Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-01

meeting Of the board OF directros later
0. NJ. Montague was made one of the
six on the executive committee. Judge
S. c. Groves was made president,
Judge Alex Carter, vice-president, and
Henry Dean secretary and treasurer.
William Hirth of Columbia, father of
the M. F. A., was present to help.
He also made an excellent address,
much enjoyed in spite of the ~lateness
of the hour. Among those l remember
seeing we're: Cleve Butler, F. p.
Jacobs and A. o. Jackson of Prairie
Mound; D. E. Nation, viii Nation,
Tom Eddleman, F. A. Daniels, F. H.
Eaysmith, 0gle Helm, A. L. Motley
and Cecil Pease of New Michigan,
Charlie Moore, Chas Schultz, Walter
Boyd of Prairie View; Allen Beedle,
Joe Laird, Russ Kunckles and Charlie
Kisor Of Pleasant Plains; Carver
Brown of Hickory Grove; Judge Cat
son of Vandalia; o. M. Montague, j.
E. Northcutt, J. E. Trower and w, C.
Johnson Of Prairie Hill. Biggs
Adams returned to st. Louis last
week but his wife and baby remain
ed for a longer visit - 0gle Helm is
getting ready for a big sale Sept. 7th.
He shipped in a load of cows last
week and bought a load of big fine
steers of Price Utterback. - Raymond
Motley and wife r rejoicing over the
birth Of a fine baby boy last Tuesday.
= Jim Maxwell and wife are the
proud parents of a little girl born
Sunday of last week. - Mrs. Levi
Motley is helping Raymond Motley
take car of the boy - Reports are
that Ira Peace and Mrs. Tom Eddie
man r slowly recovering of their
operations. Mrs. w. E. Lewellen was
expected home Wednesday. - Prairie
Hill school starts Monday, Michian
has been postponed on account of the
Teachers Meeting in Mexico Monday
and Tuesday, which W. C. johnson
expects to attend, and on account of
extensive repairs. The date for be-
ginning is now set for September g.
The writer enjoyed a call from O. M.
Montague, John Walker, Ed Cassiday
and ]. D. Pitt last week. Mr., Monta-
que was getting ready to attend the
Springfield convention in company
with George Andrews of the Prairie
Mound Club. - Mesdames Will Selb
and II. L. Hickman Of Laddonia were
out last week soliciting in behalf of
the County Memorial to the boys in
the late war which is to be built there.
They reported only fair success, but
were very hopeful of the outcome. -
w. C. johnson is building a combin-
alton crib and shed. - The Trabue
Club has after a long and tiresome
time finished their threshing. - Ogle
Helm and wife visited Mrs. Helms
parents, John Wrightand wife Of Gaz-
cite and brought home their children,
Johnnie and Rookie Sunday. - Sunday
was the list birthday of w. P. john
son. His old neighbors and relatives
surprised him with a big dinner which
was eaten in the shade in John Tights
yard. There were As present: J. E.
Northcutt and sons, Earl and Herald;
G. w. Kennedy, John Tight, John
Farnsworth, Jesse Barnett, Elster
Branstetter, Will Evans, P. B. Evans,
Chester Rhor, F. A.. Daniels, c. c..
Caldwell, Tom Williams, w. c. john
son and families and Miss Lola Sparks
and Mrs. F~arnsworth. - This COM
munity is in grief over the loss Of one
of the pioneers. In 1881 when w. D.
moved to his home two
miles east Of Farber there were very
few close neighbors. These like him
self have moved away and many have
passed on. He was a good neighbor,
a successful farmer, took an active