Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1914-08-20
AUXvASSE.

The Fulton Chautauqua is now on
and Thursday, the big Redpath
Vawter System Chautauqua opens in
Mexico Thursday, goth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Buckner are
chaperoning number Of our young
people on a weeks camp down at
DR.. Tate's place near Williamsburg.
Auxvasse was well represented at
the big Mexico Fair and many of us
are going back to the movies Tues
day and Wednesday night hoping to
see ourselves in the Fair pictures be-
ing shown now at the 0rpheum.
Molly Owens held sale this week
of his personal property. Mr.. Owens
leaves the first of the month for
Montana to reside.
w. H. Cornelius purchased this
week Ford touring car Of Nunton &
Sands Of Mexico.
Filling silos is the topic of the day
here, there being some 40 of them in
the neighborhood of Auxvasse.
C. H. Dudley this week purchased
of Mr.. Schroll the Auxvasse bakery.
E. NJ. Carter and family of Cape
Girardeau are visiting relatives here.
Quite few Of Auxvasse citizens
turned out Tuesday and Wednesday
and gave great deal of good help
towards improving our roads.
DR.. Adams and family were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Minor
and Mrs. A. o. Adams and wife dur
ing the Mexico Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Boles are now in
their handsome new bungalo in Dud-
ley Place.
Miss Mary Harrison is expected to
return from St. Louis Thursday.
We understand that Chas. House
holder will erect new silo this sea-
son.
The last trip of the Rev. Grimmett
of Fulton to his present pastorate at
Long Branch was last Saturday and
Sunday. Saturday was celebrated
with a feast of good things, both
spiritual and intellectual and also
material. The spread was excellent
and the crowd did eat and was fill
ed. The Rev. Grimmett leaves the
church in good condition and il
much beloved by all the people.
The Rev. Mr.. Herndon filled hi
regular appointment at Liberty Sun
day morning.
: St ate Evangelist Rev. Smoot il
assisting the pastor, the Rev. Pres
ser, in a series of meetings at Beth
lehem. The meetings began Sunda,
last and will continue indefinitely
Everybody is very cordially invite
to attend these services. The Rev
Smoot is very pleasing and force
full speaker. Services begin at 1913
and at 800 p. m. each day.
Mrs. DeJarnatt was the happy re
cipient of fine present at the Mes
leo Fair Thursday, Uncle Will Tul
ner giving her fine White Leghor
cockerel, the cockerel being hatche
from the eggs of the champion lay
ing pen of the world, this includin
all breeds. The experiment was co
Quoted at Mountain Grove, Mo.
James Chapman purchased a ne
Buick car last week. Shortly we wi
see him splitting the air.
Clyde Ellis has new Ford cs
as also has E. E. Pierce.
With a little rain occasionally
large acreage of wheat will be SOW
this season.
The corn crop is extremely ligl
this season as the drought of la
two or three weeks have told We:
materially on it. With an abundan
of rain from now on, only a sho
crop will be had.
Little Nadine Carlyle is visitir
her aunt, Mrs. Gray, in X. c.
The Old Soldiers are busy now g
ting ready for their annual reuni'
at Camp Jackson Aug. 27-28.
Mrs. Chas. Dudley entertained h
sister the past week.
In the death of Ben Fuel Of Hs
ton and Mrs. Muir of McCredie, ca
laway loses two of its oldest citizel
Mrs. Ben Yates who underwent
operation for appendicitis last wee
is still in critical condition.