Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-09-24
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COUNTY NEWS.

NE VS.
Charles Swinney, just east of Hat
ton, is attending Mcmillan High
School at Mexico.
Mrs. Robt. Daily, of Wooblanville,
Boone county, is visiting in this city.
F. B. Cook, of West Plains, is here
visiting his sister, Mrs. W. f. New
kirk.
C. o. Juelfs left Thursday for
Carter, Mont, where he will make
his home.
Miss Frances Sharp, of Neodesha,
Kas., is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs,
w. A. Sharp.
w. L. Craddock is over from Lin
coin, ILL.,, visiting his family and
t%ransacting some business.
Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell, of Farm
ington, is visiting relatives in this
city.
A bill has been introduced in Con-
gress by Champ Clark for the pay
ment of $4,000 each to the widows
of L. w. Hughes and L. A. Cain, the
men accidentally killed near Cedar
City, by a large boiler falling on
them while they were in the employ
of the government on river work.
Mrs. Newt Haney is visiting rela-
tives in Cairo, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Bates and
children, of Batesville, Ark, were in
Mexico Thursday IN route to Santa
Fe, where they will visit relatives.
Mrs. R. T. Gibbs is i'll.
Poole Harrison is visiting his sis
ter, Mrs. A. H. Schopp.
Charles Green, of Centralia, was in
Mexico on business, Friday.
George Adams was in Centralia
on business Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Luckie visited In
Montgomery City, Friday.
Ratio Fleming has accepted a posi-
ton as master mechanic and chief
electrician for a large company at
Crosby, Wyo. He will leave for
Crosby, Saturday.
Robert Robertson, who is attending
Westminster College, has been
pledged to the Beta Theta ri fra
ternity.
Mrs. j. X. Robinson, of Clark and
Mrs. W. G. Bolts, of Stephens, are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. George Hatch
er, on West Monroe st.
w. Curt Smith, manager of the
Lyric theatre, is able to be out, after
being laid up with injuries sustained
when he was thrown from a motor
cycle in st. Louis this week.
Mrs. H. w. French who has beer
very i'll at the home of a relative il
Boone County, is in Mexico on I
visit to friends and relatives, mucl
improved in health.
Mrs. John Asbury and son, Russell
were business visitors from Martins
burg, Saturday.
Mrs. H. /. Turley went to Chanutt
Kas., Saturday to be at the bed-sid
, of her mother, who is i'll.
The Rev. j. D. Watson closed
good meeting last Sunday night, wit
. his church at Mineola, Mo.
The Mexico Ledger would like I
know the present address of 5.
Haley, late of Springfield, Mo.
Edward O'Brien and Drake Gov
herd are home from Kansas and ID
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kota, where they have been workir
in the wheat fields.
Mrs. Laura Flatt and daughte
Miss Stella, and niece, of Elerd, IL
, are the guests of Mrs. George Clar
on East Liberty St. Mrs. Flat al
Mrs. Clark are sisters.
Miss Helena Wilbur, of Columbi
won the Rhodes Clay scholarship
the University of Missouri this yei
This scholarship was founded
:. Col. Green Clay.
Rev. and Mrs. C. W. Collect,
:, Fulton celebrated their fiftieth We
ding anniversary last week.
C. D. Vandiver south of Higgii
Vile, has caught a big gray We
weighing G5 pounds.
:. Mrs. ]. f. Jeffcott, of South M
leo, has returned home after a thu
weeks visit with her daughter, M
J. S. Basnett, of Hitchcock, Okla
The Audrain Baptist Associat
meets with the Martinsburg chul
on Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 10 a. m.
Judge d. H. Eby, of Hannibal
j. w. Daniel, of Mexico, met for
first time in 40 years this We
They were graduated in the SO
class at the University of Misso
law school in 1874 and had not S
each other since that time.
Walter Sanders, near Satisfy
was hit on the side of the head
a pitched ball while playing base
+bs and died from the effects three nc
ear later.
,4o Rev. C. M. Akers, Methodist pa
of at Fayette, has been transferred
st Richmond.
l.. M. Greer and his son, Will
vas will go to Chicago Sunday nj
dow William will enter Northwes
University there.
Mrs. L. A. GiIlum, Mrs. Powell
!. son, Moss, who have been visi