Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1902-05-08

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their luggage; thought very strange Of
it and complained Of the treatment.
Finally, Newland proposed to COM
promise the difficulty and part with
the judge "on the square" If he would
tell why be locked the luggage in a
closet and treat the company to some
OF bis "morning dew.n This was
agreed to; and tine judge said he put
the things in the closet to protect
them from the rats and proceeded to
pass round the jug, whereupon sam
Newland arose and said he would give
the judge receipt to rid his house Of
rats, which he did as follows: "Just
give the rats such fare as you gave us
and I'm id il every one Of them
don't leave you in a week.
NEW MEXICO ESTABLISHED.
At a session Of the county court held
on March 20, 1887, Ackley Day was
appointed commissioner to lay of the
town of new Mexico and sell the lots.
The first public sale of lots was on
May 4, 1887, by which time the name
of the town was changed to "Mexico. II
George W. Turley was one Of the
first merchants Of Mexico-a bachelor,
very portly man, and the champion
snorer Of the nineteenth century. No
one could sleep in a room at a hotel
near his, and therefore, he occupied
one as distant from all the Others as
possible.
The total expenses of the county dur
ing the year 1887 were only s204 SO. @
FIRST CIRCUIT COURT.
On March 13, 1887, at the house Of
Edward Jennings, where, during the
previous month, the first county court
was organized, the first circuit court
ever held in Audrain county met.
Priestly II. Mcbride, Judge; James
NJ. Hicks, ,elisor or sheriff; John Heard,
prosecuting attorneXand Joel Haynes,
clerk. The next term of the court
commenced July 10, 1887, and was held
in the first court house ever erected in
the county. Same officers present as
at the March term.
FIRST GRAND JURY.
The first grand jury empaneled in
the county consisted of Thomas Kill
gore tforeman), VIM. Wood, Eli Smith,
VIM. @. West, Adam Cluck, Joseph
Mcdonald, John Peery, Delaney Will
ingham, John Wood, John II. Kilgore,
Rowland McIntlre, James Davis, John
b. Kilgore, John w. Barrett, Joseph
Brown and Harrison Norvell.
Among the indictments found by
this jury was one against Samuel
Turner for betting on poker, and
another against Vincent Moore for
betting on three-up. what is that?)
The attorneys present and enrolled
were John Heard, James n. Alternately,
Of Paris; Sinclair Kirtley, Of Column
bla; VIM. II. II. Rupell, of Fulton;
Henry Cave, Of Fulton; Phil Williams,
of Paris; W. r. Vanardsdall, of Paris,
and Thomas Miller, Of Columbia.
Judge Mcbride afterwards Qs45) be-
came judge of the Supreme Court by
of Gov. John @. Edwards
and died on his farm on the Two
Mile Prairie, in Boone county, May 2l,
1869.
Thomas Miller, the last named at
torney on the list, was the first presi-
dent Of Columbia College, which was,
in fact, the progenitor of the State
University, afterwards a practicing
lawyer and editor of the Columbia
Patriot. His health failing, he re-
signed the tripod in July, 1s4l, and
was succeeded by myself in a journal
istic career, which continued for near
ly a half century. Col. Miller sought
health by an overland or wagon trip
across the plains to Santa Fe, but
died before reaching his destination
September 10, 1S4l ,at "Round Mound,n
where he was buried 200 miles this
side of Santa Fe.
FIRST COURT HOUSE ND TWO LAST.
Audrain has had only three court
houses. The first, a hewed log one
story structure SO feet long and IS feet
wide, with a partition of logs, making
one room % feet long; two outside
doors, four Is light windows and brick
1t was situated ON lot
fronting the public square, and
served as a court house only until No
vember 1899, when the second house
was completed. This was a two-story
brick, large court room on the first
floor and three rooms above stairs, and
located in the center of the public
square. The third and last court house
was commenced June II, 1868, and
finished in 1869, at cost of s42, ,s70.7L
1t is OF brick, two stories high and
ten rooms. 1t is very hand
some building surmounted by dome,
in which there is a town clock of the
best construction.
FIRST MARRIAGE.
The first marriage solemnized in Au-
drain county was on February ,, 1887,
between Mr.. Samuel Riggs and Miss
Nancy Dollins, Rev. Robert A. Young
er, a Methodist minister of Boone
county, officiating.
THE FIRST SCHOOL.
Was established in 1882 in the south
ern part Of the county and the north
ern part of Galloway, on the northwest
corner Of section IS, range so township
o. | wish knew who now owns the
site OF the old school house and to
what use it is appropriated. 1t is a
historical spot in the county. Mat
thew Scott, Temple Wayne, Thomas
Boyd, Mrs. Jane Gregg, Ackley Day
and Lewis Day were the active pro-
moters OF the enterprise.
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