Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-06-18

Kansas and says there is no place
like Audrain.
Orr & Travis, Of Benton City, are
now grinding corn and furnish a fine
grade of meal. This is a big thing
for that town.
Mrs. G. NJ. Hands and daughter
were thrown from q buggy last week
and miraculously escaped from any
serious injury.
Sheriff Atchison has the hitching
racks in good order and the court
house fence straight Our sheriff
will keep things in good shape.
The railroad shops at Moberly we're
closed down yesterday indefinitely on
account Of litigation going on in
which the railroad is interested.
Frank Hart, formerly of this city.
now one of the leading news gather
ers on the Kansas City Tines, was in
Mexico last week to e the boys (?)
Ella Singleton sues for a divorce
and asks for the custody Of her child,
"Linwood." Her husband, D. Pat
Singleton, abandoned her, she claims.
It is claimed that the city wells in
court house yard need repairing SO
they may be of use to the business
men. This matter should be looked
into.
Irwin Switzler, Of the Columbia
Statesman, was ia Mexico last week
to attend the closing exercises Of
Hardin College and made US q pleas
ant call.
Married, last week. Mrs. Fila C.
Thompson, of the Moberly Chronicle,
to MI. Henry Roemer, Of Moberly,
Rev. ]. C. Armstrong, Of this city,
officiating.
Our city council surely works houri
enough. 1t meets nearly every night
and grinds away until midnight.
Something is going to result and
don't you forget it.
It is said that AL Bodine has beer
in the barber business 40 years and
can still "down" the boys at trim
ming hair and shaving. He is called
the "Old Hustler"
We found Laddonia booming thil
week. Our friend of the Herald i
in a good humor and is now on th,
right track. He Is for rock road
first, last and all the time.
1t is reported that our new band i
running all the people out Of tow
with their "horrible practice" Boys
you must brace up and show th
public how well you can do.
Sidewalk to Cemetery.
We are ready at once to receiy
subscriptions for the sidewalk to th
cemetery. This matter must be sci
tied at once.
The lumber for the crossings {
the court house has been bought an
will soon be down. The Laddoni
Herald man a then get to til
court house without swimming.
1t is alleged that John Creasey, {
| the ghost district, has q cultivate
that goes over fourteen rows Of col
at once. He will have it or Il
crookedness of the rows patented.
Every lodge and society in Mexi,
, that pays any attention to the fune
;, ais of its dead should assist in payir
, for the sidewalk to the cemetery. II
, A. o. U. VS. start the good work.
j. H. LAWYER has not stopped d
livering coal oil, nor win he. q
license does not expire until July l,
when he will renew it. He pays 8
state and county and $40 city liceni
The fair programmes are o,
It Among the advertisements in t
pamphlet We failed to mention Ia
a week vas that of the enterprise
d firm Of Houston & Trimble, lumt
Is merchants.
lie Laddonia has a new industry.
If B. Crutcher is making and SELF
/. some Of the best whetstones now
use. He gets his rock from Cailaw
county and is kept busy supply
:. the market
a., The following parties were sent
a the penitentiary last week from t
" county. They were convicted of
ceny and get two years each: Z
Maddox, Robert Cumiey, Char
II Davis and George Weston.
An advertisement Of Collins,
lizard hall through mistake was
!. out of the fair pamphlet. He ha
= fine lot of tables and quiet place
.st play. Those who enjoy this pop.
ire game should give him q call.
VI As the LEDGER stated, last VI
]. N. Cartmell is the new postma
at Laddonia, vice Bruton resigl
ID A better man for the place or
more deserving would be hard
BE-. find. The patrons Of the office ,
solid for him.