Mexico Missouri message., 1908-10-01
SOME COMMENTS.
Mexico Activities DO Democrats
Die Young-ThoSe Nice
Military Boys, Etc.

peaches this year, too.
Mrs. Walter Williams of Colum-
bia, wife of the dean of journalism,
was the guest of Mrs. X. ID. Wor-
rell in this city last week.
Mrs. &. e.. Selecman of Moberly
wife of a former popular Mexico
pastor, visited friends here lust
week.
If a mau die can he vote
againf" s. p. Finley is asking
bis Mckee friends that question.
Finley is Il rantankerous partisan
Republican aud he thinks the above
question depends on whether the
voter is st. Louis Indian. BY the
way, Finley says that the four old
est voters in St. Louis are Republi.
cans. In age they range from 81
to 80 years. Aud here again he
inquiries, What do we gather from
thisi Nothing less than that all
Democrats die young. Voting the
Democrat ticket" he goes on,
"shortens ones days. We have, it is
true, some difficulty in reconciling
this early mortality among The
Democrats with the accepted belief
that only the good die young But
we Republicans are some good too
for we have the Fourth Command.
ment verified in us, at least part
of it. Look that commandment
up if you can't recall it,"
Wallace Bassford, Champ Clark 9
private secretary, went down to
Bowling Green Sunday to pay his
chief short visit. Wallace says
the whole country is going tor
Bryan. 1t is going TO be land.
slide.
Miss Bessie Clark is one of the
popular Sunday school teachers of
Mexico. She has a class of %
girls. She gave the class a pleas
ant entertainment aud luncheon
lastThursday night.
Mrs. Walter Pollock entertained
the Missionary 5 ociety of the BHp.
tist church last Thursday evening
I in honor OF Miss Rose Guthrie
aud Miss Virginia Yamcey, two of
the membership of the society who
will leave the city within a short
time-going the way most all girls
go, sooner or later-get married.
Rev. 4. S. Gibbs of this city
breaches for II Baptist congrega.
lion near Fdyette. in fact has charge
of two churches in Howard county.
He was over that way last Sunday
TO fill one of his regular appoint.
ments.
Roy q. Moore graduated recently
from the Mexico Business College
aud accepts position with the
Bank of Rush Hill. Mexico Busi'
ness College helps its graduates gel
positions. II is a school of which
Mexico is justly proud.
Robert Lee Brett. of Quincy, ILL.,.
who is a travelling mau, is here OF
a visit to his sister, Mrs. Edgar
Threlkeld. They had not seer
each other for l3 years.
Hardin College has an increased
attendance over last year. The at
tendance might be double ever
over what il is now il the schoo
had more nom. Some good, kline
man who dies with million wOult
do we'll to give a great chunk Of /
to Hardin-for a new 800, ,00t
|, building addition aud other i'm
provements.
The Mexico churches are getting
ready for their fall revival cam
paigns. Four OF the churches ar
, planning to hold their meetings a
the same time.
The attendance at Missouri Mill
f., tary Academy is getting M nea
. the 100 notch, It's a good schoC
under tine management. Som
f, good boys down there this year
/. too, we opine, as there have a
{ ways been. When the boys marc
4 up town on Sundays and other OF
I cssions how the girls look on
Women love good men, but al
Y interested In men whose goodneI
!. is more or less impaired" says
h certain writer. But those deS
/ military boys. with their show!
Q expaulettes and gaudy uniform