Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-11-10
: GENERAL NEWS NOTES !

preparing to make that playhouse one
q the handsonest and most up-to- |
date In Missouri. At present, a
new roof is being put on the struct.
ure and when this is completed the
plans Tor the new interior win be con
sidered.
Miss Ferris will spend several
thousand dollars on the house. New
seats downstairs. a tiled lobby. legias
instead Of boxes will be added, new
mural decoration and scenery as
wen as a new and adequate heating
plant are 10 come. Just who will
manage the house when these i'm
proyements are completed has not
been announced.
Richard Phillips. Chief Engineer of
the northern extension of the Mex
hco. Santa Fe and Perry Traction Co.,
stated to-day that the grading and
bridges ot the line would be the first
work completed and when track lay
Ing began II would go from ore end
of the grade TO the other without
iany delay.
| Over 200 men are already at work
ON grades under the formanship of
t. N. Detweiler. Fences are being
moved along the rlght-of-way and ev-
erything left in perfect readiness for
the steel. Increased interest in the
line Is shown everywhere and as the
work progresses further exten-
sions win be sought by those not for
tunate enough to live upon the road.
4 A pile driver for bridge work has
arrived and will shortly be started.
An old letter was brought to this
office to-day that contains some inter
terest Audrain history of an early
date. The letter is from Alfred
Cauthorn and was mailed from
Corvallis, Ore, Feb. 10, 1898. 1t tells
. of the first twelve families of Mexico
Mr.. Cauthorn states he moved to
Mexico from Virginia in 1S40 and
when he arrived with his family
there were only twelve or fourteen
. other families here. Mexico was a
clump Of houses surrounded by vir
!, gin forest filled with all manner ol
4 game.
The families Mr.. Cauthorn re
called we're; Judge John B. Morris
the Rev. R. c. Mansfield, DR.. NJ
Walton. rhos. Kilgore, Sr., Charles
Ward, the tailor; VIM. Leyaugh. Sr.
|, James Stephenson, merchant; jane
{ e. Trenton; Mrs. MuldrOw, J, P
Stone and Geo. rurley.
r 1t would be impossible to retell tn
q beautiful story Miss Georgia II. Lib
by told concerning The founding o
o the Kings Daughters. TIE TO
g lowing are the facts concretely:
n Edward Everett Hale, the great u
tartan minister in the East, som
20 years ago, urged Mrs Margarf
y Button, Of Boston, to organize 81
y clety with a badge so they could %
~ recognized as workers "In His Name
= y lust as the costume Of a Sister
~ the Roman CatholIc Church mark
: her as such.
Just after this Mrs. Button wen
, abroad and on her return trip
!, young man died on the vessel. Win
q tossing on his death bed he repea
n odly called for his mother, but II
Il two other men with him could III
no woman on board with any badi
that would lead them to ask her a
"e sistance.
s This incident so impressed MI
ST Button that she called together d
ig friends at her home in New York.
an Jan. 13. 1886, and organized I
rs Kings Daughters with the cross
dl- their badge. Miss Libby was one
This number. Miss Libby said S
never expected to see the ora
leave New York City, but today
o has a membership of over one N
lion men and women.
Will Notwithstanding some contrary
to ports. those connected with the NJ
be souri, Moard of immigration say u
'he the board. which has worked sew
,on- al months for the st. Louis Lahu q
Industrial Show, to be held in
ember secured takers Of space q
We. promoted the affair, viii not rel
ley ouisb the work until the show
tile been held. Audrain is to nave
zee exhibit at the Show.
ney Some little friction arose over
uud board being interested in the sh'
ney but II is said this will not IN the
Of deter the event from being held
With planned. 1t is reported mere tha'
.ins L. Commissioner w. I. Heathm
les. we'll known here, has resigned
'iHs voi,
rn,, Miss lean Manassa. Of Des MOI
am. ia former student at Hardin
,ege and well known in THIS el's
. nostmistress at an isolated point
tho western plains, near Cheyei
nj wvo Miss Manassa is only I'll "
AA old and will be remembered as
, ing pretty, as well as an accomp
ed young woman. 80.
q When Roosevelt and his cor
were circIlng the great plains IN
!, viclnsay of Cheyenne, Wyo.'
woeks ago. the Colonel pulled up
U fore a little building facing the ]
wav flanloed on either SIDE D
Il hmesteaders modest residence
,,1ioh seemed fairly to be burf
q mrith tha merchandise and good u
II n eat piled plenthully on coui
and shelves Within. ~
10 A dipper of cold water s,s uels
the great traveller, who dolieu
w bat calamity as he thanked
chm charming woman who gave it to
~ and then rode on. The sUore
Mo settlers cabins made up the
III Of Manassa, and the young w
was Miss Jean Manassa. 49,.
postmlstress Manassa is just
sy The postcffice which Uncle eaai y,
established for her was crea.e0
the government just monon