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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-15

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lish a summer colony. In
the mountains not far from here is
situated the most beautiful valley in
the world, the Garden of the Gods not
excepted. In this valley two rivers
meet. Between them at their union
there lies q long, triangular bench
land. Here our summer colony will be
established.
Pine, fir and aspen shade this won
derland. For the most part it lies
some 20 feet above the two rivers.
Back from the forks, however, it rises
in q knoll a hundred or more feet
high. This knoll marks the eastern.
boundary Of the colony, for beyond 1t
lies Garden Valley with its fertile
farms and ranch lands.
On the knoll will be a pavilion
where colonists may go to watch the
sunrise on Scott mountain or to enjoy
the cool breezes from the canyon be-
low on warm summer afternoons.
Here also one has spread before him
all the valley, its old worm fences,
checkerboard fields and coy home
Steads.
Our cottage we will build on the
sides of this knoll, beneath the pine
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-15

An exchange says: Delinquent sub
scribers are hereby notified that jack
rabbits will no longer be accepted in
payment on back subscriptions at this
office. We've already received SO
many of the critters that our chill
dren's ears are beginning to grow
long and pointed as result of eating
too many of them. Until further no.
tice, however, coyote, bobcat, skunk
and mountain lion pelts, Mexican fri
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Presbyterian.

Sunday school at 10 a. m. Chris
tian Endeavor at Z p. m. Morning
worship at II. Theme, Goods Re
quirements Which Constitute Piety."
Evening worship at 8. Theme, "Com-
mendation, Human and Divine. Stu
art M. Hunter, Minister. Phone III.
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Bows, and Girls, Club Work.

Heretofore boys and girls club
work has been confined to localities
where enough interest could be
aroused to form local club of not
less than five members. According to
a recent ruling of the Extension de-
partment of the University of Idaho,
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cial musical numbers at both services.
Hover, Minister.
Lutheran

Services will be held Sunday at the
home of Mrs. Katherine Wilhelm, be-
ginning at 2 o'clock p. m. The public
is cordially invited to attend.
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Baptist Notes
Methodist.

Sunday school at 9:45 a. M, public
worship at IL a. m. and s p. m. Ep-
worth League at 7. Prayer meet
ing Wednesday at s p. m. Morning
subject, Feeding the Whole Flock"
Evening, making an Affinity. &C.
L. Walker, Pastor.
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Joles and baled bear grass will be ac-
eepted on subscription at their mar
ket value. Venison in season same as
cash. Govern yourselves accordingly.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-15
Latter DAY Saints

Services on Sunday as follows: Sum-
day school at 10 =. m. Regular SER
vices at p. m. All are invited. Geo.
F. Smith, Bishop.
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Christian.

Preaching service at II, subject,
1.-THE Shepherd Psalm" Evening at 8,
1.-THE Church and Socialism" Spe-
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CHURCH NOTICES.
Associated Bill

Associated Bible Students
Meet every Sunday at IL o'clock q.
M, at N. w. corner of Third and Nc
Kinley avenue.
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Sad News for Small Boys.

The American small boy will line
himself up solidly against the govern
ment when he reads this; "The Agri-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-15
EMMETT WEATHER REPORT.

A weeks record of the government
weather station, as furnished by To-
cal weather observer H. T. Davis:
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Baptist.

We heartily invite the public to
unite with US in the following SER
vices: Sunday Bible school at 10 a.
M, public worship at IL a. m. and 8
p. M, Young Peoples Union at p.
M, Wednesday, mid-week service at
8 p. m. The subjects for Sunday are
as follows: Morning, "How Is Our
Justification effected" Evening,
Faiths Supremacy to Force. "A. C.
Lelnrop, Pastor.
Baptist Notes
The morning subject is an EXPOSE
sition and study from Galatians on an
theme. 1t deals with vital
truth, and is subject suggested by
member of the congregation. The
subject announced for last Sunday
evening was by special request de-
ferred until next Sunday.
The pastor speaks Sunday after
noon at Central Mesa at o'clock.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-28
COURTEOUS WAS
TREATMENT FOR
lEELANAW MEN
CREW DECLARES COULD NOT HAVE
BEEN MORE C0URTEoUSLY
TREATED
SUBMARINE CAPTAIN APOLOcl7FD
TO CREW FOR SINKING AMERI
CAN STEAMER LEELANAW.

Aberdeen. Scotland. july -. They
could not have treated u- more courtp9u-
~ than they did" wa~ TIE unanimous
statement of The crew "f THE American
steamer Leelanaw. sunk few day- - uh
the northwest coast WI Scotland by Ger
man submarine. The crew was taken
aboard the submarine and later put Uu
boai-. The crew travelled SIXTY miles ou
the deck IA TIE submarine. becoming well
acquainted with it- crew several of whom
spoke English. having been iu America.
one mess box ~ the LeeIanaw remained
aboard the -ubma riuc joining it- crew. Il-
wa- German and feared the British would
intern him.
The crew said the submarine captain
apoiogized for sinking the ship Tie IT,
lanaw wa- the sixth vessel sunk tv Thea
submarine that day.
Captain Delk of thc Leelauaw said
There ~ no tory to it. We were stopped
hy ~hrt fired behind u- and then w- hHd
to leave rhe ship. our ship wa- ~h-IIed
1ombed and rorpedoed. but II took ar hour
to sink her"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-28
SOME BIRDS ARE
NOT WAR SCARED
BIRD LOVERS OBSERVATIONS RE,
VEAL Striking CHARACTERS
TICS or CERTAIN BROoDs.

Berlin. July Is Experiments and ab-
-crvail"n- made IN b-tur,u times .t tho
various battle fronts by bird lovers have
revealed some striking characteristics of
The teathered hrood- that have not been
frightened from their accustomed haunt-
IN rhe war- Quite ~ unu-lN a- any other
conclusion h. the showing thar crows. from
generations vt experience tear rifle fire
hut not artillery fire. while song birds.
never having known the fear ut thp hunter
and h~ rifle. break into song when the
guns ARE fired. bat are alarmed 40 the tire
menduu~ explosions uf shells.
Even the trained artillery horses con
tinue to show more fright at shell explo-
~iun@ than the birds The crows for in
stance "a not even trouble w take II flight
when shell lands near them bat does not
explode. and only rise tor an instant when
II does - off. But when the rifles begin
II pop they put a- much distance ar pos
~ible between themselves and the trenches,
Many W.T. the soldiers have canarie- 4
their trenches. and have conducted numrr-
uu~ experiments with Them. Usually th,
|d,~,.targc VT rifle j- W signal TOR them I.
~.,4s. and even the sound ~ breaking .la--
viii ,hring the same result The same l.
trl- ~ " great extent of the wild song
birds trat abound. especially along tn,
French trent.
TIE btrd- of course display \ sharpness,
II VISION that even 2 powerful teie~cop.
will not epral. and many times tine worn
ing ot an .tta-k has come tir~t Wy alI fron
III, crows and other birds. r~,ng III alarm
al some movement that the ~entrc~ fo
ali their watchfulne~S had not detected.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-28
Swedish Army
Being Made Better

London. July 2s-The Swedish a-fny
ha- been considerably developed SINCE thr
beginning ot Jhe European war. according
to correspondent ot the Exchangr Tr'e-
graph Company. II i- officially announced
that sweden now has 800. 600 regular and
10000 Land~trumer-. Supplies " amHn-
milton and war material have been brought
mp to date. and the Swedish military Erit
cr- state that tie army Has never before
stood IL -uch high point ot efficiency
Five thousand new Officers AND uuH -ruii-
mi-~.ored officers nave been appointed.
and aIi Old soldier havr been called ur tnr
"a course Of supplemental training
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-28
BROUGHT DOWN
AN OWN AIRMAN
BRITISH TERRITORlAlS SHOOT DOWN
UnKNOWiNGLY ENGLISH AIR
SHIP-HE LANDED SAFELY

south End. Eng, july 3~--Two crm-
brought down an aeroplane with rife fire
early thu week. hut they ar- ror bpa-tlng
Tor the quarry was y British machine They
were guardina an island where huge guam
Titles ut Wa munitions are tored. They
Lad been u~.r5ctcd w ~hcoj any alIa-
tor fline ever ihc island without giving
a certain .ll The yiril" either dId u"t
.nou tF- "r Fad gr,r-i .t- one oi TIE
hullet~ n1.-.urrd the i'r tank and
the marhh.. dc~r-uei N...u rhr territor-
.al~ ran 'lt 'u make ,.r.tre they we're
greeted hy vuIlry ot English parh--
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-28
1000 Womed Supplant
Men In Factories

Dortmund. Germany. July 2>-Nomen
have - tar ~uprlanled men On some ot the
large indu~tri ui Durtmuud that there are
now 1000 dolue thc ordinary work y their
husbands or brothers. while fully l.000
more are seeking positions.
cut II thu total. 5000 are III the IRON
works have tn 10 work cu~tomarly con
>ilered TOO heavy Tor women. About one
quarter ~ the women are those whose
husbands are at war. one sixth are widows.
and the balance are unmarried. Tie number
who have to IT, dismissed because - ill.,
ability 10 do the work D. comparatively
small
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-28
ITALIANS CLAIM
SUCCESSES AND
MANY CAPTURES
tBy Associated l'Ir>s :

Rome italy July > The official
statement SAYS fhr Italians last might
c"inf'icftd the conquest uf Monte De i.
taking 2-iun prisoners. Including one lieu
tenant colonel and forty one other eff
c,t> and many cannon. The Italians
captured part II the tar>o plateau.
hut were driven IF hv "a cross fire from
Austrian artillery Th- Italians cap
tnrcd with haNuH-f ihr san Nartiup
f"rtIilratIrn near thi- plateau The PA
ME- the Italians aIr cullrg.ug thr ground
they mold at tht heed uf = bridge.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-28
HEARSES SHORT.
TRUCKS IN USE

o many Ea-tr
y auaud y and = trok tra- e.Ht
vt III l.tt-
earn vu
eon, state
rand 20
The probably .a
mig and Y hold y y grand
DEAD AND MISSING NOW TOTAL 1862 ADD EA>TI.lND ~
~ -dr u
ballast tanks and rtl th side o
the akr pipe M small In al the tank- a
AT and III a i
The Western Electric making
FL ht mi
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-28
Red Davis Goes to Beaumont.

Waco. Tex. July =. Red Davis we'll
known outtielder. appeared in 4 Beau
mont unis .rm. having been signed bv
manager Swan on Account of NiXon> ah-
sence from the game Nixon was taken
with violent fever on the train leaving
Shreveport last night and will probably
lee ouI Of the game several daNS. Davis
started the season with Houston. was
then with Shreveport. hut was released
because of batting slump. lie cot two
rwo baeeJrs here today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-28
New Bids Will Be
Opened At Pharr
tSnecial ~ the Herald }

Pharr Tex. july 3>.-Bid> for the
erection If the proposed new school
buildinr between san Juan and Pharr
having been turned down w the board Of
trustees of the common school district.
the. board dccidcd IT, ask fer new bids
for ,.r,. tion of the buildimg. tn hc opened
Ar-p~i 4. <iN bids for the erection "i
ths. building were submitted 0n the first
call. hut we're too high The building j.
to cost complete about 10000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-28

SEA FREEDOM
RESOLUTION
WITHDRAWN

Austin. Tex. july 3o.-Judge Ed r. Konc
today before the Texas Farmers ln~ti-
tute Withdrew hi~ resolution nf Yesterday
demanding freedom uf rh seas" Cd which
WAS expressed. Hr introduced y
substitute attacking thc British blockade
IKE terms almost a~ strong. There are in
icatinu~ NJ opposition 'o the substitute
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-28
RUSSIAN FRONT STILL HOLDS STRONG
(By Associated Press. J

dr. lost aIfmI
hon perhaps n
desperate
ut Warsaw.
Th force" ~uthWard from the Baltic toward tl
x
aTt
he a
hayeco under the fire NJ Russian ar-I'f~
England !hlh~ tf"ia intended f ll closer watch
Travtlrr h Eng the
without ~ british This
apple Y
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-28
Danish Press ThrCttIed.

Copenhagen. July 2s.-vla London -
Atemporarv law giving the Danish minis
ter ny Justice power ~ restrain the pres
ir ii- war comment ha~ been hurriedly
passed ard signed by King Christian. Nio-
latur- will ~ subject to fine and viii not
have recourse to the regular tribunals.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-28
Germans Attack French Trenches.

Par~. July 2s-Thr Germans last night
north " >ouchez after heavy lombard
mcnt made several attacks un three French
trenches occupying some III them They
were afterwards driven oar ot ai except
about twenty yards nj mine excavations
rlu-r ~ the French front
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-28
Arkansas IS E'ectrocuted.

Little Rock. Ark .iniy 2 >amu-i
Derrick. who killed John NariHu more
than ago. was electro, uteI ai u.3I
o'clock this morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-28
Stopped For Dnnk
Is Fatally Shot

Hockey. Tex. July 3e.- Adam Bragg. 81
negro. lat night probably fatally shot Ben
Lewis who stopped At the negro'~ house
to Let drink ot wafer The negro claims
Lewis shot ~ him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-28
. . . . sse sss . Z
: WORLD WAR HAS BECOME a
9 CONTEST or ENDURANCE

London. July 2~.- Premier A-guith
told the house ut commons today that
the war has hecome contest ot en-
dGranre. and likely to continue "a
Iur some time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-28
Padgitt Dynamiiing 0ne-Man Case.

ny AssNriItTI TI Trrss-I
Dallas Tex. july - The police am
nI-uHcr the belief that The Padgitt sad
dlcry dvnamiIng was \ one man ease
and not plot one mai IL >till under
arrest on suspicion
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-28
HALF MILLION GERMANS
is TEUTON LOSS SO FAR
IN ENCIRCLINC WARSAW
J - . 80 ssss
WILSON STILL UNDECIDED
ON NEXT STEP IN MEXICO

Cornish. y. H.. July .. President
Wilson ha~ not decided on hi- next
Mexican step, he told newspaper men
today. He expects ~ take some def
mite step soon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-28
Six Ships Are Sunk
By German Submarines

London. July - The sinking mi
two British Iraulvr~. one Swedish and
three Danish S,hnon, ,rs hl German ~uh-
marines was announced TO-DAY hy the
British admiralty
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-28
Man Shot By Wife
Succmbs To Wound

sherman. Tex. luil - l-T Miller.
whose wife Shot linn Monday willie -hr
held her baby in her arms. jird To-day ~h-
alleged mi-treafment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-28

1..ss-ss-ysss.sss
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-07-15
NORTH MOLINO

Little Miss Elizabeth Cauthorn and
Master Carter H. Cauthorn visited
relatives in Mexico last week.
Mis- sAlice Dobyns of Mexico was
the guest of Miss Carrie Lee a few
days last week
Mrs. John Heller and daughter,
Fern, spent from Thursday til Sun
day with Mrs. James Camplin of
Santa Fe.
Miss Floy Whitney of Mexico was
the guest of Mrs. Will Lee Thursday
C. L. Weaver was near Skinner sew
eral days helping D. S. Weaver with
his oats and corn.
Misses Martha, Blanche and Edna
Cauthorn entertained Saturday eve
with lawn social in honor of Miss
Addie Eve Cunningham of Mexico
who has been their guest for the
week.
Will Heller has in the concrete
foundation for his new dwelling.
James Dudley had two horses kill
ed by lightning Sunday night.
Miss Annie Heller has returned
to Mexico after three weeks stay
with home folks.
Warner Henderson of Galloway has
been doing considerable painting and
carpenter work here for DR.. ]. P.
Wood visited home folks Sunday.
Mrs. r. S. Montgomery and daugh-
ters of Mexico were guests of Miss
Leota Weaver Sunday. They visited
Mrs. Lon Heller Monday and Mrs.
Will Heller Tuesday, returned home
Tuesday eve.
Miss Anna Bess Crump of Santa Fe
is visiting Mrs. Bob Heller and sister,
Gladys Crump.
There is not great deal of talking
over the telephone in this community
since Monday. The result of some
telephone wires falling across the
trolley wire. Switchboard burned
out.
C. r. Massey of Mexico was the
guest of c. c. Bybee and family Sat
urday night and Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-07-15
FREIGHT CARS DERAILED.
Six Cars Leave the Track at Bridge
West OfTOwn.

Did you hear of the C.&A. freight
wreck? Well. Tuesday morning just
as Mrs. Horace Mundy was ready to
send out the fresh milk to the hogs
don't hogs have a good time just af-
ter the milking and separating act
just at this hour, say, a crash was
heard and Mrs. Mundy, looking off
toward the c. C A. tracks, saw four
freight cars go off the track. Oil on
the tracks was given as the cause
they were oil cars for true. That To-
cality just at that draw west of Mexi-
co is rather place for slides any
way. This is the third accident of
a similar nature at that point. Con-
ductor Bradley and engine No. 419
had the train in tow.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-07-15

j. T. and w. w. Johnson have con-
tracted for $500 lambs in Montana
and will ship them here in October.
w. w. returned few days ago from
Miles City, Montana, where he closed
the deal. They have the option on
10, 900 more Local buyers will take
some of this stock. The Johnsons
know there is money in sheep. The
wonder more of others don't see it.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-07-15
HIGH HILL DISTRICT

Oats harvest. Some work five
horses to binder, the ground is soft.
Mrs. Pink Parks of St. Louis has
been visiting her father, Matthew
McGraw, and brothers and sisters in
and around Centralia.
Carter Dalby, working for Elmer
Shock, had his horse to fall down
with him. Caught his foot inJurIng
his ankle so he could not work.
w. D. Barnes sold Louis Anthony
o fat hogs at $3.50.
Ed Roberts and wife passed thru
High Hill Sunday and called on us.
Aaron Oyer sold Grover Sims two
head of steers; Grover bought of Bob
Garrett head of cattle,
Drury Mayes of Centralia, former
ly of our neighborhood is very ill.
Barton Hubbard of Cant bought a
COW and calf from Earl Denham for
$4,000
]. r, Daniel and wife visited their
daughter, Mrs. Lee Miller, Saturday.
c. E. Sellers has rented the Miller
place to MIR. Bryan. Grover Sims
bought two heifers Of Mr.. Johnson
near Cant for s11O. ]. o. Sims and
wife had bad luck Saturday night.
Cattle got in and destroyed much of
their garden. Tom Braodus is go
ing with Bert Carter's thresher,
Edgar Sims and family were out
last week visiting some and working
some. Edgar aims to go baling soon.
Mrs. Lee Miller was quite i'll Sun
Iday. DR.. Todd was called. and she is
nov better,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-07-15
is HELD FOR
GIRLS DEATH

Hannibal, Mo-, July 12.-Hall
White, 90 years old, indicted by the
Rails Co. Grand Jury on charge of
manslaughter in the fourth degree
in connection with the death of Miss
Ruby Manker, who was killed in an
automobile accident at Perry, Mo-,
last February, was brought to Hanni-
bal Saturday from Colorado Springs,
Colo, by Sheriff H. H. Pritchett. He
was taken to New London. White was
driving the car when the accident oc-
CURED. Three others were hurt. The
indictment accuses him of negligence.
He is adopted son of J. T. White.
C. F. Clark is home from a visit to
his land interests south of st. Louis.
Excessive Wetness has hindered the
wheat harvest down that way, he says.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-07-15
YOUNG WOMAN
III is DROWNED
MISS ROBINSON OF MEXICO
MEETS WATERY GRAVE ON
YOUNGS CREEK.

Miss Lille Robinson, past Is years
old, daughter of Mrs. John Robinson
of Mexico was drowned Tuesday af-
ternoon, about 2 o'clock, on j. w.
Peck's place, known as the Patterson
Farm, near the old Young's Creek
post-ofFice fifteen miles from Mexico.
She and the Misses Blanche, Stella
and Matte Slonaker and Jean Sion
aker and Clyde Dinwiddie, latter Wis
iting here from Tennessee, were in
bathing. They had been going into
the water several days, but this time
Miss Robinson yentured beyond her
depth, stepped off into water over her
head, and she was carried under
Jean Slonaker ehdeavered to rescue
her, but she pulled him down twice.
Miss Robinson sank three times. Lew
is White recovered the body about an
hour and half later.
Miss Robinson was a fine young wo-
man. She was born southwest of
Mexico, near Cant. Mrs. G. w. Peck,
where she was visiting, was her sis
ter The funeral will be held this
morning at Mrs. Peck's home con-
Quoted by Rev. A. A. Wallace of Mex
leo, the burial to be in Elmwood GEM
etery here Miss Robinson was a SEN
ior in Mcmillan in the Teachers
Trainng Glass. Besides the mother
three sisters and two brothers survive
her. One sister is trained nurse in
st. Louis. A brother, Homer, is at
Slater. The other brother, Wallace, is
at Greer, Iowa. He was here recently
for treatment in Mexico Hospital
To the relatives and friends we ex-
tend our deepest sympathy.
Howard Abbay, negro, in the pen
at jeff City from Audrain, given
little liberty as "trusty" last week,
ran away from the grounds and was
found down town later with seven
. pints of whiskey in his pockets. He
was going to do a little bootlegging
but now will do little longer in pen.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-07-15
MoLINo ITEMS

Some of the corn fields are "gone
by the board" Grass and nettles has
it,
Farmers restless for fear the wheat
and oats may rot in the field. .s
John Cauthorn has given his auto
shed, hen house and other outbuild-
ings new coats of paint. <
Lightning killed two horses for Jas.
Duty Sunday night.
The picnic given by the Bethel
Sunday School Saturday was a sue
cess. Fine program. Carry Hurd
got first premium for sewing with a
silver thimble; Ruby Martin a pair
of scissors for sewing on buttons and
slicing potatoes; Frances Crigler a
box of stationery for driving nails in
plank. Girls under 14-Pauline
Flynt, premium as the most popular
parsonage present. Among the more
elderly folks-Mrs. Lon Winterhalter
for driving nails, Mr.. Adams a huge
pipe as the most constant talker and
smoker on the ground.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-07-15
FROM RUSH Hill.

We are still getting our share of the
rain, Mr.. Editor 1t is really serious
when we think of the harvesting,
Miss Lila Stuart visited L. w. Rob
erts and family of Mexico last week.
Mrs. L. T. Paisley remains very ill.
Mrs. L. w. Roberts and Miss Tom
my visited the family of Henry Stu
art Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Maudie Dye is home after sew
eral months spent at Fulton.
Rush Hill people were in Mexico
for patriotism the evening of tn 5th.
]. C. Maxwell is driving a new
Overland now.
Mrs. Joe McGuiggan of st. Louis
visited Edd Miller and family lately.
Albert Baehr is sporting a new
buggy, Guess he thinks that is more
practical than writing so often.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-07-15
THE WEATHER.

1t was hot Sunday. First real sum
mer temperature of the season,92 de-
grees. Night following it rained, 1877
inches. Yet how things are growing
Got some of the oats down, but
here's hoping it may rise again and
all be saved.
Mexico played ball against Mober-
ly Sunday-and lost Score: Moberly
A, Mexico 0. 1t put Mexico down and
out for the pennant.