Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-25

ket the buyer of the Famous gets .
share Of them.
Louis Blumerberg, violoncello vir-
tuoso, and Miss Edith Edwards.
prima donna, at the opera house
March II.
The editor of this paper is in Gin.
cinnati as a delegate from Missouri
to the International Press Conyen-
ton. This will account for the
LEDGER being better than usual.
MIR. and Mrs. Redman Galloway.
OF Paris, and Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.
Gaines, Of Kansas City, have been
here this week attending the bed
side of DIR. Neale, whs is very ill.
Clacher & Hill, hardware and i'm
plement dealers on the East side of
the square, will talk to the readers of
the LEDGER next week through the
medium Of a large advertisement.
Capt. w. H. Morrow, of Louisiana,
and E. NJ. Hughes, of Danville, are
mentioned as candidates for circuit
judge in this district. Judge Robin
son will probably not seek a re-elec-
zion.
The Mendelssohn Quintette Club
has the following artists: Nahon
FRANKIE, solo violin ; Max Klein, vio-
lin; Thomas Ryan, solo clarionet and
viola; William Schade, solo flute and
viola.
The Woman's Relief Corps Of the
G. A. r. received $50. 75 clear money
from the entertainment last week and
are under obligations to all who con-
tributed to the uccess of the enter
talnment.
The Union Society has accepted a
challenge from Washington Society
for a debate at the former place to-
night. Question, Resolved, "That
Foreign immigration is q Benefit to
the United States"
Bob White didn't 60 to Washing
ton to look after the postmastership
at Youngs Creek, but to learn why
Col. Hutton does not send him the
public documents, and also his share
of the garden seeds.
Rittenhouse & Owings have start.
I'd a new paper at Wellsville, No.,
called the Courier. The LEDaER
wishes them success. Wellsville is
n red-hot town and will support sll
good, live local papers.
President Cleveland and cabinet
sgree that where the senate refuses
to confirm appointees suspended Of
6cials can resume their duties at the
end of the session, but the president
can again suspend them.
Go to the Famous for your mems,
boys, ladies' and children's shoes.
The wedding of Mr.. Sam Morris,
of this city, and Miss Anna Welt
helm, of st. Louis, will take place
Sunday, March 2l, at the residence
IF the brides parents, No. 2917
Laclede Ave, st. Louis.
Miss Edith Edwards, who will APP
pear here on the 18th of March with
the Mendelssohn Quintette Club, is q
charming vocalist. Those who wish
to enjoy a musical treat should secure
seats at Dobyns & Gibbs.
We made a pleasant visit to Van
dalia last week and found it booming.
A new coal company is to be started.
A $4,000 pottery and thing factory
are to be established and everything is
promising for a red-hot city.
Mr.. d. F. Orr and family, late OF
Willows, Cal, are in Mexico visiting
friends and relatives. Mr.. Orr,
whose wife was nee Miss Lizzie Ward,
we'll known in this county, will, with
his family, locate at Yokum, Va.
During a fire in this city a few
. weeks since a lady left her children
and everything else in danger while
a she saved the insurance policy on hel
husbands life. Her husband wa,
q away from home and out Of danger
A Missouri farmer who has beer
n testing seed corn from the butt, th,
tips and the middle of ears for thre,
q wears finds that the corn from the tiI
of the ears will ripen first, that from
q the middle next and that from tb,
butt last.
Mr.. Pratt will be q candidate 70
reelection to the council. He
superintendent Of the cemetery an,
desires to be reelected to the coun
ell so he Can complete the improve
ments he has started in and aroun,
the cemetery.
Don't lie surprised if church circle
are shaken from center TO circumfer
n ence very shortly. Unless something
divine i~nterposes lightning is sure Il
strike away up and where protection
is thought to exist Oh account Of
lightning rod.
% All expenses connected with tb
meeting Of the G. A. r. have beel
squared up and the sum OF Sal !
left in the treasury. This should b
applied to the fund that must b
raised for the entertainment Of n
press association.
mr. John Northern, accompanies
by his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Z. 7
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