Mexico Missouri message., 1916-11-16

tie shower of Wednesday was much
appreciated.
Much fall blowing has been done.
Most of the time the ground worked
well.
Arthur Paullin is blowing 240I
acres of sod for Chas. Clark. His
gasoline tractor cuts IA feet at a
round.
O. S. Ellis put in two concrete cul-
verts recently, 1. e., he did the great
er part of the work. We move, and
it has has been seconded, that we
christen them as THE Ellis Gull
verts." Motion put, carried by a
unanimous vote of aye! aye! aye!
Misses Ruth Ellis and Hazel Hollo-
way of Hardin College spent Satur-
day and Sunday with their parents
here.
The play given by the b. Y. p. U.
OF Centralia at Ladies' Hall Friday
night was a great success. About
$40 was taken in. The play was
much enjoyed.
Harry Householder, VIM. Wisdom
and Russell Spurling's new barns
loom up, are well constructed and
will be JOY forever.
General Ewens has completed his
big blacksmith shop. She certainly
looms and would do honor to a city
which is many times as large as our
little country hamlet. General got
tired of blacksmithing out in the
open.
VIM F. Whitley has completed his
new granary and corn crib-a 32x-
80 structure with a 10-foot drive
way thru it.
Dwight Carpenter underwent an
operation at the Mexico Hospital re-
Gently. 1t was a painful tho not a
serious one. He had both tonsils
cut out. He has nearly recovered
now.
Elmer Gatewood is planning to
erect a tenant house shortly.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Styles are
planning to leave for Colorado the
first of the year. Mrs. SIS parents
moved there recently and are very
much pleased with the country.
John T. Winn came in Saturday
from Billings, Mont, where he has
been making his home for three
years. He looks like the West is
treating him pretty fair.
Madam Rumor has it that the very
best old CD bachelor in this neck of
the woods is going soon to lead to
the hymeneal altar the fairest maid
en- of forty summers that graces Au-
drain, or the State, for that matter
Hurrah for them, if it's only true,
and here's extended the glad hand
of congratulation and best wishes,
just little ahead of time. We are
taking it for granted that the ru-
NOR is true to the core.
Gatewood School continues at the
topmast, or nearly topmost rungs of
the ladder under the excellent tutor
age of Miss Mildred Cook. Not
long ago Central School visited
Gatewood and they had a spelling
bee in the evening resulting in near
ly a draw-one on either side stand
ing up till almost dark when Mildred
Ellis of GatewoOd firing just missed
the simplest word of the evening
supposedly on purpose and gave it to
Tnntru1 b.I
pupils and half of Gatewood's were
Just first year pupils.
The box supper at Duly was a
great success A large crowd, many
nice boxes, fine girls and gallant
laddies did honor to the occasion.
The boxes sold up considerably over
dollar. The literary was good, too.
col MOrd Fox was the auctioneer.
About $25 was realized. A literary
and debating society was organized
with Harry Householder chosen as
president and Miss Bessie Day, sec
rotary. Time of meeting not learn
ed.
Skinner keeps abreast of the times.
A Democratic doings was reeled off
Saturday night, a jubilee over the
reelection of our beloved President
Woodrow Wilson. Everything done
in decency and order and with. re-
spect for everybody concerned
Several good Republicans lent a
helping hand in making the occa-
sion one long to be remembered.
Candy-making, singing, play party,
some fire arm demonstrations, serv-
ing lunch, all free or nearly so;
just little chip dropped in now and
then and the greatest general good
feeling prevailing
Can you hallow? Hurrah for Will
son! Clark! Reed! the State Ticket