Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-02-04
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of hogs to Hodge Keene q Peck on
Wednesday at $500 per cwt. Weight
2l5 lbs average.
Ny, my. my. How some Of the
old fences, trees and limbs OF trees
and buildings did suffer Thursday
night about 5 p. m. They were tipsy
topsy turvy the next morning.
Miss Nola Hanna, teacher OF Gate
wood school, visited A. Bruee's wd,
nesday night Of last week and took
In the meeting at Bethlehem, held b
County Evangelist. Rev. J. l. Conner,
Of Mexico. Likely all time preaching
may be had soon, as many of the
brethren are urgent. Some stand on
neutral ground while others object to
the onward move. Rev. Conner is
certainly a power In the pulpit and
ia certainly mulchlng the fruit trees
OF u association finely.
J. Walter Holloway purchased OF
]. Reece Squirting an so acre track OF
land on which Pate Roberts lived the
past year. Consideration. $500.
Albert Snow purchasd OF Lakenan
q Barnes 100 acres Of good unim.
proved land lying Just south Of the
old set of improvements, 1-2 mile 50.
We understand from some sources
paying $4,000 and from others So.
600. Now whichever Is right. IN
leave It to you TO guess. It's good
dirt and the price yeIls out that Au-
drain dirt Of the right quality is still
In demand.
AT VIM. Frasier's sale Wednesday
all his stuff brought excellent prices,
but then he had good stuff. Several
horses selling from s165 to 100 per
head. rafting good ones they were
however. Corn in crib. Sc per bush
ell. Gang pillow with broken move
board brought s35. Disk s25. Wagon.
$5S; cornplanter and harrow in pro-
portion. Mr.. F. will leave farm.
ing for a year or so and go back into
the machine shops.
Claud Thomas has rented 200 acres
Of the old Bruce place now owned by
Mr.. o'Connell. OF Illinois, for the com
ing year.
Payton Roberts will occupy the Wi
dow Grant Squirting place the ensu-
ing year. Hate TO lose Pate and wifi
from our midst.
John L. Cleveland purchased So A.
of the Beaver land at s55 per A. No
improvements on land, either.
Mr.. O'Conner. of Illinois, was a
business visitor here recently. He
likes this country fine and pleases
himself by thinking he's made a wise
purchase. the Jourdan section, at
$50, about a year ago.
VIM. Elsie thought his stealing a
march upon his friends here on Tues
day, Jan. 26, which time he boarded
the early Centralia train for Mexico In
order to get Recorder Whitney to his
office early to procure license to
wed Miss Emma Hippen. AS I've
stated he's there before the early
birds flew and all time thinking what
a wise guy he was and by s p. m.
babe single ~cussedness a gladstone
goodbye and swung into the bene-
diets column by gladly grasping his
sweetheart's hand as the preacher
babe him. too. Our boys. Of course,
knew all OF the time about the en-
tire arrangements, but just didn't let
on. yer know. But the next night
they had him freed and such a cha
rivari you never heard and the boys
got theirs, for Bill and lady did GER
tainly respond to the customary pro-
cliVities. The whole affair was GER
tainly q ~roundelay. Laying all jokes
aside We certainly welcome Mr.. and
Mrs. Elsie into our midst and wish
them Joy and long and happy lives.
May their lives be crowned by a
sparkling festive all their days.
Miss Conner, Of Mexico. spent the
past week In our vicinity. She &C.
companied her father, Rev. Conner,
to his work here. Somewhat of a
rough invitation to the country life.
The fiercest of fierce storms swept
over our country the 20 and 2sth and
seth of January. Thursday was a
bumper, Friday was the fiercest of
furies ever, and Saturday was not
any slow old girl. either. All glad 1t
is past and gone, and everybody is
wiser, better and happier.
Cecil Mallory suffered with slight
fever and lagrippe last week. Glad to
report he's better.
w. H. Mallory made a visit to his
brother. Edward, In Pleasant Plains,
Howell county. also to other rela-
tives in Arkansas recently. A good
and joyful time reported but old Au.
drain three miles north Of Skinner
looks best to him. It wouldn't do
for all the good people to leave here
anyway.
The many friends Of John Key
sympathize with him in his sad be-
reavement, the loss OF his mother the
past week. She died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Dunkin, 6 miles N.
e. of Mexico. The remains were laid
to rest In the Skull Lick cemetery, 4
miles N. 4. OF Centralia. Rev. J. L.
Conner delivered the funeral dis
course to the bereaved ones.
The separation of soul and body al.
leaves a sad plight on the Nv
ing souls Of mankind. This time 1t
Is u sad mission to chronicle the