Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1911-07-13

Mrs. Georglana Riley, OF East
Promenade street died at her home |
about 10 o'clock Thursday night. The |
deceased had been an invalid for |
years and her condition has been
such that her death was not unex-
pected.
The deceased was born in Lynch
burg, Va, December 27, 1884. Her
maiden name was Miss Georgiana
Shootman, daughter of T. 7. and e.
A. Shootman, deceased. When three
years old, she came to Missouri with
her parents and located at Fulton,
Mo. They came in a stage coach
and 1t was about the first stage
coach to make trip from Virginia
to Missouri
In 1855, she was married to ] NJ.
Riley, who has been dead for about
13 years One daughter, Mrs. Julia
Blanchard also died about is years
ago Three children survive, how
ever. They are G. o. Riley, Kan
sas City; T. S. Riley and Miss LAURA
Riley, of this city.
Mrs. Riley had been resident of
this city about Al years, she having
moved with her husband to Mexico
in 1870.
The deceased was one of Mexieo's
best citizens and the news Of her
death will be learned with
deep regret by a large circle of
! friends.
Though an invalid for years, she
bore her suffering patiently to the
end. She was kind of disposition.
loving of character and a devoted
Christian woman. Even though she
was helpless, she did the best to
make life pleasant, not only to her
self, but to those around her.
The Ledger joins other friends in
extemding sincere sympathy to the
bereaved ons.
The remains of Mrs. Catherine
O'Hearn, of Kansas City, we're in
tered here Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. OHearn died Tuesday morning
and the cause of her death is given
as being due to the heat The de-
ceased was 50 years old.
Mrs. O'Hearn resided with a daugh
tier in Kansas City. A son, j. w.
oHearn, resides at Laddonia, this
county.
The Ledger joins other friends in
extending sincere sympathy to the
bereaved ones.
j. w. Boulware, "A years old, died
at his home two and a half miles
west of Hatton, Galloway county, on
Wednesday morning after an illness
of several years duration. Compliea
t!on of diseases was the cause of his
death.
Besides a wife the deceased ii
, survived by two children, Finis Boul
, ware and Mrs. Charlie stephens, o
Callaway county.
The deceased was a cousin of ]
T. Crews of this city and also
relative of Mrs. Jennie Dunlap, alst
Of this city.
The Ledger extends sympathy.
Winnie Evans, of Auxyasse, wa
drowned Friday afternoon, in tn
Auxvasse creek, near Mokane. Gala
way county. Evans was with q fish
ing party that had spent the wee
I, camping there.
He was a member of the AuS
vase base ball team, and the gam
of ball Friday afternoon between tn
Auxvasse team and. the team OF tn
, Eagles Lodge~of this city was close
= when the news of Evans deaf
y reached Auxvasse. fhe game wa
= ended in the last half of the eight
e inning.
The remains will be inferred
l. Elmwood cemetery this city, SUI
,e day.
a Evans, it is said, had been vel
: particular the entire week and hs
constantly warned his companion
when they went into the water to
careful, for he was especially desl
70 Gus that nothing should happen
n. mar the pleasure of the week
~ But just as the boys were arran
NJ ing to break camp to return to Au
= vase, Evans remarked he. was goll
to swim across the creek. At t
point of the accident, the creek
is said to be about 20 feet deep. The
,g- the creek had risen eight feet, cat
ed from the back water of the M