Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-03-27
AUDRA|N HISTORY
BY THE HON. GEORGE ROBERTSON


uous liquors and groceries. at his
house, for a period OF six months.
That order at this time viii be OF
some interest.
1t is as follows: "on the motion
of James e. Fenton, leave Is grant
ed him for selling and retailing spir-
ituous liquors and groceries at his
house in the town of New Mexico, in
this county. for months from the
18th day of December, 1886, upon hi
paying a tax of $500: also a tax
of one-eighth per cent on ev-
cry $4,000.
at would seem from this order that
Fenton had been in the same busi-
ness before his license and that It
was dated back ito cover accidents"
The house where the grocery was
kept is the same place where Jen-
nings G. Fenton had been doing busi-
ness and where the court at the time
was sitting.
James Harrison was appointed pres
dent OF the Court and then the Court
proceeded to divide the County into
six townships (1) and ordered cleo
tions for eonstables and justices of
the peace Of the same. Before the ad-
journment of the term another IL
cense to sell and retail spirituous IL
quors was granted George w. Turley
for a period of six months, to date
the fourth day of February. 1887.
upon paying license of $500. and
tax of one-eighth per cent on ev-
cry 100000 1t is learned that Tur-
ley then located his business on the
Northeast corner of block seven,
where the saloon business OF William
Kemper is now conducted. Turleys
place afterward developed into tav-
ern and SO remained for number
Of years Ackley Day was appointed
Commissioner for the purpose Of lay
ing off and selling lots belonging to
the County OF Audrain and which had
been donated by the proprietors Of
the town of Mexico.
i At just what time Audrain County
had its first doctor Is not now as
certainable. Soon after Mexico was
laid off, Doctor Edward Ratliff,
native of Maine, and graduate Of
Bowdoin College of that State, To-
Gated on a farm three or four miles
northeast OF Mexico and engaged in
: practice. He afterwards removed
: to Mexico and from there to Santa
Fe, where he continued to practice
: for many years.
q In 1854, DR. R. w. Bourne came to
! Mexico from Kentucky and at that
time found Drs. Lazarus N. Hunter,
I Nathaniel Allison and w. H. Lee To-
!. Gated there Later came Chas. H.
: Hughs, then S. N. Russell. native
OF Maine also, graduate of Bow
doin College. About the time Rus
!. sell located here, were Drs. t. p.
: Rothwell, Wesley Humphrey, G. B.
, Fetter, J. w. Lanius. John S. Potts,
: and R. Arnold, the first homeopath.
Located in the country on Little
: by was Dr. Joshua H. Crawford, Ed
: ward Duncan on Long Branch, who
practiced in Northern Audrain and
) Southern Monroe. In 1876 from Con
Q cord also came DR.. VIM. w. Mac
farlane. Soon after that DR.. w. r.
, Rodes from Santa Fe, who while liv-
d ing here. was made Superintendent OF
the Fulton Insane Asylum. Then
II came DR.. T. J. Basket, from Gala
l. way County.
2 In 1872, there was organized an
p Audrain County Medical Society, and
70 the following made up the officers
u and the membership. w. II. Lee,
IL President; J. H. Crawford, Vice-Pres-
ia ident; A. M. vandeventer, Treasurer;
IL VIM. w. Macfariane. Secretary. The
members were John Bryan, on Young
lt Creek; ]. w. Lanius, c. B. Fetter
is T. P. Rothwell, s. N. Russell, Yves
ut ley Humphrey. By 1884 the membe
III ship was made up of the following az
ar ditional doctors: w. L. Reed, s. M
ne Dodson, Pinkney French, f. NJ. Moor
to w. r. Rodes. T. ]. Basket, w. V
en- Walker, Thos s. Murdock, A. NJ
as Patterson, r. w. Bourne, NJ Allison
en- w. r. Blankenship, w. Fl. Vandeven
m ter, sam'l Welch. ]. H. Terrill, J. B
lib Scholl. NJ M. Scott, M. e. Craw
ST. ford, ]. J. HALEY. John McDermon.
er- All of the above named are nov
ne dead with the exception OF DR.
lal Rodes, still practicing in Mexico
ne Macfarlane, located at Auxvasse; I
ow w. Bourne, living in Mexico. bl
loi- long since retired from practice, Bls
me kenship, removed; NJ. e. Crawford,
0" moved; NJ. NJ. Scott. removed;
r. B. scholl. removed to Eureka sprini
ion Haley, in Ft. Collins, Colorad
his Hughes, located in st, Louis.
eld prominent alienist, and Pinkn'
v French Of st. Louis.
'eal 1t is not the purpose of th
be- sketch to give the later day membe
and Of the medical profession Of Il
lese County, but one will be mentione
wn' DR.. Edwin s. Cave. who began pra
clr- tice in Mexico in the early SOS an
ana after attaining prominence in his pl
fession died at Mexico July 10, 1917
pos or these a number enjoyed me
zen than local practice. and gained cC
ap- siderable distinction in their prof
lnty sion, notably Russell, Hughes, Brys
ap- French and Rodes.
but
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