Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1902-10-09
FROM N. R. PITTMAN.

AT voting meeting at the First
Baptist Church few weeks ago l left
a pencil. 1t was sent to me here in
ST. Joseph. A card bearing aone-cent
postage stamp brought it. On that
card was a request that l write a letter
to the Mexico LEDGER.
With that preaching-like prelimina-
ry | donow plunge into the very mid
die Of letter. My favorlte Presbyte-
rian preacher, A. A. Wallace, has
brother in st. Joseph. This St. Joseph
Wallace is one Of the best physicians
in the world. l used to preach to him
In a lunatic asylum. He was physi-
clan there. He practices now through
out st. Joseph. All lunatlcs are not
in aSylums. Missouri is well supplied
with lunatic asylums st. Joseph has
the best one. Nevada needs a larger
one. Fulton dues not now need SO
large an asylum for the insane. What
homeopathy has had to do with that
institutions prosperity / do not know.
I've been in Arkansas awhile and
have learned some lessons. The eli
mate there and other ministrations
there from nature and natures mob
lest work have biased me in favor Of
both the round system and the fiat
system.
Did the census of 1900 initiate the
population OF st. Joseph? On the
ground here l am feeling that 1t did
not. st. Joseph is bigger than Mem
phls, Tenn. For ten years was pas
tor here. Again ] am pastor here. III
] had not been here ten years, certain
ly the city would not have grown so
rapidly. All my children were born
here. Joseph Ranbidoux founded the
city. He named the streets for his
children until the streets gave out.
Here are streets named Francis, julie,
Felix, Edmond, Charles, Sylyanie,
Sylyanie was a girl.
! have 80 feet Of ground on Sylvanie
mot a grave. II is a hole. The city
raised the street two feet and half.
I'd like TO sell the lots for a farm in
Audrain II they've not all been sold or
II the price per acre has not gone to |
two dollars per bushel.
do not know how to write a letter
for secular paper. I've had some ex-
perience as an editor Of religious pa
pers. ii. Il. Truck is a wealthful ad-
dition to the religious forces OF Mex
leo. helped to rear him or to bring
him down the river on a raft. He
never went up Salt River.
October 20-23. During those three
days the Missouri Baptist General AS
ISOLATION will be in session In st JOS
eph. But not a place on earth can
ever give that body more cordial hos
pitality than did Mexico in 1897. Not
a paper can surpass the rich and gen.
erous treatment extended to the as
ISOLATION by the Mexico LEDGER.
st Joseph has a new daily paper. 1t
is the "EUening Press. 1t starts with
manifestation Of strength. This makes
two excellent evening papers for st.
Joseph. The Gazette is stronger than
ever as a morning paper,
OF course Mexico will be well repre-
sented at the General Association in
st. Joseph. For the first time since l
was married have no company room
In my house. But will be willing to
sleep in the parlor, dining room,
kitchen or garrett in order to accom-
modate anybody from Mexico. You
see that l am fond Of the people of
Mexico. There among them | spent
happy years. IL does me good to see
the people OF Mexico. Torreyson, who
went from Mexico, is superintendent
OF the great schools OF Fort Smith. l
saw him In the mountains last August.
Such a letter But am not an
editor now.
st. Joseph, Oct. |, 1902.