Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-08-28
COUNTY NEWS

Russian.
The following officers Of The Ep.
worth League were elected Tuesday
evening; Roy Bryarly. president Miss
Nell Pearson. LIST vice president; Mis-
Lucille Howell, End vice president;
Miss Mary Stallings, Bird vice presi'
dent. Miss Emma McPheeters, 4th
vice president; George Bast, secreta
ry; T. R. Bruce, treasurer; Linn
Caldwell, correspondent for the Ep
worth League Era.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Fcwles have
moved to this city from Ashland to
make their home.
MIR and Mrs Lehncn of v ~ellsville,
with Mr. and MrsJ L. Boone and son
l'aul, and Miss Salda Blattner o.
Jacksonville, Fla, motored 10 Mex
leo Wednesday and were guests o.
Mr. and Mrs J. L. Biattner and fam
Lily.
The Laddonia Herald says: Geo
Lee of Mexico was down Tuesday
and bought horses from the following
from Chris Mattick, $500: 1 from
Dick Thomas, $40; 1 from Home
Anderson, $3.50 and three from Harr!
Galloway 1890.
A large number from this city at
tended the New Bloomfield Fair,
Thursday, to witness the big saddl
stake, where Astral King, My Majo
Dare and Princess Eugenia wer'
shown together. Among those wh'
went are: w. e. Crockett and daugh
ter, Mrs. Nc Smith, Mrs. Michael
Murphy, s. A. Pulls. Frank Eller, Ru
fus Jackson, Mrs. E D Moore AM
children, Charles Criswell, Russell
Moore, George Lee. VIM. F. Akin
son, J. T, Johnson and daughter
Miss Louise, and Ivan Ashworth.
Mrs. Virginia Davis and daughter
are in Mokane for a few weeks visit
]. B. Evans, who was injured re
Gently in an automobile accident a
Springfield. Mo-, is in town. Hi
many friends will be glad to lear
he is recovering speedily.
Calvin Tilton, who has been visit
ing his sister, Mrs. w. A. Shullen-
berger, has returned to his home Il
Grant City.
DR. and Mrs ]. B. Hawkins wen
to Montgomery City to visit their
daughter, Mrs. Luckie, who is yer
i'll.
The beautiful country home o
Ben Canada in Sailing township Jus
north Of Sturgeon. vas destroyed b
fire, Wednesday morning about fou
o'clock. No one was at home a
the time and the origin of the fire
is unknown. The loss is partially
covered by insurance.
The fire company was called out
Thursday morning, when the grass l
the back yard OF o. Poisson's HON
In Woodlawn caught fire. No damag
was done and the fire was speedil
extinguished. The fire caught frol
some trash which Mrs. Poisson wa
burning.
Anderson Gibbs, who has been vii
iting his parents. Mr. and Mrs
r. Gibbs, has returned to his
home in Sikeston.
Miss Nan Bates of st. Louis is e,
}. pected here this afternoon to visit
her mother and sister, Mrs. Ollie
Bates and Mrs. w + Shepard
Edwin Cave is now in the office {
DIR. ] f Harrison. Edwin is an Il
) dustrious young manwho is sure
make good.
John r. Thomas is spending h
vacation visiting relatives south
this city,
> A letter received in this city fro
Mr. and Mrs J. F. Griffee. who al
I at Fruitland, N G. states they ara
, getting along splendidly and like Il
country fine,
Tom Thumb" the prize-winnine
, Boston terrier owned by George Nc
ris, was poisoned Wednesday mig
s and died. This was a very valuab
9 dog and Mr.. Morris was preparii
= him for the New York bench shov
this fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. J ] Donnohue al
children of Chicago are here, guei
of Mr.. and Mrs. J D Miller
The fire company was called ou
y Friday afternoon, when some grass
. the yard of James Ryan on West L
Is erty street caught fire, No damag
ie was done and the fire was soon ,
! tinguished.
Abe Morris is the guest Of
ae Uncle Sam. Abe has resigned as mi
: or ofthe the Upper Mississippi and
now connected with a matrimonial
ency, but we understand he is
most apt subject for his new bui
ness,
!" William VanDeventer went to D.
u yer, Colo, Friday afternoon. He v
v stay there about a month.
hs Norton Nelson and family are m
ing into the John r. Mason cotta
on South Jefferson street.
5 Mr.. and Mrs, Tom Adams of We
: vile, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs
su S Wigs.
Is E. J.. Kidd left for
West Sunday. He will be gone Sc
time and will visit relatives in {
e' ifornia and other Western States.
,lh Mrs. Ollie Bates left for Lime
1" Mo, this afternoon to make her SO
TN Drake Bates, and wife a visit.
w. F. Farrell and wife are nov
Gated at Lake Falls, Mont.
City, was struck by the west-bo1
Accommodation west of Thompso
Wednesday night, and suffered a
we're cut on the head. The boy