Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-05-11
COUNTY NEWS

Rucker. W. r. Atkinson and +. A
Morris. attended the Shrine meetin
IN Moberly Friday.
Mayor Willard Potts Is building
bungalo on South Western Ave. II
expects to build several cottages /
that part of the city.
Mrs. A. F. Young. Of Marissa. Ill
Is the guest Of her son, Harr
Young Of this city.
Miss Geraldine Livingston Is
st, Charles the guest of Miss Rnt
Wilson. a student in Lindenwoo
College.
Frank Morris and wife have n
turned 10 Kirksville.
Farber is going to have a cemeter
assn.
Lee Mcconnell and wife, forme
Mexbcoans now residing in Los Al
geles. Cal, were In Mexico Thur
day for a few hours seeing d,
friends. They are on their way Il
Europe where they win spend ST
months travelling and visiting every
place OF interest.
In Germany, Mr.. Mcconnell says /
intends taking his wife ON one o
the Count Zeppelin airships nov
making regular trips between var
Gus cities. lie had intended mad
ing a trip around the world but the
plague in China caused him "a
changes his plans.
Mrs. Hugh Sproul, of Paris, Mo.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Boatman
of this city has just returned
from a visit to Central America
The Paris Appeal says of her visit:
"She was amazed at the work a
ready accomplished In Panama car
al zone. Thirty nine thousand mel
are employed every day. Five thou
and barrels of cement are required
every day on one section of the bis
ditch.
Once the deadltest locality OF
earth, the canal zone is adw the
heahhiest because 1T has been
made the most sanitary, All III
dengrowth. the disease breeding
swamps and the dreaded mosquito
which scattered yellow fever germs
have been eradicated.
Mrs. Sproul went from the Atlantic
to the Pacific side by rail, making
the trip in two hours.
DR.. A. a. Wallace returned Thurs
day from a meeting Of the Board
Of Ministers OF the Presbyterian
Theological Seminary Of Ky. The
Board at it's meeting with greai
reluctance accepted the resignation
Of DR.. w, H. Marquess Of the chain
bf English Bible IN the Semina1yg
DR.. Marques has been a teacher lin
the school since it's founding ana
was regarded by all Its friends as on
o. the strongest men In the facu
ty Of the institution. DR.. Mar
guess ds at present teaching in DR.
Whites Bible School of New Yorl
City. He is undecided as Z
whether he will continue teaching OF
return to the Passionate. DR.. MAJ
guess is well known In Mckee
and was formerly pastor of the Flu
ton church and President OF Yves
minister College.
The Tri Ennial Camp OF the Moo
ern Woodmen of America has jus
CLOSED in Hannibal and the mex
meeting will be in Sedalia in 1914
u. W. Plunkett was delegate n Ohm
this city and Val Erdle, Of Rusl
Hill, alternate. The meeting wa
a great success.
Mr.. Plunkett was chosen n o
the five delegates from the mint
Congressional District to ~represen'
the NJ. w. A. Lodge at the Nation
al encampment at Buffalo, New Yorl
June Is.
The first wireless message eve
keceived at Paris arrived at Paris
Monday morning from away out il
the Gulf of Mexico and was address
ed to Hugh Sproul. II was sen
from aboard ship by his wife who
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs, W
IN. Boatman, Of Mexico, Mo-, who wa
~enroute home from Central America
She expected to reach Hanniba
al noon on Wednesday.
Besides visiting British Hondu
as, Mr.. sproul had made a trip t
Gautemaula and Panama. Why nc
have her lecture ON what she say
and learned, either before som'
club or at the high school?-Parl
Appeal.
J.. ". Armstrong and John Ape
of Rush Hill. Mo-, have taken u
claims of one hundred and ski
acres each, eight miles from DO
Elder in Montana.
w. II. Morris of Worcester, Mo
has taken up a claim in the Swet
Grass Hills, twenty seven mile
from Chester, Mont.
These Missourians are on
r. Morris nlnteen hundred acr
ranch in Sweet Grass Hills.
Mrs. Amanda Kunkel, of this cit
has been a subscriber for tn
Mexico Ledger ever since the ye'
1863. Such loyal subscribers al
appreciated by the Editor Of this p
per. Mrs. L. Newkirk, states sh
has been a subscriber for ov'
thirty years, When these ladi'
are away from home on a visit the
always request the paper to
sent to them They don't wa
to miss an issue Of their favori
paper.
Miss Florence Kirkpatrick, OF tn
city, has been reengaged by Il
Farber school board to teach the
again this year. Miss Ktrkpatrb
is a most capable teacher and Farf
IL fortunate in securing her sery
hs again.
Miss Maude Caroline, of Beel
Arkansas, will be Interested
know that her special box"
; strawberries fell into the hands