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Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25
a hog; if he doesn't. he's an ass.

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Whether irresponsible correspond
ents'' are any worse than irresponsi-
BILE ~nondescript editors.
If some people don't think it is
charity to give the poor ice on Xmas
and warm air on the 4th of July.
If the girls, by not keeping open
house, really want to advertise to the
world that they want the young men
to pay them no attention during 's5.
If a homeopathic physician would
inject five grains of morphine into a
horses neck how much would an allo-
path have given under the same Cir
cumstances.
If ii certain young literary man of
this city is really writing a thrilling
and he%art-rending love story entitled,
''My Girl and L; or, Where / Was
When Thought Dead"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25
IN the anxious seat
Jail Birds Fighting.

Tuesday Robert Davis, white, in
Jail for breaking into a house, and
Sam Britt. colored, in Jail for break.
ing into a car, got into a fight in the
jail over a game of euchre. When
Sheriff Atchison got home he found
them '.bunged up and could hardly
tell which one was white. The sher.
if told the boys that the next time
they had any fuss he would take 6
hand himself and would put them in
solitary confinement for awhile te
take the Xmas hilarity out Of theil
bones.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25
Course of Municipal Legislation.


First Councilman-''I move, sir,
that a sign be put up at the railroad
crossing hearing the words, Look
out for the cars"
Second Councilman (greatly excit-
ed)-"I move to amend, Mr.. Chair
man, / move to amend. The sign
should read, Look out for the loco.
MOTIVE sir; for, sir, while a man il
looking out for the cars, sir, he
might get run over by the locomotive
SIR"
First councilman (hotly)-''I de
nounce the gentleman from Punkhol'
low, sir, as a vile schemer-a swim
dler of the taxpayers, sir. He owns
a sawmill, sir; and this dishones,
Iiobber wants locomotive instead Of
cars on the signboard because it il
a longer word, sir, and will take more
lumber"
Amendment lost.
Nothing was said about gas o.
water or park improvement.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25
Our Congressman

Our Congressman.
The st. Louis CAronicle, speaking
of the Missouri members of Congress,
says Of our member:
CURRENCY BucKHkR.
The Oldest member of the house
from Missouri is Currency" Buck.
ner, as he is known in the house;0th.
erwise Aylett Haines Buckner Of
Mexico. He was 81 years old last
Monday morning, but says he feels
Ssjust as young as he used to feel
The youngest man is popular John
O'Neill Of st. Louis. he Is in his Sc
year. Buckner is the best posted
man. perhaps, in the house on the
question of the currency, although
his colleague, Richard p. Bland Of
Lebanon, is also in love with the
same subject. What these two gen.
tlemen do not know about silver dol.
lars and currency in general is moi
worth knowing. Buckner sits way
down in front; looks, with his plain
clothes and gray chin whiskers, like
a well-to-do farmer, but as he has
been all his life in politics, he proba.
bly, knows very little about agricul
ture. He is unaccompanied BY any
of his family and lives quietly and
alone at the Metropolitan hotel, the
recognized Southern headquarters
There are more statesmen to the
square inch at this hotel than could
be found at any other spot on the
globe.-St. Louis Chronicle.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25
DIR. Stoddert is no better.

Ia oetetaOAN 10 III oS0sShs
Bob Potts is happy. It's a girl.
Best local talent at opera house
next Tuesday night.
Marmaduke will make his appoint
ments known next week.
Don't fail to attend the entertain
ment next Tuesday night.
Mrs. W. C. Hicks is spending the
holidays with her parents here.
Bob Edmonson, our genial deputy
sheriff, has our thanks for fayors.
Do we want the school book bust.
ness pooled and the people robbed!
"a Pointer"-Madame Stanley and
troupe of blondes at the opera house
Friday, Dec. 26.
You are going, where? Why tt
see Stanley's Mastodons Friday eve
Where do you sit? Front seat, yoI
bet.
As we "'prophesied," after the vot'
was taken, our contemporary fount
out how it stood on the Hardin Par
improvement proposition
Every purchaser of IS worth Q
clothing is entitled to a Christina
gift. of a fine $3.50 hat. At th
Great New York Fire Store.
Madame Stanley's Female Mastt
dons in conjunction with Cort
Murphy's Specially Go. Cort an
Murphy, Managers Dec. 26.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
How and Where the People will Enjoy
Themselves.
Grand Xmas ball at Laddonia.

Grand Xmas ball at Laddonia.
Grand Masonic supper at Vandalia
Dec. ~.
Christmas tree at the NJ. E. church,
South last eve.
Christmas tree at opera house in
Centralia last night.
Christmas tree at Liberty street. M.
E. church last night.
Christmas. tree at Laddonia Chris
tian church last night.
Grand balls at Wellsville on the
nights of Dec. Path and 26th.
The Home Club gives a grand ball
and supper at the Central-R ingo to-
night.
Grand Cleveland and Hendricks
social hop at Paris tomorrow (Fri-
day eve.)
Ada Stanley's Female Mastodon
Minstrels one night only, Friday,
Dec. 26.
The children of the Baptist church
were not forgotten by Santa Claus
last eve.
The Presbyterian Sunday schoo
children had an interview with SAINTS
Claus at the Central Hotel parlor las
night.
Big show and entertainment by thu
best local talent of this city at oper.
house Tuesday eve, Dec. 80. Dom
fail to go.
Santa Claus made his appearance
at the Episcopal church at 5 p. m
yesterday in the person of Mr.. Lei
and made all tue little folks happy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25
Wake Tin. Ladies'.

1t looks as though even the ladies
of Mexico were getting old fogyish
and behind the times. They COM
plain that the young men do not keep
society booming. At the same time
they make no effort to entertain their
gentlemen friends on the only day OF
the year they are expected to-New
Years Day. Even society in Mexico
is without gas, water or enterprise OF
any kind.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25
DR.. Bosanko.

This name has become SO familiar
with the most of people throughout
the United States that it is hardly
necessary to state that he is the orig.
inator of the great DIR. Bosanko
Cough and Lung Syrup, the peoples
favorite remedy, wherever known,
for Coughs, Colds, Consumption and
all affections of the Throat and
Lungs. Price so cents and 81. SOLD
by Dobyns & Gibbs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25

Sallie Hawp (col) died in this city
yesterday at the residence OF Hattie
Crowly. 1t is claimed by some that
she did not die natural death. Her
baby only a few days old died the
day before. Whether she was trying
to get away with her kid and herself
too IA not known. She died just the
anne
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25
This idea Of Going West.

to Colorado or New Mexico, for pure
air to relieve Consumption, ia all q
mistake. Any reasonable man would
would use DIR. Bosanko's Cough and
Lung Syrup for Consumption in all
its first stages. 1t never fails to give
relief all cases of Coughs, Colds,
Bronchitis, Pains in the Chest and
| all affections that are considered pri
mary to Consumption. Price. 81
cents and 500. Sold by Dobyn'
| & Gibbs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25

We want a boy to learn the print
er's trade. One that wants to learn
the printers trade. One that doesn't
know more than the editor and the
foreman, and won't know more or
believe that he does until he has his
trade learned.-Versailles Gazette.
John Hannay, the handsome editor
of the above paper, was married only
last week. We presume his adyer-
tisement will be answered in the
course of time. His paper Is a good
advertising medium.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25

L. H. Hightshoe will have to wheel
Mayor Fowler around the square
again the next presidential election.
He comedies it now. Hightshoe and
Fowler have made the same bet they
had at the late election. Mr.. Hight.
shoe says the prohibitionists will beat
the Republicans next time and always
until the Republicans become prohi-
bitionjsts,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25
Our genial aud clever Young friend

Our genial aud clever young friend,
A. 6. Armstrong, will again manage
the opera house the ensuing year.
He has given perfect satisfaction in
the past, and will do 30 IN the future.
It would be a difficult matter to find
a manager as popular with the gen.
eral amusement-loving public as Mfr.
Armstrong.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25
Corresnandents of papers.

The following are the correspond
ents of foreign papers from Mexico:
B. f. Dobyns, St. Louis Republican ;
B. B. Runkie, st. Louis Globe-D Dem
ocrat and Euening Chronicle; Frank
Frost, POST Dispatch; i. E. Shep.
herd, Kansas City Times; DIR. Pat.
terson, Laddonia Herald; A. L. Ben.
nett, Detroit Free Press; Bob White,
Chicago papers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25
New Grscesu sssre

Opened in Harper Block In Variety
Store room, where can b found q
full line Of staple and fancy grocer
les; win also run . s. 10 And Is cent
counter Of tinware and other geods,
Cash paid for eggs, Chickens. &c.
Pure crab apple cider and vinegar.
We give . special invitation to our
old friends, former cuetomess, and
new comefs tD give us . cali. -
35-H w. r. FRosr & Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25
Christmas Expectations.

''Can 1 hang up my stocking Christ.
mas eve, mamma?"
Eyes, dear, if you are a real good
little girl"
ooh! won't that be nice! Viii
Santa Claus put a piano in it,"
"You mustn't talk that way, my
darling"
""hy, mamma? Is it naughty,
'.No, dear; but If anybody should
hear you ask such a question they
might think you were a Fulton young
lady,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25

e. E. Farris, of this city, and now
one of the attaches of the Fulton in
sane asylum, was in town this week.
He says the asylum is one of the best
managed public institutions there is
anywhere.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25
10 In, Boys.

The following is q roster Of the fat
offices in this the Fourth Revenue
District to be filled by the Democrat
ic president They won't go around
but with the postofices will satisfy
maybe one-fiftieth of those who are
on the anxious seat.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25

Mrs. Belle Patton and son, Onie,
Of Prairieville, Ark, are here visiting
their relatives, Mrs. Lizzie Bradley
and Mrs. Susie Ragsdale- They viii
spend the holidays In Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25

Hank" Arnold, one of the most
popular conductors on the G. & A.
road, was IN the city a few days this
week shaking hands with his numer-
ous friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25
Died.

The funeral services of John
Schumacher took place at IL O'Clock
a. m., yesterday at the Catholic
church, in South Mexico. Mr. Schulz
macher was one OF Mexico's oldest
and best business men. He had kept
the restaurant on the west side OF the
spare for many years and was liked
by ali who knew him. He had been
sick only a few days and his death
was unexpected. He leaves q wife
and two children. They are vel
provided for and have the sympathy
Of the entire public. His funera
services were conducted by Rev
Father Dempsey.
| T..yn ond Tarry on1 oru.ror a.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25

If 'Ras Shepherd amt a hummer.
If all the r~affiers are to be indicted.
II dreams are not made of mince
pie.
Who made the kick against the
bazaar.
If all fires said to be incendiary
really are.
What a f~rozen-up fire engine is
good for.
Whether intemperance is a disease,
Il vice or a crime.
If .'genius'' is not labor and dill
gence combined.
Who can beat Uncle Abe Hit
eating roast rabbit.
What is the matter with the Mexico
telephone company.
If Uncle Billie West amt a boss
weather prophet. %
If L. Hightshoe would not make a
fine temperance lecturer.
If some peoples charity is not
colder than the weather.
How you like the looks OF the
T ,r~H,s, o1rortiOamoptc
If good servants are not scarcer
than skilled labor in Mexico.
If "Sut" Hooton and Billie Carter
really had a fight the other evening.
If the LEDsER did not get in its
usual scoop On the Brandiff suicide.
If any one would be indicted if
the Mexico fire engine was ratified off.
If some people don't really think
water was made only to drown folks
with.
Who it is UP at Thompson who
flights his fires every morning with
duns."
What ''secret sensation it is Mrs.
NJ. n. Show IS going to furnish the
LEDGER.
II iron shutters are not better than
a frozen up fire engine to protect
property.
If some politicians would not kick
with one foot while the other was in
the grave.
If some of our pedestrians are not
now certain that ice freezes with the
slick side up.
If the ladies could not do as well
as the boys did Leap Year and KEEP
open house.
If Billie Carter really got Bill
} Coons .srattled'' and downed him OF
a horse trade.
:, Why we can't have a masquerade
!, ball for the benefit of the Mexico
Base Ball Club.
Why there is no racket in Audralr
about the text books which will b,
adopted next month.
What a certain lady in this city
said to A. F. Ryerson last weel
t that made him smile. &?
. When the boys are going to Civ
the girls a return party for the Leaf
Year bali given last year.
Ii the ladies r really going tt
get up a big New Years ball 't'
show the boys a thing or two"
Why steps are not taken to max
all of our doctors conform to the la'
and report births and deaths.
Who it vas who followed a DO,
dressed in girls clothes home fror
; the masquerade las. week, thinking
was some lady friend.
Why all the leading newspapers
/, even the st. Joseph Gazette, are ms
king a swami to know" column
feature of their paper.
Itl II the entertainment at the Oper
House on the night of Dec. 30t
wont be the best one in Mexico duI
/ ing the entire year of 1884.
y II the mar who earves at the tabl
is not either an ass or a hog9 II b
! takes the best piece for himself, be
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25

We have at our farm one mile
south Of Mexico one stray heifer, two
years old, light strawberry roam, with
under bit in each ear. II not called
for will be posted. N. r WHITE.
Stat
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25
ANIMAL GREETING.

H. Schmidt, local agent for w. j
Lemp's celebrated beer, wishes to
return thanks for favors and wish his
many friends and patrons all
A MERRY XMAS
AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
1921
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25

For sale cheAp-Good horse, wag-
on and harness by d. @. Knoderer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25

Vests Cough Syrup Is the latest
and best thing for colds. coughs, &c.
1t will cost you only one-hah dollar
to try a bottle. At Jno. j. Steele's,
druggist.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25

Go clear around the square TO buy
your groceries from C.. +. YerRer.
You will ave money. He keeps the
best and sells the cheapest He pays
cash for produce. SIS Il
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25

Come early to buy your Chrismas
cards. SALLEE & BnooKs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25

John Schumacher had Attorney
o. Hit draw his will last Tuesday.
He was worth at least $40. 600. He
leaves the restaurant property to his
wife. He leaves the store occupied
by M. Blum and a small farm to his
three children, not to be used by
them until the youngest becomes OF
age. He leaves all Of his personal
property to his wife to be used in the
support of his children until they be-
come of age and to keep the Other
property in good repair. He made
his wife his executor without requir.
ing her to give any bond.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25

Cold, cold, bitter coldi Get . pair
Of those heavy wooden cashmere pants
at 75c at the Fire Store. They are
sure to keep out the cold.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25

bottles Of beer for 80 cents ut
4 Dennis O'Calaghan'A S5.tf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25

All ladies needing a nice Cloak,
Jersey, Fancy Goods and Notions or
Millinery of any kind should avail
themselves Of the present opportunity
Of buying at the very lowest cash
prices at Mrs. Harding's. 34-3t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25

RHEUMATISM CURED.-H you have
it. try u bottle OF Lightning Linz
ment II it does not cure you the
money will be refunded. Price Is
cents. For sale at Halls Drug
Store. SLY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25

Take your country produce to Gar
rett 4 McCue's and buy your grocer
les OF them. zS-t..
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25
Unfortunate Youna Man.

Yesterday afternoon Mr.. D. L.
Doolin, employed as salesman in the
dress goods department Of Bullene,
Moores, Emery & Co., approached
Mr.. G. D. Waddell. manager of the
department, and in a very wild and
excited manner asked Mr.. Waddeil
to protect him from his enemies who
were seeking to encase him with cleo
tricity. His actions and words con-
WINGED Mr.. Waddell that he had either
suddenly become insane or would be.
He accordingly asked HIM to go to
his room and lie down. This he re-
fused to do, and said he would go
nowhere where his enemies can get
after him with electricity. He finally
became quieter, and in the evening
Mr.. Waddell persuaded him to go
with him to the St. James hotel, tell
ing him they would go this morning
to see his mother who lives in Mexico,
Mo. About nine o'clock he became
worse, insisting that his overcoat
was charged with electricity and that
his friends had entered INTO a con-
spiracy against him. He refused to
have anything to do with anyone but
Mr.. Waddell, as he said he was the
only one who could protect him. DIR.
Lester was sent for and he declared
him hopelessly insane. Mr.. Doolin
has been employed at -. Bullene,
Moores, Emery & Co.'s since last o..
tober and has never before shown
any symptoms of insanity. He is the
only child and sole support of bis
mother in Mexico. Mr.. Waddell viii
take him to his home this morning
Sundays Kansas City Times.
Mr.. Doolin arrived in this city Sun
day in company with Mr.. Waddell
He is feeling some better. He il
well known and liked in this city
having clerked for j. E. Bolts, Har'
per & Turner and J. D. Morris, all Of
whom liked and trusted him. Tht
family has the sympathy Of friends
His younger brother died in the asy'
lum at Fulton a few years since.
DIR. Basket is Dooiin's physician
and says he is improving and HI
thinks will ecover. He says insanit,
is not hereditary in the family ant
that the younger brother who died il
the asylum lost his mind through
sickness.
Bayliss is one of the boys ant
knows what you want for Xmas
Call at Collins saloon. 1927
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25

Bsyliss Collins knows what to have
on hand to make you enjoy Xmas.
Call and see him. 31-2t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25

Christmas Candies, Mutt, Raisins,
Figs, Oranges, DC, at R. C. PApls.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25

An elegant line Of stamped goeds
for fancy work at II. e. Bosts'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25

One three-stolie pure white stone
diamond ring for $4l so.
PITCHER q BRo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25

Ada Stanley's Mast,dons ono night
only, Friday. Dsc. IS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25

Cheap Sugars and Cof1ss q B. G.
Paul's. sat-.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25
Staple and fancy groceries at Gar
rets q McCue,s. 93-tf

bottles of beer for so cents at
K Dennis O'CallAehan's. 8e-tf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25

bottles of beer for so cents at
4 Dennis O'Caliaghan's. S6-tf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25

A good bargain in diamond ear
rings to any n who wishes 10
invest their money. Io1er one PAIR
Of beautiful stones weighing two
karats for $3.50. PncHER Bios.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25

Woodward & Son can furnish m
abstract to any piece Of land in An.
drain county, No., on reasonable
terms. 1917
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25

Given away from now on until
Christmas, . fine 81. so fur hat with
every e5 suit or oyercoat bought at the
Great New York Fire Store.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25
B%RANDRIFF's BURDENS.
THE LEDGER FERRETS OUT THE
CAUSE OF HIS SUICIDE.
Women, not Wine-Quite n Sensation
when the Other Wife Appears
In February.

When Chas. Brandriff, Of this city,
committed suicide the LEDGER stated
to its readers that it would find out
the Cause, if possible. We have sue
ceeded. We have located Mrs.
B,andriff No. 1. That Charley had
two living wives at the time he killed
himself is now a certainty. All sus-
picion on this point was allayed by
his first wife laying in her claim for
a share of the property left. The
theory advanced that Brandriff was
murdered is a mistake. The CON-
clusion now arrived at is that the sis
ter he told Mrs. Brandriff he was ex-
pecting ON the day he suicided to
make them a visit was his other wife,
and it Is said she came part of the
way here and learning Of his death at
once returned home. A simple no.
tice fled in the office of the Probate
Judge that Mrs. Margaret Brandriff,
of Rock Springs, jefferson county.
Mo-, demands administration upon
the estate of her late husband is all
the record shows, but Judge FORREST,
the attorney who filed the demand,
was hunted up, and from him was
learned the salient points of what
promises somewhat of a sensation in
the near future. Before the war
Brandriff married and lived with the
Judges client OF Rock Springs, Mo.
As issue of this marriage three chill
dren were born and are now living.
During the rebellion Brandriff volun-
tered in the Confederate army, and
was a true and brave soldier, was
wounded a number of times and was
finally discharged honorably. After
his discharge, for reasons the Judge
did not give, Brandriff did not re-
turn to his family, but finally drifted
to this city, and, without a divorce,
married a Mrs. Hedge, with whom he
lived until his death, or about fifteen
years. Now the alleged legitimate
wife demands her rights as such in
Brar.driff's estate for herself and the
children she bore him. If she can
prove what she claims she will be en-
titled to at least s4OO and perhaps a
years support and a dover.
We learn that Charley left two
houses and lots, one inhis own name,
the other in his second wife's name,
the title to which Judge Forrist will
try to have set aside. The mystery
is what Charley did with his money.
He told the assessor he had $1,000
in money and good notes. None can
he found. The case will come up at
the February term of the probate
court, when Mrs. Brandriff No. l
will he here to get her rights to the
extent she can show she has any.
The people of Rock Springs, Jeffer-
son county, say she is and always
has been a good woman, a loving
mother and a faithful wife. The idea
advanced that Charley had been pay
ing her hush money is believed only
by a few.
Small RIaZe.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25

Secure your seats for tomorrow
friday night at Opera House and
avoid the rush.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25
RACKET In CHURCH CIRCLES.
BoyeOtting Q Business House.

The ladies of the Mexico churches
are very enterprising and patriotic to
their respective churches. Festivals,
fairs and bazaars afford pleasure for
the public and revenue for good. A
new precedent was established last
week by the ladies of the Episcopal
church having to pay a license for
running a bazaar and oyster parlor
for a week. The amount was small,
only 80 cents, and the ladies would
have paid it in the first place had they
known it was the law. The ladies
say that a restaurant firm made q
kick against them and that they will
never patronize this firm again. OF
course it was right they should pay
their tax and the restaurant folks had
q right to kick, only it appears like O
small matter. The restaurant people
should have given something instead
of causing trouble. In the future
in Mexico a license must be paid by
all church or charity festivals. 1920,
old Mexico!"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25

Photograph Albums In great NaFie-
ty from Is cent? to $3.50.
SALLxE Z BDooxD.