Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-06-01

Wtft5Hs WIN was recently drfeSl
ed on a charge of arson, had bee
sentenced to 10 years in prison, /
false, as his a $ has been continue
until the October term of court b
consent.
McCullough's bond. in the arson ca
was placed at $500 but he was unabI
to give bend and will remain in jal
until his trial.
New Florence. Mo-. May eth
yards of the Lacrosse Lumber Co.
here with a large barn burned Thurs
day evening at s o'clock. The tota
loss is estimated at $4,000. The L,
Crosse Lumber Co., had about $40Ol
insurance on their stock.
The building, which tho lumber pc,
pie occupied, belonged to r. Il. Chrel
es. The barn was owned by S. p
Greeswold a travelling man. Mr.
Greeswold is we'll known in Mexico
and makes his headquarters her,
most of the time.
The fire originated in the foft OF
the barn. There was considerable ha,
in the loft, but how it caught fire Is
unknown,
The LaCross Lumber Company op
ened an office and lumber yard here
about three months age.
The Board Of Directors OF the Mex,
leo schools met Friday night and re,
elected the teachers of all the school,
wkh the exception of principal OF
the north side school.
superintendent Hawthorne's salary
was raised from $1,000 to $500 a
year.
The teachers as reelected are:
Mcmillan Migh-R. B. Finley, prln-
cipal; Misses Elizabeth Gill, Frances
Mason, Benson Bolts, Lieurence Sni-
dow, Edith Etheridge, Eva Blythe,
Maude Wallace, Elizabeth Let's and
Mrs. Keltner.
North Side school-Miss Bessie
Tucker. Inez Willard, Grace Morris.
Beth Durkee, Mamie Wright, Frank
lie Cauthorn, CalIie Morris, and judith
Jones and Jennie Karnes.
South Side SCHOOLGIRLS. Laura
Houghland; Misses Mary Hopkins,
Lucille Jesse, May Jackson, and Eliz-
abeth Price.
Garfield School,. J, Hicks, princi-
pal; B. H. Douglass; George Pringle,
Matte Scott and Halle Holt.
Janitors-Hugh Donnelley, Mr.. Judy
and Mr.. Peters.
Houston, Texas, May 26.-Commis-
sary officers as well as line officers
In Brig. Gen. Mills command at Gal
weston r much exercised over what
they declare a serious shortage of
train wagons and mules in both divis,
ions of the army now in rendezvous
In Texas on the Mexican border.
1t is said the troops in Texas are
short about 300 wagons, 1900 mules
and about 1000 men to complete the
organization of the first division. All
tho stations have been enlisting re-
%cruits and h%urrying them to Texas,
but there is no addition TO the mule
and wagon equipment.
The officers In d~eploring the state
OF affairs declare the army would be
sadly handicapped should II suddenly
be ordered on a forced march with gen
uine action injected en- route. Draft
on the commissary train they say
would be necessary to make up am
munitlon trains which would in conse.
quenee cripple the commissary depart
ment. Relvance on commercial wag-
ons drafted into the service. they say
would disclose the commercial wagon
not up to the standard and which
would collapse with a heavy load on
a long forced march.
Mrs. Dea Carr Smith closed her
successful connection with Hardin
College Thursday with the forty first
annual Art reception of the school,
which delighted large crowds both
afternoon and evening, The china dis
play alone comprised 300 pieces and
every department of the Art school
gave evidence of the very highest
finish by the pupils. Miss Dorothy
Holmes is the only Senior in Art.
The oil and water colors were ex-
hibited in the parlors rs usual. Els
pecially worthy of notice were the
Japanese Favorites," in oil, and a
Game of Chess" tapestry, by Miss
Dorothy Holmes. Mrs. Smith also
had a number of her fine studies in
oil and water color in the display ths
always proved the center of an in
Interested crowds. Miss Vaughn as
sistant Art teacher had a Colorado
scene in water colors that was most
attractive.
In the art room proper the china was
displayed and It was one of the very
best and most beautiful of Ceramic
art ever shown in the school. There
were four tables in the two rooms.
Each table had a different kind OF
work upon 1t. Luster finish, Orien'
tai designs, and so on. The Satsuma
and Sejii designs, a new feature In
the china department, attracted much
attention for their peculiar design
and special beauty.
Misses Marie Rose, Gladys Van
Ness, Mary Rowe, Willie Hook, Haze
Friedman, Mable Eaton had excellent
displays though it is useless to ex-
haust the adieetives in praising what
is obviously beautiful, for Mrs. Smith
would have nothing but the aesthetic
Every young woman who had china Oh
display deserves praise, for their was
a finish about 1t, as there was In the
other departments, only to be &C
compllshed with such instruction a
they received under Mrs. Smith.
Displays of leather craft were
shown by Misses Helen Hunter, Mary
Rowe, Mabel Eaton and Helen Robin
son.
In the back Art room were quite a
number of interesting charcoal de.
signs among them some by Miss Mar