Mexico Missouri message., 1917-01-11
SALT RIVER HAPPENINGS.
Rev. Rice is Lauded-Two Big Ship
ments Of Furs---Bomal Girls Sell
Turkeys.
(Received too late for publication
in last weeks issue.)

Our people have joyously returned
thanks by various means: first a pro-
gram and pie supper, given by Miss
Florence Lee Kirkpatrick, teacher al
Jackson school. A joyous time was
had by both young and old. All pro-
nounced it a great success. Pies were
auctioned off by the unrivalled hawk
err, Col Ed Hamilton; Col. J. F. Dud.
ley, clerk; Cal Walker and G. A.
Watts, committee of managers.
A splendid Christmas tree enter
tainment and superb program, duly
carried out at Eller. Miss Edna Rider,
teacher A large crowd and bundles
of presents for every age and sex.
Choice singing and treat for the pu-
pills. Beaver Dam, Union and Jackson
materially helping. Old and young,
all took part. 1t was an evening long
to be remembered.
Neighborhood Christmas dinners
at Robt. Crum's and Tom Watts and
the Bomar's party at Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Kettles and Mr.. and Mrs. Rural
Stevens; a neighborhood reunion and
hog killing at Henry Kestler's; a big
hunt and oyster supper at Mark Wat
ers' and Roy Staples. A great New
Year and birthday party at Logan
Watts and a hundred blank shots
by the Never Sweats ushered in 1917.
Marion Kestler, p. II. Holland,
Henry Kestler, p. II. Crum, ]. T.
Dudley, Robert l.. Crum, marketed
hogs last week.
One or two weddings and prospects
for FIVE or six more soon.
A big surprise dinner at Mr.. and
Mrs. George Byars' also one at Tom
Byars. A big egg nog and oyster
party of a select crowd at Ben Adams
Dick Dudley has moved to Peter
Newman's.
Dave Crockett and wife have
hoved in with VIM. Kestler.
Alex Watts and Jerry Staples are
drilling a stock we'll on the Savings
Bank farm.
Tom and Sam Watts have con-
tracted to saw into lumber most of
the Hickman timber.
]. NJ. Buckner, owner of the Rick
man farm, has rented it to G. Hen
dirk Crum. We don't know how long
Hendrix will batch. From the way
he looked while acting Santa Claus
we would guess his bachelor days are
practically over.
Tom and Dick Dudley took $4,000
worth of furs to the st. Louis market
last week.
Clark Bomar shipped $4,000 worth
of furs to St. Louis.
w. L. Walker and family, of Next
co, visited Henry Kestler and mother
during the Holidays.
The Bomar girls marketed $S4.0O
worth of turkeys recently.
Mrs. Jake Sharp, of Santa Fe,
visited friends in our midst Xmas
week.
Marion Kestler, Dewey Franklin
and Carter Crockett were doing Mo.
berly on business mission Saturday
Rev. Beatie Rice has resigned as
our church pastor. 1t is universally
said in our midst that with young
and old, saints and sinners of al
classes, Beatie Rice made more and
left more friends than any preacher
since the days 80 or more years ago
when good old Uncle Billy Jesse
used to preach and teach among us
Mrs. Ransom Dudley visited hel
son,~J. T. Dudley, and Mr. and Mrs
Newman, Saturday.
Jake Buckner has a large force OF
colored men chopping cord wood.
Uncle Martin Clutter has received
an increase in his pension.
Logan Watts and brothers are
feeding a lot of beef cattle.
John Smith is feeding 400 head Of
sheep.
]. H. Paisley is assisting with the
farm work at Mrs. ]. s. Thomas
Dewey Franklin blew up the en-
CINE on his yellow racing car. D7~ey
says he can put a tongue in the cal
and hitch a span of mules to it and
wheel along some yet.
Hescott Franklin shredded a 1t OF
fodder for H. l.. K.estler last we =
Ernest Jesse and son. Emmett are
putting in a saw mill on Mr.. Vim
SAINTS timber tract.
Frank Sanford and Harry farley
have completed a new barn for Henry
Burkett.
Roy Cowles, George Python, Jacl