Mexico Missouri message., 1912-03-14
SOME INTERVIEWS.
Members of the Petit Jury Tell
the Message of Themselves.

men who are serving on the petit
jury. The Message interviewed
five or six of them the other day
regarding their past and present
and the following was the result:
Ralph House: Owns a fine 40
acre farm IL miles south of Van
dalia, part of the old Ham Fike
and Clayton farms; Mr.. House
was born in Audrain county, in
1884. His father and mother
Mr.. and Mrs. o. f. House, are
living. His mother before her
marriage was Miss Mollie Nc.
Clure and she was born III Mid
dletown. The wife of Mr.. Ralph
House before her marriage was
Miss Annie Upton, daughter Of
the late Jerry Upton. Mr.. and
Mrs. House have two children,
boy and girl, Merwin and Arllne,
four and two years old, respect
lively.
w. G. Pike: Born in st. Louis,
1866. His parents came to Au-
drain when he was about a year
old. Has lived III and around
Martinsburg most of his life. His
wife before her marriage was
Miss Mary D. johnson, daughter
of the late r. f. johnson. They
have two children, Minnie, l9,
and Charles, 1S. Both have gone
thru the Martinsburg schools. a
year ago the family moved to
their good little 120 acre farm two
and one-half miles southwest oil
Martinsburg. Mr.. Pike is EN-,
ployed with n. NJ. Friedman, the
manufacturer, and has been so
employed for 13 years. He rides
back and forth to the farm of
nights and mornings. Charles,
the son, does the farming. He had
in IS acres of corn last season.
Sold a portion of the crop at SO
an acre. He was away from the
farm II years, while in school,
but he takes kindly to farm work,
and goes in to excel
Y. f. Hesse: Was born in Pike
county, Ohio, in 1852. Moved to
Missouri Christmas week, III 1874.
Settled a half mile east of Farber.
Went to North Dakota IN 1854.
Moved back in 1901. Now owns
29O acres near Farber, a part OIL
the Branbury and the school sec
ton tracts. His wife before their
marriage was Miss Lizzie Price,
daughter of VIM. Price of Van
dalia. They have three daughters
and four sons. They are Mrs. Ira
j. Sutton, who resides south OF
Farber, OH the old Sutton home
stead; Miss Vitula, Fred, Nal
colin, Emmett, Price and Dortha,
all at home. The children all like
the farm, especially Malcolm.
r. M. Walker: Is an uncle OF
Mrs. W. G. Pike at Martinsburg
Was born in Virginia in 1871
Moved to Missouri in 1859. First
settled in Montgomery county
In 1870 settled near Shamrock, IL
Galloway; lived there about Y
years, then moved to Martins
burg. The wife was Miss Pheb(
Dye of st. Louis county. They
have five children living. They
are: G. r., at Great Bend, Kan,
j, c., at Springfield, Mo-, Mrs. K
L. (BuGD Hughes and Mrs. {. j
Settle, both of Mexico, and Mrs
j. B, Devault, of Martinsburg.
w. p. Flynn: Born in Wash
ington county, Mo-, March 30
1850. Moved to Audrain i'll 1893
Settled first on a farm southwes
of Latldonia. Now owns fine lit
tie SO acre farm one and one-hal
mile ca st of Rush Hill. The farm
cost him 800 per acre, His wifi
was Miss S. f. Elder, born il
Marion county. Mr.. and Mrs
Flynn have nine children, all liv
ing IN. Audrain county-Nlrs. l.
F. Ha'gan; VIM, Joseph, who mar
ried lnisS Laura Travis; Frank
Harry, Catherine, Eugene, Bric
and Cle.nma. All enjoy the farr
and rural life.
Al. S. McCIintick: Born i
Tazwell county, ILL.,, 1868, Move
to Audrain county four years age
Bought the old Bill ID. Harriso