Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-12
II. ]. WATERS PLEAsEs
LARGE AUDIENCE SATURDAY
Rnnnh LIN Meek wAs a success.

Round Up Week was a success
There was a splendid attendance,
and although the rain interfered
with many remaining in the city Sat
urday night TO hear DR.. II. J. Wat
ers, president Of the Kansas Agri-
cultural College, his audience uns
by no means small. DR.. Waters, the
leading authority on agriculture In
the world, made q splendid ad-
dress and one that is Of great i'm
portanee to the farming interests, He
is an authority whose message never
fails TO carry with II weight and
force.
Because of the rain, the Mardi Gras
parade had to be permanently post
poned although quite a large number,
costumed and ready. had gathered at
the starting point.
The stock-judging contest Saturday
was won by Alvin Beamer, Moline;
Doris Hamilton, secand and Landon
Smith third. There was a large num-
Der Of entries and much interest was
manifested in this event.
Friday Evening
After the Band concert, Friday ev-
ening, an immense audience filled the
Christian Church to hear F. ID. Gard
ner and Mark Burrows. Mr.. Gard
ner's address was a splendid
one. Mr.. Burrows was in
troduced by County Superintendent
of Schools W. C. johnson who made
an interesting talk on school condi-
tons here. Mr.. Burrows is an educat-
or Of statewide reputation and what
he had to say was decidedly worth
while and to the point. Everyone pres
ent enjoyed his talk.
School Representatives
The following young people, renre-
senting the schools placed after their
names, were entertained Saturday at
the Hotel HOxsey at dinner by the
Round Up Committee. They we're mos
en- to represent their schools by a
competition along various lines; me
girl and n boy from each school.
Ernest Monk, Sims; Lena Ritter,
Sims; Ollie Phillips, Elm Bend; No
rine Tate, Chapel Grove; Margaret
Van Wrinkle, East Lick; Clark Brad
en-, Elm Bend; Nellie Kysar, Bean
Creek; James Myers, Prairie Lea; Hui
da Klusman, Prairie Lea; Dwight { ar
penter, G~atewood; Loyal Douglass.
Sun Rise;W Wallace Shaw, Prairie Nd
Elsie Zumwalt, McClintic; Clearance
Torreyson, McClintic; Raymond Rob-
inson, Lawder; Zoula Fletcher, Cow;
Chas. Allen, Carter; Arthur Gibbs,
Unioni Chas. German, Cornett; Ne
Doe Squirting, Fox; Katherine MUIR
ply, Fox; Ruff Smallwood, Rush Hill;
Lewis Fox, Walker; Virginia .ajm-
ar, Ellis; ohmar Walker, Eller; Mar
vim Barnes, Durham; Ed. Fagg.
Burnham; Jesse Cobb, Cedar Grove;
Earl Sneed, Bryant; Geo. Spots
wood, Duly; Moss Edwards, Cant;
Armon Nagel, Beagles; Fred Cox,
Maple Grove; Monta Barnes, High
Hill; Theo Sellers, High Hill; Or.
len Showers, Naylor; Airline Car
penter, Mt. Pisgah; Geo. Litt,eIl,
Mt. Pisgah; Ella Byars, jackson;
Landon Smith, Liberty; Nautilus
Barnes, Liberty; Spencer Davidson.
Burke; Joe Gieseker, Eureka; Jas.
Crook, Dye; John Kane, Cellar
Grove; Crawford DoweIl, Stauffer;
Harold Harris, Chapel Grove; Mary
Erisman, ~Stauffer; Elizabeth Der
mody, Stauffer; Mabel Fox, Rush
Hill; Helen Miller, Walker; Thomas
Wilson, Moline; Eula Kellerhals,
Eureka; Russell Cook, Sneed; Ru-
pert Branstetter, Grow; Nora Hell
wig, Moline; Katie Miller, Ellis;
Rita Young, Ringo; Mary Brown.
Hisey; Edna Black, Union; Ruty
Crockett, Beaver Dam; Marcellus
Dean; Beaver Dam; Ebert Peyton,
Fisher; frankie Boonter, Lawder.
Ethel MCGOWAN, Cant; Grace Hen
derson, sneed; Vera Hafner, Beae.
les; Elizabeth Allen, Carter; Mar
tina Berrey, Dye; Harold Paradeis.
Erisman, Lora Fuhrer, Erismsn. ,
Ihelma King,East Lick; Viola Page /
Hickory Grove; Carrie Hurd. Fish. /
er; Leo Hines, Bean Creek; Fred {
Worsham, Ringo.
W. W. JohnsOn's Parade.
W. W. johnson had a motor car
filled with little children on parade
at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon
he went through the business sec a
ton and everyone who saw his dis. q
play were delighted. v
Picture Shows Entertain ii
The Lyric and orpheum Theat. ii
ers entertained the visiting school o
children the teachers and other Wis Z
itors at matinees Saturday after '
The theatres were damned Il
and high class pictures, az usual. +,
shown.
Folk Dances Please ii
The Folk Dances, under the direc W
ton Of Miss Maude Orita Wallace f
at the Mcmillan High School. Sat. al
urday afternoon, drew a crowd t,at m
the large auditorium to ,or
flowing. The program was tboro. L
oughly delightful and pleased IN C
who saw it. -.
IN tne boys stock judging contest. d.
Saturday mornino a.