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Mexico Missouri message., 1914-12-03
HoLLENSvILLE ITEMS

Gatewood school. will give q
box supper Saturday night, Dec
5th, instead Of Friday night
as was reported last week. Mid.
way G. w. B. M. Missionary So
ciety will give an oyster and ice
cream supper at John Mundy' s
home Saturday night, December
Goth.
Last week Mrs. Taylor enter
tanned two of her brothers and
their families from Moberly.
Claude Galloway in company
with his uncle, b. f. Crawford
OF Moberly, are visiting relatives
at Eminence, Ky. Lewis Ruda-
sill and family recently visited
Mrs. Rudasill's sister, Mrs. Fred
Galloway of Moberly.
j. l.. Carpenter sold a good
bunch of fat hogs last week at
1925.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-12-03

where Mrs. Il. ID. Worrel, presi-
dent of the Mothers and Others
Club, charmingly presided. Dr.
Frank Harrison spoke learncdly
and helpfully on the subject
disease and its Prevention.
Then followed an interesting
program of songs, dramatlzed
stories and readings from the
children of the grades. Mrs
Gardener, of State College
Penn. a most fascinating speak
er. talked enthusiastically OF the
Parent Teacher Club i'll her town
and the excellent work IL is do
ing i'm eliminating the pad
boy, and forming basketry and
sewing clubs for the restless gir'
Mr.. Pryor made plea for great
er interest in the grades.
A fitting climax was furnished
in the dainty refreshments pre-
pared and served at both schools
by the pupils of the domestic
science classes. Miss Cook may
well be proud of the work she is
doing with her girls along the
lines of economics and good
housekeeping.
More than 100 names were
added to the Club. The next
meeting of the club will be held
at the High School on Tuesday
December s, at 2;30 p. m, al
which time Miss Ella V. Dobbs
Of the University of Missouri
sill deliver an address TO the
mothers and high school girls OF
subjects of vital Importance &c
women. All the mothers in town
ire urged to be present on thin
occasion. Let us show the inter
st we feel in our children s edu
,ation, and, cooperating with
he school administration, let us
work for a school system even
iner and stronger than the one
We now have.
Mrs. G. d. Rodgers,
Mrs. C. A. Barnes,
Club reporters
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-12-03
BENTON CITY ITEMS

Geo. Hildebrandt and family
were up from Wellsville Thanks
giving. The ladies of the Chris
tan church served dinner at
Chas Duffin S sale Monday.
Miss Bernice Whitehead OF
Wellsville was the guest OF her
sister. Mrs. Oscar Hines, Thanks
giving.
Born. to Irwin Watt and wife,
on Thanksgiving day, twin
daughters. Mrs. Jno. Sharp has
gone to Kansas to attend the
funeral of her sister. The
funeral of Grandma Stockwell
was held at the Christian church
last Wednesday, the 25th ult.,
conducted by Ed. j. ID. Greer OF
Mexico. Deceased would have
been 81 years old the 18th OF
December. Had been a member
of the Baptist church for many
years. From choice she had
lived alone for years. She is sur
vived by five children, two OF
whom, Mrs. Ben Wylde of Pom.
ca City, Okla, and Chas. Stock
well, of Kansas City, were pres
ent at her death.
j. G. Pierson of Paris, former
ly a merchant at this place, was
in town Monday. Miss Vinita
Erisman, assisted by Miss Esther
Northcutt, entertained the Sc
Nor class of the Christian Bible
school at her home, two miles
west of town, last Wednesday
evening. After a pleasant sociaI
hour the guests were ushered in
to the dining room, which was
Hastily decorated in pink and
white, and delicious ice cream
and cake in the same colors were
served.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-12-03
EAST END NOTES

Weather warm and many
farmers are continuing their fall
blowing. Wheat is looking well
in this end of the county and a
large acreage has been 'sown.
Fred Naysmith and R. p, Keith
are on the petit jury from this
vicinity. Mr.. and Mrs. Marion
Waddell of Curryville and Mrs.
j. U. Pace of Southern Oregon,
a sister of Mrs. Waddell, were
visiting their cousin, u. T. Bon
durant and wife, Saturday night
and Sunday.
Hurley Keith and wife of near
Vandalia left Saturday for the
Northwestern part Of illinois to
reside. Sorry to lose these good
people from our midst but wish
them success in their new home.
Walter Kisor has just finished
recovering and painting the resi-
dence of E. E. Vanatta on his
farm five miles south of Van
dalia, the property is occupied
by Chas. Wright. Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin Weber spent Thanksgiv-
ing with friends near Rush Hill.
Mrs. Pitzer Of Louisiana is visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Humphrey.
and sister, Mrs. j. l.. Hamlet
JEFF Wright has returned from
Arizona, where he went to at
tend the funeral of his brother
'in-law, W. T. King. Mrs. VIM.
Jeffries has been visiting rela-
tives in Louisiana. The w. C. T.
U. will meet with Mrs. w. s.
Barbee this week. NJ. d. Porter
left Tuesday for a visit to his
brother at Browning, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-12-03
RUSH HILL
Lady Preachers Preaching-Per-
sonal Mention

Everyone is enjoying the con
tinued good weather.
Rev Akers of Laddonia
preached here Thanksgiving
morning.
The play given by Rush Hi
school Thanksgiving eve was
pronounced a great success. Ihey
cleared near $1,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Coakiey
returned to their home IN Puep-
10. Colo, last week after a Visit
to Mr.. Coakley's parents here
Mr.. and Mrs. Coakley proudly
boast that their last act before
starting for Missouri was to
help vote Colorado dry.
Miss Laura Maxwell is suffer
ing from an attack of indiges-
ton.
There will be a trial sermon
preached in Doolins Hall next
Sunday. The new church is rap
idly moving on to completion.
The lady preachers are still
with us. Any one who fails to
hear them misses a treat. Such
preaching causes us all to halt
and think. The fast age we are
now living in certainly requires
halt and time for reflection.
Mike, The Duck, says: Life
is masquerade. We go about
always with masked faces. Some
times we see behind the masks
of others and find characters
beautiful or hideous, but Away,
everyone travels as carefully
masked as he can devise. al
most got by once with a mask
myself. A girl at leap year
masked party picked me for g
partner before the hour came
for unmasking. After we un
masked she picked another part
ner. Poor little girl, when she
picked her life partner, if after
the honeymoon he dropped his
mask, | hope she was not again
disappointed in a masked man.
The lady preachers have striver
in alf their preaching to impress
non their hearers the though,
that life is real and that now is
the time to unmask.
n. Spencer shipped i'll car OF
corn. He is feeding drove OF
hogs.
Miss Florence Underwood was
home Saturday and Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-12-03
MOTHERS AND OTHERS
Domestic Science Glasses Enter
tain School Patrons

The mission of the Mothers and
Others Club was fulfilled in the
delightful meetings held at the
elementary schools Tuesday al
ternoon, when about $50 mothers
met friends and faculty and
thoroughly enjoyed the social
and intellectual entertainment
prepared for them. The aim OF
the club is to promote sociability,
interest, and enthusiasm among
the patrons of the school.
The guests of the Contra
School were first entertained by
the children of the different
grades, after which the visitors
went in a body to the Christian
church, where Mr.. Pryor adj
dressed them ON the subject
Needs of the Elementary
Schools" He prophesied that in
a short time every thing woult
be done for their betterment that
has been done for the high
schools within the last ten years
and urged upon his hearers the
Importance of parents, teachei =
and pupils cooperating, if We
hope TO attain the highest result.
in the grades. He considered t.,
eight years of elementary schoo
work to be the most importan
period of school life, demanding
the best teachers we can supply
We We're fortunate in havin,
with us Mr.. G. II. Reavis, higl
school inspector, who, in a de
ightful talk, emphasized IL
line of thought presented by NJ
Pryor with co-operation-teaa
wOrk-as the dominant note. II
said that it is not "as the teach
er, so the child" nor yet ok
father, like son." but Gas tn
community, as the church, as tn
school, as the home, as the teach
er, so the child" All influence
are a work upon him, and w
must see to it that these ar
kept pure and wholesome, if W.
would have him develop int,
perfect manhood.
The meeting at the South Sid
School was equally enjoyable
The guests were greeted by Mrs
IIougland, the efficient principal
and her interesting co-workers
In the assembly room upstairs
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-12-03
HIGH HILL DISTRICT

C. 4. Sellers was called to Hi
lois a short time ago by the
leath of his brother, who was
liiled by the cars. He was a
travelling man and aimed to step
IN after the train started, as he
lad often done, and missed his
step and fell under the car.
j. o. Sims sold two steers TO
Bob Brown at 800. Sam Music
is still sick. Rev. Irwin filled his
regular appointment at New
Hope church the third Sunday
and Saturday before. Geo. Free
man sold "a head of hogs to An
thony Sims, average, l57 lbs,
at 1925 and $3.50. Mrs. j. o.
Sims visited her sick uncle, Fri
day, Mr.. Green Cant. b. f. Pulls
and wife visited their son, c. Z.
Pulls, near Hallsville, Tuesday,
and their son in Centralia,
Thanksgiving day. L. l.. Spep-
Ger delivered a load of fat hogs
at Centralia last week.
There was surprise at c. E.
sellers Wednesday. The chill
dren of Matthew McGraw all
met at Charley Sellers with well
filed baskets and surprised their
father on his 80th birthday. The
children present were Mrs.
Spivy, Mrs. Bill Willmot, Mrs.
Frank Ballew, Mrs. L. l.. Spen-
Ger and one boy, Will McGraw,
Of Dakota-is now located near
Centralia, and Mrs. C. E. Sellers.
Those absent were John, Tom
and Warren McGraw and Mrs.
Rolla Wilmot and Mrs. Pink
Parks. All enjoyed the day to-
,ether and had a pleasant time
and a fine dinner. They left hop
ing their father may enjoy many
more happy birthdays.
Mrs. j. o. Sims and daughter
visited at B. f. Pulls Wednes-
day. c. E. Sellers delivered two
wagon loads of fat hogs at Cen
tralia last week.
All our people mourn the
death of Green Cant. He was a
member Of the Methodist church.
a straightforward gentleman.
The writer had known him a
long time and had dealings with
him, always found him strictly
honest. He was born and reared
at Cant. We sympathize with
the family in this sad hour of be-
reavement and can only saw
look to Him who can all our sor.
rows heal.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-12-03
BEREA ITEMS
Jess Kelly Moves-Building Con.
crete acknowledgements

W alter Henderson and wife
and baby are visiting near Hat
ton. p. II. Cawthorn entertained
with family dinner Thanks
giving, all his children being
present except Cora, Frank and
William, also James Walden of
Hunnewell.
Mrs. Fred Sappington, Of Bar
ton county, who, with her small
daughter, Madge, have been Wis
iting at p. r. Cawthorn's for the
past week, were called home
Saturday.
A. l.. Crigler sold four lat
hogs to o. p. Browning Tor
$685.. Maurice Hickman and
wife and children of near Mon
roe City visited j. G. Miller Sat
urday
Loren, and Charley Brashear
of near Holden are the guests of
their cousin, Nova Miller. III. d.
Fisher and wife and daughters.
Misses Nina and Henrietta, Wis
tied from Thursday till Sunday
with Marion Morley and family
of Columbia. Mrs. Mary eau
thorn visited in Mexico last
week. Jess Kelly and wife Of
Cant have moved to the E. p.
Smith farm, now owned by Mrs.
Dick Carter. A number of the
men in that neighborhood put III
concrete culvert just south of
John Cawthorn S last week.
Rev. Arvin preached at MI.
Zion last Saturday and Sunday.
He will preach there again next
Saturday and Sunday and at
Gilead at three in the afternoon
on Sunday. On Monday even
ing he will commence a course
of instructions in singing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Hale and
Ed. Sharp and wife and baby,
all of near Santa Fee, spent Sun
day at Edgar Martin s. Homer
Roberts and family ate Thani:s-
giving dinner with r. NJ. Rob
erts and wife of Mexico. Miss
Florence Heller visited Miss
Reba Fisher part of last week.
Jas. Walden and family of Hun
newell visited at p. R. Cav
thorn's the latter part of the
week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-12-03
You Will Save Money on La
dies suits, coats and skirts by
buying now at
ABBAY & ADAMS.

A revival meeting will begin
at Trinity next Sunday. Rev. j,
w. Slade of Centralia will as
sist in the work. All are ex-
pecting great meeting, and
looking forward to that end. In
order to make the meeting a
success there will be special
music to interest, special effort
to persuade all to line up for
Christ. Everybody invited to at
tend every service and take part.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-12-03

The Mexico Sunday schools
and many outsiders, farmers as
well, will donate -four for the
suffering ia Belgium. Each
Sunday school, so far, has prom
ised a barrel. Polloek's Mill has
offered three barrels and win
grind, free, all wheat that NAV
be donated by farmers.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-12-03

The Hardin College Orchestra
will give a recital this evening,
Decmbr 3. at eight O'Clock in
Hardin Auditorium, assisted by
Misses Sweeney and Covingfon
Of the faculty. The program viii
represent all grades of violin
work, from first year TO gradua-
ton. All friends of the Co'lc@e'
are cordially invited to be pres
emit.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-12-03
SKINNER ITEMS
Wedding Bells Ringing whea'
Selling at S1.O5

Corn in our vicinity is about
gathered in and the fall plow-
ing done.
MIR. and Mrs. c. R. Squirting
took their baby boy to Daven-
port, Iowa, Saturday, for treat
ment.
VIM. Eisele and Grover CHAP
man each had a sick horse lately
and had a State veterinary from
Columbia out to see them.
Doan Weaver sold Is head OF
200 ID. hogs last week 10 Grover
Sims at $3.50.
John l.. Winn and Miss Mar
garet Murphy were married last
Wednesday morning at the Mex
| leo Catholic church by the hev'
Father Dillon. All the friends
of them both wish them a con
tinued happy and useful life.
They will live on the old ID. w.
Butler farm for the present.
They made a short wedding trip
to Slater and visited John S
brother, Gilbert, and family.
The oyster supper at Mr.. and
Mrs. James Spurling's Thanks
giving night was largely attend
tended. The house was packed.
The ladies realized $27.00 clear
money to be applied on build
ing fund for the new ladies hall
here.
We hear the wedding bells
iingling for tomorrow morning
| (Monday). If rumors be true
this will unite two of Audrain S
best families. But as it's only a
rumor we withhold the names OF
the soon-to-be, any way, happy
couple. Here's wishing them III
advance the best ever that life
can afford.
A box supper will be given at
Gatewood next Saturday night,
December 9Th. All are cordially
invited to attend.
Miss Minnie Berrey is recover
ing to the extent of an occasion
al visit. She uses crutches.
| James G.. Gatewood and
Frank Weiman hauled off con
siderable amount of wheat last
week at from LOB to 81 % cts.
per bushel. Ida Squiros is sui
fering circulating pains that
are want to attend thumb fell
lon. Byron Reeds little girl fell
and broke both bones i'll her
forearm recently. Bruce Bros
will ship a load of hogs this
week. John Vanhorn will occupy
the south portion of the Ralph
King farm the oncoming season
Mr.. Copenhagen has leased the
north portion of the Ralp King
farm for next season.
Miss Nadine Brooks of Cen
tralia visited her aunt, Mrs. o.
7. Hanley, and family last week.
Miss Lizzie Ridgeway returned
to her home at c. T. Jesse s from
two weeks visit with her faith
er in Colorado. Mrs. Joe Pey-
ton visited her parents near Lad
donia recently. Her father and
brother accompanied her home.
Mr. Ash of Kansas has been en-
ployed by General Ewing as
blacksmith at Skinner. Bob Skin
ner has the sympathy of the
community on the death of his
wife.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-12-03

That promises to be an interest
ing gathering at Mcmillan High
School next Tuesday afternoon and
evening when a program by the
students and talks on school bet
torment by Miss Dodd of the State
University will be given.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-12-03

Ben Thurmond of Auxvasse is
the guest of Mr.. j. G.Moore and
his aunt, Mrs. Shields, on Love
street. Mrs. Thurmoud was one
of the injured at the r. r. wreck
last week and is being cared for at
the Hospital. Her friends trust
she can be taken home this week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-12-03

Miss Verlea McCubbin of Lad,
donia is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. John P. Kemp of this city.
The six year old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fred OF
tins city died Tuesday afternoon
of pneumonia.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-12-03

The Mexico Hospital proved its
worth to the community last Fri
day when the injured in the rail
road wreck could be rushed to its
doors for speedy treatment and
relief from suffering.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-12-03

The Martinsburg Oracle has
entered upon its eighth year OF
giving the news from that neigh
borhood. Bro. Devault gets out
good paper.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-12-03

Joe Considine of Thompson
sold 10 fat steers in st. Louis. a
few days ago at SOTO. The cat
tie averaged 1880 lbs.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-12-03

Little folks, send in your let.
tiers to Santa Claus and we II
give them place in the Message.
Mail us your letters right away
Old Santa is going to be busy
soon, and you should get his ear
early.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-12-03

The electric railway company
is still dickering to sell out, and if
they do the road will be extended
to Paris instead of Santa Fe.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-12-03

Rev. j. j. Griffin and wife of
Mexico were the recipients of a
fine Thanksgiving dinner given
by members of Gilead Baptist
church on Bean Creek, a very
pleasant surprise.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-12-03

The Message is grieved to chroni-
Gle the death of Green Cant. He
was manly man and true to his
friends. The world is always the
loser in the death of such a man.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-12-03

One-third off and in lots OF
cases over one-half off on Ladies'
suits, coats and skirts at
ABBAY & ADAMS
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-12-03

Thieves last Sunday night en-
tered G. b. Nun's store, on
North Jefferson street, and car
ried off foodstuff, shot gun shells
and other articles.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-12-03

Grant Morthland, near Mo.
limo, sold Powell & Mundy "a
hogs this week at 800. The
hogs averaged 10 lbs.
The herald., 1914-12-17

Lacking but one year, it was thirty
years ago when THE Old Homestead
absorbed undivided attention as a play
calculated to bring fame and fortune
to its originator, the late Denman
Thompson. Since then the widest
hopes for it's continued success has
been more than realized. No other
play with a plain. simple story had
ever before or since captivated so com.
pleteiy as has this pastoral idyl de,
picttng New England characters with
such fac fiCelity.
The herald., 1914-12-17
POTASH AND PERLMUTTER. "

Abe Potash and Mawruss Perlmutter
scarcely need an introduction to this
city. Montague Glass stories in the
Saturday Evening Post, in which these
simple, laughable, lovable partners
were first brought to the attention of
the public won immediate recognition
from Jew and Gentle alike because of
their sincerity and their quaint hui
NOR. They were ''heart-interest" sto-
ries IN the truest sense Of the word
and It was in conserving this heart
interest In the dramatization of the
stories that A. II. Woods showed man.
ageriL genius, for that is the great
secret Of the most remarkable stage
success of recent years. Potash and
Perln,tter" comes to the Tulane The
ater on Sunday, direct from it's second
year at the Geo. M. Cohan Theater,
New York. where 1t broke all records
for attendance. On the play bill the
dramatization is described by Mr.
Woods as "an up-to-date garment In
three pieces, made by our special de
signer from material in the famous
Saturday Evening Post stories by Mon
The herald., 1914-12-17
CHRISTMAS SNOWBALLS.

Snowballs are prepared by winding
little toys or favors In strips Of cotton
batting so that the balls may be per-
fectly round. They are then wrapped
in white tissue paper. which is glued
on.
Over the outside of the SNOWFALL
thin coating Of muciiage Is applied
with frost powder sifted on. This
makes the ball look as II 1t were really
made of snow. There should be as
many srowballs as there are guests
at the party.
Two baskets-just ordinary market
baskets may be used IL the handles are
wound with ribbon and tied with a
big red bow at the top-are provided
to hold the snowballs and are placed
In two chairs at one end Of the room.
The snowballs are then dropped on the
carpet in a line stretching from the
baskets to the end Of the room. an
equal number In each line and an
equal distance apart.
A child stands by each chair ana
at a given signal runs for the farthest
snowballs. bringing them back and
dropping them in the basket. All the
snowbalIs are collected in this way.
and the child who first fills his basket
wins the game. No SNOWFALL must ne
broken. Ii one Is torn it counts as
foul in the game.
The children may be divided for this
game into two divisions. and the side
which has the most successful players
after all have had a chance to play
counts as the winning side.
At the end of the game the snow
balls are distributed and the children
omen them. discovering the treasures
wrapped up inside.
The herald., 1914-12-17

from coast to coast, year after year,
Uncle Joshua Whitcomb and all tho
twenty odd impersonations in this nIav
nave been cordially esteemed as OLD
'rlehas. A dozen of the actors in the
original cast twenty-nine years ago
SUN live the parts they created. even
the double quartette and famous church
choir remains about the same person.
mel
There has always been a spot in the
h'artS OF theatergoers the whole coun.
Try over for The Old Homestead" due
not only to the delightful merits Of the
play as combination of philosophy
sentiment and quaint humor but also
70 the general excellence of the cast
ana the picturesque scenic arrange
ments, it having always been the mol.
The herald., 1914-12-17
'FHs OLD HOMESTEAD"
CRESCENT NEXT WEEK

The retarn to the Crescent Tbeatar
SUNDAY night, as a special Christmas
attrast,es. confers we'll deserved
honor uPoH a play which while hav
ing been seen here on numerous occa.
sious will be quite as welcome as ever
especially as 1t comes as a messenger
of peace asd good will at time when
entertaiHDent of its character is much
needed 90 divert the mind from the
dreadful ddings of conflict. There will
be an extra matinee Christmas day in
addition 20 the usual Tuesday. Thurs
day and Saturday matinees.
The herald., 1914-12-17

tague Glass;" a description so cannlly
worded that you may take your choice
as to whether Mr.. Glass wrote the
play as well as the stories or not. AS
a matter of fact that's little secret
between Mr.. Glass and Mr.. Woods, but
there is no ambiguity about the con-
tinuance of the description when the
manager adds that this dramatic gar
ment- SIS trimmed with Thousand
laughs and warranted to fit all sizes
and ages"-the million men and "o,
men who saw and enjoyed Potash ana
PerlmHtter" in New York VIII attes'
that.
But while the three acts are nlieo
with laughter the plot itself Is serious
enough; comedy alternates with patnos
and many a laugh comes just In time
to chase away a tear. Pinochle ana
politics, love and law contribute TO the
rapid succession of incidents In winch
Cupid and cloak-cutters take leading
parts.
The comedy will be Interpreted by
a spleadid company of New York Ia
vorites. including Harry First, PM