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NOTES OF MUSIC EVENTS

Louis Euro announce a spring season
OF grand opera in Italian, TO be given at
the Grand Theatre, Grand street corner
OF Chrystie. beginning with matinee
to-day. This will be the fourth consecu-
tive season OF opera given by Louis Euro
two having been gwen on the Eas, Side
and one on Broadway in the DAILY Thea tire
The repertt will include. besides III"
older standard OPERAS LA Juive." which
was given last season by Mr. EURO. with
much success "Thsis" Tales Of HoN-
mann" "Husuenots," Samson and
Dr!.lah." LA Favori;a." Norma" "Fe-
dora" Carmen" "Otheilo" Sc. al lat
popular prices The repertoire FOR the
nrst week follows To-day AT . 80. LII
cha. tonight at s:l5, Carmen" :,
Monday evening. Msy =. ~ SIS,
"Risoletto'; Tuesday evennr May s at
s:l5, 'Cavalleria" and "pae cci" We'd
nesday evening. May 6. At s:i5. Aida" ::
Thursday evening. May : at Sis,
Lucia" Friday evening. May 9. NJ 10
La Trav,ata"; Saturday evening. Nav Q,
at Sis. "Carmen" SUNDAY. matinee, May
10. al ESQ. "Cavslleria" and "Pagiiacci' A..
SUNDAY evening. May 10, at sis. THE
Huguenots.
on SATURDAY evening May q N Car
revie Hail the glee clubs OF Columbia.
Dartmouth Harvard and Pennsy lNaria
will oomnete in n musical contest After
each club has sung three selections COM
mlttee Of judges will award prize 10 the
one showing the greatest ability. The
project is entirely novel IN American col
lege circles and will OF course depend upon
the general pubic for Is success or
failure The intercollegiate Musical
Council under whose auspices the meet
Is held. hopes TO make il an annual az
fair.
The prize will be library OF music,
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ME employees Of the city Of New
York are to. have q voice In the
running Of the different munich

York are to. have q voice In the
i running Of the different munich
pal departments under the new
plan which was suggested recently by
City Chamberlain Henry Bruere TO the
Mayor. Greater efficiency In the ad-
ministration of the city's Affairs IL ex.
pccted to result.
Perhaps the first thing to impress
itself upon the observant American In
the large cities Of Germany 10 the splen-
did efficiency OF the municipal service.
Because he 10 observant and an Amer
lean. In all probability the second thing
TO impress itself on him 10 the cause
Of this efficiency.
The employees In each German mu-
nicipality form Q democracy: In each
there ID we'll developed system OF CO.
operative councils among the employees
Of the city. They have . direct voice
In the organization OF the various munic.
ipai departments In which they may
work. and thus In tho management Of
the city.
In some cities. such A. Altoona and
Hildeshe!m. all tho municipal en-
OF the cities individual departments
matters OF joint interest. In Leipsic
these boards are even consulted when
service regulations are to be reorgan.
ized or wages changed. They arbi-
trate In cases OF dispute between en-
ployees thus promoting feelings Of good
fellowship among the employees them
selves. az well as between the employees
and the higher officials The members
os the boards are usnelly salactad ov q
majority Of votes arrong the amp'uv~es.
and the term OF service Ia from one to
three years.
In, many cities housing room Is fur
nished municipal employees by the au-
thorities, the rents for which are de-
Quoted from the salaries As an ex-
ample, consider the case of Tim. where
Per
annum.
. rooms ana = kitchen cost. ,.... $50, 90
3 rooms and a kitchen cost, ...... 6T.60
I rooms and . kitchen cost ...... 72,60
In other cities much ths same prices
are mot with. In many of the larger
cities WHERE the coat OF living Ii high.
notice Of this Is taken by the municipal
ny and It is provided for on the wage
sheets OF the employeea This Is the
case In Breslau. Cologne. Dresden.
Frankfort and Berlin.
Another Interesting feaeurs u the
payment OF commissions 10 the mana.
gers Of municipality owned Industrial
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IN BURLEsQUE THEATRES

Billy Watson. one Of the most popula,
comedians In burlesaue. will be seen for
the frst time AZ the Columbia Th.atr.
this week. Although Mr. Watson ha,
achieved more than ordinary rsnown IN
this division Of stage work patron. O,
the Columbia have not witnessed his Der.
formance. because he was until this sea.
son Identified with the Western Wheel"
a circuit OF burleque houses that was tb.
eorbed by the Columbia Amusement Com.
pany about a year ago Mr. Watson Will
present his well known German charoc,s-.
ization. Philip KroNsmever. In a liveI, bur.
lesque called "krousmeyer's Alley" ro-
the first part OF the show. and there viii
be a concluding travesty entitled "rhe
Bashful Venus" There IL a large caa.
that includes besides Mr. Watson Mss
Ida WallnS. Eddie u Collins Cre-le.
johnson, Margaret Newell. Elsa Lesu.
Anna waitman. Fred Reese and John
West
The Honeymoon Girls" Will hs ,hi,
weeks offering at the MURRAY HI Thea
tire In the cast are Phil Oft Alice 1.a7a-
Joe Burton. Frank Williamson N..tis
Nilsson, Virginia Ware. the HARMONY Trio
and Dave Kinder There will be an ana.
teur contest Wednesday night when th-ee
cash prizes will he awarded 20 the SUI,
cessful contestants
Billy W Watson and The Girls ,-or,
Hsppyland" will be the attraction TIT,
week at NiroHs peuplp's Th,4tr. Tv,
pleasing buriesaues will ba PCS rt.i ~
an unusually capable company
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eres Plan to Stimulate the Cooperation of

reduced rates in the best hospitals
Now why does all this produce the ef-
feet so noticeable in German cities?
Simply because the German employee
takes a living interest in the work he
does and In the welfare Of that work.
and promptly suggests improvements
that may occur 10 him. No matter how
humble a post he fills he feels that there
rests a certain part Of the responsibility
of the city's problems on his own Shout
ders
Many private corporations have done
this same work among their employees.
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concerns. In most cities the commits
sions are calculated from the profits.
Then too the same wages are frequently
paid to an employee who, through age
or accident, finds his working capacity
diminished.
The health of the German municipal
employee and his family is carefully
looked after. There are nurses for his
wife in childbirth, there are nurses for
his children in sickness. He himself
works under sanitary conditions, while
In the event Of his own interpretation
he receives treatment at considerably
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II 10 usually Instituted to improve and
secure the friendly relations between
employers and employed that are so es-
sential to the smooth running OF the
IDEAL commercial machine The good re-
suits OF this welfare work have often
been described.
These examples will give an idea Of
what Mr.. Bruere proposes to accom-
plish. The greatest undeveloped re-
source for city progress lies in the great
body Of the city employees themselves"
says he in calling for an employees
conference committee. II Is the aim OF
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OLD PLAYS AGAIN,

Favorites Come Back to the city
Theatres.
Rupert Hughes's popular farce TEX.
cuse Me-" will be seen again at the
Grand Opera House this week. The
company presenting the play this year
Ia said to be excellent. and includes Will
lie Swcatnam.
Henry Warner will be the star at the
Academy OF Music this week. where the
stock company will appear with him In
The Ghost Breaker" for the week.
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Chester Kingston. Tho Chinese P1-,,s >
Sunday concerts will be given as ususi

Su"oay coHceTts VIII De gwen as usual
The Alhanbra Theatre this week ,,,
have Jack Norworth. Harry Foy ana
Yancsi Dolly. Mir. and Mrs Jimmie g,rrv
playing THE Rube"; Mime Dorec ana
company In Great Moments For
Grand OPERA" the Gliding OMea,as
John Hyams and Leila Mclntyte. N.
Tuscano Brothers. the Wilson Pro,h.,.
Kutings Animals. Cleo Gasco'gne ana
Fred Renello and sister Concerts viii
take place to-day
Bert Clark and Mabel Hamilton will
head the bill at the Bronx this veek
Other acts will include Nellie v Nicho,.
Erwin and Jane Connolly In "swe.,
hearts" n. A. Roife's Colonial pays.
a tabloid musicale Emmett Devoy ana
company. Joe Morris and Charlie Alien
Boland and Holtz, the Three Coll4gions
Leo FARRELL and company Kari Cree,
and Monty and Dot. The usual concsr.s
will be given to-day.
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PLAYS. SUCCESSES IN COMEDY

wonderful moving pictures Of animals
this week. How wild Animals Live"
Is the title Of this lecture by John w.
Ruskin. The pictures show wild ami
mails In their native jungles.
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the playwright. to interpolate any appro-
pirate speech she could think OF or to
extemporize Whenever abe was at loss
Tor the authors text. That permission
she freely exercises and when her actors
suddenly burst into laughter or the
actresses are compelled to turn their
backs TO the spectators and laugh. II is
then that Miss Taylor has invented some
uncommonly original or quaint substitute
for the authors Own language.
Thres OF the plays that might DO reoom.
mended to the most youthful theatre
goer on account Of their freedom from all
offence are:
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kitty Mackay.' not ou'v frss from
all offence but Of all recognizable
plot as well. delightfully."- quaint and ex-
uberant comedy like all Of this au-
thor's: to be taken to London. where
It ought to be- as successful a. the
Scotch play that suggested It: the
Comedy Theatre still crowded bv au-
diences that take pleasure in what Ia
innocent yet sparkling with wit. Too
Many Cooks at the Thirty ninth Street
Theatre, which takes az its particular
brand Of innocence the experiences OF
Young man engaged to girl who wants
him to marry her whole ia mily as well
no 10 struggling simulta neously with the
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The Academy Of Music will this week
be occupied by the exhibition OF the
beautiful Aim OF Les NJ serahles."
which met with such success here at
the Carnegie Lyceum. No other Aims
were more popular this winter.
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THE THEATRES IN BROOKLYN.
what L. worth seeiaG There This
Week.

Guy Bates Post is going to take "Ornar
the Ten maker" over to the Majestic
Theatre this week after its long run in
various theatres In tho city.
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well and happy.
Zelda Sears IL another actress who
IL most Successful a. player of roles
that are now described as character
Her portrayal OF the devoted widow who
will marry the broken down aristocrat
IN apite Of all hts faults because they
are 20 swell was always one OF the best
features Of The Truth which Winthrop
Ames has revived 1t the Little Theatre.
Clyde Fitch vas 20 much impressed with
the ASSURANCES and humor Of this por-
tr~yal that he wrote play for Miss Sears
which Wa found among his efects after
HE death. II 10 said that the manuscript
Wa not Gsfaciently clear to be used
although h would have been easily made
available BY the author had he lived
70 put Il In the final form intended for
The actress. II 10 easy 10 understand
how the playwright must have been
fascinated By the performance. which
y - remarkable to-day a. ever. Miss
Scare. With her mixture of fun. bitter
ness and grim truth. falls we'll into the
rather pssamastic spint OF the play.
George N. Oohan has taken an other
book in The Miracle Man. - the in
spiration for his next play. 1t 10 different
from Seven Keys to Baidpate," which
10 sill - much Of success at the Gaiety
Theatre ~ It vas Il tho Aston. The new
work 10 not altogether farcioal. as this
book has its elements Of pAthos. I'm
posture y the theme Of the new story.
but the imposture IL Of = kind that uIti-
mately redsems everybody connected
with IL Beginning a. crooks, the men
and women from New lork's under
world who staTt out to exploit An old
mans power are ultimately made good
by the force Of his example. The book
does not ssem easy Of dramatization,
but tters seems no end TO the resource
and variety Of the Conan s,ASecraft
are 'Fanthea." At the Booth Theatre.
with the exotic Olga Petrova in the
leading role: "A Pair Of Skies" with
Hale Hamilton and George Parsons as
the warning partners, and The Crino-
line Girl" At the knickerbocker The
atre.
Tho nrst view Of william Ell,ott's
Aim play The Lightning Conductor"
will be shown to an Invited audience on
Thursday afternoon NJ the Comedy The
atre. This II the picture play made
from the Williamson novel by Mr.. Eli
lott In association with Walter Hale
and Dustin FArnum The other actors
In the various scenes wer, Helen Der.
tram. Roeina Henley. Pierre Viennoise.
Emily Fftxroy. Fred Strong and Irene
Dtmock.
The Broadway Rose Garden. a COM
bination Of restaurant and motion PIC
| ture theatre. will be opened soon with
| a picture version of Harold McGrath's
story. THE Million Dollar Mystery
There will be music by the Ralalaika
Orchestra for dancing.
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The Crescent Theatre will close the
season OF the stock company with The
Wrong Way" by owen Davis.
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The Montauk Theatre will show some
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Those are the programmes To- ss,uu.
\ Baldwln's free Dream recltas g. .as
city College this week
Sunday. May 3 at 4 O'clock
Sonata in minor. .......... Art-er,
Soutenir ............ i.-,s--
Fugue in f fiat major. ........ U,,s
spring song ..'-' .'...-........ " IT -
Serenade In Il nst...,..... Trf.- .,p
Scherzo In u minor, ...........F =, .'-.rn
Communion in G......... I.'sN
Grand Chmur In u major ... .G# raa
Wednesday May 6, at o'c''.E
First symphony 1.-TWO movements
Concert Adagio. ............ N.r.I
Fantasia and Fugue In G minor N.'
Chanson du Soir .......... Nt'...ws
Finale from Symphonic Par. ...,
,...,...,....,...... Tscn' "sy
Leh' straum .......-,..,.-. .''
Overture "Oberon". .......... N.o,
John Mccormack Will sior 'pr''s. 10
his New York admirers NJ ctr'.F Veil
this evening In addition 90 'ND '..N
ing progra ANNE he Will sine r."
request" items Up 10 T'V~
he had received aver 500 'etf,".
~ the writers were cont'r' 'r t..
one favorite selection otNc '-'
from a dozen TO two doz"g 90
mack sails from here on Tues
Ing NJ I o'clock. Tho f.N.'"r ''
programme
Aria Una furtive lagrlna - f"'r
d'Amore' .... d. ..'''b
Mr. Mccormack
Air from Concerto .....
40. na-. s-nuheN
II Hear Thrush At fv" 49,
nade) Charles W ''.ifnsu
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since the police are too active This same
wife Of the gambler loves the little girl
in her care and does her best to keep her
well and happy.
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presented by Rudolph r SchIrne- n.
ludgee are Arthur Mees Prof Uo-a,io
psrker and Arthur d Woodruff As,ds
rom the competitive selections tho r-o.
sramme includes several noteworthy fes
lures, among VIII Oh may be mentioned tro
elections BY the University tilee ,'',l. u,
New York The final number will ta .
'enderinS of the "Stein Song" by 'he M.
hundred and twenty combined voice. o.
the competing colleges
Is believed that me meet VIII 40 .
great deal 10 ~ Sc tho standa-i % col. go
glee club singing While many No..
Erahuate societies are already doing h,,r
serious and AT s'ic work heath, .o,,,
IN NC OF ideals
The programme will 10 n. follows.
Organ. "Romsnce". Eb.irb...,.
"Joccata" W..
Ut a T Dawson Jr.. o-can'st Of Arr.e.
Ton chanel Camhridre
some Reckon Time by the stars"
Pennsylvania G)cc Club.
R"douin Song r,.
Dartmouth Glee Club
Harvard C'ee cub
Nono'o~1i" tive p,-I" ortot,,
G"eh-ey T. M'rcan. Columbia.
Columbia Cleo cub
Medley or Dartmouth SONGS
Dartmouth Glec Club.
The Red and Rue"
Penrsv'vania Glee Club.
Football sonrs .....
harvard Glce Club
rNrTPWIssIoN OF TEN MtNrrrs
Bedou'n SONG
University Glee Club ~ New yort
Violin solo. prize song "D'o Ma'ste-s,nre-,
Wagner w''No'r~f
Char'es F. Gr'H'th Jr. OF Dartmouth
"Serenade" " po,o,t
Harvard G'ee Club
"A Hongkors Romance" us6,ov
Dartmouth Glee Club
Long Aro In Alcala" .... Nesssxe-
Pennsvlvania Glee Club
Swing Along" ...... Cc,h
Columbia G,ee Club
tn" SONG Day Closes" ... s,iu'vs~
University Glee C'rh % New Yorr
AwAen ~ pRt-r
stein Song Runari arr bv S-rt-r-.,-
Columbia, Dartmouth Harvard and p-r-
sylvsnia Glee Clubs
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The Broadway Rose Garden. a COM
bination OF restaurant and motion PIC
ture theatre. will be opened soon with
a picture version of Harold McGrath >
story. The Million Dollar Mystery
There will be music by the Balalaika
Orchestra for dancing.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-06-04
HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI.
Give Big Banquet-Flag Raised
at Midnight.

Mcmillan High School Associa-
tion banquet for this year was
held at Greer Hall Friday night.
About 200 guests were present.
Harrison Brown Of Columbia act
ed as toastmaster, and he made n
good one, too. Invocation by
Rev W. A. ShulIenbergcr. A
quartet by Messrs. Bruner, Dry.
Kelso and Gibbs. Welcome to
the 1914 Seniors, Miss Mary
Dearing. Response, Leonard
Coatswirth Toast, Mrs. Claire
Grantham Bush, of Columbia.
Motherhood and Woman's Equal
ity Before the Law. George
Marshall presented the subject,
!" College from the Inside" fine
talk. Mrs. Maude Carter Tinch-
er talked of the "MOdern Diana"
a fine address also. Joseph Nc
mtyre of st. Louis. Of the Glass
of 1892, talked of personal recol-
lections, an address of humor,
.pathos and points well taken. He
had a special word for Profs. d.
a. Mcmillan and B. w. Torrey-
son.
After the delicious menu the
guests assembled at the High
School Building to witness the
flag raising-a flagstaff and fac
presented by the class of 1914.
There were fireworks and a spot,
light, and as the band played
America" the beautiful flag
was raised to It's place amid hand
Iclapping and applause.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-06-04
COUNTY SCHOOL MATTERS

The June examination for
teachers will be held in McMil-
Ian High School Friday and Sat
urday, June jth and 9th.
Miss Anna McMurtry, a Har-
din graduate, will teach at Rising
Sun this next year.
Miss Blanche Taylor has been
employed by the Cauthorn Board.
Miss Mabel Hickman, of tile
Mcmillan Teacher Training
Class will teach at Maple Grove.
The Vandalia board has re-
employed all the grade teachers
Misses Gooch, Griggsby, Neal,
Watson, Roberts, and Mesdames
Ryan and Lewis, and Miss Miller
and superintendent Tugle in the
high school.
Miss Adah Waters of the Van
dalia Teacher Training Glass has
been employed by the board at
Hail.
The Canada board some time
ago employed Mrs. Edna l.. Cor.
man. Mrs. German succeeded il
putting Canada OH the approved
list this last year.
Laddonia secured Mr.. Weiss
the principal at Vandalia, for the
past two years, for their superin
tendent, Miss Hermie Gibbs, thu
present incumbent, for principal
and Miss Geneva McCune, ;
graduate of the University, for
the new place.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-06-04
THE MEXICO TEACHERS.

A number of Mexico teachers
will be away from home this
summer. The following will be
at the Missouri University
Misses Mary Stallings, Ruth
Ayeritt, Edith Ethridge, Mamie
Wright and Minnie Stallings
Messrs. c. C. Roselle, James Cul-
bertson, Robert Campbell and IL
b. Bruner.
The following will attend tn,
Kirksville Normal: Mrs. Laura
Hougland and Misses Sallie Gar
rett, Willie Whitson, Hazeltinl
Fry, Frances Cauthern, Jennie
Karnes and Judith Jones.
Miss Elizabeth Gill will attend
Colorado University at Boulder
Miss Archie Cook will attend tn,
University of Chicago. Miss Gen
evieve Barley will be at Spring
field Normal. II. Il. COllett will
attend Stout Institute. of Wiscou
sin.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-06-04

HOMECOMING DAY.
Features for the Program This
Fall Are Suggested.

The Commercial Club is per
tgctiug arrangements for "a great
homecoming time i'll Mexico this
fail. Il. ID. Worrell of the Club
suggests that the opening day be
ON Sunday with former ministers
in the Mexico pulpitS. In the
afternoon a sacred concert by a
large band will be held in the
open air. Monday night will be
a Chinese lantern parade OF
children with cash prizes for the
prettiest lantern made by the
bearer. Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday nights, Paine S
Fire Works, showing "Barbarous
Mexico, THE Last Days OF Pom
peii' and another spectacle-a
different one each night. Friday
afternoon and night the Hardin
College Pageant and Masque.
Saturday is yet without a
feature.
No concessions will be sold on
the street and only high-class at
fractions, most of them free, will
be engaged.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-06-04
KILLED IN AU-
TO ACCIDENT

Merritt Roberts, Ray Gregory
and Mrs. Kelly Quisenberry and
Mrs, Lizzie Mudd left Mexico last
Friday evening, about six
o'clock, in an auto for Fulton.
They arrived safely at their des.
tination. Near 10 o'clock they
etarted on their return home.
Mr. Roberts was driving the ma
chine and missed his road. North
west of Fulton they stopped at a
farm house to inquire the way.
They proceeded as directed but
had gone only a short distance
when they came to sharp turn in
the road and in making the turn
the machine went into the ditch
and turned over. All were thrown
out and Mrs. Mudd was caught
under the machine and her skull
was broken. The other occupants
were badly hurt also. Mrs. Mudd
lived four hours. The others are
recovering all right.
Mrs .Mudd's late home. was at
Vandalia, where the body was
taken for burial. Her husband
was killed in a coal mine at Van
dalia last fall. She leaves a lit
te son five years old.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-06-04
MR., MoCUTCHEoN DEAD.

James n. McCutcheon died at
his home in Santa Fe neighbor-
hood last Sunday. The funeral
was held at South Fork church
Tuesday with the honors of the
Masonic order. The wife and
several children survive him. He
was a good citizen and the com,
munity will miss him.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-06-04
EVANGELIST REAVIS.

Rev, B, G. Reavis of this city
AeId a revival meeting at the
Christian church at Pearl, ILL.,, re,
Gently which resulted In 33 ac
ceSSlons to the church. Just be
lore this meeting he held a meet,
ing at Greenpond, Ill.,, with 81
additions to the church. Bro
Aeayls is a very earnest worker
IN the Lords vineyard.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-06-04
LITTLE CHILD HURT.

Inc little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Pease, southwest of Mexico,
was seriously hurt last Friday
r"'A a gate which Mr., Pease was
:. hanging fell on him, breaking the
"'ue fellows hip. The child was
s'''lng along bravely at last re,
ports.