Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-12
Joe & Vic Barth,
Leaders in Styles and outhtters Of all Mankind.
North Side Square, MEXICO, MO.

VIZ hSoi AsuoA AAill
priced lumber at all adjoining towns
and says he could do better at Hous-
ton & rrimble's than anywhere else.
E. S. Wilson, ticket agent, offers
special inducements in variety of
routes, stop-over checks, ETC., to
all who contemplate visiting New
Orleans.
WANTED.-The gentleman who
sends us ''Beautiful Snow as 'swrit-
ten for the LEDGER" to call. We
have a position open for him in which
he can get rich.
There is a war going on somewhere
In the other country. No one knows
just where it is Or just who are fight
ing or just what about or just how
they are getting or.
Walker Ragsdale is home on a
visit. He will travel next year with
Barnum's circus which starts out in
April. He is n of the best bass
players in the world.
Mr.. Thos. Clendenin, wife and
daughter of Worcester, left Monday
night for New Orleans to take in the
great Exposition. They will be alb.
sent about three weeks.
Mrs. Rosa Conger and Miss Arlie
Bogue, Of Centralia, made us a pleas.
ant call while in the city last week.
Mrs. Conger is a daughter of "Uncle'
James F. Gillian, who called with
them.
Barney Hooton sold his billiard
hall to Bayliss Collins last week.
Hooton has been in poor health fol
some time and will visit Germany at
once. Collins and Schmidt will join
him about July 4th.
Moberly Division No. 40, Order Of
Railway Conductors will give a grand
ball at Moberly Tuesday evening,
Feb. 18th, at Hegarty's opera house.
Postlewaite's full orchestra from St
Louis will furnish music.
Some of our enterprising young
men made up quite a purse last week
to buy candy for the young ladies
who took part in the operetta. They
deserve anything they will take.
They could not have done better.
We notice that some of Bowling
Green's fair ladies have been visiting
wine rooms after the theatre or opera
We did not know our sister city was
getting so fat since she enlarged hel
linits-lmits Of every kind, it seems
81 Rainey, formerly of this city, is
low chief train dispatcher of this di'
vision of the Wabash. This is q wor
thy promotion. He is one of the
most expert and faithful men working
for the company. He will still e,
higher. .
Carl Harrington, j. Mitchell ant
R. FL. Peery, with their families, are
going TO Arkansas. They will, WI
think, come hack to Audrain in /.
year or two saying ''there is no plac,
like it." At least this is the old
old story.
The POST Dispatch is offering slOt
TO the man who will make the closes
guess to Cleveiand's cabinet. w,
LEARN thattrrove oisef our young poll
avenue l..k: Aleir issues and eacl
one make Il guess. Such u syndicat,
we are sure will take the bun. Tb,
LEDGER will publish their guesses.
Twill you kindly tell me what i
going on in that church," asked
tramp of a gentleman who had jus
descended the steps. "They ar
holding a church fair" II am yer,
sorry" "Why are you sorry, m,
frienes" well, I was going to as|
you to help me, but if you've bee,
in there it amt no use."
Died, at the residence of her son
NJ. S. Whiteside, Lydia v. White
side, of this city, IN Jan. 29th, age
70 years. She had been affected TO
some time with a cough and ir
thought she died from bronchitis
; She was a most worthy lady, love
and resneecc.ed by all who knew he
: Her remains were buried at her G.
home in Lincoln county.
!. The entertainment given by Stua
Rogers Tuesday night for the hepei
= of the public school library was
success. He has improved even stint
he was here Lefore. He held b
audience from beginning to end. "
trust Prof. Mcmillan will bring 9th
e attractions of this kind here ar
u think surely the public will sho
e their appreciation for the cause an