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Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-22

and the cakes were iced in pink and
Green, the baskets having large bows
of tulle on the handles. In an ad-
joining rom, Mrs. W. W. Jones pour
ed tea assisted by Misses Maybelle
Cove and Mary Lee Burks.
Miss lola Beal entertained with an
elaborate course dinner Friday even
ing. Hand painted scrolls tied with
white ribbon were found at each COW
er. Master Phillip Bell announced
that if those present would unrol the
scrolls they would know where Zola's
heart was, so amid couriosity and
merriment it was discovered that Miss
Beal used this means to nnoun her
engagement to DR.. Fred Zaugg, a
prominent dentist of Colorado Springs
Colorado. The wedding will take
place at the home of a cousin of the
b~ride-to-be, the date to be announced
later. Miss Beal is the daughter Of
Mr.. anil Mrs. John Beal Of this city.
She is highly educated and accomplis-
he'd and has been a popular teacher
for several years. Those present at
this pleasant function were: Misses
Allen Reed, Lena Bryarly, Maude
Wallace, Annie Levi, Florence Crosby
Frances Glandon, Mrs. Abbay
Snoddy, Mrs. Frances Reed Laws, Mrs
Vented. Misses Helen Plunkett, and
Miss Gladys Robinson assisted in SER
wing. Congratulations are extended
to DR.. Zaugg.
Rodes Jesse gave a delightful small
and early to this congenial bunch
Miss Ruth Perkins, Howard Keath
Dorothy Blanks, Minter Bragg, Isabe
Craddock and the host.
: Miss Pauline Van Ness is entertain
.. ing Miss Elizabeth Hughes Of Mont
gomery City and Miss Isabel Coon'
; of Fulton, as houseguests. A picnl'
; at Hardin College campus has beel
: arranged in her honor this evening
Mrs. j. R. Jesse had a small dane
Friday evening complimentary Il
Miss Carrie Rice of Perry who is Wis
), iting Miss Edna Armstrong. Thos
, present we're Misses Rice, Armstrong
Gertrude Fry, Dorothy Worrell
Messrs Earl Bledsoe, Will Williams
> Minter Bragg, DR.. Moore, Mr.. am
Mrs. Bradford Sappington.
\ Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Fry had q
dinner guests Wednesday evening, Nj
and Mrs. Shipe of Kansas City, MI
and Mrs. Carl Chas of Shelbina.
n Mrs. J.. v. Williams and daughte
Mrs. Bradford Sappington entertain
ed Friday afternoon with a Victrol
recital which was highly enjoyed.
Mrs. Dan Cauthorn entertained tn
n Thimble Club and neighbors Frida
f afternoon in her usual pleasing an
h hospitable manner.
. Mrs. Guy Lakeland was hostess fl
k, the "TWelve of Us Club" Friday afte'
e, noon at the lovely country home.
le Miss Mary Banks of Columbia, wi
visit Misses Hattie and Carrie Kenns
s. on East Promenade street next wee
g Harold Robinson of Jefferson Cit
N is visiting friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-22
Delegate Hendrix Born in Audrain
County

The st. Louis Republic referring to
prominent delegates from all parts
of the United States attending the
Democratic convention in st. Louis,
referring to a former Audrain County
boy, says: 81 narrowly misses be-
ing a Missourian," said ]. c. Hen
dirk, one of the Oklahoma State dele
cation who lives at Sayre in the 7th
Congressional District. my father
and mother lived in Mexico in Au-
drain county and all of the rest Of
their children were born there; but
Just before 1 made my advent into
the world they moved to the State
of Nevada. l am strong for Missouri
though, for | feel that it is my native
state" He went to Oklahoma before
statehood days and has been there
ever since"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-22

JarfauHa'
Mrs. John Million returned from st.
Louis Wednesday.
Toe Guthrie Of jefferson City Wis
ad IN Mexico this week.
yn W. G. Burks and Miss Mary
Lee Buks have returned from Kansas
City
Miss Katherine Adams Is having a
delightful visit with DR.. and Mrs. viii
Bots at Santa Fe.
Miss Kate Biggs and Miss Belle
Buckner Biggs were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. r. R. Buckner this week,
DR.. and Mrs. Paul Coil and Miss
Mary Wilson were dinner guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A, Buckner Sunday.
Miss Rachel Hamilton had Miss
Mary Sims visiting her last week.
They motored to Hallsville for the
weekend.
Mr.. Will Williams gave a musical
program on his victrola Tuesday even
ing complimentary to Miss Rice of
Perry. Twenty friends enjoyed Mr..
Williams hospitality.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. Buckner had as
dinner guests Tuesday evening, Mr..
and Mrs. Cauthorn, Mr.. and Mrs.
Turner Williams, Mrs. Terry and Miss
Frances Terry of Ennis Texas.
Tuesday afternoon Miss Edna Arm
strong invited some of her friends to
bring their needle work and meet
her friend Miss Carrie Rice of Perry.
The guests were Misses Victoria
Brooks, Gertrude Fry, Mayme Ringc
Martha Mason, Mesdames W. B. Sap
pington, ]. R. Jesse, Abbay Snoddy
j. w. Gallaher, j.. A. Brown and A
o. Adams.
The D. A.. RS. had an ideal day ant
an ideal spot for their Flag Day pic.
mic Wednesday afternoon June i
which was held on the Hardin Colleg'
campus. Interesting talks were mad'
by the visiting ladies, Mrs. Robert
son of San Antonio, Mrs. Hubbard
and Mrs. Arnold of Centralia, Mrs
Mccall of Fulton, and Misses Ann
Lewis and Emma McPheeters.
Miss Edna Williams of Boonvill
was married to Mr. T. s. Simrell We'd
nesday June ID, Rev. II. B. Banks @
this city officiating. Miss Mary Bark
played the welding march. Miss Will
Jams is the daughter of Judge Will
Jams of Boonville and a niece Of Mrs
H. B. Banks of this city. She is we.
known here having visited her Aun
and other friends. All wish her muc
happiness.
Miss Hazel Mcintyre was hostes
for a line party at the 0rpheum Nor
day afternoon. Refreshments wei
served at Buckner's. The guests wer
Mis- Frances Parker, Helen Heize.
Mary Worrell, Hilda Harrison, Pau
inc Van Ness, Ann Lacy Wallace, VI
ginia Rose Rodgers, Frances McCun
Marcena johnson, Margaret WllsoI
Helen Plunkett, Cornelia Haskel
Leona Jones, Anna Guthrie, Kathe
inc Sannebeck, Alice Fish, Ruth iiarl
err and Helen Cave.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-22

The most notable nuptial event Of
the month was the marriage of Miss
Lena johnson and r. E. Eblen, the
ceremony taking place at $3.50 o'clock
Wednesday evening June fourteenth
at the handsome home of the bride on
Anderson street. The guests enter
ed the reception hall, artistically dec
grated with daisies and ferns. The
mahogany stairway was trimmed with
greenery and caught at the newell
posts with huge punches Of daisies.
Vases of pink roses were used in the
music room, while a ~profusion Of
Dorothy Perkins roses decorated the
library. The bay window, before
which the bride stood was banked with
fern and palms. An alcove was for
med in the window by dropping from
the ceiling a white lattice entwined
with roses and smilax. Promptly at
1926, Miss Mildred Wallace sang "At
Dawn" She was at her best and was
becomingly gowned in pink taffeta
with over draperies of pink tulle and
a corcage of pink rose buds. Miss
Leila Winans was at the piano gown
ed in a pretty combination of pink
crepe meteor, tulle and lace with a
corsage of pink rose buds. At the
first strains a Mendelssohn's Wedding
March Helen Frances Brown and Mary
Virginia Nelson, carrying whltS
ribbons from the front Of the STAR
way, made way for the bridal party
Immediately the Rev. H. E. Truck Of
st. Louis took his place in the alcoV'
while the maid of honor, Miss Mildred
Johnson, sister of the bride, cam
slowly down the stairs. She wore al
, iraported gown of pink etanine trim
i. med in many ruffles and streamers O
picot ribbon. Mrs. Wallace Fry serV
ed her cousin as matron of honor
looking beautiful in a handsom
| white georgette crepe gown trlmme'
: with bows of pink picot ribbon. Bot
, maid and matron of honor wore hug
. corsage bouquets of deep roses wit
, large pink tulle bows. Little JUL
Nelson Mckee and Mary Ellen vii
! flew acted as flower girls and appea
!, od as dainty as little fairies. Mex
, came the lovely bride gowned IN
creation of tulle, draped and rutfie
i, uor veil was caught in fan shape wit
valley lilies and fell in filmy fold
es.u;rr 8 court train. Her bouque
9 n,os Of orchard and valley lilies. In
I. oroom accompanied by his best ma
!. Mr.. w. II. Shipe met his bride an
Tho Rev. Truck spoke the short ! n
nressive ceremony after which IL
It bridal party led the way to the an
h ing room. Red roses were useu
decorating. A bow was formed oV'
6 +bo table with smilax and roses trol
), tbe center of which a basket Of ros'
was suspended. Tiny glass baske'
hold roses placed on the edge OF u
= table and streamers of white ribb'
!, Joined these to the bow. The weddil
cake decorated with tiny silver be.
a and tulle graced the center OF u
n table. A salad course was serV'
bv Mrs. A. P. johnson assisted
r Misses India, Franc, Effie, Louise al
n Marcina johnson, Olivia Carter, Ru
Cauthorn and Helen Wilkins, {
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-22

dainty gowned in white. Mrs. Purdy
invited the guests from the dining
room to the coffee table presided over
by Mesdames Stanley Blattner, Rolla
Finley, Clayborn jackson and Miss
Willie Hook. Others assisting were
Mesdames ]. c. Mundy, Ross Cauthorn
N. R. Rodes, c. c. Hammond, G. N.
Nelson, ]. E. Brown, H. E. Truck, and
x. P. Whitley. The out of town guests
were Mrs. Eblen, mother of the groom
Mr.. and Mrs. Shipe of Kansas City,
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Chase of Shelbina,
Mr.. and Mrs. X. P. Whitley of St.
Louis, Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Truck of
st. Louis, Miss Wells, Miss Sarah
Painter, C~arrollton, Messrs W. E. Ess-
man, Roy Lilli, o. T. Irwin, E. E. Wells
w. A. Jack, st. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-22
;OCIETY
By Miss Gladys Van Ness
Phone SIT
The Lure Antique

listen sister, from Chicago comes
Ia interesting news. The G. o. P.
r,andpatters offer US Chas. Evans
hughes. Silent, frigid, quite myster-
.ns. so the press dispatches say. His
'rce raven, fluent whiskers, r now
citing thin and gray. Mister Chas.
Warren Fairbanks will adorn the sec
.nd place. They expect his sorrel
rhiskers, to put ginger in the race.
am very sorry but l am unable to
Enish the argument in blank verse.
rhe Muse escaped at an %inopportune
lime, l could have finished in a NOM
Int. What l wanted to say was this
4 | lived in a state where women
moved a franchise, it would take
. more seductive lure than a political
train, with a double header of
Ehiskers, to paralyze my prospect.
For, unsanitary w~hiskers, are no
re-sir-shay, And years ago,
lace curtains were considerd quite
pass-say.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-22
20 YEARS AGO

Mrs. Margaret Ellis, aged 70, died
at her home in this city.
Miss Ella Dowell was reelected to
teach at the Bean Creek school.
Mis- Ida Mallory of this city died
at the Baptist S~anitarium in st. Louis
Thomas Jones of Audrain county
and Miss Sallie Graves were married.
The northern and central portions
of Mexico were struck by a hurricane
and much damage was done.
Frank Fennewald, living south OF
Laddonia was injured by being
thrown from a moving machine.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-22
10, 20, 80 and 80
Years Ago Week
80 YEARS AGO

Corn was selling for $500 per bar
rel.
Wool was selling at 80 cents a
pound.
A. W. Terrill was president Of Har-
din college.
Prof. Treloar gave his musical
class an ice cream social.
Hardin College completed the
third year with sixteen graduates.
A barn costing $4,000 and belong
ing to /. N. Hathaway, was destroy.
ed by fire. There was $4,000 insur.
ance on it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-22
3 U. s. SOLDIERS SLAIN, 6 SHOT

Laredo, Texas, June 16.-one hun
bred Mexican Bandits crossing the
Rio Grande, forty miles southeast OF
here early Thursday attacked the
American border patrol near San Ig-
nacio killing three and wounding six
according to reports sent to Fort
Mcintosh, here over the field tele-
phone.
Later one of the wounded Ameri-
can soldiers, shot through the head
died. Eight of the Mexican raider:
we're killed and forty two horses cap
tured in the pursuit.
On the body of one of the bandits
were found papers indicating he wal
an officer in the Carranza army.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-22
30 YEARS G

Prof. Prewitt conducted a writing
school in this city.
Miss Lena Lawrence of the Beaver
Dam district is very sick.
The residences of L. B. Cudworthi
C. A. Keton, and j. G. Head were bur
~glarized.
J. P. Gass was elected to take the
place of his brother H. A. Gass in thu
Mexico schools.
L. F. Franklin of Kansas City pur'
chased the Baker homestead ant
other real estate in this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-22

DR.. Fred Griffin and wife are
home from an extended visit at New
Orleans and st. Louis, where DR..
Griffin has been taking postgraduate
courses in medicine. The Doctors
many frineds are glad to welcome
him home again.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-22

Conductor Clampitt of the Fulton
Branch, leaves this week with his
wife and daughter to attend the 33rd
tri-annuol conclave of the Knights
Templar at Los Angeles, Calf.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-22
LiLes Old Home Town

Thomas Murdoch of Worthwhile,
Michigan, a son of DR.. Murdoch who
formerly lived in Mexico, was here
on a visit Thursday. Mr.. Murdoch
left Mexico in 1889, and says that ne
notes many substantial improvements
that have taken place since he lived
here, and while he likes Michigan he
still had a kindly feeling for his old
home town.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-22

Mrs. John Mattox and father, Mr..
Lukins of Altovista, Va, who are
visiting at Slick, Mo-, were the guests
Wednesday and Thursday Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Price.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-22
Farm Sold at Sheriff's Sale

Sheriff Barnett sold at auction Fri
day afternoon the forty acre farm be-
longing to M. L. Jones to J. w. Fow-
Ter for $115.
Jewell NJ. Price bought the 40
acre farm near Centralia held by
James Croaker and Hattie B. Croak-
err for $500.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-22

| am instructed by the man who
Esigns my checks, that in future when
writing up picnic excursions, | must
use "Tin-Lizzie" to designate Mich
|igan automobiles. / am satisfied this
order was inspired. by the enter
|ests", and it will handicap me seri-
Ously. If such comprehensive illum-
majors at t. |. must go to sleep in the
discard, how am l to express myself
in an elegant current vernicular. AL
so what becomes of the Freedom Of
the Press, a principle old enough to be
the Great Grand Father of the Mon
4 roe Doctrine. / am tempted to ignore
4 the order just to see what happens
or | might reluctantly consent to com
promise on Galvanized Elizabeth
That is the very best ! can do.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-22

The latest reports indicate that all
of those injured in the wreck on the
Fulton Branch just east of Mexico
last week, will recover.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-22

A recent ruling of the war depart
ment prohibits wearing neckties with
uniforms. This is official cruelty.
In the bright lexicon Of youth the word
necktie means something. 1t is the
.onlv item Of male attire, where a man
con take the bride off and permit his
neacock prepensities to manifest, by
%,iotine in brilliant hues. l know plen-
tv of young men who would sell Their
lives dearly to protect a fifty cent
four-in-hand, soaked in famous Ger
man dive. To ask the pr%eservers of
our national honor to live on embalm-
Cd beef, and boiled n%avies; take the
sass of superior officers and then
lose their neckties, will fracture their
ratriotism. II the order is enforced
4 will have a depressing effect on
enlistments, when President Wilson
rails for volunteers, to irritate the
Mikado, scare the Kaiser and tame
Carranza.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-22

Prof. and Mrs. C. C. Roselle and
little daughter went to Armstrong,
Friday for a visit with relatices,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-22

Mrs. E. F. Kunkel of Mexico is
spending a month in Kansas City on a
visit to her sister who underwent a
severe operation not long ago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-22

Miss Sallie Calhoun is visiting her
sister in Rush Hill.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-22

S. v. Love Of Grant City, ILL.,, for
merly of this, city is here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-22

James Bowers and wife of st. Louis
are the geusts of Mr.. Alfred Larson
and wife. Mrs. Bowers was formerly
Miss Cecil Weimer of this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-22

Total ........ ....., ..1,356,000
Sundays Collections 80. g.. $4,000
Billy Sunday departed from Kansas
City Sunday with a cashiers check
for $4,000 in his pocket, which the
people gave him as a thank offering.
In his campaign OF seven weeks he
preached ninety-three sermons in the
Tabernacle to 1,356,OOO persons, and
2O,646 of them hit the "saw dust
trail" The ministers say that sew
eral thousand were converted in the
meetings who did not hit the trail.
Seventy-five thousand persons
heard him preach Sunday. Two
thousand, one hundred and twenty
one"hit the sawdust trail"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-22
Young Base Ball Player

The baseball game at Auxvasse
this week between single and married
men, had the youngest player lined
up that even played at Auxvasse.
Francis Adams, ten years old, son Of
DR.. Adams who is an old Mexico boy,
played right field. 1t is unnecessary
to say that he was on the single
mems nine.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-02-11
SCREAMS
Foil Attack on Victoria Lady at
Ft. RecOVery-Attempt TO Drag
Her In Alley
[Ft. Recovery Tribune Journal


Wednesday evening, about six o'clock
Francis Schuh, daughter of Louis Schulz,
east of Victoria was robbed of an empty
purse by an unidentified man Miss
Schuh had gone to the office of DR.. w. A.
Lieser, on east Boundary street and not
finding the doctor in the Office went to
his residence next door. She saw through
the window that the doctor was eating
sunpper and not caring to disturb him
started towards the Office when a strang
er took hold Of her arm, saying, Let's
take walk" The lady refused and went
into the waiting room where she remain
ed for several minutes.
1t is supposed that the man concealed
himself in the shadows, for when Miss
Schuh started towards town the stranger
again acosted her as she was passing the
street intersection near the Woeste resi-
dence again asking the lady to take
walk and being refused. the man seized
her by the arm, grabbed the purse and
with an oath said, You will take a
walk"
Miss Schuh was dragged north down
the street towards the alley when her
screams attracted the attention of Mrs.
John Snyder. Whe nthe latter appeared
on the scene, the man wrenched the purse
from the lady and started to run.
Miss Schuh had several dollars in a
small pocket book in her coat, but the
purse itself contained only a sack of can
dy. Her assailant is rescribed by those
who saw him as a young man of medium
build wearing a blue overall suit.
This is the first affair of the kind that
has occurred in our peaceful city in many
years and needless to say has caused
much excitement.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-02-11
FATHER
OF Susie Coleman, Murdered Lima
Girl, Claims to Holding Con-
VersatiOns With Her.

Calvin Coleman .of Lima, father of Su-
sic Coleman. who was murdered i'm the
Erie railroad yards in that city year ago
by Dorrance Riddle who is now serving
a life sentence for the crime, claims that
he is holding conversations with the spirit
of his daughter every night, and that
she has given him helpful details Of the
crime. To facilitate conversations with
the spirit world Coleman, has fitted up a
closet in his home where he is absolute
ly shut from the world. He claims that
the appearances Of his daughter have
been so vivid that she has even sung
low pathetic hymns to her father. Cole
man did not believe in spiritualism until
after the death of his daughter, although
another daughter is a professed medium.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-02-11
TOWN TOPICS

Mr. and Mrs L. r. Ashcraft South
Main street, are the parents of a baby
girl born last Friday morning.
The scarlet fever quarantine on the
home of James Spriggs, Washington
township was lifted, Wednesday.
William Masonbrink underwent an
operation at the Lutheran hospital at Ft.
Wayne, Ind, last Monday He is getting
along nicely. His local physician, DR.. l..
d. Brumm was with him during the OPP
Grafton.
County Surveyor Hinton is at Colum-
bus this week attending meeting of the
State Civil Engineers Association, and
also meeting with the State Highway
Commissioner on road work and main
tenance.
Frank Bruins, Of Dayton, was arrested
last Tuesday noon by Marshal Duncan
for being drunk and disorderly He plead
guilty before Mayor Scranton, and was
given $5 and costs. He was given until
tomorrow to settle.
Ado Pulskamp. who has been assisting
in the furniture and undertaking busi
ness since the death of his father, the
late Herman Pulskamp, went to Chicago
last Friday where he win take q course
of study in embalming.
The Rex Motion picture house on South
Main street, changed hands again last
place to Daniel Fisher, who took imme-
diate possession. Mr. Solomon will be
retained by the new owner to mango the
place.
Alonzo Kelley. found guilty last week
on a charge Of non-support Of his minor
children was sentenced TO from one TO
three years in the penitentiary by Com
mon Pleas Judge Miller last Wednesday
morning. The sentence was suspended
on condition that he pay SO per week for
the support Of the children He gave
bond in the sum Of $500 for his release.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-02-11
MERKLE
ReappOinted Street Commits
SiOner by Mayor Scranton
And Geto Salary BOOst-LeifeId
ReAppOinted AS Member
of Health Board.

Council met in regular session last Tues
day evening with all members present,
but Morrow. Mayor Scranton presided
John Kramer addressed the meeting In
behalf Of himself and other Buektown re-
sldents, regarding the storm sewer in the
East End. Owing to the absence of Soli-
citor johnson, who was to give council
some legal advice on procedure The mat
ter was not taken up. Sanitary sewer
matters were also passed on the same
account but Mayor Scranton stated that
he and the solicitor would get busy be-
fore the next meeting.
The following APPLICATIONS for street
commissioner were presented: Henry
Geise, Barney Cast. Mike Linn and I'D
Merkle.
Chairman Deseh of the street commit
tee, stated that people seemed very Wei
satisfied with work Of the present street
commissioner. Mr.. RentZsch stated that
Mr.. Merkle would not accept the job at
the present salary and believed the salary
should be increased from $1,000 per year
" An ordinance to that effect was then
unanimously passed
Mayor Scranton thereupon re-appolnted
Mr. Merkle as street commissioner Tor a
period of one year from March l. Inc
appointment was confirmed. The Mayor
also re-appointed John J. Leifeld as
member. OF the Board of Health Tor "a
period of five years ana council cuhllInl-
ed the appointment. The Mayor then
called for Mr. Leifeld and swore him In.
After accepting reports Of various de-
partments and allowing some bills the
council adjourned.