Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-03-28
A penny saved is money made If we can save you a penny on one little
article we can save you more when you buy your more expensive goods

inst. The lodge starts off under fairly
bright prospects o fife. These frater-
nal socities are enabling a large num-
Der Of poor people to carry life in
surance, who could not possibly do SO
under the full legal reserve or net
valuation system Of insurance. The
following are the officers installed at
the organization of the lodge and who
will hold office one year:
DIR. W. II. Douglass, President.
Frank Pierce, Vice-President.
r. G.. Hale, Treasurer.
G. W. Johnson, Secretary.
Justice White, Chaplain.
j. +. Northcutt, Conductor.
DR.. T. H. Diven, Physician.
Frank Pierce, Jr., Waterman.
W. II. Zatt, Sentinel.
James Carroll R.T. Hays, and Harry
Shonp, Trustees.
Crockett Harrison and wife made a
| visit to Centralia Sunday.
Jimmie Acton is holding a position
inc. W. Johnson's department store
The congregation Of the Baptist
| Church wishes it known that they
will reorganize their Sunday School
on the first Sunday in April. A full
attendance is desired.
ED. Chinn, of Vandalia, preached
at the Christian Church last Sunday
to an %appreciative congregation. Ed,
Chinn has accepted a call to the
pastorate Of this congregation.
Miss Pearl Scholl, of Galloway, Ii
visiting in town.
The dying agony of another "wilo
cat" insurance company is slightly
disturbing the equaminity of some o.
of our people. Experience teaches {
good school and it is rather expensive
but the price paid is cheap If The
sufferers only heed the lesson taught
Mr.. Foster, of Loutre Island, is visit
ing his sister in town.
Col. A. f. Romans is greatly i'm
proving his property on Rollins street
]. G. Jones made a business trip Il
Centralia Sunday.
John Field shipped the finest buncl
of cattle from this station Sunday
ever seen in this town. There wer'
6s of them and they went to Chicagt
under the care of Henry Cant.
The annual bear dance, the schoo
meetings are coming on apace. Lord
what a timel Already the cadidat'
for school director is going aroun'
telling the people that they mus
really let him off this time; that b
has served them long enough, etc.
when in reality he is Just dying to b
elected. He wouldn't take $50 and re
tire, and when he does retire, it !
because the people retire him. Ant
when he is reelected he swears t
work for the best interest OF his dis
trict, and then forthwith proceeds +
pay no obligations to other people b
his official vote in selecting teachers
This is one kind; there are Others. Blu
the people need competent schoo
oficers more than competent teach
ers-that is, better boards will Civ
us better teachers. Give us goo
school men for directors, and fortf
with we will have good teachers
County Supervision without CT
operation Of school boards will be
farce. Our teachers T all RICH
now. What we want is boards VIII
acknowledge that a good teacher
worth his salary and that a poor on
is dear at any price.
Miss Betty Diven, Of C~entralia,
visiting at DR.. T. H.. Owens.
Fred Kellerhals was in st. Charlie
on business the latter part of La
week.
Mrs. Jim Neeham and childre
visited in town the latter part Of Las
week.
F, DR.. Crawford who has been visit
ing relatives near this city for sever
, weeks. returned to his home in Kel
lucky Sunday.
Aug. DufIen was taken suddenI
. and seriously sick sunday in town ar
|, for awhile it was thought he wou.
not recover. He is now much IN
, proved and the doctors say he
, ont Of danger.