Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1906-11-22

1 0eptrslla, "The Prairia Queen, and
nightly named, is Boone county's Sc
md city in size and Importance and
4 uauy respects is indeed rival Of
N county seat for first honors 1t
Ms a population Of two thousand,
A. hundred, as shown by the last
pusus, and reliable and conservative
,ptborItIes state that IL has since
roBp far beyond that number. II Is
nsied in central Missouri on the
u,Iu line Of the Chicago d Alton, and
NJ Wabash railroads, i24 miles from
n Louis; 1853 miles from Kansas City
Nd Is the northern terminus Of the
g.bash branch road to Columbia.
CsptralIa was founded and laid out
\ 1866 by three OF Boone county's
nst prominent citizens d A. Janu.
M Colonel Singleton and Major
Rollins and is situated in the midst
d pne Of the banner farm land Of the
nte. 1t Is one OF Missouri's foremost
haud towns, from a commercial view
I'D asa shipping point; the total out
yst Of produce shipped from Cen
rsAs in the year 1905 being valued at
me hnd one half million dollars and
Ibis jeaB shipments are expected to
reach up toward the two million dollar
mark.
The surrounding country is rich,
rolling prairie, beautified and greatly
enhanced by an abundance OF timber
land and ROpled by a thrifty, prosper
Gus class Of farmers; intelligent and
educated to a degree far beyond the
average and wholly modern in their
IDEAS Land in this community ranges
b value from fifty to a hundred dol
hnan acre.
The town Of Centralia is pleasing
b the eve. First, because OF Its neat
nmrct appearance, differing from
most towns OF its size in that 1t is clean
nd does not cover four times the
puundneeessary for Its public build
lngs 10 short, to use an expression
more forctful than eloquent, IL Is not
1pnddled out all over the scenery 2nd,
Y Is modern, as shown by tie many
handsome residences and the condition
(which they are kept And third, 1t is
specially pleasing because OF the gen.
snl appearance OF its business dis
FEt Oentrallans are particularly
proud Of their handsome ten thousand
nlarClty Hall, built In the center OF
& public square; OF the three story
gnI brick on the southwest corner OF
M square, owned and occupied by
u ). Bush, the furniture dealer,
saen Is decidedly the best arranged
M one Of the prettiest buildings in
snlnl Missouri, and the new GLOBE
Hotel building.
Ventralla has five churches, the
astnodlSt, Presbyterian, Baptist,
O0islian and Catholic, an excellent
lhOed school, three banks, a first
'aS electric light plant and system,
Aiee poultry packing houses, a fair
HOOnd, and two Of the best country
ss'papers In the state, and will bave
s"on as the question is put to vote
snellme this month, a complete
eskn Of water and sewerage; to be
,sl'OWed in time by paved streets
iasNerage price OF a town lot in the
,sluence section OF the Prairia Queen
Two hundred dollars, and this as
ssll as other property is steadily
idancing.
iue city otli' ers are, ] E Hinmann
eHof; Dr.. Il DeJarnatt City Clerk
award ~ Edwards, City Marshal; JohE
oul~On, Street Commissioner ant
nary Stone, Robert Roberts, Ed
s alu chamberlain, Thomas Hodge
ahllan Eaton and ]. Sam Brown
aenOeB of the council.
Prominent among the reliable bust
ss@ houses in Centralia is the Farm
ssnd Merchants Bank, one Of th
-. ~ established and safest banking 10
,'uslons In central Missouri, with
qua stock OF twenty live THOUSAND
"a .~,Ais J and a surplus OF eighteen thous
.ue Farmers and Merchants Ban
insured against burglary and hs
. .e proof vault. The management
..ssnos an invitation to all patron
~ ~ business men to make the ban
~.I headquarters and welcomes theI
sue use Of the desks. The Officer
~ directors are, J. W. Bryson, Pres
eIs H. p. Karnes, Vice President
. = ", Settle, Cashier; II. W. Thomal
ssIant Cashier, and L. W. Johnso
y. w. $. Mcbride, Directors.
=, 5. Bush, Furniture an
Undeftaking 60 -, a. -. hnov