Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-08

nice place, for private boarders
and has several rooms to let at very
reasonable prices. Meals are pre-
pared with promptness and guests
are treated in home-like man
ner. This private boarding house
is situated on West Promenade.
Anyone wishing board by day or
week may find 1t to their interest
to call at the Palace.
Pm. sHLEPPkY. GROCER.
| Mr.. Shleppey came to Mexico
two years ago and went into the
restaurant business, but is now
running a grocery store by the
Union Depot. In the near future
he will surprise the people with one
of the best lunch houses ever run
here, to be located at the depot.
Mr.. Shleppey is thorough restau-
rant man and will feed the hungry
in frst.class style in his new lunch
house. He is little, but loud, and
very accommodating.
! MERCHANTS HOTEL.
Mr.. Bob Mcconnell is proprietor
of this hotel and is very genial
and reliable one, indeed. He
purchased the Merchants last June
and has increased the business
from the start. Bob has had con-
siderable experience IN the bust
ness he follows, having run the
above hotel some twelve years ago.
1t is one of the best places fol
private as we'll as transient boarders
to stop at In Mexico. Mr.. McCon'
} nell has a lunch counter attached
to the hotel, which is run day and
night. Farmers would get a mighty
fine meal when they are in town il
they will go to the Merchants a
! the depot.
JOHN FIKENSCHER.
Mr., John Fikenscher makes flint
cigars over Sam Evans tailor shoI
on the south side square. He hal
been in the cigar business for twelv'
years and if there is anything abou
! the business he don't know W,
, would like for some one to tell u
what it is. His cigars are sold ex
tensively in Mexico and variou
points throughout the State. H
! makes all the following brands
s "Traveler," "Little Sweet" "La
q Espanola," "Tambourine' ant
o "Our Winner" The "Traveler'
l is unsurpassed by none. Mr.. Fl
/. kenscher went into the busines
here in September, 1889. If h
q did not make the superior cigar
that he does he would not enjo,
the trade that he has. We ar
: pleased to recommend Fikenscher'
cigars to all who smoke. as tn
y writer has tried them.
CORNER g. SON, GROCERS.
w. L. Corner has been living il
Audrain county nearly twenty-fiv
years. He moved to Mexico in tn
summer of 1889 and engaged il
! the grocery store with G. D. Fer
;, lis. Last July he formed a part
nership with M. f. Crow and tn
firm of Corner & Crow bought ou
Mr.. Ferris and added 81 900 to tn
stock. Very recently Mr.. Corne
purchased Crows interest and tn
, firm is now Corner & Son. Thei
store is located on the west side 0
the square and they are doing thei
share of the grocery business, W
are glad to chronicle. They ar
our neighbors and you will fin,
them reliable gentlemen to dea
with and scrupulously honest il
their weights.
THE BOYS-M'LONEY g. FRANK
9 The firm of McLoney & Franl
went into the dry goods busines
# in 1889. They are commencing Il
O the third year of business for them
q selves. Their trade doubled tn
o second year and they have ais
. doubled their stock to supply thei
4 constantly increasing trade AM
have added new departments t.
o their stock. They also deal il
boots and shoes and have put in
line of elegant and nobby hats.
@ good assortment of mems furnish
4 ing goods is handled and the boy
say they propose to carry bette
line than ever in 1891. Everyon
who is acquainted with tie boy
like them and the perceptible in
crease in trade is evidence tha
they treat all well and fair.
! strictly cash business is did an,
!, :, they have no store expense com
pared with others is the reaso,
they are succeeding so we'll.
q GENTRY & GENTRY, GROCERs
g. This firm embarked in this bust
ness on the east side of the Squar
r the 1st of March last year. F. V
: Gentry, the junior member of tn
/, firm, is well known in this place
4 having been here for the past tel
' years, and needs 20 recommends
g ton from US. A. F. Gentry, tn
other ma arfnor waa forpoortu Tudr