Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-06-22

Professor A. e. Guerne, Director of
Music at Hardin College, has made
application for naturalization papers.
He filed his application this term
of circuit court and will be acted up
on at the November term of court.
This is the final application paper in
the long process Of becoming natur-
allied to this country.
Doctor R. C. Strobe had one bone
of the wrist of his right arm bTok-
en- while playing ball at the Mo. M.
A. Thursday afternoon, when the
Elks and Eagles crossed bats. The
Elks won with a score of Q to 8.
DR.. Strobe was playing with the
Elks team. He was at the bat in
the first inning. when a ball thrown
by the pitcher accidentally struck
his wrist.
Though the injury was very painful
DR.. Strobe did not know it was brok
en- until at the last of the game. He
played through the game,
With her three-month-old son, Mrs,
Mae Jones, who says she is from
Kansas City, applied at the city Hall.
Saturday morning for aid. She said
she wanted transportation back to
Kansas City.
Mrs. Jones sail her husband had
been killed in a Kansas City South
ern wreck, about two months ago, he
being employed as a fireman at the
time. She told the authorities at the
city hall that she was persuaded by
Bessie ArndaIe and Harvey Miller
who came as far as Mexico with her,
to go to Springfield, ILL.,, with them.
They were expecting to be married
here, she said. She said she work
cd for a time at Judge Latshaw's
home in Kansas City.
When the three arrived in Mexico
Mrs. Brown says the couple deserted
her. She says they walked from
Kansas City and had been four
weeks on the road.
Miller is said to have applied to
Charlie Clark, Friday, for a job ON
the farm. He was given about 1925
by c. f. Clark, it is said, when he
told of his circumstances, Harvey
saying his wife and infant were with
him.
Saturday the woman and infant
were given transportation to Kansas
City.
The statue of the Pacific Express
Company, which is controlled by
the Missouri Pacific and the Wa
bash, and in which the Hartman
group are largely interested, will be
altered August 1, when the Wells
Fargo & Co. Express begins super
seding it on the Gould railroads.
William SprouIe, president of the
Wells-Fargo & Co., explained the
new relationship of his corporation
with the Gould lines and the policy
toward the Pacific Express.
The Wells-Fargo & Co. Express ha
made contracts with the Wabash, the
Missouri Pacific, the Iron Mountain,
the st. Louis Southwestern and the
Texas Pacific to operate on these
roads, For the present, at least, the
Pacific Express will hold the bushes
of the Rio Grande System. the West
ern Pacific and the International &
Great Northern, but Mr.. Sproule
intimated that his company would,
when the opportunity occurred, en-
deavor to make contracts with these
Gould lines also.
The new contracts become effect
i've August 1, when the Wells-Fargo
6 Co. Express will supersede the Pa
cific Express on the principal Gould
lines. It is expected that, after a
time, the Pacific Express will be dis
placed on the other Gould lines, and
there is at least a possibility that
the company ultimately will pass out
of existence.
None of the secondary officers or
employees Of the Pacific Express has
received any notice of the impending
change. At the company's offices in
Mexico there is not the least formal
indication that the Wells-Fargo &c
Co. Express will supersede the Pa
cific. The employees have been won
dering whether they will get posi-
'Itions with the Wells-Fargo & Co.
EXPRESS, and there is considerable
s~peculation as to what will become
Of the Pacific Express wagons, hors-
es. offices and general equipment.
Mr.. Sproule explained that although
there is no understanding whatever
between his company and the Pacific
employees Of the Pacific may get po-
sitions with the Wells-Fargo & Co
EXPRESS when business warrants in
creases in the force. The country
offices and equipment, as well as
the country employees Of the Pacific
will become part of the Wells'Fargo
system.
The disposition Of leases, offices
and equipment in the cities is
problem which the Pacific will have
to solve. Mr.. Sproule said the wag
ons, horses and equipment of the "a
clflc will be purchased II reasonable
prices are asked. and II the Pacifl'
wishes to sell them.