Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-05-21
VARIATIONS.
rresnondepee of the Ledger.

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jacksonville on the 18th and here
the next evening. A few of the
Madisonville people became very in
dignant because Vandalia advertised
him for the following evening, and
we understand have quarantined
against the prairie city. The veter-
mary surgeon of the c. & A. at
Booth gave Eli a health certificate,
so he could lecture in Illinois.
Joe was out fishing last week with
a party from this place, and "three
little birds on two little limbs"
Our literary society is talking of
procuring Bob Ingersoll for a lee
ture in the near future. If the great
infdel cannot be obtained it will
doubtless be mark Twain" Either
would certainly be a rare treat.
One great Improvement in u
town has at last been consummated.
Messrs Lewellen & Coontz have
moved their lumber yard off the
public square. These gentlemen
have set an admirable example, and
| whether others will follow or not
remains for future observation. The
town never can look neat or clean
until the public square is cleared OF
stock pens, machinery ware rooms,
elevators and such other shackley APP
pearing little buildings. Messrs
Lewellen & Coontz have shown a
great deal of enterprise in this move
and deserve credit, from the fact
that they were not compelled to move
and that the change has been nc
better expense to them.
The hotel boom has again broke
loose and the chances for a first
class brick building for this business
are now good. The enterprise will b.
taken in hand by citizens and vii
doubtless be commenced early thu
coming fall or late in the summer
This is one of the many improve
ments the town needs badly. Th'
authorities have recently cleaned al
alleys and streets and they r nov
in apple pie order. Score on
more. Chas. H. Culbertson was re
Gently appointed street commissions
by the city council. Charlie has
good eye for such business and vii
undoubtedly give general satisfac
ton.
Two Democrats have made thei
appearance in town since our las
letter: One at c. B. Janrison'
and the other at John Riney's.
Judge Raftery, Hon. Ed. Kenne,
and Frank Shell, of Laddonia, at
tended Eli Perkins lecture here las
week. They went home perfect
sober, but their sides were awfu
sore.
;, S. w. Harris is now at Curryvill
holding down the railroad agenc
there. A Mr.. Mckinney, recent
from Illinois, is now night operate
here. Sam says they will follow
two horse wagon around just tn
same as they do a circus proeessio
in Mexico.
Col. Richmond, Duke of Duke
WILEY has been absent for abou
three weeks. Whether he has gon
to England OR not we have been III
anable to learn. It is probable b
has been called home by the militar
authorities to take charge of til
Lancers in case of war with Russia
:, The Colonel is an officer in the regu
lar service and has a five years leav
of absence which will expire, he say'
this fall. The Colonel has been i
our midst over a year and in thi
time has attached himself to man
of Jul citizens in different ways, an
taking great interest in public affair:
will undoubtedly be a loss to til
> town when he departs, and is prof.
!, ably at present to a few. He cam
here as an insurance agent, an
shortly after his arrival painted pc,
, traits-at least that is what som
called them-after which he drifte
, to house painting, then carpenterin.
: and finally purchased the photograp
gallery where he has lately been Ell
< gagged. The Colonel is a clever fe
low, a we'll educated and we'll rea
f man-understands most any subject
!. and discusses subjects before tn
5 literary society here in a very abb
a manner. If any II wants a puzzl
worse than we do they can come an
get him. The Colonel, we learn, j
a sp~iritualist, and it is said, has bee
attending the trial of Mr.. and Mr.
r Miller, in St. Louis, for spiritualis
tic fraud, but we do not know no,
true this latter statement is.
) P. A. Emmons, who has been
. home on the sick list for nearly tw
months, has been confined to his be
f since Friday last.
A lady called upon J. B.. McDeal
mon, the druggist, a few days sine
and asked for a bottle of "Gen. Price
Recovery" Jim said he was jus
i out, but could furnish the ''Retreat'
in powders.
l overheard a couple of Vandalia'
t prominent men say a few days sine
that they would not know what wa
going on in Vandalia if they didn'
get the LEDGER.
, Vandalia is the best point for
: good Touring mill in northeast Mi: