Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1886-01-07
MEXICO MISSOURI. THURSDAY JANUARY T. 1886

ned. Stockholders of the Fair AS
sociation hold meeting. DIR. How
ards horse trots against time for
500. Water works submitted to n
vote. Col, L. A. Pindall died. Great
deal of sickness. Chas. Armstrong;
residence burned. Fulton aud Mex
ico's annual picnic. LEDGER exposes
Prosecuting Attorney Buckner for
violating constitution of the L. 8.
by riding on free pass and for other
corruption i'll office. Archbishop
kenrick visits Mexico. Mexico Gem
etery greatly improved. Gen. Grant
died. Mrs. John Saunders died.
DR.. Rodes and Mr.. Hugh Wilson $
horses stolen.
AUGUST.
Water works carried, only 80
against. Mexican orchestra visited
Mexico. Creamery fell through.
Emmet Cunningham bought an inter,
est i'll Smith & Eldridge's hardware
store. Audrain Co. Fair, best ever
had. Adam Rodemyre's daughter
elopes. Tramp arrested with $4,
900 dollars on his person. Teachers
institute. Den of horse thieves dis
covered DIR. Rodes' horse recovered
Prof. j. c. Davis narrowly escapes
drowning in Kansas City. r. II
Fowler starts on road with his show
Hiner block is started. St. Louis
detectives get their work in. Au
drain CO. Fair a success.
SEPTEMBER.
Hardin College opens. j. +. Lew
ellyn starts his electric light. Th'
Intelligencer was sold. Old Settlers
reunion. S. p. Emluons electet
mayor in place Of Fowler, resigned
FL Mahdi done up by Jas. B. Pool
A G, A. r. post established. North
ern Bros. & Edmonston buy Bol
Hisey's livery stable. Jim Shocl
sues Green Cant for libel. Mrs. DR.
Lee died. Llewellyn's family mys
teriously poisoned, not fatal. Tw'
ladies of Laddonia have a tongu
lashing. The jury in Dowell cas-
hang. Water-works located. Chas
Brown creates sensation, nothin:
in it. Chas. Burkhart takes the Wind
sor. Mrs. Henderson left for Gin
ton. G. NJ. Castellow died. TIL
attempt to organize a new medics
cociety failed. VIM. Sims big sal
came off. Joe GIandon presente
| the LEDGER with a cannon. Old Set
tiers reunion.
/ OCTOBER.
Council moved into the new cit
all. Work was begun on water
works. John Sontag died. Irv : n
had car load of cattle stolen. Tw
ladies had scrapping match in Lac
donia at church. The B. & l.. A:
sociation started a new serie
Thoroughbred Short Horn stock salt
LleweIlyn started his electric ligh
tCoal struck at Farber Circuit cour
Portion of the Harper block burned
Kennen and Edmonston gave a bal
quets to the bar and press. Sever
teenth anniversary of the A. o.
W, Mexico carried off first prize
NOVEMBER.
Rev. Noble suspended from Il
Liberty street NJ. E. Church. Boa1
of Trade organized. j. F. Luck
died. Reading circle organize
Thanksgiving observed. Skatil
o rink opened. Coal bored for
Rush Hill. DR.. Terrill, of Vandal
died. Baker and Tureman move
!, Kansas City. Thanksgiving ba
q Collins saloon made a narrow esca
from f,e. Mrs. Dave Moore,
q Laddopia, died. Hamilton Hall pu
&c lished Statements and court recor
C showing that illegal fees had be
returned from the Prosecuting 4
torney. Hardin Park ordered fence
q SeIden Brooks was married. Me
T ing of the G. A. r. in February :
cured. H. z. Weaver, of Laddon
,a arrested for seduction. Linton d
! trict Medical Society met.
DECEMBER.
, Fire at Vandalia. T. B. Hit
o residence narrowly escaped burnil
w. Worcester tried to commit S
;. eide. Mrs. NJ. Y. Duncan broke
IF arm. Charity concert. Xmas SC
o able at Ringo House. II. Hall s.
n out to DR.. Baker Rev. j. S. Sm
N suspended from the pulpit. Wat
es works completed. DIR. Rodes elect
r. superintendent of the Fulton Lu
-, tic Asylum. Masquerade at ri
Pleasant entertainment at cole
Council orders a proposition fol
10 third-class charter to be voted
~ Marmaduke and Walker.
nd From the Kansas City Times.
a We publish elsewhere this morn