Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-07
hundred and shipped them to Chicago

hundred and shipped them to Chicago
Tuesday.
Lee Green, of Centralia, was in this
locality Friday and Saturday and
bought z head of mules while here of
J. N. Rosser and a span of George
| Adams.
Tom Hook shipped a car load OF
hogs to st. Louis Monday.
j. p. Harper has Mrs. Ecton,s resi-
dence in Benton City nearly complete
ed.
VIM. Beackman went to st. Louis
Friday and will engage in the butcher
business while there.
Miss Jessie Maxwell and Miss Mona
Coakley went to Kirksville Sunday to
attend school.
Miss Clark, of Mexico, who spent
the holidays with the Misses Coakley,
returned home Sunday.
Miss Sadie Doolin entertained n
large number of her friends last Friday
evening. 1t rained until a late hour,
but everybody enjoyed themselves
very highly. Miss Sadie knows how
to entertain.
Born, to R. II. Maien and wife, Dec.
80, a daughter. 1t is supposed they
are entitled to q silver cup.
We were very much delighted to
read Mr.. Bunstine's letter from Okla
homa, also George westrope's, OF
Arkansas. We agree with him; IL we
should ever leave Audrain we would
have to take the LEDGER with Us.
Mr.. Moore returned to Williamsburg
to his school Saturday.
Miss Emma Dillon, of Mexico, visit
ed relatives here Sunday.
Adam Meyers and ROXY Hill, of near
MartInsburg, are the guests of James
Meyers this week.
How was Monday for a liveryman
who had to drive out? Charley Rey-
nolds, Of Mexico, can tell you.
Robert Paisley, who has been very
sick Is some better.
j. F. Green has been on the sick list,
but is some better.
TULIP ITEMS.
Correspondence of the Ledger.
TULIP, January 6.-The holidays
passed of quietly around Tulip.
There has been more sickness here
recently than there has been for some
time.
Born, to Mrs. Ed. Wilson, a fine
eleven pound girl. Also to Mrs. Jesse
Vance, a fine boy.
Two OF Prior Dawson's sons, who
have been dangerously i'll with ty-
phoid -pneumonia, are much better.
!, A. M. Littreils baby is recovering
from a severe attack of pneumonia.
Dave Vance is quite sick with pneu-
monia.
While Sterling Noel was cutting
wood a wandering stick struck his
ear, splitting it completely, and 1t Q
quired several stitches to shape Il up
again.
;. A little boy of VIM. Engles', by
mistake, drank coal oil instead of
water, which caused much alarm, but
no harm.
E. T. Dinkle and l. G. Noel, assisted
by M. C~ottingham, took an inventory
Of the general store here Friday and
Saturday.
Miss Tessie Mason was married to
Mr.. Porter Mckinney last Wednes-
: day. The wedding took place at tho
BRIDES home, two miles west of Tulip,
Elder Dale, of Sturgeon, officiating.
r Only a few friends were invited.
Richard Hickerson's baby died
Thursday of pneumonia, aged two
months. 1t was buried at Madison.
The Baptist congregation at Friend
ship have called Elder Griffin, of
Mexico, for this year. (.
Elder Hook will preach at Friend
! ship next Sunday.
ii James Young, Jr., and his amiable
wife royalty entertained o few of
, their friends Wednesday evening at
, their beautiful new home.
Miss Roberta Outright, from Paris,
Q spent last week with her brother, M.
: K. Outright.
Miss Susie McGann, OF Madison, is
the guest of her uncle, Thos. Thomp-
: son.
81 Misses Mentia and Bertha Thomp-
: son returned from their visit in Him
t oia Saturday.
Gilbert Harshbarger and his charm
ing sister, Miss BERTHE, spent last
week with relatives In Boone County.
= The surprise party at y. A. Thomp-
I sons Wednesday night was q pleas
ant affair.
The Tnlip School Board met Mon
= day night and employed Miss Fowler.
. from near Centralia, to teach the
spring term.
I'll Mr.. and Miss Chrisman, from st.
Louis, spent last week with their
aunt, Mrs. Walter Price.
I'll SHAMROCK ITEMS.