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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10
HoLLENSVILLE ITEMS.

Master Howard IIollenshead
of Centralia who has been here
visiting his aunt, Mrs. c. G. Nc
Gee, has returned to his home.
j. w. Peck sold a load of good
fat cattle to a buyer from Illinois
at 1928 per cwt. w. A. Dowell
and son sold load to same
party at $6.l5 per cwt.
Last week J w. Sharp traded
~ good yearilng steers to John
Baker of skinner for 90 sheep.
Mrs. Brunk and two sons and
Mrs. Jones and daughter, Mrs.
Richards, all of Illinois, visited
Mr. Lon Carpenters last week
Miss Callie Berrey entertained
her music class last Thursday
afternoon.
The young ladies class of Long
Branch Sunday school entertain
ed the young mems class with an
ice cream supper at ID. Nj. Slona-
ker's last Wednesday evening.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10
CHAMP CHIMES.

The Monday morning rain miss
ed us again. We seem to be ont Of
luck.
Mr.. Leibengood has raised
about fifty bushels of good pOta
toes.
John Staples, while in the exer
else of his personal liberty, last
Saturday night drove his horse ia
death When discovered he was
lying with his head on the neck OF
the dead horse. At this writinr
the horse is still near where it fell
a half mile south of Camp, near
the residence of Willard Crockett
How the heart of a great majority
of Missouri voters must swell witt
pride as they read this and re
member that they voted to keeI
up just such doings less than 4
year ago.
Mrs, Josephine Henderson and
her daughter, Miss Lillian, OF
Mexico, are visiting their cousin
Mrs. II. I. Cobb, this week.
Elmer Dicus has built a new
garage for that new touring car
Mr.. PeriSho has remOdeled anC
reset the old Buffalo stock scales
which were on the place and on
of use for a number of years
They work like a charm anC
weigh to perfection,
Next Sunday, Aug. l3, will b
Bro. Cobb's last day at Bethe
He will on that day wind up hi
four years as pastor of thi
church which is as long as the lay
of his church allows preacher t
stay at one place.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10
DIES OF APoPLEXY.
Found Dead in His Buggy, Near
The Fair Grounds Monday
Afternoon.

James A. Miller, about 90 years
old, who lived about three miles
southwest of Cant, came to Mex
leo Monday afternoon in his bug
gy to get quantity of hay baling
wire. He had attended to his
shopping in town and near five
o'clock he departed for home. A
little later he was found dead in
his vehicle, near the G.. w. Pease
home, northwest of the Fair
Grounds. His horses were headed
back toward town and it is
thought he felt his illness coming
on and that his efforts were to get
back for medical attention.
County Coroner Coil said he died
Of apoplexy.
Deceased was an uncle of Mrs.
Price Cunningham of Mexico. He
leaves wife and seven children.
The children are Perry Miller, of
Colorado; Frank Miller of Mon
tana; Mrs. Bruce Spiva, of South
Dakota; Roy Miller of Salina,
Kansas, and Misses Ora, Andy
and Arina Miller, of this county.
The body was inferred at Salt
River church, near Cant, Tues
day.
| Mr.. Miller was one of the
county's most highly respected
citizens and we condOle with his
relatives and many friends in his
sudden and unexpected death.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10
TEACHERS MEETING.
Program For County Gathering
in Mexico Aug. Is and 10.

Friday morning -.
9:00-Opening exercises. En-
rollment.
9 :30-Problems of Our Schools,
J. l.. Shobe.
10 :00-The Course of Study,
Arithmetic, j. G.. Harmon.
General Discussion, Jas Nj.
Barnes, j. S. Porter, Winnie
Gibbs.
II :0O-Address, II. II. Emberson,
Rural Department of Missouri
University.
Friday afternoon
! 80 - Agriculture Work in
Country Schools, The School
Garden, The Study of Corn,
Mrs. II. r. Rudasil, Geo. d.
Coakley.
Discussion.
2:00-The Course of Study, Ag-
riculture, II. II. Emberson.
3:0O-The Organization, Pro-
gramme and Discipline of the
School, j. L. Shobe.
:3O-Some Good Thoughts
Learned at Summer School,
Pearl Tucker, Martha Monta-
que, Blanche White, Pearle
Barnett, May Hofriehter.
Saturday morning
9: 00-The Course of Study. His.
tory and Geography, l.. N
Everard, Rural School InSpec.
tor of the State Department.
10 :0O-Round Table, How to
Keep Pupils in School Until the
Close, Ida Bolts, Mrs. Nellie
McKeehan, C. w. Sansberry, f
f. Shay, Jessie w. Hill.
10 ;45-Reading Circle Session
Synopsis and Value of Briggs
and Coffman's Reading in Pub
lie Schools, Addie f. Cunning
ham, McMurry's How to Study
and Teaching How to Study
Iola Beal.
II :00-Address, |. n. Everard.
Saturday afternoon
l :3O-New School Legislation, J
L. Shobe.
2 :0O-Wastes and Their Elimi
nations, Supt. w. +. Hupe
Montgomery county.
3 ;0O-Round Table, Suggested
improvements for Our Schools
Abbie Sullivan, Myrtle Duncan
Martha Moorehead, Price r
Maddox, Annie Marshall.
3 :3O-Announcements.
/ :OO-Adjournment.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10
LADDONIA ITEMS.

Mrs. Onie Beal and son, Clark,
visited her sister and family, Mrs.
VIM. Burch of Farber, Sunday.
Mrs. Grover Grady was called
home to st. Louis Saturday by the
death Of her sister, Verna. She
was Miss Verna Leet before her
marriage. She died of consump-
ton.
Mrs. c. A. TorreySon returned
Saturday from a three weeks
visit with her sisters in Kansas
City.
Mrs. Arch Alexander is still a
very sick woman. Also Misses
Mettie and Jennie Levick are both
quite sick.
A fine rain fell Monday. Every
thing is growing fine.
Van Grange moved to the Billy
Watkins property in the south
part of town last week.
Britton Slavens and wife of
Mexico spent the first of the week
with relatives here.
Miss Jennie Pate of Kansas
City and Mrs. Gabrella Waters
of New Mexico came to visit their
mother and sisters here last week.
The tent for the Brooks meet
ing was put up Monday. The
meeting will commence Wednes-
day night, Aug. 9.
Misses Alta and Elsie Hobson
came home Sunday from a visit
with friends at New Florence
They also attended the New Flor
ence picnic.
Miss Ida Lake is visiting rela
tiveS at Vandalia this week.
The 10 months old baby o
Chas. Smith and wife of Shelbini
died Thursday and was brough
here Friday night and Saturday
morning was buried at Yves
Cuivre.. 1t was nephew of Mrs
Jas. Wells, where the little re
mains were kept Friday.
j. c. De Laporte visited rela
tives at Perry and Center Satur
day and Sunday. He ATTENDED
the Christian Sunday school a
Center Sunday morning. Their
: were more than 200 in attendanc
and collection of over $35. |
was woman's day.
Miss Florence Bailey accom-
panied her brother, Everett Scan
Ian, to Center for a visit las
week. She had been here carin
for her mother, Mrs. s. V. Wilder
= who died Aug. LIST.
. Jas. Brown is putting a fine !
t room house on his farm half mil
! north of town. Frame is up.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10
Death Arouses Court.

Montgomery City, Mo-, Aug, s.
The Montgomery County Court,
in session here today, was aroused
over the report from the poor
farm, stating that Flora f.
Greene, an insane inmate, whose
case led Doctor David Hudson of
this city to declare his sensational
theory of putting such patients to
death, had been found dead in her
room.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10
Will Sustained.

Judge Barnett held this week
that the plaintiff, Mrs. Grace
Cole, was not entitled to recover
under the terms and conditions of
the will of the late Mrs. Mcintyre,
the wife of the late Gen. d. II. Nc
Intyre. Mrs. Cole was an adopted
daughter of the Mclntyres. She
was cut off in the will, being be,
queathed only one dollar and the
family Bible. Mrs. Cole sought tC
break the will of Mrs. Mcintyre
Walter Morris is attending tn,
Elsberry Fair.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10
RUSH HILL ITEMS.

RUSH HILL ITEMS.
James Kelley of Bloomington,
ILL.,. is here and is well pleased
with the crop on his 400 acre
farm, northeast of Rush Hill.
Mr.. Wilson of Iowa is here and
will build a new eight room house
at once on his farm.
Ray Smith returned from the
West last week, where he spent
the summer looking at the coun-
try. Ray says it looks good to
him in old Missouri.
John Canterbury, an old settler
near Rock Hill church, where his
fathers farm, known as the old
James Canterbury farm, owned
now by Jewell Hodge, is here on a
visit from the west part of the
State. John once owned the
Robert Walter farm. He has been
away from Audrain county 30
years.
Charley Winkler and wife of
Colorado arrived in Rush Hill
Tuesday morning.
j. p. Harper has made some
modern Improvements on his resi-
dence and is having it newly
painted. l.. d. Uzzell is doing the
work.
Mrs. NOVEL; and son of Hanni
bal are the guests of relatives
here this week.
The corn crop is looking good
and as much corn will be raiseC
this year as last on the prairies.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. T. Paisley o
Rush Hill are entertaining at 1
home coming their children at {
family reunion this week, as fol
lows: o. A. Muzzy of Kansas City
a Metropolitan conductor; Rober
+. Paisley, of Mohall, \. Dakota
butcher and meat market anC
stock shipper; w. II. Paisley o
Casey, Okla, agent and operate
for Frisco, r. r.; Z. l.. Paisley o
Springfield. ILL.,, conductor on {
& A. Mr.. and Mrs. +. NJ. Crooks
Rock Hill, farmer and stock deal
err; Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. H. Paisley
Kansas City, Stenographer an
bookkeeper for Union Tank Line
Miss Florence Paisley of Rush Hi
music teacher; Mr.. and Mrs. T. 7
Muzzey, Kansas City, buyer 70
| C. II. Simmons Grocery Co. Ton
my being only grandchild presen
on the occasion. Mr.. Pasely has
lovely home in Rush Hill, and tn
children certainly enjoy the shad
and pleasures of life.
Miss Beula Harper of st. Lou
is visiting relatives here tn
week.
| Miss Sadie Devaney is enjoyin
| vacation from her office duti'
| in Kansas City with hOmefoll
| here.
II Joe Randle is having some co
] crete walks built this week.
II Creed Roy will soon begin h
new residence in Rush Hill
/ Rudolph Miller's young foil
very highly entertained the your
folks of this vicinity at a moe
light picnic recently.
| Benton City and Rush Hill W
| play ball at Rush Hill Sunda
| Game called at 2 p. m.
| \ goodly number of Rush II
| folks enjoyed fish fry on Lift
by Friday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10

Mrs. Charles Bledsoe of near
Thompson celebrated her birth
day one day this week with a din
ner to her friends. Those attend
ing from this city were g: IF.
Clark and family, Chas. Clark
and family and Mrs. Ned Rodes
and son, Ryland.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10

Mrs. Fannie Simpson of New
Mexico and her daughter, Mrs.
W.. Robinson and little son,
Powell, of Oklahoma, visited Mrs.
Sarah B. Black and the F. NJ.
and j. 0. Tinsley and Ben Frank.
lin families in Mexico first of this
week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10

Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Kesler of
Jackson school district, southeast
of Mexico, are enjoying a visit
from their niece, Miss Georgia
Lee Bomar.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10

Rev. G. B. Smith, of near West
Cuivre church, this county, is very
broken in health of late months.
He is past 81 years of age. He
has been a resident of the county
many years and used to be pastor
of the Baptist church at Lad
dOnia.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10

Mrs. Ed. Atchison and Mrs.
John Hanger, near Worcester,
visited their brother, Charles
Clendenin, in Hannibal last week
and while there listened to a SER
mon by the Rev. BILLY" Sundy
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10
They Can I Help It.

The Velie buggies have a way
of standing up in hot, dry weather
that is a marvel to the trade.
They are made right and of the
very best material.
Ferris & Canthorn.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10

Miss Pearl Barnett returns this
week from summer school at the
kirksyille Normal Miss Barnett
takes up school in Cedar Grove
district the 21st of this month.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10

Miss Esther Houston has re-
signed as Librarian for the Mexico
Public Library, and will teach
this fall and winter in the public
schools at Endicott, Wash.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10

Ex-confederate Reunion three
miles south of Auxvasse Thurs
day and Friday, August II and
IS. Hon. c. NJ. Hay and Prof. j.
b. Jones of Fulton will make ad-
dresses.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10

Misses Grace Pearson and Lot
tie Barnes of Benton City are Wis
ting Misses Jessie and Mary Lou
Allison Of Beaver Dam neighbor-
hood.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10

j. b. Newman, of Carter, Mont,
is here looking after his good
farm near Cant. Mr.. Newman has
land interests in Montana also.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10

Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Douglass of
Benton City are spending a short
time at b. b. Springs, at Bowling
Green.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10
Why Don't You Return Our

Wire stretchers? Anyone hav-
ing our wirestretchcrs for longer
time than two years is urgently
requested to return them, as other
parties are waiting for them.
Ferris Il Cauthorn.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10
Almost EQUAL to a Circus

In point of interest to go thru
our large line of vehicles. You
will have to see them to appreciate
what We. have in pleasure vehicles.
Ferris & Cauthorn.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10
]. II. Rhoadman of Louisiana
was here Monday and called and
subscribed for the Message.

The county convention Of the
Christian church will be held at
Sun Rise church, on the electric
railway, north of Mexico, on the
Doth and Both of this month.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10

The will of the late Charles
Duffen, of near Benton City, was
probated in Mexico last week
Emil Duffen is the administrator.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10

Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Cunning
gam and little daughter, Cynthia,
of near Laddonia, visited at New
Bloomfield last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10

j. ID. Allison and two daugh-
ters, Misses Mary Lou and Addie,
of Beaver Dam neighborhood, ex-
pect to attend the Sturgeon Fair.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10

Alpha Owens, foreman in the
Mexico Message office, has re-
turned from three weeks visit
with his parents at Sparta, Tenn.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10

Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Mason ape
home from visit to their son, FL
lott Mason and family at Pitts
burg, Pa.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10

The Epworth League will 60
out for day in the woods on the
electric line next Monday after
noon.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10

j. r. Paradies, near Littleby
Station, lately finished the con
struction of fine new barn,
34x46.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10

81 80 Wash Dresses 1895,
$3.50 White Dresses 81 80. $l7 80
White Dresses 1915, $500 White
and Colored Dresses 1895.
Fredendall & Wilkins.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10

The c. & A. railroad will run a
special car on the Fulton Branch
for the second and third days of
the Mexico Fair.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10

Washington school house,
southeast of Mexico, has been
decorated with new lightning
rods.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10

w. j. Baker and daughter.
Mrs. X, j. Offutt, south of Benton
City, attended the funeral of Miss
Ethel Hensley in Fulton last
week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10

Mrs. Sarah B. Black, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Braden, Miss Lizzie
Acton, Miss Dora Kelly and Miss
Hattie Zaugg spent from Tuesday
to Saturday of last week as a hap
Ply camping party on Salt River
between Molino and Santa Fe
They didn't catch many fish but
they had plenty of Young squirrel
meat.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10

Dan billiard gets ahead for the
Message another year. c. III.
Shoup, ditto.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10

Mrs. j. +. Durkee and daugh-
ter, Miss Ruth, are visiting at
their old home at Shelbyville,
Illinois.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10

$500 Long Coats $3.50, $500
Short Coats 1926, $1,000 Short
Coats 1895, $500 Skirts $3.95.
Fredendall e. wilkins.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10

Rev. O. l.. Burns of label,
Okla, is visiting relatives and
friends here.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10
provide the ways and means for
carrying this plan into effect.
Il. NJ. White,
j. o. Tinsley,
Clarence A. Barnes.

On motion that a committee of
five be appointed to confer with
the railroads in regard to rates on
gravel for the road the following
committee was appointed:
VIM. Pollock, Il. NJ. White
Judge Jno. s. Gatson, Judge Cook
Groves and r. II. Phillips.
Meeting then adjourned.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10

Miss Eva Steppleman OF this
city is visiting relatives at Enid,
Okla.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10
Residence Burned.

The old Orear home, on East
Promenade street, two story
building, was Quilted by fire at
four O'Clock yesterday morning.
The fire is supposed to have
caught from defective fine. The
building and contents were in
Sured for $4,000. The house was
one of the good old dwellings OF
Town, erected about 30 years ago.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10

$500 Millinery 1875, $500
Millinery $l.95, $1,000 Millinery
1895, 800 Untrimmed Shapes
csc.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10

Mrs. Jim Hall of West Cuivre,
this county, is reported in a very
weak condition of health.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10

Fredendall & Wilkins.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-14
H0TCHK|SS OUT FROM
INDIANA HARbOR BELT

That two powerful trunk lines. the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul and
the Chicago & Northwestern railways
have acquired 40 per cent Of the stock
of the Indiana Harbor Belt railway
and that a reorganization of the In
diana Harbor Belt and Chicago. In
diana & Southern railways is to go
into effect August first is the signifi-
cant news that came to Hammond
from Chicago this morning.
The important news concerning
the four railroads develops the fact
that it involves changes in the opera
tive departments of the Indiana Har-
Dor Belt railway and the Chicago, In
diana & Southern, the management OF
the two roads being split up in order
to permit Chas. w. Hotchkiss to de-
vote his time to the Chicago, Indiana
& Southern.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-14
NOW c., $. RAILWAY HEAD.


Mr.. Hotchkiss. by reason of his null
tiplied and growing interests, has vol
UNFAIRLY relinquished his double man
agement, severing his connection with
the Indiana Harbor Belt, but retaining.
ager of the Chicago. Indiana & South
ern.
C. f. Schaff, vice president of all the
falo will be in charge nominally of
the management of the Belt line II.
place of Mr. Hotchkiss, while George
Hannauer, who has been general SUI
perintendent of the c., / & S. railway
and the Indiana Harbor Belt railway,
Will be the active head henceforth Of
the Belt railway and his successor on
the Chicago, Indiana & Southern as
superintendent will be Henry Ziesel,
with headquarters at Kankakee.
OTHER CHANGES PLANNED.
The new alignment will undoubtedly
mean a number of other minor changes
in the operation of the two local rail-
roads through the invasion of the
western trunk lines. whose object, 1t
Is believed, make it more of an in
dependent road and key up its activity
and efficiency so ably inaugurated by
Mr.. Hotchkiss.
! 1t is understood that the transfer
! of the 40 per cent of the stock in the
+, Indiana Harbor Belt, taken over by the
western railroads. incidentally leaving
the so per cent balance with the New
York Central lines comes about
through the efforts of Mr. Hotchkiss
who for over a year has been working
on the transfer. 1t is declared that al
! least a part of the money and in the
purchase of the interest of the Belt will
be used in a new undertaking thai
will mean much to this region. This
latter loses nothing by the transfer OF
the stock but will gain thereby ir
case the proposed new undertaking II
put through. The transfer of the st..--
has already been put through, and the
| proposed changes will go into effect OF
the first of the coming month.
MEANS MUCH TO REGION.
/ The Joint ownership of Indiana Har
Dor Belt stock by the Chicago 81 North
western and Chicago, Milwaukee & ST
Paul railroads gives them both a SPLEEN
did belt railway in the Calumet region
under especially active management
That Mr. Hotchkiss is not to give VI
all his interests in the Calumet regiol
is especially pleasing to the dominan
Industrial and railroad leaders therein
His interests have become so large an
varied that he did not have time to de
vote to the growing railroad business
and in turning over the management y
tho Belt to George Hannauer he ha
made more prominent than ever one c
the most aggressive railroad PERSONAL
ties the Calumet region has ever known
The rapid progress in improvemer
made by these two belt railroads an
their increasing kinship with the cour
try's dominant rolling stock is nothin
short of amazing. They are bringin
big railroad men to this region to ac
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-14
EAST CHICAGO WILL
T SOON Be OUT OF DEBT
Semi Annual Statement
Shows City to Have Bal
ance Of $61,117.03.
Especial to THE TINES. ,

East Chicago. Ind. July 1.-THE city
of East Chicago, far from being the
discredited municipality 1t was in form
er times, is rapidly assuming a stand
ing in financial circles that Is the envy
of many other Lake county cities which
have heretofore looked with contempt
upon East Chicago.
The semi annual statement issued
July 1 by City Treasurer A. G. Slocomb
shows that far from being in debt as
has always heretofore been the case.
the city has a comfortable balance of
s61.117.o3 which will pay all its ex-
penses for two months. After that the
city may be obliged to run along a lit
tie on credit, but estimates show that
beyond a doubt by the first of May
next year. East Chicago will stand a
city out of debt and able to maintain
itself thus Indefinitely.
This has been accomplished since the
present administration took the reins
of government, and has been made
possible. Mayor Schlieker explained, by
retrenchment where retrenchment was
possible without working hardship to
the city, and by slight increase in
taxation and the doubling of the saloon
license fees.
When Mayor Schlieker and the pres
ent officials took hold the books show
ed outstanding warrants against the
city amounting to sS0.19S.s3. These had
F.! been issued against various funds and
/, there was no money to meet them. The
Indebtedness was divided as follows:
s54.063.69, general fund.
] $6.1TS.40, building fund.
$3.50, water fund.
s4,S4045, electric light.
S15,06260, park.
All of this Indebtedness has beer
wiped out. The balance of ss1,117.o;
which appears in the July report shows
| $4,000 credited to the general func
| and the balance to the other various
| accounts.