Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-07-19

the track could be seen a tall Mex
lean depot The depot that was
destroyed by the water was the
largest in southern California aud
was valued at $4,000. A few
freight cars were lost and a car
that was used by the Mexicans as
a calaboose. There were several
Mexicans in it and one white man
who. had been captured aud put in
there. six months ago for trying to
steal a pair Of shoes. He was not
even allowed a trial and the old
car was very filthy place aud the
accommodations not the best so
the food was relief 10 him as
they were all freed.
The two little towns are just
crowded with foreigners of all de-
scription, and it's fine place to
smuggle in foreigners. We walked
back thru what was left of the
main streets of Mexicali, saw lots
of bOUze houses where they sell
muscal, aud passed the Mexican
Custom house, crossed small
bridge aud found ourselves cou-
frOnted with Uncle Sans Custom
house and back on native soil. We
felt us tho we bad seen all that
could be seen considering our long
drive and it then seven p. M, so
we started Ahome- regretting that
such terrible thing should hap
pen town that had been so pros
porous but rejoicing that we lived
Is miles away.
We stopped in Cottonwood Drive
which is lovely lane about a mile
long lined with cottonwood trees
and fed and watered our team and
ate our lunch in the moonlight.
About three miles from town we
crossed a bridge beside a ten foot
drop, with the water dropping and
splashing by us in the moonlight
made a scene | shall never forfeit.
AS we neared our home town we
could hear our own river roaring
but were glad to know it was only
furnishing power for our electric
light plant which lights our owl
town and three others, and our
packing house looked quite nice,
all lighted up by electricity for a
little desert town of only foHI
years. We reached home at twelve
O'Clock, quite tired but were ready
to get up early the next morning
and pick aud pack melons.
Let me say here in way of ex
PLANTATION of the water. that the
rise of New River only lessons
the amount of water in the Alamo
aud our-Only fear is scarcity Of
water for irrigation but we hay,
enough to run us thirty days aud
they are getting it under cOntro
and as we are getting Uncle San
interested in us it is the best thin|
that ever happened for us and hC
will soon have the water uudel
control, we feel sure.
1t might be of interest to tn,
people to tell them about our canta
lOupes which we are shipping 81
extensively but my letter is gettiu,
: lengthy so had better desist 70
this time but / only hope you viii
be lucky enough to get some mel
: ons packed by the HOltville East
? side Assn with th Cokopah brand
The Fourth was a very quie
one altho we celebrated at Imperia
, but most of the people went t,
CalexicO TO see the flood. Never
theless. the races and ball gam,
were quite interesting and bal
filled the programme for the even
ing. We expect to have a higl
school at Imperial in the near fu
ture. We also have an ice plan
: at Ri Centre and HOltville boast
! ola deputy county clerk so we n,
longer have to 90 TO San Diego t
get our marriage licenses, and th
: number of marriage licences issue,