Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-08-18

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Wednesday. ohArsed With burglary
and izeeny. seems to have crested
no listh excitement IN police circles
last Sunday mefning. when Constable
W.. d. Barnett vent 10 Centralia 20
make the arrests. The negroes.
were being sought on a charso Of
entering chas. Johnsons warehouse
aud stealing whiskey.
Constable Barnett landed his pris-
ohers. The negroes plead guilty TO
The charge and were remanded 70
jail to await the action Of the circuk
court at the September term.
III commenting on tho arrest the
ceniralh Guard prints the follow
ing:
Sunday incoming there was quite a
stir IN polce circles when Deputy
Sheriff VIM. Barnett and Chas. John
son, OF Mexico. came up on the ear
ly Alton train. looking for a couple
Of negroes who they claimed had SOL
Gu a double case Of whisky from
Johnson's saloon in Mexico.
II seems that Jesse Jackson. a sad
die colored character. who formerly
lived at this place, but Of late years
has remained without our city walls
by urgent request, had taken the
case of whisky Saturday and brought
Il to Centralia. where with appetizer
negro. from Columbia, they had pro
ceeded to dispose Of the refresh
ments to those who were dry. be
their color black, yellow or white.
Jackson arrived here on the $3.50
p. M. train with a heavy suit case
aud was spotted by Nghtwatch
Stroller. who collared him, and ask
ed him what he was doing in this
place. jackson stated that he was
going TO Columbia and was made to
board the Columbia Branch train.
While Mr.. Strother was looking af-
ter another dusky character, Jack
son slipped off the train on the OPP
posite side and hid the suit case the
contents of which was the stolen
booze
Sunday morning the officers found
that some of the whisky had been
taken TO Hetty Mabln's residence in
the southeast part of town, and af-
ter a search found some of the bot
ties.
George Dawson was arrested, but
WIS turned loose as the officers
could find no evidence against him.
Jackson has been arrested and the
Columbia negro is being sought for.
Burglary and bootleggng is TO be
the charge against the negroes.
After having met with no success
through his efforts to locate his
son through the census supervisors,
Teunis stollinga, OF Mammoth Spring,
Ark. continues his search in another
channel, The boy left home and has
not been heard from for seven years.
He is about AZ years old and Is
known as "Derk." Mr.. Stollinga has
written sec'y Carter, Of the Fair As
ISOLATION to post a card concerning
the son on the Fair grounds.
The card is as follows:
Derk
oh. Dick.
Ma goes down fast with worry
about YOU. no rest. Oh, do
write soon or come. (The remain
der Of the card is written in a
foreign language.l
Mr.. Stollinga. who is 70 years old,
wrote to all the census supervisors,
sending cards to him to give his son
Il found. The law did not allow them
to notify him If they discovered the
boy. The boy is a card writer and
at n time ~frequented fairs.
The Robinson circus will appear
here Aug. %. Punch Wheeler,
the dean of press agents, arrived in
this city Monday with the No. l bill
posting car. Col. Wheeler had his
usual number of new stories. He has
grown gray in the publicity service
and some Of the greatest news
stories ever landed by a circus have
been put over" by him.
The circus comes with two rings
and an animal arena. Col. Wheeler
says it is one Of the best shows on
the road and is sure TO please.
There will be two performances
given here.
The Missouri Military Academy
VIII open Sept. 20. Col. W. d. Fon.
vile win have charge of It.
Col. FonyiIle received a letter on
Monday from Col. W. r. Kohr. who
recently purchased the school. but
whose contract with the ST. Charles
Military College will not allow him
to come here this year. offering him
the school II he would conduct II.
Col. Fonville says he Is already
gathering his faculty and expects TO
have a good-slzed attendance IL the
local people join him with their sun.
port. Col. Kohr will arrive early in
me spring to take charge Of the
school.
Hardin College viii open for school
sept. s. The public schools will
probably open September 6, though
the late has not been chosen nos
NiVely and the Missouri Military
academy will open Sept. 20.
Last year the total enrolment of
Hardin College wal 224 students and
ms year the attendance promises
70 surpass this mark. President MA
non has announced two new cours.
es. O"
In the Domestic Science penart.
ment a course in cutting and fitting
mas been added. Miss MabIe Eaton
VINO will be in charge Of this depart.
mem. has been studying all summer
IN Illinois to perfect herself
FOR the first time in the history
o. the school, there will be a spec.
,ai Instructor for physical culture.
Miss Moss, a graduate Of Missouri |,