Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-25
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John L. Vim will occupy the farm
Of his father, John F. Vim, this year.
His father located in Montana three
years ago, and likes it fine, we hear.
he wants to sell his farmI here. y
Dean Weaver is about to close a con-
tract to sell the Rawleigh line OF med
icines this year. If he does do this,
here's hoping he may secure this
county. - We hear that Clyde Wea-
err hasn't completely closed the deal
for the farm southwest Of Benton City
that through some little flaw he
may not get the place recently con-
tracted for. - The most delightful
winter weather. The little flurries
now and then make the Gains more
delightful. = Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Day
and Mrs. C. R. Squirting Sundayed in
Mexico, the guests Of kinfolks. -
Thurman Chapman will move to the
former Parker Ehret place (now the
Squirting place) this eason Glad
Thurman is coming back. = Cicero
Murphy has rented the King S0-acre
farm for this year. Cicero is a hust-
Ter, and makes good where he goes.
= Clyde Weaver bought an extra good
span Of light draft mares last week.
- Harry Householder loaded one car
load Of oats and two cars Of baled
hay last week. - H. T. Squirting &
Son and Harry Day loaded a a Of
oats Thursday at Thompson and sold
it at sac a bushel. - ]. r. Squirting
loaded a car of oats Friday at Thomp-
on and sold it at 55hc per bushel. All
the above oats were sold to Pats &
Wade at Centralia. = Elmer Gate
wood and Charley Meyers loaded a
car of oats at Thompson Saturday,
and sold them to Crump & Humph-
reys Of Centralia at SEC per bushel.-
With a little better roads shortly. o.
F. Ellis and P. T. Bruce will get out a
load Of oats at Thompson. They in
tended getting them out Monday, but
for a break in the weather Sunday
Ezra Petty recently finished a gar
age and scales platform for ]. A.
Surber, which is a grace in workman
ship for anybody. MI. Surber is max
ing ready for that handsome new a
Aext summer MI. Petty also built
an addition to Walter Surber's house,
which adds much to Walters home
and is a good job. Ezra's shingles
brought good returns. = J. A. Sur
Der recently put up a new yard fence.
= P. T. Bruce sold to Joe Miller on
Saturday, 81 bushels Of seed corn Of
the Boone County White variety, also
a lot to J.. L. Carpenter G. Son. The
early bird catches the worm. First
come, first served. - H. L. Berry is
quite a live factor in our midst. He
winters a lot Of stock every year, and
has to buy nearly all his feed for so
doing. He scatters his hard earned
cash to many of our hamlets and he
nearly always makes a killing. DIR.
Hank, of Rowena, will leave for the
Lone Star State shortly with a view
of locating. He made many good
friends in that little burg, who re-
greet very much to see him leave. -
We understand that a young M. d. by
name Of Ferguson is contemplating
locating in our little burg soon. We
certainly welcome him in our midst,
which will make himaa good location,
as there is only one doctor within a
radius of twelve miles. - The literary
and debating society at Duly school
house is progressing nicely. Nearly
every program gets better. A fine
crowd of young people gather there
each night and the best order and
refinement prevails. - Mrs. Brunette
is still confined to her bed with the
typhoid-pneumonia, and leakage Of
the heart. Her many friends fear
she may never recover, as the doctor
gave her up a fortnight ago. Expos
ue and over-work perhaps are the
main causes of her sickness. - John
ny Whitley and Ruth Ellis have re-
covered from a recent spell of the
measles. = The many friends of Mil
ton Householder are glad to know he
is convalescent, Here's hoping he
may entirely recover, as Milt is GER
tainly a good mar in many ways to a
community. = Richard Squires is
saving wood for all the neighbors.
His buzz-saw certainly huns and goes
through the wood like CREASED light
ming. = The death of Roy Mitchell
Thursday was indeed a very sad affair
and a blow to his many friends. Held
in the highest esteem by all, with only
t~wenty-nine summers to his credit, he
was hewn down as a leaf. This Incl
dent clearly proves to us the uncer-
tainty of life, but the certainty of
DEATH "That the young may die and
the old must" The writer certainly
extends to the Rev. c.. A. Mitchell
and his family his heartfelt sympathy
and is trusting and hoping that the
great shock will not prove too much
for him. - A free for all hunt will be
reeled off here Thursday. The game
bagged will be sold, and a big oyster
supper will be held Immediately after.
No sides this time, "iust' hunt and get
what you can" is the slogan. - The
ladies are planning to have another
entertainment in about a month at
the Ladies' Hall. Watch for the date.
A new piano has been installed, ana
the proceeds go toward paying fo
it.
SOUTH LIBERTY ITEMS.
Mr.. and Mrs L. A. Harris spent
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