Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-01-05
AN OLD-TIMER,
One That Carries Us Back Over Life's
Journey Thirry-Five Years.

Journey Thirty-Five Years
From the Moberly Chronicle.
Col. L. z. Rubey yesterday morn
ing brought us copy of the Paris
Mercury, printed Dec. 10, 1876
just thirtyfive years ago. What a
world of reminlscence It's columns
awaken! "James r. Alternately, pro-
prietor. (Mr. Alternately is still liv-
ing.) John G. Edwards was Cover
nor; T. p. Rubey was Representative
in the Legislature from Randolph
Hon. W. E. Moberly from Macon ;
Hon. William Vawter from Monroe
Major James NJ. Bean was Senator
from Macon, Randolph and Howard
Hon. James S. Rollins Senator from
Boone. Nearly all of these men are
still living and looking little worse
for the more than generation of time
that has passed. The Legislature
was in session, and the old paper
contains a gossipy, well written letter
signed ''rhomas p. Rubey."
At the date of this old issue there
were few county papers in Missouri.
The Palmyra Spectator. Columbis
Statesman and Fulton Telegraph, all
still in existence; Chillicothe Sun
the Jefferson City Enquirer Ivy James
Lusk. There was a paper in Inde-
pendence, and one at st. Joseph,
which place was then taking on big
boom; one at Hannibal and one al
Spring field. We must not forget the
Boonslick Times, at Fayette, which
was afterwards moved to Glasgow
and named Glasgow Times, by Col
Clark II. Green. who died five years
ago at Macon City, where he was
publishing the Macon Times. The
| Boonyille Observer, we believe, by
a. ". Simpson, was then in exist
ence the Miners Prospect, at Potosl.
by Ferguson & Dallam-Dallam died
soon after the war. and Phil O.. Fer,
guson ("Jcnks') } is on the staff o
the Globe Democrat; the St. Gen
evieve Plaindealer, and there were
probably two or three other paper:
in the southeast part of the State, and
that was the whole OF them, out OF
St. Louis. where the Missouri Repub
iIcan, by Chambers u Knapp: tn,
ObserI cr, by Shad Penn, then fresl
from Louisville and battling will
Prentice the New Era, by Charles G
Ramsey (oli man Ramsey is still liv,
ing in St. Louis); the Reveille, by
Joe Field; the Organ, by Jim Cadv
(lonc dead) a brother Of Charley
now judge of the court of crimina
correction. This paper was after
wards owned by G. @. Gonter, nov
business manager of the st. Loui;
News. and John Frazier, at present 8
compositor on the CD. OF these
papers, only the Republican survives
although others have grown old since
those days
The news in this old Mercury
is enough to call smile to the face
of the newspaper leader of to-day
The Mexican war was in progress
and dates'O news are n month from
the seat of war. Monterey had beel
fought; Scott had just embarked
from New York to take command o
the army q, Vera Cruz. Gen. La Veg
was n prisoner and being feted a
New Orleans. The steamer Atlanti,
had Just heea heard from As wrecke,
on Fishers Island, Nov. 26, 1916
Forty persons were drowned.
OF those now living, few are named
Thomas Crutchcr, of Paris, is an
nounced as candidate for Circui
Clerk Che is now County Clerk) o
Monroe county; John L. Redd, at
tornev, PALMYRA. and q Ii. Burkhart
agent for the paper at Huntsville, ar
all the living tn he foHnd.
Thc Mercury Of to-day is jnst twicr
the size Of the old sheet before us
and is one of the greatest tountr,
papers in the State Mr.. \. G.. Ma
son, one Of the present proprictors
commenced the printers trade durin:
the year 1916. and dates his connec
ton with the age Of tie ancicnt issu
OF which we write. Long may h
continue with his gentlcmanly part
ncrs, Hon. L. L. Bashaw and 10
Burnett!
Wonderful nccromancer, this oil
paper. at is the voice of years tina
are gone
In printing the above We take oc
casion to say that the late Maj. Jane
VI. Bean. referred to above, was tn
father OF T.. +. Bean, Cf this office
aud an uncle of the foreman of III
LEDGER. Col. Claik Ii. Green. ais
mentioned above. was the father {
c. 5. Green, also an cmplovc of tn
Office.