Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-05-23
COUNTY NEWS

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the leading professional gun shoE 10
THIS country, passed through this city
Saturday. going home from the MI
ro.s state Gun Shoot. at Peoria.
wsere be was among the leading en-
tries. haFilg tied for second place u.
the high shoot event Win ~ entries.
he says the prospect for the big
here this Summer is most
promising and quite a number Of the
Fading National shots have told him
they intend being here.
n. T. Block. the popular sec
ond trick operator at Francis for
the q" has been promotad to ouin-
Icy. Mr.. Block Is one of the best
linked railroad men IN tbs city, and
his trends will be snrsy to g
him leave.
Miss Josie Davis. who has been
teaching sshool in Andrain county,
win depart shortly for Clay Cen
ter, Kansas. where her mother,
Mrs. S. T. Davis now resides Miss
Davis has secured a position as
teacher On a rural school OF Kansas
for next year. She is a graduate OF
IMcAnrlan High School. ana " one OF
the bss, teachers IN AAsdrain and
her many friends wish her contanued
success in the Sun Flower state.
Mise Davis and Miss Lillian Lower,
VINO teaches he McClintic school.
were in Mexico on a short JtsI.
t. tuesday.
Joseh sandoothe viii build a new
elevator hear the location of his pres
ent one the first Of next month The
new building viii be taller and much
larger than the elevator now in use
and win be fitted up with modern ma
chinery. He will probably install
ose of the latest oil eagines to pail
the mschInery.-Mar jnsburg Oracle.
Walter Rucker. formerly a druggist
IN this city, Is critically i'll Of ty-
phosd fever In the Woodland Hospital
in Moberly. Mr.. Rucker has many
friends In Mexico who hope he will
soon recover
A Topeka woman recently found a
81 nia on the street. She showed it
10 htr husband. why. dear!e, that
is counterfeit" said he. 'and you
might get into trouble carrying Il.
LIE. me take II and turn X over to
he federal authorities" She dii.
Now he is spending the five for CT
CARS"
Harrison Brown. OF this city, has
baen re elected a director Of the
University Missourtan published BY
the department OF Journalism at the
Sta+e Uniyersity.
MIR. and Mrs. ]. ". GalIaher are
visiting in Sweet Springs, Mo.
snow fell in Fulton "Wednesday.
little Miss Elizabeth Turner,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Tur-
ner. of Slater. is visiting her grand
mother, Mrs. Sadie Wright. and 9th
err relatives in this city.
C. R. Lupton. Of St Louis, for
merry OF Mexico. responded TO the ad
dress Of welcome by the Mayor OF st.
Louis at the State meeting Of the
Missouri Underlakers. Mr.. Lupton, IN
brief. said:
eve used to get together and talk
over methods by which we might get
the most out OF our profession win
the least work. Now we come 10 talk
over the othlcs OF the profession.
1--WE formerly were an organization
OF gennllemen. But that Is not the
case now. We are a body OF Progress
sives. not that we do not stand pat
on what we think 10 right, but, Ia
order OF progression We have ceased
to be a body OF gentlemen-alone =
and now include ladies aud gentle
men"
r. n. Arnold. SIR. Is in Excelsior
Springs.
Norton Nelson has traded his
beautiful residence in Waddineham
Park TO Jas. Haskell for his resi-
dence on South Coal street. Mr.. Has
kell VIII move to his newly acquired
residence about June /. Mr.. Nelson
and his family will occupy Mrs. ]. r
Johnson's home during the SUMMER
while Mrs. Johnson will move to tn
farm.
Central'a. No, May IS.
A $4,000 fire Thursday night de
stroyed a ~two-story BRICK store build
ing owned by c. W. Settle and occu
pied by the j. D. Bowen Hardware
Company. The lo=s is covered by I
surance.