Mexico Missouri message., 1911-07-20
Wick Wayne IS head of GO pound
shoats at $40 for the lot.
PRAIRIE LEA.

among others hauled bundles ana
he certainly made the dust fly.
Phil Rogers and two coIored
gentlemen from st. Louis handled
the straw and put up two of the
SWEETEST straw ricks to be seen in
the county. But the best part OF
it all was the top-notch dinner
prepared by Miss Anna Ruse,
Miss Lillian Rcnkm and Miss
Pearl Winters. We wish to say
right here and now, once and for
ever for the last time, beyond a
doubt that it was the real thing.
Mr.. Russ-euioyed the dinner very
much and also the buggy ride in
the afternoon with the three
cooks.
Charley Wilmshort was busy |
resting in large rocking chair on
the front porch all last week read
ing the Message That's right,
Charley, keep up the good work
for it's just like the old darkey
says, Boys wot reads grows up
into wise men and women"
Mark Pierce got caught out in
the hail storm the other day and
the hail beat off his hair and
whiskcrs except a little bunch on
his chin which was sheltered by
his nose. When Mark returned to
the house the folks refused to let
him in. They thought he was the
Mayor of New York. Mark
finally identified himself by pro-
ducing his old mere sham pipe. I
During a heavy shower last
week a large alligator rained
down and landed in Philip Shire's
frog pond and is now raising
cain among the frogs. If John
Blum and Louis Ketter don't
quit making their visits quite so
frequent he may attack them.
The alligator is very savage and
is hard on new clothes and old
stiffs, so look out, boys.
We should like to learn the
gentleman s name who paints
signs on peoples barns and
houses when nobody is at home.
Phil Shire, Jr., again put the
No-sox in the shade in a game this
week with the White Oak Round
ers. The game was the fastest on
record. The ball scarcely touched
the ground and the bystanders
never saw it at all unil after the
game. Lopeared Johnny, catcher
Of the No-SoX, had his glove on
fire several times during the game
and many others got scOrched by
hot balls during the game. The
umpire yelled himself hOarse and
the score keeper lost count alto
= gether. The manager has just re-
I fused a position with the Cardi-
mails and will still stand by the
e NO-SOx.
Bert BartelS thinks he has his
melon patch well hid but there is
10 one fellow who is not yet blind
The melons look very fine in deed
but they won't look so fine after
> Philip Shire makes a raid on
=, them.
Little Dick Doerge from Bache
lors Hall,
Went out last Sunday to make q
call.
d But the old hoss SHE'D at an auto
T mobile,
And smashed things in quite g
d good deal.
Well, Dick fell out and the hos,
d fell in,
It And it scared the whiskers all of
of Dick s chin.
# 50 the next time that Dick make,
?, a call,
Hell lstay at home and not 90 {
J. tall,
Il If you don't believe that Mrs
j. b. Weaver makes the bes
/ cookies on record just ask Jacl
II Tonys.
II The last we have heard Of tn,
e blacksmith he was putting a Sc
Of automobile tires on therunning
o gears of j. |. Case gang plow t.
d take up the jar when plowins
r corn ridges crOss-wise.
e The Bachelors Hall department
has hired twelve colored cooks t,
r help prepare the big 'possum> sup
IS per next Saturday night, and ma,
y hire some more later to help ca
n the pOSsums.
IL