Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-01-09
COUNTY NEWS


the Frank L. Blackman property 70
the DR.. E. H. Tincher residence II
the Harrison Addition to Mexico; al
so Ben Browns residence in Mexic'
for William Smells 22O acre farm
southwest of Mexico. There is quit
an inquiry regarding real estate Fl
Mexico and Audrain county, and
several trades are bsing considered.
At a meeting OF the Christian
Church Bible School teachers Monda,
night, all the officers of the schooI
were reelected as follows: Supt.
". w. Dry, assistants, T. A. 'rhrel
keld ADD W. A. Sharp; secretary, Or
Iando Worrell; treasurer, ]. W. Plum
kett; choristers Mrs. T. A. Threl
keld and Mrs. C. G. Cardwell; organ
isr, Miss Dennie Kelso.
Auxvasse, Mo-, Jan. 2.
James w. Martin, an aged bache'
lor of this city, yesterday, presented
$500 to each Of his seven sisters and
brothers as a New Years token.
There was a big barn raising at
Albert Harrison's Thursday, Jan. 2,
and about fifty friends participated.
The boys made quick work Of the
barn and found time to enjoy a
Cracking good" dinner.
Mrs. Lou Gardner was
among the first to receive a
parcels post package that came 70
Mexico. 1t arrived Thursday and
was from ]. A. Gardner, of Kene-
saw, Neb., and contained a New
Years gift of a handsome rug.
For some time persons have been
breaking into the G.. L. Ferris and
Scout Cabins, north of Mexico and
Wednesday night two Mexico boys,
who have been trapping in that sec
ton, were caught asleep in the Fer
ris cabin. The matter has been plac'
ed in the hands of an attorney and
they will likely be made In example
OF. The boys were not Scouts.
Where an entrance is forced into
a building by persons not have per
mission the penalty is a penitentiary
sentence. From time to time these
cabins have been entered and much
valuable property taken. It Is quite
likely that this practice will now
discontinue.
Thirty-eight and nineteen hun
dredths inches of rain and snow fell
in Mexico during 1912. according to
the official report Of ]. F. Level
Ign, who keeps the record Of the
weather for the U. s. Government.
This is q very moderate amount of
snow and rain and is only a few
inches more than the average, which
is SO inches. During the winter OF
1911-'12, 1913 of snow alone fell.
while this winter we have had no
snow to amount to anything.
August was the wettest month and
the rains during that month made
the bumper corn crop, There were
7,99 inches of rain fell during that
month. The other months with the
amount of rainfall or snow follow:
Jan, .73 inches; Feb, 1877 inches;
March, 6.25 inches; April, 4.96 inch
es; May, 5.42 inches; June, 2.s2 inch.
IS; July. LAS; Sept. 4.05 inches; 90
tober 4.3O inches; Nov. 2.21 inches.
December was the dryest with only
Sc inches of rain and snow
About two hundred residences al
ready have been wired for the new
central energy system Of telephones
which will go into operation some
time in the near future The wiring
for this new system is as simple al
it is possible to make the service
good and the new telephone boxes
will be very much smaller than the
boxes now in use
When this system goes into ser
vice, there will be no ringing of the
phone to get Central. All you will
have TODD will be TO take down the
receiver and Central will answer
You will no longer be troubled with
the batteries in your phone giving
out and your nerves racked because
you can't get service on that &C
count, for all the batteries are locat
ed at the Central office and will BIZ
looked after by electricians.
About five hundred outside wire'
have been put up.
The honors for the creates
humber of marriage cere
monies performed during 1911
Is evenly divided between Judg'
w. w. Bolts, who is known all owe
the State for his proficiency in wed
ding happy couples and the Rev. "
, A. Shullenberger, of the first Chris
tian Church of this city, who bea
Judge Bolts last year. Both of thes
, gentlemen performed 81 ceremonies.
The other preachers who performe
> ceremonies during 1912 are:
The Reverends John e. Ayscue, 2:
. A. A. Wallace, 20; ]. J. Dillon. IL
]. B. Hawkins, 6; j. H. Jackson,
/, 1; w. F. Dunkle, /; J. G. Hand!
9; C, A. Mitchell, 6; w. H. Hool
/. 3; J.. H. Watson, /; ]. D. Greer,
: e. s. Gibbs, 3; Jos. H. Harvey.
w. C. Rice,4; H. B. Barks, 2; and ]
i, M. Shoush, l.
I Orlando Worrell and Russell Moo
of this city, are home from the :
M. G. A. meeting at Sedalia, whi'
opened Dec. 81 and closed on Il
\ 10th. The meeting was for hil
n school boys, to encourage Y. M. G
A. in the high schools and amol
the younger boys. There were /
delegates present and a splendid pl
70 gram, with excellent speakers, "
w given.
Orlando Worrell represented I