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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-06-08
AMERICAN OFFICER
SLAYS A MEXICAN
WHO GOT FRESH
INFANTRY LIEUTENANT EN-.
FORCES RESPECT FOR THE
NATIVE POLICE.

WASHINGTON, June S.-Second
Lieutenant Houston, of the Twenty
eighth infantry. at Vera Cruz. shot
and killed a Mexican for interfering
with the Mexican police. When the
lieutenant attempted to arrest him
the Mexican cut Houston with u
knife. In reporting to the war de-
partment. General Funston said
Houstou's act Is considered meriiori-
ous and entirely lustihahle.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-06-08

ny Associated Press.)
NIAGARA FALLS, June S.-Medi-
alton has passed safely over the
shoals which threatened disruption.
Huertd came to the rescue by re-
seinding the order which he issued
for blockade of Tampico. under
circumstances that had imperiled me-
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-06-08
SHIPMENT or BULLION
FROM THE MONTANA MILL

b The Montana mine completed =
. its clean up for May by ship y
. ping ~ bars weighing i,SOo .
. pounds. valued al $4,000 This =
. il normal and the mill - now .
. running 70 l,s former standard .
= since the alterations In the a. =
. ter system which kept down the =
. bullion production for couple =
. IL weeks
= = a a a A a A a A
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-06-08
HORSE JUMPS AUTO
KILLS OCCUPANT
WOMAN CRUSHED
TO DEATH BY A RUNAWAY

DUBUQUE. Ia, June S-Mrs'
Archie Legg was killed by a runaway
horse which leaped into an an'omo-
bile In which she was riding one
hoof struck Mrs Legg, crushing her
skull.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-06-08

: The Fourth of July committees are
requested to meet m the office of
Harry Rpstine Thursday evening,
prepared to make full reports of
progress that the appropriations for
their respective lines OF work may
be determined and active prosecution
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-06-08
Woman AerOnaut
Dashed to Death


. tny Associated PFeaH.l q
. MARINETTE. wis. June S. .
= Nettle 81 Clair. aged 20. pro .
= fessional aeronaut. was dashed .
= TO death In the presence ot sew .
= eral thousand people. She had =
= assembled to a height Of 500 feet,
y when she lost hold of para Z
y chute. 4
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-06-08

of details begin. No time is to be
lost.
Chairman Wittenberg. of the FIN
ance committee, drove forty miles
through binding snowstorm in or
der to attend the meeting last even
ing, and expressed his disappoint-
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-06-08
HEAT WAVE FORCES
CLOSING or SCHOOLS

KANSAS City June y Schools
vere dismissed today because q the
heat the thermometer reaching "
a.rreea Barilesville. oklahoma, re-.
nor,rd A temperature Of ioi degrees
No relief IA Ia alxhl
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-06-08
TEMPeRAruRE REPORT

Highest temperature yesterday, So;
a year ago. 72.
Lowest temperature last nieht, 81;
a year ago. 81
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-06-08
ALviso POSTAL SAFE
CRACKED AND RoBHEp


tny associated rwe~~l
SAN FRANCISCO, June The
safe ln the postollce AZ Aiviso, In
Santa clara couaty. near san Jose.
was dynamitcd and money and
stnmra stolen.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-06-08

OF an sad words said under the
sun. the saddest are The wrong horae
won. Louisville CaaFier Jeurnal
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-06-08
First Steamship
Through Panama

. tny Anaasimted rv~xs.s
. PANAMA. June SThe nrst =
. passage through the Catnn locks =
. by an ocean liner Was made hy .
. the Panama railroad steamship .
. Alliance ~ Looo tonA
. . 90 AN -
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-24
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CitrOlax
CITROI.AX
Give 1t to the Children

CsIVV tt % tTIt C1IITtTTtH
Finest physic in the world for chill
dren They love to take tit
tastes like lemonade, It is mild
and suits their sensitive organs. 1t
is thorough-and keeps their sys-
TENS cleansed. sweet and wholesome.
1t does the same for grown-ups, to-
An ideal laxative. Curliu's Two
Drug Stores Adv. July
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-24
County Announcements

All announcements made unde
this head are subject to the actor
Of the democratic primary to be hel(
in July;
For Congress Fifth District
IfATTON ". StNNERS.
For Judge 10th Judicial District
f. l.. HAWKES. (re-election),
For Representative. Place No 2.
ROBT. l.. SULLIVAN.
For District Clerk
CARL TANlERSLEY.
j. B. BAKER
MuNSEY l.. CAMPBELL.
WALTER S, JONES.
For County Clerk
RUSH HICKMAN
]. ". TUCKER
For County Judge
W. NJ. TlDWDIL.
AMI CARGIHIlNS.
II. r. STOVAIL.
For sheriff -
Il. S. DEARBORN.
O. b. SIMS.
W d. RYBURN
JOE ALEXANDER.
3. +. WILKINSON.
For Tax Assessor
II. f. ROUSSEAU.
BRICE BURGESS.
W. W. POWELL
j. 3. TEAG I L.
LEM WRAY.
For County Superintendent
JOHN OLSEN.
". S. ELY.
JACK JOHNSON.
For Representati1e Place NO. /
HAYDEN MOORE.
OF JUSTICE, 1Ittlitt No -
FRED l.. WILSON.
OSCE FRISTOE.
For Constable, Precinct !:
jim HAMM
ROBERT +. NIXON.
DAN KELLEY.
For Commissioner Precinct L
j. NJ. CALLENS.
JOE II. GRIFFITH.
TIM NEWTON.
r. l. RICE.
For Commissioner Precinct p
]. HENRY MILLER
For Commissioner Precinct j.
j. d. CARROLL.
STANLEY NJ. MATTHEW'S.
For Commissioner Precinct q
MONROE DELK.
j. W. YANCEY.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-24
Davenport
Livery
PHONES NO. ?.

Unless you are a coroner Who gets
paid tor that line Of endeayor, don't
delay the game by post mortems.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-04
The Weekly Ledger
Enssssd At the p. o. ia MEXICO. No.
and admitted - 2nd class nztter.

THE pecple u Mexico who have
contributed toward the Electric
Line IN the past an snsaous 20
rave n exfsnded. OF course. they
donf wan the owners OF the road
10 lose any money but feel Ike =
Favorable offer by those who
would extend the line should
ie carsfaily considered. II = an
nounced that only sio.Ooe hns been r
fered for he South end and the Ice
vii bring that mnch or more ~
scrap Iron. The people o. MEXICO ar
not Interested IN how much It vil
bring ~ scrap iron. but N
he extension OF the road. II the
rarties want 10 buy The road and
ertend e. thoss who have put
money into the proposition vsI'i
get returns. n the road Is sold TO-
scrap iron nobody VIII get snT-
hing worth while. and the Joke VII
surely be on those who lent assist.
ance IN the past.
Il seems 70 the writer as though
$4,000 was an unreasonahly los
offer for this road. s miles being
built and the right-ofvay secured
clear through. At the amt time. We
think the present owners Of The
road should put q cash price on the
proposition to the Chicago people Il
they would extend the road II bought
The Chicago folks made an offer Of
$4,000: nov let the Mexico owners
mske a counter offer and see IL they
cannot get together.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-04
COUNTY NEWS

Rumors that the Burlington VIII
buy the Wabash from this city to
Kansas City instead of building the
proposed extension from here were
resurrected again Thursday when
Chief Engineer t. e. Calvert of the
Burlington, accompanied Chief En-
gineer Cunningham. Of teh Wa
bash on a motorcar trip If inspection
over the road from here to Kansas
City. They left shortly after 8
o'clock and refused to discuss the
purpose of their trip.
Otto Kunkel, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Kunkel, of south of Benton
City, will spend a year in Europe,
doing botany research-work for Colw
bia University, of New York. Mr.
Kunkel will receive the degree Of
PHI. d. from this University, June
Bird, and will sail for Europe IN
October. He is a graduate of the
high school in this city and Of the
Missouri University, where he hai
taught several years. For the las
year he has been studying in Shawii
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-04
The Farmers State
Mutual HailStOrm
Insurance Co.
Mexico, Missouri
THIRD YEAR

On May fourth there was a
terrific hail-storm thru Audrain
county, doing immense damage
to wheat and fruit and other
1hings, entailing hundreds of dol
airs in loss, which falls heavily
on those who were unfortunate
enough to be in the path of the
storm and had no hail insurance.
If people would form the habit
Of being insured against loss by
hail as well as by tornado, fire
and lightning, these losses would
re distributed amongst the many
md the losers would be REIN
cursed. No one need pay but a
small part for these large losses
md nobody would be badly hurt
financially.
This you should do at once and
this is the way you do it. You
ire to pay $500 for membership
nd advertising, This is all that
will be needed until the losses
are to be paid in the fall The
init that anybody will pay then
5 $500 on the $4,000 of his in
surance.
III you take a sheet of paper
and write your address and r. F..
d. and the section Of your land,
then say, ! have so many acres of
wheat worth so much per acre, so
many acres Of oats worth so
much per acre, so many acres of
,orn worth SO much per acre, or
meadow or millet. 1.-THE company
will write from $500 to $500
Der acre.)
Then sign your name carefully
so we can make it out, then ad-
dress your letter to the above
company, put in two $4,000 dol
This will pay your member
ship and all the expenses.
On receipt Of your letter and
:heck the company will send you
policy covering on your crop as
you have written IL.
If yon have loss or damage by
report It to the company.
If you take insurance now, you
are not. liable for losses occurring
before you were insured.
w. L. FowLEs. Pres.
p. B. West. See'y.
Reference First National Bank
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-04
BY MISS CARRIE SPRoUL

The vacation days for many girls
and women are here. What shall we
do with our leisure timef Some q
abs said the busiest women ana
men are always the ones who 40
things. An excellent way to be-
come rested is to cahnge ones line
Of work.
For the growing girl there are do
nestle problems to solve at home
with mothers as teachers. She
should do a certain amount Of read
ing which is restful as well as in
structive. For the woman grown
weary with classroom routine, thert
are domestic problems as wen az
her course of study, TO inter
est her.
with both we hope the question O
suffrage may now receive its du'
amount Of attention. The many fieldi
OF usefulness in civics and in tht
educational lives Of our people re
quire intelligent brains to direc
them. They require women's brain
and hearts as well as mems.
Lewis NJ. Terman, associate pro
fessor Of education at Leland Stan
ford Jr. University, says STANDARD
lied tests of the relative intellect
Of children. age for age. favor tn,
weaker sex" He explains tina
the difference is one rather of ten
permanent and emotion than mind.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-04
FOR ELECTRIC LINE
Now"-s. L. ROBSON.

THE first time since the Electric
Line was started here men have
come in and offered to buy the
road without asking the people of
Mexico for one cent" s. L. Robt
son, who has been going over the
Electric Line with F. 8. Mordaunt
and e. A. Prescott, OF Chicago,
who offered $4,000 for the South end
OF the road, this week, made the
above statement. Mr.. Robson says
these gentlemen would take the rails
on the present road for side tracks
and put down heavy steel on the
main line. IF Mexico ever had a
chance TO get this extension, It IL
now" he continued.
81 have worked four months get
ting these men interested and 70
come here to invesitgae the PROPOSE
ton. Mr.. Mordaunt has built rail-
roads and is wen connected. Mr..
Prescott is connected with one OF
re larest and best electrical firms
IN the country. They mean business
and their offer Is one that should
receive serious consideration"
III Mexico lie ever to get a line
to Columbia and Fulton. It looks to
me az IL that time is to-day. These
re tlemen mean business and their d
fer is a good one. l hope Il will be
reconsidered."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-04
why WEAK LUNGS?

The toll Of tuberculosis Is claiming
more than $50 victims every day In the
us:ted States. yet few realize their grave
condition until the critical period arrives.
Overwork, worry, weakness after sick
ness, catarrh, bronchitis, tender throats-
all exert the weakening influence that
invites consumption.
To guard against consumption, thou
sands Of people take Scott S Emulsion after
meals because its rich medicinal nourish-
ment strengthens the lungs, puts vigor in
the blood, and upbuilds strength to resist
tuberculosis. SCOTS Emulsion is natures
strength builder, Refuse substitutes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-04

WE hear a great deal OF sneerrg
about grape Juice diplomacy and
grape juice craftsmanship. We really
wonder soTe timc e those who
do the sneer;ng really mean what
they say. They surely don't wan.
the laws passed or executed by those
who are under the Influence Of booze
so why should they try to make
fun Of those who abstain. Along
this lire the Columbia. Mo, States
man hits the nail on the head
when IL says: 't may be that
grape juice" diplomacy is unpopu-
lar with some people in this coun-
try. As between grape juice di-
plomacy and ''bug Juice" diplomacy,
however, the unpopuiarity Of the lat
ter will far outweigh that of the
former.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-04

a no appetite. Since / have taken
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound the aches and pains are all gone
and | feel like a new woman. | cannot
praise your medicine too highly. "-Mrs.
AUGUSTUS Lyon, Terre Hin, Pa.
1t is true that nature and a woman's
work has produced the grandest remedy
for woman's ills that the world has
ever known. From the roots and
herbs of the field, Lydia e. Pinkham,
forty years ago, gave to womankind
a remedy for their peculiar ills which
has proved more efficacious than any
other combination Of drugs ever com
pounded, and today Lydia r. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound is recognized
from coast 10 coast az the standard
remedy for woman's ills.
In the Pinkham Laboratory at Lynn,
Mass, are files containing hundreds Of
thousands Of letters from women seek
ing health = many Of them openly state
over their own signatures that theyhave
~regained their health by taking Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound;
and In some cases that II has saved them
from surgical operations,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-04

M.. H#8NE
the class of 10. The lights vii.
be turned on for the first time
When presented to the College on
Glass Day Tuesday.
Willard Johnson, col. pitched for
Mooerly against Columbia, in the
former city Sunday, and won a no-hlt
game, the score being Z to 0 in
favor Of Moberly.
MRS. $ u Button and daughter, Miss
Neva, of Omaha, Neb., are spend
ing a month with her father, ]. w,
Rouse.
The Mexico Savings & Loan AZ.
ISOLATION reelected H. D. Llewellyn.
J. T. Ricketts, and L. NJ. White
directors for the ensuing three years.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-04
No SURVEYORS OF MExIcAN


WAR NOW ~ AUoRAlN.
s1ty-eight years ago. when the
armies Of the United States first car
riea the Stars and Stripes across the
Rio Grznde and into the City Of
Mexico. Audrain County was too
spArsely settled to be called upon for
volunteers. Several men from this
county. however. joined com
panies m other counties and
marched from Fl. Leavenworth. Kas.
to the Mexican bOrder. a distance OF
about 200 miles.
Among those who went from Au-
drain county were: Temple Wayne.
father Of Judge J. II. and William
Wayne; Alexander Reed. r. T..
ThrOckmorton. Elljsh Bennett, John
Ellis. David Hlner. C. W. johnson.
aud James shell. Mr..
Reed was a member Of Company II.
First Regiment. Missouri Volunteers.
made up In Galway county and jolr-
ing Doniphan's command. Members Of
that company, who lived in Au-
drain after War were: Thomas Jams
son, Thomas Harrison. Charles A.
tAusl Rodgers. Paul H. Duly. John
NJ. Kelso. William II. Northcutt. J..
NJ. Robards. Thomas Ficklin and VII.
liam French. The latter was the last
survivor Of that company.
All OF these mel have passed IN
TO the Great Beyond. as have most
Of the veterans who fought so long
under Zachary Taylor. on the Rio
Grande and beyond. or who landed
with Winfield Scott in veracruz and
made the perllous march to the City
o. Mexico. None Of those living
are under so years old.
One survivor Of this War is VII
liam Fitzhugh Buckner. So years old,
a native OF Caroline county. Va.
and the Oldest resident OF Paris.
Monroe county. He is the only one
OF the sixty-one volunteers from thai
County, who survives. Mr.. Buck
| ner is the father Of Mesdames A
S. Houston and c. R. Gibbs. OF this
. city.
Mr. Buckner with 60 young vol
: n~nteers OF Monroe County formed
company in 1886 when the call 10
volunteers came and elected Napole
d on GIddings captain. They wer'
mustered into service at For
: Leavenworth. Kan, with Sterling
! Price as colonel Of their regiment
Mr.. Buckner was then IS.
After a weeks drilling the Firs
4 Missouri Volunteer Cavalry took tn
old Santa Fe Trail over four hun
dred miles. across what was the
+" known as The Great American Del
; ert," for Old Santa Fe, where afte
d a brief rest they left for Old Me,
leo.
1t fell to the lot of Prices Reg
. ment to hold the base Of supple
at a point in New Mexico, conseQuer
ly Mr.. Buckner was not in man
battles with the Mexicans, but h
was on the firing line all the time
r being constantly harassed by ms
raudln hands Of Indians and snip
k ing MexIcans.
e. The battle at Moro, whero tn
q. brave Captain Hanley lost his lif'
was the hardest fought battle. Nj
Buckner was engaged In.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-04
over The v~sIephone-


Mrs. e. b. Keath: women will
sure'v exert a purifying influence
when they vote. The right TO vote
Is surely coming to the women.
Mrs. W. D. Fonvilie: Certainly. ]
believe in Equal Suffrage.
Mrs w. P. Smith: Il have noticed
the good the women are doing In
many places with the vote. It
seems necessary for the women to
take a hand in helping to settle
certain questions.
Miss Victoria Brooks: Il think
women are entitled to the right to
vote. They are doing a great good
with the ballot"
Mrs. C. A. Mitchell; Il think wo.
men should have the privilege Of vot
ing. They can do and are doing a
great good with this right.
Mrs. ]. t. Fields: 81 have always
believed in Equal Suffrage"
Mrs. Jeter Crews: Il am interested
in the Pure Food campaign anf
would vote for It's advancement"
Mrs. B. NJ. Bush: "As women pa!
taxes and have to bear the conse
J q~uences Of crime It is but jus
that they should have the SAINT
rights as the men have"
Mrs. ]. Earl Brown: ITO benefi
others l would vote. There Is mucl
need of improvement in the work
and I would not be backward Il
helping to do So"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-04

Gerald Garrett OF st Louis spent
Sunday here.
Chris Davis of Kansas City is
here on a business trip.
Misses Bess Colbert OF Warsaw.
and Mamie Coleman of K~eytesvlle,
are visiting friends at Hardin Col.
lege.
Born TO Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Luck
Sunday morning, a lovely daughter.
Mother and babe are both getting
along nicely.
The Senior Glass OF Hardin pre-
sened the institution with two
handsome ~five-light electric light
standards which were placed on the
handsome stone entrance erected by
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-04

SIT dry ingredients together, beat the egg,
add milk and butter to the egg TO make one
and o~ne-quarter cups; STIR all together with
inverted spoon 20 4 stid batter. Turn into
biscuit pan and spread even. Brush top
lightly with melted butter. Sprinkle sugar
and ground cinnamon over the top, Bake
in moderate oven.
Dutch Apple Cake or pune kueheh eal
he made VITA Ibis same batter BY covering
the top with pared and sliced apples, Or
cooked prunes with the pits removed, skin
sides down. Dredge with sugar and cinna-
mon the same as for Coffee Cake.
sThe Cooks Book" contains 30 just such
delicious recipes. You can secure a copy
fss BY sending the colored certificate packed
In ascent cam Of X c Baking Powder to
the Jagues Mfg. Co, Chicago being sure to
write your name and address plainly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-04

follows: "Why should | deny my
daughter the right to vote simply on
account of sex7 In all respects her
mind and intelligence are the equal
Of my sons"
Over The Telephone
Mrs. Minor: 81 certainly am in IA
vor Of the ballot for women. We
are intelligent, interested in the
uplifting OF the race and can Judge
how to vote as well as the average
man"
Mrs. Geo. Kunkel: q" believe in
Equal Suffrage because women can
do a benefit to the home by means
OF the ballot"
Mrs. ]. G. Livingston: u think
women are as much entitled to vote
as the men. aud l believe we shall
soon have the right"
Mrs. Rolla Mcintyre; Il would vote
II | had the opportunity and do
what l could to better the condt
tions OF our country"
Mrs. Norton Nelson. Equal SUI.
frage will soon be accorded us. j
believe It is wise to allow women
TO vote"
Mrs. Chas. Powell: II should like
10 vote against the liquor traffic es.
pecially, ! feel women are entitled
to the ballot
Mrs. ]. w. Lee: 81 believe man
was created to protect wwoman, as
he has the stronger body, but that
woman is his equal in mind and
should be accorded all the rights OF
man If she owns property she
should have a vote as to its inter.
ests."
Mrs. John Marshall: "Yes, ! am
sure women are doing great things
for humanity wherever they have
voted and when permitted we hope to
benefit our people,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-04

THE people Of Mexico are all in
terested IN THE extension Of the
Electric Railroad and those who
have contributed are directly OPP
posed to the road being sold for
scrap iron. no matter IL it would
make the owners a million dollars.
Those who have contributed "a
the road in good faith did so with tn
expectation It would be built and
not scrapped. OF course. they
don't want the owners to lose mon
ey, but at the same time certain
promises were made them when they
contributed, especially is that
the case with those who subscribed
and paid for bonds.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-04

DO you know that over 14,157,0s2
women Will probably be able to vote
for President in 1916? That in the
whole United States the number Of
women tweny-one years and over
was in 1910, 24.5s5, T54. That the
number Of women twenty-one and
over in the nine equal suffrage states
is more than 1.9sS.o37; while in III
nois the number is 1857, 491. max
Ing a total Of more than 3,5e5.564
women over twenty-one In states
where women are now entitled 70
vote for PRESIDENT
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-04

JoUETT SHOUSH, of Kinsley,
Kansas, formerly Of the Ledger. was
in Mexico this week with his wife,
en- route home from Kentucky where
he attended the funeral Of his faith
er. Jouett expressed regret at
not being able to remain In Mex
leo and address the Mcmillan Alum
nj Association as be had promised bul
he Is a candidate for Congress and
had to deliver an address at home
on Decoration Day. Jouett's many
friends sincerely hope he wiz be
elected TO Congress as be viii
make a splendid representative Of
the people.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-04

WHEN the library support fund
vas voted It was made $4,000 be-
cause they expected to have q
$4,000 library. Only about sI,250
per year is required to IN the
library and the Board, Of course,
win only use that amount Of mon
ey- The proper officials win arrange
20 that the balance left over may
be used for other purposes. There is
no conflict between the Library
Beard and the city officials and
everything viii be adjusted satisfac-
torily and harmoniously.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-04
COULDN'T BUY SOUTH END.

F. s. Mordaunt, Of Chicago, offer
ed the ownen Of the electric line
$40, 900 for the South End already
constructed and the right of way
belonging to the Company. The offer
was refused. however. and Mr.. Nor
daunt returned to Chicago. Judge
W w. Bolts, one Of the owners,
says the line will bring $4,000 sold
scran irnn-