Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1913-05-15
COUNTY NEWS

]. F. Denton, of this city, has Sc
cnred a position in the power plant
of the Missouri penitentiary. He has
been working for the Chicago & Alto
for a number of years as bridge
builder and is in Jefferson City
now, on a so days leave OF absence.
The Ledger congratulates Mr.. Den
ton on securing such a good position
and wishes him much success.
George Malone "Upcle" Pate Nor
ris, Joe Andrews and Joe Moore are
camping on Salt River just south of
4 Santa Fe this week. All OF these
gentlemen are good anglers and went
early to avoid the rush. This is prob
ably the first camping trip in this
part of the country this season
Mrs. L. P. sippie and children, of
Kirksville, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs
l.. w. Roberts. Mr. sipple, who is
County superintendent of Schools Of
Adair county, was here Sunday on
his way to Jefferson City to attend
the meeting of county superintend-
ents. He will return the last of the
week and join his wife. who will ac-
company him home.
Dennis Fields is SO confident that
the Mexico, Santa Fe G Perry Elec-
tric road will be built that he will
sent a lot of teams to Santa Fe this
week to haul rock for the foundation
OF his lumber sheds at that place,
where he expects to put in a ten
thousand dollar lumber stock in the
near future. He is also arranging
to rent dwelling house at Santa
Fe, as he expects to move there
as soon as work begins on the road
from Mollno TO Santa Fe. The road
bed and rolling stock of the road will
be sold to the highest bidder at
Mexico on the 18th Of this month";
Paris Appeal.
AS soon as his school is out, DR..
y. w. Million, with his family, will
motor to Colorado and through
the mountains there The party
will take tents and camping utensils
and stop for the night wherever they
happen to be. They will start about
Il the first of June.
Joseph Smith and D. NJ. Murph'
. are in Joplin attending the Stat
: meeting of the Knights of Columbus.
Carl v. Thomas, who is at thu
head of the printing department o
"a the Deaf & Dumb institution in Full
% ton was in Mexico to-day en- route
> to Columbia to attend meeting o
the Press Association. Carl vii
a spend the summer in New York al
M tending a school. for linotype opera
70 ors.
y Mrs. Otis Purdy is visiting friend
.e and relatives in st. Louis.
n Mrs. g. b. Mosley, formerly Mis-
Carrie Lee, of this city, and youn
q, son, Edward Larines, of TT. WORT
,,s Texas, are the guests of her uncf
w NJ. L. Jones.
ed Rev. G. A. Mitchell and wife wei
w to st. Louis to attend meeting
! the Southern Baptist Convention.
Ia Mrs. Rube Maxwell is the que
20 of her mother in Bowling Green.
Mrs. c M Null is visiting in. Kirk
IN Vile, Mo, and G. M. is as gay as yt
please.
ad. J. H. Hayden, Santa Marie, Cal
res will spend the summer with h
ia. daughter, Mrs. NJ. L. Jones, of th
ar city,
aid Mrs. Frank Robertson is here fro
A Detroit to attend the Arnold-Par
rec wedding. Mrs. Robertson likes b
red new home in Detroit but is alwa
he glad to get ack to good old Mexico
,rs. Guy Petty, formerly a clerk
his the Hoxsey Hotel in this city, v
married in Oklahoma City this we'
John Arnold Of Billings, Mont,
here to attend the Arnold-Parry W
ding Saturday.
D. Fred G. Wymore has accepted
So position with the Metropolitan /
- Insurance Co., as local agent at M
leo and Vandalia. He will take Oh
Hamon's place, who recently resi-
ed to take position with anotl
company. Mr.. Wymore is splen
young man and hustler; his ma
friends wish him much success in
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