Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-22
THEN AND NOW,
Mexico Thirty-Five Years Ago
Then a Village, Now a City,
Country Produce q Circu-
laIing Medium,

and said:
Jim, l see in the LEDGER that
you will take wheat for goods.
want a saddle"
Br'er Pasqueth caught on at
once. He saw an old paper in
Johns hand and the twinkle in his
eye.
eyes, john" said Mr.. Pas.
queth, 81 did take wheat or any.
thing else ] could get for saddles
when that paper was printed. I,
takes cash to get saddles now"
The paper that contained Mr..
Pasqueth's advertisement was the
Mexico LEDGER OF Saturday, Sep.
tember s, 1886, and belongs to Mr.
Daniel, who prizes it highly as g
relic. Pasqueth's shop was then
On the southwest corner of the
Square and he advertised to take
in exchange for saddles, harness,
etc, llnsey, tow-linen, dry hides
and wheat.
The weekly LEDGER was then
owned by the late Jno. B. Viii.
liams, who atterward went to
Fulton and established the Tele
graph. NJ. Y. Duncan was the
associate editor of the LEDGER
The paper was six-column folio,
was neatly printed and was neutral
in politics. The terms were $I.OC
per year, in advance. A line un.
der the heading said it was "De.
voted to literature, science, agri.
culture, education, amusements,
markets, ETC." On Saturday, Sep
tember 8, 1855, the LEDGER was
nine weeks old. In looking over
this old sheet we see and recognize
the names of many persons yet liv
ing in Mexico and vicinity, some o
whom are still in business here
We make extracts from a few o
the many items the paper contain
d, which may be a little stale
now, but will prove quite interest
ing to the older class OF citizens.
Chas. A. Muldrow sold six acre:
of land adjoining town to W. K
G. Potts for s576 46.
Mrs. Jno P. Beatty presented
the editor with a beet 10 inche:
long. Editors still have beets
presented to them.
Gentry & Mckinney, of Monros
county, cold to R. w. Sinclair 81
head of three year old mules a
sll5 per head. Joseph 81. Fox also
sold Mr.. Sinclair "a head at s12O
Mr.. Sinclair was one of the big
gest stock dealers in Missouri
then.
Octave and Paul Abat, French
men and brothers, were then il
| business in Mexico. They wer'
quite wealthy men. Octave wen
to Kentucky and bought 20 hea'
of two year old heifers at sl,6O'
for the lot; three cows at s4OO ant
one sucking calf at $3.50. Mus
nave been Jerseys Seven head o
blooded horses were also bough
and brought to Audrain by Mr
Abat.
| ITFM John M. Gordon, Esq.
of Columbia, young lawyer O
fine promise, ia making arrange
ments to locate in this place for tn
purpose of pract1cing his profes
sion.
The North Missouri railroad
now the Wabash-was then bein
graded. The estimated cost wa
s2S 600 a mile, or s5,S11,776 fo
building and equipping the roa'
from St. Louis to Macon City.
There was State Fair held a
Boonville, in October, 1855. Paris
Fulton and Bowling Green ais
held fairs.
Allison & Crockett run a hac
line from Mexico to Danville.
| The Mansion House at Louisian
was advertised. Mitchell & Glad
ney were the proprietors.
Although the LEDGER was bu
a stripping then, it set forth th
advantages of Audrain county i
the item that follows. The LEE
GER has never ceased to talk fo
its town and county and neve
will.
| AuDRAIN CouNTy.-To person
looking out for homes, we woul
ask them to examine the rich an
beautiful prairies of Audrain couf
ty before purchasing elsewher.
For stock raising purposes thl
county has no equal In the State
!. Try it.
Prof. VIM. P. Hurt had ju'
come to Mexico from Christia
College, Columbia, and establishe
the "Prairie Institute," a scho'
! for male and female, located o
the spot where Hardin Collee
now stands. The old frame built
ing still stands on Hardin Collee
campus. Many people who Wi
read this received their rudimen
ary education in this house. n
'IY. Duncan was Prof. Hurts assis
J ant in this school.
VIM. Cornforth operated "ful
{ ing'' mill three miles west of Me:
, leo. Price for fulilng jeans, 10 ct
} per yard.
The year 1856 was a good cre