Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-02-22


sary last Saturday, Feb. 18th A
sumptuous dinner was served at the
home OF Mr.. Wilkerson's son, Kelley
wilkerson, Oh West Liberty street,
and the occasion was a pleasant one.
Quite a number were present to ex-
tend the glad band and 10 enjoy the
feast. The Ledger and a mighty host
OF friends wish Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
Wllkerson may live TO celebrate many
more wedding anniversaries They
are two Of Audrain's best old people,
Mr.. wIlkerson is 50 and his good
wife 81 years Of age. Thanks for a
slice OF two Of delicious cake.
sOstErniN' pOIE' NEAR THOMPSON.
Judge Robert Davis, Bub Fergus-n
and Geo. Chadwick, from up Thomp-
son way, were shopping here Saturday,
and handed 70 The Ledger Owl much
food for thought. They report roads
bad and woods full Of Champ Clark
Democrats. Judge Davis, OF the
melon firm OF Davis s. Ferguson has
sold bis bali interest 70 Walter Mckee.
han. John and Walter viii make
things hum this season With Is acres
Of garden truck The axe handle fac
| tory, under the management OF Mack
Jones and Geo Pickett is il0urishing,
| Bob Davis and Billy Curry have not
been ''found lostf during the late
cold snap Last winter 18th men got
| lost in the heavy forest near Joseph
Pratt's farm, one-half mile from Uncle
! Billy Currg's home. The Hopewell
church building is being moved TO
/ Thompson. Jesse Hover, with bis
II horse power engine, hopes TO land
| the church building at Thompson in
| time for the big protracted meeting to
! be reeled of next September. The
people up Thompson way know who
! will be the next President Of the
| United States, but can't sag. just yet,
who will be the next Sheriff Of grand
| old Audrain County
| Col. John Kane, a peerless young
farmer Of southwest AudTain, who
has been a delighted reader Of The
Weekly Ledger for many years, is now
a reader Of the popular Daily Ledger.
Col. Kene wants the latest news fresh
from the press and be gets IL In great
5iig Big messy chunks. Oh, you John
Who will be the neat Constable OF
Salt River township? We have heard
the following names mentioned; Tom
Chopper, John Wayne, Charles O. Holt,
Toney Weinand, Jay Bennett, Dock
Patton, Ralph Race. and Jess Bratton,
all good men. Come on In, boys the
water is certainly surely foe.
Dr.-J. b. Haw kins tells the owl he
has Just purchased a splendid sO-acre
farm four miles west Of Bowling
Green. paying $50 per acre. Col John
y Hendrix, Or Curreyvllle, made the
deaf for the noted and gallant physl-
clan DR.. Hawkins now owns three
splendid farms, 1886 acres, In Pike
county. Oh you Doctor
Frank Afmistead tells The O8I that
Isaac B. Jesse has purchased from J.
e Jesse 90 acres, lying four miles west
Of Mexico, what is known as the old
Uncle Warren Brown farm. Isaac
will at once erect modern s-room
residence and reside on said farm.
Isaac and his good family short
time ago, moved to Texas TO live, but
cooldn'tStand the pressure. They all
come back 10 dear old A AudraIn county.
We hear that our good friend, Mai
Reuben Harlow, the bard of YonnQs
Creek Is being urged by bis many
friends TO run for the high-up ONCE
Of County Representative. Major
Harlow lsa dyed-in-the wool Demo-
c-at, is progressive and far.seelnp and
would make mighty warm oflicIal.