Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-18


G. The Department of Missouri. q. 4. R.-Re-
spouse by the Department Commanaer
4. The Army Chaplain Response by Comrade
Mai. n Shumate.
0. The Loyal Women.
TO- rhe Memory of the Patriot Dead-Response
10y Comrade H. +. Devol.
IL. Sister Encampments.
CAMP FIRE SPARES.
The war is over.
d. Z. Shea is a worker
Gen. A. J. Smith is here.
Llewellyn furnished the light.
Nothing succeeds like success.
Fire drill to-day at II O'Clock.
This Is a gala week for Mexico.
The Higginsville band is a daisy.
There about 400 delegates present.
Congressman Warner is expected.
1t is big advertisement for Mex
leo.
The banquet promises to be sue
cess.
Now let us have the press conven-
| tion.
The weather could not have been
finer.
Officers will be elected at 9 a. m.
to-day.
Col. Leo Rossieur is a natural
orator.
The w. II. C. ladies looms up in
uniform.
| Everybody is going to the enter
talnment.
You could not get standing room
last night.
Harry Moore's drum corps arrived
this morning.
The delegates will visit Hardin
College to-day.
Empty sleeves sad wooden leg
were noticeable.
The Audrain county posts were
out in full force.
Mexico should now have an ex-con
/, federate reunion.
!, There was not marching enough t,
: suit the sight-seers.
The State G. A. R. banner is
daisy and cost 5000.
= The ladies are well cared for ant
+ + appear to be happy.
n The LEDGER has the daisy flag
). Thanks to Laddonia.
> > The sub committees should atten
5 promptly to their duties
d The city hall and court house wi
y have flags flying to-day.
If Al Campbell Is indulging in hi
/, usual bloody war stories.
n The Mexico Opera House is tastil
decorated with evergreens.
l. The Mexico band (?) of cours
te found fault with the music.
ID A little more bunting should hay
a. been thrown to the breeze.
e, The meeting over reaches the e.
pectations of all concerned.
o. The officers and some of the meu
AL AL hers arrived Monday night.
We The saloons, hotels and resta
no rants are ereaping a harvest.
ne Gen. Sherman could not come {
re account of Hancock's death.
We Entertainment tonight at l
to O'Clock; banquet at 10 clock.
ci The business of the Encampme
'ur is conducted with closed doors.
lat -
ed The Hancock post is one OF |
,ss n best working posts in the state.
lry The council of administrati
all meets at rsom 76, Ringo House.
.r sp, Harry Moore has one of the ht
,se drum corps in the United States.
Ids There were never so many Co
be Msis, &c, &c, in Mexico before.
Dry
There we're never as many strs
me me gers in Mexico at one time before.
'ou Several hundred visitors are ht
rad r from different portions Of the count
w wure There are several very intelligt
are looking colored delegates in after
cut ance.
'ft- The LEDGER was to the front
the way OF decoration in honor of
event.
A locomotive headlight on
Opera House coraer lighted up
III gloom.
The right balcony was packed "
ladies last night and was bowe,
beauty.
at The Hardin College girls got to
the front with parade yester'
oct evening.
Quite number of editors are
Mrs. tending the meeting and called
the LEDGER.
Root The LEDGER got to the front
riii,- usual, both in decoration and
paper issued.
land Ex-Gev. Hardin sent his check
slltHi
encampment.
r;m p Hon. G. G.. Daniel and other.
byns yandalia, were lookers-on and ca
- ON the LEDGER
The Hancock post of Mexico