Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-03-20
COUNTY NEWS

j. H. Harding, OF Hatton, was here
Thursday to attend the funeral of
G. t. Pledge.
J. w. Mckinley is at the Springs
in Bowling Green. NO., for his health
Mr.. and Mrs. T. t, Morris are go
ing to make an extended visit at Hot
Springs, Ark.
Miss Belle Butts of Vandalia was
the guest Friday of Mrs. w. F. Dun
kle.
THE Christian Church Newsletter
editorialiy says: Judge Alex Carter
has 80 well recovered after his re-
cent operation that he is able to be
in town and meet many of his friends
He took dinner Wednesday with Sis
ter Ellen Mason and was in the
Southern Bank for quite a while on
Wednesday afternoon. Judge Carriers
numerous friends are delighted at
his prospects for full recovery.
On January /, 1913, according to
the State report Of schools. just is
sued, Audrain County had only one
rural school approved. 1t was Black.
Miss Gladys G. Furber teacher at
$47.50 a month salary. The school
had a library of 100 volumes valued
at $40. 90. The assessed valuation Of
the district was $77,110 and the val
ne Of the school property was given
as 5000. There ire 109 rural schools
in the County. Audrain is sixth
from the last in the counties in Mis-
souri, in the approved list. We are
glad to state Burnham school is now
added to the list Of approved rural
schools.
The Mcmillan High School, Of
Mexico, is in the list of first-class
high schools, as is the Vandalif
High School. The Laddonia Higl
School is placed in the second class.
Audrain has 90 teachers with less
than Is pupils; lis teachers witt
more than Is pupils and receiving sa
aries less than 81, 900, and 4 teachers
receiving more than $1,000. The to
tai apportionment for Audrain Coun'
ty was $12,S52.82.
The annual election of the Elks
Lodge was held Friday evening. L. b
Hawthorne was elected Exalted Ruler
y. e. Strict, Esteemed Leading Knigh
H. /. Turley, Esteemed Loyal Knight,
w. r. Kohr, Esteemed Lecturing
Knight. s. d. Byrns, Secretary; Wall
er Burns, treasurer; Herbert Punk
EFT, Tyler: Nate Phillip, Trustee; F,
w. Pitcher, representative to the
Grand Lodge meeting in Rochester, !
", and DR.. r, w. Berrey alternate
S. D. Byrns became a life member o
the lodge at this meeting. Mr.. Byrns
reelection was especially enthusiast
tic in view Of his excellent record II
that position.
A letter signed by about twenty-fiN
OF the leading women OF Mexico an
asking that the question of Womal
Suffrage be submitted to the voters
Missouri, has been sent to Senator I
D. Rodgers at Jefferson City. AS
general thing the women of Mexic
desire equal suffrage and the lead
ing clubwomen and civic workers sit
ed the letter, which was sent to Ser
ator Rodgers.
!, The Carnegie Library Board me
!. Monday afternoon, to go over col
tracts let for the library building
: The contract will be let in a wee
or SO.
]. F. Llewellyn, one of the Boart
says the funds for the building ar
available and that work wi
. start this spring. The building wi
! cost s12.500.
: The plans have been accepted b
the Board.
: The building will be of BedfoI
stone and dark mat brick with a Il
roof. 1t will be one-story high with
basement under the entire building.
!, In the basement will be the asser
bly, room, directors room. store roo
and mems toilet room.
On the main floor will be the re
ing room, stack room, librarians
closet and reference room. The ma
entrance will be on the west side
the building.
!, The palms were drawn by Ben I
= lott OF this city
:, Born, to Mr.. and II. s. Whitlock
!. Fresno, Cali, March nth. a Eli
st Patrick daughter. Both mother a
child are getting along splendid
Mrs. Whitlock was formerly Miss n
RE Houston, OF this city.