Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-22

were IN attendance.
Here is the only humor that is
In the paper: "The lady whose
sleep was broken has had it mend
ed" We presume it was original.
DR.. R. E. Herman had just To-
Gated in Mexico for the practice OF
his profession.
The present proprietor of the
LEDGER would like to know If the
person is living who wrote the
poetry, the first line of which
reads. Beautiful are the flowers,
and beautiful are the woods" sign-
ed Lula. If so, and this meets
his or her eye, we would be pleas
ed to know the authors where
abouts.
NJ. Y. Duncan, the junior editor,
must have written this: "a pair of
sweet lips, pink waist, swelling
chest, pressure of two delicate
hands, will do as much to unhinge
a man as three fevers, the measles,
a large sized whooping cough,
pair of lock jaws, several hydro
phobies and the doctors bill"
WI. French offered for sale $50
acres Of good land, 10 miles south
east of Mexico. His references
were Isaac c. French, DR.. French
or P. French.
Mortimer McIlhany was then
young attorney with an office at
Allison's hotel. Allison's hotel
was where Hisey's livery stable
now4is.
Franklin Pierce, of Massachu-
sets, was president OF the United
States and Sterling Price was Gov
ernor of Missouri. Hon. Gilchrist
Porter was Congressman from this
then the Second Congressional
district. Peter Carr was State
Senator from this Senatorial dis
trict. J. r. Crosswhlte was Au-
drains Representative. G. C.
Ricketts, was County School Com
missioner; John A. Pearson, Rich
ard Phillips and A. Hicks were
County Court Justices; Jno. P.
Clark was Circuit Clerk; John B
Morris, County Clerk; Wm. Hen
dix was Sheriff; Joel Haynes, AS
SCISSOR; J. P. Jackson, Surveyor;
Geo. w. Cardwell, County Treas
urer, and John Haley, Coroner.
Caleb Williams offered a saw
mill one mile east of town for sale.
In his advertisement he said G. P.
Wade and Jacob Coons had lien
on it and the mill must be sold to
satisfy the debt.
James N. Rodman published a
notice, warning all persons from
buying a note for s544 20 held by
John w. RICKETTS,, one of the firm
of Rodman & Ricketts,. Rodman
stated ne did not owe the note and
had taken legal defense against it.
| Enoch Hooton offered for sale
$50 acres of land on the Paris road,
adjoining the farm of Durrett M.
Hill, for IS per acre. This land Is
now worth $40 and $50.
D. A. Murray, 5 miles southeast
of Mexico, sold 300 acres of land
to VIM. Harrison. of Christian
County, KY, at So 80 per acre.
| John II Wayne, 7 miles south
west of Mexico, sold 80 acres to
Richard Johnson for $40 per acre.
The following business houses
were advertised:
/ A. & G. w. Powell sold fresh
meat Tuesdays and Saturdays.
| P. H. Estes, Doolin & Douglass
and Ward & Tincher kept black.
smith shops.
| VIM. T. Wilson was a brick ano
stone mason.
| DR.. Edward Rackliff advertised
that he could be found at his home
5 miles northwest of town.
| J. Garrett and A. A. Sparks were
hardware dealers.
John O. Pool kept the "Railroao
Store" and furnished his custom
ers with dry goods, groceries
boots, shoes, cotton yarn, etc.
! J. ct. w. Cant kept genera
store. Deer skins, beeswax, feath
ers, etc were taken in exchange
for goods.
/ Mcconnell & Steele run genera
store and sold drugs in connection
| A. e. G.. Cauthorn were proprie
tors OF a dry goods and clothing
store. The firm that kept ready
made clothing in those days wal
looked up to with reverential aw'
by all classes of citizens.
T. M. Northcut & Co. were th'
largest advertisers. This firm sole
! dry goods, furniture, groceries
boots, shoes, etc. VIM. D. II
Hunter was in the drug business
J. w. Reed also kept drug store
N. M. Robinson had $1,000 bricl
! for sale; Samuel A. Craddock ant
c. C. Ricketts, advertised as law
yers; J. F. g. H. G. Howell hat
just opened a "Cabinet War
Room" little east of the publ
, square; Ladew & Peers were pro
prietors of the St. Louis Typ