Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1912-09-05
COUNTY NEWS

Geo. r. Clark and wife let saoss-
day TOR Quincy H.. to attend tbs
Soldiers Reuniou.
Miss Pearl Tucker Of 1Eexleo re-
sumad her duties a. teacher Of
the Bolts school Monday
Miss ANA Kirkpatricir departed
Saturday Tor ogden. Utah. where
she VIII resume her position 10
the School FOR the Deaf. Miss Kirk
patrick has tanght In The Ogden
School for several years and was 70
elected this yeaH with an increace
ia salary Mss Kirkpaifciz o.
most successful teacher and com
mands handsome salary.
Circuit count met Monday.
A. G. Woodward ami mother arc
home from Rochester. Mimi
Waller Ruclor. OF Bsurgeons WHO
has been quite III from typhoia
fever. leaves shortly for visit in
Colorado. 4ffEfs
II ,. 3. Miller ard wife have re-
turned from Columbia to reside per
rianentIy. They ara now domsciled
IN the w. II. Coons property on 3.
Promenade street. "They all come
back"
Hon. Champ Clark and family win
arrive at Bowling Green this week
and Mr.. clarll's private secretary. w.
D. Bassford, Is expected in Mexico
every day, Mr.. Bassford's family
will likely spend the summer in
Washington.
Ben Canada, OF Sturgeon, was Ia
this city Tuesday on business.
Homer Marshall and wife are locat
cd on North Jefferson stneet and
have rooms with Miss Allie ELLIS.
n. =. Hoxsey had hts left arm
badly hurt and Mics Frances Brown
suffered a bruised shoulder. Monday
evening, when the Hoxsey motor car
attempted to turn turtle ncar Coz
lumbla. Fortunately tha Enaohina
was only thrown partly over and tho
other occupants escaped being hurt.
Mrs. Celia NJ. Gentry was granted
a divorce from her husband, Buf0rd
Il. Gentry. Tho defendant did not
appear to fight tho case,
Ward Parsons. a well-Imown young
farmer residing near this city. at-
tended a big wolf hunt In ATont-
gomery county. near New Florence.
last week, but the animal escaped In
the hilts alter the dogs had nea1od
1t on the trail several times.
Mr.. Parsons said fine COW. weigh
ing ESQ pounds was killed BY the wa
Friday night, and the farmers iii
that section are keeping watch at
night for tho purpose Of killing tha
marauder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Humphries weRt
to Sun Rise church Sunday to dec
orate their little sons grave, WHO
was buried August 4.
Approximately seaoa - available for
fosp,l.,work assri- iis:-sssr Is sssr tho suggestion of
the county court that it be spent
for rock roads IN the Mexico s-niie
Special Road District end IN the VT
cinity of Mexico. 1 | IffIslA
The $4,000 has accumulated from
the 10 cents extra on Che hundred
dollars voted annually IN Mexico.
The law provides that every incor-
porated town IN every county Ia the
State shall vote levy Of 100 and
the amount goes into thespeciaI road
and bridge fund, The other towns
In the county IN which such
revenue IL voted annually have been
refunded their amounts By the Coun
ty Court. fl
The court now Is arranging with
the Mexico Special Road District
commissioners to have some OF the
roads rocked m tho vicinity of
Mexico, The court takes the posi-
tion that. since this amount canie
from tho taxable wealth OF Mexico.
tho cltzens and merchants Of this
city should have the advantage Of IL
and hence the court feels that IN
the event tho roads Leading from
the corporated limits OF the city
should be rocked, the merchants ard :
citizens will reap tho advantages
from the increased trade which ID
bound TO flow IN from distance
when better roads are had.
Another feature Of spending this
amount for permanent work IS
that the slate viii refund half Of
the amount 30 spent. Tho law pro
vides that where a county investa
money in permanent improvements
tho state shall refund half OF the
amount SO spent. The money tho
state accurnulates for tlis purpose
comes from the automobile license.
f no money is spent for pernla-
nent coed roads or bridges, there
is no money coming from the state,
and any proportonate sum ia that
instance goes back into the state
fund and re-apportioned next year
The state fund Is becoming larger ali
the time ana tie amount that W.T.,
be available becomes greater each
year. f4
Frank W. Berry, who left Mexico
IS years ago for the West and who
low lives iH New Mexico. was M
bere this week hunting up old
friends. and especially exConfeder-
ates. Mr.. Berry found Mexico much
changed and was surprised and
sradGed at our wonderful growth.
He said that Mark Pitcher, Jas. sal
lee, and ,. 3, LIewellyn were the
only business men he found that
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