Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-21

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S. A. Muff of Springfield, o., who
formerly lived in Mexico, is spending a
few days here. His many friends are
glad to welcome him back home.
Miss Maurine Smith and Miss Mil
dred Dixon of Bowling Green were in
Mexico Monday.
Engineers Of the State Highway
Department have begun the work of
surveying and establishing a ten
tatiye route along Mores Boulevard
on the north edge of Columbia for
the state primary road of the State
system that is to connect St. Louis
and Kansas City. The work was
started Monday by a party of six
engineers and the route was being
Surveyed from east to west.
The width of the most important
primary road in the state highway
system, the one connecting the met
ropolises of Missouri, the backbone
of the system will be 100 feet wide.
81 Phillip and family are moving
into their handsome new home in
Woodlawn. This is one Of the finest
residences in the city.
The rate of deaths from tuber-
culosis in Audrain County per 100,-
900 dropped fifty per cent from 1911
to 1921 according to statistics of
the. Missor1i tuberculosis Associa-
tion.. In 1911, "a persons in the
county died from the disease and
in 1921 only 12. The numbers of
deaths in the State at large dropped
in that decade from 5,113 to 3010.
Miss Anne Balm will leave Saturday
for Chicago where she will spend, the
Fhohdays with aer parents. y, I
: DR.. A. A. Wallace has returned
from st. Louis where he attended a
meeting of the Westminster College
Board.
Born to Lieut.. and Mrs. Henry
Kunkel, of Rantoul, ILL.,, a lovely
daughter Thursday. Mrs. H. E. c.
Turker, mrs. Kunkeps mother, is
with her.
The administrator in the estate of
Mary A. Beeby filed inventory and
appraisement of estate showing pro-
perty to the amount OF $2,631.0G.
At the annual meeting of the State
Eleemosynary Board, in jefferson
City, last week, R. M. White, of this
city, was elected president of the
Board in this place of H. D. Evans,
who recently died. Mr.. White will
serve until the first of the year
when Governor Hyde will appoint a
president.
Mrs. Ned Turner has been visiting
in Chicago.
A marriage license was issued here
Saturday afternoon to Robert Tai
bert and Maudie Anderson, both Of
Farber.
John Barclay spent the weekend
in Moberly visiting his wife and
small daughter, who are spending the
holidays with Mrs. Barclays parents.
Mrs. K. W. Quisenberry and Mrs.
Joe Foltz of Martinsburg were ad-
nitted to the hospital Friday.
Two more travelling men have call
ed Mrs. F. C. Stoltz volunteering to
each outfit poor child with winter
clothing. Mrs. F. c. Stoltz is still
receiving calls from those who wish
to give old clothing and Friday with
the assistance of several other mem
bers of the Social Service Board gath
cred up enough clothing to apprecia-
bly, help the situation here.
The members of the Social Service
Board are still receiving calls. from
those who wish to do something for
the poor i'm Mexico. The Frances
Rodgers class of the Methodist church
contributed SIS and one Of the high
school teachers bought an entire out
fit for child seven years old. When
she bought the clothing to the social
service nurse, the young woman said
that she could not enjoy buying
Christmas gifts for her friends VINO
already had plenty until she had done
something for those less fortunate.
The funeral services Of Miss Grace
Van Horn, who died Sunday morn
ing in Macon, were held at 2 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Van
Horn on East Promenade Street. The
Rev. G. "A. Mitchell and the Rev. j.
H. Hughes conducted the services.
Burial was in Elnawood Cemetery.
Miss Van Horns four brothers,
Earl, Howard, Lee and Frank and
two brother-in-laws, Harris Wallace
and Elmer Meyer, acted as pallbear-
ers.
Miss Allene Reed was operated on
in st. Louis Tuesday instead OF
Saturday as at first reported. She
is getting along nicely. Her many
friends viii be glad TO hear this.
Nv. y. Young of Vandalia wasN q
Mexico visitor Tuesday.
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