Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-02-17

Mr.. Turner was standing on the
ground few feet from the track,
when a heavy piece of timber, which
was being raised, was released from
the chain in some manner, rolled
down the embankment,, striking him.
The limb was severely mashed. The
wound was below the knee.
F. L. Crosby is erecting an ele-
CANT, up-to-date new home on his
fine farm, near Mexico. Mr.. Crosby
believes i'm farmers having homes,
with all the modern improvements.
He believes there is no more profit
able business anywhere than the right
kind of farming in Audrain County.
An article signed "Many Farmers,
criticising Audrain county for It's
"high taxes recently appeared in
one Of the county papers. The writ
er evidently overlooked the fact that
Audrain to-day and thirty years age
are two entirely different communi'
| ties, when it comes to the amount Of
money required for its mainten'
ance. Below we give some facts
concerning roads and bridges In Au
drain which were given a Ledger re
preventative by Presiding Judge o.
the County Court, Alex Carter, anc
]. ]. Wakefield, County Highway En-
gineer.
During 1909, there were over g.
bridges, built and repaired in The
county at total cost of $4,000 ant
12 steel bridges erected at cos
of $4135 IL ALL This sum of al
most $4,000, spent in one year TO
bridges is more than has been ex
pended along this one line in years
This fact is one of the many tina
shows a good reason for an increas
in the taxes.
The county and road taxes for tn
past few years have been about tn
same while labor and the price c
materials has increased. The couI
: ty court formerly set the price c
, labor on road work and what the ia
. should be but now this is all mad
: by the legislature and taken froi
their hands
: The poll tax used to be three do
: lars. but is now $3.50. A man an
team receives thirty cents an hot
: for road work and man 10 cen'
now. He used to work a day and
> half with his team to pay his ta
or work alone three days. There al
/ 1900 miles of road in the country
be cared for and last year the pr
s portion of money for this work ave
y aged about IS mile for roads al
~ culverts.
The county court has built al
! maintains from the county tax D
bridges. There are over 1000 c'
verts in the county that must
cared for. Loads hauled over t
roads are to-day twice as heavy
II formerly. Where man used
consider 40 bu. of corn a load
J now places so bu. upon his wagon.
Two years ago many of the 70
districts in the county were in de
To-day practically all of the
tricts are free from debt. The col
ty court has made an imperative
ing that the road district can ol
,r expend, each year, the sum app
ID priated for the work aor encros
lr on the next years money. In t
III way they hope to keep all debt dt
n away with.
W Partial List of Road overseers
fln The following is a partial list
w the new road overseers appointed
the county court this week.
n number preceding the name is
district:
IA. A. Gannaway; q F.
1c Waysmith; is. s. Coons; 8
. ]. w. Hammett; ANDY Tall
&c liz. o. Snedeker; 13-J.
&c Young; 14-E. NJ Crooks; 10
Frank vedder; 16--J, NJ. Mey'
n I17-A. L. Mundy; I'D. M. $
- eker; 20-R. w. Powell; 21-E'
McColly; &c. A. Candy;
or Elmer Guengerich; "a G. P.
ii, born; 25-Wash Carson; 26-F
Curry; 27--J. W. Mahan; 2S-
L. Dysart 29-G. d. German;
w~lH. II. Long; s1-Perry Palmer
zNl-Wm. Bartee; 33--J. Fl. Jones'
&C. Wilson; 35-E. F. Davenp
ss-J. A. Childers; S7--Joel G