Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1886-12-02
TEN YEARS HENCE.
Some of the Items that VIII Appear
In This Paper in Ten Years-A
Prophecy.


Recognizing the fact that Mexico
is good, growing town, with Water
works. electric light, fine streets,
good schools, and good newspapers,
and constantly growing we venture to
publish few items as they will ap-
pear in the LEDGER ten years hence.
B. F. Dobyns is thinking of mar
rying
There is talk of moving the capital
of the State to Mexico.
Ten thousand washing machines
are made in Mexico every week.
The wooden awnings were done
away with at the last council meeting.
The last one of the mugnumps
kicked himself to death week before
last.
Mexico is keeping up her reputa-
tions for entertaining State conven-
tions.
As prophesied in the LEDGER ten
years ago civil service reform proved
a humbug.
The editors of the Mexico papers
fought q bloody duel with red ink as
usual yesterday.
Urban Weimer is now working $50
hands in his cigar factory. The Sig
nature is the boss.
Mexico is now city Of the third
class and has the best payements OF
any town in the State.
Charles G. Dobyns is now assist
ant chief of the Fire Department,
and good one, too.
The last of the 10 miles of rock
road in four directions from. Mexico
was completed Monday.
The Grand Central Ringo Hotel
has added 200 more rooms to their
already large building.
The Board of Trade is year old,
even if it isn't very promising year.
ling.
The male college erected in 1888
is flourishing and bids fair to rival
even the State University.
The Home Club gives full-dress
party tonight. Four hundred ia
vitations have been issued.
Harry Hiner, the popular CHIEF
clerk at the Windsor, leaves to-nlgh,
for Kansas City, on visit
The old iron fridge at the Jeffer.
son street crossing is to be replaced
by steel one at cost Of $25, 900.
Hardin Park is one Of the best II
the state, and is a popular resor
during the warm summer evenings.
w. W. Settles baking powder
factory is working 60 hands. Tit
Little Giant is the most popular OF
earth.
The new post-office building at tb'
! corner of Jefferson and Liberty
streets, will be completed mex
: spring.
A Board of Trade was organized il
1885 but we Judge was left behint
> and out of sight in the progress Mex
leo has made.
: We are informed that Elon Dear
ing is to be married soon, Who th
lucky lass is, however, we are un
able to ascertain.
The great Pollock FIGURING Mil
Co. now turns out 1900 barrels of flou
daily, and will enlarge its mill a
at an early date.
The gripmen on the Jefferson
street cable cars have struck for few
, er hours. Their demands will pro
T baby be acceeded to.
One of the largest tobacco factorie
in the State is about completed, jus
e opposite the Windsor. 1t will wor
at least 500 persons.
: The City Council will probabl
f submit proposition to the peopl
e regarding the purchase of th
: watsr-works from the present owners
}. The Grand Central Depot is on
: OF the most elegant Union Depots i
: the West, and reflects great credit o
It the railroad companies that built j
The Mexico, Springfield & Soutl
western railroad company has decid
ed to locate its shops in our city
> They will give employment to 60
men.
Walter Smith, for years with til
Mexico Electric Light Works, is no
experimenting the plant in the
& A. Car shops in this city. He is a
experienced electrician.
Our newly elected mayor, Fran
Jesse, is in every way fitted for Il
honorable position to which he
elected. He has been a resident
our city for eleven years.