Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-09-14

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Sincerely.
"a. B. Carter.
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.ol a-hrge heayv bookcase n uheA
.her motheF Ezs rssFTzag 3 nam
her q books THURSDAY moralag. the
massive pleos 81 furniture topped
ever ard Mrs Z 6 WIlsoz and
daughter were caught beRe4th IT. II
ehild w@ not injured, bat Mrs WI
son received more or less cats and
bruises
The bookcase hss 4 very heavy
Top and the weight Of Marzre vas
great enough 20 czsaz i to fan
Through sheer strength. Mrs VIII
son succeeded in bolding the weight
Of tire ease off Of the child Until sh
could crawl out anu give the alarm.
AneE getting out. Margaret vent 10
q Eind0w and called for help. Gus
Graham Who happened 10 be IN hear.
ing dissance went 10 the rescue
When the case fell Mrs. Wilson's
head was rammed through one Of Tx
glass doors and several painful cuts
resulted Her back also was badly
wrenched by the weight Of the book.
case. She. however. refused to cal
a physician.
There were many books IN ito
shelves and it was almost a miraelt
that neither were no more severely
injured
The Missouri Military Academy
opens sept. II. with a prospect Of
about rs pupils. Col. W. T. Mould
well known here. will return as Com
mandanf. having been detailed by til
War Department. The complete rem
ovation Of the school is about fin
isbed. Several hundred dollars wort
of gymnasium equipment win arrive
this week to finish the drill hall out
fit.
Guy Kinnan, instructor OF English
from Indiana State College. and Mr.
Brsnt, Of Franklin-Marshall College
Pa. instructor Ia Latin. both foot
ball stars, xiH assist in coaching III
football team which promises. from
the material coming. 10 be a winner
Soon after the opening Of school
practice game viii be played with
Westminster College. Futon
Beside those already mentioned
the members Of the faculty are Ma
ior j. H. whHmore, registrar; Ma
jor c. p. Bloch. mathematics; Major
z. F. FIaharty. history and manuai
training; Capt. D. C Aguinaga. libra
ran; Capt W. H. Bohm, quartermas
ter. Or. N. R, ROdes. surgeon
The total number 81 pupils en-.
rolled In the 3 public school build
ings and the Garfield school o
this city is 1.159. These figures CON
pared with last fear arc found II
be about the same.
There are 2ss students at the Nc
MILAN High School; 442 at the Nortl
Side institution; ga at the soutl
Side school; and 215 pupils at the
Garfield school
A feature Of the white school
this year is the substitute teacher
Miss Leila Winans has been sp
pointed 10 fiji any vacancy due to i'll
ness or otherwise that may come ii
any one Of the three white schools
She is now substituting at Mcmillan
High.
When substituting al the Mcmillan
High her compensation will be $2.5l
per day, but at either Of the other
two schools, she viii receive fifty
cents less per day.
A marriage license has been issued
to Oscar W. johnson. and Miss Edith
L Forest. both Of Sturgeon.
Miss Gertrude Lockridge OF Texas
IL the guest Of Miss Leila Tinsley.
Aiiss Myrtle Crews, OF New Can
ton ILL.,. has returned home after a
pleasant visit with Miss Minnie Ec-
ton.
s a. Pulls went to centralia on
Thursday.
Miss Eva Blythe Is home from
Europe.
VIM. Windsor, Of AIlpeola, with
his family. has moved 70 this city
to reside in the Whitson property
which he recently bought The Led
ger joins the people Of Mexico in
welcoming Mr. Windsor and family
to this city.
The stOrk surpassed the grim
reaper by seven fer the month Of
August N Mexico and asreDorted TO
the city clerk by the registrar there
1G births and 3 deaths.
Prof. H. Z. Tralle has arrived in
this city and will take charge OF a
eouse in religious pedagogy at Har
Gin College. This is the first course
Of its kind ever in a girls school
il this state. The course will be
50 that all beliefs may study
tit will be absolutely ~non-seetar
Ian.
Prof. Million will likely have an
evening class for men and women
the city who desire this work,
4 vii! be Of special benefit to Sun.
ny School teachers.
Hardin College offers three course
. religious pedagogy, namely. ID.
'irst standard Course. two hours a
,oek for one year; 81 Advanced
jtandard Course. three hours a week
O. one year, and (S) Advanced Stud
IT'S Course, two hours a week for
ne year.