Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-11-12
Do not fail to hear those fine selec.

Do not fail to hear those fine selec-
tons rendered on the piano to-mor-
row evening. Profs. Damn and
are fine musicians.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
church will meet at the res
of Mrs. J. D. Tucker, Prom
enade street, this evening.
Mrs. VIM. Swartz and daughter,
Emma, of st. Louis, have been the
of Mrs. Hubert Schmidt.
They had a pleasant visit.
j. NJ. Pollard, the jeweler, leaves
for the East Saturday night to sift the
markets and promises nothing too
good for Mexico this year.
L. A. Mcconnell, formerly of Mex
leo, is now attorney and counselor at
law, southeast corner Broadway and
Olive street, st. Louis, Nc.
'Tot"is after Bertha" We are
sure Bertha q take care of her
self and trust 'sTot' can too. If not
she had best look out for breakers.
We see it estimated that a good
creamery with capacity for 5000
COWS a be substantially built and
furnished with modern fixtures for
$1,4OO.
c. r. Walker has our thanks for a
sample of upland rice. He says it
yields $50 or 200 bushels TO the acre
and is good rice and the meal makes
fine cakes.
You will regret it if you fail to hear
Miss Jessie Thistle sing. Her sing
ing never fails to please. Each one
of her numbers is always enthusiastic
ally encored.
We call attention to card Of Prof.
Gass in this issue, calling q meeting
Of teachers November 21st. The
reading circle, if properly conducted,
will result in great good.
Billie Morris is following the adj
vice of the LEDGER in tearing down
his wooden awning. He is putting
in a fine plate glass front. The
wooden awnings must go.
A Centr.lis woman has no faith in
fnel-v1I &sure." She poured
a kettle or g water over her
husband for coming home drunk, but
1t didn't do a particle of good.
Col. Green Clay and j.. S. Brown
bought some fine stock at the Kan
sas City Fat Stock Show. Brown
bought Nora Geneva Third for $27O,
Clay purchased Sharon Mary WAL
tun for $3.50.
Married, in this city, at the resi-
dence of Charles futile, Tuesday,
Nov. 10th, by Esquire J. J. VIM
scott, Samuel West, of Keokuk,
Iowa, and Miss Lizzie Lobermier, of
Macon City, Mo.
r. NJ. White, the irrepressible edi-
tor of the Mexico LEDGER, came up
Thursday w to take in the results
of the fire. Bob is always on hand
when there is a sensation to write
up.-Centralia Guard.
Attorney George Robertson has
been in Kansas City working ON the
Bedell case before the court of ap-
peals. He secured a writ of habeas
corpus for the prisoner and will take
him to Kansas City before the court
of appeals Monday.
Mr.. Joe Moore and wife and Miss
Ida Ricketts, are home from a pleas
ant two months visit in the east.
They stopped in Washington two
days to see the elephant. Miss
Moore, sister of Joe, returned with
them to make a visit.
Dan'l Sully, the natural Irish COM
edian in the successful comedy
novelty, entitled the "Corner Gro
cery," the Funniest comedy of all at
opera house n night only, Friday
evening, November goth.
Rev. T. J. Enyeart, formerly of
Meadville, Mo-, is now pastor of the
Liberty Street NJ. E. Church of this
city. He comes well recommended
and we trust will pour oil on the
troubled stream and lead his sheep
by the side of still waters.
fowler Bros. drug store of Van
dalia was burned Monday morning.
The fire was the work of an incendi-
airy. The insurance was $1,000 and
the stock was valued at $1,000. If
the fire bug can be caught he will
wish he had never been born.
j. L. Sapplngton, of this county,
lost nearly 800 by not taking a
county paper. He had a case in
court and did not know when it came
up. He was not on hand. If he
had been there he would have gained
it. He now gets the LEDGER.
The Prairie View boys had a little
picnic last week. The pony club of
that neck of the woods took John
Wilder, who works for Lewis Far
rah, out sniping. They left him TO
hold the sack while they drove the