Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-09-11
niSsouri Notes

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Il, {. Hunter as clerk of the United
States court at Nowata. to succeed VIII
). Irwin, resigned.
| Although $50 bushels or cucumhcrs
are being brought to Palmyra every
day the capacity OF the pickle factory
is large enough to prevent AN epidemic
| OF collie in the town.
jameson man Is credited" with
having driven a two-horsp tcSi.
miles In thG last sixteen years
| III there is one thing that pleases
| Mexico people or displeases Columbia
matrons. IL is for the young men OF
the latter town to be drawn to the
former by some of the attractive faces
OF Audrian county.
| Colonel Switzler Of Boone county
recollects that the first agricultural
fair ever held in Missouri took place
at Columbia in 1885.
There is some doubt whether the
two girls of Mount Zion who fought to
see who Should play the church organ
OF that town will ever have the OPP
portunity of fighting over the harp
playing on the golden shore
The sheriff of Rails county has pub
lished denial Of the assertion that he
had been shot by an indignant neigh.
| Dor.
1t has been SO hot in st. Joseph this
summer that even the prisoners in the
| Buchanan county Jail complain of the
| heat.
DR. AlonZo Tubbs. who has served as
| member of the state legislature for
years. has changed his place of resi-
| dence to Gasconade county.
A man from Mexico claims having
corn tall enough to be used for tel
ephone poles.
The public square at Richmond is
being paved and the controversy over
hitch racks Is in progress.
The merchants of the Athens of Mis-
souri, are so much chagrined because
their mail oftentimes reaches Column
bus. Johnson county. that some of
them are having their letter heads
printed Columbia.
The Macon real estate agent who
| advertised for bachelor manager of
| farm with which n wife would be
furnished free of charge has had 30
many applicants for the job that he
has been unable to answer them all.
Among the members of the state as
ISOLATION of Veterans of the Mexican
war who will meet at Columbia next
| month will be found some of the most
battle SCARED heroes who returned
| from the fierce conflicts Of the fields OF
the Montezumas.
Whlle otner country papers are hold.
Ing big corn contests, the editor OF
the Paris Appeal has started an innova.
ton by Offering q leather medal to the
person bringing in the largest horse.
weed
Gentry's big horse show will he
held August 2S. Liberal premiums
are offered for the various kinds of
horsefesh
Some of the Howard county farm
ers are predicting that corn will be
so cheap this fall that the cattle will
refuse to eat It,
A report from Fayette states that
the Katy" is running the Dukes
A'iNNui' Nlio WIEN lOl inc ttfOHIllO-
dation of state fair visitors at Sc.
dalia.
AT the auction sale of booths for the
Troy fair, last week the ice cream
privilege sold for more than the din.
ing room privilege
One Of the attractions of the Old
Settlers picnic at Jamesport will be
shooting match by men and boys"
over 60 years old who viii shoot only
with old fashioned squirrel rifles.
prosperity note from Monroe Coun-
ty relates that Jim Maddox six months
ago bought the Prcntis farm in the
northern part of the county at $25 an
acre. Last week he sold the 100 acres
for $40 piece, making big crop and
SD an acre clear profit on his invest
ment
The Rev. Mr.. Shook is shaking up
the sinners at Maryyillp.
BrookfieId Gazette "A young cou-
pie aged 10 and l6 respectively failed
to convince the flinty hearted recorder
OF Caldwell county that he ought to
let them have marriage license Just
because they wanted 1t so badly. The
mother OF the would-be bride accom-
panied them. to give her consent, but
the obstinate father of the proposed
groom telephoned that he could not
see 1t In that light, and they SORROW
fully went away, declaring that they
would get ahead OF the old man II II
took five years. but 1t won't take that
long. Two years will fix the matter
provided there Is no change OF mind
on the part OF the contracting par
ties"
Rube Mohler. a progressive young
farmer OF Lection, built a fence re-
Gently. and being short OF heavy tim.
Der. used corn stalks for the last
forty rods.
A rival OF Boone county editor
says that his neighbor refuses to In
stall an electric fan In his sanctum
for fear 1t will cool on the hot air
he deals out to his new cash sub
scribers.