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Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22
M~ARTINSBURG ITEMS

D'0ty Grace visited friends in
Montgomery City Sunday. - C. c..
Underwood went to Mexico on bust
ness Monday. - Misses Vera Fried
man, Mayme Pihale and Minnie
Pike spent Sunday in Montgomery
with Miss Lucille Moore. - Miss Ma
ry jacob has gone to Ferguson for
a visit with DR.. H. A. jacob and
wife. - Mrs. John Davis was a bust
ness visitor in Mexico Monday. -
Lon Bishop was ~transacting bust
ness in Centralia Monday. - Miss
Louise jacob was in Mexico between
trains Monday. - Miss Sallie Crane
was in Mexico shopping Monday -
Mrs. George Bishop, of Wellsville, is
the guest of Miss Ursula Rogers. -
Mrs. Mary Bussen, of Moberly, is Wis
iting friends and relatives here this
week. - Eugene Moser, of St. Louis
is here for a few days visit with rel
atives. - Miss Nellie Noel went to
Mexico Wednesday for a visit with
Miss Ped Harrison. - D. D. Sulli-
van was transacting business in
Mexico Thursday. - Mrs. Walter
Shadwell went to Vandalia Thursday
for a visit with relatives. = Joe
Dubbert was transacting business in
Mexico Saturday. - j. J. Johnston
went to Kansas City Saturday for a
visit with relatives. - Mrs. G. B.
Tillman and Miss Anna Weischhaus
were in Mexico shopping Saturday.
Mrs. H. P. French and daughter,
Alicia, visited friends in Mexico Sat
urday. - J. F. Asbury, Of Keytes-
Vile, has been ~transacting business
here this week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22
H~EDGEDALE NEWS

Misses Elsie Witchie and Ruth
Rouse spent Monday night with Mrs.
George Erdel. - Mr.. and Mrs. F..
F. Witchie spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. George Shramp. - Several
of the farmers have begun to sow
oats.-They were hindered last wk. by
rain. Rev. Hornback and wife,
and Miss Hornbaek spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers. Rev. Horn
back held services at Littleby. -
Miss Maggie Telkamper, of Auxvasse,
spent the weekend with j. R. Shook.
= The A. H. T. A. held a meeting
at the school house Saturday night. -
Miss Aline Jircher and John Shook
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Clayton Shook j. r. Shook was in
Mexico Monday. - Mrs. VIM. Bark
ley is visiting her son, Roy Barley.
- Mr.. and Mrs. George Downs spent
Sunday with Mrs. Harry Karnes, Of
Rush Hill. - Mrs. Charles Stuart is
critically i'll. She is at the Hospital
in st. Louis. 1t is thought she will
be operated on. - Mr.. and Mrs.
George Downs spent Saturday even
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. Miller. -
There will be an annual school meet
ing at Hedgedale Tuesday, April 3.
at 200 p. m. The following will be
proposed and considered: To choose
by ballot one director; to determine
rate to be levied on the one hundred
dollars assessed valuation necessary
for school funds; to determine the
length of the next school term; TO de-
termine whether or not the A. II.
T. A. shall use the school house for
meeting purposes; and to determine If
there shall be the free use Of text
books.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22
AIrxyAssE ITEMS

Mrs. John Henderson has moved to
the Mrs. Moulthrope property. -
Mrs. John Swon left Friday to join
mr.. Swon. who is in Omaha, Nebr.
They expect to locate there perma-
nently. - Mr.. Vanhooser and fam
ily will move to Mexico in a few
weeks to reside. - Mrs. Glen Thom-
as invited six of the little friends of
her son Herschal, Wednesday to help
him celebrate his 18th birthday.
After many different games and ev-
erything to eat, each one left wishing
Master Herschal could have another
birthday soon again. - Charles Holt
and family moved to the Cornelius
property in west Auxvasse last week.
- The Misses LaFon yer hostesses
to the Tuesday Club this week. -
Miss Mary Burnam and sister, Ruth
invited a number Of their Westmin-
ster and William Woods friends to ae-
company them to the home Of their
mother, Mrs. Wallace, one mile north
Of town, to spend the weekend. -
Mrs. George Boyd, wife Of n Of the
best known farmers near here, John
Boyd, is very low at her home. -
John Armstrong sold to Harry Hen
derson this week his Ford automo-
bile. Mrs. Howard, who was OPP
Grated on for gall stones at the Mex
leo Hospital, is reported doing nice
ly. - Mrs. S. G.. Wood was in Full
ton Saturday. - Miss Annie Dyer is
very sick at her home Just south Of
town. The party Miss Boles gave
at her home Monday night for the
Children's Endeavor, of which she is
the founder, was thoroughly enjoyed
by all the children present. DR..
Emmons, Miss George Swon, Mrs.
Frank Buckner were in Mexico shop
ping Monday. - John Yates had 100
mules on the St. Louis market the
first of this week. - Mrs. Ed Camp
bell, of Fulton, spent Sunday with
her sister, Mrs. Kidwell. - Junior
Biggs has returned to his home here
after an extended visit with his un-
Gle in Oregon. - This past week Jim
Patterson, of west of here, bought
from John Armstrong one pair of
mules for $3.50.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22
BEREA ITEMS

Mrs. Charles Showers, who under
went an operation at the Mexico
Hospital last Wednesday, is getting
along fairly well. - E. W. Van
and family moved to Mexico last Sat-
urday to reside. We regret to lose
hope they may like their new home
Forest Clements lost a co wrecently.
The animal caught her foot in a piece
of wire and fell, dying almost in
stantly. - Mrs. Homer Roberts is
sick at the home of her father, ]. S.
Creed. - l.. P. Dye and family re-
turned last week from a years stay
in Montana, much improved in health.
- Glissie May Gorrell is deriving
great pleasure from a pony presented
to her recently by her father. - Ira
Smith suffered a severe attack of
rheumatism last week. j. A.
Cauthorn and wife attended a Mason
ic meeting at Santa Fe Saturday. -
Miss Margie Crigler Of Strother. spent
Saturday night and Sunday with her
sister, Frances Crigler. 1870 l.. P. Dye
bought a cow at Lester Miller's sale
last week. - The Nichols Bros,
have rented W. W. Mundy's home
place for this year Jack Dye, of
Holiday, visited his uncle, P. R.
Cawthorn, Saturday night. Clar,
ence Hurd will assist Buddie Cav
thorn with his farm work this spring
and in cutting and hauling logs to
Charles Dickey's mill, which is to
move to Mr.. Cawthorn's farm this
week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22
MexicO's Product Pleases

Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. 2s. 1917
Llewellyn g. Sons,
Mexico, Missouri.
Gentlemen:
Please send me 6 or 8 bottles .,
your Tonic Bitters. Just send by X.
press with your bill. | will mai,
check for same upon receipt Of hit.
ters.
ms is positively the best med;.
cine l ever took for constipation.
Yours very truly,
F. L.. vERMILLIoN.
ionic Bitters can be had at Santa
re Drug Store, and in Mexico a,
Llewellyn & Sons. 25c a bottle.
77-10t 3-4t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22
SANTA FE NEWS

Charles Dull, of Paris, visited his
brother, Nelson Dull, Wednesday and
Thursday. Mr.. and Mrs. j. R.
Smiley returned on Thursday from
their trip to Washington, D. c., and
Virginia. Hugh Dashner and wife
were Mexico visitors Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. 7. Howard visited
L. G. Howard and wife Friday and
Saturday. - Misses Bess Pittman
and Mary Wilson visited Misses Lena
and Marie Hanna Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Camplin spent
Sunday with John Heller and wife,
Of Moline. - Mrs. Mary Anderson
spent from Saturday till Monday with
her sister, Mrs. W. T. S~terrett.
Rev. John l.. Lawson filled his regu-
lar appointment at the Methodist
Church Sunday morning and evening,
- Misses Bess Pittman, Lena and Ma
RE Hanna were guests of Miss Mary
Wilson on Sunday. - Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira Smith visited the l~atter's parents,
W. W. Sharp and wife, Saturday
hlght and Sunday. - Miss Mamie Kew
returned on Monday from a two
weeks visit with Mrs. Ollie Asbell.
OF Center Mrs. Leon Bybee, who
has been very sick, is better at the
present writing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22
HARDIN ALUMNAE MEET
Hold Meeting at Home of Mrs. NJ. III.
Patterson Tuesday Night

There was an enthusiastic meeting
of the Hardin Alumnae at the home
Of the President, Mrs. NJ. H. Patter-
son, on Tuesday afternoon An effort
will be made to have a large attend
ance Of the out of town members at
the luncheon at Hardin in June. The
ladies Of the Baptist Church will
serve the luncheon. An interesting
program has been arranged and a
most enjoyable time is anticipated.
At the close of the meeting Mrs.
Patterson served refreshments.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22

contracted for delivery the latter part
Of June at fifteen cents a pound.
This is believed the highest price ever
paid for lambs in all the history of
Northeast Missouri.
J. A. Jones, of near Harrison school
is w~intering 40 head of whiteface
cows and heifers.
At the sale held by W. W. Pollock
Thursday at his farm one half mile
northeast Of Mexico, lis head of
horses, cattle and mules were sold to
buyers from all parts of the county.
The total amount of the sale reached
SlO,492.
Among the highest prices paid for
the cattle was $40 which was paid for
a / year old red bull which went TO
Jack Harrison. of Auxvasse; Mr..
Harrison also bought a bull calf for
$50. so. George Brown paid 500 for
a yearling red bull, and Levi Watts
paid sos for a year old bull.
Walter Berry paid S141 for a 8 year
old draft gelding ;and DR.. NJ. O..
Biggs Of Fulton, paid $122. so for a
5 year old brown gelding.
About 100 head of good mules
were offered and went to the follow
ing buyers: Lloyd Qualls pair 2 year
old mares, 1912. so, Joe Considine,
horse and mare, 1907. so; Hamilton
Bros, pair mares, S282. so; j.. T.
Bryan, 5 year old mares, s575; W. H.
horse, 1895; Fred Mundy, 5 year old
mares, $500; B. Buckner, pair 7 and
8 year old mares, $500; Lakeland
Bros, one 3 year old horse, $175;
Pete Greed, pair horses, 1887; B. R..
Middleton, A and 5 year old mares,
$3.50; George Austin, pair 5 year old
mares, s49O and pair 4 year old
mares, $3.50 so; B. r. Middleton,
pair 10 year old mares, $500; B. F.
Moore, 3 year old brown mares,
1892 50. Wise & Miller, pair 3 and
4 year old mares, 1927. 80; George
Robertson, 6 and 7 year old horses,
$4G2; Jack Harrison, 4 and 6 year
old mares, $4S7; B. r. Middleton, one
A year old horse, $185; Earl Carter,
one 4 year old horse, $50; John
Moore, pair 4 year old mares, s332.50;
VIM. Mcdaniel, l year old mare,
$225; Lloyd Qualls, pair A year old
mares, s4OO; Ed Britt, pair 4 year old
horses, s265; John Jesse, one 8 year
old mare, s215; Joe Considine, one 8
year old mare, s165; Jake Feger, pair
4 year old horse and mare, s257. so.
J. T. johnson, j. G. Ford, Joe
Gregory, 0. B. johnson and C. ].
Alexander cried the sale and J. c.
Mundy was clerk. The ladies of the
Mexico Baptist Church served din
ner.
Five thousand ~long-eared, care-free
mules are having the time of their
lives at the National S~tockyards, East
ST. Louis, says the Globe Democrat.
Pens in mule barns contain troughs
filled with grain and racks of hay.
As soon as the railroad strike situa-
ton clears they will be shipped to the
Middle West and plantations Of the
South for a far different existence.
c. s. Maddor, vice president of the
Campbell & Reid Company, said Fri
day it would cost about $1,000 a day
to care for them. He said also that,
as usual, few horses were on hand.
1t is the custom to close out nearly all
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22
Mckinley INSpErrn

A representative Of b.
system of interurban elect,
in this city Tuesday ma,
speetion of the proposed
Perry to Jefferson City +
pose of ascertaining the
poles required for the q
their power line.
His stop here was only ,
Nothing definite could b.
to when work on the eyte,
start.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22

A meat car of local Chicago G. AL.
ton freight No. 215 was deralied north
OF Fulton Wednesday morning DELAY
ing traffic on the South Branch for
an hour. Conductor Southwick and
Engineer M. E. Morrison were in
charge of the train.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22
Corn REACHES HIGHEST Price

CHICAGO, ILL.,, March 81. The
highest cash price ever paid for corn
on any regular market was obtained
on the Chicago Board of Trade yes
terday, when it reached S1.l5 a blu.
May corn also touched a record price
when it brought $1.12R a bushel .
Railway congestion, extensive feed,
ing Of hogs, a short crop last year and
excessive foreign demand and con.
sumption all contributed to the ad:
yance.
nocmfwytaoinshrdtta
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22
FOX SCHOOL NOTES
by an Eighth Grade Pupil

- ~ NFhF
Charley Tanner sold a fine JerseJ
COW to D. Candy. 49, The proceeds Of
the pic supper at Skinner Saturday
night amounted to v e seventeen
dollars. - The pupils enjoyed a spell,
ing and c~iphering match Saturday
afternoon. 49, Rev. Duncanberger
filled his regular appointment at
Liberty Church Sunday morning and
evening. - Rev. White will preach
at the Ladies' Hall Saturday night,
March "a. - There will be a spelling
match and a candy pulling at the La
dies Hall one night this week. -
Our honor roll for this week is as
follows: Glen Davenport, Beulah
Copenhaver, Thelma Wisdom, Kathryn
Wisdom, Frances Wisdom, Georgia
Vanhorn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22

The stock sales at Martinsburg OF
March 10 amounted to $4,000.
At the administration sale held by
Lester Miller at the Cauthorn farm
one and one-fourth miles northwest
Of this city Wednesday, all the offer.
ings brought good prices and Mr..
Miller expressed himself as well pleas.
ed with the sale. The farm nipple.
ments sold all brought satisfactory
prices and the live stock sold well.
Nine head Of horses, eighteen heaC
Of cattle and fifty-two head of hog;
were sold, the total mount of the SALE
being S2,545. 35.
Among the hogs the highest price,
were: Six hogs at $22 each to Wheel
er Cant; five white hogs at S14.25 t,
Earl Carter; six at s13.70 to J. E.
Mundy; six at S14.85 to Earl Carter
three at $14.00 to Wheeler Cant.
Kelly Wilkerson bought three pigs n
Sc each; seven at IS each and six a.
$50 each, and L. l.. Dean paid SAL
f2r a sow and eight pigs.
Thorton Spotts'yood paid S77.5O 70,
a three year old brown filly; F. W.
Isgrig $S1 for a A year old blacl
gelding; Otto Schopp S11O for a {
year old bay horse.
The cows offered brought very goot
prices. One 2 year old red heifel
went to Earl Carter for SG8 and hel
calf was sold to Wheeler Cant fol
$l3. E. J. Mundy paid s113 for g
5 year old COW; Robert Hook $50 fol
a 8 year old COW; Earl Carter $1cC
for a 9 year old COW; E. J. Mundy
S102 for an II year old COW; Wilfley
johnson 500 for a 6 year old COW; G
". Peck 1921 for a 5 year old COW, ani
Earl Carter bought a red COW fol-
$137.
j. G. Ford and Joe Gregory cried
the sale and j. c. Mundy was clerk
The ladies of the Mexico Methodist
Church served dinner.
Ward Fine Cakes, Fruit and Choco.
late Cakes, only Toe, at SMITH BROS
James Heinlin is now located on his
farm northwest of this city.
G. L. Denhem has an extra good
bunch of mules on his place near Cen.
tralia.
James E. Booth, just to be sure
he was early enough, has planted DO
tatoes on his farm in the Beaver Dam
section.
R. L. Barnes, near Sturgeon, has
40 lambs, some Of them yet unborn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22

Walter Fritts, who wt-i
recently because Of i'll
home Tuesday for the !
taking his wife and ball. !
with him. Mr.. Fritts b.
state of Texas as terri
sale of the Kfaker Pen
Kansas City, and with
in Dallas. His health !
ter and the Ledger ioig'
Mexico friends in wishing :
success and good health
location. :
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22
Circuit Court Ns.

Florence White, colora
in the Circuit Court Ws
charge Of violating he
laws. She was found r
ed $500.
The suit brought by q
ling against the LaCns.
Company and Others wa. q
Wednesday afternoon
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22
Died in Fire St,s

Anna Vincent, a negre.
denly in the Mexico II,
$3.50 o'clock Saturday Mil
was said to have been A.
death. She suffered an .
passing the station and ,
inside, where she sucep,,
minutes later.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22
. New Line

John W. Greed, just over the CAL
laway line, bought 81 head of stock
hogs Friday from W. H. Cornelius,
Of Auxyasse. The price paid was SO
a head. Mr.. Greed also sold a span
of mules to G. F. Harkrider, of near
Hatton, for $500.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22

Charles Hoffman, of south Audrain,
sold a milk cow Saturday to Victor l..
Hamilton, of Auxvasse, for $50; sold
a mule to James Woods, Jr., of near
Concord, for S145, and bought a COW
and calf from John W. Moseley, five
miles northwest of Auxvasse, for
$50.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22
O. Z. Waite Des

o. r. Waite, father Of Aei
both former residents dnea
died Tuesday in Kansas ~
was at one time c. & A. scr
city and has many friend =
body will be buried at b '''o
in Wisconsin. Particular
his death could not be obi
Ledger joins friends in
sympathy to the bereayel a
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22

the horses by Friday and shippers
are not planning to send nor until
the railroad conditions return to
normal.
Put Seed in Bank Vault
EUGENE, Ore, March 20. The
Western Broccoli Association has plae-
ed $1,000 worth of broccoli seed in
safety deposit vaults at the First Ma
tional Bank of Eugene for safe keep
ing until it is distributed to Lane
county farmers, who have contracted
with the association to grow broccoli,
which is a variety of cabbage. The
seed is valued at 50 an ounce. The
supply placed in the bank is sufficient
to plant three hundred acres.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22
Cow Smile

A feed for every need - cheapes'
and best on the market. Be sure
and try a sack. For sale by all gro.
GERS. WIN. POLLOCK MILL 6
EIEv. COMPANY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22

Mrs. H. T. English, of Bachelor,
who has been at the Hospital here
for the past few days, returned to
her home Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22

Mrs. Price l.. Holme,
law Of W. r. Holne, ]
died Thursday in pho,,
from lung trouble. Tn, ].
be in curryville, No, h.
sides her husband she n
three years old.
Miss Holmes was a NJ.
and a member of a pro,.
county family. The Ls3,J
friends Of the family h
deepest sympathy to the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22
Spring Cron Fer.ni..-

fresh car just in Diamond x
l'lz-l' Complete Fertilizer 1871,
BOOK your orders early. WIN. POL
Luck MILL & ELEv. co. dw1t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22

FRANK Van Ness went to Kansas on
business Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22
Stock Notes
LOCAL MARKET.

No. 2 Red Wheat, 200 to 2.O3.
No. 2 Oats, 60.
No. 2 Corn, 1.l2 to lib.
National Stock Yards
Hogs, 1O,5OO, 10 to Is lower, top
S15.25.
Cattle, 5000, steady,
Sheep, 1900, strong.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22

Horace McGee, who is attending
Westminster College in Fulton. spent
the weekend at home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22

Hon. Thomas Fauntleroy, a promi-
nent attorney of st. Louis, is lookigng
after business in the Circuit Court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22
! DEATHS

Edgar Clark, 80 years old, one OF
the city mail carriers, died at the Hos
pital here Thursday afternoon. He
had been i'll for about two weeks.
Mr.. Clark lived with his mother,
Mrs. A. A. Clark, on Pearson street
Besides his mother he is survived by
Mr.. Clark was a popular young
man and had a host Of friends in the
eity who win mourn his death. The
Ledger joins in extending sincere
sympathy to the bereaved family and
friends.
The funeral services Of Edgar
Clark, city mail carrier, who died at
the Hospital here Thursday noon. were
held from the home Of his sister,
Mrs. Eekley starkey, on West Mans
field street, Saturday afternoon at
1850 o'clock. The Rev. II. p. At
kins, Of the Christian Church, con-
Quoted the services.
The pail bearers were W. l..
Bryarly, James o'Brien, G. A. Hop
kins, II. A. Johnston, e. M. Bea-
mer and c.. II. Pulls, all city letter
carriers. Burial was in Elmwood
Cemetery.
Edgar Clark was born in Audrain
county, April 20, 1884; he attended
the Mexico Public Schools and was
appointed a city letter carrier in
1909, which position he held with
with credit and honor until his death.
He leaves an aged mother, Mrs.
Asenath Clark, of this city, and
six brothers; William, ]. o., Ever
cite and L. NJ, Of Mexico, Lee, Of near
Benton City, and o. F, Of near San
ta Fe, and two sisters, Mrs. Eckley
Starkey and Mrs. Lille Nichols, both
of this city.
Mr.. Clark was a young mar of ster-
ling character and had a wide circle
of friends in this city, who will mourn
his death.
Mr.. Clark, who was one of the most
accommodating young men in the
local postal service, and well liked by
all who knew him, will be greatly
missed.
The burial was under the direc-
ton of the Knights of Pythias and
of the Modern Woodmen Of America,
of which Mr.. Clark was a member.
There were a number of floral Of
ferings; the people served by Mr..
Clark's letter route sent a handsome
bouquet. Many other floral tributes
were sent by his many friends.
The Ledger joins in extending sin
~cerest sympathy to the bereaved
family and friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22

n
bradley b, Huff, political write,
ana jefferson City correspondent ~
'ne St. Louis Globe Democrat. dioI
suddenly Sunday night at jefferson
leo. !" MEX
nun had been in Jefferson ~,
p,"'e the opening of the Legislature
ne was considered one of the foromo.,
L pn''cal writer's in the state and was
"'',"n 10 every politician in the stato
n the holders of national Offices
nun, VINO was in his Goth year. be.
gan his newspaper career n H..
N'Ver' Mo-, shortly after leaving .o,
'eee' lie came to st. Louis in 1910
SINCE mat time had been on the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22

hott'e and John Fox, the children Of
Joe Fox, have the whooping cough,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22
Many Here for -S

The attendance at the Cstss
and C~oatsworth swine sd yes
day brought buyers here I'm
the country. At the tr IS
to press the sale was still aie'
Some Of the best blooici
disposed Of In this section |,
was listed. !;
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22
Easter Novelties. Cnndiea

and Egg Colors now on display.
THE ENTERPRISE STORE
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22

Glasgow Tailored Suits for Sic.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22

II. B. Lang, of Fulton, spent Sun.
day in Mexico.
G. G. Brown, of Fulton, visited in
Mexico Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22

600 NEW EASTER SUITS at the
Glasgow Tailors, for SIS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22

Spring Suits at GIag iat
for SIS. NC
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22

Fred S. Hathaway is
business trip to St, Loai Y
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22

editorial staff of tbo 4,
erat.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-22

D. NJ Culbertson, Sc years old. who
died Saturday afternoon at his home
IN Laddonia, was buried Mondaysaf.
%ternoon in Vandalia. He had been m
for sometime as the result of a fall
in December. Mr.. Culbertson was
born in Galloway county March %.
1881. He operated the first mill in
Vandalia. J.
Mr. Culbertson was a staunch pres-
byterian and a charter member of tho
Auxvasse Church. His wife. wbo
died a number of years ago, was a sis.
Ter OF f. 7. Smith, of this city. Mr..
~Culbertson was a splendid Christian
and a fine man in every way. The
Ledger extends sympathy to the he
reaved.
he caves the following sons and
daughters; Charles H., Montgomery
county Joseph Edward, Jefferson
NY james T. Culbertson, Bowling
ureen; Sterling Price, vandaIia.
MRS Fred Read, st. Louis, and Miss.
eS Anna and Rose Culbertson, of Lad
donia. H'u-
49,. robert Jolly and E. T. Smith, of
'hiS CITY, attended his funeral.