Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-29
mrs SlllH, PIONEER
RESIDENT, DIED THURS

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-. 81 enerEstc y0EaE UEn thea. and
ac7szintanoeship sooz dovtieped ir.o
love Fifty yoErs arc. n 1885. O. the
last cay q Iune they vrrc rarrioS IN
the h11se vhch stsn3s On the Cd
Hitt property n soaih Msxico.
Daring her fly yearz q hsppy
mar-ied life Nrs. Sslies has hsen .
business partner e her hzshand. IN :
sFiritz1l sense. Wien he married, hs
was aanaEing a shoe stare for W. D.
II Hurter. hut q the following year
he made the first business advent a
ms oEl Il net with a su5dea and
disastrous end. II was a cigar and
candy store IN a wooden ~shAck~ O.
tie corner where the Mexico Light,
Heat and Power Company Is now 10
Gated Il was during the Civil War
and one night, after . good days
trade from the Yankee soldiers who
were eamped here. he counted his
change, smiled, locked up, and went
hgne- Next morning he hurried back
70 open up-but the German soldiers
had beat him to IL All that was lefs
Of his store were the door knobs and
the windows. But his good wife cheer
ed him in the time Of his loss and en-
e9uraged him 10 try again The same
year he opened a book store which he
Is stin running today. Only last week
Mrs Sallee eoald Be found sitting be-
hind the counter sewing or IN buster
hours waiting On their customers.
They have lived in the big house 1t
the end Of South Clark avenue for
forty-two years and have reared 4
large family there. The following ehil-
dren mourn her death: Miss Elmer
Saiiee, VINO stiil lives at home, and has
just recently recovered from q serious
operation; Mrs. John Judy Of this
city; Mrs. H. B. Gordon Of New York
City, who is in Mexico now; Mrs.
Anson Wagar. Of Alberta, Canada;
Mrs. Guy Waite (deceased); Mrs. P.
l. Beech, whose temporary home is in
Mexico; and John sallee Of this city.
Three sisters and two brothers sur
vive her; and they are: Mrs. Nellie
Brown Of Long Beech, California; Mrs.
Harry Cole, Of Kettle Fails, Montana:
Mrs. Katy Haines Of CofeyyilIe, Kan
sas; Frank Robards Of Bloomfield,
Missouri. and William Richards OF
Kansas City.
Because Of a request made By her
before her death the funeral was
held at the home on South Clark av-
enne. and the time was set at 10
O'Clock Friday morning. The Rev
Henry Pearce Atkins oaiciatsd, and
the body was laid to rest in Elm
wood cemetery. The palibearers chosen
were A. W. Prussing, f, A. Dearing. S.
P. Emmons, Sam Locke, James Ne
Kee and Charles Powell.
The Ledger extends iis deepest
sympathy to the family in their sad
hour Of bereavement, and joins Mex
leo IN mourning the death Of 50 useful
and Christian a character from this
community.