Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-01-05
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the Moberly Monitor Of yesterday:
We received q letter yesterday
from Mr.. r. M. White, editor Of
the Mexico LEDGER. It was mark
ed private. ethought, ofcourse,
Bob had sent us Christmas rift,
consequently went out to the coal
house to open it. 1t was written
on an elegantly printed letter head,
but the writing could not be decip-
hered until this morning, when all
"printsn figured on it. 1t assayed
something like this:
Dear Monitor. Our great artesian
well is frozen up. It is on Flat
Rock bottom. By next Christmas
we will have the new railroad.
New life seems to have been infus-
ed into Mexico. + am for David
Francis for Governor. There are
several nigger street-walkers here
who insult ladies. Wick Wack
is safe; little disfigured but still
in the ring. The boys gave him q
turkey for a Christmas present.
HIS cheek amt much better.
Mexico will certainly be made the
division of the C. q A. r. r.. !.
Our town is booming. Mexico
gets what she wants. Mexico is
the place for all conventions
Our people can't be beat for enter
tainment. Adam Rodemyer is
here. Can't we run him for re-
preventative of Boone county2. !.
Bass Runkle was remembered by
the LEDGER force. Bayless Col
Inns remembered us all--sent us the
best he had. "A long petition Of
Prohibitionists was sent in to the
Council. 1t contained 1872 signers,
fifty of whom were colored meh. !. !.
The ladies of Mexico are going to
adopt regular reception days. :. !.
How do you get those big ADVERTISE
ments? Send me your recipe.
Send me your anvil :. Get the old
woman and old man to write an
article formy paper. "A. S. Steph-
ems living nine miles south has
bored two wells-struck water.
The Salamander clay is bully.
'Tis big thing. Come down and
We'll take you through the factory
-. Mexico wants a car factory 1.
Mexico will have steel works.
Mexico will have smelters. !. Our
Water-works are all right. The
fire company is in readiness. /. ;.
Look after Prof. Gass. He is in
your city. He is y X =
-. If Moberly wants anything let
the LEDGER know and she shall
have it, for it is the best little
neighboring town Mexico has.
Mexico wants a street railway.
She wants wooden mills. She wants
a papaer mill. She wants large
and commodious furniture factory
-. Ed. Wilson, our ticket agent
still lisps. He is the fayorite with
the ladies. :. Goetze's band played
for our ball. 'Tis splendid band
Mexico would like to have hin
here -. Mexico wants creamery
-. Mexico wants a cheese factory
-. Mexico is the place for the Ma
sonic home. :. Ferris q Son.
colossal Opera House is fast e.
under completion. ;. Mexico want,
the Presbyterian college. !. Mexico
wants the next teachers associa.
ton to meet here. The best place
in the State for it. Our people
would take great pride in entertain
ing them Professors J. p. Gass
Peters, Dawson and Misses Bridge
and Shea are attending a meetiu,
of the State Teachers Association
in your city. They will make al
effort to bring the next meeting
to Mexico, which deservedly ha,
the reputation of being the mos
hospitable city in the State. Thu
teachers will be welcome and W,
trust they will come. Mexico hal
a base ball club and the machinery
is here to tackle another hole fo'
gas early in the spring. Bob.
Space forblds us to publish tn,
entire communication. There ar,
several hieroglyphics in the essay
that would take time and money Il
explode. We don't say the abov,
is a fdc-sipaiLe of the letter we re
ceived, but as near as all hand
could conjecture.