Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-02-17
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Activities Among The Schools
Live Stock Items-Wheat Crop
Hurt.

We fear it is causing a large percen-
tage of loss to the wheat, tho thous-
ands of little sprigs protruded thru
the sleet at all times.
Doan Weaver's IL year old son,
James, is up after an operation for
acute appendicitis, Considerable
sickness horeabouts all winter. All
we know of now are just grunters as
no one is confined to bed.
The School at Gatewood is coming
to the front, if 1t is one of the least
districts in the county. The people
have an educational spirit. We be-
lieve we can successfully put her
against any district in the county for
successful men and women along
most all professions. Not long since
Miss Mildred Cook, the teacher, add
ed a fine library case bot at Nc
Pheeters Bros, and near score of
books. This makes nearly 100 vol
umes ready for the pupils and read
ers of our vicinity. A new stove was
added and other things
Mr.and Mrs. Geo. V .Hickam of vi
.nita, Okla, are guests of Mrs. HIS
son, R. S. Baker and family, and her
brothers, the Bruce boys They are
on their way to Sullivan, ILL.,, where
a position at the Masonic Hospital,
as Supervisor and Matron, awaits.
Roy Bruce is happy. The stork ap-
peared and brought him 10 pound
girl. They christened it Margaret Ed
ma. The baby is doing well.
We understand that Duly school
each Friday night has quite blow
out. They seem to be much alive.
Judging from reports, they give
nice literary program and debate at
each meeting. The debaters have
somewhat of national rep. and so
grace the rostrum in good style.
On night of 26th inst, a play will
be given at Ladies Hall here entitled
Mock Trial" 1t will be excellent as
many of the characters fit exactly
producing their parts with precision
and accuracy that Shakespeare would
smile, wondering at the possibility of
rural district to produce such acting.
At the J.B. Cleveland sale things
bro't good prices. Mules, S125 to
$177 per head; cows, $50 to SIS per
head. shoats cts. oats 43c per bu.;
corn, zoe per bu. The Hall ladies
gave dinner netting an amount to de-
fray the Ladies' Hall expenses.
H. T. Squirting & son put 5000 bu.
oats on cars at Thompson and re-
ceiyed about 42c per bushel. Crump
and Humphreys of Centralia bot
them. and lost considerable as they
bro't only 45c on st. Louis market.
They were big kernels, little musty.
Harry Householder sold cars of
Timothy hay to Ed Pearle at $11
per ton, delivered on cars. Conges-
gestion of market still prevails and
was unavoidable. fear he loses.
Hard roads made grain delivery
available.
Chas Meyers and Elmer Gatewood
filled a car with oats. They hope to
get Acc on the market. Elmer Gate
wood spent several days visiting his
sisters Misses Alice. Ollie and Minnie
of X. c., Mo. While there he pur-
chased a string Of 81 heifer calves
of good individuality, Ss5 lbs.weight
and cost at Thompson, $7.15. cwt.
Mrs. Gatewood visited Miss Lilly
Dobyns recently.
Two hearts were happily united in
one in the persons of John Styles and
Miss Lola Baker. Two finer young
people our county doesn't afford,
They live at the Gatewood home,
The boys certainly did give them a
good eharivari Monday night, Mr,and
Mrs, Styles responded nicely with
cake, candy and cigars,
} Another young couple before the
roses bloom to report, Just tell us
about it and Wen report it. Leap
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