Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-12-26
COUNTY NEWS

DR.. N. R. Rodes and County Clark
John 4. Graham are home
from Texas where they killed nine
deer.
WIN II. Garrett, formerly
Mexico. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Garrett, Of this city. is now located
at Neodesha. kan. and is engag-
ed In construction work for the
Frisco RAILROAD Company. DIR. w.
wv. Rodman. formerly Of siexico. Is
also located at Neodesha.
Mrs. X. p. Whitley and children
Of St. Louis. are guests Of Judge J.
A. Guthrie and fap'ily for the holt
days.
W. H. Upham is building a store
room on West Love street
Miss Alice Norris is visiting IN
Columbia.
craddoek has the best Of Boys
and Girls Books.
Mrs chss. Bronaush and baby OF
Battle Creek. Mich. arrived Sunday
to spend the holidays with Mrs. Lem
artine Lackland.
At a meeting OF the Crusade Com
lnandety Of the Knights Templars,
Tuesday evening, the following Off
GERS were elected:
Geo F. Toalson. Commander; II.
f. c. Tucker. Gensralisslmoi Hen
~ D. Llewellyn, o. G.; r. S. Gibbs,
Prelate, J. Il Strict. S. VI. J. 7,
Marshall. j. w; r. J. Hoxsey. St
b: ]. W. Ice. sw. b: w. W. John
son. warders S. NJ. Sharp. Treas.;
y, J. Steele, Recorder.
MR.. AND MRS. RUFUS PEAR
lsoN and SON. George. and daughter,
Miss Nina, and Mrs. ]. F. Mcwil-
Hams, are arranging to nov to Cali
foFnia the first OF the year to reside
permanently. Mr.. Rufus Pearson is
one OF Audraln's Oldest settlers,
and our people generally regret to
have the Pearsons leave US. but wish
them much prosperity in their new
home in California. Mr.. McWii-
liams expects to Join them next
summer.
Mrs. Amaretta Morgan, Grand
Chief Of Honor, Of the Degree Of
Honor. installed the officers of the
local lodge. Tuesday evening. The
officers are: Chief Of Honor, ira s.
AIilligan; Past Chief Of Honor. Mrs.
Ida Robinson; Lady Of Honor, Mrs.
oeeola Lane: chief Of ceremonies.
Mrs. Gertrude Dugan; financial sec
rotary. Mrs. Ella Milligan; treas
urer, Mrs. Melissa Rodhouse; usher.
Miss sallie Robinson; inner watch.
Miss Grace Dugan; outer watch,
Reed MilIigan; delegate to Grand
Lodge meeting at St. Louis next
May, Ira S. Mllligan; alternate. Mrs.
Melissa Rodhouse.
DR.. and Mrs. Fred Griffin have re-
turned home from Illinois, where
they have been visiting friends and
relatives.
Lawrence Arnold, who attends Law
~renceville School at Lawrencevfile,
N. j.. will spend the Christmas holi-
days with his grandfather, R. R. Ar
mold. in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clare Harding, OF
Chit ago, who have been visiting in
Mexico are now in Granite City,
H.. visiting Mrs. Harding's sister.
Mrs. Stanley Hollis.
7. ]. Hoxsey is arranging to build
q modern andupto-date residence on
bis fine lot on r. Promenade street,
next spring. Ben Elliott Is the archi-
tect.
HON. T. B. BUcKNER, Of Kan
sas City. formerly Of Mexico, is be-
ing prominently mentioned for the APP
Tointment as counselor OF jackson
county. Mr.. Buckner's many friends
10 Audrain trust that he viii secure
tuis appointment. If he wants it.
Mrs. H. p. Warden has received
two Of her sons fire oil paintings.
which . recently honored by hav-
ing been shown in the Paris Salon.
George Baker. the son. who Is well
remembered here. achieved success
first as a cartoonist and later made
a nam for himself in oil. The pic
lures are at Mira. Warden's home
and are entitled early Breakfast"
and '-The Chinese Coat"
The first of the year the Rev. w.
A. shtilenberger will start a series
Of meeting in the Perry Christian
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