Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-01-13

PA. M. Trimble died at his home
here.
29-Miss Mary Porter, vas married
this week to James E. Burton, of Hol-
liday, Mo.
June. |
Hardin College closed its years
work with an address to the gradual
ing class by the Rev. W. G. Biting, of
st. Louis.
The Baptists plan a series Of prayer
meetings for the various wards in the
city.
2-J. T. Johnson sells two loads of
sheep in st. Louis that brought $10.25.
Stock sales day in Mexico was
being again ~agitated.
5Jake Maddox Buckner and Miss
Margaret Cave were married.
Mexico secured 1916 U. C. t. con-
yention at session in Jefferson City.
Announcement of Miss Beulah
Taylor, of this city, receiving bequest
Of $4,000 from relative in South
whom she only knew through cores
pondence.
Heavy hail storm damages crops in
many places.
The Sunday School base ball league
games we're beginning to get warm.
j. T. Johnson's lambs brought
s10.35 on the st. Louis market and
set a new record.
10--Russell Emmons and Miss Beth
Durkee were married,
12-J. J. Basset died at his home in
this city.
First steel for the extension of the
electric line arrived.
I4-The American flag was 1873
years old.
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Pearson cele-
brated their 81 wedding anniversary.
15-Discussion concerning the pro-
posed new lighting system for the
City was generally the popular topic
of street corner conversation.
E. C. S. Miller died at his home in
the suburbs.
16-Mrs. James L. Acton, who was
Miss Lucy Mcintyre of this city, died
at her home in the county.
L. C. Reed tops the st. Louis mar
ket by selling a load Of mixed year
ling steers at $9.95.
, District Epworth League confer
ence opens in the Mexico Methodist
/. church for a two days session.
. 17-Mexico Eight Mile Road Com
mission buys a tractor and road lev
:. eler. One of the greatest steps fol
: good roads ever made in this count!
since the adoption Of the commission
r A heavy wind storm north Of Thu
city blew down a barn on the farm O
L st, Clair Emmons and destroyed othe.
property.
Marshall Rust was here and dis
cusses extending the electric lin
S south.
Ed Paisley and Miss Bessie Beagle
o both of near Rush Hill, were Marie
here.
19-W. L. Davenport and Mis-
J. Kathryn Hartman, of Kansas City
were married.
+ 21-J. M. Hudson almost browne
d in the high water north of this cit
j. when his horses became entangled
a wire fence.
Albert G. Gass, an old resident
l. Audrain died at the age Of 70 year
re 24--Miss Sue Logan, Of Laddonli
well known here, and James Pasle
Id were married.
26-Mrs. Mary ]. Crigler, of thi
CITY. died at her home on north WASH
Of ington street.
n. 27-Chas. L. Stewart, Of Rush Hill
prominent citizen of Audrain count,
"a died at the age of SO years.
2s-City Council informs Mexic
III Power Co., they are ready to consid'
street lightning proposition.
ID M. M. A. natatorium opens.
d. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tol
Riley stunned when lightning STRIKE
al home.
g. 3O-Data compiled by j. F. Lev
lellyn, local weather observer, SHOW
of this was the wettest June since 100
he The precipitation totalled Sol inche
July.
To John X. Brown returned hon
from Rochester, Mimi, where he III
H. derwent a serious operation at IL
an Mayo Hospital.
on 2-W. Clyde Johnson reported tn
las had graduated from the rur'
of school in the term just closed in Au'
Train county.
nv Earl Morris and Miss Pearl MO
ris of this city were on Wabash ira.
me mo. 0 when it was blown from IL
track near Gilmore.
,ts s--Dr. G. W. Mcintyre received Sc
ious injuries in an automobile aecide'
of near Hannibal.
a. 1s-Miss Lille Robinson, OF tn
lefty, II years old, drowned while
tbe bathing near Powells Ford