Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1898-02-10
The Oldest Abstract Books.
M. B. GUTHRIE.
Abstracter of Titles-Loans Money on
and Deals la Real Estate-Fire and
Cyclone Insurance-Ofice, No. 16
East jackson Street, Mexico, Mo.

The rapidity with which this West
ern country is becoming settled and
the uncertainty which surrounds the
titles of some of the earliest pioneers
to lands, renders the business of alb.
stracting titles one that is growing
continually more important. 1t be-
hooves everyone, under all circum-
stances, when purchasing real estate,
to make q careful search into it's title,
and thus insure that it is not marred
in any way by mortgages or liens of
any description. This can only be
done by the employment of an abb
stracter of titles, and there is none
more reliable in this respect than the
subject of our sketch, M. B. Guthrie.
This gentleman owns the oldest COM
plete and strictly up-to date set of
abstract books of Audrain county.
Two ASSISTANTS are constantly en-
plUyed in the work of maintaining
them perfect in every detail, and il il
this thorough system, together with
the fact that these books go back con-
siderabiy over quarter of a century,
that have made them recognized by
banks, lenders of money and purchas-
ers of real estate as reliable. Mr..
Guthrie transacts his business in
premises especially devised for that
purpose, having a burglar and fire
proof steel vault, being furnished in
an artistic manner and heated by
furnace. In addition to the abstract
ing of titles, Mr.. Guthrie does large
business in the loaning of money and
the buying and selling of country and
city property. His knowledge of the
county and correct judgment of the
value of real estate has placed him in
a position where he has ample capital
to make loans on the shortest notice.
On his books are to be found many
choice lots of city and country prop
erty, which are offered on the most
favorable terms. In the fire insur-
ance department Mr.. Guthrie repre-
sents some of the most substantial,
reliable and best known companies,
among them beng the Hartford and
Phoenix, of Hartford; Pennsylvania
Fire, of Philadelphia; Scottish Union
and National, of London; Springfield
Fire and Marine, of Massachusetts;
German American and Niagara Fire,
of New York. He also represents
the accident department of the Etna
Life Insurance Company of Hartford,
Conn !, which is the largest accident
insurance company in the world. Mr..
Guthrie is q native of Missouri, hav-
ing been born in Galloway county.
He has resided twenty-five years IN
Mexico and his career during that
time stamps him as a man OF integrity
and enterprise. He is the owner of
the Ortiz fruit farm, to which we give
more extended notice in another part
of this issue. Mr.. Guthrie is promi-
nent member of the Masonic fra
ternity, belonging to Mexico Lodge,
No. 544, Royal Arch Chapter No. ~,
and Crusade Commandery, No. %.
He is also a member of Ecleadean
Lodge, No. 125, Knights of Pythias.
Mr.. Gutbrie's is the only real estate
Office In Mexico having up-to- date
(Jan. 1st, 1882 wall maps OF the
towns of Laddonia and Vandalia, and
also the only office In which there are
two notaries. All inquiries as to
titles, loans, real estate values and
insurance will have prompt attention