Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1911-05-25

Iuaiez, Mexico, May 2S,-The end
Of the present instructions seems al
rlcst at an end. Rumors have reach
cd Francisco MADEIRA headquarters tc'
day that vice-president Corrol has re-
signed and that President Diaz would
present his resignation to the Cham
ber of Deputies to-day,
The first trip of the boy Scouts
of this summer was Tuesday after
noon when four patrols, accompanied
by Scoutmaster and instructors de-
parted for the, Cabin, north of this
city, via the electric line. They will
cook supper before returning.
A. Larsen will instruct one patrol
on photography; DR.. H. w. Gibbs,
first aid to the injured; Joe Luckie,
Woodcraft; Leo Hanley, drill; Roy
Ferris and L. NJ White, signal and
scouting. About 95 in all made the
journey.
The horse that pulls the Model Bak
ry delivery wagon ran off Tuesday
molishing the wagon. The horse was
driven by Dan Ryan. About year
ago this horse ran off and threw the
driver out rendering him unconscious.
This time Dan was not injured.
The horse did not run very far,
but when he came to the corner of
w. w. Williams residence at the cor
ner of South Washington and Liberty
streets he attempted to run between
tree and Mr.. Williams iron fence.
Here the horse unhitched himself. A
section of the fence was torn down
and two iron posts were broken in
several pieces besides badly damag.
ing the wagon.
Mrs. c. C. Selecman, wife of the
Rev. C. G. Selecman, formerly pastor
of the Methodist Episcopal church OF
this city, now of st. Louis is reporte'
dangerously i'll. In speaking of her Ill
ness, the st. Louis Republic publish
es the following; Prayer was Offered
by the ministers of the Southern
Methodist churches at their weekl,
meeting yesterday at Centenar!
Church for the recovery of Mrs. Q
lC. Selecman, who underwent an oper
ton at the Jewish Hospital Sunday
Mrs. Selecman is the wife of the pas
tor of Kingdom House Social Settle
ment.
The many friends of the Rev. AM
Mrs. Selecnlan of this city will hea
with much regret of her illness. Tn
Ledger joins the people of Mexico i
: wishing for her a speedy recovery.
A Committee of Scientiest, appoin
ed by the North st. Louis Busines
Mems Association to decide whethe
The chemist, John F. Wixford, is Ell
titled to the credit for the clarifies
tion of st. Louis water supply, state
: that the introduction of lime in larg
quantities was a most important an
distinctive factors in the coagulatior
and originated by Wixford.
In about ten days the Wixford prC
cess of Qualification will be tried |
9 Mexico.
In consequence of the findings
the committee the North st. Lou
Business Mems Association will b.
gin a campaign to raise fund
/ $50, 900 as testimonial
= the appreciation of the citizens of S
D Louis to the chemist.
A new Mcmillan band has appea
. ed. It was the result of recel
move on the part of the fraterni
members of the band who refused
play at the grade school graduate
:. exercises because they were' inforl
D ed next year they would have
le sign a pledge not to belong TO al
Il such society or lose many of the pi
e ileges enjoyed by others. Prof. Ha
If thorne states he does not intend
d have the policy of the school dicti
If ed by this society and as result
members formerly in the band ha
been dropped from the organization
ia The members of the society now
ID sert they are no high school organi
k. tion but purely local They are Ii
ing in freshmen, however, and the