Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-18
NEW BUILDING AT SKINNER.
WOOL GOING TO 81 90?
Great Mule Show At Columbia-Nine
Mcmillan Teachers To Try The
Rural School.


off trifle early?
Charles Tanner has begun rebuild
ing his store, which burned down on
the night of July 4, 1917. The in
surance company acted a trifie mean
by Withholding a settlement for any
way near right. Finally they allow
ed $4,000 for house and fixtures and
stock. Charlie carried $4,000,
which lacked a thousand dollars of
covering the loss then but thru one
little error on Charles part it cost
him $400. The new store will be
24x40 feet. Hugo Platte will con-
struct the building. Everybody is
so glad Charles is rebuilding, and
may fire never occur again.
And just why was it that Teddy
did not measure strategy with the
Kaiser? Many of our American peo-
pie irrespective of party would love
to have seen their manueverings
Among our neighbors who have
treated part or all their buildings
upon their premises to a new coat
of paint are Judge Baker Barnes,
Walter Surber, Charles Householder,
Elmer Conley, VIM. Wisdom, Harry
Householder, Harry Day, and 9TH
ers. This brightens up things very
much.
Cy Barnes has just about complet-
ed dandy new barn, and its new
coat of red sets it off to finish.
The Liberty revival meeting clos
ed with only one addition The Rev
Tom Henson of Moberly did extra
good preaching, to our liking indeed.
A former pastor, Rev. Herndon,
preached an extra good discourse
one Sunday morning of the meeting
on (which Side of the War Is God
Upon" Herndon is very popular at
Liberty-loved by the congregation
And still it is true today as in
days of yore that the honest man
is Gods most noble work.
H. T Squirting and son purchased
800 head of Montana lambs of
Johnson Brothers at $500 per cwt.
in Montana. Pretty good price, Ell?
If wool and mutton reach the present
predictions, $1.00 per pound for
wool and 20 cents or better for NUT
ton next spring, a good sized net
profit will be realized.
C. r. Squirting and family spent a
few days with Mr.. SIS uncles, Pres
ton Edwards and Joseph Pickett,
in Boone county first of last week.
Harvested your pumkins yet? If
you haven't the frost has given them
a good bite.
It's a great day for beans and sor-
ghum The bean crop here was i'm
mense-the only crop of navy beans
we ever did raise, and the sorghum
is very delicious.
The Sun Rise congregation has at
last got a new pastor. The Rev.
Abram. We wonder if he's any kin
to the Biblical Abram?
At the box supper at Sneed school
house miss Ruth Cook, teacher, }
nearly $40 was realized, to be used
in building up the library.
Sciatic rheumatism has an ex-
ira hold upon Alex Bruce, we are
sorry to state. He still keeps his bed
by the troublesome pest. Very lit
tie better, if any. Some days better
some days worse
We are sorry to chronicle the Sc
rious illness of John Wiley. Young
in years and strong in moral, mental
and physical strength until few
months ago, when lung trouble seiz
ed and pinned his shoulders to the
bed. Here's hoping for his ultimate
recovery.
o F. Ellis got in 21 head oI
steer calves for which he pait
around sac per head,
Misses Ruth Carpenter and Lille
Love and Dwight Carpenter and Por
ter Bruce motored to Columbia Fri
day and took in the Fair. Fines
mule colt show we ever saw. W.
venture the assertion that it was thu
best bunch Of 40 hybrids ever as
sembled in one ring, 1t took TIVE
hours for three expert judges to ii,
10 ribbons. Competition was keen
Even the champion mule colt at tn,
Missouri State Fair had to TAX,
third place, She was fine specimeI
of muledom indeed but was simpl,
Outclassed by a mule from Marshall
Saline county. which was a perfec
"black beauty" in every point, an,
: by RED Squirrel" a homegrown
product now owned by Ben Glenn