Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-05-22
COUNTY NEWS

Mrs. Percy Hord and daughter
Miss Martha, OF st. Louis, have re
turned home after a short visit With
Mr.. and Mrs. +. R. Sanford.
J. c. Bassford is home from bust
ness trip to Kansas City.
Mr. W. C. Huey spent Saturday
and Sunday in Mexico the guest Of
Miss Ecton.
Alb Harrison of Benton City was a
business visitor here Saturday.
Mrs. Eta Tucker who is with EN-
sry-Bird- Thayer of Kansas City was
in Mexico on business this week.
John A. Guthrie who is now locat-
ed in Kansas was shaking hands
With Mexico friends this week, and
looking fine and dandy.
The body of Colonel Green
Clay, with those OF his family and
that Of Miss lima Rhodes. who was
a sister of Mrs. Clay, will be remov-
ed from Elmwood cemetery and talk
en- to Paris, Ky, where they will be
buried in cemetery that has been
used by the Clay family for a long
while.
The bodies which viii be removed
are as follows: Those Of Col. Green
Clay. Green Clay, jr, Rhodes Clay,
Miss Ina Rhodes and the infant Of
q. M. Clay. l. NJ. Greer has receiv-
ed word TO exhume the bodies and
will probably do so within the next
week. He will accompany them to
Kentucky.
Mrs. F. w. Williams of Minneapo-
lis, MINI, is the guest of Mexico
relatives.
l.. r, Phillips and family of Rich
mond Va, are here to spend the
summer with Mr.. Phillips father,
r. L. Phillips.
o. f. Revercomb, Of Hunnewell,
has been appointed superintendent OF
the Sturgeon public schools at a sal
airy OF 500 month.
At the meeting of the Woman's
Missionary Society Of the Missouri
conference of the NJ. e. Church,
South, held at Richmond, Mrs. w p
Rowland, OF this city, was reelected
Superintendent of Supplies. Mrs. Row
land returned home from the meet
ing Monday.
Lester Wiliingham, whose discharg
from position of head usher at the
Grand Theatre in st. Louis, caused 8
other ushers to strike, is here with
his wife. He will remain here fol-
several weeks.
Ms. Myers, Charles Arnold and r
L. Crosby commissioners of the Mex
leo Special Eight Mile Road District
were out inspecting several bridges
In the district Tuesday afternoon.
T. B. Buckner, a prominent attor
ney OF Kansas City, was shaking
hands with Mexico friends this weel
and was the guest of his brother
IN. r. Buckner, on South jefferson.
w. A. Sharp has started work Of
his handsome new home at the cor
ner of Woodlawn and Love street
This is one Of the most desirable
lots in the city and Mr. Sharp vii
erect substantial home.
Eugene Tomlinson was painfully, !
not seriously, injured Monday even
ing, when he ran an ice pick into hi
foot. He was able to walk aroun'
some Tuesday.
Prof. and Mrs. G. A. Ross will al
rive from Washington this week an
after a visit here will spend part o
the summer IN yellow Stone Park.
X. A. Mackenzie, one of Mex
ico's we'll known travelling men
quite III at his home On North Jeffei
son street.
! At a meeting Of the school board
Monday night. II. l.. Collett, Of tn
Kirksville State Normal School, wa
elected instructor in manual trainin
/ for the schools. Mr.. Collett wa
elected after Allen Berger, of d.
! rant, Okla, failed to accept the pos
tlon on account Of salary. Mr. Co
lett will receive 500 month. i
comes highly recommended and wa
in this city, Saturday looking ov'
the schools.
& Supt. Herbert Pryor will ha'
G charge OF the teachers training coul
!. at the high school next year and Il
/ high school next year and the 81
Il which was given by the State to Il
j school for this course will be place
i. In the teachers fund
> The Mexico Aerie of Eagles, at
N meeting Tuesday evening, appoint
e a committee to meet with the Coz
mercial Club, Friday, and confer I
garding a Fourth of July celebrate
here.
- They plan to give an old time c.
!. ebration and hope to make It one
70 the largest in the state. Further
= ia regarding the matter will be
"a nounced later.
B. NJ. Bush sold his house and
a On North Wade street to G. s. Oh
a pell, Wednesday. The sale was ma
q. through the agency of Parke
II. Brown and Minor.