Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-02-17
SUNNI JoTTINGS

DAYS Is s-s = stzyer. We fear TIE
xheat has ben damaged q large per
csntar--Nz. and Mrs Dean WezE-
ers I2-yeAr cd soa. gszeS Is up after
the operztio1 for an heute zttaet q
appenddids performed uPoa hin
shortly hack-Been c~ouzde1hle
sickness arozn5 and about here EOS
al winter. Nest everyone has grant
ed At some tine OF other the past
tup uouthS We are glad 70 safe
zeat Il IS only grunz As
NC know C - one confined % hrir
bed - We are glad 70 ehrO-ids that
our school at 6AteEood gradually
.forres to the ErUnt Not long saee
Miss Cook, the teacher, purchased 4
nice book ease At McPheetsrs, and
nearly q score Of books together With
what we already had makes q hun
drad o. marx good volumes resdy fer
the pupils and readers Of Z ueiziry
q rev steve and whSt not else
ws VIII later state. - Mr.. and Mrs
George Hickman Of VInitz, Okla Is
here the gasst Of Mrs Hisknzn's son,
T. Baker, and her brothers, the Bruce
boys. They are On their way 20 SUI
Hvzn, IN where they have q position
each Il the Nzsoaie Hospital As sup
ervisor and mAtun. - Rey Brace is
nox a happy papa Not long sines,
the stork appeared At his hone and
brought 3 ten-pound girl Baby and
mother doing excellent Harry
SmOot VII have . sale shortly, Of al
his belongings-we understand that
at Duly each Friday night they hzse
3 regular blow out They cen to be
very much alive doxn there, from re-
ports received Of their good program
IN both literary and debating circles
Debatsrs Of almost national repute DO
grace The rostrum 81 each meeting.
- On the night Of the 18th inst a
play viii be given at the ladies' Hall
here, entitled Mock Trial, or some
thing Ike that Judging from the
beginning, it's going to be good, since
many Of the characters TT exactly,
and render their parts with precision
and accuracy that would even make
the stage actor look on with wonder
end amazemeut. There wiz be other
parts Of the program also. At the
J. l. Cleveland (deeeasedl sale things
10 general brought good prices A
coming three year old mule brought
si77. Others from SIPS TO sl6O a
piece. Cows $50 to SIS per head,
shoats Z cents a pound. Corn, 20
cents per bushel, and cats 43 cents per
busheL Everything else in proper
ton. II. 7. Squirting and Son sold
$500 bushels Of oats on the track al
Thompson at an average Of about
42hc per bushel. They were gooS
4 oats, though musty, and the buyers
crump and Humphreys lost money o.
the deal, as they only brought IS cent
on the St Louis market Charlie
Meyers and Elmer Gatewood filed I
! car Of cats at Thompson Friday ant
Saturday, and Will likely bring 40
/. on the market. Elmer Gatewoo'
, was in Kansas City, last week, visit
ing his sisters, Misses Alice, Ollie an
!. Minnie. While there, he purchased
string Of 80 heifer calves Of 395 lbs
= average weight, and good individual
fty. Mrs. Gatewood spent a fe'
!, days in Mexico lately, the guest Of he
sisters, the Misses Dobyns- We tol
i, you recently the wedding bells woul
3 ring shortly again in u midst. tn
time two hearts were happily unite
as one in the persons Of Mr.. Jot
Styles and Miss Lola Baker. JOB
is one Of those lucky fellows and CT
now attest to the t~ruthfulness of tn
much talked of honeymoon" Here
a. wishing them a continual stream
happiness and prosperity all aloi
on this life, and may be prepared to co
he tinue along in the next. The boys 4
certainly charavari them Mond
ne night and were happily responded
n with a cake, candies and cigars.
The gossiping tongue stingeth wor
ka than the adder, and a multiplicity
times oftener. Ye who feign to
n Christian men and women, dep
- yourselves under the right flag. !
,sr can fool all the people some Of I
time; some Of the people all the tin
but we can't fool al 1.-The people all
time as also the Master none Of
,in time. - Here's wishing the read
a continued abundance Of pleasu
usefulness and a conscience clear
en- crystal, of having done as nearly
the right thing at all times as is consi
spy emit with the weakness Of the hun
Of flesh. - James Chapman moved b
the to his farm recently. We
vas glad indeed that he has. come b
to The farm. Thurman Chapn
TX moved to the Peter Schuttler farr
for few days ago. Sorry they've gone
Jus- far. - Elyin Showers moved back j
the our midst recently. w are glad
state. II Harry Householder sold
ap- Ed Pearl, Of Thompson, six carlo
!rds Of hay at s11.OO per ton. A good p
red and we fear Ed will lose, as
has market is so congested with hay.
lme We just now hear Of the approach
marriage Of another Of our very
in young people before even the re
ing bloom. Just let the good work go
tell US Of it before, and we win h
your friends guessing and after