Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-09-27
SKINNER ITEMS

against the submarines. = The mill
tary demonstrations of last Tuesday
till Friday were unequalled in Mex
leo. Sixty-eight of our Audrain boys
participated and left on 11:30 a. m.
train for Camp Funston, Kansas, Fri
day. Patriotic scenes Of leave-taking |
as the young men parted with their
home folks, wives, sweethearts and
friends. The war binds US closer to-
gether, and makes US closer related to
each other. All the young men were
brave, and fearless, and showed deep
concern, for their country's welfare.
Here's wishing that they may as indi-
viduals lead a clean, straight God
fearing life while fighting for their
country. Many prayers for them
and their country's welfare will go up
as they participate in the great con-
flict across the ocean. - Misses Ha-
eel Holloway and Ruth Ellis again
are in Hardin College for the or-com-
ing session of school. - Six new con-
crete culverts are nearly finished in
our immediate vicinity. Verify, our
roads get better with each seasons
passing. - Three of our nearby
schools entered an agricultural dis
play at the Fox school last Tuesday.
They were Gatewood with Miss Mil
dred Cook as teacher; Fox with Miss
| Sudie Winn as it's teacher, and Nay
lor with Miss Julia Hanley as teach
err. Many fine farm exhibits were
produced. Gatewood, we understand,
had as many exhibits as both the 9TH
ers, and as a very natural sequence
took off more first premiums that
both the others. In fact, they got
nearly all firsts. Our school, though,
should have special mention, as their
showed display much pains and effort
spent in presenting same. Scarcely
can you find three consecutive dis
tricts better equipped and up to the
/ front that these straightforward
and onward progress" seems to be
their motto. - James Chapman be-
gan the erection of large and corr
venient barn last week, 60 62 foot
structure. When completed, we dare
say it will be dandy; Chapman fix
es things when he starts. - c. Il,
Squirting will build a new garage
soon. P. T. Bruce has just finish
ed one. %. F. Ellis is buying few
calves. He got several from William
and Hugh Eisel of near Centralia, last
week. - Mack Boyle is buying mule
, colts again this fall. He purchased
several over northeast of Molino weeE
before last. He purchases only tht
best, and pays good prices. - Mrs
Jeff D. Ellis, of Muskogee, Okla
:. is here the guest of her sisters, Mes
danes Baker Barnes, Walt Holloway
Octave Ellis and families. Her ma
!, ture is one of glad tidings, and thi
;. time is up to its full capacity. He
. many friends here will be glad t
know her family is well and all doin
excellently. = The protracted meet
ing at Midway closed Monday nigh
with no visible results. The Rev
Mr.. Harboard, of Fort Worth, TeXa:
held the meetings and did certainl
preach masterfully and sing beauti
fully. 1t appears as if the spirit Q
the Master is tagging this year as a
the practical efforts are without re
- suits, at least very much. = The prC
tracted meeting began at Liberty las
Sunday, the 10th. The pastor, Rev
Dunklebury, of Columbia, and tn
Rev. Heskon, of Moberly, are COZ
= ducting the services. Large GROVE
are attending and all are cordial
invited to attend. Twenty-si
- young people participated in the far
Ia we'll picnic for the young men in Il
~ Molino and Sunrise neighborhood
~ who are soon or who have already,
j this writing entrained for army ser
nd ice, on Wednesday evening and mig
-, last. The young ladies prepared
=. very toothsome lunch. They all m
at the Frank B. Cook home and
six o'clock the hum of the autom
biles brought joy to the hearts of t
youths and sent dust to the clou
JS above when the parade started +
the Santa Fe picnic ground
Through a misunderstanding, sol
went to the covered bridge near San
hs Fe and quite a spell of pleasure W
ion it in rounding the crowd. Fina
is- all got togather, partook Of tn
Ike lunch then spent an hour of pleast
oil able sociable time, when all dispers
ne, some vending their way homewa
of others to the lawn party on the 81
tes cious lawn of "Bob" Kerr's just
te- short spell. Among those "
ay- participated, we mention Misses Ma
ion Mildred and Ruth Cook, Ellen Cart
ties May Powell, Bessie and Blanch D
Martha and Margaret johnson, Ii
ma Lewis, Edith Turner, Lola Bybee
vel Mrs. Willy johnson, Messrs. M
vim and Robert Carter, Ralph d
irst Frank Henderson, Harry and Rus
aca Cook, Estelle Dunkin, Ralph and j.
ain ell Bybee, Virgie Stuart Mack Rid
less way and Porter Bruce. - Dwi
Carpenter took in the Illinois 81
Fair week before last. He rept
an excellent time. j. L. Carpel
Co. contemplates going to the Miss
him State Fair. - Alex Bruce is conf
the to his bed with sciatic rheumatism
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