Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-12-21
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? IN the presence OF de 'M" com
/ mittee and paancipaa street, of III.
NIcAfman High school. superintend
emf OF Schools L. b. Hawthorne pre-
scented the school dnitial to members
of the foot bail team who had played
IN rwothards Of DE seasons games
and passed. IN three studses
Practically the ertlre student body
was present 20 witness tie ceremony
Those who received their on" were:
Robert Hook F. o.; Thomas Rowe,
4 e.; Dyaart Moore. r. Harold Rod
gers. r.; Ned AfisleE II. b; C. G..
rfitons q b.; Kenneth Howe San
fond G.; Phillip Rodsers. g.: waa-
lace ROBINSON Carayie WilIard and
Henry Kunkel-
The Jury IN the case OF Z. NJ. Eli
DIT againsst the Western Union Tel.
egraph Co, returne1 a verdict in ia
yor Of the plaiEtiff for $500. The
r aintiff asked $500 damages against
the company for the failure of the
company to promptly ssysr a mes
sage sent by him from 81 Louis to
Dan Cauthorn, OF this city
According to the law, 500 goes
10 Auarain county to be placed in
the public school fifild, and $500 to.
tbs plaintiff.
The Western Union Will appeal
de "a to higher courts.
Judge J, p. Dyer. Of the s5th Judi
cspI Circuit. was the guest of Judge
j. d. Barnett. Of the 1ith Judicial
Circuit Thursday.
The building committees OF the
Eks Lodge are making rapid strides
ia the direction Of procuring the nee
essary funds with which to erect the
new Eiks home. The Elks purchased
the Hutton lots northeast OF the
Square several months ago for the
site. 1t is the intention Of the lodge
20 start the building n the early
spring.
The committee has raised about
s. 600 ID the last two days. The
lodge contemplates putbing about
s17 900 in the building. The money
Is being subscribed BY the members
OF the Lodge through purchasing Of
individual bonds.
The Homo will be bdilt along mod
ern lines 1t is the intention OF the
lodge to have constructed a buildipy
that viii be attractive, vet not too
expensive.
william Keath and wife have been
nlaruied forty years to-day. and In
honor & the event gave a 6 o'clock
dinner at their home this evening
10 relatives and a few friends. Mr..
Keatll ard his wife, who was Miss
Sallie Forsyth, were married. in Chart
iiton county, near Mendon, Mo-, and
for tblfty-six years have lived in this
city, Their many friends wish them
many more happy years.
J. N. Arnold. Of Paris, Mo, all
prominent stockman of Monroe coun
ty, was in Mexico buying horses
this week.
Mrs. Hugh +. Cartwright entertain
ed at tea at her home on Cabanne
avenue yesterday afternoon from
y . ocock, about 100 guests being
present She was assisted In re-
sewing by her sisters, Mrs. o. l..
osi.sscp, Jr., and Mrs. Frederick L.
Bro, augh, and the guests without
hats sere; Mines. Robert Mudd, wai-
ter Duke Thompson, BENJAMIN Chap
man End Misses Virginia L~ongstreth,
Kathleen Tirrell. Oneida OsHara, Yir
giaia Lee Foster and Ruth Robertson
OF Mexico, Most. Louis Republic.
Ben II Showers, Of Garden City,
Kaisas, u in Mexico this week on
? visit to his brother, Henry Stow
Mr.. Showers is on his way
home f1cm 81. LIQUIDS where he had
d suc1t ssfu' operation performed on
his leg, and his friends VIII be glad
to know that he is much improved
Ia health.
On Sunday the electric line,
TIL Dug hout the remainder Of The
winter, will make but two trips. The
car will leave Mexico at . ia the
morning. returnig from Moline at
10 O'Clock. In the afternoon the carl
vs. leave Mexico at 8, returning
from Moline at 4 o'clock.
Trof. s. Il. Davis, who has been
n,,.tfsned 4, hta hnn,a aa,,arat ,,,an4hr