Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-06-20
COUNTY NEWS

COUNTY NEWS
Through the Scoutmasters a number
Of Boy Scouts have already secured
I. positions for the summer months.
The boys are trained to be reliable,
Industrious and polite and should
laake good in any line - ~e-k that
boys can do.
Mrs. Etna Williams of San Diego.
Gal, arrived Wednesday, to visit
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. H.
Herman.
Miss Minerva Pearson has gone
to Lexington, Mo-, where she will
sell books this summer. Miss Pear
sou Is making a record in this werk.
Miss Elizabeth Pearson will spend
The summer in Omaha, Neb., with
her btoIhers.
The following deacons were elect
cd at the Baptist Church meeting on
Wednesday night. Earl Haggard, T..
A Shannon, Edgar Threlkeld and
piof. Guy Motley.
The BAPTIST Church of Mexico o
has a d~eaeonship numbering twelve
persons.
Wednesday afternoon the Directors
Of the Mexico Savings & Loan Asso-
citation reelected the following Of
flcers:
Il. u. Worrell, President.
Theodore j. Williams, vice-Presi-
dent.
10 Il Ricketts,. Secretary.
L N. White. Treasurer.
Nicho'son the University huud er,
goes to Sweden as a member Of the
Olympic team.
Louisiana will q 'ebrate July 4.
Mss Laura Reilly has rented her
residence for the sumner to Mr..
Steiner, the grocer, and is now visit
ing her brother, T. S. Reilly, and
family on N. Western avenue.
Henry Shawnee, a local negro,
convicted OF carrying onsea ed weap-
ons and sentenced to two years in
tho penitentiary. was raroled late
Wednesday afternoon for five
years.
Messrs. Simon and Felty, Of the
slmon-FeNy Construction Company
Of Columbia were in Mexico Thurs
day to complete details for begin
ming the construction Of the new
Elks' Home building on East
Love. They looked over tho ground
and staked off the foundation.
Mrs. Hugh Cartwright and baby,
q 81. Louis, are visiting here.
Harrison Brown and Bush Atchison
WI. sUend the summer selling books
aud return to the State University
nezi fall.
Miss Edna Earl Ralston, Of Wanda
LA. a Senior in Missouri University.
vas elected to Phi Beta Kappa, an
honorary Society.
The Junior Editor Of the Ledger
has Just received a Champ Clark
HON Dawg from Minor Z. Bolts,
formerly of this city now residing in
Chicago. It is quite a unique statu-
etc and is a popular seller in the
larger cities.
Judge B~atterton, OF Sturgeon, was
in town Friday.
MIS-. W. F. Cook and daughter,
Miss Eva, of West Plains, No., are
, sitting Mrs. w. q. Newkirk, who
is a daughter of Mrs. Cook.
The girls in the graduating class Of
1879 Of the Paris, No, High School
wore calico dresses, according to
the Appeal.
Fred Burhop will Likely locate at
Denver, Colo.
The new Fulton Carnegie Public Ii
brary will be ready for occupancy on
July /.
The Auxvasse Confederate Reun-
ion will be Aug. % and 20
Mrs. ]. G. Ford and young daugh-
ter are visiting at B. D. Springs at
Bowling Green.
Frank Head, of New York, is visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. G..
Head, on E. Liberty street.
Clarence Campbell, of Kansas
City. is visiting her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Charlie Campbell, of this city.
Clarence was formerly a member Of
tho Ledger carrier force. He now
holds a responsible position with the
Armour packing plant and at pres
emit is working on the invoice desk.
Work on the ETks' Home was
started Friday morning.
The Paris Commercial Club will
give the 142 rural school graduates
of Monroe County a dinner after
the exercises in Paris Saturday.
Miss Mamie Adelyott, Of Lincoln
county, Is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Frank Buckley,
Some we'll known Mexico man
entered a dry goods store in this
city looking for the proprietor and
addressed his query to one of the
life.like dress models. Who was it,.
The Farber Forum says: &c. NJ
Lawder and A. w. Judy came down
from Mexico Tuesday on business.
They were both formerly engaged in
the coal mining business at Farber,
Mr.. Lawder is now a Pullman con.
ductor out West, and MI. Judy is OF
gagged in Mining at C~enterville, Ia.
Professor and Mrs. G.. 0. Davis are
visiting her sisters, Mesdames Amelia
Buckley and r. H, Cauthorn, of this
city.
Joe Pitcher, of Wellsville, was in
Mexico Friday on q visit To- his
brother, Mark Pitcher.
u, unfu- 1.-nat aY.