Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-18
MEXICO FOLKS AND OTHERS

Mrs. Arnold Edmonston is visiting
her mother in Omaha, Neb. Later she
will return to meet her husband
here, who will get short furlough
to come home from the army
Miss Mildred Burlington, of Louis
lana visited her parents here last
week, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Buffing-
ton.
Ed. V. williams is visiting his
mother here, Mrs. E. V. Williams. He
is singer at soldier cantonments.
Twenty-one members of Sousa's
great military band of st. Louis stop
ped off in Mexico Friday afternoon,
in the interest of the Third Liberty
Loan. They gave a concert in the
Court House yard at four o'clock,
and at night rendered program at
the Christian church. The blood of
patriots was warmed to warm
pitch, by their rendition of the Ma
tional airs.
Mrs. ]. c. wilkins of Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma, is here on visit to
the family of w. G. Wilkins. Her
son, Clarence, is soldier boy and is
now on his way to France.
The Elks initiated seven new men,
bers Friday night.
Miss Myrtle Roberts, teaching in
Martinsburg, visited her home here
Sunday.
DR.. and Mrs. ]. F. McWilliams had
as their guests for dinner Saturday
evening Mrs. F. c. zaugg and Mr..
John Beal.
Mrs. w. L. Reed has returned
home from a visit in Knoxville, Tenn.
c. A. Barnes and L. II. Strunk
judged a debate at Warrenton Fri
day night between Wesleyan College
and Central Valley College.
Misses Elizabeth and Evelyn Paul
of New York City came last week to
be at the bedside of their father, R.
C. Paul, who was very ILL.,
DR.. Paul E. Coil treated the mem
bers of Sousa's Band to ice cream at
Buckner's-a contribution to the
Red Cross.
T. H. Playter, east of Mexico visit
ed his son, Charles Playter, who is
with the field artillery at Camp
Dodge, Iowa. Charles is expecting to
be called to leave the camp soon.
The infant of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Robinson died last week. Burial at
Beaver Dam Church.
The County Court appointed j. w
Dry, Fred. Pitcher and Nate Phillip
as members of the County Hospital
Board. All three are live, progress
i've fellows-fine fellows. They'll do
the square thing all down the lire.
Mrs. Abbie Snoddy entertained
Thursday afternoon for her guest,
Miss Lutte Vaughn, OF Minneola,
Mo. Master John Snoddy greeted the
guests at the door. Miss Gupton and
Miss Mildred Wallace sang and Mrs.
Nelson gave a reading. Mrs. Elon
Dearing invited the guests to the din
ing room where Mrs. Wallace Fry
and Miss Josephine Wallace served
tea. Mrs. Sam Sharp and Miss Ritch-
lie passed sandwiches and cakes. Mrs,
Snoddy was assisted by Mrs. A. c.
White, Mrs. j. F. Llewellyn and Miss
Tine Houston.
Alex Gass of Montana visited Mex
leo relatives and friends last week.
He lived here fifty years ago and la
ter chummed with DR.. j. F. McWil-
liams, ]. A. Glandon and others
they went to see the girls together
Thirty years ago Mr. Gass left Mexi-
co, and this was his first trip back
He has visited his brother, Prof.
John P. Gass, of sedalia, Mrs, How
ard A. Gass of Jefferson City, another
brother. w. X. Gass, near Laddonia,
and left here to visit another broth
er in Arkansas, He has grown
wealthy by his ranching in Montana
He is buying all the Third Liberty
Bonds he can get, and otherwise is
slowing down ION the pace that
kills" He can AFFORD to slow down;
as Josh Billings would say, he has a
plenty to keep him the rest OF his
nat'ral days, and why not take the
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