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.Marshall Mi-lantri*,M bile in Me mb nil. Saline comity, la.^t week on business, we were surprised to find how the town had grown within a year, and we counted more than forty neat anti cosy dwellings, and a number of business bouses even iw iti course of erection.In company with C’apt. L. C. Mitch-I, who now lias his headquarters in that city, we visited many points of interest in Saline county, which is flue of the liest counties its Central Missouri. A new court house, a new opera house and a new public school building are all in course of erection, and will be unsurpassed in that part of Missouri. Selig Co.. merchants, are building a four-story double brick store, which will lie a Iteauty.While Marshall is a good town, and e county seat of one of the Iwst counties in the Ktate, we think it has too much of a lioom—to many houses Wing built. I.ike Mexico, it lias manufacturing interests. Who is going to occupy all those houses now being built ? In the course of ayear they wiil, we predict, be ornamented with To Let,” unless they succeed in itablishing some kind of Manufacturing interests in tlie town. By the Marshall is badly in need of a fire company a tire engine and a sprinkler. Marshall has six newspapers. She should have two— it more tiiati three at the outside. Saline county is one of the best wheat growing counties iu the West, ami wheat is now looking fine. Not less than one hundred self-binders hav been sold this spring. As a grass, and stock growing county, she is not to be compared to Audrain. We had the pleasure of visiting the elegant surburbau residence of J. II. Cordell, banker, and looking at bis herd of flue imported Alderny cattle, the best in the country. They are all registered stock, and are the pride of the county. Mr. Cordell has calves a week old that he would refuse #200 for. aud right here we wish to thauk Mr. Cordell for a large roll of the finest butter we ever ate.Farmers of Audrain, as we have often stud, should turn more attention to fine blooded stock. It will pay. We know it will pay. Mr. Cordell not only has the satisfaction of knowing lie has the finest stock iu the land, but it pays him to taise such stock.We visited the branch store of Mr. L. M. Pease of this city, and found it doing n thriving business. Mr. Pease is justly iopular in that city, and so is his partner, Mr. Chandler, and they enjoy a line trade. We had tlie pleasure of meeting Miss Annie Haffards now teaching there, formerly a teacher m Mexico. She is as well appreciated in Marshall as a teacher as she was in Mexico, which is saying much, for she was considered one of the best teachers ever in this city. T. E. Sjieneer, formerly of Mexico, is also teaching in the public school, aad is giving good satisfaction. He was lately married to a most estimable laity of that city. We are informed that Miss Haffards will be home 011 a visit next week, but not to stay. It is also reported that she will, in the future, teach no more. If she does, she will have but one ‘scholar,” who is one of the most mbstantial and reliable business men Of Marshall.We found Marshall not beliind in hotel accommodations. The Ming Hotel is one of the best in the State. They know how to make their guests feel at home, and justly' enjoy a hoorn-g business.We met our old friend J. T. Breathitt, who is a candidate for probate judge, and lias a fine show for the nomination. Breathitt is a young man of ability, and a thoroughbred democrat.Merrcll Robertson have a large and extensive livery stable, with mule yards attached. They have some fine turnouts, and run * line to and from the depotRobert James, a cousin of the notorious Jesse James, is also iu the livery business, and has an extensive trade. lie is in no way like his cousin, who he often advised to quit his wild ways, or he wonld come to grief. The only thing out of tka way rer knew Robert Janies to do, lo give us a team formerly owned by Jesse James to drive, and this very team came near bringing us to grief, all because we had been giving their former owner “Jesse” (pun, pnrety unintentional), we suppose.Wre found the people of Marshall, one and alt, most courteous, clever and hospitable. Comparisons arc odious, and we nro not going to make any; but we must say that Mexico, ,u enterprising, go-ahead town, has not its equal in Missouri, or any other State, Audrain—grand old Audrain—out of debt with money 111 the treasury, and a healthy Democratic majority, has not its equal anywhere. We have visited the pleasantest towns and most prosperous counties in the West and East, and always come home better than ever satisfied with Mexico and Audrain county.We met Judge W. O. Forrist of this city in Marshall, on important private business. The Judge has many friends there.The Arion Club of Mexico gave a most popular entertainment there last week. Mrs. Patterson, of that city, is going to give ‘ ‘Mascote’' in a few weeks,and it will be the entertainment of the season.Our friend Gill Goodwin lately purchased a large farm near Marshall for 1100 per acre, and sold it for #125 per acre. He is the proprietor of a“Cash” Blackburn, of Vandalia, is going to open a branch drug store in Marshall. “Cash” is a live business man, and will do a stood business.
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Mexico Weekly Ledger
Mexico, Missouri, US
Thu, May 04, 1882
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