Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1884-06-05
VERY LOWEST LIVING RATE.

Cheat is taking possession Of the
wheat fields.
Jefferson county instructed for
Harmaduke.
What the gypsies said Miss
fortune was.
Nobody can beat john Mckinley
making ice cream. TIT.
The prospect is, that Tilden will be
nominated by acclamstion.
Tiller, the express robber, pleaded
guilty and will go up for five years.
The best bread in town at John
McKinley's. 7-tf.
Laddonia is going to have q
creamery. What is Mexico going to
have?
o. P. Smith is going to build q
half dozen neat cottages in Southwest
Mexico.
A Mr.. Wilson of this county, is
accused Of hitting his wife with q
monkey wrench.
DR.. Ward & Co., Of Louisiana,
NO., are advertised by L. Lum
Smith IS frauds.
Mexico is to have two circuses.
Barrett & Co., June 21st; Inter-
Ocean July 26th.
/ DIR. Allison says If you don't bring
back that lantern he will give you q
dose of medicine.
See advertisement of James Ham,
ilton, who wants to sell his fine
, suburban residence.
j. S. Pierce, of Laddonia, is erect
ing q fine business house to be occu-
lpied by c. E. Purnell.
Mike McGrath, our popular and ell
cient Sec'y of State, places US under re-
newed obligations for favors.
The Rochester silk Company is trying
j. to do some advertising In this State. The
, Agents Herald says this company is
} fraud.
, Ben Butler has been nominated
for President of the U. S., by the
3 nti-Monopoly party, whatever that
may be.
There are plenty Of tramps and
thieves in and around Mexico, hut
2 they don't have much chance to work
e the town.
F. NJ. Johns has just completed c.
w. Bakers two new store rooms.
1 They are couple of the best b,nlt
o houses in Mexico.
Mike Raftery is daily growing Ia
= strength, and his friends claim he win
: be elected Judge beyond doubt. Mike
n would make good Judge.
= Who wrote the letter to q lady, ,ad-
n vising her "to keep her daughter,
= . beautiful young lady of the street,
, ut least portion Of the time."
=. When a few more millionaires
. break there will be more money among
the poor. The money is not lost.
but simply goes into circulation.
The LEDGER will give q silver cur
\ at the fair this fall to the lady who
Ii is the mother of the largest number
N of children in Auarain county.
"a "a Hats of every variety of style ant
J. quality, at the lowest prices, at Mis-
' Spencer's in Laddonia. II you wan
- cheap bargains that is the place Il
81 go.
|e, When in Springfield, Mo-, las
hn week, we had the pleasure of meet
Ie, ing our old friends, 4. b. Warfor'
ty and Hugh Pegram, both living l
j. that city and both doing well.
ls- Cruel superstition has robbed Ma
" Of q score Of weddings, while Jun
el. waits with a lapful Of roses to crow
to her happy brides. There are to +
ay many charming affairs next month.
j. NJ. Marmaduke and wife, {
Mexico, No., who have been visitin
nat relatives in this city for the pa
ma week, depart for home this evenin
accompanied by the Misses Shackl
"ford-Nevada Mall.
We are unable to see why some
:. our exchanges are pitching into in
- O'Day. He is q fine organizer, al
has done more for the party thI
any man In the State. We fail To 8
!, Is where he has made any mistakes.
s Il. My dear boy, the business wol
40 is divided into camps, the gamble
INTO and the spectators" 81 don't
30 actly see the difference. sits We
zee simple. The speculator is the o
ov who gains. When man loses he
his only gambler"