Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-10-12
IS, 20 and 10 Years Ago
This Week.

JOLticA icotueu1cs Htot VI the tvot
office, fer q, 500
Joe Berry, q carpenter, fell from the
Presbyterian church parsonage, injur-
Ing his spine seriously.
Bob Steele clerked for David Bros.
4 Blum.
]. @, Ringo, Of this city, was mar
ried TO Miss Matte L. Burroughs, qf
Millersburg, Kentucky.
Col. Oliver, OF ST Joe, ex.Secretary
Of State, purchased the Adams prop
in East Mexico.
At the Methodist conference, held
at Richmond, Mo several large min
listers attended; their names and
weights we're:
Rev y II. Root, Eos pounds
william Warren, 2sS pounds
W. W. McMurray, so2 pounds.
/" W. Il. Dockery,,275 pounds
Walter Tool, go pounds.
W. T. Ellington, go pounds
T. ]. Gooch, $40 pounds.
Grafton Tanquary, 2s3,
Mr.. Stone was proprietor OF a butch
err shop at Laddonia-
J. S.Smith and Miss Leila Mansfield,
both Of Audrain. were married by
Rev. T.J Gooch.
s. III. Wolff Travelled for a St. Louis
firm.
The following composed q party Of
hunters who went to Usage county
]. NJ. Daniel, John spotswood, Bert
Daniel. r. Parish, Billie West, Pate
Morris, G. Bruce, Billie MaupIn, Fred
Miskell.
TWENTY YEARS AGO THIS wEEK.
Miss Edith Burnett, OF Mexico. and
T. II. Preston, OF Illinois, were mar
ried. .
Miss Jennie Northery ard L. G
WooImer, both OF Eexieo, were mar
ried BY Rev. ). @. Armstrong.
A. H. Boyd was postmaster at Rusl
Hin.
j. Z Buckner and Miss Kate Craig
Of Auxvasse, we're married.
@. Fl. Craig taught at the Stauffel
school house.
The Ladies Aid Society met witt
Miss Cora Woodlan.
The officers OF the Mexico division
Of the Sons & Daughters OF Temper
ance were:
J.J. Winscott, w. p.
Mrs. II. A. Roe, W. A.
Miss Anna Hayden, R. s.
r. a.. Herman, Assistant r. S.
p. w. Harding, FL
Josiah Wright, Treasurer.
Rev. &c. Armstrong, Chaplain
Ian Jones, Conductor.
Miss Nora Fullington, /. S.
Charley Day, 0. S.
Ex-Governor Hardin put rock on The
Paris road along the entire length OF
his farm.
J. II. Wells was very sick at the
home OF j. A. Spence.
W Z. veerkamp taught school at
Rush Hill.
Alfred cauthorn attended school in
81. Louis.
J. A. Spence ran a store at Browns
station.
TEN YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.
George Haas, Of Butler, H., had a
position with Buckner, the druggist
The University of Missouri authori-
ties decided to begin atonce the manu-
facture OF anti-toxine.
James Cahal travelled for Owen g.
Wolff.
Mrs. John FREDDIE died at her home
In Audrain county.
Elmer Sharp had a position with a
firm In Kansas City.
Mrs. Webb, of north Of Mexico,
broke her arm.
Charley Weinand, OF Audrain coun-
by, aged 60 years, a somnambuIist, fell
from a window in a boarding house In
St. Louis, a distance Of 50 feet, frac-
bis ankle and cutting his chin.
The Strauss saddle and harness
plant at the Missouri State Peniten-
burned. Loss, $4,000, insur-
lnce, $4,000.
The infant child Of George Ridge
way, OF near Centralia, fell from a
and was killed.
Joseph T. Potts, son Of Hon. j. A.
Of Mexico, took first prize at
he st. Louis fair for best boy rider
lnder fourteen years Of age.
Pauline, aged q years, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs Mcdonald, died.
George Fowler, 3 farmer living near
Vandalia, was badly injured by being
from a wagon.
Butler Guthrie. John B. Graham.
Dr.. g. #. Toalson, Charles, W. Girls
veil, with Lige Cooper, Jr, as cook
md Joe Harrison, barber, were In