Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-16
Eastern Audrain and Western Pike.

A"'eSih huuAaih anu WcstctH Hihe.
Thursday morning just at dawn,
Mrs. Kraft heard a commotion among
her chickens. Upon looking out, she
saw a fox running around the house
after a hen. Mrs. Kraft called her
husband from bed, he arose got the
gun and soon dispatched Mr.. Fox.
His hide is valued at three dollars
Greenbury Rhodes has traded his
property in southeast vandalia for
Edwin Weber's farm. Mr.. Rhodes is
moving to his other farm in the
try while his son, Leland, will Occupy
the Webb place.-Miss Ida Lake is the
guest Of her sister, Mrs. A. B. Shattuck
-J.B. Maxwell, Edwin Waters, Geo.
Taylor and Allan Baker, all purchased
posts Of A. B. Shattuck the last week.
-Hagan Bros. will soon move their
saw mill to the farm of Charles Moore
three miles southeast of Vandalia.-
Wheat in this vicinity is acknowledge
ed to be badly damaged by those who
know. Young timothy has suffered
tool. f. Waters has sold his restau-
rant business in Vandalia to a Mr..
Branstetter.-Minor Lake will farm
with Edwin Waters this year. John
Abograst will work this week for his
cousin, Henry Springman.-John Gel
Ter has just had Renner Bros. bale
three carloads of hay for him. John
is billing out the hay himself.-Mr.
Chenowith arrived from Iowa, Satur-
day, with a carload of farm stock, al
so a carload of implements and house
hold goods.-Miss Merlin Inflow was
compelled to be absent from v. HIS.
two days last week on account of sick
ness.-J. R. Maxwell purchased a COW
from John Boyd last Week.-Mrs.
Pearle Parker, the efficient teacher at
New Michigan, observed Parents Day
last Friday. County Superintendent
Johnson was present-William Mob
erly has been quite poorly for two
weeks.-Louis Kohl, Cleve Wright and
Gene Linn, are to be commended for
road dragging.-Grant Chamberlain,
wife and Mr.. Franklin and wife, the
later the newlyweds were guests at
Robert Campbell's in Vandalia, Satur-
day.-A. T. Bungard, who suffered the
loss of his wife a week ago, will have
a sale soon. He, however, with his
~son-in-law, Frank Fox, and family,
will remain on Mr.. Bungard's farm
this year.-Joe Biggs was the guest
of Arthur Lake Sunday.-Regular
Baptist service in Vandalia Sunday
night was called off on account of
~protracted services at the M. E.
church.
Room No. Z of V. H. S. in charge
Of Miss Alva Roberts, of Mexico, has
won the prize every month thus far,
but one, for perfect attendance.-Miss
Ball was a visitor at Hannibal, then
later the guest of Misses Kate and
Lottie Lake.-Among those who at
tended the Wilson preliminary at Cur
ryville, Thursday, were: Joe Love-
lace, Thomas South, Uncle Ike Harrel-
son, VIM. Ferguson, Ed McCarroll,
Melvin Webb, C. L. Crigler and S. ID.
Foster. The defendant seemed a little
nervous, pleaded not guilty, and waiv-
ed the preliminary. His trial was set
for the third Monday in April.-Dallas
Day, Cleve McMillen, and Allen Baker
have been clearing on Herman Kraft's
place this winter.-Mr. James Of
Bowling Green, was visiting a dear
friend in this vicinity, Sunday.-Mrs.
Ferguson spent last week with her
daughter, Mrs. Gordon, in Bowling
Green, last week.-Joe Ed gilbert
son of jefferson City, is visiting rel
atives in this vicinity.-Henry Kohl
one of the Leading stockmen of this
vicinity, lost the best draft mare he
had last week. She weighed 2200
pounds. This makes nine head Of
horses and %iennet Mr., Kohl has lost
in one years time.