Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-03-14
COUNTY NEWS

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Albert Burgess was In this city
| Saturday, driving a spanking fins
team Of mules he paid J. T. John
son $3.50 for. They were atsaret
in a new $40 set OF harness,
w A. Miller. OF Sturgeon, phar
mactst, is now with the Wren
Drug Co,
Mrs. Canada. Of Sailing Township
Is the guest OF Mrs. Cassius Clay.
In ths proper column Of ths
daily ana Wsellis Lfcqer will be
found the announcement Of Edgar
Tlrelkeld.- candidate for Treasures
of Audrain county, subject to the
Democratic primary. Mr.. Threlkeld
was a candidate for the same Of
flee Ia 1906, when Noble Barnes
was elected.
James Atkinson and wife, who
formerly had charge OF the Hotel at
Auxvasse, are arranging to move
TO Mexico and will take charge Of
the creasey property on $. Jeffer-
son street April and conduct an
sip-tosdate clearinghouse. The Led
ser joins other friends In extending
u cordial welcome to Mr. and
Mrs Atkinson, who are going to
help make Mexico a city.
i a. u. Litter and Miss Della Liter
are home from a visit in Montgom-
cry City.
III the big triangular debate be-
tweeN Mcmillan High School, Of
this city. and the BoonviIle and
Columbia high schools, March 80,
Maurice Dry. Leonard Coafsworth,
Orlando Worrell and Buckner Har-
riaon. will represent the local
school, The try-out was Monday
night,
The debators win be divided
between the three cities and
the side they sreak on will be de-
cidtd later.
The subject is. eResotsed Missou..
Should Maintain Good Roads, This
Is the first High School triangular
debate ever held In Missouri.
Arthur Laudel, who will play with
the Providence r. !. team. Of the
strong Eastern base bail league,
has departed for Savannah, Ga,
where he will join his teammates
and start training. He will make
one Of the strongest members Of
Tie Providence pitching staff,
II D. Graham and wife and Mrs
Mary raham are home from a three
months VISIT to Cuba, Isle Of Pines,
and the cast coast Of Florida. They
report 4 delightful trip, and their
many friends are glad to have them
home agstn.
Fred w Pitcher win head the
Lodge OF Elks The coming
year. be being elected Exalted Rul-
er for the year 1928 at the an.
nuaI election Of Officers Of the
Lodge on Friday evening
Fred Llewellyn, the present Ex
allied Ruler, was delegated By the
Lodge to represent b. r Q. Elks
919 at tlle grand meeting IN Portland.
Oregon, in June. A. H. Whitney is
alternate
Sam D. Byrns was elected secre-
taly to succeed John B. Graham
who has held this office for six
consecutive years. The other Off
GERS elected follow:
John A. Guthrie, IT.. Esteemed
Leading Knight.
]. ID strleff, Esteemed Loyal
Knight.
Theo. ], Williams. Esteemed Lee
turing Knight.
Merritt IlewellynF Tyler.
Ralph Buebner. Treasurer.
w F, Atkinson. trustee for
three year term.
H. H. q. Tucker, trustee for /
year 10 fill Sut unexpired term Of
F. w. Pitcher.
The officers will be installed at
the fil'st meeting night in April
Robt Fltsimmons. once heavy
weight champion pugilist Of the
world, walloped Chicago UniEer.
Hity Student, this week, charging
him with causing the separation from
Julia Clifford. the fighters wife.
Botn ''IFitz' and his wife appeared
at The Ferris Grand here few
vears ago.
II you start now. while the swat
tins is good, and XIII all the early
flies the number OF late ones will
be billions less than If allowed to
60 unmolssted ait this primary stage.
The first flies OF spring will
shortly make their buzzlng appear
anees IN warm rooms and sunlit
windows. If YOU kill them be.
fore they have an opportunity tx
multiply YOU viii be doing soctsty a
great good
u is superfluous to en- ,,ratt
the dangers Of the house flyS ATt is
sufficient to recall that IT., gath
rate from typhoid fever, u, 10
sis and infantile diseases" !
/ Greatly lowered by elir :
fly II every hou7ewlf