Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-11-13
yANDALIA VARIATIONS.

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YAsDAIIA, Mo-, Nov. 11.-Our De
mocracy can hardly restrain them
selves over the election.
A long felt want viii not nea
compare with . Mother Hubbard OF
dress parade, though some peopI
prefer the long felt want
Mr.. Calvin Sowder, a carpenter o
this place, entered into an agl'eemen
before the election with J. W. Bal
thrope in this manner: Nh. Balthrop'
wanted an addition built to his resi-
dence and proposed to Mr.. Sowdel
that If Blaine was elected he woult
pay the latter double wages to put
up the addition, but if Cleveland wa,
elected Mr.. Sowder was to put VI
the building free of cost. The add
ton is now up and the agreement
fulfilled.
The Hannibal district conference
of the NJ. E. Church was in session
here last week, converting on Tues.
day. Owing to the excitement over
the election the attendance was prob
ably not as large rs it would have
otherwise been. Quite q number OF
- .
ministers and lay delegates were
present. In the afternoon essays
were read and criticised by ministers
present The characters of local
preachers in the district were passed
upon and license for another year
granted them. G. W. Smith has be-
come a black sheep in the flock, hav-
ing gone off with the sanctified band,
and was permitted to withdraw upon
condition that he surrender his ordi-
nation papers. On Thursday night
DIR. Wayman, of Mexico, delivered
an able argument on prohibition as
a means of suppressing the liquor
traffic. But to suppress it is another
thing. The next annual meeting of
the conference will be held at Gen.
tralia.
The Dingle Bros, of Mexico, are
now filling up their building with
a choice and fresh lot of groceries.
We believe they will do well.
Upon learning the news from New
York and Indiana Friday the Demo-
Gratis prepared for a big hurrf.h at
night. A mammoth bonfire was
built and the anvils shook the town
until q late hour with their deafening
blasts and everybody shouted until
they were hoarse. The town and
people also were actually painted
red. A few Republicans even lent
their aid and were actually glad that
they were alive and did splendid
painting.
Thame Stuart, of this place, will
soon become a citizen of Salt River
township. He is going on to the
old Pearson place in Mexico suburbs.
Thame is a good citizen and an excel
lent fellow and we hope he will do
well in his new home.
Burglars broke into Pearson Bros
store Thursday night of last week,
blew open the safe and extracted
therefrom about $50 in cash. The
job was done very neatly and quietly
and doubtless by professionals. It is
supposed that they also took some
clothing but this is not definitely
known yet. A couple of young men
who were here on that evening,
strangers passing through on foot,
were arrested some distance out of
town the next day and brought back
but no evidence could be found
against them and they were released
and the robbery still remains a mys-
terry.
. John Hughes, the muchly perse-
cuted citizen of this place, and who
has seen a great deal % of trouble at
the hands of our marshal, who has
seen a great deal @ of trouble at the
hands of MI. Hughes, was again
brought into the court room last Sat
urday to answer a charge of assault
on our marshal and was fined SIS and
costs. 1t was made q state case and
Prosecuting Attorney Buckner was
in attendance. Hughes was helping
to paint the town a beautiful red
Friday night and it is said drew a
knife on Harris. We are wondering
with many others when this silly war
fare between marshal and citizen will
cease.
The state has taken in hand the
case of robbery at Smiths store,
which we mentioned last week, and
will make an examination Friday of
this week. There is considerable
feeling worked up among parents in
this place who may probably have
connected with the affair
and others similar which have oc-
CURED in the past year. We certain
ly sympathize with them and hope
their children may be found innocent,
but it is certain all will not fare that
way, and if there is an organized
band of youthful robbers in yandnlia