Mexico Missouri message., 1917-04-12

Alvin Miller has fine farm of 240
acres with good improvements and
is an extensive stock and grain farm
er.
Val Erdel, fine farm home is To-
Gated one and one-fourth miles north
of school house. A stock and grain
farmer. Takes great interest in the
school.
L. j. Paroles, living one-fourth of
mile west of school house, is another
extensive stock and grain farmer.
Makes a speciality of pure-bred Ches-
ter White hogs, and has the finest
go acre farm in the district it is
said, with a commodious farm house,
all modern equipments, such as light
ing system, hot and cold water in
kitchen and lavatory, an inexhausti-
BILE supply Of water, and forces water
thru house and barn by means of air
pressure.
Mike Devaney, living on the old
Mccormick farm, is stock and grain
farmer, and farms alone-is a bach
elor.
]. r. Thomas, who formerly lived
north of Rush Hill, has just moved
into the district and farms the old
w. G. Sims farm of $40 acres. Is an
extensive grain farmer and doesn't
have to have any outside help, as he
has family of seven sons, the young
est is years of age; also has two
daughters.
B. F. Moon, living one and half
miles southeast of school house, has
just moved into the district from
Iowa, has one child of school age
j. L. Acton, living on the State
Highway, has just completed a nice
new residence. He breeds Duroc
Jersey hogs. Has one son, John.
C. w. Cunningham lives on part of
the Field Brothers section of land
and grows grain and live stock. He
makes a specially of thorobred
Shorthorn cattle. A nephew, E. B.
Tranor, assists him.
H. X. Clement, living one mile
south of school house, grows stock
and grain and poultry, makes a
specially of the Buff Orpington strain
Of poultry.
Roy Field, one and one-half miles
south of school, is another large grain
grower and live stock breeder. Op-
crates a large portion of the Field es-
tate. He employs a number os as
sistants
P. NJ. Mullins, one and three
fourths miles south of school, has a
fine farm of $50 acres. He produces
good crops of hay and grain each
year.
Alex Paris, three-fourths of a mile
south of school, another progress
i've farmer and public spirited resi-
dent. Has a fine farm of 80 acres
with all modern buildings and la
Dor saving equipment. A nephew,
Russell Scranton, lives with him.
]. r. Dorgan, half mile south of
school, has a fine farm of 60 acres
with good substantial buildings.
E. H. Blase, one and one-half miles
southwest of school, has a fine farm
of 100 acres with a modern house
equipped with furnace, water and
pump in house; also good barn and
machine sheds and cribs.
C. A. Mildred, three miles south
west of school, lives on half section
of land equipped with a fine large
barn and farm house, etc. He grows
large crops of hay and grain and rails
es all kinds of live stock. His wife
assists with large flock of Brown
Leghorn hens.
Frank Goodson estate, three and
one-half miles from school, con-
tanning 335. acres, is operated by
Jesse Goodson, an up-to-date farmer,
who always has fine drove of dairy
cattle in pasture, also a good bunch
of porkers. Fine farm teams and all
kinds of labor saving farm tools.
Robert Ray, two and one-half miles
from school, who farms the Dan Quin-
Ian place of 160 acres, is another pro-
gressiye stock and grain farmer with
good teams and farm tools; knows
how to produce good crops.
Former Teachers.
Some of Audrain's most progress
i've teachers have been instructors at
Erisman Mrs. Nettie stephens OF
Mexico is one among the number,
]. N. Cross, now of California, and
others are still warmly remembered
Mrs. Mary Reardon died at the
homo of her daughter in Kansas City