Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-12-25
COUNTY NEWS

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Y.
Moore. Thursday. a fine boy.
P. H. Cullen and F. R. Jesse were
allowed $4,000 fee for their services
I'm the ease brought against the Flor
ida Fruit & Lands Company which
was recently tried in Kansas Guy.
Mrs. C. F. Kehl is visiting her par
ents in woodson. III.
Mrs. L. II. Hannah has gone to
Hannibal. where she viii spend the
holidays with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ". Burlington and
little daughter. Mildred. went to Lou
~isiana Thursday to spend the Holt
days.
jap Stephens OF Martinsburg was a
business visitor here Thursday.
A. L. Liter will spend the win
ter with Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Culbert-
son of Montgomery City.
Nesbit Robnett is home from the
Military Academy at Lexington, MO-
to spend the Holidays.
Mrs. Herbert Pryor's many frierds
will be glad to know that her health
is very much improved.
Cave johnson and Kenneth San
ford are home from Columbia to
spend the Holidays.
J. B. Evans, head of the Mex
leo Warehouse Co, which owns the
ground east of the Alton passenger
station, says he will erect a build
ing just east of the station to be
occupied by a lunch room, provide
he can get a lO-year leases
The Mexico Warehouse Co., is ar
ranging to erect a building on part
of the ground that will be occupied
by a branch house of the Haas Lieber
Grocery Co.
Miss Allie Howard has gone to
her home in Slater to spend the
holidays. W"
Charles Payton and Lutte Digs q
Martinsburg. were in Mexico Friday.
John Powell, the 5 year old o OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Powell, was bad
ly injured Friday about noon when
he fell from a wagon and broke his
left leg. He was taken to the Hos
pital where an X-ray was taken.
Of the wound. 1t was found the bone
was broken Just above the knee and
it may prove serious.
: Miss Mary Banks is home from Co
Iumbia for the Holidayss.
Mrs. G. A. Ross, is home from
Washington, d. c., to spend Christ
mas with her father, w. s. Hathawa,
Mrs. Terrir of st. Louis, IL Q
guest at Mrs. McClure's on Eas
Promenade street.
Prof. Marques Wallace, a teacher
|. in the college at Waynesborough, va
will arrive tonight to spend tn
Holidays with homefolks.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Jesse and fam
lily are packing their household fur
nishings and will ship them to We
ster Grove next week. They VIII
make their home in, that city afte
Christmas. Their many friends
Mexico regret to have them leave,
but ioin in wishing them much happ
ness and success in their me-
home.
w. J. Porawski, January LIST, WIZ
open a modern bowling alley in tn
Mayffeld building on the southwest
corner of the Public Square. Every
thing will be ~flrst-class.
There are three patients in tn
Mexico Hospital now.
Harry Lane is home from Villa
Jewell College for the Holidays.
Mrs. e. S. Wilson and children a
home from Fulton for the Holidays.
]. E. Fish, Division Freight ana
Passenger Agent for the Western I
vision of the Chicago & Alton Raj
way Co., has furnished the Ledge
with the following figures c%oncernil
the sale OF tickets and receipts b
fore and since the two-cent ra
went inc effect.
According to the agents reports
ON the Western Division, N
Fish says s,77O more tickets wer
sold in November, 1913, than
the same month, 1912. Neverthele
the receipts for Now 1913, were ;
4s0.6 4 less than in Nov, 1912. 7
increased in number Of tickets sc
for Oct, 1918, over Oct. 1912 "
4oSS and the decrease in reeeiI
was sS,S66.O2.
These figures are taken from the
ports handed into Mr.. Fish by the
& A. agents on the Western Divis
Otto Weimer is in from Boulder'e
orado. where he attends Colort
University. He will spend the no
DAYS in Mexico and st. Louis.
Miss Mildred johnson who atten
boucher College. at Baltimore.
home for the holidays.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrss. Arthur /
!, ton. Sunday, Dec. 81, a son.
Mrs. Arthur Ferguson and II
daughter, Wanda, of Slater, are
suests of Mexico relatives.
Of F. R. Sanford is home for the
Nv days.
cal Miss Beulah Rodes, OF Webs
He Groves, is visiting friends and re
he relatives in this city.
lrs Herbert Morris is the guest
18th his sister, Mrs, Edgar Klaas, i
lco ton.
Miss Clara ~Jurgensen of Mexico
tied her damage suit against
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
day for sum agreed upon which
net her in the neighborhood
,at- 5000.
al. w. c. Boone's Candy Store, OF
east side of the Square, was ent
Friday night, and 50 was taken
the cash register. The thief
ed entrance through a rear d
ma. the glass in which had been b
durlng the day.
Marion Fonville is home.
MIR. and Mrs Joe Rodes and
dren of ST. Louis will spend On
mas with Mrs. J. v. Williams.
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