Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-04

Garden. st. Louis. Mr.. Kunkel is a.
splendid young man and an author
ity on botany. His many friends IN
this community Join in congrat-
ulating him.
John owen, of this city, enlisted
IN the United States Army at Fl.
Leavenworh, Kan, during the Me :
lean war, but never saw service. Mr.,
Owen is one of the oldest citizens
In this community.
According to the St. Louis papeps
Thomas NJ. Parsons, Of Mexico, viii
reoeive $40 per month as long as
he lives from the estate of the
,ate LewisD. Dozier, the rich CAPT
talist of St. Louis, who died last
week.
Donald Cruise, who graduated at
the Military Academy, left Thursday
for his home in American Forks,
Utah.
Born, to MIR. and Mrs. Roy Ever
EFT, formerly of this city, now of
Tulsa, Okla, Thursday, a son. Mrs.
Everett was Miss Minna Stepple-
man.
Caleb Berry. one Of Mexico's old
est citizens, is seriously ia al
his home in this city.
Charles C. Cardwell has gone to
Buffalo, N. Y, to attend the 10th
annual convention OF Mlller's. He
will be gone about a week or ten
days.
Miss Mildred Johnson Is from
Goucher College, Baltimore. Nd, fol
the summer vacation.
B. G. Jordan and family have
moved to Louisiana where he will &C
into the grocery business. While II
Mexico, Mr.. Jordan made MANI
friends who regret to have him
leave, but wish him much prosper
lty In his old home town.
Hugh Logan OF Laddonia was
business here Friday.
J.. Il. Sterner has traded his farm
near Molino for a general store a
Wright City. He took possession thi
week. We regret to lose Mr.. sterne
but wish him much success in hi
new home.
The Rev. John L. Watson am
wife>of Laddonia were here a shor
time Friday.
Turner Brown of Kansas City,
brother of Mrs. s. A. Pulls, of thi
city, had his leg broken at tn
thigh, last week, when he fei
from a concrete bridge upon which
he was working.
In digging the new well for TIL
Mexico Power Co., solid rock ha
been struck about 100 feet deep. Tn,
hole this far was 16 inches in diane
'er to make Dom for a 12-.inch cas-
ing. Through the rock the hole will
be ~ inches. Although a small
stream of water has already beer
reached, the well will probably b.
500 feet deep.
Mrs. Geo. Robertson and Miss
Laura Robertson are home from q
visit in St. Louis.
Mrs. ]. d. Miller is visiting in
Chicago.
Mrs. Redmond CsIlaway, formerly
this city is the guest of Mrs. E. D.
Graham. tf
L. M. Lake. contractor, is putting
gravel roofs on several buildings
in Vandalia.
Frank Van Ness is home from Kan.
sas and says they had plenty Of rain
out there.
The three year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jesse Pease, who live 8 miles
southwest of Mexico, was badly In
jured riday evening, when a gate,
which Mr.. Pease was hanging, fell
on him. The little fellows hip was
broken. We are glad to state that
he is resting very easily to-day.
Miss Helen Mcintyre, who re-.
ceived a certificate from the Kinks.
Vile State Normal this spring,
will teach the 1914.'15 term at cleye.
land, Okla. Miss Mcintyre will
hPve the first grade and Miss Fay
snidow also of this city has the
third grade. Miss snidow taught
tn re last term. Miss Mcintyre is a
graduate Of Mcmillan High School
and is a capable young lady.
In the proper columns of the
daily and weekly Ledger viii be
found the announcement of ]. e.
Sims, candidate for Representative
rom Audrain County. subject to
The Democratic primary, Tuesday,
August 4th.
hiss Lutte Pigg has returned from
a visit with homefolks in vandalia.
Bush Atchison is home from the
University for the summer vacation.
Ennis Green was down from Mober
iy Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Nea6e and
children and Miss Emma Buckner mo,
tored over from Columbia Sunday and
spent the day with Mrs. A.