Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-04-23

leo, is completing some valuable
improvements.
E. Harrison is building new
house in East Mexico, which viii
soon be completed.
Ian Jones, West Mexico, has
beautified his residence and it il
greatly improved.
| Wm. Willingham will build q
neat little house of three rooms in
Bassford's addition.
A residence is being erected neal
the Missouri Military Academy by
Judge D. R. Owings.
The home of "Life" Norris, on
West Monroe, is to be improved il
substantial style.
A. K. Luckie will likely build
on the lots purchased of w. J,
Rixey in the near future.
Rev. DR.. Wayman will probably
erect q nice residence in Mexico
and make his home here.
"Aunt" Polly Moore has just
completed a new addition to hel
property in West Mexico.
W. T. Dawson will improve his
property in West Mexico as soon
as arrangements can be made.
The new residence being built
by j. M. Kelso is about ready for
occupancy, in College View.
VIM. Pollock will build a
six-room house near his present
residence, in Southeast Mexico.
The lots purchased by J. J. Gill
from Bascomb West are to have a
residence erected on them this
spring.
J. B. Botkin will soon have two
new dwellings completed on his
lots near the Mexico Fire Brick
Works.
G. G. Wilburn is putting up a
house in Highland. Jesse Cleve-
land is building residence in the
same addition.
Mrs. Bette Blythe will erect a
cozy fve.room dwelling in North
west Mexico. Work has already
been commenced.
J. T. Nelson is figuring on fine
residence and will most likely
erect one in the near future. If he
does it will be a good one.
John Buckley is putting some
substantial improvements on his
property in West Mexico. John
Umstead is doing the work.
Editor s. B. Cook has recently
erected one of the incest residences
in South Mexico. His grounds and
lawns are now being beautiied.
Mr.. M. M. Gooch will build an
addition tn his residence on West
Liberty, the old Dobyns property,
and improve it in a general man
ner.
The new parsonage in Highland
addition is nearing completion. 1t
is being built by the German Evan
gelicaI congregation. Mr.. August
Weber has the contract.
A. K. Laughlin's suburban resi-
dence, recently completed, just
east of Hardin College, is an orna-
ment to the vicinity, and if Mex
leo was bound all around by such
structures it would be an excellent
trimmed city.
Ed Clark has just built and
moved into one of the neatest lit
tie dwellings to be found in or
near Mexico. 1t is located in Col
lege View, and when completed,
with the improvements that are to
be made in the near future, it will
rank among the best.
J. A. Glandon's two story brick
business house now being built is
going to be fine business house,
and when completed will be oc-
cupied by the Mexico Steam Laun-
dry. 1t is located near the corner
of Jefferson and Promenade streets.
Lewis Phillip will soon COM
mence the erection of handsome
stone front business house where
his present clothing establishment
now stands. 1t will be trimmed
with pressed brick and he hopes
to have it completed by September
II. 81. D. Hunter has drawn up
the specifications and it is to be q
model structure. August Meyer
has the contract.
| A large number of other sub.
stantial improvements and build.
ing will be done, and the outlook
for prosperous year for Mexico il
exceedingly hattering. On accoun'
| ofthe backward spring the build
ing boom has not been as larg'
as 1t would have been otherwise
but surely we cannot complain
Money invested in real estate il
this city could hardly be bette
placed. It is an actuality that ",
have the town, the people, th'
college, the academy, the oper'
houses, the railroads, the, publi
schools and the location TO som
early.day be the metropolis of thi