Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-08-01

Inc weekly Loug6l.
THURSDAY, AUGUST /.
Ed. Shea, of C~entralia, spent Sunday
in this city.
See change of Il. ~. Litowich's adj
vcrtisement.
W. j. Mayer, OF Sturgeon, spent
Sunday in this city.
Mrs. =. Il. Cook is home from q
pleasant visit in Fulton.
W. G. wilkins is able to be ont after
a severe spell of sickness.
Senator Vest will return from Flu
ropc about the middle of September.
George Belt, Of Higginsvillc, is here
visiting relatives and o attend tho
Fair.
The report thai Sarah Logan had
sued The city for cutting down heI
tree is an error.
Orlando Hit, now OF Trinidad, Colo,
will probably return to Mexico to re-
side permanently.
I'd. Iawdcr arrived last night from
the Fast and South, where he has
been for over a year.
Mrs. l.. W. St.Clair. president OF
Christian College, Columbia, Mo, was
in Mexico yesterday.
There will be preaching next sun
day at Trinity by the pastor. All are
invited. J. w. OWEN.
j. G. Berry and family are home
after 4 pleasant visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. \. NJ. Hothwcll, Of iTallsvIlIe.
Col. VIM. Thomas is going to move
from Quincy to Mexico to reside per-
munentIy. They all come back.
The LEDGER is glad to know that l..
c. Cove has returned to Mexico and
will probably go into business here.
Harry Mccormick, II of the best
known and most popular horse men
in tho country, is in Mexico to attend
the Fair.
II is said that moths will not attack
green fabrics. Arsenic is used in
dyeing green, and the moths are wise
enough to shun that deadly drug.
Mrs. Il. u. Brown and Kenneth
Brown will arrive from Kansas City
this afternoon to visit the family of
W. &. Brown, north of Mexico.
Joe Weimer is learning to ride 4
bicycle. lie has ridden all the goats
in the State and il should not take
him long to learn to ride a wheel.
w. II. Kaiser, of Bean Creek, writes
the LEDGER that the communication
sent to this Office, purporting To have
been written by him some time since,
was a forgery.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. y. Brateher, of
Pike county, arc the guests OF their
niece, Mrs. Il. Il. Runkic. Mr.. Bratcher
is Que Of Pixies best known and veal
thiest citizens.
MIR. J. T. LIcweIlyn Informs the
LEDGER that eight inches of rain fell
during the month of July. About
thirty-six inches fell during the year.
Eight inches for July is n record
breaker.
Mrs. VI. Il. Wise, many of her
friends will be glad to learn. is doing
nicely since an operation was perform
ed upon her. She is in the st. Joseph
hospital in Kansas City, where she
had three tumors removed.
Miss Daisy Triplett ard Thomas
Rodgers, both living 10 miles west of
Mexico, were married nj the residence
of the BRIDES parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Triplett, Sunday morning nj I O'Clock
by Rev. Mays, of Cen;ralia.
Joseph Maxwell's new residence OF
his farm just east of Mexico is nearly
'ollll JItitEl+ ~ 4 = u LtlAA' SAct
structure Iightedby electricity and fur
nished with all the latest improve
ments. \ telephone is being put in.
1t will he one of the finest farm res
licences in the state when completed.
Charles Glendy has bought, through
the agency of Lakenan 81 Barnes, the
Norman Lakeland residence onProme-
made street for S1,725. This is the
cheapest and best piece of property
which has been sold in Mexico for
quite q while. Mr.. Glendy will sub
stantially improve it and will then
remove there to reside permanently,
Mrs. Andrew Edwards, aged IS, and
one of the oldest settlers of Audrain
county and ahighly respected woman,
died nj the residence of her on, Jas,
Edwards, last Saturday, four miles
northwest of Thompson Station. Mrs.
Edwards W. highly thought of by al
who knew her and the family has the
eep sympathy of the community.
Some of the corn in this section is
so tall that Il man with n IS foot fish
ing rod with Il flag on one end is in
visible, and coons are dying of over
exertion from climbing up to the
roasting ears. Some farmers who
planted beans among their corn fount
that the corn grew so fast that the
vines were pulled up by the roots
Fulton sam.
Mrs. NJ. J. Lockridge and daughter
Fannie, have moved to Mexico to re
side permanently. Mrs. Lockridg'
moved To Audrain County about fort.
years ago and is one of the oldes
settlers here. Her neighbors wher
she resided regret very much to hav
her leave them and hope that she vii
later return to the country TO resid'
permanently.
As a Matter
Of Fact.