Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-05-25

k St Joseph, No, May ls.-The Re,
0 Henry Billiard, 43 years pastor Of th
Westminster Presbyterian churc
here, one Of the heroes O
Mark Twain's "Innocents Abroad.
is dead at HIS home here
Q He was prominent in the affairs q
hts church in the State, having bee
moderator OF the synod of Missouri
He was born in st. Louis and was 4
years old.
The family Of W. f. Harvey, Twin
In West Mexico. suffered a sever,
attack OF ptomaine poisoning, Frida,
afternoon, from eating canned corr
Saturday morning their condition wa
greatly improved and my serious re
suits are not expected.
Mr.. Harvey is a section hand OF
the Wabash railroad. Every membeI
of the family suffered more or les.
from the poisoning but their eondi
ton a discovered in time to say,
them.
Rube Maxwell. conductor of the
Jefferson City passenger, had a mis-
hap Friday morning which win keeF
him from work for several days.
Before going out on his run Fri.
day morning and while at the freight
house here. Mr.. Maxwell stepped on
the sharp point of a pair Of ice
tongs and stuck 1t into his foot. The
abrasion made was very slight and
Mr.. Maxwell thought little OF the &C
cident at the time.
After leaving Mexico his foot be-
gan to burn and later swelled. Final
iy he was forced to consult a physi-
clan. The ankle panied him severely
and he is now walking on crutohes.
His many friends hope the accident
viii not prove serious and that MI.
Maxwell will be able to resume work
shortly.
There was a new turn of affairs in
the suit of Edward Bredell of st.
Louis against Westminster College
of Fulton, Mo-, to gain possession Of
the college campus, when tn defend
ants filed an amended answer, ask
ing 25,00O damages and an injunction
to restrain the heirs from interfering
in the management Of the campus.
The land was decided the college in
1880 by Bredell, with the proviso that
1t was to be used exclusively for the
benefit Of Westminster. The board
of Trust was dissolved in 1909 on
economy grounds and the management
placed in the hands of the Board of
Trustees. 1t is on this transfer that
the heirs base their suits. When the
case was called in Fulton Wednesday
the plaintiffs failed to answer, and
the suit "a continued to
the September term. Priest
Field, the athletic grounds of
the college, given TO the college sew
o,,s II o.
wy sui"
Il. II. Herman is home from sam
California, where he spent sew
Grad weeks with his daughter, Mrs.
Williams. He reports Mrs. williams
health not the best.
Mr.. Kernen says he saw some OF
the most beautiful country in the
West THAT he ever expects to see
anywhere. One feature Of his trip
south naldta !, iu . rara thtna A. -
said. for tho oantain of a shin 10 81
,ort a stranger throupb opa ~ Tho
Ite euinners. But Mr. Kernan was
me of he lucky visitors 10 he es
,orted bv the cantaln cantain Krant
N. Bennett who was IN charge m the
hip. personally tool Mr.. Herman
through the vessel and Showed him
letail each feature of the battIeship.
Since arriving home, Mr.. Herman
'eceived a souvenir from Captain
Bennett. Mr.. Herman saw several
ormer Mexico citizens and saws that
II Audrain county neonIa tbera are
prosperous and happy.
MIR, Herman was accompanied by his
aushter, Mrs' wliiams, IaSey had !
cen lhsi'eu 70 take men with Zap
aln bennett n wife. They we're f,