Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-09-08

TIL r LEDGER.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER s.
TUFTS Pills cure sick headache
Mrs. Frank Van Ness came up
from BENTON City to-day.
Attorney Pat. Cullen is in Pike
county, Illinois, on business.
Mrs. kerns, of Benton City, has
removed to Mexico to reside.
Mrs. J. W. King, after a pleasant
visit in Mexico, returned to st. Louis
to-day.
Miss Lulu Moore, of Jefferson
City, is the guest of b. L. Locke's
family.
Hon. +. C. kennen, of Laddonia,
sold his residence property to Henry
Crews for $1,000.
W. II. Brown is going to erect a
new house on his lots neal Rufus
Hisey's residence.
J. J. Griffin, of the county, left
this afternoon for Liberty to attend
William Jewell College.
Quite a number of our citizens are
arranging to heat their houses by
steam, hot water or furnaces.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. NJ. Hill are in
Centralia attending the district meet
= ing OF the Christian church.
Hon. VIM. Warner, Republican can
didate for Governor, will speak at the
Court House in Mexico October 20.
Edward Selbe had three sheep
strayed from his farm. He will pay
a suitable reward for their return.
Mrs. l.. 4. Wilson, of Colorado
Springs, Colo, is the guest of her
sister, Mrs. A. Griggs, of west Mex
leo.
B. F. Bradley had a couple of
ribs broken one day last week by his
COW crowding him against the stable
wall.
The account of G.. II. & j. F.
Crockett's colt show came in too late
for publication this week. 1t will
appear next week.
Miss Katharine Hinde left last
night for Boston where she will at
tend the conservatory of music there
this coming year.
A protracted meeting is going on
at Littleby Baptist Church; also at
Rock Hill Christian Church, with
good results to the cause of Chris
uanity.
r. ?. Bland speaks at Hatton on
Thursday, September Sth. Silver
Dick will have a large number of
Democrats nom Audrain county to
hear him.
One hundred and six lady board
ers were present at the opening OF
Hardin College this morning. Many
have no arrived yet. Hardin Col
lege takes the palm rais year.
Miss Alcinda Aliens friends say
that she is not expected home until
late in the fall and that they do not
think she can possibly be among
those quarantined at New York.
There will be no matinee races
this week, on account of other ar
rangements on the track. Next
week there will be several interest
ing races, at which time the saddle
horse ring will be shown.
The Kansas City Star says:
Mexico believes she could double
her population within two years
II the fellows from other towns
would quit marrying all of the
pretty girls there and taking them
away.
W. P. Alberts, who is selling a
large stock of goods at cost on the
northwest corner of the square, next
door to the LEDGER office, is arrang-
ing for a large fall trade. Gale Guth-
RE and Miss Laura Riley will assist
Mr.. Alberts in waiting on their rush
of customers.
Judging from Maj. Warmers talk
about "New Missouri" he needs a
tonic called warmers Safe Cure"
However, in behalf of the medicine,
we desire to state the Republican
candidate for Governor is not the
manufacturer of the drug.
b. u L. money sold Monday as
follows: Mrs. Acuff borrowed ST.
Uo paying 1901. % bonus; J. E.
Martin $500, paying $517 bonus;
John Henderson 5000, paying $117
bonus. The average was about $40
per share.
Z. c. Davis has sold his interest