Mexico weekly ledger., November 09, 1876, Image 1

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' MEXICC
WEEKLY
EDGER
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j. JSI. WHITE, Publisher and Proprietor. To Oni' Prida in the Past and hr Hope for the Future, Let Us Add Vigorotis Work, in the Living Present. $2 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
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y-OLyXVIII. MEXICO, MISSOTXRI, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9;. 187G. NO. 29.
LOCAL NEWS.
We will send the Lidqeb, free for
one year to any on getting is a
club of ten.
iloberly bas gas. Keep it at the
Headlight office.
Stilson Hutchins while in this city
en route for Fulton honored us with
a nleasant call in company with his
friend Capt. Curry, of this city.
Go to Barnes & Winegard's for your
fresh groceries. Cheapest grocenes
in the city. 24tf.
m t mm
G. Kabrich is just receiving a fail
line of dry goods, hats, caps, hoes
and groceries.
263t
We will send the Ledger from
now till first of January 1878 for
$2,00, that is we will send the Ledg
er from now to the first of Jan.
for nothing to any new cash sub
scriber from that time for a year.
Blum k Son have the cheapest
hoots and shoes in Mexico. 25tf
Go to'Kabnch'a
foods.
tor fancy
dress
263t
Since we have taken charge of the
Ledger we have enlarged the sub
icription list by more than 100, and
each day others are being added to
oar books, and still there are bun
dreds in this county taking no pa
per at all and to theso we would
gay. it you desire our paper ior a
vear come in and see us. We can
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trade with you some'how. We wi
take in trade any farm products
that suit yon. Wo have no family
that is true, but cur typos are so
blessed and we will be glad to trade
with you. We will send the Ledger
free the rest of this year to any one
subscribing from 'the first of next
January.
LOOK MERE. '
If you want to trade I will take in
exchange for Singer SewingMachines
horses, cattle, hogs and corn at the
highest market prices.
Oflice in P. M. Morri's building
T. W. Nichols, Agent Mexico, Mo
27-tf.
N. Lackland has just received a
large stock of Fall Hats of the latest
styles, for Gents, Boys and Children
for sale cheap. Go and see them.
w 21-tf
Have you seen the new sign?
The Tea man, Mr. flolmes, has
a birds eyeiew of all China with
an eagle hovering over for a
-lign, bat still be can afford to sel
tea cheap.
The highest
market price in the
cash paid for came at, willie L,
Frosts, north side square. 27if.
Woollen goods in profusion and at
ruinous low prices at IJiuin & bon
25tf.
DIED.
fMrs. Dingle, wife of John Dingle,
3 miles north of this city on last
Friday. Funeral held at the Bap
tist Churoh Saturday evening at
f o'clock. Kev. JD. Murphy offi-
'ciated. X x
I On last Thursday Mrs. Mattie
jjingo, wife of J cvKingp, about
.14 miles north of this city. Funera
At the Presbyterian Cbnrcb, in this
city, on Friday evening at 1 o'clock.
Rev. J, M. Travis conducted the ser
vices. Her remains were interred
in the new Cemetery.
We would etate to the publio that
onr stock is now unusually large
and complete, and we would calles
fecial attention to our stock of ladies
cloaks. We have some new novelties
of the latest stvlea and guarantee
ps for every department.
f. Woodward & Co ons
large number of meteoric stones
re found atLedyard, Conn., last
nrsday, which are supposed to
'Prts of the large and brilliant
frteor seen at Hartford and other
fees the evening before We wre
try that these stones fell. Some
judical paper will insist that thoy
jra thrown at a Hayes and Whet
! procession.
T. T. Morris' for fresh oysters
Bring up your $2,00 and get the
Ledger from now till Jan. let 1878. ,
The Georgia Minstrels gave an
entertainment on last Saturday
night at the Oper House in this
city. We were not present bs we
went to Fulten to hear the Eon.
StiUon Hutchens speak. The boys
tell os that they gave a 'jolly good
racket.'
Oar fonts of new job type have
arrived. They are the latest styles
and cannot fil to please. We can
now execute the finest cards and
counterfit work done anywkere. We
want to have first-class job rooms
ana now we have them as you will
see by calling. Job work done
neatly and with dispatch cheap for
the cash. Job work must be cash
for we have to pay our boys every
Saturday night and must have the
filthy lucre wherewith to do it.
Go to Blum & Son for plum, sea,
brown, navy, blue, hunters green,
bottle green and all the late colors
in drest goods. 25-tf
We owe an apology to some of
our subscribers, on last week on ac
count of new subscribers we failed
to have papers enough by nearly
100, and for this reason had to issue
half sheets to some of our readers.
We assure you that this will not
occur again for we have ordered
several extra quires each week here
after. Michell & Bro. who bought 'Un
cle' Jerry Wests Drug Store are
through invoicing and are now
ready for brrsincs.
Col. Hutton editor of Intelligen
cer bas been absent some time
'stumping' in the cause of Democra
cy,. The Col. is a very efficient
worker.
Election is now over and our
columns in the future will be void
of unnecessary political news but
will be devoied to borne interest and
local news.
KOTICE EXTRAORDINARY.
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which tbis paper is addressed
signifies the subscription has expir
ed. The X will be made with a pen
cil on the margin of the paper.
We see M. Y. Duncan on our
streets again. He bas been absent
for some time at the Centennial and
visitingothcr points of interest in
tho east.
Go to Lacklaud's to get yourboots
and shoes. The cheapest establish
ment in the city. Goods arrive each
day from the east. Call and price
them. w 21-tf
In this issue will be found an er
gent call on the Democratic Central
Committee to meet at the Court
rioufe 2 p.; m. on the 18th inst.
Gentlemen you should make it a
point to be mere for we learn that
thore is important business to be
transacted at that time.
Knock down and draff out
Barnes & Winesrard have knocked
the prices down and are draging out
groceries at cost prices. Come and
see for yourselves. w 24-tf.
The members of the Demoeratio
Central Committee for Audrain
County are requested to meatgthe
uumi uumaju u ""i
VJ r n ma An Ikn Ifiik malt afl
2 p. m. for the transaotiba of impor
tant business. W.WL. Williams,
Edwards.
Anyone wishing to sabseribo for
the Ledger should come forward
now, for we will send it free for the
rest of tbis year to any new cash
subscriber for next year. Come in
and pay your $2 00 in cash or trade
and get the Ledger till January
1878.
A maiden lady said to her little
nephew: 'Now Johnny yon go to
bed early, and always do so, and
you'll be rosy cheeked and hand
some when you grow up Johnny
thought over this a few moments,
and then observed: WelI, aunty,
you must have set up a good deal
when you were young.'
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And ye that are not Grangers,
THOUSAND DOLLARS
WOETH OF
TEN
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To be slaughtered at the old stand of
WILLIAMS & HEED.
For 3.25, well worth $4;
you have been buying at
AnliJxtrcj,
For women, only 1.50; and all other Boots and Shoes
in proportion.
W.
Subscribe for
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Largest and Best Paper in Audrain county.
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Hats9 Caps
East side square. Mexico, Mo.,
Keeps constantly on hand a large and complete stock of
BOOTS & SHOES
FOR SALE at BOTTOM PRICES
fjtlie "best woritnien are employed:77
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fmrde, and at prices that
Winter Boots
FOR5.00.
All Boots and Shoes sold hy us
hi It to Kip
Come and examine our stock
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and is a far better boot than
3.50 and $4.
Good Shoe
F. K
fiED,
IVlexico, iVTo-
and Gloves.
Hats, Caps & Cloves
15oots and Shoes of the lest quality
. . ...
Made to
Order,
before bnying elsewhere. 37-ly
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mi, iiSs!
OS
Have bought out Mark Pilcher's entire stock of
German Accordeons,: Violins,
Guitars, Banjos, Strings, Harmonicas, &c.,
Which they are selling at NEARLY
Call & Examine
Southwest corner square, Sutter's old
The latest dodge at the PhiladeN
phia Exhibition is to get behind two
country girls and say aloud, so as
to be overheard, yet as if quite inci
dentally to . your confederate why
did he get a divorce who an
swers with vociferous seriousness,
Oh! he bad to get it- .Why, the first
week they were married she chewed
his ear off! Just at this point the
country femalos look around and
soe two perfectly sober face3. Gra
cious sakes, Mary, do you hear that
talk? I never heard such talK in
my life?
Go to Dunn & jtfclhinney's to get
an easy shave. New barbershop,
Reeds corner. Give us a call.
Philharmonic meets to-morrow
(Friday) night at Hon. R. A. Silver
let all the members turn out and we
will havo a good instructive social
time.
H. W. Gleason has a 'newfangled'
smoke sctaca in iront of his store.
Mr. Gleason is an enterprising man
and if there is anything new in his
line he will have it.
Geo. Blanchard come all the way
from Cincinnati to Jexico to vote.
If any of our friends" desire east
ern news and will call they are
perfectly welcome to our exchage
table.
W. M. Sims made us
pleasant business visit last week. lie
U one of tho staunch men of An
drain.
Preaching in the Baptist Church
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock by
Rev. Jamot Douglass. All espicial-
ly invinted to attend.
Laddonla Items.
How the wind rose and the pedes
trians totter as they walk against
tbe unseen monster, and how ruf
fles, shawls and ribbons do flutter in
the breeze.
Our side walks being narrow 'tis
with diffculty the people can hold
themselves up against tho wind and
now and then whan their eyes are
drawn off from the plank,down they
will tumble. All they have to do is
to get up again, and look on the sly
to see who saw them. Wonder
all will be able to walk the plank
to-morrow (Tuesday) evening.
Election da with its great Dem
ocratic right of voting for whom you
please, and how you please, may be
too much for some of the voters,acd
possibly they may loose their bal
ance wheel.
Political controversy is the order
of the day, all are quiet, no distur
bance, yet each one seems tolerably
in earnest. With what suspense the
poor candidates await their doom.
W almost pity them. Wonder if
they are not tempted at times to
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envy tbe happy farmers, that go. to
their dailv toil with willing minds
and happy hearts. Bat then after
the election, the choossn few art
ohl so happy, and how freely those
happy farmers money is spent by
the luckv office holders. 'There's
where the laugh comes in.
The addition being built to Mr.
Jacobson's store is nearly complet
ed, and the Masonic Hall will soon
be ready for the mystic order.
Messrs. Moore and Kennan have
formed a partnership and will erect
a new drug store in a short time.
Mr. Swift's residence is nearly
completed and his family will soon
mo? a to town.
& CO.,
CASH.
Goods & Prices.
stand.
29-2t
We are indeed glad to have them
come, wish many such would settle
in Laddonia.
We see tbe pleasing smile of Jas.
Haislip again, be returned to our
town on Ibis evenings train.
Quite an interesting meeting is in
progress at the lilder school bouse
conducted by Mr. Bernard. They
have had several additions to the
charch.
Oar Lyceum has not been beard
of yet, guess it has gone dead.
Concert in town last week.
Mr. Stark's son, from Louis
iana, was in town to-day delivering
fruit trees.
Mr John LleweWyn, of Pike, is
fencing in a big farm near here.
Guess that beautiful snow will be
round pretty soon. Heal sorry Prof.
Tice bought that overcoat, but sup
pose be wanted to put on a little
extray style, and now must have
oold weather, so he ao wear bis
new coat. He forgot some folks
didn't have new coats.
Mctato Nomine.
A villaiDousattempt wasmade
last week to wreck the Mexico tiin
on the Chicago & Alton II. II. U.
rail was placed acres the trac:,
one end of which was iinbeddecVin
the ground between the railsTht
obstruction was discovered in time
to prevent an accident, -
Thursday 2 o'clock. We have
been ready for press half a day, but
held off to give you certain news of
the election, but are compelled to go
to press now oron Friday and that we
will not do .Mext week we will pub-'
lish returns in full.
If you will call you can hear from
ns the news as it cornea on the
wires. Suffice St to say1 Steele was
elected Collector iy a handsome
majority, ft. Hooion, Constable
E. Hooton and J. Lupton,'Jus
ticee of this township. Without a
reasonable doubt - Sam J. , Tildea
will be president.
When tho news arrived, oh' Wed
nesday morning that Tilde n was
ahead Mr, Callaway was
the happiest man we ever saw. '
Died. J. P. Jesse, a Missionary
Baptist Preacher near this city, on
last Thursday night of pneumonia.
The fascinating young belle's of
Columbia, who were in um city a
few days since have the thanks of
several of our young ' men
for beautiful ' bouquets the
prettiest we ever saw. We trust
our present in leturn will be half as
much Appreciated, if g0, we are
happy. Thanks, Miss D., for your
rememberance of us.
Some of our subscribers still get
mad because they .fid an X on their
papers. Now we do not wish to
vex anyone, but we have jusi bought
the books and , wisn to straighten
them up and get things in good
run aing order. We trust none of
our.friends will fail to see the neces
sity of this;!
Thomas CI en den mm, of Santa Fa
made us a pleasant call on tbe 5th.
I have been in the city of Mexico
three Weeks. I leave to-dar and
shake the dust off my shoes as I de
part. I did my best to establish a i
shirt manufactory at home. Would'
havetakenno money out of Mexico!
Tou would have kept at borne all moo '
ey that goes east for shirts, but you
would not support me and so may
your loss be my Vain.''. J. M. Ayreu.
If VOU don't i?et Vunr nnr rcrM-
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larly call up and se us and we will "
find out where the trouble is.