Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-06-01
Is, 20 and 10 Years Ago
This Week.


TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.
Mrs. NJ. K. Dunbar, matron Of the
Fulton Insane Asylum, visited In
Mexico.
Jimmie Graham vas moving to
Kansas City to reside.
DR.. French recovered his goods
which were stolen. They were found
at MoberlY.
Herman Scharlach had his arm
broken while playing ball.
Mortimer McElhany was reading
law with T. B. Buckner.
]. ]. Parks was special night watch
man.
Mr.. Clapper, aged about 10 years,
living in the northern part Of Audraln
county, committed suicide by hanging
himself.
r. w. Harris, formerly OF the Mexi-
co Leader, visited In this city from
Baltimore, Md.
Charlie Rodgers was studying sur
veying at Columbia.
Baxter Crawford, OF Laddonia, en-
gagged In the lumber business at Win
field, Mo.
oliver Clark, Of Colorado, brother
OF Cy Clark, OF Audrain county, died.
Jas. NJ. Pollard, of Audrain couny,
died.
Robert Vineil OF Mexico, fireman on
the c. 4 A., was killed near Glasgow.
Funeral services we're conducted from
the NJ. f. church, South, in this city,
Andy Mullen, engineer OF the train
which was wrecked, had his arm bad
ly bruised.
TWENTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.
Married, at the residence OF DIR. j.
II. Crawford in Mexico, A. J. Win
scott and Miss Lulu E. Crawford.
The officers Of Father Matthew So
ciety we're: First Sir knight, +. S
Mitchell; Second Sir knight, I. f
Roden; Recorder, p. F. Brophy.
The store of Brownfield Bros, a
lRowena, was destroyed by fire. The
The post-ofice was also kept In the
building.
@. N. Lakeland, Of Mexico, was ap
pointed claim agent for the G. & A
Ry. Co., In Missouri.
The following were elected officer
Of the Union Literary Society OF tn
Mexico Public School:
President, Miss Allie Shea.
Vice-President, Miss Eva Dyer.
Rec. Secretary, Miss Lena Pearson
Cor. Secretary, Miss Kate Hollo
peter.
Treasurer, Miss Mile Mann.
Sergeantrat-Arms, John Cave.
First Critic, Miss Dora Shepherd.
Second Critic, Miss Hattie Jackmar
Attorney, Miss Julia Morris.
Librarian Miss Ada Mann.
Asst. Librarian, Ross Cauthorn.
/, Summer Librarian, Miss Dora SheI
9 herd.
a Asst. Summer Librarian, Miss Hal
. tie Jackman.
The following were the jurors sele'
! ted for the June term Of circuit cour'
e ] d Phillips, J NJ Forrest, G NJ d.
!, laney, George Edmonston, ID II Ia
Harris, J NJ Cartmell, J L Pierce, ]
c Green, Caleb Berry, A Carter, 81
n Samuel Hook, Charles Lewis, G
Massey, John w Crigler, Ed Frencl
h James Abbay, Green Cant, G A Do'
r ell, Sam Northern, R Leake, A G Ca
roll, r G Graham, E M Holloway,
Cornett, Claude Turpin, BIZ Jane
h t B Hit, Alex Clement, Il Hughe
he Joseph Bolts, Joseph Potts, 0 Dis
as man, r L Lawder, d NJ Hill, j
Lakenan, Joseph Spence.
Miss Annie G. Bolts, Of Audra
county. and G. G. Creigh, OF MOnr
N county, we're married.
aS Married-B. +. Hendriek, OF Ladc
D. MA, and Miss Mary Trail, OF Nor
gomery.
TEN YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.
The funeral services over the
mains Of Mrs. Kombrink took place
the German church, 7 miles north
Mexico.
d Miss Celia Norris was ~stenograpf
M for l.. P. Crigler.
Il Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. 1. r. Kel
!. of west Mexico, a daughter.
he Charles o. Morris, formerly of Me
nd co, died at bis home in Abilene, Tex
in after a lingering illness. He was I
Isl father OF Mrs. r. E. Hisey, Of Mexi'
Mrs. N: Scherer died OF hei
trouble at her home near Worcester
sc- &. M. Woody was employed
10. teach the winter school at the Beag
a. school house.
The needle toe shoe was the style
Sidney Geary, of Thompson, was
of pleurisy.
,er Gross Scruggs was awarded the c.
"a. tract 10 carry the mail from Thor
I'D son 10 Skinner.
ee- Mr.. Presley was a blacksmith
mt Union Chapel.