Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-01
GRAND PRAIRIE ITEMS.

EndAnAL AAEnADt
Correspondence of the Ledger.
GRAND PRAIRIE, Feb. 27.-Frank
Pierce has returned from Joplin and
thinks farming in Audrain county this
summer will beat a laboring mans
chances around Joplin.
Miss Mary Pierce has returned from
a visit to O. II. Culbertson ard fam
lily.
W. Il. Sims will move this week to
P, P. Golfers farm, one mile east Of
Rush Hill.
Fitz Dews will move to the farm Mr..
Sims leaves.
An Illinois man will move to John
zimmermsn's farm, recently vacated
by ODE Payton.
Jim Carroll, Of Mexico, will move to
John Fields' farm, now occupied By
Fred Precht. Mr. Precht will move
to Jim McCormick's farm.
VIM. Lewis, of Mexico, will move
to John Gregory's farm that he re-
gently bought of Olem DooIin.
Olem Doolin moved to Mexico last
week.
Henry Miller is moving to Benton
City.
Lawrence Oulbertson has sold his
pony and invested his money In Q pair
of "felts."
Prof. Bennett, Of Rush HILL was the
guest Of Justice White Saturday and
Sunday.
The Misses Petty, OF Rush ELL were
the guests of Dan Erisman and family
recently.
Harry Scranton and Mrs.. Bryarly,
of Mexico, r stopping at d. Eris-
mans until they leave for Pueblo,
Colo.
Chas. Pierce and wife left last week
for Eaton, Colo.
Mrs. Ida Painter is quite III.
O. II. Culbertson and W. II. Fuhrer
are each hauling lumber TO build .
large stock barn.
o. a. Culbertson is shipping from
Benton City about two cars Of bailed
hay per week.
The Grand Prairie Literary Society,
composed of pupils OF the school,
holds an interesting session every
Friday afternoon. Irwin Precht 10
president and Miss Beulah Wright lie
secretary. All the pupils take part In
the exercises, which consists of de-
bates, recitations, etc. A paper lie
read every two weeks.
Our school is iourishing. There are
only thirty three In the district Of
school age. Their names are all on
the register and some days all are
present. We challenge any school in
the county to show up al well. The
daily average for the six months just
closed was thirty.
THE TEACHERS INSTITUTE,
The blizzard Saturday prevented
most of the teachers from attending
our institute, but the meeting was
highly enjoyed by all who were there.
Prof, q. F. Bennett, President Of the
association, and Miss Lena Petty,
both of Rush Hill, 9 the only
teachers who attended from outside
the district, nevertheless every topic,
except one, was discussed and the
audience was treated to some music
and recItations besides.
When dinner time came about sew
enty OF Us lined up at the table which
groaned under the weight OF the heaps
of things that rejoiceth the inner man.
1t was a good day for eating and we
ate and we drank : coffee. For the
excellent dinner we are indebted TO
Mesdames ]. White, O. Il. OulbeFt-
son, Sidney Silver, W. Il. Fuhrer,
Andy Erisman, Fred Precht, Ben
Brown and Wilmotb Wright.
We are also under obligations to
Prof. Bennett, Misses Lena and May
Petty, Messrs. Leslie Sipple, Carl
Elder, Ep. Paisley and Miss Rhode
Maxwell, all OF Rush Hill, for valua'
BILE a~ssistsnoe on the programme and
to others TOR their presence.
Misses Florence Brown, Blanche
and Esie White OF our school favored
US with excellent recitalions and the
society paper OF the school was read
by Misses Lucy Brown and Lille Eris.
man.