Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-07-25

HIN an early recovery.
Mr.. Lee JamAson, aged rs years,
and a relative Of Mr.. will Wallace,
OF sosith Jefferson street, died IN
Fulton this week.
Victor Wayne, formerly of this
clty, Is suffering from an injured
eye. Ho reoantly got a climber II
II.
Mrs. J. G. Ford and llttle daughter
Lorraine, we're thrown from their bug
gy reoently. when their horse DO
came frightend at a motorcycle.
Mr.. and Mrs. /. e. Bib and chill
dren Of Ottumwat Iowa, visited DR.
and Mrs. Hickman here this week
Accompanied by Mrs. Hickman they
went TO Santa Fe Monday for
short visit.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Fox, .
daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Stoltz aps
being congratulated upon the arriv
al of a lovely daughter on Tuesday
morning.
Squires & Garner have bought ths
equipment Of F. w. Drinkers cigai
factory.
The thermometer registered 80 o.
Tuesday,
Harvey Cordner, Ct is understood
is arranging TO open a butcher shoF
in connection with T. F. Roden's gro
Gerry store. Mr.. Cordner expects t.
be ready Tor business about August
Rev Shullenbcrger is conducting
a revival at Liberty Church. north Of
Thompson.
Miss Laura Walker is home from
Oklahoma where she spent her vaca
ton.
J, X. Oneal, the singer who asslst
cd with the revival at the Christian
church In tho spring, rs negotiating
with the board Of directors d
Prairie Chapel Church. northeast o
this city, and may be employed tr
assist with q meeting ut that church.
Miss Leona Jones' and brother, Rus
sell, are visiting relatives IN Odessa
Mo.
Prof. A. u Guerne. after a visi
in Excelsior Springs, viii tala I
tour through the East before che
opening OF Hardin College.
Prof. II. A. Trexler. formerly q
Hardin College, was ii this city Mon
day. He Is assisting In writing 1
monograph on slavery" soon 70 b
issued by John Hopkins University
He recently married an Omaha girl.
Gus billiard who had his skull frat
tnred Saturday morning In a fall, Il
reported TO be doing as well as could
be expected. An operation was per
formed Saturday night and a piece o.
his skull removed.
The Southern Hotel of ST. Louis
viii be closed Aug. /.
T. J, Hoxsey. wife and daughter,
Ruth, went TO st. Louis last night
after their new car. RoBa. Nichols
accompanied them.
Miss Pearl Morris is attending a
llouse party given by her sister, Mrs.
4. Khass, of Clinton, Mo.
Mrs. Emma Young, of Lexington,
Mo, who has been visiting Mrs. ].
w. Daniel of this city left Saturday
for Jefferson City to visit her son
and other relatives.
Mrs. Reed, on South Jefferson
street. is moving off her old house
and Will at once erect a new and
modern residence.
A big picnic and Democratic rally
will be pulled Off In a grove located
in the orner Of Audrain, Galloway
and Boone counties some time during
The latter part of August or the first
OF September. P. S. Atkins Of Boon
county. formerly residing Q miles
southwest Of this city, and TITS
nelghbors are making the arrauge
ments. The Democratic candidate
for State offices will be invited. SEN,
ator james A. Reed already has &C.
opted an Invitation, according TO Mr..
Atkins, and Speaker Champ Ozark
Is considering the proposition.
Little Hazel Conley, 10 months old,
Of Mr. and Mrs. Icon Con-
ley. will likely die as the result Of
a runaway Sunday morning. Mr.. Con
is employed in the barber shop
at The Hotel Hoxsey while his wife
resides at their home near Rush TIin.
The mother Suffered a epralned ankIe
the accident. but tlle father and
a boy escaped unhurt.
The accident occurred half way BE-,
lween this city and Rush Hill at
bout 5 o'clock in the morning. The
iorse was a new one just bought by
Mr. conley. They passed Fred Norris,
! prominent farmer, who was driving
motor car. lie stopped until the
buggy had PASSED and then drove on.
The horse started to shy, after 1t
lad gone about 20 feet, and in at.
empting TO hold him down. the line
'roke and the animal started to
un.
Mfr. Conbey jumped with the boy. a
ew years old, and both escaped un-
lurt- Mrs. Coniey also jumped, with
he baby On her arms. She. however.
ost her balance and fen, STRIKING the
head upon the tire of the
'uggy wheel and fracturing the skull
I the base Of The brain. Medical
Id was rushed TO the scene at once
1t IS feared the baby Will not
ecover.
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