Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-08-13
COUNTY NEWS

Miss Rachel Truck, who has been
visiting In this city. went TO Pr
lot Grove, Thursday.
Claude Ban Of Montgomery City,
was in Mexico Wednesday.
Mrs. W. R. Carter is home from
Spencer, Neb., where she visited
her daughter. Mrs. Clay Hamilton.
The stockholders Of the Intelligen-
Ger Publishing Co. met Wednesday
and reelected the board OF direct
following officers:
Rufus Jackson, president; Willard
Potts, vice president; John R. Thorn
as, secretary; W. F. Atkinson, treas
urer; Fred Morris. managing editor.
Mss. x. B. wilkerson, Of this city.
received a letter Wednesday from
her brother. DR.. Eniott Roger. OF
Kansas City. who is studying in Ber-
lin, stating he is seriously Ill. He
had contracted blood poisoning pre-
sumably while working on a cadaver
Jake Buckner and Frank Cauthorn
went to st. Louis, Wednesday. and
drove Mr.. Buckne-'s Hupmobile tour
ing car home.
A. H. Bode, OF St. Louis, who is
connected with the U. s. Depart
ment of Labor, was in Mexico, on
Wednesday. investigating the appli-
cations Of several persons desiring
citizenship!
Mrs. R. t. Gibbs is visiting rela-
tivess in Clark.
F. A. Morris has a new "Hup" run
about.
Mesdames c E Harrison and NJ. T.
vandegrift spent Thursday in Aux
vase visiting Mrs. w. R. Buckner.
DR.. J.. G. Parrish. Of vandalia, is
among those from this county who
abroad. His whereabouts at this
this time is not known.
Mrs. Frank Blackman went to
the New Bloomfield Fair, Thursday.
Mrs. Curtis Cauthorn has gone to
Ennis. Texas, where she will visit
her parents for a fortnight.
e. L. Johnson and family motored
&c st. Louis Wednesday.
Robert Robertson and Ed. Thorn
Ton Of Columbia left in the Robert
son automobile Wednesday afternoon
for Detroit, Mich.
Jake Bukner Is home from ST.
Louis with a new "Hup'' touring
car.
Messrs and Mesdames Rube Mark
well and Charles Heller and little
daughters went to Colorado Friday.
to spend a fortnight.
Mrs. D. Johnson has gone to Flori'
da for a family reunion.
Mrs. J.. w. Million has been elect.
ed president OF the Mexico Equal
Suffrage League to succeed Mrs. s.
P. Emmons, who resigned. Mrs. EN-,
mons is too busy with other suf-
frage work over the state to head
the local organization. She has
several Chautauqua engagements and
is aiding in the State campaign for
the equal suffrage amendment. Mrs.
w. w. Bolts was elected second
vice president of the local organ
izatlon.
Kenneth Sanford is home from
Columbia.
Oscar Spencer and family have
moved from Centralia to this
city to reside.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Holland Of
Francis, have gone to Rochester,
Mimi, to take their little daugh-
ter. Mildred, to the Mayo Hospital
for treatment.
Postmaster w. r. Jackson reports
domestic money orders Issued in the
amount of $S,535.ss and money or
ders paid to the amount Of 81
S16.99 for the month of July. Parcel
pest packages insured to the amount
of $555 so were sent. The number
Of pieces received is 1903. One hun
bred and ten registered letters
were sent and 146 were received.
Mrs. Hannah WEIGH of st. Louis
is the guest of her sister, Mrs VIII
Fecht. northwest Of Mexico.
The executors of the estate of
the late Mrs. Il. A. Mundy sold 8
lots and a house in the west part
of Mexico, Friday afternoon, at auc.
tion. Those who bought are: Sam
Locke, | lot, $500; T. ]. Williams, |
lot, s525; Miss Cordia Mundy, house
and Q lots, $1,000.
Miss Ruth Crews will spend her
vacation as the guest OF relatives
In Denver, Colorado. "They all
come back" :
Miss Anna Williams is home
from warrensburg, where she has
been attending the normal school.
Phil Gibson has returned from
Grant City where he visited home
folks.
Miss Lillian Woolery is home
from Kirksville where she attended
the normal school.
The advance man for the Hagen
bach : wallace circus was in Mex
leo Friday. He says this show will
come to Mexico Aug. 81. 1t is one
of the largest on the road and Mex
leo is lucky to secure 1t.