been very small
and undressing.
Lieut.-Gov. Campbell is develop
ing considerable strength as a candi-
date for Governor.
j. +. Bunton left to-day for
Keytesville on business, to be absent
three or four days.
j. H. Haverly's superb Comedy
Company at Opera House, Tuesday
evening, February 10Th.
r. W. Main Of Fulton, the cham
pion shot of the State, was in Mexico
Tuesday on his way to Louisiana.
Misses Sallie Morris, Lille Hisey
and Mrs. c. o. Morris left last week
for q visit to C. o. Morris in Texas.
From the looks of the newspapers,
the public might think some of our
merchants had gone out of business.
Fritz Emmett, whose $500 dog
died not long since, paid $4,000 for
another last week. This is the most
money eve paid for a dog.
Thos. Able of Laddonia, last week
sold six ars of cattle, averaging
1900, for 6 cents; two loads Of hogs,
6 cents three loads sheep, 5 IA cts
We see that there are 2,04s dogs in
this county reported by the Assessor
1t costs as much to keep those dog:
as it would the same number of cattle
t. Ansell Boulware. Esq, j. Klrl
Smith and j. c. McIntire of Fulton
passed through here Monday for st
Louis to hear the mocking-birds sing
Joe Beshcars, George Adams, jim
Johnson and John W. Atchison ar,
spoken of by their many friends il
connection with the office of sheriff
c. f. Purnell & Bro, Laddonia
have just received 10000 yds. Ham
burg Edges and Inserting. Yo'
should see them-they are elegan
patterns.
Sam Watkins drew the $40 cas-
prize at the show Monday night. H
will now run bath rooms. Sam coul'
draw to a shoe-string and catch
lanyard.
The Margreiter case brought herr
from Monroe county, was eompro
missed last week. Mrs. Margreite
gets ahout one-half of the judgmen
in both cases.
Some people never take a paper, o
go into a newspaper. Office, till the
want You to sopport them for Office
Or to puff n of their family jus
dead-all for nothing.
f Squire Frank Friar, of Laddonia
has a ten-pound note 1870 years old
issued by the New York Colony
Across one end is stamped sit
death to counterfit this BILL"
, c. f. Purnell & Bro, Laddonia
have fitted up q separate room 70
their clothing stock, which they ar
} just opening. You should see thei
line before buying, as they are mark
ed down at bottom prices.
The attendants at Reuben Daniel
wedding last week we're Misses Netti
LaRue and '.Tommie" Robinson
Messrs. Hickman Wiggington an
Thos. Daniel. The bride and grool
have returned from their trip East.
Prof. j. 2. Bianton was in Mexie
last week, and made us q pleasal
call. He reports the State Norm
: School booming. and we will say rgl
here that Blanton is the man TO mai
the State Normal get to the front.
,I Brown ami bleached muslins
" iobbers prices
G. f. PrRSELLA BIO.
Laddonia. Mo.