Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-07-05

Through the efforts of branch agent
Jones, George E. Wilson, of Van
dalia, has purchased a Chevrolet from
Hoxsey & Sunnen.
The Mexico Auto Sales Co. deliv-
cred two Reos at Beethoven Thurs
day. One to Joe Ware and the other
to W. E. Long.
Mr.. W E. Cornett, Mrs. 7. ]. HoS
sey, Misses Mamie Dix and Lottie
Cornett enjoyed a pleasant motor
trip to st. Louis recently.
Miss Willyne Crewdson and her
Mitchell Six have returned to Louis
lana, after a pleasant visit with Mr..
and Mrs. j. W. Burlington, of this
city.
J. F. Parker and daughter, of Lad
donia, motored to Mexico in their new
Dodge car on Wednesday and were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. C. W.
Pease.
District Hupmobile Agent Mccarthy
who has spent several weeks in Mex
leo, left this city Sunday for Mon.
roe City, where he will demonstrate
extensively.
Mrs. J.. W. Crewdson and daughter
and their host, Mrs. ]. W. Buffing.
ton, of this city, motored to Columbic
this week and spent the day with
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. H.. Hannah.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Will Robert
son and Miss Ruth Robertson spen'
Sunday in St. Louis visiting frien;
and relatives. They motored boil
ways in the Cadillac Eight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Feutz, Mr.
and Mrs. w. w. Pollock, Miss Fa!
Snidow, William Walker Johnson ant
Frank Towles motored to Hanniba
Thursday to unload three new REQ
Fours.
Charles Clark loads up his Kini
Eight every morning with Boy Scout
and takes them to his farm west o
this city to hoe weeds. He says tn
arrangement and labor are both yer.
satisfactory.
C. c.. Heller has purchased tn
first Willys-Knight to be sold in thi
city. 1. N. Bailey made the deal
H. B. Mckinley has ordered a nev
Ford motor truck for bread delivery
1t is reported that the color will b,
red.
Major Evans and Mrs. Mcbride will
others motored to Mexico from Co
lumbia Wednesday to attend the fun
eral of Mrs. S. P. Emmons. Majol
Evans although an "old timer" i!
quite taken with the fascinating hun
Of the motor.
Lester Franklin and Fred Roberts
representatives of the Franklin-G Gam
BILE Garage, of this city, are in Chica
go, after some more Elgins. st
Louis was unable to supply their de
mands and rather than disappoinI
their customers they went to the fac
tory.
j. c. King, Will Lee, Dan Dudley
Ivan Ashworth and several Others
went automobile fishing this week
That is they went fishing in thei.
cars. Supper was enjoyed on tn
creek bank and with the exception o
several "get out and get unders" tn,
trip and outing were perfect.
Mrs. j. T. Hoxsey, Miss Lottie Cor
nett, DR.. Vanskike, R. S. Nichols ant
Jimmie Jones are in Detroit visiting
the Dodge factories there. The.
went with the intention of returning
Immediately with several new Dodg
es, but the increased demand for car
necessitated that they wait thei
turn. They are expected to driy'
some new me home Sunday.
Kenneth Davis has been put il
charge of the new A. P. Green For
motor truck. The car is used for ligh
delivery both for the new plant an
the employees store at the old site
S. P. Guehrie and family of tn;
city motored to jefferson City in thei
new Dodge this week and spent tn
day with Mrs. w. M. Brown, of tina
city.
A a shortage in Detroit, the grea
automobile center of the world, ha
vexed many dealers into rash acts
The Buick agents of Parsons, Kansas
were so desperately in need of car
that they drove all the distance fror
the factory. Forty eight of thes
new cars were driven through Mexic
Sunday on their way to various point
west.
NE nnh Mrs Rncknr left for 81