Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-08-17
Fulton. No, Aug. 10.

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rested Thursday morning BY the Cal.
laway authorities. They were taken
before Squire S. o. McClintic of
Concord ad their preliminary was
A set for next Monday, Their bonds
weIs fixed at 5000 each, which they
were able to give.
This action was taken, It is said.
because the citizens Of that locality
! were not satisfied with the amount
Of the former bond.
The original charge was dismissed
by Prosecuting Attorney Baker Of
Galloway and the re-arrest of The
trio ordered. The second charge is
practically the ann as the first.
Another link in the chain Of evil
dcnee That the prosecution Is gradu-
ally weaving about Woods and Boyd
and his wife was made public Tuesda
in a dispatch to a st. Louis paper.
1t stated a tempered can of sar-
dimes had been tossed into the yard
of L. G. Miller. a farmer, who also
was a witness in tho BoydEnis sian.
der suit. TN
The Boy Scouts of st. Louie. so
Kenneth Sanford reports. are sbecom-
Ing a part OF the civic life Of that
city in a short time. They are now
called upon to do guard duty at
many of the large fires and assist
in keeping the crown beyond the
danger line as well as assisting with
their first aid.
At the Head Scout Commissioners
office is a belr that sounds every
time a fire alarm is turned In. I'll
the blaze is a large one several pa
trcls are called and they Immediately
rush to the scene and form a fire
line with the police.
In a number OF instances their
aid knowledge has materially assist.
ed In the helping of the injured be-
fore the arrival of an ambulance. A
letter from Leonard Coatsworth, one
of the three Scouts who walked to ST.
Louis, states they have been given
the freedom of the fine Y. NJ. C. A.
Building there, and are making it
their headquarters.
The adult public Of this city
in so fan as is shown by those who
frequent the Mexico Public Library
desire as reading matter first and
foremost, the latest fiction. Flor,
ence Barclay is a favorite author.
THE Rosary taking the. lead in
popularity of all fictional books
contained in the Mexico Public Ii,
brary.
McCutcheon and Chambers are al
SO popular. The works Of these au-
thors are read mainly by those be-
tween the ages OF fourteen and TWEEN
ty. Readers beyond the goth year
show a wide range in their selec-
tion-Howels. Cooper, Dickens, Scott,
Thackeray, Broute, Barrie and other
standard writer's.
The Mulback novels. historical in
character, have SO far been patron
lied almost exclusively by the We'd
nesday Club Of this city.
OF the reference works, Biogra.
ply, Fine Arts, Religion and Travel
are called for more than other
classes.
The juvenile class Of readers
which comprise more than one
half Of those %patronizing the Id
brary show a decided preference for
Lawton's Aviator Boys series, Al
glers, Henty's and Lewis western
stories, the historical series Of Otis,
Johnson's Little Colonel works,
Kate Douglas Wiggin, Alcott, Burnett
L. NJ. Montgomery and Mark
Twain,
Superior, Wis, Aug. IA.
Travelling around the world with
a dog team for d wager of $4,000,
William brown. Of st. Johns, N. f.,
arrived in Superior, having complet
ed all of the trip except the dis
lance between here and Newfound
land.
According to the terms of the wag
or. which was made with a sporting
club of ST. Johns. Brown must 20
around the world with a dog team
in five Years. He left here on
Christmas Day. 1906. and expects
to cover the remainder Of the dis
lance in time to win his wager. His
team consists OF five dogs and al
wolf.
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The Boy Scouts departed on an
early car. Monday morning, for the
billiard farm. north Of this city,
where they have established their
two days camp. About rs boys, be-
side scoutmasters are in the par
al near a fine snring. and the regu.
lar routine Of Scout camp life be
,.s every Z. n ssa. !, s! 'ss sss has 3; ,' s;:s