Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1886-01-07
ALL OF 1886.
Condensed Report of the Local
Events of the Year 1885.
4 GOOD PAGE IN YOUR SCRAP BOOK
FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
All that was In the Ledger and Much
that was in no Other Paper.
JANUARY.

houses burned. Suit brought by
James Dowell for $4,000 for injury
by sky rocket. Judge Cunningham
died. Rev. Samuel Watson married.
Sam Britt knocked deputy sheriff
down and broke Jail. Building and
Loan Association organized New
fire company organized. Banquet
given to ex-Chief Shea. Dr. Stod-
dert died. Haunted hill was discov-
cred. Hamilton Hall jailed for con-
tempt of court for refusing to an
swer a question which would betray a
confidence. Mrs. Robt. Edmonston
died. Miss Annette Moore and child
died under mysterious circumstances.
FEBRUARY.
Sixty-nine colored people immersed
in Pollock's pond. New city hall
was ordered built. Miss Bessie
Towles and Col. Thompson married.
McWilliams', Bryan's and Galloway s
houses robbed. Attempt made to
organize a creamery. Windsor hotel
made a narrow escape from fire
which started in the bar.
MARCH.
j. p Sullinger died. Miss Lee
Walker and j. J. Brashear married.
Receipts and expenditures of county
published in LEDGER. DR.. Lannius
sued National Druggist for $40, ,000'
Maurice Mann's residence burned.
Rev. John Wayman and Mrs. Van
calder were married. Robert Brown
and Miss Ella Harrison were mar,
ried. Mrs. Julia A. Morris died.
Mrs. Milton Smith sued for divorce,
Partial eclipse of the sun. John A.
Brooks made his prohibition har'
rangue. George Boomer starts the
wooden mill. st. Patrick's ball
City primaries. Bones Of baby
found in Alex Goodies well. Mrs
Alexander furnishes Laddonia with ;
sensation. 2. H. Vance and ''Homi
ny" Wilson died. Pleuro-pneumoni;
scare. Frost and Tomlinson run of
their tie. Rev. j. S. Smith secures
l131 conversions to his church.
| APRIL.
A. K. Yancey elected president o
Hardin College. City election. j
P. Dobyns shoots II. II. Washburn
Frank Tucker opens boot and sho
store. Pleuro-pneumonia scare dieC
out. Spring election was everywher
Democratic. DIR. W. FL. Lee died
Smith & Brown opened shoe store
Thomas Able skipped out to Arkan
sas. LEDGER was 26 years old. ID
Henry lectured here. Mr.. Rulot
sold his interest IN hardware store
LEDGER agitates sidewalk to ceme
terry. Anti-Horse Thief Associatio
1S2 organized. City council asitate
water-works and electric light. Ba
Der Kelly Wells tries to commit su
cide. Mr.. VIM. Kirtley died.
MAY.
New hitching racks, crossings
icourt house and sidewalk to cemetel
secured by LEDGER. Ricketts, an
Emmons Dry Goods Co. incorpor
ted. .Redman Galloway moved
Paris. Tomlinson Bros. made
assignment. Andy Winscott al
, Miss Lulu Crawford married. Ce
- sus taken: showed sop. Faith
z Mathew Society organized. WI
W. Sims died. Precaution TAX
against cholera.
JUNE
~ HuDIlC SCuOOI CioSSt ouNSeSANA
}. Richard Worsham stabs Frank Mo
del, not fatally. Closing exercis
!, - at Hardin College. Uninterestl
term of circuit court. W. W. Ii
E. ledge died. Annual meeting OF sh'
Horn Association met in Me1it
Eddie Crooks killed by sod-roii
DIR. Scholl loses $3.50 on the sire
New Baird College founded at Cl
ton. Juvenile Pinafore. Fl
Flitzner and daughter of Benton Z
killed by lightning. Sunday OF
nance passed. Terrible torna'
Glasgow torn to pieces ..
!, Howell elected to council. John
Armstrong drops dead. Liewei
preposes to furnish electric light.
JULY.
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