Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11
TWENTY YEARS AGO THIS WEER
Homer st. John was in CHICAGO

TWENTY YEARS AGO THIS WEIR.
Homer st. John was in Chicago. Z
Corn was worth only $1.25 a barrel.
We had quite a heavy snow storm.
Jack Pollard opened a barber shop
in Mexico.
Ben Riley had taken up the study
of dentistry.
George Robertson was a candidate
for City Attorney.
Miss Matte Bratcher was teaching
a school at Laddonia.
George Kabrich was in st. Louis
ordering spring goods.
Bob Hooton was able to be out after
a severe spell of illness.
There were so, 900 skilled workmen
employed in New York.
The Vandalia Leader was sold under
a deed of trust on the 3rd.
P. M. Morris was a candidate for
County School Commissioner.
The (then) late Cornelius Wander
bilt pronounced his name Vanderbilt.
Shea & Barton were real estate
dealers with office in Kabrich block.
Capt. Daniel Mcintyre, Repre-
sentative, spent Monday with his
family in this city.
DIR. Reed had just finished a course
in dental surgery at the Pennsylvania
college in Philadelphia.
Col. Gordon, the African explorer,
had been appointed Governor of the
entire province of London.
Joaquin Miller had written a satiri-
cal poem on "moGern society," en-
titled, ssThe Princess of Pills."
Squire Gililland performed a mar
riage ceremony for John Gabrels and
Annie Marburg at Laddonia on the 4th.
Some trouble was occasioned by
mischievous boys at the meetings at
the Promenade Street NJ. E. Church.
Prof. j. P. Glass; was petitioned to
| become a candidate for reelection to
the Office of County School Commits
sioner.
P. P. Ellis, of New Florence, deliv-
cred a temperance lecture at Laddonia
and organized a Good Templar's
Lodge. :
DR.. Vincil was quite sick and was
compelled to discontinue his daily
meetings at the Promenade Street NJ.
E. Church.
An admission fee was being charged
to see the Younger brothers in the
penitentiary. Proceeds for the peni-
Tertiary library.
Married, on March 9TH, at the resi-
dence of the bride in Moberly, Mr..
Pelide Locke, of this city, and Mist
Matte O'Rear. Ceremony by Elder
Hardin.
1t was requested through the col.
umus of the LEDGER that the Demo.
Gratis of the city meet at the Court
House on Thursday, 18th, to nominate
candidates for city offices.
A proposition was to be put to the
people ON city election day april 3rd,
as to whether cows were to be allowed
to run at large in the city limits from
the first of May until the first Of
November.
Hon. A. II. Buckner made a speech
before the House, deploring the un'
exampIed viIiainies and unblemishine
crimes of the ~canvassing boards OF tf,s
states of South Carolina, Florida ant
Louisiana.
Mexico had six wards, the judge'
for which at the coming election
were: Hugh Wilson, w. P. Frost aly
Landon Craig, first ward; r. d. Alex
ander, l.. B. Cudworth and F. PluIn'
mer, second ward; A. E. Garrett, EE
A. butcher and George Kabrich
third ward; T. j. Marshall, VIM. Well
and D. III. Chase, fourth ward; E. ]
Gibbs, VIM. Pollock and L. Sigler
fifth ward; B. Whaley, T. T. Shoot
man and A. d. Kellogg, sixth ward
The polling places were: First ward
at the Council room; second ward, a
shop of D. N. Evans; third ward, a
Court House; fourth ward, at Lee
lumber yard; fifth ward, at Wright
lumber yard; sixth ward, at Gordon
law office.