Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-09-22
County News.
LADDONH ITEMS

correspondence Of the Ledger.
LADDoNIA, Mo-, Sept. 20.-The Lad
donna soldiers are all home on . thirty
days furlough.
Rev. N. e. Mitchell filed Rev.
Shoush's pulpit Sunday.
Rev. Mend enhall commenced o SER
les OF meetings at the Methodist church
last Sunday.
Mrs. Dora Richardson attended the
debate at Farber last week.
a large number of Laddonians
attended the Dorsey Allison debate at
Farber last week. 1t was conducted
in q very courteous and g~entlemanly
manner, creating no hard feelings.
Each debator gave out many good
thoughts and said their great object
was to get people to thinking and that
thought brought about growth.
Mrs. Ely and daughter, Miss Nellie,
OF Perry, visited Mrs. Shultz and fam
lily the frat of the week.
Miss josie Nichols, of Mexico, lie
visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Gill, Of Perry, visited Mrs.
De Laporte last week.
DR.. Bledsoe, of Perry, came up to-
day on q business trip. Mrs. provinces
accompanied him homo.
Mrs. Joe Kennedy, of Perry, spent
last week with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Mccoy visited
In Vandalia the first of the week.
Mrs. B. Peacock, of St. Louis, visited
at ]. W. Jewellers last week.
Mrs. Ida 8. Derrick has now . full
line Of fall and winter millinery. Her
store win be replenished all through
the season with the latest styles.
Ladies, call and see her when in town.
EUREKA ITEMS.
Correspondence OF the Ledger.
EUREKA, Mo-, Sept. 20.-Our people
were badly scared up Saturday night
on account of the wind storm. No
damage except it blew the corn down.
The party given by Miss Hester
Kennett last Friday night was Q de-
cided success, about fifty young people
being present, and it was royalty
enjoyed by all.
Miss Bertha and Russell Dye, who
have been sick of malarisl fever, are
able to be ont again.
The hail last Thursday morning
damaged the late corn considerably.
Miss Maud Paxton, of Grand Prairie,
was the guest Of Miss Ella Stumpf
Friday.
The farmers are busy doing fall
blowing.
Dave Kellerhall, has bought q new
bicycle.
Mr.. Stumpf, who has been visiting
his wife at Harris Springs, Monroe
county, returned home Sunday.
Miss Jessie Davis, OF Mexico, wa
the guest Of the family Of Mr.. Hilbert
Sunday.
Sunday School will close Sunday I'll
the first Sunday in April.
Quite a number from this vicinity
attended preaching at Benton City
Sunday night.
Henry Hildebrand and family visited
in Benton City Sunday.
CAN'T ITEMS.
Correspondence of the Ledger.
CANT, Mo-, Sept. 21.-Elder CreasoI
filed his regular appointment ut Sal
River Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Annie Greasy and mother, o
Oklahoma, r visiting her brother
E. T. Beatty, and family, of Cant.
Joe Music and Miss Josie SquireI
left for Darlington, Galloway county
Friday morning to visit Miss Morris
of that place.
The members of Groves Chape
will meet at that place Thursday Il
clean the church.
g. H.. Baker and II. T. Vance ar
buying calves.
John Baker has returned to Colum
bia to attend school at the Univer'
sity.
Miss Leila Robinson has returne,
to school at Hardin.
vANCE-RoGERs.
Miss Hattie Rogers, who has beel
the guest of Mrs. Annie Vance AM
family for some time past, win n,
longer be a guest, but q veritabi
member of the family, a. she VIII b.
united in marriage to John Vance o.
Wednesday evening at $50 at tn
residence Of his sister, Mrs. William
Renie.
VANDALIA ITEMS.