Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-01-05
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AHt lcSNiNlttcS VI SuliSIihdo
have come and gone, and have
left with the people many glad
and sad memories.
DR.. Neih King Of Kansas City
Medical College spent the Christ.
mas holidays with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. +. King.
Alvin Ehret still in bed most OF
the time wrestling with a backset
of the measles, they seeming IL
have settled in his eyes and head
Here's hoping for his speedy re.
covery.
The program rendered by the
little folks over at Gatewoo1
school house recently was very
good. Twelve pupils, mostly
small, making a two hour enter.
tainment which was a top notcher
The oyster supper and bazaar
given by the Willing Workers at
Bill Eisele's on Friday night be
fore Christmas was great success
in points of attendance, socially
and financially. The proceeds go
to help Liberty church.
The Mutual Protective League
of Bryan school house reeled off
their annual stunt in the form OF
an oyster supper on Friday even.
ing last, at Otto Howard's. The
members with their wives, famili as
and other friends report an ex-
cellent time.
The wedding bells do ring ~
our vicinity very often of late
This time Miss Elsie Chapman and
Mr.. James Crosswhite having been
made husband and wife. Last
Wednesday, at II NJ, they left the
Chapman home, with Mr.. and Mrs
Jerry Jones, Benjamin Jesse and
Miss Inez Squirting, bound 70"
Mexico. They sought Rev. G.. \
Mitchell s home, on North Jefrer
son street, where the nuptial knot
was tied, making them Mr.. and
Mrs. Chapman. They returned
home where a few of their friends
and = o'clock dinner awaite |
them. The dining room was dee
GRATED in crimson with holly pro,
fusely strewn, the light and all
blending, making such a beautiful
effect. a number of nice presents
we're received. Both young peo,
pie come of good families. The
writer wishes for them every day
of their welded life the happy and
pleasant recurrence of the great
est day of their lives.
Misses Otie and Ethyl Baker
gave a kitchen shower for Miss
Elsie Chapman Tuesday evening
last. Several of the neighbors
were in and took a number of use.
full kitchen utensils.
The ladder and program given
at Bethlehem Christmas eve was a
great success in points of attend
ance, niceness of ladder and pres
ents, rendition of program, and
behavior unsurpassed. Every
thing went off like clock work and
Mr.. and Mrs. Santa did make the
little fellows hearts leap with 20,
and pleasure.
Rev. f. S. Gibbs of Mexico sup
piled at Bethlehem ON the 4th Sun
day, morning and evening.
Miss Effie Faddis of Centralia
spent first part of the holidays
with friends and relatives in this
and her old home neighborhood
just west of here.
Mrs. Boone Faddis entertained
at 6 O'Clock dinner in honor of
Miss Ellie f'addis the following
on Dee. Goth: Misses Effie Faddis
Ruth Cleveland, Matte King. Fla
Bruce and Belle Ehret, Messrs.
Roy and Porter Bruce, Henry
Yoder and Willis Faddis. A most
enjoyable time had by all.
James Crosswhite will run hi
fathers farm this year; the fath
er, Geo. W. Crosswhite, having
moved TO Mexico to reside.
Tyson Mclean, son of Jno. Mc.
Lean, of Colorado, is here. the
guest of friends and relatives. He
sure looks well. Sunny Colorado
agreeing with him fine.
Ira Squirting and wife of Wray
Colo, are here on a lengthy visit