Mexico Missouri message., 1916-09-14
SKINNER LETTER.
Charles Householder Sells His Two
Earms--Four Big Mules Go For
S1,O3O-Farmers Filling Silos.

make more fall pastures start.
Silo filling is the order of work
with the farmers now. We mention
those of Frank j. Weinan, Jno. w.
Blum and Walter Surber. The lit
tie buzzing silo cutter is going, max
ing ready that juicy good silage for
the various kinds of stock this win
ter.
VIM. II. DeJarnett and wife and
daughter, Mrs. ]. X. Squirting, motor
ed to Shelby county to attend the
Association of the Regular Baptists.
They took in another association in
Galloway county.
Miss Ruth Carpenter is home from
Illinois where she spent a month
with relatives and friends.
Miss Minnie Gatewood returned to
her home in Kansas City after spend
ing season with her brother, Ell
mer and friends.
Miss Pearl Diggs of Vandalia be-
gan school at Fox recently. She's q
new teacher, comes highly recon-
mended and is starting off well.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tanner entertained
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Chapman, Mr.
and Mrs. viii White, Miss Lula
Creasey and others.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. II. DeJarnett
entertained at dinner Sunday Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. Householder, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Householder and mother
and DR.. Willie DeJarnett of Contra
liza.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Bruce enter
tanned Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. G. L.
Neale and Misses Margaret Whitley,
Ruth Ellis and Johnny Wiley.
John p. Harrison and family, for
mer residents of our community IS
years ago, of McCredie, motored up
in their new Ford last week and
spent few days with old friends
and neighbors. Come again, you are
a great delight. Their family has in
Misses Hazel Holloway and Ruth
Ellis will enter Hardin College this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Cauthorn and
daughter, Miss Dora, visited Mr.. C.'s
brothers and families at Thompson.
We understand our excellent
friend F.. l.. McGee placed an order
for Ford touring car recently. Hur-
rah for Frank, he can afford it and
will have many JOY rides from this
time on.
There are so many autos coming
out these days we can scarcely keep
count of them.
The largest enrolment at Gate
wood in years-about 20. Miss Mil
dred Cook, teacher, is doing excel
lent work
Turner and Clayton Berrey and
sister entertained a number of their
friends Saturday night. All report
an excellent time.
Charlie Dickey is saving lumber
on Otto Towards farm. He's turn
ing out fine lumber, too.
The neighbors here are shedding
Chas. Dickey's new Rumbly separa-
tor this winter and will begin the
season next year in our immediate
vicinity instead of winding it up
here.
Milton Householder sold four big
mules Saturday for $1,000. Name
of buyer not learned.
Among those of our farmers who
will build new barns this fall are C..
r. Squirting, structure, 4Sx54; Har-
ry Householder, 50x5O; w. r. Wis
dom (Wisdoms barn was destroy
ed by lightning; James Chapman,
and Elmer Conley They all need
barns andSare getting at the building
in a very opportune time.
Pearl Vance is building a large z
room house on his valuable 100 acre
farm, which he recently traded for
from Tom Daniels. This is the Snow
farm or part of the Lakenan &
Barnes place.
Chas. Tanner is going to build a
large concrete cellar and some con-
crete walks this fall.
Among those who shelled a car
load of corn each and shipped OF
sold to local buyers we mention the
following: James Crosswhite, H. Il.
Squirting and son, p. T. Bruce, o. F.
Ellis and J. w. Holloway. George
M. Dean did the above Smelling with
his usual speed and alertness. George
is hummer when it comes to know.
ing how to operate machinery to its
very best capacity.
Alex Bruce and BILLY" WiIfey
placed load of oats on the st. Louis
market last week.
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