Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-05-23

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POWDER
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THIS powder never varies. A maryel
ot purity, strength and who!esomenc-S.
NJ. economical than the ordinary kinds,
Hc:; ..tIDt lie sold ia competition with
tbs multitude Of low test, short weight
ai.;!a or phosphate powders. Sold Only
in cans. HUTAE. BsEiNG POWDER Co,
i6f, Wal! -, \. /. 42-4st
The docket for June term closed
Saturday, May Is.
b. 5. IIito and family will re-
move to Kansas to reside.
Miss Matte Spence will spend
the summer in Kansas City.
The Mexico Patriot has been
shipped to Guthrie, oklahoma.
J. q. Orr and family, of Benton
City, visited III Mexico last week.
F. NJ. Smith, 4 prominent
citizen of Ashland, was il Mexico
last week.
The Moberly Building and Loan
Association has increased It's capt.
tai stock to $l,0O0,000.
The Rodgers trial is set for speci-
al term, Monday, May 9th. 1t
will likely be continued.
Mrs. Harris, Of Vandalia, after a
pleasant visit in this city, returned
to her home Thursday.
Charles f .Craigo will shortly put
the daily and weekly Globe in the
Fulton newspaper field.
Contractor Scofield is still in
dustriously fishing for the lost tools
at the acknowledgement.
Ed. Rodman and Miss Maggie
Fowler, formerly Of this place,
were married in Kansas City, We'd
nesday, May s.
Born, TO Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
f. Ernst, an eight pound boy. The
youngster didn't umpire the game
of ball this afternoon.
Mrs. Saddler and daughter, Miss
Cora Saddler, of Centralia, visited
Mrs. Hal Gibbs, ON East Prone
made street, this week.
The local Grand Army Post will
likely visit Jefferson City in a
body on Memorial Day. Arrange
ments are being made for an ex-
cursion over the Branch on that
day.
Mrs. William Mckinney, Of
Vandalia, was adjudged insane at
the Court House Saturday, and
was taken to the asylum at Fulton
that afternoon. Epilepsy was the
cause of Der insanity.
David W. Ship and Miss Mollie
Davis, both of this county, were
married at the home of Mrs. Brown,
on Western Avenue, Thursday
Elder Hook, of Bethany, Mo, per-
formed the ceremony.
A big traction engine standing in
front of Clacher e Hills hardware
house gave rise this morningto this
remark by a-man-who-knows-it-all:
"I'm sure the street railway will
be in operation soon, for there
stands the engine."
James S. Brown, of Martinsburg,
is home from Phoenix, Arizona,
where he spent six or eight
months. Though he likes the
country, Mr.. Brown will continue
TO make his home in the greatest
State iii the country.
John IL. Hayden and family left
Thursday for Santa Maria,
California, to reside. The LEDGER
regrets very much to sec Mr.. Hay
don leave Mexico. lie is a coed
citizen and has many friends. 1t
is to be hoped this family will re-
turn in the near future.
A letter from W. II. Barton,
who is prospecting at Guth-
RE, Oklahoma, states that forty
lumber yards are doing a rushing
business and that the town is en-
joying 4 substantial boom. Barton
thinks Guthrie the coming city Of
the West.
Elder and Mrs. James f. Smith
left Thursday for their old
home in Kentucky, where, in all
probability, they will spend the
summer. Mr.. Smith visited the
place, about two years ago, butthis
is Mrs. Smiths first visit since she
was married, over ffty-six years
ago.
The twelfth annual conention
and tournament of the Missouri
State Fish and Game Protective
Association will be held at Kansas
City May q to June /. DR..
Hamilton and Earl Morris will at
tend from this county and n large
delegation of local sportsmcn
should go.
Mr.. r. NJ. White, editor of the
IEuGrp rnturnntl from Cincinnati