Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-07-25
CANDIDATES PICNIC.
Gathering in Pitts Grove, Near
Farber, Tuesday.

day of this week.
The farmers all about were
busy in their hay and oats fields,
but there was a good attendance
at the picnic, nevertheless, eS-
peciallly along towards the mid
die of the afternoon.
All the candidates were present
except three, Joe Adrian, Ed G.
Oflutt and j. G. Ringo
AT the noon hour ncighbors
spread their tables together and
everybody was given a big, fat
free dnneI-fried chicken, sugar
cured ham, pies ana cake galore,
1 ice tea and all the other good
/ things. The Biggcs, Tanners,
SuttonS, Davaults, Pitts, Adams
and other families saw that every
body got good square meal.
Genuine old Missouri hospitality
was shown ON every hand.
Prof. Arthur Butts Cornet
Band, Of Mt. Carmel furnished
music thruout the day Mr. Butts
could not be present but that
/ ,plcndid fellow and excellent
vocalist and musician, Prot. W. :.
Barber, took Mr. Butts place MS
/ director Of the Band. The Band
was cumpllmcntcd ON every hand
Tor the excellent quality of their
music. Most Of the Band boys are
young, two or three OF them very
young. But they are geniuSes in
the line of music. Besides Mr..
Butts. the membership of the
band is as follows: Solo, Lester
Parker; solo, Warren Butts; first
cornct, Leslie Barbee; cornet,
Francis llollmeyer; tuba, Virgil
Butts; bass, Albert Barnes /;
drums, Nirl Middleton, Rupert
Branstetter; altos, John Witten,
Earl House; teuors, Fred Fletch-
er, Forrest Branstctter
At , 80 Judge J. ID. Sutton
called the assembly TO order and
served as chairman turnout the
afternoon. He first introduced
Hon. W. W. Fry, Of Mexico, who,
the chair announced, was not "A
candidate, to make the opening
speech for the day. Mr.. Fry had
just come from that big dinner
already referred to and he was in
a mood for "A happy little speech,
which was forthcoming, too. He
complimcnted the good ladies
present, also the men, the Band,
too, was praised, wished we had
as good IA one in Mexico, and he
| wound up with Il general culogy
Of all Audrain county and our
great State. IT was a timely little
talk and everybody enjoyed it
hugely.
Now it came time for the can
didatcS to make their bows.
The candidates for Constable OF
Cuivrc township were first called
James Acufl' and L. 5. Goran.
Then the candidates for Judy,
Of the Eastern District, John "
BcagIcS and G. Il. Moore, were
called upon to present then
claims. One notable stand wa,
taken by Mr.. Bcaglcs, ne was op
posed to bonding the county il
any instance, and the same posi-
ton was taken by Mr. Moore.
The candidates for Assessor
next were called, w. b. Grave.
and r. j. Kelso.
Short speeches were next mad,
by the candidates for County
/ Treasurer, Edgar ThrelkcId, H.
II. Grafford and Noble Barnes.
Next the candidates for Shcr
ilf were called, VIM Barnett
Frank James, John Atkins, and
6. w. Peck.
The speeches grew more ora
torical as we come on down now
to the candidates for Prosecuting
] Attorney and County Representa-
1 tive. A. G. WhitSon and W w
Fry, Dr., each in IA good talk, ask
cd for the suffrage Of the voter,
for Prosecuting Attorney. 5. y
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