Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-23
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Miss Btta Clark, Of Kansas City,
Is here to spend the summer with
her aunt. Mrs. John w. Blum, and
family.
Regular services at Long Branch
Baptist church Sunday morning and
night were attended well. The pas
tor, the Rev. Barker, is a good and
forceful speaker.
o. F. Ellis came near losing a
fine pure-bred black Poland China
SOW this week by her swallowing a
small perch fish. tail first The fish.
lodged in her throat and is still
there.
P T. Bruce sold c. NJ. Berrey
1870 Dbl. corn two weeks ago at SO
per Dbl. purchaser to do the haul
ing.
1t is not generally known that C..
NJ. Berrey purchased the John NAL
lory old place about a month ago.
The place consists of 800 acres with
two sets of Improvements and near
ly every foot can be cultivated with
ease and was bought at $50 an A.
Clarence is a young man, about
40, but is certainly a hustler and
is bringing things to pass, this
making him close onto a section OF
land in Audrain. He has a load
and half 250-lb. hogs and four loads
IF good cattle just ready to go out
10 market.
Miss Florence Carpenter left for
Ohio ten days ago to visit for a
good, long period, possibly till next
Christmas. Believe il she stays
that long. or any way near that long
that we'll have to have a funeral
ere her return, as the young man Is
very nuch affected by her absence.
Lonnie Bonnie Carpenter has or
dered two ostriches and we presume
for TO raise plumage to adorn the
lady's hats as well as 10 occupy that
large, up-;o.date and most modern
poultry house which he has under
construction. The dimensions are
about this way, 40 #. by 20 #. by 10
It. caves, with loft, 8 #. driveway,
200 pairs Of hinges, many lights and
y~entlaticns galtIe, c~oncreted over
entire floor, Who can beat It in
connty9 We can say ;hat Lonnie
Bonnie Is one Of The most up-to-
date farmers in A. d, air county and
10 pass by his pitnisef will prove
clearly TO Yea: mind the fact.
II. L. Berrey weighed up a car
load of fat cattle Fr'daY aweek at
s7.75 per cot. S. p. Carter with
about half score of others, we un-
d~erstand, stood in on deal. S. p,
however. was the niouth-piece and
did the business. Weight about 14OO
lbs.
+. A. Ehret brought out a seven
loot cut Johnson binder Monday,
bought of Mexico Implement Com.
pany, costing $145.
A Sunday School picnic will be
reeled off in Mrs. Susie Faddis' pas.
ture by Bethlehem S. S., near BethIe,
mem, Saturday next. Everybody Is
cordially invited to come and
bring some one with you. AND
SOMETHING, too, if you so de.
sire. The great and gala day, for
pleasure and soclabillty, for BethIe-
hem in years, is readily predicted.
P, T. Bruce says that his David
Rankin S-shoyel, Prov cultivator
comes up to Mr.. Rankin's every
guarantee, easy of operation. light
in draft three horses blowing Is
20 15 acres daily the first plowingl.
good OF better job than most
cnHiyators, as everybody who has
seen it pillow will attest, says that
every man stands in his own LIGHT of
progress, of the goth century who
does not buy as many as he needs
the labor question Is of such
great import a 8 well as the keeping
an extra horse. Mr.. Rankin sells
direct to the farmers-no middle
mans profit. Send an order at once
@ David Rankin Mfg. Co, Tarklo.
Mo-, for SAL, for an Sshovel, GROW
;ultNator, +. 0. B. Tarkia, and get
a eultiyator within a week or 10
lays. Surface grow, SAL; or 70.
low, SAB. Freight about $500 ON
nto., ~