Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-01-04

DECIDED BY THE LADIES.

Marshall will have the institution
for the Feeble Minded to be estab-
lished by the State of Missouri. This
was decided on the fifteenth ballot
Of the committee after reasaembling
at 1880 O'Clock this afternoon In the
club rooms of the Coates House. The
three votes necessary were given to
Marshall on that ballot by Mics Pearl
Mitchell, OF Rocheport; Mrs. Dora
L. hall, Of st. Joseph, and O. ID.
Buckner, OF Marshall.
As has been predicted the contest
was decided by the women members.
John o'Day, the chairman, O. M.
Buckner and George Robertson re-
manned true from first to the last to
their home towns, Springfield, Mar
shall and Mexico. Mrs. Hall and Misc
Mitchell varied their ballots, giving
them both on the first count to Han
nibal. One voted once with Colonel
O'Day for Springfield and again with
Mr.. Robertson for Mexico, but they
did nor unite with any Of the men
members until Marshall was reached,
when they aided Mr.. Buckner to the
victory.
The State will receive 1880 cash
from Marshall for locating the insti-
tuition there. Several sites are offered
at reduced figures, and it is likely the
fair grounds' tract Of 100 acres, with
land adjoining that can be had, will
be the one taken. The price on this
is $40 per acre, and It is claimed to be
worth 500. The committee con-
sidersd the water, drainage, railway
facilities and central position OF Mar
shall unsurpassed by any of the other
six towns In the race.
Offers of more money were made
by both Monroe City, which pledged
800, 900, and Hannibal, whose offer
was e1s, 900, but these we're outweigbt-
ed by other considerations.
MISS MITCHELL TALKS.
From the Kansas City Times.
Mrs. Hall and Miss Mitchell both
deny that any outside consideration
influenced them In their decision.
They expected the criticism from the
defeated candidates, and accept it
philosophically. Miss Mitchell was
asked after the colony was located
what had induced her to vote finally
for Marshall, and she replied, as fol-
lows:
"Mrs. Hail and had two locations
which we felt offered more natural
advantages and fulfilled more of the
requirements prescribed in the bill
than did the others. One Of these was
Hannibal, which received our two
votes on two different ballots. We
were not disposed, however, to per-
init our preference for Hannibal to
result In q o'clock, and so, when
We failed to get any of the men to
leave their own towns, we voted for
the one Of the three which we con-
ceived to offer the most materialsad-
vantages and came nearest filing all
the requirements OF the law.
s'No outside influence was brought
TO bear on us. Even the monetary
considerations of the several towns
had little influence on our decision.
It was not our understanding that the |
colony uEould 60 to the highest bid
der. Had that been the consideration
the institution would, of course, have |
gone to Monroe Oity, which did not
even receive q complimentary vote.
On the contrary, the colony was locat-
ed at the town which offered the
smallest cash consideration. So far
as we we're concerned, Marshall won
purely on It's merits.
"Its site offers more of the natural
In the way Of fertile land,
abundance Of pure water and natural
drainage than any other point except |
ing Hannibal, besides possessing the
additional advantage, prescribed In
the hill. of being cantrally located.