Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-10-06
y GENERAL NEWS NOTES y

The Ohristion Church Sunday
School win hold a big rally Sun
day morning, Oct. Q, and the Hon.
Champ Clark will be the principal
speaker of the occasion.
There will be others upon the
program and the day will be made
one Of the biggest IN the history
Of the Sunday School.
The Missouri Military Academy
has opened with an enrolment Of 26
boys. Because of the late announce.
ment that there would be school,
" was impossible TO secure more stu
dents.
Quite a number OF last years
boys returned and a number of
new students are enrolled. Among
the latter are four Indian boys. Col.
FonvilIe seems pleased with condi-
tions, considering the disadvantages
with which he COPIED.
Chairman F. A. Morris, of the
Blks' new home soliciting committee,
has appointed his assistants in the
work Of raising money for a new
home to be built in this city. Mr..
Morris hopes to see erected a hand
some twoStory building 100x60 feet
and modern throughout. The latest
suggestion for part of the extra
basement space is a natatorium.
The members of the committee are
-F. A. NJ orris, chairman; ]. T.
Ricketts,, R. B. Cauthorn, c. W
Lewis, ]. T. Johnson, E. B. Keath,
and H. E. c. Tucker. They will be-
gin to wor k in a few days.
Somewhere in the heart of untrod'
den Dutch New Guinea is believed
to be a primitive animal unnamed
by scientists, very large, striped
black and white, with a nose like a
tapir and a face like a devil.
The tracks of the animal have
been seen. The description quoted
is that of a member of a Dutch ex-
pedition which after penetrating a dis
lance Of eightyfive miles into the
unknown retired, baffled by the
mountains, forests and fevers.
This week q British expedition viii
leave England for Dutch New Guine'
to make another attempt to cross the
island. 1t has been organized by og'
flyie Grant for the British Ornlthol
ogists Union and is headed by Mr.
GoodfeIlow and DR.. Eric Marshall
who was with Lieut.. Shackleton Ii
the Antarctic. In January 1t Is hoped
20 begin the task which will primar.
lily be the search for the unnamed an
hmal.
A fund of $40, 900 is being raised TIC
assist the travellers in their work
The amount SO far subscribed is 49,
900 and so great is the interest m tn
expedition that Its formulators haV'
mo doubt the other $4,000 will sooI
be forthcoming.
Audraln county has 236 merchant
within It's borders and the 10
tai valuation of the stocks amounts
To 1854 Boone county has W
merchants with a total valuation o
stocks at $409, 795.
+ The valuation of stocks In Mexic'
Is s16e, 700. These figures are takel
, from the county abstract books an
are correct.
, The Johmson-Jeffries fight was nc
nut on at the moving picture sho'
Thursday might, says the Carroiito.
Democrat. Messrs. Bartlett and M.
nor were there with the films a
!. ready to start, and a large CROWD .
peonle we're in front of the pen
ready to go in to see tine PEI
n formance. But just before the am
for the openimg Marshall SmItf
Policemen Price, Meet and Deput
Sheriff Curtis appeared upon "
i scene.
Tbev came for the purpose oil Keel
/ ing the picture from going on ah
their instructions were to arrest "a
~narticipants aus soon as the first pT
tarue was thrown IN the canvas. lne