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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25
Chandler Motor Earnings
and Output Show Gain

Earnings of the Chandler Motor
Company for the seven months end
ed July 81 were s1,S30,476, or equal
to more than s26 a share on the
1000 shares of stock issued. This
compares with earnings of $1,030,-
zoe for the same period of last year.
Cash on hand July 81 amounted 20
$1,S9S,000, or over s27 a share. A
total of 12,449 automobiles was
shipped during the seven months,
against S,175 for the same period
of last year.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25

and wagon weighing 1900 pounds.
The total weight of the vehicles and
loads was 400 pounds.
H. M. Lee, president and general
manager of the Duplex Truck Com
pany of Lansing, Mich. says that
scores of county road commissioners
throughout the country have been
convinced of the economy of Duplex
trucks over horse and mule teams
and the cost of road construction has
been greatly reduced wherever the
trucks have been placed in service.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25

result of replacing horse and mule
teams with Duplex 3 " ton 4-wheei
drive truck.
The Duplex is used for hauling
gravel, bridge material and supplies
for road building work.
The Duplex hauled a load of gravel
and tools, Weighing $500 pounds, as
we'll as pulling punkhouse weighing
$500 pounds, tank wagon weighing
1900 pounds, wagon weighing 1900
pounds, cement mixer Weighing 1900
pounds and eight men on the truck
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25
MANY VOLUNTEER
TOTAKE CHILDREN
ON BIG AUTO RIDE
Auto Owners Quick to Re-
spond to Call of Motor Club
For Picnic Wednesday

SUFFICIENT cars have been offered by
Harrisburg motorists to carry all
children to the Motor Clubs orphans
outing next wednesday. The affair
is expected to be a complete success
Car owners are to report at Mar
. ket Square promptly at 10 O'CLOCK III
the morning. The cars Will theh oe
assigned to the different starnns
points. ,o,.+our tho
ro,Ite will he over the old Horseshoe
nike to a point opposite fershe!' III
order that the toll road may De
avoided. and returning, the same
route will De taken. r.,
The captains of cars are as Iol-
lows: ,.op ,roc,,,-
i0Ssn CAPTAIN car No. 2. Charles L.
'nea CAPTAIN car No. 8, Frank r.
Downey. w ,ro,1
Captain car No. .. Emma New
conner. :, ro.,-o,a
Captain ear No. Z, Il. e. Wright.
CAPTAIN car No. s, Carl Hanson.
Captain car No. 8, r. w. Hunter.
Captain car No. 10, b. f. Ober.
Captain car No. II. ]. e. Dare.
Captain car No. IL. ]. c. Monn.
Captain car No. 1S, L. NJ. Neifer.
Captain car No. Il, r. c. snyder.
Captain car No. is, c. p. turner.
Capfain or No. 16,a ]. n. Benfer.
Captain car No. Il, II. IL. Hstkln.
Captain car No. Is, Frank f. Bom-
gardner.
Captain car No. 20, r. +. COOK.
Captain car No. FL, George r.
DeHuff. Co.,,
Captain car No. "a, G. II. Jeffers.
Motor Club of Harrisburg
Captain car No. 25, James W.
Barker.
Captain car No. 81, f. Eggert.
Captain car No. 2S, Harry Miller.
Captain car No. 90, H. I. Cotton.
Captain car No. 80, James McCor-
Captain car No. 81, ]. H. Troup.
Captain car No. 80, George B.
CAPTAIN car No. SO, j. C. Motter.
Captain car No. A, J. A. Bentz.
Captain car No. B, G.. G. McFar-
land.
mond.
Captain car No. D. Miller & Kades.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25
Carrolls Average Was
53.6 Miles Per Hour

In setting his worlds records for
500. 1000 miles, for IL and "a hours
with a sidecar at the Cincinnati, o..
Speedway on August 14-15, Teddy"
Carroll averaged 53.6 miles per hour
for the entire "a hours of riding and
not 1928 as originally stated, Car
roll covered 1275Z% miles during the
entire period of "a hours. He drove
a stock Powerplus Indian sidecar
outfit,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25
Duplex Reduces Haulage
Costs For Road Building

Black Hawk county, Iowa. road
commissioners have reduced their
haulage costs nearly. one-half as a
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25
HOME-READING COURSE FOR
CITIZEN SOLDIERS


This of thirty daily lessons offered the
selected for service the National Army practical help
in getting started in the right way 1t is informal
and does not attempt to give binding rules and directions
These contained in the various and regulations
of the United States Army which this Course merely
introductory.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-01-04
BEREA ITEMS.

Those who were burned by the ex-
plosion at the oyster supper at Mo-
limo last Thursday night are doing as
well as can be expected. Mrs. Rob
erts, who was the most severely burn
ed, has not sufficiently recovered to
be moved home yet. She has suf-
fered greatly from the nervous shock.
= Mrs. Ira Mayes has as guests for
the week end Mrs. Frank Erdel and
Miss Edna Shire, of Rush Hill. -
Mrs. Ed Duty and daughter, Miss
Geneva, of st. Louis, visited at Jas,
Creed's over Sunday. Rev. Tur-
mage, of Mexico, preached at Mt. Zion
Saturday and Sunday. = Mrs. Mayes
and son, Roosevelt spent the Holidays
in Vandalia. - We wish to extend our
coincidence to Mrs. ]. E. Dudley in the
loss of her sister, Mrs. McFaddin. -
Mrs. Nan Williams and Misses Glad
VS. and Crystal Williams visited Mrs.
John Cawthorn Sunday. Miss
Ruth Wood, of Mexico. and Ray Wood
of Nebraska, visited friends near
Molino Sunday and attended SER
vices at Mt. Zion. - Thos. Ridgeway
and wife had as guests Sunday, Mr..
and Mrs. Peck, of Mexico. Pearl
Hickman moved recently from the ].
G. Miller farm to a place he bought
near Florida, Mo. - L. B. Hickman
and wife of near Monroe City Wis
tied ]. C. Miller last week. Mrs.
Felix Martin invited in the children
{ of the neighborhood to spend Satur-
day afternoon with Ruby and Opal
Martin. The little people were treat
ed to ice cream and cake and candy.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-01-04
BENTON CITY ITEMS.

A large crowd enjoyed the ice cream
and oyster supper given by the rab-
bit hunters Monday. - Jake johnson
and wife left for New York Saturday
afternoon after a visit withrrelatives.
- George Yelton and wife of St.
Louis, visited relatives and friends
here last week. -- Frank Pierce and
wife returned home Sunday after a
visit with relatives in Bloomington,
Ill. Will Rich left Tuesday morn
ing for Virginia. - A larg crowd
enjoyed the moving pictures at the
Christian Church Sunday night, CIV
en- by Mr.. Russell. - Misses Tressa
and Esther Cox, of Wellsville, visit
ed friends here Saturday and Sunday,
- Mrs. Hickerson and Mrs. Baise, of
Montgomery City, visited their sisters
Mrs. Barnes and Mrs. Ahney, a few
days last week. Mr.. Preteh and
wife, Mr.. Tenn Hicks and family, Mr..
Cochran and wife visited at Mr.. w.
R. Davis Sunday. The Christian
Endeavor Society will give a musi-
cal program at the Presbyterian
Church Friday night. Everybody in
vited. - Emil Duffin and the girls
from his Sunday School class en-
'joyed the turkey dinner Monday Civ
en- by G. w. Russell for the best at
tendance, - The Sunday School class
and friends of Mrs. Geo. Yelton gave
her a shower Tuesday evening. The
C. W. B. M. met with Mrs Coil We'd
nesday evening Miss Gertrude
Norris, of Bachelor, is visiting at Mr..
Dick Roberts. - Brown Owens and
wife, of Mexico, visited his parents
Sunday. Mr.. Abe McKibens, of
Rippey, Iowa, is visiting friends
here. - Mr., Daniel Magee and wife,
Of Mexico, visited at Clarence Tomp-
sons, Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-01-04
MARTINsBURG ITEMS.

Frank P. jacob and daughters,
Isabelle and Margaret Mary, visited
relatives in ST. Louis Sunday and
Monday. Misses Sophia and Au-
Igusta Meyerpeter and Mrs. e. j. Null
lens Of st. Louis, spent the Holidays
with their mother, Mrs. Katherine
Meyerpeter. Homer Mears and
wife, Of Moberly, are guests Of s. II.
afs and family. Miss Josephine
Rofkair, of st. Louis, is the guest Of
Miss Tillie Dubbert. E. L. jacob
Of st. Louis, visited the Jacob family
Ia few days of this week. ~ Robert
Jennings, of Moberly, was the guest
Of relatives here Wednesday. E.
NV. Pritchett is spending this week
with friends and relatives near Mar
ling. Miss Josephine jacob has
gone to Louisiana, Mo-, for visit
with Miss Hortense Riley Misses
Mayme PihaIe and Minnie Pike spent
| Thursday in Montgomery City the
guests Of Miss Ella Black. - Miss
Josephine and Celia Bertels and
Messrs John and George Bertels, of
iSt. Louis, spent Xmas week here
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Aug.
Bertels. - Miss Gladys Dempsey, Of
st. Louis, visited friends here Tus-
day. = Miss Pauline Moser, of Steph-
ems, Mo-, spent the Holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. P. Moser.
- R. L. White and wife, Of Moberly
were guests of Rev. 7. R. White and
family Sunday. y Mr. and Mrs. L.
B. Fennewald of Granite City, ILL.,,
are visiting relatives and friends
here. ~ Miss Coralee Lake, of Mex
leo, was the guest of Mrs. A. B.
Cluster Saturday. James II. Scott,
Jr., went to Louisiana, Mo-, Friday for
a visit with friends. - Miss Marga-
ret Torreyson, of New Florence,
spent the weekend with friends
here. Miss Ella B. McCune, of
Mexico, was the guest of Miss ALE
ia French this week. - N. M.
Friedman, G, 7. Payton and W. G.
Pike were visitors in Mexico Sum
day. - Mr.. and Mrs. Price Guthrie,
of Mexico, visited Mr.. and Mrs. H.
p French Sunday. r. M. Friedman
has returned to Wichita, Kan, after
a pleasant visit here with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. N. M. Friedman.
H. Miss Mayme Holterman is home
from Montgomery City for few
days. John Sullivan and Cecil
Jenison, Of Wellsville, visited friends
in town Sunday evening.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-01-04
|s35,OOO IN Co. TAXES PAID
ON LAST DAY OF GRACE
Penalty of Five Per Cent Of Amount
Of Taxes Win Be Exacted, Be-
ginning on January End.
OFFICE OPEN ALL DAY JAN. /.
Collectors Office was Kept Open on
New Years Day to Accommo-
date the Late Taxpayer.

On Saturday, December 80, 1916,
and on Monday, January 1. 1917,
county taxes to the amount of $685.
10000, were paid at the office Of the
County Collector.
The office was kept open on New
Years Day a legal holiday, to ac-
|commodate those who had not yet
paid their county taxes, in order that
they might escape the penalty which
will be exacted, beginning the second
day of January.
The penalty amounts to five. per
cent of the amount of the taxes, in
|creasing one per cent each month.
More people have paid their taxes
this year already than in any previ-
Gus year in the record of the coun-
ty. This may be due to the fact that
they have more ready money or may
be caused by the lower tax rate. for
the tax rate in some sections of the
county is lower than it was last year.
The railroads Of the county are the
heaviest Taxpayers, the largest
amount Of taxes assessed any one cor
poration is s9,949.s5, which is the
amount of tax to be paid by the Wa
bash Railway Company,
The Old Monroe and Mexico branch
&c. & Al pays s3,SOO.19; the Louis
lana & Missouri &c. & A. Lessee) ST.
Sl2.95; the Louisiana Railway, $9,-
1880; the Kansas City, st. Louis &
Chicago Railway, S5,972.O6.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-01-04
HEDGEDALE LETTER.

Examinations and holidays all
over, and now we are ready to begin
our New Year. We took up school
again january second. - Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Kircher of ST. Louis, visited
their uncle, Louis Kircher, during
the holidays. Christmas eve a
small crowd met at Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Skelly's. Light refreshments
were served. Those present were:
Mr.. j. R. Shook and family, Robert
Ray, Mrs. d. L. Rogers and daugh-
ters, Irene and Fern, and Mr.. and
Mrs. r. r. witchie and family
George Erdel butchered Tuesday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Erdel, 5r., Mr..
and Mrs. George Erdel and Miss Ruth
Rouse spent New Years day with
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-01-04
Or. R. c. STROBE CHOSEN
HEAD or HEBRON LODGE
First Meeting of the Consolidated
Masonic Blue Lodges Held at
Hall Tuesday Evening.
HAS OVER $50 MEMBERS NOW.
Consolidation of Hebron and Mexico
Lodges VIII Make it One of the
Strongest in the State.

The first meeting of the consoli.
dated Blue Lodges was held at the
Masonic Ball Tusday night for elec.
tion of officers.
Last month the Hebron Lodge, No
s54, A. F. q A. NJ. and the Mexico
Lodge, No. 544, A. r. & A. NJ, voted
to consolidate under the name Of the
Hebron Lodge, No. 354, A. F. & A.
M.
At the meeting Tuesday night the
following officers were elected:
DR.. R. C. Strobe, Worshipful Mas
ter.
Garrett Barnes, Senior Warden.
J. w. Burlington, Junior Warden
E. C. Barnes, Treasurer.
Thomas ]. Kelso, Secretary.
At the next regular meeting of the
lodge, which will be held the first
Tuesday in February, the other Off
GERS, whose positions are appoint
i've, will be appointed and installed.
The Hebron Lodge now has more
than $50 members and will be one Of
the strongest Blue Lodges in the
State.
The Mexico Lodge, No. 544, was or
ganized in the early fifties and the
membership was made up largely Of
those living in the country. After q
little while the lodge was discon-
tinued and in few years was reor.
ganized again and has been active un-
til the present time.
The Hebron Lodge received its
charter in 1870; S. M. Edwards was
the first Worshipful Master.
A. S. Houston, Past Grand Master
of the State; L. B. Hawthorn ant
Judge J. w. Renner made short
talks at the meeting Tuesday night.
Changes in the bylaws were sug.
gested and if these are made tht
Lodge will meet twice each month
instead Of once as now.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-01-04
PETIT JURY CHOSEN

The County Court has drawn the
petit jury for the March term of
the Audrain County Circuit Court.
The following men have been named
as memebrs Of this jury:
Loutre Township - Ed Crane, Tom
Mitchell.
Cuivre Township John Kicker
son, B 7 White, Tom Edwards, J w
Hall, B H Lemasters.
Linn Township - r Brenton
Prairie Township = Lon Heizer,
W F Shields,
Sailing Township = B Graves, Bu-
ford Littrell.
Wilson Township - Rube Maddox,
] D Beatty.
Salt River Township Jno Lane,
J w Woodbridge, W L Kent, Wes
Winn, W A McMurtry, Mark Collins,
John M Smith, A L Lipp Ripley Pear
on.
DR.. N. R. Rodes was appointed coun-
ty physician and DR.. R. T. Gibbs was
made member of the County Board
of Health.
The report of E. F. Elliott of the
amount of fines collected from June
80, 1916, up to and including Decem-
ber 81, 1916, which amounted to $65,
was received
The bond Of R. s. Mckinney as
Surveyor was approved by the
court.
The January term of the County
Court adjourned Tuesday evening.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-01-04
NEW COUNTY OFFICERS TO
START WITH THE NEW YEAR
Twelve County Officers viii Take
Oath of Office on Monday, Jam
uary the First.
SEVEN SUCCEED THEMSELVES.
Officers viii Be Sworn in by Circuit
or County Clerk and Take Up
Duties at Once.

The new and reelected officers Of
Audrain County began their duties
with the beginning of the New Year.
The twelve officers took the oath
Of office Monday, January 1st.
OF the twelve county officers, seven
succeed themselves in office. They
are:
H. H. Grafford, Treasurer.
Mrs. Nettie M. Stephens, Recorder
j. W. Howell, Public Adm.
c. c. Bledsoe, Judge of the County
Court Of the Western District.
E. A. Shannon, Representative.
R. S. Mckinney, Surveyor.
e. s. CAN'T, Judge of the Circuit
Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit.
Five new officers were chosen at
the last election:
j. G. Ford will succeed ]. w. Bar
nee as Sheriff.
Sheriff Barnet is planning to re-
turn to his farm, while Mr.. Ford will
move into the Sheriff's quarters in the
county Jail sometime early in Janu-
ary.
r. D. Rodgers win take the place
of A. G. Whitson as Prosecuting at
torney.
Mr.. Whitson will establish offices
over the Savings Bank. Mr.. Rodg-
ers will occupy the suite Of offices on
the north side Of the square, now oc-
cnpied by Judge e. S. Can't, who will
take the Office in the Court House,
which viii be vacated by Mr.. Whit
son.
J. y, Renner win succeed ]. w.
Beagles as Judge Of the County Court
for the Eastern District.
DR.. X. w. Berrey will follow DIR. j.
G. Strobe as Coroner.
s. T. Torreyson win be the next
Assessor, following T. ]. Kelso in
that Office.
J. A Brown, who was elected at
the last election to succeed himself as
Constable Of Salt River Township,
has already taken his oath of office,
as the law provides that the consta-
Bile shall be sworn in within ten days
after the election.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-01-04
At LEAST s5OO,OOO CASH
PAID FOR POULTRY HERE
Norris Haas Poultry Co., One of 3
Local Firms Paid in 1916 $751;
721.91 to Farmers.
MEXICO A POULTRY CENTER
Splendid Local Markets Bring Chick
ems and Egg Deliveries to This
City for Miles Around.

Over half a million dollars was paid
in Mexico last year for poultry and
eggs. The Morris-Haa Poultry Co.,
of which w. L. Davenport is local
manager, disbursed during 1916 for
poultry and eggs $191,721.91. There
are three poultry houses here, besides
the merchants, VINO all take produce,
SO the estimate of $50O,Oo0 should be
conservative.
Mr.. Davenport says poultry is
brought here from all the surrounding
country and quite little shipped in
over the railroads. The Mexico mar
ket always pays the best prices and is
one of the most attractive the poul-
try raisers in this section can sell in.
Car after car of dressed and live
poultry are shipped from this city
each week and the poultry business
is becoming regular one with many
farmers who find their products bring
such good prices in this city.
Aside from the poultry houses the
merchants buy and trade for quite
a large amount Of poultry. Some of
the merchants have special egg days
and others offer attractive prices to
secure chickens, geese, etc. Mexico
is fast becoming established in this
State as one of the poultry ship
ping points in Missouri.
When you realize that Mr.. Daven-
ports payments were all in cash and
to people in trade territory legiti-
mately Mexico's or contiguous to it,
you can readily appreciate the value
of such an institution to a communi-
ty. 1t is practically equal to the pay
roll of large factory.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-01-04
YOUNGS CREEK ITEMS.

Happy and Prosperous New Year
to the Ledger and its many readers
= The Bryant School, taught by Miss
O'Brien, opened last Monday morning
after a weeks holiday. - Roy John.
son sold Emmett Munday wagon
load of hogs weighing III lbs, at &c
= G. 7. Schieffer sold Thod Boul'
ware a heifer calf for $29.40. - Mrs
F. G. Berry entertained at a nice
turkey dinner, last Sunday, Mr.. Chas
Tanner, and family, Of Skinner, and
Mrs. Alice Asbury and family. -
Those who dined with Mrs. Otto
Carpenter Sunday were James Craw-
ford and family and Lewis Galloway
and wife. = There have been several
parties around during the holidays;
one at Mike Peck's, and one at Lee
Carpenters, and one at P. J. AL
bright's. = Taylor Berry and family
were guests of Mrs. Lizzie Ellis last
Sunday. Everybody has the grip
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-01-04
NEW HOPE ITEMS.


Mrs. Robert Dollens and children
were the Sunday guests of George
Mayes and family. C. D. Wilson an
wife visited Mrs. Wilson's sister, Mrs.
Bingle Woolery and family Sunday
C. D. Wilson and wife visited w. 7.
Chick and family Sunday night. -
George Dollens has returned home,
after weeks visit with relatives
and friends at Browns Station. -
IT. K. Dollens, Jr., spent the day with
T. K. Dollens and family Sunday. -
l.. A. Wilson has returned to his
home in Moberly, after few days
visit with relatives. Archie john
son and family visited Harvey Stew
art and wife Sunday. - Effie Chick
visited Louise Dollens Saturday night
and Sunday. c. V. Wilson visited
w. ]. Chick and family Sunday and
Sunday night. - Wade Dollens spent
Saturday night and Sunday with 7.
X. Dollens and family. 49, Louise Dol
lens spent Friday night with Eliza
beth Dolens. Mrs. Robert Dollens
spent Monday with W. T. Chick and
family. Mrs. 7. K. Dollens and
daughter Louise visited Robert Dol
lens and family Tuesday. - Miss Eff
flee Chick spent Friday afternoon
with Elizabeth Dollens.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-01-04
A WONDERFUL INSTRUMENT
Last Word in Recorded Music Re-
production is Here.

Those who have heard the New
Columbia Grand Grafonola at the
Mexico Music Company's Store pro.
nounce it the best of its type ever
brought to Mexico.
The Grafanola is all artists and all
instruments in one. 1t gives the
actual tones of the renowned singers
and instrumentalists of the world
1t is the genius, the power the beau
ty Of every voice and every instru-
ment. In every detail it represents
the highest scientific development Of
the art Of sound production.
The instrument resembles small
Baby Grand Piano, finished in ma
hogany with beautiful carvings and Of
graceful lines. Owing to the length
of the reproduction horn the volume
of the instrument as well as the tone
are materially improved and the tone
is beyond comparison. 1t is really
the last word in instruments Of music
being operated by electricity and pos
sessing every modern improvement
possible. dw1t
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-01-04
WESTERN AUDRAIN.

Miss Alberta Embree and Cecil Wal
tiers were married Sunday. - John
Humans had the misfortune to saw
off his little finger on the left hand
while working with wood saw. -
Mrs. Margaret Burky, aged 80, died
at her home Sunday morning. The
funeral and burial was held at Pleas
ant Grove Tuesday by the Rev. Mr..
Jones. Her death was unexpected, as
she was not though to be seriously i'll,
- Mrs. Charles Pollard and children
spent the Holidays with relatives in
Hannibal. Misses Belle Pollard, Emo
ra and Corine Littrell, Jewell Barnes
and Mettie May Barnes have resumed
their school work at Kirksville, after
pleasant visit with homefolks. -
Ben Stevens, an aged citizen of Mid
die Grove, was stricken with paraly-
sis Sunday. - W. T. Owings has rent
ed the Hamilton farm for this year.
- Miss Berenice 0wings and Callie
Mobley were married at the residence
of N. T. Owings the brides father. -
VIM. Lawyer, of Mississippi, who re-
Gently purchased the James Stevens
farm, has moved his family there to
reside. - Ionic Jennings has moved
to the James Thompson farm. = Mrs.
Bert Mallory, who Had the misforA
tune to break her arm sometime ago,
does not improve as rapidly as she
had hoped. Mrs. Frank Swinney and
children, of Moberly, spent Christmas
week with N. s. Mallory and wife. =
John Appleman, who formerly re-
sided in Western Audrain, died at his
home in Clark on Friday. - Perry
Palmer has returned from trip
through Oklahoma. Louis Sehopp
and family, of Madison, visited rela-
tives here last week. Miss Sarah
Ellen Littrell, daughter of Givens
Littrell, died Friday morning. The
bereaved family have the heartfelt
sympathy of the entire community. -
The entertainment, given by the
Wright School at Middle Grove, on
Monday night, was highly enjoyed by
all
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-01-04
HOLLINSYILLE ITEMS.

l.. E. Rudasill delivered 28 224h
lb. hogs to Emmett Munday at $40
per cwt. = Mike Peck, D. M. Sion
aker and Claude Slonaker delivered
hogs the same day at prices from
1925 to $40 per cwt. Only II
wagon loads went over the old
Young's Creek P. o. bridge and on to
Mexico that rainy day. Grover
Debo moved to the Ed Addel place
near Littleby, - Mrs. Tena Love
moved to the Claude McGee place on
Monday. = Mrs. Gorneilson has TAX
en- charge of the sRowena switchboard
- Schools took up their work again
Monday. Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Stall
in received daughter as New
Years present.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-01-04
GEO. HILLS STORE BURNS

The grocery store, on West jackson
street, owned by George E. Hill,
which is also the depot for the
electric line, was badly damaged and
the stock of groceries and the fixtures
almost entirely destroyed by fire
early Monday morning.
The fire was discovered about one
o'clock Tuesday morning by Hermann
Jameson, col. Before the fire de-
partment could reach the store, Che
flames had such good start that the
entire inside Of the building was in
flames.
The insurance carried was almost
enough to cover the loss, according
to Mr.. Hill.
The origin of the fire is not known.