Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-07

nIk6s LA IN0G4 ~ ulo11Ik NIelt
to her relatives in Appleton City.
Mrs. Bradley and family visited rel
atives in Galloway last week.
John Cowan and family have re-
turned FROM q ~prosracted visit to rel.
atives In Mexico.
John Romans, of Oklahoma, has
been the guest OF his brother, Alb,
Romans, OF Benton. Mrs. Romans,
their mother, came down from Mar
tnsburg Saturday.
Robt. Brown and wife, of Mexico,
were the guests of their son, r.
Brown, and family this week.
Quite q large crowd attended the
Presbyterian Church social at Mr.
Cohoon's Wednesday evening.
Miss Kettle Hankins entertained the
youngsters with a social party Tues
day evening.
Prosecuting Attorney Rodgers and
his father were In town Monday.
Rev. Boatman filed his regular ap-
pointment at Unity the fourth Sun
day.
Mr.. Powell had the misfortune oil
getting his st. Bernard dog killed by
the train. DR.. Hsiley's fine dog got
severely crippled by the cars and is
not getting along well.
Bud Campbell Is having q nice res
idence built on his farm south of town.
MI. Harper, of Rush Hill, Is the con-
tractor.
Nj. and Mrs. ODe Wright enter
tanned Mr. and Mrs. r. s. Douglass on
New Years Day. Mr.. and Mrs,
Douglass were married Wednesday
evening. We welcome Mrs. Doug
lass (nee Miss Maude Johnson) to oul
community.
THOMPSON STATION ITEMS.
Correspondents of the Ledger.
THOMPSON, January Cook &
Givens, of C~entralia, bought % ia,
steers of James Tinsley and shipped
them st. Louis Thursday,
Elder Jacob Hugely, of Paris, filled
his regular appointment at Liberty
Church on Sunday.
Robert H. Baldridge, of Audrain
and Miss Nancy E. O'Neal, of Boone
County, were united In marriage De.
cember s0th, DIR. d. ]. Mayes, of thi'
place, officiating.
John Sims, of Hazen, Ark, is visit
ing relatives and old friends q thii
place.
H. T. Cant sold 20 hogs to DR.. Gen
try, of Mexico, at $40.
James Ford bought % steers from
@. W. Lewis, averaging 760 pounds, a
$3.25. He will feed them for the Jun,
market.
James Powers has been very sick
but is better now.
A. Browning and wife, of Worces
ter, were guests of r. A. Daniel an
family on Tuesday.
Prof. Perry Sansberry, principal Q
the Bevier Public School, spent sew
eral days with his parents near thi
place last week.
J. W. Mcdaniel, of Marshall, visit
ed relatives here Tuesday.
Geo. Pool, through Voolfolk
Skeggs, real estate dealers of Cen
tralia, sold 80 acres of land to Micha,
Keller, Of Indiana, for $1,925.
i. Fred Panhorst, of Stanton, Ill
visited friends In Thompson Wednet
day.
Mrs. Z. H. Mcdonald, formerly {
this place, now of Mexico, visited he
parents, j. M. Daniel and wife, FIR
day.
Elder Isom Roberts, after spendin
q week with his mother, has returne
to the University at Columbia.
:, I. J. Sims received q second shiI
ment of Arkansas cattle Tuesday.
The party on last Friday night Q
w. E. Reid's was well attended and q
report o good time.
Miss Linnie Evans, who has bee
. visiting at VIM. Bakers, returned I
her home in Monroe City Tuesday.
Mrs. J. Edwards, Of Moberly,
spending the holidays with her pal
ents, T. B. ~Sausberry and wife, net
here.
!, DR.. Frank Harrison, Of the Mil
souri, Medical College, st. Louis, spel
the holidays with his friends at Der
ton City and his brother, Crockett,
this place.