Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-07-31
so CENTS
PAYS FOR THE
THE LEDGER
To Jan. l, 1885.
pH- CASH IN ADVANCE.
pF CASH IN ADVANCE

Teachers, you should
Attend the Audrain County
Normal Institute, at Mexico, Aug.
18th to 22d. Prof. J. P. Blanton,
Conductor. See notice elsewhere.
Base ball this afternoon. Ladies
free.
W. H. McCague is at Deer Lodge,
Kansas.
VIM. Armstrong, Of Perry, called
this week.
Cholera and yellow fever threatens
the South.
VIM. Kincade's little child died
last week.
The Laddonia Herald is improving
every week.
Audrain Democrats don't like
-demagogues.
Dan Mcintyre, the LEDGER's home
man, is booming.
There will be a big picnic at Stur-
geon on August LIST.
Our friend, I. NJ. Lessen, is now at
Glasgow in business.
First Of the season-Fresh oysters
at Schefftel's Saturday.
Maybe some people are not such
fools as thought to be.
Prof. Treloar and wife are visiting
at Fort Wayne, Indiana
Marmaduke carried Boone county.
He will carry the earth.
Never, under any circumstances,
go back OF your friends.
The Mexico Intelligencsr is for ].
E. Hutton for Congress.
Marmaduke, Mcintyre and Gentry
will carry Audrain solid.
There were plenty of town paint
ers" in Mexico on circus day.
Ton Sharp, Of Vandalia. was in
Mexico this week on business.
The State of Illinois will astonish
somebody at the fall elections.
There is some talk Of having races
at the fair ground again shortly.
Mrs. j. F. McWilliams is spending
the summer at Eldorado Springs.
1t is a very cold day when Marina
duke doesn't get a county or two.
Capt. j. NJ. Conklin is home on
visit and made US a pleasant call.
Our saloons have stopped settin!
lunch. Cause: No money in it.
Guy McKisson is at Salt LAX
City. He would love to locate there
Miss Angie Copeland, of Martins
burg, has been visiting friends here
N. Y. Duncan made a red. hot old
time democratic speech at the Dingl'
picnic.
Charley Weimer, of Carrollton
ILL.,, was over to visit his brother this
week.
Charley Hablutzel and sister hav'
been making a pleasant visit in Lii
nois.
Twelve children were baptized a
the Lutheran church on Littleby las
week.
We see Col. Hutton advertlses t
answer the Vandalia Ledder-Argus i
q speech.
R. T. Gentry of Sedalia, is boom
ing for State Treasurer. - CPerr
Pioneer.
Rufus Hisey and G. W. Baker lei
Monday for Sherman, Texas, on
business trip.
". T. Lott, of Rush Hill,
booming. He has bought Boyd
grocery store.
Mrs. Crooks and Misses Mamie an
Lizzie Matthews made US a pleasal
call circus day
Joe Levi, n of Barth's popul'
statesmen, is at Sweet Springs for b
failing health.
The democratic party of Audra
can get along very well without ar
imported bosses.
A. Hurd had his watch and cha:
stolen while ~praeticing at base b.
grounds Monday.
Keep clean aud let whisky alo,
and you need have no fears Of chole
or anything else.
It looks now as though Blal
would defeat Hoekadsy for Congre
In the 18th district.
Proctor carried Boone over Tt
Ter and will be the next State Senst
from that district.
Nearly one-half Of Mexico, besis
the candidates, is at Farber to-day
attend the big picnic.
1t is really too bad that there +
not Offices for all the sHome Me-
from ell the counties.
Col. Zach Herndon has our thar
for favors. Zach is q good citi;
and q sound Democrat.