Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-15
OFFICIAL ORGAN or THE CRY OF MEXICO.

The fair next year will be August
10th.
Mcintyre & Heath's MINISTRIES Oct.
30th.
The Democrats did not want Ohio
anyway.
Don't fail to read short-horn ad.
on the outside.
Miss Lizzie Clark, of Rush Hill, is
visiting in Mexico.
Hon. W. E. Coleman lectured at
Vandalis on Tuesday.
Palmer Martin is opening a 10 cent
store in Glasgow, Mo.
James Dowell smiles on q boy and
John Gilbert on a girl.
Work on the waterworks will be-
gin in earnest Oct. 21st.
Mr.. C. F. Casper, of Worcester, is
erecting q new dwelling.
Mrs. Addie Judy is visiting rela-
tiyes IN Jerseyville, Illinois.
Miss Mamie Carter has a good
school at Beaver school house.
Baird College, at Clinton, Mo-,
opened with over 100 scholars.
Tom Doty is in the postof1ice while
Wallace bearing is in Springfield.
Charley Brown has displayed his
taste in arranging Blum's window.
Don't fail to see DIR. ". T. Lem
on's card in this issue of the LEDGER.
A. Hardeman, age 80, of this coun-
~, died last week of typhoid fever.
Don't fail to 60 to the Odd Fellows
ball tonight at the Windsor Hotel.
Mrs. "Dollie" Haislip leaves to-
day for . pleasant visit to friends in
Ohio.
Rev. ]. S. Smith has original ideas
about a circus. He should go and
see one.
4. Frank has gone to st. Louis to
accept q situation. He is o clever
young a
Charley Brown is now with G.
Blum and would like to have his
friends call.
George Brock is building a neat
residence on his plantation just north
east Of Mexico.
Geo. Mallory has Il most excellent
school at Central school house in
Wilson township.
Col. Lacy, of the Wright City
Tobacco Company, made US a pleas
ant call yesterday.
E c. Kennen, of Laddonia, was
in Mexico on business last week and
made US 8 pleasant call.
Don't fail.to read ad. of Ed. ".
Clark's sale. 1t is close to town and
alarge crowd is expected.
Vandalia wants a large brick hotel.
ANY one who will make this invest.
ment will make good money.
Oliver Campbell and family OF
Centerville, Iowa, have returned home
from a visit to relatives here.
Major Phillips of this county i:
assistant grand marshal of the day
at the Louisiana, Mo, reunion.
Dick Carter was thrown from {
horse Tuesday and had three of hi
toes broken. Dick has bad luck.
"Unele' Samuel Carson, a dyed
in-the-wool Democrat, living nea:
Sturgeon, is here attending court.
Mrs. I. N. Hathaway returned
yesterday from q pleasant visit t.
friends and relatives in Toledo, Ohio
Hez Purdom, of the Slater hde1
called this week. Hez is in goot
health and is taking the world easy
The Audrain Baptist Association
ct Laddonia was we'll attended ant
was a success in every sense OF tn
word.
j. 81. McFarlane, the mute, vii
preach at the NJ. E. church, South
tonight. The public are cordially in
vited.
Rev. DR.. Wayman will be here ne1
Sunday and preach at the Libert
Street NJ. E. church, morning an
syening.
Prof. H. T. Baird, of Baird Co
lege, Clinton, Mo-, is in Mexico @
business. He reports Baird @ ollee
booming.
The ladies Of the W. c. T. U. WI
give q dinner In the room lately O
cupied by c, F. Yerger, on Friday
this week.
G. M. Haskell has bought NJ
Pollard's interest in the carriage she
of Thomas & Pollard. Haskell Is
good business man.
j. NJ. Bush and Dan Woodwal
are circulating petitions for the Me
leo postofice. They are both stel
ing gentlemen and worthy Democrat
The first case tried in the new ci
hall was the city VS.. E. e.. Jones
regard to the possession Of an allie
The verdict was for the defendar
One Of the most gallant Colons
In Mexico calls the Candy Maker
the "hay makers" We suppose th