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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-05
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT--No 224 modern seven
room house; No. 219 six rooms
South Fifteenth st. Chas. Altes, No.
AIS Blondeau.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-05

FOR SALE CEAP-Or for rent, five
room cottage, Twelfth and Palean,
big cistern in house. cellar under en-
tire house, two full lots, plenty of
fruit, $1,000 takes it. See Roy Burner,
with OHarra, O'Harra, Wood & Walk
er.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-05

Read The Daily Gate City.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-05

FOR RENT To gentleman, furnished
room near postofflce. Write for
particulars to No. 103, care Gate City
office.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-05

FOR RENT House on north side, all
modern conveniences; furnished or
unfinished. For particulars call
Home phone 2201
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-05

FOR RENT-Hall, suitable for lodge
room, corner Eighth anu Main SITS.
Inquire William Horn.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-05

FOR SALE Mare weighing 100
pounds, for $50. Call at e15 Elk
change.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-05

FOR SALE - 24-foot counter, also
smaller on,s and small scales. 1900
Main ST.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-05

WANTED--Man to oversee my Flor
ida orange grove and truck farm.
Salary $50 monthly; share profits,
state age, references Burton Cor
bett, Colorado Springs, Colo.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23
Word of Appreciation.

The Industrial Section never tries
TO toot its own horn. but 1t may not
be out of place to sometimes give pub
Lefty to one or more of ...a letters
OF appreciation it daily receives Mr..
Mclean, secretary of the Greensboro
On. CO Chamber OF Commerce, writes:
In the Industrial Section of Sunday.
July 10. you call attention to the fact
that the figures given in the govern.
ments census report are misleading
as regards Greensboro's actual in
crease. AS you state, Greensboro has
not enlarged her city limits for more
than ten years. and most of her large
factories are just outside OF the cor.
poratc limits. but to all intents and
purposes are a part OF the city. We
Will get the figures showing Green's
boro's real increase, and give them to
you. We appreciate very much your
kind reference to our city. We wish
TO commend your earnest efforts in
behalf OF good roads for Virginia
Good roads are the hest investment
any community can make. while bad
roads are the highest and most bur-
densome taxes taxpayers can impose
upon themselves"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23

The boys corn clubs, scot,erea =,
over the State, are RUNNING .rn ~,
year against drought pronnst,tnn
~, al .he same they are going r.
",ahe fine showing when the conntv
ama u'strict fairs are held next fail
"nu l should not wonder IL thev cu,
,hlghty big. figure at the state FAR
an Oh the weekly papers in the st.t.
teiilng good stories about hes
ooSs CLUBS Here is n sample which !
cnP from that sterling journal tbe
oou.h Hill Enterprise. published down
IN Mecklenburg county. saws the En'
terprise: '"e En-
we are publishing in our column,
~ ,nis week list of the prizes that will
Ne given to the Boys Corn Club in
county this fall We arc
sure the prizes will be captured b,
corn that will also take the star,
piizes In Richmond at the State E,ai,
.his rali These prizes are great in.
JUDGEMENTS for our boys, and we hone
W sec Mecklenburg we'll represented a,
ut county fair at Chase City this fall
X. !. Martin. of this place, will give
$40 gold watch and chain for the
best average crop grown on one acre
Watch and see who win win Mr.
Martins gift?"
That's right. Let the boys exhibi,
al the county fairs and rake in All
the premiums they can and then come
on to the State Fair 1t will not cos,
'nem any entrance fees to have q
showing at the State Fair.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23
spotsylvania to the Front

Spotsylvania county bobs up to dis
pute Mecklenburg's claim as the bes:
good roads county in the State. Allie
ghany has also put in claim as "A
leader In good roads. Pittsylvania Is
getting ready to question other coun
ties right TO the title. All OF that is
good. Let all the counties enter the
good roads contest. One thing Is GER
tain. and that Is that the county that
can show the most miles Of good roads
is the county that is going to be able
TO sell lands for the highest price. and
do the most business and show the
greatest percentage Of prosperity.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23
4 strong-scented story.

Here is clipping. get from Mid
die West paper:
indiana Will take the lead this wear
In the production of onions, according
TO the figures furnished the National
Onion Association. which is holding its
second annual meeting near Warsaw
Ind. 1t Is said there are more than
1850 acres of Indiana soil planted in
onions this year. and that the State
VIII ship 1.250.000 bushels this sea-
son."
And that clipping reminds me that
was talking the other day with a
man from the Peninsula Of Virginia
on the onion subject He told me thai
the onion crop Of the Eastern part OF
the state: that is to say. the truckins
part. would pan out many thousand
dollars this year. From some figures
ne gave me l am inclined to doubt the
statement that Indiana will take the
lead In onion production this year. 1t
is a rather strong scented lead to take.
but II Virginia is entitled to that kind
or lead. as II is of most kinds, intend
TO have the figures to show It, Com
missioner Koiner's Office Will be heard
from later on.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23
Why Not Get Busy,

I have not heard that the Chambers
of Commerce and the Boards of Trade
and industrial clubs of the State are
doing any big things in the way OF
making united effort to capture any
OF those German and Swiss and Dutch
and Hungarian immigrants who are
Hooking to this country in search of
cheap lands. Maybe they had better
get busy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23
VIEWS AND
NEAR VIEWS
CONTINUED From First pors

continued From First Pageo
consume all OF the coke and ali ar
.he coal that may be brought out y,
us mountains. Virginia can have .nd
ousht TO have factories that inieht
consume all OF the raw material ~
any Aind that the old State can pro-
uuee thus keeping all OF the wage
,,oneS ana all of the trimmings money
mere at home. Virginia is wax
i"s up TO this idea. and some bank
"e uies 1 nave in another column yo
deal I"" Wv the same; but there is a good
and 70 oe done along This lima
ana on this subject am going rs Inns ,,me
much TO say in the future. no
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-05-25
HoLLENSVILLE NEWS.

We received a very much
needed rain last Saturday.
j. G. Crawford lost a fine year
ling colt last week of distemper.
Quite a number from this
neighborhood attended the Glass
Play of Mexico High School SEN
iors last Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary Bush of Hannibal
has returned to her home after
spending several weeks at the
bedside of her sister, Mrs. Geo.
Campbell.
Mrs. Howard of st. Louis is
visiting her son, O. +. Howard.
Mr.. Curt Rowe had quite an eX-
citing run away" last Sunday
evening, while coming from Mex,
leo. His team became frightened
at the Ford house. - mile east OF
Bryan school, and ran west two
miles Curt stayed with the
team until he came near a very
bad hill when he jumped out, anG
as the team went down that hill
one of the hind wheels was tori
off. The team was found in Mr.
Lon Carpenters feed lot, unhurt
Curt also escaped unhurt.
Misses Frances and Mary Viii
fey and Blanche and Stella Sion
aker are home after attending
Mcmillan High School.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-05-25
Mrs. Bybee Dead.

Mrs, Lee Bybee, "A years of age,
died at her home in north Mex
lco Monday night at 9 20. A son
was born to Mrs. Bybee Saturday
night and her condition had been
critical ever since. She was the
wife of Lee Bybee and was mar
RED to him in st. Louis August
IL 1910. Besides her husband
and two days old babe, the de-
ceased is survived by her father
ana two sisters, who reside in
Arkansas.
Mrs. Bybee's maiden name wa,
Anna May Warnicutt. daughter
Oh j. j. Warnicutt. The funeraI
was held Wednesday afternoon al
ZOO O'Clock at the Methodist
church and the remains inferred
III Elmwood cemetery. The Mes
sage extends sympathy to the be
reaved relatives.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-05-25
BEREA ITEMS.

Ed. Hardesty of Middletown
filled Ed. Sutton's pulpit at
Berea Sunday.
Mrs. Richmond Price of Mex
leo attended services at Berea
Sunday.
p. r. Cawthorn is nursing Il
badly mashed foot.
MissGoldie Bybee is visiting her
sister, Miss Gertrude, at BoOnville.
The friends of Ed. j. F.. SUIT
ton will regret to learn that the
state of his health has not inn
proved.
Farmers who were forced by the
drouth to suspend operations
have resumed them today, with
renewed energy. Saturday, rain
was greatly appreciated.
DR.. Ewd. Duncan returned Fri
day from Little Rock, Ark, where
he had gone to attend the Confed-
crate reunion. He reports about
10000 present and a most excel,
lent time all around.
). z. EmmOns, Jr., purchased
wool in this vicinity last week.
Albert Crigler and wife were
Sunday guests of StrOther friends
Mrs, Josie Sharp spent a few
days with w. II. Crigler and wife
last week.
Mrs. Maude Clark of near Ben
ton City spent part of last weel
with II. C. Berry and wife.
Paul Cawthorn is visiting neal
Bowling Green and testing tn,
waters of b. b. springs.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-05-25
From Nebraska.

w. III. Beal, the father Of the
editor of the Message, left Mexico
the 10th of this month to spend
the summer with relatives in Neb-
raska. He is now at Shelton,
near Grand Island, in the neigh
bOrhood of where Ed. Summers,
formerly of this county, now re-
sides.
Mr. Beal says he saw some
corn up in Missouri. Wheat and
alfalfa from Table Rock to Grand
Island are looking fine, in their
coats of dark and waving green.
The fruit crop in that part of
Nebraska will be rather light
No peaches, only apples and cher
ries. Ground was very dry there
until last Sunday, when there
came a good rain, which will bring
up the corn, help the oats and save
the wheat and push up the al
falfa.
Mr.. Beal thinks that the gar
den spot of Nebraska. A Ne
braska paper thus refers to his
visit to that state:
w. II. Beal of Laddonia, Mis-
souri,, is visiting his brother-in-
law, Thomas Sedan, who makes
his home with his daughter, Mrs.
Lizzie Doremeus, northwest of
town. The two men had not
seen each other in fifty-fOur years.
Mr.. Beal is eighty-three years of
age and has resided in Missouri
for tifty-siX years, He has a per
sOnal acquaintance with Champ
CLARK, present speaker of the
house of representatives and is a
great admirer of the Missouri
statesman. Mr.. Beal, notwith-
standing his advanced age, tray.
els all over the country alone, and
has been on trip to Tennessee
Oklahoma and Kansas.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-05-25
MARKET REPORT.
Butcher Stuff Steady-Hogs and
Sheep Outlook Only
Fair.

National Stock Yards, Ill.,, May
%, 1911 Cattle receipts 5000.
Steers and best butcher cattle,
steady; medium butcher cattle Zoe
to l5c lower. Top steers, 1928 for
three cars sold by us. Market
steady with a week ago on all
kinds outlook steady balance this
week.
Hog receipts, 5000. Market
opened Zoe lower; closed Zoe to
poe lower Top $G,05; bulk of the
good light and medium weight
hogs, $3.50 to $500; heavieS, 1910
to $500 pigs, 1919 to $500. Ont
look only fair
Sheep receipts 1900. MarkeJ
opened steady; closed weak, com
mon kinds, 25c lower. Top
spring lambs, $3.50; clipped lambs,
1913; yearlings, $3.50; sheep
$4.S5. Outlook only fair
National Live Stock Com, Co.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-05-25
THE WEATHER.

II has been very warm for some
time past. Dry and dusty. Quite
a good rain in Mexico last Friday
night, but at Moline, north of
here, there was no rain, and so it
was in most other parts of the
county. a good rain at Benton
City. also at Worcester and in the
neighborhood south of Vandalia.
Oats and meadows suffering for
rain. A trash mover and root
soakpr is needed.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-05-25
HIGH HILL DISTRICT.
Two Weddings-Mr. Park Dead
Corn Selling at 40c.

We had a good rain Saturday,
and it was badly needed
Sam Musick bought 100 bushels
Of corn of Fife Daily at 4Oc per
bushel.
Will Green and wife of south of
Ccntralia visited at j. L. Ian
hams Sunday.
Bernard Sellers is sporting a
buggy. Look out, girls, he is
coming.
Paul Miller of Columbia, grand
son of j. A. Miller, has been visit
ing them.
b. +. Pulls and wife visited
their son. Eliza, west of CentralIa,
last week.
Mr.. Edgar Sims and Miss
Maggie Davis were married last
Wednesday, the 18th, in Mexico.
Also on same date Mr.. Chester
McCarty and Miss Mary Barnes
were married in Columbia. These
are all good, young people and
we wish for them a happy, pros
porous life.
Brutus Park died at his daugh-
ter s, Mrs. jim Campbell's, in Cen
tralia, after several months of
suffering with throat trouble. His
death was unexpected and was a
shock to the family and friends.
Uncle Brutus was a good man and
will be greatly missed. lie was a
member Of the Baptist church.
Funeral was preached at New
Hope church Monday. by Rev.
Vannoy. of Ccntralia, assisted by
Rev. PrOSSer of Hallsville. The
remains were laid to rest in the
New Hope cemetery. The pail
bearers were his sOn-in-laws,
Crockett Campbell, James Camp
bell, Albert Freeman, Aubrey
Meredith, James Hall and Law
renee Davis.
Lillian Lanham visited Lena
Sellers last Wednesday.
Our mail carrier, Omer Roberts,
IN route !, is whiStling louder
than ever. A big, new boy at his
house.
Earl Miller will move to his
fathers this summer. Edgar
Sims will live on the place where
Earl lived, known as the Huff
place. Chester McCarty will
move into the Jim Barnes house
where he will be close to his farm
work.
Quite a number from our dis
trict attended the funeral of Mr.
Parks.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-05-25
Bolts FAMILY REUNION.
Relatives and Connections in
Gathering Last Friday.

About the year 1885 two broth
ers. James and Peyton Bolts, with
their young families, negro SER
wants and chattles left their Vir-
gInia homes and started for Mis-
souri,, in the old-fashioned way
covered wagons They settled
finally near Santa Fe, in the edge
of Monroe County. Afterwards
n younger brother, Armistead
Bolts, came and settled in the
same community Last Friday.
May 18th, an effort was made to
get their descendants together in
reunion near Sun Rise church.
Several survivors of the long
wagon journey were at the meet
ing-Mrs. Mildred Browning, Mrs.
Bette Cauthorn, Mrs. Jane Sullin-
ger and Mrs. Margaret Poage.
One of the interesting features
Of the gathering was the reading
of a letter by Mr.. s. 2. Emmons
from Joseph Bolts, the father of
the three brothers, written to Pey-
ton Bolts at Santa Fe in 1887.
The letter was sealed with seal
ing wax, without an envelope
and the postal charge was -
cents.
About one half of the descend
ants of the three brothers were
present at the meeting and all had
a most enjoyable time. Those
present including the "In-Laws'
and one or two not bound by ties
of blood or marriage were as fol
lows:
w. p. Bolts, Mrs. w =. Bolts,
Porter II. Cauthorn, Mrs. Porter
H. Cauthorn, Alice Melee, Cerce
McGee. Grace Bedford, S. p.
Carter, Mrs. s. p. Carter, Marvin
Carter, Ellen Carter, Sterling
Carter, Jr., Robert Carter, EN-
mons Carter, Mary Leah Carter,
s. p. Emomns, s. p. Emmons, Jr.,
AShby Bolts, Anna Bolts, Vir-
ginia Bolts, Joseph Bolts, VIM.
Bolts. Mrs. John Cowherd, Mrs.
Theo. Cauthorn, ThoS. Bedford, j.
p. Cauthorn, Mrs j. =. Cauth-
orn, Carter X. CauthOrn, Eliza
beth Cauthorn, G. G.. Creigh, Mrs.
&C.. G. Creigh Virginia Creigh,
David 7. Creigh, G.. w. Creigh,
John Creigh, w. ii. Berrey, Mrs.
w. II. Berrey, James Berrcy, Jas.
T.. Bedford. Louis Cauthorn,
Bernice Berrey, Arthur b. Berrey,
Mrs. Margaret Poage, Mrs. Bet
tie Cauthorn, Polly Cauthorn,
Russell EmmonS, Jamie Emmons,
j. w. Plunkctt, Mrs. j. w. Plum
kett, Herbert Plunkett, Carrie +.
Bedford. TriX Plunkett, Maud
Cauthorn. Matte Cauthorn, Dan
Cauthorn, Mrs. Dan Cauthorn,
Mrs Elizabeth Stuart, w. w.
Bolts, Mrs. w w. Bolts, Mrs.
Mildred Browning, Mrs, Wallace
Rodgers, Mrs. Jane Sullinger. Miss
Martha Sullinger, Miss Mary Sui
linger, Mrs. Virginia Bolts, Miss
Ida Bolts, Miss Cassie Bolts,
Miss Frances Bolts, 7. c. Bolts,
Mrs. Y. c. Bolts, Miss Carrie
Bolts, Miss Mary Bolts, Fran
els Bolts, Elizabeth Bolts, ThOs.
Bolts, Jr., William Bolts, Jro
Marie Rose, Ligia Bolts, Avis
Bolts, Lewis Bolts, Mrs. w. j,
Bolts, Jas. Rodgers.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-05-25

Miss Martha bearing was vale
dictorian in the South Side School
this year. Miss Barbara johnson
was valedictorian in the North
Side School.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-05-25

w. T. Keath and Mrs. James
Metcalf of this city are enjoying
a visit from their brother, Capt.
w. II. Kcath, of Quincy, Ill. The
latter is an attorney and is 50
years of age.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-05-25
Fees in Hand.

The following persons have fees
in the hands Of the County Treas
urer Call or write for same:
J. II. Bagby, Ella Bagby, Chas.
Breckenridge, j. H. Buchannon,
Ed Bryant w. Bailey, G. E.
Bentley, j. +. Baker, Lon Barnes,
Ben Baugh, q. w. Bradley,
r. c. Barnes, II. f. Bowen, EL
H. Bowin, Jas. Bremon, G. II,
Burch, n. BranStetter, c. b. Bias
com, Arthur Bruton, ID. c. Bran
cover, Geo. Bailey, Henry Beal,
Andrew Benson, +. G. Claggett,
o. h. Cord, w. Y. Campbell, Bud
Campbell, VIM. Campbell, w. d.
Campbell, Jas. chatham, Ben
Crawford, T. II. Combs, j. w.
Crum, +. c. Cook, Iva Cook, Mich
j. Conner, p. II. Clark Jack Cal
hoon, DR.. Howard Crutchcr, ChaS.
Dobyns, Jas. Dunkin, Jas. w.
Dunkin, c. Dutfey, Jas. Dillard,
Lutte Diggs, DR.. 7. II. Owen, G..
b. Douglass, J.. j. Dudly, H. Dreb-
ling, d. d. Dixon, Laura Dixon,
Goldie Dixon, Blanch Dixon, Geo.
+. Earnest, |. V. English, John
Ecker, c. l. FonSworth, +. l.. For.
gey, W. j. Frein Robt. Guren,
Geo. Owens, b. NJ Gentry, w. A.
Class, l. C.. Grunert, John Gruen-
niger, Lee Gregory, Mark iGvens,
Chas. Gooldy, c. Il. Gooldy, Jas
Griffin. w. 7. Hughlet, l.. Hen.
Dirk, j. I. Hunt, Geo. IIerpel
j. 7. llickerson, j. II. Harper, w
T. Hines, Ben Iloltkamp, Geo
llelon, Henry Holt, c. Y. Howard
X. lIagan, c. X. Harrison, j. w
Harrison, Herbert IIasSe, Frank
Harmon, Geo. p. Haley, Man II
Hustler, j. l.. Henry, c. c. Hawks
Lex Hummell, n. A. Inglie, Gil.
bert James, A. Jackson, Eliza
jackson, Joe Jones. NJ. l.. Jones
Jennie Jones, Gland Johnson, May
johnson, Otis Johnson, O. S
ketchem, Emma Kentzel, r. d
Kriben, l. Y. Kaufman, Bob
Lockridge, \. G. Landrum, John
j. Leahy, Chip Lee, w. d. Lee
VIM. Lee, T. c. Lasley, Chas
Laird, c. c. Long, Dora Tyson
Ed Mudd, Lawrence Mathews, Ear
Mahoney, Claud Marshall, b
Marshall, O. G. Maxwell. w. Ii
Mallory, j. j. MATHS, f. b. Mans
field, f. J. Morrison, h
Miller, Geo. A. Mott, w
d. Mcdonald, Arch Mcdonald
w. +. Mcdonald, G. w. Mcintyre
DR.. Mcintyre, S. n. McCue, Mrs
McScheeler, p. p. Noel, f. NJ
Nalerr, Robt. Nichols, John Owen
+. f. Okey, Ben Phillips, J. w
Pickett, BaS Price, G. A. Pollard
j. f. Patric, Elliott Poage, 7
Peters, J. ID. Pritchett, y. S. Pear
son, w. ii. Powers, Chas. Peter
son, Fred Roberts, j. w. Roberts
A. G. Ranfer, b. f. Reeves, w. /
Riley, w. o. Rick, w. f. Reder
Joe Riggs, j. f. Robinson, Hy
Stuart, VIM. Sharp, Steve SHARP
John Sharp, NJ. w. Syler, Wn
StetfenS, j. Sylvester, w S. Shet
nan, John w. Sanford, Jane
Spangler, Mansuer Smartz, j. "
Scott, f. NJ. Saycr, w. +. ShouI
G. T. Sullivan, Susie Smith, j. |
Thomas, +. Tuemelty, II. A. Trim
BILE, p. S. Underwood, l.. b. V,
mund, Ode Willingham, w.
Wilkins, Y. J. Wilson, G. l.. Wal
j, b. Weaver, r. NJ, Wyant, C.
Walker, Calvin White, w. ]
i Warrace, 7. j. Walton, WI
Wright, ThOs. Walters.
Noble Barnes. Urea
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-05-25

The Sunbeams' of the Mex
leo Baptist church spent yeSter-
day afternoon on the farm of
Frank r. Harris. north of this
city, going by way of the electric
ear
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-05-25

Art Hamilton, of the Mexico
Implement & Harness Co., suffer
ed a broken bone in one of his
hands while setting up a corn
planter last Monday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-05-25

Mrs. Joseph and Mrs. VIM.
Smith Of this city attended the
funeral of their uncle, Father G.
\. Refs, pastor of st. Liborious
church in st. Louis, who died
suddenly last Saturday morning.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-05-25

Mrs. Robert McDOnough of this
city visited the family of her son,
Estill McDonough. in Moberly, re
Gently. Estill now has a new
daughter in his home, born the
3rd of this month. The little one
has been christened Ruth.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-05-25

Victor Wayne, southwest Of
Mexico, has taken the agency for
the Overland Motor Car Co. of
Toledo, Ohio.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-05-25

Mrs. Will NJ. Fullen and little
daughter, Louise, of VincenneS.
Ind, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
John Beal of this city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-05-25

Miss Edna Shobe of Essex, Mo-,
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John
II. Lane of this city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-05-25

Misses May and Sadie Byrns re-
turned a few days ago from a
visit to relatives at Benton City.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-05-25

w. w. johnson went to st.
Louis this week and rode home i'll
new automobile.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-05-25

A. G. Whitson and S. ID. Stocks
were in Fulton this week on legal
business.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-05-25
Yours very truly,
r. II. EmberSon

The little lady Mr.. Emerson
was inquiring for is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Miller who
until a short time ago resided in
the Duly school district, but the
family now lives in Mexico. Mr..
Miller has bought farm in Kan
saS and is now in the SunhOwer
State, preparing to move out
there.
We congratulate Miss Miller,
and we know that the father and
mother will rejoice to know that
their daughter has won this dis
tinction.
The prize. which is a pennant,
was offered by Professor r. II.
EmbersOn of the State Agricul-
tural College, who has charge Of
rural education in this depart
ment. 1t was for the best note
book on agriculture of any stu
dent in the 20 or 25 agricultural
demonstration schools in Mis-
souri, Two other schools in Au-
drain contested for this prize,
Walker, taught by Mr.. Geo. w.
COakley, and Prairie Lea, taught
by Mr.. +. +. Shea.
The contest was instituted to
encourage the study of elementary
agriculture. A text book was not
required, but the use of text was
recommended. Suggestions and
questions were sent out from the
agricultural department at Col
umbia from time TO time, and the
pupils were encouraged to make
notes" and to become close OBJ
servers of some of the things that
come into their daily life and ex-
perience, on the farm or at the
home. 1t aimed at some scientific
training in agriculture, which has
always heretofore been so neg.
lected in the public schools of this
State.
Pupils were required TO keel
note books, taking down the
points they caught, in their Obser
vationS and studies and eXpe
riences.-and in all this an Au
drain county girl won. Where
again, were the bOys?)
Again we warmly congratulate
Miss Miller upon her success.
Sorry this bright family is soor
to move from our county.
Miss Miller's father is nephew
of Mr.. f. S. c. Miller, just ives
of Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-05-25

Vernon Sharp, of Fulton,
nephew of w. A. Sharp of Mex
leo, won the D. A. r. medal in an
essay contest at Fulton a few
days ago. There We're five con
testants, and four of them were
girls.