Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-07-30
DIR. W. C. Pipino, Mexico, Mo.

IDIS fOI UUtCI fOf no.
Sam Locke is in Sweet Springs.
Mrs. Capt. Glenn has been very sick.
County court meets next Monday.
Gus Reusch, of Rush Hill, was up
this week.
The Mexico band is going to play
for the fair.
Every day appears hotter than the
one previous.
The fair begins one week from
next Tuesday
Clark Barnes is talking of erecting
a new residence.
Andy Harrison Is supremely hap
DIV. 1t is a girl.
w. ". Fry was in Laddonia on
business this week
Thurston Duncan took in Sweet
Springs last week.
Bring in that wood you promised
us on subscription
Bob Dyer lost 30 hogs by heat on
the cars the other day.
FoUSD.-A solid gold watch. Call
at this office and get it.
Mark Pitcher and Fl. Ricketts, are
erecting new residences.
The Wabash railroad is erecting a
fine depot at Benton City.
The st. Louis Republican has our
thanks for fayors this week.
Hon Nick Cartmell, postmaster Of
Laddonia, was up this week
Fred Miskell is going to the Brown
neighborhood to build a house.
Grover Cleveland, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. S. Smith, died Monday.
Mrs. Emma Crooks, of st. Louis,
is visiting the Misses Matthews.
Another vote for waterworks and
Jim Gregg is happy. 1t is a boy.
Mrs. James RaineY is visiting the
family of her son, 81, in Moberly.
A large and roomy dining hall is
being erected at the fair grounds.
VIM. Davis, of Fulton. will have
sixteen good horses at the Mexico
fair.
The prospects for a fine fair are
good. The late rains insure its sue.
cess.
Wallace Williams, of the Fulton
Telegraph, was over ON business last
week.
Harry Robinson, the popular com.
edian, is with the Golden troupe this
season.
Waddingham Park is being shaped
up for the fair. 1t will be quite at
tractiye.
Our readers will have to excuse u:
this week. We don't give them much
but water.
J. B. Clark, of Landonia, expects
to have a display of machinery at the
Mexico fair.
Mr.. Crooks, of st. Louis, cousin
of the Misses Matthews, of near this
city, died last week.
j. E. Hutton returned from Ell
Lick Springs Monday. The rascal
had better look out.
The residence of VIM. Patrick wa
entered one night last week and some
wearing apparel stolen.
Miss Emma Luckie is visitin.
friends in Springfield, ILL.,, and vii
be absent until September.
DR.. Bourne and MIR. bearing wen
to Perry this week, we think to SCI
about starting a bank there.
A ''miller' flew into VIM. Vivion'i
ear Sunday night and caused hin
much pain before he got it out.
Dick Carter's horse ran away witt
him last week at the fair ground
Dick received several scratches.
Thompson beat Benton in a gam,
Of ball last Saturday by the score o
26 to %. They will try 1t again.
The Golden Band will be better
larger and handsomer uniformed thai
everbefore; at Opera House fair week
Bella and Martin Golden, with ney
support and repertoire, will pleas
the people at Opera House fair week
The names of the streets OF Mexic,
could be put upon the corners an,
the houses numbered at a very smal
cost.
Capt. Hiner is going to erect tw
tine stores just facing White & Co.
livery stable. They will be substar
tial bricks.
c. E. Brooks, of Montana, is hay
py. 1t is an eight pound girl an
Brooks sends us the stuff for the {
r. W. again.
The LEDGER charges for obituar
notices one-half rates. We can M
snord to puff live people free, muc
less dead ones.
". B. Belts, the jolly conducte
on the South Branch, made us
sociai call the other day, and remark
ed that ait was hot"
We will get the worth of our none
l'0m waterworks by having plenty {
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