Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-11
Phelps County Bonds.

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Phelps County Bonds.
At the regular meeting Of the Coun-
ty Court Of Phelps county, upon til?
petition Of more than 400 taxpaying
citizens, a special election was called
TO be held on Monday, September s,
on the question of bonding Phelps
county in the sum of 100000 to bull
good roads.
NeOsho Grape Crop.
The grape shipping season for
growers in the vicinity of Neosho has
closed and they reached a total of "a
carloads. 1t is estimated that the CROP
brought $725,O 900 to the growers.
Big Ben Wonder, the Poland China
boar owned by E. B. Baker of Edna
won the grand championship at the
State Fair. A 81, 900 sow owned by
Paul Gibbons of that city won prizes
in every other class.
Lewis County Road Bonds.
Canton and LeGrange special road
districts last week.. voted bonds for
improvements. Canton District voted
to ISSUE $4,000 in bonds and Lee
Grange voted to issue $4,000 in bonds,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Hoxsey, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. T. Buckner and Mrs. NJ. s.
Bush motored to a peach orchard near
Benton City Thursday and secured
eleven bushels of fine peaches. Al
though they had to pick them and
then pay $500 a bushel after they
were picked, they say the fun and
peaches wer worth it.
Two sales were made by county of
ficers Friday afternoon on order the
court. In the partition case of JOS
eph G. jacob versus Emma Carr ct al
the property was sold to j. G. jacob
for $1,130. In the case of Anna A.
Drake ct al versus Amanda E. Berry,
the property was sold to Henry l.
Berry for $2,240.
Long Price For Farm.
1t is reported her that the 4O0-acrc
farm, northwest of Auxvasse. known
as the Captain Eller place, has been
bought by Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Wal
lace and ]. f. Swon for $135 an acre.
Fulton Gazette.
The Russell Squirting farm of 200
acres, near Skinner was sold to an
Iowan at $3.50 an acre, and the James
Chapman 1853 acre farm, near Skin
ner, to Russell Squirting at $3.50.
The George Smiley 80 acre farm
near Moline, has been sold to Chas.
Turner at $3.50.
John T. Crews sold his 223 acre farm
just east of Benton City for $22, 400 to
jacob brothers. He also sold his farm
of $50 acres near Cant to Alvy Sims
for $4,000. The transactions were
handled by Ms Myers.
Hubert Fennewald, of Audraia
county, Mo-, sold a car of hogs Friday
on the st. Louis market, weighing
close to $50 lbs. at $19.65. Mr.. Fen
newald fed these hogs himself ard
says he will have several other loads
ready for market soon. He reports
crop conditions in excellent shape, but
says the breaking markets is causing
many farmers and feeders to cash
their holdings for fear Of further
breaks.-Live Stock Reporter.
Joe Mongler paid E. J. Williams
$4,000 for 33 acres adjoining his farm.
The sale was made Saturday.
Luther L. Holt, who has been living
on a 104-acre farm, five miles north
east Of Mexico, has sold the place 10
Robert Day, of this county, for $145
an acre. Mr.. Holt, who is a former
Callawegian, retains the CROP, and
considering the fact that his place cost
him 500 an acre, figures that he
cleared $4,000 on the deal.
Lutte S. Smith, who for several
years was manager of the Freen
Clay farm, near Sturgeon, has bought
164-acre farm in Guernsey county,
Ohio, neal Cumberland, and will move
to it to make his home. Guernsey
county is his old home county, he
having left there fourteen years ago.
Elvy Sims, who has been operating
the Sidney Lloyd place, just west Of
Earl, has bought a 280-acre farm near
Cant, in Audrain county, for $4,000,
from a man named Crews. Possession
will be given March /. The farm is
only a mile from the place on which
Mr.. Sims was reared.-Fulton Gaz-
cite.