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Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-08-22
T. M. GILL.
Goes After Or. J. B. Hawkins and His
Bond Issue.
TO the Editor OF the Ledger.

To the Editor of the Ledger.
MEXICO, Aug. 20.-As you have re-
quested opinions concerning bonding
the county and being at home in very
poor health have at least time to re-
spond.
/ am surprised to see how any sane
man could take the position Of DIR.
Hawkins, but some persons having
once said a thing always stick to It.
The matter Of rock roads and good
roads has agitated every part of the
country and II it were 50 easilyarrang-
ed as the joking doctor thinks, is it
not queer that it has not occurred to
Others less smart? or course any
luxury can be had for money, while if
all had money there would be no need
Of doing anything for general prosperi-
ty. He reminds me very much Of the
advice once given by a wholesale man
TO a mendicant brother. "Why, just
put out 500, 900 at interest and you
can get along all right" Yes, that is
it. That is the doctors remedy. Only
he pays interest, too. 1t would be
cheaper to make roads by individual
capital and the county pay half the
toll and farmers the other half, then
there would be no need Of any sinking
fund at all and the private company
would keep the roads in repair. Should
the doctor keep on, no doubt he would
enlarge and extend until he had rock
roads to the Worlds Fair that is to be
in st. Louis. The manner in which
he speaks of the money expended by
the county and city simply amuses
any thinking man. Why, according
to his logic, people should never build
wooden houses or barns, for had they
been Of granite, they would have
lasted until sold under the hammer.
The doctor ought to have been on
hand when Daniel Boone was ''blaz-
ingn away in the woods and to have
.ouBBcbUcu OOhulue UuO OiAhuOl. Olu
Dan would have hit him with the
whet stone. Did the doctor ever
handle rock anyway?
Now, to conclude, and get down to
business. 1t is a sound remark that a
man can't raise himself by his boot
straps. No town can grow which is
VII -
simply dependent upon the support of
agriculture, and factories will not be
secured by rock roads alone. And
when you take into account that rock
roads cost more than land in this
county is worth, does it not appear
plain that people can't afford it, when
one-half don't even own their farms.
A mere matter Of fact and not bun
come. Am aware that my opinion
don't amount to much.
Il. M. GILL.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-08-22
Advertised Letters.

List of letters emaining in the Post
ONCE at Mexico, Mo-, for the week
ending August %, 1901, which If not
called for in thirty days will be sent
to the dead letter office at Washing
ton. Persons calling for letters In this
list will please say ADVERTISED
Abingdon, Rose; Bacon, G.. W.; Bell,
G. F.; Breedlove, Mrs; Cave, Arthur
Coomer, Myrtle; Dicketson, E.; Greer
John D.; Howard, Gentry; Howard
O. Y; Keynes, VIM; johnson, Lizzie.
Miller, Mrs. L.; Mitchell, Bishop.
Valley, Matte; Soolsbay, j. A.
Warren, Rev. j.; Worrell Mfg. Co.
WIN. TRELoAR, Postmaster.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-08-22
IF WOMEN ONLY KNEW
What a Heap of Happiness it Would
Bring to Mexico Homes.

Hard to do homework with an ach.
ing back.
Hours Of misery at leisure or al
work,
If women only knew the cause;
Backache pains come from sick kid
neys,
Deans Kidney Pills will cure il.
Mexico people endorse this claim.
Mrs. U. G. Skelly, Of South Jeffer.
son street, says: "Severe pain in my
back often existed, particularly if
contracted a cold. Other symptoms
plainly indicated that there was some.
thing wrong with my kidneys and ]
went to Buckner & Whitney's drug
store for Doan's Kidney Pills. The
treatment has given me more salts
faction and brought better results
than anything l ever used"
For sale by all dealers; price SO cents.
Foster-Milbum Co., Buffalo, N. Y,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the ame-Doan's-and
take no substitute.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-08-22
-MARTTNSBURG ITEl[S.

Correspondence of the Ledger
MARrINsBURs, Aug. 20. - Carter
Taylor was in Benton City last Thurs
day and Friday, the guest Of Claude
Brown.
Mr.. Hale shipped four car loads Of
cattle to Chicago Tuesday.
Clyde, the four-months-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Bird, Of Mexico,
died Friday, August Is. at their home.
The remains were inferred In the Mar
tinsburg Catholic Cemetery Friday.
Mrs. c. ID. Burchard, who is visiting
her daughter In Wellsville, met with
a very painful accident a few days
since. While a little granddaughter
Of Mrs Burchard's was curling her
hair she knocked the hot curling iron
against her grandmothers eye, and at
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-08-22
RYPEROPlA.
by J. N.


Hyperopla means eye beyond mea-
sure or far-sighted. Rays Of light
passing through a denser medium Of
such character and shape as the hui
man eye I brought to a point on the
other side, which is called the focus.
An eye that refracts rays OF light in
this way on the retina is called nor
NAL or perfect. Should there be a de-
ticency In the length OF the eye or
weakness or lack Of density, which
renders it incapable Of focusing such
rays, the retina win be situated in
front Of the focal point and hence
will not receive distinct image of the
object. Such an eye is called Hyper
metropic. This condition is over
come by the action Of the celeary
muscle, whichcontrols the tense sltuat-
ed just behind the pupil 'by putting
on extra steam, as 1t we're" and con-
tracing, making the tense thicker and
bringing the focal point to the proper
distance, but this means that even for
distant vision when the eye should be
at rest constant muscular effort is re-
quired then when you go to read or
sew the already tired muscles are
called on to do extra duty, and then
is when trouble begins, such as pains
IN the eyes and head and even ner-
vous prostration. The eye, with this
error of refraction, is not at rest,
save in sleep, a boon which few peo-
pie appreciate. 1t is also the most
difficult to fit and should be fully
understood and closely watched while
testing to get good results. The OBJ
ject in prescribing glasses in such a
case is to assist nature in performing
its functions not to supplant it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-08-22
St. Louis Live Stock Market.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 20.-The sup
plies of beef steers were not above the
average. Beef and butcher steers sold
from $4.25 to 1915; butcher cattle
from $1.75 to S4.75; veal calves from
"a to 1925; steers from 81 5 to 81.
Hogs The market opened active
and full steady on the best hogs, while
the common ones we're slow and dull.
City butchers were active operators,
and paid 1896 to s6.12i for hogs weigh
1870 to 242 lbs. Good lights were also
in demand On shipping account. The
close was on a weak basis. The main
drove Of packers, bought by Nelson
Morris & Co., 1885 head, averaged 1874
lbs, and cost 1898, and the main
drove bought by Swift s. Co., 1871
head, averaged 1874 lbs, and cost So. 90.
The top of the market was $3.50, and
the bulk Of the hogs above $50 lbs,
average sold at g. 90 to s6.10, as
against s6.17i for top and $500 t.
$6.05 for the bulk on Monday. Fair
to good heavy hogs, 24O lbs. average
and above, sold at 1896 TO 1925;
medium weights, 100 TO 240 lbs, sold
at $3.50 to O $50, the bulk at S. 5 to
to Sc. 10; lights, $50 to 100 lbs, sold at
So. 10; light lights, 100 to $50 lbs. aver.
age, sold at s. to $500, the bulk at
1925 to $500; pigs under 100 lbs. sold
at $3.50 to 1925; heavy culls at s4.5C
to $3.50; good mixed hogs at s5.75 to
s.. 95; and common to fair mixed lots
at IS to $3.50.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-08-22
MOB DEA OUT a
One Negro Lynched, the Other Shot,
After Confessing That He Knew
Who Killed the Girl-Ancth-
err Victim Called For.

PIERCE CITr, Aug. 19.-The rayish-
ing and murder by a negro of GirSia
Wilde, a farmers daughter, as she was
on her way home from church Sun
day has already led to two deaths at
the hands OF a mob Of Pierce City's
citizens, and the end is not yet.
The negro residence district is to-
night p~atrolled by an armed body Of
men, who have worn to purge Pierce
City of negro criminals known to be in
the neighborhOod.
The least show OF resistance as a
unit by the negro population here
would lead to a wholesale killing, so
thoroughly worked up are the men
who have taken into their hands to
ayenge Miss Wilde's brutal murder.
Tonight both negroes were taken
from jail by force, and viii Cooley,
who had served a sentence in the
penitentiary for committing assault
on an old lady 60 years old, was hanged
to the corner Of the porch Of the
Lawrence Hotel and his body shot
full of bullets. The other, Gene Car
ter, confessed that he knew who out
ragged and killed Miss Wilde and
claimed it was a railroad porter, now
on his run In Oklahoma.
Carter was then riddled with bull
let's and his body left lying in the
street. 1t is arranged that when the
murderer arrives at Monett in the
morning he will meet the fate Of
Cooley and Carter.
Miss Girsia Wilde, daughter Of a
farmer living two miles south Of
Pierce City, was ravished and her
throat cut from ear to a yesterday
while returning from church. She
was a beautiful young woman, weigh
ing about 1876 pounds. She evidently
made a hard fight for her life, as her
hair wal torn, face scratched and her
prayerbook, jewelry, ETC., were
scattered in many directions.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-08-22
Judge D. W. Sumner and Wife

On Monday, August ID, Judge ID
W. Summer and wife, who are the
guests of Judge and Mrs. VIM. Stew
art, in this city, celebrated the fifty
sixth anniversary Of their wedding in
a quiet manner.
Judge Sumner and wife are among
Audrain county's most substantial
and highly respected people, and all Of
the citizens of Audrain county join
the LEDGER in extending sincerest
congratulations. May Judge Sumner
and wife live to enjoy many more hap
by anniversaries Of their wedding day
Mr.. and Mrs. FAIRIES, of this city are
the only other couple we know of in
Mexico who have lived happily together
for this length of time. Mr.. FAIRIES and
wife lately celebrated their sixtieth
anniversary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-08-22
LADDONLA ITEMS.

| NOAlCohOhAohNN - ~ ANahCAH
LADDoNIA, Aug. 21.-J. w. LEVEL
len spent part of last week in Pike
county visiting old friends.
Little Celia Kennedy, Of Perry, is
visiting her grandparents, DR.. and
Mrs. WEIGH.
Miss Ida Grub left the first Of the
week for st. Louis, and after spending
a week in training in a wholesale
millinery house, she will go to Cole
Camp TO work during the winter.
Miss Belle Wilkins left the first Of
the week for st. Louis, where she will
trim before going to Fayette, where
she has employment.
Mrs. Morey and son, Lloyd, return
ed from Canton, H., last Saturday
They have the sympathy Of theil
many friends in their sorrow.
Mrs. Boman and Mr.. and Mrs. Leet
are attending the county meeting OF
the Christian Church this week in
Mexico.
@. A.. Wilder and family will leave
about the first Of September for Call
fornia. We hate to loose this good
family, but ''such is life." VIZ are
coming and going all the time.
And some one don't like the work Of
the LEDeER's society edltorl Well,
the Laddonians do. The Director
seems to think society people" cam
not be church workers and good moth
ers. What a great mistakel They
are often the best Christians, liberal
workers for church and makers OF
pleasant homes. We see that "Saman-
tina Allen'' will have to give the OBJ
jector a lecture.
A series Of meetings are in progress
here held by the NJ. E.. Church, South.
Elder Medley, of GAINESVILLE, preached
to-day. Elder Yohe will preach to-
night. The pastor, Elder Taylor, will
continue the meeting through the
week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-08-22
THOMPSON ITEMS.

Correspondence OF the Ledger
THOMPSON, Aug. 2~0.-Several from
near here are attending the big meet
ing at Bethlehem.
Mrs. DR.. Downing and sons are Wis
iting relatives at Sailing.
Mrs. Elliott visited in Hallsville
| Sunday. :
Miss Beulah Watkins is visiting
Rosa Tilger.
j. w. Cogswell and wife and John
Haley, of Slater, attended the funeral
OF Doras Daniel last Thursday.
Mrs. Mary Robinson has returned
from a weeks visit in Centralia.
Sam Ridgeway and family left for
Oklahoma Tuesday. They win 20
through by land.
r. H.. Brown was In Mexico this
week.
Sam Watkins, formerly Of here, has
accepted a position in St. Louis.
The sick people here are improving
Geo. Chadwick is on the sick list
Chas. Davis bought a nice horse Of
J. b. Woolery last week.
Joe Davis is doing some improving
about the place.
j. A. Palmer and wife returned from
Browns Station Monday.
Mrs. Paul Hudson, OF C~entralia, Wis
tied her parents, p. S. Morris and wife
recently.
The c. s. A. is elevating the grade
of the track at this place.
The following stock shipments vert
made last week: Chas. Householder
? car loads cattle to Chicago; w. r
Mcbride, l car load hogs 10 Chicago
E. Hughes, / a load sheep to Chi
cago; Bloom Bros, l car load cattle K
Chicago; @. +. CLARK, 1 car load cattl'
to Chicago; ]. R. Hayes, l car loat
hogs to st. Louis.
Mr. Ida Morris is visiting at Pat
Morris.
Lester Franklin returned TO Slate
Sunday.
Joe Davis residence caught fire las
week, caused from sparks from an en-
CINE. Little damage was done.
| Little Dora, daughter Of J. C. anS
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-08-22
LONG BRANCH ITEMS.
respondence of the Ledger.

Correspondence OF the ledger.
Lone BRANCH, Aug. 2l.-The re-
cent showers enlivened the meadows
and pastures and things look re-
freshed again.
Nice showers fell in this vicinity
Sunday afternoon.
L. NJ. Dowell sold II hogs recently,
delivered in Mexico.
Otis Purdy, of Mexico, visited
friends and relatives in this nelghbor,
hood over Sunday.
A basket dinner and an all-day ser.
vice will be held at Olivet church
Saturday, August "A. EVERYBODY in.
vited. Rev. w. A. Hanna, Of Mexico,
and Rev. Kimball, of Madison, will be
present to help Rev. w. S. Rocker.
Mrs. Ballard, Of Palmyra, visited
her sister, Mrs. Dowell recently, re-
turned home the first of the week.
The ~protracted meeting has begun
at Long Branch Baptist church. Rev.
Taylor Will conduct the services.
Rev. Craig has been called home on
account Of the severe illness of his
son.
Misses Bybee, OF Mexico, are visit.
ing the Misses Blum.
Earnest Pitcher is out buying
calves. He says stock is high al,
ready.
]. B. Baker recently bought some
calves in Mexico.
Parties are all the rage here.
Chae. Blum is home after a lengthy
stay in the West.
The party recently given at tn,
beautiful home Of b. L. Grave WA
an event long to be remembered
Miss Lucille Baker being hostess. A
large crowd was present and all re
ported an ENJOYABLE time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-08-22
STOCK NOTES.

From the Paris Appeal.
John Wilson bought s yearling
mules for $500.
81 Evans sold two horses this week
for 1910. Reuben Tillett sold one for
$50.
Hugh Mckinney sold two sucking
calves at $40 each.
Geo. Akers, near Strother, sold a
pen Of corn to J. H. Noel at 65c.
Fletch Afiick sold a car load Of hogs
TO Shelbina buyers at 81 .85.
VIM. Stewart, near Tulip, sold a
span of 3-year-old mules for $3.50 and a
horse for s120.
North Of Paris, j. r. Collier sold 2
mule colts for $3.50, and Jim Chap
man | for S55.
Judge Woods, Of Woodlawn, sold 2
mule colts to Geo. Hall for sll5. Geo.
Woods sold l for $50.
John Williams, neal Tulip, sold 20
head of fine 2-year-oid mules to Foun-
tain Bros. at 800 per head.
L. N. Bailey, near Granville, sold a
load Of cattle to Baker, OF Shelbina, at.
SC, for September or October delivery.
McCarty g. Meadows sold 8 big
mules to Green, Of C~entralia, at $3.50.
each. Geo. Hall sold 2 for $3.50.
Il. S. Smock sold % nice 725-pound
yearling steers this week at 90. rs, home
weight.
Perry James sold a pair OF mules to
Carrollton Smith for sl60.
Silas Threlkeld sold @ 2-year-old
mules to Chas. Crawford for $500.
Powell & Mundy,of Audrain county,
marketed 6S head of 64-pound lambs
that sold at S5.-Monday's Lice Stock
Reporter.
JOS. Renewal, one Of the most
prominent stockmen Of Audrain coun-
ty, marketed p head of 212-pound
hogs that sold at SO, 3O.-From Tues
Lire Stock Reporter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-08-22
w. .. Harper Going 70 Texas

William L. Harper, Of this city, is
arranging to go to Texas, where he ex.
poets is buy a tract of land and raise
rice. Mr.. Harper recently spent ter
days near Houston in looking over the
prospects for theis venture and he Is
very enthusiastic over the matter.
He figures that rice can be raised
and marketed as cheaply as wheat
with the additional expense of prepar,
ing a plant to food the rice fields with
water. Mr.. Harper says that from %
to 125 bushels of rice can be raised pei
acre and that an average price pei
bushel is s1.65. He expects to leave
here as soon as some business matters
can be closed up.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-08-22
BENTON I \ e

| correspondence OF the Ledger.
BENTON CITY, Aug. 21.-People are
rejoicing over the fine rains which fell
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Stone, of Wellsville, was the
guest Of relatives here Sunday.
Miss Cora King, of Kansas City, is
the guest Of z. T. Northcutt, and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Sallee, of st.
Louis, who have been visiting the
parents Of the latter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Silyers, returned home Saturday.
Mrs. Billiard and daughter, Nora, of
Martinsburg, have been visiting rela-
tives in this vicinity the past week.
Mrs. Baehr and two children were
the guests Of relatives here Sunday.
Miss Dora Tratchel is visiting in
East st. Louis.
Emily 0ffelt, of Laddonia, is visit
ing her grandmother Mrs. Nicely.
Hardin Douglass, of Mexico, who
has been visiting his brother, DR..
Douglass, Of this place, left Sunday
for st. Louis, where he has accepted a
position
Mrs. Stein, Of Rush Hill, visited
her daughter here Saturday and SUM-
day. She has been in bad health for
some time and her many friends are
glad to know she is able to be out
again.
Mrs. Painter, who has been visiting
her daughter at Eaton, Col, for the
past four months, returned home
Wednesday.
MI, and Mrs. VIM. Hoffsess, OF Des
Molnes, Iowa, who have been visiting
relatives in this community, returned
home the first of the weed.
FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENTS.
BENTON CITY, Aug. 81. Hardin
Douglass has gone to st. Louis.
Miss Dodie Tratchel is visiting in
st. Louis.
II rumor is true Benton City will
lose one Of her fair ladies In the near
future.
Clarence Staples spent Sunday here.
DR.. Hoffsess and wife, after a pleas
ant visit to their parents, have re-
turned to their home in Des Moines,
Iowa.
Mrs. Slime, of Rush Hill, has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. thinner
man
Mr.. Sallee and wife, after visiting
relatives here, have returned to their
home in st. Louis.
Mr.. and Miss O'Brien are visiting
the Waddingtons, east of town.
DR.. Maggie Hoffsess is home after q
pleasant visit with friends in Illinois.
Mesdames John Luckie, of st. Louis,
and John Field and daughter, Virgin
ia, spent Saturday with DR.. Divien
and family.
Miss Leta Lewis,of Wellsville, is visit
ing friends here.
Miss Addie Jones, who has been VISIT
ing her aunt in Wellsville, returned
home Sunday.
Mrs. George Wylde has moved to
Mexico. Her daughter, Sylvia, win
attend Hardin College.
improvements have been recently
made on our public school building.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-08-22
MISS EMMA CAUrHoRE.
A Brief Account of Her Most Pleas
ant Visit in Kentucky.

Col. Craddock, Of the Paris KeRtuek
ida-C Citizen is well known TO the read
ers Of the LEDeERas one Of Kentucky
Oldest and most popular newspape
men, and, referring to the visit of Mis-
Emma Cauthorn, of this city, to Ken
ltucky Col. Craddock, in his Keatackidn
Citizen says:
Our great niece, Miss Emma eau
thorn, Of Mexico, Mo-, who came t
the Christian Endeavor Convention
with a beyy Of charming Missouri
young ladies, has remained in KEN
lucky as a guest Of her aunt, Mr.. Hui
Shropshire, but left Wednesday. A
number Of receptions have been given
her, only three Of which we have been
able to attend.
After tea, with the thermometer at
90, we drove 8 miles in an open vehicle
with soft moonlight as guide, out with
Mrs. Hub Shropshire and Miss eau
thorn, TO the Bourbon home of Mr.,
and Mrs. Shropshire.
Miss Cauthorn tells us her brother,
Blake Cauthorn, recently married
Miss Edith Hamilton, of San Angeles,
Texas.
And this reminds US that her broth
er, Alfred, who is engaged on the great
newspaper, the OregOnian, at Portland,
Oregon, entertained us while the
National Editorial Convention was
in session there two years ago. He had
two little children who were very
gracious to their great-granduncle.
Miss Cauthorn's grandfathers, Kirtley
and Cauthorn, were known for their
quiet Christian graces. 1t was said
Of them, "the devil hadn't tempted
them for so years" Old Mr.. eau
thorn lives in Corvallis, Oregon, aged
26 Years.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-08-22

this time it is feared that Mrs. Burch-
ard will lose the sight in that eye.
Miss Altha Pearson returned to her
home In Cedar City last week.
N. NJ. Friedman accompanied his
two nieces, Misses Tilly and Sadie
Fintenfelt, to their home IN Chicago
Tuesday.
Mrs. O. T. Peyton, Of Mexico, was
a Wellsyille visitor last week.
Miss Emma Wenzel will return to
Mexico the last Of the week and resume
her work at P. w. HaTding's millin=
cry store.
Rev. Mr.. Hatcher, of Columbia, is
assisting Elder Long in a ~protraeted
meeting at the Baptist Church this
week.
Mrs. NJ. Kleinsorge was in Mexico
THURSDAY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-08-22
Teachers are Arriving.

Quite a number Of teachers of Aud.
rain county are arriving in this city
TO attend the examination to be con.
Quoted at the north side Public Schoo.
building on Friday and Saturday.
The examination for certificates viii
probably be taken by between forty
and fifty teachers and will be conduct
ed by the County School Board, j. n
Cross, r. W. Moore and Mary Houston
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-08-22
Collector Harrtson's Brother.

James s. Harrison, Of McCredie,
formerly a well-to-do farmer Of the
vicinity Of Benton City, has given up
his fine mercantile business at Nc
Credie and accepted a good position
with the Drumm-Flato commission
company In East st. Louis.
Mr.. Harrison is a brother Of County
Collector Alb Harrison, Of this city
and has many friends who confidently
expect him to become a power in his
new position. II honesty, attention
to business and energy count Mr..
Harrison will surely succeed and
make the Drumm : Flato people
valuable man.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-08-22
Living Water.

Jesse Davis, who lives four miles
east Of Mexico, informs the LEDGE
that at the depth Of ten feet he found
what seems to be an unlimited supply
Of living water. When he dug down
ten feet the water gushed into the
well so rapidly that he had a hard
time getting out. 1t rose four feet
Immediately. Mr.. Davis has tried a
good-sized pump, and says he believes
it would be impossible to pump the
well dry.
There is no eason why every farmer
In Audrain county should not have
plenty OF good water.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-08-22

J. w. Waller, the photographer, OF
C~entralia, has the thanks Of the LED.
GER for a splendid photograph Of J. f,
Harrison and family, a group of four
teen. MI. Waller is a splendid photo
grapher, and this picture of the Har'
rison family is one among his best
efforts. 1t is a splendid picture of a
splendid family. The LEDGER Is
having a half-tone cut of this family
made for publication.
A few weeks since we offered to pub.
lish a half-tone cut Of the largest fam,
lily in Audrain county. Mr.. Harrison's
family consists Of himself, wife and
twelve children.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-08-22

At $50 O'Clock Sunday evening fire
was discovered in the residence OF
Leslie Hartley, back Of Hardin Col
lege, The Fire Company was called
out, but after arriving at the scene
found that the hose cart did not carry
enouge hose by three lengths and
more had to be sent for. By the time
the fire was extinguished the house
had been damaged to the extent OF
about a third of its value; fully in
sured. Most Of the household goods
were removed.
The origin Of the fire is unknown, a
the family was not at home.