Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-06-29

~ WAS bdlu JOnH MdiShdls ~
the Christian Church team had de
feated the Presbyterians Tuesday af
ternoon by a score of 16 to IL anC
Mr.. Marshall had contributed great!
toward the success Of the followers
of Alexander Campbell.
One of the features OF the game
was the fifteen year old battery o.
the Christian Church. "Pink" Quis
enberry caught Bryan Marshall ant
they handled the situation on The
mound and at the homeplate will
professional coolness.
In the first inning, E. Marshall
started the fireworks with a two
base hit. Pitcher out to Sanford on
second. Blattner slapped nice one
through short and took first. Cauth
orn out to short. +. Marshall took
base on balls md before Daniels
was thrown out at first e. Marshall
and Blattner had scored.
Mlligan, first batter for Presby
terians, thrown out at first; Duty
made first on a bunt; F. McGee
took first on short fly. R. MCGEE
followed with single and then
Sanford stopped the ozone three
times to reach the bench. Sannebeck
pushed it through short and Longen-
bach took his base and Buckner
made the final out. Scored both Nc
Gees and Sanford.
With the exception Of a base
hit by B. Marshall, Clark. Quisen
berry and e. Marshall were retired
In order. Mckee pitching nice ball
to Duty. The Presbyterians fared
the same way after Duty made two
bases through Cauthorn and then
thrown out by pitcher.
In the third Pitcher. for the Chris
tians, sent one to right field for
three bases. F. Marshall poked Nc
Kee for two bases and when Daniel
famed Pitched, Blattner and Cauth'
orn had scored. The Presbyterians
failed to find home, though Sanford
made two bases on nice one to
right field.
Pitcher scored one for the Chris
tians in the fourth, Blattner being
passed on balls. The Presbyterians
went down in order with the excep-
ton of Mckee who took first on
nice one through third.
In the fifth the Christians scored
Marshall, Clark, Quisenberry, B. and
F. Marshall and Pitcher. F. Marshal
started the work with base hit. e
Marshall hit 1t for twoand B Marsh
all had base on balls. The Presbyt'
rians batted four times and went
out with no score.
The Christians failed to land /
run in the sixth, but the Presbyte
rians scored Sanford. Longenbach
Buckner, Milligan. Sanford made
three base hit but never stopped un
til he reached home because of al
overthrow. Longenbach, Duty and
Milligan walked. Buckner started OF
a base hit.
The seventh found the Christians
unable to locate home with the ex'
ception of e. Marshall who started
with drive through short. The
Presbyterians went out in order.
In the eighth inning the Christians
scored Daniel, Clark and r. Mar
shall, Blattner and B. Marshall be-
ing passed on balls. The Presbyte'
rians scored 1. In the ninth the
Presbyterians scored another two
runs.
A franchise was granted the Mex
leo Power Company to lay mains and
install a heating plant system in
the city of Mexico at the regular
council meeting Monday evening
The franchise is for thirty years
and gives the company the right t.
do business, though not withou
some restrictions. The compan!
puts up a $4,000 bond to cover al
damages that might be done to The
streets while the mains are beint
laid or any damage that may re
suit from this work.
The rate to be charged to con
sumers is in the form of graduated
scale and is:
rs cents per 1000 lbs. for frs
10000 lbs. per month; 20 cents pc
1000 lbs. for next 10000 lbs. pc
month; 65 cents per 1000 lbs. TO
next 10000 lbs. per month; g.
cents per 1000 lbs. for next 1000
lbs. per month; So cents per 100
lbs. for next $4,000 lbs per month
so cents per 1000 lbs. for next 200,
900 lbs per month; As cents pc
1000 lbs for next 100000 lbs, ant
over per month.
The franchise provides that 9Th
grantee and any consumer may i
lieu of the above meter rates cor
tract for heat service at such fla
rates as may be mutually agreed up
on. Such rates to be the same Il
like consumers, but such consumer
shall have the right to terminal
such contract at any time and re
quire the grantee to install mete
service as herein before provided.
At the completion of the work o
installing the sytsm, the ordinanc
provides that the Power Compan,
must furnish the city with a draw
ing of the mains showing a CON
plete plan of its system of stree
pipes.
The Power Company will begi
work Immediately, it was stated b
e. R. Locke Tuesday morning. "W
expect to have the plant in operatiol
by cold weather, at least, in the bus
mess section of the city"
Thinks 80 Years Too Long.
]. w. Ballew, Councilman froI
the Second Ward, asid he believe
80 years was too long a time t
grant the franchise. S. j. Sanford
of the Third Ward, said he belieN
ed some revenue should be d.
rived in consideration of grantin