Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-05-26

Louis more than 1000 persons
die every year from tuberculosis,
most of them being under middle age
and dn the prime of their productive
usefulness to themselves and the pub
lie n further that for everyone thus
dead there are no fewer than five per-
sick with that disease and tend
ing toward that destination. This To-
cal ratio of disease and death, when
extended properly and proportionately
to the whole population of Missouri
shows an annual death list of up
wards of five thousand, with probab-
ly five times that many persons sim
flarly diseased.
Your pencil will show, If you are
statistically inclined, that the dead
bodies thus annually produced, If
laid side by side, would extend near
ly one and one1half miles-a causewa
of death eoFduroyed by human corpse
at a met cost or economic loss to the
State, under its own valuation of a
human life, of more than twenty mil.
lion dollars.
Not to speak either of the heart
lessness or stupidity of such a show
ing, when the test of widest medical
experience has proved it to be both
needless and improvident, would 1t
not be a good business stroke for the
State 10 enact laws and furnish
funds providing for a searching sur
vey of its own vital and sanitary
condition, ITO the end that 1t may &C.
curately measure Its own danger, de-
stroy the conditions that favor such
vital and economic waste. and let
the world know the facts concerning
its own hygienic housekeeping?
Miss Eva Miller, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. R. e. Miller, of this city,
is valedlctorian of the Mcmillan High
School class of 1910. Miss Miller
Is one of the most popular girls in
the High School and her many
friends join the Ledger in congrat
ulating her.
Miss Miller's mother was Miss Gus
sic Tanner who was valedictorian o.
Mcmillan High School when sht
graduated, Miss Miller is q petite
blonde, pretty and bright as well al
a fine student. There is unusua
honor in winning the valedictory thii
year there being such a large class.
Miss Ruth Crews, of this city, 1
salutatorian. Miss Crews is a fin
student and her grades were clos
to those of Miss Miller.
Martin Bailey, colored, who ha
been employed on the farm of MI
McE1roy, southwest of Mexico, jus
this side of the Galloway cour
/ ty line, disappeared from home sew
= eral days aef in a mysterious maj
ner and foul play Is feared. Sheril
Woolery and Deputy Sheriff Barnet
!, spent Friday night investigating tt
case but state little was found |
the way of clues.
The investigation will continue an
every clue followed to the end
an endeavor TO ascertain what ha
become of the missing negro.
Mexico Heights Addition to II
city of Mexico was sold at auctioi
Saturday afternoon. 1t is located c
the Electric Line and near the po'
er house in northwest Mexico, Ere
service on the Line was offered Sa
urday and the Mcmillan Band W;
on the grounds to give a concert.
j.. T. johnson, of this city; l. '
Holman, of Fulton and ]. r. Brown,
Centralia, cried the sale and the
was a large number of buyers prese
' The Addition is beautifully Iocat'
: aud should bring a large sum
J there are many choice building sit
] upon 1t. /.
Mr.. and Mrs. r.. Manning Wake
Of Monroe City, have announced t
: engagement of their daughter. Ell
D.. TO Elliott ]. Mason, of PittsbuI
Penn. Mr.. Mason is a SON of N
and Mrs, Vim. Mason, of this city. ]