Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-11-06
COUNTY NEWS

An unconfirmed report is being chr
~culated that ~petitionss r being cir
culated in the county which will be
presented TO the County Court short
y asking for a Local Option election
outside OF Mexico. Audrain County
voted dry March Il. 1908.
Just how much truth there is In
the report ID not known, as apparent
ly a few only have heard It and they
seem unable to verify It. The sentl-
ment in the County seems to be dry
according TO statements made by
many farmers during the recent city
election.
Just who are circulating the peti
tion4 IL there are any, and where
they are being circulated, seems to
be a matter of conjecture at this
time.
Ed. Correll came over from Mexico
Tuesday to move his family to that
city. He has bought the Bigler
Garage on 112 f. Monroe street.
The Mexico people will find this fam
lily 10 be clever and choice people.
They have lived among our people
a number Of years and held the re
spect OF everyone. Mr. Cornell has
had several years experience in the
machine business. and Ia a sura "fix
It" man. Our people win miss the
good-natured smiles and .olitIea. We
trust Mexico will give them a
hearty welcome and enroll them
among their people-Perry Enter
prise.
Born, 10 Mr.. and Mrs. j.. o.
Crockett, on Oct. 29th. a nlne-pound
daughter.
Mrs. william Walton and son.
Charles, of Texas, are here on a visit
Cassius NJ. Clay, Special Commits
sioner to the Panama Pacific Exposi-
ton, is In town for a few days on
business. Mr.. Clay came to Mexico
directly from LaPaz, Bolivia, where
he had been on official business.
While there, he was the guest Of Mr..
and Mrs. John y. O'Rear at the Amer
lean Legation. He will return TO
South America in a few days
| Mr.. and Mrs. Stockton Fountain,
Miss Bess Settle and Joe Denham. q
Centralia We're down for the Elks Hal
lowe'en party Thursday evening.
News of success in any field gen
orally spurs others 10 enter the same
field. Remember the rush to the Cal
lfornia gold fields Local hunters seem
to be meeting with great success and
each day finds more in the field.
In all 25S licenses have been issued
this season.
Mrs. J.. T.. Johnson, Mrs. r. M.
White, Miss Mary V. Houston and
Mrs, T. H. Winans are home from III
State Meeting of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution at Lexington
Mo.
Hugh Bates, Of this city, who Is
attending Westminster College, Full
ton, o the prize If $40 offered by
the editors of the Westminster Fort
nightly, a college publication, for the
best short story written by a student
In the school.
The title of Mr.. Bates story was
"The Easter Solo" and is said 10
have been unusually well written and
filled with more than passing inter
est. This is another honor the Mex
leo Club OF Westminster can add ia
its already lengthy list.
Buckner Harrison, of Mexico, a
student at Westminster College,
has been elected president of the tri
angular debating association, which
includes Westminster Missouri Vale.
of Marshall, and Central Of Fayette
and Will preside over the business
sessions next spring. when arrange
ments for the annual debates will be
made. MIR. Harrison is captain Of
the debating teams that will repre-
sent Westminster in the contests.
The Ledger joins other friends
in extending congratulations to BUCK
ner for this honor.
J.. w. Lee has sold the Rock
Springs Dairy, which has been IN IN
Lee family, with the exception OF 9
few years, for over a generation /
T. Van Note, the man who trained
Chief Josephine, the Missouri univer
sity COW which won the worfds mix
ing championship Is the ne" "Wn