Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-03-26

know the present address Of H. A
Grey. late Of LockpoFt NJ
Pinckney French Of Marhnsburg
was in Mexico on business Thurs-
day. q
Lester Franklin has accepted q po-
sition on the road" with the Amert
can Tobacco Co. Lester Is q good
salesman and will make good.
Mrs. w. w. Williams is visiting
in C~entralia, No.
W. c. RAINEY Of Carrollton. Ill,
and brother OF Congressman Rainey.
well known in Mexico, has moved e
the fine Phillips farm just Southwest
Of Mexico which he lately purchas-
ed. The Ledger joins the people OF
Audrain County in welcoming Mr.. RAJ
ney and family to our midst. and feel
confident they viii be much plsas-d
with good old Audraln County.
BY unanimous vote Of all the judg-
es. the Mem. High School debating
team were pronounced winners in
their contest with Hannibal High
School Friday night in the city on
the Mississippi. Morris Dry and orlan-
do Worrell composed the Mcmillan
team and had negative side Of the
question Resolved. The Government
Should Own the Railroads"
These two young men are among
the very best debators Mcmillan has
ever had, and the school has always
boosted of good ones The Ledger
wishes to join friends Of the school
in extending best wishes.
Miss Pearl Keyes. 10 years old. a
student in Hardin College in 1910.
has an income of 800 3 day. since
oil has been struck on her e~ighty1acr
farm near Bartlesville. Okla. Miss
Reyes has some Indian blood and at
a land drawing chose SO acres with
no idea OF the wealth beneath II.
Miss Keyes has written 20 Mexico
Il iends that she intends 70 circle
The globe alone and expects TO start
shortly. She ID quAte attractive an
Will be remembered here.
Mrs. Harry Drebbing probably owe
her life TO her dog. When her
home on West Harwood street caught
fire. Saturday night about IL o'cloch
|shee knew nothing OF it until her
dog awakened her. She escaped un.
injred. however. Mr.. Drebbing was
not at home at the time.
The home was destroyed and about
$50 IN money was burned.
The house belonged to the estate
of Mrs. Sallie Johnson and was GOV
cred by insurance. The household
goods was insured for $1,000. It was
valued at about $4,000.
Frank Canterbury Of Higgfnsyine,
was in Mexico Monday to attend the
funeral of his aunt, Mrs. Nancy Nc
Kean-
Lucille Rown of st. Louis. II years
old, a away from home Saturday
coming to Mexico. Wabash Operator
Ed. Verhoff saw her and learning
what she had done. prevailed upon
her 70 return to her mother whom
she had left because of a mlsunder.
standing. Mr. verhofff is a young
man Of fine character and deserves
praise for his interest in the case
and the good advice he gave the
girl. II there we're more men like
Mr.. verhoff there would be less iron
Bile in the world
The stockholders OF the North Mis-.
souri Trust Company met Monday,
MARCH 23nd. and unanimously re-
elected A. X. Luckie, VIM. Pollock
and d. s. Burroughs as directors.
The Board OF Directors is now com
posed Of the above named gentle
men and ]. F Lleweliyn. W. ". Pol
lock, George Robertson, s. p. EN-
mons. J. f. Harrison and r. M.
White.
Mrs. e. L. Kennedy, wife of the
proprietor of the Globe Hotel in Cen
traiia, deserves credit for catching a
man who says he "a L. w. Engiehard;
o. st. Louis, after he had stolen some
wearing apparel from L L Bondurant
at the hotel When Bondurant miss
ed a suit of clothes and some other
clothing. he accused the porter, but
Mrs. Kennedy upheld the negro. She
made an investigation OF her own and
found the missing clothes in Engle-
hardt's room.
The illustrated section Of the Sum
day st. Louis Post-Dlspatch contained
a beautiful photograph Of Mrs. Oliver
Garrison and young son Miss Garrison
was Miss Elizabeth Robertson Of
this city.
r. l.. Heller and Sons general
store at Molino, north Of this city,
was completely destroyed by fire on
Sunday morning about IL O'Clock.
When the fire was discovered, IL had
gained such Roadway that no one
was able to enter the building and
the entire store was a wreck in a
short time.
The origin Of the fire is not
There was no fire in the
stove and no one had been IN the
Guiding since early in the morn
my. The stock was valued all
about $500 and was Insured for
1880. The building. which wasI
frame, belonged to Pate c~authorn. nj
insured for $1,000. which proba,
bly, will coyer the loss.
The front window in the Moline
building, acros the street, was
'roken by the heat.
Mrs. c. w. Edmouston and chill.
Iren are home after a delightful Wis
: in California.
Miss Anna McLoney Of ST. Louis
visiting homefolks.
Ross Cauthorn Is much better
nd will be able to be out Tuesday.
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