Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-07-16
COUNTY NEWS


Miss kitty May Settle has return
ed to her home IN Centralia after a
visit with Mrs. r. R. Arnold, ir.
Mrs. NJ. H. Murphy Is home from
South Haven. Mich, where she has
been visiting her aunt.
Mrs. Seaman. of wellsvillo Is In
the Hospital here for an operation
for appendicitis. She was accompan-
led by DR.. T. H. Diven, Of Wells
Vile.
William Glendy and Miss Virginia
Parker went to Bowling Green for
a short visit Thursday,
DR.. Nc Bolts motored in from San
Ia Fe. Thursday. He says they
had a good rain there Tuesday.
Mrs. Lutte Porawski has filed
suit for divorce in the Circuit Court
against Lafayette Porawski. Mrs.
Porawsh chages desertion and nom
support.
Miss wilhelmlna Taylor is gis'c-
ing Miss Virginia Victor at Moberly.
Col. Ed. Walker and wife are home
after a delightful visit In the East
end South. After a pleasant stay
in Virginia they sailed from Norfolk
to New York City. returning by
way 70 Niagara Falls and thru Can
ada. Since his visit to New York
Mr. Walker says Mexico Is unques-
t,onably growing more like that me
tropoIis every day.
Pemberton B~lattner, OF this
city, has had a flattering offer trcr,
the Dunbar Bell Ringers. a chautau-
qua attraction, AS he In
tends attending the State uni
yersity this fall he did not accept.
Miss Margaret Qulsenberry has
gone to Havre. Mont, where she
will visit Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hub
bard.
Mr.. and Mrs A. H. Grupe of st.
Louis have been the guests Of MIR.
and Mrs. w. P. Rowland.
Mrs. B. Ogden and children Of Des
Moines, is the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs.
w. p. Rowland.
Mrs. Laura Cloyd and Mrs. J.. d
bert Reed of Springfield, H.; are
guests OF Mrs. Ida Doss.
Mr.. and RS. d. NJ. Shreve and
three children have moved to thi'
city and arc living in the Fred LEV
elIyn place on East Jackson stree
Mr.. shreve is. a travelling salesman
and makes this city his h~eadquarter'
because of the excellent train ser
vice. The Ledger joins In welcom-
Ing him and his wife to this city.
Miss Bertha Waggener of Kan
sas City. is visiting DR.. and Mrs. H
E. Tralle I
DR.. McAllister of Centralia plac-
ed a patient in the Hospital in thi
city Thursday.
Judge Alex Carter and daughter
Miss Olivia, are in Montana, guest
of Mrs. Beam.
Miss Mabel Hickman Is home from
visit with trends in Paris.
Hon. M. H. Pemberton, of Centr7
liza, has signed a lecture contract VII
the White Meyer chautauqua peopie
lie will receive 5000 a month durin
the summer and $3.50 in the winter.
Miss Virginia Parker is home froI
a delightful visit in Bowling Green.
The Shelley district, in Callawa
county. will pay $1t96 for a me-
school house to take pace
one recently destroyed by fire.
Miss Julia Cave is home from a '
with Miss Sarah Conlon in Hannibal
Mrs. Ollie Davidson and little so
Joe Crews are visiting John 7. Grew
and family.
Mrs. r. A. Crews is visiting rela
lives In Kansas city.
Prof. Everett Thurman repor
that for the third year successfully
the shelbina Band will furnish Il
music for the Mexico Mo. Fair. Tn
should prove the class Of u ban
as the Mexico fair is n OF the be-
in the State, and will have nor
but first class music.-Shelbina Den
crat.
Mrs. Ed, Kunkel Is the guest OF ka
sas city relatives.
Mrs. William Hamilton of Dalla
|, Tex, is the guest of Mrs Charl
|, Collins.
Mrs. Nancy Smith has returned
home after a visit with her sons
Columbia.
Mr.. and Mrs. w, I, Coffman
Woodlandville, Boone county, were
Mexico Thursday.
= County candidates spoke on I
: lawn of Mr.. May at Rowena Thur
day evening. Bert Berry vas
chairman Of this meeting. A cro'
Of fully 100 voters was in attendapl
The Mexico Fair Board met THUR
!, day evening and voted to confer WI
the railroad companies in regard
running special trains to and FRI
Mexico during the Fair. NotSi
definite, however, was done. 7
board is also In correspondence
= with several people in regard