Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-03
Joe & Vic Barth.
Entire Party and Country In Mourning.
Appropriate Resolutions.

Appropriate Resolutions.
The court house bell was tolled.
The city hall should have been
draped.
See account of the death of Vice.
President Hendricks on first page.
Many of the stores were closed in
response to the mayors proclamation.
The post-ofice was closed a por-
ton of the day of the funeral by or
der of the postmaster -general.
The postoffice at Laddonia.. was
neatly draped and the flag was placed
at half mast.
Among the business men who
draped their buildings we noticed:
Southern Bank. court house, LEDGER
office, postoffice, j. B. Botkin, Bass
ford & Tucker, c. F. Yerger.
BOARD OF TRADE RESOLUTIONS.
At a special meeting of the direc-
tors of the Mexico Board of Trade
held Monday, Nov. so, the following
resolutions were adopted:
ResolUed, That in the death of
Thomas A. Hendricks, vice-president
of the United States, the nation
mourns the loss of a statesman, whose
pure and spotless character, devotion
to the principles of republican lib
erty and long and useful services to
the whole people of the nation have
won for HIM the respect. love and
admiration of all our fellow-citizens.
Resolved, That while contemplate
ing our great public loss We are not
unmindful of heartfelt sympathy for
the widow of the dead statesman,
who through his eventful life was
his faithful helpmeet, and we hereby
tender to her our sincere coincidence
in this her great bereavement.
ResoEued, That Mrs. Hendricks and
each of the Mexico papers be fur
nished a copy of these resolutions.
At 2 p. m. on the day of the funer-
al a large crowd assembled at the
court house. Mayor Emmons, by
motion of Hon. w. H. KEENAN,, pre-.
sided; vice-presidents, Judge A. Fl
Buckner, ex-Gov. G. H. Hardin,
Judge W. o. Forrist; secretary, Cir
cult Clerk B. G. Johnson.
:. The committee on resolutions, con
sisting of Judge S, NJ. Edwards
Judge W. o. Forrist, W. H. Ken
nan, R. NJ. White and S. B. Cook
:, appointed by Mayor Emmons Mon
day, reported the following resolu
tions through its chairman, Judge S
1 NJ. Edwards, who introduced then
with a neat and appropriate speech
WHEREAS, The sad and suddeI
death of Thomas A. Hendricks, vice
president of the United States. ha
awakened a profound sorrow anon!
the entire people of this Union.
) We, the people of Mexico, Audrail
II county, Mo-, without distinction o
party, deem it but right and appro
J pirate that in this public manne W
manifest our high regard for tn
= great citizen who has fallen-on
who in life embodied the noblest at
tributes of a grand manhood; on
L who was faithful and honest in th
T. various public positions to which h
had been called; one who was kin
=, and generous in private life, an
y who was, in the fullest sense, "a
he honest man, the noblest work {
God" Therefore, be it
+ Resolved, LIST, That in the nation
=. loss we mourn a statesman, a patrl(
:" and q friend of the people.
s. I'd, That we respectfully tende
he all the consolation that man can tel
b der to the stricken widow and ais
our sincere sympathy in this hour
e her great sorrow.
Sd, That a copy of the resolution
cd be engrossed and sent to the wldo
of the honored dead.
The resolutions were ably secon
ed in glowing language by ex-Go
Nc, Hardin, Judge Forrist, Judge Buc
ner, Rev. j. G. Armstrong and FL
did j. W. Hlgbee. The resolutions we
ordered engrossed and sent to Nj
liz Hendrieks.