Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-01-01
MEXICO MISSOURI THURSDAY. JANUARY.

dies of poisoned coffee. Politics
grow warm.
JUNE.
Married, J. B. Botkin and Jennie
Pratt. Lieut. Rice steps OF the train
near Mexico and is killed. Albert
White is shot and killed at Perry by
A. E. Hyde. Second annual COM
Of Mexico high school OBJ
served with appropriate ceremonies.
Died, Mrs. Julia A. Day, aged 76l
years. A child OF j. w. Gillespie
drowned in a well. Audrain County
Bible Society holds o meeting. Press
Association address published by
LEDGER. College commencement.
JULY.
Married, Walter Bush and Laura.
Bishop D. T. Gentry appointed
principal OF high school. The Com.
mercial hotel burned. Conductor
Everett Walker killed by the cars.
Married, j. Kelly Pool and Mary B.
Buckles. Huff's steam washing ma
chine manufactory moved to Phila-
delptia. John Finks and ID. ID. Con-
ger blown to pieces by premature di,-
charge of cannon at Centralia, 4th
inst. Base ball booms. The depot
restaurant burns. Reported that
Mrs. Taft vice Mrs. Matthes becomes
Mrs. Taft again; same old Hank.
Married, G. B. Morris and Lille May
Hisey. Jones, the gas contractor,
arrives in Mexico Married, w. M.
Treloar and Lizzie Silver. Samuel
Ellis drowned. Mexico has June
races" at fair grounds. Mexico and
Louisiana play base ball. The um-
pire gets fits; Mexico gets mid !;
Louisiana gets left. Mrs. Piddell at
tempts to cowhide Alb Dingle. Died,
the Laddonia Enterprise. Hon. A.
II. Buckner withdraws. Cleveland
nominated. LEDGER prints Demo-
cratic platform.
AUGUST.
Democratic convention meets and
nominates the county ticket; also
delegates to congressional convention.
Charlie Amos killed by runaway
team on Headington's hill. Golden
wedding of "Uncle Billy" Wells and
wife. Congressional convention
meets; develops dead lock and is
adjourned to meet again. Prepara-
tions for the fair. Grand Democrat
ic ratification. Brooks nominated.
Mexico downs Whitehall at base ball.
Fairs open. Mexico downs Colum-
bia on base ball. The Modisett- Nc
Pike damage suit settled for $1,000.
Lee Nichols badly injured in Moberly.
Grand barbecue. Normal institute
meets. Mexico band re-organized.
The ghost lively. Abendroth talks
water works.
SEPTEMBER.
Destructive fire by which Steele
residence, Dearlng's shops, Hite's
heat tenders, ETC.. are destroyed
Edward Hall comes In contact with
circular saw; Hall badly injured
The council accept Merehead's prop.
osition for water works. Mexico
Browns get left at Sedalia. The
Haunted Hill continues business
Fifteen prisoners at county Jail meet
ing and attempt to kill Sheriff Wood
ward; they are subdued without
bloodshed. NJ. Fl. Currie pays $500
to paint the town red. Ed. and New
ton Brown, colored thieves, arrested
Albert White injured by an angry
bull. Dedication of st. Paul's Epis
copal church. Married, j. Wood
Trimble and Maggie Jones. The hog
cholera RACES. Democratic ratifica
tion at Laddonh. Blaine Il Logan
club organized. Brooks speaks al
court house. Death of Lee Nichols
Death of Nicholas DeJarnett. Tht
ghost obtains foreign notoriety
Burke, the horsethief, captured il
Mexico. Col. Waddingham estab
fishes frog farm. Short Horn As.
sociatlon convenes. Convention al
New London; Hutton nominated fol
Congress.
| OCTOBER.
! A hitch in the water works pros.
pect. Died, Jos. MCGEE, aged II
years. j. K Pools residence Al
Thompson Station burneds fire start
ed by tramp. Newton and Ed
Brown are sent to the pen for three
years for theft. Terrible rape out
rage in Galloway county by negroes
one of the perpetrators mobbed
Gov. Crittenden RENTS fine of S5Ot
against Currie, who swore falsely t.
obtain marriage license. Big sale by
Missouri stock breeders association
Rufus Hisey badly injured by the fal
of box. Skating rink established
Grand rally at Vandalia. Mrs
Piddell turns up in Moberly in a sen
sational character.
Ex-Gov. Hardin donates a publi
park to Mexico; the city passes a,
ordinance accepting Hardin Park
Married, S. q. Evans and Mar,
Guthrie. Republican rally in Mexico
Democratic rally in Mexico.
| NOVEMBER.
Colored vigilance committee get
in its work and whips pair of dusk
females. General anxiety as to iden
tity of LEDGER ''hummer" Gran
ratification in Mexico by Democrats
Everybody wants postoffice. Mar
ried, Dave Collard and Lizzie Gregg
Death of Mrs. s. z. Emmons. Mrs
Baird gives up the control Of Hardi
College +; succeeded by Prof. Lanneau
Council orders special election t
submit to vote the question of
park appropriation. Grand Demo
: cratic ratification of Cleveland ,
. Hendricks election.
DECEMBER.
Charlie Brandiff shoots himself I
, death. The pork packing establish
, |, ment re-opened. A prisoner in ii
calaboose tries to burn calaboos,
prisoners and all. Mayor Fowler e,
plains delay in water works schem'
3 Desth Of Mrs. Martha +. Allison.
special election results in the defe,
: Of the appropriation project for in
provement Of Hardin Park. Rus
:, Hill gets baptism Of FIRE; s12,0t
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