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Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-03-17

Ferris q Cauthorn will hold their
second annual Audrain County Corn
Show i'm their store building Oct. 10,
IA and Is. The success Of their
first annual show, last year, was SO
decided and met with such hearty
support they have concluded to make
the event one of the principal feat
ures of their fall opening.
The list Of prizes, while at pres
ent too incomplete for publication,
will be much larger and cost
ly than last year. Among them will
be q fine repeating rifle for the boy
fourteen years or under who raises
the best corn in the County. This Of
fer is right along the line Of the
movement begun by the State to in
terest farm boys in the scientific
cultivation of corn SO that future
planters will have the advantage Of
early experience.
One Of the principal features Of
the Show in 1909 was a lecture by
a corn expert on how to choose
corn for Show purposes as well as
how to raise 1t scientifically. Many
of those who had entries in the ex-
hibition we're given cards containing
tables for the choice of show ears
and they all agreed that next time
their Show offerings would be, at
least, fifty percent. better. Such a
Show, coupled with a lecture along
these lines, will be Of great benefit
to the planters Of Audrain County
and assist in making its reputation
as a corn growing county wider
known and much better.
Last year, Messrs. Ferris and eau
thorn expected a large number of
entries, preparing for them, as they
thought, adequately. When the time
ended for entries to be in, they
found their preparations were far too
inadequate and that extra tables had
to be built and the show spaces
made smaller to accommodate the
increased number Of exhibitors. This
year every effort will be made to
have plenty of room, even IL the i'm
mense store room, in the rea build
ing, has to be cleared and the
floor space there utilized for show
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SKINNER.

Rev. VIM. Upton preached to a
large and attentive audience Sun.
day morning and night at Bethle'
hem.
Mason Pulls will occupy the ]. W.
Tate property this season.
A number of our farmers got out
their farming implements Monday an
rubbed them up preparatory to put
ting in oats.
H. T. Williams moved to his fay n
he purchased near Tulip last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Candy have bed
confined to their bed for some time
of bad boils, turned into a poisoned
condition, and grip respectively. We
hope for their speedy recovery.
Mr.. Swartzendruber Is saving on
the James Chapman place.
Several of our early birds have
sowed lettuce and radlshes and
planted Irish potatoes. The early
bird catches the worm.
John Rosenthal moved to the
John Mcdowell farm recently. He
will work for James Squirting.
James Yeager moved to the farm
recently purchased.
The ladies of the community are
gathering up eggs by the dozens
these days. Comma" Johnson
leads the list with 6 dozen a day
100 hens. Miss Vic Cross
white heads the list with a good
kind of layers, having % hens
and 40 eggs per day.
Miss Otie Baker will close a very
successful seven-months term of
school at Gatewood next Friday.
The ladies' of the district will
an excellent dinner on that
day.
Madam Rumor has it that a cou-
pie of school teachers near here are
to wed next Sunday. They fooled
their friends about a year ago but the
Madam says it's a sure go this
time. Here's extending congratula-
tons in advance.
John Sharp, c. T. Jesse, D. r.
Stricklin and p. T. Bruce attended
the Laymen's Convention in Mexico
last Thursday afternoon and even
ing.
Tanner and Day started their
huckster wagon Monday. These
boys certainly get a big trade.
Alex Bruce purchased a new
gang pillow and seeder recently.
o. t. Ellis is finishing putting in
hydrant. He is pumping water
IL mile to his house and barn.
Mrs. Clara d. Snidow visited her
daughter, Miss Russell Squirting the
past ten days.
Paul Ehret has been a sufferer OF
the grip the past few days.
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CEDAR LODGE sANAToRIUM
DENVER, COLORADO,

This Institution gives all the ad-
yantages of Colorado climate and the
City of Denver. Has an advantage
over some Of the larger Tubercular
Institutions by being able to give
closer supervision to the food and
to the care of each patient.
We state definitely that our table
is in no case surpassed in any sana-
forum in the West.
Rates and other Information fur
nished on application.
Address all Mail p. o. Box 1000,
Edgewater, Denver. Colo.
5e-tf Mrs. Annie M. Todd,
Manager.
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tanned her sister, Mrs. Kisler. and
children, Of Columbia, last week.
BENTON CITY.

The farmers are all busy getting
ready TO sow oats.
Misses Jessie and Mary Lou ALI
son went to Mexico Saturday.
Mrs. Chas. Hildebrand has been
sick for several days.
Barba Tratchel and Lottie Barnes
were In Rush Hill Monday.
Mrs. Abe Breedlove returned home
from Illinois Sunday.
Little Louis TNhorp is ON the sick
list.
A number of little folks enjoyed
the birthday party at little Margie
Days Monday night.
The woodmen are fixing for their
big supper Thursday night in Rom
ans Hall.
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john D. orear has bought a 100
acre farm from w. H. Miller at $45
per acre. This farm lies Just over
the line in Galloway county, about
IL miles south of Mexico, and sold
very cheap. John knows there is no
better investment than Missouri
dirt.
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GENERAL NEWS NOTES

ever, that the gas had In some man
ner accumulated in the oven of the
stove. Mrs. Threlkeld was getting
the evening meal, and had several Of
the burners lighted. When she vas
ready to place the bread In the oven.
she lighted this burner. She had
barely placed the lighted match to
the burner, when a terrific explosion
that vas heard through the neighbor-
hood ensued, tearing the stove al
most to pieces, and breaking the
window glasses of the room.
Mrs. Jane Owens, 50 years old.
died at her home in southeast Mex
leo, Wednesday morning. The de-
ceased was born in Galloway county.
She is survived by two children.
The remains will be Inferred at
Seed Tick Church Thursday after
moor at 2 o'clock.
The Ledger extends sympathy to
the bereaved ones.
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RAILWAY MAIL CLERKS WANTED
The Government Pays Railway Mall
Clerks $500 to $1,000, and other
Employees Up to $500 Annual

Uncle Sam will hold examinations
throughout the country for Railway
Mail Clerks, Custom House Clerks,
Stenographers, B~ookkeepers, De-
partmental Clerks and other Gov.
eminent Positions. Thousands of
appointments will be made. Any
man or woman over 18, in City or
Country can get Instruction and free
information by writing at once to the
Bureau of instruction $50 Hamlin
Building, Rochester, N. Y. 44-1yr
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B. F. Hendrick announces there
will be Easter services In the Uni
~versalist Church at Laddonia, Mo-,
March 81, at IL O'Clock. The public
is cordially invited. A prominent
speaker will be present.
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their part. They are helping, to a
great extent, to raise the standard Of
corn in Audrain Is well as advertis-
ing the County.
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Many and Better Prizes viii Be
Offered This Y~ear-speclal Prize
for Boys of Fourteen Years and
Under.
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Complete Night Lamps, 10c. Large
bowl with No. Q burner and Chin
ney, complete, Csc. No. 2 Lanterns.
Csc; other lanterns, up to SLIPS. Saw
ing your money is our business.
dw11 Ragsdale's Cash Store.
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The B. R. Middleton sale. Satur.
day. was a great success. There was
an immense crowd In attendance and
all of the stock offered brought good
prices. The total sales amounted
to $12,2S0. The mules brought $10,-
$3.50 and the horses, $t422.5O.
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John Mcdonald, secretary Of Hos
pital No. 1, Fulton, Mo-, was in Mex
leo Tuesday en- route to Kansas
City, Mo.
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Miss Ethel Durham returned to
her home at Beethoven, Monday, af-
ter a visit with l. D. Lambert and
wife.
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A LETTER FROM
MEsSERs BOUNE& STILES


To the Editor Of the Ledger:
Through the columns of your pa
per we see Judge Carter, in very
strong terms, denounces the actor
of the citizens Of Sailing and VIII
son townships in signing the peti
tons to abolish the office Of High.
way Engineer, stating no fair-mind.
ed person, after studying said of.
flee, would sign such petition, We
feel as though we know about what
the people of Audrain want. We find
IN ~canvassing said township that
about 80 per cent are in favor of
a~bolishing said office. Judge Carter
also states there is not a county in
the State that Is dissatisfied with the
office. Is It possible the Judge is ig-
norant of the fact that Randolph and
Montgomery have no Engineer, or did
he make the assertion to deceive the
people? In conversation with the
County Clerk of Randolph by teIe-
phone he states the county Of RAN
dolph voted to abolish said office
by an Overwhelming majority. The
road overseers and citizens In gen
eral were dissatisfied, SO now have
no such office. The Deputy County
Clerk Of Montgomery County also
made the statement that they had no
such office. The Deputy County
Clerk of Monroe says the salary
was placed at three hundred dollars
$4,000, but have no one to take the
office. but win vote to abolish, at
the general election. The Deputy
County Clerk Of Galloway states
they pay six hundred dollars a year,
the surveyor holding the office, but
are going to vote at the general cleo
tion to abolish said office. We un-
derstand on good authority that
Boone Is o o to start petitions to
abolish said office.
We do not wish 70 be criticised too
harshly in regard to extra expenses
for this election. Under the law we
are compelled to call a special cleo
tion, but it Is the intention of the
people who are circulating these PEI
titions to hold said election at the
same time and date Of the Audrain
County primary, thereby saving said
unnecessary expense. He also states
that the Highway Engineer has
saved large sums of money on the
purchase Of graders not one bought
for less than $225 until bought by
the highway engineer at $160. searck
the records, Judge, the grader of
Lawson district and Austin, was
bought for $3.50, another fact, and
the records bear me out in said
statement.
AS we have canvassed the past
week, the people have asked that we
ask the people Of the towns TO con-
slider our case. We know the vot-
Of the towns pay a fair part of
the tax, but it is the poor farmer
who has to get down In the mud
and mire and fix these roads and
bridges, rain or shine. as the call
may be. Let us hope for a fair
consideration by the people Of our
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=. zIfae. a prominent young
MaS s. taaram county, Mo-, mar
reed i ha egwn raising a lot of
z heavy huzs, So head that av-
"a -. IN st. Louis and
z14X "a market at $1,000.
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Nt5zdeFiea and Laces, from the
Is Tho widest widths, at
III i Ppisson's Dry Goods
SIRE a2sMIk
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Mrs. Marie l.. Lowell, Of Flint.
Mich, died at her home at IL o.
clock Thursday night from chronic
heart trouble. She was the mother
Of Mrs. j. w. Million, OF this city
who left late Thursday night to at
tend the funeral. Mrs. Lowell was
rs years old.
She is survived by two other chill
dren beside Mrs. Million: Miss AL
mira Lowell, a teacher in Ithaca, N
Y. and Harry H. Lowell, engaged IN
the insurance business in Chicago,
Mrs. Lowell has visited severa.
times in this city and had expected
to come again in April, spending the
summer with Mrs. Million and hei
family. Mr.. Lowell, the husband, was
ii lawyer In Flint, and died five
years ago.
The Ledger joins friends i'm ex
tending sympathy to the bereayed.
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Jno. Kemp rs home from a bust
mess trip TO st. Louis,
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Mr.. Oscar Calhoun is able to be
out after a severe spell of illness.
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Machfnes, Wringers, Roch
ester Il. This. Copper Bottom
Wash Boards, Clothes Pins,
Dry's.
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What might have been a fatal acct
dent occurred at the home of Edgar
Threlkeld late Monday afternoon,
when the gas stove exploded, slight
ly burning Mrs. Threlkeld, blowing
the stove to pieces and breaking win
dow glasses Of the kitchen. Mr.. and
Mrs. Threlkeld reside with Mrs. Lucy
Graham on q. Jackson street.
What caused the accident is not
definitely known. 1t is thought, how
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-03-17

A III. Whitney and family have
A2ti Into the Misses Long proper
III IL Bolivar street.
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RBer Poultry Fence turns
eHIekens CHS. rabbits. pigs, etc,
H. os# oil tAe market.
DrY's.
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Judge Carter was misquoted in
his remark concerning ''fair-minded
citizens" 1t was a mistake upon the
part of the interviewer. Judge Car
ter stated to a representative of the
Ledger that every man had a right
to his own opinion, but that 1t would
be a great mistake for the office to
be abolished because of the good re-
suits already attained and the saw
ing made in county expenditures.
Since this matter has been made
public, several who were avowedly in
favor of the abolition of the office
of County Highway Commissioner
have taken 1T upon themselves to
publicly state they had changed their
minds since gaining a full understand
ing of the question. This is not a
matter of personalities. Judge Car
ter criticises no one. The poor
farmer" as MFR. Bovine calls him,
does not pay most of this expense.
The money for the Highway Com
m~issioner's salary comes from the
general revenue which, to a great
extent, is from the city taxes in
the county.
As to Judge Carriers deceiving any
one, we believe Mr.. Bovine really
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He aaTo lzss largest assortment of
md Wash Goods we ever
hess hz8. II new styles and best
p~aAespns Dry Goods Store.
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f1<m be time to clip your horses.
BaF W. stewart Clipper from
IL Dry.
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Hcliase and High School Penants
All paa Al b Smith Carpet Co.
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Maszk Buckley and daughter
Hit1a. returned home Monday
7sd|dn from Troy. where they
.an 4IzIting relatives for a
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FERR|S& GAUTH0RNE TO
HOLD ANNUAL CORN SHOW
EREOCTOBERS,H 8 Is

THE SUCCESS OF THEIR FIRST
CORN SHOW IN 1909 HAS sue-
oEsTED THAT THEY MAKE 1T
A FEATURE OF THEIR FALL
OPENING EACH YEAR
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INTO ~ parior,'' said the spi-
aeE Is tla NJ
fin6 some money with you, that
2oa8think you may buy.
ri htIH ihe HifH 81 st. Paul's
Eez4 Church dispose of their
Hseken MdIIAr salep Of Easter
GIFTS Saturday march 10th, at Mrs.
Nahams Ait#Ie eRfe;
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Isen nsss II your own price. A. B.
Hkh Carpet CO. d2-w1t
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Hsll Paper Of cost, at A. B. Smith
EHet @, a2-w1t
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IHH Hi has moved to his farm he
nV purchased from VIM. Floyd,
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xou sz7a-Money at Choppers Cash
tto<ket 4fw1t
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selrackman is home from the
I3I1zzlsAz a Hnllon.
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NaiI Boxes. Mole Traps, Rat
Dry's.
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III Bros. Of Auxyasse, bought
. Of good steers this week
W s Concord man for $50 a head.
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ekf ksns 8 home from a visit
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tAsNen hoes. Rakes and spading
Dry's,
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Hsz1ez Aemaants for a song. A. B.
stA gsSf co. d2sw1t
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Eaf'Aa<s & cost at A. B. Smith
E4k q d9Rlt
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The win of Rufus ]. Lakeland, late
president of the Boatmen's Bank
st. Louis, was filed for probate
Saturday.
He left the furnishings of his res
idence, No. 1923 Locust street includ.
ing books, paintings and bric4a~brac
and the contents of his stable, tc
his daughter, Mrs. Sarah Scott.
The will proper, which was execut
ed June 10, 1900, recites that he had
previously provided for his sons, Lam
artine and Morrison, but he willed
them $12,5 o. each additional. Later
In a codicil. this sum was increased
to $25. 900 each.
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HsFe your Prescriptions filled at
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efeppsr PASS Cash and Sells for
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zead NsIoney's Ad. in to-day's pa
15t<wss
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~ fYaf Meats At Choppers Cas-
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~ NAi'h6 APPLES, at Crop
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AZ E'iidt q Garden Seed, at Crop
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Ah|osk1blc Millinery displayed at
Diawiddie . Wards on
<I19aA2 Marcel 21st.
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#>NMeys announcement in
column. dwl
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600 naals Apples. at Crop.
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e make i specially Of furnish
ii riiIz ior ali public sales. Eads
n6y Bplh phones. eod&w
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Henry E9monds' many friends are
elA4l ao know that he is able to be
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lzresz q home from a bust.
so y y Iouis.
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". " johnson sold a good Jack TO
h. n. rompkins. Of La Plata, this
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ron hHNTTen lots of ground
6qfa saaSe and harm. Well i'm
aEttd AAnly to .. w Brewer OF
nsqn4 896 d2twlt
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#illInefT Opening, Monday, March
M&Eri Sat
ste. r Dinwiddie : Wards.
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z 3 B1ddgSord is home
s'eszAAk visit In Macon.
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N3K HNNT My farm Of 100 A.,
n 11tn. 40 oats and 20 pasture. 500
Is work Jno. D. Orear. dw1t
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+ FE4's b home from St
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Cd red Williams, Of the Jameson
Nazzi8 Company Of Fulton, was in
Xsxi16 n business this week.
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At my properties you have for
4Ais az AxQhenge with North Mo-
Ak dwit
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ne Mckinley Bakery is remodel
'As sAe Interior Of their store.
NQl'Aee md High School Penants
NJ aus Al B Smith Carpet Co.
NaiI Boxes, Mole Traps, Rat
Dry's.
4. II. whitney and family have
H54o1 Into the Misses Long proper
~ % Bolivar street.
fQ<m be time to clip your horses.
f1T W. Stewart Clipper from
HIt Dry.
IH2 Hill has moved to his farm he
6aesn4lF purchased from VIM. Floyd,
N.Y. Asollnp.
aAsaen HOes, Rakes and spading
Dry's,
HENRY Edmonds' many friends are
EAaA ~ know that he is able to be
rs
~ a. "a,
&~os
~ 49,
h'oshlble Millinery displayed at
AH Diswaddie . Wards on
M ~ M0perues 9 nave .o'
fR s*fnsn9e WIN Nor'n MO-
~ oMae
make q specially Of furnish
ih Tsafss for ali public sales. Eads
Hazxxy. BeGh phones, eod&w
~-Tr.,n Mordav Morcb
NJ, .,.srss sst
MiH. 1 Dinwiddie Wards.
- - = ,oo
&.. ~ 90 nast,,ro s1ooI
n GO. a..
z -
~ Esd williams, Of the Jameson
-as -. was
-
Rpqxfzs4 Poultry Fence turns
aaIskeas eaEs. rabbits, pigs, etc.
'' ''' ~ A''''
= Naie| d prominent young
iesHt& = tearah county, Mo-, mar
fAgs9 = i@s pqwn raising a lot Of
heavy logs, S. head that av-
IA -. IN St. Louis and
z4-
H82sazAaK Macnanes' Wrngers, hocn
go 1#slx. TUBS copper boeeom
Pc WRea Boards Cioones Fms
e'
p aase ne largest assortment Of
ma Wash Goods we ever
Azzs nd. ~ new styles and best
AL
ss,'.''zs sns es 49, -
+zst e % W. cooSs
e "A r. -
ca ,ssst ~ Inc winter
g, myItes 10 have the
Ss4ssad 4 st rouis wherel
IL, ,.; aometime
4. - H. sn..
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Yours Respt.,

Sailing Twp, Audrain Co, March
IA, 1910.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-09
THE SCHOOLS AND THE COUNTIES.

Governor rear is reported from Ho expressing himself strong
schools the
of doing that thing the Governor views
are not of particular Importance Just 1t would be unnka9 as
matter course the department OF education Dod 10
the counties among them county units dcatoh
the state institutions although e h
tenrce of nbc schools falls upon municipalities and counties
So here in like public school system whole Sou d.
av belong to the Territory purely business details ought 10
be handled the local selfgovening subdivisions OF ue
Vet sh an arrangement be attempted by summary pro
of demands weConsdered measure to properly
segregan Territorial and the county functions Which VIII take
pert talent considerable time to formulate Sui as ue
the Tor te vi
innate desired that of coordination between @
tov and the counties conducting and maintaining the PC
will reserve ullsuloli
qualifications OF teachers
ING of schools study while giving to city and county gov
the OF school
furnishing of school supplies and the care ana VI @
property generally. such system the Territorial authority
be caledhoud be scholastic III per
sonnet should be educaonsts OF high standard "
prescribed by Municipal and county governments would handle
the business of the system their respective Jusdcon %
should ny
having relation grade attendance also perhaps to local
conditions With districts properly defined there might De provision
for board of trustees serving without each district to have gen.
era through which requests Tor repairs ana
improvements ought The appointment OF SUCH trustees
might be subject to approval by e
There is no reason why Hawaii should not have symmetrical
educational modelled American lines Last legislature m
thored the subject OF school undS re-
submitted the coming legislature MS is only
part the school question At the ensuing session
should be authorized to remodel the system .,.
An advance jurisdiction of schools indeed maze
bv legislature of 1902 when the maintenance OF coo houses
and premises charge of the county For the most
been
looked before Good
reports county have from the other islands About
the has from the island OF ma
bunderS committed there largely
official who allowed to incur Obligations or the county
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-09
THE WORK At
THE BITULITHIC
ROCK PLANT

The plant imported for the Honolu-
lu Bitulithic Paving & Concrete Co.,
Ltd, has now been erected, and is
in full working order. 1t is situated
just beyond the railroad wharves, but
is not a very imposing affair.
Two lines of elevators, consisting
of small scoops set at regular inter-
walls on an endless chain, gather the
crushed rock from piles that are laid
within easy reach, and the material
is deposited into two long cylinders
that look like engine boilers. In these
boilers are rapidly-revolving drums
that are heated by oil burners. These
drums heat the rock, which is auto
matically passed up by another eleva-
tor, which throws them on to screens
There are six of these screens or
sleeves, and just as many sizes of rock,
which ranges from what appears to
be extremely coarse sand to pieces
of about an inch square. From these
sleeves the rock, according to size,
falls into six receptacles ready for an
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-09

operator who weighs out the proper
proportions of each variety of rock.
A set of scales is attached to the bin
in which the rock is thrown, and thus
the component parts are arrived at
with due accuracy. After this the BIZ
luminous cement is prepared.
This cement is taken from three
large tanks that are alongside of the
workmen. To look into these caul-
drons makes one shudder, for it APP
pears that the black fluid is boiling.
Such, however, is not the case. The
cement is certainly hot, for there IS
fire under it, but there is not very
great temperature. The bubbling that
looks so alarming is produced by
compressed air escaping from pipes
that are let into the tanks. This agi-
tation is done in order to make the
two kinds of cement mix, as one grade
is a thick oily substance, while the
other is hard mass.
When the cement has been mixed
thoroughly the proportion to be mix
ed with the crushed rock is ascer-
tanned by weighing, and then the
whole conglomeration is placed in
bin called a mixer, This bin contains
number of arms" that are set in,
rapid motion, and after this device
has done its work, lever is pulled
and the material is dropped on to the
waiting wagons beneath. From this
the final stage is soon reached. The
cement is still hot, and keeps its heat