Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-05-02
COUNTY NEWS

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Mrs J. w. Yeager. Of South Western
avenue. is recovering from pneumo-
MIA. contracted after being i'll OF
measles.
Charged with eighty-two cases Of,
vocation Of the local option law, Z.
c Anderson. prosecuting attorney Of
Boone County. will recommend al
the next term Of the Circuit Court
there tibet Points 6 Tyson be assess
ed a fine OF $4,000. The agreement
hstwecn thr parties Is. the accused
plead sa.liy and pay $1,000. The re-
mainlns si4. 400 to be held oyer their
heads whfl, they are under a parole,
rot to sell liquor for a period Of two
years. They also pay the costs in
the case which will amount to 81
Goo.
The Auxvasse bridge yer the
creek is reported to have been slight,
y damaged by the storm on Thurs
day night. A crew was sen down
Friday mornang TO repair It. The
trains were not delayed.
The pans for the new Eks' home
in this city were accepted by the
Lodge at the regular meeting Friday
evening. The contrast will be let
on the Goth Of May. II is expected
to have the building completed and.
ready for the cub by the first Of.
November.
The Club has been grained a re-
lease from their lease OF the present
rooms but have been granted the
privilege of staying there until the
new home is finished.
Three OF the five delegates to the
State Convention, to be he'd at
Springfield. Mo-. next month also
hare been selected. They are R. w.
Berrey. Jr., Merritt LlewelFn and
Sam Byrns John B. Graham and
F. A. Morris are among other mem,
bers of the Lodge who expect to at
tend the State meeting.
Westminster College, Of Fulton,
whose reputation in Athletics and
other student activities, like its
! standing among colleges. is in the
/ lead, annexed two victories Friday
One was the winning of the Missouri
College debating championship. and
the other defeating William Jewel
College in base ball by a score Of IA
to 2 which practically assures the
school the Missouri College champ
ionshlp.
, Poole Harrison and Chas. Liebler,
: Of this city. we're members Of the
! Westminster debating team. Mr..
Harrison Is captain Of It. The de-
bate was three cornered and between
! Missouri Valley, Central and West
Minister. The two Mexico boys de-
bated at Missouri Valley. and like
their team mates in Fulton, won Prof.
4 J. l. shobe. superintendent Of the
Audrain County Schools. was one Of
O the Judges IN Fulton.
Miss Fiemma snidow who Is prln-
cipai OF the Huntsville High School
q has been reelected for the next tam
Miss Fleming Is a daIlugh%e NAV !
Icls
The Legal Side, rli,
The settlement OF Mrs
q bas Ales sgnidow Of this city, and Is
S~rIteacher of ability.
H. she is a graduate Of the Mexico
High school and since taking up ~
-profession Of teaching has met Wit
= merited success. Her many Nexic
friends will be pleased 70 know ina
=, she is giving perfect satisfaction an
has been reelected.
". G. MeCarty, staff correspondei
Of the st. Louis Republic, was in IN
CITY SATURDAY. He had been IN Can
wsv county concerning the S59,o'
lime suit filed against his paper
len woods and based on a story WI
Henry Hughes, % years old !
batween two cars of a BurAngt
freight train saturday night and F"
No. killed. Hughes was a brakeman
the extra board out Of this city.
He was granted a few days lea
Of absence saturday. and. in cs
-, many with Arthur Martin anoc
- brakeman, also Of this city 9
Cd for Hannibal. They went Il
u here 10 louisiana and boarded a J
llngton freight train for Hannibal
According to information recel
here Hughes and Martin were
~aoo ing the bumpers when the accl'
happened. The boys had been IN
ION ton OF the train but It began
rain en- route and they crawled d
Ian the bumpers between two car
shield themselves from the we
- some unknown manner Hughes
!, The his grip and fell.
one q the arms was cut OIL
~ Tho wheels Of the cars passed a
n one SIDE OF his body. He was
$50. mangled and died almost imme
: the ly.
80 The unfortunate boys paren'
side at North Jefferson Junctl
con. Galloway County. The body wa
noen taken through Mexico Monday
the noon en- route home for burial
pooaa. Hubert Dixon was shot by
80 ry Shawnee, at 1920 o'clock
nmber day morning on a vacant lot
n stav the Andy Harrison PAIGE ~
,s east Mexico. Both are negf
oht The first ball fired by sh
raseed through the fIeshly pori
10Th Of Dixon's legs. The
shot hit Dixon just back Of th'
ns shoulder and passed throus
body, coming out in front Of ]
Miss snouius +yioe nixon
'eriou7 to be in no immediate danger
az ~ complications do not set up J
'Air recover. Shawnee is at large
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