Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-07

Let US have peace
Judge Ross is much better.
Mrs. R. S. Strobhart is sick.
w. H. McCague is home again.
C. H. Day is home from Maryland.
A jolly crowd went up Salt River.
Mrs Andrew Luckie is very sick.
B. S. Hite arrived home last week.
q. FRANKIE has gone to Germany on
visit.
The fair promises to be a grand
success.
Jack Marshall is home from the
far West.
DR.. E. Cave now has his Office with
DR.. Russell.
1t is the smallest thing of its age
we ever saw.
Stick to your friends under all
circumstances
Frank Shell. of Laddonia, has our
thanks for favors.
John PARIS, of this city, died last
week, age 81 years.
Il say, now" :'Nel's," how about
that COW, anyway
Many men called but few are
chosen to fat offices.
We hear that J. Ed Jones is a cen.
date for State Auditor.
3. T. LaMertha keeps good cigars
and tobacco. Try him.
John Abbay has been on a very
pleasant visit at Perry.
More news and less politics will b
our motto from this on.
Mrs. L. S. Woods, postmistress o
Vandalia, died last week.
Send for a fair catalogue and pre-
pare something to exhibit.
The A. o. q. WIS have no assess
ment to pay during August.
81 Rainey and wife, Of NoberlJ
have been visiting in Mexico.
Leslie Ferris and family left Satul
day for Philadelphia to reside.
"Col." Richmond, formerly o
Mexico, was in Farber last week.
Miss Bessie Mckinley has on
thanks for some elegant ice cream.
Mrs. Joe Murray is expected hom
to-day. Maybe Joe is not all smiles
Miss Nellie Hopkins hss just re
turned from a pleasant visit at Perry
L. D. Shippee has our thanks TO
some Of the largest tomatoes we eve
saw.
Col. Ray, Of the Kansas Cit
Times, was in Mexico this week an
called.
Charley Buckner is now prescrip
ton clerk at Dobyns & Gibbs I
assist Rem.
Capt. Fisher, of Santa Fe, was i
town Tuesday taking part in til
convention.
Rev. ]. @. Armstrong and famil
have returned from a pleasant Wis
to the lakes.
Judge Caldwell, of Curryville, Mo
appeared to enjoy himself at Il
Farber picnic.
II a crow diet would cause cholel
there would be real danger of an e]
idemic this year.
The LEDGER Bulletin, as usus
gave early and reliable news from Il
primary elections.
We see that Col. Nat C. Dryden
3 candidate for presidential elect
from this district.
Watermelons are ripe. Who
going to bring the LEDGER the HI
gest melon this year
State nominating convention NEE
next Tuesday. Our readers will
kept posted by telegraph.
Everything will 60 on now in 60
shape, just as If all of US had \
been running for Congress.
Threatening people or promisi
them Office won't make them 20 bs
on their friends if they are true m,
Moore & Kennen Of Laddon
have sold their drug store to Will,
Gray, q live and enterpr,sing busin
man.
Liberty Street Church will give
sociable Friday, August 9Th. !
ffeshent, ice cream, cake and ii
onade. ALL are invited.
Col. Chew, Of the Journal of :
riesltare Of st. Louis, was up to
meeting Of the shorthorn breed
and called ON the LEDGER.
Tom Ben and Walker Ragsdal
coming home and recognising
band win give US good music for
fair. They should practice up
the barbecue.
Maj. Whaley presents ~ with
ear OF new corn which Che ssys) me
oFes "a inches in length. Who {
oeat the Major7 He should now
MS hand On . crop Of tobacco.
". A. Fisher, Of the firm Of Fl
NINA, Fulton, has the contract
20 ne ilasing on L. Phillips fine +
,aence n this city. Billie Is one