Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-04-25
NEWS FROM NEIGH
BORING CITIES.
vandalia May Have Two New Fac
tories to Aid its Growth Other
Items of Interest - Drowning
in Boone County, Threszin
One Family End in
Watery Grave.

There is a movement on foot TO e.
tablish a wagon and machine factory
In Vandalia, to be incorporated with
a capital stock OF from $4,000 to $780,
0oo. vandalia may also have a Tile
factory.
Miss Ella Ewing, the Scotland coun-
tT g~iantess, has. finally consented TO
accept a position to travel with a cir.
Gus company. and will appear with
Ringing Bros. show this year. She is
the largest woman in the United
States, If not In the world. She has
appeared in this city several times.
A Fulton reaLestate firm, made the
biggest land deal in the history Of
Galloway county.last week, when they
sold to Samuel W. Roberts, Of Cooper
county, the Taylor Arnold farm near
Williamsburg. This tract contains
4l20 acres and is the largest body Of
land owned by one man. in the coun-
ty.
Edward Lewis, 10 years old, son Of
Chas. Lewis, was drowned yesterday
at about IL O'Clock a short distance
from his home near Rutland In the
southern part Of the county says Mon
days Columbia Tribune. The place
where the young man lost bis life was
only q few inches deep. When be was
found his face was buried In the shall
low water and mud, and life was ex-
tinct. The boy was an epileptic and
had gone to the branch after a buck.
ct Of water. When he did not return
a member Of the family, thinking
probably the malady had attacked
him, went In search Of him. He was
found as above described. The young
man was buried today. The fact that
about three years ago two brothers 0
the deceased we're drowned In the
same hole Of water, makes the death
Of young Lewis doubly pathetic. These
boys were younger, their ages being 10
and u years old.
Wallace Tanner, son Of Mr.. ana
Mrs. @. W. Tanner Of Farber, has en-.
gagged In the mining business in Colo
rado, with promise Of great success.
A newspaper clipping makes the fol.
mention;
ARTICLES Of Incorporation we're re-
Gently filed for the Nedcrland lungs
ten Mining and Milling company with
q capital stock Of $4,000. The ln-
corporators are T.. L. Owings, Leroy
Hall, Chas. Marquardt, W. L. Tanner.
Place Of operation, near Netherland.
'sThe mines Of this section are being
worked to their fullest capacity, and
several new companies are In the field
Mr.. Tanner has recently acquired
valuable properties In the vicinity OF
Nederiand and on the Beaver and bis
company is doing excellent work. -
Farber Forum.
The town Of Ashley, Pike county,
had quite a serious FIRE last Friday
and before It could be checked
several buildings we're destroyed.
VIM. Hooker, a Montgomery City
negro, while attempting 10 board the
Wabash freight train No. 60 at Mont
gomery, fell under the train ana had
bis leg cut ca enc day this week.
Alta meeting Of the board Of man.
aRen Of the d. S. U. independent
held Wednesday night, William Cross
formerly Of this city, was elected edI.
Tor for the coming year.
Lima Willis, near Gazette, aged lei
severely burned Saturday morning.
while ironing. When she lifted the
Id Of the stove to fl the IRE, flames
hot up and ignited her apron. She !
'ried OsmOOther this with her hands ]
md Der dress caught fire. She ran !
'utdOon and the wind famed the !
'lazs larger. She ran indoors again l
nd her mother and brother succeeded
q eKtingushing the blaze, not how.
yer, until che was severely burned
bout the waist and face.
Last Monday 3 negro from Audninl