Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1913-02-20
COUNTY NEWS


DR.. L. o. Roles. fomerly of Mex
leo. now Of Boulder, Colorado, is
visiting relatives hero and arrang-
ing to locate with his family at Skies
ton, Mo. DR.. Rodes' wife formerly
lived in sikeston and part Of her
property there. consisting Of 2,4OO
acres of fine river bottom land and
the estnte is Of such nature that
1t needs the personal attention Of
the owners. Or. Rodes will immedi-
ately move to slkeston, and his fam
lily win follow iust as soon as the
school where his daughter Is attend
ing at Boulder closes.
Or. Landon Rodes is a live, pro
gressivo citizen. and a first-class ply
sician. We were IN hopes that he
would ultimately return to Mexico.
but we congratulate the people Of
siestokn that he and his family are
going to locate there permanently.
Everett Fuhrer. the nine-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Fuhrer,
who live east OF this city. fell on
an open knife with which he was
playing, Sunday afternoon, and the
knife pierced his eye. His eye is
in very serious condition and he
may lose not only the sight in that
eye, but the eye.
The little fellow was playing with
several OF the neighbor children at
his home and had borrowed one of
the boys knife to cut an apple. In
some way, he slipped and fell, the
knife entering his eye.
! Mr.. Fuhrer said, Tuesday, that
he never had allowed any of his
smaller children to carry knife for
fear of accident.
Everett is being treated by Dr.
Blanks in this city, who says he
can't tell yet, the seriousness of the
accident and will have to wait for
developments. Tho eye is in very
serious condition, however, he says.
The iris was pulled out when the
+, boy pulled the knife from the eye
and is caught in tie wound.
On the same afternoon, the two
year.old daughter Of Mr. and Mrs Jno.
Ridgway fell and stuck pair of
sharp scissors in one Of her eyes.
She is in serious condition.
Mrs. John Abbay is suffering with
painful wound in her foot causedby
stepping on rusty nail. Her many
friends will be glad to learn her
condition is much improved.
w. F. smithey is i'll Of erysipelas.
Franl tadthorn, agent for the
Overland Automobile Co., here, sold
II r French, OF Martinsburg, car,
Saturday
Mrs C. B. Morris was the guest
over Sunday Of Mrs. Jas. Dowell, of
Benton City.
A little daughter was born to Mr..
and Mrs. ]. T. LaRue, Of Worcester,
Mo-, Audrain county, December 20.
1912, and is entitled to Ledger
silver cup for being born during
Christmas week.
In the past few days Mrs. ]. H.
FairchiId and Mrs. Frank Harris hay
both called at this office and thank
ed the management for their prizes
which they won in the Ledger Farm
or Women contest Both ladies were
pleased with the contest and will
likely enter this year again.
1 Mrs. e. D. Webber and daughter,
Miss Margaret, of near Laddonia,
have gone to San Francisco for an
extended visit with relatives.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. George Walker and
their little daughter, one year old.
barely escaped death by fire, when
the Arcadia Country Club House burr
ed early Sunday morning at Arcadia,
Mo. Mrs. Walker was formerly Miss
Mary Steele. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. ]. Steele, Of this city.
| Mr.. Walker is manager of the
club and he and his family lived at
the house. They we're awakened by
falling timber and fled from the buil6
ing just in time to save their lives.
The club house was one of the
handsomest in that section of the
State and was valued at about $40,
900. 1t is thought the fire started
from the furnace.
| Kenneth Kennen, of Laddonia, was
in Mexico on business Tuesday
Mrs. ]. E. Ross and Miss Julia Ros
of this city have returned to St
Louis, whore they are spending the
winter after trip to Texas, where
they attended the marriage of the
. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Ross