Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10

The Weekly Ledger.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10.
No dust in Woodlawn.
Circuit Court adjourned to-day.
No factory smoke in WoodIawn.
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Preaching at Bethel next Sunday
Lew CLARK is going to lay off nice
addition to Laddonia.
The criminal docket is being tried
in the Circuit Court this week.
County Clerk Shan snidow is SER
iously i'll with typhoid fever.
What excuse can you give for not
investing at the Woodlawn sale?
If YOU want returns on your invest
ments invest in Woodlawn property.
Mrs. CIendenin and Mrs. Margaret
Cave are in st. Louis attending the
fair.
There will be a reception at the Mis-
souri, Military Academy on Saturday
evening.
Robert Rysdyk carried off second
premium in the harness ring at the st.
Louis Fair.
Elder W. II. Hook has just closed
protracted meeting at Lick Greek
with 16 additions.
Mrs. J. II. Johnson,o of Huntingburg,
Ind, is the guest of her son, A. S.
johnson, of this city.
Robert Rysdyk CARRIED OF second
prize in the light harness stallion ring
at the st. Louis fair.
w. G. Wood has sold his residence
with three lots in northwest Mexico to
John Stumpf for $3.50.
Worrell, the jeweler, has something
interesting to say to the readers OF
the Daily and Weekly LEDGER.
A fine boy was born Monday to Mr..
and Mrs. John Belts, who live about
five miles northeast of Mexico.
The jury in the case against Roy
Hutchinson, colored, for rape, brought
IN verdict of not guilty Tuesday.
On 1880 p. m, Oct. II, the great
sale will take place at Woodlawn
Place. Be there on time. d&wlt
j. NJ. Pollard has received several
entries of corn for his premium corn
show. The entries will close on Oct.26.
Mrs. j. II. McGee, wife of one Of
Audrain County's most prominent
farmers, is visiting in Lincoln County.
There are several Audrain county
horses at the st. Louis Fair this week
and they win he found among the
winners.
w. b. Edwards this week sold a
mule colt to John Fields for $50. Mr..
Edwards says this doesn't look like
hard times.
J. T. and Robert Johnson this week |
shipped to st. Louis 40 head of fine
cattle, which averaged something over
1900 pounds.
II. w. Robinson, of Chicago, who
has been here buying cattle for the
past few days, shipped car load to
Chicago Tuesday.
Joseph T. Potts, son of J. A. Potts,
carried off the first prize at the st.
Louis Fair for the best boy rider un-
der fourteen years of age.
Young man, your best girl will have
her eye on you Oct. II and if you fail
to invest in Woodiawn Place your
name will be Dennis. d&w1t
The Methodist meeting at Trinity |
resulted in IL additions to date. Rev.
J. o. Edmonston, of Brunswick, is
assisting Rev. Mr.. Sipple this week.
&C. Heiser, of Santa Fe, Mo, was
in Mexico on business this week and
subscribed for the Mexico LEDGER.
He says he wants to get all the news.
Mrs. r. NJ. Heron has purchased
the Aylette Whitney properly on East
Jackson Street for 81 900. 1t is a nice
piece of residence property, well To-
Gated and sold cheap.
Anegro boy, about Is years old, was
arrested near Clarksville Sunday
night, charged with raping a negro
girl four years old. There was strong
talk of mob. The officer started
to Troy with him Mt once.
w. J. Rixey has traded brick busi
ness house in Martinsburg, Mo-, to
the Ricketts, & Emmons Dry Goods
Company for 81, 500 worth of dry
goods. The trade was made through
the agency of Minor & Browning.
State Senator Wall, of Illinois, was
in Mexico this week on business. SEN
ator Wall has a good deal of money
loaned in this county at 6ls%. He
says he has more trouble finding bor-
rowers now than he has had for years.
Rev. A. a. Wallace, pastor of Pres
byterian church, yesterday preached |
his octennial sermon, having been here
eight years, during which time 235
new members have been received into
his church. This speaks well for
Rev. Wallace.
There is only one case of diphtheria |
in Mexico and that is located in the
eastern part of the city, just south of
the railroad, and is little child of |
Alice Griggsby, colored. The house
has been quarantined and there will !
be no chance for the disease to spread. |
Mrs. ]. T. Williams, wife of Public
Administrator Williams, last June
planted some beans, which were
brought from Texas. To-day she sent
beans grown from this seed to the
LEDGER Office the pods of which meas
ured foot long and were and inch
wide.