Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-08-24
SKINNER LETTER.
Threshers Busy Rolling Out The Col
den Grain-Cupid's Dart and
There's TO BE Wedding.


ready to attend the Chautauqua at
Mexico, Ell? You should by all
mems, at least day or two. Some
body has said that is a great ur'ver-
sity moving into our community for
a week. Now's the time to attend
university for at least week each
year.
The intense, hot sultry weather is
getting the best of us. Don't re-
member that we ever had hotter
summer. since it did commence, than
this one.
The threshing will most likely all
be finished up this week And every
body will be so glad. All cal then
take some outings and return I1uch
olated and built up from at least a
few days of recreation.
Mrs. Blanche Clark and daughter,
Miss Eta, and Mrs. C.'s father re-
turned to their home in Kansas City
after a two weeks sojourn here with
Mrs. John w. Blum and other ra!a-
tives.
Miss Grace Ridgeway of Column
bia was here a fortnight as the guest
of relatives and friends.
Miss Blanche White begins her
school at Fox the first Monday in
September. 1t is her third term
there. She's a fine teacher.
Miss Bessie Day begins her third
term of school at Duly Monday, Sep
tember 4. She is another of the
county's very successful teachers.
Miss Little of Galloway is here as
the guest of kinfolks, the spurlings.
and other relatives.
Misses Cornett and Berry of Rush
Hill were here last week, the guests
of Miss Hazel Holloway.
Misses Elliott and Nellie Vaughn
Of Santa Fe were here last week, the
guests of Miss Ruth Ellis.
]. r. Shoush now sports a new
Overland touring car He sends it
down the pike like a professional.
Cy. Barnes bought a new Ford
touring car last week and can now be
seen gliding over the roads at a
great speed, Baker, his son. at the
throttle of course.
The Hopewell meeting at Thomp,
son closed Sunday. Rev. Mr.. Dorgar
is an Audrain product and we are
all very proud of him. He's self
made man and is certainly making
good everywhere he goes. Here's
still hoping for still greater things.
The basket dinner at Liberty Sua
, day was a great event. Notwith
standing other meetings near by ;
large crowd was present. Rev. Mr.
Andrews of Columbia did exceed
irgly we'll in his presentation of Bi
BILE truths.
Rev. Isom Roberts of Oklahom;
is visiting his sister, Mrs. Jim Sur
her, and will preach at Liberty Sun
day morning. All come out and hea
him.
The protracted meeting al Antiocl
l is still in progress. The interest
, good. Sunday night an immens
crowd was present, We hear. aud onl
t two stood up who did not profes
Christ as their Savior.
The protracted meeting at Lon
: Branch begins Sunday hight, we un
: derstand. MisinformatiOu caused u
y to report its beginning two week
ago. State Evangelist Smo0t will d
the trumpet calling for the Master
cause for short time there. He
, a strong, good man and will certain
ly stir the people to redoublin
of their diligence.
The biggest person that walks ou
vicinity is the one who has the grea
est amount OF cheering love in his G
0 her heart for his kind. and more e.
y peeially fallen mankind That heal
n chock full. running ever, efrervo
l- cling spirit of love lg unc0nauerabl
and the greatest moulder of chara,
ter this world has ever or win eve
see. The fuller we get OF II the be
ter our vicinity. All the world is ki
e. when this passion is rampant. guit
al ed by reason, in us. So ths more v
get in us the bigger we are. WA
o. is your liking2
Mr.. Farthing, of Columbia. is oy,
north OF Youngs Creek with h
L threshing outht putting the grain
ie the bins. Farthins has fig for tFu
'e and has help that understands the
business in every psrtieaiar.