Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-12-26

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Merchants Stock. l23, 1886
Total. S5,4Sl $3.50
state tax on above ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
County Income Tax"...-.".."... 1925 90
RAILROAD Tax. ................. 26 .54l rs
County Road Tax. ......-".......... 1858 IS
School Tax.".."-.".."."."... 80. 20, 123 80
Merchants License".,...-..... l,2S3 30
Dram LOO "
6,4aI oo
The able and judicious manner in
which our finances are managed will
soon extricate us from debt. Although
the rate of taxation is not burdensome
being in all but $40 cents on the 500,
our bonded debt will be liquidated
without increase of levy in 1881.
/ When the financial condition Of Au-
drain county is compared with that of
others, that are contesting, comprOm-
ising, and even repudiating their in
~debtedness, its citizens have reason to
be proud of the county management
of their finances.
REAL ESTATE SALES.
35,399 acres OF land changed hands
during this year. They brought $685.
504 80. This is an average of Sll rs
per acre. 4,109 acres sold at forced
sale brought SIG, $40, or an average of
nearly Sc l-2 per acre. Some of the
private sales we're as high as $50 per
acre. The land at auction included
sherifTs, administrators and trust
sales.
REAL rs4Mr SALES.
Messrs. John PVClark & Son have
been in business over a quarter of a
century. For many years Judge
Clark was recorder of deeds, and is
therefore posted in regard to titles.
This firm represents large st. Louis in
t~erests, and those OF other non-resi-
dent owners of property, making salts
factory sales and purchases, and Civ
ing at the same time careful attention
TO paying taxes and otherwise supcIin-
tending the valuable interests en-
trusted to them.
Charles w. Baker, Real Estate, loan
and general Insurance agent. MIR. b.
is well posted and has disposed of
many valuable farms to desirable i'm
migrants. He thinks there never was
presented to the public 4 better oppor-
tunity for profitable investment in real
estate than the present. He has some
desirable tracts for sale
d.. +. Shea, Real Estate and Insur-
nee Agent. No one in our midst is
better posted than Mr.. Shea. He is
active, intelligent and accommodating.
Untiring in whatever he undertakes,
all having land either TO sell or rent
and all desiring to procure homes in
our midst should give him a call. Mr..
). has nov several unusually desirable
hOmesteads 60 dispose OF. While
transfers of real estate have bet quite
as large if not larger than usual at
the present moment, there are not
many purchases being made. MIR.
Shea attributes this to the enClemen.
cies Of the winter season and the
stringeneies of the times. With i'm
proyement in finances real estate must
enhance in value.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.
HARDIN COLLEGE.
This institution was founded by
Ex-Gov, &. IL. Hardin whose name it
bears. That gentlemen contributed
to it nearly $4,000. The larger part
of this sum is secured as an endown-
ment. The first session opened 10th
OF Sep, 1873, in the old Seminary
building which had been purchased.
The accommodations at present consist
of a new elegant and capacious four
story brick in addition to foregoing,
containing chapel, recitation and din
ing room, study hall, parlor and
apartments for boarders. The build
ing have capacity for ESQ to 800
students. The campus which is ele-
waited and salubricusly situated, en-
braces about 10 acres of beautiful land
on which are many forest trees many
domestic trees nave been planted and
the whole is being rapidly ornamented.
A. w. Terrill Is President of this
institution for female education.
Under his administration this school has
reached it's present condition of 116
students, the most of whom reside
elsewhere. In addition to the Pro-
fessor there are Z teachers in all de-
partments. This institution is thought
to have the best patronage of any in
the State. Its course Of study and
requirements is varied and coupre-
hensive.
MEXICO PUBLIC AND HIGH SCHOOL.
Prot ] p Blanton, Superintendent.
Whole number pupils enrolled, 500.
Average daily attendance, 439. Per
cent of attendance, 81.
There are nine rooms in the Public
School building, five o (which are de-
voted to the primary school, two to the
grammary. and two to the high school
all of which are presided over by
teachers whose experience and educa-
ton honor and dignity the noble pro-
fession which they have chosen, anu
whose devotion to their work has CIV
en- a character to u school of which
our citizens are justly proud. Prof.
Blanton graduated with honors in the
class Of 1869, from Hampden Sidney
College, Va, ind has been teaching
with distinguished success ever since.
Prots. Meyers and Gass are graduates
respectively of the University of Ky,
and the State Normal School at Kinks
ville-aRg to step into their rooms at
any time would convince you as TO the
manner in which the reeitatsons are
conducted. Visitors at once perceive
fitness for the positions they oc-
cupy.
Misses McCue, Cauthorp, Jones,
Forrest, Garrett and Haffards are rep
resentative students, and graduates of
some of the bcst schools and colleges