Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-07-17
rs, 20 and 30 Years Ago
This Week.

silk purses were fashionable.
sam Groves was postmaster in thll
city.
John b. RIst and Rebora Barton
were wed.
]. Med. Trimble was home from |
pleasant visit in Virginia.
Alice bearing, Of Louisville, Ky.
was visiting In this city.
Robins egg blue was the fashion
able shade for Tissue wells.
/. N. Haslip & SONS store, al
Martinshurg, was broken into.
The store Of /. NJ. Greer,at Martins
burg, was broken into; q pistol was
the only article taken.
DIR. w. W. Rodman, Of Novelty,
Knox county, was visiting here. lie
formerly lived in this city.
The following corps OF teachers
were selected by the board OF
Hardin College 60 serve, in connec-
tion with President Terrlll: Mrs.
Terrlll, Misses Eaton, Collins, Wilder,
Prof. Treloar, Mrs. A. @. Adams,
Prof. Wilcox.
@. T. Howard, OF Rails county, and
Mary Billings, Of Audrain county,
were married.
The dates given out for Missouri
fairs were as follows:
Sturgeon, Boone county. Aug. %,
four days.
Platte City, Platt county, Sept. 4,
five days.
Marshall, Saline county, Sept. 4,
four days.
Columbia, Boone county, Sept. II,
four days.
Kansas City, Sept. II, six days.
Sedalia, Pettls county, Sept. "a, six
days.
st. Louis, Oct l, six days.
Fulton, Galloway county, Aug. %,
four days.
TWENTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.
Fannie and Lutte Cave visited in
Fulton.
Felix Laforce, of Kansas City, visit
ed in this city.
0rpheus Harding was clerkIng In a
grocery store in Richmond, Ky.
Miss Mollie DobynS, Of Fulton, was
the guest Of Mrs. j. ID. Tucker.
S. P. Emmons purchased one-half
interest in the firm Of Ricketts, s.
Emmons.
1t was decided by the city council
that farmers who retailed beef on the
streets should pay a license.
Byron Better was to open q tin and
stove store and general dealer in
secondhand hardware goods.
Misses Ella and Mollie Rogers, ope-
rators in the city telegraph office, left
for their home in GreenvIIle, Ill.
Prof. Gentry was employed in the
place Of Prof. ]. G. Trimble In the
public school; Mr.. Trimble was to de-
vote his entire time to studying law.
The Democratic county convention
nominated the following county
ticket;
Representative, Batterton.
County Clerk, Locke.
Recorder, TOrreys0n.
Circuit Clerk. Carroll.
Collector, Nelson.
Prosecuting Attorney, Buckner.
Probate Judge, Edwards, by accla-
nation.
Sheriff, Woodward, By reclamation.
Treasurer, Turner, by reclamation.
Presiding Judge Of county court,
Douglass.
Coroner, DR.. Lee.
Assessor. Beatty.
Constable Salt River township, Gil
bert
Judges county court, Griggsby and
Carter, re-nomInated.
I
The following parties were nomi-
mated for justices of the peace for
Salt River Township: Decatur Har-
ris, James Kesler, J. ]. Winscott.
The Democratic central committed
was elected as follows:
Salt River-W. Il. KEENAN,, O. Dish
man, A. Carter, d. T. Gentry, ]. ].
Steele.
Cuiyre-charles Daniel, ]. II. Minor.
Loutre d.. T. Owen, Walter,
Tretchel.
Linn-James Mccormick. Thomas
Robnett.
PrairIe-E. c. Kennen. ]. F. VIII
saling-James Smith, Thomas Wis
dom.
TEN YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.
J. 1. Hit located at Grantsvilie,
Utah.
Mrs- ), Humphrey was visiting in
the East.
J. M. harmaduke and wife visited
In Virginia.
Miss June Coll, Of Perry, visited
Mrs. p. II. Cullen.
DIR. ]. ]. Wilson, Of Moline, moved
to Colorado TO reside.
Miss Jessie Kent was entertaining
Miss Miller. Of Wright City.
Miss Ruth Lakenan vvae antaxtatn |.