Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-13
REVIEW OF 1880.
len Minutes with the County
News of Last Year,
READ AND PRESERVE FOR r11TrrRE
REFERENCE.
A condensed and Comprehensive Histori-
cal Compilation of Events which
Transpired in Audrain.
JANUARY.

JANUARY.
FIRST WEEK.-R. NJ. White, of
this paper, and W. N. Graham, book
agent, had their matinee.-T. B.
Buckner was married.-School-book
convention met; McGuffy's hooks
were adopted.-'.Open House. was
Kept in l6 places and there were 65
callers.
SECOND WEEK.-American Union
established a telegraph office in Mex
ico.-R Muir was struck by Wabash
mail train and narrowly escaped with
his life.-Ferris House, opposite de-
pot, was opened.-W. H. Woodward
bought out D. E. Shea's city ,nsur-
ance business.-Mrs. C. O.. Morris
died.
THIRD WEEK.-Wm. A. Eubank,
of Paris, opened a livery stable
c. 0. Morris opened a grocery store.
DR.. Thayer, of Bloomington, held a
protracted meeting at Presbyterian
church.-Walker Kilgore's case was
submitted to the Supreme Court.
FOURTH WEEK.. w. Howell
was married.-Burt Ringo bought
half interest in Eubank's stables
VIM. Pollock went to Chicago in the
interest of the C. & A railroad d.
vision Charlie Clark was run over
by cars at Martinsburg; injured but
not fatally.-Andrew Harper's estate
was divided -Watchman hired for
railroad crossing.-R. E. Lawder
was appointed revenue collector.
FEBRUARY.
FIRST WEEK Mrs. Cudworth's
green house was destroyed by fire.
j. W. Town established a pot
tery.-Smith & Daniel moved to
north side of square.-Macfarlane &
Trimble moved to their new law Of
fice.-Murphy meetings were re-
sumed.-Supreme court affirmed the
sentence of death of Walker Kilgore.
Dick jolly lost his arm in a thresh-
ing machine.
SECOND WEEK.-Mexico LEDGER
N-I1vl,,l I'll ErxLso lo%&or o- A.,
drain county issued 5000 COPIES
Janauscheck played in Mexico
Walker Kilgore made his confession.
Lakeland left for Colorado.
Hartley case was called in Circuit
Court George Shepherd was inter-
viewed by LEDGER reporter.-Rev.
Pope Yeaman held protracted meet
ing ut Baptist church.
THIRD WEEK.-Gary & Mitchell
dissolved partnership.-Judge Nor
man Lackland's house was burned
Doctors of Mexico had a banquet at
McLaren's restaurant.-Mrs. Gran
than died Leslie Hartley sentenced
for ten years and Bill Hartley for
sixty years in penitentiary.-D. N.
Evans moved to Kansas City.
SECOND WEEK.-Bob Mcconnell
took entire control of Ferris House.
-Nath Faucet and Jake ,Muldrow,
colored, sentenced 10 be hung fol-
the murder of Octave Inlow.-Peti.
ton was presented the Governor in
behalf of Walker Kilgore.-Seward
Rasman committed suicide by hang
ing himself to a tree cause, out Of
money.
MARCH.
FIRST WEEK.-Walker Kilgore wa.
hung.-D. H. Mcintyre announced
himself for Attorney al.-LED'
GER issued 1900 extra copies con
tanning account of Kilgore's execu
,ion.-H. Clay Dean delivered a lee
ture At Opera House.
SECOND WEEK.-Emma Prilly re
, turned and pleaded guilty as accom-
= plice in the murder of Octave Inflow
Railroad men had a ball.-Majo
IDowney, of Louisiana, gave a read
e ing here.-Mrs. w. H. Barton died.
THIRD WEEK.-Stephen j. Moor
: found not guilty Of numbering hi
brother-ln-law, Albert Gentry Elk
r penditure Of Audrain county wa
,. published for the year ending Feb
/, 1880, s48,s7O.4O.-Miss Marina
duke vas married.-City councl
q. burned 600 81 warrants.
a FOURTH WEEK Receipts and Elk
# penditurcs of City of Mexico, fror
April 4, 1879, to March %, 1880
6 published cash in lands Of treas.
:, rer. $3.50. 34.-Faucett and Muldro'
allowed two weeks respite to prepar
for death.-R. W. Tureman electe
president of Fair Association Judes
" ]. A. Pearson departed this life
- Money raised to send to starving lrt
land.-Old Folks Concert.-"l3,1 l;
AZ appeared in our midst.
APRIL.
FIRST WEEK.-Republican CONVEX
ton met, delegates instructed to vol
for Grant.-D. L. Gentry moved
II Mexico.-W. E. Towner was ma
Of ried-Linton District Medical Soci
ty met.
5. SECOND WEEK.-City election; OF
r. man elected for each Office rest
OF went up Salt creek.-Joe. & V
an Barth opened Golden Eagle c'oth'l
ur house.-Stephens, Proctor and huc
er. all announced for State senate.
OF THIRD WEEK.-James Carroll a
60. co.rofarv Of State.