Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-11
. FINE SECTION OF COUNTRY:
A Ledger Man Makes q Trip to the
West End With Collector Dowell-
A Prosperous People.

Last week q representative of the
LEDGER made q trip to Wilson and
Sailing Townships with County Col
lector James Dowell, who Is now en-
gagged in making his annual rounds
over the county to meet the tax-pay-
ers.
Wednesday was spent at Sailing, %
miles from Mexico. On the way out
the magnificent farms Of DR.. Hinde,
Alex. Carter, Jr., James Lewis, J. T.
johnson, @. F. Clark, j. A. Potts,
Judge Squirting, j. W. Sudduth (the
old W. H. White place of 1900 acres),
Holloway Bros, Thomas Stuart, John
Huffman, Thomas Wisdom, ]. W,
Walker, J. E. Wright, ]. j. Phillips, 8.
w. Downing and Geo. w. Vanland-
ingham were either passed or sighted.
This whole section of country is a
veritable garden spot and the farms
are kept up in ship shape.
Tuesday night was passed under the
h~ospitable roof of Thomas ]. Van
iandingham, who owns 26o acres of
magnificent land which is well stock
ed and finely improved. Mr.. VAN
landingham, at the proper time, will
be a candidate for Collector of Au-
drain County. In fact, Tom is now
lookin' after his fences.
Owing to the fact that all the farm
ers were busy gathering corn, the tax
collections at Sailing were not as good
as in former recent years. In every
field and on every road could be seen
double-decked wagon filed with
corn, most Of 1t going to the big cattle
feeders of that section at S1.25 per
barrel.
Mayer Bros, of Sturgeon, have
discontinued business at Sailing and
sold their storehouse to the Nichols
Bros, of Evansville, Monroe County,
who will put in a new stock of mer-
chandise shortly.
The County Collector and the LED
GER are under obligations to DR.. T. J..
Hickman and his good wife for cour-
tesies while at Sailing.
Our old friend and subscriber, John
T. finder, of near Sailing, met with a
serious accident Sunday night a week
ago. He fell from his barn loft, break
ing a rib and puncturing u lung. DIR.
G. O. Gentry is Mr.. finders physician
and he says the injury is not perma-
nent.
A telephone line is in course of con-
struction from Centralia to Madison,
in Monroe County, via Sailing and
Tulip. 1t is a local enterprise with DR..
Johnson, of Tulip, as president.
"Uncle Arch" Ficklin was a thor
oughly Disguised and much disap-
pointed man on learning the result Of
last Tuesdays elections. A. b. is one
of the prominent Republicans of the
West End.
DR.. g. g. Gentry is buying calves,
He purchased a nice bunch recently
near Huntsville.
Wednesday night was spent with
Geo. W. Vanlandingham, near Row
ena, an old-time reader of the LED
GER, a well-to-do man and a prosper
GUS, hustling farmer. George owns
large, fine tract of land and the latch
string to his door is always on th'
outside. Mrs. Vanlandingham is
hospitable entertainer.
At Rowena Collector Dowell die
business in the general merchandise
store and ]. Rowe, who has been
subscriber of the LEDGER for 10! thes'
many years. Business was q little bet
ter for the Collector here than at Sal
ing and considerable cash was receiv
ed on taxes. The LEDGER man me
many old subscribers at Rowena an
secured a number of new ones.
The Post Office at Rowena Wi
shortly be moved into ]. Rowe's store
John Vance is the proprietor of
first-class blacksmith shop at Rowens
John is a good workman and a genia
clever fellow.
Sentiment in portions of the Wes
End seems to be divided as to tn
guilt of Thos. Cooley. Many person
do not believe he is guilty of the Grim
imputed to him. A petition asking fo
his pardon will be circulated.
). Thurs. Holloway is now propriete
of the other general store at Rowen'
having recently purchased the lare
s%torehouse, stock of goods and a mic
residence. Mr.. aud Mrs. Hollowa
extended courtesies to the two way
farers that were truly appreciated
+. The occasion spoken of was high noe
and both-as usuaHwere hungry.
T. j. Rowe, of near Rowena, has
fine herd of Hereford cattle. La
week MI. Rowe bought a highly brs
young bull in Howard County, payir
$50 for the animal. Mr.. Rowe is ali
an extensive cattle buyer, feeder al
shipper.
The largest stock farm, perhaps,
Audrain County is that operated b
: James Il. Starr, of near Tulip. 1t col
sists of 1900 acres and on the place a
d two barns that will shelter five or 8
70 hundred head of cattle. Col. Sta
buys nearly all the corn he feeds
that section and hundreds of wag'
loads are delivered to him eve
week. He is a yeritable Klondyke I
the farmers of that country.
o Water is scarce in the West Z
and many farm owners are engaged
a, making large ponds on their places
I'd On the trip the LEDGER secured t
following new subscribers:
r. @. Maddox.
IS, ]. E. Sharp.
al A. ]. Arnett.
he DR.. o. ID. Reed.
~ Ut. Kuntz.
ne John Vance.
OF Samuel Wingert.
u? d. ". Hobart.
James MCGOWAN.
< w. @. Rowland.
ut G. w. Carson.
B. Squire Roberts.
th T. j. vanlandingham.
al j. j. Houchens.
G I Dowu0v.