Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-01-04
SKINNER LETTER.
Four Weddings Mentioned, That OF
Mr.. Clyde Weaver in Particular
Capt. N. v. Ellis Climb.

The corn yield was light go to rs
bushels to the acre). Quality good
and the price the highest ever known
here at this time of year.
AS beautiful fall as the most ex-
acting could wish has passed this
way. The sun has with almost one
continual blast of effulgent beauty
and rays--the air laden plentifully
with moisture that made it balmy,
the crops bountiful enough to keep
the bowling wolf from the door-and
lest l forget, right here we add, at
peace with ourselves and all the
world.
The rabbit hunt pulled off here
was an enjoyable affair. Twenty of
our boys and men toted their guns
from morning till night and succeed
ed in bagging 400 cotton tails.
John Jones has rented a $50 acre
farm near Clark, Randolph county,
The farm is owned by his cousin,
Walter Ridgeway, the newspaper man
of Fayette. Johns friends believe
he has a good lay, and here's hoping
him unbounded success in his new
field.
Elmer Conley is still working on
his barn. He and his father-in-law,
j. F. Simcoe, have done all the car
penter work and the building looms
up like professional carpenters had
had hold of the job.
w. r. Wisdom has about finished
his second barn this fall. Lightning
burned his barn in the summer, and
he has about completed two nice lit
tie barns in it's stead,
John Styles and his wife left for
sunny Colorado recently to make
their future home. Mrs. Styles par
; ents moved there in the early fall for
her mothers health. They like the
climate fine and as a consequence
Mr.. and Mrs. Styles have Joined them.
Captain Nolan " Ellis of Fort Sam
Houston, Texas, was here recently
the guest of his kinfolks, the Ellises.
= Nolan looks fine and has come to his
present elevation from a private in
1898 at $13 per month to his pres
ent salary of $3.50 per month and ex-
penses. He is one of our boys that
kept necessarily hamm ering away,
and only two years ago took unto
himself better half, which naturally
accounts largely for his good looks
and fine department. Here's hoping
, he may keep climbing until he reach
: es the highest generalship in the
army.
Mrs. Burnett entertained all her
boys and girls with a rousing, old
fashioned turkey dinner. Two 20
pound turkeys were killed for the
occasion. Boys and girls, it is fine
to have a good mother. She's al
: ways doing kindly deeds for us tho
we may not notice it very much. So
, show appreciation of her while you
, can and gladden. her good heart.
Mr. and Mrs. w. F. Whitley en-
q tertained at turkey dinner Mr.. and
Mrs. Alexander Bruce, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. l. Neal, the scribe, and her daugh-
tiers, Mesdames Richard T. Baker and
Leroy L. Bruce and family. The
most toothsome spread it has been
our lot to partake of for many moons
Mrs. Wiley has the culinary art
down fine. She also has taught her
, daughters the same art.
The Christmas program and tree
given at Duly by Miss Bessie Day
and her school was a pleasing affair.
Every number was rendered in a
: tasteful style. The little fellows
p held their breath expecting Santa
, Claus, when finally he arrived in an
: auto and had the veil lifted from the
tree and delivered the presents to the
) various little ones and grown ups
, Lest we forget again we chronicle
{ the marriage of four of our excellent
= young friend. First, that of David
Zook and Miss Orpha Hall. They had
been sweethearts for a number of
years and finally took a notion to
work trick on their friends and
parents, when, by previous arrange
ment, they sped away to Fulton and
were happily pronounced husband and
, wife. They could have worked it as
. long as they pleased but for the
school teacher in the brides district
being on the train, who naturally,
apprehended their intent. There are
lots of ways these little cupids work
and no two just alike. 1t suits the
fancy of one couple to work it one
way, and another couple another way.
All concerned, however, were per-
fectly willing. The second we men