Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-04-28
LANHAM-LOCKRIDGE.
Judge Lanham, of st. Louis, and Mrs.
Loekridge, OF Sturgeon, Join
Hearts and Fortunes.

Mrs. Lizzie L.ookridge, OF stur-
seon, was married at the residence
her sister in Kansas City Monday +,
Judge Philip Lanham, OF st.
Louis. The Kansas City Star con-
.ains two columns in reference to the
wedding. The article is headed
s'Old But Young as Ever-The Mar
of Judge Lanham, OF kst.
St. Louis, Last Night.-Wins a
Second Wife After He Has Passed
Three Score and Ten-President
Grant One of His Friends in His
Early Days--His Auctions and His
Toothpicks."
Judge Lanham is well known
throughout Missouri and adjoining
states. He is a celebrated auctloneer
and his picture is seen in the st.
Louis papers every day. He Is
familiarly known to his friends as
ssWho'H Start 'er." He cried the
Jim Robinson sale near Mexico
some years since. His wife was a
second cousin to Mrs. Z. s. Grant
and Gen. Grant was a. great friend
of his. Judge Lanham was famous
also on account of the toothpicks he
presented to Cleveland. The editor
of the LEDGER was with the party
and visited Washington on that oc-
casion. Mr.. Lanham, speaking OF
this matter, says: "About.sixty OF
us went on to w Washington he said,
ssto ask the President to visit st.
Louis. When we reached the White
House and were given an audience,
Dave Francis introduced us and |
was about the tenth man to reach
the President. After the formal
greeting I said: Now, Mr.. Presi-
dent, | Just have a few words to say
to you. In the first place, | am not
after office; | don't want any pub
lie office, but | have here a little
product of the great West that |
think you'll appreciate and with
that | reached down in my coat
pocket and pulled out three bottles
of my toothpieks, mt big and one
middling and one small.
Now, Mr.. President | said,
here's three bottles Of toothpicks
made by the hands OF the great
American squirrel hunter. This big
bottle is for yourself, sir. This next
bottle is for your most estlmabie
lady and this small bottle is for the
children | hope will come to bless
your union Well, sir, President
Cleveland smiled and thanked me
for those toothpicks and said he
hoped he'd have use for all the bot
ties, but he delayed opening that
small one mighty long, I got a let
ter from him a few months ago, soon
after little Ruth was born, and he
said he was mighty glad he'd have
a chance to use those little tooth
picks after ALL"
In referring to how he kept his
health the Judge remarked: Il go
to bed with the chickens and get up
with the ROSTERS" he said, "and
every morning at 5 O'Clock, when
you boys are just going to bed, I am
up shaving myself. | have always
shaved myself every morning. l
own my own azors and sharpen my
own razors and use my own razors
and shave up and down on each
side on the back of my neck and on
the top of my head now and then.
It's close on to 10 O'Clock, boys, so
good bye. I'd like to talk to you,
for you seem mighty interested, but
it's too late. So good bye"
Mrs. Lockridge, now Mrs. Lam
ham is we'll known in Mexico, where
she has a host of warm friends
whom she visited very often. The
Star says: She is the widow of DR..
Lockridge, of Sturgeon, Mo. She
is a remarkably bright looking lady
and doesn't seem to have passed 40
summers. She arrived on the Union
Pacific at 5 O'Clock last night from
Oregon, where she has been visiting
friends. Judge" Lanham had
been expecting her for several days
and had gone down to the depot
every morning and evening to meet
the Union Pacific train from the
West. The wedding ceremony last
night was informal. The BRIDES
trunks had been checked through to
Sturgeon and she was married in
her travelling dress. After DIR.
Young had performed the ceremony
he said: kiss the BRIDE" and
Judge" Lanham gave his wife a
kiss that was genuine and came from
the heart. He then received the
congratulations of the guests who
were present and thanked each one
for the interest and good wishes
manifested.
Whose Horse Is it,
A blaze faced gray mare with a
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