Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-08-10
COUNTY NEWS.

Ben Noriheutt and children. 0
Beardstown. H.. are visiting Mr.
Norzheutt's mother. Mrs. Mar
Nicholas. who Is reported to he dan
geTously ~ Ben's many friend
viii be glad 60 know that Be is On
ioyiug prosperity IN his home IL
Illinois.
J. W. Lee. Jr.. and wife viii leax,
this week for an extended tril
through California and the wess
They Hl visit Mr Lees brother
Claude, in Colorado. where both o.
the Lee boys have important invest
ments. Nr. and Mrs. Lees FRIEND
wish them a splendid and pron,abi.
Trip.
IN ire Forty Years Ago items
of ts Kansas city Times saturda,
We notice the following The citi
zeus Of PEAs. Audrain. Galloway and
adjoining oodi.ties viii celebrate the
louisiana 4 Missouri road TO Mexico
on Ne l3th. Governor Brown and
Mayor Ro'Be viii deliver addresses.
The L9ulsaHa & Mexico River rail
road IS NOW the Chicago & Alton
railroad
]. NJ Canterbury. who is visiting
here from Kansas City, together with
Mrs Harriet Turner and Mr.. and
Mrs. T P. McCord. spent Sunday
with the Dooiia family at Rush Hin
and made a short visit at their child
hood home n4ar Rock Hill Church.
Mr. Canterbury also spent Monday
with B. r and w. T. Canterbury. Of
near Rush Hill.
Leonard Coatswortb, Minter Bragg
and Kenneth Sanford the three Boy
Scouts who marched to st. Louis
from this city arrived IS hours
ahead OF their schedule By reaching
cary Monday. They we're
met At the Y. II. c. A. Building, on
Grand Avenue. by the 81. Louis
Scout leaders and given a reception.
The st. Louis Republic states the
boys arrived fresh and apparently
ready for the return trip. They had
a fine trip. were well, but sunburned
Upon their arrival.
L. A. Bybee. passenger agent of
he Alton at this point, announces
hat the Alton will have a special
rain to this city from points on the
Branch during the Mexico
Fair August 22-25. The extra will
'e run the second and third day Of
he Fair and probably the fourth
also.
This road has excellent accommo
from the east and the Wa
ash from the West. There viii be
70 trouble experienced by patrons OF
he Mexico Fair residing either east
II west Of this city.
The Alton has a morning train from
he East The Wabash also has
ne from the West. Both roads hayeI
eturning trains in the evening.
f. H. Carter, secretary OF the To-
al fair association, says Indications
oint to Audrain having one Of the
est fairs this year that she has had
incipiency OF this associa-
on,
The Working Mans Club, an or
anizatlen along the lies of a Y. NJ
. A., elected officers this week.
hief Engineer is w. w. Mckinney;
upt., James Larue, Foreman, ]. II.
laybrook; Chaplain, ]. A. Gibson.
nd Secretary, H. Hunsaker.
According to a communication re
by f. A. Morris from the Au
mobile Club Of st. Louis Tuesday
orning, the contestants in the
'rosS-State Highway trip TO be
ade next Monday will not spend
night here but will go to Mober-
II is said THAT some OF the mana
rs of the contest wrote to Mexico
inquire II they could go through
is city as fast as they wanted to.
Mrs. Jurgenson, mother o. Mrs.
Jorge Lee, Of this city, has pur-
ased the DR.. yarnon property, on j
'uth jefferson street, Just north OF |
Lees residence Price paid. &c. !
O. This Is a nice piece OF resi-. (,
nee property, and We arc glad to
We Mrs, ~Jurgenson become a per.
'neht resident Of Mexico. \