Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-03-11
SKINNER ITEMS
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(Too Late For Last week.

Inc MT seems to have subsidized after
about six or seven weeks of molesta-
ton, it with the pneumonia having
taken from us several of our very best
people.-Mr. and Mrs. Lewis White
are well of a recent case af iu. - G.
|. Neale and family are convalescent
of the epidemic, the flu. Mrs. Neale,
a sufferer of a little break
down, is some better, also. - Leroy L.
Bruce and family are about to resume
old time vigor since a recent attack
of the flu. - Richard Squires and
family are better of the flu Richard
had a relapse a few days ago but is
better at this writing. - Tommy
Walkers family are all well of the
flu, though Tommy is still in a very
weakened condition. - The many
friends of John L. VIM will be glad
to learn of his recovery from a severe
case of influenza. - About a third
of our people have or will move this
spring. One house out of three will
change occupants. - Harry Day will
move about eight miles southwest Of
Mexico. Willard Torreyson will oc-
cupy the house Day leaves. - James
Chapman moved to the Joe Munscn
place which he purchased. c. r.
Squirting moved to the Chapman farm
for which he traded. The Squirting
place was sold at public auction fol
$109.50 per acre but is Unbiased or
unsold yet. Iowa men were the buy
ers. - Grover Chapman will move to
the Joe Phillips place near Friendship
school house this week. Mrs. Chap
man is recovering from a severe oper-
alton at the Mayo Hospital. - Rufus
Howard is convalescing from a severe
spell Of flu and pneumonia, we are
glad to saate. He is the only remain
ing one of the family. The death
of E. E. Pierce caused the deepest
regret to his many friends; also that
of Miss Georgia Van Horn and Dennis
Forrest.-Henry Dean is moving t.
his purchased farm about six mi'?s
southwest of Mexico. Mrs. Dean IS
improving rapidly from a recent i'll
ness. - Pearl Vance moved 70 his pur-
chased John F. Harrison farm four
miles northeast of Centralia recently,
John Kilgore moved from the j,
F. Harrison farm on rang line road
to the Settle boys farm just in the
edge of Monroe County, on the range
line road, also. - Glad to chronicle
the news of Richie Patrick's and Miss
Bessie Scobee's marriage-two of our
most excellent young people united in
the holy bonds of wedlock. Here's
hoping for them one continuous oasis
for the remainder of their lives. They
are domiciled on the groorl"S farm -
The marriage of Turner Berrey and
Miss Ruth Carpenter unites two p3o-
pie of our most prominent families,
the son of C. NJ. Berrey and the
daughter of J. L. Carpenter. They
will live on the groom's farm. H res
hoping them the best that comes ,eo-
pies way in life. - The uniting in
marriage of Raymond Bryson and
Miss Helen P. Pool in marriage is the
elimination of childhood Joys and
friendship. They are two of u best
young people. He's a young farmer,
son of William Bryson, now of Cal
laway, and she the daughter of John
H. Pose, of Centralia, and a school
teacher of unusual ability. May their
remaining life be one Of the greatest
JOY and usefulness, is the wish of the
writer. - John w. Blum shipped a
load of cows and heifers the first Of
last week, good enough to bring $1,000
per cwt. - Alonzo aVnvacter's sale