Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-06
SLOWLY.
Little Advancement Being Made
by the Alton Folks on Their
New Engine House.

The debris of the old Alton
roundhouse, lately destroyed by
fire, has been we'll cleared away
and nothing now remains but semi
circular stone foundations, between
which the long black pits, stretched
from side to side, remind one of
giants graves. A great pile of
sand has lately been dumped on
the ground and all the brick of the
old building have been cleaned and
piled ready for use IN the one to
be built. A small force of men is
at work putting II drain tile and
preparing stone for additional
foundation, but no brick work has
yet been done. Whether the man
agement of the Alton intends build
ing a large roundhouse OIL just a
pair Of stalls, remains as deep and
interesting a mystery as ever.
There are several good reasons to
believe that a large roundhouse
will be built, while there are a
number of equally good reasons
that it will not be built. One of
the first is that neither the Alton
nor any other railroad builds two
or three stalls of brick. Unless
the house is to be of some size, it
is always made of wood. That the
one now under contemplation is to
be of brick is beyond doubt.
Mr.. A. NJ. Harrison, the brick
manufacturer, told a LEDGER rep
resentative the other day hat he
had been approached by the Alton
folks with inquiries as to brick. He
has made no definite arrangements
with them as yet, however.
The Alton folks have a knack of
attending to their own business !;
it often happens that high officials
do not know the intentions of the
management. So it can be de-
pended upon that all rumors coz
corning the new roundhouse are
without foundation, and until the
house is completed, no one in Mex
leo will know what it will look
like.
Leaving for School.
Ernest Gan tt will attend school
at Columbia.
Miss Flora Ringo will go to Jack
sonvills, ILL.,, to school.
Miss Belle Fentem will attend
the State Normal School at Kinks
Vile.
Nat Hutton goes back to Fulton,
where he will attend Westminster.
Little Subie Malone will spend
the winter attending school in St.
Louis.
Green Clay, Jr., and Geo. Nor
ris, Jr., will attend school at Sc
vance, Tennessee.
Bob Lawder goes back to Lehigh
Penn, for the winter.
Ross Cauthorn has entered Gen.
trail College, Fayette, Mo.
Miss Ida Menefee will return to
Monticello, Godfrey, Ill.
Miss Lena Woodlan will attend
the Normal School at kirksville.
Since the cool mornings and
evenings have become regular fea-
lures of the day, Hardin Park is
very much neglected as a resort
The seats are vacant each evening,
but during the daylight hours the
park presents as good an appear.
ance as ever. Commissioner Steele
is to be complimented ON his work
on the park and if retained next
season, as he surely will be, Har.
din Park will soon become famous.
The Salamander works were par
tally idle to-day, for the first time
in several weeks, owing to the res
ignation of Mr.. c. Dixon, Superln.
tendent. Mr.. Dixon goes to Chi,
cage. It is not known yet who
will succeed him in the manage
ment ofthe works, but it is certain
that the large force will not be kept
idle many hours for want of a su.
perintendent.
WANTED - An active, energetic
man to represent US as sales agent
in this city. Address,
WANAMAKER d. Brown,
Philadelphia, Pa
The largest retail clothing house