Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-09-21

and handles fine stock.
The following are among those
who own fine lands in the vicinity of
Farber:
Ira Sutton, 100 acres, three miles
south. John w. Hammett, two
farms, coo acres, two miles south
west Jim Pitt, 200 acres, two miles
southeast. Fred Brant, 24O acres,
old Dan harrington place. Doug
White, 102 acres, east. c. ]. Carr,
1i4 acres, west. Ote Montague, so
acres, two miles north John Frank
lin, 60 acres, old VIM. Machin place.
Mrs. Mary Beeby, $50 acres, Joined
up to town. John Gatson, 16O acres,
north; 80 acres, south, and II. east.
Senator NJ. R. x. Biggs, 800 acres,
three miles southeast, old Joe Sisk
place. Frank Scroggins, 500 acres
in one tract and 100 in another,
southeast. George Stevens, so acres,
Jacob Schroll place. Hote Brandon,
40 acres, half mile north. Will Bee
by, 160 acres, east, old Yankee Ad-
ans place. Jess Gregg, 80 acres,
north, old Charles place. T. H. Nod
dler, 160 acres, old George W.Sparks
place. Tom Turpin, so acres, Gen.
! Schroll place. Fred Carlson, 800
acres old Jacob Schroll place. Mrs.
! Margaret Weakley, so acres. west.
Ed. Erlich, large farm, south. w. o.
Hostetter, 32O acres, two miles east.
Theo Black, 40 acres, southeast
II. j. Klarenbach, so acres, south
east John Steuterman, 80 acres,
off near Vandalia, but he lives in
Farber
e. L. Beeby says his father ship
ped the first car of wheat raised in
the vicinity of Farber over the Louis
lana bridge, before the c. & A. had
been extended west beyond Lad
donia.
About every dwelling house in
town is occupied.
Prof. L. E. Morris is superintend-
ent of the Farber schools. 1t is his
fourth year at Farber. He's wide
awake, and the patrons are delight
ed with his work. Farber has a con-
solidated school, you know. A pro-
gressive movement, too, as we verify
believe all the school territory will
soon see.
Farber has a prosperous NJ. w. A.
Camp, 113 members. Edwin Ami
don is serving his third year as V. C.
w. j. Crow has been secretary from
the time since-years and years. The
Camp keeps things humming with
out the services of a deputy.
Gale Torreyson, reared north Mar
tlnsburg, son of the late Joe Torrey-
son, is visiting his friend, w. r.
Reighley, at Farber. Mr.. Torreyson
is now located at Billings, Mont.
Fred Carries is feeding three loads
of cattle
Bob Grange is feeding a bunch of
mules.
Frank Scroggins has some cattle
on feed.
S. P. Sutton is feeding cattle and
hogs.
t, c. Hamilton, southwest of Mex
leo, bought mare mule of Biggs &
Tanner Of Farber for $3.50. w. 5.
Biggs sold mule to the same party
for $2O5.
W. o. Hostetter is feeding two
loads of fine cattle.
Miss Effie Tanner, one Farber's
fairest young women, was married TO
Mr.. George Hinman at Netherlands, |
Colo, on September Srd. Mr.. Hin
man is proprietor of a stage line to
Boulder, Denver and other points in
Colorado and is doing a prosperous
business.
Farber has four churches-Bap-
tlst, Methodist, Presbyterian and
Christian The churches have unit
ed in a fine arrangement that the !
different preaching services may not
conflict. One church has services on
Sunday, and everybody goes to
that church that day. A union Sun
day school also meets at the church
where this preaching service is held.
The superintendent of the Sunday
school FOR that church presides; the
same for the next church the follow
ing Sunday, and so on, all around.
But the same corps of teachers
serves each Sunday. 1t is a novel
idea and works splendidly. 'How
good and how pleasant it is for
brethren to dwell together in unity"