Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-03-06
COUNTY NEWS

NAolu1GOA n~ouAOuncf VI NSAuA4oi"
visited in Mexico this week.
C. W. Strain Is manager Of the Au.
drain Produce Company.
Mrs. r. P. Hopkins returned
home from the Battle Creek (Mich.)
sanitarium. Wednesday, and was
taken to her home on North Wade
street. She was accompanied by
her sister, Mrs. Robt chappeil. Of
Centralia. Mrs. Hopkins is in a very
serious condition.
Mrs. c. H. Wales is Ill at her
home on N. Western Avenue.
"Martinsburg has awakened from
its winter sleep and is getting on the
job" said ]. B. DeVault, editor OF
the Martinsburg Oracle and
one Of Audrain's progressive news
rapermen. Friday.
I'VE have set March 90" he said,
for a big stock sales and Trade Boos'
ter Day in our city, and want as one
of the feature attractions Farm Ad-
visor E. W. Rush to attend and meet
all who are present"
M%artinsburg is on the move. They
are making arrangements with the
Wabash railroad to furnish them witt
water which they will pipe over the
city. They will secure several hun
bred feet of fire nose and organize
a fire department. Last summer the
Club was instrumental in having gran
told walks put in all over the town.
Such a Club is a credit to eve a
larger place than Martinsburg.
Buckner Harrison, Of this city, who
is attending Westminster College, at
Fulton, will be one OF the three to
represent that school in a Joint debat
Central College, on the subject,
: Resolved, That the United States
Should No Longer Withhold Self
Government from the Philippines"
Westminster will have the affirma-
tive.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Estil Dayen-
port, of North Mexico, on Wednes-
day, Feb. 26, a fine daughter, Mother
and child are both doing well.
A house on a farm belonging to a
Mr.. Wilson, about 2 IL miles west
of Rush Hill, burned to the ground
early Thursday morning. No one liv-
ed in the house and the origin OF
the fire is unknown. The farm on
which the house was situated is
rented by Charles Maxwell.
At the meeting of the Lincoln In
stitute Board, of which Thos. Roden,
Of this city, is a member, the "a
acre farm which belongs to the In
stitute was sold for $4,000 and an.
other farm was bought closer to the
institute for $14.500.
Boone and Audrain counties are
exactly the same size, each contain
ing ESQ square miles.
Ed. Butler and family, of Spring
field, H., who has been the guest OF
Geo Beamer and family, has depart
ed for Vandalia where he has bought
a fine farm. The Ledger welcomes
him and his family to Audrain
county.
Mrs. James Carpenter, who was
formerly Miss Carrie Moore, Of
this city, writes to friends in Mexico
that she and Mr.. Carpenter like theiI
home at Wynne, Ark, very much
and are beginning to feel quite a
home.
Mrs. Charles st. Clair, Of st. Louis
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Harvey Cordner, and sister, Mis-
BERTHE, on West Monroe street. Fret
Cordner, of Auxvasse, is also VISITING
his parents.
For the second time this season
the strong Mcmillan basketball fiv'
met defeat. This time it was a
the hands of Hannibal High at Han
nibal Friday evening. The gam
was close and hard-fought, the scor
being 81 to rs.
Rev. John Ayscue and wife an
little daughters have returned froI
a visit with friends and relatives /
North Carolina.
Mrs. R. A. Mum of McAlester, OIL
lahoma, is visiting her daughter, Mr.
w. f. Dunkle, at the Methodist pal
sonage..
Geo. Kemp and Norton Nelson wi
open their new clothing and furnish
ing store in the Bragg building ten
|, porarily until the French buildin
has been rebuilt. They will be ope
for business in a few days.
These young men are experience
in the clothing business and will ha
a new and u~p-to-date stock.
The case of George Stonemetz
al VS.. A. N. Head, involving Il
payment of near 100000 in note
was tried before Judge Barnett
the June term of the Audrain Circu
: Court in 1909 and resulted in a We
dict for the plaintiff, Mr.. Ston
. metz. Judge Barnett's decision W
affirmed Friday by the Supren
: Court of Missouri. H. P. Ward
was attorney for the plaintiff.
John w. Hill is here from San A
tonic, Texas, on a business visit a.
, says that Mr.. e. D. Graham is
joying the climate very much !
will be home soon If his wife dol
q so to San Antonio.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. 3. H. @
ter March the first, a daughter. \
9 Carter is surely wearing the SIN