Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11

RiXey " kents.
Ho! traveller, take Beeeham's
pills with you.
Miss Alma Riley has returned
from Montgomery City.
Judge William Stuart and wife
are at Randolph Springs on a visit.
Thomas Willingham, of Macon
City, is the guest of James Bunton.
Born, to DIR. Il. w. Berry and
wife, of Thompson, Aug. 8, a boy.
Miss Hattie Stevenson is visiting
Miss Linnie Rodgers, of Benton
= City.
DIR. George Collins, of Illinois, is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W.
Willis.
Mr.. Paxton, of Centralia, was NOM
mated for the Legislature IN Boone
county.
Mrs. ". :. Hathaway and daugh-
ter are the guests of Hannibal rela-
tives.
Miss Rebecca Riggs. of Centralia,
has been visiting Mrs. J. ". Willis,
South Mexico.
"Silyer" Dick Bland is talking
Democracy in Fulton this week and
attending the fair.
Ed Watson is now conductor on
the combination train on the Jeffer-
son City Branch
Miss Matte Karnes, of Centralia,
returned home today, after a three
weeks visit in this county.
Harris Springs seemingly is a
popular resort. Quite a number of
Mexicans are there this week.
We learn that J. W. Carter, who
assaulted J. w. Stevens at Rush
Hill last week, has left to avoid ar
rest.
Mrs. nj. l.. Mckee, the milliner,
is closing out her goods and is GO
ing to quit the business until next
September.
Hal Gibbs and family are going
to Denver where Mr.. Gibbs has a
lucrative position with a railroad
company.
The remains of James Wood
ward, who was killed by the cars in
Cole county, were inferred at JEFF
ferson City instead of in Mexico, as
at first announced.
The County Court has appointed
Judge S. f. Kendall, J. s. Snidow
and Richard schell delegates from
Audrain to the Road Convention at
Chillieothe August 16 to 10.
Al. and Golfer Miller, aged Il
and 16,left their home in Salisbury,
Mo-, July II. Their parents would
like to hear from them. Address
P. Miller, Salisbury, Mo.
Joe Barth has let the contract for
his new dwelling on East Monroe
street. Joe has a fine building site
and we understand will erect one of
the handsomest residences in the
state.
The death sentence of Col. II.
Clay King, condemned to die at
Memphis on Friday for the murder
of David FL. Poston, was committed
by Governor Buchanan of Tennessee
to Imprisonment for life.
Talmage, a bay stallion owned by
the Lomo Alto Stock Farm, Dallas,
Texas, started Saturday to beat his
record of $40 and made a new
mark of 2:30R. Talmage was ac-
companied by a runner.
Mrs. Hull, formerly of Galloway
County, now of North Mexico, was
seriously injured last week by the
tipping over of a folding bed. She
was painfully if not seriously in
lured on the head and side.
Mr.. James Hisey died at the resi-
dence of his brother, Rufus Hisey,
Of this city, Monday afternoon. Mr..
Hisey was well known to many of our
readers, having been a resident of
Mexico and Audrain county for a
great many years.
}. I'll. Lane and >. Il. Cook have
traded some residence property and
lots for the business house of j. H.
Shoots on the west side of the
square. This property viii be. fixed
up and viii be one of the incest
business houses in Mexico.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Mckee will on the
LIST of September next open a new
and complete stock of millinery at
her old stand on the north side
square. She wishes to thank all her
old customers and friends for their
past generous patronage and s%olicits
a continuance of same, when she
again opens business on September
lst.
A Bad Accident.
j. II. Camerer came up from
Middletown Monday and informed {
representative of this paper of an
accident that occurred Friday in the
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