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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-22
A FRENCH PRISONERS N0Trs
What Former Resident of New Yo,4
of German Savageu
To the Editor Of The Tribune

TO The Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir; The inclosed letter may be Of a.,
interest to your readers. The writer ~
waiter here before the war. lie Was wo,.,
and taken prisoner by the Germans ana !
now interned in Switzerland pm
New York. Feb. 10. 1917
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-22
CANADIAN RATES

yn,sr,d ., the rcs,orcc at New York as Second '''
Mail Matter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-22

SI.EscRrPTIoN RATEs-By Mail. Pos'aSe Pad out
sde OF Greater Sew York; oil.
Daily and sunday. mos 70 Daily only noun. O1
pailv ard SUNDAY. mos AS Daily ohN llg-''' on
DaYy and SUNDAY year. $50 Daily onN; .o
sunday only. months. 10 sunday ulSs '''' '''
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15
ERNEST BLATTNER, 81
YEARS OLD, DIED HERE
TUESDAY EVENING
Had Been Ill for a Week of Bronchial
PneumOnia--ShOrt Services at
Home Thursday Afternoon

Ernest Blattner, 27 years old, died
Tuesday evening at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.. E. Blatt-
ner, on East Promenade street, after
a weeks illness of bronchial pneumo-
mia.
He had been employed with the Adj
ans Express Company at Springfield,
ILL.,, for some time past and was
brought home last Friday.
He was born in Mexico and went to
East st. Louis about ten years ago,
going from there 'to Springfield,
where he was employed for several
years.
Besides his parents he leaves four
sisters: Mrs. w. E. Thomas, of
Ferguson, Mo. Mrs. L. ]. Owens, of
Marshall, Mo. f.; Miss Kate Blattner, of
Mexico, and Miss Floyd Blattner, also
of Mexico; and three brothers, Stan
ley, of Springfield, ILL.,; Clifton, of
this city, and Pemberton, who is at
tending the University in Columbia.
A short funeral service will be held
from the home at o'clock Thursday
afternoon by the Rev. H. Pearce At
kins, of the Christian Church. The
pail bearers will be Fred Doss, of
Mexico; and five cousins of the de-
ceased from Wellsville, Fred, Jr.,
Curtis, Hugh, Clyde and Fred Blatt-
ner.
The body will be taken to Lexing-
ton, Kentucky, where interment will
be made beside the body of his sis
ter, Estelle, who died several years
ago.
Mr.. Blattner, during his residence
in Mexico and elsewhere, made host
of friends who mourn his death. The
Ledger joins in extending sincerest
sympathy to the bereaved family and
friends.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15
FIRST HAILSTORM IN
MARCH FOR MANY YEARS
Two Inches of Water Fell After 5 80
Monday Evening, Including Both
Hail and Rain
WIND AND HAIL DOES DAMAGE
Plant Of the Western Stove Lining
Company Damaged by Wind
and Hail.

The heaviest damage done in this
city Monday night by the unprece-
dented hail storm was to the plant of
the Western Stove Lining Company
on West Love street. On kiln, Just
heated and ready to burn, was ruined
with its contents when the hail and
rain caused sufficiently combustion to
make it collapse. Over so tons of
clay moulded and ready for the kiln
was ruined in the second story, when
the hail blocked the cutters and other
water outlets and forced IL into the
building. The damage will be in ex-
cess of $1,5OO. ALI Elliott, propri-
etor, says it will interfere with work
at the plant for several days and de-
lay orders which were being kilned, or
ready for the kilns.
The hailstorm Monday night was
the first hailstorm in March for many
years and one of the heaviest storms
in any month for a number of years.
From $3.50 o'clock Monday evening
until Tuesday morning two inches of
water fell. This measurement in
cluded both rain and hail, the melted
ice was measured to ascertain the
amount OF hail which fell. Besides
being the first March hailstorm for
many years, it was one of the heaviest
of any month for a number of years.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15
------v------
ALL P0STMASTERS ARE
PLACED UNDER CIVIL
SERVICE BY PRESIDENT
New Law Will Go Into Effect April
First-Appointments After Com
petitive Examinations

WASHINGTON, March 8. - Post
master General Burleson announced
LAKE yesterday that after April l
the appointments of all Postmasters
of the first, second and third class
would be subject to competitive ex-
aminations. Nominations will be
sent to the Senate as in the past, but
in making selections the President will
be guided by the results of examina-
tions and will send in the names at
the head of the lists.
Whether the CIVIL Service Com
mission, under which fourth-class
post-masters are now named, will con-
duct the examinations has not been
determined.
The Presidents forthcoming order
will provide for modified civil service
classification under which all vacant
cfes will be7filled by competitive ex-
animation. Those already in the SER
vice will continue without examina-
tion until the expiration of four years.
term, beginning with their last ap-
pointment, and will then, it is un-
derstood, have to undergo the compe-
titive test.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15
CENTRAL MO. LEAGUE TO.
Be IN ORGANIZED BASE BALL.
Manager Roberts, of Mexico Team,
Has Letter Offering Protection
of National Association
MANAGERS FAVOR PLAN
If Proposition is Accepted the Cen
trail Missouri League viii Be
Rated in Class ID.

The Central Missouri Baseball
League, which was recently been or
ganized for the coming season and
which includes Mexico, Moberly, Hig-
bee, Columbia and Centralia, is to
have protection from the National
Association as a Glass d League.
A. M. Roberts, manager of the
Mexico team, is in receipt of a letter
from J. H. Farrell, Secretary of the
Association making this offer. The
matter will be taken up at the next
meeting of the managers, which will
be held in Centralia next Sunday.
According to Mr.. Roberts, the ma
jority of the managers are strongly
in favor of the proposition.
"This will be good thing for both
the managers and the players" said
Mr.. Roberts, "as the player will have
chance for advancement each sea-
son."
Every season the larger leagues
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15
DOUBLE AUTO TAX PASSES

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, March s.
= The administration automobile hill
doubling the license tax was passed
by the Senate Wednesday afternoon
without a dissenting vote. 1t has
passed the House. Gov. Gardner
estimates that the bill will net the
State 100000 biennially.
Senator Gardner attempted, un-
successfully, to amend the bill to pro-
hibit municipalities from levying a
separate license tax. He said the
Legislature appears to be pursuing
the tactics of highway robber by
taking money from citizens just be-
cause they possess it.
Under the bill, the lowest tax is 81
a year for cars of less than 12 horse
power. The highest is $24 for cars
of 72-horse power and more. Only
one license tag is required by the bill 4.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15
MRS. P. NJ. POOL DEAD

Mrs. P. NJ. Pool, SO years old,
mother of Mrs. Earnest Garrett, of
this city, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Jessie Dunbar, in
Kansas City, Friday night,
Mrs. Pool was an aunt of Will Will
kins and W. G.. Burks, of this city,
and of Kelly Pool, of Centralia. She
is survived by three daughters, Mrs
Earnest Garrett, of this city; Mrs
Jessie Dunbar, of Kansas City, and
Mrs. Louise Bosley, of Memphis,
Tenn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garrett left for Kan
sas City Saturday afternoon,
The Ledger joins in extending sin
cere sympathy to the bereaved fam
lily.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15

A DISPATCH from Washington
says: Speaker Clark, Majority
Leader Kitchin and other leading
Democrats Of the House believe they
will organize the House. Mr.. Clark
is confident he viii be reelected
Speaker BY two or three votes.
"The confidence Of the Democrats
comes from the fact they control the
patronage and that enough of the in
dependent Gopgressnnen will be gath
cred into their ranks to defeat the
purpose Of the Republicans to control
the House. although the latter seem
to have majority Of one 1t this
time.
"The independents hold the balance
Of power and will exact from the par
ty they join lions share of the
spoils. z
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15
MRS. R. P. FOREST DIES
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
Mother Of Mrs. J. A. Guthrie and Wild
Ow Of Prominent Criminal Law
yer Dies at SS Years
LOVELY CHRISTIAN CHARACTER
Funeral Was From the Baptist
Church Sunday Afternoon at 8
O'Clock by Rev. Grden

Mrs. Rosamond Pease Forest, SO
years old, mother of Mrs. ]. A.
Guthrie, of this city, died at her
daughters home on South jefferson
street, early Saturday morning. The
funeral was Sunday afternoon at 8
o'clock from the First Baptist
Church. The Rev. o. o. Green con-
Quoted the services. Mrs. Forest
had been in i'll health for sometime,
though her death was entirely un-
expected.
Mrs. Forest was born April 3, 1929,
at North Hudson, New York. Her
parents moved to Geauga County, o., 4,
when she was five years of age.
When sixteen years of age she united
with the Baptist Church at Chardon,
Ohio, and remained a faithful adher-
ent of that faith until the day of her
death.
On September Is, 1851, she was mar
ried to Mr.. William o. Forest, Of
Chardon, Ohio. In 1869 she and her
husband moved to Mexico, Missouri,
where she has resided ever since.
She Immediately entered the fellow
ship of the Baptist Church in Mexico
which had been organized two years
previous and was then worshiping in
the Presbyterian Church building un-
til the Baptist house of worship could
be built.
There were four children born to
this union; Mary, Ella (Mrs. j. A.
Guthrie) Frederick and Luther.
Mrs. Forest was ever a devout
Christian and a faithful church work
er. For many years she was teacher
in the Sunday School Of the First
Baptist Church of this city, She or
ganized the first Temperance Band in
Mexico, and was the oldest member
of the W. C. T. U. at the time of
her death.
Mrs. Forest was woman Of many
splendid traits of character. She
possessed vigorous mind, a charm
ing disposition, lovely Christian
spirit. She was endowed with ar
tistic tastes and cultivated them with
painstaking care. She painted many
beautiful pictures with her own hand
She delighted in the large circle Of
friends whom she was pleased to claim
as her own. She was faithful to her
church and found much comfort and
inspiration in the services and in the
reading of the Bible. The whole
community srlitains a loss in her
death; yet she was ripe for the King
dom of Heaven. Our sympathy and
that of the entire community is ex-
tended to Mrs. Guthrie in this sad
hour.
The pail bearers were C. F. Clark,
W. W. Fry, j. R. Jesse, C. A. With
erspoon, s. P. Guthrie and DR.. J. W.
Million.
Interment was made in Elmwood
Cemetery beside the body of her hus-
band, William o. Forest.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15
BELIEVES WAR INEVITABLE

@MY country right or wrong" is the
pledge made by Senator Stone in tell
ing Of his intention 70 back up the ad-
ministration in any and all war mea-
sures for the war which he now be-
lieves is sure to come
The Missouri Senator goes further
to say il the die Is cast by the arming
Of merchantmen, that his fidelity to
his country win always be found ring
ing true.
Reelected Chairman Of the Senate
Relations Committee and called into
conference BY Secretary Lansing,
shows that Senator Stone has retained
the confidence Of both law-making
body and the administration
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15
PLAINTIFF WINS CASE
Rosenthal-SIOan Co. Wins Judgment
Against Hanover Fire Ins. Co.

A verdict was returned Wednesday
morning in the Circuit Court in the
suit brought by the Rosenthal-Sloan
Millinery Company of st. Louis VS..
the Hanover Fire Insurance Company.
The plaintiff sued on two counts, one
for $500 and the second for $1,000.
The suit was brought on policies car
ried on a building and stock owned by
the company in West Monroe, Louis
lana, which was destroyed by fire in
January, 1916.
The judgments awarded were for
$1,O62. 80 on the first count and
$849 80 on the second count, being the
amounts sued for with the addition of
interest. The case was appealed.
Wednesday afternoon the suit
brought by Charles Shoup against
the Chicago & Alton Railroad Com
pany, which was continued from the
November term, was heard.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15
MEXICO AUDRAN COUNTY MISSOURI THURSDAY MARCH 151sl7
BONDS REQUIRED 70
GET THE ROAD AID
Judge Alex Carter, Presiding Judge
of the Audrain County Court,
Talks of Hawes Road Law
WILL BUILD PERMANENT ROADS
County Must Put up Money Which
Will Be Duplicated by State
National Road Fund

For Audrain county to secure any of
the State and National road funds
which the passage of the Hawes road
bill makes possible for Missouri coun-
ties to have in the building of per-
manent highways, it will be necessary
to bond the county, according to Judge
Alex Carter. The Federal govern
ment has appropriated $85,O0O,OO0 for
the purpose of making permanent
highways and of this Missouri will
receive its pro rata part.
The rural route roads, or post
roads, are to be improved with this
money. The government has speci-
fled that the improvements made
must be permanent, either rock or
cement and the specifications for the
roads must be approved by the gov
ernment and the state highway COM
mission recently appointed before
the money will be appropriateness the
county.
Should any county fail to raise
their so per cent of the money, then
the amount appropriated to it will go
back to the state fund and be reap
propriated to the other counties in
the state proportionately.
The amount to be apportioned to
Missouri will be somewhat in excess
of $1,000,00O. The State will have
to raise another $1,OOO,0OO or more,
and the counties who get the money
for the permanent roads will have to
raise $2,000,000 or more. Just what
proportion is Audrain's share cannot
be learned at this time.
The Halves road bill provides for
the construction of $500 miles of
permanent roads in the State, which
will connect every county seat.
The roads provided for in the bill are
to be constructed within the next four
years.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15
Mason Pulls Dead

Mason Pulls, 80 years old, residing
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. D. Pulls, near Thompson,
died Wednesday. Besides his parents
he leaves a wife and four small chill
dren. Four brothers, Jack, Turner,
Steve and Charles, also survive. The
funeral was conducted from Hopewell
church Thursday by the Rev. W. D..
Pulls. Mr.. Pulls was a fine young
man and his death will sadden a large
group of friends. The Ledger joins
in extending sympathy to the bereav-
ed ones.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15
WEEKLY LEDGER HIGHLY
APPRECIATED


A PATRON Of the Ledger in re-
mitting for the weekly Ledger says
that 1t i Impossible 10 pay for more
than six months on account of the
high cost Of living; but that in cut
ting down expense account as close as
possible they won't consider cut
ting off the Weekly Ledger, and clos
es by saying; q ana still going to
keep the good old Ledger in our
home. 1t gives all the news all the
time, whatever else we may have to
cut off, we are always going to take
your paper"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15
MCMILLAN PLANS TRACK
TEAM FOR THIS YEAR
Ray Z. Miller viii Take Charge of the
Squad which Will Compete in
State Meeting
SOME PROMISING MATERIAL
Plans for Holding a County Track
Meet Here Are Also Under Dis
cussiOn as Part of Project

For the first time in several years
Mcmillan High School will likely have
representatives in the annual high
school day track and field events at
Columbia in May. Ray E. Miller, a
well known local track man, has taken
charge of the work at Mcmillan and
will train the aspirants for track hon
ors.
The plans discussed will include a
county track and field meet here be-
fore June in which all of the high
schools in Audrain will have entrants.
Some gymnasium work is being done
by those who intend to take up the
track work and as soon as the wealth
err permits outdoor training will be-
gin.
Mr.. Miller says he has some prom
Using material in sight. Mcmillan has
not been represented in the State
track meet for several years. When
they did send a team the local boys
always made a most creditabIe show
ing.
Arrangements are being made to
secure the use of the Fair Grounds
for the track work, but for the pres
ent two jumping pits have been dug
on the school ground.
The first contest in this sport will be
an inter-class meet to be held in the
near future. At a meeting of the
boys today the class captains were
elected, as follows:
Seniors, Claud Morris.
Juniors, Alvin Beamer.
Sophomores, Joe Hanson.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15
Mort Drake Here

Mort Drake, veteran Chicago &
Alton railroad conductor, was in this
city Tuesday night and attended the
Mexico Royal Arch Chapter meeting,
This is the first time he has attended
the body since 1881, when the Alton
division was removed from this city.
The only members present Tuesday
evening who were in the lodge in 1881
were John ]. Steele and ]. A. Clan
don,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15
Sunday ScnooI Meeting Here

The officers both county and town
ship, of the Audi ain County Inter
denominational Sunday School Asso-
citation, will meet at the Baptist
Church in this city the afternoon of
the first Sunday in April. The pur-
pose Of the meeting will be to dis
cuss the annual county meeting and
the betterment of the organization.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15
Wabash Employees Off

MoBERLY, Mo-, March 10. =
Nearly 200 employees of the Wabash
shops here were told yesterday that
their services were no longer needed.
The lay-off, it is said, is for an in
definite time, and a number of the
men affected are making arrange
ments to 60 to other points in search
of work. The lay-off will cause de-
crease in the Wabash pay roll here of
about $4,000 per month.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15
HOSPITAL NOTES

Edgar Clark is very ill at the Hos
pital.
Mrs. Showers, of Molino, underwent
an operation at the Hospital on We'd
nesday.
Miss Lulu Sanders, of Columbia,
who was operated on Wednesday, is
improving.
Mrs. Alonzo VanVacter, of Laddo-
MIA, who underwent an operation sew
eral days ago, is much better.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15
II Makes Furniture Look Good

IT. WakeS FuTHILuTe LOOK UOOu
1t is just fine. It does the work,
too. Mix little elbow grease with
and your furniture will look new.
Worrell's Varnish Renewer. If not
satisfied, your money refunded. Sold
at the Furniture Hospital. Phone No.
1854. W. j. OFFUTT. 74-tf wit
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15
cere sympathy to the parents in their
sad loss.
FUNERAL OF MRS. BALEY

The funeral services Of Mrs. Martha
A. Bailey, who died at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. J. H. Wilkins, in this
city, Tuesday evening, were held at
2 o'clock Thursday afternoon from the
Christian Church by the Rev. H. P.
Atkins. The pail bearers were: T.
T. Turley, ]. B. Botkin, E. B. Keath,
Dan Roberts, Tom Roberts and Hugh
Towson. Interment was made in
Elmwood Cemetery.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15

ONE report II that Germany plans
to start against this country Mex
lean campaign led by German Off
GERS. but II is evident that those Off
GERS needn't expect TO install German
efficiency into their soldiers.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15

Mr.. and Mrs. F. l.. Crosby left on
Saturday for a two months visit to
friends and relatives in Minneapolis,
Mimi, and we trust they will have a
pleasant journey.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15

j. l.. Burke, formerly night bag
gageman at the Wabash depot has
taken the place of Ray Gregory, bag
gagcman, who resigned to accept a
position with F. A. Morris, the gro
cer
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15

draft a number of players from the
Glass D organizations, many of them
going direct to big leagues, where are
large number of them are making
good.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15

The Rev. c. A. Mitchell and wife
are spending the week in St. Louis,
visiting their nephew, the Rev. C. c.
Long, and family. The Rev. Mr..
Long leaves West Park Church next
week to accept a call to the First
Baptist Church at Urbana, Ill.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15

Mrs. Page, of Marshall, who was
Miss Anna Hafford, a former popular
school teacher here, was in this city
Sunday to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Forest.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15
Card of Thanks

We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to the many friends in the re-
cent sudden death of our beloved hus-
band and father, Frank Goodson.
Mrs. Frank Goodson and Family.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15
SPECIAL MEETING MARCH 18TH

Note from City Council meeting on
Monday night:
Mr.. Woods ordinance providing for
a special tax of 25c on the $100 valua-
ton for three years for the construc-
tion of the two proposed septic tanks
was given its first and second read
ings and the council agreed to hold a
special meeting next Monday, March
10, to finally discuss the ordinance.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15

Shelton M. Saufley, of Stanford,
KY, a retired newspaperman, was
in this city Monday with his family
going to Fulton on a visit.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15
Very Cheap Fuel

After all, the oil barons are very
good fellows. A Revonoc Oil Cook
Stove can be run on 81 cents per wk {.
We have the short burner kind.
DIT wilt L. ROY FERRIS.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15
THIS WEEKS
FEATURES

~
Gus Graham, Mexico boy, in the
movies.
Audrain must bond itself to Sc
cure Federal and State road aid.
DR.. R. w. Bourne passes 9th
birthday.
Chas. Grasty, a former Mexico
boy, gives uncensored report of
war conditions in Germany.
Roy Creasey, Mexico boy, in st.
Louis officers army reserves.
$250,000 in land transfers last
week.
County Court bills allowed.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15
SAM LOCKE WINS AT M. U.
Mexico Boy Best Wrestler and Boxer
in His Class

I Sam Locke, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. R. Locke, of this city, won the
145-pound bout at the Missouri Uni
versity boxing contest Monday night.
and also appropriated the wrestling
match at the same weight by default,
his opponent being unable to appear,
because of an injury.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15
New ladies' Waists

Ladies' Waists, the newest mate
rials and styles. Get our prices.
RICKETTS, & EMMoNs DRY GOODS
COMPANY.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15

Come in and see SMITH BROS. in
their new sanitary grocery store inthe
Kemper building, southwest corner Of
the square. DIT wilt
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15

Clip Woodward is home from New
Mexico much improved in health.
His many friends were delighted to
see him looking so well.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15
Call and See Us

We are now in our new sanitary
grocery in the Kemper building, south
west corner of the square. SMITH
BROS. dot wilt
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15

A swell line of coverall aprons at
55c to 75c. DIT wilt
THE ENTERPRISE STORE
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15

DR.. J.. B. HAWKING departed Thurs
day for ST. Louis and will likely go
further south for several weeks.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-03-15
FIELDING MARVIN DEAD

Rev. Fielding Marvin, son of the
late Bishop Marvin, died early Satur-
day morning at his home in Fayette,
from cancer of the throat. He leaves
wife and two sons.
Mr.. Marvin was the last of the
family living. He was a pastor of the
Methodist Church in this city quite
number of years ago. He was well
liked here and has many friends in
Mexico who will learn of his death
with great sorrow.
The Ledger joins the community in
extending sympathy to the bereaved
family.