Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-07-23
COUNTY NEWS

Glendy Morris, who works for the
c. & A, at Slater. Is home for a
short vacation.
Mrs. J. A. McPheeters Is visiting
relatives in Fulton.
J. W. Pickett and L. R. Spence
were over from Columbia Monday.
Miss Dora Ransdell Of Columbia ls
visiting friends in this city.
J. W. Brockman OF Columbia vas
in Mexico Monday.
E. L. D~angherty OF Columbia was
in this city on business Monday.
Mr.. Pierce. formerly Alton agent
in Fulton for IL years. Is now with
the Santa Fe, in Hartman. Colorado.
where he and his wif4 hold the ag-
ent's position Jointly. This news is
from f. e. Foreman. Mr.. Pierce has
a motor car and an alfalfa farm and
is doing well. He wants his friends
to pay him a visit and urges them
to hurry up and come out.
Mrs. p. Z. Coil is visiting rela-
tlves near Laddonia.
Mrs. Nell Collins and two little
daughters are visiting In Slater.
win Wright. Of st. Louis. Is vlsi;-
ing frieads and relatives in this
city.
VIII Crockett Is visiting IN Cal
laway county. He viii spend a
week hunting and fishing.
cap" LeMire. football coach At
Westminster College. Fulton. was n
Mexico. Tuesday. He has been out
in the interest of the College and
says the prospects for a large
school are fine.
Mrs. NJ. H. Murphy and Miss Annie
Murphy went to Kansas City Tues
day.
Lutte Smith. OF Sailing township,
was in Mexico Tuesday.
A. B. Robey. Of Moberly, former
ly of this city, was badly injured,
last Friday afternoon, when an au-
tomobile. owned and driven by the
Rev. E. NJ. Richmond, ran into him.
Three OF Mr.. Robey's ribs were brok-
en- when the car hit him. His many
friends in Mexico hope he viii
soon recover his usual good health.
Miss Ruth Luckie, with the Malone
Dry Goods Store, is taking a vaca-
ton.
Mutton & Sands. local Ford dealers.
this week sold cars to the follow
ing; Joe Neff. Shamrock: ]. H.
McClintic and Albert Atkinson. Ne
Credie.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. e. C. Tucker and
family are in Excelsior Springs,
where they went in their eutomo-
bile.
Vance Morgan Is home from South
west Kansas, where he has been
working In the harvest. He was
forced to come home because Of III
ness. Ed o'Brien and Drake Cow
herd. both Of this city. who were
with him. have gone to Dakota. They
viii probably be In the wheat har-
vest until fall.
+. W. Pitcher is in st. Louis at
tending the national meeting of opti-
clans.
DIR. P. Z. Coll left Tuesday for Bal
timore where he win take a course
in general surgery in Johns Hop
kins University.
The Rev. A. B. Culbertson is in
Williamsburg. Galloway county, con-
Quoting a revival meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. r. Horton and
daughter are visiting In Sterling,
Kansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Thompson motnr
ed from Wichita, Kan, to Mex
leo and are guests OF the latter's
sister. Mrs. Fred Norris and Mrs. b.
Davis, west Of town.
Donald Adds is again with worrell
the jeweler.
The Postoffice Committee OF the
House of Representatives has de-
cided to recommend increase OF pay
to 1880 Of rural mail carries who
use automobiles. At present the
maximum pay is $1,000. Ote McGee
is the only carrier out Of Mexico
who uses a machine.
A gasoline stove burning a little
ncre than It should. at the home
Of Ira MiIligan on South washington
street, Tuesday morning. Tuesday
morning, caused the fire company to
be called out. No serious damage
was done. Int Mrs. MIlIipau was