Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-08-08

Marshall.
II is estimated that 10000 people
nagsed through the Gatca At the fair
grounds last week.
Mrs. Joe Cunsidine was one of the
lady riders who contested for the prize
at the Mexico Fair.
r. NJ. White, editor of the LEDGER,
10 in New Yorl. on business. lie will
return in about 4 week.
+. r. Jesse, wife and little daughter
are home from Il visit to Mrs. Jcsse's
relatives in Namdalia.
Ed. Carter can sell tickets and
change money rs fast IA an expert
ticket seller for 4 circus.
Oats are worth II to II cents a
busbel in Mexico. Some extra good
quality are selling for Is cents.
Several handsome residences are
being erected throughout the city.
There are 10 vacant houses in Mexico.
You cannot afford to miss visiting
the Fair Store. Our prices on goods
are more eloquent than words. d3tw1t
Don't eat with your fingers when
you can get Il good set of knives and
forks cheap ut the Fair Store. d3tw1t
Otto Panhorst has returned to his
home in Stanton, H., after a weeks
visit to relatives and the big fair.
Joe Glandon can attend to more
business and do it easierthan any man
we know of. Joe gets ratified.
Misses Alice Richards and Nellie
Norwood, of Columbia, are visiting
Mrs. W. q. Burks, of West Liberty
Street.
The party in North Mexico who is
robbing gardens is known and will he
arrested if he continues his thieving
work.
Fred Riattner left to-day to attend
the Springfield fair, which takes place
this week. His mare kentucky Belle,
will start there.
Miss Sallie Griggsby, who has been
the guest Of tho Misses karnes on
West Love street, has returned TO her
home in Farber.
The costs in State OF Missouri VS..
Birdie Mitchell, Marshal Delphy and
James LilIman ct al are i'll my hands
for clients. p. NJ. MORRIS, Clerk.
Thoa. Davis, of this city, to-day
brought to the LEDGER office a turnip
hat weighed two pounds and 10
ounce 1t lisa whopper.
Mrs. II. n. Brooks and daughter,
Alice, and son, Henry, have returned
home from Perry, where they have
been visiting Mrs. DR.. Armstrong.
b. F. NOrthCutt, of Beardstown, ILL.,,
is here on a visit to the family Of p. p,
Nicholas. Ben is a conductor on the
Q. road. lie formerly lived in this
city.
VIM. Kcmper has begun 10 teal
down his building on Jackson Street
and will erect :! stone and pressed brick
front structure for his pool and bill
lard hall.
1t has been decided by the Fair AS
ISOLATION that the winner of J. ID.
Morris' prize for the best cake also
won w. w, Settles baking powder
prize.
Jerry Simpson will speak nj the
picnic, , miles Northwest of Middle
town, in this county, OF Friday, August
8. There will be a big crowd ont tc
hear him.
W. Il. Sanford, of Center, Mo, ship
ped a pacing stallion, Gideon Wilkes,
here last night for Lutte Barnett to
train. This stallion is said to have G
marx of 2:17.
Robert Rysdyk, 2:l3ll, has another
good II in the list. AT Champaign,
H., last week Swain Glenn won the
3-year-o!d trot in straight heats, put
ting in every one better than 2:30.
Mira. Leniy Kent, of Wright City
who has been visiting the family o
w. l.. Kent, has returned home. Sh'
was accompanied by Miss Jessie Kent
who will visit friends in Wright for
few days.
Hopkins X Ricketts, have just sol,
their farm of POS acres, lying north o
Sturgeon, to County Judge J. ID
Smith. The Judge realizes the valu'
Of Audrain county real estate as a SAT
investment.
q. Il. Scott of Griggsville, ILL.,, write
to City Marshal Kemp and asks if any
one in Mexico has lost a lady's gol'
watch, No. 6I0S576, Keystone case Nc
249ii3I. Mr.. Scott says Il negro ma
was trying to sell such Il watch in hi
town recently.
Freeman, Davis ~ Co., shippe
eleven show and saddle horses t
Springfield, Mo, Saturday nigh
among the number Geo. Washington
Billie Brown, Nellie Gray, Lady Ar
fist, Blaze Rose, and several Others
}. p. Arnold, OF williamsburg also &C
companied the party with his horses
The Centre Mo- Courier says
When a farmer can sell 3-year-ol
beef cattle ut S71.30 a head, as an Au
drain county farmer did last week, W
find it difficult to take any stock i
the cry of ''hard times" The day
surely not far distant when our peopl
will all begin to say prosperity is !
our midst"
Col. and Mrs. Wm. Haywood are
from st. Louis visiting relatives an
friends. Col. Haywood is a prom
nent ward politician in his city an
enjoys the distinction of countin
among his friends many of the leadin
politicians Of the state. Col. Haywoo
celebrated his 63d birthday to-day
grand style.
Prof. J. G. Davis, formerly of tn
city and for many years a teacher
the Benton School at Kansas Cit,
died ut Holiday, Mo, July II, viii
he and Mrs. Davis were visiting tn
Professors mother. Prof. Davis die
of kidney disease but was up M
around until q few days before h