Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-31
COUNTY NEWS

WIG on OCl- 20 q
D. L. Tribe and wife, OF Wells, Ne
vada, are visiting relative
In Mexico. Dell's many friends vii
be glad to know that he is prosper
GUS AID happy.
Col. Bill Owen. buyer for Franl
ssnnebeck. Monday bought from VIM
Armstrong a 7 months old heifer
for which he paid $3.50.
Mrs. Miriam Ross and Miss julia
Ress leave for st. Louis this week
They may spend the winter in Cali,
fornia.
Miss Minna Ecton took suddenly
III Wednesday evening, but IL report
ed q little better today.
Miss Arnabelle CriswelI, who has
been assistant bookkeeper at the
Friedman-SheIb Shoe Factory for
some time. resigned her position Wed
besday. Miss Bertha Walker will
take Miss CriswelPs place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neidershultz are
home from 81. Elmo, ILL.,, where they
have been for several weeks. Mrs.
Neidershultz is suffering from a
throat affection and was much ben
Gifted by her visit at st. Elmo.
N. c. Beckley has traded his prop
erty in the South Side addition to
J. NJ. Ridgeway for the latter's farm
three miles south of Centralia.
Operator Gilmore is now second
trick operator at Francis.
W. D. Lee and wife and George
Lee and wife and Miss Clara Jur-
censor attended the big horse show
in St. Louis this week.
The writer had the pleasure this
week Of meeting Mrs. NJ. B. Neale,
a widow woman. of near Thompson
who has five children ranging from
six years to one year old. This lady
was in Mexico and sold Sam Norris
$500 worth OF hickory nuts. Wei
never saw a brighter bunch Of littlel
folks.
Mr., Neale died March, 1912, leav-l
ing his family without any means,
but at the same time Mrs. Neale isl
optimistic and is going to make good.
We have plenty Of people in Mex
leo well fixed who kick about
hard times They ought to be-
ashamed Of themselves.
The names Of the children OIL
this family are; Richard, six years.
old; Manda, five years; Jack, four
years; Raymond. two years. and
William, one year.
VIII Curtis. a negro who escaped
a month ago from the gang Of pris-
oners, worked by the SMILE Road
District commission, was CAPT.
tured at Moberly this week and re-
turned TO the Audrain Jail. Curtis was
found guilty Of bootlegging and was
sentenced to a year in Jail.
In a recent letter to Reuben Dill,
from the far away Philippine Islands,
Virgil Miller states he is well and
doing wen and sends his regards
to all of his Mexico friends and for,
them to drink more and more Of Cot
tonwood Springs water and they will
be happy and prosperous. Virgil was
a former foreman Of the Ledger.
Dill.
Mrs. Redding and granddaughter,
Miss Isabel Redding, who have apart
ments with Mrs. Amelia Buckley, OF
North Wade street, had a narrow es-
cape from asphyxiation Wednesday,
night.
Their hard coal stove had been start
ed that evening and during the night
1t began leaking gas. When Mrs. Red
ding awoke early Thursday morning,
she felt very much stupefied from
the effects of inhaling the gas,
Miss Isabel who was more affected
was in a semiconscious condition.
The windows were thrown open and
the fresh air quickly revived them.
DR.. Rothwell is better.
Col. Clay is much better and is CO.
ing South for the winter after the
election.
Mrs. w. j.. Bolts is home from a
pleasant visit with relatives and
friends in Joplin, Mo.
Tay Reed of Texas was in Mex
leo this week shaking hands with
friends. Tay was delighted with
the improvements being made in his
old home city.
u. A. Sannebeck has sold his
meat market and stock Of groceries
to J. L. sopher. Of oskaloosa, la.
Mr. sannebeck took over Mr.. So
piers 10O-acre farm, near Beagles
School House. northeast of this
cry, in the zeal.
MIR. Sophor will take possession Of
the store ON or about the first Of
November. He is now in Oskaloosa,
arranging TO move to Mexico. In
the meantime Mr.. Sannebeck will
have charge of the store,
Mr.. ~sannebeck says he intends to
remain here to help make Mexico a,
city, but he has not decided what,
business he will engage in.
The Ledger takes much pleasure
in joining Mexico's citizens in well
coming Mr.. Sopher to this city and
its business circles.
Rev. J. H. jackson, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
has been excused from his charge
here, and will return to New Marthas
Vile, w Va. Rev. Jackson has
not had good health since returning
to Missouri and he deemed it best
for himself to return to West Vir-
ginia. His many friends and mem
bers Of his congregation will regret