Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-06-08
= GENERAL NEWS NOTES y

who graduated from the vocal deparI
ment of Hardin college, at the Com
%meneement Just closed, departs short
lly for Colorado Springs. Colo. wher'
she will sing in one of the larges'
churches in that city this summer.
Miss ThrelkeTd has n Of the mos
beautiful voices Of any young woman
who has ever graduated from thai
school. Just what her plans In the
future are she has not fully decided
but the engagement in this church
will no doubt lead to a larger and
more remuneratiye position.
f. L. Halter, arrested In Columbia
this week on statutory charges, was
brought to Mexico by Constable ].
w. Barnett, Tuesday afternoon. He
was Immediately arranged before
Squire Allen stallings. He pleaded
not guilty and was bound over to the
Circuit Court.
Halter says his home is Columbia,
South Carolina. He was the trap
drummer with a theatrical troupe
that played at the Airdome last
week.
Edna Morris, sixteen years old, is
the girl in the case and the charges
against Halter were made by Fannie
Morris. an aunt of the girl, and other
relatives.
Edna Morris and Mary Waters
who have been employed at the
Friedman-Shelby Shoe Factory of
this city, it is said, went to Columbia
on Hallers account. The relatives
of both girls were very much alarm
ed, it is said when the girls disap-
peared about a week ago. They
were located in Columbia.
Halter says the Morris girl told
him she had secured a position in tn
Shoe factory at Columbia and was go
ing to work there, because she had
fallen out with her relatives in this
city, Her parents are said to be
in California.
!. w. Barnett, the officer who
brought Halter to Mexico, said ed.
no Morris went over to Columbia and
was brought home by her aunt, Fan
ME Morris. Mary Waters, the girl,
who accompanied Edna, was brought
home by her brothers Clarence Wat
ers."
Roy d. Williams, Bonneville, Mo-,
son of Judge Williams, a former SUI
preme court judge. and Miss AIDA
Williams, Upton, Mo-, were married
Thursday in Kansas City. Mrs. Will
liams is a daughter of Or. Porter
Williams, superintendent Of the state
hospital at Fulton, Mo, under Gov
ernor Folks administration and is
wen known in this city.
Their friends in Bonneville and
Upton knew nothing of the wedding.
Mrs. Moore, at whose home the we'd
ding occurred, is a niece Of Mrs.
Williams. Mr.. Williams is an attor-
ney at Bonneville. He is a
graduate Of the University of Mis-
souri,. Mr.. and Mrs. Williams will go
to California for a few weeks and
then return to Bonneville.
William Pollock, OF the Pollock
Milling Co, has received one Of his
Good Roads wagons 1t is his ow
Invention and Mr.. Pollock believes
if the farmers would all use them
the roads, whether clay or black
dirt, would never be full Of ruts and
become impossible as they frequently
do in bad weather.
The wagon wheels have tires on
them about four inches broad. The
thread of the front wheels is a little
wider than the rear wheels SO their
track, when driven in a straight line,
Is about eight inches wide.
II all the farmers would use this
style wagon Mr.. Pollock says the
roads would soon become beaten
down like a roller had passed over
them and the trouble Of ruts would
he entirely eliminated. He has the
wagon at the Mill where it will like
" he placed in commission in a few
days.
The Fulton Gazette prints the fol-
lowing item:
Edward Davis. who accompanied a
crowd OF Mexico ball players to Full
ton Tuesday, was arrested that day
on the complaint Of Mason Meow
an, keeper of a billiard hall in the
jameson building, for swearing in his
establishment and on the street. In
the police court he was fined 81 and
costs, and while a lawyer was prepar-
ing the papers in an appeal for him,
he skipped out and has not been
seen since.
The ball team played the Fulton
All-Stars Tuesday afternoon for the
gate receipts and was beaten by a
score of 8 to 4. The receipts amount
ed to only IS, and the ball players
left town without settling their din
ner bill at the Palace Hotel.
Two of Mexico's industrious youths
have started a new industry. Ry-
land Rodes and Frank Cauthorn r
supplying the local fishermen with
minnows.
These boys have a large vat fill
ed with water and so arranged to
keep a good supply on hands at all
times.
Wednesday OF this week these boys
sold something oye three dollars
worth of this bait.
Frank and Ryland are two very
industrious boys and are always on
the alert for something that will be
Of benefit to the public generally,
That a minnow industry has been
formed in Mexico. will no doubt be
good news to the local fishermen
who now can get a supply of bait
and be off to their favorite fishing
place without the usual monotony OF