Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-02-13

and Mexico Telephone Co. within the
corporate limits OF this city. includ-
ing the transfer OF the franchise. The
present owners had a debt of $1,000
on their hands. hence It was neces-
sary to sell,
A committee was appointed to in
spect and invoice the property and
another meeting will be held at the
Court House, Saturday afternoon whei
the purchase viii be completed and
an organization Of the new owners eff
fected.
Those on the committee we're:
Amos Harris. Benton City; Edward
Boyd, Auxvasse; Geo. Kellerhals, of
Martinsburg; William Atkins. of
Worcester, and John Byrns, Harri-
son Pfitzer. Sam Byrns was appoint
ed by this committee as assistant to
help take an inventory.
With this combination Of mutual
lines to support the Mexico exchange
the service over the county will be
greatly facilitated. The toll lines
will also be strengthened and any
person having an independent phone
will be able to talk to any other per
son in the county with an independ-
ent phone free OF charge.
Mrs. Richard Graham and children.
after a pleasant visit with Mexico
friends and relatives have returned
Ito their home in Chicago.
Sam Cowan's friends are sorry to
learn that be has had 10 resign his
fine position at Famous Bars, st.
Louis, on account Of his health.
He hopes TO recuperate by travelling
and wHi represent The New York
Life Insurance Co. in Missouri.
U. II. owings. OF N. Clark avenue,
who has been Ill for several weeks,
Is reported to be unimproved.
James Anderson and wife OF Laddo-
MIA was the guest OF ]. II. LaRue
and wife Thursday.
Mrs, William Tatiow. of Spring
field, Mo. is here visiting friends
and on business.
J. R. Smiley, OF near Santa Fe,
was in town on business Thursday.
Mrs. Margaret Pulls, aged eighty
five years. is Ill at the home Of her
son. County Collector 8. A. Pulls.
Mrs. J. A. Guthrie is home from a
delightful visit in st. Louis. Mrs. DR..
Brown, Of Fulton, accompanied her
home.
R. R. Arnold, sr. president of the
First National Bank, Of Mexico, and
wife, are arranging to make an ex.
tended visit to New Orleans for the
Mardi Gras and later in Florida.
Miss Clara Jurgsnsen will he East
in New York n Chicago for a cou-
pie of weeks buying her new and up
to-date line of millinery goods.
Miss ferguson will occupy the
south store of the two that Col. F..
A. Morris is rebuilding on Jeffer-
son street and in the meanwhile will
use what was Larsen's studio in
the Lawder building.
Mrs. J.. b. Woolery is visiting her
daughter. Mrs. R. B. Kidd. in Ouin-
|cy, Ill.
Mrs. William DIESEL has been Sc
r%iously i'll, had a relapse Thursday
night, but is some better to-day.
J. d. Mckee, City Collector Of
Mexico, has been appointed a mem.
Der Of the National Minute Men
committee with the rank Of Lieuten-
ant. This commission Imposes the
obligation OF devoted service 10 the
Democratic cause" W. p. McCombs
IS chairman of the National Commit.
Tee, and Senator Gore, Of Oklahoma.
is chairman OF the Organization Blu
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5 ?. Finley and daughter, Mrs.
Z. +. kunkel, are visiting at Jos.
7~hinger's, north of Thompson, Mo.
A the weekly luncheon of the Com
mercial Club, Friday. George Rob.
ortson, made a short talk on the /
road law which has been introduced
IN the legislature by Representative
h. A. Shannon. OF this county. He ha
made a study Of road laws and
stated this n did not tend toward
better roads and requested the club
to notify Mr.. Shannon it was not in
favor o. 1t. The matter was referred
the Legislative committee who VIII
investigate and report at the next
meeting. !
William H. Brown is in Kansas Cit 4,
Of the bedside of his sister, Mrs. :
Thomas Northern. who is critically
III.
Z. w. Pease, who lives southwest
Of Mexico. was badly bruised, but '
bones broken Wednesday. A horse s
vas riding slipped and fell back
ward and after regaining its feet
dragged Mr.. Pease about 200 yards.
Pease's foot was caught in the
'tlrrup which Enabled him to flee hin !
'elf- The accident occurred on West :
Liberty near Elmwood cemetery. :
# l. sappDington, Of Centralia, had =.
} most narrow escape from serious
injury If not death, when his saddle
dragged him from a lot when
was attacked by an infuriated
'ull' Mr.. sappington went into the
OF to drive the bull out. When he
attempted this, the bull turned and
'harged him, knocking the horse and
'lder down.
by some means, however, the horse
'egained It's feet, and Mr.. sapping.
ON, clinging to n Of the stirrups.
FAs dragged 10 safety.
nv Sappington Ia the father M