Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-21
EASTERN AUDRAIN AND IVES
TERN PIKE

Bob Barnett will assist Shelva Ha-
gar in filling his sIlo this week. -
Bud Green has been suffering from
poison ivy this week in his eye. -
Miss Leona Sparks is again a student
in Nandalia. - Maleomb Wilson was
successful in the State Fair School
examination and will leave for Soda
liza the 22nd. - Herman Kraft's fam
lily returned from Montgomery coun-
ty today. - Dallas Day had a child
very sick with dysentery. - Cla--
ence Inflow, accompanied by Misses
Matte Moore and Merlin Inflow, Wis
tied relatives in Hannibal and Shelby
vile last week. - George Thurman
will add two new rooms to his house.
John Cowly, of Vandalia, is the car
penter. Mr.. Cowly and his family Wis
tied Mr.. Thurman Sunday. Joe
Lovelace will erect a front porch this
week. 49, Married, Sunday, at the res
/ idenee Of the brides father, r. J..
Ball, Mr.. Merritt Cash, Of neal
frankfort, and Miss Maude Ball.
Here's our best wishes. - Messrs
Oscar McMillen and doc" Fry, ac-
companied by Misses Sue Darnell and
Ruth Myers, motored to Elm Grove
preaching Sunday evening. - We re-
eeiyed a letter recently from Andrew
Hassler, the eldest son Of II. +. Hass-
Ter, both formerly Of this communi-
ty, but now Of Texas City, Texas, in
which he says all his brothers are mar
ried but Clarence. - Mrs. A. l.. Shat
tuck is home from an extended visit
In western Pike. - Mrs. Robertson
returned Sunday, from the bedside Of
her sister. Mrs. Melvin Webb, Of north
Of Vandalia. - Joe Biggs is buying
some extra good mules. Only mules
of the best grade interest Mr.. Biggs.
He and his son, Irvine, report the
Mac Irvine sale a good one. - A. A..
Bratcher not long ago sold a good
mule colt to Mr.. Colors of Curyville.
Uncle" Tommie Wright, aged 95
years, died Saturday morning a week
ago and was buried at the Kilby
Cemetery the following day. For
years relatives celebrated his birth
day with an annual reunion. All had
hoped that he might live to be a hun
dred. Protracted meeting at New
Harmony closed Friday night with
two additions, the Noel children.
brother and sister. - James Richards
and Robert Livingston spent last
week fishing on Salt River. - Homer
Chenoworth and family, accompa-
MED by Miss Nettie Moberly, return
ed in Mr.. Chenoworth's Ford from
their visit in Iowa Thursday. -
Misses Sue and Thelma Hostetter en-
t~ertained not long since with an en-
joyable party. - Among our farmers
who got premiums at the Kohl Colt
Show are: Herman Kraft, A. Good
man and Wm. Reading. Mr.. Reading
later sold his colt to Mr. Colors of
Curryville for S125. - The Western
Pike Reading Circle meets with Miss
Mable Newland next Friday night.
Mrs. P. NJ. Williams not long ago Wis
tied her daughter, Mrs. NJ. D. Good
man. - Mrs. William Shaw, after a
months visit in the Dakotas, is home.
- Miss Lottie Branstetter will leave
for her home in Oklahoma Wednes-
day. - The many members of the
Vandalia Teachers Training Class
will each visit some rural school one
day this week. - Branstetter Bros.
have their new saw mill now set on
Pete Harrison's farm, east of New
Harmony. The Myers molasses
factory will start Tuesday. Cool
weather and frosty nights indicate a
snort sorghum season.