Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-24

THE LEDGER.
THURSDAY, JAN. p, 1889.
sam Edwards is much better and
will soon be out again.
Mrs. John y. Brown, who has
been very i'll for sometime, is better.
All ladies WOODEN underwear
marked away down. ut the "Fa-
nous.
John Sanford sold = &o-pound
turkey 10 Writ keene. 1t is a
dandy.
What you save in fuel this
winter you will spend for ice next
summer.
If you want bleach or brown
muslins, they are ready Tor you AT
the Famous.
Miss Alollie Ricketts, Is i'll the
city andis boarding at Mrs. Gary's,
on Promenade street.
Hamilton Hall has accepted a
position with the Excessive Manu-
featuring Co., 81. Louis.
w. II. White Is going to erect Il
residence on the old Fetter home
stead just west of Mexico.
Crusade Commandery, Knights
Templar, gave a banquet at the
Chicago restaurant Tuesday even
ing.
The Order Of Railway Conductors
will give their second annual grand
ball at Slater Friday evening,
February %.
Jennie, the young daughter Of
Orlando P. Smith, died at San
Antonio, Texas, on the 18th, aged
two years and ten months.
Mr.. and Matt Stasey have re-
turned to Kansas City, after a
pleasant visit to Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Wright, on Liberty street.
We are reliably informed that
some Of our hunters have been
bringing iron geese home from the
southwest and calling 'em game.
John NJ. Daniel has raised fifty
head of hogs that averaged $40
pounds. One of the animals weighed
$50 pounds. This is a remarkable
showing.
B. F. Wylde, of Benton City
who has one ofthe best fruit farms
in the county, to-day exhibited to
US some of the finest variety of APP
pies we ever saw.
Miller and Mortimer, who are
Jointly indicted for the murder OF
Sam Apgar, will be reindicted, but
separately, by the grand jury at the
january term of court.
Two Indian girls arrived from
the West over the Wabash this
afternoon to become students al
Hardin College. They will enter
upon their studies at once.
Says an i%rreverent reporter in
the Topeka Journal: "The
chaplain in a few brief remark call
ed the attention of the Almighty to
the fact that the house was fully
organized and ready to receive any
communications"
Mr.. E. Seeligson, of Goliad,
Texas, father-in-law of DIR. J. l..
Gartrell, formerly of this city, died
early in December. His death was
the result of an accident, Mr..
Seeligson having fallen down a
fight of steps, breaking the skull.
One neighboring little city OF
Centralia is minus two business
houses. During the past two
weeks, two business firms have
made assignments. Sam Schroed.
er, ieweler; assets, $500, liability.
$1,000. Tom Kahn, assets $1,000,
liability, $500.
The funeral of Mr.. f.. Y. Foster.
OF Laddenia. took place Friday
morning at 10 O'Clock from the
Christian Church. ED. Samue.
Magee, of Centralia, conducted the
services. Mr.. Foster was over e
years old. He leaves 4 wife, sor
and daughter to our his loss.
The railroads paid taxes to the
county this year as follows: Fol-
county revenue, s2,717.12 roac
fund, SI,00S.92; for school fund
81, 1916 %; total, ~3S,072.33. OF thi'
amount Mexico gets s25S.73; Lad
donia, s11.61 Farber, S19.33; Van
dalia, S37.37; M%artinsburg, 1882
The funeral of Ida b. Lakeland
took place from st. Paul's Epis
copal Church Thursday. Tn,
service was conducted by Rev. J
A. Matthews in the presence Of
large concoursc. The remains o
the lovely and loving little CIR
were followed to their last Resin!
place by a long train of bereavet