Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-06

GOAT FoUND-On July 10th j. b.
Wells found good coat on Prone
made street. The finder can have it
by calling at this Office and paying
for this notice.
Geo. Clark, a prominent real estate
man of Kansas City, is investing in
Mexico real estate since waterworks
was carried, and is going to help
make Mexico boom.
The Mexican Orchestra is under
orders from the Mexican government,
having been SEPT out for tour
through the United States. Opera
house, Friday, August z.
Col. H. G.. Steele, of Frankford,
Pike county, was in Mexico last week
advertising the old settlers meeting,
to be held there August 9Th. A large
delegation is expected from Audrain.
Bowling Green had a $25,000 fire
last Saturday night. The Citizens
Bank, Post Observer, opera house,
grocery store and furniture store
were burned. The insurance was
light.
! We hear that R. B. Speed is an
applicant for the Nevada postoffice.
Dick is young, hard-working Dem
ocrat and just the kind our president
delights in favoring. We trust Dick
will be rewarded.
Emmett Cunningham has bought
an interest in the firm of Smith &
Eldridge. Emmett is q live, steady
young man, well-known all over the
county, and we are sure will make
good business man.
We have the names Of every man
who voted no on water works. Most
of them, we think, voted no because
they knew it would not defeat the
proposition and they did not want to
appear to be whipped in.
A little daughter of f. G. Burk-
hart, of the Ferris House, made a
narrow escape last week. She fell
down stairs with pair of shears in
her hand, the points of which mar
rowly missed putting her eye out.
G. w. Baker has traded his resi-
dence and some other property for a
100000 residence on Independence
avenue, Kansas City. 1t is in good
: location and will be one Of the most
valuable suburban residences in the
Estate.
Andy Elliott, harness maker and
saddlerer of this city, was adjudged
insane last week and sent to the
asylum. He appears to be insane on
| the subject of Holiness but not much
more so than many others of this
: gang.
D. G. Palmer, Of Mclean, ILL.,, has
. moved to Mexico and is opening a
restaurant and general eating house
l Just north of Mrs. P. W. Hardings,
northwest corner square. He comes
-. highly recommended and we are sure
will receive his share of public pat
+ ronage.
Two young men from Rush Hill
4 were last week fined $1.00 and costs
J. each for disturbing holiness meet
ling. While this sect delights ir
making as much noise as it can We
think people who are not in sympa
= thy with them should stay away OF
u keep still while at their meetings.
We call especial attention to th'
advertisement of the Ohio & Missis
- sippi Railway, printed on the fourth
:. page of to-day's paper. This line i
the quickest and best to Cincinnati
Louisville, Washington, Baltimor
& and Philadelphia, and it will land yo'
II in New York five hours in advance o
'e any other road.
Married, at Ringo House, Tuesda
'e eve, Aug. 4, by Rev. Whitesides
D, T. E. Moss and Mrs. Lizzie Eddie
D. man, both of Vandalia. Mr.. Cal
sr penter and Miss Violet were the al
tendants. The groom is one OF th
s. wealthiest young cattle men in th
D. east part of the county and the bind
~ is one of Vandalia's most sparklin
le bellies. The LEDGER extends COZ
igratulations and best wishes.