Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-08-04
Facts About the City
And County Taken
From the Early Files
of the Mexico Week
ly Ledger.

Men may come and men may go,
but newspapers seem destined to go
on forever. So a perusal of copies
Of the Mexico Weekly Ledger Of
1856 and 1856 would have one believe
for even in those pioneer days the
weekly paper that was carried post
haste" by stage and on horseback
was a thing that people looked for
ward to.
In those days when the telegraph
was in its infancy and the speedy wire
service of today was lacking papers
were more largely local and por-
trayed little of world news, except
that which was brought by travellers
or had been copied from other sheets.
The editor and the reporters too
put a great deal of editorial matter
in their news articles, often express
ing opinions more freely than they
told the news.
The newspaper formed, too q sort
of weekly novel" for it had one on
the front page, that stood out, even
about the most conspicuous want ad
and was SURF to rivet the attention Of
the ladies by such gentle titles as
THE Noble Revenge" and "The Dying
Year,
The Weekly Ledger, one of the
pioneer papers of Central Missouri
had as its policy in 1856 the high
theme of Devotion to Literature,
Science, Agriculture, Education,
Amusements, the Markets Etc." all
of which indicated that the editor OF
1856 must have indeed been a ver-
satile man. He also professed strict
neutrality in. politics, but announced
that his terms were 81 in advance.
AS a top header ON the front page
of the issue of September IL, 1856
John @. Pool announced that his
stock of dry goods was alright and
that lit is useless to attempt or to
enumerate the wide assortment now
on hand" r. W. Reed, in competi-
ton, announced, with a larger ad
that the prices on razors, assorted
perfumery and Portmonies Etc,
were "Going Down. as he was dis
posing of his stock at prime cost"
r. M. Northcutt had an ad "Of In
terest to Gold Hunters" but he was
not trying to interest the kind Of
hunters that had crossed the plains,
for he was giving bargains in iron
bed-steads.
c. w. Rickette, Attorney and
Counsellor at law displayed a bolt
ad on the front page, a thing that all
good barristers shun now a days, and
announced that his speciality was the
guaranteed prompt collection OF
debts"
On that date too it is recorded that
me William P. Hart Of Christian Col
lege proposed to establish a high
school in Mexico called Prairie
College" and that in addition to the
regular curse instruction would be
given in Greek and Latin Language,
Terms for five months from So to
$12."
The Mansion House. in Louisiana,
Mo-, then the scene of many a recital
of the events Of the plains, and where
travellers from east and west met, an
nounced a new management, that OF
Mitchell & Gladney.
Land near Mexico was just being
opened and little of it was in Guilt
walton. One record of real estate
transfers states that "Henry Will
liams sold 100 acres of unimproved
land east of Mexico to T. M. North
cult g. Co, for SIS per acre"
Another states that 7. s. Eller
agent for e. Garrett of Baltimore
Md, sold to John G. Field of Column
bia $50 acres Of unimproyed farm
land seven miles south east Of Mexico
for $40 per acre."
A Howard County man had a move
idea Of aaCusing competition in 9
coming fair. He announced thai