Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-01-18

low and all day the snow .
has been driving in heavyI S
blasts through the streets. 8
The suffering, so the police
is the worst in years.
Mayer willard Potts told Ledger
reporter Thursday Afternoon that he
Understood the citizens Of Mexico
ara beIng bothered consldofably BY
tramps and heggars seeking 4ome-
thing to eat. He advises the pee-
pie to turn away all such callers. IN
turning away these bee9srs, Mayer
Pots& would have the residents ad-
Wise them to cali at the City Han
where their wants will be granted,
|If they are worthy Of help. Mayor
Potts also requests the citizens Of
Mexico to notify him Of any one
who should be aided during this cold
weather.
Geo. Lee and w Il. Richie ar
recent contributors to charity fund.
The former handed Mayor Potts
ls5 Thursday and the latter. a dollar.
The weather mans report does noe|
promise anything very flatterlng for
the next few days On the other
Hand, the prediction Is for fair and
colder
The mercury registered 2 below
Zero thursday morning. since sun
lday morning at Z O'Clock, when the
Temperature was 2l below zero, this
section Of the country has ezpsFiz
enoed one Of the coolest winters
lin seven years. The reports from
oyer the Unated States andicate the
Z cold weather Is pretty general
The thermometer stood at 3 be-
I How on Monday morning: six afFoFe
Tuesday morning, and zero We'd
nesday morning
Il This weather is keepine the coal
dealers busy. One can hardly gaze
o around without seeing a load Of coal
being hhuled to some purchaser
suffeIine among the poor isin-
u tense. especially in the large cities
B., Even in a town the size OF Mexico
!. there are some who must be looked
It after By the city. SO far. however
> only a few requests forhelp have
E. been received at the CITY Hall
/. One aged negro, Gil woodward was
g. found in freezing condition In ths
o. southeast part of town on Monday
d He was taken TO the City Had
le and is a,ill being cared for there. az
4 yor Potts and Chief Of Police Brow
b are keeping in touch with the need
d 10 see there is no suffering chie
y Brown says there are quite q fey
c;othss at the city Hall for any on'
o who Is IN need and viii calI 70
d them. stock. also. is SUFFERING
v. from the cold.
q Monday, the railroads refused 4
.. accept stock for shipment becaus,
blizzard had been ...s,1sktsHi fo b
70 due her.. sfSHday night Prospect
pWsfifse Shippers who were en- roate =
at the railroad, with consignments wer
notified and some took their stoc
ID back home while others place
them In lots en- route.
Water Pipes Freexe.
Since 1906 the citizens Of Mexic
IL have not experienced SO much trus
Mt ble with their hydrants and xsewer
in The plumber is being kept prett
Ie- busy looking after this kind Of II
r. pair workThe Mexico Power Con
er pnny also had considerable troubl
with the gas the first part q q
IS week.
u There is hardly street. in Me-
In ito that one does not see the sign
OF busted water pipes. In places u
ls'dewaIks are covered with Ice form
he ed from water leaking from uide
as ground pipes. Street Commissions
er Walker Is kept pretty busy looking
ra tier the strets and getting the ic
cs OFF the crossings
RS The thermometer on Friday mor
on ing registered seventeen below zer
OF However warmer weather IS locke
on lfor within the next "a hour
Ith The forecast for Saturday is Efai
with slowly rising temperature
One of tlie seYerest snow blizzars
in years swept over Mexico and A
e drain county on Thursday eyenin
x Dispatches from every section
~ the United states Indicate that q
usual wenther is being experiance
a. The storm Thursday evening rag'
over Missouri oklahoma. Kanza
a. land Texas Panhandle. lowest tel
~ peratures ia history have been ]
N corded IN Northern States. aud "a
I. way traffic and wire service throul
large area is practically demori
lied
The snow over Missouri was &c
on era1 and Temperature ranged from
eo' 10 II below zero. TIE lead belt J
ger ported IA shortage Of coal wf5eh
70 causing general alarm in spite
Iow the gas used in heating-
AZ Malta Mont had a teanxsa raj tnfe
80 below zero. one OF the code
records ever made in the Unit
States San Diego, Cal, WAS {
warnsest registering IS degrees ebs
above zero
vpa All trains through Mexico we
late Thursday and Friday. Frid
morning the brakes on pazasna
4 trains which stopped IN Mexico q