Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-11-05

houiucou tug nOfSeS were broke and
Trained during the ~off-season; the well.
built barns and stables where were
CHARTERED the hardy work stock of the
famous shows. Mr.. johnson now has
It's acres of grass grazed by cattle. its
stables as feeding sheds for marketa-
Die stuff; yet the wellacquainted
passer-by will always remark, 'sThere
Is the Jim Robinson place.
The route of the carrier covers two
sides Of this fine farm; at the corner
Where the road turns west we find
Tour boxes, representing that many
families that receive the benefits OF
the carriers labor. A short ways north
OF this Is the elegant little home Of
Tom Shelter.
AS we travel west we pass the home
OF DR.. J. W. Settle, while further on,
a dilapidated relic Of by-gone days,
the former home Of the well-known
Ford family, is passed. This old house,
long since abandoned, is situated In
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the northwest corne Of the johnson
acreage and is a striking example of
the substantial ideas of building of
past years.
II the north and west we can see
the home Of Il. e. Pierce, who has
lately removed here from Illinois.
Now, we reach the corner ami turn
towards home, going south we pass the
Bryant school house, and to the home
of Col. Reuben Harlow, Here we
are met at the front gate by Mr.. Har-
low, and with a cordial greeting, par
take of his and Mrs. Harlow's gener-
osity in providing something for the
inner man. Mr.. Harlow possesses one
OF the best farms in Missouri, 400
acres in extent, has a neat little home
and is contented. After a refreshing
repast and a short conversation on the
political outlook, we babe Mr.. and
Mrs. Harlow adieu and proceeded.
Taylor M. Dowell's place is the next
on the route, while the home of Milt.
Householder is seen from the road, as
is also the residence Of Chas. Weinand.
AS we neared the home OF f. j.
Weinand we could perceive Mrs. Wei
nand awaiting the carrier; it was
merely a stamp that she wanted but
it is merely an instance of the benefits
OF the rural delivery. Ben Holtkamp
is the next residenter and as we pass
his home we view the home Of J. J..
Quinlan, one-half mile west, and also
the home Of Andrew and Charles
Meyer, one-quarter mile east.
We now cross Fish Branch for the
second time, and about five miles west
OF our first crossing. w. r. Mudd,s
to the west andJ w. Gilpen's to the
east, are the next farm houses we pass.
The neat little home OF VIM. Neid-
erschutte is the next In order, and
further on, at a cross-road, we are met
by Miss Edna Ellis, on horseback, af-
ter the mail OF the families of VIM.
Dorgan and her father, Ira J. Ellis.
The Ben Sims place, now owned by
A Wagner, Of Iowa, and rented by
W. II. Kennedy, is gone by. This Is a
fine farm and well improved. The
home OF Brice Anderson is next passed,
while a little further south is the
home OF L. S. Hopkins, correspondent
Of the y. S. Weather Bureau, and an
authority on questions relative to the
productions Of this section. Mr.. Hop
kins has a neat little home, a well-im-
improved and w~ell-stocked farm.
John Burgess lives to the west as we
proceed, and VIM. Kombrink to the
east. Henry Neiderschutte, one of
Audrain's most substantial citizens,
lives to the west on a well-improved
place. The next fam home is the
Cliff Black place, now owned by Judge
J. A. Lewis, and under the manage
agement Of his son, Oscar. Here we
notice in the feeding pens, fat cattle,
which are about ready for market.
The junior Lewis is one OF Audrain's
most substantial young stockmen and
resides or this place. He keeps in
touch with the world through the
columns of the daily LEDGER.
We next pass the home of f. w. G.
Dahlem, neat and home-like, and then
we reach the Thompson road and get
a glimpse of the home Of G. W. Pickett
to the south. AS We proceed over this
much-traveled highway we pass the
home Of W. j. Creasey. We now be-
hold Mexico in the distance-not much
of the town but a great deal of smoke
from her many industries--and we re.
alize that our pleasant excursion is
nearing an end.
We now pass the Audrain county
iniirmary, where are cared for many
uufortunates, that destiny has forced
into this retreat. Superintendent
Mundy has the farm in excellent
Horace Munday's well-im-
proved place is next passed, and to the
north we see the stately home place Of
the Shells, now owned and resided on
by Ed. O'Brlen. The old Gass home
stead is next passed. This place is
now owned and occupied by the
Hedges Dairy Co, and is an ideal one
for their business, L. NJ. Tuttle now
on the Russell place, to the
while the Incorporating homes
OF B. f. Dowell and T. B. Hill are
passed In succession, William Fecht
lives to the north of the route and we
are now on the newly improved APP
to the bridge spanning Salt
River. Much work has been done at
and about this, one of the worst points
Of ingress to our city, aud much good
has been accomplished.
The home of 2 T. Botkin is next
passed, while the former home of the
Cauthorns, one of the prettiest places
about Mexico, now owned by E. G. S.
is next, and we are in the cor
porate limits Of Mexico. James Ruse
is the last patron Of the route, and as
Mr.. Clark collected a letter and depos-
some papers, his route had
been covered. Twenty-seven miles
had been traversed through an ideal