Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-12-21
COUNTY NEWS

A SPECIAL chrsssmsss pnese4 has
zen presented 20 he epenial agsnkz
( the InterOoean LIE ana Casual
b CompAnyis special akants IN fhfs
sarritory, Eho have made the ee<gl
showsng duhng The period be
-zeen the z0<h S0Femlsr and lie
of Deoemher. D. r. Beli0sly.
is district agent 1kesr other
Who neceped a specAl
prize arc. Herbert Plunhet. who
vas recently promoted 90 agent
over a dsstsct which win take -
feet January ]; T. W. spoftswOoh
q Z. Norris.
s. B. EDWARDS President a be
STATE Bank end Trust Company. q
Hereford, Texas was in Aazlco,
Ills week the guest Of Hon c. +.
CLARK. Mr. Edwards left AudrsiB
coonty several years ago and went
wezk, and Is now a Of the most
prosperous and successful citizens
Of The Lone Star sinte." and hh
friends In AudratR are glad 70
hear 81 his prosperity.
The Mcmillan basket fsH i've de.
.fezted the MarshAIl HlEh School tea
n the latter city Monday night D.
a score OF Is to IS The MONA
Ian 1eam had the best q Il frou,
ea es Ala-nd IN exee1ten'
.forxn The team promises TO b
one Of the stronsesa IN the his
tcFy q ne school
Tbs lineup for the McAnuanEass
Ray Mnler. cezter.
Robert HOOK and ciayborn Jacksol
-fcTFzrds
FBetcher Powell and Pred Peek
guards
Al Blanchard. son Of Geors'
blanchard formerly OF Mexsco. and
a nerheE CT Thomas Relly, Of III
CITY. has been appointed ehsef nigh
elark a. sas x St. Lous Cit
lcorrt
Ars. Molae Snip. formerly o
Mexico. nov Of LoEehnd. Colorado
IN remk1ing for Tie Ledger fol
another year, writes as follows
Dear Sir; Eaclossd you wiz ia.
sle9, subscription for the Ledge
for another year. have beel
taking the Ledger for nearly eagh
ysars and feel like / can not &c
along without o.
Mrs. J. n. McCune and dAaghtes
Miss Nellie. Of Horton. Kan. ar
hete to spend the winter wit
relatives in Mexico and Auxvass<
No.
Tbs menburs Of die county cour.
IN. b. Evans, Of the Evan
Construction Company who Ia
charge Of the construction OF tn
County Infirmary building, and h
H Phillips, anchitect. arranged 4
have a conference at the Coui
House Monday afternoon, but at
late hour Mir. Phillips had not a
rived.
The object OF the conferanoe va
to discuss some alleged flaws in Il
building and to come 10 sornaA,
conclusion rs TO what Is tn
cause. II is saad the suppoftin
parts of the concrete roof ar
not amply strong enough to safel
stand tho strain
Mrs. julia Anna Baker. another al
founder Of the Joseph walter HON
Of Kansas City. Is In Mexico HclicI
Inc subscriptions for the institution
There are four children from A.
drain In this Home.
The object OF the Home Is to ca
for children whose mothers ahroue
adverse circumstances are forced
give up their children. Only a fe
days ago. a most pitifua account
a mother who sold her baby IN 0
der that she might work and suppol
herself and an older child. appeai
ed in the St. Louis papers
Mrs. Baker says The work whic
Is being conducted under the dire
ton Of the Home Conserving Assocl
ton Is among shis class. When Ah
home takes charge Of children who's
mothers are not able 20 suppol
them. either physically OF IlnanciaH.
the mother and child are never 81
arated, as In the illustration give
before. The Home cares for n
children and when the mother /
comes able to take her children the
are unlted. Gould the circumstanC
just related have come under on
charge" said Mrs. Baker, afhe sci
ing Of the taby would have bee
vented"
Mrs. Baker carries a number I
letters Of recommendation from ma
ors and bankers. The work viii
she Is engaged in is comparative
young, yet much Is being done Il
mothers and children who are ls
to fight the battles Of men, and /
time the Home Conserving Assoeii
ton WIFI have Homes In every oil
in the United States.
All children in the Home In Kaz
sas CRY. who are Of school age. a