Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-05
qHE LEDGER.
THURSDAY, FEB. 5, 1885.

rors.
Capt. Frost has our thanks for fine
cigars,
Tom Coons is tending bar at Far
ber, No.
Senator d. A. Bali has our thanks
for favors.
Hon. W. Fl. KEENAN, has our thanks
for fasors.
James Roy is recovering from a
severe Illness
Mr.. Septimus Martin is going to
buy the Rainey property.
DR.. ". C. Pipinn made a business
trip to St. Louis last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Morris are Wis
ting relatives in St. Louis.
The Mountain Pink vas the best
MAY we ever had in Mexico.
The Building and Loan association
snow in good running order.
Hon. W. H. KEENAN, was home last
reek TO attend to some business
The LEDGER never lets up Its
subscription list grows every day.
Hon. j. F. Rucker, of Sturgeon,
nsde US n pleasant call this week.
The grand jury adjourned Monday.
They did good and faithful work.
is. Crawford writes us that he
has moved to San Antonia, Texas.
DIR. Brice Edwards of st. Charles
county, was home last week on a visit.
Robert Graham and family will
shortly move to their fine farm near
Mexico.
The "stag" party at Mai. Hiram
Ricketts, this week was a very pleas
ant affair.
Monday was ground hog day. The
hog saw his shadow and skipped
into his hole.
Sterling Carter and Henry Richar'
have gone to California with R. T.
Powell to reside.
The obituary of John A. Crockett
will appear next week. Also The
temperance column
J. \. Cross, the hustling editor o.
the Laddonia Herald. was in Mexico
on business last week.
Ed. John A. Brooks told what b.
knew about prohibition, at the cour
house, Tuesday night.
]. A. Hudson of the Macon Times
made us a pleasant call while in Mex
leo on business last week.
Willard Potts has moved his res
taurant to the commodious room un
der the old Central hotel.
Young Mr.. Steinman found Mr.
CaIhoun's pocket book containing
$50. He received s25 reward.
Ex-Gov. C. II. Hardin and wife ar
in New Orleans and will visit Penss
cola, Florida, before they return.
Mr.. John Marmaduke and famil
will occupy Mr.. fuckers house whe
be moves into his new residence.
Two farmers in Galloway count
/. narrowly escaped being devoured
wolves during the last snow storm.
Col. E. NJ. Hughes, n of Mon
gomery eounty's best lawyers, W
attending court in Mexico this wee
Miss Annie Hall, of Centralia, al
Miss Alice Wilson, of Santa Fe, a
visiting the family of j. G. Shepher
J. A. Glandon has sold his re'
dence to VIM. Coons, of Callawa
brother of Joe Coons o. this city +
$500.
Mrs. C. Gremm, of Chattanoos
Tennessee, is visiting friends he
Mrs. Gremm is Joe Schuhmachel
mother.
The Ladies' Aid Society of
NJ. E. Church, South, meets at I
residence of Mrs. II. A. Ricke
this afternoon.
Several people were killed and
great loss of property resulted fir
an explosion of a gas pipe in Pit
burg, Pa, last Saturday.
John NJ. Clark, son of J. P. Cla
of this city, is secretary and treasu
of the Freeman Woodenware Ma
featuring Co. of louisiana, Mo.
Mr.. DrumheIer, a substantial farr
of near Middletown, made us a pie
ant call Tuesday. His son Georg'
now a subscriber to the LEDGER.
F. NJ. Johns is going to bull
large and commodious carpenter S
Just west of the Jail on the large
he has just bought from c. W. Bal
Scott Green, now on the Louisi
Press, was in Mexico last week
called. He is looking we'll and thi
this world the best n he ever Ii
in.
Mrs. Sadie Wiley, of Mexico,
' her friend, Mrs. Dixie Tyler, of
Louis, have been making Mrs.
Lockridge, of Sturgeon, a plea
visit.
Mrs. Jas. Finn, of this city, fell
Sunday on the ice and broke her
arm at the wrist. DR.. w. G. Pi
was called and the lady is fast re