Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-10-07
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there vsrs m1ny. HoEeEer. / an
souy 70 state that the wnter ard the
oatszikings have beer neglected. Ii
many places the water has 8 had odor
Or tAste, and the vaults Of the 0ut-
~haldings have not been cleaned CT
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dargevou-slready l have hard o.
serioas Illness when VII or sehool
boar4 look closely 20 tbs sanitary
e~0nShssnx Of their sehoolsg
At Jesse, Miss CAshie Ryan teacher,
I foznd nearly 50 enrolled Tie school
hOass has been repaired an the
weeds have been CIT Miss Lola
speausE has q At HyTdls n a newly
Papered and Scrubbed hoass- Each
child brought a chicken to school q
few days age. These have been sold
and the money vii BE- invested n
some neE library books. The play
groand has been moved
Miss Mary Murphy has had bat
three absentees with an enrolment a
"a, at Payne. They have a clean
house and yards.
Miss Eruine Van Horn has p at
Cant IN a newly plaztsred and painted
building. Ever the hoor has been
painted They have no weeds. They
expect 70 get q certificate Of appro-
val this year.
At Hisey, Miss DoIlie MeKenzie
teacher. there are p little folks to
enjoy the new heater that has been
put IN for them. This is a large IN
crease. They also have new window
shades, have cut the weeds. and are
working for approval
Miss Pauline Powell Gems to be
getting things done at Burke. The
weeds and brush have been cut, a
platform built before the door, and
the house is clean and pleasant There
are 10 pupils. They VIII paint the
house and oil the floor
W. l. Ballew at Flynt also has a
very accommodating board. They have
recovered the house, cut the weeds.
and win paint inside, oil the floor, get
an organ, and a drinking fountain.
Mr.. Ballew and his Is pupils will get
the latter two. They are planning
even greater improvements another
year. Their means will not permit
them now
At High Hill they have finished a
fine fence around their large play
grounds, have rebuilt their coal house.
built stile-blocks, and cut their weeds.
Miss Mabel Kilgore has 10 pupils.
Miss Helen Howell has but ~ pup
lis al Pleasant Green. All the lower
sashes are new. the weeds have been
cut, and the stove has been BACKED.
After three or more years Of service
their new desks have scarcely q
scratch on them. They have a new
chair, and viii get maps, a globe, and
some library books. They too, have
had a chicken shower.
The smallest school in the county is
Mrs. Nellie McKeehan's three-one
boy and two girls at Highland. Here
the weeds had been cut and the house
scrubbed clean.
Ed C. 0futt has % al Harrison.
It Gems that the Harrison people are
wide awake and are very proud Of
themselves with just cause. : They
have cut the weeds, made a concrete
well top and platform, BACKED the
stove, painted and varnished-even
the desks-and have a beautiful
school house. They have a literary
society and a base ball nine. both Of
which are winners. Next Friday they
viii have a corn show and Judging
contest with a big basket dinner.
Miss Katherine Edwards, a grad
uate Of our State University, is the
teacher at Skull Lick. She has IA
pupils. They have painted the house
inside and out, have scrubbed, and
BACKED the stove, cut the weeds-the
teacher and pupils raked them up
have a chart with the pictures Of
birds, and win repair the outbuiIdings
soon.
At Nayloi, Miss Sudie Vim teach
er, there were 10 pupils, and a splen-
did collection Of good corn. The weeds
had been cut.
Miss Nadine Sieyers has % pupils
at strother. She has a number Of
pictures Of birds, a new heater, and
the weeds have been cut.