Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-15
HEDGEDALE LETTER


fine for skating. Tuesday night
Misses Norma and Leona Kircher,
Elsie Witchie and Ruth Rouse; Mes
srs. Raymond Shook, Dewey Boyds-
ton, Edmond Witchie, Leroy and
John Shook, Wallace Witchie, Deloy
Downs and Herbert Petty skated on
the creek. = Roy Barkley has made
new road drag, and used it to good
advantage last week. Miss Elva
Kircher entertained crowd of young
folks Wednesday evening. They
played Rook and other games. Much
enjoyment was derived from music
and singing. Light refreshments
were served. Those present were:
Misses Edna Erdel, Ruth Rouse, Elsie
Witchie, Cornelia, Pauline, and Kath-
crime Miller, Norma and Leona Kir-
cher, Messrs. Dan Miller, Clayton and
Raymond Shook, Dewey Boydston,
and Edmond Witchie. Roy Barkley
sold twenty-five hedge trees for posts
to Fred Norris. Mr.. Palmer and Clay
ton Shook helped. Mr.. Barkley re-
ceivied one dollar apiece for the trees.
Dan Miller has left US for St. Louis
and Illinois. Mr.. Miller will be miss
ed in this neighborhood.- Mrs. H. L.
Smith is i'll at her home.-The Me-
thodist ladies of Littleby Church serv-
dinner at the Crawford sale. They
cleared close to thirty dollars.-Frank
Skelly is hauling corn to Jim johnson
for ninety-five cents. Mr. Kircher,
J. R. Shook, and Raymond Shook
Rush Hill, visited her sister, Mrs.
Frank Skelly, the first of the week.
They attended the Crawford SALE
]. R. Shook cut hedge trees, Wednes-
day.-Merwyn Fisher bought a corn
planter and disc cultivator at the
Crawford sale,-Merwyn Fisher sold
a load of cane to H. C. Bradley for
three dollars. Bill Frazier spent :
Monday night with Frank Pierce at
Benton City.-Dan Miller and Miss
Pauline Miller visited Orville Melahn
last week. Mr.. Palmer bought a
rife at the Crawford sale.-Ches-
ter Stuart bought horse at the
Crawford sale.-Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Ray spent Thursday with Mrs. Rays
mother, Mrs. ]. R. Snook.-Roy Bark
ley received his new car, Thursday
Mrs. Dolly Garnett, of Roodhouse, is
visiting her brother, George Downs.
She visited in Mexico and then left
for visit to her mother in Oklaho-
ma.-Miss Sallie Calhoun is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Roy Barkley.-Dr.
Cornett his sick horse.-Merwyn
Fisher bought a mare at the Norman
sale for $7S.. Mr. and Mrs
Frank Skelly were in Mexico Thurs
day.-Harry Flynn, of Laddona, Wis
tied Clark Sim% last Week.-Mrs.
Anna Lee Sims visited school, Fri
day.-Quite a crowd was in Rush Hill,
Thursday evening, to see the blood
hounds that were brought in to trace
thief who has been robbing the
stores.--Mr and Mrs. F. F. Witchie
and son, Wallace, and Mrs. Louis
Kircher, motored to Santa Fe to
spend Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs:
Harry Elom.-Mr. and Mrs. George
Downs spent Saturday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Kircher. - Ed
mond Witchie, Deloy Downs, and
Ralph Hodge, of Odessa, spent Sum
day with Leroy Shook. George
Downs cut wood on Saturday.
Henry Barney, of Arizona, died this
week. Mr.. Barney was an old resi-
dent of Rush Hill. We extend our
sympathy to the bereaved. Mrs.
George Downs spent Monday after
noon with Mrs. Roy Barkley.-Miss-
es Norma and Leona Kiriher spent
Sunday with Miss Elsie Witrhie.-
Mrs. Neal and son, Herbert, were IN
Rush Hill, Sunday, to spend the day
with Mrs. Leslie Honiff-Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Barkley motored to Laddo-
MIA Sunday afternoon. Clayton
Shook and Miss Elva Kiriher spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Ray. Merwyn Fisher bought
stack of hay from F. F. Witchie for
thirteen dollars. He also sold a
load of hay to Tom Britton for three
and one-half dollars. He is hauling
wood for Mr.. Britton now.-Mr. Nor
ris has new workman in one of his
houses. Mr.. Palmer and Clayton
Shook helped him move.--J R. Shook
had an accident while in Mexico, Sat-
urday. The front end of the spring
wagon broke, throwing Mr.. Shook
and son, Leroy, out. Neither were
hurt. Mr.. Shook lost about a gallon
of cream,