Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-09-06
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Is, 20 and 10 Years Ago
This Week.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO THIS wEEI

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.
The members Of the Perry band were
G W Station, S CGill, J G Richards,
B F Ellis, ] A. Clark. W N Neither
land, ] G. Ellis, VIM Ellis, John Alb
bay, John Richards
A G & A train set fire to Major Il
E Lawder's pasture, east Of Mexico
About five miles Of fence and nearly
200 acres Of grass was burned.
The committee on arrangements for
the floral hall during the Mexico fair
we're: Mrs Cy Clark, Mrs Caleb Berry,
Mrs w II Walker and Mrs Salli Nc
Kamey.
Miss Mollle Shootman presented the
officers OF the fair with tasty badges
A Q Perrin conducted the dining
hall at the fair ground.
George Harder was ticket agent at
Uuc ldiE kIUuuus
An infant Of Mr. and Mrs Jas Dan
lei, aged year and IL months, died.
VIM Oallaway died of typhoid fever
at the home OF Davis, north Of
Mexico.
During an electrical storm Messrs
Riley and McGee, gate-keepers at the
fair ground, we're stunned; Rchard
Fletcher, living north uf town, lost
a rick OF oats the residence OF q Ell
lington, east Of Mexico, was struck.
Mr. and Mrs Ellington we're bJth
stunned,
A carpenter shop belonging to Harry
Dey was burned
TWENTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.
Mrs r l. Day, who lived five miles
west of Laddonia, died very suddenly.
George W Tate and Miss Hattie
Able we're married at the Ringo Ho-
tel.
A woman claiming to be selling pat
terms for the benefit of the missionary
cause, worked several Audrain county
people, among them were; Mrs Mar
tin, at Laddonia, for SO; a lady at
Vandalia, for $l2.
Miss Debbie Westerman was home
from an extended visit in northwest
Missouri
Denny Clines, OF Martinsburg, was
erecting adwelling.
The church at Beaver Dam was re-
paired.
II S Lundy, Of Kansas, took charge
of his farm purchased from Edgar
Threlkeld.
VIM Shearer and family Of Union
neighborhood, moved to southwest
Missouri.
Jasper Berry and family, Of south Of
Mexico, moved to farm near King
man, Kansas.
Miss Sallie Price, Of Beaver Dam,
was attending Christian College at
Columbia.
TEN YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
| Luther Byrns, valedictorian of the
Iclass of 1896 Of the Mexico High
ISchool, was employed as teacher at
ISun Rise school.
| Miss Sallie Owen was In st. Louis In
the interest Of the millinery depart
ment Of the Racket store.
i Miss Ruth Lakenan was attending
the Woman's College in Baltimore,
Md.
The funeral of Beulah May, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs e A Mildred, west
Of Benton City, was conducted by Rev
B d Sipple.
The following marriage license were
granted:
John r Shotwell and Iva Belle Girls
well.
Herman Kombrink and Lizzie
, Brakemeier.
Edgar G Rowe and Lilly MAY
Vance.
, Andrew Strickler and Beckie Ear
ley.
Benz Robinson and Laura Kelley.
Property belonging to the following
was damaged and destroyed by fire a
Laddonia:
Frank Beagles, loss on drug stock
"a, 200; insurance, 1000
Farmers Bank, damage 5000.
JB Gregory building, 5000.
CG Baker, groceries loss, $2,4OO; In
surance, $500.
WI Logan, 5000.
CA Smith livery stable, $1,000.
Wilder s. Pearson, loss S40O.
IS A B Hale, building, $500.
g II L Ahlfeldt s. Bro, buildin
l sl,eo0, stock damaged, insuranc
, 40 600