Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-27
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Three Schools Join In Giving Agri-
cultural Fair-MolinO And Rising
Sun Give Party To Soldiers.

Faddis is home on a short furlough
from the Navy. He has already
seen service against the submarines.
The militray demonstrations of
last Tuesday till Friday were une-
qualled in Mexico. Sixty-eight of
our Audrain boys participated and
left on 11:30 a. m. train for Fort
Funston, Kansas. Friday. Many pa
thetic scenes of leave-takings as the
young men parted with their home
folks, wives, sweethearts and friends.
The war binds us closer together
and makes us closer related to each
other. All the young men acted
bravely and fearless and showed
deep concern for ther country's well
fare. Here's wishing them Godspeed
and that they may as individuals
lead clean, straight, God-fearing
lives while fighting for their country.
Many prayers for them and their
country's welfare will go up as they
participate in the great conflict
across the ocean.
Misses Hazel Holloway and Ruth
Ellis again are in Hardin College
the oncoming session of school.
Six new concrete culverts are near
ly finished in our immediate vi
cinity. Verify our roads are better
with each seasons passing. -
Three of our nearby schools en-
tered an agricultural display at the
Fox School last Tuesday They were
Gatewood, with Miss Mildred Cook
as teacher; Fox, with Miss Sudie
Winn as teacher, and Naylor. with
Miss Julia Hanley as teacher. Many
fine farm exhibits were produced.
Gatewood, we understand, had as
many exhibits as both the others and
as a very natural sequence took off
more first premiums than both the
others. In fact. getting nearly all
frsts. Each school tho should have
special mention as each exhibit show
ed much pains and effort had been
spent in presenting same. Scarcely
can you find three consecutive dis
tricts better equipped and up to the
front than these. Straightforward
and onward progress seems to be
their motto.
James Chapman began the erec-
tion of large and commodious barn
last week, a 60x62 feet structure.
When completed we dare say she
will be a dandy. Chapman fixes
| things when he starts.
C. R. Squirting will build a new
garage soon. P. T. Bruce just fin
ished one.
o. F. Ellis is buying a few calves.
He got several from VIM. and Hugh
Eisele of near Centralia, last week.
Mack Boyle is buying mule colts
again this fall. He purchased sew
eral over northeast of Mexico week
before last. He purchases only the
best and pays good prices.
Mrs. jeff D. Ellis of Muskogee, Ok
lahoma, is here, the guest of her
sisters, Mesdames Baker Barnes,
Walt Holloway, Octave Ellis and
families. Her nature is one of glad
tidings, and this time it's up to the
full measure. Her many friends here
will be glad to know her family is
well and all doing excellently.
The protracted meeting at Midway
closed Monday night with no visible
results. The Rev. Harboard of FIT.
Worth, Texas, held the meeting and
gave mastery preaching and good
singing. 1t may appear that the spir-
it of the Master is tagging this year.
as all protracted efforts are with
seeming small results.
The protracted meeting began at
Liberty Sunday. the 16. The pastor
Rev. Dunkleburg, of Columbia, and
Rev. Henson of Moberly, are conduct
ing the meeting there. Large crowds
!, all are cordially invited to attend.
Twenty-six young people partlcl'
pated in the farewell picnic for the
young men in the Molino and Sun
} Rise neighborhood who are soon OF
} who have already entrained for army
service. The young ladies prepared
J very toothsome lunch. They met al
the Frank B. Cook home and at
: pm. the hum of automomiles brought
J joy to the hearts of the youths ant
sent dust to the clouds above wher
: the parade started for the Santa FL
) picnic grounds. Thru misunderstood
) ing some went to the covered bridge
, near Santa Fe and quite spell o.
pleasure was 1t to round up thu