Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-07-04
COUNTY NEWS

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|, w. A. sharp aud wife, Of this
city are In Moberiy to attend a
surprise party at the home OF his
sister, Mrs. John Furnish. The occa-
sion is her birthday, which comes on
Wednesday, July 3. with the ex.
csption of a sister who Eyes in
Virginia, the broihers and sisters Of
the Sharp family with wives and
husbands will spend Wednesday and
Thursday with Mrs. Furnish. They
are: A. NJ. Sharp. Neodeha. Kan;
j B. Sharp, Fulton; Mrs. Kate Fur
nsh, Paris, Mo; R. v. Sharp, Pike
county.
DR.. NJ. e. Crawford, of Camden.
Mo-, visited in Mexico Monday. DR..
Crawford came here from Columbia
where he visited his bro herin-'aw.
A. J. winscott, formerly Of this
city. Dr. Crawford reports MFR. Win
scotes condition TO be unimproyed
and it is his balief that another oper-
atom will be necessary to prolong
hs I'fe Mr.. Winscott's many friends
in this city will regret TO learn that
he is not improving.
G. b. Lyman and wife are visiting
relatives near Macedonia, Iowa. They
will be gone several weeks
Work has begun on the improvement
Of the interior Of the second floor at
the City Hall
Eugene Campbell and grandson of
Kansas CITY, visf ed G.. s. Camp
gell aud family the first Of -he
week.
The s ockho ders OF the Mexico
Bark held their annual cleo
ton Tuesday. July 2. and reelected
the following directors: w. w. Fry.
w. ]. Bolts, G. A. wlthe sroon, A. G.
Barnes, S. M. Locke. # A Morris. W.
r. Atkinson.
Tee officers Of the bank areas fol-
lows: w. w. Fry, president; S. M
Locke, cashier; J. II. Je7se. assstan'
cashier W sIMI
n. e. G. Ticker and family are
yis ting in Parsons, Kan.
Thomas J. Wilson, OF this city, Nv
ing on Mansf ed street, who moved
to this city several years ago from
Santa Fe. Mo, is cousin OF Wood
row Wilson. the Democratic nomrnee
foi President.
Mr.. Wilson knows his Gtstin guishedI
cauusin quite well and tells many int
Dia s'ortes OF the famous PrincetonI
ian.
The res gnation Of Rev. G. B.
Duff from the North Missouri Presby-
terry was accepted at a meeting here
Monday afternoon. Rev Duff has
been pastor Of the Benton City and
Montgomery City Presbyterian
Churches. He resigned to go to Ros-
well, N. M.
The Presbytery met with DR.. a.
A. Wallace in this city Monday af-
ternoon. Those who we're here wereI
Dr.. J. 81 Cowans Il. r. Abbott and
G. i Boving Fulton; Watson Cum
nlngham and W. S. Erisman, Benton
City; Rev G, b., Duff and Judge
White, Montgomery City; Or. A.
A Wallace and S. D. Socks, Mexico
Arthur Browning, of Kansas City,
Is visiting friends in Mexico. Mr..
Browning came TO this city from Co
lumbia where he visited Wallace
Rodgers and family. He reports Mr..
Rodge almost blind Mr. Rodgers has
lost the sight in one eye and the
other is about gone. He spent sew
eral months in Kansas City last win
ter in the hope OF benefitting his
condition. 9IHlTI|
David, George and Graham Robert
sen lid Shields Moore are home FROM
a 29gmile automobile trip. The par
ty itft here Saturday night and re.
turned MONDAY They went from Mex
leo to Hannibal, Quincy and keokuk,
Tdturning by way Of Frankford and
Louisiana. slfE
Mr.. and Mis- j, W. Harley and
daughter visited Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
p. Arnold tn the country, this week
Misses Mabel Threlkeld, Frances
Pearl and Dorothy Worre'l afe guest
OF Miss Lena White, in Gear Rap.
ids Ia They will be gone three
weeks.
The Rev. ]. G.. Handy has just re-
turned from Lawson, Mo-, where he
attended he League Conference OF
the Plattsburg District. The Rev.
Mumpower, formerly ras or OF the
Methodist C3u ch, South. Of Mexico,
is pastor at Lawson, where d hand
some new church has just been conn
pleted.
The infant OF Mr.. and Mrs. Arley
HUNT is reported to be very low.
The Lacrosse Lumber Company is
having new coat Of galvanized met
al put on the outside Of Their build
ing in this ely.
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Miss Ethel Sutton, Of the eastern
par. Of Audra'n, went to Colorado
ta.s week 10 spend the summer. She
was accompanied as far as Kansas
City by her fail a1 Ifdpa Sntfnn