Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1905-08-17
IExIoo AUDRA COUNTY MISSOURI THURSDAY AUGUST II
Is, 20 and 10 Years Ago
This Week.

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
The population of Audrain county
was 10, ,4Sl; Mexico 3,s4I.
The Mexico school district cas-
three-fourths Of the entire vote q
Salt River township
Joe Partridge was q boot and shoe
maker in Mexico.
Freddie, son Of K johnson, wa.
kicked by horse and very severely
injured.
Joe Murray, the tailor, moved his
stock of gents furnishing goods to the
north side OF the square
The following were officers Of Sail
River Lodge, No. 1926, Knights OF
Honor: ]. G. Maple, Dictator; J. r.
Pollard, Vice. Dictator; B. f. Dobyns,
Asst. Dictator; W. B. LaForce, FL
nancial Reporter; Jouett Tomlinson,
Reporter; J. NJ. Gordon, Treasurer;
P. W. Harding, Chaplain; Ed Roth,
Guide; II. FRANKIE, Guardian; W. W.
Macfarlane, Med. Examiner; Elder
John Brooks, Past Dictator.
DR.. Moore opened drug store in
the Simpson building at Laddonia.
A picnic with political speaking was
held at the Cunningham farm, l mile
northeast Of Mexico The speakers
were: T. T. Crittenden, +. M. Cock
rell, Col. Hobbs, Ed, Haley, A. NJ.
Alexander, Champ Clark and A. III.
Buckner.
The Cuiyre correspondent stated
that G.. Douchant conducted store
near Crow school house.
ii. W. Logan, of Audrain county,
was elected principal Of the New
Florence school.
The contract for building three ad.
ditional rooms to the Mexico Public
School was let to W, ii. Day, at the
at the sum Of 81, 54S.
TWENTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.
The officers and directors Of the
Mexico Fair Associa tion were: Green
Clay, president; ]. B. Botkin, vice.
president; John ]. Steele, Secretary;
Joseph A. Glandon, Treasurer; G. B.
Baker, Green Clay, J. A. Potts, J. M.
Daniel, ]. ]. Steele, ]. B. Botkin,
Joseph Mcdonald, R. r. Buckner and
S e Kendall.
Mrs. r. A. Grady, Of Perry, traded
her store and dwelling to George w.
Pagan, Of Salt River township, for
his farm.
The vote to establish water works
in Mexico was carried by an over
whelming majorlty-7O3 to 20.
Elder Hook was conducting pro-
tracted meeting at Liberty church,
northwest Of Mexico.
Mrs. DR.. Scott, of Thompson, was at
Manitou Springs, Colo, for her health.
Miss Mamie Whisner and Henry
Reed, both Of Mexico, were married.
The displays of the floral hall were
arranged during the county fair, under
the direction of q. B. Morris, Mrs.
Shootman, Mrs Read, Mrs. P. W.
Harding, S. W. Buckley, H. Easter,
Mrs. DIR. Crawford, Mrs. Bob Hooton,
Mrs. DIR. Reed, D. E. Shea, assisted
by A. B. Cluster, Mrs. Shea, Mrs. D.
W. Steele, and Taz johnson, had
charge of the hall.
Uncle Levi Woods clerked in DR..
Crawfords grocery store.
#. M. Watrons was severely stung by
bees.
TEN YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.
Mrs. John Tompkins died at her
home IL miles south of Mexico. She
was about II years old.
Frank Shell was agent for the Geo.
W. Bourne Implement Co., Of Gales
burg, Ill.
George Frank clerked for Turner
& Jackson.
G. N. Wales sold to Mrs. B. A. Will
coxson, of Illinois, a plot Of ground
for $400, on which a residence was to
be erected.
A reunion Of the Wade family was
held near Salt River church. The
Youngers, Brattons, Gays, Lamberts,
Wades, Evermans, Coons Mornings,
Bickleys, Moores and Cauthorns com
posed the crowd Of slxtY-seven that
were present.
W. K. Roberts, formerly of Audrain
county, was here from China on a visit
to his mother, Mrs. Fannie Roberts.
Mr.. Orff, Of Andale, Kas, arrived
to identity the body Of his brother,
Mike Orff, who was killed by the cars
at Rush Hill.
The Board Of Directors of Hardin
College ordered a three story brick ad-
ditlon to the east wing of the col
legege, to cost $4,000.
Otto Smith Dead.