Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1905-10-26
AUDRAIN COUNTY MISSOURI THURSDAY
q, 20 and 10 Years Ago
This Week.

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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
| S Simpson was in bushes in Kansas
City.
J P Rixey, young lawyer Of Viz
ginia, located In Mexico, and had bis
office with W II Kennan
| Bailey & Anderson, jewellers OF Full
ton, were robbed Of s75 and and sl20O
worth Of watches and jewelry.
Brice Edwards, Of Mexico, was a
student at the Missouri Medical Col
lege in St Louis.
/ John Ricketts, and Lee Mcconnell
were home from an eastern trip
TheoGarrett, OF Mexico, and Miss
Fannie McCue, OF Auxyasse, were
married by Rev Mr. Oowan.
John Kelleher, section house keeper
at Thompson, was killed by the cars
Nearly $500 was cleared at Catholic
fair held in Mexico.
| Bird Daniel, Of Wilson township,
killed forty-four snakes all in one
ledge of rock.
TWENTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.
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The infant of Mr. and Mrs Mat Wom-
mack died at Laddonia.
The Water Works Company Of
Mexico was composed Of IS Mastin,
Of Moberly; + H Pond, L Hoster, J
Maxwell, all Of st Louis.
Mike Sheehan was conductor on the
O s. A branch In place Of W r Belts,
who was visiting in the east
W c Clanton, OF Galloway county,
opened store at Molino.
Tom Ford was very sick at the
home OF VIM Johnson In Laddonia.
Miss Nettie LaRue was teaching at
Doan Station.
There were $50 pupils in the Van
Vandalia school
Mexico was visited by big fire.
Property belonging to the following
was destroyed: VIM Harper, 3 build
ings, Macfarlane & Trimble's law
office, Cough, the tailor s B Cook, In
telhgencer office, ] f Mountz, Petitt
s. Lantz, grocers, Mrs Rodman milli-
merry, Mrs johnson, Harper s. Turner,
dry goods, Mexico Armory, E Hut
ton library.
John A MCGEE, Of Boone county,
and Mrs Eliza Wilkerson, Of Audrain
county, were married.
DR. Berrey, Of Mexico, located at
Youngs Creek.
Nine horses belonging to the Fore
paugh circus were killed in railroad
collision near Benton City, Mo.
The baker shop belonging to w
Mckinley burned. Loss about s40O;
insurance $3.50.
Kennan and VIM Edmonston,
who had recently been admitted to the
bar, gave a banquet at the Ringo Ho-
tel. Among those present we're:
Judge Robinson
JMcD Trimble
w WFry
TB Buckner
George Robinson
MY Duncan
Squire W Fl Logan
JB Clark
7 l. Easily
SW Buckley
Squire WV Watkins
W S Mosby
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| James Trimble
| d T Gentry
| WB McIntire
i Sheriff John AtchisOn
i Robert Edmonston
i Sam Northern
| SB Cook
i RIM. White
/ Rev J G Armstrong, Ex-Governor
Hardin and Judge ] A Gurhrie at
tended the State Baptist Association
at Carthage.
4 Mr. Hartskamp, Of Holland, en- route
| to Mexico to visit VIM Wetter.
Married at Perry-Jesse Pitt and
and Laura Menefee, ED Redd ofiiciat-
ing.
ii Miss Mary Reid was making hand
i some banner for the A o U w Lodge,
r of Mexico.
TEN YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.
Bette Miller r-Kabler, formerly ol
Mexico, died in Hannibal
T ] Hoxsey & Co purchased from
Charley Glyens, Of Audrain county, q
: beef COW Weighing 1920 pounds.
Fred Hilderbrand, living near Ben
!. ton City, lost 25 acres Of corn by lire
e Born, to T Johnson and wife,
!. daughter.
Robert McDonough was recovering
from illness.
I'll Peyton S Graham, aged IA years
i son of Mrs Robert Graham, was kille'
, while he and some companions wer
s cleaning gun.
n Joseph Pitcher, Of Vandalia, an
u Miss Nora Fullington, Of Mexico, wer
"a married at the home of the bride
L mother on Wade street.
Mrs S f Eldridge died at Rush Hi
She was dressmaker and had live