Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-10-16
COUNTY NEWS

llOt6s dAEI q NAEAN - 4
and friends in Mexico left Thursday
for an extended visit in wichita,
Kan.
Mrs. J. W. Brewer writes the
Ledger from Houston, Texas that
hat town is experiencing the great
the street cars are under two feet OF
est flood in thirty years. Most Of
water and it has rained for the
last eight days.
Mayor Potts writes the Ledger that
he is having a delightful rest at
Excelsior Springs.
Rollins Sexton has been appointed
extra night police TO assist the other
two officers in taking care CT DRINKS
and other offendersi
E. o. Morris Is home.
Mrs. W. H. French Is quite sick.
Iron for Greer's new building Is ar
irving and work VIII be started imme-
diately.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Pitcher, of
north Of this city were in this
city Friday.
WIN. Rose has secured a con
tract from the American Cigar Co.
TO paint $50 feet Of gold leaf signs
here.
Mrs. william Kemper has returned
from st. Louis and Is recovering nice
ly from an operation for blood poison
ing in her hand.
The Rev. W. A. ShuuIlenberger is
home from Canada.
]. w. Mason ID home from a bust
ness trip to Columbia and says it is
the best tow in the State and grow
ing better every day.
Mrs. Phillips, a prominent woman
of W~arrensburg, is in Mexico the
. guest Of her nephew, James Arm
strong. Mrs. Phillips is very much
. pleased with Mexico schools, church
es and homes and thinks on that a
i. count it would be a lovely place to
live.
Mrs. Frances Cook-Clay has return
ed from a visit to Europe and is
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Walker
in C~ovington, KY. Mrs. Clay's many
friends will be glad to know she had
|, a delightful trip and will shortly re
:. turn to her home in Jefferson City
Mo.
The Rev. ]. D. Greer has closed
most successful meeting in Clark
Mo. He reports Is additions an
), there was a fine spirit throughou
the meeting.
:, The Rev. w. A. Shullenberger, Me
danes Elizabeth Atkinson and "
Richie and Miss Dennie Kelso
are home from Toronto, Can, wher
they attended the International Coz
vention of the Christian Church. Mr.
Id, Johnson, Of Martinsburg, and Mia
ID liza Boles of Auxvasse, who were
Ier with the party are also at HON
he The rest of the Mexico party wei
'on down to New York and will return ]
Id err.
E. N. DETROIT and H. S. Johnso'
a. Of the State Auditing Department a.
av in this city auditing the books
the county officials. This was
to ouired by a law passed by the la
Legislature.
The following gentlemen are sls
ie ed for positions at Booth on Il
18th of this month: ]. w. Dugan,
Mexico, day yard master; Oscar
lss Reese, of Kansas City, night va
master, with Buck Thompson OF sli
rs er. as assistant. John Sheridan,
this place, will probably be the &c
g" eral foreman at the roundhouse.
Slater Rustler.
- MIR and Mrs ] B Tanner, Canton,
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
}. Head and family.
pro Frank the young son of Mr.. ans
and Mrs. C. B. Morris, is quite i'll wi
ana typhoid fever.
fe Mrs. John Moore and children
rug New Florence, Mo-, are visiting re
tives in Mexico.
Mrs. Ollie Davidson and HUI
son of New Florence, Mo-, are CUES
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jon
T. Crews.
vs. Mrs. l.. O. Rodes, Of Sikeston,
here for a visit with Doctors w.
and N, r. Rodes and families. M
Rodes was in Columbia Thursday
l. visit her daughter, Miss Mary, IN I
University.
IL Mrs. ]. C. Buckner of Kansas Ci
,r is visiting friends in this city.
The Mo. NJ. - football team "
a. loped the Slater high school l
~, day afternoon in a football match
y a O of SO to 0. The soldi
X seemed to have their own way
ter they solved the clever forw'
pass of the visitors.
Marriage license was issued SAT-
day to Marion Jones and MISS MI
NJ. Sherrow, both Of this county.
The Audrain County Farm Bure'
met Saturday afternoon.
Prof. D. H. Doane, of Columbl
was in this city Saturday.
,r Judge Barnett granted a e t
n in the case of John Bledsoe VS..
q Letson etal Saturday morning
" n snecial hearing.