Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-02-08

ms<ning at o'clock and were sched-l
nled 10 reach Mexico over ne wa.
bash al s:le Monday afternoon
A Telegram received by A. II. Whit.
ney late Sunday afternoon. stated n
funeral would ba Tuesday afternoon.
hm details OF the burial we're mol
mentioned. The deceased had been
a for shout year and half. She
was tsiaren ~ during the summer Of
1910 That winter Mrs, Ricketts, aud
Rlila stayed in Texas. but the latser
received Mttae benefit
Rilla was one OF Mexlco's sweet
est girls. she was q years old and
% be taken away just in the bloom
cf young womanhood makes her
death one OF the saddest that has
occurred in Mexico OF late.
Even though she knew she could
mo- gea we'll. RisIa was always cheer
ful and bore her suffering with pa
tience ana fortItude.
Besides her parents. the de-
ceased Is survived by one brother,
Joe Ricketts,. Of this city
The Ledger joins other friends in
extending sincere sympathy 10 the
bereayed ones.
Mr.. and AIRS. Ricketts, arrived with
the body of Miss Rtla az $40 O..
clock Monday afternoon and the
body was taken to the Ricketts,
home In Wooalawn Place. The fun.
eral was from the home on Tues,
day afternoon at O'Clock. The Rev.
J. E. AyscDe. Of the Baptist Church,
conducted the services. Inserment
was made ID Elmwood Cemetery
Dr.. J, Rule Fritts. one Of Mex
ieos oldest practitioners. died sstd..
denly at his home ThyrssuSy night.
DR. Friiis had Rssgn IA nl heaItH for
sosale : tlss..ssss ss.s.s. out the end came unex-
1 1pecteily.
Dr, Fritts was up town hale Thurs
day afternoon and seemed well as
usual
The deceased was born in Car
Isle. KY. in is43, and was 6s years,
months and Q days oad at the time
Of his death. lie received his prim-
airy education in tie distrlct schools
Of his native county IN Kentucky.
He later attended medical schools at
Philadelphia. New York City and
Louisville Ky. He had three OF
The best diplomas in the State
During the Civil War, the do
ceased was a surgeon In ShermanIs
Brigade and served through the en-
tire four years.
He came TO Mexico 2S years ago
and has resided here ever since. He
was one OF the cisy's best known
Il physicians and surgeons.
i He was married in Winchester, Ky
In 1867 to Miss Alice Stapleton
who. with six children, survives. The
children are: Mrs. w. G. Hutton. OF
st. Louis; Mrs. Henry Bacon, Lex
ington, KY; Mrs. c. w. Caldwell. of
Mexico. Mo; w r. Fritts. Rich
mond; Frank Fritte. st. Louis and
| Walter Fritts. Mexico.
The Ledger joins other friends in
extending sincere sympathy to the
! bsreaved ones.
The funeral services over the re-
mains OF Dr. ]. Rule Fritts was held
from the home 10 Elmwood ceme-
terry at $3.50 o'clock Sunday after
noon The Rev. W. A. Shulienbenger
Of The Christian Church conducted
the services. The pail bearers were
| DR.. Fred Griffin. George Morris. W.
-. Porawaki, Quincy James. S, NJ.
Locke and John J. Steele.
All of the children attended. who
are
Mrs. W. G Hutton, Of 81 Louis;
Mrs. Henry Bacon, Lexington. Ky;
Mrs. c. w Caldwell, Of Mexico, Mo-;
W. r Fritts. Richmcnd; Frank
Fr.tts, ST. Louis and Walter Fritts.
Mexico W, D. Hutton Of st.
Louis vas also here
Mrs. Roaenbnry, wife of c, +. RIOS.
enbury, Of Kansas City. died at he4
home Friday night as the result Of
burns received when the gas ex
ploded4 The accident happened
about a week ago The deceased
was sister OF Mrs. Annie squiree
and Mrs Emma Price, both
Of thas city and formerly resided
here. The Rosenburys moved 20
Ksngas city about 20 years ago.
Besides her husband, the deceased
is survived by son, Lester 4. Ros-
enbury, and a daughter, Mrs. Don
Kerchner
The funeral was from The home
IN Kansas City on Sunday
Mrs. Rosenbury was well known
here and her many friends will re
fret to hear Of her death.
The Ledger joins other friends in
extending sincere sympathy to the
bereayed ones.
Isaac Crosswhite, aged 0S yean.
died al Sturgeon, Mo. OF Brights
disease. January 81.
Chas. Thompson, son Of Joseph
" Thompson OF IT. Texas, and
former Audrain county boy, died al
Big Springs, Texas, on january IA.
Of apopEexy. He was cousin Of G.
O. Thompson Of Benton City. The
Ledger joins other friends In ex.
tending sympathy to the bereayed
ones
The remains Of Mrs, T. J. koberts.
who died at her home In Rush Hill
Wednesday afternoon. were Inferred
Ia Erawood Cemetery Friday after
pcon. She was the wife Of T. J.
Roberts, postmaster at Rush HiH.
Mrs. John BushS mother Of Mar.
vim Bush OF this city. died at her
ncme I'M New Florence Thursday az.