Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-06

L. Phillip is talking of erecting an |
opera house. |
Each of the twenty-nine should
have medal.
Gale Guthrie has our thanks for |
fsyors this week.
Harry Robinson will receive an
ovation in Mexico.
Shall we have gas Or electric light |
is now the question.
An infant child of John Keller
halls died last week
There were 33 sun-strokes in st. |
Louis last Thursday.
Clarence Vivion was married at |
Higginsville last week.
One mutton head We hear wanted
to contest the election.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Carter are
nome from tue springs.
The oldestinhabitant can't remem-
ber such long warm spell.
II L. Hubbard will call at LEDGER
Office he can learn a secret.
The Mexico LEDGER is the official
organ of the city of Mexico.
Mrs. ]. E. Hutton is home from q
pleasant visit to Milwaukee.
Mexico has a whist club and some
Of the boys are hard to beat. Il
Miss Lollie Ecker, of st. Louis,
is syisiting Miss Pearl Tucker.
Hardin Park should be improved
or it may revert to the giver.
The A o. U. VS. have gained 80
good members within year.
Mrs. Glascoek has moved from
Wiehits, Kas., to Nevada, Mo.
Henry Woodward made a flying
trip to Sweet Springs this week.
The candy makers entertainment
at Jas. Pasqueth's was success.
The Mexican Orchestra will be the
best musical treat ever in Mexico.
There will be mule colt show in
Mexico the first Saturday in Sept.
Jesse Sinclair has the thanks of all
who wanted waterworks for favors.
Mexico is patronizing the watering
places quite extensively this season.
John Laird, of Vandalia, and Miss
Wyatt, Of Jonesburg, marry to-day.
Don't fail to read article concern
ing Prof. Yancy, of Hardin College.
&c. Ringo wants to see the man
who can beat him on corn this year.
The lumber for crossings to court
house is on the grounds ready to go
in
Joe Schmidt, brother of Hubert
Schmidt, is clerking at the Windsor
bar.
Dr. Bourne is going to open bank
atPerry, as intimated in LEDGER last
week.
Tom Coons is again with Bayliss
Collins and would like to see his
friends.
Geo. Jordon, one of the cleveresi
boys on earth, is taking his summer
vacation.
.The LEDGER cannon as usual an
nounced the good news that watel
had carried.
j. E. Franklin, the hustling an6
nee handsome advance agent fol
Golden is here.
Hudson lost seven more of his cat
Tie at Roodhouse by heat last week
making 13 IN all.
Eighty-nine head of cattle wer'
niled by lightning just south Of Van
oalia on Sunday.
Mrs. Addie Deering, of Shelbyville
H., is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. N
Pollard. Of this city.
Ms. Weinand and Miss Till
mott Of Wellsville, visited Mis-
Mary Gorth this week.
All postoffices will be closed from
70 o'clock on the 5th-the day ol
which Grant is buried.
a line saddle horse belonging t.
q Bennett was stolen from bis pas
'u'e last Tuesday night.
The LEDGER is the only paper i
.oe county that published an editoris
N faSer of waterworks.
MIR. ]. N. Drumheler, substan
aai citizen Of Middletown, made us
pheasant call on Monday.
work will begin on the wate
= sotks as soon as possible. They wi
oe done by Jan. /, 1886.
Miss Carrie Woodward has retur,
Dun u NON q visit to Chicago. Mrs
sndgeford came with her.
Ihe Fulton colored Band seren,
asa the LEDGER Office last Friday 9,
sAng' The boys play well.