Mexico Missouri message., 1911-01-19
A SILVER WEDDING.
Mr.. and Mrs. Torreyson-Ernest
Burch-A "Befo De Wal"
Story.

Laddonia, Mo-, Jan. 14.-By in
vitation this writer few lays |
ago paid our old friend Jap Mor-
NOW a visit. Jap is well fixed |
Owns 120 broad acres of Audram
county land one half mile north OF
Laddonia. What Jap most needs |
is a good woman to look after his
home, help him with the cows AMI
chickens, and such, all of which he
has a plenty.
Ernest Burch of Utah is here to
see his mother, Mrs. George Burch.
who has been very i'll with pneu-
monia. Ernest took his first les
sons in telegraphy here some years
ago and afterwards became the
most correct dispatcher on 'The
Only Way" lie has quit rail
road work altogether. He mar
ried Miss Katie McCarty, daughter
of John ID. 'McCarty, north of Lad
donia. The latter the early set
tiers will remember as a man al
ways of good cheer, true to his
friends, and as to his enemies-he
had none. Mr.. McCarty and the
Burches all live together now in
Utah.
Last night Mr.. and Mrs. C. 4.
TerreySon celebrated their 25th
wedding anniversary. All pres
ent had joyful time; many
thoughts of other days were called
up. 1t was a double wedding oc-
casion % years ago. Mr.. Charles
A. Torreyson AMI Miss Fannie
Swanson was one couple and Nj.
Fred Swanson and Miss Annie
IGillilland the other. Frank Barr
and Miss Nellie Reed were the at
tendants for the first couple AMI
John Beal and Miss Annie Welsh
were the attendants for the second
couple. The wedding was at the
Laddonia Baptist church. Many
changes have takcm place with
each concerned since that time
Mr.. and Mrs. Swanson now reside
in Arkansas, we believe, but Mr.
ana Mrs. TOrreyson have remained
here, near the old landmarks. Mr.
TOrreyson is a son Of the late John
, II. Torreyson who was one of the
early settlers in the neighborhoo,
of Martinsburg. Mr.. and Mrs
Torreyson have an interesting
, family of children, all daughters
and all are growing up into usefu
4 and promising womanhood; one
( Miss Margaret, is a teacher i'll tn
A Benton City schools. Congratu
' lations to Mr.. and Mrs. TorreysOn
I may their feet continue to be lie,
G in pleasant paths.
We close with IA paragraph re
= verting back to the days of tn
: Civil War when this country roun
T. about was overrun with bands .
+ outlaws. Mr.. Bogus lived on Wes
o Cuiyre and is well remembered b
It the early settlers of that time. III
e was a good citizen. One day h
q was out looking for his stock on
r stream that joins West Lick, nea
II the southwest corner of Raj
e county. The stream was know
II as Hubbard S branch. Bogus, o
the side, at the same time, wit
a some of his neighbOrs, was gun
u ming for turkeys. Bogus wOunde
Is or winged one. lie chased
:: across pond. The turkey g
N over safely but Bogus went thr
1 the ice up to his waist. Bob Pn
= Wis settled on n claim near ii
= month Of this branch. lie sol
y to Bob Finnell, he to Amos Lad,
he to DR.. Culver and he to WI
II Perry. whose widow now lives
: Mexico. Up this branch for thrc
y miles was the finest water an
grass in all the country. StOc
, would gather on this branch fC
, miles around. The early settle
tell about catching fish here
inches in length. All this is no
changed by the cultivation of Il
IA land all those big water-holes "a
now filled up. Well, as we start'
to say above, Bogus was here la
I'm tb. foll nf 1Sfl lnnkiup A.