Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-09-25
COUNTY news


Miss Martha Snllinger OF the Fruit
Iiand Institute, located at Henderson
vile, N. c., in renewing her subscrip
ton to the Ledger says that Mr.. AMI
Mrs. IF. GrIffee OF this city, who
are her guests are enjoying th'
mountains at that Mr.. Critics.
health is gaining steadily.
The East Lake Fishing Club sein
ed their preserves again "Wednesday
to remove the buffalo and over 1OO'
pounds OF fish were caught and dis
tributed free to those who have
taste for the finny tribe.
All Of the game fish were thrown
back and only the buffalo removed
The lake has a Waterman to keep oil
ers from SEEMING there SO that tbs
game fish may increase.
Milton s. Simmons, who owned the
Mexico Messenger IN the seventies
is now in the real estate business II
Kansas City.
Or. A. A. Wallace OF Mexico was
elected Moderator OF the Presbytery
which met at Williamsburg this week
The spring meeting Of the Presby-
terry will be held in Mexico.
Mrs. o. c. Sims has returned hom'
after a pleasant visit here.
Rev. Isam Roberts after a pleasan'
visit with his sister, Mrs. J. A. Ser
Der Of this county win attend the bis
Christian Church Convention at Tor
ronto and then return to his home
Oklahoma.
Elmer Johnson. OF Martinsburg, wa
a business visitor here Friday.
j. NJ. sipple, of Laddonia, was II
this city Friday.
Bob Barley was a business visito
here Friday.
Harry Noel. of Martinsburg, was II
town Friday.
Nesbit Livingston. son of MIR. AM
Mrs. y. G. Livingston, who is wit
Ricketts, & Whitney, ~abstractors, ha
been engaged as temporary secretar
Of the Mexico Savings & Loan, Assn
during the absence of Secretary Jc
Ricketts,.
Adolphus, DonneIley, a negro, wa
arrested Wednesday night by Dept
ty sheriff Sam Wallace and night pc
lice VIM. Pratt for carrying ~conceale
weapons, He carried two long bal
relied receivers when arrested.
Mrs. c. H. Hamilton has gone I
West Plains to aid Mr.. and Mrs. wy
lie Hamilton whose little daughter
critically i'll of typhoid fever.
The Rev. w. s. Haynes and wifi
are here. Mr.. Haynes is the me-
Methodist minister. He is an enthui
Iastic motorist and a young man VIII
is already popular with everyon
who has met him.
Joe Hunter is suffering with bloc
poisoning in his leg. He Is able I
} get around, however on crutches.
Turner Lewis who has been in I
! West all summer Is home.
Pete Erdel and son of Rush Hill
wer in town Friday.
A marriage license was granite
Friday to Robert Heller, OF Molir
and Miss leila Crump. of Santa F
Both are splendid young people.
Rev. Henry Neighbours and FAM
. moved to Mexico this week, whel
Rev. Neighbours will be in chars
1 of the Mexico district of Method
Y churches. He was in charge of tt
Q Fulton district of Methodist church
last year. making his home in tn
city. Mr.. Neighbours was a pleasa
gentleman and popular with the me
bers Of his churches-Fulton Gazet'
w. J. Morris, who has been supe
intendent of the local Information
rs Shoe Co, plant here, leaves octob
d first for Quincy, ILL.,, where he and
s brothers will have plant of their oy
They will sell their output to t
! Dittman Co, of st. Louis. His IA
W lily will not leave until later.
lg While in Mexico Mr.. Morris and
N family have made a host of warm
le admiring friends. He is a practis
N shoe man, a good business mar a
has a personality that appeals to
eryone who knows him. Mexico
sorry to lose them and the Ledt
joins the people of the city in vii
ing them success in their new HON
Henry Kunkel is one of the lead
's candidates for the Westminster 70
ID ball team, among the new men t
ing out.
n DR.. A. X. Adams was over fir
en- Anxyasse Friday.
" Mrs. ]. +. Llewellyn is confined
her bed with illness.
n A large barn on. the Robert III
y man farm, 8 miles south of t
". city, was struck by lightning, Frit
he night, and burned to the ground.
he Mrs. AL Meeks and daughter
ar visiting in Hannibal.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Joe But
Wednesday, a son.
-u- The salary OF Presiding Elder A.
Culbertson, Of the Methodist chu
Or has been raised from $500 a year
no $1,000.
he Frank Harris spent Sunday
Fayette the guest Of Frank SUNNI
ny who is attending Central College.
Mrs. Mollie Woodward, who
been the guest of Mrs. J. G. Rir
an and family, has gone to st. Louis.
zee Major Jacob c. Johnson. Coast
to tillery Corps stationed at TT. Mi
we California, is doing umpire duty at
an Coast defenses OF Columbia
me Puget Sound during the Septen
'es and October target practice. Nj
ye' johnson is an Audrain County
.er- and his wife vas Miss Frances He
y, of this city.
Miss Hattie KEENAN, has been
a pointed maid of-honor to the 18th
ISL nual Confederate Reunion in Libt
d. Mo, Oct. IA and Is. The apo
to ment was made by Adjt. Gen. ].
leo Jenkins.
The Clarkson Hotel closed \
day and work will be started INN
afaiv IN rpnnyata and fufuipata