Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1898-10-27
= Twenty Years Ago =
This Week.

airy horses.
Ten thousand people died in the
South from yellow fever.
Hon. D. 81. Mcintyre was our Rep
resentative In the Legislature.
Thieves broke into Pollock & 90. Is
ssIfe and stole lot OF notes.
Joseph Lnpton was Justice Of the
Peace for Salt River township.
The Catholic fair and festival, a
prominent event In those days, was In
progress.
Henry Clay Dean, the noted orator,
was in town. He was known a. "Dirty
Shirt" Dean.
J. w. Daniel, now Of VandaIia, was
the Mexico correspondent OF the St.
Louis Times.
Jno. d. vincil had been reelected
Grand Secretary cf the Masonic Grand
Lodge of Missouri.
Mrs.T. O. Farrow was on trial in the
Circuit Court for the murder of her
husband in this county.
Bacon was 15c = pound, which led
the humorist to remark, sfTo Greece
we give our shining blades"
e. W. Stephens, editor Of the Co.
lumbia Herald, was In Mexico attend
Ing the Baptist Association meeting.
A. W. Terrill was president Of Har-
din College and advertised "Board and
tuition for ten months, $3.50; tuition
ten months, 60"
The funeral services OF Jefferson
Davis, Jr., were conducted by the
Rev. DR.. Dalzell (EpiscopaD at Mem
phis, Tenn, on Dot. II.
W. e. Bridges was announced as q
candidate for County Clerk on the
independent ticket. B. L. Locke was
the Democratic nominee.
The LEDGER said: "Harry Day is q
sweet scented specimen of the Darwin
family TO set himself mp to crit.cise
such men a. Jno. D. Gregg and Jno.
n. Gordon"
There was q money-lender in town
who kept the box containing his
securities near the head of his bed
and laid awake at night to hear them
accumulate interest.
Sheriff Glascock took Schsster, the
horse thief, Duke, also horse thief,
and White, the confidence, man to the
penitentiary. schaster tried to escape,
but no man ever got away from Glas-
cock.
Sheriff Glascock gave notice that
Gov. Phelps had directed him to order
an election on NoY. 9th to fill the
vacancy OF the State Senatorship in
the Ninth district, caused by the death
OF Hon. Jno. A. Flood.
John d. Gregg, Recorder of Deeds,
was tried in the Circuit Court-Porter,
judge-for an overchsrge for record
ing deed. Mr.. Gregg was honorably
acquitted, the evidence showing con-
clusively that there was no intention
to defraud.
At the Senatorial convention held
in this city NJ. Y. Duncan was chair
man and r. M. White secretary.
Audrain had delegates in the conven-
tion a. follows: A. B. Tinsley, Robert
Peery, N. Y. Duncan, Jno. NJ. Cor
don, B. F. Dobyns, W. a. White, Nick
Cartmell, Simon Simpson, W. Il. Ken
nan and J. 81. Crawford. Audrsin had
Ave votes, Boone eight and Galloway
seven. Hon. John A. Hockaday, Of
Galloway, was nominated on the tirst
ballot.
In looking over the directory "a
printed in tho LEDoBR the following
cards of business firms and individuals
appear: ]. W. Reed, dentist; Thos.
Flint, dentist; Orlando Hits, lawyer;
Kennan q Mcintyre, lawyers; Forrist
& Fry, lawyers; Pinckney French,
physician; Thos. B. Buckner, lawyer;
w. H. Woodward, land agent; Drs.
Humphrey & Keeton; Drs. Jones &
McWiliiams, dentists; Jno. W. Pol
lard, barber; Mildred q Cough, tailors;
Chas. w. Baker, land agent; L. B.