Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-01-01
ALL OF 1884.
Condensed Report Of the Local
Events Of the Year 1884.
READ AND PASTE In YOUR SCRAP
BOOK.

READ AND PASTE In YOUR SCRAP
BOOK.
All That was In the Ledger Last Year
and Much That was in no Other
Paper.
JANUARY.
Grand Leap Year ball at the Wind
sor Hotel by Home Club. Married,
Tony Buckner and Ella Ruloff. Mrs.
Fannie Taft mar1ies DR.. Matthes In
Hannibal. LEDGER begins publistI-
ing market reports. Married, G. p.
Gregory and Matte Mccall. The
Audrain County Medical Society gave
grand banquet at the Central Ringo.
Married, Jas. McGowen and Matte
Millsass. Miss Florence Hesser
takes "Rough on Rats" and dies from
it's effects. Democratic county GEN.
trail committee meet and arrange for
conventions. Married, John H. Ber-
ry and Mollie Finks. Jim Eubanks'
wife tries to poison herself. Married,
James G. Orr and Johanna Hensley.
The LEDGER of the Oath inst. gives a
comprehensive report of the Medical
Society meeting and banquet. Died,
DR.. j. H. McDearmon. Geo. Thorn
as, colored, used up by railroad
train. Married, Reuben Daniel and
Florence Robinson. Died, Mrs. Jane
Casford, aged &c years. Miss Nora
Reid gets an arm broken at skating
rink. The LEDGER defends the Down
ing law apropos of frequent COM
plants. The LEDGER immortalizes,
in prose and poetry, Jim Prices ball.
The Wallace-Page affair aired by the
LEDGER. DR.. Brooks opens the pro-
hibition ball.
FEBRUARY.
Died, j. P. Vance, aged 80 years.
Several parties indicted by grand
jury for selling liquor without license.
The LEDGER arraigns the corporation
for the filthy condition of the street
crossings. Married. Benz. G. Web
ster and Matte Gordon. George A.
Morris family remove to St. Louis.
Tin wedding of DR.. and Mrs. French.
LEDGER of the 7th inst. publishes ab-
stract of PROPERTY and its valuation in
Audrain. Married, W. B. Freeman
and Maggie Greer; Charles Fl. Viii
liams and Matte Turner. The LED
GER thanks Capt. Colburn, of Holi-
ness band, for prayers. Died. 10Th
inst, Mettie, daughter of G. G. and
Catherine Dougan, aged 3 years.
Married, Eugene Dudley and Ella G..
Howe. The fire company receive
and test their new ladders. Mar
ried, W. v. White and A. B. Ellis /;
L. House and L. E. MCGOWAN. Died,
James McCord, aged 20 years.
Keith Laclzey gets verdict against
&c. & A. r. r. for false Imprisonment
in this city. Married, E. E. Bean
and Mrs. r. Field. Grand jury re-
port calls attention to dice and cards
in Mexico. Mexico helps flood suf-
ferers.
| Col. L. A. Pratt becomes the Wind
sor boniface. Everybody sanguine
lover the news that the King cometh," /"
but oracular gas still holds the fort in
Mexico. Excitement over report of
Capt. Frost's arrest in St. Louis for
fishing IN courthouse yard. Finis
announced to the operations of the
"colored bandits, most of whom Ian
guish behind bars. H. Hall fathers
the ''dead beat list. Garrett & Nc
Cue buy out Winegard & Willis. H.
''Makebelieve' Williams announces
Greenback ticket ready for business /;
general CONSERVATION. Fire in Van
dalia burns several business houses ;
loss $40, ,00O-insurance small. Tom
Bell and Walker Ragsdale join cir
Gus; general rejoicing. The Press
moves to Laddonia. Kansas corn
train for flood sufferers in the East
''interviewed'' at Mexico en- route; it
was dandy. Greenback party meet
in court house with-plenty Of room
Mexico, being hopeless on the gas
question, becomes sanguine again.
st. Patrick's bail success Joe MUIR
ray gets ''caned." John Ware and
family remove to Kentucky. The
LEDGER the only paper to give full
report of Eaton-Murphy trial. Mar
} ried, G.. N. Throckmorton and Sallie
) N. Calvert. 0. S. Eaton, of Texas,
visits Mexico in search of new testi.
, mony; Billie West sklps out in con-
sequence. Prof. Luther R. Smith
lectures on phrenology. Al. Camp.
bell embraces his old comrade il
arms, Gen. Marmaduke; but, alas
, fatal error! it was Judge Gatewood
The Republicans hold a primary and
elect delegates. Married. George
I Young and Hester Robinson; w. Fl
t Kirby and T. Lurton. Council bal
) ances city accounts and find the city
, fourishing. City election everything
!, quiet and everybody pleased. A colo
day for Ed. Wade. Died, Mrs. Eliz
fabeth Wheeler.
: APRIL.
t LEDGER gives full report of Repub
{ lican convention; also city election
Died, Mrs. Mary S. Fowler, aged so
Waddingham booms his park. Dr.
Macfarlane and party leave for Cali
r fornia. Married, j. H. Sims ant
s Maggie Dingle. New city counci
f sworn in. The LEDGER begins it
!, 9th year; so does the editor Fan
ME Murphy gets the sympathy of tn
IS LEDGER City council loans the sink
y ing fund. School district conven
s tions held. State board of Baphs
~ missions meets in Mexico. Condue
tor r. G. Dinsmore assaulted an
badly hurt on his train by Powell
Riots in Cincinnati. LEDGER prin,
mammoth edition.
NAY.
a, Death of Rev. T. J. Gooeh. Hal
IS Black is mobbed in Galloway count,
p Editor of the LEDGER grows eloquer
d Ioyer circus in Laddonia. Base ba
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