Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-04-17
COUNTY NEWS

gate to the BeueIai NlissOuAA W"
ference TO be held in St. Charles IN
September.
Mrs. Matte Brown. matron OF
Hospital No. 1, Fulton. Mo, has
been called to Boston on account OF
an operation. which her daughterin-
law will nave to undergo.
DR.. C. t. Snyder. with his wife,
win arrive in this city in a few
DAYS to make his home. He is a
graduate of the Kansas City Veterin-
airy College and has been ~practicing
in Fayette. The Ledger joins the
people of Mexico in welcoming Dr..
Snyder to this city.
"uncle" Tom Brakeman and little
grandson, Fred Brakeman Denmark,
celebrated their birthdays together
last Thursday at Laddonia. Mr.. Blake
man was 81 years old and little Fred
was 5. -Four generations were pres
ent at the occasion. which was most
enjoyable. May they both enjoy
many more such happy birthdays.
Miss Melinda wiggington Of Els
berry is the guest Of Miss Ligia
Bolts.
Centralia's new Commercial Club
has been incorporated.
with all its educational facilities,
columbia has All illiterates.
]. Jones and family and Vincil
Moore and family left "Wednesday
for Utah.
Mrs. H. L. Huebotter and daughter,
Miss Helen, went to st. Louis Fri
day, en- route to their home in Dav'
export, Ia, after a weeks visit to
relatives in this city.
Grandma" Hoover had a para
Iytic stroke Wednesday and is grad
ually sinking.
Mrs. C. C. Madison and little
daughter Of Kansas City r visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. %.
Locke.
l The Centralia, Mo, Courier says:
"The town of Winston has a pa
, per printed in the village jail. In the
recent fire there the office was burn
ed. but the people saved the equip
ment. There being no vacant room
3 in the place, the city fathers ten
D dered the editor the use of the jail
which was accepted"
The Methodist Conference JUS
closed in Fulton went on record a
fayoring suffrage for women ant
against pa~storates of four years dur
alton.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs Frank Tow
son. a fine eight and a quarter
pound son. Both mother and chill
are doing nicely.
Fayette is preparing to build a hos
pital.
Fulton is starting to pave NOR
streets.
John NJ. Pollard, wife and daugi
ter. Miss Mary, are here from kai
sas City on a visit. John is muc
pleased with the growth and pro
perity of Mexico.
The County Jail in Galloway hs
been vacant for six weeks.
When the Missouri-Pacific ST
ton at Concordia, Kan, burned {
April 5, Joe Moore, a popular je'
= elry salesman of this city, lost tV
a. trunks. containing $25, 900 in samp
Fortunately the loss was fully co
cred by insurance.
e. o. Morris will open an up-to-da
ice cream parlor in the east room
ed the new Masonic building.
tod The directors Of Sun Rise Scht
RS. district, R. ]. Offutt, ]. H. strout a
No kC c Douglass have unanimously ele'
ed Miss Elizabeth o'Brien as teach
next year. Miss O'Brieh is a fl
teacher.
Mrs. DR.. Harris, a sister Of nj
In. r. Buckner, underwent a serio
Operation in Kansas City Monday.
Mrs. R. R. Buckner of this city a
lDr. M. o. Blggs of Bowling Gre
mo. attended Mrs. Harris to kans
lefty. DR.. Biggs wires R. R. Blu
ner that the operation was satisf
tory and that there was no 0ccasl
for alarm.
Or. 7. f. Harrison, of Mexico, !
merly Supt of Hospital No. 4
Harrington, is home from st. Lo
where he discussed the State /
Ipital service for Missouri before
st. Louis medical society at an O
meeting held at 1928 Pine street
urday night. DR.. Newbury of Sprl
,fiel, ILL.,, a prominent alienist
that State, made an address on
same subject.
N. M. Friedman and Chas. Pey
OF Martinsburg, were in this city
day.
Elmer johnson of Martinsburg
in this city Monday.
Judge Batterton, of Sturgeon
in this city Monday on business
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Monday, April 14th, a fine daught
Geo. Coakley and Pete Erdel,
lof Rush Hill, were in town on
mess Monday.