Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-04
GREETINGS AND MUSINGS.
A Former Audrain Lady Writes the
Message a Much Appreciated
Letter.
warrensburg. Mo. Jan. l, 1906.

A1AANNA A&Na1AnNH
few lines from "these ends Of the
earth" might interest some Of the
readers of your paper, l shall try
to write short letter.
Today, the beginning of the New
Year, the time when we all make
good resolves, often to be broken
as soon as made, we cannot help
pausing for a moment to think o.
the old year that = has just passed
out, with its joys aud sorroN ),
To many of us come thoughts of
sadness, of departed loved ones
that were with us on last New
Years day, of hands folded on
peaceful breasts, of the spirits gone
to be with God. But why dwell
on these things. We all must
die. So we gladly bid farewell to
the old and eagerly welcome the
new though we know not what it
holds for US. This, however, we
do know that if we live in the will
of God all will be we'll.
We have noted with interest the
many changes reported in the
MESSAGE from week to week, since
we left Audrain County four years
ago. Many Of our neighbors have
gone to othat land from whose
bourn nostraveIer returns. Many
have moved away to try their for
tunes in other countries. We en-
Logged Miss Iva Lofts letter from
California and glad they are well
pleased with their new home. l
am sure, though, that after spend
ing some time there, they will long
for their dear old home at Rush
Hill and the friends of other days.
AT least that has been my expert
ence. If l had my ticket this morn
ing for the shining portals, i should
want it to read, "via Audrain
County with two weeks stopoyer
at Rush Hill"
We are pleasantly located here.
Warrensburg has more advantages
than the average town of its size.
Excellent Churches; more than 40C
have united with the different
churches within the last few
months. Its schools stand at the
] head. The Normal has the great
est enrolment and most cOmmOdi-
GUS buildings of any school Of its
kind in the State. The gymnasi-
q um, just completed, is magnificent.
We have q fine, substantial court
house, built of the famous War
. rensburg stone, so we'll known
4 away from home. Three splendid
newspapers; the Star, edited by
Hon. Wallace Grossly; the journal
Democrat, by Col. Kapp; and
the Times Herald by Col, Shepard,
Yes, and we are delighted to tell
you that we have "spitting or
dinance". We are not proud to
say that there are five saloons here,
, We have excellent musical talent
1t takes a very fine musician in
deed to charm an audience so vel
as a graduate from Professor Wad
= dell's Conservatory of Music. The
L Business College, !tho comparative
ly new, is we'll equipped and ii
J.. quite a flourishing condition. 1
has proven quite a drawing card t
young people wishing a business
. education and has been quite sue
l. cessful in locating its graduates
l. AlthO this is a pleasant place t
II live and altho the people are pleas
81 ant and hOSpitable, my hear
SC yearns for Audrain county and TO
the old-time friends that are trie,
y aud true. We think the MEssAG
u one of the best papers on earth
re- We look forward with eagerness t
ID Thursday that we may have tn
t, paper that comes like a letter fror
: home. If by some chance the pa
per is misplaced and we fail to &c
tie it. we grieve over it till the mex
issue. saw a letter few day