Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-09
COUNTY NEWS.


Mrs.. C. A Lncus has returned %
her hone IN Virginia afte G fisA
10 her paronfs. NJ. and Mrs Geo
A. KunkeL She was accompanied
home By her brother. Geo kunka
II Is reported that W. R. saliee
|o thss city, win shortly depart 70
make his hone in Des Aoines'
and assist IN the nanagenent o.
Tba Oliver Concrete and Aacnine
Co. az that city. Mr.. saliee has
many warm friends here Who VII
be aorry 10 see him leave but JON
he Ledger IN wishing him much sue
cess in his new venture.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. D. Brown, ana
daughter. Judith Bornioe. and Mrs
Ben Hulse, OF New London. and MI
and Mrs. Clyde Richmond. OF Hann-
bal. are guests Of MrA 7. J. Hoz-
sey. They arrived last Tuesday and
were guests OF Mrs. Hoxpey at al
Halloween dinner party. They were
quests Of Mr.. saa Mrs. o. H. Brown
Al s O'Clock dinner Thursday after
noon. They viii return home 2
urday.
T a Romans, zsc live. tpst south
81 Martlnsburg, win have q big puo-
lie ale on wednesday. Nov. 5. when
there wilIbe bargains Offered in stock
~ All kinds. Mr.. Romans and fan
Nv are arranging 10 move to Texas e
reside on account OF the health Of
mrs. Romans. The many friends OF
mr.. and Mrs. Romans wish them
much prosperity and good heahh 10
their new home. You know they
all come back"
Colonel Luther ~spotswood. ofthis
city, representing thu hterIocean
LITE and Casualty Company oi
Springfield, Ill, was presented
, ten dollar prize by his company toi
writing the largest amount of insur
ance in his district comprising j.
counties. Col. Spotswood is a hust
q Ter and feels proud of the honor De
slowed upon him. He was given ths
: prize owe rs other agents. o. Il
I. BelIomy is District Manager foI
this territory.
< The largest money order and pos
, tai savings bank business in the his
tory OF the Mexico p~ostoffice va
: done in October, according to a re
{ port given out by government off
lcials. There were SIG money order
L issued amounting to $5,1oS.40 an
/ the fees charged for issuing In
above amount was s45.72. The tota
+ number Of orders paid by the local
n flee amounted to $2,5S4.47. Their
were 42s Of those.
|" There we're six international order
y issued, which amounted to sl2I.5l
This makes total of 1854 OF none
order business for October and tn
!" surplus RENTED to the treasury de
u partment amounted to $500.
!. There were $500 deposited in th
a postal savings bank during the moni
p OF October. The amount Of deposit
u ranged from 10 cents to 500. Twer
ty-five deposltors now have intrus'
y ed their money with the Goyernnen
Z The total amount deposited sine
June "a is $3.50.
Governor H. s. Hadley has al
pointed Kelly B. Wilkerson, Of Me-
= leo, a delegate to the fourth annui
exhibition Of the national Horticultt
al Congress to be held in St Josepl
Mo-, November 20 to December 2.
DR.. J. W. Reed Is home from
visit to b. b. Springs, Bowling Gree
and his many friends will regret
" know that his health Is not muC
improved.
Mrs. F. l.. Crosby is home after
delightful visit in Farmer City, il
Miss Edith Crosby is now the guei
of friends and relatives In TIL
city and expects to remain sever
- weeks.
Miss Susie Rlngo has been chose
as stenographer for the North MI
souri, Trust Company in place
Miss Alma Williams. who has resig.
ed. Miss Williams proved a mo
satisfactory employee Of the cor
- pany and all of the officers join
wishing her much happiness. as 81
will be married Nov. % to Mr.. Bra
- ford Sappington, one Of Mexico's lei
an ing business men.
Mrs. R. r. Arnold, Jr, departed T,
Los Angeles, Cali, Tuesday ate
noon in response to a message sta
ing her brother. Harry Thomas, va
critically i'll. She was accompanit
by her daughter, Miss Marian.
Mr.. Thomas has been i'll for SON
IlAHN anu 10 AOh 81 d uOspftdl III IL
Angeles. What is the trouble wi
him could not be learned.
He is well known in Mexico an
has many friends here trust h
condition will improve and that /
will be well again soon.
Vandala NO, Nov. Z.
Miss Elizabeth Miller, whose hon
is in this city, has been declare
- the champion milk maid of tn
world by the judge of the milkin
contest at the National Dairy Sho'
in Chicago. She viii receive a tai
ored suit as a reward, and alread
is the recipient of the congratulate
of her friends.
Miss Miller is employed in Chhoag
as a stenOgrapher. She lives at tn
Y. w. G.. A and With "a nsimbar n