Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-03
Council meeting TONIGHT

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Greek.
Geo. Garrett is agent for the boss
fire kinder.
The "Club'' meets at M. Y. Dun
cans tonight.
The B. & L. Association meets
Monday night.
Lake Newkirk has our thanks for
Salt Lake papers.
Prot. H. A. Gass is still busy ex.
aiming teachers.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Hall are visiting
in Jefferson City.
DIR. Walkers brother has been here
on a visit this week.
Lee Mcconnell, of st. Louis, was
in Mexico on a visit last week.
LATE Newkirk and wife are home
from a pleasant visit to California.
The prospect is good for a first
class item for the LEDGER next week.
Ed. Morris, of Texas, preached at
the regular Baptist church Monday
night.
Arthur Mcdonald and family leave
next week for Oregon to reside per-
manently.
The woman tramp who is consider
ed crazy has been given hours to
leave town.
Mrs. f. Bennett is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. A. P. Bishop, of
Miami, Mo.
Mr.. Hugh Wilson has gotten his
saddle back but can hear nothing
from his horse.
DR.. Bourn will not establish a bank
at Perry as citizens of that town are
attending to the matter.
A delightful progressive euchre
party had a pleasant time at the
Central Ringo Tuesday night. There
was no raid.
A gentleman in the cooler yester-
day sent for a councilman and asked
that "toilet articles" be brought him.
To-day he will want a piano.
A. R. Wilber's Lyceum Dramatic
Company, comprising some of the
best talent on the road, at opera
house Monday evening Sept. 14th.
Mayor Fowler resigned last Thurs
day night, as he expects some time
this month to leave Mexico and take
a trip through the South and West
with a show.
VIM. Reed, of the express COM
pany of this city, saved a lady's life
yesterday by catching her as she
was about to fall under the wheels of
the Fulton train.
Pipe for the waterworks is arriving.
Work will begin at once. The loca-
ton will be fixed to-day or to-mor-
row. Mexico will have both light
and water shortly.
Died, August ~, 1885, at the res
idence of his daughter, Mrs. Joe C.
DeJarnatt, 1870 East Superior street,
Chicago, ILL.,, John W. Johns, age SO
years and 9 months.
Miss Cave and Miss French, a
couple of bright little ladies, made US
a pleasant call this week. It is sci.
dom a newspaper is lighted up with
such smiling faces.
L. Phillip is home from New York
with q fine invoice of new goods
which will be put upon the market in
a few days. Look out for big adver'
tisement next week.
Jack Cough is getting in a full
line of new fall suitings of the latest
style. Call and see for yourself
You can't fail to be pleased for he
has nearly every pattern out.
/ Prof. N. S. Johnston got one Of
the best, if not the best, grades al
the Normal Institute. He is one o.
the hardest working and most sue
~cessful teachers in the county.
A. G. Turner has the thanks of tht
editor of the LEDGER for favors thi:
week. Turner is q man who appre'
ciates printers ink and don't expect
q wind mill to run without wind.
Mr.. j. n. Haislip, Sen, of Wells
vile, Mo-, was in Mexico this weel
and subscribed for the LEDGER. III
says since he vas here q year ago
Mexico has improved greatly in ever.
way.
Don't fail to see ad. Of Smith 4
Wallace's restaurant. The firm i
successor to Schumacher on tn
west side of the square. They ar
clever gentlemen and viii do q goo'
business.
u The city is having some good wor'
done on the streets. Instead o
r wooden culverts large thing an
sewer pipe is being put in. This
: better and will last forever. In
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