Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-04-11
COUNTY NEWS

now residing at Auburn, Call.
Born, to Nj and Mrs. Tinke
Montgomery, April s, a son.
Col zed Hook, of the Auxvasse RI
view. was in Mexico on business tn,
first Of the week.
Two men giving their names a.
Wm. Fay and Fred Johnson were ar
rested here shortly before noon OF
Tuesday by City Marshal ouinc,
James. The men were charged win
entering the building at oentraIia in
which the machinery and wires Of
th~ Light Company OF that town
are stored and taking about IS
pounds Of copper wire.
The men attempted to sell the
wire TO Sam Morris Tuesday morn
ing. Sam had been put next" and
when the men preseneed the wire
to him to buyS he telephoned the au-
thorities.
r. S. Montgomery was here
from Centralia Tuesday afternoon
and identified the wire.
I. ]. Honsey is home from ST..
Louis. where he was Tuesday to
visit his wife. .ssi;Ts. iioAs-y is al
the bedside Of her sister, Miss Fran
ces Brown.
Henry Bartels and wife departed
for New Canton, Ill. early Tuesday
morning to visit her brother who is
reported to have been seriously
burned in grain elevator fire. The
elevator belonged to Mrs. Bartels'
'ather and the loss is reported to
be quite heavy The fire occurred
Monday morning.
oryal Tucker has purchased OF
Martin & Ellis their electrical sup
piles and busnees and Will conduct
the shop in the future.
Geo Daniel, Of vandalia, was in
Mexico on business this week.
Adjutant General F. M. Rumbold,
of the State Guard, will arrive here
Thursday, to see Mexico as the
guest of the Commercial Club and
attend the weekly luncheon Friday,
at which time the matter Of bring
inc a machine gun to this city and
the making Of the Missouri Mill.
tary Academy drill hall an arunory
and convention hall will be di dis
cussed with the purpose of taking
definite action.
Carl Sanford and wife have de-
parted for their new home in st.
louis. Mr.. Sanford for several
years has been Standard linotype
opt trator-machinist in Chicago, and
has similar poston in st. Louis.
Carts many friends in Mexico wish
h NJ continued success.
Harvey Cordner of Auxvasee was
in this city Tuesday.
The final plans Of the Elks'
ncw $4,000 Home to be erected at
the corner Of Coal and Love street
have been completed by Ben Elliott,
the architect. and accepted Mon.
dav night, by the building committee
of the Lodge. The contract will be
lei as soon as the blueprlnts are
completed.
The new plans embody, in the
basement a gymnasium, baths, bowl
ing alley, hand-ball court and kitch-
en-
The first floor win have recep-
ton hall, ladies' waiting room, a
billiard room, a card room, service
room, and two toilets.
The second floor will have a
'atse room 46 feet by so feet with a
ladiss' and mems room. A porch
4S #. by Is. will extend across the
entire front.
The City Council entered upon
a new year Monday evening with
out cent of indebtedness against
Mexico. This was the one aim for
which the Council had been striving
the last year and this fact that the
city does not owe a penny at the be-
Cling of the year 1928, was
thing of which the Mayer and the
eight members of the governing body
Of the city were proud. AS express
cd by one member OF that body,
"We are all glad we are members OF
the Council"
f. w Walker was made street
commissioner and Elmer Robinson
was named 6river of the city's tenn.
Sam Wallace was named first night
police and ]. A Brown second night |
watch.
Wallace Dearing was again appoint
cd city clerk; V. F. Morris, fire |
chief; Ken Hulen, driver of the fire
wagon and ianitor; E. F, Ketter,
city engineer; DR.. H. w Gibbs,
city physician; r. M. Villains, sex
ton of Elmwood cemetery, all with
out opposition.
The library board which is com-
posed of nine members also was ap-
pointed. 1t follows: ]. F. Llewellyn,
Prof. ]. w. Million and DR. A A.
Wallace, for three.year term; Prof
H. b. Hawthorne, R. d Rodgers and i
u d Graham, for two.year term; and |
VIM. Pollock, s. p Emmons and |
Sam Locke, for one-year term.
Calbraith P Rodgers, who passed
over this city last October in his
flight is dead.
He was the first man to cross
the American continent in an aero
plane. He met death at Long Beach,
Cali, at 3:15 o'clock on Wednesday |
afternoon, when his Wright biplane,
in which he had been soaring over
ihe ocean, fell 200 feet and buried |
fim in the wreck.
]. G. Jesse, who has conducted the |
grocery store at the corner of |
Wade and Love streets, has sold his
stock to David D. Sullivan. Mr.. Sui |
livan has been clerbing for Fred |
Brand and is experienced in his line
of business. Mr., Jesse has conduct |
ed the store for the past five years.
He is undecided what business he
will enter. liIl