Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-11-06

tic favors this week.
"Ras" Shepherd is here and will
lay up for the winter.
John Q. Murphy is visiting his
many friends in this city.
Jim Johnson, colored, is in Jail for
60 days for resisting ar. officer.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee Gregory died last Saturday.
Lula Hurst the celebrated electric
girl will likely exhibit in Mexico.
The only and original Ada Stanley
with a big troupe is coming soon
Rev. John wayman will deliver
the Thanksgiving sermon in Mexico.
The city council should at once
put an L fence around Hardin
Park.
Mrs. Ian B. Morris is home from
q pleasant visit to relatives in st.
Louis.
l.. H.. Hickman, of East Tennessee,
is visiting in Audrain and will likely
remove here.
AL. Dimes, the old favorite barber,
is now with Hugh Wakefield. Give
Albert a call.
Porter Gregory's horse ran off with
him last Sunday and made tooth picks
Of his buggy.
VIM. Ogle, formerly in the boot
and shoe business in Mexico, has
made an assignment.
Mrs. Hunter, of Scotland, is visit
ing her relatives, the Russells, just
northwest of Mexico.
Some men need not try to be great.
No matter how much a mouse eats
he can't become a rat.
The Vandalia Leader-Argas is
booming as of old under the manage
ment of Sam W. Davis.
Never speak when you have moth
ing to say OF after you have jus
said what you had to say.
C. G. Bridgeford, Of Chicago, i
happy. You can send the little ont
any present except a bicycle.
You want to be careful now. TIL,
election is over and the LEDGER ii
going to be a newspaper again.
Mrs. Geo. Laforce and Mrs. E
Bennett are visiting their relative
Mrs. Jennie Holt, of Hatton, Mo.
j. F. Simcoe has our thanks for g
live owl. If there was anything the
LEDGER needed on it's force it was an
owl.
Sol Smith Russell was greeted by
fine audience and rendered a credita.
BILE performance at Opera House last
Thursday evening.
Mrs. S. N. Murphy, of St. Louis
and Mrs. B. B. Runkle went wei tt
Fulton this afternoon for a short vislr
to Mrs. r. B. Worrell.
Our daily cotempoary yesterday
contained absolutely nothing abour
election although all the returns from
the county at least were in
G. W. Bradley, of Schell City, Mo
has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Car
ter. When here he subscribed foI
the Great Religious Weekly.
Port Emmons, Of the Vandalis
Leader-Argus, made us a pleasant
call last week. He was a red-ho
Marmaduke man from the fret.
Col. VIM. H. Ebey, of the skatin,
rink, went home to Illinois to vote
II all the Democrats were as patriot
We would always be successful.
The ladies of the W. C. T. U. wis
to tender their thanks to the friend
who assisted them in their entetail
ment and to the public for its libers
patronage.
B. F. Mesingill, of Tennessee, bis
been visiting in Mexico and likes tn:
city SO much that he will more her
He is q wealthy stock trader and
red-hot Democrat.
Harry Moore. formerly of tt
Mexico p~ostofiee. now of Roodhous
ILL.,, writes to a Mexico lady for
pallet for his crazy quilt Wond
when Harry went crazy?
Col. Davis, of the vandalia Leade
argus, made US, a pleasant call la
week. The Leader rgns has a no
OF friends in Mexico and Davis shoul
come up and get acquainted.
John Miller and Miss Nellie Fol,
were married at the Ferris Hon,
last Saturday evening. We wi
the happy couple much success
through life. Thanks for cake.
The bridge over Salt River, ne
W. F. Reeds dairy farm, broke do,
this week, loaded with cattle. For
nately, none Of the stock were inj,
ed The bridge is being repaired.
Whenever you speak, tell ,
truth" said an ancient philosoph,
Il this principle were to prevail n,
silence m this country would be
thick that you could cut it with
case-knife
Col. W. F. Switzler, of the Colu
bla aatesaaas called when he VI
IN Mexico last week. He made
most excellent sneech and has MI