Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-10-05
COUNTY NEWS.

COUNTY NEWS.
John Armstrong, of Ames. Iowa, is
in Mexico on business. Mr.. Arm
strong owns a fine farm near Ben
ton City and says he may return to
Audrain county to reside. "They all
come back"
Mrs. Caroline McAfee, of Audrain
county, together with Mrs. Annie Cul
bertson of the State of Washington.
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
Craighead and Miss Jessie Faubion.
of West Monroe street. Mrs. Me-
Afee mad Miss Kirby wiil accompany
Mrs. Culbertson on her return home.
Mrs. Willard Atkinson and baby
and mother. Mrs. Florence Martin,
are up from St. Louis on a visit to
friends and relatives.
J.. b. SchroM, an old citizen of
Audrain county, who now lives in
Georgia. is the guest Of his son, A.
j. schroll, at Farber.
Kenneth Kennen, of Laddonia, was
in Mexico on legal business Thurs
day,
John Myers has gone to st. Joseph
to accept a position in q
hotel John says he may go West
later on.
Among those who attended the fun
eral OF Mrs. Martha Harper. in this
city September n, we're: Mrs. G. w,
Forester, Mrs. Charles Porter and
Mrs. Tom Van studiford, all of St
Louis, and Mrs. Fannie McBill, of
Kansas City.
The Pollock Milling Co., of this
city has advanced the price of their
flour 10 cents ON the hundred pounds
1t now costs the $40 in
stead Of $3.50 as it did a week ago.
They are paving So cents a bushel
for wheat which rs higher than in
many nearby markets.
Columbia, where the mills pay
ing but 80 cents a blu. has raised the
flour is cents. This movement is
UNIVERSAL throughout the country and
the Pollock Milling Co. raise is less
than most of the mills, though they
are paying quite a lot more for the
wheat.
The Kansas City mlllers have adj
vaneed the prices twenty to thirty
cents a barrel ais a result of the rise
Of four to six cents a bushel in the
prices OF wheat caused by the vote
against reciprocity In Canada.
The wheat crop Of the United State
this year is declared TO be about 30
million bushels more than is needed
for home consumption, but that guam
tity can easily be disposed of, and
unless prices in this country are
Kept relatively higher than in other
countries, more wheat would be ex-
ported than can be spared and the
country would face a deficiency be-
fore another crop Is raised.
r. M. White, who purchased the
$4,000 bond issue for the Audrain
County Infirmary has sold these
bonds to Whitaker & Company, 300
North Fourth Street, st, Louis, Mo,
one Of the strongest and most reli-
able bond firms in st. Louis.
Miss Bessie Clark, who has been
very i'll, will resume her place as
cashier in F. A. Morris grocery
store tomorrow. Miss Clark's friends
are glad to see her out and we'll
again.
A marriage license has been Is
sued to Charles A. Jones and Nina
]. Simcoe, both of Audraln county.
G. II. Coleman, advance represen-
tatiye OF the Rice & Woods Carnd-
val Co., is here closing all prelimin-
AIRY arrangements for the Eagle Car
nival the week of October 8. MI
coleman announces IA attractions IN
the company with three free attrac-
lions and a Zuave Band of four
teen pieces. !,
The shows will open Monday and
continue through Saturday night. Tn
attractions are as follows: A Mer-
ry-go-round. an Ocean Wave, Ferri
wheel. a Museum, Animal Show
Wrestling Girls, Plantation, Little
Horse, Educated Horse. Vaudeville,
Glass Blowers.
The free attractions are: Park
Prentioe's Zuave Band of IA pieces
The divine horses Max and June,
Troop of Trained Dogs and an Edu-
Gated Horse. The Eagles intend ad-
sertising the Carnival widely and
bringing as many people into the
city for the event as possible.
The Rev. and Mrs. G. A. mitchell
and son have returned home IRON
Montgomery county where they az
tended the funeral of her mother
| Mrs. J. j. Dixon.
w. e. Grub. of La0donia, repre-
%senting the Stevens Arm Co., who Is
recognized as one of the leading n
file and shotgun shots in this coun
Itry. announces that one of the Inter
state Association shoots will be helt
Ion the Mexico Fair Grounds mex
Hume. Nr. Grabb assure the pupii
there win be some Of the leading pr
fessional shots in the country in at
tendance.
~ was fortunate enough to get lh'
shoot at Mexico this year" said ne