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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-02-15

minutes grow where one grew before,
knock off my head with little apples.
I'll save you twenty minutes each
way. That's forty minues day. times
three hundred, equal to twelve thou
sand minutes year, just for you, just
for one person. Let's see: that's two
hundred whole hours. Suppose | save
two hundred hours a year for thou
sands of other folks-thats farming
some, amt is? Come on. Let's ride
up that hill, and when get you out
on top where you can see something
I'll talk sense"
A small footpath dropped down to
the dry bed of the canyon. which they
crossed before they began the climb
The slope was steep and covered with
matted brush and bushes, through
which the horses slipped and lunged
Showers Of twigs and leaves fell upon
them. and predicament followed pre-
dicament. until they emerged on the
hilltop the worse for wear but happy
and excited Here no trees obstruct
ed the view. The particular hill on
which they were. out-jutted from the
regular line of the range, so that the
sweep of their vision extended over
three-quarters of the circle. Below, on
the fiat land bordering the bay, lay
Oakland, and across the bay was San
Francisco. Between the two cities
they could see the white ferry-boats
on the water Around to their right
was Berkeley, and to their left the
scattered villages between Oakland
and San Leandro. Directly In the fore
ground was Piedmont, with its desul'
tory dwellings and patches Of farming
land, and from Piedmont the land
rolled down in successive waves upon
Oakland.
Look at it," said Daylight, extend
ing his arm in a sweeping gesture.
"a hundred thousand people there,
and no reason there shouldn't be half
a million. There's the chance to make
FIVE people grow where one grows
now Here's the scheme in a nutshell
Why don't more people live in Oak
, land? No good service with San Fran
cisco, and, besides, Oakland Is asleep
It's a whole lot better place to live IN
than San Francisco. Now, suppose
buy in all the street railways OF Oak
land. Berkeley. Alameda, San Leandro
and the rest-bring them under one
head with competent management
Suppose / cut the time to San Fran
cisco one-half by building a big pier
out there almost to Goat Island and
establishing ferry system with mod
ern up-to-date boats? Why. folks will
want to live over on this side. Very
good They'll need land on which to
build. So. first | buy up the land.
But the lands cheap now. Why? Be.
cause it's in the country, no electric
roads. no quick communication. no
body guessing that the electric roads
are coming. I'll build the roads, That
will make the land Jump up. Then
I'll sell the land as fast as the folks
will want to buy because Of the i'm
proved ferry system and Transports
ton facilities
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-02-15
Hobby Of Wealthy EnaIlshman.

The earl of Mount-Edgcumbe. who
will be entertaining many parties at
Mount-Edgcumbe during the next few
months, would have been able to make
a living as an architect If he had been
born in less exalted sphere. He de-
votes some Of his spare moments
evolving fascinating toy palaces, each
study of it's kind, perfect In every
detail. One he had lighted with cleo
tricity. These Aladdin palaces are
sometimes passed on to lucky chill
dren of his OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Sketch.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-02-15
He Ought to Get It.

ION what grounds do you seek d.
vorce from your wife?" asked the law
yer.
Simply because of a pun" replied
the long suffering husband. You see,
she's sculptress, and it gets on my
nerves to hear her remark twenty
times a day, Will you love me when /
moldT"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-02-15
WHAT EVERY FARMER SHOULD KNOW

FORMULAS How to kill and cure pork and beef
How to tan fur and leather ut home. How to make
all kinds of sausages. How to prepare and take OF
hides and fur for market. Book with 100 views with
plans- how TO cure and build anything out of Co.
ment on the farm. By men of life long experience.
PRICE LIST FREE. w. L. KELLER, KEARNEY,
NEBRASKA. Last appearance; save address
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-02-15
Riaaar Than Mobile.

Ella-Don't you think she has a mo-
bile mouth?
Stella-More than that; it is as big
as the whole of Alabama.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-02-15
TO DRIVE 0gT MALARIA ,,,,.. ,,.,,.,, -,

Take tho Old .ytandard GRoyES TASTELRS5
CHILL TONIC. 70 mo what you are ta,.ing
The IrIaClc Is llainl printed o.. o cry bottle
Bhowi y IL is simply gulniIic and Iron In tasteless
form, and tho most effectual form. For grown
people and children. 10 cents
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-02-15

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con-
stipation. Constipation is the cause of
many diseases. Cure the cause and you
cure the disease. Easy to take
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-02-15

PILES CURED IN TO IA DAYS
Your d rlIggist will refund money il PAZO ONT
MENT fails to any case of itching, Blind,
Bleeding or Protrudng Piles in g 10 ID days. dUc.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-02-15

Mrs. Wfnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums reduces infiamma
ton, allAys pain. cures wind collie, Csc a bottle
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-02-15

Eventually every woman discovers
that her mirror isn't what it once
was.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-02-15

And many a man regards his wife
as a poor relation.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-02-15

Peace is the strongest force there
is. but only q few have made the diR-
coVery.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-02-15

1t is the easiest thing in the world
for a man to believe as he hopes.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-02-15

All the worlds a stage, and all the
men and women are merely kickers.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-07-18
SANTA FE ITEMS.

Farmers busy laying by corn
and harvesting. a delightful
rain here Saturday night.
Will Hanna and family visited
relatives in Stoutsyillc a couple of
days last week.
Mr., Tanzy and Mrs. Bryan,
brother and sister Of Mrs. Geo
McGee, visited Mrs McGee and
family Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Cassie Cox is the guest Of
Miss Lizzie Hunt this week.
Bert Smith Of Perry was elect
Jed as cashier of the Santa f,
Bank, and Miss Matte Bess
Sherman as assistant.
Quite a number Of the Santa
Fe folks will attend the Chau
tauqua at Mexico. il will be
worth the price of The season tick.
ct to hear The Pu,,ian's Royai
BaIalaika Orchestra. The BalaIai
ka is the national instrument OF
Russia. Mexico never does thing,
by halves. Don t fail to attend.
Robt. Smiley made a busines,
trip to Perry last Monday.
Mrs. Jim Smith entertained
her Sunday school class last Sun
day.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-07-18
UNCLE JAKE MADDOX.
Pioneer Resident of Galloway
Passes to The Beyond.

Fulton, Mo, July 10" Uncle
Jake Maddox, the father of the
mule industry in Galloway couu-
ty, is dead on his farm, two miles
east Of McCrcdic, where he had
lived for eight decades. lie was
81 years old.
Maddox was born in Kentucky
and was son of Sherwood Mad
doN, one Of the foremost Stockmcn
in the Blue Grass State.
Uncle Jake" was the first
Galloway county man to establish
the 500 price on mare mule colts
and he bought many at that price.
lie visited Fulton regularly on
the first of the month, stock sales
day
Mr.. Maddox at one time owned
between 1900 and 1,GOO acres of
land in North Galloway, but sew.
eral years ago divided much of it
among his children.
Sherwood Maddox, son, is u
mule man with the National Live
Stock Commission Company at
the National Stock Yards, East
ST. Louis. Irvine Maddox, an
other son, deals extensively in
live stock and lives in the neigh
borhood where his father died.
His daughters are Mrs. II. Il.
Buckner, wife of IA member Of the
Board of Managers of the Fulton
State Hospital, residing at Mex
leo; Mrs. j. L. Harris, wife of DR..
j. b. Harris of Marshall, Mo, and
Mrs. Thomas Hunter of San
Antonio, Texas.
The funeral was held at the Old
AuXyasse Presbyterian church
Monday, conducted by Rev. Mr.
Cowan, who, by the way, has beer
pastor of that church for jt
years. Those who attended from
MrNico were R. Il. Buckncr, j. b
Woolcry, w. W. johnson, Il. IL
Arnold and Il. Il. Myers.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-07-18
MOLINO ITEMS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ragsdalc of Mex
leo, proprietor of Ragsdale's Cash
store, visited DR.. Flynt and
family Sunday.
Will Heller who has been suf-
fcring from blood poison in his
arm, but now has slow fever, is
improving.
Miss Leota Weaver was the
guest of relatives at Skinner last
week.
Misses Mamie Pihale and Min.
ME Pike of Martinsburg, also
Misses Ethel Massey and StaIling,
of Mexico, visited Miss Mimi,
Anderson recently.
T. Il. Anderson and wife spent
Saturday with w. T. Stcrrctt an,
family at Santa Fe.
Joe Marshall and wife wer,
guests of John Weaver and fam
| lily, near Santa Fe, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hcizer visit
ed Jas. CampIin and wife at Santi
Fee Sunday.
Thavin rs international Band i
coming back to the Mexico Chau
tauQua again this fall. They will
have a full new program for bot.
afternoon and evening. They car
ry six Grand Opera Singers thi
season. Their performance is th
greatest ever offered TO Chm
tauWa audience.
Claude Bybec is improving
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-07-18
STROTHER NEWS.

Miss Genevieve Guthrie is
spending a few days at Fulton,
with her grandmother.
Miss Norma Carpenter visited
her sister, Mrs. RudasilT, and at
tended the supper Saturday
night.
Miss Lucy Greenup is enter
tanning her cousin, Mr.. Tharp.
Don't forget there will be
preaching at New Hope Sunday.
Mrs. Maggie Crigler was on the
sick list last week.
Miss Anna Smithey has been
suffering from the toothache for
the past two weeks, but she put u
stop to it by having the tooth
pulled.
w. L. Smithey entertained his
brother, Mr.. John Smith, and Mr.,
Vance, from the Rowena neigh
borhood, Saturday night
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-07-18
MRS. LUCKIE DEAD.
One of the City's Oldest Inhabi.
tants Passes Away.

Mrs. Mary Luckic, 81 years cd.
died at her home in this city at II
o'clock last Sunday morning She
had been in very feeble health for
II long time.
Deceased was a native of Ten
nesSee and came to Missouri with
her parents in early girlhood. The
husband, Joe Luckic, died about
y years ago. The children sur
viving are; A. X. Luclie, Joe
Luckie and Mrs. l;mma Sharp, of
this city; p. O. Luckie, of st.
Louis, and Mrs. O. l.. Hall, Of La
Belle, Mo.
Mrs. Lucllie was a member of
the Christian church and the
funeral was held at the home
Monday afternoon conducted by
her pastor, Rev. w. A. Shullen-
berger, assisted by Rev. j. c.
Handy, of the Methodist church,
burial in Elmwood.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-07-18
BENTON CITY ITEMS.

Mrs. G. w. Russell has been
quite ill of tonsilitis.
Misses Hazel Hildebrand and
Esther Northcutt visited friends
IN Martinsburg Saturday and
Sunday,
Mrs. Gale Douglass and chill
dren and Mrs. Bullard visited at
Dr. Douglass Friday.
Mrs, L. NJ. Owen is on the sick
list.
JnO. johnson and wife of Ven
Ice We're guests at w. II. Coil s
Sunday.
Mrs. Chas. Hildebrand was
shopping in Wellsville Monday.
Chas. Clark and wife are enter
,alnlng a little daughter at their
nome, since the 14th inst.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. II. Douglass
nave returned to their home in st.
Louis after visiting relatives here
and at Fulton.
Mrs, j. c. Painter and children
u Rock Island, ILL.,, visited rela-
yves here several days last week
Miss Helen Hofsess of Kansas
O''y Is visiting her grandparents
near here.
Inc members of the Christian
Vnurch here will give an lee
I'eain supper on the lawn Satur.
uay evening, July Goth. Every
O'dy cordially invited.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-07-18

round athlete, with Ryland Rodes
receiving honorable mention. Ry-
land Rodes also won the Wood
craft medal, defeating Eric
Cunningham, who received honor
able mention, by half a point. The
Eagle Patrol was given a flag for
the best camp last year and the
honor this year went to the Stag
Patrol.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-07-18
BABY SWALLOWS PILLS.
Gets Hold of the RED Liver"
Kind and Suffers Great Ill
ness.

The 19-months-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. j. l.. Pease, just south
west of Mexico, last Sunday
evening got hold Of a box of red
liver pills and ate perhaps half
the contents of the box, before the
parents discovered what was go
ing on. The child very soon be
came critically i'll, but a physician
was called Immediately and an
antidOte given. The little one was
slightly improved by morning
and is now thought to be out OF
danger.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-07-18
FIRST annual
HOMECOMING.
FORMER CITIZENS INVITED
TO COME BACK AND
SEE US.
Pa and Ma and All The Cousins to
Royalty Welcome You.

The Mexico Commercial Club
at their noon-day luncheon to-
gether last Friday struck a popu-
lar chord when they launched the
move "The First Annual Audrain
County Homecoming Week, " to
be held in Mexico September 30,
80 and October l, 2, 3, 4 and 8.
Ex-Mayor +. ID. Graham was
made chairman of the executive
committee which is to have the
matter in hand and advertising
for the event is to be started at
once.
There is to be week of enter
tainment-varied diversions for
each day-and all former citizens
of Mexico and of the other towns
of the county, and any other To-
calities of the county, are invited
to return to visit the old home
scenes and to meet again and
shake hands with the friends of
auld lang syne.
1t ought to be great week, one
full of much pleasure and enjoy
ment for all.
On Sunday, September 29th
opening day, each pulpit in Mex
leo will be filed by one of its
former pastors, and thus the
greetings and the hand-shakes foi
Homecoming Week will have
started.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-07-18
R. D. Simnson.

Whereas, 1t has pleased our
Heavenly Father to take from our
midst our friend and Sunday
school scholar, r. ID. Simpson,
Resolved, That we submit our
selves to the will of God who
docth all things well and for our
good.
BE it also resolved, That we
have lost a Sunday school scholar
who always took an active inter
est in our Sunday school and the
welfare Of the Sunday school by
his presence and also by his finan-
cial aid.
That our Sunday school has lost
a true friend and co-laborcr and
his presence will be greatly miss
ed by u.s.
That Il copy of these resolutions
be sent to his little son, Royal
simpson; that they also be spread
on the minute book Of our Sunday
school, and that a copy be fur
nished county paper for publ
cation.
Groves Chapel Sunday School
Martin Sits,
w. II. Sims,
w. c. Davis,
Committee,
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-07-18
LIBERTY AND BENTON CITY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Tinsley of
Mexico visited Mr.. and Mrs. Jno.
IliIdcbrand Saturday night and
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Allen visit
ed Mrs, Aliens parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rastes Mundy, Sunday.
Alb Romans, leaving his base
ment door up, while going back
thru the house after dark fell
in thru the open door. lie suffers
two broken ribs and several
other Injuries.
Mrs. j. C. Pierce is some better
at this writing.
j, Y. and Albert Allen visited
Albert Aliens father Of Rush
Hill Sunday.
Miss Mary Allen spent IA few
days with Mrs. Jessie HolIaway
near Mexico last week.
The Wabash bridge west of
Benton city caught on fire Sat
urday but was put out before
much damage was done.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hines spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Waddington east of Benton City.
Geo. Hendrix. wpHe shoyeling
oats Saturday became over heat
ed.
Benton CITY will have new
Wabash switch, which will be
onc-half mile long and will be
just south Of the main track.
Mr., and Mrs. Allie Robertson
spent Sunday with Il. +. Mumdy
of Liberty.
Mrs. Loucy Owens is very ILL.,
Mrs Geo. Russell is on the sick
list.
Abe Parson was a Mexico bust
ness caller Friday.
Fred Parson sports new bug
Igy.
Rene IIiIdcbrand had horse to
die Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-07-18

The above dispatch appeared in
the st. Louis Globc-Dcmocrat
few days ago. 1t may be over
drawn somewhat one way o. an
other for aught we know.
AS we understand it, the re.
ligious organization referred to
does not belong at Centralia; it is
a community of farmers. who live
in the locality three or four miles
southeast of Ccntralia. They ave
very strict in all religious mat
ters Neighbors of other religious
beliefs say they are as fine type
of citizenship as you can find any
where; cordial, hospitablc, and in
good morals and manners" are
we'll up at par.
There is another worldly mat-
ter they do not take part in, too,
and that is politics.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-07-18
SOME INTERVIEWS
It's Seed Tick" No More. A.
Bolts and His Land.

Cliff Dudgeon: AIS well
down about Worcester. The pros
poets on the farm are fine.
j. f. Lowry: Pm the timer,
you know. I've moved my
family in from Molino. We
like Mexico all right.
Henry Schleeter; None Of
my family here with me today.
| came up to see old Mexico
again. ALPS we'll on the farm
near Farber.
Levi Vim: Pm opposed to
the single tax amendment.
Bro. Farmer, swat all such tits
as that. There is no justice
in the proposition.
f. b. Norris: Change my ad-
dress for the Message for 30 days
to New Milford, Pa. ! am going
to the old Quaker State for lit
tie visit among relatives and
friends of "long time ago"
Elmer Cunningham and Philip
Shire: We of our neighborhood
feel slighted that the county can
didates were not given a date
at Prairie Lea. We want to hear
the Legislative candidates on the
Single tax question. Tell 'em we
want an appointment.
Rev. j. c. Handy: | had an
experience a Sunday or two ago
that | never experienced before
as a preacher. / married a couple
and at the close of the ceremony
the couple applied for member
ship together in the church. l
thought it a beautiful thought
and happy action.
Ben Adams: Say, the Message
will lose its standing down our
way if it doesn't cease that old
habit of calling our school house
Seed Tick. " Quit it, Bro. Beal.
it doesn t sound dignifed. We
belong to the ''progressives -
our school house is the Jackson.
one of the best districts in the
county, too.
j. A. Bolts: Speaking about
the up-keep of land. | never
aim to take anything off my
land that ! cannot replace with
something else, to keep up the
fertility of the soil. You must
pay back what you borrow.
And then | rotate my crops.
If you don't want your land to
run down, and become poor,
you must watch these things.
A. w. Powell: ] live in town,
as you know but We been farm
ing some lately-in the harvest
field. | have little farm south
west of Mexico. My sons, Elmer
and Fletcher, look after it and !
boost them in the work as often as
| can. We had in a variety ol
crops this year. The corn has
suffered for the want of rain. The
oats is fine. We had 40 or sc
acres of wheat. 1t was good il
quality but thin on the ground.
like the farm, but l am getting il
the town habit, too, now.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-07-18
BOY SCOUTS
BREAK CAMP.
THE SECOND ANNUAL OUT
ING A GREAT SUCCESS.
Fine Lessons Iearned-No Acct
dents-All Good Boys.

The Boy Scout movement IN
Mexico is Il most excellent thing
have you yet realized that fact!
The boys are all put on their
honor, and they are Taught to
treat each other as little gentle
men and all elderly people where
ever met, must be shown the very
highest respect Good morals and
manners and the Golden Rule is
their gospel.
The second annual camp of the
Mexico Boy Scouts, held at Camp
Harris, on the electric railway.
north of Mexico, closed last
Thursday afternoon. In the pres
ence of hundred visitors or
more the colorS were lowered and
taps blown as they touched the
ground. No accidents or hurts
for the whole four days camp
but one boy sent home, because he
would not learn to obey the com
mands.
w. w. Fry and Rev. j. d.
Greer each addressed the boys at
the noon hour, Thursday
The camp has been named lar-
ris Camp, in honor of Frank Y.
Harris, upon whose land it is 10.
Gated. He gives the land for the
use of the Scouts only and all
Others are warned TO keep off
Seventeen Scouts from Wells
Vile were guests of the Mexico
Camp for Wednesday and Thurs
day. They were all fine fellows
too, examples of the Scouts
teachings and of what every
young American should be III
point of morals and behavior
The athletic events the last day
resulted as follows:
Running Broad Jump First
Class: John Dcaring, first Ry
land Rodes. second; distance L.
feet and 7 inches.
Second Class: John Reed.
Wellsyille. first Starr. Mexico.
second; distance, II #. 9 in.
Third Glass: Leah Finley
Wellsville, first; Sam Locke, see
ond, distance, 16 #. and s inches
Running High Jump-First
Class: Bast Davis, first; Lee Rich
ards, second, height #. and 3
inches.
Second Class: A. Kempinskey,
Wellsville, first; II. May, Wells
Vile, second height 4 it. and 6
inches.
Third Glass: L. Finley, first .
w. +. Bridgford, second; height
4 feet and 9 inches
Pole Vault-First Class: r.
Rodes, first; Staples, second
height 6 #.
Second Glass: NJ. Dry, first j.
Reed, second height 6 IT, and {
5 inches.
Third Glass: Frank OwingS
first Finley, second height S it,
and 4 inches.
In the swimming races RylanG
/, RodeS won in his class and re
ceived a gold medal. Robert
y Starr won a gold medal for the
best swimmer, and one Of the
e features of the final day was his
p. fine exhibition of saving drown
G ing boys, one of the regular
features of each days camp life
n Frank Owings, whose pole vault
+ ing was sensation, and WiIbus
q Bridgford, who was on the main.
h stays of the camp, also assisted il
the rescue practice.
S In the first aid examination In,
:. judges were DR.. \. Il. RodcS DI
l. L. Med. Bridgford and Or W. l.
Reed Harry Ross received the
gold medal in this event and Ket
!, nett Davis honorable men ION
- Leah Finley, of Wellsville, Wor
the gold medal for the best al
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-07-18
KINDERGARTEN
CLOSES WORK.
MRS. KELTNER S RESIGNA-
TI0N-W0MEN WITH
THEIR BRooMS.
Tom Cook Paying For His per
sonal Liberty" Privileges.

Thomas Cook, accused of in
Sulting a woman on the street.
was fined $3.50 in the Police
Court last week and has been car
rying a ball and chain these hot
days, working on the streets, for
using his personal liberty so
rreely.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-07-18

Miss Sadie Deyarey Of Kansas
city, Mo, will re'mn Sunday
morning to her home near Rush
Hill to spend a two weeks yaca-
tion with her parents,
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-07-18
TELEPHONE IS
UNDER BAN.
SHOULD BE DISCARDED AS
1T IS OF THE WORLD.
A Church Member Threatened
With Accommodation.

Ccntralia, Mo, July henry
Noder, who is member of the
Mennonite religious elan here,
has bccnrcquested by a committee
of the sect TO have the telephone
removed from his home, otherwise
he will be communicated.
The church people contend
telephone is of the world and
should be discarded. Yoder cen.
tends the telephone is a necessity,
but will report his decision to the
church committee in few days.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-07-18

Martinsburg's annual Wood
men picnic will be held Thurs
day, August 18th.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-07-18

A. j. Winscott, at Columbia,
formerly of this city, remains
critically i'll.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-07-18

Miss Ada Crum, daughter of
Mr., aud Mrs. Thomas Crum.
south Of Mexico, will teach an
eight months term Of school in
the Burke district. southeast Of
Cant, next fall and winter, be-
ginning about the middle Of
August. She gets a salary Of
$3.50 month, Miss CIum
taught in the same district last
year. She is a fine teacher
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-07-18

Mrs j. w. Keltncr has resigned
as instructor in Shorthand and
Typewriting in the Mexico High
School. Mrs. KcItncr now has a
fine position at Ncoshp. Mo.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-07-18

Misses Beth Durkce and Grace
Morris last Friday closed am in
tcrcsting summer session of Kin
dergartcn. The morning was an
open session and the guests were
entertained with the games and
plays and songs by the class of
forty little ones. Each child
proudly carried home the book
which was made up of its own
work-a souvenir of the young
Stcr's first Pestalozzian efforts
Much credit is due Misses Durkec
and Morris for the work.