Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1907-01-24

took urSt prize on Dutter Gt the state
Dairy meeting In Columbia last week.
Mr.. Daniels also took first last year,
az this, In the diary class.
An otter was caught last week In a
trap near Dripping Springs, Boone
county, by Jack Slower. This is the
first otter caught In this county for a
long time. 1t sold for si5.
Mr., Shilerly, Of Ohio, bought two
mules and horse OF Tbos. Moss and
one horse of Chas. Tully this week.
For the horses be sl65 each, and $500
and s27o respectively for the mules
Vandalia Mail.
Kaid Price last week bought Of
Watt Branstetter a full brother Of
Price Mcdonald and a half brother
Of the famous Rex Blees, which sold
for $500. Kaid paid ss5 for bis horse,
which he calls Tom Mcdonald and
has refused 5000 for him since. Van.
dalia Mail.
Carl Ferrel, who by mistake faied
to afix sufficient postage to bundle
Of tobacco tags recently, was called
upon Tuesday by postoffice inspec-
tor, and required to pay a fine OF $40.
Uncle Jams postal laws are very
strict, and it is well for all OF Us to
acquaint ourselves with them. Mis-
takes are easily made, and the depart
ment is no respecter Of persons. Van.
dalia Mail.
Ewing d. johnson, said to be the
first male child of white parents born
in Columbia, died Wednesday morn |
ing at bis home eight miles south of |
Columbia. He was 81 years old Death |
was due to the ailments of old age. |
He leaves his second wife, formerly
Mrs. Q. A. Payne, and tive sons,
Spurgeon @. Johnson lives at Sedalia
and the latter at his farm q quarter |
Of mile from the farm OF the deceas-
cd.
Monday afternoon In Centralia at
about three o'clock, as Russell and
Arnie Bell and Louie Owings were
tearing the brick and rock from the
northeast tower of the First Baptist
church, recently destroyed by fire, the
scaffold gave way and the two Bell
boys were precepitated down the in
terror of the tower together with the
brick, tools, scaffold and large stone;
on the granitoid steps be.
low. Though badly bruised the young
men suffered no serious injury.
R. s. Mckinney, County Surveyor
of Audrain County, was In Lawsonl
District, Friday, surveying the county
road In connection with the hedge
fence, Injunction suit Of Newt Ess vs
5. j. Bowne,Jr. road overseer. 1t Isl
alleged that the hedge fence in ques-
lion stands partly In the public road,
but this question will be brought upl
more fully In the trial January 25 in
the Audrain Court. There are about
forty witnesses it the injunction suit.
-Centralia Guard.
The Wabash Railroad Co., is the
defendant In two heavy damage suits
If SIC, 1000 each which will be up for
trial at the March term of circuit
,ourt to be held in Moberly. Mrs.
Hattie B. Cavender to-day entered q
'uit against the Old Reliable for s10,-I
200 damages for the death Of her hus-
band Joe Cavender who was killed in
the Wabash shops last July. W. G..
Cox Of near Cairo who was struck by
! Wabash train some months ago and
injured SO badly that bis doctors claim
nis knee and side are permanently |
crippled is to file q suit for 1000
at the next term Of COURT
Monitor.
John @. Foreman, rich but veryl
Monroe county farmer, lost
title to fine 420.acre farm Saturday
through judgments obtained without
protest on his part in the circuit
,ourt at Paris. A year ago his wife
suit against him for divorce
md $4,000. Foreman did not resist
Tho auft and rafucad IN attand aourt