Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-07-23
COMPLIMENTARY MENTION OF
MEXICO AND AUDRAIN COUN-
TY FROM A WORTHY
SOURCE.
A Journalist From the Oil Regions of
Pennsylvania Tells Of the Pe0.
pie He Has Met i'm Our
Midst.
Mexico u Prosperous and Growing Town
Which Has as Residents Number
of Former Pennsylvanians-
History of the Wolf Well.

Mr.. VIM. Christman, manager OF
the Washington, Pa, Daily Repor-
ter, who is the guest Of Mr.. James
Hamilton, of this city, furnishes his
paper with the following very in-
teresting article which is Of especial
local interest:
MEXICO, Mo-, July SIT was a
bright but warm afternoon, the Oath
ult., when we boarded the $50 train
on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
bound for this point, on a visit to
the family of James r. Hamilton,
with whom we are now stopping.
+ n \ y
Mexico is a thriving city of $500
people, the county seat of Audrain
county, with a population OF $4,000.
The city has fine system of water
works, with a pressure of about
seventy-five pounds to the square
inch. The water comes directly
from the clouds, and is gathered in
to an immense reservoir covering
fifteen acres, and located a mile
south of the city. The city is light
ed with electric light. Located here
are three first class banks; fire brick
works employing hundred hands,
besides other smaller manufacturing
interests. The public schools are
as good as will be found anywhere.
In addition to these are the Fleet
Military Academy and Hardin Col
lege, the latter founded bv ex-Gov.
Hardin, who resides two miles north
of Mexico. It is a school for ladies
and Is attended by ladies from vari-
GUS states of the Union. The build
ing was recently greatly enlarged in
order to accommodate the constant
ly increasing attendance. At the
military school the building is be-
ing enlarged to nearly double its
former size. The attendance there
is nearly two hundred. Politically
the city and county are largely DEM
ocratic. Taxes are extremely light.
The city supports two daily and
weekly papers, the LEDGER and In
telligencer; also Baptist publica-
ton issued weekly. R. NJ. White,
editor of the LEDGER, is a delegate
to the National Editorial Associa-
tion which meets next week in st.
Paul. He and his family will par
take of the many hospitalities to be
extended the members of the associ-
alton and their families. Mr.. White
has an able assistant in his Office in
the person Of MIR. B. B. Runkle,
who, quite portion Of the time,
has entire control of the manage
ment of the paper. Both the LED
GER and Intelagsncer are progressive
and influential publications. The
prospects, not only in this immedi-
ate section, but all over the State Of
Missouri, were never better for fine
crops;espeeially is this the case with
corn.
| 1t is little curious the many
persons one is likely to run across
when away from home, who have
formerly lived in his vicinity. Fol-
example, there are quite a number
Of former Washington countyan:
located in this section. James r
Hamilton, with whom we are stop
ping, is a son of James Hamilton, o
the East Liberty stock yards, ant
previously Of Washington. He i
extensively engaged in handling
sheep. He makes his purchases il
Texas and sells in Kansas City
st. Louis and Chicago. Mr.. Ham
ilton has handled more than fift
thousand head of sheep during tn
past two years. His brother, Gee
w. Hamilton, is pleasantly locate
in the adjoining county Of Gala
way, near Fulton, the county seal
on fine farm Of three hundred an
thirteeen acres. Mr.. H., in addition
to being a good farmer, has quite
taste in the literary line. Som
. time since the Reporter made men
tion of a handsome little publics
) tion, one of his works, "Findin
/ Blodgett." He has recently writ
ten a number Of stories, prominen
among them, "Tom Croly's Word,
= which is now running as serial i
the Christian Standard, Of Cincir
natl, Ohio. 1t will shortly apes
i in book form. John L. Morgan
9 another Washingtonian, is jul
a back from Texas, from which poir
o he brought two Thousand sheep ft
Q J. r. Hamilton. They were take
;. to the feeding pens at Normal, I'll
!, where they are being put in cond
IS ton for the Chicago market. Job
n Bently, formerly Of the Baltimo
}, 4 Ohio Railroad, has charge of a
d fairs at Normal. He moved fro
d East Liberty, Pa, to that place,
y few months ago. Samuel Marti