Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1911-10-26
COUNTY NEWS.

NOON 4 NA w Os
]. A. Turner. of Santa Anna, Cal.
brother of w. H. Turner. of thi
city, is here with eight thoroughbres
foxhounds valued at $3.50 each. HI
will take them to @. d. Littrell,
farm, in Sailing township, and witt
the farmers in that section enjoy |
hunt.
Mr.. Turner may take his kennel t
Kentucky, shortly, and enter it int
some competitive hunts. They are al
pedigreed animals of the very blues
blood and are said to be among the
best California boasts OF.
Mr.. Turner manages them with a
horn and when they are unleashed
they make most entertaining sight
The county judges will meet In
Jefferson City 342 strong to dis
,uss matters of interest 10 their
courts in Missouri.
The meeting will be held in con.
Junction with the Convention of the
Federated Commercial Clubs of Mis-
souri. The county judges are the
, sole arbitrators Of the road laws
and the subject Of road building in
The various counties will be dis
oussed
There are ia County Courts in
Missouri. The County Clerks Of
each county will also be invited to
attend
AT the recent mass meeting of
The Women's Federated Clubs the
following trustees of the Free Pub
lie Library were reelected; w. w.
Fry, ]. F. Llewellyn and L. M. White
The Ledger regrets very much tha
Doctor Diven is going to move to
Wellsville, Mo-, to reside. The Mar
tinsburg Oracle says:
DR.. T. H. Diven has bought the
office of DR.. Hudson, at Wellsvllle,
and took charge Wednesday, He will
mot move his family until the first
of the year.
The friends of Dr. Diven will be
sorry to have him leave but wish
him success in his new location.
The Martinsburg Oracle says:
Lutte Diggs traded his farm Of
252 acres near Bellflower Monday
for the Norwood farm of 800 acres.
miles northeast Of Martinsburg.
J. r. Bell, of the Ortiz Fruit Farm,
s shipping a carload OF apples to
Oklahoma. Mr.. Bell has fine ap-
pie crop, and says there is a great
demand for apples, but he has a har
time to get pickers.
J. L. Dishman and wife, of Los
Angeles, CAL, are visiting friends
and relatives in Audrain county
Mr. Dishman left here in 1881 and
this is his first visit back since 60
ing to that state. He is a cousin Of
|. M. and 3. D. Greer, of this city
Miss Dollie Stewart of the Hatton
neighborhood, was the guest of Mrs.
c. B. Schopp, north of town, this
week. Miss Stewart has not en-
tirely recovered from being kicked on
the head by horse several weeks
since. While driving, the horse, in
fighting flies, got his tail over the
line and Miss Stewart leaned over
the dashboard to get 1t loose, when
the horse kicked, striking her on the
point of the chin, splitting 1t in two
md breaking the jaw bone on both
sides, also breaking off some of the
upper teeth. The jaw bone was evil
IDENTIFY sdivered and small pieces Of
bone have kept up an irritation that
has given here trouble
Minor Bolts, who is making a
great success in the lumber bust
ness, is home from Chicago on a |
visit Mr.. Bolts many friends are
glad to see him enjoying such good
health.
Gregory, N. D., Oct 21.
Audrain and Galloway counties are
we'll represented here among the |
thousands of homesteaders at the
Rosebud Reservation. Perhaps two
Mexico girls, who were successful a
number of years ago, have as much |
to do with this interest as anything.
Mrs. Anson Wagar, formerly Miss
Decide Sallee, of Mexico, and her
sister, Miss Elanor Sallee, daughter
of Mr., and Mrs. J. H. Sallee, both
were successful homesteaders. Nh
former refused quite large sum for
her property not long since, The lat.
ter is living upon her claim near Cav
lone.
Among the Audrain countyans herel
are Wesley and Ben Winn, Lewis