Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-11-24
RUSH HILL HAS
MOST PROSPEROUS
APPEARANCE ALWAYS
WELL-KNoWN AUDRAIN TOWN
BOASTS OF MANY eRANIToIo
WALKS AND FINE BUSINESS
HousEs-LoTs OF STOCK RAIs-
ED IN THAT SECTION
List of WeII-Known Business Firms
in That Place = Streets Are in
Good Shape and Several New
Homes Have Been Built.

With as nice buildings as towns
twice its size and business that
marks dt a good mercantile point,
Rush Hill, one of Audrain's livest
little cities, is a good town in which
to live. Ereryone and everything
looks prosperous and fine whole
souled lot of people inhabit the little
town.
t. j. Roberts, who has been post
master for IA years, known everyone
in that section and is generally popu-
lar. Louis Knoebel, whose restau-
rant bs near the station, feeds the |
trafeler a meal that is bounteous as
well as good
J. C. Maxwell has a wellstocked
general store and is assisted by his
brother, Tom Maxwell. He enjoys
an excellent trade Peter Erdle con-
ducts the only hardware store In
Rush Hill, which is located i'm
handsome brick building and is al
ways doing business. MIR. Erdle has
built the business UP to what 1t is,
one of the best In Audrain.
DR.. w. e. Cornett,who has charge
o the health off the community, makes
his calls in handsome touring car
and generally looks after the city.
One of the most up-to-date general
stores we have seen for sometime
lis that conducted by T. p. Wood
v ard and w. S. Doolin. 1t is de-
partmentized as well as tastily ar
ranged and doing fine business.
The Odd Fellows and Woodmen lodg
es have a fine hall above the afofe-
mentioned store and are two prosper
ing orders. Jas. Meyers conducts an
lup-to-date pool hall and barber shop
near Robert Walter, who is also IN
the same business, as well as owner
of fine butcher shop.
M. L. English, painter, keeps the
houses and stores bright with leao
and oil. Lutte Diggs, a welEknown
Young stockman, with Ed. Crooks, as
lsists c. E. Casper and j. P. Harper
two prominent stockmen-in max
ling Rush Hill q well-known shippane
, point.
The Bank of Rush Hill is one O
, 1.-THE staunchest financial msstltutpoh'
in Audrain; it is housed DIN am up-to
dare handsome brick building. L
> w Roberts is cashier; Dr. W. L
Cornett, president, and h. d
Smith. vice4president. The other u
Irectors are: Gather Berry, Feue
? Erdel. Henry Weber. and Frank Ell
. ldel, ST.. ,,,
]. w. Coleman. the capable Wiling
, blacksmith, has just completed a I'M
two-story building with a dance ma
above. He is preparing for a VI
: dance Thanksgiving night. Ike Han
10 lin is also blacksmith OF abihty
u Rush Hill,
y r. p. stewart has weIl-equlppe
. roal estate office and is busy ma
@ with all his many interests to atoen
20. Squire H. Doolin, whose gra
and coal business is a lucrative Oh
- has some well-improyed proper
fronted by granitoid walks. There
= more granitoid i'm Rush Hill uh'
many towns twice its size. Q.
- Bradley, who is street commissaon'
and a good one judging from the IL
- condition Of the towns thorough mar
~, ~ is a carpenter and has completed Y,
49, -. handsome and modern cottages
William and James Doolin.
., J. il. Carnes, another wellhno
IA citizen, has been selling hghtnl
Ino rods for years in that territory
son. ii, c. Carnes, is the acco
II modaiing c. & A. agent there q
~ ~ his son.inlaw, r. H. McManamy
~ charge of the telephone swttchbo'
iool at that point.