Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11

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The fire company will give q drill
and show how u water-work
operate while the G. A. R. delegate
are here.
The Board of Trade should tax,
what money it has on hand and bort
a bole in the ground. Mexico mus
have coal.
1t would be u good idea for the
city to sell our old hand fire engine
and put the money into additional
new hose.
Governor Marmaduke is here and
will, we presume, look in to the mat.
ter of appointing a successor to L.
b. Buckner.
Judge W. Q. Forrist, we are glad
to learn, is rapidly recovering from
his spell of sickness, and will soon
De aoie TO De out.
Marmaduke Guards March, Cen.
fury, Harper's, Popular Science
Monthly, North american Reuieu,
etc, at W. p. Hooton's.
The Rush Hill men hurt by the
explosion are doing first rate. Force
is able to be out and Uzzle will re,
cover, losing only n arm.
Mr.. VIM. H. Houchins and Miss
Annie l.. Roberts we're married at
the residence of FL. J. Roberts on
the 3rd inst, by Rev. Pearce.
Delegates A. S. Houston, A. G.
Gass and Bob Armstrong attended
the Grand Lodge meeting of the A.
O. U. W. in st. Louis, Tuesday.
]. D. Gregg has been under the
weather for the past week, and Bob
Ragsdale has been running his train
the freight On the South Branch.
A grand masquerade ball will be
given at Browns Hall, Laddonia,
Friday evening, Feb. II. The COM
mittee has our thanks for an invita-
ton.
DR.. and Mrs. J. S. Potts have our
thanks for an invitation to their
china wedding at residence, 259
North 3rd ST., San Jose, Cal, Feb
ruary 10th.
The first duty the Board of Trade
owes Mexico is to keep itself alive.
The next is to bore for coal. Mexico
must have coal. Must with Mexico
means will.
We hear that Jno. w. Beatty, the
present assessor, will be a candidate
for county collector. Johnny has
made a good assessor and would
make a good collector.
W. J. Lemp, the St. Louis brewer.
has generously contributed S25 to
the G. A. R. fund, through his agent
here, Hubert Schmidt. This is the
kind of subscription that counts.
Sam Morris, the produce dealer.
on Tuesday, bought of FL. Davis, Of
Monroe county, 1913 turkeys fol
which he paid $3.50. They we're g
fine lot and bought for Shipment.
James Powers, formerly a clerk al
the Central-R ingo, is now proprietor
of the Planters House, Columbia
Jim is a good hotel man, and know:
how to cater to the wants of public
Sheriff Atchison landed safely in
the penitentiary last week Gran
Blythe. James Blackmore and james
Richardson, sentenced to two years
each at the last term of circuit
court.
1t will tax Mexico to entertain the
G. A. r. people. Those who have
rooms to rent or who will take private
boarders for a couple Of days SHOULD
report to Lee & Mitchell or A. G
Turner.
A party of young people from this
city spent a delightful evening Al
guests Of Miss Jennie Atkins, in tn,
country, last Thursday night. Dane
ing and other amusements were in
dulged in.
Bowling Green had big fire Oh
the east side of the square, last week
The city dads will now think of buy
ing a fire engine. Mexico can SCI
them one All it needs is a littl
paint, &c, &c.
George Vennetta and Mrs. Eu
banks, the divorced wife of Capt
Jim, were married last Saturda,
night. There is said to he a romano
connected with the affair, but W
don't car to print it.
Rev. s. N. Watson. of the Episce
pal Church has moved his quarter
to Mr.. J. B. Botkin's house, on th
corner of Monroe and Coal streets
where he will be sat home afte
Wednesday the 10th.
Married, in this city, yesterday
Arthur Paul and Miss Emma Hol
by Rev. j. c. Armstrong. The haI
py couple left for the west on
bridal tour. They will reside pc
manently in Centralis.
Lexington had a $4,000 fire thi
week. 1t would have been less tina
500 if the water-works had bee
used. Not having been received b
the city on account of some troubl
Ithey could not be used.
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