Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1906-11-01
AN ENYERPRISING
AUDRAIN TOWN.
LApDONIA, ONE OF THE COUN-
TVS BEST AND MOST PROS
Porous CITIES, ADDS MUCH
TO THE C0UNTY's GREAT
NEss-wAs FOUNDED IN
1871 BY AMOS LADD,
FOR WHOM IT WAS
Ma MED.
A CITY OF SCHOOLS and CHURCHES
surrounded by Some Of the Most
Fertile Farm Lands in Missouri,
Worth From Sixty to Seventy
Five Dollars Per Acre
The Representative Bust
ness Men.
4 City OF SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES

Laddonia, one Of Audraln's best and
most prosperous cities,was founded by
Amos Laid, for whom 1t was named,
and !, J. Hayden, and was laid out in
lots and q plat filed with the county
recorder on July "a, 1871. While its
growth has been slow, 1t has neverthe.
less been steady and permanent, and
today Laddonia is in q better condi-
tIon financially, and enjoys more ad-
antages than the average Missouri
country town. The population has
grown TO nearly q thousand and town
property is steadily increasing in
value; lots in the residence section Of
town being worth from seventy.five to
shundred dollars.
Nearly all the business houses In
Laddonia are Of brick and in good
repair; the residence portion OF the
town contains many pretty and sub
Stantlal homes and contrary to the
usual run Of things In a town OF this
size, the streets are not used as a pub
lie dumping ground but are neat and
well kept.
The Laddonia Odd Fellows own
two story brick building, the second
story OF which is occupied by them, to-
gether with other societies, as a lodge
room.
There are two telephone systems In
the town, two grain elevators, two
feed and corn mills and an opera
house. The Laddonia coal mine at
one time one OF the largest In central
Missouri, which has for the past few
yeaBbeen closed will, II the present
plans carry out, soon be in operation
again.
Among the secret societies OF the town
are the Masons, Odd Fellows, Modern
WOOdmen, Ancient Order Of United
WOrkmen and the Modern Brother
hood Of America.
The first church house to be built in
LaddoIla was the Baptist; that demo-
mlnation also being the first to organ
ize The present pastor is Rev.
Beatty Rice. The other churches and
pastors are as follows: Southern
Methodist, Rev. w. @. Russell;C Christ
ian, Rev. ]. d. Green; Methodist
Episcopal, L. 81. Lannig presbyterian,
Rev. Luther Burns; Catholic, Rev.
H. John J, Dillon; Universalist, Rev.
Ella Bartlett.
Among the reliable business houses
Of Laddonia are the following:
The Farmers Bank of Laddonia, es-
ablished In 1895 with paid up capt.
n stock Of $4,000. 1t has at present
surplus, and undivided profits
amounting to over $500.
The Farmers Bank has a safe and
commodlous vault for the deposit Of
customers papers and is insured
against burglary. The office is equipped
With plenty OF desks for the use Of the
patrons, who are cordially invited to
make 1t their headquarters when In
town. Farmers and others who find
II hinconvenient to come to the county
seat may pay their taxes and secure
receipts through the bank.
Under the direct supervision Of the
following officers and directors, It's
aieness and reliability has never been
Questioned: J W Stevens, President;
, EThompson, Vice-President; W II
Logan, Cashier, and w B Lewellen,
Assistant Cashier. JW Stevens, W E
Thompson,C A Stevens,J II Lewellen,
WV Coil, Henry Wlnkler and W II
Logan, directors.
K Brown, formerly engaged in the
orug business, recently bought out the