Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-12-22
@. L. STAPLES MOVE.
Mr.. Smock Sells Farm-G. w
Russell's Chickens.

measured at the pen.
a wagon load of turkeys sold
in Columbia a few days ago iot
$510.
r. l.. Moser, Jr., has traded his
so acre farm, three miles east of
Mexico, to George johnson for
lands in Texas.
John Y. Brown bought 30 head
of cattle last week from Elmer
Johnson He also bought. at the
same figure, 10 head of G. b. Ho"-
ton, of near Martinsburg.
Wellsville, Mo-. Dec. 1.-Two
turkeys at the poultry show here
this week were fit to grace the
President s table. One weighed
forty pounds and the other thir-
ty-fve. John HickersOn. who
lives North Of this place, brought
a turkey to market this week
which netted him $3.50.
II. c. Black has leased w. w.
Fry's 80 acre farm, west of Mex
leo, for three years. They novel
the dwelling lately, to another
site, and soon are to erect a new
barn. Mr.. Black says he is going
to look after flock of poultry, on
the side.Not so much on the side,
either, for "there are millions IN
it,"
c. w. Russell, of Benton City,
had some fine Buff Wyandott
chickens at the Centralia Poultry
Show and he came away with two
first prizes and one second.
An Audrain County man is
president of the Farmers and
Traders Bank of AuXvasse. Last
week the Journal Of Agriculture
Of st. Louis referred to him as
follows
One of the many successful
farmers and feeders of Audrain
County, Mo, is Col. R. p. Buckner
He is largely interested in live
stock of all kinds, and in addi.
ton is president of the Farmers
and Traders Bank of AuXvasse
Mo. The "Col" " helped Swe'l
our cattle receipts Wednesday
with three ears steers of his OwJ1
feeding, and is posted enough on
market conditions to know tina;
they sold as high as could hc eX
pected
Thru Tinsley & Parker, G. L
Staples last week traded his res
idence in Mexico for stock o.
merchandise at Jonesburg and hi
went to take charge of the stocl
Immediately. Mr.. Staples was
one Of our night police, and sell
in his resignation. The Messag,
regrets to have him and his GOO
family leave Mexico.
A. B. Smock sold 80 acres o
land, two miles south of Rusl
Hill, to Pat Flynn for $4,000
Mr.. Smock has bought S;i acres .
land, one mile northwest of Rus
Hill, from George Jackson, pay
ing 800 per acre.
"Farming," the COlwmbia
Statesman quotes Judge Charlie
Turner, member of the Boon
County Court, as saying, is a
much business or pre-
fession as merchandising 0
practicing law, and it is mistak
TO call farmers out for road wOr
when their own business need
all the time. The consequence
road work must be done hurried'
and in many cases it is slighte,
About One-half the road tax mus
be paid to road overseers, so I'll
er half cannot make good an
nanent roads. Our road Ia
PSeds soyerhauling and placing on
a,Rerent base to give us lastir
betterment of roads. Once goo
roads are made the expense
Keeping shem will be small" 4"
Judge j. j, Nexander, of La
donia, traded 30 acre farm
near Center, Rails county, for
E. eampbell's New York Stone
Vandalia.
Frank Elliott, near Stroth,
sold 2 car loads of S5-lb mbs
A. 6. Deaver, Monday, at 5'.2
says the Paris Appeal. H.
lambs were bought at mar
prices last summer and had
tened ON cowpeas and rape
1 =, tho rOrui