Mexico Missouri message., 1917-02-22
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Farmers Club of II Members Organ
ized-Fine Play at Ladies' Hall
Duly Literary Society.

two months of the year have certainly
been beauties-the warmest and
most sunshiny within our memory.
If at last you don't succeed, just
keep on, until you do succeeds
mighty good motto.
Disappointment ofttimes brings
ruin and disaster to the noblest
thoughts and aspirations that we are
want to possess A cheerful loser
however is certainly the best new be-
ginner.
John w. Blum is building a large
sheep shed. John is always at it tho
making but little pretensions, but
getting there just the samoa man
Of few words but many deeds.
Richard Squires sawed wood for
the following recently: Taylor Ber-
rey, w. F. Wiley, o. F. Ellis, Wes-
ley Murphy, himself and this scribe.
He certainly saws well and fast.
Otto Carpenter sawed wood for ].
L. Carpenter and Frank ]. Weinan
last week. He makes things hum.
Ray Bruce purchased two young
mares of Alex Bruce recently for
which he paid $295.
Charley Meyers sold AZ $50 pound
porkers to Wheeler Cant and deliv-
cred them Wednesday. They were
sold at IL cents per pound and brot
1890. Charles also sold a nice
young gelding to an Auxvasse man
for $3.50.
A farmers club was organized at
Gatewood School House last Wednes-
day night with IA regular members
and five honorary members. ]. L.
Carpenter was chosen president, w.
F. Wiley vice president, and Elmer
Gatewood secretary-treasurer
Messrs. Flood Patrick and j. w.
Holloway were on the Kansas City
market last week and Mr.. Patrick
bot a load of 500 pound calves at
$765 per. cwt and Mr.. Holloway
load of 600 pound yearlings at $3.50
per cwt. TiR
Several friends and patrons spent
Wednesday afternoon of last week
with Miss Mildred Cook and Gate
wood School. A valentine box did
the children enjoy very much.
A few of the neighbors spent a few
hours Tuesday night with Mr.. and
Mrs. Grover Chapman. A fine time
had.
The L. A. C. Missionary Circle en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. S. P.
Carriers Saturday night. A large
crowd was out and good time had
by all present.
]. L. Carpenters have all had the
whooping cough, but are slowly re-
covering.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. MCGEE enter
tanned Thursday night few of their
young friends.
Ellis and Bruce put car load of
oats on car at Thompson last week
and sold them to Crump and Hum
phreys of Centralia at So 1-2 cents
per bushel
The ladies' entertainment at the
Hall will be given Saturday night,
March Bird. 1t promises to be a rare
treat-the play being a two-hour
one, special all along with song and
other variations. A little door re-
ceipts which goes toward paying for
Ipiano recently purchased.
DR.. Flynt's class of young men will
entertain Mrs. Ridgeway's class of
young ladies Thursday night of this
week at DR.. Flynt's home. This is
the second one for the boys since the
lyoung ladies entertained tho they are
of the belief that 1t will take two to
equal one of the girls efforts.
The Duly Literary and Debating
Society still meets every Friday
night. The readings, Rotations
question box and critics report were
certainly good the last one, likewise
the debate by Messrs. Householder
and Summers and Miss May Powell
was fine.
Mrs. Clara D. Snidow OF Mexico is
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. c. R
Squirting, and family.
Mrs. Sadie Wiley of st. Louis is
the guest of her son, W. f, Whitley,
and family.
Miss Minnie Gatewood OF Kansas
City is the guest of Mrs. Gatewood
and her brother, Elmer.
Mrs. Lancaster, Mrs. Wilfey's
mother, is in her 91st year, passing
that milestone this month.
Laugh, and the world laughs with
you, weep, and you weep alone,
Doan Weaver will have a public
sale Wednesday, February 81, sell
ing off surplus, He rented place