Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-06-12
COUNTY NEWS

R. R. Arnold IT,. is in Alexandra
MINI. for a three weeks stay. H
was accompanied by C. c. Han OF s
Louis and they will fish most O
the time.
The friends of Ed. I. Shea, an.
that means his acquaintance, VII
be glad to learn that he is coin
ing sheckles out Of his poultry rancl
at FL Cajon. Cali. He has 1850
chickens last count and reaps 1
harvest Of eggs running as high al
554 per day. Egg fruit sells as
high as 81 cents per dozen. Ed says
that he has already marketed 800
broilers this year at an average OF sc
cents per broiIer. His poultry farm
with the arduous task of coaching q
baseball team keeps him pretty busy
Henry and Helen are in the high
school and doing well. Mr.. Threlkeld
is enjoying better health than usua.
and is devoting himself to gardening
and novel reading. Mrs. Shea and
Mrs. Threlkeld are well and delight
ed with California, but here's hoping
that some day they'll all wander
back again.-Centralia Courier.
Poole and Buckner Harrison, both
of this city. were representatives Of
the Phililogic Literary Society OF
Westminster College in their annu.
al contest with the Philatheas Of
the same school. The contest con
sisted of declarations, essays, ora
tons and debates.
In Craddock's show window there
is a photograph Of Felice Lyme the
Missouri girl whose wonderful voice
is the talk Of Europe and America.
Miss Lyme is a cousin of Mrs.
@. c. Brown, Of this city.
Horatio Fleming is home from
Texas and brought with him a num-
Der of Mexican War photographs he
took while on the border.
The two-year old son Of Mr., and
Mrs. John Kennedy fell from a Sec
ond story window at the home of Mr.
NJ. j. Crigler, on N. Washington St,
Tuesday evening and aside from a
few bruises is unhurt. The child fell
from a height OF about is feet.
The Court of Appeals has affirmed
the verdict brought in by a jury in
the Audrain circuit court allowing e.
M. Elliott, $500 damages against the
Western Union Telegraph Co. Mr..
Elliott sent a telegram to his SON
in-law, Dan Cauthorn in this city,
from st. Louis stating he would be
here at 1906 the following morning.
The message was filed at 1880 p. m.
and was not received until $3.50 the
next morning. One hundred
dollars of the judgment goes
to the county school fund under the
statute covering the case.
The little daughter OF Mr. and Mrs
Clarence Carver of near Benton City,
while playing with a red ear of corn,
Wednesday morning, playfully put a
grain in her nose and before it could
be removed a physician had to be
We are glad she is all right
and will suffer no serious injury from
the accident.
Jake Buckner has gone to Kansas
City and from there he will go to
Barnes, Kan.
Miss Sallie Handkerchief is visiting
in Kansas City.
The Rev. W. G. Rice of this city
came near being struck by a run
away horse belonging to Walter Ber-
rey, Friday morning, and had the
horse not fallen he would probably
have been seriously If not fatally I'm
iured. AS it was, the horse broke
It's leg when it struck a pole in front
Of the Planters Hotel.
The horse became frightened by a
train, after crossing the Clark avenue
and started to run MI. Der,
rey tried to stop the frightened an
lmal but the bit broke and he jump
ed from the vehicle. The buggy was
demolished when the horse
fell. R
DR.. R. w. Gibbs went to Roches-
ter, Minnesota. Friday, with Jas
Pledge, who will be operated on by
the Mayo Bros. Mr.. Pledges many
friends wish him an early recovery.
John Gentle of Vandalia recently
bought a Maxwell automobile from
J. w. Gallaher, the local agent.
Martinsburg will have a Fourth OF
July celebration.
We are in receipt of a copy of
the Dayton, Ohio, Daily News, tell
ing how the citizens of that flood
stricken city subscribed $4,000, 900 in
one day toward preventive measures
against another such fearful.
inundation, Mrs. Rosalie Wiles sent
the paper.
Mrs. Green Clay, according to the
Paris, Ky, Citizen, has given $4,000
to endow a room in the hospital Of
that city. This was according to tn
wishes of her husband before his
death.
Coil G Neeley have sold Senator
H. B. Hoar of Perry, a fine Marion
ar.