Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-04
Mrs. II. Hall has been very sick.

Sam Morris spent Sunday in St.
Louis.
Bargains at NJ. E. Belts Tuesday,
Feb. 9th.
T. C:Armstrong has our thanks
for Dakota papers.
A new series of B. & l.. will be
issued next Saturday.
Bob Galbreath has bought the
New York Notion Store.
Mrs. George LaForce has been
very sick. but is now better.
Everybody come to the great sale
Tuesday next at NJ. E. Bolts.
S. Barth, of Dakota, has been in
Mexico on a visit to his brother, joe.
George Robertson and o. Hit were
in Laddonia yesterday on legal bu-
siness.
Misses Julia and Emma Morris en-
tertained their friends last Saturday
evening.
Fulton is to have electric light.
They pay $50 a month for 80 mean
descent lights.
Pat Brown, who lives near New
Hope church, had his barn burned up
last Saturday night.
John X, Brown has sold so acres
Of land near Benton City to G. W.
MARSHALL for 81 200.
S. W. Watkins has moved his
barber shop to south side square,
under Ringo House.
J. 7. Johnson's sold 800 acres of
land adjoining Rush Hill, Mo-, to Fl.
Copeman for $500.
We learn that Philip Browns res
idence, out in the Ghost District,
was burned yesterday.
Two thousand yards of fresh
Hamburgs just received fer Tues
days sale at NJ. E. Bolts.
Pot-Pourri rehearsal at opera house
1t 6'o'clock, sharp, this eve. Par
Elephants are expected to be prompt.
Dick Dobyns, formerly with the
LEDGER, had his arm broken in q
printing press in st. Louis last weeE;
j. B. Miller has a heart as big as
an elephant. He never forgets the
printer when he has anything good
TO eat.
The money at the B. & l.. Monday
night sold for S65.75 per share. Clay
Shepherd took four shares. The b.
II. yeritably booms.
Port Emmons, of Vandalia was in
Mexico this week and called. He
reported the live little city booming
in every Ems of the word.
Sam Watkins now has his barber
shop on the south side Of the square.
W. R. Carter will open a palace
billiard hall at Sans old stand.
We hear that our old Democratic
friend and the hero of Ghost Hollow,
John Creasey, has been very sick.
He is now thought to be all o. X.
The wife of Rev. j. D. Murphy,
formerly of Mexico, died at Meberiy
last week. Rev. J. C. Armstrong OF
this city, conducted her funeral serv-
ices.
Msrg. Drake, the popular G. & A
conductor, made us a pleasant cal
Monday and left the ''stuff'' for
another years subscription to the
LEDGER.
]. G. Trimble's many friends are
pushing him to as a candi'
date for city attorney. AS yet he
has not signifed whether he would
run or not.
The cases of the city VS.. G.. G
Galloway and wife for keeping a
bawdy house and against a couple Of
girls as inmates is set for trial fol-
10 q. m. to-day.
Don't fail to attend the "Pot'
Pourri' tomorrow night for the ben
EFT of the poor children who want te
60 to school. See programme IL
LEDGER this week.
j. w. Daniel, land agent of thi.
city, has formed a co-partnershiE
With j. NJ. Beshears, of vandalla, a
which place they engage in the SANE
line. Success to you, jim.
County court was in session this
week and transacted the genera
routine of business, settling will
road overseers, etc. Nothing new o
Of interest to the public happened.
r r McDaarmon- of Vandalia
was in Mexico this week and paid
Tor the G. r. w. for a year. HI
says Vandalia is booming and tina
be is on the front crest Of the tida
wave Of ucces
Ed. James Bradley, of Renick
has been chosen pastor of the regula'
BAPTIST church in Mexico, and we cal
fecommend him as a Christian gentle
nd q good expounder Of the gospel
-Renick Reporter.
Our friend, Jack Hayden, informs
= that he vas joking about the littl'
s0ss with his name signed to it in las
seek's paper. We have no doub
gut that all who read it took tn
s0Dlect matter as a Joke,