Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-31

l and u Is placed there for \
lar -~TEruirucc. dr. Il
Walter Alexander. Of THE city. sta. p
n1od with o. s. Engineers al Camp
Funston, was home on a short fur
Tough Thursday L
Milton TlE,ln. son Of Mr.. and Ms. L
Jane las.5n, Of this city. who is Oh !
boar. tae ". s. $. Challenger. has :
ai' ha first trip to .ca since ioiS ?
rr toe Navy D
Mr. Hattie Franklin. Of this city, A..
In receipt 81 a Red Cross card an t,
bouncing the safe arrival overseas Of
Dor SON., Irwin Franklin. Mr.. Frank
hn s "a member Of the 395th Casualty
Company.
Leslie Haurbaum Dies.
Leslie H%aurhaum, a young jcweler
Of Wcllsyillc, died from influenza
while crossing over to France, and,
according TO a telegram received by
bus family, the body will be returned
home from a French port. He wal one
Of two brothers in business there.
Young Haurbaum is well known in
this city, where the news Of his death
will be- received with regret.
Jesse Beam Better.
The condition Of Jesse Beam, who
is at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio,
Tex, is improved, according TO a tele-
gram received here from his father,
who was called to Texas on account of
his sons illness.
HOBART COOK WRITES LEDGER
A letter received yesterday by the
Ledger from Hobart Cook, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. F. B. Cook, Of near Mexico,
said that Cook has made application
for admission to the pilots school for
S the U. S. Navy. Cook is located at
= the Great Lakes Training Station and
/ has completed his work there,
He is now on overseas draft, which
means that he is awaiting orders any
# day to leave for foreign service. He is
niwaiting for his orders at Camp Luce.
an outgoing detention camp.
n, Likes Hospital Work.
Y Miss Gladys VanNess, who is in thu
U. S. base hospital at Camp McClel
@, Ian Ala, writes home that she is bus!
f from 6 to 7 each day. There are
great many cases of influenza there
re-, PAUL BARTH WOUNDEDIN CHI
Mrs. Victor Barth, Of Columbia
has received word that her son, Pau
Barth, was slightly wounded
G.. France a month ago. A cablegram re
,ot ceived Saturday said he was recoN
ering rapidly.
.ry The wound was in the chin.
90. Mr.. Barth formerly was with II
,ey Victor Barth Clothing Company
Columbia. He went to Camp Fun
or, ton last spring. He is well known
1920 Mexico, being a nephew of Mrs. J
liza, seph Barth.
Lieut.. Edwin Cave Has Flu"
Al A telegram received Saturday
pr his mother in Columbia announc
mia that Lieutenant Edwin Cave, a for
lar. er Mexico boy, was i'll in San An
q Mo, Texas, with Spanish influen
Mo- Lieut.. Cave had recently visited
Mexico and was on his way to rep
ided for duty when he became ILL.,
stopped at San Antonio and imme
ately reported at a hospital to p
, II. vent any complications. His cor
, wilton was not serious when last he
from and the Ledger joins his MI
friends here in wishing for him
RPS speedy recovery.
,n,, Word has been received of the S
,i,v arrival overseas of Frank Crawl
formerly of this city, but later
sued Chicago
this Ill III Los"
will Clifton ("Happy") Blattner,
Oc. is with the United States troops
Fort Staten Island, N. Y, is i'll with
Raw Spanish influenza.
~ 70 Picture of Sergt. Creasey.
Tuesdays Globe-D Democrat
rshcd a picture Of Sergt. Roy [
rims scy, son of Mason Creasey' OF
city, now in France.
Offered West Point Appointing
Corp. Alphonso Moore, son OF
R. ]. Moore of Mexico, has Jus
d,,ia fused the honor of an appointme'
West Point. Corporal Moore is
the Regular Army at Camp Sher
Alabama. where he is maxim
,rday splendid record, 1t was upon the
lii o~mmendation of his lieutenant
-, Try captain that young Moore was OF
the appointment
CAPTAIN OF HOME GuAb
49,, The Herschey (Neb.) Times
'V'"' tains an interesting article re
. ."H' ing a recent Liberty Loan para
C. ARR If il mentions Capt. Frank Do
caSe and the Home Guards, which m
'ne' most impressive appearance
Captain Donnelly is a son Q
Loa" and Mrs. Hugh Donnelly, of Thu
$oo4' and is a prominent young bu
lat n man of Hershey, where he has
tooh' ,uite a success of his work sin
'crloerS inc West. He is connected WI
Union Pacific railroad at that
vpe as agent, and in the recent bonf
- he and his wife purchased sou
rr,vc Of Liberty Bonds. Captain Don
+ ST.. many friends in Mexico will be
,PERA- ,y rieased to know of his sue
'DoOH the West,
Cant. J. +. Harrison write
Iders of Camp Pike, Ark, that influeh'
-0PER- ditions are greatly improved,
ODUCE cam Locke. son of Mr.. and
VIII of Of R. Locke, of this city, who is
Circuit Army, is recovering lro" !"
,e in the and is out of danger.
ty, Mis- Ty Roberts, who is in tn
, Is the Navy, writes home that he is S
toned at Commonwealth pier
ned cor and that he has just complet
Is assets 18th Liberty Loan drive tn
ids of a oui .ao ooo e. Ronds.
,ivership ing S99,o|o promoted
against Tom moore
fled and Tom Moore, a first class
k assets = tho limited States ]