Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-12-04
COUNTY NE VS.
Farber. No, Nov. n.

Mr.. and Mrs Conlon and son, Jno
OF Hannibal, spent Thanksgiving wit
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Hannah.
At the union Thanksgiving ser
vics at the Christian Church Thurs
day morning, 5000 was collects
for the-poor Of Mexico. This none.
will be turned over to the charity o.
g~aDization. who will dispose OF It
by providing for the needy. The
large church was filled. The Rev. W.
S Hayne preaching a~spIendid Thanks
giving sermon and the trio, "The
Lord of Love, My Shepherd Is" by
Mmes~w. A. Shullenberger, F. R
Jesse and e. r. Locke was beautiful.
Special Thanksgiving services were
held at the Episcopal and Catholic
churches, where the pastors deliver
ed sermons in keeping with the day.
At both of these churches special O.
ferings for the poor were taken.
H. E. G. Tucker is home from Elk
%celsior Springs.
Shannon Bolts was home for Thank
giving.
Joe Glandon is the guest of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Glandon.
Guy Sanford Of wellsville was up
to spend Thanksgiving at home.
The Christian Endeayor Society,
of the Mexico Christian Church. held
a banquet Thursday evening, in the
parlors of the church, at which there
were As guests. The menu was In
five courses centering about roast
turkey. The table decorations
were pumpkins and small shocks
of corr and the colors used, pink and
white. the national colors of the so
ciety.
The following responded to toasts:
The Rev. W. A. Shullenberger, toast
master, Leo Ritter. VIM. Fague, Ray
Miller Ben Locke, Miss Grace Du-.
gan Miss Anna Crawford and Miss
Hilda Brand, president Of the soci-
ETY., made a short talk. Everyone pres
emit had a delightful time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Hulen and
children of Excelsior Springs were
in Mexico Friday. Mr.. Hulen is adver-
Using manager of the Excelsior
Springs Mineral Water and Bottling
lCo.
At the banquet given to the Blue
Jay football suad at Fulton Thurs
day evening, Roy Heffner, a former
student at Missouri Military Acad-
envy. was elected captain of the
1914 team. The team passed reso-
unions to have the faculty re-elect
l"Cap" LeMire coach of the team
next year. Buckner Harrison and
Ned Miller of Mexico were awarded
WIS. Jll
A negro named Brooks was killed
by another negro at Auxvasse Thurs
day. Brooks was stabbed in the
temple and the knife broke off. The
other negro is under arrest. The
trouble seems to have been brewing
for some time and eliminated when
the two participants got too much
whisky under their belts.
Exalted Ruler L. B. Hawthorne, Of
the Mexico Elks Lodge, put a quietus
on the new dances of a q~nestiona-
Bile character Thanksgiving night at
the annual ball of the order and by
the vote Of those present proceeded
to take the "tang" out Of tango.
Several visitors we're dancing this
dance, which has been forbidden by
the house rules. Mr.. Hawthorne
called a meeting OF the members pres
emit and had them vote whether it
should be allowed. The rule was up
held by a unanimous vote and those
present requested to refrain from con-
tlnuing the Barbary Coast fantasy.
The jury in the case of Frank PIN
pell VS.. the Chicago & Alton Rail-
road Co., Saturday afternoon, brought
in a verdict allowing the plaintiff
$40, 600 for personal damages. Mr.. ri
pell was suing for $4,000. He was
injured over a year ago, while act
ing as yardmaster for the defend
ant company in the Mexico yards.
Since then, he alleged, he has been
unable to earn as much as before.
G.. A. Barnes was attorney for the
plaintiff and Henry Miller of Kan
sas City, acted for the defendant.
The Centrally Westminster annual
Thanksgiving football game will like
ly be played on a neutral field in
the future and In view of this the
Mexico Commercial Club has the fol
lowing committee which will confer
with the athletic departments of the
two schools in an effort to have
the match played here each year;
L. M. White, chairman; A. H. Whit
ney, F. A. Morris, the Rev. w. s.
Hayne, Col. w. Il. honr, Johh w. MI
lion and R. e. Race.
The Mo. NJ. A. field has been
made into one of the best gridirons
in Missouri and the Club will guar
antee to erect bleachers for the two
bodies of rootrs and advertise tn
match throughout the state. This
game will bring thousands to Mexlc
as we'll as advertise two SCHOOLS.
A large number Of people Of Mex
leo and this county cont rIbuted to
The Kitchen shower for the Hospplt-
al Saturday, afternoon. Kitchen uten-
sils of every description we're given.
George Coakley of Rush Hill was
in Mexico Saturday,
Mrs. w. H. White, after a pleasant
visit with her son, DR.. A, @. White,
has returned to her home in Pueblo,
Colo.
N. A. Rice traded his hotel prop
erty at Martinsburg this week to He
ry Stephenson of Salem, Mo-, for a
farm of 229 acres. Mr.. Rice traded
his property in at $4,000 and paid
$4,000 for the farm. Mr.. Stephenson
viii remodel the hotel building and
refurnish it throughout.
Miss BERTHE Harris Of st. Louis
rs the guest of Mrs. /. sllversteln
II A a..
and Mrs. A. @. Coin.
Mr.. and Mrs. C B schopp announce
the wedding of their daughter, Laura
serelda Estes Schopp to Royal Cliff
ford Mccall, OF Galloway County, at
the home of the brides mother north