Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-10-04
80, rs, 20 and 10 Years
Ago This Week.
rn1RrY YEARs AGO rnIs wEEK.

THIRTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.
George Robertson was admitted to
the bar and qualified to practice law
in all the courts in this and adj0in-
ing counties.
billiard Guthrie was employed to
teach at Bean Creek school house.
Capt D Fl Mcintyre was a candidate
for representative.
The following Audraln gentlemen
were on the grand jury: VIM Stewart,
foreman, W W Wilson, S P Payne, J
NJ Forrist, II W Long, r G Gibbs,
Joel Guthrie, w l. French w NJ Sim
minis, G P Wade, r Pulls,
Fl W vangalder, of this city, died Of
apoplexy.
John Fetter, an aged citizen Of
Mexico, died at the home of his son,
DR. C B Fetter.
Brooks and Mcconnell were proprie
tors Of the Ringo Hotel
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.
Charley Ciszeivsky was barber in
Mexico
L Phillip was appointed by the city
council to confer with the Wabash
Ry. In regard to running their War
renton accommodation train to this
city,
Marriage licenses were granted to
the following: J It Hamilton and
Miss S o Branstetter; and Matt CAT
fney and Dele Detienne, all ofAudrain
county,
Master John Sullinger fell fourteen
feet In Ricketts, s. Emmons new build.
ing but only suffered a bruised head.
W III Smith, formerly In the grocery
business in Mexico, had charge of the
Lindsay Hotel In GAINESVILLE, Tex.
Fv Gentry clerked for Harper 8
Turner.
Mrs ] ] Gill was In st Louis under
treatment Of DIR Green for her eyes,
Typhoid fever prevailed to an alarm
ing degree in and around Mexico.
DR. Flint went to Pueblo, Colo, to
live.
TWENTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.
CT Settle and son, of this city, en-
gagged in the grocery business in Cen
tralia.
RI VESSEL, Of this city,was special
correspondent for the New York News
Letter.
Plans we're made for a new chapel
at Hardin College.
John Robinson, Abe Robinson, Bob
Stevenson, John Patton and ] @ V
Baskin were enjoying an outing at
Auxvasse:
CIV Eaggard, of Mexico, located in
Montgomery City.
Jacob Barnes was building new
residence near Worcester. Ad Harrod
did the carpenter work.
Jack Nichols, Of Audrain county,
was in business In Kansas City.
Roberts was teaching a singing
school at Maple Grove school house.
Max Kreuger, formerly with G.
Blum, the drygoods man, of Mexico,
moved to Carrollton, Mo, to go into
business with Baum David s. Co.
Hiram Wommack, of Laddonia, was
very sick.
TEN YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
Mr. and Mrs @ @ Lucas, of Santa Fe,
were home from an extended visit In
Virginia.
Doc MCGEE was watchman at Har-
din College.
LA Kain re.opened the Merchants
Hotel near Union Staion.
The Western Union Telegraph office
was being moved to J II Sallee's book
store.
George LaForce clerked for W J
McLoney.
DIR N r Rodes went to Chicago to
take post graduate course ia medi-
cine.
Miss Lena Pearson, Of Mexico, who
was teaching in the Marshall school,
was In Mexico recuperating her
health.
The Mexico Band furnished music
for the Democratic rally at Bowling
Green.
Mrs S Snidow was confined to her
, bed on account Of illness.
Prof Arthur Lee, Of Mexico, had a
position In the Clinton schools.
A Bryan Club was organized at Far
Der with the following officers:
President o II Athey.
Vice. President, ] ] Alexander.
Secretary, @ A Davault.
Treasurer, NJ + Hamlett.
Sergeant at Arms, J P Sutton.
T T Torreyson, Of Audrain county,
was elected delegate to the National
Horse Thief Association, which was tc
meet at Kingfsher, Ok, the following
year.
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