Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-10-02
MISSOURI
NOTES
0 COUNTY BUSH.

mere are zSS cases on the B0 JGel
county circuit court docket for the
November term Of court. There werel
81 cases on the Galloway county dSck
ct for the October term Of court.
WATER AT COLUMBIA IMPURE.
Columbia. No., Sept. "a.
Columbia is using polluted water.
according to information brought out
at the special meeting of the Cityl
Council last night. The Board oil
Health recommended that a con.
crete reservoir be built to take the
place of the pond.
81. Louis wants women police like
Chicago.
PAY CASH FOR LIVE STOCK
Lebanon, Mo, Sept. "a.
An indication OF prosperity in the
ozarks is the high price paid for
i've stock. Mrs. Margaret Scott, err
ecutriS Of the late william H. Scott
formerly Of Toulon, ILL.,, held a sale
Today on her farm near Lebanon.
The proceeds of which amounted to
over $4,000, all buyers paying cash.
although they were offered time.
Belle. Mo-, Sept. "a.
The drys won at yesterdays locs, I
option election In Maries County BY 1 !
votes. The vets threaten to con.
Test the election because, they saw.
the women served Inches too near e
the polling places. =
HEADS COLUMBIA CHARITIES
Dr. ID. Z. Major has been elected =
Held secretary to succeed Miss Ian.
"a searcy, of the Columbia charity or
ganization, who resigned to teach IN Of
Mcmillan High School. this city. n
THREE BUILDINGS BURN 81
Monroe City, Mo. Sept. 2s. te
The Graphic office aud two store Ia
buildings at Hunnewell, seven miles OF
west OF this place. burned Wedpe.. De
iAy night Nothing of Importance Re
vas saved from The Graphic office. VI
Except some books. 1t will resume 81
publication next week. There uss ~ a.,
on any of the property. Re-
FORMER SCHOOL HEAD T. I,
FARM ADVISER,
boonvtlle, Mo-, Sept. 2s. Jor
Col J. D. Wilson. former s~pner,r ion
ent Of the Missouri Training Be
cnOoi for Boys OF this city, has sal
cen appointed farm adviser Gov dre
copper County by the curators n, the Ia,
tate University at Columbia. ca, fee
,llson will take charge o, his o,roo twe
once for a term Of three years "
s~alaryofs2,2 $50. 10
CAPITOL woRKMEN KILLED !
Jefferson City. Mo-, Sept. %, o
v 0 men were caught under a masx .,r'
earth and timbers in the bottom tain
a iorty'foot pit in the ~founda,,on seth
r the new statehouse tbis 60 in $
a crushed to death. Three osSor Al
m working at the bottom n, Is. on
WIN The men who lost .hoi- :
es' escaped with more Or less IN NJ
re injuries.
Turner, formerly OF Me,ioo onde
now city editor n, -. o At N
at Macon City, Mo. SAID
srmAsreps the :
IN betw,
edafa, Mo-. Sept. 2s. m al
ne Missouri State League proce
tmasters win hold q. -. =" descr
'on here October 2 and 3. durinreSt b
State Fair ~ Court
o No. Z
ROSS GETS SENTENCE Or ~terest
10 YEARS IN on,.a eyecui
yer SPECIAL. 5i4t
iHon' Mo-, Sept. 2s. -
e. susan Ross. on trial for KIN
ner husband. ]. Haywood po.a m r
found guilty of murder in
na degree, in the Circuit CONF
lhis morning. and sentences SIT
. years in the State PeuiteD.
This is the minimum sor, IL
Tor such an Offense. Lowe
motion for new trial will o
y . o'clock tomorrow norn
II this motion is overrn,as
9a'te probable the defense Win
y to the Supreme Count. AN
case closed yesterday as.er0oo
vent 70 the jury about / y. y
ny oo an hour for supper Lossei
deliberations. but ~.
e to agree last night. we're
: Ross son broke down ,,a
Wnen the verdict was apnonno.
2 iiFst sign of emotion ho ~.
yea since the trial opened,